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It’s all new at Marshdale Elementary: School opens with help from alums, former sta

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

New rooms, new routines, new everything — the students and staff at Marshdale Elementary are settling in to their new school building.

Members of the past and current Marshdale community joined together on Oct. 24 to usher in a new legacy in the new 50,000-square-foot building that took about 19 months to build. After principal Zak Martin cut a ribbon, students walked a red

carpet to enter the school, getting their first look at their classrooms.

The Conifer High School drumline and cheerleaders — all Marshdale alums — keep things rocking as students entered the building, while alums and former staff lined the main hall for a clap-in.

As you enter the building, you see a mural painted on the wall across from the office: “It’s up to you how far you’ll go. If you don’t try, you’ll

Buchanan Park Community Garden expansion moves forward

EPRD board wants to earmark $10k for Buchanan Park garden

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Plans to expand the Buchanan Park Community Garden are moving forward.

The Evergreen Park & Recreation District, after a lengthy discussion on Oct. 25, agreed to put $10,000 into the 2023 budget to help pay for adding 14 plots to the garden. The money would pay for materials, and EPRD staff would provide the labor. The Evergreen Sustainability Alliance or ESA — formerly known as the Evergreen Alliance for Sustainability + You — will contribute $3,000 to the effort.

The board will conduct a public hearing on its proposed 2023 budget at its meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 15 before approving it in December.

The Buchanan Park garden was established in 2013 with the help of

Je co Superintendent Tracy Dorland, right, waits with anticipation along with students for the grand opening of the new Marshdale Elementary School on Oct. 24. It took about 19 months to build the school just south of the former elementary school, which will be torn down to make way for a new playground. PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Fifth graders Hannah White and Enzo Peters stand before the mural in the entryway to the new Marshdale Elementary School.

never know.”

Staff voted on the saying last year as the building was being designed.

On another wall are slices of a large tree that had to be removed to make way for the new school. Staff explained that the tree had been special for the school community, so it was important to commemorate it for current and future students.

Former teachers and students gathered in the cafeteria before the grand-opening ceremony with many impressed most by the numerous

windows throughout the building because the old building had many rooms with no windows at all.

‘We rise by lifting others’

For fifth grader Enzo Peters, the large windows are a nice change, especially with the beautiful views. He was also surprised that the library has rows of books rather than shelves just along the walls.

Fifth grader Hannah White loves the new gymnasium with its hardwood floor and a mural on a hallway wall that says, “We rise by lifting others,” saying the sentiment represents Marshdale.

She noted that the new school, which feels so much bigger than the

old building, has a new-school smell, and she misses the smell from the old building.

“It wasn’t a bad smell,” she explained. “It was a comforting smell.”

‘Halls of positive, good memories’

A few Conifer High School students took a final look at the old building, saying they didn’t remember the school being as small as it was.

Junior Kaiya Paul said she felt nostalgic walking through the building.

“These are halls of positive, good memories,” junior Shayne Manzer added.

Dad Chris Ashbaugh attended

Marshdale when he was young, and now his third grader Reagan is at the school. Chris called the new building beautiful and awesome, while Reagan was excited that Black Mountain, featured on a wall in the school, is where the family lives.

Mom Tommi McFadden, also a Marshdale alum with a kindergartner there, said she was sad to see the old building go, but noted that the students deserve to be educated in the bright, new building.

‘Blown away’

Retired Marshdale teacher Barb Grindle spent the week before the

Marshdale alumni, former sta and parents clap as students enter the building.

From left, Community Superintendent Michael Freeman and Je co Superintendent Tracy Dorland along with students listen to principal Zak Martin welcomes students into the new Marshdale Elementary School.

Members of the Conifer High School drumline — all Marshdale Elementary alums — play as students wait to enter the new school for the first time. PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Students walk into the new school for the first time after principal Zak Martin, left, finished cutting the ribbon.

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opening helping move items into first-grade classrooms.

“This building is fabulous,” said Grindle, who started at Marshdale as a substitute teacher in 1994 and retired in 2019 after teaching second, third and fourth grade. “I’m blown away.”

She and several retired staff members reiterated their awe over the many large windows in classrooms, the office, cafeteria, gymnasium and more.

“This is such a gorgeous spot,” noted Paula Woodside, who was Marshdale’s instructional coach

from 2008 to 2011. She said she came to the grand opening to see her friends who have also retired and to celebrate with the current teachers.

‘A building is just a building’

PTA President Abby Redwine and Fundraising Vice President Lara Nusbaum organized the grand opening, and the PTA also paid for around 20 Smartboards for each classroom.

“This is a beautiful, modern school,” Nusbaum said. “There are different textures and murals on the walls. It’s not just a sterile school. It has a lot of heart.”

Marshdale is a special school because of its people, Redwine added, “because a building is just a building.”

Conifer High School cheerleaders, from left, Sienna Grice, Breeana Leslie and Gabie Bartlett — all Marshdale alums — cheer before students line up on the red carpet to enter the building.

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a Great Outdoor Colorado grant and has 44 public plots. The garden currently has about a 45-person waiting list, according to ESA, which estimates the expansion would cost about $13,000 for the materials.

Ginny Ades, who leads ESA’s Buchanan Park garden committee, noted that expanding the garden would allow more residents to participate in the activity, especially since turnover can be slow, so it takes two to five years to get a plot. People who have plots keep them until they no longer want them. ESA charges gardeners $50 for a half plot and $90 for a full plot per year.

“This is an opportunity for ESA and EPRD to further our respective missions and create a positive community impact for a relatively low price,” Ades said. “We decided on 14 plots because it makes a good dent in the waiting list but keeps the size of the garden manageable.”

ESA is proposing that the rec district would be responsible for construction, labor and equipment, while ESA would provide consulting on the design and construction specifications, plus volunteers to help. Once built, ESA would continue to manage the garden’s operation.

EPRD board members agreed that the garden was great for the community, but board President Don Rosenthal wanted the number of people on the waitlist to decrease. Wendy Neuman, ESA’s director of programs and operations, said 14 plots would reduce the wait list sub-

stantially, and plot turnover varies by year. This year, four people are giving up their plots.

Board members also suggested that ESA increase plot fees, which have not changed since the garden opened, to generate more revenue.

Recreation district board member Betsy Hays noted that if someone didn’t want to wait up to five years to get a plot at Buchanan, that

person could sign up for a plot at the Buffalo Park Community Garden next to Wilmot Elementary School. That garden currently has only one person on the waiting list.

While some board members wanted a more even split between ESA and EPRD on the expansion cost, others said expanding the garden was an important community service.

“I feel like the dollars that are put into the community garden are relatively minimal compared with other projects,” EPRD board member Peter Eggers said. “EPRD puts a lot of money in other projects where there is no return. … I feel it’s an important project, and the value for EPRD is measured in other ways in terms of publicity and benefit to the community.”

Evergreen Sustainability Alliance and the Evergreen Park & Recreation District hope to expand the community garden in Buchanan

FILE PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Mixed response on merging Bergen Meadow, Valley

School board hosts public hearing before Nov. 10 decision

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If Bergen Meadow Elementary School is merged into its sister school Bergen Valley, then do it right, so it will accommodate students for the next 50 years.

If the two schools consolidate, then solve the traffic issues on Sugarbush Drive, the only road that leads to Bergen Valley.

Those were the messages from several speakers at a public hearing conducted by the Jefferson County Public Schools school board on Oct. 28 attended by about 50 parents.

Seven spoke during the 45-minute hearing, and school board President Stephanie Schooley said as the meeting started that the board’s job was to listen and not respond to comments.

The public hearing took place ahead of the Jeffco Public Schools board’s decision on Nov. 10 on whether to close 16 schools in the district because of low enrollment.

