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Brightening the walls at the Buchanan Rec Center: Students in a spring-break workshop paint a colorful mural

Center became more vibrant last week.

at’s because ve middle school students under the direction of professional muralist Daniel Crosier painted a large mural on two walls inside the recreation center. ose walking into the building during spring break stopped to check out the mural painted in orange, red, blue, yellow and more with latex paint.

It’s bright, imaginative and a denite change to the white walls that

Candidate forums planned for Elk Creek, Foothills fire boards

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Candidate forums are planned for both the Elk Creek and Foothills re departments in April, co-sponsored by the Canyon Courier, in advance of the May 2 election.

Elk Creek’s forum will be at 6:30 p.m. ursday, April 6, at West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer. Foothills’ forum will be at 6:30 p.m. ursday, April 20, in the Aspen Room at Mount Vernon Canyon Club in Genesee. Both forums will be recorded and accessible on the re departments’ websites. Foothills Fire also has a Zoom link for the candidate forum at foothills re.colorado.gov/news-article/ notice-of-community-forum. e forums will start with opening statements, followed by questions from both the Canyon Courier and the community, and closing statements. All candidates will have a chance to answer all questions.

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Professional muralist Daniel Crosier and middle school students work on a mural inside Buchanan Park Recreation Center.

The mural depicts Colorado myths and legends such as a jackalope, furry trout, a hummingfox and even a gnome. PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST SEE MURAL, P3

Egg-citing decorations are part of Art of the Egg at Go Paint!

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Go Paint! in Evergreen is displaying egg-cellently decorated eggs just in time for Easter.

e 15th annual Art of the Egg got a makeover this year by Go Paint! owners Aysha and Julie Diril. is

year’s decorating contest was strictly for amateurs, and 27 people from age 3 to adult answered the call.

“We wanted to keep the contest fun for kids,” Aysha Diril said, noting that everyone will be able to take their eggs home before Easter.

e eggs are judged in three divisions: 0-8 years old, 9-13 years old

and 14 and older. First place in each division will get $25, second place $20 and third place $15.  e public can still vote through March 31. Some of the proceeds from Art of the Egg will go to Resilience1220, which provides free counseling to people 12 to 20 years old because Diril said it was important to give

back to the community. e decorators showed their wide-ranging artistic talent, portraying everything from Pokemon and Minions to landscapes and animals on their eggs.

“We had so many incredible entries,” Diril said. “It’s been fun and a good seasonal holiday activity.”

Aysha Diril, co-owner of Go Paint!, shows o the eggs decorated by amateur artists. The public can vote through March 31 for their favorite eggs, with the winners receiving prizes. PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

These are the eggs decorated by the youngest group, those up to age 8.

These are eggs decorated by 8-13 year olds in the Art of the Egg contest.

Those 14 and older participate in Art of the Egg.

Mount Evans means support

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used to be in the hallway leading to the rec center’s Aspen Room. e mural covers two 10-foot high walls, one is 22 feet long, and the other is eight feet long.

e mural is a collaboration between Center for the Arts Evergreen, which provided the muralist and the workshop students, and the Evergreen Park & Recreation District.

e ve students, Nica Marques, 11, Teddy Clark, 12, Izumi Hartshorne, 13, Alyssa Kuhn, 11, and Avery Ingalls, 12, designed the mural with Crosier’s input and supervision.

e theme was Colorado myths and legends, and they got creative with a jackalope, furry trout, hummingfox and gnome.

Crosier said they placed the gnome in such a way that people will see him waving at them through the door’s window as they walk out of the Aspen Room.

He explained that CAE selected him for this project because of the way he uses lines, textures and patterns in his murals. He has been

teaching the skills to the students, who say that it takes intense brushwork to create the lines.

“It’s all in the brush strokes,” Alyssa, who attends Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen, added. “It’s all in the wrist.”

Izumi, a West Je erson Middle School student, said her creative outlet usually is dance, but it was a nice break to create a mural.

Avery, who attends Deer Creek Middle School, said he enjoys painting murals because he likes their large scale, so he can add a lot of detail to paintings.

Teddy, an Evergreen Middle School student who has worked on another mural for CAE, said he likes painting murals because it feels like he’s leaving his mark, while Nica, who also attends EMS, likes to paint, especially watercolors, plus she dabbles in pottery.

e students agreed that it will be nice to have their artwork and their names on the mural for all to see.

Lisa Nierenberg, CAE’s executive director, said the indoor mural is the rst of several that CAE and EPRD will collaborate on. e summer, a shed at the Buchanan Fields will get a mural makeover.

When you’re caring for a loved one, Mount Evans will be there to give you the help you need.

Left: Professional muralist Daniel Crosier adds details to the jackalope.

Above: Alyssa Kuhn, 11, touches up lines on the mural at Buchanan Park Recreation Center.

Middle schoolers Izumi Hartshorne, Teddy Clark and Alyssa Kuhn work on the mural. They participated in a spring break workshop sponsored by Center for the Arts Evergreen. PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Foothills Fire hopes to hire chief in April

Board OKs hiring in-house

Foothills Fire & Rescue could have a new re chief as soon as April 18, and that person likely will come from the department’s sta .

After a lengthy discussion, the re board voted 3-1 on March 21 to allow the search committee to advertise the chief’s position for one week starting March 22 only within the department. e names of the nalists will be released to the public before April 4, and the search committee will bring its recommendation to the board at its next meeting.

Board member Stephanie Graf, who was appointed to the board in January and named its president, said for transparency’s sake, she voted no, because she wanted the re district to advertise for candidates outside the department with a longer timeline.

Board members voting in favor said they agreed with the search committee that the re department has been in turmoil long enough, and it needed time to nd a new leader and heal.

Foothills Fire & Rescue has been without a chief since Dec. 8 when Chief Alan Anderson resigned for personal reasons. He had been chief since 2018. e department and the community it serves have been in turmoil over a failed bond ask in November for a new re station in

e chief’s position description asks for someone with four attributes: organizational leadership, managerial leadership, clarity of direction and e ective communication skills.

e board also voted unanimously to allow the department to create what it called a “viewpoint survey” that would be sent to department sta , community members and other re departments that Foothills works with to get a read on how well the department is being run.

Against an in-house search

“Opening (the search) for one week is too short,” Graf said. “I don’t think there’s a downside if we open it up externally. Jamming this through is not the right thing to do.”

Graf said she’s hired a lot of people, and she’s concerned about what appears to be a rush to hire and only opening the position internally to Foothills sta .

“To me, it feels like we’re not opening it up to others and rushing it through,” Graf said. “ e appearance of impropriety is large.”

She added that hiring a chief a month before a new re board is elected on May 2 also might not be the best way to select a chief, since the new board will oversee the new chief.

“My view is there is nothing bad that would happen if we open it up,” Graf said. “I think it’s better optically, and it could be former Foothills personnel.”

A case for hiring in-house

Deputy Chief Kyle Vaughn, who serves on the chief search committee, said committee members believed they will have in-house candidates who can lead the department in the right direction.

“You have to have a chief the volunteers are willing to follow,”

Vaughn said. “Historically, a lot of people who want to be chiefs look good on paper. It’s tough to tell through an interview how they will be as chief. Our ask is to hire someone internal.”

Vaughn, who has been with Foothills Fire for 15 years, said the department has had ve chiefs in that time, so he’s prepared to help hire a sixth.

He explained that re chiefs who come from outside departments tend to want to change the department’s culture to something the chief is familiar with. He pointed to Evergreen and Genesee re departments, whose chiefs came from within their ranks and have remained chiefs for longer periods of time.

“When you hire an external chief, that person is new to the membership and volunteers, and has to prove themselves to the volunteers and the organization,” Vaughn said.

“When it’s a home-grow chief, you have the buy-in of the volunteers, which is essential. We strongly believe as a committee that we have candidates who can lead the department in the direction we need to go.”

Vaughn said the re district was not rushing the process since it’s taken four months to rewrite the position description and create a timeline the committee is comfortable with.

Board member Steven Beck agreed that opening the search to external candidates would be detrimental to the department.

Board member Norm Kirsch added that it was important to respect the wishes of the volunteers.

“We need to look at preserving what we have and increasing the number of volunteers who are well-trained and willing to respond,” Kirsch said.

Paradise Hills and over a developer’s proposal to build a new re station in El Rancho in exchange for the re department’s property.

Foothills Fire & Rescue hopes to hire a new chief in April, looking strictly at candidates in-house.

FILE PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

West Je fifth grader hits a 1,000-mile goal through school’s running club

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It feels good to reach a goal.

Cole Sargent, a fth grader at West Je erson Elementary School, has reached a big goal: running 1,000 miles in six years as part of the school’s 100 Mile Club. He’s the rst at the school to reach such a milestone since the club started six years ago.

Cole has been in the 100 Mile Club since kindergarten, and mom Darcie says she’s not only proud he has gone 1,000 miles but that he set a goal and reached it.

“When he was in rst grade, he decided to hit 1,000 miles by fth grade,” she said. “So he gured out how many miles he had to go each year to reach the goal. I’m proud of him for sticking with it.”

Cole ran 109 miles in kindergarten, 112 miles in rst grade, and then he needed to up his game. In second through fourth grade, he ran more than 200 miles a year so he could nish his goal as a fth grader.

Participants in West Je ’s 100 Mile Club either walk or run around the school’s track before or after school three times a week, plus they can

go on one ve-mile hike or do a 5K a month. e club has 60 members, with about 25 who are dedicated to hitting the 100-mile goal each year, club coordinator Christine Olsen said.

Olsen keeps track of students’ progress by scanning bar codes on individual cards. Six laps around the school track equal a mile.

