Five major parcels for sale on Morrison’s main street
Red Hotel triggered decisions that could bring major change to town
BY JANE REUTER JANE@COTLN.
Morrison’s main street may be perched on the precipice of major change.
At least ve large Bear Creek Avenue properties or businesses are currently listed for sale, and two other currently shuttered buildings are planned for major renovations. ose potential changes are in addition to construction of the Red Hotel, which is just beginning, and required the demolition of two older buildings.
All of this is underway in a town that’s seen minimal commercial development for
six decades.
e properties include not only Dave Killingsworth’s Holiday Bar and the adjoining properties, but the parcel just west of Killingsworth’s that had housed Morrison Liquor, a retail parcel at 120 Bear Creek Avenue home to e Moxi Poppy and formerly Meadowsweet Gifts & Wellness, the building that houses Sundance Sensations, and the Morrison Inn restaurant.
Additionally, while the owners of the former Morrison post o ce and Morrison Carworks aren’t selling, they have plans to remodel those main street properties into new businesses.
“It’s like the whole town’s for sale,” said commercial broker John Becker, whose Fuller Real Estate company has listed three of the properties. “It’s all based on the recent sale of the Red Hotel site. at’s what most properties are using as a sales comp.”
Exciting time for Morrison
Two lots formerly home to Blend and Morrison Glass sold for $1.15 million to the Red Hotel Fund in August 2024. at equates to nearly $180 a square foot in land value, which Becker said other property owners are using as a guideline in setting their prices.
“It’s a very exciting time for Morrison,” said architect Chad Wallace, a partner in the Red Hotel Fund and COO of hotel builder Root Architec-
ture.
e hotel underwent a period of 15 months of scrutiny, contentious public debate and a signi cant redesign to gain the town’s approval. at process revealed inconsistencies in the town’s code. After the hotel’s approval, the board and its attorney revised the codes to further guard historic areas and “protect the scale and character of existing development from the encroachment of incompatible uses.”
It also dissolved its planning commission, something trustees said would streamline the approval process.
“With the planning commission out of the way, and I feel like some more progressive people on the
Testing shows PFAS in many mountain water systems
State o ers testing, help for private well owners who meet requirements
BY JANE REUTER JANE@COTLN.ORG
Conifer resident Ralf Topper was taken aback earlier this year when he saw a noti cation at his doctor’s o ce warning of chemical contamination of the domestic water supply.
In a random state test conducted in April 2024, Conifer Medical Center tested positive for PFOA or per uorooctanoic acid, part of a larger group of manmade chemicals known as PFAS or forever chemicals.
Topper has since learned the center is among many places in the area with systems containing PFAS.
“When I went on the (state) website and looked at where they had positive results, I was very surprised to see how ubiquitous this contamination was,” he said. “ is is not point sourced. is is now throughout our environment, and that’s really scary.” Conifer High School also tested positive for the chemical, along with 26 water systems identi ed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in 2024 as exceeding the new federal standards.
Treatment systems
PFAs are human-made chemicals that resist oils, stains, water, and heat. e chemicals are common in non-stick coatings on cookware, coatings for carpets and fabrics, paper and cardboard food packaging, re ghting foams, ski wax and other products.
ey don’t break down easily and can stay in the environment and in the human body for a long time. In fact, the American Cancer Society says studies have found PFAS worldwide at very low levels in just
This Google Earth image shows commercial properties for sale on Bear Creek Avenue, Morrison’s main thoroughfare. The Red Hotel site is in red. Some speculate it triggered the recent spate of listings.
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Morrison trustee vacating seat to move to Australia
Paul Sutton and his wife say current political climate spurred their decision
BY JANE REUTER
Morrison Trustee Paul Sutton is moving with his wife to Tasmania next month, and he’s not shy about sharing his reasons.
“My wife and I are both shocked and disappointed we live in a country where the president denies the possibility of climate change and a huge portion of the population denies COVID was real,” he said. “ e judiciary isn’t stepping up. Re-
PFAS
about everyone’s blood.
Both the Conifer Medical Center and the high school, which volunteered for the testing, have since implemented treatment systems to mitigate exposure.
“No one is serving water in the area with PFAS above maximum containment levels,” said David Dani, emerging contaminants coordinator for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. “ ey did detect levels about the EPA’s national containment levels.”
e EPA announced strict new maximum levels in April 2024, prompting the round of testing. At the same time, the federal government also tagged more than $10 billion to help communities test and treat drinking water — money intended for rural or disproportionately impacted areas.
While studies are ongoing, they suggest links between several health factors and PFAS exposure.
“If you don’t treat it and people are exposed to these chemicals for a long time, they may be at higher risk for certain health e ects,” Dani said. “ e risk of health effects depends on how much of it you’re exposed to, how often and for how long.
“ e reason we are concerned is that there is strong evidence some PFAS can a ect the immune system, decrease infant birth rate, increase cholesterol, and increase the risk of kidney cancer.”
Bottled water and filters
Conifer Medical Center has taken steps to protect its clients.
“We did test positive, and they told us to post signs that no one should drink the water,” said practice administrator Denise Stuart. “Our patients are given bottled water, and our employees have a reverse osmosis system that lters the PFOA.”
Conifer High School did not return calls requesting comment, but Dani said it uses water- lling stations and carbon lters.
“One of the solutions for schools is to put in some of these treatment units that remove the PFAS and have students and faculty ll their bottles and get drinking water from those locations,” he said. “With water used for consumption for cooking, there are carbon units you can install that’ll remove the PFAS from the water.”
Help for private testing
e state provides free testing, Dani said.
“We launched a PFAS testing and assistance system to support residents with
publicans are just being cowed. He’s (the president) intimidating the media.
“We don’t feel comfortable here. It’s a little too weird. So we’re out of here for at least four years. We might be gone forever.”
Sutton is serving his second term on the board, which is set to expire in Nov. 2026.
Sutton, who recently worked as a geography and environment professor at the University of Denver, has lived in Morrison since 2010. His wife, Sharolyn Anderson, until recently a scientist with the Na-
private wells to test their water,” Dani said, adding that results are inconsistent within small areas. “We may nd it in one well and a neighboring well may not detect PFAS. at’s why we encourage everyone to test and take advantage of our program.
“If they do nd PFAS in their well, we help explain what the results mean. And if they have PFAS levels above EPA drinking water standards, we have support to help certain people with water lters. ere are a lot of solutions out there.”
e lters are available to those with speci c PFAS levels who meet income eligibility requirements.
Topper, a retired senior hydrogeologist with the Colorado Division of Water Resources, wants his neighbors to know about the possible contaminants in their water. Despite his knowledge of groundwater, he said he knew woefully little about PFAS.
“I thought of PFAS or any contaminant as emanating from some sort of point source,” he said. “ e one you hear most often is re ghting foam, which is not a common use in the mountain communities. So I might expect areas around a re station could have some contamination because they certainly train with it.
“But there are a lot of sources, including cookware and clothes. Maybe it washed out in the laundry or dishwasher and ends up in our septic, which of course recharges our groundwater. And we pull it up through our well and recycle it again.”
He wants his neighbors to be aware and take action if they discover it’s an issue in their home. Private wells, common in the mountains, are not regulated by maximum containment levels, so owners must test their water themselves to nd out if it’s an issue in their home.
“What really bothered me is that the only way I happened to stumble on this is because of a piece of paper posted on the door of my medical o ce,” Topper said. “ e problem is, while they’ve identi ed some health e ects of it – and clearly the EPA thinks it’s a very serious matter – it’s relatively new. We don’t have medical data for decades to show what this stu is doing.
“ e upside is you can treat the water. It can be ltered out, and it’s not that expensive,” he added.
Finding PFAS everywhere
Topper had his home water tested, but said he’d prefer not to share the results. But he wonders if others, including area restaurants, are doing the same.
Dani, who spoke about PFAS at the April Conifer Area Council Town Hall, said the issue isn’t limited to the foothills.
“ is isn’t just an isolated area where
tional Park Service, has also served with the town as a member of its now-defunct planning commission.
As a professor, he specializes in sustainability science, ecological economics, and population geography. He’s served on several international expert panels and working groups including the United Nations Global Environmental Outlook.
“I’m somebody who’s really concerned about sustainability, the loss of biodiversity and income inequality,” he said. “I’d rather live in Australia where they have a livable minimum wage.”
When President Trump was re-elected, Anderson retired from her park service job and began searching for employment in Australia. Sutton said she secured one as a climate change coordinator, work-
ing with both the public and government agencies.
“She’s happy to work for a country that believes we have a climate change threat,” said Sutton, who has previously worked in Australia. “My university o ered a buyout to everyone over 55 with 20 years of service. I took it and I y to Tasmania July 6.”
Sutton’s last town board meeting will be on July 1.
Neither Town Manager Mallory Nassau nor Mayor Chris Wolfe responded to messages about the vacancy. But a town charter amendment passed in fall 2024 states that if a vacancy arises, the board can operate with fewer trustees until residents can choose the next trustee in a regular election.
we’re detecting PFAS,” he said. “We’re nding PFAS above the EPA’s maximum containment levels in di erent areas statewide.”
Topper believes far more should be done to address the problem than testing and ltering out PFAS.
“We as a society need to take some action here and sue these manufacturers,” he said. “ e fact that manufacturers are
still making products with these chemicals in products is unacceptable. Let’s shut that down.”
For more information on PFAS, including the state’s testing and assistance, and grants program, visit this page dedicated speci cally to the issue.
CDPHE also has a map on its website that map that shows PFAS-positive areas and their levels throughout Colorado.
This map created by the Colorado Department of Health shows where PFAS has been found in the state’s public water systems. COURTESY IMAGE
Water in Conifer High School tested positve for PFAS, so-called Forever Chemicals. JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Sutton
Sellers Are Putting Homes on the MLS, But Buyers Are Playing Hard to Get
In this article, I’m going to provide a market analysis that you won’t find anywhere else. Using my access to the Denver MLS, I will show you what is happening among listings within a 25-mile radius of downtown Denver that are active, pending and sold between $550,000 and $650,000.
I chose the price range because $600,000 is the median sold price in our market, unchanged from a year ago. I chose the 25-mile radius because that defines the metro area in my opinion. Every other statistical report you’ll read analyzes listings in 7 to 10 metro area counties, some of which extend many miles into the mountains (Park county) or out onto the plains (Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert counties). If you live in the Denver metro area as most people define it, my statistics are going to more accurately reflect the reality of our metro market.
