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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

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Turning trees into mulch

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Residents voice concerns about proposed mountain bike park Full Send Bike Ranch wants to locate on Shadow Mountain Drive in Conifer

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

worth it — helping the environment and saving him a trip down the hill.

“This is local, and I like the organization,” Mancini said.

Dave Lystrom, an ESA board member who organizes the recycling event the first two Saturdays in January, said the proceeds are an important fundraiser for the nonprofit.

Great idea. Bad location.

That was the consensus of many who attended a virtual community meeting about a proposed freeride mountain bike park on Shadow Mountain Drive approximately 2 miles from Highway 73.

Neighbors said during the Zoom community meeting on Jan. 5 that they thought such an endeavor would provide a great recreation venue for mountain bikers, bring more business to Conifer shops and restaurants, and ease the overcrowding of nearby parks.

However, they agreed it didn’t make sense to put the bike park that is estimated to have 700 visitors a day on weekends in the middle of a residential area on a two-lane road that isn’t equipped to handle the high traffic volume.

Jason Evans and Phil Bouchard,

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Deanna Baysinger holds a container on a stick that she used to collect donations for the Evergreen Sustainability Alliance during the PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST Christmas tree recycling event at Evergreen Lutheran Church.

ESA hosts annual recycling event

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Recycling Christmas trees and Styrofoam is a labor of love for the Evergreen Sustainability Alliance.

The organization, formerly known

as Evergreen’s Alliance for Sustainability + You, has been repurposing trees into mulch and sending Styrofoam blocks to Golden for recycling for a dozen years. It’s a win-win for area residents, who dispose of their trees, and they can get mulch from Lam Tree Service. The service is free, but donations are encouraged.

Chris Mancini of Evergreen said dropping off his tree and adding some money into the canister is

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OBITUARIES NOWAK-GIOELI

FALTER

Roger Alan Falter

Renee Joan Nowak-Gioeli

July 11, 1951 - December 30, 2020

February 3, 1933 – January 4, 2021

Renee Joan Nowak-Gioeli, 87, of Overland Park, Kansas, left for heaven on January 4, 2021.

Renee was born on February 2, 1933 to Mabel Murphy and Eli John Delamater in NYC. While attending high school, Renee competitively ice-skated and performed with the Ice Capades. She went on to study at Hunter College.

In 1951, she married Lemar Edward Nowak and they built a home in Tuxedo, NY. They went on to have 4 children, Leslie (Sickler), Christopher (Nowak), Jacqueline (Thomas), and Stephanie (Cinquanta). Later in 1993, Renee moved to Evergreen, CO with her second husband, Frank-where she fell in love with the mountains and called it “God’s Country.” Renee moved in 2013, to be closer to her family in Kansas.

Renee was a gourmet cook and loved hosting parties. As an adventurer, she rode the Concord, traveled the world on cruise ships, and fancy train trips.

Renee was an avid bridge player, and loved reading, and later listening to BROUILLETTE

books. She often enjoyed listening to Elvis and The Ink Spots or watching movies.

Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Max, her cat, was the love of her life, and her constant companion. Renee will be missed greatly, but has left many past and recent wonderful memories for her family to cherish.

Renee was predeceased by Lee, Leslie, and her second husband, Frank Gioeli. She is survived by her children, Christopher, Jacqueline, Stephanie.

Also, grandchildren Justin, Ashley, Sterling, Shay, and her beloved Rachael & Robert Cinquanta, and greatgrandchild Alina.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her honor to Alphapointe, a low-vision organization. There will be a funeral service held at St. Michaels Archangel Parish, 14251 Nall Ave, Leawood, KS, on Saturday, January 23rd, at 10:00 am.

Condolences at www.porterfuneralhome.com

Charlie Brouillette 8/19/1949 - 12/27/2020

On Sunday December 27th, 2020 my Father, Charlie Brouillette, passed away. My Mother and I were at his side and it was a peaceful passing. Since then, I have been dreaming of him.

I was a small girl, my tiny bare toes perched on his strong, capable feet.

We were in the den, music playing in the background and he twirled me around the room. The world was safe and sweet, there was love and laughter surrounding me. Another memory, my legs dangling off the end of the back of a pickup truck, the sun shining through the trees, while my Dad packed up the fishing gear and kept me entertained with fantastical stories. Charlie was larger than life, gregarious, intelligent and witty, always had a great joke handy and could talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere and make a connection. Of course, he was not perfect, no one ever is, I resent when loved ones have passed and they are made into saints. My Dad was no saint, life is messy and tough, he faced his own trials and falls. But through it all, he persevered, he always stood back up, shook off the dirt and gave everything he had to his family. We were blessed to have him.

On August 19, 1949 Brian Charles Brouillette was born. His parents were Marilyn Zace (nee Brown) and Ronald Blair Brouillette. He was one of four children for the couple, Garey, Lynn and Paula were his siblings. He was never known as Brian as he was always a Charlie instead. He grew up in the heartland of the country in Goodland KS. While attending Goodland High School Charlie obtained his varsity letters in not one but four sports; football, basketball, baseball and track & field. Also while in high school his parents divorced. His Father remarried, Virginia (nee Coon) and Charlie gained four more sisters, Cindy, Robin, Carla and Dawn.

After high school, this country boy

headed off to California to attend college at Los Angeles City College where he planned to study Speech Pathology. While there, he met a blonde California surfer boy, Sidney Davis, who would become his lifelong friend.

Shortly after, in the Fall of 1968 Charlie met a young woman, Celestine Marie Van Bogart (always known as Sally), who would become his friend, partner, lover and wife of 51 years. Charlie and Sally married in July of 1969 in California. Five years later, in June of 1974, they welcomed their first child (me), a daughter Aubre Kathryn to the world. Shortly afterwards, they decided they wanted to raise their family in small town comfort rather than big city hustle and bustle, so they returned to Charlie’s hometown Goodland Kansas to settle down. Six years later the couple welcomed their second daughter, Sara Blair in July of 1980. To support his family Charlie worked as a Master Plumber. The family moved a couple times, living in Kansas, California and eventually settling down Colorado since 1993.

In 2006, Charlie and Sally faced the unimaginable when their youngest daughter, Sara, was killed in a car crash.

They carried each other, and their family, through the tragedy together.

For the last four years, Charlie battled cancer, exhibiting strength, fortitude and a determination to be present for his family through it all. His wife, Sally a constant at his side.

Charlie is survived by his Wife, Sally, his daughter Aubre and his four grandchildren Devin, Ethan, Blake and Arwen. He is also survived by his Mother Marilyn, brother Garey and step-sisters Carla, Robin and Dawn. He will forever be loved and missed. Those strong and capable feet left a lasting legacy for us all to follow and carry on. http://evergreenmemorialpark.com/ obituaries-pg/

Roger Falter, of Bailey, Colorado, passed away peacefully on December 30 after a brief battle with cancer. He was known by many as generous, caring, and mellow. He was an incredible father and grandfather, a sandal-wearing mountain biker, renegade mandolin player, and master craftsman and builder.

Roger will always be loved and remembered for the way he shared his kind and generous soul, setting aside personal needs to create a happier existence for those around him.

son Aine (Jessica Chagnon) Falter, granddaughter Manalou, and grandson Ullr of Golden, BC, Canada; his dear friend, love and music companion Patricia Travis of Evergreen, Colorado; his siblings in Ohio: sister Linda (Ron Johnson) Falter, sister Karen (Bob) Meyer, sister Mary (Ed) Vollmar, brother John (Mary Ann) Falter, and sister Julie (Ron) Brant. Roger was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Richard and Ruth Falter of Troy, Ohio.

Roger was born July 11, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio. He knew at a young age that he was a wandering soul who was never lost in his life of adventure. In 1972, upon graduation from the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, Roger hitchhiked to Colorado with some friends and “nothing but the shirt on my back”. He knew he had found his true home in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and never left. He raised two sons, and turned his talent to create with his hands into a fulfilling livelihood as a home builder and performing musician.

Roger often wrote words of wisdom, which he gained from the great adventure he continuously created for himself. He made music and shared the stage with many people through the years. Roger touched folks with his musical talent and delivery - performing solo, in bands, and (most recently) with Pat Travis and Kicked To The Curb.

Roger is survived by his son Casey (Erin Whaley) Falter and granddaughter Cordelia of Crested Butte, Colorado; his

In honor of Roger, a memorial gathering will take place later in the year at a safer time when all of his family and friends are best able to be present.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Roger’s honor to the following organizations: local pet charity, Intermountain Humane Society (www.IMHS.org); Chase the Music, an organization supporting the creation and performance of original music for critically ill children (www.chasethemusic.org); and/or one of the many covid-related musicians relief funds.

“But, now I’m Back On Track, and I’m feeling so much better…

Back On Track, there ain’t no nasty weather…

Back On Track…yeah…oh, I’m comin’ home now…

Back On Track, and I’m comin’ home to you…

Yeah, here I come.”

-“Back On Track” from Roger’s 2003 album “Memories Of A Fool”

BUTTERFIELD

Barbara Ellen Butterfield Barbara Ellen Butterfield passed on the afternoon of December 22nd, two days shy of her 93rd birthday. Co-rancher with Tom Butterfield since the 1950’s, Barbara was also an active painter with the Bailey Art Guild. Preceded in death

by Tom. Survived by four children, five grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. Services are pending.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Evergreen Hospice or your local fire department.

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Sheriff’s Calls Mushu do about nothing CONIFER - At about late suppertime on the night of Dec. 19, he set a sizable takeout order next to the cash register and returned to the kitchen. By the time he came out again, somebody had cheesed it with the chow mein without leaving any cabbage on the counter.

He called deputies, who called the customer, who said the great Kung pao caper was really just a simple misunderstanding. She’d sent her daughter to pick up the order assuming her daughter would pay for it on site. Her daughter had picked up the order assuming it had already been paid for. Either way, she apologized for the confusion and promptly post-paid for the pot stickers. Even so, the complainant declared both women wonton bandits and banished them from the premises.

