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Bike park would pay taxes to Elk Creek Fire, county and more If development is approved, Jeffco can charge possessory interest taxes

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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The proposed Shadow Mountain Bike Park likely will pay fees instead of property taxes to government entities in Conifer and the county if the development is approved by Jefferson County and begins operations, but the question is how much.

According to the State Land Board, people who lease land it owns are subject to possessory interest taxes if the county decides to assess them.

These taxes are in lieu of property taxes since state property normally is not subject to property taxes.

Jeffco Assessor Scot Kersgaard said

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Charlie Bourque of Colorado Springs spent his 8th birthday with his grandfather at the Morrison Natural History Museum to learn more about dinosaurs. He works with Johnny Carter, a certified paleontology interpreter, to look at fossils buried in the stone.

PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

A dino-mite day to learn about fossils

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dinosaurs spark the imagination of young and old alike.

That’s why a steady stream of visi-

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Colorado Community Media staff wins 8 awards

BY STAFF REPORT COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Colorado Community Media staff netted eight awards during the annual Top of the Rockies contest hosted by the Society for Professional Journalists, or SPJ, in downtown Denver on April 22.

With 24 newspapers across the Front Range, CCM reporters competed in the “Large Newsroom” category, which included larger publications and outlets from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.

CCM had two first-place honors. Evergreen/Conifer reporter Deb Hurley Brobst took the top honors in the category of Obit Reporting for her article on Mandi Evans, who “gave more to the community than great food.”

South Metro Editor Thelma Grimes took first place in the Mental Health writing category for a series she and two high school interns wrote in 2022.

The “Need to Succeed” series broke down how the combination of college costs, social media and parent and societal expectations is costing kids their childhoods.

Several CCM staff members won second-place honors.

Luke Zarzecki took second place in the Feature: Long Form category for

his story titled, “Uprooting the American dream: Opinions changing about lush lawns.”

For general reporting in a series or package, several south metro staff members combined for a secondplace award. Former reporters Jessica Gibbs and Elliott Wenzler along with Grimes and current CCM reporter McKenna Harford took an extensive look throughout 2022 at the Douglas County School District’s termination of former superintendent Corey Wise.

In Enterprise Reporting, former Littleton reporter Robert Tann won for his in-depth look at police chases that span over Douglas and Arapahoe counties.

Arvada Reporter Rylee Dunn won third place for her in-depth look at parents in the Jefferson County School District. Dunn’s article, “Inside Jeffco Kids First, and Ganahl’s furor over students,” won in the Education: News category.

For extended coverage, CCM’s Digital Editor Deborah Grigsby won third-place honors for her coverage of mobile home legislation in 2022.

In design, CCM’s Tom Fildey won third place for Single Page Design where he featured a photo page of a wildfire impacting bighorn sheep.

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to the stegosaurus, which is Colorado’s state fossil. Dinosaur Ridge is the site of the first-ever stegosaurus bone fossils found in the world. The bones were excavated in the mid1870s, and some of those original fossils are displayed at the Morrison Natural History Museum, along with a collection of tracks from adult and baby stegosauruses.

According to the museum, the plant-eating stegosaurus could grow to be as large as an elephant and was adorned with plates and deadly spikes on the tip of its tail.

The small museum has rooms dedicated to the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Ice Age with plenty of hands-on items on display and tour guides to fill in the gaps.

On April 29, 5-year-old Miles Absher of Littleton was more than happy to impart his knowledge of dinosaurs, which he learned from dinosaur movies and books. As he colored a picture of stegosauruses, he talked about carnotaurus, a word that easily rolled off his tongue.

A carnotaurus, he explained, is a therapod, which means it walks on two legs.

Miles’ dad, Max Absher, said the family loves coming to the museum, and they learn something new every time they’re there.

Matthew Mossbrucker, director

Jaxon Jones, 4, of Wheat Ridge enjoys using a tiny drill to carve stone to look for fosPHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST sils.

and chief curator at the museum, showed attendees a stegosaurus skull, saying researchers believe the dinosaur had a heightened sense of smell and large eyes.

“We believe they were not capable of higher thought,” Mossbrucker

said, “but we may be selling the stegosaurus short.”

For Cindy Brown of Littleton, the museum is a chance to indulge her love of paleontology and geology.

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“We are so lucky to have this in our beautiful state,” she said.

April 29 was Charlie Bourque’s birthday, and the 8-year-old enjoyed hearing the presentations and trying his hand at using a tiny drill to dig into a rock, so he could look for fossils.

Grandfather Alan Bourque said they drove from Colorado Springs just so Charlie could take part in Stegosaurus Day. Charlie, Alan added, enjoys paleontology and knows more about dinosaurs than most people.

Charlie said he liked the hands-on drilling, noting that digging into the rock could net paleontologists new species of animals.

Johnny Carter, a certified paleontologist interpreter and technician, helped attendees use the drill, explaining how it worked and helping them chip tiny pieces of rock. He noted that the rocks were just as important as the fossils because rocks might be helping keep the fossils intact.

“We are spoiled when it comes to paleontology in Morrison,” he said.

Jaxon Jones, 4, of Wheat Ridge loves dinosaurs, especially the stegosaurus, his mom, Jasmine Jones, said.

Jaxon explained that dinosaurs were fun.

“I like the spikes all over them,” he said. “They are so awesome and cool.”

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This is the developers’ general idea of how the proposed RV resort would be developed. The developers want community feedback to incorporate concerns into the final design.

SCREENSHOT

This is a map of the proposed location for an RV resort between Interstate 70 and SCREENSHOT C-470. The Thunder Valley motocross park is at the bottom of the map.

This is the developers’ general idea of what the clubhouse would look like.

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RV resort proposed at I-70, C-470

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The owners of 36 acres on Rooney Road want to put an RV resort on the property — and this wouldn’t be an average RV park.

Westside Resort, which says it owns the property, wants to create a destination location including a 25,000-square-foot clubhouse with a five-star restaurant, laundry, retail, fitness space, gathering space and more, plus motorhome suites, a gas station and vehicle repair area, according to Marcus Pachner with The

Pachner Co., who represented the owners at a community meeting on April 25.

Pachner explained to 15 people on the Zoom call that the two parcels, most of which are across the street and north of the Thunder Valley motocross park, would be a gateway destination for RV users. The property is nestled against Interstate 70 and C-470, so it would have limited visual impacts to any nearby businesses or homes, he said.

The community meeting is the first step before the owners file a formal application with Jefferson County to

rezone the property from agricultural to planned development. No one at the meeting expressed concerns about the proposal.

Pachner said since the pandemic, more people are traveling by recreational vehicles and want places with amenities to stay that can be used as bases as they explore the area. The location is the perfect place for RV users to visit outdoor areas in Jeffco and beyond, he said.

Rules would be in place so no one could stay more than 30 days, and caretakers would live on-site to monitor activities, Pachner said. Pets

would be allowed.

Pachner said Westside Resort would continue to be an owner in the development, though other partners would be brought in to help with the site.

Pachner said the owners want to work with neighbors to address their concerns about the development, noting that he was willing to meet with neighbors who want to discuss the proposal. Pachner can be reached at marcus@thepachnercompany.com.

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lowed to operate.

“If the proposed project is approved and permitted at the county level through the county’s process, then the developers would need to apply for a production lease with the State Land Board through our public process,” Kemp said.

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it was likely that the county would assess the fees, but it was too soon to tell since the proposed development has not gone to the Planning Commission for a recommendation or the county commissioners for a decision. If the bike park is approved and the possessory interest taxes are assessed, the county would distribute the taxes proportionally to the taxing entities where the property is located, he said.

This information counters statements from some Conifer residents who believe the proposed bike park would not pay any taxes to offset services from entities such as the Elk Creek Fire Protection District.

The proposal, concerns about EMS requirements

The developers of the proposed Shadow Mountain Bike Park filed an application with Jefferson County in January for a special-use permit to put the downhill mountain bike park on 235 acres of a 306-acre parcel owned by the State Land Board two miles up Shadow Mountain Drive.

The proposal has faced backlash from neighbors and support from mountain bike enthusiasts. The day-use bike park with a chairlift would operate generally from March 1 to Nov. 30. Estimates show about

EMS calls

If the Shadow Mountain Bike Ranch is approved by Jefferson County, the developers can be assessed a fee similar to property taxes that would go to taxing entities such FILE PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST as the Elk Creek Fire Protection District.

300 daily visitors to the park with a peak of 700. The parking lot will have spaces for 300 cars.

In April, Chuck Newby, an Elk Creek Fire Protection District board member, expressed concern about how the proposed bike park would not pay taxes to the fire department despite his contention that calls would increase. He wanted Elk Creek to determine how much emergency services calls cost the district and to develop the mechanisms to offset EMS demands from the bike park, ensuring district taxpayers “would be held harmless.”

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was premature because the proposal was in its first referral phase with the county.

The issue is expected to be revisited at the next Elk Creek Fire board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Fire Station 1.

Determining possessory use taxes

Michael Krueger with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs explained that the amount of possessory interest taxes the bike park would pay — assuming the development is approved by the county and the taxes are assessed — would be based on the amount of rent the developers pay to the State Land Board.

“The (taxes are) based on the lease structure with the State Land Board,” Krueger said. “Typically, it’s not a lot of money.”

The taxes would be determined by taking the total yearly lease payment, multiplying it by the assessed tax rate, which in Jeffco is 27.9%, to determine the amount the bike park developers would pay. Then the total would be given proportionally to the taxing entities such as the county, school district and fire district.

Kristin Kemp, spokeswoman for the State Land Board, said the bike park developers would not apply to the land board to lease the property until a determination has been made by Jefferson County on whether the bike park will be al-

Newby said at the April 13 board meeting that a downhill bike park would mean accidents and injuries, and Elk Creek’s emergency responders would be overtaxed answering the additional calls. He said based on his research, Elk Creek’s EMS would respond to about 10 calls per week with the majority needing transportation to the hospital, which takes several hours and makes an ambulance and its crew unable to answer other emergency calls.

“There will not be EMS facilities provided onsite, so the burden falls to us,” Newby said. “The bike park won’t pay any taxes (since it is on state-owned land) therefore Elk Creek taxpayers will take the burden. That is something we must do something about.”

Phil Bouchard, one of the Shadow Mountain Bike Park developers, refutes Newby’s claim that Elk Creek EMS would respond to 10 calls per week. Instead, he said, Elk Creek EMS would only be needed to transport seriously injured mountain bikers to a hospital because the bike park plans to provide on-site medical personnel that he called an EMS center to respond to incidents in the park. He plans to hire paramedics and/or emergency room nurses to work at the bike park.

