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Caraveo wins close race in Colorado’s new 8th District

Thornton pediatrician first Latina to represent Colorado in Congress

BY JESSE PAUL AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

Kirkmeyer in a very close race.

Caraveo, who works as a pediatrician, will be the first Latina to represent Colorado in Congress. The 8th District’s population is nearly 39% Latino.

Caraveo, a state representative, was leading Kirkmeyer, a state senator, by less than 1 percentage point and fewer than 500 votes when Kirkmeyer conceded Wednesday night at about 6 p.m.”While this is not the

Early results show Adams County trending blue

SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Adams County Democrats were preparing to complete a second blue wave, taking sizeable leads in seven out of seven county races in early voting returns.

County Commissioners Steve O’Dorisio and Emma Pinter, Democrats both, had better than 15,000 vote leads over their opponents, Republicans Joseph Domenico and Sean Forest.

In early results as of 12 p.m. Nov. 9, O’Dorisio had 68,044 votes to Domenico’s 51,882 votes for the district four seat.

Pinter had 68,086 votes to Forest’s 53,198 votes. It was the same down the line.

In the race for Clerk and

Recorder, incumbent Democrat Josh Zygielbaum led Republican Karen Hoopes 68,029 to 51,882.

In the race for County Assessor, Ken Musso had 68,744 votes to Hieu Nguyen’s 51,034. In the race for Treasurer, Democrat Alex Villagran had 63,503 votes to Republican Stan Martin’s 56,571.

In the race for Adams County Sheriff, Gene Claps, a 22-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department led his former boss Mike McIntosh 64,428 votes to 57,013.

Claps worked for McIntosh as well as his successor, Rich Riegenborn when Reigenborn beat McIntosh in 2018.

Claps defeated Reigenborn in Adams County’s Democratic Primary election last spring.

Coloradans vote to cut income taxes, limit liquor chains

BY MARK HARDEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Coloradans gave themselves a tax break in the Nov. 8 election, while also blocking a proposal to let liquor-store operators add more locations.

Voters also agreed to raise taxes on high-income Coloradans to support free school meals, refused to relax rules for charity bingo games and raffles, and expanded property tax exemptions for the surviving spouses of fallen military

service members.

By nearly a 2-1 margin, Colorado voters approved Proposition 121, reducing the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.4%. The measure is projected to reduce state tax revenue by $412.6 million, a cut of about 2.4% to the state’s general fund, while saving the average Colorado taxpayer $119 in fiscal-year 2023-24.

And nearly two-thirds of voters opposed

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Democrat Yadira Caraveo will be the first representative in Washington from Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District after she beat Republican state Sen. Barbara

Claps claims win as Adams County Sheri

Final tally and 9,871 vote lead over Mike McIntosh enough for Democrat

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Gene Claps will be Adams County’s next sheriff.

Claps, the Brighton Democrat, claimed a 9,871 vote win over Republican Michael McIntosh in the county’s general election Nov. 8, after two days of counting.

Claps had 84,209 votes to McIntosh’s 74,338. Claps led polling from the minute the first initial results were released on Nov. 8 but declined to declare himself the winner until Adams County’s County Clerk and Recorder and finished counting and released the final – but still unofficial – results.

Claps maintained an 8,979 vote lead into Nov. 10. The Adams County Clerk and Recorder’s office said there were still 21,000 ballots waiting to be counted as of Nov. 9.

“I think we are still too soon,” Claps said on Nov. 10. “I wish I was that confident, but with 21,000 votes still out there, he could still pick up a win. But a friend of mine, who has a Ph.D. in statistics, said that if I can get 30% of the remaining votes, I should still be able to win.”

That final unofficial count came just before 6 p.m. Nov. 10. In a text message, Claps said a phone call concession from McIntosh came shortly after that.

Claps did say he was feeling pretty good after watching ballot totals come in all night on election night. He hosted a watch party at his Brigh-

ton home.

“I think we’ve done well,” Claps said Tuesday night. “We did an outstanding job campaigning but I know there are still enough votes out there, so I’ll wait to be sure.”

McIntosh could not be reached for comment.

Next up, the County Clerk and Recorder’s office is scheduled to perform an audit of the election results Nov. 19. Depending on that audit, the Clerk should certify the ballot by Nov. 23.

Claps worked under McIntosh, leaving after his successor Rick Riegenborn was elected sheriff in 2018. Claps went on to defeat Reigenborn in the 2022 Democratic primary last spring, setting the table for the current race.

Claps said he’s worked under four administrations in the Adams County Sheriff’s Office during his tenure there. He initially joined the department in 1995 and left in 2019. He started his campaign for the job in 2020.

“I still talked to people in the department every day,” Claps said. “I’m still involved. I continue to talk to and work with the people District Attorney’s office.”

But Claps said he thinks it was his commitment to going door-to-door in the county that helped his campaign.

“I talked to the public,” he said. “That’s what this has all been about, reaching out to the community so we can be successful together.”