On March 17, the last day of school before spring break, Cole and two friends, Rhyder Vanni and Max Diesburg, did the nal 10 laps, so Cole could attain his goal. On the last lap, Olsen ran with them.

Cole said matter of factly that reaching 1,000 miles felt like he had run 100 miles 10 times.

Darcie and her husband Keith brought balloons and posters to celebrate Cole’s achievement. Olsen modi ed a 100 Mile Club medallion, so it said 1,000 miles.

Darcie said Cole is not a big runner, only doing it to achieve his goal, but she guessed that Cole would run on the West Je erson Middle School cross country team next year.

Cole said he didn’t have a new goal to work on achieving yet, while Darcie added: “Goals are good in life.”

Cole

center, and his friends, Rhyder Vanni and Max Diesburg, along with 100 Mile Club coordinator Christine

run the last lap around the West Je erson Elementary School track so Cole could hit the 1,000-mile milestone.

Cole Sargent, a fifth grader at West Je erson Elementary School, celebrated 1,000 miles since he started kindergarten. Sargent and his friends, along with 100 Mile Club coordinator Christine Olsen, holding the blue 0, celebrated his achievement on March 17.

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Cole Sargent, right, and his friends Rhyder Vanni and Max Diesburg have their cards scanned by 100 Mile Club coordinator Christine Olsen to track their mileage.

Cole Sargent with his parents Keith and Darcie Sargent after he finished his 1,000th mile.

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If you have a question or topic you’d like the Courier to consider, send it along to Canyon Courier editor Kristen Fiore at k ore@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Put in the subject line “Elk Creek Fire candidate forum” or “Foothills Fire candidate forum.” Along with the question, include your name and address only for veri cation purposes.

The Chamber will soon honor women in our community at our annual Women in Business Luncheon on Thursday, May 4th at Mount Vernon Canyon Club where we will induct a few women in the “Mountain Area Women’s Hall of Fame” and also recognize “Women on the Rise”. The Hall of Fame inductees award will continue to recognize the strong, in uential women who have had a powerful impact on the mountain area as a result of spending years dedicating their time and e orts toward the betterment of our community. Because we recognize that a “Hall of Fame” implies many years of service to our community, we feel compelled to also recognize Women on the Rise. Our future Hall of Fame nominees are our current Women on the Rise who are elevating others and our community through their business and philanthropic endeavors. The luncheon is open to all and tickets may be purchased at evergreenchamber.org.

Questions for the Elk Creek Fire forum must be submitted by noon April 5, and questions for the Foothills Fire forum must be submitted by noon April 19.

Colorado Community Media editors will determine which questions will be asked, consolidating those about similar topics.

Elk Creek Fire

Six people self-nominated to ll three seats on the Elk Creek Fire Protection District board. e candidates are incumbents Chuck Newby and Sharon Woods, and newcomers Dominique Devaney, Shannon Peterson, Todd Wagner and Debra MacPhee. e three candidates with the most votes will serve four-year terms on the board.

e Courier and My Mountain Town are co-sponsoring the forum.

Elk Creek Fire Protection District incorporates most of Aspen Park, Conifer and Pine Junction, and includes a small portion of Park

County.

e election will be in person from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at Elk Creek Fire Station 1, 11993 Blackfoot Road.

Foothills Fire

ree four-year positions are available on the board, and incumbent Steven A. Beck is seeking re-election. Stephanie Graf, who was appointed in January to ll a vacant seat on the board, also is running. Others running for the seats are David R. Stajcar, Seth Miller and Dan Hartman. e three people with the most votes will serve four-year terms. ree candidates are running for two two-year positions: Lee S. Chaisson, Stephanie Troyer and Norman Kirsch, who was appointed in January to ll a vacant seat on the board. e top two vote-getters will serve for two years on the board.

Current board members TJ Carney and Scott Ferguson are not running for the board.

e Courier and Foothills Fire are co-sponsoring the forum. Foothills Fire’s boundaries start in El Rancho and include Lookout Mountain, Mount Vernon and Idledale.

Elk Creek Fire Protection District’s candidates for its board will participate in a candidate forum on April 6 sponsored by the Canyon Courier and My Mountain Town.

Foothills Fire & Rescue candidates for its board of directors will participate in a candidate forum on April 20 hosted by the Canyon Courier and the fire district.

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Conifer robotics team comes to the aid of the Denver East team

compete using its own robot.

Team Blitz 2085 embodies the notion of coopertition, which is cooperating despite being in a competition, a tenet of FIRST Robotics. It means helping other teams, so all can be successful.

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Conifer High School’s robotics team decided to come to the aid of the Denver East High School team on March 22 in the wake of the two administrators who were shot there and the chaos afterward.

During the school lockdown, the East High School Angelbotics team was concerned it would not be able to return to the school to pick up its robot and tools for the FIRST Robotics Competition at the University of Denver on March 23.

“So we had a team meeting,” Conifer junior Hannah Stau er said, “and we all realized that East might need a robot or possibly another team might have an emergency and need a robot.”

Conifer’s team, Team Blitz 2085, made a quick plan and got to work, spending about seven hours building an extra robot for the competition while putting the nishing touches on its own robot.

Luckily, Angelbotics was able to

“Our kids were in the middle of nishing their robot, and they decided to do what they could to give the East kids a chance to participate,” Conifer team mentor Mindy Hanson said.

She said FIRST Robotics charges each team a $6,000 nonrefundable registration fee, so it would have been heartbreaking if the East team couldn’t participate through no fault of its own.

Stau er said all of the teams have a family dynamic because of their shared love of robotics.

“Being able to help anyone we can puts us in a good place,” Stau er explained. “We want to help any way we can. It’s part of the whole spirit of the coopertition mentality. You help people and they help you no matter what.”

Stau er said she hopes all people will embody the spirit of helping others.

“I hope people in the world generally have a good heart,” she said, “and want to help people who have worked so hard and have something happen out of their control.”

Conifer robotics team member Maddie Potter begins working on a robot that the Denver East High School team could use at a competition on March 23, a day after a shooting at the school.

COURTESY PHOTOS Conifer robotics team members Rhys Hanson, left, and Hannah Stau er find parts to use to create a new robot.

Let’s tell the truth about those big, bad wolves

The return of wolves to the West has always been contentious, and the deaths last fall of more than 40 cattle really in western Colorado alarmed ranchers. But here’s the true story: Wolves did not kill those cattle found dead near Meeker.

After months of investigation, the state agency, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, found no evidence of wolves in the area at all.

Yet when the news of the cattle deaths went public last October, the agency issued a press release stating it was “investigating a report of dead domestic cow calves on White River National Forest lands near Meeker that show damage consistent with wolf depredation.”

A month later, the agency’s Northwest regional manager testi ed before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission that though some of the cattle had injuries that appeared to come from wolves, he added: “It’s perplexing; it’s confusing; it’s frustrating, trying to gure out exactly what occurred in this incident.” e story of wolves as the culprits, however, made national headlines.

Wolves are coming back to the state naturally and because in 2020, the public passed Prop 114, mandating restoration of wolves by the end of this year. rough a Colorado Open

The International Panel on Climate Change has issued its latest report, warning of a dangerous temperature threshold that we’ll breach during the next decade if we fail to dramatically reduce emissions. A Colorado legislative committee on the same day addressed water withdrawals in the Republican River Basin that must be curbed by decade’s end. In both, problems largely created in the 20th century must now be addressed quickly to avoid the scowls of future generations.

e river basin, which lies east of Denver, sandwiched by Interstates 70 and 76, di ers from nearly all others in Colorado in that it gets no annual snowmelt from the state’s

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Records Act request, the Humane Society of the United States obtained documents and photos about the livestock deaths, and shared them with Carter Niemeyer, an expert on wolf-livestock con ict. He is also a member of the state’s Technical Working Group on wolf restoration.

more than 80% of the packs have no con ict with livestock in an average year.

Overall, the threat of wolves to the livestock industry is negligible. For the few livestock producers who are impacted by wolves, it is, of course, economically painful and time consuming.

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In his Feb. 14 report, Niemeyer found that “the evidence at Meeker is inconsistent with wolf attacks.” Niemeyer and veterinarians concluded that the cattle more likely died from “brisket disease,” which commonly a icts cattle living at high altitudes.  Misunderstandings like this one, which lasted weeks, aren’t helpful. Do wolves ever come into con ict with livestock? Yes, but it is relatively rare. In the Northern Rockies where wolves are established, they account for less than 1% of cattle losses. Disease, birthing problems, weather and theft take nine times as many cattle than all predators combined, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In Washington state, which is home to at least 33 wolf packs after nearly 15 years of wolf recovery,

But options exist for ranchers to safeguard their livestock. Oldfashioned riding the range to drive o wolf packs, cleaning up carcasses so they don’t attract wolves, penning up livestock at night, installing scare devices, and using guard dogs are all deterrents that can work.

Unfortunately, data from the United States Department of Agriculture suggest that few livestock owners use these e ective, non-lethal mitigation measures.

But many livestock producers across the west — in southern Alberta, the Big Wood River Drainage of Idaho, the Tom Miner Basin and Blackfoot Valley of Montana and elsewhere — do use a variety of these deterrents, which make it possible for their herds to live alongside both wolves and grizzly bears.

To its credit, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has produced a resource guide for livestock producers. To do an even better job as wolves integrate into western Colorado, the state

must improve the way it investigates livestock deaths.

ese investigations must be timely and transparent — as in other Western states such as Washington — and withoutscapegoating.

e Colorado legislature could do its part, too, by providing funding for a trained, rapid-response team that would immediately investigate livestock injuries and deaths.

According to Niemeyer, authorities must respond as if they were investigating a crime scene — checking out dead livestock within 24 hours to prevent losing evidence from tissue decomposition or scavengers.

