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More fines for Suncor

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

e Environmental Protection Agency has once again ned Suncor’s Commerce City re nery over air pollution issues, this time demanding $161,000 for producing gasoline with too many pollutants, while also requiring Suncor buy $600,000 in clean lawn equipment for nine metro-Denver counties with excess ozone. e settlement announced by the EPA says Suncor in 2021 produced 32 million gallons of gasoline with excess benzene, and in 2022 made 1 million gallons of summer gasoline with too-high Reid vapor pressure, which can lead to pollution from evaporation. e ne comes on the heels of the EPA in August  ning Suncor more than $300,000 for alleged violations of toxic chemical regulations during a 2019 release from the Commerce City re nery.

Suncor has also been under heavy pressure from Colorado regulators over air pollution and

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Fort Lupton Public School and Library celebrates grand opening

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After years of talking about it and ve more making it happen, Fort Lupton’s library sta were ready to turn a new page.

“We’re so thrilled. It’s been ve years in the making, and it’s so exciting to have people in the space, show it o for the rst time, and have programs and community members here. It just can’t believe it,” said omas Samblanet, Library Director.

Fort Lupton Public School and Library and community celebrate its new opening with a ribboncutting ceremony on Sept. 1 at 370 S. Rollie Avenue.

For years, the library shared a building and more with Fort

Lupton High School, until it was deemed no longer secure for public or for high school students.

e old building and school library will be dedicated to the Fort Lupton High School but will still be operated by the public library. If needed, the Weld-Re-8 school district will provide a teacher and librarian.   e library will also continue to provide wi and library collections suitable for high school students. Keeping the public out of the library will keep the students safe.

Maker space debuts

‘ e new public library facility will provide collections and computers but adds a dedicated area for children and teens as well as a room for sewing machines, a cut-

ter printer and laser engraver for wood, and a Cricut machine.

e library sta can help you with stickers and mug designs, according to associate Julia Ontiveros. ey have preset plans for what you have in mind for your project.

“ e library sta will give you 45 minutes of training on the machines; we want to certify everyone on the machines so you are safe and learning the basics. You can make a reservation for hour blocks to use the machines,” Ontiveros said.

e future goal for the library is to have sewing lessons, quilting, and adult craft nights with more programs in the works.

Fort Lupton Public School & Library board members, Gerri Holton, Lia Inge, Board President Robert Thomas, Evelyn Harlan and Thomas Samblanet, library director, cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of the library.

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Weld County opening Fort Lupton health clinic

Health screenings, immunizations, health planning among needs in southern Weld

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

will open a new community clinic in Fort Lupton, the agency announced Aug. 31.

e new clinic is being built

e original budget to build the library was about $8.5. million, but

along 9th St. e clinic will provide health care services for the residents in the southern part of the county.

“We recognize the importance of ensuring access to health care services for all our residents,” said Public Health Services Director Shaun May. “By moving the clinic

it increased the budget to about $9.6 million due to building costs and the cost of land. e money came from the current tax revenue, which is part of the mill levy for building remodels and new buildings.

to the new building, we will be able to better serve the evolving needs of the southern part of the county by providing medical services closer to where they are needed most. We will allow the clinic to expand to meet the growing service demand.”

e clinic at the new building will provide immunizations, preventive health screening, family planning, STD testing and treatment, and many more services.

e agency aims to complete the

e library saved part of the mill levy to pay for the building. e library did not ask for additional taxes or request additional funding from the community, city, or school district.

“ is is an excellent opportunity

clinic in May 2024 and to start to provide services soon after. While the new clinic is under construction, residents are being directed to the current Southwest Service Center building, 4209 County Road 24 ½, in Longmont. at clinic o ers services on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information about clinic services, visit www.weld. gov/Government/Departments/ Health-and-Environment/Clinicaland-Community-Health.

for the community as a spacemaking area that’s going to bring the community together, it an awesome vision and should help the community for the next 50-plus years,” said Chris Cross, City of Fort Lupton city administrator.

Zoning decision favors battery maker

Over five hour hearing, council narrowly approves Amprius plan

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When it came right down to it, the Brighton City Council was not making a decision about renewable energy or the potential for pollution, economic development or re hazards at their Sept. 5 meeting. ey were simply there to make a zoning decision about Amprius Tech’s plans to build a manufacturing plant along Bromley Lane.

“ is is not what a zoning hearing is supposed to be,” Councilor Matt Johnston said.

For Johnston, the zoning question was easy to answer: Amprius’ plans do not match the neighborhood, he said.

“ e discussion needs to be about the zoning of the land, and the zoning of the land has nothing to do with Amprius coming into Brighton,” Johnston said. “I would love it if I could guarantee that Amprius

will be in that building but I can’t guarantee that and I can’t guarantee that this deal won’t fall apart a year from now.

“But I can say that if we rezone this, the zoning will stay that way and that change, to industrial uses, is not a small change. Industrial uses for this building puts it into an entirely di erent classi cation.”

But Johnston was outvoted after a ve-hour public hearing that included testimony from 26 people, evenly split between those in favor and those opposed to the new facility. Councilors approved rezoning the former Sears distribution center by a 4-3 vote on rst reading, with Johnston and colleagues Ann Taddeo and Mary Ellen Pollack opposing the change.

Councilor Peter Padilla said he understood Johnston’s concern but said he thinks the zoning change is warranted. Brighton city sta and consultants have reviewed the project plans and have recommended approval.

“ e use of this facility as something besides a warehouse that is falling apart in a critical area of Brighton is important to me,” Padilla said. “We have a creative option in

front of us that our professionals tell me has the safety concerns in hand.”

Unused space

e company announced in March its intention to occupy the empty former distribution center on Bromley Lane, setting up their new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in the 775,000-square-foot

building. eir rst phase would create 332 net new jobs in Brighton with an average annual wage of $68,516.

e site is the former location of a Sears/KMart distribution center that contains 1.3 million square feet of space and parking but has been

vehicle faster.

Every seat was taken during the Brighton City Council’s Sept. 5 hearing regarding a rezoning request for the vacant Sears/KMart distribution facility on Bromley Lane. Building owners Starboard Realty received approval for the zoning change, allowing battery maker Amprius Tech to proceed with plans to put a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the building. SCOTT TAYLOR

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vacant for the past 18 months, according to Dan Vittone of Starboard Realty Partners, the building’s owners. Vittone said his group had been in unfruitful talks with Costco, Albertsons and even car dealer Carvana to use the space, to no avail.

“So what we tried to do is A: Lease the building under the existing zoning, but we couldn’t do it,” Vittone said. “So, B: We tried to sell the building, but couldn’t do it. So now we’re here, trying to broaden the uses for the building and get this thing leased.”

e current zoning speci cally limits the building’s uses to warehouses and distribution centers. Amprius hopes to get the zoning changed to allow industrial, commercial and public uses.

Brighton sta , from planners to utilities to the re marshal, have reviewed the project, discussed it with paid consultants and have found the project to be su ciently safe.

Neighbors concerned

e facility would be located at

18875 Bromley Lane, just 600 feet south of Brighton’s Mt. Princeton St. and homes in the surrounding Brighton Crossings neighborhood and due north of Brighton’s water treatment plant. Brighton’s Planning Board advised the City Council to turn down the company’s proposal on Sept. 5, citing the project’s proximity to neighbors.

at brought out neighbors of the proposed project to the Sept. 5 meeting to argue against it, fearing pollution from the plant and potential dangers if the lithium-ion batteries were to catch re.

Joe Williams, who lives on Mt. Sne els St. to the north of the building, said he’s worked hard to provide a safe place for his family.

“ at’s why people move here now, so they don’t have to live next to Suncor or the Pepsi company in Denver, down o of Brighton Boulevard,” Williams said. “ ere are areas that are designated for this kind of thing.”

Neighbor Gilda Ramirez, who lives on Mt. Princeton St. north of the building, said she’s worried about tra c in the area if there is a problem. With three schools in the neighborhood, tra c is often at a standstill now.

“If there is an incident, how long would it take to evacuate the residents in the area?” she said. “ e statistics always say that if you’re not out and safe within a certain period of time, and it’s usually a very short period of time, then the percentage of survival is in the single digits. Do we really want to take that kind of chance of an incident when there are three schools there, not just the residents. What about our children?”

But opponents were equally matched in the audience by those who supported the project.

“I, for one, welcome this stateof-the-art facility” said Kevin Barnes of E. 136th Ave. in Brighton. Barnes said he is an engineer who has worked with similar batteries.

“I very much support a rezoning here because I think this can be done safely with tremendous responsibility back to the community,” he said. “We’ve already gone over the fact that they are going to occupy an underutilized building. ey’re going to bring in many well-paying jobs to the area and will procure many good locally and that all has a net positive e ect on our community.”

Narrow vote e 50/50 split in opinions continued on to the dais. City Councilor Ann Taddeo said she’d heard from numerous opponents of the project and that swayed her decision.

“It isn’t that I don’t think there won’t be many, many safeguards put into place or that regulations won’t be followed,” Taddeo said. “But that does not mean that there won’t be problems, things we can’t anticipate or that we don’t know can happen in the future.”

