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City puts temporary ban on sex-oriented businesses Potential for any strip club, adult store sees six-month pause while city reviews regulations BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

letter said. “Even if masks are optional when we return, anyone who is not fully vaccinated will be strongly encouraged to wear a mask while indoors.” All grade levels in Cherry Creek will be back in the classroom starting Aug. 18. In late spring, Colorado still required masks in schools unless people could prove they were vaccinated. At the time, vaccinated Coloradans — including children who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine — could remove masks where the

A couple blocks on a nondescript side street just east of Interstate 25 make up the only place in Centennial where sexually oriented businesses are allowed to locate — and to the city’s knowledge, no business of that kind is currently operating in Centennial. But city staff saw this year as an opportunity to do what they’ve been wanting to do for years: take another look at Centennial’s regulations on sexually oriented businesses to ensure that the rules are up to date with state and federal law, along with today’s business practices. “In part due to the expansion and availability of the internet since 2005, adult novelty stores have purportedly modified business operations, marketing, and in-store retailing in a manner that may no longer fully comport with the goals, purposes, and intent” of the city’s regulations, a June 14 city staff report says. Under Centennial law, a sexually oriented business is defined as “an adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult novelty store, adult video store, nude model studio, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, or sexual encounter center.”

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In a file photo, a student wearing a face covering walks up to Walnut Hills Elementary School in August 2020 while being welcomed back to school by staff during the first week of the school year. PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Cherry Creek schools ‘hopeful’ to make masks optional in August Tri-County Health will guide district on quarantines, continue contact tracing BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After Colorado lifted its school requirements for masks, quarantines and COVID-19 outbreak protocols, the Cherry Creek School District announced a tentative plan for making masks optional in August

and signaled that quarantines will still continue to some extent. “We are lifting mask requirements for all summer programs, except for the Extended School Year (ESY) program, which will still require masks to be worn indoors,” a July 9 letter to the community from district Superintendent Christopher Smith said. The district is “hopeful that masks will be optional for all students and staff when school resumes in August,” the letter said. “We are planning for that likelihood but will continue monitoring state and local guidance before making a definitive decision,” the

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New volunteer program helps keep canal clean High Line Canal to be improved over course of 10 to 15 years BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The 71-mile-long High Line Canal serves as a Denver metro-area getaway that runs through several cities, and community members can help keep it in good shape through a new volunteer program. The Canal Conservation Corps offers one-time volunteer events — such as removal of trash, brush and weeds — as well as the chance to become a more-dedicated and trained Corps Leader. Here are some things to know about the program and how the canal is being reimagined in the long term. Caring for the canal The Canal Conservation Corps program officially launched this spring, according to the High Line Canal Conservancy, a nonprofit formed in 2014 to help enhance and protect the canal. For about five years, the conservancy has hosted community cleanup events along the canal’s 71 miles, according to Suzanna Fry Jones, an official with the conservancy. “Care of the canal through volunteer stewardship has been a priority of the conservancy’s for many years, and the CCC formalizes this growing

A group stands at a cleanup event. The High Line Canal Conservancy’s new program aims to assemble volunteers to help maintain COURTESY OF HIGH LINE CANAL CONSERVANCY the canal.

coalition of dedicated canal stewards,” Jones said. Funding from Great Outdoors Colorado was granted in late 2020 that helped initiate the official launch of the corps program. Great Outdoors Colorado is an entity that invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces. The corps program will “measurably improve the canal’s ecosystem”

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by supporting events such as cleanups, tree plantings and other restoration projects, Jones said. Looking for leaders Those who aim for deeper involvement with the canal can become Canal Conservation Corps Leaders, who work with conservancy staff, partners, volunteers and community members to support the conservancy’s on-the-ground programs and events focused on stewardship of the canal. Corps leaders are trained by conservancy staff and commit to 20 hours of volunteering over a yearlong period. Corps leaders assist conservancy staff in hosting volunteer events along the canal. With adequate training, corps leaders are eventually able to lead events independently, Jones said. Corps leaders may also help promote events and monitor the canal for stormwater flow, trash and debris accumulation, trail safety and more, Jones said. Currently, corps leaders are primarily volunteers, but there are a few paid opportunities available, possible because of the Great Outdoors Colorado funding, according to Jones, the conservancy’s senior director of programs and partnerships. Reimagining the canal In the coming years, the canal will undergo improvements to better align with its use as a recreational area. “An extraordinary feat of engineering that is now nearly 140 years old, the canal has historically delivered irrigation water from the foothills to the plains of the Denver metro area,” Jones said. “Fast forward to today: The canal has outlived its historic purpose as an irrigation utility, as it is no longer a sustainable means of delivering water to customers, and has taken on new life as a recreational and ecological resource.” The conservancy led a planning initiative from 2016 to 2019 with engagement from more than 5,000 community stakeholders that resulted in the Community Vision Plan for the High Line Canal in 2017 and The

VOLUNTEER CANAL EVENTS Here are upcoming events you can join to help take care of the High Line Canal in your area. See registration information at highlinecanal.org/cleanups. • Trash cleanup, Writers Vista Park, Littleton — 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 17 • Trash cleanup, Del Mar Park, Aurora — 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 22 • Weed removal, Norfolk Glen Park, Aurora — 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 28 • Trash cleanup, Bible Park, Denver — 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 29 Plan for the High Line Canal, known as “The Plan” for short, in 2019, according to Jones. With more than 100 recommended projects to be carried out over 10 to 15 years, The Plan guides the work of the conservancy and the local governments along the canal to carry out improvement projects. It’s all part of creating “a natural, more connected corridor with improved access, amenities and safety for trail users,” Jones said. Projects along the trail include enhancements such as new navigational signage, canal-wide initiatives such as tree care, and more significant infrastructure projects such as roadway underpasses and stormwater projects, according to the conservancy’s website. “We have secured endorsement of The Plan by … governmental partners and Denver Water to advance implementation of The Plan and stewardship of the canal,” Jones said. The public can refer to highlinecanal.org/trail-updates for a current list of projects and updates. Water role changing Today, the canal still delivers water to a small number of irrigation customers but is being “transformed” for a long-term future as a recreational and ecological resource for the region and as a “green infrastructure for stormwater management,” Jones said. The public can learn more about the canal’s Stormwater Tranformation and Enhancement Program at highlinecanal.org/stormwater.

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A crowd sits at The Streets at SouthGlenn outdoor mall in June during a free concert. The mall in west Centennial is holding its free summer concert series, which took a “hiatus” in 2020 due to the pandemic. PHOTO BY GRANT OAKES

Free summer concert series underway at SouthGlenn Series to run through August after missing a year due to COVID BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Streets at SouthGlenn outdoor mall’s annual Dancing in the Streets Summer Concert Series kicked off in June and continues through August. The series returns after a 2020 hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release. This is the 11th year of free outdoor summer concerts at SouthGlenn, which feature local and regional bands, the release said. The concerts are held in the Commons Park area of the mall from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of June, July and August. “We’re thrilled to welcome back our community to Dancing in the Streets,” Tom Gendreau, senior asset manager for Alberta Develop-

ment Partners, said in the news release. “After a year off, we’re excited about the lineup of quality bands and memorable summer nights. We look forward to this tradition continuing on for many years to come.” Alberta Development Partners oversees most of the SouthGlenn outdoor mall. The 2021 concert schedule includes the following: • July 28: Darling Revival — A Colorado band with “a Western approach to music with vast, wide landscapes,” the news release said. • Aug. 11: The Long Run — A Colorado-based Eagles tribute band. • Aug. 25: Face vocal band — An acclaimed all-vocal rock band. Past performances this year included That Eighties Band on June 9, Tunisia on June 23 and Spinphony on July 14. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists attending a crowded outdoor event as safe for those who are fully vaccinated but unsafe for those who are unvaccinated. See more information at tinyurl.com/CDCactivitieslist.

Arapahoe County to host in-person job fair Arapahoe County is hosting an in-person job fair on Saturday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CentrePoint Plaza, 14980 E. Alameda Dr. in Aurora. The County is seeking qualified candidates to work in the following departments: • Facilities and Fleet Management • Community Resources • Clerk and Recorder’s Office

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Last call for public competition entries Your zucchini is nice, but will it squash the competition? We want to see your winning vegetables, photographs, quilts, flower arrangements, herbs, and more! Submit your entries for public competitions at the Arapahoe County Fair. Adult and youth categories! Creative Arts entry deadline: Wednesday, July 14. Home Harvested and Home Grown: Friday, July 16. Walk-ins are also accepted on competition days. Download the rule book and entry forms at www.arapahoecountyfair.com/publiccompetitions.

