Sentinel Colorado 8.18.2023

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The cost of living in Aurora is a premium paid in missing sidewalks and missing cops

Imagine a world where you complain about stupid and awful stuff you see and come across every day, and someone actually fixes it.

Yeah, given the world we live in, it’s hard to imagine.

Gov. Jared Polis is often that kind of an optimist. Some might say he’s a surrealist. But he and some of his top cabinet members were in Aurora last week asking people what they thought was wrong and what might make it right.

You don’t have to guess long what Polis and most of the 100 or so Aurora folks put on the list: the unbearably high cost of living, the unbearably high cost of housing, the awful cost of just getting by. Did I mention how much everything costs?

I’m right there with everyone. Gasoline is back up past $4 a gallon. A teeny tiny package of M&Ms is about three bucks. A single Palisade peach cost me $2.25 last week. One peach.

But beyond inflation, there’s so much more to fix in Aurora, if someone’s making a list.

Here’s mine:

For the love of god, fix the damn sidewalks in this city. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that City Council has passed a long, long overdue bill that prioritizes places across this very large burg where there just aren’t any sidewalks. No really. If you had to walk places, you’d know this. It’s not just in obscure neighborhoods that some city planner from eons ago gave the OK to forgo a place to walk along a street. It’s on major roads and intersections.

One of those places is right along Parker Road, right in front of the Sentinel newsroom, right by a bus stop, where people have to walk to get to.

From Havana Street, southeast, along the office buildings, restaurants, shops, bus stops and more, there’s no sidewalk. Or there’s just chunks of one on the north side of Parker Road, all the way to Yale and beyond. I know because I’ve tried walking along Parker Road when I sneak out for ethnic foodie treats at my favorite local haunts.

What happens is, you have to weave among the cars turning in and out the parking lots, motored by drivers who seem to think pedestrians are just mirages.

Even worse, in the winter, when the city scoops snow and ice onto the curb, you have to walk in the street.

But the most ghastly sidewalk gaffe ever made and never fixed is at the intersection of East Iliff Avenue and South Havana Street. On the southwest corner of one of the busiest intersections in the city — busy with both cars and pedestrians — is a stretch of Iliff about 250 feet long with no sidewalk at all. None. Zip. Oh there are plenty of pedestrians that try and navigate the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot asphalt that slants directly into Iliff. In fact, I’ve sat at that intersection more than once when someone using a walker and once, even a wheelchair, tried to maneuver that treacherous stretch of road with no accommodation for people riding a bus or just hoofing it.

A former city official allowed the donut shop to keep parking spaces along the strip of road rather than create a safe space for pedestrians that just want a little ribbon of concrete to keep from being killed.

Next on my wish list: cops in patrol cars all over Interstate 225. I mean everywhere. There are never, ever traffic cops in or out of cars or on a motorcycle on the interstate, and every ass hat in a speeding car knows it and counts on it, all day and all night. Every. Single. Day.

I am never not confounded by how crappy drivers, often in crappy new or old cars, drive like it’s all a big Xbox lark at speeds well over 100 mph and in all kinds of traffic. I know they’re doing 100 mph because I’m doing about 80 mph, and they’re blowing by me like I was doing the speed limit.

We’ve run repeated stories in the Sentinel from experts who make it clear that people drive like morons because they know they can get away with it. And clearly, they can. And they do.

This week, Aurora has begun parking photo-radar speed vans along a couple of neighborhood streets where the speedway ass hats zip through neighborhoods.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. All good to go there, too.

But I’m a total highway guy. And it’s not like I’ve ever been timid about jumping on the interstate. But every single day watching some dork come flying up in my rear-view mirror and weaving through traffic as if they had the skills and tires to pull something like that off? It’s ghastly, and it’s everywhere.

You don’t have to hire actual cops. Just hire Uber drivers or bored people to drive up and down I-225 in a cop car. Have them park along the interstate all the time with the blue-and-red lights flashing. Just park the damn cruisers with blow-up dolls in the driver’s seat. But do something.

And for my third wish: Bring back regular sized parking spaces.

When did parking spaces in parking lots shrink to the size that can only accommodate golf carts?

It’s not like I drive a ginormous SUV that can barely stay in a lane. I motor around in a tiny Toyota, but every time I park in a grocery store lot or in front of a convenience store, I have to suck in while I park. Even just a few years ago — OK, probably several years ago — this was not the case in the very same car.

I can remember parking between the yellow lines and being able to open the door wide enough to get out without crawling out the window or the hatch back. Just a couple more feet, please.

I’m good with just those three things for now. Any one would be life altering. All three would be life enabling.

And next year? Let’s talk about Japanese beetles and Amazon shipping bags that are impervious to opening.

DAVE PERRY Editor

When did parking spaces get so small?

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Ensure voters aren’t scammed again like with the strong-mayor scheme

Although Mayor Mike Coffman’s spurious attempt at a power grab via the ballot box is rife with deceit, the mayor has unintentionally shone a light on critical problems with Aurora election law.

Coffman, ending his first term, at some time concluded that he disliked the current role of the mayor. The job was limited in scope and power several years ago by citizen commissions that designed Aurora’s current city-council-manager government.

The mayor is the only member of City Council paid full-time. But in Aurora, like dozens of large cities across the country, the city council creates policy, and a professional city manager implements it.

Mayor-council systems, such as that in Denver, have strengths and weaknesses, just like council-manager governments do.

The issue is certainly worth community review and discussion. There was none of that with Coffman’s scheme.

Instead, legislation that would not just create a so-called “strong mayor” system of government, but one that goes far beyond the type of mayor imposed on Denver, was cooked up without the public or even the city council ever reviewing, or even seeing, Coffman’s plan.

He solicited more than $130,000 from a Colorado Springs dark-money committee, which has previously funded only right-wing Republican candidates and causes. The cash and services went toward hiring a Colorado Springs petition canvassing operation in an effort to force Coffman’s plan onto the fall ballot, hoping voters would fall for the scheme.

The ploy was a flagrant end run around the referendum process, which is how above board elected officials pose ballot questions to the public. The initiative process is reserved for the citizenry to legislate changes in government.

Therein lies the deficiency in Aurora. The city’s creators never conceived of a clandestine effort by someone on the city council to deceptively act to load the ballot with questions.Throughout this debacle, it’s become clear that city lawmakers need to address a bevy of problems. Already, lawmakers have addressed a problem with so-called single-subject issues, but there’s more to be done.

First, current law allowed for the mayor to furtively begin the initiative process without having to identify to the city clerk, and the public, who was part of or heading the “committee” behind Coffman’s “Term Limits for a Better Aurora,” which is what he named the ruse. City lawmakers should revise the law to ensure future city officials, or members of the public, be precluded from hiding their involvement in initiative campaigns from the beginning of the process. Only after numerous complaints by the public did Coffman recently change the name of the committee to “Term Limits and Empowering the Mayor For a Better Aurora,” and after the petitions were signed.

Second, Coffman’s original dishonest moniker, “Term Limits for a Better Aurora,” illustrates how easy it is for a nefarious effort to deceive the public about initiated legislation in the city. At the state level, the title, form and summary of initiated ballot questions are closely scrutinized by the secretary of state and a title board for the sole purpose of clarity, honesty and fairness to voters. Coffman’s measure has little to do with term limits, a bait-and-switch feature patently illegal at the state level — and the city level, too. The Sentinel repeatedly asked why the city ignored current Aurora law, requiring the city clerk’s office to provide the “summary” of the proposal on petitions and the ballot. Instead the city allowed Coffman, or his lawyer, to write and use a wholly misleading summary. No one in the city clerk’s office has, or should be required to have, the expertise needed to carry out what is clearly the work of lawyers. What’s unclear is why the clerk’s office didn’t have access to legal expertise, or if they did, why they didn’t oblige their responsibility and the law.

That highlights the third problem Coffman’s plan brought to light. There are no checks and balances to ensure transparency and accountability when it comes to ensuring the public fully understands who is proposing an initiative and who’s funding it. Given that the city clerk, responsible for the integrity of the process, is at the mercy of lawyers that do not report to the clerk, the current system is ripe to be troubled by either malfeasance or intent. The city should create an independent board of citizens to review such measures, and the clerk and the board should be provided with independent counsel to ensure the integrity of the law and process.

Because none of this is currently part of the system, the public was cheated from knowing not only who was actually behind Coffman’s proposal, petition signers were cheated from honestly knowing what the measure is about. All Aurora voters have been scammed by this effort to entertain a possible seismic change in government that in no way complies with the spirit or the letter of the law.

Regardless of what becomes of Coffman’s racket, city lawmakers have a responsibility to do more to ensure this can’t ever happen again.

Transparency is an effective treatment for hospital fee secrecy

Families all over the state have been impacted by sky high health care costs, and to make matters worse, large corporate hospitals have been piling on more hidden costs into medical bills. Luckily, state lawmakers have taken notice and have taken the first steps to save families money on health care and protect hardworking families from unexpected charges imposed by large hospital systems.

Gov. Jared Polis and state lawmakers listened to working families by making HB23-1215 law and starting to limit these hidden costs. Thanks to this bill becoming law, our state has taken a significant step towards alleviating the financial hardships faced by countless Coloradans seeking necessary medical care.

Left unchecked, hospital systems often leave patients grappling with the weight of astronomical bills, causing stress, anxiety, and, in some cases, even financial ruin. This law represents a critical milestone in addressing this issue head-on, safeguarding the well-being of our community and ensuring that no one is forced to choose between their health and financial stability.

My family experienced panic when we received our first hidden “facility fee” when we took our son to urgent care after he broke his arm. They took x-rays, splinted his arm, and told us to see an orthopedist the following day since none were open. We did as we were told and made an appointment with an orthopedist the next day. Going into the appointment, I knew what it was going to cost me out-of-pocket to see a specialist. We walked in, went up to the orthopedist’s floor, paid our copay at the counter as expected, and my son was seen by the doctor. They looked at the x-rays from the urgent care and casted his arm. It was a simple, straightforward appointment–and we received excellent care.

Weeks later, despite already paying our copay, we received two bills: one from the doctor through CU Medicine, and one for an “outpatient hospital visit” facility fee from Children’s Hospital. We did not go to a hospital once during this experience. We went to urgent care, and then we went to an orthopedic doctor. I was shocked and frustrated.

Had we known about the facility fee before mak-

ing the appointment, we could have chosen a different location. In the end, I called enough times and talked to enough people that they dropped the facility fee so I would leave them alone – but I still had to pay the doctor and the copay. No one should have to spend hours of their time calling different offices and people, writing letters, or turning to the local news to have a surprise, egregious, out-of-pocket bill addressed. I had the time and resources to do this, but many families don’t. Being a parent is hard enough.

By advocating for limitations and transparency on hospital facility fees, lawmakers have not only acted as a voice for the people but also championed the fundamental principle that access to quality health care should not be a luxury reserved for the privileged few. Their commitment to this cause demonstrates their understanding of the challenges faced by ordinary citizens and determination to create positive change in our healthcare system.

I firmly believe that this law will have a far-reaching impact on our state’s health care landscape. It will not only help individuals in need but also promote a more equitable and compassionate health care system.

Thank you to our state leaders for standing up for the people and advocating for healthcare affordability. Their support to limit hospital facility fees is a testament to their leadership, empathy, and dedication to public service. I am proud to have Polis, my state lawmakers state Sen. Janet Buckner and state Rep. Iman Jodeh, and so many of our leaders in Colorado working towards a healthier and more just society.

—Matthew Burin lives in Aurora

MATTHEW BURIN, GUEST COLUMNIST

Andrews drops out of Aurora mayoral race, leaving Marcano as Dem frontrunner against Coffman

BY MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff Writer

Rob Andrews has called off his bid for Aurora mayor, leaving Auroa City Councilmember Juan Marcano as the most prominent Democratic challenger to incumbent Mike Coffman.

Andrews said August 15, that he decided to pull out to avoid splitting the vote and defer to other candidates who “did a lot of work prior to getting in the race.”

“That’s not the most politically correct thing to say, but I think each one of them had done a lot of work, and for me, I’m going to go and do more work in the community as best I can,” he said.

“I think Aurora is at a critical point, and political posturing is just not important right now. I think this race is about what’s going to happen in the next four years of Aurora. And I want to be a part of that. Ending the candidacy doesn’t mean I’m not going to be a part of that. It just means I’m going to be a part of that in a different way.”

Andrews is a former pro football player for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League who shifted his focus to social entrepreneurship and became the president and CEO of the Denver-based nonprofit CommunityWork after an unsuccessful bid for Colorado Springs City Council in 2009.

On his campaign website, he identified public safety and building trust between Aurora residents and the police department as a top priority. Other priorities included promoting affordable housing as well as job preparation and placement services.

Andrews’ exit leaves Marcano as the Democratic frontrunner and main challenger to Coffman, a Republican military veteran who boasts a lengthy resume in Colorado politics. Coffman was elected mayor in 2019 after losing his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to Jason Crow.

Coffman’s priorities as mayor have included reducing street homelessness, which led him to

introduce a ban on camping and policy outline last year. In a news release, he said he also hopes to focus on public safety in his next term, reducing crime by adequately funding the city’s police department.

