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Brighton police commander remembered for love of life, sense of humor

Electric scooters continue to spread in Denver suburbs

Safety concerns mount

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the beginning, the scooters arrived without permission. Now, the electric devices are continuing to spread to more metro-area cities, touted as a way to reduce traffic but also feared by some pedestrians who see them zooming down sidewalks.

“Electric scooters and bikes should only be ridden where bicycles are allowed to ride and should not be ridden on sidewalks unless actively parking, starting or ending a trip,” said Vanessa Lacayo, a spokesperson for Denver’s transportation department.

But officials are still trying to convince scooter users to stay off the sidewalk in Denver, a city where riding scooters irresponsibly is a common sight in the downtown area.

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brighton Deputy Police Chief Matt Dominico took a minute to recall something his daughter said shortly after the death of Cmdr. Frank Acosta.

Acosta died suddenly on Sept. 23. He was 56.

“I was talking with my wife, and I told my daughter that one of daddy’s friends at work had died,” he told the audience at Acosta’s Sept. 29 funeral services at Orchard Church. “She had this sad look on her face, and she said, ‘Oh. He was that big guy who welcomed me with open arms.’”

Starting this fall, Denver will test some ideas in the downtown area — where some of the highest ridership in the city takes place — to try to improve safety, Lacayo said.

The city recently finalized a stencil to place on some sidewalks to remind riders to keep the space clear for pedestrians, and officials also have used tech-based strategies to restrict or slow riders down in some busy areas, Lacayo said.

The scooters can mean more than a fun trip for riders and a nuisance for pedestrians — they’re often involved in injuries.

In crowded Denver, the scooters people often see are the shared ones, which are accessible via cell phone applications and run slower

The casket of Brighton police Cmdr. Frank Acosta arrives at Orchard Church shortly before his Sept. 29 funeral service. Acosta died Sept. 23. COURTESY OF BRIGHTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Brighton police Cmdr. Frank Acosta’s last badge was on display outside of his funeral Sept. 29 at Henderson’s Orchard Church.

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LAAS Beverly Jean Wilson Laas November 2, 1931 – September 12, 2022

Beverly Jean Wilson Laas was born in Howell County, MO on November 2, 1931 to Jobe William Wilson and Armenta Mae Burris Wilson. On September 12, 2022 at the age of 90, Jesus took Jean by the hand and took her home with him.

Jean was schooled in one room schools in southern Missouri. She graduated from West Plains High School in 1949. She moved to Brighton, CO in 1951 where she lived for the next 70 years. Jean was an awesome cook. She was never happier than when she was in her kitchen cooking for her family and friends. She loved to bake cinnamon rolls, bread and pies. She made great sloppy joes and the best coconut cream pie you ever tasted. Her kids and grandkids loved her peanut brittle and old fashioned fudge at the holidays and they knew there would always be plenty to take home. ey also loved when she made jams and jellies for them to divide. Her sons-in-law Ron and Kris absolutely loved her strawberry jelly. Not long before Jean passed away, with her experienced direction there was a jam and jelly making class at her house with 3 generations including her daughter Bev, daughter-in-law Garland, granddaughter Kristin and great-grand daughter Addie. Now the baton has been passed on to them to continue her tradition.

Jean was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leonard (Chipmunk) Laas, two daughters, Patricia Sack and Shirley Dudley; three sisters and two brothers. She

is survived by one daughter Beverly Zaiss (Ron) three sons Norman Hogan (Garland), Gary Hogan, and Bobby Hogan. Seven grandchildren Brian Zaiss, Jason Sack, Bobby Joe Beckman, Hank Beckman, Kristin Stockton and Rod Dudley. Twelve great-grandchildren, one sister Gertie Meyers (Dayton) and many nieces and nephews who loved her very much.

To our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend we will always love you.

Please join us for a celebration of life on ursday October 13, 2022 at the Brighton Elks Lodge at 12:30 PM

Don’t grieve for me for now I’m free

I’m following the path God laid for me

I took his hand when I heard him call

I turned my back and left it all

I could not stay another day to laugh, to love, to work, to play

Tasks left undone must stay that way

Carolyn June Duran, née Gomez, 23, 1948 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Raul Mancera and Esther Cardenas. She had

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and Julie Anne Williams (Pennington) whom she loved dearly. In 1970 she married Larry Dean Williams and later married Larry (Tec) Duran in 1985.

I’ve found that peace at the end of the day

If my parting has left a void en ll it with remembered joy

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss Ah, yes those things I too will miss Be not burdened with times of sorrow

I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow

My life’s been full, life savored much

Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch Perhaps my time seemed all to brief Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief

Lift up your head and share with me

God wanted me now, he set me free.

Carolyn earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Primary/Bilingual Education from the University of Northern Colorado and enjoyed teaching pre-K and kindergarten.

Carolyn lived in Fort Lupton, CO, Houston, TX; Guam, Marianas Islands; and settled in Loveland, CO. She was well traveled and visited 32 countries. She loved sharing her

adventures of living on an island, She enjoyed seeing her ve

Carolyn June Duran, née Gomez June 23, 1948 - September 19, 2022

Acosta grew up in Leadville and graduated from high school in 1984. He joined the U.S. Army and was a member of the 82nd Airborne in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He spent eight years as a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol. When he died, Acosta was a commander with the Brighton Police Department.

“Everyone here knows what Frank was all about,” said outgoing Brighton Police Chief Paul Southard. “Everyone knows he could be the crazy little brother in the room. I appreciated the man he was.”

That included a stint as acting police chief when Southard battled through COVID-19.

“That was a serious deal, and I had to decide who was going to be in charge,” Southard said. “I tabbed Frank, and he managed to steer the department through a difficult time. That’s the kind of man he was.”

The other theme of the service was Acosta’s sense of humor, sometimes at inappropriate times.

Dominico said Acosta had a “largerthan-life” personality and a “knack for lighting the mood.” That was true during a recent command staff meeting at the police department.

“We were out of hand, led mostly by Frank,” Dominco said. “Several members of the DA’s office were there too and laughing hard as well. Once our guests left, I stood up and said that we needed to be more professional, especially when we have visitors.

“Frank was the large part of this discussion,” Dominico continued. “After I finished, Frank stood up and said, ‘Yeah, you guys.’ That was my last effort at making those meetings more strict.”

The department changed its annual awards program so that family and children could attend the picnicstyle event. Each member of the command staff presented awards after reading prewritten nomination forms, including Acosta.

“He read a graphic nomination

from a particularly heinous sex crime,” Dominico said. “I’m sure the parents answered a lot of sensitive questions from their kids about what they heard. When Frank realized what he’d read and his audience, he said – without missing a

beat – ‘I’m not the one who wrote it. I’m just reading it.’

“It got to a point where we had to issue a warning when he was speaking at a public event,” Dominico added.

Southard and Acosta worked secu-

rity during the Democratic National Convention in 2008.

“We’d been on this for six days. We were a little punchy,” Southard said. “Frank drove us home. We took some side streets, and he wound up driving the wrong way down Eighth Avenue. We laughed about it the entire time. We laughed about it afterward. This is what he brought to the table.”

Acosta earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Regis University and a bachelor’s degree in management from National American University.

“He was able to create a special relationship with everyone he knew,” Dominico said. “I’ve had a chance to reflect about Frank and what he meant. He was sure to make your day better. When people from other city departments came by, one of their first stops was Frank’s office.”

“He’d want us to learn from his mistakes,” said the Rev. T.J. Roberts. “He’d want us to be OK after his passing. He is sending us love from the other side.”

