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Strousse Park refresh work starts this spring Georgetown approves a more affordable, community-based project BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From left, Jayah Sanford, Jacob Meyer, Ben Shay, and Joey Lupinacci hold their skateboards as they watch someone else drop into a ramp at Sheridan’s Curbside Skatepark on March 11. Shay, youth programs coordinator at Mountain Youth Network, has been organizPHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN ing regular skate trips for Clear Creek Middle School/High School students this semester.

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While Clear Creek skateboarders wait for an Idaho Springs skate park to be finalized, financed and built, the Mountain Youth Network has found an interim solution. This semester, MYN is organizing trips to Denver-area skate parks every other Friday for Clear Creek SEE SKATEBOARD, P10

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Clear Creek supports Mount Blue Sky petition

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado Week of 14 March 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. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is of 14“Snowfall” March 2022 is inches of snow that inches of rainfall plus meltedWeek snow. accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak gust at Georgetown Lake”each isday the velocity A local National Weather Service volunteer wind observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at about 8 a.m. in miles per hour ofarethe that occurred at the Georgetown Weatherand Station.the Wind time observations mademaximum at Georgetown Lake.wind “Max” andgust “Min” temperatures are from digital the displayscalendar of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”);of “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average during day preceding the date observation. Historic of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated dataduring arethebased on the period of record for which statistical data have preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the beenvelocity compiled (about 53 ofyears within period Anytheweather in miles per hour and the time the maximum wind gustthe that occurred during1893-2021). the calendar day preceding date of observation. Historicare data are based on on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiledvalue (about 53 with years within records noted based a comparison of the observed the the period 1893-2021). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set. historical data set. Day and date of observation (2022)

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Mount Evans, seen here on June 1, 2014, is the subject of several renaming petitions. Clear Creek County has supported the petition to rename it Mount Blue Sky. FILE PHOTO BY GABRIEL CHRISTUS

Federal board has final decision on Mount Evans renaming issue BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Clear Creek officials support renaming Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky. In a March 15 meeting, the Clear Creek Board of County Commissioners voted 2-0 to register its support for the Mount Blue Sky petition. Commissioners Randy Wheelock and George Marlin were in favor, and Commissioner Sean

Wood abstained. The mountain is named for Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, who’s believed to have authorized the Sand Creek Massacre against the Cheyenne and Arapaho people. He was forced to resign in its aftermath. Additionally, leading up to the Sand Creek Massacre in November 1864, John Evans issued proclamations authorizing Colorado settlers to “kill and destroy ... all hostile Indians,” which Colorado Gov. Jared Polis rescinded last year. There are five official renaming petitions: Mount Cheyenne-ArapaSEE RENAMING, P5

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STROUSSE PARK FROM PAGE 1

eral years, and asking the community to help with some of the work. “We used the (architect’s) package as a master plan,” Hamilton continued. “We couldn’t do all this in one year anyway, so putting it in in phases made sense.” He outlined five phases: restrooms, shelter, plaza hardscaping, planting and parking lot/clean-up. A new shelter design The architect outlined a $500,000 range for the shelter, but Hamilton said he and his colleagues found a better option at $250,000. They suggested the project plans should include downsized timbers, a more economical type of timber, and having a shingled roof rather than a metal one. Between the parks fund and the general fund, Georgetown has the money to build a new shelter this year, Hamilton said. The goal is to get rid of the existing booths this spring, and recycle the material, if possible. The new shelter needs to be built by this fall, at the latest, so it’s available for Christmas Market, Hamilton explained. The initial design also had two shelters running perpendicular to each other, with a path through corner to the restroom. Hamilton and his colleagues suggested maintaining that design somewhat with a single L-shaped structure that has a covered passage

Initial designs for the Strousse Park refresh project had two separate shelters running perpendicular to each other, as seen here. However, Georgetown has since approved a design with a single L-shaped shelter with a walkway through the corCOUTESY GRAPHIC ner.

