OBITUARIES

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.

Refl ections

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 highschool 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.

ONGOING

‘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

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

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

Water audit program

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

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

Legal self-help clinic

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

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

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

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STEELE

William Steele

October 26, 1931 - December 12, 2022

William Matthes Steele was born October 26, 1931, and died December 12, 2022. He was raised in Idaho by a tight- sted father and a loving, warm mother. We gure someone did something right (most likely his mother) because William grew up to be a man who loved unconditionally, forgave easily, and loved heartily. Bill, as he was known to most everyone, became a pilot for Continental Airlines and traveled the world where he learned countless shortcuts to almost everywhere. e straight road was never taken because that left turn meant he could most likely miss a few stop signs or at least a school zone. An avid golfer, he let his children and grandchildren drive the carts and drink unlimited amounts of soda. He single-handedly supported the supply chain for Dr. Pepper in the state of Texas for the last half of the previous century until his healthcare providers begged him to stop. He was a handsome, tall man and Bill found lasting love with Anne Steele in 1978. Bill’s children from his rst marriage, George Steele, Robert Steele, and Lisa Leeser were in attendance along with Anne’s children Daphne Lowe and Jane Steele. eir marriage was full of ne friends, fabulous dinners, and amazing adventures for 44 years. He leaves us with 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He also dearly loved his ex-son-in-law Oscar Leeser and his other son-in-law Michael Heitz was also sometimes liked. Bill loved football, favoring the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. He read the paper every morning in bed and watched the news every night. If he couldn’t watch PBS’s News Hour it was a bad day. But no one ever knew when Bill had bad days. He rarely, if ever complained, instead adopting trademark phrases like, “ e alternative is much worse” or “Well there you go” which many of his family found frustrating, but indeed he was frustratingly always right. If advice from Bill was given, 98% of the time it was correct. William Steele walked tall, golfed fairly, and cared immensely. He cared about children, the environment, his family, the democratic party, his car, his beloved Kindle (thanks Amazon), growing and eating fresh tomatoes and most importantly, fairness. at simple concept was really how he lived his life to the fullest. If someone failed or disappointed him, he didn’t berate them or belittle them. A celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 am, ursday, December 22 at Sunset Funeral Homes West. 480 North Resler, El Paso, TX. In lieu of owers, the family asks that a donation be made in his honor to PBS El Paso…and Bill would like to ask PBS to stop the damned pledge drives, please.