Commerce City Sentinel Express 042023

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Native American students’ right to wear regalia at graduation in Colorado bill

New COVID-19 restrictions will prohibit indoor dining, personal gatherings

Suncor released sulfur dioxide spikes, state says

Commerce City refinery had equipment failure

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

e Suncor re nery in Commerce City sent potentially dangerous spikes of sulfur dioxide into the surrounding neighborhood early April 12 after an equipment failure, though the state health department’s notice didn’t go out until that evening.

Sulfur dioxide detected from Suncor leapt to 155 parts per billion and 186 parts per billion, while the EPA’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards are 75 parts per billion. But to reach an o cial exceedance, the sulfur dioxide levels must be that high for over an hour. Within hours, a state news release said, the levels had “dropped signi cantly.”

Danielson co-sponsors bill

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT

Colorado would guarantee the right of Native American students to wear items such as eagle feathers and other traditional clothing at graduation ceremonies through a bill under consideration this year. Federal law protects Native American religious and cultural rights. But students sometimes run into issues or nd at-out prohibition at schools when it comes to wearing regalia at ceremonies, advocates say. ey say families must then

ght to make districts aware of the importance of traditional clothing. Or students running into a lack of understanding might choose to skip graduation ceremonies altogether. Senate Bill 202 would ensure K-12 schools, colleges, and universities create policies to protect Native American students so they don’t run into issues.

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.

Sen. Jessie Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat and co-sponsor of the bill, said she’s heard of school o cials telling students they have to hide, remove, or even throw away regalia because of policies that maintain uniformity at graduations. She said some students have even reported school o cials touched or

con scated students’ eagle feathers, a cultural and religious symbol.

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“ is bill clari es for the school that you do not interfere with this,” Danielson said. “You cannot harass these students and prevent them from wearing their traditional regalia.”

Despite the drop in the monitored sulfur dioxide levels, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment urged families in the future to limit outdoor exercise, keep windows closed and consider an air puri er.

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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.

Schools asking Native American students to remove or throw away items is like a school asking a student to get rid of a Jewish or Christian symbol, said Melvin Baker, Southern Ute Tribal Council chairman, during a mid-April hearing.

He added that the United States has a history of trying to erase Native

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

“ e short exposures to sulfur dioxide that occurred earlier could have exacerbated asthma and made breathing di cult, especially during exercise or physical activity,” the health department said.

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-

e state release said that early Wednesday, “the Suncor facility reported that #2 Sulfur Recovery Unit and associated Tail Gas Unit in Plant 1 brie y tripped o ine due to a level indicator issue, resulting in: excess sulfur dioxide from the Tail Gas Unit Incinerator (H-25); aring of acid gas (gas with

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Native American students stand during Cherry Creek School District’s indigenous graduation ceremony. COURTESY OF CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT

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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.

is 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 bene ts that come from walking.

‘Taking No Chances’

e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce and e Link, a community resource and assessment center in ornton, are o ering free, 10-week programs to families of Adams county teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drugresistance skills.

Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.

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.

Visit https://www.c3gov.com/ Home/Components/Form/Form/70 316b05422c448492c51da0f0e0fd86/ to sign up.

Legal self-help clinic

e Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the rst Tuesday

of every month.

e program is for those who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues.

Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.

Help for vets

Quali ed Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has a number of power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available.

To nd the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/ nd-locations.

Quali ed Listeners also need volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become quali ed listeners. Call 720-600-0860.

COVID-19 testing

Here’s where you can receive a test for COVID-19:

Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/

Brighton Salud, 1860 Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, ursday and Friday. Visit https:// www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing

Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and ursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit

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Mental health

Community Reach Center o ers in-person intake assessments from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, 1850 E. Egbert St. in Brighton. Call Community Reach Center at 303853-3500.

For walk-in intake, bring an ID and insurance information. For those who would prefer to complete the intake forms and schedule an appointment, the intake forms are available online at www.communityreachcenter.org. ere will be a short screening for u-like symptoms before the entrance to the center to ensure safety and wellness for everyone.