Councilor Clint Blackhurst said sta ’s opinion convinced him.

“I have to say this has been a di cult discuss both ways,” Blackhurst said. “I have to admit to being swayed by those people on sta who are experts in their eld and the people who know what they are talking about. And I can handle that.”

If councilors vote to approve the zoning change at the nal hearing later this year, the company still needs permits from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Company o cials said they plan to submit their applications to the state this fall. e company hopes to be operating by the beginning of 2025.

Four top the ballot for Brighton Ward 4

Four candidates are vying to ll the Brighton City Council’s vacant Ward 4 seat, the city announced Sept. 1.

e city released the list of candidates for open City Council seats for the Nov. 7 election. In all, four seats on the council are open. at includes the city’s second Ward 4,formerly held by Adam Cushing. He announced that he had moved out of the ward in January. Councilors agreed in Februaryto leave the seat vacant until the general election in November rather than schedule a special

election in the spring.

Four candidates have taken out petitions and secured a spot on the ballot for that seat: Donald D.R. Dill, Daniel Alan Sherman, Lloyd Worth and Kathryn Le Donne.

Ward 1 voters will have a choice, City Council incumbent Tom Green or newcomer Jessie Wil-

liams.

e remaining two seats on the ballot will be unchallenged. In Ward 2, the seat held by Councilor Mary Ellen Pollack will be open. Pollack is not seeking another term and Jim Snyder is the only Ward 2 candidate who made the ballot.

In Ward 3, Councilor and Mayor Pro Tem Clint Blackhurst did not submit petitions to make the ballot, but Christopher Fiedler will be the sole candidate on the ballot for Ward 3. Fiedler is also the Superintendent of Adams County school district 27J and is due to retire from the district in June 2024.

Fort Lupton celebrates renovation of Recreation Center

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton’s Recreation Center might have been a long time coming, but the renovation on the project should take less than a year, according to city o cials.

e City of Fort Lupton broke out the shovels to celebrate the Recreation Center renovation groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 5.

Among the dignitaries, building sta and city o cials digging spadefuls dirt was Marlene Stieber, Mayor Zo Hubbard’s mother and one of the original members of the committee that built the original recreation center.

“We worked on it for years,” said Stieber after the groundbreaking ceremony. “Don Cummings and Joe Martinez, back in 1959, put together some kind of a sports program for the city, something to do for kids. I’d been with another society and they needed a volunteer and I was on that committee from 1959 to 1991.”

Stieber also worked for the city and drove a school bus twice weekly to

take the students to the roller rink.

“We kept working on the plan for the recreation center,” she said. “It was the late 1990s we kept talking about it and pushing to build a recreation center. With city approval we got a crew together to build it and worked on it for a long time.”.

e original center was nice enough to garner national headlines, she said.

“ e building still looks so good. When the gym was built, with plumbing and electrical, it was all ready for expansion. We had the idea one day to add a swimming pool so it was already thought about before the expansion, “ Stieber said.

Her daughter is just as excited about the expansion.

“Twenty years in the making, and I’m excited. When I was a child growing up here we didn’t have a recreation center,” said Fort Lupton Mayor Zo Hubbard.

Room to grow

e Fort Lupton Recreation Center has been popular with the community since it opened its doors in 2002. But lately, with the city’s growth, there was a need to expand the facility. e

renovation will give the center room to start new programs as well as an additional gym, a tness center and a warm water swimming pool.

e center will remain open for business during the renovation project, with some sections closing during di erent sections of the work, said Monty Schuman, Fort Lupton Recreation Center director.

“It’s nice to get this started to complete the project. We started it 21 years ago, but we didn’t have the funding to do it all; we designed the library for its expansion,” Schuman said.  “We need the extra space. e tness rooms are getting crowded; the warm water pool will be an excellent addition for the people.”

Park phase completed

According to o cials, the project’s rst phase wrapped up this summer. at included renovation work on the park attached to the recreation center, Community Center Park. It entailed building a mile of concrete trails around the Community Park Center that connect to the city-wide trail system.

Additional park improvements

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included building an outdoor splash pad area, an on-site restroom facility, ADA-accessible playground equipment, shade structures, picnic tables, and a safer high-tra c pedestrian area.

e cost included the City of Fort Lupton funding, a Great Outdoors Colorado Grant of $790,000, a $410,000 grant from Weld Trust, and Dales Pharmacy’s $20,000 challenge grant, which helped o set some of the total park project cost.

Jesse Sherr, of Perkins and Will Architects, is the senior project architect for the expansion work.

“We will build a new gymnasium and an indoor warm pool. We are excited to complete a project that we planned for 21 years ago for a growing community, and we are proud to be part of it,” Sherr said.

“ is city is so good and is growing so fast, and so many of these families are ready for the swimming pool when they get home from work,” Stieber said. “When I came outside, there was a young man that had been in the hot sun all day and he said he could hardly wait the hot tub.”.

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The City of Brighton has been awarded grant funding through the State of Colorado’s Department of Local Affairs to develop a housing needs assessment and incentives strategy plan. This includes land use/zoning code and policy updates to incentivize and/or reduce barriers to affordable housing development in Brighton.

Complete the survey online at www.surveymonkey.com/r/BrightonHousingSurvey.

An initial step in this process is to reach out to community members and gather feedback. Gruen Gruen + Associates, a consultant working with the City in partnership with the Brighton Housing Authority, has designed a housing survey to obtain information and perspective about the current housing patterns, costs, preferences, and needs of Brighton residents.

The survey will be used to collect data about current housing characteristics and costs, find out about housing satisfaction levels and identify factors most important to residents’ housing needs.

Residents can also find out about affordable housing challenges, investigate potential support for affordable housing policies and estimate future housing demand in Brighton

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Register for Image Summit Youth

Leadership Conference

To empower and build leadership skills among youth, Brighton Youth Services will be hosting the Image Summit Youth Leadership Conference on Nov. 1 & 2 at Riverdale Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road. The Summit is open to Colorado youth in grades 5 - 12.

This two-day summit will feature keynote speakers, engaging workshops ranging from art to diversity, an opportunity to interact with elected officials from across the state, an American Ninja Warrior obstacle course, a food truck alley (all food included with registration fee), networking and more.

The goal of the youth conference is to empower youth, build confidence, teach leadership, and inspire young leaders to use their voices to positively impact their communities.

The cost to attend is $25. Registration is now open at brightonimagesummit.org and early registration is recommended.

If you have questions, please contact Tawnya Russell at trussell@ brightonco.gov.

Adams County sets Operation Freebird for Nov. 18

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Human Services Department are teaming up for the annual Operation Freebird event. This event provides Adams County families in need with everything to prepare a Thanksgiving meal.

Operation Freebird will be from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Mountain

States Toyota, 201 W. 70th Ave. Community organizations are welcome to participate to provide resources or information for residents. If interested, reach out to Karla Ojeda.

Internships available with Adams County

Interested in learning more about working for local government?

Adams County currently has paid internships available.

Opportunities include a cook ($16.48/hour) and classroom aide ($15.62/hour) for Head Start, IT intern ($17/hour) for the Sheriff’s Office and a Healthy Farmers Market intern ($17/hour).

These opportunities are available through the Workforce & Business Center. Those interested should work with their Business Center case manager or call 720.523.6898 to get established with a case manager.

Preparedness program focuses on older adults

Each September, the Adams County Health Department’s Emergency Preparedness & Response team celebrates National Preparedness Month. This year, the 2023 campaign theme is “Helping Older Adults Prepare for Disaster.”

The program will focus on older adults who are from communities disproportionally impacted by an event that is a man-made emergency or a natural disaster. We know older adults can face greater risks when it comes to the multitude of extreme weather events and emergencies we now face, especially if they are living alone, are lowincome, have a disability, or live in rural areas. This flyer, available in English and Spanish, is a powerful resource for viewers and readers.

Reducing mental health’s stigma

An Adams County program will seek to raise awareness about mental health, reduce the stigma, and provide resources for getting help. The program is scheduled to run form noon to 6 p.m. Sept 7 at Anythink Wright Farms Library, 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton.

This event will help so all attendees have the confidence to take action, support others, and prevent suicide.

Speaking from experience

Motivational speaker

Jordan Toma comes to Fort Lupton High School

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jordan Toma, grew up in New Jersey and su ered 18 years of his life from learning disabilities that he let de ne in his life in school.

It caused him to lack con dence, feel helpless and made him unable to know his self-worth. He didn’t want to attend school, feeling he was not good enough. He said he always felt lost and helpless in class.

“I struggled with listening, reading, paying attention, being present, and trying to understand why I couldn’t pick things up like everyone else did,” Toma said. “I remember sitting in class and telling myself ‘I am going to really try hard to understand everything and be a normal student,’ but I just couldn’t grasp the material.

“ e struggle was real, and it led to required special lessons, which was an Individual Education program. (But) the special lessons led to other students and so-called friends calling me dumb and I was teased. I also allowed this to control me throughout High School.”

Toma brought his message to Fort Lupton High School Sept. 6 to help students with the same struggles. Toma learned to get past his struggles and nd his strengths as time passed, and he wears them now like a badge of honor.

