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As COVID cases rise, local hospital ICUs fill up ‘Vast majority’ of hospitalized virus patients are unvaccinated

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A sign read, “I don’t co-parent with the government” during a protest against mask requirements at the Arapahoe County administration building in Littleton.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Some urge county to break from Tri-County Health over masks ‘You mess with parents’ kids, you will see rebellion’

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In emotional tones, parents pleaded with Arapahoe County’s elected leaders last week to oppose

the local public health agency’s COVID-safety mask requirements for students, with some speakers asking the county to pull out of the agency altogether.

“We need to get back to what America is about: Standing up for rights. And you don’t want to cross that line, because as parents, grandparents, we have the responsibility to stop it,” said a woman

who identified herself as Becky, of Centennial, during an Aug. 31 meeting of the Arapahoe County commissioners.

Others couched their opposition to the mask mandate in similarly dramatic fashion, with Jillian Garramone, a Jefferson County resident, saying: “You came for

As COVID-19 cases continue to go up across the metro area due to the highly-transmissible delta variant, hospitals are admitting more patients to ICU beds, and UCHealth is postponing non-urgent medical procedures.

According to the Tri-County Health Department, as of Sept. 1, hospitals in Douglas County had reached 95% capacity for ICU beds.

Inpatient beds were exceeding 85%.

In neighboring Arapahoe County, ICU beds were at 83.4% capacity to start the month of September.

Adams County increased to 91.3% capacity.

As hospitals are dealing with the increase in cases, UCHealth made the call last week to postpone

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Signs read, “Choice not mandate!” and “We stand for choice, parental rights” at a protest against school mask requirements.

our kids; you should expect a war.”

(Some speakers at the Arapahoe meeting were from neighboring counties.)

“We’re not about violence, but let me just tell you, you mess with parents’ kids, you will see a rebellion of some sort,” said Stephen Kohler, of Aurora. He added: “You mess with the moms and the dads on their kids, and there’s going to be repercussions someday.”

The roughly 20 speakers during the public comment period at the county meeting reacted to the decision of the Tri-County Health Department — the agency that serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties — to require mask wearing inside schools. A few speakers appeared to break into tears.

The health agency on Aug. 30 repealed the ability of counties to opt out of its public health orders and issued an order requiring masks for all people age 2 and older in schools and childcare settings, beefing up an earlier order that applied to children ages 2 through 11. At press time, the 2-and-older order still stood.

At least several dozen people

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What if what you are doing is actually bad for your knees? Are you making your knee pain worse without even knowing it?

Were you given an exercise sheet or followed a program in the past and you are not noticing any improvements? I have so many people ask if what they are doing is the right thing or not - should they be using cold packs, heat, massage, braces… because they don’t know if it will help or make their knee pain worse. If you’ve wondered this as well, I’m going to clarify a few of the MOST common mistakes I see people do when it comes what to do about knee pain: 1. Rest - Rest is important to a certain degree, but we over use this idea way too often. Rest does one thing to your joints - it weakens the muscles around it without use. This is why your knee becomes more unstable, stiff, and painful as the years go on. So, if your knee pain doesn’t improve after a short period of time of rest, an extended period of rest will definitely make your knee pain worse in the long run.

2. Medications - Similar to rest, taking medications, such as anti-inflammatories or pain pills, might make sense for a short time following a knee injury.

However, the truth is that these medications only mask your pain and they don’t uncover or treat the actual ROOT CAUSE of your knee pain. This, over

time, makes your knee worse because again - they don’t fix the root cause of the problem, they only put a band-aide on it.

3. Braces - I have no problem with people wearing a brace from time to time - especially if you want a little support during a more active day. However, if you’re RELYING on a brace to stabilize your knee on a regular, daily basis, you’re missing something - big! Braces take over the actual job of muscles they help to stabilize your knee.

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A crowd protests Tri-County Health Department’s initial, mid-August requirement for mask wearing in schools on Aug. 30 at the Arapahoe County administration building in Littleton. A sign pictured read, “My kids my choice.” The protest took place before the health agency — which serves Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties — rescinded that order later that day and issued another school mask order for all individuals ages 2 and older.

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A crowd on Aug. 30 protests school mask requirements, pushing for Arapahoe County’s elected leaders to opt out of Tri-County Health’s mask order. The protest took place before the health agency removed the ability of counties to opt out of its PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD public health orders later that day.

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protested outside the Arapahoe County administration building on Aug. 30 ahead of a preliminary discussion by the county’s leaders on whether it should opt out of the earlier Tri-County order, a choice that was removed by the agency’s action later that day. Earlier, commissioners in both Douglas and Adams counties had voted to opt out of Tri-County’s school mask orders.

On Sept. 1, after Tri-County Health extended its school mask order and ended the opt-out option for counties, Douglas County’s commissioners signaled they would move to sever ties with the agency. At press time, the commissioners planned to take final action on that proposal on Sept. 7.

When asked in the Aug. 31 meeting whether Arapahoe County might form its own health department, Commissioner Nancy Jackson said: “All I can tell you is studies are under review.” She later mentioned a “study that is ongoing.”

An Arapahoe County spokesperson confirmed that Arapahoe and Adams counties had also been contemplating splitting away from Tri-County Health, driven by Douglas County’s intention to leave. Both counties have been part of the agency since it was launched in 1948.

Kids see different pandemic policy A meeting speaker from the Douglas County community of Castle Pines pointed out that she could go to Target, go to the mall and then to a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre all without wearing a mask, but her 4-year-old has to wear a mask to school, calling it “hypocrisy.”

Generally, COVID-19 thus far has not made children as sick as adults, but “we want to keep kids from transmitting COVID to their parents,” especially among high-risk family members, Douglas, the health chief, said previously.

Children haven’t been spared: Colorado has seen 18 COVID-associated deaths among ages 0 to 19, according

to a joint report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, using data available on Aug. 26.

Colorado has also seen 1,104 hospitalizations associated with COVID-19 among ages 0-19 as of that date, according to the report.

Children younger than 12 are not currently eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Garramone, from Jefferson County, said, “We are protected under the Constitution,” and called the mask mandate abuse.

“This is not about our health. This is about control, this is about obedience, this is about seeing who will comply and who will not, and the ones who are not are going to be infinitely punished,” Garramone said.

“This is child abuse,” Kaydee Van Deren, of Aurora, said before suggesting removal of the county from Tri-County Health.

Mental health concerns John Douglas, director of Tri-County Health, responded in the Aug. 30 board of health meeting to concerns among some parents that masks are making kids anxious or leading to other negative mental health outcomes.

“Really, there is no science (supporting) the concern about masks impacting mental health,” Douglas said.

Mental health concerns among young people are likely due to family life and routines being disrupted amid the pandemic, along with isolation and uncertainty, according to Douglas.

“Kids are stressed. Being back in school and having them connect with other kids and having whatever we can do to help that happen, whether it’s vaccines or masks,” is part of the solution, Douglas said.

The text of Tri-County Health’s initial mid-August mask order also addressed the topic of mental health.

It reads: “Children’s Hospital Colorado clarified that mask wearing has not been linked to mental health problems in children or any other group and did not contribute to their declared ‘state of emergency’ for pediatric mental health.”

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Arapahoe, Adams look at whether to exit Tri-County Health

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following news that Douglas County could form its own health department soon, Arapahoe County confirmed that Arapahoe and Adams counties have also been contemplating splitting away from Tri-County Health Department in its current form.

By October, commissioners in both Arapahoe and Adams counties will be provided with findings from a transition team to inform a decision on a new structure for public health services, according to a statement from Arapahoe County.

Both Arapahoe and Adams County have been a part of Tri-County Health since the agency was founded in 1948.

Consultants are examining the scenarios of a two-county health agency or creating single-county health departments, said Luc Hatlestad, spokesperson for Arapahoe County.

“We set this up in the spring (or) summer,” Hatlestad said, adding that the study was initiated once it became clear that Douglas wasn’t going to stick with Tri-County Health.

Douglas County’s consideration of leaving the agency -- which at press time was to come up for action on Sept. 7 -- came amid a rift with Tri-County Health over the agency’s pandemic safety policies and its decision not to let counties opt themselves out of its mandates.

But Douglas County commission-

MORE ON THE MASK DEBATE ONLINE Since this newspaper went to press, Colorado Community Media reporters have been following fast-moving developments in the ongoing debate over school COVID-safety mask-wearing policies and the Tri-County Health Department. For the latest news, visit ColoradoCommunityMedia.com. ers back in July 2020 announced they would eventually leave TriCounty Health, citing a wish for more local control over public health orders. That plan was put on hold under an agreement with Tri-County allowing counties to opt out of public-health orders. But the agency’s board voted on Aug. 30 to no longer allow opt-outs.

An Arapahoe County spokesperson emphasized that the county’s consideration of leaving Tri-County Health isn’t because of disagreement with the health agency.

“We began looking at other public health agency options after Douglas announced its intentions to leave Tri-County last year,” Hatlestad said. “We did not initiate this because of any dissatisfaction with Tri-County — we’ve actually worked extremely well with them since the beginning of the pandemic.”

Douglas County exiting the health agency would potentially create financial or budgetary problems for the other two counties, Hatlestad added.

Tri-County Health Department’s headquarters in Greenwood Village.

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Tri-County Health has been working with Adams and Arapahoe counties over the past several months to develop a transition plan, Hatlestad said earlier. Since the process began, Adams and Arapahoe started to include the possibility of singlecounty public health agencies in the process.

Meanwhile, Arapahoe County Attorney Ronald Carl, in a Sept.

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counterpart, Lance Ingalls, said Arapahoe County was considering possible legal action if Douglas County “chooses to proceed” with its withdrawal plans, citing the “suddenness of this planned action” and that state law requires a oneyear notification before a county can pull out of Tri-County. The letter was disclosed by Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas in a Sept. 5 email to constituents.

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non-urgent surgeries as the system faces the highest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since January, when cases neared 500.

At the start of September, UCHealth reported more than 260 hospitalizations due to confirmed or suspected COVID patients.