Currently, as I write this on Tuesday, there are 1,543 active single family homes listed in that price range and in that 25-mile radius on REcolorado. Only 180 of them have been on the market 7 days or less, so 88.3% of them have been on the MLS over a week without selling
dian listing sold for its listing price, but 20 sold for between 5 and 14 percent below the listing price.
Median days on the MLS is 38
738 listings are “pending,” and 219 of them went under contract within 7 days, so 70.3% of them lingered on the market over a week before selling. Median days on market for the pending listings is 11
Now let’s look at the 561 listings which closed in the last 30 days, not the month of May. Ten of them sold before they were entered on the MLS, and another 224 went under contract in 7 days or less. So, 57.9% of those closed listings lingered on the MLS over a week. Median days on the MLS before going under contract was 11. The me-
Denver Leads the Nation in Increase of Unsold Listings
Compare those percentages, which I have put in bold for easy spotting. There’s over a 30% difference between the percentage of sold and active listings that have lingered unsold on the MLS for over a week.
Also compare the days on MLS. The median pending and closed listings went under contract in 11 days, but the active listings have a median days on MLS of 38. Any real estate professional will tell you it’s pricing. Many active listings may now be at a price that would have sold quickly, but they were overpriced in the beginning and now fail to get buyers’ attention.
979 days on the MLS — 95 have reduced their prices, but not enough to go under contract yet. Some of those price reductions are pretty dramatic, too. Nine of them have reduced their prices by $100,000 or more, and one by $250,000 — and they still haven’t gone under contract! As mentioned above, I would wager that if those listings had started out at their current price as new listings, they would have sold quickly and possibly above their current listing price, but they remain active today as stale listings, which are harder to sell at any price.
The bottom line of this analysis should be clear by now. If a home is not priced right in the beginning, it runs the risk of lingering on the market. Price reductions should be considered within a week if there are few showings and no offers. Don’t wait a month or longer to reduce the price.
The above article first appeared on the real estate page of last Saturday’s Denver Post.
Decline in First-Time Homebuyers
The chart from realtor.com displayed below shows the wide disparity in the increase of active listings compared to before the pandemic. The darker the red, the greater the increase over pre-pandemic levels, and Denver is the darkest at a 100% increase, or double the number of pre-pandemic listings. Coming in second was Austin with 69% increase, then Seattle with 60.9% increase.
Of course, many of those active listings which haven’t sold will either be withdrawn from the MLS or will expire without selling. Indeed, there are already 87 listings in that price range in that area that were “withdrawn” from the MLS in the last 30 days. That means they are still subject to a listing agreement but have been withdrawn from the MLS for one reason or another. The median days on the MLS before being withdrawn was 41.
The cities in blue still don’t have as many active listings as they did prior to the pandemic. Worst cases are Hartford at minus 77.7%, Chicago at minus 59.3%, and Virginia Beach at minus 56.7%.
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There are 760 listings in that price range and area which “expired” without selling in the last 30 days, with a median days on the MLS of 70. Of them, 51 expired despite price reductions of up to $125,000.
Of the 100 oldest sold listings (between 68 and 339 days on the MLS) that went under contract in that price range and in that area, all but 9 of them only sold after reducing their listing price at least once. The average price reduction was $39,000, with the highest being $251,000.
Among the 100 oldest listings that are still active on REcolorado — ranging from 152 to
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports only 24% of housing sales last year were by first-time homebuyers, down from 50% in 2010. The typical purchaser is also older than in the past, with an average age of 38, or about 10 years above historical norms.
Roughly 20% of listed homes in March were affordable for households with $75,000 in annual income, according to a NAR analysis of property listings. Today, a household with annual income of $50,000 can only afford 8.7% of listings, down from 9.4% a year ago, according to the data.
These are national figures, however. The NAR report (for which you’ll find a hyperlink at http;// RealEstateToday.substack.com) does not provide separate figures for our market, which is probably even more severe in this regard.
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Clear Creek closed to swimming, tubing amid rising water levels
Restrictions go into e ect
June 9 in Golden, unincorporated Je co
BY CORRINE WESTEMAN
CORRINE@COTLN.ORG
Rising river levels promoted the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce and the Golden Police Department to implement red ag restrictions as of noon June 9, closing Clear Creek to swimming and tubing.
ese restrictions extend from Je co’s western edge through Golden city limits, including Vanover Park, according to a June 9 Sheri ’s O ce press release.
Under red ag restrictions, only kayaks, whitewater canoes, multi-chambered professionally guided raft and riverboards may operate in the creek. ese users should wear life jackets and helmets at all times, and proceed with extreme caution as water levels grow higher and faster in the coming days.
e restrictions will be strictly enforced to minimize the risk to those using the creek, the Sheri ’s O ce said. Violators
may be issued a petty-o ense summons, punishable by a $100 ne.
As local rescuers have previously explained, water in Clear Creek can reach about 15 mph at peak ows. While that doesn’t seem fast compared to a car, rescuers have stressed that it’s much faster than people can swim. Plus, water temperatures are so low, people without proper gear can become hypothermic very quickly.
“ e river is powerful,” Lt. Joe Bechina of the Golden Fire Department said last June. “It’ll win every time.”
Authorities will lift restrictions when
water levels and speeds decrease. Based on recent years’ run-o trends, that may be in late June or early July.
In the interim, Clear Creek visitors may see re ghters and other rescuers conducting swiftwater training along the creek this month. It remains a popular training spot for rescuers from all over the country, including several local agencies.
Before recreating at the creek, visitors should check the ag warning status either online at VisitGolden.com or via the physical ags posted on the bridges over Clear Creek.
Same parking contractor, better deal for Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs reaches new contract with Interstate Parking
BY CHRISTOPHER KOEBERL CHRIS@COTLN.ORG
Idaho Springs City Council voted to sign a new contract with the current parking contractor, Interstate Parking.
This was after city staff and council members reviewed offers and terms from nine competitive bidders for the parking contract in the downtown area.
The new deal, approved June 9, shifts the percentage of parking profits from a 50/50 split between city and Interstate
to a 66.6% and 33.3% split in the city’s favor. The same percentages will apply to revenue from parking violations, according to Mayor Chuck Harmon.
“When I say we were expecting a revenue of $580,000 from parking this year, that was also $580,000 for Interstate under the 50/50 agreement,” Harmon said. “So you can see a 66.6% on our end, and a 33.3% on their end, is a six-figure improvement for the city.”
The new contract also shifts the percentage of revenue from parking violations written by Interstate employees.
“Interstate used to take 65% of the ticket revenue because of the rather exhaustive time for collection,” Harmon said.
The city has taken that off the table, according to the Mayor. Going forward,
Interstate will gets 33.3% of the ticket revenue, with the city receiving the other 66.6%.
Harmon stressed the city is not looking to make money with a larger percentage of the violation revenue. In fact, Harmon said he’d like to see the revenue from parking tickets go down, along with the number of citations written overall in the downtown area.
Last year, the city took in $118,000 in parking violations, according to budget figures.
Downtown business leaders requested an attempt to decrease the number of violations written to keep people and revenue coming back, according to Idaho Springs Director of Business & Community Promotion Sadie Schultz.
“Nobody wants to get a parking tick-
et associated with coming to Idaho Springs, so by reducing the incentive on parking violations and creating more of a warning-based system, we feel we should see a decrease in parking violations,” Schultz said.
“We want people to have a great experience and return, not leave mad,” Harmon said. “We want to ticket only the most egregious violators and have happy return customers.”
A new website ParkIdahosprings.com provides an interactive map of where to park in the downtown area and the associated fees, some now as little as 50 cents for short-term parking.
It also has a link for Idaho Springs and Clear Creek residents to register vehicles for free downtown parking anytime.
board, I’m excited about what could be coming,” Wallace said.
He believes the urry of sales activity is “probably tied to the fact that something actually got done, less than what we paid for the property.”
“Ultimately, had the town of Morrison not approved a progressive project (the hotel), I don’t believe property values would be where they are today,” Wallace said. “I think the more development that happens in Morrison, the better it is for everybody.”
While the listed properties may sell, not all the uses would necessarily change, or change quickly. Sundance Sensations is leased through February 2027, and e Moxi Poppy through June 2026. Meadowsweet Gifts & Wellness recently closed, and owner Talia Franz said she is moving the business to Golden later this year, leaving a vacant space on the town’s east end.
Does not have to be seasonal
While Red Rocks brings people to town during concert season, the town is quiet during the winter.
“It doesn’t have to be that way,” Wallace said, noting that neighboring Golden is busy year-round. “What Morrison needs are better o erings so people are coming all year round.”
Wallace said the continued build-out of adjacent Red Rocks Ranch, at C470 and Morrison Road, and the town’s development of 16 mixed-use acres on the former Bandimere Speedway property, will bring more tra c and prospective customers to the area.
“ ere are exciting times ahead for all of us,” he said.
Becker agrees.
“As they build a boutique hotel in town, that’ll get people to stay and spend the night and do things in Morrison after the show,” he said. “I think some of the uses might change, but if they can keep the small-town charm and have people there in the evenings, I think that’ll be a very good in uence on it.”
The town’s response
Town Trustee Paul Sutton said the number of for-sale commercial properties “is surprising.”
“Let’s face it, it’s guaranteed income,” said Sutton, who has criticized some of the town’s restaurants for food he describes as poor quality. “You get so much tra c from Red Rocks. A lot of people in town would be happy to eat in the restaurants if they were a ordable and provided decent food.
“We need to have a regenerative society. e turnover of those properties is not necessarily bad; it could be awesome. e Morrison inn might get a Casa Bonita makeover.”
Town Manager Mallory Nassau, in an emailed response, o ered a similar view.
“It is an interesting time for the town, and there is potential for a great deal of change for downtown Morrison,” she wrote. “ ere is no doubt that the departure of downtown businesses will be impactful, as many of the businesses have become a part of Morrison’s identity. “ at being said, recognize that change is inevitable. We will embrace new businesses and opportunities for Morrison, while balancing ‘keeping Morrison, Morrison.’”
declining revenue linked to a town reputation they see as tarnished by parking and historic speed citations. At least two said it’s time to retire, and others point to the town government as an irksome business partner.