While two teachers at The Bergens said consolidating the schools was important for students and staff, other speakers were not so sure. One

speaker said the two schools should remain separate, while another suggested that Bergen Meadow, a 52-year-old building, should be torn down and a new school built there.

The plan is for Bergen Meadow, which houses preschool through second grade, to close after the 2023-24 school year. Meanwhile, an addition would be built onto Bergen Valley, which currently has thirdthrough fifth-graders, to accommodate preschool-fifth grade beginning in fall 2024. The district plans to create enough space for up to four classrooms at each grade level.

An opportunity

Several speakers considered the consolidation an opportunity.

“I’m broadly in support of consolidation,” said parent Nate Whitman.

“I think if we really approach this together as a community, it can have incredible benefits. My main point is … we need to think big, long range and get it right. We have one opportunity to … build something parents, students, the community and stakeholders can be proud of.”

Teachers Kim Mott and Amy Crawford lauded the benefits for educating students if the schools consolidated. They said being in one building would allow teachers to collaborate more, older students to

Je co Public Schools o cials are recommending closing Bergen Meadow and combining it with is sister school, Bergen Valley.

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BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Once a working cattle ranch, DeDisse Park in Evergreen is filled with barbed-wire fencing, and Wild Aware wants to do something about it.

“It’s a personal thing,” said Christie Greene, president of Wild Aware, a nonprofit that works to improve human-wildlife encounters. “I live in Troutdale and started noticing a whole lot of that stuff. It seemed dangerous. I started thinking more about barbed wire and wildlife.”

She said an online search netted photos of animals getting caught in the wire, becoming injured or dying. She contacted Denver Mountain Parks, which owns DeDisse Park, asking for permission to begin removing the barbed wire.

So far, Wild Aware volunteers have met twice, and they have removed about 850 linear feet of barbed wire, according to Ryan Phillian, a senior park ranger with Denver Mountain Parks. He estimates there are another 1,000 linear feet to go that he knows of. The fencing has been tangled and messy to remove, he said.

The volunteers have gotten into a rhythm: One person cuts the wire

Taking down the wire

into manageable strips, while another coils or bends it into sections, which are piled into a DMP truck

for disposal. Phillian explained the barbed wire was quite dilapidated, and it

appeared to be in random places

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Volunteers with Wild Aware remove dilapidated barbed wire, which can be detrimental to wildlife, from DeDisse Park. Wild Aware hopes to organize more barbed-wire fencing removal days. COURTESY PHOTO

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throughout the park, though he bets the locations made sense when it was a ranch.

Especially after learning more about the negative impacts of barbed-wire fencing on wildlife, Greene encourages residents to consider wildlife-friendly fencing.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers a 38-page booklet called Fencing with Wildlife in Mind with tips and ideas to create wildlife-friendly fencing.

“For humans,” the brochure says, “fences make space into place. For wildlife, fences limit travel and access to critical habitat.”

Fences that cause the most problems to wildlife are those that are too high to jump or too low to crawl under, have loose wires, have wires

spaced too closely together, are difficult for fleeing animals or birds to see or create a complete barrier, according to the brochure.

While deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep and pronghorn are capable of jumping many fences, wire can snag animals and tangle legs. Birds can collide with fences, breaking wings, impaling themselves on barbs and tangling in wires. Large, low-flying birds such as ducks, geese, cranes, grouse, hawks and owls are especially vulnerable, the brochure said.

The ideal wildlife-friendly fence is highly visible to birds and fourlegged critters, allows wildlife to jump over or crawl under, and provide wildlife access to important habitats and travel corridors. The brochure provides detailed information about wildlife-friendly fencing.

Greene hopes Wild Aware can host more barbed-wire collection days in the spring and summer — both in area parks and even on private prop-

help.

“It means the world that the (Wild Aware) volunteers are helping out,” Phillian said. “Without volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to get the work

always many priorities and only so many hands to go around. This is a tremendous help to our park system.”

Volunteers are hard at work removing barbed wire at DeDisse Park. COURTESY PHOTO

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It’s not over yet: Exercise your right and responsibility to vote

ROMBERG

Can you see it? The light at the end of the tunnel when this year’s election will be over. No more attack ads on television. No more negative phone calls camouflaged as legitimate polls. No more emails decrying the end of life as we know it because candidates haven’t reached their fund-raising goals.

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I don’t think the tenor and tone of the 2022 elections was significantly worse than previous elections, but that didn’t make it any less disappointing that the process of electing the leaders of our government has turned into something so negative and derisive that all we’re left with at the end is relief that we can turn on the TV, answer our phones or open our emails without seeing or hearing disgusting allegations about the evil and perverse reasons why people are running for public office.

I’ve spent a good portion of my life working in and around government and the

campaigns of people who run for office to try to influence how our government operates based upon their beliefs and visions for the future. While it’s probably true that there are more significant differences and less common ground between most candidates running against each other now than during most of my life, those differences don’t mean that all candidates and issue campaigns have lost the right and the responsibility to advocate for the things they believe.

The disgust many of us feel for how this election cycle has played out cannot be used as an excuse to not meet our civic responsibility to participate in this election. Coloradans will elect a U.S. senator, members of Congress, statewide elected officials, members of the General Assembly and a variety of local government officials and make decisions on statewide and local ballot issues.

Registered voters should have received

their ballots in the mail. For your votes to count, your ballot must be received by election officials by the time polls close at 7 p.m. Nov. 8. If you don’t want to use the ballot that was mailed to you, you can vote in person at vote centers. People who are not registered to vote can still register and participate in the election.

I understand how offended many people are by the campaigns we’ve been subjected to over the course of this election. Many of us just want it to be over. But before you celebrate your freedom from the ridiculous ads and attacks, exercise your right and responsibility to vote.

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.

Change Makers helps older adults explore what’s next

Most people think of college as a place to go at the beginning of your career. The University of ColoradoDenver is reimagining higher education as a place for people at the end of their primary working years as well.

A new CU-Denver program called Change Makers, launching in January, will bring experienced professionals who are approaching or already in retirement back to college for a semester to explore possibilities, retool and renew their purpose.

Midlife is filled with transitions, not all of them easy. The good news is that at this stage of life, people’s experience, skills and wisdom have never been greater — or more needed in the world.

New options for a new life stage

Longer lifespans due to health

advances in the last century have led sociologists to define a whole new life stage — an average extra 30 years after the family-raising, profession-building years. Yet careers are often still expected to end when people are in their 60s, with ripple effects on those in their 50s.

Choices at this stage have traditionally been full-time work or full-time leisure. But many people are now looking at retirement differently than previous generations did. They want something in between.

Some need to continue earning a salary to support longer lifespans. Others are interested in staying engaged, and in giving back to their communities. Surveys indicate a strong desire among people over 50 for continued meaningful engagement. This represents a huge untapped resource for our community.

Here is where higher education is

beginning to step in. The CU-Denver Change Makers program is based on the success of similar programs in other states. Unlike traditional programs for older adults that focus on learning new work skills or dabbling in a topic of intellectual interest, these programs are focused specifically on helping older adults transition well from one life stage to a new one that includes purpose and impact.

First class starts in January Change Makers’ inaugural class will begin in January and continue through April. The four-month program will be held in a hybrid in-person/online format, meeting twice each week. The instructor, who has decades of experience leading programs for older adults in transition, will lead discussions on navigating transition and thinking

differently about the next stage. In a tailored seminar series, participants will hear from experts on issues relating to aging and retirement. And with opportunities to audit CU-Denver classes and an optional applied internship in a nonprofit or social enterprise, fellows will explore areas of interest and growth and develop a plan for using their wisdom in a new, fulling context.

The goal of Change Makers is to make change — in the participants themselves and in their communities.

Universities do this with younger students all the time. Why not later in life as well?

Michelle Marks is the chancellor of the University of Colorado-Denver. Find more information on the Change Makers program at ucdenver. edu/change-makers.

