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School district gets grant to further early child care Money will help with worker training, business practices

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Clear Creek School District has been awarded a $200,000 grant to

help the county move toward opening an early child care center.

The center is an effort by the school district, Clear Creek County and the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District to create at least 66 spots for youngsters in early 2024.

The Community Innovation and Resilience for Care and Learning Equity, or CIRCLE Grant, will help train people to provide child care, and help create business practices

for the center and child-care providers.

The group spearheading the childcare center effort is looking at locations for the child care center and is hoping there will be room for it in the former middle school.

The CIRCLE program was developed to try to address the systemic lack of child care, according to Mitch Houston, executive director of the Clear Creek Schools Founda-

tion, which helped write and will administer the grant.

The money will be used ultimately to increase access to child care for infants and toddlers in Clear Creek County, prepare a workforce to work in child care jobs with the hopes that some will stay to work in the new child care center and develop best business practices for the new SEE CHILD CARE, P4

Christmas in July brings festive cheer to summer Clear Creek law enforcement trains beyond Colorado’s few requirements

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Christmas carols rang throughout Shelly/Quinn Fields in Idaho Springs on July 23, not because there was snow on the ground, but because it was the second annual Christmas in July event.

Put on by the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District, there were stalls selling Christmas trinkets, cornhole, a fake-ice rink and even baby goats and a donkey.

But the highlight for some of the youngest in the crowd was something else.

“My favorite is the bouncy castle,” said Emmett, 6, when asked during a bouncing break what he was looking forward to the most. Kayser, 3, agreed enthusiastically before being distracted by a bubble-blowing machine.

“It is kinda nice to get out and touch base with people who are actually from here,” said Mike Borg. “These events are really nice.

SEE CHRISTMAS, P5

Colorado requires only 24 hours of training per year for working police officers.

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A stall by the Idaho Springs Lions Club at the annual Christmas in July event in Idaho PHOTO BY ANDREW FRAIELI Springs.

It takes 600 hours of training to be licensed by the state of Colorado as a “nail technician” — a nail stylist.

As of July of 2022, it takes 556 hours and a background check to become a police officer.

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OBITUARIES HEDIGER

Constance Faye “Connie” (Schaller) Hediger August 18, 1947 - July 9, 2022

Constance Hediger died peacefully surrounded by her family.

Connie is survived by her three children, Pat (Stephanie)Behring, Laurie Ayala, Ranee (Mike) WeldyDuBrava, her grandchildren, Jen, Nick, Jen, Aaron, Jess, Andy, Bregan, Brista, Courtney, and Rae; brother Spencer, sisters Sharon and Karen and 10 great -

grandchildren. She was remembered by many friends near and far.

Proceeded in death by her son Mike and parents, Ralph and Marion Schaller. A celebration of life will be announced later.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Mt. Evans Home Health & Hospice in Connie’s name.

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The Idaho Springs police department.

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Once hired, state law requires only 24 annual hours of training — for police officers, not nail stylists.

Twelve are for “mandatory skills” or “perishables” — driving, firearms, arrest control — and the other 12 are for anything deemed “needed and acceptable” by the individual police department.

That is a total of six hours of training every three months, of which only three hours are left for training like anti-bias, community relations, de-escalation, advocate training, legal updates and anything else the department deems important.

Every police department in Clear Creek County — Idaho Springs, Empire, Georgetown and the Sheriff’s Office — say that these state mandated hours are not enough. But, most of them are limited by how much extra they can do themselves, and where they can focus that extra, being small, local police departments with limited staff.

To become a police officer in Colorado, being certified by the POST Board, or Peace Officer Standards and Training, is required. This includes going through a police academy — those minimum 556 hours — and then passing a POST certification exam. The state dictates that, to be hired, potential police officers must also pass a background check, with local departments allowed to add their own requirements such as a physical exam or polygraph test.

The state also requires 24 hours of

annual training for officers to keep their POST certification, and this is where Clear Creek’s law enforcement sees the need to add more. Not only because they don’t see it as enough training for the skills that are required, but because of the lack of time for those softer skills like de-escalation.

“In a given month, we do eight hours of training,” said Idaho Springs Police Chief Nate Buseck.

“And when you have to account for all the other things that are required, I would say it’s probably about eight to 16 in a given year would be spent on de-escalation, people in crisis, specifically.”

Buseck elaborated that his department does around 100 hours of training annually. This includes the required firearm, driving and arrest control training, in-person scenario training, along with daily training bulletins quizzing officers on relevant policy and best ways to react to different scenarios, and more indepth online training classes.

“I’d say time is more difficult than even the cost, there’s always grants available for training,” said Georgetown Police Marshal Randy Williams.

But time isn’t the only major hurdle for this extra training.

“The other problem with training is the back-fill factor — if you’re trying to put somebody in training, you still have to have someone available to work,” said Williams.

The Georgetown Police Department has four officers currently, with two positions that have been open for an extended period of time, according SEE TRAINING, P6

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Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado Week of July 18, 2022 A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake.

“Max” and “Min” temperatures are for from digital displays of a “MMTS” Weather Observations Georgetown, Colorado (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is of July 18, 2022 is inches of snow that inches of rainfall plus meltedWeek snow.

“Snowfall” accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation.

NR = Not Reported.

“Peak gust at Georgetown Lake”each isday the velocity A local National Weather Service volunteer wind observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at about 8 a.m. in miles per hour ofarethe that occurred at the Georgetown Weatherand Station.the Wind time observations mademaximum at Georgetown Lake.wind “Max” andgust “Min” temperatures are from digital the displayscalendar of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”);of “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average during day preceding the date observation.

Historic the maxbased and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated dataofare on the period ofofrecord for which statistical data have during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the beenvelocity compiled (about 53 years within the period 1893-2021).

Any weather in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the calendar day preceding the date of records noted based a comparison of the observed the observation.

Historicare data are based on on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiledvalue (about 53 with years within the period 1893-2021).

Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set. historical data set.

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Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake * Velocity Time (mph) (24 hr) During the previous calendar day 10 1430 26 1945 15 1555 21 1005 12 1420 11 1510 13 1555 # Historic high minimum temp; was 55˚ in 1996 * Wind observed nearby 6th Street in Georgetown until the lake weather station is back in operation.

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The Clear Creek School District has been awarded a $200,000 grant to help guide students and adults to get early child care licensure and to create best business Shutterstock practices for child care centers.

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center, Houston explained.

The money will be used in part to hire an early child-care coach, who will design career pathways for students and adults to get early childhood education certifications.

“The early child-care coach will be looking for ways to support developing a workforce of early care providers to address what they need to be a licensed provider: teachers, assistant teachers, in-home care providers,” said Becky Dancer, the district’s director of teaching and learning. “This person will help with workforce development and have conversations with people about how they go about accessing classes.”

In addition, that person will sup-

port developing an early child-care education career pathway for both CCSD students and adults interested in such a career, Dancer said.

She noted with free preschool for all students coming in fall 2023, the district will need additional teachers.

“Workforce preparation was one of the main parts we focused on in the grant application,” Dancer explained.

The grant will also pay for a business coordinator, who will create a best-practices document after visiting five other early child-care centers with high quality ratings of similar size to Clear Creek.

“Whether a children care center or in-home child care, having solid business practices is a huge thing,” Dancer said. “You need to know what kind of business approach you have to take to be successful.”

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The crowded bouncy castle at the annual Christmas in July event in Idaho Springs.

One of the petting animals at the Christmas in July event in Idaho Springs.

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Emmett can go play with kids he knows, too.”

“I think it’s great,” agreed Sarah Munson.

“We’re kind of new to the community so it’s a great way to meet people.”

“I think the events are lots of fun,” said Afton

Dhine, who teaches swim classes and helps with events like this for the CCMRD. “I remember doing stuff like this when I was a kid and it’s great that they still do them.”

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to Williams.

“When we’re fully staffed, we would have time to let persons go to more advanced investigative training, more advanced across the board training to become instructors.

When we can barely cover the shifts, that can make it a challenge,” he continued.

Idaho Springs has nine officers, and Buseck spoke similarly. “It goes back into that issue of having enough people, and how much time can we allot for training in a given month, and still have enough manpower to cover the streets,” he said. “There’s only so many hours in a day.”

The Sheriff’s office does training every Wednesday for about eight hours, according to Captain Matt Brown. “We’re kind of understaffed, but still manage to put on training every Wednesday for the most part,” he said.

This training includes the mandated firearms, driving and arrest control, along with other non-mandated training like de-escalation and

legislative changes. Brown elaborates though that they do more than the required hours in all aspects of the training, including the mandated aspects.

“If you gave your guys two hours of firearm training — which is all that is required — and two hours of driving and two hours of arrest control…that’s not much time for perishables, you know,” he said.

He continued that a large portion of their training is scenario training based off media events like the situation leading to the death of George Floyd, and handling people who may be in a mental health crisis. “Maybe this person is not resisting, maybe they’re having a mental health episode, or maybe they need some help,” Brown continued.

Idaho Springs, Georgetown and Empire all participate in some of the Sheriff Office’s training and scenarios, but this is still extra training, and, “unfortunately, with the short staff in the entire industry, there’s a lot of training that becomes a luxury,” said Williams.

What is included in this non-mandated training changes too, according to Buseck.

“In our profession, I think we see best practices shift, right now the

emphasis is on talking to people,” he said. “So de-escalation is probably the No. 1 thing, along with encountering people in a mental health crisis.”

Empire Police Chief John Stein elaborated similarly that the type of training is “driven differently by the needs of the community, and the wants of the officers, beside the state minimums.”

He makes the point of trying to get extra training that officers may want too, but this still falls into the same issues of time, and also that it may only be accessible outside of Denver.

“What it comes down to is trying to find the training locally, or at a reasonable cost,” Stein said.

He gave an example of one officer wanting hostage negotiation training, but it being sparsely available in the Denver metro area — the closest is Las Vegas, Nevada.

“I can’t have all of us go out on training literally all at once, and then no one is available for the town.

I can’t tell everyone, ‘911, you’re on hold, we’ll return the call in a week,’” he continued.

In comparison to other states, Colorado sits 39th out of all 50 states and Washington D.C. in terms of

required hours for basic police academy, with no required field work. Connecticut has the highest required hours at 1,345 as of January this year, with 400 hours of required field work. Georgia has the lowest at 408 hours. The national average is 652 hours. This excludes Hawaii, which has no police academy requirements.

Part of the issues brought up by activists isn’t just the amount of time in training, but also the focus of the training.

According to the Police Executive Research Forum, a think tank for police executives, the median recruit in a police academy will spend 58 hours of training on firearms, compared with eight hours of de-escalation training. This, along with Colorado only explicitly mandating that firearms, driving and arrest control training for working officers.

Clear Creek county law enforcement go beyond Colorado’s few requirements, but as Buseck said, there’s only so many hours in the day, and only so much staff. As Williams puts it, “I wish there was an easier, more complete answer, but it’s just how it is.”

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JULY 29-30 THE ANNUAL PLEIN AIR ART FESTIVAL will be July 29-30 in Georgetown. Arts’ applications are due by July 15. An exhibit and sale of the artists’ work will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily from July. 30-Aug. 14 at the Georgetown Heritage Center, For more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ georgetown-plein-air-2022-call-forartists-tickets-262807392987?aff=ebds oporgprofile.

AUG. 7 HAMILL HOUSE MUSEUM in Georgetown will host a free Gilded Age Garden Party from 1-5 p.m. Sun-

day, Aug. 7, on the museum grounds.

Enjoy food and beverages, and free tours will be available of the Hamill House. For more information, visit historicgeorgetown.org.

