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skills all the time.”

He wanted CCHS students to have the same opportunity and introduced this yearlong elective class.

This year, Wood has 22 home maintenance students — mostly underclassmen — who have spent the last three months working intermittently on a project that applies everything they’ve learned.

A group of freshmen said they

Former Idaho Springs police officer Nicholas Hanning has been sentenced to 120 days of electronic home monitoring and two years of supervised probation for deploying a stun-gun against then-75-year-old Michael Clark on May 30.

Hanning will also be required to complete 150 hours of public service and complete an anger management course. He will also have to pay restitution, although the amount hasn’t been determined yet.

Hanning has given up his peace officer’s certification and can never serve in law enforcement again.

During the Jan. 27 sentencing, Judge Cynthia Jones said that jail time would’ve been appropriate in the case, but she wanted to avoid additional inmates in the jail because of COVID-19 spread. She also pointed out that a jail sentence is something Clear Creek County taxpayers would pay for, while Hanning’s electronic home monitoring costs will fall on him.

“You’ve already cost this community a fair bit, in trust,” Jones

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Clear Creek High School junior Jeremy Ryan cuts a piece of tile during home maintenance class on Jan. 26. Students are working on a project that applies things they’ve learned about framing, drywall installation and repair, electrical work, and tiling.

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CCHS students learn home maintenance skills

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The next time something at home breaks, instead of calling a handyman, become the handyman.

That’s the principle behind Clear Creek High School’s home mainte-

nance class, which was introduced last school year.

Students are learning basic house framing, drywall installation and repair, electrical switches and wiring, tiling and plumbing. Both midterms and finals involve repairing items at their homes, teacher Ryan Wood explained.

Wood described how he learned similar things in a high school carpentry class, saying, “Since becoming a homeowner, I’ve used those

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Ellen Ann Page

A a W “ ( i i a N i d d b r h

June 4, 1932 - January 7, 2022

Ellen Ann Page passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022. Her daughters-- namesake Ellen Ann Page and Alexandra Elizabeth Page -- were by her side.

Ellen was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on June 4, 1932. She moved with her daughters to Colorado in 1968.

An American original, Ellen led her life with great flamboyance and few regrets.

Although she often preferred solitude, she also loved entertaining. The summer solstice parties that she hosted in her humble mountain cabin up Mill Creek were the talk of Clear Creek County, Colorado.

Ellen made that cabin her home for 20 years

after retiring from The Denver Post, where she worked after a pathbreaking career as a mechanical engineer. At 81, when the rigors of mountain living became too much she moved to an apartment directly across from the shell of the original Elitch Gardens.

One of Ellen’s biggest enjoyments in life was reading her “beloved” New York Times -- an extravagance worth every penny to her. However, Ellen’s real passion was opera.

There was no interrupting Ellen during the Metropolitan Opera Saturday series on the radio.

As a child polio survivor, she was told she could never walk or have children but she did both, and so much more.

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A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake.

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told Hanning. “The damage to that trust in local law enforcement is something we can’t measure, but it’s been significant. Let’s not cost our taxpayers anymore.”

On May 30, Hanning and another ISPD officer responded to Clark’s Idaho Springs home for a reported assault. Clark was standing in his doorway, unarmed, and complaining about his loud neighbors when Hanning deployed the stungun.

ISPD later terminated Hanning. Meanwhile, Michael Clark has suffered serious health complications, including loss of mobility and difficulty speaking.

At the sentencing, Hanning described how he deeply regretted his actions and was taking responsibility. He apologized to Michael Clark, his family and the larger community.

“I know my actions have had a tremendous impact on (the Clarks’) lives, and it will last a lifetime for them,” he said. “ … I breached (the community’s) trust and tarnished the badge I once wore.”

‘I can never unsee that’ During the Jan. 27 sentencing, Michael Clark’s attorney and family members had asked the court to give Hanning the maximum penalty of two years in jail.

They described how Hanning destroyed Michael Clark’s life in 19 seconds, and he’s suffered from that for 242 days and counting.

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His children, Jeremy Clark and Cynthia Flageolle, noted how, after hitting their father with a Taser, Hanning stepped over him while he was unconscious and bleeding.

“I can never unsee that,” Jeremy Clark said of the May 30 body camera footage. “… It shows (Hanning’s) true character and what he’s capable of. Without the body camera footage from that night, we would be here for my father instead of Officer Hanning.”

Flageolle described how her parents adopted her and her brother in May 1987, and it’s since become a special month when they celebrate their “family anniversary.”

Instead of celebrating, Flageolle said her family spent Memorial Day weekend “going to the hospital to watch our father fight for his life.”

Michael Clark’s life has been ruined. His independence and freedom have been taken away, she continued, as he now needs 24-hour care.

“He relives (May 30) every day; he will always be reminded of that night,” she continued. “ … Please help restore his faith and our faith that this system isn’t completely broken.”

Sarah Schielke, Michael Clark’s attorney, emphasized Hanning’s annual Taser training stated Tasers shouldn’t be used on the elderly because of increased risk of health complications and death.

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Ryan Wood, Clear Creek High School’s home maintenance teacher, points out aspects of his students’ project during class on Jan. 26. The project applies things the students have learned about framing, drywall installation and repair, electrical work, and tiling.

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A group of Clear Creek High School freshmen display their project’s electrical work during home maintenance class on Jan. 26. The class, which was introduced last year, has PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN 22 students this year, and most of them are underclassmen.

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enjoyed electrical, tiling and plumbing the most, but found drywall very tedious.

For their midterms, the freshmen

described a variety of home repair projects —fixing a faucet, reinstalling a doorframe header and putting shingles on a shed roof.

They said they were looking forward to learning more about plumbing, heating and lighting.

