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Community meeting finds support for offleash dog park

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s not if a wildfire will take place; it’s when.

With government agencies such as Denver Mountain Parks and Jeffco Open Space making mitigation a priority on their properties in the foothills, and grant funding from a variety of sources helping pave the way, it’s time for homeowners to step up, too. To aid homeowners, the fire departments have crews dedicated to chipping slash and staff members performing two types of home assessments: short defensible-

The sentiment at a community meeting was overwhelmingly in favor of the Evergreen Park & Recreation District moving forward with creating an off-leash dog park in Evergreen.

Much of the audience of more than 100 at a Sept. 1 meeting applauded loudly when Betsy Rich, founder of Friends of Evergreen Dog Park, said it’s been five years since Jeffco Open Space closed the Elk Meadow dog park, and the organization was willing to help EPRD in every way it could to open a new one.

However, a neighbor of the proposed 36-acre parcel east of Fillius Park said EPRD had not provided adjacent property owners information, especially concerning traffic and environmental issues, such as whether dog waste would contaminate their wells. He said Fillius Park already experiences issues with dog waste and off-leash dogs where they’re not supposed to be, and the proposed dog park would exacerbate the problems.

A few others felt EPRD was moving too slowly in opening a dog park,

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Shirley Johnson, a community ambassador in Conifer, speaks with a homeowner at an event organized by three ambassadors to PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST provide wildfire-mitigation information to residents.

Spreading the word Community ambassadors educate, organize homeowners to mitigate their properties

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Motivators. Educators. Workers.

More than 75 residents in the Evergreen, Elk Creek and InterCanyon fire districts have stepped

up to be what are called community ambassadors, finding ways to motivate their neighbors to mitigate their properties to be more prepared in case of wildfire. The fire departments always are looking for more people to step up to become ambassadors.

While each community ambassador has a different reason for getting involved in the program, all agree about the necessity of the grassroots efforts to mitigate private property. Evergreen and Conifer are considered the No. 1 location for a catastrophic wildfire in the country.

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The Evergreen Park & Recreation District is considering operating an off-leash dog park in Evergreen.

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suggesting the rec district could immediately create a temporary dog park on two acres in Buchanan Park.

EPRD plans to get public feedback in the next several weeks, and the EPRD board is expected to vote at its Sept. 27 meeting on whether to move forward with creating a dog park.

The proposal According to EPRD staff, Jeffco Open Space has offered EPRD up to $1 million to purchase the privately owned parcel and up to $200,000 for construction costs. The area would be entirely fenced with a buffer area between the dog park and neighboring homes.

Of the 36 acres, about 25 acres would be accessible to hikers and dogs. The property is east of both Fillius Park and the Xcel Energy substation on the north side of Evergreen Parkway.

EPRD Executive Director Cory Vander Veen explained that the initial proposal would be to offer 300 family memberships costing $150

yearly for the first dog and an additional $50 yearly for a second dog.

Cameras would be at the entrance, and members would have fobs or another way to access the dog park.

The number of memberships likely would increase, and EPRD would create a lottery or first-comefirst-served system to sell the memberships.

Revenue would pay for a park ranger who would spend about 60% of his or her time patrolling the dog park. The three trails planned on the property also would be ADA accessible.

At first, 35 to 40 parking spots would be located along the access road into the dog park. Users would access the park by turning north at the traffic light by the Evergreen King Soopers and driving past Fillius Park and the Xcel substation.

Waste disposal stations would be located throughout the park, and paid staff would empty and restock stations, with regular cleanup events by volunteers. EPRD would monitor cleanliness, erosion, weeds, trail surfaces and the entryway.

If all goes well at the dog park, EPRD could eventually add a shelter, restroom, picnic tables, parking lot and more trails. If the dog park

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failed, the land would revert to other recreational activities.

If the EPRD board authorizes moving forward with the dog park, it would need to follow Jeffco Planning & Zoning procedures, starting with the required community meeting, potentially in October or November. If EPRD gets county commissioner approval, then it would plan to make improvements to the property in the spring.

Community comments Karen Morales, a FEDP board member, noted that the neighbors’ concerns needed to be addressed, so their fears are allayed. “(An off-leash dog park) is a community asset that we are trying to bring back to Evergreen,” she said.

“We want this to be a win-win for all.”

Another speaker was concerned that with the low number of memberships, many in Evergreen including new residents would never be able to use the dog park.

Speakers agreed that dog parks are social experiences as much for the dog owners as for the canines, something that has been missing since the Elk Meadow dog park closed.

Rich said FEDP strongly supported moving forward with a dog park.

“I believe a new dog park that is responsibly managed will help heal our community,” she said. “Together, FEDP and EPRD will develop a plan to provide trails without burdening the area.”

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space assessments and comprehensive wildfire-prepared assessments.

Community ambassadors work in their neighborhoods based on each fire department’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The plans break neighborhoods into plan units, and the ambassadors assigned to the units create implementation plans to tackle the work to be done.

The ambassadors meet with personnel from each fire department’s wildland divisions to discuss goals, potential funding and ideas for working together.

Being an ambassador takes time, they said, but it’s a labor of love.

Some ambassadors create a team to help cover all of the neighborhoods in their plan unit. Homeowners associations also help because they have contact information for members. “(Ambassadors) are the face of their community and a good link between their community and the fire districts,” said Kelleigh McConnaughey, wildfire mitigation specialist for Inter-Canyon and Elk Creek fire departments. “They provide a voice for the community and can bring issues to us. They are essentially motivators, finding other motivated people to essentially come to a community-wide goal of mitigation, which is really what the wildland division is striving toward when it comes to wildfire and community safety.”

She noted that the volunteer hours the ambassadors put in are amaz-

ing.

“They are willing to dedicate time to bring these services to their communities,” McConnaughey said.

“We appreciate everything they do.”

The fire departments equip the ambassadors with information they can impart to other homeowners about the importance of mitigation and how to do it.

Why they’re ambassadors Byrne McKenna, the ambassador for the North Turkey Creek area in the Evergreen Fire Protection District, was an ambassador before they were called ambassadors. He also is an Evergreen volunteer firefighter, so helping his neighbors perform fire-mitigation work is vital.

When neighbors band together, they can get a lot done. McKenna said of the 400 homes in his plan unit, he figures 15% have completed mitigation while 70% have started.

For Al Leo, who moved to Silver Ranch South in Conifer in 2019, the pandemic gave him time to learn about wildfire mitigation and forest health.

“Being an ambassador seemed to me like a good mix of things,” Leo said. “It’s a way to give back to the community, something that is worthwhile and making an impact where we live. Then the other part of it is a belief or a passion that if we can get neighbors motivated and work together and chip away at the stone, we can make a difference. If communities band together, we can make a difference in lowering the risk.”

Heather McGaughey and Elizabeth Campbell became ambassadors for the Swede Gulch and El Rancho

area after attending a meeting at Evergreen Fire/Rescue. They say their idea is to start small, beginning with the residents on their road and then expanding to other roads and neighborhoods.

For McGaughey, preparing the area in case of wildfire is important because she lost a home in a wildfire in California in 2017, and she wants to make sure area residents don’t go through the same horrible tragedy.

Campbell, who has lived in Evergreen since 1994, remembers how terrifying the Buffalo Creek Fire was.

Shirley Johnson, the ambassador for Silver Ranch in Conifer, explained that this was a critical time for the area regarding wildfire prevention.

“So many don’t understand why this is important and what needs to be done,” she said. “We need to educate and work together to make a difference.”

Motivating residents Ambassadors said they hope residents understand the need for mitigation, but they still get a variety of responses. Some don’t understand what needs to be done, believe mitigation means cutting down all trees, which isn’t the case, can’t do the work themselves or can’t afford to have the work done.

Some ambassadors orchestrate community mitigation days where everyone gets together to help other property owners, chipping days where homeowners put their slash by the side of the road for chipping, and in Conifer, one ambassador had a slash train where residents with pickup trucks and trailers move

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along roads to collect slash.

Some ambassadors host community meetings, have tables are community gatherings, present information at homeowners association meetings, erect signs along roads or simply talk one-on-one with neighbors.

Leo noted that he speaks to many newer residents here who are willing to learn and start mitigation.

What works for him is cutting slash and limbing trees on his own property because neighbors see him and want to know more.

“A lot of people are surprised they can keep a lot of trees between five and 30 feet from their homes, but they need to consider limbing up trees and raking out pine needles to help keep them from catching fire,” McKenna said.

On many properties, the idea is to look for more low-hanging fruit because starting some mitigation somewhere is better than not starting anywhere. That is the message that Jess Moore, Evergreen Fire/ Rescue’s reduction risk coordinator, brings to groups regularly.

Moore reminds homeowners that they can start with something simple like clearing pine needles from around the house and from gutters. Maintaining a five-foot noncombustible zone around the home is important.

She emphasizes this point as she works with ambassadors and hopes to recruit more volunteers — one from each neighborhood in Evergreen — to become part of ambassadors plan-unit groups to help get the wildfire-mitigation word out.

“Fire will happen,” Moore said.

“It’s our responsibility to create an environment on our properties, so fire can move through without destroying it.”

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The Homestead’s HEAT program works to mitigate private properties

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A little collaboration has helped a Conifer neighborhood tackle wildfire mitigation.

That’s why The Homestead neighborhood has created HEAT — Homestead Emergency Action Team — to encourage neighbors to do the work to make their homes less susceptible to wildfire. Earlier this summer, HEAT worked with CORE Electric to get some of the slash chipped.

CORE volunteers brought a truck and chipper on a Saturday, and moved from home to home — 29 in all —around The Homestead to get rid of slash piles.

“We have found the biggest challenge is getting rid of the slash,” said Jackie White, who organized the wood-chipping event. “We reached out to CORE to help, and there was no hesitation. They said they were here to help. It’s really impressive.”

White said having a slash-chipping day helped create momentum to get the work done in the neighborhood.

Mike Kaine with CORE Electric said he and his staff were happy to volunteer to do the work and glad the staff was creating relationships with neighbors. He hopes CORE will be able to do more chipping work, noting that wildfire is a concern for the electric company as it is for residents.

The goal of HEAT is to improve safety awareness for the subdivi-

Workers from CORE Electric volunteered on a Saturday in June to chip piles of slash from 29 homes in The Homestead.

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sion, help neighbors with wildfire mitigation, create fire breaks and egress in case of evacuation, and pursue grants to help pay for the work.

Sourdough Drive resident Paula Weeks had several slash piles chipped by CORE, explaining that White has been instrumental in getting neighbors to mitigate their

properties, and it was convenient to have CORE dispose of them.

“Wildfire has been close by,” she said. “We don’t want that happening to us.”

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Jeffco’s SLASH program working well this summer

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The foothills are awash in piles and piles of slash, and Jefferson County is thrilled to take care of them.

Jeffco’s SLASH — Sustainable Lands and Safer Homes — program collects and chips slash from residents and takes it to a Denver company called A1 Organics that dyes and sells it. The changes in this year’s slash program are making it wildly successful, according to Jeffco’s Matt Robbins, who is in charge of the program.

“We have seen resounding response, particularly in Evergreen and Conifer,” Robbins said. “We are seeing just a tremendous outpouring of people (dropping off slash), and that shows they get it. They understand the importance of wildfire mitigation, and the slash program is working.”

In past years, slash drop-offs were on weekends and the drop-off locations changed each week. This year, slash drop-off is available generally Thursday through Sunday, and the location remains the same several weeks in a row.

This year, the program is running 23 weeks, and in the first 10 weeks, Robbins said, nearly 5 million pounds of slash have been dropped off. In all of 2021, Jeffco collected about 7 million pounds of slash.

Robbins said people have been patient when they have had to wait

Residents unload slash at the Settlers Drive slash collection location on Aug. 11.

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in line, and they have followed the rules such as not bringing pine needles or other debris in plastic bags.

Jefferson Conservation District workers are at the drop-off site, and Jeffco employees drive the slash down the hill. It costs $20 per load.

In early August, drop-off was on

Settlers Drive along U.S. 285, and workers there said the lot became so full of slash by Sunday that sometimes they had to close early.

“Jeffco is not making a profit, but from where we are sitting, the benefit is the removal of wooded debris off of the foothills and getting it repurposed,” Robbins said.

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CHS principal leaves for job in Jeffco schools administration School restructures administration to fill vacancy

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Conifer High School principal Wesley Paxton left the school Sept.

6 to become an interim community superintendent with Jeffco Public Schools.

Paxton accepted the position at the end of August, resulting in changes to school administration.

Current assistant principal Gregory Manier has become interim principal, and CHS learning specialist Bradley Horner has become the school’s interim assistant principal.

“It’s definitely difficult,” Paxton said of the changes. “I knew there would be a shock factor to it all when I found I got the job, but I try to reduce the anxiety because the administrative people I have coming in are great people, and they’re going to do a great job.”

Paxton has been the principal at CHS for nine years, and he replaced Mike Musick, who also left CHS in 2013 to work at the district office.

Paxton intends to remain active in the community by attending CHS

‘I knew there would be a shock factor to it all when I found I got the job, but I try to reduce the anxiety because the administrative people I have coming in are great people, and they’re going to do a great job.’

Wesley Paxton, former principal of Conifer High School

sporting events and graduation this year.

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district on how to best support their schools.

As CHS administration adjusts to the new positions, there will be what Horner describes as a “trickle-down process,” in which the former administrator works with his successor during this transition period.

“I appreciate all the kind words

and concern that people are sharing with me, but we’re in a good place,” Paxton said.

Manier has been an assistant principal at CHS for 10 years, working closely with Paxton.

“I’ve really learned so much from (Paxton) that it should hopefully be a smooth transition,” Manier said.

He explained that students will not experience changes to their school day under the new administration.

He wants to maintain the way the school is currently run and looks forwards to working with students and teachers more closely.

Horner’s promotion to assistant principal will leave CHS without a learning specialist. He will continue to teach two study skills classes in addition to taking on assistant principal responsibilities including managing school testing and discipline.

“I’m going to keep these classes and ensure those kids are supported until we figure out a way to support them better, and that’s going to be an ongoing conversation,” Horner said.

He added that it’s a phenomenal opportunity.