AUG. 20, SEPT. 17 THE FOURTH ANNUAL HANS BERG ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY cleanup program in Empire will be from 8-10 a.m. starting at the Empire Visitors Center. These events are sponsored by Friends of Clear Creek.

SEPT. 4 THE GOLD RUSH & SILVER SPLASH DUCK RACES will begin at the Old School, 809 Taos St., at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, as merchants kick off the annual race.

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The “Keystone Pipeline” won’t make gas any cheaper WRITERS ON THE RANGE

Ted Williams

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A report that the Biden administration is weighing greater imports of Canadian oil is putting a renewed focus on the canceled Keystone XL pipeline and whether it would have made any difference with today’s tight oil supply.” — Energywire Ever since boycotts started blocking Russian petroleum products, social media has been rife with memes that blame rising gasoline prices on “the cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline.”

Example: “Sooo, if shutting down Russia’s pipeline(s) will hurt their economy, wouldn’t shutting down ours hurt our economy? Asking for a buddy.”

Most of the criticism comes from people who recycle truthiness. Former vice president Mike Pence: “Gas prices have risen across the country because of this administration’s war on energy — shutting down the Keystone Pipeline.” Republican Rep. Jim Jordan: “Biden shut off the Keystone Pipeline.”

Here’s what really happened: No one shut down, canceled, or shut off the Keystone Pipeline. It is fully operational, daily delivering 590,000 barrels of tar-sands oil in Canada to U.S. refineries.

What some pipeline advocates think is the “Keystone Pipeline” is a 1,700-mile “shortcut” called Keystone XL, or KXL. It would have sliced through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma to the Texas Gulf Coast, delivering 830,000 barrels of tar sands oil per day. Many residents of those states fought fiercely against the pipeline cutting through their land.

Now, “Build the Keystone Pipeline” has become a social-media mantra, as if the United States could so decree. It is the Canadian firm, TC Energy, formerly TransCanada, that officially terminated the project once President Biden withdrew its permits.

Even if construction on the pipeline

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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

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.

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

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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.

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

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

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began tomorrow, KXL could not be up and running in less than five years. The KXL pipeline was a project developed by a foreign company that would have delivered foreign oil products to mostly foreign markets.

When President Trump re-permitted KXL in 2017, his own State Department reported that it would not lower gasoline prices. The price of oil is set by the global market and certainly not by U.S. presidents. What’s more, the project was just about dead for a number of reasons, including litigation from aggrieved property owners whose land TC Energy seized by eminent domain.

We should also remember that rendering gasoline from tar-sands oil, the planet’s dirtiest petroleum, is far more polluting and energy-intensive than conventional refining. Some carbon content is burned off in a process that belches greenhouse gases and generates toxic waste called petcoke, which is dumped around the United States in piles six stories high. Petcoke billows through neighborhoods and infiltrates schools and houses even when windows are shut.

Bitumen, basically asphalt, continues to be strip-mined from what used to be Canada’s boreal forests in Alberta. Too thick to be piped, it’s spiked with volatile liquid condensate from natural gas and thus con-

verted to a toxic tar-sands cocktail called ”dilbit,” short for diluted bitumen.

Dilbit, sent through the existing Keystone pipeline, contains chloride salts, sulfur, abrasive minerals and acids, and must be pumped under high pressure. It’s murder on pipes.

In addition to greenhouse gases and petcoke, tar-sands waste products include lakes, rivers, fish, wildlife and people.

Between 1995 and 2006, when tar-sands extraction was accelerating, Alberta’s First Nations suffered a sudden 30 percent increase in cancer rates.

KXL, if built, also threatened the world’s largest aquifer — the Ogallala. Anyone who thinks Nebraska lacks water should visit Green Valley Township, where I encountered Ogallala water so close to the surface it flowed along dirt roads and ditches. Pintails, mallards, and widgeon billowed out of them. But parts of the aquifer are now depleted, and a major dilbit spill could finish those parts off.

In 2011 a pipeline representative named Shawn Howard assured me that ramming a dilbit pipe through the Ogallala aquifer would be risk free.

“Why,” he demanded, “would we invest $13 billion in a pipeline and put a product in it that was going to destroy it like these activists are trotting out? It makes absolutely no business sense.”

The existing Keystone pipeline has ruptured 22 times, including spills in 2017 and 2019 that fouled land and water with 404,000 gallons of dilbit. Business sense, as the oil industry consistently reminds us, is an attribute more often desired than possessed.

Ted Williams is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring conversation about the West. He writes about fish, wildlife and the environment for national publications.

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Clear Creek featured hike: St. Mary’s Glacier

The start of St. Mary’s Glacier hike is incredibly rocky, and the paths diverge often.

PHOTOS BY ANDREW FRAIELI

Hiking up the snow isn’t easy, as it’s slightly wet on top and packed down, but it gives a view of the lake below.

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Even the road to St. Mary’s Glacier is beautiful, thick with the scent of pine. It winds upwards through the forest, giving views of the valley as the rumblings of the highway give way to the gurgling of a stream beside. The air cools, no longer so heavy with the day’s 90 degree heat.

The hike itself is incredibly popular with hikers and casual visitors alike. Only about 20 minutes from Idaho Springs, the weekend crowd fills the two trailhead parking lots on either side of the trailhead — which cost $5 a vehicle — by 10 a.m., but many people are always going in and out.

Starting at more than 10,000 feet, the trail looks like a path for water runoff, having to hike up boulders and head-sized rocks with paths diverging constantly.

Eventually the path flattens and the forest thins out to a surreal view of pines dead and alive — some having fallen, others standing tall, and the contrast is sharp. Acting as an entrance way, they reveal the vivid blue lake of snowmelt at the base of the glacier on the mountain. Many people lounge on the shore without even hiking the glacier, but the path up to the snow is still well trafficked.

