Go for Launch program aims to inspire students
BY BELEN WARD
Michelle Lucas, founder of Higher Orbits Go for Launch, has worked at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and made her reputation preparing people for space ight. She traveled the world teaching people how to live on board the International Space Station.
But the satisfaction she received from that job is nothing compared to thrill of seeing a new generation get interested in space ight.
“Don’t get me wrong, training astronauts for space was ful lling, but being able to prepare the next generation is a next level of ful llment,” Lucas said.
at’s what she and her team
were aiming for April 26 and 27 at the Colorado Space Port near Watkins. e space port hosted the Go for Launch Higher Orbits event, a special STEM program, for 35 Denver-area middle and high school students.
Lucas said it’s incredibly ful lling to inspire the next generation of space enthusiasts, especially for kids that don’t have access to these kinds of opportunities.
She said she can relate.
“I’m a kid who is in love with space, from the south side of Chicago with no access to spaceinspired STEM programming,” she said.
Post-its, tape and teamwork
e students learned about teamwork, communication, technology, leadership, science,
engineering and brainstorming during the two day program. eir tasks include working as teams to create a tower made of paper stable enough to support the miniature NASA Orion Capsule placed on top. Each tower was tested with a small fan to assess its strength.
Global Village Academy’s Colton Burke, Prospect Ridge Academy’s Eshaan Valles and Colorado Skies Academy students Yiri Yerikanis, and Zach Schultz worked as a team.
e group of 8th grade students brainstormed how to best build their tower, each participating with structural engineering concepts and feeding o each other for inspiration.
eir nal tower was made of Post-its, paper and some tape
with room for the Orion Capsule on top. eir project was tested for strength, and they won rst place. Not only that, but they had fun doing it. at’s the goal, Lucas said. Being able to create something that she can bring to the backyards of students across the country is so meaningful to her.
Dreams of space e impact is huge, according to Robert Ferguson from Westminster Public Schools’ Random Innovation Center. He teaches the aviation engineering pathway, including drone classes, pilot training, engineering design, aviation electronics, and aerospace.
Evans gets midterms endorsement from Trump
BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed rst-term Republican Congressman Gabe Evans, calling Evans “an America First Patriot who is doing a fantastic job representing Colorado’s 8th Congressional District!” Trump endorsed Evans on a post on the Truth Social site. Trump added: “…A decorated Army Helicopter Pilot and former Police O cer, Gabe has served our Nation with Great Honor and Distinction. In Congress, he is ghting to Secure the Border, Champion American Energy, Defend the Second Amendment, and Support our Brave Military, Veterans, and Law Enforcement.”
Added Trump: “Gabe Evans has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!” Trump’s endorsement comes as both parties have targeted the 8th Congressional District as one that could go either way to realign the House of Representatives. It’s been rated a tossup before next year’s midterm elections. Evans in November narrowly defeated Democrat Yadira Caraveo to win the 8th District seat. Evans has already drawn two potential Democratic challengers, including Caraveo who launched a bid to retake the seat. State Rep. Manny Rutinel, D-Commerce City, kicked o his campaign in January to win the Democratic primary to earn the right to challenge Evans, has raised more than $1.1 million in the year’s rst quarter, according to Colorado Politics.
Evans thanked Trump for the endorsement, saying on X “I am dialed in on making sure our community is free of criminal illegal immigrant gangs and making Colorado a safer place to live, work, and raise a family. Proud to be ghting for #CO08 in Congress,” according to Colorado Politics.
8th grade students Henry Kovacs, from Thunder Ridge, Blake Chyou, home-schooled, Ben Santos, Eagle Crest High School, and Teagan Bura, Colorado Skies Academy watch to see how the tower they constructed fares against a sti wind during the Go For Launch program at the Colorado Air and Space Port. They claimed second place for the stability of their tower. BELEN WARD
Boom Supersonic to test engine at Colorado Space Port
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Centennial’s Boom Supersonic plans to test it’s hypersonic Symphony engine – that powered the rst civilian aircraft to break the sound barrier last year – at the Colorado Air and Spaceport, according to a news release on April 25. “ is is an exciting moment not just for Adams County but for the future of aerospace innovation in Colorado,” said Lynn Baca, Chair of the Adams County Board of Commissioners. “Boom’s investment in our community puts us at the forefront of the aerospace industry and re ects our shared commitment to advancing nextgeneration transportation technologies.”
Boom would use a former hypersonic test site at the Colorado Spaceport to run its prototype engine through its paces. e Symphony test site is on the Spaceport grounds near Watkins, roughly 35 miles from Boom’s Denver headquarters. ey will be using advanced instru-
mentation and a data collection system to accelerate engine development and enhancement.
Boom has agreed to invest $3.5 million in the Spaceport this year to get the testing site ready for this year’s prototype engine core trials, according to o cials.
“We are very excited to welcome Boom Supersonic to Colorado Air and Space Port and to support the development of its revolutionary Symphony Engine,” said Je Kloska, Director of CASP. “We look forward to a great partnership with Boom and to advancing our aviation and aerospace ecosystem at CASP.”
e high-temperature test site was most recently used by Reaction Engines UK to test a revolutionary engine precooler heat exchanger, according to a December 2022 Spaceport news release.
In January 2024, Colorado-based La Storia lm company documented Boom Supersonics’ test ight of its XB-1 aircraft, the rst civilian aircraft to break the sound barrier.