“I couldn’t have pictured a better fit for me than in this role,” he said.

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ess than a week after I was part of a team that was chosen to provide federal lobbying services to the City of Aurora, Mayor Paul Tauer delivered his State of the City address.

I woke up the next morning to Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News headlines that he’d used the speech to assail U.S. Sens.

Hank Brown and Ben Campbell for not doing enough for Aurora. Before I’d had time to set up meetings with the senators’ staffs about how to work together, we were in crisis.

Sen. Brown was in Colorado. We scheduled a meeting for him and Tauer the next day. Tauer unrepentantly told him Aurora residents were fed up with getting less attention than people from Denver and as mayor it was his job to express their frustration. Even though Brown had never heard that message directly from Aurora officials before, at the end of the meeting he apologized.

As soon as I got back to my car, I called my Washington-based colleague and said, “There’s something special about this guy.”

Paul Tauer passed last month at the age

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of 86. He was elected to Aurora City Council in 1979 and was mayor from 1987 until 2003.

Throughout his tenure, he worked doggedly to improve things for Aurora and its people and to demand respect for Colorado’s third largest city.

He never held back when he thought he or his city weren’t given their due. His disagreements with the Aurora Sentinel often led him to say, “I got a paper today. I need to line my birdcage.”

His fights with Denver Mayor Wellington Webb were legendary. After Webb announced that he’d brokered a deal to allow the Nuggets and Avalanche to leave McNichols Arena for the to-be-built Pepsi Center, Tauer began a press conference the next day by opening and drinking a can of Coke.

When a Washington official who was clearly unprepared for a meeting with us and Congressman Bob Beauprez left his office, Tauer succinctly said, “All hat, no cattle.”

The main reason Aurora retained us was to defend Fitzsimons Army Medical Center from closure. After congressional elections

in 1994, it became obvious we would not succeed.

Tauer deftly continued the fight in public while beginning a behind-the-scenes effort to move the University of Colorado Medical School and Hospital to the site after the Army left. The relationships he developed with CU and Pentagon officials were instrumental to make it happen.

He was largely responsible for turning the loss of Fitzsimons from an economic disaster to a remarkable economic-development victory to benefit Aurora and its residents for the foreseeable future.

Paul Tauer fundamentally changed Aurora and its role and influence in the Denver metropolitan area and Colorado.

Aurora is a better place for his service, and I was lucky to have had a front-row seat as his lobbyist for most of his term.

Greg Romberg had a long career in state and local government and in government relations. He represented corporate, government and trade association clients before federal, state and local governments. He lives in Evergreen with his wife, Laurie.

Coming soon, The Apocalypse, maybe

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ust about every video game, young adult novel and buzzworthy streaming series agree that we need to prepare for a post-apocalyptic world. Up ahead, around a sharp curve or off a cliff, it is waiting—The Apocalypse.

Maybe not “the complete final destruction of the world,” but certainly “an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale,” to quote the two definitions in the Oxford Online Dictionary. Not yet, but soon.

This has me wondering: How will we know when we move from pre- to post-apocalypse? This summer, my hometown in southern Oregon was crushed under a heat dome, sweltering in triple-digit temperatures. A fire across the state line ignited and within 24 hours exploded to become California’s largest wildfire this year so far.

The two mountain lakes that provide water to our valley orchards and vineyards are at 2% and 6% full, that is, 98% and 94% empty. Last year, an even more severe heat dome pushed temperatures in normally cool Seattle and Portland to record-shattering levels, wildfires burned more than a million acres in Oregon and 2000-year-old giant sequoias perished in fires of unprecedented severity in

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California’s Sierra Nevada.

Catastrophic extremes are becoming normal. The Great Salt Lake is at the lowest level ever recorded, spawning toxic dust storms.

A mega-drought has shriveled the Colorado River, with Pepper Trail the beginning of major cutbacks in water deliveries to Arizona and Nevada. Elsewhere in the West, flooding devastated Yellowstone National Park in June, collapsing roads and leading to the evacuation of over 10,000 visitors.

Widening our view, Dallas is currently inundated with what is described as a “1,000-year” flooding event, following similar flooding disasters in Las Vegas, St. Louis and Kentucky earlier this summer.

Across the Atlantic, Europe was scorched by the highest temperatures ever recorded this summer, triggering massive wildfires, the collapse of a glacier in Italy and over 10,000 heat-related deaths. India, China and Japan experienced record heat waves this year.

I could go on, but no doubt you

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have read the news, too, about climate-caused apocalyptic events.

Closely related is the global extinction crisis, with over a million species at risk by the end of this century.

Bird populations in the United States have collapsed by one-third in the past 50 years, and the world’s most diverse ecosystems, including tropical rainforests and coral reefs, could largely disappear in coming decades.

Let’s also not forget the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed at least 6.46 million people worldwide and sickened 597 million. That pandemic shows no sign of ending as the virus continues to evolve new variants.

Meanwhile, the new global health emergency of monkeypox has been declared. And polio, once eliminated in this country, is back, thanks to people who aren’t vaccinated.

What about America’s social fabric? According to a poll taken this summer by the New York Times, a majority of Americans surveyed now believe that our political system is too divided to solve the nation’s problems. The non-profit Gun Violence Archive has documented 429 mass shootings so far this year in America, with “mass shootings” defined as at least four people killed or injured.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court’s

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overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a rapid and stark division of the country into states that permit abortions versus those that outlaw it.

Republicans and Democrats increasingly live in separate media universes, with both sides concerned about the possibility of a civil war.

I admit this is a staggering list of “damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale,” but I’m not ready to declare myself a citizen of the post-apocalypse. We don’t have to live there. Instead, let’s accept that humanity and the whole planet are “apocalypse-adjacent.” The apocalypse is before us and we can see it clearly. But the world is not yet ruined.

Human beings do have this redeeming and also infuriating trait: We are at our most creative and cooperative when it is almost too late. We can — we must — pull each other back from the brink. To fail is to condemn our children to live in the hellscape of a dystopian video game. As they will tell you, that is no place to be.

Pepper Trail is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is a naturalist and writer in Ashland, Oregon.

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Finding joy in dinnerware

The Enoch Woods Castles china set as it was displayed in Humphrey History Park and COURTESY PHOTO Museum.

Collectors reap benefits in online auction of items at Humphrey Museum

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Claire Remington with Estate Liquidation carries cups out of the Humphrey home to PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST be readied for transport to the the china set’s new owner.

Elizabeth Edwards has found what she calls the holy grail of antiques.

She acquired a 214-piece set of Enoch Woods Castles china — a very rare find — from Humphrey History

Park and Museum in Soda Creek.

On Aug. 26, she and her mom, Katherine Gorshow, drove to the museum to wrap and box up the china to take home.

“I’m going to love it like a member of my family,” Edwards said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime find.”

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by Julianne Seifert The Blue Castle

by L. M. Montgomery , 1926

If you were anything like me, you read Anne of Green Gables at least once growing up. It is one of the most ubiquitous Englishlanguage classics, beloved by both parents and teachers. For any girl who liked to read and had even the slightest desire to write her own stories one day, being compared to the heroine was inevitable, and many of the series’ scenes, quotes, and motifs have become instantly recognizable hallmarks of popular culture.

One potential downside of a series and character achieving that kind of worldwide, lasting popularity is that such success tends to overshadow an author’s other works. This has been the case for L. M. Montgomery, whose books written with an older audience in mind tend to be much less well known than her Anne books. On the other hand, this can make for an exciting moment of discovery when one happens upon a previously-unheard-of entry in a beloved author’s bibliography.

The Blue Castle contains several themes and elements which will be familiar to fans of Anne, including a protagonist whose difficult life is brightened by her lively imagination, comedic interludes centered on the meddling of older generations, and the deft weaving of heavy subject matter into what is essentially a lighthearted story. However, there is also plenty of new ground broken, making for a book that should appeal not only to lifelong Montgomery fans, but to first-time readers of her work as well.

The story follows Valancy Stirling, a lonely woman in her late twenties who is smothered by her overbearing family and has consequently never been able to find happiness or carve out her own place in the world. She is finally motivated to break free and strike out on her own by a frightening terminal medical diagnosis. As the

book tracks her progress toward finding independence and love, it also becomes a sharp satire of those who value convention and appearances above all else, illustrating the way that their own prejudices keep them trapped in dull, futile lives. It then takes its subversive nature a step further by contrasting a truly pragmatic romance with soaring, poetic descriptions of its setting in the Canadian wilderness. Its twists and turns can be predictable, but its characters are engaging and its humor is often surprising. This steady mix of unexpected and familiar, funny and poignant, makes it an ideal comfort read for the cooler months ahead.

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Thing is, Maverick is an American of below-average size and stature, while Antoine is a veritable Bastille of a man. Antoine instantly and easily threw a restraining hold on Maverick and yelled for Antoinette to notify the gendarmerie. When responding deputies remarked on the marks on Maverick’s mug. Antoine explained, with interpretive help from Antoinette, that he’d been forced to sock the wildly thrashing Maverick a couple of times to settle him down. As bon chance would have it, Antoinette caught most of the action on her cell phone, which recorded Antoine pleading with Maverick, in French, to surrender peacefully, and saying “I’m sorry!” to him, in English, with each blow.

Deputies noted in their report that Antoine is a very congenial person, that he clearly struck Maverick in self-defense only, and that he’d obviously pulled his punches since “a man of his size…could have seriously hurt or even killed” Maverick with fists alone. Antoine and Antoinette refused to press charges against Maverick, saying “he’s just drunk” and they “don’t want him to get in trouble.” Maverick didn’t choose to pursue charges against Antione at that time, vowing to settle the Frenchman’s hash later “in civil court.”

Alms reduction ASPEN PARK – The scene was grim. It was the afternoon of Aug. 8, and the outdoor table where the panhandler sat was covered with his blood, his face masked in gore that continued to pour from the gash on top of his head. As paramedics treated his injury, Panhandler told deputies he’d barely begun strumming his ukulele for cashrich passersby when the property manager told him he’d have to move on. Panhandler did move on, and then moved back, at which point Manager’s exhortations became more forceful. Piecing together competing testimonies and a smatter-

ing of witness statements, officers surmised that the confrontation had turned violent, that Panhandler got the worst of it, and that Manager had likely crossed the line into harassment. Panhandler further accused Manager of stealing his phone, a charge Manager denied and for which deputies could find no evidence. Manager was issued a summons for harassment, and Panhandler finally moved on.

Tension headache EVERGREEN – We’ve all been there. While grocery shopping on Aug. 7, Gallant rounded a corner to find Goofus and his cart parked in the middle of the aisle. When Goofus made no move to clear the road, Gallant “tried to squeeze past him,” brushing up against Goofus with his own cart in passing. Furious at the uninvited contact, Goofus “cut me off” and “pushed me with both hands” and “hit me in the shoulder,” Gallant said. It was Gallant’s turn to be furious, and he followed Goofus into the parking lot and wrote down his license plate number. Upon reflection, however, Gallant asked that officers give Goofus a pass, saying the man’s pathetic public petulance was probably “due to COVID tensions.” Deputies cleared the case.

Wood riddance KITTREDGE – Although long dead and bone dry, the ponderosa was a beauty, 65 feet tall and standing straight at attention. And when it finally blew down not long ago, the property owner couldn’t wait to “make a beam out of it.” Thing was, when he went to re-survey the toppled titan on Aug. 9, all that was left were sad little piles of sawdust and one big lost opportunity. Deputies investigating the disappearance chatted up a neighbor who recalled hearing “a chainsaw cutting wood” on the complainant’s property a couple of weeks prior, and had looked out to see a man he thought he recognized as a mutual acquaintance loading pieces of the pine into the back of his blue pickup truck.

The complainant asked deputies to charge Mutual Acquaintance with theft. Under questioning, Mutual Acquaintance told deputies he has plenty of his own trees to cut down if it’s wood he wants, that he doesn’t own a blue pickup truck, and that if he had that much fireplace fodder stacked in his yard the deputies would already know it. Deputies let the case lie where it fell.

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Sophomores Rhoan Bruneau and Tagg Reynolds smile in victory as their team walks off the field. “It was a good game, really exciting, especially towards the end,” Bruneau PHOTO BY ELLIE CHASE/CONIFER HIGH SCHOOL said.

Grant Kirklin battles his way through two Alameda defenders, carrying the ball skillfully. He has strong goals for the team and himself. “I’m looking forward to winning PHOTOS BY AMELIA HOBGOOD/CONIFER HIGH SCHOOL more and making playoffs,” Kirklin said.

Junior Michael Loebe looks to strike the ball upfield. Loebe was fouled in the last 3 minutes of the second half and had to come out of the game due to his injury but contribPHOTO BY AMELIA HOBGOOD/CONIFER HIGH SCHOOL uted greatly to Conifer during the time he played.

Grant Kirklin jumps into the air above all the Alameda players in an attempt to head the ball as it’s served across the field.

PHOTO BY AMELIA HOBGOOD/CONIFER HIGH SCHOOL

Conifer soccer makes a comeback Boys 4-0 on the season

BY AMELIA HOBGOOD AND ELLIE CHASE CONIFER HIGH SCHOOL

Conifer boys soccer is back, and in winning their first four games of the season, the Lobos have already beaten their previous season’s record, which was a crushing 1-13-1.

With the strong 6-0 win against Widefield Aug. 20, the 3-2 overtime win against Alameda Aug. 24, the 1-0 win over Englewood on Aug. 30 and the 9-0 win on Sept. 1 against Weld Central, the team is looking forward to a strong season.

“I think it’s gonna be one of the best seasons we’ve had in a while, so hopefully we will make it to playoffs,” senior Maddox Rife said.

The Lobos started the game against Alameda in a 3-4-3 formation but were matched fairly well.

Neither team could maintain possession throughout the first half, but there were various shots on goal for both teams.

After a hard battle, 24 minutes

in, Rife managed to find the back of the net, putting the Lobos into a 1-0 lead. However, their intensity dropped off after they scored the first goal. Alameda took advantage of the relaxed play and scored a goal 11 minutes later, tying the game at halftime.

