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A DAY TO PRAY

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor

BY JIM ROBBINS KFF HEALTH NEWS

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed.

At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a

thick, constant haze of fossil fuel pollution trapped by thermal inversions.

In 2002, toxicologist and neuropathologist Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, who is a liated with both Universidad del Valle de México in Mexico City and the University of Montana, examined brain tissue from 40 dogs that had lived in the city and 40 others from a nearby rural area with cleaner air. She

discovered the brains of the city dogs showed signs of neurodegeneration while the rural dogs had far healthier brains.

Calderón-Garcidueñas went on to study the brains of 203 human residents of Mexico City, only one of which did not show signs of neurodegeneration. at led to the conclusion that chronic exposure to air pollution can negatively affect people’s olfactory systems at

a young age and may make them more susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

e pollutant that plays the “big role” is particulate matter, said Calderón-Garcidueñas. “Not the big ones, but the tiny ones that can cross barriers. We can detect nanoparticles inside neurons,

David Sanchez, one of the speakers at the event, prayed and told the story of our world today and the importance of god in our lives.

PHOTO BY BELEN WARD

Council cool to Victory Crossing

Developer proposes threeway land swap for area around soccer stadium

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A long-awaited plan to develop the area around Dick’s Sporting Good Park into a vibrant residential, commercial and entertainment destination got a lukewarm response from Commerce City councilors May 1.

“It feels like a repeat of what we’ve heard before,” Councilor Craig Kim said. “‘Hey, we’re going to build out this beautiful area, we’re going to build out a commercial/tourism area, we’re going to do all these wonderful things.’ And here we are ve years later and there’s nothing. Absolutely zilch, zero.”

Developers from Kroenke Sports and Entertainment presented plans for a three-way land swap between the city, KSE and the South Adams County Water and Sewer District during the council’s regular meeting May 1.

According to the plan, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment would give 9.7 acres to the water and sewer district for an expansion project. e water and sewer district would give six acres to the city for the Rosemary Street widening project.

e nal piece of the deal would see the city transfer 88.2 acres of land it owns around Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, allowing the company to complete plans for Victory Crossing, a city-center development

project.

It was the rst presentation of the project and the Councilors did not take any action, but they were not convinced. Councilor Susan Noble noted that the price value of properties involved in the three-way swap tilted heavily in favor of KSE.

“ ese 70-some acres here could be worth $50 million. at’s $50 million,” Noble said. “ e six acres would be about $3.75 million and the nearly 10 acres, $6.25 million. ere is quite a huge di erence in price.”

She argued for individual negotiations between the three parties.

“We have been presented with the most complicated, and most disadvantageous suggestion possible,” she said. “For that reason, I would not be able to accept this.”

Councilor Sean Fords said he agreed with the council’s hesitancy but with some exceptions.

“I hear, and I heard 20 years ago, plans and I see nice pictures,” Ford said. “But I still to this day have not heard when we might see something. It went from sports medicine facilities and nice restaurants and things over the years at di erent times, but we haven’t seen things for a number of years and I think it made some people mad.”

But Mayor Ben Husemann cautioned them, noting that sports arena developers like Kroenke go where they are welcomed.

“I don’t want to be sitting here in a couple of years looking at an empty soccer stadium that is not used, that is gra tied, that is run down and no longer has an MLS soccer team playing in it because this city council wanted to cut o their nose to spite

their face and say no we are not willing to do something. Go gure something else out,” Huseman said. “Because what you are asking them to do might very well involve moving that stadium and that’s just the cold reality of it.”

South Campus Stadium

e idea for the development dates back to 2004 when the city purchased 917 acres of the former Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. e land was restricted from being used for housing until a federal requirement was lifted in 2017 and the parcel was divided up into uses.

About 410 acres were set aside for conservation and 130 acres were called the North Campus. e largest parcel was called the South Campus Stadium Complex, renamed Victory Crossing in 2011.