That’s driven his agenda should his apparent win Tuesday become official. He promised to be responsive to residents and work with community members and community groups to settle crime problems, whether that’s speeding cars or car thefts.

“We have some parts of the community that say they have not seen a cop in their area in three

years,” Claps said. “So, we need to address that. I need to work on recruiting officers, getting them in the right positions to serve the agency.”

He said he does not think there are many structural things that need to be changed in the department.

“The big thing is, we need to address all that’s gone on in the past four years and bring some solidarity back to the sheriff’s office and get it back out and working with the community.”

And Claps said he doesn’t see himself live streaming car chases or signing television deals like his predecessor should he win.

“If I go on TV, it’ll be for public announcements or public safety reasons,” Claps said. “There are enough issues with law enforcement across the country, I don’t want to fuel that. I want to do more to build some respect.”

“My mom got hurt on the job and can’t work. She doesn’t get enough in disability to afford an apartment. After scraping by for a couple of months, we moved in with friends. Now we are sleeping on my grandma’s couch.”

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Democrat Gene Claps, left, claimed a win Republican Mike McIntosh, right, in the polls Nov. 8. McIntosh was Adams County’s sheri until he was ousted in 2018.

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Green leading in Brighton City Council race

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tom Green is poised to add Brighton City Councilor to his resume, according to early tallies of votes on Election Day.

Green is facing retired legal secretary Marisa Nickerson and insurance producer Sherri Pollack in a bid for the vacant Ward 1 seat.

In unofficial results, Green has 1,515 votes. That’s 52% of total votes. Nickerson had 771 votes and Pollack 646 votes as of 12 p.m. Nov. 9. Ballots continue to be tallied.

Green would replace former Councilor Tim Watts, who resigned May 20. Watts was elected in 2020 as one of two representatives from Brighton’s Ward. That term is set to expire in 2023, meaning Tuesday’s winner Green will need to run for the seat again in a year.

Green said he is likely to do that and he

is eager to work with the other Brighton councilors.

“I want to work hard with the other members to get my issues across,” Green said Tuesday.

Those issues include supporting the Brighton police, helping to fix traffic issues and doing everything they can to improve the quality of life in the city, he said.

Green is a member of the 27J School Board of Directors and chair of the Adams County Board of Adjustment. In his campaign profile, Green said he hopes to see more retail and dining opportunities in Brighton and would promote development.

“We can bring better-paying, quality jobs to Brighton, residents will not have to hit the highway every morning to reach their employer,” he wrote. “A commute just down the street is much better than an hour every day in traffic driving to work.”

Voters lean toward yes to 27J tax increase

Would be first mill levy override since 2000

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Voters appear to be supporting a property tax increase for Adams County 27J School District at the polls.

Voters are being asked to approve an increase of eight mills to

provide for school safety, retention of teachers. The district includes Brighton, Thornton and Commerce City.

As of 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9, the district received 19,073 yes votes compared to 14,923 no votes.

The district made a strong push to convince voters to approve the tax increase. In Commerce City, the city council voted to lower the municipal tax rate to support the school district. Voters have not approved a mill levy override for the

school district since 2000.

The tax increase is expected to cost is less than $1 a day on a house with an assessed value of $500,000. If voters turn down the override, the district said it would have cut middle and high school sports programs, though no specifics are available. Extracurricular programs across the district would also be cut, as would school bus services. The district also said class sizes could increase next year.

Board member Tom Green said

he thinks the district’s message sunk in.

“27J has just been woefully underfunded for 20 years,” Green said. “Other schools around us are spending hundreds, even thousands per student but we’ve been locked in at $41 per student for more than 20 years. I think that fact resonated, plus I think the community supports our teachers and wants to see our career technical schools fully staffed. We just want to give our kids a good future.”

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Fort Lupton council examines retirement plans

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The question before Fort Lupton City Council Nov. 8 wasn’t about an increase in retirement plan costs for police officers and other city employ ees.

The question was whether to make such contributions mandatory or voluntary, whether the city should pay into those funds – and how much it should pay.

“We surveyed employees, and they were pretty clear,” said Human Re sources Director Laura Howe. “They thought we should do better than just

changing the medical plan.”

Howe outlined options for coun cilors to consider during its work session. Employers and employ ees make contributions to a 401a program. By contrast, employees contribute to a 401k plan, and the city doesn’t have to.

A 457b plan allows employees to invest some of their salaries before taxes. It’s voluntary.

“The city could make the plan work without requiring employees to make contributions,” Howe told the council. “A 457 would be available to all staff.”

City employees are getting a cost-of-

living adjustment in their paychecks next year. Councilwoman Valerie Blackston supported the 401a pro gram without an increase in employ ee contributions.

“I’ve had to live paycheck to paycheck,” she said. “The way the prices are going up? We’ve got to understand that. With the health plan increases, I don’t want to throw it to them at once and make the cost-ofliving adjustment no factor.”

