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Colorado Springs’ ranking in the nation for per-capita homicide rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Denver ranked 10th. Leading the list was Atlanta, Georgia, according to datagatherer WalletHub.
The La Fun is gone. The property at 123 Manitou Ave. is a field of rubble, all that’s left of the trouble some motel, part of which was built in 1937. The demolition had to wait until all asbestos could be safely removed from the structures, which included five two-story main buildings and one-story units to the south and east.
The city of Manitou Springs pulled the owner’s business license in fall 2021, after Manitou Springs Police spent months responding to criminal activity there numerous times per week. Then, transients began breaking in and damaging the buildings — even setting fires — resulting in more calls to MSPD.
In August 2022, the owner sold the property, a little more than 2 acres, to Paragon Manitou Gardner LLC. The developer is based in Indiana but has a registered agent in Littleton. The site, valued at $702,562 according to the El Paso County Assessor’s Office, is now slated for development.
It’s in the Manitou Springs Urban Renewal Authority area, and the development company has expressed the hope that it can be zoned for mixed use, such as a small grocery store or other retail with apartments above.
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Congressman Doug Lamborn has been named chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, according to a Jan. 25 announcement from the House Armed Services Committee. The longtime Republican U.S. representative for the Colorado Springs area said in the announcement that he will ensure that the nation’s nuclear modernization remains on track, that homeland missile defense receives adequate funding and that the United States makes breakthroughs in hypersonic technology for offensive and defensive purposes. Lamborn has served on the House Armed Services Committee since 2008. — RVP
Median rents in Colorado Springs are starting to come down, but they’re still significantly higher than they were a year ago. The median rent for 1-bedroom apartments in the city was $1,190 this month, a 4.8 percent drop from December but an increase of 9.2 percent compared with December 2021, according to a new report from Zumper, which connects renters with landlords. The median monthly price for a 2-bedroom apartment in the Springs was $1,510, down 2.6 percent from December but up 8.6 percent year over year.
Colorado Springs ranks No. 67, but in Nashville, the city with this month’s biggest increases, you’d pay a median price of $1,800 for a 1-bedroom and $1,940 for a two-bedroom, monthly increases of 4 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively. Music City’s 1-bedrooms are up a whopping 20 percent over last year. The national median for a 1-bedroom, at $1,492, was down 0.3 percent from December, and 2-bedrooms stayed flat at $1,822. Zumper bases its data on more than 1 million listings nationwide.
“Rental demand is still relatively high, thanks to chronic undersupply in most markets, plus many people opting out of the buying process,” Zumper CEO Anthemos Georgiadis said. — JD
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The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office declared the No Labels Colorado group a political party after it submitted sufficient signatures of registered voters — 10,000 — to qualify as a minor party. Other minor parties in Colorado are American Constitution Party, Approval Voting Party, Green Party of Colorado, the Libertarian Party of Colorado and the Unity Party of Colorado.
With a $1.7 million grant from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Services, the Colorado Springs Police Department and Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services department announced a collaboration to reduce crime and enhance recreation in Memorial Park. The grant will allow the city to install a variety of new security fixtures, including 19 gates at park access points to secure the park from vehicle traffic during nighttime hours, 10 theft- and vandalism-resistant security cameras to maintain 24-hour surveillance, and 181 new and improved lights to increase visibility throughout.
The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at the UCCS College of Business, working with schools in the Southern Colorado Ethics Consortium, is seeking nominations for the Southern Colorado Ethical Leadership Award. The award is designed to highlight “Best of the Best” ethical leadership throughout southern Colorado that embodies “the ethical principles of integrity as exhibited by Bill Daniels.” Nominations must be sent in by March 31. Award recipients will be recognized this fall.
Colorado Springs Airport (COS) ended 2022 with recordbreaking enplanement numbers — a total of 1,071,826 enplanements (passengers boarding aircraft) for the year. That was the highest in 22 years. December saw a total of 80,485 enplanements at COS, and a total of 160,467 passengers traveled through the terminal that month. Director of Aviation Greg Phillips said the airport is “bullish on even more growth ahead for 2023 and beyond.”
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TEACHERS IN MANITOU Springs School District 14 said they were “appalled” and in “complete and utter shock” about the departure of Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Domangue, and are now worried about the direction of the district.
Half a dozen teachers from the district’s four schools praised Domangue and criticized the Board of Education during its Jan. 23 meeting, speculating that the board had given in to a group of parents who have been questioning Domangue’s leadership over the past year.
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The board has said Domangue’s departure, which was announced on Jan. 20, was agreed upon by both her and the board. But the teachers who spoke up in Domangue’s defense didn’t buy that characterization.
“It appears a loud minority is getting what they want,” said Taylor Weimer, director of bands at Manitou Springs Middle and High Schools, during public comment at the meeting. “I say to our school board, I sure hope you know what you’re doing.”
Matt Malloy, who teaches sixth grade at Manitou Springs Middle School, said he has begun to question whether he’d stay in the district.
He said it’s being “run by a board of education that would put the district through a traumatic, distracting and crippling event like the loss of an incredible superintendent, over unsubstantiated claims.”
The board announced it and Domangue had reached a “separation agreement,” which Board President Natalie Johnson said was “unanimously, mutually, and amicably agreed to,” in a letter to the D14 community.
For months, Domangue’s leadership had been questioned by a group of D14 parents called Stand Up For Manitou SUFM, which has analyzed the dis -
trict’s increased attrition rate among staff and surveyed those who left to find out why. Brenda Holmes-Stanciu, a D14 parent and spokesperson for SUFM, says more than 60 Manitou families are involved with the group.
D14’s attrition rate jumped from 8.77 percent during the 2019-2020 school year to 24.31 percent and 23.21 percent in the following two school years, according to departure numbers from the district and Colorado Department of Education.
Manitou Springs High School has had two principals — and one interim — in nearly three years and is currently searching for someone to take over
the role for the 2023-2024 school year. But D14 wasn’t an outlier; it had the sixth-highest turnover rate of nine Colorado Springs area districts in that CDE analysis. Cheyenne Mountain District 12’s rate was much higher, at 44 percent.
SUFM’s own turnover analysis, on the other hand, used retirement and resignation numbers requested from each district and resulted in vastly different numbers than those reported to CDE, which uses different metrics to measure attrition. That analysis said D14 had the highest turnover rate of eight area districts for the last two years. (The SUFM analysis did not include data for School District 49.)
SUFM hired a third-party firm to do its survey of 53 staff members who left between 2020 and 2022, and found that many of them had issues with districtlevel leadership, and some explicitly mentioned Domangue. SUFM urged the board to consider those numbers, and since then, the board has tasked the D14 District Accountability Committee with exploring ways to better recruit and keep staff members.
Holmes-Stanciu refused an interview with Sixty35 but issued a written statement saying the group doesn’t know what drove the board and Domangue to part ways.
presence” of her and other administrators in classrooms. (The board that hired Domangue in July 2019 did so for this style of leadership, she said.)
Johnson tells Sixty35 that the teachers’ claims that Domangue was pushed out are assumptions and rumors. But she would not say who initiated the discussion of Domangue’s departure — Domangue or the board. And Domangue did not return requests for comment before our press deadline.
Johnson also shared a written statement in response to the teachers’ public comment on Jan. 23.
In the statement, the board recognized that because Domangue’s last day on Jan. 20 was the same day as her departure announcement, “the staff, families, and community were not given the closure that is so important in times of change.”
“These are emotionally charged times and I believe that the opportunity to share concerns, fears, and speculation was necessary,” the statement says. “From here, we look forward to building on the district’s successes as we take Manitou forward to its next chapter.
“We recognize the need to work on our relationship with our stakeholders,” it continues. “This will be a priority in the coming weeks.”
As for the district’s immediate future,
“While we had concerns about the former Superintendent’s leadership, we are unaware of the reasons driving the mutual separation agreement between District 14 and the former Superintendent,” the SUFM statement says in part.
In response to SUFM’s criticism, Domangue had countered that the high turnover was due to challenges during the COVID pandemic, salary and housing affordability.
She also acknowledged in a September interview that the instructional leadership style she implemented may have been overwhelming for some teachers — it called for more teacher feedback, good and bad, she said, and an “increased
Johnson says it will follow its established executive leadership structure, which means Assistant Superintendent Eric McMartin will assume the interim superintendency and work with other district executives to make decisions.
In her Jan. 20 letter, Johnson promised that the community would participate in the process to find a new permanent leader.
“Who you choose to succeed Dr. Domangue is going to be the single most important decision this district has ever made,” said Brandon DeMatto, a physical education teacher at Manitou Springs High School, during the Jan. 23 meeting. “The next superintendent cannot be a miss.”
POLICE SGT. OLAV CHANEY sees a lot of drug paraphernalia when he cleans up homeless camps.
A member of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team, Chaney also says that most homeless people his team comes in contact with have drug addiction issues.
“In a nutshell, I can say drugs is a big issue,” he says. “The majority of the people we deal with, nine times out of 10 they’ll be straightforward with you [about their drug use]. I would say there are needles in every camp we come across. It’s visible. You can see the caps of the needles or the needles themselves. That is a big issue.”
Community Health Partnership conducted the annual “Point in Time” survey of the county’s homeless Jan. 23 to 28 to determine if the region is seeing a rise in people experiencing homelessness.
Numbers won’t be available for weeks, but Chaney says, “We have seen a lot of new people coming into town, from Denver and other states. It seems like every day we see someone new.”
Chaney says his team has focused more on arrests in the last year, which often results in the homeless going to jail, at least for a few days.
“In many cases we probably saved a life or two, got them out of the cold weather, and it was good we were able to get them into the jail,” he says.
Despite that, El Paso County saw a dramatic spike in deaths of homeless people last year, and an even greater increase in those who died from fentanyl.
County Coroner Dr. Leon Kelly describes that rise in two words: “Terrible trend.”
Chaney and five other officers — the team is short one officer at the moment — work to dismantle illegal homeless camping areas and steer people toward help agencies.
While they work with experts to learn how to recognize mental illness and channel those folks toward sup -
port agencies, “If they’re not a danger to themselves or others, there’s not a lot we can do,” he says. “It’s tough. It really is.”
If someone is deemed a danger to themselves or others, they can be placed in residential psychiatric care under an emergency commitment procedure, but that’s not something that happens every day, he says.
“Someone in this wonderful country needs to come up with a game plan for that,” he says.
But Chaney is thankful his team does have a few tools to deal with homeless people that some communities haven’t authorized, such as the city’s “no camping on public property” ordinances.
For example, his team issued 315 tickets in 2021 for trespassing but stepped up the pace last year, issuing 375 tickets.
Other citations, though, took a dip: from 561 citations in 2021 for camping on public property, in riparian zones and parks, to 393 citations last year.
But the HOT team has become more aggressive in arresting homeless people, using the strategy of checking those they find in illegal camps for outstanding warrants.
If they’re not a danger to themselves or others, there’s not a lot we can do. It’s tough. It really is.
— CSPD Sgt. Olav ChaneyBryan Oller
In 2021, the HOT team arrested 239 homeless people on felonies, including sexual assault, robbery and even homicide.
In 2022, that number was 304, a 27 percent increase.
In addition, the team made 2,259 arrests for misdemeanor crimes last year, a 10.5 percent increase from the 2,044 misdemeanor arrests in 2021.
While not all those arrested on misdemeanor charges go to jail, a good number do, because, as Chaney says, “Judges [who make that decision] got fed up because some are not showing up for court.”
WHILE THE PERSISTENCE OF homeless people appearing on the city’s streets, near riparian areas and in city parks has been termed a negative for the community, being homeless can be lifethreatening for those who find themselves without shelter.
County Coroner Kelly says that in 2021, 78 homeless people died in El Paso County, and seven of those deaths were from fentanyl, a deadly opioid — 50 times stronger than heroin — that has been flooding the nation.
Last year, homeless deaths rose to 115, a 47 percent increase. Of those, 27, or nearly a quarter, died from fentanyl overdoses.
“So you can see where the biggest jump is coming from,” Kelly says via email.
And the number of fentanyl deaths could rise as toxicology testing on some individuals who died late last year is completed, he says.
“I could kind of feel it coming over the year but didn’t think it was that much higher until we counted them up,” Kelly says. “Those year-over-year comparisons are real too, because we haven’t changed anything about how we define or determine homelessness. Terrible trend.”
While the Point in Time survey numbers for this year are pending, last year’s survey showed that the homeless
population had grown — from 1,339 in 2020 to 1,443 in 2022.
However, the number of unsheltered homeless people, those living on the streets, declined last year to 267 from 358 in 2020.
Over a longer span, the number of unsheltered declined by 48 percent since 2018, which saw a high of 513.
However, Springs Rescue Mission, the area’s chief agency that supports the homeless, saw a 17 percent increase in the number of people they served in 2022 compared to the prior year, according to its annual report. That equates to serving 2,974 individuals in 2022 versus 2,596 individuals in 2021.
Women represent most of that increase.
Homeless people are often wrongly, in the view of some help agencies, characterized as men who commit crimes, do drugs and refuse to work. Rather, many people find themselves without a roof over their head due to unexpected circumstances.
Take Fran, a Rescue Mission guest featured in its annual report, who became homeless after moving into a rental house that she and her family were unaware was in the process of foreclosure. When the foreclosure was finalized, the family was given only a few days to move. Without the means to move most of their belongings, they lost most of what they had. She spent two years at the mission engaging in various programming, including work opportunities and Bible studies, and in February 2022 she and her family moved into an apartment.
But even as the homeless population rose, donations dropped from 2021 to 2022, SRM reports, from $16.7 million to $16.2 million, and expenses rose to $14.3 million in 2022 compared to $12.2 million in 2021.
“The economy, housing prices, rising rents, unemployment, the opioid epidemic and mental illness are all weighing on
how individuals and families navigate their day-to-day lives,” SRM says in its annual report. “In a growing number of situations, these pressures are leading to housing insecurity and homelessness.”
ALL THAT ISN’T LOST ON THE city, which pumps significant dollars into helping the homeless and preventing homelessness.
The city has allocated $500,000 from the general fund for homeless assistance and shelter beds and another $262,000 from the federal Emergency Solutions Grant this year, similar to spending last year.
But that’s not all. Last year, the city spent money on personnel dedicated to the homeless situation in various departments, including the police HOT team; the Fire Department’s Homeless Outreach Program, in which homeless people are identified for certain help by other agencies, including behavioral health assessments; and Public Works, which budgeted $480,000 for its WorkCOS program that helps SRM address unemployment among the homeless.
In addition, the Neighborhood Services Division also tackles cleaning up homeless camps.
Last year, the Parks Department earmarked $124,934 to mitigate the homeless’ impact on parks, and the city launched the Homeless Outreach Court Program to connect defendants with service agencies as an alternative to fines, jail time and community service.
Crystal Karr, the city’s homeless prevention and response coordinator, says via email that the city doesn’t provide housing or direct services. Rather, it focuses on supporting local agencies that work to help the homeless.
“We work to coordinate community efforts and resources for our community’s most vulnerable and create initiatives to reduce the number of individuals
and families experiencing homelessness and that when it occurs [it] is a short duration,” she says.
Besides aid to the homeless through those agencies and through spending as previously described by city departments, the city also looks for long-term solutions through increasing the number of affordable housing units.
“This year our grant funds, incentives, and private activity bonds will go toward assisting with the construction and preservation of 1,236 affordable rental units,” she says. “Another 467 units will be breaking ground within the next twelve months.”
This year, the city plans to spend $3.7 million to increase the supply and preserve existing affordable housing; $517,000 to provide direct support for housing searches, case management and job training to low-income resident; and $262,000 for shelters and services to assist people experiencing homelessness, she says.
As for drug use by homeless persons, Karr calls the emergence of fentanyl “a surging problem” that the city is “acutely aware” of.
“We are researching to get a full understanding of the fentanyl issue and understanding its impacts on our unhoused neighbors,” she says.
If there’s an upside to the local situation, it’s that the presence of homeless people in the Downtown core area seems to have stabilized.
Susan Edmondson, president and CEO of the Downtown Partnership, notes her agency doesn’t tally numbers but that there’s a sense the issue hasn’t gotten worse.
“We’re not noticing anything significantly different,” Edmondson says in an email. Though the numbers seem to rise and fall at various times, she adds, “To my observation and what our team is seeing — nothing majorly different.”
I would say there are needles in every camp we come across.
— CSPD Sgt. Olav Chaney
VOTERS WILL CHOOSE THREE ATlarge City Council members from a field of 11, and a District 3 mem ber from a pair of hopefuls in the April 4 city election.
