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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

DELIGHTS

IN THE DETAILS

Big life for Colorado’s miniatures collectors P10

CLERKS FOR KIRKMEYER

Lawmaker, former commissioner honored for her work P4

LEVERAGING

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Brighton authority’s project a new start P3

Platte Valley Medical Center earns recognition for breastfeeding program

Platte Valley Medical Center is one of 45 hospitals recognized by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for e orts to promote breastfeeding and o er healthier food and beverage options through the Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact and Colorado Baby-Friendly Hospital Collaborative.

e initiatives are part of the state’s work to promote healthy eating and active living to reduce rates of death and disease from chronic illness among Coloradans.

Platte Valley was recognized at the Gold Level for the Healthy Hospital Compact.

Learn more about the Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact and the Colorado Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative at cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-healthy-hospital-compact and at BreastfeedColorado.com.

Brighton’s pARTy Bus returns July 21

e O ce of Arts and Culture will host Brighton’s pARTy Bus from 6 - 9 p.m. July 21, e bus will take passengers to three di erent art receptions happening in one night.

e bus will continuously circle the route from each reception. Attendees have the freedom to hop on or o at any time and are advised to park at any of the receptions. ere is no cost to ride the bus or attend the art receptions.

e art receptions that will take place

include:

- Art at the Armory art reception/exhibit at the Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St. featuring local artists.

- Eye for Art “Summer Showcase” art reception/exhibit at Brighton City Hall, 500 S. 4th Ave. ere are more than 150 pieces of art, sculpture, and jewelry.

- Main Street Creatives Gallery art reception/exhibit, 36 South Main St. Main Street Creatives has 20 studio artists, some of whom help make up the 19 gallery artists, and it is home to the Art Academy of Colorado. Most artwork is representational and ranges in many di erent mediums.

Entertainment and refreshments will be provided at each event.

To learn more about the bus or art reception, please call David Gallegos at 303-655-2176 or email dgallegos@ brightonco.gov. e City of Brighton is a proud supporter of Arts and Culture.

Annual City Barbecue returns to Carmichael Park

Brighton City Council will host their annual City Barbecue from 5:30-8 p.m. July 20 at Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern Street.

Residents will have the opportunity to meet City Council members and learn about upcoming projects in their ward. City departments, local organizations and nonpro ts will also be in attendance to provide information. is event will also mark Brighton’s 136th birthday.

As in previous years, there will be live

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July 12 - 19, 2023

Eagle View Adult Center is open Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Call 303-655-2075 for more information. e July & Aug Newsletter is available.

Xeriscape Gardening

Water is a precious resource. In this talk, you’ll learn the basics of xeriscape gardening including irrigation, soil preparation, and plant selection. Presented by a CSU Master Gardener.

1:30 p.m. urs. July 13. Free. Deadline: Tues. July 11

Active Minds: France

EVAC & Zoom

With Europe’s second-largest economy and population, France is a key player in the region and the world. Join Active Minds as we explore the rich history of France.

1:30 p.m. Wed. July 19. $5. Deadline: Tues. July 18

Upli ing Moments in US History

EVAC & Zoom

Join monthly presenter Paul Flanders as he reviews upli ing moments of the past from which one might nd inspiration. A er all, not all history is about con ict and despair.

1:30 p.m. urs. July 20. $4. Deadline: Wed. July 19

Greeting Cards

In this class, we will make a variety of cards for any occasion (anniversary, birthday, sympathy, etc.). All supplies and envelopes included in fee. Linda Addison is a certi ed “Stampin’ Up” card instructor. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Fri. July 14. $15. Deadline: Wed. July 12

music at the event as part of the City’s summer movie and concert series, Flix & Kicks. Kicking o the night will be e Corporation, a high-energy party band, at 6 p.m. Free face painting will be available.

For the third year, youth who have completed the Young Entrepreneurship Program will be presenting their businesses and have their products available for purchase. Learn more about the program here. Meals will be free, while supplies last ( rst come, rst served).

Residents are highly encouraged to bring picnic blankets, lawn chairs, sunscreen, bug repellent and drinking water.

Farm to Market tickets on sale

Tickets for Farm to Table, a fundraising event for the Platte Valley Medical Foundation scheduled for Aug. 17 or on sale now.

e Foundation’s biennial fundraising campaign will bene t women’s health services to help women connect with the care they need throughout their adult years and to support area women who do not always prioritize their own health needs. e foundation hopes to raise $500,000 in the campaign cycle. ey conduct multiple fundraising e orts annually with Farm to Table as the largest event.

Farm to Table will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 on the hospital campus. Platte Valley Medical Center’s Chef Mike Anderson uses produce donated by area farmers to create a gourmet meal for about 450 guests.

e event garners so much support that it often sells out long before the date. is year, Muñoz reserved a block of tickets that are available to the public for $75 each. ey are available at https://ftt2023.cbo.io.

Brighton residents encouraged to take community survey

e City of Brighton is launching e National Community Survey (NCS) through Polco NRC (National Research Center) to get resident input on a wide range of community issues ranging from crime and safety and employment opportunities to overall quality of life.

An estimated 3,000 households in Brighon should begin receiving surveys in the mail asking them to participate,

and their responses will be weighted and analyzed for the survey results. Following the distribution of the mailed surveys, an online version of the same survey will be available for the rest of the community to complete in late July. More information will be sent out on the online survey when it becomes open. All residents will be able to complete the online survey by visiting www. brightonco.gov/survey.

e City of Brighton last worked with Polco to conduct a community survey in 2021. e National Community Survey allows Brighton to compare results and benchmark residents’ opinions against other communities across the country. e survey will include questions about quality of life, important characteristics of community, services provided by the City, and priorities for the future.

e survey will be available online in English and Spanish. Responses will remain anonymous and personal information will be securely stored on Polco. Once results are in, they will be analyzed by Polco, then presented to City Council.

Residents with questions about the survey may contact the City of Brighton by email at communications@brightonco.gov.

A Stroll in the Garden for CASA e Court Appointed Special Advocate program, or CASA, for the 11th Judicial District is promoting one of its major fundraisers now scheduled for September.

CASA is inviting supporters to come enjoy a Stroll in the Garden at this year’s Indulge for CASA Gala from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 13 at Denver’s Balistreri Vineyards, 1946 E 66th Ave. is Garden Party will be full of delicious food and drinks, fantastic auction prizes, exciting entertainment, and more! Indulge for CASA is presented by the Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation.

CASA’s mission is to provide courtappointed volunteer advocacy for children and youth from the child welfare system so every child can be safe, have a permanent home, and have the opportunity to thrive.

LIGHTS OVER RIVERDALE

Brighton small businesses qualify for grants

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brighton small businesses can receive financial assistance to enhance business needs with building improvements, workforce training, equipment, and marketing needs.

The Brighton Economic Development Corporation has set forth the Brighton Investment Program, also called “BIP”, to provide grants

of up to $10,000 to help the community build a strong community with economic development.

For eligible small businesses, the BIP is a reimbursement program that is a 50/50 match between the businesses and economic development.

To apply for the BIP grant, visit www.brightonedc.org. For more information, email questions to infor@brightonedc.org or call 303-

Fatal auto-pedestrian crash on 1-76

on I-76.

e Jeep driver stayed at the scene and called the police while another person stopped to help the injured individual with aid. When the police arrived, the unidenti ed male had

died, according to Brighton Police. e accident closed the interstate’s eastbound lane for several hours Friday morning during the investigation. e driver in the Jeep and a passenger were not injured. ey were not suspected of being under the in uence of drugs or alcohol nor of speeding, according to the o cial statement. Brighton Police Department and tra c safety o cials are investigating the crash and working on identifying the deceased male to notify the next of kin. e Adams County Coroner’s o ce withheld the individual’s name for identi cation.

Brighton Housing Authority adding more a ordable housing

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nine new a ordably-priced housing units along Brighton’s N. 5th Ave. are the starting point to increasing and improving Brighton Housing Authority’s supply, o cials said.

“ is project is part of our Rental Assistance Demolition conversion back in 2015,” said Debra Bristol, Brighton Housing Authority executive director. “ ese duplexes were originally public housing so we are completely renovating them and increasing the density.” e housing authority’s work on this project, with plans calling for develop-

ing three ve-bedroom units for a total of nine units. Once completed, the housing authority will use them to start rehab at Hughes Station. Bristol said the housing authority would locate some of the tenants from Hughes Station to the Fifth Avenue location so that process would be as smooth as possible.

“We want to make sure these properties are available for individuals and families from Hughes Station to come over to live in these units, which the Brighton Housing Authority already owns and is right across the way from Hughes Station,” Brighton said.

Bristol said e Hughes Station rehab would take more than a year and a half to complete; those units would provide rental assistance for tenants. e units at the Fifth Avenue location will be used for relocation once completed.

“ ese units on Fifth Avenue we will make these available for permanent a ordable housing for individuals and families,” Bristol said.