“Sales have dropped o pretty considerably the last couple years,” said Morrison Inn owner Butch Luedtke, who’s run the business for 31 years. “Most businesses here feel it’s a real ght against the town. ere’s a general feeling that they’d just as soon not have the businesses.”
Morrison’s speed camera, which automatically issued speeding tickets for six months in 2024, was vandalized and removed from the town shortly before the board voted to disband its police department. e town still contracts with Interstate Parking for its paid parking program, which some have criticized for issuing an abundance of parking violations.
“Once you create damage, it takes a considerable amount of time to reverse it,” Luedtke said. “Some of those people that had a bad feeling about coming into town, who knows when they’re going to come back.”
But Luedtke has other reasons for listing the business.
“Some of the business owners in town, including myself, are getting older,” he said. “I’ll be 70. It’s tough running up and down the stairs 100 times a day.
“All of our costs have risen considerably over the last few years. It’s harder to make a dollar now than it used to be.”
Luedtke said he’s gotten “a number of o ers” for the inn, but has declined them so far.
“I would certainly give it consideration, but I’m just concentrating on the summer,” he said, adding that despite all the obstacles, he loves Morrison. “It’s just the greatest town. People just rant and rave about how wonderful it is. We don’t realize how fortunate we are to be here.”
Tony Rigatoni’s and Rooftop Tavern owner Reza Ardelahi, a 36-year Morrison business owner, said he is also considering selling.
“I am actively looking at putting our
An irksome business partner
Property owners gave di erent reasons for their decisions to sell. None mention the Red Hotel speci cally, but some cite
place up for sale because you cannot live in a community that does not understand the give and take of a civic relationship,” he said. “ ey take our money, but ignore the parking problem and do not do any street scaping or anything other than increasing the water and sewer bill. is board is the worst I have seen in 35 years in terms of reciprocity.
“ ey do not care about us. ey do not care about the downtown at all.”
Ardelahi and Killingsworth are among several business owners who have repeatedly asked the board for changes to parking regulations and additional parking. While the board has discussed solutions, it has not yet voted on any of them.
“ ey have completely stopped talking about it,” he said. “ is indecision is so unprofessional. at’s how you burn out goodwill.”
New blood welcome
Ardelahi welcomed the owners of a new upscale Italian restaurant, La Rocca Rossa, that will soon open in the former Café Prague site.
“ e community needs to embrace talent, new ideas, forward movement,” he said. “But this total silence, absolute ignoring … it’s resignation by exhaustion. If their ultimate goal was to drive us all out, to turn this into a sleepy Ken-Caryl-behind-the-hogback community, they are more than halfway there.”
Bear Creek Development President Je Bradley, whose company owns the former Morrison Carworks and former post o ce (more recently home to Red Rocks Cyclery), said he has plans to develop and reopen both buildings.
He’d like to upgrade but preserve most of the historic Carworks buildings, and make it a retail shop with paid public parking. He expects to submit those plans to the town in a couple of months.
Bradley envisions the former post o ce as a grab-and-go sandwich shop.
“We’ve o ered it to someone for that use,” he said. “We don’t know if they’re going to take it.”
He, too, says working with the town “has
been challenging.”
In late 2024, Morrison settled a nearly year-long lawsuit with Bear Creek Development surrounding the redevelopment of the former Morrison post o ce. e settlement allowed Bear Creek to move forward with changes to the building after ful lling several requirements, including paying a tap fee and address any asbestos issues.
Time is the issue at hand
All that aside, Bradley sees the changes coming to Morrison as inevitable.
“ e tenants are getting old,” he said. “ e owners are getting old. e buildings are getting old. It’s just going to change. Are we going make it look special or like every other street corner in America? at’s the issue at hand.”
Selling and redevelopment is likely on the minds of other Morrison business owners, too. Before she was elected to the board, Morrison Mercantile owner Krista Nash said the Red Hotel’s approval would likely trigger a change in her neighboring business.
“ e natural over ow of these decisions is a change that’s going to make the town very, very di erent,” she said. “I’ll probably tear down the store and build something else.”
Nash did not return calls requesting comment.
Killingsworth, who led the sales urry with the listing of his block of properties, said the sale of the Red Hotel property played a major role in that decision. But it isn’t the only reason. Killingsworth has been the loudest and most persistent voice among the town’s business owners, repeatedly speaking about the lack of parking at town board meetings. He says the board’s focus is anywhere but on its current businesses, with much of it turning to the development of the 16 acres of vacant property at C470 and Morrison Road.
“ ey don’t care about the downtown business base,” he said. “ ey are a water and sewer company with a tiny HOA attached to it, and soon to be landlords.”
The corner of Dave Hollingsworth’s block of forsale properties. PHOTO BY JANE REUTER
In praise of shade at Lions Park
City discusses playground spot, improvements at both ends of 10th Street’s
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CORINNE@COTLN.ORG
Whatever the Lions Park playground might look like in a year or two, Goldenites de nitely want the area to have plenty of shade.
e City of Golden plans to update the playground next year and has been collecting feedback from both children and parents this summer.
So far, the biggest priority for both groups was shade, city o cials con rmed at a June 9 Heart of Golden community meeting. Water features were a close second.
Of the themes suggested for the updated playground, a nature-based scenario received the most votes from adults and children, but outer space was a popular second choice among children.
Locals have been providing feedback both online and at pop-up events throughout May and June. City o cials said those e orts will continue throughout June and July, as the city narrows in on design options for the new playground.
Golden is planning to hire a consultant for the project this summer or early fall, and then start construction drawings before the end of the year. Construction for the new playground is slated for late 2026.
Debating locations
Overall, Goldenites are debating the
The City of Golden is trying to improve the connectivity and determine the best uses for what it’s calling the East End Amenities Zone. This area includes Parfet Park, Vanover Park, the Tucker Gulch Trail and the forthcoming municipal center and police headquarters at 311 10th Street. CITY OF GOLDEN
pros and cons of the playground’s current location — whether it should stay there or be moved to the park’s center. e feedback results at the June 9 meeting didn’t specify whether respondents preferred the playground’s current location or moving it. e results only listed shade as respondents’ biggest priority, although that seemingly aligns more with the “stay” option.
Jesse Badder, deputy director of recreation & golf, has explained that keeping the playground in its current spot would be more e cient and have more shade. However, over the years, users have raised concerns about how close the playground is to the road.
Moving it to the park’s center would be safer and closer to the restrooms in the community center and at the ball elds, Badder said. It would also allow the cur-
the west side of the Canyon Gates Apartments building.
Both areas already have social trails, showing the need for pedestrian connections between Eighth and 10th streets, project manager Sara Elyse Aupperle said.
Additionally, there is no easy ADA access between the two streets right now, she said. ose with mobility issues must use the elevator inside the Golden Community Center, which isn’t always open. is project would provide a better option, she said.
Because both the staircase and the ramp will be on city property, Golden employees will be responsible for year-round maintenance, she clari ed.
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Golden is planning to update the Lions Park playground, seen here on April 21. Thus far, adults and children have said they want to prioritize shade and water features the most at the updated playground, but there will be additional feedback opportunities throughout June and July.
rent playground to remain open during the construction project.
However, the park’s center isn’t as shaded and has signi cant drainage issues that would need to be addressed, he continued.
To provide feedback, an online survey is open through June 24. ere will also be more pop-up events in July. For more information, or to complete the survey, visit guidinggolden.com/east-end-amenities.
Improving connectivity at both ends of 10th Street
e June 9 community meeting also provided information and feedback opportunities on two other projects.
e rst would improve the pedestrian connections between Eighth and 10th Streets. is involves building a staircase on the east side of the Golden Community Center and an ADA-accessible ramp on
City o cials plan to nalize the designs this summer and start construction in late fall. Aupperle said the staircase on the community center’s east side should take about three months to build, but the ramp west of the apartment building would take longer.
Overall, she hoped the entire project would be done by fall 2026. e nal project on display at the June 9 community meeting was the East End Amenities Zone. Golden employees and consultants were gathering feedback on programming for Parfet Park, Vanover Park, Tucker Gulch and other city properties on the east end of 10th Street.
Attendees were asked whether they wanted any of these city properties to be more naturalized, more active and programmed or a mix of both.
An online survey for the East End Amenities Zone is open through June 24.
For more information or to complete the survey, visit guidinggolden.com/eastend-amenities.
Renaissance Festival returns for 48th season
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Step beyond the castle gates and into a world of kings and queens, knights and jousts, jesters, witches and wandering minstrels as the Colorado Renaissance Festival returns to Larkspur for its 48th season.
The festival opened on June 14 and will remain open until Aug. 3.
Nestled within towering castle walls, this beloved summer tradition transforms a forested hillside into a bustling village, where the clang of swords, the scent of roasted turkey legs and the melodies of lute music fill the air.
This year’s event promises both beloved traditions and exciting new additions. Kristy Ekiss, operations manager and performer, said among the headliners is Adam Crack, a Guinness World Recordholding whip artist, who will perform during the festival’s first three weekends.
New artists will also join the bustling artisan marketplace, including a stained glass creator, a permanent jewelry booth and talented graphic artists.
“I think people enjoy getting away from digital entertainment and stepping into a 360 theatrical experience,” Ekiss said.
Additionally, she said the Colorado Renaissance Festival is known for its fully immersive environment, where every visitor becomes part of the show. The cast is a high-
light for many, renowned for being one of the most interactive festivals around.
“We are known for having one of the friendliest and most interactive casts in the country. Look for them throughout the day in the lanes and enjoy the small one-on-one interactions just as much as the big, impressive stage shows,” Ekiss said.
Tens of thousands of attendees are expected to visit the festival throughout the summer, drawn by the mix of entertainment, shopping, food and fantasy.
“I also play the Queen on the weekends, and my favorite part is meeting the chil-
dren and making them smile — especially at Royal Teatime,” Ekiss said. “I think the little moments can be just as magical as the big ones.”
As the Colorado Renaissance Festival celebrates nearly five decades as part of the state’s summer traditions, organizers are excited to welcome back returning guests and first-timers alike.
“We are honored to be celebrating 48 seasons as a part of the Colorado community and can’t wait to see everyone,” Ekiss said.
For details on tickets, themed weekends and special performances, visit coloradorenaissance.com/.