Dogpatch confidential SOUTH JEFFCO - Abner and Daisy Mae are prescribed the same medication. When Daisy Mae’s pill

jug ran dry, she commenced to hankering for a pull on Abner’s bottle.

Abner warn’t agreeable, which made Daisy Mae so disagreeable that neighbors soon called down the law. Daisy told deputies that she and Abner had been engaged in honest and honorable argument about the pills when he’d abruptly and cruelly hurled her out the door and into the night, causing her terrible injury in the process. Officers duly noted the small cut on Daisy Mae’s lip. For his part, Abner told deputies that when he refused to hand his meds over to Daisy Mae, she got riled, which is when he told her to skedaddle, which is when she came down on him like Sherman’s Army - scratching, biting and pulling his hair - which is when a pure instinct for survival motivated him to rassle her out of the house, which is when she sustained the abrasion to her lip.

Even so, Abner lamented, “I got my (Aunt Fanny) whupped.” Officers duly noted Abner’s numerous bleeding gashes, raw contusions

and deep dental impressions, and arrested Daisy Mae for willful aunt-fanny-whupping. They also duly noted that Abner and Daisy Mae have active restraining orders against each other, although the orders stipulate that the two are “allowed contact.” Believing that Abner’s vigorous beat down violated the spirit of those documents, deputies also charged Daisy Mae with aggravated document-spirit whupping.

Poker face EVERGREEN - The wholesome foods retailer had kicked the pugnacious patron out the door before, so they were prepared for some pushback on Dec. 17 when she was seen loitering in the produce section with her mouth hanging out. Pursuant to Colorado public health mandates, a manager asked that she mask up or move on. Not keen for either option, Pugnacious began “ranting” and creating a general “disturbance.” No longer in a mood to negotiate, Manager

told Pugnacious to leave the store.

The way Manager tells it, Pugnacious departed as directed, but not before she “puffed her chest out,” loudly advised “other patrons” to “not shop here,” and “poked (Manager) in the chest” hard enough to cause “discomfort.” Offered equal time for rebuttal, Pugnacious told officers she has a “medical condition” that precludes the use of face masks, which exemption she’d tried to explain to Manager, who simply “wouldn’t listen to me.” Pugnacious also admitted “touching” Manager, but said she’d merely been “moving her hair out of the way” so as to “read her name tag.” At Manager’s request, deputies told Pugnacious that she was still welcome to purchase highquality organic food products at that location provided she observes all state-prescribed health precautions. “I’m never shopping there again,” Pugnacious proclaimed.

That sounded a lot like “problem solved” to deputies, who quickly closed the case.

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To all our wonderful and caring customers who donated to the Kittredge General Store Community fund throughout this past year. With your help we were able to help our neighbors; by paying for car repairs, rent, childcare, insurance payments, gas, groceries and even provided someone a used van. As a community we donated apples to the mountain backpacks program as needed and purchased 37 pairs of winter boots for The Gathering Place women’s shelter in Denver. This holiday season six families received $500 each as well as many other cash donations throughout the community.

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January 13, 2021

New slash site for Jeffco under discussion An old idea to keep yards safer and cleaner may be on the way back to the county

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jefferson County is proposing to open a year-round, permanent slash recycling site adjacent to the Rooney Road Recycling Center in Golden.

Slash is a term for materials like yard waste, tree trimmings, limbs and trunks.

Currently, a consortium of the cities of Arvada, Golden, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Lakeside and Edgewater, plus the towns of Morrison and Mountain View participate in funding the Rooney Road Recycling Center. The future slash site would

operate on additional funding from those same cities and towns.

As part of Jeffco’s proposal, the county would provide the land, with each jurisdiction using the site, providing funding to complete improvements necessary to begin operation.

Under the plan, each jurisdiction’s contribution would be proportionate to its percentage of the county’s population.

Because much of the proposed site is currently designated as Jeffco Open Space, establishing the slash site would require internal land swaps within the county. A negotiated land swap with the City of Wheat Ridge would also be necessary.

In a white paper, authored by the Rooney Road Recycling Center Authority, one benefit of the proposed site is assisting the efforts of mountain communities to reduce fire danger by removing trees and other slash near buildings.

The white paper also expresses

concern that the county will soon be faced with an increased amount of debris from trees affected by the Emerald Ash Borer.

Wheat Ridge City Manager, Patrick Goff said the Wheat Ridge council has given consensus to support the project.

“Right now, we’re looking to see if there’s enough support from the cities to make it go,” he said. “The county used to have a slash site and got rid of it, so we’ve been without one for a long time.”

Goff said with Wheat Ridge’s designation as a Tree City, they try to provide those services locally if there’s a big storm or something that would make it a necessity, but getting rid of slash that way isn’t nearly as efficient as a county resource would be.

According to the Recycling Center Authority’s white paper, Jeffco has developed a plan to construct interconnected trails and open

PAST LOCATION From January 2008 to November 2012, a slash site was operated by a contractor at the Rooney Road Recycling Center.

It was a popular service, but concerns about the open space designation of the land, and the adverse effect it had on the view of Jefferson County’s gateway to the Rockies led the county to allow the contract to expire. space amenities around the Rooney Road Recycling Center, and will name the open space Tincup Ridge.

Jeffco estimates the total cost of improvements to make the new site a reality to be $650,000, which would go toward grading, road construction, fencing, signage and construction of a building to house necessary equipment.

If completed, the new slash site would open to Jeffco residents in February, 2022.

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Morrison approves IGA for land at Mount Falcon Park Morrison officials have approved an intergovernmental agreement with Jefferson County that grants an easement for a temporary parking lot near

the east entrance of Mount Falcon Park and the possibility of a land swap in the next 15 years.

According to Town Attorney Gerald Dahl, if the county decides to move the trailhead and a parking lot to Highway 8, then the town would get a half-acre to build a new Town Hall, and the two agencies would share a parking lot.

If the county decides not to move the trailhead, the town would get an acre of land for a Town Hall and a parking lot.

The town owns part of the park land, which precipitated the intergovernmental agreement.

While the agreement is for 15 years, Town Manager Kara Winters said Morrison officials would like to move

the Town Hall in the next five years — assuming funding can be found — because of Americans With Disabilties Act issues with the current Town Hall, which was built in the late 1800s.

The agreement still must be approved

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EPRD increases capacity at facilities The Evergreen Park & Recreation District has implemented new capacity limits at its facilities now that the state has moved to Level Orange pandemic requirements.

Capacity limits have increased for the cardio/weight rooms, lap swimming and aquatics classes at both the Buchanan and Wulf rec centers. Open climbing has reopened and is limited to six participants at a time at the Buchanan Rec Center.

Fitness classes will continue both in person and via Zoom, and sports clinics

will continue with increased enrollment.

No changes are planned to ice skating requirements at Evergreen Lake and Buchanan Ponds.

Reservations are required for most activities. For more information, visit evergreenrecreation.com.

EMD increases water usage fees The Evergreen Metropolitan District has raised its water consumption rates for 2021.

The base fee of $29.50 per month remains the same, but the fee per 1,000 gallons moved from $3.10 to $3.30 up to 14,000 gallons. The rate per 1,000 gallons over 14,000 gallons increased from $5.20 to $6.

More information about EMD’s rates is available at evergreenmetro.colorado.gov.

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OPINION

January 13, 2021

We must get rid of the hate Sometimes we see things we didn’t want to see, but once seen the image stays with us forever.

The images of President Kennedy being shot or the 9/11 visuals are examples. Last week, we saw thousands of Americans, some carrying U.S. flags, storming our U.S. Capitol. Some broke down doors and windows to get inside the Capitol building. Officials knew that President Trump had called on his followers to converge on Washington, D.C. to promote his assertion that the election wasn’t honestly conducted.

I had the television on to watch the debate of the certification of the electoral college delegate votes.

Suddenly, the members of Congress were whisked away to safer parts of the Capitol building.

I have voted in many presidential elections and even served as a state representative to my party’s convention. I worked on a couple of campaigns. Two campaigns on which I worked didn’t win. I was deeply disappointed that my candidate

lost, but it never occurred to me to not support the president who was elected. Well, 81 million voters chose Biden, while 74 million chose the president, and it’s not certain that the 74 million will support or even acknowledge President Biden.

This disagreeJIM ment is made more pronounced ROHRER by the fact that COLUMNIST there is little neutral ground between the two camps. I planned to write about this horrific event and to fix the blame and go on awfulizing about what happened. But I am not going to do that. Instead, I want to talk about the real underlying cause … hate or lack of empathy towards others.

I have already written about more civility in the new year.

I remember a great book I read last year by Arthur C. Brooks “Love Your Enemies.” As a result of Brooks’ book, last week was one of those times that I decided to do something that would be exceedingly difficult … to give forgiveness to someone whose actions had hurt me in a significant way. Brooks’ book had convinced me that the benefit to this person would be minor compared with the benefit I would receive and the cleansing that would occur. I hope my decision to forgive this person wasn’t selfish, but I did know that it would be hard.

The act of this person wasn’t meant to harm me, but it was done with self-serving motives and the person certainly knew that it was wrong.

The result has changed my life and is not reversible.

This individual lives in Chicago, so I decided that I would deliver the forgiveness while visiting my son who also lives there. I must have been afraid I wouldn’t follow through, so I shared my plan with

my son. I guess this was my way of committing to act.

On the given day that I planned to meet the person, I picked up the phone to verify that he would be present. I secretly hoped he wouldn’t be there … he was. As I approached him, he didn’t recognize me until I gave him my name. As I had rehearsed, I said, “I have come here to announce that I have forgiven you.”

He was overcome with emotion.

We spent almost an hour discussing how the event had affected us.

We parted and I headed back to my son’s house. He greeted me with “How did it go, dad?” He told me he was proud of me, and then it was my turn to become emotional. His comment made it worthwhile.

