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Hotel, commercial development proposed in El Rancho

Going to bat for misunderstood creatures

Developer would have many hurdles to bring the concept to fruition

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“The majority of people in BatCREW are doing transportation and taking calls and giving advice and giving education programs,” Estes said. “There are a lot of different aspects of these animals that people don’t understand. We are trying to change that.”

Colorado BatCREW just received a $2,000 grant from Colorado Parks & Wildlife for flight cages and equip-

A developer wants to put a hotel, retail, restaurants and more in the El Rancho area, but doing so will take a lot of work to get approvals from a host of agencies.

Northstar Ventures, based in Evergreen, wants to put commercial development on the RTD Park-n-Ride, Foothills Fire, Alpine Rescue and former Observatory Café properties.

It also wants to reconfigure Rainbow Hill Road, so it intersects with Highway 40 closer to the entrance to El Rancho Brewery.

According to documents filed with Jefferson County, Foothills Fire and Alpine Rescue would be relocated to the furthest west portion of the property.

Northstar has had its pre-application meeting with Jeffco Planning & Zoning to show its conceptual plans, and planner Brittany Gada indicated that what the developer wants

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A little brown bat.

Conifer based BatCREW helps bats, educates public

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

You could say members of Colorado BatCREW are batty — in a good way — about the winged creatures.

The group of licensed wildlife rehabilitators and educators across

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Colorado are on a mission to help bats when they are injured, sick or lost and need a helping human hand. In fact, CREW stands for conservation, rescue/rehabilitation, education and welfare.

Colorado BatCREW is headquartered in the home of Conifer’s Kathy Estes. She started the nonprofit organization in 2010, and figures the dozen volunteers get four to six calls a day about bats in the summer and about one a week in winter.

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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

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EAPL sends needed supplies to animal rescues in Texas Local animal rescue answers call for help from sister organizations

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When two animal rescues in Houston cried for help recently, the Evergreen Animal Protective League responded in a big way.

Rescued Pets Movement and the BARC Animal Shelter in Houston were victims of the frigid weather that Texas experienced recently.

With leaking pipes, little available

water, damage to foster homes, no heat or electricity, and more, the shelter and rescue were in dire straits.

The Houston rescues, which regularly send animals to Colorado for adoption rather than euthanizing them, reached out to several animal rescues in Colorado, and EAPL volunteers stepped up.

They divided up the list of needs and scoured Walmart, Home Depot, Staples, Chow Down and the EAPL thrift shop to collect items. EAPL filled a large van and a vehicle with water — which was the most needed item — animal beds, food, litter, cleaning supplies, flashlights, paper towels and plumbing supplies.

“When our rescue partners tell us, `Our pipes burst, we have no heat, our foster dogs are being held above the water in our arms,’ you help,” said EAPL volunteer Cathleen Timmons.

Jackie Bell, EAPL president, said she believes the Texas rescues knew EAPL would help.

“We asked them for a list of what they needed,” she said, “and we filled it. The shelter was in big trouble.”

BARC Animal Shelter can hold up to 800 animals, and Rescued Pets Movement is fostering 350 animals.

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plumbers can make it to houses and begin repairs, but what you sent has such a longer lasting effect on us,” the email said. “You sent compassion, empathy, reassurance ... and hope. Hope not only for our own lives but for the future of every last unwanted animal on our streets.”

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Higher education CONIFER – The good news is that traffic is usually pretty light at 1:30 in the morning. The bad news is that driving the wrong way on a divided highway is really dangerous at any hour. Bringing south-facing Miss Beadle to a stop in the northbound lanes of U.S. 285 near Windy Point, the deputy inquired as to her recent activities. “I’m just dropping off friends,” slurred Beadle. Observing her to be alone in the vehicle, the officer gave her an opportunity to change her answer.

“I’m a teacher,” said Beadle, changing the subject entirely. “I’m in trouble.” In complete agreement, the deputy nonetheless encouraged Miss Beadle to explain exactly what kind of trouble she believed herself to be in. Michigan said she’d attended “a party” that evening where she’d consumed “three drinks.”

Given her sloppy condition, the deputy suggested she check her math. “I’m just sounding stupid,” Beadle apologized.

“I’m drunk.” Pleased that they were on the same legal page, the officer asked if she wouldn’t mind performing a few roadside maneuvers. “I kind of feel like I have to,” Beadle moped. In point of fact, the deputy hastened to assure, she didn’t have to, but Beadle was ready to roll the dice on walking a straight line, a test she instantly and spectacularly failed. Deputies took Miss Beadle to Golden for an extended time out.

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For another, the well-shrouded shopper didn’t buy anything, merely “asking questions that didn’t pertain to the store.” When the stranger ended his brief visit by “taking a picture” of the sales floor and driving off in a pickup

Mutually exclusive EVERGREEN – Madame HOA thought Tina Tenant’s actions suspicious enough to warrant official attention. On the afternoon of Feb. 9, Madame told deputies, Tina had come to her door seeming “very frantic” and “very odd.” Madame had tried to give Tina the brush off, saying she was “on the phone,” but Tina stuck her foot in the door and told Madame that she had “something important” to discuss with Madame, specifically her belief that Madame was “stalking me.” Not liking the direction the discussion was taking, Madame had slammed the door on Tina and phoned JCSO, telling officers that the HOA has received numerous

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When the Evergreen Metro District saw the proposal for a 100plus room hotel, the board decided to impose a moratorium on new water taps in the El Rancho area until it updates its water master plan, which should take six to eight months.

“We don’t know if our systems are capable of handling (the development) without adversely impacting everybody else,” EMD General Manager Dave Lighthart said. “The EMD board felt it prudent to (stop) tap sales until they had informa-

tion at their disposal to review and analyze.”

CDOT has provided initial comments on the proposal because it owns the RTD Park-n-Ride property and the fire station property, and according to a response from CDOT to the county, “The parcel on which the fire district occupies and maintains was originally offered with a caveat that it would return to CDOT if it was abandoned. To assume it can simply be moved and the parcel built upon is false. There are once again existing agreements to review,

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to do won’t be easy.

“What they are proposing is one of the most complex requests we’ve seen,” Gada said, noting that the developer would need to work with the Colorado Department of Transportation, the county, RTD, Foothills Fire and the Evergreen Metropolitan District to get approvals.

complaints regarding Tina, and that she now wanted to file one of her own with the county. When deputies advised Madame that they hadn’t yet heard anything they could hang a complaint on, Madame asked them to go tell Tina to lose her phone number and forget her address. When deputies advised Tina to keep her distance from Madame, Tina complained that somebody had been filing “fraudulent reports” about her with the HOA, and she believes Madame is behind the bogus beefs because she’s frequently caught Madame “looking at me out of her window” and “looking at my house” from a distance. Advised that neither activity fits the statutory definition of stalking, Tina asked them to go tell Madame to keep her eyes on her own property and never talk to her again. As both women agreed to abide by the other’s non-contact order, deputies declared the case kaput.

revisit and recraft.”

CDOT also would have jurisdiction on any changes made to the intersection of Rainbow Hill Road and Highway 40.

Some of the properties are zoned commercial, while others are zoned agricultural. Gada said the developer would need to request a rezoning to planned development.

The next step, should the developer decide to move forward with the proposal, is a community meeting.

One has not been scheduled as of press time.

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Striking the right note Evergreen musician Nick Reid ready to take his music to the next level

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To say Nick Reid is determined is an understatement.

And if he has his way, he will be famous soon — as a singer and songwriter.

The Evergreen 16-year-old has been writing and recording music for about a year, and he believes a song he is releasing in three months will be the one to catapult him into the limelight. To understand his sound, think Justin Bieber meets Post Malone and The Weekend.

On top of writing, recording and promoting his music daily, he’s finishing high school and simultaneously earning an associate’s degree from Red Rocks Community College. He also has a part-time job at Baskin-Robbins in downtown Evergreen.

“I think he finally found his passion,” mom Heidi Reid said. “Once he finds his passion, he goes for it and nothing stops him. He wants to be successful, and he knows what he wants. He’s pretty confident.”

He is working on a soon-to-bereleased song that will hopefully hit

bedroom at home.

“I hear a lot of loud music coming out of his room,” mom Heidi said.

“I love his music. You just want to dance and sing to it. I don’t know how he does it. It sounds so professional and good.”

Nick bounces his music ideas off his brother, Benjamin, 14 — he calls Benjamin his “quality control” — and his friend turned manager, Preston Osenbaugh of Littleton.

Preston manages much of Nick’s social media.

“Nick’s music has a bright element to it,” Preston said. “As an artist, his approach is smart. He does his research, and he knows what he is doing with everything. He’s definitely very self-aware of the music he makes and whether it’s good or bad quality.”

it big — “Supposed to Be” — which Nick explained is a happy song about cruising down the street having a good day, and the haters aren’t getting in the way.

He released his first album called Rise on his 16th birthday, and his music is available on music platforms and on his website, nickreidmusic.com.

Humble beginnings Nick began taking piano lessons at a young age, but as Heidi put it, he doesn’t do as well learning from someone, so he became self-taught.

He also has the talent of being able to play music by ear. He also taught himself to play drums and guitar.

In the meantime, he wrote song lyrics in a notebook, many centering on love and his life.

“Last year, I was playing keyboards, and I decided I wanted to do more than just play (music) for myself,” Nick explained, “so I started working on singing with my keyboard.”

He put the recordings into his computer to create arrangements, and he admits the first few weren’t very good.

“Then I released two songs that I recorded, and it went surprisingly well,” he said, noting the first songs he released had 2,000 streams, and now it’s more like 100,000.

Nick Reid of Evergreen hopes to break into the music industry in a big way.

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Creating music Nick says he writes about a song a week, and usually one out of four is worth pursuing further. He records his music and mixes them in his

His fans While Nick has not had the opportunity to perform live thanks to COVID-19, his fans still find him — sometimes at Baskin-Robbins. He figures a fan stops by the ice cream shop every couple weeks. Four boys from Golden High School stopped in last week for a photo.