Sneakers could be used up the glacier, but hiking boots would be better, otherwise you’ll probably slip into the dirt-covered snow. It’ll con-

tinue to get cooler and cooler up the glacier, as the wind might pick up and the snow sits cold below, but it can be pleasant compared to hiking up the rough rocks in bearing sun to get to this point.

Seemingly popular for the glacier hike is bringing up snowboard and skiing equipment to ride back down on. The snow is certainly not smooth, but people rode down right from the top, which sits at about 11,000 feet. The hike technically ends here, with a 1,030 foot elevation gain — the hike being about 2.4 miles round trip and averaging 1.5 hours — but going up a bit further gives a view of the James Peak Wilderness.

The path rolls over the hill, showing the plains that sit at the top and not a peak as it seems like below.

Out in the distance, clouds scraping the top this day, is James Peak itself standing at 13,300 feet. Going this far will stretch the time a little, but not very much, as it’s all flat here. Heading back down the glacier can also be easier by instead taking a thin path to the left over the rocks.

Ending at a little over 11,000 feet, the hike is a there-and-back, but unlike other hikes it gives two distinct views — the glacier and its lake from above, and the plains before the James Peak Wilderness. Few people went this far, but it’s worth the little extra effort to the scattered wildflowers and mountains rimming the horizon.

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Racers starting off in the women’s pro catagory, along with category 2 and 3, in the Bob PHOTOS BY ANDREW FRAIELI Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb.

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Hundreds clad in spandex and neon bustled about Building 103 at sunrise July 23 for the Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb.

The former Idaho Springs middle school hosted the starting line for the climb, which has been a tradition since 1962.

The event was renamed in 1981 in honor of five-time winner Bob Cook,

who died of cancer at 23. The race brings cyclists over 27.4 miles and 14,130 feet up Mount Evans — an elevation gain of 6,590 feet.

“I’m not worried,” said Davide Giardini, of Boulder, before the race. Even having never gone up Mount Evans before, and never doing a cycling-only race, he wasn’t concerned, saying he was a triathlete who’s cycled extensively at high altitudes.

When asked what brought him, he

The men’s pro catagory starting off for the Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb.

said, “It’s kind of the go to, the highest paved road in North America.”

Giardini competed in the Men’s Pro category and finished with a time of 1:59:01.65, landing fifth place.

Stephen Schaefer, a Lakewood resident who also competed in the Men’s Pro category, had already biked up four days prior.

“I’ve been in Colorado for all of six days — just moved from Arizona —but rode up Mount Evans on Tuesday from Golden,” he said before the

race. Schaefer finished with a time of 2:02:41.35 in 12th place.

The first place winner of the Women’s Pro category was Kyleigh Spearing with a time of 2:27:32.22 and the Men’s Pro category’s winner was Lachlan Morton at 1:52:22.55.

The rest of the results from the Bob Cook Memorial Hill Climb can be found at my.raceresult. com/212844/.

Nancy Wellnitz reimagined senior recreation at Apex Parks and Recreation Community Recreation Center Supervisor of Adult and Senior Programs reflects on 37-year-career

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For Nancy Wellnitz, senior recreation has always hinged on one key tenant: connection. “(Seniors) come here for fitness or they come here to learn Spanish or for computers, but what they find is often they need a friend,” Wellnitz said shortly before her retirement on June 17, the conclusion of 37 years spent as Apex Parks and Recreation’s Community Recreation Center Supervisor of Adult and Senior Programs.

Over the years, Wellnitz oversaw the Community Recreation Center on Wadsworth Boulevard as it became a hub for senior activities for residents of Arvada and Jefferson County. Throughout her time with Apex, Wellnitz stressed that recreation doesn’t have to be limited to exercise — especially for seniors.

“Recreation is not just sports and fitness,” Wellnitz said. “There’s arts and education and all that other stuff. How you recreate is different.

Nancy Wellnitz (left) and a friend at Wellnitz’s retirement party, which marked the conclusion of 37 years spent overseeing Apex’s senior recreation programming. COURTESY APEX PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT

In fact, our volunteer program here, that’s how they recreate, by working our front desk or organizing our books in our library or working the gift shop.”

Apex programming at all recreation centers has grown to include foreign language classes, computer tutorials, yoga, arts and crafts and

game nights, many of which are open to individuals of all ages, and some of which are tailored to seniors.

Wellnitz’s passion for working with seniors developed out of a strong bond with her grandparents, who lived out of state. Wellnitz grew up in Lakewood, but visited

her grandparents often, sometimes spending summer with them. She said she fell in love with seniors overall and majored in recreation administration in college before going to Uganda to work with seniors.

She noticed that as people age, SEE WELLNITZ, P11

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friendships get harder to keep up, and new ones become scarcer to come by. Organized activities for seniors allows them the opportunity to meet like-minded people they can create lasting bonds with — an occurance Wellnitz has often witnessed.

“When you’re young, you meet friends at school and in college, and you meet them in your career,” Wellnitz said. “Then all of a sudden, you’re retired. You can meet your neighbors to some degree, but a lot

of your neighbor’s work, we don’t have the front porch atmosphere as much as we used to in the older days when everyone had a front porch and knew all their neighbors.

“Here (seniors are) with people who are similar in age, similar interests, so they can start rebuilding things that they lost in retirement,” Wellnitz continued. “And that’s cool, because from something we did here they ended up enjoying the end of their life because they connected with another person or a friend.”

Wellnitz mentioned that she’s gone to funerals of Apex patrons and volunteers and noticed friends made at Apex events motioned in eulogies, or volunteer plaques displayed

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Wellnitz said that she plans to rest in retirement but added that she’ll still come by Apex every now and then and volunteer at some of the bigger events.

“I’m going to take the summer to rest,” Wellnitz said. “I love to ride my bike, so I’m going to ride my bike more, walk more. My husband and I have a cabin, so we’re going to try and get up there more.”

Jeff Glenn, Apex Parks and Recreation Executive Director, thanked Wellnitz for her years of service to the district.