At the conclusion of the hour-long service, the Brighton Police Department honor guard removed the flag from Acosta’s casket and presented it to his family. Survivors include his parents, Toney and Cleo; his wife, Kandy; a sister, Laura; children, Timothy and Michelle; grandchildren, Isaih, Jeremiah, Grace and Caleb; and nephew and niece, Tyler and Katelyn.

In reading from a family eulogy, Roberts said Acosta was with the angels “and I’m sure, you’re a boss of the angels.”

“We were so incredibly lucky for your love, your kindness, for making the most out of life,” Roberts read from the eulogy. “You will be missed dearly every day.”

“We shared laughs. We shared much heartache. But he always remained grounded,” Southard said. “This was a man who gave his all. He was definitely a person who could light up a room.”

“Frank’s importance to the city is clear,” Dominico said. “Frank loved his family fiercely. Each one of us is better for having known him.”

career of Brighton police Cmdr. Frank Acosta

career.

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Adams County Sheri ’s Deputy and piper Tim Lambert stands with Brighton police Cmdr. Frank Acosta’s casket Sept. 29 at Orchard Church.

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Je erson, Adams clerks ensure election security

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With many elected positions up for grabs this upcoming election, officials in Jefferson and Adams counties said they are working hard to make sure all votes are counted.

“We take election security seriously in every election and we’ve been working for many, many years now to ensure that our elections are secure from threats,” said Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder George Stern.

Jefferson County and Adams County residents have many decisions to make for the upcoming November Election. Federal races, state legislators, the governor and state ballot initiatives will all be on the ballot, as well as Regional Transportation District, county seats and school board initiatives.

As well, Jefferson County will see three ballot initiatives.

“One is dealing with the county retaining non-property tax revenue, one dealing with the county allowing the sale of marijuana and one dealing with taxation of marijuana,” said Stern.

In Brighton, City Clerk Natalie Hoel said there will be a special election for the Ward 1 councilmember. Candidates include Marisa Nickerson, Sherri Pollack and Tom Green. Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster and Commerce City reported no ballot issues or councilors on the ballot in the 2022 election.

Taking precautions

Stern said many precautions are taken to ensure the election is safe. His department works with law enforcement to protect the ballot processing facility, voting centers and vote drop boxes. All are under 24/7 surveillance and the footage is retained after the election.

Bipartisan election judges take care of the work. Each election volunteer is part of a bipartisan team that includes workers with different political beliefs. For example, a Democrat would be paired with a Republican.

According to Adams County Clerk and Recorder Josh Zygielbaum, that process is required in state law.

The election judges wear lanyards that identify their political party and Stern said there is no task completed by two people of the same political party. The judges pick up votes from drop boxes and conduct the ballot processing in pairs.

“They are always in their bipartisan team, staying vigilant to make sure that there are not any security threats or risks,” Stern said. “They report those when there are threats and then we are prepared to respond to any concern.”

For those questioning Jefferson County election security or who may not trust the voting process, Stern said the county welcomes watchers to see the election judges at work firsthand. For those who can’t make it in, they

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Rhonda Miles of Brighton was the first customer through the doors of the newly opened Brighton Natural Grocers on Bromley Street Sept. 30. Miles, who lives just up the road at the nearby Windmill Ranch, said she was in line at 2:30 a.m. for the 8:30 a.m. opening, although she said she was joined by friends and neighbors she dubbed the Windmill Ranchettes soon after. The store opened with customers lined up around the building waiting to get in.

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can find a tour of the entire facility online at jeffco.com that shows all of the security in place.

“All of this is being done by hundreds of bipartisan election watchers,” Stern said. “There are people who are their neighbors, who are their fellow church members, who they run into at the grocery store, who are actually doing the work of processing ballots. And all of it’s being done under 24/7 surveillance and observed by watchers from the political parties who are there all the time, seeing how this plays out.”

Surveillance and GPS

Adams County Clerk and Recorder

Josh Zygielbaum said his county’s process and it’s similar to Jefferson County.

In Adams, they also have 24-hour surveillance and require bipartisan election judges, as required by state law. They have security teams to go around to collect ballots and those teams are monitored by GPS.

Zygielbaum said their building’s doors are all secured by badge access. Only employees and election workers are allowed access. Those up for election, like Zygielbaum, are only allowed access to their office and the

restrooms.

“I can’t get into any of the election processing facilities,” he said.

Zygielbaum also invites those who don’t trust Adams County’s process to tour the office. Residents can sign up on the clerk’s website, www.adamsvotes, for tours.

He said the county livestreams its audits and each ballot is cast on paper, meaning there is always a paper trail of what takes place.

“I encourage anyone that does not fully trust in the process or in the system to get involved, become an election worker, become an election watcher, or come on in for a tour or do all the above,” he said. “Everyone is welcome, this is their election, this is their office.”

At the end of the election, a statistically significant audit is completed and signed off by a bipartisan group of appointees from both the republican and democratic parties.

Both clerks emphasized the importance of voting.

“This is your one opportunity every couple of years to have a say in the direction that not just your state and federal government are going, but your local government too,” Stern said. “It’s critically important to exercise one of your most important rights, and we’ve made it as accessible and secure as possible, so voters should take advantage of that.”

SCOTT TAYLOR

VOICES

Finding balance when we seem out of balance

He had spent a career serving others. He was passionate about his work and his role in caring for and developing those on his team. His career spanned more than 49 years before he finally agreed to retire. Retire that is from his full-time job, but at 74 years old, he still went out and took a part-time job because he believed that he wasn’t done serving others in his community. And lastly, in addition to his part-time job, he is a volunteer for the community center in his neighborhood, and very active in his local church.

I only know these details because I received an email from his wife, who shared that they both look forward to my column each week, and she thought I might be interested in her husband’s story. For me it was a no-brainer, as I love to hear about a fantastic work ethic, people who love to build up others, and stories about people who live to serve others. She certainly got my attention.

When I reached out and asked if I could interview them both, they im-

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mediately agreed. Wow, was I in for a great discussion from a very spry and young 75-year-old couple. As I listened to their story, I was truly amazed to their commitment to serve. His job didn’t create wealth, but it did give them security and provided a beautiful life for them in Colorado where they raised their children. When I asked how they balanced work, family, church, and volunteering, Tom answered the question with one word, “balance.”

As I asked him to share more about that he told me that throughout his life, particularly toward the end of his career and part-time work, that he heard all this “noise” about work-life balance. And as people shared selfhelp books and columns about how to find work-life balance, it amused him. He said it amused him because the an-

swer was in the question. It’s balance. His belief being that if we balance all our responsibilities to our family, our friends, our church and our community, we will find all the balance we need, and in turn create a beautiful life for our family and those we serve.

This couple became instant heroes of mine, a great big hug and shout-out to you both.

I think that Tom was on to something. Many of us fall into the trap of the rush and crush of life, becoming so preoccupied by what we think we want, yet we miss everything else in life that balances us out. We spread ourselves so thin running from thing to thing, event to event, trying to fill our calendars and impress people, that we often miss what gives us the greatest pleasure. If we are in search of work-life balance, or just a sense of balance in our life, what is keeping us from finding it? Identifying those things that send us reeling out of balance, and having the courage to say “No,” more often so that we can keep ourselves in balance may be one of

Why baby steps when the Colorado River needs big strides?

Rivers and streams on Colorado’s Western Slope chattered excitedly with runoff during mid-September after several days of rain, softening landscapes that had turned sullen after another hot summer.

The water was a blink of good news for a Colorado River that needs something more. It needs a long, sloppy kiss of wetness.

