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Turning the page

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Patrons said goodbye to an old friend recently as they celebrated what HearthFire Books & Treats meant to them over the last 13 years. e store in the Bergen Village Shopping Center closed Dec. 31, and patrons said it was more than a place to get books and frozen yogurt. It was a gathering place, a commu-

Kappy Kling, right, the owner of HearthFire Books and Treats, talks about how much Linda Lovin helped her with the bookstore. Lovin owned Lovin Books and Music from 1994 until she sold the business to Kling in 2009.

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Je co Sheri ’s O ce investigators Dee Patterson, left, and Wendy Fehringer walk near the sheri ’s o ce in Golden to prepare for the COPSWalk Southwest that raises money for families of o cers killed in the line of duty.

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Lynn Mossbrucker, who lost her husband in the line of duty, with their children, from left, Will, Erin, Alex, Tim, Annie and Matthew.

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friends and colleagues who have lost an o cer in the line of duty.

According to the organization’s website, “C.O.P.S. was organized in 1984 with 110 individual members. Today, C.O.P.S. membership is over 65,000 survivors. Survivors include spouses, children, parents, siblings, signi cant others and coworkers of o cers who have died in the line of duty.”

Patterson and Fehringer will be walking in COPSWalk Southwest Feb. 24-26, deciding this year to walk in honor of Dillon Vako , a 27-year-old Arvada police o cer who was shot and killed responding to a disturbance on Sept. 11, 2022. Vako ’s motto was “ at others may live,” and Patterson said that stuck with her.

“I didn’t know Dillon, but I have kids slightly older than he was,” she said. “My kids have a future, while Dillon doesn’t. at hit hard for me.”

While Patterson participated in the COPSWalk Southwest last year, she asked Fehringer, her friend and partner in the investigations unit for the Je co Sheri ’s O ce, to join her this year.

“We live in a community that is so very supportive of law enforcement, and we have immediate resources,” Fehringer said. “ en there are the little agencies who don’t have as much support.”

at’s where the C.O.P.S. Foundation comes in. Support is ongoing for as long as survivors need it.

‘I’m living proof’

Lynn Mossbrucker, who lost her husband, called the C.O.P.S. Foundation a rare opportunity to connect with people who understand her loss. Her husband, Sgt. Timothy Mossbrucker, was shot and killed on April 28, 1995, as he pulled up to a shooting scene at a supermarket.

Timothy had served with the Jefferson County Sheri ’s O ce for 17 years. At the time of his death, Lynn was pregnant. e couple had four sons and two daughters.

Although remarried — to another police o cer — Lynn kept Mossbrucker as her last name.

Even though Timothy was taken from her, “I still have his name,” she explained, “and I will always have

Lynn’s family has taken advantage of camps and other programs the C.O.P.S. Foundation provides, and Lynn calls it a lifeline. She attended her rst spouses’ retreat in 1998 and continues to go each year, noting that she met people at her rst retreat who have become important friends.

“I still get a lot out of the retreats,” she said. “It’s a rare opportunity to connect with somebody who gets it, and I know I can call those people if I need to.”

Colorado has a local chapter of C.O.P.S., and Lynn was president for six years and vice president for two years. She can’t say enough about the importance of C.O.P.S. for those who have lost an o cer in the line of duty.

“When you are having a bad time or it’s an anniversary or you miss him, you can’t just talk to people about that,” she said. “ ey don’t want to hear it, or they don’t know what to say. But if I say those things to my friends from C.O.P.S., you don’t have to explain it, and they won’t think I’m weird.

“I can tell you that if its purpose is to help the people left behind, I’m living proof that happens, and I have many friends who are the proof that that happens. It is much more crucial in the early years, but it remains

important to me 27 years later.”

‘The experience changed me’ Patterson said she got involved in the COPSWalk after attending National Police Week a couple years ago.

“What drew me to (the C.O.P.S. Foundation) is what they do for families — counseling for kids, assistance to spouses, the list goes on and on,” Patterson said. “I was incredibly moved by it. e experience changed me.”

Both Patterson and Fehringer have been training by walking together on their lunch breaks and taking their dogs on long walks. ey know they will be ready for the challenge.

Patterson said the great thing about the 25-mile walk is walkers go at their own pace, so participants get to talk about why they are involved. ey hear about the service of police o cers around the nation who lost their lives protecting others.

“Raising money for the C.O.P.S. Foundation is not about my department, it’s about o cers like Dillon (Vako ), and the families that have to go on,” Patterson explained. “ at’s where it is for me. (Dillon) went to work because he wanted to make a di erence. at’s what the C.O.P.S. Foundation is all about. Families have to go on.”

Patterson and Fehringer agree that it’s important to support the organization because it supports the surviving families and friends.

“We shouldn’t forget these people, their sacri ce and the families who made the sacri ce, too,” Patterson said.

Wendy Fehringer, left, and Dee Patterson, investigators with the Je co Sheri ’s O ce, walk along a path near their o ce as part of their training for the COPSWalk Southwest. The walk benefits the C.O.P.S. Foundation.

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HEARTHFIRE

nity space and an asset to Evergreen. All because of owner Kappy Kling.

“We’re feeling sadness and deep gratitude,” Connie Ning, a frequent visitor to HearthFire, said at an event to celebrate the store and Kling. “What a community center this has been for all of us. For me, when I heard (the store was closing), it was like a stab to the heart. Kappy is so wonderful and welcoming.”

Speakers told about Kling’s willingness to go the extra mile for customers, always with a friendly smile and a willingness to help. ey said she always advocated for local authors, spotlighting their work for the community.

Kling was involved in the Mountain Area Literary Festival, hosted book clubs and authors in her store, plus was a meet-up spot for young people and families to get frozen yogurt.

HearthFire received Evergreen Rotary’s Ethics in Business Award in 2021.

“I marvel at the way you handle this business,” employee Kathryn Althage said. “You could o er a master’s class on how to run a successful business.”

Kling bought the store, formerly called Lovin Books and Music, as her daughter, Katie, was starting kindergarten. Now Katie is graduating from high school, so Kling said it was time to move on.

“My journey is taking me to something di erent,” she told more than 80 people who packed in the store on Dec. 17.

“I have loved almost every minute of my time in the bookstore,” she added, smiling. “I feel good about where the rest of the store is going.”

Kling has sold HearthFire to the Jiron-Baker family, who is moving it into one of the adobe buildings on Evergreen Parkway. e new HearthFire Books should be open by mid-January.

Kappy Kling, left, talks about her daughter, Katie, and closing the store at a Dec. 17 celebration of HearthFire Books and Treat’s 13 years in business. The bookstore closed Dec. 31.

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Learning about the olden days

Elk Creek fifth graders try colonial activities

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fifth graders at Elk Creek Elementary recently spent a day experiencing what life was like during colonial times.

