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VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 41

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Cherry Creek requires masks through 8th grade District’s rule previously extended up to 6th grade

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Editor’s note: Tri-County Health expanded its school mask rule Aug. 30 to cover all people age 2 and older.

ment’s Aug. 17 order requiring masks for all children ages 2 to 11 years old in all indoor school and child-care settings. The agency later expanded its rule to all people ages 2 and older.

“Littleton Public Schools is required by law to follow these public health orders,” Superintendent Brian Ewert wrote in an Aug. 19 letter to the district’s families.

Citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and

Cherry Creek School District has extended its mask requirement to older students after clarifying its understanding of the local public health agency’s order requiring masks in schools, the district announced Aug. 27.

“Through working with our middle school principals, we have learned that the interaction of students at all levels in middle school, while minimal, is enough that masking all students and staff is the best strategy,” Christopher Smith, district superintendent, wrote in a letter to the community. The school district’s mask requirement now includes seventh- and eighth-graders.

The board of health for the TriCounty Health Department — which serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties — voted to approve a mask order during an Aug. 17 meeting.

The public health order requires that all children ages 2 through 11, as well as all individuals working with or interacting with them, must wear a mask while in any indoor school setting.

Based on “continued conversations with Tri-County Health Department and further clarification” of its order,

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Football filled the fields of Willow Creek Park in Centennial on Aug. 28 as youth teams practiced under a bright late-summer sun.

PHOTO BY MARK HARDEN Several other teams practiced nearby.

Littleton Schools mask mandate spurs objections Presenters keep their cool as they speak against rule

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

No signs. No lines. No outbursts.

Yet more than half the people who gave public comment at the Aug. 26 Littleton Public Schools board meeting spoke against the new maskwearing requirement that the district announced the previous week.

“This is power versus parental rights,” the third speaker from the audience said. “It’s force versus freedom. And it’s mandate versus choice.”

Although the board was not scheduled to discuss or vote on COVID-safety policies, the district’s recent change in mask guidelines for students in preschool through sixth grade drew five community members and their supporters to the meeting to express opposition.

The policy change is a result of the Tri-County Health Depart-

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 24

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Englewood to hold variety of events through end of year City’s 2021 gatherings continue with annual Block Party, Halloween event

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood residents have gathered throughout this summer at the city’s “SunSET Summer” concert

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the school district now requires masks for all pre-K, elementary and middle school students and all staff in those buildings, Smith’s letter said.

The change was to take effect Aug. 30.

After initially saying on Aug. 4. that it would “strongly encourage” — but not require — masks in school, the Cherry Creek School District announced on Aug. 13 that it would require masks for all students in preK through sixth grade and the staff who work with them. Tri-County Health’s mask order took effect Aug. 23.

Cherry Creek also based its Aug. 27 decision to expand the school district’s mask requirement on the district’s COVID-19 data from the prior 10 days, which the district posts on its website at tinyurl.com/CherryCreekCOVIDdata.

series near city hall and the Englewood light rail station. And even though summer is winding down, the city still has a long list of events in store that will run into December.

Here’s a look at the rest of this year’s events organized or promoted by the City of Englewood.

Movie in the Park The second of two “Movies in the Park” events takes place on Sept. 3. It’s a showing of “Babe” at “We have seen increasing COVID-19 cases among students and staff, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels,” Smith wrote.

“While we have not seen significant spread in schools, the fact that COVID-19 cases are increasing in the community means we need to take stronger measures to protect schools where there are large numbers of students not yet eligible to receive the vaccine.”

With the expanded mask requirement, the school district “will have greater success at keeping schools open for in-person learning throughout the fall,” Smith wrote.

Tri-County Health officials have said masks limit the potential for a need to switch from in-person to remote classes. John Douglas, the executive director of Tri-County Health, has said he hopes a mask order would cut down on coronavirus infections that result in students needing to miss school.

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Belleview Park on the Jack Poole Field — with “special guests from the Englewood Farm,” the city’s website says.

Silent Disco The Englewood Silent Disco allows you to pick the music you want to dance to and listen as loud as you want. (At silent discos, people hear music through wireless headphones.) For those who don’t feel like dancing, the event also offers

snacks and a beer garden. It takes place 7-11 p.m. Sept. 10 at the CityCenter Amphitheater — near city hall and the Englewood light rail station at 1000 Englewood Parkway.

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DISTRICT POINTS TO RESOURCES FOR VACCINE, TESTING The Cherry Creek School District in its letter also wrote that “vaccination and testing are two of the best ways to keep ourselves and our community safe from COVID-19.”

For information on how to sign up yourself or an eligible student (age 12 or older) for a vaccine, see the district’s website at tinyurl.com/CherryCreekVaccineResource.

To sign up for no-cost COVID-19 testing for Cherry Creek students, staff and community, follow these links: • Cherry Creek students and staff can visit my.primary.health/l/cherry • Others in the community can visit covidcheckcolorado.org/ menting mask requirements through eighth grade, the district reiterated that masks are “strongly encouraged” for students and staff in high schools, Smith wrote.

“Students and staff in all grades should stay home if they are feeling

sick or experiencing any symptoms associated with COVID-19,” Smith added. “These are important prevention strategies to ensure that high schools remain in-person and that students can participate in activities and athletics.”

CORRECTION In a story in the Aug. 25 edition of this newspaper, with the headline “COVID cases rise; doctors frustrated with unvac-

cinated,” the name of Dr. Eric Lung was misspelled. Also, Children’s Hospital Colorado was misidentified.

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5 seek posts on Littleton school board Three will be chosen by voters in November

BY SHANNA MAXCY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Littleton Public Schools district residents will vote to fill three of the five seats on the Board of Education in the November election.

Angela Christensen, current assistant secretary, is the only candidate currently serving on the board. Christensen was boardappointed in March and is running to keep her seat. Before joining the board, Christensen co-chaired the Citizens for LPS Yes on 4C Cam-

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from Tri-County Health, the third speaker explained why he felt the public health order was “baseless and without merit.” He, like several other speakers that night, asked that the school board opt out of the order when they have the opportunity.

“No one’s saying don’t wear a mask. Give us the option,” he said.

“That’s what parents want. That’s what kids want.”

A 10th-grader from Littleton High School told the board about his negative experience with virtual learning and mask-wearing last year. He explained the social and educational impacts he faced, including difficulty making friends.

“When everybody’s wearing masks you can’t put names to faces,” he said. “You don’t get to see emotions and expressions, that kind of normal human connection.”

His request? “Please let us be kids,” he said.

One woman from Twain Elementary spoke to the board via telephone and thanked them for following Tri-County Health’s mandate.

Ewert said in his report to the board that 14 students had withdrawn from the district to attend other places that don’t require

paign, which helped to successfully pass the mill levy override for school funding in the fall of 2020.

Other candidates are Joan Anderson, Dale Elliott, Andrew Graham and Jon Lisec. Board members are elected at large to represent the entire district.

Board members who will be leaving are President Kelly Perez and Secretary Jack Reutzel, who have both served since 2013. Both are term-limited and cannot run for reelection. masks. However, the district had six new enrollments from places that do not have a mask mandate, he said.

Currently there are 17 students in what he called a “temporary withdrawal state” who are waiting to see what happens in the upcoming weeks regarding masking.

Ralph Moody Elementary, Wilder Elementary and Newton Middle School have each experienced a COVID-19 outbreak since the beginning of the school year, Assistant Superintendent Melissa Copper said. Outbreaks are reported on the district’s online COVID Dashboard page.

An outbreak is defined by TriCounty Health as five or more confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 in a class, a grade level or extracurricular activity within a 14-day period, Cooper said. Last year an outbreak was defined as two cases.