He hopes to find some venues in Evergreen and Denver so he can perform in front of a live audience.

“I try to promote (my music) as much as possible every day,” Nick explained. “I am always looking for ways of getting new people to hear my music.”

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Selling the land swap Martin Marietta speaks with community about plans to expand mining area

LAND EXCHANGE For full details about the proposed land exchange, visit www.jeffco.us/3810/ Heritage-Square-Exchange Central to those practices, said, is Martin Marietta’s employment of a “mine from behind” technique that involves both trying to mine in such a way that it is kept out of the site of people outside the mine and reclaiming each portion of a mountainside that has been mined as soon as that mining is completed.

However, Lawrence acknowledged that mining from behind is not always possible and that there would be certain locations along I-70 from which mining operations might sometimes be visible.

“There are certainly angles from which you will be able to gain a perspective and see if there is nothing to block it,” said Lawrence.

“But what we do know is we plan on mining to take as much advantage as possible of those natural barriers between the public and the mine.”

On the topic of blasting, Martin Marietta West Division Vice President David Hagerman said that mining is necessary to break rocks into smaller pieces, it is tightlyregulated.

“It’s nothing like you would imagine in the Old West movies,” he said.

“It’s a very sophisticated process.”

According to Hagerman, the quarry seismographs and sound monitors that are used to record vibration and sound pressure 24/7.

“Quite frankly they are often triggered more by the wind than they are by blasting activity,” he said.

Sound is also mitigated through the use by various mechanisms, including a rubber cover that is placed around the mines’ main crusher to mitigate sound, Lawrence said.

As for the ultimate duration of mining activities, Lawrence said an exact answer is difficult to provide because it would depend on demand for aggregates and the exact mining makeup of the land discovered once mining starts.

However, he said Martin Marietta’s best estimate is that it will take two to three decades to fully mine out the site.

The community meeting is the first step in the formal rezoning process, which will ultimately involve a view of the proposal by the Jeffco Planning Commission and county commissioners with the latter group making the final decision.

While members of the public were asked to focus on asking questions rather than making comments, one commenter expressed a desire for there to be another community meeting where opponents could present their opposition.

Jeffco Planner Justin Montgomery responded that citizens would have the opportunity to formally express opposition at the planning commission and commissioner’s meetings where the rezone is formally considered. However, he also suggested that residents wanting to make comments in the form of emails that can be sent to pzweb@co.jefferson.co.us.

“Written correspondence is best because then we can provide that to our decision-makers in the case packets,” Montgomery said.

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“Our operation at the quarry will not change as a result of this exchange and the same thing that govern those operations will continue to govern those operations.”

That was one of the messages Martin Marietta West Division President Abbott Lawrence had for the Jeffco residents who participated in the March 1 virtual community meeting about a proposal to rezone a 64.02 acre section of Matthews/ Winters Park it is seeking to expand its aggregates mine into.

Abbott defined aggregates as “all the various sizes of rocks and sand used to make concrete asphalt as well as other products that range from base materials for building roads, large boulders for constructing dams and reservoirs.”

That aggregates mine, located on 283 acres off of US 40 near its intersection with I-70, opened in 1965.

Martin Marietta needs to secure permission to rezone that property for mining to complete a proposed exchange that involve giving Jeffco Open Space 130 acres of property, including the site of the former Heritage Square amusement park, in exchange for the right to mine the 64.02 acres.

Under the proposal, all of the land mined would be returned to Jefferson County once it has been mined and reclaimed with the county using it to create a large reservoir.

While that exchange has been on the table for months, the virtual community meeting presented one of the first times representatives from Martin Marietta have gone in front of the public to answer questions about the plan and what it will mean for those who live nearby.

“What’s going to happen here is Jeffco Open Space is going to receive four pieces of land that are valuable to Jefferson County and the open effort along with a trail easement and some cash overtime,” said Lawrence. “And Martin Marietta receives one piece of land that is not accessible to the public and to which Martin Marietta is uniquely able to ascribe value because of our desire to expand the spec-ag quarry.”

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SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE: Results directly to you in two to|four days. fever oravailable chills | cough | fatigue | sore throat headache by the State, the Clear Creek drive-thru test site in Idaho Springs is cancelled until further notice. County Public Health is exploring lab availability and other logistics to re-open a Clear Creek County test site as quickly as possible.

Summit County is offering three alternative sites for community testing. These are NOT Curative tests and are available to all.

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provide vaccinations for the current statewide priority groups: • Full-time Clear Creek County residents aged 70+ • People employed in Clear Creek County whose jobs are in categories 1A and 1B To pre-register for COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH VACCINATIONS: 1. Complete the brief electronic pre-registration form found at www.clearcreekcounty.us/covid19 2. After you complete this form, you will receive an instant pop-up receipt.

3. A short while later you will receive an email confirmation of the information you submitted.

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5. After you are pre-registered, when your vaccination phase/category becomes eligible and a clinic is scheduled, you will be notified by email (or phone if you are not able to receive email) and will receive a link to the online selfscheduling system to schedule your appointments for your first dose and your second dose 28 days later.

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2. Self-schedule your appointment: When vaccines are available for your phase A scheduled, you will be notified by email (or pho Noise, views among resident concerns not ablehastobeen receive email) to schedule you But while the proposal touted by both Jeffco Open Space available appointment time for your first dose. and Martin Marietta as a win-win, residents still had questions about • ranging After from youwhat receive your first dose, we will sche potential issues impact the expansion mine dose 28 days later. We curr yourof the second would have on noise and views in the area to how long miningthe of the receive Moderna vaccine, which require new parcel would take. doses 28 days apart. You must be availab In answering those questions, Lawrence and two other Martin both doses.

Marietta repeatedly returned to the theme that their company would • You must have an appointment to be vaccin utilize the same practices that it already utilizes the existing mine availability is dependent on va •atAppointment and that the operations impacts on the community would change. eligibility according to State gui andnot current

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March 10, 2021

Upgrades planned for Beaver Ranch Park

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Beaver Ranch Park will get a huge facelift.

The trail system in the 450-acre park on Foxton Road in Conifer will go from 3.2 to 7.4 miles this year, and next year, the trailhead and amenities will be reconfigured.

The trails, according to Jeffco Open Space Planner Elizabeth O’Brien, will be more family friendly and easier to maintain, plus they will be long enough to allow hikers to traverse most of the park. Much of the work will be done by Open Space’s trails crew, but there might be volunteer opportunities.

The new trailhead will provide better links to the park’s amenities such as the disc golf course, zip line and the dog park, so people won’t have to drive vehicles through the entire park, O’Brien said.

“The biggest goal it to try to consolidate the different features,” O’Brien explained, “so the trailhead will be more like traditional open space parks. We are focusing on the visitor experience as well as the function of that space. It’s so exciting to get this work done.”

The changes follow the park’s master plan that was created in 2017. Work will also include habitat restoration and weed eradication.

Last year, some cabins were demolished so the park could focus on campsites, and signage throughout the park was improved, O’Brien said. Open Space officials also have

This is a preliminary concept drawing of what the trailhead at Beaver Ranch Park in Conifer could look like.

made it a priority to work collaboratively with Beaver Ranch Community Inc., which maintains the park.

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pel, disc golf, six zip lines, a one-acre dog park and campsites. Jeffco Open Space purchased the park in 2001.

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March 10, 2021

New freedoms and new responsibility So this is what normal feels like.

Sort of.

When you’re reading this column, it will likely be on the anniversary of the day the world shut down. I was watching the Nuggets game last year on Wednesday, the 11thof March, and it was a weird game.

Shortly after that game started, the news broke that other N.B.A. games were suspended that night due to COVID; before the game was over, the news broke that the NBA was suspending the season.

The next day, I went to school and was informed that that would be the last week in person for some time, as school districts across the state shut down to prevent further spread of the — at that time —poorly understood novel coronavirus and its resultant disease.

This past week, my teaching partner and I were, for the first time all year, allowed to travel to two schools in a single day. I know — that doesn’t really sound like all that big a deal. But for the beginning of this school year, to foster contact tracing and to reduce the possibility of spreading the virus from one building to another, we

have been limited in our physical travels. That means, for us, we have only been able to see our students live, in person, once every two weeks.

HITTING Have you ever HOME tried to learn a brand new skill, which has both intellectual and physical components, but only got to practice once every two weeks?

Imagine learning to play baseball, but only throwing Michael Alcorn the ball and taking batting practice every 14 days. It’s … not ideal.

But, now, we get to see our students every week. And still, that probably doesn’t sound like a lot, and it isn’t. But it’s SO much better than once a fortnight. There was a day, last week, that we actually taught five sections of classes live!

It was wonderful! You cannot duplicate the experience of students learning to make music with their peers over a Zoom meeting. We’ve been trying — it’s … not ideal.

And then, twice last week, I watched college basketball games on television and there were actual fans in the arena, cheering on their teams.

And then, on Saturday, to celebrate a trio of birthdays in the family, we … (looks around furtively) … (whispers) … went to a movie! It was awesome! We had family over to the house to eat dinner and catch up, and then we hauled up to an actual movie theater, bought actual movie house popcorn and sodas, and watched a movie in digital Dolby whatever.

And, just to add to the normalcy, the Colorado Rockies lost a Spring Training game 12-3 on Friday. Better get used to *that*, I guess.

There IS a way forward, people!

Rejoice! Celebrate! No, not like that, CU students.

And, honestly, we’ve probably known this for months. Don’t go out in public if you’re remotely symptomatic; limit close contact; wear masks in public spaces; and if you’re scared because you or someone you love is in the highrisk group, then make appropriate choices for you and your family.

And when you get a chance, make an informed, logical decision regarding the vaccine. If you do your homework, and come to an honest decision to forego the vaccine until we have more data, then I respect that. BUT… make appropriate choices.

It’s time. One year, almost to the day, and we have a path forward to getting our worlds back to normal.

That path includes the pharmaceuticals working their magic; that path includes the government being a smart partner about delivery (I’m looking at you, California); and that path still includes each and every one of us continuing to make smart choices about our lives.

