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Prairie View turns back Mountain Range

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

HENDERSON – The Prairie View high school volleyball team finished its season on a high note.

The ThunderHawks cruised through their match with Mountain Range, winning all three sets 25-23, 25-8 and 25-8.

Prairie View finished the season with a 9-14 overall record and 4-9 in the Class 5A Front Range League, while Mountain Range fell to 1-21 overall and 0-13 in the FRL.

Early on, it looked like Mountain Range was going to take the victory. The Mustangs jumped out with an early 6-4 advantage in the first game with an ace from Kaeli Maruyama and a kill by Robyn Yang.

After an ace and kill by the ThunderHawks’ Elena Gonzales, the Mustangs reeled off six consecutive points to go up 23-20. But Hailey Kizer answered with a pair of aces to seal the first frame for Prairie View.

The ThunderHawks continued to roll on the next set, scoring the final 12 points. Senior Kira Ulibarri scored a pair of aces, while

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.

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other states, that was largely because other states lost even more ground.

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.

Colorado students posted the lowest scores in more than a decade on the test known as “the nation’s report card,” with the steepest declines in middle school math and with Hispanic students losing the most ground. And while Colorado students posted better reading scores than did students in 27

The learning loss from 2019 to 2022 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as NAEP, points to the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the education of children in almost every pocket of Colorado and the nation.

By Ellis Arnold Colorado Community Media

reversed, NAEP results released Monday provide the most detailed and authoritative accounting yet, with data coming from a representative set of students nationwide and allowing for comparisons across states and some cities.

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While research has already shown that academic progress

“The results are appalling and unacceptable,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona

Curriculum grant on its way to Adams 14

Adams 14 School District is one of nine recipients of a RISE Turnaround Grant, according to a statement.

Gov. Jared Polis made the announcement late last month.

The $900,000 grant will support Adams City High School’s new curriculum that combines academics with career and technical education.

The statement said The Academies at ACHS will enable students to get an understanding of the application of knowledge and real-world situations to career pathways of their choosing.

ACHS will offer four career and technical education-themed academies, including an academy of architecture, construction, engineering, and design; an academy of digital information and technology; an academy of health professions and sciences; and an academy of business and entrepreneurship. The projected start date is in the fall of 2023.

“I am ecstatic that Adams 14 received the RISE Turnaround Grant,” said Ronald Hruby, the district’s director of career and technology education, in a statement. “With this grant, students will not only experience learning through real-life experience, but we can also provide current industry-level equipment and materials to deliver hands-on instruction.”

Gov. Polis began the Rise fund two years ago to address learning and health challenges because of COVID-19.

As Denver metro counties continue to inch closer to local stay-at-home orders under Colorado’s system of coronavirusrelated restrictions, the state announced a new level of rules that prohibits indoor dining and personal gatherings — a change that applies to the majority of the Denver metro area and many counties in other regions.

e state’s COVID-19 dial, which has 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 businesses to reopen.

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 second-

“From Montrose to Pueblo, and Lake County to Adams County, we are making sure that all Colorado students have access to a great education,” Gov. Polis said in a statement. “As a lifelong advocate for innovation and excellence in education, I am proud that we are putting Colorado students first, supporting our schools because we know that our kids are the best investment we can make in the future of our state.”

Mountain Range’s Maddison Eliason goes up for a kill against Prairie View’s Jenna Sheley (10) and Elena Gonzales (13).

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Some local businesses hope liquor license ballot measure fails

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mollie Stephans walked into Westminster’s Pecos Liquors for the first time to pitch Loveland Aleworks’ newest beer. The answer she got was promising.

“We’ll be in touch,” said Jazz Singh, the owner of the store since 2018.

Stephans is one of the small brewery’s 10 employees. She makes sales calls to local liquor stores up and down the Front Range, asking that they put Aleworks’ beer on shelves.

The personal touch is what makes the company unique, she said. But the owners the Aleworks said that may need to change if voters approve Proposition 124 in the upcoming election.

