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Community Connection: Three generations from western Colorado and raising the 4th

I was born and raised in Grand Junction, Colorado, being the 3rd generation from the Western Slope. Growing up, my sister and I spent countless hours exploring connected lakes, wandering the riverfront trails, creating imaginary worlds in our backyard, and tending a garden that fueled our annual salsa-canning tradition.

We were raised with strong values placed on appreciating simple days at home, local concerts, walking the farmers’ market, and fully embracing the vibrancy of the Grand Valley.

Being homeschooled K-12 gave us the freedom to learn through nature, cooking, adventures, and community classes which led me to my career in ceramics. I was immersed in the pottery world at a young age, beginning my journey with clay at The Art Center of Western Colorado (TAC) under the mentorship of Terry Shepherd at the age of thirteen.

Growing up in a community studio at TAC, I valued learning from a welcoming group of potters who quickly became lifelong friends and mentors. I soaked up every opportunity I had to learn and be a part of the art community.

I was captivated by the way potters gather—pairing handmade dishes with homemade food and bringing people together. This intersection of cooking and ceramics inspired my pursuit of functional ceramics.

Through making functional ceramics I have gained an appreciate for creating work that will be integrated into daily life through the simple moments of morning coffee and sharing a meal together with the hopes of creating work that fosters the appreciation of community and the present moment.

Seeing the friendships and collaboration within clay studios, I knew that this was where my passion would lead me.

I met my husband, Matthew Jones, at Colorado Mesa University in 2012 in Beginning Hand Building class. We were both ceramics majors and shared the same vision of one day opening a studio space of our own.

Sixteen years after I first walked into the clay studio at TAC, that vision became real when a new arts marketplace opened in Fruita and we were able to start teaching pottery classes there. What began with a small group of students has grown into a vibrant clay community in the heart of downtown Fruita.

We have watched students reach personal goals, form close friendships, collaborate, find solace, and build the kind of community connection I grew up admiring in clay studios.

There is a beauty in sharing a meal after unloading the kiln at the end of a class session. Those gatherings hold a special place in my heart, often reminding me of the childhood potlucks at TAC, the moments that shaped me into the artist and person I am today.

As I embarked on my motherhood journey in 2024, I found a whole new appreciation for our community and the beauty of nature that surrounds us.

My now 18-month-old daughter, Astrid has a fiery spirit with a deep love of being outside, rain or shine. We spend many hours tending to our garden and playing in the dirt, helping at the clay studio and making friends with all the students, taking walks in McGinnis Canyon and admiring our neighbors “cluck clucks” (chickens) and “neigh neighs” (horses).

Seeing the world we’ve built through her eyes, I’ve found a deeper appreciation for the beauty of a slower pace and the warmth of our local community.

It is a profound honor to raise the 4th generation to cherish the Western Slope. I hope she appreciates the depth of small-town friendships, growing up in clay studios, and finding beauty in gardening, cooking, and the simple moments that life has to offer.

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Not funny anymore. Latest MAGA nuttery, bigotry and threats imperil our democracy

I’m old enough to remember when we used to take pity on risible weirdos inappropriately wailing in public and making wild and creepy threats.

Now, we elevate them to become top officials and celebrate their nuttery.

Well, not all of us.

I’m done with trying to read some sense of normalcy or cogency into the antics of the shrinking tribe of right-wing radicals stymied by a nation that pushes back at their attempts to radicalize others.

“Muslims don’t belong in American society,” Republican Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles said in a social media post over the weekend.

When critics called him out for his preposterous bigotry, almost none of them fellow Republicans, he doubled down.

“Muslims are unable to assimilate; they all have to go back,” he said.

Go back? Back where? Millions of Muslims were born here, and those who weren’t are every bit American as the rest of us.

He’s not the lone voice of howling racism and insanity at the U.S. Capitol.

“The enemy is inside our gates,” Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville wrote Thursday in response to a photo of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sitting on the ground during an iftar dinner at New York City Hall, the Associated Press reported. The photo was joined with a historical photo of the Sept. 11 attacks.

It drew immediate outrage from critics pointing out how sick and dangerous such white supremacy is.

So Tuberville doubled down.

“To be clear, I didn’t ‘suggest’ Islamists are the enemy,” Tuberville posted on social media. “I said it plainly.”

In case you forgot, that kind of crazy crap endangered the lives of millions of Americans after the Sept. 11 attacks, including thousands here in the Aurora area.

It’s part of a recurring vile and false narrative that impugns our Muslim neighbors the exact same way German Nazis accosted the Jews.

But the nuttery doesn’t stop there.

On Friday, a federal judge in Washington quashed subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve issued by Trump-FoxNews Department of Just Us anchor Jeanine Pirro.

The order, by Judge James Boasberg, is the latest in the Trump reality revenge show against anyone he doesn’t like or who doesn’t do what he wants. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whom Trump appointed, has told the president on many occasions to suck eggs when it comes to lowering federal interest rates just because the smartest man in the White House ever says to.

Exasperated by laws and regulations meant to protect the nation against presidential whims, and presidents like Trump, he dreamed up a faux scandal about cost overruns for remodeling the Fed headquarters.

Pretending to be serious, like she did on Fox News, Pirro took the empty suitcase to a grand jury, which issued a “subpoena” for details. Boasberg called it out for the dangerous and disingenuous farce that it is.

At a press conference Friday, Pirro lost her crap when reporters pressed her for these things called “details” and “evidence,” and she started yelling about how her cast of characters in her office are pressing charges against everyone for everything, everywhere, even though the grand jury keeps returning endless no true bills or the courts just call her a quack.

She doesn’t mention that the American jus-

tice system calls her behavior out as unconscionable, citing that pesky “reasonable doubt” and “whole truth” thing underlying our court system.

But wait, there’s more.

Pirro is the same former FoxNews crackpot who tried to press charges against Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow and five other veterans of the military and federal intelligence

A grand jury in Washington refused to indict Crow and other Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders.”

“Donald Trump’s DOJ just tried — and failed — to indict me in front of a grand jury,” Crow said last month. “Americans should be furious that Trump and his goons tried to weaponize our justice system again against his political opponents. His attempts to intimidate and silence us will always fail.”

Grand jury rejections very unusual but have happened repeatedly in recent months in DC as jurors who have heard the government’s evidence have come away “underwhelmed in a number of cases,” the AP reported after they agreed there was no true bill from yet another Pirro farce.

Trump’s FBI chief Kash Patel in November began harassing Crow and other lawmakers while Trump’s toadies ramped up efforts to punish political opponents of the president. Trump and his pals said a video release was “seditious” — and Trump said on his social media account that the offense was “punishable by death.”

Pistol Pete Hegseth, another flaming Fox Newster, was shocked, shocked and dismayed that Crow and other military veterans would dare to imply that an administration that previously incited the Jan. 6 insurrection and then worked endlessly to undermine bringing the criminal participants to justice would have anything to do with directing members of the military toward committing any kind of crime or unethical behavior.

So, you knew this was coming.

Speaking during a Pentagon press conference Friday about the Iran war, Hegseth told reporters, the U.S. is advancing against Iran and will “keep pressing, we will keep pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy.” Rim shot.

The “no quarter” red flag is a well-known war crime.

What it refers to is when soldiers or armies push their enemies into an untenable situation, ending in surrender, but the “winners” kill

them anyway. If that sounds eerily like when Hegseth told military personnel who had shot and sunk a ship in the Caribbean on Sept. 2, 2025 to “kill everyone,” that’s exactly what it is, a ghastly war crime.

If the Secretary of War doesn’t know the meaning and gravity of “no quarter,” he shouldn’t be secretary. If he does, and floated the idea that soldiers would be ordered to commit war crimes, he needs to be court martialled before he endangers the careers and lives of U.S. military personnel under his command.

“An order to give no quarter is a war crime,” Crow said Friday. “I’ve fought in combat. I’ve trained service members on the law of war. Our military has an obligation to follow the law. The Secretary of Defense having such a complete disregard for the law is reckless and dangerous.”

Finally, another infamous professional was drawn into the Herculean Trump effort to end the First Amendment and American Democracy.

Brendan Carr, chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission, jumped into action this weekend after the latest Trumper tantrum over bad press, especially on the TV.

Even though Trump’s meltdown was over accurate and unfavorable coverage of his administration’s handling of the Iran War, Carr took aim at TV news, which is under his regulation.

The author of Project 2025 has now threatened to pull broadcast licences of newsrooms that run what he and his boss consider negative coverage of the war. He was talking about news covering how Team Hegseth apparently sent a U.S. tomahawk missile into an Iranian school, killing more than a hundred girls who were students there, as well as staff.

“The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not,” Carr said in threats made public, where else, but on his social media account.

If all this sounds unnervingly like chapters out of George Orwell’s “1984,” Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” and every credible history book covering the rise of fascism before World War II, Trump, Pirro, Carr, Tuberville, Hegseth, Ogles, Patel and the rest of Trumpageddon don’t want to talk about, and they don’t want you talking about it, either.

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A worker wheels a refrigerator into a used appliance store along East Colfax at Dallas Street, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Aurora.

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Bad business? Aurora lawmakers look at limiting vape, pawn shops, check-cashers

“OUR CONCERN IS REGARDING THE CONCENTRATION AND BALANCE OF THE RETAIL ENVIRONMENT.”

BY PJ GUIDRY, For the Sentinel

Aproposal to limit the number of businesses in Aurora that some say pose health and safety risks to neighborhoods won’t roll out before lawmakers and the community scrutinize it, according to city council plan proponents.

“I don’t want to necessarily refer to these businesses as ‘unsavory.’ I think we talk about them having a role in society,” Aurora Manager of Financing Trevor Vaughn told the Sentinel. “Our concern is regarding the concentration and balance of the retail environment.”

Lawmakers will decide whether vape shops, liquor stores, check-cashing outlets and similar businesses near each other attract or even cause crime and neighborhood deterioration, and whether limiting them can reverse that.

City lawmakers last week discussed what city planners are calling a Socioeconomic Impact Permit. The proposed plan would be to identify which businesses are deemed problematic and regulate them, preventing them from concentrating in strip malls and neighborhoods across Aurora.

If approved by the city council, the proposal would limit targeted businesses by creating new zoning regulations. The measure was moved forward by a council committee last week to a future city council study session.

The idea of business types causing crime and health problems stems from the “Risk Terrain Modeling” theory developed by Joel Caplan of Rutgers’ School of Criminal Justice. “There’s a TED talk where Joel Caplan talks about risk terrain modeling and focusing on places and not people,” Vaughn said.

The theory suggests that some businesses, especially drawn to set up in low-income and minority communities, attract police calls for a variety of issues and crimes. By limiting the

concentration of those businesses, cities can reduce the need for police activity and profiling people who patronize them as possible suspects.

“The example we tend to immediately gravitate towards, is the Colfax corridor in that Peoria to Yosemite area, where you have a lot of these types of businesses concentrated but not necessarily a great balance with other retail sales and services,” Vaughn said.

While existing targeted businesses would be allowed to continue operating, future, new businesses would be limited under the new proposed restrictions. If an established targeted business leaves a vacancy, the proposal would allow a landlord to lease to the same kind of business — but only within six months.

The proposal calls for at least 300 feet between the restricted business types, which would effectively prevent multiple targeted businesses in most strip malls and retail centers. If approved, it would preclude, for example, a liquor store from being closer than 300 feet from a vape shop.

Two restricted businesses of the same type would have to be at least 2,000 feet apart, according to the proposal, further limiting concentrations of businesses like vape shops.

In addition, restricted businesses would have to be 500 feet from light-rail stations and major bus junctions. There are also specific restrictions for extended-occupancy motels that would require 1,000 feet of distance from any other targeted business.

A revision of the proposal gives special consideration to convenience stores. The change came after some business lobbyists pointed out that some small markets do sell products such as vapes that the proposal deems problematic. Some of the stores, however, provide critical

access, too, to groceries in what are increasingly so-called food deserts.

Vaughn says he hopes implementing the business restrictions would provide a boost for Aurora’s retail centers, and draw new and more desirable businesses, especially in blighted or poorly maintained, vacant retail properties.

“We talk about it as perhaps a downward spiral, where you’re going with these uses because it may just be the easier thing to do rather than figuring out how to get your retail center to spiral up,” said Vaughn.

Proponents say much of the focus and need for the proposal targets northwest Aurora and especially, the East Colfax Avenue corridor. The region is represented by Councilmember Gianina Horton.

She said she’s open to pursuing the ordinance, but she’s skeptical.

