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Auctioneer Jim Wilson works the crowd at a live auction on June 24 as part of the Bailey Days street fair. Proceeds from the live auction went to the Park County Historical Society.

Bailey Days an event for all senses as thousands enjoy the annual festival

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e 2023 Bailey Days was a treat for the senses: 100 booths to see; musicians to hear; jewelry, clothing

and other artisans’ wares to touch; cooking food to smell; and a plethora of food to taste.

e two-day street fair down Main Street in Bailey rocks with thousands of people participating as the town

Hail, rain damage homes, cars, gardens in the foothills

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

is transformed into the Old West for the weekend. Sponsored by the Platte Canyon Chamber of Commerce, the event had toe-tappin’

People are assessing the damage to their homes, vehicles and gardens after a massive storm moved through metro Denver overnight on June 21, bringing golf ball-sized hail and downpours to some areas while other areas stayed dry.  e storm came on the rst day of summer, and the National Weather Service predicted similar storms on June 22. ose on Facebook say hail ranged from pebbles to golf ball size. Red Rocks Amphitheatre received so much rain and hail during a concert that more than 100 people were injured with seven taken to the hospital with broken bones and

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MILESTONES: EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

e following Evergreen students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at the University of Iowa: Anna Jermano, Jackson Grant, Jason Babcock, Kira Semmens and Sarah Jermano.

Andre Da Silva of Evergreen has been named to the spring 2023 chancellor’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students receiving a 3.9 or higher GPA are placed on the chancellor’s list.

Logan Dorsey of Evergreen was named to the spring 2023 dean’s list in the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences. Students on the dean’s list have a minimum 3.6 GPA.

Kayleigh Milligan of Morrison was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Jacee Casebolt of Conifer and Jaden Phillips of Evergreen have graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Casebolt majored in English, while Phillips majored in government and international economics-French.

Zoe Stall-Ray of Bailey graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

McCue Behrhorst of Evergreen was named to the 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference spring All-Academic Team for men’s lacrosse. e recognition honors sophomores, juniors and seniors who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Behrhorst graduated in May with a major in

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Je co buys EFR parking lot as it prepares for Highway 73 construction

Je erson County will buy the parking lot across the street from Evergreen Fire/Rescue’s Station 1 as it prepares to widen and improve Highway 73 from Bu alo Park Road to downtown Evergreen.

e Evergreen Fire/Rescue board of directors on June 20 agreed to accept $198,000 for the parking lot, plus $2,000 for an easement to allow for a gutter in front of the re station that is just south of downtown Evergreen. e county also will reimburse the re department for the $5,000 it spent on an appraisal.

Fire ghters will be allowed to park in the lot until the county begins construction of that section of the road, Fire Chief Mike Weege said.

e 22-month, $11 project is expected to start in September to widen Highway 73, add a bike lane and a pedestrian trail, improve safety at the intersection with Bu alo Park Road and improve ood controls.

Mike Vanatta, the assistant director for Je erson County’s transportation and engineering division, has said he has structured how the work will be completed to try to make travel-

neuroscience from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Four area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 term at the University of Alabama. Students on the bean’s list have a 3.5 or better GPA. ey are Casmir Sadowski of Bailey, Kaia Cavin of Evergreen, William Crosbie of Evergreen and Teagan McDonald of Morrison.

Annika Rose of Evergreen was named to the University of Mississippi’s spring 2023 honor roll. Students on the honor roll have a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74. Rose is majoring in integrated marketing communications.

Zachary Cothran of Evergreen was named to the University of Mississippi’s spring 2023 semester chancellor’s honor roll. e honor is for students who have a GPA from 3.75 to 4.0. Cothran is majoring in general business.

Teagan McDonald of Morrison received a bachelor of science degree in commerce and business administration from the University of Alabama.

Maia Clayton of Evergreen has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Students on the dean’s list have a 3.6 or better GPA.

Kiana Holmes of Evergreen graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in theater from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

ing through Evergreen manageable for drivers.

It has been 23 years since Evergreen has seen extended construction near downtown. In 2000, the Colorado Department of Transportation made improvements and widened the intersection of Highway 73/74.

Conifer Rotary selling peaches as fundraiser

Conifer Rotary has begun taking orders for cases of Palisade peaches. e cases will be available for pickup between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Aspen Park Center. Cost is $40 per case, and the peaches are from Noland Farms. Orders must be received by Aug. 18.

is is a fundraiser for Conifer Rotary, which gives the proceeds to community groups such as Team Blitz Robotics; Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice; Resilience1220; West Je erson, Deer Creek and Elk Creek elementary schools; West Je erson Middle School PTA; plus it operates the 285 Backpack program that provides weekend meals to children in need.

To order peaches, visit coniferrotary.org.

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Survey on Evergreen emergency services

Evergreen Fire/Rescue will send out a survey at the end of June to ask the community about where it sees Evergreen in the next ve to 10 years and what it expects from emergency-response services.

“ e survey will give us feedback to incorporate into our 10-year master plan and to look at short-term strategic projects,” EFR board member Evan Je ries said at the June 20 board meeting.

e survey will be structured so comments will be sorted based on residents’ locations in the re district, Je ries said. Links to the survey will be put on social media and sent to homeowners associations, Community Wild re Preparedness Implementation Plan groups and their ambassadors.

Responses to the survey are due July 14.

Blue Spruce Habitat gifted a truck

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity has received a Frontier truck from Nissan as part of Nissan’s support for Habitat a liates across the United States.

“We are so grateful to Nissan for the donation of this beautiful truck,” said Kathleen O’Leary, executive director of Blue Spruce Habitat for

Humanity. “ e truck will be indispensable for us as we build and repair homes in our community.”

eight homes in Empire and several homes in Kittredge, and it has a program to repair homes.

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Evergreen Fire/Rescue is selling its parking lot across from Fire Station 1 to Je erson County. The lot will be part of the widening of Highway 73 from Bu alo Park Road to downtown Evergreen. FILE PHOTO

BAILEY DAYS

music, a kids area with bounce houses and games, lots of food trucks and booths, plus local nonpro ts, political groups and businesses.

e weather was perfect on June 24: sunny, temperatures in the 70s and cooling breezes.

It was easy for attendees to get their sustenance with Mad Jack’s Brewery on one end and Cutthroat

Cafe on the other, with a bunch of food trucks plus vendors selling baked goods, to ee, lemonade and more.

While Jim Wilson auctioned o items to bene t the Park County Historical Society and the Blood Brothers played on the main stage, Lisa Day of Cottage Creations told those who stopped by her booth about her di erent cakes, pies and cookies. Day, who lives in Bailey, has a home business, and she says she creates many custom cake orders.

Among the Red Rocks To ee Co. and Sunshine the Moonbeam Bak-

ing Co. booths was the Life Bridge food pantry, which provides food for the needy from 3-5 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Board treasurer Dan Hancock said the pantry serves 120 area families, trying to make it as easy as possible for them to get the food they need.  en there was Jody Oker of Shawnee, who creates jewelry out of silverware. She explained that she started as a silversmith, but as the price of silver increased, she moved to silver-plated forks, knives and spoons.

Collins loves having a booth at Bailey Days because his wife’s family has a cabin in Bailey, and it gives them a chance to hang out there in the summer.

Skinner, who has been making furniture for more than 40 years, has moved from making large heavy pieces to creating decorative trees, vases, mushrooms and Christmas ornaments.

“ is is so much fun,” he said. “People are so pleasant. It’s just fun.”

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Major Tom performs at Mad Jack’s Brewery during Bailey Days. PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST Beth Ann Ste e with Lemon Shakers sells refreshing drinks at Bailey Days.

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Andrea Marathon

Georgetown’s Slacker Half Marathon a special feat for heart transplant recipient

BY DEBORAH SWEARINGEN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

When Sedalia resident Andrea Ogg received a heart transplant in July 2018, she made a promise with herself to live a full life in honor of her donor.

As Ogg competed in the Slacker Half Marathon from Loveland Ski Area to Georgetown on June 24, she hoped to embody that promise.

“For me, the half marathon is the exclamation point on that sentiment of my just unending gratitude that someone made this decision (to donate their heart),” she said. “It’s a big responsibility.”

Ogg, now 57, was born with a rare congenital condition called left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy, in which the lower left chamber of the heart doesn’t develop correctly. However, she didn’t learn about the condition until an unrelated echocardiogram in her mid-30s.