“I’m excited about the new opportunities for the next generation and am looking forward to seeing their progress and achievements at the Colorado Air and Space Port,” Ferguson said. “I’ve had students who have gone on to be airplane mechanics, training as pilots, and some have gone to the military, or the School of Mines, Metropolitan State University, and Colorado State University.”
Lucas said that since she was a little girl, she dreamed of working in the space industry, and had the privilege of doing that after she graduated.
“I worked at Johnson Space Center variety of di erent jobs with the International Space Station. I was part of the payload safety review panel,” Lucas said. “I was a ight controller and mission control, and then I was a technical instructor for astronauts and other instructors.”
After 12 years, commercial space started to take o , so she decided to leave NASA and start her own consulting company.
“I did some work for a nonpro t internationally. We launched Higher Orbits, a nonpro t. It’s our 10th anniversary. We’ve conducted 84 programs in 21 states, impacting over a thousand students.” Space loomed large in Capt. Wendy Lawrence’s imagination, too. Lawrence was an astronaut with four space shuttle missions under her belt, including the Astro Two
mission to the Russian Space Station Mir. Lawrence said she grew up reading about the Mercury or Gemini space programs, but as Apollo started, she was in front of her black and white televisions at home.
“Most of us had not migrated to color yet, and we were enthralled, amazed by what we saw. For me, it was Apollo 11 watching Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon,” Lawrence said. “I just knew at that moment, I wanted to ride a rocket and have a chance to nd space.”
Lawrence said Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics programs, also known as STEM or STEAM, are an opportunity for the students to take what they have been learning in school and apply it to a particular challenge, coming up with an idea for an experiment that could be on the International Space Station.
“It’s their opportunity to apply knowledge and education they acquired, giving them experience that they can go on and take on challenges and be successful.”
Elizabeth Balga, another volunteer for the program, works as a senior human systems integration engineer and ight operations engineer at Sierra Space in Colorado.
She worked on the Dream Chaser program, which is a cargo vehicle designed to bring payloads to the International Space Station.
Balga said she was inspired by Space ight since she was a little girl and was enamored with everything in science, space, and technology in her classes.
“ is age range is where kids are try-
ing to decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives, and allowing them to learn about space, but also STEM and space, everything it takes to go into space,” Balga said.
“It’s science, technology, engineering, art, and math. ere are also biology and aviation paths that are part of the greater aerospace realm,” Balga said. “As a kid, I didn’t have a lot of these opportunities to
learn about aerospace. I would have loved to go to a ‘Go for Launch’ as a kid.” Go for Launch volunteer Sonia Morales also works as a modeling and simulations engineer at the Aerospace Corporation.
“I’ve been looking for other opportunities to give back to students, to inspire them. I found out about Go for Launch asking for volunteers, and I was very excited to volunteer,” Morales said.
Students work to build a tower that can withstand strong winds while holding a space capsule during the Go For Launch program at the Colorado Air and Space station. BELEN WARD
The Boom supersonic flight of XB-1 aircraft test flight. FILE PHOTO
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State lawmakers brace for special session on Medicaid
Budget director estimates cuts to federal funding could reach $1 billion
BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN
Lawmakers and other state o cials have for weeks been bracing for the possibility of coming back to the Capitol later this year to deal with potential federal cuts to Medicaid likely to be included in Congressional Republicans’ still-being-written budget proposal.
“ ere certainly are a lot of indicators that would suggest that we might end up having to come back in the event that there’s a dramatic cut to Medicaid,” state Sen. Judy Amabile, a Boulder Democrat and member of the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, said in March, as rst reported in e Colorado Sun’s politics newsletter, e Una liated.
Speaking to a group of health care leaders in April, Gov. Jared Polis’ budget director put it a little more bluntly. Mark Ferrandino said the state is estimating up to $1 billion in cuts to Colorado’s federal Medicaid funding under proposals being discussed in Washington, D.C..
“Just to be clear to everyone,” Ferrandino said, “if that’s the cut, we are not backlling, which means we have to make cuts both in Medicaid and other places in the
state budget to deal with it.”
Medicaid is the state’s most expensive program. e agency that runs the program has an $18 billion budget for next year. More than $10 billion in that budget comes from federal funds, meaning Colorado could be facing a 10% cut in that funding if Ferrandino’s projections are correct.
Colorado contributes about $5 billion to the Medicaid program out of the state’s general fund, making it the largest source of general fund spending. When Ferrandino says the state will not back ll, he means the state won’t chip in more general fund money to make up for the possible federal cuts. ere just isn’t enough cash to do so. is is especially true because next year will see another tight budget, regardless of what happens at the federal level. Ferrandino described what lawmakers did this year to close a $1.2 billion budget gap as essentially punting the problem into next year.
“It is going to be a more di cult budget,” Ferrandino said in remarks at the Colorado Hospital Association’s Hospitals on the Hill, a lobbying day for health care leaders that also features informational sessions for those leaders. “We are going to have to look at cuts. I will say Medicaid … if not controlled is going to eat up the entire state budget. Which is going to mean we have to make di cult decisions in the health care space.”
e combination of these two funding crises has sent Colorado o cials and
health care leaders into overdrive in the past few weeks to ght against federal cuts to Medicaid.
Earlier this month, Polis and Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera sent a letter to Colorado’s Congressional delegation urging them to reject cuts to Medicaid. e envisioned cuts could mean a loss of 12,000 jobs, $1.3 billion in state GDP and $82 million in state and local tax revenue, the pair argued.