Only when a cause is determined, based on evidence, should information be made public. If wolf recovery is going to be successful for both wolves and people, everyone involved — livestock producers, wolf advocates, agencies — must work together. What happened in Meeker has been a valuable lesson in what not to do.

Story Warren is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonpro t dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. She is a program manager in wildlife protection for the Humane Society of the United States.

mountain peaks. Even so, by tapping the Ogallala and other aquifers, farmers have made it one of the state’s most agriculturally productive areas.

ey grow potatoes and watermelons but especially corn and other plants fed to cattle and hogs. is is Colorado without mountains, an ocean of big skies and rolling sandhills.

Republican River farmers face two overlapping problems. One is of declining wells. Given current pumping rates, they will go dry. e

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More immediate is how these wells have depleted ows of the Republican River and its tributaries into Nebraska and Kansas. ose states cried foul, citing a 1943 interstate compact. Colorado in 2016 agreed to pare 25,000 of its 450,000 to 500,000 irrigated acres within the basin.

Colorado has a December 2029 deadline. e Republican River Water Conservation District has been paying farmers to retire land from irrigation. Huge commodity prices discourage this, but district o cials said they are con dent they can achieve 10,000 acres before the end of 2024.

Last year, legislators sweetened the

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pot with an allocation of $30 million, and a like amount for retirement of irrigated land in the San Luis Valley, which has a similar problem. Since 2004, when it was created, the Republican River district self-encumbered $156 million in fee collections and debt for the transition.

It’s unclear that the district can achieve the 2030 goal. e bill unanimously approved by the Colorado House Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee will, if it becomes law, task the Colorado Water Center at Colorado State University with documenting the economic loss to the region – and to Colorado altogether – if irrigated

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Climate scientists issue their latest, stern warning while farmers in Colorado’s Republican River Basin grapple with how to be sustainable

When giants fall, we need to listen

“God has cared for these trees …but he cannot save them from fools.”

— John Muir

In just two years, wild re has killed an estimated 13 to 19% of all mature giant sequoia trees. ese most massive of trees grow only on certain western slopes of the Sierra Nevada, the mountain range that divides California’s Central Valley farmland from the Great Basin Desert.

e loss of so many “big trees,” as conservationist John Muir called them, is unprecedented.

Many of the best-known stands of giant sequoias grow more than 6,000 feet above sea level in three national parks — Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite. A visit to these immense trees typically begins with a drive up from Fresno. From the valley oor, Highway 180 curves into foothills, then winds onto steep, tree-covered mountainsides where cooler temperatures and higher humidity take the edge o the California sun.

e road passes through Kings Canyon National Park, where visitors get their rst impression of the big trees. As Muir acknowledged, words aren’t su cient to convey the awe of that rst encounter with giant sequoias: “No description can give anything like an adequate idea of their singular majesty, much less of their beauty.”

He added, “Nothing hurts the big tree.” Except in our time: severe wild re and the chainsaw.

Muir’s words helped inspire the national parks that have protected

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many sequoia groves from logging, but our concern about wild res led to governmentmandated re suppression for more than 100 years.

BESTRepublican River Basin agriculture ceases altogether. e farmers may need more help as the deadline approaches.

is all-or-nothing proposition is not academic. Kevin Rein, the state water engineer, testi ed that he must shut down all basin wells if compact requirements are not met. e focus is on the Republican’s South Fork, between Wray and Burlington.

Legislators were told that relying solely upon water that falls from the sky diminishes production 75 to 80 percent.

In seeking this study, the river district wants legislators to be aware of what is at stake.

Rod Lenz, who chairs the river district board, put it in human terms. His extended-family’s 5,000-acre farm amid the sandhills can support 13 families, he told me. Returned to grasslands, that same farm could support only two families.

An “evolution of accountability” is how Lenz describes the big picture in the Republican River Basin. “We all knew it was coming. But it was so far in the future. Well, the future is here now.”

e district has 10 committees charged with investigating ways to sustain the basin’s economy and leave its small towns thriving. Can it attract Internet technology developers? Can the remaining water

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rough a federal agency’s zeal, the big trees are in trouble. In the Sierra Madre’s re regime, developed over centuries, sequoia groves burned every 6 to 35 years. Wild re thinned the smaller trees and converted ne fuels into soil nutrients.

Without re, sequoia cones don’t open and spread their seeds. e same re also creates openings in the forest canopy, giving seedlings the sunlight they need to survive. Research shows that giant sequoia populations were “stable or increasing” from 500 B.C. through the 1800s. en came the 1900s, when “there was a massive failure of giant sequoia reproduction.” Without re, sequoia seeds stopped sprouting, while the buildup of highly combustible ne fuels on the forest oor, and the greater density of smaller trees, increased the risk of catastrophic wild re.

As scientists began to understand the problem, the National Park Service implemented a prescribed burning program in giant sequoia

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be used for higher-value purposes? Can new technology irrigate more e ciently?

“We do know we must evolve,” Lenz told me. e farmers began large-scale pumping with the arrival of center-pivot sprinklers, a technology invented in Colorado in 1940. ey’re remarkably e cient at extracting underground water. Now, they must gure out sustainable agriculture. at’s a very di cult conversation. Aquifers created over millions of years are being depleted in a century.

e Republican River shares similarities with the better-known and much larger Colorado River Basin. e mid-20th century was the time of applying human ingenuity to development of water resources. Now, along with past miscalculations, the warming climate is exacting a price, aridi cation of the Colorado River Basin.

Globally, the latest report from climate scientists paints an even greater challenge. To avoid really bad stu , they say, we must halve our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. ey insist upon need for new technologies, including ways to suck carbon out of the atmosphere, that have yet to be scaled. We need that evolution of accountability described in Colorado’s Republican River Basin. We need a revolution of accountability on the global scale.

Allen Best, a long-time Colorado journalist, publishes Big Pivots. You can nd more at BigPivots.com

Stan Lush passed away on March 15, 2023 at Wind Crest, Highlands Ranch, CO. He lived in Mount Vernon Country Club from 19732005 where he raised his family and was an active member of Church of the Hills Presbyterian Church. Stan is survived by his wife Karen (Wind Crest), Children: Andi Rottman (Littleton), Pam

Lindquist (Evergreen), Mike Lush (Castle Rock), Pete Lush (Greenwood Village), 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of His Life will be held at St. James Presbyterian Church 3601 W. Belleview Ave. Littleton, CO on April 28, 2023 at 10:30 AM.

STEELE Jane Elizabeth (Pinkerton) Steele

August 27, 1942 - March 16, 2023

Jane P. Steele, 80, a loving and caring wife and longtime Evergreen/ Conifer resident died peacefully March 16, 2023 from complications with pneumonia following a fall and surgery. Jane was born in Englewood NJ in 1942 and graduated from Pascack Valley High School in 1960. She attended the Englewood Hospital School of Nursing in NJ and graduated as a Registered Nurse in1963. She worked as RN in Oregon 1964 to 1966 then ended up in Colorado in 1967. She served in various nursing roles in Colorado Springs, Boulder and Denver hospitals from 1967 to 1974, followed by occupational nursing in Denver Metro Industries from 1975 to 1994. After leaving formal nursing, she was the primary caregiver for her mom who passed in 2007.

Jane’s passion was her art. She loved watercolor and oil painting and was a member of several art clubs in the Denver Metro area. Her art was displayed at the

Evergreen Library on several occasions. She also did mission work and helped as a volunteer at Evergreen Christian Outreach (EChO). She was an avid skier and met her husband Richard of 46 years in the Schussbaumer Ski Club of Denver. Her other hobbies and loves were knitting, quilting, sewing and cooking. Richard and Jane were married in Boulder on Oct 9, 1976 and have resided in Conifer and Evergreen ever since. Jane’s brother Jack and her parents John and Dorothy Pinkerton preceded her in death. She is survived by Richard her husband and two of Richard’s brothers, omas and Robert.

A celebration of life service and lunch reception is scheduled 10:00a, April 22, 2023 at the Conifer Community Church, 9998 S.

Memorials can be made to EChO or Mt. Evans Homecare & Hospice in lieu of

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groves. Evidence from recent wild res indicates the program has been successful. Areas treated with prescribed re burned less intensely, mature sequoias did not die and sequoia seedlings have since sprouted.  Clearly, sequoias need re to survive.

e challenge is avoiding catastrophic wild re, a challenge made di cult by today’s dense groves. According to Alexis Bernal, a researcher with the University of California at Berkeley, Sierra Nevada forests typically held about 20 sequoias per acre before 1860. Since then, re suppression has allowed the growth of as many as 120 to 160 trees per acre.

Bernal advocates extensive logging before re can resume its natural role. Emergency logging by government agencies has already begun in forests with sequoia groves, including clearcuts along roadways in Yosemite National Park.

Not everyone agrees that logging is the answer. Forest ecologist Chad Hanson,with the John Muir Project, calls Bernal’s approach an excuse to continue commercial logging of public lands. He believes sequoia

deaths have been far lowerthan ocial estimates and that new trees can sprout even after severe res.

Unfortunately, Congress has gotten involved. Kevin McCarthy, RCalifornia, introduced the Save Our Sequoias Act in 2022 in the House. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, later introduced the act in the Senate. e bill would expedite mechanical “fuel treatments” by bypassing environmental laws.

We’re just lucky that record snowfall in the Sierra Madre threw a wet blanket on the initiative by reducing re risk, as the bill has yet to be reintroduced in the current legislative session.

While the unprecedented threat to these priceless trees might be a rare instance in which “mechanical treatment” is justi ed, chipping away at environmental protections has rarely, if ever, proven bene cial for the environment— especially when politicians try to call the shots.

