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and infant CPR, how to change a diaper, feeding and burping babies, safety issues, personal responsibility, discipline and more.

Students participated for varying reasons: so they had the tools necessary to babysit, to be able to watch siblings while their parents were gone and simply to learn more about taking care of small children.

When most people think of an animal shelter, they probably think of cats and dogs.

But while there are certainly plenty of each at the Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden, the facility also takes in a much broader range of animals, including several creatures that people probably associate more closely with farms than houses.

“We take everything from sheep and goats to pigs, rabbits and chickens,” said Connie Howard, the shelter’s executive director. “During last summer’s Morrison Road fire, we had 24 chickens.”

Doing so, however, presents quite a challenge for the shelter, which Howard said is not currently set up to provide sufficient habitats for the 100 or so barnyard animals it takes in during a more typical year.

As a result, chickens often spend the winter in indoor cages while larger animals such as pigs and goats are

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Participants in a babysitting class on April 10 at Buchanan Rec Center practice baby and child CPR techniques.

Rocking the baby 18 learn the ins and outs of babysitting in six-hour class

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There’s more to babysitting than simply playing with children — much

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That was the overriding lesson of a babysitting class on April 10 attended by 18 area would-be babysitters at the Buchanan Rec Center. In six hours, the participants learned about child

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OBITUARIES BRANT

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Benjamin Jeffrey Brant May 5, 1951- April 4, 2021

Benjamin Jeffrey Brant, known as Jeff to most friends and family, passed away on Easter Sunday April 4, 2021. Jeff was one month shy of 70. Originally from Kokomo, Indiana, Jeff and his wife Sally moved to Colorado in 1975, and have called Evergreen home for 45 years. Jeff earned a B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Arizona with a major in Environmental Design and Landscape Architecture. He also earned a Master of Science in Regional and Urban Planning from the University of Colorado.

May his legacy live on and not be forgotten. All the thousands of prayers and messages made such a difference to all of us- thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

“The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” -Kate McGahan We love you Dad and may you rest in eternal peace. Jeff is survived by his wife Sally, sons Beau and Taylor, and three grandchildren, Nolan, Clara, and Pearson.

Jeff had a brilliant, innovative and creative mind.

As a visionary, Jeff ’s life’s work was focused on sustainable farming, renewable energy, and clean water. He worked for the National Park service for a short time then spent the majority of his time as an entrepreneur trying to the “nudge the world in a better direction.”

Celebration of Life 1pm Monday, April 19, 2021 Rockland Community Church,

Jeff was an amazing, joyful, charismatic and loving man. He loved the outdoors and made sure the birds were fed each day. Other loves were crosscountry skiing, mountain biking and taking daily walks with Sally. He loved music, and played both bass and guitar. He loved and adored his wife and two sons. Jeff ’s grandchildren held a particularly special place in his heart and he made every effort to be a part of each school assembly, show, music recital, or sports game.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to:

17 S. Mt Vernon Country Club Road. Golden, CO 80401 Live Steam: www.rockland.church and Facebook Live Peruvian Hearts/ peruvianhearts.org or 24918 Genessee Trail Rd. Golden, Go.80401 Evergreen Christian Outreach / evergreenchristianoutreach.org or ECHO PO #1515, Evergreen, Co.80437

Janice Audrey Wickland

November 18, 1931- March 29, 2021

Janice A. Wickland was the only child of Kathryn J. and Edwin J. Schalk. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on November 18, 1931.

She passed away at the age of 89 on March 29, 2021 surrounded by the love of her family. Jan Wickland attended Western Michigan College in Kalamazoo Michigan where she earned a teaching certificate. She taught grade school in Michigan for 3 years. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles E. Wickland on December 27, 1951 at her parent’s Muskegon home. After Charles’ Navy commission ended, they settled in Boulder, Colorado where they raised their three children. Jan worked as a teacher’s aide at Foothill Elementary School in Boulder. She was an active member of the Crestview Christian Reformed Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. When Jan and Chuck retired, they moved full-time to their vacation home in Tabernash, Colorado. While living in the Fraser Valley, she was active in a sewing group and volunteered at the Fraser Library. She was also active in the Church of the Eternal Hills. Jan loved to Nordic ski, fly fish, hike and the entire Fraser Valley and

community. For over 15 years, Jan and Chuck spent several months each year in Maui where they loved to snorkel, swim, take long beach walks and hike in the upland regions of Maui. Jan was an avid reader and always had a couple books by her side and always had a bible or devotional book handy. Jan is survived by her husband Chuck, three children Debra L. Behrends (Bruce Behrends) of Prescott, Arizona, David C. Wickland (Tamara Hooyer-Wickland) of Sedona Arizona, and Terry J. Wickland, (Rebecca Palacio-Wickland) of Evergreen, Colorado, and 7 grandchildren, Jared R. and Kirk A. Behrends, Jessica L., Tyler D. and Katrina J. Wickland; and Tristan R. and Tara L. Wickland. Janice has one great-grandchild, Elijah A. Sturdevant of Benson, Minnesota. Jan was preceded in death by her great- grandchild Ezekiel James Baca-Behrends. She will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fraser Library at 421 Norgren Rd, Fraser, CO 80442 or Church of the Eternal Hills PO Box 306, Tabernash, CO 80478. Please visit www. evergreenmemorial.com to leave condolences.

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Shirley M. Canepa 12/31/1927 - 4/4/2021

Shirley M. Canepa, 93, passed away on Easter, April 4, 2021 in Denver. Having survived numerous battles of breast and skin cancer her life succumbed to its wear and tear. She now rests in peace with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior.

Shirley was born on December 31, 1927 to Jack A. and Hazel M. Smith of Denver at a New Years Eve party-yes, she was born at the party! Shirley was always up for fun! Oh, how many times we’d hear “I was born at a party for a reason”. She had a smile and a kind word for everyone. Even in her last days she was more concerned with how others were feeling and offered her food and drink that she so desperately needed.

She grew up in Denver where she attended East High School. While at East she was elected May Queen.

As a girl she was known as the consummate ‘tom boy’, participating in athletic activities such as tennis, softball, basketball, skiing and the game of golf that she enjoyed well into her later years.

Shirley attended the University of Denver for one year and then transferred to the University of Colorado. At Boulder she pursued an Arts and Sciences degree and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

As a sorority girl she was featured in Life Magazine (December 17, 1945) in an article entitled “College Sororities”.

Her college career was cut short when she met her husband on the driving range at Park Hill Golf Course. On January 2, 1948 she married Charles F. Canepa in Denver. Shirley and Charles lived in central and south Denver until 1965 when the family moved to Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen. While dating they introduced Charles’s sister to Shirley’s brother and they were married shortly thereafter. This, they loved as the two families thoroughly enjoyed each other over the years, sharing many reunions at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park.

At Hiwan, she was involved in the women’s golf, tennis and bridge programs. In the early 1970’s Shirley created and managed a program for the amputee’s of Children’s Hospital and Craig Hospital. She organized their transportation to Hiwan, the procurement of their equipment and the ladies of Denver and Evergreen that volunteered to give even the quadriplegics a taste of the game of golf. In 1976, she volunteered as the liaison between Hiwan Golf Club and the United States Golf Association for the U. S. Junior Amateur Championship. She was subsequently named as Golf Digest’s Golfing Housewife and appeared in its magazine. She also was an active committee member for the Children’s Hospital LPGA Pro-Am and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Survived by son and daughter-in-law Charles and Marcia Canepa, daughter and son-in-law Christine and William Uhlemann, granddaughter and grandson-in-law Katelynn Uhlemann and Casey Cormier, and granddaughter McKenzie Uhlemann (Benjamin Buttice). After being widowed in 1988 she remained in the home that she loved in Hiwan until 2017 when she moved to the Village of Belmar, a senior living facility in Lakewood.

Our family thanks her many friends for all the enjoyment and love you shared with her. A special thank you goes out to close friends, Ann Voshall and Dave Scruby, for the love, affection and care they provided to “Sweet Pea” for many years. She was a people person that got her best energy from her family and friendships-that’s what kept her going for so many years.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any rescue shelter for animals. At this point, there’ll not be a service due to the COVID and the respect we give it.

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Conifer chamber executive director leaving for new job Swearengin will join RPM Insurance Agency in May

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Melanie Swearengin, the Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce executive director, is leaving her position at the end of the month to join RPM Insurance Agency in Evergreen.

Swearengin, 45, who has been with the chamber for six-and-ahalf years, said while she has loved working at the chamber, she was ready for the next challenge.

“My background is in finance,” she explained, “and this sounded interesting and exciting.”

Her last day is April 30, and the Conifer chamber is planning to

search for a new executive director.

Michele Robbins, owner of RPM, said she was thrilled to bring Swearengin onto her leadership team, noting that Swearengin’s Melanie Swearengin talents will COURTESY PHOTO fit in well.

Swearengin’s customer relations and service acumen coincide with RPM’s values, Robbins said. Swearengin will spend several months learning about the insurance business and the company before she has the opportunity to decide on the role she wants to play.

“Our business is growing,” Robbins said, “so this is the perfect time to welcome her to the company.”

Karen Heydman, the Conifer chamber’s immediate past president, said Swearengin would leave some large shoes to fill.

“She has been instrumental in leading our chamber through the whole pandemic,” Heydman said, “organizing a massive amount of information coming in from county, state and federal regulators, and she was keeping in contact with all of our chamber members. As a board, we have been so impressed with her.”

Heydman said she was excited that Swearengin had this new opportunity but sad to see her go, though she will still be a chamber member.

“We are conflicted,” Heydman

said. “She’s such a fantastic executive director and friend.”

Nancy Judge, president of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce, said Swearengin would leave a large legacy.

“Living in unincorporated Jefferson County leaves the chamber office as the local source of information,” Judge said. “Melanie has done a wonderful job for the past six years being that steady, helpful champion for the Conifer community.”

Swearengin said she’s enjoyed her time at the Conifer chamber.

“It’s been a blast,” she said.

“There are people I have gotten to know that I wouldn’t have gotten to know without being in this position. I have learned tons and have gotten connected to the business world in the Conifer area.”

News briefs

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

COVID-19 vaccine clinic at EFR building COVID-19 vaccines will be available at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway, on Mondays and Thursdays.

The vaccine clinics are a collaboration among Jefferson County Public Health, EFR and New West Physicians. Appointments are required and the clinics are targeted toward local mountain-area residents.

To make an appointment, call 303-239-7000, Option 1, and ask for an appointment at the Evergreen clinic.

If you receive an answering service, leave a voicemail with your return contact information.

In addition, a COVID-19 vaccine clinic is planned for 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Friday, April 16, at Conifer High School. To make an appointment, visit https://stride.mycareally.health/pages/screener.html?jid=210896928641972.

The King Soopers and Safeway in Evergreen and Conifer, and the Evergreen Walgreens and Walmart also are providing the vaccine. To get access to the appropriate websites to make appointments, visit vaccinefinder.org.

Emmi waives preliminary hearing Jennifer Emmi, the Evergreen attorney accused of conspiring to kill her estranged husband’s girlfriend, has waived her preliminary hearing and will enter a plea at 1 p.m. May 7.

Then the next step will be a trial unless she pleads guilty to a plea bargain.

Emmi, 43, also known as Jennifer Edwards, is an animal rights attorney, who began The Animal Law Center and is a media celebrity for her work helping animals. She has been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, retaliating against a victim or witness, domestic violence, violation of a mandatory protection order and three counts of stalking, according to an affidavit filed Jan. 25 by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The latest charges are in addition

to 16 felonies and 16 misdemeanors in five other felony cases filed over the last year that allege attempts to influence public servants, domestic violence and retaliation against witnesses.

During a bond hearing in February, defense attorney Colin Bresee told the judge that the allegations that Emmi tried to solicit someone to kill her estranged husband’s girlfriend were blown out of proportion, and she had no intention of acting on the idea.

She was simply a mom frustrated about the pending dissolution of her marriage and another woman in her children’s lives.

Her divorce became final since she was jailed in January.

Morrison to buy portable sign Morrison officials want to purchase a portable sign so they can provide the public with messages about such things as the town’s noise ordinance, parking locations, the speed limit through town and more.

The Town Board on March 6 authorized the town manager to spend up to $20,000 on a sign, though board members hoped it would cost less.

The board said that while such signs are useful, they’re not attractive, and they hope to one day build a permanent sign.

Interim Police Chief Philip Baca said he could not find any used signs to buy, and a medium unit was about $12,000 and would allow a message of three lines with eight characters each.

“I’m worried we wouldn’t be able to express the messaging we want to express,” board member Katie Gill said.

“We want to make sure if we spend the money, we can get the messages out there.”

While some board members wanted to wait to buy a sign, others were concerned that the sign would be needed before Red Rocks Amphitheatre begins concerts and the summer tourist season starts, so it was important to act now.

Gill said she hoped town staff could find a more aesthetically pleasing sign that is also transportable, so it can be put in various locations around town.

“Hopefully staff can find something cheaper and less obtrusive-looking,” Gill said.

Evergreen Lake north trail reopens Staff from the Evergreen Metropolitan District and the Evergreen Park & Recreation District have shored up six areas along the Evergreen Lake north trail, so it is safe for the public to use.

