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Geezerology — We are lost because we don’t do more to bore our kids with our past

Count me among those who, in my youth, shuddered and looked for escape every time some warbling gray-hair would start a verbal stroll down memory lane, trying to drag me along.

As a kid, there often seemed nothing worse than bearing witness to the insufferable games of “remember when” — when you had to have ration tickets for sugar, when chocolate bars were a nickel, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth with all of us.

But there was worse. The worst were the long lectures about “kids today” and how America is doomed to repeat its mistakes because the younger generations know nothing.

And here I am, better than six decades into knowing it all, only to cluck my tongue and shake my head like millennia of geezers have before me, perturbed about what kids today don’t know. At my age, kids include anyone and everyone well into their 40s.

And like generations before me, they must listen to my daily laments about their ignorance of some critical cultural icon that would honestly solve some appreciable world malady, if only younger generations were aware.

Like Richard Burton. Out of an entire newsroom of twenty-and-thirty-somethings, no one had heard of Richard Burton. A couple had some idea of who Elizabeth Taylor was, but Burton might well had sold sofas on late-night TV commercials.

Channeling my boring father and all the boring fathers that ever came before, I pronounced that civilization was clearly coming to an end that such an iconic and critical part of humanity had slipped the public zeitgeist in but a couple of years of his demise. OK, maybe a couple of decades. Alright, it’s been almost 40 years since Burton died, and many say he died years before his body gave out, but this was the universe’s Mark Antony to America’s very own cinematic Cleopatra. Of course when I really think hard, I’m pretty sure that movie bored me deeply.

My rant, like so many, was no more impressive to the young staffers in the newsroom than my having recited best practices for making Cream of Wheat. Cruelly, millennials are capable of yawning with their eyes.

I cannot, however, let it go. Each week, I observe some new leaf that has fallen from the tree of human knowledge as America tumbles toward intellectual winter.

Observe: No one had even an inkling of what the world’s most famous and influential “three hour tour” led to after “the weather started getting rough…”

Gilligan’s Island, people. These kids don’t know about Gilligan’s Island. I learned about Shakespeare, trans-Pacific telecom cables, volcanoes, drag shows, and giant spiders all from encyclopedic episodes of this American standard.

I’m sorry to report that so much is lost already, America. Now

sliding fully and rapidly into my golden years of indulgent senility, I regularly query everyone under 60 about past vice-presidents, old soda pop brands and tires before they became tubeless.

Here are some of the more dismal items I am loathe to say have departed the American soul:

• The “Saint Crispin’s Day” speech by King Henry V, according to The Bard. While I don’t see how anyone could escape the mass production of “we few, we lucky few, we band of brothers,” apparently the band won’t be getting back together on this one.

• No one other than my wife recalls the famous King’s Food Host and their fabulous Cheese Frenchee. With this culinary giant of deep-fried, egg-battered pleasure gone from our national palate, we are forever less.

• Even people my own age forgot about the immutable law of Graduated Length Method ski education, or GLM. Before we applied actual science to ski technology, we applied pseudoscience, which resulted in suckers like me sporting skis as long as a car before hitting the slopes, several trees and few other skiers.

• Suntan Lotion. We have a generation of adults who no longer understand that capitalism isn’t about the quest for Audis and affordable health insurance rates. It’s about making billions on the misery of your fellow Americans. We used to promote cancer in this country, for gawdsake, and we liked it. Nobody even knows that Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch or that Salem’s were springtime fresh as they soothed your lungs into emphysema and death by chemo. Kids don’t know to trust Big Corpa and a government that to this day permits the sale of cigarettes and all the guns you want.

• “If it says Libby’s, Libby’s, Libby’s …” Newer generations of Americans never had to suffer endless insidious TV and radio jingles. I am determined to not let them get away from it. Younger Americans are weak because they’re able to fast-forward through any and all commercials or simply mute the commercial message for anything they want to watch on demand. I am resolved to make them understand that the best part of waking up is the world’s nastiest coffee in their cups for the rest of their lives.

We are unhinged now as a culture since we no longer responsibly pass down important icons to those who will invariably, although shallowly, carry on after us. Gone is the sniveling threat of Spiro Agnew, the brilliant comedy of Ruth Buzzi and Artie Johnson, the multiple entendre of NOW. We are forsaken without understanding the supreme wisdom only Imogene Coca could impart, that on Sunday nights, “It’s about time, it’s about space…”

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The cast of “Gilligan’s Island” poses during filming of a two-hour reunion show, “The Return from Gilligan’s Island,” in Los Angeles, Ca., Oct. 2, 1978. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)

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Recent federal move to reclassify cannabis benefits everyone

Like a growing list of things that have forever changed in America, decriminalized and legalized marijuana is fast becoming the law of the land — all the land.

A stunning 38 states now have laws that one way or another legalize marijuana. More states have in some way legalized marijuana than those that keep it completely illegal.

Just like the national move to end homophobia and ensure civil rights for all Americans, legal weed will prevail because it makes sense.

The compelling reasons Colorado voters approved the use of recreational pot are the same all over the country: People want it. People can get it. People will continue to use it. And all of those things remain true no matter how hard the government tries to change any of it. Despite decades of prohibition, endless propaganda, policing and criminal prosecution by federal, state and local governments, America’s appetite for marijuana has never diminished. It was the same with liquor.

Last week, Biden Administration officials recommended the federal government finally quit equating marijuana with heroin and cocaine as Schedule I drugs.

Even though marijuana should be regulated nationally similar to how alcohol is regulated, even reducing marijuana’s federal classification to a Schedule III drug would be huge, cannabis industry officials say.

The proposal is “paradigm-shifting, and it’s very exciting,” Vince Sliwoski, a Portland, Oregon-based cannabis attorney told the Associated Press.

It would facilitate better and much-needed research on marijuana usage, recreationally and medically. It would also be a step forward in stabilizing the cannabis industry, which is here to stay and expand.

After endless years and endless billions of dollars, the war on marijuana was a colossal failure on all levels. It made criminals out of Americans who never were. It created a huge criminal industry outside and even inside the country, where Mafia-like gangs have murdered and bypassed tax systems in a wide range of places around the world. Criminalizing marijuana has wasted billions of dollars and resources that could have been spent addressing true issues and crime problems.

Don’t confuse this with an endorsement for indulging in marijuana in any of its forms. Like alcohol, the proven benefits are few and the proven consequences are many. But whether it’s drinking beer, doing Jell-O shots, sipping hundred-dollar bottles of wine, vaping hash oil or doing home-grown bong hits, people like getting high, and they’re going to continue to do it.

The marijuana industry, fed most by a growing number of states allowing for the “medical” use of marijuana, produces tens of billions of dollars in product each year.

As Colorado discovered several years ago as a leader in pot legalization, it’s impossible to argue that the vast majority of medical-marijuana users use the drug for medicinal purposes. So Colorado reflected reality and made it legal. Colorado has been a model for why the move to legalization was a good one. We haven’t lost vast tracts of Colorado to become vacant-eyed zombies who can’t hold a job. Reefer madness never happened. It never will.

As a result, virtually, more than half of the country has now set legal weed in motion for anyone who wants it. With a new federal administration coming in, widely led so far by some who have expressed their disdain for legalized marijuana, there’s good reason to be concerned. More than half the country needs to band together to protect these fledgling changes, but the real push to protect and expand all of this needs to come from Congress.

We can appreciate states being able to decide the issues of legality and access themselves, similarly to how the states regulate alcoholic beverages. But it’s time now for Congress to assert federal legislation to protect the rights of these states, and there’s likely a majority of legislators open to discuss it.

Federal lawmakers need to address issues of banking, security, drug testing, interstate commerce and more.

DICK POLMAN, GUEST COLUMNIST

Amid Trump’s indictments, remembering Obama’s Fashiongate

In the annals of scandal, Aug. 29 was quite and eventful day. I’ll try to unpack the proceedings.

The federal judge in the feds’ election subversion case decreed that the coup commander shall go on trial in Washington on March 4 — and if he doesn’t like it, well, tough: “Mr. Trump, like any defendant, will have to make the trial date work regardless of his schedule.” (He doesn’t like it. He fled to social media and whined about “fascist thugs.”)

Meanwhile, ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows was in another court trying to weasel his way out of Georgia’s coup case, claiming that he was just trying to help Trump fight for “free and fair elections.” (Orwell just spun 360 degrees.) On a third front, a judge in Georgia decreed that Trump will be arraigned there next Tuesday. Naturally, Inmate #P01135809’s groupies are in high dudgeon about everything. I won’t lard this column with their many fulminations. To nauseate and entertain you, two examples should suffice.

A Georgia congressman, Andre Clyde, denounced the “sham prosecutions” and said the House should defund special counsel Jack Smith: “Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars have no place funding the radical Left’s nefarious election interference efforts.” And one of his House colleagues, Claudia Tenney, said: “They’re trying to create this appearance of Trump being a criminal.” (She is sooooo close to getting it.)

You’d think that four indictments and 91 felony charges in four jurisdictions should be more than enough to cement Trump’s place in history as our preeminent lowlife. But the rabid right has its own unique take on what constitutes a scandal. Indeed, how fitting it was that Tuesday’s various court proceedings occurred on the ninth anniversary of Fashiongate – Aug. 28, 2014 – when President Barack Obama wore a summer suit that was tan.

Now that was a scandal! Let’s cue the talking

heads.

A Fox News blondette said, “I looked twice to make sure he wasn’t a circus ringmaster.”

Another Fox blondette said “the tan suit made him look unpresidential.”

Lou Dobbs huffed, “I think it’s shocking to a lot of people.”

Another Fox pundit said, “Whoever talked him into wearing a tan suit? They’re so desperate because of low poll numbers.”

A Fox roundtable said, “I think it’s a sign to enemies that he’s a wimp.”

Another Fox guy said, “Only liberals could ever elect a guy with a tan suit.”

Republican congressman Peter King said on NewsMax, “For him to walk out – I’m not trying to be trivial here – in a light suit, light tan suit…When you have the world watching, it did not show the seriousness of purpose that you need from a commander-in-chief…The suit was a metaphor for his lack of seriousness.”

Right-wingers on Twitter wrote stuff like, “Skin-colored suits don’t scream POWERFUL.”

And this: “Obama sends the wrong message to our allies.”

And this: “You can’t declare war in a suit like that.”

Perhaps the real problem wasn’t the color of the suit, but the color of the man who wore it. Perhaps the real problem is thinking that a suit’s color is more imperiling to the republic than a far-flung coup plot or the theft of classified nuclear secrets.

As we trudge ever closer to Trump’s day of reckoning, the kind of people who excoriated a tan suit will continue to concoct absurd excuses for real scandal. It will be important to remind ourselves that they dwell outside the American mainstream, in a stupidity zone where fashion is deemed to be worse than fascism.

–Dick Polman, a veteran national political columnist based in Philadelphia and a Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, writes at DickPolman. net. Email him at dickpolman7@gmail.com

‘Strong-mayor’

CONTROVERSY CONTINUES AS AURORA CLERK HEARS PROTEST FROM OPPONENTS

BY MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff Writer

The backers of a campaign to boost the power of Aurora’s mayor may have declared 2023 a lost cause, but that didn’t stop them from arguing with opponents at a hearing Wednesday over whether a petition used to collect signatures from registered voters complied with city code.

Mark Grueskin reads specific complaints about a petition during his opening remarks at a protest against Mayor Mike Coffman’s so-called “strong mayor” ballot initiative, Aug. 30 in the city council chambers at the Aurora Municipal Center.

Aurora’s city clerk reported at the end of July that the campaign had collected 12,198 valid signatures from registered voters, which would be enough for the proposed city charter amendment to be placed on a regular election ballot.

However, the signatures and the petitions used to collect those signatures were eligible to be scrutinized within a 20-day protest period.

Plan opponent Charlie Richardson filed a formal protest during that period, and even though strong-mayor advocates announced last week they had called off their 2023 campaign, saying challenges from opponents caused them to miss a procedural deadline, the possibility that supporters will fight to resume the campaign in 2025 meant both sides came prepared with legal arguments Wednesday.

In his protest, Richardson, a former city councilmember and city attorney, argued that the petitions should be thrown out because, among other problems, the pages signed by voters did not include a summary of the proposal or a warning identifying who was eligible to sign and directing voters to read the language of the amendment or the

summary before considering signing.

“The fact that this petition didn’t comply with the city’s code makes it invalid up and down, through and through,” said Mark Grueskin, an attorney representing Richardson.

He said the only warning included in the petition packets was between 15 and 19 pages away from the pages voters actually signed. Grueskin compared the placement to setting up a road sign warning drivers about a hazard “the functional equivalent of five miles away.”

“It wasn’t a matter of flipping a single page or two. It was flipping through the bulk of the packet,” he said. “The extent of noncompliance was complete and total.”

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Although the packets were created by the clerk’s office working in concert with the city attorney’s office and outside legal counsel — the city attorney’s office signed off on the documents as to form, according to city spokesman Ryan Luby — Grueskin said it was up to the strong-mayor campaign to comply with the law.

However, Suzanne Taheri, an attorney for the strong-mayor campaign, said Grueskin was oversimplifying and that the campaign had met the relevant burden of substantial compliance established by the Colorado Supreme Court.

While Grueskin brought up how some people signed the petition only to say later that they had been misled — Aurora City Clerk Kadee Rodriguez granted the requests of four such people to have their signatures removed from the petition on Aug. 25 — Taheri noted that Grueskin had not called anyone who had that experience to testify as a witness Wednesday.

She said she had heard from members of the public who said petition circulators gave them the chance to read the language of the amendment and answered their questions about what it would do.

“We did substantially comply. We did act in good faith. And to the extent that some people weren’t advised because they didn’t look at it, we don’t know

if that is true or not true,” Tatheri said. “I don’t think they have enough evidence to show the extent of that noncompliance.”

Rodriguez presided over the hearing Wednesday even though it concerned whether the petitions generated by her office and the city attorney’s office complied or failed to comply with city code.

When asked how the city would mitigate potential conflicts of interest in the case, Luby wrote in an email that the city had hired outside legal counsel to assist during the hearings but that “we are bound by city code which states that the city clerk is the hearing officer who must issue written decisions on the hearings.”

City code requires Rodriguez to rule on Richardson’s protest within 10 days.

In total, the city received 22 protests of the clerk’s initial finding of sufficiency, which were shared in response to an open records request. Most of the protests stemmed from complaints that signature collectors misrepresented the amendment as primarily or exclusively having to do with term limits rather than changing the structure of the city’s government.

The final hearing — regarding a protest by Michael Hansard that asked Rodriguez to reconsider her decision to invalidate 1,471 of the 8,211 signatures thrown out by her office for various reasons — were scheduled to be heard after Richardson’s protest Wednesday.

Aurora council OKs reserve police officer program as some question scope, vetting

Aurora lawmakers voted this week to restart the city’s reserve police officer program, creating volunteer opportunities for former police, cadets and others to serve in limited law enforcement roles.

While the program was at first mostly discussed as a path for SWAT medics to receive training and certification to be able to safely carry firearms, Aurora’s fire chief has since said fire medics will not be allowed to participate in the program, and police officials spoke Monday about volunteers also helping with investigations and other police duties.

Aurora’s City Council voted 8-2 to restart the program, with progressives Alison Coombs and Crystal Murillo opposed. While Murillo said she didn’t think the Aurora Police Department has done enough to earn back trust after the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, police chief Art Acevedo said it made sense to bring the reserve program back at a time of enhanced oversight.

“There’s no better time than now,” Acevedo said. “Our department is under scrutiny like it’s never been scrutinized, and so if you’re going to start a program where there are community concerns, it’s best to start it at a time when you’re going to have an independent po-

lice monitor here for the next few years.”

At the time of the council’s first vote in July, Pete Schulte of the Aurora City Attorney’s Office said SWAT medics have been known to carry concealed weapons on the job and that the creation of the reserve officer position would result in those medics being trained and afforded the same protection from civil lawsuits as full-time police officers.

Tactical medics will still be eligible to become reserve cops under the version of the ordinance passed Monday, along with current city employees, former city employees who retired in good standing and would otherwise eligible to be hired back, Aurora residents with at least five years of police experience who left their last law enforcement job in good standing with no discipline greater than a written reprimand, and Aurora police cadets in good standing with their program.

However, Aurora Fire Rescue Chief Alec Oughton said in a statement that firefighters would not be permitted to take part in the program or carry guns on the job.

“I appreciate the city’s interest in reenacting a police reserve program,” he said. “The proposed ordinance would allow certain community members to voluntarily participate in the program and in no way obligates Aurora Fire Rescue medics to be reserve officers or to broadly carry firearms.”