Taylor Swift wins protection from Adams County man
BY MONTE WHALEY MONTE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
An Adams County man who claims rock superstar Taylor Swift is the mother of his son is the target of a restraining order issued at Swift’s request. e restraining order against 45-year-old Brian Jason Wagner of Henderson was issued by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. e order prohibits Wagner from harassing, stalking, assaulting or disturbing Swift as well as contacting or approaching within 100 yards of Swift, her home, and her workplace. e order is e ective through the court hearing in the case on June 30, according to USA Today. Wagner couldn’t be reached for comment Wednesday morning.
In her June 6 petition to the court, Swift said she lived with “a fear of imminent harm” due to Wagner’s alleged re-
peated visits to her home and “concerning and threatening” communications with her sta , USA reported.
“I do not share publicly where I reside and have never shared my address or the location of my Los Angeles residence with Mr. Wagner,” Swift wrote to the court. “ erefore, the fact that Mr. Wagner has determined where I reside and visited the property several times, refusing to leave and claiming to need access, makes me fear for my safety and the safety of my family.”
Swift’s ling was submitted two weeks after Wagner allegedly made two consecutive appearances at her Los Angeles home on May 21 and May 22 “...asking to see me personally and stating that he was there checking on a friend (again, this is entirely untrue).”
Wagner rst visited Swift’s home on July 9, 2024, and returned at least two more
times that month, according to her petition and reported by USA Today.
“During each of these visits, I am informed that Mr. Wagner made various statements about living at my property (not true), being in a relationship with me (not true), believing I am the mother of his son (not true), and needing to see me in person, all of which are untrue and disconnected from reality,” Swift wrote to the court.
In addition, Swift said, Wagner “tried to divert mail from my residence to his attention” and successfully changed his driver’s license residence to re ect her address.
An additional declaration from one of her security sta ers, Alex Welch, revealed Wagner’s new California driver’s license was mailed to Swift’s home, which alerted her security team to the fact that he was falsely claiming to live there, USA Today states.
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Young patrons dance with ladies of the court at the Colorado Renaissance Festival, which runs until Aug. 3 this year. COURTESY OF BRITT JONES
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UPCOMING
Yoga in the Park with Cynde Denson: 6 p.m. June 19, Conifer Peace Park, 26215 Sutton Road, Conifer. Free. Bring a yoga mat and small ground cover.
Evergreen Audubon Birding Walk with MALT: 7:30 a.m., June 20, Sacramento Creek Ranch, 2234 Busch Run, Fairplay. Program for children under 5 with an adult. Free, registration is required. evergreenaudubon.org
CAE’s Back Porch Concert Series featuring Moors & McCumber: 7 p.m. June 20. Outdoor seating starts at 6 p.m. General admission $20, kids 10 and under free. 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen. evergreenarts.org.
Evergreen Audubon Raptor Walk: 9 a.m. June 21, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, County Road 70, Black Hawk. Geared toward beginner birders, but all welcome. No registration. Valid state part pass required for entry. evergreenaudubon.org
June 25, Buchanan Park eld, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Aleik Maddox. Free. evergreenrecreation.com
EChO 35 Years Strong: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 28, 27888 Meadow Dr, Evergreen. Back to the ‘90s party. EChO ReSale deals, food, tours, face painting, corn hole, giveaways, prize wheel. Free. evergreenchristianoutreach.
8th Annual Evergreen Mountain Art Celebration: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 28 and 29, e Evergreen North shopping complex, near the Evergreen post o ce, 3719 Evergreen Parkway, Evergreen. Juried ne art and ne craft show with 75 professional artists from Colorado and beyond. EvergreenArtShow.com
Evergreen Sustainability Alliance annual recycling event: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 21, Evergreen High School parking lot, 29300 Bu alo Park Road, Evergreen. Collecting electronics, paint, block styrofoam, glass, barbed wire and scrap metal. sustainevergreen.org
A Night of Magic in the Meadow: 5 p.m. June 21, 59444 Eagle Cli Road, Conifer. Mountain Area Land Trust’s annual gala with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, music, live auction. savetheland. org
Connections & Cocktails: 4:30 p.m. June 24, Evermore Wine Bar & Cafe, 1254 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. evergreenchamber.org
EPRD Summer Concert series: 4 p.m.
Movies in the Park “Wicked”: 4 p.m. July, Buchanan Park eld, 32003 Ellingwood Lane, Evergreen. In atables, food truck, ice cream, yard games. evergreenrecreation.com
43rd annual Freedom 5K Run: 8 a.m. July 4, Evergreen Middle School, 2059 South Hiwan Drive, Evergreen. Proceeds support Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice. Register online at FreedomRunRace.org in person at the Mount Evans o ce.
Foothills Fourth: Noon to 4:30 p.m. July 4, Buchanan Park elds, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Familyfriendly community festival featuring music all day, community acts, carnival games, woodcarving showcase, log-rolling competition, food trucks and beer garden. Full schedule at evergreenrecreation.com
Andy Smith Sr. INSPIRE Golf Tournament: 7 a.m. July 14, Hiwan Golf Club, 30671 Clubhouse Lane, Evergreen. Fundraiser for the Evergreen Park and Recreation District’s INSPIRE program, Crutches 4 Africa, Resilience1220, and the Mountain Foothills Rotary Foundation.evergreenrecreation.com
Movies in the Park “Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone”: 4 p.m. July 16, Buchanan Park eld, 32003 Ellingwood Lane, Evergreen. In atables, food truck, ice cream, yard games. evergreenrecreation.com
Evergreen Players drama camp: One week July 17 & 24. With camps for ages 5-16. Costs vary. Details: evergreenplayers.org
45th Annual Summerfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 19 & 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 20, Buchanan Field, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. $5 at the door, kids 10 and under free Hosted by the Center for the Arts Evergreen with proceeds supporting year-round arts programs. evergreenarts.org..
EPRD Summer Concert series: 4 p.m. July 23, Buchanan Park eld, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. e Wrecklunds. Free. evergreenrecreation.com.
tions: 920-840-8158
EPRD Summer Concert series: 4 p.m. Aug. 6, Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road. Steve Knight. Free. evergreenrecreation.com
Mountain Music Fest: Noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 16.Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Music and community event to support the mountain community school system. Featuring Sam Grisman Project with e Leslies, Flobots, and Christie Hu , YAN YEZ, Hand Turkey Band, and Non-Prophet. mountainmusicfest.org.
CAE’s Back Porch Concert Series featuring Crystal Visions: 7 p.m. Aug 22. Outdoor seating starts at 6 p.m. General admission $20, kids 10 and under free. 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen. evergreenarts.org.
CAE’s Back Porch Concert Series featuring e 3eatles: 7 p.m. Sept 12. Outdoor seating starts at 6 p.m. General admission $20, kids 10 and under free. 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen. evergreenarts.org.
ONGOING
EPRD Summer Concert series: 4 p.m. July 9, Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road. Sarah Bauer Band. Free. evergreenrecreation.com
Coniferfest: 11 a.m. July 13, Our Lady of the Pines open space, 9444 Eagle Cli Road, Conifer. Live Music from Who’s omas, e Midday Sons, Iron Roots Band and Double Life. Vendors, food trucks, beer, wine and margaritas. $5 entry, children under 12 free. Leashed dogs welcome, free parking. rotaryconifer.org
Elevation Celebration: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 27 and 28, Conifer. Street fair, live music, local artists and vendors, 5K. mountainwomeninbusiness.com
Movies in the Park & Family Campout with “Shrek”: 4 p.m. Aug. 1, Buchanan Park eld, 32003 Ellingwood Lane, Evergreen. In atables, food truck, ice cream, yard games. evergreenrecreation.com
31st annual Community Grove Sale: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2, Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 Hwy 73, Evergreen. Donations of gently used items accepted 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 28 - July 30. Ques-
Evergreen Park & Recreation District camps: Now through Aug. 8. For youth starting age 3. Includes preschool, summer adventure, outdoor climbing, gymnastics, science and technology, sports, INSPIRE (Special Needs), Lake House, chess, and Challenger soccer. evergreenrecreation.com.
Evergreen Farmer’s Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday through Sept. 23, Center for the Arts Evergreen, 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen.
Evergreen Cars & Co ee: 9 a.m. to noon rst Saturdays through Sept. 6. 29340 Industrial Way, Evergreen.
Alzheimer’s Memory Cafe: 10:30 a.m. every rst Friday, Evergreen Library, 5000 County Hwy 73, Evergreen. Program providing a gathering place and planned activities for adults with de-
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Colorado fire risk grows as federal funding wanes
Uncertain federal support undercuts preparedness in Colorado communities
BY LINDSEY TOOMER NEWSLINE
Wild re experts say the best way for Colorado to reduce the destructive power of wild res is to prepare a proactive response supported by the federal government.
But it’s uncertain whether federal resources will continue to support re mitigation and resilience projects, and organizations that work on those projects are no longer sure whom to talk to at federal agencies they’ve previously worked with. In a re-prone state that’s entering the warm months, this has reduced momentum on re prevention e orts some experts say are essential to protecting Colorado communities.
e Trump administration has upended federal agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management with sta reductions and reorganizations. And the federal hiring freeze Trump implemented on inauguration day has meant many open positions are left un lled.
Rebecca Samulski, executive director of Fire Adapted Colorado, a nonpro t that supports wild re resilience professionals around the state, said the energy around proactive mitigation has “kind of stalled right now,” as organizations determine how to stay a oat without the guarantee of federal support. With all of the moving
pieces, prevention experts have again become reactive while trying to “stay sane.”
“I just think it’s really important that the federal government continue to have a role in the proactive wild re resilience work,” Samulski said. “We know that it’s a lot more cost e ective to do the work up front with communities than to wait and to respond to disasters or recover from them.”
Matt McCombs, Colorado State Forest Service director, said that in what is expected to be an average wild re season — which “is a really bad year in Colorado” — work to improve resiliency and protect communities and watersheds is essential to safeguarding Colorado’s billion dollar recreation and outdoor economy.
e Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s 2025 Wild re Preparedness Plan warned that Colorado may have “slightly above-average wildland re activity” this year, as well as the potential for delayed response times and fewer reghting resources because of concerns around federal funding. at can jeopardize communities, natural resources and infrastructure in Colorado.
e wild re season is longer and more intense in Colorado and the West due to the e ects of climate change, as well as prolonged drought and a buildup of dry fuels. e three largest wild res in state history all occurred in 2020, and the most state’s most destructive re — the 2021 Marshall Fire — leveled entire subdivisions during winter in an urban area once thought relatively safe from wild res.
