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City promotes senior events amid virus surge Gatherings are partnerships with other local entities BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As the delta variant and the even more contagious omicron version of the coronavirus have spread in the
past few months, the city’s Centennial Active Seniors program has promoted in-person events intended for older adults, and at least some of them have been held indoors. While current public health orders and guidelines that apply to Arapahoe County generally haven’t restricted in-person gatherings, record-high numbers of new daily COVID-19 cases in recent weeks may make public interactions riskier for older adults.
“Join the Centennial Prime Timers for happy hour at Citron Bistro,” said one Centennial Active Seniors newsletter, highlighting a Jan. 19 event at a restaurant. Prime Timers is part of the Rotary Club of Centennial. “Currently, most of the programs and activities that the city shares with residents through (Centennial Active Seniors) communications are hosted by community and civic organizations, such as Arapahoe
Libraries, the Prime Timers group sponsored by the Rotary Club of Centennial, and the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District,” said Allison Wittern, city spokesperson. The Centennial Active Seniors events program is an effort by the Centennial Senior Commission, a group that advises the Centennial City Council on matters affecting seniors. SEE SENIORS, P8
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High-level staff serving as substitute teachers amid COVID surge BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As school districts grapple with staffing shortages due to a surge in COVID-19 cases amid the omicron variant’s spread, Cherry Creek School District has sent district staff to schools to help anywhere possible, the district said in a news release. “Our goal is to keep schools open for in-person learning, and we are doing everything possible to make that happen,” Superintendent Christopher Smith, who has covered classes at several schools this month, said in the news release. “This is an ‘all hands on deck’ moment for the district. We are fortunate to have people at every level willing to jump in and help out so that kids can stay in school.” The Cherry Creek School District in early January warned families to prepare for possible disruptions to school during coming weeks, including classroom or whole-school SEE SCHOOLS, P6
Karen Fisher looks back on service to Cherry Creek after end of term BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
District administrators and support staff are entering classrooms to serve as substitute teachers and paraprofessionals to help keep schools in the Cherry Creek School District open. COURTESY OF CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
INSIDE: CALENDAR: PAGE 9 | VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 12 | SPORTS: PAGE 15
Mental health has persisted as a top-discussed issue in Cherry Creek School District in the past few years, and former school board President Karen Fisher knows solutions will take more effort from the district and beyond. “Our community is in a mental health crisis, and we know that if students are not OK mentally, they cannot focus on learning,” Fisher Fisher wrote to the Centennial Citizen. “A small portion of the (district’s) 2020 bond was allocated to building a SEE FISHER, P23
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State considers bill on whether to let local public workers unionize Prospective bill could grant thousands more public employees a seat at the negotiating table
nearly 28,000 state workers to collectively bargain. Labor advocates had another win last year when they passed a contentious law granting agricultural workers minimum wage, collective bargaining and other protections. “This is the unfinished business of making sure all Coloradans have the freedom to join a union,” said Dennis Dougherty, executive director of the Colorado AFL-CIO. This year’s effort has garnered early opposition from conservatives and public sector groups, including the Colorado Municipal League, a powerful advocacy organization representing cities and towns that argues the measure would unconstitutionally infringe on local control. “Local governments and their voters are fully equipped to be able to have the conversation locally and determine what’s appropriate,” said Kevin Bommer, the group’s executive director. The conservative dark money nonprofit Advance Colorado Action says it will spend six figures on a direct mail and digital ad campaign against the measure, Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers. And Advance Colorado Institute, an affiliated nonprofit, says it will sue to overturn the proposal if it becomes law. State Sen. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican, argues that without limits on strikes, the measure would give public employees far too much power. “It’s an extraordinary, unimagina-
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A bill that would grant more public employees in Colorado the right to unionize is shaping up to be the next big labor fight at the state Capitol. The proposal, sponsored by House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, a Pueblo Democrat, would allow people working for cities, counties, schools, public hospitals and other local government entities the right to collectively bargain. It would be a major expansion of labor rights for those workers, who can currently form unions but don’t have negotiating power over their work conditions, unless they are recognized by voters or the organization they work for. “We want to make sure it doesn’t matter where you live, you have the right to bargain,” Esgar said. Although the measure has not been introduced and many details are still in flux, labor groups say it’s the last major piece in their long effort to expand collective bargaining for workers in Colorado. In 2020, Democratic lawmakers passed a measure allowing the union for
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ble piece of leverage being handed to public employees,” Gardner said. There’s another big hurdle for proponents of the bill: getting the governor’s approval. Polis doesn’t support the bill “in its current form,” spokesman Conor Cahill said, though he did not cite any specific part of the bill. “The governor was proud to sign legislation that provides the state workforce collective bargaining while striking a balance between collective bargaining and elected representation,” Cahill said in a statement. “The door is open to a much narrower legislation to expand collective bargaining and the governor hopes the advocates engage local governments more earlier in this process.” A major expansion of the right to unionize The coronavirus pandemic highlighted how essential public workers are to society, said Esgar. And while there are already laws that give most private sector workers the right to organize and force their employers to the bargaining table, Coloradans working for local government, schools and public hospitals and universities don’t have that ability. “Many everyday public heroes who take care of our kids, clear off roads and respond to emergencies, they don’t have collective bargaining rights,” Esgar said. “(This bill) gives us a huge opportunity to level that playing field and create equity and fairness for working families across the state.” A number of local public workers have tried unsuccessfully in recent years to unionize under current law. Last year, nurses and other workers at UCHealth and Denver Health tried to form a union, but their efforts weren’t recognized by their employers. In Colorado Springs, voters turned down a 2019 ballot measure that would have amended the city’s charter to allow local firefighters to form a union. In Denver, which allows collective bargaining by rank-and-file police and fire employees, efforts over the last two decades to bring a charter amendment granting bargaining rights to other city employees have failed. Among Colorado’s 272 cities, just 16 currently allow some or all of their workers to unionize. The forthcoming bill could grant more than 250,000 more public workers the right to collective bargaining, said Dougherty, the AFLCIO president. “You can have near-unanimous support for a union, go to a board and they can say, ‘We’re not interested,’” Dougherty said. “This should be a fundamental right.” The proposal is the AFL-CIO’s No. 1 focus this session, Dougherty said. It also comes after the union told Democratic lawmakers that it would suspend fundraising for Democratic legislative groups until May 2022 because their interests have been “excluded.” The AFL-CIO is not basing its funding decisions on support for the bill, he said. But recent discussions with Democrats about working relationships have been productive and are “headed in a positive direction.”
Many details are still unclear This isn’t the first year lawmakers have mulled whether to expand the number of public employees who can unionize. Last year, a draft of a similar proposal allowing county and municipal workers to more easily collectively bargain was circulating ahead of the legislative session. But a bill was never introduced. Esgar hopes to introduce her measure this year at the end of January. But many policy details are still uncertain, said Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat who is working on the legislation, too. “There’s still a lot of conversation on what it is,” Fenberg said of the prospective measure. “Who it applies to, what exactly it is — it’s a little too soon to say. I think the caucuses generally want to do what they can to move collective bargaining rights forward for all employees, not just state workers.” Many interest groups wait until a measure is introduced before taking any official positions. But the Colorado Municipal League said it’s likely to oppose the measure no matter what exemptions or carveouts end up in the final text. “It has little to do with whether or not there should be collective bargaining,” Bommer said, adding that the league has opposed past attempts by the legislature to ban public-sector collective bargaining on the same principle. “Employment matters at the local level should be a matter of home rule and local control.” The group argues the soon-to-be measure would infringe on the constitutional right of cities that operate under “home rule” charters, which is nearly 100 Colorado cities and towns. The home-rule status gives the municipalities the right to self-govern in policy issues of “local concern.” But if Democrats do decide to pursue the legislation, CML and Gardner said there should be limits placed on the ability of the affected workers to strike. The 2020 law allowing the state workers’ union to collectively bargain prohibits them from striking. Gardner said he would advocate for the same prohibition under the new proposal to avoid employee groups “holding the state hostage” by disrupting government services. “They would have extraordinary power, coupled with this right of concerted action … to just walk off the job of providing state services,” Gardner said. According to the AFL-CIO, the latest draft of the prospective bill includes requirements that public safety workers – people working for law enforcement and fire departments – use arbitration to settle an impasse and prohibits them from striking. The draft bill wouldn’t otherwise limit strike activity. “I wouldn’t say we’ve landed anywhere,” Fenberg said, but “everybody recognizes there are certain professions and certain lines of work that have to be there for public safety purposes.” SEE LEGISLATURE, P3
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Traffic on Interstate 25 in Denver last May.