UCHealth has 12 hospitals.

In the Denver metro area, UCHealth has hospitals in Highlands Ranch, Aurora and Broomfield.

A statement provided by media relations manager Paula Freund said, “Highlands Ranch Hospital and other UCHealth hospitals are experiencing very high census rates and caring for near-record numbers of patients.

We are closely monitoring the capacity of our hospitals.

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health care need, we have been proactively postponing a small number of non-urgent and non-emergent surgeries and procedures that would have led to an admission to one of our hospitals, including Highlands Ranch Hospital,” Freund said.

“This is helping to open up beds as needed for patients with more urgent health care conditions.”

Centura Health has several hospitals in the region, including Castle Rock Adventist Hospital and Parker Adventist Hospital in Douglas County.

On Sept. 1, Kevin Massey, the organization’s communications field adviser, said, “Centura Health hospitals, like other hospital systems in Colorado and elsewhere, have seen an increase in COVID-19 patients over the summer as the delta variant has spread in our communities.

However, the number of patients with COVID-19 is still far lower than we saw in the winter. Although our hospitals are busy, all of our facilities have the capacity to care for everyone in our communities who need us.”

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For those still struggling under the pandemic economy, Arapahoe County’s rent assistance offerings are “still in full swing,” the county said in a news release.

The county put out the reminder amid “the recent news that only about 11% of federally approved COVID-19 rental assistance has been distributed to those who need it most — a number that’s even lower in Colorado,” according to the news release.

The county’s program provides shortterm help to struggling individuals and families. Because of COVID-19 shutdowns and job losses or shifts, paying rent has become a challenge for many during the pandemic, the release noted.

Funding for the program is limited, but as of Sept. 1, the county has distributed about 35% of its allocated amount since February. Arapahoe received a second round of federal funds in July, and officials are encouraging anyone who thinks they might qualify to check their eligibility by visiting the county’s rent assistance page at arapahoegov.com/rentassistance.

If you are applying due to a COVID19-related loss of income, you must provide proof of job loss and that you have applied for unemployment including the decision if you have received it.

Those who have a pandemic-related loss of income and whose income is less than 80% of the area median income, or AMI, may be eligible for this program.

Those with income less than 50% of AMI will be given first priority.

For example, a household of four at 50% of AMI makes less than $50,000 in annual gross income. Program staff members — including bilingual staffers — are available to walk applicants through the process.

Other eligibility requirements include the following: • Must be an Arapahoe County resident (City of Aurora residents must apply at auroragov.org/rentassist) • Must be legally present in the United States • Must meet income qualifications for the grant that will be providing assistance • Must provide proof of all who live in a household (for children: listed on the lease, school enrollment forms, etc.)

• Must provide proof of income for all adults in the household, as well as for any minors who may be receiving income.

This can include Supplemental Security Income (SSI), pay stubs, Social Security award letters, proof of child support and any other income • Must provide a copy of current signed lease • Must provide an eviction notice (if the applicant is being evicted for non-payment) • Must provide IDs for adults in the household (driver’s license or Colorado ID card) • Must provide landlord contact information To start the application process, call 303-738-7891 or send an email to housingassistance@arapahoegov.com for an application.

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Like other health officials in the region, Massey said unvaccinated cases are causing more concern.

“The vast majority of our COVID-19 inpatients are unvaccinated.

We continue to encourage all in our communities to get vaccinated against COVID-19,” he said. “The vaccines are safe and effective and are the best way to avoid becoming infected with COVID-19 and spreading it to others.”

In late August, Dr. Ben Usatch, emergency medicine physician and medical director of the UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Emergency Department, said the Douglas County hospital is gaining more patients every day and the difference between an unvaccinated and vaccinated case

is dramatic.

Usatch said unvaccinated patients are requiring more care, ventilators and are in more serious condition.

In cases where a vaccinated patient gets a breakthrough case of COVID, Usatch said, the symptoms are routinely mild and need little care.

Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, operated by the HealthOne hospital system, has also seen an increase in COVID patients due to the delta variant.

In a Sept. 2 statement, Linda Watson, the hospital vice president of marketing and public affairs, said, “Like other hospitals, Sky Ridge Medical Center has seen a marked increase in COVID-19 patients in the past few weeks. This increase includes patients on our medical floor as well as those requiring ICU care. Our COVID-19 patient admissions have

tripled in the past 30 days. About a third of COVID patients admitted currently require ICU care, and approximately half of those COVID-19 patients in the ICU require ventilation.”

Watson said Sky Ridge is there for the entire community and has the capacity to continue treating patients.

“On a regular basis, there is a frequent flow of patients admitted and discharged,” she said. “We continually monitor our census and assess resources and support to help meet the needs of our community including those nonCOVID-19 patients who require our care.”

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Can Colorado GOP’s base get past 2020 to win in 2022?

Unfounded claims of a stolen election test party’s game plan

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Kristi Burton Brown, chairwoman of the Colorado GOP, appeared at a gathering of Republicans in Jefferson County this summer where she talked about how the party can attract unaffiliated voters and finally win again in 2022.

Candidates need to look forward and talk about keeping taxes low and school choice, she said. “We have to become the party of ideas.”

But when Burton Brown opened the hotel-conference-room gathering up for questions, the crowd didn’t want to discuss her talking points. They jerked the focus back to the past.

“The biggest issue for me is voter cheating and this whole national election, as we all know, was a set up,” a man said.

“Has there been any talk of a forensic audit anywhere in this state?” a woman asked next.

“If the Arizona audit shows the Dominion (Voting System) machines to be unreliable — and we use those machines — what’s our game plan?” another man wanted to know, referencing a Republicanled recount in the Phoenix area.

As Colorado Republicans look to

2022 with hopes of bouncing back from two election cycles of defeat, their game plan for how to move forward is clashing with an attachment among the party’s base to unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. It’s not clear if the two pursuits can successfully coexist.

“The election-fraud claim does pose a special challenge, because the base is especially riled up about it and swing voters are especially turned off by it,” said Daniel Cole, who leads the Republican campaign operations for state House and Senate Republicans.

The same debate is playing out in other states, including Arizona, where a Republican audit of 2020 ballots in Maricopa County is dragging on. Trump, who continues to question his loss last year, fell short in the state by more than 10,000 votes. A previous recount of Maricopa County’s ballots found no problems.

A push from some in the Colorado GOP to cancel the 2022 primaries to cut unaffiliated voters out of the process and allow party insiders to select the GOP nominees is an extension of the baseless voter fraud anxiety. Unaffiliated voters have been able to vote in partisan primaries in Colorado since the 2016 passage of Proposition 108.

For instance, state Rep. Ron Hanks, a Fremont County Republican who has been one of the loudest voices in Colorado when it comes to questioning the 2020 presi-

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dential election results, said opting out of the state-run primary is a step toward election integrity.

Randy Corporon, a Republican national committeeman and conservative talk radio host, has been advocating on his KNUS show for the primaries to be canceled for the same reason.

“The Republican Party can take … power away from Jena Griswold and the state by reclaiming their own primary,” he told listeners recently, referring to the Democratic

secretary of state, who is Colorado’s top election official.

Priscilla Rahn, vice chair of the Colorado GOP, recently said she supports canceling the 2022 primary, calling into question Griswold’s ability to fairly oversee the contest.

“Ask yourself this: “Do you trust her to administer an honest election and not interfere against Republicans?” Rahn wrote in an Aug. 21 letter.

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VOICES The elegant solution: thinking before speaking T here is a time and place for pithy remarks, sarcasm, and even bad jokes. OK, well maybe there is never a good time for bad jokes, but pithy remarks and sarcasm, absolutely.

The world has been dealing us some very serious situations. There are many among us who deal with serious situations through humor.

Whether we are trying to mask our own fears or concerns, and/or we are trying to lighten a mood for others around us, the smart play is to read the room first. Many a poorly timed great joke or spontaneous one-liner has been met with incredulity and awkward silence.

Many of us have found ourselves apologizing once we realized the impact that our comment or joke had on those around us. Having been that person who carelessly and thoughtlessly made a bad choice of words, and did so more than once, I know firsthand what it feels like to wish I could immediately take back what I had said.

Now I am not referring to political correctness where some of us get easily offended by the slightest offhanded remark or jab. I will reserve

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that for another column. What I am referring to here is having situational awareness and sensitivity to what is going on around us at any given moment.

In our haste we may think that is inMichael Norton something credibly funny, or harmless when it first pops into our head, not pausing to try and appreciate how it will be received by others. Even when we have the very best of intentions, poor timing coupled with even worse content could end up as a complete misfire.

You may feel like this is common sense. Maybe it is, let’s also remember that common sense isn’t always common practice. Again, learning this the hard way, I have taught myself to apply the 30-second rule.

Instead of focusing on being quick with a joke or punch line, I hesitate to make sure that what I am about to say wouldn’t be insulting or hurtful to those around me.

By the way, there is a difference between being offended and being insulted or hurt. If we were to worry about offending others each time we spoke, well we just might not speak at all anymore. We could all use a little adjustment to our offended meter, recognizing that all our differences and differences of opinion are what keep things fun and interesting. Just imagine if we all thought the same, looked the same, acted the same in every situation, how boring would that be?

Insulting or hurting others through our words is something completely different. It’s one thing if our poorly timed attempt at humor, lightening the mood, or trying to comfort someone else is done with the very best of intentions and falls flat. When that is the case, we can fix it by practicing the 30-second rule, pausing before we speak. However, when we know that what we are about to say could potentially be a mic drop moment for all the wrong reasons, that is when it becomes a problem.

Situational awareness coupled with proper etiquette is always seen as an elegant solution. I

think we still live in a country that honors free speech. Although our speech may be, it is incumbent upon as humans that coexist with one another to think before we speak, especially in moments where we have a knee-jerk reaction to shoot from the hip. And to increase our chances of providing an elegant solution and speaking the right words at the right time, maybe we can build or rebuild our own go-to word bank filled with words such as kindness, gentleness, grace, compassion, comfort, love and forgiveness.