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Internet service discount available for those in need FCC offers Emergency Broadband Benefit Program BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A strong, reliable internet signal may be more important than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic, but internet service isn’t a sure thing for every household. The federal agency that regulates communication by radio, television, satellite and cable is offering a program that provides a temporary discount on monthly internet bills for low-income households that qualify. Here’s information about how to sign up for the program. Emergency Broadband Benefit The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, offers the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program — a discount on monthly internet bills. If your household is eligible, you can receive: • Up to a $50 per month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals;

• Up to a $75 per month discount if your household is on qualifying tribal lands; • A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50). Only one monthly service discount and one device discount are allowed per household, according to the website for the FCC’s program. The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the federal Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner. The FCC anticipates that Emergency Broadband Benefit funds will be available for several months, said Paloma Perez, a spokesperson for the FCC. Who qualifies? A household qualifies for the Emergency Broadband Benefit if it has an income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines — that’s $35,775 or below for a family of four; see the chart at tinyurl.com/FederalPovertyLevelChart — or if any member of the household: • Qualifies for Lifeline benefits through participation

in SNAP (food assistance), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, federal public housing assistance, or Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit; • Participates in one of several tribal-specific programs, including Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, tribal Head Start (only households meeting the relevant income qualifying standard), Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF) or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations; • Experienced a substantial loss of income since Feb. 29, 2020, due to job loss or furlough and had a total household income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; • Received a federal Pell Grant in the current award year; • Received approval for benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision, in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 school years; or • Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating

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Redistricting commissions schedule public hearings Gatherings are chance to comment on proposed congressional and statehouse districts BY THY VO AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

Coloradans have a chance to have their voices heard on proposals for redrawn congressional and legislative districts at a total of 32 meetings around the state through the end of August. The gatherings are the public’s opportunity to address both the Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission and Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission, which will convene jointly at each meeting. The Colorado Sun examined the initial congressional and legislative maps offered by nonpartisan legislative staff and comments submitted online by the public — most of which came before the preliminary maps were issued — from different corners of the state to get an idea of what concerns the commissioners might hear. More attention — and public comments — have been directed toward remapping the congressional districts as Colorado is slated to get a new, eighth seat in the U.S. House. But the impact on state Senate and House seats could also be big, with

control of the state Legislature — currently dominated by Democrats — at stake. The commission will hold hearings in the Denver metro area on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and in other parts of the state on Fridays and Saturdays. Most of the members of each 12-member commission will attend the hearings in person, though some will attend virtually. Typically, meetings will be chaired by a commission member from the congressional district in which they are held. The venue for some meetings, especially those scheduled for August, aren’t yet finalized. View the redistricting commissions’ official calendar at redistricting.colorado.gov for the most up-to-date information. Half of the state’s eight congressional districts would encompass all or part of the Denver metro area under the proposal from nonpartisan staff. And a significant number of state House and Senate districts are also in the area. Ten of the commissions’ public hearings will be held in Denver metro communities, all on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings through Aug. 24. More than 100 commenters from Lakewood already have chimed in, with most asking that Lakewood, which is in Jefferson County, be kept separate from Douglas County. The two are drawn together in the proposed 7th Congressional District. Meanwhile, the proposed map places the new 8th Congressional

District in the area northwest and north of Denver, including the cities of Arvada, Westminster, Broomfield, Thornton, Brighton and Platteville. The map resembles one recommended by the Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, though it doesn’t stretch as far into Weld County as that group suggested. Legislative districts are likely to be a focus of the hearings, too. Three proposed metro-area Senate districts and five House districts would place incumbents in the same district. Public comments sent to the commissioners asked them to consider: • Black, Hispanic and minority communities, whose populations have shifted from central Denver to Aurora, Commerce City and other suburban Denver areas. • The impact of affordable housing and the interests of renters. • Oddly-drawn district lines in the proposed legislative maps, including splitting the dorms of the University of Denver between two state House districts. The Interstate 25 corridor north from Denver saw some of the state’s most explosive growth between 2010 and 2020, as subdivisions popped up on former agricultural land. That’s part of the reason the new 8th Congressional District was drawn in this area. The first draft also would shrink the 2nd Congressional District, still including the college towns of Boulder and Fort Collins, but no longer reaching across the Continental

REDISTRICTING HEARINGS Hearings on proposals to reset the boundaries of Colorado’s congressional and legislative districts are underway across the state. Here are upcoming hearings in areas served by this and other Colorado Community Media newspapers. For updates on meeting locations and details on redistricting plans, visit redistricting.colorado.gov. Lakewood — Tuesday, July 20, 7 p.m., Lakewood Cultural Center Community Room, 470 S. Allison Parkway Englewood — Wednesday, July 21, 7 p.m., Malley Recreation Center Grand Ballroom, 3380 S. Lincoln St. Denver — Tuesday, July 27, time and location to be announced. Centennial — Tuesday, Aug. 3, time and location to be announced. Golden — Wednesday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m., Golden High School Auditorium, 701 24th St. Highlands Ranch — Wednesday, Aug. 18, time and location to be announced. Commerce City — Tuesday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m., Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, Colorado, Yampa, and Gunnison Rooms, 6060 E. Parkway Drive Brighton — Wednesday, Aug. 25, time and location to be announced. Divide into Eagle County. The 4th District would include the northern and eastern parts of Weld County under the proposal, before stretching out to the Eastern Plains SEE LEGISLATURE, P7

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Because I am (also) currently chairman of the Lone Tree Arts Commission, I deemed it necessary to communicate with SSPRD to ensure we were in sync with their programs. For example, a sculpture may be installed at the Lone Tree Recreation Center by SSPRD, and it should reflect the interests of Lone Tree residents.

Public art committee member for South Suburban Parks and Recreation Close to family I live in Lone Tree — 77 years old and retired. If you look at the makeup of Douglas County residents, you will find many others like us that moved here to be close with grandchildren — and to help their family in any way possible. Enhancing the community I have been a member of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s Public Art Committee for six years. My favorite part of serving is working with fellow art lovers, artists and SSPRD personnel — and

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and south. Residents of western Boulder County are upset at potentially being moved into the 3rd Congressional District under the proposed map. The 3rd District has been a Republican stronghold and it’s currently represented by U.S. Rep.

providing public art to enhance the community in a subtle, but redeeming, way. The committee recommends to the SSPRD board projects for their approval. It could be a mural at a rec center or a sculpture in a park.

‘One of the best decisions in my life’ I have been chairman of the Lone Tree Arts Commission for five years. After attending a few live performances at the Lone Tree Arts Center, I saw some great pieces of art on their walls, realized the role of the arts commission in selecting said pieces and knew I had to join when possible. That was one of the best decisions in my life. Because I worked in the materialhandling and storage-products industry, many projects began with a blank sheet of paper and a customer that wanted to maximize their efficiency in a new warehouse. So the shift from that to working on an art

Lauren Boebert. Some 20 people submitted nearly identical comments to the commission objecting to the proposed change, which includes placing all of Summit and Eagle counties in the 3rd District. Other comments received by the commissions thus far include: • Concerns about Longmont’s grouping with Weld, Douglas and Eastern Plains counties in the current congressional map, rather than with Boulder.

• Urging a congressional district be drawn along the northern I-25 corridor, including to keep Larimer and Weld counties together and separate from the Eastern Plains. Others, however, want to keep Larimer and Weld separate from each other. • How rapid population growth and development in Greeley has given it more in common with metro Denver than with Fort Morgan, Sterling and Yuma.

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Metro area home sales set median price record in June Just 3,122 homes were listed for sale last month across metro counties BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE

The median closing price for a home in the Denver metro area was a record $545,000 in June, according to the latest real estate market trends report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. The amount is a 1.49% increase from May, and a whopping 22.47% increase compared to June 2020. The report uses sales from 11 counties in the metro area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties. Realtor Brigette Modglin, who’s been part of the Association of Realtors’ market trends committee since 2016, said some of the reasons for the increase include more millennials

looking to buy homes, buyers who want to work from home after the pandemic, and baby boomers who are also interested in buying, either by upsizing or downsizing from their current home. She added there were some huge sales that may have skewed numbers a bit. A home in ritzy Cherry Hills Village recently sold for $1.1 million above its initial listing price tag. While Modglins said it wasn’t clear whether this sale impacted June’s number, she said this is the kind of sale that can cause sale averages to spike. She noted that this is why the median closing price is generally used more often than the average closing price, since Modglin said the average is the sum of all home sale prices divided by the total number of sales. The median is more of the “middle” value and is more insulated from outliers like, say, a multimillion-dollar home sale. The report said the average closing price for a home in the metro area in

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June was $643,645. The report noted the average number of homes on the market for June is 16,098, based on figures from 1985 to 2020. The market is nowhere near that, with just 3,122 listings last month, a record low. Despite being a record low, June’s homes-on-the-market figures were a 50.46% increase from May, far above the average 5.86% change. But even

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then, the 3,122 listings were 51.09 percent fewer than in June 2020. The record high listing for June was in 2006 when the area had 31,900 listings, according to the report. This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite.com.