“Nancy has been a pillar in our community for almost 40 years, she will be missed by her Apex team-

mates and the people she has served selflessly all these years. We wish Nancy nothing but a bright and happy future,” Glenn said.

Laura Schwenker, Apex’s Recreation Coordinator-Arts, Education and Special Events, called Wellnitz a “team player” and wished her well in retirement.

“I am lucky to call Nancy a mentor, co-worker and friend,” Schwenker said. “She has always been fair, compassionate, an advocate, and a true Apex team player. She has enriched the lives of so many over the past 37 years. There is no one as dedicated and hardworking as her. I wish her nothing but happiness. She is going to be missed.”

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July Wildlife Photo Page: Mountain Goats

Mountain goats are a somewhat rare sight in Colorado, as they seldom go below timberline. Statewide population estimates are 1,635 animals. The Maroon Bells herd, estimated at 330 goats, is the largest in the state. The Mount Evans herd is around COURTESY OF COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 100 and the Grays Peak herd is about 130.

Norma Davenport, of Arvada, stares down a mountain goat on her approach to the peak of Mt. Massive. Goats are common wildlife encountered on 14er hikes, this one surprised FILE PHOTO BY KEVIN M. SMITH Davenport as she came over the ridge.

Mountain goat kids play together near the summit of Mount Evans in August 2016.

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BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In honor of Colorado Parks & Wildlife’s 125th anniversary this year, the Clear Creek Courant and the Canyon Courier will have a monthly photo page celebrating the state’s amazing wildlife and parks.

Each page will celebrate a different local animal or group of animals, including fun facts provided by CPW. For July, the mountain newspapers are celebrating mountain goats.

MOUNTAIN GOAT FUN FACTS: • Mountain goats were introduced to Colorado in 1947 to expand hunting opportunities. The first 14 goats were imported from Montana and

released in the Collegiate Range.

Later, additional goats were obtained from Idaho, South Dakota and British Columbia.

• Wildlife experts have debated whether the mountain goat is native to Colorado. Professional biologists doubt the animal ever occurred in the state naturally, believing that early travel reports describing mountain goat sightings were actually bighorn sheep instead. However, a bone from an extinct species of mountain goat was found in fossil deposits about 800,000 years old in South Park.

• Males, called billies, can be up to 5 feet long and weigh up to 250 pounds. The females, called nannies, are somewhat smaller. Both have

Two mountain goats wander across the tundra atop Mount Evans in June 2019.

PHOTO BY ANN ZIMMERMAN

A mountain goat kid navigates the rocks atop Mount Evans in July 2021. PHOTO BY ANN ZIMMERMAN

A photographer, left, captures the image of a mountain goat at the summit of Mount FILE PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Evans in June 2021.

sharp, black horns that are 6 to 12 inches long.

• Young goats, called kids, are born in May or June after a six-month gestation period. Typically half of a local population is made up of yearlings.

• Mountain goats have very few natural predators, as they only go below timberline in extreme winter weather. Mountain lions are one of their few predators, but CPW believes most goat deaths are caused by rockslides or avalanches. Mountain goats can be hunted with a proper CPW permit.

• Statewide population estimates are 1,635 mountain goats, with the Maroon Bells herd being the largest at 330 animals. The Mount Evans

herd is perhaps the most wellknown in Colorado, with about 100 mountain goats that people travel from all over the world to see. There is another herd in Clear Creek County — the Grays Peak herd, which is estimated at 130 mountain goats.

GOT WILDLIFE PHOTOS? The August wildlife photo page will celebrate Colorado’s moose. To contribute to the Aug. 25 page, email photos to cwesteman@coloradocommunitymedia.com before Aug. 15.

Include the photographer’s name, and the date and location the photo was taken. The photo can be of wildlife anywhere in Colorado and doesn’t have to be recent.

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Community invited to celebrate Colorado Day STAFF REPORT

History Colorado is inviting the community to celebrate our state’s 146th birthday with a free, familyfriendly event on Aug. 1.

The celebration will highlight the things that make Colorado, Colorado — including the animals, experiences, cultures, items and history, states a news release.

Colorado Day takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway in Denver.

At the Colorado History Center, attendees will get to explore the museum’s four floors of exhibits, including “Colorado Stories,” “Denver A-Z,” “Living West” and “Rainbows & Revolutions.” More information on these exhibits can be found on History Colorado’s website.

Special events, interactive exhibits and additional entertainment for Colorado Day includes gold panning, face painting, arts and crafts, popcorn and snow cones, chalk artists, an alpaca petting zoo and mini-horses, appearances by mascots of Colorado’s pro sports teams, Tahitian dance performances, bullwhip cracking and trick roping demonstrations, and musical guests including taiko drummers, Flint Datino and Brothers of Brass.

History Colorado is a nonprofit that got its start 143 years ago.

Today, it operates 11 museums and historic sites throughout the state, a free public research center, the Office of Archaeology and Historic

History Colorado is inviting the community to celebrate the state’s birthday with a free event on Aug. 1.

Preservation and the History Colorado State Historical Fund. To learn more about History Colorado, visit historycolorado.org.

Parking for the History Colorado Center is available at meters along Broadway, and in the Art Garage, 1268 Lincoln St.; and the Cultural

Center Complex Garage, 65 W. 12th Ave. Several RTD transit routes also serve the museum.

History Colorado Center’s Colorado Day celebration is free to attend, but registration is required.

To RSVP, visit tinyurl.com/ColoradoDay.

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The nearby Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock St., which is a History Colorado museum within a historic house, is also offering free admission on Colorado Day. To learn more about this museum, visit historycolorado.org/ center-colorado-womens-history.

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Pepsi to build its largest U.S. plant in Denver City offers $1 million in incentives to maker of soft drinks

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PepsiCo has chosen Denver as the place where it will build what will be its largest U.S. plant.