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‘Personal choices’ behind surge in traffic deaths Officials study statewide increase, with total for 2021 likely to top 700 BY PAOLO ZIALCITA CPR NEWS
Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows 672 people died on Colorado roads in 2021, the state’s most since 2002. That number is expected to exceed 700 once final tallies come in, according to Colorado State Patrol chief Matthew Packard. During a Jan. 19 press conference announcing the record, Packard urged people to take personal responsibility for reducing traffic deaths. He said too many people get behind the wheel while impaired, or are distracted when on the road. “It’s appalling to me to think that that many people senselessly lose their lives in something that we do every day,” Packard said. Overall, the state has seen a 50 percent increase in traffic deaths since 2011, and deaths on Colorado roadways increased by 8 percent last year compared to 2020. The early count shows 432 crashes involved people in cars and trucks, while 145 were motorcycle or bicycle riders. In addition, 87 pedestrians were killed by incoming traffic.
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Proponents also dispute CML’s argument that requiring cities and towns to recognize employee unions would infringe on home rule, arguing the requirement would be similar to state laws governing anti-discrimination and worker’s compensation that apply to all municipalities. Bommer also raised concerns that the proposal would affect existing bargaining agreements brokered by local governments or passed by
Colorado Springs and greater El Paso County had the most road fatalities in the state last year, with 77. Denver reported 65 fatal crashes during the same period. Police officials from around the state said they plan to expand enforcement in areas with a disproportionate share of fatalities. But they argued during Tuesday’s briefing that a systemic crackdown on traffic safety is not the solution. “The causations we’ve talked about today that cause accidents, those are personal choices,” Colorado Springs Police Department chief Vincent Niski said. “It’s not infrastructure, a lot of it’s not infrastructure. A lot of it’s not about public transit. It is about a personal choice to run a red light.” CDOT director of maintenance and operations John Lorme acknowledged asking Coloradans to be more careful does not guarantee change, but he reminded people worried about road safety that improving other transportation options would make residents less dependent on driving. “CDOT knows that we can’t grow out of this problem,” he said. “One of the ways that we can [improve] is to increase transit availability to everybody within the state.” This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org. their voters, and about language in earlier drafts that lay out specific requirements for the bargaining process. Workers would still need to win the support of their coworkers to form a union and go through a negotiating process with their public employer, Esgar said. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Children’s Hospital Colorado takes on mental health crisis Child psychiatrist appointed Mental Health-in-Chief BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In the wake of declaring a state of emergency for pediatric mental health in May 2021, Children’s Hospital Colorado — CHC — continues to invest more resources to better support children, youth and families in along the Front Range. To help oversee this challenge, CHC appointed Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw, a child psychiatrist practicing at the hospital’s Anschutz Campus location, as the inaugural Mental Health-in-Chief. Liaw will help shape and oversee child mental health vision and strategy, operations, quality, safety and workforce development system-wide for CHC. CHC has 15 locations statewide, including campuses in Highlands Ranch, Aurora, Denver and Broomfield in the Denver metro area. Last year, Children’s Hospital Colorado stepped up, calling the mental health crisis impacting young patients unacceptable. Officials labeled it a crisis, calling on state lawmakers to step up and start making changes to truly address the growing problems. After another roundtable discussion in the fall, CHC continued to press, saying some work had been done since they first raised concerns last May, but stressed it has not been enough. Administrators at CHC have focused on the fact that fixing the mental health problems for youths, teens and young adults in Colorado is not a short-term issue, committing to a long-term fight to find solutions. Appointing Liaw is the latest step for CHC in making the commitment to find answers to the growing problem that is happening not just in Colorado but nationwide. “Now is the time for Colorado to design and build an integrated system of care for the kids and families of this dynamic and beautiful state,” said Liaw. “I
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‘We want Colorado to be an innovative and effective model, and I’m excited to be part of the momentum and part of the team that’s going to get us there.’ Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw to get us there.” Liaw also serves as the chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at CHC, where she holds the Cannon Y. & Lyndia Harvey Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. “We’re clearly seeing at Children’s Hospital Colorado the disastrous downstream impacts of an already-broken pediatric mental health system that’s been further strained by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said President and CEO Jena Hausmann. “We will continue to do all we can to provide high-quality mental health services to those children in need while also continuing to advocate with our community partners for systemic change at every level — local, state and federal — to help solve the youth mental health crisis.” According to CHC administrators who have spoken out over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the youth mental health crisis and further exposed the lack of a wrap-around mental health system in Colorado. Doctors and pediatricians say children and families are experiencing tremendous stress driven by disruptions in daily routine, social isolation, financial insecurity and grief. The lack of screening, preventive services, mental health providers, training pro-
grams, and psychiatric beds and residential treatment facilities for young people in crisis leads to a continued cycle of trauma. According to data provided by CHC, the inpatient psychiatric unit has been full for well over a year and the inpatient medical units and ICUs continue to admit multiple patients with suicidal ideation. From January through midOctober 2021, 70% more children came to CHC emergency departments due to a mental health crisis, compared to the same time period before the pandemic in 2019. In 2021, CHC saw more than 6,500 emergency department behavioral health visits of children in crisis, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Huasmann said Children’s Hospital Colorado is pleased to welcome Liaw because of her vision, energy and leadership, as the healthcare provider works to reimagine its response to crisis care and expand mental health inpatient, outpatient and day treatment services across the system. Liaw will be representing Children’s Hospital Colorado as a 202122 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow and joining a national network of leaders to transform the trajectory of children and families across the country.
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RTD proposes massive overhaul Fewer suburban buses, more service where riders remained during the pandemic BY NATHANIEL MINOR, CPR NEWS
The Regional Transportation District is proposing a dramatic post-pandemic overhaul of its bus system that would focus service on places where passengers are still riding and permanently cut lines in locations where they aren’t. Ridership on RTD’s buses and trains has been slowly recovering over the last year but is still about half of pre-pandemic levels. The drop is most severe on lines that serve suburbs and suburb-todowntown commuters, while lines that go through dense areas with low-income residents have stayed relatively steady. “If you look at the ridership profile and what held up, those are people who really want to be on transit,” said Brian Welch, senior manager for planning technical services at RTD. “And so we really want to serve them.” If passed by the RTD board of directors, the proposal would start to take effect later this year and would take five years to implement fully. By 2027, about 30% of the bus network will have changed — the most significant overhaul since the late 1970s when bus routes were shifted from mirroring historical streetcar lines to a grid pattern most follow today. Under the overhaul plan, RTD would run buses more frequently throughout the day and on weekends in high-ridership areas by, in some cases, chopping up existing lines. For example: The popular 0 bus, which runs between Civic Center Station in downtown Denver and Highlands Ranch some 15 miles south, would instead end at Englewood Station and operate every 15 minutes all day and evening. A new 0B line, from Englewood to Highlands Ranch, would operate only every 30 minutes. Some riders of the existing 0 bus, under this proposal, would have to transfer at Englewood Station. RTD has also proposed dropping more than 20 underperforming bus routes, many of which are in suburban or rural areas and have been suspended since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020. Areas that lose a bus line will get new on-demand FlexRide service that is cheaper to operate in low-density areas, Welch said. “We can’t abandon large sections of our district, because there are people way out there that also really want to stay on the RTD system,” Welch said. “We need to juggle that and balance that.” Some currently suspended popular express lines in Denver and close suburbs are on the chopping block, too. The 30L on South Federal Boulevard and 16L on West Colfax, for example, would be permanently eliminated. RTD has tried to cut the
An RTD bus at the Adams County Justice Center parking lot, when the bus service went to the stop in 2020.