“So I’m not for it at the moment,” Horton said. “I am in a state of learning more about the need for this impact report as well as how the community is going to really respond to it. If this ordinance goes forward, it will impact Ward One tremendously.”

Some members of the city council and the business community have questioned whether it oversteps the concept of free markets.

Horton said she also has concerns about the effects of the proposed ordinance on the small-business community and gentrification of some neighborhoods in her council ward.

“From a developer’s perspective, that is a ripe opportunity to really flip a neighborhood,” Horton said. “To invest in large apartment complexes and big stores and move the small businesses out.”

Horton said there are numerous projects poised to bring change to northwest Aurora, and they need to be considered together.

“Ward one is on the precipice of immense change,” Horton said. “We are mitigating gentrification and displacement of residents who have lived in this area for a very long time.”

Others on the city council have already signaled they like the idea.

Councilmember Alison Coombs said the change would give more attractive businesses the opportunity to move into vacancies previously owned by hookah lounges or liquor stores.

Coombs, who is the bill’s sponsor, said optics plays a large part in public conduct surrounding certain types of businesses.

She said conduct like loitering, drinking and doing drugs in public are linked to the businesses targeted by the proposal, and that they’re a turn-off to potential owners of more desirable types of operations.

“If there’s a center that’s primarily occupied by liquor stores, vape shops, check-cashing places, pawn shops, those aren’t businesses that other tenants aren’t interested in locating near,” Coombs said.

She said she’s confident the measure would provide ample opportunity for more businesses like coffee shops and bakeries to plant their flag in Aurora neighborhoods.

Proponents of the measure say there is a plan to provide for substantive community engagement in how the measure might be implemented, including public meetings.

“We want to make sure we give people the opportunity to have a meeting and come on and be heard regarding this topic and then make any adjustments on that,” Vaughn said.

Horton said she’s expecting that.

“Everything needs to take a step back, look at the wording, and the language of the ordinance with a fine tooth comb.”

AROUND AURORA

Aurora police and DEA collaboration leads to major drug seizures, officials say

Aurora police and federal drug enforcement officials say collaborative efforts to stymie the flow of drugs into the city have been effective and critically important to continue.

“In 2024 we modified how the Aurora Police Department operates,”

Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain told reporters March 16 at a press conference. “We wanted to be not reactive, but proactive.”

Chamberlain was joined by Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge David Olesky, who said that APD assigning an Aurora officer to the cause was instrumental in busting drug sales and even preventing them before fentanyl, meth and other drugs got into the hands of users.

The focus on APD working with federal drug agents comes amid controversy among local and state governments considering limits on such local police and federal agent collaborations linked to issues surrounding immigration.

Neither Chamberlain nor Olesky talked about immigration or mass-deportation, but focused on renewed efforts to seek out drug sales and interrupt them.

Aurora police reported confiscating about three times as much fentanyl as they did last year in the city. In 2024, police reported seizing about 37 pounds of fentanyl. Last year, police confiscated more than 112 pounds of the drug, Chamberlain said this week.

Police said they saw an even larger jump in the amount of meth seized over the past two years. In 2024, police and federal agents seized about 16 pounds of meth from Aurora enforcement. Last year, that amount mushroomed to more than 163 pounds of the drug.

Chamberlain said the spike in confiscated drugs is a reflection in increased enforcement rather than just being attributed to more drugs heading into the region.

State officials say the phenomenon and the success in seizures isn’t limited to Aurora, however.

In 2025, more than 8.7 million fentanyl pills were seized in Colorado and the mountain west states, In addition, local and federal police confiscated about 3,100 pounds of meth, local DEA spokesperson Steffan Tubbs said in a statement in January.

“These numbers are absolutely staggering,” Olesky said in the January statement. “Colorado saw a 76% increase in pill seizures year-over-year. Utah pill seizures doubled. This should not only be a wake-up call, but a jolt to every citizen in our four-state region.”

Chamberlain said the stunning numbers can be misleading in that the deaths and overdoses linked to the drug sales are too often overlooked.

He said he accompanied local police on a call near police headquarters a few days ago after reports of an unconscious man.

A homeless man, who’d been contacted previously by police because of drug use, died from a drug overdose while he was just a couple hundred yards from city hall in a muddy culvert.

“That is no way for anybody to live,” Chamberlain said. “It is no way for anybody to die.”

Chamberlain said intercepting drugs before they get into the hands of users is the focus behind the APD and

DEA partnership.

“Our relationship with the DEA is, without question,” critical to the mission, Chamberlain said.

Drug-related arrests also climbed significantly. Police made 571 Aurora drug arrests in 2025, up from 319 the year before, reflecting a 79% increase, police reported.

In the first months of 2026, the department has already recorded 116 arrests, Chamberlain said.

State and federal officials also reported a significant increase in arrests linked to drug trafficking.

Both Chamberlain and Olesky said that despite gains in enforcement, it’s not enough.

Olesky highlighted the DEA’s “Fentanyl Free America Initiative,” which focuses on protection, prevention and support. The campaign includes law enforcement operations, international investigations targeting supply chains and educational outreach in communities and schools.

Olesky said agents work to visit schools to warn students about the dangers of drugs and fentanyl in particular.

“I might be the first person who has ever talked to them about drugs,” he said of some high school students. “That should not happen.”

He said old memes and tropes of drug sales being clandestine transactions in dark alleys or behind Dumpsters are long gone.

Instead of buying drugs on the street, many teens get them via social media and messaging apps, even delivered and then overdosing in their rooms or at school, drug prevention experts say.

“Kids are dying in the comfort of their own home,” Olesky said.

National data suggests the national overdose crisis may be easing slightly, though officials stress the threat remains severe. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in October 2025 fell to about 68,000 nationwide, down from roughly 110,000 in 2023.

Chamberlain said he wants to sustain and even strengthen the partnership between local police and DEA agents, working to stem the flow of drugs and drug use.

“If individuals are bringing narcotics into the city of Aurora that harm this community,” Chamberlain said, “the Aurora Police Department will do everything in its power to stop that.”

— Sentinel Staff

Reserve deputy tabbed for Aurora Civil Service Commission; lawmakers mull other removal

Aurora lawmakers chose a former reserve sheriff deputy and lifelong Aurora resident to fill a vacancy on the city’s often-controversial civil service commission and also discussed removing a sitting commissioner.

Among four finalists, city council members, in a 9-2 vote, appointed Joshua Reddell to a three-year-term on the commission. Council members Ron Andrews and Gianina Horton voted against the appointment.

Commissioner Barbara Shanon Bannister is retiring from the board.

During nomination and debate during the city’s March 9 council meeting, Councilmember Alison Coombs said she would look into the process of removing a sitting Civil Service Commission and ask fellow council members to select another of the four finalists to take a seat on the five-member

board.

Coombs did not say who among the existing commission members she would want to remove, or why. The city’s charter requires eight city council votes to remove a member of the commission.

Other finalists for the post were Thomas Mayes, Rex McKinney and Marcus Moreno.

The commission is responsible primarily for hiring and screening police and firefighter applicants. The panel, independent from police and city management, also acts as an appeals board for police discipline.

The commission has for decades been sometimes controversial. In the 1990s and 2000s, the commission was often criticized for being too lenient when hearing discipline appeals from

officers.

In 2018, the commission was lambasted by police administrators for reversing the firing of officer Charles DeShazer, who was caught on police body cam calling Black witnesses to a crime “porch monkeys.”

More recently, the commission has come under fire for lowering hiring standards for police and being accused of weakening the force. Commissioners and supporters said a change in standards improves the police force by providing diversity.

The commission also has a role in the city’s police consent decree. In 2021, the city was forced into the decree after the Colorado attorney general’s office found during an investigation “patterns and practices” of the police regularly using excessive force, espe-

cially among people of color.

Two sitting members of the commission were re-appointed to their seats unanimously by the city council last March.

At the same time, the city council appointed former Aurora police officer Judy Gurley-Lutkin to the commission on an 8-2 vote.

Officer Gurley-Lutkin worked for the Aurora Police Department for 27 years before recently retiring. While on the force, she also led the Aurora Police Association, one of two Aurora police unions.

Mayor Mike Coffman and Coombs were opposed to the appointment. They both said they were concerned about a lack of objectivity because of ›› See METRO, 6

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her close ties to the police department and the union.

“My concern is the somewhat polarizing approach that the Aurora Police Association has sometimes taken, including when she was the leader of that association,” Coombs said last year. “I think when we look at history, that does raise a similar concern for me about objectivity.”

Aurora’s police unions have historically supported officers in discipline disputes that come before the commission.

Councilmember Stephanie Hancock and former Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky said Gurley-Lutkin addressed objectivity in her interview and assured city council she could separate personal opinions.

“As far as staying neutral and impartial on the Commission, I did that as an officer going out into the community every day,” Gurley-Lutkin said during her interview Feb. 10, 2025. “Everybody comes into a job like this with their personal beliefs, and you just have to set that aside.”

Aurora Civil Service Commission Chairperson Barb Cleland said the new commission met Tuesday, with Redell, and immediately became cohesive.

“This is the strongest commission I’ve ever seen,” Cleland said, a former city council member. “(Gurley-Lutkin) has been invaluable to us in providing us insight into the police department in light of issues linked to the consent decree.”

Cleland said the board has disagreements about a variety of issues, but the current mix of commissioners provides needed context and understanding.

As for Redell, several city council members this week lauded him as an applicant.

Redell went to high school in Aurora and the Community College of Aurora before attending college out of state, eventually receiving a masters of business administration from Purdue University. He is currently chief growth officer for Synergy ECP, a Washington

D.C. based cyber-security and software company.

Reddell has previously sat on the city’s oil and gas commission.

During his city council interview for the post earlier Monday, Reddell said he has waited for an opening on this panel specifically because of his keen interest in law enforcement and accountability to the public.

He said he was formerly a reserve officer for the Jefferson County sheriff department and also sat on the Aurora Police chief’s Independent Review Board, which heard complaints about police behavior and discipline issues.

“For me, I think it’s that transparency,” Reddell said about what he considered his strengths in joining to the commission. “Whenever you begin to go down a road of not being honest and not being forthcoming, of what’s happening within a specific process, and you start to get into real, real big trouble. If you want to get the public to stop trusting, you stop being transparent.”

He said discipline hearings need to be based on the facts made available. He insisted, however, that public safety officials must be held to “that higher standard” because of the nature of their work.

But when hiring new officers, which is part of the commission’s role in city police and fire departments, he said commissioners should balance an applicant’s current life and desire to serve with any past mistakes.

“I think it’s the whole person mentality. You got to look at every person, case by case. And we need people that are willing to serve, and the willingness to serve, I think, to me, is something that should be taken very seriously.”

— Sentinel Staff

Arapahoe

County clerk refutes former Aurora lawmaker’s claims of election interference

Radio talk show comments last week by former Aurora Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, alleging 2025 election interference, drew a sharp rebuke from Arapahoe County Clerk

Joan Lopez.

Jurinsky, a Republican, appeared March 11 on the far-right 710 KNUS Jeff and Bill radio talk show. She has been a regular guest on the show since being elected to city council in 2021. Jurinsky lost her bid for re-election to her atlarge seat last year to Democrats.

Show host Jeff Hunt asked Jurinsky why she thought she lost the race, especially after having raised and spent far more campaign money than her Democratic challengers, Rob Andrews and Alli Jackson.

Jurinsky said she saw voter fatigue as part of the problem. County records show that the approximate 36% voter turnout last year is consistent with odd-year elections, focusing primarily on municipal and school board races. The 2024 General Election drew a record 86% of registered voters in Arapahoe County to vote their ballots.

Jurinsky also cited data that Democrats outnumber Republicans in Aurora. Currently, Aurora is home to about 75,000 registered Democrats and 42,000 registered Republicans. There are 134,000 unaffiliated voters in the city, according to county election records.

Jurinsky said what she described as close ties to Donald Trump also worked against her in her bid for re-election.

“Democrats outnumber Republicans, and you have to be able to separate yourself from President Trump,” Jurinsky said.

She said she was surprised at her loss, in part, because so many political pundits expected Jurinsky and other Republicans to win, running against Democrats with little campaign money or name recognition.

Voters, however, soundly defeated Jurinsky and fellow Republicans Steve Sundberg, Amsalu Kassaw and Marsha Berzins.

“I think what they did is they just sat for hours and hours and hours and made phone calls,” Jurinsky said. “I think they chased ballots.”

Jurinsky also said Democratic Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Joan Lopez helped elect Aurora Democrats to the city council.

