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Thirteen metro Denver school superintendents are pushing back against a decision by the State Board of Education ordering a district north of Denver to reorganize. The June 7 letter to the board is the first salvo in what could become a heated battle over how much control local school districts have over their destinies. The state school board’s order forcing the Adams 14 school district to begin a process of reorganizing is the first time an improvement order could result in a Colorado school district being dissolved or absorbed by surrounding districts. “Your action demeans every student, parent, and staff member in the school Adams 14 district officials appear before the State Board of Education in April. The district,” superintendents wrote in the board on May 10 voted to reorganize the district because of low performance and letter. PHOTO BY JENNY BRUNDIN/CPR NEWS removed the district’s accreditation. The district chiefs, including superinthat could potentially see the tight-knit ask the board to rescind the order and tendents from Denver, Aurora, Cherry allow Adams 14 officials to be in control working class district dissolved, anCreek, Littleton and 27J in Brighton, nexed or consolidated. of its improvement process. Some of are members of the Denver Area The superintendents also expressed those superintendents are supposed to School Superintendents Council. They support for Adams 14 Superintendent be participating in drawing up a new wrote they were surprised and “deeply Karla Loria, who didn’t gain control of plan for the Commerce City district. disappointed” by the state’s board’s the district until February after sever“We believe collectively in locally May 24 order. ing ties with the old outside manager The vote was one of the most extreme elected school boards of education and MGT Consulting. The letter noted that their Colorado constitutional right to options the state board could take Loria has increased student achievethe local control of the instruction of under the state’s accountability law. ment in highly impacted schools in their students,” the letter states. Colorado relies on a system of locally Nevada, Texas, Colorado, California Adams 14 leaders were hopeful that controlled school boards. But state law and North Carolina. allows the board to direct improvement they could contract with a partial out“She has the experience and skills side manager for a new improvement plans after a school or district has had necessary to lead the changes all of plan after the school board ordered low ratings for more than five years. you, and all of us, know are necessary just that in April. But the state board Adams 14 had posted nine years of low for the students and families switched direction after hearing the ratings on the state’s accountability By Ellis Arnoldin Adams details of Adams 14’s plan and clock. A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site atvoted Colorado Community 4-3 for the district to begin a process In their letter, the superintendents SEE CONDEMN, P6 Media

Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day test positivity rate was 15.9 percent, as of Nov. 17, according to Tri-County Health Department. Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were both higher than 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and 29 in Commerce City have died from COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spread of COVID-19, at least 15 counties moved to tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and personal gatherings.

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Adams County Commissioners have chosen a former Texas City Manager to be their top administrator. Commissioners voted on June 3 to pick former Brownsville, Texas City Manager Noel Bernal as Adams County Manager. According to a news release, Bernal will start his service with the county on August 8. “I am honored to join a best-inclass community and organization in Adams County,” Bernal said. “My professional values align with the strong leadership and innovative culture already in place. I’m prepared to serve and harness the talents of our organization as we boldly advance Adams County into the future.” Bernal served as City Manager in Brownsville, the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Bernal reported to the Mayor and City Commission. Brownsville has a population of more than 185,000. By contrast, according to the 2020 U.S. Census, Thornton has 144,186 residents, Westminster has 114,832 and Brighton 38,355. Adams County has a population of 509,844, according to the 2020 census. to follow based on the county is required

severity of a county’s local virus spread. SEE MANAGER, P4 The dial grew out of the state’s safer-athome order — the policy that came after the statewide stay-at-home order this spring and allowed numerous types of businesses to reopen. The state recently switched to color identifiers — levels blue, yellow and orange rather than numbered levels — to avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level red — “severe risk” — is the second-

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Arturo was born in El Paso, Texas to Manuel Herrera and Carmen Barbosa Herrera on October 19, 1948. Arturo has an older sister, Alicia and a younger brother, Alfredo who live in El Paso. Art, known as Mongoose to his friends, graduated from El Paso High School in 1967 where he was the Student Body President. He was the recipient of the El Paso Lions Club’s Golden Scroll award for the most outstanding scholar and athlete in all El Paso. Art starred in football, baseball, track, and basketball for the Tigers. Art accepted a football scholarship at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He was All Conference and voted the most outstanding offensive lineman for the Rams. He graduated in 1972 with a degree in Physical Education, and briefly played professionally in the Canadian Football League. He went back to school in 1981 for a master’s in educational administration. Art met Jan, his future wife, in 1973 when they were both first year teachers at Highland High School in Ault, Colorado. Art taught P.E., health, and science while coaching football, girls basketball, wrestling and track. He was a class sponsor. In 1979, he became the athletic director and assistant principal.

