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Home at last: Eagle Ridge Academy’s new soccer field

Bridge St. widening moves ahead

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A longer sidewalk along the north side of Bridge Street would be great, but City Councilors said it’s more important to get to work widening the street.

“ is is a project that’s been in the works for a long time and I think we all agree we need to undertake this for the future of the city,” City Manager Michael Martinez told councilors. “But want to make sure we present you with all the options. We can get moving right away without having all the rights-of-way in place, but there is a cost for this.”

It had been seven years, six months and six days since the last home soccer game for Eagle Ridge Academy. And that game wasn’t even played at the school; it was held down the road at Donelson Park in Brighton.

Up until 2023, the team had to play on neutral turf or on an opponent’s home eld, even when they were the dedicated “home team.”

at all changed on April 27, when the school debuted its new, $2.5 million soccer eld for the Warriors. e radiant green turf is decorated with beautiful maroon and gold around the perimeter. Construction,

match against Denver’s DSST College View High School.

e Warriors wasted no time enjoying their rst-ever home eld game, dominating College View in a 9-1 route. Felix Estrada, head girls’ soccer coach at Eagle Ridge, said the excitement to get on the eld was through the roof.

“Oh man, they’re really excited,” Estrada said. “ ey’ve just wanted to play for so long, and with this new eld that we got, they’re amazing. Last week, they were all anxious to be over here.”

e Warriors are 4-4 so far this year but have all of May to add to

ough the season has been solid so far, he said, having a home eld for the rst time can act as a catalyst for success going forward. It’s easier to practice on and now is a symbol of pride for the Warriors. e community and camaraderie have always been there, but now there is their own castle to defend. It makes a di erence, Estrada said.

“Now you can nd the spaces,” he said. “You can teach them di erent stu . You can create spaces for drills. You can do all these things with practice on the eld [that we

City Councilors gave their thumbs up to a plan to widen the road between 22nd and 42nd avenues, a $21.5 million project that will last at least two years, during their study session meeting April 25. Councilors are scheduled to see the matter on their agenda for a formal approval soon.

“If we come back May 16 for a contract awards, and then it’ll take a couple of weeks to get all the contracts signed,” said Christopher Montoya, the assistant director of public works. “ ere is preliminary discussion of a June groundbreaking.”

Montoya said the project will use 35 million pounds of asphalt, 13,000 feet of storm pipe. Plans call for adding four new tra c lights and one

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SMALL STAGES, BIG ACTS

Local bars the spot for up-and-coming talent

Both soccer teams for Eagle Ridge Academy in Brighton join Athletic Director Zach Henning at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of their brand-new soccer field. It is the Warriors’ first-ever home field.

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Steven Douglas takes United Power Board of Directors seat

St even Douglas won the United Power Board of Directors seat by 3,614 votes in the East District.

Tamra Waltemath ran unopposed and was re-seated with 5,918 votes in the mountain region, and Virginia Buczek retained her seat with 4,003 votes in the West region.

According to a news release, the winners were announced on April 12 at the annual meeting. More

than 7,000 ballots were cast.

“No matter what the future holds, providing reliable electric service will always be at the core of our business,” said Board Chair Beth Martin.

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“We made great strides in 2022 –strengthening our system, improving reliability, and protecting our communities.”

James Vigesaa received 1,960 votes to win the seat in the South district. Jamie Klein received 1,272 votes in the South district and Ken Kreutzer received 1,876, and Katherine Mills received 1,455 votes.

Virginia A. Buczek retained her seat, receiving 4,003 votes in the West district. Thomas Hogan was a distant second in the West district, receiving 2,510 votes to Buczek’s 4,003 votes.

Robert “Rob” Masden received 2,994 in the East District, behind East District winner Douglas.

The residents in the different regions voted via mail-in and electronic ballot voting. According to officials, electronic balloting voting was added by the United Power cooperative in 2022 to provide voters with a fast, secure, and convenient way to avoid mailing delays.

According to officials, about 700 members and guests watched a video presentation of cooperative accomplishments, such as United Power continuously updating the mitigation plan to protect its community members from wildfire dangers, removing vegetation growth on 40 miles of line, covering the poles with fire retardant, and update red flag warning procures for wildfire conditions.

It is also rolling out and expanding electric vehicle EV charging stations in member regions and offering an EV wiring rebate. The

cooperative renewed for a third year the member choice grant for a total of $12,000. It allows the member to nominate local nonprofits for the grant.

“Underlying all of these accomplishments is a dedicated team of United Power employees working to ensure they meet your needs,” said Mark A. Gabriel, United Power President & CEO. “Over 180 cooperative employees arrive every day ready to put you first. They keep our systems secure and strong, take pride in working safely, and make sure that our members’ needs are met.”

According to officials, Keith Alquist United Power’s Board Treasurer, presented the financials reporting another strong year.

Gabriel ended the meeting with a presentation of the future of the electric industry, continued economic prosperity through tax revenue, and job opportunities within communities. He discussed the importance of local generation, self-generation, and technologies controlling its solid electrical grid. “A distribution utility like United Power stands at the crossroads of a changing energy industry and needs to transition from a simple distribution operator to managing a system that is agnostic to inputs and flexible enough to handle both centralized power and local generation,” he said.

To watch the videos and presentations at the 2023 Annual Meeting, including the cooperative’s 2022 Annual Report, visit www. unitedpower.com.

