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Cody Hill of Georgetown and Taryn Howard of Floyd Hill practice cornhole before competing in the Miner Street Market’s cornhole league on Aug. 30.
Miner Street Market’s cornhole league wraps up summer of fun BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
This summer, dozens of people spent their Monday evenings playing cornhole on Miner Street. They loved the sense of camaraderie, the game, the prizes and the
atmosphere that balances a relaxing and casual feel with high-energy competition. “It’s a super-fun group of people,” Floyd Hill’s Janine Schriner said. “It doesn’t matter the skill level; everyone has fun playing.” On Aug. 30, the Rocky Mountain Cornhole league concluded its summer play with one final tournament along the 1600 block of Miner Street. Schriner and her husband, Hunter, used to play at the rec center with Idaho Springs’ Mike Hill, who organized this summer’s league for
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NEWS BRIEFS Masks for all at Clear Creek schools The county commissioners, sitting as the Board of Health, passed a public health order on Sept. 2 that requires all students and staff to wear masks at local schools and requires regular COVID-19 testing for certain individuals. All students and staff who participate in extracurricular activities that involve travel and/or mingling with students from other districts, such as athletic competitions, must be tested twice a week, regardless of vaccination status. Tim Ryan, the county’s public health director, said that studentathletes and the like are at a higher risk for COVID-19 exposure, because of their interaction with students from areas with greater spread. Unvaccinated staff members must also be tested regularly. The order has no end-date, as officials anticipate it being in place the entire school year. However, it could be rescinded sooner if necessary, they clarified. Several parents and county residents expressed their opposition, saying they were concerned about the physical and psychological impact of children wearing masks all day. They also felt students who are required to be tested regularly might feel singled out. Superintendent Karen Quanbeck said that the district will determine ways to test staff and students regularly in a manner that makes them feel comfortable and protects their privacy. Ryan said the tests are self-administered nasal swabs, and that the order doesn’t specify where those individuals must be tested. Thus, he explained, they could go to the county’s community testing sites in Idaho Springs and Georgetown and get tested in the privacy of their own vehicle. Ryan, Quanbeck and the commissioners all emphasized that the measures listed in the public health order are necessary to have inperson learning for as many days as possible. “I think it’s the right thing at this point in time,” Commissioner Randy Wheelock said. 1% sales tax for Road & Bridge on ballot The Clear Creek Board of County Commissioners has approved a resolution to include a 1% sales tax question on the November ballot. The proposed sales tax revenues would fund Clear Creek County Road & Bridge operations and projects. However, 25% of revenues from the tax would go toward the municipalities’ road and bridge operations, county officials stated at Thursday’s commissioners meeting. Road & Bridge staff members have projected at least a $30 million deficit in their department over the next 20 years; and since initial discussions in March, the commissioners favored a sales tax increase as it
would capture more payers, namely visitors, who use county roads. If passed, officials anticipate that it would generate about $1.7 million in its first year, and the overall county sales tax rate would go from 1.65% to 2.65%. The municipalities’ share, about $400,000 in the first year, would be divided among the four towns by the Colorado Department of Revenue based on several factors, including lane miles. County Attorney Peter Lichtman clarified a previous comment about the proposed tax not applying to grocery sales. He said the county could make groceries an exemption, but then that exemption would apply to the county’s entire 2.65% sales tax rate, assuming the ballot measure passes. He suggested that, if voters approve the tax, Clear Creek could revisit the exemption discussion in a year when it has a better idea of its revenues; and the commissioners agreed. During the Aug. 24 commissioners meeting, consultants said a recent survey found that found 66% of respondents would vote to pass a 1% sales tax. The survey also showed the residents were concerned about the condition of the roads and wanted to prevent costly repairs. Commissioner George Marlin said at Thursday’s meeting that he felt the community should have a discussion on the ballot about Road & Bridge funding. Illegal concrete dump in Empire cleaned up The illegally dumped concrete in northeast Empire has been cleaned up, thanks to the efforts of town staff and volunteers. According to Police Chief John Stein, sometime before Aug. 25 someone apparently cleaned a cement truck onto town property on the northeast side of town. The property will be a parking lot for a future park along U.S. Highway 40. Empire is still trying to determine who is responsible, but hasn’t had any success. Thankfully, after town staff and residents started mitigating the damage, Stein said Asphalt Paving Company volunteered to scrape out all the materials and then put in additional millings on the property. Not only did it save the town thousands of dollars in clean-up efforts, but Stein commented that the site looks just as good as it did before the incident, if not better. APC has been working in the area, but doesn’t work with concrete, Stein explained regarding the company’s involvement in the case. He and other town staff members were grateful for the company’s time and manpower in helping with the clean-up. Empire police has asked anyone with information about the case to call Clear Creek Dispatch at 303-6792393.
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A car-lover’s paradise
A Viper appeared at a recent Cars and Coffee.
Olde’s Garage hosts weekly Cars and Coffee BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Olde’s Garage is the place to be for car enthusiasts on Saturday mornings. The weekly summertime Cars and Coffee, in its second year, draws 75 to 100 cars each week whose owners show off their vehicles, talk shop and swap stories. Even more people attend to admire the beautiful vehicles of all ages, shapes and colors. Everyone is welcome at the loosely organized show. There are no awards, no competition — just car lovers getting out in the beautiful summer weather. Some are weekly regulars, some only stay for a short time, while others driving on Evergreen Parkway see the show and check it out. David Taylor, owner of Evergreen Auto Brokers, calls Cars and Coffee the AA meeting for motorheads. “We come here to commiserate with other car junkies,” he said. From Mustangs to MGs, from Porsches to Pontiac Thunderbirds — the lots of Olde’s Garage and the neighboring Shell gas station are filled each week with cars. Cars and Coffee is the brainchild of Taylor, Olde’s Garage co-owner Monty Porter and Kevin McGuire with Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Kate Olde Porter, garage co-owner, has said as far as she knows, Olde’s has never hosted a car show in its 100-year history until Cars and Coffee. Jim Beetham of Golden brought his 2002 Aston Martin Lagonda DB7 Vantage Volante to Cars and Coffee on Aug. 28, calling it a fun, comfortable car to drive. He has a modest collection of cars, adding that being a car collector was an “expensive disease.” Greg Fricke of Evergreen brought his golden retriever, Beau, in his
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IF YOU GO • Cars and Coffee will run from 9 a.m.noon Saturday, Sept. 11, at Olde’s Garage, 3639 Evergreen Parkway. • The final Cars and Coffee event of the summer will be a 300-car show running from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Olde’s Garage. Those wanting to show their cars must register, though there is no entry fee. There will be live music by The REALS and Colin Smith, food trucks and more. A first-, second- and third-place people’s choice award will be announced at 3 p.m. All proceeds benefit Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice. To register, call David at 720308-3942 or visit the Cars and Coffee Facebook page.
light blue ‘66 Mustang convertible to Cars and Coffee. Beau sat in the backseat, watching the admirers go by. Fricke said he attends Cars and Coffee occasionally, noting that he learns a lot from other car owners about how to fix and improve his car. Taylor believes Evergreen’s Cars and Coffee is the largest weekly event of its kind in the country, saying cars from Montana, Iowa and even Alaska have been part of the show. A core group of supporters attends every week, plus everyone else who shows up makes the event a fun adventure. “We bring a lot of people to Evergreen,” Taylor said. “I think it’s a really good event for us.” He noted that cars are boys’ first love — before they could have girlfriends — which makes them so special for men. However, women also bring their special cars to Cars and Coffee. “As a young man, everything you remember was about cars,” Taylor said. “Our first toys were cars. The most sought-after thing when you were 15 was your driver’s license, and by 16, it’s getting your first car. Cars are a symbol of American freedom. They’re a big deal.”
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The doctor is in
The county’s new collaborative care center, at 1969 Miner St. in Idaho Springs, is open for business with the Centura Health clinic on the first floor and county public health and human services offices on the second. County staff moved into the building Aug. 18.
Mike O’Donnell, who lives in the Floyd Hill area, participates in the county’s Sept. 1 vaccination clinic at the new collaborative care center. It was the county’s first time hosting a clinic at the center in Idaho Springs, as staff moved into the building on Aug. 18. PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
Long-awaited collaborative care center opens in Idaho Springs BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Last Wednesday, Clear Creek County Public Health had a new
venue for its weekly vaccination clinic. After years of planning, design and construction, the county’s collaborative care center has opened in Idaho Springs. The two-story building at 1969 Miner St. houses the Centura Health clinic on the first floor and the county’s public health and human services departments on the second floor, along with Jefferson Center
Sixth Five-Year Review and Community Interviews for the Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Site Gilpin and Clear Creek County, Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is conducting the sixth five-year review of the Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Site in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, Colorado. Five-year reviews provide an opportunity to evaluate the implementation and performance of remedies to determine whether they are protective of human health and the environment. The site’s sixth five-year review will finish in 2022. The Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Site was listed on the National Priorities List in 1983, making it a Superfund site. The Study Area encompasses the approximately 400 square mile Clear Creek watershed. The area has been impacted by heavy metals from historic mining operations, including impacts to aquatic life and potentially human health. Cleanup to date has been focused primarily on addressing the impacts to surface water and includes: treatment of point-source discharges and contaminated water; waste pile stabilization, capping, off-site disposal and diversion of run-on water; development of a repository to consolidate and manage mine waste rock and tailings; and other activities. Cleanup activities and investigations at the site are ongoing. We want to hear from you! Community members are encouraged to participate in community interviews to share information that may be helpful in the five-year review process. To schedule an interview, please reach out to the contact below by October 15, 2021: Jeannine Natterman, Public Involvement Coordinator Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment jeannine.natterman@state.co.us 303-692-3303 Current site information is available at https://cdphe.colorado.gov/central-city-clear-creek.
for Mental Health and the Clear Creek Advocates. After driving by it often while it was being built, Floyd Hill’s Mike O’Donnell finally got to see it for himself when he attended the Sept. 1 vaccination clinic. O’Donnell, who did roofing work at the lumberyard that used to be on the site, thought the collaborative care center’s second floor had nice views. “They’re just getting going,” he said of the new building. County staff moved into the building on Aug. 18, and there are still a few smaller issues to work out and last-minute items to complete ahead of the grand opening, which is planned for early October. Beth Luther, the county’s operations manager, said she’s working to acquire furniture for the first-floor and second-floor lobbies. The firstfloor lobby will also feature a tenant directory and a donor wall, which are both in the works right now. Also on the first floor is an unfinished suite that Luther said will be home to a physical therapy group, which has signed a three-year lease. The group was scheduled to finish designs this week, and once the suite is built out, the group hopes to move in this winter. “It would be nice to have a (physical therapy) hub here,” Luther said, adding that going to the next closest one is a long commute. Also on the first floor is a closet that Luther describes as “a room of opportunity.” With broadband fiber cables less than 50 yards away from the new building, the county is working with the Colorado Department of Transportation to connect to those through a conduit under the parking lot and host a server room in the first-floor closet. Luther said internet service providers can then host racks in the server room to better reach their customer bases. In a nutshell, this plan will allow the county to partner with internet service providers to expand internet access and make it more affordable for people across Clear Creek, she stated. Meanwhile, in the parking lot,
the county will be adding electric vehicle charging ports that will be able to charge four cars simultaneously, she said. Moving up to the second floor, Luther explained that Clear Creek will be partnering with the Idaho Springs Historical Society to hang large historical photos throughout the new building. These will be similar to the ones at the main county building in Georgetown, she explained. For the second floor, Luther said she’s waiting on furniture for the staff lounge and shared conference room. There’s also work to be done finishing the lobby, which will have a children’s waiting area and a small permanent food pantry. Overall, county staff members said there have been a few kinks to work out with moving into a new building, but the space is great and feels like a true upgrade. “We’re still growing and we want to accommodate everything,” Public Health Director Tim Ryan said. “It’s a building for the public.” Ryan invited anyone visiting the collaborative care center to provide feedback on what they believe is a public need. He used the second-floor food pantry as an example, saying that because not everyone can get to Loaves & Fishes when it’s open, the organization provided items for the county to distribute at the collaborative care center. This way, Ryan said, the two entities reach more people. Ryan and Tammy Frey, who is the Human Services Department’s assistance programs coordinating supervisor, both said they appreciate being in a new space and anticipate a lot of collaborative work between the two departments. Frey said the building’s arrangement will allow her to introduce clients to other personnel and resources while they are visiting her, and described the overall experience as a “one-stop shop” for people’s physical, mental and emotional health. “It’s good to have everything in one building,” she said.