to his role as athletic director, he filled in coaching several sports to ensure students had as many opportunities to participate as possible. In 2000, the Herrera family moved from Northglenn to Brighton, so that his boys could attend BHS, since Art believed so much in the school. He also lovingly coached his sons’ little league baseball, football, and basketball teams. In 2006, Art retired from BHS, and he went on to Frontier Airlines, where he worked part time as a Scout, helping customers navigate through DIA. Through his work with the airline, he was able to attend every single one of his son’s college football games across the country. He and Jan frequently traveled for pleasure and to be a part of family special events. Art was dedicated to umpiring baseball and softball. He pursued his hobbies of stamp and coin collecting, and loved playing bridge and dancing with Jan. If there ever was a construction project that needed work, he would be the first person to call. One of Art’s greatest joys was cooking great meals for his family and friends. He was happiest when his family was all together, and he cherished time spent with his six grandchildren.

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Art is survived by his sister, Alicia; brother, Alfredo; wife, Jan; sons Jacob and Joseph; Daughters in Law, Sherikera and Nicole; n 1979, Art married Janell Beth Carlile in Grandchildren; Theodore, Christian, Lucy, Fort Collins. Their first son Adam Joseph Henry, Cadence and Otis. He is preceded in Elliot was born in 1982 and passed away the same year. Jacob Carlile was born in 1983 and death by his mother, Carmen; son, Adam; and grandchildren; Gabriel and Gabriella. Joseph Aaron was born in 1985. In 1984, Art moved to Brighton High School where he was the Assistant Principal and Athletic director for 22 years. In addition BACA

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October 19, 1928 - June 1, 2022

Elvira Margaret Baca passed away on June 1, 2022, at the age of 93. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was always there when we needed her. She loved living in Fort Lupton and was a member of the St. Williams Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing Bridge, Pinochle, and getting together at the Fort Lupton Rec Center with her friends. Her passion for

dogs was evident as she provided loving homes for the dogs she rescued throughout her life. Ellie was preceded in death by the children’s father Willis Calcote, second husband, Robert Baca, and daughter, Sheila Mannlein. Ellie is survived by her daughters Sherry (Tony) Dionisi, Debbie Calcote, Denise (Scott) Bussell, son-in-law Terrance Mannlein, six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.

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Bees rescued find a new home Beekeeper claims broken trunk of cottonwood tree to keep hive whole BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When the wind toppled the old cottonwood over the Fulton Irrigation Ditch near 144th and Sable June 7, ditch company employees Orlando Ruiz and Edgar Briseno were called to chop it into sections and move it. What they found, however, was more than just wood from an aging tree. This was a living community, home to a growing hive of honey bees. “We wanted to find a beekeeper to make sure to take care of the bees, they are important for our farmers and community,” Ruiz said. Their search for a beekeeper led them to Fort Lupton resident Sue Hubert, whose son Mike Kunzman had been a beekeeper, and he is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran. And Kunzman was more than happy to respond. He’d recently lost part of his hive to a Varroa Mite infestation. “I was on my way to work from Henderson, and my mom called me since I was a beekeeper for 10-years until I lost my bees to those mites,” Kunzman said. “I bought some used equipment, and it had mites. I had five separate boxes of bees. I was bummed. I was close to 144th & Sable, so I drove right over.” After consulting with Ruiz and Briseno, Kunzman decided it was best to leave the bees in the tree and take an eight-foot-long section of the five-foot-wide tree home with him. “Some people use a shop vacuum to retrieve bees. We did not want to do that,” Kunzman said. “We covered the holes with a sheet I brought along, and I pulled up my truck and backed it in, and my tail-gate barely went underneath part of the tree, so we cut and shoved it into my truck.” The bees didn’t bother the three as they worked, but they wore protective suits anyway. “We were all protected and they did not dive-bomb us once- I usually get stung once or twice- they were calm,” Kunzman said. Kunzman was inspired to become a beekeeper when he found orphaned bees buzzing into his workplace. He began researching insects and the hobby and knew he