For years, she struggled to exercise, fainted regularly and expe-

rienced shortness of breath — all symptoms of the heart condition she didn’t know about. But she internalized the idea that she was lazy, unathletic and unmotivated to put in the work necessary to get in shape.

Learning of her heart condition was hard but also validating.

“In reality, I’d been working harder than everyone else just to get through life,” Ogg said.

After being diagnosed, she continued to manage her symptoms with a cardiac de brillator for some 15 years before her heart stopped at a play rehearsal, putting her in end-stage heart failure and on the list for a transplant.

Transplant surgery and the subsequent recovery weren’t easy. Ogg had complications that required additional procedures, and she ultimately stayed in the hospital for a month or so.

But “a rough start certainly doesn’t mean a rough life,” she said.

As an immunosuppressed person, Ogg spent much of her strict

pandemic quarantine getting in shape. She got outside and hiked a lot before deciding to begin training for the Slacker earlier this year.

“After a lifetime of being left behind physically, Ogg has spent the past ve years focusing on her health and tness, counseling others who are pre- and post-transplant, and checking o bucket list items, like the country’s “highest downhill half marathon,” said Cheryl Talley, director of communications and public relations for the Denver-based Donor Alliance.

Exercise is easier with a healthy heart, but there are still challenges.

For example, when Ogg’s original heart was removed, it was separated from the vagus nerve, the main nerves of a person’s parasympathetic nervous system. For the average person, this nerve system ensures the heart knows to beat faster during exercise to give their lungs more oxygen.

Some hearts reinnervate post surgery, but Ogg’s has not. is makes warming up even more crucial than it is for other runners.

“I just have to go by how I feel,” Ogg said.

For the Slacker, which descends from the base of the Loveland Ski Area more than 2,000 feet in elevation to downtown Georgetown, Ogg planned to begin walking at a brisk pace before beginning to jog.

She nished in just over 3 hours, wearing a sign honoring her heart donor for the course of the race.

According to the Donor Alliance, one donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation, and save and heal more than 75 lives through eye and tissue donation. In Colorado and Wyoming, roughly 1,500 are on the waiting list for an organ transplant.

As Ogg approaches the ve-year anniversary of the transplant that changed her life, she hopes to continue honoring her donor and raising awareness about organ donation.

“People who receive new organs can go on to live extraordinary lives,” she said. “ ere can be a misconception about what life is like for organ recipients.”

Andrea Ogg of Sedalia, a heart transplant recipient, happily runs the Slacker Half Marathon on June 24. COURTESY PHOTOS

Andrea Ogg of Sedalia ran the Slacker Half Marathon in honor of her hearttransplant donor.

Andrea Ogg began the Slacker Half Marathon by walking before jogging the rest of the way.

Andrea Ogg

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Scrappily ever after SOUTH JEFFCO – Prince Charming contacted the county constabulary complaining of Cinderella problems. Responding lawmen spoke rst to Cinderella, who said she’d been living with the charming prince for about three months, but that their fairy-tale romance had soured when Prince Charming turned into a total pumpkin and told her to am-scray. Ablaze with scorned fury, she’d waited until he was o questing somewhere to hunt up his secret money stash and self-refund her entire month’s rent. When Prince Charming came home to nd his cash box cleaned out, he proposed some sort of pro-rated arrangement. Cinderella argued that a 100-percent rebate was only fair because she hadn’t yet stayed the whole month, and punctuated her point by smashing several of Prince Charming’s jousting trophies against the wall, pouring a can of beer over his head, and then, apparently, pushing him so hard in the chest that she pushed herself over backward and bumped her bean.

Given the delicate lady’s highly agitated state, o cers couldn’t help wondering if she was under the in uence of some malign potion. Cinderella denied being drunk, but admitted inhaling the essence of burning herbs earlier in the day.

“Just take me to jail, already,” she snapped, ippantly. e o cers did as she commanded, booking Cinderella into the Je co dungeon on domestic violence charges.

Text vexes ex CONIFER – Jennifer and Ben are calling it quits, but their parting of ways has been something short of amicable. In mediation, Ben got the dog and Jennifer got Ben to agree to contact her only through her attorney. On the evening of June 2, Ben texted Jennifer to say he’d be coming by to collect the dog. Jennifer called JCSO to report Ben’s breach of treaty. Since there exists no protection order prohibiting direct communication between them, deputies told Jennifer that Ben’s text was a matter for the divorce court, not a criminal one. Jennifer believed deputies could still cite Ben for harassment because he “threatens” her. When asked to elabo-

rate, Jennifer admitted that Ben is “smart” and only “threatens to call the police,” as opposed to threatening “my safety.” Finding no grounds for charges, deputies called it quits on the case.

Good deed punished

EVERGREEN – Saturday night is boom-time in the pizza business, and the ovens were going great guns on the night of June 3 when Massimo called for a pie on the y. e parlor was still packed a half-hour later when Massimo called again to nd out why his pepperoni-extra cheese hadn’t been delivered yet. Um, because we don’t deliver, the manager explained. “I’m too drunk to come get it!” complained Massimo. Reluctant to leave the bustling business, but “respecting (Massimo’s) decision not to drive,” Manager decided the escort the order to Massimo’s Wah Keeney Park address personally. Except that Massimo wasn’t home when the pizza got there. Massimo was at the pizza parlor demanding his deep-dish dinner. Manager drove the delicious disc back to the store, where Massimo hot-peppered him with insults and threatened to crack his calzone.

Massimo went home with his pie, but deputies soon called to inform him he’ll need to get his at-food x somewhere else from now on.

Night visitor

EVERGREEN – Matty has been trying to break up with Taylor for months, but he wasn’t quite there yet when Taylor showed up at his house in the wee hours of June 1 and settled in for the duration. Matty cautiously suggested to Taylor that she might be more comfortable somewhere, anywhere, else. Taylor counter-suggested to Matty that he was treading on dangerous ground. Only too aware of Taylor’s volcanic temper and belligerent proclivities, Matty found a quiet corner from which to call JCSO and ask for help de-Tayloring his digs. Asked to leave by deputies, Taylor swiftly departed. 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, including the writer’s name, which is a pseudonym. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty.

HAPPENINGS

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WEDNESDAY

Enduro Mountain Bike Event: Team Evergreen will host an Enduro Mountain Bike event on June 28, and July 5 at Floyd Hill Open Space. For more information, visit www. teamevergreen.org/ oyduro.

EPRD summer concert series: e Evergreen Park & Recreation district will host four concerts starting at 4:30 p.m. this summer: June 28: Kyle O’Brien & Friends at Evergreen Lake; July 12: Blood Brothers at the Buchanan Park elds; July 26: May Be Fern at Evergreen Lake; and Aug. 9: Cass Clayton Band at Buchanan Park elds.

THURSDAY “Matilda Jr.”: e Venue eatre will perform “Matilda Jr.” June 29July 1 at the theater, 27132 Main St., Conifer. Performances are at 7 p.m. June 29-30, and at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. July 1. Tickets are $15 and available at thevenuetheatre.org.

SATURDAY

Cars and Co ee: Cars and Coffee, a show for car enthusiasts, will be from 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays until Aug. 26 in front of Olde’s Garage on Evergreen Parkway. ere’s no registration fee. Bring your classic car or stop in to check out the vehicles. Free co ee and doughnuts. Donations bene t Mount Evans Hospice.

FRIDAY

All In Ensemble: e All In Ensemble, a new theater group committed to diversity, will perform “Sagittarius Ponderosa” by MJ Kaufman for three weekends, June 30 through July 16, at the Roaming Gnome eatre, 10255 E. 25th Ave., Unit 5, Aurora. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets for the show cost $25 and are available on Eventbrite.

TUESDAY

Freedom Run: e Freedom Run sponsored by Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice will host

the 5K run walk starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, starting at Evergreen Middle School and ending at Evergreen Athletic Club. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 on race day for adults and $20 in advance and $30 on race day for youth under 18. For more information and to register, visit freedomrunrace.org.

UPCOMING

Free legal clinic: A free legal clinic for people with no attorney will be from 2 to 5 p.m. ursday, July 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.

Classic movie night: Center Stage is hosting monthly classic movie nights with acclaimed ls from the silent era to the golden age of cinema. e rst movie will be “Casablanca” starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman at 6:30 p.m. ursday, July 6, at the theater, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Single tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for students. For more information and tickets, visit ovationwest.org.