“I feel like I know the basics now, that I could fix things around the

Ryan Wood, Clear Creek High School’s home maintenance teacher, points out aspects of his students’ project during class on Jan. 26. Wood introduced the class last school year, explaining that he’s applied what he learned in high school carpentry class a lot since becoming a homeowner, and wanted CCHS students to have a similar opportunity.

house,” freshman Zach Bennetts said. “ … It’ll be helpful for the real world.”

However, senior Trenton Phegley felt that the most important thing he and his classmates have learned wasn’t a particular skill, but rather the confidence to take on whatever comes their way.

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Phegley, who also took the class last year, said he returned because it was a lot of fun and there are “things you can learn that will help you in the long run.”

Wood said the school district and community have been very supportive of the home maintenance class.

Parents who work in construction have given him ideas, while families and businesses have donated supplies for the students to use.

He’s working on arranging community partnerships so that the students can give back and apply their skills. He said he’d like to schedule something this spring at Charlie’s Place and/or Rocky Mountain Village.

Whether the class opens up career avenues for students in construction or electrical work, or whether it’s just a way to avoid paying $55/ hour for a handyman later in life, Wood hopes his students remember that “repairing a home is something anyone can do.”

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CLEAR CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT BRIEFS

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Carlson, school improvement timeline The new Carlson Elementary School is expected to open in August 2024.

The school, which will be built inside the former middle school thanks to a $33 million bond approved by voters last year, will be state of the art, and the design phase will begin this spring.

On Jan. 13, Jacobs, the firm the school district hired to oversee all of the bond projects, provided the school board with a timeline for work to be done at all district schools.

In the next year, the remainder of the Georgetown Community School roof will be replaced and a pre-kindergarten expansion at King-Murphy Elementary School is expected to be constructed this summer.

In year two, the remaining improvements at GCS will be completed, plus improvements to Clear Creek High School/Middle School including athletic field lights, and year three will be construction of

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“didn’t just happen in a vacuum.”

Hanning, a Marine Corps veteran, has been vilified in the media, in the community and by his former

the new Carlson Elementary.

“Everyone wants to know what we are going to do with Carlson,” Facilities Manager Justin Watanabe said. “It’s important to follow the process and do it correctly.

We won’t know anything for a few months.”

The district is forming two committees known as the Citizens Advisory Team (or CAT) and the Design Oversight Group (or DOG) to get community input into the projects. The district is taking applications from community members interested in serving on the committees.

Public discusses masks in schools Five Clear Creek residents took advantage of the school district’s new policy to allow constituents to discuss items not on the school board agenda.

Five people discussed students wearing masks during school at the Jan. 18 Clear Creek school board meeting, with four asking that students not be required to wear them, while one told the board that not all parents agreed with the anti-mask sentiment.

This is the first time in years that department, she stated. But, despite all that, he hasn’t become bitter or angry. He’s taken the opportunity to reinvent himself and found employment as a truck driver after he was terminated by ISPD, Jimenez continued.

She asked the court to consider his employment, his five children, and

the school board allowed members of the public to address the board on topics not on the meeting agenda, and the board discussed civility standards, asking the public to refrain from personal attacks in written and oral communication.

Anti-mask parents told the board that masking doesn’t protect children from COVID-19, but it does cause mental-health issues. They suggested that school boards require masks to get federal dollars, calling mask mandates “draconian.” One parent called the masks “crimes against our children.”

The parent disagreeing with masks lauded the school board and district officials for taking measures to keep students safe, saying students have been able to stay in person because of safety measure the district instituted.

“The voices you (just) heard don’t represent the vast majority of the families here,” she said. “We support you in this unprecedented time.”

Graduation-requirement changes The Clear Creek school board will consider revisions to its graduation-requirement policy his family when determining his sentence.

Jones admitted that Hanning abused the public’s trust and didn’t rely on his training, as evidenced by the body camera footage.

However, Jones said she also must consider the best course for rehabilitation. She noted the low likelihood

this spring, with the changes not going into effect until the 2022-23 school year.

The changes will align graduation requirements with the career-centered classes the district offers. Included will be weighting the grades for college classes that Clear Creek High School students taken concurrently with high school classes similar to how Advanced Placement classes are weighted.

Four Points donates $25,000 Four Points Funding, the firm buying the former football field and bus barn properties in Idaho Springs, has made a $25,000 donation to the Clear Creek Schools Foundation.

Superintendent Karen Quanbeck said the donation was negotiated when the district and Four Points were putting together a contract.

Both groups had discussed Four Points doing something to commemorate the former Digger Field in Idaho Springs. Since that seemed problematic, Four Points agreed to donate the money to the district.

of re-offense, and that Hanning has a good support group of friends and family. She also directed Hanning to complete whatever treatment was recommended for his PTSD. In addressing Michael Clark’s family, Jones hoped that the case’s conclusion would help them move forward in a positive way.

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CLEAR CREEK NEWS BRIEFS

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Idaho Springs to purchase new Tasers The Idaho Springs City Council was expected to approve purchasing new Tasers for the police department. The cost is about $32,000 over five annual installments.

City Council was scheduled to meet Jan. 24, but an internet outage forced officials to reschedule for Jan. 31.

According to Police Chief Nate Buseck, Idaho Springs’ current Tasers are at the end of their five-year life cycle. The department purchased them in 2016, and the warranty is about to expire, he said at a Jan. 18 City Council work session.

The newer Tasers’ probes fly better and pierce clothing and skin better, which is necessary as people often wear heavy sweaters and coats in the mountains, he said.

Tasers overall help reduce injuries for officers and civilians, and result in more compliance from suspects, he said, referring to several national and international studies.

According to Buseck, the Idaho

Springs Police Department had: • Three Taser deployments in 2021; • One deployment in 2020, and four pointed but not used because police gained compliance; and • One deployment in 2019, and eight pointed but not used.

