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Fire extinguishers Rotary clubs, fire departments hold education events to prepare for wildfire

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ann Healey, former co-owner of Colorado Community Media, speaks during a meeting announcing the sale of the print and digital news company. At right, former publisher and co-owner Jerry Healey and reporter Thelma Grimes listen.

PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN

‘Tell stories that matter:’ Colorado Community Media sold to news entity Colorado Sun, national foundation to take the reins of two dozen Denver-area newspapers

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado Community Media, the company that produces two dozen newspapers around the

Denver-area suburbs — including this one — and two shoppers has been acquired by a local and national partnership with the goal of building a sustainable business model for local news, its ownership announced on May 3.

Jerry and Ann Healey, the couple who built the company over the past decade, sold the network of papers that now spans eight counties and dozens of communities to a joint partnership between the National Trust for Local News, or NTLN, and The Colorado Sun.

The acquisition is the first for NTLN, a nascent nonprofit that seeks to leverage national foundation funding to buy and bolster local newspapers threatened by faltering business models and the encroachment of hedge funds and corporate conglomerates.

The Colorado Sun, a statewide news outlet founded and run by former Denver Post journalists, will oversee daily operations at Colorado Community Media.

It’s imperative that area residents learn what it takes to prepare for wildfire — from how to evacuate to preparing homes and properties in case of a catastrophe.

To that end, area Rotary clubs and fire departments hosted Wildfire Preparedness Day on May 1 to invite the public to learn more about where to start and get help. Events at both Elk Creek and Evergreen fire departments were filled with residents learning more about signing up for the CodeRED emergency notification system, becoming community ambassadors to encourage neighbors to collaborate on wildfire mitigation, creating defensible space around homes, and the fire departments’ wood chipping and wood-cutting programs, known as the fuels modules.

The tables in the fire departments’ parking lots were loaded with people looking for information — and there were plenty of volunteers and fire personnel to provide it.

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We were blessed with the opportunities to tell your stories New owners are committed to our brand of journalism

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ur journey in journalism started in the early 1980s, as recent college graduates — me, as a reporter at The Miami Herald, then one of the country’s largest papers; Jerry in the newspaper’s advertising department.

Back in those days, rarely did editorial and advertising departments cross paths.

If it hadn’t been for a company softball Ann Macari team, we might never have met.

Healey After we married, we moved to Rhode Island to work for the Providence Journal-Bulletin.

After a few years there, we thought: Why not run our own paper? We seemed like an ideal partnership. I had editorial covered; Jerry Healey Jerry, the business end.

So we moved to Chicago to run a community paper for a friend’s father — to learn, to see how it felt, to find out whether we could make the transition from larger publications to a hyperlocal endeavor.

We decided we could. And after a year, in 1989, we rode a train to Denver, bought a small paper in Littleton and began a 22-year adventure that has defined much of our lives.

Today, our company publishes 26 newspapers and publications in metro Denver and beyond.

Journalism in any place and at any level — large, medium, small — is exciting and purposeful for those of us who ply the profession. But for Jerry and me, it also has been about our bond to our readers and advertisers. It’s personal. We have cared deeply about the quality of your lives and success of your businesses.

We were called to tell your stories with truth, accuracy, fairness and compassion.

We still remember the excitement of longtime Littleton residents at having local ownership of their paper. They understood, better than us at that time, how important it is for those who run newspapers to know the communities they cover, to understand the historic, social and economic narratives that shape a place and its people.

Between 2004 and 2020 in the United States, at least 1,800 communities lost their local newspapers, according to a recently published report. That leaves these communities without a voice, without government accountability — whether it be schools or city hall — or reliable means to connect with each other.

The death of journalism in any community is a tragedy and a crumbling of our democratic foundation. That’s not happening here because the new owners of our company — a joint partnership between the nonprofit National Trust for Local News and The Colorado Sun — are committed to the same brand of journalism that we have brought you. (Please see accompanying story.)

They are talented, innovative and mission-driven. They will not only

ensure the papers’ legacies in your communities continue, but also that community newspapers thrive in new and creative ways. And we ask you — our readers, businesses, advertisers and community leaders — to continue to support them as you’ve supported us.

It is difficult to sum up this journey of ours in a few, good words.

In the beginning, it was Jerry and me and a handful of passionate, part-time freelance reporters working out of a bookshop.

When the opportunity arose to acquire the historic Littleton Independent and two other neighboring papers, we couldn’t find a bank to take a chance on us. Family stepped in and gave us a loan, like any bank, with interest and a strict, no-fudging repayment timeline.

We stepped away for some years to explore other interests. But in 2011, the opportunity to help turn around a group of struggling community papers drew Jerry back. And little by little, more papers, some also struggling, were added. There were those who doubted the wisdom of investing financially and emotionally in an industry many have labeled as dying. And, certainly, some of the papers we acquired no longer had the reader and advertising support they once enjoyed.

But they did have roots, deep roots, some going back more than 100 years —the Golden Transcript, for instance, is 153 years strong.

How do you let such legacies go without a fight?

The fight required perseverance, creativity, difficult decisions, a lot of energy for long days and — the key — a small army of editorial, advertising, production and business staff who believed fervently in commu-

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With the Healeys looking toward retirement and hoping to leave the company in good hands, publisher Jerry Healey said the deal was the best he could have hoped for.

“We were looking for new owners who understand the purpose of community newspapers,” Jerry said. “Someone who believed in our mission to tell stories that matter in our communities, not just in sending profits back East. They have the heart and vision for what could be a way to preserve and grow local papers everywhere, not just ours.”

Ann said she has total confidence in the new owners.

“They’re in it for the right reasons,” she said, “and they really care about journalism.”

The acquisition charts a new path forward for family-owned legacy newspapers, said Larry Ryckman, the editor and co-founder of the Colorado Sun. “This is a cool opportunity to demonstrate to Colorado and the country that we can find a way to keep local journalism in local hands,” Ryckman said. “My expectation is we’ll hire additional people. Readers will keep seeing the journalism they trust and support, but we can breathe some energy into both the print and digital operations.”

Jerry and Ann Healey, left, sold Colorado Community Media to a national and local partnership between the National Trust for Local News and the Colorado Sun designed PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN to bolster local journalism.

The approach will be gradual and thoughtful, he said.

“We don’t want to come in and say how to run the shop,” Ryckman said. “I want to be humble and listen to readers and employees and figure out the best way forward. Job one is to not break anything.”

Newspapers for sale The Healeys began quietly hunt-

ing for a buyer around Thanksgiving 2020, Jerry Healey said.

He approached Laura Frank, the executive director of the Colorado News Collaborative or COLab, a nonprofit statewide network that works to strengthen local journalism, asking if she knew of any potential buyers who would preserve and grow local news. Frank connected him to Elizabeth Hansen

nity newspapers.

Colorado Community Media’s success belongs to its people. Our staff throughout the years has been incredibly talented. They have worked together through good times and bad to deliver the news to you every week. Jerry and I are profoundly grateful for their dedication, contributions — and friendships.

We feel privileged to have helped local businesses achieve direct access to readers. We feel rewarded that we told the stories that otherwise would not have been heard.

There are so many, but a few in recent years include the joyful drive-by pandemic celebration of a woman’s 100th birthday. Economic challenges of local shopping centers. Black students confronted by racism. Comprehensive local election guides. The quest of a man dying of cancer to complete his dream. A year-long look at the state of mental health in one county. Families’ struggles to pay the rent when jobs were lost. High school graduations. And all those triumphs and defeats in our community sports pages.

Jerry and I are leaving for a few reasons: We are nearing retirement.

We would like to spend more time with our children and granddaughter. We would like to see what else is in store for us. But we also felt it was time for new energy and vision for our papers and the communities they serve.

We feel fortunate to have found new owners who can bring that.

For Jerry and me, that means we can say goodbye, feeling secure about these papers’ future, and blessed for having had the opportunity to tell your stories.

Shapiro, CEO and co-founder of NTLN. The timing was serendipitous, Shapiro said. Just over a month earlier, NTLN had published its concept paper through Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

The situation in local news nationwide is dire, the concept paper says.

Though many small familyrun operations remain profitable around the country, they face serious headwinds from declining advertising revenue and print subscriptions. Digital advertising struggles to make up the difference, especially as corporate behemoths like Facebook and Google have gobbled up much of the available online ad revenue.

Waves of consolidation and acquisitions have left a third of America’s newspapers in the hands of 25 companies as of 2018, the paper says, with more than 1,800 newspapers shut down in the last 15 years.

“The most powerful newspaper owners are now private capital holding companies whose expectations for profit and return have strongly influenced local newsrooms’ size, quality, and resource levels,” the paper reads in part.

Corporate ownership entangles newspapers in a “downward spiral” that slashes newspapers’ legitimacy and capabilities, it says.

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Evergreen water districts increase drought penalties

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The area’s water districts want people to pay attention and conserve water when the area is under drought restrictions.

To that end, they are increasing the penalties for higher water usage when in Drought Levels 2 and 3, hoping that larger financial penalties will help encourage less water usage.

“We are tweaking our rate structure because there are too many people in this community who don’t pay attention to our pleas to conserve water,” Evergreen Metropolitan District board President Mark Davidson said at the board meeting on April 28.

Dave Lighthart, EMD’s general manager, explained that data showed the fees that were in place had little positive effect on water conservation.

Evergreen and Kittredge metro districts have approved increased penalties, and the West Jefferson Metro District is expected to approve increases later this month that will parallel Evergreen’s.

The Evergreen Metro District moved to Drought Level 1 on May 1, which does not have any waterusage penalties associated with it, though the district anticipates moving to Drought Level 2 as soon as June 1, which will activate penalties.

All of Colorado has been in a drought throughout the winter, though the latest snowstorms have

eased conditions, Lighthart said.

Past experience has shown that if the metro districts wait until the drought conditions get worse, it’s too late to get information to consumers, especially landscapers.

Lighthart said the area’s current water situation is similar to last year’s, which had a dry, warm May and June, which quickly changed drought conditions.

“It changed quickly last year,” he said. “What’s why we’re being cautious.”

This year’s summer months are expected to be warmer and dryer than normal.

According to EMD, most customers use less than 5,000 gallons of water a month, which means they won’t see penalties during drought conditions, though they tend to curtail water usage. The district is trying to reach the 13 percent of customers who use more than 12,000 gallons a month to change their water-use behavior.

The Evergreen and West Jefferson metro districts serve Evergreen and properties along Evergreen Parkway including Walmart. The Kittredge metro district serves the Kittredge area. While the three districts have separate boards, they are interconnected by sharing the same administrative staff.

Water that flows down Bear Creek — based on water rights — goes to the area’s water districts, plus there must be enough water for entities down the hill that also have legal rights to the water, Lighthart said.