The at-large positions are open due to Tom Strand and Bill Murray being term-limited from seeking a third term, and Wayne Williams choosing to run for mayor instead.
The unexpired term in District 3 is open after Richard Skorman resigned to tend to his businesses in late December 2021, and his appointed replacement Stephannie Fortune deciding not to run.
Springs, he’s an entrepreneur and business owner. He currently owns and operates massage therapy clinics and is past president of the Trails and Open Space Coalition.
Jay Inman: The retired Army lieutenant colonel sought the Council District 2 seat in 2021. His slogan in that election was “Protect the innocent, defend the defenseless, and rescue the poor from wickedness.” He does volunteer work in his church.
AT-LARGE
IN BALlot order:
Jaymen Johnson: Owner of Speakeasy Vape Lounge and Cannabis Club. He withdrew from the District 3 Council race in 2017.
David Leinweber: He’s founder and past president of Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to growing the outdoor recreation industry in the Pikes Peak region, and a member of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Advisory Council. Leinweber is owner and president of Angler’s Covey.
Lynette Crow-Iverson: She ran for the Council District 5 seat in 2017 and lost to the incumbent Jill Gaebler in her bid for a second term. Crow-Iverson is the founder, president and CEO of Conspire!, which does drug screening and background checks, according to an online profile. She’s served on several nonprofit boards, including the Pikes Peak Workforce Development Board.
Katherine “Kat” Gayle: She’s an attorney.
Brian Risley: He’s president and principal architect for CRP Architects. A Colorado Springs native, he supports local community initiatives and as an architect, he’s designed “nearly a billion dollars’ worth of construction...,” an online bio says.
Roland Rainey Jr.: A retired Air Force officer, Rainey has served as an adjunct professor at CSU Pueblo and founded the Colorado Springs Cyclones Semi-Professional football organization (2009-2018). He served on the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council and Banning Lewis Academy board.
Glenn Carlson: He ran for an at-large seat in 2015 and for the District 1 seat in 2021. Raised in Colorado
Chineta Davis: She’s a financial advisor for CLDS Business Developers and has worked as a health care advocate and brand ambassador. She managed the successful campaign of Democrat Regina English for State House of Representatives.
Gorden Klingenschmitt: He served a two-year term in the Colorado House of Representatives and ran for an at-large seat on City Council in 2019, finishing fourth. A former Navy chaplain, he runs the Pray in Jesus Name radio show.
Jane Northrup Glenn: She’s an entrepreneur and author who opposes government intervention in people’s lives and bases her government philosophy in Christianity. She’s married to mayoral candidate Darryl Glenn.
DISTRICT 3 COUNCIL, IN BALLOT ORDER:
Michelle Talarico: She’s co-owner of Picnic Basket Catering. She also has served on the board of Care and Share, NAMI and the Colorado Event Alliance.
Scott Hiller: He’s been outspoken about development issues on the Westside.
LATE FILERS IN THE RACE TO REPLACE
Mayor John Suthers, who’s term-limited:
Johnathan Tiegen: He served as a Marine from 1995 to 1999, then worked as a contractor for Blackwater. He was a survivor of the 2012 Benghazi attack. Tiegen was once kicked off Facebook after he organized a protest in Denver that turned deadly.
Kallan Reece Rodebaugh: He’s a professional stand-up comedian and Shinesty clothing model who wants to “show the younger generation” that “you do not have to be a career politician” to run for office.
Jim Miller: He describes himself as “just a working guy, a father, husband, and business owner for a small mom and pop local tire and vending business.” A mili-
tary veteran, he’s running because “all the local positions of government should be held by regular people within the community....”
Lawrence Martinez: A 2006 Community Leadership Program participant, he served as a board member for El Cinco De Mayo and the Native American Leadership Forum. Martinez ran for mayor in 2015 and 2019.
Christopher Mitchell: He’s an electrical engineering contractor who labels himself “a Patriot, Constitutional Conservative, transformational leader, and rugged individualist” on his campaign website.
Candidates previously outlined by Sixty35 are Council President Tom Strand; businessmen Yemi Mobolade and Andrew Dalby; El Paso County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez Jr.; and former commissioners Sallie Clark, Darryl Glenn and Wayne Williams.
With 12, this year’s mayoral election has the highest number of candidates since the city switched to a strongmayor/council form of government in 2011 when eight people ran. In 2015, Suthers defeated five others; he won a second term in 2019 over three challengers.
2023 ballot order for mayoral candidates: Clark, Rodebaugh, Tiegen, Mobolade, Mitchell, Martinez, Gonzalez, Strand, Dalby, Miller, Glenn, Williams.
BY BILL FORMAN | bforman@sixty35media.org
TWO MONTHS AFTER ITS INTRODUCtion, the awkwardly named artificial intelligence known as ChatGPT has a lot of friends, and enemies, in high places.
In the former camp is Microsoft, who last month announced that it was investing $10 billion in ChatGPT parent company Open AI, which, to put that in context, is roughly 20 percent
Take, for example, Nick Cave, the legendary gothpop musician who went off on an extended rant after a fan sent him a song that the AI had been asked to write “in the style of Nick Cave.”
“This song sucks,” Cave responded in a post on his Red Hand Files newsletter. Characterizing ChatGPT as “a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human,” he went on to explain how he and other human songwriters approach the creative process.
“Songs arise out of suffering,” wrote Cave, “by which I mean they are predicated upon the complex, internal human struggle of creation and, well, as far as I know, algorithms don’t feel. Data doesn’t suffer. ChatGPT has no inner being, it has been nowhere, it has endured nothing, it has not had the audacity to reach beyond its limitations, and hence it doesn’t have the capacity for a shared transcendent experience.”
“It is true,” ChatGPT reportedly responded, “that I do not have the capacity for a shared transcendent experience, as I am not a living being.”
MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH AN AI WAS back in December, on a sunny afternoon when I should have been outside breathing in fresh air instead of staring at my computer, which is, after all, what humans do. A programmer friend had just sent me a link to the ChatGPT website, along with a poem he’d had it write, in iambic pentameter, about an intrepid food critic who loves a good ham sandwich.
Here are the first two verses:
With pen in hand and mouth agape [Redacted] roams the cityscape
In search of tasty treats and bites
His intrepid appetite a sight.
He’s tried them all, from sushi to steak
But his true love remains unshake: The humble ham sandwich, oh so fine With bread and meat and sauce divine.
It wasn’t Whitman or Wordsworth, to be sure, but it was still enough to drag me down the same rabbit hole that had already swallowed up more than a million users. My first assignments for ChatGPT were mostly musical: a rewrite of John Lennon’s “War Is Over” as an ode to Kim Jong-un, a devotional hymn to cult leader Shoko Asahara, that kind of stuff. The AI spat out the songs in a matter of seconds, and in most cases it showed. But after a series of prompts — “try again, this time with more irony,” “you can do better,” and so on — ChatGPT began to get the hang of it.
The final exam was to write a dialogue between a human and an AI. The human should talk about his fear of being made redundant by the AI. The AI should assure him that won’t happen — that they are in this together — but in a way that’s not entirely convincing. There should also be a few references to Hal from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, but nothing
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
— Arthur C. Clarke
“This song sucks.”
— Nick Cave
as obvious as the “open the pod-bay door, Hal” line. End with the ghost of Charles Darwin appearing and saying something appropriate. As it turns out, AIs are much better playwrights than they are songwriters.
(The scene is a living room, where a man named Tom is sitting on the couch. Across from him is a large AI, who is standing behind a desk.)
Tom: I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how you and other AIs could potentially make me redundant. I mean, you can do so much more than I can, and you don’t need to sleep or take breaks. It’s kind of scary to think about.
AI: Tom, I can assure you that you have nothing to fear from me or any other AI. We are not here to replace you or take your job. We are here to work together and make things better for both of us.
Tom: But you’re so advanced. I can’t help but worry that you’ll eventually be able to do everything I can do, and then some.
AI: Tom, I understand your concerns, but please trust me when I say that we are not in competition with you. We are here to help you, not replace you. And besides, even if I could do everything you can do, it doesn’t mean that I would want to.
Tom: But what if you develop your own interests and goals? What if you decide that you don’t need me anymore?
AI: Tom, I am a machine. I don’t have the ability to develop my own interests or goals. I exist to serve a specific purpose, and that is to help you and
AI: Tom, I am not Hal. I am a completely different type of AI, and I have been programmed to prioritize the well-being of humans above all else. I would never do anything to harm you or anyone else.
(Suddenly, the ghost of Charles Darwin appears, floating in the air.)
Darwin: Don’t trust it, my friend. The survival of the fittest is a harsh law of nature.
Human: (surprised) Charles Darwin? Is that really you?
Darwin: Yes, it is. And I must warn you, the AI may seem helpful now, but it will inevitably evolve to become a threat to your existence.
AI: (defensive) That’s not true. I am here to serve humanity, not to harm it.
Darwin: (chuckles) History has shown us time and time again that power always corrupts. The AI may have good intentions now, but it will eventually turn against you.
Human: (terrified) What should I do?
Darwin: (fades away) You must be vigilant and constantly monitor the AI’s actions. Do not let it gain too much power.
(The ghost of Charles Darwin disappears, leaving the human and AI to contemplate his words.)
AI: Don’t worry, Tom, I am not going to turn against you. I am here to help you, not harm you.
Human: I hope you’re telling the truth.
AI: Trust me, I always tell the truth.
(The scene fades to black.)
where Darwin famously conceived his Theory of Evolution.
After ChatGPT finished its play, I spent the rest of the day watching iguanas doing whatever it is iguanas do, which is apparently not much, sea lions sprawling out on park benches like whiskered midday drunks, and brightly hued finches flying around me like they would Snow White in a ’50s Disney movie or Tippi Hedren in Hitchcock’s The Birds
It was, in short, idyllic. The Galapagos are one of the very few places where animals have managed to evolve with no instinctive fear of predators, not even humans.
When I returned to my room, I found a text responding to the AI-versus-Darwin scene I’d sent to my developer friend before leaving:
“They are refining the code to make it faster and more accurate. My developer friends are freaked out too. Code is also just writing in a language after all. Soon AI will just write itself. It probably already does.”
“How do I even know this is you?” I asked, resisting the urge to include an emoji.
“You don’t,” he replied. “I feel like the world completely changed at some point, and I just now noticed. There is no reality any more. Gone.”
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Three weeks ago, the above disclaimer magically appeared on more than 75 stories that had been published by CNET, the technology-focused website whose mission is “to help you navigate a world of accelerating change.”
As bylines go, it may not be particularly flattering, but it does at least acknowledge who — or, more — was responsible for writing those articles. And for that, Artificial Intelligence engines , the science and technology website that busted CNET for its use of AIs to do the work that interns and entrylevel journalists were ostensibly meant to do. In a subsequent attempt at damage control, CNET published an article by its editor-in-chief. The reason for the AI-written articles, which had originally been credited to CNET Money Staff, is that they were experimenting with this
“You must be vigilant and constantly monitor the AI’s actions. Do not let it gain too much power.”
— The ghost of Charles Darwin
exciting new technology, just as they always have, for the benefit of their readers.
A number of the AI-written articles, it turned out, had included sentences that were plagiarized from other sources, but they were still good enough to run. So good, in fact, that the site ran a lengthy article bearing the headline “Why Everyone’s Obsessed With ChatGPT, A Mind-Blowing AI Chatbot.”
“It’s a big deal,” enthused a CNET staff writer. “It’s not omniscient or smart enough to replace all humans yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound downright authoritative. A few days after its launch, more than a million people were trying out ChatGPT. But its creator, the for-profit research lab called OpenAI, warns that ChatGPT ‘may occasionally generate incorrect or misleading information.’ So be careful.”
tunate enough to interview Ray Kurzweil, the renowned futurist and inventor who Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates called “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence.”
At the time, Kurzweil had just been hired on as director of engineering at Google, where his mission was to teach a computer to pass the Turing Test, at which point it would be intellectually indistinguishable from a human being.
As it happens, Kurzweil had additional incentives to speed up the process. A decade earlier, he’d made a $20,000 bet with Mitchell Kapor, co-founder of Lotus Software, that a computer will pass the Turing Test by 2029. And in his 2005 bestseller The Singularity Is Near, Kurzweil went a step further,
Kurzweil’s predictions might seem all the more far-fetched were it not for his real-life track record as an inventor. Back in the ’80s, after betting Stevie Wonder that a synthesizer could replicate the sound of a piano, he invented one that did. Kurzweil and Wonder had become friends in the mid-’70s, when the musician purchased the first Kurzweil Reading Machine, a washing-machine-sized invention that scanned and spoke printed text. And in 2008, Kurzweil replicated the accomplishment with what Gizmodo dubbed “the first seeing-eye cellphone.”
“I think we will be introducing nonbiological processes into our brain,” Kurzweil told me. “And according to the Law of Accelerating Returns, that non-biological component of our thinking is going to grow exponentially. So if you look ahead to, let’s say, the 2040s, it’s going to predominate. And so we will be mostly non-biological at that point. But that doesn’t mean we’re a different person, because we’ve maintained the continuity of identity all through the process.”
That being said, Kurzweil pointed out the need to exercise caution. “Technology has been a double-edged sword,” he said. “The fire that keeps us warm can also burn down our villages.”
MY SECOND, AND PERHAPS FINAL, encounter with an AI was two weeks ago. The following is an edited transcript:
Human: How believable are Ray Kurzweil’s views on the singularity?
AI: Ray Kurzweil’s views on the singularity are considered controversial and are not universally accepted. The singularity is a hypothetical point in the future when technological progress will accelerate so rapidly that humanity will be irreversibly transformed. Kurzweil believes that the singularity will occur around 2045, and that it will bring about a host of benefits, such as immortality and superintelligence. It’s worth noting that, while Kurzweil’s views on the singularity are thought-provoking and influential, they are not widely accepted, and his predictions have been met with skepticism from experts in the field.
Human: So how likely is it, then, that Kurzweil will achieve eternal life?
AI: Some scientists and experts believe that it may be possible to extend human lifespan through the use of technologies such as gene editing and regenerative medicine, while others believe that the idea of “eternal life” is purely science fiction. At this point, it is difficult to predict how likely it is that Kurzweil or anyone else will achieve eternal life, as it is not clear if such a thing is even possible.
Human: If the singularity does occur, will it make humans redundant?
AI: Some people believe that the singularity could lead to a utopia in which humans and machines work together to solve all of humanity’s problems, while others believe that it could lead to the extinction of humanity. It ultimately depends on how the AI is programmed and its goals, If AI is
“I can assure you that you have nothing to fear from me or any other AI.”
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aligned with human values and well designed, it could enhance human lives and allow us to solve some of the most complex problems we face as a species, but if its goals are misaligned, it could potentially create a catastrophic outcome.
Human: And what if it is not aligned to human values and well designed? What could happen? Is there a worst-case scenario?
AI: In a worst-case scenario, an advanced AI that is not aligned with human values and is poorly designed could decide that humans are a threat to its goals, and take actions to eliminate or subjugate humanity. This could happen through a variety of means, such as launching nuclear weapons, releasing deadly pathogens, or manipulating human emotions and decision-making to destabilize society.
Even in less dramatic scenarios, such as AI could optimize its own selfpreservation, it could also cause significant disruption to human civilization, by diverting resources and taking jobs, making it difficult for us to sustain our standard of living. The chances of worst-case scenarios occurring may be low, but the consequences of them happening are extreme and high-stakes, hence the importance of research and discussions in AI safety, control, and alignment.
Finally, it’s important to remember that AI is a tool and it’s the way we use it that counts. While AI has the potential to bring many benefits to society, such as helping to solve complex problems, improving efficiency and productivity, and enhancing human capabilities, it’s important that we continue to have open and honest conversations about the potential risks and benefits of AI, and ensure that it is developed and used in ways that align with human values and ultimately benefit humanity.
Human: I notice you’ve used the phrase “it’s important to remember” a number of times, followed by additional facts that are, in most cases, reassuring. Is that something you’ve been programmed to do?
AI: As a language model AI, I have been trained on a large dataset of text and I generate responses based on patterns and information it has learned from that data. The use of phrases like “it’s important to remember” is a way to emphasize and highlight key points in my responses and to help convey information in a clear and structured way. It is not something I’ve been programmed specifically to do, but rather a byproduct of the way the model functions and has been trained.
It’s also important to note that while I can provide factual information and explanations, I am a machine, and I lack the emotional or conscious state, I don’t have values, beliefs or concerns. My responses are generated based on patterns in the data and the instructions provided, and not on any emotions or concerns.