Bristol said, work on Hughes Station is planned to begin this fall if everything goes according to plan.

“We’re hoping by the end of the year to have these projects completed but there is a lot of things that are

going on with a construction climate right, like now getting materials, so these types of thing can take a while. But we are moving as quickly as possible,” Bristol said. “We are working really hard on the preservation piece of a ordable housing.”

It’s a key part of the authority’s strategy, according to board chair Michelle Miller.

“ is has been a long process for us and we’re so excited to see it being completed. It’s wonderful and I love that we are going to transition people from Hughes Station here and continue with renovation at that place,” Miller said.

The view of Adams County’s Riverdale Regional Park July 1 for Adams County’s Stars and Stripes celebration, looking from farther north along Riverdale Road. Rain earlier in the evening cleared up just in time or the county’s fireworks display to go o with out a delay.

PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR

Colorado County Clerks honor Kirkmeyer

Former Weld Commissioner dismisses election deniers

BY LYNN BARTELS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

DURANGO - Colorado’s county clerks honored Brighton Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer for her efforts in helping them update voting policies and priorities, including reimbursements for the cost of running elections.

Kirkmeyer was one of four state lawmakers singled out by the Colorado County Clerks Association at its summer conference in Durango that concluded on June 29.

“Voting is the single most significant way Americans exercise their political power,” she said.

“Thank you to the county clerks of Colorado. You ensure the opportunity to fully participate in the democratic process and freely vote for the candidates and issues that represent my values, my

beliefs. You are at the heart of democracy.”

Kirkmeyer, a member of the powerful Joint Budget Committee, was instrumental in proposing legislation that increased the amount the Secretary of State’s office reimburses counties for running elections with statewide measures on the ballot. Currently, counties receive between 80 and 90 cents for each active registered voter.

Beginning July 2024, the state will pay 45 percent of the cost of any election with state-certified ballot content.

Clerks were thrilled - and relieved - with the increase.

“The additional reimbursement means a great deal to Lincoln County taxpayers who have spent numerous years paying for ballot `real estate’ taken up by state candidates, issues and questions,” said Lincoln County Clerk Corinne Lengel.

“Sen. Kirkmeyer heard our cry and worked diligently to ensure the state pays its fair

Sen. Barbara Kirmeyer, center, is flanked by Lincoln County Clerk Corinne Lengel and La Plata County Clerk Ti any Lee at the Colorado County Clerks Association conference in Durango last week. The Brighton lawmaker was one of four legislators honored by the clerks’ group.

Special order rack no headache for Fort Lupton company

In letter, Canadian couple thanks Merritt Aluminum for help

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Edmonton resident Allison Kuzyk wanted a special gift for her husband Darrell’s birthday last March, so she turned Fort Lupton’s Merritt Aluminum Products for help.

“We take pride in our culture within our company,” said Drew Merritt, vice president of sales and marketing. “It’s nice we can extend that outside of our company to help customers and others that are inter-

ested in our products and services.”

Allison’s husband Darrell was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia – a kind of cancer that attacks the blood and bone marrow – just after his 57th birthday in 2016. He has undergone a long series of treatments since then, including chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.

His birthday wish, now seven years after his diagnosis, was for a headache rack for his truck. at’s the kind of metal rack that covers the rear window of a truck’s cab, protecting the window while o ering a safe place to hang gear.

“I had contacted Merritt Aluminum Products because they had the Headache Rack that my husband absolutely loved, but it was nothing

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we had ever seen in Canada,” Kuzyk said in a letter to the Fort Lupton Press

“He never asks for anything, working to provide for his family and also taking a dangerous pill to keep the cancer at bay,” she said. “If anyone deserves a nice gift it would be him.”

She turned to Rachel Deere, one of the Fort Lupton company’s outside sales representatives.

“Rachel Deere – who is any company’s dream de nition of providing exemplary customer service – she took my inquiry seriously as I explained that I wanted to get this for my husband whose birthday was approaching,” Kuzyk said in her letter.

Deere found the rack that the Kuzyk’s wanted and prepared to

the Colorado County Clerks Association. “ ey help make democracy work.”

ship it to them in time for Darrell’s birthday – with an added surprise.

“We were thrilled he was really excited to get this headache rack for his truck,” Merritt said. “We thought it would be really nice to send it to him as a surprise at no charge to make them happy.”

“ ank you, just simply isn’t enough, and we would like the community to know how special Merritt Aluminum Products truly is, and what wonderful sta they employ,” Kuzyk said.

“Obviously customer service isn’t dead, and every company could learn from the culture of the owner, manager, and especially Rachel Deere whose dedication to a great company is a daily practice, not just an empty motto up on the wall.”

“I may be Republican,” she said, “but I think the election was fair and right.”

share. We appreciate all she did for us and look forward to working with her on future election bills that will help small counties like ours,” she said.

Kirmeyer, a fourth-generation Colorado who has lived in Weld County for 35 years, last year ran

e other lawmakers recognized at the event were Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango, and Sen. Cleave Simpson, R-Alamosa. Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, will receive his award at a later date.

“ ese lawmakers are valuable partners,” said Fremont County Clerk Justin Grantham, president of

Kirkmeyer, a former Weld County commissioner, stressed that clerks are partners with the Secretary of State. Clerks run elections; the secretary of state oversees them.

And she dismissed election deniers, who have questioned recent election results and practices, particularly the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

Lynn Bartels was a reporter for 35 years, including working for e Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. She served as the spokeswoman for Secretary of State Wayne Williams, and now occasionally handles communications for the Colorado County Clerks Association.

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After home destroyed, Johnstown couple seek better pipeline safety rules

BY JUDITH KOHLER THE DENVER POST

Mark and Julie Nygren didn’t set out to be activists, but they are suggesting changes to the oversight of Colorado’s oil and gas pipelines based on their experience of losing their home and seeing part of their farm contaminated by a leaking gas line.

More than four years after discovery of the leak, the Nygrens are still renting a house in Johnstown, just north of their Weld County property, and remain embroiled in a lawsuit against DCP Midstream Operating Co., which owned the pipeline. As the Colorado Public Utilities Commission considers new pipelinesafety rules, the Nygrens want to share their hard-won insights with regulators.

“We’re farmers, we don’t want to be activists. But we also want our neighbors and our communities to be safe and we are concerned that not enough attention has been paid to our situation to correct it from happening to someone else,” Julie said in a recent interview.

Conor Farley, an administrative law judge at the PUC, heard recently from the public on a proposal to implement a 2021 law requiring the state to strengthen safety rules and adopt regulations to comply with federal requirements.

Several times during the threehour-plus hearing, speakers referred to the “Nygren rules.” e couple recommended changes to the draft rules based on events that required the digging of a pit on their land that was more than 20 feet deep and 3 acres wide to muck out the pollution.

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“ e story of Mark and Julie Nygren serves as a poignant reminder of what is at stake in this rule-making. All Colorado residents, in urban and rural areas, deserve to feel safe in their homes and be protected from avoidable pipeline accidents,” said Rep. Tammy Story, a Conifer Democrat who sponsored the legislation mandating new regulations.

Story also requested an audit of the state’s Gas Pipeline Safety program.

e 121-page report released June 12 was a blistering critique of the state’s oversight of natural gas pipelines.

e state auditor’s o ce said the program repeatedly violated state and federal regulations.

e problems cited in the audit included inadequate inspections to a lack of documented action against repeat o enders even following explosions that killed and injured people.

For now, the Nygrens hope the PUC will strengthen draft rules on using advanced technology to detect

leaks and require the annual reporting of leaks. e state and the federal agency that oversees pipelines, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or PHMSA, require reports only when an incident kills or hospitalizes someone; causes property damage of more than $122,000; or unintentionally releases 3 million cubic feet of gas, enough to power 17,000 average households for a day.

During the hearing, o cials from Boulder and Adams counties and Broom eld endorsed the Nygrens’ proposed amendments to the rules. While the state considers new rules, PHMSA is going through its own update to improve safety and reduce emissions from lines. e state and PHMSA regulate di erent pipelines, depending on the size of line, whether it crosses state lines and what type of liquids they carry.

e Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission oversees owlines, which connect an oil or gas well to surrounding equipment. e American Petroleum Institute-Colorado said in comments to the PUC that it expects the federal agency to pass a comprehensive approach to dealing with leaks and asked the state to wait until PHMSA acts.

If the PUC moves ahead, oil and gas companies could end up facing con icting state and federal rules, API said.

e Colorado Oil and Gas Association has also urged a delay. e trade organization supports mapping pipelines as long as the safety and security of the lines are considered, said Dan Haley, COGA’s CEO and president.

Utilities and pipeline operators contend that the level of detail in the maps of pipelines that would be available to the public could make the equipment the targets of terrorists or vandals.

Attorney Matt Sura, who is representing the Nygrens before the PUC, said the legislation clearly mandates that all pipelines within the PUC’s jurisdiction be mapped at a speci c level of detail. He said the scale of detail backed by the industry means people will “have no idea if the oil and gas pipelines are on their street, in their backyard, two streets over.”