Anyone feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255, text 38255, or visit the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Center at 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Warm Line up and running Community Reach Center is o ering a Warm Line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. e professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.

A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention.

ose feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic. ose who live or work in Adams County can receive up to six free counseling sessions. Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling.

Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second oor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

Food distribution

27J Schools have free grab-and-go meals for youngsters up to age 18. Drive-by or walk up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Overland Trail Middle School, 455 N. 19th Ave., and at immig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor.

St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., o ers food Tuesdays and ursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Brighton residents who love between Quebec St. and Cavanaugh Road and between Weld County Road 4 1/2 and 96th Ave.

Chapel Hill Church, 10 Chapel Hill Drive, Brighton, hands out one box of food per family the second and fourth Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.

Calvary Chapel Brighton Food Pantry, 103 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Open from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.

Community Baptist Church Food Pantry, 15559 Weld County Road 2, Brighton. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

elevated hydrogen sul de) in the Plant 1 Flare; elevated hydrogen sul de in the Plant 1 fuel gas system.”

Neighbors and environmental advocacy groups have been expanding independent monitoring of emissions from Suncor, and amplifying calls for a complete shutdown or at least far tougher state regulation of the re nery. e only re nery in Colorado, Suncor supplies a large portion of vehicle gasoline for the Denver metro area and airplane fuel for Denver International Airport.

A re in December damaged equipment at Suncor and forced a weekslong shutdown of the complex, followed by a series of emissions noti cations to neighbors as Suncor worked to bring the facility back online. e shutdown also signi cantly raised gas prices for Colorado drivers during the winter.

Multiple monitors around Suncor check for dangerous emissions, including some run by a neighborhood nonpro t Cultivando through a state environmental justice project. Cultivando released a report from Boulder atmospheric scientist Detlev Helmig in March warning of exactly what happened in midApril: Short-term emissions from Suncor that endanger health but do not o cially break EPA limits.

Helmig’s instruments identi ed temporary local spikes in levels of pollutants like benzene or harm-

ful particulate matter. Cultivando’s monitoring program can identify spikes that are short-lived but impactful on human health, Helmig said.

“Pollution levels go up and down, up and down very dynamically all the time,” he said at a Cultivando

understand — they usually will allow them to be worn,” Campbell said.

community brie ng. “If you happen to go out there at a certain time when levels are low, it may look not too concerning and pretty clean. But you come back just half an hour later and conditions might have changed very dramatically.”

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American culture, and the bill would ensure students get to honor their identity and their achievement.

“Tribal regalia plays a unique role for graduating native Native students,” Baker said. “ ese items are often gifted to students by parents or tribal elders in recognition of this achievement.”

e Native American Rights Fund receives many calls every spring from families across the country looking for support on how to ensure they can wear regalia at graduation ceremonies, said Matthew Campbell, the organization’s deputy director. It’s been a few years since he elded a call from Colorado families, but he said families do sometimes run into trouble with schools.

“Usually, when we reach out to the schools and explain the importance of these items — once they

In recent years, some states have added teachings about Native American religion and culture. Other changes that try to create more respect toward Native American culture have happened, including a law Colorado passed last year that bans Native American mascots. Colorado would join eight other states in ensuring Native American students can wear traditional regalia.

Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Longmont Democrat co-sponsoring the legislation, said the goal is to make sure that every Colorado district understands.

e bill de nes qualifying students as members of a tribe, eligible tribal members, or those of Native American descent. e bill says that immediate family members would also be allowed to wear traditional Native American dress during their students’ graduation ceremony.

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Committee hearing said traditional dress might include clothing, bracelets, necklaces, or eagle feathers. e bill needs a nal vote in the Senate before heading to the House.

e bill doesn’t say how schools will ensure students have the right to wear traditional items, Jaquez Lewis said.

“We leave the details up to the school districts and the schools but what we do in this bill is we set guardrails,” she said.

Some districts have started to create policies.

Cherry Creek School District has created a ceremony for Native American students and is workingon graduation ceremony policies, said Aspen Rendon, a partner with the district’s department of equity, culture, and community engagement. e district also has an indigenous action committee working toward creating a more inclusive district, Rendon said.