About 55 acres were used in 2005 to build a new Adams City High School. e city’s new Civic Center and Dick’s Sporting Good Park stadium were both added in 2007.

e city sold 269 acres to another Kroenke subsidiary in 2014. e South Adams County Fire District ofce opened in the area in 2018.

e three-way land swap would give Commerce City six acres of land it needs to complete the nal portion of the Rosemary Street widening project and the water and sewer district would get 10 acres near the Klein Water Treatment Facility that would give it the room it to build a plant dedicated to removing PFAS, the so-called forever chemical, from some of the district’s wells.

e nal 88.2 acres that the city owns would be included with 269-

acre parcel the city sold to Kroenke Sports and Entertainment in 2014 to develop Victory Crossing, a project KSE Senior Vice President compared to e Battery in Atlanta and the Kansas City Power and Light District. Both are destination developments combining yearround residential developments, hotels, retail and sports. e Battery is home to Truist Park, home to the Atlanta Braves while Kansas City’s Power and Lights District is home to the Kansas City Chiefs’ T-Mobile Center.

“ is excites us as we begin to see the urban growth begin to wrap around this property, it suggests to us very strongly that now is the time to develop this property,” said Brian Jencek of HOK Planning, a consultant for Kroenke Sports and Entertainment.

e group were hoping to meet with councilors in an executive session to begin negotiations, but councilors said they still had a lot ot consider.

“ e issues regarding the land that KSE has and what they want to do with it should be completely separate from the projects sites to the north and the water and sewer district property,” Noble said. “We need to take care of that as a city and residents have been asking about water. To tie it in with a $50 million land swap is nonsensical to me.”

City Manager Jason Rogers said his sta would work with the water and sewer district and Kroenke Sports and Entertainment to nd an approach that satis es councilors.

BRIEFS

Memorial Day Parade Entry Form

open througth May 29

One of Commerce City’s favorite traditions is back in the heart of the city on May 29, and the City of Commerce City is seeking entries for the 57th Annual Memorial Day Parade!

Organizations and individuals interested in participating in the parade can register for free to take part in the festivities.

The event features floats, vehicles, military organizations, music, horses, dancers, and much more! Parade entries are required to observe the parade’s purpose of honoring the fallen and/or veterans of the armed forces with patriotic themes and decorations. Visit c3gov.com/Parade to review the rules and regulations and submit an entry form through Friday, May 5.

CCPD Introduces Online Crime Reporting Form

The Commerce City Police Department has a new online reporting tool allowing the public to report some non-emergency crimes and receive a police report immediately without having to speak to a police officer.

Community members can now conveniently report incidents that do not require immediate officer intervention, such as fraud, identity theft, lost property, theft/ shoplifting (less than $2,000), and vandalism.

The new form is online now in English and Spanish at c3gov. com/ReportACrime. Residents should always call 911 for emergencies.

More online reporting

The city is introducing two new online systems in the coming weeks to streamline numerous processes through the city website. Starting May 8, all Commerce City licensing, permitting, and development processes can be submitted in one easy location. eTRAKiT is the city’s new online permitting system, which offers an easy, convenient way to apply for many different types of city permits, business licenses, and much more. You can submit applications for development projects, add contractors to your project, pay fees, download permits, schedule inspections, see inspection results, and much more without leaving your home or office.

Our new Citizen Request Management system “Access C3” will update your user experience to help you submit and track your concerns through our website and/or our brand new Access C3 mobile app. Using AccessC3, you can report concerns, ask

questions, track updates on your reports, and see similar reports made in the city via enhanced software.

For questions, residents should contact the department or division they are working with.

County hosts mass wedding June 10 Adams County Pride Fest will host a mass wedding ceremony on June 10, penned Marriagepalooza, and will be hosted by drag queens Stella Diver and AllSpyce.

All couples are welcome to participate and, according to Adams County Spokesperson Nikki Kimbleton, a limited-edition marriage license will be available. Those licenses will be printed on special paper and have a special design, though the details aren’t finalized yet.

According to a news release, Stella Diver, one of 2023’s “10 Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag” by Westword magazine, will be officiating the ceremony and AllSpyce, a nominee for Westword’s 10 Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag, will be the Maid of Honor.