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Beth Luther, the county’s operations manager, stands in the second-floor lobby of the collaborative care center on Sept. 1. The building at 1969 Miner St. in Idaho Springs recently opened after several years of planning, designing and building. PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
A temporary building directory sits in the first-floor lobby of the new collaborative care center in Idaho Springs on Sept. 1. Beth Luther, the county’s operations manager, said that Clear Creek still needs furniture and permanent signage in the lobby, as the building only opened recently.
Flowers bloom along Soda Creek near the new collaborative care center’s main entrance.
Beth Luther, the county’s operations manager, walks through an unoccupied first-floor suite on Sept. 1. The suite will be home to a physical therapy group, which Luther said is completing its design this month and hopes to move into the space this winter.
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VOICES Mesa mess needs cleaning up
ith Colorado’s welldeserved reputation as a beacon of election integrity, who would have thought the actions of one county clerk could throw us into the middle of the national debate about voting systems? And yet the actions of Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters has done just that. Peters invited an election denier to witness otherwise private election testing in May, which led to election equipment passwords being posted online in August. After the breach was made public, Peters played the victim at an appearance with Mike Lindell, the pillow maker who has been an active participant in the “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. Peters is clearly an outlier among Colorado Republicans in questioning the integrity of our elections. Republicans hold the majority
of clerks’ offices in Colorado (38 out of 64 counties), and no other clerk has made similar claims. Other Republican elected officials in Mesa County have acknowledged the seriousness of Peters’ actions and are Columnist working to correct them. Peters’ predecessor Sheila Reiner, with assistance from another former clerk, Janice Rich, have been designated by the secretary of state to oversee the county’s elections. Reiner is now Mesa County’s treasurer and Rich is a state representative. Both are Republicans. Additionally, the Mesa County commissioners recently voted to replace the machines that were compromised and continue use of
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the elections system through 2029. All three members of the board are Republicans and include long time Congressman Scott McInnis and Janet Rowland, who was the 2006 Republican lieutenant governor nominee. A criminal investigation into Peters’ actions has been opened by Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein, another Republican. But as Republican elected officials in Mesa County and Colorado have rallied to defend Colorado’s election system and to fix the problems her actions created, Peters doubled down. She’s suggested that the 2020 elections (that we conducted under her watch) were flawed because Republicans in her county didn’t win by big enough margins. She has left the state and suggested that she has and will be targeted for criminal activities by her opponents. She has used Lindell’s media network to describe herself as a victim whose
illegal disclosure of the election system’s intricacies was really an effort in transparency. Peters’ actions have allowed believers of the big lie to claim that even Colorado’s election results were questionable. Her actions led to a raucous public hearing before the Mesa County commissioners in which some people called for the county to stop using its voting system despite the fact that the only questions about its reliability were those caused by Peters’ actions. Peters has shown that she is unfit to serve as Mesa County’s clerk and recorder. She should, but will not, resign. She should be removed from office, either as a result of the criminal investigations that are now taking place or by a recall by her county’s voters. Greg Romberg is president of Romberg and Associates. He lives in Evergreen with his wife, Laurie.
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sk Will Tennyson how to arrive at 20,000 calories and this is what he would tell you: Breakfast: one dozen doughnuts, 2 McDonald McGriddles, 2 hash browns and 2 breakfast burritos. Lunch: one jumbo 18” loaded pizza and a Firehouse Sub (the New York Steamer). Snack: one cookie dough tube (baked), one pint of vanilla Haagen Dazs with chocolate sauce, one Three Musketeers bar and 3 bananas. Dinner: 2 Cheesecake Factory entrees (spaghetti and meatballs and spicy cashew chicken) with white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. A YouTube sensation, Tennyson uses humor and his own video footage to relay salient points about his experience with diets like paleo, vegan or OMAD (one meal a day). In November 2020, he declared his intention to consume 20,000 calories in one day. Tennyson peers into the box of 12 perfectly round, sugary, deep-fried doughnuts and quips, “Cloudy with zero chance of survival.” But when it comes to consuming 20,000 calories in one day, there’s a bigger, badder binger out there: the brown bruins of Katmai National Park in Alaska. These animals wait patiently in and along the fast-flowing Brooks River, simply opening their mouths or pulling their paws through the water. Out pops a 4,500 calorie sockeye salmon. This fatty gift makes for a fatty bear. Location,
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location, location. National Park Service rangers have created Fat Bear Week that will start Sept. 29 and conclude on Fat Bear Tuesday, Oct. 5. In addition to voting during this week-long tournament, there will be a series of online chats on explore.org featuring naturalist
Mike Fitz. Katmai park rangers learn more about the individual bears and Katmai’s healthy ecosystem. Fat Bear Week creates a “March-Madness style bracket pitting individual bears against each other. The public then votes to see who will advance each round. Voting takes place over several days on explore.org. People may vote using any criteria they see fit. In the end, one bear will reign supreme.” In 2020, nature lovers from around the world cast almost 650,000 votes, and 113 articles and media pieces were written about Fat Bear Week. From around the world, there were 2.5 million bear cam views. A bear simply called 747 (and nearly as big as one) was the 2020 champion, deposing 2019’s champ, a big fellow named Chunk. Will 747 keep his title for 2021? Colorado might not have fat bear contenders, but it is imperative to remember that allowing bears
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access to food or purposely feeding bears on your property will not only endanger the bears, your pets and kids, and your neighbors but could earn you a hefty fine. Let wildlife be wild and that means bears need to eat the food nature intended, not at the garbage buffet. This year, the number of bear reports has dropped from last year. Jason Clay, public information officer for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, stated, “As for the natural food sources, those have been good this year thanks to all the moisture we’ve gotten. When bears have plenty of their natural food sources, we see a decrease in bear conflicts. Last year at this time, Area 1 (which includes Evergreen) had 242 bear reports. This year the area has only had 174.” What does this mean for Will Tennyson? Perhaps he should stick to experimenting with protein shakes and military ration diets and leave the EPIC 20,000-calorie contest to the real champions.
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The elegant solution: thinking before speaking There is a time and place for pithy remarks, sarcasm, and even bad jokes. OK, well maybe there is never a good time for bad jokes, but pithy remarks and sarcasm, absolutely. The world has been dealing us some very serious situations. There are many among us who deal with serious situations through humor. Whether we are trying to mask our own fears or concerns, and/or we are trying to lighten a mood for others around us, the smart play is to read the room first. Many a poorly timed great joke or spontaneous one-liner has been met with incredulity and awkward silence. Many of us have found ourselves apologizing once we realized the impact that our comment or joke had on those around us. Having been that person who carelessly and thoughtlessly made a bad choice of words, and did so more than once, I know firsthand what it feels like to wish I could immediately take back what I had said. Now I am not referring to political correctness where some of us get easily offended by the slightest offhanded remark or jab. I will reserve that for another column. What I am referring to here is having situational awareness and sensitivity to what is going on around us at any given moment. In our haste we may think that something is incredibly funny, or harmless when it first pops into our head, not pausing to try and appreciate how it will be received by others. Even when we have the very best of intentions, poor timing coupled with even worse content could end up as a complete misfire. You may feel like this is common sense. Maybe it is, let’s also remember that common sense isn’t always common practice. Again, learning this the hard way, I have taught myself to apply the 30-second rule. Instead of focusing on being quick with a joke or punch line, I hesitate to make sure that what I am about to say wouldn’t be insulting or hurtful to those around me. By the way, there is a difference between being offended and being insulted or hurt. If we were to worry about offending others each time we spoke, well we just might not speak at all anymore.
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We could all use a little adjustment to our offended meter, recognizing that all our differences and differences of opinion are what keep things fun and interesting. Just imagine if we all thought the same, looked Michael Norton the same, acted the same in every situation, how boring would that be? Insulting or hurting others through our words is something completely different. It’s one thing if our poorly timed attempt at humor, lightening the mood, or trying to comfort someone else is done with the very best of intentions and falls flat. When that is the case, we can fix it by practicing the 30-second rule, pausing before we speak. However, when we know that what we are about to say could potentially be a mic drop moment for all the wrong reasons, that is when it becomes a problem. Situational awareness coupled with proper etiquette is always seen as an elegant solution. I think we still live in a country that honors free speech. Although our speech may be, it is incumbent upon as humans that coexist with one another to think before we speak, especially in moments where we have a kneejerk reaction to shoot from the hip. And to increase our chances of providing an elegant solution and speaking the right words at the right time, maybe we can build or rebuild our own go-to word bank filled with words such as kindness, gentleness, grace, compassion, comfort, love and forgiveness. Have you experienced a poorly timed joke or note of sarcasm? Have you ever uttered words at the wrong moment that you wish you could take back? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we can remember to pause and think before we speak, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
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Crime Calls from Aug. 23-29 Monday, Aug. 23 — Idaho Springs officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the 2500 block of Colorado Boulevard. During the investigation, officers found the man reportedly causing the disturbance was out on bond from Jeffco, and his bond conditions stated he was restricted from drug use and alcohol consumption. He was taken into custody for violating bond.
owner said he had parked his truck in front of his residence, but it was now gone. No broken glass was observed at the scene, and the keys weren’t in the vehicle. Lakewood police later located it, and found that the vehicle’s ignition had been hotwired and it was no longer drivable. Wednesday, Aug. 25 — Georgetown police responded to a complaint along Flatiron Drive. After discussing the matter with the neighboring property owners, the officer determined it was a civil issue.
when they observed an eastbound vehicle that reportedly didn’t have license plates. An officer initiated a traffic stop and found the driver had an extraditable warrant out of Aurora. The driver reportedly had no proof of insurance and his license had been revoked. He was arrested for the warrant, along with additional charges.
suspicion of multiple charges. Saturday, Aug. 28 — Georgetown police responded to a possible disturbance in the 2100 block of Argentine Street. A couple was arguing, and while officers determined that no crime had been committed, one party was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant.