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Though some newspapers have been preserved by local “angel investors” or billionaires who take them on — as is the case at the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Colorado Springs Gazette — that model is not replicable on a large scale.

NTLN draws inspiration from public radio, which in recent decades has built a diversified funding model built on grants, foundations, underwriting and listener support, while still retaining local control.

“The new business model is ‘all of the above,’” Shapiro said. “It’s advertising, philanthropy and small-dollar giving. We’re pragmatists — let’s get the news funded as many different ways as we can.

Multiple revenue streams preserve independence.”

The CCM acquisition — the terms and price of which are confidential — brings together an array of funders.

The deal was funded by FJC, a boutique public charity that specializes in nonprofit loans, Shapiro said. The loan is guaranteed by the American Journalism Project, a venture philanthropy organization; the Colorado Trust, a health equity organization; and the Gates Family Foundation, a philanthropic group with its roots in Denver’s Gates Rubber Company.

A grant from the Colorado Media Project, a grant-funded initiative that advocates for journalistic innovation, supported a portion of the legal costs and connected NTLN to local funders.

Operational support is being provided by the Knight Foundation, a national arts and journalism philanthropic group; the Google News Initiative, which partners with local news organizations; and the Democracy Fund, a nonpartisan foundation that seeks to strengthen civic engagement.

None of the foundations will have any say over CCM’s content or editorial direction, she said.

Acquiring CCM is an exciting chance to prove the NTLN concept, Shapiro said.

“There has to be more to the story of American journalism in the 21st century than all the destruction we see,” she said. “This is setting up CCM for the long term. It’s not going to get sold to a conglomerate or hedge fund and shut down. We’re setting these papers up on strong footing, but it’s going to be up to the communities to keep them that way.”

Here comes the Sun NTLN provided the funding for the acquisition and will provide consulting and business services, but the ultimate goal is to hand off control and ownership to The Colorado Sun, Shapiro said.

The Sun was founded by former Denver Post journalists who left in 2018, following moves by Alden Global Capital, the newspaper’s hedge fund ownership, that slashed dozens of news staff and moved the newsroom from downtown Denver to the newspaper’s Adams County printing plant.

Jerry and Ann Healey, left, sold Colorado Community Media to a national and local partnership between the National Trust for Local News and the Colorado Sun designed to bolster local journalism. From left: Jerry Healey and Ann Healey, former CCM owners, Fraser Nelson and Marc Hand of the National Trust for Local News, Colorado Sun editors Dana Coffield and Larry Ryckman, National Trust CEO Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, and Lillian Ruiz of the National Trust.

PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN

Since its founding, the Sun has proven to be resilient and well-supported, said Ryckman, the editor and co-founder.

“Our business model is so simple it sounds naive,” Ryckman said.

“Treat readers with respect. Don’t scam them with clickbait, autoplay videos or pop-up ads. Give them journalism worthy of their support. We’ve seen tremendous growth in readership and paying membership.”

The Sun is in a growth phase, he said.

“We started with 10 full-timers, and we’ll have 16 next month, and we’re aiming for 20 by midsummer,” he said. “We do have statewide ambitions, and our goal is to fill the gaps and do the stories others aren’t doing.”

CCM fits nicely into that goal, he said. Like the Sun, CCM will be operated as a public benefit corporation, meaning while it remains for-profit, it has no obligation to maximize shareholder profits.

“Strictly for-profit means you do whatever you can to make as much money as you can,” Ryckman said.

“If that means layoffs or selling real estate, so be it. In a public benefit corporation, you need to treat it like a business, but the first goal is to serve the public. Journalism is too important to be in the hands of strip-mining hedge funds.”

Ryckman said he hopes to bolster CCM’s existing strengths and connections to the communities it serves.

“CCM will remain independent, but we can find ways to help and collaborate on the business and news side,” he said.

The two already have an established working relationship — CCM reporter Jessica Gibbs and Colorado Sun reporter Jesse Paul recently

took home an award from the Society for Professional Journalists for a series on how COVID affected public health workers.

“We can be great resources,” Ryckman said. “We’re run by journalists. We’ve got Pulitzer Prize winners on staff. The Sun is the most collaborative place I’ve ever worked, and that’s the spirit I want to bring to this endeavor.”

It’s too soon to say what staffing will look like going forward, but Ryckman said they have no plans to fire anyone, and a new digital editor is likely. The Sun will also begin a search for a new permanent publisher for CCM, though Jerry Healey will stay on for a time as a consultant.

The Sun’s leadership plans to listen to readers to figure out a path forward, said Sun editor Dana Coffield.

“These are changing times, and we need to listen to what news consumers are telling us,” she said.

“There’s great journalism being produced, but it may not be presented in the ways readers want to receive it. We’re looking at web platforms that are more readerfriendly, email newsletters, more of a social media presence. We’ll start with the basics, and can get more excited and ambitious from there.”

That doesn’t mean print editions are going away, she said.

“We hope to do print for a very long time,” she said. “But a robust internet product is important too.”

In good hands For the Healeys, the deal is a great outcome for the crowning achievement of their professional lives.

“We’ve taken this company as far as we can take it, and it’s time for someone else to take it to the next

level,” Jerry said.

The company wasn’t in danger of closing, he said, though the past year has been tough.

Half the company’s advertisers either backed out or cut ads last spring, and reporters each took a week of furlough. Several salespeople who left weren’t replaced.

CCM received $255,800 in Paycheck Protection Program loans last year, according to federal records.

“I’m not afraid to say PPP money got us through last spring,” he said.

“The government stepped up. We would have gone into our savings to keep it going, but we wouldn’t have closed the newspapers. It gave us the ability to focus on the company and pay the bills.”

The company had strong showings in the third and fourth quarters of 2020, Jerry said.

“Advertisers were coming back, and I’m most proud of my management during COVID,” he said.

The company stayed bullish, with the Healeys buying seven newspapers from Landmark Community Newspapers in October.

Ann said the acquisition is a win for the newspapers, some of which date back more than a century — or in the case of the Golden Transcript, to the Gold Rush.

But it’s also a win for readers, she said.

“These days people can get lost in the cacophony of social media and snap judgments, and it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important,” she said. “We’re making sure these communities still have their voices heard through active, high-quality journalism. We feel like we’re just a small part of the history of these papers and these communities, but we’re so excited for this opportunity to hand them off and make them better and stronger.”

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Nancy Garbade Roth of Morrison, Colorado, passed away April 26 after a brief illness at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver. She was born October 16, 1945, to Margaret and Francis A. Garbade, M.D., at St. Mary’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas.

before settling in Morrison, Colorado, in 1986.

Mrs. Roth attended Galveston public schools: Travis Elementary School, Lovenberg Junior High School, and a graduate of Ball High School Class of 1964, with honors. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968.

She was employed by the Rice Council in Houston when she met her future husband, John Roth. They married in 1972. John’s career in the petroleum industry took them to international assignments in Saudi Arabia and Great Britain, returning to the United States in 1983. They lived in Katy, Texas, briefly

Mrs. Roth worked in the library at her children’s school, and retired from the Jefferson County Library after 20 years of service. She was a dedicated and talented quilter, a member of the Mountain Mavericks Quilting Club.

She was preceded in death by her parents and by her sister, Anne Garbade. Survivors include sister, Sally Chapman (Ron); daughter, Susan Roth (William Duncanson); son, John (Gina Lewis), and grandson, Luke.

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were always active in the community, wanting to add quality, not quantity, to the lives of their neighbors and students in the mountains.

Early in her life, Elisabeth adopted the nickname “Tom-Tom” (shortened to “Tommy” for the benefit of everyone), which was supposedly taken from a comic strip along with the nicknames of her brothers, but no evidence could ever be found that might corroborate such a tall tale. A proud alumnus of Rockford College and a strict grammarian in the most positive and obstinate sense, she was also an infamous collector of teddy bears, known to distribute even her most favorite ones to anyone who seemed like they might need one.

Her favorite phrase when asked a question was “look it up,” an encouragement for the asker to get to know not only the always-open reference tomes on most of the flat surfaces of the house, but also the mind-bendingly large book collection in general, which commanded every room. Western history, politics, philosophy, film, science, and classic and modern literature were all covered in great detail. A large jazz LP collection and some of the finest stereo gear ever made rounded out the house with the incredible view. She and Dale

Tommy, often known as Evergreen’s unofficial Mayor, would attend every county planning meeting for decades, specifically to prevent unnecessary development, and was for the most part successful.

She and Dale were also the creators of the No-Excuse Spelling List and the Thirteen Logical Fallacies reference. In her honor, please find the time to correct someone’s grammar at least once each week. Both sons vowed to never reveal the secret that Tommy often graded Dale’s English class papers.

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Scot and Charlotte Wetzel want to use its foundation’s money to put artificial turf on the Stagecoach Park fields this summer.

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Turf field on deck for Stagecoach Park Wetzel family wants to use foundation money to pay for upgrade

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Stagecoach Park may get an artificial turf field thanks to the Wetzel family and its nonprofit, the Teddy Wetzel Memorial Field Project.

The Evergreen Park & Recreation

District board has given the family the initial go-ahead to move forward with the project that would put artificial turf on the existing playing field that is frequently used for lacrosse.

Scot and Charlotte Wetzel told the EPRD board at its April 27 meeting that they originally wanted to turn a gravel field off of Buffalo Park Road between Evergreen High School and Wilmot Elementary School into an artificial turf field. It would honor their son, Robert Edward “Teddy” Wetzel, who died on Aug. 5, 2017. He

was a rising sophomore at Evergreen High School.

The family hit some snags with Jefferson County Planning & Zoning, and rather than push the project timeline out further, it decided to switch gears to the Stagecoach Park project.

EPRD staff said an artificial turf would save the district money in irrigating and maintaining the current grass field, calling the proposal a win-win for the community and the rec district. However, EPRD board members were concerned

about finding the approximately $35,000 each year to put into a reserve account to replace the artificial turf every 10 years.

The district already saves money each year to replace the artificial turf field in Marshdale.

The project’s timeline is rushed because the nonprofit’s two major donors — the Daniels Fund and the El Pomar Foundation —expect the field to be completed this summer. The Wetzels will meet with SEE STAGECOACH, P7

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the foundations to learn whether they will approve a location change, and EPRD staff said they would get more detailed answers on the costs to install the field.

The Wetzels said if the two foundations approve the field switch, they would need to get the EPRD board’s official approval in the next couple of weeks, and board members agreed to have a special meeting if everything lined up.

The Wetzels hope to have the field installed by July 30.

Scot Wetzel said the family’s nonprofit has raised about $650,000 for the turf field and any extra money

after construction would be given to EPRD to start a replacement fund.

He estimated it would cost between $450,000 and $550,000 to install the Stagecoach field and suggested that the 87,000-square-foot artificial turf field could be striped in such a way for two to three playing fields.