“The 401a has a vestment sched ule,” Howe said. “Employees may not be happy with the increased costs. But we have options, and the simpler one is the 401a.”

Another paid holiday?

Juneteenth, the date of the effective end of slavery in the United States, is a federal and state holiday. But city councilors weren’t eager to make it a city holiday during their Nov. 8 work session.

“More and more people are mov ing in this direction,” Howe told the council.

She added city employees get 10 paid holidays per year plus a “floater.”

“I don’t think we’re ready to make that decision,” said Mayor Zo Hub bard.

Next year’s Juneteenth holiday is June 19.

Voters approve free school meals program

Plan will reduce tax breaks for wealthy

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado public school students will have access to free school meals after voters approved Proposition FF on Nov. 8, slashing tax breaks for house holds that earn more than $300,000 in federal adjusted gross income starting in tax year 2023 to help pay for a new school meals program.

The measure passed with more than 55% of voters approving it.

The success of the measure means

that all kids in public schools, no matter their family’s income, will be able to eat free school breakfasts and lunches, reflecting the critical role schools play in helping students facing food insecurity. The state’s new school meals program — the Healthy School Meals for All program — will take the place of a federal initiative that pro vided free meals to all kids through the first two years of the pandemic.

“This is a win for our fight against childhood hunger,” said Ashley Whee land, director of public policy for Hun ger Free Colorado, a nonprofit that helps people struggling with hunger.

“Many more children that need food will now have access to it with their

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learning, and this is something that we’ve needed for a long time.”

The demand for food assistance swelled during the pandemic, with 68,000 more Colorado kids participat ing in school lunch programs support ed by federal funds, said Wheeland, whose organization has supported the ballot measure since it was first referred by Democrats in the Colorado legislature this year through the pas sage of House Bill 1414. This school year, with the federal initiative no lon ger in place, school meals are reaching fewer students, she said.

Proposition FF will limit the amount that households earning more than $300,000 can claim in state income tax

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deductions to cover many of the costs of the new school meals program. It will also require school meal providers to take advantage of federal reim bursements to help ease program costs for the state.

The restriction will impact a taxpay er’s standard deduction or itemized deductions, which include charitable contributions, state and local taxes and mortgage interest.

Taxpayers who make more than $300,000 will be able to deduct no more than $12,000 for single filers and no more than $16,000 for joint filers. Cur rently, taxpayers who earn more than $400,000 can claim a maximum of $60,000 in state income tax deductions for a joint filer and a maximum of $30,000 for a single filer, caps that were passed under House Bill 1311. Taxpay ers whose income is between $300,000 and $400,000 are not limited in how much they can deduct from their state taxable income.

Proposition FF will increase income tax revenue in the state by an esti mated $100.7 million during the first full year of the tax change, fiscal year 2023-24, which begins on July 1, 2023.

School meal providers will be reimbursed for providing meals to all kids, and any school meal provider can benefit, whether they serve one or more school districts or charter schools. Currently, 183 school meal providers serve kids throughout the state and cover the costs of providing free and reduced-price lunches with state and federal funds and by charg ing families whose income exceeds federal poverty levels. Students might qualify for free or reduced-price meals, depending on their household income, but Colorado students who are eligible for reduced-price meals get free meals instead because the state funds their portion of the meal cost.

Denver resident Noah Hayden, 25, voted in favor of Proposition FF so that all students have enough to eat while trying to learn.

Hayden, an unaffiliated voter, teaches social studies at a charter school in Broomfield, and while most of his students come from families who can afford meals, he knows not all kids have the same resources.

“I just think it’s better that every kid is always ensured a lunch throughout the day,” Hayden said after voting at ReelWorks Denver Tuesday evening.

Fort Lupton floats liquor occupation tax

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There may be a new tax on its way for liquor stores, brew pubs, lodging and entertainment venues and any place that serves beer and wine.

City Clerk Mari Pena presented the concept to a work session of Fort Lupton City Council Nov. 8. She plans to present cost figures to the City Council during its meeting Dec. 6. She also asked to match

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Joey Chester, 30, an unaffiliated voter from Westminster, came to the polls with at least one thing in mind: school lunches.

Chester, who grew up in Aurora, voted “yes” on Proposition FF. He said he sees hope in the proposition.

“When I grew up, my mom gave us 40 bucks a month for school lunches, and I got lazy and would just burn it out and then have to make my own

up the deadline with this new tax with the date of the business’ licenses renewal date.

“Every owner calls about the license fee,” Pena told the council. “I’d like to make the occupation date at the same time as the renewal.”

She called it more of a fee than a tax.

“It’s the cost of doing business,” she told councilors.

There was no decision because of the format of the meeting.

lunch finally for the rest of the year. I knew kids that didn’t always get meals, and I know things have gotten worse,” Chester said.

He added: “I hope it’s going to pass and the people that it’s going to tax are not going to be whiny about it.”