While Councilmember Curtis Gardner said the fire agency was kept out of the loop during the development of the proposal, Acevedo

on Monday described Oughton as “a great partner and colleague,” and said he “would never want to do that to him.”

Reviving the program comes at a time when Aurora, like most agencies across the country, are struggling to recruit and retain police officers.

Police have said applicants to become reserve officers would go through the same hiring and background investigation process as lateral police recruits and would be expected to complete a training lasting about six weeks before they could receive their certification from the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.

Acevedo also said Monday that he wanted to be able to meet with and screen every reserve officer candidate personally before the decision is made to accept or reject them.

“There are strict requirements for any reserve officers that come forward,” said Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, who sponsored the proposal on behalf of the Aurora Police Department.

Other council members questioned Schulte and Acevedo about the extent of the training that would be received by reserve officers. Murillo said she did not think candidates would have training comparable to that of full-time officers while explaining why she opposed the item.

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death of Elijah McClain have yet to create a cultural change within the department.

“I’m hopeful under the consent decree that we will be in a much better place for it with these structural and cultural shifts within the department,” she said. “A few years does not, to me, create enough time for that culture shift to truly take place.”

Acevedo told Murillo that the reserve program would likely attract retirees with a career’s worth of experience in law enforcement, including individuals who could help with investigations.

“It would be based on the needs, obviously, of the organization at that time,” he said.

The chief said his department would begin creating a policy to govern the behavior of reserve officers and present it to the council’s public safety policy committee before the program becomes operational.

— MAX LEVY, Sentinel Colorado Staff Writer

State Rep. Michaelson Jenet tabbed to assume Senate District 21 seat

Adams County state House Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet was selected Thursday night by a Democratic vacancy committee to assume the Senate District 21 seat of outgoing state Sen. Dominick Moreno.

Moreno resigned the seat, leaving for a position in Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s new administration. Both Moreno and Michaelson Jenet are Democrats.

“I am thrilled to congratulate and welcome Senator-elect Michaelson Jenet, a leader in the House who has fought her entire legislative career to move her community and our state forward, to the Colorado Senate,” Democratic Senate President Steve Fenberg said in a statement. “Adams County voters can rest easy knowing they’ll continue being well represented by a strong voice in the Senate, and I look forward to working with Senator-elect Michaelson Jenet to build a stronger, safer and healthier Colorado for us all.”

Michaelson Jenet has held her House District 32 seat for seven years. That seat was in House District 30 before redistricting took place last year.

She was most recently chairperson of the House serves on the House Public and Behavioral Health Care and Human Services Committee and sits on the House Education and Legislative Audit committees.

Michaelson Jenet was endorsed for the seat by Moreno, Attorney General Phil Weiser, congressional representatives Brittany Pettersen and Jason Crow, state Rep. David Ortiz and “many additional legislators and community members.”

Michaelson Jenet’s move to the state Senate creates a House seat opening in a district that represents northwest Aurora and southern Commerce City.

— Sentinel Staff

Police ask for 1stdegree murder charges against boy, 16, in August shooting death

Police say a 16-year-old unidentified boy took part in the robbery and shooting death of an Aurora man last in late August, asking that the boy be charged with first-degree murder in the case.

“The suspect is not being identified because he is a minor,” police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement Monday. The boy also faces robbery charges.

On Aug. 23, , Miguel Angel Saucedo Araujo, 49, was shot and killed during a drive-by shooting, possibly as retribution for Saucedo Araujo chasing down two people suspected of stealing scooters from his yard.

Police said the shooting incident began before 4:30 a.m. Saucedo Araujo, and his son living at a house on the 900 block of Paris Street were awakened by noise made by two people stealing scooters parked in the backyard.

“The man and his son confronted the suspects, who drove away on the stolen scooters,” police said.

Saucedo Araujo got in his pickup and with his son chased the suspects.

“During the chase, shots were fired at the pickup,” police said.

They stopped and returned home, “at which point they noticed a vehicle drive by the front of the house and fire several rounds into the home,” police said.”One bullet struck the man, fatally wounding him.”

Someone then called police.

First officers then rescuers provided medical treatment, but the man died from his injury.

“Investigators identified multiple scenes connected to the incident, including yards in the neighborhood where the scooters were recovered,” police said.

— Sentinel Staff

Police said deadly car crash caused by driver running red light

A two-car crash late Sept. 2 has left one man dead and others injured, according to Aurora police.

The crash happened at about 11:40 p.m. in south-central Aurora near South Chambers Road and East Iliff Avenue when the driver of one vehicle reportedly ran a red light, slamming into another.

Police said the driver a Lexus sedan was westbound on Iliff and ran the red light, striking a Nissan Rogue southbound on Chambers.

A 23-year-old man driving the Nissan and his passenger were rushed to a nearby hospital.

“He died the following day from the injuries he sustained in the crash,” Aurora Police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement.

“The man will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

The 25-year-old man driving the Lexus was also injured and taken to a hospital, and remains there as of Tuesday, police said.

“The passengers of the Lexus and the Nissan also were taken to local hospitals,” Moylan said. “The status of those patients was not known as of Tuesday afternoon.”

Police said an initial investigation revealed that speed and intoxication are factors in the crash. Charges against the Lexus driver are pending.

This was the 44th traffic-related death in Aurora so far this year.

— Sentinel Staff

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Judge delays deciding whether prosecution of man charged in Boulder supermarket shooting can resume

A judge on Aug. 30 granted a defense request to hold a hearing with experts to determine if an Arvada mentally ill man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 is mentally competent to be prosecuted for the mass shooting.

Prosecutors revealed last week that experts at the state mental hospital determined that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is now mentally competent to proceed in the case. However, his lawyer, Kathryn Herold, exercising the defense’s right to challenge the finding, requested a hearing with testimony from both prosecutors and the defense to be held before Judge Ingrid Bakke rules on whether she believes he is competent. Bakke was required to schedule the hearing under the law but she denied Herold’s request for another evaluation to be done.

Herold told Bakke that all the evaluations done on Alissa — including the most recent one that found him competent — say he is “profoundly mentally ill.” She also said she does not believe her client, who has schizophrenia, is competent.

Robert Olds, whose niece Rikki Olds was killed in the shooting, said

he held “guarded excitement” that the case would move forward and was grateful that Bakke denied the second evaluation.

“My hope is that the restoration hearing will prove he is competent,” he said.

Alissa is charged with murder and multiple attempted murder counts in the March 22, 2021, shooting at a crowded King Soopers store in Boulder, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of Denver. He has not yet been asked to enter a plea.

The case against him has been on hold for nearly two years after his attorneys first raised concerns about his mental competency — whether he is able to understand court proceedings and communicate with his lawyers to help his own defense.

District Attorney Michael Dougherty told Bakke that Alissa is consistently taking his medication, including a new, unidentified drug, noting that doctors were able to get a court order to forcibly medicate him. However, he said hospital staffers believe Alissa’s competency is “tenuous” and asked Bakke to encourage the state hospital to keep Alissa there rather than being returned to the Boulder jail, where he cannot be forcibly medicated or get the same level of care.

Dougherty said the hospital has already made inquiries about returning Alissa to the jail. Bakke, who seemed surprised, said Alissa must remain at the hospital for now since

she has not ruled on his competency following the latest report.

Alissa’s hospital reports are not public under Colorado law, but lawyers have sometimes provided limited details about his mental health in court filings. In February, Alissa’s lawyers confirmed he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and said he had a limited ability to interact with others.

“He speaks in repetitive non-responsive answers and cannot tolerate contact with others for more than a very brief period,” they said at the time.

Competency is a different legal issue than a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, which involves whether someone’s mental health prevented them from understanding right from wrong when a crime was committed.

With the victims and families of those killed eager to see the case move ahead, Bakke agreed to set a hearing to determine if there was enough evidence for Alissa to stand trial on Nov. 14. Dougherty argued that could proceed even if Alissa is deemed incompetent.

— COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press

Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo

A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time from its tropical

trappings to get a CT scan at the Denver Zoo.

A zoo worker recently noticed the blue and yellow fish was swimming with a tilt, prompting a visit last week to the facility’s on-site hospital for an ultrasound and the CT scan.

The CT scan took place in a machine large enough to fit a 700-poun grizzly bear, so some special accommodations were required, zoo spokesperson Jake Kubie said. The approximately seven-inch fish was sedated, balanced upright on a sponge and had water poured over its gills to keep it alive as the scan took place.

The diagnosis: Too much gas. Enteritis, or inflamed intestines, had resulted in increased internal gas that was affecting the fish’s buoyancy, Kubie said.

“It was treated with antibiotics,” he said. “It’s doing much better and swimming normally.

— The Associated Press

For people with cystic fibrosis, like Sabrina Walker, Trikafta has been a life-changer.

Before she started taking the drug, she would wind up in the hospital for weeks at a time until antibiotics could eliminate the infections in her lungs. Every day, she would

wear a vest that shook her body to loosen the mucus buildup.

One particularly bad flare-up, known as a pulmonary exacerbation, had her coughing up blood in 2019, so she was put on the newly approved breakthrough medication.

Within a month, her lung function increased by 20%, she said, and her health improved. Before she started taking Trakafta, she could count on three to four hospitalizations a year. Over the four years on the medication, she has been hospitalized only once.

“I was spending hours a day doing airway clearance and breathing treatments, and that has been significantly reduced,” said the 37-year-old Erie, Colorado, mother. “I’ve gained hours back in my day.”

Now she runs and hikes in the thin Colorado air and works a fulltime job. Other patients have seen similar gains with the drug therapy, allowing many to resume regular lives and even take themselves off waiting lists for a lung transplant. Yet Walker and scores of other Colorado patients with cystic fibrosis are worried they could lose access to that transformative medication.

A state board charged with addressing the affordability of the most expensive prescription drugs has chosen Trikafta among its first five drugs to review, and it could move to cut the medication’s average in-state annual price of approximately $200,000, accounting for both insurers’ contributions and

Colorado’s push to cut drug prices has people with rare diseases worried

patients’ out-of-pocket costs. Drugmakers, including Trikafta’s maker, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, have said payment limits could hurt innovation and limit access, stoking panic among patients that the drug might no longer be sold in Colorado.

Two of the drugs chosen by the state board, the rheumatoid arthritis treatment Enbrel and the psoriasis medication Stelara, also appear on the initial list of 10 drugs for which Medicare will negotiate prices. Any federally negotiated price reductions won’t go into effect until 2026, and it’s unclear how that effort will affect the Colorado board’s work in the interim.

The Colorado board’s choice of drugs to review elucidates one of the thorniest questions the board must wrangle with: Would lowering the price tag for rare-disease medications lead manufacturers to pull out of the state or limit their availability? State officials contend that the high cost of prescription drugs puts them out of reach for some patients, while patients worry that they’ll lose access to a life-changing therapy and that fewer dollars will be available to develop breakthrough medications. And with affordability boards in other states poised to undergo similar exercises, what happens in Colorado could have implications nationwide.

“It just puts Trikafta as a whole at risk,” Walker said. “It would start here, but it could create a ripple effect.”

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and digestive system, leading to lung damage, infections, and malnutrition. It is a progressive disease that results in irreversible lung damage and a median age of death of 34 years. There is no cure.

The rare disease affects fewer than 40,000 people in the U.S., including about 700 in Colorado. That means research and development costs are spread across a smaller number of patients than for more common conditions, such as the millions of people with heart disease or cancer.

Officials from Vertex Pharmaceuticals declined a request for an interview. But company spokesperson Sarah D’Souza emailed a statement saying that “the price of this medicine reflects its value to patients, the small number of people living with CF, the billions of dollars Vertex has invested to date to develop the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of CF, and the billions more we are investing in CF and other serious diseases.”

Setting an upper payment limit, the company said, could hinder access to drugs like Trikafta and curtail investment in scientific innovation and drug discovery.

State officials counter that Vertex and other drugmakers are resorting to fear-mongering to protect their profits.

Colorado Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway said that whenever the state talks about saving people money on health care, the affected entity — be it a hospital,

insurance company, or drug manufacturer — cries foul and claims there will be an access problem.

“This is just, from my vantage point, the pharmaceutical industry trying to scare people,” he said.

Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board has been working for more than a year to sort through 604 drugs eligible for review, with 17 data points for each, to create a prioritized list. In the end, they decided to focus this year only on drugs that had no brand-name competition or generic alternatives that could lower costs.

Besides Trikafta, Enbrel, and Stelara, the board will review the affordability of the antiretroviral medication Genvoya, used to treat HIV, and another psoriasis treatment, Cosentyx.

Of those five, Trikafta had the highest average annual costs but the lowest five-year increase in price and the fewest patients taking it.

The board’s review of the five drugs will happen over its next three to four meetings this year and early next year, allowing all stakeholders — including patients, pharmacies, suppliers, and manufacturers — to provide feedback on whether the drugs are indeed unaffordable and what a reasonable price should be. Any cost limits wouldn’t take effect until next year at the earliest.

The board looked at what patients were paying out-of-pocket for their medicines, using a database that captures all the insurance claims in the state. But that data did not account for patient assistance programs, through which manufacturers reimburse patients for outof-pocket costs. Such programs boost manufacturer sales of drugs because insurance covers most of the cost, and patients otherwise might not be able to afford them.

Through the first half of the year, Vertex reported profits of $1.6 billion, with 89% of its revenue coming from Trikafta (marketed as Kaftrio in Europe). At the beginning of the year, Vertex decreased copay assistance for people with cystic fibrosis, in what the company said was a response to insurers’ limiting patients’ ability to apply copay assistance to their deductibles.

Lila Cummings, director of the Colorado board, said its staff could not find any entity that collects data on patient assistance programs, so those figures were not available to the board. Once they begin reviewing the individual medications, board members will dig into what extra financial help patients are getting. Cummings also said the board is hoping manufacturers will convey in good faith what might prompt them to leave the Colorado market.

When Trikafta came up second on the Colorado board’s prioritized list of drugs eligible for review, patients and advocacy groups flooded the board with pleas to leave pricing for the medication and other drugs for rare diseases untouched.

“People are scared,” Walker said. “If you look at all the drugs out there, it’s one that has been so transformational that I think it will go down in history for how positively it’s impacted our population as a

whole.”

According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, lung exacerbations dropped 65% and lung transplants dropped 80% after the drug’s approval. More patients have been able to work, attend school, or start a family. Clinicians have reported a baby boom among patients who take Trikafta.

A study published this year showed that two-thirds of people with cystic fibrosis struggled with finances, experiencing debt, food insecurity, or trouble paying for household or health expenses. The survey was conducted in 2019, before the FDA approval of Trikafta.

Years ago, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invested in Aurora Bio-

sciences, later acquired by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, to promote development of cystic fibrosis therapies. The foundation completed the sale of its royalty rights in 2020.

Mary Dwight, chief policy and advocacy officer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, said the board should “ensure its review of Trikafta accounts for the overall value this drug has for someone with CF, including the impact on an individual’s long-term health and well-being.”

There is no guarantee that the Colorado board will take action on Trikafta. State officials have stressed that board members are solely focused on improving access and wouldn’t jeopardize the availability of the medication.

“We have a history of being able to save people money on health care that doesn’t lead to access problems,” Conway said. “We’re not talking about these companies losing money at all; we’re talking about making it more affordable so that more Coloradans can get access to the pharmaceutical needs that they have.”

But Walker remains unconvinced.

“They had so much testimony on their call and they still selected Trikafta,” she said. “Everyone was just saying how important this drug is, and it didn’t matter. It still got pushed through.”

— MARKIAN HAWRYLUK Kaiser Health News

All Sharps

Growing up in a family of musicians and understanding the importance of a mentor are driving forces when it comes to being successful in the music world. Daryl Gott steps up for young musicians regardless of whether they’ve got musical family and friends in the background.

On the last Sunday of every month from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., he hosts All Ages Jazz Jam sessions, offering an opportunity to connect young musicians with veterans of the trade. “It’s a way to give back to the community that nurtured me,” Daryl said. “On my journey it was super important to have strong mentors.”

He was fortunate his mother played piano and his father played bass guitar. But he knew the importance of jam sessions as a real way to break into the music scene. “You can practice all day, but if you don’t experience playing in front of people, you are not going to succeed,” Daryl said. The problem, however, is that there are not many jam sessions in the metro area that allow for all-ages to participate. Most are in bars, where minors are often not allowed at night, or at all.

Daryl hosts his jam sessions three nights a week around Denver. Knowing that opportunities like that were lacking, Daryl, along with the help of the Aurora Cultural Arts District, and some timely grants, developed this all-ages jam session. He also has a GoFundMe to assist with paying the band members that play regularly during the all-ages jams, as well as helping Daryl work on publicity for the jams, which can be found at gofund.me/6b80ffc8/. The monthly jams took place at the People’s Building for just around two years before Daryl moved them to the Factory Fashion school in the Stanley Marketplace.

