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Cougars. At the Feb. 12 state meet, Sleeper competed in the 100-yard breaststroke, the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard individual medley.

“She earned high points for us all season, especially at league and state,” Morrow said. “She’s such a team player, and she’s versatile. She can swim everything.”

Sleeper has been swimming com-

IDAHO SPRINGS — If a giant pinched a lifeline of a U.S. highway between its fingers, that would be Floyd Hill.

These six tortured mountain miles of Interstate 70 lose a westbound lane at the top of Floyd Hill, squeezing capacity from 6,000 vehicles an hour to 3,600 an hour. Add in a white knuckle blizzard on the 6% grade sections between Genesee and Idaho Springs, and the nightmare is complete.

Every driver has a story.

Skiers, hikers and through-truckers tell tales of interminable traffic jam boredom, punctuated by the momentary chaos of sideways skids in 6-inches of slush.

Residents of Floyd Hill, Genesee, Lookout Mountain and Idaho Springs, meanwhile, speak of neardaily delays just getting back home from Denver errands, against the fearful backdrop of not being able to evacuate from a wildfire.

“The waist of the hourglass,” as Clear Creek County Commissioner Randy Wheelock describes the Floyd Hill pinch from the Beaver Brook exit to where U.S. 6 joins the highway in a canyon of Clear Creek, “is one of the largest if not the largest part-time traffic jam and congestion pieces in the entire Denver

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Bell Sleeper, a Clear Creek sophomore who competes on the Evergreen girls swim team, practices the butterfly stroke Feb. 25 at Wulf Recreation Center. Sleeper swims year-round with the Jeffco Hurricanes and competes in multiple events for the Evergreen swim PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN team.

CCHS student helps Evergreen swim team four-peat at state

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When going for the gold, it doesn’t hurt to have a Clear Creek Golddigger on the team.

Clear Creek High School sophomore Bell Sleeper helped the Evergreen High School girls swim team win its fourth consecutive 3A state title last month.

Because CCHS doesn’t have a swim team, Sleeper joined Evergreen’s. She also swims year-round with the Jeffco Hurricanes, a club team based in Evergreen.

EHS swim coach Lisa Morrow described Sleeper as “a strong competitor” and versatile swimmer for the

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Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado Week of February 21, 2022

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

Weather Observations Georgetown, Colorado “Max” and “Min” temperatures are for from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is Week of February 21, 2022 inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation.

A local National Weather Service volunteer wind observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at about 8 a.m.

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Maya Berber-Corriero, a student at Clear Creek High School, has been awarded the 2022 Daughters of the American Revolution Mountain Rendezvous Chapter’s Good Citizen scholarship.

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Maya has been on the honor roll for all four years. She is a member of the National Honor Society and was class president her freshman year.

She is president of her school’s Interact Club, works on the yearbook staff, manages the cross country team, and is active in theater and the Science Olympiad.

Maya is on the ski and soccer teams, all while maintaining a 4.2 GPA. After school, she is a restaurant busser/hostess, and she works weekends for a photographer in photography and sales. Maya attends Warren Tech for automotive technology.

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Bell Sleeper, a Clear Creek sophomore who competes on the Evergreen girls swim team, PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN swims freestyle Feb. 25 at Wulf Recreation Center.

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petitively for 10 years, and when her family moved to Colorado almost six years ago, she joined the Jeffco Hurricanes. Most of her EHS teammates also swim on the Hurricanes, and Sleeper said she enjoys the sport’s physical and social components.

Sleeper also appreciates how, even though the Hurricanes and Cougars both have a strong team atmosphere, swimming is ultimately an individual endeavor.

“The people in this sport are so committed,” she said. “… (As an individual), it’s your job to be there; it’s your job to get better.”

Both Morrow and Hurricanes coach Jeff Armstrong anticipate

the sophomore becoming a major leader for their respective programs next year, adding that she’s taking on that role already.

“She’s a joy to coach,” Armstrong said. “She’s dedicated, and she holds herself accountable.”

Fast like a Cougar, strong like a Hurricane Competing on a swim team as a teenager is no easy feat.

Both Armstrong and Morrow described how the sport is easier for young children because they enjoy being in the water and swimming with their friends. For teens, though, not only is the sport more competitive, the swimmers are also juggling more commitments like school and work.

So, when those inevitable off-days or off-weeks arise, it’s especially hard for teen swimmers to battle

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Bell Sleeper adjusts her goggles before practice Feb. 25 at Wulf Recreation Center.

Sleeper attends Clear Creek High School, but competes on the Evergreen girls swimming team.

through them, Armstrong and Morrow explained.

“For teens, it’s hard to swim all the time,” Morrow said. “They’re swimming sore, and they’re swimming tired. … You have to be dedicated, focused and really want it.”

But, fighting through those down days is exactly how a swimmer grows, Armstrong added.

For Sleeper, this past fall was a bit challenging. She had both swimming and cross-country practice much of the time, and it was difficult to do both, she described.

“It was hard to give 110% effort to two different things,” she said.

Sleeper, who ran one year of cross-country in middle school before joining the team last fall, commented she might return next year but hadn’t decided.

For now, her focus is on swimming, as she recently qualified

for a national meet this July in Orlando.

Morrow’s looking forward to having Sleeper on the Evergreen swim team for two more years.

Sleeper is a boon, not only in points, but in attitude, Morrow stated.

“She’s such a team player. …

She radiates motivation and team spirit,” she said of Sleeper. “She’s always smiling, and I think that rubs off on her teammates.”

Sleeper thanked all her classmates and teachers who’ve been supporting her all season, and wondered whether CCHS could field its own swim team one day. She said there might not be enough interested athletes. “(Swimming) is something I’ve always done; it’s always been a part of my life,” she said. “… People should try it out.”

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Bell Sleeper, a Clear Creek sophomore who competes on the Evergreen girls swim team, practices the breast stroke Feb. 25 at Wulf Recreation Center.

Sleeper helped the Cougars win their gfourth consecutive 3A state swimming PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN title Feb. 12.

Bell Sleeper, a Clear Creek sophomore who swims for Evergreen, helped the Cougars win their fourth consecutive 3A state swimming title Feb. 12.

Construction moves forward Three construction projects in the Clear Creek School District are moving forward.

The roof at Georgetown Community School will be completed this summer at a cost of $646,000.

District officials hope an application for a BEST — Building Excellent Schools Today — grant for $174,000 will help defray the cost, school board members learned at the Feb. 10 study session. The district’s share of the cost comes from the $33 million bond approved by voters in November.

Wold Architects has been hired to design an addition to KingMurphy Elementary School for a second pre-kindergarten room, and Mike Moonan, a consultant for the school district, anticipates design will start in March. Construction, which will be funded by the bond, is expected to start this summer.

