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State of the Region highlights Adams County accomplishments Annual event features speeches

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Here’s how the relief will work: • The residential assessment rate used to calculate how much a residential homeowner owes in property taxes in 2023 is reduced to 6.765% from 7.15%. Additionally, the first $15,000 in taxable

Adams County leaders presented the State of the Region on May 18, with politicians and business executives championing the county’s work over the past year.

Speakers included Lynn Baca, chair of Adams County board of commissioners, and Gov. Jared Polis. They were followed by a panel featuring Same Bailey, manager of economic development for Amazon, Doug Campbell, co-founder and CEO of Solid Power, and Steve VanNurden, president and CEO of Fitzsimons Innovation Community.

Baca highlighted large projects taking place such as PepsiCo relocating its regional offices and distribution center to Adams County, Amazon developing six new sites across the county, the Rocky Mountain Rail Park bringing 7,000 acres of private industrial and commercial development to the area and Dawn Aerospace and Colorado Air and Space Port entering into a memorandum of understanding to establish U.S. operations in Adams County.

She also said two solar farms were developed over the last year, and the county will aid in resident access to renewable energy with help from Solar United Neighbors and their solar co-op.

Federal dollars also came to the county from the American Rescue Plan Act, providing $35 million to local organizations, nonprofits, school districts and small businesses.

“These dollars will have a tremendous impact on your community as (we) move from recovery to resiliency,” Baca said.

In addition, $22 million in emergency

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5 good ways legislature affected your wallet Colorado property taxes won’t rise as much as expected

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

From reducing Coloradans’ property tax increases to delaying a new gas fee, the Colorado legislature passed several bills this year that will directly affect your wallet.

The legislation was aimed at trying to ease rising consumer-

cost pressures. While there are a lot of political machinations around the savings, we’re just going to break down what the changes mean for you. (If you want to read about the machinations, you can do so here.)

Here are the measures we at The Colorado Sun think you need to know about: Property taxes won’t go up as much in 2023, 2024 It’s no secret that property values in Colorado are soaring. And that means property tax bills are increasing, too.

The Colorado legislature passed

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value of a residential property is waived as long as doing so doesn’t cause the assessed property value to fall below $1,000.

• For commercial properties, the assessment rate in 2023 is reduced to 27.9% from 29%. Additionally, the first $30,000 in taxable value of a commercial property is waived as long as doing so doesn’t cause the assessed property value to fall below $1,000.

Are you confused about how this will affect your property tax bill?

That’s OK. We’re here to help.

Assessment rates are important because they are used to calculate how much someone owes in taxes.

The rate is multiplied by a home’s assessed value, which is determined by a county assessor. What a property owner pays is then determined by the mill levy rate. A mill is a $1 payment on every $1,000 of assessed value.

The 2023 reduction will mean that a residential property owner who owns a home with an assessed value of $300,000 in an area with a mill levy of 100 will pay $1,963 versus $2,145.

In 2024, the rates will go up slightly. For single-family residential property owners, the assessment rate will be approximately 6.95%, down from 7.15%. For multifamily residential property, the rate will be 6.8%.

For those who own commercial property used for agriculture and to produce renewable energy, the 2024 assessment rate will be 26.4%, down from 29%.

The 2024 rates match a reduction approved for the 2021 and 2022 tax years under a measure passed by the legislature in 2021.

Finally, the legislature extended a change allowing senior citizens to defer all of the increases in their property taxes until they sell their homes while allowing everyone else to defer any increases over 4%.

Another measure passed this year, House Bill 1416, that Polis also signed into law May 16 requires county assessors to include an estimate of the property taxes each property owner owes when mailing out notices of property valuation changes. The notices also must include an alert to property owners about the June 8 deadline to file

Property taxes were kept down in the 2022 legislature.

an assessment appeal.Big TABOR refund checks are coming Individual Colorado taxpayers will be mailed a check of at least $500 while joint filers will get at least $1,000. People who filed their tax returns on time will get the checks in late August or early September, while those with extensions will get their checks sometime later.

Where is this money coming from?

An estimated $2 billion in tax revenue collected by the state this fiscal year, which ends June 30, in excess of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights cap on government growth and spending, which is calculated based on inflation and population growth.

The money had to be refunded regardless, but Senate Bill 233, passed by the legislature this year, moved up the timeline and aimed to make the refunds more equitable by increasing the amount of money lower-income earners would get while decreasing the amount higher-income earners would receive.

Colorado taxpayers could get even larger refund checks if tax revenue in May and June is above what’s projected by nonpartisan legislative staff and economists in the governor’s office.

Additionally, Coloradans will also get an income tax rate cut to 4.5% from 4.55% because of the TABOR excess.

Gasoline fees won’t start until April 2023 Colorado motorists were set to be charged a new, 2-cent-per-gallon fee on gasoline starting in July under a

bill passed by the legislature in 2021 intended to raise money for transportation projects. But lawmakers this year passed House Bill 1351, which was signed into law May 16

by Polis, delaying the start of the fee until April 2023.

The legislature is spending about $45 million from its general fund to backfill the lost revenue.

“It’s official!” Polis said after signing the bill into law. “No new fees on gas!”

Fact check: There will be new fees on gasoline, just not until April 1, 2023. And those fees, by the way, are permanent and will rise to 8 cents per gallon starting on July 1 and could go up in subsequent years based on inflation.

Business tax and fee breaks Polis signed three bills into law May 16 that will reduce businesses’ costs.

Senate Bill 6 will let small businesses with less than $100,000 in taxable sales per sales tax filing period — which is typically each month — keep 5.3% of the sales tax they owe the state, up from 4%. The relief lasts one year and is forecast to total about $5 million.

Senate Bill 124 lets S corporations and partnerships — known as passthrough businesses — retroactively pay their state income taxes dating back to 2018 through their businesses rather than through their owners.

The bill lets the owners avoid a temporary federal $10,000 cap on federal income tax deductions for

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individual income taxpayers. That cap doesn’t exist, however, for C corporations, meaning that Senate Bill 124 will let those businesses take a larger deduction.

House Bill 1001 temporarily reduces business filing fees in Colorado owed to the Secretary of State’s Office to $1 from a range of $10 to $50. The fees are typically charged for annual business registration renewal, new trade name registrations and renewals and updates to business information.

The legislature is spending $16.7 million from its general fund to replace the lost revenue.

The cost of getting, renewing a driver’s license will remain flat — for now Renewing your driver’s license in the near future? You’ll save about $2 under House Bill 1004, which Polis signed into law and allocates nearly $4 million to the Division of Motor Vehicles to prevent a fee increase.

The current cost to get or renew a driver’s license is $30.87, and the DMV was expected to increase the fee in the coming years to cover its rising costs.

Like the gas fee, however, don’t expect the break to last forever. The relief is only set to last two years.

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

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Eagle Ridge grads head to the real world

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Eagle Ridge Academy hosted commencement exercises May 18 at Bank of Colorado Arena on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

Eagle Ridge Academy graduate Nathaniel Hershey has one hand on the diploma and one hand on his tassel at the school’s commencement program at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley on May 18.

This Eagle Ridge Academy graduate’s mortar board sums up feelings of grads and parents alike.

Eagle Ridge Academy valedictorian Virginia Cominsky tells her classmates, “You are exceptional in your own way,” during her speech at the school’s commencement ceremony at the University of Northern Colorado on May 18.

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rental assistance funds helped keep families in stable housing.

“For the unstable economy and with inflation, it’s important to continue creating quality jobs,” she said.

50 ways to save money On the state level, Polis said Colorado is on a strong economic recovery, ranking fifth compared to the other 49 states in the country.

“More people are employed today than pre-pandemic or ever before,” he said.

Polis also applauded what he and the State Legislature has done to save Coloradoans money, to the tune of Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.”

“Just cut the tax, Max. Lowered the rate, Nate. You don’t need to pay more, Thor. Just send your kids for free to preschool and kindergarten,” he sang.

He also reminded listeners that Coloradoans will be getting a rebate of at least $500 this year.

“That’s about $75 million right back to Adams County residents and about $86 million right back to Adams County residents for couples,” he said.

The governor also touted a $700 million statewide property tax relief package that will decrease property tax bills by $300 for a house in Adams County. “(I) appreciate that there’s a strong real estate market,” Polis said. “(For) homeowners, their assets are going up, but that’s tough, when that property tax goes up and your income

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doesn’t keep up.”

He explained that residential property taxes in Colorado are much lower than commercial property taxes, so small businesses and other commercial property will see greater relief.

A commercial property in Commerce City or Thornton worth $500,000 will see its annual tax bill reduced by $1,900, Polis said.

Families with preschoolers will also see an estimated $4,700 in their pockets after the legislature passed universal preschool this past session.

“We want to have this county be family friendly. We want it to be affordable for families,” Polis said.

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was the first topic addressed by the panel, and Campbell emphasized the importance of a healthy work culture to attract young people.

“This is really important for a lot of young folks out there,” he said.

For Campbell, his company’s mission is to transition to a clean energy and clean transportation economy.

He said Colorado is an attractive place to be due to the state’s landscape and quality of life.

VanNurden talked about the importance of diversity in the medical field, which translates into any other field. He spoke of not only diverse backgrounds and experiences but also diverse skill sets and knowledge, such as medical professionals learning from business

professionals and vice versa.

He said Adams County is on the map for industry and commercial endeavors.

“We used to be a flyover state,” he said. “Over the last six years now, we’ve had 600 companies come to (Fitzsimons Innovation Community) to see what’s going on in the innovation associated with that.”

To continue to attract talent to the state, VanNurden said families think about whether it is safe to move to a new place and where their kids will go to school, and he urged local elected officials to focus on these things.

An advantage Colorado has, Campbell and VanNurden said, is the amount of research institutions in the state and the amount of research being done.

“There’s just a phenomenal amount of research going on here that is relevant to commercial industry,” Campbell said.

Most of all, Colorado possesses a “to-do” culture. “(Colorado’s) culture of doing the hard work and not overhyping things, and to me, that’s what makes us very, very unique,” Bailey said.

“From a cultural standpoint, we’re wired to avoid the hype, put your head down and get the job done.”

In offering advice to elected officials, panel members recommended local government bodies approve proposals and other business related items quickly.

“Speed is really important and the ability to get things approved much quicker, as quickly as we can, and still do it the right way,” VanNurden said. “It really is our competitive advantage.”

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OUTDOOR Some are by private ownerLIVING ship, others are controlled by community organizations, some by outside absentee private owners, and some are a combination of public/private Ron Hellbusch partnerships.

The results of “joining hands” are typically positive and may not have become a reality if there were not a longstanding and elevated level of

creativity and cooperation.

Parks, lakes, trail systems, open space tracts, and natural features in streams, rivers, and lakes have made Front Range Colorado an attraction for visitors and residents alike. It also offers an opportunity for you and me to be active supporters and volunteers in caring for and assuring our attractive, beaconing environment remains the attraction it is today.

The popular downtown segment of the South Platte River will be the benefactor of volunteer hands-on June 5 when members of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BCHA) in cooperation with Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) take the lead and seek volunteers to join their outdoors members in cleaning up these public river waters.

We who enjoy and support our beautiful Front Range lands and waters can multiply our volunteer participation by bringing our individual local organizations of adults (Rotary, or Kiwanis)) and youth organizations (i.e., Boy Scouts, etc.) into the June 5th South Platte River Cleanup Day. There are limitless reasons to join in this cleanup effort. One of significance is the fact the South Platte River system provides some portion of the domestic water supply for every area of the greater Denver region. Including Denver as well as the outlying suburban communities. Any effort to keep the South Platte River clean benefits Front Range Colorado citizens and businesses.

To take part in the June 5 event contact Brien Webster (406-926-

1908) of BCHA to preregister and then plan to meet at 9 a.m. at the Denver REI parking lot.

The South Platte River with headwaters originating in the Colorado South Park region provides the runoff for the South Fork branch, while the North Fork headwaters at Kenosha Pass near SH 285 generate the other major source of runoff water for the river as the two forks merge downstream near the Town of Bailey.

There is a lot of South Platte River history. This is an opportunity to start positive support of that history.

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Hot and dry winds licking at winter’s back door

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onds on a ranch in northwestern Colorado last week were full, a rare treat in recent years for horses that have gathered – GUEST like at a spa. It COLUMN was a good winter there, cold Allen Best and snowy. Now, a ranch owner had begun planning for a fiery summer.

“It’s a hot, dry wind licking at the back door,” says Kathleen Kelley of Meeker. “We can lose everything we’ve gained in just a few days to high temperatures and wind. The ponds have already lost half their volume.”

A poet I know has been singing that James Taylor song but with new lyrics “Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen wind.”

We had the Marshall Fire with its 1,084 homes and other buildings destroyed while Christmas wreaths still hung on doors. Then came April with wildfires on the crispy-dry prairies of southeastern Colorado. Now the spring sky has become sullied by smoke from New Mexico’s latest wildfire, already the state’s second-largest, causing people in Santa Fe to inspect their insurance policies.