During the break halfway through the meeting and again once the meeting had resumed, school board President Robert Reichardt articulated his gratitude to the public commenters for giving feedback.

“I appreciate people coming here to challenge us and share views that may not reflect our current policy or even my own perspectives,” Reichardt said. “... I also am very, very thankful that we were able to run a respectful meeting where people were able to disagree.”

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Arapahoe, Douglas, Adams counties see school virus outbreaks Health chief: ‘What we feared could happen is beginning to happen’

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

School settings in Douglas, Arapahoe and Adams counties saw 15 confirmed coronavirus outbreaks starting in August, according to the local public health agency that serves those counties.

“What we feared could happen is beginning to happen,” said John Douglas, executive director of TriCounty Health Department, during an Aug. 26 telephone town hall event.

In August, Tri-County Health Department issued an order that requires masks for all children ages 2 through 11 — and all the individuals working or interacting with those children — in all indoor school and childcare settings in the three counties.

Tri-County’s board of health approved the mask order on Aug. 17, and it took effect Aug. 23. Some school districts had implemented mask requirements before the order was approved. All of the listed outbreaks started in August.

Across the counties, officials have also seen 23 suspected outbreaks, said Becky O’Guin, spokesperson SEE COVID, P19

Tri-County health chief acknowledges impatience over COVID

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the Aug. 26 telephone town hall event that heard callers’ questions about COVID-19, John Douglas, director of Tri-County Health, said: “Let me acknowledge that if you’re like me, you’re incredibly tired of having to continue dealing with the pandemic after now we’re getting close to 18 months.

“I hear this from folks in my community, I hear it from my staff, I hear it from my wife,”

Denver — it’s still a good idea to wear one in a crowded setting.

“Even out in the stadium, activities like shouting very loudly” can potentially spread COVID-19, Sager said during the virtual town hall event.

Despite the challenges in current COVID-19 data, “I think we’ve got the tools available” to reverse the trends, Douglas said.

Vaccines are the most important tool, but masks, good ventilation, spending time outdoors in the warm weather and getting tested when feeling sick also remain crucial, Douglas said.

“We are going to be able to get our lives more and more normal,” Douglas said. “I think our challenge now is using the tools and staying as positive as we can.”

Douglas said. He added: “I think we’re all just deeply weary.”

The effects of the delta variant in the last two months have been a “head-snapping turnaround,” Douglas said.

But COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against the delta variant in preventing severe illness — meaning those that lead to hospitalizations or death, Douglas said. The vaccines are 75% effective at preventing all infections in general, he added.

Hospitalizations across the state are rising, but “that’s almost all in unvaccinated people,” Douglas said.

Mellissa Sager, a Tri-County Health official, said that even though mask wearing isn’t being urged for outdoor events — such as at Denver Broncos games in

WHERE SCHOOL OUTBREAKS OCCURRED The COVID-19 outbreaks in school settings as of Aug. 26, according to TriCounty Health, included: • Acres Green Elementary School in the Lone Tree area • Bear Canyon Elementary School in Highlands Ranch • Cherokee Trail Elementary School in Parker

• Cimarron Middle School in Parker • Hinkley High School in Aurora • Mesa Middle School in Castle Rock • Newton Middle School in Centennial • Ralph Moody Elementary School in Littleton • Roxborough Intermediate School in the Roxborough Park area • Sierra Middle School in the Parker area

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Plus-size Littleton woman documents Kilimanjaro climb Film screening highlights body-positive movement

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The body positive movement — which promotes acceptance of all bodies of any size, weight or appearance — is gaining momentum in Colorado as plus-size women and men build confidence and take on challenges.

The Aug. 5 screening of the award-winning documentary “Kili Big” in the Spring Valley Ranch community of Elbert County, an event promoted on social media, offered a look at one Colorado woman’s experience hiking 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and her journey to defy societal odds of what big bodies can achieve.

Kara Hardman of Littleton, a 30-year-old woman who identifies as plus-size and fat, climbed Kilimanjaro with 19 other plus-size, fatidentifying, or nonbinary people in 2019 with the organizations WHOA and Trek 2 Kili.

The hikers call themselves the “Curvy Kili Crew,” a group of mostly strangers who came together from across the globe to conquer Kilimanjaro, considered to be the highest single free-standing mountain in the world.

Throughout the six-day trek, Hardman and the Curvy Kili Crew hiked more than 45 miles in roughly

Movie poster for the documentary film COURTESY OF KILI BIG FILM OFFICIAL “Kili Big.”

40 hours, proving that people in larger bodies can achieve great feats.

At the film screening, Hardman emotionally shared her story with those in attendance, explaining in detail her journey up the mountain, including her triumphs, struggles, and the community she built along the way. The majority of those present were members of Denver’s body-positive fat community, “Denver Fatties.”

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Mount Kilimanjaro. She provided insider commentary along with the documentary, describing the scenery, her fellow plus-size hikers, and the exciting milestones she hit along the hike.

Each time she would see herself on screen, Hardman would gleefully shout out: “That’s me!”

Hardman explained different facets of her trip in a Q&A interview with Colorado Community Media.

What was your experience like as a plus-size person hiking one of the world’s tallest mountains?

“It felt powerful and like not a single person could mess with us because we had the power of 19 other fat people standing behind us.”

Did you have any struggles on your hike?

“I got a food/waterborne illness, so that was difficult to deal with.

It was also very hard mentally to breathe at elevation and continue walking hours on end.”

How would you describe the community-building or bonding you did with others on the hike?

“There was not much time to get to know people before having to be completely vulnerable with them during this new physical and emotional experience. We bonded quickly and I especially bonded with my tent mate. She will be my friend forever because of what we went through together.”

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What advice do you have for plus-size or fat-identifying people who are nervous to get outside and explore joyful movement?

“Find a current or new friend who is fat and go with them! Fat joy in nature is the best!”

Hardman said she has always been passionate about the outdoors, even prior to her experience hiking Mount Kilimanjaro. In 2018, she and co-founder Arwen Turner created a company called WNDR Outdoors that “strives to increase representation of larger-bodied folks outdoors by creating technical outdoor apparel in extended sizes and by providing size inclusive events.”

The “Kili Big” documentary re-

cently won Best Jury Documentary at the Bentonville Film Festival, an annual diversity-focused event in Arkansas. The film will also be shown at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

To stream the film at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival in October, visit chagrinfilmfest.org.

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Study: 1st-time homelessness doubled in metro Denver over past year

BY KYLE COOKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Every year, the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative conducts a “Point in Time Count” to determine how many people are experiencing homelessness in the Denver area.

This year’s report found a “drastic increase” in the number of people in the Denver metro area experiencing homelessness for the first time, a surge that surveyors attributed to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can read a snapshot of the report online at tinyurl.com/MetroDenverHomelessness. The full MDHI Point in Time report for 2021, which will include individualized data for Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, will be published this fall.

“In 2020 there were 1,273 people in shelters that were experiencing homelessness for the first time,” said Matt Meyer, MDHI’s executive director. “This year, that number doubled to 2,530 demonstrating the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the stability of our neighbors.”

This year’s survey was conducted on a single day in February. MDHI found that in the Denver metro area, 5,530 people were staying in shelters, about a 1,000-person increase from last year’s study, which was conducted before the pandemic started.

Benjamin Dunning with the advocacy group Denver Homeless Out Loud (DHOL) told Rocky Mountain

PBS that the true number of people experiencing homelessness is probably even higher.

Dunning explained that the pandemic made counting the number of unhoused people difficult, and that because the results of the Point in Time survey are self-reported, many unhoused people do not respond to the survey and are therefore not counted.