Based on police records, one of the 2021 Taser deployments was against then-75-year-old Michael Clark, who was unarmed. The one deployment in 2019 was against Brady Mistic, a deaf man who also was unarmed.

Former ISPD officer Nicholas Hanning pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault against Clark and, on Jan. 27, was sentenced to four months of electronic home monitoring and two years of supervised probation.

Along with annual Taser training, Buseck explained that any time a Taser is deployed or officers use force beyond standard handcuffing, a supervisor must be notified. Officers must also submit a use-of-force report, which includes examining body camera footage.

“If there’s an issue, if it’s not within policy or the law, (we ensure) that it’s addressed and we’re doing the right thing,” Buseck said.

Georgetown not alone in admin-hiring woes Georgetown isn’t the only Colorado municipality that’s struggled to find administrator candidates.

Georgetown advertised its town administrator opening over the winter holidays, with applications due by Dec. 31. This was roughly the same timeframe that Florence and Cripple Creek advertised its administrator openings.

Georgetown received eight applications, with only two qualified enough to advance. Thus, the selectmen decided to increase the salary range to $100,000-$135,000 and readvertise.

Steve Rabe, Georgetown’s interim administrator, described at the Jan. 25 Board of Selectmen meeting that both Florence and Cripple Creek had similar responses and have readvertised their openings as well.

Both cities’ websites do not list a due date for applications.

Rabe was interested to see how well Georgetown’s readvertising will go, saying the selectmen have given good direction on where and how to readvertise.

“Time will only tell,” he said.

County looking for operator of shooting sports park Clear Creek County has issued a Request for Qualifications to find an operator to manage its new shooting sports park in Dumont.

Those interested should submit bids before 4 p.m. on Feb. 17, according to county staff members.

The county has been working for years to redesign and redevelop the current range at 3300 Stanley Road to achieve dispersed shooting closures on U.S. Forest Service land.

Stakeholders also want to improve its safety and create a better recreational facility.

Lisa Leben, the county’s special projects manager, said the facility is 80% designed. It’s received more than $1.4 million in funds from Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Gilpin County, and Clear Creek County.

Stakeholders are planning to improve the range and build the clubhouse this year, and additional funding is needed, Leben confirmed.

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FEB. 16 Resilience1220 will offer a workshop on the impacts of chronic ailments on lifespan and development from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 via Zoom. Speaker Art Ginley will discuss the skills, perspectives and approaches necessary in working with the vast array of symptoms that come up with chronic illness.

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MOUNT EVANS HOME HEALTH CARE & HOSPICE offers two monthly groups to provide emotional support services for caregivers helping ill, disabled or elderly loved ones. An in-person support group meets every third

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THE PROJECT SUPPORT SENIOR CENTER offers chair yoga every Wednesday at the center, 1402 Miner St., Idaho Springs. A $3 donation is suggested.

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by Jefferson Airplane, “When the truth is found to be lies. And all the joy within you dies. Don’t you want somebody to love?” Well, today we would write it differently. We would ask, “Don’t you want somebody to blame?”

I don’t know how to pinpoint when it happened, but we have become a nation of blamers. Your team loses, blame the referees or the coach. The Dallas Cowboys owner is trying to decide who to fire for the loss they endured recently. Everything that is wrong in our country falls at the feet of the president. This is not just a one-party phenomenon; the former president was blamed for everything bad as well. We may never again have a president with a 60% approval rating as each party feels it’s their duty to savage the other party. So, a president has an automatic 25% disapproval factor built in.

The pandemic, a national emergency which should have united us, has been another divider. Those who want to batten down the hatches are blamed as business suppressors, while those who champion personal

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freedom are berated by those who see it differently. It seems likely to me that we needed JIM some of both and ROHRER calmer minds could have come together to produce a balanced strategy. The reason this didn’t happen is that both sides were more focused on being right and blaming those other guys.

Columnist I can’t help believing that if we had a strong leader like Kennedy or Reagan, things would be different.

The blame game is negative and produces nothing positive.

I’m reminded how debilitating blame seeking can be as I recall a business experience. I had just joined a growing company who seemed to have survived whatever dooms startups. During my first week, the bad news came that we were losing our largest client. This client produced almost one third of our revenue. So, during my second week, the new HR VP and I had to let go countless employees to keep

the fragile company afloat. The blame started immediately as many of the leaders spent valuable time trying to place blame for the loss.

The truth was that the client had been a poor fit for us. We should not have agreed to provide the services they were seeking. We had no experience doing what they wanted and they couldn’t even define their needs. My point is that it took us too long to see this reality and to decide to move on to find new clients needing what we could provide. The story had a happy ending, and the company was successful, but it was a close call. We were paralyzed by the blame game.

My old mentor used to refer to negative people as those who look for fault like there’s a reward for it. One place where finding fault is rewarded is in the media. Bad news, negativity and finding fault is what news has become. Cable news has converted their ability to bash the opposition party into a way to tie core listeners to the daily bash. We seem to be addicted to it. They start with “remember what I told you yesterday, well, it’s worse today.” Then, the listeners spread the exaggera-

tions and tortured facts on social media as if they were real.

Now I’m doing it. Finding fault with the fault finders. Please let me change the topic. For the last two weekends, I have spent time at our local grocery stores selling tickets to participate in the Rotary Ice Melt.

Not everyone I approached was interested, but everyone was pleasant and positive. It was fun and I enjoyed the interface with so many nice Evergreen people. It reminded me that most people are great, and finding pleasantness is way more fun than finding fault.