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New library furniture

Bids for new furniture and shelving for the soon-to-be relocated Fort Lupton Public & School Library came in under budget, according to library Director Thomas Samblanet.

The library board accepted five bids for new furniture. Three of the firms didn’t have access to all of the items on the board’s list. Office Space did. The board also accepted two bids for shelving. One didn’t provide all of what the board wanted. The other, Shelf Image, did.

“The amount of money in the budget was $350,000,” Samblanet told council. “The two bids were $61,000 under budget. We did not add a few things that we forgot. Even still, the bids were $33,000 under budget. They have the same 12- to 13-week lead times. Those are sufficient for our needs.”

Council approved the library’s new location in April, but who will manage the firm and who has which responsibilities has yet to be deter-

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Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, representing independent liquor stores,had saidProp 124 would let big chains drive its members out of business.

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Republicans have to wait for 2026 for shot at power

BY JESSE PAUL, DELANEY NELSON AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado Republicans were shellacked Tuesday night, which means, starting next year, the GOP will no longer have any statewide elected officials. And the party will have to wait until 2026 before they get a chance to change that.

That’s because there are no statewide offices up for reelection in 2024.

Additionally, the GOP was on track Wednesday morning to fall even further into the minority in the Colorado Senate — so far so that they won’t realistically have a shot at taking back the chamber in 2024. A Republican majority in the Colorado House is also largely seen as out of reach for the foreseeable future.

Democrats have never held this level of sustained power at the state or congressional levels in Colorado.

“It’s just super depressing if you’re a Republican,” said George Brauchler, a conservative talk radio host who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2018. He called his party’s 2022 losses “epic.”

Brauchler spoke to The Sun on Tuesday night at the Colorado GOP’s watch party at the Double-

Tree Hotel in Greenwood Village, which was perhaps the saddest place in the state. It was not even 10 p.m. when the ballroom had almost fully cleared out, following concession speeches from U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea, secretary of state candidate Pam Anderson, treasurer candidate Lang Sias and John Kellner, who ran for attorney general.

A band played Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” to an audience of mostly reporters busy digesting the GOP’s stunning defeats.

“The outcome is a tough pill to swallow,” O’Dea said in his concession speech to a hushed crowd at about 8:30 p.m., when early returns showed him trailing Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet by 18 percentage points. “But that’s life in the big city.”

O’Dea, a first-time candidate and Denver construction company owner, ran as a moderate in the hopes of winning over voters in a state moving increasingly toward Democrats. It didn’t work — in a big way. (O’Dea was trailing Bennet by 12 percentage points on Wednesday morning.)

Heidi Ganahl, a University of Colorado regent who was the only statewide elected Republican, lost her bid Tuesday to unseat Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. The contest was called by Fox News, playing in the DoubleTree ballroom, minutes after the polls closed. Ganahl was trailing Polis by 18 percentage

points on Wednesday morning.

Former state Sen. Greg Brophy, an Eastern Plains Republican, was predicting a good night for Republicans heading into Election Day. On Wednesday morning he was in disbelief.

“I’m blown away,” he said. “In shock.”

Kristi Burton Brown, chairwoman of the Colorado GOP, said Tuesday’s results show where Colorado “really is” politically “and whether or not Colorado has become a state more like Washington or California.”

Republicans, she said, will now have to focus district by district on legislative races and on local elections — school board, mayoral and city council contests, for example — until they get another shot at statewide office. U.S. House races, which are decided every two years, will also be a major focus for the party.

“If it’s district by district,” she said, “we’ll go fight district by district.”

Burton Brown said the GOP’s next big focus will be in Aurora, where they hope to keep a Republican in the mayor’s office in Mike Coffman and a GOP majority on the City Council. (Aurora’s municipal races are technically nonpartisan.)

And then there’s the 2024 presidential race. But no Republican presidential candidate has won in Colorado since George W. Bush in 2004.

In the Colorado Senate, where Republicans hoped to win a majority and be able to stop Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ agenda, the GOP needed to win six of seven competitive races this year to secure the gavel. On Wednesday morning they were losing in all seven races.

While Republicans were hoping to ultimately win in a few of the seven districts once the vote count is complete, the party was bracing for the reality that they may fail in all of the races.

If Democrats ultimately prevail in the seven competitive contests, the party’s majority will expand to 23-12 from 21-14. There are only two Democratic seats the party is at a real risk of losing in 2024, which means their future majority doesn’t appear in doubt until at least 2027.

Republicans may have lost seats in the House his year, as well, where they were already outnumbered by Democrats 41-24.

“We as a party have self-imploded in Colorado,” Ben Engen, a Republican political consultant and data analyst, said Nov. 9.

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outcome we hoped for, I am proud of our team and our campaign,” Kirkmeyer posted on Twitter.

Caraveo’s win also gives Democrats a better chance at holding onto their slim majority in Congress.