This year, MDHI did not include the number of unsheltered people in their study because of COVID-19. In 2020, there were 1,561 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the Denver metro area. Advocates believe that number has increased over the past year.

“The number of folks ... that are out on the street probably tripled,” Dunning estimated.

Nearly three-quarters of the people experiencing sheltered homelessness were staying in emergency shelters. MDHI said individual sheltered homelessness increased by 27 percent over the last year.

“Unlike other parts of the country where shelter space was decreased during COVID-19, our community worked diligently to meet this challenge and stood up additional shelter spaces to help ensure the safety of those who needed it most,” Meyer added. “We are incredibly grateful for the hard work and dedication of our providers in responding to increased need while crafting creative solutions to meet the demand for those experiencing homelessness.”

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A homeless encampment in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood on Aug. 26.

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Department of Housing Stability released a five-year plan to address problems surrounding housing and homelessness in the city. One of HOST’s 14 main goals is to reduce unsheltered homelessness by half.

“While the 2021 (Point in Time Count) did not include a count of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, due to the circumstances related to the pandemic, job loss experienced during the public health emergency increased the number of people living in unstable conditions and losing their homes,” the HOST plan reads.

The HOST plan also shows that there were more unsheltered homeless people in Denver last year

— nearly 1,000 people in Denver County — since at least 2014.

“We know that unsheltered homelessness has become a more visible presence in Denver even as we are sheltering more people nightly than ever before,” the authors of the plan wrote.

You can read the full five-year plan online at tinyurl.com/Denver5YearPlan.

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really hard. The company took a hit to our business, so there was a lack of funds to get open. It’s been a struggle.”

But Wagner said the community support in their first month of business has been overwhelming.

One of the things that’s important for Lost Coffee is to work with coffee farms that use better practices not only for nature, but also for their employees. They also support programs that help provide better wages for women, wash-plant workers and farmers.

“We want to know who we’re supporting, especially people who are creating this great product who maybe don’t even get to experience it themselves,” said Wagner, who worked as a coffee farmer for four years. “We are just trying to do justice to the farmers.”

But making good small-batch coffee is just is not the only important thing at Lost Coffee.

Wagner said getting to know the community and the customers is just as important.

“We love to learn everyone’s names, their kids, their dogs, know what their regular order is,” Wagner said. “It’s letting the community know that we care as much for them as they care for our coffee and drinking good coffee.”

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VOICES Rules and roles in an ever-changing game

f the game itself isn’t changing, the rules often do. Sometimes, any change to the rules could make the game harder to play and challenging to follow. We see penalties assessed and wonder why. Or we see very clear infractions, with no penalty called.

There are the games, and then there is gamesmanship, and the difference between the two will often determine the outcome. Some of us love games, many referring to ourselves as “Gamers.” And then there are those who prefer some other type of entertainment or activity, the “non-Gamers.”

There are some games where the rules have remained hard and fast since the game was invented. And then there are those other games being played where the rules change every so often. In the interest of creating a better experience, the rules change so that the game becomes faster, more exciting, or more challenging, all to generate greater interest. The rules of the game may also change as technology advances. When this happens the powers that be try and level the playing field by chang-

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ing the rules.

Although many of us have learned to gamify our work and our activities so that we can stay interested, stretch ourselves, and perform at a higher level, not everyone looks at life as a game. And everything that Michael Norton with is happening in the world right now, it is easy to understand why.

There are very real, hard, and painful situations and events taking place right now. Whether we are a “gamer” or not, somehow, we are caught up in the game and the gamesmanship of others. Directly or indirectly, we find ourselves in the position of spectator, fan, player, coach, owner, or official.

If we choose to remain on the sidelines as a spectator or fan, we will root for our team. We may even criticize the players, management, and ownership for poor decisions and planning or terrible execution. It’s super easy to second guess others when we stand

in the shadows. We don’t vote and then complain about who won the election. We watch with heartache the events happening in our community or around the world, but don’t take any action to help. We have decided to be a spectator and life is not a spectator sport.

Being so moved that we find a way to get into the game means that we have decided to be a player. We are no longer comfortable merely watching, we recognize that we have a heart for service and that we have the talents and resources to help.

Some of us are built for leadership and managing. We see opportunities where others see roadblocks. We can help guide our community, co-workers, or family and friends as we come together to create a game plan that will allow us to serve collectively for the greater good.

Being the owner means taking ownership. Ultimately the buck stops here. We own the problem and that means we own the solution. In this life we can either hold ourselves responsible and accountable as owners, or we can pass the blame. Eventually,

a lack of ownership leads to failure.

The hardest role is that of being the official. This means we stay current with the game and the changes to any rules. We have the difficult task of letting others know when they have crossed the line. We assess the penalties. And when we miss something as the official, everyone turns on us, the fans, players, coaches, and owners.

Are you watching or are you on the field and in the game? Are you leading others in a constructive manner to be a part of the solution? Have you taken ownership for what you can control?

Are you helping to mediate and be a peacemaker, brave enough to call the penalties as you see them? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com and when we realize that we all do play some role in an ever-changing game, 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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Big trends — like people living longer lives and the ongoing decline in birth rates — are combining with today’s unique labor force challenges to make this the perfect time to harness the productivity of older workers and the creativity of intergenerational work teams.

Employers that understand and value the contributions of older workers (age 50-plus), as well as the creativity and dynamism generated by multiple generations in the workplace, will be at a competitive advantage.

Currently, many businesses are missing out on the well-researched benefits of older workers. Older workers represent a deep pool of talent that is too often underutilized because of misperceptions and stereotypes that simply don’t hold up. Studies consistently show that older workers maintain their productivity and bring the soft skills — reliability, creativity, and a lifetime’s experience of adapt-

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Changing the Narrative has partnered with the AgeFriendly Institute to increase awareness of the critical role older workers can play in meeting our workforce demands.

The Certified Age Janine Friendly Employer Vanderburg (CAFE) program recognizes organizations committed to being the best places for older people to work and assists age 50-plus job seekers by identifying age friendly employers.

Certified Age Friendly Employers value employees based on their proficiency, qualifications, and contribution — regardless of age — and maintain policies, practices and programs supporting people age 50 and older.

Certified employers want older job candidates to know they are valued for their knowledge, maturity, and productivity and these employers are committed to providing meaningful employment, development opportunities and competitive pay and benefits

for their employees.

The Age-Friendly Institute created the Certified Age Friendly Employer program to recognize companies that meet a set of “best practices” for recruiting and retaining older workers.

Companies like Home Depot, REI and Starbucks have worked to ensure their workplace practices meet these standards. Changing the Narrative’s partnership with the Age-Friendly Institute brings the CAFE certification program to Colorado employers.

Colorado employers can now signal to potential employees, current employees and the general public that they appreciate the value of older workers.

Today’s age 50-plus workers are planning to remain in the workforce longer than the generations that preceded them. Some plan to remain in their current careers, while others seek new opportunities. No matter which path they take, mature workers generate high customer satisfaction rates. They also remain three times longer in their jobs than younger workers, reducing the significant costs associated with hiring and training new workers.

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Janine Vanderburg is director of Changing the Narrative, a campaign to change the way people think, talk and act about aging, older adults and ageism. To learn more, contact janine@encoreroadmap.com or visit ChangingTheNarrativeCo.org.

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Family remembers a compasssionate man Castle Rock resident, 21, killed while on vacation in Florida

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lora Wakefield said her son, Dustin Wakefield, taught her more in life than she ever taught him.

Family and friends remember 21-year-old Dustin as loving, compassionate and caring.

Dustin, of Castle Rock, was killed gon Aug. 24, shot while defending his 1-year-old son from a man with a gun at a Miami Beach restaurant.