Giant sequoias need all the help they can get, but that help needs to be informed by good science.

Joe Stone is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonpro t dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is the editor of Forest News, the publication of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics.

Meet our new Executive Director

Hello! My name is Beth Schneider and I am honored to have joined the Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce sta as the new Executive Director.

As a Colorado native, I have had the privilege of living in several areas of the front range but I truly found my home when my family and I moved to Conifer in 2017, I love this community and all that makes it unique. Before joining the Chamber team, I worked in residential real estate sales and transaction management for 13 years and I am a co-founder of The Sam Schneider Legacy Fund with CureSearch for Children’s Cancer. Outside of work, I enjoy spending

time with my family, mountain biking, hiking, gardening and soaking up the wildlife and beauty that Conifer has to o er.

I am extremely impressed by the hard work that the sta , board members, and ambassadors have put into keeping the Chamber running and making my leadership transition as smooth as possible. Their knowledge and support are invaluable in getting me started in this position and I am excited to bring my experience and enthusiasm to the Chamber of Commerce. Rest assured, I am committed to helping the Chamber grow and thrive for years to come.

10th Annual Elevation Celebration

The 10th Annual Elevation Celebration is on July 29 and 30. The festival includes live music performances by local musicians, a craft fair featuring unique and handmade items from local artists, a wide range of food and drink options, and fun activities for children such as face painting and games. Elevation Celebration is also an opportunity for local businesses and organizations to connect with the community, network with other local businesses, and promote their brand through sponsorship and vendor opportunities.You can get involved by being a business sponsor, a volunteer, having a vendor

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booth, or simply by coming and enjoying this fantastic community event. Visit our website for more information 10th Annual Elevation Celebration Summer Festival in Conifer, Colorado.

• New o ce location 12424 Big Timber Drive, Unit 5, Conifer, CO 80433

Take advantage of the many opportunities and business services the Chamber o ers. If you have any membership questions, or would like to find out more about becoming a member, do not hesitate to contact me at (303) 838-5711

director@goconifer.com

Thank you for your continued support and thank you for shopping local!

Beth Schneider, Executive Director

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Say goodbye to winter with a mix of indoor entertainment

While March is technically the beginning of spring, it isn’t until April that it really starts to feel like we’re transitioning from the cold weather to something more pleasant. April is the month where we move from inside activities to music under the stars, meals on patios and art shows spilling out into the street.

With that in mind, here’s a roundup of activities to say a fond (depending on your interests) farewell to winter.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — John Mayer Solo at Ball Arena

When John Mayer rst appeared on the scene in the early 2000s, I think even few of even his most devoted fans (of which I am one) could have predicted the journey he’d take in the ensuing 20 years. He mastered the pop guitarist thing and explored a range of roles: blues maestro, folky troubadour and even jam band favorite. During all this he worked hard to stay true to himself and the result is a wonderful song catalog full of radio mainstays and hidden gems.

To celebrate the rst two decades of his career, Mayer has embarked on a solo tour, which stops at Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3. He’ll be joined by the fantastic folk/ blues singer Joy Oladokun for what I’m certain will be a truly special

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evening. Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

Celebrate the legendary Charles Mingus

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Visit Brazil via Diego Figueiredo’s guitar

It is di cult to imagine a better music to get you in the mood for warmer weather than Brazilian jazz, which makes guitarist Diego Figueiredo’s performance at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. April 7 perfectly timed.

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Charles Mingus is one of jazz’s most incomparable voices — his compositions are as nuanced and innovative as the writing of legends like Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. And the Mingus Big Band has been celebrating his music since 1979. It is under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus and was built o the Mingus Dynasty septet that she formed after his death in 1979.

e 14-piece band will be performing at e Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 E. Ili Ave., at 7:30 p.m. on ursday, April 6. Anyone who loves jazz or wants to learn more about one of the 20th century’s most dynamic composers shouldn’t miss this performance.

According to provided information, the group “features new arrangements of Mingus compositions in a larger band format that Mingus was not always able to organize in his lifetime.” Get tickets at newman-

According to provided information, Figueiredo takes a unique approach to jazz and classical solo guitar. He’s a Grammy-nominated guitarist, who has performed in more than 60 countries and has an international reputation as one of the world’s best jazz musicians.

For information and tickets, call 303-987-7845 or visit Lakewood.org/ LCCPresents.

Explore the transience of photography at Walker Fine Art

Walker Fine Art’s, 300 W. 11th Ave., No. A, in Denver, latest exhibition, “Transient Presence,” began in mid-March to celebrate Denver’s Month of Photography, but runs through Saturday, May 13, to give fans of the medium more time to appreciate the work of six photographers.

is group exhibition features the work of Melanie Walker, Bonny Lhtoka, Joo Woo, Jane Fulton Alt, Kevin Hoth and Katie Kindle, all of whom

explore the exability and impact of photography in unique ways. As is always the case with exhibits at Walker, expect to be both challenged and delighted in equal measure. Find more information at www. walker neart.com/transient-presence.

Dining of the delecTABLE kind at ASLD e Art Students League of Denver is unveiling the sixth version of its biennial, functional ceramics exhibit delecTABLE: e Fine Art of Dining at the league, 200 Grant St. in Denver, where it is on display from April 7 through May 21. According to provided information, the show features 90 pieces by more than 70 ceramists, as well as accompanying 2D and ber arts works by ASLD faculty. e show was juried by Andrew Clark, a Tennessee ceramics artist and current gallery manager at Companion Gallery in Humboldt, Tennessee. ere will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 7 and there will also be discussions, workshops and more held during delecTABLE’s run. For all the necessary information, visit https://asld.org/delectable/.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

Area massage therapists laud the benefits of the practice on their clients’ ailments, stress

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Caring, compassionate hands — and sometimes feet — are used by massage therapists to help improve the lives of their clients. Massage is an ancient practice, and there are more than two dozen types throughout the world, therapists say.

Four massage therapists interviewed by Colorado Community Media say massage has become more accepted by the public, and more scienti c research is being done to document the health bene ts.

Massage can help with pain and injuries; decrease muscular tension; reduce blood pressure, swelling and in ammation; release endorphins; and much more, according to massage therapists.

“Even people who don’t have speci c problems can bene t from massage,” Destine Robertson with Alpine Medical Massage in Centennial and Conifer said. “Everybody has so much stress, and massage can help relieve that.”

People’s perceptions of massage have come a long way, the therapists said.

“A lot of people think of massage as pampering and relaxing,” Ti any Shocklee with Hearth re erapeutics in Golden said, “but it can help people who have many other issues, too.”

A blend of massage styles

Massage therapy is not an easy profession, requiring hours of training, a certi cation exam and licensing in Colorado.

“It’s become a more regulated eld,” said Mary Davis with Healing Traditions Bodywork in Evergreen, “which I think is best. I think it’s needed and necessary to protect people when they are potentially vulnerable going in for a personal treatment like massage.”

But education doesn’t stop at the 600 hours of initial training for most therapists. ey continue to learn di erent techniques to add to their repertoire.

“ e single most popular, most widely done type of massage in the

U.S. and maybe in the world is Swedish massage,” Davis said. “ at is part of your basic training. It is a bit lighter, more relaxing, with long strokes. en what I do and what a lot of therapists do is integrative massage. We have received additional training in areas that have spoken to us.”

Davis said most of the time she’s integrating di erent styles and techniques in one massage.

“I have a toolbox, and I pull different things out based on what I’m feeling that day in their tissues and what they need,” she explained.

Jenna Courage of Littleton erapeutic Massage Center said she has blended together many styles to create her own technique.

“I make each session specialized for each client,” Courage explained. “Some techniques I use on one client but not another. I feel like I am learning from my clients. ey come in with something new, and I gure out how to work with it, then take that knowledge and use it on someone with a similar issue.”

A satisfying career

Some massage therapists like Shocklee chose the practice as their rst career, while others nd massage therapy along their career paths. Davis and Shocklee have been massage therapists for 19 years, while Robertson has spent 22 years in the profession and Courage 31 years.

“Massage is important for me,” Shocklee said. “It’s what I’m meant to do. It helps me stay connected to myself. For me to go to work feels very focusing and a relief from other parts of my day that may be chaotic. It’s doing something that is single-minded by working with one person.”

Courage was working on a premedicine degree when she realized she had a strong interest in alternative health care. She visited a massage school and signed up the

CIRCLE PHOTO: Mary Davis with Healing Traditions Bodywork in Evergreen uses her forearm to massage areas of a client’s back.

Destine Robertson with Alpine Medical Massage in Centennial and Conifer massages a patient’s back.

Ti any Shocklee with Hearthfire Therapeutics in Golden massages a client’s shoulder. Shocklee also o ers ashiatsu massage during which she uses her feet.

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next week.

Robertson, for example, worked in a bakery before moving to massage therapy, quipping that kneading bread dough helped pave the way to her next career. However, she said she should have known that massage therapy was her calling because as a young girl, she rubbed her grandmother’s shoulders. Her grandmother suggested massage therapy as a career.

Davis had a 20-year career in the nonpro t sector rst.

“I like doing things that help people, but I didn’t want to make the commute and sit in an o ce,” Davis said.

Helping others

e massage therapists agree that they continue to practice massage therapy for so many years because of the relationships they have with their clients and because of their ability to

help others with a multitude of issues.

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling to have somebody come in (for a massage) in pain or with an issue that is a big problem in their lives, and you’re able to gure out how to work with them to help either greatly improve or resolve that issue,” Courage said. “Just the feeling of seeing them feel better, to know that they are healthier, happier, more functional in their lives, and you helped create that.”