I tell this story in such detail because I hope to cause you to erase some hate you may be harboring.

What happened at the Capitol was a hate event. There must be a better way. I hope you will forgive someone.

port the increased numbers of vehicles and vehicle trips and evacuation routes. · NO realistic fire and wildfire mitigation policy to combat the types of intense wildfires that have been seen in California and northern Colorado · NO support from Denver Mt. Parks, Jeffco Open Space, State and Federal ownership of an estimated 70% of the County’s unincorporated lands.

So I am yelling NIMBY at the top of my lungs and if you are a resident of one of the foothill communities please join me to get the attention of local and state government to put a stop to unsustainable development until “best practices” are put in place to protect our communities, for the present and future.

Contact County Commissioners and Planning/Zoning officials and let

them hear from you today.

Rhea Slowik, Evergreen

als under that elevation stay with the county’s current regulations.

Our foothills and mountains in Jeffco are our non-urban areas and need different regulations, because resources and services are generally not available. Special districts in the plains are capable of providing many services to residential and commercial areas i.e. water, sewer, wider and more roads, etc. The mountains simply do not have those luxuries.

Mountain Area Communities Coalition (MACC), a new organization, is trying to work with Jeffco Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Department to implement “Best Practices” in unincorporated Jefferson County. If you are interested please call 303-674-3949 or email 1812eagle@gmail.com.

Anne Willhardt Evergreen

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Justifiably a NIMBY

I just finished reading the monthly list of County Planning & Zoning applications for the Evergreen and Conifer area. There are 24 applications for Conifer and 27 for Evergreen respectively and most are primarily for large development projects.

Some of us who actually live in unincorporated Jeffco are acutely aware of what resources we really have. NIMBY, because my ‘back yard ‘has: · NO water resources to support future developments on the scale of the majority of these applications · NO water to supply the already existing homes and businesses in our communities (how many homes have poor producing or failing wells and are regularly buying trucked water to keep things going?) · NO road infrastructure to sup-

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January 13, 2021

TREES

BIKE PARK

FROM PAGE 1

FROM PAGE 1

A steady stream of cars moved through the Evergreen Lutheran Church parking lot on Jan. 2, while volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 737 collected the trees and volunteers from the National Charity League and ESA collected donations.

Each year, ESA collects about 300 trees, Lystrom said.

ESA was formed in 2010 to improve recycling, composting, and the availability of local and organic foods in the foothills.

Among its many accomplishments, it started and operates two community gardens, organized a composting pilot program, provides zero-waste services and refills pop-up shops, and does community education and outreach.

While Weston and Bergen Thorne and Garrett Plomondon, members of Boy Scout Troop 737, unloaded trees from car rooftops and trunks and threw them on a huge pile, Charlotte Baysinger and her mom Deanna collected money.

The Baysingers are involved with the National Charity League that performs community service, and they were happy to be outdoors and helping ESA, noting that much of their community service in the last nine months has been at home.

“It’s nice to be able to volunteer in person,” Deanna Baysinger said.

who are lifelong friends and mountain bikers, want to lease 230 acres of land owned by the State Land Board for Full Send Bike Ranch. The land board uses the proceeds from leasing the 2.8 million acres it owns around the state to fund the Colorado Department of Education’s Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant program.

Even though the state owns the land, the developers and the state board are bound by the Jefferson County commissioners’ decision on whether to allow the bike park, according to Kristin Kemp, State Land Board spokeswoman.

Kemp said Full Send has not filed an application with the board to use the land for the bike park. Since the State Land Board owns the property, once it gets an application, it would sign “consent-to-apply” documentation, so Full Send could move through the county’s process for the special use permit for the property.

The land is zoned Agricultural 2, and the special-use permit must go through public hearings before the Planning Commission and the Jeffco commissioners.

The proposal

Evans and Bouchard propose a day-use bike park with a chairlift, the only one of its kind in Colorado.

It would be open generally from April to October, with a lodge that would provide a registration area, bike rentals, same-day bike repairs

and a bar/lounge.

Evans said the recreational use is what Jefferson County envisions for the area. While mountain biking can be a dangerous sport, the bike park would be a safer place to ride.

Full Send would have a medical staff to take care of injuries and they are consulting with Elk Creek Fire regarding any additional medical response and fire mitigation.

“If developed properly,” Bouchard said, “the park could provide 230plus acres of mitigated area. It has the potential to become a fire evacuation asset.”

They said they would complete a traffic study to look at impacts on Shadow Mountain Drive, Highway 73, Barkley Road and U.S. 285.

They hope to get approvals and permits this year and to begin construction in 2022, with an opening date tentatively set for spring 2023.

Evans said they wanted to address community concerns.

“We want to be very much a part of this community and want to address concerns as much as possible,” he said.

Evans and Bouchard said they knew their proposal might be polarizing, but they were pleased with the support they have received from some area residents and from the mountain biking community. They believe a bike park would not be as impactful as other possible development such as residences.

The duo said the Shadow Mountain site made the most sense for the bike park, but they would consider other locations.

More information about the proposal is available at fullsendbikeranch.com.

Concerns

Residents had concerns about traffic, the additional workload for emergency medical services, wildlife that migrate through the area, water and wastewater issues, and more.

A resident wrote in the chat, “I know a lot of people who this would benefit, however, I live on Shadow Mountain and have had many people end up in my front lawn because they were trying to bypass bikers as is. I don’t need more accidents in my front yard because people want to have a park off a narrow, windy road.”

Residents were concerned that injuries at Full Send would occupy EMTs and ambulances, so they wouldn’t be available for community emergencies.

Neighbor Ted Stirgwolt called the proposal a huge issue for those who live on Shadow Mountain and Conifer Mountain.

“We moved to this area to be around the elk herds, the deer herds and all the other animals that live in that area,” Stirgwolt said. “We didn’t spend money to live here … so a bike park could go up in our neighborhood. You don’t want to be part of the community. You want to make money off of my community.”

Conifer resident Charles Newby wrote in the chat: “Do you really want to try to foist your plan onto a rural residential community with the (resulting) traffic safety issues, destruction of the mountain meadow and wetland environment/ habitat? Think about what you are asking of the community — this is not tenable.”

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Novels and self help: Evergreen authors cover wide-ranging topics in new books

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

`Falling Forward: A Woman’s Journey West’

By Pat Jurgens

They say people should write about what they know, and Pat Jurgens of Evergreen has done just that in her first historical fiction novel.

She has based her book on her grandmother, who grew up as a Mennonite in northeast Ohio, and her life when she married someone outside that strict religious Jurgens community.

She said she heard the stories for years and decided they would make a great basis for a book.

The story revolves around Louisa in the late 1890s who leaves Ohio and moves to California and eventually Colorado. Jurgens, a retired librar-

ian, has spent many hours researching history of the time period.

“It’s been quite an interesting journey,” she said. “It’s taken me quite a number of years to write it.”

Jurgens, who had a Zoom launch party on Nov. 5, said she doesn’t know if she has another novel in her, though some other ideas are fermenting such as writing a memoir about the year she spent in India or a children’s book.

In the meantime, she continues to write essays, biographical sketches and historical articles.

“Falling Forward” can be found both at HearthFire Books in Bergen Park and at amazon.com. `Never Turn Your Back on the Tide (Or How I Married a Lying, Psychopathic Wannabe Murderer and Kinda Lived to Tell)’

By Kergan Edwards-Stout

Kergan Edwards-Stout of Evergreen has written a memoir with a title that is sure to hook readers in: “Never Turn Your Back on the Tide (Or How I Married a Lying, Psychopathic Wannabe Murderer and Kinda Lived to Tell).”

He called the title a way to get people to pick up the book, but it’s really about many parts of his life — working in Hollywood, losing a partner to AIDS and raising two African American sons. He wanted to find a way to write humorously about what he called “a horrific ex who dominated a lot of my life.”

“I kept thinking, `I have to write about this,’ but how best to tell it?

I didn’t want it to be a victim story, so I came up with a way to tell it humorously. I used that relationship to get the reader to start reading the book.”

Edwards-Stout, who has also

published a collection of short stories and another novel, is a full-time writer and editor, and he and his family moved to Evergreen five years ago from California.

His novel has won a 2020 IndieReader Discovery Award.

“Never Turn Your Back on the Tide” is available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and on his website, kerganedwards-stout. com.

Edwards-Stout

`The Wisdom of Transition: Navigating Change at Work’

By Cheryl Benedict

Change in the workplace for most people is inevitable, but it creates stress, and people need to understand how change affects them as they work through it.

That’s why Cheryl Benedict of Evergreen has written a book targeted specifically at navigating change at work — whether that’s a new job, loss of a job, a new boss, a promotion and more.

“The key is that change is something that happens to us externally,” Benedict said. “The transition is the internal process that we go through to cope. When you’re in the midst of a major change, you go through some fairly predictable stages.”

She said once people make peace with the transition, they have inner power to move forward.

Those going through transition might notice that they’re forgetful or absent-minded, but that’s all part of the process, she said.

Benedict, who is an executive coach and corporate leadership trainer, has been named best new author in the international Sound Advice Book Awards. Benedict Her book can be found on Amazon.com or on her website, www.TheWisdomofTransition.com.

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Jeffco judge postponing jury trials through mid-February Judge says county cannot currently safely convene juries

BY STAFF REPORT

All jury trials in Jefferson and Gilpin counties will now be suspended through Feb. 15 after First Judicial District Chief Judge Jeffrey Pilkington issued an amendment to an existing order suspending trials as a result of COVID-19.

Pilkington’s new order states that while new cases, deaths and

test positivity have been decreasing in Jeffco, he does not feel the situation has improved enough that the court could hold jury trials.

“The Court remains committed to trying jury trials in a manner which balances a defendant’s rights with the obligation to do so in a safe and fair forum,” Pilkington wrote in the order. “Unfortunately, the Court finds that it cannot safely do so for the next six weeks.”