“So many of the incidents we will be able to handle on our own,” Bouchard said. “It will potentially be a net decrease in the number of EMS calls.”

Riders frequent several area parks such as Flying J and Staunton, and when someone is injured, EMS personnel must hike in, bring the injured person to a safe location, administer medical attention and transport as necessary, Bouchard said. At Shadow Mountain Bike Park, the injured person already would be at the visitor center, so the time per incident if Elk Creek was called would shorten.

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King-Murphy 4th graders take on fire mitigation Students work in the snow to get the area near their school safer

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fourth graders from King-Murphy Elementary School got the chance to learn and take an active role in fire mitigation — right on the property of their school.

Mary Gordon’s fourth-grade class headed outside with rakes and gloves on April 25, despite the snowy weather, and put their mitigation knowledge from Evergreen Fire/Rescue’s Risk Reduction Coordinator Einar Jensen to work.

This mitigation effort was part of a semester-long partnership between Evergreen Fire/Rescue and Clear Creek School District. Jensen has been in the 4th-grade classroom throughout the last few months working with the kids on becoming junior wildfire ambassadors.

“This program is a way to engage and empower fourth graders,” he said.

April 25 was the first day of bootson-the-ground mitigation, but Jensen has been in the classroom seven times this semester teaching about the environment, wildfire risks and more. He said the kids were ready to work and treated around an eighth of an acre.

“The kids were spectacular, they each brought a rake and work gloves,” Jensen said.

The junior ambassador program has been a great collaboration in the community between Evergreen Fire/ Rescue, the school district and the community, Jensen said.

Evergreen Fire/Rescue’s website has many resources for people learning about mitigation and how to do their part. Here are some tips on basic defensible space mitigation from the department:

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Protecting the area around homes or buildings, known as defensible space, involves three zones of space stretching from structures.

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• In zone three, within 30 to 100 feet of a structure, it recommends

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VOICES Momentous verdict, no minds changed

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used to be an avid Fox News watcher and I particularly liked Bill O’Reilly. He was a moderating voice among more extreme voices at the station. At some point, I noticed that he was less than respectful to others on the show. His success, in my opinion, had made him arrogant, so I changed the channel. Sometime later, my observations seemed to be confirmed as he was forced out among sexual harassment allegations.

Fox serves an otherwise underserved market catering to conservative news watchers. However, it seems that the network has moved from a news source to an advocacy outlet for conservatives. Shaun Hannity campaigned for Trump.

Imagine Walter Cronkite or David Brinkley on the campaign trail. It never could have happened in an age of the fairness doctrine.

In a summary judgment, the Supe-

rior court in Delaware acknowledged that Fox News did engage in disingenuous reporting even though they knew the information they were reporting was not true. It became obvious that Dominion Voting had a strong case Columnist as they sued Fox for defamation.

I was sure looking forward to the trial, but Fox settled the action for $787.5 million just before it was set to begin. It is being reported that this settlement is the largest ever for a defamation suit, yet many are disappointed they will not see the Fox executives and anchors dragged through embarrassing testimony.

The truth is that this trial was always headed for a settlement.

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The Dominion Voting Company has annual revenue of $17.5 million.

So, a judgement of the size it will receive will be a huge multiple of the value of the company. It is owned by a venture capital firm whose goal is to invest in young promising companies supplying them with the cash necessary to grow. In return, they look for a future payday.

Their payday has arrived. Once the venture capital firm saw that it had a strong case and would probably win, it knew that by settling it would hit the jackpot. If they were to go to trial, even a win would probably have to go through a long appeal process that could take years.

As for Fox, the settlement will cost them about two thirds of the network’s 2021 net profit. That won’t sink it, but it is a significant blow. It still faces another suit from Smartmatic, another voting system company. Smartmatic is in the enviable

position of having Dominion already having received a settlement.

For those of us who were hoping to see Fox’s dishonesty made public, it will happen for those who get their news anywhere except Fox. Those who only watch Fox will likely not see much coverage on their channel. Even if they do see some coverage, they will not become less loyal.

Remember that this started because Fox fans wanted their station to produce news that favored their views not the truth. It’s likely that neither blue nor red minds will change concerning Fox News.

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Land exchanges serve the wealthy

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n 2017, the public lost 1,470 acres of wilderness-quality land at the base of Mount Sopris near Aspen, Colorado.

For decades, people had hiked and hunted on the Sopris land, yet the Bureau of Land Management handed it over to Leslie Wexner, former CEO of Victoria’s Secret and other corporations, at his request.

The so-called “equivalent terrain” he offered in return was no match for access to trails at the base of the 13,000-foot mountain.

This ill-considered trade reveals how land management agencies pander to wealthy interests, do not properly value public land and restrict opportunities for public involvement. It’s an ongoing scandal in Colorado that receives little attention.

Since 2000, the BLM and the Forest Service have proposed over 150 land exchanges in Colorado. Last year alone, the agencies proposed to trade more than 4,500 acres of public lands, worth over $9 million, in three major Colorado land exchanges.

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Land to be traded away includes precious riverfront, lands recommended for Wild and Scenic River designation, and hundreds of acres of prime hunting and recreation territory.

Public land excan be a Erica Rosenberg changes useful tool. Federal agencies use them to consolidate land holdings, improve public access, reduce management costs and protect watersheds.

By law, the trades must serve the public interest, and the land exchanged must be of equal value. The agencies are supposed to analyze, disclose and mitigate the impacts of relinquishing public lands in exchanges, and also solicit public input on whether a trade makes sense.

But here in Colorado — and elsewhere around the country — this management tool has been usurped by powerful players who aim to turn valuable public lands into private

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Often, the deals proposed sound good in terms of acreage. In the Valle Seco Exchange, for example, the San Juan National Forest in southern Colorado would trade 380 acres for 880 acres of prime game-wintering habitat. But the trade mostly benefits the landowners pushing the exchange.

Public lands for trade in the Valle Seco Exchange include river access, corridors considered for Wild and Scenic River designation, wetlands, sensitive species habitat, and significant cultural sites.

Alarmingly, the Valle Seco exchange also includes more than 175 acres of a Colorado Roadless Area, a designation meant to block development of high-quality land. The exchange would allow a neighboring landowner to consolidate those 380 acres with his 3,000-plus acre ranch, opening the door to development.

The Valle Seco Exchange follows a long-standing pattern. “Exchange facilitators,” people familiar with the land-acquisition wish lists of agencies, help private landowners buy

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lands the agencies want. The landowners then threaten to manage and develop those lands in ways that undermine their integrity.

The Valle Seco proponents did this by closing formerly open gates and threatening to fence the 880 acres for a domestic elk farm and hunting lodge. This is blackmail on the range.

While catering to these private interests, the agencies suppress public scrutiny by refusing to share land appraisals and other documents with the public until afterthe public process has closed — or too late in the process to make it meaningful.

The proponents and their consultants have ready access to these documents, yet the public, which owns the land, does not. In Valle Seco, appraisals were completed in August 2020, but they weren’t released to the public until December 2021, just a few weeks before the scheduled decision date for the exchange. Advocates managed to pry the appraisals out of the agency only after submitting multiple Freedom

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‘Mental health is just as important as physical health’

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ness Month and this annual observance hits close to home for me, as a former single parent resident of Warren Village.

Warren Village is a Denver-based nonprofit organization that helps low-income, single-parent families achieve sustainable personal and economic self-sufficiency. I moved in with my 4-year-old daughter in August of 2019, hoping to build a new life after leaving a domestic violence situation. Little did I know that this decision would not only provide me with affordable housing and education opportunities, but also vital mental health services.

Before coming to Warren Village, I had already earned a certificate in medical assisting, but was struggling to make ends meet. I saw the nonprofit as an opportunity to not only continue my education and pay low rent, but also access a range of services such as career development, housing and personal finance, child development and, of course, mental health counseling.

It was just before COVID-19 struck that I began meeting with Pam, a counselor at Warren Village. In response to the pandemic, we shifted to virtual sessions. Despite the challenges, this counseling proved to be life-changing for me. I was diagnosed with PTSD and ADHD, and being able to work with a professional to organize my thoughts and feelings was a game-changer.

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of Information Act requests and taking legal action.

In another deal, the Blue Valley Exchange, the BLM also withheld drafts of the management agreements until just before releasing the final decision. This is hardly an open and fair public process.

The federal government presents what are, in effect, done deals. Development plans and appraisals are undisclosed and comment periods hindered. By prioritizing the proponents’ desires over public interests

Since leaving Warren Village, I now own a home and possess the necessary resilience and coping skills to prioritize other aspects of my life, such as decorating my new house and providing my daughter with quality posJada Galassini sessions without relying on government aid. I consider myself lucky to continue receiving help from Pam through regular counseling sessions, and I will always be appreciative to Warren Village for facilitating this connection.

Now, more than ever, it is crucial to prioritize your mental well-being.

The recent pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, but particularly those who were already struggling with psychological issues.

So I urge all of us to take the time this month to focus on our mental health and well-being. It is not always easy to prioritize ourselves, but it is crucial to living a healthy and fulfilling life. Seek help now instead of potentially having problems compound over time.

Let us remember that mental health is just as important as physical health, and work towards ending the stigma and ensuring that everyone has access to the care they need.

Jada Galassini is a resident of southeast Denver.

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and process, the land management agencies abdicate their responsibilities.

The result is that too many land trades are nothing less than a betrayal of the public trust as the public loses access to its land as well as the land itself.

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She is on the board of Colorado Wild Public Lands, a nonprofit in the town of Basalt that monitors land exchanges around the state.

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Howard C. Lysne

February 22, 1936 - April 17, 2023

Howard C. Lysne, aka “The Great Lizard”, passed away on April 17, 2023 at the age of 87. He resided in Redmond OR and Evergreen CO. The Great Lizard had many nick names throughout his life including Gramps, Machine Gun Lizard, Skipper, Old Blue Eyes.

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Howard was born in Crookston MN on February 22, 1936, during the Great Depression, to Conrad and Blanche Lysne.

He has three children (Desiree, Leanne and David), five grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, two brothers, five sisters. He married Flo Bang of Crookston MN in 1955, mother of his three children, who passed away in 2017.

Howard graduated from Cathedral High School in Crookston MN and then went on to the University of North Dakota. After graduation he became a Naval Aviator and served on both active and reserve duty for 30 years including the Vietnam War. As Commander of VP-60 (Sub Chasers) NAS Glenview IL, he led his squadron to earn two consecutive “Battle E” awards, the first achieved by any Navy unit at that time. One of his peers said, “no matter how you cut it, Howard was a unique leader who did things his own way and always seemed to come out smelling like a rose”.