The tree with the bee hive is safe at its new home in Mike Kunzman’s yard. PHOTO BY MIKE KUNZMAN

wanted to become a beekeeper. Kunzman said it’s normal for healthy bee hives to split off into swarms at this time of the year. When the new queens are born, the existing queen leaves the hive, taking half of the bees with her. “The existing queen lays eggs, and it’s how colonies grow. When the hive is healthy, the sophisticated working bees raise the new queen,” Kunzman said. “When the old queen has to leave the hive, they decide who is going with her, which is half the hive carrying as much honey as they can to find another place to live such as someone’s roof or a porch. Kunzman said bees and butterflies are essential to our environment. “When mowing, don’t knock out the dandelions because the nectar is good for the butterflies, bees, and other flying insects,” he said. “If bees are gone. We have a short timeline, and all life on the planet could cease to exist without those bees doing all their hard work.” Kunzman took the tree home and stabilized it upright in his yard. He hopes to transfer them over to his existing beehive box, leaving the lid open. “The bees will think maybe this is our new home,” Kunzman said. “I will take good care of them and I’m glad they have faith in us. I hope they make some honey but I want to make sure I do enough for them to survive the winter.” If you see a swarm to be rescued, call the Brighton Bee Club 303552-9841 or contact Mike Kunzman 720-215-7887.

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Adams County will host its inaugural Pride event at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton on June 18. “It’s our inaugural event and we are really, really excited,” said Christa Bruning, a spokesperson for Adams County. “We’ve got a really good lineup to spend throughout the day.” The event will be free and family entertainment begins at 11:00 a.m. featuring water activities, drag queens, food, beer, community resources and more. There will also be a concert, which does require purchased tickets, featuring Todrick Hall. Hall is a singer, songwriter, choreographer and all-around entertainer. “Whether performing on stage or standing behind the scenes directing his own music videos, Hall is a force of nature who commands attention. His loyal fanbase has followed him from his appearances on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to Broadway, where he has appeared in smash hits including ‘Kinky Boots,’ ‘Chicago,’ and ‘Waitress,’” according to a news release. Mural project planned The Pride event will also feature

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Bernal managed more than 1,400 employees and a $162.3 million operating budget, and a 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Program of over $119 million, including an International Bridge, Brownsville-Metro transit system and Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, according to officials. In addition, Bernal implemented the Total Alignment High-Performance Organization HPO Culture framework innovations. It established a New Space City, the Brownsville Air and Space, with a public and private campus middle-mile community broadband investment of $90 million. It improved the community’s long-term financial sustainability with growth and development and closed the city’s digital divide gap. Bernal was awarded the 2022 Texas City Management Association (TCMA) Administrator of the Year award for contributions to his community and profession. “We are thrilled Noel will be joining us to lead the Adams County team,” said Lynn Baca, Chair of the Adams County Board of Commissioners. “With his background, leadership experience, and commitment to serving the public, we are confident Adams County will continue to thrive and foster future growth

Ashley Joon sketches out her flowers on wall of a Westminster building in 2020, part of the Babe Walls festival. The effort will come to Adams County’s V Riverdale Regional Park for 2022’s FILE PHOTO Pride Month.

Babe Walls, which is “a celebration of womxn and non-binary folks in art,” the news release says. 12 artists from Babe Walls will create six live mural installations starting on June 16 and finishing on June 18. Each mural will be a collaboration of two artists, plus one large community mural. The artists will include Alexandrea Pangburn, Romelle, Kaitlin Ziesmer, KoKo Bayer, Gina Ilczyszyn, GrowLove, Adri Norris, and Danielle SeeWalker. This will be the third iteration of the installation art series, following projects in Arvada in 2021 and Westminster in 2020. Once the murals are completed, they will move to various locations throughout Adams County.

opportunities.” Prior to Brownsville, he worked in South Central and North Texas communities in executive leadership roles. He was the Bernal City Administrator for La Villi, Texas, the first City Administrator of Falfurrias, Texas, and as Assistant City Manager in Taylor, an Austin suburb. He also worked as a Deputy City Manager for Coppell in the Dallas Fort-Worth metro area. Bernal earned an undergraduate degree and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas-Pan American. He’s also earned credentials through the International City/County Management Association and is a Certified Public Manager through the William P. Hobby Center for Public Service at Texas State University. He is also a graduate of the Senior C Executive Institute at the University B of Virginia and has completed the M Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership 7 E Initiative. P Bernal is married with a son and W two daughters. T

