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For Brighton dairy farm, reindeer are part of the family

Denver mayor issues emergency declaration

BY TATIANA FLOWERS AND DELANEY NELSON THE COLORADO SUN

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Dec. 15 issued an emergency declaration, hoping to head o a “local humanitarian crisis” as hundreds of migrants, mostly from Central and South America, have converged downtown in recent months, straining the city’s ability to care for them and reunify them with loved ones.

e announcement comes as 247 more migrants have arrived in Denver since Dec. 14, overwhelming an emergency shelter at a city recreational center and causing the city to open another.

seen them out in public this holiday season, behind a fence at a shopping mall or at a holiday event with an educational display about the mysterious and magical species.

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Santa Claus might call them his team, but Brighton’s David and Kayla McIntosh call them pets – sisters Juniper and Cranberry and big old Kristoph.

e family and their three reindeer – with another on the way; Juniper is pregnant – live on the McIntosh’s dairy farm in Brighton.

And although you will never see them on a rooftop, you might have

“When showing the reindeer, adults and kids ask questions about them, and we tell them fun and interesting facts about reindeer,” David McIntosh said.

“ ere is nothing like the excitement about reindeer and the lore of reindeer. ey feel very mythical when you see kids come to these events to see the reindeer. We get to partake in giving a piece of Christmas excitement, joy and magic to the people around us,” Kayla McIntosh said.

Reindeer are, in fact, a real species.

In North America, they are known as caribou. Caribou and reindeer are the same species, but reindeer hail from Europe and have been domesticated for some 6,000 years. North American caribou have never been domesticated and tend to be a bit bigger.

And while they don’t y, McIntosh has a perfectly good explanation, cribbed from a friend and fellow breeder Chris Jessen of Loveland.

“My Reindeer are the ‘B’ team so when Santa’s Reindeer get tired

“Let me be frank: is in ux of migrants, the unanticipated nature of their arrival, and our current space and sta ng challenges have put an immense strain on city resources, to the level where they’re on the verge of reaching a breaking point at this time,” Hancock said.

“What I don’t want to see is a local humanitarian crisis of unsheltered migrants on our hands because of a lack of resources,” he said.

Many of the migrants had gathered in communities along the Mexico border, mainly in El Paso, Texas, the mayor said, adding that nongovernmental organizations at the border are encouraging migrants to go elsewhere, including to Denver.

e mayor spoke ursday afternoon at the Emergency Operations

Juniper, who happens to be pregnant, stops for a scratch from owners Kayla and David McIntosh.

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‘Local humanitarian crisis’ cited as more migrants arrive

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Airport hosting holiday menorah

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Broom eld’s Rocky Mountain Municipal Airport will host the Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver’s holiday menorah for Hanukkah this year. e nine-foot-tall electric menorah is displayed on the upper level of the terminal building. e electric menorah will be lit with the correct lights each night of Hanukkah, which begins Dec. 18. e airport will host a fth night lighting and part on Dec. 22.

Rabbi Benjy Brackman of Chabad of NW Metro Denver said he’s excited to be hosting a menorah at a Colorado airport.

“It’s very gracious of the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport to display the menorah, already community members who use the airport have talked about the sense of inclusiveness they feel with the menorah standing next to the holiday tree,” Brackman said. “Especially in the current environment of heightened antisemitism, this gesture is even more meaningful.”

It’s part of a series of Hanukkah celebrations hosted by Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver. It includes a rst night lighting party Dec. 18 at Orchard Town Center, the second night lighting Dec. 19 at the Medusa Collective art gallery at 140 Hooker St. in Westminster and the third night lighting Dec. 20 at the Village at Larkridge Shopping Center, 16542 Washington St., in ornton. Olde Town Arvada hosts the fourth night lighting Dec. 21.

e airport menorah lighting and Hanukkah party is scheduled at the airport at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 22, the fth night of Hanukkah. e menorah’s

electric bulbs will be replaced with large candles for the community menorah lighting.

e Hanukkah party will take place in the terminal’s large meeting space, overlooking the runway and the mountains at sunset. e event will include live Hanukkah music, a magic show and a light supper including Hanukkah treats of donuts and latkahs.

e event is sponsored by air carrier JSX, which operates daily ights from the airport. e event is free. RSVP are required.

For more info and to RSVP please visit www.COJewish.com/airport online.

The Chabad of NW Denver his hosting its Hanukkah menorah at Rocky Mountain Municipal Airport through Dec. 26, with a Hanukka party Dec. 22. COURTESY PHOTO

Brighton police chief candidates meet residents

Arizona experience

The other candidate, James Hughes, is the former police Chief for Maricopa County in Arizona.

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brighton residents got a say in who the city hires as its next police chief at a Dec. 15 reception.

The city invited residents to meet the two candidates, Matthew Domenico and James Hughes, to the Armory Performing Art Center on Dec. 15.

Numerous community members attended to meet the candidates and completed a survey with questions about what makes a good police chief and why. The survey also asked which candidate was their favorite.

Human Resources Director Kevin Young said City Councilors will review comments from the meeting.

“The city manager will collect all the information from this session, the police department sessions and the interviews. I think they’ll be probably make a decision at some point in the beginning of January, if everything works out,” Young said

Domenico, currently the Interim Chief of the Brighton Police Department, said there are many challenges, like any police agency in the area.

“What we have done, throughout my career with Brighton, is to surround ourselves with really good people who care about the community and who are invested in this community and who are not afraid to speak up and bring forward those innovative solutions,” Domenico said.

Domenico is a Colorado native from Arvada that had been with the Brighton police since 2004, working in different roles in every division.

Domenico said his plan if hired for the job permanently is to develop a comprehensive strategy to help guide Brighton for the next five to 10 years. He wants specific goals, as well – not just a plan.

“How do we get to those areas where we need to be and want to be the premier public safety agency in the metropolitan area?” Domenico said. “That’s our desire, in a way, to reflect our community’s needs, the expectations of our

Hughes said Maricopa County was one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation while he was there. We moved there in 2012; the population was 40,000 and is now up to 75,000.

“You think about how you appropriately staff for projected growth, you know how the economy turns, things can change, you don’t want to invest too much,” Hughes said.

The biggest challenge for growing communities is they don’t have time to focus on the future as much as they should. The Chief and police staff need to focus on a forecast, a five-year plan, and a vision.

“A community has to be the center of everything because it’s who we serve. Some parts of this country lost sight of that over the last 20 years and interjected themselves and their safety, not serving the communities. It’s about having that community support and engagement,” Hughes said.