Arapahoe County Fair looking for volunteers BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the Arapahoe County Fair returns after its cancellation last year, organizers are looking for volunteers. The 115th annual fair is sched-

uled for July 22-25 at the county fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Ave. in Aurora. The event needs people to fill roles such as greeters, photographers, entry gate crew, and setting up and breaking down public competitions. Volunteers get a free T-shirt, free

parking and free admission to the fair — excluding the carnival. Volunteers with leadership experience and three or more years of fair volunteer experience qualify to be team leaders, who provide others with instructions, answer questions, help with fair-goer issues and pro-

vide breaks. Volunteers can sign up as couples, whole families (ages 16 and up) or groups of 5-10. To sign up, call Volunteer Coordinator Nira Duvan at 303-738-7938, email her at nduvan@arapahoegov.com or go to ArapahoeCountyFair.com.

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Students share ideas on use of stimulus funds After stressful year, teens urge free meals, flexible schedules, more BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

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other community issues. “I think student voices have to be the center of every conversation we ever have in education, and they were the ones most directly impacted and the ones that these funds are targeted primarily to support,” Abramson said. “So while parents and teachers can offer a perspective and offer what they experienced, there is nothing that replaces direct student voice on what they experienced, what they saw their peers experience and what would be helpful to them and their friends going forward.” Devising plan by end of August CDE’s $132 million in federal funds comes from the two most recent stimulus packages Colorado received to support schools. Since March 2020, three rounds of federal stimulus have been distributed to school districts. SEE STIMULUS, P30

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. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow fast in the movies, I had that familiar conviction that life QUIET was beginning over DESPERATION again with summer.” What better way is there to embrace summer than to walk a book to the bedroom, backyard, or beach and, albeit temporarily, leave this often troubled Craig Marshall world and discover Smith other lives, places, and adventures? Choosing what to read can be overwhelming. Bookstores are brimming with books. Libraries too. My grocery store sells books. Ever helpful, I thought I’d provide some suggestions in the form of a quiz. All of the summaries (get it?) below refer to books and plays that take place entirely or partially in

one or more summers, including a shameless self-promotion. The answers are given at the end of the column. 1. Fitzgerald’s quote comes from which one of his novels? The one about a character named Gatsby or a character named Gatsby? 2. Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia. With Nick Bottom, Tom Snout and Snug. 3. In New Orleans, Mrs. Violet Venable asks a doctor to perform a lobotomy on her niece. (In the film version, Venable was portrayed by Katharine Hepburn.) 4. Take me out to the ballgame. This is a book written by a sportswriter named Kahn. 5. It’s 1942. Hermie, fifteen, is obsessed with an older woman. She’s twenty-two. 6. The final summer of a small town south of Denver before it is scheduled to be demolished on Halloween. A witty art professor, one of the town’s lone remaining residents, manages a general store, becomes involved in a captivating mystery right out of Sherlock Holmes without the British accents. A bookstore

that holds a secret, and a dachshund named William. (Hot off the press.) 7. “A delightfully candid memoir about her journey from singing in a Boston church to her unexpected reign as the Queen of Disco.” This, by the way, is a trick question. 8. First published in 1958, this book begat a film that begat a theme song by Percy Faith that was, unfortunately, a Number One hit for nine weeks in 1960. 9. “Carmen got the jeans at a thrift store.” Then the jeans go on a journey. 10. Ray Bradbury, best known for “Fahrenheit 451,” wrote this book about a twelve-year-old boy’s “magical, timeless summer.” Every spring, newspapers, magazines, and bookstores provide book lovers with lists of books that promise to be perfect summer companions. Generally — not always — the recommended books are new. I prefer old friends. 1. “The Great Gatsby,” a far better book than movie. 2. William Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Neither film version recommended.

3. Tennessee Williams’ play, “Suddenly, Last Summer,” is very intense. 4. “The Boys of Summer,” Roger Kahn’s non-fiction book about baseball before performance-enhancing drugs. 5. “Summer of ‘42” by Herman Raucher. 6. “Welcome to Earle,” written by Craig Marshall Smith. Available at Amazon. 7. “Ordinary Girl: The Journey.” Donna Summer’s biography. 8. “A Summer Place” by Sloan Wilson. 9. “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is a series of young adult novels by Ann Brashares. 10. “Dandelion Wine,” published in 1957, it takes place in 1928. Mungo Jerry: “In the summertime when the weather is high, you can chase right up and touch the sky.” (Mungo Jerry’s name comes from a T.S. Eliot poem.) Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Conviction cures complacency

s a big believer in the lessis-more approach, I find three-word statements to be powerful in their meaning, easy to remember, and in most cases impactful when applied. “Less is more,” three WINNING simple words that when we put them WORDS together, make so much sense while keeping us focused. Other powerful three-word statements such as “I love you,” “I’ve got you,” “You are forgiven” and “Just do it” are motivating Michael Norton and we immediately get their meaning. We can apply them in appropriate situations, both in our personal lives and in our professional work. The three-word headline of this column is a subject I have been speaking about lately with customers, groups, and even family and friends. And these three words started resonating with me as conversations with people from all walks of life and types of businesses had

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similar experiences that were either happening within them personally, witnessed in their company, or as a general complaint or observation about the level of service they were receiving. That word is complacency. If you haven’t experienced this yet yourself, I encourage you to put it to the test. Are you or those around you, those you work with, or the businesses you frequent just going through the motions? Does it feel any different than when we strived for excellence, pursued new goals, or worked hard to create raving fans and loyal customers in the past? I had the opportunity to sit with a team of executives as they were about to launch a new service through their existing business. They asked me for my opinion about what I had heard and seen, and if I saw any blind spots. Instead of answering immediately, I asked the group the following questions, “Will this service change lives?” And “Will this service be a large part of the future of the company?” The answers to both questions were “Yes.” My third question was this, “Are you convicted?” The good news was that there was no hesitation on the

part of the executive team, they all responded in word, tonality, and body language that they were absolutely convicted that this new service could change lives and it was going to be a very big part of where they were taking the company. The trickle-down effect was also very impressive. As I met others inside the organization, the feeling of conviction was palpable. Everyone was energized about their work. They were anxious to work on the development of the program, they were enthusiastic when doing research, and thrilled to be talking to existing customers and new prospects about what was being developed. This level of conviction cured any signs of complacency. Let’s take it out of the business world for a moment. Let’s think about our family lives and our personal journeys, our relationships, and the things that give us the greatest joy. Have we become complacent? Is it not just those around us where we see complacency, but when we take a good look in the mirror, do we see it as well? If this is you, don’t sweat it, and remember that you are not alone. The good news is that

most times we can cure the malady of complacency with one word, conviction. We all have gifts and talents. We all have things and people who inspire us. But talent without effort breeds mediocrity and that can become the root of complacency. Reidentify what energizes us. Become re-acquainted with our passions. And become convicted about what we want in life, the type of person we hope to be, and get fired up about the things we enjoy doing most and watch as complacency gets replaced with hope, purpose, passion and achievement. How about you? Has complacency taken up residence in your life? Are your employees or company running on complacency instead of conviction? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we choose to cure complacency through conviction, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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Castle Rock is next destination for Front Range Trail Planners dream of route stretching from Wyoming to New Mexico BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

For decades now, Colorado’s premier trail builders have nurtured the dream of a Front Range Trail, piecing together existing routes and new construction to complete an 876-mile continuous path from Wyoming to New Mexico, connecting 5 million people. Here’s why that sentence requires the word “decades.” To complete one five-mile set of Front Range Trail connectors in Castle Rock, the following entities must sign off: Town of Castle Rock. Douglas County Open Space. The Federal Emergency Management Administration. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Colorado Department of Transportation. Xcel Energy. Public Utilities Commission. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Federal Railroad Administration. Private railroads. Douglas County Planning Commission. Multiple private landowners. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Oh, and the Colorado Historical Society. “There’s lots of pieces and parts to this, getting a trail built,” said Rich Havel, trails planner for Castle Rock’s Parks and Recreation Department. “It’s not just going out there and scratching a line in the dirt.” Trail fans could give up, but instead they persist. Castle Rock will complete the portion of the Front Range Trail that runs through the town next spring, as machines hit the ground for routes along Plum Creek and toward Greenland Ranch. Connections that link together longer distances, away from increasingly dangerous highways, are more important than ever, said Matt Rettmer, president of the 6202 Bicycle Club and a 24-year Castle Rock resident who has helped lead fitness rides through wave after wave of traffic growth. “People are just afraid of riding on the roads,” Rettmer said. “The big push has been toward gravel.” New pieces of the Front Range Trail, he added, “are a hands-down awesome addition to riding.” Or hiking, walking or rolling, the cycling clubs add — depending on who’s in charge and what the terrain is, portions of the

Front Range Trail may be gravel, dirt or concrete. Larimer County and Fort Collins will also break ground next year on new Colorado Front Range Trail connectors, including a tricky stretch underneath Interstate 25 at the Cache la Poudre River. CDOT crews are currently boosting an I-25 bridge eight feet higher, above floodvulnerable wetlands. Don’t ask how many agencies are involved in that one. When those sections are done, trail builders will be somewhat closer to 300 finished miles of the nearly 900-mile plan, first conceived in the mid-1990s — though no one has a precise calculation.

among 16 high-priority trails identified for investment by then Gov. John Hickenlooper’s “Colorado The Beautiful” plan to connect every Colorado resident with a trail. On the south, a new trail along East Plum Creek will get the main Front Range Trail connected to the Greenland area and beyond. On the northeast, two new sections of the McMurdo Gulch Trail will complete Castle Rock’s section of a long spur that heads toward Castlewood Canyon. “Castle Rock is a great example where they had a lot of potential stumbling blocks and they were able to overcome them,” YuanFarrell said.