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small bridge structure. It should take 590 working days.

Montoya said the work now will include a complete sidewalk along the southern side of the road. He said the plan includes a sidewalk along the northern side of the road as well, but the city does not have the rights-ofway from property owners along the way that would allow them to do that work. Getting that would add delays to the project, he said.

“We have rights-of-way easements that are needed and we have sent out o er letters to those property owners. We have received one response out of a couple dozen. If we do not get an o er, acceptance or negotiation, that really only leaves us with an option of condemnation.”

e other option is to eliminate the northern sidewalk from the current work plan, he said.

“We may be able to squeeze in some temporary trail locations and proceed with the work right away,” Montoya said. “Essentially that would be commencing construction now without

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the rights-of-way in fully place,” he said. “Of note, this project has been solicited, we have bids in hand and have evaluated those bids.”

Councilors agreed the sidewalks along Bridge Street are important, but the widening work is more important.

“ e dangers associated with this project not continuing, the frustration with the tra c there, my recommendation would absolutely be to proceed and deal with the north side as we can and as we are able,” Councilors

Peter Padilla said. “As long as we are showing the sidewalk along the south side, delaying this project through two dozen negotiations would only frustrate and serve to delay. I don’t think it’s serves anyone.”

Councilor Clint Blackhurst agreed.

“We’ll have a nice sidewalk on the south side, new tra c lights along the way so people can cross to the south side easily,” Blackhurst said.

Councilor Ann Tadeo said she agreed, and said it’s important to avoid condemnation and eminent domain considerations.

“Having the nice sidewalk along the south side is better, it’s what we need,” she said. “I am not a fan of eminent domain. Just saying the words makes me cringe. I don’t like it.”

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Brighton to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day

In honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day, the City of Brighton will be hosting a series of events to promote environmental protection and sustainability, along with the planting and preservation of trees. e community is encouraged to participate in the mix of planned activities. is year’s Annual High School Beauti cation Project will take place at 9 a.m. May 5 at Carmichael Park, 650 E Southern St. e senior class from Brighton High School will help plant 30 new trees to celebrate Arbor Day.

If you have questions, please contact Kyle Sylvester, Assistant Director

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couldn’t do before]. It makes a difference, for sure.”

Athletic Director Zach Henning said anticipation has been percolating for months. Students would peer out the school’s windows while construction crews worked.

“Within the past couple months

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Public safety tax survey opens

Due to the growing public safety demands facing the community, Brighton City Council is exploring placing a question on the November ballot to ask residents for a sales tax increase in order to ensure our police department has the resources it needs now and into the future.

An online survey will remain open until May 10. Visit the City of Brighton website at www.brightonco.gov and click on the Public Safety Survey link. is link will be available at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26. Some voters

of construction, I would routinely see our boys’ and girls’ soccer players out in the halls, with bathroom passes, watching the process of the eld unfold,” Henning said. “As the soccer players wiped the drool o their faces, I urged them to head back to class.”

Finally, the players were invited onto the eld for their rst practice. Estrada let them be awestruck for a while, but soon it was time to get to work.

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and residents will receive a text message on Wednesday, April 26 inviting them to participate in the survey. e text will have the City of Brighton logo at the top.

County hosts mass wedding June 10 Adams County Pride Fest will host a mass wedding ceremony on June 10, penned Marriagepalooza, and will be hosted by drag queens Stella Diver and AllSpyce.

All couples are welcome to participate and, according to Adams County Spokesperson Nikki Kimbleton, a limited-edition marriage license will be available. ose licenses will be printed on special paper and have a special design, though the details

ey deserve a eld like this, he explained, so they need to get used to utilizing it.

“[As we] welcomed the girls’ soccer team on the eld for the rst time for practice, their smiles were ear to ear, and they hadn’t even touched a ball yet,” Henning said. “ e girls literally laid on the ground and started petting the arti cial turf.”

Unfortunately, the seniors on the boys’ team won’t be around to experience playing on the eld

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nalized yet.

According to a news release, Stella Diver, one of 2023’s “10 Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag” by Westword magazine, will be o ciating the ceremony and AllSpyce, a nominee for Westword’s 10 Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag, will be the Maid of Honor.

To participate, a marriage or civil union license must be purchased between May 9 and June 9 at the Adams County Clerk and Recorder’s O ce. For the limited edition marriage license, this application must be completed.

Couples also must be checked in by 1:30 p.m. on the day of the ceremony, which will begin at 2 p.m.

themselves because their games take place in the fall. eir impending graduations didn’t stop them from coming out to support the girls’ team, and they said they’re proud Eagle Ridge is getting a state-ofthe-art eld at long last, with a little home- eld advantage for once.

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What this energy bill does - and does not — do

Proposal would trim Xcel’s sails, start pushing back on natural gas expansion, but falls far short of the major overhaul that some believe is needed

Xcel Energy’s high and wide sails will almost certainly be trimmed by Colorado legislators. SB23-291, the bill crafted in response to spiking natural gas prices this winter, will impose small steps to protect consumer interests.

What this bill won’t do is make Colorado’s largest utility as innovative in this energy transition as it is successful in generating pro ts for its investors.

e company reported $727 million in pro ts from its Colorado operations in 2022. Investors in the company’s eight-state operating region earned yields of more than 9%.