“We started slow. We weren’t finding feet and playing as dynamic, and we didn’t do our high press as we needed to,” said coach Jason Wooldridge.

During halftime, Wooldridge talked to the players about increasing their energy and getting back into this game. With various fouls, injuries and a missed penalty from Alameda in the second half, the game was still tied.

It took another Alameda goal to turn the team back on. With only nine minutes left after Alameda’s goal, Conifer was forced to give everything it had to level the game.

Its intensity built up multiple plays until Grant Kirklin scored with two minutes left in the game.

Using the momentum, junior Dak Reynolds scored off a rebound from

the keeper with only 38 seconds left in the match, putting Conifer ahead.

But due to an offsides call, the ref took back the goal, sending the two teams into an extra 10 minutes of overtime to determine the victor.

With everything on the line, the intensity was high. After fighting long and hard, Conifer managed to get its well-earned goal, when Rife scored his fourth goal of the season with only 2:34 remaining.

“We always turn things back around at overtime. We reacted appropriately and kept the high pressure,” Wooldridge said.

With such a tough season last year, things finally seem to be turning around for Conifer. Its improvement is partially due to senior Grant Kirklin, who returned to play with Conifer this season after playing for the competitive club Real over the past few years to be scouted for college. However, Kirklin wanted to return home to the Conifer team for his senior year.

Kirklin has exceptional skills on the ball and good recognition of space.

“It’s different coming back to Conifer and playing high school with the different play styles, but it’s definitely a lot better. It’s a lot more down-to-earth playing here than at a big club,” Kirklin said.

While Kirklin may be a great player, as the saying goes, there is no “I” in “team.” Every player has developed and grown over the past couple of years. Conifer started with an incredibly young team and had very few victories, but the hard work is paying off as the team ages and improves.

“This is the beauty of taking young players and having a progressive program and still continuing to develop,” Wooldridge said. “Staying with the program just shows that we can turn things around and become stronger and stronger.”

The Lobos have high hopes for the rest of the season. Their main goal is to make it to playoffs. Though it will be challenging, the team has the drive to win.

“It’s always about playoffs, and this year I think we have a chance,” Wooldridge said.

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BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For many, mangoes are defined by bright colors, aromatic flavor and embodiment of the sunsoaked tropics.

But for some Denver-area business owners, the fruit is also a sense of identity, cultural connection and one’s openness to the new. From a refugee resource center offering an array of dinein cuisines to a dessert bar fusing traditional Hong Kong sweets with Western styles, the mango serves as a token of the wider

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world for a land-locked metropolitan area.

At Mango House in Aurora, such sentiment could not better describe the mission of P.J. Parmar, who began the organization in 2014 to provide resources — primarily low-cost health care — to refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants.

It also serves as a marketplace, with a grocery store and several vendors preparing and selling fresh-made food from their home countries.

“Mangoes are from everywhere our patients come from, but they

are not from the U.S.,” said Parmar, whose family immigrated from India, where mangoes are cherished and abundant.

Parmar said he chose the name Mango House because he wanted something “tasty and fun” that paid homage to his patients and patrons. He said he sees people from a broad swath of countries and regions, including Nepal, Burma, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.

Some who come to Mango House do so for space to start their business. Currently, it is home to five small food stalls:

Urban Burma, known for its rice noodle bowls, curry and samosas; Jasmine Syrian Food, with cumin and lemon flavored hummus and chicken; Odaa Ethiopian Restaurant, providing an abundance of flavorful meats and vegetables; Nepali Mountain Kitchen, serving up warm curry and momo; and Golden Sky Sushi, which offers a fusion of Japenese and other Asian cuisines.

“All my tenants are my patients,” Parmar said. “I like to SEE MANGO, P13

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think what we do is unique.”

Siri Tan, who began serving Burmese cuisine from his stall — Urban Burma — in 2019, said without Mango House “we wouldn’t exist.”

Tan said he “wanted to introduce Burmese cuisine into the Denver area” and, through a patchwork of cooking education that included recipe books, online videos and tips from the Burmese community, he made that dream a reality.

“I love Asian food, all kinds of Asian food,” Tan said. “When I hear that people like our food, that’s what makes me happy.”

For Parmar, he hopes the food of Mango House can offer an invitation for Coloradans to explore something new and build relations with their immigrant neighbors.

“I’d like to think we aren’t just preaching to the choir, with our restaurant-goers already loving refugees,” Parmar said. “I do think, occasionally, someone — adult or even a child — who has doubts towards foreigners is brought as part of a group, and their eyes are opened a bit when they are here. At least their mouths, or palates, are opened.”

Chance to try new things For business owner Robert Kuo, who co-owns Mango Mango Desserts in Denver, bringing customers the tastes of Asia drove him to open his shop.

“I think people like to come to try new things,” said Kuo, who opened the store in 2019 alongside his business partner, Emma Mo. Founded in Flushing, New York, Mango Mango has since been franchised to several locations across the U.S. Kuo, who immigrated from Taiwan at age 5, said he fell in love with the business after first trying it in Flushing and sought to open one in Denver because, at the time, he saw no “truly Asian dessert places.”

The dessert bar, offering roughly 30 meals and 20 drinks, imbues the sweet and citruslike flavors of mango into nearly all its cuisine. The signature dessert is modeled after a traditional Hong Kong favorite and consists of mango ice cream, fresh fruit, juice and soba — edible starch pearls that Kuo said have been eaten “way, way, way before boba.”

Emma Mo, a co-owner of Mango Mango in Denver, presents a plate of sticky rice and fresh mango at PHOTOS BY ROBERT TANN the store Aug. 23.

Mangoes, Kuo said, are “in every corner of Hong Kong,” and that dessert, in particular, is a beloved treat.

“A lot of people like mango and I think it’s a perfect fit (for our shop),” Kuo said.

Mango Mango offers a pallet of other sweet treats, some of which are inspired by more Western foods such as a layered crepe cake with mango cream filling or fresh-baked waffles drizzled with chocolate and cold mango chunks.

And it’s not just mango that’s on the menu.

The shop also serves flavors for other desserts that include matcha, durian and taro.

Some of these come in the form of warm dishes, popular during the winter, Kao said.

Others, such as bright green durian pancake rolls and purple-powdered taro cakes, present a unique and inviting option for customers — though these desserts are more subtle

A vegetable plate — served at Odaa Ethiopian Restaurant — consisting of lentils curry, carrots, cabbage, potatoes, beets and salad served with injera bread.

and savory compared with the reliable sweetness of the mango counterparts.

Symbol for a mission For Marc Corona, who runs Mango Tree Coffee in Englewood, mangoes serve as a form of expression for the business’ larger mission.

A branch of MANNA Worldwide — a global nonprofit network that works with organizations in 50 countries — all proceeds from Mango Tree go back into MANNA’s efforts to fight global poverty, which include building schools and food centers and expanding access to water, education and job opportunities.

Corona said the coffee shop’s name harkens to a MANNA trip in 2002 when community members gathered under a mango tree in Kenya to discuss anti-poverty programs for the area.

“As we’ve built Mango Tree, that’s the mindset that we have, creating a space where everybody feels welcome and can be a part of something bigger than themselves,” Corona said.

Opened in June 2021, Mango Tree roasts its coffee in-house and offers a reliable cafe menu complete with espresso-based drinks, chai and teas.

But one standout item is the mango shot, a blend of mango chunks, kefir — a fermented dairy product — and spices.

“I think one of the main aspects that drives what we do is this sort of passion and drive to have fun,” Corona said. “Having a mango shot was just another way to create that experience for people.”

People are at the heart of Mango Tree’s ethos, Corona said, and outside of providing assistance to global poverty-fighting efforts, the business also strives to be an advocate locally.

Mango Tree partners with area churches and other organizations to provide packed lunches to Englewood Schools students, a complement to the district’s free and reduced lunch program.

“We want to be an asset to the community,” Corona said, adding that the coffee shop also serves as a gathering space, much as its namesake mango tree did 20 years ago. “It’s cool to see the community have the same mindset as we do of ‘hey, we like to do things together.’”

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chieving optimal heart health in the U.S. is not looking promising as Americans continue to lose ground. According to a recent study published by the American College of Cardiology, or ACC, only 6.8% of American adults have achieved optimal heart health.

It breaks down five key areas that affect heart health: • Weight • Blood sugar • Blood pressure • Cholesterol • Cardiovascular disease The study, done in conjunction with the American Heart Association, analyzed data from a National Health and SEE HEART HEALTH, P5

TIPS TO A HEART-HEALTHY LIFESTYLE Each year, the American Heart Association, or AHA, releases a checklist known as Life’s Essential 8. The list provides key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, which helps lower risk of heart diseases, stroke and other major health problems.

In unveiling the 2022 list, the AHA had some new items and guidance for others, including new suggestions for diet and adding sleep.

The Life’s Essential 8 list if comprised of two major areas – Health behaviors and health factors.

The Essential 8 list includes:

1. EAT BETTER – According to the AHA, Americans should aim for an overall healthy eating pattern that includes whole foods, lots of fruits and vegetables, lean protein, nuts, seeds and cooking non-tropical oils such as olive and canola.

2. BE MORE ACTIVE – Adults should get 2.5 hours of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week. Kids should have 60 minutes every day, including play and structured activities.

3. QUIT TOBACCO – Use of inhaled nicotine delivery products, which includes traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping, is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., according to AHA. This includes about a third of all death from heart disease. It is estimated that a third of all children between ages 3 and 11 in the U.S. are exposed to secondhand smoke or vaping.

4. GET HEALTHY SLEEP – Sleep is a new addition to the Essential 8 list in 2022. It is estimated that adults need 7-9 hours of sleep each night. Children require more through nighttime rest and naps.

5. MANAGE WEIGHT – Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight has many benefits. Body mass index, a numerical value of weight in relation to height, is a useful gauge, according to the AHA. An optimal BMI is 25.

6. CONTROL CHOLESTEROL – High levels of non-HDL, or bad cholesterol, can lead to heart disease.

7. MANAGE BLOOD SUGAR – Most of the food American eat turns into glucose, which is the sugar that the body uses as energy.

8. MANAGE BLOOD PRESSURE – Keeping blood pressure within acceptable ranges can keep a person healthier longer. Levels less than 120/80 are optimal. High blood pressure is defined as 130-139 for the top number and 80-89 for the bottom number.

To learn more about the American Heart Association’s recommendations for maintaining a healthy heart and lifestyle, visit the website at heart.org.

To find out what your heart score is currently, visit mlc.heart.org.

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Nutrition Examination Survey of more than 55,000 U.S. adults over the age of 20 from 1999 to 2018. The data revealed that many Americans meet at least one of the five identified risk factors, leading to potential risk for heart attack or heart failure, stroke or other associated complications such as Type 2 diabetes.Dr. Jeffrey Park, a cardiologist with Aurora Denver Cardiology at The Medical Center of Aurora, said the study results are eye-opening.

“America in general has been experiencing a decline in optimal heart health for some time,” Park said. “It may be surprising but it is also a matter of what we know now compared to what we knew from the past. We learn more as these risk factors are included in the equation.”

Even as more information and education is coming along to redevelop guidelines to achieve optimal heart health, Park said busy people are struggling to meet all five key areas.

When it comes to diet, Park said Americans are busy and constantly on the go. That means more fast, easy food.

“We are on the go and eating out a lot more,” he said. “That also translates to not having enough time for exercise and we are not getting enough sleep.”

Sleep a newer key factor Every year, the AHA updates what is known as Life’s Essential 8, which are key measures for improving and maintaining heart health.

Making the 2022 list for the first time is sleep, which Park said should be considered as Americans grow more tired.

“Sleep is highly important, but I have to admit, even doctors have a lack of sleep,” Park said. “Being well rested makes a huge difference. It is associated with sleep apnea and obesity. Everything, when it comes to the heart, is really interconnected. It also just allows the body to reset.”

According to a recent study released by countingsheep.net, Colorado is one of the states struggling to get enough sleep, ranking 23rd. The study was created through analyzing county health rankings and Google search data. Some of the data to rank each state is based on how many people attempt to treat insomnia with medications.

According to the study, overall, in the past year, 30% of Coloradans have not got sufficient sleep each night, which is over 1.7 million adults. Based on Google search data, it was found that these insufficient sleepers have searched for sleep medication online 203,760 times over the past year. This indicated 11% of Coloradans who suffer from insomnia treat the condition with sleep medication, ranking the state’s residents as the 23rd unhealthiest sleepers in America.

Vermont was ranked as the nation’s unhealthiest sleep state. Pennsylva-

nia was ranked on the opposite end of the list as the nation’s healthiest sleep state.

To get what is considered by medical professionals as a “healthy” night’s sleep, it is recommended that adults get between seven and nine hours. Children require more at 10 to 16 hours per day with night and naptime.

The result of a lack of sleep is not just tired people, it is now being associated with poor hearth health.

According to AHA, poor sleep can put a person at higher risk for: • Cardiovascular disease • Cognitive decline and dementia • Depression • Elevated blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels • Obesity On the other hand, putting a priority on getting enough rest, according to the AHA, can help with: • Health and repairing skin cells, tissues and blood vessels • Having a stronger immune system • Improving mood and energy • Better brain function

Diet and exercise A constant on the heart health lists from multiple organizations is healthy eating and exercise.The AHA stresses that developing a healthy eating pattern can increase heart health. Besides eating smaller portions in general, the AHA recommends a heavy dose of vegetables and fruits every day, along with limiting sweetened drinks, alcohol and sodium.

Avoiding trans-fat is also recommended.When it comes to his patients, Park said diet is a constant discussion for patients suffering from heart disease and having other issues.

The second continuous discussion is exercise. According to the AHA,

adults should get a weekly total of at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity.

When it comes to eating, Park said this is one of the biggest struggles in making lifestyle changes. When a person is used to the fast-food line every day, taking small steps to realign habits is important.

“It is hard to just tell someone to stop doing something they have formed a habit to,” he said. “Instead of just stopping, I encourage people to just start cutting back, taking less.”

Park said one of the common struggles between patient and doctor is getting on a realistic plan both can live with.

“As a physician, in general, you can tell your patients to do something but it comes down to if they will listen.”