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Dahlia mania

It is time to warm up your smartphone thumbs, dahlia growers.

Dahlia tuber season is upon us.

Now through April, dahlia farmers from Washington to New Zealand hold online tuber sales that some observers compare to an extreme sport.

In order to land the best varieties and newest cultivars, customers must know the fastest route to check out and do it in record time.

“We are in the midst of a dahlia mania largely stimulated by the flower farmer movement,” New Zealand dahlia breeder Dr. Keith Hammett posted in May on Instagram.

In the last 20 years, artisan flower farms have popped up in many communities to provide seasonal, sustainable alternatives to imported florals — and almost all grow dahlias.

The farms found that they could sell not only the cut flower, but also the tubers, which are fleshy swollen roots that enable a dahlia to grow.

Many had accumulated the best varieties to share, including some they’d hybridized themselves.

And just like that, a craze was born. Gardeners today flock to online sales and sometimes in such high numbers that sale websites crash. This has led to comparisons with Dahlia Mania of the 1920s, when a giant pink dahlia named ‘Jersey’s Beauty’ shook up the gardening world.

“Everyone wanted a tuber of this variety and there were not enough to go around,” dahlia expert Brion Sprinsock posted on Instagram. “As a result, the price for a single tuber was $25 in 1923, the equivalent of $406 today.”

Today’s tubers usually top out at $25 — a deal in comparison to back then — but there never seems to be enough of prized varieties to meet demand. The most expensive varieties — the stellar new hybrids — routinely sell out within minutes of sales opening.

So how do you score the dahlia of your dreams? It certainly helps if you are fast on your thumbs. But even if you’re not, these tips could

give you the edge:

Get on lists. Join email lists to be notified of sales. This is key as farms often give followers early access to sales or exclusive sales.

Be Prepared. Dahlia farms close shop pages the night before sales to update inventory. Get there the day before, jot down varieties you want and note where they appear on the pages.

Often you can create an account in advance with your address and credit card information and this can save valuable minutes. If not, consider putting payment information on autofill.

Some farms let you set up a favorites list. Never pass up this opportunity. It allows you to bypass the main page during a sale and immediately add varieties to your shopping cart.

Be on time. A minute before the online store opens, hit the refresh button until a live page appears. Yes, this does sometimes cause websites to crash if everyone is doing it, but if you do not do it, you lose valuable time.

Use your fastest device. Though some say smartphones are faster than PCs, it depends on the device. Whichever of yours is fastest — and easiest to use — choose that.

Use the buddy system. Ask a friend or spouse to get on their device at the same time and whoever gets to the payment page first, orders.

Limit your purchase. This may sound odd, but it is better to select just one dahlia variety and check out than add a full wish list to your shopping cart. If you add too many and one sells out, the website may force you to redo your entire shopping list.

Some farms allow customers to combine orders under one shipping charge. This is becoming rarer, but it is worth looking for under terms of service. Combining orders allows you to buy a coveted tuber, check out, then go back in and buy another without paying more postage.

Jennifer Miller is a horticulture coordinator with the Denver Botanic Gardens

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Reverend Ronald Paul Schutt

March 12, 1937 - October 29, 2022

Reverend Ronald “Pastor Ron” P. Schutt of Evergreen, Colorado - passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 29 at the age of 85 in his home surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his loving wife Karen Schutt, sons Paul Robert Schutt, Andrew Jon Schutt and Grandson Maxwell David Schutt. He was preceded in death by his son David Mark Schutt.

Ron was born on March 12, 1937 in Frankenmuth, Michigan. e oldest of four siblings; omas Schutt (Sharon); Michelle (Bob) Schutt; Rebecca (Jim) Sukach . He graduated from Fenton High School and received his B.A. at Concordia Senior College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 1960 and completed his Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in 1964.

Ron met his wife of 58 years, Karen (Maxwell) while she was attending the Lutheran School of Nursing in St. Louis, Missouri. ey were married on September 19, 1964 and a week after getting married moved to the high desert of Southwest Wyoming. Ron was ordained as the Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Kemmerer, Wyoming while simultaneously establishing a mission congregation and assisting in the construction of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Green River, Wyoming. As a resident of

Green River he participated in the mission of the Lutheran church in the Mountain West, was an advocate for mental health services in the community and served as a volunteer reman and patrol o cer with the sheri ’s o ce.

In 1973 Ron accepted the call to serve at Evergreen Lutheran Church in Evergreen, Colorado. He was installed as the Pastor in October 1973 and faithfully served the congregation for 25 years. As an active member of the Evergreen community Ron served with several civic organizations and was an active member of the Evergreen Chorale.

Known as the “Rabbi” with his contemporaries, Pastor Ron was well versed in several languages and the history of the Bible in relation to the teachings of Jesus Christ. It was his desire to make Christ known and to make the grace and love of God a hallmark of his teaching and preaching.

A celebration of life will take place at 11:00 AM at Evergreen Lutheran Church with his nal resting place at Evergreen Memorial Park.

In lieu of owers, the family asks that donations be made in Pastor Ron’s name to Evergreen Lutheran Church and Mount Evans Hospice.

The newest varieties of dahlias are the most expensive, but once you own one, you can divide the tubers at the end of the season and multiply your plants. Pictured is 2021 introduction dahlia, Bloomquist Awestruck.

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Conifer Rotary blesses peace park at

BY STANLEY HARSHA FOR THE CANYON COURIER

Amid aspens in full glory, a blessing ceremony to celebrate the inaugural stage of the Conifer Rotary Peace Park took place on Sept. 25 at the Aspen Park Community Center.

The Conifer Peace Park is a place to reflect on peace and to hold events dedicated to peacebuilding.

The park’s location in a grove of aspen trees behind the Aspen Park Community Center was made possible by the APCC Home Improvement Association. The park also received support from Rotary Club International District 5450, Rotary Club of Conifer, Peacebuilding Club members and the Conifer community, which contributed funding, skill and sweat for the park.

While the installation isn’t complete, it already has a peaceful aura. The project will be finished by May using native landscaping and poles with messages of peace.

Rotary Club of Conifer President Diana Phelps cut the ribbon marking the beginning of the Peace Park. She noted that the 285 Corridor’s first peace park is being realized in four months from conception to installation.

The park will hold events in the future to commemorate peace and educate about it, with an emphasis on reaching children.

Dennis Swiftdeer Paige, Peacebuilding Club member and the park’s landscape designer, offered a Native American Coal Bundle blessing, carefully collected and containing a piece of coal from The Sacred Fire at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Bobby Siles, trained by Lakotas as a certified medicine man, blew sacred smoke to bless the park as a place of peace.

This park takes its place among over a hundred peace parks worldwide. Rotary International established its first peace park in 1932 at the U.S.-Canadian border.

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Conifer Rotary hosted a blessing ceremony to celebrate its Peace Park behind the Aspen Park Community Center.

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BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On Sept. 4, Chileans across the world anxiously checked their social media feeds and Whatsapp group chats, wondering about the future of their country. Would Chile adopt a new constitution?

The answer fl ashed across their phone screens that evening. In an overwhelming referendum result, about 62% of the population of Chile voted to reject what would have been one of the most progressive constitutions in the world.

In Santiago, supporters of the new constitution comforted each other in sadness while those who opposed it waved celebratory fl ags in the streets.

Meanwhile, Chileans in Colorado mourned and celebrated from over 5,000 miles away.

Pame Bradford, who works in Fort Collins Public Schools, was happy voters rejected the draft. An Aurora-based artist named Adolfo Romero, on the other hand, said the result felt like a deep blow to his heart.

Considering their opposing views on one of the most pivotal referendums in Chile’s democratic history, it may come as a surprise that Romero and Bradford are siblings.

