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Commissioners suggest renaming local point Wagon Road Pass BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Firefighters battle an early morning blaze at Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park on April 8. The fire has since been extinguished, with at PHOTOS COURTESY OF EMPIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT least two homes destroyed and no injuries reported.

2 Empire homes destroyed in overnight fire Impacted families starting GoFundMe pages BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two trailers in Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park were completely destroyed in an overnight fire on April 8. Another trailer was damaged by the flames, and a few others suffered smoke damage, according to the Empire Police Department. A vehicle also was completely destroyed. No one was injured, and the cause is still under investigation. Around 1:10 a.m., a structure fire SEE FIRE, P4

A man, background left, surveys the damage from the overnight April 8 fire at Clear Creek Trailer Park.

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For five decades Conrad was a teacher, coach and school principal. He taught and coached in the Clear Creek School District from 1958-1966. Later in life, he fondly recalled specific game details and players’ names that he coached while in Clear

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NEWS BRIEFS Wendy Koch reelected as Empire mayor Empire residents have reelected Wendy Koch as mayor. During the April 5 municipal election, she received 60 votes to serve another two-year term. Challenger Jennie Ann Carnes Romine received 32 votes. “I thank all my constituents for giving me a vote of confidence, and I will do my best to live up to that,” Koch stated April 6. Additionally, five current Board of Trustees members were reelected. The sixth trustee didn’t fill out the election paperwork in time, Koch described, but will apply to be appointed to the seat by the board. Koch invited Romine and other interested residents to run for office in the next election and/or to submit letters of interest any time there’s an open seat on the Board of Trustees. CDOT expects tolls for westbound I-70 express lane to start next month The westbound Interstate 70 mountain express lane has been open with fees waived this winter, as the Colorado Department of Transportation tests its tolling equipment. However, the agency expects to begin charging tolls in May, CDOT representatives told the county commissioners at an April 5 meeting. Drivers should look for signage indicating whether tolling is live or whether fees are still waived. During the April 5 meeting, CDOT representatives outlined all the

ongoing projects in Clear Creek County, such as the mountain express lane, and their expected completion dates. U.S. Highway 6 resurfacing is 18% complete, and should be finished this September. U.S. 6 tunnel lighting project through Clear Creek Canyon is almost finished, as the lights should be on mid-April. County Road 314 is only 20% complete, although the Scott Lancaster Bridge was moved recently. There is an automated traffic signal up now, although there will be a full road closure sometime in May. This project should be finished in August 2023. The I-70 resurfacing between Floyd Hill and Chief Hosa has started. This will be night work only. The geohazard mitigation along I-70 near mile marker 243 will go through late April, as there was a delay because of equipment malfunction. Crews have anchors in place, CDOT representatives said, so there are a few more tasks to do before placing the netting. Additionally, CDOT has several items in the preconstruction phase, including the I-70 Floyd Hill project. The $700-million project still has a $240 million funding gap, although the agency is applying for a federal grant this spring, and has asked for letters of support from its local partners. In the meantime, the agency has selected its contractor and designer, and should have contracts with them signed by mid-April.

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A cyclist 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 name should be. FILE PHOTO BY SARA HERTWIG

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also weren’t opposed to other names for it, such as Blue Sky Pass and Mestaa’ehehe Pass. Commissioner Sean Wood said he didn’t have much of an opinion, but felt it’d be unprecedented for a pass

and a nearby peak to share a name. Thus, he recommended against adding Blue Sky Pass to the list as well. Marlin emphasized how he hoped the pass’ new name would be significant to county residents. “I like the logic of what this pass’ original use was — how it built our communities and connected our communities,” Marlin said of the suggested name Wagon Road Pass.

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Firefighters battle an early morning blaze at Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park on April 8.

Smoke fills the air as the April 8 fire at Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park smolders amid PHOTOS COURTESY OF EMPIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT the wreckage.

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was reported at 257 E. Park Ave. with flames visible and a woman inside, trying to get her pets out. She was able to make it out safely, although the pets likely died in the fire, according to Deputy Chief Andrew Lorenz. While three firefighting agencies and other emergency personnel responded, high winds made extinguishing the blaze difficult. In addition to the homes and a vehicle, the fire also damaged telephone poles and trees in the area. For the three households whose

homes were destroyed or severely damaged, Lorenz stated the Red Cross and the Clear Creek County Advocates were helping them find temporary housing. Residents on Facebook were looking to donate clothing, toiletries, and other items. If community members wish to donate goods, Lorenz said they can email chief@empirecolorado.us or call his work cell at 303-995-2135. Additionally, two of the impacted households have set up GoFundMe pages. Deborah Celli described how she lost her beloved dog and two cats in the fire, along with all her personal belongings. As of 10 a.m. on April 11, 35 people had donated $3,550 toward her $10,000 goal.

Damage from the April 8 fire at Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park is visible. The fire destroyed two trailers and a vehicle, and severely damaged a third trailer. No injuries were reported, although a few pets are unaccounted for.

One trailer was severely damaged by the April 8 fire at Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park. The fire destroyed two trailers and a vehicle, and severely damaged a third trailer. No injuries were reported, although a few pets are unaccounted for.

Additionally, Mark Krebs has a page set up by his neighbors, the Romines. Krebs only had time “to grab his slippers and wallet” before evacuating his home. While he has a place to stay, he has lost everything, the GoFundMe page states. On April 11, 18 people had donated $1,235 toward the $30,000 goal. “It was just so fast,” neighbor Susan Lange said. “It was a lot of devastation in very little time.” As she was standing outside her home in the afternoon on April 8, Lange watched the nearby debris smolder and worried about her neighbors who lost their homes. She recalled waking up to the sound of someone banging on her door. She smelled smoke and, as she grabbed a jacket, saw flames outside her dining

room window. Lange described how “fire departments from everywhere” had lined up around the property, as she and her neighbors were evacuated to Town Hall. Staff members had water and coffee available while everyone waited. Lange was thankful to have “a warm place to be.” Eventually, she and her husband headed to Georgetown and got a hotel room for the night to catch some sleep while they waited. After they returned in the morning, they opened their unit’s windows to clear out the smell of smoke. Lange thanked all the first responders for getting everyone out safely, and the town staff for all their help during the evacuation.

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Damage from the April 8 fire at Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park is visible. The fire dehstroyed two trailers and a vehicle, and severely damaged a third trailer. No injuries were PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN reported, although a few pets are unaccounted for.

Stairs are about all that remains of one trailer after the April 8 fire at Empire’s Clear Creek Trailer Park. The fire destroyed two trailers and a vehicle, and severely damaged a third trailer.

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to have told me about the value of such a degree and its beneﬁts. One of those people I looked up to is Heather Newman, my Gilpin County High School (GCHS) chemistry teacher. She was someone who always had a smile and a positive attitude no matter what happened. There was always a bright side to a situation. Newman sparked my aptitude for science and luckily, she kept my passion for learning science strong. Her class was always somewhere I could stop by in my free hour, talk, and get the help I needed. Gilpin’s staff and administration made sure I stayed on track to achieve my goal. If I ever needed individualized help, the teachers were always able to help and answer any of my questions. Though a small school, GCHS was a place where I always had support when I needed it. GCHS school taught me much about the world of Academia. I am still very early in my academic career at Mines, but as of now, I am planning to get my chemical engineering degree and go into the renewable energy resources ﬁeld to develop cutting edge renewable technologies for the future. I am Gilpin County School!

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Croc on, readers! Lyle the Crocodile promotes National Library Week at Clear Creek schools BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While the famous song might advise people to never smile at a crocodile, Lyle the Crocodile is a different story. The famous literary character visited Clear Creek schools and libraries last week to promote National Library Week with the Clear Creek County Library District. The district has done this in previous years with other characters from children’s books, but this year it was Lyle’s turn. During his visit to Georgetown Community School on April 8, the first- and second-graders enjoyed meeting “the best crocodile ever,” as one of the students described him. They also had fun asking him all sorts of questions. How old is he? (In his 50s.) How tall? (Maybe 6 feet tall.) How does he breathe? (His nostrils.) Holly Grant, the library district’s programs coordinator, read “The House on East 88th Street” — which is the first in the Lyle the Crocodile series — and talked to the students all about the library’s SEE LIBRARY, P7

Lyle the Crocodile and the library district’s Holly Grant ask Georgetown Community School students whether they like to hula hoop while reading “The House on East 88th Street” to GCS first- and second-graders on April 8. The book is the first in a series about PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Lyle the Crocodile, who made a special visit to Clear Creek County to promote National Library Week.

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Lyle the Crocodile gives hugs while visiting Georgetown Community School first- and second-graders on April 8. The literary character was visiting Clear Creek County to promote National Library Week.

Lyle the Crocodile and the library district’s Holly Grant tell Georgetown Community School first- and second-graders about all the amenities and services their local libraries offer while visiting the school on April 8.

at Denver’s Downtown Aquarium. She also said students could stop by their local libraries any time this month to receive a free book and cookie. Before heading to another classroom, the students got to hug Lyle and pet Miss Honeybun, the library district’s storytime rabbit. Chris Crouse, a library assistant for CCCLD, was really impressed with how local students engaged with Lyle, as he’s more of “a retro

character.” Lyle’s first book, “The House on East 88th Street,” was published in 1962. Second-grade teacher Tiffany Taylor said her class had a lot of fun meeting Lyle, and that having the library visit district visit the school was a good community connection. Crouse and Grant agreed, saying it’s an important way to build that partnership between the library district and school district. It was

also a way to tell local students about all the library’s services and activities, including this year’s summer reading program. Overall, Grant and Crouse described how Lyle had a fabulous visiting Clear Creek County’s schools and libraries, and how everyone had been very welcoming to the famous crocodile. “He’s so cute,” Grant said. Crouse added: “He’s comfortable in his own skin.”

Georgetown Community School students pet Miss Honeybun, the library district’s storytime rabbit, during an April 8 visit to the school to promote National Library Week.

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services and upcoming activities. This year’s summer reading theme will be “Oceans of Possibility,” she said, with students learning about pirates, mermaids, and sea creatures. She encouraged the GCS students to sign up, saying the summer’s final outing will be

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Fiction dealing with tense familial relationships has been popular for centuries. It holds an understandable fascination: even though every family looks different, every person can relate to some aspect of a family drama, whether we know our family members too well or not well enough. Reading a story about a dysfunctional family provides a point of comparison; each one can become a new lens through which readers can view their own family problems. If this style of fiction appeals to you for that reason, you can’t go wrong with a book like The Dutch House. It follows a pair of siblings, a brother and sister, whose obsessive love for each other and for their childhood home carries them through the twists and turns of their lives. Intricate details of these characters’ day-to-day existence – work and home, health and personality – are woven for the reader, only to fade into the background when they’re together. As they grow older, they return over and over to a house they can never reenter, their longing for it and the past it represents constantly distancing them from the realities of the present. Slow-moving and inexorable, the story evolves from a study of family complications into a brutal exploration of nostalgia, as the protagonists’ illusions of their childhood stand firm and continue to dictate their every life decision, even in the face of proof that those illusions are false. Though the initial draw may be apparent, what makes a book like this really work? How has a genre with so few happy endings stayed so popular for so long? Is there something about characters who refuse to change when given the opportunity that motivates us as readers to examine our own convictions and ask ourselves if we, too, are stubbornly holding ourselves back from life? Or is it a more morbid

preoccupation – the desire to reassure ourselves that, no matter how broken our families are or how unfulfilled our ambitions have been, at least we’re still doing better than these characters? Then again, there could be another, less cynical explanation. Perhaps by reading about the mistakes and regrets of characters who have been wounded by circumstance, we learn to view them – and, by extension, the real people in our lives – with greater understanding and acceptance; and perhaps when we see the consequences of unresolved conflicts and unhealed hurts play out in narrative form, it inspires us to seek resolutions to similar difficulties in the real world. If this is the case, it’s no wonder that books like this one continue to be in high demand.