By the way, you can participate by going to evergreenicemelt.com and putting in your guesses. It’s fun and no one could find fault with helping the EPRD’s special needs program and EChO. Jim Rohrer of Evergreen is a business consultant and author of the books “Improve Your Bottom Line … Develop MVPs Today” and “Never Lose Your Job … Become a More Valuable Player.” Jim’s belief is that common sense is becoming less common. More about Jim at www. theloyaltypartners.com.

Fix medical billing practices to fix health care

ealth care in the United States is at a crossroads.

Over the last couple of years, we’ve had to confront the gaps in our health care system due to the pandemic. But due to reconciliation, we have a once-ina-generation opportunity to make lasting changes that will positively impact millions of Americans.

As a trans man with chronic illnesses, my experience with the American health care system has been fraught with challenges. Most recently, I underwent surgery and due to complications stemming from the surgery, I was saddled with a bill of $172,000.

Unfortunately, my story is all too common in Colorado.

Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcies in the United States, and in Colorado, medical debt affects people of color more than their White counterparts. In fact, 22 percent of Coloradans of color, twice the amount of White Coloradans, are facing debt-in-collection. Furthermore, 32.9 percent of African Americans and 21.7 percent of Hispanics have reported problems paying their medical bills.

What’s worse is that desperate Coloradans reported various ways

to absolve their medical debt, which included taking out loans and going into credit GUEST card debt. A whopCOLUMN ping 32.7 percent of Coloradans reported that they were unable to pay for basic necessities like food, heat and rent due to the financial burden that they were straddled with after receiving medical care.

Kris Garcia I also live with chronic illnesses, all of which stem from hemophilia. Hemophilia is a rare disorder in which blood can’t clot properly due to a lack of clotproducing proteins. There are only a few ways to treat hemophilia, one of which includes receiving transfusions. Each infusion that I receive costs $40,000, and I need these infusions in addition to other medications every few months to manage my chronic illnesses. I work multiple jobs in order to cover my out-of-pocket medical costs, which often leads to my work hours being as high as 70-80 hours per week. And I know that I’m only one of several millions of Americans that are suf-

fering from the high cost of medical care.

A recent survey showed that 73 percent of Colorado voters said that the amount they pay for health care seems to be going up each year. Furthermore, 61 percent of those voters said that they had at one time or another struggled to pay a medical bill even though they had insurance and 25 percent of those surveyed said that they actively have unpaid or past-due medical bills that they are having trouble paying off. A survey also showed that the majority of Coloradans agree that insurance deductibles should be low enough so that they don’t get in the way of the health care that patients need.

Despite the fact that Americans want affordable health care, insurance companies are set on lining their pockets. Accumulator adjustment programs are extremely prevalent in the American health care system; due to their prevalence, insurers save money by refusing to allow prescription drug coupons to count towards a person’s deductible.

That leaves millions of Americans with unexpected out-of-pocket costs when it comes to filling their prescription drugs. And if any of these Americans are like me, that

could be deadly. When cost-sharing assistance provided on medications are not applied to insurance deductibles, the prevalence of high-deductible plans means that many patients like me could be asked to shoulder many thousands of dollars more and too many of us cannot afford to do so, even if our lives depend upon it.

It is far past the time to reform health care. We’re at a serious crossroads in our country’s history and we can make lasting health care reform that will lead to more compassion for all Americans suffering from chronic diseases or health crises. Our elected officials, beginning G with Senator Bennet, need to come a together to do what’s best for the American people and pass commonsense legislation that combats toxic billing practices in the reconciliation process.

Kris lives in Colorado with his wife and kids. Kris is active in pushing for change in his state and nationally, advocating for change in areas like paid family leave, LGBTQ rights, transgender and transition health care, and mental health and suicide.

He is a board member of 9to5 Colorado.

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Clear Creek sets Gold standard with 55-14 win over Gilpin

Gilpin defenders surround Clear Creek’s MJ Kelly, center, during the Jan. 25 game at Clear Creek.

Clear Creek’s Christian Watts (23) attempts a shot over Connor Holloway (12) and other Gilpin defenders during the Jan. 25 game at Clear Creek. The Golddiggers won 55-14.

Gilpin’s Austin Ebers, left, is trapped by Clear Creek’s Zach Pitts (42) and MJ Kelly, right, against the baseline during the Jan. 25 game at Clear Creek. The Golddiggers won 55-14.

Gilpin’s Trey Lindberg attempts a shot after getting past Clear Creek’s Zach Pitts during the Jan. 25 game at Clear Creek.

Clear Creek’s Colin Hendrickson (15) and Gilpin’s Ezra Williams (4) fight for the tipoff to start the Jan. 25 game at Clear PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Creek.

second quarter started, and by then, the team had finally found its rhythm.

With four minutes left before halftime, the Golddiggers entered bonus and scored two buckets off two consecutive steals. The second also drew a foul, and Clear Creek made the subsequent free throw and now lead 19-5.

Before the halftime buzzer sounded, Clear Creek scored a threepointer and a fast-break layup. The Golddiggers went into the half up 26-6.

Clear Creek’s 14-6 third-quarter run was a combination of fastbreak points, made free throws and a trey.

Even though the starters took their proverbial bow midway through the fourth quarter — and received a roar of applause from the home crowd — Clear Creek still managed a 15-2 run to close out the game.

“We hit our stride in the second

quarter,” senior center Zach Pitts said. “We were able to take the momentum.”

He and junior center Joe Monseu noted that Clear Creek typically has a slow start and builds up its intensity as it goes, and on Jan. 25, that worked out. However, they want to improve and “try to get that intensity right off the bat,” as Pitts said.

Monseu and Haebe both felt that the Golddiggers’ defense was well-executed, with Haebe explaining that they’ve been practicing defensive positioning and trapping techniques recently.

Overall, the Golddiggers believed that their team chemistry is finally clicking. Injuries have kept the roster in flux all season, Haebe said, but Clear Creek had won three of its last four games before traveling to Lyons on Jan. 28.