State keeps hands off Colorado Parks and Wildlife keeps a homepage for the Colorado Front Range Trail, but treats it like a distant relative to be checked on only once in a long while. Building each new segment is not up to the state, state officials emphasize, but to local municipalities and counties on the Front Range. Havel and other builders remain enthusiastic, though a complete “FRT” is not likely during their working lives. When Castle Rock is done next year, Havel said, walkers and bikers should be able to roll continuously from Fountain to Brighton, with dozens of miles of shared or spur trails leading toward attractive sites like Castlewood Canyon State Park, the Santa Fe Regional Trail through the Air Force Academy, and Pueblo Reservoir. Backing construction along the Front Range Trail gives Great Outdoors Colorado a twofer, said Chris Yuan-Farrell, the lotteryfunded organization’s manager of programs. Residents of the West can benefit from both a “physical and metaphorical” connection of Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, he said. Or, he added, “maybe they’re only going four or five miles on a mountain bike and that’s great. We just want to inspire people to get outdoors to use trails in their backyards, and sometimes connections give them a feeling they are part of a larger vision.” GOCO is putting up $2 million of the $5 million that Castle Rock will spend next year on the final three segments of connecting trail, with the rest of the money coming from town funds, Havel said. Since 2016, GOCO has spent more than $30 million on regional trails across the state, part of the organization’s Connect Initiative. The Front Range Trail was

Cyclists push for funding Colorado has an energetic and broad bicycling culture, Rettmer said, but not yet the strong political voice for long-haul path funding that can complete trail sections quickly. Members of 6020 frequently write support letters for grant funding for more Front Range Trail segments, and periodic progress helps keep members enthused, he said.

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It may be a “chipping away at it” approach, Rettmer said, “but it’s key to get more people to see the benefit.” Rettmer and Front Range Trail funders want to see the next push move the trail from Colorado Springs toward Pueblo, currently home to a lot of gnarly highwayshoulder riding. Long negotiations for the needed easements are still underway. For bicycle clubs trying to appeal to a wide array of new arrivals to Colorado and seasoned, traffic-savvy peloton veterans, the spine-and-spur design of the Front Range Trail allows for people to split off to the 50-mile or 25-mile loops that suit their legs, Rettmer said. “You can do super-creative rides.”

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orseback riding offers a great way to get fresh air and exercise for some folks. Others love it because they love the animals themselves. But Noah Montgomery and Simon Glasser come to Loveland’s Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center as a regular part of their therapy. Riding horses, caregivers say, helps them physically and helps improve their quality of

life. Montgomery is 6 years old with cerebral palsy ataxia and has been riding since he was 3. Glasser is 5, diagnosed with a disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who has been riding since preschool. Ashley Montgomery, Noah’s mom, said it’s something he looks forward to. “He loves riding Xellie and is probably one of the highlights of his week. It’s awesome they have a program for people like Noah.”

Justine Mathis, who babysits for Glasser, agreed. “This program makes him feel good and helps with some of the strain,” she said. Hearts & Horses is a therapeutic riding facility established in 1997. It was founded by a group of volunteers who were working at a previous therapeutic riding center after it closed. “A group of volunteers got together and decided there’s still a need for this and got something started. We were founded and ran by vol-

unteers for many years, and it’s a nonprofit registered 501(c)(3),” said Summer Alameel, development and communications manager of Hearts & Horses. Hearts & Horses helps an estimated 1,000 participants per year. With a quarter of a century of experience with special-needs riders, the center provides a special kind of therapy for people from ages 3 to 99. “The services we provide for are SEE HORSES, P15

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uring the COVID-19 pandemic, the curators behind galleries all over town found the loss of their spaces just as devastating as the artists. Shanna Shelby, curator of exhibitions with the City and County of Denver’s Arts and Venues department, is still getting used to things returning to some kind of normal. “It was really emotionally devastating to not have artwork on the wall for so long (at the McNichols Civic Center Building),” Shelby said. “Everyone is really excited to see the building reopened and to see artwork on the walls. This place is part of our community heart.” McNichols, 144 W. Colfax Ave., is returning with three free new summer art exhibitions, all created with Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week in mind: Shades of Greatness (through Sept. 7), Black Love Mural Festival Remix (through Oct.

3) and All-Star Alliance: Denver’s CrossCultural Muralists (through Oct. 3). According to provided information, Shades of Greatness (which will be on display on the first floor), is a critically acclaimed exhibition created with the Negro League’s Baseball Museum and tells the story of the historic organization. It features 35 original works of art produced by 28 artists from all over the country. The Black Love Mural Festival Remix (on display on the second floor) features artists from the Black Love Mural Festival’s lineup of creatives. They were invited to collaborate to create 30 new works to be displayed in the show. And the All-Star Alliance (presented on the third floor) highlights the works of some of Denver’s most wellknown muralists, like Casey Kawaguchi and LaDopa. The artists were commissioned by the MLB to create baseballthemed murals, and they will also display

their studio work. “The artists participating in some of these exhibits may not be trained, but the work is very powerful and impactful,” Shelby said. “And so positive.” Most curators spend months, and sometimes even years, planning and preparing for an exhibition, but with the All-Star Game’s surprise move to Denver, things had to move quickly. The gallery’s staff had been scattered due to the pandemic, but the exhibits were still prepared in time for the game. “Visually and thematically it all works really well together. And it’s a huge opportunity for these artists to be in front of so many because of the game,” Shelby said. “We’re all repairing, but it takes time. Curating exhibits has been a lifelong joy for me, so this is a very joyful return. I think SEE READER, P15

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for post-traumatic stress disorder, cerebral palsy, autism and dementia. The participants are paired with horses in a structured therapeutic setting,” said Alameel. Groundbreaking research Alameel pointed to the Man O’ War Project at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, the first university-led research trial to establish guidelines for the application of equine-assisted therapy, or EAT, for treating veterans with PTSD and to examine the effectiveness of the new treatment for veterans. Hearts & Horses is part of that trial and Alameel said veterans in northern Colorado can gain access to this unique treatment option at no cost by working with Hearts & Horses. “This groundbreaking research project will provide the first clinical evidence of the effectiveness of (equine-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder) for treating veterans who suffer from PTSD,” Alameel said. Therapy trainer Rachel Karneffel has been teaching therapeutic riding for 20 years and has been with Hearts & Horses for more than six. She is certified with the International Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship. “Therapeutic riding or adaptive

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people are feeling a little tenderhearted, and we’re all so moved and happy to see what we have in this space.” For more information on the exhibits, visit mcnicholsbuilding.com. Sidewalk shopping in Cherry Creek There are few things better during the summertime than time spent outside in a beautiful space, which makes Cherry Creek North’s 51st Annual Sidewalk Sale a perfect fit for the season. The event runs from Thursday, July 15 through Sunday, July 18 in the shopping district, 2401 E. 2nd Ave. in Denver. More than 70 businesses will be participating, including clothing re-

riding has been something that people have known for a very long time that works,” Karneffel said. “We are doing autism studies here with our research at Colorado State University at the Temple Grandin Equine Center,” Karneffel said. “It proves what we already know, which is that horses are incredibly healing.” Karneffel said the one therapeutic feature about horses is how their body moves with their rider’s body, much like walking. That steady, swaying movement of the horse comes from all angles and directions. How that movement differs between horses makes them better for certain riders and more useful for certain therapies. “We try to match riders with a horse that has the movement closest to what they need, as well as the temperament,” she said. Simon Glasser, the boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has some muscle weakness. The way the horses moved hurt his legs at first, making just sitting on the horse difficult. Eventually, however, it helped him. “The movement of the horse from side to side is moving his core to keep balanced, and moving his legs in a way that is similar to how he would be moving naturally,” said Karneffel. ‘Something incredible’ Hearts & Horses has one of the largest volunteer programs in Larimer County. Their numbers declined in 2020 due to COVID, tailers, fitness and wellness centers, hotels, home furnishing stores and more. There will be a number of deals available to shoppers on oneof-a-kind items, and even a prize of a $500 gift card. To see a list of participating boutiques, restaurants, art galleries and more, visit cherrycreeknorth.com/sidewalksale. Follow the green light to the DL Parsons Theatre Longtime readers of this column will know that if there’s a production of “The Great Gatsby,” there’s a solid chance I’m going to write about it. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story of Nick Carraway’s summer of 1922 in the fashionable town of East Egg and the doomed romance between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan is a wonderful exploration and indictment of the American dream. Nearly 100 years later, it still holds

but the group continued to have more than 200 active volunteers throughout the year. In any given year it could go up from 700 to 1,000 volunteers. David Erbeck is a Hearts & Horses volunteer and a retired firefighter for nearly 30 years. “It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done. I got to be a part of something incredible, such as saving lives and rescues. I never cried in 30 years as a firefighter. It brings tears to my eyes — we’re saving people here and it’s amazing,” Erbeck said. There are 26 horses and a handful of them are therapy horses in training. There is extensive training involved for therapeutic riding and an animal’s temperament is key. As a therapy program, it’s important to have a horse that does not spook easily. There are other accommodations that must be made. Some of the riders use wheelchairs for mobility, so volunteers built a lift ramp to help riders get on and off the horse. In the outside area is a trail, called the “Trail of Discovery,” which they use for outdoor classes. It’s designed as a sensory trail for participants who have sensory issues such as autism spectrum disorder. For Montgomery, riding has taught him the process of doing something physical while also teaching him the benefit of having patience — something necessary to ride a horse. “If you can control 1,000-pound animals and get them to do what

you want in a kind, assertive, calm, relaxed way, you can do anything in your life. The magic of our students is to take those skills and bring them outside whether it’s physical, emotional, mental, and socially,” said Karneffel.