“Children, hardworking individuals, people with disabilities, seniors, and safety net providers are not political pawns or talking points,” they wrote in the letter. “ ese cuts would mean losing access to lifesaving care with devastating consequences.”
e Colorado Health Policy Coalition, a group of more than 80 health care organizations from across the policy spectrum, followed that with its own letter opposing cuts. Just this week, the Colorado Rural Health Center released a statement criticizing proposals to cut programs that speci cally support rural health care providers.
“Cutting funding that has been a cornerstone supporting the rural health care delivery system for decades is both short sighted and profoundly damaging,” said Michelle Mills, the CEO of the Colorado Rural Health Center, said in the statement. “Every dollar of federal funding invested in rural healthcare is an investment in thriving communities.”
e debate over health funding cuts has
also created fault lines among Republicans in Washington.
Colorado U.S. Rep. Je Hurd, a Republican who represents western and southern Colorado signed onto a letter urging House leadership to preserve Medicaid. Nearly one-third of people in Hurd’s district are covered by Medicaid, the highest percentage of any Colorado representative.
Meanwhile, Colorado U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who represents a swing district predominantly in Adams and Weld counties, told Colorado Public Radio that cuts to Medicaid would be made only to eliminate misuse of funds and to make the program work better.
“We’re going back to cutting out the fraud, waste and abuse that actually preserves the program by making sure that we can get more resources to the people who are actually lawful bene ciaries of it,” Evans said.
If the cuts do happen, Ferrandino said state o cials do not yet have a plan for what they would slash — in part because it remains uncertain exactly which areas of Medicaid the GOP may target.
“I don’t know what we will do,” he said. “I don’t know what the legislature will do. I know we’ll be in a special session, so we’ll see all of you in July or September or August to deal with it.” is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.
Federal appeals courtmaintains block on deportations
BY CHASE WOODRUFF COLORADO NEWSLINE
A trio of federal appellate judges on Tuesday left in place a lower court’s ruling temporarily blocking the removal of detainees held in Colorado under the Alien Enemies Act.
e two-page order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit denied an emergency motion for a stay led by President Donald Trump’s administration last week. Trump has invoked the centuries-old Alien Enemies Act for just the fourth time in U.S. history in an attempt to expedite the removals of hundreds of people the administration claims are part of an “invasion” of the United States by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
Citing the authority granted to it by the 1798 law, the administration sent 137 detainees to a brutal maximumsecurity prison in El Salvador before multiple federal courts, including one in Colorado, ordered a halt to such removals over due process concerns. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte Sweeney’s
temporary restraining order against the removal of any detainees from Colorado under the AEA is set to remain in e ect until at least May 6.
Trump’s Department of Justice appealed Sweeney’s ruling to the 10th Circuit last week, asking the court to suspend the TRO pending appeal and arguing that it causes “irreparable harm” by “interfer(ing) with the President’s core authority to protect the nation.”
A panel of three appellate judges — Judges Harris L. Hartz, Gregory Alan Phillips and Joel M. Carson — bluntly dismissed that argument in Tuesday’s order denying the DOJ’s motion.
“Given the important unresolved issues under the Alien Enemies Act and the ruling of the United States Supreme Court that no one in that proceeding be removed under the AEA until further order of that Court … there is no realistic possibility that the government could remove any member of the class from this country before nal expiration of the TRO on May 6, 2025,” the judges wrote. “Accordingly, the emergency mo-
tion for a stay is denied.” e case, D.B.U. v. Trump, originated earlier this month as a petition for habeas corpus and proposed class action by lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of two Venezuelan nationals held at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora. e plainti s, who are identied by their initials, D.B.U. and R.M.M., say they have been falsely identi ed as Tren de Aragua members by the Trump administration and fear imminent deportation to the CECOT facility, criticized by human rights groups for its crowded and abusive conditions.
About 90% of the deportees sent to CECOT last month had no criminal record, according to Bloomberg. At least one, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, was removed as a result of an “administrative error,” while advocates, attorneys and family members for other deportees say that they were falsely identi ed as TdA members because of tattoos honoring family members or their favorite soccer team. Trump has openly oated plans to send American citizens to CECOT next.
Sweeney’s order required the Trump administration to provide at least 21 days’ notice, written in a language the individual understands, to any detainee designated for removal under the AEA. It also provisionally certi ed the class that the two plainti s seek to represent, blocking the removal of “all noncitizens in custody in the District of Colorado who were, are, or will be subject to” Trump’s March 14 proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act. ACLU attorneys estimate that could apply to more than 100 detainees held at the Aurora detention center.
In U.S. District Court proceedings in the case, the DOJ argued in a Monday ling that Sweeney should decline to certify the case as a class action, claiming again that D.B.U. and R.M.M. are not targeted for AEA removals and haven’t shown they “are members of the class they seek to represent.”
But the ACLU has led a motion for a preliminary injunction that would extend and clarify the terms of Sweeney’s TRO for the plainti s and all members of the proposed class.
Beware bad apples in metro districts
Elections matter!
On May 6th, Coloradans in metro districts, and other special districts, will have the opportunity to vote for their neighbors to represent them on these boards. ese elected individuals will have important duciary responsibilities for the district while also making pragmatic decisions about the legal, accounting, and auditing professionals the district will hire.