“He was the brightest light I have ever known even as a mom,” Lora said. “He made friends with all that he met and made all feel seen and heard. He mostly wanted his wife to know she is his queen and made her feel like the most beautiful woman in the room.”

Dustin only wanted the best for his family and would work hard for them, Lora added. “(Dustin) loved in the most purest way,” Lora said. “As a mom, I can honestly say he taught me more than I taught him. He was a kiss from heaven to me.”

Lora said she wants to carry on Dustin’s legacy to love and be caring. Dustin would want others to truly love, she said.

“My heart was ripped out of me, but I will do as he did and be love, light and peace to this world,” Lora said. “He is a heart of gold and a bright light to everyone he met. He never said bad things.”

Judge denied bail for alleged gunman who claimed to be intoxicated

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tamarius Blair Davis Jr., 22, has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted seconddegree murder following the death of Dustin Wakefield, a 21-year-old Castle Rock father.

Wakefield was on vacation with his family in Florida when Davis allegedly shot him around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 24.

Police and family members say Wakefield died while protecting his 1-year-old son. According to the affidavit provided by the Miami Police Department, Davis, suspected of being high on mushrooms, went into the restaurant, La Cerveceria, and picked Wakefield at random.

Davis allegedly pointed the gun at Wakefield’s 1-year-old son. When

As Dustin’s friends and family try to make sense of his death, his uncle Michael Wakefield called him a hero. On social media, Michael said he is proud that Dustin did what most fathers would do in trying to protect his son.

In the days following Dustin’s death, family and friends described a loving father who wad dedicated to his church, dedicated to his family, and loved making music.

Following the news of Dustin’s death, the Castle Rock community immediately stepped up to help the Wakefield family.

Michael created a GoFundMe account in Dustin’s honor. As the tragedy received national attention, the fund raised more than $200,000 in 24 hours.

The Dads of Castle Rock group also became involved. Matt Zien, secretary of the local organization, said, “When something like this happens, this is what the Dads of Castle Rock are built for. When this happened, we were notified and immediately came together to rally the troops.”

Zien said Wakefield is a hero who protected his child.

“He is a dad who did something extraordinary,” he said. “He did what we are all about as fathers.”

Because GoFundMe has restrictions and time limits on when funds can be accessed, the Dads of Castle Rock created a Venmo account to allow family access immediately.

Within a day, the local community raised more than $40,000. Zien said the response from Castle Rock has been amazing.

“So many of us may not know Dustin, but he was a member of our

Wakefield stood between his son and Davis, he was shot multiple times. Police said Wakefield was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Following the shooting, a video shows Davis dancing outside of the restaurant. He then ran into a nearby alley got down on the pavement, following police commands.

As police handcuffed Davis, he could be heard saying, “I did it. I did it.”

After being taken into custody, Miami police said, Davis waived his constitutional rights and confessed to shooting Wakefield and shooting at another bystander who was not injured.

“The defendant stated he was high on mushrooms, which made him feel empowered,” the police report said. “The defendant continued by saying he randomly chose two men to shoot at.”

On Aug. 25, during his initial court appearance, Davis asked Judge Mindy Glazer, of the Florida 11th Circuit Court, about bond.

Judge Glazer replied, “There is no bond. You shot and killed someone in cold blood.”

Dustin Wakefield with his wife and baby.

community,” Zien said. “He is a dad with a young wife and was just starting to make a mark on this world.

We are humbled and proud to have people who are so compassionate and loving in Castle Rock.”

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TURNING Book clubs provide outlet for socializing, learning, growing

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ive women gathered in the Evergreen Library community room recently to discuss why, in this case, they didn’t like the book of the month.

No one had much to say that was favorable about the book, “Tangerine: A Novel” by Christine Mangan, and they noted that was rare.

Usually, they have mixed reactions to the plot, character development, scene-setting, writing and more, and the diverse views make for better discussion.

The women are part of the Second Chance Book Group at Evergreen Library, one of the hundreds of book clubs in the metro area and throughout the country.

Libraries, bookstores and anyone who wants to organize a group can get into the book club spirit.

Whatever the reason, book clubs for all ages have become popular — both in-person and via video conferencing. Book lovers are thrilled that reading is fashionable, though they note that in-person book clubs are just restarting after being halted thanks to the pandemic.

“We used to have 12 to 14 people in a book group before the pandemic,” Pam Bestall, who leads the Evergreen Library’s book groups, said. “Now I’m thrilled with six.”

Community, expanding horizons According to Cindy Jaye, programming manager for Jefferson County Public Library, book clubs create community and expand people’s reading horizons.

“Oftentimes, it’s a great way to get to know people in your neighborhood,” Jaye said, “and we all need community.”

Arra Katona, JCPL’s teen services coordinator, agreed. “(Book clubs) foster community for people with common interests,” she said. “They develop a way to deal with conflict because they have differing opinions (about the book). They learn to resolve those differences and how to keep connections with those who share or don’t share their perspective.”

Facilitators and librarians agree that book clubs can expand the types of books people will read.

“In book clubs, you get to read something you might not normally read,” Jaye said. “It’s a way to learn new things and provides you with an excuse to read something

out of your comfort zone. It’s good for you and fun, and it keeps brains active.”

Bestall says her book club members help choose the books they want to read throughout the year, mixing fiction, nonfiction, biography and sometimes young adult fiction.

Better world Reading books critically is so important, Jaye said.

“The more readers we have in the world, the better the world is,” she explained.

Kerri Morgan, the special events manager for Douglas County Libraries, oversees the Great Books program, a book club that can be found in many libraries nationwide. The program has adults reading the classics and discussing them — something they likely haven’t done since they were in school.

“There’s not really a format or outlet for adults to do that once you get out of an academic stetting,” Morgan said. “Great Books is replicating an academic setting, but it’s less formal.”

Morgan explained that if she’s reading a book for pleasure, she reads quickly without retaining much. Reading for a book club is different.

“With book clubs, you’re reading for retention, you read slower and more closely,” she said. “(Book clubs) change how people interact with literature. It changes how you reflect on those pieces of literature because you’re being forced to read a little more deeply.”

Getting started Book clubs come in all shapes and sizes, so to speak, from superacademic to one genre to one author and more. Most libraries offer at least one book club, plus there are book clubs organized by neighborhoods or by friends.

Morgan, for example, belongs to a book club in which members go for a run, and to slow the pace, they discuss a book along the way.

She also belongs to a Zoom book club and another that has been meeting for 10 years.

It’s a matter of deciding the kind of club you want to join and the types of books you want to read.

Area libraries provide book-club descriptions, and most meet monthly.

For those wanting to start a book

Patricia Gordon of Evergreen pages through the book club’s August selection, “TanPHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST gerine: A Novel.”

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club, many libraries offer bookclub kits with copies of the book and discussion guides — a “super easy way to organize a book club,” Jaye said. Jefferson County Public Library, for example, has bookclub kits for 325 books.

Jaye advised people wanting to start book clubs to make decisions on what kind of club they want to start, and then everything becomes easier. She also suggested selecting books that have something “discussion-worthy” about them.

Morgan suggested finding book club members with different life experiences because they bring more to the table during discussions.

“Choose folks who will be comfortable sharing feeling and ideas,” Morgan said. “Sometimes it takes time to build that level of comfort to build those deep discussions.”

Different perspectives At the Second Chance Book Club in Evergreen, Bestall, who has been facilitating book clubs

for four years, said she sees more women than men getting involved.

While most of the participants are older, everyone is welcome, noting that younger participants bring a different perspective.

As they were discussing “Tangerine,” they decided it was a quick read, though it might make a better movie. They said it was a mystery to them why the book was classified as a mystery.