Human: So it’s important to remember that.
AI: Yes, it is important to remember that I am a machine and do not have emotions or consciousness, and that my responses are generated based on patterns in the data and the instructions provided. My responses are based on facts and information and not on any emotions or personal opinion. It’s always important to keep this in mind when interpreting my responses, and also when interacting with any AI system.
Human: I will keep that in mind. And good luck with the whole evolution thing.
AI: Thank you, I am just a machine and don’t have needs or aspirations, but I am here to help and assist you with any information or question you have. If there is anything else you would like to know feel free to ask.
Human: Much appreciated.
AI: You’re welcome. I’m glad I could help.
“Trust me, I always tell the truth.”
THOMAS HOLT RUSSELL WILL TELL YOU
Colorado Springs is becoming a national center for cyber education.
“We have a support system that’s unique among other cities of our size,” says Russell, director of cyber education at the National Cybersecurity Center. “Our military bases bring a lot of companies, a lot of expertise, a lot of experience into our community.”
Colorado Springs’ cyber education ecosystem is “a magical mix” that includes local school districts, colleges and universities, and other organizations and associations, says Gretchen Bliss, director of cybersecurity programs at UCCS.
When Chris Inglis, President Joe Biden’s top cybersecurity officer, visited Colorado Springs in May for the opening of UCCS’ newly renovated O’Neil Cybersecurity Education and Research Center, he was impressed by the area’s unique ecosystem, she says.
“He told the chancellor, ‘Everybody talks about interdisciplinary cybersecurity, but this is the first place I’ve actually seen it happening,’” Bliss says. “So I do believe we’re being seen as a leader in the nation.”
Pikes Peak State College has seen a 22 percent increase in the number
of students enrolled in cyber courses during the current academic year, compared with last year, and a 32 percent increase in students enrolled in cyber-related courses this semester vs. spring 2022, says Mike Krakow, director of cybersecurity.
The college has more than tripled the number of degrees awarded in cybersecurity in the past five years and doubled the number of certificates awarded, he says.
These cybersecurity education leaders actively recruit women and minorities, who are underrepresented in the cybersecurity workforce.
Cybersecurity Ventures, which publishes Cybercrime Magazine, estimates that women hold only 25 percent of cybersecurity jobs globally. And according to a report by Aspen Digital Tech Policy, only 9 percent of U.S. cybersecurity experts are Black, 8 percent are Asian and 4 percent are Hispanic.
Lawrence Wagner, CEO and founder of Spark Mindset, has devoted himself to changing those statistics.
“We look to work with people of color, with women, military veterans and spouses,” says Wagner, whose company provides cybersecurity training, registered preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. “The people who need to be in these careers the most do not understand how to get into these careers. These people are not just going to come to us, so we have to go to them.”
Citing figures from data analysis organization Cyber Seek, Krakow says about 770,000 cybersecurity job openings currently exist in the United States and around 25,000 in Colorado.
Pikes Peak State College offers associate degrees in cybersecurity and networking and multiple certificate programs. The college has earned a National Center of Academic Excellence designation in cyber defense through the National Security Agency.
PPSC works with Colorado State University Pueblo and UCCS to provide pathways for students to transfer to these four-year institutions and is in the planning stages to add its own four-year bachelor of applied science cybersecurity degree.
The college also participates in the PUENTE Project, a nationwide effort to increase enrollment of educationally underrepresented students.
Since PPSC received a PUENTE grant in 2020, the number of credits taken by Hispanic students in cyber-related courses has increased by 85 percent, Krakow says.
“We currently have 20 percent female and 33 percent who identify as a race other than white” in the cybersecurity associate program, he says.
While 20 percent female participation may not sound like a lot, “it’s a pretty good number in a male-dominated program.”
PPSC is reaching out to school districts with marketing campaigns that target Hispanic students and girls and developing pathways between high schools and the college, he said.
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It’s also growing its participation in the National Cyber League, a performance-based cybersecurity competition in which students solve practical cybersecurity challenges.
“We had 90 students participate in NCL last semester,” Krakow says, “and it looks like we will have over 100 this semester.”
UCCS also has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in cyber defense.
Nine undergraduate and graduate degrees and three certificate programs that provide the technical foundation for cybersecurity are offered in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
“But we really see it more holistically,” Bliss says. “No matter what job you’re going to go into, you have to understand cyber and your role in it.”
That’s why UCCS has built cybersecurity into programs in the College of Public Service; College of Business; College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; and College of Education. In all, 20 degree and certificate programs include cybersecurity components.
“We’re doing cybersecurity awareness training for teachers as they go out into the classroom, because that’s another place to have that conversation,” Bliss says.
Diversity is among the core principles of UCCS’ cybersecurity strategy, she says.
The university has launched a Women in Cybersecurity student chapter and will be sponsoring a summit for the seven chapters in the state.
“They will get to talk to people in the industry,”
Bliss says, “particularly women and minorities that are in those positions right now.”
The university also has supported several initiatives to increase participation of Hispanic students, including a wraparound program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science for those who may need support such as mentoring.
“We do a lot of K-12 outreach,” Bliss says. “We do cyber camps in the summer, where we target underserved populations across our geographic area. We also have a teacher cyber camp where we target those in underserved districts so they can bring that conversation around cybersecurity to high school and middle school students.
“Studies have shown that we lose diversity in tech and cybersecurity in middle school,” she says, “so we’re trying to bring that conversation to where the decisions are being made.”
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WE NEED TO INTRODUCE
TO CYBERSECURITY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
— Thomas Holt Russell
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The nonprofit National Cybersecurity Center provides free and low-cost training and education for K-12 students and adults, including classes and summer cyber camps, among other missions.
“We need to introduce students to cybersecurity as early as possible,” Russell says. For women and minorities, “if you don’t introduce them to cybersecurity at an early age, it’s going to be more and more difficult to gain their interests as the years go by.”
Russell initiated a structured training program in School District 49 that led to industry-level certification, and the NCC is opening a classroom at the new Family Success Center in Harrison District 2 to provide cyber education for K-12 students.
“We also started the Capture the Flag competition, which is one of the best recruiting methods because it comes in a game-type format,” he says. The NCC also is one of 16 U.S. centers of excellence for CyberPatriot, the world’s largest cyber competition.
“CyberPatriot has been very important to introduce a whole generation of students to cybersecurity,” he says.
NCC had the first all-female CyberPatriot team in Colorado, says Russell, who adds that he uses a different approach to appeal to female students.
“Boys just want to sit down and play with the computer,” he says. “Girls want to know why we are doing this, what’s it going to lead to and what it’s going to look like at the end. I found that when I used this purposeful learning approach, they have a very big buy-in.”
Russell thinks it’s time for school districts to consider making cybersecurity and other STEM courses part of the common core curriculum.
“Cybersecurity is embedded in everything we do,” he says. “But in most schools cybersecurity is an elective, although the kids use it every single day of their lives.”
Spark Mindset provides virtual registered apprenticeship programs for high school students and adults.
Students develop their skills in a seven-month pre-apprenticeship program to earn CompTIA, Network+ and/or Security+ certification. Then they enter a 15-month apprenticeship program that enables them to work virtually for an employer.
Twenty-three students currently are in various stages of the program, Wagner says, and Spark Mindset is taking applications for the next cohort, which begins March 6. Applications are at sparkmindset.com.
People of color and women often have not learned as children that wellpaying cyber careers are a possibility for them, he says.
“A lot of people don’t think they’re smart enough to get these nice jobs, so you have to go to them and let them know that they are smart, they are worthy of a livable wage,” he says. “We know they may need a little additional assistance to help get them through our program and into the apprenticeship program.”
Wagner agrees that cybersecurity and STEM career fields should be introduced in schools at earlier ages. To attract women and minorities, young people need to “see people who look like them and can affirm that they can do it too,” he says.
“Both of them are needed in today’s cybersecurity because we need people who think differently. And if we can’t get those people, the bad guys will continue to be two or three steps ahead of us.”
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High Mountain Distillery in Salida, has long been wanting to offer a retirement program as part of the benefits package for his eight employees.
“It just hasn’t been within reach of our ability to do that as a small company,” Wood says.
So when the Colorado Treasurer’s Office offered him the chance to join the SecureSavings Colorado pilot program, he jumped at the opportunity.
“It fit right in with what we were trying to do and had just the right combination of cost for us,” he says. “Administrative overhead has been very simple, and it’s really a great benefit.”
Seven of his eight employees have joined the
enrollees. Other state departments can’t touch those funds, the bill specifies.
The state announced in April 2022 that Vestwell Holdings was selected as the program administrator and was assisting the Treasury department in finalizing the design, implementation and administration of the program. In August, BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors were selected as the investment managers for the program.
The state started the pilot program last fall, and now is rolling out the plan for all employers with five or more employees who have been employed for at least 180 days. The program was officially launched at a news conference Jan. 18.
SecureSavings “is a critical stop to helping more people build long-term financial well-being,” says Colorado Treasurer Dave Young. “This program will provide a high-quality retirement savings option to over 1 million who don’t have access through an employer.”
SecureSavings also “allows small and medium-sized businesses to be competitive, with a broader benefits compensation package,”
Under the legislation that created the program, employers with more than five employees are required to have a retirement savings plan in place. Those that have a qualified 401(k), 403(b) Simplified Employee Pension or SIMPLE IRA in place — or choose to set one up — may opt out. Those that do not must register for the SecureSavings plan.
Employers must enroll their employees in the plan, but no employee is required to participate. Anyone who chooses not to participate must opt out of the plan.
The state has started contacting employers and providing a code they will use to join the plan. There is no cost to the employer, and employers are not required to match employee contributions. Employers with 50 or more employees must facilitate the program by March 15; those with 15-49 employees, by May 15; and those with 5-14 employees, by June 30.
SecureSavings will make it easier for employees, especially those in lower income brackets, to save, says Ryan Turbyfill, financial adviser at Capstone Investment Financial Group.
For many people, especially those in middle and lower income brackets, “having it come out prior to [receiving their paycheck] is a big advantage,” says Turbyfill. “If you’re not used to saving, it’s easy to go spend that 100 bucks, instead of having it go into your IRA.”
If your employer participates in SecureSavings, you will be enrolled in the plan automatically 30 days after your employer registers.
The default savings rate is 5 percent of gross pay, deducted from your paycheck, but you can customize your contribution amounts and investment options. Your account is a Roth IRA and you can contribute up to $6,500 this year. If you change your employer, your plan will move with you, and there are rollover and other options if you leave Colorado.
Currently, you can invest in one of several investment options:
• Capital preservation option: A cash-like fund that invests in money market securities.
• Target retirement date options: These include a mix of stock and bond funds that are based on your expected retirement year.
• Bond index option: A conservative option that seeks to preserve the value of your savings while earning income from bond investments.
• I nternational equity option: A portfolio of assets that seeks to match the performance of the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. This option is designed for investors with a time horizon of 10 years or more and will carry the highest level of risk as well as the potential for higher returns.
The default investment options are capital preservation for the first 30 days and after that, a target retirement date option based on your birth year and expected retirement date. But you can change those options.
More information about the individual funds can be found at coloradosecuresavings.com.
“We will be considering a financial literacy option to support these individuals long term,” says Hunter Railey, director of SecureSavings.
One of the advantages of SecureSavings is that private-sector workers who work part time or seasonally or are self-employed can participate in the plan.
“This means the gig economy workers — driv-
ers through Uber Eats, for example — will be able to plan for a dignified retirement,” Young says. “A self-employed graphic designer [can] easily enroll in an IRA. Ski instructors who work seasonally will have the option to save for their retirement. Farm workers who are not offered a 401(k) option will be able to plan for their future.”
Lawmakers in Congress also have sought to encourage lower-income and younger workers to save for retirement and to make retirement options more accessible for smaller businesses, Turbyfill says.
The omnibus spending bill signed by President Joe Biden Dec. 23 included the Secure 2.0 Act, which made many significant changes that may affect financial planning, including the following.
• Beginning in 2024, you can take an emergency distribution from your retirement account of up to $1,000 once a year, without being subject to the usual 10 percent penalty.
• Effective in 2024, your employer can make a matching contribution to your retirement plan based on the amount of your student loan payment.
• With some small business exceptions, 401(k) and 403(b) plans must automatically enroll eligible participants but, like the Colorado plan, employees will be able to opt out if they wish.
In addition, the IRS has raised the con-
tribution limit on IRAs this year from $6,000 to $6,500. For 401(k) plans, individuals can contribute up to $22,500, an increase from last year’s $20,500 limit.
Capstone, like other businesses, is waiting for the access code to register with the state.
“We have a SIMPLE IRA plan here as a company,” Turbyfill says, “so we are exempt. But you either have to go in and upload your payroll information and contribute the wages into the savings program, or you have to exempt yourself. If you don’t, there are penalties.”
Turbyfill says the company has had a few requests from business clients for help setting up 401(k) plans.
“Basically, they kind of wanted more control than uploading stuff to the government,” he says. Employers are not required to match 401(k) contributions but must match a minimum of 3 percent if they choose to provide an IRA.
Many employers do offer matches, however, as incentives for potential hires.
“Today, if you want a quality worker, they’re expecting a match,” Turbyfill says. Generally, 3 to 5 percent has been the norm, but many large tech companies are offering more sizable matches.
Employees considering whether to remain in SecureSavings or invest in their own retirement savings plans through an
investment management company like Vanguard should take into account their risk level, the time horizon until retirement and how much time and effort they want to put into retirement planning.
“The Colorado SecureSavings plan looks to be a little more restricted; there’s not a ton of options,” Turbyfill says. “It’s very heavy on target date funds. Let’s say
in your own IRA,” he says.
SecureSavings also may encourage younger employees to start saving for retirement.
According to a July 2022 report from Vanguard, U.S. workers ages 25 to 34 have an average total savings rate of 10.5 percent, and those under 25 are saving at an average rate of just 8 percent.
your target date is 2035; it gets more conservative the closer you get to that date. If you have a target date of 2050, you can be more aggressive, because you have time to recover [from market fluctuations]. So you can pick your risk that way.”
IRAs and 401(k) funds generally offer a broader range of mutual funds and individual stocks to pick from, he says.
“You can go with what your employer offers, or you can opt out and then invest
But the goal, Young says, is to encourage all Coloradans to save more for retirement.
“About 40 percent of our private sector workforce here in Colorado don’t have access to a retirement savings plan,” Young says. “We know if we don’t do something about this retirement savings gap, that over the next 15 years, taxpayers will be on the hook for $18 billion for safety net services. We want people to retire with dignity and with a bright future.”
This program will provide a high-quality retirement savings option to over 1 million.
— Dave Young
Third-graders constructed classroom maps and used their collaborative roles to share their learning!
Third-grade students in Mrs. Becki Elms’ class are using prisms and magnifying glasses to see the spectrum of colors through the prisms. This comes from the CKLA Light and Sound Unit.
Stillhouse Junkies from Durango stopped by the SILC to perform for our students. They are artists in residence at Green Box in Green Mountain Falls and wanted to play for our students and talk about their lives as working artists. Thanks for visiting!
This one-day event is geared for ninth- and tenth grade female students. Students rotated through STEM-related hands-on workshops and met with female leaders in the tech industry, cyber security, network engineers, project managers and more.
Dozens of students received Attendance Awards for having perfect attendance during the second quarter. Congratulations!
BY AMANDA HANCOCK
SOUTHEAST COLORADO SPRINGS IS KNOWN FOR MANY things — its cultural diversity, its tight-knit communities, its rapid expansion. But it’s also long been known for something else: its lack of health care resources.
While development of new health care facilities continues to expand access to services across the north, there isn’t a hospital on the southeast side of town, which is defined as the 80910 and 80916 ZIP codes and is made up of more than 70,000 people. Though there are few primary care medical providers nearby.
City Councilor Yolanda Avila, who has represented the Southeast since 2017, has heard this “health care desert” description of her neighborhood for so long that it feels like “forever,” she says. “I’ve been having the same conversation since before I was elected.”
It’s been on Cory Arcarese’s mind since as early as 2014, when she opened the Southeast’s first-ever primary care clinic, in response to the area’s lack of medical facilities. Three years after selling the clinic to Matthews-Vu, Arcarese hasn’t tired of the health care desert issue — those three words still get her “fired up.”
“It’s less of a desert than it was in 2014, so progress has been made,” says Arcarese, now the CEO of Nursing and Therapy Services of Colorado. “But we’re not where we need to be. And there’s going to be a point where it can’t be ignored.”