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here were maybe 20 or so of us in the room. We had gathered for a small regional business meeting a few years ago. We shared strategies, stories, and came up with new ideas and identified some things that we needed to change about our businesses. Whenever we would gather for a day or two, we would usually try and build in some exercises and activities to keep it fun and engaging. We had someone come in to teach us strategy. One of the exercises they used was trying to teach us and coach us on how to solve Rubik’s Cube. It generated a lot of laughs, some of us got it, some of us didn’t and some gave up trying. Then the owner of the business who was hosting us brought in his two young sons, and they had learned how to solve it. They came around the room offering help. It was a bit humbling. More of us got it, a few more didn’t, and well, even a few more gave up. The world record for solving Rubik’s Cube is 3.47 seconds. Did you catch that? 3.47 seconds. The

old record was 4.22 seconds. The key to solving a problem or a puzzle is to know the system and apply the process. As I watch some of the cooking shows, I am always amazed at the dishes that are served in such a short time frame. Michael Norton Five-star quality dishes created and made in sometimes as quickly as 20 minutes. The winners know the process, they have a system. They are given the ingredients, but more often than not, they must use their knowledge to know just how much of each ingredient needs to be used and for exactly how long it should be cooked. There is a great book that has been out for a few years, “Atomic” Habits by James Clear. It is an incredible book by the way, I encourage anyone looking to make a change in productivity or make improvements in life to check it out. In his book, James

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Clear talks about goals and processes. And if given the opportunity to choose if he could only pick one, he would choose having the right process or system over a setting a goal. The goal is the destination, the process is how you get there. In business, many companies will often talk about people, process and technology as the requirements and ingredients for success. The people are the business, take care of your people and they will take care of your business. Technology and innovation are necessary in any business regardless of industry. That leaves us with process. When we can give our people the right care and attention, provide them with the right skills and technology, and then couple that by teaching them the processes that will help them perform at their very best, we have a winning combination. Show me people who disagree, and cannot get past the disagreement, and I will show you people who were never taught the process or system of effective communication. Show me a professional team that is losing

by a large margin, and I will show you a team that didn’t have a way or process to stop their opponent. Show me a salesperson who lost an opportunity to a competitor, and I will show you a salesperson who didn’t align their selling process with the buyer’s decisioning journey. It doesn’t matter if it is a puzzle, conundrum, game, business, human interaction and dynamics, sports or sales, when we can learn to apply the right process to anything that we do, we will always increase our chances for success. Is there a process or system that you need to learn? Is there something that you are doing where you would like to make improvements? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@xinnix.com, and when we can learn to solve the conundrums and puzzles of life using a proven process, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful president of XINNIX, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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Empire lifts boil order as water troubles conclude All leaks, breaks in water system identified on private property BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jugs of distilled water and press releases from Empire town officials are available at Town Hall on March 25.

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working on an after-action plan in the coming weeks to examine what it did well and what it should’ve done better, he stated. It will also identify ways it can avoid similar situations in the future, with Stein giving the example of having water meters installed at every residence and business. Only half of Empire residences have water meters, he said, so if everyone had them, it would’ve been easier to identify the homes with abnormally high use.

ing everyone to conserve water, that seemingly led to additional water use as everyone scrambled to stockpile it, Stein described. “We probably could’ve stayed above it with just one issue,” he said. “But with everything compounded together, we just ran dry.” As of April 7, Stein said almost everyone in town should have full water service again. Only a few homes with known problems remain shut off. Empire and its partners will be

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RECYCLE EVENT

Empire residents can resume their normal water usage, as the town has lifted its boil order. Its drinking water supply has returned to normal levels, the town confirmed via its Facebook page on April 6, and the water distribution system has been flushed of extra chlorine and tested several times. According to Police Chief John Stein, Denver Water has inspected the entire town’s water distribution system thoroughly and the only leaks and breaks identified were on private property. Denver Water didn’t identify any leaks or breaks in the town’s portion of the system. One home had a moderate-sized leak from a 1-inch line; another had a broken toilet; a third had a broken water heater; and multiple unoccupied homes had faucets dripping or fully on. If it was just the moderate leak on its own, Empire might’ve seen some reduction. But all those issues, compounded with last month’s subzero temperatures, drained Empire’s water supply. Then, when the town started ask-

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SUMMER CAMP LISTINGS

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Summer Camps & Programs 2022 Audience of One Youth Theater Camp: Audience of One is a music theater company committed to developing character, integrity, teamwork and leadership in our youth through the theatrical and arts experience. These skills will enable them to succeed and joyfully serve their community. Camps are available to children ages 5 through 18. Camps include: • • • • • •

Seussical Kids Fame Jr. Kitty Cat Capers Rock your Callback Audition prep Dance

Children’s Museum of Denver Summer Camp: The summer workshops at the Children’s Museum of Denver are designed to offer a little something extra with extended fun and learning in the museum’s most popular exhibits. For information, www.MyChildMuseum.org

Tackle 11 Man 2022: The youth tackle program is for youth between third and eighth grades. Early registration continues through April 30. Regular registration for the program will be between May 1 and June 30. The program will be held this fall between July 25 and Nov. 30.

Code Ninja: These camps are slated to spark a child’s inner ninja and transform their love of technology and video games into new skills. The camp is for children ages 5 and 15. Code Ninja camps are available across the Denver metro area. For information, visit:

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The Castle Rock summer day camps teach kindergarten through 12th graders of every ability level a range of outdoor adventures, introducing them to the parks, trails and mountains in the surrounding area and getting them excited to stay active. The program has several day camp options in Castle Rock plus resident overnight camp options less than 2 hours from Castle Rock and expedition camp options leaving from Louisville. For information, visit https://avid4.com/ castle-rock-colorado-summer-camps. Chatfield Stables: With a variety of summer camp programs, Chatfield Stables offers programs to children 7 and older. This is a hands-on only horse camp. Each child is assigned a horse to take care of for the entire week. They learn safety and horse care from the ground up including grooming, saddling For information, visit http://www.chatfieldstables.com/horse-camps.html

Mountain Youth Football Association: The Mountain Youth Football Association is preparing for the 2022 seasons with two camps for youth between kindergarten and eighth grade. There is no registration fee for players who are new to the Mountain Youth Football program.

• Parker: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/parker • Lone Tree: www.codeninjas.com/locations-list/us/co/lone%20tree • Thornton: www.codeninjas.com/locations-list/us/co/thornton • Arvada: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/arvada Denver Zoo Summer Camps: The zoo’s safari camps are aimed at children with a drive and desire to discover the world of animals. Camps feature: • • • •

Animal experiences Zoo expeditions Engineering authentic solutions Real-world challenges

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The program details include:

Rookie Tackle 8 Man 2022: The program for kindergarten through second grade will be a developmental league with modified rules for first and second grade players. An early bird special will continue through April 30. Regular registration will be held between May 1 and June 30. Late registration options are also available. The Mountain Youth Football program is located at Marshdale IOscelot Field) East – 26663 N. Turkey Creek Rd. in Evergreen. For information, visit www.mountainyouthfootball.org Downtown Aquarium Summer Camps: Throughout the summer, the Denver aquarium hosts a variety of programs for children of all ages. Some programs include: • • • •

World Oceans Day Sea safari summer camp Zoologist for a day Marine biologist for a day

For information, visit www.AquariumRestaurants.com Evergreen Country Day Summer Camp: Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp offers opportunities for children to continue learning, growing, honing their skills, amplifying their interests, and making friends. With a range of classes designed for early childhood, elementary, and middle-school students, Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp sparks imaginations and energizes learning of children ages 2 to 15. For information, visit https://evergreencountryday.org/programs/summer-camp/ Evergreen Parks and Recreation District: There are a variety of summer programs and camps available in 2022. For information, visit www.evergreenrecreation.com/201/Camps Some of this year’s camps include: • • • • • •

Summer adventure camp Outdoor climbing camp Gymnastics camp Outdoor adventure camp Boating camp Summer sports camp

KidzArt: These camps offer curriculum geared to stretch minds, exercise imaginations, and introduce new idea-generating techniques, all while having fun and building confidence. For information, visit: • www.kidzart.com/franchise/castle-rock/

• www.kidzart.com/franchise/highlandsranch • www.kidzart.com/franchise/lone-tree Performing Arts Academy: Performing Arts Academy has a selection of both one-week and two-week programs. The choices range in half-day or full-day musical theater options for elementary, middle and high school age groups. Camp options include: • Performing arts mini camps • Musical theater show camps For information, visit www.paacolorado.org/ theatre-summer-camp/ School of Rock Golden/Lakewood: Looking for something unique for kids this summer? Music has become increasingly popular through the years, and the Golden/ Lakewood locations for School of Rock have plenty of offer, including: • • • • • •

Guitar lessons Drum lessons Singing/vocal lessons Keyboard lessons Bass lessons Songwriting

For information, visit https://bit. ly/3Mwwnmx. Talk to the Camera Video & Movie: Learn to make videos and movies through a program that includes video and movie making camps, theater and acting camps through STEAM-Based, hands-on curriculum. The summer program is for children ages 6 and 16. For information, visit talktothecamera.com.

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New scholarship, health fair returning to Clear Creek BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

$10,000 scholarship to trade school The Clear Creek Schools Foundation is offering a scholarship for up to $10,000 to a Clear Creek High School graduate attending an accredited trade school or earning an associate’s degree. Called the Discovery Scholarship, it will fund 100% of a student’s costs for tuition, fees and books for up to two academic years minus other scholarships or funding the student might get, according to Mitch Houston, the foundation’s executive director. The money is coming from an anonymous donor. “One of the challenges that many local scholarships have is they’re for one year and done,” Houston said.

“The whole purpose of the Discovery Scholarship is to fill the gap and to provide financial aid during the student’s entire time in school.” He said while data was limited, in the last four years, about 20% to 25% of CCHS seniors have said they wanted to get an associate’s degree or go to a trade school. He did not know if they followed through with those plans. The scholarship will be awarded to a student with a history of community engagement or volunteerism who has a financial need, and the winner is asked to return to CCHS to talk about his/her experiences. Applications are due April 30, and the winner will be announced at the CCHS Senior Night in May. Submit applications at TheCCSF.org/what-wedo/scholarships.

9Health Fair in Idaho Springs The 9Health Fair has returned to Idaho Springs after a three-year hiatus, and it will provide the same health screenings and more at low or no cost to residents. It’s called 9Health: 365, and it will be from 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 30, at the Clear Creek Recreation Center in Idaho Springs. Fair coordinator Mike Morris calls it a collaboration among the rec district, Lions Club, Clear Creek Rotary, Clear Creek EMS and volunteers. Interspersed among the screenings will be informational tables, and the rec center will provide demonstrations on some of the programs it offers. Those wishing to attend the fair are encouraged to preregister online at www.9HealthFair.org, though walk-ins are welcome, too, Morris said. Those

who preregister will be able to skip the line to fill out forms, and they will get their test results online. Those who walk in will have their results mailed to them. Free screenings will be available for blood pressure, height and weight, vision, hearing, oral care, mental health, plus foot exams and balance, and participants can talk with a health professional. A basic blood chemistry test costs $45, plus for additional fees, participants can get tests that include Vitamin D, hemoglobin, A1C, testosterone, blood type, Vitamin B-12 and more. It is not necessary to fast before the blood draw. While participants must be 18 or older for the blood draw, children under 18 can participate in a few free health screenings such as early childhood development and eyesight screening.

Wednesday, March 30 — An Idaho Springs officer was patrolling the 1500 block of Miner Street when he observed a man known to have an arrest warrant out of Clear Creek County for assault. The man was taken into custody.

off at the gas station. Police issued a summons to the driver for the accident.

damaged, and she was cited for illegal discharge of a firearm and criminal mischief.