Proponents of stronger rules don’t want the PUC to delay a decision.

“Nearly two years have passed since Senate Bill 108 was signed into law by Gov. (Jared) Polis. Precious time has lapsed,” Story said.

Under the PUC’s draft rules, companies would have to report whether they’re using advanced technology and if they’re not, why not. e rules being considered by PHMSA would

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Law ties punishment to car theft behavior

BY MEGAN VERLEE COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Colorado is changing how it punishes people for car theft, and will focus on the behavior of the o ender instead of the value of the vehicle.

A new state law that took e ect July 1 will bring harsher penalties for people who repeatedly steal cars, or use them to commit other crimes.

For repeat o enders — those who have been convicted of car theft at least twice before — prosecutors can now charge them with a Class 3 felony, punishable by between four and 12 years in prison. People who steal a car and damage it, take it out of state or use it to commit another crime, will face between two to six years in prison.

e law does allow for a lower penalty for joyriders, people who steal cars brie y and commit no other crimes with them.

“We heard a lot of concerns of: What

if it’s less than 24 hours? What if it’s returned undamaged?” said GOP state Rep. Matt Soper, explaining why they kept the ability for prosecutors to treat some car thefts as a misdemeanor.

e bipartisan law was a response to criticism that Colorado’s previous approach to car theft was ine ectual and unfair.

Under the prior law, the severity of the crime was based on the value of the vehicle. Stealing a car worth less than $2,000 was generally only a misdemeanor. Democratic state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger said it was clear that approach ignored the actual impact on victims.

“A crime is a crime,” said Zenzinger. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a moderate income person, a low income person — if your car has been stolen, it’s going to impact your life, and sometimes pretty dramatically.”

Colorado has earned a place of infamy for car thefts in recent years. e

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business-oriented think tank Common Sense Institute found that Colorado led the nation in car thefts in 2021 and averaged around 4,000 thefts a month for the rst half of 2022. Car thefts have declined since then, according to Colorado State Patrol, which trumpeted the new law as a help to future enforcement.

Zenzinger and other lawmakers said they got involved in the issue after hearing from numerous constituents across the state about their own experiences with auto thefts and asking for stricter penalties.

“I was receiving emails about this almost daily,” she said. “Even my own vehicle, while it was not stolen, it was broken into. And I think when you become a victim of a crime like that, it really sends it home. When you realize, ‘it can happen to anybody. And it is happening!’”

e bill was supported unanimously in the state Senate but opposed by a

handful of House Democrats, concerned that strengthening penalties could lead to more people with felonies on their criminal records without meaningfully reducing car thefts. ey argued addressing the root causes of crime would have more impact.

“It’s a false set of options to suggest folks are asking for more criminalization, when we’re not giving them other options,” said Rep. Elisabeth Epps during a committee hearing on the bill. “ is is a step in the wrong direction, and it’s a step that we’re going to be paying for for years to come.”

e new law was developed by the state’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coalition and supported by a number of local governments and law enforcement organizations. It was opposed by the ACLU and criminal defense lawyers.

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require companies to use the latest technology.

e law that mandated updating state regulations requires the regulations be at least as strict as PHMSA’s

e Nygrens said they will keep pushing for stronger rules. Meanwhile, they said they don’t know when they’ll be able to build a new home on their property. DCP Midstream has paid the Nygrens’ rent, but they aren’t sure how long that will continue.

Phillips 66 bought the publicly held units of DCP Midstream in January.

e couple’s lawsuit against the pipeline company seeks compensation for their home, business losses and health problems they attribute to what they say was an ongoing leak over several years. eir insurance doesn’t cover the damage.

“From Day 1, when they found the leak and when they found out that it was under and all around in our

home, Julie has been very strong in her feelings about how many other people could be going through this and not know it. We didn’t,” Mark said.

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A jobs bonanzain this energy transition for Brighton BIG

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Allen Best

Every transition produces winners and losers. U.S. scal policy shifted in the 1880s and the economy of Aspen cratered for decades. Some silver-mining towns never recovered. In the 1980s, newspapers were plentiful. Ink now stains far fewer printers and editorial wretches. Amazon thrives but Sears and Kmart, no more. How will Colorado’s coalbased towns transition as we quell emissions from energy production? Legislation of recent years seeks to deliver what lawmakers call a just transition, meaning that Pueblo, Craig and other coal-based communities will stay on their feet.

e newest round of job-producing investments in emission-free technologies, though, call into question how di cult that will be. Two new factories are to be created in Brighton, on metropolitan Denver’s northeastern fringe. e combined investment of $450 million will deliver more than 1,200 average- to better-paying jobs.

VSK Energy will manufacture solar photovoltaic panels and will employ more than 900 people. It is a direct result of incentives in the federal In ation Reduction Act of 2022, which seeks to restore U.S. manufacturing of renewable energy components.

e second factory will produce a new generation of energy-rich lithium-ion batteries. e company, Amprius Technology, says that a new anode, which will use silicon mined in Montana, will double the range of a Tesla, allowing it more than enough capacity to roam Colorado from corner to corner and the ability to juice up to 80% capacity in six minutes. e company also says the new batteries will deliver value to drones and aircraft. Sounds like a game-changer.

Both companies cited proximity to Interstate 76 as a signi cant consideration in siting their factories. ey also have proximity to I-25, I-70 and I-80 plus Denver International Airport. If of not immediate importance, they also have access to transcontinental rail lines.

Availability of a large, skilled workforce was also cited. e battery company also cited the proximity of the Colorado School of Mines and other universities. It will employ a half-dozen Ph.Ds. in the research facility associated with the factory. Something more intangible was also in play. It

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was described as a “strong cultural t” by Ashwini Agarwal, the leader of Vikram Solar, the parent company for the solar manufacturer. Supply chains matter, but Colorado’s initiative in accelerating the energy transition also matters.

Andrew Huie, the vice president of infrastructure for Amprius, said something similar. “Colorado and Gov. Polis are embracing clean energy, and batteries align with Colorado’s clean energy goals,” he told me. “ ere may be synergies.”

Other companies are also carving out futures in this new energy economy along the Front Range.

e Denver Business Journal recently cited three companies from Denver to Fort Collins that hope to stake a future with new batteries. And Lightning eMotors manufactures electric vehicles in Loveland.

Brighton already has Vestas, which arrived in 2010 to manufacture nacelles, containing the gearboxes and drive trains for wind turbines. Vestas also built a factory in Pueblo, near the Comanche Generating Station.

CS Wind, now the owner of the Pueblo factory, this year began an expansion that will add 850 jobs. It cited In ation Reduction Act provisions that encourage wind production.

Je Shaw, president of the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation, said he expects an-

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nouncement of other renewable-sector projects in the Pueblo area and probably throughout the state during the next 12 to 18 months. “A lot of it has to do with the In ation Reduction Act,” he said, and in particular the law’s buy-American provision.

Already, Pueblo County has been rapidly adding both solar and storage. But so far, the new tax base for Pueblo won’t balance that from Comanche. Xcel Energy, Comanche’s primary owner, has agreed to pay taxes until 2040.

Western Slope towns dependent on coal extraction and combustion are a harder sell. At Craig, there was hope on becoming a hydrogen hub, but Colorado has pinned its highest hope for federal funding on a project involving Rawhide, the coal but soon to become gas plant near Brush. Nuclear has its fans in Craig and beyond, and the Economist notes that the Biden administration is dangling billions in nancial incentives nationally. at same magazine also concludes that unresolved problems cloud the future of this technology.

As for new factories, Craig is 90 miles from the nearest interstate, at the end of a railroad and ve hours from DIA. It does have a workforce with skills, but so far, no new applications for those skills.

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Suncor’s ‘forever chemicals’ pouring into metro Denver rivers spike again

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Discharges of water tainted with PFAS “forever chemicals” from the Suncor re nery spiked again in May, an environmental watchdog group said, following high readings in November and January.

Suncor, which has used re ghting foam containing PFAS chemicals for years on the sprawling Commerce City property, reported May discharges into Sand Creek at 218 parts per trillion of variants of the chemicals known as PFOS, PFOA and PFNA, according to Earthjustice attorneys. e group monitors Suncor’s required reporting to state water quality regulators.

Immediately after leaving Suncor, the discharged water is carried by Sand Creek into the South Platte River as it ows through Adams County. e May discharge peaks were more than three times the PFAS limits proposed in a 2022 draft renewal permit written by state regulators to cover Suncor’s water discharges.

e report shows Suncor’s “continuing inability to reliably treat their PFAS to meet even the division’s proposed 70 parts per trillion limit, and that limit is still way too high and based on outdated information,” Earthjustice attorney Caitlin Miller said. “Suncor’s continued failure negatively impacts

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Sand Creek and the South Platte River.”  Neither Suncor nor state regulators responded to new questions about the high discharge readings from May.  e thousands of variations of PFAS chemicals are used in countless consumer and industrial products for water and stain resistance, among other functions. ey were used for decades in everything from carpet to re ghting products to clothing and fast-food packaging, though manufacturers are trying to phase them out of many products and states like Colorado are banning them. States’ attorney general o ces, including Colorado, are suing manufacturers like 3M and DuPont to recover water ltration and ground cleanup costs.