“I want everyone to know just how hard it was, and how I became the person I am today at 33 years because of it,” Toma said.

It was a welcome message. “ is is a good story for our kids to hear, about a young man who struggled with school yet overcame that. He understood that he needed help from other people, but then he had to intrinsically nd it himself,” said Fort Lupton High School Principal Doug Gordon. “It’s an incredible story and our kids need to hear it and I hope they take away a good message from Jordan.”

Hard work

After Toma graduated from high school in 2008, he enrolled in a Centenary University program called “STEP Ahead,” an instensive four-week program designed to enhance the development of a student’s self-advocacy, independence, interpersonal and academic skills.

“I moved into the Centenary University dorm that summer, lled with fear and anxiety. I went into the bathroom, looked at myself in the mirror and promised I would change my life struggles that dominated me up to this point,” Toma said.

He got through college, which was the hardest thing ever for him.

“I thought, if I could make it through college, I could do anything,” Toma said. “I knew that I was going to do something. I got through school working hard to gure it out and maybe I wouldn’t get it right away.”

He started working immediately upon graduation as a business advisor, but was still trying to gure out what was next.  Toma said he worked hard at his rst job and was successful but thought of the many kids who have struggled in school like he did.

“ ey are doubting themselves to never push past that barrier of getting through it to gure out

who they were and never got to that moment, where they could do anything,” Toma said. “I decided to help these kids get through a tough part of their life.”

He took his passion into the schools as a youth motivational speaker to reach kids.

“ e only way I could do it was to share my personal story and message at schools, to parents, and through social media,” Toma said.

Toma began reaching out to the youth working online, trying to speak at schools for free, and getting in front of kids was a start.

“I went back to a summer program that changed my life and wanted to get to kids at that moment- they can do it, I got through it. I know every kid deserves to get to that moment,” Toma said.

Toma started his program in 2017 called “I’m just a kid with an IEP.” By 2020, news spread about Toma, and he was on NBC’s Today Show and has continued to go to the schools.

Beyond the IEP

When Toma came to Fort Lupton High School, he told the kids in the gymnasium of his personal story of learning disabilities and being in the IEP program. He talked about overcoming their struggles by working hard and

showing up for school. He told the students he missed a lot of school because of struggles.

But you have to show up.

“If you don’t show up for school, you can’t overcome your struggles; you need to work hard,” Toma said.

Toma quizzed the Fort Lupton students about their struggles, o ering them various gifts – hats, shirts, and books.

He asked if they’d ever been called upon to stand up and read in front of the class, only to come away embarrassed because they couldn’t get the words right. Many kids raised their hands.

He asked them if they knew why kids bully. ey answered that it makes them feel better and he agreed. It’s because of problems in their life, he said.

Toma asked them to identify the feeling when their heart is beating fast, their stomach feels full of butter ies and they can’t breathe. e kids hollered back, “Anxiety!”

Anxiety grows roots in your life and sometimes leaves you feeling that you can’t make it out, he said. He said he has struggled his whole life with anxiety.

Feedback

Toma said he depends on the students themselves to keep him moving forward, After every speaking event, Toma said the students come up to him, give feedback, and send him messages, telling him he changed his life and saw their struggles and future.

“I tell them you need to have hope because it’s hard, but if you have hope, you can keep going and showing up for school- it’s life-changing,” Toma said.

When I heard that, Toma said it gave him the energy to continue his work.

“I’ll be honest, traveling to each engagement is tiring, hopping on planes and driving hours to a school to speak and then to another school. It takes a lot of energy,” Toma said.

“I keep in the back of my mind you never know who’s in the crowd. It makes me feel good they’re listening, they can hear my message, it feels good.”

Jordan Toma has a bit of fun with a student, asking him his height to get a free Tshirt. Toma brought his uplifting message to Fort Lupton High School Sept. 5. BELEN WARD

A better than good life

If you are a regular reader of my column, you have probably noticed that in my nal paragraph, I end by saying that if we apply the concepts that I share, “It really will be a better than good life.” Many years ago, when I rst started writing this column, my ending was targeted week-to-week, so my nal statement read, “It really will be a better than good week.” After a few years, I expanded it and ended the column with, “It really will be a better than good year.” And then nally settled on “Better than good life.”

Many have asked about this, so here is the inspiration behind being better than good for a day, week, month, year, or lifetime.

Having been a student of Zig Ziglar for many years prior to eventually working with him, I would listen to his recordings, attend his seminars and trainings, and try and catch every little nugget he would share. While waiting in line to meet Zig and get my book signed one day after a seminar, I listened as he greeted everyone who approached the table. He would mix his greeting up as so many of us came through the line. e one that really caught my attention is when he would ask someone how they were doing and they would respond with, “Good.” Zig would immediately respond with, “Are you doing good or are you better than good?” People would look, smile, and say, “Better than good Zig, and thank you for the reminder.”

If you were to do an honest assessment right now, answering the same question, “Are you doing good or are you better than good?” How would you respond? Of course, we have seasons of life and situations where we might honestly reply with, “Just good, or OK, or actually feeling really low.” But those are just moments in time. What I ask you to consider is the majority of the days of our lives.

Zig Ziglar eventually did write a book titled “Better an Good.” It is an amazing book with tons of real-world applications of how we can all make an intentional e ort to live a better than good life. And here are six quick points that Zig makes in this book:

Wait to worry — most of us have been conditioned to jump right to the worry stage before we know all of the details and facts.

Stay in the game — people fall down but winners get up.

Insist on integrity — doing the right thing and expect others to do the right thing even when no one is watching.

Stay out of debt — with the persistent temp-

tation to keep up with those around us, it is easy to quickly amass a mountain of debt. Fear not — the fears that lurk inside of us all can keep us from achieving our goals and dreams.

Have the rst laugh — laughter is a great stress reducer. Next to love, laughter has been described as the second most powerful emotion we can express.

Each week I try and write something motivational, inspiring, educational, or something positive, encouraging, and maybe something that will bring others hope. And I am so grateful for having had such a tremendous mentor, boss, and leader and whose message I try to keep alive through some of my writings and talks.

As I share this with you all, I have had plenty of critics along the way, and that’s OK. When they engage and say this motivational stu

doesn’t work, I simply challenge them to suspend disbelief for just a little bit, and at least try applying some of the concepts I am sharing, and then if it doesn’t start to lead to a better than good life, write me back and together we will work on a new, but still intentional path, to living a better than good life.

Is it time for you to be intentional about how you want your days, weeks, months, and years to play out? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can respond with, “Better than good, and thanks for the reminder,” it really will be a better than good life.

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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Love my Electric Car

I’ve owned an electric car for nearly a year, and I really appreciate how comfortable the transition to the future of transportation feels. I hope that Colorado does everything in its power to ease and advance the transition to cleaner transportation for all.

e acceleration of my electric car up the Colorado mountains is incredibly strong. e vehicle doesn’t struggle going uphill because of the lack of oxygen. It’s a sneaky advantage that’s generally not recognized. My car is so quiet and incredibly smooth, and the single-pedal control just adds to the relaxing feel. Heat and A/C are almost instantaneous thanks to heat pump technology. Fuel costs are very reasonable compared to internal combustion engines and the emissions are controlled at the power source. I

paid $37 for the month of August. at’s about $0.02/mile when I charge conveniently in my garage. I don’t miss the smelly gas pumps one bit!

Now, there are opportunities for rebates from Federal Taxes, the State of Colorado and some utilities like Xcel Energy. Low-income qualiers can get up to $6,000 o from their old car towards the purchase of an EV. ere has never been a better time to purchase an EV! e reason I purchased an EV was to reduce carbon emissions. Colorado needs to lock into these ideas to prevent any delays in implementation. e 2021 UN Climate Change Conference said we are running out of time and last November, the United Nations International Panel on climate change said we need to speed up our reduction of carbon emissions because

of its unequal impact on low-income people. ey predict that if we keep polluting the air at the current rate, we will exceed two degrees Celsius by 2030.

Colorado can make signi cant progress towards our climate goals by advancing a strong rule to phase in sales of electric vehicles here at home. Currently, seven states have adopted the “Advanced Clean Cars” rule which is a requirement for car manufacturers to ramp up sales of new zero-emission and plug-in hybrid cars over time, reaching 100% of new vehicle sales by 2035. We all need to do our part, and EVs are a really nice way to get there! Encourage the state to adopt the full Advanced Clean Cars 2 rule! You can add your comment here: cdphe.aqcccomments@state.co.us.

Carolyn Sue (Ostrem) Carver

October 10, 1945 - September 4, 2023

Carolyn Sue Carver, 77, of Keenesburg, Colorado, passed away on September 4, 2023, due to heart failure. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Carolyn is survived by her cherished family, including her four children: Azizah (Becky), Pam, Debbie, and Michael. She also leaves behind her seven beloved grandchildren: Cameron, Kyle, Jennifer, Sarah, Joshua, Abdullah (Abby), and Zak, as well as her three great-grandchildren: Bria, Maverick, and Gabriel. Carolyn had also recently gained two beloved granddaughters-in-law, Jessica and Rachel, whom she loved and adored, with Madison and Chanley soon to be welcomed into the family. Carolyn’s

memory is also carried on by her three dear sons-in-law: Ibrahim, Sean, and Jim.