Je rey Chavez, the district’s indigenous and native student

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community liaison, said it’s important to recognize native traditions, especially in urban districts like Cherry Creek. Ensuring students get to wear their regalia at ceremonies helps carry on traditions.

“ at’s how we honor ourselves and our community and family with those traditions,” he said.

Indigenous action committee member Donna Chrisjohn said a principal didn’t allow her son in 2020 to wear Native American regalia at his graduation ceremony. Her son ended up not participating in the ceremony.

She is glad the district is changing and happy to have helped make lawmakers aware of the issue.

“ is is so impactful for all families to know that someone will not push back when their child decides that they want to show up as who they really are,” Chrisjohn said. “ at’s a huge step in the right direction.”

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Jury convicts man for threatening secretary of state

Griswold testifies

BY SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

A Denver jury has convicted a 52-year-old man of retaliating against an elected o cial for threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold in a phone call to the Democrat’s o ce.

Kirk Wertz told Colorado State Patrol troopers investigating the threat that he called the Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce on June 30, two days after the 2022 primary, and told a worker to “tell the secretary that the angel of death is coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ.”

Wertz has been held in the Denver Downtown Detention Center since July 6 on a $2,000 bond, jail records show. At one point, a mental health stay was instituted in the case and later lifted, court records indicate.

Authorities traced the cellphone from which the call came and saw that it was moving from Kansas toward Colorado. e threat prompted the Colorado State Patrol to provide Griswold with round-the-clock protection.

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“It made me feel like a sitting duck,” Griswold testi ed in court on April 11.

“All I knew is that someone said they were going to come kill me and started driving toward this state.”

Troopers eventually tracked Wertz to a Je erson County convenience store. ere, Wertz told the troopers his call was protected by his First Amendment right to free speech. “I have a right to call,” he said, “and disagree and give her a piece of mind.”

Public defenders and the prosecutor trying the case refused to say where Wertz is from, though voting records from 2022 list his address as Littleton.

Wertz’s conviction marks the second time a man has been found guilty of charges after threatening Griswold.

In October 2022, a Nebraska man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from threats he made against Griswold on social media. at was among the rst cases pursued by federal authorities as they tried to protect election o cials and workers across the country from a rise in threats stoked by former President Donald Trump’s false and baseless claims that he won the 2020 election. Wertz was tried under a state law passed in 2021 that made it a crime to

threaten elected o cials.

Griswold told jurors that she received few threatening messages before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She said that event “changed the atmosphere for election workers and secretaries of state.”

“ e onslaught of threats toward me happened in the summer of 2021,” Griswold said.

At the time, she had enacted a rule prohibiting third-party audits of election results or equipment. e prohibition was aimed at preventing rogue actors from following through with demands for audits from Trump supporters.

“Congresswoman Lauren Boebert tweeted out falsely that I was stopping all audits,” Griswold said. “ at was retweeted by (U.S. Sen.) Ted Cruz and the threats started to come in. It was really scary. I was receiving 10 threats a day.”

Griswold has been outspoken against election deniers, often posting to social media and speaking out on cable TV news shows about the safety and security of Colorado’s elections. She is chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, a political organization. is isn’t the rst time the 2021 law

Waiving his right to a speedy trial, a judge has given the defense more time to prepare for Casey Devol’s double murder trial.

has been used in Colorado courts. A Colorado man accused of making numerous calls to U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, and his sta in January pleaded guilty to threatening an elected o cial. A Denver man was also arrested last week for threatening Neguse over the congressman’s support for gun control.

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TORREZ

Randy Torrez 11-05-1982 to 03-22-2023.

Randy Paul Torrez

November 5, 1982 - March 22, 2023

Randy was a highly accomplished heavy equipment mechanic, in spite of the fact that he was born hearing impaired. He was working in San Diego, California for Caterpillars excavating.

Randy is survived by his Brother’s David Torrez, from Brighton, Colorado. Brian

HARGREAVES

Torrez, from Napa Valley, California. His Mother Brenda Elatabani (Torrez, Johnson, Church) from Brighton, Colorado.