The ballot initiative will increase the number of retail liquor store licenses an individual may own. The current maximum is three. The number would rise to eight by 2026, 13 by 2031, 20 by 2036 and be unlimited by 2037.

With the increase, large retail stores like King Soopers, Safeway and Total Beverage would be able to sell alcohol in more locations.

Opponents of the measure argue that will funnel business away from the local and neighborhood stores.

“It’s hard to tell ahead of time, but we will almost have to change the way that we sell our beer and change the things we pride ourselves on,” Stephans said.

“One big thing for us is we want to keep Colorado as local as possible.”

Most of Loveland Aleworks’ accounts are local liquor stores. That’s because they’re able to meet with owners directly. When they get a green light from a store, it can happen on the spot or shortly after. But getting their product onto the shelves of a big chain is a different matter. It can take about a year to get an approval, if one comes at all.

For liquor store owners like Singh, the proposition changes the liquor store experience and that’s a reason to vote against it, though he understands some people want the convenience of buying alcohol while shopping for groceries.

He also understands hardworking owners’ motives to expand and open new locations. He said he works 15-16 hours every day of the week and hopes to expand his business, but emphasizes how smaller stores are more responsive to customer choices than big chains.

A decent selection of microbrews isn’t always easy to find in

big chain stores, he said.

For his store, those less-wellknown beers sell well and the relationship between the local brewers and local shops is vital to the region’s economy.

Singh pointed to 2019 when the legislature gave grocery stores the OK to sell beer. He lost business due to increased competition and heard the same from other local store owners, including one in Commerce City that lost two-thirds of its revenues almost overnight.

Who’s for it?

According to the Colorado Secretary of State’s website, Colorado Fine Wines & Spirits LLC, addressed in Bethesda, Maryland, donated over $11.5 million to the issue committee supporting the initiative.

It’s the same address as Total Wine & More, which is owned by U.S. Rep. David Trone from Maryland. Total Wine & More, according to reporting done by the Colorado Sun, spent over $2 million supporting the measure.

A spokesperson for Total Wine & More said it would be “correcting a gross imbalance in current law.”

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce also supports the measure. In a news release, they wrote Proposition 124 would allow

liquor stores to open more locations.

“Colorado has been long overdue to rethink the way we approach liquor licensing,” said Colorado Chamber president and CEO Loren Furman in a release. “This is about helping some of our hardest-hit businesses recover from ongoing economic challenges while also giving consumers more options when it comes to how and where they choose to purchase alcohol. Together, these common-sense ballot initiatives will help bring Colorado’s alcohol regulatory environment into the 21st century.”

Grocer donates 250 food bags for needy kids

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

King Soopers has donated food to a handful of non-profits that help families in need, including Food for Hope, a Thornton non-profit.

The grocer said in a press release that the effort was

meant to help feed 250 hungry children in Adams County and 2,500 kids across the state. The donation was part of the grocer’s Zero Hunger/Zero Waste mission, where food is donated before it perishes and has to be thrown away.

The food is meant to help kids who qualify to receive

free lunches at schools, which might be their only meal of the day. The food bags will provide food for the kids on the weekends, King Soopers and City Market said in a press release.

The bags include canned vegetables, fruit cups, cookies and granola bars.

“A donation like this from King Soopers has a huge positive impact on our organization because we can turn around and distribute this food to families that visit our food banks all across Adams County,” said Emily Stromquist, executive director of Food for Hope.

Jazz Singh, owner of Pecos Liquors in Westminster, stands in front of his storefront. He will be voting no on Proposition 124.

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Brighton celebrates Dia de los Muertos

The Grupo Azteca Huitzilopochtli from Mexico opened Brighton’s Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration with a stunning performance wearing feather headdresses and colorful costumes representing Anahuac’s indigenous people.

The ritual dance with repeti-

tive rhythm and movement in a meditative state, communicating energy to god, is a form of prayer.

The Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrated its opening reception featuring a 70-piece art exhibit from local artists at The Armory Performance Arts

Center on October 28.