Hughes said he wants the number one call for service in Brighton to be the community calling to report suspicious activity. For residents that care about crime, that early intervention is important.

“Anything we can do before it becomes a problem, if someone is making a bad decision or has too much to drink,” Hughes said. “We are all in this together, I don’t have all the answers and need input from our officers, detectives, command staff, and professional staff with strategies, problem-solving, and community policing.”

Hughes said data is also essential. Police cannot simply operate according to their intuition and gut feelings. Data drives criminal investigations and you look at the facts.

Hughes said his goal is to keep crime low and quality of life issues at the front of his mind. Community engagement is important when dealing with non-profits, homelessness, mental health issues, and diversion to programs. Working together makes life easier, he said.

Hughes was born and raised in a suburban community in northern New Jersey. He became a cop when he was 19, following in his father’s footsteps. His dad was also a cop in his hometown.

“It was my calling for police work,” Hughes said.

From New Jersey, Hughes moved to Hawaii, working as the director of the Honolulu Police Commission for a year in a half.

Hughes served for ten years in Maricopa County, including eight

years as commander and two as Chief. His wife is from Steamboat Springs, and the remainder of her family lives in Canyon City.

“We love Colorado and are blessed to be here tonight and put my hat in the ring for this job,” Hughes said.

residents and all stakeholders.”

Matthew Demenico Interim Chief of the Brighton Police Department.

James Hughes former police Chief of the Maricopa, Arizona Police Department.

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Council to review resident surveys before selecting new chief

Expansion coming to St. Anthony North

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A $115 million expansion will be coming to St. Anthony North Hospital with plans to break ground on Dec. 16.

“In the area, it doesn’t matter what direction you look, everybody’s moving in,” said CEO Constance Schmidt,  addressing rapid growth in the northern metro area of Denver.

Plans to expand the hospital started in 2017. By 2018, the hospital began to reach 80% capacity at midnight, meaning 80% of the beds had patients in them.

Admission numbers continued to climb as well. Between 2021 and 2022, they grew by 7% and between 2022 and 2023, they grew by 6.5%.  at’s parallel to surgeries, both inpatient and outpatient. From 2021 to 2022, they grew by 16% and between 2022 and 2023, they grew by 15.5%.

Six years ago, the hospital moved up to 144th and Interstate 25 from its original campus location at 84th and Federal, which now serves only an emergency room. Schmidt said that Centura planned to expand that emergency department in partnership with Uplands community developers but isn’t there yet.

Five floors

Now, a 133,000-square-foot structure with ve di erent oors will start going up at the 144th Avenue location.

e rst oor will be a cancer center with all the services needed for oncology and will open in the winter of 2024, she said.

Schmidt said it’s important to have cancer centers be a one-stop shop since patients already have enough to worry about, without needing to drive to multiple di erent places for their treatments. An estimated 1,800 patients are diagnosed with cancer each year in St. Anthony North’s service area, she said.

“ is is going to be a game changer for those patients and families,” Schmidt said.

e second oor will be a 26-bed intensive care unit and the third oor will be a 30-bed surgical unit with an opening date planned for August 2024.

e fourth and fth oors will be for inpatient treatment, with an opening date to be determined.

COVID and the future

With COVID fresh on the minds of healthcare workers, Schmidt said the expansion is being in uenced by how healthcare looks now and how it could change in the future.

She said that when she was in college, many of the experts said healthcare would move from acute care to more critical care.  Instead of hospitals that are large centers of healthcare, di erent services would spread out across the community.

COVID-19 showed the opposite of that and was a perfect example of why acute care is very important to

o er in one space, she said. Additionally, COVID-19 taught hospitals how to partner with other organizations and adapt to di erent situations. For example, Schmidt said that during the high points of the pandemic, various units – such as the Post Anesthesia Care Units – were transformed into a space to care for COVID-19 patients.

Front line designs

As well, those who were on the front lines of the pandemic helped design the expansion. e hospitals held focus groups with nurses, nurs-

ing assistants, patients and others to hear their ideas. eir ideas, which included designs for hallways and what rooms would look like, were taken into consideration.

She said designers set up mock rooms for employees to work in and see how best the room could be set up. Everything from how to set up the computer to where paper towels should be placed was considered.

“ ose are the kinds of decisions and input that our sta gave, which is priceless,” Schmidt said. “Yes, I’m a nurse, but I haven’t been at the bedside for 12 years.”

An exterior view of St. Anthony’s North Health Campus at Interstate 25 and 144th Ave. in Westminster. Centura Health was scheduled to host a groundbreaking of a hospital expansion Dec. 16.

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27J school board

e 27J Schools board of education moved its regular meeting days from Tuesdays to Wednesdays. Meetings are stsill in the Lois Lesser Board and Conference Room, 1850 E. Egbert St., and begin at 7 p.m. e Board of Education also changed its monthly business meeting dates. Instead of meeting on Tuesday nights, those will now be shifted to Wednesday nights.

ey will still be conducted at the Lois Lesser Board and Conference Room, 1850 Egbert St., Brighton, and will continue to start at 7 p.m.

Other special meetings, planning meetings and study meetings that aren’t scheduled in tandem with our regular Board meetings, may be held on a di erent day of the week. All of the Board of Education meetings are regularly posted to our website at https://www.sd27j. org/Page/279. e dates, times and meeting materials are always posted here.

Reflections

e most recent edition of Brighton High School’s yearbook, Re ections, is a crown nalist in a program by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for outstanding high-school yearbooks.

Last year’s leadership team included editors Zoey Stanley, Jenaya Ripko, Rose Weidemann and Elise Aho. e current editors are Ellie Rolfs and Brie Pollard, and the faculty advisor is Justin Daigle.

DA Academy e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce is o ering a free, eightweek program to explain the workings of the o ce and the criminal justice system.

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

‘Holiday Splendor’

e city of Brighton’s community art show ARTfest will be presenting the “Holiday Splendor” exhibit through Jan. 18 at e Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St. Show sponsors include the Brighton Cultural Arts Commission and e Armory Performing Arts Center. Partial funding is provided by the Scienti c and Cultural Facilities District.

Contact Sandie Mackenzie at 303659-5400 or David Gallegos at 303655-2176. To con rm viewing hours at e Armory, call 303-655-2026.

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‘Taking No Chances’

e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Orrice and e Link, a community resource and assessment center in ornton, are o ering free, 10-week programs to famkilies of Adams county teenagers to help develop person, interpsonal and drug-resistrance skills.

Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.