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Have you ever uttered words at the wrong moment that you wish you could take back? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we can remember to pause and think before we speak, it really will be a better than good year.

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A Colorado mom-and-pop business inches closer to red ink

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he new priorities of the United States Postal Service will be the end of our momand-pop business.

Last summer, packages that our business shipped via USPS began to go missing or took months to reach their destination. Over the last year, we have spent a massive amount of time and expense tracking down packages, sending out replacements, filing claims forms online or by phone, and communicating with frustrated customers. Boxes being shipped internationally are even worse, as they sometimes disappear into limbo for up to half a year, assuming they turn up at all.

My parents own and operate a small business called Sopris Unlimited. Calling it a small business is a misnomer; it is literally a momand-pop operation. In 1982, my dad designed one of the first frame pack saddles for llamas and, three years later, he and my mom launched the family business.

Our line of llama pack equipment is used by customers throughout the United States and across the world, from Norway to Australia, from

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We are not, nor have we ever been, a brick-and-mortar store; we started out with mail-order Alexa Metrick print catalogs, covers emblazoned with candid photos of my brother and me out on the trail with llamas. We now receive the majority of our orders through our website. But if you call our 800 number, my dad answers the phone, answers your questions, and takes down your order the old-fashioned way, with pen and paper.

As you might imagine, the customer base for llama pack saddles is not large, and we are one of only a half-dozen sources for this type of equipment. Eleven years ago, we expanded our line to include gear for all of the smaller pack animals (including alpacas, goats, sheep, reindeer, yaks, and donkeys), but

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that still puts our annual receipts at $41,450,000 less than that of the average firm in our mail-order industry as designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

And although the SBA doesn’t have a standard number of employees listed for the industry, I’d imagine we’re on the low end; over the decades, various members of one Old Order Amish family in Iowa have manufactured our product line by hand.

This business has been a daily presence in my parents’ lives for nearly 40 years. So it seems just a bit ironic that, of all the volatile market forces that have threatened it over those decades, our demise might come about because of poor management of the government agency that has consistently been ranked as America’s favorite by Gallup.

The USPS is a vital service to rural America. Unlike our national postal service, private corporations such as United Parcel Service and FedEx are not federally mandated to deliver all mail to every address, no matter how remote, nor to do so for the same price as a delivery to an ad-

dress in an urban distribution hub.

The accessibility and affordability of the USPS is especially relevant to our business, as our employees and our customers are overwhelmingly rural.

The future of the United States Postal Service has been under threats of privatization before Louis DeJoy was appointed Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, but the last year with him at the helm might be what finally does our family business in.

Longer delivery times, higher prices, reduced hours, and closed stations are bad enough, but the number of packages we’ve had go missing over the last year has been devastating to our bottom line.

DeJoy intends to make package delivery the main product of the USPS over the next 10 years, and yet it is that very service that has failed our business, over and over again, during the last year and a half. We are inching nearer and nearer to the red because of mistakes made by the USPS; mistakes that rarely, if ever

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Special Olympics Colorado hosts plane pull fundraiser Fundraiser benefits athletes with intellectual disabilities

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Teams of 15 took turns pulling a 65,000-pound Gulfstream jet down the tarmac at Jefferson County’s Rocky Mountain Metro Airport on Aug. 28 as part of Special Olympics Colorado’s annual plane pull fundraiser.

More than 1,000 participants tried their hand at pulling the jet, vying for trophies in categories such as fastest time, most money raised and best team costume.

Teams were asked to fundraise a minimum of $1,000 for Special Olympics Colorado, an organization that serves nearly 18,000 athletes rwith intellectual disabilities across the state. The event also featured food, a beer garden, vendors and giveaways.

Special Olympics Colorado Chief Executive Officer Megan Scremin said the plane pull is one of the organization’s most popular events.

“The Plane Pull continues to be a favorite among our supporters and athletes alike,” said Scremin. “Our community showed an incredible level of support during the 2020 event, and we can’t wait to return

A team of 15 works hard to pull the plane down the tarmac at Special Olympics Colorado’s Plane Pull fundraiser.

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for another outstanding day!”

Another plane pull will be held in Colorado Springs on Sept. 18.

More information can be found at specialolympicsco.org.

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A team poses in front of the plane after successfully pulling it 15 feet down the tarmac.

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happened before 2020.

When DeJoy’s new 10-year-plan, with its focus on cost-cutting at the expense of delivery performance, forces my parents to close down their business, I’m sure Wall Street won’t notice. No economic indicators will be affected and there won’t be a flood of unemployed workers looking for new jobs.

But anyone who ships their products directly to their customers, from artists to inventors to

llama pack saddle manufacturers, are being adversely affected. It will be that much harder for those of us who exist in niches to make a living at them.

Alexa Metrick, of Golden, is a corporate librarian who does occasional contract work for the family business.

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A firefighter’s mission to remember 9/11 comrades

Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb pays tribute, raises funds

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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n Saturday, Sept. 11, Americans will pay tribute to those lost in the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history as they reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Like country star Alan Jackson’s song, “Where Were you When the World Stopped Turning,” many Americans to this day can remember exactly what they were doing when they heard the news that the World Trade Center had been hit by an airliner hijacked by terrorists.

Americans still remember the fear, anger and sadness.

In Castle Rock, local firefighter Oren Bersagel-Briese said he had the day off and his pager sounded.

He ignored it, and a few minutes later, his pager, home phone and cell phone began going off. All firefighters were called in to Castle Rock Fire to be on hand.

At the time, Bersagel-Briese said his father, who worked with the International Organization of Firefighters, was visiting. Doing what they could, Bersagel-Briese said all the firefighters came together to help his dad organize how to handle the tragedy on a national level.

Bersagel-Briese, a fourth-generation firefighter, said after 9/11, he always felt a sense of duty to pay tribute and support for the firefighters and police officers lost that day.

In 2004, his efforts started on a small level with a handful of firefighters from Denver and Castle Rock getting together to stay fit and talk while climbing stairs.

As the tradition continued each month, in 2005 one of the firefighters brought up the idea of climbing specifically on Sept. 11. That year, five firefighters climbed 110 flights of stairs, representing the 110-story

Memorials allow personal reflection, in-person ceremonies planned

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Whether attending a special remembrance ceremony, or taking a personal moment alone, there are several ways to pay respects on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

For example, Castle Rock Com-

Firefighters in 2015 climb 110 flights of stairs, commemorating the 110-story World Trade Center towers where firefighters climbed PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY TONGE stairs to save lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

World Trade Center towers, where firefighters climbed on 9/11 to save lives before the towers collapsed.

Besides a remembrance for lost comrades, Bersagel-Briese said, the annual event provides an opportunity to run a fitness exercise, raising the level of awareness for one of the highest firefighter priorities — physical fitness. More than half of the line-of-duty deaths among firefighters are heart-related incidents, he said.

Bersagel-Briese said in 2006, the group had 12 firefighters show up for what came to be known as the Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.

That year, Bersagel-Briese said, the participants realized they were on to something that could become a bigger event.

In 2007, the Denver 9/11 Memorial Climb grew to 250 participants from all over the U.S. In 2008, the number or participants was capped

munity Relations Manager Melissa Hoelting said the Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department has several options for residents to choose from.

To take part in personal reflection, Hoelting said residents can stop by two 9/11 memorials in town. The two memorials are located at Station 151, 300 Perry St., and the Public Safety Training Center, at 303 Malibu St. These are always open to the public, Hoelting said.

Thanks to the work of local firefighter Oren Bersagel-Briese, the memorial at the Public Safety

at 343, which Bersagel-Briese said represents the number of firefighters who died on 9/11.

Each year, every firefighter scaling the stairs at a high-rise building in downtown Denver is given a tag with the name and information of a fallen firefighter from 9/11.

“We encourage the firefighters to then call the family of the firefighter they are running for,” BersagelBriese said. “They call and let them know they have not been forgotten.”

Now, in its 16th year, the annual stair climb has gained national attention as departments all over the U.S. have started hosting similar events. In a normal year, BersagelBriese said, there are more than 16,000 firefighters paying tribute to lost comrades on 9/11.

Bersagel-Briese said the Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is only for firefighters. For the general

Training Center was officially put in place in 2021 after six years of work.

The steel-box column recovered from Ground Zero that is now on display weighs 350 pounds and took years to be built into a proper memorial. After the memorial was completed, Bersagel-Briese, a Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department division chief at the training center, said, having a piece of Ground Zero in Castle Rock is an honor.

Bersagel-Briese said he chose the training center for the new memorial because it is a place

public to pay tribute, a public stair climb event is hosted at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre each year.

The Red Rocks Stair Climb, 911stairclimb.com, is limited to 1,200 participants this year.

From the start, Bersagel-Briese said, the annual climb has always been about paying respects to the fallen comrades of 9/11. It was not about money, he said.

However, as the event grew bigger and gained more national attention, the annual event started generating funds. Proceeds go to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which provides funding to help firefighters who survived 9/11 but are now being diagnosed with cancer and other illnesses directly related to the attacks.

Over the years, Bersagel-Briese said, more than $7 million has been contributed to helping New York firefighters and their families.

where both firefighters and Castle Rock police officers come to train, noting that on 9/11 both police and firefighters ran to the World Trade Center together to save lives.

Hoelting said the public is also welcome to attend an in-person remembrance ceremony in conjunction with the Veterans Memorial Run. The ceremony will begin as soon as all of the runners have completed the run, which is slated to be between 2 and 3 p.m. This ceremony will be held at Station 152, 485 Crystal Valley Parkway.

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urtis Center for the Arts, at 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village (just west of University Boulevard) is a beautifully restored red brick SONYA’S schoolhouseSAMPLER turned-gallery that every art lover should know.

Through Oct. 30, it hosts the Watercolor Society of Colorado’s “Exploration in Watermedia,” which promises Sonya Ellingboe to tell stories in many ways. Juror for this exhibit is Karen Roehl, who lives and works in Denver and teaches at Art Students League of Denver. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 303-797-1779, greenwoodvillage.com/1247/Curtis-Centerfor-the-Arts. Admission free.