After his success at the helm of VP-60, he was promoted to Captain and went on to command two additional units at NAS

In civilian life he was a pilot for United Airlines from 1968 to 1996 based out of Chicago and Denver. At United, Howard rose to the rank of Captain. He was a flight instructor and flew everything from the 707 to the 747.

Flying was his biggest passion. He said he got his start by jumping off the roof of his garage using an umbrella. His second passion was hockey, which he played from age 5 to age 80 and lost a few teeth in the process.

Howard had many other passions like hunting, gun collecting, golf, cigars, reading, fast cars and women. He had many side hustles during his life like real estate, advertising, nutritional drinks, was a part owner in a boat marina, electronics company and was a substitute high school math teacher.

Howard had a personality the size of Dallas and was master of the “tall tale”. Fish tales, hunting tales, flying adventures, Safari hunting in Africa, he could spin the best yarn you ever heard. Everybody who knew him will miss his kindness, humor, grit and entertaining personality.

Howard is survived by his wife Carolyn, his three children, his sisters Joanne and Suzanne, his brother Myron, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, many loving nieces and nephews, and ever devoted family and friends.

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Denver Fashion Week returns to city’s runways

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verybody has an outfit or two

they love but don’t have the occasion or courage to pull out of the closest. Celebrating style like that — and providing an opportunity to bust out these gems — is one the main reasons Denver Fashion Week has continued to grow year over year.

“Denver Fashion Week is a great opportunity to step out of your comfort zone,” said Hailey Hodapp, the event’s runway director and producer. “We hope people look at the aesthetic and vibes of this year’s shows and find something that speaks to them. And then they’ll have an excuse to wear something they’d never wear otherwise.”

Denver Fashion Week runs from Saturday, May 6 through Saturday, May 13 at The Brighton, 3403 Brighton Blvd. in Denver, in the RiNo Art District.

This year’s event features six shows, each with an approach all their own: Local Couture at 7 p.m. on Satur-

day, May 6 COMING Kids Couture at ATTRACTIONS 11:30 a.m. on Sun-

day, May 7 Sustainable at 5p.m. on Sunday, May 7 Fashion Industry Workshop at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 8 Ready To Wear at Clarke Reader 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9 Streetwear & Sneakers at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10 Guided By Humanity Fashion Show and Fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 International and Local Boutiques at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 Of note is the Sustainable show, an issue which Hodapp said has become increasingly important in the fashion world in recent years.

“How sustainable is it to buy a $20 shirt every other month? How does that impact our world?’ she said.

“We’re seeing the industry become more purposeful in its use of materials and more designers taking something old and finding ways to make it new again.”

While many people may not think of Denver as a major fashion hub, its reputation has been growing and one of the joys of Denver Fashion Week is the way it celebrates local creatives and matches them with talents from all over the country and world. That’s what makes the Fashion Industry Workshop and International and Local Boutiques important — they’re a bridge to a wider community.

“I hope people who attend this year are inspired and have their eyes opened to the creative industries,” Hodapp said. “It’d be great if more people understand and appreciate what goes into the clothes they wear.

Because the inspiration can come from anywhere and people take that for granted. Designers put so much time and care into every stich.”

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Samuel D. Hunter’s “A Great Wilderness” is the kind of story that shines on stages — it brings audiences in close as the characters tackle extremely complex and challenging questions about religion, identity and personal conviction.

Directed by Marc Stith, the show runs at Benchmark Theatre, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood, through Saturday, May 13. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

According to provided information, the show is about Walt, the leader of a Christian retreat that tries to “cure” gay teens. But just as he’s about to retire, a final client causes him to question the work he’s been doing.

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Here’s Local suburban bars a place a look at places off the for up-and-coming music beaten path you talent in Denver metro area where can catch

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t The Alley in downtown

Littleton, you might find a musician who’s so into the music, they’ll get up and dance on the bar.

When a local band surprises the crowd with a stellar performance that no one saw coming, “it just knocks people’s socks off,” said Mary Riecks, The Alley’s bar manager and a Littleton-area native.

The watering hole on Main Street doubles as a music venue that finds and helps grow local talent — and the shows are free.

It’s one of the bars in the metro Denver suburbs that offers a window into up-and-coming homegrown performers amid a music scene that one longtime bar owner says is growing.

“Twenty years ago when I opened up the bar, there were a few bars around that had live music,” said Doug Jacobsen, owner of Jake’s Roadhouse in Arvada.

Since then, he’s noticed that “all of these different bars” now offer space for shows, said Jacobsen, who has friends who perform at spots around metro Denver.

“There’s a lot of great musicians here,” Jacobsen said.

some lesser known — and sometimes famous — music artists in person.

‘Something for everyone’

Wild Goose Saloon in Parker offers a bit of a different environment: It’s a bar but also a large event venue.

It aims to be “Colorado’s version of the Knitting Factory” — a unique, independent venue that hosts local and national artists, said Chris Dellinger, who serves as co-owner of Wild Goose Saloon with his wife.

They’re both longtime musicians themselves — they perform in a band called Lola Black, garnered play on the radio and toured around the country — and have played Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre several times, Dellinger said.

They take their knowledge of the industry to running the Wild Goose, which was built around the concept of serving as a music venue and has a bigger stage,

sound and lighting setup than most bars do, Dellinger said.

It’s “kind of like every musician’s dream to own their own venue at some place and time, and we just ended up being able to pull it off,” said Dellinger, who lives in Aurora.

After opening in July 2021, Wild Goose has hosted some large country artists and “some `80s artists that are still big,” Dellinger said. National pop-rock act American Authors is set to play there in late April.

“My motto always is, ‘If you don’t like the music one night, that’s OK — it’ll be completely different the next night or the next week,’” Dellinger said. “So we really try to have something for everyone here.”

His venue tries to get exposure for local talent by letting them open for national touring acts.

For the audience, the typical admission cost for a national artist’s show at Wild Goose sits around $25 to $30, but local artists’ ticketed shows can cost as low as $10, and most of the local artists’ shows are free.

Dellinger and his wife have

“snuck in” a performance or two at Wild Goose, he said — they were set to play there in late April with the Texas Hippie Coalition, an American heavy metal band.

Keeping classics alive

You might also see Jacobsen, a guitarist himself, playing with a band at Jake’s Roadhouse in the north metro area every now and then.

His bar started offering live music “right away” after opening near the end of 2003. Sitting in east Arvada close to Denver and Westminster, the venue offers mostly cover bands and blues, and on Wednesday nights, bluegrass is on tap. Sometimes, artists play original songs, but it’s rare, Jacobsen said.

“Our people come in to hang out, and most original bands don’t have four hours’ worth of original music,” Jacobsen said.

But playing covers at Jake’s Roadhouse is one way to get a new artist’s foot in the door in the local music scene.

“We have bands that come to us all the time that can’t get these other bars to give them a chance to play because they haven’t played anywhere before,” Jacobsen said. He added: “We’re not like that. I know a lot of musicians around town, and we will give a band a chance to play just on the word of a friend.”

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A band plays at The Alley, a bar that features live music in downtown Littleton.

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James Steinbach, lead guitarist of Float Like a Buffalo, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton.

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portant to promote — “especially nowadays.”

“I’m 68 years old, so I grew up with really a lot of good rock and roll from the `60s and `70s, and I think it’s important to keep that alive,” he said.

And there’s no ticket cost to watch the live music at Jake’s Roadhouse.

New talent in Littleton

Music is always free to watch, too, at The Alley in Littleton on the southwest side of the Denver

suburbs.

The bar had its grand opening near the start of 2017 and has always featured live music, said Riecks, the bar manager.

“There were not that many places on Main Street here in downtown Littleton that featured live music other than karaoke or a DJ on the weekends, at least not regularly,” Riecks said. “If you did catch a live band, it was maybe one day a week.”

The Alley came in and established a consistent place for live music, leaning toward classic rock but offering a variety of genres including blues, jazz, folk and bluegrass. Most of the acts that Riecks books are

Josh Blackburn, a local musician, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton.

local. And among the original artists, performances typically include about 25% original songs and 75% covers, she said — catering to the crowds.

The small main-street outlet is still an ideal place where you can catch new talent: Some nights of the week are centered around new artists.

“If you come play my open mic night and the open mic host thinks you have some serious potential, they’ll send them to me,” and then the artist may be featured in “new talent Thursday,” Riecks said. After that, Riecks may offer an artist a weekend spot — a paid opportunity to play from 8 to 11 p.m.

“So there’s kind of a ladder,” Riecks said.

Some well-known artists have played at The Alley, including Sean Kelly of The Samples, “which was a huge band in the `90s,” said Riecks, who added that she receives at least 40 to 50 emails a month from local artists and national touring acts.

A large part of The Alley’s crowd on any given night comes for the live music, Riecks said.

People can get a typical bar experience at many other places, she noted.

“But if they want to have a great craft-made cocktail and see some local talent,” Riecks said, “this is the place to do it in Littleton.”

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Evergreen Nature Center moving east of downtown

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Evergreen Nature Center is moving to the Church of the Transfiguration campus on the east end of downtown Evergreen.

The center will be in the Bancroft House, which used to house the Evergreen Christian Outreach food bank, and will be open year-round starting in early June. The new space will allow the nature center, which is operated by Evergreen Audubon, to expand programs, according to Kathy Madison, Evergreen Audubon’s president.

The Nature Center had been in the warming hut at Evergreen Lake since 2008 and was open only from May to October.

The new location will have expanded exhibit space, a small gift shop, office space and storage, and access to classroom and meeting space in nearby Douglas Hall. For the first time, the Evergreen Nature Center will have running water and plenty of parking, an announcement about the move said. Admission will remain free.

The goal of the Nature Center con-

The Bancroft House on the east end of downtown Evergreen will be the new home of Evergreen Audubon’s Nature Center beginning in mid-June. The center will be open COURTESY PHOTO BY CAROL BURDICK year-round.

tinues to be to foster enthusiasm and respect for the natural world among residents and visitors to the mountain communities. The center has exhibits highlighting the natural his-

tory of Bear Creek Watershed, plus it offers after-school programs and day camps for school-aged children, and story hours for preschoolers in partnership with Evergreen Library.

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“Even though the warming hut was great, it was not as accessible as the Bancroft House is in terms of parking, ADA accessibility and those kind of things,” she said.

Madison said Evergreen Audubon hopes to have a series of open houses in June so people can see the new space. Details will be provided as the nature center staff gets settled into the new space.

Cory Vander Veen, the Evergreen Park & Recreation District’s executive director, called the Evergreen Nature Center an incredible way for the community to connect with nature and be educated about the area.

“The displays that had been in the warming hut at Evergreen Lake had touch tables, photos, maps and other displays to connect in unique ways to nature,” he said. “We are ecstatic they have found a good spot to relocate the Nature Center. We are happy to support them in what their future looks like.”