Brighton adds new ChargePoint stations

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

e stations are at the Brighton Recreation Center at 555 N. 11th Ave. Eagle View Adult Center at 1150 Prairie Center Parkway. and Platte Valley Medical Center at 1610 Prairie Center Parkway. e rst hour of charging is free at each location. e locations have two stalls and two charging stations each that operate much like a parking meter, with a $2-per-hour charging rate after the rst hour.

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

Museum volunteers

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

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

Water audit program e city of Brighton and Resource Central teamed up to provide a free water audit for businesses and homeowner associations. e program aims to help residents and cities increase water use e ciencies and reach conservation goals.

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

Legal self-help clinic

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

Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.

Sidewalk, curb and gutter program

e city of Brighton’s 50.50 Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter program is underway. e program helps ease the nancial costs of maintenance and replacements, according to a statement. Property owners are responsible for that maintenance work. e program halves the replacement costs between the city and the property owner.

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

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

American Legion meets in Brighton

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

We will sing carols at 6:30 p.m. followed by worship with Holy Eucharist at 7:00 p.m.

Everyone is welcome in the Episcopal Church. Anyone who is baptized may partake of the communion bread and wine.

Reverend Steve Hagerman presiding & featuring pianist David Churchill

Join us Christmas Eve for a beautiful candlelight service in the historic St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church.

Practice good skin health even in winter

No vember is Healthy Skin Month, so this is a great time of year to emphasize the importance of good skin care and share some advice on maintaining healthy skin. Here are some tips that can help Coloradans adopt healthy skin habits to care for our skin year-round.

As the weather gets cooler, we turn on our furnaces and prepare for the cold, dry winter months. is drier weather and lack of humidity can wreak havoc on our skin. ose with eczema or other dry skin conditions may notice that their skin worsens, and even those without a predilection to dry skin may notice the occasional dry crack or painful ssure.

e best way to combat the dry weather is with good gentle skin care. Showers and bathing should be kept short and use lukewarm water, as either too hot or too cold

Last week I happened to catch an article about our Generation Z population regarding Santa Claus. e Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary de nes Generation Z as “ e generation of people born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.” e message was based on interviews with a few people from that generation and their belief in Christmas, or primarily their belief or disbelief in Santa Claus. e few people that were interviewed expressed their opinion that they would not raise their children to believe in some chubby Christmas elf called Santa Claus. ey were not willing to lie to their children about some mystery man who went to each home delivering presents, and they were certainly not going to sign the label on the gift “From: Santa Claus.” e questions that popped into my head were about how they may have been raised. Did they enjoy the mystery of Santa Claus? Were their gifts signed, “From: Santa Claus?” And if so, where, and how did they become disillusioned?

is isn’t the rst time someone, or a group, has tried to cancel Santa Claus.

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can dry out the skin. I recommend using a gentle hydrating cleanser that is free of harsh soap that can strip the skin of its natural oils and moisture.

e most important step is to moisturize every day, sometimes multiple times daily if necessary. Choose a thicker cream or ointment-based moisturizer over a lotion, as these will be more hydrating. Apply immediately after a bath or shower while your skin is still damp to lock in the moisture. You may even want to consider running a humidi er in your bedroom at night, as this can also help to improve skin hydration. Applying petroleum jelly to ngertips and cuticles can also be helpful for those who struggle with brittle nails or ngertip splitting.

Although most Coloradans may not be thinking about their sun exposure as much during the winter months, it is a great time to remind ourselves of the risks of skin cancer as we prepare to hit the slopes.

It’s important to remember that Colorado’s higher elevation and our love of outdoor activities means Coloradans are exposed to a higher UV incidence than the rest of the country.

Although it may not seem as sunny, it is still just as important to use our sunscreen when skiing and enjoying other outdoor winter activities. Choose a sunscreen that is SPF 30 or higher and make sure to reapply every two hours while hitting the slopes, and don’t forget to use a lip balm with SPF in it as well.

After getting home from a fun day in the snow, it may also be a good time to get into the habit of using a

nightly retinoid. Retinoids are helpful in reducing wrinkles and ne lines, as well as improving overall skin tone, preventing pores from clogging, and helping to combat some of the skin aging e ects from chronic sun exposure. Side e ects of retinoids can be redness, irritation, and sun sensitivity, so it’s always a good idea to start with the lowest strength initially and work your way up. Starting slowly (only a few nights per week) and using a good moisturizer can help to mitigate these side e ects. And don’t forget to continue to use your sun protection during the day.

While November reminds us of the importance of healthy skin, let’s make skin care a year-round habit.

Dr. Adam Vaudreuil is dermatologist at Vanguard Skin Specialists, with eight locations in Colorado, including Castle Rock and Parker.

The spirit and reality of Santa Claus

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For some reason they just feel like sharing the mystery of Santa Claus is a lie that shouldn’t be perpetuated. So now I feel it’s time to help defend jolly old Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Santa Claus against those who wish to see his name and the tradition disappear.

e origin of Santa Claus stems from a monk who was from what is now modern-day Turkey known as Saint Nicholas in A.D. 280. Saint Nicholas was known as the saint who watched over children. It is also said that he gave away his wealth and helped the poor and sick. So indeed, there was a real Saint Nicholas. And over all these hundreds of years, the spirit of Saint Nicholas has continued to grow the tradition of giving, helping, and giving hope to one another. e season between anksgiving and Christmas is the greatest time for giving, during this time we see the spirit of abundance everywhere.

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I have such great admiration for all those volunteers who represent the Salvation Army, ringing their bell as they help drive donations to an amazing organization. Do we want to cancel those volunteer Santa Clauses too? at would be an absolute shame. And a huge shout out to all of you who take your shifts being Santa and ringing in the Christmas spirit of giving, and doing it regardless of the weather, you are all awesome.

My guess is no one wants to intentionally lie to their children about a mysterious and magical Santa Claus. As I think back to how I raised my own children, we emphasized Santa Claus, we had them meet Santa Claus and get their pictures taken, they wrote letters to Santa, and yes, we even left cookies and eggnog for jolly old Saint Nick. But we also spoke to the spirit of the season and what we could do for others. Maybe it was paying some utility bills for someone, donating money or time to the rescue mission, helping a neighbor who was in a di cult spot and couldn’t a ord gifts that year.

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obviously the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. May we never forget this, no matter the numerous attempts that try and commercialize the season or the day. And going back to our original Saint Nicholas in A.D. 280, may we remember where the spirit of Santa Claus began, and may we do what we can to ensure that the spirit of Saint Nick lives on and in us all.