Colonial day is part of the fth graders’ unit on the American colonies, and students dressed like the colonists and did crafts for this year’s festivities on Dec. 17.

e day culminated in a feast t for royalty featuring foods available dur-

WANT TO HELP?

The Elk Ceek Elementary School fifth grade classes are raising money to pay for a Revolutionary War reenactment. They have raised half of the $3,000 they need for the project. Anyone interested in donating can contact the school o ce at 303-982-2900.

ing the mid-1700s.

Fifth grader Cora Gough explained that students were trying to experience what it was like during colonial times.

In Kathy VanMeter’s class, students used stencils and paint to decorate

Elevate Our Community!

What do you love about Evergreen Park and Recreation District? How can programs, events, and activities be enhanced? What improvements should be made to facilities, parks, and trails? What type of recreation is needed, and where? What parks, trails, or areas of EPRD need more connectivity or access? Do you have other feedback and ideas to share?

Evergreen Park & Recreation District (EPRD) is developing a Strategic Plan to guide the direction of operations, programming, and capital investments over the next 3-5 years. Input from our community will be crucial to how EPRD serves you in the future. There will be several opportunities for your insights and experiences to be shared:

• In-person Engagement Stations at Buchanan Park Rec Center, Wulf Rec Center, and the Lake House.

• In-Person and Online Discovery Sessions to share feedback in person with EPRD’s supervisors and management team.

• Online Engagement Website to learn more and give input at your convenience!

• Sign Up for EPRD’s Newsletters to receive District updates and survey links via email.

• Watch for Community-wide Survey coming in early 2023!

towels. During colonial times, stencils were used to decorate walls, ceilings, furniture, pillow covers, curtains and more.

To help coincide with fth grader’s taste, stencils were available for plants, animals, sports, cars, slogans like “Let it snow” and “Home sweet home” and more.

In teacher Megan Morganthaler’s room, students created cornhusk dolls, adding fabric and other props before trying their hands at printing letters in a similar style to what the colonists used.

Ella Svigel and Paislee Shane made cornhusk dolls, creating a dustpan and an apron for one and braided hair on the other, indicative of the

kind of lives girls lived in the colonial days.

“It’s interesting to get to learn what they did in the olden days, compared to what we do now,” Paislee said.

Friends Kaden Schreuder, Gage Phillips and Sage Norris worked hard on their cornhusk dolls, adding details using fabric and other items to create a fur trapper, an action gure and what started out to be a farmer and wound up looking more like a pirate. ey said it was fun to learn about how people lived during colonial times.

“When colonists were young, they didn’t have many resources, but they still had ways to make toys,” Sage explained.

ONLINE DISCOVERY SESSIONS:

• Thursday, Jan 19 at 1 PM and 6 PM. (Please Note: Virtual Meeting Links will be posted on the Strategic Plan 2022/23 website page at www.evergreenrecreation.com by 1/18/23)

LIVE DISCOVERY SESSIONS BY TOPIC:

• PARKS + OUTDOOR RECREATION:

Wed, Jan 25 at 6 PM - Wulf Rec Center (Discussion includes: parks & trails, athletic fields, youth & adult sports, outdoor & passive recreation)

• REC CENTERS + INDOOR PROGRAMS:

Thu, Jan 26 at 6 PM - Buchanan Park Rec Center (Discussion includes: youth programs, childcare, aquatics, gymnastics, fitness programs, rec centers)

• SPECIAL TOPICS FORUM:

Tue, Jan 31 at 6 PM - Evergreen Lake House (Share your ideas and expertise on special topics you care about: youth sports, aquatics, dog park, pickleball, etc.)

• SERVING OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY:

Thu, Feb 2 at 6 PM - Buchanan Park Rec Center (Discussion includes: inclusive programming for all ages, addressing financial, accessibility, transportation & other needs, closing service gaps, etc.)

“Input from our community will be crucial to how EPRD serves you in the future.”

Fallynn Everton uses stencils and paint to create decorated towels. Stenciling was used often in colonial days.

Fifth grade teacher Megan Morgenthaler explains a calligraphy exercise during colonial days.

Fifth grader Karsten Ho stencils sports images onto a towel.

Fifth grader Clover Williams copies letters similar to those that children during the colonial days wrote.

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BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If you’re heading west up I-70 and see a train o the tracks in Dumont; don’t worry, that’s just the town’s newest co ee drive-thru.

e Colorado Co ee Caboose, located o I-70 exit 234 in Dumont, had its soft opening just after

anksgiving. e train car-turnedco ee shop will have a grand opening in the next few weeks, if all pans out with supply ful llment.  e eye-catching caboose was built, licensed and opened in less than six months. at’s thanks in part to two of the co-owners, Jack Dixon and Ken Crosby, who have experience building tiny homes. Building a tiny co ee shop was a fun dream they brought to life.

“We kinda had this in the back of

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Searching for trout habitat

“We are looking for summer temperatures in the low to mid-50s for cutthroat to ourish and reproduce.”

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Members of Evergreen Trout Unlimited want to become trout parents of sorts.

ey are looking for places along Bear Creek and its tributaries that would be perfect to breed native greenback cutthroat trout, which is Colorado’s o cial state sh. ETU wants to help this threatened species thrive in the Upper South Platte River drainage area, which includes Bear Creek.

e species was thought to be extinct until a small population was found west of Colorado Springs 10 years ago. It also has been reintroduced in Herman Gulch o Interstate 70 near Loveland Ski Area, and Colorado Park and Wildlife is looking at other locations.

at’s where ETU comes in. Members have placed temperature loggers in 10 locations and track water temperatures to determine whether the areas will be conducive to introducing the trout. ETU has four years of data, and things look promising.

“We thought the Bear Creek drainage would be an ideal place for reintroducing the trout locally,” said Mike Goldblatt, who has been heading up ETU’s e orts for a decade.

Bear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, starting as a small creek in the Mount Evans Wilderness and making its way through Evergreen, Kittredge, Idledale and Morrison, and eventually into the South Platte River. All of ETU’s test locations are west of Evergreen.

Je Spohn, Platte Basin senior aquatic biologist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, explained that reintroducing the greenback trout comes down to the water, habitat, temperature and the need for a barrier to keep other species away. Common trout species like rainbow trout can hybridize with the greenback.

Whether the greenback will be reintroduced in Bear Creek depends on all of these factors, Spohn said, and it will take several years before CPW and the U.S. Forest Service will move forward with a location.

After that, it takes three to four years for the young sh to mature enough to reproduce.

“ is is important because the greenback is one of the native, relic species to (the Upper South Platte),” Spohn said.

Goldblatt says ETU’s data is encouraging.