Colorado beat out three other states to become the site of the mammoth facility, Pepsi said in a statement on July 13. The company acquired roughly 152 acres of land near Denver International Airport for the planned 1.2 million-squarefoot manufacturing facility, which is set to open next year.

“We’re thrilled to call Denver, a city that shares so many of our values, home to PepsiCo’s most sustainable U.S. plant location,” said Johannes Evenblij, PepsiCo Beverages president of North America’s West Division, in the statement.

In March, Denver City Council approved $1 million in incentives for Pepsi’s project. As Pepsi builds the facility and adds new jobs, the city will pay the company cash in installments. The city expects to make the payments over a multi-year period until the site is completed.

As part of the deal, Pepsi will move its longtime operation on Brighton Boulevard in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood to the new facility. The company says all 250 employees at the existing facility will be moved to the new site, and

The Pepsi bottling plant on Brighton Boulevard on Elyria Swansea’s southern border in Denver last year.

that they will create an additional 250 jobs — with an average wage of $65,000 — on top of that.

Denver officials estimate the project could bring $6 million in additional revenue to the city’s general fund over a five-year period and $11 million over a 10-year period.

Denver Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca, the only council member

to vote against the deal, contends the new facility is primarily a good deal for Pepsi.

“This was a good deal for a multinational corporation who needed a newer, larger space and got a city to relocate and essentially build a community around their needs,” CdeBaca said in a text message. “Denverites should be concerned about

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Energy czar, wife recovering after 1,000-foot fall Rocky Mountain National Park was scene of terrifying event for Colorado pair

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Will Toor was thinking he was at the end. He was pretty sure his leg was broken. He was shivering uncontrollably in the snow high in the mountains. He’d watched his injured wife limp away to get help two hours earlier.

Every few minutes he’d holler for help.

Then, in the distance, he saw two climbers coming his way.

“That was just a wonderful sight,” said the 61-year-old Toor, who works as the head of the Colorado Energy Office.

When climbers Markian Feduschak and Riley Gaines heard Toor’s faint calls, they rallied.

“I’m glad he yelled for help and I’m glad we were there,” said Feduschak, an accomplished Eagle mountaineer who earlier this month helped rescue Toor from a snowy mountainside in Rocky Mountain National Park. “It’s questionable how he would have done alone for a night up there.”

After Toor and his wife, Mariella Colvin, tumbled nearly 1,000 vertical feet down an icy couloir,

Visitors line up at Rocky Mountain National Park’s Fall River Entrance Station, near Estes Park, on July 21, 2021.

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Toor had a broken femur. Colvin, 59, had nine broken ribs, fractured vertebrae and a broken sternum but still bushwhacked over talus and downed trees to reach campers almost 2 miles away.

Of course neither of them knew the extent of their injuries as Colvin went for help. Now, as they face a long recovery with a good prognosis, Toor said they are reflecting on “our heroes.”

“I don’t think I’d be here if it wasn’t for them,” he said from his rehab hospital room where he and Colvin will remain for at least another week. “I’m still kind of having trouble believing it actually happened and I definitely have moments when I’m like ‘Why did this have to happen?’ But mostly, mostly I feel lucky. So lucky.”

Tumbling, confusion and a scream It was about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, when Toor and Colvin reached the bottom of the snowpacked Ptarmigan Fingers couloirs on the north face of Flattop Mountain above Lake Helene in the center of Rocky Mountain National Park. They had hiked about 4 miles to the alpine basin from the trailhead after entering the park at 8 a.m. They climbed the western couloir last summer and were eyeing the easternmost chute, which climbs about 1,200 vertical feet, with a steep section at the top, but no overhanging cornice.

They were wearing helmets and crampons and carried ice axes.

Their packs held extra layers, food and water. The snow was good and they climbed pretty much straight up. After a couple hours, Toor pulled himself up the steep exit onto flat snow. Colvin was a bit below.

“Things get fuzzy from here,” he said. He recalls tumbling. And confusion, because he was done climbing. He remembers hearing his wife scream. He tried to selfarrest with his ice tools, but the fall was violent.

He stopped sliding about 100 feet from the bottom of the couloir. He wasn’t able to move, with sharp pain in his right leg. Colvin clad

Toor in extra layers and said she’d go for help.

“I saw her walk away and she is incredibly tough,” Toor said.

“The only thing she said was her back was a little bit sore and she thought she maybe broke her wrist.

I watched her walk away and she looked like she was in decent shape.

Which was a huge relief to me.”

Feduschak and Gaines had spent the morning on a multi-pitched technical ascent of Notchtop Mountain. They were scrambling down the peak to their daypacks in the basin below the Ptarmigan Couloirs when they heard someone yelling for help.

It was about 3:30 p.m. when Gaines hustled over to Toor and wrapped the shivering climber in his jacket. When Feduschak arrived a few minutes later they tucked more layers beneath Toor and the snow. A third climber showed up and they gently lifted Toor into a trench they dug in the snow and lined with their packs.

Feduschak and Gaines are certified wilderness first responders.

Feduschak is a veteran climber and ski mountaineer who spent years as an Outward Bound instructor and is president of the Walking Mountains Science Center in Edwards.

Gaines is an instructor at the center. Feduschak was able to reach his wife on his mobile, who then called the National Park Service to initiate a rescue.

Gaines triggered the SOS rescue feature on his satellite-connected device, and park rescuers responded with a plan to be there in about three hours.

Then they waited, even huddling over Toor to protect him during a brief storm of rain and sleet.

Feduschak said they were worried about hypothermia and were prepared to move Toor off the snow if the rescuers were going to be any longer. They chose to leave him in place, worried that movement could displace a broken bone and cause internal bleeding.

“Will was a trouper. I know he was in tremendous pain but he was alert and oriented … that kind of reassured us that while it was an emergency, I felt like if we could get him out of there before dark he would be OK,” Feduschak said.