The exhibit included a performance by a group of Aztec Dancers with music entertainment by a DJ and a poetry reading. The reception ended with a performance by Denver-based flamenco guitarist El Javi.

The family-friendly celebra-

tion featured face painting and decorating for all ages and tacos and free hot chocolate. Its exhibit is in collaboration with the Chicano Humanities & Art Council with support from the Brighton Arts Commission. The exhibition will be on display through November 16.

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El Javi from Mexico performing flamenco guitar music.

The Grupo Ritual Azteca Huitzilopochtli from Mexico teaches the indigenous Aztec culture and traditions with dance. The dancers form a circle that represents the symbolism of life.

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Denver pauses e-bike rebate program

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

It’s official: E-bike hungry Denver residents burned through three years and $9 million of sub sidies in just six months, and now we need to pause and think about what we’ve done.

Denver’s Office of Climate Ac tion, Sustainability and Resiliency announced this week it will stop releasing new e-bike purchase vouchers for the rest of 2022. The planned $9 million bike program, paid for with the 2020 climate sales tax, has “put 4,401 e-bikes on the streets and trails of Denver,” according to city officials, and cut the price of the average bike in half.

After overwhelming demand for the rebates when the program first launched earlier this year, Denver had hoped to stretch out spending and provide more frequent oppor tunities by putting out monthly batches of vouchers. More re leases were scheduled for early November and December.

back an expanded program that will serve more Denverites.”

Those running climate pro grams hope e-bike trips — fueled more and more by clean electricity as the grid transforms with renew able generating sources — will re place fossil fuel-driven car trips for work, school or errands. Denver, though, has still not announced a plan to formally measure actual car trip reductions. E-bikes can be pedaled like a traditional bike, but the rechargeable battery pack pro vides pedal assist to ease the work, or in some models, a hand-twisted throttle to accelerate much like a motorcycle.

“Denver’s success with their e-bike rebate program offers a great national model for how to help shift trips in cities to address air quality and climate issues, and solve for people’s transportation needs,” said Piep Van Heuven, di rector of government relations for Bicycle Colorado. “The majority of trips in cities are a distance of 6 miles or less, the perfect distance for an e-bike trip.”

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Instead, the rebates are coming to a halt while city officials decide how much additional money to bring into the e-bike program for a 2023 relaunch. E-bike rebates were meant to be only one part of an initial $9 million in spending that also included rebates on home electrification, including solar panels and heat pumps. All the programs are paid for by the 0.25% sales tax for climate programs passed by voters in 2020 and meant to raise about $40 million a year.

Income-qualified buyers can receive up to $1,200 vouchers to buy e-bikes from an approved list of Denver bike shops. The rebates start at $400 for those who do not qualify by income, though some local bike shops add in other discounts. An extra $500 rebate is available for more expensive cargo bikes used to haul kids, groceries or tools.

“We’re honored to be a part of transforming the way Denver wants to move around,” said climate office director Grace Rink, in a release. “We’re eager to bring

Denver has tweaked the pro gram to try to ensure lowerincome residents in need of new transportation will benefit from e-bikes, which can run into the thousands of dollars. Just under half the rebates have been used by income-qualified residents, the climate office said.

Colorado officials are preparing details on their own $12 million e-bike rebate program, which will allow vouchers for those outside Denver city limits. State officials have said they will consider al lowing purchases through online retailers or big box stores to increase access for rural buyers. That program won’t begin until early 2023.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news out let based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit colora dosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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said. “This is a moment of truth. How we respond will determine our standing in the world.”

This year’s results reaffirm what Colorado education lead ers and teachers already knew thanks to statewide assessments: Students fell behind.

But parents, teachers, and students are working hard to rebound, said Joyce Zurkowski, Colorado Department of Education chief assessment officer.

“There are some indications that things are on the way back up,” she said. “But there’s work to do.”

What is NAEP?

Mandated by Congress, the national assessment tests math and reading skills in fourth and eighth grades roughly every two years among a random sampling of students — about 450,000 students in 10,000 schools in 2022. The administrators break down scores by state and for select cit ies that vary with each test.