“Our next steps are to check for natural barriers or whether barriers can be added to keep alien sh — brook, brown and rainbow trout — from invading,” he said.

Mike Goldblatt with Evergreen Trout Unlimited records the GPS coordinates of a temperature logger that he placed in a stream.

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An old pedestrian bridge spans a headwater reach of Bear Creek. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE GOLDBLATT

ETU hopes a spot on Bear Creek will be perfect for greenback cutthroat trout

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Julie McCluskie will make sure all voices are heard

rom 1980 through 1998, just two people, Carl “Bev” Bledsoe of Hugo and Chuck Berry of Colorado Springs, served as speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. en term limits kicked in.GREG ROMBERG

Over the next 24 years, 11 di erent people served as speaker with just one, Andrew Romano , holding the position for more than one term.

While there has been continuing turnover, in almost all cases, speakers have moved through legislative leadership ranks as either majority or minority leader before taking the top job.

When House Democrats picked their leadership team after the 2020 election, their choices for speaker and majority leader would both be term-limited and unable to continue to serve in the House after 2022.

If Democrats maintained their control of the House after the 2022

election (which they did with an historically large margin), the new speaker would assume the position without previously serving in legislative leadership.

Speaker is a complicated job, serving not only as the leader of his or her party in the House, but also as presiding o cer for the body as a whole.

tained an even keel when working through di cult issues. While many legislators become overly combative and adversarial when the going gets tough, McCluskie always sets a calming tenor and tone that usually leads to a respectful process where people who see the world very differently can work through di cult issues.

est in Colorado’s history. With such a large margin, the majority is always tempted to disregard positions of minority legislators, which leads to hard feelings and obstructionist tactics.

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Rep. Julie McCluskie of Dillon was chosen by her colleagues over two other legislators to be Colorado’s 61st Speaker. She is an excellent choice who will serve our state, and the institution, very well.

McCluskie has proven herself as an un appable presence in the Capitol, who has established and main-

While there isn’t always consensus, in all interactions I had with her, no one ever walked away feeling disrespected or unheard.

McCluskie was appointed to the Joint Budget Committee during her second year in the legislature and chaired that important committee in just her second term. She will be speaker in her third term and is positioned to be the rst two-term speaker since Romano left the legislature in 2009.

She will take over a House with a 46-19 Democratic majority, the larg-

Colorado voters spoke loudly about the desired direction for our state by giving Democrats large majorities in the legislature and choosing Democrats for all the statewide election positions. But with Julie McCluskie overseeing the House, all Coloradans can be assured that their voices will be heard and respected as issues are debated and decisions are made.

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.

Second guessing the second guessers

remember being second guessed after negotiating a signi cant contract.JIM ROHRER

My company decided to outsource a function that we were not doing well. e thought was, “let’s get someone to do this who knows how to do it.” We found a company who was successfully achieving outstanding results as an outsourcer for others.

I was given the task of negotiating the contract for the work. I had never negotiated a contract, and this was important, so I sought the advice of a friend whose entire job was negotiating contracts.

My friend told me that two elements were required for a successful negotiation. e rst was preparation, and the second was the ability to keep in mind that a successful negotiation comes about when both sides get what they need to succeed.

I prepared by asking my boss what the absolute must-haves were for us. We also discussed what the contractor would likely be seeking and how we could a ord what they need. We discussed other smaller items that might come up and how important

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they were. I felt condent I had followed my friend’s advice.   e negotiation was friendly but intense. Clearly, this was not the rst rodeo for the other company. After several full days of negotiating, we came to an agreement.

We achieved an agreement that would ensure our goals, and the new partner was happy as well. I was feeling pretty good about the product until my boss began to ask why I had not included little items, which were not really important and would be irritants to our partner. None would add real value for us but would not be in the spirit of a partnership.

You don’t poke your business partner just to show them who is boss, but that was being suggested. It reminded me of a dog marking his territory.

I was furious. However, I didn’t say what I was thinking because my

critic was my boss. e criticism passed, and the contract turned out very well for both companies. I keep thinking about Teddy Roosevelt’s great quote in part, “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. e credit belongs to the man who is in the arena.” I am telling this story because it keeps coming to mind as we watch second-guessing every day. e negotiators who brought Brittany Griner home are being second-guessed by people who were not involved and certainly were not there. Everything this administration does is dissected and criticized. To be fair, during the previous administration, the former president was also second guessed relentlessly.

Both parties are focused on dishonesty, certainly not fair analysis. e game by politicians and pundits is to nd clever ways to disrespect their political opponents. ere is surely no partnership. In fact, the focus is political gamesmanship, not problem solving.

Second-guessing also has become

a sport as we second-guess our favorite teams. People who have never played football still know who to re. Everywhere there are those who second guess sports teams, business leaders and especially government o cials.

As Teddy Roosevelt suggests, the real heroes are those who take on the accountability of leadership, not those who second-guess them. Tom Nichols, in his book, “ e death of expertise,” suggests that a little bit of knowledge, obtained online, makes us believe we know better than the experts.

As to xing the Broncos, since my own expertise comes from playing quarterback in sixth grade, I think I’ll let the new owners x the Broncos. I will not second-guess.

Jim Rohrer of Evergreen is a business consultant and author of the books “Improve Your Bottom Line … Develop MVPs Today” and “Never Lose Your Job … Become a More Valuable Player.” Jim’s belief is that common sense is becoming less common. Contact Jim at jim.rohrer2@ gmail.com.

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CONIFER – Two skinny lads wearing hoodies and baggy shorts walked out of the arctic night air and into the gas ‘n go asking for co ee. e clerk, who was at that moment engaged in cleaning the co ee machine, told them the java would be a few minutes in the brewing. at wasn’t acceptable to the boys, who complained of being cold. e clerk pointed out that they wouldn’t be so cold if they weren’t wearing shorts outdoors in winter. Instead of thanking her for a useful observation, the testy teens grabbed two packages of “Imperial Hookah” electronic cigarettes and ran out the door. e clerk reported the theft to JCSO, describing the thieves as sharing slight builds, bad complexions and snotty attitudes. O cers scouted the area, but the pants-less punks beat the heat.

Measured response

INDIAN HILLS – It was pretty good TV, actually. A shadowy gure approaches the fence, reaches over it and makes away with the complainant’s wheelbarrow. Fast forward about 20 minutes, and the same shadowy gure can be seen throwing a bag of shredded paper and a piece of cardboard back over the fence into the complainant’s yard. Not happy about such a lousy swap, Complainant called JCSO on the morning of Nov. 29, explaining that the shadowy gure is his cantankerous neighbor, and that he stole the wheelbarrow and littered his yard “just to bother me.” Under the warm light of casual interrogation, Cantankerous said that Complainant’s fence is actually six inches beyond the property line, and because six inches of the wheelbarrow was on his property he had every right to “grab it.” Regarding the littering charge, neighbor said he’d been tidying up with a leaf blower and some debris might have accidentally crossed the frontier into Complainant’s yard. When deputies advised Cantankerous that they’d just watched video telling a somewhat di erent story, Cantankerous turned clam, answering “no comment” to subsequent queries “for legal reasons.” Also for legal reasons, o cers cited Cantankerous for theft, littering and criminal tampering.