Heart Cameron, EPRD’s park operations manager, called the grass field at Stagecoach Park challenging.

“I can see the merit to having a turf field out there,” he told the EPRD board, noting the field isn’t used for nearly half of the year. An artificial turf field would allow the area to be used longer each year for camps or other events, and the proceeds would help offset replacement costs.

“I think it’s a good idea, and we

could come up with some ways for funding mechanisms if we think outside the box,” Cameron said. “We could do some different things out there.”

He suggested fencing the field to keep elk and other wildlife off the artificial turf.

Board President Peter Lindquist, whose sons played lacrosse on the grass field, said an artificial turf field would provide “unmitigated improvement.” He called the uneven terrain and holes in front of the goals on the grass field problematic.

The Wetzels were pleased that the EPRD board was willing to work with them.

“We are interested in seeing this happen,” Scot Wetzel said. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to try to move this forward.”

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The Impact of Living in the Wildland Urban Interface Wildfire has always been a natural feature of the U.S. landscape, especially in the West. But it has become clear in recent years that the combination of a changing climate and more people moving into the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is putting more lives and communities at risk. In 2020, catastrophic wildfires have devastated communities and forests across Colorado and will threaten the foothills of the Front Range in the future.

While forests receive most of the attention when it comes to wildfires, protecting communities in the WUI is far more important for reducing the potential catastrophic effects of fire. This is especially true given the movement of people into wild areas over the past 30 years. As of 2010, nearly 98 million people lived in the WUI, a term for places where homes and businesses have been built in close proximity to forests and other natural areas. This interface is expanding faster than all other land uses — such as agriculture, urban areas, and unoccupied natural vegetation — in the country. Since 1990, 60 percent of new homes have been built in the WUI. This growth is driven by large-scale movement of people from cities to suburbs and rural areas, in part due to the high cost of urban housing and the impact of the coronavirus on housing demand.

All told, the WUI now covers more than 190 million acres across the United States — an area larger than

the state of Texas.

As the number of people living in the WUI has increased, the costs of fighting wildfires have risen dramatically. This is due in large part to the protection of private property.

In 2006, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Inspector General estimated that 50 percent to 90 percent of fire suppression costs were attributable to protecting properties rather than saving forests. Studies by Headwaters Economics have also found increases in suppression costs in areas that had higher home densities. The bottom line is that the United States spends billions of dollars every year trying to protect homes and communities — and that number will continue to rise as the climate changes, placing residents and firefighters at risk.

While living near the WUI does not necessarily put someone at risk of being threatened by wildfire, new research shows that it is a real threat for tens of millions of people.

Approximately 30 million people live in census tracts across the country where wildfires are likely to occur, placing their homes and lives at risk.

When it comes to wildfires and homes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. There is a growing body of best practices that have been proven to protect homes and businesses — if the appropriate policies and resources are in place.

These include thoughtful plan-

ning and smart building practices such as installing fire-resistant building materials and conducting property maintenance. They also include the use of prescribed fire — the burning of brush piles and small forest patches to reduce fuel in a controlled manner — and other land management tools in and around communities to reduce the likelihood that wildfires will reach buildings.

As the cost of fighting wildfires grows, the financial case for proactive community planning and preparedness is becoming clear. Studies suggest that every dollar spent on disaster preparedness can save $4 in disaster response and recovery costs. For wildfires, the cost-benefit ratio may be even higher. For example, here in Colorado, a few million dollars spent on fire breaks and prescribed fires over the course of a decade near the Wildernest area of Silverthorne protected 1,400 homes — almost $1 billion in property — when a wildfire burned rapidly through the neighborhood in 2018.

from the community, they said they will build a skatepark.

For this to happen they need to see a lot of support to build It. You can contribute by going to meccollective.com/ and contacting them. You don’t need to write anything long you can just say you want to see a skatepark and you support building one. If they do build a skatepark then it will be a pay to get in or membership-type thing. For people that also do other sporting-type things, they can get a membership that also includes skateboarding. I also do not think it will cost much to get in. I hope that you can support this Idea to build a skatepark in the area and will contribute to help.

James Lafferty, Evergreen

Public Service Recognition Week During the past year, Federal employees-including more than 48,000 Colorado federal employees- have dedicated themselves to keeping our country running during the global pandemic. They have continued to provide essential financial services: processing stimulus payments, tax refunds, small business loans social security checks, mortgages and student loans to keep households, businesses and the economy operating. They have kept us safe by researching the virus, fighting wildfires, protecting our food supply and alerting Americans to dangerous weather conditions among other critical tasks they perform every day.

Many were on the front line of the pandemic, risking their own

Our Responsibility Responsibility for identifying and assessing potential wildfire hazards and mitigating the relative fire risk begins with the resident. You can mitigate risk by: 1. Creating a safe home environment by having fire extinguishers and smoke alarms.

2. Creating defensible space sur-

rounding your home by cleaning gutters, pruning and mowing.

3. Reducing fuels throughout your property and adjacent properties by creating a defensible zone surrounding (and throughout) your home and property.

4. Creating safe and accessible entrances, exits, and evacuation routes.

These are all mitigation measures that you can control and implement to reduce risk. It’s also important to engage with neighbors to initiate and develop neighborhood plans to manage landscaping, plan for the evacuation of children and pets, and plan to assess risk and identify mitigation projects around homes and shared space. Fire does not respect boundaries.

Being proactive and identifying a hazard’s fire risk and then mitigating that risk will go a long way to reduce the impact wildfire can have on your home and property — and your community. Our homes are fuel — boxes of fuel containing items of fuel that will burn when ignited. Fire risk can be lessened when residents take measures to identify, assess and reduce hazards inside the home, within the surrounding property and throughout the neighborhood.

Daniel Hatlestad is the battalion chief for the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Add a skatepark!

Dear mountain community, a few of you might not know that we have a decent-sized skateboarding community. However, the Evergreen skatepark which is the nearest skatepark in the community is very out of date and is not in the best shape. For the skateboarding community, this is a bummer but that doesn’t mean that it has to stay this way. For the last couple of weeks, I have been petitioning to build a better skatepark in the area. The fastest way to do this is with this private business called MECollective. What they are doing is building a sports-type center with a dirt bike track, tennis courts, sports fields, ice rinks, and more. However, they have not 100% completed the planning stage and with enough support

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Evergreen girls soccer Head Coach Peter Jeans explains a new drill to his varsity squad PHOTOS BY GLENN WALLACE during practice last week.

The Evergreen girls varsity squad practices a competitive one-on-one drill with goalkeeper Aubrey Huerta waiting in goal to stop the shot.

Girls soccer gets kicking Teams eager to play after a stymied 2020 season

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Two years ago, the Evergreen girls soccer team came tantalizingly close to being named the best 4A team in the entire state, after making it to the title game.

For the 2020 season the Cougars were ranked first in preseason polls, and were looking forward to another stellar season ... until Covid-19 canceled everything after just the first game on the schedule.

Entering the 2021 season, seniors across the state, including the eight seniors on the Cougars squad, had to be wondering if they final high school season would be stymied too.

But so far, so good, as 4A soccer teams currently are scheduled to play a 10-game season. That’s shorter than the usual 15-game season and the games now has been pushed

into June. Even so, EHS Coach Peter Jeans is just happy for his players to get to play.

“We’re going to take every moment, every game as a blessing and take noting for granted,” he said.

Over at Conifer High School, the team sentiment is much the same.

“Covid has certainly added the need to be flexible with our season but we are excited to have one, given the heartbreak for our seniors last year who lost the opportunity to play out their final high school season,” Head Coach Amy Civiello said.

Three of those graduated seniors have actually come back to the program to help as assistant coaches this year, Civiello said.

That experience, and extra coaching will be good for the Lobos, as Civiello said the program is smaller this year, having no JV level.

“We have a great community in Conifer and that is reflected in the attitudes, energy and camaraderie within our soccer program,” Civiello said.

The Cougar-Lobo rivalry game took place Monday of this week (after print deadline).

While the Evergreen roster looks stacked, with the standout Rapp triplets (Catherine, Rami and Elizabeth) now juniors, as well as the large senior contingent lacing up, Jean said the level of competition in 4A keeps him feeling conservative about the team’s chances to return to the postseason.

“They’re all good,” he said.

“They’re all a challenge, and this year we don’t know who anyone even is since we haven’t competed in two years.”

Evergreen will have just one home game this year, hosting Ralston Valley at 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 8.

The rest of Evergreen’s home games will take place at the North Area Athletic Complex north of Golden.

Conifer will play to the home crowd for three consecutive Wednesdays, including a May 5 game versus Standley Lake.

2021 SOCCER SCHEDULES Conifer 5/5 Standley Lake 5/10 @Wheat Ridge 5/12 Littleton 5/17 @Green Mountain 5/19 Bear Creek 5/24 D’Evelyn 6/1 @Golden 6/8 @Alameda 6/10 Skyview Evergreen 5/6 @Littleton 5/8 Ralston Valley 5/10 Green Mountain (NAAC) 5/12 @Golden 5/18 @Alameda 5/25 Bear Creek (NAAC) 6/1 Standley Lake (NAAC) 6/3 D’Evelyn (NAAC) 6/9 @Wheat Ridge

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The Jeffco 4A girls golf, including Conifer and Evergreen, saw players tee off for the first time this season on April 26, at the Applewood Golf Course

Despite the challenges of trying to play around the waves of springtime snow, which limited practice opportunities, the mountain teams had a good showing. Golden finished first with the low team score of 378.

Second palce went to Conifer (383).

The battle for third place was fierce, but Pomona edged out Evergreen by one stroke (419).

Evergreen’s Kate Guest takes a shot at the April 23 Jeffco 4A tournament at COURTESY PHOTO Applewood.

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EPRD gymnasts soar into regionals STAFF REPORT

Evergreen Park & Recreation District’s gymnasts wrapped up state competition in April.

EPRD’s 10 Gold gymnasts competed at their state championship April 16-17 with veteran Charlotte Konigsbauer leading the way for the team.

Konigsbauer scored in the nines on three events including a secondplace finish on the vault on her way to earning a season high 36.225 in the All-Around. Close behind her was Annikah Ramsey, who also scored in the nines in three out of four events.

Ramsey earned a bronze medal on the balance beam and in the All-Around.

Madelyn Burgess also earned a bronze medal on the balance beam and in the All-Around in her age division. The group’s efforts led the team to a fifth-place finish in the Medium Team Division. Seven gymnasts will head to Texas next month to represent Evergreen in the Xcel Gold competition at regionals.

EPRD’s 11 Platinum & Diamond gymnasts competed in their state meet at Peak Athletics in Highlands Ranch earlier in April. In the Diamond division, Charlotte Baysinger and Lila Yenter both turned in strong performances and earned a birth to regionals, where they will compete against gymnasts from Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas,

EPRD’s Platinum gymnasts compete at COURTESY PHOTOS state.

Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Baysinger’s top score of 9.2 on the floor exercise earned her a silver medal on the event.

Evergreen had nine gymnasts compete at the Platinum level. Evergreen’s top scores were turned in

by Ailish Ocasek and Betsy Bogden, who scored a 9.15 on the floor to earn second in the event en route to a thirdplace finish in the All-Around.

Ocasek scored in the top three on vault, bars and beam to help her to also finish third in the All- Around in her age division. Teammate Ava Florence had her top performances on the floor and vault for a 9.0 and 9.15 respectively, placing second in both events.

Kaia Ruleman and Roxy Sanford had their personal bests on the bal-

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ance beam with a 9.175 and a 9.15, both to finish second in the event.

These gymnasts’ combined efforts helped lead Evergreen to a 10th-place

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Sheriff’s Office looking for Conifer man The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as it tries to find Nathan Gustafson, 44, of Conifer.

Gustafson is accused of assaulting and strangling his wife on April 19.

The victim sustained petechial hemorrhaging in her eyes and throat, and on her ears as a result of strangulation that almost resulted in

death, according to a news release.

After the assault was reported, Gustafson left the country on a planned vacation before a warrant for his arrest was issued, and he did not return when originally scheduled. Gustafson is wanted on a warrant with nationwide extradition for criminal attempt to commit murder in the second degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, and two counts of assault in the second degree among other charges, the release said.

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Anyone with information on Gustafson’s whereabouts should call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 303-271-5612 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

Deadline to participate in Field of Honor The deadline to purchase flags for the Evergreen Elks Field of Honor flag ceremony is Friday.

The ceremony is conducted each year to honor those who have made an impact on people’s lives. The flags are $30 and will be flown in the

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The flags will fly until June 14, which is Flag Day. Forms that give the honoree’s name, purchaser’s name, reason for honoring and phone number are available at the lodge or by contacting Cynthia at 303-250-0483 or by e-mailing cjschnepp@aol.com. Flags can be picked up after June 14.

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Cindy Latham, chair of the Rotary Wildfire Ready program, left, explains defensible space around homes to Tim and Carla Ehlers of Indian Hills during Wildfire Preparedness Day on May 1 at Elk Creek Fire Station 1. The Ehlers, who moved here a year ago from Texas, say they are trading preparing for hurricanes for preparing for wildfire.

Elk Creek Wildland Capt. Ben Yellin, right, explains the community ambassadors program to Seena Redan and Tom Jirouschek, who live in the Pleasant Park area. Community ambassadors are asked to work with their neighbors to coordinate mitigation work on their properties.

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Several residents, who moved here recently, attended to learn about preparing themselves and their properties in case of wildfire, understand-

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Tim and Carla Ehlers, who moved to Indian Hills last year, said they traded Texas hurricanes for the foothills’ wildfires, wanting to learn what they needed to do.

Seena Redan and Tom Jirouschek, who recently moved from down the hill and live near the burn area for the Lower North Fork Fire, said they wake up each day grateful to live in such a beautiful place.

“Learning about the Lower North Fork Fire put a healthy fear in us,” Redan said. “We want to be smart about (wildfire preparedness). We want to be knowledgeable and to make sure we are in the best possible shape (in case of a wildfire).”

Julia Kalish, Elk Creek’s wildfire mitigation specialist, explained that area fire departments will provide residents with assessments of their properties for a $100 fee, including a report on what steps should be

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Troop 737 Scouts earn Eagle Scout rank Five scouts earn highest rank amid pandemic STAFF REPORT

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Five members of Boy Scout Troop 737 became Eagle Scouts on April 24.

These Scouts completed their Eagle Scout rank requirements during the last year, facing challenges due to COVID-19 restrictions. In total, their five community service projects generated 1,010.5 hours in service to the Evergreen and Conifer communities.

Curran Anderson designed and constructed a fire circle for Evergreen Lutheran Church to provide the church and Troop 737 with a gathering place for events and fellowship. The project entailed working with the Property Committee of ELC to site and design the feature, source materials including weed barrier fabric, crusher fines, river rock, and the firepit system from various vendors, and construct the fire circle.

Nolan Bly constructed shelving units and other storage systems for the Mountain Backpack Program’s packing room at Evergreen Lutheran Church. The project allowed the program to remain in its current location while the number of families it serves continues to increase.

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From left, Eagle Scouts Curran Anderson, Logan Meyer, Luke Schiffers, Nolan Bly COURTESY PHOTO and Jonathan Harker.

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A marriage of the artistic kind ‘It’s Personal’ combines sculpture, painting into stunning exhibit at CAE

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What started as a quest to find sports artists for Center for the Arts Evergreen turned into a much more personal art exhibit with two Boulder artists who have never shown their artwork together before.

“It’s Personal” by sculptor Gail Folwell and impressionist painter Will Day pairs the themes of the work as if they were meant to be together. The two friends share studio space in Boulder, but no one thought their work could be shown together in such an intimate and meaningful way — a marriage of sculpture and abstract paintings, as Day put it.

“We originally wanted a sports art exhibit because sports have such a huge interest here,” said CAE Marketing Director Sara Miller,

Boulder painter Will Day talks with patrons during the opening reception for “It’s Personal” at Center for the Arts Evergreen. The exhibit pairs the works of Day and sculptor Gail Folwell.

who added that a sports art exhibit will be in the works. “Both of their careers started in sports. Now the combinations are like a third piece of art because of the chemistry between their work.”

She said both artists were emotionally invested in their art, which is conveyed through the seven groupings in the main gallery.

Will Day’s “Metatron” and Gail Folwell’s “Tete-a-tete” greet visitors as they enter the gallery at Center for the Arts Evergreen. “Metatron” is one of Day’s largest paintings and “Tete-a-tete” is the second edition of a sculpture in the Denver Art Museum’s PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST permanent collection.

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Smaller pieces of artwork from Folwell and Day are positioned outside the main gallery.

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Jordan Gill contemplates painter Will Day’s “Black on Black” and Gail Folwell’s “Facades.”

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Folwell said she and Day were “emotional painters” who use many of the same processes to create their artwork that brings both heat and passion.

Both artists called CAE’s gallery a hidden gem, noting that it is the perfect setting especially for Day’s

huge paintings. Day explained that the three-dimensional sculptures create a consciousness against twodimensional painting surfaces.

The two don’t consider themselves competitors, rather encouraging each other to try new things and comparing their collaboration to the Renaissance, which was about sharing creatively to enhance humanity.

Day said he had fallen in love with the gallery, saying the space “sings.”

Patrons at the opening of Center for the Arts Evergreen’s newest show “It’s Personal” check out Gail Folwell’s “Universal Consciousness” and Will Day’s “Entanglement.” The two pieces address the collide and connection of all living things.

Gail Folwell’s “Heat” and Will Day’s “Passion” are paired in “It’s Personal.”

“A lot of (gallery) spaces do not hold this powerful narrative,” he said. “The space allows (the artwork) to blend in like a beautiful puzzle. It’s poetic. It raises the patrons’ level of excitement.”

Art patrons Alison Maltese and Lori Hess said they loved the pairings.

“It’s nice to see the boldness,” Maltese said, calling the exhibit expansive and contemporary.

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had a calming effect.

Friends Gail Wager, Sandy Young and Tim Young of Evergreen perused the pairings, calling them beautiful and powerful. They noted this was the first time they had seen the gallery completely open with no walls in the middle, allowing the large artwork to fill the room.

“We are very fortunate for Center for the Arts Evergreen to bring in this caliber of art,” Sandy Young said.

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WINNING ENTRIES

Molly Hochmuth, an eighth grader at Evergreen Country Day School, reads the poem PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST she wrote for the writing contest that had the theme “Listen.”

From left, Claire Naumer, Kaia Ruleman, Lillie Beach, Alyssa Diflumeri, Skylar Carpenter and Molly Hochmuth stand with their certificates after an awards ceremony for a writing contest sponsored

by Resilience1220, HearthFire Books and Evergreen Country Day School.

LISTEN A poem by Molly Hochmuth “Can I get some strong boys to help me put away these chairs?” A teacher, simply asking Innocently tasking A group of my peers, in which I don’t belong Because I am a girl, I’m not meant to be strong I am stuck in a cycle, decreasing my worth A cycle I have been stuck in ever since birth So listen.

Please just listen.

I’m not asking you to have all the answers I am just here, taking a chance By raising my voice when society tells me To ignore the voice in my head that compels me To speak up for what’s right, to sit down and write So I use this voice I have found, even despite Society’s efforts to hide it from me, Lock it away, throw out the key Because with a voice and a story, I am a threat Stepping out of the category Society has set And all I am asking from you is that you listen.

All I want is for you to permit me

To introduce myself before you try to fit me Into a category that I don’t belong Labeling me and then moving on Like everything else, labels have a place Like “cd’s” written on a dusty briefcase But in this scenario, labels can harm Might as well take a sharpie, and write on my arm Too tall, too vain, too quiet, too flat Too lazy, too bossy, too loud, too fat Too much of so much that I’m never enough Society’s expectations, more like handcuffs Labels slapped on me like infinite stickers Making me less important because I am a miss, not a mister So many labels put on me, I’m shocked they aren’t visible So many labels put on me it’s hardly forgivable But instead of being mad, and getting upset I am here with just one request That you listen.

I refuse to believe that my gender makes me worth less I refuse to think that I am worthless Because maybe I am too something for somebody else But society can’t tell me I can’t love myself.

Thank you for listening.

Listening to youth amid the pandemic Writing contest gives a voice to middle-schoolers

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Listen — a simple concept, but one that has not been afford as often to youth lately.

That is why Resilience1220, Evergreen Country Day School and HearthFire Books decided to do something about it — hosting a writing contest for middle-schoolers with the simple theme of “Listen.”

About 100 students entered from schools in Evergreen, Conifer, and the Clear Creek, Platte Canyon and Gilpin school districts, and the top eight were announced at an outdoor

ceremony at the bookstore.

The submission topics ran the gamut from the pandemic to school to being home to the outdoors.

Students in fifth through eighth grade wrote about finding strength, focusing on family and thanking teachers.

“The essays were heartfelt,” said Laura Thompson-Beato, who coordinated the contest for Resilience1220, which provides therapy sessions to youth 12 to 20. “Many of them turned around (the negative) and talked about what they learned.”

Kabe ErkenBrack, head of school at Evergreen Country Day School, added that many essays were about hope.

“Almost everyone came with a positive take-away,” he said. “There were some cool stories.”

The problem with the pandemic, Thompson-Beato said at the outdoor awards ceremony at HearthFire Books on April 26, is that it silenced kids’ voices. The writing contest gave kids a chance to express those feelings.