“I also heard that Joan Lopez was sending out text messages to folks who hadn’t returned their ballots,” Jurinsky said. “Now I didn’t return my ballot until the very end, up until Election Day, I didn’t get a text message asking me if I was going to return my ballot. So maybe she was only sending out text messages to one political party.”

She then said she was speculating about who got the texts.

The comments drew a sharp rebuke later in the day from Lopez.

“The Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder takes its role as a bipartisan steward of the election process seriously, and we will not allow unfounded claims to go unanswered,” Lopez said in a statement. “Not because we owe a defense, but because voters deserve the truth.”

Lopez said the clerk’s office doesn’t text any voter with reminders.

“Full stop,” Lopez said. “Any texts a voter may have received most likely came either from a political party communicating with its own registered members, or from BallotTrax — a Colorado Secretary of State service that notifies voters when their ballot has been mailed, received, and counted.”

BallotTrax notifications are only sent to voters who request and register for the service, Lopez said. “The County Clerk’s office plays no role in either.”

Jurinsky also inaccurately said, “it’s no secret that (Colorado Democratic Secretary of State) Jenna Griswold sent out 30,000 ballots to illegals to vote. I mean, 30,000 ballots, that changes the outcome of a city council race.”

Griswold admitted that in 2022, her office mistakenly sent out informational postcards to about 30,000 people telling them they might be eligible to vote. Many of the postcards were wrongly sent to non-citizens in the gaffe. Anyone receiving the postcards, however, would have had to provide the usual documentation needed to register to vote. The postcards were not ballots, secretary of state officials said at the time.

Jurinsky did not specifically say what her political plans are for the near or far future, except to say she’d been asked by unnamed Republicans to take control of the state Republican Party through the 2026 election cycle.

Jurinsky said she is a strong advocate of the GOP proposed SAVE Act, which would nationalize elections, require a voter ID and end Colorado’s mail-ballot election system

Current GOP Chairperson Brita Horn announced this week, after Jurinsky appeared on the radio talk show, that she would resign as chairperson after months of controversy, according to reports in the Colorado Sun.

Jurinsky said she would consider the GOP position should Horn step down or be removed from the party’s top job.

Jurinsky did not commit on the show to running for another office, except to say she’d been asked to run for her “house district” seat or even secretary of state.

She did not rule out trying to regain her city council seat.

“Well, first of all, I don’t like to lose,” Jurinsky said. “I don’t take kindly to that, and I certainly don’t like to lose to a drunk whose son spits at our police officers.”

Jusinky was referring to Andrews, who on Jan. 17 was arrested and accused by police of drunken driving. Andrews’ blood-alcohol level was reported to be 0.252, more than three times the legal limit for a charge of driving drunk.

Police bodycam video of the arrest shows a man in the cab of the pickup truck Andrews was driving, identified as Andrews’ stepson, spitting out an open truck window as an Aurora police officer questions him.

“So I would say my fight, my fight still exists,” Jurisnky said. “It remains.” — Sentinel Staff

COPS AND COURTS

Gang member sentenced to 20 years for trafficking 17-year-old girl in Aurora

A 23-year-old man accused of being a long-time metro area gang member was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling a 17-year-old girl for sex in Aurora last year.

Kennedy Allen, 23, was sentenced March 11 in Adams County District Court following a guilty plea to Pimping of a Child, 17th Judicial District spokesperson Christopher Hopper said in a statement.

The conviction stemmed from last September, when Aurora police special units conducting an undercover operation in northwest Aurora saw what they were certain was a human trafficking operation being carried out.

The APD Direct Action Response Team officers saw a “young female” near East Colfax Avenue and Clinton Street, “standing on the corner in sexually revealing clothing,” police reported. “The girl engaged with passing drivers in ways consistent with attempted prostitution.

As undercover officers were watching, a man in a black car drove alongside the girl, and she got in, police said. DART officers intervened and determined it was a trafficking crime playing out.

After an extensive investigation, police determined that the man in the car was Allen, whom police described as a “documented criminal street gang member.”

The investigation revealed that Allen had for some time been “recruiting, directing, transporting, and profiting from the minor’s commercial sexual exploitation.”

Police later determined that Allen was on probation for previous drug distribution convictions.

“Investigators gathered digital evidence from Allen’s phone and social media accounts, documenting communications in which he arranged locations, times, and prices for commercial sex acts,” police said in reports. “Witness statements and surveillance footage confirmed Allen threatened the victim if she refused and that he financially benefited from her exploitation.”

During police interviews, police said the girl said she had long been “coerced and manipulated” by Allen, who controlled her money, phone and ability to go anywhere, “limiting her ability to leave the situation. Officers observed signs of trauma consistent with sexual exploitation and trafficking.”

Investigators said Allen coordinated sex for pay between the girl and “multiple clients.” He would drive the girl to locations for sex, “and instructed her on how to interact with customers,” police said.

“The prosecution believes the defendant was selling children for commercial sex to generate profits for his gang,” Hopper said.

Allen pleaded guilty Oct. 23, 2025 to pimping a child. Adams County Dis-

BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE

STILL IN TOP AURORA ORBIT

Base contributes $2.4 billion to local economy

BY JO CARROLL, For the Sentinel

Buckley Space Force Base officials say the economic impact of the Aurora base is linked to a sizable $2.4 billion in area economic activity, although it’s about $200 million less than last year.

The economic impact update and a catalog of honors were part of the annual State of The Base event, held for the 25th time March 12 by the Aurora Rotary Club and Aurora Chamber.

It’s the first base economic review since Trump officials announced earlier this year the national Space Command headquarters will moving out of Colorado Springs.

Despite that news, Buckley leaders still reported strong local programs and plans to continue building strong economic impact for the future.

“In 2025 Buckley contributed over 2.4 billion dollars to our local economy — strengthening not only national security, but the community where we shop, eat and our children enjoy extra curriculars,” Chief Master Sgt. Ben Johnson said during the presentation to about 100 people at Aurora city hall.

Former base commander Rob Devall opened the event stressing the importance of businesses in the area and how they benefit from base activity. He specifically called out to businesses to embrace April as the Month of the Military Child and light their storefronts purple as a sign of solidarity.

The annual event aims to stress the importance of the base’s economic impact in and near Aurora and boost a community connection to the base. Sponsors say the event is a unique collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and military base leadership.

The base is home to more than 13,000 personnel, including about 3,000 active-duty members, 4,000 National Guard and reservists, and thousands of civilians and contractors.

Part of the 2025 news included a contract with Xcel Energy to construct a new electrical power substation to provide “energy redundancy” and capacity to the base, officials said. Announced as part of a 20-year master plan, Johnson said the contract, facilitated by the National Reconnaissance Office, will lead to a new substation that will be capable of providing 100 megawatts of power to the base.

This is part of “several major construction projects that significantly boost Buckley’s economic impact and foster partnerships with local businesses,” Johnson said. In conjunction, base leaders revealed that a project to advance the base’s generator capabilities to 2 megawatts is about 80% complete.

Plans for the new substation were unveiled alongside groundbreaking for a new artificial intelligence data center on the base. Base leaders cited a desire to be prepared for the future, which included integrating these future technologies for advanced computing and data analysis.

The new data center will add to the capacity of the Aerospace Data Facility Colorado, which is also undergoing new ‘recapitalization’ efforts and will include several new construction projects.

Throughout the address, Murray and Johnson discussed training missions aimed at preparing base personnel and troops for emergency situations. Many of the training sessions were done in collaboration with other bases, local law enforcement and other partners.

Having completed training at Buckley in December to detect and defeat ‘unmanned aerial systems,’ base troops and personnel moved on to complete training with partners at the Cape Cod Space Force base earlier this year.

Moving forward this year, base troops and personnel plan to conduct training in North Dakota at the Cavalier Space Force Station before carrying out their final planned training in the four-part series, called “Operation Pacific Furry.” The project is scheduled to take place in June and has the stated goal of aligning the base with indo-paycom strategic priorities.

In talking about the purpose of Operation Pacific Furry, Murray said, “the nature of modern warfare has blurred the line between overseas conflicts and the security of the American homeland.”

The base is not only important locally, but globally, officials said.

“Buckley is a power projection platform affecting operations in all domains around the globe,” Murray said, referring to Buckley’s global impact.

Other goals include continuing collaboration with Navy partners, as well as the continuing recapitalization of the 140th Wing’s aircraft fleet that had been mentioned the year prior.

Devall talked later about the base and its relationship to the city.

“They are the largest economic impact entity in this region,” said Devall. He stressed that businesses don’t operate in isolation of the base, but rather enjoy the benefits of the jobs it creates, allowing businesses to capture that income.

“When we talk about lineage and legacy, we fall in love with this community. This community is underappreciated,” Devall said, “because of the diversity of Aurora and everything Aurora is.”

Units and operations on Buckley

Space Force Base

Aerospace Data Facility

A joint intelligence ground station that collects, processes, and distributes critical data to U.S. and allied defense, intelligence, and civil agencies.

566th Intelligence Squadron

Provides technical expertise and information support to enable intelligence operations at the Aerospace Data Facility.

140th Wing

An Air National Guard unit that conducts fighter operations and homeland air defense missions, including air sovereignty.

Colorado Army National Guard

A statewide force of citizen-soldiers that supports national defense and responds to domestic emergencies and disasters. Trains aviation units, maintains aircraft, and provides rapid-response air support for military and state missions. Oversees artillery units that provide powerful rocket and missile fire support on the battlefield.

743rd Military Intelligence Battalion

Delivers advanced intelligence processing and analysis to support U.S. military and national-level operations worldwide.

Combat Logistics Battalion 453

Provides logistics and supply support to Marine Corps operations.

Quebec Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines

An artillery unit that delivers fire support to assist ground forces in combat.

Company A, Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion

Supplies trained Marines for cryptologic and intelligence missions, especially at the Aerospace Data Facility.

Bravo Company, Intelligence Support Battalion

Deploys intelligence personnel to support joint and national operations during crises or war.

U.S. Coast Guard Cryptologic Unit

Conducts maritime intelligence analysis and cryptologic training to support Coast Guard and national operations.

Navy Information Operations Command

Performs cyber, signals intelligence, and information warfare missions in support of Navy and joint operations.

ICE detentions re ect interment camp survivors’ pasts

LOCAL INTERNMENT CAMP SURVIVORS SAY PAST JAPANESE AMERICAN ROUNDUPS LOOK LIKE CURRENT ICE OPERATIONS

BY ANDREA DUKAKIS, Capitol News Alliance

Carol Furuta has a message for Americans as immigrants across the country are apprehended and detained by ICE.

“Know what’s going on and speak up,” she said. “And don’t (judge) people just because someone looks different or is a different color or comes from a different country.”

Furuta, who is 88 and lives at the Holly Creek Retirement Community in Centennial, sees echoes of her past in the Trump administration’s current immigration policy. Like many Japanese Americans who lived on the West Coast during World War II, Furuta’s family was forcibly taken from their Sacramento, California, home and relocated to three separate internment camps. The first two were in California, one near Sacramento called Walerga and another known as Tule Lake, before the family was put on a train to Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, in southeastern Colorado.

Furuta was 5 years old at the time. She said she can’t remember much about her life at Amache except for the harsh weather and sparse living conditions.

“It was extremely hot (and) extremely cold and windy,” she said. “We lived in barracks and our living quarters were very bare.”

Furuta said the camp was divided into blocks and the meals and bathrooms were communal. She said the mess hall where they ate reminds her of military movies where soldiers sit shoulder to shoulder at long tables to eat their meals. Their rooms had no restrooms and no running water.

“It was just communal life in unpleasant quarters,” Furuta said.

When she looks back at that chapter in her family’s life

and in American history, she wonders how it could have happened.

“We were not able to leave. We were enclosed. We were prisoners, basically,” she said. “I remember being surrounded by barbed wire, and I believe there were about 10 watchtowers with a soldier up there and a rifle.”

As she’s watched immigration officials in cities across the country detain and arrest people, including American citizens and those legally permitted to be in the U.S., Furuta sees parallels between her experience and the singling out of Latino immigrants. “I don’t know how you can just walk in and arrest somebody,” she said. “The Japanese were seen as the enemy because we were different. And we were all American citizens except for our parents who came from Japan. They were not allowed to get their citizenship. It was against the law. When I look back on it now, I think how difficult it must have been for my parents. And I just feel so badly for my parents who were immigrants and did not speak English well. And the whole history during that time, to me, is painful.”

Another internment camp survivor, Ruth Kawamura, also lives at the Holly Creek Retirement Community and she and Furuta have shared their experiences with each other and with the rest of the residents.