Although they grew up under the same roof, the two Colorado-based Chileans have different opinions on what will cure their country’s ailments going forward.

From Chile to Colorado

When Romero was in high school and Bradford had recently fi nished, their family moved from Arica, a city in northern Chile, to the capital of Santiago.

Attending high school in Santiago among politically active peers was

a formative experience for Romero. Although he does not identify with a particular party, he said his political beliefs are left-leaning.

beliefs are left-leaning.

Bradford, on the other hand, was she focused on “things with disci-

less interested in politics. She said she focused on “things with discipline” growing up, such as sports and martial arts.

When she was 25 years old, Bradford moved to the U.S.

“It might be kind of cheesy, but I moved because I felt that I was going to fi nd love here,” she said. “I actually did fi nd it.”

After traveling for a few years, she met her husband and settled down in his home state of Colorado. In 2008, her parents moved to the U.S. Romero followed suit in 2014 to be

her parents moved to the U.S. Romero followed suit in 2014 to be near his family.

The social explosion

On Oct. 18, 2019, an increase in the metro fare sparked massive demonstrations in Santiago.

On Oct. 18, 2019, an increase massive demonstra-

Both Bradford and Romero watched from afar.

This was the beginning of a nationwide sociopolitical movement referred to as the “ estallido social ” or the “social explosion.”

For months, protesters demanded changes in economic and social policies that had been in place since the country’s military dictatorship, which ended in 1990.

The estallido was a frightening time for some Chileans. Bradford said she was concerned as protesters burned metro stations and destroyed private property.

“I was really distraught… I mean, we are really connected to the country and when you see bad things happening, it affects you here,” she said.

“I know we could have come up with better ways to do it… the reasons might be good, but not the way it was

Protesters climb a statue in Santiago’s central plaza under the watchful eye of a military jet.

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presented.”

Romero, unlike his sister, said he was hopeful when the demonstrations began. After being involved in community movements for most of his life, it felt like his country was fi nally awakening to its problems.

“One of the conversations that I used to have with my friends was, ‘Damn, when are the people gonna be awake? When are the people gonna react to these conditions in this country?’” he said. “Finally, it happened in 2019.”

Although he wishes political change were achievable through “just talking,” Romero said it’s sometimes necessary for people to take to the streets.

But Chileans who went to the streets were met with excessive force from police, according to the Human Rights Watch. From Oct. 18 to Nov. 20, in 2019 almost 9,000 protesters and bystanders were injured and 26 people died, according to the organization.

For Romero, the police response to the protests was the most tragic part of the situation.

“It was very sad… to see how many people got injured… by the police,” he said. “I felt very powerless.”

The road to referendum

The demonstrations during the social movement of 2019-2020 covered a wide range of issues, including wages, social security, water rights, education, healthcare, environmental concerns, gender inequality, indigenous rights and more.

As the movement continued, protesters started turning their attention toward a document that could address all of these problems at once: the constitution.

“That was the core of everything. That is the core that supports the model, that holds the entire system,” Romero said. “So when (the protestors) chose that point, it to me was fi nally the right pathway to get a change.”

Chile’s current constitution was written in 1980 under military dictator Augusto Pinochet, who held power from 1973 until 1990. After ousting socialist President Salvador Allende in a U.S.-supported coup d’etat, Pinochet implemented vast neoliberal economic reforms.

Under Pinochet, the availability and affordability of health care, social security, education and even water were largely driven by the free market. The 1980 constitution, despite modern amendments, maintains a role for private sectors for these services.

These neoliberal decisions bolstered Chile’s economy but did so at the expense of extensive human rights abuses during the dictatorship. More than 3,000 people were killed or “disappeared” under Pinochet’s regime and over 27,000 more were victims of torture, according to Chilean commission reports.

Still, some applaud the dictator for the economic growth during his reign. Others condemn his human rights abuses and point to his economic policies as the root of Chile’s devastating inequality.

About a month after the protests began, then-President Sebastián Piñera agreed to hold a nationwide referendum to vote on the possibility of rewriting the dictatorship-era constitution. On Oct. 25, 2020, 78% of voting Chileans approved the decision to rewrite a new charter.

A woman protests with a sign reading “No more abuse.”

On Oct. 18, 2019, an increase in the metro fare sparked a nation-wide socio-political movement in Chile. Here, protesters in Santiago hit pots and pans in a common form of protest called “cacerolazo.”

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Protesters in Santiago filled the central plaza to call for change. Formerly known as Plaza Italia, the space was renamed “Plaza de la dignidad” or “Dignity Plaza” during the social movement of 2019.

A protester on a lamp post waves the Chilean flag (top) and the Mapuche flag (bottom). The Mapuche are a group of Indigenous people in present-day Chile and Argentina.

Voters also determined that a convention of elected citizens would draft the new document. In a global first, the constitutional body was required to have gender parity. In addition, 17 seats were reserved for indigenous populations, according to the National Library of Congress of Chile.

In May 2021, voters elected a constitutional convention made up of 67% independent candidates, many of them part of left-leaning movements, according to Universidad de Chile professor Claudia Heiss.

The nontraditional makeup of the body gave some Chileans hope when the process began, but polls showed a decrease in voter confidence in the convention as time went on.

After one year of the convention’s work, the draft faced its fate in a referendum in which all Chileans were required to vote. The earlier votes in the constitutional process had been voluntary.

According to the Chilean Electoral Service, Chileans abroad voted to approve the draft but the overall population overwhelmingly rejected it.

Both Bradford and Romero would have had to travel to another state to vote, so neither was able to cast a ballot due to logistics.

The draft

“Chile is a social and democratic state of law,” started the new consti-

tutional draft. “It is ‘plurinacional,’ intercultural, regional and ecological.”

The 388-article charter included universal health care and rights to education, housing, pensions and water. Along with vast environmental protections, it implemented gender parity rules for governing bodies. It also restructured the country’s legislative model and established parallel justice systems for indigenous groups.

Supporters of the document praised its progressive character while opponents stressed the farreaching and unachievable nature of the constitution’s goals. Some opponents wanted to keep the 1980 version. Others said they desired a new constitution, just not this one.

In Bradford’s opinion, the members of the convention tried to take on too many topics.

“I do agree with some changes for the environment and things like that. But I think this proposal was covering way too many things and it became unreliable — people realized that,” she said.

But Bradford’s biggest concern about the new constitution was that it did not address what she sees as Chile’s main issues. Specifically, Bradford said she was concerned about danger and crime in Chile, which she attributed to a lack of control over immigration.

“I still have all my extended family members (in Chile) and I hear every day what they’re suffering. And those real issues are not getting addressed,” she said.

She also opposed the idea of mak-

ing the state “plurinacional,” which means recognizing the coexistence of multiple national groups within a country.

“We are a united country there. I don’t believe that we should start calling each other something different,” she said.

For Romero, identifying the country as such was one of the biggest strengths of the draft. He said it was important to recognize indigenous nations.

“When we talk about ‘plurinacionalidad,’ we are talking about the recognition of their territory and their cultural autonomy, and that they are asking for the right to organize themselves in some way,” he said. “For me, that’s good. It’s the minimum that can be offered after years of colonization — the minimum.”

Romero also applauded the draft’s inclusion of rights to healthcare and education.

“The right to health care exists in various countries, and it works well,” Romero said. “It’s the same with the right to education… The people ignore it because they simply haven’t lived (that) reality.”

Romero added that he thinks many people who voted against the new draft were influenced by misinformation campaigns about its contents. Bradford said she knew people who read the draft itself and still rejected it.

Delightful di erences

For Bradford, the new constitution was not the right move for Chile. But in Romero’s eyes, there is still

hope for a new constitution in the future.

“The process isn’t over in Chile,” he said. “It’s a battle that was lost, but the people are going to continue fighting.”