Camp Comfort Weekend Camp: Mount Evans Home Health Care &

Hospice’s Camp Comfort for children 6-12 who have lost a loved one will be July 7-9 at the Rocky Mountain Village Easter Seals Camp, 2644 Alvarado Road, Empire. Cost is free for all children thanks to donors, but a $25 deposit is required per child to hold their spot. Visit campcomfort. org for more information and to register.

Fun Day at the Ranch: Wild Aware is sponsoring a family fun day fundraiser from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 15 at a ranch just past Alderfer/ ree

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Let’s talk primaries

In 2016, Colorado voters passed two propositions that allow the 1.8 million una liated (Independent) Colorado voters to vote in primaries both in federal and state-wide elections. e election saw the propositions win the popular vote despite the opposition of both parties. I think voters saw the unfairness of disallowing the largest group of voters from voting even though elections are paid for by all voters. e old policy smacked of “taxation without representation.” Voters might not know it, but our Constitution speci cally directs that voters own elections. Parties don’t own the election process, despite their calling them, “our primaries.” Voters also probably notice that with the participation of una liated voters, less extreme candidates win.

e voters made a good call, and we are beginning to look at rankedchoice voting in Colorado. It has been successfully used in Alaska and Maine. e ranked-choice approach has, according to voter surveys, resulted in better choices of broad candidate elds.  It seems a perfect approach for primaries which usually attract many candidates. One

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other change would bene t our process. Republicans typically use winner-takeall primaries. Whoever gets the most votes gets all that state’s delegates. In the 2016 primary, the Republican nomination might have been di erent had the party apportioned state delegates based on the percentages of votes gotten by each candidate. is would be an ideal way to choose candidates for President as well as other important national candidates for the U.S. House and Senate. If you believe in “the more choices… the better,” open primaries and rankedchoice voting would give us a much superior system of choosing important candidates.

is, however, is not the way primaries are conducted in most of America. In 21 states at leased one party has openness for Independents. In 14 states primaries are closed, and in 15 states the primaries are semi-closed. Semi-closed

refers to the fact that openness only comes after overcoming signi cant barriers. Ranked choice voting is only used in two states and only one party apportions delegates. Most voting laws and procedures are left to individual states so change would be painfully slow.

If my perfect primary system were in place, I believe the two candidates which most see as inevitable nominees would have a much tougher time getting their parties’ nomination. On the Democratic side, ranked choice voting might attract real competition for President Biden. Many believe he is too old, but out of respect for him as an incumbent, no one enters. If all states had open primaries, others would jump in seeking the support of Independents who make up 40% of voters. On the Republican side, my perfect system would give the many candidates a much better chance against Trump as his support comes primarily from a narrow sliver of very conservative voters which we call the base. In the current system, the base can nominate him, but less so in the perfect primary system.

Both parties oppose the changes I

propose here, but I argue that what we are doing now to nominate our leaders is not working. I am with the founders when it comes to parties. In 1789, the United States had no political parties. In fact, most American leaders disliked even the idea of parties. “If I could not go to heaven but with a party,” said omas Je erson, “I would not go at all.” George Washington said it this way “Political parties eventually and gradually incline the minds of men to seek security… in the absolute power of an individual, leading to despotism.” So, I’ll conclude by pointing out that both parties are stuck with unpopular choices. We will likely get the despot Washington promised or someone well past his prime…. ose are our choices.  We need to begin to improve the nomination process to do better.

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

How would you spend money if you were the governor of Colorado?

If creating a budget involves making choices, then it should follow that the choices made in that budget should bene t everyone involved. A budget with expenditures made for the entire state of Colorado ought to bene t all citizens of our state if not directly, then at least indirectly.

It should be remembered that conservatives are not against government expenditures per se. What we are against are waste and poorly considered spending.

If I were the governor of Colorado, I would submit a budget with these two large expenditures for approval by our legislature to bene t all citizens of Colorado.

1. A second medical school. e CU-Anschutz Medical Center ac-

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complishes a great deal for our state. In my opinion, a second allelopathic medical school is needed to serve our expanding population. at proposed medical school should have clinics spread out around the state to serve our rural residents in their own communities. Done properly, this school would complement CU-Anschutz. A second medical school would bring employment opportunities with good-paying jobs directly wherever its main campus would be located as well as to the satellite

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campuses within our state’s rural areas. Additional jobs would be created through a multiplier e ect as a result of the jobs created directly by the proposed medical school.

Construction of such a school could be nanced through bonds and ultimately if this school is planned correctly, it would add revenue to the state budget rather than subtract revenue. Finally, it should be noted that other states than Colorado support two publicly funded medical schools.

2. Strengthen the power grid. Our basic ability to function in today’s society is regulated by the power grid that supplies electricity around our state. Imagine all of the conveniences that we enjoy in life from the internet to HVAC including running

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water. Now imagine them gone.   at is what would happen if the power grid were to fail whether through sabotage or by an accident of nature like a solar are. Everyone in our state has a stake in the power grid continuing to function.

When I had the consequences described to me by an activist, I asked what things would be like if the power grid failed. I used the TV show “Jericho” which ran from 200608 as a benchmark.

e activist told me that the situation in Colorado would be worse than that of the show “Jericho.” e premise behind “Jericho” was life in the United States after a post-nuclear attack. at illustration should

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Navigating the acute disruption of change

Irecently worked with a nine-yearold male-presenting client who had one of the most unique dispositions I have seen in a long time.  I believe a primary contributing factor to his brilliant ability to connect was this:

My client was allowed thirty minutes each week of personal screen time for gaming and connecting with friends, and only on the weekends (not including school work).

Notice what you’re doing at this moment. Can you name the reaction(s) you’re having as you read the above sentence? How does this idea resonate with you? How would the notion of the choice to restrict your children’s access to devices — impact your life and that of your children?

I share his story here because if you’re a parent, you may be feeling the acute disruption of the transitions with the season: school is out for the summer, school start times are changing for the fall, and the weather is more changeable than it has been in recent years.

Continuing on with the story: my virtual sessions with my client focused initially on building trust and rapport, and as we did, he let me into the world of the green space behind his parents’ home. My client, it turned out, was quite an explorer of that world beyond the low stone wall.

He came alive in the most animated and focused way as he shared all he knew from his adventure with his older siblings into the natural world. He could name an abundance of creepy crawlers, ying insects, beetles, caterpillars, small mammals, birds and larger wildlife that roamed the forest and meadow.

He told me he was an avid treeclimber, and taught me how he scoped, then clambered into the crooks of the various trees. He could name many plants and the types of trees. is was his world.

I came to understand that his anxiety was a result of his di culty relating to the kids in his class. His discomfort was that his classmates had little or no connection whatsoever to the natural world around them. ey literally could not relate to my client. He was the only one who had a keen understanding of, not only the green space he could so easily step into each

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explain how serious and important maintaining and strengthening the power grid is to our state.

CDOT maintains our highways regularly to the consternation of many commuters. But what the department does is essential for Colorado. e power grid is much like

afternoon but his place within it. He was the only one of his friends who could climb a tree.

During one session

I asked how he might share that world with me. He replied instantly, “I can draw it for you!” And he did! His mother put up a big piece of butcher paper and he brought his marker pens to the session.

As he drew, he described what he was seeing in his mind’s eye. I watched in wonder as he created his world. I’d ask a question which would open a new channel and he’d excitedly explain what he was making and how it related to other parts of his giant mural. He took it to school and shared it with the class. From that experience, his teacher formed a eld trip so the class could experience it for themselves.

His connection to the natural world and whole-hearted excitement in sharing it with me was testament to just how simple connection can be. His relationships with his classmates came alive. Not only did his anxiety decrease, but anxious responses in the class were also reduced.

UNLearn It! Lab: There are a few ways to respond to the pressure to delight your children:

If you feel pressure to be a stellar parent, ask yourself where it comes from. Give yourself space to voice any fears that you don’t measure up. What belief system(s) are driving your need to provide? Are your solutions complex and expensive? Where can you simplify your beliefs about what your child needs? If you don’t already, spend time to engage your children in the natural world.

Christine Kahane, NBC-HWC, MCHWC – is a Nationally BoardCerti ed Health & Wellness Coach, and owner of KAHANE COACHING (www.kahanecoaching.com), located at 30792 Southview Drive/Suite 206 in Evergreen, CO. For more information about coaching, or to write-in a question for UNlearn it! send your inquiries to christine@kahanecoaching.com.

our highways and in some respects even more essential than highways. I will focus on the power grid in a future opinion piece.

I hope that my two choices for the budget have made you, dear reader, think about what should be in a budget for our state. Let me pose a question: How would you spend money if you were the governor or a legislator?