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Customers were chilled even more during this winter of uncommon cold by natural gas prices that polevaulted 75%. Xcel and other utilities protested that they were merely passing along costs.

State legislators leveraged the unhappiness into an investigation of long-standing complaints. Critics have long contended that investor-owned utilities enjoy an uneven playing eld at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, the state agency governing Xcel, Black Hills Energy, and other investor-owned utilities.

e bill’s most important provision would allow the PUC to “consider requiring each investor-owned electric utility to bear a percentage of its total fuel costs in order to incentivize the utility to nd e ciencies and reduce fuel waste.” In other words, it puts the company’s own skin in the game. It might heighten accountability.

Senate President Steve Fenberg, a Democrat from Boulder who headed the select committee, said the proposal would not dramatically alter the compact between monopoly energy utilities and consumers. Utilities enjoy monopolies in their service territories, assuring a steady stream of revenues - and pro ts. State regulators must oversee reliability, a ordability and, in recent years, pollution reduction. Fenberg told Senate Finance Committee members that

the changes amount to “tweaks” to the regulatory compact.

is bill has disappointed some consumer advocates but stretches hard to achieve a goal of key environmental groups by challenging the expansion of natural gas.

At the committee hearing, Robert Kenney, the president of Xcel’s Colorado division, warned of unintended consequences. Others summoned by the company from Grand Junction to Pueblo to Greeley described a dark picture of hindered economic development or worse.

Many said that that this bill endangers Xcel’s access to capital to do good things such as its developing emerging hydrogen and geothermal resources. is argument was thin.

We all learn life lessons as we go along. None of us were born knowing everything we needed to know to get us through our time here on earth. We all learn in di erent ways, some by watching, some by listening, and some by doing or experiencing. I have been blessed by so many people in this world who have taught me so many life lessons, and I am grateful for each person and every lesson learned.

May your journey be lled with people who inspire you, teach you, and keep you on a path of continuous learning.

One of the rst life lessons I would like to share is about hope. Hope for me is the genesis of inspiration and motivation. When we have hope, we have power. Hope is certainly not a strategy, but hope is a foundation on which we build our goals and dreams.

“ e doors of hope swing widest on the hinges of encouragement” - Zig Ziglar. When we feel hopeful, encouraged, and motivated, that leads to a better understanding of our purpose. ere are still many who share with me that they really do not know what their purpose is, as they say they

haven’t found it yet. I struggled with this for a long time too, and some days I still wrestle with it, wondering if I am doing what the good Lord has placed me on this earth to do. For me, I have come to appreciate that we were put here to serve others with the gifts that we have been given. I love this quote by Nelson DeMille, “ e problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you are done.”

We were not put here to do nothing, and that very thought should inspire our purpose daily, fueling our passion to live and serve.

Hope drive’s purpose, and purpose fuels passion. When our hearts and minds are lled with hope, it helps us to identify our purpose, and when that happens, the passion inside of us comes to life. Nelson Mandela put it perfectly when he said, “ ere is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” It has

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been debated that nding passion can lead to discovering purpose instead of purpose leading to passion, whatever way it works, let hope be the spark of both purpose and passion.

When the spark of hope ignites the purpose and passion within us, we are now in a perfect position to act. Again, never sitting back and doing nothing, it’s about performance and getting things done. And when we are hopeful, purpose driven, and passion fueled, we cannot help ourselves at this point, we must take action. “Having a vision for what you want is not enough. Vision without execution is hallucination.” — omas Edison. Well said, Mr. Edison. e fth lesson for today is this one, hope drives purpose, purpose fuels passion, passion primes the pump of performance, and performance delivered equals results. At the end of the day, it is about what we accomplished. What was the outcome of our e orts? Who did we serve? Who did we help? e de nition of success di ers for everyone, yet every de nition of success will have some form of measurement of results. Earl Nightingale teaches a lesson in his program

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e Strangest Secret, he says that we do not achieve success when we become rich, we achieve success rst by believing, doing the behaviors, and having the right attitude that leads us to our success.

e best way to get started on your way to getting things done is to create a list of all the things you are hoping for. Make room for hope, give hope a chance, and watch what happens.

How about you? Are there areas of your own life, personally or professionally, that can bene t from an infusion of hope, purpose, passion, performance, and achieving greater results? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can begin with a little spark of hope, to ignite the res of purpose and passion, to elevate our performance, results will happen and that really will make it a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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Allen Best

Hope, purpose, passion, performance

What more reliable income stream could Wall Street want than that of a monopoly responsible for essential goods and services?

e natural gas elements have provoked the noisiest opposition. e PUC and Colorado Energy O ce would be required to study implications of existing policy that allows utilities to bill existing customers of natural gas lines to pay for expansion of gas lines to new homes and buildings.

Defenders of the policy compared this to extensions of water, sewer, and electric lines, which are also socialized. True. But for Colorado to achieve its mid-century emission

reduction goals, it cannot continue expanding natural gas lines to tens of thousands of new homes each year. Meera Fickling of Western Resource Advocates told legislators that gas lines laid in 2023 won’t be paid o until 2080. We need to be more strategic in our investments, she said.

We have alternatives. Electricpowered air-source heat pumps can heat water and buildings in temperatures of down to 22 below zero. ey can also cool buildings. eir higher upfront cost will be recouped decades before the mortgage is paid. For new construction, it should be a no-brainer.