16L since the parallel W Line opened in 2013, but customer complaints over the years have compelled RTD to bring it back. RTD’s light- and commuter-rail lines would not change much. The currently suspended C and F lines would not return, requiring more passengers to switch trains at the Interstate 25 and Broadway station. When finances and staffing allow, remaining rail lines would run more frequently — up to every 10 minutes. RTD has posted a map showing the current and proposed systems and is collecting comments from the public. An RTD board committee will discuss the proposal in February with a vote by the full board scheduled for March. Shontel Lewis, a board member representing northeast Denver, said the plan shows RTD is “prioritizing equity — and not in words, but in action.” “It’s probably going to be a painful and uncomfortable experience,” she said. “There might be some tears, there might be some joys as well. But I think it’s long overdue, quite frankly. I think we have an opportunity to put our money in the places in which people are riding and to figure out other solutions where people aren’t.” Board member Shelley Cook of Arvada also supports the proposal’s emphasis on transit-dependent riders but said RTD still has an obligation to serve areas with no bus or rail service. “It’s kind of a chicken and egg thing. How do you know where there would be ridership if you don’t have the route currently, or if you never had the route?” she said. “I haven’t given up on getting more people into various forms of (transit). I think that’s a goal we really have to embrace, given what we’re facing with climate change and congestion.” The proposal assumes RTD can return to 85% of pre-pandemic service, which will only be possible if it can hire more drivers and
other essential workers. And that diminished level of transit will not be enough for the state to meet its climate goals, said Matt Frommer, senior transportation associate at the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project.
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King Soopers strike ends
Agreement reached between union and grocer BY TAMARA CHUANG COLORADO SUN
On Jan. 21, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 said that it has reached a tentative three-year labor agreement with King Soopers, ending a strike that began more than a week ago. The union said the deal will provide the wages and protections deserved by workers, who were considered essential during the pandemic. The strike ended immediately. More than 8,000 workers walked out on Jan. 12. “This fight will always be about the workers. I could not be prouder of our members who put it all on the line to have their voices heard,” Kim Cordova, president of UFCW Local 7, said in a written statement. “We didn’t ask for this fight, but the company chose to put profits over people for so long and failed to listen to the workers who made its success possible.” Details of the contract were not shared. Union
Workers staged a strike against King Soopers that began after the company failed to meet their needs, employees said.
members were expected to vote to approve the deal on Jan. 24. King Soopers confirmed the tentative deal. “We are pleased that this agreement allows us to put more money in our associates’ paychecks and secures healthcare and pension plans,” Joe Kelley, president of King Soopers and City
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temporary closures due to staff and substitute shortages. “As we continue back through this new variant, we realized that the contagion rate is much higher than in recent months,” Smith said in a video message sent to families on Jan. 4. “So we may have some impacts around staffing shortages in (bus) transportation, food and nutrition, and in our classrooms.”
Market, said in a written statement. “We look forward to welcoming back our associates and customers.” The strike lasted nine days and grew more heated as King Soopers obtained a temporary restraining order after disruptions at some stores. The union called the charges unfounded but did share rules with picketers
A school district spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment on Jan. 20 about whether there have been any classroom closures or whole-school closures in the district so far this semester. School resumed on Jan. 4 for the spring semester in Cherry Creek amid a steep spike in new coronavirus cases in Colorado, driven by the more-contagious omicron variant. The school district is facing the challenge of operating with a reduced pool of substitutes. Many of the district’s substitute teachers have indicated they do not want to
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on how to maintain a peaceful strike. King Soopers officials offered its “last, best and final offer” a day before union members went on strike. It proposed raising wages about $3.10 over three years for those with five years of experience. A full-time checker with five years experience, currently
sub at this time, a development the district believes is related to COVID, district spokesperson Abbe Smith said in early January. All central office and district staff who have teacher or principal licenses are being deployed to buildings as substitute teachers, according to the news release. Other staff are stepping into schools to serve as “paraprofessionals” or to cover lunch or recess duty so that teachers who are already covering additional classes can have a break, the release said. Within schools, teachers are taking on additional classes, and interventionists and other licensed educators are stepping into classroom roles, the release continued. “We are working collaboratively with the district as we navigate this new omicron variant,” Kasey Ellis, president of the Cherry Creek Education Association, the teachers’ union, said in the release. Ellis has stepped back into the classroom and substituted multiple days this month, the release said. A team of central office staff
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making $19.51 an hour, would get a $1.50 raise this year to $21.01. By 2024, the same checker’s wage would increase to $22.61. The starting hourly wage was $16, or 13 cents more than Denver’s current minimum wage of $15.87. The union, meanwhile, SEE STRIKE, P23
headed to Prairie Middle School earlier this month to provide support, according to the release. Prairie Principal John Contreraz said staff were grateful for the support. “Our staff is amazing and will always do whatever it takes for our students, but there’s always a cost to our emotional, physical and mental stamina and well-being,” Contreraz said in the release. “Our Prairie teachers have been subbing so much, but their capacity has a limit that we have reached.” Alan Lavizzo, the school district’s human resources director, was among those on duty at Prairie, working with students in a seventhgrade math class, the release said. “Being back in the classroom really makes you realize how hard all of our teachers work on a daily basis,” Lavizzo said in the release. He added: “Working directly with students reminds me what it’s all about. Even in challenging times, we’re here for our kids, no matter what position we serve in the district.”
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DA’s office offers resolution for low-level warrants Feb. 12 event will host public defenders, other community resources BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The District Attorney’s Office for the 18th Judicial District will be hosting an in-person event on Feb. 12 in Aurora for people with active low-level warrants to resolve their cases or set new court dates The event will take place at 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Aurora, 80012 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone with an active warrant or warrant for probation violation in the county for Class 5 or Class 6 felony, Class 4 drug felony, mis-
demeanor or traffic offense will be able to seek help at the event. It excludes cases that fall under the Victims Rights Act, such as assault, domestic violence or child abuse. The event, the first of its kind for the county, arose out of a need to address the backlog of cases due to COVID, according to Senior Chief Deputy District Attorney Vicki Klingensmith. “We realized we needed to have some kind of forum for people to address low-level warrants,” Klingensmith said. “We heard from the courts about the number of outstanding warrants … and we heard it from the public defenders.” The DA’s office has made it clear that there will be no arrests made for people in attendance, and police and the county’s sheriff’s office will not be involved in any
man Services and AllHealth Network and Aurora Mental Health. “It’s kind of a one-stop shop in a sense that people are accessing whatever they need, not just court, but if you need mental health, human resources, it’s all right there,” Klingensmith said. While the event was spurred by a delay in cases being resolved amid the pandemic, Klingensmith said depending on turnout, the DA’s office may consider holding similar events in the future and hopes people will take advantage of what is being offered. “It’s a way for you to get that second chance,” she said. “We can facilitate as many people who want to show up.” Anyone with questions is asked to call the Public Defender’s Office at 303-799-9001.