“It feels like we’re working better as a team,” Monseu said. “It took longer than we wanted, but it’s happening.”

Golddiggers’ improved defense translating to mid-season wins

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While the famous song might encourage people to “Fly Like an Eagle,” last week, the Clear Creek boys basketball team made sure the Eagles were grounded.

The Golddiggers took on the Gilpin Eagles in a Jan. 25 home game, blasting them away with a 55-14 win. Before the Jan. 28 game at Lyons, Clear Creek was 3-2 in the league and 3-8 overall.

While turnovers plagued both teams throughout the night, especially in the first quarter, Clear Creek managed to capitalize on Gilpin’s. Overall, the Golddiggers’ improved man-to-man defense and

good shot selection helped them stay well ahead of the Eagles all night.

“We had a tough game against Highland,” Clear Creek coach Scott Haebe said of the 42-96 home loss on Jan. 21. “This was a good way to bounce back. … (The Golddiggers) played with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.”

Both teams got off to a shaky start. After Clear Creek scored the first bucket of the night, there were three straight minutes of missed baskets and turnovers on both sides.

The Golddiggers started to get a foothold with 3:25 left in the first quarter, on a breakaway basket.

A subsequent dunk by Colin Hendrickson gave the Golddiggers a 6-0 lead and the momentum, and forced the Eagles to call a timeout.

With less than 25 seconds left in the first quarter, Gilpin finally scored its first basket.

Clear Creek had a 9-2 lead as the

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Gilpin Eagles claw Clear Creek girls basketball, 44-29

Clear Creek’s Aiden Kocol (2) tries to get around Gilpin’s Avery Ramsey, center, during PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN the Jan. 25 game at Clear Creek.

Gilpin’s Skyley Ramsey, left, and Clear Creek’s Kim Pappen prepare to rebound a Clear Creek free throw during the Jan. 25 game at Clear Creek. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Clear Creek point guard Loralei Murphy, left, gets past Gilpin’s Abigail Smith, center, thanks to a screen from Campbell Hargitt during the Jan. 25 game at Clear Creek.

Clear Creek’s Kim Pappen (55) attempts a shot during the Jan. 25 home game against Gilpin. Clear Creek lost 29-44.

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Could liquor stores be a solution to state’s food deserts?

Senate Bill 33 would change limits on liquor stores selling food products

BY JESSE PAUL COLORADO SUN

If there’s one thing Colorado has a lot of, it’s liquor stores. There are more than 1,500 of them in the state.

And state Sen. Kevin Priola sees them as a way to help eliminate a stubborn problem plaguing both Colorado’s inner-city neighborhoods and rural parts of the state: food deserts, areas where people have limited or no access to nutritious food.

“There are lots of inner-city parts of the state, as well as rural parts of the state, where there is no grocery store for miles and miles,” the Republican lawmaker from Henderson said. “But liquor stores are everywhere.”

Priola has teamed up with state Rep. Lisa Cutter, a Morrison Democrat, to introduce Senate Bill 33 at the Colorado Capitol this year, which would exempt fruit, vegetables, nuts and meat – as long as they’re not in a “substantially” processed form – from a state mandate that says non-alcohol products can’t exceed 20% of a liquor store’s sales.

The objective is simple: give liquor stores the option to become a place where their patrons can pick up both brandy and broccoli, whiskey and watermelon, and scotch and salmon.

“It doesn’t require them to do it,” Priola said. “It just says they may do it.”

What exactly constitutes a food desert isn’t agreed upon. One definition is an urban area where someone can’t walk to a store that offers fresh food within 10 minutes, or a rural area where fresh food is more than 10 miles away.

In Denver, the Elyria-Swansea and College View neighborhoods have been identified as food deserts.

Large swaths of the San Luis Valley and Baca, Bent, Prowers and Yuma counties have also been called food deserts. Both are areas that have liquor stores.

Liquor stores don’t think the legislation is a shot worth taking – at least not right now – and that may doom the measure.

They argue the bill could upset a complicated 2016 agreement they made with grocery stores – called “the grand compromise” – that dramatically changed where full-

strength beer can be sold in Colorado. And fresh food isn’t an area where they see a potential for profit.

“This is just the wrong answer,” said Chris Fine, the executive director of the Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, which opposes the measure. “The reason that liquor stores don’t sell those products is because it doesn’t work with our business model. They don’t have the storage to store these things. It’s just impractical.”

Fine also points out that liquor stores are prohibited from accepting food stamps. Finally, he worries that the bill would only serve to benefit a few liquor stores, and that it might create more competition for his members by encouraging butchers and specialty grocery stores to get a liquor license.

The bottom line, Fine says, is that liquor stores are not the silver bullet Priola may be looking for.

Sen. Robert Rodriguez, a Denver Democrat who is chair of the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee, where Senate Bill 33 was assigned, did not respond to a request for comment on the bill. But the vice chair of the committee, Sen. James Coleman, another Denver Democrat, worries the legislation may not be the right approach.

“I’m not opposed to the bill, but I don’t think it solves the problem,” he said. “I think the real solution is to build some healthy options.”

The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Colorado and Colorado Petroleum Marketers Association, which represents convenience stores, are so far taking a neutral stance on the measure, state lobbying disclosures show.

Priola said he has spoken with Healthier Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger, Hunger Free Colorado and Nourish Colorado about Senate Bill 33, but there are no lobbyists for advocacy groups that work on food deserts or related issues signed up to support or oppose the measure. That may be a sign that Senate Bill 33 isn’t something they feel strongly about.

Representatives for Healthier Colorado, Hunger Free Colorado and Nourish Colorado either didn’t respond to requests for comment Monday or declined to comment.

“I’m kind of surprised there is a lot of opposition,” said Cutter, the Democratic sponsor of the measure.