Friday, Aug. 27 — Idaho Springs officers were patrolling near the 2600 block of Colorado Boulevard
Friday, Aug. 27 — Idaho Springs officers were dispatched an assaultin-progress call in the 2400 block of Colorado Boulevard. Officers arrived on scene and separated the parties. Officers investigated and found a woman had instigated the incident, as she reportedly assaulted her partner and damaged some of his property. She was arrested on
Saturday, Aug. 28 — Georgetown police responded to a report of a dog bite in the 600 block of 14th Street. The officer investigated the events leading up to the dog bite and determined that no charges were to be filed against the dog owner. -Corinne Westeman
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SEPT. 10 Jan and Bob Bowland’s 60th wedding anniversary party will be 1-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at the Argo. Well-wishers are invited to attend.
SEPT. 12 Rotary Clear Creek 2000 will host Touch-a-Truck from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, across from Albert Frei & Sons’ Walstrum Quarry at the base of Floyd Hill at Interstate 70 and exit 244. For more information contact Robert Smith at 303-478-4784 or email rsmith9325@gmail.com.
SEPT. 11 The Veterans Coalition will host its annual 9/11 Silent Parade on Saturday, Sept. 11, in Idaho Springs. The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall and proceeds through downtown to the library. After the program, everyone
SEPT. 23 Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity’s Hard Hats & High Heels will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at Mount Vernon Canyon Club. Cost is $75 per person. There will be live music, appetizers and auction items. RSVP at bluespruce-
OCT. 9-10 The second annual Fire & Ice Chili Cookoff will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10 in Strousse Park in Georgetown. For more information, visit Fire & Ice Chili Cookoff on Facebook. Saturday will be First Responders Day and Sunday will benefit a Georgetown nonprofit. The event will have 14 teams bringing their best chili forward and 14 sponsors to make cocktails or mocktails. Anyone interested in starting a team, email jsoundgirl@ bellsouth.net subject team sign up; a business sponsorship, email jsoundgirl@bellsouth.net subject: business sponsor. Anyone interested in being an event volunteer
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Tuesday, Aug. 24 — An Idaho Springs officer responded a call about a vehicle stolen from the 1500 block of Colorado Boulevard. The
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See, 2017
One of the more intriguing aspects of discussing books with friends and acquaintances is seeing what elements of stories make the greatest impressions on different people. Oftentimes, the thing I’ll consider to be the main theme or positive attribute of a book will be something another reader hardly even noticed, and vice versa. This is why the kind of interaction found in book clubs, online groups, and friendly one-on-one debates is so important and meaningful – it provides perspective that helps us to experience literature more fully, and insight into the tastes and feelings of the people around us. I first saw The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane recommended by a friend of a friend as a novel for tea lovers, one that had a lot of information on the history of tea and its cultural influence and significance. I would agree that it is that, incorporating into the story not only these aspects of tea, but also featuring involved descriptions of the more businesslike elements of tea harvesting, production, sales, and performance in global markets. However, that is far from being the only thing this book is about. With its action covering a period of nearly forty years, the book’s protagonists find themselves dealing with a lifetime’s worth of notable circumstances, including the ongoing aftereffects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the traditions and struggles of China’s isolated tribal populations (deemed “ethnic minorities” by the Chinese government), and the emotional complexities of Chinese adoption, particularly the grief and frustration that is so often faced by both adoptees and birth parents. The author, Lisa See, spent months researching, conducting interviews, and touring China to prepare to write the book, and that commitment shows in the wealth of information featured on these and other subjects brought up in the storytelling.
So what does all this have to do with the price of tea in China? Throughout the interwoven stories, tea is the link that provides the central characters with the means to change their lives, reconnect with their pasts, or remain grounded during these decades of change and upheaval. Still, if I hadn’t been looking out for them based on the recommendation I’d gotten, I don’t know if the passages about tea would have particularly stood out to me among the many other intersecting plotlines. Nor, perhaps, would the parts that did stand out to me make an impression on anyone else who read it. For as long as books are experienced in countless different ways by countless different readers, our individual experiences will continue to be endlessly broadened by sharing and comparing them with others’.
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A firefighter’s mission to remember 9/11 comrades
Firefighters in 2015 climb 110 flights of stairs, which is what firefighters faced on Sept. 11, 2001 to save lives in the World Trade Center. PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY TONGE
Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb pays tribute, raises funds BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
On Saturday, Sept. 11, Americans will pay tribute to those lost in the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history as they reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Like country star Alan Jackson’s song, “Where Were you When the World Stopped Turning,” many Americans to this day can remember exactly what they were doing when they heard the news that the World Trade Center had been hit by an airliner hijacked by terrorists. Americans still remember the fear, anger and sadness. In Castle Rock, local firefighter Oren Bersagel-Briese said he had the day off and his pager sounded. He ignored it, and a few minutes later, his pager, home phone and cell phone began going off. All firefighters were called in to Castle Rock Fire to be on hand. At the time, Bersagel-Briese said his father, who worked with the International Organization of Firefighters, was visiting. Doing what they could, Bersagel-Briese said all the firefighters came together to help his dad organize how to handle
the tragedy on a national level. Bersagel-Briese, a fourth-generation firefighter, said after 9/11, he always felt a sense of duty to pay tribute and support for the firefighters and police officers lost that day. In 2004, his efforts started on a small level with a handful of firefighters from Denver and Castle Rock getting together to stay fit and talk while climbing stairs. As the tradition continued each month, in 2005 one of the firefighters brought up the idea of climbing specifically on Sept. 11. That year, five firefighters climbed 110 flights of stairs, representing the 110-story World Trade Center towers, where firefighters climbed on 9/11 to save lives before the towers collapsed. Besides a remembrance for lost comrades, Bersagel-Briese said, the annual event provides an opportunity to run a fitness exercise, raising the level of awareness for one of the highest firefighter priorities — physical fitness. More than half of the line-of-duty deaths among firefighters are heart-related incidents, he said. Bersagel-Briese said in 2006, the group had 12 firefighters show up for what came to be known as the Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. That year, Bersagel-Briese said, the participants realized they were on to something that could become a bigger event. SEE 9/11, P12
Remembering 9/11 on the 20th anniversary Memorials allow personal reflection, in-person ceremonies planned BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Whether attending a special remembrance ceremony or taking a personal moment alone, there are several ways to pay respects on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. For example, Castle Rock Community Relations Manager Melissa Hoelting said the Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department has several options for residents to choose from. To take part in personal reflection, Hoelting said residents can stop by two 9/11 memorials in town. The two memorials are located at Station 151, 300 Perry St., and the Public Safety Training Center, at 303 Malibu St. These are always open to the public, Hoelting said. Thanks to the work of local firefighter Oren Bersagel-Briese, the
memorial at the Public Safety Training Center was officially put in place in 2021 after six years of work. The steel-box column recovered from Ground Zero that is now on display weighs 350 pounds and took years to be built into a proper memorial. After the memorial was completed, Bersagel-Briese, a Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department division chief at the training center, said, having a piece of Ground Zero in Castle Rock is an honor. Bersagel-Briese said he chose the training center for the new memorial because it is a place where both firefighters and Castle Rock police officers come to train, noting that on 9/11 both police and firefighters ran to the World Trade Center together to save lives. Hoelting said the public is also welcome to attend an in-person remembrance ceremony in conjunction with the Veterans Memorial Run. The ceremony will begin as soon as all of the runners have completed the run, which is slated to be between 2 and 3 p.m. This ceremony will be held at Station 152, 485 Crystal Valley Parkway.
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In 2018, a total of 343 firefighters from Denver, Castle Rock and nationwide suited up to participate in the Denver 9/11 Stair Climb. PHOTO BY TIMOTHY TONGE
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In 2007, the Denver 9/11 Memorial Climb grew to 250 participants from all over the U.S. In 2008, the number or participants was capped at 343, which Bersagel-Briese said represents the number of firefighters who died on 9/11. Each year, every firefighter scaling the stairs at a high-rise building in downtown Denver is given a tag with the name and information of a fallen firefighter from 9/11. “We encourage the firefighters to then call the family of the firefighter they are running for,” BersagelBriese said. “They call and let them know they have not been forgotten.” Now, in its 16th year, the annual stair climb has gained national attention as departments all over the U.S. have started hosting similar events. In a normal year, BersagelBriese said, there are more than 16,000 firefighters paying tribute to lost comrades on 9/11. Bersagel-Briese said the Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is only for firefighters. For the general public to pay tribute, a public stair climb event is hosted at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre each year. The Red Rocks Stair Climb, 911stairclimb.com, is limited to 1,200 participants this year. From the start, Bersagel-Briese said, the annual climb has always been about paying respects to the fallen comrades of 9/11. It was not
Every participant in the Denver 9-11 Stair Climb carries a tag in memory of a fallen firefighter from 9/11. After, the firefighter contacts the family to let them know they are still not forgotten. PHOTO BY JAMIE KRAUS
about money, he said. However, as the event grew bigger and gained more national attention, the annual event started generating funds. Proceeds go to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which provides funding to help firefighters who survived 9/11 but are now being diagnosed with cancer and other illnesses directly related to the attacks. Over the years, Bersagel-Briese said, more than $7 million has been contributed to helping New York firefighters and their families.
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Vail’s Aaron Hysell tosses a bag while practicing cornhole for the Miner Street Market’s PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN cornhole league on Aug. 30.
CORNHOLE FROM PAGE 1
Hill added that there’s no age limit — with everyone from children to seniors playing — and no skill-level requirement. While most players were county residents, Hill said the league often saw people from the Denver area and beyond. Because the league was
listed on a cornhole app, several groups saw it and stopped to play while traveling to Wyoming, Iowa, Grand Junction and more. Aaron Hysell traveled from Vail with his friends Daniel Stempien and Chris Gomez to attend the Aug. 30 tournament, with Hysell explaining that Idaho Springs was the closest venue to play in a cornhole tournament. Hysell said he started playing regularly two months ago after he
Mike Hill and Kayla Weichel, both of Idaho Springs, pick up bags their partners tossed while playing cornhole in the Miner Street Market’s cornhole league on Aug. 30.
visited family in Florida. The game is very popular there, and he attended several competitions during his visit. After that, he was hooked. Playing in a league competition like the one on Miner Street is a little different than playing in a friend’s yard, Hysell explained. Rocky Mountain Cornhole has higher-quality bags that have different textures on each side, making one side slide faster on the wooden
board than the other side. Hysell said that he’s been working on different throws, but the key is throwing the bag as flat as possible to maintain the “fast” or “slow” side, depending on what the player wants. Meeting and becoming a part of the local cornhole community has been a blast, he continued, and he said he would come back to play in Idaho Springs if the league returns next summer.