How about you and your family? Is it all about the gifts and only the gifts? Or does the spirit of Santa Claus help you to embrace the season and the day with abundance, giving, helping, and providing hope to our family, friends, and those who need a hand up? I would love to hear your Santa Claus story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can stop trying to cancel the spirit of Santa Claus, 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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to support migrants and asylum seekers, Hancock said. Denver Health is providing mobile medical services to migrants who need it, local churches are o ering beds space and volunteers to help provide shelter and nonpro ts are collecting donations for migrant families. Hundreds of Denver residents are donating clothing and other supplies, the mayor said.

e emergency declaration will allow the city to free up and secure resources, and streamline certain processes, including funding and sheltering options, to help support migrants while they’re in Denver, as o cials work to reunify them with friends and family and get them to their nal destinations.

e city has spent more than $800,000 since it started the emergency operations center to accommodate new arrivals. at cost includes payment to people working long hours at local shelters and other centers, and costs for food, clothing, security,

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sheltering and transportation to reunication, Hancock said.

e city is using money from its general fund and it is seeking federal reimbursement to help cover the costs, o cials have said.

Approximately 600 migrants have arrived in Denver over the past several months, including nearly 400 who came within the past couple of weeks, prompting the opening of the two emergency shelters.

In addition to the second emergency shelter, Denver has designated a third recreation center to serve as a reception center for newly arriving migrants, where they can access emergency shelter and/or receive reuni cation assistance.

As of Dec. 14, 271 migrants were being housed at the city’s emergency shelters, 48 had been relocated to a church-run shelter and 52 new arrivals spent the night at local homeless shelters. Another 35 people left the city’s emergency shelter with plans to reunite with loved ones, the city said Wednesday in a news release.

e city opened its rst emergency shelter for migrants at a recreation center on Dec. 6.

Denver is a so-called sanctuary city and county, meaning it doesn’t cooperate with federal immigration o cials in attempts to deport residents living in the city without legal documentation.

Denver leaders said they did not know why the city suddenly became a draw for migrants. But Hancock on ursday said political and economic struggles in countries like Venezuela are driving the current waves of migration.

ere had been speculation that the migrants had been sent to Denver by another state’s governor, similar to recent moves by governors in Texas, Florida and Arizona to transport migrants to Democrat-led states, on the claim they should share in the expense of managing the costs of immigration. But Denver leaders said last week they had found no evidence that happened here.

Instead, the city leaders said, some of the 120 migrants who arrived in Denver earlier this month used social media to plan the trip themselves.  Most are from Central and South America. e group includes young adults in their 20s and 30s and a few children. As many as 90 arrived on a

bus, and city o cials are still trying to determine where it originated.

e city is arranging transportation for migrants who had planned to stop in Denver but did not intend to make it their nal destination, said Mimi Scheuermann, CEO of Denver Human Services. She said ursday that bad weather has complicated some of those trips.

City leaders have established a drop-o location for donated items at Iglesia Ciudad de Dios located at 5255 W. Warren Ave. in Denver. e church will accept donations on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Hats, gloves, scarves, boots, coats (men’s small and medium and women’s medium), pants (waist 30 to 33), socks, underwear and children’s clothing for kids age 10 and younger are urgently needed.

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Graveside services for Randy Dunning will be held at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado on ursday, December 15, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Paul Floyd o ciating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly.

Randolph Scott Dunning, known a ectionately as Randy, was born on September 30, 1946, in Denver, Colorado. On Saturday, December 10, 2022, our muchbeloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend to many passed away at 76 years of age after ghting a courageous battle with Parkinson’s. Randy was surrounded by love, prayers, and family.

Randy was the son of Guy O. and Doris (Pinkerton) Dunning and grew up on a farm north of Commerce City, CO. He was a 10-year member of 4-H in Adams County where he was a member of the County Livestock Judging Team for four years. Randy graduated from Adams City High School in 1965 and attended Lamar Jr. College (participating in the Livestock Judging Team under James “Red” Heath), Oklahoma Panhandle State University, and Sul Ross University.

Randy married Delaine Seufer November 26, 1970. ey lived in Idaho Springs, CO where Randy worked for Harrison Western Mining Company then moved to Holly to farm and ranch. In 1985, Randy worked as an appraiser for Prowers County Assessor’s O ce and in 1987, Randy became a contractor for the State of Colorado to audit County Assessor O ces in 18 eastern Colorado counties and continued this until 2005. He then worked at Colorado Beef until his retirement.

Randy was a dedicated citizen participating in several community organizations including Lamar Community College Council, Vice-Chair 1985-87; Prowers County RE-3 (Holly) School Board 1979-87; Colorado

State Council for Vocational Education 1984-87 and Committee Chair of Education and Annual Report Committee 1985-87; Colorado Commission for Higher Education Task Force Committee 1985; State Board of Community College and Occupational Education; Vocational Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee; Colorado State Board of Education Joint Task Force, Colorado Young Farmers Education Association, President 1982, Secretary 1981, SE Vice President 1980; National Young Farmers Education Association, 1979 Life Charter Member; Colorado Cattlemen Association, member; and served on the Prowers County Planning Commission 2007-15.

His grandkids were the light of his world and Randy loved watching all the sporting activities they excel in. Randy will always be remembered for his quick wit, numerically savvy math skills, and great laughter.

Randy is survived by his wife, Delaine; son, Brian; daughter-in-law, Rachel; grandchildren, Sydney and Jacob; sisters, Debra Young and elma Auternrieth; and brothers, Guy O. Dunning II and Charles Dunning; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Randy is preceded in death by his parents, Guy O. and Doris Dunning, and nephew Guy O. Dunning III.

Our family would like to thank Lamar Area Hospice for their tremendous kindness and assistance.

In lieu of owers, donations can be made in Randy’s memory to Lamar Area Hospice, P.O. Box 843, Lamar, Colorado 81052 or Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies, 1325 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite #2048, Denver, Colorado 80222, in care of Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 950, Lamar, Colorado 81052. To leave online condolences, please visit www. valleymemorialfc.com.

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Randolph (Randy) Scott Dunning September 30, 1946 - December 10, 2022

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Duathlete Carol Whipple claims gold in Romania

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

By day, Arvada’s Carol Whipple is a project manager for the National Park Service.

When she’s not handling those responsibilities, she’s a pretty good duathlete, a sport that combines two segments of running sandwiched around bicycling. She’s done that for 25 years and recently won an international title. She’s nished in the top 10 at world championships.

In 2021, she won a bronze medal in the spring duathlon and a gold medal in cross duathlon.