Children’s theater Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington St., Golden, presents “Rumplestiltskin” at 11 a.m., and

1 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 18, with Damon Guerrasio as the grumpy, magical old guy. In person. 303935-3044, MinersAlley.com for tickets. Also: “Before You Go” for big people, written and directed by John Ashton, through Sept. 19 (see above for tickets). Masks and vaccinations required.

Reminder The 32nd Annual Denver Art Museum Friendship Pow Wow will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Denver Indian Center, 4407 Morrison Road, with an American Indian Cultural Celebration that celebrates diverse indigenous communities across Denver and the Front Range. Food by Tocabe, portion of proceeds support the Denver Indian Center. Dance competitions, artists, vendor booths.

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Genealogists New location, open meeting, new members welcome — the Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society will hold a meeting at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church,

‘4D Design’ on display at college gallery

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Usually the Jantzen Gallery, in Arapahoe Community College’s Art and Design Center at the corner of Alamo and Prince in Littleton, is filled with student artwork.

Just through Sept. 12, it offers “4D Design: Time-Based Media Exhibition,” with works by area design professionals, who were invited by gallery curator/ACC Instructor Katie Caron.

4D works move, sparkle, make noise, have soundtracks — and immediately engage a visitor to look and listen as one walks through the gallery. This is an art exhibit aimed toward the future as the college expands its well-recognized art curriculum.

“DD4D Design” is described: “This exhibition explores the artistic possibilities of time and movement in art and design. Invited artists from the Denver art scene will exhibit 4D design based work

from analog and digital art forms, ranging from video, animation to kinetics, sculpture, performance and installation.”

Artists include: Drew Austin, Angela Faris Belt (ACC art faculty), Tom DeMoulin (ACC art faculty), Lares Feliciano, Tobias Fike, Annette Isham, Bryan Leister, John McEnroe, Kelly Monico, Colin Parson, Dave Seiler and Juanneen Young.

Exhibits include motion, sound, lights, film clips and more within each distinctive example. One must contantly ask oneself: “How did she/he do that???”

A viewer accustomed to galleries of traditional wall and pedestal art must adjust the personal receptive equipment and expectations — or perhaps open them up more widely ...

Caron said the show is tied to a 4D class, which will be required in another year for design students.

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Bemis Library “1000 Books before Kindergarten” is a new program offered for kids birth through beginning kindergartners through Bemis Library. Participants will receive a check-off log and a series of prizes as they progress through a 1000-book goal! Get a log at the Children’s Desk at Bemis and begin. (This writer, who advocates reading poetry to that bulge in the tummy, is delighted at this program!) 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, 303-795-3961, littletongov.org/ city-services/city-departments/ bemis-library.

Littleton Museum “Print Renaissance; Mid-century Masters of American Printmaking” will be presented at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 16 in the newly updated gallery.

See littletongov.org/museum for current hours. 303-795-3950. Admission free. And ... the Littleton Harvest Festival is planned for Oct. 9, where pumpkins and pumpkins will be available for sale — bring that little red wagon!

Curious Theatre Curious Theatre’s “The Lifespan of a Fact” runs Sept. 18 to Oct. 16 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, directed by Christy Montour-Larson as live theatre resumes. 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled.

Check with organizers before you go.

‘Hansel and Gretel’ — more than a year later

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

April 2020 was the original date planned for Littleton Youth Ballet’s production of the classic fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel.” The theatre was rented, backdrops were ordered, costumes were ready and more than 80 young dancers had been rehearsing for months when COVID closed everything down.

The company quickly converted to Zoom and continued to hold classes and rehearsals. Performances were attempted in an outdoor theater, but it was cold and windy and they couldn’t use the backdrop and curtain.

Choreography is a challenge when one doesn’t have everyone in the same room!

They kept dancing and finally,

things began to open up again — although masks are required for dancers and audience.

So, here we are a year-plus later — and the warm, dry, really lovely Newman Center at the University of Denver will allow for curtain, full sets, costumes and a beautiful real theater for the dancers at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sept. 12.

Enjoy Hansel and Gretel’s journey as they get lost in the woods, meet the wicked witch — and encounter dancing gumdrops, jolly gingerbread men and mischievous bakers, as they make their way back home again.

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Kaden Lebsack, of Castle Rock, is headed to Stage 2 in the America Ninja Warrior finale on Sept. 13.

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At age 15, Kaden Lebsack is one of the youngest competitors to make it far in the show’s competition.

Teen gets closer to prize on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Castle Rock’s Kaden Lebsack teen blazes through obstacles in Las Vegas.

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With a time limit of 2:45 to get through the “American Ninja Warrior” finals obstacle course, Castle

Rock’s Kaden Lebsack took it all in stride in the nationally televised show on Aug. 30.

After getting through the Stage One finals in Las Vegas, Lebsack is now headed to the next round in his quest for a possible $1 million grand prize.

Season 13’s Stage One included new challenging obstacles, as well as the added element of Split Decision. It’s a tricky moment where Ninjas have to chase down a moving ring or take a much slower obstacle.

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In zooming through the Stage One course, Lebsack finished in 2:13.95, clocking the second-best time of the night.

Proud mom Brandi Lebsack said it was exciting to see her son shooting through the course.

Lebsack is one of 18 teenagers allowed to compete on the show this year. In the past, teenagers were not allowed to compete on the main

stage. Lebsack, 15, has proven that youth and inexperience are secondary to hard work. Lebsack is one of three teenagers to move on to Stage Two, which will air on NBC on Sept.

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Lebsack started training for the national stage when he was 10. Last year, Lebsack advanced to the semifinals of the “American Ninja Warrior” junior competition.

This year, in preparing for the national competition, Lebsack said just getting the opportunity to compete is a dream come true.

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BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN

The late former Gov. Dick Lamm was a man of vision and prescience, a complex character in the state’s political history who was never afraid to follow his convictions and take on controversial issues, his family and fellow Colorado politicians remembered Aug. 31.

Current Colorado Gov. Jared Polis praised Lamm Lamm’s life of service, not just to the state as both a lawmaker and governor, but also in the U.S. Army to his nation, as a lawyer to his clients and as a teacher to his students.

“Whether or not you agreed or disagreed with Dick, nobody can deny he lived a full life and one that was truly dedicated to serving others,” Polis said in opening remarks at a Denver memorial service that drew hundreds, including

prominent Colorado politicians such as Democratic U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet.

Lamm, a Democrat, died July 29, less than a week short of what would have been his 86th birthday.

Speakers praised Lamm for his passion for policy, particularly as an advocate for the environment and for opening the door to the liberalization of abortion laws.

Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, who served in Lamm’s cabinet, described his friend and former colleague as a “member of the greatest generation of political leadership in Colorado,” contemporaries with Democratic former U.S. Sens. Gary Hart and Tim Wirth, as well as Democratic U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder.

“Dick was truly Colorado,” Webb said. “Independent, tough, strong, complicated, unpredictable, kindhearted.”

Lamm was no stranger to controversy during his time in office, and afterward.

Lamm was a state legislator in 1972 when he famously led a movement that spurred voters to reject funding for the 1976 Winter Olympics.

That remains the only time a host city has rejected the Olympics after they were

awarded.

He also generated controversy for remarks he made in 2006 that suggested Latinos and Blacks lacked the drive and ambition of Asians and Jews.

Speakers remembered Lamm for his ability to foresee problems like climate change and urban growth, with Polis calling him “prescient.”

Lamm was also described as a man ahead of his time on hot-button topics. Speakers noted he was on the vanguard on environmental issues and pushed the country’s first law liberalizing abortion regulations, six years before the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on abortion rights in Roe v. Wade.

“Patients from across the country benefit from Dick Lamm’s belief in, and advocacy for, bodily autonomy and the right to make our own healthcare decisions,” said Vicki Cowart, CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains.

Cowart said Lamm “took the position he believed was right no matter what.”

Lamm’s daughter, Heather Lamm, recounted her father’s love for reading and intellectual discussion, guessing that he “probably

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Dottie Lamm speaks in remembrance of her husband, former Colorado Governor Richard “Dick” Lamm, on Aug. 31 at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver. PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN

ascended to the pearly gates only to inquire of St. Peter what he had been reading over the summer.”

His wife, Dottie Lamm, told the story of their love for each other, starting from how they first met and their first date to the time they spent “cocooning during the lockdown,” giving them a chance to look back on their lives and express their love for each other.

The couple shared a deep affection for Colorado, which Lamm governed for 12 years from 1975 to 1987.

“Our marriage was rooted in Colorado soil,” she said.

“We fell in love with the state before we fell in love with each other.”

The memorial service, held at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, was punctuated

with musical performances by local musicians Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors. The service concluded with a rendition of John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High.

In her final comments, Dottie Lamm bid her husband a final farewell: “Goodbye, love of my life. We had a really good run. Now pass your torch, release your spirit, raise your wings and fly over the Rockies.”

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3 measures qualify for Colo.’s statewide ballot Voters will decide questions on taxes, legislative money control

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Colorado voters will decide whether the legislature should have more control over how money from legal settlements and the federal government is spent after a third and final measure qualified to be on the statewide ballot in November.

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7 to 18, who are learning one of the longtime great performance skills as they work with fine music and strong instruction.

Co-director Allison Jaramillo grew up dancing in Littleton and returned to share her skills with her students at the Littleton Boulevard studio, which is happily open again.

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Colorado Secretary of State’s Office by proponents of Initiative 19 were deemed sufficient Aug. 31.

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are so happy to be dancing together again. Many of her advanced students have won awards and been accepted into nationally recognized ballet schools across the nation.

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Jan. 1 and increasing to 5% by Jan. 1, 2024, at which point it is projected to generate about $138 million a year. That’s in addition to the existing 15% state sales tax on recreational marijuana. The money generated by the increased taxes would go toward bolstering out-of-school learning.

Initiatives 19 and 27 are being pushed by Colorado Rising Action, a conservative fiscal group.

Initiative 25 has bipartisan support, though the marijuana industry and the state’s largest teachers union have expressed concern about the measure.