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Clear Creek’s Maxine Inman and Trinity Cade attempt a block against Byers’ Tori Shockman (13) during the Aug. 31 volleyball match at Clear Creek.
Clear Creek volleyball finds groove too late against Byers in 3-0 loss BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
There was a moment in the Clear Creek versus Byers volleyball game, in the third set ... the Diggers came back from a 20-13 deficit to pull within a point at 22-21 thanks to a combination of forcing errors, executing receives and the hitters finding open spots for spikes. And while the Golddiggers ended up losing the third set and the match on Aug. 31, Coach Karin Thomsen highlighted that moment as a glimpse of exactly what this year’s team could be capable of. “At the end, we found our groove,”
she said. The Golddiggers — who are 1-6 as of Friday — lost at home to the Byers Bulldogs in three sets:14-25, 12-25 and 21-25, respectively. The first set started out strong for the Golddiggers, as the teams were tied at 6. However, after that, the Bulldogs went on a 6-0 run. When Clear Creek gained possession, libero Olivia King offered up two great serves to make the set 9-12. But, Byers pulled away again and won by 11. The Golddiggers made several errors in the second set, and the Bulldogs capitalized, winning by 13. In the third set, the Bulldogs repeated their successes from the second and took a 5-0 lead. However, Clear Creek scored five in a row too, tying the set, and then scored the sixth after a long rally. SEE VOLLEYBALL, P16
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Clear Creek’s Olivia King low-fives her teammates as she’s introduced before the Aug. 31 home volleyball match against Byers.
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Clear Creek’s Isabel Inman hits the ball as Byers’ Tori Shockman attempts to block during the Aug. 31 volleyball match at Clear Creek. The Golddiggers lost 3-0.
VOLLEYBALL FROM PAGE 15
Tied again at 8, Clear Creek then had three failed serve receives in a row; but a well-executed hit by sophomore outside hitter Trinity Cade gave Clear Creek the serve and the momentum with the score now 11-9. The Golddiggers managed to fight for a tie at 12, but then the Bulldogs started pulling away again thanks to a contest at the net and long rallies ending in Byers’ favor.
Clear Creek took a timeout at 2013, and shortly after, the rotation put senior middle blocker Maxine Inman back on the front row. Now, the Golddiggers started to click on both offense and defense and fought back to a one point deficit at 22-21. In a critical rally, the Golddiggers received the ball and had four hits on the possession. Byers kept the lead, and — with match point on the line — the Bulldogs’ senior outside hitter Tori Shockman carefully spiked the ball into an open spot on Clear Creek’s side, giving Byers the win. While the third set was a much
Clear Creek’s Olivia King serves the ball during the Aug. 31 home volleyball match PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN against Byers.
better showing, Thomsen said Clear Creek’s unforced errors, inconsistent serve receives and lack of blocks throughout the match contributed to the loss. “(The players) are better than they’ve played so far,” she continued. “ … We have to be patient as they grow as a team.” Thomsen, Inman and senior setter Aiden Kocol said the Golddiggers also have to work on covering their hitters. If Clear Creek’s offense gets blocked at the net, the defense needs to be ready to receive. “It was our first real match of the season,” Kocol said. “ … We need to
push through the downs. We don’t want the energy to leave the court.” Kocol said that maintaining the team’s energy was she specifically wanted to work on as captain, and Inman wanted to focus on blocking, as she had the team’s only block of the night. Overall, Inman agreed with Kocol that the team has to maintain its energy to succeed, but felt the Golddiggers had worked harder against Byers than they did at the Aug. 28 tournament in Estes Park. “I’m really proud of us for this match,” Inman continued.
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Colo. vets who served in Afghanistan speak out on collapse They admit to ‘a lot of complex feelings’ about Taliban takeover BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado is home to thousands of soldiers and airmen, many of whom deployed to Afghanistan over the past 20 years — some of whom did not return or came back mentally and physically scarred by the conflict. The Taliban takeover of the South Asian country has left those veterans battling mixed emotions about their sacrifice. Some are frustrated that their service may have been in vain while others are elated to see U.S. troops leaving what they feel was a hopeless war. “This is a challenging time for U.S. combat veterans as we grapple with the meaning of the last 20 years and your service and your sacrifice,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Centennial Democrat and a veteran of the Afghanistan war, said Aug. 16 during a news conference. “You stood up, you raised your right hand and you served your country when you were called to do so and you should be proud of that. You made a difference in the lives of many people.”
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killed in Afghanistan through April, including 40 who were from Colorado and 95 who were stationed at Fort Carson, per a Colorado Sun analysis. Members of the military stationed at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora and Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs also were killed in America’s longest war. The Sun spoke with three veterans of the Afghanistan wars last week to get their perspective on the country’s collapse: ‘It absolutely was worth it’ In June 2012, David Ortiz was an Army helicopter pilot flying a mission in eastern Afghanistan. He was tasked with checking out a report that the Taliban had deployed a Russian heavy machine gun. During the trip, the aircraft’s engine exploded and the Kiowa Warrior he was flying crashed.
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“My memory cuts out at about 20 feet from the ground,” said Ortiz, who is 39 and lives in Littleton. “I woke up three to five minutes later, dust in the air. I was feeling hot. I was covered in metal.” Ortiz quickly realized that he had a spinal cord injury. He also had a fractured cheekbone and ribs, a laceration to his skull and a collapsed right lung. “I knew I was in bad shape,” he said. Ortiz spent months in the hospital as he recovered from his injuries. He lacks sensation and muscle control below his waist because of the crash. In 2020, he was elected as a Democratic state representative in Colorado, representing parts of Littleton and Centennial. Ortiz is feeling frustrated with the Biden administration and how it handled the withdrawal of U.S. troops. “I was optimistic,” he said. “We’ve been there for 20 years. I believed that we had done what we had needed to do to train the Afghan National Army. I believed that leadership wouldn’t be making this decision unless we could leave Afghanistan a stable country that could fight against the Taliban. Clearly that was not the case.” Ortiz doesn’t buy that the war in Afghanistan had to end this way, or that the U.S. had to pull out at all. He pointed to Japan and Germany, where the U.S. has had troops since World War II. The American military still has a large presence in South Korea, too. “I feel like this administration stubbornly stuck to their decision and to talking points and to political campaign processes more than the reality on the ground. It’s been disgusting for me to see, quite frankly,” he said. He said his “heart breaks for the Afghan people. It especially breaks for the women and girls who are going to have to live under this oppressive regime.” Ortiz, who was medically retired in May 2016 as a chief warrant officer, still strongly believes in what the U.S. military accomplished in Afghanistan. SEE AFGHANISTAN, P19
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3 measures qualify for Colo.’s statewide ballot Voters will decide questions on taxes, legislative money control BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
David Ortiz during his rehabilitation at Craig Hospital in Englewood after a helicopter COURTESY PHOTO crash in Afghanistan.
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“It absolutely was worth it,” he said of his sacrifice and the sacrifice of his fellow soldiers. “We have not seen a 9/11-style attack on our shores since 9/11, and that is no small part because of their sacrifice. That is directly correlated to the fact that we took the fight to them and we took the fight there for 20-plus years.” He’s proud of the Afghan women and girls who were able to get an education because of the U.S. presence. “Do not listen to the privileged who got to grow up here and spent most of their time in a relatively wealthy and safe country,” he said. “What you did mattered, even if it only lasted for 20-plus years. Your sacrifice was definitely worth it.” Vets ‘could have told you this would happen’ One of the things that sticks out most from Tony Adams’ deployment to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010 was the 5-year-old girl he tried to save after she was caught and wounded in a gun battle between the Afghan National Army and the Taliban. “Probably one of the harder things I had to do,” said the 39-year-old who lives in Colorado Springs. But there were moments that he looks back on with happiness, like his work to reopen a school that had been shuttered by the Taliban, and how he and his comrades ensured that Afghans could vote freely. “I don’t think my time there was poorly spent,” he said. Still, Adams, who was a sergeant in the 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Carson, admits that the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan has left him with “a lot of complex feelings.” He can’t help but wonder if his time in the country was for naught. His thoughts turn to the friend whose legs were badly injured when an improvised explosive device went off. That man still may lose his foot. “I think a lot of people wonder
if it’s worth it,” he said. “It’s hard because I think most veterans could have told you that this would happen if we pulled out.” ‘We should just ... leave them alone’ Matthew Smith always had his doubts about why the American military was in Afghanistan, even when he was deployed to the country in 2012 as a Marine working in aviation logistics. “I never understood why we were messing around up there,” he said. Now, with the country falling back into Taliban hands, the 31-year-old who lives in Aurora thinks the U.S. should stay the course with its withdrawal. “I don’t see a reason to send more troops over there to retake a place that can’t take care of itself,” Smith said. Smith, who reached the rank of corporal, said he and other Marines were told their mission in Afghanistan was to train Afghan troops so they could operate on their own and then the U.S. could leave. “We seemed to never leave them alone,” he said. “We should just pull out and leave them alone. They’ll never stand on their own. We’re just wasting not only resources, but American lives to help them do something they’ll never do.” As a Marine, however, he said what’s happening in Afghanistan is frustrating. The Afghan province where Camp Bastion is located — the base where Smith worked and survived a deadly Taliban attack — was captured by the Taliban. “Something you fought for and cared for and you wanted to see stay safe isn’t anymore,” he said. “That time you put in almost seems like it was a waste. Almost like you did it for nothing.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
Colorado voters will decide whether the legislature should have more control over how money from legal settlements and the federal government is spent after a third and final measure qualified to be on the statewide ballot in November. The signatures turned in to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office by proponents of Initiative 19 were deemed sufficient Aug. 31. To get their question on the Nov. 2 ballot, backers needed the signatures of 124,632 registered voters, including a minimum of 2% of registered voters from each of Colorado’s 35 state Senate districts. The two other questions on the statewide ballot in November are: -- Initiative 27, which would lower the property tax assessment rate for multi-family residential homes to 6.5% from 6.8% and to 26.4% for lodging properties from 29% -- Initiative 25, which would impose a new 3% sales tax on
recreational marijuana starting Jan. 1 and increasing to 5% by Jan. 1, 2024, at which point it is projected to generate about $138 million a year. That’s in addition to the existing 15% state sales tax on recreational marijuana. The money generated by the increased taxes would go toward bolstering out-of-school learning. Initiatives 19 and 27 are being pushed by Colorado Rising Action, a conservative fiscal group. Initiative 25 has bipartisan support, though the marijuana industry and the state’s largest teachers union have expressed concern about the measure. Colorado Education Association president Amie Baca-Oehlert said her organization has anxieties over the implementation of the out-of-school learning program under the measure and whether students will truly be able to access aid in their communities. There are no other groups seeking to place measures on the November ballot. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Can Colorado GOP’s base get past 2020 to win in 2022? Unfounded claims of a stolen election test party’s game plan BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Kristi Burton Brown, chairwoman of the Colorado GOP, appeared at a gathering of Republicans in Jefferson County this summer where she talked about how the party can attract unaffiliated voters and finally win again in 2022. Candidates need to look forward and talk about keeping taxes low and school choice, she said. “We have to become the party of ideas.” But when Burton Brown opened the hotel-conference-room gathering up for questions, the crowd didn’t want to discuss her talking points. They jerked the focus back to the past. “The biggest issue for me is voter cheating and this whole national election, as we all know, was a set up,” a man said. “Has there been any talk of a forensic audit anywhere in this state?” a woman asked next. “If the Arizona audit shows the Dominion (Voting System) machines to be unreliable — and we use those machines — what’s our game plan?” another man wanted to know, referencing a Republican-led recount in the Phoenix area. As Colorado Republicans look to 2022 with hopes of bouncing back from two election cycles of defeat, their game plan for how to move forward is clashing with an attachment among the party’s base to unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. It’s not clear if the two pursuits can successfully coexist. “The election-fraud claim does pose a special challenge, because the base is especially riled up about it and swing voters are especially turned off by it,” said Daniel Cole, who leads the Republican campaign operations for state House and Senate Republicans. The same debate is playing out in other states, including Arizona, where a Republican audit of 2020 ballots in Maricopa County is dragging on. Trump, who continues to question his loss last year, fell short in the state by more than