up. Northglenn Youth Theatre will be staging a production of the classic at the DL Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive, from Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Visit northglennarts.org/production/ the-great-gatsby for in-person and livestream tickets.

Colorado bluegrass bands: Sugar Moon Band, High Lonesome and the Sam Armstrong Zickefoose Band. Sugar Moon Band is an all female project based out of Longmont that blends original and traditional bluegrass music, while High Lonesome originally formed in Atlanta, but moved to the area not long after getting started. They focus on highspeed picking and vocal harmonies. Finally, Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose is a Denver-based folk musician who plays in numerous local bands and combines clawhammer banjo, syncopated rhythms, drums and soaring fiddle melodies, according to provided information. Visit kgnu.org/thecharles2021 for information and tickets.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam KGNU Community Radio will pay tribute to Hot Rize guitarist Charles Sawtelle with the 33rd annual Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam, held this year at noon on Sunday, July 18. The event will be held at Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St. in Boulder. This year it is featuring three

Community support Hearts & Horses receives donations from the community and also has one large annual event, the “Lucky Hearts” annual gala in October at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, which also includes a casino night. “We are currently looking for sponsors, corporate sponsors, family foundations and anyone who is looking to sponsor the event,” said Alameel. “It’s our primary source of funding for the year. We also have a lot of corporate support from individual donors giving $5 a month.” An average lesson is $95. Hearts & Horses recognizes that some riders cannot afford that, so the group fundraises for every lesson, up to $60, to offset the cost. Even with a reduced fee of $35, it’s a lesson some families cannot afford. So, an additional 56% is needed in financial support for some of the riders in a form of a scholarship. “We fundraise all of the money to make sure that we never turn a rider away because they can’t pay,” said Alameel. Hearts & Horses is at 163 N. CR 29, Loveland. For more information call 970-663-4200, ext. 307 or visit HeartsAndHorses.org.

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ach year, South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s Public Art Committee selects new outdoor works by Colorado sculptors and displays the pieces near the entrance to Goodson RecSONYA’S reation Center, 6315 S. University SAMPLER Blvd. in Centennial. There will be a ceremony from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, to celebrate the 2021-22 selections, which will be exhibited as the current Art on Loan selections for Sonya Ellingboe a year. They are: “Dependence” by Tina Suszynski; “Jack-Knife” by Stephen Shachtman and “Peche” by Charlotte Zink. History Colorado Dawn DiPrince was named the new executive director of History Colorado and will assume the role on Sept. 1, 2021, succeeding the retiring Steve Turner. She was chosen from more than 100 applicants for the position and will oversee the museum at 1200 Broadway in Denver and other local museums in towns across the state. She has worked at El Pueblo History Museum and with all the other History Colorado Community Mu-

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6-30. Phamaly’s annual Big Night outdoor concert fundraiser will be Sept. 29. Tickets: $30, 303-365-0005.

Last chance “The Way We Played” will close July 24 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Includes types of toys and a memory share station, where visitors can recall favorite toys from childhood and how they played with them. 303-795-3950.

Virtual art exhibit “Kaleidoscope,” the annual community exhibit held at Arapahoe Community College’s gallery, will be in virtual form this year July 12 to Dec. 31, to be followed by “Across the Globe — Next Destination Italy” from Sept. 1-Dec. 31 — also virtual. In person at ACC, Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 23-Oct. 22: ACC Art Student Invitational; Nov. 8-17: “Shared Visions,” collaborative works by Colorado Center for the Blind and ACC art students; Nov. 28 to Dec. 21 — “This is Colorado” hosted by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild. Area artists should be planning entries ...

Central City Opera Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, is the summer home for Central City Opera’s productions: “Carousel,” by Oscar Hammerstein II, a Tony awardwinning musical and “Rigoletto” an opera by the Italian Giuseppe Verde, written in 1832. See Central City Opera Festival’s listings for dates, times and tickets, which range from $25 to $75 for both productions. Advance reservations are recommended. Go to centralcityopera.org. Alice Plan ahead: “Alice in Wonderland” will be presented live at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver at 7:30 to 9 p.m. from Aug. 14 to Sept. 5 by Phamaly Theatre Company. Tickets: $30. Phamaly’s new director Ben Ranaan will join previous director Regan Linton in guiding the company of actors

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with disabilities through June 11, when Linton will move on. The play will also be streamed Sept.

Summer concerts Reminder: Englewood’s SunSET Concerts at the CityCenter Amphitheater, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Free. July 22, Nothing But Nineties; July 29, Hazel Miller and the Collective; Aug. 5: The Walker Williams Band; Aug. 12, Raising Cain. Mod plan coming Denver Mod has new ownership and will hold this year’s Mod Market at a new location in a hangar at Centennial Airport: 13500 Wings Way, Englewood, on Aug. 27 and 28. More later ...

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Volunteers paint home of longtime instructor Nonprofit’s program lends help with housing-related services BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Longtime Englewood resident Marcie Dlin lives in a home adorned with photos of children, her former students over years of teaching piano, vocals and theater. But when the pandemic cut half of her business activity, it became more difficult to take care of that home — one where an aging paint job was allowing its condition to deteriorate. “This was a godsend,” said Dlin, 64, sitting in her house as volunteers organized by a local nonprofit repainted the home on May 21. Brothers Redevelopment, a metro Denver-based organization that provides housing and housingrelated services, brought its PaintA-Thon program to Englewood. The program gathers volunteers who paint the outside of homes of older residents with low income or disabilities for free. “It would cost our clients a quarter of their yearly income to paint the outside of their (houses),” said Chad Nibbelink, who runs the nonprofit’s volunteer department. That’s an “unfeasible” expense for those the program helps, he added.

The program aims to help people 60 and older on a fixed income to “age in place,” or avoid the need to move due to challenges that arise with aging. To accomplish the painting jobs, the nonprofit calls on volunteers from corporate sources, governments, nonprofits and youth organizations, such as from churches or high schools. Dlin expressed relief that she wouldn’t have to figure out how to pay for a new paint job herself. The home’s condition “would have kept falling apart” without it, she said. She felt “extreme gratitude for these guys to swoop in here,” Dlin said. “I usually do most of these things myself as much as I can. I want to be able to keep living here. “Everyone should have this opportunity,” Dlin added. Brothers Redevelopment owns and manages 16 communities across the metro area, offering 656 affordable apartments to incomequalified tenants, according to a news release. The nonprofit also provides services through other programs, including Colorado’s housing helpline, Colorado Housing Connects (1-844-926-6632), and others. Those include home modifications and repair, housing counseling and rental navigation, temporary rental and utility assistance, and landlord recruitment. See more information at brothersredevelopment.org.

A volunteer stands on a ladder, painting the home of an Englewood resident during a volunteer project organized by the nonprofit Brothers Redevelopment. PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Kristina Lukus, 38, left, and Chad Nibbelink, 36, who runs the volunteer department for the nonprofit Brothers Redevelopment, stand with paint tools May 21. Lukus served as the volunteer team lead for a project that painted an Englewood resident’s house that day.