For over two decades, Carolyn called e Aladdin her home. She formed deep bonds with the residents there, considering them her second family. She shared a special connection with Sandi Conner whom she cherished like a daughter and thought of as her guardian angel.

Carolyn’s presence brightened the lives of everyone she knew. Her humor, kindness, loving nature, and gentle spirit touched the hearts of many. She brought joy and inspiration to those around her with her infectious laughter and playfulness. Carolyn will be profoundly missed, and her passing leaves a void that cannot be lled.

e world has lost an angel.

CARVER

John Bass, Adams County

CLAIRVOYANCE AND COMPASSION

“I believe that everywhere that we’re at has spirits around us all the time,” Welte said. “It’s just that I was able to see them. So when I was 5, 6 years old, I would see the spirits walking up and down my hallway.”

BY LILLIAN FUGLEI SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

On a quiet street corner, a neon sign promises psychic readings, fortunes told for a small fee. Some signs advertise crystals, tarot, reiki or clairvoyance, a never-ending list of tools to peer into the other side.  Denver hosts a wide variety of psychics across the metro area. ough their work is often unseen, each practitioner brings their own set of skills to help give insight to their clients.

Starting out

Littleton-based practitioner Jen Welte grew up in a haunted house. She said her rst connections to the other side were the ghosts that lived in the home with her.

ough Welte had an early connection, it wasn’t until she attended a mediumship development class in 2016 that she began to hone her skills. A friend was going to the class, so Welte tagged along, not knowing what the class was for.

“I was just kind of her wingman because she was nervous to go by herself,” Welte said. “It was a mediumship development class. I had no idea there were classes for stu like this, I didn’t even know that I was a medium at this point. I just thought that I knew things and saw things.”

Mediumship is the practice of enabling communications between the living and the dead. Mediums may have messages conveyed in a variety of ways, such as clairaudience, hearing messages, clairvoyance, seeing messages, or claircognizance, simply knowing the message.

Welte continued to learn, taking classes from another local psychic — Kim Moore — and then a year-long mentorship with another psychic — Anthony Mrocka. Her mentorship occurred in 2020, which gave her the time to focus on developing her skills.

“I mean, the whole country was shut down,” Welte said. “I had no other responsibilities... So I took a year-long mentorship with Anthony. And he really, really helped me to re ne my abilities.”

For Broom eld-based practitioner Andarta, the spiritual path started with tarot card readings as a teenager. She continued to learn, receiving training to become a Reiki Master and becoming a Druid in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids — a spiritual organization based in England.

Reiki is a form of energy work that facilitates healing. Practitioners guide energy through a client’s body to help them heal.

Andarta’s spiritual and academic paths have been connected, primarily through becoming a Priestess of Avalon.

“I’ve done a lot of studies on more of the Avalon path,” Andarta said. “Because that is not only my spiritual interest, but also my PhD is in medieval literature. What got me into medieval literature to begin with was my interest in the Arthurian legends, and Avalon and, and all of that, so I’ve really sort of crafted a lot of my own classes around that just my own personal studies, both from my academic background as well as my spiritual.”

Lakewood-based practitioner

Lizanne Flynn’s path was shaped by her time volunteering in an animal shelter. After taking several years o from working to raise her children, Flynn wanted to see what returning to work would look like for her. at desire led her to volunteer at Table Mountain Animal Shelter — now known as Foothills Animal Shelter.  “It was a good experience for me,” Flynn said. “What I didn’t expect was that when I went through the doors of the shelter, is that I would start to hear the animals. I would start to feel the animals.”

She would hear animals — par-

ticularly those that had been surrendered — asking for their families and homes.

“It was like there was an extra room and I had been given the keys to the door of that room that I could walk into,” Flynn added. “ ere was this telepathic communication with animals that was available to me, it still feels like that to this day.”

Getting to work

Welte — who started her business online during the pandemic — then applied to work with Discover Your Spiritual Gifts when she saw an opening for a reader.

“It is an amazing little shop,” Welte said. “I really enjoy being able to work there and (meeting) the people that have come in.”

Welte does tarot and psychic readings, but the main focus of her work is mediumship.

“What I want to do the most is be able to deliver to people without a shadow of a doubt information that there is life still beyond this, and that their loved ones are not in some tortured, horrible place there,” Welte said. “ ey’re right there with us.”

As a former college professor, Andarta’s switch to full-time work as a psychic was recent. ough she had been working part-time while teaching, she transitioned out of higher education this summer.

“ e fact that my psychic business is more stable than higher education, I think is a pretty crazy idea for our society,” Andarta said. “Sometimes there’s a struggle of adapting, complete career change is a little scary. And yet, I feel that there is more of a call in our society for alternate spiritual practices, and di erent beliefs, especially earth-based religions.”

Flynn’s work began with animal communication in 2008, but soon after that, she added a physical touch.

Flynn became licensed as a canine massage therapist. Canine massage is similar to massages performed on humans, helping to relieve tight muscles and stress in dogs. Flynn combines the techniques, communicating with the animals as she massages them.

She felt that the universe continued to push her towards new methods, such as Reiki, and incorporating them into her practice.

“ is is such a classic example of the universe going, ‘OK. Here’s your next step. Just go here,’” Flynn added. Her work now includes a wide va-

riety of practices, including animal communication, mediumship, Reiki and more.

As a Master Healer, Flynn resisted the title that goes with her work for a while. However, she came around to it once she realized the value of being a healer.

“ e actual de nition of a healer that I really vibe with is someone who holds space,” Flynn said. “A healer is someone who opens the door, they might turn on the light for you. But they’re not going to necessarily tell you where to look. ey’re not necessarily going to tell you what to do.”

The impact

For Welte, working as a medium has given her an opportunity to connect people, both living and dead.

“I love my work, I love helping people,” Welte said. “My main goal is just to help and let people know that we’re really not alone, that we really are all connected and that we really will get through this a lot easier if we’re just kinder to each other and more loving and more compassionate.”

Welte added that she wants to be a place people can come to heal through her work.

“For me personally, it’s very, very heart-centered,” Welte added. “I will sit there and I will cry with my clients, I will check on my clients, I will bend over backward because it truly comes from a place of love.”

Similarly to Welte, Andarta’s work is geared towards giving clients a space to heal.

“I call them clients, and yet I still see them as souls,” Andarta said. “I have great compassion for people. I think that people really resonate with that, that they know that I am there to try to help them.”

In addition to providing readings, Andarta teaches several classes related to spirituality. Her work as a teacher often means empowering her clients to engage in the services Andarta typically provides without her.

“What happens a lot of the times is that I have clients that work with me for quite a while, and then they’re like ‘Hey, I’m good,’” Andarta said. “I’m like, ‘ en go, go do it (yourself).”

is is not just to keep milking people for money,” Andarta added.

LEARN MORE

Jen Welte is Littleton-based and offers readings remotely and in-person at Discover Your Spiritual Gifts in Littleton on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Her website is https:// www.jenmoonlightmystic.com/ Andarta is Broomfield-based and o ers readings remotely. Her website is https://psychichealersofavalon.com/ denver-colorado/

Lizanne Flynn is Lakewood-based and o ers readings remotely. Her website is https://lizanneflynn.com/

For Flynn, her work gives her an opportunity to give animals a voice, speaking for them and communicating with their owners. She emphasized the importance of simply asking animals what they’re feeling — and listening to what they say.

“Inside my animal communicator, self is going, you could just ask,” Flynn said. “I think (animals) would be happy to tell you, (for example) the life of the bee and how that works.”

While Andarta, Flynn and Welte’s practices di er, they all stressed the same idea — their talents are not unique.

“Every single human who has a physical body on this planet can do the work that I do,” Flynn said. “Absolutely everyone.”

For Andarta, Flynn and Welte, being able to do their work is simply a matter of practice and training.

“I feel like everybody has a connection to the other side, or whatever you want to call it,” Welte said.

“Everybody has a connection to spirit and that we are all connected.”

Andarta’s practices combine both her spiritual and academic background, following the Avalon Path. COURTESY OF ANDARTA.

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Fort Logan honor guard seeks members

All Veterans Honor Guard in dire need of volunteers for military funerals

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e American ag being folded and presented to family members, the perfectly aligned ri es and the sound of taps. All powerful moments that make up the ceremony to pay nal respects to those who served in the U.S. military.

e nonpro t, All Veterans Honor Guard, is made up of ve teams that provide nal honors at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Since

forming in 1994, they have provided nal honors for over 20,000 veterans.

When the organization rst started, it was made of six teams. In their rst year of providing this service, they attended nearly 63 funerals.

Kathy Kraski, an Air Force veteran and All Veterans Honor Guard volunteer, got involved with the organization nearly 20 years ago.

“Just about every year since then, the number [of funerals] has increased,” said Kraski. “But the number of volunteers hasn’t.”

In 2015, the number of teams dropped to ve - Castle Rock, Littleton, Aurora, Arvada and Fort Logan - and in 2021, the teams attended over 1,500 funerals.

Kraski said the honor guard now has less than 80 volunteers.