In Colorado, the three National Weather Service offices together issued 62 red-flag warnings, in April, the most since record-keeping began in 2006. The previous

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On Earth Day, one of those red-flag days, an executive with a utility that delivers electricity to exurban homes in the foothills between Central City and Nederland was fretting about wildfire risks.

“These fires have already started,” said Bryant Robbins. the chief operating officer of United Power, Colorado’s second-largest electrical cooperative. “We usually don’t see them until later in the year. I am highly concerned about our lack of moisture, especially in the foothills west of Arvada, and I’m just worried sick about that.”

Colorado’s electrical utilities, both large and small, have been stepping up their game in recent years. They want to avoid wildfire destroying their infrastructure, but they also have also taken steps to minimize the risks of their wires causing fires, as has happened in several of California’s largest and most deadly blazes.

Most people correlate wildfires and mountainous areas. At the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Rocco Snart directs attention also to fire risks on the eastern plains. He sees the greatest risk until July being east of the Continental Divide, including in the foothills but also the San Luis Valley, Colorado’s reddest area on drought maps. Southwestern Colorado is of slightly

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less concern.

There is precedent. Major wildfires occurred in the foothills along the fringes of Colorado Springs and west of Fort Collins in 2012 and again in 2013. But the Great Plains have had major fires before, too. It’s just a matter of fewer people living there.

Come summer, the fire risk shifts as lingering snow melts in the high country. Snart predicts fire restrictions this summer.

Expect fireless camps.

Is he apprehensive? He has, he says, “a healthy respect for the environment.”

The Yampa River Valley this week had snow-water equivalent 89% of average. Water managers warned of a water year similar to that of 2020. That snowy winter in Steamboat Springs and Craig was followed by an early spring, then an abnormally hot and dry summer. It was like a busted firstround draft pick, a benchwarmer.

It’s part of a broader trend manifested at Lake Powell, which barely has enough water to produce electricity for consumption in places like Granby and Gunnison, Aspen and Avon. Runoff again this year disappoints.

The Bureau of Reclamation has revised its inflow projections downward to 59% of average.

North of Steamboat, on the Wyoming-Colorado border, rancher Pat O’Toole tells of unrelenting

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winds that have left his family’s three flags—American, Wyoming and Ukrainian—tattered prematurely. On Interstate 80, a place notorious for winds that can knock over trucks, the intensity has picked up, something that O’Toole correlates with the changing climate. “Everybody’s talking about it,” he says of the wind.

O’Toole hopes for more management of forests ahead of catastrophic wildfires. “We have to start realizing that we are in a different climate and react to it like it really is and not like it used to be.”

Colorado’s three largest wildfires, as defined by acreage, occurred in 2020. At her ranch near Meeker, Kelley remembers another yet fire, too, one that caused her and her husband to build a more fire-resistant masonry house.

“I glance toward my little town five miles to the east and hope the barrier mitigations they are now planning can soon be implemented effectively,” she says. “By mid-June the temperatures will be in the 90’s and might even push 100. By July I know my beloved country will be nothing more than brittle fuel.”

Allen Best publishes Big Pivots, from which this was extracted. See more at BigPivots.com.

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LAKEWOOD -- An hour or so before Riverdale Ridge’s Lucas Couron began his state-championship effort in the boys state 4A pole vault May 22 at a brisk Jeffco Stadium, he left.

“A lot of things went right,” Couron said. “I would say when it was cold, standing in the bathroom worked pretty well. It’s hot in there, man. I stood in there for 45 minutes. That worked.”

Couron’s top height was a season-best 15 feet 9 inches, beating his old standard by 2 inches. He tried three times to set a new state meet record at 16 feet 1/2 inch but came up short.

“Moving up poles that I didn’t plan on getting on, but using that adrenaline for state? That worked,” Couron said. “At the end of the day, you can’t complain about a PR (personal record) at state.”

Couron started vaulting last year.

“I didn’t get the state record,” Couron said. “But I did get a PR at state.”

Couron won the Longs Peak League title two weeks ago.

“I changed things up a little bit,” he said. “I kept practicing on those big poles I’ve been trying to get on. It was being more patient with my poles. Rather than try to move up right away, I started low. I made sure everything was smooth before I started on those higher bars.”

Couron’s first height was 13 feet 3 inches.

“Quinn Dukes cleared it by 2 or 3 feet. I cleared it by 3 or 4 feet,” Couron said. “I was like, ‘This one’s mine. You can have any other meet, but this one is mine.’”

Couron cleared his first two heights easily, then opted to pass two of the next three heights.

“After my height over the last bar., I was already in first place,” Couron said. “There was no point in wasting three jumps on another bar. It worked out well.”

Couron plans to continue his pole vaulting career at Eastern Washington University in the fall in Spokane, Washington.

“I was pretty sure I was going to win. I was so focused on the state meet record (16 feet) that I wasn’t focusing on whether I’d win the meet,” Couron said. “It’s always good to be sure, but knowing that you’re sure is another thing.

“It was pretty nice.”

Riverdale Ridge’s Lucas Couron is atop the bar and wound up atop the heap at the PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH state 4A boys pole vault championships May 22 at Jeffco Stadium.

Brighton’s Rock soaks in state track-and-field experience

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LAKEWOOD – Brighton High School junior David Rock, who qualified for his first state track and field meet, was ecstatic to have the experience he could get May 19.

He was able to compete in the Class 5A pole vault competition, where he went out at 12 feet.

“I’m just happy I made it to state in another sport than wrestling,” said Rock, who finished fifth this past year at 152 pounds. “I will look to build on this year, get more experience and put in more work to clear 14 feet.”

Rock has competed in track and field all three previous seasons, but this was his first time qualifying after dealing with the struggles of COVID-19.

“I’ve been working with Over The Bar to get better,” Rock said. “I love pole vaulting because it is the closest you get to flying — you get to go up to 12 feet in the air.”

Brighton’s David Rock prepares to run down the runway for an attempt in the boys pole vault at the state 5A track and field meet May 19 in PHOTO BY ERIC R. FLORES Lakewood. Rock also qualified for the state 5A wrestling tournament this season.

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It’s off to college for Prairie View HS athletes

BY STEFAN BRODSKY

A number of Prairie View High School athletes are off to continue

to play their chosen sport in college.

A letter-signing ceremony was held May 18 at PVHS to honor the group of athletes.

Prairie View’s Jordan Trujillo is a happy camper. She signed a letter of intent to continue cheerleading at Ottawa University in Kansas.

Jazaia Garcia has cheerleading in her future. She signs a letter with San Diego State University to continue her cheerleading during a letter-signing ceremony at Prairie View High School on May 18.

Prairie View’s Dominic Marrujo puts pen to paper May 18 and signs his letter of intent to play basketball at Trinidad State Junior College.

Prairie View’s Tyson Roberts listens as his high-school coach Damian Romero reels off some of Roberts’ accomplishments.

Roberts signed a letter of intent May 18 to play basketball at Trinidad State Junior College.

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BRIEFS Armory Performing Arts Center concerts The city of Brighton announced its lineup for concerts at the Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St. May 22: The Little Mermen, a Disney cover band, at 3 p.m.

June 18: Blues Blast with headliner and blues guitarist Coco Montoya at 8:45 p.m. This is part of the ninth version of Blues Blast. Other acts include T Marie and Bayou Juiu (Cajun, country, swamp pop band) from 6 to 7 p.m., and Swamp Molly, a blues-infused rock band, from 7:20 to 8:20 p.m.

Tickets are on sale at www.brightonarmory.org. Admission prices are $25 for general admission and $35 for VIP ticklets.

June 25: Noise Pollution, an AC/DC tribute band, at 8 p.m.

Aug. 13: Project Foreigner, a Foreigner tribute band, and Those Crazy Nights, a Journey tribute band, at 7 p.m.

Sept. 9: “Forever Flanel Night” — Rooster, an Alice in Chains tribute, plus TEN, Colorado’s Pearl Jam tribute band, and Bleach D, a Nirvana tribute band, at 7 p.m.

Sept. 30: FACE vocal band, an allvocal band, at 7 p.m.

Oct. 1: Mr. Majestyk’s 8-TRack Revival, a ‘70s rock and pop band, 7 p.m.

Oct. 29: Yesterday, The Beatles Tribute, at 7 p.m.

Nov. 18: The Long Run, performs its annual “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.

Full moon bike rides The city of Brighton’s Full Moon Bike rides return this summer with a new addition — an advanced rider group and a recreational rider group for each ride. The two groups start at different times.

According to a city news release, advanced riders are “strong and fearless bicyclists or enthused and confident bicyclists.” Recreational riders “are confident in their safety or people who would enjoy bicycling if they felt safer doing it.”

The meeting area is the south side of Brighton City Hall, 500 S. Fourth Ave. The schedule looks like this: Tuesday, June 14: Strawbery Moon and Super Moon. Sign up between 5 and 5:30 p.m., and the event starts at 6 p.m. Advanced riders begin at 6:15 p.m., and recreational riders start 10 minutes later.

Wednesday, July 13: Buck Moon.

Sign up between 5:30 and 6 p.m., and the event starts at 6 p.m. Advanced riders start at 6:15 p.m., and recreational riders begin 10 minutes later.

Thursday, Aug. 11: Sturgeon Moon.

Sign up from 5:30 to 6 p.m., and the event starts at 6 p.m. Advanced riders start at 6:15 p.m., and recreational riders begin 10 minutes later.

Saturday, Sept. 10: Harvest Moon.

Sign-up from 5:30 to 6 p.m., and the event starts at 6 p.m. Advanced riders begin at 6:15 p.m., and recreational riders start 10 minutes later.

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all Bike Brighton rides and events through Dec. 31.

Call Mark Heidt, assistant director of parks and recreation and bike program coordinator, at 303-655-2170 or email mehidt@brightonco.gov.

‘Brighton Through the Decades’ The Brighton Historic Preservation Commission will host a “Brighton Through the Decades” dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at The Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St. It’s a chance to explore Brighton’s history, learn about the Brighton City Museum and learn about the commission’s efforts to preserve the city’s historic buildings.

Tickets are $40 per person. Dress is according to favorite decade.

Call Sara Dawson, preservation commission chairperson, at 720-6345194, or email sara@descentdetetive. com.

Flix and Kicks The city of Brighton’s annual Flix and Kicks series of summer concerts returns this summer at Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St. The lineup includes: Thursday, June 16: The movie “Encanto” at dusk Thursday, June 23: A concert by the Country Music Project, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 30: The movie “Back to the Future,” at dusk Monday, July 4: A concert by Sisters of Rock, 7 p.m. (part of the city’s Fourth of July celebration) Thursday, July 14: The movie “Godzilla vs. Kong,” at dusk Thursday, July 21: A concert featuring Ronnie Raygun and the Big Eighties, 6 p.m. (in conjunction with the city’s annual barbecue); Thursday, July 28: The movie “Spiderman: No Way Home” at dusk; Thursday, Aug. 4: A concert with Chicano Heat, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 11: The movie “Dog” at dusk; and Thursday, Aug. 18: A concert with Titonic, 7 p.m.

Admission is free. Seating is firstcome, first-served.

Young Entrepreneur Program The city of Brighton’s Growing Grads program will host the Spotlight on Young Entreoreneurs Program from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 22.

The program includes a panel of entrepreneurs in the morning, followed by workshops on how to start a business — ideation, communication, expenses, etc.. Youngsters who

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Contact Tawyna Russell, manager of youth services, at 303-655-2123 or email trussell@brightonco.gov.

‘Eye for Art’ Brighton’s most recent Eye for Art exhibit, “Slice of Life,” continues through June 28 during normal business hours at City Hall, 500 S. Fourth Ave. More than 30 artists and 150 pieces of art will be featured in the new exhibit, with artwork ranging in medium from oil, acrylic, watercolor and computer paintings to graphite drawings, photography, fused glass, pottery, mixed media, jewelry and various sculptures. Artwork is available for purchase.

Call David Gallegos, arts and culture coordinator, at 303-655-2176 or email dgallegos@brightonco.gov.

Call for artists for sculpture-on-loan program The city of Brighton’s Eye for Art program is looking for artists for the 2022-23 sculpture-on-loan program.

The year-long exhibit will be at Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St. Artists can display their scultpures.

Organizers are looking for works with visible presence and durability, given Colorado’s weather.

Officials will choose five sculptures, and those artists will receive a $500 honorarium at placement.

Contact David Gallegos at dgallegos@brightonco.gov or call 303-6552176.

The deadline to apply is Friday, July 15.

Teen police academy The Brighton Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office are co-sponsoring a teen academy for four days starting Tuesday, July 26, at the police department and the sheriff’s office’s FlatRock Regional Training Center.

Participants have to be sophomores, juniors or seniors in high school, and they have to pass a modified background check.

Call 303-288-1535 or 303-655-2300.

Trash Bash The City of Brighton’s last Trash Bash for the year is the weekend of Friday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Brighton Wastewater Treatment Facility, 325 N. Kuner Road.