Despite their differences, Romero and Bradford say they are close. Adding their parents, younger sister and extended family into the mix, they are surrounded by a wide range of political opinions.

“We tease each other, we laugh, but we know we’re not gonna change our views — and we don’t want to change our views,” Bradford said. “We accept each other how we are and we love each other regardless.”

She compared their political differences to other differences she and her siblings have, such as the ways they like to relax and their tastes in music.

“You put priorities in life and family’s the first priority. Love — love for your family,” she said.

According to Romero, his family’s differences represent the diversity that should exist in a healthy society.

“If I expect that all my friends think exactly the same as me, it will be me (who is) the problem,” he said.

Even when an entire new constitution is on the line, he says differences are valuable.

“This is the base of a society, what society should be,” he said. “It’s a plus when you have a difference.”

Editor’s note: Some sections of this story have been translated from Spanish. Parts that remain in Spanish are designated with italics.

Creative costumes rule at annual Zombie Run

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Proceeds from the 5K benefit Evergreen Animal Protective League

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Football players, bunnies, butterflies, skeletons, lions and more lined up at the Buchanan Fields on Oct. 30 for the seventh annual Zombie Run, and those were just the dogs.

Their human counterparts — nearly 500 of them — also dressed up for the annual 5K run/walk through Buchanan Park that benefits the Evergreen Animal Protective League. Participants enjoyed the sunny fall weather as they mingled on the ball field before the walk began – letting their dogs make friends.

They agreed that EAPL was a great organization, and they wanted to help. Many had rescue dogs of their own.

Cathleen Timmons, an EAPL volunteer who helped organize the Zombie Run, called the turnout amazing, saying there were many more than the 300 people who had signed up in advance. She watched participants walk on the trails through Buchanan Park, thrilled with the number of runners and walkers.

“It has really grown from the bitty community race seven years ago,” Timmons said. “Without our sponsors and the community, this event couldn’t happen.”

She thanked the event’s sponsors starting with Chow Down Pet Supplies and some others who had booths at the event for their support.

Frances Perez of Evergreen and her sister, Regina Palke of Tampa, Florida, brought Daisy, a 4½-yearold shepherd/cattle dog that Perez rescued. The sisters enjoyed wearing their witch costumes, while Daisy sported a wreath of daisies around her neck.

Perez explained that she was too busy with work commitments to volunteer with EAPL, but she could at least participate in events and donate to such a worthy cause. They agreed they wanted to support EAPL and enjoyed spending time together.

Eighteen-month-old Hunter Wilde ran around the Buchanan Fields while his parents, Taylor and Chris, followed with yellow lab JJ in tow. JJ, wearing a lion’s mane, is “the best,” according to Taylor. The family went with an animal theme for their costumes — Chris a moose, Taylor a llama and Hunter a bear.

Chris said Hunter was now at an age where he could appreciate

Lydia Brown, left, and Heather Harshfield, who work at Mountain Pet Veterinary Hospital, walked the 5K route in Buchanan Park. Brown dressed as a dog, even wearing a cone around her neck that she called a party hat, while Sheyenne, 8 months, was dressed as Dr. E. Setter. Harshfield, a zombie, walked Champ, 11, dressed as a hunter.

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Chris and Taylor Wilde went with an animal theme for their costumes. Chris, a moose, and Taylor, a llama, while their son, Hunter, 18 months, was a bear. Their yellow lab JJ dressed as a lion for the Zombie Run.

Halloween more, and they pushed him in a stroller during the 5K. The family enjoys outdoor activities together.

Christopher Short and Lucy, a rescued 11-year-old shepherd mix, wearing skeleton costumes were at the event to support EAPL and to have fun.

If creativity counted with costumes, Lydia Brown and Heather Harshfield ranked pretty high with their dogs, 8-month-old Sheyenne and 11-year-old Champ. The two work at Mountain Park Veterinary Hospital and Brown dressed as a dog complete with a plastic col-

lar around her neck — sometimes called the cone of shame though she called it a party hat. Sheyenne was dressed as a veterinarian named Dr. E. Setter since Sheyenne is an English setter who is, as Brown put it, fear-free and cute certified.

Harshfield, appropriately dressed as a zombie for the Zombie Run, dressed Champ as a hunter.

Friends Gwyn Browning, Allison Guyton, Diane Ferguson and Barb Schmidt — all dressed as Raggedy Ann — decided not to bring their dogs to the event. They were happy to be together.

“Our kids are grown, so they don’t want to trick-or-treat with us,” Ferguson said.

Schmidt added: “As grownups, we get to wear costumes here, and we get to support EAPL.”

Big dog blues

CONIFER – On the evening of Oct. 8, Melanie saw Scarlett’s dog, Tara, in her yard, and immediately called Scarlett with the news. “What do you suggest we do?” Scarlett asked. Melanie suggested that Scarlett come and retrieve Tara. A short time later, Scarlett’s husband, Rhett, showed up to corral their pet. “She must have escaped the garage,” Rhett told Melanie by way of apology. The next day Melanie called JCSO with deep concerns regarding Tara’s health and well-being. For one thing, Melanie told deputies, Rhett “grabbed” the dog “by the neck” and “threw” it into his pickup truck. For another, Tara appeared too “skinny” in Melanie’s eyes and may be “malnourished.” Melanie asked officers to perform a “wellness check” on the animal. Contacted for comment, Scarlett explained that Tara is in heat, and she’s making a nuisance of herself at Melanie’s house because of the two male dogs residing there. Scarlett also assured deputies that Tara is, if anything, over-fed. As to the charge of hound hurling, Rhett told officers that Tara is roughly the size and weight of a baby mastodon and it required both arms and a bucket of sweat to get her into his truck. Deputies advised Jeffco Animal Control of Melanie’s complaint and closed the case.

Mouth to mouth

SOUTH TURKEY CREEK – It was nothing, really. Somebody just got the time wrong. But when Contractor showed up at Client’s house at an inconvenient moment on Oct. 5 to give an estimate, Client purportedly told him to “Get off my property or I’ll kill you and your whole family!”

And when Client got an anonymous phone call on Oct. 6 threatening to “(foul) you and your (unattractive offspring) up!” he assumed it was Contractor and reported the incident to JCSO. Since neither Client nor Contractor could substantiate so much as a syllable of his story, officers advised them to stop squabbling and part in peace.

No thru tra c SOUTH TURKEY CREEK – Pioneer Patty called JCSO on Oct. 6 to declare herself harassed. According to Patty, she has for “40 years” accessed some of her more remote acreage via a rough “easement” road that runs across Frontier Fanny’s property, and for nearly that long Fanny has been beefing about it. Lately attempting to bring her isolated holdings up to “Jefferson County fire code,” Patty discovered a large tree stretched across the rutted track and felt sure the boulevard-blocking behemoth was put there by Fanny just to get her goat. Given the opportunity, Fanny took full responsibility, saying that the “easement” to which Patty referred is entirely “unofficial,” that Patty has other access options, and that she will no longer tolerate Patty’s persistent “trespassing.” Deputies advised Patty that until her and Fanny’s property dispute is resolved there are no grounds for charges, and that their property dispute is properly the purview of the civil courts.

Mano a manure EVERGREEN – Gene looks after a stable owned by Roy and Dale. One morning Gene and his boy were busy cleaning out the stalls when Dale approached and

started “cussing” Gene out. Dale was spitting fire because she’d driven all the way over to feed the horses and found them pre-fed. Gene told Dale he’d fed the horses because part of what she and Roy pay him for is horse-feeding. Dale left, but a short time later Roy Jr. “drove crazy” into the driveway, leapt from his car and demanded “What the (fetlock) happened?!” Instead of wasting valuable time waiting for an answer, Roy Jr. hoped to achieve quicker results by sticking his finger in Gene’s face and screaming. That didn’t sit well with Gene, who “cocked my fist back” because “I thought something was going to happen.” What happened was that Roy Jr. perceived Gene wasn’t responding to direct bullying and switched tactics, stalking back to his car and loudly muttering about his plans to kick Gene’s (Appaloosa), and about how Gene would very shortly “disappear.” Not happy, but not feeling particularly threatened, Gene and his son finished their work and hit the trail, but when Roy Jr. started repeatedly trying to reach him by phone he figured it might be a good idea to let the local sheriff in on the little range war. He didn’t want Roy and Dale bothered, he told deputies, and he wasn’t trying to make trouble for Roy Jr., but he did want the tussle on record “in case something happens.” Peace officers documented the dust-up and got out of Dodge.