Sunday, April 3 — Idaho Springs police responded to the 2600 block of Colorado Boulevard for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, they were able to safely secure the firearm. The woman handling the gun wasn’t familiar with it or how to safely secure firearms, and she accidentally fired the weapon to clear it. The hotel room was substantially

Sunday, April 3 — Idaho Springs police responded to a burglary in the 2500 block of Colorado Boulevard. The suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a neighboring resident had observed him using illegal drugs and attempting to disarm the fire alarm system. A warrant was issued for the suspect, who was arrested a few days later by ISPD.

POLICE BLOTTER

Crime Calls from March 28-April 3 BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tuesday, March 29 — Idaho Springs officers responded to the 1900 block of Colorado Boulevard for reports of a woman violating a protection order. She had fled the scene by the time officers arrived, but a warrant was issued for her arrest.

Friday, April 1 — Empire police responded to a hit-and-run accident at a gas station. A driver accidentally struck part of the station’s parking structure, causing minor damage. The vehicle left the scene, but its license plate fell

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We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Visit www.clearcreekcourant.com/ calendar/ and post your event online for free. Email dbrobst@coloradocommunitymedia.com to get items in the print version of the paper. Items will appear in print on a space-available basis.

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 303-235-5275 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.

APRIL 15 AN EASTER EGG DECORATING WORKSHOP will be from 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, April 15 at the Georgetown Community Center. It is sponsored by the Clear Creek County Library District.

APRIL 16 THE CLEAR CREEK COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT will host an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16, in Georgetown. Children up to 5 years will hunt for eggs at

Werlin Park Georgetown, and children 6 and older will hunt for eggs at Foster’s Place. APRIL 22 ORGANIZERS OF THE ANNUAL LYLE WOHLERS Law Enforcement Luncheon and Awards Ceremony are soliciting nominations for the 2021 Officer and Citizen of the year. The annual event is hosted by the Idaho Springs Police Department. The awards commemorate Colorado State Trooper Lyle Wohlers, who was killed in the line of duty near Georgetown in 1992. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, April 22. Nomination forms may be found at: Idaho Springs Police Department, Idaho Springs City Hall, Empire City Hall, Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Department, Georgetown City Hall. To request nomination forms, email pdrecords@idahospringsco.com or call ISPD at 303-567-4291. APRIL 26, 28 ECO-FRIENDLY CRAFTERNOONS will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Idaho Springs Public Library and Thursday, April 28, at 3:45 p.m. at John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown. In the spirit of Earth Day, the Clear Creek County Library District is not purchasing any new supplies for these crafternoons. They will use leftover materials from our craft cupboards and invite patrons to take remaining supplies home with them after the craft sessions. APRIL 28 ST. AGONY’S ASYLUM TEA PARTY will be Thursday, April

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28, from 1:15-2:15 p.m. at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown. To celebrate the Georgetown Community School fifth graders’ completion of their “Beastly Dreadfuls” book club, the Clear Creek County Library District is throwing a spooky tea party inspired by the book.

APRIL 30 THE 9HEALTH FAIR will be from 7:30 a.m.-noon April 30 at the Clear Creek recreation center. Learn more and preregister at 9health365. org. APRIL 30 RESILIENCE1220 WILL HOST a panel discussing building inclusion for LGBTQIA+ youth from 4-7 p.m. April 30 in the Clear Creek High School auditorium. To register, visit Resilience1220.org. MAY 12 The 10th annual Canine on the Creek 5K and 1-mile fun run will be May 12 at Charlie’s Place animal shelter, 500 W. Dumont Road, Dumont. The dog costume contest is at 9 a.m. with the run and walk starting at 10 a.m. Cost is $15 in advance or $25 the day of the race. For more information, visit www. clearcreekrecreation.com. MAY 21 THE UNITED CENTER’S 2022 SEASON OF MUSIC in Idaho Springs has started. A limited num-

ber of VIP six-ticket packages and individual tickets are on sale. All concerts are at 7 p.m. except Women in the Round on Sept. 11, which is at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at www. unitedcenterinc.com. May 21: The Bonnie and Taylor Sims Band; June 11: Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore; July 23: Chain Station; Sept. 11: Women in the Round: Regina Sayles, Liz Barnez & Rebecca Folsom; Oct. 15: FY5. ONGOING OMEGA (OPEN MINDS ENCOURAGING GENERAL ACCEPTANCE) social group meets the second Saturday each month for LGBTQIA+ youth and allies aged 12 to 20 years. Fun, friends, snacks, games in a welcoming environment. This program is a collaboration between The Clear Creek County Library District and Resilience 1220. 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. WELLNESS CLINIC is Monday 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 SEE CURRENTS, P18

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A battle of the undefeated Top-ranked Clear Creek soccer falls to Front Range Christian BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Take two of the best girls soccer teams in 2A. Ensure they’re both undefeated and evenly matched on the field. Give the team who lost last year’s matchup a home-field advantage. Mix together until one rises to the top. No matter the outcome, it’s the perfect recipe for a dramatic, can’tmiss-a-second-of-it soccer game. Clear Creek hosted Front Range Christian on April 8, where the Falcons played at a deficit for the first time this season. While there were multiple lead-changes and ties, Front Range Christian ultimately won 5-4. “It was a really good game,” Clear Creek goalie Zoey Zebroski said. “The two teams matched each other so well, and we stayed so determined through that game.” Coach Dan Ebert felt similarly, saying he was happy even though the Golddiggers lost. Clear Creek is a far cry from the team that lost to Front Range Christian 1-7 last year, he described. Despite three players out with injuries and only one substitute, the Golddiggers have gotten better every game this season. “(The Falcons) had better ball skill,” Ebert continued. “ … My girls make up for it in heart and hustle. … I’m really happy with how they played today.” Two standout performances among the Golddiggers were Zebroski, who had 20 saves, and striker/forward Rylie Young, who made three of the team’s four goals. “I’m frustrated — I really wanted to win that,” Young said. “Going in, I did not think that we would do as well as we did.” Clash of the soccer titans Front Range Christian took the SEE SOCCER, P17

Front Range Christian’s Kailey Martin, 5, and Clear Creek’s Shea Ryan battle for possession during an April 8 game at Golddigger PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Stadium. Front Range Christian won 5-4.

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Clear Creek senior Aiden Kocol, 13, and Front Range Christian senior Eden McKay, 24, PHOTOSBY CORINNE WESTEMAN fight for possession during an April 8 game at Golddigger Stadium.

Clear Creek senior Loralei Murphy, 11, kicks the ball while blocking Front Range Christian’s Emma Budimlya during an April 8 game at Golddigger Stadium.

Front Range Christian’s Avery Murray, right, completes a corner kick as Clear Creek’s goalie Zoey Zebroski prepares to defend during an April 8 game at Golddigger Stadium.

Front Range Christian senior and captain Grace Hartnett, left, angles the ball away from Clear Creek’s Pressley King during an April 8 game at Golddigger Stadium.

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lead early, scoring its first goal about four minutes into the first half. It had a few other shot-ongoals early, but they were wide or were saved by Zebroski. With 23:18 left in the first half, Clear Creek’s midfielders found Young along the sideline, who made a goal with two defenders on her. Two minutes later, senior forward Loralei Murphy scored Clear Creek’s second goal after a clean pass downfield. The Falcons’ offense kept up the pressure with multiple corner kicks and shot-on-goal attempts. With 14 minutes left, they made their second goal and tied the game.

Young scored again three minutes later, this time with a shot up the middle of the field. A mere 20 seconds later, the Falcons had something reminiscent of an alley-oop in basketball. One player made clean pass from the sidelines into the middle of the field, where her teammate had a short, quick kick into the goal. The game was tied at 3 going into halftime. In the second half, the Falcons dominated possession and scored their fourth goal from about 10 yards away. With 20 minutes left, Front Range Christian’s freshman Kailey Martin scored the fifth goal on a ground kick up the middle. Zebroski dove to stop it, but it was just wide of her and went in. Clear Creek was now down two goals and had seen little offensive action in the second half. So, when

Murphy took possession with about 18 minutes left, she started driving ferociously toward the goal, but was fouled. Young took the subsequent free kick and made it from more than 20 yards away. She said later was her first goal off a free kick. While the Golddiggers had a few close attempts throughout the rest of the game, time was not on their side. Plus, the Falcons’ offense controlled possession, trying to score a sixth goal against Zebroski. “That was stressful,” Zebroski said of Front Range Christian’s offensive pressure throughout the game. “I knew that they could get it high, and I get that I’m short. They were a really good team, and they made really good shots.” Nine games left Going into the April 11 game at

Clear Creek goalie Zoey Zebroski kicks the ball away from the goal after making a save during an April 8 home game against Front Range Christian. Zebroski made 20 saves throughout the game.

Sheridan, Clear Creek was 5-1 with nine games left. Ebert said it’s been a very compact season, with 15 games and 13 practices scheduled after spring break. Preventing injury has been a major concern, as three players were out with injuries on April 8. Two of them will have limited minutes at Sheridan, but Ebert’s also worried about keeping the rest of the team healthy. So, he’s kept practices very light and has dedicated one day a week to reviewing film, he explained, to keep the players well-rested. “There’s multiple weeks (this season) where we have back-to-back games, and that’s hard when you don’t have a deep team,” Ebert continued. “… The short season makes it even more difficult. It’s easier to get injured when you’re playing 80 minutes day after day.”

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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 to the group virtual call. For more information visit mtevans.org/services/emotional-support/.

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

available on Fridays to the Idaho Springs Safeway and the post office. The van leaves at 12:30 p.m. from 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.

WALK-IN VACCINE CLINICS for adults and children 5-17 plus flu 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. No appointments required for the vaccines.

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In this June 6, 2018, file photo, PFAS foam washes up on the shoreline of Van Etten Lake in Oscoda Township, Michigan, near Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Twenty state agencies, along with the University of Wisconsin, worked on an action plan released Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ administration after more than a year of PHOTO BY JAKE MAY/THE FLINT JOURNAL VIA AP study of forever chemicals known as PFAS.

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

The sale of many products containing the dangerous “forever chemicals” known as PFAS would be banned in Colorado as early as 2024, under legislation recently introduced and backed by a host of consumer and environmental groups. Toxic PFAS chemicals, used as lubricants and repellants in products ranging from firefighting foam to clothing and cooking utensils, leak into groundwater and have been found in drinking water supplies in Colorado and across the country. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser recently joined multiple states in suing the chemical manufacturers for decades of contamination that is proving exorbitantly expensive for state health departments and local water agencies to clean up. “We know these things are dangerous for our health. We know they are forever chemicals that are poisoning our water supply,” said Danny Katz, executive director of the nonprofit consumer group CoPIRG, in welcoming the bipartisan bill. “We need to act now to phase out as many of them as possible to protect our health and protect Colorado’s water.” The first sale ban would begin Jan. 1, 2024, for products with PFAS intentionally added in these categories: Carpets or rugs; cookware; cosmetics; fabric treatments; food packaging; juvenile products, oil and gas products; and textile fur-

nishings. Through 2030, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment would be charged with identifying more categories of goods, and those would be added to the banned list. “I’d rather do the right thing, as quickly as possible,” said Rep. Lisa Cutter, a Littleton Democrat who is one of the bill’s prime sponsors. “But because there are manufacturers and companies that have been using these products, we’re trying to allow a reasonable offramp.” The earliest categories are in businesses where alternatives to PFAS are already being developed, sponsors said. Colorado may have the largest number of sites in the nation that have handled PFAS chemicals, due to firefighting drills and operations at military installations, mountain wildland firefighting, and from PFAS chemicals in firefighting and other industrial materials at oil and gas exploration sites. About 21,000 industrial sites in Colorado appear on the previously undisclosed EPA database of locations that “may be handling” PFAS, with more than 85% of those places related to oil and gas, and heavy concentrations of possible locations at the industry’s core in Weld County, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which forced EPA to release the data. The same properties that make PFAS a lubricant or seal cookware also make them resistant to longterm impacts of heat or water, conferring the moniker “forever chemicals.” CoPIRG and others say the chemicals have entered Colorado waterways and “polluted communities like Fountain, Frisco,