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She said the college has been supportive and there is interest with students.

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Caron said. (She has a background in theatre, teaches installation art and will teach performance art in the future.)

The collection of works includes “Succumb,” by Drew Austin, created with laser-cut mylar, aluminum, foil tape and more. “Signals” includes “domestic objects, mylar, RedGard, glass, hardware, enamel and natural materials.”

“We are super-lucky to have this space for teaching,” Caron said.

She added that students helped install the exhibit, which provided a learning

experience of another sort — a skill many artists will need in the future.

Caron, who studied at the well-recognized Cranbrook Academy in Detroit, teaches and is curator for this gallery, named for original art department director Herm Jantzen.

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Unaffiliated voters made up 43% of registered voters in Colorado at the end of July, compared to Republicans at 26% and Democrats at 29%.

“They keep talking about how these unaffiliated voters are going to defile our process because they are going to be nominating a bunch of moderates and liberals,” Wadhams said. “I read that kind of stuff, I listen to it, and I’m thinking: ‘Any Republican candidate for statewide office who doesn’t think about the unaffiliated voters during their primary isn’t serious.’”

Wadhams said it would be disastrous for Republicans if questioning the 2020 presidential election results becomes a litmus test for primary candidates.

Burton Brown, who hasn’t taken a public stance on the question of whether to cancel next year’s GOP primaries, appears to agree, urging Republicans to move on from last year.

“The more we talk about the past, the more we talk about what happened instead of what we are going

September 9, 2021 to do in 2022, the more our candidates are put at a disadvantage,” she said at the Jefferson County Republican event, “because we are focusing on something we cannot control.”

Still, she said, questions about election integrity are posed “all around the state.”

The Colorado GOP is encouraging people who are concerned about the state’s voting processes to “get involved” and “get your eyes in the room” by becoming poll watchers and election judges. But she said there has been no proof of mass fraud in Colorado and that the only sure way for Republicans to lose in 2022 is for the party’s voters not to show up on Election Day because they think their vote won’t count.

Election security was not explicitly on the list when Burton Brown and other top Republicans earlier this month rolled out a 10-point “Commitment to Colorado” aimed at attracting unaffiliated voters and serving as the party’s 2022 platform.

State Rep. Dave Williams, a Colorado Springs Republican, thinks the GOP shouldn’t shy away from election integrity issues and that it needs to push for policy reforms.

“It does no one any good to stay out of the fight or not engage,” said Williams, who favors canceling the 2022 primaries. “We need to be able to secure our elections but also prepare for 2022 with the fundamentals — find and recruit candidates, set them up. We can’t ignore one or the other.”

He thinks both can be addressed simultaneously — and he also thinks that unaffiliated voters care about election integrity.

Even if there are Republicans who want to move on, 2020 continues to dominate the spotlight.

Most recently, that’s because of Tina Peters, the GOP clerk and recorder in Mesa County who is under criminal investigation after election system passwords and a copy of a voting equipment hard drive were allegedly taken from her office and then leaked online.

Peters’ case has generated headlines in Colorado for weeks. She has cast doubt on the 2020 presidential election results, allying herself with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump supporter who has peddled conspiracy theories about last year’s contest.

Seth Masket, who leads the Center for American Politics at the University of Denver, suspects that election integrity questions will persist.

“If you make that (stolen election) argument, it’s pretty hard to pivot away from,” he said. “It’s kind of a difficult place that Republicans have painted themselves into.”

Ryan Winger, a pollster with Louisville-based Magellan Strategies, thinks the divided focus among Republicans is “symptomatic of a larger problem.”

“Many in the GOP fail to understand unaffiliated voters and consequently fail to grasp why they lose elections,” he said. “Sure, making election integrity a major focus will likely scare off unaffiliated voters who didn’t vote for Trump and who the GOP needs to win over, but in a world where there is no dispute about the 2020 result, unaffiliated voters still aren’t flocking to Republican candidates.”

Others, like state Rep. Colin

Larson, a Ken Caryl Republican who is eyeing a 2022 congressional bid, doesn’t see election integrity as being the main focus of GOP voters.

He’s bullish on his party’s chances next year.

“It’s not something I’m inundated with,” he said about election security questions. “The vast majority of people in my district are talking to me about school issues right now.

And then after that it’s crime.”

Cole, the strategist leading election efforts for Colorado’s legislative Republicans, thinks that even if there is an election integrity focus among the GOP base “it poses a … familiar challenge.”

“How to appeal first to the base in the primary election and then to swing voters in the general election?” he said. “This is an issue every cycle on both sides of the aisle. And there are always voices who think Republicans can’t hold the base and the middle together.

In 2016, Jeb Bush said: ‘You have to lose the primary to win the general.’ But it turned out he was wrong.”

The Colorado GOP’s central committee will decide whether to cancel the party’s 2022 primaries on Sept.

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Colorado Sun staff writer Daniel Ducassi contributed to this report.

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Arapahoe players hoist the Milks Jug towards the team’s fans in celebration of their 42-0 victory over Heritage on Sept. 3 at LPS Stadium.

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Milk Jug game returns with lopsided win by Centennial’s Arapahoe Like the Stanley Cup, there is only one Brookridge Trophy

BY PAUL DISALVO SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

A lot of things have changed since the fall of 1972. But, in south metro area prep football, there has been at least one constant: The Brookridge Trophy, aka “The Milk Jug.” To start at the beginning, you have to go back even farther in time when the owners of the Brookridge Dairy donated land that would become Littleton Public Schools Stadium.

To honor that donation, and to whip up a little more the rivalry between two then-young schools, coaches at Heritage and Arapahoe high schools came up with an annual matchup and a prize to covet.

Like the Stanley Cup, there is only one Brookridge Trophy, and it passes to the winner of the crossLittleton Public Schools contest each year.

A small plaque gets added each year with date and score. If Centennial-based Arapahoe wins, it’s a black plaque. For a win by Littletonbased Heritage win, a red one.

COVID-19 canceled the 2020 matchup, so Arapahoe, the 2019 winner, has enjoyed an extra year of ownership.

This year, the Sept. 3 game was sold out. Home-field status alternates each year, and Arapahoe got that advantage in the form of a higher percentage of alloted tickets.

Arapahoe fed on that advantage and needed little time to get a decent lead on the scoreboard. But even with a lopsided 42-0 final score,

Arapahoe team captain Jackson Adams (8) raises the Brookridge Trophy toward his team’s fans to signal they keep possession of the coveted prize for another year on Sept. 3 at LPS Stadium.

the game never suffered a lack of intensity.

Being in different classifications, these teams will never see a playoff game together, but you wouldn’t know that from the player and fan enthusiasm levels.

The Brookridge Trophy or the Milk Jug as it’s sometimes called sits on its table at the 50-yard line waiting to see whether Arapahoe or Heritage will get to keep it for the next year.

When the end-of-game handshakes concluded, Arapahoe Captain Jackson Adams was first at the display table to take possession of the night’s prized piece of hardware.

After first raising the Brookridge Trophy for all to see at mid-field,

he made a beeline for the Arapahoe student section where his team had gathered to welcome the Milk Jug back to Arapahoe for another year.

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BY SHANNA MAXCY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Littleton Museum is in the early stages of developing a new exhibit that will focus on Colorado’s firsts, famous Coloradans and fun facts.

The Colorado exhibit concept spawned from a list of artifacts created by Jenny Hankinson, Curator of Collections at the museum.

“The idea was to tell the story of Colorado through our unusual, fun and engaging objects, and to borrow other objects from local museums,” Hankinson said. “For the exhibits we create in-house, we try to use as many of our artifacts as possible.

Selecting and curating the unique objects into a cohesive narrative is one way of developing an exhibit.”

To help make the exhibit appeal to a wide variety of Coloradans, the museum is conducting a survey.

“While we are in our early stages of planning, the input we receive helps us to shape our themes and the stories we tell,” said Ryan Badger, curator of education and interpretation. “We are one of many Colorado museums and certainly not the first to put together an exhibition that highlights the state and its history.

Finding a niche that is dear to the hearts of Littleton residents enables

us to put a different bent on our specific exhibition; this will guide our research and programming and hopefully end in an exhibition that resonates not only with locals, but people throughout the state and beyond.”

The exhibit is scheduled to open in June 2023 and run through 2024. And though it is very early in the development process, Moira Casey, curator of exhibits for the Littleton Museum, said that gathering community input is an important step before the curation team begins diving into the research.

The survey opened in the beginning of August and will stay open through the beginning of October.

Casey said not only is the survey a great opportunity to get input on the front end, but it also makes the community a resource, sharing information the curation team might not know about.

There will also be a drawing when the survey closes and responders will have the opportunity to win a gift basket from the museum store, which is reopening after being closed for COVID-19 precautions.

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Big redevelopment plans for Denver’s Sports Castle

BY REBECCA SPIESS DENVERITE

The historic Sports Castle building, along with a parking lot and another property directly to the north, have been sold by family owners Gart Properties nd are headed for serious development … eventually.

The Sports Castle and parking lot were bought Aug. 25 by Hyder Construction Inc., while a nearby Gart-owned warehouse was scooped up by Cypress Real Estate Advisors.

Despite sitting (mostly) empty since 2016, the former Chrysler showroom and sports retailer is an iconic landmark along Broadway in the just-barely-Capitol Hill part of the Golden Triangle district, which was recently rezoned to get a lot taller and a lot denser. In 2017, its eye-catching style even made it a contender as Denver’s next Meow Wolf venue.

The original stained-glass

windows and masonry facade have been the focal points of preservation.

“Our goal is to take this special building and restore it to make the Sports Castle a gem in this wonderful neighborhood,” Tom McLagan, the executive chairman at Hyder, wrote in a statement. McLagan said he hopes to get the property placed on the National Register of Historic Places after renovation.

McLagan plans to create ground-floor retail and upper-story office spaces to the Sports Castle. There might also be a top-floor event space and rooftop deck, according to city records.

Redevelopment of the inside of the building likely won’t happen until 2023, but McLagan has hired a California-based firm to bring exhibits, performances and concerts to the venue in the meantime.