“It’s about all ages getting together,” he said. “Younger people learning from older people.”

Photo Essay by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado

The Magazine

One and done

BY JESSICA DAMIANO, Associated Press

Summer annuals are the champions of the late-season garden.

Perennials are the majority residents in my flower gardens, and each year, I welcome the reliable, repeat performers when they arrive to spend summer like a dear, old friend who comes to visit. Most bloom intermittently from late spring through August, but as I flip my calendar to September, it’s apparent that many of them have one foot out the door.

However, the annuals that share their beds don’t care that Halloween decorations are appearing in the stores or that pumpkin spice lattes are back. They’re still showing up every day like it’s mid-July.

I didn’t always plant annuals in the ground, instead relegating a few seasonal purchases of petunias, impatiens and calibrachoas to hanging baskets and window boxes. But I always regretted that decision when the shoulder season between summer and fall crept in. This year, the annual Beacon impatiens, Superbena verbenas and Queen Lime zinnias I planted in spring are carrying the late-season garden.

TRUE ANNUALS OR TENDER PERENNIALS

True annuals, like zinnias and marigolds, are plants that complete their entire life cycles, from seed to senescence — or death — in one year. They exist to reproduce, sometimes self-sowing, or dropping seeds on the ground that sprout the following year. But those second-year plants are offspring, not a re-emergence of last season’s annuals.

Most plants regarded as annuals in four-season regions are actually tender perennials from the tropics that can’t withstand frosts and freezes. Popular tender perennials grown as annuals include browallia, celosia, impatiens, lantana, Madagascar periwinkle, snapdragon and Pelargonium, the annual commonly called “geranium” (not to be confused with the perennial Geranium commonly called “cranesbill”).

PROS AND CONS OF ANNUALS

Over the past few years, I’ve grown to appreciate annuals and tender perennials as the garden workhorses they are. None of this waxing and waning stuff — most bloom nonstop from spring straight through frost, relentlessly holding down the fort while their perennial bedmates take intermittent rests.

Of course, there are downsides. Some annuals require regular deadheading, the removal of unsightly spent blooms, to prevent seed production that would divert their energy away from blooming. But in recent years, breeders have been developing “self-cleaning” varieties that eliminate the need for this chore, and those are worth seeking out.

Although they are less expensive than pe-

rennials, annual plants must be purchased yearly. That cost can become prohibitive, especially for those gardening on large properties.

But after the perennials start winding down, as is happening right now in my own garden, both types of annuals will remain loyal until breathing their final, frosty breath, likely sometime in November. And that’s the type of friend every garden can use.

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ABOVE: Pink Cashmere Superbenas blooming on Long Island in New York on Aug. 29, 2023. Together with other annuals and tender perennials, the plants carry the late-summer garden as their hardy perennial bedmates begin to fade.

BELOW: Thriving border of Beacon Pink Lipstick impatiens in Long Island, New York. Together with other annuals and tender perennials, the plants carry the late-summer garden as hardy perennials begin to fade.

Photos by Jessica Damiano via AP

It’s time to celebrate annuals, the type of loyal friend every gardener can use

scene & herd

Coffee and Candles Workshop at Milly’s Community Cafe

11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Sept. 9 at 15600 East Alameda Parkway Aurora, CO 80017. Visit http://alturl.com/emgzs for more information.

Candle making can certainly be therapeutic. Or so we’ve heard. And with this, you’ll have the opportunity to make your own candle, from the wick up. Not only will you be given all of the required supplies to make your waxy concoction, but you’ll be able to select your own fragrance as well. Afterwhich, you’ll go through a step by step guide for creating the candle.

Class time takes approximately one and a quarter hours, with a half-hour for your candle to set. During which we recommend buying a coffee and getting entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card and candle. And while you’re sipping that beverage, maybe grab a snack or peruse the gift options, as you’ll be given 25% off your purchase.

Choctoberfest at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Oct. 7 at 25690 E. Quincy Ave. 80016. Visit https://www.cochocolatefests.com/ for more information.

We realize this is a little bit out, but it’s a festival dedicated to chocolate. That said, we kind of figured it’s best to get out in front of this one. 12 samples for $10 in the 25,000 square foot facility. If you’re thinking 12 pieces won’t satisfy that sweet tooth, there’s a VIP package that gives you access to exclusive tastes that the $10 ticket won’t get you access to. You’ll also get access to the event a half hour early.

There’s more. Beer garden, chocolate martinis, costume contests and chocolate bingo. And hey, parking is free. So put your stretchiest pants on and head east next month for chocolate.

Southlands Summer Events at Southlands Mall

Times vary throughout the Summer. 6155 S Main St, Aurora, CO 80016. Visit shopsouthlands.com for more information.

Southlands is always buzzing with special events, and the upcoming summer and fall will hold true to tradition. Running mid-May through October, the Southlands Farmers Market will be a fine place to not only pick up local produce, but you’ll find a bevy of other local goods like pasta and baked goods. The Farmer’s Market is every Saturday from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

You’ll find some of the freshest seasonal local produce in the area here, as well as fresh baked goods, jams and jellies, and wares and works of art from local artisans. A nice little Saturday.

Platte Street Fall Bazaar at Platte Street Plaza

12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 1553 Platte St. Denver, CO 80202. Visit http://alturl.com/m8sn7 for more information.

This bazaar is bursting at the seams with vendors and activity, guaranteeing for a fine time shopping through the product offered by local vendors. We’re talking art, jewelry, clothing, paper goods and stationary, home goods, plants, vintage goods and of course food and drink. And guaranteed there will be some grown up bevvies including two-hours of bottomless mimosas and Aperol Spritz.

There are a handful of other fun goodies that come with ticket packages that you can find in the provided link above. So, put your shopping and sipping hats on and plan for a solid afternoon of perusing through the goods that will be offered.

Taste of the Middle East at the Aurora Municipal Center

11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sept. 9 at 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy. Aurora, CO 80012. Visit http://alturl.com/ ca9c2 for more information.

It’s no secret that when it comes to ethnic cuisine, Aurora pretty much takes the cake for the whole state. So when we tell you that there is a Taste of the Middle East happening the second weekend of September, right here in our own city, it should come as no surprise.

A celebration of food, dance, music and other cultural entertainment will be on tap for the event that is open to all.

So if you’ve got a hankering for some splendid cultural diversity, you’ll definitely want to entertain the idea of attending this festival.

Low Cost Pet Vaccine Clinic at John H. Amesse Elementary School

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 5440 Scranton St. Denver, CO 80239. Visit http://alturl.com/49f5q for more information.

We love our pets. It’s actually a prerequisite to live here — it’s a little known fact about CO residency. It’s no secret, however, that they do cost money. Food, treats, toys and most importantly keeping up with their health so they are with us as long as possible.

Fortunately Rez Dawg Rescue is offering another low cost vaccination clinic this month.

This drive through clinic will be giving free vaccines, $15 rabies and Bordatella shots. Plus you can get your pupper microchipped for $20 and a license for $15.

For the feline lovers, they’ll be offering the same level of vaccines at the same rates.

This is a cash only affair and it is requested that you bring any previous vaccine information you may have.

No animal will be turned away due to any cost prohibitive circumstances pet owners may have.

They ask that you keep your fur baby leashed and in your vehicle until it is their turn.

Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Stanley Marketplace

5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sept. 15 at 2501 Dallas St. Aurora, CO 80010. Visit https://stanleymarketplace. com/events for more information.

As previously mentioned, our fair city to the east is rife with cultural diversity and the celebration of such. Stanley Marketplace is hosting a Hispanic Heritage Celebration to recognize the achievements and contributions of the Hispanic American Community. The event will feature a Lucha Libre event, a mariachi band, lowrider cars, bull riding and a heck of a lot more.

So, ya know, spice it up a little bit, add some culture to your weekend, and plan on attending this fun event.

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

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.

5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sept. 15 and 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sept. 16 and 17 at 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202. Visit http://alturl.com/t3k7t for more information.

So, what we have here is a perfect opportunity to fill your walls with art, should you fancy yourself a bit of pop culture fandom in the realm of Disney, Star Wars, Anime, Marvel, DC, Harry potter and the likes. It’s quite the list.

This free event in the heart of downtown Denver will give you every chance you need to pick up a piece of art, from your favorite artist, and maybe even get them to sign and embellish their own prints for no extra fee, if you purchase a print from them. Speaking of deals, if you pre-purchase artworks from AmazingArtExpo.com and enter the discount code AMAZINGSHOW, you’ll get a smooth 25% off the total. Kind of a no brainer right? Plus, you’ll get to check the menu, as it were, to what will be available during the show. A little something to help with the decision making and such.

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.

Jubilation at the Aurora Fox Arts Center

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.

MORE THAN A MEAL: RESTAURANT-BASED PROGRAMS FEED SENIORS’ SOCIAL LIVES

BY KATHY MCCORMACK, Associated Press

Agroup of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep older adults eating healthy.

They’re all over 60, and between enjoying butternut squash soup, sandwiches, oats and eggs, they chat and poke fun about families, politics, and the news of the day.

But if you’re imagining people gathering for lunch in a senior center, think again.

restaurant and order a meal.

Some restaurant programs target seniors in rural communities. Others benefit people with limited access to transportation. Some are geared toward minority communities.

“Everybody does something a little bit different when they’re having a gap in services,” said Lisa LaBonte, a nutrition consultant based in Connecticut.

Debbie LaBarre, left, laughs while having breakfast, as part of the Meals on Wheels “Dine Out Club”, with her sister, Suzanne Marchand, right, at the White Birch Cafe, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Goffstown, N.H. In some states, programs that give struggling restaurants some of the federal and state money set aside to feed seniors have grown in popularity. The restaurants can provide balanced meals with more choices, flexible timing and a judgment-free setting that can help seniors get together to chat and stem loneliness.

AP Photo/Charles Krupa

Long before COVID put a pause on social gatherings, some senior centers were losing their lunch appeal. Others didn’t reopen after the pandemic.

Enter this elegant solution that’s gained popularity: give some of the federal and state money set aside to feed seniors to struggling restaurants and have them provide balanced meals with more choices, flexible timing and a judgment-free setting that can help seniors get together to chat and stem loneliness.

“Isolation is the new pandemic,” said Jon Eriquezzo, president of Meals on Wheels of New Hampshire’s Hillsborough County, which runs one such program, in addition to delivering meals to homebound seniors and senior centers. “Knocking on doors and seeing somebody who’s homebound is helpful. But getting people out to do this – the mutual support – you can’t beat that.”

Seniors are changing. They may still be working, taking care of grandchildren, and fitting in medical appointments, unable to show up at a set time for lunch or dinner. And after years of cooking for others, it’s nice to be able to sit at the

According to information compiled by Meals on Wheels America, one in four Americans is at least 60 years old, with 12,000 more turning 60 every day. Those on fixed incomes also are living longer with less money; one in two seniors living alone lacks the income to pay for basic needs.

Debbie LaBarre looks forward to the weekly gathering with her pals at a bright, bustling restaurant a short drive from her New Hampshire apartment. The special menu at the White Birch Eatery in Goffstown lists the calories, carbohydrates and sodium content for the meals, which have to meet a dietician-approved one-third of the USDA recommended daily requirements for adults under the federal Older Americans Act Nutrition Program. LaBarre and others sign up for the program and swipe credit- and keychain-style cards with QR codes for their allotted meals. There’s no charge for the meals, but donations are encouraged.

Even though she’s eating out more, LaBarre, 67, lost weight as she prepared for a recent surgery. But what’s most important for LaBarre is that she’s interacting with others. Retired after years working as a plumbing and heating business office manager, she’s concerned about Alzheimer’s disease.

“My mother had it, and she was always in the house. She never left,” she said. “I’m deathly afraid

of it, so I said I guess I’m going to be as social as I can be.”

LaBarre takes a friend — a recent widower who is blind — to a different restaurant in Merrimack, New Hampshire, that participates in the program. “He says, ‘I never go out unless you take me,’” LaBarre said.

From a nutrition standpoint, “we eat better in groups,” nutrition consultant Jean Lloyd said. “Studies are out there that we eat healthier surrounded with people who eat healthy. And older adults are a vulnerable population.”

She cited one from 2020 about the health impact of loneliness on seniors. Recently, the U.S. surgeon general noted that widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily.

The program focuses on goals of the wide-ranging Older Americans Act — to reduce hunger and food insecurity and promote the socialization, health and well-being of seniors.

Back in the 1980s, the restaurant was considered a little-explored, unpopular option to the traditional meal gatherings at senior centers and church basements. As of early this year, there were at least 26 states where some restaurants and other food providers partnered locally with an area agency on aging or a nonprofit such as Meals on Wheels.

“We get to see people and check in on them and they bring new friends, and we get to meet all new faces, sometimes,” said Cyndee Williams, owner of the White Birch Eatery, which opened in March 2020, right before the pandemic shut down everything. It restarted limited operations that summer.

Some US airports strive to make flying more inclusive for those with dementia

By TERRY TANG Associated Press

Andrea Nissen is trying to prepare her 65-year-old husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease, for a solo flight from Arizona to Oklahoma to visit family. She worries about travelers and airport officials misinterpreting his forgetfulness or habit of getting in people’s personal space, and feels guilty about not being able to accompany him.

“People say, ‘He has dementia. You can’t let him go by himself,’” Nissen said.

But attending a dementia-friendly travel workshop in July helped ease some of those fears. She learned about the resources available at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and what assistance airlines can offer when asked.

It was the first time the city of Phoenix hosted such a workshop, making it the latest U.S. city pledging to make flying friendlier for people with dementia.

Over 14 million people are expected to check into airports nationwide for Labor Day weekend and, inevitably, some will be travelers with dementia or another cognitive impairment. Nearly a dozen airports — from Phoenix to Kansas City, Missouri — in the last few years have modified their facilities and operations to be more dementia-friendly, advocates say. They’ve added amenities like quiet rooms and a simulation center where travelers with dementia can learn about flying or get a refresher.

Looking for a gate, trying to remember flight times or following terse commands from Transportation Security Administration agents while in line with others can overwhelm someone with dementia. Symptoms like forgetting words can be mistaken for being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

But most large U.S. airports are behind the curve on serving travelers with dementia when compared with some airports in Australia and Europe. Dementia isn’t covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, so nobody is compelled by law to make changes, said Sara Barsel, a former special education teacher and founder of the Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group, which lobbies for airports and airlines to enact dementia-inclusive policies.

Part of the reason she suspects there aren’t more quiet rooms or family restrooms with adult changing tables is because that doesn’t generate revenue, she said.

“I don’t know what their constraints are in terms of economics. I know what the impact is and the impact is that there’s less for people who need quiet spaces,” said Barsel, who is based in Roseville, Minnesota.

The group, which was founded in 2018 by experts in dementia and Alzheimer’s, helped add lanyard and other programs to airports. London’s Gatwick Airport created the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard program in 2016, which is now in over 200 airports globally. Light green lanyards with a sunflower pattern are issued to anyone who wants to subtly indicate they or a travel companion has dementia or a not-as-visible disability. The lanyards let airport and airline personnel know the traveler may need more attention and information repeated.

One of the first airports the group reached out to was the Missoula Montana Airport, which became certified as a “sensory inclusive” facility in March.

The group went over issues that can arise with lighting, floor design and noise. It also incorporated the sunflower lanyards.

“It’s already a high-stress, anxiety-driven environment for anyone not suffering from a hidden disability,” said airport Deputy Director Tim Damrow. “One reason people come here to Montana is for friendly people and obviously for the amazing scenery. We wanted to make sure that everyone is welcomed and treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.”

Candice Kirkwood, of Indianapolis, experienced what she said was her worst nightmare in 2001 when her parents were flying through the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Her mother, Marjorie “Margie” Dabney was wearing a badge to signal she needed extra help because she had Alzheimer’s, and the couple was being helped by an airline attendant.

The attendant helped Kirkwood’s father, who used a wheelchair, to the restroom, and when they returned, Dabney was gone.

“It played every day in my mind,” Kirkwood said. “What could I have done differently? I didn’t get to say goodbye to her.”

Human remains that were found six years later and 15 miles (24 kilometers) away in a remote area were identified as Dabney through the use of DNA. Local police said she died of blunt force trauma, which could have been caused by a fall or an object striking her. The case remains unsolved.

Dabney’s now late husband, Joe, settled a lawsuit with American Airlines for an undisclosed sum in 2003.

Kirkwood said she still harbors distrust of airlines.