parts of Denver, South Evergreen and Golden,” threatening serious health impacts. State health officials have launched a buyback program taking firefighting foam containing PFAS off the hands of local fire departments and replacing them with alternatives. Consumer and environmental protection groups want the federal EPA to move faster to set absolute drinking water standards to force PFAS cleanups. Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment moved deeper into PFAS regulation when it demanded more monitoring of the chemicals coming off the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City. Colorado will, for the first time, monitor and limit runoff of PFAS at Suncor as part of the draft of the company’s water quality permit

unveiled in November. Regulators and consumers are finding out how ubiquitous PFAS chemicals are throughout industry and consumer goods, Katz said. “We’ve targeted mostly firefighting foam in the past, but this bill will also get at a number of consumer products including things like carpets and rugs, furniture, cosmetics, food packaging, and even things like dental floss,” he said. “We want to phase those out.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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a n t p m j t As fentanyl cases are going up in the state, lawmakers will consider revising a bill passed in 2019 that made possession a misdemeanor. SHUTTERSTOCK t a b and public health. e treatment in Colorado, as well as Department of Behavioral Health, t legislation that will set the rules for spent the first two months on the Building the ideal mental health system h the new Behavioral Health Adminjob in Colorado touring the state’s Medlock said her first priority is o istration. mental hospitals, community menmaking sure people know where to n The new office will take over tal health clinics and residential go for treatment, which requires i responsibility for more than 100 substance abuse treatment centers. BY JENNIFER BROWN help from libraries, homeless shel- t mental health and substance abuse As Colorado’s first commissioner THE COLORADO SUN ters, doctor’s offices and more. b programs that now are spread of behavioral health, she reports to throughout at least four state agenGov. Jared Polis and is responsible State officials behind an ambi“We have got to have a strong front cies. By 2024, the office must create for what’s been described as the tious, and daunting, plan to build a door to treatment, a single door of “ a statewide grievance system in state’s most monumental overhaul new government agency for behaventry, and we’ve got to develop that d s which the public can report malof mental health care in decades. ioral health have selected a physithrough unique avenues. As we d treatment or lack of access to care, The Colorado Sun caught up with cian who directed crisis services think about what this front door a and is expected to expand services, Medlock in the midst of legislative in Washington, D.C., to lead the looks like, it will have a digital u particularly in remote communities, component where people can get debate on how to spend $450 million transformation. according to the legislation. in “once-in-a-generation” federal Dr. Morgan Medlock, a public help. You need to know that you can n o Medlock, who is on the faculty at health expert who most recently was coronavirus aid to reform mental walk into certain places, whether Massachusetts General Hospital health care and substance abuse chief medical officer for the D.C. it be shelters or libraries, schools, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior and receive help and guidance into R and was a clinical psychiatry fellow accessing those resources. We need w FROM at Harvard Medical School, talked to combine the digital solutions with $ o to The Sun about her plans for rethe human solutions.” 1,949 structuring the system, tackling the After focusing on the “front door” c * $ 1,699 w children’s mental health crisis, and to care, particularly for those in helping Colorado find its way out of crisis, Medlock said she will shift the fentanyl epidemic. to improving long-term services for She has plans to hire an adviser those in the system. for children and families, as well as “We need to do the same analysis a deputy commissioner for equity. In across the continuum of care, and addition to a medical degree, Medlock has master’s degrees in divinity SEE HEALTH, P21

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through our administrative structure. This issue is critically important. And when you add the lens of the pandemic and the hopelessness and the rise in anxiety and depression and suicidality that have all increased during the pandemic, and then you include the pre-existing opioid crisis, things are really at a dire level. The BHA is ready to step in and integrate our approach for individuals in substance-use crises.”

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think about that in terms of intensive services, outpatient support, etc, housing support. But as we build the continuum of care, we’re focusing on the front door.” Building up the workforce is another key priority, as is setting up a grievance system so that people can seek help from the new Behavioral Health Administration when they can’t find treatment or when they receive inadequate care, she said. “Any system has to be accountable in a public way. And when people are not experiencing the outcomes that they deserve, and are not satisfied with care, they ought to be able to rely on us as the BHA to help them resolve grievances and concerns.” Opioid abuse research at Howard University Before working for the behavioral health department in Washington, Medlock was the director of community engagement and new program development for the College of Medicine at Howard University, a private, historically Black university in the capital city. “I was really responsible for being a strategy architect and opening new doors for opioid use disorder treatment to our community, and particularly, to marginalized communities,” she said. “It was my job to travel D.C., and particularly to Wards 7 and 8, where we have the highest opioid overdose rates, and meet with community members, faith leaders, those with lived experience, nonprofit directors, and talk about how do we have a comprehensive strategy for reducing opioid overdose deaths in those communities. That work also dovetailed into policy work I was doing on the mayor’s opioid fatality review board.” The review board researched “root-cause analyses of opioid deaths, determining what policy solutions were needed to support individuals at risk of overdosing. We also analyzed the surge of fentanyl use in Washington, D.C., which has now, unfortunately, become a matter of national importance and crisis.” Reducing arrests of those with mental illness After joining the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, Medlock focused on reducing arrests of people with mental illness and creating

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alternative ways to help people in crisis instead of charging them with crimes. During her tenure, the city cut down on criminal charges against people in behavioral health crises, including by having mental health professionals — or co-responders — join police officers on certain calls, she said. Several law enforcement agencies in Colorado, but not all, use co-responders. She intends to use her background in helping people who’ve experienced trauma feel comfortable accessing care to help develop policies in Colorado. “We took steps to work with national consultants on this issue to complete training and empowerment of our staff, to think about an individual in crisis as still a person and not a diagnosis. Not simply a charge. “Even though individuals are in crisis, it doesn’t mean that they cannot contribute to a joint decision about next steps, and about what they do to heal. We also need to think about housing, we need to think about transportation needs, we need to think about the context of a person’s life, and especially the economic context of a person’s

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life. And for our work in D.C., that became extremely important as we thought about how populations were shifting as it relates to housing and economic policy.” Responding to the fentanyl crisis Overdoses from fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, have skyrocketed in Colorado during the past two years. Most pills now sold on the streets that look like OxyContin or Xanax are counterfeit and contain fentanyl. Last week, a Colorado Springs woman was arrested for selling the little blue pills near a high school, where a student overdosed and died at her desk. Medlock, who was on the D.C. Hospital Association’s opioid task force, said finding new ways to deal with the epidemic is among her top priorities. First up, she wants to build a system in which people who need mental health treatment or substance abuse treatment walk through the same doors to receive treatment at the same place, instead of the current, splintered setup. “The Behavioral Health Administration does want to integrate those two parts of the system, and we’re doing that in an intentional way

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Hiring an adviser for children’s mental health Medlock said she intends to hire a senior advisor for children, youth and families who will strategize about helping kids in mental health crises. To start, Colorado needs more psychiatric beds for children in order to spare them from traveling out of state for treatment, she said. The governor has plans to spend federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to create new neuropsychiatric beds for children. “Many of our kids who are now being shifted out of state are those with neuropsychiatric needs, and with intellectual or developmental disabilities,” she said. “And so I really want to applaud Gov. Polis for prioritizing this issue so that we can bring more beds online for our kids, and so that their families and parents don’t have to deal with moving their kids out of state to receive vital care.” “Equity cannot be overstated” Medlock, who was vice chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities, said she’s received approval from the governor’s office to start a search for a deputy commissioner focused on equity and system effectiveness. “I cannot say enough about equity. We want the work that we do to be effective across the continuum of care, and we want it to be equitable across the lifespan. Children and youth right now deserve more than what we’re providing, and we know we need to do better there. We know that racial inequities in behavioral health care need to be addressed, we know that we need a more just system of care for individuals with disabilities. And so equity cannot be overstated.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media. ON AVERAGE, AARP MEMBERS ENJOY

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How Coloradans can prepare for a wildfire emergency BY CORBETT STEVENSON ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Late last year when the Marshall Fire ravaged parts of Boulder County and over 1,000 homes across the City of Louisville and the Town of Superior, Colorado residents were left worried about the future of the state if fires like this continue. Climate experts have weighed in and said that as the climate continues to change and water dries up, more fires can be expected. In addition, traditional notions of “fire season” could be a thing of the past as fires become a year-round problem. After the NCAR Fire in March of 2022 in Boulder, chief of the Boulder Fire Rescue Wildland Division Brian Oliver said, “the concern is that any time there’s not snow, it’s fire.” While a warming and drying climate is a significant part of the picture, there are myriad other factors to consider including a century of state and federal forestry policy and the building of homes in disaster-prone areas. Still the most important thing you can do now as fire season becomes longer is keep yourself and your family safe in case of an emergency. We’ve compiled a list of tips, resources and advice to make sure you and your family are prepared. Before a fire Before there is any threat of a fire, everyone should have some basics prepared in case of emergency. Build an emergency kit - take an afternoon to have everyone in the family gather some important items that can all be kept in a safe and secure location in case the need for evacuation arises. These items should be kept in easy-to-carry containers like backpacks and kept close to an exit so they can be retrieved upon evacuation. • Water - The Red Cross suggests one gallon of water per person per day for three days in case of evacuation. • Food - non-perishable and easy to prepare. • A first aid kit with enough supplies for each person in the household.

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• Flashlight and extra batteries. • Hand crank or battery-powered radio. • A multitool. • A seven-day supply of necessary medications. • Some personal hygiene items like soap, deodorant, diapers etc. • Family and emergency contact information. • A map of the area. • Copies of important personal documents such as land deeds, birth certificates, etc. (Original copies of these documents should be kept in a fireproof safe in the home.) Make an emergency plan - before disaster strikes, take the time to have a plan of action for yourself and your family. Your plan will vary based on many factors, but here are some things to consider while getting started. Consider your unique needs - take into account special accommodations for any family members who

are senior citizens, disabled, young children or babies. Make sure to include pets as well. • Plan a place to go - in case of wildfire evacuation, make sure you have a safe place to go such as a family member or friend’s house or hotels along your evacuation route, as well as a plan for how to get there. • Have a plan of communication with your family. This should include an outside emergency contact everyone can stay connected with and a plan for how to receive important information, such as a radio. • Make arrangements for large livestock and farm animals in case of evacuation. • Make sure everyone knows the emergency plan, especially young children. Stay informed Sign up for emergency alerts and familiarize yourself with emergency services in your county through this list.

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• Check for any existing emergency plans from your place of work, school or anywhere else you may find yourself in an emergency. • Read through Colorado’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management wildfire safety page. In case of a fire emergency In an emergency, the first thing to do is to remain calm and follow your previously made preparedness plans. Here is a list of important things to keep in mind if the need to evacuate arises. Follow instructions - If an evacuation notice is issued or if you feel evacuation is necessary, always evacuate. Stay informed - As the emergency will be ongoing, make sure you have a reliable way to receive information such as where you should be SEE EMERGENCY, P23

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Diana DeGette and other lawmakers grill oil executives BY CAITLYN KIM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

In Washington, it was a contentious time on Capitol Hill April 6, as six oil and gas executives faced questions from lawmakers about the high cost of gasoline. Democrats focused on the fact companies are making record profits, while Republicans took aim at President Joe Biden’s energy policies. Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight panel, which held the hearing. She said high gas prices are constraining “constituents’ budgets and their patience.” As she spoke, DeGette displayed a chart behind her showing the price of crude oil going up and down, even as the price of gas has risen and stayed high, despite crude prices starting to drop.