Sadly, a few bad actors are giving the industry a blemish, and I am tired of it. Slick-talking managers, guised as “experts,” are going around neighborhoods across Colorado, selling a bill of goods and telling people that their metro district is inappropriately costing them more than necessary. As someone who ghts for residents every day, I’m working to advance measures that enhance transparency and accountability among metro districts at the local and state level. ese bad actors recruit new people to run for their metro district boards based on mistruths about the district’s nancing, the board promptly res the current district manager, lawyer, and accountant, and then hires the bad actor giving them access to the management of the district. ey then proceed to willfully take the district down a litigious path that ultimately costs homeowners a lot more money. Take, for example, the BNC2
Metro District in Adams County. e people of that district elected neighbors to the board in good faith, and were led down a path by their district management to not repay their debt service that was paid into the district through property taxes collected by the county. ese taxes were obligated to pay for bonds issued to nance and build public infrastructure like streets, sewer, and sidewalks. e management of that district, while not paying the debt service, diverted those collected tax dollars to pay for things like their management fees, and a jury said, “Nope, you can’t do that.” Sadly, the result of this jury trial is that the homeowners of the community will have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars more to make up the di erence for the money that management willfully diverted.
District Court Judge Arturo Hernandez said it best, “What this does is it basically lengthens the time period to pay the principal on those notes, and, obviously, what that does is it prolongs the time in which the bondholder is repaid. It increases interest that is being paid…
Oand that is a speci c harm not only to the bondholder, but, frankly, to the taxpayers….”
People across Colorado – my constituents and those like them across the state – deal with the high costs of living every single day. No one can a ord unnecessary extra costs in their family budgets like those being forced on them in the BNC2 Metro District.
Managers, like those in the BNC2 Metro District, must be exposed and held accountable. Well-meaning residents should not be hoodwinked by so-called “experts” into believing that tax dollars can be diverted for purposes other than paying for the infrastructure they were dedicated to. Our neighbors need defending from these individuals.
We should all be grateful that there are people willing to step up to protect our citizens by sitting on community boards like those in the 2,200+ metro districts across the state – not to mention boards and commissions in each county, regionally and more. I greatly respect those people who give their time freely and take on these important duciary responsibilities. Colorado needs more good people to step up, and local special district elections are a way to do so. I encourage residents to consider running for these local positions and know who they are voting for. In fact, the metro
Planning for a life after coal
h what a di erence 20 years has made in how Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association views energy. An organization that in 2005 wanted to build a giant new coal plant now sees a future almost entirely devoid of coal. It expects to be at 70% renewables by 2030. Perhaps Tri-State failed to get the executive order from President Donald Trump, “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful, Clean Coal Industry.” It’s an echo of the past. During a campaign stop in Grand Junction, Trump in 2016 promised to bring it back. It was an empty promise. Prices of rst wind and then solar had slid downhill on trajectories steeper than Interstate 70 descending from the Eisenhower Tunnel. Reduced emissions were a bonus argument for renewables.
In an April 11 ling with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Tri-State proposes adding 700 megawatts of new renewable resources, the majority on the windy, sun-drenched and sparsely populated plains of eastern Colorado, and also 650 megawatts of short-term battery storage. “ at’s a lot of steel in the ground,” said a member of an electrical cooperative on the Western Slope.
Natural gas is also part of the mix. Tri-State proposes a 307-megawatt plant somewhere near Craig. ere, in little more than three years, it will close all three coal- red power units it now operates. It also proposes to replace ve aging combustion turbines near Fort Lupton at the J.M. Shafer Generating Station, boosting capacity modestly to 281 megawatts.
is proposal ts in with a broad theme in Colorado. More than 2,300 megawatts of new natural gas capacity is being built, has been approved, or is proposed by Col-
district board should ultimately be comprised primarily of people who live in the community. Residents should think carefully about protecting their neighborhood’s interests by preventing fraud like our neighbors in Adams County experienced. Watch out for bad actors who just want to make a buck o of those who don’t know what to believe. And call them out when you see them – if someone claims something that seems too good to be true, it often is. We should all be aware that there are charlatans in this world and help each other stave them o .
To do that, residents must be informed and engaged in their metro districts. at’s why I introduced and passed important metro district legislation in HB 25-1219, which seeks to improve the ways metro districts communicate with their residents. is way we can ensure those entrusted with public service are acting in our neighborhoods’ best interests.
We should all work to ensure that every metro district is well run. Get involved in running for your board, vote, and don’t be afraid to call out the bad apples that give everyone a black eye.
Carlos Barron represents District 48 in the Colorado State House of Representatives.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Colorado needs strong food protection
orado’s major electrical utilities. In a sense, we’re swapping coal for gas. at represents a net reduction in emissions.
Will these very expensive gas plants be stranded by new technologies during our journey to a midcentury goal of net-zero emissions? e answer is complicated. Utility resource planners given responsibility for keeping lights on today think we need gas, at least if we want to avoid giant price increases in electricity. A study released by the Colorado Energy O ce in early 2024 reached a similar conclusion.
In 2005, our utilities thought our future was in coal. Xcel Energy had started building Colorado’s largest coal unit ever, the 750-megawatt Comanche 3 in Pueblo. It was expected to operate until 2070. Now, it is to close in 2030.