Marcano, a registered Democrat affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America, was raised in Texas and worked as an architectural designer before stepping back to focus on his elected role.

He said Andrews agreed to pull out of the race after the two talked one-on-one last week about the best way to defeat Coffman and ensure a Democratic majority on the council.

As a cautionary tale, Marcano described how Republican Marsha Berzins was elected to her Ward III council seat with about a third of the overall vote in 2017 after facing off against multiple Democrats.

“It’s just simple math at the end of the day,” Marcano said. “We have a lot of unmet needs throughout our community. Rob and I have a lot of shared values, and we both want to address those needs. … Aurora should have a progressive majority on City Council so we can start making the necessary investments in our community around child care, and affordable housing, and wages, and bottom-up economic development that will actually deliver a city where everyone can thrive.”

Kirk Denem Manzanares, a Democrat registered to vote in Arapahoe County, has also filed campaign finance paperwork to run for mayor. No other information about Manzanares’ campaign was available at press time, and he has not reported any fundraising activities.

Campaign finance records filed with the city indicate that, as of last week, Coffman had received $109,743 in campaign contributions, Marcano $64,607 and Andrews $27,663.

Aurora’s municipal election will take place Nov. 7.

Rob Andrews

Mike Coffman

Juan Marcano

Kristin Oh joins Sentinel Colorado news team, leading coverage on education Sentinel Colorado welcomes new staff reporter Kristin Oh to the news team this week.

casts focusing Asian American life in the community.

While at the Gazette-Journal, Oh contributed stories about the search for Naomi Irion, an 18-yearold who was kidnapped from a WalMart parking lot in 2022. Her reporting included breaking and analysis news about the Caldor Fire as it approached Lake Tahoe. Oh was also part of a Gazette-Journal investigation analyzing homicides in the Reno region in 2021.

At the Sentinel, Oh will focus on state and local education issues, including higher education and the University of Colorado health and medical schools on the Aurora Anschutz Campus.

“At a time when trusted local journalism is increasingly scarce and more critical than ever, it bodes well for the Aurora community to bring journalists like Oh on board,” Perry said.

Oh, a native of Colorado Springs, previously held beat positions covering public safety and education as a staff reporter at the Reno Gazette-Journal.

“Kristin joining the news team is great news for the Sentinel, our readers and the Aurora community,” said Sentinel Editor and Publisher Dave Perry. “Kristin comes to the Sentinel with a track record of delivering compelling stories, focused not just on critical details but on important nuance and insight.”

Oh received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and a minor in media production from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her credentials include management positions at the CU Independent newspaper and as a host of pod-

Reach Oh at koh@sentinelcolorado.com or follow her on Twitter/X at @KristinOh_

— Sentinel Staff

Aurora’s photo-van speed enforcement shifts from warnings to fines this week

Aurora police will begin issuing citations with fines as part of the department’s new photo- van speed enforcement pilot program, which uses vehicles equipped with camera and radar equipment to catch speeding drivers and send tickets via mail.

The shift to issuing fines rather

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than warnings has been planned since the first enforcement vehicles hit the streets about a month ago.

Starting Monday, anyone caught driving 11 miles per hour or more above the posted speed limit by one of the vehicles will be mailed a ticket. Police have said officers will follow up in person with drivers caught traveling more than 25 miles per hour over the limit.

The vehicles are clearly marked and are flanked by a warning sign. They are being parked in residential neighborhoods where the speed limit is 35 mph or less, school and work zones, and streets that border a municipal park.

The program is meant to discourage speeding and reduce the number of traffic fatalities.

— Max Levy, Sentinel Staff Writer

Aurora drug treatment center gets $1.4M to help bridge gap to sober housing

A diversion program run by Aurora-based Hazelbrook Community Center helping criminal defendants achieve sobriety and enter sober living has been tabbed to receive $1.38 million in Denver sales tax dollars, supporting operations through next August.

Hazelbrook’s Transitional Safety Zone is designed to close the gap between the ongoing support offered by sober living homes and detox facilities that manage the earliest stages of drug and alcohol withdrawal.

Being able to provide a drug-free urine sample is typically a requirement for entering sober living. But Hazelbrook’s director of operations, Jess Shvedov, said that, for people discharged from detox before they can pass a drug test, having to wait to enter a sober living program can jeopardize their recovery.

“A lot of times, they go right back to where they started,” she said. “Expecting someone to essentially go back to the streets or wherever they are, trying to stay clean until a bed is open, can be extremely challenging. We don’t see a lot of success with that.”

The grant was part of a pool of $13 million awarded through the Caring for Denver Foundation at the end of July for services meant to keep people with mental health and substance abuse problems from coming into contact with the criminal justice system. Caring for Denver administers the sales tax funding earmarked by a 2018 ballot initiative.

The Transitional Safety Zone was created to guide people through the process of physically withdrawing from drugs and alcohol and then entering a sober living home, either one of multiple homes in the Aurora area managed by Hazelbrook or an independent facility.

Local criminal defendants may be sentenced to participate in the Transitional Safety Zone if their crimes involved drug or alcohol

abuse — Shvedov said arson and sexual offenses are the only crimes that would exclude someone from participation in the program.

For the first week of the program, participants’ contact with the outside world is limited. Their phones are taken away, and they are discouraged from leaving the facility, while the program connects them with counseling, medication and living essentials. Program staffers help advocate for in-person court dates to be postponed until after the week-long “blackout.”

After the first week, program participants are given more freedom for the remaining two weeks, as they are encouraged to find jobs, work with staffers on getting any ID documents they may need and participate in therapy.

Following a four-month pilot program from March to July 2022, Hazelbrook operated its Transitional Safety Zone from August 2022 until August 2023 with the help of an earlier grant from Caring for Denver. The recent $1.38 million grant will help fund operations through next August.

During the first grant period, the program worked with 500 people, about 60% of whom graduated and entered a sober living program, Shvedov said. Most of those people came from Denver, though some Aurora residents have been able to benefit from the program as well.

She said the program wants to reach more people over the next year, and that Hazelbrook offers scholarships to those who can’t afford to participate on their own.

“We have a lot of people who want to be there, even though they are on probation or parole,” Shvedov said.

— Max Levy, Sentinel Staff Writer

Meet Michael Giles, Aurora Public Schools’ new superintendent

A month after taking over the top leadership job in Aurora Public Schools, Superintendent Michael Giles says he’s working on being visible in schools and the community.

The Aurora district started classes last week, and Giles has been greeting students and visiting classrooms.

Giles, who has a three-year, $285,000-per-year contract, was most recently the assistant superintendent of equity, culture, and community engagement for the neighboring Cherry Creek school district. He says he’s interested in fostering student and community engagement.

He doesn’t yet have answers to the big questions facing the district including the future of the school district’s Blueprint plan to deal with changing enrollment patterns. Giles said it was a thoughtful plan, but he’s evaluating if it still meets the community’s current needs.

In the first 90 days, Giles said he’s hoping to gather information to inform his longer-term plans.

The following Q&A has been lightly edited for clarity and length.

What made you want to take on this superintendent role?

Just living here in the city of Aurora for 25 years, I’ve been a member of this community for so long. I’ve participated in many leadership opportunities, a lot of local events and organizations and this just feels like home. I wasn’t necessarily looking to become a superintendent although I was an assistant superintendent in my previous district but when this one came up right here, in what I consider to be my home, it felt like a great fit.

Is there a particular achievement in that previous role as equity officer that you learned

something from and you now think you can apply to your work here in Aurora?

I can name many but there are two that come to mind: The involvement of student voice. I ran several student issue groups and had many different opportunities to engage with students to ascertain what has their experience with school been? And what do they need to make it more meaningful? We use that to help create systems and structures for them to thrive.

The other piece is involvement of community. Bringing community voice in the space so they can also talk about what their experience with our district has been and what

are the things that they need to feel that they have some agency in the learning of their children and the kids in the community.

As superintendent, how do you see your role in fostering a productive relationship between your district and the community? I have to get out and be visible. It starts with me. I lead that effort on behalf of the district so I have to be visible. I have to be intentional about creating opportunities to engage with the community to be able to receive feedback. But also to educate the community because that

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY

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Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 | 5:30–7:30 p.m.

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Help expand awareness of drug abuse and overdose

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on Aug. 31 that aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends by remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a result of a drug overdose.

Visit overdoseday.com

Family movie night at the Fairgrounds

Bring a picnic, blankets and lawn chairs, and enjoy a movie under the stars at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds in Aurora. Featuring “Back to the Future” on Sept. 7 and “Maverick” on Sept. 14, with pre-movie activities, giveaways, and live entertainment. Screenings are in partnership with Arapahoe Libraries.

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goes both ways. As I model it, as the superintendent, there’s an expectation that that same kind of engagement goes through the leadership team and then also at specific sites, that our building leaders are finding creative and intentional ways to engage the community.

What do you see as the biggest challenges facing the district right now?

There’s so many. The first one that pops in my mind is safety. Always concerned about the safety of our children. To make sure not only that we have structural and other measures in place for their safety,

but I want them to feel safe when they come to school. I want them to feel included in the school environment so that they feel available to actually take advantage of the academic opportunities and avail themselves to learning.

Another is mental and social emotional health. And that’s not just

germane to Aurora Public Schools, but I think we’re seeing that across the nation. So how do we provide supports for our students to navigate if they are struggling with emotional concerns or mental health issues. What can be put in place to help them with that?

And then also just the teaching and learning. I won’t say it’s necessarily a concern, but it’s a huge focus of mine to show that we’re teaching at a very high level. We have high expectations and we’re providing the greatest opportunities for our students to learn.

One of the issues between the district and the previous superintendent seemed to be about teacher diversity. Do you think the district needs to take steps specifically to retain Black teachers? Would that look different than a broader push for teacher diversity?

I think that many of our districts across the nation are facing the same issue of hiring a diverse staff. I absolutely think that’s something I want to focus on here in Aurora. I think that my approach is hiring for greater diversity across the board and that includes, it’s not limited to, but it includes Black educators. But it also includes educators of many different identities, many different races and so forth.

Do you see any issues that are specific to one of those communities?

I think I need more time to assess and gather more data.

Aurora has one of the larger percentages of students learning English as a second language. What is your belief on what the district needs to be doing to ensure those students are also getting a good education?

We do need to be doing everything we can to ensure our students are having access to the greatest learning opportunities. In my short tenure, I would give myself some time to find out what is occurring right now. What supports, what structures do we have in place and those that are serving our students well, we’ll continue with, and if there’s opportunities to create other structures or supports, then we’ll look at that as well.

With regards to accountability, the Aurora district has one of the high schools that has been rated as low-performing for many years. Have you spent some time there yet, and what are your thoughts on the direction of that school?

I have not yet had an opportunity to spend time in the school yet, this being my fourth week. But what I can tell you, in talking to my chief of staff and my leadership team, I feel like there’s some really solid plans that are in place to elevate the learning and the outcomes for students at Aurora Central. And I will continue to dig into that and provide as

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much support as I can to make sure that that happens.

Anything else you want the community to know about you and your priorities?

There’s great talent in our school district. We have great community partnerships that I want to continue to leverage and push upon to help support and provide our students meaningful learning opportunities. I’m extremely passionate about that and engaging our community to educate our students and then also just elevating our student voice so that they have agency in what their experience looks like and how do we create meaningful opportunities for them.

— Yesenia Robles, Chalkbeat

Polis and cabinet hear Aurora’s concerns about affordable housing, workforce development

Aurorans and area residents shared their anxieties about the cost of living, accessibility and equity at the first stop on Gov. Jared Polis’ statewide listening tour Thursday.

More than 100 people — including several of Polis’ cabinet members, local officials, educators, servicemembers and others from

the community — gathered at the Aurora Public School Professional Learning and Conference Center to discuss challenges regarding transportation, water, small business and workforce development.

Polis later said the specific topics for the event were chosen because all four issues impact Coloradans’ ability to succeed and encompass most major issues facing residents.

Overwhelmingly, attendees expressed concerns and made suggestions regarding how the state might protect the access of poor and working-class residents to high-quality careers, natural resources and housing.

The group was specifically asked to discuss: what the headlines would be if Aurora was on the cover of TIME Magazine in 2026 in relation with each of the topics; which challenges Aurora residents are currently facing and how they want the state to address these issues; and what things are going well in Aurora.

Attendees rotated between stations that were moderated by Polis’ cabinet members. The rising cost of living across the metro area came up in virtually all of the groups.

When asked what his administration hoped to do to make housing in particular more affordable, Polis brought up efforts such as the failed land-use reform bill sponsored by Rep. Iman Jodeh and other state legislators that would have promoted the construction of denser housing.

“I know she and others from the Aurora delegation are very interested in legislation that makes it easier to build homes, especially homes that are $200,000 or $300,000, homes that are very hard to find in today’s market,” Polis said.

He rejected the suggestions by some present that legislators consider opening the door for rent control in Colorado, saying that “a lucky few” would benefit from the policy but that it could raise rents overall.

Aurora, like other metro-area communities, is grappling with a shortage of affordable housing. City of Aurora spokesman Michael Brannen said at the end of last month that the city estimates it needs at least 7,500 more units of affordable housing to meet the current demand.