Molly Hochmuth, an eighth grader at Evergreen Country Day School, took first place for a poem she wrote about being stereotyped for being a female.

“I refuse to believe that my gender makes me worth less,” she wrote. “I refuse to think that I am worthless. … But society can’t tell me I can’t love myself.”

Fourteen judges, including eight advanced writing students at Evergreen High School, read and scored the essays, said Thompson-Beato, who thanked the students for enter-

WINNERS OF THE ‘LISTEN’ WRITING CONTEST 1st: Molly Hochmuth, Evergreen Country Day 2nd: Claire Naumer, Evergreen Middle 3rd: Rachel Read, Evergreen Middle 4th: Alyssa Diflumeri, Evergreen Middle 5th: Kaia Ruleman, Evergreen Middle 6th: Cavan Conlon, Parmalee Elementary 7th: Skylar Carpenter, Evergreen Middle 8th: Lillie Beach, Evergreen Middle ing. Winners received gift cards to reward their efforts.

“Thank you for writing these essays,” she said. “(The judges) were moved by your words. We were listening.”

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Neighbors ask for special access to Evergreen Lake Boating opens for the summer

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Now that Evergreen Lake is open for boating, the residents living along the south shore hope the Evergreen Park & Recreation District will give them access to the lake near their homes, while they, in turn, act as ambassadors at the lake.

Thomas Cox, who spoke to the board on April 27 representing the residents on Blue Spruce Road, proposed a public/private collaboration. He said the homeowners are willing to pay a fee for lake usage, to train to inspect their own watercraft

for invasive species and to sign affidavits that their watercraft would not be used in other bodies of water.

The Evergreen Metropolitan District has been concerned that invasive species could be introduced into Evergreen Lake, which provides water to the area and to locations down the hill. The district closed the lake early in 2019, and curtailed boating last summer because of the pandemic.

EMD will have a watercraft washing station operational by the end of May. “We would create a group — maybe called the Evergreen Lake Ambassadors — to work with the Evergreen Park & Recreation District to be eyes on the lake,” Cox said. “We hope to give back more than we receive.”

Cox said in the past, homeowners along the lake have received access from their properties, and he proposed that their watercraft have stickers denoting their lake access.

“We want to be the front end of engaging EPRD on how the local community can assist and … access the lake,” he said.

EPRD Executive Director Ellen O’Connor said she was concerned that others who don’t live along the lake would take advantage of other launch locations, adding to invasivespecies fears. Monitoring watercraft to ensure invasive species don’t get into the drinking water is imperative, she added.

Board members said they were interested in exploring the idea, noting that fewer parking spaces would be used at Evergreen Lake if

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Sheriff’s Calls Know nonsense EL RANCHO – A couple of years back, Roxanne worked with prisoners at a mountain-county jail.

One of the prisoners, a swaggering rascal who traveled under the selfassigned sobriquet “Cyrano” made himself unpopular in the cell block by intimating to anybody who’d listen that he “knew things” about them. He made himself particularly unpopular with Roxanne by intimating among the general population that he and she were intimate, which made Roxanne unpopular with jail authorities, who sentenced her to early release from county employment. On Apr. 5 a couple of years later, Roxanne was working with customers at a local big-box retailer when she got a text message from Cyrano to the effect that he “knows something about me” and “knows where I work.” The message made Roxanne “uncomfortable” enough to pass it along to JCSO deputies along with a request that they tell Cyrano to lose her cell phone number. Placing a call to Cyrano’s last known phone, officers spoke to a man who professed utter ignorance of, well, pretty much everyone and

everything everywhere. Unable to get a firm grip on Cyrano, and lacking evidence of an actionable crime, deputies scheduled additional patrols of Roxanne’s residence and advised her to call again if her knowledgeable nemesis becomes a nuisance.

Demerit badge EVERGREEN – Rocky and Rufus share a driveway and hard feelings for their closest neighbor. Rocky’s undisciplined dogs have long been a flea in Rufus’s otherwise silky domestic coat, and the pups were at it again on the morning of Apr. 7, offering up a blizzard of barking when Rufus went out to fetch his mail. Rufus “told the dogs to stop barking,” which instruction may or may not have reached the ears of Rocky, who suddenly appeared on the driveway and “bumped” Rufus “on the shoulder.” Deeming himself attacked, Rufus called JCSO and asked officers to charge Rocky with harassment. Called to account, Rocky told deputies that it was Rufus who “bumped” into him, but that it was also a purely accidental and victimless collision and nothing

for the county to get excited about.

Not hearing a crime in either man’s testimony, officers prepared to close the case. Not ready to throw in the towel, Rufus produced video footage of the encounter. After reviewing the tape, deputies still weren’t interested in bringing harassment charges. On the other hand, they were keenly interested to note that the steadfastly civilian Rocky wore a jacket sporting “police” insignia.

Since Rocky has been in trouble for “impersonating law enforcement” before, deputies kept a copy of the tape. But since Rocky hadn’t represented himself as a cop to Rufus, they left the neighborhood dispute right where they found it.

Power flak EVERGREEN – In the before time, Lucius and Lemuel were friendly.

Lucius bought his house from Lemuel, in fact, and for many years the two men lived side by side in undisturbed harmony. Recently, however, a shadow fell across their sunny relationship when Lucius erected solar panels on his roof. Lemuel complained that the Earth-saving current collectors impeded his

wife’s view of the Earth immediately adjacent, and demanded that he uninstall them. Lucius liked saving money on his electric bill slightly better than he liked Lemuel, and his neighbor helped tip the scale even further when Lucius tried to initiate “a conversation” about the panels and Lemuel held up his end by “chanting” something that Lucius couldn’t quite get a handle on “over and over” until Lucius gave up and went home. Since then, Lucius told deputies on Apr. 6, he’s twice come home to find his front door open, twice come home to find his garage door open, and has lately noticed a hole somebody’s been digging next to his house. Fully aware that he lacks proof, Lucius nonetheless suspects that Lemuel is “messing with me.” Officers advised Lucius to install surveillance cameras and volunteered to speak with Lemuel.

Contacted for comment, Lemuel disavowed any knowledge of the strange goings-on at Chez Lucius.

Officers advised Lemuel that Lucius will be installing surveillance cameras and advised that he do the same.

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We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Visit www.canyoncourier.com/ calendar/ and post your event online for free. Items will appear in print on a space-available basis.

WEDNESDAY 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.

Supporting a youth who has experienced trauma Parents and other concerned individuals who would like to help a young person dealing with the repercussions of trauma are invited to a free Zoom presentation Wednesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. sponsored by Resilience1220. Presenter Art Ginley will discuss what trauma is, how to support someone who has experienced trauma and what resources are available. The presentation is free, but registration is required to get the Zoom link. Register at Resilience1220.org.

THURSDAY Evergreen Audubon meeting Evergreen Audubon’s virtual chapter meeting will be Thursday, May 6, at 6:45 p.m. Dr. Scott Taylor, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, will share facts and discoveries from his research into the Black Capped and Mountain Chickadees. For more information and the Zoom link, visit www.

EvergreenAudubon.org.

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.

THURSDAY — SATURDAY `Fiddler on the Roof’ The Venue Theatre’s Senior Company will present “Fiddler on the Roof” at 7 p.m. May 7 and at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 8. For information and tickets, visit thevenuetheatre.com.

FRIDAY Flower First Friday outdoor market The Flower First Friday outdoor market will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, May 7, at Flower A Hair Studio in Adobe Creek, 26290 Highway 74 in Kittredge. There will be local artisans, food and music.

Field of Honor Purchase a flag to be flown in the Field of Honor by May 7. The Field of Honor ceremony will be Saturday, May 15, at noon at the Evergreen

Happenings Elks Lodge, 27972 Iris Drive. The ceremony honors military, veterans first responders and more who have made an impact on others’ lives. The flags will fly until June 14, which is Flag Day. Purchase a flag for $30.

Forms are available at the lodge or by contacting Cynthia at 303-250-0483 or by e-mailing cjschnepp@aol.com.

SATURDAY Evergreen Audubon Dawn Chorus Evergreen Audubon’s socially distanced Dawn Chorus birding event will be Saturday, May 8, at 6 a.m. Bring your binoculars or telescope, a mask and a snack, and meet the group at the Evergreen Lake. Warming hut Another option is to go birding anytime that morning within a 10-mile radius and join the group at noon via Zoom to share your results. For more information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org.

Electronics recycling, paper shredding Women of Evergreen Businesses will host its annual electronics recycling and paper shredding event from 8-11 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.

Cars and Coffee Cars and Coffee, a weekly summer outdoor car show, will be from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturdays through Sept. 18 at Olde’s Garage, 3639 Evergreen Parkway. Bring your classic car, super car, hot rod or motorcycle, or stop by to check out the vehicles and speak with owners. The event is free, but donations are accepted. For more information, contact David Taylor with Evergreen Auto Brokers for more information.

UPCOMING 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.

Evergreen chamber monthly mixer The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce business unplugged mixer will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at the Evergreen Christian Outreach food bank, 27888 Meadow Drive. Cost is $5 per members and $10 for non-members. Register at evergreenchamber.org.

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.

race starts at 8 a.m. Registration costs $40 or $50 race day. Purchase all four of the Evergreen Trail Race series for $120. For more information and to register, visit evergreenrecreation.com.

Jeffco Foothills Town Hall on wildfire A discussion of lessons learned from last year’s wildfire season will be on Zoom at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15. Visit Jeffco Foothills Town Hall event on Facebook to register and get the link for the event.

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/summermusic-camp for more information and to register.

`It’s Personal’ at CAE Center for the Arts Evergreen’s newest exhibition, “It’s Personal,” will be on display through May 22 at the gallery, 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen. The show is the first-ever gallery collaboration between Boulder-based artists Gail Folwell and Will Day. Visit evergreenarts.org for more information.

CHSM Chat on Conifer restaurants The next CHSM (Conifer Historical Society and Museum) Chat is on May 23 at 2 p.m. Join us for a roundtable about Conifer restaurants. Reminisce about culinary delights from local establishments of years past. Participants are welcome to share their favorite memories and photos with us during this virtual event, which will be hosted

by CHSM Board President Erin Thatcher. Register at www.coniferhistoricalsociety.org.

Memorial Day event American Legion Post 2001 and the Mountain Rendezvous Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a Memorial Day commemoration at 1 p.m. May 31 at the memorial in Bergen Park. The public is invited to attend.

VBS at United Methodist Church of Evergreen United Methodist Church of Evergreen will host Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m.-noon June 1-4. To ensure social distancing, the church will hold VBS outside on the church grounds this summer. The theme is The Wild, Wonderful Ark, with a Noah’s Ark theme. Sign up at www. evergreenumc.org.