Randy’s Father was the late Leroy Torrez. Surviving Grandparents, Bonnie MacIntosh from Brighton CO and Betty Church from Brighton, CO. Randy will be highly missed by his father’s huge Torrez family.

Michael “Mike” Hargreaves

December 7, 1947 - March 27, 2023

Michael (Mike) Hargreaves passed away peacefully on March 27, 2023, in Louisville, Colorado. He was born on December 7, 1947, in Denver, Colorado, to Lawrence and Shirley Frank Hargreaves.

Final arrangements were handled by Rundus Funeral Home and Crematory in Broom eld, Colorado.

Mike’s full obituary can be found at www.rundus.com

Colorado collecting higher gasoline tax

Total to be 3 cents

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado began collecting a 2-cent-per-gallon fee on gasoline purchases on April 1.

Revenue from the fee, which increases to 3 cents per gallon on July 1, will go toward addressing the state’s multibillion-dollar transportation project backlog. e charge was imposed through a bill passed by the legislature in 2021 that also added fees on deliveries, rideshare

rides and electric vehicles.

e gas fee was originally supposed to begin in July 2022, but the legislature delayed the start until April 1, at a cost of $45 million, because of high gas prices. A year ago, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas in Colorado was $3.97. is week, it was hovering around $3.47.

Fuel prices reached an all-time high in Colorado in June 2022, when a gallon of regular gasoline averaged $4.92 and diesel was at $5.54 a gallon, according to AAA.

e gas fee is set to increase gradually by 1 cent per year until it reaches

8 cents per gallon in July 2028. In July 2032, the fee will be adjusted annually based on in ation.

Other fees imposed by the bill include:

• A 27-cent fee on deliveries

• A 30-cent fee on rideshares

• A 4-cent-per-gallon fee on diesel fuel. Like the gas fee, the diesel fee increases annually — but by 2 cents — until it reaches 16 cents in 2028.

e fuel and road-usage fees are the subject of a lawsuit led in Denver District Court by conservatives who argue the charges were illegally imposed. Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights requires that voters ap-

prove all tax increases, but fees can be imposed by the legislature as long as the revenue goes to a set purpose.

Colorado also collects a 22-cent tax on each gallon of gas sold. e state’s gas tax is among the lowest in the country.

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Big-school football title games have a new home

BY STEVE SMITH

ose wanting to watch the class 4A and 5A state championship football games will have to enter Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins as a destination point on their driving direction apps.

e Colorado High School Activities Association and Colorado State University announced the relocation earlier this month. It takes e ect this coming school year. e class 3A title game moves to CSU in the 2024 school year.

A statement on CHSAANow.com

said the deal runs for several years. Canvas Stadium, which opened in 2017, can seat 36,500 people.

“Obviously, an incredible number of considerations come into play when it comes to a decision of this magnitude,” CHSAA Commissioner Mike Krueger said in the statement. “As we learned more and continued dialogue with CSU, it became apparent that CSU and Canvas Stadium was going to be a great t for our schools and membership as a whole.”

Krueger also pointed out local

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In a state that has over 400 breweries and almost 100 distilleries, approaching the topic of sobriety can be a hard conversation for many people to have.

But with low-key, no-fuss non-alcoholic options at many establishments across the metro, it doesn’t have to be a big deal if you don’t want to drink, whatever your reasons.

Mocktails that you wouldn’t even know were NA

Golden Moon Speakeasy in Golden uses all its own distilled spirits and creates unique craft cocktails at’s all the more reason that general manager Kayla Veatch sees to o er quality, non-alcoholic options.

“My overall philosophy when I changed the menu was to have the same options as the alcohol menu,” Veatch said.

So no, you won’t have to order a water if you’re the designated driver. e mocktails at Golden Moon use highly steeped teas to replace alcohol and utilize many of the same syrups and NA ingredients the cocktails use.

Mocktails are a great option for people ready to slow down on alcohol for the night, people taking certain medications, pregnant people and people exploring sobriety, Veatch said. e speakeasy even serves mocktails to children before 9 p.m.

Having an inclusive menu makes an establishment like this a gathering place for groups, Veatch explained.