Joe Webb is the former chairman of the Je co Republican party.

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other non-life-threatening injuries, according to Ronda Scholting, spokeswoman for West Metro Fire. Bear Mountain Vista in Evergreen received nearly an inch of rain.

Video footage and photos of the storm’s aftermath show the damage, and Facebook posts in Evergreen and Conifer talked about broken car windows, dented vehicles, shattered skylights, downed trees, broken outdoor furniture, and decimated

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owers and gardens.

Some Facebook posts said the good news was that it smelled like Christmas and pine trees, and others asked about reliable roofers and carrepair shops.

Colorado is known as “hail alley” because of storms that move through the area, especially in the summer. e costliest storm to date was on May 8, 2017, that resulted in $2.3 billion in hail-related insurance claims, according to Carole Walker with the Rocky Mountain Insurance Agency.

Walker said while some areas received extensive hail and rain damage on June 21, she didn’t believe the storm caused what the insurance industry calls “catastrophic damage,” which generally includes insurance claims topping $25 million.

“With this storm, we are still in wait-and-see mode,” Walker said.

“When hail storms take place overnight, it generally takes more time for people to nd some of the damage and le insurance claims.”

Bear Creek, which runs through Evergreen to Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood, is seeing unusually high ows, according to Dave Lighthart, general manager of the Evergreen Metro District. Just west of Evergreen Lake, ows early in the afternoon on

June 22 were at 257 cubic feet per second, with a high at 2 a.m. June 22 of 352 cfs. In Morrison, water ow was 473 cfs on June 22, with a high of 621 cfs at 5 a.m.

Lighthart said that water ows in Bear Creek have been averaging about 100 cfs recently due to the rain in May and June, and in an average year, the water ow is 70 cfs near Evergreen Lake and 80 cfs in Morrison.

Other issues

e Evergreen Park & Recreation District was still assessing the damage on ursday morning as workers cleared parking lots of leaves and other debris brought by the storm.

“We have parking lots that were washed out, and some of our sta lost windows in their cars,” said Cory Vander Veen, the rec district’s executive director. He did not know whether buildings had been damaged by the hail.

While Evergreen Fire/Rescue did not respond to any emergency calls thanks to the storm, the department lost skylights in two of its stations, according to Fire Chief Mike Weege.

Grace Hills Community Church in Indian Hills sustained some cracked windows thanks to the hail, according to Pastor Marcus Mackey.

Interstate 70 in Genesee was difcult to navigate during the storm on June 21 because of the hail and

pouring rain, and cars stopped on the highway and along the shoulders because visibility was poor.

Insurance claims

Insurance agents say homeowners should determine whether they have a claim, and if so, they should contact their insurance company immediately. In the meantime – especially with so many car repair shops and roofers being short-sta and busy –start contacting someone to nd out when they might be available to do the work. ey suggest that it’s best if the roofer can meet with the insurance adjuster.

For those needing roo ng work done, the Colorado legislature adopted a law in 2012 that requires a signed contract between the property owner and the roofer; that the roo ng contractor cannot o er to pay the homeowner’s deductible or rebate that money; if the homeowner voids the contract, the roofer must return the deposit; and the roo ng contractor can’t claim to be an insurance adjuster.

“With the erratic, volatile weather recently, people can’t count on a hailstorm on a certain day of the month or a certain time of day,” Walker said. “People just need to be prepared.”

Kittredge Park can be seen in the background as water rushes down Bear Creek on June 22.

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Tara DeVries Beyer of Evergreen holds a piece of hail that fell at her house overnight on June 21.

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Sisters Open Space Park. For more information, visit wildaware.com.

Bene t concert: Stop the Bike Park is hosting a bene t concert from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at e Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park featuring the Shadow Mountain Drive Band. Suggested donation is $15.

Camp Comfort Day Camp: Camp Comfort is Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice now o ers day camps for children 6-12 who have lost a loved one at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden. e camps will be July 1719, with drop o between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and pickup between 4 and 4:30 p.m. New this year is a day camp located in the Denver metro area. Cost is free for all children thanks to donors, but a $25 deposit is required per child to hold their spot. Visit campcomfort.org for more information and to register.

Barbed wire removal: Wild Aware is sponsoring volunteer barbed wire removal days at DeDisse Park from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on July 22 and Aug. 19. For more information, visit wildaware.org.

Dog wash:   e TallGrass Spa Super Sudsy Dog Wash will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 22 at Ambary Gardens, 26479 Highway 74 in Kittredge. A $20 donation includes a wash by volunteers for one dog and a CBD spritzer for its owner. Proceeds support Evergreen Animal Protective League. For more information, contact TallGrass at 303-670-4444 or info@TallGrassSpa.com.

Triple Bypass: e Triple Bypass Bike Ride is on July 22 starting in Evergreen and ending in Avon. For more information and to register, visit www.triplebypass.org.

“Footloose the Musical”: Stagedoor eater will perform “Footloose the Musical” directed by Jo Gerlick July 28-Aug. 6 at the theater, 25797 Conifer Road, Conifer. Performances are at 7 p.m. July 28-29 and Aug. 4-6, and at 2 p.m. July 30 and Aug. 6. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors educators and students. For more information and tickets, visit stagedoortheatre.org.

Evergreen Jazz Festival: e Evergreen Jazz Festival will be July 28-30 at several venue in Evergreen with bands from around the country playing swing, blues, Dixieland and more. For information on bands, performances and tickets, visit EvergreenJazz.org.

Summerfest: Center for the Arts Evergreen’s 43rd annual Summerfest will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 29-30 at the Buchanan Park elds.

Admission is $5, payable at the door. Visit artist and artisan booths, while listening to live music and visiting food trucks. For more information, visit evergreenarts.org.

Elevation Celebration: Conifer’s Elevation Celebration will be from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. July 29-30 along Sutton Road. Music, vendors, family activities and more highlight this street fair. For more information, visit elevationcelebration.goconifer. com.

e Evergreen Area Republican Club: e Evergreen Area Republican Club will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. e speaker will be Antonette Smith, deputy state director of Americans for Prosperity. Visit evergreenarearepublicanclub.org for more information.

“Spirited Flight”: Shadow Mountain Gallery in downtown Evergreen next to Java Groove will host “Spirited Flight” with ight-related art until Aug. 12. e show features birds, insects and other ying creatures. e gallery is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit www.shadowmountaingallery. com.

ONGOING

Adult grief support group: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice is o ering a seven-week in-person adult grief support group. e next group starts June 1 and runs every ursday through July 20, with no session on July 6. e group will meet from 2-3 p.m. at the Mount Evans o ce, 3081 Bergen Peak Road, Evergreen. Reservations are required. Call 303-674-6400 to sign up.

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Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and exible schedules are available on new construction sites as well as for exterior minor home repairs. No previous construction experience needed. Contact volunteer@bluesprucehabitat.org for information.

EChO needs volunteers: e Evergreen Christian Outreach ReSale Store and food pantry need volunteers. Proceeds from the EChO ReSale Store support the food pantry and programs and services provided by EChO. ere are many volunteer options from which to choose. For more information, call Mary at 720673-4369 or email mary@evergreenchristianoutreach.org.

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The brain is overrated, according to Kadam Lucy James at the Kadampa Meditation Center.

“Have you ever felt peaceful in your head?” she asked.

She put her hands over her heart and said that’s where the mind is, adding that while the brain has conceptual reality, the mind exists in the heart, where we feel peace, love, joy and wisdom.

“If we can get into our heart, we automatically start to feel more peaceful,” she said.

James is temporarily living in Arvada and teaches meditation at the Kadampa Meditation Center. She started practicing about 41 years ago after she saw a “very peaceful person” in college.

“He was a student meditating on the end of his bed and I asked him what he was doing, because this was back in 1981, and meditation, no one had heard of back then,” she said.

Ever since, she’s been practicing and has taught all around the world, including England, San Francisco, New York City and now Denver. She hopes to one day achieve enlightenment, or in nite happiness and peace.

It takes a lot of hard work, but she said it’s the only thing where the more she does it, the happier she is.

It’s because, with meditation, the mind becomes naturally peaceful. Each person has a natural source of peace and happiness inside them, she said, and instead of seeking it elsewhere — relationships, ful lling jobs or material things — it’s already inside the body waiting to

be found.

e evidence lies in the random moments of peace and happiness everyone feels. It could be a torrential downpour and the mind is peaceful, settled and calm.