To participate, a marriage or civil union license must be purchased between May 9 and June 9 at the Adams County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. For the limited edition marriage license, this application must be completed.

Couples also must be checked in by 1:30 p.m. on the day of the ceremony, which will begin at 2 p.m.

Walk with a doc

Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.

This is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking.

‘Taking No Chances’

The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and The Link, a community resource and assessment center in Thornton, are offering free, 10-week programs to families of Adams county teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drug-resistance skills.

Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-2922811.

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 /70316b05422c448492c51da0f0e0 fd86/ to sign up.

Legal self-help clinic

The Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month.

The 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 303405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.

Help for vets

Qualified 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 find the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/find-locations.

Qualified 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 qualified listeners. Call 720-600-0860.

Mental health

Community Reach Center offers 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 303-853-3500.

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. There will be a short screening for flu-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 offering a Warm Line (303-280-

6602) for those who want to talk to mental-health professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.

A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention. Those 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. Those 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 floor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

Food distribution

27J Schools have free grab-andgo 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 Thimmig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor.

St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., offers food Tuesdays and Thursdays 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.

Volunteers needed Qualified Listeners needs 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 qualified listeners.  Visit qualifiedlisteners.org/volunteerapp and fill out the form or call 720-600-0860.

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North Suburban Medical Center gets air support

Hospital adds medical helicopter in deal with AirLIfe Denver

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new ambulance and helicopter will join North Suburban Medical Center eet, responding to medical emergencies in the northern metro communities out of its 9191 Grant St., ornton, address.

“Providing good quality care to our community is essential, so time matters when you have a heart attack or stroke,” said RN Hollie Seeley, President, and CEO of North Suburban Medical Center. Seeley is a former ight nurse herself and said she’s glad to see her hospital get a helicopter.

“ is allows us to bring up our level of care at North Suburban,” Seeley said. “It provides for all of the tertiary care in Denver for our community and the service. So we are thrilled.”

e hospital celebrated a ribboncutting ceremony with AirLife Denver HealthOne medical transport service’s new base on May 3.  According to hospital o cials, the ongoing growth along the Northern 1-25 corridor will require quality emergency and critical care service for the North Metro Communities.

Brian Leonard, the Director of Business Operations for Airlife

Denver, said his company is now Health One’s critical care transport team and is part of the North Suburban Health One system. It’s a more

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signi cant partnership between the hospital AirLife service critical care transport facility in ornton.

“Ideally, what this does bring access for rapid transport in this community, but also the surrounding communities. e patients can come to North Suburban and know that they have an immediate access point to get to maybe a level one trauma center or a comprehensive stroke

center, like Swedish Medical Center, Health, One’s level one trauma center,” Leonard said.

“It’s wonderful care here at Northside and then extending us into that northern presence to serve the communities around ornton and beyond,” he added.

Chad Christianson, CEO HealthOne also excited to have a helicopter at the new base.

“HealthOne has always been a part of North Suburban. We are incredibly excited about the Airlife base here at North Suburban with trauma access to this level of care in this community,” Christianson said. “I think it’s needed and this helicopter service will be a great addition to the Northern Denver Metro area community.”

June 6, 1936 - April 26, 2023

Bruce Howard Reinbold, 86, of Brighton Colorado passed away in the comfort of his home on April 26th, 2023, along side of his wife Nancy Reinbold and family. Please view full obituary online at www.pfh-co.com

Sam Funakoshi, 88, of Fort Lupton passed away at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton. He was born November 12, 1934 in Fort Lupton to Hirokichi Ota-Funakoshi and Tatsu Funakoshi where he was raised and graduated high school.

Sam was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1957, serving until his honorable discharge on March 14, 1959.

On August 18, 1962, Sam married Frances Reiko Tsukamoto at the Simpson Methodist Church in Denver.

Sam worked on the family farm before serving in the Army and then returned home where he joined his father on the farm again. His farming career lasted nearly 20 years, from 1952 to 1971 and then began a career in real estate in Fort Lupton with J.L. Sears before starting his own business, Midwest Realty and Insurance in 1981. eir family farm still produces crops; peppers, spinach, kale, onions and so much more.