The order goes on to state that the court “cannot safely assemble a jury pool at this time in the pandemic.”

The new order means that the current suspension of trials, which

began on Nov. 6, will last for at least three months.

It will also exacerbate what outgoing First Judicial District Attorney Pete Weir has called “the unprecedented backlog of cases” the court is facing as a result of two suspensions of jury trials because of COVID-19, plus delays that also occurred when trials were allowed to resume during the COVID-19 pandemic with significant precautions put in place.

Jury trials were also suspended on March 15 and did not resume until August before being suspended again in November.

The order states that if jury trials

resume as anticipated on Feb. 16, the county will use the same prioritization methodology that it used when trials first resumed in the fall, which was designed to ensure that trials were only greenlighted after all parties had expressed that the case was ready to proceed to trial. Pilkington also writes in the order that it may be “amended as necessary as circumstances have changed rapidly and may continue to do so.”

While jury trials are suspended, the court is continuing to conduct other business “using remote technology whenever possible,” according to the order.

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SPORTS A return to the hardwood

Conifer senior Isabella Namaksy `improved’ her game despite missing most of last season with a PCL tear

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Isabella Namaksy could’ve drifted into sorrow, missing out on her junior basketball season due to a Grade 2 PCL tear in her right knee but she didn’t. Instead, the now-Conifer senior learned more about the game than she ever had by watching and observing.

“It’s not very often you get a season where you can sit and watch every day,” she said. “(My) game improved. I wasn’t able to run, work on my shot or some of my weaknesses, but, overall, I’m a better player even though I didn’t get to play.”

The kind of player that first-year Conifer girls basketball coach Pete Campbell hopes to rely on in 2021.

“She’s going to provide experience and command respect within the program,” Campbell said.

Namaksy was just starting to find a rhythm on the floor, averaging 17plus minutes, including 21 minutes each against Bennett and Prairie View before the injury on Dec. 13, 2019, vs. Eagle Valley.

Namaksy scored a season-high 10 points versus SkyView Academy just seven days earlier. This was after averaging 5.4 points per game as a sophomore, including a careerhigh 17 points against Riverdale Ridge on Jan. 29, 2019.

She played in all 24 games as a sophomore but was limited to just five games a season ago. That, however, is what makes playing in 2021 so vital for Namaksy.

“I’m just really excited to play one last time, and finish off my high school basketball career,” she said.

Physically, Namaksy’s recovery hasn’t been a smooth one. For every two steps forward that she’s taken, Namaksy says, it’s been one step back. Slowly, she’s regaining her agility while attending physical therapy twice a week. But, in due time, she’ll be making cuts on the

Namaksy played in 24 games as a sophmore during the 2018-19 season, averaging 5.4 points per game. She scored a career-high 17 points against Riverdale Ridge on Jan. 29, 2019. Last year, she was averaging 17 minutes per game before suffering a season-ending injury against Eagle Valley.

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hardwood like she was before the injury.

Campbell is already seeing that, but he’s mindful that while winning is important — after all Conifer hasn’t had an above .500 season since going 16-8 in 2012-13 — he won’t let that factor in his decision to keep Namaksy healthy.

“I’m going to be looking out for her. If she can’t go at 100 percent, 90 to 100 percent, maybe we’ll limit her time,” Campbell said. “My expectations though is that she’s ready to.

I’ve seen her on the track and in workouts and she’s getting better every time. … As long as she’s 100%, she’ll have that opportunity to go.”

And she’ll have that opportunity as the floor general, playing point guard for the Lobos.

Campbell knows that the 5-foot-6inch Namaksy isn’t your prototypical point guard. There’s still work to be done with ball-handling and not a whole lot of time to establish that skill set in a shortened season starting Jan. 26 at Pomona, but with extended film study and guidance, the goal will be to make her feel as comfortable as possible to lead the Lobos’ offensive attack.

“I’m excited to work on it. I haven’t really played the position before,” said Namaksy, who recognized the need for players like her to step up and replace the Lobos’ top three scorers from a season ago — captains Jordyn West, Sierra Hayes and Carly Scheck. West has been Conifer’s point guard the past four

Conifer senior Isabella Nameksy played in just five games last season due to a Grade 2 PCL tear in her right knee, but the point guard is being counted on to lead the Lobos in PHOTO BY MICHAEL HICKS 2021 with her leadership.

seasons.

Then there’s Namaksy’s shooting. Sure, she might be switching to point guard this season, but Campbell said, from the film he’s studied, her shot setup is an attribute he hopes to utilize, especially when she’s playing off the ball.

Namaksy made it a point, even with the injury, to improve her game any way she could. This included form shooting, just standing in position and taking shots, before transitioning to jumpers and off-

movement shots.

“She has the best basketball IQ on the team right now. She knows how to move off the ball and get herself open,” Campbell said. “That’s a good thing for me. … When she’s set to go, it’s a great shot. Like a marksman. Even her misses are in a small window.”

Be it playing the point or setting up her shot, Isabella Namaksy is ready to return to the hardwood one final time for the Conifer Lobos in 2021.

‘Viewing the world in a different lens’

Snowshoeing is inexpensive option for socially distanced outdoor activity

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With health officials continuing to encourage outdoor activities amid

the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there’s one affordable winter activity that’s getting folks outside, active and socially distanced: snowshoeing.

The sport, essentially the winter version of hiking, is a great way to enjoy being outside in the winter without having to empty one’s pockets to buy ski or snowboard gear and pricey lift tickets, said Frank

Bulkley, owner of Eskimo Ski Shop in Centennial.

“If you want to get outside and get some fresh air, it’s a great way to do it. It doesn’t have to be a 10-mile hike either,” he said. “It’s a simple way to get out there and do something different in the snow.”

The only things needed to start snowshoeing are waterproof boots, waterproof layers like a jacket and

pants and of course, the snowshoes, which can be rented for under $20 per day.

While hiking boots and shoe spikes can perform well when a trail is packed down with snow or a bit icy, snowshoes really thrive in snow about a foot or more deep, Bulkley said.

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Jake Thomas, manager at Mountainside Gear Rental in Golden, says the best way for beginners to try out snowshoeing is to head to familiar territory. “(Go) somewhere you’ve already been, somewhere you’re comfortable with going that’s not super remote,” he said. “Maybe somewhere you hike in the summer.”

It’s also best to go with a buddy and remain within cell service, he said.

“Any precautions you would take while hiking, you should take while on snowshoes,” Bulkley said.

That includes carrying a headlight, being ready for weather changes, bringing plenty of water and snacks and knowing how to react if confronted by wildlife. Those snowshoeing off trails or in the backcountry also need to be aware of avalanche precautions.

Many hiking websites, such as AllTrails.com, will have comments from recent hikers on snow conditions for specific areas or trails.

Thomas likes to recommend Golden Gate State Park, St. Mary’s Glacier and trails around Nederland to those interested in snowshoeing.

How they work

Snowshoeing is largely intuitive.

The shoes snap on and off easily and are lightweight enough to carry in a backpack until needed.

“They’ve come a long way from

the big clunky ones that looked like tennis rackets on your feet,” Thomas said.

Snowshoes vary in size based on a person’s weight and the snow conditions. They work by distributing the wearer’s weight across the surface of the snow, preventing the person from sinking more than a couple inches.

“As long as you’re fit and able to push yourself a little and try something new, it’s really for everyone,” Thomas said. “It is a little more physically demanding than hiking.”

Thomas likes to bring trekking poles when he goes out. They aren’t essential, but they can help with balance, he said.

“In the wintertime, when everything is covered in snow, things are much more serene and quiet. You get to be more in touch with what’s going on around you,” he said. “It’s viewing the world in a different lens. Looking around and seeing untouched snow all around you is a really cool thing.”

Crescent Moon Snowshoes, based in Englewood, also makes foam snowshoes, which are perfect for beginners, said Tanner Dunn, vice president of the company.

The shoes strap on and connect to the heel of the wearer’s shoes, unlike other snowshoes, Dunn said.

“You can give them to anyone, they’re so intuitive and easy to walk in,” he said.

Normally, the company offers direct sales and rentals of these shoes, but this year, their inventory has been depleted as a surge of buyers have appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dunn said.

Some people like to use trekking poles when they go snowshoeing.

“It’s one of the few winter activities besides skiing,” Dunn said.

“Snowshoeing is easier to go and grab real quick.”

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“It’s so quiet. I love hiking, too, but it’s really hard to find a trail that’s not packed — whereas snowshoeing, it’s just dead quiet. It really is different,” he said. “So many people hike but not that many snowshoe.”

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Lifelong learning OLLI gives seniors a way to continue learning, connect with others

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Curiosity. Connection. Camaraderie.

These are the words that participants in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute use to describe the program that provides classes to older adults on everything from art appreciation to science to politics to chess.

Known as OLLI (pronounced Ollie), participants can’t say enough about how much the classes have broadened their horizons, provided them with new friends with similar interests and led to get-togethers outside of classes.

OLLI is an adult-learning program operated by the University of Denver.

People 50 and older pay a per-quarter fee for three quarters each year and can take as many classes as they want. OLLI is available at 120 institutions across the United States thanks to grants from the Bernard Osher Foundation.

Usually classes are held at six sites around metro Denver, with the closest at Jefferson Unitarian Church near 32nd and Youngfield, but thanks to COVID-19, all classes are virtual.

Participants say while they love the camaraderie afforded by in-person classes to learn both new concepts and from each other, having Zoom classes during the pandemic has been

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a windfall to keep them engaged while they shelter at home. “(OLLI has) opened up a whole new world for me,” said Lynn Moyle, 72, of Evergreen. “It has allowed me to continue my learning and to keep my brain intact. I take classes just for the stimulation. Before COVID, it was such a nice way to meet other people who really appreciate learning. I learn as much from the class participants as the facilitator.”

Jim Keller, 82, who lives in Mount Vernon, added that Zoom classes have been helpful during the pandemic, and another plus is he hasn’t had to drive down the hill for classes. He said he’s humbled by the knowledge of the instructors and the students, many of whom have life experiences and knowledge to add to discussions.