In discussions moderated by Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, attendees said they wanted to see Aurora continue to grow its inventory of affordable homes, accommodating the city’s middle class while providing housing solutions for the city’s homeless population.

To accomplish this, speakers called for the government to invest directly in housing as well as implement interventions such as rent control. A bill that would have overturned the state’s prohibition on local rent control rules died in committee earlier this year. Groups also talked about the need for supportive housing to serve the homeless specifically.

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While speakers said Aurora is generally better than Denver at providing affordable homes, they also said it can be difficult to find information about applying for programs

that do exist. One attendee, Manige Blackburn-Giles, praised local programs for preventing foreclosures and evictions but said “The money is there, and it’s

It takes a village

The Village Farms at Stanley serve more than just one purpose when it comes to opportunity in providing for the community. Following the Roots of Success curriculum, the farms provides a workforce development training program to refugees in the metro area. Splitting class time and real life experience working on the farm, the class provides education to the students on best practices for growing food in the region’s dry climate.

“Most of our students come from an agricultural background,” said Mikhaela Mullins, Senior Manager at Village Gardens, “but they’re learning about growing in more arid climates.” Thirty people graduated from the program in 2022.

The farms grew and distributed 2,500 pounds of produce in 2022. They give half of the grown produce to the Village Exchange Center food pantry, the Village Pantry, and equally distribute the other half to partner organizations and area small businesses.

Photo Essay by Sentinel Colorado Photo Editor Philip B. Poston

The Magazine

Leaving Texas, families with transgender children seek refuge in Aurora

BY ALISON BERG AND ELLE NAEF, Rocky Mountain PBS

Brianna went to bed Aug. 22 with a knot in her stomach.

That night, a Texas school board near her home passed a “Don’t Say Trans” policy barring employees from discussing what the district defined as “gender fluidity.”

The school board’s new policy was the latest entry in growing, right-wing political playbook that targets transgender youth and the adults who support them.

Months before the school board’s decision, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to conduct child abuse investigations into parents whose children received gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Abbott’s decision was in line with the heavily conservative state

legislature, which had introduced more anti-transgender bills than any other state.

In 2020, Brianna’s son, Rylee, came out as a transgender boy. He was 12 years old at the time.

Brianna and her family moved to Texas — which has one of the largest transgender communities in the country — in 2015 to be closer to their extended family. Brianna knew the small town they called home was far from progressive, but she expected to largely be left alone as she and her family kept their heads down and raised LGBTQ+ children.

But the state’s policies seemed to get crueler over time. Brianna knew her family wasn’t safe.

“I went to bed knowing what was happening and woke up the next day thinking, ‘we have to leave,’” Brianna recalled. “‘We have to get out of Texas. This is not go-

ing to get better; it is just going to get worse.’”

She spent the following day researching states that were more welcoming to transgender people. The Pacific Northwest was too rainy, California was too expensive, Minnesota was too cold. She booked a 24-hour trip to Colorado — which received high marks from places like the Movement Advancement Project — to vet the state, making sure to ask folks she encountered about its safety for LGBTQ+ kids.

As she drove around Denver and saw rainbow flags plastered in business windows and hanging outside homes, Brianna knew where to move.

“It was so overwhelmingly positive and welcoming,” she said of Colorado. “In Texas, you couldn’t even talk about this stuff.”

The family voted in the Nov. 8

Texas election, feeling they owed their votes to friends in similar situations who couldn’t leave the state. Three days later, they packed their bags and started their journey to Aurora.

Tired of living in fear

Lucas and Sara had deep roots in Texas. Lucas worked at a nonprofit supporting kids in the foster care system; Sara taught music at a private school. The two had family and deep friendships in the state.

But fear overwhelmed them in February 2022 after Abbott declared gender-affirming care for children a form of child abuse. The couple’s son, Alec, came out as transgender years earlier and began transitioning soon after.

Bullying and harassment were common for Alec in his small Tex-

Sara, a mother and LGBTQ+ advocate, recently moved to Colorado from Texas in an effort to keep her transgender son safe.

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as town, but when laws began to threaten his safety, his parents knew something needed to change.

“There was a moment where I just imagined Alec being taken from our family,” Sara said. “Just having to process that was extremely scary and upsetting.”

Lucas and Sara became more outspoken in their LGBTQ+ allyship by helping plan Pride festivals and volunteering with Equality Texas.

Alec did his best to fit in at school. He wore baggy, unassuming clothes and tried to keep his head down.

“There were so many times where I was like ‘if I just de-transitioned and lived, I could live easier here,’ but the dysphoria makes things so hard,” said Alec, who is now 15 years old. “It wouldn’t have been a happy life for me.”

Other parents began complaining that Sara was using her position as a teacher to “push an agenda.” Sara maintains she never discussed politics in class.

“It was very clear that we were being targeted because this was a relatively small town and we had been outspoken,” Lucas said. “I knew this was really scary

and we worried about what could happen to our family.”

Brianna and Rylee also remember living in fear.

“How exhausting it was, not knowing day-to-day what laws were going to be passed that would hurt my child and not understanding why it’s something that people care about,” Brianna said. “I don’t understand the vitriol towards these kids who just want to exist and the parents who just want their kids to survive.”

Brianna tried to educate those around her and give them the benefit of the doubt. But many people didn’t seem interested in learning.

“It’s extremely frustrating and there’s no amount of education I could do,” Brianna said. “You think you can educate people away from bad beliefs, but they’re not interested in the truth. They’re interested in their narrative and that’s it.”

Lucas and Sara remember having conversations with Alec where they reminded him not to stand out too much, which was a painful message to send for two parents who wanted nothing more than to affirm their child.

“We did a lot of apologizing to the kids and saying, ‘I’m sorry you can’t wear what you’d like to wear because we need to be careful right now,’’ Sara recalled. “I remember saying that a lot. ‘We need to be careful right now.’”

The family also helped plan a kid-friendly Pride celebration in their town, hoping to show marginalized children that adults were on their side. However, several other adults, including an anti-LGBTQ+ Instagram “influencer,” showed up and chanted “groomer” at those participating in the festival.

“It was really weird because I grew up there and that place just turned on me,” Alec said.

The family had lived in their town for 14 years and felt it was important to stay and fight for other LGBTQ+ people. But as anti-transgender bills stacked up and hateful rhetoric grew louder, Lucas and Sara saw that their family’s safety was in jeopardy.

“It was a constant state of anxiety and fear,” Lucas said. “All it would take was one person in our town who didn’t like us and report us and we would’ve had a CPS case that we would be dealing with.”

In 2023, the family said goodbye to their longtime church, colleagues and friends and moved to Denver, where they felt safer in their new home.

Relaxing again

The contrast between living in fear and living in a state with codified LGBTQ+ rights has been immense, the families told Rocky Mountain PBS.

“I’ve met some really sweet people here,” Alec said. “It definitely feels like a whole reset.”

Though they know things are safer in Colorado, Alec, Sara and Lucas said it has been a struggle to shake the feeling of fear, as they lived in fight-or-flight mode for so long.

“We’ve only been in Colorado for a few months and I feel like I’m still letting go of some of those anxieties and fear and worries,” Lucas said.

Some of the anxiety and fear dissipated after the family connected with other LGBTQ+ Coloradans.

During their first week in town, they attended a drag brunch in which the performer affirmed the transgender kids in attendance.

“It was really emotional for me, because we had left a bad situation so recently,” Alec said. “It was really heartwarming to hear that.”

An abnormal childhood

As Alec navigates his transition, he said many of his peers treat him “like Google.” They ask him invasive questions, he said, which can sometimes make him feel like a political prop.

“I become their search engine and it’s so strange,” he added.

When he is not advocating for his rights, Alec enjoys watercolor painting. His family has a collection of chickens he painted on their walls.

Sara tries to encourage Alec to simply be a kid.

“Having to speak to other adults about what it’s like to be trans, that’s a lot of responsibility,” Sara said. “I know it’s important, but it’s very heavy, and it’s a normal childhood.”

Lights at the end of the tunnel

As state legislatures introduced a record number of anti-transgender laws targeting children, many adults have stepped up to try and ease burdens on young adults.

“We try to just make sure we’re doing the things that help them in life and society,” said Sandra Zapata, director of youth services at the Center on Colfax, an LGBTQ+ community center in Denver.

“A lot of it is just making sure they know they have a space to come, and once they find us, it’s a good place to make connections so folks will create those personal relationships with each other.”

Zapata leads the Rainbow Alley, a youth program at the Center on Colfax. Both Rylee and Alec attend Rainbow Alley and said they’ve made many friends and connections there.

“It’s about giving them that space where there’s no rules, there’s no expectations of how you’re supposed to dress and what colors you’re supposed to like, and what kind of careers you’re supposed to have,” Zapata said. “So, then you’re left with this blank canvas.”

Zapata said many of the children they meet come from states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Though moving can bring newfound safety, the process is often isolating, Zapata said.

“There’s a lot of sadness, maybe you lived in one place your whole life and now you’re having to move, not because you want to but because ultimately you know it’s going to be safer,” Zapata said. “It’s still hard to leave your friends and family and whoever you’re leaving behind.”

Zapata said housing is often the biggest barrier for those looking to move to safer states. Colorado’s housing prices skyrocketed in recent years, making a move to the state out of reach for many families.

Though many people see Colorado as a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people, especially compared to its neighboring states, the state is far from perfect. The United States Supreme Court, to use a recent example, recently sided with a Denver website designer who argued that designing websites for same-sex couples violated her First Amendment rights. Moreover, several school districts have attempted to pass their own “Don’t Say Gay,” bills as well.

Nevertheless, more families with LGBTQ+ children are deciding to move to places like Colorado.

“There’s a migration happening,” said Bob McCranie, owner of Texas Pride Realty Group, a realty group in Texas that focuses on selling homes to LGBTQ+ Texans. “This is a national state of emergency for LGBTQ people.”

McCranie also connects LGBTQ+ Texans looking to leave the state with affirming realtors in other states, something he said is necessary as dozens of states cut rights for queer people.

Eventually, McCranie said, LGBTQ+ people across the country could lose rights regardless of the state they live in. McCranie said he asks clients if they’ve considered moving abroad, should conservative politicians and Supreme Court justices continue to roll back long-held rights.

“If some of these cases get overturned and the court says you can’t have gay marriage in any state, the blue states won’t be safe either,” McCranie said. “Do you have a plan for when and if that happens?”

Alec, Lucas, Sara and other family members pose together next to drag queens. ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Lucas and his son Alec share a laugh on the couch. ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Denver Mineral, Fossil, Gem and Jewelry Show at the National Western Complex and Denver Coliseum

scene & herd

Daryl Gott Presents

All Ages Jazz Jam at Factory Fashion Stanley

The Arapahoe County 5k Trail Run at Tagawa Gardens

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24 7711 S. Parker Rd. Centennial, CO 80016. Visit www.arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/5ktrailrun for more information. https://business.aurorachamber.org/events/ details/arapahoe-county-5k-trailrun-105321

Global Fest 2023 at Aurora Municipal Center

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Aug. 27 at 2501 Dallas St. Ste. 200, Aurora, CO 80010. Visit http://alturl.com/fhzg8 for more information.

Fashion Factory at Stanley will be pushing the sewing machines to the side again this month as they host the All Ages Jazz Jam with saxophonist Daryl Gott.

The open jazz jam session is centered around giving younger musicians an opportunity to play with seasoned professionals and mingle with like-minded musicians, where an opportunity may not exist otherwise.

The event takes place on the last Sunday of every month at Factory Fashion in the Stanley Marketplace.

South Park Trivia Night at Launch Pad Brewery

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily Sept. 8 through Sept. 17 at 4655 S. Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80216. Visit www.denver.show for more information.

The single largest mineral, fossil, gem and jewelry show is rolling into Denver on the second week of September, offering 12 miles of tables and 600,000 square feet of space filled with fine specimens covering the entire gamut noted above.

More than 500 dealers are planning to roll into the Denver Coliseum and National Western Complex for the free event. They recommend you allocate three to six hours of perusing time to cover the entirety of this massive show.

Flexi-verse: Yoga at Convergence Station Meow

“Distance” running isn’t for everyone, this jerk included. But if you do fancy yourself a masochist, there’s a 5K coming up. This one seems a tad more exciting than just the 3-mile run around a city or through a neighborhood.

Arapahoe County’s 5K Trail Run goes through Centennial, Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space and Arapahoe County, while following along the Cherry Creek Regional Trail.

Now while this is a timed event, the race runs for two hours, so you can certainly walk the course at your leisure as well. Registration comes with a T-shirt, dinner and a variety of beverages. Advanced tickets are available for $25 and can be purchased at www.arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/5ktrailrun. Tickets are $30 on-site the day of the race, accepting only credit card purchases at this point.

Agricultural Festival at the Plains Conservation Center

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Aug. 19 at 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012. Visit https://www.visitaurora. com/events/global-fest/ for more information.

There are more than 160 languages spoken by the residents of our great city of Aurora. To celebrate and recognize the varying cultures our city so proudly boasts, Global Fest returns for another year.