10,000 votes. A previous recount of Maricopa County’s ballots found no problems. A push from some in the Colorado GOP to cancel the 2022 primaries to cut unaffiliated voters out of the process and allow party insiders to select the GOP nominees is an extension of the baseless voter fraud anxiety. Unaffiliated voters have been able to vote in partisan primaries in Colorado since the 2016 passage of Proposition 108. For instance, state Rep. Ron Hanks, a Fremont County Republican who has been one of the loudest voices in Colorado when it comes to questioning the 2020 presidential election results, said opting out of the state-run primary is a step toward election integrity. Randy Corporon, a Republican national committeeman and conservative talk radio host, has been advocating on his KNUS show for the primaries to be canceled for the same reason. “The Republican Party can take … power away from Jena Griswold and the state by reclaiming their own primary,” he told listeners recently, referring to the Democratic secretary of state, who is Colorado’s top election official. Priscilla Rahn, vice chair of the Colorado GOP, recently said she supports canceling the 2022 primary, calling into question Griswold’s ability to fairly oversee the contest. “Ask yourself this: “Do you trust her to administer an honest election and not interfere against Republicans?” Rahn wrote in an Aug. 21 letter. But Dick Wadhams, a former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, sees major peril for his party if it continues to beat the drum on election fraud and opts out of next year’s primaries. “There is no way a Republican can win in 2022 for statewide office and, frankly, in a bunch of competitive districts around the state,” he said of the scenario. Unaffiliated voters made up 43% of registered voters in Colorado at the end of July, compared to Republicans at 26% and Democrats at 29%. “They keep talking about how these unaffiliated voters are going to defile our process because they are going to be nominating a bunch of moderates and liberals,” Wadhams said. “I read that kind of stuff, I listen to it, and I’m thinking: ‘Any
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Republican candidate for statewide office who doesn’t think about the unaffiliated voters during their primary isn’t serious.’” Wadhams said it would be disastrous for Republicans if questioning the 2020 presidential election results becomes a litmus test for primary candidates. Burton Brown, who hasn’t taken a public stance on the question of whether to cancel next year’s GOP primaries, appears to agree, urging Republicans to move on from last year. “The more we talk about the past, the more we talk about what happened instead of what we are going to do in 2022, the more our candidates are put at a disadvantage,” she said at the Jefferson County Republican event, “because we are focusing on something we cannot control.” Still, she said, questions about election integrity are posed “all around the state.” The Colorado GOP is encouraging people who are concerned about the state’s voting processes to “get involved” and “get your eyes in the room” by becoming poll watchers and election judges. But she said there has been no proof of mass fraud in Colorado and that the only sure way for Republicans to lose in 2022 is for the party’s voters not to show up on Election Day because they think their vote won’t count. Election security was not explicitly on the list when Burton Brown and other top Republicans earlier this month rolled out a 10-point “Commitment to Colorado” aimed at attracting unaffiliated voters and serving as the party’s 2022 platform. State Rep. Dave Williams, a Colo-
rado Springs Republican, thinks the GOP shouldn’t shy away from election integrity issues and that it needs to push for policy reforms. “It does no one any good to stay out of the fight or not engage,” said Williams, who favors canceling the 2022 primaries. “We need to be able to secure our elections but also prepare for 2022 with the fundamentals — find and recruit candidates, set them up. We can’t ignore one or the other.” He thinks both can be addressed simultaneously — and he also thinks that unaffiliated voters care about election integrity. Even if there are Republicans who want to move on, 2020 continues to dominate the spotlight. Most recently, that’s because of Tina Peters, the GOP clerk and recorder in Mesa County who is under criminal investigation after election system passwords and a copy of a voting equipment hard drive were allegedly taken from her office and then leaked online. Peters’ case has generated headlines in Colorado for weeks. She has cast doubt on the 2020 presidential election results, allying herself with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump supporter who has peddled conspiracy theories about last year’s contest. Seth Masket, who leads the Center for American Politics at the University of Denver, suspects that election integrity questions will persist. “If you make that (stolen election) argument, it’s pretty hard to pivot away from,” he said. “It’s kind of a difficult place that Republicans have painted themselves into.” SEE GOP, P21
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Dick Lamm remembered for policy, passion and prescience Former 3-term Colo. governor honored at Denver service BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN
The late former Gov. Dick Lamm was a man of vision and prescience, a complex character in the state’s political history who was never afraid to follow his convictions and take on controversial issues, his family and fellow Colorado politicians remembered Aug. 31. Current Colorado Gov. Jared Polis praised Lamm’s life of service, not just to the state as both a lawmaker and governor, but also in the U.S. Army to his nation, as a lawyer to his clients and as a teacher to his students. “Whether or not you agreed or disagreed with Dick, nobody can deny he lived a full life and one that was truly dedicated to serving others,” Polis said in opening remarks at a Denver memorial service that drew hundreds, including prominent Colorado politicians such as Democratic U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet. Lamm, a Democrat, died July 29, less than a week short of what would have been his 86th birthday. Speakers praised Lamm for his passion for policy, particularly as an advocate for the environment and for opening the door to the liberalization of abortion laws.
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Ryan Winger, a pollster with Louisville-based Magellan Strategies, thinks the divided focus among Republicans is “symptomatic of a larger problem.” “Many in the GOP fail to understand unaffiliated voters and consequently fail to grasp why they lose elections,” he said. “Sure, making election integrity a major focus will likely scare off unaffiliated voters who didn’t vote for Trump and who the GOP needs to win over, but in a world where there is no dispute about the 2020 result, unaffiliated voters still aren’t flocking to Republican candidates.” Others, like state Rep. Colin Larson, a Ken Caryl Republican who is eyeing a 2022 congressional bid, doesn’t see election integrity as being the main focus of GOP voters. He’s bullish on his party’s chances next year. “It’s not something I’m inundated with,” he said about election security questions. “The vast majority of people in my district are talking to me about school issues right now. And then after that it’s crime.” Cole, the strategist leading election efforts for Colorado’s legislative Republicans, thinks that even if there is an election integrity focus among the GOP base “it poses a … familiar challenge.” “How to appeal first to the base in the primary election and then to swing voters in the general election?” he said. “This is an issue
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, who served in Lamm’s cabinet, described his friend and former colleague as a “member of the greatest generation of political leadership in Colorado,” contemporaries with Democratic former U.S. Sens. Gary Hart and Tim Wirth, as well as Democratic U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder. “Dick was truly Colorado,” Webb said. “Independent, tough, strong, complicated, unpredictable, kindhearted.” Lamm was no stranger to controversy during his time in office, and afterward. Lamm was a state legislator in 1972 when he famously led a movement that spurred voters to reject funding for the 1976 Winter Olympics. That remains the only time a host city has rejected the Olympics after they were awarded. He also generated controversy for remarks he made in 2006 that suggested Latinos and Blacks lacked the drive and ambition of Asians and Jews. Speakers remembered Lamm for his ability to foresee problems like climate change and urban growth, with Polis calling him “prescient.” Lamm was also described as a man ahead of his time on hot-button topics. Speakers noted he was on the vanguard on environmental issues and pushed the country’s first law liberalizing abortion regulations, six years before the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on abortion rights in Roe v. Wade. “Patients from across the country benefit from Dick Lamm’s belief in, and advocacy for, bodily autonomy every cycle on both sides of the aisle. And there are always voices who think Republicans can’t hold the base and the middle together. In 2016, Jeb Bush said: ‘You have to lose the primary to win the general.’ But it turned out he was wrong.” The Colorado GOP’s central committee will decide whether to cancel the party’s 2022 primaries on Sept. 18. Colorado Sun staff writer Daniel Ducassi contributed to this report. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
Dottie Lamm speaks in remembrance of her husband, former Colorado Governor Richard “Dick” Lamm, on Aug. 31 at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in PHOTOS BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN Denver.
and the right to make our own healthcare decisions,” said Vicki Cowart, CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. Cowart said Lamm “took the position he believed was right no matter what.” Lamm’s daughter, Heather Lamm, recounted her father’s love for reading and intellectual discussion, guessing that he “probably ascended to the pearly gates only to inquire of St. Peter what he had been reading over the summer.” His wife, Dottie Lamm, told the story of their love for each other, starting from how they first met and their first date to the time they spent “cocooning during the lockdown,” giving them a chance to look back on their lives and express their love for each other. The couple shared a deep affection for Colorado, which Lamm governed for 12 years from 1975 to 1987. “Our marriage was rooted in Colo-
rado soil,” she said. “We fell in love with the state before we fell in love with each other.” The memorial service, held at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, was punctuated with musical performances by local musicians Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors. The service concluded with a rendition of John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High. In her final comments, Dottie Lamm bid her husband a final farewell: “Goodbye, love of my life. We had a really good run. Now pass your torch, release your spirit, raise your wings and fly over the Rockies.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Jeffco First Responders tackle Hurricane Ida Local search and rescue team deploys to help out in Gulf Coast BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Members of Colorado’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force One (CO TF-1) were activated Aug. 27 for an Aug. 28 deployment to Lafayette, Louisiana. The 45 task force members and 3 incident support team members, hailing from 14 Colorado fire agencies, have been providing search and
rescue efforts, conducting searches of structures and doing damage assessments in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The team is working in close proximity to where they deployed 16 years ago for Hurricane Katrina. CO TF-1 drove through the night to reach their Gulf Coast destination. After working two days in Lafayette, the team was reassigned to Grand Isle, Louisiana, a barrier island extremely hard-hit by the hurricane. According to Rod Tyus, CO TF-1 Program Manager and West Metro Fire Captain, West Metro Fire Rescue is a sponsoring agency for
CO TF-1, which is one of 28 FEMAdirected (Federal Emergency Management Agency) teams across the country. Tyus, a veteran of almost 39 years with West Metro, goes back nearly 30 years with CO TF-1. He said volunteers in the group are specialists with a wide range of skills. There are 19 position classifications with jobs in planning, logistics, rescue, search, communications, medical and hazmat. Since its inception, CO-TF-1 has been deployed outside the state more than 20 times. Aside from hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, the task force has worked on highprofile incidents like the Oklahoma
City Bombing and the 2003 Space Shuttle explosion. The most notable deployment for the team was being called upon to do search and rescue at the World Trade Center site after 9/11/2001. CO TF-1 has also been deployed six times within the state since 1997. Funding for the task force is provided by FEMA. It covers day-today costs like administrative staff salaries, facilities lease and maintenance, training, and equipment purchase and maintenance. It also covers personnel costs, travel costs, and other operational expenses. Deployments typically last 14 days, Tyus said, but may be extended if necessary.