“I don’t want anybody to ever have to go through what I went through,” she said. “It’s like once my mother faded away, nobody seemed like they ever cared to talk about it.”

Representatives for the airline did not immediately respond to requests for comment on any changes to accommodate travelers with cognitive impairment.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, however, is launching the sunflower lanyard program in mid-September. All frontline employees who interact with customers and volunteer ambassadors will receive formal training on how to engage with travelers donning the lanyards. Its inception has been a long time coming, according to airport spokesperson Heath Montgomery.

“We’re continuing to evolve the way we interact with customers from all walks of life,” Montgomery said.

Jan Dougherty, a registered nurse who has written a book on traveling with dementia and led the Phoenix workshop, said it’s unfortunate that people with dementia have gone missing. With the right support, she said they can travel safely.

“So many people early on (after diagnosis) are capable of travel with some accommodation,” she said. “We’re still an ageist society.”

The need for accommodations will become more prevalent as more Americans move into retirement age. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts nearly 10 million adults among those 65 years or older will have dementia by 2060. Experts, however, say dementia often is underdiagnosed.

Similarly, more than 6 million people nationwide have Alzheimer’s disease, which is expected to hit 13 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Overall, 55 million worldwide are currently living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Carol Giuliani, who is part of the airports working group, can testify to the growing need. For the past eight years, she has worked as a travel companion for senior citizens with dementia. She has accompanied seniors on flights, vacations or relocations in 42 states and 12 foreign countries. Giuliani wears a company jacket and has a sunflower lanyard for her client. She also has explanation cards for security agents to “put a little TLC in the TSA.”

“Ninety percent of the time it’s a family member that hires me,” said Giuliani, while seated at Phoenix Sky Harbor after escorting an elderly man on a flight. “The one I did today, (the wife) was like ‘thank you, thank you, thank you!’... I know how to pace it so that he gets safely and comfortably back home.”

“And then, while we have a small profit margin, that helps us, too. It keeps my staff here and working.”

Restaurant partnerships in New Hampshire and in states like South Carolina, Iowa, and New Jersey, for example, started as COVID-19 restrictions were being lifted, along with the urgency of curbside pickups. Meanwhile, communities in Massachusetts, upstate New York, and northern California, which have established, pre-pandemic programs targeting rural areas and ethnic communities, are seeing additional restaurants coming on board.

“The pandemic had created an opportunity for us because it just made everyone aware of the need to think in a different way, to not provide services the way they always had in the past,” said Edwin Walker, deputy assistant secretary for aging under the Department of Health and Human Services.

Some programs offer grab-andgo options for seniors, grocery dining services, food trucks, hospital facilities, and catering at senior centers and other community locations in addition to or in place of in-house restaurant dining.

The partnerships originate at the local level. The federal Administration for Community Living, which oversees the nutrition services program and provides grants for innovative projects, does not keep data on how many restaurants and people take part and overall costs. It is working on a research project to learn more about them.

Federal funds are distributed to states based on a formula. States coordinate with local area agencies on aging and related nonprofits to distribute funds, and states provide matching funds for some programs. Nonprofits also seek out grants andt donations.

Programs target services to people with the greatest economic or social need, such as low-income

and minority populations, rural residents, and those with limited English proficiency.

The programs have to adjust to costs of food and labor, which can be challenging. The restaurants are reimbursed, but the funding sources are limited, especially as COVID-related emergency money has come to an end.

“For every meal we serve, we get $8.11,” Eriquezzo said. “The meal costs us $13. We suggest a $4 donation. Even if we get donations, we’re still short 80 cents.” Restaurants might need to adjust menus, perhaps by offering smaller portion sizes, lowering the maximum monthly meals to save money and more specifically target who is using the meal programs the most.

Still, partnering with the restaurants costs less than contracting with a town hall or a church for the community dining option, said Janet Buls, nutrition director, Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging.

Bents Smokehouse & Pub in Westgate, Iowa, population 200, was the first restaurant in Bul’s territory to sign on after cooking meals for Meals on Wheels recipients during the worst of the pandemic.

Before any of that happened, though, times were tough.

“We would sit here all day and not even have 100 bucks in the till,” restaurant owner Sheila Bents said. “They saved us.”

And it’s saving seniors, too.

Robert Mays, 65, started going with his wife and mother-in-law to the The Lizard’s Thicket in Columbia, South Carolina, for weekly “Senior Lunch Bunch” gatherings.

“It allowed people living in the same neighborhood that normally don’t see one another and even different races to come together to find out that we’re way more alike than we are different,” he said.

A donation box for the Meals on Wheels “Dine Out Club” is posted at the White Birch Cafe, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Goffstown, N.H. Senior citizens order breakfast and lunch off a special menu, which meets the nutrition guidelines by the USDA for adults under the federal Older Americans Act Nutrition Program.

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STILL GOING VIRAL COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again,

BY SENTINEL AND ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERS

Just like old times, top headlines over the past several days include famous people testing positive for COVID-19, including the First Lady and Colorado’s lieutenant governor.

And, as they have multiple times in the years since the novel coronavirus pandemic has descended on Colorado and the metroplex, cases and hospitalizations are going up.

But this is not our former pandemic, health officials say. At least not yet.

COVID-19 hospital admissions have been inching upward in Colorado and across the United States since early July. It’s a smallscale echo of the three previous summers. Just over 9,000 people were admitted to U.S. hospitals in early August, which was up by about 12% from the previous month.

Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment said in a statement that the state is monitoring the rise in cases using a variety of data sources, including wastewater testing, hospitalizations and other information.

“Colorado is experiencing an increase in COVID-19, similar to the country overall, as seen in our hospitalization and sentinel percent positivity data,” the statement said. “Thankfully, however, hospitalizations remain low overall.”

This is all a far cry from past national COVID peaks, like the 44,000 weekly hospital admissions in early January, the nearly 45,000 in late July 2022, or the 150,000 admissions during the omicron surge of January 2022, according to disease databases.

“It is ticking up a little bit, but it’s not something that we need to raise any alarm bells over,” said Dr. David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

It’s likely that infections are rising too, but the data is scant. Federal authorities ended the public health emergency in May, so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and many states no longer track the number of positive test results.

COVID-19 cases in Arapahoe County, as well in the state have been increasing. As of Aug. 28, 112 Coloradans were hospitalized for COVID-19. In August, 55 Arapahoe County residents were reportedly hospitalized, according to Jennifer Ludwig, the county’s public health director.

very proactive. If you’re sick, test yourself for COVID. It’s the best way to know what’s going on and to know what your next steps might look like in terms of taking care of yourself and then protecting others around you.”

The reality has set in hard with recent news about First Lady Jill Biden testing positive for COVID-19 and Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera also announcing an infection.

Albanese said Adams County has not established benchmarks for when certain public health mandates, like rules around masking, would go into effect. The landscape of data collection has also changed since the height of the pandemic.

She said data collected from hospitals has become more important as at-home testing has become more common. A network of labs across the state and wastewater monitoring stations also help provide current information about positivity.

A medical mask sits discarded in the parking lot of a King Soopers. More often than not, PPE is carelessly discarded in public spaces after the users have finished with them, leaving the employees of essential businesses to risk picking them up.

by PHILIP B. POSTON/ Sentinel Colorado

This week, Colorado hospitals reported about 100 cases of COVID in admitted patients, a shadow of the nearly 1,600 hospitalized cases that overwhelmed health care workers just two years ago.

For now, deaths appear to be stable. U.S. health officials say they’ll keep a close eye on wastewater levels as students go back to school. The amount of virus in wastewater across the nation has been rising since late June.

“At this time, Arapahoe County Public Health does not anticipate any widespread county or school closures, public health orders or mandates. However, we do know that throughout the respiratory season, we may need to take actions to reduce the spread of illness,” Ludwig said in an email.

Adams County Health Department medical officer Bernadette Albanese described the local bump in COVID-19 cases as a “mini-surge” and said coronavirus infections are expected to increase along with other respiratory infections such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus heading into the fall.

“It’s real, and it’s going to be real in Adams County,” she said. “People need to be

Albanese said the county does not expect that it will have to roll out such mandates, though she called masking rules in sensitive areas such as hospitals “common sense” and said the county will support institutions that enforce their own mask rules.

Promoting vaccines for COVID-19, RSV and the flu will be a major part of the county’s strategy, with the plan being that coronavirus vaccines will be covered by insurance, similar to flu shots, or otherwise offered through programs such as the federally-funded Vaccines for Children program. Masks and other items of personal protective equipment are available in stores.

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but not like before

She encouraged people who are concerned about the risk of illness to pick up a mask and said those who believe they may be sick should stay home for at least five days. People who believe they have been exposed to COVID should test themselves right away and then again after three to five days, and anyone showing symptoms should get tested.

“We don’t repeat these messages for nothing; we repeat them because they’re important,” Albanese said. “These are the personal things that you can do for yourself, loved ones and members of your family to try to get through this respiratory season as well as possible and hopefully without illness.”

The state health department also recommends that residents stay home if sick; pick up tests from a health care provider, local pharmacy or community testing site; regularly wash their hands; consider wearing a mask; get vaccinated for COVID-19 yearly; and talk to their doctors about whether they might need medicine in the event of an infection. The state said in its statement that shots are expected to be available by the end of September.

Spokespeople from Aurora Public School District and Cherry Creek School District said they would continue to follow county and state guidelines.

If students or staff are feeling sick, they are encouraged to stay home.

Corey Christiansen, public information officer for APS, said that students who test positive for COVID-19 should report their test results to the school nurse. Staff who test positive should report their test results to the school nurse as well as their supervisor. Students and staff must be isolated for five days. They may return to school after being fever free for 24 hours, but are encouraged to wear face masks.

“Due to changes in federal funding and supplying COVID-19 vaccines, accessing COVID-19 vaccines, testing and treatment will look different this year. Primary care providers, medical offices and pharmacies should be the first stop for anyone with private insurance looking for vaccines, tests or treatment,” the Arapahoe County Public Health Department said. Arapahoe County residents without insurance, are underinsured or on Medicaid are encouraged to contact the Arapahoe County Public Health clinic at 303-734-5445. Information from the state about testing, treatments, vaccines and more is available at covid19.colorado. gov.

COVID DEATHS

Since early June, about 500 to 600 people have died each week. The number of deaths appears to be stable this summer, although past increases in deaths have lagged behind hospitalizations.

The amount of the COVID-19 virus in sewage water has been rising since late June across the nation. In the coming weeks, health officials say they’ll keep a close eye on wastewater levels as people return from summer travel and students go back to school.

Higher levels of COVID-19 in wastewater concentrations are being found in the Northeast and South, said Cristin Young, an epidemiologist at Biobot Analytics, the CDC’s wastewater surveillance contractor.

“It’s important to remember right now the concentrations are still fairly low,” Young said, adding it’s about 2.5 times lower than last summer.

And while one version of omicron — EG.5 — is appearing more frequently, no particular variant of the virus is dominant. The variant has been dubbed “eris” but it’s an unofficial nickname and scientists aren’t using it.

“There are a couple that we’re watching, but we’re not seeing anything like delta or omicron,” Young said, referencing variants that fueled previous surges.

And mutations in the virus don’t necessarily make it more dangerous.

“Just because we have a new subvariant doesn’t mean that we are destined to have an increase in bad outcomes,” Dowdy said. This fall, officials expect to see updated COVID-19 vaccines that contain one version of the omicron strain, called XBB.1.5. It’s an important change from today’s combination shots, which mix the original coronavirus strain with last year’s most common omicron variants.

It’s not clear exactly when people can start rolling up their sleeves for what officials hope is an annual fall COVID-19 shot. Pfizer, Moderna and smaller manufacturer Novavax all are brewing doses of the XBB update but the Food and Drug Administration will have to sign off on each, and the CDC must then issue recommendations for their use.

Dr. Mandy Cohen, the new CDC director, said she expects people will get their COVID-19 shots where they get their flu shots — at pharmacies and at work — rather than at dedicated locations that were set up early in the pandemic as part of the emergency response.

“This is going to be our first fall and winter season coming out of the public health emergency, and I think we are all recognizing that we are living with COVID, flu, and RSV,” Cohen told The Associated Press last week. “But the good news is we have more tools than ever be-

fore.”

— AP Medical Writers Lauran NeergaardandMikeStobbecontributedtothisreport.

COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk.

“This is, like, not a toughguy test so don’t fake it,” warned Beth Hughes, a physical therapist at Washington University in St. Louis.

Somehow, a mild case of COVID-19 set off a chain reaction that eventually left Camilleri with dangerous blood pressure spikes, a heartbeat that raced with slight exertion, and episodes of intense chest pain.

He’s far from alone. How profound a toll COVID-19 has taken on the nation’s heart health is only starting to emerge, years into the pandemic.

“We are seeing effects on the heart and the vascular system that really outnumber, unfortunately, effects on other organ systems,” said Dr. Susan Cheng, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

It’s not only an issue for long COVID patients like Camilleri. For up to a year after a case of COVID-19, people may be at increased risk of developing a new heart-related problem, anything from blood clots and irregular heartbeats to a heart attack –even if they initially seem to recover just fine.

Among the unknowns: Who’s most likely to experience these aftereffects? Are they reversible — or a warning sign of more heart disease later in life?

“We’re about to exit this pandemic as even a sicker nation” because of virus-related heart

trouble, said Washington University’s Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, who helped sound the alarm about lingering health problems. The consequences, he added, “will likely reverberate for generations.”

Heart disease has long been the top killer in the nation and the world. But in the U.S., heart-related death rates had fallen to record lows in 2019, just before the pandemic struck.

COVID-19 erased a decade of that progress, Cheng said.

Heart attack-caused deaths rose during every virus surge. Worse, young people aren’t supposed to have heart attacks but Cheng’s research documented a nearly 30% increase in heart attack deaths among 25- to 44-year-olds in the pandemic’s first two years.

An ominous sign the trouble may continue: High blood pressure is one of the biggest risks for heart disease and “people’s blood pressure has actually measurably gone up over the course of the pandemic,” she said.

Cardiovascular symptoms are part of what’s known as long COVID, the catchall term for dozens of health issues including fatigue and brain fog. The National Institutes of Health is beginning small studies of a few possible treatments for certain long COVID symptoms, including a heartbeat problem.

But Cheng said patients and doctors alike need to know that sometimes, cardiovascular trouble is the first or main symptom of damage the coronavirus left behind.

“These are individuals who wouldn’t necessarily come to their doctor and say, ‘I have long COVID,’” she said.

In St. Louis, Camilleri first developed shortness of breath and later a string of heart-related and other symptoms after a late 2020 bout of COVID-19. He tried different treatments from

multiple doctors to no avail, until winding up at Washington University’s long COVID clinic.

“Finally a turn in the right direction,” said the 43-year-old Camilleri.

There, he saw Dr. Amanda Verma for worsening trouble with his blood pressure and heart rate. Verma is part of a cardiology team that studied a small group of patients with perplexing heart symptoms like Camilleri’s, and found abnormalities in blood flow may be part of the problem.

How? Blood flow jumps when people move around and subsides during rest. But some long COVID patients don’t get enough of a drop during rest because the fight-or-flight system that controls stress reactions stays activated, Verma said.

Some also have trouble with the lining of their small blood vessels not dilating and constricting properly to move blood through, she added.

Hoping that helped explain some of Camilleri’s symptoms, Verma prescribed some heart medicines that dilate blood vessels and others to dampen that fight-or-flight response.

Back in the gym, Hughes, a physical therapist who works with long COVID patients, came up with a careful rehab plan after the treadmill test exposed erratic jumps in Camilleri’s heart rate.

“We’d see it worse if you were not on Dr. Verma’s meds,” Hughes said, showing Camilleri exercises to do while lying down and monitoring his heart rate. “We need to rewire your system” to normalize that fight-or-flight response.

Camilleri said he noticed some improvement as Verma mixed and matched prescriptions based on his reactions. But then a second bout with COVID-19 in the spring caused even more health problems, a

Patient Mike Camilleri works with physical therapist Beth Hughes in St. Louis, Mo., on March 1, 2023. Somehow, a mild case of COVID-19 set off a chain reaction that eventually left Camilleri with dangerous blood pressure spikes, a heartbeat that raced with slight exertion, and episodes of intense chest pain. AP Photo/Angie Wang

disability that forced him to retire.

How big is the post-COVID heart risk? To find out, Al-Aly analyzed medical records from a massive Veterans Administration database. People who’d survived COVID-19 early in the pandemic were more likely to experience abnormal heartbeats, blood clots, chest pain and palpitations, even heart attacks and strokes up to a year later compared to the uninfected. That includes even middle-aged people without prior signs of heart disease

Based on those findings, AlAly estimated 4 of every 100 people need care for some kind of heart-related symptom in the year after recovering from COVID-19.