Vail Fire Chief Mark Novak said there are three tenets to the nationally recognized “cohesive wild re management
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strategy”: resilient landscapes, re adaptive communities, and a safe and e ective response. In Vail — where the town is 4.5 square miles surrounded by hundreds of thousands of acres of U.S. Forest Service land — collaboration with the federal government is essential to successfully reduce the threat forests can pose in the event of a re.
“In a community like ours where we’re surrounded by the forests, there’s a lot we can do to protect our community by creating that re-adapted community and by having a good response, but ultimately we have to have all three pieces of the cohe-
sive strategy and we need to have resilient landscapes,” Novak said. “If that pipeline of the work that needs to be done slows down, it makes us more vulnerable, so that’s very concerning.”
Fire Adapted Colorado and the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network wrote to Colorado’s members of Congress in April asking them to intervene because of how funding freezes and executive orders are “severely hampering” wild re preparedness. at includes the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The East Troublesome Fire burns north of Granby on Oct. 22, 2020. CHASE WOODRUFF/COLORADO NEWSLINE
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State utilities see no beauty in the federal budget bill
Two U.S. representatives from Colorado, Je Hurd and Gabe Evans, will be walking a tight rope posed by One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
How exactly will they explain why they voted for the sprawling 1,000-page bill. If adopted by the Senate as written, the law would certainly raise electricity rates and slow the adoption of electric vehicles.
Together with the topsy-turvy tari s imposed by President Donald Trump on China, the bill may help drive up prices of gas-fueled cars and trucks, too.
In Durango, La Plata Electric Association has already seen impacts of the bill. e electrical cooperative received bids for its all-sources solicitation for 150 megawatts of generation. Wind, solar, natural gas — even geothermal and nuclear were eligible. Because of the uncertainty of federal tax incentives, all bids were higher than otherwise expected.
Chris Hansen, the chief executive, said most interesting to him were impacts of the proposed bill coupled with Trump’s 50% tari s on steel and aluminum. e cost of new electrical transformers has already gone up signi cantly.
We discussed the development of socalled emerging technologies like geothermal. Developers need long-term certainty to justify their investments. “ ey’re much more di cult to do if you have policy uncertainty,” Hansen said. Hurd and Evans were among 21 Republican representatives who in March signed a letter to legislative leaders that asked tax credits for clean energy be preserved to “increase domestic manufacturing, promote energy innovation and keep utility costs down.” Hurd signed another letter in early May asking that the incentives for innovation in nuclear energy remain.
Trump visited Capitol Hill two days before the vote, threatening any Republicans who voted no to expect opposition in their primaries. Two Republicans in the House did anyway, although two others did not vote and one merely showed up. All Democrats opposed the bill.
Evans won election last November by a whisker in the purplish Eighth Congressional District north of Denver. Hurd has a more comfortable margin in the Republican-leaning ird Congressional District. It covers much of the Western Slope and sprawls eastward to Pueblo and within shouting distance of the Oklahoma border.
Colorado, particularly along the Front Range, has become a hotspot for energy innovation and investment. Will a contraction occur if the House bill survives Senate scrutiny?
Vestas, the manufacturer of blades and nacelles for wind turbines at factories in Brighton and Windsor, invested $40 million in expansion and hired 700 people in expectation of orders for 1,000 turbines during 2025.
At Namaste Solar in Boulder, chief executive Jason Sharpe said he is unsure whether to plan for expansion or constriction. “As a business owner, how do you plan a business with this amount of uncertainty, trying to thread the needle between coping with political change and not creating panic among my em-
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ployees? It’s challenging,” he said.
Republicans hold a three-vote advantage in the Senate, but four Republican senators in April sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John une cautioning against “the full-scale repeal of current credits.”
And Evans was among 13 Republicans in the House who led a letter on June 6 to une calling for the Senate to “substantively and strategically improve clean energy tax credit provisions” in the budget reconciliation bill.
“We just hit half-time. We’re still very much in the middle of this game,” said Harry Godfrey, who manages federal priorities for Advanced Energy United, a national industry association that monitors Colorado and 16 other states.
“ ey really went after just about everything that they could in the realm of clean energy and electric vehicles,” said Will Toor, who directs the Colorado Energy O ce. “I would certainly hope that cooler and wiser heads will prevail in the Senate.”
Soon after the House vote on May 22, Sen. Michael Bennet got an earful from leaders of Xcel Energy, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and other Colorado’s electrical utilities.
“ is casts a broad shadow on lots of the progress that the state has made in terms of power supply,” United Power CEO Mark Gabriel told Bennet.
“I am a practical businessman. I don’t have dreadlocks. I don’t wear Birkenstocks. is is not a crusade,” said Gabriel in a later interview.
At issue, he emphasized, is resource adequacy and reliability for his utility, which serves one of Colorado’s fastestgrowing areas north and east of Denver, including many oil and gas operations. Because electricity is increasingly used in oil and gas extraction and transport, it could raise their fossil fuel costs, too.
“ ese tax credits are critical to keeping costs, and therefore rates, stable for our members,” said CORE Electrical Cooperative, which serves Castle Rock and other south-metro areas, including part of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s district, who also voted for the bill.
Holy Cross Energy has a goal of 100% emission-free electricity by 2030. In October and in April it surpassed 90%. For 2025, it expects to end up north of 80% compared to 50% just a few years ago — while maintaining among the lowest electrical rates in Colorado.
One of its programs, Power+FLEX, would be especially impacted. It encourages Holy Cross members to install batteries in a way that bene ts the homes and businesses but also allows Holy Cross to draw upon them when needed. Loss of the tax credit will make the batteries more expensive, dampening future demand.
e bill before the Senate is indeed big. Beautiful? Not to Colorado’s electrical utilities.
is was extracted from a deeper dive on the budget reconciliation bill that can be found at BigPivots.com.
We the People: America Is an Idea
What is a country? What makes it up? Is it an enclosed area populated by people speaking a common language, honoring certain customs and traditions, and practicing similar religions? Are there traits a country’s people share? Perhaps love for a particular sport: football, sumo wrestling, rugby. Or cuisine: lasagna, frog legs, sushi. What about size and history? Ideas abound when thinking of a country’s makeup.
My questions aren’t meant to be a query into geo-political dynamics but instead to prompt thinking about how America is distinct relative to other countries.
Peggy Noonan says America was invented. I prefer constructed or built since it was a matter of our Founders piecing together building blocks that had been created over the ages including democracy, trial by jury, and due process. Maybe it’s a matter of semantics because in the end we’d probably agree America’s founding was unique.
A few countries are ancient despite undergoing iterations throughout their history. China and India along with Egypt and Greece come to mind. Others formed through evolution. Due to the migrating tribes that swept into Europe over the millennia, sometimes displacing and sometimes blending with the native populations, Europe is lled with such countries. It’s a fascinating story, one that might add spice to your research into your family’s origins.
America, though, is di erent. Other than the native populations, people didn’t happen upon here; they intentionally came, initially from Spain, France, and England mainly. Most carried with them their birth country’s traditions and practices, especially religion.
But the English colonists’ experience di ered from the other two. First, they were primarily Protestant, not Catholic, and largely guided by the Calvinistic Puritan Ethic. Further, their unifying principle centered around one broad idea: freedom. And with that came diversity, tolerance, and acceptance, even if they weren’t ideally practiced.
With the Magna Carta, the instinct for liberty became ingrained in the English consciousness. It was enhanced by the rise of mercantilism and the schism between the English and Roman Churches. So by the 1770s, it became a fool’s errand for King George III, Lord North, et al to try to whip the Americans, who no longer consider themselves English, into shape. It was that mindset that led to the Americans to take up arms. ey fought, bled, and died for freedom. ey bequeathed it to us, and that idea is a tenet of America to this day. at said, there are some in great positions of power who have a di erent view about the meaning of America. eirs is
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a transactional, self-serving perspective. It’s not principled. Rather, it’s utilitarian, which according to Merriam-Webster, means “the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain.” ey see America as a playground, a venue to accumulate wealth. It’s a tension currently being played out in our socio-political exchange.
at and them aside, there’s more than the sanctity of freedom and opportunity that bind us. ere’s social trust, among us the people and in our institutions. ere are commonly shared traditions and customs like reworks on the Fourth of July and football on anksgiving Day. ere are honored and sacred sites that should be inviolate—places of worship and learning and forums for free speech, from sidewalk soap boxes to press rooms— even if one doesn’t believe in their preachings and agree with their teachings and opinions.
It’s been an ongoing struggle to defend and expand that fundamental idea of America. It got especially ugly in the Civil War, but it didn’t doom the American experiment. A poignant tale from it is telling and relevant.
In “ ese Generals Were the Closest of Enemies,” Peggy Noonan recounts an anecdote, originally told in Michael Shaara’s “ e Killer Angels,” about the enduring friendship between two Civil War generals, Win eld Scott Hancock of the Union and Lewis “Lo” Armistead of the Confederacy. As fate would have it, they nearly met face to face at the Battle of Gettysburg. Scott was wounded but survived; Armistead died of his wounds in a Union hospital tent.
When the war began, Armistead sent Hancock’s wife a package that she was to open only in the event of his death. She honored his request. It was Armistead’s family Bible.
Peggy says stories like these are part of our history and shouldn’t be lost because if we lose them, we lose part of ourselves and “part of the gift we give our immigrants.”
“We’ve overcome a great deal,” she writes. “We see this best if we don’t deny our history but tell the whole messy, complicated, embarrassing, ennobling tale.” Now, there’s an idea for you.
Postscript: My thanks to reader Gary for reminding me that Steve Goodman, not Arlo Guthrie, wrote “City of New Orleans.” My phrasing in “American Pie” implied otherwise.
Jerry Fabyanic is the author of “Sisyphus Wins” and “Food for ought: Essays on Mind and Spirit.” He lives in Georgetown.
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SOUTH TURKEY CREEK – AlmostHomeowner called JCSO to report almost-arson. According to Almost’s report, somebody’s been shooting o reworks on the construction site of his almost-home.
On multiple occasions during previous weeks, Almost has discovered burned-up Wild Geese bottle rockets scattered amongst the exposed framing of his almost-walls, which Almost considered almost catastrophic considering the incendiary properties of the dry boards.