As one of the most diverse cities in the United States, the city puts on this annual event to recognize the cultures and communities that call the city home. The event will feature live music, fashion shows, dance performances, a parade of nations, an international marketplace and of course a melange of food and drinks to enjoy as you take in the festive celebration.

This event is for all ages, but no dogs are allowed. Neither are open-carry firearms, alcohol, illegal substances or unauthorized sound amplification devices, a.k.a speakers

You don’t want to miss this annual event as you are guaranteed to leave full of food and knowledge of the multitude of cultures we so proudly host here in our humble city of near 400,000.

6:00 p.m. Sept. 9 at 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, CO 80010. Visit www.aurorafoxartscenter.org/jubilation for more information.

Kicking off it’s 39th season, the Aurora Fox Arts Center is holding their annual party and fundraiser. The standard ticket admission is $75 and gets you access to the party, food, and then you’ll have the privilege of visiting the cash bar and participating in a silent auction. There is also a VIP ticket option which comes with the standard ticket offerings as well as 5-show subscription which offers discounted show tickets.

The event is to raise funds for the historic theatre and support the programs and operations run through it.

Sounds swank, right? So make sure you put on your best gala attire if you plan on going to hobknob and glad hand with the city’s cultural elite.

6:00 p.m. Aug. 31 at 884 S. Buckley Rd., Aurora, CO 80017. Visit http://alturl.com/x94cx for more information.

Heading on down to Launch Pad to play some trivia. With ample parking day or night… You get it. Well, if you’re a South Park fan, you get it. And if you are indeed a South Park fan, you’ll want to flex your knowledge at the end of this month at Launch Pad as they play host to a South Park Trivia Night.

It’s free to participate, and there are plenty of prizes to be won. They do mention, however, that much like the show itself, the trivia night will be for mature audiences only.

9:30 a.m. Aug. 20 at 1338 1st St. Denver, CO 80204. Visit https://tickets.meowwolf.com/events/denver/ flexi-verse-820/ for more information.

The theme for this edition of Flexi-verse is Underwater Dreamscape, where you will bend your body and your mind.

You’ll want to bring your own mat, obviously water and, of course, an open mind to help you navigate through this event. The doors open at 9:30 a.m., the yoga begins at 10:00 a.m. and then from 11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. you will be able to enjoy morning meditation with a sound bath.

Seems perfect should you need a bit of mental relaxation, from which this hack believes we could all benefit.

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sept. 16 at 21901 E. Hampden Ave. Aurora, CO 80013. Visit www.visitaurora. com/events/agriculture-festival/ for more information.

The annual Agricultural Festival returns to the Plains Conservation Center in the high plains of east Aurora. This festival offers an opportunity to learn about where our food comes from, how to sustain healthy environments with regenerative agriculture and how you can support sustainable eating.

Beyond the curricula, which is informative in itself, there will also be wagon rides, 1880s homestead tours as well as tours of tipi camps.

You’ll also be able to interact with farm animals, food trucks, vendors and more.

If your curiosity has ever been piqued by what the original settlers of our state experienced as they crossed the great plains, this is a terrific opportunity to scratch that itch of curiosity.

Health & Fitness

(AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Ro CEO charts growth past sexual health roots to obesity and beyond

BY TOM MURPHY, AP Health Writer

Ro built its name online by offering discreet help for problems like erectile dysfunction. Now it wants to tackle an issue many people are talking about: obesity.

The care provider formerly known as Roman launched its “body program” earlier this year. The subscription service aims to guide customers through weight loss with help from doctors, nurses and the latest obesity treatments. It’s a popular topic, with Ro competitor Hims & Hers planning a similar program.

Ro also offers subscription services to help people grow longer eyelashes or curb excessive sweating. It also provides skin care, fertility testing and hair-loss treatments, among other services.

Zach Reitano co-founded the privately held company in 2017. The 32-year-old CEO spoke recently with The Associated Press about how his company has since branched out. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length.

Q: Your body program costs $145 a month after the first month. Why charge monthly fees?

A: The fee is everything that patient needs to receive high-quality obesity care. That is one thing desperately missing from health care … a simple and transparent business model where patients know how much they’re going to pay, when they’re going to be charged and what services they’re going to receive.

Q: What are the next care areas primed for Ro’s approach?

A: (Obesity) is upstream of a lot of other underlying chronic diseases. We might start a relationship with a patient where they want to lose weight. But what we’ve seen is they also care about the overall improvement in their cardio-metabolic health.

Q: You’re selling treatments for longer eyelashes. How can patients take Ro seriously for medical problems like obesity?

A: We don’t judge what is most important to a patient. We simply want to be there when

that is their concern that day. The same person who might want longer eyelashes, they might also struggle with weight. Once they see us solve one health care goal for them … that encourages them to start another.

Q: Telemedicine grew popular in the pandemic. Will the enthusiasm last?

A: I definitely believe so. People should not view telemedicine as a replacement, but rather a complement, to in-person care. It is one tool that can be used to increase access, reduce costs and increase convenience.

Q: You’re an entrepreneur. You’ve sold burritos and parking spaces and started other businesses. What does not work?

A: An endless list of things. It is most important that people want what you’re building. That’s why we build a lot of the products and services that might be highly stigmatized and other people might not view as nearly as important. But if you’re impacted by one of them, you view it as deeply important.

WORLDS AWAY FOR PLAY

Former Aurora area prep sports stars enjoy the perks, handle the negatives of playing professionally in other countries

BY COURTNEY OAKES, Sports Editor

On The Cover: Former Aurora prep athletes such as basketball player Jaizec Lottie continue to acquire stamps on their passports from all over the world as they find new places to pursue their athletic dreams.

As he stepped to the free throw line in his final home game in Varese, Italy — towards the end of one of the best games of his life — Colbey Ross stopped to soak in the scene.

Sure, the former Eaglecrest High School basketball star was far from Ball Arena or another NBA venue feeling the adulation of those in the crowd, but the full passion of the 5,000-plus home fans supporting his Italian League Pallacanestro Varese team came to bear in a magical moment permanently etched in his memory.

“Late in the game, I’m shooting free throws and the fans are chanting ‘M-V-P, M-V-P!’ to me and it’s something I’ve never experienced before,” Ross recalled.

“It’s a feeling I can’t even explain. The fans have so much pride in their team and they are so loyal. It’s like life or death for them with their team.”

Ross is one of a growing number of former Aurora-area high school standout athletes that have discovered that they can continue to live out their dreams overseas, even when the doors may be closed — at least temporarily — on the professional careers they may have envisioned in the United States.

Few get to have a moment like Ross did in the midst of a game in which he would record a triple-double — a rarity in Italian League play — to help his team to a victory that avoided relegation to a lower division and gave him a permament place in the hearts of many Varese fans, but the perks can be plentiful.

The opportunity to continue to develop and play the sport they love — and not just take any potentially dead-end job at home to make a living — the chance to live abroad on somebody else’s dime and travel and explore places they may have only heard about in books or movies can be absolutely golden.

It comes with drawbacks, however.

Language issues, culture shock and separation from friends, family and significant others — some of whom can be several time zones away — can make things too much for some to handle, especially when many are just out of college.

But for those who can overcome those potential negatives and find the right situation for themselves, it is the chance to do something only a small fraction of people get to do and could open the door to more.

Photo illustration by Robert Sausmann/Sentinel Colorado

Above: Former Cherokee Trail High School basketball standout Jaizec Lottie began his path of professional play last year in Switzerland. He got a chance to play in the NBA Summer League with Portland and after a brief stop in Colorado, has headed to play in the Italian League.

Photo by Courtney Oakes/ Sentinel Colorado

“IT’S SOMETHING I’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. ...IT’S A FEELING I CAN’T EVEN EXPLAIN.”

- COLBEY ROSS ON HIS FINAL GAME IN ITALY

OK with a different journey

Colbey Ross has diverged from the timeline he always imagined for himself growing up, one that saw him destined for a fulfilling career in the NBA.

Those that saw him play at Eaglecrest — which he led to a Class 5A state championship under former coach John Olander and twice won Colorado’s Gatorade Player of the Year award — could see that come to pass.

So, too, could those at Pepperdine, who saw the savvy guard becoming the Division I program’s all-time leader in scoring and assists. But Summer League experiences with the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz (this past summer, where he got a lot of playing time) haven’t yet resulted in a spot on an NBA roster, but Ross had adjusted his thinking.

“I always had this thought that I’ll be drafted, I’ll play 10-plus years in the NBA and I’ll have a lot of money, but things just don’t happen that way,” Ross said. “I feel like I’ve accepted myself and I’m OK to play overseas and work my way to be in the NBA.

“Even though the journey hasn’t gone as I thought it would, I think my story is the best thing that has happened for my game and for my life, honestly.”

Ross’ story is far from finished, however.

The 24-year-old’s game is in the best shape its been following his MVP season with Varese, which continued the momentum he began to generate in the Czech Republic. With a year of navigating the newness of playing abroad and a good situation in Italy with his relationship with the team’s coach and general manager, Ross thrived.

Besides the professional coaches that oversee his game from up close, Ross has an ace in his back pocket in the discerning eye of his older brother, Elijah.

With his playing days in the past, Elijah Ross is now a basketball trainer. He is, of course, most interested in the development of his younger brother’s game.

“His role has been pivotal to where I am now,” Ross said of his brother. “I’ve been training with him since my sophomore year in college and he’s been pushing me every day to get better. ...He watches almost every game, even if he doesn’t see it live and I get a text with things I did good or things he sees I can work on. As I’ve gotten older, he’s taken a step back from telling me every little thing and he realizes I play best when people have confidence in me, don’t harp on me and let me figure things out.”

Another new factor in Ross’ current path is that he is newly-married (to wife Makena, who he proposed to on a trip to picturesque Lake Como at the base of the Alps).

The two have been dating since college, so there’s no surprises and she’ll come and live with him for a long period of time in Montenegro, which will help him adjust to the new situation.

“We’ve talked about it and right now, I’ll play as long as I can,” he said. “I feel like I’ve accepted myself and how I’m OK to play overseas. ...Of course, the NBA is the goal, but as long as I’m enjoying basketball and enjoying life, I’ll be able to live with myself if I don’t make it.”

Finding the value in a challenge

Jaizec Lottie, Ross’ childhood friend and high school competitor, is on a similar path.

Like Ross, the former Cherokee Trail High School standout guard — whose profile blossomed with two seasons of exceptional play at Division II Flagler College in Florida — has quickly discovered the value of playing overseas.

Lottie began his journey a year ago in Switzerland, where he signed with BBC Monthey Chablis of the Swiss League. It was quite an experience for him at first after he touched down following a 12 1/2-hour flight.

“Getting off that plane, it was crazy; it was an eight-hour time difference from where I came from, I didn’t really have any friends and all my teammates were new,” he said. “It was hard at first. It definitely makes you question if you want to do it, but it’s something that I love. I’m glad for this journey, especially the downs, because they make you learn the value in this.”

Lottie had to learn to develop the strength to overcome the difficulty of being away from his family and friends and especially his longtime girlfriend, who watches every game he plays from afar as she finishes up a fifth year playing college volleyball.

“Family is one of the most important things for me, and my dad (Dave) just always tells me it’s sacrifice and one day it’s all going to be worth it,” he said. “I just tell myself that and keep going because I want to put my family in the best position possible.”

Lottie led Monthey Chablis in scoring at 20 points per

game and assists as well at five per contest and he built profile that helped him get a chance to play in the NBA Summer League with the Portland Trail Blazers. That didn’t pan out in terms of a contract offer, but the 25-year-old learned a lot and is more than happy to go off to play with Scafati in the same Italian League that Ross played in last year.

“It’s tough because, do I want to play in the NBA where I think I’d have to be a shell of myself because why would they let me shoot and score the ball when they are already paying somebody else millions to do that?’” Lottie said.“Part of me maturing and having the opportunity now, I think I have the mindset of being an overseas player. I can play the way I want to play and make a lot of money doing it.”

Nine years in and better than ever

While playing overseas is new to some, Jeffrey Solarin is the very definition of a veteran.

The former Rangeview High School star has turned 30 years old as he’s spent nearly a decade abroad playing basketball and he doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon. In that time, he’s spent time with five teams between Spain and Argentina, and he’s about to begin his second season with Obras in the Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires.

It’s been an adjustment both in life on the court and off it from the comfort level he developed in Spain — es-

pecially learning how to handle playing in the sweltering hot gyms around Argentina that lack air conditioning — but it seems to be a good change for him so far.

“I wanted to change and go somewhere different and my agent told me maybe there was a possibility in Argentina and I had a friend in Spain who had played out there before and told me it was good,” Solarin said. “My agent ended up having a connection, so here I am. There’s been a transition to the lifestyle, but now I’m comfortable.”

Solarin believes he has never been better in terms of the state of his game. Known in high school and college (including his last top at Idaho State) as a double-double machine in terms of points and rebounds, Solarin has

added extra depth to his game.

The 6-foot-4 small forward still enjoys going under the basket when the time calls for it, but he has developed his perimeter shot to the point where he is a respectable 36 percent shooter from 3-point range. That extra facet to his game has made Solarin more of a commodity for overseas teams, which also value his experience.

