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Brighton resident Kathleen Pierz received her third 2022 President’s Volunteer Service Award, a recognition from the White House for her volunteer service with Shelter Box“I’mUSA.really proud of the work ShelterBox does and what we do. We are one of the most efficient charities in the world and make extraordinary use of volunteers like myself,” said Pierz. “I proud to serve as a ShelterBox Ambassador and the recognition each year with a Presidential Service Award is a nice reminder that I’m part of something much bigger thanPierzmyself.”hasbeen a Rotarian for 12 years and a Shelter Box volunteer for three-and-a-half years. Shelter Box is a global humanitarian organization that provides emergency shelter and house supplies to victims of natural disasters or war refugees.“ShelterBox’s lifesaving work is only possible because of our inspiring supporters like Kathleen Pierz, whose service ensures families made homeless by disaster and conflict have access to essential shelter and supplies,” said Kerri Murray, President of ShelterBox USA. “This distinction truly sets Brighton’s own receive another presidential award
From June 2021 to June this year, the number of active listings for single-family homes in the Denver metro area jumped up by about 52%. Statewide, the number saw about a 43% uptick. But despite the larger pool of options, home prices continue to climb. The median sales price rose 11% statewide in that same time, and it increased by about 11% in the Denver metro area, where the median sales price sat at a staggering $647,500 as of June. The good news? The 11% price bump represents a notably smaller increase than Colorado had endured each month over the past year, according to a report by the Colorado Association of Realtors. The jump in the supply of available homes means buyers now have a better chance of purchasing a house, but prices in metro Denver and Colorado at large remain notoriously expensive. “The story here, just to be frank, is not that all the sudden the market has drastically changed — it’s that it mellowed out compared to 2021 and 2020,” said Matthew Leprino, a Realtor based in metro Denver. “The current state of Colorado’s housing market is not that different from 2019.” Already sky-high housing prices saw a spike after the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, but the Colorado supply of homes rises, prices still climb
been in e ect since September, is the set of di erent levels of restrictions that each county is required to follow based on the severity of a county’s local virus spread. e dial grew out of the state’s safer-athome order — the policy that came a er the statewide stay-at-home order this spring and allowed numerous types of e state recently switched to color identi ers — 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 secondPlease see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2 A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at 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- ve 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. BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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There are no mask mandates and no quarantine rules in Colorado’s COVID guidance for the 2022-23 school year, but public health officials say they’re still tracking the disease and want school administrators to be open and honest with families about cases and clusters. New guidance released Aug. 10 largely treats COVID like other communicable diseases, continuing a policy the state established in February at the end of the first omicron wave. At the same time, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is continuing to make free rapid antigen tests widely available to schools and child care centers, both for weekly testing programs and for students to use at home. Colorado saw high levels of COVID-19 all summer, with a sustained plateau in hospitalizations that began to decline this month. Bailey Fosdick, a member of the state’s COVID modeling
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Alvin Lee Burks, 83, of ornton Colorado, formerly of Pekin Il. passed away ursday May 5th 2022 at his home in ornton Co.
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James Edward Bradley, 92, of Monte Vista Colorado was welcomed into heaven August 9, 2022, after quietly succumbing to the rigors of a long life, well spent. Jim was born April 30, 1930, to Jess E. and Sarah (Kennedy) Bradley in Stillwater, Oklahoma. After graduating from Stillwater High School, Jim enlisted in the Oklahoma National Guard, serving during the Korean War, where he rose as an 18-year-old to the rank of sta sergeant. Following an honorable discharge, Jim returned to Stillwater to marry Nora Lee Blankenship also of Stillwater, and to attend Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) under the GI Bill. Jim graduated in 1956 with a degree in Agricultural Engineering and was hired by the Ralston Purina Company. Jim’s career at “Purina” took him to Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho, and nally to Denver, Colorado. While in Denver Jim and Nora decided to stay in Colorado, as opposed to taking his next promotion and moving the Purina’s corporate o ces in St Louis. Jim worked in the agriculture industry in Denver and owned a dry cleaner for several years. In 1973 Jim and son David bought a quarter section of land in the San Luis Valley of Colorado where together they raised wheat and barley. Jim ventured into the cattle industry during a short tenure on his ranch near Mo at, Colorado. Shortly after giving up on ranching, Jim met his second wife Judith (Judy) Burnett Rodgers of Monte Vista, Colorado. After a brief courtship Jim and Judy were married in 1985 at Monte Vista’s United Methodist Church where they remained members for the reminder of their lives. Jim worked for, and retired from the State of Colorado, after having worked at the Homelake Veteran’s Center for 12 years. Ironically, this was the place where Jim passed away after a short stay. rough it all Jim lived life with determination, a clear mind, a smile on his face, and a twinkle in his eye.