Hard, difficult decisions have almost entirely lagged what has been needed during the last 20 years of declining reservoir levels and rapidly rising temperatures. Hope has lingered stubbornly. After all, every batter has slumps. And maybe next winter and spring it will snow hard and long in Colorado, source of 60% of the river’s water, instead of getting unseemly warm come April and May, as has mostly been the case.

This glass half-full hopefulness has left the two big reservoirs, Mead and Powell, at roughly 25% of capacity. To prevent worse, the smaller savings accounts near the headwaters - Navajo Reservoir in New Mexico, Blue Mesa in Colorado, and Flaming Gorge on the Utah-Wyoming border - have been pilfered. Little remains to be tapped.

Even threats from the Bureau of Reclamation this year failed to spur definitive action. “We can’t keep doing this,” said Andy Mueller, general manager of the Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District, a major water policy agency

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the best things that we can ever do for ourselves.

Here’s an idea for you to explore. Balance doesn’t come from placing more things, people, and events on both sides of the scale. Balance comes when we put the right things on each side of the scale.

Take a lesson from my new friend Tom and his wife who focus on family, friends, church and the community and you will have all the balance that you will ever need. Are you or your company out of balance? Do you need to focus more on what is on each side of the scale instead of how much you are trying to squeeze onto the scale? I would love to hear your story of balance at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can find our balance again, it really will be a better than good life.

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

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Make cancer an election issue

for the Western Slope.

Recently at the River District’s annual seminar in Grand Junction, Brendon Langenhuizen offered no hope for recovery this coming year. It will be the third La Nina in a row, he pointed out, likely producing aboveaverage temperatures and hence below-average precipitation.

While we have made great progress against cancer, the disease still kills more than 1,600 people a day in this country.

out, likely producing above-

Even so-so precipitation comes up as something less. Yampa River Valley snowpack last winter was 84% of average; runoff lagged at 76%. The Gunnison River watershed figures were even worse; snowpack of 87% yielding runoff of 64%.

Dry soils have sopped up moisture, and then there is the heat. The last 12 months have been among the six warmest years in the last century in Colorado, said Langenhuisen, a water rights engineer. Summer rains the last two years have helped. Still, the reservoir levels drop, the seven basin states so far unable to agree on cuts that would match demand with supply.

It’s tempting to accuse the states of being caught up in century-old thinking. After all, they nominally operate under provisions of the 1922 Colorado River Compact. They have

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In Colorado, an estimated 28,480 people will hear the words `you have cancer’ this year alone. If you are passionate about fighting cancer, it is critical to understand that the war against cancer will not be won or lost in the research labs or doctors’ offices alone. Government officials make decisions every day about health issues that affect your life.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is helping to make the fight against cancer a national priority. As volunteers, we take advantage of the opportunity offered by elections to raise the profile of cancer issues and educate candidates and the public. This enables us to better serve families in the fight against this disease.

Local volunteers like me sent questionnaires to Rep. Dr.Yadira Caraveo-D

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and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer-R asking about their positions on the importance of increasing funding for cancer research and programs, guaranteeing access to adequate and affordable health coverage and advancing equity in clinical trials for cutting edge cancer treatments - all issues critical to cancer patients and their families.

As an advocate, I urge state Sen. Kirkmeyer to fill out her responses and join the many candidates across the country - including state Rep. Caraveo - who have already gone on the record with their positions on these issues that are critical to this country’s over 18 million cancer survivors and their families.

The candidates need to rise above campaign politics and talk about how they plan to make cancer a priority. We plan to hold the winners, whoever they are, accountable for their commitments to fight cancer.

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Team of builders gives gift to a woman living with multiple sclerosis

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Christina Mansfield was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her twenties. She lived an independent life and was able to until her symptoms worsened in 2021. That changed her life, putting her into a wheelchair.

Now a group of volunteer builders from Brighton has changed her life again, making her home on Brighton’s Cade Street more wheelchair friendly.

“I’m so grateful, I have an accessible bathroom. If I want to get up and go take a shower, my husband doesn’t have to come up and help me,” Mansfield said.

A team of volunteers from the Home Builders Foundation installed an entrance ramp onto her home and modified her bathroom. Mansfield’s family hosted a celebration dedication on September 28 for the crew, volunteers, donors and contributors for giving Christina the gift of independence.

“I feel blessed and grateful for the Homes Builders Foundation that went above and beyond. I’m happy that the MS Society are the ones who told me about this,” Christina said. “They told me to reach out to them and see if they can help out, I filled out the forms and got a call in February 2022. They were going to do the project.”

Christina said being in her wheelchair was difficult at home due to the layout of her house. She depended on

her family and husband Steve to lift her to take a shower or bath. She had to spend most of her life upstairs in the bedroom until they built a stair lift, but she couldn’t use the bathroom without help.

That’s no longer the case.

“I’m excited for her, and these guys went above and beyond to modify this bathroom. Transferring her to an accessible and functional bathroom. It makes me feel good she is safe,” said husband Steve Mansfield.

KB Homes oversaw the modifications of Christina’s home, and Home Builders Foundation, a non-profit, works with the clients as the applications come in. They send a team to assess the project and work with the homeowner to figure out the best option to complete the project.

The builders donate the supplies and labor to renovate at no charge.

Brian Johnson, the Homes Builder Foundation Program Director, was in charge of everything that has to

ing in the capital. The projects they complete for the disabled are free to the homeowner.

“We work really close with the Multiple Sclerosis society and welcome anyone to apply on our HBFdenver. org. So, if you are struggling with a disability give us a call,” Johnson said. “It was awesome hearing Christina talk about this life-changing impact it had.”

The team of builders widened doorframes and installed a roll-in shower and accessible sinks and cabinets. Fortress Framing designed plans to install a back ramp so Christina could roll out of her house down the ramp onto her backyard patio to visit with family and friends as well as an emergency exit.

The Colorado Floor Company installed the floor tile, wall tile, and countertops in the bathroom. Hall-

mark provided the countertops, Dal tile provided the tiles and ARK Plumbing did all the plumbing, put in the shower valves for the trimmers, and put in the sinks, faucets, and shower pan. They moved a lot of plumbing around to put in a new shower, Christina said.

KB homes put together trusted trades to partner with them to provide the modifications Christina requested.

“Being able to support our residents was important for me; this is my first time with KB homes partnership with Home Builders Foundation- it’s been huge,” said Udie Ruiz, of KB Homes. “I’m honored to be able to work with our suppliers who are willing to give their time as well as their materialsis truly amazing. And Christina has her independence!”

For those who are disabled and need assistance with a remodel contact the nonprofit Home Builders Foundation at www.hbfdenver.org For application assistance visit, https://hbfdenver. org/apply-for-assistance/

PROJECT DONORS

This is a list of the companies that participated in Christina Mansfield’s project.

KB Home (Project Captain), A.R.K Plumbing Inc., The Colorado Floor Company, Inc., Fortress Framing Inc., MRW Interior Carpentry Inc., The Elite Paint Co., Inc., H.A.S. Drywall Inc., All Pro Electric Inc., Interior Logic Group, Galleria Lighting, Hallmark Building Supplies, Moen, Dal Tile and Timberlake Cabinetry.

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Brighton picks good time for first win

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

BRIGHTON – It has been a rocky start to the Brighton football team’s season, but the Bulldogs couldn’t have planned a more perfect time to pick up their first win of the season.

Brighton rolled past rival Prairie View 34-14 to win the Superintendent’s Cup to get in the win column. But what excited Brighton football coach Michael Brown the most was how much his team has grown through the first six weeks of this season.

“We have come a long way,” Brown said. “We made some mistakes (Friday), but unlike previous weeks we didn’t let it steamroll us like it has in the past. Tasting this victory will hopefully help us in the coming weeks.”