You want your freedom of movement back? So do I. Let’s re-learn the old adage that “there can be no freedom without responsibility.”

See you out in the world!

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available at Amazon.com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn.com.” His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

The cumultive effect of perpetual growth in Evergreen

BY FROSTY WOOLDRIDGE COLUMNIST

Last week, I drove past the Safeway store on my way to downtown Evergreen. In back of the store, giant earth movers scraped off the trees, grass and underbrush — down to bare rock.

It pained me to see more construction destroying the beauty of Evergreen. Yet another housing project is about to rise up out of the ashes of the Natural World.

It happens slowly, one construction project at a time, so much so, that most Evergreen citizens don’t ‘connect the dots.’ They don’t look at the future that will add another 10,000 or 20,000 or more people to Evergreen. They don’t see another 10,000 homes plowing their way into the wilderness. They don’t

see the elk, fox, turkeys, deer, bob cats, coyotes, hawks, eagles and squirrels shrinking into oblivion.

They don’t see what they cherish being destroyed right before their eyes. It reminds me of a book I read about the slow destruction of the natural world

by Isaac Marion: “The apocalypse didn’t happen overnight. The world didn’t end in a satisfying climax of explosive special effects.

It was slow. It was boring. It was one little thing at a time. One building here another factory over there.A road plowing through the quiet of the woods. (One plastic container tossed into the ocean and then another and another until their numbers reached 5.25 trillion floating or sunk beneath the waves.) One moral compromise, one abandoned ideal, and one more

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justified injustice. No dramatic wave of destruction sweeping across the world, just scattered spots of rot forming throughout the decades, seemingly isolated incidents until the moment they all merged.” Isaac Marion, The Burning World What happens to Evergreen and its citizens when all this construction continues until the consequences … “merge”? Do you think it’s fair to your children that you sat by and said nothing each time a new building project destroys the wilderness of Evergreen?

What do you think your kids will say 30 years from now when Evergreen has added 10,000 or 20,000 more people, cars, buildings, air pollution, water shortages and loss of quality of life?

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caused by perpetual growth?

Are you excited to see that kind of future? What about you Jefferson County Planning Commission members who ‘okayed’ that latest onslaught against Mother Nature behind Safeway?

Wouldn’t it make more sense for our elected officials to enact proactive bills such as, “Evergreen Population Stabilization Policy…Evergreen Carrying Capacity Policy…Evergreen Quality of Life Policy…Evergreen Water Carrying Capacity Policy…

Evergreen Beautification Policy….”

You can think of more! We don’t need the consequences to ‘merge’ on our children.

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March 10, 2021

Vaccination efforts missing minority groups in Jeffco White residents getting vaccine in disproportionate numbers

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Over the last 13 weeks, more than 175,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Jefferson County.

But in that time, a rather troubling picture has begun to emerge about those who are receiving the doses of the still-limited vaccine and those who are not.

Numbers “a concern” On Feb. 23, Jefferson County Public Health Executive Director Dawn Comstock told the county’s board of commissioners that it had become clear early in the vaccination effort that persons living in Jeffco communities with relatively lower risk of COVID-19 disease were “having better success at getting vaccinated.”

At the same time, those communities with a history of higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates had lower vaccination rates at that point.

“That’s concerning to us and something that we are definitely working to address,” said Comstock.

Among the most significant concerns, Comstock said, were the disparities between the number of white residents over 70 who had been vaccinated and those of other races.

Comstock said that as of Feb. 23, 70% of county residents over the age of 70 had received at least one vaccination. In contrast, only 50% of the Black, non-Hispanic 70-plus population in Jeffco had received one.

Even worse, Comstock said, was that among the county’s Hispanic population in that age group only 20% of residents had received a shot.

“We recognize that is a very concerning disparity and we now have numbers to be able to start looking at that and the maps to be able to identify which specific geographic areas have been most hard hit and we are starting to address that,” Comstock said.

Those numbers have improved somewhat since that meeting with 62% of Black and African residents 70-and-over having received a vaccination as of March 3. However, they remained stubbornly low for Hispanics with just 23.1% of that 70-plus population having received a vaccine.

In contrast, the percentage of White residents who had received a vaccine was at 74.5% while those falling into the “other groups” category have the highest rate of vaccination at 85%.

Comstock also cautions that there is one limitation to the data that is important to keep in mind when considering those numbers: people are able to choose whether or not to disclose their race.

As of Feb. 23, the number of vaccine recipients in the county declining to do so was 11%.

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Resources to find an appointment can also be found at www.jeffco.us/4247/ JCPH-COVID-19-Vaccination-Clinics “That does make it difficult for us to really accurately gauge these race and ethnicity distribution patterns of vaccine,” said Comstock.

“We know traditionally there are some racial and ethnic groups that are a little more hesitant to disclose their race on these documents and if that 11% disproportionately includes them we might be doing slightly better than these numbers show,” she added.

Still, even if that 11% consisted solely of minorities, there would still be a significant discrepancy between vaccination rates for white residents and Hispanic or Black residents.

Lack of trust presents challenge That continued discrepancy on vaccination rates is likely the product of public health systems that have consistently failed to connect with minority populations, said Paulina Erices, the manager of JCPH’s Whole Community Inclusion program, which was created last year to ensure that COVID-19 efforts were effectively responding to the needs of minority populations in Jeffco.

“It’s not just that we don’t do a good job getting to them,” said Erices. “It’s that we don’t have relationships — authentic trusting relationships- that will support trust between these communities and the formal systems of care.”

The need to build those relationships is what led JCPH to create the Whole Community Inclusion program, which is staffed by five full-time employees as well as volunteers who work as navigators to connect minority residents with resources.

The program is currently undertaking several efforts to encourage and help more Jeffco minorities to get vaccines, including offering Spanish language navigation services for eligible residents trying to set up a vaccine appoitnment.

However, Erices said the county has also been involved in lobbying the state to coonsider how vaccine eligibility is determined so to ensure and increase equity. For example, Erices said the program has been advocating to expand eligibility for vaccines to unlicensed childcare providers, which she says provide more than 50% of childcare in Jeffco but were not made eligible when licensed providers were. Many of those providers are minorities, she said.

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March 10, 2021

Dumont man arrested for cold case homicides

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Dumont man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two women in 1982.

Alan Lee Phillips, 70, was arrested during a Feb. 24 traffic stop in Clear Creek County, and is being held at the Park County jail, law enforcement agencies announced at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. He is scheduled for a court appearance March 22.

Phillips is suspected of kidnapping, assaulting and murdering Barbara Jo Oberholtzer, 29, and Annette Kay Schnee, 31.

Both women were last seen separately hitchhiking outside Breckenridge on Jan. 6, 1982. Oberholtzer’s body was found the next day on the summit of Hoosier Pass, and Schnee’s body was found six months later in Sacramento Creek, a rural part of Park County. Both had been shot.

New information recently developed in the case through genetic genealogy, which identified Phillips as a potential suspect, Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw stated.

“This arrest is the culmination of technology, extraordinary police work, and an unwavering commitment to justice for Bobbie Jo, Annette and their families,” he continued.

The suspect According to McGraw and Clear Creek Undersheriff Bruce Snelling,

Phillips

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Phillips is a semi-retired auto mechanic who has lived in Clear Creek much of his life. Phillips didn’t have any major arrests or criminal history since 1982, McGraw and Snelling said.

The Courant has obtained documents from a January 2005 restraining order case against Phillips, then a driver for Scorpion Towing, after he engaged in violent behavior toward other tow operators.

The other operators were helping a family stranded on eastbound Interstate 70, when Phillips attempted to hit the other operators’ vehicle, yelled at one of them, stood on their hood, and bent their windshield wiper. Witnesses described him as

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behaving like a “mad man,” scaring everyone present, including two children.

The judge granted the restraining order, which said Phillips was never to have contact with the other operators again.

Under surveillance Snelling described how his department worked with Park County, state and federal investigators to surveil Phillips for several weeks and obtain DNA samples that could then be compared to DNA evidence from the cases.

Snelling confirmed that the current DNA sample was pulled from a fast food bag Phillips reportedly discarded in a post office. Investigators saw Phillips enter the post office with the fast food bag and leave without it, and they went in afterward to grab it.

McGraw commented: “A lot of manpower was used in that case, and we definitely appreciate all the help we got from (Clear Creek, state and federal investigators).”

During the press conference, McGraw shared a photo of Phillips as he looked around 1982, hoping it would generate tips for these cases and/or others.

While investigators aren’t sure whether Phillips is connected to other, similar cases, McGraw stated, “In 38 years of law enforcement for myself, anybody who can commit a crime like this … I think could have the tendency to commit other violent acts. But we’re following up on everything, and down the road, we’ll see where that goes.”

To report information about these cases or about this suspect, call 720248-8378.

Clear Creek cold cases Snelling said that now that Phillips’ arrest is public, investigators will be researching his life and background to see if he could possibly be a suspect in other unsolved cases.

One prominent local cold case is the disappearance of Idaho Springs’ Beth Miller, who was last seen jogging around Idaho Springs on August 16, 1983 — her 14th birthday.

Snelling described how he and other deputies have been following

Annette Kay Schnee

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up on potential leads in the Miller case for years, always trying to piece together where any person of interest was in 1983.

The Sheriff ’s Office will do the same with Phillips, he added, given the recent arrest and Clear Creek connection.

A man who reportedly flirted with Miller a few days before her disappearance is a person of interest in the case.

He’s described as in his 30s, fairskinned, about 175 pounds, light brown collar-length hair, and wearing prescription glasses. He was seen driving a small, red pickup truck with a white camper shell and out-of-state license plates.

One thing making the Miller investigation tougher than the ones for Oberholtzer and Schnee is that there is no crime scene and no evidence.

“We would need somebody to come forward and say `I did it,’ and take us to where she’s buried,” Snelling said.

According to Snelling, while there are about 10 cold cases in Clear Creek, none have evidence with a good genetic marker that local investigators could then use genetic genealogy to identify a suspect.