“Honestly, I didn’t see it going as far or as long as it has been,” Solarin said. “I’m just so thankful that my game has continued to progress each year. I’ve gotten a little bit better every season and that’s one of the reasons I’m still playing. ...

“The biggest thing I’ve always told myself is I’m nev-

er going to cheat the game. The day I step onto the court and I feel like I can’t do what I normally do or to the ability I know I can, I’m done. But I feel great and still have the opportunity to expand my game for the future.”

Solarin has avoided major injury over nearly a decade of professional play, avoids high-impact activity in the offseason and has added yoga to his regimen to keep his body ready to continue to hold up to the rigors of playing a professional season.

A new part of the equation for Solarin has come off the court, as he recently got engaged. His fiance is from

TOP LEFT: Former Eaglecrest basketball star Colbey Ross wears his jersey from the Italian League team he played for last season. He played in the NBA Summer League and has headed to Montenegro to play for the upcoming season. LEFT: Former Cherokee Trail soccer standout Alesia Garcia, center, and her Budapest-based Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC) teammates won the Hungarian championship.

ABOVE: Garcia made a good impression with FTC shortly after she arrived after she graduated from Louisiana State with a two-goal game.

(Photos courtesy Orsolya Barany). TOP RIGHT: Former Rangeview High School football standout Elijah Reed caught on with the Vienna Vikings of the European Football League.RIGHT: Former Rangeview basketball star Jeffrey Solarin is approacing a decade playing abroad and is now in Argentina. (Photo via Obras Basket)

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Spain, which was convenient when he played there, but will be more an adjustment for both when she comes to live with him in Argentina. The couple currently plans to be married in 2025.

Back to Budapest

Alesia Garcia got a preview of how far the game of soccer could take her when she got the incredible chance to play in Budapest, Hungary, at 12 years old with her Colorado Storm club team.

A decade later, the former Cherokee Trail star striker is back in Budapest for the game again, but this time as a professional. She graduated from Louisiana State — she transfered from New Mexico — with a degree in exercise science in December and a few months later, she was in uniform playing for powerhouse Ferencvárosi Torna Club.

“I loved Europe and loved seeing a whole different part of the world,” Garcia said. “It has been such a cool experience.”

Garcia, 23, joined FTC late last season during an end of the year transfer window and she had a more than a memorable experience in a lot of ways. She scored two goals in her first full game after a return from an early injury, then she helped FTC — a traditional powerhouse side — finish off a run to the Hungarian championship.

A day or two after her team won the title, Garcia fell ill and it wasn’t from too much celebration. She got evaluated and diagnosed with appendicitis, which required immediate surgery.

“I had never had surgery before and hospitals are way different over there, so it was scary,” Garcia said. “But they have free health care, so I got all taken care of and I was able to leave after 24 hours. It was perfect timing for it if it was going to happen. I can’t imagine what would have happened if it ruptured on the field.”

After just a short time home in Colorado, where her family still lives, Garcia has returned to Budapest and is on the cusp of the start of another season.

She loves Budapest — which she has explored for six months, but has plenty more left to see — is happy to stay in the accomodations and eat the food provided by her club, which allows her to save the money she earns. She also loves taking advantage of Europe’s mass transit system.

At the moment, there’s nothing holding her back and she plans to try to play in a variety of other countries before her career comes to an end. The game of soccer has made it all possible.

“Soccer has given so much to my life and my whole personality,” she said. “When I was in high school, I didn’t think about college. Then I realized I could go to college playing soccer and then I get here and I’m like ‘oh, I can keep going.’ I keep learning how much soccer or sports in general can bring opportunities. I’ve always gone with the flow and looked at what I could do next, so I’m going to keep achieving things and seeing where it can take me.”

Finding soccer Shangri-la

Symon Fabbricatore faced the reality that his soccer playing journey might be over, but an old connection led him to the paradise of the beautiful game.

The former Eaglecrest High School soccer standout — who racked up 10 goals and 18 assists to help the Raptors to a 12-5-1 decision and spot in the Class 5A quarterfinals when he was a senior in 2013 — got the chance to continue his career with Serrano FC, located in the soccer Mecca of Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Jordi Blanco got Fabbricatore a chance to play in Iceland previously and he then extended an offer for him to join him with Serrano FC — a third-division team in Rio — after Blanco became coach. Fabbricatore gladly accepted and feels fortunate to find himself in a place where soccer rules life.

“You can just walk around and every neighborhood has a futsal court or a pitch and if you go to the beach there’s a ball everywhere,” Fabrricatore said. “People are juggling and playing in their bare feet everywhere, they don’t care. Kids play with balled up newspapers, whatever.”

Fabrricatore is miles away from the start of his professional journey, which came after his playing career at Adams State. He played in the U.S. with the Milwaukee Torrent, then got an ill-fated chance in Slovenia with NK Triglav Kranj that ended after just a month due to injury. Another chance came with Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar in Iceland, a place he came to love and explore. One of his best memories of the place came when his mom visited and they watched a volcano erupt.

From a playing standpoint, Fabbricatore has noted how much more advanced play is abroad in terms of technical ability vs. physicality and he has relished the high level of play he has been part of, especially when overcoming communication issues.

He plans to keep at it as long as possible.

“I said it at the start and I say it now, I’m going to play until my legs fall off,” Fabbricatore said wryly. “The biggest thing is to get to the highest level I possibly can.”

Off the plane and onto the field

Peter Anderson spent 14 hours in the air, but virtually hit the ground running in his indoctrination into playing football in Europe.

A former star receiver at Eaglecrest High School, Anderson went on to a standout career at Colorado Mesa University and eventually went overseas, where he has been with the Kokta Eagles in Finland and most recently with the Prague Black Panthers in the Czech Republic.

He discovered the possibility of playing abroad when a former college teammate preceded him and he got off to a flying start when we got his chance.

“I flew in on a Tuesday and had a game on Thursday,” Anderson recalled of his whirlwind start with Kotka. “I was cramping so bad after 14 hours of flying, but it was a fun way to start my European playing career.”

In high school, Anderson weighed 130 pounds and terrorized Centennial League defensive backs with his speed and shiftiness. A lot of that remains, but he has added 40 pounds to his frame in addition to experience.

The 25-year-old just wrapped up a season in Prague, where his team went deep in the European Football League postseason. Anderson is back and looking for his next opportunity, whereever that may be.

“I want to keep traveling, playing ball, meeting new people and experiencing new things,” he said. “That’s the plan.”

That’s not the right plug

Elijah Reed had never been out of the country before, but he jumped at the chance when it came.

The former Rangeview High School standout ended up with the Vienna Vikings of the European Football League on the recommendation of another former Aurora prep product, Grandview graduate Marcus Lawrence.

The 25-year-old Reed got a quintessentienal reality check at the beginning of his trip.

“When I first got to the airport after an eight hour flight, my phone was getting ready to die and I was going to charge it, but my plug did not work,” Reed said. “It was the wrong plug, so I had to go to the store. They spoke German, so I was just pointing to what I needed. I was confused and nervous, but the lady got me what I needed and it worked out pretty well.”

Reed’s short time with the Vikings ended with a onepoint loss to the Danube Dragons in the Austria Bowl at the end of July. Reed — who

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Above: Former Eaglecrest High School soccer standout Symon Fabbricatore stands in front of the flag for the Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar team he played for in Iceland. (Photo courtesy of Symon Fabbricatore), Left: Peter Anderson, a former standout wide receiver at Eaglecrest High School, has begun a career playing football in Europe.

Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado

Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia

BY JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer

Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia. This summer’s guidance to halt the medication for up to a week may not go far enough, either.

Some anesthesiologists in the U.S. and Canada say they’ve seen growing numbers of patients on the weight-loss drugs who inhaled food and liquid into their lungs while sedated because their stomachs were still full — even after following standard instructions to stop eating for six to eight hours in advance.

The drugs can slow digestion so much that it puts patients at increased risk for the problem, called pulmonary aspiration, which can cause dangerous lung damage, infections and even death, said Dr. Ion Hobai, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

“This is such a serious sort of potential complication that everybody who takes this drug should know about it,” said Hobai, who was among the first to flag the issue.

Nearly 6 million prescriptions

for the class of drugs that include Wegovy and Ozempic were written between January and May in the U.S. for people who don’t have diabetes, according to Komodo Health, a health care technology company. The drugs induce weight loss by mimicking the actions of hormones, found primarily in the gut, that kick in after people eat. They also target signals between the gut and the brain that control appetite and feelings of fullness, and by slowing how fast the stomach empties.

In June, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued guidance advising patients to skip daily weight-loss medications on the day of surgery and hold off on weekly injections for a week before any sedation procedures. Dr. Michael Champeau, the group’s president, said the action was based on anecdotal reports of problems — including aspiration — from around the country.

It’s not clear how many patients taking the anti-obesity drugs may be affected by the issue. But because the consequences can be so dire, Hobai and a group of colleagues decided to speak out. Writing in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, they called for the drug to be

stopped for even longer — about three weeks before sedation.

That accounts for how long semaglutide, the active medication in Wegovy, remains in the body, said Dr. Philip Jones, a Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist who is also deputy editor-in-chief of the journal.

“When 90% of it is gone, which is after three weeks, hopefully everything should go back to normal,” Jones said.

Champeau and Jones both acknowledged there’s not enough evidence to say for certain how long semaglutide should be held to make anesthesia safe. Many patients won’t see providers far enough in advance to stop the drug three weeks before procedures, Champeau noted.

Aspiration occurs in one of every 2,000 to 3,000 operations that require sedation, and almost half of patients who aspirate during surgery develop a related lung injury. But case reports show recent patients on semaglutide had problems even when they stopped food as long as 20 hours before their procedures.

“There’s nothing that says if you fast twice as long, it will be OK,” Champeau said.

Among the several reports detailing potentially serious problems was one of Hobai’s patients,

a 42-year-old man in Boston who recently began taking Wegovy, had to be intubated and suffered respiratory failure that put him in intensive care. He aspirated food that remained in his stomach despite fasting for 18 hours.

In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a 31-year-old-woman on a low dose of Ozempic had fasted for 10 hours before a routine endoscopy prior to bariatric surgery last fall. The procedure had to be stopped because solid food remained in her stomach and she was at high risk for aspiration, the report said.

Since then, doctors have seen dozens of similar cases as use of the weight-loss medication has grown, said Dr. Elisa Lund, an anesthesiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. “It has exponentially increased,” she said.

Hobai is completing a retrospective study of almost 200 patients taking semaglutide. While it’ll be published later this year, the work so far appears to confirm a small study from Brazil, he said. In that study, about a quarter of patients taking semaglutide had residual food in their stomachs during procedures requiring sedation — even after stopping the drug for 10 days.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists advises doctors who are in doubt to treat patients who haven’t paused the drug as if they have full stomachs, which can mean using different types of sedation protocols or delaying procedures, if possible. Jones added that research is urgently needed to update guidelines for doctors and patients.

Novo Nordisk, which makes Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs, said the firm’s clinical trial and post-marketing safety data did not show that the medications led to aspiration. But the drugmaker noted that the medications are known to cause delayed emptying of the stomach and that the labels warn of possible gastrointestinal side effects.

Stopping the medications for three weeks can cause problems, too. Patients with diabetes will need another way to control their blood sugar and those seeking to lose weight may regain some, Hobai said.

Hobai suggests that people using Wegovy and similar drugs tell their doctors before sedation and discuss the risks and benefits.

“If you’re taking this drug and you need an operation, you will need to have some extra precautions,” he said.

Preps

Strong off the tee

It has been an outstanding start to the season for Aurora boys golfers and a portent of good things to come.

The first tournament of the season have demonstrated quite a bit, especially the rise of a young, talented Cherokee Trail team.

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

Coach Jason Leclaire’s Cougars have finished first or second in three tournaments, battling it out with Cherry Creek in all three meetings, two in Centennial League play as well as another at the Cherry Creek Invitational at Broken Tee G.C.

Top: Sophomore Brayden

Forte — a returning Class 5A state qualifier — has finished in the top four of all three of Cherokee Trail’s tournaments so far in the 2023 season.

Right: Junior Sam Walker, right, has been in the top-10 in both Continental League tournaments thus far for Regis Jesuit, which has a pair of second-place team finishes.

Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado

Cherokee Trail claimed the championship of the opening Centennial League tournament Aug. 10 at Meadow Hills G.C. with an impressive showing that saw four Cougars make it into the top nine in the standings.

Strong play from sophomore

Dalton Sisneros has been the common denominator for Cherokee Trail’s success, as he has finished somewhere in the top three in all three tournaments and also has shot 72 or better each time.

Sisneros — who had a strong season as a freshman, but fell short of qualifying for state — carded a 71 to tie for first at the Cherry Creek Invitational and matched that in the first league tournament at Meadow Hills that helped his

team to a six-stroke victory.

Sophomore Brayden Forte — a returning state qualifier — has also been steady and stellar with three rounds and three top-four finishes. He shot 74 to tie for third at the Cherry Creek Invitational, followed by 72s in the first two league tournaments that tied him for fourth and third, respectively.

Junior Christopher O’Donnell — a two-time state qualifier — and senior Hunter Peffer both have at least one top-10 finish this season, while freshman Anthony Chen shot 72 to tie for third place in the second Centennial League tournament held Aug. 14 at South Suburban G.C.