She has been going to multiple Veteran events attempting to recruit volunteers, but Kraski said it’s not as easy as it seems.

By law, one must be a military Veteran to participate in nal honors.

According to the United States Department of Defense, it is by law that an honor guard detail for eligible Veterans consists of at least two members of the U.S. Military. Additionally, one of the members must have served in the same service branch as the deceased Veteran.

“ e worst part is, if we go under, there’s nobody to replace us,” said Kraski. “And I don’t ever want to have to tell you or somebody you

know that we can’t provide honors.”

e All Veterans Honor Guard does joint services with the military, which folds the ag to be handed to a fallen service member’s family member. e honor guard provides the commander who conducts the service and talks about the deceased and his or her service to the county, as well as the relationship to the ag.

e service also includes a chaplain to conduct a prayer, a bugler to play taps and a ri e detail with weapons from World War II.

As the honor guard continues to provide the service to hundreds of families, Kraski said the organization is in dire need of volunteers.

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water quality violations, while air and water quality permits are under review at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

e Regional Air Quality Council, a multicounty research and advisory body focused on the ozone problem, welcomed the $600,000 in clean electric lawn equipment as a boost to its recommendations for reducing ozone from dirty-burning small engines. e council has urged the statewide Air Quality Control Commission to ban the sale of gas-powered lawn equipment in the metro area in coming years.

Small engines are a small but measurable portion of the ninecounty ozone violation problem, and considered by air experts to be a relatively easy pollution source to attack.

“ is settlement demonstrates that EPA will hold re ners accountable when the fuel they produce fails to meet legal requirements,” said Assistant Administrator David M. Uhlmann of the EPA’s O ce of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, in a release announcing the ne. “ is settlement and the supplemental environmental project that Suncor agreed to include will provide better air quality for residents a ected by Suncor’s misconduct.”

Suncor said on Sept. 6 that it had “entered into a settlement agreement with the EPA regarding two fuels-related issues that Suncor selfreported.”

e re ner said the EPA’s numbers deserve context.

“No excess benzene was introduced into the environment as a result of these issues. e exceedance at the East Plant a ected 5% of Commerce City’s gasoline production. Our West Plant, which comprises 95% of our gasoline, was well

below the standard. Looking at all gasoline produced at the Commerce City Re nery in 2021, the East Plant and West Plant volumes combined were also below the standard,”

Suncor spokesperson Leithan Slade said.

Suncor said it has revised operations to prevent any more violations at the East Plant. Also, Slade said, the re nery will be ready to supply reformulated gasoline for the summer of 2024 that will “signi cantly reduce volatile organic compounds in Colorado, reducing the formation of ozone in the state.”

A requirement to sell cleaner reformulated gas in an ozone nonattainment area is one sanction the EPA can make to push Front Range cities and counties back into compliance with national ozone limits.

e Regional Air Quality Council said it has spent Suncor ne proceeds on clean air programs a total of 10 times now. A release from RAQC was critical of Suncor for not

pursuing cleaner energy options as other companies have, and noted the latest nes “represent less than one hour’s earnings to the corporation” based on Sucor’s $1.88 billion pro ts in the second quarter.

“No program can undo the damage from violations like Suncor’s, but initiatives like the RAQC’s Mow Down Pollution program directly reduce ozone precursors, greenhouse gas emissions, and other air pollutants in impacted areas,” said David Sabados, communications and programs director for the council .

Ean Tafoya of Colorado GreenLatinos called it “poetic” that pro ts from an oil and re ning company will go toward removing gasolinepowered machines from the market. Environmental groups that have been pushing regulators to watchdog Suncor would like some say over how ne money is spent, Tafoya added.

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Commerce City schools fight reorganization

BY YESENIA ROBLES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Adams 14 leaders are hoping to stop e orts to reorganize the district and point to improved state ratings as evidence they’re on the right path.

A reorganization committee that was formed in November following state orders, submitted a recommendation earlier this month asking the state to stop reorganization, calling the process “unproven, time-consuming, and resourceintensive.”

Reorganization would hurt the community, the committee argued in its 40-page report.

is year, the Adams 14 district improved from the lowest rating of turnaround, to the second-lowest of priority improvement on the state’s annual ratings. Priority improvement is the same rating the district had in 2019, and four other years in the last decade during which the state gave the district consecutive low ratings.

Superintendent Karla Loría highlighted the improvements on state tests and in performance ratings compared to last year at a recent press conference.

Loría pointed to the improvements as evidence the district is on the right track, and that they don’t need state intervention.

“We still have a lot of work to do, but we are heading in the right direction,” Loría said. “We just need to be given the opportunity.”

Based on the state’s accountability law, the priority improvement rating isn’t enough to release the district from state intervention. But Loría said she’s con dent that, with more time, the changes she’s implementing will lead to better results than the district has seen under previous improvement plans in the last decade.

Adams 14 has had one of the two lowest ratings for more than 10 years. State law requires the state intervene and order certain changes after ve years in a row of low ratings.

Adams 14 was one of the rst districts in the state to reach that mark, and to remain with low ratings after various state-ordered improvement plans.

Current district leaders point to turnover, state pressures, and biased standardized tests that don’t account for many of the socioeconomic factors that impact children in Adams 14. e district has one of the highest percentages of students who are learning English as a second language, as well as a high number of students from lowincome families and students with disabilities. e district points to poverty, trauma, immigration fears, and environmental contamination as some of the many factors that impact learning in Commerce City more than elsewhere in the state. is spring, just 17.6% of third graders met expectations on state reading tests, up from 13.6% in 2022, but still lower than the 21.2% who did in 2019.

In May 2022, Adams 14 was the rst district ordered by the state to reorganize when State Board members said they no longer trusted that local leadership could make necessary improvements. e process for reorganization is spelled out in state law, but since it’s never been imple-

mented this way, several questions remain. A Colorado Supreme Court decision that would impact whether the state can order reorganization is pending.

e law requires the district under order to reorganize to form a committee including members of neighboring districts and draft a plan for changes. at could mean anything from rebranding the district, changing district boundaries, closing some schools, or dissolving the district altogether.

e draft plan would be nalized with community feedback and sent to the state commissioner of education for approval. Lastly, voters would have the nal say.

Instead, the reorganization committee, after meeting four times, approved a 40-page recommendation that asks the state to stop reorganization.

A spokesperson for the state Department of Education said the commissioner is reviewing the request and will issue a decision to the committee. e recommendation is not being considered a reorganization plan, which would have triggered some timelines for a response.

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“Statute doesn’t contemplate a report that is a recommendation to not reorganize,” reads an emailed statement from the department. “ e report asks the commissioner to accept the report and absolve the committee of any further obligations related to reorganization.”

e report initially was displayed on the district’s board website, but has since been removed and can only be viewed by search.

Under the law, the committee was supposed to review data, and gather community feedback about their draft plan before presenting it to the state.

In its vote on Aug. 11, all members voted in favor of forwarding the report to the state, except committee member Chris Gdowski, superintendent of neighboring Adams 12, who recused himself because he had not seen or read the 40-page report before the 10-minute meeting.

e report claims the public had ample opportunity to provide feedback, since its meetings were publicized, school board members held individual meetings, and community members could comment at the end-of-year Adams 14 town hall meeting.

However, the announcement for that meeting included no mention of the reorganization process, a

draft plan, or recommendation.

An archived online notice for that town hall meeting is just a handful of sentences: “Please join us for an end-of-year town hall meeting on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. e superintendent will share some of our incredible achievements this year regarding state metrics, community engagement, and district initiatives. Join us in the Adams City High School auditorium on May 31 at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and child care will be provided. Interpretation services will be available.”

e report also cites that other local boards, including the neighboring school boards involved in reorganization, and the Adams County Commissioners, have passed resolutions in support of Adams 14. Teachers unions including the local Adams 14 association and the state teachers union also have voiced their support of the district and opposition for reorganization.

District attorney Joe Salazar said that community members always have a right to speak about reorganization or any topic at any meeting.

Salazar said “by and large, people from all four districts didn’t want to take part in reorganization. ey are so over this process.”

Since the state ordered Adams 14 to enter reorganization, the Department of Education is now led by a new state commissioner and has new state board members. Momentum to make changes to the state’s accountability system

have picked up over time and a task force has been formed to make recommendations for changes.

Meanwhile, in the district, Adams 14 worked this past year with consultant TNTP, formerly known as e New Teacher Project. TNTP was supposed to take the place of an external manager the state wanted the district to work with to ensure success.

Adams 14 led notice with the state this week that they don’t plan to renew TNTP’s contract due to budget constraints. Asked about that decision, Loría said “we’re working with the state through that.” A department spokesperson said ending that relationship would put the district in violation of existing orders. However, the state is willing to give the district more money to cover some of the costs.

Two years ago, just after being hired, Loría cut ties with a stateordered manager, for-pro t consultant MGT, by locking them out of the district, and the State Board of Education temporarily removed the district’s accreditation.

is time, Salazar, the district’s attorney, said the district would seek an amendment to the State Board orders to remove the requirement that the district have an external partner.It’s not clear whether the State Board would approve such a request.