David Rehak Suma, Georgetown resident and local firefighter, pours a cup of the Clear Creek Fire Authority’s chili during the second annual Fire & Ice Chili Cookoff at Georgetown’s Strousse Park. Strousse Park is scheduled for a refresh project this year. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

to the restroom. That way, it could serve as a lit and heated shelter for people waiting to use the restroom or wanting to access the parking lot. Despite the changes, the town’s overall goal remained the same: to have a year-round shelter and have removable partitions for 8-by-8 booths. Additionally, the plans outline adding heating to the booths, so they’re more usable in the wintertime, Hamilton continued. “We wanted to think out-of-the-

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box,” he said. “This is a focal point of the town. Could we get the community involved?” For the community, by the community While there will be cost savings by using a different design and materials, Hamilton said Georgetown will save on labor if community members do some of the work themselves. October is the latest Georgetown could start working on the shelter,

as Hamilton commented, “We can start earlier and have more control over when and how we do things.” Hamilton is putting together an execution plan that will have professionals pre-package things, and then have community members show up over a weekend. Police Judge Lynette Kelsey and the selectmen were excited at the prospect of involving the community in building the shelter. “I really like the idea of it being a community project,” Kelsey said. “It worked well for Foster’s Place. It’s a great way to get the community personally invested in it.” Selectman Dienne Powell suggested offering food for those who volunteer, saying the town could host a food truck to encourage participation. Hamilton added: “There’s a lot of things we could do to make it a fun, community thing.”

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ho, Mount Blue Sky, Mount Rosalie, Mount Soule, and Mount Evans but redesignating the namesake as Anne Evans. The petitions are expected to be addressed by the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board later this year. The board and the governor will make recommendations to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which has final say on which, if any, petition will be approved. Leading up to the March 15 meeting, the Clear Creek commissioners received a variety of verbal and written public comment. Dozens supported Mount Blue Sky or the other petitions; some even suggested their own name; but many others opposed a name change entirely. Wheelock and Marlin both believed the mountain should be renamed, given John Evans’ actions against Colorado’s indigenous people. “It’s a mistake,” Marlin said of naming the mountain after John Evans. “And it’s a mistake that we can correct. … The name Mount Evans is inflicting harm today, and I think we should stop.” ‘A complicated, malleable thing’ Wood contrasted the Mount Evans’ renaming discussion with last year’s process for the Clear Creek County peak now called Mestaa’ehehe Mountain. Its previous name was a derogatory word, and it was renamed to honor Owl Woman, a notable Cheyenne figure. With Mestaa’ehehe Mountain, he said, there was only one renaming petition, and that consensus helped with the process. For Mount Evans, though, there are five official petitions and plenty of other suggestions. Wood also brought up Evans’ connection to the Sand Creek Massacre, saying academic studies by the University of Denver and Northwestern University contested that Evans authorized it or knew about it. John Evans was a founder of both universities. Wood felt it was unfair for Clear Creek County to weigh in about a matter that happened more than 150 years ago with little direction, saying, “We’d be changing historical names based on accusations against one man. … What we did fell far short of what anyone would call due process.” While Wood agreed it was a good conversation to have, he also felt he

Tourists take photos of a mountain goat at the top of Mount Evans on May 25, FILE PHOTO BY GABRIEL CHRISTUS 2012.

Eugene Sheng from Chicago takes a photo last year at Summit Lake below Mount Evans. He and a companion were visiting the mountain after making reservations online. FILE PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

shouldn’t weigh in on it. “History is a complicated, malleable thing,” Wood said, quoting Ken Burns’ documentary on the Sand Creek Massacre. “And how we remember our history is part of our history.” Why Mount Blue Sky? Marlin described how he supported the Mount Blue Sky petition as a unifying name for all stakeholders. Not only is the name significant to the Cheyenne and Arapaho people, he noted, but it also reflects the mountain’s natural beauty. Wheelock agreed, noting how those from the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes chose the English

words ‘blue sky’ so it’d be “as educational as possible to the broadest population.” Wheelock commented how, leading up to the March 15 meeting, he supported the tribal-based petitions, Mount Blue Sky and Mount Cheyenne-Arapaho. The latter was proposed by Otto Braided Hair, Jr. of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. However, he noted during the March 15 meeting how the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe recently supported the Mount Blue Sky petition. Thus, he felt comfortable voicing his support for Mount Blue Sky as well. The Ute Indian Tribe — commonly called the Northern Ute Tribe — and

An adolescent bighorn sheep stands along the Mount Evans Scenic Byway FILE PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Friday morning.

the Northern Arapaho Tribe haven’t weighed in yet, he clarified, but all 574 federally recognized tribes will be consulted by the USBGN. Even if the mountain is renamed, Wheelock said it’ll be meaningless without accompanying educational efforts. The commissioners thanked all the stakeholders and members of the public for their participation in the process, with Wood noting how at least 50 people were attending March 15’s virtual meeting. “We appreciate everyone’s time and energy,” Wood said.