PFAS chemicals do not easily break down in the environment, thus the “forever” moniker, and have been found in sh, wildlife and in the bloodstream of most humans tested.

Until March, the EPA’s drinking water guideline — not a mandate to water agencies, but health guidance — had been limiting PFAS to 70 parts per trillion. en the EPA issued sharply lower levels that are now drinking water mandates that cities must achieve, setting them as low as 0.02 parts per trillion for the variant PFOS, and 0.004 ppt for PFOA.

Earthjustice had previously agged Suncor re nery releases of PFAS. One

out ow measured at Suncor found November readings at 1,100 parts per trillion of PFOS in discharges, or 55,000 times the downward-revised EPA requirements. Discharges of 54 parts per trillion of PFOA that month were 13,500 times the new EPA limits on that chemical, Earthjustice said.

e high discharges remained in January, though not as elevated. e February report showed lower levels.

e elevated discharges came as state clean water o cials worked to complete revisions to Suncor’s water out ow pollution permits that were rst opened to public comments nearly 18 months ago. Colorado o cials noted at the time they had included PFAS limits for the rst time in a draft of the revised permit.

Suncor had major December res that prompted air pollution notices and a long shutdown of re ning operations, and environmental groups monitoring pollution there speculate the re ghting foam commonly used in industrial res could have contributed to more PFAS runo . e re nery recently announced $100 million in repairs to reduce its air emissions.

e state’s proposed draft permit revision for Suncor rst revealed in 2022 set PFAS discharge limits at the same 70 parts per trillion that had been the EPA drinking water guideline until this year. In response to the high Suncor

discharges in 2022 and early 2023, and the EPA’s March 2023 revisions, state regulators said they were reconsidering the draft permit. ey have not o ered a timetable on when those revisions will be put out for another public comment period.

After Earthjustice called out their November and January PFAS releases, Suncor said the company’s testing away from the re nery out ow did not show any higher than normal contamination downstream on Sand Creek or in the South Platte River nearby.

Suncor’s statement said a sampling study by an independent rm in May 2022 said “Suncor’s PFAS contributions are not impacting the South Platte River in any meaningful way.”  Earthjustice disputes that conclusion, saying a report from Westwater Hydrology at the “Outfall 20” in question “accounted for between 16-47% of total PFAS found in Sand Creek, and 3-18% of PFAS found in the South Platte River downstream of the facility.”

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

Sandra “Sandy” (Akins) Akins

July 21, 1959 - June 30, 2023

Sandy Akins 63, passed away peacefully June 30th. Sandy was born to Joseph Akins and Mildred Northrup at Fitzsimmons. She was the fth of six siblings and never married. She lived in several states, Germany and settled in Brighton in 1972.

A graduate of Campion Academy in Loveland, she worked for 30 years at Golden Bell Press in Denver. She also worked for

Commerce. Sandy’s faith was demonstrated by her volunteer work as an EMT with Platte Valley Ambulance and as a Board member of Hope at Miracle House in Fort Lupton.

Sandy is preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her sister, Karen Fernandez, brothers Randy, Keith, Bill and Brian, in addition to many of nieces, nephews, cousins

September 22, 1925 - June 3, 2023

Kenneth Donald Lange, 1925-2023, 97 of Tucson, AZ formerly of Hudson, CO went home to his Savior on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Kenneth was born in Siebert, CO. In 1948 he moved to Brighton with his family where he worked as a dairy farmer. In 1957 he moved his dairy farm to Hudson, CO. In March of 1958 he married Edna Zoch of Harrold, Texas. In 1972 he opened up a jewelry store, Lange’s Jewelry, in Brighton, CO until his retirement in 1992. A memorial service will be held on July 8, 2023 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ at 11:00 AM. Kenneth is survived by his wife, Edna

Lange, his sons: Mark (Juanita) Lange of Tucson, AZ and Roy (Andrea) Lange of Boise, ID and his daughter: Joan (Kent) Ford of Mineola, TX. Six grandchildren: James, Abby, Ollie (Julia), Cody, Jacob, and Cooper. His sister, Ruby Kunkel. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Minna Lange, sister, Ruth Stewart and brother, Dale Lange. In lieu of owers, the family requests donations be made in Kenneth’s memory to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 8845 N. Silverbell RD, Tucson, AZ.

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A BIG PASSION FOR SMALL THINGS

Meet Metro Denver’s active miniaturist community

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Several years ago, someone walking into Barbara Pontarelli’s home for the rst time may have gotten the feeling that they’d become a giant.

Hanging on the walls of her kitchen, small scenes exhibited the culinary décor of di erent eras. In one display box, tiny countertops of a retro 1950s kitchen popped with color. In another, little stainless steel appliances lled the space.

Miniature tables and chairs were laid out in parlor scenes in the house’s living room, and Pontarelli’s bathrooms were dentist-themed. Since her husband was a dentist, she honored his career with small recliners and minuscule toothbrushes on display.

“When I didn’t have enough space to display stu , I would empty closets,” said the Wheat Ridge resident, who now lives part-time in California.

Of the countless miniature scenes on display in her home, Pontarelli collected about a quarter of them.

e rest, she made herself.

“It’s, you know, how I express my artistic side,” she said. “I can’t explain the draw, but it’s de nitely a passion … I just nd this so satisfying — to produce something small to be as close as it can be to its full-size counterpart.”

Pontarelli is part of a passionate community of miniaturists, or people who enjoy the art, hobby or collection of miniature objects.

In the metro Denver area, it doesn’t take a magnifying glass to see that the miniaturist community is thriving — from meetup groups to classes, to a museum, the love of tiny things is big in the hearts of many.

A museum of tiny things

Pontarelli is a board member at the institution at the epicenter of the Denver metro miniaturist community: the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys. In addition to its miniature collection, the museum displays and teaches visitors about antique toys and special dolls from over the decades.

e museum recently moved to 830 Kipling St. in Lakewood after spending almost 40 years in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood.

In its new location, Executive Director Wendy Littlepage said the museum welcomes about 5,000 visitors per year,

“( e museum) is so many di erent things to di erent people,” she said. “We have people that come in that love just the exactitude of the small scale, and then we have people that love the

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whimsy of the small scale. We have a lot of people that come for nostalgia … And then I think some people just like that it’s a bit of a mental break.”

One of her favorite things about miniatures is that they are for everyone. Some people come into the museum thinking that the collection, which includes several intricate dollhouses and other cases of miniature objects and artwork, is mainly for kids.

But the houses are full of detailed — and sometimes even functional — replicas of what one would see in a normal house, including cupboards, dressers, paintings, beds, sinks, animals and food.

Considering the familiarity and intricacies of the pieces, Littlepage said some of the collection’s biggest fans tend to be craftsmen.

“We had a nish carpenter come through, and he just said over and over, ‘ is is all insane! How did they get that nish?’” she said. “ ere’s one house where the plumbing is really exposed – and it’s not functional plumbing – but we had a plumber come through and he was just like, ‘ at’s what every house needs.’”

In one display case, tiny handmade food is almost microscopically detailed — including an orange that can be peeled to show the segments underneath and an onion with all of its layers. Other displays show miniature artwork by Indigenous artists that represent Indigenous homes.

For many miniature items, artists use the materials that the regular-sized objects would be made of, like wood and fabric. Paintings are painted, embroidered things are embroidered and knit clothing is knit with small thread.

But for other mini details, artists get more creative, using paper to make owers and polymer clay to construct food items.

While many miniatures are created by hobbyists and artisan creators, others are mass-produced. Just like with real furniture, Wendy said, collectors will determine which types to buy based on their speci c needs.

High-end artisan miniature pieces can sell for thousands of dollars, Littlepage said. e miniature art gallery in the museum was appraised at $18,000 about 15 years ago, so it’s likely worth even more now, she added.

Crafting classes

For those who like to make miniatures, there are clubs and classes to teach di erent skills. For a long time, Pontarelli was the president of one of these clubs, called Wee Wonders of Arvada.

e longstanding miniature group meets monthly at the museum to work on projects together or teach and learn new skills from each other, like how to make stained glass windows or create stucco.

“We have people at every level,” Pontarelli said. “I love getting together with these people and hearing what they’ve gured out and what they’re doing and always learning something new.”

In addition to crafting by hand, miniaturists also use new tools and technologies to create their artwork.

“I’ve noticed a change in the level of expertise over the years,” Pontarelli said. “Before, we used mini scroll saws and mini table saws and Dremel tools — we still use the Dremel quite a bit — but now that we can get laser-cut wood or 3D-printed items, it’s sort of changing the face of the miniature world.”

e museum also hosts classes for kids.