Along with Miller’s disappearance, other cold cases include several unidentified skulls that have been found in the county, Snelling said, although it’s difficult if not impossible to determine how those individuals died just based on the skull.

Some of them have teeth that the Sheriff ’s Office has sent to a laboratory in Texas to have DNA samples pulled from them and added to CODIS — the Combined DNA Index System, which is nationwide. Others, he added, don’t have teeth to pull DNA samples from.

It requires a lot of time, funding and expertise to use genetic genealogy to help identify remains and potential suspects, said Snelling, who sits on a statewide cold case review team.

“We look at that possibility all the time,” Snelling said of using genetic genealogy to resolve Clear Creek cold cases. “ … I have seen this science evolve a lot, especially over the last 10 years.”

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Email items of 75 words or less to dbrobst@coloradocommunitymedia. com by 5 p.m. Friday. Items will appear on a space-available basis.

WEDNESDAY Pandemic parenting Parents who would like some pointers on helping their kids survive and thrive during the pandemic are invited to a free Zoom presentation Wednesday, March 10, at 7 p.m. “Hacks for Pandemic Parenting” is hosted by Resilience1220, an organization that provides free mentalhealth services to youth ages 12 to 20 in the mountain communities west of Denver. The presentation is free, but registration is required. Register at Resilience1220.org.

SATURDAY Zero waste refill shop Evergreen Sustainability Alliance will have its zero waste refill shop on Saturday, March 13, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Blue Spruce Habitat Restore across from the Bergen Park King Soopers. Bring your own containers or use ours to refill laundry detergent, dishwashing soap, dish soap, shampoo and conditioner. There will also be locally made soaps and other gifts.

SUNDAY National Charity League membership drive

The Colorado Foothills Chapter of the National Charity League is hosting its 2021 membership drive. NCL is a national organization where mothers and daughters in seventh through ninth grade join together to serve their communities. A meet-and-greet will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, March 14 at The Wild Game. Participants must enroll for a meeting at www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AABAE28AB9nclmeet. A drive-thru meet-and-greet will also be from 4-5 p.m. For more information, contact Susie Shipley at shipley.susie@yahoo.com.

UPCOMING Showing of `Screenagers’ The film “Screenagers, Uncovering Skills for Stress Release” will be shown by Resilience1220 and Evergreen Country Day School through March 22. You can watch the movie on demand. Then join an online discussion of the film and a Q&A session with trained staff from Resilience1220 and Evergreen Country Day School on Monday, March 22nd at 6 p.m. The presentation is free, but registration is required. Register at Resilience1220.org.

Free legal clinic A free legal clinic for people with no attorney will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 1. By telephone, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure

for all areas of civil litigation. Preregistration for individual 15-minute appointments is available by emailing evergreenvpc@gmail.com with your name and a phone number, so you will be added to the sign-up sheet.

9. This collaborative show is the brainchild of Rian Kerrane and Melissa Furness, artists and professors at the University of Colorado Denver.

Visit the show at CAE, 31880 Rocky Village Drive.

‘Defiant Requiem’ Congregation Beth Evergreen is hosting a free virtual screening of “Defiant Requiem” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8. This documentary film highlights the most dramatic example of intellectual and artistic courage in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World War II. Following the 45-minute documentary will be a discussion with Defiant Requiem founder and featured conductor Maestro Murry Sidlin. For more information and to register, visit www.bethevergreen.org/event/ defiant-requiem-screening--discussion.html.

Mountain Foothills Rotary meetings Mountain Foothills Rotary meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays 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.

Register for Summer Music Camp Now! Ovation West Performing Arts will host summer music camp from June 7-18 at Center Stage. Space is limited, so register now. Visit ovationwest. org/education/summer-musiccamp for more information and to register.

ONGOING New exhibit at Center for the Arts Evergreen Center for the Arts Evergreen will host histordomest-icity through April

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.

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.

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.

Easter basket funding needed A Precious Child plans to donate goodies to kids in area counties STAFF REPORT

In an effort to provide Easter baskets to children across the Denver metro area, Discovery Toys and A

Precious Child have teamed up for the fifth year to collect donations and put together baskets.

Centennial resident Julie Olivett, a Discovery Toys team leader, said she continues to participate because A Precious Child is a great organization that continues to provide vital services to families in need in Colorado.

“I believe that a simple act of kindness can make a huge dif-

ference in a child’s day,” Olivett said. “The Easter Basket Drive is a perfect opportunity to put smiles on hundreds of kids’ faces and that’s what I love to do. It’s a winwin.”

This year the goal is to distribute as many Easter Baskets as possible. All children already being served by A Precious Child will receive these baskets the week before Easter.

The suggested donation is $30 per basket and 100% of the donations collected are used to create baskets. Baskets are filled with candy, a chocolate bunny, Easter eggs, toys, books, games, and toothbrush/toothpaste.

Donations will be accepted through March 25. To donate, visit the website at https://apreciouschild.org/donate/, or call (303)4664272 ext. 114.

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SPORTS Green Mountain completes undefeated regular season

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — Green Mountain junior Olivia Sears gave potential girls basketball playoff opponents something else to worry about in the Rams’ season finale.

The Rams’ point guard drained five 3-pointers on her way to a career-high 17 points as Green Mountain defeated Evergreen 60-25 on March 3.

“That’s never happened,” Sears said of her career-high five 3-pointers in one game. “I’ve never made that many 3s before. I was surprised.”

It wasn’t much of a surprise that Green Mountain (14-0 record) — No. 2 in the final CHSAANow.com Class 4A rankings — completed the program’s first undefeated regularseason record to add to its back-toback Class 4A Jeffco League title.

The Rams have won every game by double-digit points this year and have a 28-game conference winning streak dating back to the 2018-19 season.

“It’s really nice to see all our hard work pay off,” Green Mountain’s lone senior Courtney Hank said of the Rams going 14-0 during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s definitely scary not knowing if we are going to have another practice or game, but it made us work that much harder.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how far we go this year.”

The formula of inside-outside offensively and a lockdown defense worked to a tee against Evergreen (10-4). Hank and junior Avery Oaster dominated in the paint early. Sears and sophomore Jayda Maves lit it up from 3-point range to give the Rams a commanding 38-8 lead at halftime.

Maves scored all of her 15 points in the first half. Sears got it going in the second quarter with a pair of 3-pointers and a driving layup. Junior Morgan Falconer came off the bench to hit a 3-pointer as the Rams had five straight field goals that were all 3-pointers in the second quarter.

“The inside-outside balance is so huge because we feel like we have an answer for a number of different defenses,” Green Mountain coach Darren Pitzner said. “We still have a lot of work to do, but I’m really happy about the career game for (Sears) and all the hard work she has put in.”

Evergreen junior Anna Jermano (4) and Green Mountain junior Shea Murphy (14) battle for a rebound March 3 at Green Mountain High School. The Cougars and Rams both head into the playoffs this PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS week.

Hank went back to work down low in the second half to finish with 13 points, while Sears remained hot with a trio of 3-pointers after the break.

“A lot of players have stepped up this year,” Hank said. “It’s fun to work it inside and then you have a lot of shooters on the perimeter.

Since we are so diverse and well-balanced that has contributed on how well we’ve done this season.”

The Cougars had their 4-game winning streak snapped in its regular-season finale before the start of the playoffs. However, Evergreen coach Maddy Hornecker believes her squad to take a lot away from the loss.

“I learned about how we want to play for the playoffs,” Hornecker said. “We came in here with nothing to lose.”

Hornecker had a front-row seat being an assistant coach on Evergreen’s back-to-back 4A state championship teams in 2017 and 2018. She knows what it takes to win a state title.

“Obviously, all of us 4A Jeffco coaches were like, ‘How can get Green Mountain there?’ We want them to represent our conference,” Hornecker said. “What I have learned is the combination of a really good guard and a really good post. Green Mountain has two really good guards and two really good guards. That combination I hope carries them. I wish them nothing but the best.”

Pitzner said he appreciates all the support he has received from his fellow 4A Jeffco coaches leading up to the start of the state tournament that beings Tuesday, March 9.

“There are great coaches who have

Green Mountain junior Avery Oaster (24) looks for an open teammate as Evergreen sophomore Jackie Donoho (11) plays tight defense during both teams’ regular-season finale March 3 at Green Mountain High School.

become friends in the this league.

I love how we all support each other,” said Pitzner, who added that Evergreen has always been a tough opponent through the years and are all ways well-coached.

Green Mountain turns its attentions to the postseason and likely one of the top seeds for the 4A state tournament. With all games except the state title games Friday, March 19, at the World Arena in Colorado Springs being played at the higherseed, the Rams likely will get a chance to play on their home court throughout the playoffs.

The Rams haven’t lost since the 4A state semifinals against Holy Family at the Denver Coliseum.

“There is nothing better than playing on your home court in your home jersey and home fans,” Hank said. “It will definitely give us a step

up on our opponents.”

Pitzner said he will put valuable use to a handful of practices before the Rams’ playoff opener.

“We don’t want to take a breath of relief, but we are going to reset a little bit,” Pitzner said. “It is nice to be one of the first teams in the state to get your 14 games in.”

Green Mountain is actually the lone undefeated 4A team in the state. Falcon lost its first game of the year on March 3 to Columbine to leave the Rams as the only 14-0 girls team in 4A. “We just have to be all-in, focused and sharp,” Sears said looking head of the Rams’ playoff run. “We have to be sharp in practices too.”

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

Jeffco teams well represented in 2021 playoffs Evergreen boys and girls basketball in the hunt

BY STAFF REPORT

The western side of the Denver metro area is well represented in this

year’s 2021 CHSAA state basketball playoff brackets, which were released on March 8.

In 5A, Lakewood and Ralston Valley have both their boys and girls teams competing. Arvada West’s girls team is also in the running, as is Columbine and Chatfield.

For 4A schools, D’Evelyn, Evergreen and Green Mountain all have both varsity teams playing as well. The Golden High School and Wheat Ridge boys teams are also competing. In fact, they might meet in the round of 16.