“What those moments show is that our mind is ne. And then what unsettles the mind is actually all our uncontrolled thinking,” she said.

Coming from the teachings of the Buddha, she compared the mind to a vast ocean. e waves are turbulent while below them is a vast, in nite, calm place. Waves of anxiety and negative emotions distort the brain but below those waves rests an incredible sanity.

“When our mind is settled, when we can let go of our troubled thoughts, and our turbulent thoughts, uncontrolled thoughts, then we naturally feel good. We naturally feel peaceful and we start to get a sense of our potential and who we really are, which is this person who has limitless potential, limitless happiness,” James said.

e rst step to unlocking that potential and happiness is to breathe.

Focus on the nostrils

Carol O’Dowd, a Trauma and Transition Psychotherapist and Spiritual Counselor assists her clients by meeting them where they are and o ering them acceptance through breathing.

“If you focus on your breath, you cannot simultaneously focus on all your internal dialogue. It cannot be done. e human brain is not wired that way,” O’Dowd said.

It creates a space between the thoughts. e stress and anxiety stored in the body don’t go away, but the practice of noticing the emotions and putting them on pause to breathe helps

calm the body down.

Breathing is a function of the body that automatically happens all the time. Focusing on that breath, O’Dowd compared it to a spectrum. What happens when the body stops breathing — death — is one end and the other is when the body pays attention to the breath — peace.

“It can be as simple as just experiencing that ow of air, and in and out of your nostrils. If you can place your attention there, that’s giving yourself a mini vacation,” she said.

O’Dowd encourages her clients to practice treating uncontrolled thoughts like a salesperson trying to sell them. Instead of buying, make them sit in the corner and return to them in 20 minutes after taking time to check in with the body.

It can also let go of stress. Pain, like what the ngers feel after working at a computer all day, can be a physical manifestation of stress. Holding on to that stress can lead to other health conditions.

“It’s not rocket science,” she said.

Escape to reality

James said achieving enlightenment is extremely di cult, and while the teachings she studied laid out di erent steps and pathways, she simpli ed it down to three. e rst is focusing on the breath to relax. e second is identifying delusions.

A delusion can be jealousy, greed, competitiveness or other unpleasant thoughts. Most of the time, those thoughts aren’t controlled by the mind and enter the brain randomly. It’s the root

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of many problems, she said, and they destroy happiness.

“It’s completely unnecessary. Which is the whole purpose of meditation, to show us how unnecessary it is,” she said. “We’ve been so busy trying to control everything outside of us.”

She compared it to anger with someone else. It may last for a few days and then one day, those angry feelings leave.

“If you can do that deliberately (getting rid of negative feelings), which we can, then you can see we stopped the grasping or stopped the delusions, we just experience deeper and deeper levels of happiness,” she said.

Identifying delusions is the rst part of the equation. e other half is universal love and caring about others. It comes from understanding everyone wants to be happy, and that there isn’t much di erence between people.

It can be a city councilor running for o ce, understanding their opponent wants the same things, but sees di erent ideas on how to move forward. ey aren’t always bad people.

Realizing that leads to the next step: wisdom. at takes understanding reality. It means turning away from the anxiety, sadness and other negative emotions and escaping to the reality within the body that possesses in nite happiness and peace.

“We can train in wisdom. Understanding that things are not as real as they appear,” James said.

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“Nestled in the mountains of Colorado lies a picturesque town lled with heritage buildings, unique boutiques, and award-winning restaurants - welcome to Historic Downtown Evergreen. This small-town gem is a true hidden gem, o ering visitors a relaxing escape from the hustle and bustle of city life.”

This is how AI describes Evergreen, and while I think so many of us realize that we are living in a special place, I also am seeing, on social media, that many have forgotten this. I understand that Evergreen has changed and for those who have lived here since the sixties or seventies, this change may be overwhelming and not welcome. But I challenge you to nd a place that is close to convenience and support services that has not experienced similar changes. Without a whole lot of prompting, AI continues to describe Evergreen like this…

“But did you know that supporting local shops and restaurants is critical to the success of this community? During these challenging times, such as road construction, it’s more important than ever to lend our support to local businesses. Every dollar spent locally makes a signi cant impact and strengthens the local economy, keeping money cycling within the community and ensuring prosperous futures for everyone.”

I am quickly becoming a fan of this arti cial intelligence movement!

silience1220 is offering a LGBTQ+ teen book club that meets from 4-6 p.m. the fourth Monday at the Resilience1220 office next to the Buchanan Park Recreation Center. The group’s first book is “Hell Followed With Us.” For more information and to register, visit R1220.org.

Hiwan Museum summer hours: Hiwan Museum is open for tours from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Outdoor self-guided tours are available at any time. Large groups are encouraged to call 720-497-7653 to make arrangements.

ESA EverGREEN Refill Station: EverGREEN Refill Station (refill your laundry detergent, lotions, soaps and more. We have many sustainable products available). The Refill Station is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and the second Saturday of each month in the Habitat Restore in Bergen Park, 1232 Bergen Parkway.

Support After Suicide Loss: Heartbeat and Resilience1220 offer Support After Suicide Loss from 5:30-7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month for ages 14 and older. Join in-person or online. Suggest donation is $15. For location, visit R1220.org.

Sensitive Collection: Resilience1220 offers a monthly workshop for highly sensitive people to help them live healthy and em -

powered lives from 3:30-4:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month via Zoom. Visit R1220.org for more information.

Caregiver support group: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice offers a monthly group to provide emotional support services for caregivers helping ill, disabled or elderly loved ones. An in-person support group meets every third Monday from 4-6 p.m. at 3081 Bergen Peak Road, Evergreen. For more information, visit mtevans. org/services/emotional-support/.

Parkinson’s disease support group: A Parkinson’s disease support group meets the first Friday of the month from 1-3 p.m. at Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Drive, Evergreen. For more information, email esears@parkinsonrockies.org.

Mountain Foothills Rotary meetings: Mountain Foothills Rotary meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays both in person at Mount Vernon Canyon Club at 24933 Club House Circle, Genesee, and via Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/81389224272, meeting ID 813 8922 4272, phone 346-248-7799.

Beyond the Rainbow: Resilience1220 offers Beyond the Rainbow, which is two support groups that meet from 7-8:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. One is a safe group for those 12-20 and the other is group for parents and caregivers wanting support for raising an LGBTQ child. To RSVP, contact Lior Alon at lior@wisetreewellness.com.

ChatGPT o ciates wedding in Morrison

Couple has artificial intelligence create their ceremony

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Reese Wiench and Deyton Truitt said their marriage vows in a church built in 1885. But couples who were wed there in decades past would never guess that the extensive planning for the service didn’t require much in the way of human expertise. at’s because the couple turned to arti cial intelligence to create their wedding ceremony in Morrison on June 24.

Speci cally, ChatGPT planned the welcome, the speech, the closing remarks — everything except the vows — making ChatGPT, in essence, the wedding o ciant. Since arti cial intelligence is not recognized as a wedding o ciant by the state of Colorado, Reese’s dad Steve Wiench signed the marriage license.

ChatGPT provided a recording of the ceremony that was played through speakers on a stage in the front of the Historic Morrison Church. To make it more interesting, the family bought a robot mask to put on top of the speakers to make it

appear that someone was speaking.

e couple decided to get married quickly because Truitt deploys next week for the Army, and they wanted to be married so Reese can join him after he completes basic training.

ey planned the entire wedding in ve days.

Reese said they were joking about how to get a wedding together that quickly. ey found a venue and decided that attendees would play kazoos to provide the music. ey found a wedding-cake baker, and the cake topper sported a bride and an Army soldier. ey bought their wedding attire.

But they didn’t have an o ciant.

“So, we decided to try using ChatGPT to write the ceremony,” Reese’s dad Steve Wiench said.

ChatGPT, which stands for Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, was developed by research company Open AI. Users can ask questions or input data, and ChatGPT will generate a written response to the desired length, style and detail.

Arti cial intelligence is being used more often in weddings from writing vows to helping with planning.

Truitt is a rm believer in articial intelligence, noting that it will change people’s lives by doing jobs in minutes that take humans hours.  e family even used ChatGPT to

write a press release announcing the wedding and a statement that was distributed to the 30 wedding guests.