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Georgetown is expected to name its next town administrator at the March 22 Board of Selectmen meeting, if not sooner. The three finalists were in town March 18 for a public meet-andgreet at the Georgetown Community Center. Their final interviews with the selectmen were scheduled for March 19. The finalists are: • Dicran “Rick” Keuroglian from Brush, Colorado; • David Niemeyer from Tinley Park, Illinois; and • Guy Patterson from Fort Collins, Colorado At the meet-and-greet, the finalists introduced themselves and explained why they want to work in Georgetown. David Niemeyer Niemeyer said that he’s been in city administration almost his entire career. He served as village manager for Tinley Park, a Chicago suburb, for seven years. In October 2021, he joined the private sector as an executive recruiter for an HR consulting firm. On his resume, Niemeyer’s accomplishments in Tinley Park include overseeing tax-increment financing

that revitalized the downtown area, and working with state and local officials to redevelop a former mental health center site. Before Tinley Park, he held similar positions in six other Illinois communities. He has a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in political science, both from Northern Illinois University. Niemeyer said he likes working in smaller communities. Plus, as a fan of hiking and biking, he felt Georgetown would be the ideal place to live, work and recreate. Rick Keuroglian Keuroglian has been Brush’s assistant city administrator for almost two years. He moved to Colorado from Georgia, where he was a director of community development at a 2,000-member church. He also founded a nonprofit for community development, collaboration and resourcesharing in Augusta, Georgia. After all his work with local governments, Keuroglian said he felt encouraged to pursue a career in public administration. So, in 2019, he graduated with a second master’s degree, this time in public administration. In Brush, he said he’s tackled a variety of projects and staff issues, learning how to accomplish things with a small budget and a lot of passion. Ultimately, he felt his background in affordable housing would benefit

Georgetown’s interim town administrator Steve Rabe, second from right, introduces the three town administrator finalists during a March 18 meet-and-greet at the Georgetown Community Center. They are, from left, Guy Patterson, Dicran “Rick” PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Keuroglian and David Niemeyer.

Georgetown. Keuroglian, who described himself as an extrovert and collaborator, told the 20-some meet-and-greet attendees, “I think all of us together can do great things.” Guy Patterson Patterson has held administrative roles across Colorado, but predominantly in the mountains, including Salida and Lake County. He currently lives in Fort Collins and most recently served as Hudson’s town administrator for four years. Among his accomplishments in Hudson, Patterson listed helping

the town with its water resources and broadband access. He has a master’s degree in public affairs from the University of Colorado, but he noted that he has a bachelor’s degree in history. Thus, he said, he was very interested in working in Georgetown. Patterson described how he used to be based out of the Vail Valley area, and he was looking forward to working in a small mountain town again. “Colorado is my home,” he told the meet-and-greet attendees. “And the mountains are where I want to be.”

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Development ideas

n a previous Courant letter, I discussed the idea of the New Visitor Center alternative of using the other half of the 83,000 square foot Old Middle School, which only needs about half (40,000 square feet) Resident for the new elementary school, for a New Visitor Center for the other half that would be better located near the I-70 downtown Idaho Springs interchange and could attract more visitors that could see what is available before they have to drive through town.This could also expand into a new Clear Creek community center with the extra room, since the Visitor Center probably only needs about half of the other half (20,000 square feet)