The area has been closed to pedes-

trians and bicyclists since the 3-foot snowstorm last month. EPRD officials wanted to find a quick and inexpensive fix to make the trail usable until construction begins later this year on a two-tiered trail.

Heart Cameron, EPRD’s park operations manager, said the district has purchased additional materials, so it is prepared to fix other areas if they fail.

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Opening recep�on on April 23 from 4-7 pm. No registra�on required except for the live Q&A with the ar�sts from 6-7 pm. Visit evergreenarts.org for more info and to register for the Q&A. www.evergreenarts.org.

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The right chemistry Science students experiment to meet the airbag challenge

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Chemistry students at Clear Creek High School always are up for a challenge.

The latest was to make a chemical reaction similar to the reaction that happens in a vehicle airbag. Not a huge reaction, mind you, but a controlled inflation of a sandwich bag.

Teacher Jill Stansbury said she prefers using inquiry-based learning, which precipitated the airbag challenge, and in the process, students learned handson about chemical reactions, gases and more.

Vehicle airbags actually are filled with toxic chemicals, and the challenge was to design an airbag using nontoxic chemicals. Students used a reaction between sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid — more commonly known as baking soda and vinegar — to inflate a bag to 5 kilopascals.

After trial and error, and keeping track of the results, students performed the experiment, trying to get as close to the 5 kilopascals above atmospheric pressure as possible in three minutes.

“Both groups that tested from the class were successful,” Stansbury said.

“They met the constraints, (though) both overshot the expected pressure in the bag by a bit.”

Clear Creek High School students attach a balloon to a bag of chemicals as part of the airbag challenge experiment on April 1.

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She planned to follow up with students about the excess reactants they used and how that would affect a business that made airbags similar to a cost-benefit analysis.

The experiment also taught perseverance, Stansbury said, as students kept trying for the exact mixture to create the reaction.

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James Rogers watches as Ben Jeffers works on the experiment.

Students were diligently at work before the final test, trying to get everything to work the way it was supposed to.

Senior Annie Galke and junior Kaleigh Kittelberger had fun tweaking the ratio of baking soda to vinegar. “(The experiment) shows us how we can apply something in class to reality,” Kittelberger said.

“It shows how pressure works,” Galke added.

Students worked on how to remove air leaks using a lot of duct tape, so the pressure in the bag would increase as part of the chemical reaction.

“I think this is going to work pretty well,” senior James Rogers said.

Senior Luna Weaver attaches a tube to a plastic bag as part of her chemistry experiment.

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We’re proud to provide full-time program options to residents of Colorado-Middle School, High School, Credit Recovery, Credit Advancement, and Concurrent Enrollment for college credit. JVA is a Jeffco Public School and has been offering 6-12 grade students a tuition-free online learning path since 2009. These programs expose students to challenging coursework with academic and social support. All programs have optional on-campus and virtual synchronous learning opportunities.

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Historian John Steinle takes a look at Conifer a century ago

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the 1920s, the Charleston was the dance rage, Calvin Coolidge was president for most of the decade, and Charles Lindbergh piloted the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic.

And Conifer was a thriving community, with people making their livelihoods from ranching, farming and lumbering. In that decade, the Yellow Barn, owned by the Mullen family, had become a popular spot for dances, meetings and more.

The area’s population was about 500, according to historian John Steinle, and the core of Conifer had about 15 businesses including stores, a post office, a music teacher, stagecoach line, two churches and a painter. Fields Trading Post opened in 1929.

Steinle provided historical information about Conifer for a Conifer Historical Society and Museum virtual program on April 11, aided by other area historians Bonnie Scudder, Suzi Morris, Rex Rideout and more, who chimed in with stories of the area.

Steinle told about 30 participants in the virtual meeting that he was proud that CHSM was keeping Conifer’s history alive.

“This wasn’t just a place,” Steinle told them. “It was a community.”

Participants heard old and new stories about the area, trying to envision the vibrant town 100 years ago. According to Steinle, root crops including potatoes, carrots, beets, onions and other varieties were grown and sent to Denver. In fact, he said, the annual potato harvest was said to be 50 to 60 tons.

The Luben family harvested Christmas trees, and in 1923, the Littleton Independent newspaper said the lettuce crop was huge. Long Brothers Garage opened in 1917 and has moved three times as the longest continuously operating business in Conifer.

The Conifer Junction School, which is now known as the Little White Schoolhouse, opened in 1923, though it was not the first school in the area.

Both the Medlen and Pleasant Park

The Conifer Junction School, now known as the Little White Schoolhouse, near Easter. schools are older.

Prohibition started in 1916 in Colorado and in the nation in 1920, and Steinle said many Conifer ranchers hid stills back in the woods.

Tiny Town opened in 1921 and became one of the area’s top tourist attractions, and it originally had a fullsize dance hall on the property, which burned in 1935, he explained. Beaver Ranch was known for its Independence Day celebrations that included horse races, boxing matches, rodeos, dances and more.

One of the most famous people from the area was Isham (pronounced Eyesham) Jones, who lived in Shaffers Crossing. A band leader and composer, Jones is known for writing such classics as “It Had to Be You” and “I’ll See You in My Dreams.”

In the 1920s, the Yellow Barn at Highway 73 and Barkley Road was a community gathering place.

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Elk Creek Fire denies developer agreement Deal would have meant fire truck, new firefighters

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A conflicted Elk Creek Fire Board on April 8 voted 3-2 not to approve an agreement with Foothills Housing 1 that would have allowed Foothills to buy the district a fire truck and pay part of the salaries for three additional firefighters.

Board members Melissa Baker and Kent Wagner, who voted to approve the agreement, said it was good public policy because it would allow the district to provide better fire protection service to residents.

However, board President Gary Barrett and board members Greg Pixley and Sharon Woods voted no because they felt the agreement would give the appearance that the developer was trying to get preferential treatment through the agreement, and they were unhappy with what Pixley called a “gag order” that didn’t allow district officials to say anything negative about the development once the agreement was signed.

Fire Chief Jacob Ware said he supported the fire board’s decision. However, he explained that in general, such agreements between developers and fire departments were becoming more common.

Foothills Housing 1 is hoping to build 188 residential units on 47 acres behind the Conifer Safeway.

The development was originally called Canyon Commons and is now called Conifer Center. It is tentatively slated for a hearing before the Jefferson County Planning Commission on April 28.

Many area residents are vehemently opposed to the development, and they have voiced their concerns to Jeffco Planning & Zoning and the county commissioners. Their concerns are typical of those in the foothills who oppose large developments: water availability, wildfire evacuations, fire protection and the number of additional cars that would fill already congested U.S. 285.

Stuart Borne, who represents Foothills Housing 1, said on April 9 he was not prepared to comment on the fire board’s decision, saying he was baffled by the board’s no vote.

Four residents spoke before the board vote, urging it to vote no. Both the Pleasant Park Neighborhood Association and the Conifer & South Evergreen Community Committee are against the proposed development and the agreement with the fire district.

When the development proposal called for three-story buildings, Elk Creek Fire officials told Jefferson County that the department couldn’t provide fire service because it didn’t have a ladder truck.

Part of the agreement was for a fire

truck with a ladder.

Ware said if the development is approved by Jefferson County and subsequently built, Elk Creek would provide the best fire protection possible. Both Evergreen and West Metro fire departments have ladder trucks that could be used in case of an emergency.

The agreement The now defunct agreement was hammered out by attorneys for Foothills and the fire district, Ware said.

In addition to spending up to $1.5 million on the ladder truck, Foothills had agreed to pay for 75% of the salaries of three firefighters for the first five years after the housing development was approved by the Jeffco commissioners, 50% in years six through eight and 25% in years nine through 11. The amount Foothills would pay would be offset by property taxes paid to the district.

In exchange, the district would issue an updated “will-serve” letter for the development to Jefferson County saying it now had the resources and equipment to provide fire protection services to Conifer Center.

In addition, “the district will not object to the development in any public proceedings related to its possible approval,” according to the agreement.

Board member comments At the meeting, board members took a few minutes to explain the reasoning for their votes without debating the issues.

“I remain in favor of signing the agreement because it’s good public policy,” Wagner said. “It’s a way for us to expand our resources to protect all members of the (fire) district.”

He and Baker agreed that now, if the development moves forward, the fire district wouldn’t have the equipment it would need to serve the development.

Woods said she was concerned about whether the development, if it is built, will have enough water available to defend it in case of a fire, noting that the county rezoning, site development and building permitting process put the cart before the horse.

“We the fire department don’t get to find out if there is enough water for firefighting until after rezoning,” Woods said. “What if the applicant agrees to put sprinklers in all the buildings? If there is not enough water, we don’t find out … until further in the process. There (could be) sprinklers, but not enough water for the sprinklers to sprinkle.”

Woods and Pixley agreed that as public officials, they didn’t like that the agreement hamstrung them because they would not be allowed to comment about the development.

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Open seats on Jeffco schools advisory committees Parents, staff, business and community members invited to apply

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What do the DAC, the CAAC, and the TDPAC all have in common? They’re all Jeffco Schools advisory committees and they all have open seats for the 2021-22 school year.

What they do.

The District Accountability Committee (DAC) acts in an advisory capacity on such topics as the district’s budget and unified improvement plan as provided by law. According to the District’s notice about the open seat, the time commitment for the DAC is between four to eight hours per month in late afternoons/evenings.

The Capital Asset Advisory Committee (CAAC) monitors the planning of district capital needs and the implementation of capital programs. The CAAC is also consulted if a capital project encounters significant cost

overruns and reports to the Board of Education on an annual basis.

The Technology and Data Privacy Advisory Committee (TDPAC) was created to advise on district technology strategies, systems and overall data governance, the committee reviews the district’s technology plan considering alignment with instructional goals and opportunities for technology innovation.

According to a recent Jeffco Schools Community Update, the District is seeking engaged Jeffco schools’ parents, staff, business and community members to volunteer to serve as committee members.

If you are interested in providing insight and advice to the Jeffco Board of Education through participation on an advisory committee, you can find more information online at: www. jeffcopublicschools.org/about/board/ district_advisory_committees.

The Board of Education will review applications in May in order to appoint members in June. This will allow new members to begin committee work for the 2021-22 school year in August.

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CLEAR CREEK COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATES

VACCINATIONS & TESTING HOW DO I GET THE VACCINE?

Clear Creek County Public Health schedules vaccination clinics based on vaccine shipments received from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

WEEK OF FEB For clinic dates and available appointment times, please frequently check our website: www.clearcreekcounty.us/covid19

You must have an appointment to receive a vaccine.

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We appreciate the community’s patience as we work to safely administer vaccinations.

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VOICES Third time definitely not the charm for Jeffco

I’d hoped the third time would be the charm. But the Jefferson County Board of Education disappointed me and insulted all Jefferson County taxpayers by naming a single finalist for its superintendent.

For the third time in less than seven years, Jefferson County public schools needs to hire a superintendent. Colorado law requires public bodies hiring chief executives to name finalists at least 14 days before filling a vacancy to allow time for finalists to be made available to taxpayers for public comment prior to a final decision. While Colorado law does not define how many people are finalists (it does say that when there are three or fewer, those people are finalists), common sense suggests that unless only one person was considered for a job that there was more than one finalist.

The school board has now cynically manipulated the process to deprive the public from any insight into who was considered and why the selected candidate was the best choice three times in less than seven years. We deserve a Columnist clear understanding of why this decision was made. The Board has disrespected all of us by hiding the rational of this very important decision.

Unfortunately, our school board is not alone in this action. Education and higher education institutions frequently do the same thing. Cherry Creek schools just named a single

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superintendent finalist and both the University of Colorado and Colorado State University did the same thing the last time they hired presidents. A Boulder District Court judge found CU violated the law by doing so, the court of appeals disagreed.

Before the Supreme Court could issue a final decision, legislation was introduced, passed the House of Representatives and is currently pending in the Senate that would explicitly allow designation of a single finalist.

Passage of the bill, HB 1051, would be a terrible mistake that would reward bad behavior by our school board and other government organizations and allow all governments in Colorado to make important decisions without public input, knowledge or understanding.

There was one ray of sunshine

compared to the darkness the Jeffco school board and House of Representatives have placed upon the public’s right to know. The Douglas County Board of Education recently named four finalists for its superintendent position and announced multiple opportunities for people to meet and hear from the candidates and provide feedback to the Board of Education before a final appointment is made.

The Douglas County process proves a truly transparent process that allows public input does not keep qualified candidates from applying. The Senate should kill HB 1051. The Jefferson County Board of Education should never hide the rationale for choosing a superintendent from us again.

Greg Romberg is president of Romberg and Associates. He lives in Evergreen with his wife, Laurie.

‘The 60 to 60 Success Plan for Life’ A few years ago, I had the opportunity to be a passenger in my friend’s Porsche 911 as he demonstrated how fast going from zero to 60 MPH in less than 3 seconds feels. And I will share with you that it was quite exhilarating.

In late 2020, I was reminded that I would be turning 59 years old this year.

And then it dawned on me, I would be turning 60 in 2022. Simple math right.