The space has already been leased for certain events (including one cryp-

tocurrency convention) and sometimes hosts the pop-up Spirit Halloween venues.

But the new plans are only part of the changes coming to the South Broadway block. Just north of the Sports Castle, Cypress Real Estate Advisors bought the other Gart-owned property for $11.5 million.

That project is anticipated to provide 15 above-grade levels of a mixed-use development and around 284 apartment units.

According to the Denver Business Journal, certificates of landmark demolition eligibility were granted in March 2021, effectively clearing the way for demolition within the next five years.

After Jerry Gart bought the property in 1971, the building was transformed into a ski and sports retailer.

Besides boasting an indoor ski ramp and rooftop tennis courts, the Gart Sports store brought chaos to the block every Labor Day with its

The empty Sports Castle building at 1000 Broadway in Denver.

PHOTO BY ADRIAN D. GARCIA/DENVERITE

“Sniagrab” ski sale, sometimes called the largest ski sale in the world.

The sale, which was “bargains” backwards, was a tradition Jerry Gart started in 1954 at another storefront in LoDo and brought over to Sports Castle when Gart Sports opened.

“They would convert the parking lot, which is adjacent to the Sports Castle into this huge discount ski sale and there was all kinds of skis and boots and poles and gloves and hats and goggles, you know, just everything,” CPR News health reporter

John Daley recalled.

Fun fact: Daley used to cruise around the building in a golf cart, professionally.

He worked at Gart Sports in high school, shuttling customers up and down the four-story complex, and was once yelled at by then-company-president Jerry Gart for falling asleep in his cart.

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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.

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

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City and County Public Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 10, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners for Arapahoe County adopted Arapahoe County Resolution Number 21-263 which contains an open spaces sales and use tax reauthorization proposal and ballot measure. The entirety of the resolution, which includes the sales and use

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 21-263

A RESOLUTION REAUTHORIZING ARAPAHOE COUNTY’S SALES AND USE TAX DEDICATED TO OPEN SPACES AND REFERRING A BALLOT MEASURE TO VOTERS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM RESOLUTION NO. 21-263 It was moved by Commissioner Sharpe and duly seconded by Commissioner Jackson to adopt the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, on June 17, 2003, adopted Resolution Number 030381, which authorized the submission of a ballot issue to the eligible electors of Arapahoe County, proposing the imposition of a one quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales and use tax for open space and trails purposes; and WHEREAS, on November 4, 2003, a majority of the eligible Arapahoe County electors approved the ballot issue authorizing the sales and use tax as specified in Resolution Number 030381; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, adopted Resolution Number 110637 on August 30, 2011, which authorized the submission of a ballot issue to the eligible electors of Arapahoe County, to extend the existing one quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales and use tax for open space and trails purposes; and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2011, a majority of the eligible Arapahoe County electors approved the ballot issue extending the sales and use tax and making amendments as described in further detail in Resolution Number 110637; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution Number 110637, the sales and use tax is set to expire on December 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, since establishing the open spaces program, Arapahoe County has built or improved 70 miles of trails, supported 168 park, trailhead, and heritage-area projects, conserved 31,000 acres of open space, and invested nearly $360 million in open spaces, parks, trails and heritage areas, with nearly 71% of funding provided directly to the County’s cities and special districts for local needs; and WHEREAS, Arapahoe County recently updated its open spaces master plan, which serves as a blueprint for the program’s future, identifying opportunities for: conserving and enhancing natural lands, wildlife habitats and water resources, closing the gaps in the County’s outdoor recreation network, and setting County priorities for educational programming and the stewardship of existing resources; and WHEREAS, Arapahoe County sought and received substantial input from residents, businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, and special districts about the future of open spaces, parks, and trails within Arapahoe County as well as whether it is in the best interests of County residents to extend the sales and use tax past December 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners established a reauthorization committee to evaluate options regarding a potential sales tax extension, engaging the public and the Open Spaces Citizen Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Board for consideration; and WHEREAS, public feedback received demonstrated overwhelming support for extending the sales and use tax; and WHEREAS, based upon input received, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that it is in the best interests of the residents of the County that the county-wide sales and use tax at the rate of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) be extended, the receipts from which will continue to be used for open space and trails purposes in the manner set forth in this resolution, which incorporates the provisions of both Resolution Numbers 030381 and 110637, as well as modifications to such provisions that extend the tax beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, increase the amount of funds available to municipalities and the County for maintenance, reduce funds available for acquisition, allow the County to allocate funds to active open space and park uses, allow for the re-distribution of unspent funds to other open space, park and trail uses, and makes some other revisions and clarifications to the County's open space tax program, as set forth in further detail below; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Constitution Article X, Section 20, an extension of an expiring tax requires voter approval; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IX. A. of Resolution Number 030381, some of the proposed amendments are permitted only if approved by a vote of the registered electors of Arapahoe County; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that a ballot issue regarding the extension of the sales and use tax and modifications to the program, should be submitted by the Board of County Commissioners to the eligible electors of the County at the November 2, 2021, election; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1-5-203(3) C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners through the adoption of this resolution certifies the ballot issue to the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder for said November 2, 2021, election.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of

1. The ballot issue title and issue contained in Exhibit A, attached and incorporated herein, shall be presented in substantially such form to the registered electors of Arapahoe County at the coordinated election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in accordance with all applicable laws. The Board of County Commissioners hereby directs that a copy of this Resolution be certified and filed in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder immediately and authorizes and directs the Clerk and Recorder to certify the ballot issue and ballot content as provided by law.

2. The name of the designated election official who will be responsible for conducting the election pursuant to the Uniform Election Code is Joan Lopez, Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder.

3. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 1-11-203.5, any election contest arising out of a ballot issue or ballot question election concerning the order of the ballot or the form or content of the ballot title shall be commenced by petition filed with the proper court within five days after the title of the ballot issue or ballot question is set.

4. The officials and employees of Arapahoe County are hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this resolution.

5. The Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder shall publish the text of the ballot title and question four separate times, a week apart, in the official newspaper of Arapahoe county and each incorporated municipality within Arapahoe County.

6. Subject to approval of the above-referenced ballot issue by a majority of the registered Arapahoe County electors voting at the November 2, 2021, election, the open space sales and use tax, as originally specified in Arapahoe County Resolution Number 030381, and as subsequently extended and amended as specified in Arapahoe County Resolution Number 10637, shall be further extended, amended and restated as specified below.

7. General Provisions. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this Resolution is, upon the approval of a majority of registered electors voting on such proposal, to extend continuously beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, an existing sales tax of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) upon the sale at retail of tangible personal property and the furnishing of certain services in the County, and to extend continuously beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, an existing use tax of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) for the privilege of use or consuming in the County any construction and building materials purchased at retail, and for the privilege of storing, using or consuming in the County any motor and other vehicles, purchased at retail on which registration is required, all in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Title 29, C.R.S., which provisions are incorporated herein by this reference, and to modify the provisions of the sales and use tax program as set forth herein. (b) Statutory Definitions Incorporated. For purposes of this Resolution, the definitions of the words contained herein shall be as defined in Sections 39- 26-102 and 39-26-201, C.R.S., which definitions are incorporated herein by this reference. (c) Effective Date: The provisions of this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon approval by a majority of registered electors voting upon such proposal, and once effective, shall supersede Arapahoe County Resolution Numbers 030381 and 10637.

8. Sales Tax. The imposition and collection of a one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax on all sales of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services in Arapahoe County, as provided in Section 29-2-105(1)(d), C.R.S., effective throughout the incorporated and unincorporated portions of Arapahoe County, such tax having been originally imposed by Arapahoe County Resolution Number 030381, shall hereby continue to and beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) Transactions Subject to the Sales Tax. i. The tangible personal property and services taxable hereunder shall be the same as the tangible personal property and services taxable pursuant to Section 39-26-104, C.R.S., subject to the same exemptions as those specified in part 7 of article 26 of title 39, C.R.S. and Section 29-2-105, C.R.S. expressly including the exemption allowed by section 39-26-709 (1), C.R.S., for purchases of machinery or machine tools; the exemption for sales of electricity, coal, wood, gas, fuel oil, or coke specified in section 39-26715 (1)(a)(II), C.R.S.; the exemption for sales of food specified in section 39-26-707 (1)(e), C.R.S.; the exemption for vending machine sales of food set forth in section 39-26-714 (2), C.R.S.; the exemption for occasional sales by a charitable organization set forth in section 39-26-718 (1)(b), C.R.S.; the exemption for sales and purchases of farm equipment and farm equipment under lease or contract specified in section 39-26-716 (2)(b) and (2)(c), C.R.S., excepting from the definition of “farm equipment” the sales and purchases of parts used in the repair or maintenance of farm equipment, all shipping pallets or aids paid for by a farm operation, any visual, electronic identification, or matched pair ear tags and electronic identification readers used to scan ear tags that are used by farm operators to identify or track food animals including animals used for food or in the production of food as specified in section 39-26-716 (1)(d), all sales and purchases of dairy equipment, and

of low-emitting motor vehicles, power sources, or parts used for converting such power sources as specified in section 39-26-719 (1), C.R.S.; the exemption for sales of machinery or machine tools specified in section 39-26-709 (1), C.R.S., used in the processing of recovered materials by a business listed in the inventory prepared by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 30-20-122 (1)(a)(V), C.R.S.; the exemption for sales of wood from salvaged trees killed or infested in Colorado by mountain pine beetles or spruce beetles as specified in section 39-26-723, C.R.S.; the exemption for sales that benefit a Colorado school specified in section 39-26-725, C.R.S.; the exemption for sales by an association or organization of parents and teachers of public school students that is a charitable organization as specified in section 39-26-718 (1) (c), C.R.S.; the exemption for sales of property for use in space flight specified in section 39-26728, C.R.S.; and the exemption for manufactured homes set forth in section 39-26-721 (3). ii. All sales of personal property on which a specific ownership tax has been paid or is payable shall be - exempt from the sales tax imposed by Arapahoe County when such sales meet both of the following conditions: (1) the purchaser is a non-resident of or has his principal place of business outside of Arapahoe County, and (2) such personal property is registered or required to be registered outside the limits of Arapahoe County under the laws of the State of Colorado. iii. Such sales tax will not be imposed upon the sale of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services if the transaction was previously subjected to a sales or use tax lawfully imposed on the purchaser or user by another statutory or home rule county equal to or in excess of that sought to be imposed hereunder by Arapahoe County. A credit shall be granted against the sales tax imposed hereunder by Arapahoe County with respect to such transaction equal in amount to the lawfully imposed local sales or use tax previously paid by the purchaser or user to the previous statutory or home rule county. The amount of the credit shall not exceed the sales tax imposed hereunder by Arapahoe County. (b) Determination of Place at Which Sales are Consummated. For the purposes of this Resolution, all retail sales are sourced as specified in section 39-26-104 (3), C.R.S. The amount subject to the sales tax imposed hereunder shall not include any Colorado state sales or use tax imposed by Article 26 of Title 39, C.R.S.