The new bus barn, known as the Transportation and Maintenance Facility, will be built south of Building 103, which is the former middle school. That building must be completed by fall 2023, and MOA Architects has been hired to design the building. The district now is looking for a general manager and a construction manager for the project, which will be paid for from the proceeds

of selling the former football field and bus barn property in Idaho Springs.

Extending Four Points’ contract The contract between the Clear Creek School District and Four Points Funding, the company hoping to buy the former football field and bus barn property in Idaho Springs, has been extended until March 31.

The school board on Feb. 15 voted to extend the contract, which was set to expire Feb. 28, until the Idaho Springs Planning Commission looks at the rezoning proposal on March 16 and the City Council will decide on the rezoning on March 28.

Superintendent Karen Quanbeck explained that Idaho Springs officials were taking the development proposal seriously.

“What this (extension) does is to let (Four Points) go through the process with the city,” board member Kelly Flenniken said.

“We’re just extending it by a couple weeks so everyone can do due diligence as we lead up to what we hope is a closing in the spring.”

School district officials hope to close on the deal by about April 12.

Four Points, which was chosen by the Clear Creek school board to purchase the properties for $2.525 million, hopes to build about 100 apartments, a park across from the rec center and

commercial development.

Looking at budget reserves The Clear Creek school board will be looking at its budget reserves in March to determine how much should be set aside in case of an emergency.

Currently, the school district has a high percentage of money in reserve accounts — 86% of its adopted budget expenditures — when board policy says that amount should be 15%. Reserve accounts are like savings accounts.

Superintendent Karen Quanbeck said at the Feb. 15 school board meeting that small districts tend to have more in reserve in case of emergencies. In addition, she noted that since the district relies heavily on property taxes, revenue doesn’t come monthly.

“Fifteen percent is too skinny, but 86% is too much,” she said.

She said the high reserves come from unexpected money that has come into the district such as Colorado Forestry dollars that come to the county and are forwarded to the district, some state dollars that have been allocated to rural districts and more.

Once the school board decides how much to keep in its reserves, the remaining funds can be used for one-time costs in the district.

It can’t be used, for example, to increase employee salaries because that is an ongoing cost.

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Georgetown selects six admin candidates After one round of advertising didn’t yield enough candidates to proceed, Georgetown has now received a sufficient number and quality of applicants to continue its administrator hiring process.

The Board of Selectmen is planning to conduct finalist interviews on March 19 and have the new hire aboard this spring.

Steve Rabe, interim town administrator, said during a Feb. 22 Board of Selectmen meeting that the town received 13 applicants, including the two who were held over from the first round.

Rabe added that he was also impressed with the quality of candidates, saying, “It’s probably one of the better (candidate) pools I’ve seen in the last four or five years.”

Rabe and Selectman Mary Smith reviewed all the applicants and said seven were worth pursuing for semi-finalist interviews, although one has since dropped out.

Of the six remaining, Rabe said some live in Colorado while others are out-of-state.

Rabe and Smith said the semifinalist interviews will be through Feb. 28. From there, they will select four, at most, to proceed to finalist interviews with the Board of Selectmen.

Police Judge Lynette Kelsey said

Feb. 23 that the selectmen and staff have discussed hosting a public meet-and-greet with the candidates, however that hasn’t been determined yet.

After the finalist interviews, Kelsey said the town will announce a hire “as quickly as possible,” with the hopes that the new administrator will start in early April.

“Steve (Rabe) is really enthusiastic about the quality of the applicants,” Kelsey said. “I’m looking forward to the final interviews and seeing who we can hire. I’m hoping we get somebody who’s a really good fit for the town.”

Town pursuing Habitat housing at 15th and Rose Georgetown and Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity are discussing a public-private partnership to build 12 affordable housing units at the town-owned property near 15th and Rose streets.

The site is already home to quadplexes, or a building of four units, and the proposal would build the remaining quadplexes the property is platted for.

Police Judge Lynette Kelsey explained how the property was platted for quadplexes in the 1970s, and when the property owner died, his widow deeded the undeveloped segments to the town.

During the Feb. 22 Board of Selectmen meeting, town officials and Habitat for Humanity repre-

sentatives discussed selling the property to the nonprofit, which could then build the remaining three quadplexes.

The selectmen were generally in favor, but said there’s due diligence to complete first. Georgetown is looking into the property’s floodplain impacts, drainage issues, water and sewer infrastructure, financial packaging and so on.

Once all that’s done, selling the land would have to be approved by town ordinance, staff confirmed.

Kathleen O’Leary of Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity said the proposed buildings would look like the current ones. They would be income-restricted, and ideal housing for teachers, restaurant workers and retirees.

Selectman Rob Connell commented: “It’s something that’s greatly needed, and Habitat for Humanity is a great partner.”

Kelsey said, with the town administrator transition forthcoming, she wasn’t sure when this topic would come back to the selectmen, but she was generally excited to see it move forward.

Kelsey used to live in one of the quadplexes and “always wondered about the three buildings that never got built,” she described. People having trouble finding housing, particularly starter homes, will greatly benefit from Habitat for Humanity build the remaining units, she continued.

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

City Hall fully reopening March 14 The Idaho Springs City Council will resume in-person meetings, and City Hall will be fully open to the public starting Monday, March 14.

Throughout the pandemic, City Hall has been open by appointment only, and City Council has been meeting via Zoom almost exclusively.

The council will still offer a hybrid option for its meetings, so attendees can watch the livestream and/or submit public comment via Zoom, staff clarified at a Feb. 22 work session.

City Administrator Andy Marsh said Feb. 23 that staff hasn’t decided yet whether masks will be required in City Hall. At minimum, they will be recommended.

Whatever the city decides, it will get the word out ahead of the March 14 reopening, Marsh clarified.

Additionally, Idaho Springs might implement a capacity restriction on the main meeting room. The room’s maximum capacity is 70 people, but city officials don’t want it getting that packed, Marsh stated, and having hybrid meetings should help.

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POLICE BLOTTER

Crime Calls from Feb. 14-20

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wednesday, Feb. 16 — Georgetown police investigated an unattended death at a residence. The death does not appear to be suspicious in nature, officers reported.

Thursday, Feb. 17 — Idaho Springs officers meet with an individual in the 1700 block of Miner Street. The individual had an active felony warrant out of Clear Creek County for assaulting

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he wanted to be respectful of those who don’t feel comfortable attending an in-person meeting.

His colleagues agreed with him, saying they wanted allow staff to draw up any necessary measures to ensure everyone’s health and safety.