Where has the time gone — I mean sometimes it feels like I went from 0 to 59 years old in 3 seconds too. And then I remembered a famous quote by Michael Altshuler, “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”

When I realized that I had 60 weeks to go until I turned 60, I knew I could no longer be a passenger, I had to get into the cockpit and take control over what happens next. With that inspiration, I wrote out my “60 to 60 Success Plan for Life.” The plan was built around one primary question, “How do I want to arrive to the party when I turn 60?”

I will share with you that as I devel-

oped my plan, I solicited feedback from family members, friends and advisers.

And although my personal plan was a “60 weeks to 60 years old” plan, I had people ask me to help them with their “30 weeks to turning 30 years old” plan, “42 days to turnMichael Norton ing 42 years old,” and someone who wanted help with a “30, 60, 90-day success” plan that had nothing to do with reaching an age milestone, and everything to do with making changes in their life that would help them to succeed personally and professionally.

Here are the elements of my 60 to 60 plan that I shared with others. You will recognize activities, concepts, and attitudinal adjustments around the things that I either wanted to change and would commit to change, or new strategies that would help me execute against my plan and reach my desired goals.

WINNING WORDS

When I arrive at 60, I want to be: healthier; happier; in better shape; even more optimistic; motivated and full of energy; enjoying a greater sense of peace and accomplishment; and seeing the abundance of opportunities still ahead of me to help and serve others.

What it will mean to me personally is that I will have an even more loving relationship with my wife, my children, and my grandchildren whom I worship and adore; closer friendships built on mutual trust and respect; better sleep; fewer medications; an elevated level of physical fitness; and a closer walk with God. What it will mean to me professionally is that I will be a business owner known for servant leadership who enjoys the rewards of a loyal staff, happy customers and grateful partners, all of whom have been able to benefit personally, professionally and spiritually from our relationship.

What will I be, do, or have at 60 years old? I will continue to be a differencemaker in the lives of others; have written and published my 662nd column;

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What are the changes that I will have to make to achieve my goals?

Continued daily devotions, Bible study, prayer, and worship; amplifying my time spent reading; a well-balanced diet; sobriety; five or six days per week working out; journaling and writing; prospecting for new business; continued white-glove service for our existing customers.

If you need a little assistance or coaching to help you get to where it is you wish to be, do the things that you want to do, and have the things that are most important to you, send me an email at mnorton@tramazing.com, as I would love to help. And when we can plan to win and prepare to win, we will typically find ways to win in all areas of life, making this a better than good year.

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Sheriff’s Calls Caller OD CONIFER – Biff and Buffy were huffy. It was bad enough that they both had substantial student loans to pay off, but it was nothing short of criminal that a prickly piece of work identifying himself only as “Jim” kept calling to badger them about the debts. At one time, Biff told deputies, Jim had represented himself as an agent of law enforcement. At all times, added Buffy, he was “not very pleasant” bordering on “condescending” leaning toward “sarcastic.” Contacted by a JCSO deputy at his California workplace, Jim immediately revealed his skeptical side. “I’ll need your name and badge number,” Jim said. Although the officer immediately provided both, Jim wasn’t satisfied. “I don’t think you’re a real cop,” Jim barked. “I think you’re a friend of (Biff and Buffy).” The deputy assured Jim that he was the real deal, and further advised him that it was illegal to masquerade as a cop. “Are you threatening me?” Jim wanted to know. “Do you have a recording

of me saying I’m a cop?” No and no, the officer sighed, just offering some friendly advice. “If we’re done here, I’m hanging up,” said Jim. “Don’t call this number again.” Certain that Jim was a first-class jackass, but unable to prove that he was a criminal jackass, the deputy could only suggest that Biff and Buffy stop taking Jim’s phone calls.

Looking for trouble SOUTH TURKEY CREEK – Building for days, her anxiety reached the breaking point in the early morning hours of Feb. 6. Several times during the preceding week, she explained to a JCSO deputy, she’d awakened to find “shoe prints in the snow around my car.” Just two days before, she’d discovered similar prints on her second-floor balcony. Her concerns about sinister surveillance seemed to be reinforced the next morning when she stopped to fill up her gas tank and a “bigger” black SUV pulled up on the other side of her island. The SUV’s driver, a questionable character wearing black boots, a black pea coat and

a “Broncos beanie” appeared more interested in his pump-mate than regular unleaded. “He wouldn’t stop looking at me,” she told the officer.

Then, just an hour before, a friend who’d visited her house that evening called her to say that a “bigger” black SUV had followed her almost all the way home. Suspecting a stalking situation, she wanted JCSO to shake her tail. Finding nothing criminal in her admittedly unsettling narrative, the officer advised her to caution and closed the case.

Indifferent strokes EVERGREEN – Exactly how Boyfriend was able to call JCSO wasn’t clear, but his complaint was plain enough. “My girlfriend took my phone,” Boyfriend beefed, “and she won’t give it back.” Responding deputies found Girlfriend seated on the sofa holding Boyfriend’s phone and suggested she explain why. Warming to the topic, Girlfriend explained that she’s supposed to report to the Jeffco Jail in a few days to begin serving a not-inconsiderable hitch, and as the

date grows closer she’s getting more and more “uptight.” That afternoon, she continued, she’d texted Boyfriend to the effect that she was having an especially “bad day” and requesting that he come straight home from work to provide much-needed “emotional support.” When Boyfriend hadn’t showed up a full hour of his quitting time, Girlfriend went looking for him, finally locating him at a local watering hole hoisting cold ones with his cronies. Compelling him to come home and “comfort” her, she sat him down on the couch and began reciting her long list of dreads, woes and apprehensions chapter and verse.

Instead of giving them a sympathetic hearing, Boyfriend had passed the time “playing on his phone,” prompting Girlfriend to confiscated it. As Boyfriend seemed neither at odds with Girlfriend’s version of events, nor particularly discomfited by the temporary expropriation of his phone, officers advised the pair to part company for the remainder of the evening and showed themselves out.

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Not holding back Clear Creek football newcomer enjoying her time on the field

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

This spring, Breyda Spinner isn’t cheerleading at Clear Creek football games; she’s one of the players.

And, in case football fans have missed her neon coral shoes and the dual braids lining the No. 22 jersey during special team plays, she’s taking no prisoners.

“I catch up on things pretty quickly,” Spinner said, adding that she plans to return for the fall season. “I have a lot of work to do still, but I’m getting there. … I have a good environment to try (football) in.”

On April 7, the Clear Creek junior — who’s participated in cheerleading, cross-country, basketball and soccer — was named one of the team’s weekly co-captains who’s responsible for leading the team’s stretches.

Coach Danion Baca explained how he initially recruited Spinner to be a kicker. He asked two girls with soccer experience if they wanted to join the team, and Spinner agreed.

“I was definitely a little scared at first,” Spinner said of attending her initial week of practice. “But, my teammates are encouraging.”

Incidentally, Spinner hasn’t really had any playing time as kicker. Along with all special team plays, Baca anticipates she will see more playing time on defense and potentially offense as the season continues.

Spinner said she’d like to play defense more, and one of her goals is to get an interception.

“I’m proud of her and excited for her,” Baca said. “(The players) don’t go easy on her, because the other team won’t. … She understands all her plays and shows up at all the practices — she’s earned all her playing time.”

While Spinner isn’t the first girl to play football at Clear Creek, she’s probably had the most playing time of the more recent female players, Baca commented.

Clear Creek has had at least three other female football players in the past 35 years, including Jillian Lupinacci on the 2020 team. Spinner remembered cheering at football games and watching Lupinacci play.

She had no idea she’d be joining the team herself at that time, describing how Baca approached her early in the 2020-21 school year. As she considered it, she said she had a lot of support from her family, friends and future teammates to join.

And that support remains, Spinner said, explaining how she’s only had positive comments and feedback from her classmates and friends.

“She’s pushing everyone to their best,” teammate Seattle Schuessler, a CCHS senior said. “… It’s fun to watch her go out there and not hold back.

She won’t take any crap.”

While girls are allowed to play on

Junior cornerback Breyda Spinner, pictured here at the April 3 home game against Flatirons, joined the Clear Creek football team this year and is the only girl in the program. Initially recruited to play kicker, Spinner is participating in all special teams plays and will likely see more playing time on defense and potentially offense later this season, according to head coach Danion Baca.

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Spinner (22) completes a block during a special teams play during the April 3 home game against Flatirons. Spinner, who is the only girl in Clear Creek’s football program this year, anticipates playing again in the fall. primarily boy’s teams and vice versa, Baca and Spinner said former coaches weren’t always as welcoming and encouraging toward girls in the football program.

However, Baca said he doesn’t feel that way.

When he coached football and

wrestling at Alameda High School, the girls in those programs were some of his best athletes. Plus, his daughter played football until eighth grade when she decided to prioritize softball.

As long as they’re willing to put in the work, just as Spinner is, Baca said he welcomes anyone to try out for the

Clear Creek football player Breyda COURTESY OF DANION BACA Spinner. football.

If any girls are interested, Spinner said Clear Creek’s players, coaches and community have a created a good, comfortable environment to try their hand at playing football.

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ESSER money for Jeffco Schools What it is and how it can be spent to fight COVID deficits and increase equity.

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds were a hot topic during the April 8 Jeffco School Board meeting.

ESSER Funds are a $13.2 billion portion of the $30.75 billion Education Stabilization Fund that was, in turn, part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized by congress in March 2020.

Colorado’s share of that $13.2 billion in ESSER Funds was around $120 million, of which a minimum of roughly $109 million is required to be allocated to Local Education Agencies (LEAs).

In the meeting, Nicole Stewart, the District’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, explained that in the ESSER I stage, funds have been used for preventing, preparing for and responding to Covid-19. That includes purchasingPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) as well as funding increased instruction time, professional development, staff retention and technology needs.

“ESSER II is something that’s new — not included in our adopted budget this year — and it is something that we’re continuing to evaluate (how it can be spent),” she said. “The American Rescue Plan, also known as ES-

SER III, is new and significant for us.

We continue to evaluate our options and listen down at the state for what we can use these funds for.”

Potential ESSER II uses in Stewart’s presentation included increased instructional time, Food Service and Child Care. She noted that this will be a big help to the District, as recently, they’ve been having to prop up Food Service and Child Care with money from the general fund.

Possible uses for ESSER III Funds included summer school, extended days, comprehensive after school programs, an extended school year and improving building conditions.

Stewart’s presentation also included a breakdown of the numbers that showed Jeffco receiving $7 million in ESSER I, $30.4 million in ESSER II. She said $68.2 million has been approved from the ESSER III phase, although the District will have to apply for $22.7 million of that money and be approved by the Colorado Department of Education before receiving it.

Marcia Anker, Interim Deputy Superintendent, said a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework would be used to determine needs and how ESSER III Funds would be spent.

She said the MTSS allows the District to use data to match interventions with each individual student’s needs.

Anker said the options for addressing current needs of the District fall into two categories — summer learning and ongoing into next school year and beyond.

There will be systemwide help for all students, including support in aca-

demics as well as emotional support resources. There will also be more targeted supports aimed at students who need them. Those include Summer Learning and social/emotional interventions. Finally, the District will offer intensive supports for the smaller number of students who need them.

These include Intensive Academic and / or Behavioral Interventions and special education services necessary to remediate loss / regression in skills due to COVID-related disruptions.

The Summer Learning program was one beneficiary of ESSER Funds staff highlighted during the meeting. Part of that program, JSEL, (Jeffco Summer of Early Learning), has been part of Jeffco culture for nine years.

This year there will be eight JSEL location options across the District including Parr Elementary, Arvada K-8, Edgewater Elementary, Slater Elementary, Foothills Elementary, Mortensen Elementary, Welchester Elementary, Rose Stein Elementary and a remote option.

As of April 7, 340 students had registered for the program. Registration will be open until mid-May, with the program starting June 7 and running through mid-July.

Renee Nicothodes, Chief of Schools, Elementary, said although the JSEL program is well established in the District, the concept of a Jumpstart Week is not. She said the idea of Jumpstart Week is that it’s a transition meant to reintroduce students to school. It’s also a chance for students to meet their teacher and start to build relationships with their peers, she said.

To describe one variation of a Jumpstart Week, Nicothodes used the example of a teacher with a class full of third-graders, 60% of which did full remote the previous year, being able to bring the class in a week early to reacquaint them with the procedures of in-person school in hopes of achieving a better outcome in the classroom experience.

Matt Palaoro, Executive Director, Special Education, spoke about the intensive supports that ESSER III will fund.

“Some of the services our (special education) kids need are just not as easily accessible or transferrable to a remote learning environment,” he said. “So, to do right by our kids, we will provide the special education and related services necessary to support our students with disabilities who need it, to recoup lost skills and to continue to make progress on our I.T. goals and objectives, and we can do that with the help of the ESSER Funding.”

During the public comment period of the meeting, equity in the way the funds will be spent was addressed by several people who spoke.

Those speakers want to make sure that the funds are being used to help those in underrepresented groups who have been disproportionately affected by learning loss or other difficulties during the pandemic.

What is the Board’s role in ESSER allocation? Board member, Stephanie Schooley, wanted to know. Schooley SEE ESSER FUNDS, P22

by Julianne Seifert

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Ravel

by George Eliot, 1861

One of the most important roles that literature plays in our lives is that of illustrating the ways in which we’re all interconnected. In life, it can sometimes be difficult to see and understand the longlasting consequences of our actions and the way that our decisions can permanently impact other people. Fiction shortens the process, describing the work of years in books that can be read over the course of a few days or weeks, allowing us to see the full story of a person’s life distilled, with the key moments focused in on and the progression of causes to their distant effects made clear.