The rivalry also gave the Bulldogs some extra momentum Sept. 30, and they showed it as soon as they got the ball -- finding holes, fighting for extra yards and just playing hungry for the victory.

“I’ve always wanted to be a part of this (rivalry),” said Brighton junior Kevin Day, who had two touchdowns in the contest. “Feels great to get the win. We were ready to play, we could have come out at 6 and played the same way.”

After the ThunderHawks went three-and-out on their opening possession, Brighton’s Ivan Ramirez returned a punt to Prairie View’s 4-yard line to set up a Jeremiah Ramos touchdown three minutes into the contest.

The Bulldogs added another score after Ramos broke loose for a 36-yard run. Two plays later Day capped the drive with a touchdown to give Brighton a two-touchdown lead.

Prairie View (2-4 overall) answered back late in the first quarter. Colton Lance found a hole on third down to gain 25 yards. Two plays later, Kunio Eshimo and Ondray Reed connected on an 8-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 14-7.

Brighton added another score in the second half when Izaiah Schoepp found the back of the end zone on the opening possession of the half. Eshimo led the ThunderHawks right back. He connected with Quintin Winzent for a 40-yard gain and again for 29 yards, and Lance found paydirt to cut the lead to six and give Prairie View the momentum.

However, Day returned a punt 72 yards up the Prairie View sidelines for a touchdown to seal the victory. Jordan Leete added another touchdown for Brighton late in the contest.

“I was proud of our kids. They hung

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Kyle Leydon, a Commerce City resident playing for Brighton High School, qualified for the state 5A golf tournament next week. He also qualified for the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship tournament outside of New Orleans. Leydon tied for second at the Central Florida Regional tournament Sept. 24-25 at the Mission Inn Resort. He shot a 75-73 -- 148, then had to survive a match-play tournament to advance.

in there,” Prairie View coach Tim Cardenas said. “We had it down to a one-score game and gave up that punt return, and that took the air out of our sails.”

Cardenas said after the contest he is going to emphasize his players staying focused, an issue that hurt them with penalties and missed tackles in the contest.

“We didn’t control the field, and we have a lot of growing up to do,” the coach said.

Prairie View will look to right the ship on Friday when it visits Legacy at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Mountain Range High School, while Brighton will look to extend its winning streak with a contest at Mullen at 6 p.m. Oct. 7.

Brighton’s Kevin Day celebrates with teammate Jordan Leete after scoring a touchdown during a Sept. 30 game against Prairie View.

PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH

Riverdale Ridge High School

Volleyball

Riverdale Ridge won all four of its matches at the Fort Lupton volleyball tournament Oct. 1.

The wins were against Greeley Central (25-20, 25-21), Frontier Academy (25-20, 25-21), Denver School of Science-Technology/Byers (25-12, 25-12) and the host Bluedevils (25-19, 25-14).

Tiana Fisher had six kills in the win over Frontier Academy. Kierra Bartlett added four. Fisher and Mahala Lampshire led RRHS with four kills in the win over Greeley Central.

Addison Goff piled up seven kills in the Ravens’ win over DSST-Byers, and Lampshire and Addison Goff led the Ravens with four kills in the win over Fort Lupton. Fisher was next

with three. Goff also served four aces.

Elsewhere, Roosevelt topped Riverdale Ridge 25-18, 25-19, 25-10 in Johnstown Sept. 29. Mahala Lampshire had seven, kills for the Ravens. Addison Goff added five. Avery Schneider had 16 kills for the Roughriders. Natalya Sauer picked up seven.

Cross country

MEAD -- Here are Riverdale Ridge’s results from the Mead Stampede Oct. 1 at Mead High School:

Girls

4. Payton Meineke, 19:50.8. 18. Johanna Pataluna, 21:43.8 (season best).

25. Cayley Hansen, 22;15.8. 32. Savannah Mommens, 22:41.9. 67. Isla Ruiz, 25:01.4 (season best).

Boys

7. Aric Hunsaker, 17:30.2. 31. Austin Staten, 18:13 (season best). 73. Em-

manuel Haro Gutierrez, 19:57.3. 92. Curtis Hansen, 20:35.8 (season best).

Softball

Riverdale Ridge blanked Thompson Valley 14-0 in Loveland Sept. 30. Zoie LInville had two hits and drove in a pair of runs. Olivia Vargas had one hit and drove in a pair of runs. Pitchers Brynn Trujillo and Madyson Ortiz combined on a three-hitter over four innings.

Riverdale Ridge beat Niwot 8-1 on the Cougars’ field Sept. 29. Olivia Vargas had two hits and three RBIs. Aubree Davis had a base hit and a pair of RBIs. Zoie Chociej had two hits for Niwot and her team’s only RBI.

Riverdale Ridge scored the tying run in the seventh inning, then scored the game-winner in the eighth to beat Roosevelt 5-4 in Thornton

Sept. 27.

Ortiz had three hits and three RBIs for the Ravens.Linville added two hits.

Bridget McNeil had three hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Roughriders.

The Ravens shut out Severance 7-0 in Thornton Sept. 26. Ganessa Duran had a base hit and four RBIs for the Ravens. Ortiz added three hits. Davis threw a one-hitter over five innings and struck out seven.

RRHS also beat Valor Christian 9-2 in Thornton Sept. 26. Davis and Jaeanna Sandoval had two hits and drove in two runs. Duran added three hits and a pair of RBIs.

Elizabeth Canales had half of Valor Christian’s four hits and drove in both of her team’s runs.

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taken steps but they insufficiently acknowledge the shifting hydrologic reality. Instead of delivering an average 20.5 million acre-feet, as the compact assumed, the river has delivered 13 million acre-feet in the 21st century. In the last few years, it’s been worse yet, about 12 million acre-feet.

How low can it go? Mueller talked about learning to live within 9 million acre-feet, as some climate scientists have warned may be necessary.

Climate scientists have built up some credibility as their forecasts have been, if anything, a tad conservative.

A scientist I talked with in Grand Junction suggested potential for an even starker future. What if the river delivers just 7 million acre-feet a year for the next two or three years?

One of my acquaintances, a county official on the Western Slope, recently confided weariness with the now familiar narrative of “drought, dust, and dystopia” on the Colorado River. Understood. We all want to see the Broncos and Avs win. More instructive may be the Denver Nuggets, who are now in a 55-year championship drought.

Jim Lochhead, chief executive of Denver Water, likens the situation on the Colorado River to a bank account that has been drawn down. “And we’re looking at a zero balance with no line

of credit,” he said this week at the Colorado Water Center conference in Fort Collins.

What is needed? From a perspective in Colorado, Lochhead argues for a stronger, more assertive federal role. Lochhead was for many years a lawyer based in Glenwood Springs who represented Colorado in river issues.

Everybody that depends upon Colorado River water from northeastern Colorado to Los Angeles and San Diego will have a role, he says. Denver for example, wants to crowd out grass from medians and incentivize turf removal.

Lower-basin states use about twice as much as the upper basin states, and there the cuts must be more radical. Lochhead wants to see the federal

government, through the Bureau of Reclamation, more assertively force the lower-basin states to make those hard decisions. Federal authority over water entering Lake Mead has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, he points out, and he suggests the agency may use that power after the November election.

The broad theme will be reducing water used for low-value grasses. That takes in suburban lawns but also the water-greedy grasses grown for livestock, including corn and alfalfa. Hard choices, but they must be made. What more warning do we need?

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Two ivy plants at Tagawa Garden in Centennial.

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Dakota Jones is the supervisor and buyer for the indoor plant section at Tagawa Garden in Centennial.