Shocklee added: “I feel like it’s very rewarding being able to increase people’s wellbeing. It de nitely can be therapeutic for me to help other people and make them feel better. For me personally, doing things like continuing education so I can keep learning new things and taking care of myself have helped me to be able to do it as long as I can. When I rst started, I didn’t think I’d be doing it that long.”

Davis says she usually see an immediate impact from the massages she provides.

“It really motivates me and makes me feel good,” Davis said. “It gives meaning to my work. I feel like I am having a positive impact on people’s lives.”

that are similar to yogic stretching. The therapist uses palms and fingers to apply firm pressure to the body, and you will be stretched and twisted into various positions. Myofascial release therapy: involves releasing sti ness in the fascia, the connective tissue system that contains each muscle in the body. The therapist uses massage and stretch to any areas that feel tense with light pressure.

John F. Barnes Myofascial Release: a treatment used to treat chronic pain from the following: back, neck, menstrual, jaw, headaches, and others.

Ashiatsu massage: a technique where massage therapists use their feet to apply deep pressure to your body. It’s often called barefoot massage. Methods allow the deep tissues, joints and muscles to be massaged while easing the nervous system.

Reiki: a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is based on the idea that an unseen life-force energy flows through people and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s life-force energy is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

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Conifer man arrested in domestic-violence incident

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Conifer man was taken into custody the morning of March 23 after a domestic violence incident during which gunshots were red. No one was shot.

After spending the night searching for Kenneth Sanders, Je erson County sheri ’s deputies found and arrested him at about 9:30 a.m., according to Jacki Kelley, a spokeswoman for JCSO.

Although Sanders, 46, had a restraining order against him, he went to the home where his wife and child live near Foxton and Blackhawk roads the evening of March 22. JCSO received the call of shots red

around 9:25 p.m., Kelley said. Both Sanders and the victim red shots, but no one was injured, Kelley said. e victim did sustain other injuries. Sanders left the home on foot, and deputies began their search. He was found not too far from the home.

Sanders’ hearing to be advised of the charges against him will be on March 30, and he is in the Je erson County jail. His bail has been set at a $500,000 cash bond.

He is expected to be charged with attempted second-degree murder, rst degree burglary, aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim, illegal discharge of a rearm, violation of a protection order, harassment and child abuse.

Kenneth Sanders

PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFCO SHERIFFÂS OFFICE

‘Rocky Mountain Vet’ moving animal hospital to Conifer

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Veterinarian Je Young, known for the television show “Rocky Mountain Vet” on the Animal Planet network, is moving his practice to Conifer.

Young is raising $1.5 million to transform the Conifer Crossings building at 11825 U.S. 285 into a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital and training center for veterinarians from around the country. e building formerly housed Scooter’s Smokehouse and Grill.

Young, 67, is planning an open house at the Conifer facility on May 7.

Young’s veterinary practice called

Crossing the line

CONIFER – Making the most of his Monday night, Gibson took a break from his drinking exercises at a local watering hole to try his unsteady hand at eating. Gibson was swaying patiently at the bar to receive his order when Brandy brusquely buffaloed her way into the queue ahead of him. Fierce in defense of line etiquette, Gibson gave her what-for. Dismissive of common social conventions, Brandy “hit me with her to-go order.” Deputies were called in to restore order. Under questioning Brandy denied swatting Gibson with her supper, and then smacked the deputies with a big, smug sack of sass. Witnesses assured deputies that Brandy had, in fact, clobbered the complainant with her quesadilla. Gracious in victory, Gibson decided not to press charges.

He’s so fined

PINE – e homeowner and the HOA board member have never seen eye to eye, but they were staring daggers at each other on the afternoon of March 4 when HOA’s dogs on leash got into a barking match with Homeowner’s dogs in his yard. Concerned that a dog ght was brewing, Homeowner asked HOA to move his dogs “to the other side of the street.” Unconcerned

Planned Pethood in Wheat Ridge is known for low-cost procedures, including low-cost spay and neuter surgeries. Veterinarians also work in Mexico as part of Young’s nonpro t called Planned Pethood International.

Young in a YouTube video said the new center is the future for the clinic, and he hopes to train new veterinarians about ways to provide high-quality pet care while keeping costs low for pet owners.

He explained that the new 12,000-square-foot facility will be owned by the nonpro t. e current clinic in Wheat Ridge will close after the move is complete.

Young said he had been looking for a new facility, including in

by Homeowner’s concerns, HOA responded with obscenities, threats and accusations. When HOA at last moved on, Homeowner called JCSO, telling deputies that he feared that hostilities between himself and HOA could “escalate”, and feared even more that he’d get the short end of any such escalation, seeing as how HOA has on many occasions threatened to “ ne me” or “kick me out of the neighborhood.” O cers explained to Homeowner that any actions taken HOA in his o cial board capacity fall into the realm of civil law. Homeowner understood, but asked o cers to document the day’s dust-up against future confrontation.

The late-late-late show EL RANCHO – e mini-crime spree unfolded right before the property manager’s wondering eyes. He was monitoring the property’s surveillance feeds at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 26 when a gray Outback drove into view. A man wearing a dark hoodie and a determined expression got out and started canvassing the parking lot, testing doors car by car. Hitting upon a vulnerable vehicle, he removed a “COVID-19 testing kit” and “ ve pieces of mail” from inside. e late-night looter immediately pitched the testing kit, but took the

mail with him on his way out. e property manager contacted JCSO deputies, who contacted the ri ed vehicle’s owner, who said she was sure her car had been locked and couldn’t imagine how the thief got in without leaving any marks. Deputies couldn’t imagine either, and the case remains open pending new leads.

Box boosted

EVERGREEN – Plenty peeved, the postal patron called JCSO on the afternoon of Feb. 28 to report his mailbox missing. He’d seen it standing proud and tall at the head of his driveway on the morning of the 27th, he told deputies, but 24 hours later

Evergreen and Nederland, and the Conifer Crossings property was the ideal location. Since the practice has clients from around the state, they will adjust to the change in drive times.

Young said he also was working with the Inter-Mountain Humane Society in conjunction with the new facility.

Young and his wife, veterinarian Petra Mickova, are moving to Conifer, and Young noted it will be nice to be away from the city.

“( is facility) is huge and has great parking,” he said. “ is is going to be a really cool facility.”

To see the latest YouTube video on the Conifer facility, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH6eOnM73w4.

all that remained of the beloved box was a damaged post and misty memories of correspondence snugly held. As to suspects, the complainant recalled seeing a “white pickup truck” traveling “on the wrong side of the street” earlier that morning, but he couldn’t say if it was involved in the receptacle’s rude removal. e case is under investigation. 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.

Veterinarian Je Young is building a state-of-the-art animal hospital in the Conifer Crossings building on U.S. 285 in Conifer. PHOTO COURTESY OF PLANNED PETHOOD INTERNATIONAL

We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Visit www.canyoncourier.com/calendar/ and post your event online for free. Email dbrobst@coloradocommunitymedia.com to get items in the print version of the paper. Items will appear in print on a space-available basis.

FRIDAY

TallGrass food drive: TallGrass Spa is hosting its third annual Food is Love drive to bene t the food pantry at Mountain Resource Center in Conifer. Donations are being collected at TallGrass during business hours through March 31 at 997 Upper Bear Creek Road in Evergreen. Donors bringing food items will be entered to win a basket of spa products and can have their photos taken with the Food is Love mascot, Ava the SpAvocado.

Art of the Egg: Voting for the 15th annual Art of the Egg decorating contest sponsored by Go Paint! is through March 31. Age groups are up to 8 years old, 9-13 and 14 and older. Winners will be noti ed April 1. First place receives $25, second place $20, third place $15.

Evergreen Audubon Explore

More: Registration is now open for Evergreen Audubon’s Explore More after-school programs starting the last week of March at Marshdale and Wilmot elementary schools and Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen. ese programs are for kids who love being outdoors and learning about nature and science. For more information and to register, visit www.EvergreenAudubon. org and click on Events.

SATURDAY

Snowshoe hike: Explore the beauty of Colorado’s winter wonderland on a guided snowshoe hike in Georgetown. Kimberly Knox of Georgetown Outdoor Discovery and Evergreen Audubon’s Emma Vasicek will lead the hike on April 1. For more information and to register, visit www.evergreenaudubon. org/events/snowshoe-hike-withgeorgetown-outdoor-discoveryjanuary-2023.

285 TechConnect Radio Club: e 285 TechConnect Radio Club for ham radio enthusiasts interested in its technical aspects will hold its monthly meeting from 10

a.m.-noon Saturday, April 1, at e Bridge Church at Bear Creek, 3101 S. Kipling St. in Lakewood. For more information, visit https://na0tc.org/.

Station 1, 11993 Blackfoot Road, Conifer; and 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Inter-Canyon Station 3, 8445 U.S. 285, Morrison.

WEDNESDAY

Evergreen chamber breakfast: e Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly member breakfast will be 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Troutdale Tavern. For more information and to register, visit evergreenchamber.org.

information, visit evergreenchamber.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Foothills Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show: Foothills Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show will be April 1-2 at Evergreen High School. e show, sponsored by Evergreen and Conifer Rotary, will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. ere is no entry fee, though bringing two nonperishable food items for Evergreen Christian Outreach is encouraged. Net proceeds are distributed as grants for charitable causes through the Evergreen and Conifer Rotary Foundations. For more information, visit foothillshomeshow.com.

SUNDAY

DriveSafe scholarship: DriveSafe is o ering a scholarship for students who are graduating from high school, or attending college or trade school. To apply, students must ll out an application form and write an essay or create a video answering the question: “How has learning to drive helped you in ways you didn’t expect?” Entries must be submitted by April 2, and winners will be announced on May 1.