resource capacity, Klingensmith said. “This is really to resolve and hopefully reset cases, so people don’t have these outstanding warrants and continue on with their lives without worry that they’re going to be arrested,” she said. Public defense attorneys will be present, as well as judges, meaning that attendees will have the chance to resolve their cases that day, Klingensmith said, or have the opportunity to set a court date. Additionally, the event will host various community resources for health, housing and financial assistance. This will include staff from the Tri-County Health Department, who will administer vaccines and booster shots on-site, as well as staff from Arapahoe County Hu-
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Another one of the newsletters promoted a Centennial Prime Timers happy hour on Nov. 17 at Grange Hall, a food hall in the former C.B. & Potts location near Arapahoe Road and Interstate 25. The different organizers of the events determine what, if any, COVID-related protocols attendees must follow. At a Centennial Prime Timers’ monthly Speaker Series Luncheon, funded in part by the City of Centennial and held at a clubhouse in the Willow Creek neighborhood, advance registration and proof of COVID-19 vaccination were required to attend, according to a newsletter. Not all the city-promoted events include such requirements. “As hosts, those organizations have authority to determine the format and requirements for their events and activities,” Wittern said. “The city shares opportunities for connection that align with current (Tri-County Health Department) health orders and guidance — consistent with the city’s current practices for public meetings, services and operations — which currently
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A recent statement from the COVID-19 tracking team led by the Colorado School of Public Health had underlined risks amid the omicron variant’s spread. Even though infection from the omicron variant appears to result in lower risk of hospitalization than the delta variant, the team worried about hospital demand based on the high number of cases caused by omicron and its ability to cause infection among previously vaccinated or infected individuals, said the Jan. 3 statement from the Colorado COVID-19 Modeling Group, a team that analyzes data to provide projections on how the pandemic will continue to unfold.
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Take the win, celebrate the victory
ongratulations! You have made it through the first 30 days of the year and have conquered all your goals and objectives, you WINNING have lived up to each resolution WORDS and commitment made on New Year’s Eve, and you have made all the desired and even necessary changes to help you achieve success. Wait, that’s not you? Are you kidMichael Norton ding me? Don’t sweat it, it’s not me either and I would venture say the larger population is in the same boat. But wait, there’s more. There are still reasons to celebrate as we still have 11 more months ahead of us as we put this one into the rearview mirror. One of the best ways to reignite the flame is to celebrate the little wins along the way. Those small achievements and positive disciplines that are repeated daily are what will lead us to the long-term
realization of our dreams. So don’t quit. Don’t give up. Instead find the smallest victory and celebrate it. Now imagine what it could look like if we just made a little more progress this month. What would the next level of success feel like? Take in the moment and bring your future success into the present, right into the reading of this column. Achievement of worthy goals takes work, commitment, and belief. There is a Navy Seal quote that reads, “The only easy day was yesterday.” And when it comes to breaking bad habits, creating new and better habits, or impacting change, it’s been said that the only thing harder than the first 30 days is the next 30 days. Some will point to this as the very reason to stop. People who are willing to put in the work, and who are committed, and who believe that their intended goal or dream is still the target, they use these types of motivating statements as fuel. What are we really talking about here? We are only one month into our 2022 journey, with 11 times more opportunity in front of us than behind us. And for those of you
who are totally committed, tracking nicely towards your dreams, keep it going, you are an inspiration to the rest of us. Last year I wrote a column titled, “The 60 to 60 Success Plan.” In this column I talked about turning 60 years old, and how I wanted to arrive at that age mentally, physically, and spiritually. I talked about some of the changes I needed to make, knowing that once I put it all out there, I would never be able to take it back. This level of accountability through transparency was important to achieve my goals. Earlier this month, I hit my 60th birthday, and through starts, stops, starts, re-starts, effort, commitment, and belief, I achieved what I had set out to achieve. Here’s what was on my list of change and better habit building: 371 straight days of sobriety, 20 pounds of weight loss, 3 inches off the waistline, 42 books read, 60 new columns written and published, I wrote and published my first e-Book, 60 consecutive weeks of prayer, Bible study, and devotions, 400 straight days and counting of
praying with friends and family, greater endurance and strength as I have spent three to five days every week working out. Did I feel like giving up along the way? Several times. Did I give up? Sometimes? Did I get back into the journey toward my goals and dreams? Every single time. The hills were hard to climb, but the view from the top has been fantastic. The most important thing for me along the way was finding time to celebrate the little wins. Celebrating each small victory keeps me going as I am now onto this year’s goals. How are you doing? Is your year off to a good start or do you need to find a little win to reignite the fire? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we remember to build upon the small victories that lead to lasting success, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
Ad astra — to the stars!
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n the summer of 1969, Apollo 11 rocketed American astronauts to the Moon, and on July 20th the world stood still and watched as Neil Armstrong LIVING AND took those first AGING WELL small steps on the surface. Fastforward almost 50 years and NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Christina Koch each spend nearly a year in space aboard the International Susan M. Bailey Space Station (ISS), a remarkable multinational collaborative project and floating U.S. National Laboratory that has supported continuous human presence in low Earth orbit for the past 20 years. While living onboard the ISS affords an “out-of-this-world” and lifechanging perspective of our home planet that few ever personally experience, it also represents an extreme environment fraught with extraordinary challenges and stresses — traveling at a speed of 17,000 mph, 250 miles above the Earth, unavoidably being exposed to the space radiation environment, experiencing 16 light/
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dark cycles every 24 hours, all while isolated from family and friends and floating around in a confined box the size of a football field with a handful of folks you depend on for your survival. NASA’s first One Year Mission (2015-2016) presented unique research opportunities for evaluating human health effects of long-duration spaceflight. Quite fortuitously, the astronaut selected for the One Year Mission, Scott Kelly, had an identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, also an astronaut and former Navy test pilot. Thus, the Twins Study was conceived — identical twin sons of similar nature and nurture, one spending a year in space, the other firmly grounded on Earth — and the most comprehensive study of the response of the human body to spaceflight ever conducted began. The Twins Study represented many firsts for the space program, including a host of “omics-based” investigations (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics), the first test of a vaccine in space, and the first assessments of the space microbiome, and of a biological marker of aging — changes in telomere length over time. Telomeres are the protective “caps” at the ends of our chromosomes that shorten
with cell division and thus with age, as well as with a variety of lifestyle factors, stresses, and environmental exposures. In 2020, marking a new era of human space exploration, the first commercial rocket, SpaceX Falcon 9, launched NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from U.S. soil in the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS, and then returned safely to Earth for reuse. In 2021 we witnessed the first all-civilian mission to orbit (three days), Inspiration4 operated by SpaceX, as well as William Shatner blasting off on a Blue Origin Rocket — the 90-year-old “Captain Kirk” setting a record as the oldest person to fly in space (10 minutes). As the number and diversity of space travelers — and even space tourists — increases in the coming years, a better understanding of how spaceflight affects human health is essential to maintaining individual astronaut performance and health during, and improving disease and aging trajectories following, future exploration missions. It’s an exciting time for “Trekkies” and earthlings alike — to go where none have gone before, and to live long and prosper along the way. NASA and its commercial partners
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are rapidly advancing innovative space technologies, and with the recently announced Artemis team of astronauts, plans are to send the first woman and next man back to the moon and establish sustainable exploration by the end of the decade. Humankind will then be poised to take the next giant leap — pioneering human exploration of Mars. Susan M. Bailey, Ph.D. is a professor and radiation cancer biologist in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences at Colorado State University. Bailey’s research program seeks to better understand the influence of longduration spaceflight on human health and aging, and ultimately how such information can serve to improve healthspan for those on — and off — Earth as well as the planet. Please join us for our next virtual online presentation March 3 at 10 a.m. when Dr. Bailey will present about the NASA research program involving the aging and space travel aspects. This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. For more information, please visit www. MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.