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Wife said the car she was “trying to steal” is her own, being registered in her name only, and that Husband had deliberately disabled it to prevent her from recovering her property. Husband told officers the vehicle was “the family car” given to the couple by his father, that Wife had registered it in her own name simply because he’d been out of town at the time, and that he’d “removed a fuse” from under the hood to prevent her

from removing what he considered communal property. Alas, the law rests upon a rumpled bed of documentation, and after confirming that Wife stood alone on the vehicle’s title, deputies cited Husband for criminal tampering.

ing his purpose, she picked up the phone. Deputies reviewing home surveillance footage of the enigmatic orbiter found nothing criminal in his behavior, but advised her to let them know if he comes back for a second circuit.

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Conifer library analysis continues Library board plans community-feedback meetings in May

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Meetings are planned in May to gather community feedback on what they want in their library.

Gathering feedback

Walker said the May community meetings will allow the library district to move to the next level by getting additional input, so it can develop a program of service for the Conifer area. She said it was too soon to know whether the library district wold move toward a free-standing library or some other library configuration.

“We are looking for what the community wants, needs and expects in their library,” Walker said. “That will allow us to determine how much space we will need, so we can move forward.”

The library board put $2.5 million in its 2023 budget for the Conifer library, Walker said.

The library board will hear a report at its July 20 meeting about the results of the community meetings and survey, Walker said, and the library board should hear recommendations in August.

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The stakeholders in their interviews discussed the pros and cons of having a library in Conifer High School, according to a report provided to the library board in April. They said the current hours of operation were not ideal, and daytime hours would allow more programs for young families such as story times.

They said parking and access to the library were difficult because of stairs into the building and remote parking.

However, stakeholders agreed that maintaining a relationship between the library and the high school was a benefit.

The stakeholders advocated for a free-standing library, though they disagreed on what that should look like: a new building, renting space in a retail center, combining a library and recreation center, or making changes to Conifer High School to keep the library there.

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The Jefferson County Public Library board is moving forward with deciding whether Conifer will get a free-standing library.

After completing one-on-one interviews with 16 stakeholders, library officials now are opening the discussion to the community. It is conducting two meetings in May – one in-person and the other virtual – to gain feedback. In addition, an online survey will be available later this month.

The in-person meeting will be at 10 a.m. May 13 at Conifer library, which is in Conifer High School, and a virtual meeting will be at 7 p.m. May 15 on Zoom. The Zoom link will be available at https://jeffcolibrary.org/ conifer-opportunity/.

“The (library) board loves to understand the community,” Donna Walker, the library district’s executive director, said. “There is a lot of opportunity (in Conifer).”

Conifer’s library has been in Conifer High School since the school opened in 1996. The 8,900-squarefoot library space is open to the public when school is not in session.

With the change in start and end times at Conifer High School starting in August, the library will be open fewer hours each week. Currently, school ends at CHS at 3 p.m.; next year, school will end at 3:45 p.m.

Walker said the changing school times precipitated the library board to look at other options for Conifer library.

The Conifer Area Council has been advocating for a free-standing library for several years based on feedback from community surveys it conducts.

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According to data presented to the library board, the library service area for Conifer has about 5,000 households with about a third of them using the Conifer library.

Conifer Area Council survey

The Conifer Area Council conducts a survey every four years, and the 2022 survey results showed that out of 650 responses, 53% said they found the library in Conifer High School inconvenient, and 66% said they would more likely use the Conifer library if it were open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. in its own location.

In addition, 43% said the shortened hours at Conifer library starting in August would limit their use of the library, and 76% said they would like to see the library district create a free-standing, full-service library in the Conifer area, perhaps by leasing or purchasing vacant retail space.

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EVERGREEN PARK & RECREATION BRIEFS

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

New equipment for rec district fitness rooms

The fitness rooms at Evergreen’s two recreation centers will get upgrades.

The Evergreen Park & Recreation District board of directors on April 25 approved spending about $70,000 to replace and add to the cardio and weight equipment offerings. The expenditure will exceed the $40,000 originally budgeted for equipment.

The Buchanan Park Recreation Center, which received upgrades a few years ago, will get six pieces of equipment. The Wulf Recreation Center will get 10 pieces of equipment, with other changes planned for the weight room including the removal of a glass partition.

The rec district staff had planned to put artificial turf on the patio area outside the Buchanan Park pool, but that has been scrapped until the district finishes its strategic plan.

Brian Tucker, the rec district’s recreation manager, said some of the treadmills and other cardio equipment are at the end of their life, needing major upgrades, so it made

Wulf Recreation Center’s weight and cardio room will be getting new equipment.

sense to replace them. Other equipment has been requested by patrons, he said.

“We are taking into consideration

what an updated fitness center looks like and what our needs are,” Tucker said, adding that the rec district has competition from area athletic clubs

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Vander Veen reminded the board that this expenditure was only a short-term fix for the rec district’s fitness rooms.

No donation to mural fundraising campaign

The Evergreen Park & Recreation District will not contribute to an effort to raise money to put a mural on the CenturyLink building in downtown Evergreen.

Leadership Evergreen, which is spearheading the fundraising effort, asked the rec district to contribute $5,000 to the project, and the district’s name along with other contributors’ names would be on a plaque near the mural.

While a vote was not taken on the expenditure at the April 25 EPRD board meeting, two board members expressed support for the donation, saying it was important for the rec district to work collaboratively with other organizations. Three board members said it wasn’t right to spend taxpayer dollars on something outside the rec district’s scope of service.

Board member Peter Eggers said supporting the arts was part of the rec district’s past master plans. Eggers and board member Betsy Hays agreed that the donation would make a statement that EPRD sup-

ports the arts and Leadership Evergreen.

“If we don’t donate the money,” Eggers said, “it sends a (negative) message to those who think EPRD’s mission is broader than sweat. It raises a flag … to our community on what we truly support.”

Board members Monty Estis, Don Rosenthal and Mary McGhee said the district should not spend the money.

“As much as I love public art, I don’t think it’s an appropriate use of our funds,” Rosenthal said. “We don’t have a broad mandate. We’re a special district with a focus on recreation. I think (the donation would) go outside our mission.”

McGhee added: “EPRD’s mission is to provide a wide range of excellent, financially responsible park and recreation facilities. It says parks and rec, not arts and rec. Our mission is not to prop up other nonprofits.”

Estis’ idea to donate a token amount to the fundraising effort and McGhee’s idea for board members to individually donate $1,000 to the effort on EPRD’s behalf did not gain traction.

Strategic planning meetings

May will be strategic plan month for the Evergreen Park & Recreation District board.

The board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the Buchanan Park Recreation Center in a work session to hear the results of a statisti-

cally significant survey about what constituents want the rec center to provide.

The board will meet again at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 23, at the Buchanan Park Rec Center to begin prioritizing projects for the district to undertake in the next three to five years, looking at project cost, community wants and what the district can afford.

The public is invited to attend both meetings to hear the discussion, though it will be up to the board whether to allow public input since that will not be on the agenda.

Board members have been discussing whether to ask voters for a bond increase in November to pay for projects and/or to ask voters to continue paying the same amount of property taxes after a bond is paid off in 2025.

In 2022, the board decided to undertake creating a strategic plan, with the first step determining what constituents want and need from the district. It began with listening sessions and followed up with a survey.

All households in the rec district were mailed postcards with codes to access to the survey. Those living outside the district or a second person in the household could answer the survey through evergreenrecreation.com.

Mobile recreation trailer

A mobile recreation trailer may be coming to an Evergreen Park & Recreation District park near you.

The district has partnered with the

Wilmot Elementary School PTA to stock a 15-foot trailer with carnival games, a bounce house, a projector that can be used for movies in the park and more. The rec district is providing the enclosed trailer, and the PTA is buying the first round of games.

Cory Vander Veen, the rec district’s executive director, hopes that each year, organizations will add to the trailer offerings.

“The intention is for it to be used by the entire community,” Vander Veen said. “We’re going to start small and focus on partners and events we already have. We can expand it to whatever we want it to be.”

Staff housing

Plans are moving forward for the Evergreen Park & Recreation District to turn the five houses it owns in Buchanan Park into housing for district employees in an effort to retain and attract them.

Executive Director Cory Vander Veen has said creating employee housing stems from the district having difficulty filling some positions and not retaining employees because they can’t afford to live in the foothills.

Vander Veen said at the April 25 board meeting that staff are working on creating an application and lottery system to determine who will get the housing. He said there’s been a lot of staff interest in having units that they can afford in the community.

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Rock-throwing homicide suspects’ affidavits paint grim portrait of April 19 events

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arrest affidavits — including statements from two of the three suspects — in the rock-throwing death of Alexa Bartell suggest that suspects Joseph Koenig, Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak have a history of throwing projectiles at cars, photographed Bartell’s car after throwing a fatal rock through her windshield, and discussed plans to deny involvement in the crime.

Koenig, Karol-Chik and Kwak — all 18-year-old residents of Arvada — were taken into custody by Jefferson County sheriff ’s deputies on the evening of April 25, almost a week after the murder of 20-year-old Bartell, who was one of seven motorists whose vehicles were hit by large landscaping rocks on the night of April 19.

While Koenig declined to be interviewed by investigators, Karol-Chik and Kwak gave somewhat conflicting accounts that point to a repeated pattern of throwing projectiles at moving vehicles. Karol-Chik told investigators that he and Koenig had been involved in throwing objects — including a statue and other rocks — on “at least 10 separate days” since at least February.

The following account is based on the allegations in the affidavits: On April 19, Karol-Chik and Koenig bought a “project” car, according to Karol-Chik, around 4 or 5 p.m., after which Karol-Chik moved the car to a friend’s house, drove to Kwak’s house to pick him up, and then continued to get Koenig.

Karol-Chik’s statement says that he and Kwak both collected landscaping rocks from the Walmart on 72nd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard, loading them into the bed of KarolChik’s pickup, a Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

A fourth man said he was with the trio at the Walmart, but asked to be taken home when he suspected the group might be preparing for trouble. The fourth man said the group was loading up “as much (rocks) as they could carry” into the vehicle, and said Koenig frequently participates in disruptive behavior because he likes to cause “chaos.”

Investigators used cell phone data and crime reports to determine that the rock that killed Bartell was one of seven incidents of landscaping rocks being thrown at cars in a large, semi-circular area stretching from Highway 72 in the south, Highway 93 in the east, Highway 128 in the north and Indiana Street in the west.

Kwak’s statement claims that while the trio was traveling around, Koenig was driving the vehicle, Karol-Chik was riding in the front passenger seat, and Kwak was in the back row behind Karol-Chik. Kwak said KarolChik was using “marine terms” as the rocks were thrown, such as “contact left” before Koenig would throw a rock at a car to the left of theirs.