“I signed onto it because it’s a creative approach.”

Annie Oakley’s Grocery and Liquor Store employee Michele Joyce takes a cigarette break in the doorway along on Central City’s Main Street on April 27, 2020. (Andy

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“But they would at least have the opportunity to serve their community,” he said.

He thinks Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, which several years

ago was labeled a food desert, is a perfect example of where his bill could be useful. There are just one or two grocery stores but several liquor stores.

“I think at the bare minimum it’ll be, pun intended, a healthy conversation,” Priola said.

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At home rapid COVID tests How to use them and why they may mislead you

BY CLAIRE CLEVELAND CPR

During the holidays, lots of Coloradans relied on rapid COVID-19 tests to determine whether they should gather for parties, visit with friends and family or stay home. But those tests weren’t widely available at local pharmacies. And when they were, the prices could be exorbitantly high.

Dr. Richard Zane, director of emergency services at UCHealth, said he gets asked a few times a week about finding at-home tests and how often his patients should test themselves for COVID-19, especially as the omicron variant rips through the state. According to state data, this week nearly 26 percent of PCR tests have come back positive.

“I think that the public, over the course of the last two years, has gotten remarkably mixed messages about testing,” Zane said. “I feel for people because they are getting messages, like go buy over-the-counter tests and test your family before you have a party — things that are scientifically ludicrous.”

How at-home tests are different from PCR tests The first thing that’s important to understand, Zane said, is that antigen tests — which are the rapid, at-home tests — are fundamentally different from PCR tests (the ones that take several days to get results for), which are understood as the gold standard for detecting COVID-19.

A rapid test looks for antigens, which are what the immune system responds to, while a PCR test detects the virus itself through a replication process.

Antigen tests are more likely to detect COVID-19 if a person is experiencing symptoms or has a high viral load, while the PCR can detect a relatively small amount of virus and therefore may detect the virus earlier in the disease process.

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As home COVID tests start becoming more popular, warnings show results and usage requires some attention. SHUTTERSTOCK

a rapid test result as positive or indeterminate. If the test comes back positive, you should isolate, seek medical care if you need it. If the rapid test is not positive, “it’s as though you didn’t do the test,” he said.

With rapid tests, results really depend on the point in time. If the test was taken during the earliest phase of an infection, the test could return a false negative. Some of the at-home tests have a sensitivity of about 85 percent. That means 85 percent of people who are infected are detected by the test while the other 15 percent of infected people are missed. In some studies, the reliability of these tests has been found to be even lower.

Using tests before parties or other gatherings So back to that big party that has you wondering whether or not to attend. That’s when the real issue with relying on rapid tests comes into play. These at-home tests may detect some positive cases and rule those people out from going to the party (or a concert or the office). But the tests could miss other people

who actually have the virus and could spread it to others when they show up.

“You’ll decrease the number of people who are positive and spreading disease. So it could become a safer party,” Zane said. “But the people who don’t have a positive test, they should interpret it as though they didn’t do the test.”

The rapid tests can help to minimize spread, but they’re most effective when combined with other measures such as vaccines, masks and limiting gatherings to outdoor or well-ventilated spaces with fewer people as much as possible.

Negative at-home tests could be misleading Erika Allen is a technician at the University of Denver’s molecular diagnostics laboratory, where oncampus university students must take a PCR test every three days.

“Seeing all of the rapid tests being sold out of stores, people trying to get testing and failing and people spending a lot of money on tests that frankly are nothing more than a false sense of security is very frustrating to me,” she said.

Allen echoed the sentiments of Zane: That the negative result from an at-home test can give people the illusion that they’re negative for COVID-19 when they might not be.

But Allen said there is still clinical relevance for the tests. If you have symptoms, an antigen test is very likely to tell you whether it’s COVID. “(With) the rollout of these athome tests to citizens, especially people who may not be as familiar with medical diagnostics, I don’t think the information was provided to them to help them really understand the strengths and the limitations of this type of testing,” she said.

But both Allen and Zane agree that at a population level, the results of rapid tests are helpful for public health officials to understand the spread of COVID-19. And that’s why Coloradans who use the tests should report the results to the state.

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Officials predict 80% omicron immunity by mid-February COVID numbers remain high but continue to drop

BY JOHN DALEY CPR

Colorado is still seeing extraordinarily high levels of coronavirus transmission and hospitalizations.

But those numbers appear to have peaked and are now falling. State pandemic modelers, citing new projections, say they expect the epidemic curve to keep dropping in the next few weeks.

“It is encouraging to see this modeling report suggest we have moved beyond the peak of our omicron surge, and that we should continue to see declining COVID-19 transmission in Colorado in the coming weeks,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist, in a health department press release.

Still, the Colorado COVID-19 Modeling Group estimates a large number of the state’s population, one in 19 Coloradans, is currently infectious.

But immunity to the omicron variant is “high and rising,” according to the state. Modeling estimates a notable 80 percent of the state’s population will be immune to omicron by mid-February. Infection numbers have hit unprecedented levels this month, but models project it will drop sharply in the coming weeks, potentially back to low levels (below 1 percent) by the end of February.

The health department said there’s still plenty of uncertainty around the estimate.

And while infectious disease experts are seeing similar trends nationally, they are cautioning that the coronavirus has broken all the rules and a troubling new variant could pop up at any time.

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“If we fast forward to the end of late spring, early summer, so May, will there be a new variant? Probably,” said Dr. John Swartzberg, a clinical professor emeritus and expert in infectious diseases at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

“But we’re going to have a very different, from an immunity perspective, a very different population.”

“Hopefully we’ll have more people vaccinated and boosted,” he added.

Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped for the 8th straight last week to 1,526. But that number is still extremely high after the omicron wave arrived on the heels of the delta surge. Ninety-one percent of intensive care beds are in use, as of Jan. 24, and only 135 of a total of roughly 1,500 ICU beds are open.

Staffing remains extraordinarily tight, with more than half of hos-

pitals anticipating a staff shortage in the next week, and about a third of facilities anticipating an ICU bed shortage.

The seven-day positivity rate fell again on Jan. 24, as it has been for the past two weeks, down to 22.82 percent. On January 11, that figure was nearing 30 percent, or six times the 5 percent threshold epidemiologists regard as worrisome.

Cases also appear to be dropping sharply, though the true picture is hard to gauge. Many people are now taking COVID-19 tests at home, officials worry most people are not reporting their results to the state.

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3. Mediterranean Sea

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4. A pelican 5. Oceanic Airlines 6. Abraham Lincoln 7. Mjolnir 8. Japan 9. 1989 10. Atmospheric pressure

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Public Notices call Marley 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS IS CONDUCTING A LOTTERY FOR A NEW SHORT TERM RENTAL LICENSE The City of Idaho Springs has an open Short Term Rental (STR) license, and could potentially have more open licenses at the conclusion of the current STR license renewal process. Interested applicants must submit a complete letter of interest that includes the following information: (1) License application. Applications for a short term rental license shall be submitted to the City Clerk on a form provided by the City, and the City Clerk shall accept no incomplete applications. Applications shall provide the following information: (a) The full name, residential address and telephone number for the applicant. (b) The full name, address and telephone number of an authorized agent with either a residential or business address within fifty (50) miles of the City, along with a copy of the writing designating the agent to act, in the applicant’s absence, as the representative of the applicant on issues related to the short term rental. (c) A sworn affidavit that the applicant has followed all license requirements, that there are no private rules or covenants that prohibit the use of the licensed premises as a short term rental, and that the application is complete and contains no false, misleading or fraudulent statements. (d) The address of the proposed licensed premises, a description, and an illustration or photograph(s) of the area(s) that will be used for short term rental purposes. (e) Proof of the lawful possession of the licensed premises by the applicant, either by deed or lease. If the applicant is not the owner, the application shall include written authorization, signed and notarized, from the owner of the licensed premises for the use of the same for short term rentals. (f) Proof of applicant’s primary residence at the licensed premises, by providing: (1) the applicant’s driver’s license OR Colorado state identification card; AND (2) the applicant’s voter registration; motor vehicle registration; OR document(s) designating a residence for tax purposes. (g) An application fee in an amount set forth in the City Fee Schedule. (h) A delineated off-street parking plan for guests’ cars, which provides for parking for all users of the rental space. (i) Such other information determined necessary by the City Clerk to evaluate the compliance of the applicant, licensed premises or proposed short term rental activity with the requirements of this Code. Please submit your letter of interest to Deputy City Clerk Wonder Martell by 5:00 P.M. March 4, 2022 at City Hall, 1711 Miner St., PO BOX 907, Idaho Springs, CO 80452 or via email at cityclerk@idahospringsco.com. Please call Community Development Planner Jerad Chipman with any questions at 303.567.4421 ext. 118.

Legal Notice No. CCC289 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice CLEAR CREEK COUNTY GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO LEASE, MANAGE, AND OPERATE THE NEW CLEAR CREEK COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS PARK The Clear Creek County Special Projects Department is soliciting proposals from interested parties to demonstrate their experience and capacity to lease, manage and operate a new pubic shooting range. The RFQ and attachments can be found at: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/ bids.aspx?bidID=248 Please call Special Projects Manager Lisa Leben at 303-679-2434 or email lleben@clearcreekcounty.us with any questions.

Legal Notice No. CCC287 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR EVERGREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Evergreen Fire Protection District of Jefferson and Clear Creek Counties, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) will be elected to serve a three-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 25, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above email address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

EVERGREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT By: /s/ Micki L. Mills Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. CCC285 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the St. Mary’s Glacier Water and Sanitation District of Clear Creek County, Colorado: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of May 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

At that time three directors will be elected to serve three-year terms and one director will be elected to serve one-year term.

Eligible electors of the St. Mary’s Glacier Water and Sanitation District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms from: Kammy K. Tinney, Designated Election Official Phone: 970-669-3611 Email: kammyt@pcgi.com District Website: www.smgwater.myruralwater.com

the election (Friday, February 25, 2022).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above email address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By:/s/ Dominique Devaney Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. CCC283 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice

The Project includes the following Work: • Application of approximately 32,500 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.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Instructions to Bidders

§§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S.

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.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Mighty Argo Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3, City of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado (each a “District” and, collectively, the “Districts”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, and for each District, two (2) directors will be elected to serve until May 2025.

Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”) at https:// whitebearankele.com/.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Friday, February 25, 2022. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 25, 2022. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 28, 2022.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business on April 26, 2022. You may contact the DEO’s office at (303) 858-1800.

Sean Wood, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CCC288 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO 405 Argentine Street, P.O. Box 367 Georgetown, CO 80444 Phone: (303) 569-0820 Case Number: 21 JV 13 Division: C Attorney for the Clear Creek County Department of Human Services: Lauren Dingboom, Atty. Reg. # 43537 KOY | DINGBOOM | OATES, LLC P.O. Box 4191 Englewood, CO 80155 Telephone: (720) 299-8433 E-mail: ldingboom@kdjuvenilelaw.com Petitioner: PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, In the Interest of:

TO ANITA COLLINS, THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR OTHER RESPONDENT:

Legal Notice No. CCC290 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Evergreen Metropolitan District of Jefferson and Clear Creek Counties, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

At that time, three (3) will be elected to serve a three-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Dominique Devaney, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: ddevaney@evergreenmetro.org. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to

Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: PW 22-01 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 22-01 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 22-01 Roadway Crack Sealing Project.