Alvin Burks was born on June 18th, 1938 in Mountain View Missouri. e son of Henry and Lula Burks. He was united in marriage to Joyce Williams in 1961. She preceded him in death on June 21st 2012.Surviving are his daughter Sandra Burks and son Craig Burks. Preceded in death was his oldest son Steve Burks on October 15th 2010. He also is survived with four grand children Ti any Vroman, Heather Burks, Brittany Valdespino, and Ryan Burks.
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Jim is preceded in death by his parents Jess and Sarah Bradley, his 8 siblings Aloysius (Abe), William Schafers (half-brother), John, Victor, Rita, Rebecca (Nasalroad), Mark, and Joe, his daughter Milissa Ann Bradley, as well as his beloved wife Judy. Jim is survived by his children omas (Edward) of Aurora, CO, David of Monte Vista, CO, Paul of Boulder, CO, and Michael of Brighton, CO; his stepsons Chris, and Kevin Rodgers, of South Carolina; twelve grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. A Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2022, at the United Methodist Church in Monte Vista. Interment will follow at the Monte Vista Cemetery. Rogers Family Mortuary is in care of the arrangements. To leave online words of comfort, remembrances, and tributes for Jim’s family, please visit www.RogersFunerals.com E. “Jim” 2022
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Sarah Klaiber, an elementary school teacher who has taught in the Denver metro area for nine years, said the career has always come with challenges: kids with behavioral issues, communicat ing with parents and working in a high-stress environment for rela tively low pay. Klaiber felt equipped to deal with those challenges, but things reached a breaking point when COVID-19 hit in 2020. “I don’t think that most teachers, including myself, have gotten the support that they need from par ents and administrators,” Klaiber said. “I think that administrators, for the most part, are doing their best as well; I just think everyone is very stretched thin and there are a lot of needs in every classroom.”
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Madi Shaheen, a former teach er in the Denver area, echoed Klaiber’s concerns and said the blame for kids not performing well in a pandemic-riddled classroom often fell on teachers. “It was always the teachers fault; the teachers weren’t doing enough,” Shaheen said. “There has to be a stop somewhere where teachers no longer feel like they’re the reason why students aren’t performing well.” Sheehan said teachers go into the field because they are passionate about working with kids and do not expect high pay or recognition, but some form of appreciation after working through a pandemic, a series of school shootings and skyrocketing costs with stagnant wages would have helped low morale.“Educators don’t do this for recog nition or appreciation, but there comes a point in time where you just get burnt out,” Shaheen said. “There is a deeper issue, and it has nothing to do with the educators, because we’re putting the time and the blood, sweat and tears in every day and we’re not being appreci ated or fromKlaiberacknowledged.”saidshefeltpressureparentsandadministrators to create a perfect environment in the classroom without the support to make that happen. “It feels like if you haven’t been successful in creating this happy, calm environment where all stu dents are complying with rules, then you’ve failed as a teacher,” Klaiber said. “Teachers are used to being in their own little classroom bubble, and unless you’re crying for help and being very explicit in what you need, you might not get help.”
In the education association’s sur vey, Baca-Oehlert said many teach ers also felt they lacked autonomy in their curriculum, particularly as hot-button issues like Critical Race Theory, teaching about LGBTQ+ rights and wearing in schools made their way into the spotlight. “A lot of people are feeling that their professional voices were not respected,” Baca-Oehlert said. “The ones that are closest to the students are rarely asked their opinion and
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After a year of teaching almost entirely online, Klaiber said students struggled to return to the traditional classroom, where they were expected to sit still, not speak out of turn and pay attention for eight“They’vehours.lost a level of autonomy that they had when they were at home,” Klaiber said. “The fact that we expect 8 year olds to sit and be silent for most of the day is starting to feel unfair to them.”