The council members also said they were comfortable with other groups using City Hall’s meeting rooms, if both the interested groups and city staff members were comfortable with that.

City looking to bolster communications framework Idaho Springs officials are looking at a service that would allow the

a peace officer. The person was arrested on the warrant without incident.

Friday, Feb 18 — Empire police responded to a criminal mischief incident at Minton Park. Some of the park’s signs had been damaged.

Friday, Feb. 18 — Idaho Springs officers responded to reports of juveniles vandalizing city property.

Officers contacted the juveniles and their parents, and all parties were advised of possible charges after case review by the District Attorney’s Office.

city to send out emails, automated phone calls and text messages to community members. This would allow the city to share timely information about highway closures, etc., particularly with people who don’t have access to the internet.

During a Feb. 22 City Council work session, council members and staff discussed services like Granicus and Civics Plus that offer these services. Some would also allow the city to create and send newsletters.

They also discussed Bang The Table, which focuses more on community members’ feedback on city plans and special projects. Clear Creek County, for instance, uses a Bang The Table forum as part of its public outreach efforts.

Jonathan Cain, assistant city administrator, said the city has $10,000 in its 2022 budget for im-

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Friday, Feb. 18 — Idaho Springs officers took reports of theft and vehicle trespass in the 100 block of 12th Avenue. A woman said her belongings had been stolen out of her car while she was using the rec center. ISPD attempted to review surveillance footage for possible suspects, but cameras weren’t operating in that location during the theft.

Saturday, Feb. 19 — Empire police conducted a traffic stop in the 200 block of East Park Avenue.

The driver was issued a speeding citation.

proving its communications. He believed the city would be able to use that to fund a Granicus-type service and Bang The Table, and planned to present a more formal proposal at a future work session.

Also, while the city only has $10,000, he said it might be able to get grant funding to fund these services as well.

As far as the city’s current approach, Cain believed there are three areas that need improvement: the toolset the city uses, the user experience, and creating a place for community members to provide feedback.

He recommended the services like Granicus and Bang The Table, along with creating a 311-type experience at City Hall, updating the website to be more user-friendly, and conducting more community

Sunday, Feb. 20 — Georgetown police took a report of a damaged split-rail fence at a condo complex.

One witness reported seeing an unidentified vehicle run into the fence and then drive off.

Sunday, Feb. 20 — An Idaho Springs officer was patrolling westbound Interstate 70 and observed a vehicle with expired plates driving at a high rate of speed, making unsafe lane changes, and almost striking other vehicles. The officer initiated a traffic stop in the 2900 block of Colorado Boulevard, where the driver was cited for multiple offenses. surveys.

Mayor Chuck Harmon said one of council’s 2022 goals is improving communications, and he felt that was doable with Cain’s recommendations.

Council Member Lisa Manifold said she likes whatever the local school district has, which involves sending out automated calls and emails. She wanted to see the city do something similar.

Council Member Kate Collier also suggested having City Council agendas and information packets available at public places, such as the rec center and the library, and partnering with those locations to set up something so people can watch city meetings together.

“Those are more user-friendly for people who don’t have a lot of technology,” she said.

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Clear Creek’s schools support students’ mental, emotional wellbeing If there is one thing we can all agree upon, it is that the past two years have been incredibly difficult.

This has been shown in so many ways — social isolation, job loss, financial insecurity, food insecurity and loss of life, among others.

People are tired and weary, and ready for life to go back to the way it was. Unfortunately, this pandemic is not yet over, and it has changed life as we know it forever.

One of the biggest effects is on mental and emotional health, which has been felt acutely in the school system. Clear Creek School District continues to see an increasing number of students and families impacted by behavioral and mental health concerns.

Counselors and administrators have seen higher numbers of suicide ideation, increased families in conflict, eating disorders, self-harm, more M-1 holds and higher levels of stress and anxiety. Colorado as a whole has seen a 90% increase in the demand for behavioral health treatments, according to Children’s Hospital of Colorado, who has also declared a pediatric mental health emergency — a first in its 117-year history.

Clear Creek School District is committed to planning and imple-

menting long-term solutions to address these issues. We believe that the end of masking is not the end of the mental and emotional challenges, and we will continue to see an increased number of incidents over the next three to five years.

Columnist Clear Creek School District, in collaboration with Resilience1220, Mountain Youth Network and CCMRD, received the 21st Century Grant, which provides funding for out-ofschool learning programs for three years. The large focus of this grant for Resilience1220 is to provide services to Clear Creek youth around mental and emotional health.

These services include group therapy, mental health documentary movie screenings, after-school groups, self-defense classes and caregiver education. Resilience1220 is also working with the school district to provide free educator counseling sessions, as the weight of this pandemic goes well beyond the students.

Outside of the grant, Resil-

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ience1220 is a local nonprofit that offers up to 10 free counseling sessions to youth ages 12 to 20. Parental consent is not required, and all sessions are confidential.

Mountain Youth Network, in addition to its work on the grant, has many offerings for students around emotional health and resilience building. It offers camping trips, life-skills classes, day field trips and more.

MYN is partnering with the school district and Resilience1220 to run a field trip in March for all of the district’s sixth-grade students. This field trip is designed to help the students create connections with sixth graders from the other schools in preparation for coming together in middle school next year.

Support systems continue within the schools themselves. In addition to counselors in Clear Creek schools, Jefferson County for Mental Health also provides a counselor for each school. JCMH also offers services outside of the school for children, adults and families, including therapy, parenting resources, substance use services and 24-hour crisis services.

On a state level, “I Matter” is a program that also provides free counseling services to those 18 and

younger (or 21 and younger or those receiving special services). The state will pay for up to three free sessions, and these services are promoted within the schools.

The Clear Creek School District understands the importance of students creating connections with adults and others through empathetic, kind and caring relationships.

These relationships help students with long-term academic gains, as well as with mental and emotional wellbeing. Through resilience, healthy relationships and positive programming, we can help our students thrive.

If you know someone who is experiencing emotional and mental health challenges, you can use these resources for help: Resilience1220 (www.resilience1220.org), 720-282-1164 Jefferson Center for Mental Health (www. jcmh.org), 303-425-0300 CDPHE I Matter (www.imattercolorado.org) Colorado Crisis Services 844-493TALK Safe 2 Tell (www.safe2tell.org) 877-542-7233 In addition to serving on the Clear Creek School Board, Erica Haag also serves on the boards for Resilience1220 and the Mount Evans BOCES.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR New Visitor Center Alternative The renovation of the Old Middle School on Highway 103 for the new Clear Creek Elementary could create a new opportunity: a better Idaho Springs Visitor Center next door. The Old Middle School is 83,000 square feet and the new elementary school only needs about half of that. The about 40,000 square feet single story wing with the existing gym and cafeteria could be reconfigured to add classrooms and the about 40,000 square feet multi story wing could be the new Visitor Center could with separated parking and outdoor areas. The multistory space has ramps instead of stairs which is similar in this respect to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim museum. The top floor has a modest auditorium and band rooms with city views.