Denver was one of 26 urban districts that NAEP sampled last winter. Outside of those cities, NAEP does not issue district scores.

Unlike state exams, the NAEP tests are low stakes for students, teachers, and schools. But the

NAEP test offers a valuable look at the progress of the nation.

“We knew results would reflect historic disruptions to schools,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Educa tion Statistics, which organizes the test. “NAEP results should give us all pause. They also remind us how essential schools are for our children and fami lies.”

Colorado dip in math skills

The Colorado Measure of Academic Success, or CMAS, standardized tests show students recovering ground from 2021 but still below pre-pandemic levels in most cases. Similar to NAEP, the state’s test scores show particu larly concerning drops in middle school math scores and draw attention to the impacts on stu dents who transitioned to more complex material in a highly disrupted environment.

NAEP shows fourth grade Colo rado math scores declined steeply.

Proficiency dropped by one-quar ter, from about 44% of students in 2019 to 36% of students this year.

Eighth grade math proficiency fell by about the same proportion, from 37% of students in 2019 to 28% this year.

Colorado reading skills did not decline as much. On the fourthgrade test, 38% of students tested proficient, down from 40% in 2019. In eighth grade, 34% of stu dents tested proficient, compared

with 38% in 2019.

In Denver, reading scores declined similarly. Fourth-grade proficiency scores fell from 32% to 29%, and eighth-grade scores fell from 29% to 28% — which may not be statistically signifi cant — from 2019.

Denver fourth-grade math proficiency dipped from 35% of students in 2019 to 28% this year. Eighth grade proficiency also fell, from 29% in 2019 to 22% of students this year.

In both Colorado and Denver, Hispanic students experienced greater declines in most grades and subjects than did other student groups. The pandemic pummeled Colorado’s Hispanic families, who have suffered higher death rates and more job losses. An estimated two-thirds of Colorado children without internet access are Hispanic, and many of them had parents work ing essential jobs and who could not stay home with them.

Zurkowski said learning gaps among Hispanics remain an area of “significant concern.” The state has some of the largest gaps in the nation between Hispanic and white students.

Students faced many challenges during COVID

The pandemic imposed hard ships and barriers to student learning: switches between remote and hybrid classes, quarantines and other disrup tions, spotty internet access, and

general instability. Students also experienced major stressors, like parents losing jobs and caregiv ers falling ill and dying.

Melissa Snyder, a Cherry Creek School District fourth grade teacher, said student absenteeism has soared since the start of the pandemic.

“There’s a lot of pieces to the puzzle,” said Snyder, who teaches at Pine Ridge Elementary. “Ev erything with COVID is so much more complex.”

Lorelei Jackson, a Denver Language School eighth grade math teacher, said teachers had to choose which lessons to teach and students are missing skills they would normally have learned.

“We wanted to make sure that we were focusing on what was going to be the most impactful for students,” she said. And now, “we’re seeing those gaps.”

A Chalkbeat analysis found mixed evidence on the link between remote learning and changes in state test scores, with some correlation in math and fourth-grade reading but none in eighth-grade reading. More granular research has shown that students who experienced more virtual learning tended to fall fur ther behind.

The Colorado education depart ment didn’t require districts to report changes in learning mode,

Eagle View craft fair

Eagle View Adult Center’s annual craft fair runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1150 Prairie Center Parkway. Almost 50 vendors will be on hand to sell homemade crafts. Bake sale goods, breakfast burritos and lunch items will be available. United power donated $1,000 to help with event expenses. Proceeds go toward the center’s operating costs. Call 303-655-2075.

Turkey Trot

Brighton’s 38th annual Turkey Trot takes off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the pavilions outside the Brighton Recreation Center, 555 N. 11th Ave.

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The 5k run/walk is a Bolder Boulder qulaifier. First-, second- and third-place winners in each age division will receive prizes.

Early bird entry fees are $30 for adults and $20 for youth and seniors. Race day entry fees are $35 for adults and $25 for youth and seniors. Entry fees will include a T-shirt, breakfast, awards, prizes and drawings. .