Arvada private school Faith Christian has also made the cut for the state

3A tournament.

First round games were played on March 9, with second round play scheduled for March 11. The Great 8 round will be March 13, with the Final Four games to be March 16. The championship games will be held March 20.

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Cold comfort for a very cool club Immersion group finds strength, catharsis during chilly dips in Clear Creek

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Golden and four people have just submerged themselves in the water of Clear Creek.

They take a moment to adjust to the icy wetness before huddling together in a circle and starting to scream.

“Hooohaaaahoooohaaaa,” chat some of them. “Wooooo” yells another.

This unusual scene is a practice called cold water immersion and while it might look (and sound) like pure lunacy, those hitting the water on this chilly Saturday say that for them it’s just a great way to start the weekend.

“It’s funny, it’s such a stressful event but the whole day after doing it you are just feeling so relaxed and like almost nothing can stress you out,” said John Schlafly, moments after exiting the water.

Mindfulness and yoga teacher Lorena Oblitas began organizing cold water immersion gatherings in Golden last year after first experimenting with immersing herself in the creek four years ago.

“I needed to find a way to do something about the sadness, stress, anxiety and fatigue my body was experiencing when moving to Colorado” said Oblitas of what first led her to take the plunge.

Oblitas and other adherents of cold water immersion point to research extolling its many benefits, which they say range from improved immune health and decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease to increasing the body’s production of a chemical that fights aging.

Although there is limited evidence to support some of the claims, an article on the health website Healthline said there is a more extensive body of research showing that cold water immersion has been linked to reduced symptoms of depression, decreased muscle soreness and, possibly, boosted immunity.

But while Oblitas’ crew said they were intrigued by the possible

Josh Christensen climbs onto a sheet of ice in Clear Creek.

health benefits, they also said they simply like how cold-water immersion makes them feel.

“It’s not going to make you live forever,” said participant Eric Christensen. “But it can make you feel good.”

Oblitas now organizes two gatherings a week: one on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. that includes instruction from her and a second on Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. that does not include instruction.

On Saturdays, the group begins with breathing exercises led by Oblitas that are intended to conjure a focus on breathing that decreases tension, nervousness and fear. There is practicing of tensing and relaxing techniques that can also be used in the water and provide preparation for holding increased oxygen and heat in the body.

The group will then get in the water, which is when the screaming comes in.

“The first thing you feel as you connect to the water is that it is like needles and it hurts,” Lorena Oblitas, the group’s leader, instructs the others. “So the more you are able to release tension from the body the more you are able to relax and it doesn’t feel as cold.”

Still, cold water immersion comes with some risk - which is one reason Oblitas said she wanted to create the Saturday sessions so that beginners could try immersion under her tutelage.

“The first encounter with water can be shocking because it activates the fight or flight response in the body,” she said. “This is where remembering to concentrate on breathing is key.”

But the group sessions also have another benefit: they provide a connection to the tribal human nature that often goes ignored.

“It’s a beautiful feeling to do this

Lorena Oblitas leads a breathing exercise before jumping into Clear Creek.

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Lorena Oblitas, Eric Christensen, John Schafly and Josh Berendes huddle together in Clear Creek.

in a group setting,” she said. “There is a feeling of community.”

Although the group also has several loyal members, Oblitas said she hopes that it will grow and allow cold water immersion practice to spread to more people who can benefit from it.

“I love being a Latina woman that empowers and encourages people to

take their health in their hands and ask for help when needed,” she said.

“I would like to invite more females and people of color and teach them that they can be powerful, calm and strong too and that they can keep accessing the benefits Mother Nature provides every single day.”

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ment to keep bats during the winter.

Jim Guthrie, who oversees the grant program, says he is happy CPW can help groups like BatCREW because rehabilitating animals is a labor of love.

“To have rehabilitators in the area to do the work to save animals is so valuable,” he said.

Tina Jackson, a wildlife biologist with Colorado Parks & Wildlife, added: “Wildlife rehabbers provide so many amazing services for us.

Bats are impacted by lots of things — that goes for a lot of wildlife species — and rehabbers help with all of those situations.”

Sometimes young bats fall as they learn to fly, sometimes they are injured by cats or wild animals, and other times, as they try to catch insects, they get trapped on sticky insect traps. Some are susceptible to fungi or get sick.

“They are spectacular when we get an issue (with a bat),” she said of the BatCREW rehabbers. “They always jump right on it.”

Becoming bat crazy BatCREW members came to the organization by different routes.

Estes has been a wildlife rehabilitator for decades, and she burned out on helping other animals, so she decided to specialize in bats.

“Clearly, we don’t have enough people to (rehab) bats,” she said.

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Sachiko Boland of Highlands Ranch, a member of BatCREW, holds a big brown bat that she rehabilitated.

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Ranch worked at the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur, and one day she found a bat on her big fluffy skirt.

“He crawled into my hand, and we look into each other’s eyes. I thought, `You are the cutest thing in the world.’ And I was in love head over heels.”

Years later, Boland was interested in joining BatCREW, and she says Estes took her under her wing “and she never let me go.” Boland spent several years as a licensed rehabilitator but is now doing more education work for the organization.

Becca Greer of Larkspur first got into bats when she was studying abroad in Australia, which is known for its large bats. Years later, she decided to get involved with BatCREW. While she is not a licensed rehabilitator, she helps with the organization’s administration and works on education programs.

Conservation The rehabilitators say bats are an important part of the ecosystem, helping to tame the insect population. The more people understand their role, the more the bats will be left alone.

Some bats do carry rabies, which is why licensed rehabilitators have taken pre-rabies shots, and no one should ever touch a bat with bare hands.

“We’re doing a lot of work with helping with the conservation of the animals,” Estes said, including studying which species migrate and which hibernate and more.

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Bats don’t get the respect they deserve.

Tina Jackson, a wildlife biologist with Colorado Parks & Wildlife, talks glowingly about their attributes, constantly reminding the listener that bats are amazing.

“Anyone who gets to know bats really loves their bats,” she said.

“The foothills are spectacular for bats. There are 18 species of bats in the state, and all of them are insect eaters. Whether it’s mosquitos or Miller moths or other insects, bats are helping us (get rid of) them.”

She surmised that people are afraid of bats because they’re different from other winged creatures, plus Hollywood has made bats out to be the bad guys.

“They’re not a species we interact with much,” she said. “They are flying at night, and they are hidden away when they sleep. Most are very small, and they can live 15, 20, even 30 years.”

Bats are devoted to raising their pups, and they help each other when they give birth, Jackson said.

Boland talks about rescuing a bat from a glue insect trap. She used mineral oil to get the bat unstuck from the trap and Dawn dish soap to clean it off. The bat needed antibiotics and physical therapy so it could fly again.

Estes says she has rescued bat pups from the inside of houses, bats that have fallen into swimming pools and bats that have fallen to the ground.

“We spend a lot of time working with the finders to talk through the situation and how they might facilitate helping the bat,” Estes said.

Sometimes people who find the bat can take care of the situation on their own, while other times, the bat must be picked up and transported to a rehabber’s facility for more extensive help.

Education Educating the public about bats is a major goal for BatCREW. Boland has seen families want to keep bats as pets, and she educated them on why that is not a good idea.

“It was a good learning experience for the family,” Boland said. “They

While researchers have been looking at bats that might carry the COVID-19 virus in southeast Asia, “it’s not something we see in North American bats,” she said.

She says she thinks about bats anytime she wants to swat a mosquito off her arm.

“Bats catch mosquitos by using ultrasonic sounds to determine whether the mosquito is,” Jackson explained. “That’s physics I can’t wrap my brain around.”

She called bats “super diverse” — with 1,800 species in the world, and bats pollinate such plants as mangoes, agave, banana, figs and more. They either hibernate or fly south in the winter.

She said it’s soothing to watch them fly in the evening sky in the warmer months.

“We think of them a lot like little birds, but they are much better flyers than birds,” she said. “They are much more maneuverable.”

They sleep upside down, locking their joints so they don’t fall.

“I could go on for days about the cool things bats have figured out,” Jackson said. “They are amazing.”

can pass the information along to friends and family.”

BatCREW members give presentations to school groups, explaining the benefits of bats and how people shouldn’t be afraid of them.

“There are a lot of happy stories with bats when kids find them,” Estes said. “I have handouts, brochures and fun packets for the kids to draw pictures. Often times, I trade a plush bat toy for the (real) bat the child has found.”

Welfare Bats are so vital to the environment that it’s important to educate the public to take care of them, the rehabbers said.

“The majority of the calls we get are happy endings,” Estes said.

“Some people want to know more about the bats, and they know it’s better that (the bat) flew away and led a happy life.”

Boland said more people are volunteering to help bats.

“People who love bats are unique,” she said. “It’s important for people to understand why we need them here.”

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Craft bean roasters find their niche as they appeal to refined tastes

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ava, joe, coffee — no matter what we call it, coffee is an integral part of many people’s lives, and metro Denver is known for its craft coffee.

For craft coffee roasters, it’s all about the coffee bean — where it’s from, how it’s grown and how it’s roasted. They have created their roasting companies in the last 10 years, and they are passionate about providing the area with the perfect cup of coffee.

AJ Payne, general manager of Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters in Olde Town Arvada, likened the craft coffee industry to the craft beer industry, something the Front Range is known for.

“Breweries have popped up,” Payne said, “and I see the same thing happening with coffee. I think that you will see more and more smaller batch roasters in cafés (who are) roasting at least for their own cafés.”

Andy Sprenger, owner of Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Lakewood and Arvada, agreed.

“I’m super grateful to the craft beer industry for creating that space for independents to serve a higher-quality product,” he said.

“I feel like they paved the way for craft coffee.”

He believes the metro area’s younger demographic is looking for something unique in its coffee.

“I think this is one of the ways Colorado is special. This part of the world attracts a bit of a younger crowd,” Sprenger explained. “Colorado really likes to focus on small, craft, higher quality products, and (people are) willing to pay for them.”