Silas Marner is the story of a small, close-knit agricultural community in the English countryside, and about a weaver – Silas – who lives in the town but outside of their fellowship. After being cast out of the community he was raised in by the greed and selfishness of people he trusted, he has chosen to live in solitude. For years, he exists in unvarying isolation, until once again the greedy and selfish actions of two men bring about great changes in his life – only this time, they are changes that draw him outside of himself and back into the world.

Throughout, the story deals with the complex interplay of loyalty, love, trust, and faith: how fragile they can be, how difficult they are to regain when they’ve been lost, but how necessary and life-giving they appear when they’ve been found again. It presents in its purest form the old idea that a great loss is often a precursor to a greater blessing. Our impulse may be to say that it never works that way in the real world; but this book reminds us that it can be hard to recognize life’s give-and-take when we’re seeing it up close. It dares us to step back and try to look at things from a wider perspective.

That sense of perspective doesn’t only apply to looking for the good, though. It also means confronting past mistakes and realizing that sometimes one can’t ever fully make amends. While light reenters Silas’s life, the lives of the other protagonists are also forever altered, as the consequences of self-centered and impulsive behavior

finally catch up with them. Some hopes remain unfulfilled, and some questions remain unanswered, as the story reaches its conclusion – yet its ultimate message is that, even in the face of the unfulfilled and unanswerable, there is still reason to hope and to continue participating in the life around you.

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sometimes stored in dog kennels.

But that won’t be the case for much longer as the shelter is readying to build new, more appropriate housing spaces for those barnyard animals.

“It’s going to be a lot nicer and also more publicly accessible,” said Howard. “And the chickens won’t have to come inside in the winter.”

That “publicly accessible” part is key, Howard said, because a second motivation for the project is to make the spaces for the larger animals, including sheep, roosters and pigs, more visible so to provide new opportunities for the public to see and learn about them.

To that end, the new space for those animals will be located in a fencedin yard area adjacent to the main entrance of the shelter. Currently, those animals stay in a backyard space adjacent to the Sixth Avenue, not easily visible to the public.

“We want it to be front and center so people can see that this is the kind of housing they should have and this is what we do with them,” she said.

Such education is important, Howard said, because many people end up getting barnyard animals without knowing what they are getting into, which is a big part of the reason so many end up at the shelter in the

first place.

“We have so many people who are getting these animals and then they end up with code violations or just realize that a chicken will live seven years and they don’t want it anymore,” she said.

It was concern about the increasing popularity of such animals among Jeffco residents that also led the Golden Civic Foundation to offer to match every dollar raised by the shelter for the project up to $7,500.

“With this challenge grant, our intent is to help FAS build the type of safe, designated spaces that this burgeoning population of animals and their people need to prosper,” Golden Civic Foundation President Heather Schneider said in a statement.

On March 15, the foundation announced that Foothills had successfully raised $7,500 of its own which meant that the shelter would now have at least $15,000 to spend on the project although it continues to take additional donations to help.

Howard said the shelter was taking construction bids last week and plans to start construction on the project soon with construction slated to be finished in June. Once the work is done, Howard said there will also be opportunities for local organizations to get involved with the animals.

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Sixth grader McKenzie Bracken practices CPR techniques on a child mannequin.

Instructor Amber Waller teaches participants in a babysitting class at Buchanan Rec Center on Saturday about the proper way to turn someone on their side.

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“We really do want to make sure the kids have the knowledge and the opportunity to make the right decisions,” said Debra Waller, owner of Advanced Care CPR Training, which conducted the class. “A lot of (the participants) don’t think about how there is so much more to babysitting than they thought. We give them all the information they need to make the

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job safe for them and the kids.”

Friends Clare Sweet and Layne Steadman-Lieb, both fifth graders at Wilmot Elementary, called the class a good experience and a wake-up call about the responsibilities involved in babysitting. They didn’t realize what went into deciding when to call 911, for example, and they never thought they would need CPR while babysitting.

Layne said she hoped completing the class would allow her to hang out with children more because she loved being with them.

Fifth grader Clare Sweet practices techniques to stop an infant from choking while Layne Steadman-Lieb watches.

Changing diapers was a technique participants practiced during the babysitting class.

McKenzie Bracken, a sixth grader at Evergreen Middle School, said some information she learned was eye-opening, such as you can’t re-enter a home if there was a fire. She hoped completing the course would give her more opportunities to be with children.

Instructor Amber Waller walked around the room, showing participants how to aid a choking infant, getting them to practice CPR for infants and children, and showing them how to diaper and feed a baby.

Advanced Care CPR Training teaches babysitting classes all over

the metro area and has been providing the class in Evergreen for years.

Debra Waller explained that the class essentially teaches participants to be prepared for the worst, hoping that babysitting jobs go smoothly.

As the introduction to the worksheets the students used to take notes during the class explained: “It is extremely important that you learn all that you can, acquire and use common sense, and the utmost sensitivity to provide love, care and a safe environment for that child until the parents return.”

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THURSDAY Next Gen Connects meeting The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Next Gen Connects will meet virtually at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 15, to discuss being working parents.

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FRIDAY—SUNDAY `Shrek the Musical Jr.’ The Venue Theatre’s middle school company will present “Shrek the Musical Jr.” April 16-18 at the theater, 27132 Main St., K-100, in Conifer Safeway shopping center. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $40 for two or $80 for four, and can be purchased at thevenuetheatre.com.

SATURDAY Food drive for MRC A food drive to benefit the Mountain Resource Center will be from 3-5 p.m.

Saturday, April 17, at the Church. Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 7645 Malamute Drive, Evergreen. MRC is looking for tuna packets, single serve peanut butter, small jars of peanut butter and jelly, easy-open cans of Chef Boyardee lasagna, hearty stews with protein, individual fruit, veggie and applesauce containers, and canned fruit and vegetable with easy-open lids.

UPCOMING Exploring eating disorders Parents, family members and caregivers who would like to better understand eating disorders are invited to a free Zoom presentation Wednesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. The hour-long workshop is designed to provide an overview of eating disorders, to assist in detecting an eating disorder, and to discuss levels of care and treatment options. “Eating Disorders 101” is hosted

by Resilience1220, and the presenter is Maggie Moore, the national family outreach manager at Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight. The presentation is free, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Register at Resilience1220.org. `Gleeful’ at StageDoor StageDoor Theater’s senior company will present “Gleeful” based on the television show “Glee,” April 22-24 and April 29-May 1 at the theater, 25797

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Happenings Conifer Road, Conifer. Performances are at 7 p.m. for all shows. Buy tickets at stagedoortheatre.org.

$75 for a single ticket and can be purchased at bootstrapsinc.org. For more information, call 720-630-9338.

Hiwan Museum reopens for tours The Hiwan Museum is resuming tours of the historic log house, located at 28473 Meadow Drive in Evergreen.

Tour guides will be available to share the history of the house and its occupants, followed by an abbreviated walk-through of the log home. Masks and distancing are required, and tours will be offered on the hour and will be limited to four people per tour. Group tours will not be offered. The museum is open from noon-4 p.m. Thursday and.

Friday, and noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Evergreen chamber’s monthly mini-mystery mixer The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly mini-mystery mixer will be at 8 a.m., noon and 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 28. For more information and the Zoom link, visit www. evergreenchamber.org.

Evergreen Town Race canceled Alpine Rescue Team canceled the 2021 Evergreen Town Race because it has determined that it cannot safely provide the fun, family-driven event that the race strives to deliver each year.

Free legal clinic A free legal clinic for people with no attorney will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 6. By telephone, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation. Pre-registration for individual 15-minute appointments is available by emailing evergreenvpc@ gmail.com with your name and a phone number, so you can be added to the sign-up sheet.

Nesting boxes for sale Evergreen Audubon is selling nest boxes, also known as bird houses, made in Evergreen. Boxes come with installation instructions, and if you have any problems or questions, you can contact a local expert through the Audubon website. For more information and to purchase, visit www.evergreenaudubon.org. `It’s Personal’ at CAE Center for the Arts Evergreen’s newest exhibition, “It’s Personal,” opens Friday, April 23, and will be on display through May 22 at the gallery, 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen. An opening reception will be from 4-7 p.m.

April 23, with a question-and-answer session with the artists from 6-7 p.m.

The show is the first-ever gallery collaboration between Boulder-based artists Gail Folwell and Will Day. Registration is required, and to comply with health and safety guidelines, 40 people will be allowed in the gallery for the Q & A. Historic snowstorms The Conifer Historical Society will host an online chat about historic snowstorms at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25.

Share memories, stories and photos.

Register at ConiferHistoricalSociety. org/RSVP. Virtual Sips for Scholarships The virtual Sips for Scholarships fundraiser with Creekside Cellars to benefit Bootstraps Scholarships and Loans will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. Food and wine pairings from Creekside Cellars will be delivered to your home. Cost is $120 per couple or

Evergreen chamber monthly breakfast The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce will host a virtual monthly chamber mixer at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 5. For more information and to register, visit evergreenchamber.org.

Electronics recycling, paper shredding Women of Evergreen Businesses will host its annual electronics recycling and paper shredding event from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday, May 8, in the Evergreen High School parking lot.

There is a nominal fee for most items, with proceeds benefiting the WEB Angel Fund, which supports mountain families in need.

Team Evergreen’s short-course enduro series Team Evergreen is hosting a weeknight short-course enduro series with a Saturday finale at Floyd Hill Open Space Park. The series will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays, May 12, 19 and 26, with a finale from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday, June 5. Parking lots and trails at the park will be busy for the events.

Registration, which is limited to 200 riders, is open at www.teamevergreen. org. For more information, contact Josh Kravetz at 303-408-0747 or josh@ adventurefit.com.

Conifer chamber membership meeting The Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce will meet both virtually and in-person from 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, May 14. The in-person meeting will be at the Woodlands, 8884 U.S. 285 in Morrison.

Cost for members is $5 for the meeting only or $15 with a pre-ordered breakfast burrito, and cost for nonmembers is $10 for the meeting only and $20 with a pre-ordered breakfast burrito. Visit

goconifer.com for more information and to register.

Virtual Boogie at the Barn Boogie at the Barn is featuring four bands that will be available virtually the next snowy, blustery evening through May 16. Wendy Wood, Band Kamp, Open Space, and KDog and the Howlers will perform. Get tickets at www.BoogieAtTheBarn.com, and proceeds will benefit the Mountain Resource Center.

Shred-a-thon on Crow Hill Crow Hill Insurance will host its 10th annual shred-a-thon from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 5, in the insurance office parking lot, 460 Highway 43, Bailey.

This event is free, though donations are welcome to the Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The ReStore will have a delivery truck on site to accept donated furniture and housewares. Call 303-838-9723 if you need more information.

Register for summer music camps 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-music-camp for more information and to register.

Medlen School Days Medlen School Days is a historical experience for elementary-age children in an authentic one-room schoolhouse on South Turkey Creek owned by the Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society. There will be two sessions: June 8-10 and June 15-17. To register, visit jchscolorado.org and click on the website.

ONGOING Mountain Foothills Rotary meetings Mountain Foothills Rotary meets at 6:30 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.

College Age Community Resilience1220 has started a support group called College Age Community that meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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

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Clear Creek board to decide on 4-day school week, Carlson Elementary renovations

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April 20 is a big day for the Clear Creek school board when it is expected to decide on two issues: whether to move the district to a four-day school week and whether to renovate Carlson Elementary School or renovate the former middle school to house Carlson.

The board will meet at 6 p.m., and information about the Zoom link to watch the meeting will be available at ccsdre1.org. The meetings are also livestreamed on the school district’s

Facebook page.

The four-day school week discussion started two months ago, though it has been on the district’s radar for several years. A four-day school week would not save the district money, but it could be used to attract and retain teachers, which has been an issue for the district.

Reaction from parents has been mixed, with parents most concerned about finding options for their children on the fifth day if a fourday week was implemented. District officials have discussed options with organizations such as the Clear Creek

Metropolitan Recreation District and the Mountain Youth Network.

Superintendent Karen Quanbeck has said it was imperative to have parents on board with whatever the district did because the district can’t survive a significant enrollment loss.

Across Colorado 62% of school districts, 111 out of 178, use a fourday week model including the Gilpin County School District.

Renovating Carlson Elementary, which was built in 1938, and maintenance needs at other buildings have been an important topic for district officials, who are contemplating asking

voters for a bond in November.

At the top of the bond list would be Carlson. The cost to renovate the building is estimated at about $15 million, while the cost to renovate the entire former middle school building, called Building 103, is estimated at up to $22 million.

The district believes it can get about $5 million by selling the Carlson property, while it could get about $1 million for Building 103.

District officials have conducted community meetings and entertained offers from developers regarding the building for more than a year.

Jeffco moving to Level Yellow with increase in COVID-19 cases Even as residents get vaccinated, cases rise to highest levels since January

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While COVID-19-related restrictions continue to loosen in many Colorado counties, they are tightening in Jeffco after the state informed the county that it would be moved back to Level Yellow on its COVID-19 dial.