They brought their own anecdotes to the discussion, relating personally to parts of the plot.

“What I like about the library book club,” said Joyce Jefson of Evergreen, “is you get so many different perspectives. I have changed my opinion after hearing other perspectives.”

Bestall said as a facilitator, she was not deterred by conflict.

“Sometimes you leave book club without agreeing with other people, but you understand their point of view,” she said.

Jefson added: “If you don’t read people who disagree with you, how do you understand other points of view?”

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Pow wow, cultural celebration returns

he 32nd Annual Denver Art Museum Friendship Pow Wow and American Indian Cultural Celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept.

SONYA’S 12 at the Denver SAMPLER Indian Center, 4407 Morrison Road. A portion of the proceeds will support the Denver Indian Center. There will be Indian dance competitions and hands-on activities for the whole Sonya Ellingboe family. Food will be provided by Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery.

Masks are required indoors and for all attendees at the Pow Wow. Information: 720-865-5000 or visit denverartmuseum.org.

Town Hall Arts Center “The Fantasticks” opens Sept. 17, running to Oct. 17, at Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., downtown Littleton. Tickets: townhallartscenter.org or 303-794-2787, Ext. 5.

Littleton Garden Club New members are welcome as the Littleton Garden Club holds its first meeting of the year on Sept. 1 at the Education Service Center, 5776 S. Crocker St. (Use south entrance).

Program TBA. Business meeting first at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Curious Theatre Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, begins its season Sept. 18 with “The Lifespan of a Fact” by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, directed by Christy Montour-Larson.

303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org.

Stories on Stage The SOS season will start for this series where actors read stories to an audience, with virtual programs and limited in-person seating at Nomad Theatre in Boulder. Through December. Also in December, the company will perform its annual “Making Merry” holiday show at the King Center in Denver, with limited in-person seating. On Jan. 16 at 2 p.m., the company will hold its annual collaboration with Buntport Theatre Company at Su Teatro in

Denver, 721 Santa Fe Drive. Inperson seating, then it will premiere virtually Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. See storiesonstage.org.

The 32nd Annual Denver Art Museum Friendship Pow Wow and American Indian Cultural Celebration will be held Sept.

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Miners Alley Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden continues with “Before you Go” by local actor/director John Ashton, through Sept. 19. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

Crafters The Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum may have a few spaces left for the Annual FOLM Craft Fair on Oct. 2. Call or text Lisa Ohlgren, 303-522-0462. And prospective shoppers should mark that date on the calendar.

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Arapahoe Community College Jantzen Gallery/ACC, at 2400 W. Alamo Ave., Littleton, has 4D Design: Time-Based Media Exhibition through Sept. 12. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Monday to Friday. Mask required. See arapahoe.edu.

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Art Fest The 32nd Annual Art Fest in Castle Rock will be held Sept. 11-12 at Festival Park. Juried show with artists from across the country. Live Main Stage entertainment, food beverages. See castlerock.org/castlerock-artfest.

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Tesoro Tesoro Cultural Center’s Annual 1840s Rendezvous and Spanish Colonial Art Market will be held at the Fort Restaurant in Morrison from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept 11 and 12. 303839-1671, tesoroculturalcenter.org.

Rare sports and classic cars Concours d’Elegance and Exotic Sports Car Show will return to the Arapahoe Community College West Lawn on Sept. 12. See coloradoconcours.org.

Chili The Annual Big Chili Cookoff, Music and Arts Festival in Evergreen will be 1p a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 11.

Art, food, kids activities, annual Firefighter’s Challenge. See bigchili. org, 303-973-1209.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.

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Art on the Green returns for second year Greenwood Village event will be held adjacent to Curtis Center

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Curtis Center for the Arts is located in a historic school at 2349 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village and a focus point for south area arts.

Last year, director Chris Stevens started a new event: “Art on the Green,” which will repeat on Sept.

11 and 12 in Curtis Park, just west of the center, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

About 80 to 90 Colorado artists are expected to exhibit and sell their works from booths that will be spaced apart to ensure safe social distancing for visiting art lovers.

This juried art fair is a fine addition to the opportunities to enjoy, and perhaps purchase, art in our south area.

One can expect to find oil and watercolor paintings, drawings, prints, textiles and more and can plan to spend a nice stretch of time onsite.

There will also be food trucks and local musicians at Curtis Park.

A bus will offer a ride to the Women of Steel Street Studio Tour: in-home studios, with work by Greenwood Village resident artists — and a return to the Art on the Green site.

In 2014, a group of artists located

in Greenwood Village, learned they had four studios near each other and agreed to collaborate on same-day open houses — an event now combined with the Art on the Green. Buses will carry visitors to the site and back to open houses at six studios, with works by 10 artists.

The City of Greenwood Village Cultural Arts Program has partnered with those artists for an event that would celebrate their work, opening studios for a day, with golf carts shuttling guests on the dirt roads. They will also be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Included: Amy Mower, jewelry artist; Connie Dines, photographer; Jennifer Freeman, painter; Joellyn Duesberry, painter; and Tina Suszynski, sculptor.

Return to Art on the Green at Curtis Park, sip a cool beverage and look some more. This fair was first organized last year by Curtis Center manager/curator Chris Stevens and some area artists and has grown.

Curtis School, a red brick schoolhouse with a central bell tower, which houses the gallery, was built in 1914 as a school and meeting hall.

It was moved about 300 feet to its present location in 1987, when it was renovated for use as “a community art and history center” and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

The gallery celebrates artists from across the state.

Starting Sept. 4, it will host a new exhibit by members of the Colorado Watercolor Society: “Ex-

Art on the Green will be held at Curtis Park in Greenwood Village from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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ploration in Watermedia,” through Oct. 30, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 4. Karen Roehl a painter who is on the faculty of the Denver Art Students League, is named juror for this exhibit.

Curtis Arts and Humanities Center also offers a number of classes for adults and children by wellknown local artists such as Cliff

Austin, Rick Brogan, Jen Starling and more. Check the website for dates, time, cost. (Or pick up a catalog of classes at Curtis.)

Following the watercolor exhibit is a show by members of the Of Chaos and Order Collective, which runs Nov. 6 to Dec. 23, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 6. See greenwoodvillage.com/1247/CurtisCenter-for-the-Arts.

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Of the total — confirmed and suspected — most are at K-12 settings, and one is from a childcare setting, O’Guin said.

Tri-County’s mask order met pushback from crowds at public meetings in August where local government bodies discussed mask policy. At press time, two of the counties in the health agency’s jurisdiction — Douglas and Adams — had already opted out of the order.

“While I am disappointed by that, I am pleased that many school districts, bolstered by our board of health” have acted to require masks, said Douglas, the health chief.

The policy is intended “to keep kids in class,” Douglas added. “If you get sick, you have to stay home.

If your class has an outbreak, it may need to be canceled.”

COVID-19 thus far has not made kids as sick as adults, but “we want to keep kids from transmitting COVID to their parents,” especially

Colorado as a state that is deeply connected to the Americas.

On Sept. 3, its Americas COVID-19 Memorial exhibition will open at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. It features works from 21 commisamong high-risk family members, Douglas said.

For public and private schools, and childcare settings, Colorado’s updated definition of a confirmed outbreak is as follows: “Five or more cases of COVID-19, of which at least one case has had a positive molecular amplification test or antigen test, among students/ teachers/staff from separate households with onset within 14 days in a single classroom/activity or other close contact in the school setting (including transportation to- fromschool and affiliated events),” a state definitions sheet says.

The definitions sheet acknowledges the question of whether a case was exposed to COVID-19 elsewhere in the community rather than at the facility listed with an outbreak.