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Listen up: Engage your brain with podcasts
Have you ever listened to a podcast? A podcast is a digital audio or video file that you can access from the internet. They’re often in a series that you can tune into one at a time, almost like radio on demand. They’re usually associated with a website where you can find out what’s available and a schedule for new ones. You can listen or watch on your computer, phone or tablet, but you’ll
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need an app (application) if you want to download and take it with you, unless your phone has one pre-installed. One way to find entertaining podcasts is to plug one of your areas of interest into a web browser and add “podcast” to see what comes up. Or as a place to start, look at AARP’s website (www.aarp.org/podcasts) and see what it offers. Right now, there are podcasts about various scams, protecting your finances and high prescription-drug prices, all worth a listen. Scroll to the bottom
of the page for instructions. If you search the internet for podcasts, you’ll find vintage radio programs, celebrities, financial information, stories from history, news, brain stretchers, sports themes, stress reduction and so much more. There must be hundreds of thousands of podcasts out there to choose from. Try a search for “podcasts for seniors” to see what surprises pop up. Another way to keep your brain stretched is with online classes, called MOOCs, which
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Public Notices call Bobi 303.659.2522 Legals Public Trustees L-0908-005 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2021-005 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 8, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records. Original Grantor(s): MARC A REAGON AND RONDA L REAGON Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2005-C TRUST Date of Deed of Trust: March 03, 2005 County of Recording: Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 16, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 232211 Book: 725 Page: 551 Original Principal Amount: $156,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $124,394.77 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 50, 51 AND 52, PLACER VALLEY SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF LOT 52 CONVEYED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, STATE OF COLORADO, BY DEED RECORDED MAY 16, 1957 IN BOOK 256 AT PAGE 564, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 878 COLORADO HIGHWAY 103, IDAHO SPRINGS, CO 80452. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 11/04/2021, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/8/2021 Last Publication: 10/6/2021 Name of Publication: The Clear Creek Courant IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 07/08/2021 Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado /s/ Carol Lee[seal] By: Carol Lee, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston, Esq. #51978 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009255548 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. L-0908-005 L-0818-004 COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2021-004 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 11, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records. Original Grantor(s): ROBERT RODRIGUEZ Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust: September 05, 2019 County of Recording: Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust: September 06, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 292792 Book: 970 Page: 778 Original Principal Amount: $350,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $347,152.63 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other pay-
ments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 265 HARRIS DRIVE, IDAHO SPRINGS, CO 80452. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 10/14/2021, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/18/2021 Last Publication: 9/15/2021 Name of Publication: The Clear Creek Courant IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 06/11/2021 Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado /s/ Carol Lee [seal] By: Carol Lee, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston, Esq. #51978 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009246026 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOT 788, ST. MARY’S SUBDIVISION – UNIT 5, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWN ON THE ST. MARY’S SUBDIVISION- UNIT 5 PLAT, AS RECORDED DECEMBER 8, 1969, WITH THE CLEAR CREEK COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 46032, BOOK 316, PAGE 693, WITH LOT 787, ST. MARY’S SUBDIVISION- UNIT 5, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWN ON THE ST. MARY’S SUBDIVISION- UNIT 5 PLAT, AS RECORDED DECEMBER 8, 1969, WITH CLEAR CREEK COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 46032, BOOK 316, PAGE 693, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO. L-0818-004
City and County L0901-TD 21-042 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to MILLER RANDY GENE & MARLENA RENE MILLER And Whereas, You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 09 day of NOVEMBER, A.D. 2018, the then County Treasurer of Clear Creek County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to HARRY MOTT the following described real estate in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, to wit: TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2018-00807 Property Schedule R162668 Parcel 183702303011 SAINT MARYS SUBDIVISION Lot: 577 & 578 Unit: 4 LAND ONLY (MOBILE ON M005256) County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado And Whereas, Said County Treasurer issued a Tax Lien Sale Certificate of Purchase therefore to HARRY MOTT; And Whereas, That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; And Whereas, That said real estate was taxed in the names of MILLER RANDY GENE & MARLENA RENE MILLER for said year of 2017; And, Whereas, the said HARRY MOTT whose street address is 130 Pearl St. #1103, Denver, CO 80203, City and County of Denver and the State of Colorado, did, on the 28 day of January, A.D. 2020, duly assign the certificate of the sale of the tax lien on the property as aforesaid, and all his rights, title, and interest in said property to Charles L Harmon whose mailing address is PO Box 1314, Idaho Springs CO 80452 County of Clear Creek and State of Colorado; And Whereas, That said CHARLES L HARMON
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on the 18 day of August, A.D. 2021, the present holder of said certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of Clear Creek County for a deed to said real estate; And Whereas, That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued to the said CHARLES L HARMON at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 28 day of December, A.D. 2021, unless the same has been redeemed. And Whereas, Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18 day of August, A.D., 2021. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County Published 3 x in the Clear Creek Courant, Sept. 01, 08, 15, 2021 L0901-TD 21-042 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR COLLABORATIVE CARE CENTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the notice provisions contained in § 38-26-107, C.R.S., the CLEAR CREEK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS has established October 5, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. at the Board of County Commissioners hearing room, located at 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, as the date, time and place of final settlement with Alliance Construction Solutions LLC, for County Administration, Collaborative Care Center, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for work contracted to be done, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Clear Creek Board of County Commissioners, Clear Creek County, P.O. Box 2000, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado 80444. Failure to file such verified statement or claim prior to final settlement will release the County and its employees and agents from any and all liability for such claim and for making final payment to said contractor. George Marlin, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Ad No(s).: CC444582 and CCC000190 Published in the Clear Creek Courant & Canyon Courier issues dated September 8 and 15, 2021. L0901-TD 21-044 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to MILLER RANDY GENE & MARLENA RENE MILLER And Whereas, You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 15 day of November, A.D. 2019, the then County Treasurer of Clear Creek County, in the State of Colorado, at the sale so publicly held on the 15 day of November, A.D. 2019 by the Treasurer, no bids were offered or made by any person for the tax lien on said property, and no person having offered to pay the said taxes, penalty interest and costs upon the said property for the year 2018, and the Treasurer having become satisfied that no sale of the tax lien on said property could be had, therefore, the said tax lien on said property was, by the then Treasurer of Clear Creek County, stricken off to the County, and a certificate of sale was duly issued therefor to The Clear Creek County Board Of County Commissioners (BOCC) in accordance with the statute in such case made and provided; TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2019-01154 Property Schedule R162668 Parcel 183702303011 SAINT MARYS SUBDIVISION Lot: 577 & 578 Unit: 4 LAND ONLY (MOBILE ON M005256) County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado And Whereas, That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2018; And, Whereas, on the 31 day of December, A.D. 2019 the said Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners (CCC BOCC), acting by and through its Treasurer, of Clear Creek County, did duly assign the certificate of sale of the tax lien on said property, so issued as aforesaid to said county, and all its rights, title, and interest in said property, to Charles L Harmon And Whereas, That said real estate was taxed in the names of MILLER RANDY GENE & MARLENA RENE MILLER for said year of 2018; And Whereas, That said CHARLES L HARMON on the 18 day of August, A.D. 2021, the present
holder of said certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of Clear Creek County for a deed to said real estate; And Whereas, That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued to the said CHARLES L HARMON at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 28 day of December, A.D. 2021, unless the same has been redeemed. And Whereas, Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18 day of August, A.D., 2021. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County Published 3 x in the Clear Creek Courant, Sept. 01, 08, 15, 2021 L0901-TD 21-044 L0908-MH DELQ LIST OF DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY AND MOBILE HOME TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR 2020 CLEAR CREEK COUNTY Following is a list of names, location and amount of PERSONAL PROPERTY & MOBILE HOME TAXES assessed and unpaid, as evidenced by the current Tax Roll, including interest, penalties and advertising costs up to and including September 30, 2021. At any time after the First day of October, the Treasurer shall enforce collection of delinquent taxes on personal property by DISTRAINING, SEIZING and SELLING such property. M016029 CANFIELD SKYLER Parcel: 183728226040 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E169175 SERIAL: GA226093 YEAR: 1971 MAKE: NEW MOON SIZE: 12X44 Sub: EMPIRE Block: 17 Lot: 3 SP 1 MOBILE ONLY 148 W PARK AVE Total Due: $38.75 M006908 JOSEPHSON DARCY Parcel: 183726200026 MBL HOME TITLE: 004034081 SERIAL: D50X2B1136C YEAR: 1962 MAKE: COMMANDAR SIZE: 10X47 Sub: WESTERN INN TRLR COURT MOBILE ONLY 2697 COUNTY RD 308 #1 Total Due: $43.08 M160196 RUBI CHRISTIAN Parcel: 183726104035 MBL HOME TITLE: 000785706 SERIAL: MY9490577K YEAR: 1994 MAKE: CENTURY SIZE: 14 X 56 LAWSON MOBILE HOME PARK 2038 COUNTY RD 308 #SP 19 Total Due: $43.08 M004322 HARPER ANGELA Parcel: 183535466027 MBL HOME TITLE: 0014932007 SERIAL: GJ223144 YEAR: 1970 MAKE: KIRKWOOOD SIZE: 12X60 Sub: NANCARROW MOBILE HOME Lot: 18 MOBILE ONLY 705 MINER ST Total Due: $46.96 M015408 WADE JOSH Parcel: 183726200021 MBL HOME TITLE: 004488362 SERIAL: 1PGTE235XD1000362 YEAR: 1983 MAKE: TWN/PAR SIZE: 8X33 Sub: WESTERN INN TRLR COURT MOBILE ONLY 2697 COUNTY RD 308 #9 Total Due: $47.67 M016077 BORYS ATHIENA Parcel: 183726200024 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E175934 SERIAL: 04590570L YEAR: 1978 MAKE: BUDDY SIZE: 14X70 Sub: WESTERN INN TRLR COURT MOBILE ONLY - MOBILE MOVED FROM ARAP SP 13 TO WEST INN SP 15 – WITHOUT AUTHENTICATION OR TITLE ABOUT 1/6/04 2697 COUNTY RD 308 #15 Total Due: $47.67