He planned to re o a letter to his almost-homeowners association, but wanted JCSO to be the rst to know Deputies documented Almost’s concerns and scheduled extra patrols of the area.
Pry by night
SOUTH TURKEY CREEK – Sometime during the night, Postal Patron reported, somebody pried open the door of his particular mailbox, but left the many others in the row unmolested. Deputies noted an apparent pry mark in the center of Patron’s mailbox door, but detected no other damage to the receptacle and determined that its usefulness as a mailbox had not been materially impaired.
Since Patron had lost neither mail nor mailbox, o cers deemed it a case of tampering, led a report and notied postal authorities. ey also suggested that Patron post a sign near the bank of mailboxes notifying his neighbors of the incident.
Men at work
plainant o of his back.
Deputies discussed the matter with the business’s manager, who said he’d been unaware of the con ict and would take steps to have the two men moved to di erent shifts — or possibly di erent stores. Until then, o cers advised the antagonists, they should just stay away from each other.
Handbag heist
EVERGREEN – On the afternoon of May 9, she went to the pet store and picked out a brand new kitten. Driving home, she was quite sure her purse was safely beside her in the vehicle.
Once home, she went inside for “about 20 minutes” and then came back outside to nd the handbag hijacked. She didn’t see anyone loose in the neighborhood, and assured deputies she is friendly with all of her neighbors and doesn’t believe any of them to be a thief.
EL RANCHO – It was nearing midnight on May 6 when the complainant called JCSO for help. rough an interpreter, Complainant told deputies his co-worker was “harassing” him and “threatening to beat me up.” When deputies wondered aloud why Co-worker would behave so unprofessionally, Complainant explained that it’s because he’s been sweet-texting Co-worker’s ex-girlfriend.
Complainant didn’t want to le charges, he just wanted Co-worker to back o . rough an interpreter, Co-worker admitted being quite cross about Complainant’s pursuit of his former darling, but assured o cers he’d never threatened the man, and, in fact, it was Complainant who’d been giving him grief. Co-worker didn’t want to make a federal case out of it, but he said he’d be beholden if deputies could get Com-
With exactly no leads to follow, ofcers took her report and referred the case to investigations.
Catch and release
EVERGREEN – Arriving early on the morning of May 10, Ricky Rainbow found himself a promising perch near the top of Evergreen Dam and started casting his line into the still blue water. Arriving somewhat later, Corky Cutthroat stationed himself directly beside Ricky and started doing the same thing. It made for awkward angling, to say the least, and after a time, Ricky asked Corky “are we going to keep doing this until our lines cross?”
Corky didn’t venture an opinion on that potentiality, instead advising Ricky to “stop being a bitch and just sh.”
Corky soon regretted his snide remark when Ricky stooped to retrieve a sh from the water, brie y exposing the pistol stu ed into the back of his pants. Corky hastily packed up his tackle and moved on down the shoreline just far enough so Ricky wouldn’t hear him dial 911 and tell JCSO that “he pulled a gun on me.”
Deputies quickly determined that the pistol never left its breathable polycotton holster and let Ricky o the hook.
Sheri Calls is a weekly column that considers stories from local police logs gathered by the pseudonymous Stavros Koroneos and provided for the readers’ amusement and edi cation. Comments, questions and clever anecdotes should be directed to Stavros, in care of the newspaper. All individuals, even unnamed individuals, are innocent until proven guilty.
ber meeting: 7:30 a.m. on second ursdays, Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, 9444 Eagle Cli Road, Conifer. Free for members, $10 for non-members.
OBITUARIES
Garth Coombs, 96, of Athens, Ohio passed away on June 7, 2025. A long-time resident of Evergreen, he was born in Paramus, NJ and was the son of Robert Duncan Coombs, Jr. and Harriet Lord Couch. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Margaret Smith Coombs, and his stepson Robert D. Coombs IV. He attended MIT, earning degrees in Chemical Engineering and Business. He was a member of the fraternity of Delta Psi. He entered the Army in 1951 as a Lieutenant in the Chemical Corps. He completed a master’s degree at the Newark College of Engineering and joined the Manville Corporation’s R&D division in New Jersey and Colorado. His elds of expertise were ltration and industrial minerals, especially diatomaceous earth. He received several patents. His hobbies included
crafts (he never met a craft he didn’t want to try), garage sales, wildlife photography, and genealogy. Following his retirement, he was an active member of the Mountain Genealogists Society of Evergreen and a member of “ e Curmudgeons,” a group of retired Evergreen professionals. In 2017, he moved to Athens, Ohio to be near his son, Garth Jr, and daughter-in-law, Amy. He is survived by two stepdaughters, Susan Coombs de la Herran of Madrid, Spain and Judith C. Buinicki, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and his son, Garth Coombs, Jr. of Athens, Ohio. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 7 greatgrandchildren. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and will be greatly missed.
mentia and their caregivers. Info: Barbara.Markey@Je coLibrary.org
Mountain Women Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): 9 a.m. every Saturday in person and on Zoom, Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 CR-73, Evergreen. Mountain Women also meet via Zoom on Wednesdays at noon. evergreenaa.com/
Wild Aware is actively recruiting volunteers for their Last Friday Co ee. e monthly event is at 9 a.m., the last Friday morning of every month. Evergreen Bread and Cocktail Lounge, 1260 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen.
Conifer Chamber of Commerce mem-
Al-Anon: Mountain Awakenings Family Group: 7 p.m. ursdays, Evergreen United Methodist Church, 3757 Ponderosa Drive, Evergreen.
Evergreen Nature Center Weekly Preschool Adventures Program: 9 a.m. every ursday, 27640 Hwy 74, Evergreen. Free & no registration required. Programs designed for children ages 2-5 years old. All children must have an adult in attendance. Dress to explore the outdoors. evergreenaudubon.org
Evergreen Nature Center Monthly Family Program: 11 a.m. every last Saturday, 27640 Hwy 74, Evergreen. evergreenaudubon.org
Support for Medicaid cuts low in Colorado
Just 21% favor decreased Medicaid spending
BY DELILAH BRUMER NEWSLINE
Just 21% of Colorado voters want Congress to decrease Medicaid spending, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Concerns about gutted health care access come as U.S. Senate Republican leaders work to push through a tax and spending bill that would cut Medicaid by an estimated $625 billion over the next decade.
e poll zeroed in on the 8th Congressional District, which includes the northern Denver metro area and parts of Weld County. In the district, where1 in 4 residents receive Medicaid bene ts, 63% of voters said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who voted to cut Medicaid.
e 8th District is represented by Republican Gabe Evans, who voted in favor of the plan that would reduce federal Medicaid spending when it was brought to the U.S. House of Representatives in May.
A spokesperson for Evans defended the vote, saying a proposed provision to institute part-time work requirements for some people to retain Medicaid eligibility would make “the program more e cient by cutting out fraud, waste, and abuse.”
nonpro t Healthier Colorado. It has a margin of error of 3.7%.
“Politicians are saying that they want to cut Medicaid to make it better, but the poll shows clearly that voters aren’t buying what they’re selling,” said Jake Williams, CEO of Healthier Colorado. “It shows that there’s real political peril for any candidate who votes to cut Medicaid.”
Bomar pointed to the poll’s ndings that many respondents, especially those who are Republicans or una liated, said Medicaid “should only be for U.S. citizens or legal residents, with some calling for stricter eligibility enforcement.”
Immigrants who are in the U.S. unlawfully are not eligible for federal Medicaid bene ts, but Colorado and 13 other states provide some state-funded coverage to immigrants lacking permanent legal status. Under the proposed federal cuts, an estimated 7.8 million people, most of them citizens or lawful residents, would lose access to Medicaid, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Of-
Some of the main reasons cited in the poll by respondents who said they have favorable opinions of Medicaid are the bene ts it provides to low-income Coloradans, seniors, children, people with disabilities and single parents.
Evans, who was elected to the House last year, represents one of the country’s few congressional swing districts. According to the poll, 42% of voters in the district want to see increased federal Medicaid spending, 20% want it to stay about the
“Congressman Gabe Evans has been steadfast in his support of protecting Medicaid for the vulnerable populations it was created to serve — pregnant women, kids, and disabled people,” said spokesperson Delanie Bomar in a statement Tuesday.
same and 28% want it to decrease.
Medicaid, the state-federal health care program for lower-income people and some with disabilities, serves more than 70 million U.S. residents.
e poll of 675 registered Colorado voters was conducted by Broom eld-based rm Magellan Strategies on behalf of the
“ e poll shows that Medicaid cuts would have devastating e ects for both our health and economy here in Colorado,” Williams said. “I also think it shows that Colorado voters aren’t dummies.”
is story is from Colorado Newsline. Used by permission. For more, and to support the news organization, visit coloradonewsline.com.
Polls show that fewer than a quarter of Colorado voters support decreased spending on Medicaid. SHUTTERSTOCK
BY RYLEE DUNN
For many, the feeling is all too familiar: hands awkwardly gripping the fretboard, the sharp bite of the strings digging into ngertips, an out-of-pitch buzz emitting from the soundhole — the early days of learning to play guitar can dissuade even the most persistent student from the pursuit.
Yet those who persist often discover the hard-earned spoils of guitar playing. Camp res become enlivened with sound, impromptu jam sessions serendipitously come together and in some cases, bands and long-standing musical careers are formed.
While many guitarists learn the instrument when they’re children, others come by it later in life – and the instrument has plenty to o er folks no matter when they pick it up. David Gilbert, a father of two from Englewood, began playing recently because he wanted to expose his young children to the magic of live music.
“I’m pushing 40,” Gilbert said. “At this point, the likelihood that I’m going to end up some guitar virtuoso is pretty slim, but what I recognize is that I can get to a point where I can subject my family to some camp re songs.
“And I think that kind of speaks to the essence of guitar — kind of as this common man’s instrument that doesn’t take too much to get to a point where you can play
some simple sing-along songs with kids, or get to a point where you can just make a fun sound or a little tune,” he continued. “So at this point, that’s my goal; to learn enough chords that I can play some music.”
Gilbert, like many other later–life guitar learners, has turned to a common source of information in the modern age for instruction: YouTube.
e widely utilized social media site is sought out by both novices and seasoned professionals alike.
Warren Rubin is a lifelong guitarist who began playing at an early age and now plays bass guitar in the Arvada-based band, Dive Bar Diva. Rubin works as a soundman for artists such as Hazel Miller and operates an ampli er repair shop out of his garage. He is sometimes known as the “Amp Whisperer.”