They kept Toor talking, worried he may have struck his head in the

fall. Feduschak knew of Toor but they had never met. His career in outdoor education — and service on the board of Energy Smart Colorado — aligned with Toor’s push for renewable and sustainable energy at the Colorado Energy Office.

“We talked a little shop,” Feduschak said.

Two paramedics from Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue’s “hasty team” arrived after a couple hours. They called in a Colorado National Guard Black Hawk helicopter from Buckley Space Force Base. The helicopter hovered and lowered paramedics who loaded Toor into a litter. By 8 p.m., he was on his way to Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.

Members of the park’s search and rescue team also reached Colvin at Odessa Lake, where campers had heard her cries for help. Rescuers spent the night with Colvin and a helicopter with Northern Colorado Med Evac rushed her to the hospital the next morning.

49 missions so far this year Rocky Mountain National Park rescuers have been on 49 rescue missions so far this year. Some have involved fatalities, including the deaths in May of a climber caught in an avalanche on Mount Meeker and a woman who fell into Adams Falls.

That is pacing similarly to last year, when the team responded to 120 incidents and the park logged 4.4 million visits. In 2020, when the park was closed for more than two months during the pandemic, visitation fell to 3.3 million visits and the rescuers responded to 114 incidents. In 2019, when the park counted a record 4.7million visits, the search and rescue team answered 142 calls for help.

This summer the park continued a timed-entry system it launched in 2021. The program requires visitors to schedule and reserve windows of time to enter the park. Toor said he wanted to start earlier but was only able to secure an 8 a.m. entry reservation. Feduschak and Gaines, who ascended a much more technical route, entered the park before the timed entry system starts at 5 a.m.

“Eight was a late start, but we didn’t quite have the oomph to get in before the 5 a.m. cutoff,” Toor said. “Maybe we just need to suck it

up and get there before 5 a.m.”

Mountaineers tend to start early.

Hiking before dawn helps climbers reach summits before afternoon storms roll in or warmer temperatures impact snow stability. (Toor and Colvin were not late to the summit of their short climb and there is no indication that weather or midday temperatures played a role in the collapse of the block where they were summiting.)

“Our experience has been the majority of mountaineers and climbers start before the timedentry permit system and their decision on when to start is based on making appropriate choices based on the conditions listed above for alpine routes,” park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said, noting that most climbers start alpine routes in the park around 3 a.m. or 4 a.m.

“This sort of restores your faith in people” Colorado adventurers know that offering aid could be part of just about every outing. While the state’s robust crews of volunteer rescuers live ready to respond at a moment’s notice, it’s those already in the wild who are likely to be the first responders to a call for help.

Toor has a long list of people he wants to thank.

Like Jennifer Perlow and Chris Stevens, the campers who gave up their tent and sleeping bag and tended to Colvin before rescuers arrived at Odessa Lake. And the campers who found Colvin near the lake and guided her to the campsite. And Feduschak and Gaines.

Toor said he’s shared the story with friends and colleagues about the “calm competence” of his rescuers and “it turns out everybody knows Markian and they all have tremendous respect for him.”

“This sort of restores your faith in people, just seeing everybody pitch in in every way they could,” Toor said. “It’s kind of amazing when you think about it.”

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Legals City and County PUBLIC NOTICE Clear Creek County Public Notice Minor Plan Amendment Case No. PDA2022-0001 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a minor plan amendment application has been submitted to the County to review a proposed re-plat of a building envelope. Objections may be filed by any affected party and must be submitted in writing to the Planning Department within fourteen (14) calendar days of this publication. A minor plan amendment is an administrative process. However, if an objection cannot be resolved between parties the case will be heard before the Board of County Commissioners who will approve, approve with conditions, or deny the proposed amendment in a public hearing.

Property Location/Legal Description: Lot A, Pine Valley Ranch Estates, Section 23, Township 4S. Range 72W, 6th PM, Clear Creek County, Colorado.

Proposed Amendment: The owners are proposing to adjust the existing building envelope on the subject property to the south slightly to allow for construction of a new residence.

Written testimony may be mailed to Adam Springer Clear Creek County Planning Department P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 e-mail to aspringer@clearcreekcounty.us, or faxed to 303.569.1103. For more information regarding this minor plan amendment, please contact the Planning Department at 303-6792361.

Randall Wheelock, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CCC406 First Publication: July 28, 2022 Last Publication: July 28, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME ORDINANCE NO. 348 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES WITHIN THE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, COLORADO BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, COLORADO: Section 1.

Findings, Purpose.

(a) The Silver Plume Board of Trustees finds that the use of property for short-term rentals has impacts on the neighborhoods not unlike that of hotels, motels, and lodges. The impacts of shortterm rentals on neighboring uses can be significant when the rental property is occupied by multiple tenants in consecutive tenancies throughout the year. The commercial aspects of short-term rentals can have detrimental effects on the quiet, dignity, and neighborliness of adjacent residential uses and therefore should be regulated to protect the health, safety and welfare of Silver Plume and the general public. (b) The purpose of this ordinance is to foster and safeguard the residential character of the Town and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the Town for the benefit of its residents and its visitors.

Section 2. Applicability. The requirements in this ordinance apply to short-term rentals as that term is defined herein. It does not apply to the following: (a) the furnishing of lodging services in hotels, motels, and lodges specifically approved for such use under the Town’s Land Use Code; or (b) short-term rental of a primary residence for no more than nine (9) nights in a year.

Section 3. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, unless the context otherwise indicates: (a) “Initial application deadline” means November 14, 2022. (b) “License” means, unless otherwise clear from the context, a short-term rental license contemplated by this ordinance. (c) “License renewal deadline” means each anniversary of the initial application deadline. While an initial application may be received and approved at any time during the year, its renewal deadline shall be the next ensuing anniversary of the initial application deadline. When a license renewal deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, it shall be extended to the next regular business day. (d) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, or other legal entity. (e) “Primary residence” means a residence which

is the usual place of return for housing documented by the owner self-certifying, under penalty of perjury, to that effect and providing at least two of the following: motor vehicle registration, driver’s license, a Colorado state identification card, voter registration, or tax documents. A person can have only one primary residence. (f) “Short-term rental” means the rental of all or part of a residential structure or the residential portion of a mixed residential/commercial structure for human lodging for a period of less than 30 consecutive days. (g) “STR Administrator” means a person designated as such by the Board of Trustees. If the designated person is the Mayor or a Trustee, that person shall not take part as the Mayor or a Trustee in any appeal provided for in this ordinance.