Loría said the district is continuously re-evaluating district needs and prioritizing improvement ef-

forts, but said the district’s budget woes also pushed her to the decision.

e contract with TNTP was signed in June 2022, for $5 million over three years.

Loría said among other things, she has restructured administration sta for a savings of about $800,000.

e district also closed Hanson, a low-enrollment elementary school, at the end of last school year, and is considering other closures in the coming years.

She said the district has been “bold” against the state’s orders, and now has a strong local vision and that has contributed to the district’s improvements. She also discussed the new career-focused academies that are being started at the high school, the district’s commitment to fund full-day preschool for all 3- and 4 year-olds, and the rollout of the community schools model at Central Elementary, one of the low-performing schools that has improved over 2022.

Loría also announced that the district is one step closer to earning an alternative accreditation from Cognia, a Georgia-based nonpro t that conducts reviews of schools, grants accreditation, and o ers suggestions and resources for improvement. e district began seeking that one after the state removed its accreditation.

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Five-plus years net 100 softball wins for Garza

Riverdale Ridge softball coach reaches historic milestone

BY STEVE SMITH SSMSITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Riverdale Ridge softball coach Ray Garza thought that a 100-win career in a given sport meant a coach had been around for a long time.

ing is, Garza won his 100th game as the Ravens’ coach just two games into his sixth – and the school’s sixth – season.

“I didn’t even know it was the 100th win,” Garza said. “I had no idea. I never paid much attention. I paid more attention to the pro-

gram’s success. Some people think that’s what every coach says. It’s the truth. It takes a village of people.” His assistant coaches told him about the milestone.

“ ey calculated the wins and losses,” Garza said. “Next thing you know, I’m getting text messages right and left. I thought, ‘I’m going to relay it to people who have supported me.’ I’ve got to appreciate the people who are responsible for this.”

Humble personal beginnings

Garza was a three-sport athlete at Eaton High School. His original goal was to be a major-league pitcher. en came reconstructive surgery and a change in plans.

“It was by default,” Garza said of his venture into coaching. “I had

a lot of success in high school. I had a lot of success in college as an athlete. When that opportunity (to be a pro baseball player) was taken away, that’s when I realized, ‘What do I want to do with my life?’ My passion was the people who put me where I am today.”

Garza grew up with a single mom. ere were days when he didn’t attend elementary school; rather, he helped pick vegetables in the elds.

“We didn’t have much money to play sports. But the people in Eaton supported our family and gave us a major opportunity to do those things,” Garza said. “My athletic director, Dennis Herzberg, those kinds of people? at’s what I remember. And I thought it would be fun to guide youth, to lead youth. You’re showing a lot of care for kids.

But it wasn’t that easy to give up his pitching days.

“ e day my doctor said I’d never be able to pitch again? at hit me hard,” Garza added. “I took a coaching job at Roosevelt (High School) and a basketball coaching job at Platte Valley (High School). I was o and running.”

Garza said he was nervous, but super excited to get started at Roosevelt.

“ at rst day at Roosevelt (Joe Chacon was the head coach), I was so excited,” Garza continued. “I had seven practice plans written up. And I was like, ‘No, I don’t like that, nah, I don’t like that one.’ Coach saw everything. It was amazing. He and Je Rockwell (who worked in

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the Greeley Public Schools) were almost at the same time. Je said he could use a varsity assistant at Platte Valley in 1999. We ended up winning state. We went to the nal four a few times.”

His rst head coaching assignments (softball, basketball, and baseball) were at Fort Lupton High School. He coached baseball at Brighton High School, was let go, and then started the Ravens’ softball program.

He wound up in a conversation with the Ravens’ rst athletic director and former assistant commissioner with the Colorado High School Activities Association, Harry Waterman. e conversation led to jobs as the head baseball and softball coach for Riverdale Ridge.

“He took a chance,” Garza said.

“We sat on those bleachers. e eld wasn’t even done yet. He says, ‘You’re my guy. I know you’re going to do amazing things on these elds.’ I don’t want to let him down. He took a lot of heat for it. I had a little luck, and I was given a chance. I try not to burn the people who gave me opportunities.”

Humble program beginnings

When the Ravens’ softball program began, there were more coaches (nine) than players (six).

“ at’s what I remember most. e coaches looked at each other and were like, ‘Well, it’s time to start recruiting’” Garza laughed. “ en we trickled into 21 or 22 (players). Half of those girls had never played before.”

e Ravens made it to the playo s in that rst season, the rst school to do so with only two grades (ninth- and 10th-graders) of students playing a varsity schedule. Riverdale Ridge advanced to the

state tournament that year as well.

“What an amazing feat from point A (six players) to 100 wins,” Garza said “I used to say when you have a lot of wins, you’ve been around a long time. One hundred wins in ve years? at’s pretty good. But it speaks volumes about the kids we have here. I’ve been very blessed to be part of this. ese girls are very competitive. I’m not responsible for the abilities that have been placed on my lap.”

Garza had eyes on another career if coaching didn’t work out.

“I always wanted to be a detective,” Garza said. “I don’t watch much TV. But when I do, it’s ‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘48 Hours.’ It’s not a detective to arrest people. It’s a detective to help people, how can I help people through my title as a detective? I’m on the other side. I try to instill in the kids ‘Share your passion early.’ Everyone knows what they want to do. I backed into it (coaching). I started late. It fell in

my lap. It’s weird how things happen.”

No regrets

Garza said his accolades come from trying his best and knowing he did the best he could.

“I don’t remember players of the year, the all-Americans. I can tell you who helped me get to where I am today” Garza said. “I remember my high-school baseball coach, Jim Danley, who went through a horrible ending (to his coaching career at Eaton High School). He was always ghting for his job every year. What people don’t understand is he also provided for our family. He gave us a little apartment we rented from him. Dennis Herzberg gave me a job so I could help mom put food on the table. ose types of things, you can’t thank people enough. But I remember them.

“I’m this far in my education as a teacher and as a coach because of them.”

e organization provides the training and the uniforms for the service but they are running into a few problems, including that most funerals take place on weekdays.

“ at eliminates the young Veterans for the most part because they’re working and they have families,” said Kraski.

Kraski also said the organization will take disabled Veterans as volunteers, however, a lot of them su er from post-traumatic stress disorder related to combat and the ring of the weapons would trigger the Veterans.

Although volunteers don’t receive monetary compensation for their time, Kraski said it’s an honor being able to provide nal military honors for the deceased and their families.

“We’re not even asking for a day a week,” said Kraski. “If we can get a couple of days a month, it would help us.”

To volunteer or make a donation to the organization can be found done through their website, https://www.allveteranshonorguard.org/.

SUNCOR

FROM

e re nery as part of the settlement will scrap the gasoline-powered lawn equipment that is replaced by the $600,000 in new electric purchases. e EPA said the equipment will be o ered to Commerce City and north Denver neighbors of the re nery complex, as well as schools and other institutions in the ozone nonattainment area, which comprises Denver, Je erson, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Boulder, Broom eld, Weld and Larimer counties.

“ is supplemental environmental project will reduce these air pollution risks to local communities with environmental justice concerns in the Commerce City – north Denver area,” the EPA announcement said. “ e results from EJScreen, EPA’s Environmental Justice screening and mapping tool, suggest a signi cant potential for environmental justice concerns in the area due to a combination of high pollution burden and population vulnerability.”

Ozone and other pollutants related to fossil fuel burning can contribute to or worsen asthma

and other respiratory and heart conditions. Residents of the neighborhoods surrounding Suncor su er from those ailments at higher rates than in other areas of Colorado.

e EPA has also tangled with state air pollution regulators about Suncor’s history of and future plans to control various pollutants.  Most recently, the EPA objected a second time to the state’s proposed renewal of a key air pollution permit for some of Suncor’s facilities, which are split between two major air permits. In late July, the EPA agreed to objections from environmental groups that Colorado should crack down harder on carbon monoxide dangers and past plant modi cations. e EPA had previously sent an earlier version of that draft permit back to the state for revisions in other areas.

Solution

TRIVIA

1. U.S. STATES: Which state is home to a giant sequoia tree named General Sherman?

2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Is a rhinoceros an herbivore, omnivore or carnivore?

3. GEOGRAPHY: Which city in India is home to the Taj Mahal?

4. MOVIES: What is the title of the rst James Bond movie?

5. TELEVISION: What was the product featured in the rst TV advertisement?

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which French fashion designer is credited with inventing the Little Black Dress?

7. FOOD & DRINK: What does it mean to julienne vegetables?

8. GOVERNMENT: What does the acronym GDP stand for in economic terms?

9. LITERATURE: What is the cat’s name in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”?

10. SCIENCE: Who is considered the father of the atomic bomb?

Answers

1. California, Sequoia National Park.

2. An herbivore, a plant eater.

3. Agra.

4. “Dr. No.”

5. Bulova watch.

6. Coco Chanel.

7. Cut into short, thin strips.

8. Gross domestic product.

9. Grimalkin.

10. J. Robert Oppenheimer.

(c) 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. What was the original name of the group Bill Haley and the (His) Comets?