“In many ways, the story of my family is the story of this district — my parents immigrated here to afford us a better life,” Caraveo said in a written statement Wednesday. “And because of their hard work, I was able to go to college, become a doctor and live my version of the American Dream. But for too many people in Colorado, that dream has slipped out of reach. Our district deserves a leader who will fight to restore access to the American Dream for working families — a leader who will not side with wealthy donors and special interests.”

She added: “It’s the honor of my lifetime to receive this vote of confidence to serve working families from Greeley to Commerce City in Washington, D.C. I look forward to doing the hard work to fight for working families across every part of the 8th Congressional District.”

Coloradoreceived an eighth congressional districtafter the 2020 U.S. census due to the state’s population growth. The tossup district, which stretches from Denver’s northeast suburbs into Greeley, was drawn as part of last

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year’s once-in-a-decade redistricting process.

It had a slight Democratic advantage, according to a nonpartisan legislative staff analysis of election results in the district from 2016 to 2020. But most national prognosticators considered the district fully up for grabs, if not slightly leaning toward Republicans.

Kirkmeyer benefited from national GOP help, while Caraveo’s campaign —which was always trailing in polling— was mostly left to fend for itself.

Kirkmeyer got help from the National Republican Congressional Committee to pay for more than $1.7 million in TV advertising starting in September. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee didn’t begin assisting Caraveo with TV advertising until mid-October.

Republican groups spent $10.2 million to support Kirkmeyer, compared with only $6.4 million for Democratic groups.

But Caraveo’s campaign raised more money than Kirkmeyer’s, outspending her rival $2.6 million to $1.2 million through Oct. 19, according to federal campaign finance records analyzed by The Colorado Sun.

Caraveo and her campaign aimed to attract the support of working-class families like the one she grew up in. She said she originally ran for the state House after hearing parents’ concerns about the high costs of health care and their concerns about getting a good education for their children. Her support of abortion rights also played

a significant role in her congressional bid.

“My message is that I come from (the) community,” she told reporters on Tuesday afternoon, before voting ended. “For me, it was about building on all of those experiences that I had taking care of them in my clinic and that I grew up with, seeing my parents have to have conversations around the kitchen room table about what we could afford to do.”

Caraveo said her campaign knocked on 295,000 doors, made 225,000 phone calls and sent over 340,000 text messages to voters. Getting out Latino voters in the district was especially important to Caraveo.

“As somebody who speaks Spanish, I’ve really been concentrating my efforts in the Spanish-speaking areas of the community,” Caraveo said on Tuesday. “In Commerce City, and then Greeley in particular.”

Kirkmeyer’s loss is another disappointment for Republicans,who suffered major defeats on Election Day. The Colorado GOP felt Kirkmeyer, who focused her campaign on inflation and crime, was likely to be a bright spot on an otherwise disappointing election night.’

Instead, Kirkmeyer’s loss adds to the nightmare that has been 2022 for the state’s Republicans. Kirkmeyer’s campaign said it conceded despite the narrow margin in the race because it felt it no longer had a path to victory. Kirkmeyer, who lives in Brighton, still has two years left in her current

four-year state Senate term.

Caraveo thanked the community in her victory statement.

“Together, we will fight to lower costs, make prescription drugs more affordable, make childcare and family leave more accessible, and fight for every person in America to, once again, have reproductive rights restored to them,” she wrote.

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Cecil was born in Hamilton, Missouri on June 11,1933 to Myrtle and Frank Bell. e family moved to Colorado in the spring of 1936 due to his father’s health. ey lived on a farm west of Platteville with his grandparents. In 1942 they moved to a small farm north of Hudson, Colorado. Cecil went to school at Keenesburg and graduated in 1951. He was drafted into the army in July,1953. He trained as a communication chief and was sent to Korea in December. He served there until he was discharged in June, 1955.

He married Shirley Gabel on January 21, 1956. Four children were born to this couple who were married for 66 years. eresa Tucker (Tim) of Smiths Falls, Canada, Mark of Fort Lupton, Kristine Gronquist (Bob) of Greely and Maureen Medved (Tim) of Littleton. Cecil had three grandchildren Jeremiah Tucker (Oui) of Longmont, Nicholas Medved (Krysta) of Parker, Abigail Medved of Littleton and one great granddaughter Lily Tucker of Longmont.

Cecil and Shirley bought their farm in 1965 and operated a dairy until 1983 then sold the dairy and raised registered Gelbviech bulls until Cecil retired in 2003. Cecil served on the District 8 school board for 12 years. He enjoyed going to Blackhawk, playing computer games, doing jigsaw puzzles and watching the Broncos, Rockies and Nugget games.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters baby Elizabeth, Doris and Dorothy and his brother Jim. He is survived by his wife Shirley, 3 brothers Don (Norma) of Brighton,

Germany, 1 sister Charlotte Smith (Don) of Idaho and many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life for Cecil will be held on Friday, November 18th, 2:00 PM at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home, 75 S 13th Avenue,

Special thanks to the people of TRU CommunityCare Hospice who took such good care of Cecil in his last days.