Being on the farm, riding on tractors, and working on old cars brought Sam such pride and joy. He loved walking around the yard

in his soil-soaked shoes, taking in the changes of the seasons and looked forward to the greening elds each Spring. He served many community organizations and also held o ces including the Chamber of Commerce as President, Lions Club as President, North Metro Denver Realtor Association board member, Japanese American Citizens League and Trappers Day Grand Marshall.

ankful to have shared his life are his wife, Fran, their daughter, Lynelle (Dave) Detrick and two granddaughters; Summer and Jasmine Detrick as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings; Amy Urano, Fred, Kenny, Daisy Kiyota, Ruth Noda and Mary Masunaga.

Sam’s Life Celebration will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the Fort Lupton First United Methodist Church with a reception to follow. Memorial gifts may be made to the “Arthritis Foundation” in care of Adamson, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634. Friends may leave condolences at AdamsonCares.com.

North Suburban Medical and AirLife Denver HealthOne sta celebrated cutting the ribbon for its new emergency helicopter and PHOTO BY

REINBOLD Bruce Howard Reinbold

FUNAKOSHI Sam Funakoshi 1934 - 2023

inside glial cells, inside epithelial cells. We also see things that shouldn’t be there at all — titanium, iron, and copper.”

e work the Mexican scientist is doing is feeding a burgeoning body of evidence that shows breathing polluted air not only causes heart and lung damage but also neurodegeneration and mental health problems.

It’s well established that air pollution takes a serious toll on the human body, a ecting almost every organ. Asthma, cardiovascular disease, cancer, premature death, and stroke are among a long list of problems that can be caused by exposure to air pollution, which, according to the World Health Organization, sits atop the list of health threats globally, causing 7 million deaths a year. Children and infants are especially susceptible.

Sussing out the impact of air pollution on the brain has been more di cult than for other organs because of its inaccessibility, so it has not been researched as thoroughly, according to researchers. Whether air pollution may cause or contribute to Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s is not settled science. But CalderónGarcidueñas’ work is at the leading edge of showing that air pollution goes directly into the brain through the air we breathe, and has serious impacts.

Some psychotherapists report seeing patients with symptoms stemming from air pollution. Not only does the pollution appear to cause symptoms or make them worse; it also takes away forms of relief.

“If we exercise and spend time in nature we become extra resilient,” said Kristen Greenwald, an environmental social worker and adjunct professor at the University of Denver. “A lot of folks do that outside. at’s their coping mechanism; it’s soothing to the nervous system.”

On polluted days a lot of her clients “can’t go outside without feeling they are making themselves more sick or distressed.”

Megan Herting, who researches air pollution’s impact on the brain at the University of Southern California, said environmental factors should be incorporated in doctors’ assessments these days, especially in places like Southern California and Colorado’s Front Range, where high levels of air pollution are a chronic problem.

“When I go into a medical clinic, they rarely ask me where I live and what is my home environment like,” she said. “Where are we living, what we are exposed to, is important in thinking about prevention and treatment.”

In the last two decades, with new technologies, research on air pollution and its impact on the human nervous system has grown by leaps and bounds.

Research shows tiny particles bypass the body’s ltering systems as they are breathed in through the nose and mouth and travel directly into the brain. Fine and ultra ne particles, which come from diesel exhaust, soot, dust, and wild re smoke, among other sources, often contain metals that hitchhike a ride, worsening their impact.

A changing climate is likely to exacerbate the e ects of air pollution on the brain and mental health. Warmer temperatures react with tailpipe emissions from cars to create more ozone than is generated when it’s cooler. And more and larger forest res are expected to mean more days of smoky skies.

Ozone has been linked to neurodegeneration, decline in cerebral plasticity, the death of neurons, and learning and memory impairment.

Ozone levels are extremely high in Los Angeles and the mountain valleys of the West, including the Front Range of Colorado, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City.

Air pollution also causes damage from chronic in ammation. As air pollution particles enter the brain, they are mistaken for germs and attacked by microglia, a component of the brain’s immune system, and they stay activated.