The quality and number of visits to a new Idaho Springs Visitor Center right off the main downtown I-70 interchange would blow away its current midtown location. The proof is the Georgetown Visitor Center’s much greater numbers.

One problem would be the competing interests of the Argo development project who would benefit from current Visitor Center traffic. If their project goals are realized it could overload Colorado Boulevard, which is already busy. Meanwhile, to my knowledge, the School District does not have a real plan for the other half of a renovated Old Middle School building. A new Visitor Center is one alternative, partial demolition is another if it cannot be fully utilized. Do you have any good ideas?

Mike Caistor, Idaho Springs

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Running between the raindrops: perspectives on the skunk Few animals are as reviled as the unassuming night dweller, the beautifully coiffed, yet largely invisible creature, the skunk. Mostly identified by their noxious musk, the small mammals are hard to spot (alive) because of their nocturnal habits and shadowy excursions.

And yet, there are glimmers of appreciation for this weasel species. One improbable, and likely unwitting, illustration is the bride of the beloved monster in “Frankenstein,” as portrayed by actress Madeline Kahn, her hair a perfect beehive of black and white.

Flower, the bashful skunk in Disney’s “Bambi” declares, “Oh, that’s all right. (Bambi) can call me a flower if he wants to.” He smiles shyly as he hides behind his luxurious tail.

Portrayed as more scoundrel than sweet, Looney Tunes’ Pepe Le Pew is a jilted lover, a fatuous pursuer of his dream skunk who is tragically not a skunk at all but a cat cursed with a white streak along her back. He tries to entice her, “Come back darling, golden violet! I will un-shy you! You are just insecure. All you need is a little occupational therapy, like making love!”

Beautiful coats aside, perhaps skunks deserve respect simply because of their brilliant physiology. The skunk’s musk consists of a chemical group called “thiols” containing sulfur and hydrogen.

Three thiol compounds create the musk. Two other chemicals may

react with water to become thiols, so washing a stricken dog is not recommended!

Gross Science states, “Some scientists suggest using a mixture of dilute hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and a little liquid soap, Christie Greene which will oxidize the thiol and turn it into a sulfonic acid.

But be careful, because it could dye your hair or pet fur.” Tomato juice?

Just a myth.

Skunks use super-powered protrusions that come out of the anus and can squirt musk 10 feet. Skunks are reluctant to employ their anal gland weapons and may issue a warning before firing. Hissing, stomping, and doing handstands are clear warnings to keep your distance.

Probably witnessing any animal performing a handstand would stop most of us in our tracks!

Nevertheless, disdain for skunks abounds, as suggested by their collective name, “surfeit,” defined as “an overabundant supply or a disgust caused by excess.” This cannot bode well for the skunk.

Nonlethal control of skunks is possible. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recommends employing deterrents to avoid the establishment of skunks(or other wildlife) near homes, such as placing a nylon stock-

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ing stuffed with ammonia-soaked towels under the house. After any animals are completely expelled, permanently seal any openings or holes.

Humane wildlife products from companies like Havahart may be helpful in warding off small animals from moving onto the property.

Before you ban skunks, consider that they prey on the much unappreciated mouse!

Jefferson County Animal Control warns residents to keep away from skunks or any wildlife that are acting odd or sick. Never handle them, as even rabies-infected saliva can be fatal by entering the body through cuts or abrasions.

Skunks are like all wild animals, reproducing, foraging and protecting themselves and their offspring from harm. Nature has given them an unpleasant but benign method of self-preservation. Instead of big teeth or speed, the skunk stands apart in a cloud of stink of his own making. And yet, the skunk has his fans, such as actor Johnny Depp, who modeled his famous “Pirates of the Caribbean” character, Jack Sparrow, partly on a particular skunk. Depp states,“Pepe Le Pew was the kind of character who always was able to run between the rain drops. He’d always make it through.”

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Vehicles on Interstate 70 near Floyd Hill exit on Feb. 23, 2022.

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region.”

Wheelock’s personal story is everyone’s Floyd Hill story.

“You’re trying to climb the hill,” he said. “You think that somewhere a few miles ahead there must be a wreck. And after a few miles, you realize it’s just three lanes squeezing to two, or two lanes squeezing to one to get around an 18-wheeler or a bus.”

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, standing at Clear Creek near the 63-year-old bridge where I-70 bottoms out and zig-zags through the creek canyon toward Idaho Springs, described driving toward Vail this month to meet his daughters for a rare ski day.

“I ended up sitting on Floyd Hill and this traffic for I think more than an hour, and all that was happen-

ing was people were coming in off Highway 6 to get to I-70. So that’s my most recent and frustrating memory,” Bennet said.

The Colorado Department of Transportation and community leaders would like to make your Floyd Hill stories less dramatic.

Rebuilding Floyd Hill is the next mega-project for CDOT, a $700 million overhaul adding an express lane and replacing a massive bridge to ease the pinch and unclog the drain on the way into Idaho Springs.

The Pinch About 70,000 vehicles each weekend day brave the stretch that begins at the top of Floyd Hill and ends a few miles later after bottoming out at Clear Creek and careening toward the Veterans Memorial Tunnels and Idaho Springs. Along the way, I-70 westbound merges three lanes into two and picks up thousands more vehicles from U.S. 6 joining at the canyon bottom. Head-

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ing east on I-70, heavy tourist and truck traffic climbs three lanes from the Veterans Memorial Tunnels, often straight into morning sun rays or slush running downhill in a blizzard.

“The stretch there is narrower than Colorado Boulevard,” said Rebecca White, director of CDOT’s Division of Transportation Development. “It’s just such a glaring little stretch. And frankly, it just doesn’t make sense for the safety, the mobility, the environment . . . any of the needs up there.”

Separate from adding capacity, Floyd Hill needs to be rebuilt for the more basic reasons of traffic safety and crumbling infrastructure, CDOT and local officials say. The viaducts over Clear Creek and connections to U.S. 6 must be replaced no matter what.

While they are there, it’s time to attack capacity, CDOT adds. There’s neither room nor money to add a full third lane heading west down-

hill and through the Clear Creek canyon. So the plan is to extend the Mountain Express lanes that have somewhat eased I-70 traffic farther west.

Standing at the bottom of Floyd Hill Thursday afternoon to back the project and congratulate state politicians for paving the way, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg likened the regular I-70 clogs to international shipping woes.