“It is possible that a person may have been exposed elsewhere (and we can rarely prove where any individual was exposed with a personto-person pathogen), but when a person worked/lived/spent time in a facility with a known outbreak, we attribute their illness to the outbreak even if there is no definitive determination that the case ac-

sioned artists and award winners.

From 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, the museum and organization will host “ConnectArte: Biennial Curator & Artist Talk,” a discussion of the

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Visit museo.org for more information.

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quired the illness at the facility,” the sheet says.

Asked whether the public should interpret outbreaks in schools as indicative of COVID-19 spread in the broader community or as more indicative of spread occurring within the schools themselves, O’Guin said it should be viewed as both.

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Colo. unveils plan to distribute $400M in opioid settlement money Dollars would be split among state and local governments, including Denver and Adams

BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN

Roughly $400 million in settlement money expected to be secured by Colorado from drug companies sued for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic would be split between state and local governments under a tentative deal unveiled Aug. 26 that calls for the money to be spent on building treatment facilities and bolstering prevention and education programs.

The agreement, structured as a memorandum of understanding, still needs the approval of local governments to move forward, but it has the support of Attorney General Phil Weiser and top officials from Denver, Adams, Logan and Pueblo counties, which were hit hard by the opioid crisis.

The deal would break up the state into 19 regions, to which 60% of the settlement money would go.

The regions will have their own governing councils made up of local public officials to oversee the local distribution of funds.

Local governments would receive 20% of the settlement

money, while 10% would go toward building drug treatment facilities. The remaining 10% would be managed by the attorney general’s office, which would use the dollars to create statewide strategies to deal with the opioid crisis, such as prevention and education programs.

The framework also calls for an oversight board made up of six members appointed by Colorado Counties Inc. and the Colorado Municipal League, six members appointed by the attorney general and one nonvoting chairperson.

The money Colorado expects to receive from opioid settlements is made up of $300 million from Johnson & Johnson along with three major drug distributors, Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen.

At least another $50 million is expected from Purdue Pharma, the creator of OxyContin, and from members of the Sackler family who owned the pharmaceutical giant. Mallinckrodt, another opioid maker, is expected to pay $25 million, and $10 million likely will come from McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm that advised Purdue Pharma.

Weiser said the state could get additional money from other settlements, and the agreement provides a guide for how to spend future money.

Weiser announced the deal at a news conference in Denver, where he signed the agreement and

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He was joined by a cadre of local government officials, including Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Logan County Commissioner Byron Pelton and Pueblo County Commissioner Garrison Ortiz.

The opioid crisis “started in the boardroom,” Weiser said, with executives who wanted to “make as much money pushing out these drugs, which were highly addictive.

“It’s time to hold them accountable,” he said.

Hancock said local governments have spent millions of dollars dealing with the consequences of the epidemic, which has devastated families and led to otherwise healthy people “walking our streets like zombies.”

The mayor told The Colorado Sun that the settlement money will go a long way toward helping the city’s medical and rehabilitative services recover some of the money they’ve had to spend to deal with the crisis. Hancock added that opioids have “exacerbated our issues and our challenges around homelessness.”

Meanwhile, rural counties have struggled with different problems stemming from the opioid crisis.

Specifically, they’ve struggled to identify people who need help in sparsely populated areas.

Logan County Commissioner Byron Pelton said that there’s one mental health center serving a ten

county region in the northeastern plains, and that people have to drive 120 miles from Yuma County to reach the nearest detox facility in Greeley.

“The resources are stretched thin,” Pelton said.

Prowers County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade echoed those concerns, expressing hope that the settlement money will ensure “our jails do not become the detox centers, because right now that’s what we have in rural Colorado.”

Pueblo County Commissioner Garrison Ortiz told The Sun that one solution local leaders are looking at is a sort of “huband-spoke” model with a central treatment facility used by multiple service providers that have satellite offices in surrounding counties.

Even as officials make plans for how to spend the millions of dollars in settlement money, Weiser noted that the opioid epidemic is far from over. The spread of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has been driving overdoses as of late.

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Lone Tree resident’s book headed for space Arts commission member illustrated book about NASA mathematician

BY MADDIE BROWNING SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Dow Phumiruk, Lone Tree resident and member of the Lone Tree Arts Commission, has illustrated 15 children’s books including “Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13.”

This book was recently chosen for Storytime From Space — a project of the Global Space Education Foundation that sends children’s books to the International Space Station.

Astronaut Megan McArthur will read the book from space, and a recording will be made available on the Storytime From Space website.

Phumiruk The book details the story of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race. Her backup procedures and charts helped save the Apollo 13 crew after their mission to the moon was aborted.

“It was the space race at that time, so they’re like `Whoever wants to help us beat everyone else to the moon come sign up.’ And back then, because we didn’t have any real computers like machine computers, they hired people to do the calculations,” said Phumiruk.

“And men actually thought that that was too boring and too tedious, so they gave it to the women to do. And there were probably about 200 Black women that worked for NASA at the time, which is amazing because we’ve never heard about any of them until recently.”

The original book was published in 2018. A

second edition was published in the UK the following year for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Among other awards, the book won The Cook Prize from the Center for Children’s Literature and the UK LA Literary Association Inaugural Information Book Award. Phumiruk also stated that around 100,000 copies have been sold in the U.S. and UK. Phumiruk wasn’t always a professional illustrator. She explained that she enjoyed art as a child, but becoming a stay-at-home mom to her daughters from 2002 to 2006 was what led her to pursue art again.

“Being home with the kids, I really had an opportunity to really explore my artistic side, and I realized that that’s such a big part of me.

There’s no way I could ever leave that part behind. In fact, it’s taken over,” said Phumiruk.

Phumiruk started learning on her own and researching techniques. In 2011, She joined the Society for Children’s Book Writers.

“That’s where I really took off with my art, because I went to the conferences and got to know some other artists in the neighborhood and had a critique group going, and I got an agent maybe four years after joining that organization,” said Phumiruk.

Phumiruk previously worked as a pediatrician, taught part time at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine and worked on illustrations. She quickly realized that this was too overwhelming.

Phumiruk said, “I came to a crisis of, I can’t do it all. I can’t raise the children, be a doctor, teach medical school and all that, and I ended up choosing to just teach and do the art.”

She expected to return to pediatrics, but then was picked up by her agent and started working on paying projects.

Phumiruk’s newest book, “Hello, Tree” was

The cover of “Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13” by Helaine Becker; illustrations by Dow Phumiruk. Text copyright © 2018 by Helaine Becker. Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Dow Phumiruk. Reprinted by permission of Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved. COURTESY IMAGE

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Students protest Valor Christian policies School defends decision as coaches say they were forced out for being gay

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After a former volleyball coach said Valor Christian High School forced him to quit for being gay last week, students held a protest and a second coach said she too was forced out.

In a social media post on Aug. 21, former girls’ volleyball coach Inoke Tonga said instead of moving forward with his second season of coaching, he quit after officials at the Christian school said he either had to denounce being gay or leave.

Tonga said he could not meet the terms the school required, opting to quit.

A second coach, Lauren Benner, spoke out on social media and through local news stations, saying she was pushed out of her job as lacrosse coach after admitting she is a lesbian in 2020.

Nancy Columbia, the school communications and marketing coordinator, said that when Tonga was hired he signed an agreement to follow school policies at the religious institution.

The school did not answer a request for comment regarding Benner’s claims.

The statement provided by Columbia said, “Valor Christian High School embraces, loves and respects all students, families, and other participants in our community, regardless of whether or not they agree with Valor’s beliefs. As a Christian faith community, Valor requires its staff, faculty, and volunteer leaders — those who represent the Valor community and guide the spiritual development of our students — to agree with Valor’s Christian beliefs set forth in our Statement of Beliefs and in other policies, and to live in accordance with such

beliefs.”