Natural gas is also threatened by a provision that would require state regulators to apply a discount rate that, in its long-term consequence, might make natural-gas genera-

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tion for electricity less economically attractive. Xcel has major plans for natural gas plants.

Energy visionary Amory Lovins decades ago said that consumers don’t care about the energy itself, only the service it delivers. ey want their beer cold. It’s just not generating electrons that matters. As we decarbonize, demand-side management and the more wonkish programming of satisfying needs will become far more important.

Xcel has shown it can build big wind and solar projects, as it once built big coal plants. is comports with the regulatory compact that allows the company to reap substantial pro ts with small risk. To its credit, Xcel is also working on new battery technology, hydrogen and other wrinkles of the energy transition.

But in the customer-interface area, Xcel has been unremarkable. I remember a rare reprimand from the PUC commissioners several years ago when reviewing an Xcel demand-management program at Denver’s Central Park neighborhood. Boulder was to be a demonstration project for innovation. So far, I’ve heard nothing.

Critics say the incentive motive of these investor-owned utilities blinds them to more creative solutions. Companies wanting to earn pro ts usually must innovate. Monopolies have less incentive to innovate, because they don’t face competition. is bill won’t change that.

Allen Best can be found at BigPivots.com, where he chronicles the energy and water transitions in Colorado and beyond. Follow him @BigPivots.

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AGGEN

Richard William “Rich” Aggen

November 7, 1955 - April 21, 2023

Rich was born November 7, 1955 in Midlothian, Illinois to Alfred and Shirley Aggen.

Rich is survived by his wife Donna, two children, four grandchildren, his mother, three sisters, one brother and

many nieces and nephews.

A “Celebration of Life” will be held at the Ft. Lupton High School Gymnasium, Ft. Lupton, Colorado, June 10th, 2023 at 1:00PM.

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Ryan Christopher Martinez, 54, of Oshkosh NE passed away Friday April 14,2023 at his home.

Ryan was born June18,1968 in Denver CO. Following his birth, he was adopted by Mary (Della) Martinez and Robert Martinez. He grew up in Brighton Co. He loved being outdoors, shing, and sports. He attended Brighton High School, where he graduated in 1986. After High School he joined the army and earned his Airborne jump wings and being part of the 82nd Airborne division. After the army he married his rst wife Ginger. ey moved to Florida where they had 3 sons. Nathan, Scott, and Trenton. In 2006, Ryan and his boys moved to Oshkosh NE. In 2008 he worked for Cabela’s where he met the love of his life Dana and her two children. In 2018 they opened a military themed restaurant, the Patriot Grill.

Ryan was a loving father, a cherished husband and a fantastic grandfather. He loved spending time with family. He had a heart of

gold and loved helping anyone he could. Ryan is survived by his wife Dana Martinez of Oshkosh NE, His children Nathan (Angel)Martinez of Lincoln NE, Aaron Scott Martinez of Niceville FL. Trenton Martinez of Oshkosh NE, Amanda (Martin)Shmidt of Northplatte NE, and Jesse Juarez of Oshkosh NE. His grandchildren Bryce, Maddi, Braedyn, Jaxyn, Bellamy, Aubriella, and Zelda. His siblings Lonny (Vicky) Martinez, Roberta (James) Hicks, Julian, and Vicente Martinez of Brighton CO. Several nieces and nephews, as well as Great nieces and nephews. He will be remembered and missed by all.

Funeral services will be held at Oshkosh Wesleyan Church Saturday April 29th at 11:00am.

Gathering of family and friends will follow.

Burial with military honors will be Monday 12:00 pm MST at McPherson National cemetery near Maxwell NE.

TOMPKINS

Charles Edwin “Chuck” Tompkins

July 3, 1947 - March 30, 2023

Charles “Chuck” Edwin Tompkins, loving husband, father, and grandfather, was called home to Heaven on ursday, March 30, 2023. He was 75 years old.

Chuck leaves behind his beautiful wife of more than 54 years, Shirley Tompkins, his son, Dana Tompkins, and his granddaughter, Sydney. His parents, Everett and Nadine Tompkins, and his brother,

James Tompkins, welcome him in Heaven. A Funeral Service was held to honor Chuck on Monday, May 1st, 2023 at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel in Longmont. He was laid to eternal rest at Elmwood Cemetery in Brighton on the same day. To read Chuck’s full obituary and to share memories and condolences for his family, please visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com.

Sandra Helen Jones was born in Wauseon, Ohio, in April of 1959. She attended Wauseon High School. She made her home in Colorado for the last 30 years.

She worked as a caregiver and took care of multiple family members and friends her hobbies included puzzles, diamond art, spending time with friends and family.

She is survived by her children; Steven Jones and Sarah (John) Dennis. Grandchildren;

Dominic (Amanda) Dennis, Caleb Davis, Hannah Dennis, Joshua Dennis, her siblings; Michael (Gwen) Shippy, Sheldon (Linda) Shippy, David (Barb) Shippy, Becky (Sparky) Brendtke, Ronald (Cindy) Shippy, Malena Jones, Bertha (Bob) Hosker and Barbra (Jim) Roper.

She was proceeded in death by her parents; Lester Earl and Mary Louise (Spangler) Shippy as well as siblings; Frank Shippy, Terry Shippy, Dick Shippy and Gean Riches.