Sheriff’s Calls is intended as a humorous take on some of the incident call records of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for the mountain communities. Names and identifying details have been changed. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty.

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mentor younger students and more. Families would feel more integrated into the school.

A parent wanted to make sure the handprints second graders create on the walls of Bergen Meadow as they move to Bergen Valley are preserved as a legacy.

Consolidation concerns

Several were concerned about daily school traffic clogging Sugarbush Drive and the potential for devastating consequences if Bergen Valley needed to be evacuated in case of a wildfire.

Parent Brent Kaslon asked the board to consider, instead, a new school on the current Bergen Meadow location because it’s more centrally located with better traffic access on flat land with a fire station next door.

Parent Joe Spirk said he didn’t believe Bergen Meadow fit the school district’s profile for school closure, so its closure should be reconsidered. According to school district data, only 44% of the Bergen Meadow building is being used with about 193 students, and Spirk said he didn’t believe those numbers were accurate.

Another parent was concerned about Bergen Valley being close to an Xcel substa-

tion, which is on the north side of Evergreen Parkway east of Fillius Park. She also was concerned about how the school district was spending money and wanted to know what would happen to the $5.3 million earmarked for improvements to Bergen Meadow thanks to a 2018 bond approved by voters.

At a previous meeting, a school district official said that money from the 2018 bond would be used to help fund the addition to Bergen Valley.

Schools’ history

Bergen Meadow on Hiwan Drive was built in 1970. It was known as Bergen Elementary School, and it housed all elementary school grades. Before the pandemic, enrollment at Bergen Meadow was 238 in the 2018-19 school year and 249 in the 2019-20 school year.

Bergen Valley on Sugarbush Drive about 1.7 miles away was constructed in 1997 on 17.3 acres to provide more space for the overcrowded Bergen Elementary. The building is 42,281 square feet that has a capacity of 336 students.

Bergen Meadow and Bergen Valley — known together as The Bergens — share a principal; buses; a PTA; a digital teacher librarian; art, music and physical education teachers; mental health professionals and more.

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Grand jury to investigate Christian Glass case

5th Judicial DA presents o cer-involved shooting case to a grand jury

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum

Oct.

Grand Jury.

the Fifth

DA’s office has been investigating the death of Boulder man Christian Glass that took place on June 10, 2022 in Silver Plume.

DA’s investigation has been in collaboration with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and other

state, local and federal agencies.

a comprehensive investigation, I now intend to bring this matter to the grand jury which, at my request, is scheduled to convene multiple times during the month of November,” said McCollum in a press release from the DA’s office.

continued that events like these must be properly investigated in order to seek justice.

The shooting has spurred public outcry in Clear Creek County, as members of the public call for police accountability.

The purpose of the grand jury is to investigate matters brought before it and return charges in an indictment if evidence warrants. McCollum said once it is completed, she will share the findings with the community.

Je co and Gilpin County to host warrant resolving event

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Active warrants for non-violent and low-level misdemeanors and traffic charges will have the opportunity to be resolved without arrest on Nov. 5 in the third Fresh Start event hosted by Colorado’s First Judicial District.

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility in Golden, people will be able to resolve minor cases that “traditionally involve arrests and court appearances that can negatively impact defendants who want to accept accountability,” according to a statement by the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office. This includes people from both Jeffco and Gilpin county.

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According to Brionna Boatright, director of public affairs at the Attorney’s Office, 89 people have had their warrants cleared, with the 50 from the first event saving taxpay-

ers about $37,000 by saving over 37 hours that sheriff deputies would have spent arresting those people.

The event began as a solution from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee to the backlog of over 27,000 warrant cases in the jurisdiction, said Boatright.

“Often people fail to appear because of the fear of being arrested or barriers such as housing, employment or childcare during traditional court hours,” said Jennifer Kilpatrick, director of conviction integrity and equity for the Attorney’s Office. “This event serves our mission of promoting safer and healthier communities by allowing us to settle these cases and provide defendants with the opportunity for a fresh start.”

Public defenders will be available

to provide consultation to those that are eligible to have their warrant resolved, along with representatives from Jefferson Center for Mental Health, Hazelbrook Sober Living and Stout Street Clinic, among others, to provide information and resources.

The event also allows people with

“non-violent, low-level felonies that have recently been reclassified as misdemeanors” to resolve their cases as well. Those who have been charged or convicted with an offense such as assault, child abuse, unlawful sexual contact or domestic violence are excluded from the program, as are people with weapons offenses and more than one case involving driving under the influence.

Je co Sheri Deputy Vasquez questions a driver at Tall Pines Condominiums.

Wilmot’s Green Team

Superheroes begin monthly program in cafeteria

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wilmot Elementary School’s Green Team Superheroes have started a new campaign to help the planet.

Once a month, the fourth- and fifth-graders spend about two hours in the cafeteria to help fellow students recycle items and compost fruits and vegetables rather than throwing all of it in the trash.

The 14 team members learned from the owners of Purple Bucket Compost in Bailey about what can be composted, and the team uses the company’s signature purple buckets for the composted material. Purple Bucket collects the buckets and adds their contents to its compost piles.

On the third Wednesday of the month, the Superheroes wearing their green capes are stationed in the cafeteria to explain recycling and composting, and to walk the students through the multi-step process.

First, they give a presentation on what they’re doing. Then students drop off their milk cartons at one station, add fruits and vegetables to

Champions of composting

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the purple buckets, put any other recyclable materials into a separate bin, throw away anything that can’t be recycled or composted, and put their compostable hot-lunch trays in a pile.

Finally, each student gets a sticker for participating.

Fifth grader Ruby Pursley explained that the Green Team Superheroes do everything they can to help the Earth. Last year, the team had a contest among the classrooms to see which class could recycle the most, hoping to make it a fun activity.

“This year, we wanted to start composting to help the environment,” Ruby explained. “We take the fruit and vegetables and use them to make soil.”

“For me,” fifth grader Brynn Portillo explained, “I want to save the Earth. The Earth is getting sicker and sicker, and I want to help it.”

Since their inception in 2018, the Green Team Superheroes have worked on several ways to help the planet including reducing the amount of energy used throughout the school.

Parent Lisa Dewil spearheaded the Superheroes at Wilmot in 2018 after attending a conference in Denver. The program is primarily studentcentered, and it has expanded to other elementary schools in the foothills.

Dewil said last year, the Super-

about a composting program in the cafeteria.

“Next year, we’ll assess how things composting program),” Dewil said.

“Maybe we can introduce more days for lunch composting. One day, we’ll have a big composting program at the school.”

Ali Thomas, right, points to where students stack their hot lunch trays as members of the Wilmot Elementary Green Team Superheroes, from left, Brynn Portillo, Ruby Pursley and Beaux Burgess explain to students how to recycle and compost their lunches.

Green Team Superheroes

Brynn Portillo, left and Ali Thomas prepare to stack hot lunch

Superhero Zoe Moissakis holds up the buckets from Purple Bucket Composting so students in the cafeteria would know where to put fruits and vegetables rather than putting them in the trash.