M004053 KNAPP ROBERTA J & RODNEY KNAPP Parcel: 183535308004 Sub: IDAHO SPRINGS Block: 81 Lot: 5 ID SPGS B81 L5 MOBILE HOME ONLY ID # 2192 TITLE #51E062383 1969 GREAT NORTHERN 12 X 60 IMPS ONLY. 421 IDAHO ST Total Due: $61.45 M004778 LUKOW CHELSEA AYN & JESSE HATFIELD Parcel: 183536400057 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E165776 SERIAL: 77A6900 YEAR: 1977 MAKE BON SIZE: 26X48 Sub: MOUNTAIN TRLR PARK. MOBILE ONLY 2800 MINER ST #B2 Total Due: $119.41 M006878 SPEIGELMYER CLARA VICTORIA C/O CLARA V HUNTER Parcel: 183726104024 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E147103 SERIAL: 28A11933 YEAR: 1982 MAKE: BONNAVILLA SIZE: 14 X 70 Sub: LAWSON TRLR PARK MOBILE ONLY 2039 COUNTY RD 308 #23 Total Due: $146.90 M006881 GERTON MARK S Parcel: 183726104027 MBL HOME TITLE: 003509614 SERIAL: 14102328 YEAR: 1980 MAKE: WALL SIZE: 24 X 60 Sub: LAWSON TRLR PARK MOBILE ONLY 2038 COUNTY RD 308 #17 Total Due: $177.22 M006886 OTTAK PATRICK Parcel: 183726104033 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E169010 SERIAL: 4794573N4143 YEAR:1994 MAKE: WES SIZE: 16 X 80 Sub: LAWSON TRLR PARK MOBILE ONLY 2038 COUNTY RD 308 #2 Total Due: $175.38 M007303 SMITH TYLER J C/O SARAH SMITH Parcel: 183728322011 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E185299 SERIAL: 900 YEAR: 1973 MAKE: STATLER SIZE: 14X60 Sub: EMPIRE MOTEL & TRLR CT MOBILE ONLY 44 E MOUNTAIN AVE #10 Total Due: $57.92 M007309 SMITH CRAIG A Parcel: 183728322019 MBL HOME TITLE: 513087384 SERIAL: 0359-0578L YEAR: 1978 MAKE: SKYLINE SIZE: 14 X 70 Sub: EMPIRE MOTEL & TRLR COURT MOBILE ONLY 44 E MOUNTAIN AVE #18 Total Due: $68.23 M007412 TRABUE ALETA G Parcel: 183730200019 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E158556 SERIAL: 14101069 YEAR: 1977 MAKE: KIR SIZE: 14X70 Sub: ROCKY MEADOWS TRLR PK MOBILE ONLY 54 WINDY GAP LOOP #2 Total Due: $99.69 M009441 MELVIN KATHY J Parcel: 195908300007 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E141078 SERIAL: 4780012787 YEAR: 1978 MAKE: ATLANTIC SIZE: 24 X 36 Sub: BUCKLEYS TRLR PK MOBILE ONLY 900 15TH ST #6 Total Due: $64.50 M016010 CLIFFORD GAIL Parcel: 183728226027 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E151920 SERIAL: P278130 YEAR: 1997 MAKE: SCH SIZE: 16X66 Sub: SILVER SPRUCE TRLR COURT MOBILE ONLY 203 S GUANELLA ST #7 Total Due: $198.75
M006911 FAUCETTE MARIA Parcel: 183726200030 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E178549 SERIAL: 270602094 YEAR: 1970 MAKE: WAY SIZE: 12X60 Sub: WESTERN INN TRLR COURT MOBILE ONLY 2697 COUNTY RD 308 #6 Total Due: $57.78 M003144 BARTLETT BRIAN Parcel: 183530100049 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E183106 SERIAL: 4721470S2316 YEAR: 1972 MAKE: EAGLE SIZE: 14X70 Sub: VALLI HI TRLR PARK MOBILE ONLY 3702 STANLEY RD #28 Total Due: $96.37 M003201 SMITH DEVON Parcel: 183530200045 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E183521 SERIAL: GA081101 YEAR: 1971 MAKE: AME SIZE: 12X55 Sub: DOWNIEVILLE TRLR PARK MOBILE HOME ONLY
757 COUNTY RD 308 #5 Total Due: $60.53
M016015 LARSON RICHARD DEWAYNE Parcel: 196103400010 MBL HOME TITLE: 003356679 SERIAL: 045105191 YEAR: 1996 MAKE: SKY SIZE: 14X66 Sub: COTTONWOOD RV MOBILE ONLY 1435 COLORADO 103 #14 Total Due: $65.09 M016022 BARTLETT BRIAN Parcel: 183530100054 MBL HOME TITLE: 51E184617 SERIAL: C0338 YEAR: 1973 MAKE: FAL SIZE: 14X70 Sub: VALLI HI TRLR PARK MOBILE ONLY 3702 STANLEY RD #27 Total Due: $85.35 M016075 GERTON MARK S Parcel: 183726104034 MBL HOME TITLE: 002835651 SERIAL: 220182508256AB YEAR:
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said time all bids duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom:
Witness my hand this 01 day of September, A.D., 2021. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County Published in the Clear Creek Courant, September 08, 2021 L0908-MH DELQ
The Project includes the following Work:
Bids and Settlements REQUEST FOR BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: PW 21-05 Pavement Marking Services Bids for the construction of the Project will be accepted electronically with the following exact text in the subject line: Bid for PW 21-05 Pavement Marking Services. Bids sent by parcel service or U.S.P.S. shall be addressed to the attention of Stoy Streepey and be clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for PW 21-05 Pavement Marking Services. All bids must be received via email to sstreepey@ clearcreekcounty.us, via courier at the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436 or via U.S.P.S at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436 no later than Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 1:00PM local time. At said time all bids duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99978540049?pwd=aml0eFEyb XVVZi9DdXB4Y3NtNkNSZz09 The Project includes the following Work: • Pavement marking services on various County roads which includes long line striping of approximately 17 miles of County roads at various locations. Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17 Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Instructions to Bidders. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Request for Bids that is included in the Bidding Documents. This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: Clear Creek County By: Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department Title: Stoy Streepey, PE, County Engineer Date: September 1, 2021 Legal Ad No(s).: CCC000193 and CC444585 (Notice published in the Clear Creek Courant and Canyon Courier September 8th and September 15th, 2021) REQUEST FOR BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: PW 21-09 Frost Heave Repair Witter Gulch Road Bids for the construction of the Project will be accepted electronically with the following exact text in the subject line: Bid for PW 21-09 Frost Heave Repair. Bids sent by parcel service or U.S.P.S. shall be addressed to the attention of Stoy Streepey and be clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for PW 21-09 Frost Heave Repair. All bids must be received via email to sstreepey@ clearcreekcounty.us, via courier at the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436 or via U.S.P.S at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436 no later than Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 11:00AM local time. At
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• Frost heave repair • Includes the full width removal of approximately 170 feet of asphalt and replacement with an insulated asphalt road surface • Culvert replacement • Replacement of a 36-inch diameter by 40foot long corrugated metal pipe and asphalt road surface patch Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17 Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Instructions to Bidders. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Request for Bids that is included in the Bidding Documents. This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: Clear Creek County By: Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department Title: Stoy Streepey, PE, County Engineer Date: September 3, 2021 Legal Ad No(s).: CCC000194 and CC444586 (Notice published in the Clear Creek Courant and Canyon Courier September 8th and September 15th, 2021) REQUEST FOR BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: PW 21-02 Roadway Crack Sealing Project Bids for the construction of the Project will be accepted electronically with the following exact text in the subject line: Bid for PW 21-02 Roadway Crack Sealing Project. Bids sent by parcel service or U.S.P.S. shall be addressed to the attention of Stoy Streepey and be clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for PW 21-02 Roadway Crack Sealing Project. All bids must be received via email to sstreepey@ clearcreekcounty.us, via courier at the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436 or via U.S.P.S at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436 no later than Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10:00AM local time. At said time all bids duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93879255573?pwd=eEd6Wmtm cURFT1BZeEFERzNEenpTUT09 The Project includes the following Work: • Application of approximately 20,000 pounds of joint and crack sealant on various County roads, recreation paths and parking lots Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17 Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Instructions to Bidders For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Request for Bids that is included in the Bidding Documents. This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: Clear Creek County By: Clear Creek County
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Road & Bridge Department Title: Stoy Streepey, PE, County Engineer Date: August 31, 2021 Legal Ad No.: CCC000192 and CC444584 (Notice published in the Clear Creek Courant and Canyon Courier September 8th and September 15th, 2021)
Summons and Sheriff Sale DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine P.O. Box 367 Georgetown, CO 80444 Case Number: 2021CV30012 Div.: C Plaintiff: STRAN SKI, INC., a Colorado corporation v. Defendants:. J. MARTIN INVESTMENT, INC., a Colorado corporation; WILLIAM J. FANNING; KAJSA PHILLIPINE FANNING; FREDRICK S. HOPKINS; KATHLEEN M. HOPKINS; JAMES A. MUSSER; JOHN E. HENDRYX aka JOHN E. HENDRYX and NANCY J. HENDRYX; DONALD E. SNOWDEN; KATHLEEN SNOWDEN; CATHY HOLTZ and LANCE HOLTZ; ERIKA ERICKSON; KRISTEN D. CIPIELEWSKI; THE JONES FAMILY TRUST DATED JULY 3, 2007; LYNDALL W. TATE and ANNE S. TATE, as Trustees of the Tate Family Trust; NICHOLE S. CURTIS; ROARY K. ARCHIBALD; WILLIAM P. LEONARD; GEORGE H. NOLTE, JR; ANDREW DAVID CROSBY; PAIGE ELIZABETH WECKWERTH; ANTHONY DENIS GUERETTE; PATRICIA COBLE; FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Texas corporation; GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, a California corporation; CREDIT UNION OF DENVER; a Colorado non-profit corporation; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA; NATIONAL COLLEGIATE STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2; JAMES B. NUTTER AND COMPANY, a Missouri corporation; NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a Virginia Limited Liability Company; BANK MIDWEST; SUSAN A. STERNS; LYNN MARTINEZ, Bankruptcy Trustee in the Estate of Patricia A. Coble aka Patricia Ann Garcia and Patricia A. Garcia Case No 2019bk17146; ADAM M GOODMAN and TOM H. CONNOLLY, Bankruptcy Trustees in the Estate of Stephanie Jones and David Aaron Osborn Case No 2020bk10738; LOANCARE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation; STONEBROOK CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT LLC, a Utah limited liability company; M&T BANK, CAROL LEE, in her capacity as the Public Trustee of Clear Creek County, Colorado; BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO; AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION Attorneys for Plaintiff: John D. Coaty, Atty. # 24513 Anita L. Marchant, Atty. #43987 Dylan Woods, Atty. #46731 Natalie R. Norcutt, Atty. #55095 Coaty Marchant Woods, P.C. 1202 Bergen Parkway, Suite 110 Evergreen, CO 80439 Phone: 303-674-0800 Fax: 303-674-8492 Email: jcoaty@cmw-evergreen.law; amarchant@cmw-evergreen.law; dwoods@cmw-evergreen.law; nnorcutt@cmw-evergreen.law SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): All Unknown Persons Who Claim Any Interest In The Subject Matter of This Action. You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the amended petition filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this amended summons upon you. Service of this amended summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice. This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situate in Clear Creek County, Colorado, more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado. Dated: August 23, 2021 Legal Ad No.: CCC000185 Published in the Clear Creek Courant First Publication: September 8, 2021 Last Publication: October 6, 2021 Dylan Woods, Attorney for Plaintiff