“ ere’s a whole in ux of young people into the hobby and for those of us who are in it, that’s kind of exciting, because, you know, we don’t want to

see it disappear,” Pontarelli said.

For her, miniatures are a great way for kids to explore their creativity.

“We’re just trying to nd any avenue to trigger their creativity, that’s really what it’s all about,” she said. “In this tech world, we need to foster any outside creativity activities that we can, because it’s really important that these kids exercise that part of their brain.”

To learn and wonder e dedication and ambition within the community of miniaturists is special, Littlepage said.

“My favorite thing about the miniature community is they’re such learners,” she said. “Like I have one of my volunteers who has been retired for a while … and she bought a laser cutter and has taught herself to program it.”

She said that problem-solving attitude, plus the childlike wonder of enjoying cute things, make miniaturists special.

Littlepage encouraged people to take a break from their busy lives to check out the museum, where tickets for adults are $5 and children and seniors are $4.

“It’s a great space because you have to slow down,” she said. “You come in fast, you miss a lot. So being able to come in, take a few breaths and just sort of nd the most ridiculous tiny thing you can nd.”

For those who have their interest piqued in the world of miniatures, Pontarelli said it’s never too late to start. Creating and collecting can be for anyone at any time and any age, she said.

And for those who don’t know where to begin, just remember — it’s OK to start small.

Wendy Littlepage shows the details of a miniature book titled “Trees of Minnesota,” which includes a hard cover and pages full of words.

A child points to a detail she found in a dollhouse as part of a scavenger hunt challenge at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys. PHOTOS BY NINA JOSS

The collection at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys includes several large dollhouses full of miniatures.

Tuskegee ‘Top Gun’ James Harvey turns 100

BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

James Harvey remembers when there were two Air Forces.

“One comprised us, and the other was for the whites,” explained the soon-to-be centenarian from his home in Lakewood, Colorado.

Harvey knows this as fact because he’s one of just a handful of remaining Tuskegee Airmen, a group of Black military pilots and airmen who fought not only against enemy aircraft but against overt racism in the same Air Force they pledged to serve.

Born July 13, 1923, in Montclair, New Jersey, James H. Harvey III was the oldest of four children born to James and Cornelia Harvey. He attended high school in Pennsylvania, where he was an outstanding student, the captain of the basketball team, class president, and graduated as valedictorian.

Harvey said he never encountered

much racism until he raised his right hand, swore an oath to serve and protect his country — and entered the segregated U.S. Army.

Drafted in 1943, he was soon reassigned to the Army Air Corps, the predecessor of today’s modern U.S. Air Force.

Harvey will tell you in great detail that things in the military were di erent back then.

Very di erent — especially if you were a Black man.

“You just go with the ow,” said Harvey of how he coped. “You just go with the ow or something happens — something mysteriously happens. So, I just went with the ow.”

When asked why he did, he replied, “Because I wanted to live.”

Harvey settled into military service, classi ed as an engineer. As the war in the Paci c raged, engineers were needed to build and maintain the many makeshift jungle runways used

by American forces. But Harvey was more interested in ying planes than building places for them to land. So, he applied to the Aviation Cadet Training Program in hopes of being accepted into the Tuskegee Flight Training Program in Alabama, a separate school designated for Black pilots.

In 1925 the U.S. Army War College released called “ e Use of Negro Manpower in War.” Many say this report “set the overall tone” for how the military viewed Black men.

e report stated they “lacked intelligence and were cowardly under combat conditions” and lacked the “ability to operate complex machinery.”

To prove this, the U.S. Army set up an “experiment” in 1941 to prove the ndings of the War College Report.

Tuskegee was an experiment that

was designed to fail—to prove that Black men didn’t have the capacity to y.

But instead, the program produced some of the nation’s most pro cient ghter pilots.

“I applied. I was accepted,” said Harvey. “However, I had to take an examination rst, and there were 10 of us that reported to Bolling Field to take this test — nine whites and myself.”

Both Black and white candidates took the same preliminary tests to get into the Aviation Cadet Program. Black pilots, however, would be trained at a segregated field in Alabama.

Testing for this program was known among servicemembers to be notoriously rigorous and particularly unforgiving.

You’ll rarely find Tuskegee ‘Top Gun’ James Harvey III without his wings, trademark red coat and ‘Top Gun’ hat. The hat and the coat not only represent his incredible accomplishments in a once-segregated military but an invitation to talk about— and with—history.

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Former fighter pilot who served in the once-segregated U.S. military talks missions, a missing trophy and which ‘Top Gun’ movie he prefers

Retired Lt. Col. James Harvey III looks forward to his big birthday bash to celebrate his 100th year. The former fighter pilot and Tuskegee ‘Top Gun’ says when it comes to the Tom Cruise ‘Top Gun’ movies, “I liked the first one better.”

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“Well, we took the examination, did everything they wanted us to do, and when the dust cleared, there were only two of us standing — this white guy and myself,” Harvey said.

Long were the hours and challenging were the tasks for Harvey, a selfdescribed perfectionist.

“If everything is perfect, there’s no challenge after that,” he said. “I never dreamed or thought about washing out in ying school. I knew I was gonna make it because I did everything right.”

Because, as a Black man, he had to.

“You only had so many hours or days to learn something and if you didn’t, you were out. It’s that simple,” Harvey said. “You only had a certain amount of time to learn something and if you exceeded that time, you were gone.”

When asked if he’s still a perfectionist, he grins.

“Well, I’m back at it,” he laughs. “I got married, so that was kind of the end of the perfectionism, but my wife passed, so I’m back at it again.” Perfectionism.

“I’ve always been that way,” Harvey said. “Like Disney, when I was growing up… the Disney characters, I’d sit down and draw them — they were better than what Disney put out!” His favorite?

“Mickey Mouse, of course… I don’t think Minnie was on the scene yet.”  So, what should we call you?

Harvey earned his wings at Tuskegee Army Air Field on Oct. 16, 1944, near the end of the war. A graduate of Class 44-4, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and began his career as a ghter pilot.

While many Tuskegee Airmen were already ying in Europe, protecting heavy bomber aircraft on their way to strategic targets, Harvey did not get that opportunity.

“ at’s because Hitler knew I was coming and he gave up the following month,” he joked. “I was supposed to ship in April 1945. And I had my bags packed, ready to catch the train, and I got a message the war was over and they expected the wind-up of the whole European theater.”

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, creating the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services and

banning segregation in the Armed Forces.

Harvey says the order was a step in the right direction, but it also meant his unit would be disbanded and its personnel integrated into other units that would “have” them.

Harvey explains how that became complicated for Black pilots.

Prior to his departure, he, and another Tuskegee Airman, Eddie Drummond, were to be transferred from Lockbourne Air Force Base in Ohio to a base in Japan. However, before they arrived, their personnel les — which included their o cial photos — were forwarded to the gaining military unit.

“So, you see, the wing commander had our picture,” Harvey said. “So, Eddie and I report to Misawa, Japan, and before we got there, he had all the pilots report to the base theater and he told them, ‘We have these two Negro pilots coming in and they will be assigned to one of the squadrons.’ e pilots said, ‘No way are we going to y with them. No way.’”

Harvey said he and Drummond were told about the meeting by the pilots themselves.

Regardless of the sentiment, Harvey and Drummond were there to stay and were assigned to a unit ying the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star. As they wrapped up their initial meeting, Harvey said the man who would be their new wing commander casually asked, “So, what do you want us to call you?”

An uncomfortable moment of silence ensued.

“I said, ‘Well, I’m a rst lieutenant and Eddie Drummond is a second lieutenant… how about lieutenants Harvey and Drummond?’”

First ‘Top Gun’

In January of 1949, the newlyrecognized Air Force, thanks to the National Security Act of 1947, issued a directive to all ghter squadrons about an intramural weapons competition.

Each unit was to select its top three pilots to represent their ghter group at the rst-ever aerial gunnery meet to be held at Las Vegas Air Force Base, Nevada.

It was o cially called the United States Continental Gunnery Meet, which would later evolve into the USAF William Tell Competition. Other derivatives would include Gunsmoke and Red Flag.

Harvey’s unit, the 332nd Fighter Group, selected 1st Lt. Harvey, III, 1st Lt. Harry Stewart, Jr., and Capt. Alva

Temple. ey were all Black pilots, including the alternate pilot, 1st Lt. Halbert Alexander.

“We met with Col. Davis (Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.), prior to leaving for the competition,” Harvey said. “We chit-chatted, and his nal remark was, ‘If you don’t win, don’t come back.’ And with those words of encouragement, o we went.”

It was May of 1949.

e competition for “Top Gun” would prove formidable in the conventional piston category, ying the North American P-51 Mustang and the North American F-82 Twin Mustang.

ese were some of the best pilots and aircraft maintenance teams in the country ying some of the most advanced aircraft in inventory.