“This is part of what America’s supply chains look like, when trucks are backed up or unable to get to where they need to go in a timely fashion,” Buttigieg said, as semitrucks bellowed through downshifts overhead. “That is something you will see in shipping times and in prices at the store.”

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COVID-19 VACCINES for adults and children 5-17 plus flue and other vaccines are available from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. Appointments are encouraged for COVID vaccines and boosters at www.comassvax.org/clinic/ search, enter CLEAR CREEK in the Location Box, and there is no need to add any other information. No appointments required for flu and childhood vaccines.

MARCH 12 GEORGETOWN CULTURAL ARTS presents the Red Rock String Quartet both live-streamed and in person at 7 p.m. March 12 as part of the Devil Moon Series. The inperson event will be at the Georgetown Heritage Center, 809 Taos St. For more information and tickets, visit georgetowntrust.org/heritagecenter.

THROUGH APRIL 15 AARP IS SPONSORING A FREE TAX PROGRAM at the Evergreen Library on Tuesday afternoons and every other Saturday afternoon starting on Feb. 1. Call 303235-5275 to make an appointment.

Pick up the intake forms before your appointment. All taxpayers are welcome. Appointments are required this year, and all clients will need to wear a mask inside the library.

ONGOING RESILIENCE1220 HAS STARTED a support group called College Age Community that meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For information and the Zoom link, email lior@wisetreewellness.com.

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through Friday for free blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol screenings at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. For more information and to make an appointment, call 303-670-7528.

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 Monday from 4-6 p.m. at 3081 Bergen Peak Road, Evergreen, and a virtual support group meets every first Tuesday from 10 a.m.-noon via Zoom. Call 303-674-6400 to learn how to connect

THE PROJECT SUPPORT SENIOR CENTER offers free bingo from 12:30-2 p.m. the first and third Tuesday and a monthly birthday celebration at noon the second Tuesday of the month.

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THE PROJECT SUPPORT SENIOR CENTER offers Sit ‘n’ Stretch at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the center, 1402 Miner St., Idaho Springs.

COVID-19 TESTING is available from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays in the dirt lot by Mount Buzz near the corner of Argentine and 11th Street in Georgetown, and from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. Appointments are recommended by visiting covidcheckcolorado.org/find-our-sites.

YOUNG PEOPLE 12 TO 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Resilience1220. Comprised of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. They also facilitate school and community groups to build life skills in wellness and resilience among youth. For more information or to schedule a counseling session, visit www.Resilience1220.org, email Resilience1220@gmail.com or call 720-282-1164.

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For their last home game of the season, the Golddiggers decided to win just one for the Baker.

The Clear Creek boys basketball team hosted a playoff game against Addenbrooke Feb. 21, corralling the Mustangs 62-43.

Clear Creek advanced to a secondround game Feb. 22 at Denver Christian. The Thunder beat the Golddiggers 70-26, ending their season.

Before the Feb. 22 game, the Clear Creek players were thankful to have one last home win for the 2021-22 season.

Although the Golddiggers celebrated their senior night Feb. 18, senior Jett Baker couldn’t play because of an injury. So, Baker and the Golddigger faithful treated the Feb. 21 Addenbrooke game as though it was his senior night.

Baker had good minutes, despite playing with one hand in a cast.

The fans held up cutouts of Baker’s face during the game, and went wild when he made a one-handed reverse layup.

Baker had to share some of the spotlight with Clear Creek sophomore Colin Hendrickson, who had a SEE BOYS BBALL, P13

Senior Jett Baker plays defense as Clear Creek students, background, cheer and hold up cutouts of him during the Feb. 21 playoff game against Addenbrooke at Clear Creek High School. The Golddiggers won their first playoff game against Addenbrooke 62-43, but lost their Feb. 22 second-round game to Denver Christian. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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Addenbrooke’s Landon Church, 22, and Clear Creek’s Christian Watts, 23, position themselves to rebound a free throw during the Feb. 21 playoff game against Addenbrooke at Clear Creek High School.

Clear Creek’s Colin Hendrickson, 15, puts up a shot during the Feb. 21 playoff game PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN against Addenbrooke at Clear Creek High School.

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hot hand against Addenbrooke and racked up 29 points total.

“I came out with a good mindset, but luck was on my side,” Hendrickson said. “ … I kept shooting the ball, and it kept going in.”

Hendrickson even started out on fire, proverbially speaking, hitting a three-pointer for the first bucket of the game. By the end of the first quarter, he’d racked up 12 points total off three treys and an and-one play.

Clear Creek led 16-9 as the second quarter started, and the Golddiggers went on a 15-5 run to close out the half. Hendrickson hit several jumpers and Baker made his reverselayup.

The Mustangs were down 16-31 at halftime, and Hendrickson continued dominating in the third quarter with another and-one and treys.

Junior Joe Monseu also had backto-back buckets in the third quarter, and scored 12 points total for the game.

Clear Creek led 47-24 at the end of the third quarter, and while Addenbrooke scored a few buckets off turnovers, the Golddiggers were uncatchable at that point.

Hendrickson said the Feb. 18 senior night win over Longmont Christian gave the Golddiggers

much-needed confidence and momentum going into the Presidents’ Day playoff game. While the singleelimination tournament might psych some players out, Hendrickson said it gave him more energy.

Plus, the home crowd was supportive, he added, along with the parents, coaches and seniors.

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BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Clear Creek girls basketball team beat Goldenview 52-29 in a first-round playoff game Feb. 21 at Clear Creek High School.

Coming off their Feb. 18 win against Longmont Christian, the Golddiggers got up early on the Sentinels and led 23-12 at halftime.

Throughout the game, Clear Creek capitalized off second-chance points, turnovers, and outside shooting.

After a 19-12 Clear Creek run in the third quarter, both teams let off the proverbial gas in the fourth.

Clear Creek and Goldenview scored 10 and five points, respectively, in the final eight minutes.

The win over Goldenview was the Golddiggers’ final home game of the season. On Feb. 23, Clear Creek advanced to a second-round playoff game at Limon, which the Golddiggers lost 24-55, bringing their season to a close.

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Colorado legislators have proposed hiring more wildfire investigators, an effort to reduce the state’s number of unsolved cases.

Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Kerry Donovan and state Rep. Dylan Roberts, would create a wildfire investigation team at the state level to aid local fire departments at a cost of $3 million annually. The bill also requires the state Division of Fire Prevention and Control to ensure the origin and cause data for fires is accurate and used to prevent future fires.

In October, a CPR News Investigation found that among Western states, Colorado ranks last at solving large, human-started wildfires.