Rubin says that there are more resources out there for aspiring guitarists now than there have ever been.
“You don’t have to take classes every week or every month; as much as you need to just pursue interesting ideas,” Rubin said. “Watch other people who have other approaches to the instrument. We live in a golden age for this sort of thing, because you can turn to YouTube and there are people who are just absolutely brilliant guitarists showing you what they do and how they do it.”
Guitarist Kevin Pounds has played in a number of Colorado bands, including We Are Not A Glum Lot (pictured). PHOTO BY MACHKNE RUDNICKI
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Some of the YouTube channels Rubin and Gilbert recommend are Rick Beato, Justin Guitar, Paul Davids, Andy Guitar, and Wings of Pegasus.
While Rubin acknowledges the utility of something like YouTube, he also continues to take in-person lessons at the Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor in Arvada, despite having played the instrument for over six decades.
“All of the best guitar players I know — including my teacher, who has a master’s degree in jazz — continue to take classes,” Rubin said. “If you can a ord it, take lessons, not because it’s the only way to learn the instrument, but it gives you a strong set of fundamentals.”
e Denver metro area is awash with music schools that o er guitar lessons. Arvada’s Pickin’ Parlor, Denver’s Swallow Hill Music, Englewood’s Denver Music Institute and the Littleton School of Music all o er lessons for a variety of di erent styles and skill levels.
While many continue to take lessons long after rst picking up the instrument, other players eschew them altogether. Kevin Pounds — a Colorado Springsbased musician who records under the name Kevin Lbs. and has played in bands including We Are Not A Glum Lot and e Short-TERM — is completely self-taught and learned the instrument by ear.
“I spent my rst year playing, probably hours a day, sounding out Nirvana songs by ear,” Pounds said. “Just dragging my ngers up the strings until I heard some semblance of what was coming out of the speaker across from me. I became a bit more literate with time. I started to realize that certain chords that I was learning matched individual notes on my fretboard.”
Pounds echoed Rubin’s sentiment about trying to learn from others.
“Try not to compare yourself to others,” Pounds said. “It can be very discouraging. But on that note, don’t be afraid to steal their tricks or techniques. You’re always going to put your own scent on it anyway.” Gilbert said the main hurdles he’s dealt with as a newer player are developing the muscle memory to be able to quickly change chords and nding time to practice.
“It reminds me, actually, somewhat of where I started to feel a little stumped with learning a foreign language,” Gilbert said. “Doing rapid chord changes is still something I’m training my ngers to do. “ e other big challenge for me right now is just time,” Gilbert continued. “You know, I’ve got a full-time job and I’ve got kids, so, if I’m lucky, I’ve got half an hour in the evening to sit down with a YouTube tutorial and mess around with guitar. But that’s sort of the bene t of the YouTube thing. I don’t have to build lessons into my schedule. I can t them in where it works.”
Rubin said that instead of seeking out mastery, one should play simply for the enjoyment of the instrument.
“If it brings you joy, you already play well enough,” Rubin said. “And you know, what brings you joy? Is it just playing three chords and being able to sing some of your favorite songs? Is it being able to sit in your chair and noodle a little bit while you watch television? Do it. It’s never too late to start.
“You don’t need to become a virtuoso,” Rubin continued. “I’m not going to live long enough to be a virtuoso, but you don’t need to be a virtuoso for playing to bring you joy.”
Guitarist Kevin Pounds learned the instrument by figuring out songs by ear, demonstrating one of the many paths one can take on their way to learning to play.
PHOTO BY MACHKNE RUDNICKI
Folks of any age can learn to play guitar, and there are lots of methods available by which to do so.
PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT
Though Warren Rubin has been playing most of his life, he advocates for players to continue with lessons and keep sharpening their skills. COURTESY PHOTO
BY JOHN RENFROW JOHN@CTLN.ORG
e 39th Je erson County Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony featured a star-studded roster for the Class of 2025.
It’s a rich end-of-school-year tradition each summer as past and present Je co athletes are honored for their impact on and o the eld.
Six athletes representing ve schools were honored. Read about this year’s class below.
Jenn Bradley - Arvada West
Bradley was a multi-sport athlete for Arcada West, earning 13 varsity letters in basketball (four), softball (three), soccer (three) and golf (three).
Her dominant sport was basketball, where she averaged 17.2 points and 3.8 assists per game during her senior season. Bradley was a four-year All-Je erson County league selection and made AllState as a junior and senior.
SPORTS LOCAL
Six athletes named Hall of Fame honors Class of 2025
Heather Martin - Standley Lake
Martin enjoyed a decorated spring in 2025. She was named the Class 4A Assistant Coach of the Year just days before learning she was inducted into the Je co Athletic Hall of Fame.
Martin is currently an assistant track coach in the high jump category at Standley Lake.
Tommy Dowd - Wheat Ridge
A legendary gure in Je co, Dowd spent nearly three decades coaching at Wheat Ridge. He split his time coaching four sports. Dowd was an assistant coach for the Farmers’ football team when they won the Class 4A state championship in 2006 and 2008, according to ColoradoPreps.com.
Wheat Ridge named its basketball court ‘Tommy Dowd Court’ last year, a few seasons after his son, Vince Dowd, took over the head coaching duties.
Catherine West - Columbine West spent years serving Je co student
Sauer Durham - Golden Sauer, now Durham, made history in wrestling in 2006 when she was the rst female wrestler to qualify for the boys state tournament.
Girls wrestling has now exploded largely due to her in uence on the mat.
BY STEVE SMITH
SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS
We’re still a year away from Colorado adopting a shot clock for high school basketball. e rule kicks in for the 2026-27
BERGEN PARK CHURCH
season, with a 35-second timer for all classi cations. However, some changes are coming ahead of the 2025-26 season also.
e National Federation of High Schools adopted new rules and procedures
Melancon - Golden
A legend for Golden baseball, Melancon led Golden High School to its rst baseball state championship in 2003. He went on to enjoy a 14-season career in Major League Baseball and was a fourtime All-Star. Fittingly, Golden baseball won its second state championship this season.
New rules for 2025-26 high school basketball season
changes for the coming high-school basketball season.
Goaltending/basket interference
A main focus is on dealing with goaltending and basket interference. e goal-
tending rule says a ball is on its downward arc toward the basket once the shot hits the backboard. If a defender touches the ball after it hits the backboard, it’s two/
SEE RULES, P23
WORSHIP DIRECTORY
Bergen Park Church is a group of regular people who strive to improve ourselves and our community by studying the Bible and sharing our lives with each other. On Sunday mornings you can expect contemporary live music, Children’s Ministry that seeks to love and care for your kids, teaching from the Bible, and a community of real people who are imperfect, but seek to honor God in their lives. We hope to welcome you soon to either our 9:00AM or 10:30AM Sunday service. Search Bergen Park Church on YouTube for Livestream service at 9:00am 31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES
28244 Harebell Lane
Sunday Service & Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Wednesday evening: 7p.m: (Zoom only Nov.1st-Mar. 31st.)
Visit: www.christianscienceevergreen.com for more information and ZOOM link
Reading Room: 4602 Plettner Lane 303-674-5296
OPEN: TUES-SAT 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
CHURCH OF THE HILLS PRESBYTERIAN (USA)
Serving the mountain community from the heart of Evergreen Worship 10:00 a.m.
Reverend Richard Aylor
O ce Hours: Tu-Thur 9:00 - 4:00; Fri 9:00 - noon Bu alo Park Road and Hwy 73 www.churchofthehills.com
CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL
In-Church: Sunday Communion Quiet Service 8:00 am & with Music 10:15 am 10:15 am only Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017266569
In-Meadow: 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. --June through September— 27640 Highway 74 – ¼ mile east of downtown Evergreen at the Historic Bell Tower www.transfigurationevergreen.org
CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN (SYNAGOGUE)
Reconstructionist Synagogue
Rabbi Jamie Arnold www.BethEvergreen.org / (303) 670-4294 2981 Bergen Peak Drive (behind Life Care)
DEER PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Reverend Dr. Knut Heim, pastor, Sunday Worship 10 AM
Located one mile west of Pine Junction just o Rt. 285 966 Rim Rock Road, Bailey (303) 838-6759 deerparkumc.org
All are welcome to our open/inclusive congregation!
EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH 5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654
Rev. Terry Schjang
Join us for worship in person or on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch Sunday Worship held at 9am. www.evergreenlutheran.org + All Are Welcome!
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CHURCH – EPC 1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen – (303) 526-9287 www.lomcc.org – o ce@lomcc.org
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday “Real Church In An UnReal World”
A community empowered by the Holy Spirit which seeks authentic relationships with God and others to share the good news of Jesus with Evergreen, the Front Range and the world. Come as you are, all are welcome!
PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH
Located: 4954 County Road 64 in Bailey.
O ce hours MWF 8am-1pm 303-838-4409, Worship & Children’s Church at 10am
Please check our website, www.Rockland.church, for updated service times ¼ mile north of I-70 at exit 254 17 S Mt. Vernon Country Club Rd., Golden, CO 80401 303-526-0668
SHEPHERD OF THE ROCKIES LUTHERAN CHURCH
Missouri Synod. 106 Rosalie Road, Bailey, CO 303-838-2161 Pastor John Graham Sunday Worship Service; 9 a.m., Fellowship Time; 10:15 a.m., Sunday School & Bible Class; 10:45 a.m. www.shepherdoftherockies.org
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN Rev. Sarah Clark • 303.674.4810
athletes as a dedicated athletic trainer.
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The Je co Athletics Class of 2025 poses for a photo. From left to right: Jenn Bradley (Arvada West), Heather Martin (Standley Lake), Tommy Dowd (Wheat Ridge), Catherine West (Columbine), Brooke Sauer Durham (Golden) and Mark Melancon (Golden).
A Collection of Summer Artistic Activities
Summer is o cially here, which means Colorado truly shows itself as a place with cultural options for every interest and activity. e days are lovely and long, so you’ll want to take advantage of all there is on o er.
I’ve gathered a range of activities to celebrate the start of the season — nd something you like and head outside.