A marathon, not a sprint Park said a common disconnect

between doctor and patient is people thinking they have to change lifestyle and everything they are eating and doing all at once.

Park said this mentality leads to failure because a person cannot make lifestyle changes in only a day.

Instead, Park said people should listen to their doctors and start implementing the recommendations slowly.

When it comes to exercise, Park says it is important to take small steps towards achieving big goals. A person can take short walks and runs that will help lead up to exercise and fitness goals over a short period of time.

Park said people often say they do not have time for exercise, which he stresses cannot be completely true.

“Everyone has some time somewhere,” he said. “I waste plenty of time when I think about it.”

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t is common when a new school year rolls around for students to be anxious and nervous, but experts agree that stress and worry can continue as the first days turn into weeks and months.

Dr. Anat Geva, a clinical psychologist with the HealthONE Behavioral Health & Wellness Center, said the beginning of a school year can come with a variety of nerves.

Some students may be worried that bad things from the previous year will happen again this year.

Geva said as students are getting more adjusted to the school year, parents can help stave off some anxiety by talking things out, stressing that something that happened during fall or winter break last year may not happen again this year. A bad grade from a class last year doesn’t mean it will happen again this year.

Geva said other students worry differently. These are the students who may not have had a bad year last year but worry about the unknown, stressing about what could happen and thinking the worst.

“It is not uncommon to have a student have more anxiety by creating things that could go wrong and really thinking the worst in their minds,” Geva said.

For these students, Geva said it’s important to communicate with children and talk them through the created anxiety.

Emphasize that the horrible things they are imagining in their minds are likely never going to become reality.

These days, students are worried about grades and meeting expectations.

They worry about doing well in athletics and participating in various programs.

As pressures mount, Geva said a student can stay stressed out and anxious throughout the school year.

Geva said throughout the year, parents should often work toward doing mental health check-ins with both elementary and high-school level children. Working on time management skills and helping to manage required down time can also help relieve pressure and anxiety students feel today.

Geva said parents can create down time by encouraging a child to just go to the grocery store for a bit, go for a calm, relaxing walk or even stress the importance of play time.

“It’s important to do activities that have no real objectives,” Geva said. “Helping to give the child a connection and letting them know they are OK.” While managing activities and time for elementary students is easier, Geva said overseeing how much high schoolers are relaxing and destressing can be more of a challenge.

Geva said regular communication and encouragement is important for teenagers.

For parents, cutting a child a break is also important, Geva said.

“If a child is really wanting to shift, change or quit an activity – listen to them,” Geva said. “Allow them to adjust to do what is really best for them.”

A child’s gender is also a factor in how much parents should be checking in with their children.

By nature, Geva said girls are encouraged and naturally tend to express themselves and show emotion.

“Boys are a little more tricky,” she said. “It is really a societal thing, and every age is different. It is always important to check in and ask questions regularly.”

For any child, Geva said parents should grow concerned if a child is suddenly displaying different character traits or having abrupt changes in mood.

Having an established relationship will help parents identify and react when children are struggling.

“It is important in that child/parent relationship to establish a routine,” she said. “Make it a habit to keep hanging out and doing things together. Do not get into a habit of only talking to them when there is a problem.”

When it comes to grades and expectations, Geva said parents should keep up with children and have set standards and expectations. However, she recommended only checking grades sporadically to keep tabs on a student rather than daily.

“Children really do want independence,” Geva said. “But for parents, checking grades sporadically, doing routine check-ins with teachers and keeping in touch with other parents can keep you informed about your child.”

Having relationships with other parents is beneficial, Geva said, because children often leave out details about the day. Having other parents talking and telling each other what is going on can help in keeping tabs on the daily activities of the class.

“When you hear news, confront (your child),” Geva said. “Tell them the news you have heard from other parents.”

As the school year continues, Geva said parents should also promote structured schedules, regular bedtimes and push for good hygiene and eating habits.

Through communication, reasonable expectations and check-ins, Geva said stress and anxiety cannot be completely eliminated for students, but it can be dealt with regularly.

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t may not be widely known that women face unique risk factors for stroke throughout their lifetime.

Things like pregnancy, preeclampsia and chronic stress can increase the risk for high blood pressure, a leading cause of stroke.

Cardiovascular disease, including stroke, is the leading cause of death among women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 1 in 5 women will have a stroke. However, a large majority of strokes can be prevented.

Caring for yourself by understanding your risk factors can help reduce your risk for stroke and provide a better quality of life. Start managing your stroke risk with these tips from the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association:

Monitor Your Blood Pressure The first step you can take in reducing your risk for stroke is knowing your blood pressure and keeping it in a healthy range. High blood pressure is the No. 1 preventable cause of stroke, according to the American Heart Association.

The best way to know your blood pressure is to have it measured at least once per year by a health care professional and regularly monitor it at home then discuss the numbers with a doctor. For most people, a normal blood pressure should be 120/80 mm HG or less.

In addition to properly monitoring blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active, eating healthfully and reducing or eliminating alcohol and tobacco usage can help control blood pressure. If you do develop high blood pressure, work with a health care

Learn the Warning Signs A stroke can happen to anyone at any point in life. Immediate treatment may help minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death. Learn how to spot a stroke F.A.S.T:

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Face drooping – Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person’s smile uneven?

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Arm weakness – Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

• Speech difficulty – Is speech slurred? Is the person

professional on a plan to help manage it.

Take Care of Your Mental Health Some stress is unavoidable but constant stress is not healthy.

Chronic or constant stress may lead to high blood pressure and other unhealthy behavior choices, which can increase risk for stroke.

Based on findings in a Stress in America 2020 survey conducted by the American Psychological Association, the top sources of stress are money, work, family responsibilities and health concerns. Managing your stress and blood pressure can improve your overall health and well-being. Reclaim control of your schedule and build in time to invest in your health. Find 10 minutes every day to do something for you, like listening to music, meditating or going for a walk Plan for Pregnancy In the United States, high blood pressure during pregnancy is becoming more common, according to the CDC, and medical conditions including preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and blood clots during pregnancy all increase stroke risk during and immediately following a pregnancy.

Managing conditions like high blood pressure before getting pregnant helps keep you and your baby healthy during pregnancy and beyond. In addition, your health during and immediately after a pregnancy can shape the lifelong health of you and your child. If you’re planning to become pregnant or are currently pregnant, it’s important to regularly monitor your blood pressure.

unable to speak or hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence like “The sky is blue.”

• Time to call 911 – If someone shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 911 and get to a hospital immediately. Check the time so you’ll know when the first symptoms appeared.

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hether they are in elementary, high school or college, children and teenagers are always susceptible to getting hurt, so much so that injury designations are split by season in many hospitals.

Amanda Abramczyk-Thill, the injury prevention education outreach coordinator at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said children and teens are always active and injuries come with the territory.

From bumps and bruises from a simple bicycle crash to the more serious injuries related to a head bump – Abramczyk-Thill said parents should be constantly in tune with how their children are feeling and acting.

Fall injuries In the fall, Abramczyk-Thill said it’s the start of the new school year and sports programs are getting back on track. Kids are playing at recess and the weather is still good enough for bike, scooter and evening activities.

“In the fall, (hospitals/doctors) see an uptick in a variety of falls,” she said. “More kids are playing on the playgrounds at recess and sports gets going.”

When it comes to elementary-school children, Abramczyk-Thill said the falls on the playground are not usually due to the equipment itself. Instead, it usually comes down to how it is being used.

“You have cases where a child may

TIS THE SEASON FOR INJURIES: be using equipment that is not quite for their age or size,” she said. “Or, you have cases where the children are using the equipment improperly and that leads to injury.”

With playground equipment, besides the traditional scrapes and bruises, Abramczyk-Thill said hospitals see more arm and leg injuries.

In sports, Abramczyk-Thill said there are a variety of injuries from everything from football and cheerleading to soccer.

In recent years, hockey has also grown in popularity.

In sports, Abramczyk-Thill said it might be surprising to learn that besides concussions, a common injury doctors see is to the eye.

Abramczyk-Thill said in any sport, parents might consider getting protective eye gear for athletes in all sports. This should become as common as the helmet and mouth guards, she added.

Learn the signs Because concussions receive the most media attention and are one of the injuries coaches and parents are more vigilant about, it is important to understand the signs and symptoms, especially the subtle ones no one expects.

“There are some common myths out there,” she said. “One of those being that they will show symptoms right away.

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Abramczyk-Thill said it is important to know the child well and be weary of any sudden changes in the following: • Mood – Are they more irritable and irrational?

• Are they sad or depressed suddenly?

• Are they complaining of headaches?

• Are they getting confused easily and showing cognitive issues?

Abramczyk-Thill said all of these signs can come over days, not immediately after a head injury.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, other symptoms of a concussion include: • Inability to recall events prior to or after a hit or fall • Appears dazed and stunned • Moves clumsily • Answers questions slowly • Loses consciousness • Nausea or vomiting • Bothered by light or noise

Winter injuries Abramczyk-Thill said concussions are a common theme throughout the year, and doctors see a lot during the winter months.

While they see some sports injuries with falls and hits for indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling, the bulk of injuries can come form outside play.

Abramczyk-Thill said a statistic that may surprise parents is the head injuries associated with sledding. Whether it’s a small hill in the neighborhood or a day trip to the mountains, she said sleds move at a quick speed and crashes often cause head injuries.

Because of how hard a person can hit the ground in a crash, Abramczyk-Thill recommends requiring children to wear helmets while sledding. It has become more common in riding bikes, scooters and other equipment, and AbramczykThill said sledding should be added to the list.

“A lot of us grew up without wearing a helmet and, especially for something like sledding, we may not even think about it,” Abramczyk-Thill said. “It’s just important to protect your brain because you only have one.”

Arm, leg and head injuries are often associated with the ice. Abramczyk-Thill said whether it is a child, teenager or adult, during the winter ice causes a wide variety of injuries.

Abramczyk-Thill said it is important to clear driveways, sidewalks and areas where children are most active during the winter. It is also important to teach safety

to children when ice is present, meaning not walking and playing on it.

Spring and summer In school, spring sports brings baseball, track and field and softball, which comes with more head injuries, especially when an athlete is hit by a line drive.

The warmer months also bring more outdoor activities, including riding ATVs, Abramczyk-Thill said.

Abramczyk-Thill said a variety of ages ride ATVs and there are usually lax rules with wearing helmets and rules for passengers.

Seeing ATV injuries from a passenger falling without a helmet is common, Abramczyk-Thill.

Year-round injuries In what is a year-round struggle for doctors, Abramczyk-Thill said hospitals often see children who were in the wrong car seat or not in one at all.

Abramczyk-Thill said which seat a child is sitting in should never about their age.

It should always be about their size.

Abramczyk-Thill explained that if a child is not big enough to be sitting in a seat with just a seatbelt, their knees do not quite reach properly over the edge of the seat. In the event of a crash, their bodies tend to slip under the seatbelt restraints and serious injuries can happen.

The CDC reported that when it comes to car crashes, a large number of child deaths and injuries are due to improper restraints. In 2019, more than 600 children 12 and younger died in motor vehicle crashes, and more than 91,000 were injured. Of the children 12 and younger who died in a crash (for whom restraint use was known), 38% were not buckled up. Parents and caregivers can make a lifesaving difference by checking whether their children are properly buckled on every trip.

CDC recommendations include: • Rear-facing seats from birth until ages 2 to 4, depending on weight and state law.

• Forward-facing car seat is not to be used for children until age 5, depending on weight and state law.

• Booster seat should be used once a child outgrows a forward-facing car seat and kept until a child fits safely on a seat with knees over the edge.

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How to find the right doctor FAMILY FEATURES

Whether you’re rarely sick or have conditions that require frequent visits to the doctor, having a trusted and skilled health care provider is an important step in protecting your health.

Any number of reasons can result in needing to find a new doctor, such as moving to a new community, changes to your insurance, your old doctor retiring or needing a specialist.

These suggestions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) can help you be more efficient and thorough as you look for a doctor who is right for you.

Ask for Recommendations Talk to people you know about whether they have a provider they like. If you’re looking for a new provider because of a move or retirement, ask your current doctor for a recommendation. If you need to make a change with your primary care doctor but see specialists or other medical professionals you like and trust, you can also request referrals from them.

Check with Your Insurance Company If you have health insurance, you may need to choose from a list of doctors in your plan’s network. Some insurance plans may let you choose a doctor outside your network if you pay more of the cost.

To find a doctor who takes your insurance, call your insurance company and ask for a list of doctors near you who are in-network or use the insurance company’s website to search for a doctor. It’s also a good idea to call the doctor’s office and ask for confirmation they take your plan. You should have your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card handy in case the office needs your

plan details.

Narrow Your Options Some of the providers you consider may not be viable options for simple reasons, like their practice isn’t currently taking new patients or they don’t have office hours matching your schedule. You can also consider questions such as hospital affiliations and whether other providers can help if you need emergency care and your doctor isn’t available.

Take a Deeper Look Online research can tell you a great deal about potential doctors, from biographical information and credentials to ratings by former patients.

When searching for a new provider, another important area to consider is financial relationships. One resource patients can consider is Open Payments, a national disclosure program within CMS that provides visibility into financial relationships between drug and medical device companies and physicians, and teaching hospitals. The government requires pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers and group purchasing organizations to report funds they give health care providers in the form of meals, entertainment, travel, gifts, consulting fees, research payments and more, promoting transparency and helping uncover potential conflicts of interest.

It’s important to know most health care providers receive payments.

Just because financial ties are reported does not mean anyone has done anything wrong. However, patients can use the information to talk with their provider about why they recommend certain medications or treatments, including asking about generic options, which are equally as effective as name brands but typ-

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ically less expensive. It’s also an opportunity to start a discussion with a provider about areas of professional interest and expertise based on research or consulting.

Listen to Your Gut If you’re undecided, request an introductory appointment with a provider you’re considering. Look for

a clinic where you are treated with respect and the medical team listens to your opinions and concerns.

You should feel comfortable asking questions, and the doctor needs to be able to explain things in ways you understand.

Find more resources for your health care needs at cms.gov.