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.

Sculpture Evergreen installations Sculpture Evergreen will install new sculptures for its Sculpture Walk beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 5, throughout Evergreen. For more information, visit www.sculptureevergreen.org.

Bergen Peak Half-Marathon The Bergen Peak Half-Marathon will be June 5. Racers meet at the Buchanan Park Rec Center, and the

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

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.

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.

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. Wednesdays. For information and the Zoom link, email lior@ wisetreewellness.com.

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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Courier, Courant staffers win 11 SPJ awards Top of the Rockies contest picks winners from four states in Mountain West

BY STAFF REPORT

The staff at the Canyon Courier and the Clear Creek Courant won 11 awards in the 2021 Top of the Rockies regional contest that includes journalists in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

The other papers owned by Colorado Community Media took seven awards. The Courier and Courant were purchased by CCM in November.

The Courier and Courant won awards for their coverage of the Elephant Butte Fire and teachers figuring out how to teach virtually in the spring. They also took awards for page design, feature writing, obituary, business and arts and entertainment reporting.

CCM’s other writers and designers tallied five first-place awards and five second-place awards.

Colorado Community Media reaches more than 300,000 local community members each week with newspapers and digital channels.

The company publishes 24 community newspapers and websites in the Denver metro area. CCM staffers won for work that also appeared in

the Littleton Independent, Highlands Ranch Herald and Arvada Press.

“These are fantastic awards,” CCM President Jerry Healey said.

“Three things come to mind, first, the always high quality of the writing; second, the skill to frame the content with excellent design; and third, the ability to provide compelling story angles for our readers.

Congratulations to our news and design teams.”

Courier, Courant awards First place: “Holding on to the Past” in Feature Page Design by Michael Hicks and Deb Hurley Brobst of the Canyon Courier. Judge’s comments: A beautifully designed page, and what a great idea to highlight senior citizens in your coverage area.

“Family, friends remember soccer coach,” for Obit Reporting by Michael Hicks of the Canyon Courier.

Judge’s comments: A sensitively told story about a coach revered in the community.

“Season ends in state quarterfinal” in Sports News by Michael Hicks of the Canyon Courier.

Judge’s comments: This game story is written the way game stories should be written — with color, context and a sense of what this game meant for the players and coach.

Second place:

“Classroom in the Cloud” for Education Feature by Deb Hurley Brobst, Corinne Westeman and Sara Hertwig of the Clear Creek Courant.

“Motorcycle Relief Project” for Features — Short Form by Deb Hurley Brobst of the Canyon Courier.

“Stretching his own limits” for Sports Feature by Alissa Noe of the Canyon Courier.

Third place: “Peggy Fleming Sculpture” in A&E and Food — News or Feature

by Deb Hurley Brobst of the Canyon Courier.

“One owner: four businesses” in Business Feature by Deb Hurley Brobst of the Canyon Courier.

“Family raising funds to build a field in their son’s honor” in Education Feature by Deb Hurley Brobst of the Canyon Courier.

“100 years of melodies” in Features — Short Form by Deb Hurley Brobst of the Canyon Courier.

“Golden boy” in Sports Feature by Alissa Noe of the Canyon Courier.

“Fire on the Mountain” in General Reporting — Series or Package by Michael Hicks, Deb Hurley Brobst, Deborah Swearingen and Corinne Westeman of the Canyon Courier.

CCM awards First place: “Homeless sweep starts over again” in News Reporting — Single Story by David Gilbert of the

Littleton Independent. Judge’s comments: Good use of people to create a connection to the homeless in this fact-laden story.

“Pipe organs speak with majesty” in Short Form Features by David Gilbert of the Littleton Independent. Judge’s comments: An exemplar of a fascinating trend story that is elevated by great writing. Well done.

Second place: “Renters struggling amid pandemic” for News Reporting — Single Story by David Gilbert of the Littleton Independent.

“A ferocious fighter” for Health Feature by Elliott Wenzler of the Highlands Ranch Herald.

Third place: “Blue wave continues” for Politics — News Reporting by Ellis Arnold of the Littleton Independent.

“Arvada Section 8 series” for General Reporting — Series or Package

by Casey Van Divier of the Arvada Press.

“Everything in life is different” in Feature — Long Form by Jessica Gibbs of the Highlands Ranch Herald.

For more than 100 years SPJ has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior and perpetuating a free press. For more information about SPJ, visit www.spj.org.

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.

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

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

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

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

28253 Meadow Drive, Evergreen • 303-674-4130

CONIFER CHURCH OF CHRIST PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH “Doing Bible Things in Bible Ways” Located at 4954 Co Rd 64 in Bailey, Offi ce hours M-F 8am-2pm, New Location: Green Valley Center (Corner of Springs Road and Hwy. 285) 303-838-4409. Worship & Children’s Church at 10am, Small Group Studies Sun: 9:00a.m. Bible Study-10:00a.m. Worship; Wed: Bible Study 7:00p.m. for all ages at 9am, Nursery provided. Pastor Dr. Larry Kalb, Youth Pastor Jay Vonesh, Discipleship Pastor Terry Rogers.

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

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

Please check our website, www.Rockland.church, Worship 10:00 a.m. for updated service times Reverend Susan P. Boucher ¼ mile north of I-70 at exit 254 Office Hours: Mon 9:00-5:00; Tu-Thur 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.

303-526-0668 EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH Buffalo Park Road and Hwy 73 5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654 www.churchofthehills.com The Rev. Vera Guebert-Steward, Pastor Join us for Virtual Worship on our YouTube Channel: TIMBER RIDGE CHURCH https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch Location: The Village at Aspen Park CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL Sunday Worship uploaded by 10am.

25587 Conifer Rd. Unit 5A201 (2nd fl oor - above the UPS Store) Join us for Morning Prayer on Zoom every Sunday Morning at 9:30 am www.evergreenlutheran.org + All Are Welcome!

Sunday Worship 10:00 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017266569 www.timberridgechurchconifer.org • 303-834-3577 Meeting ID: 860 1726 6569

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

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

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

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Hey Mr. Digital Video Media Educaiton & Outreach 1050.00 Insight Public Sector Inc Computer Hardware & Software 1170.00 Insight Public Sector Inc Computer Hardware & Software 3509.97 Insight Public Sector Inc Computer Hardware & Software 3545.37 Integrated Medical Evaluations Inc Litigation Support Srvc 1000.00 Intermtn REA Heat & Power 305.63 Intermtn REA Heat & Power 539.17 Intervention Inc Lab Srvc 2865.00 Jefferson County Sheriff Office Supplies 18.00 Jefferson County Sheriff Office Supplies 20.00 Jefferson County Sheriff Prof & Technical Srvc (Other) 272.00 Jefferson County Sheriff Recognition/Appreciation 60.00 Jenelle Harper Srvc of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP Life Safety Maint 120.50 Johnson Controls Fire Protect Life Safety Supplies 205.00 Joshua L Garcia JSCO Uniforms (Goods/Inventory ) 312.64 Ken Caryl Glass Inc Building Maint 1420.00 Kleen Tech Srvc Corp Misc Contract Srvc 1698.05 Kleen Tech Srvc Corp Misc Contract Srvc 4110.75 Kone Inc Building Maint 510.87 Kone Inc Maint Agreement 8294.56 Kone Inc Misc Contract Srvc 4175.58 Law Office of Frank J Ball Srvc of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Law Offices of Nelson & Kennard Srvc of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Lily P. Bock-Brownstein Telephone Srvc 60.00 Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting Motorcycle Repair & Maint 1422.08 Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting Motorcycle Repair & Maint 4040.64 Major, Alejandra Board Meetings Expense 15.00 Miklos, Mary Board Meeting Expense 15.00 Miklos, Mary Board Meeting Expense 15.00 Nancy Steinke Program Supplies 61.42 Nicoletti Flater Assc Misc Contract Srvc 550.00 NMS Lans Inc Toxicology Srvc 7241.00 Oneal, Patti Program Supplies 354.58 Pete Christopher Brigner Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Pitney Bowes Equip Rental 501.00 Premium Auto Glass Motorcycle Repair & Maint 424.57 Premium Auto Glass Motorcycle Repair & Maint 424.57 Provost LLC Service of Process Fee Returns 83.00 Provost LLC Service of Process Fee Returns 83.00 Qcera Inc Prof. & Technical Srvcs (Other) 1305.00 Ruth Joanne Morse Service of Process Returns 15.00 Safariland LLC Police Supplies 2990.00 Safety Kleen Corp Equip Rental 253.57 Source Office Products Furniture & Equip-NonCapital 10173.29 Source Office Products Office Supplies 5862.24 Source Office Products Police Supplies 17.10 Source Office Products Police Supplies 64.98 Springman Braden Wilson & Pontius PC Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Stadium Medical Inc Medical Srvcs 1800.00 Stephanie Lynn Corbo Telephone Supplies 167.40 Stericycle Inc Medical Srvc 1071.54 Sweep Stakes Unlimited Legal Srvcs 30.00 TMobile Telephone Srvc 239.92 Tallon Clancy Food & Beverages 36.28 Tallon Clancy Recognition/Appreciation 163.96 Terryberry Co LLC Commemorative Supplies 3066.12 TForce Postage 199.20 Tipping Hat Plumbing/Heating/Electric Revenue Refunds 275.00 Top Hat File & Serve Inc Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Top Hat File & Serve Inc Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 TRS Inc Chemical Supplies 725.00 TRAS Inc Chemical Supplies 275.00 Tschetter Sulzer PC Service of Process Fee Returns 369.00 Twin City Security Inc Contract Srvc 21002.10 Twin city Security Security Srvc 39837.15 United Rentals Polling Places 2439.80 Verizon Wireless Telephone Srvc 242.62 Verizon Wireless Telephone Srvc 23904.66 Victory Supply LLC Laundry Supplies 108.96 Victory Supply LLC Laundry Supplies 108.96 Victory Supply LLC Laundry Supplies 108.96 Western Paper Distributors Inc Hygiene Supplies 314.88 Western Paper Distributors Inc Hygiene Supplies 396.00 Western Paper Distributors Inc Janitorial Supplies 4420.12 Western Paper Distributors Inc Medical Supplies/ Drugs 1503.50 Western Paper Distributors Inc Medical Supplies/ Drugs 1504.00 Western Paper Distributors Inc Medical Supplies/ Drugs 2104.90 Workday Inc Software As a Services (SAAS) 4900.00 Workday Inc Software As a Services (SAAS) 16000.00 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 6205.32 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 762.90 Xcel Energy Heat & Power 833.90 General Fund Total 773391.99 Behavioral Treatment Srvc Misc Contract Srvc 17336.19 Behavioral Treatment Srvc Misc Contract Srvc 17523.26 Jefferson Center for Mental Health Misc Contract Srvc 5784.36 Jefferson Center for Mental Health Misc Contractt Srvc 14258.48 Professional Psychology Assoc. PC Misc Contract Srvc 7150.00