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of the building, which also has a nice ramped atrium and existing auditorium floor with city and mountain views. Another feature would be the addition of parking for downtown, as it is also on the greenway for visitors to walk downtown and to bike to Virginia Canyon Park and the Argo. This is a good use for the old middle school building since the visitor center is also a museum, which doesn’t need many windows, and the old school building lacks windows as it is built into the hill. The property is also limited on parking for other uses and museum space requires less parking than regular uses. I know it may be hard for many to visualize, but the new school and a new Community Center could be adequately separated. The new skate park also will become a popular attraction there. The next question is what could the former Visitor Center become? I

think a good use would be as a new senior center with some workforce housing. The New Senior Center’s location would be great for seniors to walk to the park, the store, post office and downtown. Seniors also need less parking that will become in greater demand as the Argo and Virginia Canyon Park grow. The parking situation there is going to need to do a lot more than just handing out maps to visitors on where to park in town (which could be done better at the new visitor center). It needs to start preparing now to make development pans and seek grants. One source of future parking could be along Riverside Drive next to the Argo by expanding the road for parking with new retaining walls built into the hill of the Argo property along the street. The Argo is a major beneficiary of the Virginia Canyon Park and other city assets and should make more significant contributions to address the impacts

of their project. Another component could be acquiring some of the blighted properties along Colorado Boulevard for parking which are also near the bridges across the creek to the greenway. Parking and traffic are going to become more of an issue as the Virginia Canyon Park, the Argo and redevelopment of Colorado Boulevard grows, and now is the time to address it. Replacing the existing visitor center with a new Senior Center could become part of the solution to parking and traffic as well as addressing the significant need for senior and some workforce housing. I know that many locals are resistant to change and think that the Visitor Center is just fine where it is. But like it or not, things change, and the old middle school renovation opportunity is now for the improvement of quality of life in the Clear Creek Community. Mike Caistor, Idaho Springs

Change may be on the way for daylight saving time GREG ROMBERG

realize that I’m probably in the minority, likely a minuscule minority, but I don’t think it’s a big deal to change our clocks twice a year to go into and come out of daylight savings time. I like that going back Columnist to standard time in the fall makes sure that it is light when most work and school days start during the winter. There is momentum in both Congress and the Colorado legislature to shift to year-round daylight savings time, and it looks possible, if not

likely, that the change is on the way. A lot of things have changed since daylight savings time was first widely adopted in the United States over 100 years ago. One of the arguments to shift clocks forward in the spring was to save energy. When it stayed light one hour later, people didn’t need to turn on lights as early each night. That argument has become obsolete as the things that consume much of our energy use now, such as central heat and air, home appliances, televisions, and computers, didn’t exist when daylight saving time started and when they are used doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with if it is light or dark outside. Most of the arguments against changing back and forth between standard and daylight savings times

have to do with the impacts of one less hour of sleep when we spring forward. There are studies that suggest that the hour of sleep that is lost as we make the transition each spring leads to depression, increased traffic accidents and work injuries and a decrease in productivity in the first several days as we adjust our sleep schedules each year. According to Sunrise-Sunset. org, if we had been on year-round daylight savings time while we were on standard time in the 2021-2022 season, the sun would not have come up before 8 a.m. in Colorado from Dec. 1 to Feb. 7. If we make the shift to permanent daylight savings time, it will be necessary for us to identify and address unintended consequences of most people’s days

beginning in the dark for more than two months each year. If the last two years of living through a worldwide pandemic have shown us anything, it is that people are remarkably resilient. We can and do adjust to a wide variety of changes regularly. For the people like me, who support changing our clocks twice each year, the transition to year-round daylight savings time is one more thing we’ll learn to live with. Greg Romberg had a long career in state and local government and in government relations. He represented corporate, government and trade association clients before federal, state and local governments. He lives in Evergreen with his wife, Laurie.