“Your body doesn’t like to be exposed to air pollution and it produces an in ammatory response,” said Patrick Ryan, a researcher at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, in an email. “Your brain doesn’t like it either. ere’s more than 10 years of toxicological science and epidemiologic studies that show air pollution causes neuro-in ammation.”

Much of the current research focuses on how pollution causes mental health problems.

Damage to the brain is especially pernicious because it is the master control panel for the body, and pollution damage can cause a range of neuropsychiatric disorders. A primary focus of research these days is how pollution-caused damage affects areas of the brain that regulate emotions — such as the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus.

e amygdala, for example, governs the processing of fearful experiences, and its impairment can cause anxiety and depression. In one recent review, 95% of studies looking at both physical and functional changes to areas of the brain that regulate emotion showed an impact from air pollution.

A very large study published in February in JAMA Psychiatry, by researchers from the universities of Oxford and Peking and Imperial College London, tracked the inci-

nearly 400,000 adults in the United Kingdom over a median length of 11 years and found that long-term exposure even to low levels of a combination of air pollutants — particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric oxide — increased the occurrence of depression and anxiety.

Another recent study, by Erika Manczak at the University of Denver, found adolescents exposed to ozone predicted “for steeper increases in depressive symptoms across adolescent development.”

But the epidemiological research has shortcomings because of confounding factors that are difcult to account for. Some people may be genetically predisposed to susceptibility and others not. Some may experience chronic stress or be very young or very old, which can increase their susceptibility. People who reside near a lot of green space, which reduces anxiety, may be less susceptible.

“Folks living in areas where there is greater exposure to pollutants tend to be areas under-resourced in many ways and grappling with a lot of systemic problems. ere are bigger reports of stress and depression and anxiety,” said Manczak. “Given that those areas have been marginalized for a lot of reasons, it’s a little hard to say this is due to air pollution exposure.”

e best way to tell for sure would be to conduct clinical trials, but that comes with ethical problems. “We can’t randomly expose kids to air pollution,” Ryan said.

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Evidence is pointing to polluted air as a cause of neurodegeneration and mental health problems.

Spring avalanche danger looms as record-high deaths approach

BY PAOLO ZIALCITA COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Conditions across the state are warming, and in the mountains, that means more avalanche hazards.  e chance of “wet avalanches” increases when snowpack melts in the springtime. ose types of avalanches occur when layers of snow beneath the surface become unstable due to increased moisture. Colorado’s snowpack is 38 percentage points higher than the median for this time of year, according to the National Water and Climate Center. at means there’s even more potential runo than normal.

Brian Lazar, deputy director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, said the high amount of snow that’s fallen this winter has contributed to the high risk of wet

avalanches. e state’s high-elevation areas have received snowfall as recently as the nal week of April.

“As that cold snow warms up and sees sun after the storm leaves, it will

tend to sheet o the underlying crust and produce kind of long-running wet avalanche activity, which is also what we saw over the last couple days,” Lazar said.

Lazar said wet avalanche activity

will likely drop o once higher temperatures become more consistent and snowpack melts, but there will still be plenty of risk for backcountry skiers and other outdoor recreators in the coming weeks. He said anyone going out into the snow should be extra careful.

“Outside of checking your forecast, you want to make sure you’re still carrying your minimum required rescue gear, which includes an avalanche transceiver, a shovel, and a probe,” Lazar said.

A man died near Breckinridge over the weekend after he was caught in a slide, becoming Colorado’s 11th avalanche fatality this snow season. One more recreational fatality will tie the state’s all-time record, set in 1993. is story via Colorado Public Radio, a Colorado Community Media content partner.

Can you change gates at DIA’s Terminal B in 19 seconds or less?

BY REBECCA TAUBER DENVERITE

Even if you’ve never had to sprint through Denver International Airport (DIA) desperately trying to make a ight, you’ve likely seen a poor fellow traveler panting and sweating to make it to their gate before boarding closed.

But recently running enthusiasts have turned the airport hustle into something that’s for more than just the late traveler. Runners using an app called Strava that tracks workouts and ranks users running the same routes have been trying their luck with a route called “Gate change gnar” that runs through DIA’s Terminal B.