MARTINEZ Ryan Christopher Martinez June 18, 1968 - April 14,

JONES

Sandra Helen Jones

April 12, 1959 - April 25, 2023

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At e Alley in downtown Littleton, you might nd a musician who’s so into the music, they’ll get up and dance on the bar.

When a local band surprises the crowd with a stellar performance that no one saw coming, “it just knocks people’s socks o ,” said Mary Riecks, e Alley’s bar manager and a Littleton-area native.

e watering hole on Main Street doubles as a music venue that nds and helps grow local talent — and the shows are free. It’s one of the bars in the metro Denver suburbs that o ers a window into up-and-coming homegrown performers amid a music scene that one longtime bar owner says is growing.

“Twenty years ago when I opened up the bar, there were a few bars around that had live music,” said Doug Jacobsen, owner of Jake’s Roadhouse in Arvada.

Since then, he’s noticed that “all of these di erent bars” now o er space for shows, said Jacobsen, who has friends who perform at spots around metro Denver.

“ ere’s a lot of great musicians here,” Jacobsen said.

Here’s a look at places o the beaten path where you can catch some lesser known — and sometimes famous — music artists in person.

‘Something for everyone’ Wild Goose Saloon in Parker

o ers a bit of a di erent environment: It’s a bar but also a large event venue.

It aims to be “Colorado’s version of the Knitting Factory” — a unique, independent venue that hosts local and national artists, said Chris Dellinger, who serves as co-owner of Wild Goose Saloon with his wife.

ey’re both longtime musicians themselves — they perform in a band called Lola Black, garnered play on the radio and toured around the country — and have played Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre several times, Dellinger said.

ey take their knowledge of the industry to running the Wild Goose, which was built around the concept of serving as a music venue and has a bigger stage,

sound and lighting setup than most bars do, Dellinger said.

It’s “kind of like every musician’s dream to own their own venue at some place and time, and we just ended up being able to pull it o ,” said Dellinger, who lives in Aurora.

After opening in July 2021, Wild Goose has hosted some large country artists and “some `80s artists that are still big,” Dellinger said. National pop-rock act American Authors is set to play there in late April.

“My motto always is, ‘If you don’t like the music one night, that’s OK — it’ll be completely di erent the next night or the next week,’” Dellinger said. “So we really try to have something for everyone here.”

His venue tries to get exposure for local talent by letting them open for national touring acts. For the audience, the typical admission cost for a national artist’s show at Wild Goose sits around $25 to $30, but local artists’ ticketed shows can cost as low as $10, and most of the local artists’ shows are free.

Dellinger and his wife have

“snuck in” a performance or two at Wild Goose, he said — they were set to play there in late April with the Texas Hippie Coalition, an American heavy metal band. Keeping classics alive

You might also see Jacobsen, a guitarist himself, playing with a band at Jake’s Roadhouse in the north metro area every now and then.

His bar started o ering live music “right away” after opening near the end of 2003. Sitting in east Arvada close to Denver and Westminster, the venue o ers mostly cover bands and blues, and on Wednesday nights, bluegrass is on tap. Sometimes, artists play original songs, but it’s rare, Jacobsen said.

“Our people come in to hang out, and most original bands don’t have four hours’ worth of original music,” Jacobsen said.

But playing covers at Jake’s Roadhouse is one way to get a new artist’s foot in the door in the local music scene.

“We have bands that come to us all the time that can’t get these other bars to give them a chance to play because they haven’t played anywhere before,” Jacobsen said. He added: “We’re not like that. I know a lot of musicians around town, and we will give a band a chance to play just on the word of a friend.”

He feels that live music is im-

Local suburban bars a place for up-and-coming music talent in Denver metro area

MUSIC

portant to promote — “especially nowadays.”

“I’m 68 years old, so I grew up with really a lot of good rock and roll from the `60s and `70s, and I think it’s important to keep that alive,” he said.

And there’s no ticket cost to watch the live music at Jake’s Roadhouse.

New talent in Littleton Music is always free to watch, too, at e Alley in Littleton on the southwest side of the Denver

suburbs.

e bar had its grand opening near the start of 2017 and has always featured live music, said Riecks, the bar manager.

“ ere were not that many places on Main Street here in downtown Littleton that featured live music other than karaoke or a DJ on the weekends, at least not regularly,” Riecks said. “If you did catch a live band, it was maybe one day a week.”

e Alley came in and established a consistent place for live music, leaning toward classic rock but offering a variety of genres including blues, jazz, folk and bluegrass. Most of the acts that Riecks books are

local. And among the original artists, performances typically include about 25% original songs and 75% covers, she said — catering to the crowds.

e small main-street outlet is still an ideal place where you can catch new talent: Some nights of the week are centered around new artists.

“If you come play my open mic night and the open mic host thinks you have some serious potential, they’ll send them to me,” and then the artist may be featured in “new talent ursday,” Riecks said. After that, Riecks may o er an artist a weekend spot — a paid opportunity to play from 8 to 11 p.m.

“So there’s kind of a ladder,” Riecks said.

Some well-known artists have played at e Alley, including Sean Kelly of e Samples, “which was a huge band in the `90s,” said Riecks, who added that she receives at least 40 to 50 emails a month from local artists and national touring acts.

A large part of e Alley’s crowd on any given night comes for the live music, Riecks said.

People can get a typical bar experience at many other places, she noted.