“It’s addicting,” said Karen Lindsay of Genesee, who takes and teaches classes, and is co-chair of the Member Relations Council. “There’s a lot of everything. If you can’t find something you’re interested in in our catalog, there’s something wrong. Especially for those who are alone, this is a great way to connect.”

OLLI is offering 150 classes for the winter quarter, and 1,500 people area-wide are enrolled for the online classes. Pre-COVID-19, there were close to 3,000 enrollees, according to Lindsay.

She says while offering online classes has opened up OLLI to more people, the older generation’s fear or lack of access to technology impedes some. A class and one-on-one help are available to get members navigating

years in OLLI including memoir writing, and several of those students now meet separately to continue working on their writing. The same is true about chess. An OLLI class led to a chess club that meets regularly.

Magnani teaches classes about film and acting, but he doesn’t take or teach science classes since his career was in engineering.

“What a delight it’s been,” he said of his OLLI experiences. “You don’t get a degree, there are no exams, you can keep quiet or speak up during discussions and you can miss a couple classes. It’s a nice casual atmosphere.”

He says taking, preparing for and teaching classes now takes up more than half his time — with every minute worthwhile.

It’s pretty easy to add a class to the curriculum. If you want to be a facilitator or instructor, you fill out a form and send it to the OLLI Curriculum Committee, which reviews your proposal, Lindsay said.

“You don’t have to have any teaching experience,” she said. “It just needs to be something you have a great interest and passion about, and you’re willing to get up in front of a bunch of people and talk.”

Lindsay said OLLI is important to keeping older adults active, engaged and learning. “(Students) want to keep opening their minds to new things and new ideas,” Lindsay said. “It’s wonderful. I am so happy so many people in Evergreen are participating.”

Magnani added: “It keeps you intellectually alive. That’s its best feature.”

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute classes began this week, though there’s still time to register. Many classes run through March 8, though some are single-day or run fewer than eight weeks.

Classes meet once a week either from 9:30-11:30 a.m. or from 1-3 p.m.

For more information, visit universitycollege.du.edu/olli.

the online platform.

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Lindsay noted that OLLI provides a great solution to people 50 and older who are still curious and want to continue to learn. It’s better than sitting at home reading a book because there are others to learn from and to discuss ideas with. Participants get to hear a variety of perspectives, adding to the learning.

Moyle retired in 2013, and afraid she would be bored, she joined OLLI and took nine classes the first quarter.

Now she and her husband, Dan, take three to five classes a session. She said Zoom OLLI classes during the pandemic were life-changing, making it nice to keep learning during COVID-19.

Lindsay called Moyle the epitome of OLLI’s motto: “Curiosity Never Retires.” Moyle has taken classes in art history, mindfulness, movies and more.

Bob Magnani, 81, of Genesee has taken more than 100 classes in his 10

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HAPPENINGS We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Email items of 75 words or less to dbrobst@coloradocommunitymedia. com. Items will appear on a spaceavailable basis.

WEDNESDAY College Admissions Race Resilience1220 is hosting “The College Admissions Race and How to Stop the Madness” at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 13, on Zoom, as part of the group’s Conversations & Connections speaker series. The presentation is appropriate for students ages 12 and up, as well as parents, grandparents, educators, and other interested people. The presenter, Jill Athenour, MA, CEP, is an independent college counselor with over 15 years of experience in college admissions. Register for the free presentation at Resilience1220. org to get the Zoom link.

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`Hear Me’ at Center for the Arts Evergreen Center for the Arts Evergreen will open its latest exhibit “Hear Me” on Jan. 22. This collection of pieces from teens representing at least 18 high schools from our mountain communities and the metro-Denver area. The show will be available for view through Feb. 20.

Food, clothing drive Wall Kullman Council 14479 of the Knights of Columbus is holding a drive-thru food and clothing collection to benefit the Mountain Resource Center and Samaritan House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Bring items to Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, 9444 Eagle Cliff Road, Conifer. Needed items include canned meat and fish, beans, soup, canned vegetables, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, winter clothing, blankets, coats and other clothing, plus $25 gift cards to King Soopers and Safeway.

Evergreen Players winter/spring classes Evergreen Players will offer acting classes for children and adults beginning Jan. 18 at its studios at 27844 and 27886 B Meadow Drive in Evergreen. For more information, visit evergreenplayers.org or email Education Director Tal Arnold at epedu@evergreenplayers.org.

Zero Waste Forum The third annual Zero Waste Forum will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26 on Zoom. This year’s forum is called “Rethinking Zero Waste and What You Can Do” and will include speakers, videos, a question-and-answer session and group participation.

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Mountain Foothills Rotary meetings Mountain Foothills Rotary meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom, and all are welcome. Join the meeting at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/81389224272, meeting ID 813 8922 4272, phone 346 248 7799.

College Age Community Resilience1220 has started a support group called College Age Community that meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For information and the Zoom link, email lior@ wisetreewellness.com.

Fundraising for Hiwan Heritage Park Blue Spruce Kiwanis is asking the mountain community to help the Hiwan Heritage Park and Museum raise funds as pandemic precautions have prevented major fundraising activities of its nonprofit partner, the Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society. To support Hiwan’s efforts, Evergreen’s Blue Spruce Kiwanis has named the museum a featured recipient of its Helping Hands Community Challenge.

Half of the monetary donations BSK receives in January will go to the museum; the other half will be distributed by the BSK Foundation to other organizations that serve local children and families. To donate, visit BlueSpruceKiwanis.org/challenge.

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ing its 2020-21 scholarship competition to award a $1,500 scholarship to a student who plans to attend college in 2021. The application deadline is March 1, 2021, and the winner will be notified by April 15. To apply, students must complete the application and submit a qualifying entry of either an essay or other creative expression posted on social media.

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No sledding at Evergreen Golf Course Because of COVID-19 precautions and restrictions on group sizes, the Evergreen Golf Course will not allow sledding this winter.

Struggles with Parenting Resilience 1220 is hosting an online parent support group. Jim Fay, co-founder of the Love and Logic Institute, will address reckless behaviors in teens, self harm and when it is good to be a helicopter parent.

The group meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month.

For more information and for Zoom access, contact Angele Tatem at 303907-1449.

Beyond the Rainbow Resilience1220 offers Beyond the Rainbow, a safe group for those who want to learn, listen or get support on LGBTQ issues. There are virtual and in-person meetings. Contact Heather Aberg at 720-480-6672 for more information.

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ASCENT CHURCH 29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive in Evergreen Worship Services on Sunday’s at 10am Sunday School Classes for Nursery - 5th Grade for 10am service Sunday FORGE Student Ministry 6:30p - 8p at Ascent Church relations@ascentchurch.co / www.AscentChurch.co We aim to Look UP to our Creator, Step UP to our Calling and Lift UP our Community!

BERGEN PARK CHURCH Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am We are here to love God and to love people, and to serve those who make our communities better.

A Gospel Centered Church 31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES 28244 Harebell Lane Sunday Service & Sunday School 10am Wednesday Evening ZOOM Meeting 7:30pm Contact: clerk@christianscienceevergreen.com for ZOOM link Reading Room 4602 Pletner Lane, Unit 2E, Evergreen Open Tues - Thurs - Fri 10am-4pm, Wed 12-6 Sat 12-3pm

CHURCH OF THE CROSS Please join us for Sunday Worship at https://facebook.com/EvergreenChurchoftheCross 8:30am Indoor Traditional Service 10:30am Outdoor Contemporary Service Communion is served every Sunday at both services. All are welcome!

Visit our website at www.l-c-c.org for info on church activities.

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CHURCH OF THE HILLS PRESBYTERIAN (USA) Worship 10:00 a.m.

Reverend Susan P. Boucher Office Hours: Mon 9:00-5:00; Tu-Thur 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Buffalo Park Road and Hwy 73 www.churchofthehills.com

EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) 27772 Iris Drive, Evergreen - 303-674-3413 www.EvergreenChristianChurch.org - eccdoc01@gmail.com Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday We are an inclusive faith community and welcome you to join us in our new ministry journey.

CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL Sunday Holy Communion Quiet Serve at 8:00 am and with Music at 10:15 am Evening Prayer every 2nd and 4th Monday at 5:30 pm in the Main Church Sanctuary Jesus and Me (JAM) (grades 6-12) 3rd Sunday at 10:00 am Eucharist in the Meadow 2nd Sunday of the Month - June through September www.church-transfig.net Downtown at 27640 HWY 74 Join us for Morning Prayer on Zoom every Sunday Morning at 9:30 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017266569 Meeting ID: 860 1726 6569

EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH 5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654 The Rev. Vera Guebert-Steward, Pastor Join us for Virtual Worship on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch Sunday Worship uploaded by 10am. www.evergreenlutheran.org + All Are Welcome!

CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN (SYNAGOGUE) Reconstructionist Synagogue Rabbi Jamie Arnold www.BethEvergreen.org / (303) 670-4294 2981 Bergen Peak Drive (behind Life Care)

MOUNT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH - LCMS 30571 Chestnut Drive ~ (303)670-1387 Sunday Worship 9:00am • Education for All 10:30am Rev. Carl Frank, Pastor www.mounthopelutheranlcms.org

ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH “Connecting all generations to Jesus” Please check our website for updated service times ¼ mile North of I-70 at Exit 245 303.526.0668

TIMBER RIDGE CHURCH Location: The Village at Aspen Park 25587 Conifer Rd. Unit 5A201 (2nd fl oor - above the UPS Store) Sunday Worship 10:00 am www.timberridgechurchconifer.org • 303-834-3577

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN Rev. Deb Olenyik • 303.674.4810 • www.evergreenumc.org 3757 Ponderosa Dr. across Hwy 74 from Safeway in Evergreen Join us in person every Sunday at 8:30am and 10:30am for live worship Please join us online every Sunday at 9am at our website for a new worship experience.