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“If the price of gas is driven by the global market, why is the price of oil coming down but the price at the pump is still near record highs? If it’s an issue of supply and demand, wouldn’t that be reflected in the global price of oil as well?” DeGette asked. “Something doesn’t add up.” Oil executives and Democrats, including DeGette, spar over the reason why prices are so high The oil executives argued it’s not as simple as comparing global prices on any given day to gas station prices. “Oil that’s entering a refinery could have been purchased at a higher price, and therefore that price then flows through all the way to the station. It’s not necessarily an instantaneous market,” explained David Lawler, head of BP America. Chevron CEO Michael Wirth SEE GAS, P24

chargers. Prepare all pets and animals Make sure all pets are packed and ready to go in a safe and secure way such as a crate or small carrier tank. For large livestock or farm animals, make sure to prepare them for transport. Prepare your home for evacuation - Assuming there is enough time, try and prepare your home as much as possible for fire. Close all windows and doors but leave them unlocked.

A gas pump at a station in Littleton. Gasoline prices have spiked in 2022. PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN

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added, “these things do correlate over the long term but in the short term, they don’t always go up and down.” But many Democrats questioned whether companies are giving the full picture about the ongoing high prices. “While I understand that you simply cannot flip the switch or turn on the spigot, you must be honest about the main reason that some companies are choosing to ramp up production slowly,” said Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell. “A survey of oil company executives by the Dallas Federal Reserve found that nearly 60 percent of oil companies are restraining growth because of investor pressure.” The oil executives did acknowledge that their companies earned billions last year, after losing billions in 2020 when the pandemic tanked demand. And many of the CEOs said they would not stop paying stock dividends or pursuing buybacks this year. They also pushed back on the accusation of price gouging, noting many of the companies did not own

the gas stations. “I want to be absolutely clear: We do not control the market price of crude oil or natural gas, nor of refined products like gasoline and diesel fuel, and we have no tolerance for price gouging,” Wirth said during his opening remarks. Meanwhile, Republicans try to take advantage of what they see as midterm elections talking point Republicans dismissed this line of questioning from Democrats. Ranking member Rep. Morgan Griffith used part of his time to ask if oil companies were taking advantage of the situation in Ukraine to keep prices artificially high. The oil executives all said no. Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Cathy McMorris Rodgers described the hearing as “a distraction.” “Today is purely political. President Biden needs cover for his war on American energy,” she said in her opening statement. Republicans also see a political advantage in energy prices, believing it’s an issue that could hurt Democrats entering the midterm elections. They used their time to talk about the Biden Administration’s moratorium on new drilling leases on federal lands and regulations they claim impede production.

“Does this whole mountain of red tape by President [Biden] make it harder for you to produce more energy in America?” Rep. Steve Scalise asked. Most of the oil executives said yes. Republicans also criticized Democrats’ focus on expanding America’s supply of green energy, arguing it has resulted in less investment in fossil fuel production. DeGette said this debate around more drilling and more lease sales indicates to her that the country needs a long-term energy plan. “The things that Republicans were suggesting — more permitting, more pipelines, “drill, baby drill” — the executives told me when I talked to them before the hearing today, there is no switch to flip. It’s not like any of those things would help us get more supply today,” she said. She said the people who could were the executives testifying and they “refused to say what they would do.” Executives maintain that gas prices are complex, but DeGette argues they could take a cut in profits to reduce prices If there was a theme that the oil executives tried to emphasize — when they got a chance to answer more than a yes or no during the questioning — it was that gas pric-

ing is complex. “Demand has recovered and is now surpassing pre-pandemic levels for many transportation fuels,” Chevron President Gretchen Watkins noted in her written testimony. “But refinery throughput has not yet caught up with the post-pandemic surge in demand. The loss of Russian supply from the global market has only added pressure on an already strained refining industry that has yet to fully catch up with increasing demand.” There have been a number of proposals on both sides of the aisle floated to help reduce the price of oil, from a windfall tax for these producers to a gas tax holiday to easing the regulatory burden. DeGette asked the executives to go back to their boards and see what they could do to reduce prices at the pumps now, even if it meant a smaller profit for them. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week that her caucus wanted to wait and hear what the oil executives had to say before moving forward on any legislation. This story is from Colorado Public Radio, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support CPR News, visit cpr.org.

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TRIVIA 1. HUMAN ANATOMY: How many miles of blood vessels does the average human have? 2. GEOGRAPHY: What degree is assigned to the International Date Line? 3. MOVIES: Which Looney Tunes character’s catchphrase is “You’re despicable”? 4. ADVERTISING: What was the name of the grocery owner in the Charmin bath tissue ads of the 1960s-80s?

10. TELEVISION: Which musical TV drama takes place at William McKinley High School?

Answers 1. 60,000 miles 2. 180 degrees longitude 3. Daffy Duck

5. U.S. STATES: What is the only state to have one syllable in its name?

4. Mr. Whipple

6. CHEMISTRY: What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in the periodic table?

6. J

5. Maine

7. 12

7. MYTHOLOGY: How many gods and goddesses were said to live on Mount Olympus?

8. Harry Truman

8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was the last to serve without a college degree?

10. “Glee”

9. LITERATURE: Celie is a character in which 1982 novel?

9. “The Color Purple”

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2022-001 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records. Original Grantor(s) HOUSTON JAMES M AND ELIZABETH M Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt West Coast Servicing, Inc Date of Deed of Trust July 25, 2002 County of Recording Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 05, 2002 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 214536 Book: 645 Page: 917 Original Principal Amount $100,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $37,871.25 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof . THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. See Legal Description Attached Hereto and Incorporated by Reference Herein Also known by street and number as: 361 Red Tail Trail, Evergreen, CO 80439. EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION A parcel of land located in the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24, Township 4 South, Range 72 West of the 6th P.M., County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4, whence the Northwest corner of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4 bears South 84 Degrees 02 Minutes 47 Seconds West, 457.95 feet; thence North 84 Degrees 02 Minutes 47 Seconds East, along said North line, 358.00 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 30 Minutes 09 Seconds East, 642.00 feet; thence South 19 Degrees 40 Minutes 37 Seconds West, 436.42 feet, to the Northeasterly right of way of Old Squaw Pass Road; thence Northwesterly along said right of way, along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 163.47 feet and a central angle of 49 Degrees 51 Minutes 00 Seconds, 122.25 feet; thence North 71 Degrees 51 Minutes 58 Seconds West, 30.94 feet, to a point of curvature; thence along the arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of 491.66 feet and a central angle of 10 Degrees 56 Minutes 30 Seconds, 93.89 feet; thence North 60 Degrees 55 Minutes 28 Seconds West, 56.00 feet, to a point of curvature; thence along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 212.81 feet and a central angle of 24 Degrees 22 Minutes 30 Seconds, 90.53 feet, to a point of curvature; thence along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 191.74 feet and a central angle of 20 Degrees 04 Minutes 00 Seconds, 67.15 feet; thence North 22 Degrees 40 Minutes 50 Seconds East, 548.85 feet; thence North 02 Degrees 57 Minutes 54 Seconds West, 339.49 feet, to the Point of Beginning, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado. A/K/A Parcel B of the Williams Class B Exemption Reception No. 91049411 THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 06/02/2022, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 4/6/2022 Last Publication 5/4/2022 Name of Publication: The Clear Creek Courant IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN-

TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 02/01/2022 Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado By: Carol Lee, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7174-1250 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

City and County Public Notice CLEAR CREEK COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE CONSIDERATION OF REVOCATION OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT NO. 2020-0002 MOUNT EVANS QUALIFYING HOUSE PURSUANT to Condition No. 4 of Special Use Permit #SUP2020-0002, recorded in the Office of the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder at Reception #298577, notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held to determine if the above mentioned special use permit should be revoked, due to any substantial violation of the stipulations and conditions of the approval of the permit. Said special use permit is for a residential child care facility licensed by the licensing authority provided by Colorado Law for not more than 15 male youth and 3 staff members. Zoning of Property: Planned Development (PD) for a Residential Child Care Facility (RCCF) through the approval of a Special Use Permit. Legal Description: Tract B-2 of the North half of the Northeast quarter of Section 25, T4S, R74W. Location of Property: 8810 CO Hwy 103, Idaho Springs, Co 80452. ±8.8 miles from Idaho Springs. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 at 9:00 am, to consider revocation of the special use permit. The hearing will be held virtually via an online internet meeting. Access to the online meeting can be found here: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/1131/CountyCommissioner-Agendas-Packets-Minu (All Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioner meetings are subject to change, without further notification. Please contact the planning department (see below for contact information) closer to the meeting dates for definitive information on the meeting location and/or web links if the meeting is held via online internet meeting.) Written testimony may be submitted to Fred Rollenhagen, Clear Creek County Planning Department, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 or faxed to 303-569-1103, ATTN: Planning Dept, or emailed to frollenhagen@clearcreekcounty.us For more information, and for definitive meeting venue location and applicable web links, contact the Planning Department at 303-679-2360 or email frollenhagen@clearcreekcounty.us Sean C. Wood, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CCC335 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice L0331-TD 22-019 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 LUTTON DANIEL JAMES & RONALD DWIGHT COCHRAN 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 MIKE KINCADE the following described real estate in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, to wit: TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2018-00929 Property Schedule R009735 Parcel 195912100603 MINE: TENERIFFE - 6882 100% 2.92 ACRES CAS 12-4-74 541/266 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