Those with special needs can call the city for pick-up service Wednesday, Sept. 21, and Thurdsday, Sept. 22.

Acceptable items include furniture, cabinets, appliances (not refrigerators/freezers), bicycles, cut-up carpet,

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Staff will be distributing the iHealth rapid antigen tests (self-collected lower nasal swab), which have received emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration for home use by patients 2 and older.

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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 Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter program is under way. The program helps ease the financial costs of maintenance and replacements, 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. To date, 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 on the second Thursday of each month, and all veterans are invited to attend. Meeting begin at 6:30 p.m. in the United Power headquarters building, 500 Cooperative Way. Senior meals Eagle View Adult Center will serve hot VOA lunches on Mondays and Thursdays beginning August 2. Advance reservations are required. Call EVAC 303-655-2075 for more information.

Water payment assistance Brighton residents who need help in paying their water bills can apply for the new Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, a federal program through the Colorado Department of Human Services.

Requirements include a completed LEAP application, a copy of a water bill and directly paying a water provider for either drinking water and/ or sewer and wastewater.

To apply for LEAP and LIHWAP go to colorado.gov/PEAK. Call 1-866-HEAT-HELP (1-866-432-8435).

There are no minimum or maximum benefits for LIHWAP. This program is first-come, first-serve. Deadline is ongoing until LIHWAP funds run out.

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BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Boulter’s Urban Market Where: Lamar Station Plaza, 6715 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

When: May 17 to – October 29; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Website: boulters5280urbanmarket.com/ market-locations/ Cherry Creek Fresh Market Where: Cherry Creek Shopping Center, 1st Ave. and University Blvd.

When: May 7 – November 5; from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: coloradofreshmarkets.com/visit Notes: There is free parking during market hours.

Golden Farmers Market Where: The Golden Library on the corner of 10th & Illinois When: June 4 – October 8; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Website: https://goldenfarmersmarket.org/ Lakewood Farmers Market Where: Mile Hi Church, 9077 W Alameda Ave. When: June 11 – September 24; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: denverfarmersmarket.com/ Southwest Plaza Farmers Market Where: Southeast parking lot at Wadsworth and Bowles in Littleton When: April 30 – October 29; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: denverfarmersmarket.com/ Westminster Farmers Market Where: 5255 W. 98th Ave., Westminster When: June 4 – September 24; 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Website: https://westminsterfarmersmarkets.com/

Arvada Farmers Market Where: Old Towne Square, located at 5702 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada When: June 5 – September 25; 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Website: arvadafarmersmarket.com Castle Rock Farmers Market Where: Festival Park, located at 300 2nd St., Castle Rock When: May 8 – September 30; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Website: thelocalcolorado.com/castle-rock-farmersmarket Highlands Ranch Farmers Market Where: 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch When: May 1 – October 30; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: http://www.denverfarmersmarket.com/ Orchard Farmers Market Where: Orchard Town Center, located at 14535 Delaware St., Westminster When: June 5 – September 25; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: orchardfarmersmarket.com/ MORE FARMERS MARKETS ON PAGE 11

It’s that time of the year again.

More than a dozen farmers markets are opening across the Denver metro area, bringing with them a bounty of offerings such as farm-fresh produce, handcrafted soaps and even ... giant snakes?

Some markets are already up and running, such as the Saturday market at the Southwest Plaza in Jefferson County or the Sunday market at the Highlands Ranch Town Center.

“It’s a happening thing to do,” said Bodhi Allen, social media manager for Metro Denver Farmers’ Market, the oldest collection of markets in the metro area. “The social aspects are part of the whole thrill of it.”

Formed more than 45 years ago, Metro Denver Farmers’ Market is run by a coalition of longstanding Colorado farms and includes the markets at Southwest Plaza and Highlands Ranch as well as ones in Lakewood, Littleton and Commerce City.

Each market offers more than 30 vendors and sees hundreds of patrons. Allen said the markets’ success hinges on the relationships vendors built with the community.

“People are looking for something fresher than the grocery store,” Allen said. “Over the years, customers build relationships with these farmers and these vendors, and they trust us.”

Alan Mazzotti, owner of Mazzotti’s Farm in Hudson, has been a leader with the Metro Denver Farmers’ Market group for years. His father was an original founder, Mazzotti said, during a time when the U.S. Department of Agriculture was sponsoring local farmers to push their products through more urban markets.

“I love talking with the people,” Mazzotti said. “I have customers from day one that still come to the market today.”

Mazzotti said he offers “a little bit of everything” from his roughly 80-acre farm.

But urged market-goers to be patient as much of the highly sought-after produce, such as corn and peaches, won’t come into season until later this summer, around July and August.

And while some vendors offer a variety of produce from in-state and out, Mazzotti said his items are strictly Colorado grown. That can cause some sacrifices, Mazzotti said, such as having to cut down on corn stock given this year’s already dire drought.

“The water situation is going to be a big problem,” Mazzotti said, though he is hopeful that through his partnership with other farmers there will still be enough to go around at the market.

Allen, the social media manager for Denver Metro, said it’s a reminder that market seasons are often a great unknown.

“We’re at the whim of the elements in terms of how successful the season is,” she said.

Jeremy Becker, co-owner of OLN Mar SEE MARKETS, P11

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Parker Farmers Market Where: At the corner for Parker Road and Mainstreet, 19565 E. Mainstreet When: May 8 – October 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Website: thelocalcolorado.com/parker-farmers-market/ STEAD School at Reunion Farmers’ Market Where: 18251 Homestead Trail, Commerce City When: July 17 – September 25; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: denverfarmersmarket.com/tablet/index.html There’s something for everyone at a farmers market, even for a 40-pound reticulated python. Mason Stiegera, pictured, has been bringing the python, Sunny, to the Southwest Plaza Farmers Market for the past two years. Stiegera runs the Littleton-based Righteous Reptile Rescue, which seeks to find new homes for unwanted reptiles and amphibians.

Boulter’s Urban Market (Evergreen) Where: Boone Mountain Sports, 2962 Evergreen Pkwy., Evergreen, When: May 31 – September 28; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: boulters5280urbanmarket.com/market-locations/

Boulter’s Urban Market (Green Valley) Where: Green Valley Recreation Center, located at 4890 Argonne Way When: June 30 – September 1; 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Website: boulters5280urbanmarket.com/market-locations/ Sebastian Cil and Veronica Hanalwalt present their homemade paella during the first day of the Southwest Plaza Farmers Market on April 30. The day also marked Cil and Hanalwalt’s market debut.

Cherry Creek Fresh Market Where: Cherry Creek Shopping Center, located at the corner of 1st Ave. and University Blvd.

When: June 15 – September 28; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Website: coloradofreshmarkets.com/visit Centennial Farmers Market Where: University Towne Center, 7424 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

When: May 4 – October 26; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: https://elephantrockfarm.com/ Littleton Farmers’ Market Where: Aspen Grove, 7301 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

When: July 13 – September 14; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Carol Campbell has been making handmade soaps for 25 years. Her business, Cecolors and Company, offers a pallet of colorful and unique bath items at the Southwest Plaza Farmers Market. Campbell, who has sold at the market for years, said she enjoys the connections she’s able to make. “I get to see my regulars every week, but I also meet new people every week who then become regulars,” she said. “It’s wonderful.”

South University Farmers Market Where: 5859 S. University Blvd. Greenwood Village.

When: May 6 through October 28; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: https://elephantrockfarm.com/

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kets, offers a variety of produce grown in Colorado as well as outside states, such as Arizona, Texas, California and Washington.

“These are all places we’ve been and met people — we have connections all over,” Becker said.

And it’s not just fruits and vegetables that customers can expect from these markets. Vendors selling artisanal items such as handmade bath products, local wine and decorative plants are also present.

Carol Campbell, whose company Cecolors and Company can be found Sundays at the Highlands Ranch Town Center market, hand-makes hundreds of bars of soap each week.

Originally a hobby of her husband’s, soap making is something Campbell fell in love with and has been doing for about 25 years. Being an artist as well, Campbell’s products, imbued with subtle spectrums of color, are each wrapped in strips of watercolor-painted paper.

“I love the farmers market,” Campbell said. “I get to see my regulars every week, and I also meet new people every week who then become regulars.”

Depending on when patrons choose to visit the market at Southwest Plaza, they may run into a 40-pound reticulated python, the largest snake in the world.

Mason Stiegera, who founded the Littleton-based Righteous Reptile Rescue, will often bring various reptiles and amphibians to the market as the weather becomes warmer. Along with just wanting them to have some fresh air, the reptiles and amphibians are also open to adopt as Stiegera’s rescue center is constantly searching for new homes.

Markets will run until mid- to late fall, with some closing as early as September and others as late as November.

FRCC students head to final round of national innovation challenge Project entry features floating drone that separates oil from water

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cristian Madrazo used to work in construction.

“I’m just 22 years old,” Madrazo said. “I lived in Colorado my whole life, so just that average Colorado construction worker.”

Now, he attends Front Range Com-

munity College and is headed to Washington, D.C., as a finalist for a national innovation challenge that will be held in June.

The Community College Innovation Challenge, led by the American Association of Community Colleges, has challenged students for the past six years to apply science, technology, engineering and mathematics to find new solutions to real-world problems.

Madrazo attends FRCC and is working toward an associates degree in general engineering for transfer to a four-year college. Prior to that degree, he earned an associates in business.

According to Professor Diane

Rhodes, Madrazo’s academic pursuits make him great candidate for the contest, because once the teams come up with a design — the engineering part — they then have to market it to stakeholders to take the idea further — the business part.

Madrazo learned about the challenge through one of his classes taught by Rhodes. In that class, he and Xavier Cotton — the other member of the team — completed a project aimed at cleaning oil spills with two other classmates from California.

Madrazo and Cotton continued with the project outside of class and ended up as one of 12 finalist teams from across the country.

Oily hair The project is called The Orca OilSeparating and Bio-Filtration Vessel and it separates oil from water and then filters that water.

“It’s based on how whales eat,” Rhodes said. “It not only cleans the oceans of the oil spills, which are millions of gallons per year, but the process of cleaning also filters (the water).”

She said when oil is separated from water, the water still isn’t fully clean. That’s where the biofiltration part comes in so the water going back into the ocean is healthy.

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This Littleton detox center feels like a relaxing hotel Is this the way out of the fentanyl crisis?

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

Each private room has a queen bed covered in a plush, gray comforter, plus a flat-screen TV and a remote control to browse Netflix and Hulu. For lunch and dinner, restaurant menus circulate and meals arrive via Uber Eats.

Guests can log into their jobs from their rooms or read a book beside a window looking into a grassy courtyard. In the group kitchen, there is popcorn, frozen fruit for smoothies and a Keurig coffee machine.

But this welcoming space isn’t a hotel.

It’s a $1,950-per-night detox center tucked into a discreet medical office building in Littleton where clients who can afford it are coming clean off fentanyl, or whatever drug they are ready to rid from their system.

The clinic is increasingly treating fentanyl addiction as the counterfeit drug epidemic assaults Colorado.

More than 900 people died of fentanyl overdoses in 2021 in this state, at least four times as many as three years ago, according to the state health department.

Gallus Medical Detox has the feel of a spa, though in the middle of the center, nurses work in a glassenclosed control area where they monitor patients’ blood-oxygen levels and heart rates via multiple, beeping screens. The setup — a medical facility that is a step down from an emergency department but a step up from a nonmedical rehab center — is among the latest treatment options for people addicted to opioids.

Gallus began in Scottsdale, Arizona, then expanded to Las Vegas, Nevada, and Littleton. It just opened two more clinics, in Dallas and San Antonio.

At Gallus, nurses can pump nausea medication, the anxiety medicine lorazepam, antibiotics, pain medication and vitamins into patients’ bodies intravenously to ease the misery of detox. They also can give medications through injections. And nurses — all with experience in critical care — can begin an “accelerated micro dosing protocol” by giving fentanyl-addicted patients under-the-tongue doses of suboxone, a drug that stops cravings by blocking the brain’s opioid receptors. Because the doses are so small, fentanyl-addicted patients don’t have to suffer through withdrawals before they begin suboxone.

Detoxing from fentanyl takes about seven days, and most patients leave Gallus on no drugs — including suboxone, said Shannon Weir, the company’s director of clinical education.

This is what makes the detox approach controversial — patients who relapse after detox have a much higher risk of overdosing and dying than patients who take medicationassisted treatment for opioid addiction. The most common, and proven, way to get off fentanyl or heroin is

Bee Humphries is a registered nurse at the Gallus Medical Detox Center in Littleton.

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to get on a prescription for suboxone, a daily pill, or methadone, a daily cup of pink liquid dispensed at a clinic. Suboxone and methadone act on the opioid receptors in the brain, the same receptors activated by heroin, morphine and other opioids.

Patients who have just detoxed have no tolerance for their drug of choice, so any relapse is risky.