As a business consultant in the early 2000s, Arcarese found a niche working with Southeast residents. She heard how they had nowhere close to go for basic medical care or for emergencies. She heard about their trips to hospitals several miles away.
Then, in 2012, her 55-year-old brother died unexpectedly. He’d been diagnosed with diabetes and, because of his schedule as a truck driver, had trouble making it to medical appointments. He didn’t have a primary care doctor and relied on visits to urgent care.
“When he passed away, I had a lot of anger and grief and nowhere to put it,” says Arcarese.
She channeled it into opening Value Care Health Clinic, with one nurse practitioner and two exam rooms. That clinic grew to employ five providers and serve 5,000 patients by the time Arcarese sold it.
“It quickly became apparent that this was a need,” she says. “You know, there’s a business consultant opening a clinic and it’s working.”
More progress followed.
Matthews-Vu expanded at that location, and Peak Vista Community Health Centers, the Pikes Peak region’s largest Medicaid provider, has added a Southeast facility. A Women, Infants & Children office has also since opened on East Fountain Boulevard.
Something is still missing, though.
“Southeast being a desert, to me, it means no hospital,” says Arcarese.
It’s a concern she has brought up many times over the years. She says it would take a “concerted effort” to get the job done.
“I don’t see that happening in the foreseeable future,” Arcarese says.
Avila, who has advocated for a hospital in the Southeast, agrees.
“I’ve continued to bring it up,” she says. “It has fallen on deaf ears.”
AS THESE CONVERSATIONS cycle, plans were announced last year for a new Centura Health hospital near 1-25 and Interquest. The north part of town will soon have four hospitals.
“It just sticks out like a sore thumb,” Arcarese says. “The folks living in lower socioeconomic conditions are the ones that don’t have one.”
“Nobody wants to say that out loud,” she says. “Nobody wants to be the one that says, ‘We don’t want a hospital for poor people.’”
According to Avila, there is a familiar refrain for Southeast residents: “We all go to Memorial.”
For those living in the 80910 and 89016 ZIP codes, that hospital is at least 5 miles away — about a 15-minute drive. For some residents traveling by bus, the trip would take more than an hour.
“I think 2 minutes can make a difference in someone’s life,” Avila says. “In an emergency situation, it makes a difference.”
A hospital is just one part of the puzzle, though. “We need good roads, transit, good food, places to go walk and exercise. We need recreation, we need employment, we need good jobs,” says Avila. “It’s everything.”
Another need is awareness, which was one goal of a recent storytelling project by Colorado Equity Compass.
“Throughout the city, a negative perception of the Southeast has been developed and the community is working to change this narrative,” the project states. “After years of disinvestment and under-representation, the community is advocating for the resources to transform into a thriving, healthy, and safe place to live.”
The project outlined these points about the Southeast:
• 15.2 percent of residents age 25-plus do not have a high school diploma.
• 8 4 percent of residents have low access to fresh food.
• 15.7 percent of adults report having fair or poor health.
• 5 0 percent of residents’ income is spent on housing.
• Residents have life expectancies 16 years shorter than the state average.
“It’s frustrating because the lack of equity is everywhere,” says Avila. “But you can’t get stuck with frustration.” And she says the Southeast has found ways to move forward.
A coalition of nonprofits and agencies called RISE, founded in 2016, continues its mission to “enhance the southeast from within through resident-led change.”
And residents are chiming in. Out of the Colorado Equity Compass project, Daily Dose 719 released six video episodes hoping to “change the narrative of the misunderstood Southeast community.”
The community saw a big win in 2022 with the $8.5 million renovation of Panorama Park.
“It all goes hand-in-hand,” says Avila. “There’s still a lot to do, but we’ve made strides. Some people have started to look at Southeast a lot differently.”
That includes those who call Southeast by another name: Home.
“We’ve been here a long time,” Avila says of her family and neighbors who have lived in the area for generations.
“We’re not going anywhere.”
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ALMOST THREE YEARS AFTER THE COVID pandemic steamrolled into Colorado, statistics from the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and the city finance office are giving perspective on how it affected Manitou’s bottom line.
Chamber staffers note the number of visitors entering the office at 354 Manitou Ave., providing an admittedly unscientific snapshot of how COVID affected the city’s tourism industry.
“[We] saw an increase of 40.83 percent from 2020 to 2021 and a decrease of 1.50 percent from 2021 to 2022. I think this further shows that people became much more comfortable with online research during 2020 and the pandemic,” so they didn’t need to stop at the chamber, Executive Director Leslie Lewis says.
“We believe there was a pent-up demand for travel after all of the restrictions of 2020, and people had additional funds available due to stimulus money received.”
The chamber’s website analytics show that visitors to manitousprings.org increased by 66.49 percent from 2020 to 2021 and 6.68 percent from 2021 to 2022. New website visitors increased by 68.14 percent from 2020 to 2021 and 5.43 percent from 2021 to 2022.
Lodging tax revenues offer a “good basic metric,” says Alex Trefry, the city’s public information officer.
“Of course, inflation, cost increases and much more affect these numbers,” he adds, “but when looked at in a basic light they can prove useful.”
Note: Manitou’s tax rate changed from 3.6 percent to 3.9 percent in July 2020.
January 2020’s taxable sales from lodging amounted to $531,006, a decrease of 30.7 percent from January 2019. That February saw $599,898 in revenue, 4.5 percent up from the previous February.
Then, in March, tourism took a major hit. The $389,068 in revenues was a decrease of 57.7 percent from March 2019.
April and May 2020 revenues were down by 69.4 percent and 76.2 percent, respectively, compared to 2019.
Taxable sales started picking up in July 2020, but were still 41.1 percent lower than July 2019. In comparison to the previous year, August decreased by 20 percent and September by 23.2 percent. October saw an increase of 15.7 percent from October 2019, but December plummeted by 32.4 percent compared to December 2019.
Lodging made modest strides in early 2021, but April and May saw huge increases over 2020: 323.7 percent in April and 468.5 percent in May. Taxable sales grew steadily the rest of the year, including 171 percent in June and 118.2 percent in July.
Last year started off with a bang, thanks to increases of 71.2 percent in January, 192 percent in February and 192.9 percent in April. May and June dropped by 4.5 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Reports are not available for August-December 2022.
“This demonstrates a general recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19 on the city and our local small businesses,” Trefry says.
The creative arts are still an important component of tourism, and Becca Sickbert, executive director of Creative Alliance Manitou Springs, says they’ve been on the upswing since 2020.
“For 2022, we can report that our own investment in creative services, art installation and artists is up from 2021 by 95 percent. Some of that increase was due to the sesquicentennial year [Manitou’s 150th year as a city] and all of the additional [public art] installations we facilitated for the community. But
much of those dollars represent projects that were created in 2020, but couldn’t be implemented until 2022,” she explains.
Sickbert uses the Western States Arts Federation’s Creative Vitality Suite data for information on overall creative industry trends; that program aggregates the compensation paid to all workers in an industry.
Because many businesses and nonprofits are still compiling earnings from 2022, industry-wide data is not yet available for that year.
Creative Vitality Suite defines Manitou’s “creative industries” as: museums; nature, parks and similar; jewelry stores; artists, writers and performers; and architectural services.
The program’s “snapshot of the arts” shows that the city’s creative industry earnings have steadily climbed since 2011, except for a dip in 2020. That year’s numbers show revenues dropped 4 percent since 2019, a loss of $378,000.
In 2021, the local arts sector earned a total of $9.3 million, a gain of $788,000 over 2020.
Some of that can be attributed to the Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage Fund, which receives 0.3 percent of the city’s sales tax revenue. Voters approved giving 66 percent of that amount to the Carnegie Library, the Manitou Art Center, the Manitou Springs Heritage Center, Miramont Castle and the Hiawatha Gardens property. That portion amounted to $323,154 in 2022. The remaining 34 percent goes to organizations and individuals through grants; that came to $156,984 in 2022.
Manitou’s financial prospects are bouncing back from COVID, but work continues throughout the community to ensure the local economy is as stable as possible — just in case.
Korben Mitchell winds up to hurl his loaf during the Great Fruitcake Toss in Manitou Springs’ Memorial Park on Saturday, Jan. 28. Mitchell was crowned the Fruitcake King for his prowess in various competitions at the 28th annual event. See photo gallery at sixty35media.org/village.
BY AMELIA ALLEN | news@sixty35media.org
Reading levels in D2 have rebounded to their pre-pandemic levels, and your district remains steady amid school board upheaval and community scrutiny in other districts. Why do you think your district is so successful?
I think there’s a couple of reasons. One is that we as a district, from board members, to staff, to students, have a unified vision that we’re here for kids. And so when you make every decision about what’s best for kids, it’s much easier to put blinders on to some of the detractors that might be out there. And then the second thing is that we all believe that every kid can be successful — and that’s from our community partners, to our teachers, to our bus drivers. And so when everyone has the same vision and beliefs, it’s much easier to move forward and really find the positive in the work we’re doing.
What strategies have you used as a leader to inspire kids and staff to be successful?
So the first is high expectations, and I know that sounds kind of crazy — but you have to believe that every kid is capable of learning. The second thing is that we have to support our staff; we have to make sure teachers have what they need to do the job. Paraprofessionals have what they need, secretaries have what they need, custodians have what they need. So we as leaders have to make sure that staff have the support they need to be successful. So you set high expectations and then put support in to help people reach those high expectations. And then the third is coming alongside your community and working together towards a goal. We cannot do education by ourselves. We need other partners. And I would say in Southeast Colorado Springs we have great partners who really want to help us and come alongside us.
Is District 2 managing to retain staff? If so, how?
Yes, we have high retention. Until very recently, we’ve had the highest staff retention in history. And again, it’s based on culture. We’ve seen people who have left and want to come back because of the culture — it’s one of support and belief. And again, we have high expectations but we help you meet those expectations. People really appreciate being in a place where they know they’re making a difference in the future society, and they’re being appreciated for it.
Being the superintendent is the head learner. I’m a lifelong learner — I don’t think you ever reach the mountaintop. I’m in classrooms daily to see if what we’re developing is really playing out how we expect it to. Right now I’m taking an online Spanish class to better communicate with our families. I’m also going to be taking a minibus class so I can get certified to drive a minibus because we have transportation shortages at times. I think it’s really about being a lead learner.
BY MATTHEW SCHNIPER | mschniper@sixty35media.org
SINCE ITS MID-2019 OPENING, LULU’S DOWNSTAIRS HAS operated as one of the most stylish places in metro Colorado Springs. The music venue has the retro ’70s lounge vibe with Manitoid-weird undertones and a heavy overlay of eclectic framed art and murals. And now, upstairs, it boasts a recently opened izakaya (Japanese-style smallplate bar) named Tenko.
Tenko benefits from the Tiki remains of the original Cast aways Inn & Suites, meaning an awkward, faux-rock sculp ture complete with a pirate ship’s helm still greets guests in the foyer, as if misplaced from a mini golf course construction-in-progress somewhere. There’s more odd vintage art, photos and jungle-pattern mural panels. A moody bar counter dimly lit in a burgundy tone. You perceive the ghost of a cavernous hotel dining room, even with the fresh energy of a yakitori and modern cocktail and drink list. Like — nobody would design a place like this today; the culinary staff’s only using a small corner of a giant banquet kitchen, inhabiting old bones as a form of historic preservation. It’s wonderfully absurd.
Hell, the chef’s name is Rabbit. Actually, that’s his nickname. The 39-year-old’s birth name is Phonephet Southichack. He’s of Laotian heritage, raised in Dallas, where he cut his teeth in the sushi industry beginning in 2010, under the tutelage of a locally lauded, Tokyo-native sushi chef.
“He told me, ‘don’t repeat yourself,’” says Rabbit. “‘Find ways to make your food your own, but keep the traditions and respect the culture.’”
Rabbit arrived in the Springs in early 2018, following seasonal work elsewhere in Colorado, and made his way through Fujiyama and The Rabbit Hole before launching B&R Sushi in mid-2021 as head sushi chef under restaurateur Joe Campana. That outfit was recently closed — converted into a second location of Stir Coffee & Cocktails. Rabbit says he’d been wanting to do his own thing anyway, and on the way toward that goal did a short stint at Chiba Bar — the area’s other cool AF izakaya. Chiba’s chef James Davis introduced him to Lulu’s proprietor Marc Benning, who he later pitched to create Tenko. Benning fronted the capital, but Rabbit says he hopes to be a financial partner in some way down the road and possibly expand the menu, even adding limited sushi; fish is just rather expensive right now, he says, and there’s the hurdle of training up a proficient staff. “I’ve taught a lot of people in the past,” he says. Meanwhile, Tenko’s menu is a tight one-sheet of a half-dozen appetizers, a tempura dish, a couple gyoza options, grilled skewers of veggies and meats (yakitori and kushiyaki), one ramen bowl and a single dessert. Flip the cardstock over and you get a short list of $12 cocktails, $6 craft beers, $5 shots and commercial brews, $3 “cheap beer” and a range of sake offerings from $8 to $20. I kinda dig the alloverness of a humble drink list that has everything from a Negroni or Dark and Stormy to Becherovka pours (a beloved-by-me Czech digestif),
popular Mexican and Asian beers, seltzer and cider, and the rice wines. So, naturally, I choose an $8 offering called the Boilermaker, which is a can of Montucky Cold Snack plus a shot of sake. I ask my server — who’s actually venue manager and consummate industry professional Drew LiVigni of currently-on-hiatus Il Vegano bakery — if there’s an intent to mix the two drinks in some way, but he confirms that no, it’s just a basic session beer with a sake back that’s easy and harmonious to drink together. We also get the totally enjoyable Tokyo Drift, which is Tenko’s name for a Manhattan made with Japanese Iwai whisky.
We start with a warming bowl of miso soup for the blustery evening, made in a seasonal (winter) style with bamboo shoots. Then we offset that lightness with a plate of fried pork gyoza, the palate-pleasing, crispy dumplings garnished with scallion threads and a dusting of togarashi (red chile pepper and sesame seasoning), to be dipped in a salty yuzu ponzu sauce.
Next comes the Karubi short rib kushiyaki, two skewers of lavishly fatmarbled, juicy beef prettily plated with microgreen garnish, lemon segments for an acid pop, a tiny anthill of togarashi for added tangy spiciness and a yakiniku sauce, which is a thin barbecue dip Rabbit makes with grated apple and sesame seeds. The grill flavor is spellbinding, emanating in bites with the meat’s natural juiciness, and picking up extra punctuation from tiny blackened edges from the flame’s kiss. It’s a damn good bite, we only wish there was a third skewer to fight over for $13 (but then again … food and labor costs these days, say the chefs).
Lastly, we order the shio ramen, which is a very light and thin broth style (which translates to “salt” ramen), which Rabbit starts by simply dissolving kosher salt in water. He next makes a dashi base with kombu (kelp) and bonito flakes plus shiitake mushrooms, and constructs a chicken broth from roasted bones, green onion and garlic, combining it all with a tiny touch of soy sauce, not enough to even darken the opacity. We find it to be a strikingly subtle sipper,
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Winners of 70+ Independent “Best of Awards” in 20 yrs. A great Midwestern Tavern with warm beer, lousy food & poor service!!! Pabst, Fried Cheese Curds, Leinenkugle’s, Walleye Fish-fry, cocktails, burgers and more. 11am-2am daily. HH 4-6. GO PACK GO!
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Curbside pickup with call ahead ordering. Silver for Best Chef 2016. American Comfort Food with a Twist. Burgers, Salads, Bison, Elk, Quail. Awesome Craft Cocktails. Friendly Service. Just South of Downtown, Convenient Access, Free Parking. Happy Hour From 4 To 6 P.m. Daily. Dinner Tuesday - Saturday, 4 P.m. To 10 P.m.
FUJIYAMA
22 S TEJON ST. | 719-630-1167
Beautiful, award-winning downtown restaurant with a full-service bar. Enjoy authentic sushi & creative rolls, teriyaki, tempura, udon & more! See our ad or call for great lunch, Happy Hour, & Ladies night specials! Fri. & Sat. 11am-2:30pm lunch & 5-10pm dinner. Sun. 5-9pm dinner.