All bids must be received via email to dvashaw@ clearcreekcounty.us, via courier at the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department, 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 Friday, February 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM local time. At said time all bids duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97216922185?pwd=YXZiRU1r UWJ0S0tXMnpWYU9XZVNLQT09

3. You have a right to a trial by jury.

4. At the time of the hearing regarding the Verified Petition, you have a right to question witnesses who appear at the hearing and to bring any witness and present other evidence on your behalf.

If you request, the Court may order persons to be present as a witness.

7. Termination of the parent-child legal relationship is a possible remedy which is available if the Verified Petition is sustained. If a motion to terminate the parent-child legal relationship is filed, the Court will set a separate hearing at which the allegations of the motion must be proven by clear and convincing evidence. Termination of the parent-child legal relationships means that the subject child would be available for adoption.

8. Any party to this case has the right to appeal any final decision made by the Court.

This summons is being initiated by the Clear Creek County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated:January 26, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

BY: Lauren Dingboom, #43537

Legal Notice No. CCC284 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

REQUEST FOR BIDS

2. You have the right to be represented by a lawyer or you may waive your right to a lawyer.

If you wish to be represented by a lawyer, you should begin now to obtain a lawyer and notify the court of your lawyer’s name and address. If the court finds that you cannot afford a lawyer and you wish to be represented by a lawyer, the court can appoint a lawyer for you.

KOY | DINGBOOM | OATES, LLC

The deadline to submit Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms to the Designated Election Official is Friday, February 25, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. (not less than 67 days prior to the regular election). Affidavit of Intent to Be a Write-In Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the 64th day before the election).

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO

1. The allegations in the Verified Petition must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence.

Respondents: ANITA COLLINS, Mother DEPENDENCY SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

By: /s/ Kammy Tinney Designated Election Official

You are notified that:

A Child: K.E. and concerning:

By: Designated Election Official

Public Notice

A Petition concerning said child has been filed in this Court.

6. The Court has dispositional alternatives available if the Petition is sustained. These are set forth in section 19-3-508, C.R.S. If the Petition is admitted, the court is not bound by any promises or representations made by anyone about dispositional alternatives selected by the court.

Summons and Sheriff Sale

MIGHTY ARGO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3

St. Mary’s Glacier Water and Sanitation District

NOTICE--LEGAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES To the child and her parents, guardian, or other respondents named in this Summons:

5. Any admission you make to the Verified Petition must be made voluntarily.

The office of the Designated Election Official, 550 West Eisenhower Blvd.

Loveland, Colorado 80537, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Bids and Settlements

You are further notified that you are entitled to such other legal rights and privileges as more fully set forth below.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Verified Petition in Dependency and Neglect has been filed in the above-captioned Court in which it is represented that the above-named child, K.E.(5/27/20), is neglected and/or dependent for the reasons set forth in the Petition. You may obtain a copy of the Petition from the Clerk of the Court.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Court has set the Verified Petition for a hearing on February 15, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. in Division C of the Clear Creek County Courthouse, 405 Argentine, Georgetown, CO 80444. You must appear before the Court at said time. If you fail to appear, the court may enter a default adjudication.

TO THE PARENTS, GUARDIAN, OR OTHER RESPONDENTS YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that your parental rights may be terminated by this action.

You are required to be present at all hearings in this case, as your right to the care, custody, control, and guardianship of the child will be determined.

If the Petition alleges that the child is delinquent or in need of supervision, this summons must be served on you at least two days before the hearing. If the Petition alleges that the child is dependent or neglected, this summons must be served upon you at least five days before the hearing.

Attorney for the Clear Creek County Department of Human Services Legal Notice No. CCC286 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Krystofik, Inger Christine, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30025 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear County, Colorado on or before May 20, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Krystofik, /s/ John C Hugger Attorney for the Personal Representative PO Box 877 Evergreen, CO 80437 303-670-1043 huggerlaw@aol.com Legal Ad No.: CCC279 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

A continuance of a hearing may be granted for a reasonable period of time upon good cause shown to the Court.

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CLEAR CREEK COUNTY is accepting applications for the following jobs: • Child Protection Caseworker I/II/III: Hiring wage is $47,091.20 - $55,440 Annually DOQ • Control Tech: Hiring wage is $20.14 - $22.15/hr DOQ • Deputy Sheriff - Patrol: Hiring wage is $33.94 - $34.96/hr DOQ • Detentions Deputy: Hiring wage is $29.23 - $30.11/hr DOQ • Dispatcher: Hiring wage is $24.62 - $25.35/hr DOQ • Equipment Operator I for the Transfer Station: CDL; Hiring wage is $18.00 - $19.80/hr DOQ • Equipment Operator II for Road and Bridge: CDL; Hiring wage is $21.00 - $23.10/hr DOQ • Kitchen Manager: Hiring wage is $22.40 - $24.64/hr DOQ • Mechanic - Senior: Hiring wage is $23.10 - $25.41/hr DOQ • Public Health Nurse (PRN & Temp.): Hiring wage is $36.06 - $39.66/hr DOQ • Recreation Facilities Manager: Hiring wage is $29.66 - $32.63/hr DOQ • Senior Accountant: Hiring wage is $65,000 - $75,000 annually DOQ • Shop Foreman: Hiring wage is $27.31 - $30.04/hr DOQ • Trails Supervisor (Seasonal): Hiring wage is $25.24 - $27.76/hr DOQ • Transit Supervisor: Hiring wage is $50,400 - $55,440 annually DOQ Taking applications until positions are filled. See benefits, full job descriptions and applications at: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us Under “I Want to…” in the left-hand column of the drop down, click on “Jobs in Clear Creek County”. This will take you to the job posting site where you can complete an application.

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