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THURSDAY

Evergreen Audubon meeting: Evergreen Audubon’s Nov. 3 chapter meeting’s speaker will be Mat Alldredge, carnivore specialist and researcher with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. He will talk about mountain lion biology, the history of mountain lions in Colorado and mountain lion management practices in the urban-wildland interface along Colorado’s Front Range. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Christian Church or via Zoom. For information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org.

Free legal clinic: A free legal clinic for people with no attorney will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. By telephone or video, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation.

Pre-registration for individual 15-minute appointments is available by calling 303-235-5275 or visiting jeffcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/ events/search/q=free%20legal%20 clinic or call 303-235-5275.

SATURDAY

Holiday Boutique: Conifer Newcomers & Neighbors will host the 44th annual Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Conifer High School. Admission is free. Browse the many artisans’ booths, pick up something from Ye Olde Conifer Bake Shop and grab lunch from Rocky Mountain Wraps. Proceeds go to area nonprofits.

285 TechConnect Radio Club: The 285 TechConnect Radio Club for ham radio enthusiasts interested in its technical aspects, will hold its monthly meeting from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Bridge Church at Bear Creek, 3101 S. Kipling St., Lakewood. For more

information, visit http://na0tc.org/.

Sparkle and Shine: The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Sparkle and Shine awards gala will be from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Evergreen Lake House. For more information and tickets, visit evergreenchamber.org.

MONDAY

Thanksgiving luncheon for seniors: Seniors4Wellness will host a Thanksgiving lunch from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in the Christ the King Catholic Church St. Francis Hall. Entertainment will be provided by Snap, Crackle & Pop. Reserve a seat by Nov. 7 by emailing seniors4wellness@outlook.com or calling 720-201-1845.

UPCOMING

Collection for Soldier Bags: TallGrass Spa and Salon is collecting toiletries to put into bags to distribute to homeless veterans. Items needed include wet wipes, hand sanitizer, bars of soap, face masks, combs, razors, and small tubes of shaving cream. Donors are encouraged to include notes of appreciation to thank veterans for their service. Drop off donations by Nov. 10 at TallGrass, 997 Upper Bear Creek Road, or Wild Game Entertainment, 1204 Bergen Parkway. For more information, contact TallGrass at 303-670-4444.

Dancing Elves Art and Craft Show: The annual Dancing Elves Art and Craft Show will be from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 12-13 at the Conifer Jazzercise Studio, 30403 Kings Valley Drive in the Kings Valley Shopping Center. Find quality local handcrafted gifts.

Alternative Gift Fair: The 22nd annual Alternative Gift Fair will be Nov. 12-13 at Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 Highway 73, Evergreen. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit vendors at the fair. For more information, visit www.gifttwice.org.

Resilience Beyond Barriers: Resilience1220 will host an evening with Erik Weihenmayer, the first

blind person to summit Mount Everest, from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Evergreen Lake House. Tickets are $35 per person, $50 per couple or $75 per family. For more information or to get tickets, visit R1220.org.

“The Old Man and the Old Moon”: Evergreen Players presents “The Old Man and the Old Moon” through Nov. 13 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Shows will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students, and are available by calling 720-515-1528 or online at www.evergreenplayers.org.

Conifer, Platte Canyon chambers’ member mixer: The Conifer and Platte Canyon chambers of commerce will host a joint member mixer from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Tomahawk Ranch in Bailey. Register at goconifer.com.

Evergreen Chorale and Kutandara concert: The Evergreen Chorale in concert with Zimbabweainspired marimba band Kutandara presents music inspired by the traditions and rhythms of the African continent along with some music for the holidays, including the popular “Betelehemu”. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Drive, and at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver.

Thanksgiving service: Christian Science Church in Evergreen is hosting a Thanksgiving Day service at 10 a.m. Nov. 24. There will be Bible-based readings, hymns of praise and testimonies of gratitude. Child care will be available.

Two shows at Shadow Mountain Gallery: Shadow Mountain Gallery will host both its Holiday Treasures and Winter Poetry shows in November and December. Holiday Treasures will showcase paintings, photography, ceramics, glass art, jewelry and more gifts. Winter Poetry will showcase snow-covered peaks, winter wildlife and home décor. The gallery, which is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, is in downtown

Evergreen near Java Groove.

Christmas Bird Count: Evergreen Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count will be Sunday, Dec. 18. Sign up to join a team, count from your own home or to attend the Tally Rally at the end of the day, where we enjoy a potluck supper and summarize the findings. More information can be found at www. EvergreenAudubon.org.

ONGOING

Evergreen Audubon wreath sale: Order your beautiful, fresh holiday wreath today from Evergreen Audubon. Proceeds benefit the Evergreen Nature Center. For more information about how to order, including descriptions, photos and prices, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org or contact Marilyn Rhodes at 303-674-9895.

ESA EverGREEN Refill Station: EverGREEN Refill Station is currently hiring its new store coordinator. Contact Wendy Neuman at info@sustainevergreen.org for more information. The Refill Station is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Hiwan Museum winter hours: Hiwan Museum will have shortened winter hours for tours beginning Nov. 1, open Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. and weekends from noon to 4:30 p.m. Private tours of large groups may be accommodated when the museum is closed by calling Erica Duvic at Hiwan Museum at 720-497-7653.

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

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EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH 5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654

Sara Wirth, Interim Pastor

us for Virtual Worship on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch

10am.

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CHURCH

EPC 1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen – (303) 526-9287 www.lomcc.org

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.,

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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

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CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN (SYNAGOGUE)

Reconstructionist Synagogue Rabbi Jamie Arnold www.BethEvergreen.org / (303) 670-4294

2981 Bergen Peak Drive (behind Life Care)

CONIFER CHURCH OF CHRIST

“Doing Bible Things in Bible Ways” 11825 U.S. Hwy. 285, Conifer, CO 80433

Sun: 9:00a.m. Bible Study-10:00a.m. Worship; Wed: Bible Study 7:00p.m.

EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) 27772 Iris Drive, Evergreen - 303-674-3413 www.EvergreenChristianChurch.org - eccdoc01@gmail.com

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday We are an inclusive faith community and welcome you to join us in our new ministry journey.

MOUNT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH-LCMS 30571 Chestnut Drive ~ (303)670-1387

Worship 9:00am

www.mounthopelutheranlcms.org

MOUNTAIN REVIVAL CHURCH “Baptizing the Mountains in Jesus Name”

11:00 am & Wednesdays 7:00 pm

Location: Aspen Park Community Center 26215 Sutton Road, Conifer, CO 80433 (Additional parking at the Park & Ride next to Big O Tires)

Call, Text, or Just Drop In www.mountainrevival.org

PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH

4954 County Road 64 in Bailey. O ce hours MWF 8am-1pm 303-838-4409, Worship

Children’s

Mark Chadwick

10am

9am

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN Rev. Sarah Clark • 303.674.4810 • www.evergreenumc.org 3757 Ponderosa Dr. across Hwy 74 from Safeway in Evergreen Join us in person every Sunday at 10:00am for worship

“Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds”

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Transforming lives through the power of Love

Join us on Sundays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., in person or on Zoom, for a unique, member-led service. Each week a member volunteer presents a spiritual topic of their choice along with discussion questions. Attendees are encouraged, not required, to share their experiences and views on the chosen topic. We find our discussions to be lively, thought provoking, and meaningful. We are an all-inclusive community and welcome all perspectives. 28577 Bu alo Park Road, Suite #120 • Evergreen, Colorado • 80439 Email: unityofthefoothills@gmail.com

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Legals

City and County

Public Notice

TOWN OF MORRISON, COLORADO BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORDINANCE NO. 518

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE 3 OF THE MORRISON MUNICIPAL CODE. AMENDING THE RATE OF SALES TAX UPON THE SALE OF RETAIL MARIJUNANA AND RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS

The foregoing Ordinance was, on the 18th day of October, 2022, ordered to be published by title only and penalty provision, if any, and to be posted in full within the Town and on the Town’s website by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison, Colorado. This Ordinance will take effect November 18, 2022

The full text of this of this Ordinance is available in electronic form on the Town’s website, www. town.morrison.co.us; copies of this Ordinance are also available in printed form from the Office of the Town Clerk at 321 Colorado Highway 8, Morrison, Colorado 80465.