Packet and bib pick-up will be Nov. 16 and 17 at the recreation center. Those who have not registered by Nov. 14 will have to wait and pick up their bib on the day of the race.

To register, call 303-655-2200 or visit brightonco.gov/turkeytrot

was in-person, remote, or hybrid using district websites and Facebook pages. Using state data, the COVID-19 School Data Hub estimates that Colorado students on average spent 28% of their time

DA Academy

The 17th Juidicial District Attorney’s Office is offering a free, eight-week program to explain the workings of the office and the criminal justice system.

It starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the DA’s office, 1000 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton. The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 1. Info? Email chopper@da17.state.co.us.

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Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional car-

learning in person during the 202021 school year.

Melanie Asmar, Matt Barnum, and Erica Meltzer contributed to this report.

Jason Gonzales is a reporter

diologist 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 benefits that come from walking.

Boards/commissions’ openings Commerce City has openings for several of its boards and commissions, including the city’s cultural council, the housing authority and the Derby review board.

covering higher education and the Colorado legislature. Chalkbeat Colorado partners with Open Campus on higher education coverage. Contact Jason at jgonzales@ chalkbeat.org.

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Paige Walker and Bella Campbell each had a kill for Prairie View.

Walker kept the momentum going for PVHS, opening the final set with both a block and a kill as Mountain Range once again didn’t have an answer at the net.

“The team really came out strong and took control,” PVHS coach Tara Franck said. “It was nice to see them get in a rhythm and take care of business.”

Ulibarri led Prairie View with eight kills, while Gonzales had six aces and 14 digs. Peyton Mailliard and Yang each had two kills to lead Mountain Range, while Maruyama had three aces.

The ThunderHawks will lose a strong group of seniors in Gonzales, Ulibarri, Hevani Tuiono, Clara Koster and Hailey Kizer. Gonzales led the team in kills (73), aces (59) and digs (235). Kizer was second in aces (35) and digs (135), and Ulibarri was second on the team in kills (59) and third digs (135). Tuioni was second on the team with 18 blocks.

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Art was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 10, 1937, to Harvey and Nelda Samson. He graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1955, and shortly after joined the United States Air Force. During his tour of duty with the Air Force he married his wife of 61 years, Rosemary. Soon after his marriage came his two children, Joseph in 1962, and Jeanne in1963 both born in Wiesbaden, Germany. During his time in the Air Force, Art proudly served a tour in Vietnam. After 20 years of service in the Air Force and retiring with the distinguished rank of Chief Master Sergeant, he rejoined the Department of Defense in the Civil Service capacity. is was a roll he cherished for an additional 20 years. During that time, he decided to move to Brighton, Colorado his permanent home. With a challenging personal schedule, he obtained his bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University and then his master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado.

Early on in his role in the civil service, Art and a small team of risk-takers became the group who created “Direct Deposit”. Today everyone who receives their paycheck electronically can thank Art for being one of four people who took the chance and created this process.

Art and Rosemary loved world travel, spanning the globe from East to West and North to South. Just a few months ago, Art took a long-awaited cruise to Alaska and Canada. Art visited over 150 countries in the world, sometimes taking a small risk and adventuring into some interesting places.

One of the passions in his life included being part of the Knights of Columbus. He held many titles and positions and received numerous awards for his dedication to the

them. They were a great group of leaders,” Franck said.

The ThunderHawks will return Walker who led the team with 26 blocks.

Mountain Range also will lose Maruyama, Ava Zamboni, Kiana Galan, Julisse Harris and Ava Fedje to graduation.

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Knights of Columbus. One of the roles he had was new council startup for the Knights. Just a few years ago, he shared that he had visited every Catholic Church in Colorado. He enjoyed doing many things with the Knights, from Pennies for Heaven to Tootsie Roll drives. He never thought of it as a chore and loved gathering food every anksgiving and Christmas for turkey baskets to give to families who were having challenging times. Just last week he was so focused on helping others, he was check-listing the things that needed to be done. His last e ort was raising money for St. Williams Catholic Church for new stainedglass windows. He never once said “me or I”, he said the Knights of Columbus. He always thought the fraternity of men of the Knights as his family. Every award was the Knights of Columbus award. He loved the Knights.