“It’s long and it’s also very miserable” Medicaid, the government insurance program for low-income people, will cover the cost of outpatient treatment for suboxone or methadone. Medicaid isn’t accepted at Gallus, which requires patients to pay up front and then reimburses them if their private insurance company ends up covering the treatment. In some cases, patients can receive scholarships from foundations to pay for the detox.

The fentanyl detox process typically takes more than twice as long as alcohol detox because the synthetic opioid is stored in fat tissue and released over time.

“It’s long and it’s also very miserable,” Weir said. “We’re definitely behind as a nation in having enough places for people to treat this disorder. It’s also treating them well and helping them through the detox.

They keep using because the detox is so awful. They’re afraid of that.”

The company uses a “proprietary” protocol to treat addiction that was developed by its founder, Dr. Patrick Gallus. The key is in how they regulate patients’ symptoms around the clock, bringing them comfort faster because medications delivered intravenously or by injection work faster.

Nurses can see each patient in their room through a video monitor, and staff lead optional yoga and meditation sessions, and encourage patients to write in journals or select a blank card and envelope from the

basket in the living room and write to a friend or relative.

There are no structured therapy sessions like those in a rehab facility because patients cycle out quickly, only staying at Gallus for as long as it takes for the medical detox to work — typically from two to eight days. The office’s clinical director, a licensed clinical social worker, talks with each patient daily, including about their treatment goals and the dangers of relapsing when their bodies have been detoxed and have no tolerance.

Success is measured by how many patients leave Gallus and enter a rehab program, whether that’s a sober-living house, residential treatment or an outpatient therapy plan.

Companywide, 87% go directly to an aftercare program, a gigantic improvement over the 25% of patients who enter treatment after detoxing in a hospital, according to Gallus’ research.

“I’m super proud of what we do, because we do it like nobody else,” said Bee Humphries, a registered nurse who has worked in the industry for 32 years and now works at the Gallus clinic in Littleton. “We do have a unique program that doesn’t lead them to where they’re leaving on medication.”

So far this year, half of opioid patients in the Littleton clinic are addicted to fentanyl, which is found in counterfeit pills, heroin, cocaine and other street drugs. The other half are addicted to prescription opioids.

The prevalence of fentanyl is even higher at Gallus’ Arizona clinic, where 80% of opioid patients are addicted to fentanyl. The company attributes the higher rate to the fact that the opioid crisis, and the wave of fentanyl, hit Arizona before Colorado.

The seven-bedroom Colorado office also sees a lot of alcohol ad-

diction and is noticing an increase in the number of patients trying to quit benzodiazepines, so-called “benzos,” including the prescription antidepressants Xanax.

Bee Humphries, a registered nurse at the Gallus Medical Detox Center in Littleton. “[Patients] can be inebriated, intoxicated on drugs, and we’re capable of helping them through that process,” Humphries said. “We can keep them safe.”

(Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America) “We do kratom. We do alcohol,” said Humphries as she listened to George Strait and kept her eyes on two patients’ vitals on her computer screens. “We do meth. We do cocaine, bath salts, whatever.

“To me as a nurse, the most dangerous thing we deal with is alcohol, something you can buy over the counter and is a very dangerous physical detox,” she said. “People don’t understand the magnitude of what the first three days of alcohol detox can look like.”

Upon check-in, each patient gets a drug test, from a urine sample, and a breathalyzer test, as well as an IV for fluids. Some patients are untruthful — or just wrong — about what’s in their system. They say they take benzos, but fentanyl shows up in the drug test, probably because counterfeit Xanax sold online and on the streets are made with fentanyl.

It doesn’t matter if patients just injected heroin or downed vodka in their car. “They can be inebriated, intoxicated on drugs, and we’re capable of helping them through that process,” Humphries said. “We can keep them safe.”

“A risky approach” A few miles north of the Littleton clinic, which can detox only six or seven people at a time, hundreds of people dealing with fentanyl addiction are getting help through Denver Health. They line up daily for cups of pink methadone, sometimes walking over from a homeless shelter, or they have recurring appointments to pick up prescriptions for suboxone at one of the hospital’s outpatient clinics.

Dr. Josh Blum, a Denver Health addiction medicine physician, called the detox medical center a great option for some, but cautioned against the risk of overdose after detoxing from opioids.

Patients who use again after detoxing are much more likely to die, he said, pointing toward a study that showed people who detoxed in jail were 120 times more likely to overdose after release. “You may be doing great but your first relapse may be the one that kills you because you have no tolerance,” he said.

Addiction treatment doctors are still battling the public sentiment that taking suboxone or methadone is “just trading one drug for another,” Blum said. The drugs are “maintenance medicine” to treat a disease, the same as insulin treats diabetes, and people don’t say a diabetic is “addicted to insulin,” he said.

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of all substances, in some cases because they work as pilots or doctors and don’t want any drugs in their system.

“It’s not wrong,” Blum said.

“We just know the evidence really doesn’t support that approach.

It’s a risky approach because it demands perfection.”

The way out of the opioid epidemic, for most people, isn’t through medical detox, he said.

Instead, state and officials should loosen the stringent regulations and paperwork requirements for prescribing suboxone and dispensing methadone, Blum said.

For one thing, patients should have an easier time getting prescriptions to take home, rather than coming daily for their doses of methadone, which the federal government requires must be

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“dispensed” by a nurse on site, not prescribed.

Colorado also needs more residential treatment centers and sober-living homes, he said.

Fentanyl is nearly the only opioid Blum sees these days at his outpatient clinic, where he takes on a new fentanyl-addicted patient almost every day. And patients almost always know they are using fentanyl, compared to a year or so ago when they often didn’t realize that their heroin or counterfeit pills contained the synthetic opioid.

Also new, Blum said, is that most people are smoking it rather than injecting it. The most common method of using fentanyl is heating it and inhaling the vapors, he said.

Blum’s patients sometimes come to the clinic after a night in the emergency department because of an overdose that was reversed with the antidote, naloxone, or an infection at an

injection site. The hospital’s 24/7 counseling team directs patients with an opioid addiction to Blum’s clinic.

The risk of overdose after detox is why Eve Sandler, the clinical director of the Littleton Gallus clinic, works so hard to get patients into a treatment program before they leave. Her goal is usually a residential program, though some patients choose outpatient care.

“Detox is amazing for the physical stabilization and the medical component, but it does nothing in terms of changing the environment they’re going back to,” Sandler said. “Every day that they’re here, I do some brief psychodynamic therapy and motivational interviewing to try to get them more engaged in what that looks like.”

It’s always up to the patient, who is often swayed not just by Sandler but by the family member who brought them to the

detox center. Sometimes Sandler gets a heads-up from a relative or an interventionist that an intervention is about to take place.

That way, the family and friends holding the intervention can tell the person they already have a private room waiting and a nursing team to ease the pain of withdrawal.

Gallus calls it “dignity in healing.”

“We don’t want people to be suffering and we don’t want them to feel that kind of institutionalized feeling that a lot of facilities have,” Sandler said. “Detoxing is hard. We want to be comfortable.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Madrazo said experts saw the prototype as unsafe, so the students adapted the design into a floating drone controlled by humans onshore to minimize the risk to operators.

The floating drone is 10-feet by 10 feet with ropes that circle the oil to keep it from spreading. Then the drone slowly reels in the rope and skims off the oil from the water.

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Or, they will put it in a landfill, which he sees as not a perfect option, but much better than oil in the ocean.

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Colorado is not near the ocean, so the premise of the project came from his classmates in California. Now, he hopes the design will change the world.

“We were hoping that this inspires some large company to use hair or to use our idea in some way that might be beneficial to society,” Madrazo said.

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Colorado identifies 5 cases of a mystery hepatitis in children No deaths reported yet from rare disease

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado has reported its first cases of severe hepatitis of unknown cause in kids, adding to a growing number of cases nationally being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As of May 10, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had reported five potential instances to the CDC. All met the CDC’s broad definition for cases — mainly that they occurred in kids ages 10 or younger and that doctors didn’t know what caused them. None of the five kids in Colorado died or required liver transplants as a result of their illnesses, though four were hospitalized. CDPHE says all five children either recovered or are in the process of recovering.

One case dates to December and was reported to the CDC last month. The other four cases were reported to the CDC over the past couple of weeks.

Several of the kids were treated at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Dr. Sam Dominguez, an infectious disease expert at the hospital, said not all of the kids have been severely ill but were instead sometimes admitted to keep their condition from worsening.

He said, despite the concern around the cases, they remain rare.

“I think there are lots of unanswered questions, and we’re still in the infancy of learning what’s going on here,” he said.

Only one of the children in Colorado tested positive for adenovirus, a common virus that is at the center of the leading hypothesis for what is causing the new cases of mystery hepatitis.

Beware of jaundice Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, and it can have many causes. The best known causes are viral — Hepatitis A, B and C — but medications and other health conditions can also cause it.

The CDC said earlier this month that it had identified 109 potential cases across the country — the first ones having been seen in Alabama last fall. There have been five reported deaths nationwide, and 14 kids have required a liver transplant. Many of the stricken children require hospitalization and suffer from jaundice.

Dominguez said the kids in Colorado were usually brought in for jaundice — parents noticed their skin or eyes turning yellow. Some had previously had an illness with fever and diarrhea, but not all.

In a briefing with reporters, Dr. Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director for infectious diseases, said the number of cases identified so far is not above baseline levels, but disease investigators are watching closely because of how many of the cases have occurred in previously healthy children.

“Although rare, children can have serious hepatitis, and it’s not uncommon for the cause to be unknown,” Butler said.

Zooming in on adenovirus A number of kids stricken with the mystery hepatitis, both

in the United States and in the United Kingdom, have tested positive for a type of adenovirus known as adenovirus 41. Unlike most adenoviruses, which are respiratory bugs, adenovirus 41 attacks the digestive system.

It has been known to cause hepatitis in kids who are immunocompromised, but it has not previously been known to cause hepatitis in kids with no known underlying health conditions, Butler said.

That’s just one of the mysteries surrounding the new cases. There’s no indication that adenovirus cases are surging, Butler said, though he acknowledged that the U.S. lacks the kind of robust case-tracking system that it has for COVID or even the flu.

Scientists are hoping to genetically sequence the adenovirus found in kids with hepatitis to see if it has picked up a significant mutation — but they’ve been having trouble doing so because the viral loads are so low when the kids are diagnosed. Butler said that may point to an immune response to the adenovirus infections as being the real cause.

COVID vaccines not to blame Researchers are also trying to learn more about whether previous COVID-19 infections played a role, though, in a case study of nine kids from Alabama that the CDC released last week, none of the children had known prior COVID infections.

One thing Butler said is certain: COVID-19 vaccines almost certainly are not causing the cases. That’s because most of the children affected — “the vast majority,” Butler said —

are too young to be vaccinated.

“COVID-19 vaccination is not the cause,” Butler said flatly.

So researchers continue to seek answers. Is there an environmental cause or maybe another, undiagnosed infection? Is it related to a medication? Is it something that happens every year but doctors — especially vigilant during a pandemic — are only just now picking up on?

“This is an evolving situation, and we’re casting a wide net to help broaden our understanding,” he said.

CDPHE, meanwhile, is also stepping up its tracking. Ordinarily, noninfectious cases of hepatitis are not things that doctors have to report to the state. But the agency last month sent out an alert to health care providers asking them to tell the state about any cases of pediatric hepatitis with an unknown cause.

Dominguez, the Children’s doctor, said parents will want to bring their kids in for medical help if they notice any yellowing of the skin or eyes or if their children have had an ongoing fever with diarrhea.

While worth being aware of, Dominguez said parents can take comfort in one thing.

“It’s still a relatively rare disease,” he said. “I think that’s the good news.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Anticipating an end to ‘Roe,’ Doula Project spreads the word about safe, legal abortions

BY DANA KNOWLES ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Confidence Omenai knows what it feels like to experience the loneliness and isolation resulting from childhood trauma. At 13 years old, she was raped, became pregnant and didn’t have supportive environment at home.

“I had no idea what I was doing or if I was making the right choice, and there was no one there who loved me or cared,” she said. “That was the worst possible scenario to be in to have to make that choice.”

Omenai ended up having an abortion when she was 17 weeks into her pregnancy. The months that followed were some of the most stressful of her life.

“It was my freshman year of high school and I was giving a presentation and both of my breasts were leaking and my teacher had to tap me on the shoulder to let me know,” Omenai said. “I was so confused because no one told me that after — because I was 17 weeks — no one said that afterwards my body would respond as if I delivered a child.”

Her personal experience is the main reason she joined the board of directors for the Colorado Doula Project, a nonprofit that helps guide people from all over the country to safe abortion access in the state of Colorado.

“We provide abortion transportation to and from procedures, when there is financial assistance needed with procedures, and food and lodging for when people are here in Colorado to receive those

services and medical support,” Omenai explained. “Most of the people we serve are people of color.”

The organization also helps provide support for people after abortions.