Rebate debate

BERGEN PARK – On the afternoon of Nov. 22, a dissatis ed Mrs. Patron walked into the mom and pop market and asked to be refunded for items previously purchased. Mom and Pop didn’t believe there was anything wrong with the purchased products or think that a refund was warranted, and said so. Still, acting on the customer-is-always-right principle, the proprietors gave Mrs. Patron her money back and wished her a pleasant day. e following morning, Mr. Patron called the shop and “demanded” that Pop drop everything, repair to Mrs. Patron’s place of business, and “apologize to her” for questioning her right to a refund. Pop wasn’t playing that game, but Mr. Patron couldn’t seem to let it go, and several similar phone conversations later Pop called the po-po and asked deputies to put a cork in Mr. Patron’s cranky canteen. Because Mr. Patron insisted his calls had been perfectly civil and because

Pop hadn’t thought to record them, o cers called the case closed.

Speech impaired

EVERGREEN – Parking has always been problematic on the crowded little cul de sac, and Wanda has frequently found cause to complain about visitors to Wendy’s house blocking her garage. When Wendy tired of Wanda’s oral arguments, Wanda started delivering them by email. When Wendy stopped responding to e-gripes, Wanda repeatedly sought to wave Wendy down in the street for a pow-wow in passing. When Wendy deftly dodged her every attempt to open a roadside dialog, on the afternoon of Dec. 1 a determined Wanda parked in front of Wendy’s driveway so that Wendy would have to speak with her, if only to ask her to move her car. Instead of talking to Wanda, however, Wendy talked to JCSO, telling deputies she felt “intimidated” by Wanda and wondering aloud what criminal harassment looks like.Questioned by deputies, Wanda simply said she had information from Je co Planning and Zoning that Wendy should hear, and that she couldn’t think of any other way to get her to hear it. O cers told Wanda that blocking people in their homes to get their attention is “not best practice,” and further attempts to force a conversation with Wendy could be interpreted as harassment under the law. Wendy promised to park as politely as possible, and Wanda promised to say no more about it, at least not to Wendy.

Junior partner in crime

CONIFER – Approaching his business before dawn on Dec. 6, he was mildly surprised to observe a plate-less gray Chevy pickup parked next to his company’s bucket truck. Pulling onto the property, he was alarmed to perceive a man “doing something” between the two vehicles. Hearing the crunch of his tires, the busy stranger “threw a hose in the back of the pickup” and made for the exit. Phone at the ready, the business owner took a snap of the departing Chevy, a picture that reveals “a child standing on the center console” of the eeing vehicle. Noting his bucket truck’s fuel door standing open, Owner assumed he’d been siphoned and rst called JCSO, and then posted the photo of the pickup online. Sure enough, an alert social media watcher quickly identi ed pickup, driver and child. Deputies nailed Chevy for theft and criminal tampering.

Excavation situation

SOUTH TURKEY CREEK – Lorna thinks her neighbor, Lyle, drives too fast along the stretch of dirt road in front of her house, a stretch she believes is part of her property. Lyle thinks he drives just ne, and he believes that the stretch in question occupies a public easement. at long-simmering disagreement came to a boil on Dec. 5 when Lorna hired an “excavator” to construct speed bumps on it, and Lyle caught wind of the work and sped to the scene. According to Lorna’s complaint, Lyle was “aggressive,” and when she tried to call 911 he “hit the cell phone out of my hand.” According

Robert Harry Brune, (73), of Evergreen, Colorado passed away unexpectedly on December 18, 2022. Robert, fondly known as Bob by his family and friends, was born to Harry and Mildred Brune on May 31, 1949, in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Bob graduated from Southwest High School in St. Louis in 1966 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysics from the University of Missouri, Rolla (now Missouri University of Science & Technology) in 1969 at age 19 where he was a National Merit Scholar. He went on to receive a Master of Science degree in Geophysics from Stanford University in 1974. A lifelong learner, he completed another Master of Science degree in Applied Science, Computer Information Systems from the

University of Denver in 2004. His work as a geophysicist has taken him all over the world. Bob is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mary Catherine, his three sons, Bryan Brune of ornton, CO; Sean Brune and his wife, eresa, of ornton, CO; and Christopher Brune, of San Francisco, CA. He is also survived by his sister, Joan Woodard, her husband, James Woodard, along with his two granddaughters, Evelyn Brune and Vivian Brune. He was an enthusiastic hiker/climber/ camper and a devoted father and grandfather who spent as much time as he could with his granddaughters.

At Bob’s request, there will be no funeral or memorial service. e family plans to hold a celebration of life to commemorate him at a later date.

Connie Ann (Young) Burt, 59, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022 in Lakewood, CO. She was born on January 6, 1963 in Memphis, TN. She graduated from Southaven High School in 1981 and State Technical College in 1983. While working for the Commercial Appeal newspaper for 15 years, she met her husband, James (Jim) C. Burt. Together, they moved to Conifer, CO and were married in August 1996. In Colorado, she owned and operated Rocky Mountain Candy Bouquet and was an independent sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. As a mother, Connie was a passionate supporter of both her daughters??? activities as President of the Parker Valley Farms Pony Pal club, board member of the Colorado American Saddlebred Horse Association, President of the Evergreen High School Poms Booster club, and two-time squad mom of the year for the Junior Denver

Connie is survived by her husband Jim, daughters Allison Xie and Emily Ann Shija, parents Allen and Sidney Young, and brother Charles David Young. She is preceded in death by her brother, Robert Allen Young. She is a member of Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Southaven, MS.

Connie served as a constant reminder to live life to the fullest and love with all your heart. Her smile, warmth, and passion will be deeply missed, but her memory will live on forever.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 17 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Evergreen Memorial Park.

A private service will also be held at Forest Hill-Midtown Memphis, TN where she will be buried at Forest Hill South on Holmes Road.

In lieu of owers, donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association in honor

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Robert Harry Brune

May 31, 1949 - December 23, 2022

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Connie Ann Burt

January 6, 1963 - December 11, 2022

to Lyle, he was ticked o , sure, but he only smacked Lorna’s cell phone because “she was recording me,” and he said he never actually touched her person in the process. Deputies cooled everybody’s jets, and the fate of Lorna’s debatable bumps rests where it always has, in the judicious hands of county transportation authorities.