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PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH Located at 4954 Co Rd 64 in Bailey, Offi ce hours M-F 8am-2pm, 303-838-4409. Worship & Children’s Church at 10am, Small Group Studies for all ages at 9am, Nursery provided. Pastor Dr. Larry Kalb, Youth Pastor Jay Vonesh, Discipleship Pastor Terry Rogers.

CONIFER CHURCH OF CHRIST Other activities: Choir, Youth, Men’s/Women’s ministries, Bible Studies, VBS, “Doing Bible Things in Bible Ways” MOPS, Cub/Boy Scouts.

New Location: Green Valley Center (Corner of Springs Road and Hwy. 285) Sun: 9:00a.m. Bible Study-10:00a.m. Worship; Wed: Bible Study 7:00p.m.

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Follow your dreams no matter your age C R O S S W O R D P U Z Z L E At the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, you might consider your life on this planet as an “eternity” of 80 years, give or take. You may choose any style, any path and any attitude. You may live large, average or choose a “meek” existence.

It’s up to you. It’s your choice. It’s your individual “eternity.” Once you draw your last breath on this planet, your “moment” is gone forever.

We humans enjoy and/or are cursed with the fact that we know our time on this planet will end. Other creatures on this globe don’t realize their lives carry a departure date. Mountain man John Muir said it with style as to bears: “Bears are made of the same dust as we, and breathe the same winds and drink of the same waters. A bear’s days are warmed by the same sun, his dwellings are overdomed by the same blue sky, and his life turns and ebbs with the heart-pulsing like ours, and was poured from the same First Fountain. And whether he, at last, goes to our stingy heaven or not, he has terrestrial immortality. His life not long, not short, knows no beginning, no ending. To him, life unstinted, unplanned is above the accidents of time, and his years, markless and boundless, equal Eternity.”

So, what do you choose to do in the last part of your eternity? What actually enthralled you to the point of fervor, passion and joy during the early parts of your eternity?

Have you watched Paul McCartney?

He’s still playing his guitar and writing music at 78. What about Mick Jagger?

He’s still dancing across the stage at 77.

What about Betty White at 98? She’s still entertaining.

What about Danielle Steel? She’s still writing brilliant novels. What about President Jimmy Carter at 96? He’s hammering nails and building houses for Habitat for Humanity? At 104, Olivia de Havilland still participated in the arts until her last breath in 2020.

So, if you’re over 60, 70 or 80, the window of creative opportunity narrows with each sunrise. Unlike the bear, you know he’s coming … the Grim Reaper.

But, he’s not here yet! Big question: what new ideas, paintings, events, contests or anything that excited you in your youth can still be realized today?

Like the bear who doesn’t know about his final moment, you may pursue anything your heart desires, which in the

end, pushes that “final moment” further into the future. One of my dear friends, Lindy, watches her 95-year-old father play competitive tennis matches regularly. My friend, Bob, at 77, swims a mile six days a week.

I remember A.B. Facey, an Australian, at 86, wrote a book “My Fortunate Life.”

No publisher would touch it. He decided to self-publish his book. In reality, he was an ordinary man. Because it was a memoir of his life as a soldier in WWI to circus performer to cowboy to driller to boxer, his book became a best seller. Audiences thrilled to his presentations. Colleges gave him honorary doctorates. At 87, when his eternity ended, Australians celebrated him as one of their greatest heroes.

Another woman, Helen Santmyer, at 87, wrote a New York Times best-seller “And Ladies of the Club.”

J.K. Rowling, living on welfare, began writing her Harry Potter stories on napkins at a coffee shop in London. Well, you know the rest of her story as one of the richest self-made millionaires in all of Great Britain.

So where does that leave you as we head into 2021? Answer: endless possibilities to make a mark in this world. You don’t need to become famous by volunteering at a childcare center or a soup kitchen or homeless shelter. You may grab a paintbrush and dab a few colors onto a canvas.

You might take a pottery class that allows you endless creative pursuits. You might take up macramé, photography, jewelry making, guitar, piano, reading, storytelling and dozens of other vibrant paths.

Or you can sit and wait. Followed by most, but not recommended!

As for this writer, I suggest a book that I’ve read 23 times and expect to read another 23 times “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Her book will fire your imagination, excite your creative mind and inspire you toward passionate living during your eternity.

Whatever you do, 2021 beckons renewal of your creative genius, your fountain of wisdom from your life well-lived.

Go climb a mountain! I will meet you at the top!

“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club” – Jack London Frosty Wooldridge is an author, speaker and adventurer. The 74-year-old lives in Genesee.

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Public Notices call Bobi 303.659.2522 Legals City and County Jefferson County Press Listing For Checks 12/25/20-12/31/20 Evergreen Park And Recreation Park Escrow-Evergreen 92,598.05 Escrow Agency Fund Total: 92,598.05 Larry H Miller Nissan Arapahoe Motor Vehicle 102.47 Kristen Neff Motor Vehicle 318.61 Elisabeth J Marcus Motor Vehicle 229.45 Silvia G Soderberg Motor Vehicle 66.60 Mercedes Benz Of Draper Motor Vehicle 255.89 Hurst Autoplex Mitsubishi Motor Vehicle 774.06 Ancira Winton Chevrolet Motor Vehicle 1,376.58 Michael Evan Davis Motor Vehicle 671.66 Mobility Credit Union Motor Vehicle 62.00 Jennifer Lee Conrad Motor Vehicle 301.65 Michael Pierce Mollinger Motor Vehicle 66.42 Mile High Honda Acura Motor Vehicle 20.00 Martha C Mahoney Motor Vehicle 59.92 Clerk & Recorder Agency Fund Total: 4,305.31 Intermountain Rea Heat And Power 1,665.47 Carrier Corp Equipment Maintenance 570.72 Colo District Attorneys Counci Professional Dues & Membership 1,068.30 Metro Appliance Service Equipment Maintenance 4,053.73 Evergreen Metro District Water And Sanitation 94.00 Bob Barker Company Inc Clothing Supplies 2,278.08 Grand View Glass Company Building Maintenance 600.00 Gilbert & Associates Legal Services 60.00 Hall & Evans Llc Litigation Supprt Serv-Sheriff 11,361.30 Summit Laboratories Inc Building Maintenance 932.00 Kone Inc Building Maintenance 1,065.60 Twin City Security Inc Security Services 26,800.90 Ecolab Center Safety Supplies 1,250.60 Johnson Controls Inc Contract Services 7,924.50 Galls Llc Police Supplies 1,819.59 Ground Engineering Consultants Contr Serv-Acces Prkg Des 2020 1,954.00 Cohen, Jeremy T Mileage 126.39 Westover Corp Equipment Maintenance 495.00 Xcel Energy Heat And Power 21,710.37 Mobile Mini Inc Equipment Rental 105.65 Benedik, Bonnie M Mileage 10.35 Haggett, Rachel H Academic Degree Programs 409.18 Patterson, Diane L Office Supplies 93.31 Ken Caryl Glass Inc Security System Supplies 18,434.00 BuildComplete Door Systems Inc ing Maintenance 376.25 Fire Inspection Services Llc Building Maintenance 54,177.55 Western Paper Distributors Inc Hygiene Supplies 5,707.83 Ferguson Enterprises Inc Building Maintenance 956.93 At&T Mobility Telephone 1,705.69 Eldorado Artesian Springs Inc Office Supplies 31.30 Intervention Inc Services & Charges (Other) 8,150.50 Cdw Government Maintenance Agreement 2,301.94 Dh Pace Door Services Building Maintenance 1,843.11 Source Office Products Office Supplies 7,280.89 Ford, Edward D Board Meetings Expense - Boa 160.00 18.00 Becker, Theresa Trial Expense Verizon Wireless Telephone 47,907.04 Plat Richmond American Homes Filing Fee-Comb Plat Fees 466.50 La Quinta Inn Trial Expense 1,076.00 Boys & Girls Club Of Metro Den Professional Dues & Membership 11,625.00 Colorado Independent Consultan Parts & Supplies Inventory 13,263.00 Rogers, Timothy Paul Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Brady, Christine Elaine Mileage 427.23 Centurylink Telephone 23,233.30 Centurylink Telephone 9,421.48 Centurylink Telephone 1,361.21 Colorado Community Media Deed Advertising Clearing 147.00 Grainger Building Maintenance 108.09 Videotronix Incorporated Security System Supplies 90,742.64 France, Diane Medical Supplies/Drugs 1,400.00 Hatton, Clyde Thomas Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Miller, Randi J Autopsy Services