Kawamura was 2 years old when her family was taken from their home in Los Angeles and eventually were confined at Amache. She and Furuta didn’t know each other then. Kawamura is struck by the injustice of the U.S. government actions against those of Japanese descent at the time.

“It was a terrible experience,” she said. “Our parents and grandparents, the older people, just really suffered and we were all just put away just because of the way we looked.”

Kawamura doesn’t remember much about the intern-

ment camps, particularly early on when she and her family were taken to what had been the Santa Anita racetracks. She knows her family lived with thousands of other people of Japanese descent in horse stalls that, along with no space and no privacy, still smelled like manure.

Like Furuta’s family, Kawamura’s family was taken by train to Amache. She said even after she and her family were released, they never discussed their life there.

“I never did ask my parents about the camp or what they went through, and I really regret that,” she said. “But they didn’t talk about it.”

Carol Furuta’s family lived with that same code of silence. She also never asked her parents about the camps and they never brought it up.

“I think [in] a lot of the Japanese culture, there was a lot of shame,” she said. “Although the shame wasn’t theirs. It was our government’s.”

After they were released from Amache, both Kawamura and Furuta’s families lived in what is now the LoDo section of Denver. It’s where many Japanese Americans who had been imprisoned at Amache resettled at the end of the war.

Furuta said she hopes that by reminding Americans about the US government’s persecution of families like hers, she can at least try to prevent history from repeating itself.

—ThisstorywasproducedaspartoftheColoradoCapitolNewsAlliance.Itfirstappearedatcpr.org.

“Prehistoric

scene & herd

Aurora”

exhibition at Aurora History Museum

The Aurora History Museum explores the region’s ancient past in “Prehistoric Aurora,” an exhibit examining the landscapes and creatures that existed in the area millions of years before modern development. Visitors can learn how the land that is now Aurora once supported prehistoric animals including mammoths, giant ground sloths and dinosaurs such as Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus. The exhibition traces the region’s geologic history through fossils, scientific displays and educational materials developed in collaboration with organizations including the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Dinosaur Ridge. Through artifacts and interpretive exhibits, the show offers a look at how scientists study ancient ecosystems and how discoveries made in Colorado help tell the story of Earth’s distant past.

IF YOU GO:

Date: Through April 5; Tuesdays through Thursdays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a .m. - 4 p.m.

Place: Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway

Tickets: $1-$5

Information: AuroraMuseum.org or 303-739-6660

“Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical” at The People’s Building

The notorious outlaws of the Great Depression take center stage in this dramatic musical telling the story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. With a score by composer Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Don Black, the production blends rockabilly, blues and gospel influences to capture the passion, ambition and danger that surrounded the legendary criminal couple. The story follows the pair from their humble beginnings in Texas through their rise to national infamy as bank robbers whose exploits fascinated newspapers and the public alike. As their fame grows, so does the danger, leading to a gripping finale that reflects both the myth and reality of their short but unforgettable lives.

IF YOU GO:

Date: March 20–29, 2026; evening performances with select matinees

Place: The People’s Building, 9995 E Colfax Ave.

Tickets: $25–$50

Information: thepeoplesbuilding.com or call 720-819-6680

“Fat Ham” at Aurora Fox Arts Center

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames re-imagines Shake-

speare’s “Hamlet” in this contemporary comedy-drama that unfolds during a family barbecue in the American South. The story follows Juicy, a thoughtful young man confronting family expectations and personal identity after the ghost of his father demands revenge. Instead of following the traditional tragic path, Juicy wrestles with whether breaking cycles of anger and violence might offer a different kind of resolution. The play mixes humor, music and emotional reflection while exploring themes of family, identity and self-determination.

IF YOU GO:

Date: Opens March 27; performances through April 19

Place: Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave.

Tickets: $20–$42

Information: aurorafoxartscenter.org or 303-739-1970

Aurora Symphony Orchestra presents “Carnival of the Animals”

Families and classical music fans can experience Camille Saint-Saëns’ whimsical orchestral suite in a concert designed to introduce young audiences to symphonic music. Each movement portrays a different animal, from the majestic lion to the graceful swan, through playful melodies and colorful orchestration. Narration and storytelling accompany the music to help listeners imagine the animals and scenes depicted in the score, making the program both entertaining and educational.

IF YOU GO:

Date: March 28–29

Place: Aurora Central High School Auditorium, 11700 E. 11th Ave.

Tickets: $10–$20

Information: aurorasymphony.org or 720-262-3850

9 to 5: The Musical — Vintage Theatre

Inspired by the beloved 1980 film, “9 to 5” returns to the Vintage Theatre stage with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick.

The story centers on three female office workers fed up with workplace inequal ity who fantasize about overthrowing their sexist boss. Packed with infectious songs and dynamic choreography, this upbeat musical celebrates ambition, fe male empowerment and camaraderie in the workplace, with plenty of heart and hilarity along the way.

IF YOU GO:

Dates: Evening and matinee curtains on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 29.

Place: Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St.

Tickets: $28–$45

Info: www.vintagetheatre.org or call 303-856-7830

Ecosystems: Opening Reception at Downtown Aurora Visual Arts

Celebrate the opening of “Eco systems,” a printmaking exhibition at Downtown Aurora Visual Arts reflecting biodiversity and environmental dialogue through the medium of print. The show features work by local and guest artists, and the opening reception invites the public to engage with innovative tech niques and thematic depth.

IF YOU GO:

Date: 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. weekdays through May 15

Place: Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, 1405 Florence St.

Tickets: Free

Info: www.davarts.org or call 303-367-5886

“The Deluge” exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

Artist Bethany Collins examines American history, language and identity in this multimedia exhibition that combines sculpture, sound, text and installation. Collins is known for transforming historical documents and cultural symbols into artworks that explore how stories about the nation are constructed and remembered. The exhibition includes pieces created from materials connected to historic monuments as well as works that reinterpret literature and music through erasure, repetition and sound. By reshaping familiar texts and symbols, the exhibition invites visitors to consider how narratives about race, justice and national identity continue to evolve over time.

IF YOU GO:

Date: Through July 5,

Place: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St.

Tickets: $8–$14; free for members

Information: mcadenver.org or call 303-298-7554

“World’s Largest Dinosaurs” at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

This traveling exhibition explores how the largest land animals in Earth’s history lived and functioned. Rather than focusing solely on fossil bones, the exhibit examines the biology of giant sauropods, which are dinosaurs whose massive bodies required unique adaptations for breathing, circulation and movement. Through interactive displays, models and scientific research, visitors can learn how scientists study both fossils and modern animals to understand how these enormous creatures survived and thrived millions of years ago. The exhibition also explores

lenges of extreme size, offering a deeper look at how the scale of these animals shaped their behavior and ecosystems.

IF YOU GO:

Date: Through Sept. 7

Place: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.

Tickets: $6-$9

Information: dmns.org or call 303-370-6000

“Ms. Destiny” exhibition at Center for Colorado Women’s History

This exhibition highlights the lives of seven Colorado women who challenged expectations and reshaped opportunities in their communities. Through artifacts, photographs and historical narratives, the exhibit examines how women navigated barriers related to work, finances, relationships and social expectations in order to build independent lives. Visitors can explore stories that span different eras and backgrounds, revealing the resilience and determination of women who shaped Colorado’s cultural and political history. By focusing on personal choices and turning points in these women’s lives, the exhibit illustrates how individual decisions can influence broader social change.

IF YOU GO:

Date: Through March 29,

Place: Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock St.

Tickets: $6–$10

Information: historycolorado.org or call 303-832-4092

Spring art walk at Stanley Marketplace

Local artists and craftspeople gather for an evening art walk inside Stanley Marketplace, showcasing paintings, ceramics, jewelry and other handmade works. Visitors can browse pop-up galleries, meet artists and watch demonstrations while exploring the historic aviation factory building that now houses restaurants, shops and creative studios. The event highlights the growing arts community in the Aurora-Denver area.

IF YOU GO:

2501 Dallas St. Tickets: Free Information: stanleymarketplace.com or call 303-800-9975

“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” at Denver Center for the Performing Arts

This theatrical comedy reimagines Bram Stoker’s gothic horror classic with rapid costume changes, physical humor and a small cast portraying dozens of characters. The fast-paced production transforms the familiar story of Count Dracula’s journey from Transylvania to England into a playful theatrical farce. With quick-fire jokes, theatrical surprises and exaggerated performances, the show offers a comedic take on one of literature’s most famous monsters.

IF YOU GO:

Date: Through May Place: Garner Galleria Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1050 13th St.

Tickets: $35–$65

Information: denvercenter.org or call 303-893-4100

“The Deluge” exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

Artist Bethany Collins explores the intersections of language, history and identity in this multimedia exhibition featuring sculpture, text-based artwork and sound installations. Collins’ work often reinterprets historical documents and cultural symbols, examining how narratives about race and national identity are formed and remembered. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on how stories about the past continue to shape contemporary society.

IF YOU GO:

Date: Through July Place: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St. Tickets: $8–$14

Information: mcadenver.org or call 303-298-7554

Stopped in semifinals

RANGEVIEW BOYS, CHEROKEE TRAIL GIRLS FALL SHORT IN QUEST TO PLAY FOR CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH FINAL FOUR LOSSES AT DENVER COLISEUM

Archie Weatherspoon V walked out of the Denver Coliseum disappointed March 13, but with healthy perspective.

Despite the end of dreams of winning the Class 6A state championship for a second straight season in the semifinals, the standout junior believes his Rangeview boys basketball team exceeded expectations and have shown staying power.

Indeed, the Raiders were the only member of this season’s Final Four that had been there the previous year.

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

“We were focused on one goal this whole year and that was to win a state championship,”

Weatherspoon V said shortly after Rangeview’s 6149 loss to No. 2 Ralston Valley. “At the end of the day, we didn’t get it done, but we can sit back and reflect on the things that we accomplished.

“A lot of people didn’t know how we were going to be this year. I think we earned a lot of respect.”

Rangeview graduated three starters from last season’s team that lost to Valor Christian in the Final Four, which left a few questionmarks despite the return of the dynamic duo of Weatherspoon V and sophomore Marceles Duncan.

Coach Shawn Palmer’s Raiders answered a lot of questions with how they looked immediately, as significant improvements from seniors Aidan Perez and Anthony Andrew combined with the evolution of the star duo gave them the appearance of a state title contender.

During the regular season, Rangeview’s only losses were sustained in the top bracket of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas prior to winter break — where it battled against a variety of nationally ranked opponents — and it was impressive in postseason wins over No. 35 Erie, No. 14 ThunderRidge in the Sweet 16 and eventually No. 6 Cherry Creek in the Great 8.

The struggles that appeared in the opening half of Rangeview’s first contest at the Denver Coliseum — in which it mustered just 13 points against Cherry Creek, though it still led after it allowed just 12 — reappeared against a more potent Ralston Valley club.

The Raiders faced just a four-point deficit to the Mustangs, but they lost the chance to set the tone for the game and play more comfortably in the second half of the most important game of the season.

“I didn’t like how we played the first half both times at the Coliseum and that’s on me,” Palmer said. “We’ve got to get them more prepared and ready to play with more energy from the start.

“It was a struggle for us in the first half of both games and then you’re just fighting uphill.”

That uphill fight became even tougher given the double-barreled threat presented by Ralston Valley, which featured a dynamic inside threat in senior Zeke Andrews along with a sharpshooter in senior guard Caiden Braketa.

Bracketa (who had made 15 3-pointers in three playoff games) then blew the game open and ended Rangeview’s championship hopes with a barrage from distance.

Three consecutive 3-pointers — answered only by a free throw from Weatherspoon V — by Bracketa (who tallied a game-high 26) opened up the lead and senior Frank Psaute added another that made it an 11-point game midway through the final period.

“They made a lot of tough shots, but these are the games we live for, to play great teams and great players,” Weatherspoon V said. “One team has to come out on top and unfortunately this time, it wasn’t us.”

In the closing minutes, the Raiders only got as close as seven points on a three-point play by Duncan, who finished with 16 points as the third double-digit scorer to go with Weatherspoon V (14) and Andrew (13).

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Palmer (who got his 400th career victory earlier in the season when Rangeview won at Denver South) had hoped that players like Perez — who transferred from Overland prior to last season and played a key roll in the postseason — and Andrew would get the chance to play for a championship.

Rangeview began to gain traction in the second half offensively, but so, too, did the Mustangs.

Much of Ralston Valley’s damage came in the paint from Andrews — whose buzzer-beating shot in the Great 8 lifted the Mustangs over George Washington and into the Final Four — who found some soft spots in the Raiders’ defense on his way to 19 points.