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Who is to blame for inflation?

hen bad things happen, we try to find a reason and someone to blame. I think it has always been this way, but now we have the media who know that reporting bad news sells, and Columnist naming the person or persons who caused the bad news sells even better. Add that the cable news channels have to provide programming 24 hours each day, so they devote many hours to the blame game. It’s impossible to not notice that the price of just about everything is rising. We know it as inflation, but we last experienced inflation like this in the eighties. During the fiveyear periods between 2007 to 2011 and 2017 to 2021 the average annual inflation was 2.4%. The five years between 2012 and 2016 were even lower at 1.3%. Last month, the cost of goods increase was 7.9%. There are generally two causes

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of inflation. One is called demandpull inflation, the upward pressure on prices that follows a shortage in supply. Economists describe this as “too many dollars chasing too few goods.” The other is Cost-push inflation. It occurs when prices rise due to increases in the cost of wages and raw materials.The bad news is that we have both conditions. Let’s first discuss the demandpull inflation. Simply, the pandemic caused us to experience dramatic shortages of goods and services. For instance, semiconductors made overseas have not been available so cars can’t be produced. The shortage, of course, has driven up the price. As we hung out in our homes during the pandemic, we decided to upgrade either by buying a new home or by remodeling our current one. New house sales have increased housing prices as have home improvement projects. Food prices are strongly affected by the cost of the logistics involved in their distribution. As the distribution channels were affected by the pandemic, costs have risen. Beginning in the late seventies,

American manufacturers began to practice just in time delivery of raw materials. Instead of warehousing needed materials, companies scheduled them to arrive just when they are needed in the manufacturing process. It’s efficient and its good business… except when it doesn’t work. Vital cogs in the supplier chain have experienced delays as companies shut down during the pandemic. There is blame to bring to the feet of the Federal Reserve. For many years the Fed has kept interest rates near zero. This penalizes savers and rewards spenders. It’s likely this will soon change. Also contributing to the inflation is the excessive spending of our government. No one doubts that it was right to offer cash to help during the pandemic while many businesses were closed. However, the spending is continuing. Remember our definition…. Too many dollars chasing too few goods. We definitely have both conditions. I’m sure you hear that America’s front-line workers are not doing well in our economy. Here’s proof. In 1973 the real hourly earnings of produc-

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tion and non-supervisory employees was $23.24. In March of 2019 it was exactly the same…. No progress for workers in over 40 years. The same measure in January of this year is $26.86…up 15.6%. This is happening because the worker shortage is driving up wages. Given that there is a labor element in most products, these labor increases will continue to drive inflation. So, we have cost driven inflation factors as well as demand pull. The summary leads me to believe that this inflation is caused by many factors which are coming together… a perfect storm. The future interest rate increases will help, but higher prices are probably here to stay.

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Clear Creek eighth-grader Joey Lupinacci, left, and Mountain Youth Network’s Ben Shay hold their skateboards at Sheridan’s Curbside Skatepark on March 11. PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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The Idaho Springs skate park is still in the works. While there’s no firm construction timeline, Shay said it’s possible construction could start in summer 2023. In the meantime, MYN will continue hosting the skate trips this semester and likely next school year as well. Depending on interest, Shay said MYN might host weekly trips in this summer. Shay said that, because many of the attendees are too young to drive themselves, providing transportation is key. Joey Lupinacci, an eighth-grader at Clear Creek Middle School, said he’s been on six trips already this semester. He recently started skateboarding, and MYN’s regular trips have been a great way to learn, he said.

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Clear Creek High School students race to gather dodgeballs at the start of a game during the March 9 School Olympics.

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Clear Creek High School sophomore James Flynn Reese dodges a ball during during the PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN March 9 School Olympics’ dodgeball competition.

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peting to win candy prizes. As they watched their classmates play dodgeball, sophomores Autumn Lucy and Zoey Zebroski recalled competing in the cup-stacking relay. Each team was required to take turns running to a table with a stack of cups on it. Each student could only move one cup, so reorganizing the tower to win was a team effort.

Lucy and Zebroski said the second person on the opposing team ran into the table with the cups on it, flipping it all over. So, Lucy and Zebroski’s class ended up winning. Zebroski was looking forward to going to the volleyball station after dodgeball. They described competing in the Olympics at CCMS, and Zebroski said she thought this was tougher, because they were going up against other high schoolers. The two students said it was fun to do something else during access

Clear Creek High School sophomore Shea Ryan serves the volleyball during the March 9 School Olympics.

class period. That was a sentiment freshman Jaxon McInnes shared. Dodgeball had been his favorite station of the three, saying his team had wiped the floor with its competitors. He was hoping to win some candy for the victory. He and Shelby Lewis, a fellow freshman who was an event volunteer, said there were different stations at the middle school Olympics, including balloon pop and T-pose. CCMS/HS Principal Chris Gould was unsure whether the CCHS

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Clear Creek High School student Chloe Manion stacks a cup for her team during the March 9 School Olympics’ cup-stacking relay.