According to the ChatGPT-generated statement handed out to guests:

“As the AI o ciant for Reese Alyson Wiench and Deyton Truitt’s wedding, I will focus on celebrating their unique journey of love and unity, highlighting the remarkable merging of human connection and technological innovation. I will emphasize

the power of their union to inspire, unite and break barriers, capturing the attention of the world with a story that transcends conventional norms. During the ceremony, I will eloquently express the signi cance of this historic moment and the limitless possibilities that arise when love and technology intersect.” While arti cial intelligence can

Reese Wiench and Deyton Truitt stand on either side of their o ciant, a cell phone running ChatGPT, a bluetooth speaker and a mask.

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Another Great Year for our Evergreen Rotary Club

Service Above Self

REFUGEE SUPPORT TEAM

In July 2022 we supported and mentored the Haidari family of six from Afghanistan. Our mentors met with them several times a month to transport them to appointments, go shopping, practice English, go on family outings and events, etc.

In April/May 2023 our team was trained to mentor a new family, this time from Iraq. Our club provided funding and household goods for an apartment. We have made a six-month commitment of support for the family.

ECHO MOBILE FOOD PANTRY

We raised $75,000 to purchase a refrigerated truck for EChO to use as their mobile food pantry. Fresh produce and frozen meats are now more available to help our neighbors in our rural mountain community. EChO distributes 40,000 pounds of food each month through their food pantry; the majority of which is hauled in this truck.

RECYCLE DAY

444 cars came through – recycling:

• 2,600 pounds of paper shredding

This year we’re sending 18 students to leadership camp

Our Club was chartered on April 13, 1985 with 30 members; we have now grown to 117 members. Of the 58 clubs in our Colorado district, we are the third largest, with only Denver and Boulder having more members.

Here are some of our many achievements from Kay D’Evelyn La Montagne’s 2022-2023 year as president:

YOUNG ROTARY

The Young Rotary Club at Evergreen High School had 10-12 students regularly attending meetings and participating in activities.

We are awarding 18 camperships to students from the Evergreen High School and the four Evergreen Middle Schools to a leadership camp this summer in Estes Park

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Bringing clean water to remote areas in El Salvador, Honduras, Kenya and Uganda

Our Community Services Committee distributed more than $10,000 in Funding Grants to these NonPro t Organizations:

• Seniors4Wellness

• Camp Comfort

• ECDS Robotics Team

• Mt. Evans Homecare & Hospice

• Halstons Hope Foundation

• World A airs Challenge

• Yu Meh Food Share Program

• Mental Health Symposium

• Leadership Evergreen Mural Project

• 14,651 pounds of household hazardous waste

• 26,730 pounds of electronics

• 23 mattresses and box springs and 25 bicycles

• One box truck lled with bags of Styrofoam

• 2 x 30-yard roll-o s lled with general land ll items

• Diverting over 25 cubic yards of waste from our land lls Save the Date! Recycle Day is back on September 23rd, 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Our International Services Committee is supporting projects in: El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Ukraine. This includes several clean water programs and other vital health and relief services.

This year, our International Service Committee funded $72,882 to aid a variety of humanitarian international projects and programs.

WILDFIRE READY

Rotary Wild re Ready is a multi-award-winning program created by the Rotary Club of Evergreen. The mission of Rotary Wild re Ready is to help make residents safer from the threat of wild re. Educational resources include a rolling educational re truck, educational brochures, website and a brand-new App: www.rotarywild reready.com

Our club has more than 100 members from all walks of life. We like to have fun and we organize social functions throughout the year.

• We meet once a week at Evergreen Country Day school; Fridays at 7.00 a.m. for breakfast. There is no meeting commitment – attend as many or as few as you like.

• Our meetings, events and speaker schedules can be found at EvergreenRotary.org, along with details about our local and international committees and projects.

• Dues are $38 monthly.

Questions? Email us at info@EvergreenRotary. org and we’ll get back to you.

Olson Law Firm is a personal injury law rm helping people who are catastrophically injured because of others’ negligence.

We o er personal service that puts our clients’ needs rst, so each one can work on getting better while we work to make each client whole again.

Phone: 303-586-7297

Email: sean@olsonlaw rm.com

Our rolling educational re truck

444 cars disposed of their household recyclables – including 150 tires

Evergreen Rotary gives a truck

Our Refugee Support Team greets our new family arriving at DIA from Iraq

I’m a pretty rm believer that summer doesn’t actually begin until June 21 (I guess I’m a big equinox guy or something) and I think this year’s weather really bears me out, seeing as we didn’t really start having proper summer weather until June 19.

So, now that we’re actually into the most fun season of the year, it’s time for my quarterly round-up of great events to honor it properly.

Go to the World’s Fair with Molly Brown American history bu s know that the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair is one of the key cultural events of our history. It was a chance to showcase innovations like electricity, highlight the work of artists of all kinds and give visitors the chance to explore the rich history and exciting future of the world at large. e list of those visitors include Denver’s own Molly Brown and her family.

In celebration of the fair’s 130th anniversary, the Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, is hosting “ e World is Changing” exhibit through Sunday, Aug. 27. Visitors will be able to peruse unique original artifacts from the event, learn more about what fair attendees saw and how it changed the world.

In addition to the exhibit, there will be special events throughout its run, like an examination of the food that was served at the fair and see how people

way this summer

of color and women were represented there.

All the event information can be found at https://mollybrown.org/visit-us/ exhibits/.

You’re going to need a bigger amphitheater for ‘Jaws’

You can make a solid case that Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” is a perfect lm. Even if you discard the mountains of money it made, the way it totally rejiggered lmmaking and the lm industry, and how it announced one of the art form’s most important gures, everything about it just works — the score, the suspense, the characters, the shark (well, that might be the one caveat).

“Jaws” is going to be screened during the summer for as long as we have summers, but what a treat to see the lm at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 6:30 p.m. on ursday, July 6, as part of its Film on the Rocks lineup. Some lms just work better with big crowds and “Jaws” denitely ts the bill.  Get tickets at www.axs.com.

Celebrate 43 years at the KYGO Birthday Bash

Country music and rap don’t have a whole lot in common, but one thing they do share is that both sound best in the summer. With that in mind, why not attend KYGO’s annual Birthday Bash, which features a collection of some of the genre’s best artists — Brothers Osborne, Niko Moon, Kameron Marlowe, Hailey Whitters, Randall King and Double Wide.

e concert will be held from 4 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 1 at Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd in Greenwood Village. Many of the musicians are upand-comers (Whitters is a particular favorite of mine), which makes for an exciting pairing with Brothers Osborne, who are blending country and rock in really fun ways.

Find tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Dead & Company at Folsom Field

What a long, strange trip indeed. I’m not sure what anybody expected when it was announced the Grateful Dead would be relaunching with many of the original members and pop/blues guitarist John Mayer. But since Dead & Company began touring in 2016, they’ve shown an admirable dedication to the original band’s ethos and have introduced new generations to the music in a live setting.

But all good things must come to an

end and the group announced their 2023 tour would be their last, which means their performances at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, Sunday, July 2 and Monday, July 3 at Folsom Field, 2400 Colorado Ave. in Boulder, will be your last opportunity to catch the group inperson.

Head over to www.ticketmaster. com for tickets to what will certainly be a historic run.

Go on a culinary journey at Taste of Arvada Who doesn’t love a good meal to go with a beautiful summer evening? But what kind of cuisine to go with? Fortunately, you don’t have to decide at the annual Taste of Arvada, which will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on ursday, July 13 at the Apex Center, 13150 72ndAve. in Arvada.

e ever-popular event features more than 50 metro area and Arvada restaurants, bakeries, breweries, wineries, distilleries and more, all highlighting their best tastes and avors. In addition to all the things people can eat and drink, the event also features live music, art vendors and more.

Find all the details and purchase tickets at www.arvadachamber.org/taste.

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

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Reese Wiench and Deyton Truitt exchange rings above their o ciant, a cell phone running ChatGPT, a bluetooth speaker and a robot mask.

AI WEDDING

help those with di culties expressing themselves in writing and is becoming more prevalent, some raise concerns that it may be used by in place of human-conducted research and writing.

Reese, 23, works at children’s summer camps at Mount Vernon Canyon Club, while Truitt, 26, will be a network communication systems specialist after basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina.

Truitt and Reese met on the Tinder dating site two years ago, and Truitt said he had such a good time with Reese from the beginning that “I

couldn’t imagine being with anyone else.”

Truitt said ChatGPT was easier for the couple to use to create the wedding ceremony because “I didn’t want to curate what an o ciant said.” Instead, they had control over the themes the ChatGPT o ciant used.

As part of the ceremony, the ChatGPT o ciant quoted scripture and expounded on the passages as they related to love, marriage and the future.