TUESDAY

Fire department consolidation community meetings: e three 285 Corridor re departments — Elk Creek, Inter-Canyon and North Fork — deciding whether to consolidate will host community meetings for the public. e meetings will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at North Fork Station 1, 19384 County Road 126, Bu alo Creek; 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Elk Creek Station 1, 11993 Blackfoot Road, Conifer; 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at InterCanyon Station 3, 8445 U.S. 285, Morrison; 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at North Fork Station 1, 19384 County Road 126, Bu alo Creek; 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Elk Creek

EPRD family dance night: e Evergreen Park & Recreation District is hosting a family dance night from 6:30-8 p.m. April 5 at the Evergreen Lake House. Tickets are $20 for a family of four. Formal attire is encouraged but not required. ere will be music, s’mores, games and refreshments. Visit evergreenrecreation.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

Evergreen Area Republican Club: EARC — the Evergreen Area Republican Club — will meet at 6 p.m. April 5 at the Evergreen Fire/ Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. Heidi Ganahl will be the speaker. Una liated and independents welcome.

Co ee with Cory: Cory Vander Veen, the Evergreen Park & Recreation District’s executive director, will host Co ee with Cory from 7-8 a.m. Wednesdays in April: April 5 at the EPRD administration building, April 12 at Buchanan Park Recreation Center, April 19 at Wulf Recreation Center and April 26 at the EPRD Administration Building.

UPCOMING

Elk Creek Fire candidate forum:  e Canyon Courier and My Mountain Town are hosting a forum for the six candidates running for the Elk Creek Fire board from 6:30-8 p.m. ursday, April 6, at West Je Middle School, 9449 S. Barnes Ave., Conifer. Questions from the community that the Courier will consider asking should be emailed by April 5 to Courier editor Kristen Fiore at k ore@coloradocommunitymedia. com.

Evergreen chamber’s Connections & Cocktails:  e Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce will host Connections & Cocktails from 4:30-5:30 p.m. April 6 at Beau Jo’s in downtown Evergreen. For more

A look at Je co’s Climate Action Plan: Evergreen Sustainability Alliance is hosting the community’s rst look at Je erson County’s recently adopted Climate Action Plan along with information on incentives to help create more ecofriendly, low emissions households or businesses.  e event will be from 6-7:30 p.m. ursday, April 6, at the Wulf Recreation Center. Space is limited. Register at www.sustainevergreen.org.

EPRD disco fever senior night:  e Evergreen Park & Recreation District is hosting a disco fever senior night for those 55+ from 5:307 p.m. April 6 at the Evergreen Lake House. Tickets are $10 per person. ere will be a $50 prize for the best disco costume. Visit evergreenrecreation.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

Free legal clinic: A free legal clinic for people with no attorney will be from 2 to 5 p.m. ursday, April 6. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help ll out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation. Preregistration for individual 15-minute appointments is available by calling 303-235-5275.

Evergreen Audubon meeting:  e April 6 Evergreen Audubon chapter meeting will feature Erin Gelling, executive director of the Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition, presenting “Sandhill Crane Conservation in Northwest Colorado.”  e program will start at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Drive, or via Zoom. For more information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org.

Easter egg hunt: Evergreen Park & Recreation District is hosting an Easter egg hunt and candy shop from 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, at

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HAPPENINGS

Meeting on Highway 73 improvements: Je erson County will host a meeting from 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 18 on the planned improvements to Highway 73 between Bu alo Park Road and Plettner Lane just south of downtown Evergreen. e meeting will be in the Evergreen High School library. For more information and a link to watch the meeting virtually, visit Je erson County Roadway Projects at www.arcgis.com.

byterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. Tickets are $28 for adults, $24 for seniors 62 and older, and $18 for students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ovationwest.org.

Buchanan Ponds. For more information and to register, visit evergreenrecreation.com.

Je co Foothills Town Hall: A Je co Foothills Town Hall focusing on reducing wild re risk will from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. Area experts will discuss what can be done to prepare for wild re. e event is free.

Meeting on Evergreen Lake North Trail improvements:  e Evergreen Park & Recreation District will host a community meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. April 11 to discuss the Evergreen Lake North Trail project, including tra c detours. e meeting will be at the Evergreen Lake House. A virtual option can be found at https://bit.ly/ELNTMeeting. For more information, visit www.evergreenrecreation.com/291/ Evergreen-Lake-North-Trail-Project.

Evergreen chamber mixer:  e Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly mixer will be from 5-7 p.m. April 13 at Flow eory, CoWorks & Best Custom Homes, 3540 Evergreen Parkway. For more information and to register, visit evergreenchamber.org.

Conifer chamber awards banquet:  e Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce will host its awards banquet from 5-8 p.m. ursday, April 20, at Beaver Ranch. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit goconifer.com.

Foothills Fire candidate forum:  e Canyon Courier and Foothills Fire & Rescue are hosting a forum for the eight candidates running for the Foothills board from 6:30-8:30 p.m. ursday, April 20, at Mount Vernon Canyon Club in Genesee. Questions from the community that the Courier will consider asking should be emailed by April 19 to Courier editor Kristen Fiore at k ore@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Sips for Scholarships: Bootstraps Inc. will host Sips for Scholarships from 6:30-9 p.m. ursday, April 20, at Twin Forks Tavern, 19423 N. Turkey Creek Road. Tickets are $75 and available at bootstrapsinc.org.

CAE Originals Concert: Center for the Arts Evergreen will host a CAE Originals Concert from 6-9 p.m. April 20 at the gallery, 31880 Rocky Village Drive. For more information and tickets, visit evergreenarts.org.

Very Vivaldi: Evergreen Chorale presents Very Vivaldi at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 Highway 73, and at 4:30 p.m. April 23 at Wellshire Pres-

Bash and Bene t for Evergreen Nature Center: Evergreen Audubon’s Bash and Bene t for the Evergreen Nature Center will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at the Evergreen Lake House.  is evening will include silent and live auctions, and a program highlighting Nature Center programs. To purchase tickets and get more information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org.

Springtime Boogie:  e Boogie Trust presents the Springtime Boogie from 5-10 p.m. April 28 at e Wild Game, 1204 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. e Jersey Boys and Pat Travis & Friends will perform. Proceeds bene t Resilience1220. For more information and tickets, visit www.boogieatthebarn.com.

World Tai Chi Day: World Tai Chi Day will be celebrated at 10 a.m. April 29 at the Buchanan Park Recreation Center pool.

Rockies Springtime art show: Shadow Mountain Gallery will display artists’ renditions of springtime in a wide range of media through April 29. One-of-a-kind artwork will be priced for every budget. Shadow Mountain Gallery is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in downtown Evergreen between Java Groove and Beau Jo’s.

Evergreen Area Republican Club: EARC — the Evergreen Area Republican Club — will meet at 6 p.m. May 3 at the Evergreen Fire/ Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. Antonette Smith will be the speaker. Una liated and independents welcome.

Women in Business luncheon:  e Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business luncheon will start at 11 a.m. May 4 at Mount Vernon Canyon Club. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit evergreenchamber.org.

Purely Patsy: Purely Patsy, an intimate tribute to Patsy Cline by Kelley Zinge, will be performed as part of the Shining Stars series at Center Stage. Performances will at 7:30 p.m. May 6 and at 2:30 p.m. May 7. Tickets are $28 for adults, $24 for seniors 62 and older, and $18 for students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ovationwest.org.

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Evergreen Audubon Explore More: Registration is open for Evergreen Audubon’s Explore More after-school programs at Marshdale and Wilmot elementary schools and Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen. ese programs are for kids who love being outdoors and learning about nature and science. For more information and to register, visit www.EvergreenAudubon. org and click on Events.

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

LGBTQ+ teen book club: Resilience1220 is o ering a LGBTQ+ teen book club that meets from 4-6 p.m. the fourth Monday at the Resilience1220 o ce next to the Buchanan Park Recreation Center. e group’s rst book is “Hell Followed With Us.” For more information and to register, visit R1220.org.

EASTER Worship

Palm Sunday, April 2nd at 10 a.m. (Communion service)

Maundy ursday, April 6th at 7 p.m. with the United Methodist Church of Evergreen (Communion service)

Good Friday, April 7th at noon

Easter Sunday, April 9th at 10 a.m.

Deer Park United Methodist Church (UMC) is a small, progressive Christian church just south of Pine Junction and just o Route 285 in Bailey. Our address is: 966 Rim Rock Road.

We are a diverse community welcoming visitors and members of all backgrounds. We are small in number, but mighty in caring, loving our neighbors, serving the community, loving children, and enjoying good friends, good food, good music.

We would love to have you join with our community on Good Friday, April 7, at 6 PM and/or on Easter Sunday, April 9, at 10 AM. You will nd a cozy gathering of kind and welcoming folks.

We rejoice in our di erences while inviting all to join our faith journey toward greater understanding and sincere mutual respect.

Reuse ideas sought for schools slated to close

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Je erson County Public Schools and the City of Westminster are evaluating how to repurpose three schools in the city, and the public is invited to submit their recommendations.

Lisa Relou, Chief of Strategy and Communications, presented the plan to Westminster City Council at their March 20 study session meeting.

e three schools in question are Sheridan Green Elementary, Witt STEM Elementary and Doral Academy, an arts-focused charter school operating on the site of the old Zerger Elementary. ose schools will close at the end of the current school year.

Je co Public Schools voted to close 16 schools in November of 2022 due to too many seats for too few students. e decision for which schools to close was also based in part due to proximity to other schools.

Relou explained that the board will engage with the community and will hold two community meetings to gain input on what residents would like to see at those locations.

For Zerger, a community meeting will take place in March or April and another in June. e other schools don’t have scheduled meetings yet.