He was an avid Colorado Avalanche fan. At one time he had attended every single Avalanche game for 10 straight years. When the streak ended, it was because he was attending the State Convention for the Knights of Columbus. He was in attendance for the 2001 Stanley Cup game winner.

Art is survived by his wife, Rosemary; son, Joseph (wife Teresa); daughter, Jeanne; two grandsons, Tyler and Michael; and great grandchildren, Joshua and Abbi. He is preceded in death by both parents, and two brothers, Robert and his twin brother, Donald.

Art will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.

Contributions to Honor the Life Art Samson can be made to the Stained Glass Fund for St. Williams Catholic Church 1025 Fulton Ave. Fort Lupton, CO. 80621

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Prairie View’s Paige Walker goes for a block during an Oct. 27 match against Mountain Range.

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Notice is hereby given that the following subdivision will be considered for approval by the City of Commerce City Community Development Director on Tuesday, No vember 15, 2022.

S-774-22: Cowley Companies is request ing approval of the Third Creek West Filing No.2, a final plat to create 162 detached residential lots and 18 tracts for open space, access, utilities, landscaping, and future development for the property gener ally located at the northeast corner of E. 104th Avenue & E-470, currently zoned Third Creek West PUD (Planned Unit Development District).

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Metro Districts Budget Hearings

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NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET HEARING NORTHERN COMMERCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the NORTHERN COMMERCE METRO POLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at 7979 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1125, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the NORTHERN COMMERCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, to be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/834973852 52?pwd=d25Qb09Tb3JvUnZQMFVvbU RvV3dNQT09. Any interested electors within the NORTHERN COMMERCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIREC TORS: NORTHERN COMMERCE METROPOLI TAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE,

P.C.

Legal Notice No. CCX753

First Publication: November 3, 2022 Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND HEARING NEXUS NORTH AT DIA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the NEXUS NORTH AT DIA MET ROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Clif tonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Nexus North at DIA Metro politan District to be held at 3:00 P.M., on Monday, November 14, 2022. The meet ing will be held via video conference at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8869510423 9?pwd=dUtGMmpYTjdIQ2pjOVdrb1V6 WUE3dz09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 886 9510 4239, Passcode: 450763. Any interested elector within the Nexus North at DIA Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIREC TORS: NEXUS NORTH AT DIA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation

Legal Notice No. CCX754

First Publication: November 3, 2022 Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (the “ Boards ”) of the REUNION RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 and 2 (the “Districts”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on November 10, 2022 at 2:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as

may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2022 Amended Bud gets (the “Amended Budgets”) and 2023 Proposed Budgets (the “Proposed Bud gets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:

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Or call in (audio only) +1 720-547-5281,,5047563# United States, Denver Phone Conference ID: 504 756 3#

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Amended Budgets and the Proposed Budgets are on file in the office of the District Accountant, CliftonLarsonAl len LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda and notice for any meeting may be obtained by visiting the Districts’ website https://www.reunionridgemd.com.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DI RECTORS:

REUNION RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 and 2

/s/ CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP District Manager

Legal Notice No. CCX717

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET OF NORTH RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT No. 1

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of North Range Metropolitan District No. 1 for the ensuing year of 2023; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G,

Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspec tion; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. at 6:00 p.m. at the South Adams County Fire Station #8 (located at 10326 Walden St. Commerce City, CO 80022). Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objec tions thereto.