1,300.00 Seymour, Nathan R Mileage 83.38 Terryberry Co Llc Commemorative Supplies 4,012.86 Pearson, Katelyn Ruth Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 Portzline, Kimberly D Academic Degree Programs 1,092.58 Armstrong, Toni Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 Shampine, Randi Amber Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 1 Stop Printing Inc Printing Services 799.63 Szabo, Libby Telephone 495.00 Ean Services Ltd Education And Training Clrg 1,360.00 Kd Service Group Llc Equipment Maintenance 545.00 Cml Security Llc Building Maintenance 10,450.00 Aguiniga, Jessica M Academic Degree Programs 699.84 Embry, Shawn M A Academic Degree Programs 904.24 Hult, Michael Board Meetings Expense - Boa 160.00 Roberts, Erika L Travel (Other) 394.45 Waters, Dylan S Academic Degree Programs 945.00 Summit Sealants Inc Building Maintenance 94,819.45 Fulton, Jennifer M Police Supplies 390.06 Covendis Contract Services 50,203.50 Dobson, Brandon L Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 Scl Health Systems Medical Services 7,488.90 Smyth, Sylvia Mae Postage 177.63 Wray, David L Board Meetings Expense - Boa 160.00 Colorado State University Program Supplies 8,033.14 Jehn, Joseph A Board Meetings Expense - Boa 160.00 Dominion Voting Systems Inc Equipment (Other) 188,125.00 Windstream Telephone Clearing 9,054.75 Phillips, Heath Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Jaime Brower Psychological Ser Prof & Tech Services (Other) 1,500.00 Piper Communication Services I Underground Cable 16,334.00 Job Store Inc, The Contract Services 828.00 Gada, Brittany Grace Mileage 1,357.95 Johnson Controls Fire Protecti Life Safety Maintenance 2,185.69 Idemia Identity & Security Usa Systems Computer Equip 97,339.01 Warbington, Paul Board Meetings Expense Boa 160.00 Spencer, Wendy Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Dugwyler, Lorene Mae Police Supplies 400.00 Southwest Plaza Patrol Revenue Extra Duty 1,493.03 Clements, Cassidy O Mileage 65.32 Greenbacker Renewable Energy C Heat And Power 12,935.25 Bullseye Telecom Inc Telephone Clearing 9,211.70 Flaggers Inc Temporary Agencies 12,450.00 Imeg Corp Building Maintenance 600.00 Botts, Joshua L Mileage 104.39 Blumer, Elizabeth Board Meetings Expense Boa 160.00 Brinks Inc Courier Charges 3,691.47 Multicard Safety Supplies 2,311.46 Brinks Inc Courier Charges 6,082.81 Convergeone Inc Maintenance Agreement 38,651.45 Convergeone Inc Maintenance Agreement 6,240.00 Kolkmeier, Kipland Board Meetings Expense Boa 160.00 Kishinevsky, Tatyana Services & Charges (Other) 180.00 Johnson, Kelsey Lynn Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Sherwin Williams Company, The Building Maintenance 2,156.50 Whitestone Construction Servic Furniture And Equipment 16,695.00 Unipak Corp Safety Supplies 11,400.00 Energy Services Of Colorado Equip Maint-49rmb Cool Tow Rep 97,609.65 Publication Printers Corp Promotional Services 15.00 Jost, Jamie Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Woods, Sharon Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Mendoza-Cooke, Kimberly Board Meetings Expense - Pc 60.00 Gander, Richard V Records/Permits 35.00 Cm Johnson Construction Temp Cert Of Occupancy (Toc) 500.00 Aramark Refreshment Services L Equipment Rental 184.75 Pikes Peak Forensics Pc Trial Expense 225.00 Professional Police & Public Litigation Supprt Serv-Sheriff 3,500.00 Eschenberg, Scott Contract Services 45.00 General Fund Total: 1,125,913.36 Verizon Wireless Telephone 85.51 Calamp Wireless Networks Corp Contract Services 20,558.00 Insurance Fund Total: 20,643.51 Consolidated Mutual Water Comp Water And Sanitation 21.70 Evergreen Metro District Water And Sanitation

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238.60 Bobcat Of The Rockies Contract Services 5,613.88 Lucisano, Joy A Mileage 168.10 Bader, Gerald J Telephone 60.00 Hall, Grady T Telephone 60.00 Xcel Energy Heat And Power 2,337.24 Rowland, Duke R D Telephone 60.00 Anzick, Kaleb O Telephone 60.00 Johns, Jana L Telephone 60.00 Barker, Christopher A Telephone 60.00 Buchanan & Sperling Pc Legal Services 160.00 Messner, Brock G Telephone 60.00 King, Kelly J Telephone 60.00 Smith, Christopher J Safety Supplies 156.74 Porter, Candace A Program Supplies 124.17 Centurylink Telephone 182.36 Smiley, Alexander M Telephone 60.00 Auciello, Anthony J Telephone 60.00 Safe Systems Inc Building Maintenance 231.12 Newman, Theophane A Telephone 60.00 Murdock, Steven M Telephone 60.00 Massaro, Anthony J Telephone 60.00 Martinez, Mathew R Telephone 60.00 Embry, Shawn M A Telephone 60.00 Evans, Cody J Telephone 60.00 Dubois, Andrew Telephone 60.00 Camp, Emily A Telephone 60.00 Waters, Dylan S Telephone 60.00 Keppers, Andrea F Telephone 60.00 Bock-Brownstein, Lilly P Telephone 60.00 Hansen, Joshua Lyle Telephone 60.00 Jensen-Riddle, Wendy Lynn Telephone 60.00 Romero, Stacy R Telephone 60.00 Rubenstein, Daniel Ferris Telephone 60.00 D & K Printing Inc Printing Services 391.00 Beebe, Chelsea Kay Telephone 60.00 Strickland, Christine Elizabet Telephone 60.00 King, Hillary Musick Telephone 60.00 Mcbride, Nathan James Telephone 60.00 Keller, Darci C Telephone 60.00 Brown, Collin S Telephone 60.00 Gates, Amy Laura Telephone 60.00 Obrien, Elizabeth Telephone 60.00 Duff, Kristina N Telephone 60.00 Unruh, Timothy Joseph Telephone 60.00 Aragon, Gabriel P Telephone 60.00 Marshall, Tanner C Telephone 40.00 Mcbride, Dillon Telephone 60.00 Sturgeon, Rocky Lynn Telephone 60.00 Friant, Anne L Telephone 60.00 Haduck, John S Telephone 60.00 Callahan, Brian J Telephone 40.00 Desrosiers, Michelle A Telephone 60.00 Svejnoha, Matthew Roy Telephone 20.00 Meier, Amara J Telephone 60.00 Germaine, Stephen S Telephone 60.00 Schmidt, Justin E Telephone 40.00 Josleyn, Joseph A Telephone 40.00 First American Title Insurance Services & Charges (Other) 407.50 Open Space Fund Total: 12,792.41 Intermountain Rea Traffic Related Power 117.21 Lakehurst Water And Sanitation Irrigation Water 58.70 Ideal Fencing Corp Contract Services 7,865.75 Wear Parts And Equipment Compa Vehicle & Equipment Parts 940.80 Waste Management Of Denver Trash Removal Services 612.00 Felsburg Holt & Ullevig Inc Road Design 11,656.64 Aramark Uniform Services Services & Charges (Other) 279.00 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power 193.95 Edge Contracting Inc Road & Street Improvement 306,174.93 Smith, Bruce G Uniforms-Boots 150.00 Cintas First Aid & Safety Medical Supplies/ Drugs 44.00 Allied Waste Disposal Of Constructn Spoils 3,655.25 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Asphalt 9,379.62 Mile High Tree Care Inc Contract Services 3,280.00 Sandos, Sean G Uniforms-Boots 132.21 Hamilton Linen & Uniform Services & Charges (Other) 211.24 Copeland Enterprise Inc Culvert Supplies 7,500.00 Road & Bridge Fund Total: 352,251.30 Xcel Energy Assist Pymts Cty Paid-Nr 442.19 Colo Bureau Of Investigation Contract Services 118.50 Mt St Vincents Home Assistance Payments Other 93.22 Family Tree Inc Assistance Payments Other 222.85 United Parcel Service Inc Postage 31.00 A&A Languages Llc Contract Services 1,226.64 Prospect Pointe Apartments Assist Pymts Cty Paid-Nr 980.00 Rtd Bus Tokens 18,600.00 Labcorp Assistance Payments Other 1,285.00 Towneplace Suites By Marriott Assistance Payments Other 79.00 Rodriguez, Amanda J Mileage 161.58 Savannah Suites Arvada Assist Pymts Cty Paid-Nr 4,527.95 Wright Pest Control Inc Building Maintenance 250.00 Express Services Inc Contract Services 24,865.77 Driver, Tiffany N Mileage 8.05 Fleming, Emily Jo Mileage 304.87 Purple Communications Inc Contract Services 718.22

Rounds, Emily N Mileage 253.58 Corte, Malgorzata Mileage 716.57 Star Iii Belmar Llc Assistance Payments (Other) 1,321.00 Rodecap, Darci Lynn Mileage 148.93 Rosenberg, Jennifer Assistance Payments (Other) 60.00 Jotform Inc Pc Supplies/Software/Equip 1,896.00 Keith, Tanya Refund Assist Pymt-Ebt With-Nr 576.92 Quality Inn & Suites Assistance Payments Other 189.00 Rosenberg, Carolyn Assistance Payments (Other) 40.00 Rosengren Counseling And Consu Assistance Payments Other 1,200.00 Social Services Fund Total: 60,316.84 Rocky Mountain Workforce Dev A Conferences/Trade Shows 1,782.00 Jotform Inc Pc Supplies/Software/Equip 632.00 Workforce Development Fund Total: 2,414.00 A&E Tire Tires 2,882.04 Hill Petroleum Fuel 16,551.62 Fleet Services Fund Total: 19,433.66 Evergreen Metro District Water And Sanitation 176.33 Seniors Resource Center Water And Sanitation 3,052.22 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials 6,716.84 Stericycle Inc Janitorial Services 99.00 Professional Sign Language Prof & Tech Services (Other) 448.00 Fedex Ground Inc Courier Charges 60.59 Conserve A Watt Lighting Inc Electrical Supplies 100.20 Brostrom, Brenda L Telephone 156.69 Gallegos, Dorothy D Mileage 65.55 Sandusky Iii, John J Telephone 363.12 Winter, Margaret A Mileage 136.85 Zibrick, Joseph E Telephone 156.69 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal 13,272.13 Fisher, Linda K Telephone 156.69 Midwest Tape Library Books & Materials 36,973.40 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 216.79 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials 1,516.58 Dawson, Violeta M Training And Education 95.74 Amazon Credit Plan Library Books & Materials 98.80 A&E Tire Vehicle Repair & Maint 302.00 Candelaria, Charles R Telephone 156.69 Uline Shipping Supply Speciali Janitorial Supplies 128.78 Active Minds Programs 1,000.00 Duran, Kelly J Mileage 60.95 Overdrive Inc Library Books & Materials 28,728.34 Gallegos, Orlando J Telephone 156.69 Centurylink Telephone 3,060.95 Walker, Donna R Telephone 156.69 Rist, Julianne M Telephone 156.69 Francotyp Postalia Inc Equipment Maintenance 123.00 Tolin Mechanical Systems Hvac 165.00 Romero, Jaime M Telephone 156.69 Murphy, Cheryl Hjelle Telephone 156.69 Express Services Temporary Agencies 1,364.00 Grover, Joseph J Telephone 156.69 Personal Achievement Martial A Programs 450.00 West, Daniel P Telephone 156.69 Colorado Party Rentals Equipment Rental 333.40 Allooh, Noah Nedamedeen Telephone 156.69 Job Store Inc, The Temporary Agencies 1,188.27 Cook, Jennifer Ayn Telephone 156.69 Furlong, Richard D Telephone 156.69 Amazon Capital Services Inc Office Supplies 6,159.06 Calder, Marc T Telephone 156.69 Green, Bradley A Telephone 156.69 Mobile Mini Equipment Rental 454.86 Davis County Government Library Books & Materials 34.99 Library Fund Total: 109,452.78 United Healthcare Uhc Medical Claims 253,861.73 Vision Service Plan Vsp Vision Claims 15,490.26 Rps Plan Administrators Inc Cobra Admin Fees 8,074.50 Life Insurance Company Of Nort Voluntary Life Insurance 174,605.24 Benefit Plan Fund Total: 452,031.73 Haselden Construction Llc Furniture And Equipment 562,272.57 First Judicial District Court Contracts - Intergovernment 11,300.32 Hiraki, Joy Dawn Telephone 90.48 Arvada Chamber Of Commerce Grants - Other Entities 15,000.00 Greater Golden Chamber Of Comm Grants - Other Entities 15,000.00 Westminster Chamber Of Commerc Grants - Other Entities 15,000.00 West Metro Chamber Of Commerce Grants - Other Entities 15,000.00 Evergreen Area Chamber Of Comm Grants - Other Entities 15,000.00 Conifer Area Chamber Of Commer Grants - Other Entities 15,000.00 Beyondhome Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Evergreen Childrens Chorale Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 The Center For The Arts Evergr Grants