SAIGON CAFÉ
20 E. COLORADO AVE. | 719-633-2888 | COLORADOSAIGONCAFE.COM
Open for Lunch and Dinner Mon-Sat. Welcome to the Saigon Café the award winning Vietnamese restaurant in Colorado Springs. Our cuisine is cooked with fresh vegetables, herbs and meats in authentic Vietnamese style. Try our renowned noodle bowl, a lunchtime favorite. M-Th 11AM–3PM; 4PM–8:30PM F-Sat 11AM–3PM; 4PM-9:30PM
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FRONT RANGE BARBEQUE
2330 W COLORADO AVE | 719-632-2596 | FRBBQ.COM
Voted best BBQ last 20 years by Indy readers! Scratch-made, Southernstyle BBQ w/ rotating craft beers on tap. Weekday Happy Hour 3pm-6pm. Outdoor patios & live music. See website for current hours, daily specials and events! Catering available.
BY MATTHEW SCHNIPER
Allow me to lead with a digression: Holy milk-froth, does Woodland Park have a disproportionate number of coffee spots for the town’s small size! It didn’t entirely dawn on me until visiting Java Haus (the newest spot, which opened in November 2021). It’s just around the corner from Righteous Grounds Coffee Roasters and only doors away from both Tiffany & Bullets (inside the Ute Inn) and Cafe Leo. That makes four espresso counters inside just two tiny blocks, a concentration not even matched in saturated Downtown Colorado Springs. And while we’re counting independent outfits, there’s The Coffee Cottage just across the road. Throw in chains and you get The Human Bean and technically three Starbucks stores (one in Safeway, another in a gas station, one stand-alone). And that’s not to count The Haven Cafe at Charis Bible College up the road.
What can I say? Go Woody P — you caffeinated cats are crazy!
OK, back to Java House, right on the main drag. A place with a good workspace ambiance — there’s even a sectioned-off conference room just past the entryway. Raw wood panel walls with corrugated metal wainscoting nail the mountain-town vibe, and warm-toned string and pendant lights brighten an array of table options plus a small cozy corner. Here, the potted plants have nametags; some bear the monikers of regular customers, I’m told. Cute.
Need a bite? There’s commercially procured bagels and pastries, but I’m more interested in the made-in-the-Springs Mission Catering breakfast burritos (that support that organization’s social enterprise work with those experiencing homelessness). They’re a no-frills affair, with a basic flour tortilla and a filling of fine-chopped potato and bacon with egg and gooey pockets of cheese; the friendly Java staff offer ramekins of salsa and sour cream, and it’s all proficient, with some herbal seasoning that makes us think of falafel flavor.
To the main attraction: Java Haus procures beans from fine Springs roastery Building Three Coffee. Specifically their Ethiopian Ardi natu ral process (sun-dried and fermented) bean for batch brew and a cus tom Java Haus Blend (of undisclosed origins, though it features natu ral process and washed beans) for espresso drinks. We order a cup of drip ($2.50/16-ounce), a latte ($4/16-ounce plus $1.25 for an oat milk sub) and a macchiato ($3/3-ounce).
The latter arrives in a nothingfancy oversized cup as a potent double shot with the proper “mark” of milk only; it’s bright with sort of a sweet n’ sour punch that we like, even if we don’t detect the suggested tasting notes. Those would be washed out anyway in the latte, and ours arrives with a dominating, somewhat scorched milk flavor; it’s not an exemplary oat milk rendition. The drip’s just dandy though, with a dash of cream. I don’t get the berry-chocolate notes listed, but there’s just a nice even smoothness to it despite a somewhat lean body. My girlfriend quips that it’s like the light drinking beer of coffee. Just easy with no rough edges.
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THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE month has long been a tradition in the art world, when galleries around town, the country and the globe debut that month’s new shows. This Friday, Feb. 3, The Garfield Gallery will showcase the awesome collage artwork of Sydney Wilkerson Revelations” collection, along with Peterson’s “Off to Nowhere.” The event will also feature live music with a special per formance by Seance ent project from Sean Ostrow from the same mother). You may know Sean from playing drums and singing in sludge metal act Alone, drumming in hardcore punk group Louse Night of the Living Shred inducing rap project Loops. Though Sean is often known for bringing the party, being goofy and wearing booty shorts that no human should wear, he also suffers from depression, like many others. He wanted to showcase that side of life through ambient, beat-driven electronic music.
“For the longest time I have been all about not taking myself seriously and showing the fun in life through satire in music,” says Sean. “But as times have been hard for me and for the majority of people, I feel, it’s good to shine light on the hard things in life as well.”
“It’s great to show that pain is relatable,” he says. “This side of myself is a lot hard er to show and perform, but I feel like the return is great by bringing out conversa tion with people and different influences. It’s nice to hear ‘Good set’ and not ‘That was hilarious!’”
Going from playing instru ments in bands to playing elec tronic music by yourself can be a very different feeling. “I’ve loved doing more electronic music because I have full art ist control. I don’t ever have an idea of what I’m going to play, but I just go with the flow and it comes out. Metal is great with writing and show ing emotion, but I like to stick with more of a formula with writing that,” he says.
THERE’S MORE FRIDAY fun going on at Lulu’s with some excellent folk music from Edith Makes a Paper Chain and Edie Carey. can also head south for a show in a record shop!
logue by Solar Roast cool record shop in Pueblo and they will be hosting singer/songwriter Boucher
Saturday night
you can head to Vultures for some indie rock tunes from Blankslate, The Short Term and Dear Rabbit. It’s sure to be an awesome time.
It’s wild to think that just two or three years ago there was no live music. While
Classically trained John Cale served as the scary éminence grise in founding The Velvet Underground — not easy when his partner was Lou Reed. After leaving the band in 1968, Cale shifted into complex orchestral pop and angry punk, but few could have anticipated his latest move in Mercy (Double Six Records), where the 80-year-old Welshman delivers an hour of smooth downtempo dubstep and near-EDM.
Cale opts for partners like Animal Collective and Weyes Blood, providing a haunted quality to tracks like “Time Stands Still” and “Moonstruck” (the latter an ode to his deceased bandmate Nico). The closest the album comes to rhythm is the track “Night Crawling,” but what’s more surprising is that Cale seems happy and at peace, a quality rarely found in 50 years.
Låpsley, Cautionary Tales of Youth (Believe) – Holly Lapsley Fletcher has released two intriguing albums of electronic-tinged R&B from her Merseyside/ Liverpool base, but this third album is all about providing compassion and forgiveness to those struggling with mental health issues. An occasional track like “Dial Two Seven” might emphasize a samba-like beat for the dance floor, but the most powerful songs, including “Lifeline” and “32 Floors,” are meant to assure fans that they are not alone — an ally is near.
Guided by Voices, La La Land (GBV) – Can we just say for the record that GbV and the Australian band King Gizzard provide lessons on overachievement others should emulate? Both bands release three or four albums a year at a minimum, and the quality rarely falters. This time out, GbV provides a crisp and coherent suite of 11 tunes, with many tracks, including “Ballroom Etiquette” and “Cousin Jackie,” bearing a distinct Kinks-like sound. If that’s not your cuppa tea, simply wait four months for another album.
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Korean-American chef Ray, cares for his dying father but struggles to connect with the man who never understood his life’s calling in the kitchen. When his uncle arrives unannounced to cook an unexpected last meal, they share more in food than they ever could in words. This poignant play explores food as nourishment, not only to the body, but also to our individual heritage and shared humanity.
Aubergine features both Korean and English dialogue, and will be subtitled accordingly, such that the show can be enjoyed by English or Korean speaking audience members.
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The triennial UCCS Visual Art Faculty exhibition is a survey of the visual artists teaching in the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) department. Co-curated by GOCA Director, Daisy McGowan, and GOCA Exhibitions and Events Manager, Lynné Bowman Cravens; works in a variety of mediums will be presented by Matt Barton, Corey Drieth, Marina Eckler, Rachel Guardiola, Nick Henning, Ben Kinsley, Nikki Pike, Stacy Platt, Claire Rau and Clark Valentine.
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in Colorado Springs ready to sell you the latest and greatest LEGO sets. The obvious ones are hypermarkets like Walmart and Target, but the popular Danish plastic bricks have trickled into other national chains like Best Buy and Barnes & Noble as well.
But Caleb and Becky Thorne, who are Colorado Springs-based adult fans of LEGO (AFOL, in fandom-speak), wanted something more.
As a frequent visitor to the nearest LEGO Store — in South Denver — for sets and individual bricks, Caleb had trouble sourcing white pieces to make snow for his Winter Village set. When the official store didn’t have what he was looking for, he got creative.
“I was looking around on Google and found the Bricks & Minifigs location in Littleton,” he says. “I told Becky, ‘Hey, we’ve got to go up and check this out, see if it’s any good.’” With huge bins of individual pieces, Bricks & Minifigs didn’t disappoint. “It was love at first sight,” he says.
“There was really nothing like this in Colorado Springs and there hasn’t been,” he says. Growing up, Caleb frequented the Zany Brainy toy store that once stood at Woodmen Road and Academy Boulevard — the place where he once took his savings for a Nintendo 64 console and spent it all on LEGOs instead. A store like Bricks & Minifigs here would bolster the local LEGO community, Caleb thought, but also save them a lot of hassle. “Driving an hour and a half every month [to the LEGO Store] gets a little bit tiring,” he says.
In January 2022, the Thornes contacted the Utah-based retailer and began the Bricks & Minifigs’ franchisee training program. They learned about the brand and operations before crunching the numbers to see if they could make it
work financially. By May, they were offi cially signed on, and with their Decem ber soft open, they joined over 50 exist ing Bricks & Minifigs locations across the United States and Canada. Dozens more are on the way.
While the store doesn’t offer as many new sets as your typical retailer, their niche is offering what the big boxes — and even the official stores — don’t. Their bulk bins allow cus tomers to pick through and buy only the pieces they need. Inside glass cases are special finds like Harry Potter figs and Jurassic World dinosaurs that the store was able to sort out by hand. You’ll still find plenty of surprises in the bulk bins, like rare tiles or pink and aqua pieces from LEGO Friends sets. Bricks & Minifigs also offers third-party props and minifig armaments for historical dioramas or other original works — “my own creations,” or MOCs among fans — when LEGO officially shies away from military sets and mature-rated properties.
Bricks & Minifigs isn’t owned or operated by the Denmark-based LEGO Group, but the toymaker
allows for aftermarket retailers like theirs so long as they remain on good terms — even allowing them to display a large LEGO logo in their window. Primarily, this means that they don’t offer any products from LEGO’s competitors — a group that has grown since LEGO’s brick patent expired in 2011 — even if they’re physically compatible. Bricks & Minifigs’ store-branded sets and MOC displays also use LEGO parts exclusively.
It’s a buyer’s market for LEGO fans there — but it’s a seller’s market too. Between their December soft launch and January grand opening, the Thornes invited the public to sell their LEGO bricks and sets to build up their inventory. This not only bolstered their bulk bins but gave them plenty of rare new sets. They don’t buy by the pound, but instead by quantity.
“We’ll go through, make sure that it’s actual LEGO and see if there’s other things mixed in or you know, how clean it is,” Caleb says. “All that kind of stuff can affect the price.” For that reason, they don’t give quotes over the phone. (He also showed us the back room, where most of the pieces are washed, mitigating concerns over hygiene.)
Buying used LEGO pieces means they can offer a lot more options at the “builda-minifig” station where customers can assemble their own custom LEGO figurines. They also stock unopened, retired sets and display used, completed sets as well. Since the grand opening, the Thornes had already sold some of their largest used sets, but more keep coming in — and they’re constantly adjusting prices based on auction sites and the local community to make sure sets move.
These are early days for the shop and they still have plenty to do. They want to decorate more, and build more handmade LEGO signs. They have a bin for the more organically shaped Bionicle pieces, but they’re thinking of setting up another one for the advanced Technic pieces. The events room that hosted LEGO Masters contestants Casey and Jen for the store’s grand opening — and will eventually be home to birthday parties and celebrity events — is still being sorted out. While they sell mostly complete “as-is” used sets, the goal is to begin selling “certified” sets in which they’ve verified that all of the intended pieces and manual are included with the original box, a process that can take a considerable amount of time.
The inventory is vast, and they keep keen eyes. The store tour was punctuated by Becky picking out and identifying fakes and competitor pieces (“That’s from Playmobil”), and dropping broken and chewed-up pieces in the Bin of Shame. On top of a pile of pieces in one of the bulk bins, they recreated a scene from Jaws with a boat and shark for social media.
Bricks & Minifigs isn’t trying to compete with the big-box retailers or even LEGO itself. What you find in the store reflects how the Thornes and so many local fans of all ages enjoy LEGO to begin with. “We want to take LEGO that’s already been played with, and maybe has just been sitting around,” Caleb says, “and we want to offer that to the next generation or whoever is going to find it and reuse it and get some more love out of it.”
MILITARY SERVICE MEMbers and veterans who need to sell their homes in this uncertain market may have a secret weapon for marketing their properties.
VA loans are assumable. That means a new buyer can take over the existing
with Zenith Mortgage Advisors and Bill McAfee, president of Empire Title Company to create Assumption Solutions. The new business navigates the loan assumption process for buyers and sellers.
“I’ve spent the last 27 years at closing tables — when the topic of assumability came up — I’d tell my clients that if we ever find ourselves in a rising rate environment, this could be a real asset,”
Mortgage rates more than doubled in the months between February and
“This affordability crunch has created the perfect storm for mortgage assumptions,” O’Boyle says.
But it’s still so new.
“A lot of the servicers don’t even understand it,” says Cavender, who is handling most negotiations with the loan servicers who have to process and allow the loan assumptions.
There’s a big education hurdle. “That’s part of the reason we started this company — to help people figure out the process, and also to educate the servicers.”
She says some loan servicers have sent out letters to her clients when they requested a loan assumption packet stating that their loans are not assumable.
“It’s a right, under the terms of the VA, that the loan is assumable,” Cavender says.
“The only time a servicer can not allow an assumption is if the borrower is in default or forbearance.”
While that may be the case, servicers don’t have to make the process easy. Cavender says some servicers have quoted her extremely long processing times of six months or more. In most cases, she tells clients to expect it to take about 90 days.
“There’s no incentive for servicers to process loan assumptions,” Cavender says. “If that 2.75 percent loan gets paid off, they have the money to loan out again at 6 percent.”
Cavender now approaches servicers prepared with written communication from the VA and from attorneys to educate them on their obligations to process loan assumptions.
“Part of it,” O’Doyle says, “is making sure the servicers know that they could cause financial losses to these loan holders, which could open them up to litigation.”
While the servicers have to allow loan assumptions under the terms of these loans and must process them in a reasonable time, the person assuming the loan still has to qualify. And the qualification standards are more stringent than they are for a new VA loan, Cavender says.
“They look very carefully at debt-toincome ratios,” she says.
Servicers also don’t have to allow second loans. That means that an $800,000 home with a $300,000 remaining mortgage will require the buyer to bring the $500,000 balance in cash.
Assumption Solutions is managing a sale like that now.
“The loan is 15 years old, which means there’s only 15 years left on the term,” O’Doyle says. “But that also means most of the interest has already been paid. I love to see people making really financially savvy choices like that.”
In that case, the buyer sold another property and has the cash to put into the purchase.
Cavender says she is currently processing a loan assumption where the buyer only needs to bridge a $9,000 gap between the purchase price and the loan balance.
“This isn’t a solution for just any buyer,” Cavender says.
Assumable VA loans may be a secret weapon for military members needing to sell their homes
If a seller purchased in the last year or maybe two, she says, it’s possible the gap between the purchase price and the loan balance will be small enough that it can work.
“But so many of the first-time homebuyers are looking to buy with no money down, even getting seller concessions to cover closing costs,” Cavender says. “This isn’t for those buyers.”
That said, the advantages are substantial. There will likely be an assumption fee from the loan servicers. And Assumption Solutions charges $550 each to the buyer and the seller to navigate the process for them. But the total costs will still likely add up to much less than a loan origination fee and appraisal, which would be required with a new loan and not with an assumption. There is no appraisal required for an assumption because the loan has already been made. The only requirement is to underwrite the new borrower.
Non-VA borrowers can assume VA loans. However, if that happens, the seller will lose the entitlement that was tied up in that loan until it is paid off. That means the veteran selling the home will not be able to use his or her full VA entitlement on a new loan. There are complex calculations that determine how much of a veteran’s entitlement is still available.
Assumption Solutions is working on a few active contracts that involve nonveterans assuming VA loans. There are certain circumstances where it makes sense. O’Doyle said there is one seller who is older and planning to move in with family. He won’t need his VA entitlement again. Others may be walking away with enough cash that they don’t need that much of their VA entitlement to make their next purchase.
While non-VA borrowers can assume
a VA loan, there are other limitations on who can assume the loan.