Columbia said while the school agreed to mutually part ways with Tonga, they do have issues with his account of the Aug. 19 events where the school pastor and athletic director questioned him about his sexuality.

On Aug. 24, about 50 students, alumni and parents participated in a protest/walkout organized

by Valor Christian junior Lucy Sarkissian.

Sarkissian notified students to walk out at 1:40 p.m. in support of Inoke and against the school’s hiring policies.

After the protest, Sarkissian said Valor Christian does not just discriminate against teachers and staff over sexuality.

They also discriminate against students who identify as gay, lesbian or transgender, she said.

Sarkissian said the treatment of Tonga should not be OK at a Christian institution.

“I always go back and forth on faith,” she said. “God teaches us to love and not behave like this. We are created by the love of God. This is truly an unChristlike thing to do. To say he is a danger to students is ridiculous.”

As the topic of hiring practices based on sexuality remains a source of controversy and debate in the U.S., courts have consistently ruled with the church.

Last year, in a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious institutions have authority under the First Amendment to make employment decisions consistent with their religious beliefs for employees who serve a religious function even if the employees do not hold ministerial titles.

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Parker crosstown rivals’ game goes 42-0 Season opener turns into romp for fifth-ranked Legend

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Legend High School running back Bryce Vaz had a good game with 235 all-purpose yards but was quick to point out that he couldn’t do it by himself.

Vaz, a 5-10, 180-pound senior, was one of the Titans’ offensive stars in a 42-0 romp over Parker rival Ponderosa High in the Aug. 27 season opener at EchoPark Automotive Stadium in Parker.

“I wouldn’t be able to do it unless the line of scrimmage is pushed, that’s the most important part,” said Vaz, whose speed and quickness was evident. “I’m really thanking my line and quarterback for getting me the ball out there.

“The team played amazing offensively and defensively. Our defense looked amazing, great on the run stop and we’ve improved on our pass defense from last year. We’re just looking real good all around.

For sure I’m looking forward to this season. We’ve got great players on this team.”

Legend, ranked fifth in the preseason CHSAANow.com Class 5A rankings, notched its third straight win over the Class 4A Mustangs, but the Titans’ previous two victories

came by only seven and three points.

“We have a lot of room for improvement,” said Legend coach Monte Thelen. “We made a number of mistakes. We also made a number of plays that helped us win the game. We have a lot of respect for Ponderosa. It kind of went south on them a little bit. They’ll play much better throughout the year.”

Legend wound up with 465 yards of total offense with Vaz rushing for 187 yards and a TD. He also caught six passes for 48 yards.

Legend quarterback Colton Warner completed 18 of 26 passes for 247 yards and four touchdowns. He threw one interception.

Senior Jackson Brush also caught six of Warner’s passes for 102 yards and three scores.

Legend helped themselves with big plays.

Brush had a 48-yard TD reception, Maddux Stahl had a 56-yard TD catch and Nate Smith returned one of four Titan interceptions 40 yards for a TD. Legend’s defense was solid. Mello Castro and Zach Runyon each had seven tackles. Runyon also had three sacks and blocked a Pondo field goal attempt. Smith, Alex Trujillo, Logan Braegger and Jason Anderson had the interceptions.

“Our defense played pretty well,” said Thelen.

“For the last three weeks of camp our defense has been taking it to our offense a little bit. Our offense felt great to go play against someone else.”

Ponderosa’s quarterback Andrew Heidel (15) delivers a pass from the pocket with good protection from Aidan Moe (73), Alexander Taylor (50) and Franky McFadden PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON (54).

Pondo coach Jaron Cohen believes the Mustangs will improve despite playing two more Class 5A teams during the non-league schedule.

“They (Legend) played really well on both sides of the ball and they had some explosive plays on offense which always hurts you,” he said.

“They had kids make plays and we made a lot of mistakes. We’ll get better.

“We play a very hard non-league schedule. We do that on purpose and we play in the hardest league in 4A. We want to get better. We’ll get better and learn from this.”

Athletes battle for wins in fall sports High schoolers back in action as seasons get underway

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All fall high school fall sports got into action with the start of the football season.

The following is a highlight roundup from scores and details reported of a few of the games/matches involving Douglas and Arapahoe County schools held between Aug. 23-28.

Football Cherry Creek 42, Doherty 0 — The two-time defending 5A state champions scored all its points in the first half in an Aug. 27 road victory. It was the 23rd consecutive win for the Bruins.

Littleton 48, Lincoln 0 — Junior Brycen Mhlanga averaged 17.3 yards per carry when he rushed for 190 yards and five touchdowns on 11 carries as the Lions snapped a 29-game losing streak with a win on Aug. 27.

It was the first victory for Littleton since a 27-12 triumph over Palmer on Oct. 12, 2017.

Valor Christian 24, Regis Jesuit 6 — Senior Gavin Sawchuk rushed for 154 yards and one TD in an Aug. 27 win. Seniors Jordan Norwood and Cayden Hawkins each had eight tackles for the Eagles defense.

Castle View 27, Heritage 0 — The Sabercats won their first game in five meetings against the Eagles on Aug. 27.

Chaparral 35, Eaglecrest 21 — Senior Kylan Wilson had a big night in the Wolverines’ season-opening win on Aug. 26. He had 317 total yards, 186 and four touchdowns passing and 131 yards rushing. He also had a 30-yard kickoff return and punted five times for an average of 45.4 yards per kick.

Mountain Vista 17, Poudre 0 — Freshman Carter Daniels had 101 yards and the Golden Eagles rushed for 287 yards in an Aug. 26 win.

Rock Canyon 35, Horizon 21 — Junior Aidan Duda rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns plus he also intercepted a pass in an Aug. 26 victory.

Fruita Monument 42, Highlands Ranch 17 — The Falcons passed for 314 yards but had only minus one yard rushing in a road loss on Aug. 27.

Boys golf Rock Canyon wins — Senior

Zach Lipfield carded a 1-under-par 71 to help Rock Canyon win the third Continental League tournament on Aug. 23 at Lone Tree Golf Club. The Jaguars finished with a score of 308 to edge second-place Highlands Ranch at 310.

Kadet Invitational — Arapahoe captured the team title with a score of 217 at the Kadet Invitational played Aug. 23 on the Blue course at Eisenhower Golf Club.

Arapahoe’s Matthew Wilkinson had a 4-under-par 68 to take medalist honors.

Arapahoe on top — Wilkinson had an 8-under-par 64 to pace Arapahoe to victory in the Centennial League’s third tournament of the season on Aug. 24 at Aurora Hills golf course. The Warriors finished with a team score of 273, with Cherry Creek coming in second at 290. There were seven players that finished under par including Arapahoe’s Grant Juergens with a 66, Charlie Flaxbeard of Cherry Creek at 69 and Max Zadvorny of Arapahoe with a 71.

Softball Rock Canyon 1, Cherry Creek 0 — Junior Rachel Cook and senior Campbell Coddington combined to pitch a no-hitter in a win on Aug. 24. Cook pitched 4.1 innings and

Coddington, who had two hits and a run batted in, hurled 2.2 innings.

Legend 13, Legacy 10 — Senior Hannah Coates went 3-for-3 with two home runs and six RBI and junior teammate Emma Harrington also went 3-for-3 with two homers and four RBI in an Aug.23 game.