(c) Collection, Administration, and Enforcement. The sales tax imposed hereunder shall be collected, administered and enforced by the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue ("Executive Director") in the same manner as the collection, administration and enforcement of the Colorado state sales tax. The provisions of Article 26 of Title 39, C.R.S., and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Executive Director shall govern the collection, administration, and enforcement of the sales tax imposed hereunder. Distribution of all sales tax collected by the Executive Director, pursuant to this Resolution, shall be to Arapahoe County. (d) Vendor's Fee. The vendor shall be entitled as collection agent for the County to withhold an amount equal to one-half of one percent (.50%) of the total amount to be remitted by the vendor to the Executive Director each month to cover the vendor’s expense in the collection and remittance of the Sales Tax. If any vendor is delinquent in remitting the Sales Tax, other than in unusual circumstances shown to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, the vendor shall not be allowed to retain any amounts to cover his or her expense in collecting and remitting said Sales Tax, and an amount equivalent to the full amount of the Sales Tax imposed by this Resolution shall be remitted to the Executive Director by any such delinquent vendor.

9. Use Tax. The imposition and collection of a one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) use tax in accordance with the provisions of Article 2, Title 29, C.R.S., for the privilege of using or consuming in Arapahoe County any construction and building materials purchased at retail and for the privilege of storing, using, or consuming in Arapahoe County any motor and other vehicles, purchased at retail on which registration is required, effective throughout the incorporated and unincorporated portions of Arapahoe County, such tax having been originally imposed by Arapahoe County Resolution Number 030381, shall hereby continue to and beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) Exemptions from the Use Tax. i. Storage, use, or consumption of any tangible personal property the sale of which is subject to a retail sales tax imposed by Arapahoe County. ii. Storage, use or consumption of any tangible personal property purchased for resale in Arapahoe County either in its original form or as an ingredient of a manufactured or compounded product, in the regular course of a business. iii. Storage, use or consumption of tangible personal property brought into Arapahoe County by a nonresident thereof for his own storage, use, or consumption while temporarily within the County; however, this exemption does not apply to the storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property brought into this State by a nonresident to be used in the conduct of a business in this State. iv. Storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property by the United States government, or the State of Colorado, or its institutions, or its political subdivisions in their governmental capacities only or by religious or charitable cor-

v. Storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property by a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or compounding for profit, or the use of any article, substance, or commodity, which tangible personal property enters into the processing of or becomes an ingredient or component part of the product or service which is manufactured, compounded, or furnished and the container, label, or the furnished shipping case thereof. vi. Storage, use, or consumption of any article of tangible personal property, the sale or use of which has already been subjected to a legally imposed sale or use tax of another statutory or home rule county equal to or in excess of that imposed by Arapahoe County. A credit shall be granted against the use tax imposed by Arapahoe County with respect to a person's storage, use, or consumption in Arapahoe County of tangible personal property purchased in another statutory or home rule county. The amount of the credit shall be equal to the tax paid by the person by reason of the imposition of a sales or use tax of the other statutory or home rule county on the purchase or use of the property. The amount of the credit shall not exceed the tax imposed by this proposal. vii. Storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property and household effects acquired outside of Arapahoe County and brought into it by a non-resident acquiring residency. viii. Storage or use of a motor vehicle if the owner is or was, at the time of purchase, a non-resident of Arapahoe County and he purchased the vehicle outside of Arapahoe County for use outside of Arapahoe County and actually so used it for a substantial and primary purpose for which it was acquired and he registered, titled, and licensed said motor vehicle outside of Arapahoe County. ix. Storage, use, or consumption of any construction and building materials and motor and other vehicles on which registration is required if a written contract for the purchase thereof was entered into prior to the effective date of this use tax resolution. x. Storage, use, or consumption of any construction and building materials required or made necessary in the performance of any construction contract bid, let, or entered into any time prior to the effective date of the use tax imposed hereunder (b) The use tax imposed hereunder shall be applicable to every motor vehicle for which registration is required by the laws of the State of Colorado, and no registration shall be made of any motor or other vehicle for which registration is required, and no certificate of title shall be issued for such vehicle by the Department of Revenue or its authorized agents until any tax due upon the use, storage, or consumption thereof pursuant to this Resolution has been paid. (c) Collection, Administration, and Enforcement Except as provided by Section 39-26-209, C.R.S., the use tax imposed hereunder shall be collected, enforced and administered by Arapahoe County, consistent with Arapahoe County's guidelines, policies and procedures, which exist or may hereafter be promulgated not inconsistent with this Resolution. The use tax on construction and building materials shall be collected by the County's Public Works and Development Department, by each municipality or, as may be otherwise provided by intergovernmental agreement, based upon an estimate of building and construction materials costs submitted by the owner or contractor at the time a building permit application is made. All use tax collected on construction and building materials pursuant to this Resolution shall be distributed to Arapahoe County. All use tax collected on motor or other vehicles pursuant to this Resolution shall be distributed to Arapahoe County.

10. Arapahoe County Open Space Fund. A separate fund, known as the "Arapahoe County Open Space Fund” (the "Fund"), shall continue to be maintained, and 100% of the revenue derived from the sales and use tax imposed on the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Arapahoe County shall continue to be deposited thereto to be used solely for the purposes stated herein and as further described more fully below. (a) For purposes of Colo. Const., Art. X, Section 20, the receipt and expenditure of revenues of the sales tax and use tax shall be accounted for, budgeted and appropriated separately from other revenues and expenditures of Arapahoe County and outside of the fiscal year spending of the County as calculated under Art. X, Section 20, and nothing in Art. X, Section 20, shall limit the receipt and expenditure in each fiscal year of the full amount of such revenues of the sales tax and use tax, nor shall receipt and expenditure of such revenues affect or limit the receipt or expenditure of any and all other revenues of Arapahoe County for any fiscal year. (b) Interest from Revenues and Income Generated from Acquired Lands. Interest generated from the revenues of the sales and use taxes imposed herein shall be used for the purposes stated herein. Income generated from the use or lease of preserved lands, natural areas, wildlife habitats, and parks acquired with the sales and use taxes imposed herein shall be used for the purposes stated herein.

11. Open Space and Trails Advisory Board. The Open Space and Trails Advisory Board ("OSTAB") shall continue to operate and advise the Board of County Commissioners on Open Space fund uses. (a) OSTAB shall consist of seven members.

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Public Notices (b) Each County Commissioner shall appoint one resident of his/her commissioner district to serve as an OSTAB member. (c) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint two Arapahoe County residents as at-large members. (d) OSTAB members shall serve three-year terms of office. Members may be re-appointed to no more than two successive terms. (e) OSTAB members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners. (f) Members shall not be compensated for their services. (g) Members shall act in accordance with law, including Colorado conflict of interest laws applicable to public bodies. No member shall vote or participate in the application process regarding an acquisition or expenditure in which he or she has a financial or ownership interest, or where he or she has an ownership interest in an adjacent property. (h) OSTAB shall continue to meet as provided in its bylaws to review proposed projects and perform other duties in accordance with this Resolution. (i) OSTAB shall make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the distribution of revenue collected from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax, in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution.

12. Distribution of Sales and Use Tax Revenue.

The revenue collected from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax shall be distributed and administered in the following manner and subject to the definitions and conditions as set forth in this Resolution: (a) The annual revenue from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax shall be distributed according to the percentages as set forth below. Expenditure of said revenue is governed by the provisions set forth in Section 12.

Shareback to all incorporated municipalities or portions thereof based on the population of the incorporated municipality or portions thereof in Arapahoe County versus total population of incorporated areas in Arapahoe County 50%

a. The incorporated municipality has entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Board of County Commissioners. b. Such required IGA reflects the terms, conditions, intent and purpose of this Resolution consistent with the guidelines as set forth in Section 12(c) and (e) below. c. Shareback Funds may be used for the open space uses as set forth in Section 12(e) below. d. Further, an incorporated municipality may use up to the percentage of its Shareback Funds designated in the IGA with the Board of County Commissioners, which designated percentage shall be at least 20% of the annual allocation, to maintain existing or new open space properties, trails, neighborhood and regional parks, and sports fields. e. Incorporated municipalities may bank Shareback Funds from year to year, as long as such funds are expended in accordance with the purposes set forth in this Resolution, and such is noted in the Annual Municipal Expenditure Report as set forth in Section 12 (iii) (g). f. Every December 31st, each incorporated municipality which received Shareback Funds, must certify and submit in writing, to the Board of County Commissioners, that the funds were used in conformance with this Resolution and must detail the expenditures of its Shareback Funds. Such submission shall be called the Annual Municipal Expenditure Report. g. If Shareback Funds are not used in accordance with the provisions and guidelines set forth in this Resolution and/or are used in violation of the terms and conditions of the IGA, the offending incorporated municipality will be ineligible for future Shareback Funds, unless and until a compliance plan is submitted by the offending municipality to and approved by the Board of County Commissioners. h. If the offending municipality fails to submit a compliance plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners or fails to meet the requirements of the Board of County Commissioners' approved compliance plan, then the Share of the non-complying entity will be distributed, based on annual population figures, among the other participating incorporated municipalities.