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If you’re like many Americans who put a priority on well-being, choosing simple yet healthy snacks and ingredients is an easy first step. For example, grapes are a popular and convenient fruit that can also be an ally in wellness, offering an abundance of health benefits that can help you get (and stay) on the right track.

The next time you enjoy an outdoor adventure, pack along a healthy snack such as California grapes. They can go with you on hikes and bike rides or to the gym as a healthy and hydrating source of energy. Heart-healthy grapes also deliver beneficial antioxidants and other polyphenols and are a good source of vitamin K, which supports bone and heart health. With no need to peel, cut, core or slice, grapes are perfectly portable when you’re on the go.

As an easy, versatile ingredient that can be used in a wide variety of recipes, grapes offer delicious taste, texture and color – plus a healthy boost – that make them an appealing addition to snacks and meals. An added bonus: Grapes help support heart, brain, colon and skin health.

Crunchy Salad Pizza on Cauliflower Crust is a simple way to get your fruits and veggies in a fun, tasty

recipe. When it’s time for a filling yet nutritional dinner, Warm-Spiced Chickpeas and Couscous with Grapes and Arugula makes for an ideal vegetarian meal.

Plus, this easy-to-make dish includes 8 grams of fiber to help support colon health.

Grapes and seafood are a classic combination, and this Roasted Salmon and Grapes with Pistachios Over Fresh Greens is no exception. A perfect dish for family dinners or inviting guests for a meal, it offers antioxidants and other polyphenols from grapes along with healthy omega-3 fats from fish.

Whatever your path to health, eating well and encouraging healthy habits can be deliciously easy with the benefits of grapes. Find more health benefits and good-for-you recipe ideas at GrapesFromCalifornia. com.

Grapes and Your Skin While naturally hydrating and delivering beneficial antioxidants and other polyphenols, grapes also offer more: they may help support healthy skin even when exposed to UV light. In a study conducted by the University of Alabama, subjects consuming 2 1/4 cups of grapes every day for two weeks showed increased resistance to sunburn and reduced markers of UV damage in skin cells.

Crunchy Salad Pizza on Cauliflower Crust PREP TIME: 20 minutes COOK TIME: 10 minutes SERVINGS: 4 1 frozen cauliflower pizza crust (11 ounces) 1 tablespoon, plus 4 teaspoons, extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 medium carrots, peeled and trimmed 1 medium fennel bulb, quartered and trimmed 1 medium yellow bell pepper, halved and trimmed 1/2 medium red onion 16 black California grapes, halved 1 cup canned or cooked chickpeas, drained and

rinsed, divided 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons pesto salt, to taste freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 ounce fresh goat cheese, crumbled Heat oven to 400 F. Place frozen crust on large, parchment-lined baking sheet and brush top lightly with 2 teaspoons olive oil. Bake until crust is lightly golden, about 10 minutes.

Transfer to cutting board and cut into quarters.

Using mandolin, peeler or large, sharp knife and cutting board, thinly slice carrots, fennel, bell

pepper and onion. Transfer to mixing bowl and add grapes and 1/2 cup chickpeas. Add parsley, pesto and 1 tablespoon olive oil; toss well. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Using fork, coarsely mash remaining chickpeas and remaining oil; spread among pieces of crust. Mound grape-vegetable mixture on top.

Dot with goat cheese and serve.

Nutritional information per serving: 490 calories; 9 g protein; 66 g carbohydrates; 22 g fat (40% calories from fat); 4 g saturated fat (7% calories from saturated fat); 30 mg cholesterol; 380 mg sodium; 4 g fiber.

Roasted Salmon and Grapes with Pistachios Over Fresh Greens PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: 7-8 minutes SERVINGS: 4 4 wild sockeye or coho salmon fillets (about 5 ounces each) 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided salt, to taste freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1/3 cup dry white wine 1 cup green California grapes 1/4 cup shelled, unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian parsley 5 ounces baby spinach

1/4 red onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar Heat oven to 400 F. Lightly oil shallow, 9-by-13inch baking dish.

Pat fish dry and place skin side down in pan.

Brush fillets lightly with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste.

Pour wine in pan, scatter grapes around and sprinkle pistachios and parsley on fish.

Roast salmon 7 minutes for medium-rare; 8 minutes for medium.

In large bowl, toss spinach, onion, remaining oil and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper, to taste; toss again and divide among four plates.

Place fish on top of greens. Spoon roasted grapes around fish.

Nutritional information per serving: 360 calories; 31 g protein; 12 g carbohydrates; 19 g fat (48% calories from fat); 3 g saturated fat (8% calories from saturated fat); 65 mg cholesterol; 105 mg sodium; 2 g fiber.

Warm-Spiced Chickpeas and Couscous with Grapes and Arugula PREP TIME: 10 minutes COOK TIME: 20 minutes SERVINGS: 4 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus additional, to taste, divided 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 1 cup Israeli pearl couscous 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 1/2 cups water 1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added chickpeas,

drained 1 cup red California grapes, halved 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley freshly ground black pepper, to taste 4 cups lightly packed baby arugula lemon wedges In large saucepan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and allspice; cook, stirring, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes. Add couscous and stir 1 minute to toast lightly. Add

turmeric and water; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until couscous is tender, about 15 minutes.

Stir chickpeas, grapes and cilantro into couscous then season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer couscous-grape mixture to large bowl, add arugula and toss well. Serve warm or at room temperature with lemon wedges.

Nutritional information per serving: 370 calories; 12 g protein; 61 g carbohydrates; 9 g fat (17% calories from fat); 1 g saturated fat (2% calories from saturated fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 160 mg sodium; 8 g fiber.

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Physical activity is linked to lower risk of diseases, stronger bones and muscles, improved mental health and cognitive function and lower risk of depression. It can also help increase energy and improve quality of sleep. The American Heart Association recommends adults get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity, 75 minutes of vigorous activity or a combination.

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Chronic stress can increase your lifetime risk of heart disease and stroke. It can also lead to unhealthy habits like overeating, physical inactivity and smoking while also increasing risk factors, including high blood pressure, depression and anxiety. However, a scientific statement from the American Heart Association shows reducing stress and cultivating a positive mindset can improve health and well-being.

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Show Gratitude Gratitude – or thankfulness – is a powerful tool that can reduce levels of depression and anxiety and improve sleep. Start by simply writing down three things you’re grateful for each day.

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Visit www.canyoncourier.com/calendar/ and post your event online for free. Email dbrobst@coloradocommunitymedia.com to get items in the print version of the paper. Items will appear in print on a space-available basis.

THURSDAY Evergreen chamber monthly mixer: The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly mixer from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Evergreen Gallery. For more information and to register, visit evergreenchamber.org.

FRIDAY Tour de Decks: The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Tour de Decks will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9, at Cactus Jack’s.

Visit evergreenchamber.org for more information.

SATURDAY Big Chili: The Big Chili cook-off to benefit area fire departments will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

10, at the Buchanan fields. The kids firefighter challenge will be from 10:30-11:45 a.m. and the firefighter challenge will be from 1:30-2:15 p.m.

Bands will be performing through-

out the event. Tickets are $18 for up to three tickets, or $15 for four or more tickets. Kids 12 and under are free. Tickets are $20 at the door.

Wine, Wildlife & Song: Wild Aware will host Wine, Wildlife & Song from 4:30-8 p.m. Sept. 10 at 28007 Knowles Road, Evergreen.

There will be a silent auction, food and drinks, and music by Jenny Bird & Michael Mandrell. For more information, visit info@wildaware. org.

Platte Canyon High School football 50th anniversary: Platte Canyon High School will celebrate its football team’s 50thanniversary at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the school stadium.

SUNDAY Neck of the Woods benefit: The Woodlands, 8884 U.S. 285, will host Neck of the Woods benefit from 3-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Proceeds benefit Inter-Canyon Fire Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Fund.

Enjoy live music, food and drinks, and a silent auction. Tickets are $60 for adults and $25 for children 5 and older. Buy tickets at www.woodlandscolorado.com/benefit.

LGBTQ+ disc golf: LGBTQ+ teens and allies will play disc golf from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Beaver Ranch Park in Conifer. Cost is $12 per person, and no experience is necessary to play. RSVP at r1220. org.

Square dance lessons: Learn to square dance in 10 weeks. Classes start Sunday, Sept. 11, and are from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Sundays and Tuesdays. The first two lessons are without obligation. Participants must come both Sundays and Tuesdays. The classes are at the Aspen Park Community Center, 26215 Sutton Road, Conifer. For more information, call Cathy at 248-515-2370.

TUESDAY Farmers markets: Two farmers markets in Evergreen, both from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays: at Church of the Cross, 28253 Meadow Drive in Evergreen and at Boone Mountain Sports, 2962 Evergreen Parkway.

WEDNESDAY Conifer Town Hall: The Conifer Area Council will host its quarterly meeting from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at West Jefferson Middle School, 9449 S. Barnes Ave. Topics include wildfire risk, water resources, Highway 285 improvements, recreational and cultural opportunities.

UPCOMING Trails for Tails: The fifth annual Trails for Tails to benefit the InterMountain Humane Society will be Sept. 17. Create a team, raise money, lace-up your boots, and hike that day. For more information and to sign up, visit www.imhs.org.

Kittredge Canyonfest: Kittredge’s Canyonfest will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in Kittredge Park. There will be food

trucks, vendors, games, duck races and more. For more information, visit kittredgeco.org.

Dakota Blonde concert: Resilience1220 is hosting a benefit concert with Dakota Blonde from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Lucky Penny Ranch, 5801 Bluebell Lane, Evergreen. Tickets are $35, and only 200 tickets will be sold. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit R1220.org.

Open Door Studios: The artists’ of Evergreen will offer Open Door Studios from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept.

17-18, a free tour of artists’ home studios. Brochures of the artists’ studios that will be open are available at various Evergreen businesses or at www.evergreenopendoorstudios.com.

Homecoming Rally Day: Church of the Hills will host Homecoming Rally Day at 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at the church, 28628 Buffalo Park Road.

The church will host worship, lunch and family fun.

Author panel: HearthFire Books & Treats in Bergen Park will host three local authors for a panel discussion at 3 p.m. Sunday Sept.18.

The panelists are Linda Ballou, author of “Embrace of the Wild,” Pat Jurgens, author of “Falling Forward: A Woman’s Journey West,” and M.J. Evans, author of “The Sand Pounder.”

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everything on the property inside and out.

The money will be donated to three charities per the wishes of Hazel Lou Humphrey, who died in 1995. In her will, she detailed that the farm become a museum to teach others about life in Evergreen in the early 20thcentury and that everything would be sold if the museum closed.

Over the years, the museum hosted classes on the period, an art gallery, concerts, an antique store, hiking trails and special events.

Sarah Booras, co-owner of Estate Liquidation, explained that four auctions have been planned to sell all of the items, starting with the kitchen and pantry. That is why several tables outside and the former gift shop held dinnerware, containers, furniture, dolls and more — most

September 8, 2022 of it already sold with a few knickknacks still for sale.

The second auction, which started Sept. 1, put items from the dining and living rooms up for sale. To view items to be sold, visit denveronlineauctions.com/auction/legacies-denver-estate-liquidation-evergreen.

Booras said while the company advertised the auction nationwide, she was pleased that 50% of the items were going to Evergreen residents and nearly all of the items were staying in the metro Denver area.

“I am sure Hazel is happy that so many of her items are staying in Evergreen,” she said.

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by John J. Clarke in 1878 when he homesteaded 350 acres. In 1920, Lee and Hazel Humphrey bought the ranch and moved there with their daughter, Hazel Lou. The Humphreys named the property Kinnikinnik Ranch. The property was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

For Edwards, acquiring the china is as much about its history as finding an antique.

“At Thanksgiving, I have decided to set a place for Hazel Lou to honor her,” said Edwards, who has been collecting antiques since she was a child. She explained that the set she acquired from Humphrey Museum is one of the rarest colors of Enoch Woods Castles china there is.

She acquired the service for 14 plus serving pieces for $866 or $3.14 per item.

Edwards enjoys tablescaping, calling it relaxing and enjoyable.

She spent two days rearranging her house to accommodate her find.

Elizabeth Edwards of Highlands Ranch looks lovingly at one of a 214-piece Enoch Woods Castles china set that she purchased in an online auction from the Humphrey History Park and Museum in Soda Creek. The museum, which is closing, is selling all of the contents with proceeds PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST going to charity.

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Voters to decide whether to allow wine sales in grocery stores Booze battle continues

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado voters will have a chance in November to weigh in on the state’s long-running alcohol-policy war.

The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced Friday that three ballot measures that would change booze policy in the state — including one that would let grocery stores sell wine — have qualified for the November ballot after their supporters collected a sufficient number of voter signatures.

The following measures qualified: • Initiative 96, which would open the door for liquor retailers to be able to open an unlimited number of stores in Colorado starting in 2037.

• Initiative 121, which would let retailers who have a license to sell beer, such as grocery stores, also sell wine.

• Initiative 122, which would let third-party services deliver alcohol.

A fourth alcohol-policy measure, Initiative 135, which would have required local approval for liquor license changes in an effort to slow down grocery stores’ ability to begin selling wine in addition to beer, failed to make the ballot after its supporters didn’t turn in the signatures they had collected.

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96, 121 and 122, including nearly $2 million from U.S. Rep. David Trone and his brother, Robert, who own the national Total Wine & More chain. The Trones are supporting Initiative 96, which would let Total Wine open more stores in Colorado.

Right now, liquor retailers are allowed to open only three stores in Colorado. Total Wine has two Colorado stores and will soon open a third. Small retail liquor stores are fiercely opposed to the measure.

Already on the ballot was Initiative 58, a measure to decriminalize and regulate the use of “magic” mushrooms, and Initiative 31, a measure asking voters to reduce the

state income tax rate to 4.4% from 4.55%.

Additionally, Initiative 108 qualified for the ballot last week. It would divert 0.1% of taxable income from the general fund to the state affordable housing fund, which would represent about $270 million in its first year. While taxes wouldn’t be raised under the proposal, the amount of money available for Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds would be reduced by whatever is set aside for the housing fund.