“There are nuances that women need to know. When you’re nonbinary there are things you need to be prepared for when you don’t navigate the world in a cis [gendered] way,” Omenai said. “There are ways to protect yourself that should be loving and comforting and gentle.”

After Politico published a leaked draft opinion from the United States Supreme Court that showed the court’s conservative justices are prepared to overturn Roe v.

Wade, Omenai wants to get the word out about the Colorado Doula Project.

“We are constantly saying, ‘If you need help, we know where the [abortion] bans are.’ We are making phone calls, calling our friends, and posting all over social media.

We are using every platform and every method at our disposal to get the word out,” she says.

The draft opinion obtained by Politico would not make abortion illegal nationwide, but by overturning Roe the court would be allowing states to dramatically restrict, or outright ban, access to abortions.

This would not be the case in Colorado, where Democratic lawmakers recently passed a law codifying abortion access in the state.

As Kaiser Health News recently reported, Colorado is one of the few states without any restrictions

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on when in pregnancy an abortion can occur and is one of the few states in the region without a mandatory waiting period of up to 72 hours after required abortion counseling.

Omenai feels that no matter what, no one should have to go through it alone.

“A lot of people don’t discuss that sometimes you need grief counseling. Some people experience grief, and some don’t. Even when you’re perfectly happy with your choice and the choice was right for you,

you might still experience grief and you might need to know how to handle that,” Omenai said.

She says the Colorado Doula Project will continue to fight to ensure access to safe abortions, especially for the most vulnerable.

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

Colorado milk bank sees uptick in donations Formula shortage continues nationwide

BY MEGAN VERLEE COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

The nationwide infant formula shortage has caused an increase in families seeking to purchase donated milk in Colorado according to Mother’s Milk Bank, an Arvada-based nonprofit that collects and distributes donated breast milk.

However, the group has also seen an increase in women donating milk, and they’re looking for more volunteers.

“We started to say, ‘Don’t forget donated milk as a resource,’” said Jodye Whitesell, communications director for Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, which operates the bank. In response, they’ve seen “a pretty big spike in phone calls for donations.”

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State to create office to investigate cases of murdered, missing Indigenous people

Participants conclude the Four Corners Prayer Run on Feb. 27 in Bluff, Utah. Runners and walkers, many of Native descent participated in a relay-style run measuring a total of 232 miles through four states. The Prayer Run was organized to spread awareness of Indigenous women, men and elderly who face violence or go missing. PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA

BY TATIANA FLOWERS AND JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado will form an office to bolster the state’s ability to investigate missing and murdered Indigenous people after an intensely negotiated bill passed in the final days of the state’s 2022 legislative session.

Disagreements about how the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives should be formed and in which existing state agency it should be housed stoked tensions between Gov. Jared Polis, the lawmakers sponsoring the bill and interest groups. The legislation’s fate even appeared to be in doubt at one point.

But after the bill was amended based on some of the governor’s recommendations, Polis told The Colorado Sun he will sign Senate Bill 150 into law.

“We just wanted to make it work, like we do anything,” Polis said. “Like any bill, it could have been better. But … this helps us investigate these cases, so I’ll be signing.”

The new Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives will be housed in the Colorado Department of Public Safety. It will serve as a liaison between the department and the Indigenous community, with the aid of a board composed of tribal representatives, law enforcement and social services workers.

The creation of the office, and the cost to build the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s capacity to work on cases of missing or murdered Indigenous people, is about $500,000.

The measure will also require any law enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing Indigenous person notify the Colorado Bureau of Investigation within eight hours of receiving a report of a missing adult

or two hours of receiving a report of a missing child.

Denver ranks 7th in the nation, among U.S. cities, with the highest number of cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls that are not included in law enforcement records, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute.

The Colorado Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force, an informal group of native women who helped create Senate Bill 150, found more than 50 cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Colorado.

Fifteen other states have taken legislative action to address the problem, according to a fact sheet written by the task force. In late February, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed similar legislation aimed at improving coordination between law enforcement agencies investigating cases of missing and murdered native women. The bill creates a new position in the state attorney general’s office to focus on those cases and increases data collection and education while also providing grant funding to improve reporting of missing persons cases.

“There’s a lot of work to do and this bill will hopefully go a long way into rectifying that and hopefully even bring some of our relatives home,” said Gina Lopez, a Native American woman, who is a member of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, and a part of the task force that pushed for the Colorado bill.

The bill is important because, for too long, Indigenous people have gone lost, missing or murdered without any investigation or acknowledgement, said State Rep. Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat and prime sponsor of the

bill.

Comprehensive data about missing and murdered Indigenous people is sparse and it is collected in different ways by different agencies.

Getting better data is part of the reason the new office is so important, Lopez said. The bill requires new data-collection and requires that law enforcement officers receive training about missing and murdered Indigenous people.

“We need to establish an office that is going to be be responsible for capturing this information because the truth of the matter is we don’t know the scope of what the impact is of missing and murdered here in Colorado,” she said.

But the measure’s passage was far from guaranteed.

In a letter to the bill’s sponsors in mid-April, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and Stan Hilkey, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, said the Polis administration had concerns about creating the new office within the Department of Public Safety. The bill creates a broad scope of work with expectations that are beyond the current mission of the Department of Public Safety, the letter said. The document encouraged the bill’s sponsors to work with Primavera’s office to identify ways to instead engage the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs on the issue, which is “better suited,” the letter says.

“We are unable to support SB22-150 as currently written,” the letter said.

“However, our objectives are aligned, we are committed to seeking justice for MMIR (missing and murdered Indigenous relatives), and we are eager to work with you and your stakeholders to accomplish these goals.”

Herod said that an amendment to the

bill adopted on the second to last day of the 2022 legislative session eased the Polis administration’s concerns. Most of the measure remained substantially intact, though the Department of Public Safety will now be able to determine how much staffing it needs for the office instead of being directed to hiring a certain number of employees.

“It’s very, very similar to what we first wrote,” said Sen. Jessie Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat and another prime sponsor of the bill, “which I think shows that the community stuck to their ground and moved the governor.”

State Rep. Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge, also was a prime sponsor of the measure.

The hope is that the final product, which passed with limited opposition, will aid people like Willa Whiteskunk, whose son went missing in July of 2000, when he was 21.

Whiteskunk, whose brother was also murdered, said the last time she saw her son Odell J. Vest, was in their home in Towaoc, the capital of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in southwest Colorado.

“I just wait, I wait, I wait, I wait,” Whiteskunk said earlier this month. “I live my life day by day.”

She has heard from investigators only a couple of times since Vest disappeared. They say the same things when they contact her, she said. “We’re still looking, we’re still searching.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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One man’s message about cannabis-induced psychosis Attempt to address other issues led to terrifying time

BY DANA KNOWLES, JEREMY MOORE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Five years ago, Ethan Andrew had what he describes as the most terrifying experience of his life.

“I had what’s called cannabisinduced psychosis. It’s a break from reality after ingesting too much high-potency marijuana. I was having schizophrenia-like symptoms, like seeing things and hearing things weren’t there. I was super paranoid that people were following me,” said Andrew, who started using cannabis because he thought it would help with his anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He said it took two months for the symptoms of psychosis to pass. But for Andrew, not knowing the difference between his dreams and reality was the worst part of what he went through.

“I had a dream that my friends and I went hiking and the next day I’d hang out with them and be like, ‘Guys, wasn’t that so fun?’ And they’d be like, ‘What are you talking about?’ It was such a surreal experience when you’re awake, you don’t know if you’re actually dreaming,”

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Andrew described.

He started smoking cannabis when he was 16, and the symptoms of cannabis-induced psychosis started when Andrew was 18, after several months of smoking what he called high-potency marijuana every day.

“For comparison, when our parents were growing up, cannabis maxed out at like 5 to 10 percent THC, and now just the flower at the dispensary you can’t find anything lower than 20 to 30 percent,” Andrew said.

THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is

the main psychoactive compound in cannabis that produces the “high” a person feels after consumption.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the amount of THC in today’s marijuana is three times higher than what it was before 1995. According to studies compiled by the National Institutes of Health, smoking marijuana with high concentrations of THC can increase a person’s risk of experiencing psychosis.

“You just typically think more THC means a better high, you don’t think, well, what is this chemical

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I’m putting in my body? What is this chemical doing to my developing brain? You don’t have those questions when you’re a stoner,” Andrew said.

Now, Andrew is 23 and his life is a stable one. He hasn’t smoked in five years.

“I was so scared of getting schizophrenia or having that be ongoing and never going away that I had no temptations to go back to smoking weed at all,” he said.

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Alex Kyle

Brighton High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I am 16 years old and I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with my family and especially my friends. I am graduating high school a year early at 16. I just got accepted to Regis University in hopes of becoming a registered nurse. Right now, I am getting certified as a nurse assistant! I am very big on helping my community and volunteer anytime I can at my church. Although I work very hard in school (having a 4.0 GPA all three years), I also like being a teenager and going out with my friends and having fun.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“It was seeing a peer and friend of mine never give up and work even hard to get good grades and achieve her high school goals. This experience taught me that I should never give up even when things get very hard.

This impacted me as a person and taught me that when you do work harder it pays off. This has changed my outlook on life on a positive note, pushing myself to

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work hard, in order to achieve my goals in not only high school but life as swell.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“My favorite memory from high school actually happened this month. It was when I told all my teachers I had been accepted to Regis. It made me so happy to see how excited and proud my teachers were of me. I was so grateful to them as well because without their mentorship or help I wouldn’t have gotten far. In addition to this when I told my friends the news they were all so happy and supportive of me. It really made my whole high school experience worth i— to see it finally paid off !”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“They are very determined, devoted, and ambitious. I’ve seen so many of my classmates work very hard to get accepted to colleges and to finish high school. So many are devoted in our school and my class is very good at showing school spirit. Lastly, they all show ambition in following their passions and dreams.”

Tell us a little bit about yourself “For four years, I played on the Unified basketball and bowling teams. During my senior year, I sang the National Anthem at two of the Unified basketball games.

I’ve participated in a few different clubs. One is called Link, which is a club about showing freshmen around the school and connecting with others. Another club I joined this year was called the National Honor Society (NHS).

For NHS, we did community service for different organizations in our community.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“One personal experience that significantly impacted me happened one day during my sophomore year. Somebody shot off fireworks in one of the bathrooms. It was very loud and I thought it sounded like a gun. I was in the elevator with my PARA, Miss Amanda when it happened.

This incident scared me.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“My favorite memory from high school is when I went to

prom my Senior year with my friends and had a good time.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“The defining qualities of my graduating class was perseverance while going through the COVID-19 pandemic. We spent over one third of our high school career learning remotely and had to be present and remain engaged throughout the entire time.”

Peyton Newham Legacy High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I am a student government representative.

I also played basketball for all four years of high school. I plan on attending Colorado State University to pursue exercise science with a sports medicine concentration. I hope to become an athletic trainer for a collegiate or pro team.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

About a week and a half before the first quarantine hit during my sophomore year, I moved across the country to Wisconsin. I didn’t meet my first friend until we went in person at the beginning of my junior year.

This experience changed the way I appreciated small things in my life because I was missing my everyday life of pre-COVID and lived over 1,000 miles away from anyone that I knew personally. I was more appreciative of things like hanging out with friends because I knew what it felt like to miss all of that for over six months.

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“I had established a friendship with a new group in my new home. Although they were good to me, I always felt a little out of place as they had all been friends since childhood and I was the new guy. It was my birthday, and I didn’t plan on doing anything, but one of the friends had other plans. She invited me over and surprised me with a cake, a gift, and all of the rest of the friends in the group. This was special because it was when I truly felt like I was part of the group.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“The Class of 2022, in my opinion, should be remembered as resilient. After getting a taste of high school for freshman and most of sophomore year, just to be isolated from everything we knew for a year, my class has been through a lot. Those sophomore/junior years are when students start to figure out who they are as people, and how they want to present themselves to others. So, to not have that crucial period face to face with our peers, and still be as great as we are, the only word that comes to mind is resilient.”

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Congratulations Breanna Wu Horizon High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I am currently a part of the National Honor Society at Horizon and National Technical Honor Society and HOSA at Future Forward Bollman. When I am not volunteering or working, I dedicate my time to visiting Buddhist temples with my Mom, editing videos and skateboarding like a knock-off Tony Hawk. After graduation, I plan to become a pyrotechnic engineer for Disney Parks or film production.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“In February of my senior year, CU Boulder hosted an evening with Simu Liu and I was able to get tickets before they sold out.

Among the things he talked about (his new book, relationship advice, etc.), he discussed his experience of being Asian Canadian and the impact of being Shang-Chi. In those moments, I felt so seen and understood as an Asian living in the western world. I walked out that night knowing two things: (1) his favorite boba drink and (2) I would start

living life for myself and not conform to the traditional expectations imposed on me.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“Someone once told me freshman year that my biology teacher brought their pet snake to school. I shrugged it off as nonsense until I came into class and saw a 4-foot snake coiled around my biology teacher’s forearm.