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Wellpath LLC Misc Contract Srvc 5410.31 Wood Environment & Infrastructure Misc Contract srvc 7335.79 General Fund Grant Total 74798.39 Explore Information Srvc LLC Contract Srvc 8422.25 Insurance FundTotal 8422.25 Ima Inc Co Works Comp Bond 40250.00 Tristar Insurance Group Workers Comp SelfInsured Claims 105554.05 Worker’s Compensation Fund Total 145804.05 American Messaging Srvcs LLC Telephone Srvc 68.33 Andrew Dubois Telephone Srvc 60.00 Anthony J Massaro Telephone Srvc 60.00 Chad E Goare Heat & Power 78.00 Chelsea Kay Beebe Telephone Srvc 60.00 D&K Printing Printing Srvc 1900.00 Engineering Analytics Inc Contract srvc 3462.60 Express Srvcs Inc Consultant Srvc 312.41 Intermtn REA Heat & Power 21.00 Intermtn REA Heat & Power 23.25 Jason D Hamburg Heat & Power 78.00 Justin P. Doty Bldg Maint 1109.00 Matthew Roy Svejnoha Prof Dues & Memberships 18.23 Michelle A Desrosiers Telephone Srvc 60.00 Mountainsmith LLC Volunteer Supplies 61.00 Neil D. McNutt Heat & Power 78.00 Spwrap Natural Resource Supplies 809.78 Tanner C Marshall Telephone Srvc 60.00 Valerian LLC Bldg Construct & Dsign 1344.50 Valerian LLC Bldg Construct & Design 4812.50 Valerian LLC Bldg Connstruct & Design 10311.37 Verizon Wireless Telephone Srvc 187.42 Open Space Fund Total 24975.39 Merrick & Company Road & Street Improve 677.56 South Traffic Impact Fund Total 677.56 Co Family Support Registry Garnishments-Child Support/Levies 508.64 Douglas M Lubben JSCO Uniforms (Goods/ Inventory) 116.57 Edge Contracting Inc Road & Street Improve 137714.46 Intermtn REA Traffic Related Power 18.00 Kumar & Assoc. Inc Road & Street Improve 7097.50 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Asphalt Supplies 155.15 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Concrete Supplies 909.98 Martin Marietta Materials Inc 1379.13 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Asphalt Supplies 4088.33 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Sand & Gravel 4327.00 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Asphalt Supplies 4945.28 Martin Marietta Materials Inc Asphalt Supplies 8332.21 Oxford Recycling Inc Disposal of Construct Spoils 60.00 Oxford Recycling Inc Sand & Gravel 183.00 Oxford Recycling Inc Sand & Gravel 610.30 Oxford Recycling Inc Sand & Gravel 3977.20 Premier Members Credit Union GarnishmentsChild Support/Levies 50.00 Republic Services Inc Disposal of Construct Spoils 2088.57 Saltworx Salt Saand & De-Icers 2902.90 Saltworx Salt Sand & De-Icers 203000.00 Texas State Disbursemen Unit GarnishmentsChild Support/Levies 234.00 Vance Bros Inc Pavement Mgmt Materials 21600.00 Xcel Energy Irrigation Water Srvc 79.95 Road & Bridge Fund Total 404378.17 Alison L. Mangold HS-Mileage 148.96 Anastasia M Vaughn HS- Mileage 284.48 Baird, Diane HS-Misc Cotract srvc 250.00 Bent County Sheriffs Office HS-Process of Srvc 35.53 Client Payment HS-Assistance Pymt County Paid 1467.00 VClient Payment-HS-Assist Pymt Other 222.00 Client Payment HS-Assistance Pymt Other 21.00 Client Payment HS-Assistance Pymt Other 77.59 Client Payment HS-Assistance Pymt Other 1260.00 Client Payment HS-Assistance Pymt Other 100.00 Client Payment HS-Refund Assistance Pymt State 200.00 Client Payment HS-Refund Assistance Pymt State 200.00 Client Payment HS-Refund Assistance Pymt State 576.92 Client Payment HS-Refund Assistance Pymt State 576.92 Colo Dept of Rev Garnishments-Child Support/ Levies 921.48 Community Safety 1st Inc HS-Misc Contract Srvc 1000.00 Contract Wireless HS-contract Srvc 480.25 Crowley County Sheriff HS-Process of Srvc 41.50 Danielle Leah Harvey HS-Mileage 49.67 DSD Civil Division HS-Process of Srvc 24.95 DSD Civil Division HS-Process of Srvc 60.00 Easter Seals of Co HS-Contract Srvc 7735.54 El Paso County Sheriff HS-Process of Srvc 40.45 Elaine E Garcia HS-Mileage 247.35 Employers Council Service HS-Training & Education 230.00 Equifax HS-Contract Srvc 25.00 Express Services Inc HS-Misc Contract Srvc 38605.35 Image Headquarters LLC HS-Promotional Supplies 3160.46 Jeffco Vital Records HS-document Copy Supplies 20.00 Jeffco Vital Records HS-Document Copy Supplies 20.00 Jerry Scholffman HS-Misc Contract Srvc 30.00 Kdhe Office of Vital Statistics HS-Document Copy Supplies 15.00 Kristine C Boggs HS-Mileage 169.68 Kristine C Boggs HS-Mileage 98.00 Kristine C Boggs HS-Mileage 90.16 Lendmark Financial Services LLC GarnishmentsChild Support/Levies 75.00 Megan Mulligan HS-Mileage 166.32

Oklahoma State Dept of Health HS-Document Copy Supplies 13.95 Peace Tree LLC HS-Assistance Pymt Cyf 100.00 Perricone, Ann HS-Misc Contract Srvc 30.00 Perricone, Ann HS-misc Contract Srvc 675.00 Pima Medical Institute HS-Training & Education 5000.00 Samantha Nichole McKinnon HS-Mileage 129.19 Social Services Fund 81140.41 Stephanie D Parmley HS Mileage 28.56 Sweep Stakes Unlimited HS-Proess of Service 1543.00 Syntes Language Group Inc HS-Misc Contract Srvc 2599.85 Tina L Ibbott HS-Mileage 360.64 Touchpay Holdings LLC HS-Contract Srvcs 645.00 Verizon Wireless HS-computer Supplies/Software/ Equip 513.08 Verizon Wireless HS-Telephone Srvc 10371.04 Wakefield & Associates Inc Garnishments-Child Support/Levies 255.90 Xcel Energy HS-Utilities (Other) 185.64 Workforce Development Fund Total 100.00 Centurylink HS-Telephone Srvc 3.30 Centurylink HS-Telephone Srvc 6.38 Centurylink HS-Telephone Srvc 74.30 Co Dept of Human Services HS-Services & Charges (Other) 1782.00 Cross Bearing Adventure LLC HS-Services & Charges (Other) 38.25 Cross Bearing Advanture LLC HS-Services & Charges (Other) 861.75 Express Services Inc HS-Misc Contract Srvc 38268.23 Head Start Fund Total 14054.25 Morrison Child & Family Services HS-Misc Contract Srvcs 176.85 Morrison Child & Family Services HS-Misc Contract Srvc 342.00 Morrison Child & Family Services HS-Misc Contract Srvc 3981.15 Royal Crest Dairy Inc HS-Food Supplies 8.84 Royal Crest Dairy Inc HS-Food Supplies 107.56 Royal Crest Dairy Inc HS-Food Supplies 117.32 Syntes LAnguage Group Inc HS-Misc Contract Srvc 33.35 Xcel Energy HS-Utilities (Other) 4888.51 Workforce Development Fund Grants Total 36645.18 Haselden Construction LLC Bldg Maint 54797.96 Capital Expenditures Fund Total 54797.96 Calamp Wireless Networks Corporation Misc Contract Srvc 114.00 Calamp Wireless Networks Corporation Misc Contract Srvc 9044.00 Centurylink Telephone Srvc 123.37 Co Family Support Registry Garnishments-Child Support/Levies 75.33 Co Family Support Registry Garnishments-Child Support/Levies 249.23 Hill Petroleum Fuel 102825.50 Hill PEtroleum Motor Oil 7363.29 Fleet Services Fund Total 119794.72 Amazon Capital Services Inc Computer Supplies/ Software/Equip 305.44 Amazon Capital Services Inc General Supplies (Other) 630.60 Amazon Capital Services Inc Office Supplies 16.98 Amazon Capital Services Inc Office Supplies 5.56 Amazon Capital Services Inc Recognition/Appreciation 220.26 Amazon Capital Services Inc Special Events Supplies 2549.39 Arvada, City of Water & San. Srvcs 636.33 Background Information Service sInc Recruitment Srvcs 146.00 Background Information Services Inc Recruiting Srvc 267.00 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 23993.27 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials-Print 15669.44 Baker & Taylor Company Inc Library Books & Materials 2840.55 Centurylink Telephone Srvc 15302.78 Cintas First Aid & Safety General Supplies (Other) 25.45 Cintas First Aid & Safety General Supplies (Other) 28.82 Colo Dept of Revenue Garnishments-Child Support/Levies 75.00 Envisionware Inc Software Maint Agree 9221.39 Express Services Inc Temp Agencies 1425.23 FedEx Ground Inc Courier Charges 82.09 Four Seasons Awning, LLC Equip (Other) 3123.00 Grainger Safety Supplies 301.84 Haynes Mechanical Systems HVAC Srvcs 6976.29 Holly E Rapp Mileage 179.20 Ingram Library Services Library Books & MaterialsVAS 113.76 JCPL Foundation Undistributed Reeipts Library Foundation 1126.65 Job Store Inc Temp Agencies 1338.72 Kleen Tech Services Corp Janitorial Srvc 21564.00 Kleen Tech Services Corp Janitorial Srvc 40981.00 Lakewood City of Water & San Srvc 87.05 Lewan & Associates Equip Maint 344.85 Library Journal LLC Conferences/Trade Shows 924.80 Lorito Books Library Books & Materials-Print 2963.27 Midwest Tape Library Books & Materials-Audio Book 354.91 Midwest Tape Library Books & Materials-Audio Books 559.90 Midwest Tape Library Books & Materials-Audio Books 7906.06 Midwest Tape Library Books & Materials-DVD 209.88 Midwest Tape Library Books & Materials-DVD 606.94 Midwest Tape Library Books & Materials-DVD 2226.18 Mobile mini Equip Rental 143.64 Mobile Mini Equip Rental 143.64 Neteo Inc Telephone Srvc 60.00 Optimize Manpower Solutions Inc Temp Agencies 807.84 Overdrive Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 9159.26