More than 130 people have competed in the informal airport race. e current record is 19 seconds. One runner commented in the app that his family set up nish line tape made out of toilet paper. e current leader wrote that he completed the run to make it to McDonalds before it closed.

Daniel Belk recently ran the segment before a ight to promote

his Denver-based running club, cooldown.

He recorded himself sprinting through Terminal B, in a video that quickly went viral on Instagram and TikTok.

“I think people honestly thought that I was going to miss my ight,” Belk said of the looks he got at the airport.

After running Division 1 in college, Belk started cooldown with a friend to grow community among young

people in Denver. ey started with a casual jog followed by drinks with around 15 people last September, meeting on Tuesdays at 6 pm.. e group grew through word of mouth and Instagram, and now has around 300 people coming out for runs. A cooldown group has started in New York, and Belk plans to host pop-ups across the country.

“I think there’s a decent amount of demand for community, especially post-college,” Belk said. “It’s just

kind of a fun passion project for us because we like galvanizing people, bringing people together, starting community. We both loved running and walking and seeing people come that feel comfortable at all paces, all ability levels, come out and just have a good time is really fun.”

While most segments on Strava cover popular routes through parks and along trails, Belk plans to continue promoting cooldown through stranger segments that make Denver unique. He’s run through Red Rocks Amphitheater and around both Union Station and Empower Field.

Belk cautions people attempting to break records at the airport to only go when the terminal is less crowded to avoid the risk of running into people. And while he is trying to top Strava’s leaderboard for unique routes across the city, Belk welcomes a challenge.

“I don’t care if people beat me or not,” he said. “It’s just a fun thing. If there’s people that go out and beat me, that’s great.” is story is via Denverite, a Colorado Community Media content partner.

Avalanche blast warning sign on the west side of the Eisenhower Tunnel under the Continental Divide on March 12.

PHOTO BY HART VAN DENBURG, CPR NEWS

Denver International Airport’s B Concourse. Dec. 15, 2022

PHOTO BY KEVIN J. BEATY/DENVERITE

DRCOG aims to clear skies and reduce pollution

O ers grants for cities to create climate action plan

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Denver Regional Council of Governments will receive $1 million from the In ation Reduction Act to

cut pollution and build clean energy economies across the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan statistical area.

e Environmental Protection Agency announced the news on May 3.

“ is program, funded through the In ation Reduction Act, provides exible planning resources to local governments, states, tribes and

territories for climate solutions that protect communities from pollution and advance environmental justice,” a news release reads.

According to the news release, DRCOG will collaborate with municipalities and communities to create a climate action plan while focusing on low-income and disadvantaged communities.

e grants will be awarded and

administered later this summer.

“ is is the rst step in a strategic e ort to help our cities build common-sense solutions to reduce climate pollution,”reads EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker’s statement in the news release. “EPA looks forward to supporting locally-grown projects that will make Denver-area communities healthier and stronger.”

Western Slope wolf plan gets state OK

Wildlife commissioners hand proposal

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

e Colorado Parks and Wildlife board of commissioners have approved a nal plan to restore wolves in Colorado.

Concluding two years of work — and hundreds of hours of meetings across the state — the commissioners unanimously approved a 301page plan to begin restoring wolves, as mandated by voters in November 2020.

Commissioner Dallas May said it was “morally imperative” for the commissioners to approve the plan and hand it o to CPW wildlife managers on schedule. e agency is on track to begin introducing wolves on the Western Slope by year’s end –per the voter mandate in November 2020 – even though there are many challenges ahead that threaten to derail that schedule.

“We now have the opportunity to place this in the hands of people who are absolutely the best team that can be assembled to enact it,” May said. “Is it a perfect plan? Probably not. It is an assemblage of giveand-take, of trying to nd the middle of the road. ere will be many

things that we did not anticipate.

“ is is where the CPW team of dedicated professionals will begin their di cult and arduous task to ful ll their mission,” May said. “It is not our job to micromanage their work. Our job is to give them this plan and let them do what they do best.”