It felt surreal watching my teacher unfazed while my classmates were mostly tense and nervous. I will never forget that day as it was the first and (probably) the last time I would be inches away from an actual snake.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“We are “Young, Wild, & Free” like Snoop Dogg’s, Wiz Khalifa’s, and Bruno Mars’ hit song, “Mac & Devin Go to High School”.

Obviously, we’re young because most of us do not have adult responsibilities to tend to.

We’re wild because we manage to break and excel beyond the various barriers placed on us. We’re free as we found ways to cultivate our own identities and be true to ourselves despite the pressures of the pandemic.”

Codi Ortiz Legacy High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I play water polo and swim, and I have been doing so for a long time. I’m also a part of NHS and Spanish NHS at my school because I love giving back to my community, particularly in the form of donating blood or platelets.

After graduation, I will be attending the University of California Santa Barbara, where I will study chemistry on the premed track.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“The summer before my freshman year, one of my best friends was shot and killed. Preceding my high school journey, this experience foretold what I would learn. In high school, I became more aware of my world.

I learned that my little bubble could no longer protect me and that it was the time in which I, as a young adult, should begin to use my voice. What happened to my friend is a reminder of everything wrong with this world. Yet, he is also a reminder that my generation will be, and has to be, the one to make a change.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“My favorite memory from high

school is going to the football games. The student section was a place where all of my classmates could come together. No matter what personal differences we had, it all went away when the time came to cheer on our team. We show the most amount of spirit and pride for our school during these games, and we always make the opposing school seem very quiet when we’re playing against them. Seeing and being a part of this comradery was the best possible feeling.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“My class is the definition of resilience.

We have gone through some of the hardest times the world has recently faced, all while dealing with the pressures of high school. We’ve adjusted to severe changes in our lives on such short and unexpected notice, yet we have come out on the other side so much stronger.

Whether or not COVID made us more resilient or simply highlighted this trait in us, I know that the people in my class can overcome anything. Because of this, you can count on us making our mark.”

Logan Flanagan Brighton High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I have involved myself in several organizations throughout my high school career, including DECA, drama, Technology Student Organization, and the Brighton Youth Commission. I plan to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business management.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“Attending my first DECA State Leadership Conference was such an impactful experience that changed my outlook on life. Before this, I had no idea that I would want to go into business or even that I could feel confident in a competitive setting.

Being surrounded by so many other professional teenagers who felt passionate about busi-

ness made me certain that I wanted to pursue business.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“My favorite memory from high school was every time I was on stage. I have become so close with everyone in BHS drama, and it has meant so much to be a part of this organization.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“The defining qualities of my graduating class include loyalty, determination, and a little bit of rebellion.”

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Congratulations Larissa Steiner Horizon High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I am the SOAR honors program commissioner, National Honor Society vice president, LINK crew commissioner and am a member of Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica and Science National Honor Society. I also was on my school’s cross country team all four years of high school.

Outside of school, I am a competitive dancer and volunteer at North Suburban Medical Center. After graduation, I will be attending Northeastern University in Boston majoring in health sciences on the pre-med route.

I hope to eventually attend medical school to become a pediatrician.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“When I got the opportunity to attend the DECA state competition in Colorado Springs. It was amazing to meet so many other passionate and hardworking high school students.

Although I do not want to pursue a career in business, I learned invaluable lessons about communication and how to work in the real-life professional world. Outside of the academic portion of the weekend, it was so fun to have the independence to stay with my friends in a hotel for the weekend and to bond with all of the other DECA students from my school.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“I joined the Cross country team on a whim, not expecting to find the community I did. My teammates always supported me and cheered me on even when my times were slow or I did not feel up to running. I felt like we all belonged on the team and had something to contribute outside our running ability. This experience changed my vision of what is important. I realized how I treat other people, the encouragement I give, and supportive relationships are so much bigger than a time on a piece of paper or a trophy.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“The graduating class of 2022 is resilient, flexible, accepting, and perseverant. We only had one “normal” year of high school before we experienced a variety of interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. I watched as both myself and my classmates continued to learn and work toward their goals, even when it was difficult to adapt to the new learning models and changes the pandemic brought. With the willingness to adapt and our perseverance, we were able to make it through four unpredictable years. This also brought a sense of unity and acceptance amongst my peers unseen before in previous classes.”

Gael Hernandez Legacy High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I played boys soccer.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“Playing high school soccer” What is your favorite memory from high school?

“The memories and friends I was able to make through soccer and the classroom” What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“Determined. After the pandemic it was a rough time for all of us and for us to overcome that and be able to graduate says a lot.”

Marlo Weber Legacy High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I am the current Student Body President at Legacy High School and I’ve been a part of student government since sophomore year. I played volleyball for Legacy every year and started on varsity this past season. I also joined Legacy’s National Honor Society as an upperclassman. Four years of Legacy 2000, a STEM program at Legacy, strengthened my passion for research and inquiry throughout high school and catalyzed my excitement for public speaking. Beyond academics and extracurriculars, I love running and crocheting.

In the fall I’ll be attending Purdue University as an Honors College student studying psychology.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“Last semester I completed an internship with the secondary school psychologist Erin Jones at Stargate Charter School. Meeting with students, observing cognitive testing, reviewing learning plans and attending administrative meetings not only solidified my passion for psychology but also introduced me to a branch of this field that incorporates my love of working with kids.

I’m thankful for an outlet to learn from professionals in my desired field because my curiosity for psychological sciences has only been heightened by this experience. I’m excited to go to college next year and study psychology, emboldened

by my learning from Stargate.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“This year student government traveled to Estes Park for our annual retreat at the YMCA Camp of the Rockies and this experience immediately became a favorite high school memory for me. I loved strengthening our StuGo community by spending time together outside of school. There was a carefree youthfulness in our playground games, bus karaoke, family-style dinners and late-night dance battles. I cherished the time we had to reflect on our successes and failures throughout the year, and I left retreat feeling deeply connected to the friends I’ve had the pleasure of working with during senior year.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“Legacy’s graduating class of 2022 is flexible, persistent and involved. After a few semesters of abnormal classes, clubs, and sports, senior year provided our graduating class with the opportunity to become fully immersed in the quintessential high school experiences we missed the previous year. We saw more students dressing up for spirit weeks, higher attendance at sporting events, and individuals reestablishing their club’s presence within Legacy. Overcoming adversity in academics and extracurriculars made our return to “normal” far more rewarding and enhanced the definition of a typical senior year.”

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Congratulations Ryan Nun

Katherine Prado

Legacy High School

Thornton High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I play soccer for Legacy High School as a varsity captain, as well as at Real Colorado Edge. I am also a member of the Broomfield Teen Council. Additionally I am a peer leader of “Sources of Strength,” a club at school that advocates for student mental health. After graduation I plan to go to college for a history degree in intent to become a high school history teacher.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“During my sophomore year of high school I felt really isolated and my performance in school and on the soccer field began to decline. Through the help of a teacher, however, I began to pick myself up and become me again. With this experience I decided I wanted to be a teacher to help students who were in a situation like mine get out of it and be themselves.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“The whole high school season where we (and myself) broke numerous school records and had a lot of fun together.

Specifically, beating Broomfield this season in double overtime to advance to the semifinals of the state high school tournament.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

I believe that COVID shaped our defining qualities into perseverance and community. Three unorthodox years caused my class to work through hard conditions. We still had tests and work to do even if we weren’t allowed to leave our house or see each other.

The quality of community came this year when we finally realized that we could go back to games and see each other in school again. Stands were packed at volleyball, soccer and basketball games. I think the support from the school we hadn’t seen in a while really contributed to all our sports success this year.

Larysa Reynolds North Valley School for Young Adults Tell us a little bit about yourself “I am a 2022 graduate, and I am part of the Student Council. I am hardworking because I am working a job, doing school and helping taking care of my family.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“A toxic group of girls bullied me and now, I have trust issues and my body prepares to get hurt before we even really meet.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“My favorite memory would be all of my senior year. I met so many nice, cool, mature people and even met two of my best friends Sam and Lyric.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“My graduating class is mature, hardworking, helpful and very respectful to everyone. My graduating class is very focused and will help others to stay focused on that same thing, which is our diploma.”

Tell us a little bit about yourself “After graduation I plan on finishing my certifications and then, God willing, beginning my career as a firefighter. Currently, I am an intern with the City of Westminster at the fire department.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“A personal experience would be during my firefighting class, experiencing difficulties like claustrophobia, fear of heights, etc. and being helped by my crew mates. This changed my perspective in helping others and serving others. It taught me to always accept help and give the same help to others

when they are in need. It also taught me the value of selflessness, which is needed in the job and in life.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“My favorite memory of high school is joining my firefighting class and doing live fire training with my class. It was a scary yet amazing experience.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“The defining qualities of my graduating class are outgoing, unique and willing to try new things because I’ve seen students willing to go out of state for sports and compete in things that are out of their comfort zones, and I’ve seen the growth from freshman year to senior year.”

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Congratulations Natilie Carlson

Mario Herrera

Thornton High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I really only participated in softball at Thornton High School and spent the rest of my time working on my academics. I also took a couple years of engineering over at Bollman, which I really liked.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“What changed my outlook on life was probably all of 2020. That year really made me stop and think about the little things that I took for granted, like seeing and talking to people face to face. I also watched my brother, a Class of 2020 graduate, miss out of his final senior moments, and it just made me want to cherish my senior moments even more.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“This is a really hard question to answer, because

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so much has happened in my four years of high school. If I had to choose, I think I would pick prom. It was really fun to see everyone dressed up and without masks. It was also a lot of fun going with my friends.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“I think that the defining qualities of my graduating class would have to be resilient and strong.

We, as a class, have experienced more ups and downs I think than anyone else and we had to be resilient and strong mentally to get through it all. We were sophomores who were sent home for an extended spring break, which turned into a year of playing on computers, and now we are graduating and going all different ways.

So I really do think that resilient and strong are traits that define the Class of 2022.”

Tell us a little bit about yourself “I played football for three years of my high school career, and also did band my freshman, sophomore and junior years. I was a part of the weightlifting club during my sophomore year but that was short lived due to the COVID situation that spread like crazy. After graduation I plan to work over the summer, shadowing a construction site manager and observing how things are done and then I plan to attend the University of Colorado Denver to major in construction engineering and management from the fall of 2022 to May 2026.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“The whole COVID experience during my junior year. During these times I decided to better myself and strive for better. I started taking the gym seriously, started becoming more of a scholar and also started working a full-time job, all at the same time. I finished the junior year with a 4.0 GPA and then finished my first semester of senior year with a GPA of 4.3.

Thanks to the COVID situation, I managed to improve my time management and disciplined myself to be able to achieve what I did”.

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“My favorite memory from high school was winning our

Melanie Gamboa Northglenn High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself “The beginning of senior year I tried out for the powderpuff team. It was a great experience altogether, and it brought me closer to a lot of people. I was always very competitive growing up so being in an active team where I can feel happy about winning and being sore after practices was the best feeling. After graduation I plan to achieve my bachelor’s and pursue the medical field. I’d love to get a job as well to have some type of responsibility.”

Describe a personal experience that you encountered during high school that significantly impacted you as a person or changed your outlook on life.

“Throughout my whole time in high school I was depicted as very shy and never raised my hand as I thought people didn’t care enough to hear me talk. It wasn’t until I met a group of people that really helped me feel welcome with sharing my opinion. These people have become my family in this community and have made me spring out of

my shell.”

What is your favorite memory from high school?

“I’ve made many memories here in this school.

My most memorable memory would have to be this senior year when I joined my powderpuff team. It was competitive, but at most, it was the most fun I ever had. Being a part of a community that was so supportive and being in a team was amazing. My best friend also joined the team with me, and we would jump in joy when we got a point.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“My graduation class has always been seen as resilient. We missed a lot of our sophomore year and our whole junior year but this senior year we have made the most of it and created memories within our community as we come together one last time ‘til we all go our separate ways.”

rivalry game against Thornton High School in football. The team unfortunately lost two years ago in a tight game where THS was victorious and we snapped a 14-game losing streak. Our team didn’t take this lightly so when we got the opportunity to have our opening game against them this past season, we took advantage and beat them 30-6 to take back our I-25 trophy. I will never forget hearing the final whistle as the crowd roared and I carried the trophy with teammates rallying around.”

What are the defining qualities of your graduating class and why?

“The Class of 2022 shows lots of untapped potential. When I look at my peers, I see people that are on the brink of greatness. I see people that with time will do something in their lives that can take them far. All we have to do is take that leap of faith and go with the flow, the rest will come in on its own with a little bit of hard work and determination.”

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May 26, 2022

1 million Colorado buildings are threatened by wildfire Risk is higher in suburban counties, according to foundation’s analysis

BY MARK JAFFE THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado faces the largest increase in homes and businesses threatened by wildfire of any state in the nation with nearly 1 million properties — two-fifths of all those in the state — already facing some risk, according to a new analysis.