Kwak said Koenig threw the rock

Alexa Bartell

that killed Bartell.

Kwak said that Koenig sped up as the group’s vehicle approached Bartell, then threw a rock out the window that made a loud sound, like a “rail gun” shooting a block of concrete. Afterward, Kwak noticed that Bartell’s vehicle had left the roadway. They reached the next intersection and turned around to return to where it left the road.

As they passed Bartell’s vehicle, Kwak took a picture of Bartell’s vehicle. He told investigators that he thought Karol-Chik or Koenig would want it as a memento.

Karol-Chik said all three suspects threw rocks at cars. He claimed

that Kwak threw the rock that killed Bartell, and corroborated Kwak’s account that the trio turned back toward Bartell’s car so that Kwak could take a photo. Karol-Chik said that at this point in the night, he felt “a hint of guilt.”

Kwak said that after circling back to Bartell’s car, Koenig took him home. He told investigators that Koenig and Karol-Chik discussed now being “blood brothers” and stated that they could never speak of the incident. Kwak also said that Koenig came to his house the next day to get their stories straight, specifically to deny any involvement in the events of the previous night.

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Defensible space, home hardening presentation: Evergreen Fire/ Rescue will provide a seminar on defensible space and home hardening

THURSDAY

Evergreen Audubon meeting: Evergreen Audubon will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at Evergreen Christian Church or via Zoom. Thom and Lisa Fisher, the driving research forces behind Escalante Resources Group, will present “The Geology of Evergreen: The First 100 Million Years.” For program information, including location details or zoom access, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org

to prepare for wildfire at 6 p.m. May 4 at the department’s Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway.

SATURDAY

Evergreen Audubon’s Dawn Chorus: Evergreen Audubon will host the Dawn Chorus beginning at 6 a.m. May 6 at Evergreen Lake. Enjoy

Free legal clinic: A free legal clinic for people with no attorney will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 4.

Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation. Preregistration for individual 15-minute appointments is available by calling 303-235-5275.

Women in Business luncheon: The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business luncheon will start at 11 a.m. May 4 at Mount Vernon Canyon Club. For

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EVERGREEN – Picking up construction supplies in El Rancho on the afternoon of April 4, he was puzzled to note two young men in a blue Toyota Highlander giving him “mean looks…like they wanted to beat me up.” Baffled, but busy, he proceeded to a Bergen Park eatery for a bite of lunch, an otherwise pleasant meal that turned to ashes in his mouth when a woman came inside and asked “Does anybody

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Fire department consolidation community meetings: The three 285 Corridor fire departments — Elk Creek, Inter-Canyon and North Fork — deciding whether to consolidate will host community meetings for the public. The meetings will be 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at North Fork

early morning birdsong with fellow birders and bring a dish to pass. For more information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org.

here own a blue Toyota Tundra?”

He did, of course, and somebody in the parking lot had just seen a guy crawling out from under his Tundra “with a power saw.” He could think of no good reason for anybody to be under his Tundra with a power saw, and only one bad one. Sure enough, rushing to investigate he found his catalytic converter almost completely severed and dangling by “the emission sensor.” Observing that they’d been observed, the scowling scoundrels had fled the scene in a blue Toyota Highlander, leaving him with the impression that he’d been targeted and a substantial repair bill.

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May 7, at St. Laurence Episcopal Church, 26812 Barkley Road, Conifer. The concert will feature performances of chamber music from ECO musicians and friends. For more information and tickets, visit evergreenchamberorch.org.

WEDNESDAY

EMERGE meeting: EMERGE (East Mount Evans Resources, Growth and the Environment) is holding its spring meeting on May 10 at KingMurphy Elementary School starting at 6 p.m. with presentations starting at 6:30 p.m. County officials, fire department representatives and others will attend and will focus on health services available to Eastern Clear Creek County residents.

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Wildlife Watch training: Evergreen Audubon, Denver Parks and Recreation and Evergreen’s Wild Aware are teaming up to continue the Wildlife Watch project. Volunteer training will be from 10 a.m.-noon May 6 at Evergreen Lake. Volunteers teach visitors at the lake about wildlife. Register at evergreenaudubon. org/events/wildlife-watch-teamvolunteer-training-2023.

SUNDAY

Evergreen Chamber Orchestra series finale recital: Evergreen Chamber Orchestra’s series finale recital will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, try to round up video evidence of the brazen bandits’ identities.

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EVERGREEN – Meanwhile on Evergreen Parkway, a tree-trimming company employee called JCSO to report a sharp pain in his exhaust train. Firing up a company truck that morning, he’d been startled by “a loud noise” which, he subsequently discovered, is what the scourge of catalytic converter theft sounds like.

Since the truck had been parked for the previous three weeks, it

“Poppy” book signing: The Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society will host Jack Maher for a presentation and signing of his book “Poppy” at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Hiwan Museum. The book is about Eric Douglas, an influential author, curator and expert on Native American art whose family helped create the community of Evergreen.

He championed indigenous artists and art in various museums, significantly impacting the field of museology.

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ergreen Fire/Rescue will sponsor a Community Wildfire Forum from 6-8 p.m. May 23 in the Evergreen High School auditorium. Local, county, state and federal agency wildfire mitigation and preparedness experts will provide information on reducing the risk and preparing for wildfire.

Puppies and Pizza: Puppies and Pizza will be from 10 a.m.-noon Friday, May 26, at Vertical Skills Academy, 32156 Castle Court, No. 201. The school will work with the Evergreen Animal Protective League to adopt puppies while raising funds for VSA. Defensible space, home hardening presentation: Evergreen Fire/ Rescue will provide a seminar on defensible space and home hardening to prepare for wildfire at 9 a.m.

Saturday, June 3, at the department’s Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway.

May 4, 2023 Medlen School Days: Medlen School Days allows elementary school-aged children to experience what a mountain school was like in the 1920s during three-day camps, sponsored by the Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society. Medlen School is a one-room schoolhouse built in 1886 on South Turkey Creek Road off U.S. 285. Camps are available on June 6-8 and June 13-15, and cost $30. Download an application at emahs.org to register. Contact Jo Ann Dunn at 303-503-5978 for more information.

EARC meeting: The Evergreen Area Republican Club (EARC) will meet at 6 p.m. June 7 in the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway.

Speaker will be Erik Aadland, former District 8 candidate. Independents and unaffiliated welcome.

Pizza available. Check evergreenarearepublicanclub.org for additional information.

Barbed wire removal: Wild Aware is sponsoring volunteer barbed wire removal days at DeDisse Park from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 17, July 22 and Aug. 19. For more information,

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Camp Comfort Weekend Camps: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice’s Camp Comfort for children 6-12 who have lost a loved one will be June 16-18 and July 7-9 at the Rocky Mountain Village Easter Seals Camp, 2644 Alvarado Road, Empire. Cost is free for all children thanks to donors, but a $25 deposit is required per child to hold their spot. Visit campcomfort.org for more information and to register.

Crow Hill Insurance Shred-athon: Crow Hill Insurance will host its 12th annual community ShredA-Thon from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 17, at 460 County Road 43, Bailey. Dispose of documents that contain sensitive information. The event is free, though donations to the Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity are accepted. Habitat’s delivery truck will be on site to accept select reusable/resalable furniture and housewares.

ONGOING

EChO needs volunteers: The Evergreen Christian Outreach ReSale Store and food pantry need volunteers. Proceeds from the EChO ReSale Store support the food pantry and programs and services provided

by EChO. There are many volunteer options from which to choose. For more information, call Mary at 720673-4369 or email mary@evergreenchristianoutreach.org.

Mountain Area Democrats: Mountain Area Democrats meet the fourth Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. through April at United Methodist Church of Evergreen, 3757 Ponderosa Drive, Evergreen. For more information, email MountainAreaDems@gmail. com.

LGBTQ+ teen book club: Resilience1220 is offering a LGBTQ+

teen book club that meets from 4-6 p.m. the fourth Monday at the Resilience1220 office next to the Buchanan Park Recreation Center. The group’s first book is “Hell Followed With Us.” For more information and to register, visit R1220.org.

Hiwan Museum winter hours: Hiwan Museum has shortened winter hours for tours, open Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. and weekends from noon to 4:30 p.m. Private tours of large groups may be accommodated when the museum is closed by calling Erica Duvic at Hiwan Museum at 720-4977653.

Community Bible Study: Several community Bible study groups are available — women (in person and online), co-ed young adults, school age, preschool & babies. This year’s study covers six books of the Bible: Philemon 1, 2, 3, John, Jude and Revelation. In-person classes are Thursday morning at Rockland Community Church in Genesee, Tuesday night at Bergan Park Church in Evergreen and Wednesday morning at Conifer Community Church in Conifer. More information is available at cbsclass. org/evergreengolden.

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History Happy Hour: The Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society will host a History Happy Hour from 4:30-6:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Hiwan Museum. Join us in a round table discussion on any and all aspects of history with topics driven by the attendees.

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Parkinson’s disease support group: A Parkinson’s disease support group meets the first Friday of the month from 1-3 p.m. at Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Drive, Evergreen. For more information, email esears@parkinsonrockies.org.

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Caregiver support group: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice offers a monthly group to provide emotional support services for caregivers helping ill, disabled or elderly loved ones. An in-person support group meets every third Monday from 4-6 p.m. at 3081 Bergen Peak Road, Evergreen. For more information, visit mtevans.org/services/ emotional-support/.

Mountain Foothills Rotary meetings: Mountain Foothills Rotary meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays both in person at Mount Vernon Canyon Club at 24933 Club House Circle, Genesee, and via Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting at https://us02web. zoom.us/j/81389224272, meeting ID 813 8922 4272, phone 346-248-7799.

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BY ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Gov. Jared Polis signed four gun measures into law Friday in what’s likely the most consequential tightening of gun regulations in Colorado history.

The bills expand the state’s red flag law, raise the minimum age to purchase all guns to 21, impose a three-day waiting period on firearm purchases and make it easier for people to sue the gun industry.

“Coloradans deserve to be safe in our communities, in our schools, our grocery stores, night clubs and everywhere in between,” Polis said before signing the bills.

Still pending in the legislature, and expected to pass soon, is a fifth bill that would ban the creation and sale of unserialized firearms, also known as “ghost guns.”

Here’s what each of the bills signed into law Friday would do: Red flag law expansion

Colorado’s red flag law, which allows judges to order the temporary seizure of guns from people deemed a significant risk to themselves or others, was created in 2019. But only family members and law enforcement have been able to petition a judge to issue a seizure order.