If you add it all up, Whipple has competed in more than 20 world championships in 13 countries.

Trailblazer #1

Whipple said she’s been athletic, starting o in elementary school.

“We had eld day competitions and the president’s tness test,” she said. “I would usually be among the fastest and most t in my class.”

Title IX was in its beginning phases when Whipple got into high school. Cross-country for girls wasn’t an option then.

“Since I loved to run, I gathered up my courage along with several other girls and approached the boys’ cross country coach about having a girls’ team,” she said. “He wasn’t too thrilled but agreed, requiring us to do the same workouts as the boys. Finding comparable girls cross country meets were few and far between as there were only a handful of girls’ high-school teams around the state.”

Her girls team entered the boys junior varsity meets. Whipple said the girls squad nished in the top half of the eld. At the end of the season, she participated in her rst “pioneer role” experience; her team won the rst-ever state girls cross country title and, she said, “won the coach over. He was really proud.”

at fall, two members of that team entered the Seattle Marathon. ere were four women in the eld.

“Marathoning was just beginning to become popular, but women running them was rare. It had just been a couple years, at that point, that there were actually ‘o cial’ women’s divisions,” Whipple said. “Nationally, there were approximately only 50 or less of us that competed in a marathon.”

It wasn’t her “favorite distance,” but Whipple quali ed for the rst women’s Olympic marathon trials in 1984. She started duathlon competitions in the late 1990s. She won the rst Colorado State Games duathlon and quali ed for her rst USA Triathlon and competed with the national team at the world championships.

Training regimen

Whipple and her coach developed a training plan several months in advance of the world championships. O season work is slower and longer running sessions and miles on the bike

for endurance. In the spring, she adds “speed intervals” and starts racing two or so times a month. It totals about 10 to 15 hours a week.

“As I’m still racing the sprint duathlon distance, I vary up my cycling workouts between the road and mountain bikes,” she said. “While Colorado is ideal for cross-duathlon training, with so many nearby trails, I do mix it up and train out of state to get experience with di erent types of terrain.”

Her strength in cross duathlon comes from a running background.

“I have really taken to the ‘cross country’ o -road trail running, the courses that feature steep descending and climbing in addition to log and stream obstacles. ese are the most fun,” she said. “On the mountain bike sections, I enjoy the mental focus of reading the trails and riding over di erent types of terrain. In racing, however, one of my strengths has always been to have a very e cient and fast transition from run to bike and from bike to run.

is is where a race can be won or lost. Precious seconds can mean the di erence.”

Whipple said it’s important to build skill levels on all types of terrain. For her preparations for the world championships and other races, she said it’s important to get out and either run or ride the course as many times as possible before the actual race.

“ at way you have the equipment (shoes, tires) for the conditions, you know where the most challenging sections are (roots, rocks, drop-o s, switchbacks, etc) and how you’re going to ride it,” Whipple said. “Visualization is key, including keeping mentally focused in the race. It takes the most e ort.”

Trailblazer .. a few years later

“Duathlon race distances range from the shorter 5K run/30K bike/5K run format to the standard Olympic distance of 10k run, 40K bike, 5K run and longer distances equal to that of a half-Ironman (13.1K run, 70K bike, 10K run),” she said. “I’ve competed at all distances for Team USA.”

To qualify for the national team, athletes have to nish in the top six of their age groups at the national championships.

Whipple won the world championship in cross duathlon race earlier this year in Romania. She quali ed for the world sprint duathlon in that country when she received an invitation to compete in cross duathlon at the World Multisport Championships

“I was intrigued by the challenge of learning new skills, training and preparing for this inaugural race,” she said. “Most athletes my age (she is in her mid-60s) have long hung up the mountain bike wheels. And for women my age to learn the skills in order to be competitive is pretty rare.”

After she accepted the invitation, she had six months to get ready.

“I found the training to be fun, riding di erent terrain – kind of like being a kid again – on my bike, riding and jumping on the o -road trails,” Whipple said. “I took several lessons and trained with more experienced MTB riders so I learned the skills correctly from the start.”

Before leaving for the world championships, Whipple and her teammates researched the terrain and a potential race pro le. It included a YouTube video of a ride through the course.

“But you don’t get the true sense of how hilly and technical it is until you see it rsthand,” she said. “ e setting on Cornesti Plateau in Targu Mures, Romania was beautiful. e Black Forest is fairly open but has extremely steep hills and switchbacks, logs and rock dropo s. e mountain bike course was very technical. We arrived several days in advance to become familiar with the course and get our equipment ready.”

Race prep, race day

Twelve members of team USA entered this rst-ever cross duathlon, about half of the eld; Whipple was the oldest. Her age group competitors were from Turkey and Austria. e temperature was in the mid-70s. e challenge was a late-in-the-day starting time. “Most of us are used to racing in the morning hours,” Whipple said. “Our race would go o at 3:30 p.m. so managing timing on nutrition and rest was a challenge in itself. e men would start approximately 30 minutes before us. is would prove to be problematic on the mountain bike course later on.” e four-mile cross-country run featured a winding trail through an open forest and trails lined with ferns. Runners had to jump over logs and several streams. e trail went back up the hill in time for a repeat loop of the same course. en it was time to transition onto the bikes.

“We launched onto the downhill single-track trail with very tight switchbacks,” Whipple said. “ e course wound its way along the hillside with several short steep climbs before descending further into the deepest part of the valley before dropping into the valley ravine. ere were several challenging tall rock drop-o s as well.

“Sections were so steep that even the most experienced elites were having to walk their bikes up short distances,” Whipple added. “ e men had been nishing up their last laps when the women began the bike segment. is was problematic in that there were very few passing zones, and the men were ying down the trail and running over anyone in their way. I had to bail several times but was not injured.” e ride also included several bear sightings.

After the 15-mile bike ride ended, Whipple and the others ran one more loop.

“As a seasoned competitor, one of my favorite sayings is, ‘It’s not over until it’s over,’” she said. “In multisport, you might think you’ve won, but there may have been a time penalty or a competitor slipping by that you might have missed. I had a sense from our Team USA leader (Tim Yount) that I had a slight lead over my competitors after the rst run but it would be an all-out race on the mountain bike to stay ahead. My European competition was more experienced on the MTB. is would prove correct. After over three hours on the bike, literally only four seconds separated me from my competition.”

‘On the edge’

Whipple rode the bike course “on the edge.”