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A survey from the Colorado Edu cation Association — the largest educator’s union in the state, repre senting more than 39,000 educators — found that 67% of their mem bers have considered leaving the field since the COVID-19 pandemic flipped education on its head. “Of course we don’t expect that many people to retire or resign, but it is a red flag and a warning sign that teachers are feeling stressed, stretched and burnt out,” said Amie Baca-Oehlert, the union’s president. “This past year, many have decided, was one of the hard est they’ve ever experienced.”
A city ordinance passed by city council unanimously in 2019 ties the city’s minimum wage to the CPI. Officials say it’s part of an effort to make sure wages keep up with the local cost of living. And Hanckock said the new wage will help those struggling with infla tion.The CPI for Denver-auroraLakewood was 8.94% in the first half of 2022, according to Denver’s Department of Finance, equalling the $1.42 increase. State legislation requires minimum wage changes take effect January 1, and the city used the midyear CPI in order to meet the new year deadline. “CPI increases are used in the vast majority of state and local minimum wages across the coun try,” Councilwoman Robin Kniech said. “They are designed to do just what this increase will do for Denver workers: help them keep up with the cost of living rather than falling behind as prices increase.” So, what does this mean for tipped workers? As part of the increase, mini mum wage for tipped food and beverage workers will be $14.27 per hour if they earn at least $3.02 in actual tips. A minimum wage credit is available to for employ ers if they can prove an employ ee didn’t receive that amount. The ordinance went into effect January 1, 2020 and raised the minimum wage from $11.10 to $15.87 in 2022. This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite. com wage will increase
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But not until 2023 her apart as someone committed to serving others and making the world a better place. Never has this work been more important as we scaled up our efforts in the last year to respond to climate change driven storms and protect communities from COVID 19.” ShelterBox supplies familysized tents with the tools so victims can start repairing or re building a home. The shelter box is a large plastic box that con tains the tent, cooking set, solar lights, blankets, water filtration, and mosquito nets. The Rotary Clubs in the UK founded ShelterBox USA and be came a Rotary International di saster relief partner. Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter for more than 300 disasters in over 100 countries. ShelterBox has helped victims impacted by earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, tsunamis and war and conflicts by deliver ing boxes of essential shelter, aid, and other lifesaving sup plies, according to ShelterBox officials.ThePresident’s Volunteer Ser vice Award was created in 2003 by the president’s council on ser vice and civic participation for people of all ages that contribute 100 hours of volunteer service. To volunteer, fundraise, or make a tax-deductible donation, visit www.shelterboxusa.org or call (805) 608 2400 GUIDANCE team at the Colorado School of Public Health, said the lack of mitigation measures like mask ing may contribute to some spread in classrooms, but the combination of vaccination and recent infection should put a brake on transmission. “Even with school starting, all of our models suggest cases and hospitalizations will con tinue to decline through at least the end of September,” Fosdick said. “And that’s due to the high levels of infections we saw in the spring and summer. We estimate that we still have quite a bit of immunity in the population, par ticularly immunity from severe disease.”StateEpidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said the new guidance aims to minimize disruptions for students and families while remaining alert for signs of clusters or higher transmission that might indicate a need for stepped-up precautions. Colora do is in a very different position than it was two years ago, she said, and that warrants a new approach. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Read more at chalkbeat.org.
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BY TONY GORMAN AND ALEJANDRO A. ALONSO GALVA DENVERITE An increase in the Consumer Price Index has triggered a boost in Denver’s local minimum wage. The Denver Department of Finance says the local minimum wage will increase to $17.29 start ing January 1st, 2023. That’s up from the current $15.87. “We know this will put additional burdens on our local businesses,” Mayor Michael Hancock said in a statement Tuesday. “But this is an important tool to support vulner able workers across the city.”