Two far gone

EL RANCHO – Deputies weren’t entirely sure what Beaver wanted them to do. Setting the stage, Beaver explained that he and brother, Wally, had traveled to Colorado from their respective homes in the Great Lakes region for a “family event,” and that

both had taken rooms at a local hotel. On the night of Nov. 11, said Beaver, he and Wally had begun arguing about some family property that Wally “sold without talking to me.” Harsh words quickly became forceful actions as Wally grabbed Beaver by the lapels and “tossed me around the lobby.” Contacted for comment, Wally admitted to the argument but assured o cers it had been totally toss-free. As compelling as Beaver’s narrative may have been, deputies couldn’t get past the facts that he was telling it on Dec. 7, there didn’t appear to be any harm done, much less evidence of a crime beyond his own testimony, and that both Beaver and Wally were by then at home in a jurisdiction a thousand miles away. Unable to take direct action of any kind, deputies could only advise Beaver as to how he might go about obtaining a protection order against Wally – from

his local authorities, of course – and then closed the case.

Secretive admirer

EVERGREEN – e strange man on the phone asked to speak with an employee named Violet. Informed that it was Violet’s day o , the fellow nonetheless called back several times, occasionally leaving “o -thewall” messages like, “Tell Violet I’m waiting for her out in the parking lot.” He was still calling bright and early the next morning when Violet clocked in and proceeded to recount for her how they’d “met” on Facebook, and he wanted to “meet up.” Violet assured him that he must be mistaken, since she had no idea who he was, keeps her Facebook page determinedly private, and interacts thereon only with family and close friends. He assured Violet that he was her close friend and kept pressing

for a friendly little tete-a-tete until she agreed to meet him at the end of her shift. Instead of coming inside, however, he called in mid-afternoon to say he was, once again, waiting for her in the parking lot. Instead of going outside to see, she completed her shift and departed without being contacted by anyone. After mulling the situation for a couple of days, Violet decided to get JCSO’s take on things. O cers couldn’t immediately identify the secretive swain, but they could schedule additional patrols and recommend that co-workers accompany Violet to and from her car for a while.

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

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When two friends joined forces to donate socks to homeless shelters in January 2012, they had no idea it would lead them on a path to creating a nonpro t that has collected nearly one million pairs of socks for people in need throughout the U.S.

e Sock It To ‘Em Sock Campaign, co-founded by Sue Lee and Phillis Shimamoto, collects and distributes new pairs of socks for people experiencing homelessness and those in need, such as low-income families, Marshall Fire victims and migrants who arrived in Denver in late 2022.

Although it was more than a decade ago, Lee remembers nearly every detail of how the nonpro t originated. She was in the soup aisle at King Soopers, shopping for anksgiving dinner on a Tuesday night in 2011.

“As I was literally grabbing a can of cream of mushroom soup, written in my head were yellow block letters with a red outline, and it went like a marquee and went across my head, inside my head, and it said, ‘Sock It To ‘Em Sock Campaign, socks for the homeless.’ And it kept rotating,” Lee said. It made her stop in her tracks.

“Literally, it was written — so it wasn’t like a thought I had conjured up,” she said. “If the message were from God, I looked up and down the aisle to make sure nobody was around, and I said, ‘Seriously? You think I have nothing else to do?’”

e message kept repeating as she nished shopping. She walked to her car and, out loud, said, “OK, I’ll do it.”

“I got in the car and I called Phillis. And I said, ‘Phillis, you won’t believe what just happened. I might have gotten a divine message, I don’t know,’” Lee said.

Lee suggested they ask their friends to gather new pairs of socks through the end of December, and then take them to some homeless shelters in January.

“I was like, ‘Well, let’s do it,’” Shimamoto said.

During the rst week in January 2012, in 7-degree weather, Lee and Shimamoto took 575 pairs of socks to three locations.

“And at every location, they were saying, this is the number one clothing need,” Lee said.

Shimamoto said after they found out socks were “the most requested item and the least donated,” they decided to continue collecting socks.

“We said, well, let’s do what we can. Let’s try to make it as big as we can,”

Shimamoto said. “And who knew that after all this time, we would be on our way to a million socks.”

The value of socks

Educating people about the value of socks, especially to people experiencing homelessness, is part of the nonpro t’s work, Lee said.

ere are an estimated 10,857 people experiencing homelessness on a given night in Colorado, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

e research article, “Foot Conditions among Homeless Persons: A Systematic Review,” cited a study that found people experiencing homelessness walked a median of ve miles each day.

In another study, it was reported “that only 61% of homeless participants changed to a clean pair of socks daily.”

With walking being their primary mode of transportation, many people experiencing homelessness go through their socks fairly quickly, Lee explained.

“A pair of socks on a homeless person might last two to three days,” she said. “It’s really important to be — have those constant socks out there at shelter services and agencies for them.”

Lee said people sometimes only picture men as experiencing homelessness. However, a November 2014 report by the American Institutes for Research stated approximately 2.5 million children are homeless each year in the U.S.

“We had to educate people that … we need socks for men, women and children,” she said.

Something else Lee informs people of is the danger of foot ailments for people experiencing homelessness.

“One of the main reasons a person who’s homeless goes into the emergency room is a foot ailment, and they can die from that,” Lee said. “One way to stop that from happening is for them to have clean, dry socks to wear on a regular basis.”

“Every time someone gives socks, they should realize this might save a person’s life,” she said.

Eric Hill, an emergency medicine physician and the EMS medical director for the Medical Center of Aurora, said cold weather injuries and foot problems are high on the list of reasons people experiencing homelessness go to the emergency room.

“Especially around the wintertime, when you get really cold spikes, we tend to see more of it, especially in the days afterwards when they already have the frostbite,” Hill said. “ ey’re at a much higher risk just given their

exposure levels and lack of appropriate clothing for that kind of environment.”

He noted people experiencing homelessness come to the emergency room for other, variable reasons, such as issues related to mental health and substance abuse.

“ ey may come in with (an) alcohol-related issue or drug-related issue, but when you’re actually evaluating them, you see that they actually have signi cant feet problems with that,” he said.

e toes are very susceptible to frostbite, he explained, saying having regular access to dry, clean socks is a big part of preventing foot ailments.

“Access to good footwear, waterproof, recurrent socks, is a great thing,” Hill said.

Becoming a nonprofit

After continuing their work of collecting socks in 2013, by 2014, Lee and Shimamoto realized they needed to o cially establish themselves as a nonpro t, which they did in 2015.

In the beginning, Lee and Shimamoto were counting, sorting, bagging and storing the socks themselves.

Now, members of the National Charity League do almost all of the counting, sorting and bagging for them, Lee said, and then the socks are stored in a storage unit until they’re ready for pickup from an organization that needs them.

e nonpro t collects and distributes socks in a variety of ways, and it has had in uence in least 47 states in the country, Lee said.