City Councilor Bruce Baker asked if the schools could be turned into charter schools and asked if Je co

to charter schools in order to do so.

“ e reason we had to close schools is because we have too many seats, we had seats for 96,000 students and we serve 68,000. Our objective is not to create more seats for students because it exacerbates our problem of small schools. Adding another school to the district is not a priority,” Relou said.

She said the district is probably not done closing schools, either.

City Councilor Sarah Nurmela,

dents, suggested senior housing or a senior care facility could be proactive about the lack of housing for them.

For Sheridan Green, Mayor Nancy McNally had a host of suggestions from residents who live near the school. One came from a resident who would like to see one side of the tennis courts xed, and the other turned into a pickleball court.

“We heard suggestions about that

McNally said.

Other suggestions included a library, to use the classrooms for intergenerational activities and a preschool. One resident, McNally said, would like to see $1,000 massage chairs and a hot tub placed in the building.

When it comes down to it, Economic Development Director Lindsey Kimball said zoning is the greatest control of the property, which is currently quasi-public use.

Residents that live near Sheridan Green Elementary are calling for the tennis courts to be fixed, and for one of them to turn into a pickleball court. It’s one of the schools on Je erson County’s closing list.

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Polis targets local land use in bid to make housing less costly

BY JESSE PAUL AND ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Fast-growing, housing-strapped Colorado communities would be barred from limiting construction of duplexes, triplexes and add-on housing units under a marquee measure unveiled in March by Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic state lawmakers aimed at addressing the state’s housing crisis by increasing residential density.

e land-use bill would also block limits on how many unrelated people can live in the same home and prevent Colorado’s largest cities from restricting what kind of housing can be built near transit stops. A separate measure, meanwhile, would ban municipalities from imposing new growth caps and eliminate existing ones.

e land-use proposal would apply di erently throughout the state depending on population size and housing needs, with the biggest impacts on Colorado’s most populous cities — Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Lakewood, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction — but also rules for rural communities and resort towns, which have faced their own unique housing struggles.

“ is is an a ordability crisis around housing in our state,” Gov. Jared Polis told e Colorado Sun. “Absent action, it’s only going to get worse. We absolutely want to move our state in a way where homeownership and rent are more a ordable, and this will help get that done.”

Polis said the bills — one of which is expected to be more than 100 pages long — represent the most ambitious land-use policy changes in Colorado in about 40 years. e policy changes will take years to go into e ect, but the governor said if the state doesn’t act, Colorado could start to look like California, where homes are even less a ordable, and tra c is worse.

“We want to make sure we get ahead of the curve,” he said.

Local government leaders have been wary of the proposals, previewed in the governor’s State of the State address in January, because of how it would restrict their power to create and enforce housing policies.

“Respectfully, get o our lawn,” Kevin Bommer, executive director of the Colorado Municipal League, said at a gathering of local o cials in February when describing negotiations on the legislation with Polis’ o ce.

e organization’s board voted to oppose the land-use bill last week, Bommer said. “CML opposes this sweeping and breathtaking attempt to centralize local land use and zoning policy in the state Capitol, while doing nothing to guarantee a ordability,” Bommer said in a written statement, also calling the measure a “breathtaking power grab.”

e only Colorado mayor who spoke in support of the bill at a Capitol news conference on March 22 rolling out the legislation was Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett. “ ere’s still some work to be done and I’m

sure there’ll be changes hashed out,” he said. “But there is so much at value here.”

e bills are also expected to meet erce pushback from the few Republicans in the legislature, who are in the minority in the House and Senate and have little say over which measures pass or fail.

e measures have been the talk of the Capitol since the 2023 legislative session began in January, but the details of what’s in the legislation have been under wraps until now. Democrats will have less than two months to pass the bills through the House and Senate before the lawmaking term ends in early May.

e governor’s o ce says the landuse bill was drafted after more than

120 meetings with housing and business experts and local o cials and through research on similar policies passed in other states. Oregon, for instance, passed a law in 2019 requiring cities with a population greater than 1,000 to allow duplexes, while cities with more than 25,000 people must allow townhomes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

Rep. Steven Woodrow, a Denver Democrat who will be one of the prime sponsors of the land-use bill, said the measure is supposed to prevent some Colorado communities erecting barriers to development while their neighbors sprawl out of control, which can cause gentri ca-

Workers frame townhomes in Littleton.

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tion and water issues.

“We have to do this at the state level because local political pressures are such that it hasn’t been hasn’t been done until now,” Woodrow said.

e measure reshaping land use in Colorado would apply only to municipalities, not counties. e governor’s o ce and the bills’ sponsors believe they can impose policy restrictions on cities and towns because housing is an issue of statewide concern, a position that could be tested in court.

“Research has shown that increasing housing supply, like building units like duplexes and townhomes, can increase a ordability,” Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat and a lead sponsor of the bill, said at a news conference as the bill was unveiled. “Yet these types of housing are often prohibited in many of the communities that need them the most. And that doesn’t make sense.”

An unanswered question is whether developers will take advantage of the bill, should it pass.

“I think that people are anxious to provide housing,” said J.J. Ament, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, which supports the bill. “I don’t think it really is a capital problem in Colorado. It is regulatory and environment. I think the capital will ow because the demand is there.” e legislation is slated to be formally introduced this week. e

measures were described in detail to e Sun by their sponsors and the governor.  e requirements will vary for di erent parts of the state depending on which of ve categories they fall into based on their population and housing needs. Here’s how the requirements would break down:

Tier 1, with cities that include: Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, Broom eld, Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine Valley, Commerce City, Denver, Edgewater, Englewood, Erie, Federal Heights, Glendale, Golden, Greenwood Village, Lafayette, Lakewood, Littleton, Lochbuie, Lone Tree, Longmont, Louisville, Northglenn, Parker, Sheridan, Superior, ornton, Westminster and Wheat Ridge.

Outside of the Denver metro area, Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Colorado Springs, Fountain, Grand Junction and Pueblo would also be considered Tier 1 cities.

Cities in this category have a population of at least 1,000 and are in a metropolitan planning organization — such as the Denver Regional Council of Governments — with a population greater than 1 million and in a Census Urbanized Area with a population greater than 75,000. Cities with a population greater than 25,000 and in a metropolitan planning organization with a population less than 1 million would also fall into this category.

Tier 1 cities would be most affected by the land-use bill. ey would be prohibited from restricting duplexes, triplexes and multiplexes up to six units, as well as accessory-

dwelling units, sometimes referred to as ADUs or granny ats. ey would also be prohibited from requiring parking tied to those kinds of housing.

ADUs are habitable structures that are on the same property as a house but a separate building, such as an apartment over a garage. Many municipalities across the state restrict where and how they can be built.

Tier 1 cities would also have to allow the construction of multifamily housing near transit centers, which are de ned as the half-mile area around xed-rail stations.Cities wouldn’t be allowed to require new, o -street parking for multifamily homes built in transit corridors, though developers could provide any amount of parking they feel is needed.

Tier 1 cities would also be subject to development guidelines aimed at promoting housing density and walkable communities around socalled key transit corridors, which are de ned as areas within a quarter mile of bus-rapid-transit and highfrequency bus routes.

Finally, Tier 1 cities will also be required to complete a housing needs plan based on a state housing needs assessment, as well as participate in long-term planning to stop sprawl and address environmental concerns, like greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and limited water.

Tier 1 cities have the option of meeting minimum land-use requirements set by the state, which the governor’s o ce refers to as the “ exible option.” If not, they would be forced to adopt a state-developed land-use code. e state code would

be created by Colorado Department of Local A airs regulators at a later date.

Tier 1 cities would have to submit codes compliant with the bill to the state by December 2024. Any Tier 1 cities that don’t meet the minimum standards under the legislation’s so-called “ exible option” would be forced to operate under the model land-use code starting in December 2025.

Tier 2 is next, which includes Dacono, Fort Lupton, Firestone, Frederick, Evans, Berthoud, Johnstown, Timnath, Eaton, Miliken, Severance and Monument.  ey are de ned as cities in a metropolitan planning organization that have a population of between 5,000 and 25,000 and in a county with a population greater than 250,000.

Tier 2 cities would be prohibited from restricting accessory-dwelling units and parking associated with ADUs, though they would be able to block duplexes, triplexes and multiplexes. ey would also be exempt from provisions around transit centers and corridors.

ey would, however, still be required to conduct housing needs assessments and create the same type of long-term housing and sprawl and environmental plans.

Tier 2 cities would have to submit codes compliant with the bill to the state by December 2024. Any Tier 1 cities that don’t meet the minimum standards under the legislation’s so-called “ exible option” would be forced to operate under the model land-use code starting in December 2025.

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Another category is dubbed, Rural Resort Job Centers. is category includes Aspen, Avon, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Dillon, Durango, Frisco, Glenwood Springs, Mountain Village, Silverthorne, Snowmass Village, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, Vail and Winter Park.

Rural resort job centers are dened as municipalities that have a population of at least 1,000 and at least 1,200 jobs and are outside of a metropolitan planning organization. ey also have regional transit service with at least 20 trips per day. is category is intended to prompt local governments to work with their surrounding region to address housing shortfalls. e communities would be required to allow ADUs but then have to develop a regional housing needs plan to identify where zoning should happen for duplexes, triplexes and other multiplexes. e communities would also have to work together to boost transit corridors and housing surrounding them.

“ ere’s often a dynamic in rural areas where people may live in one community but work in another, and because of that the additional exibility is that they can reach agreements with their partner communities to have a more regional approach to some of the goals that are in the bill,” Moreno said.