Olympics will become an annual event, like the CCMS one. He emphasized that next school year will look different, as the school district moves to a four-day week. “We’ll see,” he said. He added that he appreciated Bellamy’s class organizing the event this year. Because some of the student body’s community feel has been lost thanks to COVID-19 restrictions, CCHS is organizing more activities like the School Olympics to build it up again, Gould said.

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LGBTQ+ support for the mountain community Resilience1220 offers an LGBTQ+ support group for teens and family members looking for community BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Being an LGBTQ+ teen or having a family member navigating the LGBTQ+ community can be hard, and that’s why Resilience1220 offers an LGBTQ+ support group, Beyond the Rainbow, once a month. Beyond the Rainbow is actually two support groups, one targeting people aged 12-20, and the other geared towards parents or caregivers raising LGBTQ+ children. Resilience1220 founder Heather Aberg said the Beyond the Rainbow program was started with the Evergreen Christian Church years ago. “We were attracting people from Conifer, Clear Creek, and attracting people from all ages,” Aberg said. The teen group consistently has at least 8-10 participants, and they

The room Beyond the Rainbow is hosted in allows the participants to paint on the walls and express themselves. PHOTO PROVIDED BY HEATHER ABERG

do fun activities like decorating cupcakes and playing with therapy dogs. Caitilin Lowe-Hoover is the leader of the teen group. She also is a licensed psychotherapist. “Basically a social group that has some therapeutic elements,” is how she described the group. Lowe-Hoover sees the group as a great place for those questioning their gender identities and those supporting friends in the LGBTQ+ community. Lowe-Hoover said that members of the group feel comfortable pursuing their own interests at meetings and existing freely.

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Clear Creek teachers, staff ask for raises BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Clear Creek teachers and support staff have asked the school board for salary increases in the 2022-23 school year, saying they would like to earn salaries that show that district officials appreciate them and would allow them an opportunity to live where they work. Teachers asked for a 15% salary increase for the 2022-23 school year, while the support staff asked to increase their hourly wage to $20. Several teachers, including representatives of the Clear Creek County Education Association, and education support professionals spoke at the March 15 meeting, explaining that while they loved their jobs, they needed to be paid not just a living wage, but what one educator called a professional wage. Hollie Harlan, the school district’s chief financial officer, estimates that it would cost the district more than $1.2 million each year to provide the requested raises to all staff. Teacher salaries Teachers said while Clear Creek

teachers make more than Platte Canyon School District teachers, the cost of living in Clear Creek and Jefferson counties is much higher than in Park County. This year in Clear Creek, a starting teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no teaching experience earns $38,709, while the starting salary in Jeffco Public Schools is $43,274 and in Platte Canyon is $37,030. A 15% increase would bring the starting salary for Clear Creek teachers to $44,515 in the 2022-23 school year. The Clear Creek County Education Association will be negotiating for salaries, step increases and benefits in the coming months. The association submitted a petition signed by about 95% of the teaching staff asking for the 15% raises. Officials say educator salaries don’t indicate their value to the district. District staff missed out on raises on and off over the last decade when the district couldn’t afford raises. However, the district made salary increases a priority since 2016-17, when a teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no experience had a

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starting salary of $32,000. Polly Fisher, president of CCCEA, reminded the board that the district has lost teachers because of the low pay, and teachers have worked to help the district pass the last two bond requests from voters. Teachers also have helped find ways to increase enrollment, which is the basis for much of the district’s state funding. “We hope you will take the necessary and appropriate action to increase salaries,” Fisher told the board. “Please invest in educators.” Teachers got a 3.5% salary increase for 2021-22, when consumer prices were up 6.8% in 2021. Teacher Tina Matthew said educators would be forced to leave for other districts if changes aren’t made, she noted. Support staff According to the salary schedule on the school district website, classified staff members in their first year with the district are paid anywhere from about $15 to $19 per hour depending on the job. As teachers have gotten raises, other staff throughout the district have gotten corresponding percent-