“People can still come together….if I didn’t have mocktails, I wonder if they would still be excited to come,” she said about group members who don’t consume alcohol.

Some of the mocktails Veatch makes include the Cloud City, which features an earl grey tea base, ginger, lemon and elder ower, or the Cheshire Cat, which features a butter y pea ower tea base, passionfruit juice and lime. Veatch even makes a copycat smoked whiskey.

Golden Moon Speakeasy is located at 1111 Miner’s Alley in Golden.

An alcohol alternative

For those looking for another NA drink option, perhaps with health bene ts, kombucha has been a popular choice.

Kombucha has been added as an option at many breweries, bars and co ee shops around Colorado; but Marc Gaudreault owns one of only two kombucha tap rooms on the front range.

Before the pandemic, the Trubucha tap room in Lone Tree had space for people to sit inside and enjoy a glass of kombucha. According to Gaudreault, Trubucha actually grew during the pandemic, and the demand for his product is so great he needs most of his shop space for fermenting the kombucha in huge vats.

Still, Trubucha boasts 31 taps in the store and has a spacious patio for people to enjoy kombucha, lemonade, ginger beer or cold brew.

So, what is kombucha? Put simply, Gaudreault explained, it’s lightly fermented tea. But the health bene ts are much more lengthy, he said. Most notably, the drink has an abundance of natural probiotics,

Kayla Veatch crafts a mocktail.

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A lineup of mocktails at Golden Moon.

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as well as B vitamins and an acidic composition that some say can help your gut health.

For many, this drink has become a replacement for beer and other alcoholic beverages, partly due to its prevalence in drinking establishments.

“We have some breweries that go through three of these (kegs) in a week,” Gaudreault said.

People who choose not to drink should have options besides a soda, Gaudreault said.

“You want something that is a little more sophisticated,” he said.

Trubucha is located at 10047 Park Meadows Drive Unit A in Lone Tree.

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impacts from staging such events.

“We look forward to the city of Fort Collins opening their arms and embracing these championships like the city of Pueblo has done at the underbowl for the six-man, eightman, 1A and 2A classi cations,” he said in the statement. “I believe it is a strength when we recognize the diversity in our state and acknowledge that our kids come from all over.

Bringing this championship event to Fort Collins continues our e orts to

Make it at home yourself

For those looking to have an NA drink at home, e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs has almost everything you need to get started on your very own mocktail creation.

Logan Houser, manager at e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs, explained that the shop has all sorts of ingredients to make cocktails or mocktails at home.

e sugar and salt wall, which contains countless canisters of avored granules, is a good place to get ingredients to sweeten your mocktails or rim the glasses, according to Houser.

“It all just depends on what you’re trying to achieve,” he said.

e store has many types of teas, some of which can make for a good mocktail base.

build upon that strength.”

e class 4A and 5A football championships had been contested at Empower Field at Mile High since 2005. Starting in 2024, all three title games will be on the same day at Canvas Field. e six-man, eightman and class 1A and 2A title games will remain at the underBowl at CSU-Pueblo

“Leaving a special venue like Empower Field is de nitely not easy. We have built and maintain a great relationship with the Denver Broncos and we are proud to have called Empower Field at Mile High our home for the last 18 years,” Krueger said in the statement. “As

“We have like four or ve teas you can use for mocktails,” Houser said. He said the fruity teas do really well for those drinks, but you can try out lots of combinations.

“Really anything you buy here is multipurpose,” Houser said.

e shop also o ers cocktail kits with sugars, teas and syrups to make drinks, which Houser said are popular for people to use for NA drinks.

“You can change them out for club soda,” he said of champagne or other alcohol recommended in the recipes.

e Spice and Tea Exchange is located at 1634 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, call the alcohol addiction hotline at 331-2001664, or visit alcohol.org.

with all things, there comes a time for change. With our contract expiring, we felt it was only natural to explore all opportunities. We are proud members of Broncos Country and incredibly grateful to the Denver Broncos organization, as well as the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, for their unending support and we look forward to continuing our strong partnership with them on a number of other projects and initiatives.” e contract with the Denver Broncos and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame ended at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year.