Scott Wilton, operations manager for Bivouac Coffee Roastery and Tasting Room in Evergreen, suggested that Colorado residents enjoy experiences.

“The reason people like craft beer

Landon Harmon of Bearded Man Coffee.

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IF YOU GO Some of the craft coffee-bean roasting establishments in the suburbs: Bearded Man Coffee 8955 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 800 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 (Moving soon to 2860 S. Tejon St. Englewood, CO 80110) 1-833-BMCOFFEE beardedmancoffee.com

Bivouac Coffee Roastery & Tasting Room 1552 Bergen Parkway, Unit 303 Evergreen, CO 80439 720-588-8761 bivouac.coffee

and coffee is the experience with the product you get to enjoy,” he said.

Sprenger added that coffee has a way of allowing people to connect, especially when they linger with friends over a cup, which has paved the way for coffee-drinkers to become particular about the beverage.

Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters 5600 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.

Arvada, CO 80002 303-990-9650 hunterbay.com

Pangea Coffee Roasters 1205 CheyenneSt. Golden, CO 80401 720-515-1154 www.pangeacoffeeroasters.com

“People have gotten picky about their coffee,” said René Steenvoorden, Bivouac’s owner. “There’s a lot of creativity in coffee. Every time you go to a coffee place, the way it is sourced, roasted and made — even the milk you use makes (the coffee) different. I think that makes it interesting and creates a market.”

Landon Harmon, owner of Beard-

Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters 1619 N. Reed St. Lakewood, CO 80214 Or 7745 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite C Arvada, CO 80003 303-261-5954 sweetbloomcoffee.com

ed Man Coffee in Highlands Ranch, likened craft coffee-bean roasting to winemaking. The kind of grape, the elevation it is grown at and when it is harvested can change the taste of the wine just like the type of coffee bean, the elevation it’s grown at and when it is harvested.

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A round-up of events that reflect the changes of a year in COVID-19 COMING ATTRACTIONS

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t’s difficult to believe the COVID-19 pandemic has been the dominant feature of our lives for right around a full year.

Few industries were stopped dead in their tracks the way the performing arts industry was halted, but at a time when these arts were needed most, artists and entertainers found all kinds of ways to perform and stay connected with audiences.

In recognition of a year of innovation (and with an eye to a brighter future on the horizon), this week’s column is a collection of activities from all over the metro area (and beyond), which spotlight the way performing has changed.

DMNS celebrate Girls & Science with annual event The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is partnering with CBS4 to host the seventh annual Girls & Science Event, held through March 20. This year’s event will be entirely virtual and will feature Virtual Clubhouses, Clubhouse Chats, Stories with Scientists and more.

The event is open to all ages, but activities are oriented to children ages 8 to 18, according to provided information.

A particular highlight is the Stories with Scientists events, which are TED-talk style presentations from mentors followed by live chat via IGTV. There will also be

more hands-on events including specimen sorting that can be done with goods at home.

For more information, visit dmns.org/ girlsandscience.

A new take on classic folktales Folktales have been around for nearly as long as society itself, and they’re always going through new forms and iterations.

Anythink Brighton, 327 E. Bridge St., is tapping into a new storytelling method at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 13 with its event called Anythink SEE READER, P17

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“The exact same (coffee) plant grown at one elevation can be so vastly different than another (elevation) because of Mother Nature,” he said.

In addition, just as with craft beer brewing and winemaking, it’s important to have a variety of options for a variety of tastes, said Matt Kurgan, owner of Pangea Coffee Roasters in Golden.

“If somebody doesn’t like one coffee,” Kurgan said, “then variety is the key. Giving customers what they want is a tough thing because there are so many different people out there.”

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Drive-In: A Wildly Wonderful, Curiously Celestial Adventure in Storytelling.

Created in partnership with Alt Ethos, a Denver-based experiential design studio, the event will feature a variety of folktales - from Rumpelstiltskin to Anansi the Spider - told using light and sound, according to provided information.

Attendees can use their car radios to hear a broadcast of the stories, which will be augmented by the visual elements. At the events, attendees will receive special materials and instructions to participate from their vehicles, and costumes are encouraged.

Both events are free and open to the public, but advance registration is required at www. anythinklibraries.org/events.

Participants should register once per vehicle.

A revolutionary tea party at the Molly Brown House Few things are quite as enjoyable as a discussion with close friends about things that you all believe passionately about. The latest exhibit at the Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, taps into that same energy with Enter the Conversation: Art of Women’s Rights by Melody Epperson.

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of coffee, I lose control of the end result. With a single-serve pod, there’s more control.”

In addition, Kurgan explained that technology has improved, so roasters can keep data on the roasting process and the coffee-bean mixtures that make up the blends — ensuring consistency in the roasting process.

Payne believes coffee aficionados are moving away from the super-dark roast coffees toward lighter roasts because they are looking for more natural and robust coffee flavors.

“When you roast something very dark, you don’t get as much flavor,” Payne said.

He compared it to cooking a steak well done rather than medium-rare.

People usually add sauces to make a well-done steak taste better.

“I order a medium-rare to medium

steak because I like to taste the steak,” he said.

He also mentioned that cold-brew coffees are becoming more popular.

The roastery owners say drinking coffee is a regular part of their lives — between two and six cups a day plus tasting the roasts.

In fact, Sprenger says his biggest fear about COVID-19 is the possibility of losing his sense of taste, which is vital in the profession.

“I want to make sure the coffee is where we want it to be, especially when choosing new coffee,” Sprenger said. “Having taste buds firing on all cylinders is important.”

Harmon added: “If I enjoy (the coffee), I feel like I’m a good balance toward being overly snobby about my coffee and knowing what tastes really good.”

The exhibit — which runs through March 14 — celebrates the history of women gathering in clubs and tea parties to strategize in their fight to win the right to vote. Epperson has brought to life an imaginary tea party that features 16 suffragists like Alice Paul, Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and features appearances from modern leaders like Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

The exhibit is available to all guests as part of their entry ticket to the museum. Advance ticket purchase is required, as are masks.

Call 303-832-4092 ext. 16 or visit www. mollybrown.org for information.

underground favorites like Mavi, Anklejohn and Remy Banks.

For some fantastic music and a look at great up-and-coming talent, head to https://ronee.bandcamp. com/community.

to London and face the loss and fear of the AIDS pandemic. Based on Davies’ own memories, it’s an emotional whopper of a show without hitting audiences over the head with the losses the community experienced. Davies and his topshelf cast (including Olly Alexander and Lydia West) make sure to capture the fun and freedom that so many finally achieved, and then had taken from them.

We’re only a few months into 2021, but this is one of the best things you’ll see all year. Watch it on HBO Max.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin from New York City Rap is too sprawling and regionally diverse a genre to have a particular sub-genre encapsulated by a single album. But “FlySiifu’s,” the late-2020 album from Alabama’s Pink Siifu and Virginia’s Fly Anakin, does provide a window into a thriving underground scene that builds audiences slowly on services like Bandcamp and Soundcloud. Those who do sample it will find one of the year’s best rap releases — at times playful and searching. Music that sounds great outdoors but lyrics that can live in your head.

The pair are releasing a new EP of material on Friday, March 19, and at 7 p.m. that same day they’ll host a livestream performance from Corpus Studios in New York City.

The duo will be joined by other

Streaming style - ‘It’s A Sin’ Most Americans will most likely be familiar with Russel T Davies because of his leadership in bringing Doctor Who back to television screens in 2005. But he’s responsible for some of the best British television of this young century and “It’s A Sin,” his most recent effort, might be his best work to date.

The five-episode show is set in the Britain of the 1980s and follows a group of gay friends who all move

Clarke Reader’s column on culture apears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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Tracking the trends Coffee, like beer, is constantly evolving, and these craft roasters are always looking for something new to keep coffee drinkers happy.

Sweet Bloom, for example, never envisioned online sales, which were necessitated by the pandemic if the roastery wanted to stay in business, Sprenger said.

“I do think that’s going to be something that will stick around,” Sprenger said. “People have learned to brew coffee at home, which means more whole-bean sales.”

Harmon added that the pandemic has made single-brew cups become even more important.

“Now with the single-serve pod, people can control exactly what they want to taste versus a bag of coffee,” Harmon said. “Once I sell you a bag

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CONIFER CHURCH OF CHRIST ASCENT CHURCH “Doing Bible Things in Bible Ways” 29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive in Evergreen Join us in person for Worship Services on Sundays at 9:00am & 10:30am 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.

Kids Church for Nursery-3 yr old 10:30 service only Sunday Forge Student Ministry for Middle thru High School 5:30-7:00pm contactus@ascentchurch.co/www.AscentChurch.co Live streaming services at 9:00 & 10:30am EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) at www.facebook.com/WeLoveEvergreen 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 BERGEN PARK CHURCH in our new ministry journey.

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.

EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH A Gospel Centered Church 5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654 31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 The Rev. Vera Guebert-Steward, Pastor info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org Join us for Virtual Worship on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch Sunday Worship uploaded by 10am.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES www.evergreenlutheran.org + All Are Welcome!

28244 Harebell Lane Sunday Service & Sunday School 10am Wednesday Evening ZOOM Meeting 7:30pm MOUNT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH - LCMS Contact: clerk@christianscienceevergreen.com for ZOOM link Reading Room 4602 Pletner Lane, Unit 2E, Evergreen 30571 Chestnut Drive ~ (303)670-1387 Open Tues - Thurs - Fri 10am-4pm, Wed 12-6 Sat 12-3pm Sunday Worship 9:00am • Education for All 10:30am Rev. Carl Frank, Pastor www.mounthopelutheranlcms.org 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!

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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.

Other activities: Choir, Youth, Men’s/Women’s ministries, Bible Studies, VBS, MOPS, Cub/Boy Scouts.