Tri-State was also dreaming big coal in 2005. It wanted to build 1,400 megawatts of new coal-burning generation in southwest Kansas. A partnering utility, Sun ower Electric, was to get another 700 megawatts. In 2007, the two utilities su ered a setback. Kansas denied a permit for these coalburning castles because of greenhouse gas emissions. e denial, shocking then, became a blessing. When the utilities nally got their permit in 2017, the economics of electricity had turned upside down. Imagine the nancial albatross hanging around Tri-State’s neck had it succeeded. As it was, Tri-State spent $100 million or more on this errant path.
By 2018, Tri-State was imagining a di er-
ent future. A new chief executive, Duane Highley, was given a mandate to explore the new economic terrain. In November, Jared Polis won election as Colorado governor after running on a platform of 100% renewables by 2040. at December, Xcel executives announced their plans to leave coal.
Beginning this year, Tri-State will close its three coal units at by September 2028. In 2031 it plans to close its coal unit at Springerville, Ariz. In this transition, Tri-State hopes to get federal assistance promised it under the In ation Reduction Act for stranded assets. It will then have coal-burning ownership only in Wyoming’s Laramie River Station, a short railroad trip from the Powder River coal elds.
Just transition is also part of Tri-State’s pivot. State legislators in 2019 said that coal-dependent communities should be given aid as they made their career shifts. In a 2024 agreement, Tri-State pledged to pay Craig and Mo at County $22 million between 2026 and 2029 and committed to support investments with $48 million in additional bene ts between 2029 and 2038
Tri-State payments can be reduced if taxable property is added. A gas plant in Moffat County will do just that.
Tri-State still has challenges. For example, it is still losing members. And questions remain for it and other utilities about where to hedge bets. Natural gas is a conservative bet, the way coal was 20 years ago. At that time, few among us were carrying a smartphone. We were mostly beholden to land lines. Will a still nascent technology fully emerge to replace gas, too?
Allen Best tracks Colorado’s energy transition at BigPovots.com. Subscriptions are free.
Arriving in Colorado, I quickly noticed its proud history of standing up for animals, public health, and the environment. We value doing the right thing here — whether it’s supporting humane farming practices, protecting natural resources, or promoting public health. at’s why I’m deeply concerned about the EATS Act, recently reintroduced as the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326). Despite its new name, this bill is identical to the dangerous EATS Act from last Congress. is bill would wipe out so many important state laws that protect animals, the environment, and even public health. It would also threaten laws aimed at reducing pollution from largescale animal operations and safeguarding the wellbeing of our communities.
In Colorado, we have shown that it’s possible to support farmers, protect animals, and care for our environment all at once. Please join me in contacting our federal Representatives, such as Rep. Gabe Evans and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and ask them to stand with Colorado values and oppose the EATS Act and any attempt to weaken state protections for animals, farmers, and our communities. We must move forward — not backward — when it comes to compassion, health, and environmental responsibility.
Chau McAusland, Erie
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COVER: From left, Elizabeth Robinson, Rachel Sartucci, Justine Williams and Karen MacDowell assist Rachel, who has cerebral palsy, get mounted on the saddle for her training.
TOP: Justine Williams and Karen MacDowell help Rachel Sartucci with hands-and-arm stretching exercises while mounted on a horse.
BOTTOM: Justine Williams and Karen MacDowell work with Rachel Sartucci to use her voice to command the horse to go or stop with music, while Colleen Larson leads the horse. This therapy helps with communication, cognitive abilities and social-emotional growth.
EQUINE THERAPY
In addition, Williams stated that she is initiating a program to nd local do-it-yourself enthusiasts who would like to come together and form their own small group and social network.
“ ey could help build and x things on the farm — such as walking ladders for the children learning to walk or x a fence — where they can socialize with the kids,” Williams said.
Williams has a large barn arena on her property, but it needs someone to put electricity in it so she can expand and use it on hot days and cold days to train her clients.
“I have multiple sclerosis,” Williams said. “Before my mother passed in 2015, she always worried about me working in the heat. I work outside in the heat, which exacerbates my MS symptoms.”
Williams said she hopes to launch a capital campaign to run electricity underground from her house to the barn.
“I could have more classes throughout the day on cloudy days and wintertime to get some heat in here and some lights in the evening to do train-
For more information on Rhythm of the Horse therapy, contact Justine Williams, executive director and therapist, at 303-681-8183 or email her at justine@rhythmofthehorse.org. The website is www.rhythmofthehorse.org.
The services Williams o ers:
ing,” Williams said. “We could hold fundraising events and bring in more fun. So that’s something that I would like to do with this indoor area.”
• Conductive education, a holistic education with individuals with neurological impairment or delays.
• Adaptive riding for individuals with special needs to learn horseback riding or transition to other programs.
• Sensor integration therapy, which helps children with sensory-processing challenges improve their ability to handle sensory input.
• e Horsepower Reading and Math program combines social emotional learning with academics to support students struggling with reading and math due to ADHD, anxiety, depression and other challenges.
• Equine-assisted learning activities with a horse, such as mounting or dismounting it, which focuses on personal development and academic skills.
In addition, Rhythm of the Horse o ers various camps during school breaks, accommodating school groups. Homeschoolers and emotional support groups are available upon request.
PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD
Justine Williams hopes to raise funds to install electricity inside the barn to be able to make more use of its arena.
Justine Williams works with Rachel Sartucci to put a hoop over a pole, which works her cognitive skills.
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LOCHBUIE TOWN OF 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report Covering Data For Calendar Year 2024 Public Water System ID: CO0162486
Esta es información importante. Si no la pueden leer, necesitan que alguien se la traduzca.