In more than half of those wildfires, investigators were unable to pinpoint the individuals or devices that sparked the fire. Most of the state’s counties, which are responsible for investigating wildfires, do not have a trained wildfire investigator on staff.

CPR News spoke with dozens of current and former wildfire investigators, experts and county and state employees who said that Colorado does not have enough resources to investigate each of the thousands of

wildfires reported each year.

“Colorado doesn’t do as thorough a job as we possibly should and could on determining the cause of wildland fire,” said Donovan, D-Eagle County, who noted that the bill, SB 22-080, is in early stages.

It is not yet known how new investigators at the state Division of Fire Prevention and Control would fit in with investigative efforts by local sheriffs and fire departments, which must currently ask the state for help before the agency can aid in an investigation. Many of Colorado’s largest wildfires occur on federal land, and those wildfires are investigated by the U.S. Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.

Donovan said discussions are ongoing “to see how best the Division thinks that they can support the locals and vice versa, kind of how that chain of command should work.” She envisions regional teams of state investigators.

The Division of Fire Prevention and Control told CPR back in October that it has six people certified in wildfire investigation, or in the process of obtaining certification. It also has a dog trained to find arson evidence.

Mike Morgan, the director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control, said through a spokeswoman that he looks forward to working with the bill sponsors and hearing more about what they want to accomplish through DFPC. Gov. Jared Polis, while not referencing this specific bill, signaled his

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Coloradans can help bring music to life for students Annual instrument drive takes place March 7-20 STAFF REPORT

Making music can lift spirits, and the Bringing Music to Life Instrument Drive ensures students in underfunded music programs have access to the instruments they need.

Now in its 12th annual year, the instrument drive this year runs March 7-20.

Anybody who has a gently-used band or orchestra instrument they no longer play is asked to donate it at any of the 17 donation sites which are located across the state.

The instrument is repaired and cleaned, and then is provided to a school in need. Though the instrument goes to the schools, the teachers assign the instrument to a student, who gets to keep it as their own for the entire time they are enrolled in the school’s music program.

“Study after study shows the positive impact that learning music has on children,” said Steve Blatt, founder and executive director of Bringing Music to Life, in a news release. “Their listening skills improve, as well as creative thinking, self-discipline and self-esteem. Students learn the value of persevering and how to work with others toward a common goal. We’re excited about reaching even more children,

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Last year’s drive had a turnout of 597 donated instruments, which benefitted 41 music programs across the state. To date, since the program’s founding in 2014, roughly 17,500 Colorado students have benefited from the more than 6,500 instruments that have been donated through the Bringing Music to Life program.

Instruments needed include band and orchestra instruments in good condition, including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, guitars and electronic keyboards. Upright and grand pianos or organs cannot be accepted.

Those who do not have an instrument to donate may still participate in the drive by donating to the drive’s repair fund. These funds go toward repairing and refurbishing the instruments, which is the greatest expense of the program, Blatt said. This work is done by technicians at the Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology (CIOMIT) and Boomer Music Company in Fort Collins and they ensure every instrument is in excellent condition by the time it is provided to the student.

All donations are tax deductible.

Schools that have a majority of students receiving free or reducedcost lunches are encouraged to apply for instruments through March 31. Bringing Music to Life will match qualifying schools with donated instruments.

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FLOYD HILL FROM PAGE 10

HOV part is tricky, they said, since many cars stuck in the regular lanes already carry three people for skiing or family trips; the HOV floor may have to be set above three for the Mountain Express lane to offer any relief.

The planned Mountain Express lane, like the previous ones, does not meet federal requirements for a full weight-bearing interstate lane. In federal eyes, the express lanes are glorified shoulders, and should not host big intercity buses.

So, like the earlier express lanes, it cannot carry the Bustang mass transit that might offer more relief. A Floyd Hill reality that leads to . . .

The Transit Fix CDOT wants you to learn the name Pegasus, and learn to love it, starting in May, long before the actual rebuild of Floyd Hill begins.

CDOT’s mountain bus service, Bustang and, in ski season, Snowstang, has proved popular and takes cars off the hill. But Bustang gets stuck in Floyd Hill’s regular lanes just like everyone else, and Bustang passengers will still be stuck there after the rebuild, watching Pegasus fly by.

Enter a fleet of 14-passenger short buses branded Pegasus, with Wi-Fi chargers, and ski and bike stowage. To start changing consumer habits long before Floyd Hill construction makes the area even more impassable, CDOT will start Pegasus this May from Union Station to Avon, with stops in Idaho Springs, Frisco and Vail.

Wheelock says the Pegasus concept is “the best.” Short of long-held Front Range dreams of a high-speed train along I-70, a comfortable and convenient bus system is finally a nod that transportation needs to change, Wheelock said.

Until now, he said, I-70 drivers used the same technology “that my grandfather used 100 years ago, an internal combustion engine, one person hauling stuff around, whether it’s the hay to the barn, or it’s people with their ski gear.”

“We have an obligation to future generations to upgrade and move to a more modern mode,” he said.

“We can’t build our way out of this,” said Margaret Bowes, direc-

March 3, 2022 tor of the I-70 Coalition of elected officials, communities and businesses focused on mountain travel improvements. “We do need to be focusing heavily on getting more people in fewer cars or in transit vehicles. It’s absolutely critical.”

CDOT’s involvement in mountain public transit is just as critical, Bowes said. The private sector has never been able to build robust I-70 transit, given the seasonal nature of demand and the heavy federal and state regulation of the corridor.

“I think it’s perfectly appropriate that the state stepped in to fill that role,” she said.

The Neighbors So everyone who has been a through-driver of Floyd Hill has a story. Now think of the houses perched above I-70 on the hill itself, and imagine being one of those residents having to get to and from those homes multiple times every day.

It’s not the traffic noise from I-70 that bothers Bill Coffin most, at his home shielded from the interstate on the south side of Floyd Hill.

“It’s bad when it goes silent.”

That’s when Floyd Hill residents know traffic is stuck again, no one is moving, and that even if you could leave your home for work or an errand or travel, it feels like you’d never get back.

“We don’t go anywhere, starting Friday,” said Coffin, who also serves on the advisory boards working with CDOT on I-70 solutions.

“We have ambulances and fire trucks that need to reach those people on that hill. And that’s just one example,” said Wheelock, the county commissioner. “People on Friday night are simply trying to get home from work and they pull off at the exit and they’re sitting in a line of traffic over a mile long.”

The Floyd Hill makeover will — in addition to easing clogs with the express lane — extend the frontage road from U.S. 6 on the west side of the hill, to the Central City Highway exit. It will also employ roundabouts and through-lanes on I-70 exits to give locals better access.