The legislature referred two statutory measures to the ballot this year, including one that would reduce state income tax deductions

for people with higher incomes and use the savings to provide free K-12 school meals for all students. The other would require detailed information about how ballot measures changing the income tax rate would impact various income brackets to be more prominently displayed to voters.

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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Taste of Evergreen: The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Evergreen will be from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Evergreen Lake House. Purchase tickets at evergreenchamber.org.

Shadow Mountain Gallery show: Shadow Mountain Gallery’s “Meadows of Wildflowers” show will be displayed through Sept. 24 at the gallery in downtown Evergreen. The display will include striking colors and magnificent landscapes. The gallery is open daily from 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

Miller Farms Fall Festival: Resilience1220 will host an event at Miller Farms in Plattville at 10 a.m.

Sept. 24. Tickets are available at the farm the day of the event. Tickets for

Evergreen Nature Center: The Evergreen Nature Center is open for the season, and it is looking for volunteers. For more information, contact Emma Vasicek at EOD@ EvergreenAudubon.org or stop by the Nature Center. No experience is necessary. Training and mentoring are provided.

Recycle Day: Rotary Club of Ev-

Meet Jeffco sheriff candidates: The Canyon Courier and Mountain Foothills Rotary are hosting an event for the public to meet the candidates for Jeffco sheriff, Ed Brady and Regina Marinelli, from 6-8 p.m.

Sept. 21 in the Bergen Peak Room at Buchanan Park Recreation Center in Evergreen.

Split & Steak: Conifer Community Church’s annual Split & Steak where volunteers split and load firewood for people in need, then eat steak after the work is done is from 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sept. 24 at the church, 9998 Havekost Road, Conifer. Steaks cost $10 for volunteers and $25 for others. For more information, visit conifercc.org.

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.

those 14 and older are $25 and include five-pound bags of produce. Children 4 to 14 are $15 per person and include bags of produce. Children under 4 are free. For more information, visit r1220.org.

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Morrison Ciderfest: Ciderfest will take place from 10 a.m. until dark Sept. 24 on the grounds of Bear Creek Care and Rehab in Morrison.

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Ropes challenge: Resilience1220 is offering a ropes course challenge for its wilderness and adventure therapy group from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25, at the city of Denver Genesee Ropes Course and Outdoor Center. Cost is $40. For more information and to register, visit r1220.org.

Pom for a day: Evergreen High School poms is hosting a clinic from 4-8 p.m. Sept. 30 for all sixth through eighth graders interested in being a pom for a day. Participants will learn dance skills and perform at halftime of the boys varsity soccer game later that day. Visit EHSPoms.Weebly.com to register and/or email ehspomsbooster@gmail.com with any questions. Cost is $35 and proceeds benefit the 2022-23 EHS poms squad.

ONGOING 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.

Support After Suicide Loss: Heartbeat and Resilience1220 offer Support After Suicide Loss from 5:30-7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month for ages 14 and older. Join in-person or online. Suggest donation is $15. For location, email heather@ resilience1220.org or call 720-480-6672.

History Happy Hour: The Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society will host a History Happy Hour from 4:30-6:30 p.m. the second

Caregiver support groups: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice offers two monthly groups 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, and a virtual support group meets every first Tuesday from 10 a.m.-noon via Zoom. Call 303-674-6400 to learn how to connect to the group virtual call.

For more information visit mtevans. org/services/emotional-support/.

ESA EverGREEN Refill Station: EverGREEN Refill Station welcomes Micky Magnolo as the coordinator. The Refill Station is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

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.

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.

Hiwan Museum tours available: The Hiwan Museum is open for tours of the historic log house, 28473 Meadow Drive in Evergreen, from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon-4:30 p.m. on weekends. Tour guides will share the history of the house and its occupants. Reservations for house tours are encouraged at www.jeffco.us/1251/ and can be scheduled on the half hour. Outdoor self-guided tours are available at any time.

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WORSHIP DIRECTORY ASCENT CHURCH “Real people pursuing a real God” All are Welcome Sundays at 10am In-person or Online www.ascentchurch.co 29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive, Evergreen

CHURCH OF THE HILLS PRESBYTERIAN (USA) Serving the mountain community from the heart of Evergreen Worship 10:00 a.m.

Reverend Richard Aylor Office Hours: Tu-Thur 9:00 - 4:00; Fri 9:00 - noon Buffalo Park Road and Hwy 73 www.churchofthehills.com

EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH 5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654 Rev Sara Wirth, Interim Pastor Join us for Virtual Worship on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch Sunday Worship uploaded by 10am. www.evergreenlutheran.org + All Are Welcome!

ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH “Connecting all generations to Jesus” Please check our website, www.Rockland.church, for updated service times ¼ mile north of I-70 at exit 254 17 S Mt. Vernon Country Club Rd., Golden, CO 80401 303-526-0668

BERGEN PARK CHURCH TIMBER RIDGE CHURCH CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CHURCH – EPC Bergen Park Church is a group of regular people who strive to improve ourselves In-Church: Sunday Communion Quiet Service 8:00 am & with Music 10:15 am Location: The Village at Aspen Park 1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen – (303) 526-9287 and our community by studying the Bible and sharing our lives with each other.

25587 Conifer Rd. Unit 5A201 (2nd floor - above the UPS Store) 10:15 am only Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017266569 www.lomcc.org – office@lomcc.org On Sunday mornings you can expect contemporary live music, Children’s Ministry Sunday Worship 10:00 am In-Meadow: 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday that seeks to love and care for your kids, teaching from the Bible, and a communiwww.timberridgechurchconifer.org • 303-834-3577 --June through September— “Real Church In An UnReal World” ty of real people who are imperfect, but seek to honor God in their lives. We hope 27640 Highway 74 – ¼ mile east of downtown Evergreen A community empowered by the Holy Spirit which seeks authentic relationships to welcome you soon to either our 9:30AM or 11:00AM Sunday service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN at the Historic Bell Tower with God and others to share the good news of Jesus with Evergreen, the Front Search Bergen Park Church on YouTube for Livestream service at 9:30am Rev. Sarah Clark • 303.674.4810 • www.evergreenumc.org www.transfigurationevergreen.org Range and the world. Come as you are, all are welcome!

31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 3757 Ponderosa Dr. across Hwy 74 from Safeway in Evergreen info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org Join us in person every Sunday at 8:30am and 10:30am for live worship CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN (SYNAGOGUE) MOUNT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH - LCMS Please join us online every Sunday at 9am Reconstructionist Synagogue 30571 Chestnut Drive ~ (303)670-1387 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES at our website for a new worship experience.

Rabbi Jamie Arnold Sunday Worship 9:00am • Education for All 10:30am 28244 Harebell Lane “Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds” www.BethEvergreen.org / (303) 670-4294 Rev. Carl Frank, Pastor www.mounthopelutheranlcms.org Sunday Service & Sunday School 10am 2981 Bergen Peak Drive (behind Life Care) Wednesday Evening ZOOM Meeting 7:30pm UNITY OF THE FOOTHILLS PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH Contact: clerk@christianscienceevergreen.com for ZOOM link Transforming lives through the power of Love Located: 4954 County Road 64 in Bailey. Office hours MWF 8am-1pm CONIFER CHURCH OF CHRIST Reading Room 4602 Pletner Lane, Unit 2E, Evergreen Join us on Sundays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., in person or on Zoom, 303-838-4409, Worship & Children’s Church at 10am “Doing Bible Things in Bible Ways” OPEN TUE-SAT 12PM - 3PM for a unique, member-led service. Each week a member volunteer Small group studies for all ages at 9am 11825 U.S. Hwy. 285, Conifer, CO 80433 presents a spiritual topic of their choice along with discussion questions.

Transitional Pastor: Mark Chadwick Youth Pastor: Jay Vonesh Sun: 9:00a.m. Bible Study-10:00a.m. Worship; Wed: Bible Study 7:00p.m.

CHURCH OF THE CROSS Attendees are encouraged, not required, Other activities: Youth groups, Men’s/Women’s ministries, Bible studies, Please join us for Sunday worship at 28253 Meadow Drive, Evergreen to share their experiences and views on the chosen topic.

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EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) or visit www.churchotc.com We find our discussions to be lively, thought provoking, and meaningful.

27772 Iris Drive, Evergreen - 303-674-3413 8:30am Traditional Service We are an all-inclusive community and welcome all perspectives. www.EvergreenChristianChurch.org - eccdoc01@gmail.com 10:30am Contemporary Service 28577 Buffalo Park Road, Suite #120 • Evergreen, Colorado • 80439 Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday Communion is served every Sunday at both services. All are welcome!

Email: unityofthefoothills@gmail.com We are an inclusive faith community and welcome you to join us Visit our website at www.churchotc.com for info on church activities. in our new ministry journey.

28253 Meadow Drive, Evergreen • 303-674-4130 • office@churchotc.com

To place your listing in the Worship Directory call Donna, 303-566-4114

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10. RELIGION: Where was the

2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which Chinese zodiac animal is celebrated in the year 2022?

Answers

3. BUSINESS: When did the auction site eBay launch?

the Pacific Ocean.

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2. The Year of the Tiger.

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4. 70. She just celebrated her

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5. Hugh Jackman.

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9. TELEVISION: How many times has the hospital’s name changed in the drama “Grey’s Anatomy”?

founder of Buddhism born?

1. Nauru, an island nation in

3. 1995.

Platinum Jubilee.

6. West Virginia.

7. Earth.

8. Anubis, god of death.

9. Three.

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2022, the Board of County Commissioners of the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County. The thereafter by imposing a sales tax between Public Notices call LEGAL Sheree 303.566.4088 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Legals NOTICE AND PUBLICATION OF County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, adopted full text of the ballot measure is set forth below: three and six percent (3-6%) on the sale of

City and County

Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 19,

marijuana and marijuana products within the

(2024) and by such amounts as are raised

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION NO. CC22-185

Resolution No. CC22-185, which placed a ballot measure on the November 8, 2022, election ballot to establish a new sales tax on the sale of retail

Shall Jefferson County taxes be increased by $600,000 annually in the first full fiscal year

retail marijuana and marijuana products within the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County, which tax shall be in addition to all

Jefferson County Expenditures Jefferson County Press Listing Expenditures for 08/19/2022-08/25/2022 DBS GROUP LLC DBS GROUP LLC VICTOR BLAKE MCCORMACK VICTOR BLAKE MCCORMACK Escrow Custodial Fund Total

Performance Escrow Escrow Interest Refunds Performance Escrow Escrow Interest Refunds

AutoNation BLUE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Bonnie Sue Medina DAVE SINCLAIR LINCOLN SOUTH COUNTY GERALD & NANCY SPAWN Interior Contractors Inc LLC Mercedez Benz of Denver Paul Cartwright Winter Precision Auto Title Service Security Service FCU Tynan’s Volkswagen Inc US Bank Clerk & Recorder Custodial Fund Total

Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments

292.77 82.80 60.38

Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments Motor Vehicle Overpayments

727.60 54.88 103.76 15.00 8.20 354.96 200.03 176.50 697.98 2,774.86

ACTION CENTER, THE ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS ADVANCED NETWORK MANAGEMENT, INC Allegiant Receivables Solutions Altitude community Law PC ANALEMMA ENTERPRISES LLC ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC AUTEC INC BC Services Inc BCT COLORADO Benjamin Woods BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP BOB BARKER COMPANY INC BOB BARKER COMPANY INC BOB BARKER COMPANY INC Bodie Enger Law Brent Lee Holloway BRINKS INC CENTURYLINK CHERYL OLIN City of Kansas city Missouri CLIENT PAYMENT CODE 4 COUNSELING LLC COEO SOLUTIONS, LLC COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA COMCAST CABLE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW CONVERGEONE INC CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE COVENDIS CURBSIDE INC Dario D Quijas Darren Mark Reeser DELL MARKETING LP ELEVATE PROPERTY SERVICES LLC Emilsa Miroslava Pereda Emily Cora Neuhold EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC Eric Sauer EVERGREEN METRO DISTRICT FAIRLANES SHOPPING CENTER LLC FAMILY TREE INC FEDEX OFFICE FIRST ADVANTAGE OCCUPATIONAL FOOTHILLS ANIMAL SHELTER Foothills Park & Recreation District Francy Law Firm PC FRONTIER MECHANICAL INC GALLS LLC GARVINS SEWER SERVICE INC GORDON PIERCE GPS Servers LLC GREG A GOMPERT Gwen Reynolds HIGH PLAINS WATERPROOFING HYPERCORE NETWORKS INTERMOUNTAIN SAFETY SHOES

Grants to Other Entities Police Supplies

INTERVENTION COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS SVC James G Anderson PC JAMIE M GREASER Jay Meshko JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH JESSICA WIECHMAN JOB STORE INC, THE JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP Jose R Sanchez KNS COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS KUBAT EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE COMPANY Lauren Miremont Law Offices of Brandon R Ceglian Law Offices of Nelson & Kennard LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES LLC M7 BUSINESS SYSTEMS LLC MARILYN STEWART MCKINSTRY ESSENTION LLC MELANIE R GUTTEEA Midland Credit Management Inc Moeller Graf PC Molly Smits Mountain Peak Law Group PC NETEO INC POWERDMS INC Provest LLC QUICKSILVER EXPRESS COURIER INC OF CO ROAMING BUFFALO INC ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER

235,524.33 1,214.03 9,204.50 420.34 246,363.20

8,333.32 135.95

Building Maintenance 6,073.62 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Miscellaneous Contract Services 750.00 Kitchen Supplies