“But if they want to have a great craft-made cocktail and see some local talent,” Riecks said, “this is the place to do it in Littleton.”

James Steinbach, lead guitarist of Float Like a Bu alo, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton. Josh Blackburn, a local musician, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton.

A band plays at The Alley, a bar that features live music in downtown Littleton.

TRIVIA

1. GEOGRAPHY: How many U.S. states border Canada?

2. THEATER: e musical “My Fair Lady” is based on which play?

3. SCIENCE: Who was the rst person to win Nobel prizes in two di erent sciences?

4. MOVIES: Which 1997 movie featured a character named Jack Dawson?

5. TELEVISION: What is the name of Ross’s pet monkey in “Friends”?

6. LANGUAGE: How many languages exist worldwide?

7. FOOD & DRINK: Which country produces Manchego cheese?

8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many track and eld events are in a decathlon?

9. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president had the most children?

Solution

10. MUSIC: What is the title of Britney Spears’ rst album?

Answers

1. 13.

2. “Pygmalion,” by George Bernard Shaw.

3. Marie Curie, physics and chemistry.

4. “Titanic.”

5. Marcel.

6. More than 7,000.

7. Spain.

8. 10.

9. John Tyler, who fathered 15 children.

10. “... Baby One More Time.”

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GARAGE SALE! MAY 6, 2023

130 S. MAIN ST. | BRIGHTON

Families! Come join us as we prepare to open the new Brighton Academy with a Garage Sale on May 6th 2023 at 130 S. Main St. in Brighton, Colorado. Small tours will be available as well as we nish our last phase of construction.

You can pre-register for enrollment for May, June for Ages 6 weeks to 5 years! Spots could be limited as we are lling up. We will be offering infant care and have UPK registration available as well. That’s FREE CARE for the 2023-24 school year. As we move into this new space we are selling toys, learning equipment and furniture, cubbies, clothes, nap mats, art supplies, and much more.

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Public Notices call

Legals City and County

Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON THAT THE BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY WILL CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2023 BUDGET AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023 AT 4:30 P.M. AT THE CITY HALL BUILDING, 500 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, BRIGHTON, COLORADO. THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY IS ON FILE IN THE BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE AT THE CITY HALL BUILDING. ANY INTERESTED CITIZEN MAY INSPECT THE AMENDMENT DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY’S WEBSITE WWW.BRIGHTONURA.ORG. ANY CITIZEN MAY APPEAR AT THE PUBLIC MEETING AND WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON SAID BUDGET AMENDMENT IF THEY SO DESIRE. ANY CITIZEN MAY FILE ANY WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT.

BY: KAYLA BARBER-PERROTTA

BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER

CITY OF BRIGHTON

Legal Notice No. BSB2411

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

In compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) on destruction of data collected, maintained or used in the provision of a free and appropriate public education of students with disabilities, School District 27J will be purging archived special education records. Records to be destroyed on May 23, 2023 will include all students who were born in the year 2000. If you would like to claim your records, please contact the SPED Records Department at 303-655-2920 before that date.

Legal Notice No. BSB2396

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade City of Brighton

Public Notice

NOTICE OF BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON THAT THE BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2023 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023 AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE CITY HALL BUILDING, 500 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, BRIGHTON, COLORADO. THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON IS ON FILE IN THE CITY OF BRIGHTON CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT THE CITY HALL BUILDING. ANY INTERESTED CITIZEN MAY INSPECT THE AMENDMENT DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE WWW.BRIGHTONCO.GOV. ANY CITIZEN MAY APPEAR AT THE PUBLIC MEETING AND WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON SAID BUDGET AMENDMENT IF THEY SO DESIRE. ANY CITIZEN MAY FILE ANY WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT.

BY: KAYLA BARBER-PERROTTA BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER

CITY OF BRIGHTON

Legal Notice No. BSB2410

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

303-566-4123

Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE is hereby given of a public hearing before the City Council of Brighton, Colorado, at 6:00 p.m. of 5/16/2023, in the City Council Chambers located in City Hall, 500 South 4th Avenue, 1st Floor, Brighton, Colorado 80601, for the purpose of considering the adoption by reference of the 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Code (collectively, the “NFPA 70”), as an ordinance of the City of Brighton, Colorado.

Copies of the National Electrical Code is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. If enacted as an ordinance of this City the National Electrical Code but in accordance with state law, copies will be kept on file.

The National Electrical Code is published by the National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02169-7471.

The subject matter of the National Electrical Code relates primarily for practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity.

Following the hearing on 5/16/2023, the City Council will consider passage of the adopting ordinance on second reading.

This notice given and published by the order of the City Council.

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO

/S/ Natalie Hoel, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB2399

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Directors of the North Kiowa Bijou Groundwater Management District, Morgan, Adams, Arapahoe, and Weld Counties, Colorado, because at the close of business on the 13th day before the election there were no more candidates for directors than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent.

Pursuant to C.R.S. 1-5-208, the election is cancelled and by resolution the Board has declared the candidates elected:

Division I Clark Green

Division VI Lisa Beauprez

Division VII John Price

North Kiowa Bijou Ground Water Management District Glen Frihauf, Secretary

Legal Notice No. BSB2409

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 (303)-659-1161

Plaintiff: CORNERSTONE RIVER VALLEY

VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

vs.