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

ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH “Connecting all generations to Jesus” Please check our website, www.Rockland.church, for updated service times ¼ mile north of I-70 at exit 254 303-526-0668

CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL 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

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

CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN (SYNAGOGUE) UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN Reconstructionist Synagogue Rev. Deb Olenyik • 303.674.4810 • www.evergreenumc.org Rabbi Jamie Arnold 3757 Ponderosa Dr. across Hwy 74 from Safeway in Evergreen www.BethEvergreen.org / (303) 670-4294 Join us in person every Sunday at 8:30am and 10:30am for live worship 2981 Bergen Peak Drive (behind Life Care) Please join us online every Sunday at 9am at our website for a new worship experience.

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Miklos, Mary Board Meetings Expense $15.00 Moeller Graf Pc Process Of Service $16.50 Monday.com Ltd Miscellaneous Contract Services $24,569.28 Nell Champlin Nelson Education & Training Clearing $49.50 Nicholas Construction Inc Building Construction & Design $46,002.23 Novacoast Inc Maintenance Agreement $7,000.00 Output Services Inc Postage $20,208.00 Parkridge Plaza Llc Building Rent $6,022.00 Parkridge Plaza Llc Building Rent $6,022.00 Parkridge Plaza Llc Building Rent $6,022.00 Pivot Energy Heat & Power $12,233.86 Pivot Energy Heat & Power $12,233.86 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $126.00 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $315.00 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $315.00 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $315.00 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $693.00 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $693.00 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $693.00 Pleasant View Water & Sanitation Dist Water& Sanitation Services $1,617.00 Professional Sign Language Services & Charges (Other) $337.50 Provest Llc Process Of Service $15.00 Provest Llc Process Of Service $15.00 Pts Of America Llc Extradition Travel $5,961.00 Riverside Technologies Inc Software Maintenance Agreement $1,297.29 Rocky Mountain Microfilm & Imaging Inc Professional & Technical Services (Other) $82,500.00 Seniors Resource Center Grants To Other Entities $65,500.00 Seniors Resource Center Grants To Other Entities $65,500.00 Seniors Resource Center Grants To Other Entities $65,500.00 Shirley Septic Plumbing Inc 4H FairgroundsCsu $57.00 Shred It Denver Miscellaneous Contract Services $30.00 Skelton, Mark Board Meetings Expense $15.00 Skelton, Michael Board Meetings Expense $15.00 Source Office Products Office Supplies $38.94 Source Office Products Office Supplies $156.36 Source Office Products Office Supplies $589.96 Source Office Products Office Supplies $623.88 Source Office Products Office Supplies $1,615.69 Specialized Attorney Services Process Of Service $15.00 Sylvia Mae Smyth Office Supplies $85.95 Sylvia Mae Smyth Office Supplies $46.99 T Mobile Wireless Service $39.92 Tforce Postage $143.44 Tiger Natural Gas Inc Heat & Power $40,828.19 Tschetter Sulzer Pc Process Of Service $87.00 Tschetter Sulzer Pc Process Of Service $88.00 Tschetter Sulzer Pc Process Of Service $178.50 Tyler Technologies Software Maintenance Agreement $3,267.23 Tyler Technologies Software Maintenance Agreement $11,931.52 Unipak Corp Safety Supplies $5,900.00 Verbatim Reporting & Transcription Llc Legal Services $153.75 Verizon Wireless Telephone Services $13.79 Verizon Wireless Telephone Services $6,763.81 Verizon Wireless Wireless Service $25,362.03 Verizon Wireless Telephone Services $105.56 Verizon Wireless Telephone Services $101.44 Vti Security Building Maintenance $39,836.39 Western Paper Distributors Inc Hygiene Supplies $7.70 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies $430.70 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies $3,200.24 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies $8,741.57 Wilson Law Office Pc Process Of Service $15.00 Won-Door Corp Life Safety Supplies $2,876.10 Wright Pest Control Inc Maintenance Agreement $60.00 Xcel Energy Heat & Power $883.33 Xcel Energy Heat & Power $60.05 General Fund Total $1,069,938.97 Behavioral Treatment Services Miscellaneous Contract Services $21,830.00 D And N Investments Ltd Grants To Other Entities $5,000.00 Diamond Drugs Inc Medical Supplies/Drugs $32,884.70 Jefferson Center For Mental Health Miscellaneous Contract Services $3,961.93 Professional Psychology Associates Pc Miscellaneous Contract Services $7,666.67 Professional Psychology Associates Pc Miscel laneous Contract Services $12,839.01 The Mac Shack Grants To Other Entities $3,500.00 Tseyang And Kalden Llc Grants To Other Entities $5,000.00 Victory Ma Of Colorado Grants To Other Entities $5,000.00 Wellpath Llc MiContract Services $4,616.80 General Fund Grants Total $102,299.11 Aed Everywhere Inc Safety Supplies $116.00 Aed Everywhere Inc Safety Supplies $171.50 Aed Everywhere Inc Safety Supplies $525.00 Aed Everywhere Inc Safety Supplies $741.00 Ima Inc General Liability Insurance $3,978.00 Ima Inc Airport Liability Insurance $5,490.00 Insurance Fund Total $11,021.50 Tristar Insurance Group Workers Compensation Self-Insured Claims $17,837.89 Worker’s Compensation Fund Total $17,837.89 Anne L Friant Mileage $553.28 Bfi Foothills Landfill Trash Removal Services

$276.36 Buchanan & Sperling Pc Legal Services $244.00 Centurylink Telephone Services $226.07 Centurylink Telephone Services $193.61 Centurylink Telephone Services $75.83 Centurylink Telephone Services $195.99 Centurylink Telephone Services $79.58 Concrete Express Inc Trail Improvements $558,158.79 Concrete Express Inc Trail Improvements $661,525.76 Dillon Mcbride Office Supplies $33.71 Ero Resources Corp Trail Improvements $1,436.00 Express Services Inc Drainage System Construction $267.78 Intermountain Rea Heat & Power $262.33 J&S Contractors Supply Sign Maintenance Supplies $700.00 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Pavement Management Contracts $3,562.30 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Pavement Management Contracts $3,774.24 Safe Systems Inc Security Services $210.00 Timothy B Sandsmark Mileage $51.52 Verizon Wireless Telephone Services $187.26 Open Space Fund Total $1,232,014.41 Merrick & Company Road & Street Improvements $2,234.22 South Traffic Impact Fund Total $2,234.22 Centurylink Telephone Services $120.05 Centurylink Telephone Services $91.44 Centurylink Telephone Services $100.49 Centurylink Telephone Services $179.54 Centurylink Telephone Services $91.86 Diexsys Llc Engineering Services $8,233.35 Edge Contracting Inc Road & Street Improvements $487,063.34 Envirotech Services Inc Salt Sand & De-Icers $8,487.56 Envirotech Services Inc Salt Sand & De-Icers $75,980.67 Ideal Fencing Corp Miscellaneous Contract Services $11,480.00 Intermountain Rea Traffic Related Power $18.00 Intermountain Rea Traffic Related Power $25.25 Intermountain Rea Traffic Related Power $35.36 Intermountain Rea Electrical Supplies $71.18 Intermountain Rea Electrical Supplies $80.37 Intermountain Rea Electrical Supplies $356.78 John C Bakas Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) $113.65 Joseph Allen Mcwhirter Jcso Uniforms (Goods/ Inventory) $120.00 Kumar & Associates Inc Engineering Services $450.00 Kumar & Associates Inc Road & Street Improvements $7,470.00 Kyle M Smith Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) $120.00 Lumin8 Transportation Technologies Llc Signal Maintenance $26,331.20 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Salt Sand & DeIcers $345.00 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Salt Sand & DeIcers $352.05 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Salt Sand & DeIcers $1,708.20 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.35 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.35 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.35 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.78 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $1.42 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $2.07 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $11.50 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.62 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $1.33 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.89 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.43 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $0.35 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $3.48 Xcel Energy Traffic Related Power $11.60 Road & Bridge Fund Total $629,460.86 A&A Languages Llc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $1,069.32 Adams County Sheriffs Office Hs-Process Of Service $20.00 Adams County Sheriffs Office Hs-Process Of Service $77.00 Alina M Fowler Hs-Mileage $402.98 Alina M Fowler Hs-Mileage $201.99 Alison J Hansen Hs-Mileage $174.44 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid $442.20 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid $723.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid $1,000.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid $552.15 Allison A Pearce Hs-Mileage $79.52 Amanda J Rodriguez Hs-Mileage $219.52 Arapahoe Sheriff Hs-Process Of Service $35.00 Arapahoe Sheriff Hs-Process Of Service $79.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $1,462.91 Ashlan Cierra Sexton Hs-Mileage $91.95 Ashlan Cierra Sexton Hs-Mileage $36.46 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $1,705.14 Bettina L Morrow Hs-Training & Education $1,700.00 Client Payment Hs-General Assistance $585.00 Brittany Leigh Virkus Hs-Mileage $645.54 Colo Dept Of Public Health & Environment HsDocument Copy Supplies $40.00 Community College Of Denver Hs-Training & Education $3,068.82 Cynthia Allgood Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 Darci Lynn Rodecap Hs-Mileage $208.26 Darlene Ahrenkiel Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $11.00 Dsd Civil Division Hs-Process Of Service $152.10 Client Payment Hs-General Assistance $1,100.00