Palmer also noted the tremendous rebounding advantage enjoyed by Ralston Valley, which kept Rangeview from making serious overtures . The Raiders did make one early in the fourth quarter when sophomore Dario Washington attacked the rim for a layup that made it a one-point game (40-39) with just a minute gone.

“I wanted it for our seniors to play one more day, but it was a great season and this was a really fun group to coach,” Palmer said. “Only one team really gets to be smiling at the end. You give everything you have and hope the ball bounces for you the way you need it. We didn’t have that happen.”

Rangeview heads into next season with the continued quest to win the program’s third all-time title. On his way off the court, Weatherspoon V soaked in the Ralston Valley celebration on the other end of the Denver Coliseum.

Ken Shaw caught basketball fever long ago and it still holds him more than a half century later.

From a successful playing career to a coaching tenure that spanned 52 seasons — and got him to third place on Colorado’s all-time wins list with 873 — Shaw is unable to escape the pull of the game.

The next chapter, however, is yet to be decided as Shaw’s nearly two-decade time with the Regis Jesuit boys basketball program came to an end March 13.

“Basketball has a way of grabbing you and not letting go,” Shaw told the Sentinel. “I knew when I was in middle school that basketball was for me. I really didn’t have a choice, the stone was set early and I knew that would be what I would spend my life doing.”

Regis Jesuit’s announcement said a nationwide search would commence for Shaw’s successor, who will have massive shoes to fill. He went 361-120 in 19 seasons and guided the program to back-to-back-to-back championships in the then-5A classification from 2009-2011.

In his final season with Regis Jesuit — in which the Raiders went 15-10 and lost in the 6A Sweet 16 to No. 2 Ralston Valley, which went on to make the state championship game — Shaw coached Eric Fiedler, a Colorado State signee who finished as the program’s all-time career scoring leader after he averaged 29.9 points per game to rank second in 6A.

Shaw said he and everybody in the program were frustrated that the 2025-26 season didn’t go better.

Basketball for life

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

That’s why Shaw isn’t ready to completely give up the possibility that he will coach again, but if he does, it will be elsewhere, as the school announced in a statement that Shaw had retired from the post he had held since the 2007-08 season and parlayed into more than 300 wins and three state titles.

It was more of a case that the school chose to go in another direction according to Shaw.

“I thought I had another year or two left of quality coaching and I wanted to chase it for a little bit longer, but it just didn’t work out that way,” he said.

In a statement sent out by Regis Jesuit, athletic director Ryan West lauded Shaw’s significant contributions.

“Coach Shaw’s impact on Regis Jesuit and on Colorado high school basketball overall is nothing short of remarkable,” West said. “His commitment to excellence, his love for the game and his genuine care for developing well-rounded young men have shaped generations of student-athletes both on and off the court.”

As part of a typically challenging schedule, the Raiders played all four of the teams that made it to the 6A Final Four (losing 58-47 to No. 1 Chaparral, 60-43 to No. 2 Ralston Valley and falling 70-60 to eventual state champion and fifth-seeded Rock Canyon, while they played No. 3 Rangeview in a Foundation Game.

“We all thought that we would have a better year, but it was really up and down,” Shaw said. “We had some good wins and we had some games where we just didn’t close well, which was frustrating …We kept working, we just were never able to get consistent footing.”

Shaw — a former star player at Merino High School, whose coaching career included stops at Yuma, Sterling and Rocky Mountain high schools — had his last two stints on the bench in Aurora, where he accrued 442 of his wins over a total of 24 seasons in the city.

He earned 81 wins while at Smoky Hill (where he picked up win No. 500 on Jan. 12, 2007) prior to arriving for the 2007-08 season at Regis Jesuit, where he surpassed the 600, 700 (which came with a 66-60 win over Overland on Jan. 5, 2016) and 800 (which came with a 53-35 win over Highlands Ranch on Feb. 8, 2022.

Shaw finished with winning records in 18 of 19 seasons of his time at Regis Jesuit, with the lone sub-.500 season

coming in the 2019-20 season in which the Raiders went 13-14, but still managed to make it to the Great 8 before they were eliminated and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic then canceled the remainder of the tournament.

Shaw — who also won state championships as a coach at Yuma and Sterling, while he was a two-time state winner as a player at Merino — got inducted into CHSAA’s Hall of Fame in 2018 after he had been added to the Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

News of Shaw’s departures brought forth a flood of reaction from those who have been around him.

“I’ve heard from so many players in the last couple of days,” he said. “It’s been heartwarming to hear from people whose lives you’ve touched. There are 40-, 50-yearold men with families and a lot of things going on who speak to how important that part of their lives were. It really humbles you.”

Shaw is the second longtime Aurora area head coach to depart since their respective teams ended their seasons. Danny Fisher announced his retirement from Overland

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“This the most packed, loudest its been since I’ve been coming, so I’m hungry to get back and hungry for what is to come,” Weatherspoon V said. “The way they celebrated definitely added fuel to the fire.”

CHEROKEE TRAIL GIRLS MISS FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH LOSS TO NORTHFIELD IN 6A SEMIS

In a pendulum swing type of game both with momentum and emotion, the clock struck midnight on the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team’s state championship game hopes March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

In a game that lacked significant flow in terms of play due to a whopping 50 fouls called — 25 on each team — the top-seeded Cougars roared out of the gate against fifth-seeded Northfield, fell behind and surged again before eventually falling 67-57 with a trip to the Class 6A state championship game on the line.

Coach Tammi Statewright’s Cherokee Trail team got a game-high 25 points from senior Chloe Cain and double-digit efforts from seniors Aaliyah Broadus and Karson Chaney, but came up a win short of playing for the state title for the second time in three seasons.

“It’s frustrating, because we get there and we get our feet on the edge and then we pull them back because we don’t want to take those leaps and bounds and do things outside ourselves,” Statewright said.

“You have to be mentally strong in a game like this and we were not. That is still a work in progress for us.”

The Cougars finished the season 23-4, with losses coming only to second-seeded Arapahoe (twice), to Northfield and to Sage Hill (Calif.) at the Nike Tournament of Champions. Cherokee Trail played arguably its best game of the season in a Great 8 victory over ninth-seeded Legend (a 66-39 victory) and look primed for another strong performance at the outset against Northfield, as it raced out to a 15-6 lead after one quarter.

All five Cougars’ starters — Cain, Broadus, Chaney, sophomore Milania Gutierrez and senior Hannah Conger — had points in the opening period and the Nighthawks looked in disarray for the opening portion of the second quarter. A technical on Northfield coach Sydney Price for disputing a foul call sent Broadus to the free throw line and she made both to stretch the advantage to 23-11.

The rest of the half, however, belonged to the Nighthawks, who steadfastedly fed the ball into Delaney Dennis in the post. The junior exhibited remarkable touch in the paint and racked up 11 points as Northfield cut the deficit to five at the break.

The advantage sat at four points at critical point in the third period when Broadus — the team’s leading scorer in all three of its previous playoff games and a steadying presence — was called for her fourth foul after light contact and had to go to the bench.

The ensuing 2 minutes, 50 seconds, were disastrous for Cherokee Trail, which turned the ball over multiple times. Statewright tried to call timeouts to settle her team, but Northfield launched a 12-2 run to surge to a six-point lead at the end of the third quarter.

“Turnovers were our nemesis and we know if you ball pressure us, we’ll probably turn it over,” Statewright said. “We played against varsity boys in practice all week and we broke the press consistently, so to come out here and not be able to do it in a game was surprising.

“We also had some lazy turnovers and they really took advantage.”

Statewright said she and her staff set a goal of limiting turnover to 11 for the game, but they had already committed 15 by halftime and many more came in the second half.

The Nighthawks’ pressure threatened to crack the game open and a steal and layup by Paris Taylor made it 51-42 before the Cougars righted themselves and responded. Chaney converted a three-point play and made two free throws on the next possession, while Broadus returned and scored to cut the deficit to 51-49 with 4:51 left.

Cherokee Trail even got a steal and had a chance to tie the game, only to turn it over and have it result in a London Taylor layup on the other end. A Dennis layup pushed the lead back up to six and effectively took the win out of the sails for the Cougars.

Cherokee Trail will move forward next season with an exciting future for Cain (who played through a practice injury to her elbow that required stitches) and some other young players, though will miss the significant presences of Broadus (who is headed to play at Wichita State and tallied more than 1,000 points in her prep career) and Chaney (who has signed with Colorado State-Pueblo).

“Our seniors were huge and our young players are going to have to grown from this,” Statewright said.

FAR LEFT: Rangeview’s Marceles Duncan (23) puts down a dunk in the Raiders’ Class 6A Final Four loss March 13, LEFT: Cherokee Trail’s Chloe Cain (3) and Milania Gutierrez walk off the court after the final buzzer of the Cougars’ loss to Northfield in the Class 6A girls basketball semifinals March 12. ABOVE: Grandview’s Jean Lim finished in a tie for fourth place in the Centennial League girls golf tournament played March 12 at Aurora Hills G.C.. BELOW: Smoky Hill’s Hudson Roth, left, delivers a pitch during his complete game shutout in the Buffs’ 6-0 baseball home win over Littleton March 10. ABOVE RIGHT: Grandview’s Maddox Sandstrom keeps a ball off the floor during the Wolves’ boys volleyball win over Valor Christian on March 10 at Grandview High School. BELOW RIGHT: Eaglecrest’s Brian Moreland, left, snares a high throw as Cherokee Trail’s Reed Ramey slides safely into second base during the Cougars’ 7-4 win over the Raptors in a game played at Coors Field on March 13. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

WEEK PAST

The week past in Aurora prep sports

MONDAY, MARCH 16: The Cherokee Trail baseball team won its Arizona tournament opener 7-4 over Sunrise Mountain. Landon Ellis drove in three runs and Jayden Vega two for the Cougars. ...SATURDAY, MARCH 14: The Vista PEAK Prep baseball team doubled up Brighton in a 6-3 road victory behind starting pitcher Abel Salinas, who allowed just three hits and two earned runs over 4 2/3 innings pitched and also drove in a run. Ace Kelly had two hits and two RBI. …The Cherokee Trail boys track team finished as the runner-up at the ThunderRidge Invitational at EchoPark Stadium with the help of event champions in Joshua Stewart (110 meter hurdles), Dylan Smith (800 meters), Jude Doan (triple jump) and the 4×400 meter relay. …The Grandview girls track team finished in fourth place at the ThunderRidge Invitational at EchoPark Stadium as Taniya Thomas won the 100 meters and contributed to winning 4×100 and 4×200 relays (both of which also included Solverge Youde, Jaelyn Wilson and Izarah Townsend). Madison Lange won the 800 meters and the 4×400 meter relay team also won for Cherokee Trail, which finished sixth among 29 scoring teams. …The Smoky Hill boys lacrosse team rolled to a 19-8 victory over Denver North. …The Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team dropped a 13-

11 home contest to St. Ignatius, a visitor from California. …The Grandview girls golf team tied for fourth place among 24 scoring teams at the Chilly Chili Invitational played at Broadlands G.C. with help from Charly Ashworth and Jean Lim, who each shot 87 to tie for 10th. ...FRIDAY, MARCH 13: The Cherokee Trail baseball team earned a 7-4 Centennial League win over Eaglecrest in a matinee played at Coors Field as both teams reached double digits in hits. Brody Kenshalo went 3-for-3 — including two doubles — and drove in two runs for the Cougars, who also got two RBI from Ryan Chidester, plus two hits apiece from Dallas Mendoza and Connor Thrush to help Jayden Witkamp to the victory. Landen Holmes knocked in half of the runs for the Raptors and joined Rylan Macherey and Brian Moreland with two hits. …The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team rolled past Kent Denver 19-3. …A seven-goal, four-assist outing from Mason Kelly helped lift the Grandview boys lacrosse team to a 15-11 victory over Mountain Range. Jack Cole tallied three goals and Drew Place made 12 saves. …The Overland boys volleyball team got a strong performance from Gavin Aquino (six kills, five blocks, six digs and 16 assists) in a 25-19, 25-18, 25-19 victory over George Washington. …The Cherokee Trail girls tennis team won the Tom Moore Invitational by a point over Grandview, while host Eaglecrest finished in a tie for third and Smoky Hill took fifth. ...THURSDAY, MARCH 12: Ryan Miley tossed a three-hitter with seven strikeouts over four innings for the Grandview baseball team in a 9-2 road win over Northfield. Gavyn Bauer had two hits and stole three bases, while AJ Maroni homered and

was among six players to drive in runs for the Wolves. …Jaxon Robson had half of the Smoky Hill baseball team’s four hits and joined Max Goodrich and Chris Robinson with RBI in a 5-1 road win at Adams City. …The Smoky Hill girls soccer team went on the road and defeated Mountain Range 3-1. …The Overland girls soccer team dropped a 5-0 home game against George Washington. …Brynn Godwin piled up six goals as the Grandview girls lacrosse team rolled to a 13-3 victory over Denver North. Taylor Contardo and Genesse DeHaven had two goals apiece and Caitlin Mitchell two assists for the Wolves. …Dallin Anderson’s 10 kills, plus nine from Ashton Bond, in addition to Max Chen’s 12 digs and Dillan Ancheta’s 32 assists paced the Eaglecrest boys volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-20, 25-20 win over Arvada West. …The Regis Jesuit boys volleyball team edged Cherokee Trail in five sets. …The Overland boys volleyball team swept past Kennedy 2520, 25-12, 25-17. …The Grandview girls golf team finished six shots in front of Cherokee Trail for second place behind in the Centennial League tournament at Aurora Hills G.C. The Wolves were paced by Jean Lim, who shot plus-4 76 to tie for fourth and was joined by teammate Jacqueline Cho in ninth with an 81. Smoky Hill’s Erianna Perez and Cherokee Trail’s Brinnon Cook each carded 77s to tie for sixth. ...WEDNESDAY, MARCH