The Curt Holland Memorial Golf Tournament is set for 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Buffalo Run Golf Course, 15700 E. 112th Ave. Sponsorships are available. Call 303-289-3600. CASA’s Old Hollywood evening The Court Appointed Special Advocates program in Adams County is hosting an evening in old Hollywood from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at Balistreri Vineyards, 1946 E. 66th Ave. Aside from red carpets, cinema, and music, there will be food and wine from the vineyards and an auction. Proceeds help CASA move closer toward providing a volulnteer for every child in need. Visit mation.casa17/indulgehttps://cbo.io/tickets/forticketinfor-
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The Richard Lambert Foundation’s Hope Floats Water Lantern Festival runs from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Barr Lake State Park, 13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton.Theevent includes live music from West Highway 7, a local band that plays songs from country-Western singers Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings. The Magic Food Bus and Revned BBQ Food Truck are going to handle the food. There will be local vendors and a chance to decorate lanterns with messages before they are released. Call 720-408-8417. Gummball 5K The fi fth annual Gummball Rally will be Saturday, Oct. 1 at Adams County Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton. The 5K walk/run is in honor of former Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm, who died in the line of duty in 2018. The cost is $30 for racers 13 and older and $10 for 12 and younger. Those 12 and younger get in free. Each includes a shirt/swag bag guaranteed with entry by Sept. 14. Packets will be available for pickup at 4201 E. 72nd Ave. from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. Proceeds benefi t a nonprofi t that supports law enforcement and fi rst Questions?responders.Email tracykilgore71@gmail.com. VaccinationONGOING clinic Adams County and the TriCounty Health Department are offering free vaccination clinics from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Anythink Commerce City, 7185 Monaco St. Walk with a doc Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute. This is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefi ts that come from walking.
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Hanna Skandera, president of the Daniels Fund, said the fund is about bolstering innovation and providing new options for students. “This investment is about giving choices and opportunities for young people, for families, that maybe the traditional system isn’t working,” Skandera said.
The micro-school for middle schoolers was one of the first grantees of the VELA Education Fund, founded two years ago to provide financial support to alternative education programs. At the time, La Luz received $25,000 in funding — enough to help support Gamba as he left what he called a “cushy” school job and struck out on his own with a new approach to teaching, emphasizing experiential learning, relationship building and character development. The VELA Education Fund, in partnership with the Daniels Fund, is now offering $750,000 in grants to educational entrepreneurs in four states, including Colorado. The grantees could be awarded up to $10,000 for nontraditional educational programs. Alternate education models could include micro-schools — tiny schools with comparatively few students — and hybrid programs that incorporate both virtual and in-person learning or community-focused learning.VELA has previously awarded 1,600 grants nationwide, totalling more than $16.5 million.
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BY BRAMMHI BALARAJAN THE COLORADO SUN For some kids, every school day can be monotonous. That’s why Kyle Gamba, who has worked in public education for 15 years, started the micro-school La Luz in Denver to ensure education was more than just “kids sitting at desks.”AtLa Luz, kids learn while being immersed in the community, and on the go. In the past year, 13 students spent weeks at a time outdoors and reported to classrooms at the Denver Zoo and the History Colorado Center. “If you’re learning about government and history, it just seems like a way more authentic place to do it,” Gamba said.
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Marki S. Monteon, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, 4500LLC Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite Denver,960 CO 80246 Legal Notice No. CCX661
Gamba added that VELA allowed “the small guys” to go out and try their hands at a program with community support. “It’s probably hard to go out, start something just on your own,” Gamba said. “It sure is a lot easier when there’s a community behind it.” 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. 8
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Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Commerce City Sentinel Express August 18, 2022 * 1 La Luz just by how excited kids are to talk about what they learned at the end of the day. He said parents are so used to kids saying at pickup time that their day was “fine” and they learned “nothing,” that it was a win “that kids were getting back in cars, and happily engaging in conversations with their parents.”
LENORE CREAZZO, Personal Representative 5640 E 65TH WAY COMMERCE CITY COLORADO 80022 Legal Notice No. CCX666
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maria Bustos, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 256
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Rodolfo W. Bustos and Anthony G. PersonalBustos Representative 5958 Oneida St Commerce City, Colorado 80022 Legal Notice No. CCX669 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022
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