Defendant: COLIN R. WILLINGHAM

Case No.: 2022C45318

Division: 8

Attorney for Plaintiff: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

Jonah G. Hunt, No. 34379

Joseph A. Bucceri, No. 41211

Address: 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Phone Number: (720) 221-9780

Fax Number: (720) 221-9781

Email: jbucceri@ochhoalaw.com SUMMONS [BY

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: COLIN

R. WILLINGHAM:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Verified Complaint (“Complaint”) filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an Answer or other responsive pleading. You are required to file your Answer or other responsive pleading within 14 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the Verified Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other responsive pleading to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action against real property situated in Adams County, Colorado more particularly legally described as:

LOT 11B, BLOCK 3, RIVER VALLEY VILLAGE SUBDIVISION – AMENDMENT NO. 2, CITY OF THORTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Dated: March 30, 2023

ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

By: /s/ Joseph A. Bucceri

Joseph A. Bucceri, No. 41211

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(f), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

Legal Notice No. BSB2413

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE FORT HAYS AND CARLILE FORMATIONS, WATTENBERG FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

CAUSE NO. 407

DOCKET NO. 230200057

TYPE: SPACING

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE following interested parties:

Estate of Leslie Orr McWilliam, deceased

You are hereby summoned and may appear and respond to the Application filed with the Commission in this docket. Pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 34-60101 – 130, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., (Operator No. 10459) (“Applicant”), filed an Application for an order to amend Order No. 407-3306 to include and allow for development of the Fort Hays and Carlile Formations in the approximate 2,560-acre drilling and spacing unit, as described below (the “Application Lands”), for the development and operation of the Fort Hays and Carlile Formations:

Township 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M.

Section 26: All

Section 27: All

Section 34: All

Section 35: All

The Commission scheduled this matter for hearing on:

Date: May 31, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Colorado Oil and Gas

Conservation Commission

The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, Colorado 80203

To oppose the Application, you must file a written petition with the Commission pursuant to Commission Rule 507. You must file your protest on or before May 1, 2023. Please see Commission Rule 507 at https://cogcc.state.co.us, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above. Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of

the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/ DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at http://cogcc/ documents/reg/Hearings/External_Efiling_System_Handbook_December_2021_Final.pdf for more information. Under Commission Rule 508, if no petition is filed, the Application may be approved administratively without a formal hearing.

If you file a petition, you must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of May 1, 2023, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.

If you fail to file a timely petition, the Commission may enter an order affecting your interests in the Application Lands without further notice. This matter may be continued to a future Commission hearing date, but that does not change your petition deadline.

A copy of the Application may be obtained from the Commission’s eFiling system or Applicant’s attorney.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

By

Mimi

C. Larsen, Secretary

Dated: March 27, 2023

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, Colorado 80203

Website: http://cogcc.state.co.us

Phone: (303) 894-2100

Fax: (303) 894-2109

Attorneys for Applicant: Jillian Fulcher Ryan McKee Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. 1675 Broadway, Suite 600 Denver, CO 80202 303-407-4499 jfulcher@bwenergylaw.com rmckee@bwenergylaw.com

Legal Notice No. BSB2317

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2022CV030400 DIV. A

Plaintiff: HILLCREST CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation

vs.

Defendants: ROBERT QUIROZ; FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB; UNITED RESOURCE SYSTEMS, INC.; RECOVERY ACE, INC.; SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS an Officer of the United States of America; and LISA L. CULPEPPER, as PUBLIC TRUSTEE for ADAMS COUNTY

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE AND NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO CURE AND RIGHTS TO REDEEM

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Adams County District Court’s Order: Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 21, 2022, and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq., by Hillcrest Condominiums Association, Inc. (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory and contractual lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration of Hillcrest Apartment Homes, recorded with the Adams County Clerk and Recorder on January 6, 1972, at reception number 946737, book 1771, page 257 (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Hillcrest Condominiums Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows:

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 26-11-B-2 “HILLCREST APARTMENT HOMES,” ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP APPEARING IN THE RECORDS OF THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER OF ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO, CONDOMINIUM FILE NO. 26, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THAT CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF “HILLCREST APARTMENT

HOMES,” APPEARING IN SUCH RECORDS IN BOOK 1771 AT PAGE 257, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street number as: 9865 Croke Drive, Thornton, CO 80260 (“Property”).

The Property being foreclosed is all of the property encumbered by the Association’s lien. You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the Property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 9:00 A.M., on the 8th day of June 2023, at the Adams County Justice Center – Basement Adams County Sheriff’s Office, located at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601; telephone number (303) 655-3272. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above-described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Travis B. Keenan, #41354, Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP, 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80127; telephone: 303-863-1870.

Legal Notice No. BSB2354

Published in: Brighton Standard Blade

First Publication: April 13,2023

Last Publication: May 11th, 2023

DATED at Adams County, Colorado, this 16th day of March 2023.

Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado

By: Gene R. Claps

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

BEFORE THE COLORADO OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE AND APPLICATION FOR HEARING DOCKET NO. 230400114 TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

The Director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has applied to the Commission for an Order requiring Western Operating Company (Operator No. 956207) to implement the Financial Assurance Plan submitted in its Form 3 (Doc. No. 403184722) without Demonstrated Costs.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to sections 34-60-101 to -130, C.R.S. and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2 CCR 404-1, that the Commission has scheduled this matter for hearing on:

Date: June 14, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 (or virtual)

The Notice and Application for Hearing and related information is available at http://cogcc.state.co.us/ reg.html#/hearings by scrolling to the appropriate Docket month and locate “Enf_Docket” link.