“ e faster you ride, the more technical it becomes,” she said. “While it can be inherently dangerous, there is a real sense of accomplishment, and I didn’t want to feel like I had left anything out once the race was over. It was over four hours of adrenaline rush.”

She also ran into another program: A race curfew.

“ e race time cuto was fast approaching. I knew that if I won, it would be tears of joy in the win. But also, it could be tears if I didn’t make the time cuto ,” she said. “I felt strong and determined heading out for the last run. I began to sense that I might actually win. is is where one has to dig deep to stay focused, will the body on and believe that you are going to nish.”

She climbed up one last hill, saw the nish line 120 yards ahead and a large timing clock.

“I had an exhilarating feeling of pride being a Team USA athlete,” she said. “As I crossed the nish line 20 minutes ahead of my competitor, my teammates were all cheering. e best part was that all of them had made a podium nish too. It was a formidable group of women – having been the very rst to compete in this inaugural cross-duathlon. Over four hours of epic racing had bonded us all.”

Competing overseas

Whipple said there wasn’t anything unusual about competing in a foreign country, aside from COVID travel restrictions and staying healthy.

“ e European countries embrace the sport of duathlon, and it’s common to have thousands of people cheering at the race,” Whipple said. “Quite often they crowd the streets and plazas, and you ride through a sea of people, similar to the Tour de France. Children will ask for autographs and photos. Later, they will sometimes run alongside as you’re racing and chant, ‘USA USA.’ Each course has been uniquely di erent, from medieval towns with cobblestone streets to racing high in the Alps.”

Twelve of the members of the USA team competed alongside. She called the cross-duathlon event “the most epic racing experience” as a “pioneer” cross-duathlon competitor.

“ e setting of the Black Forest was awe-inspiring, as was the challenge of the race course,” Whipple said. “It all came down to being physically trained, mentally prepared, having perfect weather and having an inner condence that this was going to be my day.”

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they are dropped off here. We take care of them for a while and Santa uses my reindeer for a little bit,” he said.

Reindeer, a labor of love

The trio of reindeer lives alongside McIntosh’s other hooved animals. A fifth-generation dairy farmer, he owns the McIntosh Dairy in Brighton, which has been in operation since 1906, providing milk from their 600 cows for much of the metro area.

While cows are their livelihood, the McIntosh family always been interested in raising other farm animals.

“We have been agriculture all our lives. My family has been into caring for all kinds of animals and doing the best they can for them. My grandpa liked llamas, and he raised llamas in his pen,” McIntosh said.

When his grandpa passed away, McIntosh’s dad took over the pen and raised elk. When his dad moved to another property, McIntosh took over his elk pen.

David had been curious about reindeer since he was a little boy but began researching them earnestly about eight years ago.

“I researched if you could actually have reindeer in the lower 48 and also to see some people with reindeer,” he said. “For the most part, they were so few and far between, I didn’t really think they actually raised reindeer down here.”

David said he wanted to know if it was feasible and effective to raise them and to ensure a good quality of life, to keep them happy on his farm.

“I got in contact with lots of people in other states. There is a whole reindeer community throughout the U.S.,” he said. “I learned how to best take care of some health problems and to watch out for other health problems to raise them at their happiest and healthiest they can be.”

The Macintosh’s reindeer halfsisters Juniper and Cranberry came from the Jessen ranch in Loveland. And Khristoph comes from a South Jordan ranch in Utah.

“The European species, the reindeer have been domesticated – depending on which article you read – for about 6,000 years and have been domesticated longer than horses and canines,” David said. “They have found cave paintings they have been domesticated for that long, pulling sleighs and helping the northern Europeans.”

Reindeer come from Lapland, in the extreme northern part of Finland bordering Norway, Sweden, Russia and the Baltic Sea. Only the Lapland-native Sami people kept the animals domesticated, with herds of thousands moving between Scandinavian pastures.

“In 1890 the U.S. government imported the first domestic reindeer from Europe to the Inuit

tribes of Alaska to trade for land,” McIntosh said. “The caribou herds there bred with the reindeer. “

His small herd is a mix of the two, and there are differences beyond size, he said.

“The North American reindeer is mostly reindeer with a few caribou genes. My bull has caribou, with his larger body and longer face,” McIntosh said.

“There is a big difference between reindeer and caribou. A herd of caribou will stick together, and are very diligent to their hierarchy, and staying in big herds,” McIntosh said.

“The reindeer will grow in small groups, but those small groups will change if a couple of caribou get into a reindeer herd.”

The Sami people kept the herd size under control by eating them, McIntosh said. That’s not the case with his herd.

“In the United States we don’t eat them, they are my family,” he said. “We bring them to events for children to see them and learn about how amazing the reindeer are.”

He notes that, although they are not magical creatures, they do have some peculiar adaptations that other animals do not.

“They are the only mammal that can see in ultraviolet light,” McIntosh said.

Wild herds rare

And while there are wild caribou in Canada and beyond north, they don’t exist in the continental U.S.

Kayla McIntosh said there are no wild herds of reindeer caribou in the lower 48. The native Kalispel tribe in Washington state has been trying to reintroduce them, however.

Reindeer grows the largest, heaviest antlers of any species of deer, she said. Both males and females have antlers and yearlings usually grow their first set of small two-prong antlers three months after birth.

“Khristoph, when he was a year old, grew his first set of antlers,” she said. “And after a year, the antlers dropped and he grew another set of even larger antlers, with up to 50 points.”

Bulls lose their antlers every year, growing a new pair with a velvet finish, McIntosh said. That’s why they rub their antlers on trees or fences, scraping off the velvet and leaving the hard antler underneath,” she said.

Having antlers does determine their rank in the herd, she said. Khristoph, with his huge antlers, is dominant now. But once they drop, Juniper and Cranberry will be back in charge.

“It’s natural in the wild that the female becomes dominant in the winter when food is scarce and hard to find,” he said. “They must defend their food from the bull, because they are growing a baby.

“The bull does not need that much food but can starve finding their own food,”  he said. “The female will also take whatever food the bull has to feed the baby in their bellies, and they can be feisty.”

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Meeting ID: 884 5167 9606

Passcode: Prior to the public hearing,

303-566-4123

Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons that they shall appear at a public hearing at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89984802142; Meeting ID: 899 8480 2142; phone +1 669 444 9171 at 11:30 AM on December 27, 2022, and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted. The Board of Directors of the District, in its own discretion, may continue the hearing to a subsequent meeting.

The petition for the inclusion of property was submitted by South Weld Holdings, L.L.C, whose address is 8301 East Prentice Ave., Suite 100, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. The property for which inclusion is sought is generally described as a parcel of land generally located at the northwest corner of the intersection of WCR4 and WCR41 in Weld County, CO.