From left, a string of dolphins, philodendron, and inch plant in Tagawa Gardens in Centennial.

An employee at Tagawa Garden in Centennial reaches into a box containing di erent varieties of calatheas.

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Experience the beauty of culture through art

Current McNichols Civic Center Building exhibits

Dec.

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

“I’ve heard it said that the power of art is like a beating drum; you can feel it in your chest. That’s why people spontaneously cry when see ing certain artworks. It moves you and changes you and you can’t stop it.”

These are the words of Shanna B. Shelby, the chief curator at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver. Responsible for bringing artists’ visions to life, Shelby orga nizes and manipulates the space to help tell an in-depth story.

This season, Shelby has worked diligently with artists to shine light on the beauty and diversity of the human experience, highlighting Na tive American, Italian and Japanese American artists.

Now through Dec. 18, Denver Arts & Venues will present three new fall exhibitions at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., and a companion exhibit at Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis St. in Denver. Several exhibition-related events include the fourth event in the Cul tural Fashion Runway Series, which celebrates Native American art and fashion.

“I am always looking for diversity in themes, media, artists’ back grounds and approaches. I believe very strongly in the power that original artwork has to educate, inspire and change people,” said Shelby. “More recently, I have been drawn to some international artists that are doing some really incred ible work and pairing them with either national or local artists.”

The historic McNichols Civic Center Building opened in 1909 and serves as the Greek Revival architec tural background for contemporary artists to showcase their work. The structure also serves as an enter tainment space for various events.

“What’s special about the McNich ols Civic Center Building is we are not a museum,” Shelby said. “We are an active community space and when people come here for a work shop, meeting, wedding or gala, they may not be expecting to see such powerful and interesting work, and they are completely surprised and delighted.”

Native American representation is at the forefront of the fall exhibits, highlighting Navajo and Sioux art ists and photographical depictions of Native American life. Danielle SeeWalker, member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, is one of the featured artists. She is a Hunkpapa and Oglala Lakota artist, writer and mother based in Denver.

SeeWalker’s writing is displayed alongside photographer Carlotta

Cardana as a part of the Red Road Project. According to the project’s website, it formed in 2013 and aims to document, through words and visuals, the inspiring and resilient stories of native America. The stories, not often told, highlight the people and communities that are taking positive actions and demon strating resilience.

“I want people to know that we are still here. We are thriving, contribut ing members of society, and doing brilliant work to combat several attempts of genocide and keeping our cultures alive,” SeeWalker said. “Through The Red Road Project, we are able to exemplify this with real life people and highlight the work that is being done. I want people to be challenged by the stereotypes they may have grown up with or heard about regarding American Indian people and see a different per spective — a much more accurate, resilient and beautiful perspective.”

SeeWalker and Cardana’s exhibi tion at the McNichols Civic Center Building is a small sampling of an almost decades-long project. SeeWalker is currently working on a tangential project highlight ing “urban Natives,” especially in the Denver area as it relates to the Indian Relocation Act of the 1950s and `60s.

“Most people don’t know that the majority (more than 70%) of Na tive American people live in urban areas,” said SeeWalker. “I am cur rently interviewing many folks that

came to Denver from the reserva tion during the relocation period. I’m really excited for Carlotta and I to share that work and uncover a history that has been buried for so long.”

In addition to the art exhibi tions, Denver Arts & Venues will be hosting an event as a part of their Cultural Runway Series. The show will take place at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the McNichols Civic Center Build ing. Prior to the event, there will be a culturally inspired vendor fair for attendees to peruse.

The show features Native design ers from tribes with historic ties to Colorado and nearby states. Native fashion designers featured on the runway will include Sky Eagle Col lection, Sage Mountain Flower, Red Berry Woman and Choke Cherry Creek. This immersive evening will include a special performance by Supaman and a skateboarding interlude.

“I had been thinking for some time that fine art exhibitions are not always approachable or accessible to general audiences. But fashion is immediately accessible — we all wear clothing and the fashion we choose is a way through which express ourselves,” said Shelby. “Fashion design is an expression of art, just like putting paint on a canvas. So, I thought, why don’t we thematically tie the art on the walls to fashion art, and present a runway show? Thus, the Cultural Runway Series was born.”

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than most car traffic. Lyft scooters, for example, go up to 15 mph, according to the company’s website.

The shared scooters recently spread to more suburban cities. Here’s a look at where they’re allowed, where they aren’t and what the rules are.

Right path

Denver’s ordinances, or city laws, say it’s unlawful to ride an electric scooter on a sidewalk at more than 6 mph.

Riding an electric scooter on sidewalks is unlawful except when preparing to park, or when the rider has just mounted and has not yet crossed a street or alley, or where the sidewalk is part of a designated bicycle route, Denver’s city law says.

In Denver, the scooter system has been automatically slowing down and stopping scooters on the 16th Street Mall and slowing them down near Coors Field during Rockies games when many pedestrians are around, Lacayo said.

An online map of scooter use in Denver, referred to by Lacayo, shows the rides are most concentrated in the downtown, central and northwest Denver areas — and some highly trafficked paths stretch close to Lakewood and Wheat Ridge.

Riders in Denver have traveled roughly 11 million miles, according to the city, which estimates the rid-

ership removed millions of driving trips from Denver’s busiest streets and neighborhoods since 2018.

No program in Lakewood Shared scooters first appeared on a large scale in the City of Denver in May 2018 without authorization from the city’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure to operate, according to Lacayo.

Shortly after, the department or-

dered scooter operators to suspend their operations while the city developed a permitting process. Denver’s permit program launched in July 2018 to guide how the scooters can be used in the city, Lacayo said.

Nearby, shared scooters are only permitted in some Denver suburbs, but that doesn’t stop them from sometimes ending up where they shouldn’t be.

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up in Sheridan mostly by the bus stops or in River Point,” an outdoor mall, Sheridan spokesperson Amy Woodward said.

Sheridan does not have a shared scooter program and does not have any ordinances or regulations surrounding the use of them, Woodward said.

Before Lakewood had enacted any regulations, some shared scooters were deployed in Lakewood in 2018, according to that city.

“We have a pretty good relationship with most companies, and we call to have devices removed when we notice them in Lakewood,” said Stacie Oulton, Lakewood spokes-

No licensed scooter companies currently operate in Lakewood, so “personal scooters are mostly what you see in Lakewood,” Oulton said.

Lakewood has required companies to get a license and comply with regulations since 2019, but no company so far has decided to apply for a license, according to Oulton.

“In Lakewood, bicycles are allowed on sidewalks and paths, so scooters are also allowed (in those places),” Oulton said. “They can also ride in bike lanes or streets — just like a bike. In locations we don’t want scooters or bikes, we would install signs with the restriction.”

Scooters leave Littleton, Aurora

In the south metro area, Littleton started a partnership with Bird, another shared scooter company — but the “pilot,” or test, program

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recently ended.

“The one-year Bird Pilot Program began in August 2021 to explore whether dockless e-scooters could provide ‘micromobility’ — an ad ditional mode of travel for Littleton residents to replace short vehicle trips, especially in the downtown (Littleton) neighborhood,” a state ment from the city said.

Bird’s local fleet manager, tasked with collecting, charging and servicing the scooters, appears to have stopped doing so in mid-June, leaving many scooters with dead batteries and “therefore impossible to locate remotely,” the statement said.

Littleton city officials have asked for the public’s help tracking down missing scooters. Those who find a scooter should email traffic@ littletongov.org with the location, the statement said.

The pilot program was scheduled to end Aug. 18, but Bird decided to end the program in late July, the statement said.