2. Who penned and released “I Believe in Music”?

3. Little Eva had one No. 1 chart topper. What was it?

4. What was the proposed original title of the Beatles’ White Album?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “I wondered, too, if by chance you heard it for yourself, I never told a soul just how I’ve been feeling about you.”

NOW HERE’S A TIP

* A trio of sewing tips from S.R. in Idaho: “Store patterns in plastic baggies. It’s hard to get them back into their envelopes, and I nd that the baggies store just as well. I keep my pattern from tearing by spraying them with spray starch. I also sharpen needles by stitching through very ne sandpaper. ese tips have worked for me for many years.”

* “It’s almost time for Scouts to start up again. I have been washing uniforms and sashes, and nd this trick to be helpful when it comes time to stitch on badges. Put a bit of plain school glue on the back of your badge, place it where you want it on the sash, then let it dry. It will stay in place long enough to stitch the edges. When you launder it, the glue will wash right out.” -- R.D. in Florida

* Solve the case of the tricky screw: Coat problem screws with clear ngernail polish right before you insert them. ey will

hold tightly after that.

* To keep hair shiny and soft, rinse weekly with a mix of half vinegar (apple cider or white) and water. e smell goes away quickly, but the softness and shine stick around.

* If you have a cracked or otherwise leaking vase that is opaque (not glass), try heating a bit of para n wax and coating the inside of the vase with it. Let it harden, and it should be watertight again.

* “To keep plywood or thin materials from splitting, I tape my cut line with low-tack masking tape. It keeps my cut sharp, reduces the fraying, and it’s easy to remove when I’m done.” -G.S. in Minnesota

Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

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FLASHBACK

Answers

1. Bill Haley and the Saddlemen. They made the change to “the Comets” due to the public’s mispronunciation of the famous comet’s name ... which was actually Hallie.

2. Mac Davis, in 1970. Legend says that Davis got the idea when he declined an invitation to a seance, saying that he didn’t believe in that, but he believed in music.

3. “The Loco-Motion,” in 1962. Several groups around

the world released their own covers over the years.

4. “A Doll’s House.” The 1968 double album contained 30 songs.

5. “On the Radio,” by Donna Summer, in 1979. The song was written for the Foxes soundtrack. It was released in several formats, including a seven-minute promo for DJs, an instrumental with a slower tempo, as a ballad and as a disco version.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices call

Legals City and County

Public Notice

Case Name: Horse Creek Retreat

Case Number: PRC2023-00015

Planning Commission Hearing Date: 09/28/2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Board of County Commissioners Hearing

Date: 10/17/2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Public Hearings Location: 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601

Requests: 1. Comprehensive plan amendment to change the future land use designation of 288 acres to Residential Low from Agricultural Large Scale; 2. Zoning map amendment (rezoning) to change the zone district designation of 288 acres to Agricultural-1 from Agricultural-3.

Location: East of Imboden Road from E. 152nd Avenue to E. 160th Avenue

Parcel Numbers: 0156507100001, 0156507100003, 0156507100004, 0156507100005, 0156507400001, 0156507400002, 0156507400003, 0156507400004

Legal Notice No. BSB2665

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY

2024 MOVING TO WORK SUPPLEMENT

NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD & PUBLIC HEARING

OCTOBER 19, 2023, 3:00 P.M.

The Brighton Housing Authority (BHA) is preparing its annual submission of the Moving to Work (MTW) Supplement and is seeking public comment and feedback. The draft plan will be available for review on BHA’s website at www. brightonhousing.org with a 45-day comment period beginning on September 1, 2023 and ending on October 17, 2023. A copy of the draft plan will also be available for public inspection at BHA offices at 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601. Comments regarding the supplement may also be emailed to info@brightonhousing.org or mailed to 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601

Attn: Andrew Dall, Deputy Director.

The public hearing will take place at BHA offices located at 22 S. 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601, on October 19, 2023, at 3:00 P.M. Immediately following the public hearing for the Moving to Work activities, there will be a public hearing to review the 2024 MTW Supplement.

If you are a person with disabilities and are in need of a reasonable accommodation to access this information or public hearing, please call BHA offices at 303-655-2160.

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

Legal Notice No. BSB2645

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

City of Brighton

Public Notice

303-566-4123

ORDINANCE NO.

INTRODUCED BY: Padilla

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, APPROVING THE MILE HIGH LOGISTICS CENTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 103.3 ACRE PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF BROMLEY LANE, EAST OF S. 40TH AVENUE, WEST OF THE FUTURE S. 45TH AVENUE ALIGNMENT, AND SOUTH OF SOUTHERN STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

WHEREAS, Starboard Realty Partners (“Owner”) owns approximately 103.3 acres of real property, generally located to the north of Bromley Lane, east of S. 40th Avenue (Tower Road), west of the future S. 45th Avenue alignment, and south of Southern Street, as more particularly described in EXHIBIT A, attached hereto (the “Property”); and

WHEREAS, the Property was zoned as the KMart Distribution Center Planned Unit Development, recorded in the real property records of the Adams County Clerk and Recorder on October 1, 1993, at Reception No. B1180298, Book 4161, Page 846 (the “K-Mart PUD”); and

WHEREAS, Savanah Benedick-Welch of Norris Design (the “Applicant”), on behalf of the Owner, has requested approval of the Mile High Logistics Center Planned Development (the “PD”), attached hereto as EXHIBIT B, to supersede the K-Mart PUD; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 10, 2023, and voted 3-1 to recommend denial of the PD; and

WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing was mailed to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the Property, a public notice was published on the City of Brighton website, and four signs were posted on the Property, all for no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the City Council public hearing, which meets and/or exceeds the minimum public notice requirements of the Land Use & Development Code; and

WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing to review and consider the Planned Development pursuant to the applicable provisions and criteria set forth in Section 2.04(C) of the Land Use and Development Code; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the PD: (i) is generally consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and will better implement said plan beyond what could be accomplished under application of a general zoning district and development standards; (ii) provides flexibility that promotes the general public health, safety, and welfare of the community, and that said flexibility is not strictly to benefit the Applicant or the Property; (iii) allows future projects on the Property to better meet or exceed the intent of the base zoning district; (iv) does not undermine the intent or design objectives of the Land Use and Development Code standards when applied to the Property; (v) reflects generally accepted and sound planning and urban design principles with respect to applying the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan; and (vi) meets all of the review criteria for a zoning map amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The PD is hereby approved.

Section 2. The City Zoning Map shall be amended to reflect the PD.

Section 3. As provided in City Charter Section 5.9(A), this Ordinance either as presented or

amended, shall be published in full as it was adopted prior to taking final action. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after its final publication, as provided in City Charter Section 5.8, except as set forth herein.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED, THIS 5th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023.

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO

/s/ GREGORY MILLS, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

/s/ YASMINA GIBBONS, Deputy City Attorney

Legal Notice No. BSB2666

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OCTOBER 2, 2023, at 11:00 A.M.

A Public Hearing is scheduled for the review of the Brighton Housing Authority’s revised Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. This public hearing will include the incorporation of the 2023 MTW supplement into the Administrative Plan. Public input is encouraged and welcome. The draft plan will be available for review on BHA’s website at www. brightonhousing.org. A copy of the draft plan will also be available for public inspection at BHA offices at 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601. Comments regarding the supplement may also be emailed to info@brightonhousing.org or mailed to 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601 Attn: Andrew Dall, Deputy Director. The public hearing will take place at BHA offices located at 22 S. 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601, on October 2, 2023, at 11:00 A.M.

If you are a person with disabilities and are in need of a reasonable accommodation to access this information or public hearing, please call BHA offices at 303-655-2160.

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

Legal Notice No. BSB2646

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

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

Plaintiff: PEORIA 33 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation

Defendants: CARLOS ARBAYO; DONNA ARBAYO; KEVIN ECKHART; TERRI ECKHART; QUAKER 22,LLC; ALEX VILLAGRAN, AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ADAMS COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION

Attorneys for Plaintiff:

WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP

Wendy E. Weigler #28419

Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300,

Littleton, CO 80127

Phone Number: (303) 863-1870

Case Number: 2023CV030160

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

Under a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on May 8, 2023 in the above- captioned action, I am ordered to sell certain real Jrupsr

L’ as follows:

Criginal Lienee

Carlos Arbayo and Donna Arbayo

Original Lienor

Peoria 33 Condominium Association, Inc.

Current Holder of the evidence of debt

Peoria 33 Condominium Association, Inc.

Date of Lien being foreclosed

November 2, 2021

Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed

November 4, 2021

County of Recording Adams

Recording Information

2021000130151

Criginal Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness

$ 1 1,5 14.68

Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof

$44,164.36

Amount of Judgment entered May 8, 2023

$39,944.29

Description of property to be foreclosed:

Condominium Units J & K, Peoria 33 Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded on July 28, 2004 at Reception No. 20040728000675660, in the records of the recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado and as defined in and described in the Condominium Declaration recorded on July 28,2004, at Reception No. 20040728000675650 in said records, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 12001 E. 33rd Avenue, Units J & K, Aurora, CO 80010

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

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on October l2th, 2023, at the Adams County Sheriff s Office, located at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover the highest bid by noon on the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to the Adams County District Court.