One of the methods for collecting socks is through sock ambassadors, which Lee said is any person, business, place of worship, or organization that collects new socks for the nonpro t.

“And then they get them to us, we count, sort and bag them, and we get them out to shelters, services and agencies,” Lee said.

Over the years, the nonpro t has given socks to more than 200 shelter services and agencies, Lee said.

ey also give socks to individual people who may be assembling “blessing bags” and want to include socks in them for people experiencing homelessness, she added.

Among the extensive list of sock recipients is Cardenas Ministries, a family operated nonpro t based in Henderson, in Adams County, that hosts a range of events and initiatives aimed at giving back to the community.

“We just enjoy doing stu in the community, whether it’s for kids who are underprivileged or whether it’s for the women’s shelters, homeless,” said Valerie Soto, one of the family mem-

bers.

“We were buying socks and we never had enough socks to give out,” Soto said.

During one of their events, roughly four years ago, they connected with someone who introduced them to Lee and the Sock It To ‘Em nonpro t.

“Sue has just been a big blessing. We’ve been able to help so many people because of Sock It To ‘Em,” Soto said.

She said they’ve received thousands of socks from the nonpro t, which are distributed through e orts such as their holiday events, gift bags they assemble for people experiencing homelessness, and their school supplies donations to southern Colorado communities.

Recently, Cardenas Ministries’ had about 1,000 pairs of socks from Sock It To ‘Em to hand out during its December “Spirit of Giving Parade of Toys” event, in which they gave out hats, gloves, socks and toys to families at di erent housing developments in Brighton and Commerce City.

“ ey’re angels on earth,” said Gloria Estrada, the mother of Soto, about Sock It To ‘Em. “ e need is there.”

Soto said she can speak from experience, as when she was growing up, both of her parents were in college and there were “ ve of us kids.”

“We didn’t have enough clothes. We were very, very poor at that time,” Soto said. “And we would have to share socks.”

When children come up at the events and pick the pair of socks they want, it creates a good feeling, Soto said.

“Sock It To ‘Em, I’m telling you, they are just so amazing,” Soto said.

Cathy Law — the project manager for the Volunteers of America Colorado AmeriCorps Seniors Retired Senior Volunteer Program in Denver, Douglas and western Arapahoe counties — also praised Sock It To ‘Em for its partnership with Volunteers of America.

“It’s an amazing partnership,” Law said, explaining they rst connected in 2016. “Sue and Phillis give me a bunch (of socks), and then I can distribute them in the community because we have partnerships with these other agencies.”

Law said she’s taken socks to many di erent places, such as to the Volunteers of America veterans’ service center and to food banks Volunteers of America works with.

“I really feel like it’s a heartbeat in the community, where they’re connecting people,” Law said about Sock It To ‘Em.

“ ey’re showing you that an act

of kindness can go so far,” she added. “And that if you believe in something, you can make it happen.”

e nonpro t’s impact is also growing outside of Colorado, as Lee said the nonpro t gets submission forms from across the country of people wanting to do sock drives.

ere are also people called “sock sherpas” who o er to transport socks to areas outside of Colorado.

In some states, smaller networks of people working together to collect and donate socks are forming, Shimamoto said.

“ at’s always been our goal, is to be able to have pods of people in di erent states who can connect with one another and kind of build a small community,” Shimamoto said. “Hopefully, it just gets bigger and bigger.”

Support from Colorado cities, towns Even before earning its o cial nonpro t status, Sock It To ‘Em began making a name for itself in Colorado cities and towns.

On the Friday before anksgiving in 2014, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock proclaimed the second Wednesday in December a “Sock It To ‘Em Work Day,” Lee said.

Following the proclamation, Lee emailed seven mayors the next Monday asking for their support as well.

e next night, she went shopping for anksgiving in the same King Soopers at the same time as she had in 2011.

“I’m in the soup aisle and literally, I’m grabbing a can of cream of mushroom soup, and my phone goes o in my pocket,” she said.

It was Catherine Marinelli, the executive director of the Metro Mayors Caucus, a voluntary, regional association of 38 mayors. She told Lee two mayors had forwarded the email Lee sent to the caucus.

“And she goes, ‘We love this idea,’” Lee said.

Marinelli invited members of Sock It To ‘Em to attend the caucus’ legislative holiday party, which was the same day as the proclaimed work day, and said the mayors would be bringing socks to donate.

“And that got some other mayors interested in us,” Lee said.

One of those mayors was Clint Folsom, who was the mayor of Superior from 2014 to 2022. e town began collecting and distributing socks to people experiencing homelessness, Lee said.

When the 2021 Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, displacing residents, Shimamoto reached out to Folsom to donate socks.

In total, they donated about 16,000 pairs of socks, Lee said.

“It was really cool to be able to give back to them after all that they had given to the community all of those years,” Shimamoto said. “It really warmed our hearts to be able to see that come full circle.”

A lot of the 16,000 pairs that went to Superior came from other cities who held Sock It To ‘Em sock drives, Lee said.

“It was really emotional,” she said.

e cities of Centennial, Greenwood Village and Englewood hosted sock drives again in late 2022, collecting new pairs of socks of all types and sizes through mid-January.

Schools have also joined in on the

sock drives, such as High Five Preschool in Castle Rock, Bradford Primary School in Littleton, and Timberline Elementary School in Centennial.

Some schools, on the other hand, are the recipients of socks through the nonpro t’s sock drawer program.

ese drawers are typically implemented in Title I schools, which are schools receiving federal resources due to having a lower-income student population.

“Many of those kids go to school and they don’t have socks, and so we decided to do sock drawers,” Lee said. “And so we get them into schools and then we try to replenish them as we can.”

Some volunteers in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program gave back to Sock It To ‘Em by putting together sock drawers, Law said.

Since the 2022-23 school year began, the nonpro t established approximately 22 sock drawers in schools across the Denver metro area, Lee said.

Law re ected on how many people are involved in the collection and distribution of socks to people in need.

“By the time that individual gets that pair of socks, it’s not just a pair of socks. It’s those hands of love that say we’re thinking of you — and sometimes that’s more important, is just people knowing that someone’s thinking of them,” Law said.

Looking ahead

Sock It To ‘Em plans to celebrate collecting one million pairs of socks on Feb. 16, re ecting on how the nonprofit has grown over the past decade and how it can continue to do so.

Expanding the sock drawer program, as well as the sock ambassador program, across the country are on the list of goals Lee has for the nonpro t’s future.

Another goal is raising funds.

“It would be signi cant to raise a quarter of a million dollars — that would allow us to really expand to the degree that we know we can,” Lee said, adding she would like to establish a facility for the nonpro t to operate in.