Legal Notice No. BSB2408

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jason L. Forbes, also known as Jason Leigh Forbes, Deceased

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Emily Forbes

Personal Representative

c/o NADYA VECCHIET-LAMBERT, ESQ

6855 S. Havana St. #370

Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. BSB2393

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARY GOLDENA TILLEY, A/K/A MARY G. TILLEY, A/K/A MARY TILLEY, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30294

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Glendon A. Tilley

Personal Representative

5070 Exposition Drive, A401 Johnstown, CO 80534

Legal Notice No. BSB2406

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Timothy Alan Nichols, aka Timothy A Nichols, aka Timothy Nichols. aka Tim Nichols, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30255

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Timothy A Nichols II

Personal Representative

9923 Salida Street Commerce City. CO 80022

Legal Notice No. BSB2395

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William Duran, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30301

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard B. Vincent #13843

1120 W. South Boulder Rd., Suite 101-A Lafayette, CO 80026

Legal Notice No. BSB2382

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ROSEMARY HASTIE DRESSEL, a/k/a ROSEMARY DRESSEL a/k/a ROSEMARY H. DRESSEL

a/k/a ROSEMARY ALICE HASTIE

a/k/a MARY ALICE BEGGEN, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30285

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

William D. Dressel, Jr.

Personal Representative

c/o M. Carl Glatstein, Esq. Glatstein & O’Brien, LLP 2696 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222

Legal Notice No. BSB2387

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of STEVEN LYNN BILLUPS, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30297

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leah Dutton

Personal Representative c/o Larry M. Snyder, Esq. 650 South Cherry Street Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80246-1812

Legal Notice No. BSB2378

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James L. Martinez

a/k/a James Martinez,, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30304

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Zachary F. Woodward

Zachary F. Woodward, Esq., #48265

o/b/o Estate of Donald R. Rau 750 W. Hampden Ave. Ste 505 Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No. BSB2397

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Billi J. Keys

a/k/a Billi Keys, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30212

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gayla Moran

Personal Representative 2029 Dunbar Way Roseville, CA 95678

Legal Notice No. BSB2381

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of John Warwick Warner

a/k/a John W. Warner

a/k/a John Warner, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30231

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christine Tracy Warner

Personal Representative 1169 W. 112th Ave., Unit B Westminster, CO 80234

Legal Notice No. BSB2380

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Rose H Tanko, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 49

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bennedict Ed Tanko

Personal Representative 912 Denver Pl Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB2384

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of WILLIAM LEE LEWIS, AKA WILLIAM L. LEWIS, AKA WILLIAM LEWIS, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30278

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carla L. Coleman

Personal Representative

c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. BSB2364

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 28, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of HAILEY KAYE RACHETTS be changed to HAILEY KAYE WOOD

Case No.: 23 C 396

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB2376

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS

Division S No. 22JV114

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:

Olivia Jones, Aviana Jones, Aniyah Palomo A Child(ren), and Concerning

Tiffany Palomo, Robert Sharp, John Doe Respondents

To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Robert Sharp and John Doe

You are hereby notified that a verified petition has been filed in the above named Court in which it is represented to the Court that said child are alleged to be dependent and neglected; for the reasons set forth more fully in said petition, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for greater certainty.

You are further notified that the parent-child legal relationship may be terminated by this action, if prayed for in the petition.

You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for hearing on the 26th day of May, 2023 at the hour of 10:30 am. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.

Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 23rd day of April, 2023.

Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court

Legal Notice No. BSB2407

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Children: Zymere Rodgers, Zion Rodgers

Respondents: Shamira Rodgers, Jewuan Williams, Andrew Craig

Case Number: 21JV306 Div: S Ctrm.:

Attorney or Party Without Attorney:

Name: Rebecca Wiggins

Address: 11860 Pecos St. Westminster, CO 80234

Phone Number: (720) 523-2950

Fax Number: (720)-523-2951

Atty. Reg. #: 30135

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-

DENTS: Shamira Rodgers, Jewuan Williams, and Andrew Craig

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that the Petitioner, has filed a Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship which now exists between you and the above-named child;

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division S of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 15th day of , May 2023, at the hour of 8:30 a.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence 1) It is in the best interests of the child, that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between you and the child be terminated and severed; 2) That the child was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 3) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 4) That the parents are unfit; 5) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; OR 1) That the child have been abandoned by their parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child, the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child and the respondents be terminated and severed.

The Court, before it can terminate the parent-child legal relationship, must find that a continuation of the relationship is likely to result in grave risk of death or serious injury to the child or that your conduct or condition as a parent renders you unable or unwilling to give the child reasonable parental care.

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that you have the right to have legal counsel represent you in all matters connected with the Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship. If you cannot afford to pay the fees of legal counsel, you are advised that the Court will appoint legal counsel to represent you at no cost to you upon your request and upon your showing of an inability to pay.

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother or sister of the child must file a request for guardianship and legal custody of the child within twenty days of the filing of the motion to terminate parent/child legal relationship.

If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court. Done and signed this 26th day of April, 2023.

BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate Legal

Notice No. BSB2412