Per person, that’s a small risk. But he said the pandemic’s sheer enormity means it added up to millions left with at least some cardiovascular symptom. While a reinfection might still cause trouble, Al-Aly’s now studying whether that overall risk dropped thanks to vaccination and milder coronavirus strains.

More recent research confirms the need to better understand and address these cardiac aftershocks. An analysis this spring of a large U.S. insurance database found long COVID patients were about twice as likely to seek care for cardiovascular problems including blood clots, abnormal heartbeats or stroke in the year after infection, compared to similar patients who’d avoided COVID-19.

A post-infection link to heart damage isn’t that surprising, Verma noted. She pointed to rheumatic fever, an inflammatory reaction to untreated strep throat –- especially before antibiotics were common -- that scars the heart’s valves.

“Is this going to become the next rheumatic heart disease? We don’t know,” she said.

But Al-Aly says there’s a simple take-home message: You can’t change your history of COVID-19 infections but if you’ve ignored other heart risks –- like high cholesterol or blood pressure, poorly controlled diabetes or smoking -– now’s the time to change that.

“These are the ones we can do something about. And I think they’re more important now than they were in 2019,” he said.

— LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

NEW: COVID-19 may be more likely to cause high blood pressure than the flu

COVID-19 may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, even more so than the flu, new research suggests.

The analysis, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, may be the first to examine the development of and risk factors for high blood pressure in people infected with COVID-19 versus the flu, a similar respiratory virus.

The findings are “alarming” and suggest more people could develop high blood pressure in the future, creating “a major public health burden,” the study’s senior author, Tim Q. Duong, said in a news release. Duong is a professor of radiology and vice chair for radiology research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System in New York.

“These findings should heighten awareness to screen at-risk patients for hypertension after COVID-19 illness to enable earlier identification and treatment for hypertension-related complications, such as cardiovascular and kidney disease,” he said.

Researchers analyzed health records from Montefiore Health System in New York City. The study included thousands of

solve on their own, or if there are other long-term effects of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health.

— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

More Funding for COVID-19 Vaccines Approved

The Biden Administration is touting $1.4 billion in funds to develop new COVID-19 vaccines as part of its Project NextGen initiative.

According to Reuters, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will receive $326 million to develop a new monoclonal vaccine against the virus. An additional $1 billion will go to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to fund mid-stage clinical trials.

if it’s capable of causing widespread infection for a few weeks.

Current vaccines don’t target newer strains, and researchers are scrambling to formulate vaccines that will be effective against new COVID mutations if it turns out these variants can spread worldwide. Updated booster shots are coming in the next few months, but these may or may not be effective against newer strains.

One of the worst after-effects of the COVID-19 virus, especially before vaccines were available, is what medical professionals call “long COVID.” This is a cluster of symptoms affecting those who have recovered from the disease itself but are left with a range of issues they didn’t have before contracting the virus.

people with a COVID-19 infection between March 2020 and August 2022, and thousands more with influenza but not COVID-19 between January 2018 and into 2022. All the patients returned for a follow-up within three to nine months after testing positive for COVID-19 or influenza.

The analysis found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were more than twice as likely to develop persistent hypertension than those in the hospital with the flu virus. People with COVID-19 who were not hospitalized were 1.5 times more likely to develop persistent hypertension than their flu counterparts.

People with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing high blood pressure were older, male, Black or had preexisting conditions such as coronary artery disease or chronic kidney disease. Persistent high blood pressure also was more common among people with COVID-19 who were treated with corticosteroid medications.

Other factors may have contributed to the development of high blood pressure, the authors said, including lower socioeconomic status, the effects of isolation, psychosocial stress, reduced physical activity, unhealthy diet and weight gain during the pandemic.

Because the findings were limited to people who returned to Montefiore during the follow-up period, it’s possible those people had more severe COVID-19, the authors said. Other limitations include the possibility that some patients had undiagnosed high blood pressure and uncertainty over their COVID-19 vaccine status, which might affect the severity of a COVID-19 infection.

Researchers said future studies should determine whether heart and blood pressure complications from COVID-19 re-

Other companies are benefiting from the funding, including $100 million going to the non-profit Global Health Investment Corp (GHIC). This organization manages the BARDA Ventures investment portfolio, and the award will expand investments in new technologies to accelerate vaccine development.

Medical giant Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JLABS) received $10 million for a competition through Blue Knight, a BARDA-JLABS partnership.

COVID-19 is still big business, as well. CNBC reports Novavax’s stock price jumped 13% after the company said its new vaccine provided a broad-spectrum response to the virus, including the EG.5 variant, referred to as Eris.

Although the vaccine was first targeted to combat the XBB.1.5 Omicron descendant, that variant is declining worldwide. Eris and another variant, XBB.1.16.6, are becoming dominant in the United States.

The COVID-19 virus is ever-changing, creating the need for updated vaccines.

Researchers are studying seasonal patterns and viral mutations and adapting vaccines to combat the virus’s changing face. Helen Branswell of the medical news site Stat, says scientists hope the virus will settle into a more seasonal pattern, like influenza, but that hasn’t happened yet and may not for several years to come.

Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, explains, “There just isn’t a definable pattern yet that would call this a seasonal virus. That’s not to suggest it might not be some day.”

The CDC is monitoring new COVID-19 strains all the time. One variant the organization is eyeing is the BA.2.86 variant.

Jesse Bloom, an evolutionary biologist at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, told NBC’s Aria Bendix, “We have not seen a new variant [in humans] with this many new spike mutations happening all at once since the emergence of the original Omicron.”

Scientists won’t know how transferable this variant is or

Amy Goldstein, reporting for The Washington Post, says even those who had a mild case of COVID-19 may be left with symptoms including fatigue, brain fog, cardiac issues, diabetes, kidney and lung issues, blood clotting problems, and many others. These symptoms can range from mild to debilitating.

Allyson Mainor, of Milledgeville, Ga., and her husband, David, contracted the virus in April 2020. While both recovered, both are still feeling the effects of long Covid. Mrs. Mainor had a moderate case but had to have the stents in her heart replaced in November 2021. Her cardiologist said her symptoms are consistent with patients who have had Covid. Mrs. Mainor said she’s still unable to work full-time because of the fatigue. Although she applied for disability, her application was denied. She is currently waiting on the results of her appeal of that decision.

Mr. Mainor had a severe case requiring hospitalization. He was airlifted from Milledgeville to University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. He was placed on a ventilator for 12 days, with a subsequent six-week stay in rehab. He has lingering kidney damage and balance issues, which resulted in him falling and breaking each hip. Mainor said the disease left him with medical problems he never had before and has “ruined his health.”

“Covid turned our lives upside down,” Mrs. Mainor says. “Due to us both contracting Covid, even though we’ve recovered, it’s impacted his health and mine. My blood pressure is harder to control, I’m experiencing more fatigue and brain fog, have phantom smells, hair loss, and had to stop working altogether for over a year to take care of my husband, since he’s a fall risk. He’s having ongoing physical therapy to improve his balance and mobility.”

They are not alone. While exact numbers of those with long Covid symptoms are hard to pin down, estimates indicate as many as 15 million Americans may

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be experiencing some form of the syndrome.

The Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (JHEOR) reported in 2022 that Dr. David Cutler of Harvard University estimated the total cost of long Covid to be $3.6 trillion. Further estimates indicate that, as of 2022, the virus has left as many as 4 million Americans unable to work.

Dr. Cutler himself concluded the costs of addressing long COVID are a worthwhile investment, given the widespread, ongoing economic costs of this condition.

President Biden plans to urge Americans to get the new COVID-19 boosters when available, based on CDC reports of an increase in infections, although hospitalizations are still low. Prevention is still the most cost-effective option.

—AmyPollick, The Associated Press

Understanding the link between long COVID and mental health conditions

Researchers have long understood that people with chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, are at increased risk for depression. The same may be true for people with COVID-19 symptoms that linger for months and sometimes years.

An estimated 28% of U.S. adults who have had acute COVID-19 infections say they have experienced long COVID at some point, according to the latest survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Long COVID occurs when a constellation of symptoms persist following the initial illness. It’s more prevalent among people who are older, female, hospitalized and unvaccinated. Symptoms vary but may include fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, gut problems, heart palpitations, sexual problems, change in smell or taste, thirst, chronic cough, chest pain, muscle twitching and the worsening of symptoms after any type of physical or mental exertion.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in June issued an advisory warning that long COVID can have “devastating effects on the mental health of those who experience it, as well as their families,” stemming from the illness itself, social isolation, financial insecurity, caregiver burnout and grief. It has been linked to fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment and post-traumatic stress disorder, among other conditions.

“Depression is the most prominent symptom we see,” said Dr. Jordan Anderson, a neuropsychiatrist and assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and neurology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.

Diagnosing depression in someone with long COVID takes

a more nuanced approach than diagnosing the condition in the general population, Anderson said. That’s because symptoms often associated with depression – such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, changes in appetite and concentration – also are associated with long COVID.

These symptoms alone “might not truly reflect how depressed someone is,” he said. Instead, he looks for signs a person is no longer deriving joy from things they used to enjoy and are still capable of enjoying. He also asks about feelings of hopelessness or suicidal thoughts.

Dr. Anna Dickerman, chief of consultation-liaison psychiatry and associate professor of clinical psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, said rates of depression and anxiety in people with long COVID appear to be higher than in the general population, just as they are among people with other chronic illnesses.

The virus that causes COVID-19 may be contributing to a person’s mental state in a variety of ways, she said. The person may have experienced prolonged isolation or they may be dealing with physical limitations directly related to their illness, such as being easily fatigued and unable to function normally. Such limitations may have even led them to lose their jobs.

“That can affect you in your day-to-day existence,” Dickerman said. “If a person has low energy, they may want to stay in bed all day. But doing that might make you feel even more depressed.”

Anderson said suicidal ideation is present in about half the long COVID patients he sees at his clinic. “I’m very specific in the questions I ask,” he said, which include whether the thoughts began after getting COVID or if they happened before.

Anderson said he sees two potential explanations for the high rate of suicidal thinking.

“On the one hand, it’s intuitive to think having a chronic illness that limits your capacity so greatly for such a long time –and also causes stigmatization from family and others – would be demoralizing. That is perhaps the most common explanation I get from my patients,” he said.

But some studies suggest COVID may affect the brain directly. This raises the question, Anderson said, that “if it’s getting into the brain, is it affecting the parts of the brain responsible for mood? We just don’t have those answers.”

People with additional stressors from social determinants of health – such as discrimination, lower incomes, limited access to health care and other resources – may experience even higher rates of depression, Dickerman said.

“If you have greater stress in

general, if you have fewer social supports, all of these things will negatively impact you,” she said.

In addition to depression, Anderson said he sees a lot of anxiety, panic attacks and PTSD in the long COVID patients he treats.

PTSD occurs in patients who have had near-death experiences or hospitalizations related to their COVID infections, and in those who have lost loved ones to the virus and may have survivor’s guilt, Anderson said.

“Having long COVID itself is a prolonged trauma that occurs over a period of many months. Someone might be triggered by anything invalidating or by any indication they might be sick again, even if it’s a common cold. It’s a terrible feeling that they are going to get worse again or have a life-threatening experience again.”

Other long COVID symptoms, such as heart palpitations, can be confused with panic attacks, he said.

“A person’s heart rate will drastically increase randomly without any provoking factors,” he said. “That itself can be very unsettling and may be confused with or lead to a panic attack.”

When that happens, someone may be treated with an antidepressant when what they really need is medication to control their heart rate, or a referral to a cardiologist, Anderson said.

There’s no standardized treatment for mental health issues related to long COVID, Anderson said. Treatment could include medication or psychotherapy or both, based on an individual’s symptoms. Group therapy can help people who need validation for their illness from others going through a similar experience. “When people feel like they have a community, that’s worth its weight in gold,” he said.

Dickerman said that in addition to medication and psycho-

therapy, helpful techniques for anxiety include meditation, relaxation and breathing exercises, along with graded physical activity tailored to the person’s capabilities.

“Do exercise in a way that’s tolerable and gradual,” she said.

For those needing immediate help, a national mental health crisis line launched in July 2022. People can call or text 988 to talk with suicide prevention and mental health counselors. Chat is available on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website. Text and chat also are available in Spanish.

—LauraWilliamson, The Associated Press

Activist Misuses Federal Data to Make False Claim That

Covid Vaccines Killed 676,000

An Aug. 6 blog by a national conspiracy theorist shared on Facebook wrongly claimed that covid-19 vaccines have killed some 676,000 Americans.

The post was written by anti-vaccine activist Steve Kirsch, who has made other vaccine claims debunked by PolitiFact and other fact-checkers.

Kirsch’s post referred to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, a federal database.

“VAERS data is crystal clear,” the headline read. “The COVID vaccines are killing an estimated 1 person per 1,000 doses (676,000 dead Americans).”

The blog post was shared on social media and flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.

The data Kirsch used is from an anti-vaccine group’s alternative gateway to VAERS. VAERS, which includes unverified reports, cannot be used to factually determine whether a vaccine caused death. Kirsch did not reply to a request for information.

“Statements that imply that reports of deaths to VAERS fol-

lowing vaccination equate to deaths caused by vaccination are scientifically inaccurate, misleading and irresponsible,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which co-manages the database with the FDA, told PolitiFact.

The CDC added that it “has not detected any unusual or unexpected patterns for deaths following immunization that would indicate that COVID vaccines are causing or contributing to deaths, outside of the nine confirmed” thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS, deaths following the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine, which is no longer offered in the U.S.

TTS, which causes blood clots, has occurred in approximately four cases per million doses administered, according to the CDC.

VAERS helps researchers collect data on vaccine aftereffects and detect patterns that may warrant a closer look.

The CDC cautions that VAERS results, which come from unverified reports anyone can make, are not factual enough to determine whether a vaccine causes a particular adverse event.

For the covid vaccines, VAERS has received a flood of reports, and they have become especially potent fuel for misinformation.

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Preps

GET HYPED: Regis Jesuit senior Brady Jenkins, right, and No. 1 doubles partner Agustin Azcui slap hands with teammates before a powerhouse boys tennis dual match against Cherry Creek on Aug. 30 at Colorado Athletic Club Inverness. Jenkins and Azcui, who serve as team captains, posted one of the wins as the Raiders defeated the Bruins 5-2. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/ Sentinel Colorado)

BOYS TENNIS

With just over a handful of players with even so much as previous experience at the Class 5A state tournament, Regis Jesuit boys tennis coach Laura Jones didn’t know exactly what to expect in a dual match with powerhouse Cherry Creek Aug. 30.

Loehr and Tyson Hardy, respectively. Both players have been outstanding additions to the lineup and Jones has seen them display ability on the court well beyond their age.

The two singles players they displaced — seniors Brady Jenkins and Agustin Azcui — have come together to give Regis Jesuit an outstanding combination at No. 1 doubles.

Court proceedings

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

To her delight, she saw her team largely come through in the key moments of most every match — including the long-running No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles matches that loomed large — as the Raiders secured a 5-2 victory over the Bruins on a blistering hot day at Colorado Athletic Club Inverness.

Jones believes it was the program’s first dual win over Cherry Creek in her 15 seasons at the helm, though Regis Jesuit had defeated the Bruins a few times in their tournament as well as a few times at the 5A state tournament.

“If anybody looks at 5-2 and thinks we crushed them, it was not a crushing by any means,” said Jones, whose team improved to 6-0 in dual matches. “It was persevering and winning key points against a team with a lot of players that already have state championships under their belts. It was great to see.”

Against a Cherry Creek lineup that included a handful of seniors who had accounted for seven championships and multiple finals appearances, the Raiders held their own.

Freshmen singles players Alec Rodriguez-Fields (No. 2) and Vlad Sukhovetskyy (No. 3) handled the pressure of the situation with straight set victories over Cherry Creek’s Jack

Jenkins (who finished as the No. 3 singles runner-up last season in the 5A individual state tournament) and Azcui gutted their way to a 7-6 (7-4 in the tiebreak), 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles over Kris Kostadinov (a multiple-time state champion) and Matthew Hu.

The No. 1 doubles victory gave Regis Jesuit a 3-2 lead and then a three-set victory from the No. 3 doubles team of sophomores Adam Rydel and Kevin Solichien — which they staved off several match points — sealed the win.

Sophomore Clay Dickey earned a 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)win over Cherry Creek’s Charlie Stern at No. 1 singles for the exclamation mark. It was another outstanding result for Dickey, who has reaped the benefits of his work to add depth to his game for a 6-0 start that includes wins over two players that dealt him a combined three losses last season.

nificance of the victory over Cherry Creek, she hopes that the benefits come later when the 5A state team and individual state tournaments arrive in mid-October.