Take an Artistic Rest at SeeSaw Art Gallery ere are few things summer is better for than getting some relaxation time, something that SeeSaw Art Gallery, 5 W. Radcli Ave. in Englewood, is celebrating with its new exhibition,Rest Awhile. It’s on display until Aug. 3. e rst solo show from artist Amanda K. Snyder, Rest Awhile “re ects on how oftentimes it’s the carefree moments in life that are relished most; the instances when there’s permission to relax, let go and re ect,” according to provided information. ey become cherished memories and moments we aspire to return to. e exhibit features “rediscovered” mid-century paintings that capture familiar places of leisure.
Find more information at www.seesawgallery.com.
Thornton Pride Throws a Retro Beach Party e City of ornton is celebrating Pride Month in the perfect summer way
COMING ATTRACTIONS
— with aRetro Beach Party
Colorado sports titans rally to bring professional women’s soccer to town
BY JOHN RENFROW JOHN@CTLN.ORG
Since the announcement in January, Colorado has been abuzz about Denver being awarded the newest National Women’s Soccer League team, set to begin play in 2026.
Between powerhouse additions to the ownership and investor groups and the groundbreaking on a new state-of-the-art performance center in Centennial, Coloradans have made it clear that professional women’s sports are long overdue in the area.
e club also unveiled plans for a future stadium district in downtown Denver, which will represent the largest investment in women’s team sports infrastructure in history.
e exclamation point came on June 3, when Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (and obvious Denver legend) Peyton Manning joined the club as a Denver NWSL investor.
e Sheri announced his involvement in a cheeky video of him FaceTiming his brother, NFL legend Eli Manning, a minority owner of Gotham FC in New York.
But the ve-time NFL MVP and twotime Super Bowl winner’s addition is just the icing on a star-studded cake of owners and investors for the new soccer club.
See the full list below, with details pulled from DenverNWSL.com.
e free event is held from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 at ornton Arts and Culture Center and Lu Murray Park, 9209 Dorothy Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to dress for the beach and have fun putting together an out t.
At the Culture Center, visitors will enjoy live entertainment and more, while at Lu Marray Park, visitors can dance to music from a DJ and other live performers. ey can also dine at food trucks and participate in a range of activities, including arts and crafts, cornhole, limbo, face-painting, beach ball volleyball and more. is is a great way to blend all the fun of summer with the important recognition of the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. All the details are available at www.thorntonco.gov/community-culture/festivals-events/2025-thorntonpride.
Plenty of Music and Tasty Food at Edgewater Music Festival Delicious barbeque and killer blues music just seem to go together, which is one of the reasons that people ock
to Edgewater every year for the annual Edgewater Music Festival. e 28th iteration is from 2 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 at Citizen’s Park, 5401 W. 22nd Ave. All the proceeds from the event bene t Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver and other a ordable housing programs.
Some new features this year include a Harley-Davidson ra e and two stages of live music, including performers like Hand Turkey, Wild Love Tigress and Chris Daniels and the Kings.
Attendees will get to peruse the wares of a fun and eclectic range of vendors, like Puppet Me is, e Metaphysical Shop and Skultin Wire Works. And don’t forget the food—it’s a critical and ngerlicking component to the proceedings.
For more information and tickets, visit www.edgewatercomusicfestival.com.
Work Up a Sweat at Lakewood’s Family Fun Day
Summer is the time when you want to be outside and getting really active, so the City of Lakewood is throwing an event to let families do just that.
Lakewood’s Family Fun Day is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 atCarmody Park, 2200 S. Kipling St. e aim of the free event is to celebrate tness for all ages and features a variety of ways to get going.
Some of the events people can partici-
pate in are a color run, scooter obstacle course and sports and tness demos, including Zumba, hip-hop and pickleball. ere also will be water games, parachute play and a gymnastics course. Fun prizes will be available for some of the winners.
Attendees can bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the park and then get a cold treat from Kona Ice to cap things o . More information is available a twww. Lakewood.org/FamilyFunDay.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Tash Sultana at Red Rocks
Australia’s Tash Sultana is one of those musicians that once you catch wind of, you wonder where they’ve been your whole life. e singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist writes tunes that can get under your skin, with immaculate grooves and a sly wit. ere’s elements of pop, blues, R&B and even hip-hop in their music. Plus, Sultana is a top-tier guitarist but can play just about anything — and often does. Sultana is coming to Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 20. It’ll be a great evening of music under the stars, so get tickets at www.axs.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.
Seeing stars among new NWSL team
Olympic Alpine Skier Mikaela Shi rin
A Colorado legend is joining the Denver NWSL group as an investor. Shi rin has 101 World Cup victories, is a two-time Olympic champion, an eight-time World Champion and a ve-time Overall World Cup Champion.
“I’m beyond thrilled to join the ownership group of Denver NWSL and support something so meaningful in the community I call home,” Shi rin said in a statement. “ e sport culture in Colorado is rich and deep, and — most notably — the growth of women’s sports is one of the most exciting movements in our culture today.”
General Manager Curt Johnson
With seven major NWSL trophies under his belt, Johnson already has a decorated resume in the sport.
According to Je Kassouf at ESPN, “Johnson left the North Carolina FC and North Carolina Courage organization in December after 14 years combined with the men’s and women’s teams. As chief soccer o cer, he oversaw the rise of the Courage’s NWSL dynasty that included back-to-back NWSL Shields and NWSL Championships in 2018 and 2019.”
Johnson is a two-time NWSL champion, a three-time NWSL Shield Winner and a two-time NWSL Challenge Cup Winner.
President Jen Millet
A Colorado native, Millet is Denver NWSL’s rst employee.
According to the club’s website, Millet joins Denver NWSL from Bay FC, where she served as chief operating o cer for the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) 14th expansion franchise. Millet
will return to the Mile High City to lead all of Denver NWSL’s business operations, including partnerships, ticket sales, marketing, and venue operations.
Founder Rob Cohen
Cohen is the chairman and CEO of IMA Financial Group, Inc., a top-25 North American insurance brokerage specializing in risk management, insurance, wholesale brokerage and wealth management headquartered in Denver.
In 2001, Cohen founded the Denver Sports Commission, whose mission is to proactively identify, pursue and attract regional, national and international amateur and professional athletic competitions and events to Denver. e commission has helped bring notable events such as the All-Star Games of MLB, NBA, NHL, Women’s Final Four and Hockey Frozen Four to the greater Denver area.
Cohen also served as a founding member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation (USOPF) and is the chair of the Games Hospitality Committee. He most recently was on the Salt Lake City Bid committee, which was awarded the Winter Olympic Games for 2034. He has served on the board for the United States Olympic Museum and has attended 15 di erent Olympic Games in his lifetime.
Alternate Governor Mellody Hobson
Hobson is co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments, LLC (“Ariel”), the rst and oldest African-American-owned mutual fund company in the United States. Ariel is the parent company of Project Level, which is investing in the Denver NWSL franchise.
Led by Hobson and former Washington Commanders President Jason Wright, Project Level’s mission is to level the playing eld in women’s sports through investment and ownership. In 2022, Hobson made history as one of the rst Black owners in the National Football League, as part of the Denver Broncos’ WaltonPenner Family Ownership Group. She is also a shareholder of the Chicago White Sox, the Women’s National Basketball Association and League One Volleyball.
The Borgen/Moritz Families
Working closely with Cohen and in alignment with the team at For Denver FC on the nearly two-year journey, siblings and founders Jon-Erik Borgen and Kaia Borgen Moritz were key contributors in the early movement and eventual bid to bring an NWSL team to Denver.
Together with their spouses, Brooke Borgen and Misha Moritz, and the recent addition of sister Randi, the Borgen family has a distinguished legacy of nancial, athletic and philanthropic impact and success in Colorado. is communityfocused investment through their FirstTracks Sports Ventures, LLC, represents their passion for women’s athletics, elevating opportunities for all and their commitment to bringing the rst professional women’s soccer team to Denver.
Molly Coors
It’s not Denver pro sports if Coors isn’t involved.
Coors is a fth-generation Coloradan. She played collegiate lacrosse at Connecticut College and worked for Alli-
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Coors is also on the Young Guns Committee for the National Western Stock Show.
Brooke Woody
Another connection from North Carolina, Woody entered the women’s sports arena with a minority ownership stake in the NC Courage.
She recently served on the board of the Community Impact Fund, is a director of a local foundation and volunteers at a community food bank.
Neelima Joshi and Dhiren Jhaveri
Two powerhouse investors also joined the group. Denver NWSL’s page details their experience below.
Joshi is a Colorado native and seasoned nance professional with experience in corporate nance, community leadership and non-pro t board governance. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of the Rockies. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Biennial of the Americas, an organization which was established by the Colorado Governor’s o ce to promote cultural exchange, innovation and collaboration throughout the Americas.
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three points for the shooter’s team.
Before this rule change, it was up to ocials to determine whether the ball was still climbing toward the goal before any potential goaltending call.
“By establishing that a ball is considered to be on its downward ight upon contacting the backboard, this rule change introduces a clear and objective standard,” said Monica Maxwell, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the Basketball Rules Committee, in a statement posted to CHSAA-
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Now.com. “It signi cantly reduces the need for o cials to make subjective judgments regarding the trajectory of a shot, thereby enhancing consistency and accuracy in goaltending calls.”
e rule regarding basket interference has also changed.
Now, only a defensive player can commit goaltending. e NFHS statement said the rule change disposes of the need to determine whether the ball in ight is a eld-goal attempt or a pass.
“Any alliteration of a shot attempt with contact to the basket or backboard by an offensive player would be considered basket interference,” the statement said.
Also, intentionally slapping or striking the
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backboard during a eld-goal try becomes basket interference and not a technical foul.
Also, incidents in which players who intentionally delay returning to the court after being out of bounds and then become the rst to touch the ball will result in an infraction and not a technical foul.
Bench rules
e NFHS also changed a rule related to time-outs.
Players on the oor when o cials call for a timeout are now “bench personnel.” e NFHS statement said the switch “ensures consistent enforcement of penalties for unsporting conduct by allowing o cials to issue technical fouls to bench personnel dur-
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ing time-outs.”
Before the change, game o cials had to determine whether a player who warranted a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct was actually on the oor or the bench at the time.
“One of the points of emphasis this year will be bench decorum,” said Billy Strickland, executive director of the Alaska School Activities Association and chair of the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, in the NFHS statement. “How can we help coaches and o cials know that communication is a two-way street? It just needs to be done in a proper manner.”
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