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January 27, 2022
In defense of truth and ethics in politics GUEST COLUMN
Linda Newell
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ave you noticed how off-kilter our political moral compass is? There are fact-check organizations to catch public falsehoods and untruths, but I’m wondering about our internal ethical checkpoints. If what’s happening publicly is a reflection of what’s occurring privately, it appears we’re in a moral crisis together. Federally, we’ve recently seen examples of both honor and shame of elected officials (from all sides of the aisle). On the floor of the U.S. Senate last week, we saw senators explicitly lie and obstruct the reauthorization of a voting rights bill foundational to our Constitution. Their false justification? An arcane rule they claim must not be broken (although it’s been changed over 150 times throughout history for other legislation far less important). In Colorado, we’re not immune to unethical antics either. Currently, a county clerk is under a grand jury investigation and faces ethics complaints over allegations of abusing her official privileges to steal election information and distribute it to her partisan colleagues. In our Colorado state legislature last week, several legislators attempted to support the false allegations of our elections being stolen and also support the unlawful 2021 insurrection at our nation’s Capitol. Honorably, only one legislator broke from his party to defend
the truth and the Constitution. That’s a person with integrity. Politically, some of this is not new, unfortunately. When I ran for my second term in the state Senate, there were outright lies about me that were published in a fake online newspaper crafted by the opposition party leaders. Gratefully, I was the victor of that election in spite of that. But afterward, our relationships were strained for quite some time. Although now it seems we’re at a precipice as a society. How do we demand honesty and truth with each other? We’re dealing with a plethora of perceived realities that don’t align with the truth — the facts of our history, or Constitution, or science, for example. These are not limited to only public servants. These untruths are among all of us. I acknowledge that some people may misspeak unknowingly. They may just be misinformed. I’ve been there and have had to correct myself for sure. But to purposely, divisively, steer people away from the truth is a different story. Why do certain people speak and vote with integrity and others lie? (That’s actually a loaded question for a whole other article.) I’m not claiming to be a purist. I still sometimes feel guilty about lying to my kids about Santa. But I do believe that every time we lie we not only harm others but ourselves as well. Our bodies keep the
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dementia training needed When my husband, John, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, our family was devastated. There was so much for us to learn. When it was time to look for help with his care, we wanted to know the staff was wellprepared to provide for his needs. The most important factor in quality dementia care is the staff. When choosing a care community, I assumed that the staff was knowledgeable in all aspects of dementia care. Sadly, there were times when I observed that lack of training impacted my husband’s (or another resident’s) care. I was surprised to learn that Colorado does not require staff at nursing homes, assisted living residences or adult day centers to have a specific number of hours of training in dementia. While some facilities do make dementia training a priority, I
believe all providers of these services should require it. Please join me in thanking Senator Kolker, Senator Ginal and Representative Young for supporting the Alzheimer’s Association’s proposal to require a minimum of four hours of initial training and two hours of additional training every two years after that for direct care staff at every nursing home, assisted living and adult day centers across the state. I urge Speaker Garnett, Senators Smallwood, Fields and Buckner, and Representatives Lontine, Ortiz and Titone to also support this proposal. Without proper training, we cannot ensure appropriate care for the thousands of Coloradans living with Alzheimer’s in assisted living facilities. Debra Wells Centennial
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score and those large or small infractions etch away at our physical or emotional health. So, if that’s true, what are we doing collectively to the body of our community, our state, our nation? No wonder we’re hanging onto our democracy by a thread. So, where is our moral compass leading us? As our elected officials are a mirror of the population they serve, what does that say about all of us whom they represent? I intimately understand the political pressures of serving as an elected official, and I’m sure I was not always perfect while in office. But I do believe it’s incumbent on each of our public servants (and constituents) to at least tell the truth and vote based on that truth. As all of us feel these moral dilemmas crowding around us, may they inspire us to live ethical lives personally and publicly. May we call each other in and hold each other to account for telling the truth and upholding our elemental integrity. Former Colorado state senator, now with a master’s in social justice and ethics from Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell is a writer, instructor, facilitator and conflict coach. Senlindanewell@gmail.com, www. lindanewell.org, www.senlindanewell.com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell on Facebook.
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John Joseph Polinski
SING UNTO THE LORD A NEW SONG - Psalm 96 John Joseph Polinski, 78, accordion and piano virtuoso, instrumental and vocal music educator, conductor, senior director, arranger and composer, peacefully passed on to his next musical adventure on November 13, 2021, at home in Long Beach, CA. During his eleven classroom years in the Jefferson County Public School system, he also wrote and published the “Colorado History Songbook” series that is still widely used in public and private schools in Colorado. He spent eleven years conducting vocal and bell choirs at Hope United Methodist Church, then on to Park Hill UMC and Green Mountain UMC. He greatly valued being the founding Artistic Director and Senior Conductor at the Parker Chorale, working with his daughter Alicia Pope, the Chorale’s founder and chairperson. John suffered a stroke in 2011. After initially working very hard to recover, he was able to return to his choral conducting. However, by 2013, a medical setback forced John to
return to the warmer climate of Long Beach, where he remained active in the Chancel Choir and ‘Fire Within Us’ at California Heights UMC until 2019. John J. Polinski is survived by his wife Sylvia Dunham-Polinski, daughters Alicia Pope and Bridget LePree, step-children Randy Festejo, Twila Ingram and Corey Festejo. three grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren, and one great step-grandchild. He also leaves behind his four brothers: Stephen, Peter, Daniel and Paul, 9 nieces and nephews and 3 great nieces and nephews. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the church or community music group of your choice. A celebration of John’s life will be held at Parker United Methodist Church in Parker, Colorado and is currently scheduled for February 21, 2022, at 1:00 PM. The California Heights United Methodist Church of Long Beach musical celebration has been delayed due to the pandemic. Interment services will be held at the Ascension Ukrainian Cemetery in Sayre, Pennsylvania, at a later date.
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Where to go Here’s a list of venues currently offering Afternoon Tea in the metro area. The Brown Palace 321 17th St., Denver Visit www.brown palace.com/dining/restaurants/ afternoon-tea or call 303-297-3111 to reserve D Bar Denver 494 E. 19th Ave. Call 303- 861-4710 for reservations Capital Tea 1450 S. Broadway St., Denver Reserve your English Tea Time spot by calling 303-777-2255 English Tealeaves 18551 Mainstreet, Parker Tea Parties can be booked to your schedule, for parties of two to 24. Call 720-851-6099
Afternoon Tea at the Brown Palace Hotel.
Metro tea time puts Colorado spin on an English classic BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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fternoon Tea was introduced in 1840 by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, to get her through the long period between lunch and dinner, not served in her abode until 8 p.m., according to Historic-UK.com. That being the case, you might have surmised that Afternoon Tea consists of more than just a hot beverage. It always comes with scrummy nosh as well. You may find scones with clotted cream and freshly made jams, a tasty selection of sweet and savory pastries and finger sandwiches. And of course, there’s British-style biscuits to set you right. You don’t have to be in England to enjoy Afternoon Tea. There are several places in the Queen City of the Plains (and surrounding areas) where you can have the experience. Kathy Curry, visiting from Georgia with her two young daughters, said one of the things they looked most forward to this year was Afternoon Tea at the Brown.