Ariana Neverdahl, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No. CC1018

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

TOWN OF MORRISON, COLORADO BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORDINANCE NO. 515

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9-12.A OF THE MORRISON MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING EXPIRATION OF BUILDING PERMITS.

The foregoing Ordinance was, on the 18th day of October, 2022, ordered to be published by title only and penalty provision, if any, and to be posted in full within the Town and on the Town’s website by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison, Colorado. This Ordinance will take effect November 18, 2022

The full text of this of this Ordinance is available in electronic form on the Town’s website, www. town.morrison.co.us; copies of this Ordinance are also available in printed form from the Office of the Town Clerk at 321 Colorado Highway 8, Morrison, Colorado 80465.

Ariana Neverdahl, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No. CC1019

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF MORRISON 2023 BUDGET

The Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison will hold a Public Hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment on the 2023 Budget. The Hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Morrison Town Hall, 110 Stone Street. The 2023 Budget is available to the public for inspection on the Town of Morrison website at town.morrison.co.us. Any interested elector may file objections or comments in writing about the 2023 Budget any time prior to adoption by the Board of Trustees. For more information please contact the Town Clerk at 303-697-8749.

Ariana Neverdahl, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No. CC1017

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that a Petition for Inclusion of additional real property has been filed with the Board of Di rectors of the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District.

The Board of Directors has fixed Wednesday, the 9th day of November, 2022, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., at Station 3, 8445 S. Highway 285, Morrison, Colorado 80465, as the date, time and

place of an open meeting at which such Petition shall be heard.

The name and address of the Petitioner is:

Kory VanDorf and Patricia VanDorf N1331 County Road EE Neosho, WI 53059

The property to be included into the District is generally described as follows:

That part of the SW1/4 of Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, set forth in the legal description of the property contained in the Petition for Inclusion which is on file with the District and available for public inspection.

Also known as 0 Flat Top Trail, Littleton CO 80127.

All interested parties may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

By:/s/ Bob Scott, Secretary

Legal Notice No. CC1015

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

2023 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2022 BUDGET

GREEN GABLES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sec tions 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed

submitted to the Board of Direc tors of the Green Gables Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “

”) for the ensuing year of 2023. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2022 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2023 budget and 2022 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Ste. 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 budget and 2022 amended budget will be considered at a regular meeting to be held on November 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. via Teams video/teleconference. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget or the 2022 amended budget, inspect the 2023 budget and the 2022 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:

1.To attend via Teams Videoconference, e-mail Sandy.brandenburger@claconnect.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.

2.To attend via telephone, dial 1-720-547-5281 and enter the following additional information: a.Phone Conference ID: 394 135 651#

GREEN GABLES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

/s/ Stephanie Odewumi District Manager

Legal Notice No. CC1011

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice

Estates Metropolitan

of Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 West Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland, Colorado 80537,

same is open

public

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AS TO AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET

budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BELLEVIEW VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation

Legal Notice No. CC1020

Publication: November 3, 2022

Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Canyon Courier

Bids and Settlements

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 22nd day of November 2022 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to: EAP Glass Service LLC. 7941 Shaffer Pkwy. Littleton CO 80127

hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on ac count of the contract for the Window Replacement in the CAB Atrium 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 furnish ing 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.

2. All such claims shall be filed with Heather Frizzell, Director of Finance Jefferson 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 the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, from any and all liability for such claim.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO

Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the following Project:

Cement Building Demolition Project

Bids for this Project will be accepted in the following ways:

Electronically to mtableman@clearcreekcounty.us with the follow ing exact text in the Subject line: Bid for Cement Building Demolition Project;

• Via courier to the Clear Creek County Open Space Office 401 Argentine Georgetown, CO 80444 Attn: Martha Tableman, and clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for Cement Building Demolition Project; or

• Via U.S.P.S. at PO Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 Attn: Martha Tableman and clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for Cement Building Demolition Project.

All bids must be received no later than Thursday November 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM local time.

The Project includes the following Work:

• Demolition and removal of existing cinder block building (approximately 2,800 sf) without harming the historic radium mine located within

• Remove cinder block building walls, roof, slab, backfill basement and adjacent cinder block lined pit, and grade resulting disturbed area;

• All large rocks, brush debris, structures and all other unsuitable material shall be cleared to a depth of at least twelve (12) inches below the existing foundations and graded to create a relatively level surface even with adjacent grades;

• Revegetation of disturbed area in ac cordance with the Clear Creek County Best Management Practices Manual; and,

• Comply with the permit requirements for erosion control and floodplain protection. (Permits will be obtained by County staff.)

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Board of Directors

of the

of the District at a regular

of Timbers Estates Metropolitan Districts

be held via Zoom and in person at The Timbers Gate House on Monday, November 7th, 2022, at 6:30 pm. Any

elector of Timbers Estates Metropolitan District,

the proposed

at the offices of Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 West Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland, CO 80537, and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the

ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: TIMBERS ESTATES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Nicole Wing, District Administrator

Legal Notice No.

First Publication: November 3,

Last Publication: November 3,

Canyon Courier

Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District for the ensu ing year of 2023; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at 7939 S. Turkey Creek Road, Morrison, Colo rado 80465, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at Station 3, 8445 S. Highway 285, Morrison, Colorado 80465 on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

By:Bob Scott, Secretary

Legal Notice No. CC1016

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2023 budget has been submitted to the MOUNTAIN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT for the fiscal year 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at 12365 Highway 285, Conifer, Colorado, 80433, where same are open for public inspec tion. Such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Mountain Water and Sanitation District to be held at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. If necessary, an amended 2022 budget will be filed in the office of the District and open for public inspection for consideration at the regular meeting of the Board. The meeting will be held at 12365 Highway 285, Conifer, Colorado 80433. Any interested elector within Mountain Water and Sanitation District may inspect the amended and proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2022 budget and proposed 2023 budget. All meetings will be held at the District office which is adjacent to the District’s wastewater treatment plant, located approximately 450 feet east of the intersection of Kings Valley Drive and the Highway 285 Frontage Road in Conifer, CO 80433.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MOUNTAIN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ ERB LAW, LLC

Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. CC1022

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND HEARING BELLEVIEW VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the BELLEVIEW VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLar sonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the special meeting of the Belleview Village Metropolitan District to be held at 1:00 P.M., on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84758414983?pwd=d jUwNTllNUJwNzBwbXpRYlBhMkVaUT09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719-359-4580, Meeting ID: 847 5841 4983, Passcode: 015508. Any interested elector within the Belleview Village Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed

County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Andy Kerr, Chairman Board of County Commissioners

Legal Notice No. CC1014

First Publication: November 3, 2022 Last Publication: November 10, 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 22nd day of November 2022 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to: A-1 Chipseal Company 2505 E 74th Ave. Denver CO 80229

hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the Countywide Crack Sealing and Asphalt Repairs 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 furnish ing 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.

2. All such claims shall be filed with Heather Frizzell, Director of Finance Jefferson 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 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

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/bids.aspx

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the website. The website will be updated periodi cally with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bid ding Documents will be offered only through the website. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Instructions to Bidders.

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

Sean Wood, Chairman Board of County Commissioners

Legal Notice No. CC1006

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carol Jane Lewis, Deceased Case Number: 22PR434

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 February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronald Powell Lewis

Personal Representative 26624 N. Turkey Creek Road Evergreen, Colorado 80459

Legal Notice No. CC990

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Canyon Courier