And Whereas, Said County Treasurer issued A Tax Lien Sale Certificate of Purchase therefore to MIKE KINCADE; 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 LUTTON DANIEL JAMES & RONALD DWIGHT COCHRAN for said year of 2017; And Whereas, That said MIKE KINCADE on the 16 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 MIKE KINCADE at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 09 day of AUGUST, 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 21 day of March, A.D., 2022. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County L0331-TD 22-019 Legal Notice No. CCC319 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 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 22-03 Guardrail Project Bids for the construction of the Project will be accepted electronically with the following exact text in the subject line: Bid for PW 22-03 Guardrail Project. 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 22-03 Guardrail Project. 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 May 5th, 2022 at 2:00 PM local time. At said time all bids duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84093774888?pwd=Q 08vUkczWWY1c1pDQ0lLRmd6V2ptUT09 The Project includes the following Work: • Guardrail installation and repair - which includes new installation of approximately 595 linear feet of Type 3 Guardrail – Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) W-Beam 31 Inches and repair of approximately 275 feet of existing, damaged guardrail sections on various roads throughout the county. Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17 Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Instructions to Bidders For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Request for Bids that is included in the Bidding Documents. Sean Wood, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CCC332 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Water Court Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MARCH 2022 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of MARCH 2022 for each County affected. 2022CW3034 CITY OF THORNTON (“Thornton”), c/o Water Resources Division, 12450 Washington Street, Thornton, CO 80241. John P. Justus and Karoline M. Henning, Hoskin Farina & Kampf, P.C., 200 Grand Avenue, Suite 400, Post Office Box 40, Grand Junction, Colorado 81502. APPLICATION FOR SIMPLE CHANGE IN SURFACE POINT OF DIVERSION Pursuant to § 37-92-305(3.5), C.R.S., IN CLEAR CREEK, DENVER, JEFFERSON, ADAMS AND WELD COUNTIES. II. Introduction: Thornton is the owner and claimant of numerous water rights decreed for diversion at the Burlington Ditch Headgate. Through this Application, Thornton seeks to change the decreed point of diversion for the water rights described in this Application under the simple change in surface point of diversion procedures set forth in C.R.S. §37-92-305(3.5). The changes in point of diversion sought in this Application are not combined with any other type of change of water right, and there is no intervening surface diversion point or inflow between the new point of diversion and the diversion point from which the changes are being made. See id. The simple changes sought in this Application are necessary because the District Court for Water Division No. 1, in Case No. 02CW403, determined that the construction of the Globeville Area Flood Control Project in the vicinity of the historical Burlington Ditch Headgate constituted a changed point of diversion for the Burlington Ditch under which water was now diverted at a structure located approximately 900 feet upstream from the historical Burlington Ditch Headgate. The diversion structure for the Burlington Ditch from the South Platte River established by the Globeville Area Flood Control Project is referred to in this Application as the “New Burlington Ditch Headgate.” The locations of the historical Burlington Ditch Headgate and the New Burlington Ditch Headgate are shown in the map attached as Exhibit A to the Application. III. Decreed water rights for which change is sought: A. Burlington Ditch, Reservoir and Land Company (“Burlington Company”) Water Rights. The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is the decreed point of diversion for certain water rights represented by Thornton’s shares in the Burlington Company, or serves as a point of re-diversion of those water rights after release from prior upstream storage. 1. Thornton seeks to change one of the points of diversion for the following water rights represented by its ownership of 770.455 shares in the Burlington Company represented by the share certificate numbers listed in Exhibit B to the Application. Thornton’s shares represent a pro-rata interest in the following water rights presently decreed for diversion at the headgate of the Burlington Ditch: 2. Duggan Ditch. a. Name of relevant diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. b. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: i. Duggan Ditch rights originally decreed in Case No. 6009, District Court for Arapahoe County – April 28, 1883. 9.28 cfs was transferred to the headgate of the Burlington Ditch by decree dated June 7, 1911 in Civil Action No. 40300 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver. 6.0 cfs was transferred to the headgate of the Burlington Ditch by decree dated May 14, 1912 in Civil Action No. 52661 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver, as amended on February 28, 1918. 1.0 cfs was transferred to the headgate of the Burlington Ditch by decree dated January 6, 1927 in Civil Action No. 95386 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver. 29.45 cfs of the 56.85 cfs originally decreed to the Duggan Ditch as Priority No. 7 was abandoned by decree dated June 7, 1911 in Civil Action No. 40300 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver. ii. Case No. 87CW107, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – February 9, 1990, changed Duggan Ditch rights represented by 501.455 of Thornton’s shares in the Burlington Company iii. Case No. 90CW229, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – July 13, 1992, changed Duggan Ditch rights represented by Thornton’s shares in the Burlington Company previously changed in Case No. 87CW107 and an additional 269 shares. A portion of the additional shares were acquired by Thornton from the City of Northglenn and were at one time adjudicated for use in the Northglenn augmentation plan as decreed in consolidated Case Nos. W-8445-76, 79CW233, 79CW234, 79CW235, 79CW236, 82CW056 and 82CW057, Water Division No. 1. The court later removed the Northglenn shares from Northglenn’s augmentation plan and allowed Northglenn to sell them to Thornton. c. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: i. The Burlington Ditch Headgate, as described in Case No. 87CW107 and Case No. 90CW229 as the Burlington Ditch South Platte River Headgate, located in Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. in Adams County. d. Decreed sources of water: South Platte River. e. Appropriation date: April 1, 1864. f. Amounts decreed to structure: 16.28 c.f.s. (Thornton’s Share, 6.79 c.f.s.) g. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 6.79 c.f.s. 3. Duck Lake (Altura Reservoir). Releases from Duck Lake are re-diverted at the Burlington Ditch. To the extent a change in point of diversion is necessary, it is included in this Application. a. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. b. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: i. Duck Lake rights originally decreed in Case No. 1777, District Court for Park County – May 15, 1918. ii. Case No. 87CW107, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – February 9, 1990, changed Duck Lake rights represented by 501.455 of Thornton’s shares in the Burlington Company. iii. Case No. 90CW229, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – July 13, 1992, changed Duck Lake

rights represented by Thornton’s shares in the Burlington Company previously changed in Case No. 87CW107 and an additional 269 shares. A portion of the additional shares were acquired by Thornton from the City of Northglenn and were at one time adjudicated for use in the Northglenn augmentation plan as decreed in consolidated Case Nos. W-8445-76, 79CW233, 79CW234, 79CW235, 79CW236, 82CW056 and 82CW057, Water Division No. 1. The court later removed the Northglenn shares from Northglenn’s augmentation plan and allowed Northglenn to sell them to Thornton. c. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: i. The Burlington Ditch Headgate, as described in Case No. 87CW107 and Case No. 90CW229 as the Burlington Ditch South Platte River Headgate, located in Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. in Adams County. ii. Duck Lake (a/k/a Altura Reservoir) located on Geneva Creek with the right abutment in Section 36, Township 5 South, Range 75 West, 6th P.M., in Clear Creek County. d. Decreed sources of water: Geneva Creek. e. Appropriation date: September 15, 1904. f. Amounts decreed to structure: 750.00 AF (Thornton’s Share, 312.6 AF). g. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 312.6AF. 4. Decreed use or uses for all Burlington Company Water Rights: all municipal uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, manufacturing, industrial, commercial, mechanical, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, watering of parks, lawns, gardens and other public spaces, irrigation, recreation, piscatorial, preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, replacement of lake and reservoir evaporation. Thornton may divert, store, and use the water directly, by and for exchange, augmentation, substitution, replacement or otherwise, to maximize its lawful use. B. Wellington Reservoir Company (“Wellington Company”) Water Rights . The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is the decreed point of diversion for certain water rights represented by Thornton’s shares in the Wellington Company or serves as a point of re-diversion of such water rights after release from prior upstream storage. 1. Thornton seeks to change one of the points of diversion for the following water rights represented by its ownership of 724.655 shares in the Wellington Company represented by share certificate numbers listed in Exhibit C of the Application. Thornton’s shares represent a prorata interest in the following water rights presently decreed for diversion at the headgate of the Burlington Ditch: 2. Duggan Ditch. a. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. b. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: i. Duggan Ditch rights originally decreed in Case No. 6009, District Court for Arapahoe County – April 28, 1883. Duggan Ditch rights were transferred to the headgate of the Burlington Ditch by decree dated June 7, 1911 in Civil Action No. 40300 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver; by decree dated May 14, 1912 in Civil Action No. 52661 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver, as amended on February 28, 1918; and by decree dated January 6, 1927 in Civil Action No. 95386 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver. 29.45 cfs of the 56.85 cfs originally decreed to the Duggan Ditch as Priority No. 7 was abandoned by decree dated June 7, 1911 in Civil Action No. 40300 of the District Court in and for the City and County of Denver. ii. Case No. 87CW107, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – February 9, 1990, changed Duggan Ditch water rights represented by 472.155 of Thornton’s shares in the Wellington Company. iii. Case No. 90CW229, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – July 13, 1992, changed Duggan Ditch water rights represented by Thornton’s shares in the Wellington Company previously changed in Case No. 87CW107 and an additional 252.5 shares. A portion of the additional shares were acquired by Thornton from the City of Northglenn and were at one time adjudicated for use in the Northglenn augmentation plan as decreed in consolidated Case Nos. W-8445-76, 79CW233, 79CW234, 79CW235, 79CW236, 82CW056 and 82CW057, Water Division No. 1. The court later removed the Northglenn shares from Northglenn’s augmentation plan and allowed Northglenn to sell them to Thornton. c. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: i. The Burlington Ditch Headgate, as described in Case No. 87CW107 and Case No. 90CW229 as the Burlington Ditch South Platte River Headgate, located in Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. in Adams County. d. Decreed sources of water: South Platte River. e. Appropriation date: April 1, 1864. f. Amounts decreed to structure: 7.99 c.f.s. (Thornton’s share, 3.15 c.f.s.). g. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 3.15c.f.s. 3. Wellington Reservoir. Releases from Wellington Reservoir are re-diverted at the headgate of the Burlington Ditch. To the extent a change in point of diversion is necessary, it is included in this Application. a. Name of rediversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. b. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: i. Wellington Reservoir rights originally decreed in Case No. 1839, District Court for Park County – June 21, 1922. ii. Case No. 87CW107, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – February 9, 1990, changed Wellington Reservoir water rights represented by 472.155 of Thornton’s shares in the Wellington Company. iii. Case No. 90CW229, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – July 13, 1992, changed Wellington Reservoir water rights represented by Thornton’s shares in the Wellington Company previously changed in Case No. 87CW107 and an additional 252.5 shares. A portion of the additional shares were acquired by Thornton from the City of Northglenn and were at one time adjudicated for use in the Northglenn augmentation plan as decreed in consolidated Case Nos. W-8445-76, 79CW233, 79CW234, 79CW235, 79CW236, 82CW056 and 82CW057, Water Division No. 1.

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Public Notices The court later removed the Northglenn shares from Northglenn’s augmentation plan and allowed Northglenn to sell them to Thornton. c. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: i. The Wellington Reservoir located on Buffalo Creek in Sections 29, 30, 31, 32, Township 8 South, Range 71 West, 6th P.M. in Jefferson County. ii. Rediversion at the Burlington Ditch Headgate, as described in Case No. 87CW107 and Case No. 90CW229 as the Burlington Ditch South Platte River Headgate, located in Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. in Adams County. d. Decreed sources of water: Buffalo Creek. e. Appropriation date: May 31, 1892. f. Amounts decreed to structure: 2,747.72 AF (Thornton’s share, 1,082.88 AF). g. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 1,082.88 AF 4. Wellington Reservoir Enlargement. Releases from the Wellington Reservoir Enlargement are re-diverted at the headgate of the Burlington Ditch. To the extent a change in point of diversion is necessary, it is included in this Application. a. Name of rediversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. b. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: i. Wellington Reservoir Enlargement rights originally decreed in Case No. W-186, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – June 21, 1922. ii. Case No. 87CW107, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – February 9, 1990, changed Wellington Reservoir Enlargement water rights represented by 472.155 of Thornton’s shares in the Wellington Company. iii. Case No. 90CW229, District Court, Water Division No. 1 – July 13, 1992, changed Wellington Reservoir Enlargement water rights represented by Thornton’s shares in the Wellington Company previously changed in Case No. 87CW107 and an additional 252.5 shares. A portion of the additional shares were acquired by Thornton from the City of Northglenn and were at one time adjudicated for use in the Northglenn augmentation plan as decreed in consolidated Case Nos. W-8445-76, 79CW233, 79CW234, 79CW235, 79CW236, 82CW056 and 82CW057, Water Division No. 1. The court later removed the Northglenn shares from Northglenn’s augmentation plan and allowed Northglenn to sell them to Thornton. c. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: i. The Wellington Reservoir located on Buffalo Creek in Sections 29, 30, 31, 32, Township 8 South, Range 71 West, 6th P.M. in Jefferson County. ii. Rediversion at the Burlington Ditch Headgate, as described in Case No. 87CW107 and Case No. 90CW229 as the Burlington Ditch South Platte River Headgate, located in Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. in Adams County. d. Decreed sources of water: Buffalo Creek. e. Appropriation date: June 5, 1920. f. Amounts decreed to structure: 1,652.0 AF (Thornton’s share, 651.05 AF). g. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 651.05 AF. 5. Decreed use or uses for all Wellington Company rights: all municipal uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, manufacturing, industrial, commercial, mechanical, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, watering of parks, lawns, gardens and other public spaces, irrigation, recreation, piscatorial, preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, replacement of lake and reservoir evaporation. Thornton may divert, store, and use the water directly, by and for exchange, augmentation, substitution, replacement or otherwise, to maximize its lawful use C. Tani Lakes Storage. The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is a decreed point of diversion for the absolute and conditional water storage rights decreed to the East Gravel Lakes a/k/a Tani Lakes. 1. Name of structure: East Gravel Lakes a/k/a Tani Lakes. The East Gravel Lake complex contains two reservoirs known as East Gravel Lake No. 4 and South Tani Reservoir. 2. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. a. Case No. 79CW376 – June 25, 1987, 8,000 AF conditional. b. Case No. 93CW47 – December 12, 1991; Diligence determined, and 650.2 AF made absolute. c. Case No. 00CW244 – October 10, 2003; Diligence determined, and 3,277.36 AF made absolute. d. Case No. 09CW163 – October 31, 2011; Diligence determined. e. Case No. 17CW3150 – June 5, 2018; Diligence determined. 3. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: a. Location of Tani Lakes: Located in the alluvium of the South Platte River in Sections 30 and 31, Township 2 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. and Sections 25 and 36, Township 2 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P. M. in Adams County. i. East Gravel Lake No. 4: The center point of the reservoir is located in the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 30, Township 2 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., at a point 840 feet West of the East section line, and 2,300 feet South of the North section line in Adams County, State of Colorado. ii. South Tani Reservoir: The center point of the reservoir is located in the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 36, Township 2 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., at a point 140 feet West of the East section line, and 1,175 feet South of the North section line in Adams County, State of Colorado. b. Location of Point of Diversion: The Burlington Ditch Headgate located near the center of Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. in Adams County. 4. Decreed sources of water: Surface flow of the South Platte River by diversions through the Burlington Ditch. 5. Appropriation date: December 13, 1976. 6. Amounts decreed to structure: 4,072.44 AF, Conditional; 3,927.56 AF, Absolute. 7. Decreed use or uses: All municipal uses including domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, generation of electric power, power generally, fire protection, use for sewage treatment, street sprinkling, watering of parks, lawns and grounds, recreation, fish culture, agricultural uses located within the service boundaries of Applicant for maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values and for the replacement, adjustment, and regulation including exchange of the units of the City of Thornton municipal water system within themselves and with other water users. 8. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 4,072.44 AF, Conditional; 3,927.56 AF, Absolute. D. Thornton Gravel Pits. The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is a decreed point of diversion for the conditional water storage rights decreed to the following Thornton Gravel Pits. 1. North Dahlia Pit. a. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch. b. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. i. Case No. 91CW126 – September 16, 2002, 3,500 AF conditional. ii. Case No. 04CW326 – October 8, 2014; 611.37 AF of the conditional water storage right decreed to the North Dahlia Pit changed from the North Dahlia Pit to the Cooley West Complex. iii. Case No.