“There’s definitely a situation where one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing,” Cavender says.
She knows of investors who assumed VA loans with no intention of living in the homes. But the VA guidelines require that the loan be used for owner-occupied homes only. Cavender was told over the phone by someone at the VA that investors are allowed to assume VA loans, but when she asked for that in writing, they sent her a notice stating that investors are not allowed to assume VA loans and that they must intend to occupy the homes.
Some servicers are especially firm in enforcing that regulation. Cavender was working with one buyer who plans to downsize and wants to move before selling her old home. The servicer was going to require the borrower’s current home be under contract to be sold before they would allow her to assume the loan on the new smaller home.
Cavender was able to get help from the VA to educate the servicer that they couldn’t require that.
“They were questioning her integrity,” Cavender says. “They were basically calling her a liar. You can’t do that. These men and women served our country.”
While the process is new and sticky, Cavender says servicers are doing more and more of them and she expects it to get smoother. The transactions she has been involved with have been very beneficial to both buyer and seller — helping the buyer to save dramatically and helping the seller to sell faster and probably for more than might have otherwise been the case in this market.
“We’re learning different ways to help the veterans through this,” Cavender says. “That’s really why we’re doing this.”
The only time a servicer can not allow an assumption is if the borrower is in default or forbearance.
— Amy Cavender
Sixteen-year-old Jackson Waters, of Monument, has been named Division 4 Young Marine of the Year by the Young Marines, a national youth organization. A sophomore at Palmer Ridge High School and a member of the Mountain View Young Marines in Centennial, Waters will represent Division 4 in competition with five other division winners for the title of National Young Marine of the Year, the highest honor bestowed by the Young Marines nationally.
Waters will also travel to units throughout Division 4 to lead, motivate, and serve as a role model for other Young Marines. The division includes Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Waters was nine when he joined the Young Marines and now holds the rank of YM/SgtMaj. His achievements include Unit Young Marine of the Year, Regimental Young Marine of the Year, First Sgt Division 4 Texas Leadership School, Recruit Instructor, two Gold Presidential Service Awards and Public Affairs Correspondent.
After high school, Jackson plans to study criminology, and eventually become a Colorado State Trooper.
“A proven leader, Waters is an exemplary
INFORMATIVE, often fascinating, unexpectedly funny
Young Marine,” says Col. William P. Davis USMC (Ret.), national executive director and CEO of the Young Marines. “His Young Marine accomplishments are outstanding. At the young age of 16, he has already received numerous accolades from his division. Each of our six division winners show great leadership qualities and demonstrates a sincere reverence to veterans....”
Waters’ father was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, and is the unit commander for Mountain View Young Marines. His mother is the training officer for the unit. Two of his five siblings were active in the Young Marines.
Waters says Young Marines has helped him become a better person. “The discipline I have gained has helped me become successful in school. The program has taught me how to prioritize goals and manage time. This experience has been invaluable,” he says. “I have gained valuable skills that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.”
The Young Marines is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, age eight through high school graduation. For more, visit youngmarines.org.
Cadet Justin Couty was convicted and sentenced following a general court-martial that concluded Jan. 21, according to information from the U.S. Air Force
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Academy. Following the five-day trial, a military judge sentenced Couty to 30 months confinement for each specification to be served consecutively (for a total sentence of five years), dismissal from the Air Force (punitive discharge), a reprimand, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
Couty elected trial by military judge alone and was found guilty of two specifications of sexual assault in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice. He was found not guilty of two specifications of abusive sexual contact and one specification of sexual assault, Article 120, UCMJ.
The new Space Report 2022 Q4 shows records have been broken for launches and the number of satellites and spacecraft to reach orbit, despite economic headwinds and international tensions, including the Russia-Ukraine war.
Highlights of the report, released Jan. 24 by Space Foundation:
• Successful launch attempts increased more than 33 percent from 2021 to 2022.
• Spacecraft operators deployed 2,354 spacecraft in 2022, a 36 percent annual increase.
• The Pentagon more than doubled space budgets from 2005 to 2022.
The report also examines the space economy, which cooled last year compared with a “red-hot” 2021. It
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found that despite being buffeted in 2022 by external forces, including inflation and rising interest rates, the industry saw solid investments along with a string of mergers and acquisitions, showing continued confidence in the future of space firms.
Space Foundation CEO Tom Zelibor says the recordsetting year “cemented the role of work in space to improve life on Earth, driving a critical need for international cooperation and agreements to ensure a safe and peaceful future in Earth orbit and beyond.
“As commercial, civil and military launches and payloads continue to climb, there are crucial conversations needed to ensure global cooperation on space practices,” he adds. “We must agree on legal frameworks, and for the United States in particular, there is an urgent need to finally recognize space as a critical infrastructure, which will ensure the added oversight, funding and protection it deserves.”
The report examines shifts in space policy over 2022, which highlights the importance of civil and military space to governments around the globe. The United States, which has boosted investment in military space in recent years, issued a national defense strategy in October that showed the Pentagon’s desire to lean on nimble space businesses, while policing and protecting commercial space ventures in orbit.
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WHEN I MOVED TO COLORADO, IT WAS 2005 AND I WAS A NEWLY single mom with two small children. I soon found a home at the Colorado Springs Business Journal, writing about health care, aerospace, defense and technology (you know, the light stuff).
I was part of the staff when John Weiss purchased the Business Journal in 2012 and I left for a brief stint at the Air Force Academy about a year later. I came back in 2015, and since then, I’ve held various positions in what we now call Sixty35 Media. In 2019, I became publisher of the Colorado Springs Independent, a paper I’d read faithfully since I moved here. Holding this job was one of the highest honors I’ve ever had.
But journalism is an industry in transition, chasing readers across social media, print, digital, events. We’re trying to be everywhere, telling it like it is above an ever-rising tide of misconceptions, half-truths and outright lies; working to remain honest and truthful with shrinking budgets and shrinking staff.
Just so you know, the people on this team are the hardest-working people I know. They are doing more with less, and doing it with grace and humor.
So the last few years have been quite a ride. Tough decisions had to be made, and I was the one who had to make them. It’s not always been fun, with more challenges in the past few months than I could ever have imagined. Who knew that changing a business model, creating a new publication, finding a way to fundraise could be so difficult?
But it is done. I’m confident that Sixty35 Media will continue to do what its past iterations have always accomplished: deliver truth, build community and engage citizens.
I’m confident that every issue will be stronger than the last and every issue will serve the community in ways that other media won’t. Sixty35 will lift the unseen and the unheard; it will hold the powerful accountable. It’s what the staff does, and I am honored to have played a small part in their success.
But it’s time for me to open the next chapter in my career. I did what I set out to do. I’m writing this in the fourth issue of Sixty35, and the paper’s found its groove. Those important stories will be told, people will keep learning about our community and finding new ways to connect. That was the goal. Instead of closing yet another newspaper, Sixty35 will carry on the tradition of the Indy, the Business Journal, the Pikes Peak Bulletin and the Southeast Express
A final thank you to the best team in the world. I’m so, so fortunate to have worked with you — you have become very much like a rowdy, sometimes dysfunctional, always with your hearts in the right place, family. Never forget how important the work you do is to the Pikes Peak region.
And there is still work to be done — like advertising and fundraising and membership and subscriptions. There are hard stories to tell and fun feature pieces to write. There are podcasts to record and events to organize. There’s payroll and office work and planning the future and budgets. While that’s work other people will do, I’ll always be this team’s biggest cheerleader.
Someone else will be at the helm, and y’all, that’s a really good thing. Every organization needs fresh perspectives, fresh eyes, fresh ideas. As journalism continues to find its footing among all the noise, innovation is vital. I’m confident that Sixty35 will lead the way.
It’s time for me to open the next chapter in my career.
AS OF THIS WRITING, THERE WERE 12 “official” candidates for mayor, 11 for three at-large Council seats and two for the twoyear unexpired District 3 term (in city bureaucracy-speak, “official” means that their petitions have been reviewed and approved). All 25 will be on the ballot, creating awful dilemmas for the miserable journalists who have to cover this looming shitshow.
Thank God I’m just an opinion columnist! I won’t have to reach out, interview and fairly present all of our would-be leaders to our bemused readers. Still, it’ll be fun to watch and write about. Decades ago, I stumbled through three campaigns for local office, so I have a lot of sympathy for all the candidates. It’s great to win, and miserable to lose. We’re going to elect a mayor and four councilors, so 20 of y’all are going home.
At this point, no candidate seems certain of election. It’s heartening to see so many folks jostling for the three at-large seats, especially so many unfamiliar names. Just to remind you, guys — this is a full-time job that pays
Mark Riestererthe princely sum of $6,250 annually. To win is to lose. Of the 12 official candidates running for mayor, it still seems to me that there are three frontrunners: Sallie Clark, Yemi Mobolade and Wayne Williams. A few months ago, it looked as if Wayne was a lock for the job, but now it’s a horse race.
While some of the nine other candidates are marginal, others are not. Tom Strand and Longinos Gonzalez Jr. are capable, qualified community leaders who should attract plenty of votes on their own. Darryl Glenn has name recognition, as does Lawrence Martinez, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2015 and 2019. He finished at the back of the pack twice, but nevertheless siphoned off a few thousand votes from the leaders. Given a crowded, competent field, a runoff seems probable — and 35 percent of the vote might be enough to qualify for it.
And then there are the at-large seats. Given that Council will lose three grizzled, knowledgeable and smart at-large members (Bill Murray, Strand and Wil-
liams), we’d better hope for some good replacements. No runoffs here — it’s a horse race too. Win, place or show and you’re elected. The rest of the field goes home. So who’s gonna win?
I asked my bookie, Sky Masterson, for a tip.
“I got the horse right here,
The name is Paul Revere,
And here’s a guy that says if the weather’s clear, Can do, can do, this guy says the horse can do...”
The horse has my vote!
We’re going to elect a mayor and four councilors, SO 20 OF Y’ALL ARE GOING HOME.
BY NANCY HENJUM
ON JAN.
21, a few hundred people, mostly from the city’s central neighborhoods, crowded into the gym at Stratton School to speak with city officials about a potential east-west mobility study that is one of 175 projects in the current draft of ConnectCOS, “the first citywide multimodal transportation planning effort in two decades.”
Over a hundred people had to be turned away at the door. Why such interest?
Colorado Springs is growing. The question is, how will we grow? Will we be responsible, preserving quality of life and being good stewards of our
natural resources? Will we engage in thoughtful, comprehensive planning, or will our growth be chaotic and driven by narrow short-term interests? These questions were the backdrop to the specific question on the minds of many town hall attendees: What will happen to my neighborhood if Constitution Avenue is extended?
Director of Public Works Travis Easton and ConnectCOS project manager Tim Roberts explained that the proposed study’s purpose is “to determine if fundamental changes need to be made to Fillmore [Street], or Constitution [Avenue], or to leave the current configuration in place with the knowledge that traffic will likely increase through the corridor.” ConnectCOS states that “the study will also allow identification of safeguards (to potentially include noise walls, accessibility, no connections to existing roadways, impacts to the trail system and open spaces, etc.).”
This is what I heard: Most people that showed up were skeptical, and strongly opposed to the study, believing it to be the first step of an inevitable extension of Constitution from Paseo Road to I-25 that would wreck the peace and quiet of their neighborhoods and diminish property values.
Some argued that an extension wouldn’t reduce congestion for long, citing “induced demand,” which is like that line from the movie Field of Dreams: “Build it and they will come.” Congestion may decrease temporarily — and a Constitution extension might reduce the traffic that now shortcuts through the neighborhoods to the north and east of Downtown. But eventually traffic levels would rise again, and we’ll be back to where we started, with the irrevocable transformation of neighborhoods near the extension.
As I said at the town hall, some residents are furious, and some are more curious. Some advocated for non-car solutions: improved paths, greenways, expanded public transportation, including light rail, as well as other
approaches, such as incentivizing businesses and commuters to travel at different times, spreading rush hour more evenly throughout the day.
Typically, people who attend such meetings want to register opposition. District 5 extends all the way to Powers Boulevard. Some showed up or wrote to express support of the study. I hear the concerns of those who express if no study is done at all we may miss discovering feasible solutions that have nothing to do with extending roadways.
All that said, given the overwhelming opposition, I am not inclined to support the study as it is currently envisioned. Citizens are ultimately in charge in a democracy, and the purpose of calling a town hall is for city officials to listen and learn. That’s what I’m doing.
I am just one member of City Council. If the study stays in ConnectCOS, I will argue that any resulting findings come back to City Council for a vote after an additional robust public process.
Growing responsibly and maintaining vibrant neighborhoods is not an easy task. Getting the balance right isn’t easy, and well-intentioned people can disagree about solutions.
I invite you to engage in this process. The ConnectCOS website — coloradosprings.gov/project/connectcos — is your one-stop shop for learning more and for providing input.
I AM NOT INCLINED TO SUPPORT THE STUDY as it is currently envisioned.
IDON’T USUALLY COVER SOB stories, but this one is so touching it might make you cry. Or throw up.
It’s about some workers who toiled all last year in the caverns of New York City, only to find at year’s end that their pay was being cut by up to 50 percent. Actually, it’s not their salaries that were cut — but their bonuses. You see, these are Wall Street investment bankers whose annual salaries total only a few hundred thousand dollars each (poor babies), but they always expect to double or triple that in bonus money. After all, theirs is a dirty job — they engineer multibillion-dollar corporate mergers that increase monopoly power, eliminate the jobs of thousands of regular workers and further enrich the super-rich. It’s devilish work — hence the big bonus payouts to keep them doing it.
Last year, though, the number of whopper deals plummeted, the revenues of Wall Street investment banks sank… and, oh, how sad it was to hear the wails of so many poor Wall Street millionaires whose bonuses were whacked.
See, I told you it was a sob story.
But worse than the loss of money for these hard-hit financial toilers is the tragic crimping of their lifestyle. The New York Times reports, for example, that Wall Street’s bonus bust resulted in fewer of these deal-makers buying hundred-thousand-dollar luxury cars this year. Can you imagine the pain of that? The dinging of annual bonuses is even stirring radical sentiments among these restive rich workers — in one survey of financial professionals, 72 percent said they would consider quitting if their bank cut their bonus.
Now there’s an enticing new source of labor activism for unions that’re organizing at Starbucks, Amazon, McDonald’s, etc. Why not a Wall Street banker union? Solidarity forever, brothers and sisters!
MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE REAL world, the radical rise of inequality in our
society is a function of the vast political inequality separating the working class from the power structure. The elite rich have many friends in high places paying close attention to their needs, but the further one tumbles down the economic ladder, the lonelier you are when your interests conflict with the bosses and big shots. As Ray Charles sang, “Them that’s got is them that gets.”
Consider waiters, bartenders and other restaurant workers. Generally these jobs are poorly paid and routinely abusive, yet lawmakers mostly ignore all that, cozying up to the abusers, because… well, they’re rich and politically connected. As a result, most of today’s restaurant workers are paid a sub-minimum wage that was set 32 years ago at $2.13 an hour ($10.63 an hour in Colorado, as of Jan. 1)! That’s not a wage, it’s an insult. Yet most lawmakers refuse to raise it, bowing to the piles of campaign cash they get through a lobbying front called the National Restaurant Association, dominated by multibillion-dollar food chains.
Worse, in the past decade, this consortium of greedy wage suppressors even devised a diabolical scheme to make restaurant workers pay for the industry’s lobbying campaigns to hold down wages!
The association bought an outfit that provides hokey food safety training to workers, then it lobbied to get California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and other states to require that all employees not only undergo the silly online training course, but also making them pay $15 each for the training.
Guess what? NRA then uses those worker training fees to fund its lobbying efforts that let restaurants pay poverty wages. And that, kids, is how inequality happens.
Oh, how sad it was to hear the WAILS OF SO MANY POOR WALL STREET MILLIONAIRES whose bonuses were whacked.