“We are proud to have worked with and established strong rela-

tionships with the Denver Broncos and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame,” CHSAA Assistant Commissioner John Sullivan said in the statement. He is in charge of the state’s football programs. “Moving forward, we are excited to give our CHSAA football schools the opportunity to see the same things that attracted our team to CSU. e facilities are fantastic, the fact that the stadium is in the heart of a college campus, and the ability for us to include 3A into the 4A and 5A game day schedule after the fall of 2023 made this new partnership so inviting.”

e 3A, 4A and 5A football statenals for 2023 are scheduled for Dec. 2.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City in a hybrid format, May 1, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter. Persons wishing to testify in person will need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Advance registration for in person testimony is not required. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/government/city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@ c3gov.com. The hearings will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www.c3gov. com/video. They will be considered on second reading May 15, 2023.

Ord AN-258-23 – AN ORDINANCE

ANNEXING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST 81ST AVENUE AND TOWER ROAD TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, IN CASE AN-258-23, KNOWN AS THE QUIKTRIP ANNEXATION (2nd Reading 5/15/2023)

Z-962-20-23 – AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE QUIKTRIP PUD ZONE DOCUMENT FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST 88TH AVENUE AND TOWER ROAD (2nd Reading 5/15/2023)

BY ORDER OF CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

ATTEST:

Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX1033

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

AN-258-23

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City in a hybrid format, May 1, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter.

Persons wishing to testify in person will

need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Advance registration for inperson testimony is not required. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/ government/city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@c3gov.com. The hearings will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www. c3gov.com/video

The purpose of the public hearing will be to determine whether that property legally described on attached Exhibit “A” meets the applicable requirements of the statutes of the State of Colorado and is eligible for annexation to the City of Commerce City.

Any interested person may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the matter under consideration and/or may submit in writing prior to the public hearing any matter relative to the public hearing.

Notice is further given that, prior to final approval of this annexation proceeding, minor amendments may be made to the legal description for the property which is the subject of this annexation proceeding, based upon the evidence presented at the public hearing.

A copy of the petition initiating the annexation proceeding is on file in the office of the city clerk of the City of Commerce City, 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado, 80022.

Dated this March 30, 2023.

A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE ANNEXATION PETITION IN CASE AN-258-23, KNOWN AS THE QUIKTRIP ANNEXATION AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ANNEXATION

NO. 2023-032

WHEREAS, there was presented to and filed with the City Council of the City of Commerce City, Colorado (“City”), a written petition dated February 17, 2023 QuikTrip Corporation in case No. AN-25823 (“Petition”) seeking annexation to and by the City of contiguous unincorporated territory consisting of approximately 14.7 acres situated, lying and being in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, as described in the Petition and generally located at the southwest corner of East 81st Avenue and Tower Road commonly known as the QuikTrip annexation;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Findings. The Petition in Case No. AN-258-23 is found to be in substantial compliance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, pursuant to C.R.S § 31-12-107(1).

SECTION 2. Notice of Hearing. The City Council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining if the proposed annexation complies with section 30 of article II of the state constitution, C.R.S. §31-12104, as amended, and C.R.S. §31-12-105, as amended, or such provisions thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation to the City under the terms of Part 1 of the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, as amended, at the following time, date and place:

6:00 p.m.

Monday, May 1st, 2023 City Council Chambers 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado 80022

*This hearing may be held partially or entirely electronically; more information is available at https://www.c3gov. com/government/city-council/virtualmeetings.

Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence related to the proposed annexation, subject to any applicable registration requirements. Upon completion of the hearing, the City Council of the City of Commerce City shall set forth, by resolution, its findings of fact and its conclusion based thereon for the annexation with reference to the matters required by C.R.S. § 32-1-110. If the City Council concludes, by resolution, that all statutory requirements have been met and that the proposed annexation is eligible and legal under the laws of the State of Colorado, the City Council shall consider an ordinance making the proposed annexation effective.

RESOLVED AND PASSED THIS 20TH DAY OF MARCH 2023.

CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

Benjamin A. Huseman, Mayor

ATTEST

Dylan A. Gibson, City Clerk

Exhibit A

ANNEXATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST

OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BASIS OF BEARINGS: ALL BEARINGS ARE GRID BEARINGS OF THE COLORADO STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, CENTRAL ZONE, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983. BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 28, WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, MONUMENTED AS SHOWN; COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 28;

THENCE S 89°42’38” W, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28, A DISTANCE OF 75.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TOWER ROAD, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE ANNEXATION BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID ANNEXATION BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY, CONTINUING S 89°42’38” W, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1241.84 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1 RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. C0291825 OF THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, AND THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT; THENCE WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 53°11’58”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 345.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 320.34 FEET, AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 40°36’11” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 308.95 FEET;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 67°12’00” E, A DISTANCE OF 90.10 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 30°25’12”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 105.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 55.75 FEET, AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 51°52’14” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 55.10 FEET;

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THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 36°46’01” E, A DISTANCE OF 130.08 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 21°32’56”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 245.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 92.14 FEET , AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS, N 47°10’25” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 91.60 FEET;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 58°21’10” E, 208.87 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 48°32’45”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 155.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 131.33 FEET, AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 33°56’09” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 127.44 FEET;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 09°52’09” E, A DISTANCE OF 50.77 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF EAST 81ST AVENUE AND THE ANNEXATION BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY;

THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID ANNEXATION BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY, N 89°42’38” E, A DISTANCE OF 505.59 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TOWER ROAD;

THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY, S 00°28’33” E, A DISTANCE OF 731.61

FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 14.60 ACRES (635,908 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.

Legal Notice No. CCX1018

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Second Publication: April 13, 2023

Third Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication:April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

Notice is hereby given that this public hearing will be conducted on May 2, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 East 60th Avenue. The Planning Commission will consider:

1.Z-977-23: First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. is requesting a zone change from PUD (Planned Unit Development District) to I-1 (Light Intensity Industrial District), for the property located at 8780 Rosemary Street, consisting of approximately 6.91 acres.

2. Z-989-23: Evergreen Devco, Inc. is requesting a zone change from I-1 (Light Intensity Industrial District) and AG (Agricultural District) to I-2 (Medium Intensity Industrial District), for the property located at 8705 Rosemary Street, consisting of approximately 6.57 acres.

Advance registration for virtual testimony/ public input is required. Additional information and instructions to register for testimony can be found in the published agenda at https://commerce.legistar.com and at www.c3gov.com/PC or by contacting staff at 303-227-8818 or kadame@c3gov.com. Notificatcion de un Proyecto de Desarrollo potencial cerca de su propiedad. Para servicios de traduccion en espanol, llame a Kimberly Adame 303-227-8818.

Andrew

Planning

Legal Notice No. CCX1034

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

P ublisher: Commerce City Sentinel

Express

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

FINAL SETTLEMENT

ProjectTitle: Painted Prairie – Security Camera Poles and Electrical Installation

Project Owners: Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority

Project Location: City of Aurora, Adams County

The Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority plans to accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement to Joe Ventura Electric, Inc. after May 18, 2023. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the Painted P rairie Public Improvement A uthority may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to Ventura Electric, Inc., as necessary, to protect the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority from loss on account of claims filed and failure of Ventura Electric, Inc. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of Ventura Electric, Inc. are hereby notified that unresolved outstanding claims must be certified and forwarded to:

Contact Person: BarneyFix, P.E.

Address: 5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Greenwood Village, CO 80111 as soon as possible,but nolater than May 15, 2023.

Legal Notice No. CCX1035

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

P ublisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-consecutive publications

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Harry John Romero, aka Harry J. Romero, aka Harry Romero, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30274

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew J. Romero and Lisa A. Romero Co-Personal Representatives c/o Moye White LLP

Christopher W. Scolari, Attorney 1400 16th Street, 6th Floor Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. CCX1029

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 29, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jairo Ruiz be changed to Gianni Gotti Ruiz

Case No.: 23 C 188

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX1019

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Amador

Commission Acting Chairman