age increases. Pippi Graham, a special education support educator, presented a petition signed by 39 support staff, asking for the raise to $20 per hour. She told the board that she knows people who have taken jobs elsewhere rather than with the school district because of the pay. “We work hard to make sure all of our students get what they deserve,” Graham said. “Many of us have one or more additional jobs just to survive.” Some of the support staff have children who qualify for free or reduced lunch prices in school, and some are using local food banks to make ends meet. “We feel it is necessary (to get higher salaries) to attract and retain support professionals that our students, staff and community deserve,” special education paraprofessional Melanie Leatherwood said, noting that they could work elsewhere for higher pay. “Why are we here instead, the answer is simple. We are here because we care. We made a choice to be here, to guide and to serve the next generations to the best of our abilities.”

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Mountain pass along Highway 103 to be renamed Corral Pass, Mestaa’ehehe Pass among suggestions for new names BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names and a state advisory board have asked Clear Creek County for input in renaming Squaw Pass. Thus, the county is looking for public input in the process before registering its opinion during an April 4 county commissioners meeting. The pass is a geographic point within U.S. Forest Service Land along Highway 103. It is near the newly renamed Mestaa’ehehe Mountain. In November, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued an order declaring ‘squaw’ a derogatory term and forming a task force to find replacement names for all federal sites bearing that name. Thus, a new name for the pass is guaranteed, and locals have been asked what its replacement name should be. During a March 15 county commissioners meeting, Commissioner Randy Wheelock explained how five names have been autogenerated for the pass based on the closest geographic features, including Mestaa’ehehe Mountain. According to Jenny Runyon of the USBGN, these names are: Deadman Pass, Corral Pass, Beaver Pass, Vance Pass and Mestaa’ehehe Pass. She said the Department of Interior could suggest other names as well, but at least those five are under consideration right now. If Clear Creek County has other ideas, it will have to formally suggest them. “If it’s not on the list, it won’t be considered,” Runyon continued. The county can support any of the five options or suggest its own by April 4, which is the deadline for the state advisory board. The USBGN’s deadline for public comment is April 24. The commissioners liked Owl Woman Pass, which is the English name for Mestaa’ehehe, and Blue Sky Pass. However, they wanted to have time for public input and to consult stakeholders on other

Cyclists from the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride rides up Highway 103 from Echo Lake on July 27, 2018. The mountain pass in this area, as a geographic point on federal land, will be renamed this year, and locals are being asked for input on what its replacement FILE PHOTO BY SARA HERTWIG name should be.

names that might have cultural and/or historical significance. “It’s common, or even normal, for the pass to have a name completely different from the surrounding mountains,” Commissioner Sean Wood said. “The process that we did (for Mestaa’ehehe Mountain), part of it that I liked for sure, was getting input from a wide variety of stakeholders.” Wheelock clarified how the Clear Creek County roads that share the pass’ name will have to be renamed in a separate process at the county level. Written public comments to the county commissioners about renaming the pass can be sent to Beth Luther at bluther@clearcreekcounty.us.

The newly renamed Mestaa’ehehe Mountain stands under sunset-lit clouds in December 2021. The nearby mountain pass, as a geographic point on federal land, will be renamed this year, and locals are being asked for input on what its replacement PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN name should be.

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Crime Calls from March 7-13 BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Monday, March 7 — Empire police responded to a found property call along East Park Avenue. The item was a wallet, which was returned to its owner. Tuesday, March 8 — An Idaho Springs officer was patrolling the 2200 block of Miner Street when he recognized a man who had multiple

warrants for his arrest. He was arrested for his felony warrants out of Clear Creek and El Paso counties.

Park Avenue. Three people were engaged in a verbal argument. No one was cited.

Tuesday, March 8 — Idaho Springs police responded to a disturbance between a bus driver and passenger in the 1300 block of Miner Street. The passenger was escorted off the bus and given a courtesy ride to a nearby hotel for the night.

Tuesday, March 8 — Empire police responded to a burglary at the town’s welcome center and public restrooms along East Park Avenue. Unknown suspects kicked open a locked door to the janitor’s closet/ supply room. The door was broken in half. There are currently no leads.