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It’s hundreds of years in the future. The world has burned, and humans are learning to live in this new reality. It’s not a plot of the latest sci-fi movie; it’s something you can experience for yourself in Denver. Over 25 local artists have come together to create Novo Ita, an immersive experience at Spectra Art Space, 1836 S. Broadway in Denver. “I’m so excited, we’ve been working it for months, since December,” said Sadie Young, Spectra’s owner and founder, and the creative director of Novo Ita. “It’s a narrative-driven art experience. [The story] is a city in the very distant future that has developed out of what we call in the story ‘The Event.’” “The Event” was inspired by real-life climate change, and depicts a future where the world has burned down and been rebuilt. Their inspiration is an art movement known as Solar Punk. It’s a stark contrast to the more popular genre of Steampunk, which imagines a more dystopian postapocalyptic version of Earth. In Novo Ita, Earth’s residents learned from their mistakes “and have learned to work with the Earth to create a thriving, sustainable society,” Young explained. Along with the sustainability theme, it was important for Young to use as much recycled material

as possible. She estimates that 90% of the material used in the entire exhibition is recycled or reclaimed. Another feature of the experience is the use of augmented reality to tell the story. Visitors can use their phones to scan codes around the exhibit. Animated characters will pop up and help tell the story. Novo Ita is the biggest event for Spectra Art Space since COVID-19 shut it down in March 2020. “COVID was crazy,” said Young, “There was a moment right at the beginning where I actually had a ‘for lease’ sign in front of the building. It was almost over.” Spectra survived through help from Paycheck Protection Program loans, live streams, private events, and “our amazing community and the support that we had,” Young said. She encouraged people to check out Novo Ita as a way to support local artists. “Every ticket helps that goal,” she said. “It’s an incredible story inside giant works of art. It’s fun, it’s safe and it’s good for all ages.” Novo Ita runs through September. You can get tickets and find more information at spectraartspace.com/novoita.

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teachers or caregivers had provided proof of fully completed vaccination to their employer. But ultimately, allowing students and teachers to go maskless was up to school districts. Cherry Creek district generally stuck to its policy requiring mask-wearing for the last couple weeks of the school year. “All students and staff must continue to wear masks inside schools. They no longer need to wear them outside,” Abbe Smith, district spokesperson, said in late May. May 28 was the last day of school for all schools in the district. Quarantines to continue Along with removing mask requirements for schools, Colorado’s updated public health order also repealed the mandate for schools to follow the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment guidance on outbreaks and other instances of COVID-19 cases. The updated order took effect July 1. Schools no longer need to adhere to the broad quarantine and isolation requirements in previous public health orders, according to the Colorado State Joint Information Center, which

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‘PHASE-IN’ FOR AUGUST The Cherry Creek district’s goal for next school year is to ensure students have the social-emotional and mental health support they need to transition out of the pandemic and into a successful school year, a July 9 letter to the community from district Superintendent Christopher Smith said. “Many of our students experienced trauma during the past year due to the isolation and stress of the pandemic,” Smith’s letter said. To aid in that goal, the district will have a phase-in start to the school year during the first three days of school in

August. All grade levels will be back in the classroom starting Aug. 18. With the phase-in, the district intends to give students time with their teachers in smaller settings and provide a more supportive start to the year, according to the letter. The schedule is as follows: • Aug. 16: grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 • Aug. 17: grades 1, 2, 7 and 8 • Aug. 18: all grades Kindergarten students are to receive specific information from their schools, and high-school students will hear directly from their schools about the phase-in schedule.

takes questions for the state public-health department. But school districts and local public health agencies could make their own decisions as to whether to impose outbreak, quarantine or mask requirements that go beyond what the state mandates. The Tri-County Health Department — the local public health agency for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties — will continue contacttracing COVID-19 cases next school year and “will guide the school district when quarantining is necessary,” the letter said, adding that the school district will no longer have a separate in-house contact-tracing team. Contact

tracing is a term for when public health workers notify people that they may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. It was unclear from the school district’s July 9 letter as to what the district’s standards for instructing students or staff to quarantine will be. Vaccine reminder The district’s letter reminded the community that all people age 12 or older can receive the free COVID-19 vaccine. “If you would like to get the vaccine for yourself or your child, please take advantage of the many vaccination resources listed on our website,” located at tinyurl.com/

CCSDvaccineresources, the letter said. Those with questions about the vaccine can also call the Colorado COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 1-877-CO VAX CO (1-877-268-2926). “The COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to protect yourself, your family, our students and our community from the COVID-19 virus, including more contagious and potentially dangerous variants that are on the rise in Colorado. It is also one of the best ways to keep our schools open,” Smith’s letter said. District’s changing policies At the start of the 2020-21 school year, Cherry Creek district operated under a hybrid, or “blended,” model for grades six through 12 that placed half of students in school Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the other half attending Thursday and Friday. The district decided to move entirely to online classes in early November amid a steep climb in the daily rate of new COVID-19 cases in Arapahoe County. It brought the blended in-person schedule back in January. All middle and high schools in the district reopened for full-time, in-person classes on April 5. Earlier in the spring semester, the Douglas County, Jefferson County, Littleton, Adams 12 Five Star and Weld Re-8 school districts had made similar decisions. West-

minster Public Schools was providing full-time, in-person learning at all levels since the semester began. Through all the changes in Cherry Creek, many families T had chosen to enroll students c in the district’s voluntary online programs — the new K-5 u program and Cherry Creek p Elevation. As of mid-January,a the district had about 10,100 a students enrolled in online c w class. Cherry Creek has roughly 55,000 students total. b Preschool and K-5 students C i who did not choose online i schooling had been in fulltime in-person classes since h the start of the school year except for when all district r students went remote in late n n fall.

t Quarantine numbers Cherry Creek School Dis- “ trict’s number of individuals fi who were told to quarantine r during the fourth quarter — m from March 13 through about c the end of the school year — e reached essentially the same b level it did in the previous R quarter. In the third quarter, from January through around the o quarter’s end on March 12, o the district alerted 4,066 students and staff to quarantine, according to a March 10 district letter to the community. From the start of fourth quarter to roughly the end of the school year, the district told 4,063 staff and students to quarantine.

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council. In 2005, the council enacted regulations to address those businesses. Centennial’s rules include a license requirement, they impose “strict controls” over the businesses’ operations and they restrict their location to a certain part of the city, according to the staff report. Sexually oriented businesses are allowed only on properties zoned as industrial within the boundaries of I-25 on the west, Havana Street on the east, Costilla Avenue on the south and Arapahoe Road on the north, according to the Centennial Land Development Code. But because of how Centennial’s city boundaries are drawn and where industrially zoned land sits, a sexually oriented business could only choose to locate along the east side of Emporia Street between Costilla Avenue and Arapahoe Road — a span of only a couple blocks — as Neil Marciniak, Centennial’s economic development director, confirmed. Asked whether any sexually oriented businesses currently operate in Centennial or whether any Centennial businesses appear to be selling products or access to activities that are sexually oriented but are doing so in a way that doesn’t fall within Centennial’s current definition of a sexually oriented

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Potentially rethinking amounts The staff report put particular focus on the city’s definition of “adult novelty store,” which includes an establishment that devotes a “significant or substantial portion” of its business to any one or more of the following: • The sale, rental or viewing of books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other photographic reproductions or otherwise reproduced visual materials characterized by a sexual emphasis; or • The sale or rental of instruments, devices, or paraphernalia designed for use or marketed primarily for engaging in sexual activities.

The phrase “significant or substantial portion” may need additional clarification, the city staff report notes. Centennial’s moratorium applies to the acceptance of any request for approval, including building permits and business licenses, that would authorize a sexually oriented business or a business which “sells or rents any amount” of sexual instruments, devices, or paraphernalia, the text of the ordinance says. The temporary ban will allow city staff to review the regulation of adult novelty stores based on the amount of for-sale or for-rent instruments, devices or paraphernalia, the staff report says. But the ultimate outcome of the ban isn’t yet clear. After the sixmonth period, if city staff members propose amendments to Centennial’s regulations, city council would hold a meeting so members of the public can voice opinions on the changes proposed, Widner said during the June meeting. “We do not today know of the changes, if any, that may result from the city’s investigation of the current practices of sexually oriented businesses and the state of the current law,” Marciniak said. The moratorium will expire on Dec. 15 unless terminated earlier or extended by the city council.

Yoga in the Park Join RidgeGate and South Suburban Parks and Recreation for free community yoga classes on the grass at the south end of Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane. Please bring your own mat, water bottle and towel to all classes. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com.

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business, Marciniak said not that the city is aware of. Regarding what prompted the moratorium, Marciniak said a sexually oriented business did not recently submit an application to open a new location in Centennial. The city has considered reviewing its regulations for some time, he reiterated. Since 2005, various courts have issued interpretations of the provisions of the state and federal constitutions as applied to sexually oriented businesses, according to the city staff report.

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Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from the district, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com.

Sunday, July 18, 10-11:30am – A Geocaching Treasure Hunt (Bluffs Regional Park) Friday, July 23, 7:30-9pm – A Walk Under the Full “Buck Moon” (Bluffs Regional Park) Saturday, August 7, 8:30-10am – Habitat Exploration (Bluffs Regional Park) Saturday, August 21, 7-9pm – A Walk Under the Full “Sturgeon Moon” (Bluffs Regional Park)

Summer Beats Concerts Enjoy these summertime concerts out on the grass with free live music, food trucks and activities for kids. It’s all happening in Prairie Sky Park, just west of the Lone Tree Recreation Center, courtesy of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.