The First Street Foundation wildfire risk modeling ranked Colorado No. 7 in the country for structures facing wildfire threats.

The foundation also created an online tool — riskfactor.com — that enables homeowners to plug in an address and find the fire risk for their properties.

Over the next 30 years, the model projects that an additional 447,000 homes, businesses, schools and other public buildings in the state will face an increased risk from wildfire — a 19% increase from today. Alabama had the next largest increase in risk, 14.6%.

The area with the greatest wildfire property risk is not Colorado’s forested region, but the Front Range’s growing suburban plains counties — El Paso, Douglas and Larimer, according to the analysis.

“If you think about it, that’s where the people are and where there are people there is more risk of someone starting a fire,” said Chad Hoffman, director of the Western Forest Fire Research Center at Colorado State University. Hoffman was not involved in the foundation’s analysis.

That is also where most of the homes and businesses are located — potential fuel for a fast-moving fire, Hoffman said.

The archetype for future fire risk could be the Marshall fire, a one-day, grass-fed, wind-whipped wildfire on Dec. 30 that destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder

A plane drops fire retardant on the Chatridge 2 wildfire in Douglas County in 2020.

County.

“Those kinds of fires are clearly becoming more common,” Hoffman said. “These single-day burning periods create a problem.”

While much of the focus has been on the large-scale, intense forest fires that burn for weeks or more, a study by Hoffman and colleagues found that 70% of cumulative area burned in the Western U.S. between 2002 and 2020 were the result of the large, single-day fires.

The First Street analysis looked at the marginal risk of wildfire, with minor risk being less than a 1% chance of being in a wildfire over the next 30 years to extreme risk, defined as a greater than a 26% chance. Annual risk assessment started a 0.03% increased risk for any given year.

In El Paso and Douglas counties, more than 80% of the homes and business properties face a minor risk of being in a wildfire this year — 32,000 and 4,000 properties respectively. In El Paso County,

32,100 properties also face a moderate risk of fire — equal to a 6% chance.

Larimer County ranked third with a little more than half of homes, businesses and public buildings — 82,000 properties — at minor risk and 4,000 facing moderate risk.

The county facing the greatest increased risk from wildfire is Broomfield, where over 30 years, properties that face some additional fire hazard risk rises 48% to 20,400 — equal to more than three-quarters of all the county’s homes, and business and public buildings.

The foundation’s model incorporates data on formation of fuels, wildfire weather and wildfire behavior from agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The First Street Foundation is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based nonprofit research and technology group focused on defining climate risk

PHOTO BY TIM TONGE

in the U.S. Across the country there were 49.4 million properties with at least minor wildfire risk, led by California, Texas and Florida.

There were 4.2 million properties facing severe or extreme risk from fire.

“Enhanced understanding of the specific nature and location of wildfire risk enables communities to more effectively lobby for funding for fuel treatments, prescribed burns and other wildfire risk mitigation strategies that may be used to reduce risk to houses, business and communities,” the foundation said in a statement.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Students illustrate importance of water conservation 5th-graders win top prizes in city-sponsored poster contest

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Four fifth-grade students at Foundations Academy won the City of Brighton’s inaugural Water Conservation Poster contest.

“Each entry demonstrated different aspects of the need for conservation with such color and creativity that it made it quite difficult to choose the winning designs,” said Marc Johns, the city’s interim director of utilities. “It shows us that the youth in our community really understand the importance of conservation.”

Poster contest winners were: Ximena Rico Estrada, first place; Keelyn Beddo, second place; Cieanna Wollert, third place; and Mackenzie Garza, honorable mention.

The city launched the poster contest to educate youth about the importance of water conservation through creativity. The contest was open to kindergarten through fifth-grade students, and the winners were chosen from more than 50 entries.

Winners each receive a gift card.

In addition, the first-place winner wins $100, second place earns $50 and third place and honorable mention receive $25.

Students were honored at a recent Brighton City Council meeting, and the first-place poster will be displayed throughout the city.

The three winner’s posters can be viewed at https://www.brightonco. gov/1764/Water-Conservation-Poster-Contest.

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The winners of the City of Brighton’s inaugural Water Conservation Poster contest.

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY PHA PLAN & MOVING TO WORK SUPPLEMENT NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD & PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 1, 2022 3:00 P.M. The Brighton Housing Authority (BHA) is proposing revisions to its PHA Plan and/or 5-year Plan as deemed necessary to implement Moving to Work (MTW) activities. The draft plan will be available for review on BHA’s website at www.brightonhousing.org with a 45-day comment period beginning on April 29, 2022 and ending on June 13, 2022.

A copy of the draft plan will also be available for public inspection at BHA offices at 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601. Due to Covid-19, comments to may be emailed to info@ brightonhousing.org or mailed to 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601 Attn: Andrew Dall, Deputy Director.

A public hearing on the draft plan will be held virtually on June 1, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. via ZOOM. Join the meeting with the following: Virtual Public Hearing Access Details: www.zoom.us Meeting ID: 937 679 3756 If joining by phone, please call: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 937 679 3756 Immediately following the public hearing for the PHA Plan, there will be a public hearing to review the 2022 MTW Supplement and any proposed waivers proposed for implementation by that program If you are a person with disabilities and are in need of a reasonable accommodation to access this information or public hearing, please call BHA offices at 303-655-2160.

If you have limited English proficiency and are seeking language assistance to access this public hearing, please call the office at 303-655-2160.

Due to COVID-19, this will be a virtual event.

Legal Notice No. BSB1540 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

City of Brighton Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCIES The City of Brighton is now accepting applications to fill positions that will be open on the following Boards and Commissions. Applications may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 500 South 4th Avenue, 4th Floor, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The application is also available on the City of Brighton website at www.brightonco.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the City Clerk’s Office. City Council requires each applicant to attend a meeting of the Board or Commission you are applying for prior to the interview.

PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission has an opening for one (1) Alternate member at this time. The Board meets at 6:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at Brighton City Hall.

BOARD OF APPEALS The Board of Appeals has openings at this time.

Members of this board are qualified by experience related to the construction industry and are trained to rule or review upon matters pertaining to building construction. The Board of Appeals meets at need to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction, acts on appeals for the city’s construction codes (building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical codes) and for Property Maintenance Codes. Brighton staff representatives are present to facilitate, including the Chief Building Official and a permit technician acting as the Board Secretary. Meetings are held at Brighton City Hall.

PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has an opening for one (1) Ward 4 member, one (1) Ward 2 member and two (2) Alternate members at this time. The Board meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the Brighton Recreation Center.

BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY The Urban Renewal Authority has an opening for one (1) member at this time. Members must be a resident of Brighton or a Brighton business owner. The Board meets at 4:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at Brighton City Hall.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION The Historic Preservation Commission has an opening for one (1) Alternate member and one (1) Professional member at this time. At least 40% of commission members shall be professionals in

preservation related discipline such as architecture, landscape architecture, architectural history, archaeology, history, planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography or cultural anthropology. Recognizing that professionals may not be available in some communities, this requirement can be waived if the local government makes a good faith effort to recruit professionals and demonstrates that it is capable of carrying out commission responsibilities. The Board meets on the second Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at Brighton City Hall.

WHEREAS, the City Council established a Brighton Customer Assistance Program through Ordinance # 2305 and # 2336 and desires to codify such program to assist local residents struggling with financial emergencies or needs; and

Section 13-4-250 shall be added to the Brighton Municipal Code as follows:

BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY The Brighton Housing Authority has an opening for one (1) Member and one (1) Alternate member at this time. The Board meets on the second Thursday of every month at 4:00 p.m. at Historic City Hall. Applications will be accepted for The Brighton Housing Authority until April 15th, 2022.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE WATER ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE, AS FOLLOWS:

The Utility Customer Assistance Program is hereby created to accept contributions from existing customers by rounding up their utility bill payments, donations from any party to assist utility customers in financial need, and any amounts appropriated therefor by the City Council in the annual budget appropriation process. Such separately held funds shall be used to assist residents in need. The City Manager shall develop policies and eligibility criteria for receiving such assistance and for managing the program. The City Manager may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization for administration of the program.

The following amendments shall be effective July 1, 2022.

Section 3. The following amendment shall be effective January 1, 2023.

LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee has openings for one (1) Lodging provider members and two (2) Alternate members at this time. The Board meets on the third Wednesday every quarter at 11:30 a.m. at Brighton City Hall.

Section 1. Section 13-4-130(a), (b), (d), (e), (f) of the Brighton Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 13-4-130 of the Brighton Municipal Code is hereby amended to add the following subsection (i):

All water rate charges for use of water in the City shall be assessed pursuant to a schedule of fees to be set by ordinance duly adopted by the City Council after review of such fee schedule as the City Council from time to time deems necessary.

The following shall be the schedule of monthly water service rates for the use of water in the City on a metered rate basis.

(i) All water accounts shall have a Water Treatment Plant Fee assessed per month based on average usage in each customer category effective January 1, 2023.

(1) Residential Indoor and Outdoor Combined Use (a) Three-quarter inch (3/4”) $ 6.00 (b) One inch (1”) $9.00 (c) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) $17.00 (d) Two inch (2”) $6.00 (e) Three inch (3”) $6.00 (2) Multi-Family Residential Indoor Only Use (a) One inch (1”) $6.00 (b) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) $72.00 (c) Two inch (2”) $58.00 (3) Multi-Family Residential Indoor and Outdoor Combined Use (a) Three-quarter inch (3/4”) $14.00 (b) One inch (1”) $2.00 (c) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) $30.00 (d) Two inch (2”) $57.00 (e) Three inch (3”) $55.00 (f) Four inch (4”) $1,108.00 (4) Multi-Family Residential Outdoor Use (a) One inch (1”) $27.00 (b) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) $67.00 (c) Two inch (2”) $164.00 (5) Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use, Municipal Potable, Schools Indoor Only Use (a) Three-quarter inch (3/4”) $8.00 (b) One inch (1”) $10.00 (c) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) $34.00 (d) Two inch (2”) $89.00 (e) Three inch (3”) $91.00 (f) Four inch (4”) $277.00 (6) Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use, Municipal Potable, Schools Indoor and Outdoor Combined Use (a) Three-quarter inch (3/4”) $9.00 (b) One inch (1”) $26.00 (c) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) $48.00 (d) Two inch (2”) $77.00 (e) Three inch (3”) $55.00 (f) Four inch (4”) $179.00 (g) Six inch (6”) $954.00 (7) Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use, Municipal Potable, Schools Outdoor Use (a) Three-quarter inch (3/4”) $11.00 (b) One inch (1”) $39.00 (c) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) $100.00 (d) Two inch (2”) $140.00 (e) Three inch (3”) $214.00 (f) Four inch (4”) $335.00 (8) Bulk (Hydrant Meter) Use (a) Three-quarter inch (3/4”) $14.00 (b) Two inch (2”) $10.00 (c) Three inch (3”) $55.00

Any questions may be directed to Natalie Hoel in the Office of the City Clerk at 303-655-2056 between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or email questions to nhoel@brightonco.gov.

Legal Notice No. BSB1553 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

WHEREAS, City staff recommend and the City Council agrees that the rates, fees, and charges adopted herein are reasonable, necessary, supported by a rate study analysis, and shall become effective on the dates specified herein.

Public Notice

(a) Residential monthly fixed charge for water service. Effective for all bills dated after July 1, 2022, a monthly fixed charge shall be billed to all water accounts whether there is water usage or not. This charge shall be billed as follows:

NOTICE OF BUDGET

Residential Monthly Water Service Fee $16.06

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 2022 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022 AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE CITY HALL BUILDING, 500 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, BRIGHTON, COLORADO. THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 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.

(b) Residential and Residential Irrigation VolumeBased Water Rates Monthly Charge per following monthly volume-based charge will be added to the monthly fixed charge. The following monthly volume-based water rates shall apply per one thousand (1,000) gallons used:

BY: KAYLA BARBER-PERROTTA BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER CITY OF BRIGHTON Legal Notice No. BSB15801 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. _______ INTRODUCED BY: Padilla AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS WATER ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE, AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO WATER FEES AND CHARGES ASSESSED

BY THE CITY OF BRIGHTON; SETTING FORTH EFFECTIVE DATES FOR SAID RATES, FEES AND CHARGES; AND OTHER DETAILS RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, authority is granted by the Charter to the governing body of the City of Brighton, Colorado, to assess fees and charges for services provided by the City; and WHEREAS, City staff has completed an updated cost of service review and rate study analysis through consultation with Stantec, Inc.; and WHEREAS, the analysis included a thorough review of current and future operational and capital expenditures required to operate City utilities in a conscientious and sustainable manner and address present and future capital needs, including but not limited to, the need for a new water treatment facility; and WHEREAS, essential to the City’s Enterprise and to maintain such enterprise status, the Utility must operate as a business and ensure rates and fees adequately fund the operational and capital costs necessary to maintain quality water for all the businesses and residents of the City; and WHEREAS, in 2019 the City Council identified concerns regarding rates charged to customers and the growing reserves in the water fund, resulting in a decision by City Council to reduce rates in 2019 by 8% for all customer categories in order to utilize those reserves, effective in 2020 until the present date; and WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised and studied the need for rate adjustments at Study Sessions on January 25, 2022 and April 26, 2022; and

(1) Zero (0) gallons up to and including three thousand (3,000) gallons $2.82 (2) Three thousand and one (3,001) gallons up to and including twenty thousand (20,000) gallons $5.16 (3) Twenty thousand and one (20,001) gallons up to and including thirty thousand (30,000) gallons $5.56 (4) Thirty thousand and one (30,001) gallons up to and including forty thousand (40,000) gallons $6.02 (5) Forty thousand and one (40,001) gallons and greater $7.03 (d) Multi-family Residential Volume-Based Water Rates. Effective with all utility bills dated after July 1, 2022, the following monthly volume-based charge will be added to the monthly fixed charge.