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Wednesday, March 9 — Georgetown police arrested an individual

for driving while revoked as a habitual traffic offender. Saturday, March 12 — Empire police issued a speeding citation in the 300 block of East Park Avenue. Sunday, March 13 — Idaho Springs police took reports of a theft in the 2900 block of Colorado Boulevard. The gas station attendant stated an unknown man had stolen more than $30 in motor oil. ISPD searched the area, but was unable to locate the suspect.

Parents express displeasure with school district direction BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Seven parents spoke at the March 15 Clear Creek school board meeting, concerned that parents and district officials weren’t working together. They said district officials were making decisions without fully informing parents and getting their input. They felt left behind, and they

were concerned that the four-day school week that starts in August would make things worse for their students. Parents spoke during the school board’s public comment portion of the meeting, and as is standard practice, board members don’t respond to the public’s comments. Elementary school parents were concerned that expeditionary learning curriculum being implemented

at Carlson and King-Murphy elementary schools was happening too fast, and middle school/high school parents were concerned about the class choices and what they called a lack of school spirit. “I feel that we as parents and you as the school board should be working together,” King-Murphy parent Jordan Dunbar said. “There have been many instances in the last two years that our questions and opin-

ions have been swept under the rug. …That doesn’t work for having a working relationship.” Parent Marcie King told the board that children were suffering and failing, especially with standardized tests. She wondered whether the district’s focus on grants and two bonds approved by voters in the last three years were superseding the focus on instruction and students’ wellbeing.

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice L-0324-TD 22-038 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 SHAHEEN F E 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 DAVID EMSLIE the following described real estate in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, to wit: TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE 2018-00843 Property Schedule R002379 Parcel 183526400729 MINE: TOTAL ECLIPSE - 1068 Undivided 100% 4.26 ACRES IDA 25-3-73 SURV ROW #211096 633/704 ESMT CCCO 674/915 LETS 674/918 & 674/919 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado And Whereas, Said County Treasurer issued a Tax Lien Sale Certificate of Purchase therefore to DAVID EMSLIE; 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 SHAHEEN F E for said year of 2017; And Whereas, That said DAVID EMSLIE on the 15 day of MARCH, 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 DAVID EMSLIE at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 26 day of JULY, 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 15 day of March, A.D., 2022. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County L-0324-TD 22-038 Legal Notice No. CCC316 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Metropolitan Districts 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, April 6, 2022, at 6:00 P.M. Idaho Springs City Council: Monday, April 11, 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.

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. CCC317 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 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 22-05 Frost Heave Repair Witter Gulch Road Bids for the construction of the Project will be accepted electronically with the following exact text in the subject line: Bid for PW 22-05 Frost Heave Repair. Bids sent by parcel service or U.S.P.S. shall be addressed to the attention of Stoy Streepey and be clearly marked on the front of the envelope with: Bid for PW 22-05 Frost Heave Repair. 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 Thursday, April 14, 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/98624936257?pwd=aVVoZjVLe ER5a1l3MFQ3QnVYS3pyZz09

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

The Project includes the following Work: • Frost heave repair • Includes the full width removal of approximately 170 feet of asphalt and replacement with an insulated asphalt road surface • Culvert replacement • Replacement of a 36-inch diameter by 40-foot long corrugated metal pipe and asphalt road surface patch

Also known as the Block 57 “Former Gold Digger

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Description of territory proposed for a Final Development Plan (FDP) and a Final Plat:

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17 Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Instructions to Bidders For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Request for Bids that is included in the Bidding Documents. Sean Wood, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CCC315 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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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 Gerald B. Olde, Deceased Case Number 22PR30004

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 on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Katherine K. Olde Porter Personal Representative c/o Steven M. Weiser, Esq. Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP 360 S. Garfield St., 6th Floor Denver, Colorado 80209 (303) 333-9810 sweiser@fostergraham.com Legal Notice No. CCC311 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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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.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patrick Dean Kennerly, also known as Patrick D. Kennerly, also known as Patrick Kennerly, Deceased Case Number 2020 PR 30003

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

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Sean Kennerly & Timothy Kennerly, Co -Personal Representatives c/o Josh Krieg Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. CCC314 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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