A full and complete legal description of the property petitioned for inclusion is on file at the Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, CO 80537, and is available for public inspection during regular business hours 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6

By:LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. BSB2029

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Greatrock North Water and Sanitation District of Adams County, Colorado (the “District”), will initiate final payment through Bill.com, on January 3, 2023, to Moltz Construction, Inc. of Windsor Colorado for all work done by said Contractor in construction or work on the REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT PLANT, performed within the Greatrock North Water and Sanitation District, Adams County, Colorado.

Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Greatrock North Water and Sanitation District on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the Greatrock North Water and Sanitation District, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY

ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GREATROCK NORTH WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ Lisa Johnson District Manager

Legal Notice No. BSB2019

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON EXCLUSION OF PROPERTY FROM ALTAMIRA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of Altamira Metropolitan District No. 5 (the “District”), Town of Lochbuie, Weld County, a petition praying that certain property, which is described below, be excluded from the boundaries of the District. The owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the property identified in the petition has given its consent to the exclusion of the property from the District’s boundaries.

Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons that they shall appear at a public hearing at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89984802142 Meeting ID: 899 8480 2142 and phone +1 669 444 9171 at 11:30 AM on December 27, 2022 and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted. The Board of Directors of the District, in its own discretion, may continue the hearing to a subsequent meeting.

A full and complete legal description of the property petitioned for exclusion is on file at the Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, Colorado, 80537, and is available for public inspection during regular business hours 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ALTAMIRA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP Wendy E. Weigler #28419

Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80127

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of Bromley Park Metropolitan District No. 6 (the “District”), , Adams County, a petition praying that certain property, which is described below, be included into the boundaries of the District. The owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the property identified in the petition has given its consent to the inclusion of the property into the District’s boundaries.

The name and address of the petitioner is South Weld Holdings, L.L.C, whose address is 8301 East Prentice Ave., Suite 100, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. The property for which exclusion is sought is generally described as a parcel of land generally located at the northwest corner of the intersection of WCR4 and WCR41 in Weld County, CO.

By:LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E.

DAVIS, LLC Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. BSB2028

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: December 22, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON INCLUSION OF PROPERTY INTO BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of Bromley Park Metropolitan District No. 3 (the “District”), Brighton, Colorado, Adams County, a petition praying that certain property, which is described below, be included into the boundaries of the District. The owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the property identified in the petition has given its consent to the inclusion of the property into the District’s boundaries.

Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons that they shall appear at a public hearing at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89984802142; Meeting ID: 899 8480 2142, +1 669 444 9171 at 11:30 AM on December 27, 2022, and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted. The Board of Directors of the District, in its own discretion, may continue the hearing to a subsequent meeting.

The petition for the inclusion of property was submitted by Brighton Crossing Owner, LLC, whose address is 711 Navarro Street, Ste 400, San Antonio, Texas 78205. The property for which inclusion is sought is generally described as a parcel of land located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Singletree Lane and Mt. Bierstadt Street in the City of Brighton, Adams County, Colorado.

A full and complete legal description of the property petitioned for inclusion is on file at the Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, CO 80537, and is available for public inspection during regular business hours 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3

By:LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. BSB2036

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: December 22, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metro Districts

Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Hi-Land Acres Water and Sanitation District for the year 2023. That a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at 15940 Elmira St., Brighton, Colorado, 80602 where same is open for public inspection. That such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Hi-Land Acres Water and Sanitation District, 15940 Elmira St., Brighton, CO, 80602 on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Any taxpayer within such Hi-Land Acres Water and Sanitation District may at any time prior to the final adoption of the proposed budget file or register his objections thereto.

Hi-Land Acres Water and Sanitation District Susan Findling, Treasurer

Legal Notice No. BSB2031

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: December 22, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601

Plaintiff: PARK NORTH TOWNHOUSE CORP., a Colorado non-profit corporation,

Phone Number: (303) 863-1870

Case Number: 2021CV031249

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

Under a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on August 22, 2022 in the above- captioned action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:

Original Lienee Stephen Reedy Original Lienor Park North Townhouse Corp. Current Holder of the evidence of debt Park North Townhouse Corp. Date of Lien being foreclosed May 17, 2021 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed May 18, 2021 County of Recording Adams

Recording Information 2021000060045

Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness $2,610.30

Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof $18,133.04 Amount of Judgment entered August 22, 2022 $15,824.04

Description of property to be foreclosed:

Condominium Unit No. 53, Building No. 8, Park North Townhouses (First Filing) according to the Condominium Declaration recorded February 19, 1965 in Book 1210 at Page 9 and according to the Fourth Amended Condominium Map recorded January 23, 1968 as File No. 12 at Page 79 at Reception No. 827650 of the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Adams County, Colorado.

County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 1140 W. 88th Avenue, Thornton, CO 80260.

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on February 02, 2023, in the basement of Adams County Justice Center – Adams County Sheriff at 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601 sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover the highest bid by noon on the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

Legal Notice No. BSB1972

First Publication: November 24, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Name of Publication: Brighton Standard Blade

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO §38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.

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.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO §38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW, RALPH L. CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING, 1300 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203, 720-5086000; THE CFPB, HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERFINANCE.GOV/

COMPLAINT/; CFPB, PO BOX 2900, CLINTON IA 52733-2900 (855) 411-2372 OR BOTH, BUT THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows:

Wendy E. Weigler #28419 Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 303-863-1870

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Date: November 14, 2022.

By: Richard A. Reigenborn Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DELLA MAE ABRAMS, also known as DELLA M. ABRAMS and DELLA ABRAMS, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31013

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 April 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Lee Abrams Personal Representative 32 Lost Valley Loop Cedar Crest, New Mexico 87008

Legal Notice No. BSB2034 First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mitchell Lee Lovett a/k/a Mitchell L. Lovett a/k/a Mitchell Lovett a/k/a Mitch Lee Lovett a/k/a Mitch L. Lovett a/k/a Mitch Lovett, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30974

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cara Carlson Personal Representative 11690 Ivy Street Thornton, CO 80233

Legal Notice No. BSB2017

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of VICTOR MANUEL MORALES,

VICTOR M. MORALES, aka VICTOR MORALES, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30966

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 April 10, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kimberly Morales Personal Representative c/o WARREN, CARLSON & MOORE, LLP PO Box 610 Niwot, CO 80544-0610