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Chase Prestwich on the mound for Northwestern

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Many of us have been down that road - adjusting to college courses, life in college, becoming a young adult. If you’re an athlete adjusting to those things, there are factors that don’t come with a campus brochure: Practice time is longer, practices are more intense. The competition for playing time is more intense. But for college athletes, there is another adjustment, handling the business side of college athletics and discovering what help is available for student-athletes. College athletics and a business “Both high school and college should be treated as business if you have aspirations of making it far,” said Dakota Pruitt, who is playing college baseball at Otero Junior College. “But it’s definitely a different animal in college. They basically pay you with schooling to ensure you’re playing your best. If

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you aren’t, then - as if it were a job you’ll lose it.” Former Frederick basketball player Izayah Elize, who played college ball at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Wyoming, left no doubt. College sports is a business. “But it feels like any other team,” he said. “However, you’re taken care of very well and differently than high school.” His former classmate, Ryan Chacon, who runs cross country at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, said college athletics can feel like a business. Sometimes. “If you’re not fast enough to score points or compete at a high level, then you will be pushed to the bottom of the depth chart,” he said. Gerardo Caldera, the former Adams City multi-sport athlete (he chose to play football at Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa) took the same approach as Chacon. “College is like a business in a way,” he said. “One wrong move or one missed assignment can cost you

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your spot as a starter or, possibly, on the rotation.” Former BHS football Eli Bowman, who’s playing collegiately at the South Dakota School of Mines, agreed. “It’s different seeing your coaches actively recruit guys at your position that could either be your replacements or steal your spot,” he said. “It’s just like in the workplace. We also basically get paid to play football, so it doesn’t feel like I’m voluntarily playing football sometimes.” Stargate School alum Emma Kulbida, who swam for Legacy High School and now swims for Carnegie Mellon, said the world of college athletics feels more serious to her. “College athletics has felt a little bit more like a business because of the structure and requirements,” she said. “Practices and meets are mandatory in college. Although I attended as much as I could in high school, this inflexible structure has been harder to manage.” “I would say that professionalism

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is highlighted more in collegiate athletics,” said Madison Roecker, who is a cheerleader at Nebraska Wesleyan. “However, no, I wouldn’t describe it as a business” Former Brighton High School running back Vershon Brooks, who goes to school at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, said he could feel the business side of college sports. “It didn’t really shock me,” he said. “I knew about it coming in.” In Chase Prestwich’s case, it didn’t affect him at all. “No, not really,” said the former Brighton and Frederick high school pitcher who’s toiling for Northwestern State University in Louisiana. “I’m doing something I enjoy.” Stargate School alum Erica Derby, who played soccer at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska, described being a college athlete as “a job.” “I am up at college for one reason: to get a degree,” she said. “I am lucky I am able to play soccer on top SEE ADJUSTMENT, P6

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of that, so I take both my education and soccer very seriously. If I am not playing soccer, I am studying, doing homework or something school-related. I put my focus into school and soccer because if I don’t have good grades, I can’t play soccer. So school comes first and then soccer.” Former Brighton High School swimmer Jespyn Bishop, who played water polo at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois, didn’t think college athletics amounted to a business. “It just kind of feels like a professional sports team to me,” he said. “There is just more of a serious aspect to it. You have to be a professional in and out of the water. It’s not like a high-school sport where anyone can try out. Everyone was recruited to be here, and we have to show that we deserve to be here. I’m not trying to make it sound all that bad though because it’s not. You just have to take it seriously while still having a good time.” Academic help As exciting as the new-found freedom can be, the basic reason to go to school is an education. Playing a