On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Billie Constance Landeck, loving wife and mother of two sons, passed away at the age of 78. Connie was born on February 11, 1944 in Chicago and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin.

Connie had a passion for life, the 1950s, and “Days of Our Lives” and it was a rare occasion when she wasn’t in an upbeat mood. She was

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a devoted wife and a ercely loyal mother who always put her sons’ needs before her own. Connie was preceded in death by son Jay Landeck. She is survived by husband James, son Lewis, brother David, and cousin Lavonne. A funeral service will be held at Tabor Funeral Home in Brighton, Colorado at 11 a.m. with viewing beginning at 10 a.m.

Arnea Roland Flaharty

September 16, 1938 - November 2, 2022

Born September 16, 1938 in Denver, 84 years old died November 2, 2022 in Brighton CO.

Married to Avis L. Elliott November 8, 1997.

Arnea joined the Navy December 1960 to December 1964.

He was an antique dealer for 40 years. He enjoyed traveling from state to state doing antique shows and meeting new friends. He also did jewelry repair.

Survived by his wife sister in law, brother in law, 3 step children, 8 step grandchildren, 5

great step grandchildren and 2 great great step grandchildren, 3 nieces and nephew and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his mother and father, one brother and one great nephew.

He was a member of Elmwood Baptist Church in Brighton. e service will be held there on Saturday November 19th at noon. He died from agent orange exposure when he was in Vietnam.

He will be missed by family and many friends.

State Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton, makes a stop as part of her campaign to represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District.

PHOTO BYJESSE PAUL, THE COLORADO SUN

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Billie Constance Landeck

February 11, 1944 - October 26, 2022

Charles Cecil Bell

June 11, 1933 - November

Operation Freebird returns to Adams County

Free birds won’t be o ered but certificates for free turkeys will

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Operation Freebird, Adams County’s free Thanksgiving food giveaway, will return this year with plenty of Thanksgiving trimmings but one big difference: There won’t be any turkeys at the event.

“Instead, we are going to be giving away a free certificate that anyone can take to a location that sells Butterball turkeys and get a free turkey there,” said Deputy Sherri Cole with the Adams County Sheriff’s office. “Logistically, for the last two years, it’s cost us more than it should have to keep the birds cold and fresh. So we are going with the certificates that people can redeem literally anywhere that sells Butterball turkeys. We hope we can use the savings to help even more people.”

The event is being held this year

at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at Mountain States Toyota, 201 W. 70th Ave. in Denver. There is no registration needed, so residents just need to show up and collect their food and their Butterball turkey certificate.

Operation Freebird is an annual event designed to provide all the makings for a Thanksgiving meal, from the bird to the rolls to the cranberries to the pie. No profits or income are generated by this event. The sheriff’s office, the Adams County Sheriff’s Foundation and more than 200 local non-profit agencies and other community partners also help provide a range of services to the needy in the North Metropolitan area.

Cole said the county is prepared to give Thanksgiving meals to 2,500 families. Multiple service agencies will also be available for dental screenings, flu shots, housing and food assistance, veterans services, and mental health resources.

Sheriff’s Deputies will also be on hand, with opportunities to meet the county’s K9 officers and their handlers and the county SWAT Team and Bomb Squad.

Exit fee calculations in place for United Power’s split with Tri-State

BY STAFF REPORT

BRIGHTON – Brighton’s energy co-op, United Power, filed a pair of exit-fee calculators as part of its response to a decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

A press statement said the calculators can help the commission and others to evaluate the impact of the co-op’s proposed balance sheet and modifications to the balance sheet that the commission proposed and that Administrative Law Judge Renee Terry approved.

The tool lets the 42 utility members to assess exit fees from TriState Generation and Transmission. One set of fees, modeled on the commission’s adopted calculations, allows each member to enter their desired departure date and to select exit options

“We appreciate the hard work

by FERC staff in proposing solutions for departure from our power supplier that are in most respects aligned with what United Power has consistently advocated as a fair outcome,” said Mark A. Gabriel, president and CEO of United Power, in the statement. “By following United Power’s balance sheet approach, everyone can calculate their actual cost to depart. This is critical for future planning for our current power supplier and its utility members. Though the initial decision modifications present implementation questions and other obstacles that we challenge in our exceptions brief, we believe the decision’s principles chart a course toward members’ fair transition to competitive supply and open access.”

United Power indicated its departure from Tri-State, effective May 1, 2024.

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Splendor”

The city of Brighton’s community art show ARTfest will be presenting the “Holiday Splendor” exhibit through Jan. 18 at The Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St.

Show sponsors include the Brighton Cultural Arts Commission and The Armory Performing Arts Center. Partial funding is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.

Contact Sandie Mackenzie at 303659-5400 or David Gallegos at 303-6552176. To confirm viewing hours at The Armory, call 303-655-2026.