Besides a win in the first league tournament, Cherokee Trail tied Cherry Creek for top honors at the second league gathering and finished just a stroke behind the Bruins at the Cherry Creek Invite. Eaglecrest has a pair of returning state qualifiers, though senior Noah Bennett missed the first two tournaments of the season. He debuted with a 76 that tied him for 13th, which not coincidentally helped lift coach Stan Adams’ team to a season-best fourth-place finish in the team standings.

Sophomore Gregory White — a top-10 finisher at last season’s 5A state tournament — has been on point thus far and owns a tourna-

ment victory with the even-par 70 he shot to finish on top at Meadow Hills. He has carded a 74 or better in each of three tournaments.

Coach Craig Rogers’ Regis Jesuit team heads to the third Continental League tournament Aug. 16 at Meadow Hills G.C. with two strong performances thus far in league play, as it was second in both the Aug. 3 opener at King’s Deer Golf Club as well as the Aug. 9 tournament at Broken Tee G.C.

Junior Roland Thornton — the only player in the lineup with previous state experience — has the score the season thus far for the Raiders with the even-par 71 that

left him in third place and just a stroke out of second. Junior Sam Walker — who was outstanding in Regis Jesuit’s competitive tryouts — played under par for his first nine holes, battled back from some adversity on the back nine and made a birdie on his final hole to tie for ninth with a 76.

Walker bettered his finish by a stroke and two spots Aug. 9 to help Regis Jesuit finish just two strokes behind Rock Canyon in play at Broken Tee G.C. Two shots in front of Walker (who tied for seventh) was fellow junior Ben Sander, whose plus-1 73 tied him for fifth place.

CHEROKEE TRAIL, REGIS JESUIT AMONG THOSE OFF TO BIG STARTS TO 2023 SEASON

Preps

MEDIA DAY

Local athletes visit Empower Field for Broncos media day

The Denver Broncos played host to their annual media day for fall prep sports Aug. 14 and a small contigent of teams and individuals from the Aurora area were onhand for the fifth annual event.

Those invited to appear at Empower Field were able to tour the facilities, go through a Media Relations 101 course presented by the Broncos and answer questions from media members in a press conference format as well as have photos taken by Broncos’ photo staff.

Among those present locally was Smoky Hill field hockey player Darian Smith, who helped the Buffaloes to a resurgence a year ago. Smoky Hill not only snapped a 75-game winless streak that stretched back nearly six calendar years and earned three wins, which earned the Buffs a play-in chance to get into the postseason.

“We want to start to work harder,” said Smith, a junior whose goal against Poudre on Sept. 6 produced a 1-0 victory that was the first for Smoky Hill since Oct. 8, 2016.

“Our goal is to get into the playoffs this year,” she added.

Also in the mix was the girls flag football team from Eaglecrest, which is set to compete in the fall season that will see a large increase in teams from across the state. The Raptors — who had six players in attendance — joined teams from Chatfield, Arvada West and Denver East in representing the sport, which is still in the pilot stage with the Colorado High School Activities Association as it works towards official sanctioning.

WEEK PAST

The week past in Aurora prep sports

FRIDAY, AUG. 11: The Vista PEAK softball team got off to an explosive start to its season as it scored at least four runs in each of its three at-bats in a shortened 19-4 win over visiting Battle Mountain in non-league play.

THURSDAY, AUG. 10: The first City League boys golf tournament of the season took place at City Park G,C. in Denver and senior Connor Angelini recorded a top-10 finish for the Bison. Angelini had a round that included two birdies and he finished with a plus-9 79 that put him in a tie for sixth place. Junior Casey Nesbitt shot 86 to finish one stroke out of 10th place. ... WEDNESDAY, AUG.

9: The Kent Denver Sun Devil Invitational tournament at Saddle Rock G.C. featured a split Regis Jesuit squad along with Grand-

view and Smoky Hill. The Raiders finished in a tie for 16th place, while the Wolves were 21st and Buffaloes 23rd. Regis Jesuit’s Jack Dailey had the top result for local individuals as he shot an 81 that tied him for 43rd out of 119 players.

WEEK AHEAD

The week ahead in Aurora prep sports

THURSDAY, AUG. 17: The annu-

al Aurora City Championship cross country meet is set for the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds with the boys varsity race at 4 p.m., girls varsity at 4:30 p.m. and open races to follow . Cherokee Trail is the defending champion in both boys and girls. ...The softball diamond will be active with five Aurora teams in action (all with 4 p.m. first pitches), including a local matchup with Aurora Central at Overland. Cherokee Trail and Eaglecrest are on the road at Arvada West and Chaparral, respec-

TOP: Smoky Hill junior field hockey player

Darian Smith answers a question during the press conference portion of the fall preps media day held by the Denver Broncos in conjuction with the Colorado High School Activities Association Aug. 14 at Empower Field (Photo courtesy Steve Smith) LEFT: Senior Emma Whitney of the Eaglecrest girls flag football team reacts to a question at the Broncos media day.

(Photo courtesy Steve Smith) ABOVE: The Smoky Hill football team runs through practice on Aug. 8.. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)

tively. ...Three boys soccer teams play home games, starting with Vista PEAK at 4 p.m, against Prairie View, while 6 p.m. kickoffs feature Eaglecrest against Highlands Ranch at Legacy Stadium and Legacy against Hinkley. ...The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team plays at Castle View at 3:30 p.m., while Overland visits Riverdale Ridge an hour later.

FRIDAY, AUG. 18: The Regis Jesuit softball team — which did not exist last season — returns with a pair of games at the Barnes Softball

Complex in Loveland against Mountain Vista (9 a.m.) and Thompson Valley (1:30 p.m.) to open two days of play. Rangeview and Vista PEAK, meanwhile, play in the Northglenn Tournament, which continues into the next day. ...The Eaglecrest boys tennis team plays host to its annual invitational with a field that includes Cherokee Trail and Rangeview.

SATURDAY, AUG. 19: Two of the three Aurora area field hockey teams face off at 2:30 p.m. at Legacy Stadium when Smoky Hill and Grandview get together. The other city squad is also in action as Regi sJesuit plays host to Palmer Ridge at 11 a.m. at Laber Field ...MONDAY, AUG. 21: The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team play host to Ponderosa at 3:30 p.m. at Colorado Athletic Club-Inverness ...The Vista PEAK softball team plays host to Regis Jesuit in a 4 p.m. matchup. ...TUESDAY, AUG. 22: A busy slate of girls volleyball features a local matchup as Vista PEAK plays at Overland at 6;30 p.m.

Because the people must know

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0216-2023

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

On May 12, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Zachariah C Abdelbaki and Nicole Abdelbaki

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

US Bank Trust National Association, Not In

Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust

Date of Deed of Trust

October 17, 2018

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 23, 2018

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D8104722

Original Principal Amount

$265,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$268,867.90

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

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

Also known by street and number as: 3553

South Jebel Cir, Aurora, CO 80013. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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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, 09/13/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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

DATE: 05/12/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

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

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FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0200-2023

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

On May 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Caroline Uko AND Idotenyin Etuk

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

January 22, 2021

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 26, 2021

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

E1013195

Original Principal Amount $304,286.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$293,269.21

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 123, BLOCK 2, OLDE TOWNE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 10 S Nome Street, F, Aurora, CO 80012.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/06/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

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FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0211-2023

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On May 12, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

CANDACE HILL

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

D1075946

Original Principal Amount $130,505.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $115,142.84

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

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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, 09/13/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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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

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Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0212-2023

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

On May 12, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Adrian H Neal Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Marketplace Home Mortgage, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

June 30, 2016

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 01, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.) D6070265 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $216,930.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$239,525.28

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.

East Phase 7, according to the Condominium Map recorded September 22, 2006 at Reception No. B6136586 and as defined and described in the Declaration for The Homestead at Saddle Rock East, recorded December 18, 2001 under Reception No. B1218549 and First Amendment recorded August 15, 2002 at Reception No. B2148722 and Second Amendment recorded March 5, 2003 at Reception No. B3048577 and Third Amendment

Recorded May 27, 2003 at Reception No.

B3113067 and Fourth Amendment recorded August 6, 2003 at Reception No.

B3171167 and Fifth Amendment recorded February 14, 2006 at Reception No.

B6019733 and Sixth Amendment recorded September 22, 2006 at Reception No. B6136587 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado. County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Parcel B: Garage Unit G9-B, The Homestead at Saddle Rock East Phase 7, according to the Condominium Map recorded September 22, 2006 at Reception No. B6136586 and as defined and described in the Declaration for The Homestead at Saddle Rock East, recorded December 18, 2001 under Reception No. B1218549 and First Amendment recorded August 15, 2002 at Reception No. B2148722 and Second Amendment recorded March 5, 2003 at Reception No. B3048577 and Third

Amendment

Recorded May 27, 2003 at Reception No. B3113067 and Fourth Amendment recorded August 6, 2003 at Reception No. B3171167 and Fifth Amendment recorded February 14, 2006 at Reception No. B6019733 and Sixth Amendment recorded September 22, 2006 at Reception No. B6136587 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado. County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 22560 E Ontario Dr Unit 204, 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, 09/13/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 7/20/2023

Last Publication 8/17/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

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

DATE: 05/12/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

David W Drake #43315

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

Attorney File # 19CO00296-3

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. 0213-2023

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

On May 12, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

URSALA L. PAYNE

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

January 24, 2020 County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 29, 2020

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

E0012705

Original Principal Amount

$362,905.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$374,129.24

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 of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 11, SMOKY HILL 400 FILING NO. 11A, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5254 SOUTH ZENO WAY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80015. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/13/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 7/20/2023

Last Publication 8/17/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/12/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Anna Johnston #51978

Randall M. Chin #31149

David W. Drake #43315

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009791641

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. 0214-2023

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

On May 12, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) BRANDON CANNON

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY

AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK

MORTGAGE CO., INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

December 31, 2015

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 05, 2016

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

D6000613

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, 10/04/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 8/10/2023

Last Publication 9/7/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 06/02/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-030028

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. 0257-2023

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

On June 2, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Dorothy O McKinnon and Novella Fuller

Original Beneficiary(ies)

First Horizon Home Loan Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

US Bank Trust National Association, Not In

Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner

Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust

Date of Deed of Trust

September 19, 2002

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 25, 2002

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

B2179274

Original Principal Amount $58,100.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$37,163.89

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.

Legal Description Attached as Exhibit A

EXHIBIT A

CONDOMINIUM UNIT A, BUILDING 72, APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED APRIL 8, 1974 IN MAP BOOK 26 AT PAGES 30 TO 33, INCLUSIVE AND SUPPLEMENTS THEREOF AND AN AFFIDAVIT CORRECTING SAID MAP RECORDED SEPTEMBER 3, 1974 IN BOOK 2271 AT PAGE 256, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED

APRIL 8, 1974 IN BOOK 2226 AT PAGE 205 , AND THE SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 1974 IN BOOK 2280 AT PAGE 603 AND SECOND SUPPLEMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 1974 IN BOOK 2286 AT PAGE 494, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 72-A Newark Street, Aurora, CO 80012.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/04/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said

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

First Publication 8/10/2023

Last Publication 9/7/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

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

DATE: 06/02/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

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

Attorney File # CO-23-954024-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. 0258-2023

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

On June 2, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Kristen J. Tscharner

Original Beneficiary(ies)

CTX Mortgage Company

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bank of America, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

January 15, 1997

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 21, 1997

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

A7007121

Original Principal Amount $48,387.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $35,741.08

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

SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A

EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 202, BUILDING NO. 7, SUNFLOWER CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 18, 1981 IN BOOK 3415 AT PAGE 572, FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR SUNFLOWER CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED JUNE 12, 1981 IN BOOK 3430 AT PAGE 288, FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 10, 1981, IN BOOK 3467 AT PAGE 535, SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1981 IN BOOK 3555 AT PAGE 480, THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED MARCH 29, 1982 IN BOOK 3599 AT PAGE 369, AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO FIRST SUPPLEMENT AND ANNEXATION AGREEMENT RECORDED APRIL 26, 1982 IN BOOK 3614 AT PAGE 158 AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED APRIL 26, 1982 IN BOOK 3614 AT PAGE 151 THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON MAY 18, 1981 IN BOOK 50, AT PAGE 71, AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED AUGUST 10, 1981, IN BOOK 52 AT PAGE 33 AND THE SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1981 IN BOOK 54 AT PAGE 55, AND THE THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED MARCH 29, 1982 IN BOOK 55 AT PAGE 50, OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACE NO. 96 AND/OR GARAGE SPACE NO. NA, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3464 South Eagle Street #202, Aurora, CO 80014. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/04/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 8/10/2023

Last Publication 9/7/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado

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

DATE: 06/02/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-959375-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. 0260-2023

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

On June 6, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

MICHELLE D WEBB

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN DREAM MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Truman 2021 SC9 Title Trust

Date of Deed of Trust

December 21, 2009

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 12, 2010

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

D0003375

Original Principal Amount

$116,800.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$112,584.58

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 45, BLOCK 3, STONE RIDGE PARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 15631 EAST COLORADO AVENUE, 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, 10/04/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 8/10/2023

Last Publication 9/7/2023 Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

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

Anna Johnston #51978

Randall M. Chin #31149

David W. Drake #43315

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

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

Attorney File # 00000009800400

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. 0262-2023

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

On June 6, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

CHRISTINA M MYRSIADES

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY

AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPEN-

DENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

Date of Deed of Trust

May 01, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 21, 2020

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

E0060226

Original Principal Amount

$262,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$250,269.89

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

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 31, BLOCK 3, BROOKVALE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 1457 S JASPER ST, 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, 10/04/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 8/10/2023

Last Publication 9/7/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

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

MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 06/06/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Anna Johnston #51978

Randall M. Chin #31149

David W. Drake #43315

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391

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

Attorney File # 00000009817255

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. 0264-2023

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

On June 9, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Celinda A. Rodgers and Gregory S. Rodgers

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for First Magnus Financial Corporation, an Arizona corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee for VRMTG Asset Trust

Date of Deed of Trust

April 28, 2006 County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 04, 2006

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

B6068350

Original Principal Amount

$160,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$138,543.27

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.