Under Senate Bill 170, one of the

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four bills signed by Polis on Friday, the list of people who can petition a judge to order a gun seizure now includes health care providers, mental health providers, district attorneys and teachers. The bill also requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to create an education campaign around the red flag law.

“If I hear one more time, ‘It’s not the gun, it’s the person’ but then you don’t support this law, then maybe you don’t really mean it,” said Rep. Jennifer Bacon, D-Denver, a prime sponsor of the bill. “Because that’s what we’re addressing here.”

Finally, the bill creates a hotline run by the Colorado Department of Public Safety to help the public get information about how to request gun seizures and to connect people with relevant resources.

The measure is aimed at increasing use of the red flag law, which hasn’t been used much in its first few years compared to other states with similar laws, according to a Colorado Public Radio analysis.

The bill’s other prime sponsors were all Democrats, including Sen. Tom Sullivan, Senate President Steve Fenberg and Rep. Mike Weissman.

Requiring that people be 21 to purchase a gun

Senate Bill 169 raises the mini-

Gov. Jared Polis signed four gun bills into law on April 28.

mum age to purchase any firearm in Colorado to 21. The new law also makes it illegal to sell any gun to someone younger than 21.

“It’s just the truth that young people are far more likely to commit gun violence than their older counterparts,” said Sen. Jessie Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat and prime sponsor of the bill.

It was already illegal for people under 21 to purchase handguns.

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The new law makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor to buy a gun if you are younger than 21 or for a private dealer to sell a firearm to someone who is younger than 21. Licensed dealers who sell to someone younger than 21 could be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Performance Escrow Escrow Interest Refunds Performance Escrow Escrow Interest Refunds

191,173.84 6,037.15 5,651.37 186.87 203,049.23

Arvada Rent Alls Inc Bellco C&O SPACES LLC CORELOGIC Elevation Motors ENT GRACE HERRING Heather N Ward Interstate Title Solutions Inc JEYDN BYRD John Taitt JOSEPH M MCKERNAN KAREN L MONREAL Kimbro Mountain Investments LLC LARRY H MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD Martin Marietta MCDONALD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP MGT LANDSCAPING INC Nations Auto Inc PANFIL STANLEY L Partner Colorado Credit Union Patsy Gallegos Platinum Motors Co LTD RANDALL REED’S PLANET FORD RHONDA M & JEFF L BROOKS SALLY D ELLIOTT Victor Sandoval and Tawnee B Garcia Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Clerk & Recorder Custodial Fund Total

Motor Vehicle Overpayments 2,938.08 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 115.78 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 90.12 Recording/Elections 10.00 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 438.18 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 162.25 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 56.73 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 93.06 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 76.29 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 8.20 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 119.60 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 55.14 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 8.20 Recording/Elections 10.00 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 179.94 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 1,624.76 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 191.09 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 126.92 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 67.98 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 55.50 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 125.00 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 25.00 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 54.50 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 1,847.37 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 37.10 Recording/Elections 55.02 Motor Vehicle Overpayments 83.96 Recording/Elections 55.50 8,711.27

4IMPRINT INC Office Supplies 5,698.50 Abel Montoya Telephone Services 131.61 ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC Consultant Services 26,168.81 Alpine Credit Inc Service of Process Fee Returns 30.00 ALTITUDE BUILDING AUTOMATION INC Maintenance Agreement 1,187.50 ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC Contract Services 51,788.65 BC Services Inc Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Bibiana Rodriguez Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 BLUE SKY PLUMBING AND HEATING INC Revenue Refunds 45.00 BLUE SKY PLUMBING AND HEATING INC Equipment Maintenance 16,390.00 BOB BARKER COMPANY INC Laundry Supplies 5,163.00 Bonnie S Shields - Attorney at Law Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Brandon Punihaole Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 BRENNAN M GARR County Travel 206.50 BRS FIELD OPS LLC Revenue Refunds 125.00 CCNC Inc Professional Dues & Memberships 100.00 CDW GOVERNMENT Computer Supplies/ Software/Equipment 89.77 CDW GOVERNMENT Furniture & Equipment - Non Capital 116.08 CENTURYLINK Telephone Services 125.47 Christa Rock Mileage 114.57 Cindy Brown Service of Process Fee Returns 87.00 CLICK STUDIOS (SA) PTY LTD Maintenance Agreement 1,721.00 CLIENT PAYMENT Trial Expense 2,111.00 CODE 4 COUNSELING LLC Medical Services 1,980.00 COLO ASSOC OF PERMIT TECHNICIANS Job Skills Training 140.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA Public Notices 51.36 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA Deed Advertising Clearing 74.12 COMPUTER SITES INC Maintenance Agreement 37,726.64 CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Heat & Power 376.04 Cory Gollnick Service of Process Fee Returns 10.00 Definity Group LLC Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 DELL MARKETING LP Software as a Services (SaaS) 16,384.50 Dustin Bratton Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 ELDORADO ARTESIAN SPRINGS INC Office Supplies 105.95 EVERGREEN METRO DISTRICT Water & Sanitation Services 227.40 FAMILY TREE INC Direct Grants - Non Governmental 97,500.00 FASTSIGNS Printing Services 299.10 FIRST ADVANTAGE OCCUPATIONAL Medical Services 237.69 FOOTHILLS ANIMAL SHELTER Due to Pet Data-Animal Licenses 665.00 Francy Law Firm PC Service of Process Fee Returns 45.00 FRONT RANGE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Medical Services 680.00 GALLS LLC Police Supplies 6,006.98 GRAINGER Electrical Supplies 88.96 HC PECK & ASSOCIATES INC Deed Title Search Clearing 3,250.00 HOLLY RYAN Mileage 60.50 INTERVENTION COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS SVC Services & Charges 330.15 JEFF CO COMMUNICATIONS Contracts CENTER AUTHORITY Intergovernmental 590,166.50 JENNIFER M FULTON Office Supplies 65.00 JENNIFER M FULTON Recognition/Appreciation 27.90 JOB STORE INC, THE Temporary Agencies 1,252.16 JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP Maintenance Agreement 1,587.18 JONATHAN A GOODALE County Travel 50.15 Jose Enrique Ramirez Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Joseph Quinones Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Juan Antonio Alcala Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 KELLY ENGLAND County Travel 241.50 KLEEN TECH SERVICES Building Maintenance 3,671.00 KLEEN TECH SERVICES Janitorial Services 306.16 KLEEN TECH SERVICES Miscellaneous Contract Services 3,701.00 Law Offices of Brandon R Ceglian Service of Process Fee Returns 175.00 Law Offices of Nelson & Kennard Service of Process Fee Returns 30.00 Macon County Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 MARK JOHN SPURGEON Meetings & Seminars 114.53 Marnita Rodriquez Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 MARRIOTT HOTEL SERVICE DBA DENVER MARRIOTT WEST Recognition/Appreciation 13,745.56 MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF DENVER INC Maintenance Agreement 281.01 Metro Collections Service Inc Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 MULTICARD Volunteer Supplies 915.93 Myra Molina Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Nick Utesch Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 NICOLETTI FLATER ASSOC Medical Services 2,885.00 OUTPUT SERVICES INC Printing Services 2,858.76 PITNEY BOWES PRESORT SERVICES INC Postage 674.23 PLEASANT VIEW WATER & SANITATION DIST Water & Sanitation Services 1,281.00

Provest LLC PUBLIC TRUST ADVISORS LLC QUADIENT LEASING USA INC REIDY METAL SERVICES INC Riley Whitehead ROCKY MOUNTAIN ACCREDITATION NETWORK ROCKY MOUNTAIN MICROFILM AND IMAGING dba RMMI SATCOM DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS INC SENIORS RESOURCE CENTER

Public Notice

Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Information Services 1,158.48 Equipment Rental 191.13 Maintenance Agreement 162.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 28.50 Professional Dues & Memberships 275.00 Equipment Maintenance

2,578.00

Wireless Service 452.25 Direct Grants - Non Governmental 111,200.00 Programs 71.30 Revenue Refunds 45.00 Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 Office Supplies 3,419.65 Copier Clearing 21,820.93 Service of Process Fee Returns 93.50 Revenue Refunds 172.00 Training & Education 345.00 Miscellaneous Contract Services 770.00

SHIRLEY SEPTIC PLUMBING INC SMART WERKS LLC Soukayna Iraqi SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS Springman Braden Wilson & Pontius PC Steve Staples STUNTRONICS LLC SUMMIT LABORATORIES INC SUMMIT TOPCO LP DBA CLASSIC COLLISION LITTLETON Commercial Repairs 8,397.68 T ENTERPRISES INC DBA 1 VISION Printing Services 95,374.10 T ENTERPRISES INC DBA 1 VISION Services & Charges 0.03 TIGER INC Heat & Power 43,266.47 TK MORRISON CONSTRUCTION Revenue Refunds 500.00 Tschetter Sulzer PC Service of Process Fee Returns 1,173.50 TWIN CITY SECURITY INC Security Services 10,304.00 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC Postage 10.00 UNITED SITE SERVICES OF COLORADO INC Maintenance Agreement 91.78 VERIZON WIRELESS Wireless Service 7,629.11 WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY Janitorial Supplies 16,910.25 WEST METRO CHAMBER FOUNDATION Professional Dues & Memberships 1,000.00 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC Janitorial Supplies 3,502.12 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC Office Supplies 105.54 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC Medical Supplies/Drugs 2,692.50 WHOLESALE SPECIALTIES INC Plumbing Supplies 1,219.91 WRIGHT PEST CONTROL INC Maintenance Agreement 955.00 XCEL ENERGY Heat & Power 2,095.03 Young Williams Child Support Services Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 General Fund Total 1,243,903.18 TRISTAR INSURANCE GROUP Worker’s Compensation Fund Total ANTHONY J AUCIELLO Becca Brenner CENTURYLINK CIVICPLUS COLORADO PRESERVATION INC

Workers Compensation Self-Insured Claims

157,099.00 157,099.00

County Travel 125.00 Heat & Power 78.00 Telephone Services 287.92 Software as a Services (SaaS) 6,890.62 Professional Dues & Memberships 1,000.00 Miscellaneous Contract Services 285.00 Trail Improvements 2,958.68