“Arapahoe County will be con ducting a county-wide transit and micromobility study in the near future, with Littleton as a part ner agency,” the statement added. “Future micromobility programs in Littleton will wait until the study is complete.”

Bird also shut down its scooter operations in Aurora effective Aug. 11, according to Aurora’s website.

No shared mobility devices are currently available in Aurora, but licenses remain available for new companies to apply, Aurora’s web site adds.

Arvada ties program near RTD line Northwest of Denver, the City of Arvada approved a pilot program for electric scooters in 2021 and has a contract with Bird for electric scooters to be used within a onemile radius of the RTD G rail line. Arvada’s program with Bird began in January.

“The e-scooters are set to slow down once they get to the boundary line until they fully stop and are no longer operable,” said Katie Patter son, an Arvada spokesperson. “The e-scooters begin chirping and the rider’s phone will receive a noti fication that they are outside the operating area and redirect them back to where they are usable.”

Before moving forward with the program, the city underwent a research process with the Arvada Transportation Advisory Commit tee in 2019, followed by community meetings in 2020 and 2021, Patter son said.

Micromobility devices are not allowed on narrow sidewalks and riders should use the devices in the street and on designated bike lanes, similar to personal bicycles, accord ing to Patterson.

The devices are allowed on City of Arvada trails, and users are responsible for following trail rules including giving audible signals when passing slower traffic, Patter son added.

In one notable recent scooter incident, a 10-year-old boy was killed in a traffic accident Sept. 17 on Candelas Parkway. The boy — an Arvada resident — was riding an electric scooter when he was struck by a Toyota Prius. The driver of the Toyota, identified only as a “male driver,” was cooperating with the investigation, according to the Ar vada Police Department. The driver

stayed on the scene as officers responded.

The scooter the boy was riding was store bought and privately owned, not a ride-sharing vehicle.

To the city’s knowledge, no in juries or deaths related to shared electric scooters have occurred in Arvada since the scooters began circulating in Arvada, Patterson said.

Thornton adds scooters

North of Denver, a one-year pilot program for shared scooters began in Thornton on July 1.

“Electric scooters are to be ridden on streets with a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less, in bike lanes, trails and shared use paths,” said Kent Moorman, a transportation engineer for the City of Thornton.

The maximum speed under Colorado’s Model Traffic Code, in corporated into the Thornton City Code, for this class of vehicle is 20 mph, according to Moorman.

The scooters will bring some amount of tax revenue to Thorn ton, but numbers are unclear so far.

“Scooter companies are required to have a Thornton general busi ness and sales tax license. We collect sales tax only,” Moorman said. “As this program just started July 1, we do not yet have revenue numbers for the city from electric scooters.”

Under Arvada’s mobility pro gram, companies “must pay a yearly permit renewal fee of $5,000 based on Arvada staff time dedi cated to management, oversight, communications, enforcement, and education (regarding) the program,” an Arvada regulations document says.

Denver apparently doesn’t collect revenue from its scooter program.

Lacayo, with the Denver transpor tation department, said no scooter companies paid Denver any type of license fee or other kind of pay ment, and thatDenver does not re ceive any sales tax revenue or other tax revenue related to the scooters.

Brighton OKs scooters

Farther northeast, Brighton city councilmembers decided in April that residents will get access to Bird scooters. A group of Brighton city officials and residents officially welcomed Bird scooters as legal transportation June 30 during a news conference at city hall.

The city has established nine no-rides zones in the city along five streets: Baseline Road, Bridge Street, Bromley Lane, Sable Boule vard and South 50th Avenue. The scooters will not operate on several sections of those streets.

Others without scooters

Commerce City does not have agreements for any electric scooter companies to operate within the city’s boundaries, according to city spokesperson Travis Huntington.

Nearby, Westminster also doesn’t allow for shared electric scooters, according to city spokesperson Andy Le.

The Jefferson County suburb of Wheat Ridge does not have a scooter program, said Amanda Harrison, spokesperson for that city.

“We’d be interested in learning more if a vendor reached out, but that hasn’t happened yet,” Harri son said.

Down south in Arapahoe County, Englewood did not respond for comment by press time about whether it has policies regarding shared electric scooters.

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1. TELEVISION: Which TV cartoon show featured a Great Dane as part of the mysterysolving team?

2. MOVIES: Which 1970s movie’s tagline is, “You’ll never go in the water again”?

3. HISTORY: What was the nickname for American soldiers in WWI?

4. MEDICAL TERMS: What is dysphonia?

5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: How many state capitals are named after U.S. presidents?

6. ANATOMY: What part of the brain controls language and hearing?

7. PSYCHOLOGY: What is the fear represented in metathesiophobia?

8. GEOGRAPHY: How many countries are in the United Kingdom?

9. FOOD & DRINK: What are the two main ingredients in a meringue?

10. U.S. STATES: Which state is home to General Sherman, a sequoia more than 2,000 years old?

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1. “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?”

2. “Jaws.”

3. Doughboys.

4. Having a hoarse or raspy voice.

5. Four (Jackson, Mississippi; Lincoln, Nebraska, Madison, Wisconsin, and Jefferson City, Missouri).

6. Temporal lobe.

7. Fear of change

8. Four: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

9. Egg whites and sugar. 10. California.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION General Election by Mail Ballot

Adams County, Colorado Tuesday, November 8, 2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election will be held in Adams County, Colorado, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as a Mail Ballot Election.

Beginning October 17, 2022, ballots in signed Official Return Envelopes may be dropped off at any of the following designated drop-off locations.

24-Hour Drop Box Locations

Adams County Government Center –4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton Adams County Human Services Center – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster Adams County Justice Center –1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton Adams County Western Services Center –12200 N. Pecos St., Westminster Anythink Library Wright Farms –5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton Aurora Motor Vehicle –3449 N. Chambers Rd., Aurora Aurora Municipal Center* –15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora Bennett Motor Vehicle –355 S. First St., Bennett Brighton City Hall – 500 S. 4th Ave., Brighton Carpenter Skate Park (Margaret Carpenter Rec Center) – 3558 E. 112th Ave., Thornton Colfax Community Network 1585 Kingston St., Aurora Commerce City Civic Center –7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City Commerce City Motor Vehicle 7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City Daniel C. Vallez Family Education Center (fka Perl Mack Community Center) –7125 Mariposa St., Denver Federal Heights City Hall –2380 W. 90th Ave., Federal Heights Front Range Community College (College Hill Library) 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster Hilltop Village Shopping Center –13762 Colorado Blvd., Thornton Kelver Public Library* – 585 S. Main St., Byers

Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* –9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Northglenn City Hall –11701 Community Center Dr., Northglenn Riverdale Animal Shelter –12155 Park Blvd., Brighton Rotella Park –1824 Coronado Pkwy. S., Denver Strasburg Sheriff’s Substation –2550 Strasburg Rd., Strasburg Thornton Civic Center –9500 Civic Center Dr., Thornton Trail Winds Recreation Center –13495 Holly St., Thornton University of Colorado Anschutz Campus (Health & Wellness Center) 12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Westminster City Hall –4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster Westminster Motor Vehicle 8452 N. Federal Blvd., Westminster Ballots must be received at the Adams County Election Office, a designated ballot drop box, or Voter Service & Polling Center (VSPC) location by 7 p.m. on Election Day, November 8, 2022, for your vote(s) to be counted. Ballots received after 7 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted. Postmarks do not count as a received date.

VOTER SERVICE & POLLING CENTERS

Services offered include voting, ballot replace ment, ballot drop box, ADA accessible ballot marking devices, new voter registration, and voter registration updates available at all locations.