11: A big day from Colten Burch — who struck out 10 and picked up the win and went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI — helped the Rangeview baseball team to an 11-6 road win over Palmer. Emmanuel De La Torre drove in a pair of runs, while Ben Volden and Sam Rashchuk had two hits each for the Raiders. …The Overland baseball

team rolled to a 23-13 home win against Kennedy as Ruben Luna went 4-for5 with three RBI and four runs scored. Brayan Ascensio and Malachi Gross knocked in three runs apiece for the Trailblazers. …The Smoky Hill boys lacrosse team continued a strong start to the season with an 18-3 victory over Thomas Jefferson. …The Eaglecrest boys lacrosse team topped ThunderRidge 9-6. …Amina Pope scored five goals, Anna Hodges added four goals and two assists and Jasmine Lugo had three goals for the Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team in a 21-2 win over Denver East. ...TUESDAY, MARCH

10: In his first start of the season, Hudson Roth scattered four hits and struck out eight in a complete game for the Smoky Hill baseball team, which downed Littleton 6-0. Roth had two hits and an RBI, while Max Goodrich drove in a pair and Brock Benedict had two hits and scored twice. …The Eaglecrest baseball team pounded out 12 hits in a 16-5 win at Highlands Ranch.Brian Moreland had three hits and three RBI, while Blake Anderson homered and joined Landen Holmes and Cody Contreraz with two RBI apiece to back winning pitcher Joe Ostrander Alana Rodriguez and Reagan Wagner each scored goals — both by assists from Sierra Davis — and Emma Roberts saved all eight shots she saw in a 2-0 win for the Eaglecrest girls soccer team over Highlands Ranch. …Mabel Ramon tallied five goals for the Lotus School For Excellence girls soccer team in a 5-4 outlasting of Rocky Mountain Lutheran. Izzy Becker made seven saves to help the Cherokee Trail girls soccer team to a 0-0 tie with Legend. …Tyson Walker won the 100 yard butterfly and 100 yard breaststroke for the Cherokee Trail

boys swim team, which dropped a 13548 Centennial League dual with Cherry Creek. …The Grandview boys lacrosse team got the golden goal in overtime to pull off a 9-8 road victory over Castle View. Mason Kelly had a pair of goals and six assists, while Jack Cole had three goals and Drew Place made 12 saves for the Wolves. …The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team scored five times in the fourth quarter on its way to a 12-7 road win over Arapahoe. Ryan Olsen made 10 saves for the Raiders. …The Eaglecrest girls lacrosse team rolled to an 18-1 win over Denver North. …The Grandview boys volleyball team got double-digit kill efforts from Connor Deickman (17) and Alex Garcia (14) plus 10 digs from Garcia and Creed Kingsbury and 38 assists from Devan Hall in a 25-17, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 victory over visiting Valor Christian. …The Eaglecrest boys volleyball team swept past Ponderosa 25-14, 25-12, 2515 with help from seven kills from Dallin Anderson, plus 12 assists and three aces from Dillan Ancheta. …A 10-kill effort from Tavio Amouzou plus Gavin Aquino’s 24 assists led the Overland boys volleyball team in a 25-7, 25-7, 25-6 win over Denver West. ...The Regis Jesuit girls tennis team got three-set wins from No. 1 Madeline Dickey and No. 2 Otylia Martino Wojciechowski in a singles sweep to go with three doubles wins in a 6-1 Continental League dual win over Heritage. ...The Overland girls tennis team swept past Adams City 7-0. ...The Regis Jesuit girls golf team finished fourth in a competitive Continental League tournament at Aurora Hills Golf Course. Claire Pariset shot plus-1 73 to finish sixth, while Molly Amann finished just outside the top 10 with a 77.

Because the people must know

COMBINED NOTICE

PUBLICATION CRS §38 38 103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0759 2025

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice

is given with regard to the following de-

scribed Deed of Trust:

On December 30, 2025, 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 W. Collison and Betty J. Collison

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 April 29, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 30, 2021

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

E1071411

Original Principal Amount

$382,936.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

$347,984.11

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 15, BLOCK 8, J E ROUPP SECOND ADDITION AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN#: 031055351

Purported common address: 1355 Racine St, Aurora, CO 80011. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/29/2026, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/5/2026 Last Publication 4/2/2026

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: 12/30/2025 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 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706 9990

Attorney File # 25 034254

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. 0003 2026

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

On January 2, 2026, 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) Cameron Philip Snellen AND James Dean Gaster Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust February 11, 2022 County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 14, 2022

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

E2017813

Original Principal Amount

$467,378.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$437,758.45

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 3, HOFFMAN TOWN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 1232 Quari Street, Aurora, CO 80011. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/06/2026, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/12/2026 Last Publication 4/9/2026 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: 01/02/2026 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 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706 9990 Attorney File # 25 036459

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. 0005 2026

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 6, 2026, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Christopher Cox Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust August 04, 2020 County of Recording

Outstanding Principal Balance

$202,524.59

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 LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Condominium Unit 13702 C, in Condominium Building 25, Meadow Hills I Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on May 18, 1983 in Book 64 at Page 16 and the Condominium Map recorded February 23, 1984 in Book 72 at Page 33 in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Meadow Hills I Condominiums, recorded May 17, 1983 in Book 3865 at Page 136, in said records, and any and all supplements and amendments thereto, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. APN#: 032529105

Purported common address: 13702 E Lehigh Avenue Apt C, 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, 05/06/2026, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 3/12/2026 Last Publication 4/9/2026 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: 01/06/2026

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

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

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

Attorney File # 25 036457

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. 0007 2026

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

On January 6, 2026, 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)

Ebony Lasha Gloria Strong

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

May 26, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 28, 2021

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

E1086103

Original Principal Amount

$284,747.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$260,497.48

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

LOT 155, BLOCK 1, PEACHWOOD SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 11991 E Ford Dr, Aurora, CO 80012. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/06/2026, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/12/2026

Last Publication 4/9/2026

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: 01/06/2026

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 # CO25769

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. 0011 2026

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 6, 2026, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s)

Joshua Hogarth

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Synergy One Lending, Inc., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Data Mortgage, Inc. DBA Essex Mortgage Date of Deed of Trust

August 15, 2023

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 17, 2023

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

E3057057

Original Principal Amount

$266,157.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$261,757.24

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

LOT 6B, REPLAT OF LOT 6, BLOCK 2, DEER TRAIL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 357 2nd Avenue, Deer Trail, CO 80105. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/06/2026, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/12/2026

Last Publication 4/9/2026

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: 01/06/2026 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

Kate M. Leason #41025

IDEA Law Group, LLC 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, Las Vegas, NV 89119 187 7353

Attorney File # 48245903

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. 0012 2026

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 6, 2026, 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)

Adelaid Perez AND Sergio Fernandez Catano

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

November 23, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 13, 2022

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

E2005141

Original Principal Amount

$417,302.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$380,197.70

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 39, BLOCK 7, MEADOWOOD FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 3331 S Winston Street, Aurora, CO 80013. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/06/2026, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 3/12/2026 Last Publication 4/9/2026 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: 01/06/2026 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 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706 9990 Attorney File # 25 036511

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. 0013 2026 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 6, 2026,

LY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/06/2026, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 3/12/2026 Last Publication 4/9/2026 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: 01/06/2026 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 Israel

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO DATE:

March 12 and 19, 2026

PURCHASE ORDER NO. 24P0901K

PROJECT NO: 5974A

PROJECT TITLE: Village East Park Renovation

CONTRACTOR:

T2 Construction, Inc.

5435 W. 59th Ave., Unit H Arvada, CO 80003

Notice is hereby given that the City of Aurora intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named Contractor on March 30, 2026, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with the Contract Coordinator, City of Aurora, Purchasing and Contract Services Division, 15151 East Alameda Parkway Suite 5700, Aurora, Colorado 80012, on or before the above date.

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO BY: Angie Young Senior Procurement Agent

First Publication: March 12, 2026

Final Publication: March 19, 2026 Sentinel

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO DATE: March 12 and 19, 2026

PURCHASE ORDER NO. 24P0913K

PROJECT NO: 5981A

PROJECT TITLE: Eagle Park Improvements CONTRACTOR:

AD Miller Services, Inc.

7006 S. Alton Way Bldg. E-100 Aurora, CO 80012

Notice is hereby given that the City of Aurora intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named Contractor on March 2, 2026, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with the Contract Coordinator, City of Aurora, Purchasing and Contract Services Division, 15151 East Alameda Parkway Suite 5700, Aurora, Colorado 80012, on or before the above date.

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO BY: Angie Young, Senior Procurement Agent

First Publication: March 12, 2026

Final Publication: March 19, 2026

Sentinel

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO DATE: March 19 and 26, 2026

PURCHASE ORDER NO. PO1095

PROJECT NO: Emergency PROJECT TITLE: Emergency Pool

Lighting Replacement – Central Recreation Center

CONTRACTOR:

Going Green Nrg CO

2519 Pine Needle Ct. Fort Collins, CO 80528

Notice is hereby given that the City of Aurora intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named Contractor on April 6, 2026, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with the Contract Coordinator, City of Aurora, Purchasing and Contract Services Division, 15151 East Alameda Parkway Suite 5700, Aurora, Colorado 80012, on or before the above date.

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO BY: Angie Young Senior Procurement Agent

First Publication: March 19, 2026

Final Publication: March 26, 2026

Sentinel NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 6, 2026, STARTING AT 6:00 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 THE SOUTHWEST

QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP

3 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH 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 31-12-105, 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 RESOLUTION NO. R2026-12

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, FINDING A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, TO BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 31-12-107(1), C.R.S., AND GIVING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION (Tapias Annexation) 2.496 ACRES

WHEREAS, a petition for annexation of a certain parcels of land, described herein in Exhibit A attached hereto, has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Aurora, Colorado (the “City”); and WHEREAS, the petition has been referred to the City Council of the City for a determination of substantial compliance with requirements of Section 31-12-107(1), C.R.S.; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised by staff, and has taken official notice of all maps, records, and other information and materials on file with the City regarding said petition.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO:

Section 1. The petition for annexation of certain land more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby determined to be in substantial compliance with Section 31-12107(1), C.R.S.

Section 2. The City Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation on April 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora, Colorado, or, if the hearing is not held in person, then by such telephonic or electronic means accessed as described on the City’s website Auroragov.org, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S., or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation.

Section 3.The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Resolution and a Notice of Public Hearing once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed.

RESOLVED AND PASSED this day of 2026.

MIKE COFFMAN, Mayor ATTEST:

KADEE RODRIGUEZ, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

PETER A. SCHULTE, CITY ATTORNEY

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BRIAN J. RULLA, Sr. Assistant City Attorney Exhibit A

(Legal description of property to be annexed)

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT A POINT 30 FEET

NORTH AND 30 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 3, SOUTH RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN;

THENCE EAST AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25, 1,566.5 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

THENCE NORTH AND PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 25, 361.5 FEET;

THENCE EAST AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25, 301.2 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH AND PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 25, 361.5 FEET;

THENCE WEST AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25, 301.2 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

CONTAINING: 108,748 SQUARE FEET OR 2.496 ACRES.