The move, which is effective at 6 a.m. on Friday, April 9, means that bars will again have to close while restaurants, offices, gyms and other spaces will have to reduce their capacity by as much as 50%.

Jefferson County Public Health Executive Director Dawn Comstock said the move was made because Jeffco’s seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases exceeded 115 cases per 100,000 in county population for five consecutive days. On April 8, the seven-day average for new cases was 135.9 per 100,000.

Comstock said the other two indicators for determining which level a county falls into are also “solidly in

the yellow” after generally remaining in the blue range for several weeks.

Those are the county’s test positivity rate, which had moved above 5% for the first time since mid-January, and the trend of hospitalizations, which is now increasing after having stayed flatlined for months.

Those increases mirror trends in the broader Denver metro area, Comstock said, where the test positivity rate has breached the five5% threshold and hospitalizations are also growing.

Particularly worrying is that the bulk of hospitalizations now involve those between the ages of 30 and 60.

The majority of people hospitalized for most of the pandemic were 70-andover but the number of hospitalizations for that age group has fallen dramatically as nearly 90% of Jeffco residents in that demographic have received at least one vaccination.

Comstock said officials believe hospitalizations are increasing among younger people because the B.1.1.7 variant, which is known as the UK variant, is increasingly showing up in Colorado.

“It’s expected by the end of this week that the UK variant will be the predominant variant strain here in

Colorado,” said Comstock on April 6. “This is concerning because it not only seems to move through communities even faster but it also seems to have a more severe impact on the younger population.”

Officials are also worried about the impact that both the resumption of in-person learning and recent spring breaks will have on Jeffco’s case counts in coming weeks.

“I am incredibly concerned about what we are going to see in our county two to three weeks from now as a result of the return to in-person learning,” said Comstock. “We at JCPH and all public health agencies across the state are monitoring this very, very closely.”

Comstock said it is telling that the test positivity rate is still “very, very high” among people in the 16-49 age group, which had a vaccination rate of only 29.1% as of April 7 in comparison to 45.6% of all Jeffco residents.

“If I can make one plea today it is that our younger populations need to understand that this pandemic is not over, that they are at risk of acquiring an infection until they are fully immune after their vaccination and that the predominant strain, the UK variant, is having a concerning effect on

them when they acquire it,” she said.

With the opening of vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and over, Comstock also encouraged all county residents who have not yet received a vaccine to attempt to sign up for vaccines with several providers. A list of Jeffco providers and sign-up links can be found at jeffco.us/4210/vaccine.

“Please, no one wait for your healthcare provider to contact you,” she said. “Take the initiative to go to these websites and find open appointments and sign up for yourself.”

While the pandemic is not yet over, Comstock said residents should know she is optimistic that there will be enough vaccination coverage by early to mid-May for Jeffco and the state to be in position to have a “relatively normal summer.”

That prediction is based in part on Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment models that estimate 69% of Colorado residents will be vaccinated by the end of May. “I think we’ll be able to have a pretty open summer,” she said. “We just need everybody to pull together for the next month to month-and-ahalf.”

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State’s budget: $34 billion price tag for post-COVID economy Hundreds of millions in play after pandemic did less fiscal damage than expected

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado lawmakers last week began debating the state’s $34.1 billion budget, which helps chart a path out of the coronavirus crisis and sets aside millions of dollars for equityrelated initiatives and a historic sum for future economic downturns.

The Legislature was able to reverse funding cuts made as the pandemic descended upon the state last year, and lawmakers now have hundreds of millions more to spend than they were anticipating because Colorado’s economy fared better than expected during the pandemic.

“It is an interestMoreno ing time for the budget given the gravity and the extent of the cuts that were necessitated last year compared to this year,” said Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat and chair of the Joint Budget Committee, which writes the budget. “It turns out those (cuts) were not only not necessary, but that we could actually build upon restoring those reductions

The Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. and be able to allocate additional resources for the state’s most pressing needs.”

The bipartisan budget measure, Senate Bill 205, was expected to land on the Senate floor on April 8 before heading to the House this week.

We talked with state budget writers and combed through the budget bill to determine what you need to know about the spending: $3.8 billion That’s how much more money law-

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The 2021-22 fiscal year budget is $34.1 billion. The budget was $30.3 billion for the current fiscal year. In the 2019-20 fiscal year, the budget was $30.5 billion.

Part of the reason the budget is so much larger is because lawmakers last year made cuts that ultimately were unnecessary. The leftover money

is reflected in the new budget and allowed lawmakers to “fill the gap temporarily.”

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sounds weird, but I’m still a fiscal conservative and I just have a hard time dealing with (having) so much money that we just cannot be frugal.

We cannot be good stewards of money because there’s too much of it.”

That said, this extra revenue is a one-time boon and lawmakers can’t rely on so much money in future years.

“This budget does prepare us for the reality that revenues are picking back up,” Moreno said. “They’re not quite to a level where they can sustain a budget that we were at prior to the pandemic.”

The American Rescue Plan Colorado’s state coffers received $3.9 billion as part of Congress’ recently passed coronavirus stimulus bill, called the American Rescue Plan.

That money, however, is not reflected in the total amount of the state’s 2021-22 budget. That’s because lawmakers are still working to determine how to spend the money. A statewide listening tour is underway for people who’d like to submit ideas.

Lawmakers are taking that cash infusion into account, though, as they think through their spending priorities. $800 million for a state stimulus package Colorado’s new budget sets aside $800 million — up from the $700 million initially planned — for a package of bills aimed at helping people weather the lasting economic and health effects of the coronavirus crisis.

The legislation is still being rolled out, but the largest chunk of spending will be on infrastructure projects, including pricey repairs to the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels on Interstate 70.

House Speaker Alec Garnett said a bill introduced last week will allow restaurants to keep up to $70,000 a month in what they would normally owe to the state from sales tax in the

coming summer months.

“Those months are key,” said Garnett, a Denver Democrat. “As the weather continues to warm up, as people continue to get vaccinated (you’ll) start to see a lot more economic activity.”

Garnett also touted a measure that will help the state attract conferences and events back to Colorado to spur economic activity on “main streets across the state.” $480 million for the negative factor The negative factor, also known as the budget stabilization factor, is Colorado’s annual K-12 school funding shortfall. It was created during the Great Recession to allow state lawmakers to legally withhold money owed to school districts despite funding requirements in the Colorado Constitution.

State Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat, said the $480 million being set aside in the budget next fiscal year for the negative factor will cover about half of what’s owed to schools next year. The rest will come from a $1.1 billion infusion from the American Rescue Plan.

“We have essentially wiped out the negative factor for the next two (fiscal) years,” Hansen said, explaining that he’s hopeful the money will allow schools to catch up children who have fallen behind because of COVID-19.

Hansen said lawmakers now need to look toward fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 and how to tackle the negative factor in those years. Colorado lawmakers will still owe schools at least $572 million in those years.

The budget would also set aside $100 million for the state education fund as a rainy day pool to be drawn from in future years.

Chalkbeat reports that the budget also calls for the state to spend $5 billion on K-12 education, which means schools will get about $7.8 billion when districts add in their own tax revenue. The sum represents a nearly 9% increase over the current fiscal year, translating into an average perpupil allocation for districts of $8,857.

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The budget calls for giving Colorado’s roughly 30,000 state employees a 3% raise, which is more than the 2.05% raise proposed by Gov. Jared Polis.

Why the higher amount?

“We looked at the inflation numbers and they were above 2.5%,” Hansen said. “And we had a situation where the salary survey was showing that state employees were significantly below market.”

Colorado WINS, the union representing state employees, said it is pleased with the raise.

“We’re glad that it’s there,” said Hilary Glasgow, who leads Colorado WINS. “We were glad for the 3%.”

The budget also restores the legislature’s $225 million annual distribution to the Public Employees Retirement Association, the state employees’ pension fund, but not until the 2022-23 fiscal year. Lawmakers are putting off the spending for another year because PERA is in better shape than expected and they feel it can wait for the infusion.

Lawmakers are, however, setting aside money from this year’s windfall for PERA that can be tapped even further down the line.

“We actually walked away, on top of that, with about $380 million to meet the state’s future PERA obligation,” which will take pressure off of future legislatures, Moreno said.

‘Unheard of’ reserve savings The budget sets aside about $1.75 billion for Colorado’s reserve fund, which is there to help lawmakers deal with economic downturns or unexpected state expenses.

“I think a 13.5% reserve is unheard of,” Moreno said. “My entire time in the Capitol has been single digits.”

Hansen called the savings “historic.”

“We haven’t had that level of reserves in a very long time,” he said. “I don’t know the exact year, but it’s been decades.”

In the 2022-23 fiscal year, lawmakers are planning to go even further with a 15% budget reserve. Hansen thinks it’s needed to contend with the “massive amount of economic uncertainty

right now.” $20 million more for people with developmental disabilities One of the most popular budget items among the six members of the Joint Budget Committee is the $20 million line item to create more than 500 new around-the-clock care slots for people with developmental disabilities.

“That buys about a quarter of the people who were waiting for state services on the (intellectual disabilities) waitlist,” Hansen said. “I think that’s an important highlight.”

Rankin said that’s his favorite part of the 2021-22 budget.

“I think you’ll hear that from a lot of us,” he said.

Millions for equity initiatives State budget writers made equity a big part of their spending plans for the next fiscal year. While many of the initiatives have yet to be unveiled as part of the $800 million state stimulus package, lawmakers are highlighting one higher education initiative as proof of their commitment.

The budget sends about $100 million extra to the state’s colleges and universities to help first-generation, underrepresented and Pell Granteligible students.

“Those are the students who are having the most difficulty staying in school and completing” their degrees, Hansen said.

The spending comes after lawmakers cut general fund contributions by 58% for the current fiscal year. The new budget calls for restoring those cuts, as well as the additional $100 million.

The Legislature is also allowing tuition to rise by as much as 3% for students at all state-run colleges and universities but the University of Northern Colorado, which is authorized to hike tuition by 7%.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com.

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June remains finish line for I-70 express lane project

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fingers crossed, all the heavy work on the Interstate 70 westbound express lane will be done in June.

By then, all the work around Idaho Springs should be done and the lane should be open for a test period with tolling likely starting in the fall, Colorado Department of Transportation representatives told the Clear Creek commissioners on April 6.

The remaining work includes putting in concrete barriers in the median and shoulders, putting in a permanent metal guardrail, some ramp work, some shoulder work and springtime paving around exits 240 and 241.

According to CDOT Program Engineer Mike Keleman, the springtime paving should start around April 19, which will all be done at night.

There will be no extended daytime lane closures, he emphasized.

CDOT has been having ongoing issues with its contractor, Graham Construction LLC, with Keleman saying CDOT feels the company has demonstrated an inability to plan and execute its work on time, and CDOT has not given any additional time or funds to help with delays and stopwork orders.

“CDOT’s stance is that we’ve gone out of our way to help (Graham Construction),” Keleman said. “ … If you ask them, they’d say it was the other way around.”

Keleman confirmed the contractor has submitted a delay claim to the state Dispute Review Board, and that review is ongoing.

Even still, early June is still the target date to have the heavy civil work done, he said.

“I can send out an update if anything starts to slide, and we feel like it’s not supposed to be June,” Keleman told the commissioners.

He said he also hoped Idaho Springs to remove all the equipment and pave Idaho Springs’ city lots sometime in May, saying that progress is also being monitored weekly to ensure it will be done soon.

Idaho Springs had CDOT and Graham Construction pull back on work

A front loader scoops up dirt in the parking area adjacent to The Vintage Moose in Idaho Springs back in January. Several sections of the city’s downtown parking lots have been blocked off for construction work related to the westbound mountain express lane PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN project. in the city lots from the beginning of March until April 5 to ensure it had as many parking spaces available as possible for spring break crowds.

According to City Administrator Andy Marsh, because the express lane project is in Idaho Springs, the city had to issue a permit to CDOT for the work. One of the permit’s conditions is that there would be no work in the parking lots during highvisitation periods.

Getting more than 100 spaces back for March and early April was a godsend for the businesses and the visitors, Marsh said.

Thus, if work in the parking lots isn’t done by Memorial Day weekend, Marsh said the city will have to take the same approach. He emphasized, though, that city officials are hoping to avoid that.

“We don’t want (the construction crews) back in the fall,” he said. “It’s in everybody’s interests to get it done.”

However, not knowing if and when the parking lots will be paved and available is proving difficult for Miner Street Market organizers.

CDOT has told the city it’s removing the concrete barriers currently

on Miner Street in early May. At that point, the city will either have to close the street to vehicle traffic or not have any streetside dining for a few weeks.

Marsh explained that, if the city loses those Miner Street parking spaces while the main lots are reduced or closed, there will be almost nowhere to park downtown.

Thus, the city may opt to not have outdoor dining and keep those Miner Street parking spaces until Memorial Day weekend; however, nothing has been decided yet, he clarified.

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was done correctly, those equity concerns would be factored into the allocation plans.

Matthew Flores, Jeffco’s Chief Academic Officer, said another way the District is attempting to address equity concerns is in the way the JSEL programs are geographically located, noting that most of the locations are in areas where a higher percentage of underrepresented students live.