We are pleased to present to you this year’s water quality report. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. Please contact AJ EUCKERT at 303-655-9308 with any questions or for public participation opportunities that may affect water quality.
General Information
All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791) or by visiting epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immunocompromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV-AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk of infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, or to receive a copy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and microbiological contaminants call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (1-800-426-4791).
Contaminant Information
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
•Microbial contaminants: viruses and bacteria that may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
•Inorganic contaminants: salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.
•Pesticides and herbicides: may come from a variety of sources, such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses.
•Radioactive contaminants: can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.
•Organic chemical contaminants: including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and also may come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment prescribes regulations limiting the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health.
Lead in Drinking Water
Lead can cause serious health effects in people of all ages, especially pregnant people, infants (both formula-fed and breastfed), and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and parts used in service lines and in home plumbing. We are responsible for providing high quality drinking water and removing lead pipes but cannot control the variety of materials used in the plumbing in your home. Because lead levels may vary over time, lead exposure is possible even when your tap sampling results do not detect lead at one point in time.
You can help protect yourself and your family by identifying and removing lead materials within your home plumbing and taking steps to reduce your family’s risk. Using a filter, certified by an American National Standards Institute accredited certifier to reduce lead, is effective in reducing lead exposures. Follow the instructions provided with the filter to ensure the filter is used properly.
Use only cold water for drinking, cooking, and making baby formula. Boiling water does not remove lead from water. Before using tap water for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula, flush your pipes for several minutes. You can do this by running your tap, taking a shower, doing laundry or a load of dishes. If you have a lead service line or galvanized requiring replacement service line, you may need to flush your pipes for a longer period. If you are concerned about lead in your water and wish to have your water tested, contact AJ EUCKERT at 303-655-9308. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available at epa.gov/safewater/lead.
Service Line Inventory
New state and federal laws require us to inventory all water service lines in our service area to classify the material. A service line is the underground pipe that carries water from the water main, likely in the street, into your home or building. In 2023, the Town of Lochbuie contracted with 120Water to develop the Service Line Inventory. As part of the inventory process, 120Water and the Town reviewed County and Town building records, internal GIS records, development records, and distribution system records to determine the year built for each water main and service line (system-owned or customer-owned) within the distribution system for the Town. Once the year build was determined, all material information was reviewed. The Town of Lochbuie water mains material was determined to be non-lead PVC, asbestos concrete, or ductal iron of 4” or larger. All system-owned service lines were determined to be nonlead (copper or other). If you would like to view a copy of our service line inventory or have questions about the material of your service line, contact AJ EUCKERT at 303-655-9308.
Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP)
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment may have provided us with a Source Water Assessment Report for our water supply. For general information or to obtain a copy of the report please visit wqcdcompliance.com/ccr. The report is located under “Guidance: Source Water Assessment Reports”. Search the table using our system name or ID, or by contacting AJ EUCKERT at 303-655-9308. The Source Water Assessment Report provides a screening-level evaluation of potential contamination that could occur. It does not mean that the contamination has or will occur. We can use this information to evaluate the need to improve our current water treatment capabilities and prepare for future contamination threats. This can help us ensure that quality finished water is delivered to your homes. In addition, the source water assessment results provide a starting point for developing a source water protection plan. Potential sources of contamination in our source water area are listed below. Please contact us to learn more about what you can do to help protect your drinking water sources, any questions about the Drinking Water Quality Report, to learn more about our system, or to attend scheduled public meetings. We want you, our valued customers, to be informed about the services we provide and the quality water we deliver to you every day.
Our Water Sources
Town of Lochbuie
Commercial/Industrial/Transportation, Low Intensity
(Groundwater-Well)
(Groundwater-Well)
Terms and Abbreviations
Urban Recreational Grasses, Row Crops, Fallow, Small Grains, Pasture / Hay, Septic Systems, Oil / Gas Wells, Road
•Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) − The highest level of a contaminant allowed in drinking water.
•Treatment Technique (TT) − A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
•Health-Based − A violation of either a MCL or TT.
•Non-Health-Based − A violation that is not a MCL or TT.
•Action Level (AL) − The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment and other regulatory requirements.
•Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) − The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
•Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) − The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
•Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) − The level of a drinking water disinfectant, below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.
•Violation (No Abbreviation) − Failure to meet a Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulation.
•Formal Enforcement Action (No Abbreviation) − Escalated action taken by the State (due to the risk to public health, or number or severity of violations) to bring a non-compliant water system back into compliance.
•Variance and Exemptions (V/E) − Department permission not to meet a MCL or treatment technique under certain conditions.
•Gross Alpha (No Abbreviation) − Gross alpha particle activity compliance value. It includes radium-226, but excludes radon 222, and uranium.
•Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) − Measure of the radioactivity in water.
•Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) − Measure of the clarity or cloudiness of water. Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU is just noticeable to the typical person.
•Compliance Value (No Abbreviation) – Single or calculated value used to determine if regulatory contaminant level (e.g. MCL) is met. Examples of calculated values are the 90th Percentile, Running Annual Average (RAA) and Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA).
• Average (x-bar) − Typical value.
•Range (R) − Lowest value to the highest value.
•Sample Size (n) − Number or count of values (i.e. number of water samples collected).
•Parts per million = Milligrams per liter (ppm = mg/L) − One part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.