The following monthly volume-based water rates shall apply per one thousand (1,000) gallons used: (6) All usage from zero (0) up to and including forty thousand (40,000) gallons $5.64 (7) Usage over forty thousand (40,000) gallons a. Combined or Indoor Multi-family Use $7.03 b. Multi-Family Irrigation $9.19 (e) Commercial, Irrigation, Municipal Potable, Non-Potable Irrigation, Industrial, Mixed Use, Bulk and Schools Monthly Fixed Charges. Effective for all utility bills dated after July 1, 2022, the following monthly fixed charge shall be billed to all water accounts whether there is water usage or not.

These fees shall be applied based on tap size.

(1) Three-quarter inch (3/4”) $16.06 (2) One inch (1”) $26.74 (3) One-and-one-half inch (1 ½”) (4) Two inch (2”) $85.39 (5) Three inch (3”) $160.61 (6) Four inch (4”) $267.45 (7) Six inch (6”) $531.67

$53.20

(f) Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use, Municipal Potable, Schools, Bulk (Hydrant Meter Use), and Non-Potable Irrigation Volume-Based Water Rates. Effective with all utility bills dated after July 1, 2022, the following monthly volume-based charge will be added to the monthly fixed charges.

The following monthly volume-based water rates shall apply per one thousand (1,000) gallons used: (1) Indoor Use $5.35 (2) Indoor and Outdoor Combined Use $6.78 (3) Irrigation Use $9.19 (4) Bulk Use - Hydrants $9.19 (5) Non-Potable Irrigation $3.22 Meters larger than six inches shall be determined on a case by case basis, after review by the Utilities Department.

Section 2. The following addition shall be effective July 1, 2022.

Section 4.Any ordinances or resolutions inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby no longer in effect, and Ordinances Numbers 2305 and 2336 are specifically repealed.

Section 5.As provided in City Charter Section 5.9(A), this Ordinance, either as presented or as amended, shall be published in full as it was adopted prior to taking final action. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after publication following final passage.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 17th day of May, 2022.

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO GREGORY MILLS, Mayor ATTEST: NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ALICIA CALDERÓN, City Attorney Legal Notice No. BSB1583 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV031313, Division/Courtroom C COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (Publication Notice)

BENNETT CROSSING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v.

COLE CHOIN; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; and ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Department of Adams County, Colorado at 9:00 O’clock A.M., on the 14th day of July 2022, at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, phone number 303-655-3228. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and 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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $7,352.72.

First Publication: May 19, 2022 Last Publication: June 16, 2022 Published In: BRIGHTON STANDARD BLADE

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated March 3, 2022 and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by Bennett Crossing Homeowners Association, Inc. the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on May 5, 2020 at Reception No. 2020000040846 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and restrictions of Bennett Crossing Homeowners Association recorded on 04/03/2018 at Reception #2018000026990 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Bennett Crossing Homeowners Association, Inc. against real property legal described as follows:

Lot 30, Block 3, Bennett Crossing Filing No. 2, County of Adams, State of Colorado.; And also known as: 47359 Iris Avenue Bennett, CO 80102-8651

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 attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999 Legal Notice No. BSB1563 First Publication: May 12, 2022 Last Publication: June 16, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV30891; DIVISION/ COURTROOM C SALE NO. 22-1532

Plaintiff: BRITTANY RIDGE AT METRO VIEW OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: ISAIAS MENDIOLA-ALMARAZ; IGNACIO ADRIAN MENDIOLA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION; FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB; PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ADAMS COUNTY; and UN-

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Public Notices KNOWN PERSONS IN ACTUAL POSSESSION SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE Under an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on December 22, 2021, in the above-captioned civil action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as described below.

All inquiries for information related to this sale must be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 1100 Judicial Center Drive Basement, Brighton, CO 80601 or by calling (303) 655-3228.

Commonly known address for the real property: 625 East 78th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado 80229 Legal description of the real property to be sold at public auctions: LOT 4, BLOCK 1, METRO VIEW PARK SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Record owner(s) of real property: Isaias MendiolaAlmaraz Association/Foreclosing Entity/Holder of Debt Foreclosed: Brittany Ridge at Metro View Owners Association, Inc. Interest foreclosed: Statutory lien for unpaid assessments per C.R.S. § 38-33.3-316, as perfected by the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Brittany Ridge at Metro View, recorded on September 20, 2000, at Reception No. C0712983 in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office for the County of Adams, Colorado (“Declaration”).

More accurately defined in the Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure, issued by the Court on December 22, 2021, a certified copy of which was recorded on February 04, 2022, at Reception No. 2022000010921 in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office for the County of Adams, Colorado (“Order”).

Amount of judgment entered on December 22, 2021: $18,365.68 with post-judgment interest at 21% per annum. The amount of the foreclosed lien is not stagnant.

Amount of foreclosed lien as of March 04, 2022: $21,999.51 Attorneys for Association: Moeller Graf, P.C.; Associate Attorney Joshua Myers, Reg. No. 53309; jmyers@moellergraf.com; 385 Inverness Pkwy., Ste. 200, Englewood, CO 80112; Phone: (877) 279-4499.

THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of said Declaration have been violated as follows: failure to pay assessments that have come due, more accurately described in the Order.

NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office for the County of Adams, Colorado, will sell the real property described above and the improvements thereon at 9:00 AM, on the 7th day of July 2022, at basement of Courthouse, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, to the highest and best bidder. The Association and its attorney do not make any warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE CERTIFIED FUNDS AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. THE HIGHEST BIDDER WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN BY NOON ON THE SAME DAY WITH FUNDS. Date signed: 04/26/2022 Richard A. Reigenborn, Sheriff County of Adams, Colorado Legal Notice No. BSB1551 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: June 9, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Selam Bereket Neamn You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page.

Petitioner’s name is: Tsigahans Yemane Haile CASE NUMBER: 21D006757 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately.

Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE—RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

1. The name and address of the court are: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 341 The City Drive Orange, CA 92868 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: David K. Tran, Esq. 15446 Brookhurst Street Westminster, CA 92683 (714) 839-4077 STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replace-

ment passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

NOTICE—ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance?

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WARNING—IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

Legal Notice No. BSB1587 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO ADAMS COUNTY COMBINED COURT 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION – ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process within the State of Colorado or that efforts to obtain the same would have been to no avail.

Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-107(4)(a), one publication of the following shall be published once during the month of May, 2022. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication.

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2022DR358 ERIC ZIMMER

TAMICIA MIRELEZ VS

By: Madeline Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB1584 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice BEFORE THE COLORADO OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION NOTICE AND APPLICATION FOR HEARING DOCKET NO. 220300054

CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION – DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process within the State of Colorado or that efforts to obtain the same would have been to no avail.

Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-107(4)(a), one publication of the following shall be published once during the month of MAY, 2022. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication.

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2022DR514 JAQUELINE BALDERRAMA VS ROMAN RUIZ 2022DR534 DORENE VALDEZ VS IGNACIO J VALDEZ 2022DR386 BIANCA MARIA SANCHEZ VS FRANCISCO JAVIER SOTO PALACIO

2022DR580 DAVID C MEDINA SR VS SUSAN AMADIA FERGUSON MEDINA 2022DR508 NIE PADILLA

MARIDA PADILLA VS JOHN-

2022DR581 ZENIA MUNOZ MIRELES VS CESAR UZIEL ALDABA ALANA PERCY Clerk of the Combined Court Date: May 19, 2022 By:Madeline Scholl Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB1585 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph Matthew Weber, aka Joseph M. Weber, aka Joseph Weber, Deceased Case No. 2022PR030344 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 12, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Anthony Richard Weber 2018 N. El Paso St. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 323-5600 Legal Ad No.: BSB1558 First Publication: May 12, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Pursuant to Rule 523.d, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff has applied to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation against Smith Oil Properties Inc (Operator No. 79905), to adjudicate allegations in the Notice of Alleged Violation No. 402498973.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams, County, Colorado or

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Legal Notice No. BSB1559 First Publication: May 12, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

ADAMS COUNTY COMBINED COURT 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Counsel for Personal Representative, Dalla Hammond, PC. 15016 Elizabeth St. Thornton, CO 80602 on or before September 26, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. BSB1580 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: June 9, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harvey M. Hessler a/k/a Harvey Murray Hessler a/k/a Harvey Hessler, Deceased

Legal Notice No. BSB1576 First Publication: May 19, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard John Kurtz, a/k/a, Richard J. Kurtz, a/k/a, Richard Kurtz, Deceased.

Case Number 2022PR30332

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joel Leon Paul Azoulay, also known as Joel L. Azoulay, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31123

Estate of Gregory Paul Shaw, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30355

Date: July 19, 2022

Kenneth D. Bollers Personal Representative 3017 CR 47 Hudson, CO 80642

Public Notice

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to: 1) the general jurisdiction of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado under § 34-60-105, C.R.S.; 2) specific powers granted pursuant to § 34-60-106, C.R.S.; 3) the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act at § 24-4-105, C.R.S.; and 4) the Commission’s Series 500 Rules at 2 C.C.R. 404-1, that the Commission has scheduled this matter for hearing before a COGCC Hearing Officer at the following date, time, and location (subject to change):

Case Number 2022PR9 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

2022DR535 JASON ANTHONY WILLIAMS VS ANNA ELIZABETH ZABALA

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Scholl

The Notice and documents related to this matter can be found on our “Hearing eFiling System Document Search” page here https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGPublicAccess/index.html.

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2022DR235 ERIC ALBERTO RAMOS VS LAURA DURAN CASTORENO

Legal Notice No. BSB1561 First Publication: May 12, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Date: May 19, 2022

Place: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Aimee M. Wilkens, Personal Representatives 226 Moline Ct., Aurora, CO 80010 Legal Notice No. BSB1560 First Publication: May 12, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice Notice to Creditors Estat of Cyrus T. Warner, Deceased Case Number 2022PR74 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 26, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leanita Warner Personal Representative 6541 Poplar St Commerce City, CO

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams, County, Colorado on or before September 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Holly G. Kurtz c/o Donald F. Slavin, P.C., Attorney to the Personal Representative 4704 Harlan St., #685 Denver, Colorado, 80212 Legal Notice No. BSB1574 First Publication: May 19, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice Notice to Creditors Estate of Herbert Lee Wagner, aka Herbert L. Wagner, aka Herb Wagner Case Number 2022PR154

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Lee Wagner 511 N. 8th Court Brighton CO 80601 Legal Notice No. BSB1569 First Publication: May 19, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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Legal Notice No. BSB1582 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: June 9, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Catherine Dunne, Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 150 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

James Dunne 5179 Bonnie Brae Farm Drive Haymarket, VA 20169 Legal Notice No. BSB1578 First Publication: May 19, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

(Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF ADAMS IN THE DISTRICT COURT Division D1 No. 21JV307 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF: Corbin Lorsung A Child(ren), and Concerning

Candice Lorsung, Cooper Sonmers, John Doe Respondents

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Estate of Karron Kay Donley, also known as Karron K. Donley, also known as Karron Donley, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30334 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams , County, Colorado on or before September 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bruce Edward Gates 8369 Cherokee Street Denver, CO 80221 Legal Notice No. BSB1571 First Publication: May 19, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph Michael Duskin; a/k/a Joseph M. Duskin; a/k/a Joseph Duskin; a/k/a Joe Michael Duskin; a/k/a Joe M. Duskin; a/k/a Joe Duskin Deceased.

Case Number: 2022PR030316 All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to Personal Representative or to the Adams County District Court on or before September 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sara Duskin Personal Representative 8555 E Fairmount Dr Apt. F203 Denver, CO 80247 Legal Notice No. BSB1573 First Publication: May 19, 2022 Last Publication: June2, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAUL H. REED A/K/A PAUL HENDERSON REED, Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 30377 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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

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 7th day of June, 2022 at the hour of 10:10 a.m. 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 19th day of May, 2022. and seal of said Court this 6th day of May, 2022.

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Legal Notice No. BSB1588 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: May 26, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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