In response to a question from Board President, Susan Harmon, about helping students in grades K-4 reverse learning losses over the coming summer through investments in technology, Stewart said some of that has already been addressed.

“We have already moved forward with ESSER I in purchasing $1.7 million worth of devices to support K-4,” she said. “We have our IT Department working with school leadership in terms of reaching out to schools, who needs it, how to qualify — where we’re sure we’re getting the devices in the right hands.”

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said what she hadn’t heard to that point, was how the funds would be specifically targeted to those in underrepresented groups.

Stewart explained that the Board’s role doesn’t get into the specifics of directing how the money will be spent.

“In terms of the Board’s role, really, what your role in the finance side is that when you adopt the budget, you’re adopting the spending of the ESSER Funds,” she said. “In terms of the application process, that has to be signed by the Superintendent.”

However, she did say it was important that the Board be engaged in the process and that their direction as to what goes in the application for the funds was needed.

In response to Schooley’s equity concerns, Anker said that if the MTSS

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WORSHIP DIRECTORY ASCENT CHURCH 29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive in Evergreen Join us in person for Worship Services on Sundays at 9:00am & 10:30am 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 at www.facebook.com/WeLoveEvergreen

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

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Public Notices call Bobi 303.659.2522 Legals Bids and Settlements Request for Proposals Clear Creek County Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Project Georgetown, Colorado PURPOSE The Clear Creek Board of County Commissioners seeks to construct/install two, Level 2, dual-port electric vehicle chargers, at the County Courthouse parking lot located at 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO. The Courthouse has three public parking areas and this charging station will be within one of these public parking areas. Coordination with Courthouse officials is paramount to the project and the ability of the public to access County and State services.

The purpose of this Request-for-Proposal is to obtain relevant information, credentials, qualifications, experience and a proposed Project Approach from interested Firms to inform the Board for selection of a contractor to construct/install two, Level 2, dual-port charging stations.

SCOPE OF SERVICES The Scope of Services desired includes but is not limited to the following: Two Level 2, dual-port, electric vehicle charger installation: • Purchase & installation of two (2), level 2, dual port, charging stations Furnish and install 225A service • Power from utility pole along Fourth Street • Remove and replace concrete sidewalk section in order to route power underground • Along the south edge of the parking lot, install a new Unistrut rack, painted to match courthouse building and mounting a new meter housing and 225A panel. This service must be sufficient for two chargers now and capable of adding two (2) similar chargers in the future.

• Install (2) 50A or greater, 208V circuits that will feed (2) new dual-port Level 2 charging stations. These will be mounted on one pole, with cable management units.

• Installation of (2) steel bollards installed along the curb to protect the chargers.

• Include underground conduit for (2) future Level 2 chargers from the electrical service.

• Base proposal includes a standard (3) year warranty.

• Demo and debris cleanup and removal • Wireless and hard-wire connectivity of each charger via County facility • Final as-built survey and CAD files for Clear Creek County’s records • Secure all permitting for the completion of the project (Town of Georgetown) • Include an Owner’s contingency amount to be controlled by Clear Creek County; shall be 10% of total GMP. • Onsite Supervision: Provide fulltime onsite supervision over the duration of the project while contractors are onsite. Supervisor shall oversee all operations and ensure contractors are performing the work in a safe and professional fashion consistent with the plans and specifications.

• Proposal alternate for solar panels on top of chargers to offset electric cost.

• Proposal alternate for cost and design for future addition of credit card payment station per charger.

• Cost estimates • Construction and construction administration • Other tasks may be included as the Project progresses and needs are identified.

• To review the entire Request-for-Proposal conditions and requirements, please visit our County website: http://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/bids.aspx Please address questions and submittals to: Beth Luther Clear Creek County Operations 405 Argentine Street P.O. Box 2000 Georgetown, CO 80444 (303) 679-2312 bluther@clearcreekcounty.us The deadline for submitting a Response is 4:00 p.m. local time on April 26, 2021.

Legal Ad No.: CC444492 First Publication: April 14, 2021 Last Publication: April 14, 2021 Published In: Canyon Courier REQUEST FOR BIDS CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR SODA CREEK ROAD PAVEMENT OVERLAY PROJECT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO PW 21-01 Notice is hereby given that the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department is soliciting lumpsum priced bids for performing civil engineering services for asphalt pavement overlay project of approximately 1.3 miles of Soda Creek Road. The work will include the preparation of construction plans and specifications.

The Project is located from Idaho Springs south city limit to a point just before the entrance to the Clear Creek County Transfer Station. The working environment is indicative of a mountainous environment, lying at an elevation of 8,000 feet, and experiences moderate to heavy thunderstorms during the spring and summer. The engineering work needed will be to establish the appropriate road profile and cross section, as well as the rehabilitation of portions of the drainage infrastructure.

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the Request for Bid (RFB) Documents will be available from the Clear Creek County Road and Bridge Department.

Please send an email to pw@clearcreekcounty. us to request a copy of bid documents and to be added to the bidder list.

Inquiries will be accepted until April 28, 2021 with responses to inquires posted on the County’s Website by April 29, 2021 (www.clearcreekcounty. us). Bids must be received no later than 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Bids will be accepted by the Clear Creek County Road and Bridge Department, via email at pw@clearcreekcounty.us, parcel service at 3549 County Road 312 (Stanley Road), Dumont, Colorado, 80436 or USPS at P.O. Box 362, Dumont, Colorado, 80436-0362. Bids will subsequently be publicly opened and read aloud via a Zoom video conference (all details are included in the Bid Documents). The County reserves the right to reject all Bids, reject portions of any Bid, or accept any Bid that is deemed most advantageous to the County.

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any informalities and irregularities therein.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

Owner: Roxborough Water and Sanitation District By: Barbara J. Biggs Title: General Manager Date: April 8, 2021 Legal Ad No.: CC444489 First Publication: April 7, 2021 Last Publication: April 14, 2021 Published In: Canyon Courier

Metropolitan Districts NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Verve Metropolitan District No. 1 (“District”), located in Jefferson County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the inclusion of certain property into the boundaries of such District (“Petition”).

George Marlin, Chairman Board of County Commissioners

1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the property that is the subject of such Petition is as follows:

Legal Ad No.: CC444493 Published in Canyon Courier April 14, 2021

Petitioner: County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, a body politic and corporate

SECTION 00111 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ROXBOROUGH WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT LITTLETON, COLORADO WATER TREATMENT PLANT BACKWASH POND – PHASE 1 Sealed Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the offices of TST Infrastructure, LLC, located at 5655 S Yosemite St, Suite 101, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until Thursday, May 6th, 2021 at 11:00 am local time. At that time, the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work: The work consists of modification to the existing backwash pond at the Roxborough Water and Sanitation District Water Treatment Plant. The project includes site grading, installation of pond concrete structures, piping, and other appurtenances. The project includes Bid Alternate A for installation of 410 linear feet of 18” PVC pipe and Bid Alternate B for installation of a 35 hp submersible centrifugal wastewater pump, electrical equipment and associated piping and appurtenances.

The project is located at the Roxborough Water Treatment Plant at 8678 N Roxborough Park Rd, Littleton, CO 80125. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum price basis, as indicated in the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: TST Infrastructure, LLC, 5655 S Yosemite St, Suite 101 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: (303) 799-5197 Bidding Documents will be available on Thursday, April 8, 2021 and may be obtained from the Issuing Office. Prospective Bidders may obtain the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Prospective Bidders are required to be listed on the plan holders list to be eligible to bid. The Bidding Documents will be available for download at no cost in PDF format. Bidding Documents download information must be requested by email from Kelli Kavinsky, KKavinsky@TSTInfrastructure.com. Upon TST’s receipt of email requesting Bidding Documents, the Prospective Bidder will be added to the plan holders list and emailed instructions to download Bidding Documents.

Address of Petitioner: 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419 Description: Approximately 379 acres of land generally located: south of W. 120th Avenue, west of N. Simms Street, north of W. 112th Avenue and east of Indiana Street, in Jefferson County, Colorado 2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1-401(1) (b), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

DUE TO CONCERNS REGARDING THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS BY LIMITING INPERSON CONTACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY VIDEO/TELEPHONIC MEANS WITHOUT ANY INDIVIDUALS (NEITHER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES NOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC) ATTENDING IN PERSON. You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways: 1. To attend via Videoconference, e-mail jpino@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-669-900-9128 and enter the following additional information: a. Meeting ID: 952 2131 2051 b. Passcode: 003618 VERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 By: /s/ Meghan Becher Attorney for the District Legal Ad No.: CC444494 Published In: Canyon Courier Published On: April 14, 2021

Misc. Private Legals NOTICE TO MORTGAGEES The Estates at Blue Creek III, Evergreen, Colorado 80439

Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

The Estates at Blue Creek III Homeowners Association and its owners have voted by the required amount to amend the Association’s Declaration of Protective Covenants by a Second Amendment thereto and to amend the Association’s Bylaws by a First Amendment thereto.

A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 at 10:00 am at Roxborough Water and Sanitation District Water Treatment Plant, 8678 N. Roxborough Park Road, Littleton, CO 80125. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders that do not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference. CDC guidelines, social distancing and masks are required.

You can obtain a copy of the proposed amendments by contacting Toussaint & Coaty, P.C. via mail at 1202 Bergen Parkway, Suite 110, Evergreen, CO 80439; via fax at 303-674-8492; or via e-mail at dreterer@tnclaw.com and/or amarchant@tnclaw.com.

Bid security in the amount of five (5) percent of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid and shall be furnished in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders.

Bidders must be licensed to do business in the State of Colorado. Bids received from Bidders who are not recorded by the Issuing Office as having received the Bidding Documents will not be opened.

The Owner reserves the right to award the contract by sections, or reject any or all Bids, and to waive

The original Declaration requires consent and agreement of first mortgagees. A response must be received by Toussaint & Coaty, P.C. no later than sixty (60) days. Per the Association’s Declarations and the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) if a response is not received by Monday, May 31, 2021, the proposed Amendments shall be deemed approved.

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City and County Jefferson County Press Listing For Checks 03/26/2021-04/01/2021 Christine Blumer Motor Vehicle Overpayments 50.00 Cozzini-Jim Finninger Motor Vehicle Overpayments 346.58 Darlene Crites Motor Vehicle Overpayments 87.83 David Stamler Motor Vehicle Overpayments 86.52 Eagle Rock Distributing Co Motor Vehicle Overpayments 171.08 Easter Seals Colorado Motor Vehicle Overpayments 162.69 Key Bank Na Motor Vehicle Overpayments 130.71 Laszlo Soos Motor Vehicle Overpayments 50.00 Watts Automotive Group Motor Vehicle Overpayments 521.06 Nadya Lambert Attorney Recording/Elections 10.00 Clerk & Recorder Custodial Fund Total 1,616.47 Legalshield Employee Legal Services 414.96 Legalshield Employee Legal Services 527.96 Second Wind Fund Inc Grants To Other Entities 7,280.00 Jon Rose Photography Llc Photographic Services 6,700.00 At&T Mobility Telephone Services 1,011.45 Bullseye Telecom Inc Telephone Srvcs 9,640.11 Shred It Denver Bank Charges 2,002.62 Dominion Voting Systems Inc Equipment Maintenance 21,350.00 Miller, Randi J Autopsy Services 910.00 Perkinelmer Genetics, Inc. Autopsy Srvc 50.00 Us Postal Service Postage 245.00 Us Postal Service Postage 245.00 Us Postal Service Postage 740.00 Tallon Clancy Recognition/Appreciation 20.12 Convergeone Inc Maintenance Agreement 3,681.81 Susan R Martinez Mileage 98.11 Client Payment Trial Expense 25.00 Client Payment Trial Expense 34.00 Client Payment Trial Expense 23.63 Bct Colorado Police Supplies 152.00 Hill Petroleum Fuel 17,056.70 Premium Auto Glass Motorcycle Repair & Maintenance 168.27 Premium Auto Glass Motorcycle Repair & Maintenance 582.62 I70 And Harlan Towing Inc Wrecker Services 1,500.00 Adi/Ademco Inc Electronic Supplies 527.78 Scan Air Filters Inc H V A C Supplies 75.70 Scan Air Filters Inc H V A C Supplies 254.30 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 43,065.32 Johnson Controls Equipment Maintenance 383.60 Colo Doorways Inc Miscellaneous Contract Services 52.94 Jay Dee Cleaning & Restoration Inc Miscellaneous Contract Services 6,000.00 Liquidx Llc Miscellaneous Contract Services 494.00 Stanard & Associates Inc Professional & Technical Services (Other) 6,665.00 Wonderlic Personnel Test Inc Professional & Technical Services (Other) 9,600.00 Colorado Advanced Life Support Training & Education 105.00 Videotronix Inc Equipment Maintenance 137.50 Nicholas Construction Inc Building Construction & Design 18,981.38 Source Office Products Laundry Supplies 2,495.52 Galls Llc Police Supplies 439.86 Galls Llc Police Supplies 259.95 Galls Llc Police Supplies 111.00 Galls Llc Police Supplies 294.00 Galls Llc Police Supplies 129.00 Twin City Security Inc Security Services 7,965.00 Twin City Security Inc Security Services 8,100.00 Galls Llc Police Supplies 117.00 Aramark Correctional Services Llc Miscellaneous Contract Services 17,940.10 Aramark Correctional Services Llc Miscellaneous Contract Services 18,229.58 Source Office Products Office Supplies 253.54 Bct Colorado Office Supplies 363.00 Source Office Products Office Supplies 109.03 Bob Barker Company Inc Hygiene Supplies 463.05 Galls Llc Police Supplies 657.12 Galls Llc Police Supplies 831.65 Galls Llc Police Supplies 560.05 Galls Llc Police Supplies 641.35 Galls Llc Police Supplies 477.85 Galls Llc Police Supplies 788.65 Galls Llc Police Supplies 788.65 Galls Llc Police Supplies 788.65 Galls Llc Police Supplies 788.65 Galls Llc Police Supplies 3,860.00 Western Paper Distributors Inc Safety Supplies 2,500.00 Tforce Postage 148.80 Tforce Postage 199.00 Colorado Community Media Deed Advertising Clearing 79.00 Gilbert & Associates Legal Services 25.00 Gilbert & Associates Litigation Support Services 50.00 Jennifer E Fairweather Telephone Services 143.95 Jennifer E Fairweather Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 Del Sol Roofing Revenue Refunds 102.00 Emporia Home Services Revenue Refunds 45.00 Felipe Corrales Revenue Refunds 135.00