Oxford University Press Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 2000.00 Oxford Univerwsity Press Inc Library Books & Materials-Digital 4000.00 Proquest CSA LLC Library Books & MaterialsDigital 11356.80 Proquest Csa LLC Library Books & Materials Digital 16190.83 Sentinel Technologies Inc Prof & Tech Srvc (Other) 393.75 Tolin Mechanical Systems HVAC Srvc 7484.00 Turner Morris Inc Bldg Maint 400.00 Uline Shipping Supply Specialists Library Books & Materials-Misc Cap 553.79 United Parcel Service Inc Courier Charges 15.49 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies 214.42 Library Fund Total 219852.21 Healthbreak Inc Consultant Srvc 33910.28 Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Medical Premiums 2370935.05 Life Insurance Company of North America Voluntary Life Ins 22989.45 Life Insurance Company of North America Short Term Disability 35618.90 Life Insurance Company of North America Long Term Disability (LTD) Premiums 56759.14 Life Insurance Company of North America Life Insurance Premiums 59538.50 Lockton Companies LLC Broker Fees 43343.25 RPS Plan Administrators Inc Claims Administration Srvcs 780.00 United Healthcare UHC Medical Claims 315357.35 Benefit Plan Fund Total 3114137.91 Co Family Support Registry Garnishments-child Support/Levies 49.28 Co Family Support Registry Garnishments-Child Support/Levies 280.38 Galls Inc Police Supplies 144.00 Galls LLC Police Supplies 144.00 Illinois State Disbursement Unit GarnishmentsChild Support/Levies 231.48 Janee Teague Garnishments-Child Support/ Levies 351.37 Jefferson County Sheriff Police Supplies 112.00 Kelli C Walton Academic Degree Prog 1920.00 Life Technologies Corp Lab Supplies 6406.80 Shelley J Timmons JCSO Uniforms (Goods/ Inventory) 372.93 Source Office Products Office Supplies 1027.64 Stadium Medical Inc Lab Srvcs 165.00 Stadium Medical Inc Lab Srvcs 1558.33 Patrol Fund Total 12763.21 Staples Advantage Office Supplies 8.75 Staples Advantage Office Supplies 269.10 T-Mobile Wireless Services 319.90 PAtrol Fund Grants Total 597.75 Angela J Bruckner Program Supplies 36.53 Aramark Correctional Services LLC General Supplies (Other) 23.11 Aramark Correctional Services LLC General Supplies (Other) 438.24 Inmate Welfare Fund Total 497.88 4Imprint Inc Printing Srvcs 4509.03 Alexander A Dressler Mileage 129.53 Co Dept of Public Health & Environ Intergovernmental to State 43.00 Co Dept of Health & Environ Intergovernmental to State 86.00 Convergeone Inc Software Maint Agreement 30274.00 Greg Deranleau Revenue Refunds 6.12 Kally A McGregor Mileage 279.83 Kelly A McGregor Mileage 14.28 Mark B Johnson Consultant Srvcs 2300.00 McNamee & Associates LLC Consultant Srvc 500.00 Ninja Rmm LLC Computer Supplies/Software/ Equip 8100.00 Threshold Hr LLC Consultant Srvcs 2950.00 US Bank Computer Supplies/Software/Equip 2253.91 US Bank Education & Training Materials 30.00 US Bank General Supplies (Other) 2894.30 US Bank Intergovt to State 604.04 US Bank Medical Supplies/Drugs 49.96 US Bank Meetings & Seminars 300.00 US Bank Misc Gift Cards 50.00 US Bank Misc Gift Cards 50.00 US Bank Misc Gift Cards 137.85 US Bank Office Supplies 329.83 US Bank Srvcs & Charges (Other) 400.00 US Bank Training & Education 1900.00 US Bank Training & Education 37.50 Veritrace Inc General Supplies (Other) 5836.80 Victor Boog & Assoc PC Legal Srvcs 2138.00 Xerox Corp Printing Srvcs 2898.59 Public Health Fund Total 69102.57 Aging Synamics Consultant Srvc 2655.00 Andy’s Repair Inc Prof & Tech Srvc (Other) 553.50 Community Lang Cooperative Prof & Tech Srvcs (Other) (130.00) Community Language Cooperative Prof & Tech Srvcs (Other) 390.00 Community Language Cooperative Prof & Tech Srvcs (Other) 437.37 Delia Turque-Henneberger Mileage 22.18 Emelda Lopez Walker PhD Mileage 143.92 Emelda Lopez Walker PhD Mileage 225.04 Kelly Anne Schossow Mileage 214.59 Kleen Tech Srvcs Corp Janitorial Srvcs 1204.35 LabCorp Lab Srvcs 1756.13 R&S Northeast LLC Medical Supplies/Drugs 207.37 Sanofi Pasteur Inc Medical Supplies/Drugs 3054.62 US Bank Education & Outreach 65.00 US Bank Education & Outreach 185.00 US Bank Food & Beverages 210.39 US Bank General Supplies (Other) 705.41 US Bank Incentives (Non-Training) 2780.00 US Bank Janitorial Supplies 30.35 US Bank Janitorial Supplies 49.99 US Bank Jaitorial Supplies 64.87 US Bank Medical Supplies/Drugs 285.13 US Bank Office Equip 30.04 US Bank Office Supplies 288.50 US Bank Safety Supplies 327.70 US Bank Services & Charges (Other) 400.00 US Bank Training & Education 37.50 US Bank Training & Education 300.00

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Public Notices the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.) * Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows -35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., § 38-6-104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); § 38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration).

DISTRICT COURT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY , COLORADO Court Address: 5th & Argentine PO Box 367 Georgetown, Colorado 80444 Telephone: 303.569.3272 Case Number: 2021CV30014

vs.

Defendants: BRUCE ANDRUS and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION Attorney for Plaintiff: Phillip A. Less HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. 5400 Ward Road, III, # 100 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Telephone: 303.424.4486 Telefax: 303.424.4993 Atty. Reg. # 3440

First Publication: April 14, 2021 Last Publication: May 12, 201

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situate in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to wit: PARCEL A: THE NORTHERN VIEW LODE MINING CLAIM, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 14761A, AS DESCRIBED IN U.S. PATENT RECORDED MARCH 16, 1903 IN BOOK 142 AT PAGE 96, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO AND PARCEL B: THE GOLDEN RATTLE LODE MINING CLAIM, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 14761A, AS DESCRIBED IN U.S. PATENT RECORDED MARCH 16, 1903 IN BOOK 142 AT PAGE 96, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO. Dated this 7th day of April, 2021

Plaintiff: WILLIAM W. HOLBERG

SU M M O N S [ B Y PU B LI CATI O N ]

the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. /s/ Phillip A. Less, # 3440 Attorney for Plaintiff (This Summons is issued pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

(TO THE CLERK: When this Summons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block for the Clerk or Deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.)

Editors Note: C.R.C.P. 4 provides that: If the Summons is served by publication, the Summons shall rie y state the sum of money or other relief demanded. The Summons shall contain the name, address and registration number of the Plaintiff’s attorney, if any, and if none, the address of the Plaintiff. Except in case of service by publication under Rule 4(g) or when otherwise ordered by the Court, the Complaint shall be served with the Summons. In any case, where by special order personal service of Summons is allowed with the Complaint, a copy of the Order shall be served with the Summons.

M isc. Private Legals DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY , COLORADO Court Address: 5th & Argentine PO Box 367 Georgetown, Colorado 80444 Telephone: 303-569-3272 Case Number: 2021CV30005 Division: C Plaintiff: WILLIAM W. HOLBERG Vs. Defendants: DIANNE L. MILLER and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION Attorney for Plaintiff: Phillip A. Less Helm, Less & Williams, L.L.P. 5400 Ward Road, III, # 100 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Telephone: 303-424-4486 Telefax: 303-424-4993 Atty. Reg. # 3440 SU M M O N S [ B Y PU B LI CATI O N ]

This is an action to quiet title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situate in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to wit: Lot 629 St. Mary’s Subdivision Unit 4 DATED this 23rd day of March 2021 Published in the Clear Creek Courant First Publication: April 7, 2021 Last Publication: May 5, 2021 HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. Phillip A. Less, # 3440 Attorney for Plaintiff (This Summons is issued pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

(TO THE CLERK: When this Summons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block for the Clerk or Deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.)

Editor’s Note: C.R.C.P. 4 provides that: If the Summons is served by publication, the Summons shall rie y state the sum of money or other relief demanded. The Summons shall contain the name, address and registration number of the Plaintiff’s attorney, if any, and if none, the address of the Plaintiff. Except in case of service by publication under Rule 4(g) or when otherwise ordered by the Court, the Complaint shall be served with the Summons. In any case, where by special Order personal service of Summons is allowed without the Complaint, a copy of the Order shall be served with the Summons.

Salisbury Gladstone LLC with address 15954 Jackson Creek Parkway, Suite B281, Monument, CO 80132 719 237-5914 has filed an application for a limited Impact (110d) Designated Mining Reclamation Permit with the CO Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the CO Mined Land Reclamation Act. The proposed mine is known as the Gladstone Toll Mill and is located at or near Section 34, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th. P.M.

The proposed date of commencement is August 1, 2021 and proposed date of completion is December 31, 2036. The proposed future use of the land is commercial or industrial. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 or at the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder s office 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444, or the above named application. Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety by 4: 00 p.m. on or before 10 days after posting date.

Legal Ad N o.: CCC000084 First Publication: May 5, 2021 Last Publication: May 5, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

Y ou are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action y filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response . ou are required to file your Answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for

* C.R.C.P. 12(a) allows 35 days for answer or other response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., C.R.S. Sections 38-6-104 (eminent domain); 38-36-121 (Torrens registration).

Legal Ad N o.: CCC000067 Published in the Clear Creek Courant

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

Y ou are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action y filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. ou are required to file your Answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

* C.R.C.P. 12(a) allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., C.R.S. Sections 38-6-104 (eminent domain); 38-36-121 (Torrens registration).

Legal Ad N o.: CCC000057 First Publication: April 7, 2021 Last Publication: May 5, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

Public N otice Published in Clear Creek Courant

E state of Andrea M . K etch, D eceased

Case N um ber 2021PR30006

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado or on or before August 23, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Law Office of Richard A. Levine P.C. 30752 Southview Dr., Suite 150 Evergreen CO 80439

Legal Ad N o.: CCC000072 First Publication: April 21, 2021 Last Publication: May 5, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

- Aldous Huxley

Every day, the government makes decisions that can affect your life. Whether they are decisions on zoning, taxes, new businesses or myriad other issues, governments play a big role in your life.

Governments have relied on newspapers like this one to publish public notices since the birth of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most trusted source of public notice information. This newspaper publishes the information you need to stay involved in your community.

Notices are meant to be noticed.

Read your public notices and get involved!

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