•Parts per billion = Micrograms per liter (ppb = ug/L) − One part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.
•Not Applicable (N/A) – Does not apply or not available.
•Level 1 Assessment – A study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine (if possible) why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water system.
•Level 2 Assessment – A very detailed study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine (if possible) why an E. coli MCL violation has occurred and/or why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water system on multiple occasions.
Detected Contaminants
LOCHBUIE TOWN OF routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table(s) show all detections found in the period of January 1 to December 31, 2024 unless otherwise noted. The State of Colorado requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable to this type of contamination. Therefore, some of our data, though representative, may be more than one-year-old. Violations and Formal Enforcement Actions, if any, are reported in the next section of this report.
Note: Only detected contaminants sampled within the last 5 years appear in this report. If no tables appear in this section, then no contaminants were detected in the last round of monitoring.
PUBLIC NOTICES
Description of property to be foreclosed: Unit E, Building 28, The Greens at Buffalo Run according to the Condominium Map recorded on June 15, 2006 at Reception No. 20060615000609950, in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Adams County, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Amended and Restated Condominium Declaration for The Greens at Buffalo Run recorded on September 16, 2004 at Reception No. 20040916000908710 and November 23, 2004 at Reception No. 20041123001187980, and Supplement recorded June 15, 2006 at Reception No. 20060615000609960 in said records, County of Adams, State of Colorado.
Also known as: 15501 E. 112th Avenue, #28E, Commerce City, CO 80022.
THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.
NOTICE OF SALE
THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on June 12, 2025, at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, located at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover the highest bid by noon on the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
First Publication: April 17, 2025
Last Publication: May 15, 2025
Name of Publication:
Brighton Standard Blade NOTICE OF RIGHTS
YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO §38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.
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.
GREENS AT BUFFALO RUN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation
Defendants: DEBORAH A. SANDERS; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO §38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE, EXCEPT THAT, IF THE PERSON IS DEEMED AN ALTERNATE LIENOR PURSUANT TO §38-38-305.5, C.R.S. AND THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IS A UNIT ASSOCIATION LIEN, THE ALTERNATE LIENOR HAS THIRTY (30) DAYS TO FILE THE NOTICE WITH THE OFFICER OF THE ALTERNATE LIENOR’S INTENT TO REDEEM.
IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN C.R.S. 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW, RALPH L. CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING, 1300 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203, 720-508-6000; THE CFPB, HTTP:// WWW.CONSUMERFINANCE.GOV/COMPLAINT/; CFPB, PO BOX 2900, CLINTON IA 52733-2900 (855) 411-2372 OR BOTH, BUT THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
The name, address, and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows:
Wendy E. Weigler #28419 Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP 350 Indiana Street, Suite 450 Golden, CO 80401 303-863-1870
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Date: March 13, 2025.
By: Gene R. Claps Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado
Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-302, 38-38304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as
amended.
Legal Notice No. BSB3805
First Publication: April 17, 2025
Last Publication: May 15, 2025
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601
Plaintiff: DAMIAN BAGBY
Defendants: ANTHONY ALBO, et al.
Case No.: 2023CV030408
Division: W
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE BY VIRTUE OF an Amended Writ of Execution issued by the District Court of Adams County and State of Colorado, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the sum of $54,346.19 dollars and costs of suit, the amount of a certain Judgment recently obtained against Your Choice Wheel & Tire, LLC, and in favor of 7160 Irving Street, LLC out of the business property of Your Choice Wheel & Tire, LLC. I have levied on the following property, to-wit:
Equipment: Quantity
1. Next Gen Tire Changer; Model R980XR; Serial No: 17289-001-035 (1)
Ranger Tire Balancer; Model DST2420; Serial No. 17284-001-015 (1)
Wheel (3)
Racks for Wheels
broken)
Hose (1) Inventory (Rims/Wheels): 1. Avati AV11 22155MBF; Matte Black Machined Face;
AV1122155MBF (2) 2. RDR Twister RD/16 Red Machined Gloss Black; 20 x 12 RD16201206208-44GBMLTR RDROFFROAD.COM (4) 3. K9 K20 Black Red Mill; 20 x 8.5 K2028.551153574.1 GBRM K9WHEEL.COM (4)
4. Avat SA-3 2085 Matte Black Aluminum Inner; 5 x 120 W2016F021146JT(4) 5. IROC 6-22 Matte Black 22 x 9.5; C82229501S-418 (4) 6. 2 Crave ME.5 Gloss Black Mill Face; 18 x 8; ME5-1880kk35fgbmf (4)
7. Mayhem Tripwire 8110 Gloss Black Prism Red 20 x 9 8110-2936BTR18 mayhemwheels. com (4)
8. RDR Twister/RD 16 Gloss Black, Red Accents-Mill Spoke 20 x 9 9RD16209006208+OOGBMWTRM RDROFFROAD.COM (4) 9. Axe Zeus Gloss Black-Mill Accents/Letters; 20 x 10 Quick code 4002 axe wheels. com (3)
Inventory Tires:
1.RDR 33x12.50 R18LT 118Q(4)
2.RDR 285/75 R16 10PR (4)
3. Federal Xplora M/T 33x12.50 R18LT 10PR (4)
4.Federal Xplora L/T 285/70 R18LT(4)
5.Nankang 245/45 R18 NS-25(8)
6.Nankang 225/35Z R20 NS-25(8)
THEREFORE, according to said command, I shall expose for sale, at Public Auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash, all the right, title, and interest of the above-named business property of Your Choice Wheel & Tire LLC, in and to the above described property on the 2nd day of June, 2025, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at 7160 Irving Street, Westminster, Colorado, in the County of Adams, State of Colorado.