NORTH RANGE METROPOLITAN DIS TRICT No. 1

By: Charles Wolfersberger District Manager

Legal Notice No. CCX749

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the REUNION SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT (the “ District ”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on November 10, 2022 at 2:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hear ing on the 2022 Amended Budget (the “Amended Budget”) and 2023 Proposed Budget (the “Proposed Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:

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https://www.reunionsecmd.org.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIREC TORS:

REUNION SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP District Manager

Legal Notice No. CCX719

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AS TO AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro posed 2023 budget has been submitted to the EAGLE CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the fiscal year 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the accountant, Clif tonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, in Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Eagle Creek Metropolitan District to be held at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. If necessary, an amended 2022 budget will be filed in the office of the ac countant and open for public inspection for consideration at the special meeting of the Board. The meeting will be held at the Belle Creek Family Center, 10693 Belle Creek Boulevard, Henderson, Colorado. Any interested elector within the Eagle Creek Metropolitan District may inspect the amended and proposed budgets and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2022 budget and proposed 2023 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIREC TORS: EAGLE CREEK METROPOLITAN DIS TRICT

By: /s/ SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C.

Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. CCX739

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspection. The Board of Directors will consider adoption of the proposed 2023 budget and proposed 2022 budget amendment of the District for at a regular meeting of the District to be held on Monday November 21, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Belle Creek Family Center at 10693 Belle Creek Blvd Commerce City, CO 80640.cAny elector within the District may inspect the proposed 2021 budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget.

RIVERDALE DUNES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 1

By: Charles Wolfersberger District Man ager

Legal Notice No. CCX750

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET OF NORTH RANGE

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT No. 2

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of North Range Metropolitan District No. 2 for the ensuing year of 2023; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspec tion; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. at 6:00 p.m. at the South Adams County Fire Station #8 (located at 10326 Walden St. Commerce City, CO 80022). Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objec tions thereto.

NORTH RANGE METROPOLITAN DIS TRICT No. 2

By: Charles Wolfersberger District Manager

DISTRICT NOS. 1 and 2 (the “Districts”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on November 10, 2022 at 2:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2022 Amended Bud gets (the “Amended Budgets”) and 2023 Proposed Budgets (the “Proposed Budgets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:

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Or call in (audio only) +1 720-547-5281,,5047563# United States, Denver Phone Conference ID: 504 756 3#

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Amended Budgets and the Proposed Budgets are on file in the office of the District Accountant, CliftonLarsonAl len LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda and notice for any meeting may be obtained by visiting the Districts’ website https://www.reunioncentermds. org.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DI RECTORS: REUNION CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 and 2

/s/ CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP District Manager

Legal Notice No. CCX716

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budget and Proposed Budget have been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget and the Proposed Budget are on file in the office of the District Accountant, CliftonLarsonAl len LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado where the same are open for public inspection.

interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget and Proposed Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget and Proposed Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda and notice for any meeting may be obtained by visiting the District’s website

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE RIVERDALE DUNES

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 1

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget for 2023 and a proposed amend ment to the 2022 budget has been submit ted to the Board of Directors of Riverdale Dunes Metropolitan District No 1; that a copy of such proposed 2023 budget and 2022 budget amendment has been filed

Legal Notice No. CCX748

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of the REUNION CENTER METROPOLITAN

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET HEARING CUTLER FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the CUTLER FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at 7979 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1125, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the CUTLER FARMS METROPOLITAN DIS TRICT, to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8631420277 7?pwd=dWxvMHlLa3dHYy9ia3A0S1l3N jFnUT09. Any interested electors within the CUTLER FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIREC TORS: CUTLER FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE, P.C.

Legal Notice No. CCX752

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of the REUNION VILLAGE METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NOS. 1 and 2 (the “Districts”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on November 10, 2022 at 2:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2022 Amended Bud gets (the “Amended Budgets”) and 2023 Proposed Budgets (the “Proposed Bud gets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_ZTc3OWMxOWQtZ

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Amended Budgets and the Proposed Budgets are on file in the office of the District Accountant, CliftonLarsonAl len LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado where the same are open for public inspection.

interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda and notice for any meeting may be obtained by visiting the Districts’ website https://www.reunionvil lagemd.org.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DI RECTORS:

REUNION VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 and 2

/s/ CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP District Manager

Legal Notice No. CCX718

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET HEARING BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro posed budget has been submitted to the BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at 7979 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1125, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITA TION DISTRICT, to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84799278530? pwd=Slp4UUdqNjFITWludTdmVkJ0WDR OQT09. Any interested electors within the BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIREC TORS: BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE, P.C.