Other extras for people not just traveling through include an expanded parking lot at the top of the hill with a phalanx of new electric vehicle chargers, and a shuttle stop for Pegasus and other local transit. The recreation trail

along Clear Creek at the bottom of the hill will get a major overhaul, a key link in a long-term project connecting bikers and hikers along the creek all the way to Golden.

The neighbors include those on four feet. Elk, deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife frequently wander onto I-70 between Genesee and Idaho Springs. It’s catastrophic for them and can be devastating for the humans as well. Two complex wildlife bridges and funnel-fencing will be built, one near the Genesee exit, the other just north of I-70 where U.S. 40 splits off toward Empire.

The Lost Opportunity Many eyes will be on the Floyd Hill project, which won’t start construction in earnest until 2023 and will take an estimated five years to complete. The digging, the laneshunting traffic delays and the progress will play out every night in front of local news and weather cameras.

The $700 million price tag is the largest “next” for CDOT after high-visibility rebuilds of Central 70 through north Denver and the I-25 South Gap through Douglas County to Castle Rock.

But it’s also going to be the first high-profile CDOT project built under new state rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, hailed locally and nationally as a bold innovation in the climate change fight. CDOT must now demonstrate how each big road project fits into a larger scheme to trim emissions and cut demand for single-occupancy vehicle traffic.

And that’s where some environmental groups see opportunity sliding away down Floyd Hill.

“I wouldn’t say we’re excited about this being the first project out of the gate,” said Matt Frommer, transportation analyst with the nonprofit Southwest Energy Efficiency Project. Expanded highway capacity will fill up with expanded vehicle traffic and their accompanying pollution, environmental groups say.

One measure of whether the new rules make a dent in greenhouse gasses is whether they cut vehicle miles traveled from what would occur without the project, by pushing people into mass transit or car pooling. The Floyd Hill plan — dubbed the “canyon viaduct” alternative after new tunnel bores were rejected — doesn’t do that.

CDOT projections for 2045 actually show a 1% increase in vehicle miles traveled after the rebuild compared to a no-action status quo. What would change dramatically is travel time in the stretch from Evergreen Parkway to the Mount Evans exit. CDOT projections show the new roadway cutting “vehicle hours traveled” by 50% from no-action estimates.

The debate immediately falls back to induced demand, a fiercely contested part of the discussion over the new CDOT greenhouse gas rules. The way Americans travel, this argument goes, any gain on congestion by reworking Floyd Hill lanes is likely to be negated by everyone who had given up on mountain trips and now thinks the corridor is fixed.

“Everyone knows someone who wants to go skiing up at the I-70 ski resorts and chooses not to because they don’t want to sit in hours of traffic,” Frommer said.

“Any project that would reduce the travel time would necessarily attract more traffic to the corridor.

That’s just how supply and demand works. All of us are looking at Google Maps on a Saturday morning.”

For $700 million, SWEEP argues, CDOT could help build 15 bus rapid transit routes in the Denver metro area, moving people efficiently and making big gains on miles traveled.

“It’s really just a reflection of our spending priorities,” Frommer said.

CDOT is quick to respond that leaders were consistent when they helped push for the greenhouse gas rules: Attacking pollution was an add-on, not a replacement for, CDOT’s basic mission of making safe roads and moving people around the state. CDOT executive director Shoshana Lew told everyone who would listen before the greenhouse rules passed that big, overdue capacity projects like Floyd Hill would still get done.

“Our view is that having an interstate system that functions at critical points is a priority,” Lew said. Starting Pegasus service long before the project is finished is part of that process of changing peoples’ movement habits, Lew said.

“So I don’t think it’s depressing,” she said. “I just think we’re solving for multiple problems.”

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March 3, 2022

Clear Creek High School January Teen of the Month Nominee STAFF REPORT

Breyda Spinner, daughter of Peggy and Josh Spinner, has been nominated as January Teen of the Month for the Idaho Springs Elks Lodge #607 Teen Scholarship Fund.

Spinner is a senior at Clear Creek High School. She’s student body president and a member of the National Honor Society. She has competed in track, and plays soccer and basketball. Spinner has also volunteered with the county’s vaccine clinics and is a member of Young Life. Her hobbies include science, wakesurfing, skiing, climbing and gymnastics.

In April, Spinner and five other Teen of the Month nominees from CCHS will be up for the Teen of the Year Scholarship Award.

All Clear Creek County students graduating in spring 2022 can apply for Elks scholarship money.

Applications for the C.L. Mackey and Lyle F. Wohlers Scholarships can be picked up in the Clear Creek High School counselors’ office. Applications must be submitted to the Idaho Springs Elks Lodge before April 1, 2022. For more information contact Mary Broyles, the lodge’s scholarship chair, at 303-908-1852.

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Public Notices call Marley 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice L0303-TD 22-017 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 DEGROFFT KRISTINA, MARK, BRAD & GARY 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 CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE 2018-00805 Property Schedule Number R005858 – Parcel 183703404043 SAINT MARYSUBDIVISION Lot: 274 U2 LETS 457/386 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 DEGROFFT KRISTINA, MARK, BRAD & GARY for said year of 2017; And Whereas, That said HARRY MOTT on the 24 day of JANUARY, A.D. 2022, 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 HARRY MOTT at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 28 day of JUNE, A.D. 2022, 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 22 day of February, A.D., 2022. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County Legal Notice No. CCC301 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO NOTICE OF HEARINGS – FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINAL PLAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that public hearings will be conducted in accordance with the Idaho Springs Municipal Code for a Final Development Plan (FDP) and a Final Plat on the Property described as Block 57 “Former Gold Digger Field”.

The petition shall be considered by the Idaho Springs Planning Commission for recommendation and subsequently by the Idaho Springs City Council for final adoption. The scheduled hearing

dates and time are as follows: Idaho Springs Planning Commission: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 6:00 P.M. Idaho Springs City Council: Monday, March 28, 2022, at 7:00 P.M. Both hearings will be held in a hybrid format. The public will be able to provide public comments over Zoom, and in-person with a limited number of persons allowed into the Idaho Springs City Hall, 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado 80452. If you are interested in attending the meeting in person contact City Staff at (303) 567-4421 ext.

118. This number is the direct line to Community Development Planner Chipman’s phone.

Description of territory proposed for a Final Development Plan (FDP) and a Final Plat: BLOCK 57 AND PARTS OF BLOCK 45, 55, 56, 66 AND S AND NANCARROW PL #1345 ADD L23 AND THE VACATED STREETS THEREIN, CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO Also known as the Block 57 “Former Gold Digger Field”, the Bus Barn, and property directly west of the Former Gold Digger Field.