J&K Roofing Revenue Refunds 157.00 Roto Rooter Services Company Revenue Refunds 176.00 Scott Eschenberg Services & Charges (Other) 45.00 Verizon Wireless Telephone Services 6,385.71 Solenberger, Diana Mileage 66.86 Alpine Disposal Inc Trash Removal Services 1,200.00 Sylvia Mae Smyth Office Supplies 6.05 Sylvia Mae Smyth Office Supplies 46.99 Patrick J Oconnell Telephone Services 165.00 Patrick J Oconnell Telephone Services 165.00 Rocky Mountain Microfilm & Imaging Inc Equipment Maintenance 90.00 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corp Heat & Power 2,024.15 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corp Heat & Power 2,506.06 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corp Heat & Power 4,167.69 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corp Heat & Power 5,212.99 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 16,735.21 Mountain Parking Equipment Equipment Maintenance 2,317.50 Altitude Building Automation Inc Maintenance Agreement 180.00 Altitude Building Automation Inc Maintenance Agreement 300.00 Altitude Building Automation Inc Maintenance Agreement 1,920.00 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corp Heat & Power 5,087.23 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corp Heat & Power 6,381.30 Consolidated Mutual Water Company Water& Sanitation Services 291.00 Evergreen Metro District Water& Sanitation Services 109.86 Intermountain Rea Heat & Power 356.99 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 4,386.56 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 929.20 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 755.26 Landscape Maintenance Professionals Inc Maintenance Agreement 2,200.00 Trs Inc Chemical Supplies 1,300.00 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 50.04 Garvins Sewer Service Inc Building Maintenance 204.00 Tech Electronics Of Colorado Llc Life Safety Maintenance 150.00 Tech Electronics Of Colorado Llc Life Safety Maintenance 342.17 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 671.57 Commercial Flooring Services Inc Building Maintenance 12,899.00 Centurylink Traffic Signal Telephone Services 616.99 Safebuilt, Llc Miscellaneous Contract Services 20,760.00 Carahsoft Technology Corp Computer Hardware & Software 6,417.89 Trace3 Llc Consultant Services 215.00 At&T Mobility Telephone Services 446.76 Centurylink Telephone Services 368.80 At&T Mobility Maintenance Agreement1,614.67 Click Studios (Sa) Pty Ltd Maintenance Agreement 1,490.00 Paperfree Corp Maintenance Agreement 45,466.61 Twin City Security Inc Contract Services 1,752.00 Twin City Security Inc Contract Services 876.00 Twin City Security Inc Contract Services 1,314.00 Twin City Security Inc Contract Services 657.00 Foothills Animal Shelter Due To Pet Data-Animal Licenses 260.00 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies 10,051.17 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies 2,878.03 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies 106.00 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies 5,794.03 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies 7,060.88 Bct Colorado Office Supplies 425.00 Source Office Products Office Supplies 18.48 Source Office Products Office Supplies 34.86 Source Office Products Office Supplies 179.41 Source Office Products Office Supplies 90.50 Source Office Products Office Supplies 73.50 W W Grainger Inc Office Supplies 59.60 Western Paper Distributors Inc Medical Supplies/Drugs 1,804.20 General Fund Total 424,494.65 Merp Systems Inc Miscellaneous Contract Services 2,734.00 Merp Systems Inc Miscellaneous Contract Services 45,337.50 Professional Psychology Associates Pc Miscellaneous Contract Services 7,590.00 Professional Psychology Associates Pc Miscellaneous Contract Services 11,150.00 Wellpath Llc Miscellaneous Contract Services 1,583.94 General Fund Grants Total 68,395.44 Applied Trust Engineering Inc Consultant Services 10,625.00 Applied Trust Engineering Inc Contract Services 10,625.00 Drug Techs Llc Laboratory Services 933.79 Insurance Fund Total 22,183.79 Tristar Insurance Group Claims Administration Services 13,381.25 Tristar Insurance Group Workers Compensation Self-Insured Claims 11,688.07 Worker’s Compensation Fund Total 25,069.32 Hillary Musick King Telephone Services 60.00 Christopher A Barker Telephone Srvcs 60.00 Jana L Johns Telephone Services 60.00 Mathew R Martinez Telephone Services 60.00 Hodgson Ditch Operating Assoc

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Public Notices Water Assessment Services 900.00 Daniel Ferris Rubenstein Telephone Srvcs 60.00 Amara J Meier Training & Education 239.99 Amara J Meier Training & Education 350.00 Scott M Grossman Mileage 52.64 Collin S Brown Telephone Services 60.00 Darci C Keller Telephone Services 60.00 Duke R Rowland Telephone Services 60.00 Gabriel P Aragon Telephone Services 60.00 John S Haduck Telephone Services 60.00 Joseph A Josleyn Telephone Services 60.00 Justin E Schmidt Telephone Services 60.00 Kelly J King Telephone Services 60.00 Timothy Joseph Unruh Telephone Srvcs 60.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Lawn & Grounds Maintenance 55.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Lawn & Grounds Maintenance 100.00 Waste Management Of Colo Inc Trash Removal Services 125.00 Rocky Lynn Sturgeon Program Supplies 169.99 Intermountain Rea Heat & Power 181.14 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 305.78 Consolidated Mutual Water Company Water& Sanitation Services 22.70 Evergreen Metro District Water& Sanitation Services 241.47 Waste Management Of Colo Inc Miscellaneous Contract Services 84.27 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 1,689.10 Ronda Anne Terry Mileage 17.92 Open Space Fund Total 5,375.00 American Civil Constructors Road & Street Improvements 276,585.84 Collins Engineers Inc Road & Street Improvements 5,122.85 Merrick & Company Road & Street Improvements 2,326.75 South Traffic Impact Fund Total 284,035.44 Emberlee A Ortiz-Franklin Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 98.63 Joe Frey Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 150.00 Katix B Crawford Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 150.00 Martin R Irvin Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 150.00 Paul William Mclellan Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 150.00 Wear Parts And Equipment Company Inc Vehicle & Equipment Parts 14.80 Wear Parts And Equipment Company Inc Vehicle & Equipment Parts 16,858.64 Centurylink Telephone Services 3.70 Centurylink Telephone Services 179.54 Centurylink Telephone Services 91.86 Mci Telecommunications Telephone Srvc 105.24 Alsco Denver Industrial Janitorial Srvc 156.75 Republic Services Inc Trash Removal Services 205.97 Republic Services Inc Trash Removal Services 327.47 Aramark Services & Charges (Other) 279.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services & Charges (Other) 50.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services & Charges (Other) 75.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services & Charges (Other) 100.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services & Charges (Other) 100.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services & Charges (Other) 100.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services & Charges (Other) 300.00 Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services & Charges (Other) 400.00 Centurylink Telephone Services 119.05 Centurylink Telephone Services 91.44 Road & Bridge Fund Total 20,257.09 Contact Wireless Hs-Contract Services 1,928.31 Equifax Hs-Contract Services 25.00 Equifax Hs-Contract Services 50.00 Touchpay Holdings Llc Hs-Contract Services 7,582.00 Adams County Dept Of Finance Hs-Process Of Service 77.00 Adams County Sheriffs Office Hs-Process Of Service 20.00 Arapahoe County Sheriff-Civil Division Hs-Process Of Service 79.00 Dsd Civil Division Hs-Process Of Srvc 62.20 Dsd Civil Division Hs-Process Of Srvc 73.20 Elite Process Serving Inc Hs-Process Of Srvc 150.00 Labcorp Hs-Process Of Service 1,252.35 Sweep Stakes Unlimited HsProcess Of Service 765.00 Weld County Sheriff HsProcess Of Service 35.00 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 17,702.92 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 17,615.49 California Dept Of Public Health Hs-Services & Charges (Other) 23.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid 1,500.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 576.92 Carahsoft Technology Corp Hs-Computer Hardware & Software 26,696.84 Verizon Wireless Hs-Telephone Srvc 6,520.01 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 278.00 Wagner, Deborah Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 2,000.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 22.00 Verizon Wireless Hs-Computer Supplies/Software/Equipment 10,552.28 Verizon Wireless Hs-Telephone Services 7,926.02 Purple Communications Inc Hs-Contract Services Special Projects 236.40 Wagner, Deborah Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 2,000.00 Amanda J Rodriguez Hs-Mileage 193.20 Amanda M Munn Hs-Mileage 285.60 Amber Nicole Hoffmeister Hs-Mileage 103.71 Anastasia M Vaughn Hs-Mileage 255.36 Angelina Barry Maiorca Hs-Mileage 43.06 Christie D Weiss Hs-Mileage 45.36 Iveth Hernandez Hs-Mileage 135.35 Jenna Kelley Hs-Mileage 49.50 Logan E Ellett Hs-Mileage 40.88 Maria Juliana Pizano Hs-Mileage 62.50 Regina Papas Kenagy Hs-Mileage 90.16 Sarah V Buche Hs-Mileage 165.09 Malgorzata Corte Hs-County Travel 43.00 Malgorzata Corte Hs-County Travel 48.46 Malgorzata Corte Hs-County Travel 195.51 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 10.05 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 16.49

Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 1,082.12 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 13.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 75.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 117.00 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments County Paid 280.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 730.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 378.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 722.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 668.34 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 81.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 773.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 783.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 783.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 783.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 140.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 773.00 Client Payment Hs-Refund Assistance Payment-State 214.00 Social Services Fund Total 115,927.68 Waxie Sanitary Supply Hs-General Supplies (Other) 930.75 Royal Crest Dairy Inc Hs-Food Supplies 44.70 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 844.80 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 586.08 Head Start Fund Total 2,406.33 Client Payment Hs-Assistance Payments Other 1,046.14 Social Service Fund Grants Total 1,046.14 Express Services IncHs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 2,515.66 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 2,073.60 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 707.83 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 2,073.60 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 8,949.54 Express Services Inc Hs-Miscellaneous Contract Services 1,036.80 Workforce Development Fund G rants Total 17,357.03 Hill Petroleum Fuel 148.11 Hill Petroleum Fuel 216.07 Hill Petroleum Fuel 235.27 Hill Petroleum Fuel 265.29 Hill Petroleum Fuel 349.58 Hill Petroleum Fuel 353.79 Hill Petroleum Fuel 402.21 Hill Petroleum Fuel 428.72 Hill Petroleum Fuel 513.32 Hill Petroleum Fuel 557.18 Hill Petroleum Fuel 598.81 Hill Petroleum Fuel 641.30 Hill Petroleum Fuel 656.76 Hill Petroleum Fuel 677.53 Hill Petroleum Fuel 784.02 Hill Petroleum Fuel 824.09 Hill Petroleum Fuel 964.46 Hill Petroleum Fuel 1,148.04 Hill Petroleum Fuel 1,152.61 Hill Petroleum Fuel 1,241.62 Hill Petroleum Fuel 1,272.09 Hill Petroleum Fuel 1,626.54 Hill Petroleum Fuel 1,908.06 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,006.81 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,073.01 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,161.90 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,217.11 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,227.09 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,337.88 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,367.69 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,566.59 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,698.27 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,704.43 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,736.87 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,766.33 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,774.74 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,895.41 Hill Petroleum Fuel 2,920.49 Hill Petroleum Fuel 3,385.62 Hill Petroleum Fuel 3,399.73 Hill Petroleum Fuel 3,432.80 Hill Petroleum Fuel 3,519.33 Hill Petroleum Fuel 3,590.94 Hill Petroleum Fuel 3,756.37 Hill Petroleum Fuel 5,014.15 Hill Petroleum Fuel 5,188.85 Hill Petroleum Fuel 7,973.60 Hill Petroleum Fuel 8,636.89 Hill Petroleum Fuel 9,429.66 Hill Petroleum Fuel 16,598.85 Fleet Services Fund Total 128,346.88 Amazon Capital Services Inc Recognition/Appreciation 7.99 Amazon Capital Services Inc Recognition/Appreciation 14.99 Amazon Capital Services Inc Recognition/Appreciation 14.99 Fruitguys Llc, The Food Supplies 1,440.00 Sharon L Koenig Academic Degree Programs 921.00 Raven Printing Centers Inc Printing Services 1,089.63 Exceptional Swag Llc Promotional Supplies 967.00 Amazon Capital Services Inc Computer Supplies/Software/Equipment 179.85 Verizon Wireless Telephone Services 49.17 Lewan And Associates Equipment Maintenance 15,957.87 Amazon Capital Services Inc Janitorial Supplies 25.00 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 50.21 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 53.52 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 79.58 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 124.52 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 160.90 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 186.95 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 222.99 Cintas First Aid & Safety General Supplies (Other) 26.64