Easter Seals Of Colo Hs-Contract Services $6,237.89 Elizabeth Ellen Wiczorek Hs-Mileage $252.78 Elizabeth M Marquardt Hs-Mileage $109.20 Equifax Hs-Contract Services $25.00 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $597.70 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $629.76 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $639.40 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $747.84 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $839.68 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $839.68 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $847.90 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $854.85 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $1,128.80 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $1,128.80 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $1,128.80 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $1,128.80 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $16,857.37 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $17,829.15 Express Services Inc Hs-Misc Contract Services $18,774.35 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $21,219.00 Fremont County Sheriff Hs-Process Of Service $38.45 Gina Hynes Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $400.00 Hannah Hause Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $1,750.00 Hopskipdrive Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $3,243.23 Human Services Network Of Colorado HsTraining & Education $210.00 Human Services Network Of Colorado HsTraining & Education $240.00 Iveth Hernandez Hs-Mileage $412.61 Jamie M Domagata Hs-Mileage $91.67 Jason Hohler Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $400.00 Jeffco Juvenile Assessment Center Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $5,415.05 Jefferson Center For Mental Health Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $2,708.80 Jefferson Center For Mental Health Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $2,708.80 Jennifer Reed Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 Jessica Kern Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 Kaitlyn Wilton Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 Katherine Meredith Droessler Hs-Mileage $140.62 Katherine Page Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $30.00 Labcorp Hs-Process Of Service $240.65 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $79.00 Logan E Ellett Hs-Mileage $52.08 Marylou Juhl Hs-Mileage $48.72 Ms. Lindsay Nicole Despain | Lindsay Nicole Despain Hs-Mileage $51.86 Natalie Mccatty Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 New Jersey Dept Of Health Hs-Document Copy Supplies $50.00 Nicholas S Lincoln Hs-Mileage $616.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $140.00 Purple Communications Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $831.15 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $138.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance pymt Other $345.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance pymt Other $420.00 Raise The Future Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $11,581.50 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid $1,000.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $464.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $653.93 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $2,039.98 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $462.76 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $600.00 Stacey Bushaw Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $200.00 Stephanie D Parmley Hs-Mileage $0.58 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid $1,000.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $306.25 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance PaymentState $576.92 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance PaymentState $576.92 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance PaymentState $576.92 Tina L Ibbott Hs-Mileage $256.48 United Parcel Service Inc Hs-Postage $33.00 United Parcel Service Inc Hs-Postage $33.00 Verizon Wireless Hs-Computer Supplies/Software/Equipment $10,691.09 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $100.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other $509.00 Social Services Fund Total $161,564.07

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Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services $2,666.41 Valley Water District Hs-Utilities (Other) $77.78 Wright Pest Control Inc Hs-Services & Charges (Other) $85.00 Wright Pest Control Inc Hs-Services & Charges (Other) $85.00 Head Start Fund Total $6,714.13 Arapahoe Community College Hs-Job Skills Training $450.00 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Contract Srvc $90.25 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Contract Srvc $405.47 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srv $648.00 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Services $654.48 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Services $673.92 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Services $673.92 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srv $713.98 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Services $715.53 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Services $787.84 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Services $855.55 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Services $886.32 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srvc $1,036.80 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srvc $1,036.80 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srvc $1,036.80 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srv $1,241.78 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srv$1,724.86 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srv $1,813.47 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srv $1,870.74 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srv $7,047.08 Express Srvc Inc Hs-Misc Cont Srvv $8,917.74 Client Payment Hs-Competency Assistance $2,550.00 Office Automation Technologies, Inc Hs-Contracts-Assistance $437.60 Workforce Development Fund Grants Total $36,268.93 Alpine Crane & Equipment Service Tools & Shop Equipment $1,520.00 Alsco Denver Industrial Services & Charges (Other) $661.92 Calamp Wireless Networks Corporation Miscellaneous Contract Services $114.00 Calamp Wireless Networks Corporation Miscellaneous Contract Services $9,044.00 Hill Petroleum Fuel $258.94 Hill Petroleum Motor Oil $404.51 Hill Petroleum Fuel $544.73 Hill Petroleum Fuel $625.55 Hill Petroleum Fuel $685.77 Hill Petroleum Fuel $806.08 Hill Petroleum Fuel $1,100.35 Hill Petroleum Fuel $1,108.39 Hill Petroleum Fuel $1,267.21 Hill Petroleum Fuel $1,707.27 Hill Petroleum Fuel $1,820.11 Hill Petroleum Fuel $1,935.98 Hill Petroleum Fuel $1,997.53 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,262.41 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,290.94 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,418.63 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,450.34 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,528.36 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,553.17 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,581.70 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,582.60 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,607.33 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,779.97 Hill Petroleum Fuel $2,870.71 Hill Petroleum Fuel $3,029.85 Hill Petroleum Fuel $3,033.06 Hill Petroleum Fuel $3,279.99 Hill Petroleum Fuel $11,359.00 Hill Petroleum Fuel $12,288.54 Mhc Kenworth Inc Vehicle & Equip Parts $10.33 Mhc Kenworth Inc Vehicle & Equip Parts $13.73 Rocky Mountain Bottled Water Srvc & Charges (Other) $22.45 Rocky Mountain Bottled Water Srvc & Charges (Other) $28.95 Rocky Mountain Bottled Water Srvc & Charges (Other) $30.00 Rocky Mtbn Bottled Water Srvc & Charges (Other) $30.00 Rocky Mtn Bottled Water Srvc & Charges (Other) $35.45 Fleet Services Fund Total $86,689.85 Amazon Capital Services Inc Janitorial Supplies $(79.95) Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies $(74.95) Amazon Capital Services Inc Computer Supplies/ Software/Equipment $(37.99) Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) $(35.70) Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies $(17.85) Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies $5.88 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) $12.99 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies $13.77 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) $13.95 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) $26.20 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) $28.64 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) $29.78 Amazon Cap srvcs Inc Special Events Supplies $29.90 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies $36.96 Amazon Cap Srvc Inc Gen Supp (Other) $43.98 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies $52.98 Amazon Cap Srvc Inc Furn & Equip- Non $56.12 Amazon Cap Srvc Inc Spec Events Supp $65.56 Amazon Cap Srvc Inc 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Metropolitan Districts NOTICE AS TO AMENDMENT OF 2020 BUDGET IDLEDALE WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the necessity has arisen to amend the 2020 budget of the Idledale Water & Sanitation District. A copy of the proposed 2020 amended budget is on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Clifton Larsen Allen. LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 where same is available for public inspection.

Such proposed 2020 amended budget will be considered at a regular meeting to be held on March 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. via zoom video conference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7636703470, Meeting ID: 763 670 3470. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2020 amended budget, inspect the 2020 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

IDLEDALE WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT AJ Beckman, Secretary Legal Ad No.: CC444474 First Publication: March 10, 2021 Last Publication: March 10, 2021 Published In: Canyon Courier

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that a Petition for Inclusion of additional real property has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Evergreen Metropolitan District. The Board of Directors has fixed Wednesday, the 24th day of March, 2021, at the hour of 8:30 a.m., at 30920 Stagecoach Boulevard, Evergreen, Colorado, as the date, time and place of an open meeting at which such Petition shall be heard.

The names and address of the Petitioners and description of the property to be included are: PROPERTY OWNERS’ NAMES AND ADDRESS: Douglas K. Otto Katherine L. Otto 88 Marion Drive Evergreen, Colorado 80439 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 95, Circle K Ranch Homesites, Clear Creek County, Colorado All interested parties may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ James Viellenave Secretary Legal Ad No.: CC444475 Published in: Canyon Courier Clear Creek Courant Published on: March 10, 2021

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marsha L. Fenyves, Deceased Case Number 21PR083

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before July 3, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janet L. Harris, P.R. 5237 Brookview Dr. Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Personal Representative Legal Ad No.: CC444472 First Publication: March 3, 2021 Last Publication: March 17, 2021 Published In: Canyon Courier

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vaccination efforts, including those that would target underserved populations.

The central site in Arvada has worked well for serving anyone who has the ability to get there but is not the best option for those Comstock called “transportation challenged.”

“We will be working with our community partners to go into community sites with admittedly smaller but more targeted efforts intentionally trying to address the equity we are seeing, that’s where we will be evolving our efforts,” Comstock said.

Other efforts include working with community-based organizations to better reach priority populations and encouraging residents to sign up for vaccination efforts organized by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment specifically aimed at improving equity of access. Comstock said multiple such events have already taken place in Jeffco and more are planned.

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“We are trying to approach it from several fronts but if there is somebody at home who is frustrated we encourage them to call our call center and we will try to get them connected to assistance,” she said.

Inclusion program manager optimistic Erices, meanwhile, said she is optimistic that the vaccination rates for Jeffco’s minority populations will increase as the process continues.

That’s in part, she says, because she finds that while minority residents often tend to have a lot of questions about the vaccine and misinformation they may have been exposed to, she finds that they express interest in getting the vaccine after talking to her staff.

“They just need to receive information in a way that they trust and can understand,” she said. “But once they get that information in a way that works for them, they are very, very likely to want to get vaccinated and I am not seeing huge hesitancy in our work.”

Meanwhile what hesitancy does seem to exist is often a result of “people from other cultures and orther communities sharing information “in a way that is not culturally relevant or not timely or just

ic, the program held sessions to help teach residents how to use Zoom.

“Comparing the data that’s only related to vaccine to work that is involving vaccine, life, heart, education, access to health care and years of disappointment is just not fair,” she said. “I really wish in the data we present we could include everything that is related to this work.”

Another significant challenge, Erices said, is that JCPH only manages a small quantity of the vaccines allocated to the county, with hospitals, pharmacies and other providers responsible for the bulk of it.

Given that reality, JCPH’s role is to try to influence those other providers to take into account the special needs of underserved populations by working with community organizations that already strong ties to minority communities, to ensure residents are getting vaccines when they are eligible.

It’s a difficult task, but inroads are being made, Erices said.

“It’s hard to establish but we are getting there,” she said. “Now that there is more vaccine available we can get that moving but before that everyone was so tied up with who could and couldn’t get the limited vaccine that there wasn’t much being done to reach out to those populations yet.”

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that they do not trust,” she said.

However, a bigger issue is that minority communities often are not connected to traditional providers like Kaiser Permanente or one of the local hospitals, which presents additional barriers as people do not have experience communicating with those providers.

“The systems are not friendly at all,” she said. “The website is complicated to navigate, on the phone you have to make so many selections before you can talk to someone and of course people hang up the first time.”

But even as Erices said she believes Jeffco’s minority vaccination rates will increase as community knowledge and confidence grows, she feels a focus only on numbers obscures the true significance of the work that her program and JCPH are doing — as well as the magnitude of what still needs to be done.

That’s because building community trust, repairing past damage and building successful relationships with the community it serves means the Community Inclusion program is, and must be, involved not only in efforts to encourage vaccination but also to provide much broader support to minority communities as they whether the pandemic.

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