Like Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, rural resort job centers would have the ability to choose between a minimum level of housing policies while

maintaining some of their own design standards or be forced to adopt a model land-use code that will be created by the state. e speci cs on those two options are not laid out in the bill and would be determined later by state regulators.

“ e goals aren’t as stringent as the (ones for) urban municipalities,” said Moreno.

Rural resort job centers would have to submit land-use codes compliant with the bill to the state by December 2026. Any rural resort job centers that don’t meet the minimum standards under the bill’s exible option would have to operate under the state’s model land-us code starting in June 2027.

Yet another category is called NonUrban Municipalities. Any municipality with a population greater than 5,000 falls into this category — as long as it’s not in another category — including Alamosa, Brush, Cañon City, Carbondale, Cortez, Craig, Eagle, Fort Morgan, Gunnison, La Junta, Lamar, Montrose, Ri e, Sterling, Trinidad and Wellington. Non-urban municipalities would be prohibited from restricting accessory-dwelling units but won’t have requirements around duplexes, triplexes and other multiplexes or transit-oriented development. ey also won’t need to prepare a housing needs plan.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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ASCENT CHURCH

“Real people pursuing a real God”

All are Welcome Sundays at 10am

In-person or Online www.ascentchurch.co

29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive, Evergreen

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.

DEER PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Pastor Joyce Snapp, Sunday Worship 10 AM

Located one mile west of Pine Junction just o Rt. 285 966 Rim Rock Road, Bailey (303) 838-6759

All are welcome to our open/inclusive congregation!

EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH

5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654

Rev. Terry Schjang

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!

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,

A view of Lone Tree homes from Blu s Regional Park and Trail.

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10. Barack Obama.

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* Want a delicious coating for chicken? Try basting with mayonnaise and then dip in crushed crackers. e crumbs

stick well to the mayo, and it’s especially delicious with crushed butter crackers, like Ritz.

* When washing stockings by hand, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the rinse water. ey will keep the stretch better. Also, if you line-dry them outdoors, slip a spoon or a few coins into the toe. is will keep them from twisting up in the wind.

* If you, like me, are washing your winter sweaters to pack away, add a bit of hair conditioner to the rinse. Also, don’t try to pull them into shape when drying. Just lay at to dry. If you have a screen, you can set it up so that the sweater dries from both sides. is is best. -- D.Y. in Kentucky Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

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Seasonal summer position (mid. May thru August, possible extension). Skills and knowledge desired in equipment operation and maintenance, excavation, water/ wastewater plant, line and manhole maintenance, and general repair. With a focus on Hydrant Flushing and Sewer Line Jetting. Wage rate is $20.00 per hour to start.

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Legal Notice No. CC 1198

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the RRC Metropolitan District No. 4 (“District”), located in Jefferson County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the exclusion of certain property from the boundaries of the District (“Petition”).

1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the property that is the subject of such Petition is as follows:

Petitioner: Lennar Colorado, LLC 9193 S. Jamaica St., 4th Floor Englewood, CO 80112

Description: Tract W, Red Rocks Ranch Subdivision Filing No. 2, according to the plat recorded on February 5, 2020 at Reception No. 2020014754, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, consisting of approximately 10.727 acres.

2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1-501(2), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

(a) To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or e-mail csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link e-mailed to you: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87877994036?pwd

=T0VwZzlXTXk0OHNFRnpqeUVLcW14UT09

(b) To attend via telephone, dial 1-719-359-4580 or 1-253-215-8782 and enter the following additional information:

(1) Meeting ID: 878 7799 4036

(2) Passcode: 912723

3. All interested persons shall attend such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District (c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Ave., Ste. 400, Denver, CO 80203) at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

RRC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4

WILLIAMS

By: /s/ PAULA J.

Attorney for the District

Legal Notice No. CC1202

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

Mountain Water and Sanitation District Jefferson County, Colorado

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Mountain Water and Sanitation District, Jefferson County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected for the following terms of office:

Name: Length of Term Term Expiration

June McKenzie: 4 Years May, 2027

John Sebastian: 4 Years May, 2027

/s/ Natalie M. Fleming (Signature of Designated Election Official)

Natalie M. Fleming (DEO’s Printed Name)

Contact Person for the District:

Jeffrey E. Erb, Esq.

Address of the District: 3900 East Mexico Avenue, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80210

Telephone Number of the District: (303) 626-7125

District Email: jerb@erblawllc.com

Legal Notice No. CC 1195

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS RRC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 4, 5 AND 6

JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that proposed budgets have been submitted to the Board of Directors of the RRC Metropolitan District Nos. 4, 5 and 6 (the “Districts”) for the current year of 2023. Copies of the proposed 2023 budgets are on file in the office of the District’s General Counsel, McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80203, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 budgets will be considered at special meetings of the Districts to be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

1.To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or e-mail csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link e-mailed to you: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87877994036?pwd =T0VwZzlXTXk0OHNFRnpqeUVLcW14UT09

2.To attend via telephone, dial 1-719-359-4580 or 1-253-215-8782 and enter the following additional information:

(a)Meeting ID: 878 7799 4036

(b)Passcode: 912723

Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budgets, inspect the 2023 budgets and file or register any objections thereto.

RRC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOS. 4, 5 AND 6

/s/ Paula J. Williams McGEADY BECHER P.C. Attorneys for the Districts

Legal Notice No. CC1200

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the RRC Metropolitan District No. 2 (“District”), located in Jefferson County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the exclusion of certain property from the boundaries of the District (“Petition”).

1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the property that is the subject of such Petition is as follows:

Petitioner: Debra Hessler 23898 E. Caleb Pl. Aurora, CO 80016

Description:Lot 2, Block 4, Red Rocks Ranch Subdivision Filing No. 2, according to the plat recorded on February 5, 2020 at Reception No. 2020014754, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, consisting of approximately 0.236 acres.

2.Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1-501(2), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

(a)To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or e-mail csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link e-mailed to you: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87877994036?pwd

=T0VwZzlXTXk0OHNFRnpqeUVLcW14UT09

(b)To attend via telephone, dial 1-719-359-4580 or 1-253-215-8782 and enter the following additional information:

(1)Meeting ID: 878 7799 4036

(2)Passcode: 912723

3. All interested persons shall attend such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District (c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Ave., Ste. 400, Denver, CO 80203) at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

RRC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

By:/s/ PAULA J. WILLIAMS

Attorney for the District

Legal Notice No. CC1201

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

Public Notices Public Notices

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 18th day of April 2023 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to:

AMERICAN WEST CONSTRUCTION

275 64TH AVE DENVER, CO 80221

hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the Construction of Storm Sewer Replacement Pleasant Park Rd. project in Jefferson County, CO.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

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

Legal Notice No. CC 1194

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

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 18th day of April 2023 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to:

VTI SECURITY PO. BOX 860660 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55486 hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the Phase 3 & 4 of the Camera installation project in Jefferson County, CO.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

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

Legal Notice No. CC 1190

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

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 11th day of April 2023 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to: ALPINE ROOFING CO INC. 4780 YORK ST DENVER, CO 80216 hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the Wheat Ridge Head Start Emergency Roof Replacement 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

gov/for-the-public/representing-yourself/protectpersonal-information/.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability access coordinator at 641) 421-0990. Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1800-735-2942). For more information, seewww. iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/ada/. Disability access coordinators cannot provide legal advice.

Date Issued 01/04/2023 12:43:04 PM

District Clerk of Court or/by Clerk's Designee of Story County /s/ Dorian Myhre

Legal Notice No. CC 1196

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JEANNETTE E. KROGMAN, a/k/a JEANNETTE ELIZABETH KROGMAN, a/k/a JEANNETTE KROGMAN , Deceased Case Number: 23PR151

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 August 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. Nicole Montecino

TO

You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed, in the office of the Clerk of the above Court, in the above-entitled action naming you as the Defendants. A copy of which Petition is attached hereto. The attorney for Plaintiff is Robb D. Goedicke, whose address is 2600 Vine Street, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266, telephone no. (515) 225-1499, facsimile no. (515) 650-9320.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED this case has been filed in a County that utilizes electronic filing. You are directed to Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for general rules and information on electronic filing. (https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile). Please also review Chapter 16 Division VI (https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile) regarding the protection of personal information in court filings. Therefore, unless the attached signature page contains a hearing date for your appearance, or unless you obtain an exemption from the Court, you must file your motion or answer electronically within twenty (20) days after service of this Original Notice upon you, or judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

You must register through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile/ and obtain a log in and password for the purposes of filing and viewing documents on your case and receiving service and notices from the court.

CLERK OF STORY COUNTY Story County Courthouse 1315 South B Ave Nevada, IA 50201

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS

NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call you district ADA coordinator at 641-421-0990. (If you are hearing impaired call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942

Iowa Judicial Branch Case No.: CVCV053004 County: Story Case Title: DARWIN BARR VS DENISE SEEMAN & CONNIE SMITH

You must file your Appearance and Answer on the Iowa Judicial Branch eFile System, unless the attached Petition and Original Notice contains a hearing date for your appearance, or unless the court has excused you from filing electronically (see Iowa Court Rule 16.302).

Register for the eFile System at www.iowacourts. state.ia.us/Efile to file and view documents in your case and to receive notices from the court.

For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowa Rules of Electronic Procedure in chapter 16 of the Iowa Court Rules at www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/16.pdf.

Court filings are public documents and may contain personal information that should always be kept confidential. For the rules on protecting personal information, refer to Division VI of chapter 16 of the Iowa Court Rules and to the Iowa Judicial Branch website at www.iowacourts.

Personal Representative 6050 S. Queen Way Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. CC 1182

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 21, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

Petition requests that the name of Halfrieda Claire (a/k/a Clare) Leonard be changed to Frieda Clare Leonard

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