3,977.91

Contract Services 25,203.98 Machinery & Equipment 54,995.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 2.50 Police Supplies 34.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Information Services 6,915.00 Clothing Supplies 3,661.75 Office Supplies 418.04 Hygiene Supplies 486.25 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Armored Car Services 3,252.16 Telephone Services 226.80 Programs 100.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 25.00 Trial Expense 2,050.69 Medical Services 540.00 Telephone Services 6,972.16 Service of Process Fee Returns 233.60 Public Notices 88.00 Advertising & Publishing (Other) 191.60 Deed Advertising Clearing 67.00 Telephone Services 1,107.10 Police Supplies 424.25 Maintenance Agreement 4,000.00 Heat & Power 577.61 Contract Services 23,835.25 Miscellaneous Contract Services 135.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 1.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Sheriff Computer Hardware 196,640.57 Lawn & Grounds Maintenance 350.00 Academic Degree Programs 1,985.71 Service of Process Fee Returns 39.00 Training & Education 675.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Water& Sanitation Services 160.90 Building Rent 9,023.18 Grants to Other Entities 22,500.00 Printing Clearing 1,183.84 Medical Services 1,515.14 Due to Pet Data-Animal Licenses 440.00 Revenue Refunds 1,627.70 Service of Process Fee Returns 17.50 Equipment (Other) 23,360.00 Police Supplies 379.49 Building Maintenance 458.00 Programs 100.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 165.00 Recognition/Appreciation 175.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 4.50 Building Maintenance 2,800.00 Telephone Services 7,665.33 JCSO Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 375.00 Services & Charges (Other) 361,146.56 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Academic Degree Programs 804.20 Service of Process Fee Returns 22.00 Grants to Other Entities Programs Temporary Agencies

84,525.00 50.00 25,950.84

Maintenance Agreement 316.68 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Maintenance Agreement 6,313.07 Maintenance Agreement 694.00 Professional Dues & Memberships 65.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 86.50 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Lawn & Grounds Maintenance 380.00 Office Supplies 1,178.79 Revenue Refunds 495.59 Miscellaneous Contract Services 19,900.00 Academic Degree Programs 113.49 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Academic Degree Programs 1,050.00 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Telephone Services 220.00 Software Maintenance Agreement 23,909.89 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Postage Recognition/Appreciation Office Supplies Water& Sanitation Services

725.36 2,412.50 49.90 76.86

ROOT POLICY RESEARCH INC RYDERS PUBLIC SAFETY LLC SARAH BARBA SENIORS RESOURCE CENTER Soukayna Iraqi SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS Springman Braden Wilson & Pontius PC STATE OF COLO STATE OF COLO SUMMIT TOPCO LP DBA CLASSIC COLLISION LITTLETON SUN WOOD RECYCLING INC TECH ELECTRONICS OF COLORADO LLC The Moore Law Group APC TRS INC Tschetter Sulzer PC TWIN CITY SECURITY INC UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC UNITED SITE SERVICES OF COLORADO INC VERIZON WIRELESS Victory Supply, LLC VTI SECURITY WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC WHITTLESEY, JOAN V WINDSTREAM WRIGHT PEST CONTROL INC XCEL ENERGY General Fund Total BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT SERVICES PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC TABLE MOUNTAIN GROUP LLC DBA TI TRAINING LE LLC General Fund Grants Total

Public Notice

Contract Services 437.50 Police Supplies 154.95 Programs 50.00 Grants to Other Entities 55,100.00 Academic Degree Programs 2,000.00 Office Supplies 1,882.93 Service of Process Fee Returns 265.50 Postal Fees 20,525.97 Printing Services 6,909.45 Commercial Repairs Equipment Rental

7,347.99 14,470.00

Life Safety Maintenance 2,725.76 Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 Chemical Supplies 1,150.00 Service of Process Fee Returns1,129.50 Security Services 5,810.40 Postage 41.27 Maintenance Agreement 513.90 Wireless Service 22,133.86 Laundry Supplies 224.64 Building Maintenance 13,133.04 Janitorial Supplies 1,971.15 Janitorial Supplies 3,706.64 Office Supplies 1,095.03 Hygiene Supplies 1,024.00 Medical Supplies/Drugs 4,088.70 Miscellaneous Contract Services 600.00 Telephone Clearing 9,604.80 Maintenance Agreement 555.00 Heat & Power 1,705.20 1,137,523.81 Miscellaneous Contract Services Miscellaneous Contract Services

19,608.04 8,650.00

Police Supplies

5,300.00 33,558.04

DRUG TECHS LLC HOPSKIPDRIVE INC ROCKY MOUNTAIN CPR AND FIRST AID T MOBILE VERIZON WIRELESS Insurance Fund Total

Laboratory Services Insurance (Other) Medical Services Telephone Services Telephone Services

2,147.19 32,364.39 1,384.20 181.25 40.01 36,117.04

TRISTAR INSURANCE GROUP

Workers Compensation Self-Insured Claims

Worker’s Compensation Fund Total ALARM DETECTION SYSTEMS INC ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP LLC AT&T MOBILITY AVALANCHE AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING INC Becca Brenner BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES BOWMAN CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY Bradley Grear BUGS AND BEYOND LLC BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY CO Carli Stazick CENTURYLINK COLORADO BARRICADE COMPANY COLUMBIA SANITARY SERVICE INC CONSOLIDATED MUTUAL WATER COMPANY CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC ECOINCLUSIVE STRATEGIES LLC ELIZABETH STONER ERIC C DELYNKO EVERGREEN ROTARY FOUNDATION FASTSIGNS Hannah Stellflue HILLARY MELISSA MERRITT JASON D HAMBURG JEREMY MYERS JOHN S HADUCK KELLY PETERS KELLY PETERS KRISTINA N DUFF MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC NATHAN BUSSE NEIL D MCNUTT Nick Adamisen Rachel Brenna RADIO RESOURCE INC REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO REPUBLIC SERVICES INC ROXANE Cara GARCIA SKY COUNTRY PUMP CO INC VERIZON WIRELESS VERONICA MORALES WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY WESTERN STATES RECLAMATION INC WIMACTEL INC WRIGHT PEST CONTROL INC XCEL ENERGY Open Space Fund Total AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES ALSCO DENVER INDUSTRIAL ARAMARK BEAR FENCE COMPANY LLC BRIAN J SMITH BRIAN J SMITH BRODY CHEMICAL INC DAVE E JONES DAVE E JONES FASTENAL COMPANY HAMILTON LINEN & UNIFORM LABOR FINDERS LUMIN8 TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC OXFORD RECYCLING INC

19,198.59 19,198.59

Life Safety Maintenance Consultant Services Telephone Services

220.92 5,445.00 16.61

HVAC Services Heat & Power Equipment Rental Trails Maintenance Business Meals Building Maintenance

697.50 78.00 1,479.00 7,322.95 88.00 550.00

Land Lease Business Meals Telephone Services Sign Maintenance Supplies Miscellaneous Contract Services

826.42 88.00 121.54 390.00 1,866.00

Water & Sanitation Services 113.70 Heat & Power 38.68 Trail Improvements 10,569.50 Meetings & Seminars 1,000.00 County Travel 88.00 Business Meals 88.00 OS Park & Shelter Deposit 100.00 Sign Maintenance Supplies 1,306.82 Uniforms Allowance 110.50 County Travel 139.00 Heat & Power 78.00 Customer Deposits-Damage 200.00 County Travel 88.00 Event Fees-Boettcher Mansion 150.00 Customer Deposits-Damage 500.00 County Travel 88.00 Sand & Gravel 901.30 Customer Deposits-Damage 450.00 Heat & Power 78.00 Uniforms Allowance 150.00 County Travel 88.00 Furniture & Equipment - Non Capital 2,961.72 Natural Resource Supplies 117.00 Trash Removal Services 1,070.28 Heat & Power 78.00 Repair & Maintenance (Other) 1,396.00 Telephone Services 187.30 Miscellaneous Contract Services 150.00 Janitorial Supplies 1,247.77 Trail Improvements 23,265.61 Telephone Services 77.00 Building Maintenance 85.00 Heat & Power 15.10 66,166.22 Sand & Gravel Janitorial Services Janitorial Services Fence/Guardrail Repair Services Life Safety Supplies Clothing Supplies Pavement Mgt Materials Life Safety Supplies Clothing Supplies Life Safety Supplies Janitorial Services Temporary Agencies

790.20 156.75 289.22 16,960.16 200.00 150.00 3,562.99 200.00 150.00 1,912.62 129.94 7,379.00

Traffic Signal Services Pavement Mgt Materials Sand & Gravel

4,531.53 38,940.14 128.84

OXFORD RECYCLING INC SMYRNA READY MIX CONCRETE LLC TERRACARE ASSOCIATES LLC VANCE BROS INC VANCE BROTHERS INC Road & Bridge Fund Total

Disposal of Construction Spoils 180.00 Concrete Supplies 4,998.25 Lawn & Grounds Maintenance 7,589.03 Pavement Mgt Materials 2,510.40 Pavement Mgt Materials 2,232.80 92,991.87

A&A LANGUAGES LLC

HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services HS-Mileage HS-Mileage HS-Assistance Payments Other-Fatherhood HS-Assistance Payments Other HS-Assistance Payments County Paid HS-Assistance Payments Rent

ACTION CENTER, THE ALAN L BUDDEN Claudia Martinez CLIENT PAYMENT CLIENT PAYMENT CLIENT PAYMENT CLIENT PAYMENT COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT CRISTINA CECILIA BEARDEN DAPHNE KAE WILLIAMS DARCI LYNN RODECAP ELDER CONCIERGE SERVICES INC

50.00 13,242.69 88.88 288.75 2,323.00 4,701.34 2,096.53 17,752.51

HS-Document Copy Supplies 120.00 HS-Mileage 15.13 HS-Mileage 125.63 HS-Mileage 83.38 HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 110.25 EMILY N ROUNDS HS-Mileage 136.25 EVANS, STACY HS-Graphic Supplies 60.00 FLORIDA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS HS-Document Copy Supplies 14.00 HIGHER GROUND HEALING HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 55.00 IVAN GOMEZ HS-County Travel 53.58 JENNA KELLEY HS-Mileage 57.50 JILL KATHLEEN HENDERSON HS-Mileage 223.94 JOY A BASHUS HS-Mileage 252.44 KARA BURNS HS-Assistance Payments CYF 800.00 Kelsey Payne HS-Mileage 196.19 Kim Allen HS-Mileage 260.19 LANGUAGE NEXUS INC HS-Contract Services Special Projects 60.00 LIBBY H DONOHUE HS-Mileage 140.63 MAC COUNSELING AND CONSULTING HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 1,000.00 MELANIE S BOSIO HS-Mileage 34.44 Monica Lehman HS-Mileage 420.62 NOELLE M FREEBECK HS-Mileage 359.38 RACHEL JAUNITA OPEL HS-Mileage 734.06 RANDI AMBER SHAMPINE HS-Mileage 204.31 T MOBILE HS-Computer Supplies/ Software/Equipment 45.50 T MOBILE HS-Telephone Services 11,171.48 WYOMING VITAL RECORDS HS-Document Copy Supplies 30.00 Social Services Fund Total 57,307.60 CENTURYLINK CHEREECE N BAKER CHEREECE N BAKER JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH MJ Londono ROYAL CREST DAIRY INC Head Start Fund Total

HS-Telephone Services HS-training & Education HS-Mileage HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services HS-Mileage HS-Food Supplies

85.29 434.50 39.63 5,510.07 37.56 78.84 6,185.89

CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Competency Assistance 12,401.50 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Other 267.00 LOCKHEED MARTIN HS-Job Skills Training 5,000.00 MELISSA PAPPAS HS-Miscellaneous DBA ATHENA CONSULTING LLC Contract Services 12,364.80 MICHELLE S FOLEY HS-Mileage 94.75 PIPER COMMUNICATION HS-Computer Supplies/ SERVICES INC Software/Equipment 130.00 Workforce Development Fund Grants Total 30,258.05 A&E TIRE CENTURYLINK COLORADO KENWORTH LLC DBA MHC KENWORTH HILL PETROLEUM Fleet Services Fund Total

Tires Telephone Services

ACTIVE MINDS 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 AMAZON CREDIT PLAN AMAZON CREDIT PLAN ANIMAL & PEST CONTROL SPECIALISTS BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY INC

Programs 750.00 Building Supplies 74.99 Office Supplies 369.56 Graphic Supplies 102.99 Recognition/Appreciation 176.72 General Supplies (Other) 549.42 Special Events Supplies 1,873.01 Food Supplies 1,954.80 Library Books & Materials-Print 1,473.72 Library Books & Materials-DVD 664.38 Pest/Weed Control Services 150.00 Library Books & Materials -Digital 3,842.60 Library Books & Materials-VAS 4,353.15 Library Books & Materials -Print 20,105.65 Library Computer Service Materials 387.49 Telephone Services 2,528.71 General Supplies (Other) 64.51 Conferences/Trade Shows 50.00 Temporary Agencies 1,091.13 General Supplies (Other) 1,491.70 Equipment Maintenance 1,811.42 Lawn & Grounds Maintenance 804.00 Special Events Supplies 2,283.74 Courier Charges 134.20 HVAC Services 228.16 Building Supplies 1,887.61 Library Books & Materials-VAS 103.47 Library Books & Materials-Print 1,447.26 Training & Education 1,400.00 Programs 75.00 Undistributed Receipts Library Foundation 4,336.86 Professional & Technical Services (Other) 250.00 Library Books & Materials -DVD 5,888.72 Library Books & Materials -Audio Book 2,583.42 Plumbing Maintenance 185.00 Telephone Services 60.00 Library Computer Service

BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY INC BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY INC CENGAGE LEARNING CENTURYLINK CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY COLO ASSOC OF LIBRARIES CREATIVE FINANCIAL STAFFING LLC DEMCO INC DH PACE DOOR SERVICES EMERALD ISLE LANDSCAPING INC EXCEPTIONAL SWAG LLC FEDEX GROUND INC GEORGE T SANDERS COMPANY HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES INNOVATIVE INTERFACES INC JAY TROY SEATE JCPL FOUNDATION KATHY SPANSKI PHOTOGRAPHY MIDWEST TAPE MIDWEST TAPE MILE HIGH DRAIN CLEANING INC NETEO INC OVERDRIVE INC

Vehicle & Equipment Parts Fuel

8,941.30 186.36 9,079.02 69,570.53 87,777.21

Materials Library Books & Materials -Digital REBECCA J PARSON Conferences/Trade Shows RFID LIBRARY SOLUTIONS INC Software Maintenance Agreement SAPIEN GRANT CONSULTING Consultant Services THE PLAYWELL GROUP INC Furniture & Equipment - Non Capital THE PLAYWELL GROUP INC General Supplies (Other) TURNER MORRIS INC Building Maintenance ULINE SHIPPING SUPPLY SPECIALISTS General Supplies (Other) WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY Janitorial Supplies Library Fund Total OVERDRIVE INC