“We are in the process of building ourselves because we have a lot of young kids,” Jones said. “After this win, we are a better team and we’ll see how far we can take this.”

Grandview joined Regis Jesuit in the 16-team 5A state team tournament and had its largest contingent of qualifiers for the individual state tournament with two singles players and four doubles teams advancing.

Coach Jeff Ryan’s team is new-look in 2023 as losses to graduation include No. 1 singles state champion Eduard Tsaturyan and five of the eight doubles players at state. Sophomore Justin Son, a 5A individual state qualifier at No. 3 singles last season, moves to the top spot and is flanked by junior Blake Hardin at No. 2 and sophomore Carter Benton (up from doubles), while Benton’s old partner, Mohammad Bathhef, is the only returning doubles player for the Wolves.

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Cherokee Trail defeated Grandview 4-3 Aug. 31 in a dual meeting and is off to a 3-0 start after victories over Legend and Cherry Creek’s V2 team as well. Coach Eric Olsen-Dufour’s Cougars finished third at the Amy Howe Memorial tournament hosted by Smoky Hill with all seven lines earning top-four places. Sophomore No. 2 singles player Swagat Behera is off to a fine start to the season and made the tournament final.

At No. 2 doubles, the pairing of juniors KC Eckenhausen — who won a state championship in 2021 and earned a third-place finish last season — and Carl Siegel appears to be ready to blossom despite a loss to Cherry Creek, while the No. 4 doubles team includes a returning state qualifier in senior Tyler Ryan with Bennett Cherveny.

While Jones didn’t want to belabor the sig-

Coach Arlandus Lowe’s Overland team is off to a 3-1 start in dual play, while coach Jeff Davis’ Smoky Hill squad — which features junior No. 1 singles player George Robin, who qualified for the 5A individual state tournament last season to end the program’s drought of more than a decade — is 1-3 out of the gate. The Buffaloes and Eaglecrest (0-3 in duals thus far) tied fifth at the Amy Howe tournament.

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FOOTBALL Aurora teams finish 6-5 in Week 2 of season

Things improved in terms of winning percentage for Aurora teams in Week 2 of the prep football season, as locals posted a 6-5 record after an opening mark of 4-7.

Some of that had to do with less head-to-head matchups, though there was one as district rivals Aurora Central and Hinkley squared off Aug. 31 at APS Stadium. The Thunder got two touchdowns from quarterback Gabriel Ocampo and a 2-point conversion from running back Caden Vu to hold a one-point lead in the fourth quarter — in its quest for the program’s first win since 2019 — but Christopher Perkins scored three of his four touchdowns in the final quarter for the Trojans, who prevailed 3415 on their Homecoming.

Three Aurora teams — Eaglecrest, Grandview and Regis Jesuit — remained undefeated after two weeks and all looked impressive in Week 2 victories. Coach Danny Filleman’s Raiders followed up a big opening win over Valor Christian with a 36-33 victory over Kennedy Catholic from Washington State Sept. 2 at EchoPark Stadium. Running back Anthony Medina had another big game for the Raiders with four touchdowns to go with 214 yards rushing.

Coach Tom Doherty’s Wolves pulled away from Fossil Ridge for 38-13 victory Sept. 1 at Legacy Stadium. Quarterback Liam Szarka was on the mark in the passing game as he racked up 327 yards through the air along with four touchdown strikes. Xay Neto accounted for two of the scores, while a long one went to Nate Denton — who had 146 yards receiving — and another short toss went to Dominic Henning. Donovan Vernon added a rushing touchdown for the Wolves.

The most lopsided victory for Aurora teams in Week 2 went to coach Mike Schmitt’s Eaglecrest team, which posted a 40-3 road win over Horizon Sep. 1 at Five Star Stadium. Joe Steiner threw four touchdown passes — two to Zavion Gamble — and Burke Withycombe and Cam Chapa scored on the ground for the Raptors.

Cherokee Trail (1-1) got in the win column with a 24-0 road shutout of Rocky Mountain Aug. 31 at French Field in Fort Collins. Ian Lee had a fumble return for a touchdown and Carson Pierce caught a scoring pass from Tyson Smith in the Cougars’ victory.

Overland also evened its record with a 32-14 win over Prairie View Sept. 1 at Stutler Bowl that featured three touchdowns from Jarrius Ward, who is likely to miss the next game after he was ejected in the final minutes for his second personal foul. Talil Seals-Fisher rushed for a touchdown and passed for one for coach Kyle Reese’s Trailblazers.

Vista PEAK Prep dropped to 1-1

with a 38-30 defeat against Brighton Sept. 2 at APS Stadium. The Bison faced a double-digit deficit in the second half and rallied before falling short. Owen Packer had rushing and passing scores for Vista PEAK Prep, while Marcel Evans Jr. and Isaiah Watson picked up rushing touchdowns.

Rangeview’s quest for a first victory saw a good start that included two touchdown runs for William Gregory and another for Keith Jones in the first half, but the Raiders (0-2) wouldn’t score again in a 35-21 loss to Westminster Sept. 1 at

APS Stadium.

Knyle Serrell had a 60-yard touchdown run and 177 on the ground total for Gateway (0-2) in a 21-8 loss at Northglenn Aug. 31, while Smoky Hill scored for the first time, but dropped to 0-2 with a 487 defeat to Rock Canyon Aug. 31 at EchoPark Stadium.

CROSS COUNTRY Grandview boys win Arapahoe Invite title

The Grandview boys cross country team finished with a com-

fortable victory atop a field of 35 scoring teams at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational Sept. 1 at blazing hot deKoevend Park.

Colton White surged past Regis Jesuit’s David Flaig at the finish line to take third by 0.1 of a second and the Wolves had Lucas Blevins and Owen Zitek come in 14th and 16th, respectively, as they had a team score of 83 points to Castle View’s 122. Cherokee Trail (led by Dylan Smith’s 11th place) and Regis Jesuit (paced by Flaig and Braeden Focht in seventh place) took fourth and fifth with a separa-

TOP: Grandview’s Xay Neto secures the football as a Fossil Ridge defenders tries to pull him down during the second half of the Wolves’ 38-13 Week 2 football win on Sept. 1 LEFT: Cherokee Trail No. 2 singles player Swagat Behera makes a return from the baseline during a match at the Amy Howe Memorial boys tennis tournament on Sept. 1 at Smoky Hill High School ABOVE: Regis Jesuit’s David Flaig (971) and Grandview’s Colton White (5842) near the finish line at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational cross country race Sept. 1. White kicked past Flaig to finish third in the race. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)

tion of just seven points. Led by teammates Erika Danzer and Ashlyn Pallotta in 11th and 13th place, the Regis Jesuit girls cross country team finished a city-best ninth in the Arapahoe Invitational girls standings. Summer Abeyta and Julia Pace finished three places and 10 seconds apart for Grandview —in 57th and 60th place, respectively — as the Wolves finished 15th. Jade McDaniel finished 32nd individually for Cherokee Trail, which was 18th.

WEEK PAST

The week past in Aurora prep sports

MONDAY, SEPT. 4: No events were contested as schools were closed for the Labor Day holiday.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2: The Grandview girls volleyball team finished in third place in the loaded Varsity Gold division of the Chaparral Showcase tournament held over two days at the Gold Crown Fieldhouse. The Wolves won their first two matches on the opening day (including a match against Legacy in which they won the opening set 34-32), then — despite a 17-kill, five-ace effort from senior Emerson Deferme — dropped a five-setter to a Chaparral team they played for the second time in a handful of days in the semifinals. Grandview bounced back with a 22-25, 26-24, 25-18, 21-25, 15-11 victory over Castle View. Cherokee Trail finished in 10th place in the same bracket as it defeated Chatfield in the consonsolation semifinals before Fossil Ridge won a 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 match with the Cougars in the consolation championship. Regis Jesuit finished in ninth place in the Varsity Red bracket with a 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 triumph over Fruita Monument, which had stopped Smoky Hill in the consolation semifinals. ...The Grandview softball team defeated defending Class 5A state champion Columbine 6-0 in a game that saw starting pitcher Leah Graves record a complete game and scatter four hits. Ashley Miller doubled twice and drove in three runs, Kristin Gallego homered and drove in a pair of runs and Sasha Kennedy and Peytann Weiland had two hits apiece for the Wolves. ...The two-day Amy Howe Memorial boys tennis tournament hosted by Smoky Hill came to a close, with Cherokee Trail taking top honors among local teams in third place. The Cougars had all seven lines place in the top four of their respective positions, led by runner-up finishes for No. 2 singles player Swagat Behara and the No. 3 doubles team of Ali Minhajuddin and Ryan Martin. Host Smoky Hill and Eaglecrest each tied for fifth, while Rangeview came in eighth. ...The Overland softball team dropped a 12-6 decision to Adams City despite Michaela Halton’s 4-for-4 performance that included a home run and three runs scored. Pennie Siple also had two hits. ...The Eaglecrest boys soccer team played to a 0-0 tie with Fruita Monument. ...FRIDAY, SEPT.

1: Three pitchers — led by Sydney Cobb, who threw four scoreless innings — combined to deliver an 8-0 win for the Cherokee Trail softball team over Douglas County. Julia Russell drove in three runs, while Kennedy Brian knocked in two for the Cougars. ...The Lotus School For Excellence boys soccer team defeated Vail Mountain 2-1 in a rematch of last season’s Class 2A state championship game won by the Gore Rangers. ...The Smoky Hill boys cross country team finished ninth among 24 scoring teams at the Legacy Lightning Invitational at Broomfield County Commons as it was paced by a Benicio Martinez, who crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 51 seconds,

to finish ninth out of 214 runners. The Gateway girls did not have enough finishers to record a team score, but

Leona Ferguson finished a city-best 40th with a time of 22:36. ...THURS-

DAY, AUG. 31: The Eaglecrest girls volleyball team defeated visiting Vista PEAK Prep 25-20, 25-19, 25-16 in a crosstown city programs. ...Maddie Kilmer recorded eight kills and An-

ika Davison had seven for the Rangeview girls volleyball team, which swept visiting Littleton 25-22, 25-20, 25-18. Kilmer added 15 assists and 12 digs in the victory. ...The Cherokee Trail boys soccer team continued its unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 road win over Columbine. ...Alex Kedzierski scored a goal and had two assists for the Grandview boys soc-

cer team in a 3-1 road win at Fort Collins. Kaelan Higgins and Jacob Winning also had goals for the Wolves, who got three saves from Nikhil Patel Sebastian Campos scored twice to lead five goal scorers for the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team in a 6-0 victory over Ponderosa at EchoPark Stadium. ...The Eaglecrest soft-

7-1 behind a combined effort from winner Addison Mower and Briahna Gallegos Megan Drugan doubled as part of a 2-for-3 day, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Raptors, who also got two stolen bases and two runs scored from Jac Smith Amara Herrera pitched a complete game,

ball team topped Douglas County

ABOVE: Cherokee Trail senior Emily Schwab (3) sets the ball as teammates Quincey McCoy (10) and Ellie Greer move to attack during the Cougars’ match against Highlands Ranch at the Chaparral Showcase girls volleyball tournament on Sept. 1 at Gold Crown Fieldhouse. BELOW LEFT TOP: Regis Jesuit senior Ashlyn Pallotta nears the finish line on her way to a 13th place finish in the girls varsity race at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 1 BELOW LEFT BOTTOM: Cherokee Trail’s Jade McDaniel runs between two competitors on the final stretch of the Warrior Invitational. BELOW RIGHT: Aurora Central senior Christopher Perkins (3) rises to make an interception over Hinkley’s Marquez Yarbrough in the Trojans’ 34-15 Week 2 football win over the Thunder Aug. 31. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado) VISIT WWW. COURTNEYOAKES.SMUGMUG.COM FOR AURORA FALL PREP SPORTS GALLERIES

homered and drove in three runs as the Vista PEAK Prep softball team dug out of an early hole to defeat Denver East 13-7 in City League play. Jaya Gray had three hits and scored twice for the Bison. ...The Cherokee Trail boys tennis team earned a 4-3 Centennial League dual win at home against rival Grandview. ...Gateway’s Colt Wenzel shot 96 to edge teammate Ronan McNeal by a shot for top honors at the Colorado League boys golf minor tournament at Aurora Hills G.C. ... WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30: Eaglecrest sophomore Gregory White shot a season-low 67 — which was 5-under-par — for a three-stroke victory in the penultimate Centennial League boys golf tournament of the season played at Saddle Rock G.C. White’s playing partner, Grandview senior Michael Rosman, carded a 2-under 70 to finish second and sophomore Brayden Forte tied for third with a 1-under 71 for Cherokee Trail, which finished tied for second in the team standings behind Cherry Creek. Dalton Sisneros of Cherokee Trail (73) and Grandview’s Nick Scott (75) finished eighth and ninth, respectively. ... In the fifth Continental League boys golf tournament of the season, Regis Jesuit topped the team standings and had the tournament medalist in junior Sam Walker, who had a 5-under-par 67. Anthony Lore tied for fifth with a 71 to help the Raiders finish two strokes in front of Mountain Vista. ...Peytann Weiland went 3-for-3 and plated two runs for the Grandview softball team in a 6-4 win over Chaparral. Leah Graves allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings for the victory. ...Despite three hits from Darleen Valenzuela and Melody Guerrero’s two RBI, the Aurora Central softball team fell to Greeley Central 12-7. ...The Overland gymnastics team earned a score of 174.825 points to finish in front of Ponderosa (169.925) and Rock Canyon (151.600) in a three-team home meet. The ‘Blazers were led by the allaround due of Kyla Burke (36.275) and Ainsley Renner (35.600). Renner topped the vault and balance beam, while Emeley Brain had the best score on unbeven bars and floor exercise. ...

TUESDAY, AUG.

29: Chaparral defeated the Grandview girls volleyball team 26-24, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20 despite nine kills for Emerson Deferme and eight for Rachel Briar for the Wolves. Ashley Harkness added 22 assists and 13 digs. ...Shylin Collins and Maddie Kilmer shared team-high honors with nine kills apiece for the Rangeview girls volleyball team in a 25-20, 2225, 25-20, 25-19 all-Aurora victory against Overland. ...A balanced effort fo the Hinkley girls volleyball team saw Mercy Addai-Opoku rack up 10 kills, while three others had seven or more and Mayte Vaca Rios dished out 22 assists in a 25-22, 25-19, 2515 win over Lincoln. ...The Gateway girls volleyball team got into the win column for the first time with a five-set home victory over Jefferson.

Stephanie Gomez drove in two runs and earned the pitching win for the Aurora Central softball team in a 20-8 win over Englewood. Melody Guerrero, Yoselin Reyes Rosales and Aniyah May had two RBI apiece.

WEEK AHEAD

The week ahead in Aurora prep sports

THURSDAY, SEPT. 7: Week 3 of the prep football season begins with a single game involving an Aurora team when Rangeview plays host to Douglas County at 6:30 p.m. at APS Stadium. ...A good-sized slate of girls volleyball includes a big home match for Cherokee Trail against Chaparral at 6:30 p.m., the same time Grandview is

home to Highlands Ranch, Vista PEAK Prep welcomes Horizon, Smoky Hill plays host to Poudre and Rangeview defends its home floor against Prairie View. ...The Rangeview boys soccer team heads to Overland for a 4 p.m. contest, while Vista PEAK Prep (also at 4 p.m.) is home to Adams City and Gateway (vs. Sheridan at 4:30 p.m.) play at home. ...The Eaglecrest softball team plalys host to Arapahoe at 3:45 p.m., while some local teams face aecah other when Gateway goes to

Aurora Central at 4 p.m. ...The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team heads to the Western Slope for a 3:30 p.m. dual match with Grand Junction Central at Canyon View Park ahead of play in the Western Slope Invitational. Closer to home, Eaglecrest plays host to Cherokee Trail at 3:45 p.m., the same time Overland welcomes the Cherry Creek V2 team to Utah Park. ...The Regis Jesuit boys golf team heads to South Suburban G.C. for another Continental League tournament with

LEFT: From left, Grandview’s Ashley Harkness, Rachel Briar and Emerson Deferme put up a block during the Wolves’ victory over Legacy in a Varsity Gold bracket match at the Chaparral Showcase girls volleyball tournament Sept. 1 at the Gold Crown Fieldhouse BELOW: Rangeview quarterback Tyson Tuck (10) leaves his feet as he is tackled during the Raiders’ 35-21 Week 2 football loss to Westminster Sept. 1. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)

first tee times at noon. ...The Regis Jesuit field hockey team plays on the road at Arapahoe at 6:30 p.m. ...FRIDAY, SEPT. 8: A busy slate for Week 3 Friday Night Lights features the first home game for Gateway, which sees the FNE Warriors come to APS Stadium at 6:30 p.m., while Cherokee Trail is also at home at 7 p.m. against Columbine .The remainder of city teams play away as Eaglecrest is at Halftime Help Stadium for a 7 p.m. contest, Regis Jesuit visits LPS Stadium for a 7 p.m. tilt with Arapahoe, Vista PEAK Prep plays at defending 4A state champion Broomfield at 7 p.m. and Grandview takes on Ralston Valley at 7:30 p.m. at the North Area Athletic Complex. ...The Smoky Hilll softball team is home to play Cherry Creek at 4 p.m., the same time as the first pitch is set at Aurora Central for a game with Arvada. ...Multiple Aurora area softball teams are involved in the Dave Sanders Memorial tournament. ...SATURDAY, SEPT. 9: Cherry Creek Schools celebrates its Military Appreciation night with a big football contest between rivals Overland and Smoky Hill, which play at 6 p.m. at Legacy Stadium. The winner between the Blazers and Buffs also gets to go home with the Wagon Wheel traveling trophy. Earler in the day, Aurora Central kicks off against Falcon at APS Stadium at 2 p.m., the same time Hinkley plays at Adams City. ...Multiple Aurora boys and girls cross country teams head to Heritage High School for the annual Liberty Bell Invitational, traditionally the fastest meet of the year. A wide variety of races begin at 8 a.m. ...A quality boys soccer contest is set for 2 p.m. when Rangeview heads to Cherokee Trail. ...