- Other Entities 5,000.00 Behavioral Treatment Services Grants - Other Entities 200,000.00 Friends Of Dinosaur Ridge Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Denver Audubon Society Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Foothills Art Center Inc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Family Promise Of Greater Denv Grants - Other Entities 9,625.00 Mount Evans Hospice Inc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Evergreen Music Festival Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Evergreen Christian Outreach Grants - Other Entities 52,394.53 Arvada High School Band Booste Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Blue Spruce Habitat For Humani Grants - Other Entities 6,746.00 Continental Divide Trail Coali Grants - Other Entities 33,806.00 Snowpack Taproom Llc Grants - Other Entities 9,770.32 West Metro Crossfit Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Blizzard Mountain Pinball Grants - Other Entities 6,782.14 Dba Jakes Roadhouse Grants - Other Entities 39,271.05 Golden Moon Distillery Grants - Other Entities 71,841.04 Five Parks Vision And Eye Care Grants - Other Entities 10,900.00 Blue Sky Kids Inc Grants - Other Entities 62,026.06 Benefits In Action Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Evergreen Car Wash And Detail Grants - Other Entities 53,880.80 Evergreen Fire Protection Dist Grants - Other Entities 32,780.80 Dba Verona Nail Spa Llc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Griffin Coffee Llc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Dba Tributary Food Hall Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Dba Alternative Arts Tatoo Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Adventure Vehicle Outfitters L Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 The Skyline Pub Llc Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Dba Aquatots Swim Schools Grants - Other Entities 70,350.49 Coal Mine Ave Brewing Company Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Xicamiti Llc Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Big Daddy Bagels Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Goozell Yogurt And Coffee Grants - Other Entities 76,287.52 Sunrise Sunset Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Redlaw Sauce Company Inc Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 More Than A Perfume & Luxor Fr Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Crystal Rose Colorado Inc Grants - Other Entities 42,379.68 Lepeep Grill At 88th And Wadsw Grants - Other Entities 24,536.05 Le Peep Grill Of Bowles Crossi Grants - Other Entities 21,981.37 Surge Kickboxing Grants - Other Entities 7,552.95 Atlas Coffees Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Okinawa Sushi Grants - Other Entities 5,744.04 Larsons Ski And Sport Inc Grants - Other Entities 5,725.65 The Goddard School In Arvada Grants - Other Entities 5,503.87 Dba La Chic Thrift Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Disguises Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Stack Subs Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Conundrum Escape Rooms Ii Llc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Fancy Nails Llc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Cafe Prague Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Barrels And Bottles Llc Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Piflers Sports Tavern Grants - Other Entities 37,038.61 Cannonball Creek Brewing Compa Grants - Other Entities 33,144.03 Dbmedx Inc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Perry And Terry Auto Body Grants - Other Entities 112,984.38 Bartenders And More Grants - Other Entities 100,947.16 Chong Grants - Other Entities 19,127.13 The Barking Lot Corp Grants - Other Entities 77,656.76 Tilfords Wood Fired Pizza Grants - Other Entities 6,937.57 Lakewood Commissary Grants - Other Entities 6,569.70 Pavys Sandwiches And Denver Ta Grants - Other Entities 6,338.44 Miers Deli Grants - Other Entities 6,166.10 Dba Lucky Mutt Grants - Other Entities 10,722.21 Aspen Perk Cafe Grants - Other Entities 10,031.06 Dba Studio Dh Architecture Grants - Other Entities 9,204.07 Dickeys Barbecue Pit Grants - Other Enti-

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106,469.28 Peel And Erhardt Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 C2 Professional Bookeeping Ser Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Jbs U Pump It Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Once Upon A Child Grants - Other Entities 49,999.00 Rise Above Social Strategies L Grants - Other Entities 32,517.00 Evergreen Construction Service Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Linda J Orourke Cpa Pc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Stillpoint Somatic Therapies L Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Casa Of Jefferson And Gilpin C Grants - Other Entities 47,694.00 Dba Elk Run Assisted Living Grants - Other Entities 499,999.00 Junkspriations Llc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Full Circle Dance Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 West Metro Fire Protection Dis Grants - Other Entities 351,288.10 Ruby Nails Llc Grants - Other Entities 60,050.19 Dba Holidaily Brewing Grants - Other Entities 56,117.88 Dba Risk Management Partners Grants - Other Entities 54,977.62 Black Hound Design Company Grants - Other Entities 54,834.10 Night Lights Inc Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Havern Center Inc Grants - Other Entities

49,533.00 St Bernadette Catholic Parish Grants - Other Entities 32,843.00 New Life In Christ Baptist Chu Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Neighborhood Rehab Project Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Rotary Club Of Wheat Ridge Fou Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Jefferson Hills Corporation Grants - Other Entities 28,447.00 Juust Living Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Warm Hearts Warm Babies Grants - Other Entities 5,766.00 Ovation West Performing Arts Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Mean Street Ministry Grants - Other Entities 5,000.00 Cares Act Fund Total: 5,534,571.64 Galls Llc Police Supplies 856.01 Bc Interiors Furn & Equip - Non Capital 6,874.25 Source Office Products Office Supplies 689.26 Verizon Wireless Wireless Service 280.07 Cummins Allison Corp Equipment Maintenance 597.33 Staples Advantage Office Supplies 233.75 Patrol Fund Total: 9,530.67 Aramark Services General Supplies (Other) 630.80 Inmate Welfare Fund Total: 630.80 Us Bancorp General Supplies (Other) 41,903.72 Xerox Corp General Supplies (Other) 8,695.40

At&T Mobility General Supplies (Other) 9,091.81 Five Points Geoplanning Llc Consultant Services 2,160.00 Tsurumi, Hisae K General Supplies (Other) 112.91 Community Language Cooperative Prof & Tech Services (Other) 390.00 Steadman Group Llc Consultant Services 1,520.00 Public Health Fund Total: 63,873.84 Waste Connections Of Colo Inc Trash Removal Services 644.19 Airport Fund Total: 644.19 Xcel Energy Heat And Power 498.33 Solid Waste Emergency Res Fund Total: 498.33 Grand Total: 7,861,902.42

Broomfield Co. 80021 hereinafter called the “Contractor�, for and on account of the contract for the Design and Construction Improvements for the Taxiway R2 Connector project in Jefferson County, CO.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

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2. All such claims shall be filed with Elaine Fears, Manager of Accounting Operations Jefferson County Colorado, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80419-4560.

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3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, from any and all liability for such claim.

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO

Pursuant to C.R.S. Section 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of December 2020 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to: Sheltair Aviation BJC 9107 Rocky Road

County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Lesley Dahlkemper, Chairman Board of County Commissioners PUBLICATION: Canyon Courier Publication Dates: First: January 6, 2021 Second: January 13, 2021

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SEEKING COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVERS TO WORK WITH MOUNT EVANS AWARD WINNING TEAM Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Experienced Social Worker (LCSW preferred) Experienced RN needed part-time to full-time to provide home health and hospice care to our patients in the mountain communities west of Denver. Minimum requirements: 2 years of experience, an RN or BSN degree, and an active Colorado nursing license.

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If you’re responsible, able to work independently, anxious to learn while making a positive contribution then Georgetown is currently hiring for 2 positions. These positions provide you the opportunity to work for a town that thrives on working collaboratively and overcoming challenges.

UTILITY WORKER Skills and knowledge desired in equipment operation and maintenance, excavation, water and wastewater plant and line maintenance and general repair and maintenance.

ROAD & BRIDGE SUPERVISOR If you’re a solid professional that has skills and knowledge in road grading, equipment operation and maintenance, road and bridge maintenance, road plowing, building maintenance and general supervisory skills, then Georgetown would be interested in you joining their team.

See both job descriptions along with application forms at Georgetown Town Hall, 404 6th Street, Georgetown, CO 80444 and online at www.townofgeorgetown.us For more information call 303-569-2555 extension 3. Position open until filled.

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Lam Tree Service is hiring all positions, FT, PT, paid holidays, vacation, retirement, and health insurance. Apply lamtree.com 303-674-8733.

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