First Publication: March 5, 2026

Final Publication: March 26, 2026 Sentinel BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA FORMATION, DJ HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA FIELD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO CAUSE NO. 535

DOCKET NO. 250600109 TYPE: OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT PLAN NOTICE OF HEARING Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC (Operator No. 10633) (“Crestone” or “Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish an Oil & Gas Development Plan (“OGDP”) on the lands identified below. Generally, an Oil & Gas Development Plan is the process whereby an applicant obtains approval to develop oil or gas resources at one or more oil and gas locations by drilling a specific number of wells. Importantly, an OGDP is not a pooling application. This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may: 1) be an Owner of oil and/or gas (“mineral”) interests to be developed by the proposed OGDP; 2) own, reside, or operate a first responder agency on property within 2,000 feet of a working pad surface included in the OGDP; or 3) be otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to Commission Rule 303.e.(1). APPLICATION LANDS Township 5 South, Range 65 West, 6th

P.M. Section 7: All Section 8: All Section 9: All Section 10: All Section 11: All Section 12: W1/2

Section 16: NW1/4NW1/4

Section 17: N1/2N1/2

Section 18: N1/2N1/2

Arapahoe County, Colorado

Surface Location:

State Blanca West Pad

Township 5 South, Range 65 West, 6th P,M, Section 10: approx. 21.52 acres in the SE¼NW¼ and NE¼SW¼

Satellite Water Offloading Site:

State Harvard 1H (Location ID 436051)

(Existing Location)

Township 5 South, Range 65 West, 6th P,M, Section 12: approx. 3.1 acres in the NW¼NE¼

Arapahoe County, Colorado

DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEARING

(Subject to change)

A Commission hearing on the above-referenced docket number is currently scheduled for the following date, time, and location:

Date: June 3, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Virtual Hearing with Remote Access via Zoom

To participate virtually navigate to https:// ecmc.colorado.gov and click the hearing meeting link on the left side of the webpage.

Energy and Carbon Management Commission

The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203

Parties to this hearing will be notified if this date, time, or place changes. For the most up-to-date information regarding the Commission’s hearing schedule, please visit https://ecmc.colorado.gov, scroll down to “Hearings and Events” and click on “Tentative Hearing Agendas.”

PUBLIC COMMENT

Any party may file a public comment for the review of Commission Staff related to the above-described OGDP. All public comments will be included in the administrative record for the OGDP proceeding. Parties wishing to file a public comment on the above-described OGDP may find the “eFiling Public Comment Portal” under “Hearings” on the ECMC homepage or use the eFiling system outlined below.

PETITIONS

DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AF-

FECTED PERSONS: May 4, 2026

Any interested party who wishes to participate formally in this matter must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above. Please see Commission Rule 507 at https://ecmc. colorado.gov, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above. Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at https://ecmc. state.co.us/documents/reg/Hearings/External_EfilingSystemGuidebook_2023_FINAL.pdf for more information.

Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a virtual prehearing conference during the week of May 4, 2026 if a virtual prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice. You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address listed below.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Dnr_ECMC_Hearings_Unit@ state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.

ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO By /s/ Elias Thomas, Commission Secretary

Dated: March 2, 2026

Applicant Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC c/o Jamie L. Jost Kelsey H. Wasylenky Jost Energy Law, P.C. 3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103 Denver, CO 80216 720-446-5620 jjost@jostenergylaw.com kwasylenky@jostenergylaw.com

Publication: March 19, 2026

Sentinel

CENTRAL PLATTE VALLEY

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2025 BUDGET

A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the CENTRAL PLATTE VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”) County of Denver, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting (the “Meeting”) at 9:00 a.m. on April 7, 2026 at Davita, 2000 16th Street, Denver, CO and via MS Teams for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903, Colorado Revised Statutes, interested parties are encouraged to join the meeting and participate in the public hearing using one of the following options: Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/ meet/25702645281528?p=HDXpvO2wVfUox8AmQV

Meeting ID: 257 026 452 815 28

Passcode: SB9Zq7zb

Dial 720-547-5281

Conference Code: 721 856 741#

A copy of the amended 2025 budget is available for public inspection at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 2001 16th Street, Ste. 1700, Denver, CO 80202. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2025 budget, file or register any objections thereto.

The meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CENTRAL PLATTE VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ MILLER LAW PLLC

Publication: March 19, 2026 Sentinel

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO RESPONDENT

Case No. 2025JA30047

In the Matter of the Petition of: ERIK JAMES GIESE (name of person seeking to adopt) For the Adoption of a Child

TO: RYAN LEE HAUSLADEN, RESPONDENT

You are notified, pursuant C.R.C.P. 4(g) that an action, has been filed involving you: In re the Mattern of the Petition of Erik James Giese, et al. and Respondent Ryan Lee Hausladen.

Petitioner and Co-Petitioner Biological Mother have filed a Petition to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship Pursuant to §§ 19-5-101 and 203, et seq., C.R.S. and a Petition for Stepparent Adoption, District Court, Adams, County, Colorado, Case No. 2025JA30047.

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of Petitions referenced above, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

You are further notified that a copy of the Petitions and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the court during regular business hours and that a Default Judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days after the date of publication.

Dated this 9th day of February, 2026.

Attorney for Co-Petitioner

Biological Mother Lydia Redden: René Capron, Reg. No. 40207 Capron Law, LLC 15200 E. Girard Avenue, Suite 4400 Aurora, CO 80014

Phone: (303) 481-4270

E-mail: rene@capronlawllc.com

First Publication: February 19, 2026

Final Publication: March 19, 2026 Sentinel DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS FILED IN THIS COURT UNDER THE “UNIFORM DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE” AND “UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION” ACTS, due diligence has been used to obtain personal service within the State of Colorado and further efforts would be to no avail; therefore, publication has been ordered: CASE NUMBER NAME TYPE OF ACTION

2026DR030298

Juana Gabriela Lux Lux v Ramiro Sian Pirir Custody

2025DR031535

Evili Naibe Contreras Montes v Yibran Alberto Herrera Parra Custody

2025DR001464

Chantell Marie Love v Tonell Tyrees Love Dissolution

2025DR001193

Sonia Nichole Freeman v Shelton Lloyd Freeman Dissolution

2026DR000085

Maria Cristina Boyer Meza v Claudio Daniel Soto Dissolution

2025DR001306

Trinity Marie Mathis v Bruin Evans Custody

A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the above

Court between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; failure to respond to this service by publication within thirty-five (35) days of the publication date may result in a default judgment against the non-appearing party.

SHANA KLOEK CLERK OF THE COURT

7325 S. POTOMAC ST. CENTENNIAL, CO 80112

/S/ Melissa Mansfield

Publication date: March 12, 2026 Sentinel

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Case No. 2025CV30550

Plaintiff: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Defendants: Jose Rivera Rodriguez; Nicolas Valenzuela; Scott Turner in his Official Capacity as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Board of County Commissioners ADCO; and Alex Villagran in his Official Capacity as the Public Trustee of Adams County, Colorado.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be entered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the amended complaint without further notice.

This is a C.R.C.P. 105 action for judicial foreclosure in real property regarding the following real property:

LOTS 1 AND 2, WALNUT GROVE 2ND ADDITION, RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 30, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

known and numbered as 406 South 5th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601.

Dated: December 9, 2025

Attorney for Plaintiff: Marcello G. Rojas #46396 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Blvd., #700 Denver, CO 80204 Phone: 303-350-3711 Email: marcellor@bdfgroup.com

First Publication: March 5, 2026

Final Publication: April 2, 2026 Sentinel

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that on or about April 8, 2026, Eastern Adams County Metropolitan District, Aurora, Colorado will make final settlement with Charles Sargeant Irrigation, Inc. (“Contractor” herein) for all materials, labor, supplies, and construction services rendered by Contractor for the Laramie-Fox Hills Well No. 1. Any persons having properly filed claims for labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies, rental machinery, tools, or equipment furnished to the Contractor specifically for this project should present the same to Mr. Ryan Stachelski, Eastern Adams County Metropolitan District, 100 Saint Paul Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80206 prior to April 1, 2026. Failure to timely file will relieve Eastern Adams County Metropolitan District from any duty to withhold funds for such claim.

Eastern Adams County Metropolitan District Ryan Stachelski, District Manager (303) 371 9000

First Publication: March 12, 2026

Final Publication: March 19, 2026 Sentinel

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that the ADONEA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2, (the “District”), will make a final payment on April 6, 2026, at the hour of 8:30 A.M., to PHOENIX & SONS, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company, the (“Contractor”), for all repairs and alternations performed on the Adonea Metropolitan District Clubhouse, located in Arapahoe County, Colorado.

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

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF

Metropolitan District, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Icenogle Seaver Pogue A Professional Corporation

Publication: March 19, 2026 Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 202530902 Estate of James Philip Barth, Deceased. All persons

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2026PR104

Estate of Tersit Alemayehu, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before July 13, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.

H. Tesfaye

Personal Representative

1237 S. Quince Way Denver, CO 80231

First Publication: March 12, 2026

Final Publication: March 26, 2026

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2026PR116

Estate of Karen M. Moreno, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before July 5, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael L. Baudino

Personal Representative 2329 Wynterbrook Dr. Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

First Publication: March 5, 2026

Final Publication: March 19, 2026

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2026PR30098

Estate of Ricardo Bejarano aka Ricardo Berjarano aka Ricardo Berajano aka Ricardo Bejarano Saldana aka Ricardo Bejarano Saldaña aka Richard Bejarano, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado, on or before July 20, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anna Hatch

1500 N. Grant St., #7322

Denver, CO. 80203

First Publication: March 19, 2026

Final Publication: April 2, 2026

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2026PR30130

Estate of Harold Leroy Hockett aka Harold L. Hockett aka Harold Hockett, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before July 5, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sharon J. Curtis

Personal Representative 4606 E. Peakview Ave. Centennial, CO 80121

First Publication: March 5, 2026

Final Publication: March 19, 2026

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2026PR30137

Estate of Craig Geoffrey White aka Craig G. White aka Craig White, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams, Colorado, on or before July 3, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles White

Personal Representative 112 11th St. S Flagler Beach, FL 32136

Attorney for Personal Representative

David A. Imbler, Esq.

Atty Reg #: 52038

Spaeth & Doyle, LLP

501 S. Cherry St., Ste. 700 Glendale, CO 80246

Phone: 303-385-8058

First Publication: March 12, 2026

Final Publication: March 26, 2026

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2026PR30166

Estate of George C. Kouris aka George Kouris Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams, Colorado, on or before July 3, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred. Paula Kouris Hoyt

Personal Representative 16514 Island Oaks Court Wayzata, MN 55391

Attorney for Personal Representative

David A. Imbler, Esq.

Atty Reg #: 52038

Spaeth & Doyle, LLP

501 S. Cherry St., Ste. 700 Glendale, CO 80246

Phone: 303-385-8058

First Publication: March 12, 2026

Final Publication: March 26, 2026

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2026PR30175

Estate of Samuel Kozlowicz aka Sam Kozlowicz , Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, Colorado, on or before July 20, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred. Angelica Kozlowicz

Personal Representative 7625 S. Grape Way Centennial, CO 80122

Attorney for Personal Representative

David A. Imbler, Esq.

Atty Reg #: 52038

Spaeth & Doyle, LLP

501 S. Cherry St., Ste. 700 Glendale, CO 80246

Phone: 303-385-8058

First Publication: March 19, 2026

Final Publication: April 2, 2026

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

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Case No. 2025PR31302

Estate of Ralonda N. Simmons, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before July 12, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for Personal Representative

Michael P. Sasin

Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC

9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, CO 80112

Phone:720-473-8000

First Publication: March 12, 2026

Final Publication: March 26, 2026

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Case No. 2026PR63

Estate of Jill Marie Caraway aka Jill M. Caraway aka Jill Caraway, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado, on or before July 6, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rebecca Blazquez, Esq.

Jorgensen Brownell & Pepin

8001 Arista Place, Ste. 415

Broomfield, CO 80021

Phone: 303-678-0560

First Publication: March 5, 2026

Final Publication: March 19, 2026 Sentinel

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Case No. 2025PR31325

In re the Estate of William August Nageleisen aka William A. Nageleisen aka William Nageleisen, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 19, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred. Margaret J. Anderson Personal Representative 6385 Lemonwood Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Attorney for Personal Representative Gordon J. Williams Atty. Reg. #24902

Gordon J. Williams, P.C. 405 S. Cascade Ave., Ste. 304 Colorado Springs, CO 80903

First Publication: March 19, 2026

Final Publication: April 2, 2026 Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF A MINOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY COURT, COLORADO Case No. 2026C100145

PUBLIC NOTICE is given on Feb-ruary 9, 2026, that a Petition was filed for a Change of Name of a Minor has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition entered that the name of Harmony Zaneeah Kay Jeanette Vickers be changed to Zaneeah Kay Jeanette Sawyers.