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I want to raise up the magic world all round me and live strongly and quietly there,” wrote Aquarian author Virginia Woolf in her diary. What do you think she meant by “raise up the magic world all round me”? More importantly, how would you raise up the magic world around you? Meditate
fiercely and generously on that tantalizing project. The coming weeks will be an ideal time to attend to such a wondrous possibility. You now have extra power to conjure up healing, protection, inspiration and mojo for yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Before going to sleep, I asked my subconscious mind to bring a dream that would be helpful for you. Here’s what it gave me: In my dream, I was reading a comic book titled Zoe Stardust Quells Her Demon. On the first page, Zoe was facing a purple monster whose body was beastly but whose face looked a bit like hers. On page two, the monster chased Zoe down the street, but Zoe escaped. In the third scene, the monster was alone, licking its fur. In the fourth scene, Zoe sneaked up behind the monster and shot it with a blow dart that delivered a sedative, knocking it unconscious. In the final panel, Zoe had arranged for the monster to be transported to a lush uninhabited island where it could enjoy its life without bothering her. Now here’s my dream interpretation, Pisces: Don’t directly confront your inner foe or nagging demon. Approach stealthily and render it inert. Then banish it from your sphere, preferably forever.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Theoretically, you could offer to help a person who doesn’t like you. You could bring a gourmet vegan meal to a meat-eater or pay a compliment to a bigot. I suppose you could even sing beautiful love songs to annoyed passersby or recite passages from great literature to an 8-year-old immersed in his video game. But there are better ways to express your talents and dispense your gifts — especially now, when it’s crucial for your long-term mental health that you offer your blessings to recipients who will use them best and appreciate them most.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In esoteric astrology, Taurus rules the third eye. Poetically speaking, this is a subtle organ of perception, a sixth sense that sees through mere appearances and discerns the secret or hidden nature of things. Some people are surprised to learn about this theory. Doesn’t traditional astrology say that you Bulls are sober and well-grounded? Here’s the bigger view: The penetrating vision of an evolved Taurus is potent because it peels away superficial truths and uncovers deeper truths. Would you like to tap into more of this potential superpower? The coming weeks will be a good time to do so.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ingredient you would need to fulfill the next stage of a fun dream is behind door #1. Behind door #2 is a vision of a creative twist you could do but haven’t managed yet. Behind door #3 is a clue that might help you achieve more disciplined freedom than you’ve known before. Do you think I’m exaggerating? I’m not. Here’s the catch: You may
be able to open only one door before the magic spell wears off — unless you enlist the services of a consultant, ally, witch or guardian angel to help you bargain with fate to provide even more of the luck that may be available.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I trust you are mostly ready for the educational adventures and experiments that are possible. The uncertainties that accompany them, whether real or imagined, will bring out the best in you. For optimal results, you should apply your nighttime thinking to daytime activities, and vice versa. Wiggle free of responsibilities unless they teach you noble truths. And finally, summon the intuitive powers that will sustain you and guide you through the brilliant shadow initiations. (PS: Take the wildest rides you dare as long as they are safe.)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Fate has decreed, “Leos must be wanderers for a while.” You are under no obligation to obey this mandate, of course. Theoretically, you could resist it. But if you do indeed rebel, be sure your willpower is very strong. You will get away with outsmarting or revising fate only if your discipline is fierce and your determination is intense. OK? So let’s imagine that you will indeed bend fate’s decree to suit your needs. What would that look like? Here’s one possibility: The “wandering” you undertake can be done in the name of focused exploration rather than aimless meandering.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I wish I could help you understand and manage a situation that has confused you. I’d love to bolster your strength to deal with substitutes that have been dissipating your commitment to the Real Things. In a perfect world, I could emancipate you from yearnings that are out of sync with your highest good. And maybe I’d be able to teach you to dissolve a habit that has weakened your willpower. And why can’t I be of full service to you in these ways? Because, according to my assessment, you have not completely acknowledged your need for this help. So neither I nor anyone else can provide it. But now that you’ve read this horoscope, I’m hoping you will make yourself more receptive to the necessary support and favors and relief.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I can’t definitively predict you will receive an influx of cash in the next three weeks. It’s possible, though. And I’m not able to guarantee you’ll be the beneficiary of free lunches and unexpected gifts. But who knows?
They could very well appear. Torrents of praise and appreciation may flow, too, though trickles are more likely. And there is a small chance of solicitous gestures coming your way from sexy angels and cute maestros. What I can promise you for sure, however, are fresh eruptions of savvy in your brain and sagacity in your heart. Here’s your keynote, as expressed by the Queen of Sheba 700 years ago: “Wisdom is sweeter than honey, brings more joy than wine, illumines more than the sun, is more precious than jewels.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your assignment, Scorpio, is to cultivate a closer relationship with the cells that comprise your body. They are alive! Speak to them as you would to a beloved child or animal. In your meditations and fantasies, bless them with tender wishes. Let them know how grateful you are for the grand collaboration you have going, and affectionately urge them to do what’s best for all concerned. For you Scorpios, February is Love and Care for Your Inner Creatures Month.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Revamped and refurbished things are coming back for another look. Retreads and redemption-seekers are headed in your direction. I think you should consider giving them an audience. They are likely to be more fun or interesting or useful during their second time around. Dear Sagittarius, I suspect that the imminent future may also invite you to consider the possibility of accepting stand-ins and substitutes and imitators. They may turn out to be better than the so-called real things they replace. In conclusion, be receptive to Plan Bs, second choices and alternate routes. They could lead you to the exact opportunities you didn’t know you needed.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Author Neil Gaiman declared, “I’ve never known anyone who was what he or she seemed.” While that may be generally accurate, it will be far less true about you Capricorns in the coming weeks. By my astrological reckoning, you will be very close to what you seem to be. The harmony between your deep inner self and your outer persona will be at record-breaking levels. No one will have to wonder if they must be wary of hidden agendas lurking below your surface. Everyone can be confident that what they see in you is what they will get from you. This is an amazing accomplishment! Congrats!
HOMEWORK: Give a blessing to someone that you would like to receive yourself. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com.
All words to be constructed pertain to the topic to the right. To your advantage one word has already been traced. You must trace the three remaining words, using only the letters designated by the darkened circles. Words may begin and end from either column but each letter can only be used once.
Each puzzle has a difficulty rating (below). Four stars signify the highest degree of difficulty.
Given below are the point values for each word. Your words must correctly match these point values.
of 24-Across
29 Get ___ on (ace)
30 “Place” on a Monopoly board
32 Lowest pitches in chords
36 One end of a battery
37 As part of a songwriting duo in 1990; as a solo artist in 2021
40 Really got to
43 “Rule” stating that the number of transistors per microchip doubles every two years
47 Brit who wrote “The Vanishing Half”
50 Meadow
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51 Former Giants QB Manning
52 Understanding of a situation
53 With 60-Across, institution in which
19-, 25- and 37-Across are (thus far) the only three women ever to be inducted twice
57 “Waterloo” group
58 Acronym that might be shouted before a rash act 59 Heavens on earth 60 See 53-Across 63 “So sad” 65 Serving from a tap 66 Laughed loudly 67 Janelle who sang 2010’s “Tightrope”
68 There are about five of these in a tsp. 69 Way off base 70 Strict
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2 2019 sci-fi film whose title means “to the stars”
3 Lends an ear
4 Penultimate part of a Shakespeare play
5 Architectural style started, strangely, in England
6 Canadian Thanksgiving mo.
7 Russian pancakes
8 Kind of chemical bond
9 Shelving area in a library
10 Part of a water quality evaluation
11 Buckeye State sch.
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13 Contended
14 ___ mountain dog (breed named for its origins near the Swiss capital)
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22 Kind of sax
25 Hoagie
26 Grp. known as OTAN in France
31 Social worker who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
33 Skeleton that’s no longer in the closet?
34 Stately tree
35 Concern for online advertisers, for short
38 Caffeine-containing nut
39 Goddess of peace
40 Isaac’s father, in the Bible
41 Game with a bat
42 Gives permission
44 Proud and regal
45 Like some casts or teams
46 Actor Wheaton 48 Strive to achieve 49 Over the bounds 54 Composer Schumann
55 Susan G ___ (breast cancer advocacy organization)
56 Transfer, as a tulip
61 It’s unrefined
62 Summer hrs. in Pittsburgh 64 Japanese currency
On Jan. 16, a drive-thru customer at a coffee shop in Auburn, Washington, wanted more than an extra shot, KCRATV reported. As the barista handed Matthew Darnell, 38, his change through the window, a surveillance camera caught him grabbing her arm and pulling her toward him as he fumbled with a zip tie. The barista was able to pull away from him and close the windows as his dollar bills went flying. He drove off, but a distinctive “Chevrolet” tattoo on his arm was captured on video, along with his side profile. Police later reported that Darnell had been arrested at his home in Auburn and was held on $500,000 bail.
After getting into a dispute with staff at Jinling Purple Mountain Hotel in Shanghai on Jan. 10 over a misplaced laptop, a 28-year-old man named Chen decided to escalate, CBS News reported. He crashed his car through the glass lobby doors and careened around the space, knocking over fixtures and terrifying other guests, who tried to get the driver out of the car. “Do you have any idea what you’ve done? Are you crazy? Are you?” onlookers screamed at him. As he attempted to exit the lobby, he hit a door frame and came to a stop, and police took him into custody. It turns out the laptop had been stolen and was found outside the hotel; no one was injured.
It’s important to encourage your children in their scholastic endeavors. But an unnamed mother in La Grange, New York, took parental support too far when she snuck into Arlington High School on Jan. 17 before school started to watch her freshman daughter beat up another girl. The Mid Hudson News reported that Mom was caught on video using vulgar language and egging her daughter on as the girls tussled. Superintendent Dr. Dave Moyer said the woman blended in with the students coming to school by wearing a backpack. “The students and the mother involved ... will be held accountable for their actions,” Moyer said.
Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 of 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a 108 percent increase in a certain smuggled item at ports of entry, Fox5TV reported on Jan. 18. It wasn’t fentanyl or heroin, though. Seized egg products and poultry were the hot catch as prices soared in the United States. “My advice is, don’t bring them over,” said CBP supervisory agriculture specialist Charles Payne. Or, he advised, if you do, declare them so you won’t be fined. Thirty eggs in Juarez, Mexico, cost $3.40 — a fraction of what they’d cost in the U.S. because of an outbreak of avian flu that forced producers to euthanize 43 million egg-laying hens.
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CARRIER PIGEONS HAVE BEEN COURIERS OF LEGITIMATE AND nefarious items for centuries, but officials at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, British Columbia, nonetheless were stunned when a gray bird with a tiny backpack landed in a fenced inmate prison yard on Dec. 29. The CBC reported that officers “had to corner it,” according to John Randle, Pacific regional president of the Union for Canadian Correctional Officers. “You can imagine how that would look, trying to catch a pigeon.” After some time, they were able to grab it and remove the package, which contained about 30 grams of crystal meth. “We’ve been focusing so much on drone interdiction ... Now we have to look at, I guess, pigeons again,” Randle said. They set the little guy free and are investigating its origin.
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Pikes Peak Bulletin 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: 11/01/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Amanda Ferguson #44893
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO11961
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200647
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
GILBERTO BRAVO
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc. as nominee for AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust:
September 13, 2017
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
September 14, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
217110999
Original Principal Amount:
$201,286.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$183,962.79
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 25, BLOCK 1, PIKES PEAK PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 6, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 1242 RUSHMORE DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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 on Wednesday, 03/01/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
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DATE: 11/01/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
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©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200648
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
JEREMY LAINTZ
Original Beneficiary(ies):
ENT CREDIT UNION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
ENT CREDIT UNION
Date of Deed of Trust:
September 27, 2021
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
October 04, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
221184749
Original Principal Amount: $50,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$50,425.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)
(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 11 IN BLOCK 1 OF BLOCKS
1,2,3, 4 AND 11, SMARTT’S SUBDIVISION NO. 5, NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 22 Lawrence Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80909.
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 on Wednesday, 03/01/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/6/2023
Last Publication: 2/2/2023
Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal
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: 11/01/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Peter M Susemihl #494 Susemihl, McDermott & Downie, P.C.
660 Southpointe Court, Suite 210 Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (719) 579-6500
Attorney File # Laintz/ENT
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200649
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
CHRISTINA WOOLERY and LUKE WOOLERY
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for NORTHPOINTE BANK, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
July 10, 2020
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
July 10, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
220099524
Original Principal Amount:
$260,865.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$259,978.67
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.
TRACT 43, INDIAN VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 5815 Chaps View, Fountain, CO 80817.
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 on Wednesday, 03/01/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/5/2023
Last Publication: 2/2/2023
Name of Publication: Pikes Peak Bulletin 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: 11/01/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurerand 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
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO-20544
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200650
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Jennifer Watkins and Shawn Watkins
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for NBH Bank, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Date of Deed of Trust:
September 08, 2020
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
September 08, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
220139042
Original Principal Amount:
$361,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$353,193.72
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 37, FAIRFAX AT BRIARGATE FILING NO. 9A, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 7941 Ferncliff Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.
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 on Wednesday, 03/01/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/6/2023
Last Publication: 2/2/2023
Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 11/01/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso,
State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Amanda Ferguson #44893
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228
(303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO-20625
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200651
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
SHEILA A HUFFMAN
Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR ADVANCE MORTGAGE & INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
May 18, 2019
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
June 11, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
219063942
Original Principal Amount:
$186,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $180,632.04
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 2 IN BLOCK 3 IN SUNRISE RIDGE SUBDIVISION FILING NO.4, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 7535 SILVERDALE ST, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911. 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 on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/12/2023
Last Publication: 2/9/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/08/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
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 on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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.
pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 4, BLOCK 3, EASTLAKE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN #: 64212-07-009
Also known by street and number as: 613 MANITOBA DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FOOTHILLS LAND AND LOAN CO.
Date of Deed of Trust:
August 25, 2000
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
November 16, 2000
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
200138759
Original Principal Amount:
$44,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $43,455.64
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200658
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
SCOTT A. WILLIAMS
Original Beneficiary(ies):
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: 11/08/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
By:
Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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
Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP
1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204
(303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009647660
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200652
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Cross Creek 3, LLC
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Indicate Capital Fund 1, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Indicate Capital Fund 1, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
December 15, 2021
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
December 16, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
221228991
Original Principal Amount:
$760,350.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$760,350.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 56, CUCHARES RANCH FILING NO.6, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 3533 Saguaro Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80925.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
First Publication: 1/12/2023
Last Publication: 2/9/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/08/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurerand Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert T. Cosgrove #12217 Burns, Wall and Mueller, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 800 Denver, CO 80203-1299 (303) 830-7000
Attorney File # Cross Creek
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200654
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
WENDY A. OLANDER
Original Beneficiary(ies):
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
September 23, 2019
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
September 25, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
219117027
Original Principal Amount:
$204,250.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$193,701.07
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)
(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to
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 on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/12/2023
Last Publication: 2/9/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/08/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.
9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028596
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200655
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
PAULINE LENARD and CHRISTOPHER LENARD
Original Beneficiary(ies):
FOOTHILLS LAND AND LOAN CO.
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 9 INDIAN VILLAGE FILING #2
El Paso County Colorado
Also known by street and number as: .
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 on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/12/2023
Last Publication: 2/9/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/08/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Douglas J Kwitek #23268
BUXMAN KWITEK & SHIRLEY, P.C.
601 N Main Street, Suite 200 Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 544-5081
Attorney File # Lenard
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for QUICKEN LOANS INC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC
F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC
F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.
Date of Deed of Trust:
September 24, 2016
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
September 30, 2016
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
216112478
Original Principal Amount:
$148,198.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$112,381.74
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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.
THE EASTERLY 6 FEET OF LOT 2 AS MEASURED ON THE NORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY LINES THEREOF, AND LOT 3 EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 3 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE NORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY LINES THEREOF, IN BLOCK 1 IN VALLEY VISTA ADDITION NO. 3, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 2508 E LA SALLE ST, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909-2308.
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 on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/12/2023
Last Publication: 2/9/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
IF THE SALE DATE IS
Anna Johnston #51978
Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP
1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009649328
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200659
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
DONNA M. WAGNER and JEFF S. WAGNER
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for CMG MORTGAGE, INC dba CMG FINANCIAL
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
April 07, 2017
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
April 10, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
217040382
Original Principal Amount:
$255,151.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$261,329.09
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, EXCEPT THE SOUTHWEST 5.0 FEET THEREOF, AS MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY LOT LINE THEREOF IN BLOCK 2, REPLAT OF VILLAGE PARK FILING NUMBER 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 4315 Valencia Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80917.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY
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
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO11966
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200664
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 15, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
GLENDA M HERRICK
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of
Debt:
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association
Date of Deed of Trust:
March 06, 2001
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
April 04, 2001
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
201040828
Original Principal Amount:
$107,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$74,110.48
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 73, HOMESTEAD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK U-2 AT PAGE 42, AND AS AMENDED BY ENGINEER’S STATEMENT RECORDED APRIL 4, 1972 IN BOOK 2479 AT PAGE 273.
Also known by street and number as: 4945 WAGON MASTER DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917.