Gov. Jared Polis called the commission on May 3 to thank the agency’s sta and volunteer commissioners for what he called “a big lift.”

Outgoing commissioner Carrie Besnette Hauser, the commission chair, said the nal approval “was a bit emotional” after months of healthy debate.

“I’m really proud of Colorado and I’m proud of all of you,” she said.

e restoration plan was developed over two years of meetings with both a Technical Working Group and a Stakeholder Advisory Group. Colorado Parks and Wildlife also held 47 meetings that engaged with 3,400 residents. e plan calls for phased management that can be adjusted as wolf populations grow in the state.

e restoration will begin with introducing 30 to 50 gray wolves in the next three to ve years. e state proposes wintertime releases of captured wolves in two areas on the Western Slope: along the Interstate 70 corridor between Glenwood Springs and Vail, and along the U.S. 50 corridor between Monarch Pass and Montrose. e rst releases are planned for state or private land

around the I-70 corridor.

As the state has planned restoration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing an exemption under the Endangered Species Act that would establish wolves in Colorado as an experimental population. e so-called 10(j) rule allows exible management strategies, like allowing ranchers to kill wolves that are threatening livestock or people.

e plan will allow ranchers who lose livestock to wolves to be compensated as much as $15,000 per animal. e plan outlines many nonlethal interventions to discourage wolves from killing livestock and it does allow the killing of wolves caught in the act of attacking livestock, saying both the stakeholder and technical groups viewed lethal management “as being critically important to a successful wolf management program.”

e federal wildlife service has expedited its review and expects to issue a nal Environmental Impact Statement by December. Legislation introduced in the Colorado Senate in March — Senate Bill 256 — prohibits introduction of gray wolves in Colorado until that 10(j) analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act is complete.

Mike Samson, a four-term Gar eld County commissioner, spoke during public comment before the agency’s commissioners began reviewing the nal plan, saying the wolf restoration was “Colorado voters attempting to be Mother Nature” and “ballot-box biology.” He urged the commissioners to allow lethal taking

of wolves, pointing to Idaho, where lawmakers have approved legislation allowing for killing up to 90% of the state’s estimated 1,500 wolves. ( e Colorado plan does not allow hunting, but the adaptive management strategy leaves open most management options in future years as wolf populations grow.)

“Wolves need to be legally hunted and trapped to keep their numbers in check,” Samson said.

Representatives for cattlemen groups urged the commissioners to approve compensation for ranchers who spend money on wolf mitigation, not just those who lose livestock to the predators.

Many public speakers asked the commissioners where they plan to get wolves to relocate into Colorado. e state’s plan calls for capturing wild gray wolves in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. e draft plan says Colorado has “begun to explore an agreement” with the three states. A recent report by 9News quoted ofcials in each state saying there were no discussions with Colorado about donating wolves. e draft plan also says Colorado “has also begun to explore an agreement” with Washington and Oregon. e 9News report also quoted o cials in Oregon and Washington saying they were not working with Colorado on sourcing wolves for restoration in the state.

is story from e Colorado Sun, www.ColoradoSun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, which owns Colorado Community Media.

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Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances passed on second and final reading on the 1st day of May 2023, by the City Council of Commerce City and will be in full force and effect five days after publication.

INTRODUCED BY: ALLEN-THOMAS, CHACON, DOUGLAS, FORD, HURST, HUSEMAN, KIM, MADERA, NOBLE

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Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances were introduced on first reading on the 1st day of May 2023, by the City Council of Commerce City and will be considered on second and final reading on the 5th day of June 2023.

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The Velocity Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “Owner”) is accepting sealed bids for Porteos – Dirt Export and Placement (“Project”). Sealed Bids for the Porteos – Dirt Export and Placement project will be received by the District Engineer (Merrick & Company), at 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 10:00 a.m. local time on May 26, 2023. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to Velocity Metropolitan District No. 1 endorsed with the name of the Bidder and the Title “Porteos – Dirt Export and Placement”.

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The petition requests that the name of Genesis Gutierrez be changed to Genesis Rosales Case No.: 23 C 529

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