“It’s magical,” Curry said. “It makes the girls feel like they’re princesses. And I love it too.” Morgan Bobo handles press requests for the Brown. She said Afternoon Tea has been served at the Brown Palace since 1986. “It’s presently hosted in the historic and stunning Atrium Lobby. Guests can enjoy a variety of teas topped with Devonshire cream shipped directly from England while listening to the soft sounds of the grand piano float through the lobby and natural light streaming through the stained-glass ceiling,” she said. “The rich history isn’t the only thing that makes the experience unique, as all of the honey utilized for tea service comes directly from the property’s rooftop bee colonies and can be purchased on property to take home.” The Brown Palace does have perhaps the most storied Afternoon Tea in the metro area. But recent years have seen plenty of competition spring up from Castle Rock to Louisville and all spots in-between, keeping this decidedly British tradition alive and well in Colorado. “It’s about the experience,” said Michael Herrera, proud Denver dad. “My daughter loved being able to get dressed up to go to Tea.” Elaine Bryant and her husband, Joel, a trained chef, are the owners of The Lumber Baron, a historic Bed
and Breakfast in the Potter Highlands neighborhood. Bryant says they started offering Afternoon Tea about six months after opening the Inn because it seemed like such a natural fit. The Victorian mansion is the perfect setting for their traditional English tea service featuring a variety of fancy finger sandwiches, scones, crumpets and fresh cookies. Bryant says she honed the customer service skills it takes to run a B&B serving up a different hot beverage — coffee — for Starbucks, where she worked for 13 years before becoming an Inn Keeper. Speaking of kids, Bryant said they’re more than welcome and get the same white tablecloth and antique china treatment as anyone else. “We love having children come to the High Tea,” she said. “And they love coming, The little girls, especially. They just know that it’s something special.” If you haven’t taken Afternoon Tea before, here’s a primer: Tea comes by the pot, with different loose-leaf varieties to choose from, while the treats are always served family style, but on much fancier platters than your average chicken nachos. Price covers both tea and food per person. So, no need to fuss. Just make a reservation, show up and as they say across the pond, “Bob’s your uncle.”
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ell-known area director Robert Wells brings skill and a sense of humor to “Little Shop of Horrors,” startSONYA’S ing Jan. 28 and running through SAMPLER March 6 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. A foul-mouthed pot of foliage causes multiple problems for poor Seymour as he hopes to win the heart Sonya Ellingboe of his sweetheart. Tickets: $37-$52. townhallartscenter.org, 303-7942787. Vintage Theatre “Fireflies” by Matthew Barber, adapted from the novel “Eleanor and Abel” by Annette Sanford, plays through Feb. 13 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. It stars Deborah Persoff as Texas spinster Eleanor Bannister, whose roof problem draws smooth-talking drifter Abel Brown to the scene. Tickets: $20-$34. 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre. org. Baroque Chamber Orchestra The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado will perform two winter concerts: The first will be the “Heartstrings — Live Concerts” performance at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver and at 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at Broomfield Civic Auditorium, 3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield. The second will be “Coffee Cantata — Bach’s Comic MiniOpera” at 7 p.m. on March 20 at a new venue — Southridge Recreation Center’s Wildcat Mountain Auditorium, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. bcocolorado.org. Miners Alley “Moon Over Buffalo” by Ken Ludwig plays at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington St. in Golden, Jan. 28 to March 20, with in-person and on demand options after the first night, when it will be filmed. Tickets: $35-$45 for opening night and $17-$45 afterwards. Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights at
Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center will be the venue for “Little Shop of Horrors” from Jan. 28 through March 6.
7:30; 2 p.m. on Sundays. Rory Pierce directs. minersalley.com, 303-9353044. Saving Places Colorado Preservation Inc. will offer “Perspectives in Preservation,” Feb. 7-8 at the Sheraton Hotel Denver, plus a session online only on Feb. 9 with “Preservation Law and Climate Change” by Sara Bronin of Cornell University. Visit coloradopreservation.org, 303-893-4260. Inside the Orchestra A new virtual music program for schools will be released in late Febru-
ary by Inside the Orchestra, which was especially beloved for its Tiny Tots Program. The new program will be virtual only and at low cost or free. Close n’Counter The eclectic guitar trio Close n’Counter will return to Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S Datura St., Littleton at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 30 to perform with a special blend of steel and gut strings. Free. Also at LUMC on Feb. 7: Voices West annual benefit for Littleton Elementary Schools Music Programs at 7 p.m. Donations will be in order here, although admission is free.
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A thousand words paint a picture Dialogue-heavy play keeps audience engaged throughout
IF YOU GO If you go: “The Sound Inside” by Adam Rapp plays at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, through Feb. 12. Masks and proof of vaccination are required. curioustheatre.org, 303-623-0524.
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It’s a play about writing and flows with words, words, words — and minimal action, yet one stays pretty much hooked in for most of its 90-minute run. The stage is sparsely set with a desk at each side and a couple of bookshelves at the rear against stark white walls. It beckons an audience member in ... Curious Theatre is housed in a vintage 1910 church at 1080 Acoma St., in Denver’s Golden Triangle, and offers strong productions — usually of well-received contemporary plays that have not yet been performed in Denver ... which is a good thing in my view. “The Sound Inside,” by wellrecognized writer Adam Rapp, played on Broadway in 2020 and was nominated for both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, which speaks well of its qualities. Language flows throughout this performance — it’s a pleasure to hear the dialogue. Mary Louise Parker, who played Bella on Broadway, did indeed win a Tony for her performance. Director Sabin Epstein is a widely recognized director and educator, who was head of Performance Skills
Mikah Conway plays the role of Christopher Dunn and Diana Dresser portrays Bella Lee Baird in Curious Theatre’s presentation of “The Sound Inside.” COURTESY OF MICHAEL ENSMINGER PHOTOGRAPHY
for the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver, Head of Acting for the Old Globe/University of San Diego MFA Actor Training Program and more. He has directed at a number of Shakespeare Festivals across the nation and at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Accomplished local actress Diana Dresser, who plays Bella, a mid-career Yale writing professor, launches immediately into a reflection about her cancer diagnosis in a low-key conversational mode ... she chats
with the audience in the beginning and is soon joined by a freshman student, Christopher (Mikah Conway), who arrives “without making an appointment.” He repeats this the next day. (Conway is a recent graduate of the strong University of Denver theatre program.) Bella reminds him of this protocol and soon senses that he’s not much concerned about protocol. She also senses that he’s a writer in the making and tells him so. He wants to talk with her about his novel in process.
“Please don’t call security,” he begs. “I just wanted to tell you how much I liked the class.” Her class begins with Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment,” and she remarks that many students tend to sympathize with the killer, which puzzles her. Aside, she comments: “I did kind of get the feeling he just wants to hang out ...” She’s right ... he appears the next day and the next, with pages from his novel, which he’s typing on an old manual Corona. (A piece of equipment that seems to appear fairly often onstage.) He tells her the story of his novel in process. She is a loner who has “written two collections of stories and an ‘underappreciated’” novel. Eventually, she invites him to dinner. He says he bought her novel at the college bookstore and has read it a number of times. The night goes as you’ve guessed it would ... “In the morning, he’s gone,” she recalls ... While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.
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Highlands Ranch rolls over shorthanded Ponderosa 69-24 game was never close as Falcons used opportunity to practice BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Alex Pirog (10) was one of three Highlands Ranch players to score 14 points in a 69PHOTO BY JIM BENTON 24 win over Ponderosa on Jan. 11.