County Open Space Program funds to be used as follows:

(d) The County Open Space Program shall have the following components:

County Administrative Costs

i. Grant Program. The County shall have funds, as specified above in Section 12 (a), available for distribution in the form of grants to incorporated municipalities; special districts, which provide recreational services or amenities; and recreation districts.

4%

Available as grants to incorporated municipalities and special districts within Arapahoe County 12% Designated Arapahoe County Heritage Areas Maintenance of County Open Space

4.1% 9.9%

Acquisition of open space and/or interests in open space to include for the development of multi-use trails 20% 50% Total distribution by percentages of Open Space Fund created by Open Space Sales and Use Tax 100% (b) County Administrative Costs are those costs necessary for the County to administer the distribution of funds, to include distribution of Shareback Funds; development, creation, oversight and monitoring of and compliance with Intergovernmental Agreements ("IGAs"); grant review and distribution of grant funds; site reviews for grants and review of certified Annual Municipal Reports, as well as to administer the County's own Open Space Program, excluding maintenance, as set forth more fully below. (c) Shareback Funds are those monies distributed to the incorporated municipalities wholly and/or partially in Arapahoe County for open space uses as more fully set forth below. i. These funds will be distributed to each incorporated municipality within or partially within Arapahoe County based on the population within said jurisdiction in Arapahoe County and the total incorporated population of Arapahoe County. ii. The population figures will be updated annually based on the official figures provided by the Demography Section of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs or any state agency which takes over the duties and responsibilities of said Demography Section. iii. The Shareback Funds will be distributed on an annual basis to each incorporated municipality, wholly or partially within Arapahoe County, provided that:

Said grants shall be used for the purposes specified in Section 12 (c) (iii) (d) or 12 (e) (i), and in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution. a. Those entities having proposals consistent with the guidelines as set forth in this Resolution may submit their grant applications to OSTAB. b. OSTAB and County staff shall review the grant applications and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the approval, conditional approval or denial of each application. c. The Board of County Commissioners then shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the grant application. d. If the County distributes less than 12% of the Open Space Sales and Use Tax as designated for grants, the remaining portion shall be retained by the County to be used for purposes set forth in Section 12 (d) (v) below. ii. Designated Heritage Areas. The Board of County Commissioners shall authorize expenditure of funds for Designated Arapahoe County Heritage Areas ("Designated Heritage Areas") located in unincorporated Arapahoe County. a. A Designated Heritage Area is defined as lands or structures which have a cultural or historical significance to Arapahoe County, such as a historic property or the fairgrounds. b. The Board of County Commissioners shall consider designating land or a structure as a Designated Heritage Area after OSTAB and County staff have reviewed and made recommendations on a proposal for such an area. c. Before it designates a Designated Heritage Area, the Board of County Commissioners shall conduct a public hearing on the proposal.

tion shall be retained by the County as set forth in Section 12 (d) (5) below.

above, the proceeds shall be deposited with the Open Space Fund.

iii. Open Space Maintenance. The County may use funds, as specified in Section 12 (a), for maintenance of County Open Space, to include trails.

iv. If any incorporated municipality; special district, which provides recreational services or amenities; or recreation district, sells land or transfers interests as specified in Paragraph 2 above, the proceeds shall be deposited in a fund to be used for purposes consistent with this Resolution.

a. Open Space maintenance funds may not be used for maintenance of Designated Heritage Areas if said area’s maintenance is funded under the Designated Heritage Areas portion of the County's program. b. If the County uses less than the allocated amount in the Fund for maintenance, the remaining portion shall be retained by the County as set forth in Section 12 (d) (v) below. iv. Acquisition of Open Space and Trail Development. The County shall use the percentage of the Fund, as specified in Section 12(a) above, to acquire open space or interests in open space, to restore, improve and protect open space, to acquire and develop trails, and for such other uses set forth in Section 12 (e) (i) and subject to any other applicable restrictions on the use of the funds set forth herein. v. If the allocated funds for the County administrative costs, grants, Designated Heritage Areas, County open space maintenance and/or acquisition of open space or interests in open space or trail development are not expended by December 3lst of each year, the County shall bank such funds, and such funds may be expended in a future year for such uses. Alternatively, the Board of County Commissioners may reallocate unspent funds to other uses allowed by this Resolution based on recommendations from OSTAB. vi. On an annual basis, the County will hire an independent auditor to audit the County's expenditures of the Fund. (e) Additional Guidelines for Use of Funds: i. Revenues collected from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax may be used in the following manner: a. To acquire fee title interest in real property for the purposes provided herein; b. To acquire less than fee interests in real property for the purposes provided herein; such as easements (including conservation and agricultural), future interests, covenants, development rights, subsurface rights and contractual rights, either on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis; c. To acquire water rights for use in connection with the purposes provided herein; d. To acquire lands that preserve urban and rural open space; natural areas; agricultural and ranch lands; water quality; lakes; rivers; streams; corridors of rivers and streams; views; vistas; ridgelines; wildlife habitat and movement corridors; trail corridors; flood plains and wetlands; e. To acquire lands that are buffers maintaining community identity; f. To acquire and/or improve lands for neighborhood and regional parks, sports fields, dog parks, and other active and passive outdoor recreation purposes; g. To acquire lands with other important values such as historic sites that contribute to the County's and County municipalities' natural and cultural heritage; h. To acquire rights-of-way and easements for trails and access to public lands, and to build and improve such trails and access ways; i. To allow expenditure of funds, consistent with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution, for joint projects between counties and municipalities, special districts which have a recreational component, recreation districts, or other governmental entities in the County; j. To improve, restore and/or protect open space lands as provided herein; k. To manage, patrol and maintain those lands as provided herein; l. To pay for related acquisition, construction, equipment, and/or improvements; m. To allow for the funding of environmental education programs in a manner consistent with the purposes of this Resolution; n. To implement and effectuate the purposes of the Open Space Program.

d. Funds allocated to Designated Heritage Areas may be used for maintenance of structures and grounds, as well as for future improvements and operations. Funds may not be used for construction of new buildings.

ii. No land or interests acquired with the revenues of the Open Space Sales and Use Tax may be sold, leased, traded, or otherwise conveyed, nor may an exclusive license or permit on such land or interests be given, without such approval by the governing body of the entity having received any portion of the Fund, after conducting a public hearing.

e. If the County uses less than the allocated funds for Designated Heritage Areas, the remaining por-

iii. If the Board of County Commissioners sells land or interests as specified in paragraph 2

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Legal Notice No. 529519-61122 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 30, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent Centennial Citizen PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL

13. Repeal and Amendment

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading:

(a) If this Resolution is approved by a majority of the registered electors of Arapahoe County at the election to be held on November 2, 2021, its provisions relating to the amount of tax imposed, specifically the one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax specified in Section 8 and one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) use tax specified in Section 9, the provisions relating to the deposit and expenditure of revenue as set forth in Section 10, and the provisions of Sections 11 and 12, shall not be repealed or amended except by a vote of the registered electors of the County.

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 4-1-220 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING THE EXISTING SALES TAX ON SALES OF SOFTWARE PROGRAMS 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.

(b) Except as provided in subsection A hereof, or as otherwise provided in Article 2 of Title 29, C.R.S., the provisions of this Resolution may be repealed or amended, subsequent to its adoption of the sales and use tax by a majority of the voters of Arapahoe County, by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners, and such repeal or amendment need not be submitted to the registered electors of the County for their approval.

By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 529518-61121 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

14. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or lack of enforceability shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, clauses or provisions of this resolution.

Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The vote was: Commissioner Baker, Yes; Commissioner Holen, Yes; Commissioner Jackson, Yes; Commissioner Sharpe, Yes; Commissioner Warren-Gully, Yes. The Chair declared the motion carried and so ordered.

EXHIBIT A CONTINUE EXISTING FUNDING FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY’S OPEN SPACES, TRAILS, AND PARKS WITHOUT INCREASING THE TAX RATE, SHALL ARAPAHOE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND ITS EXISTING ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX, OR 25 CENTS FOR EVERY 100 DOLLARS, WHICH WILL NOT BE COLLECTED ON SALES OF FOOD OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WITH THE PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CONSERVING LANDS THAT PROTECT WATER QUALITY IN RIVERS, LAKES AND STREAMS; PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING NATURAL AREAS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND OPEN SPACE; PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, AND IMPROVING REGIONAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND TRAILS; PROVIDING MORE ACTIVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS; PRESERVING WORKING FARMS AND RANCHES TO ENSURE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION; AND MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING HISTORIC SITES; WITH THE CONTINUED REQUIREMENT THAT THE COUNTY’S PROGRAM EXPENDITURES FOR PROJECTS AND GRANTS BE FIRST SUBMITTED TO A CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; AND THAT THE PROGRAM BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT PUBLISHED ON THE COUNTY’S WEBSITE, AND SUBJECT TO SUCH OTHER RESTATED, UPDATED AND AMENDED REQUIREMENTS AS ARE SET FORTH IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-263, AND EXTENDING THE TAX CONTINUOUSLY BEYOND ITS CURRENT EXPIRATION DATE, UNTIL REPEALED, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, THE ABOVE CONSTITUTING NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT TO: INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTY FOR MAINTENANCE OF OPEN SPACE, PARKS AND TRAILS, REDUCE THE ALLOCATION AVAILABLE FOR ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS, ALLOW COUNTY EXPENDITURES TO BE ALLOCATED TO ACTIVE OPEN SPACE AND PARK USES BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD, AND TO ALLOW UNSPENT COUNTY OPEN SPACE FUNDS TO BE RE-ALLOCATED FOR OTHER OPEN SPACE, PARK AND TRAIL PURPOSES?

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. regarding ORDINANCE NO. 2021O-15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 4-1-220 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING THE EXISTING SALES TAX ON SALES OF SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. 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-15 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. 529517-61120 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, September 20, 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 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. 529516-61119 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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September 9, 2021

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