COLUMBIA SANITARY SERVICE INC CONCRETE EXPRESS INC CONSOLIDATED MUTUAL WATER COMPANY Water & Sanitation Services 114.70 CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Heat & Power 317.46 D & K PRINTING INC Printing Services 5,506.00 DIVERSIFIED UNDERGROUND INC Miscellaneous Contract Services 260.00 EMILY GUFFIN County Travel 463.81 EVERGREEN METRO DISTRICT Water & Sanitation Services 265.99 GOLDEN, CITY OF Water & Sanitation Services 532.79 JASON D HAMBURG Heat & Power 78.00 KRISTINA N DUFF Mileage 121.25 KRISTINA N DUFF County Travel 125.00 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN WATER DISTRICT Water & Sanitation Services 1,661.60 NEIL D MCNUTT Heat & Power 78.00 Nick Smith Clothing Supplies 200.00 ROXANE Cara GARCIA Heat & Power 78.00 SCOT M GROSSMAN Clothing Supplies 180.00 STEPHEN S GERMAINE Mileage 25.88 STEPHEN S GERMAINE County Travel 125.00 STEVEN M MURDOCK County Travel 125.00 TWO ROADS CHARTER SCHOOL Security Deposit 500.00 WIMACTEL INC Telephone Services 115.50 XCEL ENERGY Heat & Power 205.68 Open Space Fund Total 22,704.88 CONCRETE EXPRESS INC South Traffic Impact Fund Total

Road & Street Improvements 506,538.58 506,538.58

CONIFER TOWN CENTER LLC

Capital Expenditures Donated to Others Evergreen/Conifer Traffic Impact Fund Total

5,586.40 5,586.40

ALFRED BENESCH & COMPANY ALFRED BENESCH & COMPANY

Traffic Signal Services 1,629.50 Miscellaneous Contract Services 6,959.50 ALSCO DENVER INDUSTRIAL Janitorial Services 156.75 AMERICAN WEST CONSTRUCTION LLC Repair & Maintenance 102,618.00 ARAMARK Janitorial Services 109.30 Chris Archuleta Life Safety Supplies 200.00 COBITCO INCORPORATED Pavement Mgt Materials 1,554.00 COLUMBIA SANITARY SERVICE INC Janitorial Services 1,425.00 FASTENAL COMPANY Life Safety Supplies 1,347.68 GADES SALES CO INC Signal Maintenance 4,425.00 J&A TRAFFIC PRODUCTS Sign Maintenance Supplies 4,540.50 JEFFREY MCCREADY Life Safety Supplies 200.00 MARTIN MARIETTA Pavement Mgt Materials 22,701.77 PAIGE HEAGLE County Travel 192.00 PAIGE HEAGLE 114.50 Phillip Werner Life Safety Supplies 200.00 REPUBLIC SERVICES INC Disposal of Construction Spoils 224.15 Shelly Wiggins Life Safety Supplies 200.00 SILVA CONSTRUCTION INC Pavement Management Contracts 613,619.18 SMYRNA READY MIX CONCRETE LLC Concrete Supplies 1,710.00 SMYRNA READY MIX CONCRETE LLC Pavement Management Contracts 4,057.50 Toby Turner Life Safety Supplies 162.06 TRISTAN S EVANGELISTA Clothing Supplies 100.00 XCEL ENERGY Road & Street Improvements 18,451.93 Road & Bridge Fund Total 786,898.32 ACTION CENTER, THE AMBERLY T COALSON ANNEMARI HEYWOOD

HS-Sub Awards ñ Non Governmental HS-Mileage HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services

58,029.59 30.25 120.00

ATHENA CONSULTING LLC

HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 1,201.22 HS-Mileage 236.75 HS-Mileage 361.81 HS-Office Supplies 148.73 HS-Assistance Payments Other 20,666.25 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments County Paid 1,940.00 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Rent 12,813.15 CONTACT WIRELESS HS-Contract Services 480.25 DOUGLAS COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 5,306.52 ELAINE E GARCIA HS-Mileage 313.88 Eunice Bembissa HS-Mileage 428.75 FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF HS-Process Of Service 76.72 HOPSKIPDRIVE INC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 17,298.86 JANE HOFFMANN RN MS CS HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 910.00 JENNIFER D ANKELE FOSTER HS-Mileage 132.38 JOY A BASHUS HS-Mileage 143.50 LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS HS-Contract Services 250.00 Lizbeth Flores-Prado HS-Mileage 226.69 LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HS-Process Of Service 25.00 MAPLE STAR HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 16,000.00 MESA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HS-Process Of Service 67.50 MICHAEL LONGACRE HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 840.00 Michaela Hascall HS-Mileage 16.94 NAS RECOVERY SOLUTIONS HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 552.50 Owen McCarter HS-Mileage 144.38 ROCKY MOUNTAIN MICROFILM HS-Miscellaneous AND IMAGING dba RMMI Contract Services 1,267.91 RTD Bus Tickets 7,723.00 STEFFANY LYDDON HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 675.00 STEPHANIE I BRINKMAN HS-Mileage 31.31 SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED HS-Process Of Service 340.00 Taylor Parker HS-Mileage 125.13 THOMSON WEST INFORMATION CHARGES HS-Contract Services 1,376.65 Veronica Ivazes HS-Mileage 201.88 Social Services Fund Total 150,502.50

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BRIANNE R BENEFIELD Bryce Timberline CDW G CLIENT PAYMENT

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ALLIED PRINT GROUP INC EVAN W HASKELL GALLS LLC INDEPENDENT PROPANE COMPANY JACK NADEL INC JOSHUA T SEYFRIED METRO DENVER BUSINESS FORMS SAFARILAND LLC SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SUPER SEER CORP ULINE SHIPPING SUPPLY SPECIALISTS Patrol Fund Total

Police Supplies County Travel Police Supplies Resident Deputy Special Events Supplies County Travel Police Supplies Police Supplies Office Supplies Volunteer Supplies Food Supplies Police Supplies Office Supplies

Jason Pickett Jason Pickett Workforce Development Fund Total

HS-Mileage HS-County Travel

93.13 106.50 199.63

STAPLES ADVANTAGE T MOBILE Patrol Fund Grants Total

Office Supplies Wireless Service

23.99 759.90 783.89

ROYAL CREST DAIRY INC US FOODS INC

HS-Food Supplies HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services

447.08

ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC Inmate Welfare Fund Total

General Supplies

574.36 574.36

NITEL LLC Forfeiture Fund Total

Telephone Services

1,495.66 1,495.66

ALPHAGRAPHICS AMANDA L DAVIS AT&T MOBILITY AUTHENTIC PROMOTIONS COM COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT COURTNEY FOX COVENDIS

Printing Services Mileage Telephone Services General Supplies

76.87 35.50 203.30 387.00

Intergovernmental To State Mileage Professional & Technical Services Software Maintenance Agreement Professional & Technical Services Professional & Technical Services Professional & Technical Services Professional & Technical Services Printing Services

473.00 129.38

Head Start Fund Total

8,731.98 9,179.06

ATHENA CONSULTING LLC

HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 2,006.25 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Competency Assistance 53,163.64 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Other 937.68 LOCKHEED MARTIN HS-Job Skills Training 27,600.00 RIGHT ON LEARNING INC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 6,021.50 TRACEY BLUSTEIN LLC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 968.75 Workforce Development Fund Grants Total 90,697.82 KC CONSTRUCTION INC Head Start Fund Grants Total

HS-Building Improvements

34,247.50 34,247.50

A&E TIRE CINTAS CORP QUICK SET AUTO GLASS Fleet Services Fund Total

Tires Services & Charges Equipment Maintenance

1,388.92 489.09 1,820.00 3,698.01

ALARMSPECIALISTS INC Alejandro Galindo ALLISON HALPRIN AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC

Equipment Maintenance 810.00 Mileage 133.19 Programs 122.50 Office Supplies 219.13 Photocopy Supplies 98.90 Recognition/Appreciation 67.79 General Supplies 1,487.72 Special Events Supplies 1,457.20 Food Supplies 300.37 Professional Dues & Memberships 1,299.00 ANIMAL & PEST CONTROL SPECIALISTS Pest/Weed Control Services 165.00 ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS Programs 257.50 BAILEY TREE LLC Lawn & Grounds Maintenance 1,345.00 BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY INC Library Books & Materials-Digital 33,557.65 BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY INC Library Books & Materials-VAS 9,861.35 BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY INC Library Books & Materials-Print 47,520.65 BRENDA L BROSTROM Telephone Services 156.69 CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY General Supplies 264.56 COLO RAILROAD MUSEUM Professional Dues & Memberships 700.00 CONSERVE A WATT LIGHTING INC Electrical Supplies 252.00 CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DIST INC Electrical Supplies 1,918.35 CREATIVE FINANCIAL STAFFING LLC Temporary Agencies 1,392.13 DA VINCI ADVENTURES Programs 2,700.00 EDGEWATER, CITY OF Heat & Power 5,858.85 EDGEWATER, CITY OF Water & Sanitation Services 108.23 EMILY ALISE VROTSOS DUE Food Supplies 83.63 EVEREST MECHANICAL Plumbing Maintenance 3,867.00 EVERGREEN METRO DISTRICT Water & Sanitation Services 178.36 EXCEPTIONAL SWAG LLC Special Events Supplies 14,197.63 FASTENAL COMPANY General Supplies 2,679.61 HAYNES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS HVAC Services 7,347.42 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES Library Books & Materials-VAS 236.34 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES Library Books & Materials-Print 3,113.47 JACKSON MANUFACTURERS CO INC Furniture & Equipment - Non Capital 652.00 JACKSON MANUFACTURERS CO INC Equipment 1,828.00 JILL K HINN Food & Beverages 12.00 JILL K HINN Mileage 99.57 JOHN J SANDUSKY III Telephone Services 156.69 JOYCE C DEMING Mileage 243.13 KLEEN TECH SERVICES Janitorial Services 9,480.74 LORITO BOOKS Library Books & Materials-Print 559.28 MARIBEL ARREDONDO Special Events Supplies 400.00 MARLIN J IVY Recruitment Services 324.54 Michelle Morris Mileage 43.89

Library Books & Materials -DVD 5,902.19 Library Books & Materials -Audio Book 5,647.68 MILE HIGH DRAIN CLEANING INC Plumbing Maintenance 994.80 NWACC LIBRARY Library Books & Materials 35.00 PADMA POLEPEDDI Mileage 46.88 RAVEN PRINTING CENTERS INC Printing Services 392.20 REBECCA J PARSON Mileage 51.00 SCHOLASTICS INC Special Events Supplies 6,545.29 SPECTRUM AUDIO VISUAL Equipment Maintenance 150.00 STAT COURIER SERVICE INC Delivery Charges 34,772.61 STICKERGIANT COM LLC Special Events Supplies 12,269.83 STILES ENVIRONMENTAL Professional & AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE LLC Technical Services 3,067.50 TECHTRONICS INC Security System Maintenance 72.00 TOP GUN PRESSURE WASHING LLC Building Maintenance 490.00 ULINE SHIPPING SUPPLY SPECIALISTS General Supplies 270.18 VANNESA K IVEY Telephone Services 156.69 VON ROSENBERG, MARY Programs 55.00 WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY Janitorial Supplies 621.75 WESTRIDGE SANITATION DISTRICT Water & Sanitation Services 70.00 XEROX BUSINESS SOLUTIONS SOUTHWEST Equipment Maintenance 448.05 XEROX CORP Equipment Maintenance 62.55 Library Fund Total 229,678.26 DELTA DENTAL OF COLO UNITED HEALTHCARE Benefit Plan Fund Total