Legal Notice No. CCX751

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher:

The

Plans

Merrick & Company after 9:00 a.m. local time on October 20,

Bidders and other

may obtain electronic copies of the plans by contacting Owner’s Representative, Barney Fix at Barney.Fix@Merrick.com.

Bids will be received at the office of Mer rick & Company (5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111) for the services referenced above until 11:00 AM (Mountain Time) on Tuesday, Novem ber 22, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened in public by Merrick & Company. Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the Owner and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to Velocity Metropolitan District No. 1 endorsed with the name of the Bidder and the Title “Por teos - Phase 7 (Segment 3) Landscaping - BID”. All documents submitted shall have the name of the bidder and the date of the bid submittal.

No proposals will be considered which are received after the time mentioned and any proposals so received shall be returned to the submitter and not be considered under any circumstances. Sole responsi bility rests with the submitter to see that their proposal is received on time at the stated location.

Bids must be completed entirely to be considered. Omission of any items in the bid schedule will not be evaluated.

A bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish certification of specific insurance requirements for con tracts and complete the Owner’s master agreement.

The Construction Contract document from Velocity Metropolitan District No. 1, included with this invitation to Bid, is considered part of the agreement between Owner and Contractor. If discrepancies exist between the Construction Contract and other bid documents, the stricter requirement must be followed.

Please provide a contact person(s) and their e-mail address for bids. All adden dums and plans will be distributed to this contact person(s).

Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the Bid date and time. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any errors or irregularities, and to require statements or evidence of Bidders’ qualifications in cluding financial statements. The Owner also reserves the right to extend the Bid ding period by Addendum if it appears in its interest to do so.

Any questions concerning this bid shall be directed in writing to:

Owner’s Representatives: Barney Fix Barney.Fix@Merrick.com Merrick & Company

Legal Notice No. CCX731

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

Legal Notice of Attempt to Settle Unclaimed Capital Credit Retirements

Commencing on October 27, 2022, and continuing through April 30, 2023, UNITED POWER, INC. (hereafter “United Power” or “the cooperative”), will make a final attempt to pay the unclaimed retire ments of capital credits to its former mem bers who were served by the cooperative prior to and through December 31, 2018. This notice does not apply to current Unit ed Power members. Representatives for the estates of deceased former members may also apply for unclaimed retired capi tal credits on behalf of the former member. Former members, or their representatives, who may be eligible to receive these un claimed retired capital credits can access a list of eligible accounts at the coopera tive’s website at www.unitedpower.com, or in person at United Power’s headquarters office located at 500 Cooperative Way in Brighton, Colorado.

Former members or their representatives who may be eligible to receive a payment of unclaimed retired capital credits must complete and submit an Unclaimed Re tired Capital Credits Refund Request form (available at www.unitedpower.com) and verify all necessary information to ensure their eligibility for payment. A copy of the Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form may also be requested by emailing capitalcredits@unitedpower. com or by calling United Power’s Member Services line at 303-637-1300.

Submitting an Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form does not guarantee a disbursement will be made; proper documentation and valid proof of membership during the applicable time period is required. No refund checks will be issued for unclaimed retirement amounts below $5.00. Unclaimed retired capital credit refunds can be donated to the United Power Round Up Foundation, which provides assistance to community organizations within the cooperative’s ser vice territory. After the notification period closes on April 28, 2023, all unclaimed retired capital credits for the applicable time period will be considered an assign ment and contribution of capital to United Power.

Additional questions about this notice and unclaimed retired capital credit refunds should be directed to United Power Mem ber Services at 303-637-1300 or by email to capitalcredits@unitedpower.com

UNITED POWER, INC.

By: /s/Mark A. Gabriel President & CEO

Legal Notice No. CCX727

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Commerce City Sentinel Express November 3, 2022