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Aurora must be in the know to persuade voters to hand over the dough

Aurora’s long quest to answer an important question — what does the city need, and what does it want — has finally produced a serious, credible answer.

It needs about $2 billion worth of roads, improvements and additions to this sprawling city of almost 400,000 people.

After years of study, outreach and number-crunching, city officials have assembled a sweeping catalog of infrastructure and capital improvement demands that reflects both the reality of a fast-growing city and the voices of the people who live in it.

It is an impressive piece of work.

Through persistent surveys, public meetings and outreach to a wide cross-section of residents, Aurora officials and leaders have done something many cities struggle to accomplish: They have asked, and kept asking, what matters most.

The result is a roughly $2 billion list of projects that stretches from please-hurry street repairs to expansive new recreation amenities and even a re-imagined police department.

The is now juggling a data-driven blueprint rooted in community input as well as years of deferred maintenance coming due all at once.

City officials have wisely acknowledged what should be obvious but often goes unsaid in civic planning: Not everything on the list is going to get built, and certainly not at the same time. The so-called “unconstrained” plan is exactly that. It’s a full accounting of needs, not a promise of delivery.

Residents and city leaders behind the plan have been clear that the next step is prioritization, grouping projects and determining which, if any, might be eligible for outside funding such as grants.

That realism is essential. Because the financial landscape Aurora faces is harsh.

Federal grant money, once buoyed by pandemic-era spending and infrastructure packages, is drying up quickly under the Trump administration. At the same time, Colorado faces a significant budget squeeze, limiting the state’s ability to help. Aurora itself is not immune to those pressures, and sales tax receipts reflect that.

All of that points to a stark reality. Aurora residents and businesses should expect to pay for most of what gets built.

The numbers are not trivial.

Spread evenly across Aurora’s roughly 400,000 residents, a $2 billion price tag amounts to about $5,000 per person. Add financing costs from bonds, and that figure climbs closer to $7,500. Look at it by household — roughly 150,000 across the city — and the burden rises to about $13,000 per family, before interest, depending on how projects are financed over 10 to 20 years. Even assuming the list is pared down, the cost remains significant. For all the surveys, meetings and outreach, the city still lacks one essential piece of information: understanding what voters will actually approve when faced with real costs.

There is a crucial difference between asking some residents what they want and asking many what they are willing to pay for. Public meetings tend to attract the engaged and the interested. Surveys capture preferences, not commitments. Neither are substitutes for rigorous, scientific polling that tests voter appetite under realistic financial scenarios.

Aurora’s own history underscores the risk of skipping that step. Voters have, at times, shown strong support for major bond issues, such as recent school funding measures. But they have also rejected critical infrastructure proposals, even those that did not require new taxes. The city’s track record with mercurial voters is inconsistent, even unpredictable.

Compounding that uncertainty is the broader economic pressure facing residents. Property taxes are already straining many households, with little relief in sight. That leaves sales taxes as one of the few viable tools for raising revenue. That’s an option that makes local businesses, already navigating a challenging economy, cringe.

Aurora cannot afford to craft a proposal it believes is reasonable, only to watch voters turn it down because the price tag, timing or mix of projects misses the mark.

The solution is neither complicated nor unprecedented. Before finalizing any bond package, the city should convene a committee of residents, business leaders and community stakeholders tasked specifically with commissioning and analyzing independent, scientific polling.

Not just broad questions about priorities, but detailed testing of trade-offs. Which projects matter most? How much are voters willing to pay? How do different financing options affect support? What combinations of projects are viable, and which are not?

Aurora has done the hard work of identifying its needs. It has built a thoughtful, comprehensive plan grounded in community input and fiscal awareness.

But without clear insight into voter behavior, that plan risks becoming an expensive exercise in wishful thinking.

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‘decoupling’

bills end-run Colorado taxpayer protections

The governor and progressive Democrats that dominate the state legislature and every statewide office in Colorado have been masterful — if not ethical and honest — in devising devious schemes to circumvent the TABOR amendment in the Colorado Constitution. That’s the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, passed by a 1992 voter-initiated ballot measure that bypassed the legislature. It limited government spending and barred the legislature from increasing taxes or imposing new ones without the consent of the voters. Democrats have always despised TABOR.

Their favorite ploys have included misrepresenting taxes as “fees” and funding spending programs through tax credits. Because those credits reduce government revenues, they’re the equivalent of government spending but isn’t accounted for as such.

Now, the Democrats’ legislative super majority has presented a package of four bills championed by its Communist Coalition, the likes of Emily Sirota, Lorena Garcia, Mike Weissman, Julie Gonzales, and others. The bills “decouple” Colorado’s tax code from the federal government’s to “rebalance” Colorado’s tax code. Translating that into forthright language, “decouple” means denying tax deductions to businesses that the federal government allows. “Rebalance” means sharply inflating taxes and government spending.

This wording is too clever by half to have come from the progressive nitwits that run the legislature. The fingerprints of the Colorado Fiscal Institute (CFI), who “helped” write the bills are all over it. CFI spokeswoman and policy manager Caroline Nutter is stumping for these bills. CFI is the local affiliate of the State Priorities Partnership, a nationwide network of radical progressive policy groups that call for largescale redistribution of income and social justice legislation. Nutter’s endorsement is not a plus; it’s a red flag warning. CFI has partnered with the left-wing Bell Policy Center, another local brain-trust for socialist Democrats, working to pass these bills as well as a ballot initiative to replace Colorado’s flat income tax with a soak-the rich graduated income tax.

The bills target Colorado businesses and President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) which averted huge tax increases for individuals and businesses, replacing that with tax relief. Instead, Colorado will get Four Big Ugly Bills (FBUB).

To make income-tax filing simpler for individuals, Colorado transfers your federal adjusted gross income onto your Colorado tax return, thereby passing federal tax deductions directly onto your Colorado tax return, lowering your tax bill. One of the FBUBs would ditch this principle and brazenly disallow businesses

numerous federal tax deductions, thus raising their taxes. This scheme circumvents TABOR’s ban on taxrate increases and enables the Democrats to disallow deductions, giving them a back-door tax increase.

Such as this one: A FBUB end-run around TABOR is baring businesses from treating the salaries of highpaid executives as an operating expense, thereby raising a company’s tax bill. Government mandates minimum wages but has no power over salary maximums. That is up to stockholders, directors, and managers.

One more: Another FBUB disallows the deduction for interest expenses on debt for large corporations. That’s nuts, this is a legitimate expense. Yet others would limit the full deduction of carried-forward operating losses for established businesses and deny early-stage start-up enterprises tax deductions for losses that could help them survive. This kind of stuff is so idiotic only a socialist could dream it up. There’s no logic behind it; it’s just a desperate tax grab to enable tax-crazy Democrats to continue their budget busting, out-of-control spending spree.

Palantir Technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI) giant and Colorado’s biggest corporation by market capitalization came here in 2020 to escape California’s culture, anti-business taxes, and regulations. CEO Alex Karp has announced Palantir is relocating to Florida to escape the same problems in Colorado, which include the over-regulating of AI.

In response, the local president of the militant Service Employees International Union, declared, “Good riddance!” This mentality is self-destructive insanity. Colorado’s reputation as a business-friendly state is down the toilet. Many more companies will follow Palantir’s lead, costing Colorado jobs and tax revenue. Progressive Democrat policy like FBUB is economically suicidal, as the flight of businesses and upper income taxpayers from New York, California, and Illinois has demonstrated.

Driving out producers and coddling criminals, illegal aliens, and freeloaders is a bad formula for Colorado’s future.

The uninterrupted string of Democrat governors over the past 20 years has stacked the state Supreme Court with progressive justices who’ve blessed the Democrats’ deceitful tactics that violate TABOR’s limitations on taxation and spending without the consent of voters. This latest FBUB overreach is so blatantly unconstitutional under TABOR, it might be too much even for the Colorado Supremes. We can hope. Longtime KOA radio talk host and columnist for the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News Mike Rosen now writes for Complete Colorado.

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trict Court Judge Jeffrey Ruff on March 11 sentenced Allen to 20 years in state prison.

“This prosecution and subsequent prison sentence send a clear and unmistakable message: if you engage in the human trafficking of children, we will go after you, and we will hold you accountable,” District Attorney Brian Mason said in a statement. “The defendant in this case preyed upon a young, vulnerable girl and sold her into sexual slavery. This was a despicable act, and he will now go to prison for it. We will continue fighting for victims, holding predators accountable, and pushing for laws at the Colorado Legislature that strengthen our ability to combat human trafficking.”

Aurora police said the case was remarkable in how it illustrates the depth and damage of human trafficking, especially when it involves juveniles.

Aurora police were recently lauded for the department’s work in identifying and investigating human trafficking.

“Cases like this represent some of the most predatory crimes our detectives investigate, targeting vulnerable youth for exploitation and profit,” Aurora Police Commander Marc Paolino said in a statement. “Detective Adam Hughes, along with members of our Gang Intervention Unit and Direct-Action Response Team, conducted a thorough and victim-centered investigation, following digital evidence, online activity, and street-level leads to hold the offender accountable. Our department remains committed to protecting victims, pursuing justice, and continuing proactive efforts to identify and recover human trafficking victims in our community.”

Police and prosecutors reached out to officials from an organization that supports human trafficking victims.

“Throughout this process, the survivor was understandably fearful to engage — a reality that too often leads

to trafficking cases being dismissed,” Jenelle Goodrich, Executive Director of From Silenced to Saved, said in a statement. But the organization, “the Aurora Police Department, and the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office remained committed to pursuing justice without placing pressure on her.”

Goodrich lauded the multi-agency approach to bring justice and aid to the victim.

“This is what justice should look like: coordinated, compassionate, and focused on accountability to the one that caused harm,” she said. “We applaud this jurisdiction’s determination to combat child trafficking and protect vulnerable youth.”

— Sentinel Staff

Police say apparent driveby shooting at Aurora bus stop leaves woman injured

An unidentified woman sitting at an Aurora bus stop early March 15 was shot in the leg by someone driving by in a car, police said.

Officers were called to the bus stop on the 9600 block of East Colfax Avenue, near Dallas Street, at about 5:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting there.

A woman there said an “unknown vehicle” pulled up to where she was sitting and someone inside the car fired a gun, hitting her in the leg, Aurora police spokesperson Katie Fisher said in a statement.

The woman’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, police said.

“The investigation, which is active and ongoing, is being led by the Gun Violence Suppression Team,” Fisher said. “No arrests have been made and there is no suspect information.”

Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain

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Power Your Potential

APS Announces New School Start & End Times for 2026-27

Aurora Public Schools will implement new school start and end times beginning in the 2026-27 school year as part of the district’s commitment to student success and the priorities outlined in the Destination APS Strategic Plan.

The new bell schedule alignment is designed to provide more learning time for elementary students, better coordinate school schedules across the district and expand access to college and career opportunities for high school students.

Why the Change?

The updated schedules will help APS:

• Increase instructional time for elementary students by 20 minutes each day, adding the equivalent of eight additional school days of learning over the course of the year

• Align all high school schedules, creating greater access to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and shared learning opportunities

• Support healthier sleep schedules for adolescents through adjusted secondary start times

• Improve transportation efficiency and reliability for students and families

These changes follow a yearlong engagement process that included feedback from students, families, staff and school leaders as well as a review of research and operational needs.

What’s Changing?

All grade spans will continue to meet the required instructional minutes each day:

• Elementary Schools: 6 hours 50 minutes (increased instructional time)

• P-8 & Middle Schools: 7 hours (not changing from this school year)

• High Schools: 7 hours 30 minutes (not changing from this school year)

Two-Tier Start Times

Beginning in 2026-27, APS schools will follow a two-tier schedule:

• First Tier – 7:40 a.m. Start

- All elementary schools and some P-8 schools

• Second Tier – 8:20 a.m. Start

- All middle schools, high schools and some P-8 schools

Families can view their school’s specific schedule at aurorak12.org/bell

Planning for Childcare

The new schedule may affect before- and after-school childcare programs. APS schools will work with childcare providers and community partners over the coming months to support families and provide additional information before the start of the 2026-27 school year.

APS appreciates the continued partnership of families and the community as we work together to support student learning, expand opportunities and strengthen outcomes for every student.