Armory Performing Arts concerts

Brighton’s lineup for concerts at the Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St. continues through November.

Nov. 18: The Long Run, performs its “Alter Eagles” set at 8 p.m.

Nov. 19: The Long Run, Colorado’s tribute to the Eagles, at 8 p.m.

Tickets are available at brightonarmory.org. Contact Gary Montoya, events and downtown initiative manager, at gmontoya@brightonco.gov.

Turkey Trot

Brighton’s 38th annual Turkey Trot takes off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the pavilions outside the Brighton Recreation Center, 555 N. 11th Ave. The 5k run/walk is a Bolder Boulder qulaifier. First-, second- and third-place winners in each age division will receive prizes.

Early bird entry fees are $30 for adults and $20 for youth and seniors. Race day entry fees are $35 for adults and $25 for youth and seniors. Entry fees will include a T-shirt, breakfast, awards, prizes and drawings. .

Packet and bib pick-up will be Nov. 16 and 17 at the recreation center. Those who have not registered by Nov. 14 will have to wait and pick up their bib on the day of the race.

To register, call 303-655-2200 or visit brightonco.gov/turkeytrot

Winter market needs artists, crafters

The city of Brighton is seeking unique artists, crafters, and artisan food vendors to participate in a winter market during the city’s annual tree lighting ceremony.

The arts and crafts “Winter Market” will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, on South Main Street near the city’s Founders Plaza.

No resale, wholesale or direct sales are allowed. Seasonal arts and crafts are preferred. Vendor applications will be accepted until Nov. 25. The fee for a vendor space is $25. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis as space is limited. Vendors must provide their own tent as well as tables and chairs if needed.

To learn more and to apply, visit www.brightonco.gov/459/Tree-Lighting-Winter-Market. For more information, contact Susie O’Connor at soconnor@brightonco.gov.

Holiday season begins Dec. 3

The holiday season begins in earnest in downtown Brighton Saturday, Dec. 3, and Saturday, Dec. 10.

The annual tree-lighting ceremony is from 2 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at Founders Plaza, 5 S. Main St.

New to the event is a winter market on South Main Street, near the plaza, that will feature artists, crafters and artisan food vendors. Vendor applica-

tions will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 25. Visit https://www.brightonco. gov/FormCenter/Public-Information-22/Winter-Market-Vendor-Application-134.

Santa will be on hand. There will be face painting and the Teddy Bear & Friends Tree (from 2 to 4:30 p.m.) Face Vocal Band. an all-vocal rock band, will perform on the FNBO stage from 5 to 7 p.m. The tree lighting is set for 5 p.m.

The 27th annual Festival of Lights parade starts at 5 p.m. Dec. 10. The theme is “A Hometown Holiday Tradition,” featuring almost 65 entries. Those who would like to enter, visit https://www.brightonco.gov/470/ Festival-of-Lights-Parade. The deadline is Nov. 25. Call Amy Porter at 303-655-2126.

Colorado Gives Day

The Adams and Broomfield counties’ chapter of Court Appointed Special Advocates is observing Colorado Gives Day Tuesday, Dec. 6.

A press statement said donations to CASA help provide volunteers to children and youth in the child welfare system. Donations will be doubled by matching funds up to $100,000, thanks to support from the Lembke Family. Donations ar tax-deductible and qulaify for the Colorado child Care Contribution Tax Credit.

Visit https://www.coloradogives. org/organization/Casaa-B?blm_ aid=18554916.

DA Academy

The 17th Juidicial District Attorney’s Office is offering a free, eightweek program to explain the workings

of the office and the criminal justice system.

It starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the DA’s office, 1000 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton. The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 1. Info? Email chopper@da17.state.co.us.

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Brighton adds new ChargePoint stations

The city of Brighton announced it was opening three new charging stations for electric vehicles.

The stations are at the Brighton Recreation Center at 555 N. 11th Ave. Eagle View Adult Center at 1150 Prairie Center Parkway. and Platte Valley Medical Center at 1610 Prairie Center Parkway.

The first hour of charging is free at each location. The locations have two stalls and two charging stations each that operate much like a parking meter, with a $2-per-hour charging rate after the first hour.

For other ChargePoint station locations, visit https://uk.chargepoint. com/charge_point. For more information, please contact Assistant Director of Public Works Chris Montoya at cmontoya@brightonco.gov.

Museum volunteers

The Brighton City Museum needs volunteers to help with visitors, research and collection project-based duties.

Call Bill Armstrong, museum specialist, at 303-655-2288.

Water audit program

The city of Brighton and Resource

Central teamed up to provide a free water audit for businesses and homeowner associations. The pro gram aims to help residents and cities increase water use efficiencies and reach conservation goals.

Call 303-999-3824 or visit https:// www.brightonco.gov/589/Water-AuditProgram

Legal self-help clinic

The Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month. The program is for customers who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues.

Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law.

Call 303-405-3298 and ask for Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.