“And we’re ying the obsolete P-47 underbolt,” Harvey said “It was big, clumsy — and heavy.”

e lineup consisted of two missions of aerial gunnery at 12,000 feet, two missions of aerial gunnery at 20,000 feet, two dive-bombing missions, three skip-bombing missions, and a panel-stra ng mission.

“Well, we won the meet,” said Harvey. “Our closest competitor was the P-51 out t… they were only 515,000 points behind us.”

They were the winners, but…

Each year, the Air Force Association publishes an almanac citing overall force strength, statistics and such — including all winners of the weapons meet from 1949 through the

present day.

“But, each year when that almanac came out, the winner of the 1949 weapons meet was mysteriously listed as ‘unknown,’” Harvey points out. “We didn’t nd out, we, meaning us, the Tuskegee Airmen, didn’t nd out about this magazine until 1995.”  It was only by chance Harvey’s group commander stumbled across an almanac and noticed the winner of the 1949 U.S. Air Force Weapons Meet was “unknown.”

e almanac was corrected in April of 1995 to show the 332nd Fighter Group as the o cial winners of the 1949 weapons meet.

ough the records were xed, one more mystery would remain.

‘That trophy will never be on display’ As winners of the rst Air Force “Top Gun” competition in the pistonengine division, Harvey and his team were brought into a hotel ballroom where the almost 3-foot-tall stainless steel victory cup sat on a table. at was in 1949.

ey had a photo made with the trophy and it was the last day any of them would see it until more than half a century later.

In 1999, Zellie Rainey-Orr got involved with the Tuskegee Airmen as the result of a Tuskegee Airman pilot from her Mississippi hometown who died in combat — 1st Lt. Quitman Walker.

Rainey-Orr confesses, until that

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day, she never knew much about the Tuskegee Airmen.

She was about to get a rst hand lesson from the men who were there.

“I thought I was just gonna go and put a ower on the grave of Quitman Walker,” she said. “I assumed he was buried here in Indianola, Mississippi and that’s when I would learn that no one knew where he was buried.”

Rainey-Orr reached out to the Walker family in an attempt to help locate the airman’s remains. rough her quest to help, she would eventually meet Alva Temple, the captain of the 1949 ‘Top Gun’ team at a 2004 event to award Walker’s medals posthumously, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

It was there that she learned of the missing trophy.

“I just felt a connection,” RaineyOrr said.

Unable to resist, she began a quest to locate it.

Not knowing what the trophy looked like, and with Temple, at that time, in failing health, she reached out to the family in hopes of nding more details.

Someone in Temple’s family mentioned that there was a newspaper story covering the event, dated May 12, 1949, on a bedroom dresser. at clipping provided Rainey-Orr

with enough information to start contacting military bases and museums.

Within a week, she received a response from the National Museum of the United States Air Force, in Dayton, Ohio.

“ ey said they had the trophy and attached a photo,” she said.

Rainey-Orr called Temple’s family on Sunday, Aug. 29 to share the good news, but was told Temple had passed the day before.

“It was almost like his spirit guided me,” she said. “I didn’t know the story or the impact. I was just looking for a trophy.”

Oddly, while it took Rainey-Orr less than a week to locate a trophy that had been missing for more than 50 years, it would take her much longer to get the U.S. Air Force to agree to bring it out of mothballs.

“I was talking to the historian at the Air Force Museum, the one who sent the photo, and I said I’d love to come see it,” she recalled. “And he (the historian) said, ‘It’s not on display — and it will never be on display.’”

Rainey-Orr was confused.

She thought that this was an important piece of Air Force history, it was the rst nationwide gunnery competition since the end of the war and it was the rst time that Black pilots had participated.

Why wouldn’t they want the trophy displayed?

After a lot of back-and-forth negotiations, the Air Force agreed to let the trophy be shown.

In December of the same year, Air Force Museum representatives took the trophy out of storage and delivered it to Detroit, Michigan, the home of another Tuskegee Top Gun, Harry Stewart, for its rst unveiling at the National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen’s annual banquet.

After the banquet, the trophy was returned to the museum where it went on permanent display in early 2006.

Harvey was unable to attend the 2004 banquet in Detroit, but RaineyOrr, who is now an author and Tuskegee Airman historian, prompted him to make the journey to Ohio in 2006.

When asked how he felt upon seeing the trophy on display, Harvey smiled and said, “Feels good. Feels very good — very, very good. Mission accomplished.”

About that 100th birthday

Harvey plans to celebrate his 100th birthday with true ghter pilot air.

He says close to 270 friends, family and guests from around the country, many of them “military brass,” will join him for a private gala celebration in Centennial, Colorado.

ere will be three birthday cakes, one fashioned into the shape of a Corvair F-102 Delta Dagger — “made of gluten-free marble and cappuccino,” of course.

What does one hope for after blowing out all of those candles?

“Continued good health,” he said. “Continued excellent health.”

And what does 100 years feel like?

Harvey will tell you.

“It doesn’t feel any di erent than the rst year,” he joked. “ Actually, I don’t remember the rst year, but I do remember the second — that’s when I got measles.”

His secret to longevity?

“I try to be a nice person to everybody — until they prove otherwise,” he said. “Just be nice to people. My motto has always been, ‘Do unto others as you have them do unto you.’ I live by that one and it works.”

Rainey-Orr agrees, and describes Harvey, whom she rst met in 2005 as “caring and compassionate.”

“I just like to say he is a real example of what we sow, we get to reap,” she said. “He is a rst in many areas, including becoming the rst Black pilot to y jets in Korea — and often unless he told the stories, they were forgotten.”

While saddened that she’ll miss Harvey’s birthday bash, Rainey-Orr is happy for her friend.

“I’m just so happy he got to live long enough to see the day, and to understand that people really do appreciate his sacri ces in the service of our country,” she said, “because he had comrades who did not. ey survived the war, but didn’t get to see the respect.”

But the big question is, what does the rst “Top Gun” think of the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie?

“I liked the rst one better,” Harvey said.

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Colorado fourteeners see record decline in visitors

New report cites limits on parking, reservation systems

BY PARKER YAMASAKI THE COLORADO SUN

Foot tra c on Colorado’s highest peaks tumbled 33% in 2022 from the record 415,000 hiker days logged in 2020.

e annual Hiking Use Estimates report by the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative recorded an estimated 279,000 hiker use days during the 2022 season. at’s about 24,000 fewer hikers than in 2021, which saw 303,000 hiker days, and a dramatic drop from 2020’s record of 415,000 hiker days.

ough some ebbs and ows are expected in hiker data due to drought or snowpack, Lloyd Athearn, executive director of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, worries that the last year’s decrease is in part an overreaction to the hightra c pandemic year.

For instance, in 2021, Clear Creek County posted “No Parking” signs along the road that people traditionally parked along to access Grays and Torreys peaks. And in 2022 a reservation system was in e ect for the full season on Quandary, the fourteener that has consistently topped the hiker use charts since recording began.

“It’s sort of curious to me. Just as we’re getting close to having almost every fourteener with some kind of intentional route on it — something we’ve been working on for decades, and that the state has spent millions of dollars on — now the

communities are saying, ‘we don’t want people here,’” Athearn said. “It’s like we built an interstate highway and all of a sudden the towns start saying they’d rather people run out the county roads.”

ough almost all of the fourteeners experienced a decline in tra c, the numbers and impact are not evenly dispersed. Overall, the state experienced an 8% decrease in tra c. is, in itself, is not particularly alarming. e pandemic year, when people got bored of fearing for their lives inside, created a high watermark of tra c. Even the double-digit decrease from 2020 to 2021 was something to be expected.

e Mosquito Range and the Elk Mountains are the only groups that did not see decreases.

e Elks near Aspen — which consist of Castle Peak, Maroon Peak, North Maroon, Capitol Peak, Snowmass Mountain, Conundrum Peak, and Pyramid Peak — showed roughly the same number of hikers as last year, at 7,000. e Mosquito Range, just east of Leadville, actually increased its hiker count to almost double — to 32,000 in 2022 from 17,000 in 2021 — because of a twomonth closure of Mount Lincoln, Mount Democrat and Mount Bross in 2021.

e most drastic decrease was on Quandary Peak, just south of Breckenridge, which saw roughly 13,000 fewer hiker days in 2022 than in 2021. Athearn speculated that a season-long reservation system and the introduction of a shuttle fee in 2022 drove down that number. e next steepest losses came from the Sawatch Range, west of Buena Vista, which hosted 11,500 fewer hiker days, followed by the San Juans at 10,000 fewer hiker days. e Front Range peaks, includ-

ing some of the most accessible fourteeners like Grays and Torreys, Mount Evans, and Mount Bierstadt, lost about 3,000 hiker days, while the Sangre de Cristos rounded out the losses with 1,500 fewer hiker days.

Athearn isn’t unsympathetic to the concerns of local communities.