MONDAY, SEPT. 11: A clash on the softball diamond has Grandview playing home to Cherokee Trail at 4 p.m., while six Aurora teams in all are in action. ...The Grandview boys soccer team plays host to Valor Christian in a 6 p.m. contest at Legacy Stadium. ...TUESDAY, SEPT. 12: A massive slate of girls volleyball faetures Vista PEAK Prep’s trip to Elizabeth at 6 p.m., the same time Hinkley plays at Manual. Later tips (at 6:30 p.m.) include Grandview’s visit to Mountain Vista and Regis Jesuit’s travel to Legend. ...A 4 p.m. kickoff at Vista PEAK Prep is schedule for the Bison and Aurora Central in boys soccer, while Cherokee Trail visits perennial power Broomfield at 6:30 p.m. and Hinkley goes to Denver East for a 7 p.m. contest. ...On the softball diamond, Smoky Hill plays a visit to Valor Christian at 4 pm., while Grandview has a strong road match up at Legend at the same time. ...The Cherokee Trail boys tennis team plays host to Arapahoe at 3:45 p.m. ...WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13: The Overland gymnastics team has another home dual meet at 5:20 p.m. ...The Smoky Hill and Cherokee Trail softball teams play at 4 p.m. on the Cougars’ home diamond.

Because the people must know

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0295-2023

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

On June 27, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Antonio M. Antuna and Marquita L. Antuna

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for American Advisors Group, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

August 30, 2017

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 06, 2017

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

D7101867

Original Principal Amount

$360,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$143,992.61

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: You are notified as follows: the undersigned, on behalf of the Holder, gives notice and declares a violation of the covenants of said Deed of Trust including, but not limited to the failure to pay the debt in full following the death of the Borrower. The Holder elects to foreclose and demands that the Public Trustee give notice, publish for sale and sell said property to pay the debt and expenses of sale, all as provided by law and the terms of said Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN.

Attached as Exhibit “A”

EXHIBIT ”A”

Lot 4, Block 1, Heather Gardens Seville

Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: Parcel 1: An Undivided 1/72nd interest in and to said Lot, subject to Easements of Record, Including such Easements as May be set out in the Declaration of Condominium of Heather Gardens as filed of record Excluding any interest in the Buildings and Equipment situate on said Lot and Block above described in which Apartment and Townhouse Units are situate except the interest in the Apartment Building and Equipment herein conveyed, Parcel 2: All of that Space or Area which Lies Between the Ceiling and the floor and the Walls of the Apartment at 13890 E. Marina Dr. #309, Aurora. Co. 80014, (for Convenient Reference Numbered as Unit 26995, in Building No. 234), now or hereafter Constructed on said Lot, said Building being located Substantially as shown on the Area Plat Plan filed of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, in Book 55 at Pages 53 to 59, Parcel 3: An Undivided 1/72nd Interest in and to the Building and Equipment Therein Installed and Appurtenant thereto within which the above described Space or Area is Located. Together with:

K. The exclusive right to use the Patios and Balconies, Air Conditioners or other Appliances which project beyond the Space or Area above described and Contiguous thereto.

L. The right of way, in Common with Others, for Ingress and Egress to and from the Property above described.

M. The right to use Stairs, Halls, Passage Ways and other Common Areas in the Building described in Parcel 2 above in Common with other Owners of such Building, including their Agents, Servants, Employees and Invitees.

N. The right to use Common Areas in said Lot in Common with other owners of Space or Areas in Buildings now or hereafter Constructed in said Lot, Except the use of the Common Areas located in Buildings other than that described in Parcel 2 Above, including their Agents, Servants, Employee and Invitees.

O. The exclusive right to use and Occupy Parking Stall No. 66 in Parking Lot No. 234 located Substantially as shown on the Proposed Area Plat Plan filed of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Showing the Location of the above Numbered Stall, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 13890 E Marina Drive Apt 309, Aurora, CO 80014.

said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/25/2023, 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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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: 06/27/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

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

Attorney File # CO21946

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.

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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0254-2023

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)

JOSE CARDIEL NUNEZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF ENGLAND

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

April 26, 2021

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 03, 2021

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

E1071961

Original Principal Amount $335,469.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $322,514.58

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 8, BLOCK 4, VILLAGE EAST UNIT 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1158 S OAKLAND ST, AURORA, CO 80012.

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

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

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

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:

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 # 00000009818188

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. 0256-2023

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)

Angela Kirkpatrick

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

October 18, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 22, 2019

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

D9113210

Original Principal Amount

$305,250.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$285,995.15

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 28, BLOCK 3, AURORA HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

A.P.N. : 1975-21-3-08-028

Also known by street and number as: 17609 E. Utah Place, 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

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

FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 06/02/2023

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 NOTICE -

PUBLICATION 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.

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.

has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in

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

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

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

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0275-2023

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

On June 16, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Robert Levon Rusk

Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

October 04, 2017

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 12, 2017

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

D7116143

Original Principal Amount

$300,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$283,866.26

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

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 66, BLOCK 5, RIDGEVIEW EAGLE BEND SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 207336206066

Also known by street and number as:

21999 East Jamison Place, 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, 10/18/2023, 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 8/24/2023

Last Publication 9/21/2023

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: 06/16/2023

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 # 23-030229

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. 0277-2023

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

On June 20, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

DAVID DRAGUL AND CHERI DRAGUL

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FIRSTBANK

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

TRUIST BANK

Date of Deed of Trust

September 28, 2015

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 13, 2015

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

D5116454

Original Principal Amount

$417,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$366,332.43

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 30, BLOCK 2, PINEY CREEK FILING

NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5536 SOUTH LEWISTON STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80015-4068. 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, 10/18/2023, 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 8/24/2023

Last Publication 9/21/2023 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: 06/20/2023

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 # 00000009819004

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. 0278-2023

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

On June 20, 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)

MELANIE ARMOR

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CMG MORTGAGE, INC., DBA CMG FINANCIAL

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

August 03, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 06, 2018

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

D8077780

Original Principal Amount

$191,250.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$178,852.72

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

CONDOMINIUM UNIT B, BUILDING NO. 27, QUAIL RUN SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION

RECORDED MARCH 27, 1996 UNDER

RECEPTION NO. A6036661, AND ACCORDING TO CONDOMINIUM MAP 16 OF QUAIL RUN FILING NO. 1 RECORDED FEBRUARY 14, 1997 UNDER RECEPTION NO. A7017725, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 18308 E ALABAMA PLACE B, 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, 10/18/2023, 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 8/24/2023

Last Publication 9/21/2023

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: 06/20/2023

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 # 00000009807728

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. 0281-2023

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

On June 23, 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)

Jennifer Kloeppner and Abu-Bakr Muwwakkil

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

September 27, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 01, 2019

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

D9103034

Original Principal Amount

$417,203.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$388,883.97

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 17, BLOCK 2, KINGSBOROUGH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2563 S Ouray St, 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, 10/25/2023, 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.

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

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

MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 06/23/2023

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 # CO21956

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. 0282-2023

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

On June 23, 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)

JOHN ANGUS MACPHERSON

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT

MORTGAGE SERVICING

Date of Deed of Trust

March 17, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 18, 2021

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

E1046106

Original Principal Amount

$235,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$226,570.14

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 25, BLOCK 8, THE ASPENS, PER PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 22, PAGES 11 AND 12, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO AND AS AMENDED BY THE INSTRUMENT RECORDED APRIL 25, 1972 IN BOOK 2012 AT PAGE 607, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 14227 E ARIZONA AVENUE, 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, 10/25/2023, 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 8/31/2023

Last Publication 9/28/2023

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: 06/23/2023

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 # 00000009828047

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. 0283-2023

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

On June 23, 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)

Jason B. Mercer AND Misty D. Mercer

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC. FKA QUICKEN LOANS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

August 16, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 20, 2021

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

E1130744

Original Principal Amount

$610,399.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$590,825.05

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 18, BLOCK 1, CREEKSIDE EAGLE BEND SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO PARCEL ID NUMBER: 2071-31-2-10-018

Also known by street and number as: 7583 S Duquesne Ct, Aurora, CO 80016-1316. 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, 10/25/2023, 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 8/31/2023

Last Publication 9/28/2023

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: 06/23/2023

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 # 23-030129

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. 0284-2023

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

On June 23, 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) RISING STAR MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Original Beneficiary(ies)

PUBLIC SERVICE CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CANVAS CREDIT UNION F/K/A PUBLIC SERVICE CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

February 09, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 09, 2018

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

D8013299

Original Principal Amount

$5,250,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$4,864,777.54

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 1, RISING STAR SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1500 SOUTH DAYTON STREET, DENVER, CO 80247.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/25/2023, 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 8/31/2023

Last Publication 9/28/2023

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: 06/23/2023

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:

Iman Tehrani #44076 Holst & Tehrani LLP P.O. Box 298, 514 Kimbark Street, Longmont, CO 805020298 (303) 772-6666

Attorney File # 1500 SOUTH DAYTON STREET

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. 0286-2023

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

On June 27, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Tonia Dee Wilson

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Royal Pacific Funding Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Royal Pacific Funding Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

August 09, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 12, 2021

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

E1126300 Book: n/a Page:

December 30, 2021

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

E1196132

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Original Principal Amount $304,385.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $303,293.61

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

See attached legal description. Exhibit “A”

Condominium Unit No. 12, Building 18, Windsong Condominiums, in accordance with the and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of the Windsong Condominiums recorded on July 12, 1983 in Book 3912 at Page 441, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto, and Map recorded on July 12, 1983 in Book 65 at Page 47, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto, in the records of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, together with the right to the exclusive use of Parking Space No. 135, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 7474 East Arkansas Avenue #1812, Denver, CO 80231.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/25/2023, 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 8/31/2023

Last Publication 9/28/2023

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: 06/27/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

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 # 23CO00207-1

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0290-2023

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

On June 27, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

KRISTI M. BALDWIN

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-

TION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK

MORTGAGE CO.,INC.,ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

ONSLOW BAY FINANCIAL LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

September 01, 2015

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 09, 2015

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

D5103120

Original Principal Amount $266,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $262,920.16 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.

12, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

18111 E. CRESTRIDGE DRIVE, 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, 10/25/2023, 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 8/31/2023

Last Publication 9/28/2023

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: 06/27/2023

Michael Westerberg,

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Jennifer C. Rogers #34682

IDEA Law Group 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, Las Vegas, NV 89119 (187) 73532146

Attorney File # 48080974

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. 0296-2023

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

On June 30, 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)

1392 JAMAICA BLDG LLC

Original Beneficiary(ies)

GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY

LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FANNIE MAE Date of Deed of Trust

July 08, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 11, 2022

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

E2074091

Original Principal Amount

$1,521,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$1,514,790.07

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 LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Real Estate:

Lots 1, 2, and 3, except the Easterly 8 feet thereof, Block 12, Aurora, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado (the “Land”).

Collateral Description:

The buildings, structures, improvements, and alterations now constructed or at any time in the future constructed or placed upon the Land, including any future replacements, facilities, and additions and other construction on the Land (the “Improvements”);

All of Borrower’s present and hereafter acquired right, title and interest in all Goods, accounts, choses of action, chattel paper, documents, general intangibles (including Software), payment intangibles, instruments, investment property, letter of credit rights, supporting obligations, computer information, source codes, object codes, records and data, all telephone numbers or listings, claims (including claims for indemnity or breach of warranty), deposit accounts and other property or assets of any kind or nature related to the Land or the Improvements now or in the future, including operating agreements, surveys, plans and specifications and contracts for architectural, engineering and construction services relating to the operation of, or used in connection with, the Land or the Improvements, including all governmental permits relating to any activities on the Land (collectively, the “Personalty”);

Current and future rights, including air rights, development rights, zoning rights and other similar rights or interests, easements, tenements, rights-of-way, strips and gores of land, streets, alleys, roads, sewer rights, waters, watercourses, and appurtenances related to or benefitting the Land or the Improvements, or both, and all rights-of-way, streets, alleys and roads which may have been or may in the future be vacated; Insurance policies relating to the Mortgaged Property (and any unearned premiums) and all proceeds paid or to be paid by any insurer of the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property, whether or not Borrower obtained the insurance pursuant to Lender’s requirements; Awards, payments and other compensation made or to be made by any municipal, state or federal authority with respect to the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property, including any awards or settlement resulting from (1) Condemnation Actions, (2) any damage to the Mortgaged Property caused by governmental action that does not result in a Condemnation Action, or (3) the total or partial taking of the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property under the power of eminent domain or otherwise and including any conveyance in lieu thereof; Contracts, options and other agreement for the sale of the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property entered into by Borrower now or in the future, including cash or securities deposited to secure performance by parties of their obligations; All present and future leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or grants or other possessory interests now or hereafter in force, whether oral or written, covering or affecting the Mortgaged Property, or any portion of the Mortgaged Property (including proprietary leases or occupancy agreements if Borrower is a cooperative housing corporation), and all modifications, extensions of renewals thereof (the “Leases”); Lease and Lease guaranties, letters of credit and any other supporting obligation for any of the Leases given in connection with any of the Leases, and all rents (whether from residential or non-residential space), revenues and other income from the Land or the Improvements, including subsidy payments received from any sources, including payments under any “Housing Assistance Payments Contract” or other rental subsidy agreement (if any), parking fees, laundry and vending machine income and fees and charges for food, health care and other services provided at the Mortgaged Property, whether now due, past due, or to become due, and tenant security deposits (the “Rents”); Earnings, royalties, accounts receivable, issues and profits from the Land, the Improvements or any other part of the Mortgaged Property, and all undisbursed proceeds of the Mortgage Loan and, if Borrower is a cooperative housing corporation, maintenance charges or assessments payable by shareholders or residents; Deposits in an amount sufficient to accumulate with Lender the entire sum required to pay the following (collectively, the “Impositions”): any water and sewer charges which, if not paid, may result in a lien on all or any part of the Mortgaged Property; the premiums for fire and other casualty insurance, liability insurance, rent loss insurance and such other insurance as Lender may require under the Loan Agreement; all taxes, assessments, vault rentals and other charges, if any, general, special or otherwise, including assessments for schools, public betterments and general or local improvements, which are levied, assessed or imposed by any public authority or quasipublic authority, and which, if not paid, may become a lien, on the Land or the Improvements or any taxes upon any Loan Documents (the “Taxes”); and amounts for other charges and expenses assessed against the Mortgaged Property which Lender at any time reasonably deems necessary to protect the Mortgaged Property, to prevent the imposition of liens on the Mortgaged Property, or otherwise to protect Lender’s interests, all as reasonably determined from time to time by Lender, when due (the “Imposition Deposits”) ;

Refunds or rebates of Impositions by any municipal, state or federal authority or insurance company (other than refunds applicable to periods before the real property tax year in which this Security Instrument is dated);

Tenant security deposits;

Names under or by which any of the Mortgaged Property may be operated or known, and all trademarks, trade names, and goodwill relating to any of the Mortgaged Property;

Collateral Accounts and all Collateral Account Funds; Products, and all cash and non-cash proceeds from the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the above into cash or liquidated claims, and the right to collect such proceeds; and

All of Borrower’s right, title and interest in the oil, gas, mineral, mineral interests, royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, net profit interests and other interests and estates in, under and on the Mortgaged Property and other oil, gas and mineral interests with which any of the foregoing interests or estates are pooled or unitized.