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Tunes on the Terrace at the Lone Tree Arts Center RidgeGate is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Lone Tree Arts Center’s ‘Tunes on the Terrace’—an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. Check out the full schedule and buy tickets at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

Friday, July 23, 8pm – Dotsero Friday, August 6, 8pm – Bowregard Friday August 20, 8pm – Los Chicos del 512-The Selena Experience

Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch The restoration of the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, led by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us a glimpse into settlers’ lives. Today, the ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits and a variety of events throughout the year. Register for or learn more at SchweigerRanch.org.

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Local support keeps Parker eatery thriving Indochine Cuisine going strong after getting through pandemic year BY JULIO SANDOVAL AND BRITTANY FREEMAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Yume Tran says she’s made thousands of friends by serving food in Parker since 2003, and her bond to the community feels even stronger since COVID-19 hit. Tran and her husband run Indochine Cuisine, a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant that attracts loyal customers to Parker’s Mainstreet. Talking about those customers brings tears to Tran’s eyes as she describes how her restaurant has thrived despite a pandemic that has forced so many other businesses to shut down. “It’s amazing. I don’t know why I’m so emotional about it, but we could never survive, actually, without their support,” she said. Staff members said they feared the restaurant wouldn’t make it when COVID-19 restrictions blocked in-person dining early in the pandemic. “It was pretty scary. At first I thought I might lose my job because a lot of people were losing their jobs in the industry,” said lead cook Brian Mehdinia. “Miss Yume definitely knew how to pivot in such a way that kept our customers coming back,” said Dan-

VIDEO Watch a Rocky Mountain PBS video of this story by going online to tinyurl.com/ ccmparkerrestaurant. ny Tran, the acting front-of-house manager. “We definitely have a lot of loyal customers ... but it’s half loyal customers, half marketing.” Yume Tran posted videos on Facebook teaching customers how to cook Indochine Cuisine’s dishes at home, and the restaurant capitalized on its social media popularity to offer discounts and multi-course meal specials for takeout. “I think the customers definitely saw that we were trying our best to help them attain some sort of a regular day-to-day life,” Danny Tran said. “You’re getting a full-course meal at home from a restaurant. It was just a good experience, basically.” “We were super busy and just grateful for everything,” Mehdinia added. “We’ve never had to close. ... We didn’t have to lay off anybody,” Yume Tran said. The restaurant did cut its hours, which Yume Tran said was a step intended to protect the staff’s health. But she also said that strong community support meant Indochine Cuisine could offer its employees raises. She said the restaurant provided raises every six or seven months pre-pandemic and contin-

Inside the kitchen at Indochine Cuisine, a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant on Parker’s PHOTO BY JULIO SANDOVAL, ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS Mainstreet.

ued doing so after COVID-19 hit. “We want to make sure that they know we want them here, that we appreciate them working for us,” she said. “I was one of the lucky ones that still had a job, still had hours, still had pay,” Danny Tran said. “It was nice knowing that I was being cared for.” Yume Tran said the restaurant has long been “unconventional” for the industry by offering its established kitchen staff salaried pay rather than hourly, along with paid time off and a fixed schedule. “I think that has paid off for us.

We don’t have a staff shortage,” she said. “It’s a really hard business,” she said. “For each individual employee, any chance I can get to make a little bit of difference in their life ... that’s what makes the job worth it. Because it’s a really hard way to make a living.” This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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Mountain Vista grad to compete in Olympics Jessica Thoennes selected for second seat on U.S. women’s rowing team BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After graduating from Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Jessica Thoennes started her rowing career as a walk-on for the University of Washington. After more than six years of hard work, she has been selected to represent the United States as the second seat on the Women’s 8+ Rowing Team in Tokyo this summer. Thoennes, who has been training for the Olympics at Princeton in New Jersey, will leave for Japan on July 14. The 25-year-old said she is excited and humbled by the opportunity she has earned. Thoennes, who played basketball and volleyball at Mountain Vista, said she always wanted to be a Division I athlete. “When I played basketball and volleyball, I was OK,” she said. “I wouldn’t say I was ever the coach’s favorite. You wouldn’t want to put the ball in my hands when the game is on the line.” Thoennes said she was weighing her options and looking around after high school when she went to the University of Washington to visit a friend who had joined the school’s rowing team. She was given a tour, met with coaches and offered a possible shot at joining the team. “They told me they thought I would be good,” she said. “I was thinking there was no way.” Thoennes said she immediately fell in love with Washington, pushing her to at least start going to school there, starting in 2014. After five months, Jessica said she decid-

Jessica Thoennes, of Highlands Ranch, will be representing the U.S. as the second seat on the Women’s Rowing Team in the 2021 COURTESY OF U.S. ROWING ASSOCIATION Olympics.

ed to take the coach up on his offer for books and food in return for her being a walk-on for the team. “When I first got out there, I had never touched an oar,” she said. “I thought I was going to break the boat. It took time to fall in love with this sport, but late in my sophomore year, I realized how much I love it. I know now that I want to keep doing this for as long as I can.” Proud father Christopher Thoennes said being asked to be a walk-on in rowing at the University of Washington is like being a walkon for Alabama and Duke football. Jessica Thoennes said she is humbled with the thought of reaching the top in a sport she has been

giving everything to for six years when other teammates have been training for 20 years. “I have just kept showing up and working as hard as I possibly can,” she said. “I knew I had to walk the walk before I could get the accolades. My brain still can’t comprehend that after six years, I am now on to the Olympics.” In her climb to the top in the sport, Thoennes won the silver in the women’s 8+ at the 2017 World Rowing Under-23 Championships, earned academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention and won gold in the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships. While his daughter has accomplished a lot in athletics, Christo-

pher Thoennes, a Highlands Ranch resident, said he is most proud of the courage it took to stand up and help others dealing with depression and mental-health issues. Jessica Thoennes said during her sophomore year in college, she attempted suicide twice. She said the only reason she did not go through with it both times was her commitment to the rowing team. “I knew if I didn’t make it to practice, the girls would not get to row,” she said. “Eventually, I talked to the team doctor and found out I had depression and a chemical in my brain was causing it.” SEE THOENNES, P25

Wheat Ridge alum headed to Olympics From Stober Elementary to Tokyo Games, hometown girl makes good BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wheat Ridge High alum Annie Kunz at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar in 2019. She is heading to the Olympics in Tokyo this summer to compete in the heptathlon. COURTESY PHOTO

Annie Kunz, Wheat Ridge High School alumni and two-sport athlete at Texas A&M University, is headed to Tokyo to compete in the heptathlon after scoring a personal-best 6,703 points at a June 26 Olympic qualifying event in Eugene, Oregon. Kunz set personal records in six of the seven events in which she competed and broke the

Olympic trials record in shot put with a throw of 15.73 meters. That record was previously held by Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who rose to fame by winning two gold medals in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In the final event of her qualifying meet, Kunz finished with a strong time of 2 minutes, 15.24 seconds in the 800 meters on a day when the thermometer reached a scorching 108 degrees. The temperature at the start of the race was still 96 degrees. According to the Texas Aggies website, Kunz’s previous career-best heptathlon score was 6,153 points in 2019. In an interview with TexAgs.com the morning after

qualifying, a still-overwhelmed Kunz said she was still emotional thinking of the accomplishment. “I have goosebumps just hearing you say ‘Olympian’ when you introduced me,” she said. “To see it all come to reality and live out this dream that I’ve literally had since I could walk, is a dream come true.” She said when she crossed the finish line in the final event and saw her points score up on the results board, it was something she’d never thought would be attainable. “That’s when the emotion just took over, and I just thank God for the experience,” she said. Kunz also said she was SEE KUNZ, P25

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Now, she said she makes it a priority to help other athletes dealing with depression and selfdoubt. She said athletes face a lot of pressure, and admitting to dealing with mental-health issues can sometimes be seen as a weakness. “It did not dawn on me how much I was struggling until I got to my lowest point,” she said. “I

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grateful for the postponement (due to COVID) of the Olympics because of the extra year of valuable track and field training time. Soccer had been her primary sport in high school and college, and she said she’d always felt like she was behind her competitors in terms of training. With 14 people — family and friends — supporting her at the Oregon trials, Kunz said she didn’t have to look far for people with whom to share her excitement. “I looked up (into the stands) and I see my family, and that’s when I just lost it again. I just could not

never want anyone to feel how I did in those dark moments. If I can help one person, one teammate, it is worth it.” She said that when other athletes talk to her about struggling, she always lets them know better days are ahead. “I always make them aware that even though my brain does not produce a certain chemical the way it should, I can still achieve amazing things,” she said. “I consider it an honor and privilege to be someone other athletes can turn to without judgment.”

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be more happy than to celebrate with them,” she said. Kunz leaves for Tokyo July 26 and competes in the Heptathlon Aug. 4 and 5. She said she won’t be able to attend the opening ceremony due to heightened COVID protocols. “But with such a crazy year and so much talk about cancellation, I’m just grateful that we get to compete,” she said. “And honestly it might be the best thing for me. I can just think of it as a business trip and I’ll be able to focus a little bit more.” Kunz, who graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in 2011, was a 2016 graduate of Texas A&M. Her father, Terry, played for the Oakland Raiders and was part of the 1976 team that went on to win the Super Bowl.