LEGAL DESCRIPTION A PARCEL OF LAND BEING PART OF THE WEST ½ OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 72 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A 3” BLM BRASS CAP BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE N 0°06’11” W AND ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID WEST ½ OF SECTION 36, A DISTANCE OF 602.89 FEET TO A 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP, LS 6735 LOCATED AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 3L, BROOK FOREST ESTAES FILING NO. 1, THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 89°55’29” E, A DISTANCE OF 52.04 FEET TO A 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP, LS 6735; THENCE N 8°16’06” E, A DISTANCE OF 30.67 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 13°33’14” E, A DISTANCE OF 14.80 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°52’02” E, A DISTANCE OF 93.26 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 4°56’11” E, A DISTANCE OF 26.39 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°41’44” E, A DISTANCE OF 13.79 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°43’16” E, A DISTANCE OF 49.67 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 11°19’35” E, A DISTANCE OF 11.38 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 4°39’28” E, A DISTANCE OF 10.46 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°41’42” E, A DISTANCE OF 27.28 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°46’17” E, A DISTANCE OF 23.18 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°47’33” E, A DISTANCE OF 8.17 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 13°06’38” E, A DISTANCE OF 18.77 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°22’31” E, A DISTANCE OF 14.25 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°08’33” E, A DISTANCE OF 61.82 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 13°10’27” E, A DISTANCE OF 27.11 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 5°36’07” E, A DISTANCE OF 33.87 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 1°28’28” E, A DISTANCE OF 12.97 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 10°59’47” E, A DISTANCE OF 39.77 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°17’44” E, A DISTANCE OF 15.12 FEET TO A PONT; THENCE N 6°26’15” E, A DISTANCE OF 68.11 FEET TO A POINT; THENCEN 12°51’59” E, A DISTANCE OF 22.32 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 2°54’09” E, A DISTANCE OF 24.71 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 10°30’39” E, A DISTANCE OF 58.93 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 0°25’32” W, A DISTANCE OF 10.76 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°17’13” E, A DISTANCE OF 12.12 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 5°00’53” E, A DISTANCE OF 35.28 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 2°07’25” E, A DISTANCE OF 24.53 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 11°41’00” E, A DISTANCE OF 12.56 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°50’41” E, A DISTANCE OF 68.35 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE 5°02’19” E, A DISTANCE OF 30.70 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 11°56’49” E, A DISTANCE OF 13.49 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°44’29” E, A DISTANCE OF 16.16 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°19’30” E, A DISTANCE OF 16.35 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°40’59” E, A DISTANCE OF 86.99 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°58’34” E, A DISTANCE OF 127.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°58’34” E, A DISTANCE OF 38.59 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°24’58” E, A DISTANCE OF 10.69 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°38’07” E, A DISTANCE OF 404.16 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 14°10’47” E, A DISTANCE OF 29.99 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°17’45” E, A DISTANCE OF 90.30 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°20’36” E, A DISTANCE OF 26.01 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°12’57” E, A DISTANCE OF 56.32 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°37’20” E, A DISTANCE OF 68.73 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 1°03’51” E, A DISTANCE OF 16.99 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE 11°48’29” E, A DISTANCE OF 26.51 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 2°05’54” E, A DISTANCE OF 19.02 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°38’56” E, A DISTANCE OF 7.75 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 0°03’43” W, A DISTANCE OF 29.81 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 5°33’10” E, A DISTANCE OF 29.27 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 0°07’02” W, A DISTANCE OF 6.45 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 3°17’56” E, A DISTANCE OF 31.18 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 13°06’31” E, A DISTANCE OF 20.42 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 13°46’56” E, A DISTANCE OF 38.44 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 11°38’25” E, A DISTANCE OF 30.68 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 14°03’06” E, A DISTANCE OF 11.75 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°22’56” E, A DISTANCE OF 15.59 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°11’23” E, A DISTANCE OF 25.94 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 1°24’33” E, A DISTANCE OF 35.59 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 13°41’58” E, A DISTANCE OF 42.57 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°11’58” E, A DISTANCE OF 55.96 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°34’33” E, A DISTANCE OF 48.90 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 2°55’38” E, A DISTANCE OF 25.79 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°56’03” E, A DISTANCE OF 76.97 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 5°53’45” E, A DISTANCE OF 13.30 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°13’39” E, A DISTANCE OF 41.63 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 10°29’41” E, A DISTANCE OF 12.94 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 3°46’26” E, A DISTANCE OF 14.73 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE 9°51’00” E, A DISTANCE OF 21.99 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°28’58” E, A DISTANCE OF 38.84 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 11°05’13” E, A DISTANCE OF 10.47 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°14’32” E, A DISTANCE OF 24.39 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 10°11’37” E, A DISTANCE OF 8.95 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°19’10” E, A DISTANCE OF 50.47 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 11°06’39” E, A DISTANCE OF 14.10 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 0°08’22” E, A DISTANCE OF 94.01 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 89°59’07” E, A DISTANCE OF 12.34
FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°05’30” E, A DISTANCE OF 15.68 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°12’09” E, A DISTANCE OF 326.83 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°38’48” E, A DISTANCE OF 70.30 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°43’27” E, A DISTANCE OF 39.63 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 11°08’52” E, A DISTANCE OF 12.40 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 10°44’20” E, A DISTANCE OF 22.95 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°44’23” E, A DISTANCE OF 30.07 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 5°21’20” E, A DISTANCE OF 39.23 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°03’37” E, A DISTANCE OF 19.84 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°22’01” E, A DISTANCE OF 10.95 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 10°45’54” E, A DISTANCE OF 8.43 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 5°49’22” E, A DISTANCE OF 14.97 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°36’55” E, A DISTANCE OF 19.95 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 3°10’08” E, A DISTANCE OF 13.31 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°20’34” E, A DISTANCE OF 18.13 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 14°27’06” E, A DISTANCE OF 4.88 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°26’46” E, A DISTANCE OF 31.71 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 2°16’37” W, A DISTANCE OF 13.67 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 5°29’53” E, A DISTANCE OF 11.07 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°49’00” E, A DISTANCE OF 34.16 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°57’44” W, A DISTANCE OF 5.26 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°59’55” E, A DISTANCE OF 25.74 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 0°45’41” E, A DISTANCE OF 21.16 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 12°47’46” E, A DISTANCE OF 13.86 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°54’51” W, A DISTANCE OF 25.89 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 0°56’49” E, A DISTANCE OF 16.12 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 3°33’39” E, A DISTANCE OF 29.85 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°06’32” E, A DISTANCE OF 38.05 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°15’01” E, A DISTANCE OF 69.69 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 3°08’03” E, A DISTANCE OF 22.81 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 8°37’14” E, A DISTANCE OF 15.81 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°18’02” E, A DISTANCE OF 11.86 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 3°43’18” E, A DISTANCE OF 49.53 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 1°28’47” E, A DISTANCE OF 23.60 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 12°48’05” E, A DISTANCE OF 40.14 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 3°44’42” E, A DISTANCE OF 30.85 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°24’59” E, A DISTANCE OF 53.96 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 9°25’54” E, A DISTANCE OF 21.34 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 4°43’39” E, A DISTANCE OF 50.82 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 7°06’58” E, A DISTANCE OF 10.52 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 6°29’50” E, A DISTANCE OF 19.01 FEET TO A 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP, LS 6735; THENCE N 87°22’46” W, A DISTANCE OF 607.47 FEET TO A 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP, LS 6735; THENCE S 0°06’11” W AND ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 36, A DISTANCE OF 4169.10 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 32.26 ACRES (1,405,121 SQ.FT.) MORE OR LESS.
THE BASIS OF BEARING IS THE WESTERLY LINE OF SECTION 36 BEING MONUMENTED WITH 3” BRASS BLM CAPS ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER AND SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF (VIA SOLAR OBSERVATION) WITH MONUMENTS AS SHOWN HEREON.
THIS LEGAL DESCRIPTION WAS PREPARED BY ROBERT L. FEROLDI, PLS 20136 OF THE FIRM EVERGREEN SURVEYING, INC., P.O. BOX 3514, EVERGREEN, CO 80439, PHONE (303) 674-3444, JOB# B12446, LA, 4-15-19, REVISED 11-7-19, MW, B124446.LEG ]SEAL] Robert L. Feroldi #20136 Colorado Licensed Professional Land Surveyor
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The Devil on the Divide 50k/22k trail run takes place on Saturday, Sept 11, 2021.
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The mission of Evergreen Christian Outreach (EChO) is to assist people in our community with their basic and urgent needs and to help them realize their potential on a path to self-sufficiency. EChO’s services are designed to assist community members who are facing personal or economic adversity by providing a range of wraparound services tailored to the specific needs of individuals and families. EChO’s programs include the Food Pantry, Client Services, Job Center, Shelter Program, and the EChO Resale Shop.
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Field Mechanic (Penrose, CO area) Western contractor to the quarry, construction and mining industry has an opening for an experienced Field Mechanic. This position is based in the Penrose, CO area. Requirements include: No DUI within the past 5 years, no felonies, must be 21 years of age, must have a valid U.S. driver’s license for at least 12 months and drug screen required. This position performs troubleshooting, welding, mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance on vehicles, equipment and installations used at company shop and customer field site locations if necessary. Experience in Repair and Maintenance of Class 8 Truck Chassis, experience in Industrial Electricity –preferred, but not required. Repair and troubleshooting of 1224 Volt Electrical systems. Welding experience- preferred, but not required. CDL/Class B required, Class A is preferred. Strong work ethic and motivation to perform task independently. Willingness to learn advanced skills. Starting pay is $33.43 per hour. Benefits include: medical, dental, vision, 401k match and paid vacation. Send resumes of interest to employmentinfo@ swenergy.com
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