The Property is all of the property encumbered by said Deed of Trust and is described as:

LOT 15, BLOCK 5, AURORA KNOLLS FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 18106 East Atlantic Drive, 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 05/08/2023 AT RECEPTION NO. E3030640 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, 10/11/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 8/17/2023

Last Publication 9/14/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 06/09/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

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

Attorney File # CO10323

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

ALSO BE

DATE: 06/06/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0266-2023

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

On June 9, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Ernest P. Trujillo, Jr. AND Patricia L. Trujillo

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

December 03, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 19, 2021

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

E1028055

May 24, 2021

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

E1083307

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Original Principal Amount

$402,217.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$388,366.27

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 11, BLOCK 3, STERLING HILLS SUBDIVISION NO. 10, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 034044248

Also known by street and number as:

18637 E. Vassar Drive, 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, 10/11/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 8/17/2023

Last Publication 9/14/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

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

DATE: 06/09/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

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

Attorney File # 22-027384

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. 0267-2023

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

On June 9, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Joshua Timothy William McCarthy

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

September 20, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 04, 2019

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

D9105550

Original Principal Amount $331,118.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $321,952.75

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.

LOT 41, BLOCK 16, MEADOWOOD FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 031505429

Also known by street and number as: 16075 E. Eldorado 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, 10/11/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 8/17/2023

Last Publication 9/14/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado

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

DATE: 06/09/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531 N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-030154

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 CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-31

FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7, 2023, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 2-2, 3-10, 3-14(4), 3-14(5), 3-14(7), 3-15(1), 3-15(3), 3-15(4), 3-16(6), 3-16(8) (a), 3-16(8)(j), 3-16(8)(j)(a), 3-17(2), 3-17(3), 5-2, 5-9, 6-5, 7-4(e), 7-4(f), 8-2, 10-1, 10-5, 10-8, 11-2, 11-3, 12-7, 149(6) & 15-9(6) OF THE CITY CHARTER CONCERNING NON-SUBSTANTIVE UPDATES TO THE CITY CHARTER TO CREATE GENDER NEUTRALITY BY REPLACING ALL GENDER SPECIFIC NOUNS AND ALL PERSONAL PRONOUNS WITH NON-GENDER SPECIFIC NOUNS, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 5-9

TO INCORPORATE DIRECTION THAT UNIFORM CODES ADOPTED BY THE CITY FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY CODE SHALL FIRST BE AMENDED TO USE GENDER NEUTRAL REFERENCES TO PERSONS

Ordinance 2023-31 was finally passed at the August 14, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on September 16, 2023. 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: August 17, 2023 Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-32

FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTIONS 54-133 AND 54-151 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO UNLAWFUL ACTS Ordinance 2023-32 was finally passed at the August 14, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on September 16, 2023. 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: August 17, 2023 Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-34

FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, REZONING A PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING 31.28 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED WITHIN SUBAREA C, ALONG STEPHEN D HOGAN PARKWAY AND WEST OF PICADILLY ROAD, CITY OF AURORA, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO FROM MIXEDUSE REGIONAL DISTRICT (MU-R) TO MIXED-USE CORRIDOR DISTRICT (MUC) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY (EAGLE RIDGE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT)

Ordinance 2023-34 was finally passed at the August 14, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on September 16, 2023. 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: August 17, 2023 Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-35

FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, ADDING A SECTION TO THE CITY CODE AUTHORIZING A RESERVE POLICE FORCE Ordinance 2023-35 was finally passed at the August 14, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on September 16, 2023. 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: August 17, 2023

Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-36

A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, REZONING A PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING 22.4 ACRES MORE OR LESS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TOWER RD AND E 32ND PKWY FROM BUSINESS/TECH DISTRICT (I-1) TO MIXED-USE CORRIDOOR (MU-C) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY (TOWER CROSSINGS SOUTH ZONING MAP AMENDMENT)

Ordinance 2023-36, which was introduced on August 17, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the August 28, 2023, 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: August 17, 2023 Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-37

FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING

THE CHIEF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROPERTY DURING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR, EITHER BY PURCHASE OR PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS TO BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE CITY, AS LESSEE, AND LEASE INVESTORS, VENDORS OR THE AURORA CAPITAL LEASING CORPORATION, EACH AS LESSOR, AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS OF THE CITY TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY

Ordinance 2023-37, which was introduced on August 17, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the August 28, 2023, 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: August 17, 2023 Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-38

FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTIONS 54-121 AND 54-131 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO BALLOT INITIATIVES

Ordinance 2023-38, which was introduced on August 17, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the August 28, 2023, 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: August 17, 2023 Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-39

FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, PROHIBITING THE SELLING OR DISPOSING OF DOGS OR CATS OTHER THAN THOSE OBTAINED FROM AN ANIMAL SHELTER, NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETY, OR NONPROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION

Ordinance 2023-39, which was introduced on August 17, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the August 28, 2023, 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: August 17, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

As required by the Colorado Liquor Code, as amended, notice is hereby given that an application for a Lodging & Entertainment Liquor License has been received by the Local Licensing Authority for the granting of a license to sell at retail, malt, vinous and spiritous liquors for consumption on the premises only. Roaming Gnome Theatre, LLC dba Roaming Gnome Theatre for a location at 10255 East 25th Avenue, Suite 5, Aurora, CO 80010 filed the application on June 29, 2023. The LLC members reside in Colorado.

A Public Hearing to consider the application has been scheduled to be held virtually before the Local Licensing Authority on September 19, 2023 at 9:15 a.m. via Webex from the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 East Alameda Parkway, 5th Floor, Tax and Licensing Office, Aurora, CO 80012.

Provided either the applicant or protestant(s) desire to use petitions to prove the needs of the neighborhood, and the desires of the inhabitants, the petitions may not be circulated before August 20, 2023 and must be returned by 12:00 noon on September 7, 2023, for review and verification by the City of Aurora Liquor Licensing staff.

Information as to the application, procedures, or remonstrances, may be handled

with the Liquor Licensing staff up to and including the date of the public hearing.

Kellye Chatman Senior Licensing Officer 303-739-7282

Publication: August 17, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

As required by the Colorado Liquor Code, as amended, notice is hereby given that an application for a Retail Liquor Store License has been received by the Local Licensing Authority for the granting of a license to sell at retail, malt, vinous and spiritous liquors for consumption off the premises only. KNY Liquors, LLC dba KNY Liquors for a location at 1470 North Airport Boulevard, Unit B, Aurora, CO 80011 filed the application on June 6, 2023. The LLC members reside in Colorado.

A Public Hearing to consider the application has been scheduled to be held virtually before the Local Licensing Authority on September 19, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. via Webex from the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 East Alameda Parkway, 5th Floor, Tax and Licensing Office, Aurora, CO 80012.

Provided either the applicant or protestant(s) desire to use petitions to prove the needs of the neighborhood, and the desires of the inhabitants, the petitions may not be circulated before August 20, 2023 and must be returned by 12:00 noon on September 7, 2023, for review and verification by the City of Aurora Liquor Licensing staff.

Information as to the application, procedures, or remonstrances, may be handled with the Liquor Licensing staff up to and including the date of the public hearing.

Kellye Chatman Senior Licensing Officer 303-739-7282

Publication: August 17, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number: 2018-1006-15

Applicant: Planning and Development Services

Application Name: Unified Development Ordinance Amendment – Alley Setbacks etc.

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on August 28, 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aurora, Colorado. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers in the Aurora Municipal Center located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora. PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, UDO, TO VARIOUS SECTIONS THAT INCLUDE CLARIFYING THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT IN THE MU-C (MIXED USE-CORRIDOR) ZONE DISTRICT, LANDSCAPE CLARIFICATIONS, AND SIMPLIFYING THE RESIDENTIAL REAR SETBACKS ALONG ALLEYS. This meeting also has a virtual attendance option. Please visit the City website, at auroragov. org for instructions on virtual attendance.

Site Location: Within City boundaries

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

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: August 17, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2018‑1006‑16

Applicant: Planning and Development

Services

Application Name: Unified Development

Ordinance Amendment ‑ Text Change PROS

You are hereby notified that a public hear ing will be held on August 28, 2023, start ing at 6:30 p.m. at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aurora, Colorado. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers in the Aurora Munici pal Center located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora. PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, UDO, TO CLARIFY AND REDUCE REDUNDAN CIES WITH THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE (PROS) DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA MAN UAL AND ADDRESS SIDEWALKS AND FENCING ADJACENT TO PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. This meeting also has a virtual attendance option. Please visit the City website, at auroragov.org for instruc tions on virtual attendance.

Site Location: Within City boundaries

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

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: August 17, 2023

Sentinel NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Unclaimed, confiscated, and recovered property will be auctioned to the highest and best bidder at 9:00 a.m. on Wednes day, Oct 4, 2023 at 7500 York Street, Den ver, 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 auc tion. A complete list of all items will be available for review in the City Clerk’s Of fice, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Room 1400 (1st floor), Aurora, Colorado.

MOUNTAIN BIKE 23 100514AP280276

APPLICATION FOR TITLE

2011 Jeep Wrangler

Registered to: Anthony Glover

Lienholder: USAA Federal Savings Bank

Vin# 1J4AA2D17BL505576

Contact: John’s Towing 303-360-0810

Publication: August 17, 2023

Sentinel

INVITATION TO PROPOSE

Electronic (PDF) Sealed Competitive Pro posals will be received by East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District for the SA 3/SL 3 and Cherry Creek Irri gation Well Station Improvements Project until 11:00 a.m. local time on September

7, 2023. Provide sealed proposals through QuestCDN virtual bid. A non mandatory pre proposal meeting will be held virtually at 10:00 am on August 22, 2023.

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT (Piney Creek Trail)

WATCH

20 153 205787 002 CROSS PENDANT

FOUND 092820 HQS PROPERTY

20 45029 212446 001 RING (GOLD IN COLOR) WITH CLEAR STONE /3

BOXES OF MISC. HAND TOOLS

Terms of the sale will be cash, certified check, Visa, American Express, or Mas tercard at the conclusion of the sale. The successful bidder will be required to re move all items after the close of the sale.

All sales are final WITH NO WARRANTY.

Any and all bids can be rejected at the dis cretion of the City of Aurora.

Kadee Rodriguez, City Clerk

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Final Publication: August 31, 2023 Sentinel

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COMBINED COURT

MOTION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

Case No. 2022DR1157

Petitioner: John Edward Robertson

Co Petitioner/Respondent: Charmaine De nise Marshall

1. I have filed a cast at court. My case is about divorce.

2. I last saw the Co Petitioner/Respondent on: August 23, 2022 at 17614 E. Temple Dr.

3. The Co Petitioner/Respondent’s last known address: 17614 E. Temple Dr. Is the Co Petitioner/Respondent’s last known a P.O. Box? No

4. I have tried to have the Co Petitioner/ Respondent personally served but have not been successful. Yes

I have attached all proof of service form(s) that show a professional server, person over 18, or law enforcement officer tried to serve the Respondent.

5. The ways that I have tried to get the Co Petitioner/Respondent’s address include (explain):

A. Internet searches for address: Facebook, Charmaine Marshall, October 17, 2022, I didn’t see any posts with a cur rent address Facebook, Selena Canche, October 17, 2022, Facebook, Talisa Canche, October 17, 2022, I just seen older posts.

B. Contacting Co Petitioner/Respondent’s family, friends, and employers: Selena Canche, Daughter, October 17, 2022, has not responded to my requests Talisa Canche, Daughter, October 17, 2022, has not responded to my requests Michelle Cruz, Sister, October 17, 2022, I talked to Michelle and she has not heard from Charmaine since early August.

C. Other ways you searched for Co Peti tioner/Respondent’s address (describe): I tried to go on Facebook on March 10, 2023 to message Charmaine, her daugh ters and her sister. No one has responded to me at all. I also looked on Facebook on June 9, 2023 and no answer at all. I have not seen her or her family since August 23, 2022.