Phase 1 VSPCs

October 24 – November 8, 2022

Hours:

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, November 5 – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday, November 6 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, November 8, Election Day – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Adams County Government Center (Confer ence Center Entrance on West Side) – 4430 S.

Adams County Pkwy., Brighton Adams County Human Services Center – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster Bennett Motor Vehicle Office –355 S. First St., Bennett Commerce City Motor Vehicle 7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* –9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Moorhead Rec Center 2390 Havana St., Aurora Westminster Motor Vehicle –8452 N. Federal Blvd., Westminster

Phase 2 VSPCs November 4-8, 2022

Hours:

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday, November 5 – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Tuesday, November 8, Election Day – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Anschutz Medical Campus (Health & Wellness Center) – 12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora

Anythink Library– Wright Farms 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton

Anythink Library – Huron –9417 Huron St., Thornton Margaret Carpenter Rec Center 11151 Colorado Blvd., Thornton Reunion Rec Center –17910 Parkside Dr. North, Commerce City Thornton Civic Center 9500 Civic Center Dr., Thornton Trail Winds Rec Center –13495 Holly St., Thornton Front Range Community College 3645 W. 112th Ave., Westminster

Phase 3 VSPCs

November 7-8, 2022

Hours: Monday, November 7 – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, Election Day – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Anythink Library – Brighton –327 E. Bridge St., Brighton Belle Creek Family Center –10693 Belle Creek Blvd., Henderson Eagle Pointe Rec Center –6060 Parkway Dr., Commerce City

Irving Street Library –7392 Irving St., Westminster Mapleton Public School Skyview Campus –8990 York St., Thornton Pinnacle Charter School –1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights Riverdale Regional Park (Adams County Fairgrounds) –9755 Henderson Rd., Bldg. 1, Brighton Valley View Innovation School 6951 Fox Way, Denver Westgate Community School –12500 Washington St., Thornton

*Denotes Drop Boxes and VSPCs shared with Arapahoe and/or Denver Counties.

Sample ballots will be available online at Go VoteColorado.gov by accessing your voter registration record.

For more election information and frequently asked questions, visit the Adams County Elections website at AdamsVotes.com or call the Adams County Elections office at 720.523.6500.

ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER

Josh Zygielbaum, Clerk and Recorder 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Suite E3102 Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB1855

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

The Brighton Housing Authority will submit an application to the Colorado Division of Housing (DOH). The purpose of this application is to request $650,000 to develop 13 rental units at 301-329 North 5th Avenue and 65-75 South 18th Avenue. The request of funding from DOH is to benefit persons with low and moderate incomes by increasing the availability of affordable housing in Brighton. It is not the intent to cause displacement from any existing housing; however, if persons are displaced from their existing residences reasonable housing alternatives shall be offered.

All interested persons are encouraged to contact the applicant for further information. Written comments should be sent to 22 South 4th Av enue Suite #202 Brighton, CO 80601 or info@ brightonhousing.org and will be forwarded to DOH for consideration during the application process.

Members of the public may request a public meet ing and should arrange a request with the Applicant. Applicant shall post notice of meeting (Date, Time, and Location) to ensure other members of the public are aware of meeting. If reasonable accommodations are needed for persons attending the public meeting, please contact the Applicant.

Legal Notice No. BSB1845

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATION TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT AND THE WELL AUGMENTATION SUBDISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT ADAMS, MORGAN AND WELD COUNTIES, COLORADO

Please take notice that application for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, the Groundwater Management Subdistrict, and the Well Augmen tation Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District from Weld County will be received until October 31, 2022. To be consid ered, you must have resided within the District for at least one year, must be the owner of real property within the District in Adams, Morgan or Weld Counties, and must be knowledgeable in water matters. A request for appointment and a

resume setting forth your qualifications to serve should be sent to the Court and Central addressed to the following:

WELD COUNTY Judge Julie Hoskins District Judge, Division 1 Weld County District Courthouse PO Box 2038 Greeley, CO 80632

ADAMS COUNTY Chief Judge Donald S. Quick 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton CO 80601

MORGAN COUNTY Judge Carl S. McGuire III 110 N. Riverview Rd Room #205 Sterling CO 80751

Randy Ray, Executive Director, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District Well Augmentation Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District 3209 W. 28th Street Greeley, CO 80634

Phone: (970) 330-4540

Legal Notice No. BSB1852

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2023BUDGET OF PLATTE RIVER RANCH SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Platte River Ranch South Metropolitan District for the ensuing year of 2023; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the Harvest Fellowship Church located at 11401 E 160th Ave in Brighton, Colorado 80602 on Thursday October 13, 2022. at 6:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

PLATTE RIVER RANCH SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: Charles Wolfersberger District Manager

Legal Notice No. BSB1848

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (collectively the “Boards”) of the PROM ONTORY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3 (collectively the “Districts”), will hold a meeting at via teleconference on October 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., for the purpose of conducting such busi ness as may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2023 proposed budgets (the Proposed Budgets”). The necessity may also arise for an amendment to the 2022 budgets (the Amended Budgets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83498153365; Meeting ID: 834 9815 3365; Call-In: 720 707 2699

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets (if applicable) have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets are on file in the office of Marchetti & Weaver: 245 Century Circle, Suite 103, Louisville, CO 80027, where the same are open for public inspection. Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budgets or the Amended Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

PROMONTORY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3, quasi-municipal corporations and politi cal subdivisions of the State of Colorado

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. BSB1846

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

PUBLIC NOTICE

T&R AUTO REPAIR IS SELLING 303-659-6747

2018 DODGE JOURNEY VIN ENDING IN 220252

Legal Notice No. BSB1850

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

T&R AUTO REPAIR IS SELLING 303-659-6747

2000 CHEVY LUMINA VIN ENDING IN 196031

Legal Notice No. BSB1843

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, by Pony Express Mini Storage II located at 180 Bromley Business Pkwy. Brighton CO, 80603, that the contents in 16 units will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of October 11, 2022 at 10:00 AM.

Legal Notice No. BSB1826

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, by Pony Express Mini Storage II located at 180 Bromley Business Pkwy. Brighton CO, 80603, that the contents in 10 units will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of October 14, 2022 at 3:00 P.M

Legal Notice No. BSB1827

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DAVID H. WOLF, aka DAVID WOLF, aka DAVE WOLF, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30806

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 Febru ary 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard A. Wolf

Personal Representative 9257 E. 107th Avenue Henderson, CO 80640

Legal Notice No. BSB1842

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Erso Cogar, a/k/a Robert E. Cogar, a/k/a Robert Cogar, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30703

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 January 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

KENDRA HAMILTON

Personal Representative c/o Baker Law Group, LLC 8301 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 405 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. BSB1813

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ERIC MATT KJELSRUD, A/K/A ERIC M. KJELSRUD, A/K/A ERIC KJELSRUD, A/K/A ERIC KIELSRUD, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30772

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 January 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shelley Thompson, Esq. on behalf of the Personal Representative for the

Legal Notice No. BSB1819

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Howard Bruce Gardner, aka Howard B. Gardner, aka Howard Gardner, aka Bruce Gardner, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30706

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 January 25, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James L. Gardner

Personal Representative 76 Green Meadow Rd. Brattleboro, VT 05301

Legal Notice No. BSB1821

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of RETA JEAN MOUNGER, a/k/a Reta J. Mounger, a/k/a Reta Mounger, a/k/a Reta Ryan Mounger, a/k/a Reta R. Mounger, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30766

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 January 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for Susanne Chase Melissa Dalla Hammond, Esq., #24527 Chris tian D. Hammond, Esq., #34271 DALLA HAMMOND, P.C. 15016 Elizabeth St.