Legal Notice No. BSB2004

First Publication: December 8, 2022 Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gerald Walter Fredrick also known as Gerald W. Fredrick and Gerald Fredrick, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30964

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Defendants: STEPHEN REEDY; COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC; LISA CULPEPPER AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ADAMS COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.

aka

Personal Representative c/o Schafer Thomas Maez PC 4 Garden Center #200 Broomfield, Colorado 80020

Legal Notice No. BSB2023

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carolyn Gallegos a/k/a Carolyn Heber, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30781

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Achieve Law Group 146 W. 11th Ave Denver, Colorado, 80204

Legal Notice No. BSB2022

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate

Case Number: 2022 PR 420

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative

2884 E. 162nd Drive Thornton, CO 80602

Legal Notice No. BSB2020

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DANIEL BOYD, AKA DANIEL L. BOYD, AKA DANIEL LEE BOYD, AKA DAN BOYD, AKA DANIEL ARTZER, AKA DANIEL L. ARTZER, AKA DANIEL LEE ARTZER, AKA DAN ARTZER, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30918

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Peter M. Murphy, II, #50726 11080 Circle Point Drive, Suite 140 Westminster, CO 80020

Legal Notice No. BSB2018

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of BILLIE CONSTANCE LANDECK, a/k/a BILLIE C. LANDECK, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 30984

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James M. Landeck

Personal Representative

3565 Hottman Street Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. NTS2027

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Helen Marie Rodehorst, aka Helen M. Rodehorst and Helen Rodehorst, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 30970

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court

Legal Notice No. BSB2005

First Publication: December 8, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Name Changes

Public Notice

County Court, Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr, Brighton CO 80601

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Cinthia Cecilia Fernandez Nava For Minor Child: Mario Ernesto Olivas To Change the Child’s Name to: Mario Fernandez (NMN) Case Number: 2022 C 45605

NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION

Notice to: Ernesto Olivas, non-custodial parent. Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows:

Date: January 6, 2023 Time: 8:00am Location: Adams County Court 1100 Judicial Center Drive Division 1 Brighton, CO 80601

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Mario Ernesto Olivas

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child. To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: 11-30-22 /s/ Eric D. Wollard Attorney for Parent/Petitioner Eric D. Wollard, #29934 4251 Kipling St, Ste 300 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 303-355-1141 ewollard@303law.com

Legal Notice No.: BSB2013

First Publication: December 8, 2022 Last Publication: December 22, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Children: Asher Stewart, Robert Junior Richfield, Erabella McNulty

Respondents: Teralena Richfield, Tylor McNulty, Matthew Stewart, John Doe

Case Number: 21JV292 Div: S Ctrm.:

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS: Matthew Stewart and John Doe

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that the Petitioner, has filed a Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship which now exists between you and the above-named child; YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division S of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 10th day of February, 2023, at the hour of 9:30 am, at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence 1) It is in the best interests of the child, that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between you and the child be terminated and severed; 2) That the child was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 3) That an appropriate

treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 4) That the parents are unfit; 5) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; OR 1) That the child have been abandoned by their parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child, the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child and the respondents be terminated and severed.

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

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

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

If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.

Done and signed this day of , 2022.

BY THE COURT:

District Court Judge/Magistrate Legal Notice No. BSB2030

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division S No. 22JV151

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

Latya Willow A Child(ren), and Concerning

Mary Willow, Rosalie Willow (deceased), John Doe

Respondents

Case Number: 2022JV34 Div: S Ctrm.:

Attorney or Party Without Attorney: Name: Meredith Karre Address: 11860 Pecos St. Westminster, CO 80234 Phone Number: (720) 523-2950 Fax Number: (720)-523-2951 Atty. Reg. #: 39049

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS: Felisha Maestas-Macleod and Roger Florez

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

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division S of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 10th day of , January 2023, at the hour of 9:30 a.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence 1) It is in the best interests of the child, that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between you and the child be terminated and severed; 2) That the child was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 3) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 4) That the parents are unfit; 5) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; OR 1) That the child have been abandoned by their parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child, the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child and the respondents be terminated and severed.

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

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

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

You are further notified that said Petition is set for hearing on JANUARY 23, 2023 at 10:30 AM in Division T1, (IN PERSON), Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

Dated: November 23, 2022 Deputy Clerk,

Legal Notice No. BSB2007

First Publication: December 8, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Children: Yasmine Hassan, Yaseen Hassan, Amira Hassan

Respondents: Leighann Abeyta, Abdul-Kadir Hassan

Special Respondents: Maka Salah Case Number: 21JV173 Div.: D Ctrm.:

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS: Leighann Abeyta, Abdul-Kadir Hassan

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

S U M M O N S

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

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

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

You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for hearing on the 20th day of January, 2023 at the hour of 11:30 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 12th day of December, 2022.

Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court

Legal Notice No. BSB2033

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Child: Giovannie Ray Florez

Respondents: Felisha Maestas-Macleod,

If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.

Done and signed this day of , 2022.

BY THE COURT:

District Court Judge/Magistrate Legal Notice No. BSB2032

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT

ADAMS COUNTY, STATE of COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr. Brighton, Colorado 80601

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: TRACY VERMILYE

FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD: ELANORA LEA PAULDINO

Case Number: 22JA30020

Division: T1 Courtroom: TBD

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO: JOHN DOE, Parent

You are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed, in this Court, a verified Petition seeking to adopt the child named above.

The Petition alleges you have abandoned said child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed, without cause, to provide reasonable support for said child for one year or more.

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 13th day of , February 2023, at the hour of 1:30pm, at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence 1) It is in the best interests of the child, that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between you and the child be terminated and severed; 2) That the child was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 3) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 4) That the parents are unfit; 5) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; OR 1) That the child have been abandoned by their parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child, the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child and the respondents be terminated and severed.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that you have the right to have legal counsel represent you in all matters connected with the Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship.

If you cannot afford to pay the fees of legal counsel, you are advised that the Court will appoint legal counsel to represent you at no cost to you upon your request and upon your showing of an inability to pay.

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

If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.

Done and signed this 13th day of December, 2022.

BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate

Legal Notice No. BSB2035

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Linda S. Fredrick

of Mildred I Vogt A/K/A Mildred Vogt A/K/A Millie Vogt A/K/A Mil Vogt, Deceased

Bradley Vogt

of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 10, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nadya Vecchiet-Lambert, Esq Attorney on behalf of Melody Windecker & Vicky Weldon Miller Personal Representatives 6855 S. Havana St. Ste. 370 Centennial, CO 80112

Roger Florez