However, the couple didn’t read the script before the ceremony began, so it was new to them as they heard it at 8 p.m. during their wedding — having faith that the ceremony would be just what they wanted.

“I programmed (ChatGPT),” Truitt said. “I know it’s trustworthy.”

In the vows he wrote, Truitt told Reese he was sorry he couldn’t live

up to what she deserved.

“I don’t have enough time on this Earth to give you all the love you deserve,” Truitt said, calling her kind-hearted, caring and genuine. “I love the person you are turning me into.”

Reese told Truitt she didn’t want to say anything cheesy or cliche, so she wrote him a love poem as her vows, ending with: “I know that you are with me because I am yours and you are mine.”

After the ceremony that included the ring exchange, the kiss and introducing the married couple, guests said they enjoyed the arti cial-intelligence generated wedding. Truitt and Reese were pleased, too.

“ChatGPT took something personal to humans like a wedding and enhanced it,” Reese said.

Attendees to the wedding being o ciated by ChatGPT recorded the event on their phones.

PHOTOS BY SARA HERTWIG

Reese Wiench and Deyton Truitt say their vows, the only things not written by ChatGPT during the wedding.

Deyton Truitt finishes some last minute details inside the church before guests start arriving.

Former deputies charged in Glass case to appear in Clear Creek County court on Aug. 7

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e former Clear Creek sheri ’s deputies charged in the June 2022 death of Christian Glass in Silver Plume will be in court again at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 7 for a status hearing in preparation for their trials.

Former Sgt. Kyle Gould and former deputy Andrew Buen were in court on June 21 for a 10-minute status hearing. An issue discussed at the hearing was whether Gould and Buen would have a joint trial or whether they would be tried separately.

Catherine Cheroutes, 5th Judicial District Court judge, said she believes they should be tried together because they were named together in the grand jury indictment, but no o cial decision has been made yet. Cheroutes told the defense attorneys that they would need to le for a “severance” to request separate trials.

e defendants’ attorneys have said that unequal media attention has been focused on Buen, so the defendants likely would pursue

separate trials. e attorneys asked for more time to work out details before the two men are tried in the case in which Glass, who was stranded in his car and called 911 on June 10, 2022. O cers asked Glass to leave his car,

but he refused in what turned into a stando that ended when o cers broke the car window and used a Taser on Glass, according to the indictments.

Buen shot Glass, killing him. Gould was not at the scene but was a supervisor watching Buen’s bodycamera footage. He ordered deputies to remove Glass from his car, according to the indictments.

In April, Cheroutes denied motions by both defendants to dismiss their cases.

Buen has been charged with second-degree murder, o cial misconduct and reckless endangerment. Gould has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.

On May 23, four agencies reached a settlement with the family to pay $19 million. ree law enforcement agencies and the state will pay the settlement since o cers from four agencies were at the scene the night Glass was killed.

Clear Creek County will pay $10 million; $5 million from Georgetown; $3 million from the state of Colorado; and $1 million from Idaho

Springs. It is the largest known single payout for police violence in the state’s history.

On May 24, Gov. Jared Polis apologized to Christian Glass’ parents, Simon and Sally, then declared May 24 Christian Glass Day and displayed Glass’ artwork that has been hung in the Capitol.

“What happened to Christian should not have happened,” Polis told Glass’ parents in a live-streamed statement. “We are going to do the best we can to avoid any parents going through what you have gone through.”

Earlier this month, the Clear Creek County commissioners announced that the county would start a mental-health crisis co-responder program with its pilot program to be implemented this summer.

In a statement, they called the killing of Christian Glass a “reprehensible act” that should never happen again. ey also said Sheri Rick Albers had not “adequately accepted responsibility” for his role in the tragedy and needed to correct the gaps in training and protocols that existed when Glass died.

Christian Glass, left, with his parents Simon and Sally Glass. COURTESY PHOTO

Superintendent Quanbeck to leave Clear Creek schools this fall

She’s becoming vice president of statewide partnerships for the Colorado Education Initiative

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After four years at the helm of the Clear Creek School District, Superintendent Karen Quanbeck has announced that she will be leaving this fall.

Quanbeck will become the vice president of statewide partnerships for the Colorado Education Initiative, an organization the district has been working with as it has transformed its education model for students at all grade levels.

Quanbeck said she is leaving the district stronger than when she started in July 2019, with educators moving toward more outdoor, experiential education, something that engages students in learning.

She said she will leave sometime this fall, and her new job is structured in such a way that she can be available to help in Clear Creek while the district transitions to a new

superintendent.

“I’m announcing this really early so there’s lots of time to transition to a new leader,” Quanbeck said. “I love the work we’re doing. We have really good leaders and a good strong team throughout the district.”

She added that she really cares about getting students out of their desks, out of their classrooms and out of traditional learning.

“ at’s the right move for kids,” she said. “Otherwise we’re failing our kids. at’s what I’m passionate about, and I want that role on a bigger level.”

e Clear Creek school board was expect to meet on June 27 at Carlson Elementary School to begin discussing how to move forward with searching for a new superintendent. Board President Sandi Schuessler

said the board will consider hiring McPherson & Jacobson, the rm it used to aid in the search that brought them Quanbeck.

Many accomplishments

Mitch Houston, executive director of the Clear Creek Schools Foundation, was president of the Clear Creek school board when it hired Quanbeck.

“Superintendent Quanbeck has started our district on an incredible Journey,” Houston said. “We attract exceptional educators, collaborate with local partners and nearby school districts, and provide student-centered learning. I can’t wait to see what she does for the students of Colorado.”

Schuessler said Quanbeck has elevated the district as a vital component of a thriving community.

“She has led the way to ensuring that all of our students receive exceptional educational experiences, and she has implemented creative and innovative ideas to transform learning,” Schuessler said. “Karen is a master collaborator who deeply values the voices of everyone in the district and is passionate about our e orts to grow future leaders.”

When Quanbeck was hired, a teacher called her “a powerhouse of positive contagious energy.”

Quanbeck came to Clear Creek

after serving two years as the chief of elementary schools for Je co Public Schools.

In addition to revamping the learning model used in Clear Creek schools, Quanbeck navigated and implemented a four-day school week and created what was called COMPASS Day to provide alternative experiences for students on the fth day.

She also helped facilitate increasing teacher pay by 20% in the last four years, Schuessler said.

“Karen has not only recruited and brought in talent but has encouraged all CCSD employees to do meaningful professional development,” Schuessler said. “Karen has integrated the Clear Creek School District into the forefront of statewide initiatives including the Homegrown Talent Initiative and Transcend.”

Schuessler called Quanbeck’s communication with the community, families and the school district’s employees responsive, thoughtful and decisive.

“CCSD is better because of her ability to build trust and from her constant presence in school and community activities,” she said. “Karen cares very deeply about this district and our community, and we are a stronger place of growth and learning because of her tenure.”

Karen Quanbeck, who has been Clear Creek’s superintendent for four years, is leaving the district this fall. FILE PHOTO

CU Denver teacher prep program wins state approval

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

e University of Colorado Denver has won full state approval for three teacher preparation program tracks after addressing problems in how it trains aspiring educators to teach children to read.

e State Board of Education unanimously voted to reauthorize the elementary education, special education, and early childhood education programs nearly a year after granting only partial approval because of weaknesses in reading coursework.

State o cials praised the university for improvements that ensure aspiring teachers understand and can apply key components of science-based reading instruction and don’t receive con icting information about how to teach reading.

e decision, which came in June, is the latest step in an ongoing state e ort to hold Colorado’s teacher preparation programs accountable for properly training future educa-

tors how to teach reading. e state began cracking down on teacher prep programs — speci cally their approach to reading instruction — in 2018 as part of a broader push by lawmakers, state education o cials, and parents of children with dyslexia to get more students reading at grade level.

e state’s outgoing education commissioner Katy Anthes received praise for leading the push for more oversight of reading instruction in teacher prep programs.

“ ese educator preparation reauthorization items have you written all over them,” Colleen O’Neil, associate commissioner of educator talent at the Colorado Department of Education, said to Anthes during the meeting. “Because what you did was ensure every student knows how to read.”

Also, the state board has granted full approval to all majors in the teacher prep program at Colorado Christian University and an alternative prep program o ered through East Central BOCES. Both programs were reauthorized on their rst try.

e University of Colorado Denver is one of several teacher prep programs that revamped reading coursework in recent years following poor state reviews. e state’s two largest prep programs, the Universi-

ty of Northern Colorado and Metropolitan State University of Denver, also made changes.

e reading coursework overhauls seem to have paid o .