Legal Notice No. BSB1830

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jan Watkins a/k/a Jan Steele, a/k/a Jan Jacob, deceased Case Number: 2022PR30604

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 January 22, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stacey Nickolaus

Personal Representative 14661 Sorrel Run Broomfield, Colorado 80023

Legal Notice No. BSB1816

First publication: September 22, 2022

Last publication: October 06, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of KEVIN GEORGE VASU, a/k/a KEVIN G. VASU, a/k/a KEVIN VASU, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30651

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 January 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia J. Vasu

Personal Representative 3887 E. 127th Lane Thornton, CO 80241

Legal Notice No. BSB1817

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Phillip Maese, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 0266

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 December 29, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrea De Leon

Personal Representative 4444 Tumbleweed Dr Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB1815

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Estate of Eric Matt Kjelsrud Burns, Figa & Will, P.C. 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, #1000 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 796-2626

EPA says no way out of reformulated gas

Colorado threatens to sue in 2024

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

The Environmental Protection Agency can’t let Colorado off the hook for imposing more expensive reformulated gas to fight ozone pollution beginning in 2024, the agency said in a reply to Gov. Jared Polis’ objections and threats to sue.

The gas, which produces fewer ozone-contributing fumes, should cost about 3 cents a gallon more than normal gas formulations, according to an EPA review.

The EPA’s Washington headquarters told Polis that the Clean Air Act dating to the 1990s requires all penalized areas, like the nine counties of the northern Front Range, to switch to reformulated gas when the agency declares them in “severe” nonattainment for lung-damaging ozone.

The change in classification also requires Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division to lower the threshold for stationary sources that must apply for permits to 25 tons of pollutants from the current 50 tons. Air pollution control officials have said that will add at least 400 new permits to an already backlogged system.

“The Clean Air Act provisions requiring the sale of (reformulated gas) in areas reclassified as Severe and the timing of those requirements are clear,” national EPA Administrator Michael Regan wrote to Polis. Regan did say the EPA will try to work with Colorado on implementation, and noted the state has “20 months of lead time to prepare.”

The Polis administration did not back down from its objections after hearing from the EPA.

“Gov. Polis has been clear that he will pursue all legal strategies to avoid this outdated and ineffective

requirement for reformulated gasoline,” spokesman Conor Cahill said. “It’s clear that this outdated policy would negatively impact Colorado’s most vulnerable, rewind environmental justice efforts and raise costs on people when they need their money most.”

The Polis objection letter said the reformulated gas mandate has “the potential to exacerbate long-standing historic environmental injustices in communities near regional refineries. The mandate raises serious environmental justice questions, again particularly given the lack of realized benefits that accompany it.”

Suncor is the only major refinery in Colorado, and likely the one that would supply reformulated gas. While environmental groups and community leaders have asked the Polis administration to phase out Suncor’s Commerce City location altogether, air pollution regulators have recently required more stringent air monitoring at Suncor’s fence line and put new conditions on longdelayed permit renewals.

Polis’ letter said new construction required to supply reformulated gas and higher production levels could hamper air quality progress in those neighborhoods.

While environmental groups do not believe reformulated gas will do much to solve the northern Front Range ozone problems, because

Public Notices

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOHN MARVIN CURRY, aka JOHN M. CURRY, aka JOHN CURRY, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30802

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 Febru ary 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Colleen K. Curry

Personal Representative 273 S. 14th Ave Brighton, CO 80601

Phillip S. Wong, 8543,

Attorney for Personal Representative SCHEY, PILLER, ALSPAUGH & WONG, P.C. 636 Coffman Street, Suite 200, PO Box 267 Longmont, CO 80502-0267

Legal Notice No. BSB1853

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael Andrew Eads a/k/a Michael A. Eads a/k/a Michael Eads, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30762

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 Febru ary 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Billie L. Williams

Personal Representative

first place,” said Jacob Smith of Colorado Communities for Climate Action, a coalition of 40 local governments. “Trying to avoid the rules will mean it takes longer, costs more and leaves more people sick. The quickest path to not needing federal air quality protections is for Colorado to actually clean up the air we breathe.”

much cleaner than when the 1990s law was passed, they also dismiss the Polis objections as “reelection-year theater.”

“There’s no way out of it. It’s going to happen,” said Jeremy Nichols of WildEarth Guardians. Colorado knew the ozone downgrade was coming for years, and Nichols likened the state’s reaction to a high school senior failing all their classes and then complaining they couldn’t graduate.

“If Gov. Polis truly cared about clean air and avoiding RFG, he’d direct the air division to everything in their power to clean up ozone in the region and either avoid a severe classification or at least get out of it as quickly as possible,” Nichols said. “Instead, the air division has offered up an ozone cleanup plan that it admits will fail.”

The advocates and allies among metro area elected officials want the state to speed up the transition to lower-emission vehicles, pause air pollution permitting, and put more restrictions on Front Range oil and gas drilling as keys to reducing ozone faster. The state’s proposals so far do not include those extras or others recommended by clean air coalitions.

“Pollution is now bad enough that more federal environmental protections are kicking in, which is exactly why the Clean Air Act exists in the

The new State Implementation Plan for ozone attainment that Polis highlighted in his original letter to the EPA acknowledges up front that Colorado can’t meet tighter 2015 standards by a 2024 deadline, noted Katherine Goff, a Northglenn City Council member and vice president of the communities coalition.

“There are enormous emissions sources that Colorado could clean up right now that would make a huge difference, but the proposed plan largely ignores them,” she said.

Suncor said on Sept. 28 it is working on a $36 million project to be ready to produce reformulated gas by the 2024 summer driving season, and that they have state health department approval. The Regional Air Quality Council estimates the new gas will reduce ozone-contributing emissions by 200 tons a year, Suncor said.

What the price differential will be is not clear, Suncor added, since much of it depends on how many other suppliers bring reformulated gas into the Front Range market.

Suncor said it currently produces about one third of Colorado’s gasoline, half of the state’s diesel fuel, and 30% of the jet fuel for Denver International Airport.

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.

5502 S. Kline Street Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. BSB1854

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marcia Ann Whitcomb, a/k/a Marcia A. Whitcomb, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30761

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 Febru ary 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wendelyn P. Fauth

Personal Representative 852 S 16th Ct. Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB1851

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DARIUS FORSYTH, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 30603

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 Febru ary 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Abigail Trujillo Bermeo

Personal Representative Eric D Wollard

Attorney for Personal Representative 4251 Kipling St Ste 300

Wheat Ridge CO 80033

Legal Notice No. BSB1847

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Glenn Sorensen, a/k/a Glenn R. Sorensen, a/k/a Glenn

Richard Sorensen, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 30804

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 January 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Casey L. Williams, #39117

Attorney for Merri L. Saccoliti, Personal Representative 203 Telluride Street, #400 Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB1835

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on September 19 2022 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Mack enzie Serina Becerra be changed to Mackenzie Serina Skywalker. Case No.:22C-1570

By: Alana Percy Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB1825

First publication: September 29, 2022

Last publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on October 21 2022, that a

Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Zaevion Reno Lavar Peeples be changed to Zaevion Reno Roy Case No.: 22 C 1567

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB1849

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Children Services

Public Notice

No. 22JV111

S U M M O N S

To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Aaron Curry

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 9th day of December, 2022 at the hour of 8:30 am. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.

Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 26th day of September, 2022.

Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court

Legal Notice No. BSB1844

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Rylee Lynn Allen A Child(ren), and Concerning Tarin Dawn Allen, Joseph Lange, Aaron Curry Respondents

Emissions and air quality remains an issue in Colorado.

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