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e goal was to create some family activities and to get people out in the dead of winter, according to Nancy Judge, president of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce. Downtown Evergreen and Evergreen Lake were lled with people enjoying the weather and the events the area had to o er.

At the Mushies Cup, footwear seemed to be a concern as contestants made their way to the starting lines. Some contestants wore hiking boots while others wore shoes with crampons. A team from the Evergreen Rodeo Association — Kit Childers and Randall Strain — decided to remove their cowboy boots and race in socks, hoping their socks would provide more traction.

“Cowboy boots don’t work,” Childers said.

Jessica Strain and Shaunda Young, also rodeo association members,

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said the two teams participated in the Mushies Cup to have fun and support the community.

“So many people come out for the rodeo parade (on Father’s Day weekend),” Young said. “We just wanted to give back.”

Teams competed several times just for the fun of it, with no one feeling overly competitive.

Leslie Demler, who recently moved to Evergreen, participated with her son, Jude, 5, on Team Husky. She said they wanted to support this new event.

Dear Davis Schilken,

Chris Barnes’ entire family participated in the Mushies Cup. e group originally came to Evergreen to skate but saw information about the race and decided to participate. ey brought friend Christina Zarate, visiting from New York City, who said trying to run on the ice in shoes was terrifying, so she was taking it slow.

Shannon Martin of Evergreen and Molly Hogan of Broom eld worked as a team during the Mushies Cup. “We’re having fun and trying not to fall,” Hogan said. “We have learned to start o slow, so we don’t slip.”

I just recently proposed to my girlfriend (now fiancée) and now her parents insist the two of us sign a prenup before we get married. How can I appease my in-laws while still protecting my rights?

Sincerely, Perplexed by a Prenup

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First off, let us congratulate your fiancée and you on your pending marriage. We hope your wedding day is as amazing as your life together will be!! Now, let’s get down to the business of nuptial agreements, which can either be done prior to or after marriage.

Marital agreements, both prenuptial and postnuptial, are a written contract executed between a couple to specify what will happen to the couple’s assets in the event of divorce or death.

Even if you build a happy, healthy marriage, one spouse will likely outlive the other. Marital agreements can give partners peace of mind about the financial future.

When you’re about to get married, divorce is the last thing on your mind. However, the reality is that between 40 and 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce. If you bring significant assets to your marriage or if your fiancée has significant debts, a pre-nuptial agreement is an important way to protect yourself financially. The attorneys at Davis Schilken, PC can draft a prenuptial agreement that details the assets and debts of both parties to be married and explain how property will be divided and support handled in the event of death or divorce. The agreement can encompass children’s and grandparents’ rights, if desired.

There are a few requirements that a nuptial agreement must meet before it becomes valid. These include the following conditions -

• The nuptial agreement must be written, signed, and notarized.

• The agreement must include valid disclosure of assets and financial obligations between both parties.

• Threats, force, or emotional duress must not have influenced the creation of the agreement.

• Terms of the agreement must not appear unethical or lacking fairness.

If nuptial agreements aren’t drafted correctly, they may do nothing but complicate things further. Unfortunately, just because you have created an agreement in writing doesn’t mean that it is presumed to be valid or enforceable. Therefore, it’s crucial that you have a nuptial agreement reviewed by a qualified lawyer to ensure everything is executed properly.

Contact the Davis Schilken, PC team with any of your Estate Planning needs (303) 670-9855. We offer no obligation in person or virtual meetings. We make estate planning simple!

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Platte Canyon’s Wesseldine given state award e award will be presented to Wesseldine in April by the Colorado Fire Training O cers Association.

A Platte Canyon Fire Department’s assistant chief has been named the 2022 Walter Stonehocker Fire Instructor of the Year.

Mark Wesseldine, who also was the training chief for about a year for Elk Creek and Inter-Canyon re departments, was lauded by his peers as someone who has made a di erence in training re ghters through the years.

Wesseldine retired from New York City’s Fire Department, known as FDNY, and moved to Colorado. He has been actively involved in training his entire re service career, according to Kevin Cashman with Platte Canyon Fire.

“Chief Wesseldine’s career spans duty assignments as a re ghter in the U.S. Air Force, to respected service with the Fire Department of New York within the infamous ‘war years’ through the era of 9/11,” Cashman wrote in his nomination letter. “Many re ghters would have ended their service proudly after a full term with one of the country’s most distinguished re departments.

However, Chief Wesseldine chose to continue sharing his well-earned knowledge with the combination re departments of Colorado’s U.S. 285 corridor, departments where he has been an active member for over a decade.”

Wesseldine joined Elk Creek Fire in 2008 as a volunteer, and he has become Fire Chief Jacob Ware’s mentor and friend.

“We keep teasing him that he will never retire,” Ware said. “I am humbled and honored to call him a friend. He has taught our re ghters and myself over the years. He’s a great instructor, great at passing on what he knows. He is the consummate re instructor.”

In 2022 alone, according to Cashman, Wesseldine led a new recruit academy for four 285 corridor re