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The first round of funding, granted under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund in March 2020, gave Colorado about $121 million. The package included $11.5 million in discretionary spending. The state used part of the first package of funding to make sure districts had the technology and supplies needed for remote learning, said Jennifer Okes, CDE’s chief operating officer. CDE received about $519 million from a second round of ESSER funding in December targeted toward helping schools reopen and keep in-person learning environments safe. That included about $49 million the department could decide how to allocate. A third package of ESSER funding in March awarded the state about $1.2 billion, about $111 million of which the state has the power to spend as it wants. The third installment of funding has centered on supporting schools’ recovery efforts as they work to catch up students whose academics may have suffered during the pandemic. The state has spent part of the $49 million in discretionary funding from the second federal package

and has about $21.4 million left. That, combined with the $111 million from the third round of ESSER funding, adds up to the $132 million on the table for the state to figure out how to invest in education as schools prepare for another school year amid the pandemic. There are federal Department of Education rules about how the $132 million must be spent. About $58.3 million must be used to address learning loss, such as programs to extend the school day or school year, as well as programs to give kids summer learning and enrichment opportunities and programs to bolster after-school learning. Another $11.7 million must directly cover summer programming. A separate $11.7 million must fund after-school programming. And the remaining $50.5 million can be put toward a variety of expenses related to the COVID-19 response, such as purchasing additional technology for staff or students, investing in training or supplies, establishing more support for mental health, and improving air filtration or ventilation systems, Okes said. Some districts have already covered those priorities with money from earlier waves of funding distributed by the state. And districts have largely decided how they will spend most of those relief dollars.

CDE must report its spending plan to the federal Department of Education by the end of August. States were originally supposed to hand over their plans in early June, but Colorado needed more time to ask communities about where stimulus dollars should flow, Okes said. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in education, and we wanted to get robust stakeholder input to make sure that we’re using the funds to make the most impact,” Okes said. The state has taken a more formal approach to collecting feedback about how to spend the $132 million in its pocket. Earlier this month, the Keystone Policy Center arranged virtual meetings with teachers, parents and community organizations. This week, it is to consult principals and administrators about the most effective ways to use the federal dollars. Additionally, the Keystone Policy Center helped develop an online survey available to students, parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders that is accessible in both English and Spanish. So far, the survey, which asks participants about the innovations from the pandemic that should be carried forward, touches on students’ experiences and looks at what kind

of support educators need, has garnered nearly 1,000 responses, Abramson said.

Funds to be spent by 2024 Okes made clear to students that a the $132 million is made up of one- a time funds, meaning that they won’tfi w be renewed to continue funding academic programs, staff salaries r and student resources. The state has until Sept. 30, 2024, to complete i the spending, Okes said. “Any costs after that time would f D need to be covered with normal base funding at the district and/or t state level,” she wrote to students in t the Zoom chat function. n But those leading the virtual meeting didn’t want that complica- r tion to stifle students as they shared t ideas for how to make the most out of the federal money in future o g school years. t One idea that gained the most traction during the virtual meeting i revolved around the continuation t of free breakfasts and lunches that students emphasized were a huge i help during such a turbulent school w w year. r Livi Christiansen, who will be a senior at Poudre High School in t t Fort Collins this fall, took advantage of free breakfasts and lunches i f SEE STIMULUS, P30

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and was especially grateful to have access to meals before exams. Muffins from her school lunch ladies were a go-to for her. “Free food is a very important resource that I think schools should invest more in,” said Livi, 16. Students like Livi will be in luck for the next school year as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended universal free meals through that period. The rising senior also hit on the need to train teachers to effectively respond to trauma in the classroom. “I found that the most effective teachers were the most empathetic ones,” Livi said. “What we’re still going through and what we went through for the past year and a half is national trauma, international trauma.” Recognition from teachers, both in the way they taught and in the way they distributed the workload, was “incredibly useful,” she said, recommending that CDE invest in training for teachers to learn how to respond to the lasting emotional impacts school communities have faced. “It’s very real for teachers and students because this is something so new and just groundbreaking I guess in not so good of ways,” Livi

said. The student said her English teacher was an empathetic person who would start most classes by checking in with students and adjusted class workloads on Jan. 6 amid the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol so that students could take time to recover and “find a way to be OK.” “Teachers being honest about how they’re feeling made it easier for them to empathize with students about how they’re feeling,” Livi said. Internet connections, college applications Other students, including Blake Cass, found that the teachers who helped them learn most effectively during the pandemic were the ones proficient with technology. “I thought what helped me learn the most through the pandemic were my teachers that are `techsavvy,’” Blake, an incoming seventhgrader, wrote in the Zoom chat. “Teachers that are tech-savvy could communicate to (me) easier, in comparison to my non tech-savvy teachers. If you could spend some of your money helping teachers with technology, I think a lot of students would appreciate that.” Technology posed a major barrier for many students who struggled with accessing a reliable internet connection while learning from home.

Rowan, of Liberty High School in the Springs, said the Wi-Fi in his district, Academy School District 20, has not worked so well. “Every time I tried to get on, it’s always like, `This website cannot be reached, this website cannot be reached,’” Rowan said. “And it often takes me a long time to get onto my most-needed, school-affiliated websites.” If schools need students to complete work online in the future, he wants those schools to have a better internet connection, possibly with funding support from federal stimulus dollars. Rowan said more flexible class schedules are needed. During the most recent school year at Liberty High School, students had Wednesdays off to use as a work day, Rowan said. Extra study time helped his mental health, especially as he tried to stay on top of advanced placement and honors courses. The day off also gave teachers more time for planning. “I think it really helped everybody by spacing the week out,” Rowan said. Aimee Resnick, who will be a senior at Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village this fall, echoes the need for more flexible schedules. She noted that with a hybrid schedule and a day off, many peers were able to take on an internship or job alongside their classwork. Students used that additional time

“for opportunities that they otherwise couldn’t have” pursued, said Aimee, 16. Other students, like Gianny Venegas, who graduated from FountainFort Carson High School in Fountain this spring and who will attend the University of Colorado in the fall, hopes to see some of the federal funding go toward supporting students as they prepare for college and their careers. Gianny said that earlier this year, as she and her classmates were virtually learning, it was stressful to apply to college. “In a normal year, we would have our counselors come in, talk us through it and kind of guide us,” she said. “And it was so scary this year to apply to college.” The student said she was “intimidated” to send emails seeking help. “A bit of support in applying to college would be really helpful, especially if we’re online,” Gianny said. “I remember how complicated it seemed and I thought I was missing things, and I guess still even to this day I wish I had like my counselor with me.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Legal Notice NO. 0025-2021 First Publication: 7/15/2021 Last Publication: 8/12/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/08/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/15/2021 Last Publication: 8/12/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/07/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Earl Staelin #30283 Earl H. Staelin, Attorney at Law 1801 E. Girard Pl., No. 211, Englewood, CO 80113 (303) 229-2834 Attorney File # 3450 S GRANT ST The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

City and County Public Notice NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, July 12, 2021, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTIONS OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CONTRACTOR LICENSES AND ADDING SECTION 6-3-40 TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF CONTRACTOR LICENSES The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. by a vote of 9 in favor and 0 against. (First published June 10, 2021) By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 526372-60195 First Publication: July 15, 2021 Last Publication: July 15, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, July 12, 2021 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading:

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO APPROVING A VACATION OF PORTIONS OF RIGHT-OF-WAY DIRECTLY EAST AND WEST OF EAST NOBLES ROAD SOUTH OF EAST ARAPAHOE ROAD ADJACENT TO LOTS 1, 2, AND 7, BLOCK 4, CHERRY KNOLLS AND LOTS 1, 2, AND 3, BLOCK 14, CHERRY KNOLLS 2ND FILING, CASE NO. VACP-20-00001 The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Last Publication: July 15, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REZONING PLAN (RZONE-21-00001) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL WILL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE SIX (6) PARCELS CURRENTLY ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG) TO BUSINESS PARK 75 (BP75). The six parcels are located at 13831, 13832, 13871, and 13872 E. Arapahoe Pl., and 13833, 13873 E. Briarwood Ave., and total an area of 8.7 acres. The Planning and Zoning Commission will make a recommendation on the rezoning plan at a public hearing on July 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

Legal Notice No. 526373-60196 First Publication: July 15, 2021 Last Publication: July 15, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

The City Council will consider the rezoning plan at a public hearing on August 2, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, July 12, 2021 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-07

The hearings will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted date and time. Further information concerning the proposed Rezoning Plan may be obtained by e-mailing centennialplanning@centennialco.gov or calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CONCERNING MIXED USE, NONRESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS, AND RESTAURANTS WITH DRIVE-THROUGH. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com.

Legal Notice No. 526375-60198 First Publication: July 15, 2021 Last Publication: July 15, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 526374-60197 First Publication: July 15, 2021

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