Highlands Ranch girls basketball coach Caryn Jarocki emphasized that the Falcons’ lopsided 69-24 win over Ponderosa on Jan. 18 was important. The score of the game was never close after the start and Jarocki made sure her players didn’t start making silly mistakes in the runaway victory in the Mustangs’ gym. “We expect more perfection in a game like that, less turnovers and more assists,” said Jarocki. “Our expectations are higher. We also get to play some kids that haven’t gotten to play in a long time due to our incredible insane schedule. “We worked on a couple defenses that we’ve been working on in practice. It was a good time to practice that. Also we worked on sharing the ball. We had a couple plays that we hadn’t run in a while.” Highlands Ranch jumped out to an 8-0 lead against the shorthanded Mustangs and built up a 36-12 halftime lead. The Falcons outscored Pondo 26-2 in the third quarter to swell their lead to 48 points at 62-14. Alex Pirog, a 6-foot-3 senior, freshman Tori Baker and senior guard Emily Hovasse each had 14 points. Freshman Ezra Simonich added 11 points. Pirog. Simonich and Bailey Williamson each had six rebounds while Katie Johanning had eight
assists for Highlands Ranch. Highlands Ranch, ranked third in the Class 5A poll of CHSAANow. com, improved to 9-4 overall and 2-0 in the Continental League. “We’re moving in a positive direction, not as fast as I would like,” added Jarocki. “Movement is movement. We need to keep growing towards the end.” Ponderosa, which slipped to 7-6 overall and 0-1 in the Continental League, was without head coach Cory White and two players who were sidelined because of COVID. The Mustangs had only six players at practice the day before the game against Highlands Ranch. “We knew what we were up against,” said assistant coach Mark Roberts, who is also Pondo’s girls softball coach. “They are talented and we were pretty wounded when our head coach is gone and two of our players. We had eight players. We kind of laughed about it. We had more coaches on the bench than we did subs.” Senior Kaitlin Kyle, the leading scorer in the league, led the Mustangs with 12 points and all her points came on four three-point baskets. Highlands Ranch made it a sweep over Ponderosa as the Falcons boys team notched a 60-51 win over the Mustangs in a game played at Highlands Ranch. Senior Sasha Stelkic had 15 points for Ranch and senior Mason Moyle chipped in 14 points and eight assists. Junior Lezer Barber had eight points and seven of the 18 steals for the Falcons in the game. Sophomore Noah Wilheim scored 14 points for Pondo.
Heritage continues its winning ways Top-ranked swim team defeats Regis BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Heritage, the top-ranked Class 4A girls swim team in Colorado, proved a point in a dual meet on Jan. 21. The Eagles used its entire varsity lineup to notch a 177-138 win over Class 5A power Regis Jesuit, currently ranked third in the state’s top classification rankings. “There were some great races between Regis and Heritage,” said Heritage coach Tom Byorick. “Lord knows, we’ve come to this place many times and it was all we could do to get a win or two. It was great to come in and have a good performance. “We still have some things to work on. Overall our kids had a real good energy. This was the best competitive dual meet we’ve had all year.” Heritage is the defending Class
4A state champion and appears to have a strong team for the 4A state meet that will be held Feb. 10-11 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton. “We are a smaller school and going up against a private school like Regis, we kinda always did not not know if we could beat Regis or Creek because they are always good teams,” said Heritage junior Sophia Capp, who won two individual events and was on a winning relay team. “So showing how we raced against Regis,” she continued, “it was really incredible for all of us. It boosts our confidence a little bit that we are one of those top teams.” Byorick quickly pointed out that those Heritage swimmers who did not win a race are vital. “I was really impressed with some of the character and toughness of our third- and fourth-place kids on our team,” he said. “That third and fourth spot is important in a dual meet but also in chasing a team title. I know we have some talent up top and know we have depth, it’s just that we have to make
sure we get everybody firing in the right direction, and against Regis we showed we could do that.” Capp won the 200 individual medley with a season-best time of 2:06.20 and also was first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.48. She was on the 200 freestyle relay team with Caroline Dimig, Elise Ramadan and Kenzie Myco, which won in 1:39.64. She was also on the 400 freestyle relay team, which was second behind the Regis foursome of Emma Weber, Faith Marsicek, Allie Sanchez and Grace Dale. “I’ve been working on my IM and I was happy with that time,” said Capp. “It was a lot of fun. And for me, the more fun, the less stress. To hang out with the team, it’s just so much fun.” Capp’s teammate, junior Aislyn Barnett, captured the 500 freestyle in 5:20.68. Weber, a senior and University of Virginia recruit, was the headline performer for Regis, which won six individual events. She won the 100 breaststroke, the 100 butterfly and was on the winning 400 freestyle relay team.
Heritage junior Sophia Capp won the 200 IM, the 100 freestyle and swam a leg on the winning 200 freestyle relay team in a Jan. 21 dual swimming meet against Regis FILE PHOTO BY JIM BENTON Jesuit.
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Rock attorney told himself when business at Ferraro Law Firm began to slow down. “There’s no excuse not to get it finished.” Published in November 2021, the 364-page “Murder in Santa Barbara” follows a California deputy district attorney whose simple misdemeanor case becomes entwined with what originally appears to be an unrelated murder. Ferraro, who has practiced law for over two decades, drew on his own experience as an assistant district attorney for several of the story’s events. “A couple of the far-fetched things in my book that you would think ‘You couldn’t make this stuff up’ — I didn’t have to,” Ferraro said. “It really happened.” Inspired by the best-selling author responsible for “The Firm” and “A Time to Kill,” Ferraro mined his professional past for adventuresome anecdotes. Also like John Grisham, Ferraro went to the University of Mississippi Law School. In fact, Ferraro’s sister gave him Grisham’s third novel, “The Pelican Brief,” when she realized he’d be attending the writer’s alma mater. “I’ve always had interest in legal thrillers, ever since I read his book,” said Ferraro, who discovered he had a way with words as an undergraduate student studying political science. Born and raised in Southern
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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0086-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 29, 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) Kathleen D. Nelson and Nickolas B. Nelson Original Beneficiary(ies) Washington Mutual Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-11 AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2006-11 Date of Deed of Trust October 13, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 19, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6149868 Original Principal Amount $212,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $190,554.84 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 2, BLOCK 38, BROADWAY ESTATES FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6332 South Lafayette Street, Centennial, CO 80121. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/02/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/6/2022 Last Publication: 2/3/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/29/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Heather Deere #28597 Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO11096 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0086-2021 First Publication: 1/6/2022 Last Publication: 2/3/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0082-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 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) PATRICIA A MITCHELL Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 12, 2021 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 30, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E1052669 Original Principal Amount $1,233,562.50 Outstanding Principal Balance $224,657.68 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. SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 4 MEADOWLARK LANE, LITTLETON, CO 80123. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 10/14/2021 AT RECEPTION NO. E1156914 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/23/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 12/30/2021 Last Publication: 1/27/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/26/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L Berry #34531 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 21-025954 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0082-2021 EXHIBIT A THAT PART OF LOT 8, BLOCK 2, COLUMBINE HEIGHTS, FIRST FILING, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8 TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID
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The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
Legal Notice NO. 0082-2021 First Publication: 12/30/2021 Last Publication: 1/27/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - RESTART - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0352-2019 Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date. To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 2, 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) Demargo Lynette Krupa and Spenser Nicholas Wallace Ladd and John Patrick Dolan Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Elecnonic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation Date of Deed of Trust December 21, 2018 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 26, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8125357 Original Principal Amount $412,087.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $412,087.00 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 16, BLOCK 1, RIDGEVIEW HILLS NORTH, SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4344 E Peakview Cir., Centennial, CO 80121. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/02/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/6/2022 Last Publication: 2/3/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 11/02/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Heather Deere #28597
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0352-2019 First Publication: 1/6/2022 Last Publication: 2/3/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. 0399-2019 To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand: Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled Floyd I. Bilderback Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner's interest 3921 S Hazel Court, Englewood, CO 80110 Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 02, 2015 Recording Information D5032221 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand August 02, 2019 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand D9077688 Legal Description of Property SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION PURSUANT TO QUIET TITLE DECREE RECORDED OCTOBER 10, 2018 AT RECEPTION NUMBER D8100130 ADDING THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION TO THE DEED OF TRUST. Street Address of Property 3921 S Hazel Court, Englewood, CO 80110 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on 10/13/21, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and the funds must be claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale. THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE TREASURER IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT US BEFORE 11/16/2021 as part of the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act", pursuant to Colorado law. First Publication: 12/30/21 Last Publication: 1/27/22 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Date: 12/6/21 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee 0399-2019 LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE AND STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: LOT 15, SHERIDAN ESTATES, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO FLOYD I. BILDERBACK BY DEED FROM JUDY A. CROSS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS JUDY ANN WITTY AND JUDY A. WITTY RECORDED 7/22/1983 IN DEED BOOK 3920 PAGE 614, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO. Legal Notice NO. 0399-2019 First Publication 12/30/21 Last Publication 1/27/22 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0089-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 5, 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) Michael Stephen Landry and Stacy Davis Landry Original Beneficiary(ies) First Technology Federal Credit Union Current Holder of Evidence of Debt First Technology Federal Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust July 24, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 31, 2015