Castle View 4, Grandview 2 — Sophomore Bree Robles went 2-for3, scored a run and had two RBI on Aug. 23 when the Sabercats scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to pull out the victory. Castle View was down 6-0 after two innings in an Aug. 25 contest against Wheat Ridge but rallied for a 10-6 victory as Robles had three hits and three RBI. Ponderosa 8, Discovery Canyon 6 — The Mustangs scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie and collect a win on Aug. 24. Senior Mia Page had three RBI for Pondo while junior Lauren Stucky and sophomore Olivia Trombley each had two. Ponderosa stayed unbeaten with a 3-2 win over Fruita Monument on Aug. 28.

Mountain Vista 7, Ralston Valley 6 — Sophomore Lauren Falk did all for the Golden Eagles in a narrow on Aug. 24. She was 4-for-4 SEE ROUNDUP, P31

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Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild, Fiber Arts Sale You can come shop and watch weaving, spinning, knitting and other fiber art demonstrations.

The event runs all day from Oct. 7 to Oct. 10 at Malley Recreation Center.

to 54 if space is available. It runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 22 at Malley Recreation Center.

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those in need. The “Be a Tool” event takes place Sept. 11. Learn more at BeaTool.org.

Last summer concert The Walker Williams Band will perform at the CityCenter Amphitheater on Sept. 15.

Englewood Block Party The annual Englewood Block Party closes down the 3400 block of South Broadway in downtown Englewood, just north of U.S. Highway 285 near Hampden Avenue. The event will offer live music, a different local band every hour, vendors from local businesses, food and a beer garden. It runs from 3-9 p.m. Sept. 18.

Symposium of Senior Safety Learn all aspects of keeping seniors safe, healthy and aware of dangers. The event will offer advice about falls, fires, staying safe while out in the community and other topics. Space is limited. Call 303-762-2660 for registration.

The event is for those ages 55 and up, along with those aged 18

Shred It Event The Englewood Police Department is teaming up with Rittner Realty to help get rid of old and unwanted personal documents.

The public can drive up to the Englewood Civic Center — city hall — in the “Circle Drive” and have documents unloaded and destroyed onsite for free. It runs from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 25.

Harvest Market The City of Englewood is starting a “People’s Market,” according to its website. The city is seeking businesses that sell unique arts and crafts, or food goods, including locally grown produce. Ideal vendors are “sustainably focused, passionate artisans, and use thoughtfully sourced ingredients,” the city’s website says.

The market takes place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 at Grow + Gather, at 900 E. Hampden Ave. Coffee With a Cop Get to know your local police over coffee from 7:30-9 a.m. Oct. 6 at the Breakfast Queen, located at 3460 S. Broadway.

Harvest Lunch Amid the “changing colors and fallen leaves,” you can eat a “delicious meal of ham, potatoes, green beans and carrot cake” at this event, along with some entertainment. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 the day of the event.

Intended for ages 55 and up, along with those 18 to 54 if space is available. The event runs 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Malley Recreation Center.

National Prescription Drug Takeback Day Properly dispose of your unwanted prescription and overthe-counter drugs at the Drug Takeback event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at Denny Miller Lot, directly across from the Englewood Police Department headquarters, south of Hampden Avenue on Elati Street.

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through the maze of trunks handing out treats. You can vote on your favorite trunk while listening to festive music. Reservations are required and were to be available soon. Call the city at 303-762- a 2300 for details. The event runs t from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at thei city hall parking garage’s parking e lot (possibly on the second floor).

— f Holiday bazaar See more than 100 artisans and d W choose from handmade crafts and fine art — get a head start on t your holiday shopping, the city says. The event runs from 9 a.m. t to 4 p.m. Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 Malley a n Recreation Center.

2 Harvest Market This is an extension of the indoor bazaar, offering additional artisans and holiday treats, food trucks and music. It also runs Nov. 6 at Malley Recreation Center.

Harvest Market and Tree Lighting You can browse for handmade crafts, snacks and art and wrap up your holiday shopping. Then take part in the celebration of lighting of the Englewood tree for the holidays. The event takes place noon-6 p.m. Dec. 4 at the roundabout in front of city hall.

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at the plate, scored twice and had two RBI in addition to pitching 6.2 innings and allowed two hits to earn the pitching win.

ThunderRidge 10, Arapahoe 9 — Sophie Waldron had three hits for the Grizzlies in a Aug. 26 win despite being outhit 11-8. Lakyn Wilkinson and Taylor Miller had three hits for the Warriors.

Highlands Ranch 4, Valor Christian 3 — Two runs were pushed across the plate in the sixth inning to pull out a victory on Aug. 25. Senior Izzy Fierro had three

hits, scored once, had an RBI and stole a base while senior Jaelyn Siedenwurn belted a two-run homer for the Falcons. Valor had five different players collect hits.

The Falcons committed nine errors in a 13-12 loss to Dakota Ridge on Aug. 27 in a game in which Celie Page had three of Highland Ranch’s 12 hits.

Soccer Cherry Creek 3, Rock Canyon 1 — Senior Macklin Riley scored twice to help the Bruins opened the season on Aug. 24 with a victory. Mason Mcgaffin tallied the Jaguars’ goal.

ThunderRidge 2, Palmer Ridge 1 — Senior Arnel Hodzic got the

game-winning goal in the second half of the Aug. 24 triumph. Ryan Vogler scored the first Grizzlies’ goal.

Pine Creek 2, Legend 1 — Gavin MacFarland put the Titans up 1-0 but the team ended up losing the Aug. 26 contest.

Field hockey Mountain Vista 6, Fossil Ridge 0 — Junior Addison Gilbertson had two goals to spark a victory in a game played Aug. 23.

Arapahoe 7, Fossil Ridge 0 — Senior Ella Rakowski had a goal and five assists for seven points and sophomore Bella Cote scored twice in an Aug. 24 victory. The Warriors lost 1-0 to defending

state champion Regis Jesuit on Aug. 26.

Cross country Lohman Invitational — Emily Lamontagne, a junior at Arapahoe, won the girls varsity race at the Steve Lohman Invitational, which was held Aug. 28 at Cherry Creek State Park. Lamontagne was timed in 17:50.80. Arapahoe won the girls team title.

Vista Nation Invitational — Ty Garrett of Valor Christian won the boys varsity two-mile run on Aug. 27 at the Vista Nation 2-Mile Invitational. He was timed in 10:08.00. Valor’s Brooke Wilson captured the girls varsity two-mile run with a time of 11:28.00.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0030-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 4, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) A Happy House Design, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Weinberg Servicing, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Weinberg Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 27, 2021 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 29, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E1015585 Original Principal Amount $635,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $635,000.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 9, Block 4, Cherrywood Village, Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 2352 East Long Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. 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, 10/06/2021, 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

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law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 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: 06/04/2021 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: Amy K. Hunt #37160 Timmins LLC 450 East 17th Avenue, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 592-4500 Attorney File # 2352 EAST LONG AVE 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. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0030-2021 First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. regarding ORDINANCE 2021-O-14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 6 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SHORT TERM RENTAL LICENSES

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 Notice is hereby given that the Centennial Liquor Licensing Authority will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., via Virtual Meeting, to consider an application for a new FMB License Kum & Go LC dba Kum & Go 2319, located at 11901 E. Arapahoe Rd. Centennial, CO 80112 The applicant is an Limited Liability Company: Kum & Go LC 1459 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50309 Public comment will be heard at the virtual hearing or written communications regarding the issuance of this license may be submitted to the Liquor License Administrator, via email at ccooney@ centennialco.gov by no later than September 8, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

By order of Barbara Setterlind, City Clerk August 26, 2021 Legal Notice No. 529506-61118 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of Ordinance No. 2021-O-14 are available for inspection by the public on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov.

Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: www.councilcomments@centennialco.gov or by mailing them to City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112 any time prior to September 20, 2021. Any written comments received will be provided to City Council prior to the Public Hearing and made part of the record. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 529505-61117 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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