On top of its constant need for sock donations, the nonpro t also needs more volunteers, Lee said. Volunteer duties may include calling schools to see if they want a sock drawer, overseeing sock ambassadors, or transporting socks.

Lee encouraged those interested in learning more about the nonpro t and participating in it to ll out the submission form on their website: sockittoemsockcampaign.org.

Looking back at how the nonpro t has evolved over the years, Lee and Shimamoto encouraged people to pursue their ideas.

“If you have an idea, do it — and don’t be afraid that you won’t know how to do it, because there will be enough people in your sphere of in uence that will know how to help you,”

Lee said, encouraging people to ask themselves: “what if, what else and why not” when they have an idea.

e two friends expressed gratitude for all the ways people have supported their vision and nonpro t.

“We wouldn’t be able to be able to do what we do if it wasn’t for them,”

Lee said. “It’s thousands of people who have really participated in where we are today.”

“Everybody’s contribution has meant something to someone,” Shimamoto added. “And everybody who has contributed one pair of socks has contributed to this large amount that just keeps growing every year.”

Tammie Limoges, the chief development and operations o cer of the nonprofit, smiles alongside Sue Lee, showing o the sock drawers in the nonprofit’s storage.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUE LEE

Sue Lee, left, and Phillis Shimamoto pose next to their Sock It To ‘Em sign in 2015.

BEAT

Restaurant fundraising, a new men’s shop and jiujitsu

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Troutdale Tavern’s community nights e owners of Troutdale Tavern are committed to giving back to the community.

Craig Caldwell, who opened Troutdale Tavern in May 2022 where Stagecoach Sports Grill used to be, opens the restaurant to nonpro ts on Tuesdays. Caldwell provides the kitchen sta , the nonpro t provides the wait sta , and the result is a win-win for the restaurant and the nonpro t.

“Usually when people want to do a fundraiser like a car wash, they have to have a venue, get donations, volunteers,” Caldwell said. “It’s a lot of work. Plus other places that allow fundraisers give 10% or 15% (to the organization). We decided if we are going to do this, we’re going to do it right. When an organization comes to us, we give them back 70% of all food sales, and we write a check on the spot.”

So far, the restaurant has hosted six fundraising nights that have raised more than $30,000 for the organizations.

“ ey don’t have to have banquet room for a fundraiser,” Caldwell said. “ ey can order anything o the menu, and the proceeds go to a good cause. We don’t care about tooting our own horns; we care about helping the community.”

Caldwell also co-owns Keys on the Green next to the Evergreen Golf Course and Parkside Café in Bergen Park.

Troutdale Tavern, in the shopping area on the southwest corner of Evergreen Parkway and Stagecoach Boulevard, is open from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, plus Tuesday evenings when a nonpro t evening is scheduled. Nonpro ts interested in hosting a Tuesday night dinner should call the restaurant at 303-975-6278 and leave a message for Craig about booking a party.

Quiver opens in Bergen Village Bergen Park has a new men’s clothing store.

Quiver in the Bergen Village Shopping Center is the dream of Katie and Jim Compton, and they sell what they call casual men’s apparel, snowboards and outdoor gear.

e couple, who are Evergreen residents for six years, had been sales representatives working from home when they decided to open their own store, calling it a dream to sell brands they believe in.

e store’s logo is a Steller’s jay, which is unique to this elevation, with its tail feathers in the shape of a quiver. e couple love to be active outdoors, so they are primed to provide information with rst-hand experience to provide information to customers.

Quiver is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 10

a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays.

Evergreen Jiu Jitsu opens

Evergreen Jiu Jitsu has opened inside Nick’s Pro Fitness in Evergreen, providing classes for children and adults from beginners to advanced with an emphasis on self-defense.

Scott Miller, a second-degree black belt who owns the business, has been grappling for 28 years and has 14 years of jiujitsu experience.

Jiujitsu is di erent from other martial arts because there is no striking or kicks, Miller explained, so there is less damage to the body. He plans to add a kickboxing program this month.

Classes are available late afternoons and evenings Monday through ursday, plus open mat time on Saturday mornings. For more information, visit evergreenjiujitsu.com.

Craig Calwell, left, and the server team from Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice celebrate after a community night at Caldwell’s Troudale Tavern. The new restaurant o ers fundraising opportunities to nonprofits on Tuesday nights.

COURTESY PHOTO

Katie and Jim Compton stand inside their new shop, Quiver, in the Bergen Village Shopping Center that sells casual men’s apparel, snowboards and other outdoor gear. COURTESY PHOTO

Members of Evergreen Jiu Jitsu practice at their location inside Nick’s Pro Fitness in Evergreen. COURTESY PHOTO

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our minds,” co-owner Neale Gibbons said.

Gibbons has lived in the county for over a decade and has seen what the two could build over the years of knowing them. He owns the shop with Dixon and Crosby and Randy Valcana.

Right now, the shop is still operating under a soft opening, meaning it doesn’t have the full menu the owners hope to o er in the future.

at menu includes gourmet co ee, espresso drinks, teas, sandwiches, burritos, snacks and more. But the group is looking forward to o ering a wide array of crepes in the near future.

“We’re really hoping to

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become a really strong co ee and crepe hut,” Gibbons said.

e Colorado Co ee Caboose hopes to not only cater to those traveling up and down I-70, but o er a menu that local people in Dumont enjoy. While there is another co ee shop on the same exit, the Colorado Coffee Caboose is the only drive-thru. e owners have adopted a team mentality for their town.

“Not being competition to our neighbors, but collaboration,” Gibbons said.

He hopes people will enjoy the variety and options of having two shops in town.

e shop is currently open from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily but may extend hours to 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in a few weeks, according to Gibbons.

don’t kill cutthroat trout.

e brook, brown and rainbow trout have been in Colorado streams since the 1880s, Goldblatt said. “ e greenback has been here for eons,” he said. “We are correcting a mistake made 140 years ago. e natives should be there.”

en ETU will check for diseases in the stream to make sure they

For ETU members Bill Solis and Jimy Murphy, hiking through all sorts of weather to collect data from the temperature loggers is a labor of love.

“It’s kind of unique to catch a native sh in Colorado as it is to chase a native grouse or elk or deer,” Solis said. “We are just trying to gure out how to deal with invasive species, speci cally brook trout. ere were well-meaning anglers, who introduced the invasive species, but espe-

cially the brook trout have outcompeted the native species.”

Murphy said he signed up to monitor the temperature loggers because he grew up here and has hiked the area for decades.

“Being an Evergreen native, we natives have to stick together,” Murphy said, chuckling.

More seriously, he added: “I’m very sensitive to the impact of creatures coming into this environment that take out the native species. at is what has happened to the native

cutthroats. at is something I’m interested in no matter what the species. We hate to lose things that go extinct.”