Sidewalk, curb and gutter program

The city of Brighton’s 50.50 Side walk, Curb and Gutter program is underway. The program helps ease the financial costs of maintenance and re placements, according to a statement. Property owners are responsible for that maintenance work. The program halves the replacement costs between the city and the property owner.

The program began in 2004. Last year, it assisted 14 homeowners. The city says the program has saved about $75,000 worth of repairs.

Visit www.brightonco.gov/50-50 to apply. Call 303-655-2036 with questions.

American Legion meets in Brighton

American Legion Post 2002 meets regularly the second Thursday of each month, and all veterans are invited to attend. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the United Power head quarters building, 500 Cooperative Way.

Senior meals

Eagle View Adult Center will serve hot VOA lunches on Mondays and Thursdays. Advance reservations are required. Call EVAC 303-655-2075 for more information.

Walk with a doc

Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an intervention al cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.

This is a walking program for ev eryone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and a fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking.

Hearts in the Arts’ rental assistance pro gram begins

The Brighton Urban Renewal Authority began the Brighton Hearts in the Arts rental assistance program. It’s designed to help local artists who occupy physical space in the down town urban renewal area with rent costs.

It’s open to arts-focused nonprofits, according to a statement, plus for-prof it art galleries and art studios. Some of the ‘Need-to-meet” criteria include

a 501(c)(3) designation and to be sure that the function and mission of the facility is to exhibit, create, present and sell artwork in several forms of media.

Artists can apply for grants that will cover up to half of their annual or monthly lease but no more than $15,000 per year.Visit brightonura. org/176/Brighton-Hearts-the-Arts. Call 303-655-2150 or email aherrera@ brightonedc.org.

Meet the mayor

Brighton Mayor Greg Mills wants to meet the public during new, one-onone meetings. It’s a chance to learn about current projects, new develop ments and share issues.

Meetings are the third Friday of every month in 15-minute slots, starting at 10:30 a.m. Reserve a time slot at https://www.signupgenius. com/go/10c0d4caaa62fabf9c34-meet. Indicate whether you want to meet in person at City Hall, 500 S. Fourth Ave., or virtually. Call 303-655-2042.

Mental health

Community Reach Center offers in-person intake assessments from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, 1850 E. Egbert St. in Brighton. Call Com munity Reach Center at 303-853-3500.

For walk-in intake, bring an ID and insurance information. For those who would prefer to complete the intake forms and schedule an appointment, the intake forms are available online at www.communityreachcenter.org. There will be a short screening for flu-like symptoms before entering the center to ensure safety and wellness for everyone.

Anyone feeling unsafe or suicidal

should call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255, text 38255, or visit the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Center at 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Through an arrangement with The Colorado Spirit Program, there is support for feelings of worry, hope lessness, anger, loss, isolation and disconnection that many individuals are experiencing as a result of the pandemic.

It’s free and confidential. Services include virtual individual and group counseling. community networking and support, assessment and referral to community resources and psycho educational materials and emotional support. Email J.Sheehan@Communi tyReachCenter.org.

Help for vets

Qualified Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has several power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available.

The VA offers urgent care services to eligible veterans at both VA medical facilities or at in network urgent care clinics that are closer to home. Use this benefit to treat minor injuries and illnesses that are not life-threatening, such as colds, strep throat, sprained muscles, and skin and ear infections.

To find the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/find-locations or call 720-600-0860.

Qualified Listeners also needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handy man services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners.

Wrestling: Prairie View’s Vigil eyes three-peat

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

DENVER – Prairie View’s Ane’e Vigil has two state wrestling titles to his credit. By the last week in February, he’d love to have a third. But he also said he has some things to do before the state meet begins.

“I want people to think I don’t need to work on things,” he said during the Colorado High School Activities Association’s media day for winter sports Nov. 8 at Empower Field. “But from the college level, I need to work on a lot of things. That’s where I want my wrestling to be at.”

Part of that process includes what he called “chain wrestling.”

“I want to be able to go from one move to another move to another move,” Vigil said. “A lot of highschool kids will shoot a shot, and then they pause. College kids will go for a shot, then another shot. It’s just constant movement.”

Another piece is more domination from the top position. Vigil spent a lot of time last year in the top position.

“I was so good on my feet,” Vigil said. “I was able to take the kids down. But I’m not really turning anyone from on top. I’m just taking them down and letting them up. I’m never satisfi ed. You can’t ever get satisfi ed. Not yet.”

PVHS begins the season at 7 p.m. Nov. 30, when the ThunderHawks host Legacy High School. As for Vigil, the idea of winning a third state title in as many years isn’t far from his mind.

“All the time. That’s always on my mind,” he said. “I’m missing out on some high-school things. But at the same time, my coaches and my parents tell me it’s always going to be there, the stuff out of wrestling. It’s never going to go anywhere. Moments like this? That could slip out of my hands by making the wrong decision.”

Ane’e Vigil, Prairie View’s two-time defending state wrestling champion.

PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH

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