08CW205 – July 2, 2012; Diligence determined. iv. Case No. 18CW3120 – September 12, 2019; Diligence determined. c. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: i. North Dahlia Pit: Located in the S1/2 of the NE1/4, and SE1/4, Section 19, the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4, S 1/2 of the NW 1/4, Section 20, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. ii. The Burlington Ditch Headgate: On the east bank of the South Platte River, in the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, Section 14, T3S, R68W, 6th P.M., Adams County, at a point approximately 2,300 feet South and 2,200 feet West of the Northeast corner of said section. d. Decreed sources of water: The South Platte River and streams tributary thereto. e. Appropriation date: August 19, 1996. f. Amounts decreed to structure: 2,888.63 AF, Conditional. (200 c.f.s. diverted from Burlington Ditch). g. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 2,888.63 AF, Conditional; 611.3 AF, Absolute (200 c.f.s. diverted from Burlington Ditch). 2. SpratPlatte Ranch East Pit (a/k/a East Sprat-Platte Pit) a. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch.. b. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. i. Case No. 91CW126 – September 16, 2002, 1,500 AF conditional. ii. Case No. 08CW205 – July 2, 2012; Diligence determined. iii. Case No. 18CW3120 – September 12, 2019; Diligence determined. c. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: i. Sprat-Platte Rach East Pit: Located in the S1/2 of the SW 1/4, SW1/4 of the SE1/4, Section 17, and NW1/4 and NW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 20, T2S, R67W, 6th PM, Adams County. ii. The Burlington Ditch Headgate: On the east bank of the South Platte River, in the SW 1/4. of the NE 1/4, Section 14, T3S, R68W, 6th P.M., Adams County, at a point approximately 2,300 feet South and 2,200 feet West of the Northeast corner of said section. d. Decreed sources of water: The South Platte River and streams tributary thereto. e. Appropriation date: August 19, 1996. f. Amounts decreed to structure: 1,500 AF, Conditional (200 c.f.s. diverted from Burlington Ditch). g. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 1,500 AF, Conditional (200 c.f.s. diverted from Burlington Ditch). 3. Decreed use or uses for Thornton Gravel Pits rights: Directly or by exchange for irrigation, agricultural, commercial, industrial and all municipal uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, power generation, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation of parks, lawns and grounds, recreation, piscatorial, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, lake and reservoir evaporation, augmentation and replacement, adjustment and regulation of Thornton’s water supply system, including further exchange within Thornton’s system and with other water users. Thornton shall have the right to use the water through its municipal system and to fully consume such water by direct use, storage and subsequent release, reuse, successive use, further exchange, and disposition. E. Dahlia Pit Reservoir Storage Right a/k/a South Dahlia Pit Reservoir Storage Right. The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is a decreed point of diversion for the absolute and conditional water storage rights decreed to the Dahlia Pit Reservoir Storage Right a/k/a South Dahlia Pit Reservoir. 1. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. 2. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. a. 92CW164 – March 11, 1996, 4,500 AF conditional. b. Case No. 02CW51 – December 1, 2005; Diligence determined, and 1,230 AF made absolute. c. Case No. 11CW291 – April 2, 2013; Diligence determined. d. Case No. 19CW3068 – November 19, 2019; Diligence determined. 3. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: a. South Dahlia Pit: One or two interconnected, lined gravel pit reservoirs located in the NE1/4, the NW1/4 of the SE1/4, and the E 1/2 of the NE1/4 of the SW1/4, all in Section 30, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. b. The Burlington Ditch Headgate: On the east bank of the South Platte River in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 14, T3S, R68W, 6 P.M., Adams County, Colorado, at a point which is approximately 2,200 feet West and 2,300 feet South of the Northeast corner of said section. 4. Decreed sources of water: The South Platte River and all streams tributary thereto above the points of diversion for the reservoir. 5. Appropriation date: October 10, 1988. 6. Amounts decreed to structure: 3,270 AF, Conditional; 1,230 AF, Absolute. 7. Decreed use or uses: Directly and by exchange, for irrigation, agricultural, commercial, industrial and all municipal uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, power generation, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation of parks, lawns and grounds, recreational, piscatorial, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, lake and reservoir evaporation, augmentation and replacement, adjustment and regulation of Thornton’s water supply system, including further exchange within Thornton’s system and with other water users. Thornton shall be allowed to fully consume such water used through its municipal system by direct use, storage and subsequent release, reuse, successive use, further exchange, and disposition. 8. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 3,270 AF, Conditional; 1,230 AF, Absolute. F. The River Exchange. The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is an exchange to point in the River Exchange approved in Case No. 79CW374. 1. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. 2. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. a. Case No. 79CW374 – April 23, 1987, 100 c.f.s. conditional. b. Case No. 93CW046 – December 116, 1994; Diligence determined. c. Case No. 00CW243 – October 10, 2003; Diligence determined. d. Case No. 09CW164 – April 30, 2012; Diligence determined, and 13 c.f.s. made absolute. e. Case No. 18CW3070 – March 22, 2019; Diligence determined. 3. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: a. Point of diversion as decreed in Case No. 79CW374: The Burlington Ditch Headgate, located on the South Platte River in Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. b. Point of return of substitute supply: The outfall of the sewer plant at the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1, (“Metro Plant”) as it may exist, which is presently located on the South Platte River near the section line between Sections 1 and 12, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. 4. Decreed sources of water: a. Source of substitute supply: effluent from treatment at the Metro Plant of wastewater result-

ing from the use of the following water rights: (A) transmountain water available to Thornton under the Metropolitan Water Development Agreement, (“Metropolitan Agreement”); (B) the amount of water equal to that historically consumed under the various water rights described in Exhibit ‘A’ to the 79CW374 decree, provided that the use of such rights has been changed in separate proceedings to municipal use, use for exchange and augmentation or to allow re-use, successive use and disposition. 5. Appropriation date: December 31, 1979. 6. Amounts decreed to structure: 87 c.f.s. Conditional; 13 c.f.s. Absolute. 7. Decreed use or uses: All municipal uses, including domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, generation of electric power and power generally, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation of parks, lawns and grounds, recreation, fish culture, agricultural uses, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, and for replacement, adjustment and regulation including exchange among the units of the City of Thornton’s municipal water supply system, within themselves and with other water users. Because the water diverted by Thornton under the subject exchanges is fully replaced with reusable effluent, Thornton has the right to use, reuse, successively use and dispose of to extinction the water diverted by the subject exchanges. 8. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 87 c.f.s. Conditional; 13 c.f.s. Absolute. G. The Metro-South Platte River Exchange. The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is an exchange to point in the Metro-South Platte River Exchange decreed in Case No. 88CW261. 1. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. 2. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. a. Case No. 88CW261 – May 3, 1993, 100 c.f.s. conditional. b. Case No. 99CW78 – July 1, 2003; Diligence determined and 5.74 c.f.s. made absolute. c. Case No. 09CW108 – April 30, 2012; Diligence determined and 10.52 c.f.s. made absolute. d. Case No. 18CW3070 – March 22, 2019; Diligence determined. 3. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: a. Exchange to point of diversion as described in Case No. 88CW261: The headgate of the Burlington Ditch as it presently exists and as it may be relocated in the future (the “Burlington Headgate”). The Burlington Ditch Headgate is presently located on the southeast bank of the South Platte River in Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Water diverted through the Burlington Headgate will be withdrawn from the Burlington Ditch and used by direct use and by storage and subsequent use from Thornton’s East Gravel Lakes (a/k/a Tani Lakes), located in Sections 30 and 31, Township 2 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M., and Sections25 and 36, Township 2 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., and from Thornton’s West Gravel Lakes, located in Section 30, Township 2 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M., and Sections 25 and 36, Township 2 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. b. Exchange from point of return of substitute supply: The outfall of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Plant (previously known as the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1 Plant and referred to herein as the “Metro Plant”) on the South Platte River as it presently exists and as it may be relocated in the future (the “River Outfall”). The River Outfall is presently located on the South Platte River near the section line between Sections 1 and 12, Township 3 South, Range 68, West, 6th P.M. 4. Decreed sources of water: a. Source of substitute supply: reusable effluent from treatment at the Metro Plant of wastewater resulting from the use of water rights described in the 88CW261 Decree, list for which is attached as Exhibit D to the Application. 5. Appropriation date: December 31, 1979. 6. Amounts decreed to structure: 83.74 c.f.s., Conditional; 16.26 c.f.s., Absolute. 7. Decreed use or uses: All municipal uses, including domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, generation of electric power and power generally, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation of parks, lawns and grounds, recreation, fish culture, agricultural uses, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, and for the replacement, adjustment and regulation including exchange of the units of the City of Thornton Municipal Water System within themselves and with other water users. Thornton shall have the right to use, reuse, successively use and dispose of to extinction the water diverted into Thornton’s system under the Metro-South Platte River Exchange, and the effluent released into the South Platte River or Burlington Ditch shall have associated with it the same rights of use, reuse, successive use, and disposition as if no exchange had taken place. 8. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 83.74 c.f.s., Conditional; 16.26 c.f.s., Absolute. H. South Dahlia Pit-River Exchange. The headgate of the Burlington Ditch is an exchange to point in the South Dahlia Pit River Exchange approved in Case No. 92CW164. 1. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. 2. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. a. Case No.92CW164 – March 11, 1996, 100 c.f.s. conditional. b. Case No. 02CW51 – December 1, 2005; Diligence determined. c. Case No. 11CW291 – April 2, 2013; Diligence determined. d. Case No. 19CW3068 – November 19, 2019; Diligence determined. 3. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: a. Exchange-from point: Dahlia Pit Outlet, near the point at which the South Platte River crosses from the SW 1/4 into the SE 1/4 of Section 19, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. b. Relevant Exchange-to point: Burlington Ditch Headgate, on the east bank of the South Platte River in the SE1/4 NE1/4 of Section 15, T3S, R68W, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, at a point which is approximately 2,200 feet West and 2,300 feet South of the Northeast Corner of said section. 4. Decreed sources of water: a. Source: South Platte River and its tributaries above the exchange to point. b. Source of substitute supply: As decreed in Case No. 92CW164, the water stored in the Dahlia Pit for release in this exchange will be derived from: 1) water appropriated by Thornton for storage in the Dahlia Pit, 2) Other previously decreed water rights owned by Thornton, and 3) Effluent generated by the exercise of any of Thornton’s water rights which it now owns and which have been decreed to be fully consumable 5. Appropriation date: October 10, 1988. 6. Amounts decreed to structure: 100 c.f.s. conditional 7. Decreed use or uses: Directly and by exchange, for irrigation, agricultural, commercial, industrial and all municipal uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, power generation, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation

of parks, lawns and grounds, recreational, piscatorial, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, lake and reservoir evaporation, augmentation and replacement, adjustment and regulation of Thornton’s water supply system, including further exchange within Thornton’s system and with other water users. Thornton shall be allowed to fully consume such water used through its municipal system by direct use, storage and subsequent release, reuse, successive use, further exchange, and disposition. 8. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 100 c.f.s. conditional I. Gravel Pits Exchange. Thornton was awarded a conditional right of exchange on the South Platte River from its confluence with the Cache La Poudre, located in Weld County, to the Burlington Ditch Headgate in Case No. 96CW1116 involving storage, as relevant to this Application, in the following Exchange Reservoirs. The exchange approved in Case No. 96CW1116 to the facilities described below utilizes the Burlington Ditch Headgate as an exchange to point, for which Thornton seeks to change the point of diversion through this Application. 1. Name of diversion structure: The Burlington Ditch Headgate. 2. Date of original and all relevant subsequent decrees: The following decrees were entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 1. a. Case No. 96CW1116 – October 20, 2005 (“96CW1116 Decree”), 200 c.f.s. conditional. b. Case No. 04CW326 – October 8, 2014; 611.37 AF of the conditional water storage right decreed to the North Dahlia Pit changed from the North Dahlia Pit to the Cooley West Complex. c. Case No. 11CW203 – September 22, 2013; Diligence determined and 10 c.f.s. of exchange from Cooley West Complex to the Burlington Ditch made absolute (190cfs remaining conditional). d. Case No. 18CW3158 –February 1, 2021; 516.1 AF of the conditional water storage right decreed to the Cooley East Pit changed from the Cooley East Pit to the Hammer Pit. e. Case No. 19CW3181 – May 21, 2021; Diligence determined. 3. Legal description of structure as described in most recent decree that adjudicated the location: a. Cooley East Pit. This facility will be located in the S 1/2 of Section 9, and the NW 1/4 of Section 16, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. Thornton may divert water into the Cooley East Pit, using the Burlington Ditch. The point of diversion for the Burlington Ditch is described in the 96CW1116 Decree as being located on the east bank of the South Platte River in the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, Section 14, T3S, R68W, 6th P.M. in Adams County at a point approximately 2,200 feet West and 2,300 feet South of the Northeast comer of said section. b. Cooley West Complex (f/k/a Cooley Pit (a/k/a Thornton Pit)): Located in the NE1/4, N1/2 of the SE1/4, NE1/4 of the SW1/4, and E 1/2 of the NW1/4, Section 17, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. Thornton may divert by exchange at the point of diversion of the Burlington Ditch described in the 96CW1116 Decree and deliver water to the Cooley West Complex through the West Sprat-Platte Pit or the East Sprat-Platte Pit. c. West Sprat-Platte Pit: Located in the SW1/4, Section 17, and the NW1/4 of the NW1/4, Section 20, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. Thornton may divert water into the West Sprat-Platte using the point of diversion for the Burlington Ditch described in the 96CW1116 Decree. d. East Sprat-Platte Pit (f/k/a Sprat-Platte Ranch East Pit): Located in the S1/2 of the SW1/4 of the SE1/4, Section 17, and NW1/4, and NW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 20, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. The point of diversion for the Burlington Ditch described in the 96CW1116 Decree is a decreed point of diversion for the East Sprat-Platte Pit. e. North Dahlia Pit: Located in the S1/2 of the NE1/4, and SE1/4, Section 19; the W1/2 of the SW1/4, S1/2 of the NW1/4, Section 20, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. The point of diversion for the Burlington Ditch described in the 96CW1116 Decree is a decreed point of diversion for the North Dahlia Pit. f. South Dahlia Pit: Located southeast of the South Platte River in the NW1/4, NW1/4 of the SE1/4, and E1/2 of the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 30, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. Water may be diverted by exchange into the South Dahlia Pit through the Burlington Ditch using the point of diversion described in the 96CW1116 Decree. g. West Gravel Lakes: Located just west of the South Platte River in Sections 25 and 36, T2S, R68W, and Section 30, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. Water may be diverted into the West Gravel Lakes through the Burlington Ditch using the point of diversion described in the 96CW1116 Decree. h. East Gravel Lakes (a/k/a Tani Lakes): Located adjacent to the east bank of the South Platte River, in Sections 25 and 36, T2S, R68W, and Sections 30 and 31, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County. i. Water may be diverted by exchange into the East Gravel Lakes through the Burlington Ditch using the point of diversion described in the 96CW1116 Decree. 4. Decreed sources of water: a. Source: South Platte River. b. Source of substitute supply: As decreed in paragraph 22 of the 96CW1116 Decree and consistent with paragraph 58 of the 2011 CW203 Decree, the water released as substitute supply for the exchange will be derived from the following sources: (1) transmountain water rights of the Water Supply and Storage Company, in which Thornton is a shareholder, including water diverted or stored through the exercise of such rights and the surface and subsurface return flows from the use of said rights (excluding, however, water and return flows attributable to the water rights comprising the Colorado-Big Thompson Project); (2) reusable effluent and non-sewered (e.g. lawn irrigation) return flows, including those generated by the use of waters or water rights included in this paragraph, and (3) any other water rights or rights to water currently owned by or acquired by Thornton in the future to the extent they are fully consumable or have been decreed for use as substitute supply at the time Thornton seeks to apply them to such use. 5. Appropriation date: Thornton initiated appropriations for the above water rights on December 31, 1996, except for exchanges via the Burlington Ditch into the Cooley East Pit, West Sprat-Platte Pit, or Cooley West Pit (n/k/a Cooley West Complex), which Thornton initiated on May 23, 2003. 6. Decreed rated of exchange to Burlington Ditch : 190 c.f.s., Conditional; 10 c.f.s, Absolute. 7. Decreed use or uses: Directly or by exchange or substitution, for irrigation, agricultural, commercial, industrial and all municipal uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, power generation, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation of parks, lawns and grounds, recreation, piscatorial, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, lake and reservoir evaporation, augmentation and replacement, adjustment and regulation of Thornton’s water supply system, including further ex-

change within Thornton’s system and with other water users. Thornton may fully consume such water used through its municipal system to the same extent as it is entitled to consume the sources of substitute supply, and may do so by direct use, storage and subsequent release, reuse, successive use, further exchange, and disposition. Following one or more uses, Thornton may use this water as substitute supply and to meet replacement or other obligations for any of its other decreed water rights. 8. Amount of water that applicant intends to change: 190 cfs, Conditional; 10 cfs, Absolute. IV. Detailed description of proposed change in a surface point of diversion: A. Applicant proposes to change the point of diversion at the Burlington Ditch Headgate for the above-listed water rights to the New Burlington Ditch Headgate, described below. This proposed change is not combined with and does not include any other type of change of water right. There is no intervening surface diversion point or inflow, as defined in C.R.S. 37-92-305(3.5)(I), between the New Burlington Ditch Headgate and the original Burlington Ditch Headgate. The change from the original Burlington Ditch Headgate to the New Burlington Ditch Headgate for the above-listed water rights has already been physically accomplished. B. New Point of diversion 1. Public Land Survey System (PLSS): A point on the east bank of the South Platte River in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 14, T.3 S., R. 68 W., of the 6th P.M., City and County of Denver, Colorado. 2. UTM: At approximately latitude 039º 47’ 24.69” N, longitude 104º 58’ 9.97” W. The UTM coordinates are approximately NAD 1983 UTM Zone 13S 502616.89 mE 4404471.42 mN. V. Terms. Applicant consistent with the requirements of C.R.S. §37-92305(3.5), will propose terms and conditions sufficient to insure that the water rights described in III.A.2, III.B.2 and III.C through III.I above shall not be permitted to divert at a greater flow rate or amount of water than has been decreed to each of those water rights and is physically and legally available to those water rights at the decreed point of diversion of the Original Ditch Headgate. The re-diversion from the South Platte River of previously stored water from the water storage rights described in paragraphs III.A.3, and III.B.3-4 utilizing the New Burlington Ditch Headgate does not require the foregoing limitations, having been previously rendered to dominion and control by prior in-priority diversion. VI. Name(s) and address(es) of owner(s) or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion structure, or modification to any existing diversion structure is or will be constructed. To the best of Thornton’ s knowledge, information and belief, the Globeville Area Flood Control Project structure located within the South Platte River through which water is diverted into the Burlington Canal, defined in this Application as the New Burlington Ditch Headgate, is located on property owned by the City and County of Denver, 1437 Bannock St., Rm. 451, Denver, Colorado 80202 and Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 South 27th Ave., Brighton, Colorado 80601. The Application in original format is 25 pages, plus Exhibits.

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CITY OF CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Seeking qualified applicants for a full-time Public Works Maintenance Worker. • High School diploma or GED and one year of experience as a construction laborer. • A valid Class B Colorado Driver’s License or be capable of obtaining one within three months of the date of hire. • Perform a wide variety of unskilled and semi-skilled work in maintenance, construction and repair of the City’s infrastructure and facilities. • Operates trucks and light equipment incidental to the work. • The City provides a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance coverage. Employee insurance fully paid by City.

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• Hourly rate begins at $18.96 per hour and is dependent on qualifications and experience.

Raft & Zipline Guides Management Kitchen Staff Mechanics Guest Service/Retail Drivers

A detailed job description can be found on the City’s website

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Qualified applicants should submit an employment application which can be found at www.centralcity.colorado.gov to Finance/Human Resources Director arobbins@cityofcentral.co or mail to (P.O. Box 249 Central City, CO 80427).

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LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB? CLEAR CREEK COUNTY WANTS YOU!!! CLEAR CREEK COUNTY is accepting applications for the following jobs: • Child Protection Caseworker I/II/III: Hiring wage is $47,091.20 - $55,440 annually DOQ • Control Tech: Hiring wage is $20.14 - $22.15/hr DOQ • Deputy Sheriff - Patrol: Hiring wage is $33.94 - $34.96/hr DOQ • Detentions Deputy: Hiring wage is $29.23 - $30.11/hr DOQ • Digital Evidence Custodian, Sr.: Hiring wage is $23.27 - $25.60/hr DOQ • Dispatcher: Hiring wage is $24.62 - $25.35/hr DOQ • Equipment Operator II for Road and Bridge: CDL; Hiring wage is $21.00 - $23.10/hr DOQ • Kitchen Manager: Hiring wage is $22.40 - $24.64/hr DOQ • Mechanic - Senior: Hiring wage is $23.10 - $25.41/hr DOQ • Nurse Confinement: Hiring wage is $77,200 - $84,920 annually DOQ • Trails Technician (Seasonal): Hiring wage is $17.64 - $19.40/hr DOQ • Trails Technician Sr. (Seasonal): Hiring wage is $20.14 - $22.15/hr DOQ Taking applications until positions are filled. See benefits, full job descriptions and applications at: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us Under “I Want to…” in the left-hand column of the drop down, click on “Jobs in Clear Creek County”. This will take you to the job posting site where you can complete an application.

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