In rural mountain towns, residents face the consequences of high visitor numbers— acutely felt in labor and housing prices — and a loss of the serenity that many moved there for in the rst place. Last month, a report by Montana’s Headwaters Economics outlined the paradoxical challenges of living in a mountain town so plentiful with natural features that its allure brings in crushing numbers of visitors and second-home owners, thereby degrading the quality of life for locals. e report called this type of town an “amenity trap.”

ose fears carry over to natural spaces. e dialogue about “over-loved” natural resources is well-founded in Colorado, and many heavily tra cked areas have implemented strict permit systems to try to do some damage control.

What Athearn is wary of is the knee-jerk reaction by local communities who see more people and immediately want to regulate rather than invest in better infrastructure.

“Some people think we need to permit everything, but you have to think, who are the people that really bene t? People who have exible schedules, who can book a trip six months in advance,” Athearn said. “What about someone who works a retail shift and might not know they

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GREATROCK NORTH WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to § 32-1-207(3)(b), C.R.S., the Board of Directors of Greatrock North Water and Sanitation District (the “District”) intends to include the real property described herein into the boundaries of the District. The general description of of the real property is as follows:

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE EAST

HALF OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 65 WEST OF THE PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 102.9812 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST 168TH AVENUE, NORTH OF EAST 160TH AVENUE, WEST OF HUDSON ROAD AND EAST OF HAYESMOUNT ROAD.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to and in accordance with § 32-1-207(3), C.R.S., any action to enjoin such activity must be brought within forty-five (45) days from publication of this notice, which date is August 27, 2023.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Directors of Greatrock North Water and Sanitation District, Adams County, Colorado, has authorized this notice to be given.

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Legal Notice No. BSB2540

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

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District Court Adams County, Colorado Court Address: Adams County Justice Center 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO, 80601 (303) 659-1161

Plaintiff: SHAUN BERGMAN

v. Defendants: SUNBELT PORTFOLIOS, LLC; KNOX COURT TRUST; and TENANT(S)/ OCCUPANT(S) OF 9260 KNOX COURT TRUST

Case Number: 2023CV30099

Division/Courtroom C

Attorney for Plaintiff: ROCKY MOUNTAIN LITIGATOR, LTD.

Charles S. Chapman, Jr., Reg. No. 40939

P.O. Box 5311, Greenwood Village, CO 80155

Phone Number: (303) 859-6515

E-mail: Steve@RockyMtnLtg.com

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

SUNBELT PORTFOLIOS, LLC; KNOX COURT TRUST; and TENANT(S)/OCCUPANT(S) of 9260 KNOX COURT TRUST

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint [petition] filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

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This is an in rem judicial foreclosure action, involving the Plaintiff, Shaun Bergman’s foreclosure of his judgment lien interest claimed under that Transcript of Judgment recorded under reception number 2022000037107 with the Adams County Clerk and Recorder on April 26, 2022 made against the real property and improvements legally described as SUBDIVISION: SUNSET RIDGE, FIRST FILING, BLOCK 7, LOT 5, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO and commonly known by street name and number as 9260 Knox Court, Westminster, Adams County, Colorado, and which foreclosure and sale may affect your interest(s) to or any right to enjoyment or the possession, use, sale, transfer, ownership, proceeds of or other benefit or claim to the property.

Dated: June 5th, 2023

S/ Charles S. Chapman, Jr. Charles S. Chapman, Jr., Reg. No. 40939

Legal Notice No. BSB2383

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601

Plaintiffs: ANDERS LINDGREN and MARET LINDGREN.

v. Defendant: WADE S. DURBEN.

Case Number: 2023-CV-30620 Division A

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Robert W. Smith, attorney for Plaintiffs 1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1250 Denver, CO 80210

Phone Number: (720) 506-9218

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: Wade S. Durben.

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action to correct a special warranty deed transferring title to 13001 County Road A, Fort Morgan, CO 80701, where that deed has an error in the legal description and in one place misspells the grantor’s name.

Dated: June 5, 2023.

Legal Notice No. BSB2491

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE Holcim - WCR, Inc., 1687 Cole Blvd, Suite 300, Golden, 80401, 303-980-8300, has filed an application for a Regular (112) Construction Materials Operation Reclamation Permit (Amendment) with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine is known as Wattenberg Lakes, and is located at or near

The proposed date of commencement is September 1, 2023, and the proposed date of completion is February 28, 2025. The proposed future use of the land is water storage. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Weld County Clerk to the Board’s office; 1150 O Street, Greeley, CO 80631, or the above-named applicant.

Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on August 2, 2023.

Please note that under the provisions of C.R.S. 3432.5-101 et seq. Comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this Office’s jurisdiction. These subjects, and similar ones, are typically addressed by your local governments, rather than the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety or the Mined Land Reclamation Board.

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First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

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Estate of ROBERT J. CARMOSINO, aka ROBERT JOHN CARMOSINO, aka ROBERTO CARMOSINO, aka ROBERT CARMOSINO, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30512

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

Beth Ann Carmosino

Personal Representative 11890 Sylvia Drive Northglenn, CO 80233

Legal Notice No. BSB2528

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of STEPHEN MATTHEW HETZEL, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30375

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

Shandette Hetzel

Personal Representative Laura Moore, attorney for PR Warren, Carlson & Moore, LLP PO Box 610 Niwot, CO 80544-0610

Legal Notice No. BSB2512

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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Estate of Gloria Delores Montoya, a.k.a. Gloria D. Montoya, a.k.a. Gloria Montoya, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30436

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

Susie Williams

Personal Representative 11642 Oswego Street Henderson, CO 80640

Legal Notice No. BSB2513

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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 November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jean Freedom Personal Representative 2635 Mapleton Ave Lot 172 Boulder, CO 80304

Legal Notice No. BSB2541

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Melvin Jeremy Savage aka Mel Savage, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30501

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 November 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Debbie Chapple Personal Representative c/o Law One 1434 Blake Street, Suite 200 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. BSB2531

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

District Court Adams County, Colorado 1100 Judicial Center Dr. Brighton, CO 80601

In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in

Property of:

(1) Edna M. Berthrong a/k/a Rhio Berthrong, deceased; and

(2) Donald J. Berthrong, deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030497

Division T1 Courtroom

Attorney (Name and Address): Chris Michael Ball More Lowe PLLC c/o Industrious 1801 California Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (720) 907-7897

Email: cmichael@bml.law

FAX Number: (720) 897-8651

Atty. Reg. #: 44661

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S.

To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession (List all names of interested persons and owners by descent or succession):

Sherri Lee Berthrong

Sherri Lee Berthrong as Trustee of the Donald J. Berthrong Revocable Trust dated July 22, 2009

John Berthron McCulliss Oil & Gas Inc.

C.O.T.A. Resources Inc.

A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving the following property (including legal description if real property):

Property 1

Description of Property

Oil, gas and other minerals

Location of Property TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST, 6th P.M.

Section 13: Plot five (5), Broadview, less and except that part conveyed in that certain Warranty Deed dated May 9, 1960 and recorded in of Adams County, Colorado at Reception No. 608106 more particularly described as follows: “That part of Plot 5, Broadview, Adams County, Colorado described as beginning at the Northeast corner of said Plot 5 thence West 286.23 feet along the North line of Plot 5; thence South at right angles 81.52 feet; thence East at right angles 248.11 feet to a point on the Westerly R.O.W. line of County road No. 31; thence N25°04’ E, 90 feet along said R.O.W. line to the true point of beginning.”

Containing 4.541 acres, more or less. Adams County, Colorado

The hearing on the petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601 Courtroom or Division: T1

The hearing will take approximately (this is a nonappearance hearing).

Note:

• You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.

• Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.

• The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing.

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First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Donald Lee Brundage, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 208 Division PR

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 November 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Martha L. Brundage

Personal Representative 3727 W 81st Place Westminster, CO 80031

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First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of HAROLD EDWARD WORTH, aka HAROLD E. WORTH, aka HAROLD WORTH, aka HAL WORTH, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30507

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 November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Barbara J.W. Cole

Personal Representative c/o 3i Law, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. BSB2537

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Name Changes

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 23, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court. The petition requests that the name of Ayden Chance Starek be changed to Ayden Chance Cocco Case No.: 23 C 0943

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can get out until the day before? Who are the people that will get access to public lands, versus those who will feel locked out or that the system is too Byzantine to navigate?”

With so much focus on diversifying public lands, and on reducing barriers to entry like cost, Athearn nds it strange that communities also want to start charging people for something that was traditionally free.

“We’re at this crosscurrent,” he said about the future of the fourteeners. “What do people actually want?”

is year, the heavy and latestaying snowpack is going to have an impact on the hiking season. at much CFI is expecting. Overlaid on those natural conditions are an increase in parking and reservation fees, and an increase of private land closures — more than 10% of the fourteener’s summits are on private land — due to liability issues.

e way that those three forces will impact hiker numbers this year con-

cerns Athearn.

“I worry that we’re going in this negative direction where people are just saying ‘there’s too much. Too many people, too many dogs, too much whatever, and so let’s just stop,’” Athearn said during a recent fourteener safety panel. “Is this a canary in the coalmine for our recreation-based economy?”