ALERUS RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS DELTA DENTAL OF COLO OPTUM BANK INC PREVENTIVE HEALTH NOW UNITED HEALTHCARE Benefit Plan Fund Total

Professional & Technical Services (Other) Delta Dental Insurance Claims Miscellaneous Contract Services Consultant Services UHC Medical Claims

8,000.00 5,744.42 399.00 564.75 1,300.00 1,799.64 812.21 294.00 666.46 747.53 85,861.40 2,622.60 38,585.15 5,492.48 8,704.00 410,438.75 465,842.98

BCT COLORADO COLO DEPT OF AGRICULTURE DEL L KLEINSCHMIDT EVAN W HASKELL GALLS LLC JANECKE HAUSKEN MAUREEN L MAVELLE NET TRANSCRIPTS INC PF COMAC RYDERS PUBLIC SAFETY LLC SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS ULINE SHIPPING SUPPLY SPECIALISTS Patrol Fund Total

Police Supplies Equipment Maintenance County Travel County Travel Police Supplies Clothing Supplies County Travel Investigation Expense Police Supplies Police Supplies Office Supplies Office Supplies

STAPLES ADVANTAGE VERIZON WIRELESS Patrol Fund Grants Total

Office Supplies Wireless Service

318.80 322.46 641.26

General Supplies (Other)

839.16 839.16

ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC Inmate Welfare Fund Total

21.00 56.00 91.50 513.50 470.52 400.00 1,665.00 212.43 370.00 1,299.60 151.50 361.60 5,612.65

CHAD A BINGHAM CHASE M WALKER FAHLSING, TODD GOTO COMMUNICATIONS INC KAMERON DILLEMUTH RUYBAL, STUART STEVEN D PIKE THERESE SOPHIA GIST WPC TRIAD LLC Forfeiture Fund Total

County Travel County Travel Training & Education Telephone Services Training & Education Training & Education County Travel County Travel Building Rent

ALEXIS A BONILLA ALEXIS A BONILLA ALPHAGRAPHICS COEO SOLUTIONS, LLC COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY LANGUAGE COOPERATIVE COVENDIS

Program Supplies Mileage Office Supplies Telephone Services

55.26 55.78 327.97 294.75

Revenue Refunds

152.00

Intergovernmental To State Board Meetings Expense Professional & Technical Services (Other) Professional & Technical Services (Other) Mileage

602.00 600.00

DENVER URBAN GARDENS DUANE J DOMINGUEZ GUADALUPE JANET GONZALEZ -CERVANTES HYPERCORE NETWORKS INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC James Yarboro Kenyatta Adams LABCORP RACHEL B Reichardt SHRED IT DENVER XEROX CORP Public Health Fund Total

Mileage Telephone Services Software Maintenance Agreement General Supplies (Other) Mileage Laboratory Services General Supplies (Other) Professional & Technical Services (Other) Printing Services

COMMUNITY LANGUAGE COOPERATIVE Professional & Technical Services (Other) CORPORATE TRANSLATION SERVICES Professional & Technical Services (Other) LABCORP Laboratory Services MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF DENVER INC Professional & Technical Services (Other) REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Training & Education SHRED IT DENVER Professional & Technical Services (Other) TRAILHEAD INSTITUTE Professional & Technical Services (Other) US BANK Education/Training Travel XEROX CORP Printing Services Public Health Fund Grants Total ABSOLUTE PROPERTY CARE

Miscellaneous Contract Services ANDREW NERZ County Travel CENTURYLINK Telephone Services HILL PETROLEUM Fuel KOLBY E STEWART County Travel US CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION Miscellaneous Contract Services ZACHARY MARKUS TURNER County Travel Airport Fund Total EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN OUTREACH HS-Grants to Other Entities PARK COUNTY HS-Grants to Other Entities SALVATION ARMY HS-Grants to Other Entities TELLER SENIOR COALITION HS-Grants to Other Entities Community Development Fund Grants Total GRAND TOTAL

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276.50 276.50 276.50 989.67 276.50 276.50 276.50 276.50 17,318.31 20,243.48

12,172.50 83,500.00 93.75 11.69 471.73 10,526.79 20.26 245.70 35.64 24.15 583.14 4,524.55 114,297.66 150.00 255.64 1,059.24 696.48 1,490.00 306.89 23,863.61 6,788.32 901.08 35,511.26 1,884.75 41.00 245.90 4,974.05 41.00 1,429.25 41.00 8,656.95 3,483.13 1,380.80 6,897.66 660.23 12,421.82 2,566,151.00

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State to offer free education to aspiring health care workers Student tuition, fees covered

BY HENRY HARGRAVE SOCIALMEDIA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Gov. Jared Polis announced the Care Forward Colorado program Aug. 24, an initiative that makes community college and technical programs free for aspiring healthcare professionals across the state.

During the press conference, Polis was joined by Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, administrators from the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), students who will benefit from the program and community members from Arapahoe Community College (ACC).

The initiative stems from bipartisan legislation signed in May, cosponsored by state Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Bob Rankin, along with State Rep. Kyle Mullica, in the form of Senate Bill 226. The bill was implemented to channel more funding to the development of healthcare education to guide Coloradans towards in-demand and well-paying healthcare careers. “(These jobs) pay good, and often, students have opportunities to move

into management in these different fields,” Polis said. ”We will only increase our healthcare needs as our population grows older, and we want to make sure we have the caregivers and people with the right training to take care of everybody.”

Dr. Angie Paccione, executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, believes the program will sufficiently match the demand for such careers.

“Last I checked, there were like 27,000 openings for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in the state,” said Paccione, who was appointed to her position by Polis. “So we’re encouraging students to get started with these entry-level positions and to take advantage to earn a credential in their (chosen) healthcare profession for free.”

CCCS Chancellor Joe Garcia said such a program is “unprecedented” in Colorado and will cover all of students’ costs, not just their tuition, including fees and course materials.

“It provides individuals pathways to dignified, living wage careers,” Garcia said. “That’s what will move Colorado forward.”

Under the Care Forward Colorado program, students can pursue careers as a CNA, emergency room technician, phlebotomy technician,

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis formally launched the Care Forward Colorado program at PHOTO BY HENRY HARGRAVE Arapahoe Community College on Aug. 24.

medical assistant and dental assistant.

Students who enroll in these and related programs at community colleges under the CCCS umbrella — including ACC, Community College of Denver and Front Range Community College — will be reimbursed for their expenses through 2024.

Non-traditional students, including those who are in their mid-careers or who are looking to change fields entirely to healthcare, are also eligible.

George Villalobos, an ACC student finishing his emergency medical technician certificate, said without the program he would be “freaking

out” about how to cover the cost of his education.

“I, like so many of my peers, want to give back to my community as a healthcare worker,” Villalobos said.

“I was beyond thrilled to learn that my training costs would be covered through the Care Forward Colorado program. It makes a high-quality training, like the one I’m receiving at ACC, accessible to everyone.”

Care Forward Colorado is one of the 100 ways the Polis administration has said it has aimed to save Coloradans money, a target introduced during Polis’ 2022 State of the State Address in June.

Public Notices other sales taxes imposed, with the Board of County Commissioners having authority to increase or decrease the sales tax rate without further voter approval beginning in January 2024 so long as the rate of such sales tax does not exceed six percent (6%), with such tax revenues being used to fund public safety operations as determined by the Board of County Commissioners, and with the resulting tax revenue being allowed to be collected, retained, and spent beginning in 2024 and thereafter, notwithstanding the limitations of Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or any other law?

Legal Notice No. CC949 First Publication: September 8, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF RRC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the RRC Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 of Jefferson County, Colorado: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that a vacancy currently exists on each of the boards of directors of the RRC Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 (collectively, the “Districts”). Any qualified, eligible elector of either of the Districts interested in filling a vacancy and serving on the board(s) of directors should file a Letter of Interest with the board(s) of directors of the respective District(s) on or before Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the District office address below (or via e-mail to: csorensen@ specialdistrictlaw.com).

Forms of Letters of Interest are available and can be obtained from RRC Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2, c/o Craig Sorensen at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203; Phone: 303-592 4380; Email: csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com.

PW 22-09 Aggregate Production Services Bids for the Project will be accepted electronically with the following exact text in the subject line: Bid for PW 22-09 Aggregate Production Services.

Bids sent by parcel service or U.S.P.S. shall be addressed to the attention of Darin Vashaw and be clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for PW 22-09 Aggregate Production Services.

All bids must be received via email to pw@clearcreekcounty.us, via courier at the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436 or via U.S.P.S at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436 no later than Monday, September 19, 2022 at 2:00 PM local time. At said time all bids duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86305033988?pwd=S FNKY204dGxQT3hlRUQ2eGdxdlNzUT09 The Project includes the following Work: • Processing approximately 1,500 cubic yards of stockpiled rock into Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) designation Class 5 Aggregate Base Course, in accordance with the latest edition of the CDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17 Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

RRC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2

Instructions to Bidders For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Request for Bids that is included in the Bidding Documents.

By:/s/ Paula J. Williams Attorney for the Districts

Sean Wood, Chairman Board of County Commissioners

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Legal Notice No. CC943 First Publication: September 1, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier

Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the following Project:

Public Notice Request for Bid Clear Creek County Annual Elevator Inspection & Maintenance Contract Multiple Facilities, Clear Creek County PURPOSE Clear Creek County is seeking bids from qualified professional vendors for an annual elevator inspection and maintenance contract for a two-year period beginning this fall of 2022. The qualified

vendor must show possession of skills necessary to maintain and improve effectiveness, enhance its quality of services, minimize down time and support costs, and ensure elevator safety and operation.

The purpose of this Request-for-Bid is to obtain relevant information, credentials, qualifications, experience and a proposed Project Approach from interested Firms to inform the Board for selection of an elevator-specialized company to maintain, inspect, and test multiple elevator units monthly at each location and to recommend the replacement or repair of units in need.

SCOPE OF SERVICES Elevator Annual Inspection & Maintenance Contract • Inspect controller and wiring—including relays, resistors, contacts, coils, leads, transformers, timing devices, and solid-state components.

• Inspect motor including motor windings, bearings, rotating elements, commutators, brushes, and brush holders.

• Inspect motor generator including motor generator windings, bearings, rotating elements, commutators, brushes and brush holders.

• Inspect the elevator including worm gear, thrust bearings, drive sheaves, drive sheave shaft bearings, brake coils, brake linings and components.

• Inspect entire car, interior and exterior—including power door operator, door protective devices, car door hangers, car door contacts, load weighing equipment, car safety devices, car guide shoes including roller guides.

• Inspect power unit, Maxton valve, muffler, Victaulic fittings.

• Inspect selector—including electrical or mechanical drive components, cams, contacts, relays, resistors, leads and transformers.

• Perform full load run test and relief valve test.

• Inspect door package, GAL operator, clutch assembly and related hardware, gate switch, ceiling tiles and solid panels.

• Inspect hatch door equipment, rollers, interlocks, locking bars, reel closers.

• Inspect push buttons, car position indicator, ADA access, emergency lights and operational key switches.

• Inspect fire service key-switches, floor stops, and ensure each button corresponds to the direction of the elevator travel.

• Inspect elevator door jambs and indicators.

• Inspect underground hydraulic cylinder, pistons, heads, isolation pad.

• Adjust and pressure test the elevator.

• Inspect cab interior and door skins.

• Inspect electrical lighting, emergency power circuits.

• Inspect controller traction.

• Inspect dispatching equipment including relays, resistors, contacts, coils, leads, transformers, timing devices and solid-state components.

• Inspect the selector including electrical and mechanical drive components, cams, contacts, relays, resistors, leads and transformers.

• Inspect the governor including sheave, bearings, shafts, contacts and governor jaws.

• Inspect the hoistway including deflector sheave, secondary sheaves, buffers governor tension assemblies, guide rails, limit switches, compensating sheave assemblies, compensating chain or cables, traveling cables, hoistway and machine room wiring, hoistway door interlocks, hoistway door hangers and gibs and auxiliary closer.

• Clean machine rooms, car tops and pits.

• Check for proper leveling.

• Check the operation of each elevator phone.

• In the case of hydraulic elevators, regularly and systematically examine, lubricate as required, repair/replace: pump unit, motor, muffler and controller parts, valves, valve magnet coils, valve motors, packing windings, rotating elements, contacts, coils, resistance for operating and motor circuits, magnet frames, hydraulic oil and all other electrical and mechanical parts not excluded in this agreement.

• Cost estimates.

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR BID Clear Creek County Elevator Inspection & Maintenance Contract The firm shall submit one electronic copy of their response to this Request-for-Bid. Firms may not contact any team members, staff or employees of Clear Creek County or other parties involved in this project. All communications regarding this project should be directed to: Beth Luther, Clear Creek County Representative.

Please deliver your responses to: Beth Luther 303-679-2312 bluther@clearcreekcounty.us The deadline for submitting a Response is 4:00 p.m. local time on September 26, 2022.

Legal Notice No. CC950 First Publication: September 8, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Pursuant to C.R.S. Section 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of September 2022 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to: Andale Construction INC. 33170 N Ohio St. Wichita KS 67219 hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the 2022 Parking Lot Sealing project in Jefferson County, CO. 1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, from any and all liability for such claim.

County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Andy Kerr, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CC945 First Publication: September 1, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Terry Rae Vogt, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30826 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Don D. Vogt, Attorney to the Personal Representative 6076 Colorow Morrison, Colorado 80465 Legal Notice No. CC948 First Publication: September 8, 2022 Last Publication: September 22, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lonnie R Drobnick, aka Lonnie Drobnick, aka Lonnie Rena Drobnick, Deceased Case Number: 22PR288 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 26, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shawna Weir, Personal Representative 29460 Thunderbolt Cir, Conifer, CO 80433 Legal Notice No. CC938 First Publication: August 25, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier

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2. All such claims shall be filed with Heather Frizzle, Director of Finance efferson County Colorado, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80419-4560.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve

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