7. I ask the court to make an order to allow me to serve the Co Petitioner/Respondent by: Publication

/s/ Notary Public

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Final Publication: September 14, 2023

Sentinel DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Aurora, Arapahoe County and Unincorporated Areas of Adams County, Colorado, Case No. 22 08 0792P. The De partment of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may in clude the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Spe cial Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway.

The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in ac cordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determina tions are the basis for the floodplain man agement measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of hav ing in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insur ance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90 day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps. fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1 877 FEMA MAP (1 877 336 2627).

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Final Publication: August 24, 2023

Sentinel

The work to be performed under this Con tract consists of furnishing and installing all materials, equipment, accessories, and labor for all operations necessary to complete mechanical, civil, electrical, in strumentation and HVAC system improve ments at the SA 3/SL 3 well station and Cherry Creek Irrigation well station sites.

Contract Documents may be obtained electronically starting on August 17, 2023 at www.eccv.org under the Contact Us menu by clicking on Request for Bids. The user will then enter the bid number 8625920 into the search field and click the search button to find the project. Download the digital documents for $22. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952 233 1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital project information and vBid online proposal submittal ques tions. Project proposal documents must be downloaded from QuestCDN which will add your company to the Planholder List and allow access to vBid online bidding for the submittal of your proposal (which is required for this project). Proposers will be charged a fee of $20 to submit a proposal electronically. For this project, proposals will only be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com

The Proposer to whom a contract is award ed will be required to furnish “Performance and Maintenance” and “Labor and Mate rial Payment” bonds to the District. The “Performance and Maintenance” and “La bor and Material Payment” bonds shall be furnished in the amount of 100 percent of the contract, in conformity with the require ments of the Contract Documents.

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

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

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

East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District

Publication: August 17, 2023 Sentinel NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that after Sep tember 1, 2023, Eastern Adams County Metropolitan District (“EACMD”) will make final settlement with Charles Sargent Ir rigation, Inc. and Guernsey Grading and Excavating, Inc (“Contractor(s)” herein) for all materials, labor, supplies, and construc tion services rendered by Contractors for EACMD’s Arapahoe Well No. 6 (“Project”) in Adams Colorado. Any persons having properly filed claims for labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, prov ender or other supplies, rental machin ery, tools, or equipment furnished to the Contractors specifically for this Project should present the same to Mr. Mike Serra III, Eastern Adams County Metropolitan District, 100 Saint Paul Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80206 prior to August 28, 2023. Failure to timely file will relieve Eastern Adams County Metropolitan Dis trict from any duty to withhold funds for such claim.

Eastern Adams County Metropolitan District Mike Serra, III, District Manager (303) 371 9000

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NOTICE is hereby given that Inspira tion Metropolitan District of the City of Aurora, Douglas County, Colorado (the “District”), will make final payment at 405 Urban Street, Suite 310, Lakewood, Colo rado, on September 4, 2023, at the hour of 10:00am. to H&L Concrete, Inc., A Colora do corporation with a trade name of Nara njo Civil Constructors, Inc. (the “Contrac tor”) of the City of Garden City, County of Weld, State of Colorado for all work done by said Contractor in construction or work on the Piney Creek Trail, performed within Inspiration Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado.

Any person, co partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sus tenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such con tractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified state ment of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Inspiration Metropolitan District on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final pay ment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Inspira tion Metropolitan District, its directors, of ficers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INSPIRATION METROPOLITAN DIS TRICT

By: Officer of the District

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Final Publication: August 24, 2023 Sentinel

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the AEROTROPOLIS AREA COORDINATING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment on or after September 5, 2023, to:

JHL Constructors, Inc. 9100 E Panorama Dr, Ste 300 Englewood, CO 80112 for all work done by said Contractor for the Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropoli tan District, THE AURORA HIGHLANDS 16 INCH WATERLINE RELOCATION WORK ORDER #18, CHANGE ORDER #02, all of said work being within or near the boundaries of Aerotropolis Area Coor dinating Metropolitan District, in the City of Aurora, State of Colorado.

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

BY

ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Final Publication: August 24, 2023

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First Publication: August 17, 2023

pretty easy to access, but nobody knows it’s there,” she said. “One of the things we’re working on with our neighbors is that they’re going to lose their house. They lost their jobs in the pandemic. They don’t know there’s money available.”

The breakout discussions on workforce were moderated by Joe Garcia, chancellor for the Colorado Community College System, and Joe Barela, executive director for the Department of Labor and Employment.

The attendees that sat during these 20 minute discussions wrote responses to the discussion questions on adhesive notes, which were then read aloud by Garcia and Barela.

Attendees hoped that by 2026, Aurora would be known for having a livable wage, having a strong diverse workforce, being the first in the country for equitable teacher pay and having the lowest unemployment rate per capita in the country.

Some of the many issues that attendees raised included raising the minimum wage, having a diverse workforce, supporting additional education and training for workers and keeping Aurora residents working in the city.

Conor Cahill, the governor’s press secretary, said the itinerary for upcoming listening tour sessions was being finalized, but that in 2019, similar sessions were held in Grand Junction, Greeley, Jefferson County and Pueblo.

— Max Levy and Kristin Oh, Sentinel Staff Writers

Ed Secretary Cardona in Aurora lauds state community college jobs programs

Every high school graduate across the country should get the training they need to land a job that leads to more opportunity, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Aug. 10 in a speech at the Community College of Aurora.

To help, Cardona announced the launch of a $25 million federal grant program to support efforts to teach students skills that will help them find a career.

The Career Connected High School Grant program will provide money to school districts, colleges and universities, and employers to pilot strategies that blur the lines between the last two years of high school and the start of postsecondary education. The grants could be used to expand dual enrollment programs, invest in new equipment, or pay for students’ exams that earn them a credential, he said.

“It’s all about accelerating the evolution of our high schools,” said Cardona, who visited the Aurora campus as part of an education summit that drew educators from around the country. “It’s about unlocking career success for our students.”

The grants could bolster the work Colorado is already doing to link high school, higher education, and industry.

But more will be needed to help sustain and accelerate that work, said Mordecai Brownlee, president of the Community College of Aurora. Brownlee, who praised Cardona and the state for the focus on helping students find a path to a job, said the students he serves, mostly low-income Black and Hispanic people, also need money for short-term training and certificate programs — the equivalent of a semester or less of college but enough to get the training for better-paying jobs. And they need more information about what job opportunities are available to them, he said.

Without the financial support, “they’re having to come out of pocket, they’re having to find the scholarship, or they have to find somebody to pay for it,” Brownlee said.

One solution is to help students pay for shorter stints in college by expanding Pell grants, the federal grants for low-income students, he said. The change would especially help older adults who might not have gotten the opportunities the state has recently expanded in high school.

Despite the challenges, Brownlee said students at his community college are benefiting from the focus on career preparation. Last year the state created the Care Forward program, which has helped train more students in health care fields, he said. The program covers the cost of training, books, and fees for students who want to prepare for jobs in fields such as nursing or phlebotomy.

Brownlee is also excited about the expansion of the program, which will allow for two years of free training in professions such as law enforcement, firefighting, teaching, and forestry.

“It’s closed the gap for students,” Brownlee said. “And it’s helped us to meet our charge and our need, which is to ensure social and economic mobility for our students.”

Thursday’s conversation on career training was part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Unlocking Pathways Summit series. The event was co-hosted by Jobs for The Future, a nonprofit that advocates for eliminating barriers to economic advancement.

Cardona highlighted the administration’s work, including on infrastructure and in technology research. He also praised Colorado Gov. Jared Polis for his focus on giving more students career-learning opportunities.

Polis said many students in the state now leave high school with college exposure and credit. And his administration has advocated for making a pathway to a job more seamless, including by giving high school students a head start on postsecondary education. That means students might take college courses while still in high school, or participate in apprenticeships.

The goal is to get industry, high school, and college leaders working together to make it easier for students to get the education they want.

—

Jason Gonzales.

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Adams County DA seizes 32 pounds of coke in bust of transnational drug ring

Adams County District Attorney Brian Mason announced Aug. 14 the takedown of a cocaine trafficking ring that prosecutors say smuggled large amounts of the drug from Juarez, Mexico into Adams County over a period of 15 years.

Operation Full Circle netted about 32 pounds of cocaine, 15 vehicles, five properties, four firearms and more than $283,000 in cash as well as 31 indictments that have so far resulted in 18 arrests, according to a news release.

Charges against the defendants, some of whom may be located in Mexico, include drug dealing, money laundering and violations of Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act.

The joint law enforcement operation spanned 18 months and involved personnel from the Adams County District Attorney’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration and North Metro Task Force.

“By working in collaboration with one another, we are disrupting drug operators who are dealing significant quantities of illegal narcotics into our community,” Mason said in a statement. “This partnership and the indictment should send one important signal to all who are dealing this poison in our community: we’re going to take you down.”

Law enforcement first began looking into cocaine trafficking between Mexico and Adams County via Martin Mena-Flores; his brother, Gustavo Mena-Flores; and their associates in May 2021, the news release said.

Indictments shared by the district attorney’s office describe numerous drug deals coordinated via telephone involving stash houses and meeting spots around the Denver metro area, including multiple locations in Brighton.

One of the defendants, Urbano Marquez, had an Aurora address in the 1000 block of Dearborn Street where multiple kilograms of cocaine were allegedly delivered. Marquez was said to have brought a kilo of cocaine to another defendant, Efrain Garcia-Loza, in the parking lot of the Florida Station apartments in Aurora.

Other named defendants include:

Julio Alba-Guzman.

Edgar Gutierrez Alvarez. Anthony Ray Arroyos. Cesar Barrios-Villegas. Jorge Vazquez Cervantes. Nestor Garcia Chavez. Jose Luis Chavez. Sergio Chavez-Franco. Juan Gallegos. Ronnie Garcia. Guillermo Zavala Jimenez. Andres Llanas. Manuel Marquez. Michelle Sandoval Marquez. Martin Mena-Flores. Gustavo Mena-Flores. Vivian Renteria Montes. Martin Quezada Moreno.

Eloy Moreno-Payan. Luciano Ramirez-Garcia. Ricardo Alvarado Robledo. Francisco Sanchez. Isidro Vargas. Javier Vasquez. Ismael Villegas-Espinoza.

“It’s important for the community to know that work like this is constantly underway,” said Chad Wooten, commander of investigations for the Brighton Police Department, in a statement.

“Even when we can’t share much information with the public, because we need to preserve the integrity of the investigation and prioritize the safety of the undercover detectives, we are working hard behind the scenes to get dangerous drugs out of our community.”

— Max Levy, Sentinel Staff Writer

Man outside of MLK Library in Aurora

‘grazed’ after being shot Sunday

A man sitting outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Library in Aurora was shot and injured Aug. 13 by someone inside a nearby car, according to Aurora police.

Police said the shooting occurred at about 3 p.m.

“Someone began firing shots from inside a vehicle and injured a man sitting outside of 9898 E. Colfax Ave.,” police said, which is the address of the MLK Library. “Thankfully the injuries are minor graze wounds.”

Police have not identified a suspect, but the shots appeared to have been fired by someone inside a “silver older model Subaru SUV with a roof rack,” police said in a social media post.

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

— Sentinel Staff

Murder victim found in Denver Dumpster was victim of Aurora shooting, police say

A dead shooting victim found in a Dumpster in east Denver is part of an Aurora murder investigation, police said last week.

The body of the unidentified victim was found Aug. 7 in a commercial trash container Monday somewhere in the 1400 block of Olive Street, according to Denver police.

“Denver investigators determined from evidence collected at the scene the victim had been taken to Olive Street in a van and disposed of in a dumpster,” Aurora police said in a statement. “Investigators located the van a short distance from the scene.”

Aurora detectives took over the death investigation Monday after witnesses told Denver police the dead person was killed during a shooting Saturday night in Aurora, somewhere in the 1100 block of Geneva Street in the Del Mar Parkway

neighborhood.

Police said that shooting was not reported.

The shooting victim will be identified by coroner officials.

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

— Sentinel Staff

2 shot, injured during East Colfax shooting in Aurora

Police said two men were shot in wounded early Aug. 13 after being shot while on East Colfax Avenue in north Aurora.

Both of the men were taken to a nearby hospital and treated for gunshot wounds, police said.

“Their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening,” police said in a social media post Sunday morning.

The shooting occurred somewhere on the 11700 block of East Colfax just after midnight, police said.

“The circumstances leading up to that shooting are not yet known, and no suspect details are available,” police said in a statement.

— Sentinel Staff

Police release new details from lethal shooting in Aurora parking lot

Police have released more details about a fatal shooting Aug. 5 involving a verbal dispute in a north Aurora parking lot.

Police said the shooting occurred at about 2:45 a.m. in a parking lot in the 3200 block of South Peoria Street.

“When officers arrived, they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound,” police said in a statement Monday. “The victim was immediately transferred to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries.”

Witnesses and crime scene investigation determined the gunfire victim had been in an argument with another man just before the shooting.

“The victim was sitting in his car and the suspect was sitting in another car parked next to the victim,” police said. “The suspect quickly drove away from the scene after the gunshot.”

The nature of the dispute was not disclosed. Police said witnesses in the area attempted to treat the wounded man until rescuers arrived.

The slain man’s identity will be released by coroner officials.

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

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