First Publication: August 17th,2023

Last Publication: September 14th,2023

Name of Publication: Brighton Standard Blade

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE,

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

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

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

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

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN C.R.S. 38-38-103 ,z,THE, BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW, RALPH L. CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING, 13OO BROADWAY, 1OrH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203,720-508-6000; THE CFPB, CFPB, PO BOX 2900, CLINTON IA 52733-2900 (855) 4tt-2372 OR BOTH, BUT THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows: Wendy E. Weigler #28419 Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 303-863-1870

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

Date: July 17,2023

By: Gene R. Claps Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado

Statutes attached: $$38-37-108,38-38-103,38-38-104,38-38301,38-38-304,38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended. Legal Notice No. BSB2607

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601

In the Interest of:

Vondre Smith Respondent

Case Number: 2023 PR 30589

Public Notices

Attorneys for Petitioner:

Aaron L. Evans, #27270

Timothy D. Bounds, #44180

Andrew Rogers, #52188

Evans Case, LLP

1660 South Albion Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80222

Phone Number: (303) 757-8300

E-mail: Evans@evanscase.com; Bounds@evanscase.com Rogers@evanscase.com

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: LaVondrick Lard

Last Known Address:

Unknown in Adams County

A hearing on the Petition for Approval of Settlement of Claims Pursuant to Rule 62 of the Colorado Rules of Probate Procedure for the above respondent/minor. The Petition filed requests Court approval of the settlement and the net settlement funds will be deposited in a restricted account.

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

Date: October 11, 2023

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Division: T1

Hearing via Webex: https://judicial.webex.com/meet/D17-BRGTDIVT1

Andrew Rogers, Attorney for Petitioner

Teeoncinae Smith

1660 South Albion Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80222

Legal Notice No. BSB2635

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE

The following property will be sold by written bid by 9:00 a.m. MST on 9/14/2023

2019 Kenworth T680 - 1XKYDP9XXKJ223020

To inquire about this item please call Bret Swenson at 801-624-5864.

Transportation Alliance Bank 4185 Harrison Blvd Ogden, UT 84403

Legal Notice No. BSB2651

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

Abandoned vehicle sale Tri-County Auto Recovery LLC 720 298 7466

1999 Lexus LS400. 161213

2003 Chevrolet Malibu. 658682

2005 Ford F150. A41966

2005 Chevrolet Colorado. 175537

2007 Toyota Corolla. 864071

2008 Toyota 4runner. 001297

2011 Chevrolet Malibu. 383973

2013 Hyundai Accent. 059967

2017 Ford Escape. C88671

Legal Notice No. BSB2667

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

Abandoned Vehicle Sale

All About Towing & Recovery

303 944-5464 1758 S 112th St Broomfield CO 80020

2008 F250 Van white VIN B29778

Legal Notice No. BSB2664

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Glenn Alan Petterson, a/k/a Glenn A. Petterson, a/k/a Glenn Petterson, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30687

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paul G. Petterson

Personal Representative 11616 Shaffer Place, Unit S-102 Littleton, Colorado 80127

Legal Notice No. BSB2661

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DONNA L. KOMLOFSKE, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30656

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

KENTON H. KUHLMAN ATTORNEY FOR THE CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES 8843 SWAN RIVER ST. LITTLETON CO 80125

Legal Notice No. BSB2639

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carlos V. Banuelos

a/k/a Carlitos Banuelos , Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 298

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dolores G Palomo

Personal Representative 3834 Sandoval St. Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB2662

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James E. Dudley, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30576

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew E. Johnson

Personal Representative 5392 S. Halifax Circle Centennial, CO 80015

Legal Notice No. BSB2641

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 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 January 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sandra Kuffel

Personal Representative

2956 S. 49th Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53219

Legal Notice No. BSB2649

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of FLORAIDA RAMIREZ, aka FLORAIDA GOMEZ RAMIREZ, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30650

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Ramirez

Personal Representative 23 Blue Heron Drive Thornton CO 80241

Legal Notice No. BSB2634

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of THEODORE E. CASELLINI, a/k/a THEODORE ELVY CASELLINI, and a/k/a THEODORE CASELLINI, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30655

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tanya McPherson

Personal Representative

c/o Jessica L. Broderick, Esq. Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 Fifteenth Street, Ste. 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. BSB2652

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of SARA H. CARVIS, aka SARA HAMMOND CARVIS, aka SARA GARVIS, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30691

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kurt R. Hammond

Personal Representative

2335 Forrestview Road Evanston, IL 60201

Legal Notice No. BSB2663

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 15, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Yariel Xaiden Hernandez Gonzalez be changed to Yariel Pascual Gonzalez Case No.: 23 C 405

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB2658

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Children: Adonia Batiste Geer, Adien Crippen

Respondents: Celine Batiste, Kenny Mosley, Damien Hudgins, John Doe

Case Number: 21JV41

Div.: D Ctrm.:

Attorney or Party Without Attorney:

Name: Katherine Gregg

Address: 11860 Pecos St. Suite 3300

Westminster, CO 80234

Phone Number: (720) 523-2950

Fax Number: (720) 523-2951

Atty. Reg. #: 35819

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-

DENTS: Kenny Mosley

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 4th day of , October 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 29th day of August, 2023. BY THE COURT:

District Court Judge/Magistrate

Legal Notice No. BSB2656

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

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

Child: Jordan Parham

Respondents: Aquasia Parham, AKA Aquasia Allen, John Doe

Special Respodents: Lorne Smittick, Wendy Smittick

Case Number: 22JV30126

Div: D Ctrm.:

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS: Aquasia Parham, AKA Aquasia Allen and John Doe

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

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 13th day of , November 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 29th day of August, 2023.

BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate

Legal Notice No. BSB2657

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Child: Saint John Gutierrez

Respondents: Desiree Ann Martinez, Johnathan Gutierrez

Attorney or Party Without Attorney:

Name: Katherine Gregg

Address: 11860 Pecos St. Suite 3300

Westminster, CO 80234

Phone Number: (720) 523-2950

Fax Number: (720) 523-2951

Atty. Reg. #: 35819

Case Number: 22JV30081 Div.: D

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS: Desiree Ann Martinez and Johnathan Gutierrez

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 11th day of , October 2023, at the hour of 9:30 a.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence 1) It is in the best interests

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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.

Legals

City of Ft. Lupton

Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 2023-1159

INTRODUCED BY: DAVID CRESPIN

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 16 – DEVELOPMENT CODE.

INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 15th day of August 2023.

PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 24th day of August 2023.

FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this 5th day of September 2023.

PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 14th day of September 2023.

EFFECTIVE (after publication) the 14th day of October 2023.

City of Fort Lupton, Colorado

Zo Hubbard, Mayor

Attest: Maricela Peña, City Clerk

Approved as to form:

Andy Ausmus, City Attorney

Legal Notice No. FLP919

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Fort Lupton Urban

Fort Lupton

Renewal Authority for the ensuing year of 2024, a copy of such proposed budget has been filed at the City of Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Ave., where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Fort Lupton Urban

Renewal Authority to be held at City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Ave., on September 21, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Any interested elector of the City of Fort Lupton may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

Legal Notice No. FLP920

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Public Notice

CITY OF FORT LUPTON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for a Preliminary Plat and PUD Plan referred to as the Murata Farms Townhomes, Filing No. 2, located south and adjacent to Highway 52 and west of County Road 29 ½ in Fort Lupton, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.

The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.

The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall remains closed at the time of the hearings, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov.

Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (303) 857-6694.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LOT 2 BLOCK 14, MURATA FARMS FILING NO. 1 SUBDIVISION CONTAINING AN AREA OF 5.126 ACRES, (223,286 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.

Legal Notice No. FLP916

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public NOtice

ORDINANCE NO. 2023-1158

INTRODUCED BY: CLAUD HANES

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, REPEALING AND REENACTING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE X, SECTION 16-10.01 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS OF THE FORT LUPTON MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO AND INCORPORATED AREAS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 14, 2023

INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 15th day of August 2023.

PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press on this 24th day of August 2023.

FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this 5th day of September 2023.

PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY in the Fort Lupton Press on this 14th day of September 2023.

EFFECTIVE (after publication) this 14th day of October 2023.

CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Hubbard, Mayor

ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk

Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Notice No. FLP918

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Metro Districts

Budget Hearings

Public

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 25th day of July, 2023.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ District Court Judge/Magistrate

Legal Notice No. BSB2001

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade ###

October 3, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vista Meadows Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting at 1:30 PM on October 3, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means.

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with Marchetti & Weaver, LLC, 245 Century Circle, Suite 103, Louisville, CO 80027, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 1:30 PM on October 3, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget.

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Marchetti & Weaver, LLC, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at

the meeting of the District to be held at 1:30 PM on October 3, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 868 6418 7272 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86864187272. This meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VISTA MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC

Legal Notice No. FLP917

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ARLENE VIOLA TAKSAS-MARTIN, aka Arlene Taksas-Martin, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030493

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of WELD County, Colorado, on or before JANUARY 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

JENNIFER K. WELHAM, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

1221 DEXTER STREET BROOMFIELD, CO 80020

Legal Notice No. FLP3001

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher:Fort Lupton Press ###

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