NOTICE: THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED UPON MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
DATED this 25th day of April 2025.
GENE R. CLAPS, Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado
By: Kathy Grosshans, Deputy Sheriff
Legal Notice No. BSB3845
First Publication: May 8, 2025
Last Publication: May 29, 2025
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Misc. Private Legals
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO 1100 JUDICIAL CENTER DRIVE BRIGHTON, CO 80601 (303) 659-1161
Case Number: 2025CV30459
Div: C
Petitioner: METRO WATER RECOVERY, a Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District of the State of Colorado,
v.
Respondents: ALTHEA E. STORM; ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ALTHEA E. STORM; and ALEX VILLAGRAN, in his official capacity as the COUNTY TREASURER OF ADAMS COUNTY.
Attorneys for Petitioner: M. Patrick Wilson, No. 26303
Daniel P. Harvey, No. 49863
Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C. 511 Sixteenth Street, Suite 610 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 825-6444 pwilson@hpwclaw.com dph@hpwclaw.com
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION
ACTION TO OBTAIN FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY TO RESPONDENTS: ALTHEA E. STORM; ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ALTHEA E. STORM
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Petition in Condemnation has been filed in this Court by the above-named Petitioner seeking fee simple title to real property pursuant to Colorado law; said property located in Adams County, Colorado in which you may have an interest being more particularly described as follows: A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 3,846 SQ. FT. (0.088 ACRE), MORE OR LESS, LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST, OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO, SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 1, THENCE COINCIDENT WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 1, S89° 55’ 09”W, A DISTANCE OF 1,031.57 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE, S00°28°31”E, DEPARTING SAID NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET; THENCE, S89°55’09”E, A DISTANCE OF 19.92 FEET;
THENCE N00°04’51”W, A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1;
THENCE, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, N89° 55’ 09”E, A DISTANCE OF 330.00 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING.
BASIS OF BEARINGS: BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST, 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BETWEEN A 3-1/4” ALUMINUM CAP AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 1 AND A 3-1/4” ALUMINUM CAP IN A RANGE BOX AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1 BEING S89° 55’ 09”W.
You are hereby required to file an Answer or other response in the Adams County District Court, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, no later than June 19, 2025, to answer or otherwise respond to said Petition. If you fail to file an Answer or other response by that date, the Court will proceed to ascertain the compensation to be paid to the owners and title to the above-described property interest will be vested in Petitioner, as provided by law.
DATED this 21st day of April, 2025.
Legal Notice No. BSB3835
First Publication: May 1, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Isaac Jacobson, a/k/a Isaac Jacobson Reyes, a/k/a Ike Jacobson, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30060
All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court on or before September 1, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Dunn Fiduciary, LLC P.O. Box 238 Littleton CO 80160
Legal Notice No. BSB 3159
First Publication: May 1, 2025
Last Publication: May 15, 2025
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Joshua James Owen, a.k.a. Joshua J. Owen, a.k.a. Joshua Owen, a.k.a. Josh Owen, a.k.a. Jhed Owen, Deceased Case Number: 2025 PR 030205
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 25, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Marty Joe Owen
Personal Representative 6021 Key Largo Circle Punta Gorda, FL 33955
Legal Notice No. BSB3820
First Publication: April 24, 2025
Last Publication: May 8, 2025 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
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Gregory J. Notarianni, #15182 1290 Broadway, Ste. 1700, Denver, CO 80203
Legal Notice No. BSB3822
First Publication: April 24, 2025
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Riverdale celebrates softball title with ring ceremony
BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Riverdale Ridge High School’s softball team gathered on April 24 for a ring ceremony commemorating its rst Class 5A state softball title in school history.
e Ravens won the title in October using a 15-hit attack, mainly singles, to beat top-seeded Cherokee Trail High School.
“ ere were times when I’ve left here (the state tournament) where I felt like,
‘Can I get us to where we need to be?’” said Head Coach Ray Garza after winning the title. “ e players doubt themselves, too. My words this week were, ‘Be phenomenal or be forgotten.’ ey were phenomenal.”
En route to the state crown, Riverdale Ridge pulled out a come-from-behind,
9-8 semi nal round win against Broomeld High School.
It’s the second state title in school history for the Ravens and the second involving a girls team. Riverdale Ridge girls basketball won the 4A state title in 2024, capturing the rst championship in any sport in school history.
“It’s culture. We have seven seniors who play for each other,” Garza said.
“Taking second last year really hurt us. We didn’t play phenomenal last year. We had too many mistakes. is tournament, we were disciplined.”
“It feels amazing to be a state champ,” said relief pitcher Mady Ortiz, who struck out four Cherokee Trail batters in two innings of work. said. “I’ve been working at this for four years. We all have. It’s amazing we nally did it.”
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Riverdale Ridge High School’s softball team gathered April 24 for a ring ceremony to commemorate its first state softball title in school history. The Ravens won the title in October. JDUBB PHOTOGRAPHY
Tegan Medina makes the catch on a fly ball during a first-day-of-practice drill at Riverdale Ridge High School.The team would go on to win their first state title. FILE PHOTO