Goldblatt is optimistic that greenback cutthroat trout will be reintroduced along Bear Creek in the next three to ve years.

“I’ve been with ETU for 35 years,” Goldblatt said. “Native trout are important to me. I want to see that native trout are here forever, so shermen can catch and release them.”

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THURSDAY

Free legal clinic: A free legal clinic

for people with no attorney will be from 2 to 5 p.m. ursday, Jan. 5. By telephone or video, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help ll 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 303-2355275 or visiting je colibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/search/ q=free%20legal%20clinic or call

303-235-5275.

SATURDAY, SUNDAY

Tree, Styrofoam recycling: Recycle your holiday tree and block Styrofoam. Jan. 6, 1-4 p.m. at the vacant lot (old McDonalds) across from the Evergreen King Soopers. Jan. 7 and Jan. 14 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the vacant lot, 1246 Bergen Parkway, and Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 Highway 73. Trees are mulched

by LAM Tree Service for community use. Donations appreciated!

TUESDAY

Evergreen Area Republican Club:  e newly re-organized Evergreen Area Republican Club will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 in Douglas Hall at Church of the Trans guration, 27640 Highway 74 in Evergreen.

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BERGEN PARK CHURCH

Bergen Park Church is a group of regular people who strive to improve ourselves and our community by studying the Bible and sharing our lives with each other. On Sunday mornings you can expect contemporary live music, Children’s Ministry that seeks to love and care for your kids, teaching from the Bible, and a community of real people who are imperfect, but seek to honor God in their lives. We hope to welcome you soon to either our 9:30AM or 11:00AM Sunday service.

Search Bergen Park Church on YouTube for Livestream service at 9:30am 31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES

28244 Harebell Lane

Sunday Service & Sunday School 10am

Wednesday Evening ZOOM Meeting 7:30pm

Contact: clerk@christianscienceevergreen.com for ZOOM link

Reading Room 4602 Pletner Lane, Unit 2E, Evergreen OPEN TUE-SAT 12PM - 3PM

CHURCH OF THE CROSS

Please join us for Sunday worship at 28253 Meadow Drive, Evergreen or visit www.churchotc.com

8:30am Traditional Service

10:30am Contemporary Service

Communion is served every Sunday at both services. All are welcome! Visit our website at www.churchotc.com for info on church activities.

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

CHURCH OF THE HILLS PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Serving the mountain community from the heart of Evergreen Worship 10:00 a.m.

Reverend Richard Aylor

O ce Hours: Tu-Thur 9:00 - 4:00; Fri 9:00 - noon Bu alo Park Road and Hwy 73 www.churchofthehills.com

CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL

In-Church: Sunday Communion Quiet Service 8:00 am & with Music 10:15 am 10:15 am only Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017266569

In-Meadow: 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. --June through September—

27640 Highway 74 – ¼ mile east of downtown Evergreen at the Historic Bell Tower www.transfigurationevergreen.org

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.

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!

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CHURCH – EPC 1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen – (303) 526-9287 www.lomcc.org – o ce@lomcc.org

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday “Real Church In An UnReal World” A community empowered by the Holy Spirit which seeks authentic relationships with God and others to share the good news of Jesus with Evergreen, the Front Range and the world. Come as you are, all are welcome!

MOUNT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH-LCMS

30571 Chestnut Drive ~ (303)670-1387

Sunday Worship 9:00am • Education for All 10:30am Rev. Carl Frank, Pastor www.mounthopelutheranlcms.org

MOUNTAIN REVIVAL CHURCH

“Baptizing the Mountains in Jesus Name” Sundays 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) 720-770-0380 Call, Text, or Just Drop In www.mountainrevival.org

PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH

Located: 4954 County Road 64 in Bailey. O ce hours MWF 8am-1pm 303-838-4409, Worship & Children’s Church at 10am Small group studies for all ages at 9am Transitional Pastor: Mark Chadwick Youth Pastor: Jay Vonesh Other activities: Youth groups, Men’s/Women’s ministries, Bible studies, VBS, MOPS, Cub/Boy Scouts.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN Rev.

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e speaker will be from the Independence Institute. Independents and una liated are welcome.

WEDNESDAY

Resiliency 2023: Resilience1220 is hosting Resiliency 2023 via Augmented Reality from 5-6 p.m. on eight Wednesdays beginning Jan. 11. Get into character and express yourself through Emotional eater. e program will be hosted on Zoom and is open to all youth. For more information, visit resilience1220.org.

UPCOMING

Bootstraps scholarship applica-

tions: e Bootstraps Scholarship and Loan Round 1 application is open for graduating seniors from Clear Creek, Conifer, Evergreen and Platte Canyon high schools. Visit bootstrapsinc.org to access the application. e deadline is Jan. 12. Scholarships and loans are available for students planning to attend college, university, community college, trades programs, vocational programs and certi cation programs.

Evergreen chamber monthly mixer:  e Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly mixer from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Echo Mountain and Tubing Hill. For more information and to register, visit evergreenchamber.org.

Festival of One-Act Plays: e

Festival of One-Act Plays will be performed Jan. 13-29 in the Black Box eatre, 27886 Meadow Drive, with performances at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students. For tickets, visit www.evergreenplayers.org or call 720-515-1528.

EPRD discovery sessions: As part of its strategic planning process, the Evergreen Park & Recreation District board will host sessions to gather public input on what programs and facilities the district should have in the future. Sessions are:

• 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Jan. 19 via Zoom: Links will be posted on the strategic plan page at evergreenrecreation.com by Jan. 18.

• 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at Wulf Rec Center: parks and outdoor recreation

• 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at Buchanan Park Rec Center: rec centers and indoor programs

• 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at Evergreen Lake House: special programs and topics

• 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Buchanan Park Rec Center: serving the whole community

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Legal Notice No. CC1083

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice Brook Forest Water District PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION To Increase Rates (Pursuant to 32-1-1001(2), C.R.S.) PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Board of Directors of the Brook Forest Water District, of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado will be considering an increase to tap fees for the year 2023 at a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors, to be held via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81110590481?pwd= VEc1MzBPVTM4K0QrbmV0akV5VkZ4QT09 on February 14 2023, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Legal Notice No.: CC1085 First Publication: January 5, 2023 Final Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Canyon Courier Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Notice of Sale To be sold or otherwise disposed of after January 13, 2023. Unit 59: At Kings Valley Storage 30404 Kings Valley Drive Conifer, CO 80433 Susan Morrison PO Box 609242: Cleveland, OH 44109 The amount owing is $700.00 Legal Notice No. CC 1080 1st Publication: December 29, 2022 2nd Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Canyon Courier ### Public Notices Canyon Courier Legals January 5, 2023 * 2