Another driver of what Athearn called the knee-jerk, “shut o the tap” reaction, is the fallacy that more people means more damage.

In 2015, CFI’s trail condition report card, an assessment that they conduct every four years, gave the Quandary Peak trail a C+. at year the trail hosted 18,000 people, according to the hiker use report. CFI used that information to prioritize the Quandary trail’s improvements. In 2018, the next iteration of the report card, the trail received an A-. It hosted 38,000 people that year.

“ ere were more than twice the amount of people on it, but the trail was better,” Athearn said. He emphasized that high numbers don’t necessarily mean high impact. “If you have a good trail, people are

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FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD:

Georgia Hammond

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Proposed Notice of Hearing

Proposed Notice of Adoption Proceedings and

going to follow it like cattle. Nose to tail,” he said. “And that’s a good thing, right? at means they’re not going to be going o trail, picking owers, damaging the ecosystem.”

Higher concentrations of visitors on popular peaks is also a boon for local search and rescue crews. “From a rescue standpoint, to go back up the same trail again to rescue someone with a broken ankle, it gets a little monotonous,” Je Sparhawk, executive director of Colorado Search and Rescue, said. “But, if we had to go search for people all over the place, searches take a long time. And that’s volunteer time. at’s time away from work or time away from family.”

Sparhawk added that locals go wherever they want to go. ey understand tra c patterns, and know where they can nd solitude.

e majority of rescues that COSAR conducts are for out-of-state visitors. Sparhawk hesitated to say it aloud, but added that keeping those travelers on a few consolidated peaks makes COSAR’s job easier.

Athearn recently had the opportunity to talk with climbers on

Grays while a helicopter ew logs to the summit. While he was holding the foot tra c back, he asked where all of the climbers were from. “I recall only about ve people from Colorado,” he said. “ ere was an extended family from St. Louis, a woman from Maryland, a man from Wisconsin, some people from Los Angeles, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee.”

Ultimately, Athearn encouraged Coloradans to think more broadly. “ e thing that’s always hard for communities to understand is that these are our national forests and our national parks,” he said. “ ey may be located largely in the West, they may be in our backyards, but they’re really owned by all the people in the USA.”

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

Atty. Reg. 49941

Attorney for Petitioners

Legal Notice No. BSB2542

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

CO 80601

Child: Clare Winterhalder

Respondents: Jill Winterhalder, John Doe, Joshua Wiskow Case Number: 22JV47

11860 Pecos St. Westminster, CO 80234

Phone Number: (720) 523-2950

Fax Number: (720)-523-2951

Atty. Reg. #: 42629

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-

DENTS: Jill Winterhalder, John Doe, and Joshua Wiskow

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 D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 24th day of , July 2023, at the hour of 1:30 p.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence

1) It is in the best interests of the child, that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between you and the child be terminated and severed;

2) That the child was adjudicated dependent or neglected;

3) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful;

4) That the parents are unfit;

5) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; OR

1) That the child have been abandoned by their parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child, the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child and

2) That it is in the best interests of the child that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child and the respondents be terminated and severed.

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

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

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

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

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

Done and signed this 24th day of May, 2023.

BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate

Legal Notice No. BSB2536

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

District Court, Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF:

HILLARY HAMMOND FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD:

Eleanor Hammond

Case Number: 23JA30025

Attorney for Petitioner:

Ariel Williams Divorce Matters

4745 E. Boardwalk Dr., Bldg. D, Ste. 104 Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970)568-5202

NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING

PURSUANT TO 19-5-105(5), C.R.S., and Rule

6.1 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure

To Lindsay Hammond:

You are hereby notified that a Petition for Adoption and Petition for Termination of Parental Rights have been filed and a hearing on the Petition for the Adoption of a Child and Termination of Parental Rights will be held.

Your failure to file a Response within 14 days, or to

appear in the case may likely result in termination of your parental rights to the minor child.

Date: Hearing date not yet set. Division T1, Courtroom TBD.

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601

The following documents were filed and may be obtained from the clerk of the court during regular business hours:

Petition for Stepparent Adoption

Affidavit of Diligent Efforts

Consent to Adoption from Father

Motion and Affidavit for Publication Notice

Order re: Motion and Affidavit for Publication

Notice

Motion to Waive Home Study

Order re: Motion to Waive Home Study

Petition to Terminate Parent Child Relationship

Proposed Order for Termination

Affidavit of Abandonment

CBI and FBI Background Checks and TRAILS

Report

Credit Report of Hillary Hammond

Driver’s License of Hillary Hammond

Verified Statement of Fees Charged Report of Adoption

Proposed Notice of Hearing

Proposed Notice of Adoption Proceedings and Summons

Proposed Decree for Adoption

Proposed Findings of Fact and Decree

Date: July 6, 2023 Divorce Matters, LLC

/s/Ariel Williams

Ariel Williams, Atty. Reg. 49941

Attorney for Petitioners

Legal Notice No. BSB2543

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Child: Peri Green Ellis

Respondents: Candes Thomas, Charles Quenard Ellis

Special Respondent: Robert Green

Case Number: 2021 JV 277

Div: D Ctrm.:

Attorney or Party Without Attorney:

Name: Conor Hagerty

Address: 11860 Pecos St.

Westminster, CO 80234

Phone Number: (720) 523-2950

Fax Number: (720)-523-2951

Atty. Reg. #: 42629

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-

DENTS: Candes Thomas, Charles Ellis

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 D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 25th day of July, 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 27th day of June, 2023.

BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate Caryn A Datz District Court Judge

Legal Notice No. BSB2535

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade ###

Mosquito season is here, worsened by rainfall

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e trees are green, the grass is lush and all the rainfall brought some much-need moisture to the Denver metro area. However, the added wetness this spring also means a lot of standing water, which is prime breeding ground for mosquitoes.

More mosquitoes means more bites and a possible increase in West Nile virus cases. Mosquitos are most active between May and October each year. West Nile virus cases tend to increase in August and September.

In 2022, Colorado led the nation in West Nile virus, with a con rmed 152 positive cases. In 2021, Colorado ranked second, falling behind Arizona.

Dr. Mark Montano, medical director of CareNow Urgent Care Clinics, said urgent care centers across the metro area are starting to see patients complaining of multiple mosquito bites. While none has been too serious, and Montano said they do not test for West Nile, the added rainfall this year means residents should think of prevention over reaction.

“When it comes to mosquitos the biggest concern on our end is the

diseases they can carry,” Montano said.

“In most years a lot of these areas are usually dried up by July, but this year is di erent.”

Montano said the rst line of defense has to be eliminating standing water and consistently using repellent.

Paul Galloway, the marketing and communications manager with the Division of Disease Control for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said this year could be a challenge.

“Last winter’s heavy snowpack and the wet spring we’ve had in Colorado are already causing an increase in mosquitoes in some areas,” he said. So far, Galloway said the biggest increase has been in Aedes vexans mosquitos, which do not transmit human diseases but are named for being aggressive biters.

As summer continues, Galloway said, state health o cials are just starting to see a shift from Aedes mosquitos to the Culex mosquitos, which can transmit diseases such as the West Nile virus.

“While we do expect to see more Culex mosquitoes this summer,” Galloway said, “more mosquitoes does not always result in more human infections. We have not seen any mosquitoes with

the virus yet, but it’s important to use insect repellent and empty or treat sources of standing water.” is includes everything from plant pots and rain barrels to ooded streams and elds. People should empty standing water from tires, cans, owerpots, clogged gutters, rain barrels, birdbaths, toys, and puddles around their home at least once every week, Galloway said.

Standing water is a breeding ground for all kinds of mosquitos as these areas are where they lay eggs.

Montano said everyone should be using repellent outdoors. Montano said mosquitoes are most aggressive in the early morning hours and evening, warning hikers and bikers to get prepared rather than dealing with the itching and rami cations later.

While mosquito bites are generally annoying more than anything, Montano said there are instances where a person can have a bad reaction. Topical creams such as Hydrocortisone and Benadryl can be useful, he said.

However, if a person sees unusual swelling in the bite area and has an abnormal allergic reaction, Montano recommends seeking care because added oral or steroid treatment may be

required.

Galloway said most people infected with West Nile virus don’t have symptoms. About 20% of infected people will have u-like symptoms, and fewer than 1% develop a serious, potentially deadly illness.

Galloway said people aged 60 years and older and those with certain medical conditions are at greater risk of serious illness.

Montano said if when someone is having severe headaches or experiencing confusion from a mosquito bite they should seek medical care immediately.

Other tips provided by the state health department include:

Use insect repellents when you go outdoors. Repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or para-menthane-diol products provide the best protection. For more information about insect repellents visit the EPA’s information webpage. Always follow label instructions. Limit outdoor activities at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active. Wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts, and socks in areas where mosquitoes are active. Spray clothes with insect repellent for extra protection.