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June 16, 2022 college sport takes away some of the available time to pursue the degree. But the former athletes we talked to say their schools offer some form of academic help. In some cases, it’s mandatory. “Academically the team does meetings with coaches and does grade and organization checks,” Brooks said. “For organization, our coaches have us fill out a chart of upcoming assignments and their due dates.” Ex-Brighton and Frederick high school pitcher Chase Prestwich said athletes at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, have access to their own study halls rooms and computers. “We can request tutoring whenever we want,” he said. “The athletes also have academic coordinators who manage the study hall times, check our grades regularly, help us schedule classes, advise us when our grades are not good and just overall give us whatever support we need.” Stargate grad Kulbida said upperclassmen at her school are a great resource. “Everyone is so willing to help you out. If you are taking a class, there are probably 10 other people on the team who have taken the course and who can help you out with concepts and homework,” she said. “They’re all super encouraging and recommend other resources that they found useful throughout their time

at CMU.” Former Brighton football player Bowman said South Dakota School of Mines “is great” about supporting student-athletes. “Academics is the No. 1 priority for all of us, and they know that,” Bowman said. “There’s always tutors for every class at any time, so it’s easy to find help in school.” Adams City grad Caldera said his team at Waldorf University in Iowa has a study hall for anyone with a grade point average of less than 3.0 must attend. Anyone with a higher GPA is welcome to attend, too. “In the academic portion of the school, we need to push each other and hold each other accountable,” the former Frederick cross country and two-time state track champion Chacon said. “If we don’t do that, some relays may not be a full power. And some points may be missed.” Stargate School alum Erica Derby said athletes at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska have to attend a certain amount of study hours each week. “These hours allow us to get our homework done and study,” she said. “There are also tutors for certain subjects. So if you need help, our coach will help set us up with a tutor. Our coach always tells us school comes before soccer.” High School basketball player Elize said his team at Eastern Wyo-

ming College didn’t have academic issues this season. “Everyone on our team is required to go to class, and there are always tutors available for our team,” he said. “Our team has really strong chemistry and we all just hound each other if we are struggling,” said former Riverdale Ridge athlete Dakota Pruitt. He’s playing baseball at Otero Junior College in Colorado. “It is nice to have someone who keeps you honest and makes sure you’re on your stuff.” Nebraska Wesleyan Madison cheerleader Roecker credited her coach for some academic structure. “My coach reminds us to prioritize our academics and encourages us to excel in school,” Roecker said. “I think that my high-school experience of being involved in sports and clubs, academics, having a job, and other responsibilities helped to prepare me to manage my schedule now in college.” “My coaches get grade reports every so often,” said former Brighton High School swimmer Jespyn Bishop. “And if your grades aren’t the best, then they schedule a meeting with you to talk about and see if they can help you or get some help for you from a on campus tutor. We also have weekly study halls that are mandatory to attend.”

to reorganize – which could take years and involves voters in affected districts approving a plan – makes the job of turning the district around in the meantime much more difficult, “as you have moved from one Sword of Damocles to another.”

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1,699 *

FREE ONBOARD CREDIT

BEST OF HAWAII FOUR-ISLAND TOUR

GRAND ALASKAN CRUISE & TOUR

12 days, departs year-round

12 days, departs July - Sep 2022

Oahu • Hawaii Island • Kauai • Maui — Enjoy a fully guided

Seattle • Vancouver • Ketchikan • Juneau • Skagway • Glacier Bay • Anchorage • Denali • and more

4-island Hawaiian vacation with centrally located lodging in Waikiki on Oahu, and beachfront lodging on the “Big Island” of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui. Guided throughout by our friendly Tour Directors—your local experts. Includes 3 inter-island flights. TM

Visit Denali and Glacier Bay on the same incredible trip! Cruise through the Gulf of Alaska and the Inside Passage as you discover the best of the Frontier State by land and by sea. promo code N7017

To attend virtually register online at:

Join Mountain View Pain Center at this Control Your Pain event.

Matthew Gray, M.D.

Or use your smartphone camera to register.

June 21, 2022 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm 303-817-5918 This is an online event. Join us by registering today!

CALL 1-888-523-0897

* Prices are per person based on double occupancy plus up to $299 in taxes & fees. Single supplement and seasonal surcharges may apply. Add-on airfare available. Free date changes prior to final payment. Deposits and final payments are non-refundable. Onboard Credit requires purchase of Ocean View or Balcony Cabin. Offers apply to new bookings only, made by 6/30/22. Other terms & conditions may apply. Ask your Travel Consultant for details.

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Hear from a special guest who is successfully managing their chronic pain.

NM-652307-AA ID#1354

We welcome family, friends and care providers to attend.

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June 16, 2022