Located in Section 35, Township 3S, Range 73 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, City of Idaho Springs, in Clear Creek County, Colorado Legal Notice No. CCC304 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Bids and Settlements Public Notice 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 22-02 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 22-02 Pavement Marking Services. Bids sent by parcel service or U.S.P.S. shall be addressed to the attention of Darin Vashaw and be clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for PW 22-02 Pavement Marking Services.

All bids must be received via email to pw@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 Friday, March 11, 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/95830614456?pwd=K2Z5MlNi VUZYNHZmV2o5Vk55dmZndz09 The Project includes the following Work: • Pavement marking services on various County roads which includes long line striping of approximately 41.3 miles of County roads at various locations.

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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.

Sean Wood, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CCC300 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine St., Georgetown, CO 80444 Case Number: 2021CV30044 Div.: C Plaintiff(s): WEST FIRMS REAL ESTATE, LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Company, v.

Defendant(s): DENNIS C. GENEVA and ERROL C. CURLEE; LELAND JAMES and GOLDIE JAMES; HEIRS OF SYBIL G. WASSON (deceased); MARATHON INVESTMENT CORPORATION, a Georgia Corporation; PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF THE COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK; BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CLEAR CREEK COUNTY; and all unknown persons who may 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): Dennis C Geneva, Goldie James, Leland James, Heirs of Sybil G Wasson, Evelyn C. McClendon and Mildred A. Campbell, and 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 complaint 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.

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

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.

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,

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situated in Clear Creek County, Colorado, more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado.

Dated: February 1, 2022 Dylan Woods, Attorney for Plaintiff Legal Description: The West Commonwealth Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 4624, as described in U.S. Patent dated June 19, 1890 and recorded October 19, 2021, in Book 1018, Page 584, Excepting therefrom any portion embraced in Survey Nos. 158 and 2931, as excepted in said Patent A tract of land located in Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M. more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Line 2-1 of said West Commonwealth Lode with Line 3-4 of the Fanny D. Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 15386A; thence Southwesterly along said Line 3-4 to the point of intersection with the Western most Section line of said Section 30; thence Northerly along said Section line to the point of intersection with Line 2-1 of the said West Commonwealth lode; thence Southeasterly along Line 2-1 of the said West Commonwealth Lode to the point of intersection with Line 3-2 of said Fanny D. Lode, the Point of Beginning, A tract of land located in Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M., more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection with line 2-1 of said West Commonwealth Lode with line 1-3 of the Agnes Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 15386A; thence Southeasterly along Line 2-1 of said West Commonwealth Lode to the point of intersection with Line 5-6 of the Legal Tender Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey 158; thence Northwesterly along Lone 5-6 of said legal Tender Lode to the point of intersection withe Line 1-4 of said Agnes Lode; thence Northwesterly along Line 1-4 of said Agnes Lode to a point of intersection with Line 2-1 of said West Commonwealth Lode, the Point of Beginning, A tract of land located in Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M. more particularly described as follows: Beginning at Corner No. 1 of the Maud S. Reynolds Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mining Survey No. 15386A; thence Southeasterly along Line 1-2 of said Maud S. Reynolds Lode to the point of intersection with Line 3-4 of said Fanny D. Lode; thence Southwesterly along said Line 3-4 of said Fanny D. Lode to the point of intersection with Line 4-3 of said West Commonwealth Lode; thence Northwesterly along Line 4-3 of said West Commonwealth Lode to the point of intersection withe Line 1-2 of the Lady Jane Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 15386A; thence Northeasterly along Line 1-2 of said Lady Jane Lode to a point of intersection with Corner No. 1 of said Maud S. Reynolds Lode, the point of Beginning, A tract of land located in Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M., more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection with Line 1-2 of said Fanny D. Lode with Line 1-2 of Maud S. Reynolds Lode; thence Southeasterly along Line 1-2 of said Maud S. Reynolds Lode to the point of intersection with Line 1-2 of the Sierra Nevada Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 15386A; thence Southwesterly along Line 1-2 of said Sierra Nevada Lode to the point of Intersection with Line 4-3 of said West Commonwealth Lode; thence Northwesterly along Line 4-3 of said West Commonwealth Lode to a point of intersection with Line 1-2 of said Maud S. Reynolds Lode, the Point of Beginning.

Combined by Agreement recorded March 14, 2001, in Book 610, Page 947, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado.

The Ohio Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 502, as described in U.S. Patent dated September 23, 1876 and recorded July 6, 2021, in Book 1011, Page 509, And a tract of land located in Section 30, Township 3 South, Range

73 West of the 6th P.M., more particularly described as follows: Beginning at Corner No. 6 of the Bradford Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 15386A; thence Northerly along line 6-5 of said Bradford Lode to the point of intersection with line 1-2 of the R.A.D. Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 15386; thence Northeasterly along line 1-2 of said R.A.D. lode to the point of intersection with line 3-4 of the Ohio Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 502; thence Southwesterly along line 3-4 of said Ohio Lode to the point of intersection of line 5-6 of the Cora Lewis Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 15386A; thence Northwesterly along line 5-6 of said Cora Lewis Lode to the point of intersection with line 1-2 of the said R.A.D. Lode; thence Northeasterly line 1-2 of said R.A.D. Lode to the point of intersection with line 2-1 of the said Bradford Lode; thence Southerly along line 2-1 of said Bradford Lode to Corner No. 1 of said Bradford Lode; thence Southeasterly along line 1-6 of said Bradford Lode to Corner No. 6 of said Bradford Lode, the Point of Beginning, Combined by Agreement recorded February 12, 2001, in Book 609, Page 138, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No. CCC293 First Publication: February 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS ON Centennial Opportunity Fund, LLC at the Bighorn Crossing Townhome Parcels, Georgetown, Colorado.

Centennial Opportunity Fund, LLC, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to impose binding environmental use restrictions (EURs) on the Bighorn Crossing Subdivision, Georgetown, Colorado. The EURs require the oversight and implementation of safety measures for excavating the sub-soil. Pursuant to § 25-15318.5, C.R.S., once the EURs have been finalized, they are binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons possessing an interest in the land. CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft EURs. Copies of the proposed EUR and a description of the affected property are available online at: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/ HMWMD-public-notices.

All comments must be submitted to Fonda.Apostolopoulos@state.co.us by April 4, 2022.

Legal Notice No. CCC302 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dennis James McCaigue, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30001 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek, County, Colorado or on or before July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Melissa Dougherty Anderson, Esq. Attorney for the Personal Representative PO Box 225 Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. CCC303 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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Requirements include: No DUI within the last 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 is required. Starting pay is $25.18 per hour. Benefits include: medical, dental, vision, 401 K match and paid vacation. Strong work ethic and motivation to perform task independently.

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