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5098828 Original Principal Amount $200,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $200,000.00 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 2, Block 10, a Resubdivision of Block 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Cherry Creek Village, Third Filing, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 4970 S Elmira Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
s m The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, w has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale H as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. b THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will n at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, NOTICE OF SALE
03/09/2022, 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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David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 21CO00130-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0089-2021 First Publication: 1/13/2022 Last Publication: 2/10/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
City and County Public Notice ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO UASI21-002, TENDERFOOT PIPELINE / 1041 WITH USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PROPOSAL: Tenderfoot Pipeline Company LLC, on behalf of the property owner, Colorado State Land Board, is proposing to install six miles of 12-inch diameter natural gas gathering pipeline from the existing True Oil Well Pad in T5S R64W in Arapahoe County and terminating at a currently under construction well pad in Elbert County. The project area is located north of the intersection of County Road 29 and East County Line Road. Approximately 4.6 miles of gathering pipeline is proposed within unincorporated Arapahoe County, entirely within property owned by the Colorado State Land Board. The 50-foot-wide, permanent, pipeline easement is intended to allow for installation of an oil line, produced water line, and above ground fresh water lines in the future. The project is expected to impact approximately 45 acres. Following the completion, no operation impacts on land use, except the occasional mowing of the pipeline right-of-way. This proposal does not change the existing Agricultural zoning. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 15, 2022 the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter at 6954 S Lima St., Arapahoe Room, Centennial, CO 80112; at
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also has the lowest starting wage at $16 an hour, according to its last public proposal. Most clerk positions would start at $18.56 this year and ratchet up to between $21.56 and $26.20 per hour by 2024, depending on experience. But union leaders said the negotiations were also about improved health benefits and personal safety for workers who at times had to handle disrespectful customers. “Now, our members have the contracts they deserve and can be proud
of,” Cordova said. The specifics of the contract are expected to be made public after it is approved by members, according to the union. The strike impacted stores throughout Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Parker,Littleton and Englewood and others along the Front Range. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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stand-alone mental health day treatment facility for CCSD students, which will help mitigate this issue. However, there is still more work to be done by the district, our communities and the state,” Fisher added. Fisher, who served as a Cherry Creek School Board member from November 2013 until Nov. 29 last year, represented a large stretch of Centennial and nearby areas. Her region was Cherry Creek School Board District E, the area that encompasses parts of Greenwood Village, unincorporated Arapahoe County, central and east Centennial, and south and southeast Aurora. The school board consists of five members representing different districts. Here are Fisher’s reflections on her time on the school board. Responses were lightly edited for clarity. Long journey I was motivated to run for the Cherry Creek Schools Board of Education because I wanted to give back to the (overall school) district and my community by serving. My husband and I have six children, all of whom received an excellent education and are now graduates of
A King Soopers worker hands out leaflets Jan. 12 at the store on Arapahoe Road near Holly Street in support of a union strike against the grocery store chain. A handful of workers were gathered in front of the store in PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD support of the strike that evening.
the district. I started volunteering in my children’s elementary school in 1995, both on parent-teacher community organization committees and the accountability committee. Most of my school-level leadership positions were on the accountability committees at Belleview Elementary, Campus Middle and Cherry Creek High. On the Cherry Creek School Board, I served as president from April 2019 through November 2021. Prior to that, I served as vice president and as treasurer. Proud of funding, school start-time change During my tenure, I led the campaigns for the local mill levy and bond elections in 2016 and in 2020, both of which passed with overwhelming voter support, affirming the value, importance and excellence of Cherry Creek Schools in our communities. (Using bonds means issuing a debt to investors that the school district eventually will pay back with interest. School districts often use bonds for projects such as construction and for building maintenance. A mill levy change is a property tax increase. Mill levies pay for salaries, programs and items related to classroom instruction.) The board of education helped to develop and adopt a comprehensive strategic plan that calls for sup-
porting all students by addressing racial and cultural biases, which will increase student engagement, learning and a sense of belonging. After a lengthy and involved process that included months of community input, we approved a change to school start times, which has already proven to improve student outcomes — and is attracting national attention from researchers. And part of our 2016 bond financed the construction of the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in the central Centennial area, which provides cutting-edge career and technical education (CTE) courses to students from all seven district high schools. Cherry Creek changes Our school populations are much more diverse — including ethnicity, race, color, cultural background, national origin, socioeconomic status, religious background, disability, sexual orientation, etc. — than when I started volunteering in the district. Our state and federal legislators continue to pass new laws, many of which are unfunded. These, with the effects of the pandemic and political pressures layered in, make educating our students very complex. Priorities on board It is critical for the goal of authentic student engagement by each and every learner in our diverse
community to start with the board — and for all policies and school committees to be aligned with that goal. Advocacy, primarily with the state but also at the national level, is also a big priority. Colorado has underfunded public education and undervalued educators for far too long. Looking ahead Please remember that the pandemic is still seriously affecting our schools, and it is requiring an inordinate level of attention from district leaders, so we need to be patient and supportive. As we move out of the pandemic, I imagine that the board will engage the community to look at best practices in budgeting for our diverse student population. Regarding the need to advocate for more funding, better teacher pay, more mental health resources, etc., perhaps the board will engage and involve community members who share their passion for Cherry Creek Schools. To the constituents It was an honor to serve on the board of education because I firmly believe there is nothing more important than our children, and the CCSD board always puts our students first. I learned so much from the incredibly smart and passionate staff and leaders in our district. Cherry Creek is a special place.
Public Notices which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the abovedescribed UASI21-002, 1041 with Use By Special Review. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar. You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad. More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing planning@ arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday). Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Legal Notice No. Arap 1024 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT-OF WAY VACATION Notice is hereby given that the City of Centennial will consider an ordinance approving a vacation of two portions of rights-of-way; one portion being located at the northwest corner of E. Panorama Cir. and E. Jones Ave. adjacent to Lot 1, Panorama Corporate Center South, and the second portion being located at the southwest corner of S. Dayton St. and E. Mineral Ave. adjacent to Lots 1 and 2, Block 4, Jones District Filing No. 1. Case No. VACP-21-00001. The City Council will consider the request at a public hearing on February 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted time and date. A live broadcast of the meeting may be found at: https://www.centennialco.gov/Government/
Mayor-Council/City-Council-Meetings/AgendasMinutes IMPORTANT NOTICE: Though not anticipated, in the event either public hearing is required to be held by a virtual meeting service such as Zoom, the date and time of the meeting shall remain the same as stated above but the City’s website shall provide immediate notice of the change in meeting format and provide a means of accessing the virtual meeting via the internet as soon as practicable. In addition, you may call the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308 to obtain the internet link to the meeting if held by virtual format. Further information concerning the proposed rightof-way vacation may be obtained by e-mailing centennialplanning@centennialco.gov or calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308. Legal Notice No. 529982-61982 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Metropolitan Districts Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the South Suburban Park and Recreation District of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a three-year term. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Jennifer King, the Designated Election Official for the District, at 4810 E. County Line Road, Littleton, CO 80126. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 25, 2022).
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT By:
/s/ Designated Election Official
Legal Notice No. 529938-61938 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Centennial Citizen and Lone Tree Voice
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