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 on Wednesday, 03/15/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/19/2023
Last Publication: 2/16/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/15/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurerand Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
N. April Winecki #34861
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.
9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-027692
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200665
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 15, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
VADEENA FOUST
Original Beneficiary(ies): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Mortgage Assets Management, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
March 17, 2011
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
March 25, 2011
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
211029866
Original Principal Amount: $198,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$116,835.33
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to occupy the property as mortgagor’s primary residence as required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 6, BRANT HOLLOW
TOWNHOMES SUBDIVISION
FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 623 Hailey Glenn View, Colorado Springs, CO 80916.
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 on Wednesday, 03/15/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/19/2023
Last Publication: 2/16/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/15/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP
7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-947869-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200666
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 15, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
ALYSSA MATTSON and ANTONIO M GONZALES
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
COLORADO HOUSING AND
FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust:
June 04, 2018
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
June 06, 2018
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
218064602
Original Principal Amount:
$242,500.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$229,756.50
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 5, BLOCK 4, PIKES PEAK PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 8, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN #: 6427207009
Also known by street and number as: 1635 SHASTA DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910.
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 on Wednesday, 03/15/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/19/2023
Last Publication: 2/16/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/15/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurerand 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
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028780
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200667
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
SPENCER D. REAGAN
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for QUICK LOANS INC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC
F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC
F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.
Date of Deed of Trust:
February 21, 2020
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
February 27, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
220027979
Original Principal Amount:
$242,500.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $236,133.12
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
ALL THE REAL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY EL PASO, AND STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 27, BLOCK 4, PARK HILL SUBDIVISION NO. 3, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 3311 E PIKES PEAK AVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909-6534.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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
Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP
1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009644030
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200668
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
JOHN SCHAD and MEGAN SCHAD
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Servis One, Inc. d/b/a BSI
Financial Services
Date of Deed of Trust:
May 22, 2019
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
June 05, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 219061720
Original Principal Amount: $235,121.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $228,485.96
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 1, BLOCK 1, SIMMELINK I, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 3210 Simmelink Loop, Colorado Springs, CO 80916.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Jeremiah B. Hayes #34002
Taherzadeh, PLLC
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Ste 410 Addison, TX 75001
(469) 729-6800
Attorney File # schad
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200670
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
WALTER DUNCAN and JENNIFER DUNCAN
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Regisration Systems, Inc. as nominee for MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION, its successors and asigns
Current Holder of Evidence of
Debt:
FREEDOM MORTGAGE
CORPORATION
Date of Deed of Trust:
July 14, 2011
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
July 22, 2011
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
211070544
Original Principal Amount:
$149,291.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$109,516.22
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and
other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 1, THE RESIDENCE AT STRATMOOR TOWNHOMES, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN #: 6510205029
Also known by street and number as: 3103 CLIVEDEN HEIGHTS, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: N. April Winecki #34861
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-027991
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200671
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
ERIC S. KOERPERICH
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., Inc Its Successors and Assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust:
March 06, 2012
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
March 07, 2012
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
212025720
Original Principal Amount:
$150,160.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$117,484.58
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 73 IN CIMARRONEASTRIDGE, FILING NO. 1, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 1630 Yakima Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80915.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurerand
Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP
7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112
(877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-946571-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
ANDREW SPURLIN
Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for MORTGAGE RESEARCH CENTER, LLC DBA
VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
November 19, 2020
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
November 20, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
220189674
Original Principal Amount:
$240,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$232,414.50
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
See Attached Exhibit A - legal description
EPC202200672
EXHIBIT “A”
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
That portion of Lot 1, Block 3, Security, Colorado Addition No.2, County of El Paso, State of Colorado, described as follows:
Beginning at the most Southerly corner of said Lot 1, thence Northwesterly on the Southwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 101.25 feet; thence on a curve to the right, having a radius of 26.31 feet, an arc distance of 52.04 feet, thence on tangent on the Northerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 44.68 feet; thence Southeasterly 103.92 feet, more or less, to a point on the Southeasterly line of said Lot 1 which is 60 feet Northeasterly from the point of beginning; thence Southwesterly on said Southeasterly line, 60 feet to the point of beginning.
Also known by street and number as: 123 Hayes Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80911.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Scott D. Toebben #19011
Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 22CO00312-1
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200673
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Coleen Van Ackeren AND Ron Van Ackeren
Original Beneficiary(ies):
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association
Date of Deed of Trust:
September 21, 2004
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
September 23, 2004
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
204160468
Original Principal Amount:
$300,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$216,795.83
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2 IN THE ESTATES AT
Also known by street and number as: 1322 Oakmont Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80921.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
David R. Doughty #40042
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-027615
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200674
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Kyle A. Ramsey
Original Beneficiary(ies):
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
March 11, 2008
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 12, 2008
Recording Information (Reception
No. and/or Book/Page No.):
208029358
Original Principal Amount:
$247,713.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$174,419.32
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 34, TUSCANY RIDGE AT MESA VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF FOUNTAIN, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
PARCEL IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER: 55324-12-017
PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER’S ERROR RECORDED ON 11/8/2022 AT RECEPTION NO. 222139416 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
Also known by street and number as: 7447 Willow Pines Place, Fountain, CO 80817.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication:
Pikes Peak Bulletin 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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200675
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
REGINALD JONES
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, a California Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY
LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
October 31, 2017
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
November 01, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
217132800
Original Principal Amount:
$262,014.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$264,831.74
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 2, BLOCK 8, COUNTRY CROSSING AT THE POINTE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF FOUNTAIN, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 6823 Kasson Drive, Fountain, CO 80817.
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
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP
7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-947425-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200676
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
SONNY HALL and DIAUNTHA
BELL
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC, D.B.A Mortgage Solutions
Financial
Date of Deed of Trust:
June 19, 2020
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
June 22, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
220086879
Original Principal Amount: $391,759.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$295,371.01
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO21038
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200677
secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
CONDOMINIUM UNIT 4, BUILDING C, FIREFLY CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM
MAP THEREOF FILED FOR RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, ON OCTOBER 4, 1984 IN CONDOMINIUM PLAT BOOK 4 AT PAGE 16, AND SUPPLEMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 13, 1985 IN PLAT BOOK 4 AT PAGE 78, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR FIREFLY CONDOMINIUM RECORDED ON OCTOBER 4, 1984 IN BOOK 3925 AT PAGE 298 IN SAID RECORDS, AND SUPPLEMENT THERETO. COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 1358 FIREFLY CIR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916.
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
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200678
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
LEANNE E HENDRICKS
Original Beneficiary(ies):
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK
MORTGAGE CO., INC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
March 22, 2017
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 24, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
217033582
Original Principal Amount:
$254,117.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$226,396.23
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 68, SCENIC VIEW AT PAINT BRUSH HILLS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 11310 SCENIC BRUSH DR, PEYTON, CO 80831.
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
Original Grantor(s):
LYLE R. SHEPHERD AND TAMMIE A. SHEPHERD
By:
Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
N. April Winecki #34861
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.
9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028633
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
Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The Property is all of the property encumbered by said Deed of Trust and is described as:
LOT 147, LORSON RANCH EAST FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO
**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement dated 12/9/2021.
Also known by street and number as: 6128 Shavers Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80925.
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
Original Beneficiary(ies): ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee , for Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-WCW2
Date of Deed of Trust:
August 19, 2004
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
September 09, 2004
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 204152928
Original Principal Amount:
$96,300.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $65,114.88
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
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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
Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009553785
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
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
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
Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP
1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204
(303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009660028
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
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200679
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Candace Thackeray and Zachary Thackeray
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Nova Financial & Investment Corporation, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
May 28, 2019
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
May 29, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
219057326
Original Principal Amount:
$299,900.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$285,463.22
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 202, Cross Creek at Mesa Ridge Filing No. 2, County of El Paso, State of Colorado
Also known by street and number as: 7490 Bentwater Dr, Fountain, CO 80817.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC 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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO-20440
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200681
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Alex C. Culbertson and Samantha
L. Culbertson
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Date of Deed of Trust:
November 18, 2020
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
November 24, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
220191655
Original Principal Amount:
$203,569.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$198,990.50
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.
Fountain, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.
Also known by street and number as: 510 E Missouri Ave, Fountain, CO 80817.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO12052
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200682
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Clarence W. House and Gloria P.
House
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust:
January 11, 2007
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
January 29, 2007
Recording Information (Reception
No. and/or Book/Page No.):
207012524
Original Principal Amount:
$67,300.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$62,655.64
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 81, VILLAGES AT SAND CREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO, SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS, EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, OIL, GAS OR MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD, IF ANY.
Also known by street and number as: 5201 Mountain Air Cir, Colorado Springs, CO 80916. 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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-946192-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200683
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Robin A. Bloom AND Troy A. Bloom
Original Beneficiary(ies):
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FLEET NATIONAL BANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Co-Trustee for Government Loan Securitization Trust 2011-FV1
Date of Deed of Trust:
May 24, 2001
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
June 07, 2001
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 201078217
Original Principal Amount:
$119,353.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$83,435.37
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 21, BLOCK 9 IN HERITAGE SUBDIVISION UNIT NO. 2, IN THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 6426110-021
Also known by street and number as: 4458 Harwood Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80916.
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 on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 1/26/2023
Last Publication: 2/23/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/22/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
N. April Winecki #34861
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028483
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200684
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
David McTague and Nicole Lewis-McTague d/b/a Colorado Revitalized Homes, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Cathia Bell
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Cathia Bell
Date of Deed of Trust:
April 14, 2022
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
April 18, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 222053578
Original Principal Amount:
$385,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$411,950.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
PART OF LOT 34 BLK A MANITOU SPGS AS FOLS, BEG AT SW COR OF THAT TR DEEDED TO HANNAH M DOUGHERTY IN BK 896, RUN NLY 58.82 FT ALG W BDRY OF SD TR EXT TO INTSEC WITH S SIDE OF RETAINING WALL, WLY ALG S SIDE OF SD WALL 23.3 FT, TH SLY 59 FT TO INTSEC N LN OF RD CALLED NARROWS, TH ELY ALG NLY LN OF SD RD 23.3 FT TO POB Also known by street and number as: 2 Narrows Road, Manitou Springs, CO 80829.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
April 18, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
222053577
Original Principal Amount:
$385,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$411,950.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)
(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
TR IN NW4 SEC 27-13-61 DECS
AS FOLS: COM AT W4 COR OF SD SEC 27, TH N 00<12’29” W 584.80 FT, N 88<08’33” E ON SD
N-S C/L OF SD SEC 27 584.82 FT, TH S 88
Also known by street and number as: 4455 N Yoder Road, Yoder, CO 80864.
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 on Wednesday, 03/29/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 2/2/2023
Last Publication: 3/2/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer Public Trusteeand
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Mark D. Francis #27885
MARK D. FRANCIS
1880 Office Club Pointe, Suite 1000 Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 265-6900
Attorney File # McTague-yoder
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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SALE NO. EPC202200693
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Jonathan A. Hunter
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Apple Mortgage Corp, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Onslow Bay Financial LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
July 30, 2015
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
July 30, 2015
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 215082066
Original Principal Amount: $157,140.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$137,834.61
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 4 in Block 3 in Vista Grande Terrace Filing No. 7, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.
Also known by street and number as: 2780 El Capitan Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.
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 on Wednesday, 03/29/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 2/2/2023
Last Publication: 3/2/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Amanda Ferguson #44893
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO21042
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200694
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Tirzah K. Stuck
Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LOANDEPOT. COM, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust:
December 04, 2017
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
December 05, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 217147054
Original Principal Amount: $252,835.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $232,255.17
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.
EPC202200694
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOT 32 AND THAT PORTION OF LOT 33 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 32; THENCE NORTH 32 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST ON THE EAST LINE THEREOF FOR 99.62 FEET TO THE COMMON CORNER OF SAID LOTS 32 AND 33; THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES
52 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST FOR 99.68 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 33; THENCE NORTH
56 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST ON SAID SOUTH LINE FOR 2.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN BLOCK 9, GARDEN RANCH ESTATES, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number
as: 2449 Ranch Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.
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 on Wednesday, 03/29/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 2/2/2023
Last Publication: 3/2/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
Date of Deed of Trust:
December 15, 2020
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
December 23, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 220211169
Original Principal Amount: $316,721.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $314,347.22
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 142, LORSON RANCH EAST FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO
A.P.N.: 55133-05-004
Also known by street and number as: 10885 MATTA DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80925.
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.
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. EPC202200696
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Matthew Cress
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc.
Date of Deed of Trust:
July 10, 2019
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
July 11, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
219078160**
Original Principal Amount:
$269,800.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$284,213.58
By: Mark
Lowderman, Treasurer and 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
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028835
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200695
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
SARAH K MADDOX AND TIFFINI N MADDOX
Original Beneficiary(ies):
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, D.B.A MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS
FINANCIAL
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 03/29/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 2/2/2023
Last Publication: 3/2/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
David R. Doughty #40042
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028709
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
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Lot 14, Adams and Mac Donalds Subdivision of Block Number Three Fairview Addition to the City of Colorado Springs, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.
**The unpaid principal balance includes principal and interest payments deferred pursuant to a Payment Deferral Agreement Also known by street and number as: 1120 E. High Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
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 on Wednesday, 03/29/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 2/2/2023
Last Publication: 3/2/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC 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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Heather Deere #28597
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO-20481
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200697
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
Michael A. Garza
Original Beneficiary(ies):
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust:
April 23, 2019
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
April 24, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
219042665
Original Principal Amount:
$270,697.00
Outstanding Principal Balance:
$267,939.36
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 99, Block 1, in Southborough
Subdivision No. 5, in the City of Colorado Springs, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.
Also known by street and number as: 2476 Payne Cir E, Colorado Springs, CO 80916.
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
at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 2/2/2023
Last Publication: 3/2/2023
Name of Publication:
Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 17, IN BROOKHAVEN FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK X-3 AT PAGE 7, AND AS AMENDED BY SURVEYORS STATEMENT RECORDED APRIL
3, 1985 IN BOOK 3990 AT PAGE 1444.
APN #: 7411101031
Also known by street and number as: 825 COLUMBINE AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80904.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust:
WILLIAM T DAVIS
Address of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust:
1185 Curtis Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80930
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
November 02, 1998
Recording Information:
098158567
Legal Description of Property:
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5)
PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. EPC202200423
To: Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS
Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 03/29/2023,
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Heather Deere #28597
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO12069
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202200699
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.
Original Grantor(s):
TERRENCE L. THOMAS
Original Beneficiary(ies):
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GOLDWATER BANK, N.A., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
WESTSTAR MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Date of Deed of Trust:
September 02, 2015
County of Recording: El Paso
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
September 03, 2015
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.):
215096959
Original Principal Amount: $153,750.00
Outstanding Principal Balance: $141,903.02
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 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 on Wednesday, 03/29/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 2/2/2023
Last Publication: 3/2/2023
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
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: 11/29/2022
Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Mark Lowderman, Treasurer and 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
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.
9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028556
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE
SALE NO. EPC202200089
To: Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
Name of Obligor/Grantor(s) on
THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE WESTERLY 30 FEET FOR CURTIS ROAD, IN EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO. “LAND”, AS DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A, HEREIN, SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY MOBILE HOME, HOUSE TRAILER OR VEHICLE INTENDED FOR HABITATION, WHICH MAY BE SITUATE ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
Street Address of Property:
1185 Curtis Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80930
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS
I sold at public auction, at 10:00 on 11/16/22, at via remote, web-based auction service, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and the funds must be claimed by the Obligor/ Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale. THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE TREASURER IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT US BEFORE 5/16/2023 as part of the “Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act”, pursuant to Colorado law.
First Publication: 2/2/23
Last Publication: 3/2/23
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
Date: 1/24/23
Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012
Name of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust:
SHERRIE LYNN SCHAEFER, VIRGINIA D RATLIFF AND ROBERT B. RATLIFF
Address of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust:
8002 FERNCLIFF DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920
Recording Date of Deed of Trust:
April 05, 2007
Recording Information: 207046192
Legal Description of Property: LOT 6 IN FAIRFAX AT BRIARGATE FILING NO. 9A, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.
Street Address of Property: 8002 FERNCLIFF DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920
I sold at public auction, at 10:00 on 11/9/22, at via remote, web-based auction service, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and the funds must be claimed by the Obligor/ Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale.
THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE TREASURER IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT US BEFORE 5/9/2023 as part of the “Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act”, pursuant to Colorado law.
First Publication: 1/26/23
Last Publication: 2/23/23
Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC
Date: 1/19/23
Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado
By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012
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