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INSIGHT GLOBAL LLC JILL CHRISTENSON OTOWI GROUP SHAWNA VANSICKLE XEROX CORP Public Health Fund Total

Delta Dental Insurance Claims UHC Medical Claims

50,281.20 253,542.98 303,824.18 637.10 310.50 6,617.72 818.24 1,373.83 197.50 3,449.64 146.45 1,062.10 299.37 28.89 1,385.00 184.36 16,510.70

16,635.00 1,100.00 4,000.00 1,600.00 9,919.25 1,500.00 2,229.41 38,288.71

COMMUNITY LANGUAGE COOPERATIVE Professional & Technical Services COURTNEY FOX Mileage INSIGHT GLOBAL LLC Professional & Technical Services LUZ GUERECA RAMOS Professional & Technical Services PRIMARY DIAGNOSTICS INC Education & Training Materials SATSANG VANWORKS Professional & Technical Services XEROX CORP Printing Services Public Health Fund Grants Total

15,817.71 385.56 58,408.16

CENTURYLINK SENERGY PETROLEUM LLC XCEL ENERGY Airport Fund Total

154.99 4,570.67 22,689.33 27,414.99

1,041.76 13.13 6,900.00 2,000.00 32,250.00

Telephone Services Fuel Heat & Power

FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG INC Road & Street Improvements 11,740.00 Southeast Sales Tax - Capital Project Fund Total 11,740.00 EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN OUTREACH

HS-Sub Awards ñ Non Governmental GOLDEN, CITY OF HS-Sub Awards - Intergovernmental JEFF CO ACTION CENTER INC HS-Sub Awards ñ Non Governmental JEFFERSON CENTER HS-Sub Awards ñ FOR MENTAL HEALTH Non Governmental MOUNTAIN RESOURCE CENTER INC HS-Sub Awards ñ Non Governmental RECOVERYWORKS HS-Sub Awards ñ Non Governmental Community Development Fund Grants Total OPTUM BANK INC Payroll Clearing Total GRAND TOTAL

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21,235.84 14,758.45 10,653.10 5,860.00 30,509.98 8,796.60 91,813.97

Health Savings Account

7,165.56 7,165.56 4,010,713.82

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The measure originally also would have banned possession of firearms for those under 21. That provision was removed in March. The bill also originally would have allowed people under 21 with a hunting license to purchase some firearms, but that element was also dropped.

The bill’s other prime sponsors were all Democrats: Sen. Kyle Mullica, Rep. Monica Duran and Rep. Eliza Hamrick.

Three-day waiting period

House Bill 1219 requires that people wait three days after purchasing a gun before they can take possession of the weapon. The measure is aimed at preventing heat-of-themoment suicides and homicides.

If a background check takes longer than three days, purchasers would have to continue waiting to access their weapon until the check is com-

plete. Violations are punishable by a fine of $500 for the first offense and increase to $5,000 for subsequent offenses.

The legislation also allows local governments to impose longer waiting periods for gun purchases.

Nine states and the District of Columbia already have waiting periods for gun purchases, according to Giffords, a group that pushes for tougher firearm regulations, though the policies differ from state to state.

Republicans in the legislature attempted to amend the bill to exempt victims of assault and attempted homicide from the waiting period, but those proposed changes were rejected. There are exceptions for antique firearms and for military members soon being deployed who are selling a firearm to a family member.

The bill’s prime sponsors were Democrats Rep. Meg Froelich, Rep. Judy Amabile, Sen. Tom Sullivan and Sen. Chris Hansen.

“Our waiting periods bill puts distance between emotional distress and access to a firearm,” Froelich

said during the bill signing event.

Making it easier to sue the gun industry

Senate Bill 168 rolled back the state’s extra protections for gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.

A 2000 Colorado law — passed about a year after the Columbine High School massacre — granted the firearm industry some of the toughest civil legal protections in the nation. It required plaintiffs to pay defendants’ attorneys’ fees in all dismissed cases, and only allowed people to bring product liability lawsuits against gun makers, sellers and importers.

Senate Bill 168 eliminates the requirement that plaintiffs automatically pay the legal fees of gunindustry defendants when cases are dismissed, and it makes the industry susceptible to lawsuits under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, the catchall policy governing business in the state.

“We finally, after 23 years of waiting, can open up Colorado courtrooms to gun violence victims

and survivors seeking justice,” said Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Boulder County Democrat and a prime sponsor of the bill.

The bill initially included a specific code of conduct for gun manufacturers and sellers.The code would have required the gun making industry to “take reasonable precautions” to ensure its products aren’t sold to a retailer that “fails to establish and implement reasonable controls.” It also would have required that gun makers don’t create or market products that can be easily modified into something illegal or something that is targeted toward minors or people who are barred from purchasing a gun.

The governor’s office asked for that part of the bill to be removed, and it was taken out at their behest.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.

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Legal Notice No. CC 1256 First Publication: May 4, 2023 Last Publication: May 4, 2023 Publisher: Canyon Courier

delivering more cost-effective and efficient fire protection and related services and providing recommendations on future Authority needs, to include the following:

Metropolitan Districts

Bids and Settlements

1. Evaluating the effectiveness, efficiency and performance of current CCFA operations;

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NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET RRC AUTHORITY JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS COMPREHENSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CLEAR CREEK FIRE AUTHORITY Multiple Facilities, Clear Creek County

2. Analyzing personnel and staffing needs to include a review of the volunteer model, the use of full-time employees or a hybrid of each;

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the RRC Authority (the “Authority”) for the current year of 2023. The Authority is an entity established pursuant to Section 29-1-203.5, C.R.S., by that certain RRC Authority Establishment Agreement among RRC Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 dated April 6, 2023. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget is on file in the office of the Authority’s Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, CO 80112, where such is available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 budget will be considered at the organizational meeting of the Authority to be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

1. To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or e-mail csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link e-mailed to you: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85140026636?pwd=ak s1NnNwZndiUUF3VjBLZGRFSUovZz09 2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-719-359-4580 or 1-253-215-8782 and enter the following additional information: (a) Meeting ID: 851 4002 6636 (b) Passcode: 122149 Any interested elector within the Service Area of the Authority may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget, inspect the 2023 budget and file or register any objections thereto.

RRC AUTHORITY /s/ Paula J. Williams McGEADY BECHER P.C. Attorneys for the Authority

PURPOSE Clear Creek County and its incorporated municipalities of Empire, Georgetown, Idaho Springs and Silver Plume are seeking competitive proposals from qualified firms to conduct a comprehensive independent organizational analysis of the Clear Creek Fire Authority that would evaluate all aspects of the organization. The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate alternatives for delivering more cost-effective and efficient fire protection and related services and providing recommendations on future Authority needs. Submittals should be made in accordance with all terms, conditions and specifications as set out in this Request for Proposal (RFP).

The selected firm shall specialize in the review and organizational analysis of fire and emergency services agencies, as defined in the Scope of Services. Proposing firms must demonstrate that they, or the principals assigned to the project, have successfully completed engagements similar to those specified in the Scope of Services section of this RFP and to organizations similar in size and complexity. All proposals submitted must remain valid for a minimum period of ninety (90) days after the date of the proposal opening.

SCOPE OF SERVICES The contractor shall perform all Services described in this section and all obligations set forth in the professional services agreement (Attachment A).

The contractor will conduct a comprehensive independent organizational analysis of the Clear Creek Fire Authority, evaluating alternatives for

3. Reviewing the current financial status of the CCFA to include existing revenues and projections over the next five years, indirect costs and contractual obligations and additional funding options; 4. Evaluating the governance structure and its effectiveness to include Board of Director-Executive staff efficacy; 5. Evaluating the option for transitioning to a Title 32 District; 6. Conducting a level of service analysis to include workload, call volume and activity, training needs and the potential for increased CCFA-Clear Creek County Emergency Medical Services collaboration;

Scope of Services Deliverables • Draft and final organizational analysis report • Recommendations for long-term personnel and staffing needs and the appropriate model moving forward • Projection of long-term financial needs based on recommended staffing model • Evaluation of and recommendation for a Title 32 District • Recommendations for policies, regulations and other plans identified by the overall organizational analysis RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS COMPREHENSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CLEAR CREEK FIRE AUTHORITY The firm shall submit one electronic copy of their response to this Request-for-Proposal.

Submit one electronic copy of the proposal. (in Microsoft Word or in pdf format). The following information should be listed in the subject line of the email: 1. Proposer’s name and phone number Proposals must be received at the Clear Creek County Manager’s Office, 405 Argentine St., by 5:00pm, May 23, 2023. Late proposals will not be accepted.

7. Reviewing response area characteristics, fire and non-fire risk assessments and response strategies and planning within the Authority and current efforts towards engineering solutions for fire protection such as inspections, fire prevention, etc.;

The deadline for submitting a Response is 5:00 p.m. local time on May 23, 2023.

8. Reviewing current and future capital needs; and,

Legal Notice No. CC 1255 First Publication: May 4, 2023 Last Publication: May 11, 2023 Publisher: Canyon Courier

9. Reviewing current strategic plans, rules, regulations and personnel procedures.

The Contractor must provide regular progress reports to the CCFA Organizational Analysis Committee (COAC). The Contractor will meet as needed with the Committee and/or its assigned representatives. The Contractor will meet individually with Clear Creek County and its incorporated municipalities of Empire, Georgetown, Idaho Springs and Silver Plume to ensure the appropriate involvement of key stakeholders through the course of completing a comprehensive organizational analysis.

Request-for-Proposal Contact: County Manager, Brian Bosshardt bbosshardt@clearcreekcounty.us

Pieter Christian Castle be changed to Pieter Atlas Castle Case No.: 2023C566 /s/ Mary Ramsey Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. CC 1254 First Publication: May 4, 2023 Last Publication: May 4, 2023 Publisher: Canyon Courier PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on April 26, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Charles David Bullard be changed to Charles David Holiday Case No.: 23C591 /s/ Mary Ramsey Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. CC 1257 First Publication: May 4, 2023 Last Publication: May 4, 2023 Publisher: Canyon Courier PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on April 10, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Raymond Edwin Susott be changed to Raymond Edwin Morris Case No.: 23C401

Name Changes

/s/ Stephanie Kemprowski Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on April 26, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of

Legal Notice No. CC 1252 First Publication: May 4, 2023 Last Publication: May 4, 2023 Publisher: Canyon Courier

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