Xcel Energy Heat & Power 7,486.94 Evergreen Metro District Water& Sanitation Services 181.17 Horizon Glass Company Building Maintenance 3,507.74 Colo Dept Of Labor & Employment Equipment Maintenance 80.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 54.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Services 54.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 54.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 54.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 54.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 54.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 106.66 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 106.66 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 246.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 246.00 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 248.75 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 430.75 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 452.25 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 572.91 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 747.58 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 795.83 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 841.16 Haynes Mechanical Systems Hvac Srvc 1,051.41 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 977.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 197.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 608.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 229.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 1,648.00 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 692.00 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 329.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 2,033.00 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 1,608.00 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 379.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 977.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 250.00 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 778.00 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 1,552.50 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 422.00 Cocal Landscape Services Inc Snow Removal Services 200.00 Uline Shipping Supply Specialists General Supplies (Other) 104.70 Francotyp Postalia Inc Equipment Maintenance 123.00 Fedex Ground Inc Courier Charges 75.78 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 65.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 65.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 79.99 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 166.89 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 239.48 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 602.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 769.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 1,250.37 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 1,528.29 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 2,292.41 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 2,312.26 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 2,397.44 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 2,838.57 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 6,515.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 20,106.45 Overdrive Inc Library Books & MaterialsDigital 30.98 Overdrive Inc Library Books & MaterialsDigital 11,579.11 Overdrive Inc Library Books & MaterialsDigital 21.97 Overdrive Inc Library Books & MaterialsDigital 53.32 Overdrive Inc Library Books & MaterialsDigital 1,857.26 Overdrive Inc Library Books & MaterialsDigital 5.99 Overdrive Inc Library Books & MaterialsDigital 2,857.69 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas (20.45) Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 8.55 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 16.50 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 25.30 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 27.50 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 40.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 47.50 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 84.50 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 102.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 119.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 153.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 197.50 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 202.50 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 261.80 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 306.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 312.80 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 322.50 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 336.60 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 340.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc

Library Books & Materials-Vas 346.80 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 360.40 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 370.60 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 370.60 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 408.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 455.60 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 561.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 591.60 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Vas 595.00 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 2.00 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 6.00 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 7.50 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 8.50 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 11.00 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 18.54 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 28.00 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 45.94 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Vas 124.26 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 99.78 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 270.35 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 289.59 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 352.77 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 414.60 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 522.15 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 572.44 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 645.30 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 742.13 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 864.09 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 926.55 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 932.10 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,095.41 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,227.61 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,288.16 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,315.79 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,318.94 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,324.51 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,331.59 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,348.47 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,393.32 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,731.19 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,918.31 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 1,987.37 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 2,116.94 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 2,326.69 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 36.00 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 40.60 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 165.99 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 166.84 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 200.24 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 206.23 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 286.92 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 327.43 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 1,192.31 Ingram Library Services Library Books & Materials-Print 2,539.22 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsDvd 5,815.89 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsDvd 1,956.60 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsDvd 660.41 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsDvd 1,210.57 Findaway World Llc Library Books & MaterialsAudio Book 7,643.81 Library Ideas Llc Library Books & MaterialsAudio Book 5,124.00 Library Ideas Llc Library Books & MaterialsAudio Book 9,034.85 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsAudio Book 3,518.82 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsAudio Book 553.86 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsAudio Book 10,136.10 Midwest Tape Library Books & MaterialsAudio Book 69.96 Amazon Capital Services Inc Office Supplies 22.30 Eon Office Products General Supplies (Other) 2,950.00 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) 22.99 Uline Shipping Supply Specialists General Supplies (Other) 460.54 Exceptional Swag Llc Special Events Supplies 14,318.01 Active Minds Programs 1,250.00 Joshua Charles Florence Mileage 105.84 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) 28.94 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 7.14 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 16.98

Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 32.99 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 38.07 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 102.49 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) 123.12 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 58.46 Kameron Kaye Lee Mileage 9.52 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 37.95 Samantha Gwendolene Jackowiak Conway Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 20.23 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 3.99 Alarmspecialists Inc Equipment Maint 2,625.00 Library Fund Total 220,491.36 Metlife Home And Auto Insurance 3,731.66 Employee Loan Solution Llc True Connect Loans 787.82 United Healthcare Uhc Medical Claims 257,476.75 Benefit Plan Fund Total 261,996.23 Galls Llc Police Supplies 979.00 Galls Llc Police Supplies 461.30 Galls Llc Police Supplies 504.30 Galls Llc Police Supplies 504.30 Life Technologies Corp Laboratory Supplies 3,491.49 Life Technologies Corp Laboratory Supplies 3,557.20 Centura Health Laboratory Services 300.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 300.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 300.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services300.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 300.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 600.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 600.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 600.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 600.00 Centura Health Laboratory Services 600.00 Kevin A Bost Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 202.99 Patrol Fund Total 14,200.58 Mark B Johnson Consultant Services 2,300.00 Mark B Johnson Consultant Services 3,766.25 Victor Boog & Assoc Pc Legal Services 3,450.00 Victor Boog & Assoc Pc Legal Services 7,812.00 Xerox Corp Printing Services 2,457.90 Xerox Corp Printing Services 3,086.96 Xerox Corp Printing Services 3,244.15 Paramaverick Consulting Llc Professional & Technical Services (Other) 9,187.50 Fedex Office Office Supplies 419.00 Colo Dept Of Public Health & Environment Intergovernmental To State 86.00 Colo Dept Of Public Health & Environment Intergovernmental To State 258.00 Colo Dept Of Public Health & Environment Intergovernmental To State 258.00 Printing Concepts Llc Printing Services 339.79 Colo Dept Of Public Health & Environment Intergovernmental To State 980.00 Colo Dept Of Public Health & Environment Laboratory Services 523.00 Noodle Soup Of Weingart Design General Supplies (Other) 478.30 Medical Systems Of Denver Inc Professional & Technical Services (Other 478.32 Public Health Fund Total 39,125.17 Mckesson General Medical Corp Medical Supplies/Drugs 2,498.45 Usabluebook Medical Supplies/Drugs 1,894.33 Janelle L Worthington Mileage 84.56 Colorado Health Institute General Assistance 18,078.00 Med Concepts Medical Supplies/Drugs 4,983.00 R&S Northeast Llc Medical Supplies/Drugs 1,687.50 Sanofi Pasteur Inc Medical Supplies/Drugs 2,337.34 Catalyss Counseling Llc Consultant Services 240.00 Community Language Cooperative Professional & Technical Services (Other 130.00 Community Language Cooperative Professional & Technical Service (Other) 1,334.46 Public Health Fund Grants Total 33,267.64 Alsco Denver Industrial Jcso Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 132.35 Cgrs Environmental Services Environmental Services 25.00 At&T Mobility Telephone Services 615.44 Centurylink Telephone Services 50.22 Us Customs & Border Protection Miscellaneous Contract Services 128.29 United Site Services Of Colorado Inc Trash Removal Services 234.99 Airport Fund Total 1,186.29 Felsburg Holt & Ullevig Road & Street Improvements 25.63 Felsburg Holt & Ullevig Inc Road & Street Improvements 30,186.00 Southeast Sales Tax - Capital Project Fund Total 30,211.63 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 54.50 Shred It Denver Consultant Services 30.00 Shred It Denver Consultant Services 60.00 Solid Waste Emergency Reserve Fund Total 144.50 Grand Total 1,717,134.66 Legal Ad No.: CC444491 First Publication: April 14, 2021 Last Publciation: April 14, 2021 Published In: Canyon Courier

Jefferson County Assessor’s Public Notice

The Jefferson County Colorado Assessor will hear all objections and protests concerning valuation of taxable real property for tax year 2021 beginning May 1, 2021. Mailed objections for real property valuation must be postmarked by June 1, 2021.

Due to COVID 19 no objection is to be made in person. There is a property valuation protest drop box at the Jefferson County Offices located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway. Appeals must be placed in the box by close of business on June 1, 2021.

Objections and protests concerning the valuation of taxable personal property (business equipment) will be heard beginning on June 15, 2021. Written objections for personal property valuations must be postmarked by June 30, 2021.

Protests which are mailed or filed online will be

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Public Notices considered timely up until 11:59 p.m. MST. on June 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 for personal property.

The Assessor’s Office is located on the 2nd floor of the County Government Center in Golden at 100 Jefferson County Parkway. Normal office hours are Monday thru Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the office is not allowing in-person protests.

Public Notices

Please call if we can help you with your legal publication.

We encourage protests to be filed online, through the mail, or by placing protest documents in our drop box only.

Mail written protest to: Scot Kersgaard Jefferson County Assessor 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80419-2500.

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Field Mechanic (Penrose, CO area) Western contractor to the quarry, construction and mining industry has an opening for an experienced Field Mechanic. This position is based in the Penrose, CO area. Requirements include: No DUI within the past 5 years, no felonies, must be 21 years of age, must have a valid U.S. driver’s license for at least 12 months and drug screen required. This position performs troubleshooting, welding, mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance on vehicles, equipment and installations used at company shop and customer field site locations if necessary. Experience in Repair and Maintenance of Class 8 Truck Chassis, experience in Industrial Electricity –preferred, but not required.

Repair and troubleshooting of 1224 Volt Electrical systems. Welding experience- preferred, but not required. CDL/Class B required, Class A is preferred. Strong work ethic and motivation to perform task independently. Willingness to learn advanced skills. Starting pay is $32.77 per hour. Benefits include: medical, dental, vision, 401k match and paid vacation. Send resumes of interest to employmentinfo@swenergy.com

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Certified Teachers. (See our Job Board) Visit our Website to View All Open Positions Apply at: www.ccsdre1.org Clear Creek School District RE1, does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, marital status, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its educational programs or activities.

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Seeking Compassionate Caregivers To Work With Mount Evans Award Winning Team Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Social Worker – Palliative Care & Hospice (SW) Experienced Physical Therapist (PT) Intake Coordinator/Medical Records Processor

Experienced RN needed part-time to full-time to provide home health and hospice care to our patients in the mountain communities west of Denver. Minimum requirements: 2 years of experience, an RN or BSN degree, and an active Colorado nursing license.

CNAs needed part-time to full-time to supplement our current staff. Our CNAs provide Home Health and Hospice patient care in the home, in nursing facilities and in assisted living facilities. An active Colorado CNA license is required.

Experienced SLP needed part-time to serve our mountain and foothills communities, specifically within our service area along the I-70 corridor. A Master’s degree, 4+ years of experience and an active Colorado license are required.

Social Worker needed to be a vital member of our interdisciplinary Palliative Care and Hospice teams based in Evergreen. The position is full-time, is benefits eligible, and is based out of the Evergreen offices, but will require travel to homes throughout our service area. An MSW degree or equivalent experience and an active CO license, are required; an LCSW is preferred.

Experienced Physical Therapist needed to join our interdisciplinary Home Health team based in Evergreen. The position is part-time with the potential to grow to full-time, will become benefits-eligible once fully trained and carrying a caseload of 48 RVUs per pay period (every two weeks) , and will require travel to homes throughout our service area, specifically Evergreen and the 285 corridor. A PT or DPT degree, a minimum of two years of experience, and an active Colorado license are required.

Intake Coordinator/Medical Records Processor needed full-time to join our patient care/ administrative team in Evergreen, Colorado. The position is 40 hours per week with rotating weekends and is benefits eligible. Requirements include a HS diploma or equivalent, the ability to multi-task in a fastpaced environment, outstanding customer service skills, and attention to detail. Familiarity with medical terminology, data entry experience or previous experience with electronic medical records, is a plus.

Home health, hospice and geriatric experience preferred for all clinical positions. Our service area encompasses the mountain communities within Jefferson, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Park counties (along both the I-70 and 285 corridors). Ideal candidates are mountain-area residents with a reliable vehicle and all-season mountain driving experience.

If interested, complete our online employment application and upload your cover letter and resume at www.mtevans.org – Careers (enhanced position descriptions provided therein) or email a pdf cover letter and resume along with our Application for Employment to info@mtevans.org, putting the job position you are applying for in your subject line. EOE.

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WATER WELL TESTER/PART-TIME This position is an excellent opportunity for candidates looking to establish themselves with a family-owned and operated company that places value in fostering an individual’s career growth.

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SERVICE TECHNICIAN This position is an excellent opportunity for candidates looking to acquire a trade skill, and who are looking to establish themselves with a family-owned and operated company that places value in fostering an individual’s career growth.

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If interested, please send cover letter and resume to: cs@geowaterusa.com

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