Earlier this week, a national organization gave Colorado major kudos for how its teacher prep programs cover reading instruction, ranking it No. 1 in the country. Just a few years ago, Colorado was in the middle of the pack.

In that report from the National Council on Teacher Quality, most

of the state’s teacher prep programs earned an A or A+ for elementary education, including the University of Colorado Denver’s undergraduate program, Colorado Christian University’s undergraduate program, and the University of Northern Colorado’s undergraduate and graduate programs. e report didn’t analyze reading coursework in alternative teacher prep programs.

Chalkbeat is a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.

Todd Devers assists eighth graders with a project during class on May 12 at Hamilton Middle School in Denver.

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Green light comes after reading portion is strengthened

Mobile home parks water to be tested

State law comes in response to complaints

Residents in Colorado’s mobile home parks have long sco ed when asked if they drink the community’s water.

It’s hardly even a question to think about. e answer: No, never. e liquid smells bad or looks like rust, they say. It stains dishes and sheets.

State lawmakers listened to these concerns — and now Colorado will embark on a multiyear e ort to address them.

HB23-1257, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in June, will launch a statewide e ort to test the water quality in mobile home parks that fall through the cracks of existing testing mechanisms. If testing reveals an issue, the park operator will need to complete a remediation plan and provide safe water for residents.

“It feels very empowering,” said Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs, and one of the bill’s cosponsors. “We’re nally listening to our communities and supporting working families.”

e legislation — co-sponsored by Rep. Andrew Boesenecker, D-Fort

Collins, and Sens. Lisa Cutter, DJe erson County, and Kevin Priola, D-Henderson — also addresses concerns that go beyond federally

mandated testing for contaminants, including the water’s color, odor and taste.

It will be enforced by the Water

Quality Control Division inside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the

On top of the testing requirements, the legislation also creates a $3.6 million grant program to help park owners, nonpro t entities and local governments address water quality

Water quality issues will be added to the database created by the Mobile Home Park Oversight Program, which tracks complaints against Velasco, who grew up in mobile home parks in Colorado’s high country, notes that this bill is just the

“We want to make sure there is clean water everywhere,” she said. e bill marks the fth year in a row that the state legislature approved a bill concerning mobile home parks and residents. Previous legislation sought to make it easier for residents to purchase the land on which their homes sit, allowed the attorney general to enforce provisions of the Mobile Home Park Act and limited the number of times park owners could increase rent per year. is Denver Post story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

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High Line Canal conservation group receives $350,000 as part of full canal protection goal

BY TEDDY JACOBSEN TJACOBSEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e High Line Canal, which winds 71 miles across the metro area, will soon be permanently protected as regional open space.

Great Outdoors Colorado, an environmental nonpro t, announced in June a $350,000 grant to High Line Canal Conservancy to help permanently protect the canal as a continuous recreational, ecological, historical and stormwater resource.

“Permanent protection of the canal has been a top-line goal of our board and organization since the beginning in 2014,” High Line Canal Conservancy CEO Harriet Crittenden LaMair said in a press release. “It’s extremely exciting to be actively working with Denver Water, Arapahoe County and other local governmental partners toward a permanent protection vehicle.”

e canal spans 860 acres and its associated trail system connects walkers, hikers, runners, cyclists, horseback riders and others to thousands more acres of parks and open spaces. e canal runs through parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Douglas counties, spanning a solid slice of eastern metro area from north to south.

“It’s important for the community to know that the canal is preserved permanently for them to use freely into the future,” High Line Canal Conservancy Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships Suzanna Fry Jones told Colorado Community Media.

Jones said Denver Water will main-

tain ownership of the canal, but has been moving its customers to more sustainable sources of irrigation water in recent years.

Denver Water Senior Community Relations Specialist Jimmy Luthye said they plan to play an active role in the ongoing discussions about the canal’s future.

“ e evolution of the public’s use of the canal for recreation and stormwater management, along with its original role as a water delivery method is one of the reasons why Denver Water and regional partners, including cities, counties, park and ood districts and stormwater management entities, have partnered with the High Line Canal Conservancy to assist their mission to preserve, protect and enhance the 71-mile canal,” Luthye said in an email to Colorado Community Media.

e conservancy is expected to complete legal work to secure protection, gather documentation of the present conditions of the canal and assess potential future projects with the grant.

Great Outdoors Colorado’s Director of Programs Chris Yuan-Farrell said the process will likely involve a conservation easement, which is a legal agreement that limits land use to protect its conservation values. Yuan-Farrell added that the grant is part of the environmental nonprofit’s land acquisition program, which supports urban and rural habitat protection priorities and increases access to the outdoors.

“ is is a substantial resource for Colorado to have and now it will

Public Notices

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Public Notice

TOWN OF MORRISON, COLORADO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ORDINANCE NO. 534

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE

NO. 525, WHICH APPROVED THE LEASE OF TOWN-OWNED REAL PROPERTY, TO EXTEND THE LEASE’S DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD BY SIXTY (60) DAYS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

The foregoing Ordinance was, on the 12th day of June, 2023, ordered to be published by title only and penalty provision, if any, and to be posted in full within the Town and on the Town’s website by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison, Colorado. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

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

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be permanent,” Yuan-Farrell said. “Whereas before, there was always an opportunity for Denver Water to sell that property to somebody else. is grant helps take that o the table.”

He said the funding provided by Great Outdoors Colorado should last the conservancy for years to come.

“ is is a fund for the conservancy to maintain and grow,” Yuan-Farrell said. “It’s like seed funding for a hopefully larger substantial endowment with the expectation that perhaps the municipalities and counties that have land by the canal will contribute to it.”

Great Outdoors Colorado invests a portion of Colorado Lottery pro-

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Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 BUDGET (Pursuant to 29-1-106, C.R.S. and 32-1-1001 (2)(a), C.R.S.)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the previously approved budget for 2022 is being amended to accurately reflect revenue and expenditures in accordance with the 2022 Final Audit.

A copy of such proposed 2022 Budget Amendment has been filed with the District at 30920 Stagecoach Boulevard, Evergreen, Colorado where the same is open for public inspection. The proposed amendment will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 30920 Stagecoach Blvd., Evergreen, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 8:30 a.m

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2022 Budget Amendment, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

Dated June 16, 2023.

ceeds to help with the preservation and enhancement of parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces, according to its website.

e nonpro t has awarded multiple grants to the High Line Canal Conservancy over the years. In 2022, Great Outdoors Colorado provided $41,100 to help rid parts of the canal of an invasive species.

“ eir funding has been so impactful to all of the work that we’ve done,” Jones said. “And this is the next big stage of our work for permanent protection.”

Jones said more details about the canal’s function as a fully conserved space are expected to come this fall.

Evergreen Metropolitan District

By:/s/ Dominique Devaney Administration Manager

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First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO PW 23-05 JONES PASS ROAD (CR 202)

General Notice

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

JONES PASS ROAD (CR 202) PW 23-05

Bids for the construction of the Project will be accepted electronically with the following exact text in the subject line: Bid for PW 23-05 Jones Pass Road (CR 202). Bids sent by parcel service or U.S.P.S. shall be addressed to the attention of Stoy Streepey and be clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for PW 23-05 Jones Pass Road (CR 202). All bids must be received via email to pw@clear-

creekcounty.us, via courier at the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436 or via U.S.P.S at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436 no later than Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM local time. At said time all bids duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87535384605?

pwd=K0picW5yMlhCMkpwcHBlV1lZSUJQZz09

The Project includes the following Work: Major rehabilitation of approximately 1.8 miles of Jones Pass Road (CR 202) consisting of 4-inches of Cold-In-Place Recycling followed by a 5-inch Hot Mix Asphalt overlay and placement of recycled asphalt shoulders.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: PW 23-05 Jones Pass Road (CR 202)

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/ Bids.aspx?CatID=17

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register as a plan holder by emailing pw@ clearcreekcounty.us, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the des-

ignated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Pre-bid Conference

A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87535384605?pwd=K 0picW5yMlhCMkpwcHBlV1lZSUJQZz09

Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

Instructions to Bidders.

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

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Clear Creek County

By: Stoy Streepey

Title: County Engineer

Date: June 15, 2023

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First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

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Runners and walkers enjoying the trail along the High Line Canal at Three Pond Park in Cherry Hills Village. COURTESY OF EVAN ANDERMAN