Also known by street and number as: 1392

JAMAICA STREET, AURORA, CO 80010.

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, 11/01/2023, 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 9/7/2023

Last Publication 10/5/2023

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: 06/30/2023

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:

Zane A. Gilmer #41602 Stinson LLP 1144 Fifteenth Street, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 376-8416 Attorney File # CORE/0772514.0057/181480922.1

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0298-2023

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

On June 30, 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)

Kevin Paul Covelo

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Citywide Home Loans, a Utah Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

January 16, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 17, 2018

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

D8005731 Book: N/A Page:

Original Principal Amount $266,400.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $242,814.27

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 20, Block 6, Woodrim Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 2535 South Cimarron Street, Aurora, CO 80014.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/01/2023, 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 9/7/2023

Last Publication 10/5/2023

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: 06/30/2023

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 # 23CO00220-1

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0299-2023

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

On June 30, 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)

Jennifer F. Rivas AND Mario Antonio Rivas

Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

December 30, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 31, 2020

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

E0185274

Original Principal Amount

$432,030.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$413,638.93

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 64, BLOCK 1, PARK PLACE VILLAS

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

APN #: 2073-07-2-38-065

Also known by street and number as: 4623

S Abilene Cir, Aurora, CO 80015.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/01/2023, 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 9/7/2023

Last Publication 10/5/2023

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: 06/30/2023

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 # 23-030318

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. 0300-2023

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

On June 30, 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)

Angela D. Thompson

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Makers, Inc

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Associa-

tion

Date of Deed of Trust

November 20, 2002

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 02, 2002

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

B2228292

Original Principal Amount

$131,261.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$101,148.86

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

Angela D. Thompson failed 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. Such failure constitutes a breach under the Note and Deed of Trust triggering the power of sale by the Public Trustee.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 43, BLOCK 1, HAMPDEN HILLS AT AURORA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3750 South Genoa Circle, #D, 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, 11/01/2023, 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 9/7/2023

Last Publication 10/5/2023

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: 06/30/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Marcello G. Rojas #46396

Susan Hendrick #33196

Nigel G Tibbles #43177

Sandra J. Nettleton #42411

THE SAYER LAW GROUP, P.C. 3600 South Beeler Street, Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965

Attorney File # CO230052

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. 0303-2023

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

On June 30, 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)

EUGENE BRUCE HOCKENBERRY, JR.

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-

TION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

December 30, 2020

of Recording

Original Principal Amount

$665,945.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$636,844.35 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 1, FOREST TRACE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as:

23662 E CALHOUN AVE, AURORA, CO 80016-4465.

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, 11/01/2023, 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 9/7/2023

Last Publication 10/5/2023

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: 06/30/2023

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:

Jennifer C. Rogers #34682 IDEA Law Group 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, Las Vegas, NV 89119 (187) 73532146

Attorney File # 48084834

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.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2023, STARTING AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO TO FIND AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, MEETS THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF COLORADO CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 2, SECTION 30 AND C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 AND 31-12105, AND IS CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION. THE HEARING WILL BE HELD UPON THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE AURORA MUNICIPAL CENTER LOCATED AT 15151 E. ALAMEDA PARKWAY, AURORA, COLORADO 80012 OR VIRTUALLY (PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE AT AURORAGOV. ORG FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATION).

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

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Final Publication: September 14, 2023

Sentinel AHERA/STORMWATER NOTIFICATION – 2023

As required by the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), Aurora Public Schools has developed this notification and conducted an extensive asbestos survey of all District buildings. Based on the findings of these inspections, a comprehensive management plan has been developed for each school. Each plan identifies locations and types of asbestoscontaining materials in the building and details the Districts’ ongoing efforts to maintain or remove those materials. The plans are continually updated with documentation of asbestos-related work performed in the District. The plan is available for review at each building, as well as at the Environmental Compliance Branch at 1369 Airport Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80111.

This letter also serves as notification of any asbestos-related efforts, which may be performed by the District at anytime such as periodic surveillances, 3-year reinspections, O and M, and asbestos removal.

In addition, this letter serves as notification that the District has a program to reduce stormwater runoff pollution. The District Holds a Non- Standard MS4 Permit through the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. Please refer to the District’s website (https://env.aurorak12. org/stormwater) for additional information, including ways you can identify and help reduce pollutants from stormwater runoff. If you witness any illegal dumping on school grounds, please report it by contacting the Environmental Compliance Branch immediately.

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Final Publication: September 7, 2023 Sentinel

As required by the Colorado Liquor Code, as amended, notice is hereby given that an application for a Hotel-Restaurant 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 Heritage Café, LLC dba Heritage Cafe for a location at 22691 East Aurora Parkway, Unit B8-9, Aurora, CO 80016 filed the application on June 26, 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 October 10th 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 September 10, 2023, and must be returned by 12:00 noon on September 28, 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.

Miranda Garica Licensing Officer 303-739-7214

Publication: September 7, 2023

Sentinel

The safety of students and employees in all Aurora Public Schools facilities is the number one priority for the Environmental Compliance Branch. Our procedures for dealing with asbestos reflect that priority. Questions are welcomed and should be directed to Rita Davis, Manager of the Environmental Compliance Branch at 303-3262115, ext. 28685. This notice can be found at each site, our website (env.aurorak12. org), annually in the Aurora Sentinel, and in the APS handbook.

The following sites have asbestos:

Elementary Altura Arkansas Clyde Miller K-8 Crawford Dalton Dartmouth Elkhart Fulton Academy Of Excellence Jamaica CDC Jewell Kenton Lansing Laredo Montview Park Lane Peoria Sable Sixth Avenue Tollgate Vassar Vaughn Virginia Court Wheeling Yale Middle & High Schools Columbia East North South AWCPA 6-12 Gateway Hinkley Rangeview Pickens Technical College

Auxiliary Buildings

Educational Services Center 4

Facilities Complex

IT Center

Montview Annex Warehouse

The following sites have no asbestos:

AST

Aurora Community Campus Post Secondary Building

Aurora Frontier K-8

Aurora Hills

Aurora Quest K-8

Boston K-8

Century Crossroads – Transitions & Intercept Center Harmony Ridge P-8

Driver’s Education

Early Beginnings

Educational Services Center 3

Edna & John Mosley P-8

Iowa

Laredo CDC

Meadowood CDC

Mrachek

Murphy Creek K-8

Paris Professional Learning Conference Center

Rocky Mountain Prep at Fletcher

Side Creek

Transportation Administration

Transportation Garage

Vista Peak Exploratory P-8

Vista Peak Preparatory HS

William Smith HS

Publication: September 7, 2023

Sentinel ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COMBINED COURT MOTION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Case No. 2022DR1157

Petitioner: John Edward Robertson

Co-Petitioner/Respondent: Charmaine Denise 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 CoPetitioner/Respondent’s address include (explain):

A. Internet searches for address: Facebook, Charmaine Marshall, October 17, 2022, I didn’t see any posts with a current 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-Petitioner/Respondent’s address (describe): I tried to go on Facebook on March 10, 2023 to message Charmaine, her daughters 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

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

CAUSE NO. 7728

IN THE 315T JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF HEMPHILL COUNTY TEXAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF IMELDA FERNANDEZ CARDOZA AND MANUEL JESUS FERNANDEZ ANCHONDO AND IN THE INTEREST OF J.R.F. AND J.M.F., CHILDREN

TO: MANUEL JESUS FERNANDEZ ANCHONDO

490 N. 16TH AVE. BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80601

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than thirty days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org”

You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff’s Application at or before 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 20 days after the date of service of this citation before the Honorable 31st Judicial District Court of Hemphill County at the courthouse in said County in Canadian, Texas. Said Plaintiff’s Original Petition for Divorce was filed in said court of the 7TH day of FEBRUARY, 2022, in the above entitled cause. The nature of the Plaintiff’s demand is fully shown by a true and correct copy of the Plaintiff’s Petition for Divorce which accompanies this citation and made a part of hereof.

ISSUED and given under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 15TH day of AUGUST, 2023.

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: DIANA E. HATHAWAY 105 S.W. 5TH ST.

AMARILLO, TX 79101

Phone: (806) 322-7899

E-Mail: dhathawaylaw@gmail.com

ATTEST: SLYVIA GUERRERO, District Court 31st Judicial District Court Hemphill County, Texas

By /s/ Deputy

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Final Publication: September 28, 2023

Sentinel INVITATION TO BID

Electronic (PDF) Sealed Competitive Proposals will be received by East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District for the Administration Building HVAC Improvements until 2:00 p.m. local time on October 5, 2023. Provide sealed proposals to: QuestCDN virtual bid.

The work generally includes: Improvements to the District’s Administration Building main HVAC system to address performance issues observed with the system and additional deficiencies within the building, including:

Addition of supplemental hydronic baseboard heaters to selected perimeter offices, including associated hydronic piping, valves, controls, office drywall repairs and painting.

Replacement and upsizing of an existing variable air volume unit, including upsizing of branch piping and valves.

Addition of a new variable air volume unit serving the Lobby, including associated hydronic piping, valves, electrical and control provisions.

Addition of ceiling destratification fans to the Public Entry Vestibule and Lobby, including associated electrical and control provisions.

Modifications to the existing controls and building automation system to accommodate new and replacement equipment.

Testing, adjusting and balancing of complete airside and hydronic systems associated with the main rooftop unit.

Testing and commissioning of complete control/ building automation system.

Contract Documents may be obtained electronically starting on September 11, 2023 at www.eccv.org under the Resources and Information menu by clicking on Request for Bids. The user will then enter the bid number 8662175 into the search field and click the search button to find the project. Download the digital documents for $15. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@ questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital project information and vBid online bid submittal questions. Project bid documents must be downloaded from QuestCDN which will add your company to the Planholder List and allow access to vBid online bidding for

the submittal of your bid (which is required for this project). Bidders will be charged a fee of $30 to submit a bid electronically. For this project, bids will only be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on September 14, 2023 at the Project Site located at 6201 S Gun Club Rd, Aurora, CO 80016.

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

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

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

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

East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Final Publication: September 14, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE CONCERNING

PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Southshore Metropolitan District No. 2’s 2023 Budget; that a copy of the proposed Amended 2023 Budget has been filed at the office of the District’s accountant at 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of a Resolution to Adopt Amended 2023 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83957417542; access code: 839 5741 7542, on September 12, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolution to Adopt Amended 2023 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

SOUTHSHORE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

By:

/s/

Publication: September 7, 2023

Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.

The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing

Personal Representative: Marco D. Chayet, #29815, 18th Judicial District Public Administrator

Jennifer R. Oviatt, 18th Judicial District Deputy Public Administrator Chayet & Danzo, LLC 650 S. Cherry St., Ste. 710, Denver, CO 80246 P.O. Box 460749, Denver, CO 80246

Phone Number: (303) 355-8520

Fax Number: (303) 355-8501

E-mail: PublicAdministrator@ColoradoElderLaw.com

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Final Publication: September 14, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PARTIAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 38-26-107, C.R.S., that on September 28, 2023 partial settlement with American West Construction, LLC will be made by East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District, for the “Zone 2 Tanks Isolation Valves Project” subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the District. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies, laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of partial settlement for the work contracted to be done, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on such claim with East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District, c/o, Mr. Dave Kaunisto, District Manager, 6201 S. Gun Club Road, Aurora, Colorado 80016. Failure to file such verified statement or claim prior to partial settlement will release the District and its employees and agents from any and all liability for such claim and for making partial payment to said contractor.

/s/ East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Final Publication: September 7, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2023 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGETS

AURORA, COLORADO

The Aerospace Data Facility Colorado (ADF-C) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate the potential impacts associated with the construction and operation of a potential substation and associated underground duct banks. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to support the future power supply needs for Buckley Space Force Base (Buckley SFB).

At this early stage of EA preparation, the Proposed Action includes construction and operation of a new substation located on approximately 12 acres of the northeast corner of Buckley SFB and approximately 5.7 miles of underground transmission duct bank installed on- and off-base to connect the proposed substation to Xcel Energy’s existing Substation located at the intersection of Interstate 70/Highway 287 and Powhaton Road. This Proposed Action is subject to requirements and objectives of Executive Order (EO) 11990, Protection of Wetlands, as the proposed infrastructure improvements could potentially impact wetlands and there are no practicable alternatives outside of the wetlands. Impacts would be minimized to the greatest practicable extent. Mitigation would be provided for unavoidable impacts to ensure no net loss of wetland function in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Pursuant to EO 11990 and Air Force Instruction 32-7064, ADF-C requests early public comment to determine if there are any public concerns regarding the Proposed Action’s potential to impact wetlands. The Proposed Action will be analyzed in the forthcoming EA, which the public will have the opportunity to review and provide comment when the Draft EA is released. Comments may be submitted to ADF-C_Substation_EA@jacobs.com or 720-286-0064. Comments will be accepted for 30 days from the publication of this notice.

Publication: September 7, 2023

Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Harbor Plaza Mini & Outdoor Storage (DBA) Harbor Storage of Colo LLC 4411 S Parker Rd Aurora CO 80015 (303)6902759. In order to satisfy a contractual Landlord’s Lien, under the provisions of Colorado Self Service Storage Facility Liens Act,C.R.S. 38-21.5-102 the following unit contents will be sold on: online Auction at Lockerfox.com beginning Monday September 11, 2023

Evan Easton. Property: miscellaneous tools and furniture, parts bens, ping pong table, boxes, ladder and cart Darrel Drafts.

Ryan Zent President

Sentinel NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. Case Number: 19PR31233

In the Matter of the Estate of: BEVERLY HANEY-DONALDSON; Deceased.

To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession: Amy Funk, Sonja Schreyer, and Estate of Daniel Haney.

A Petition has been filed alleging that the above Decedent died leaving the following property:

Titled Ownership Estate of Beverly Haney-Donaldson

Description of Property (ONLY IF KNOWN, petitioner may include fractional or percentage ownership) 100% of Decedent Estate of Beverly Haney-Donaldson

Location of Property Arapahoe County District Court probate case 2019PR31233

The hearing on the petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: October 19, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Courtroom or Division: 12

This is a hearing without appearance; attendance is not required or expected.

Note: You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (collectively the “Boards”) of the EASTERN HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 2, 4 & 5 (collectively the “Districts”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on September 18, 2023 at 11:00am, for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2024 proposed budgets (the “Proposed Budgets”). The necessity may also arise for an amendment to the 2023 budgets (the “Amended Budgets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82522202133? pwd=aDBvK2JKVFFFbW5MdkdIQTRMM

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Call-in Number: 720-707-2699; Meeting

ID: 825 2220 2133; Passcode: 564819

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets (if applicable) have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets are on file in the office of Simmons & Wheeler, 304 Inverness Way S #490, Englewood, CO 80112, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budgets or the Amended Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained at www.easternhillsmetrodist.org or by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: EASTERN HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 2, 4 & 5, quasi-municipal corporations and political subdivisions of the State of Colorado

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

Publication: September 7, 2023 Sentinel

Property: miscellaneous household items, toaster, trash cans, luggage, hydro farm, and pan. Ernie Garcia. Property: miscellaneous household items and furniture, pink and green stools, hand miter saw, and a flat-screen TV. Joe Pentico. Property: miscellaneous household items and furniture, broncos lamp, boxes, guitar case, tools, and bench. Malinda Gregory. Property: miscellaneous household items and furniture, BBQ grill, tires, boxes, a hummingbird feeder. Steven Thomas. Property: white bins with miscellaneous items. Grant Chapman. Property:miscellaneous tools, boat trailer, two trolling motors gas, one electric trolling motor Brianna Bondurant. Property: a gray sofa and box

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Final Publication: September 21, 2023 Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT

Pursuant to 1973 C.R.S. 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on/or after the 21st day of September, 2023 final settlement with Wilderness Construction Company , will be made by the Joint District No. 28J of the Counties of Adams and Arapahoe (Aurora Public Schools) for and on account of the General Construction Contract for the Rangeview High School Title IX Locker Room Renovations project (Bid No. 3203-22), and that any person, co-partnership, association, company, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against any of the contractors for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors, or any of their subcontractors, in or about the performance of said work may file at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on/or after, September 21, 2023, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education of said school district at the office of:

Support Services Aurora Public Schools

15701 E. 1st Avenue Aurora, CO 80011

Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statements prior to such final settlement will relieve said school district from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim.

JOINT DISTRICT NO. 28J OF THE COUNTIES OF ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Final Publication: September 7, 2023 Sentinel

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