Section 4. Location. Subject to the requirements of this ordinance, short-term-rentals may be located in a residential unit or the residential portion of a mixed residential/commercial structure in any zone district in the Town where residential occupancy is allowed.

Section 5. Fees. The fee for each initial license application shall be $500. The fee for each renewal license application shall be $250. The fee is not refundable in the event that the license or renewal is not issued, nor is the fee subject to proration for a partial year.

Section 6. License Requirements, Procedure, Appeal. (a) After the initial application deadline, it shall be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person to use any property as a short-term rental without first obtaining a short-term rental license from the Town. (b) The license application shall be submitted to the Town Clerk, must be accompanied by the annual license fee and include the following: (i) owner name and address; (ii) property address; (iii) maximum occupancy of rental guests; (iv) name of owner representative and contact information; (v) identity of any broker or agent (e.g. AirBnB, Vrbo) to be used; (vi) proof of ownership of the property; (vii) proof of property and liability insurance as a short-term rental; (viii) proof of any applicable business, sales tax, lodging tax, or similar license; (ix) a parking plan for guests; (x) proof that the property is the applicant’s primary residence if the applicant intends to rely on Section 10(d) of this ordinance; and (xi) the certificate required in the next subsection. (c) The applicant shall certify, under penalty of perjury, that: (i) The applicant complies and throughout the term of the license will continue to comply with the ownership limitations in section 7(a) of this ordinance. (ii) The applicant acquired the property proposed for licensing before January 1, 2022 or, if acquired thereafter, at least twenty-four (24) months prior to applying for the license. (iii) The property proposed for licensing has, and will have throughout the license term, a functioning fire extinguisher, carbon monoxide detector, and smoke alarm as required by this ordinance; (iv) The property proposed for licensing is, and will be throughout the license term, covered by liability insurance for bodily and property damage in an amount of $500,000 or more in the context of STR use; and (v) The property proposed for licensing is, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, in compliance with the Town’s Land Use Code and applicable building, fire and related codes. (d) The STR Administrator may require additional items deemed necessary to establish eligibility for a license under the criteria specified in this ordinance. An application shall not be deemed complete until such additional items have been provided. (e) At the applicant’s expense, the applicant shall cause to be posted and maintained on the proposed short-term rental property a notice, legible from a passing vehicle, stating the date of the notice, the property location, that a short-term license has been applied for, that the full application may be copied or reviewed at the Town Hall, and the date by which comments must be received, which date shall be at least fifteen (15) days after the date of the notice. The Town Clerk will provide a copy of the required notice upon request. (f) After reviewing the license application and any public comments, the STR Administrator shall issue or deny the license within fifteen (15) days after the deadline for receipt of public comments.

The STR Administrator shall deny the license if the application or supporting documentation does not

comply with this ordinance. The STR Administrator may also deny the application if it contains false, incomplete, or misleading information or if the posted notice is found to be inadequate. A shortterm rental license may be issued with conditions necessary to assure compliance with the policy of this ordinance and the development standards of the Town’s Land Use Code.

limited to the following:

(g) The applicant may appeal the STR Administrator’s decision to issue, revoke, or deny a short-term rental license. Such appeal shall be filed with the Town Clerk in writing within fifteen (15) days of the STR Administrator’s decision. The Board of Trustees shall hear and decide upon all appeals, after fifteen (15) days public notice of the time, date and location of the appeal hearing being posted on the subject property and at the Town Hall. The decision of the STR Administrator (if not appealed) or of the Board of Trustees (if appealed), is the final decision of the Town for purposes of judicial review.

(iii) The maximum occupancy approved in the license shall be and is clearly posted; and

(h) If issued, a short-term rental license is issued to the owner of the property where the short-term rental will occur, may be used only for that property, and is not transferrable upon sale of that property. (i) A short-term rental license shall be valid until the next ensuing license renewal deadline and, if a renewal application has been timely submitted, thereafter until a renewal license is granted or denied by the Town. (j) A short-term rental license may be renewed, but only if a complete renewal application is received by the Town Clerk on or before the license renewal deadline. The application contents and procedure shall be the same as with an initial license application, except that posting on the property shall not be required and the deadline for receipt of public comments shall fifteen (15) days after the license renewal deadline or fifteen (15) days after the completed renewal application has been submitted, whichever is later. Failure to timely apply for a renewal shall result in expiration of the license, and any application received thereafter shall be treated as an initial application.

Section 7. Additional Requirements for Short-Term Rentals. (a) Each short-term rental unit must be owned by no more than four (4) individuals and no other person, a limited liability company which is itself owned by no more than four (4) individuals and no other person, or a family trust and no other person (b) The short-term rental property must have been acquired by the applicant before January 1, 2022 or, if acquired thereafter, at least twenty-four (24) months prior to applying for the license. (c) Each short-term rental unit must have access to a functioning toilet, sink, and bath or shower without having to go outside. (d) A short-term rental property must provide one off-street parking space for every three (3) or fewer beds available for short-term rental in the property. A property lacking such space(s) may still be licensed if the STR Administrator determines that the parking plan submitted with the license application is practicable and will not have a negative effect on the neighborhood. (e) All owners of short-term rentals are required to collect and remit any applicable sales, lodging, or similar tax except to the extent that a broker or agent does it for them. (f) An ancillary structure in existence on the effective date of this ordinance shall be subject to the same requirements for licensing as the primary structure on the same lot or parcel. (g) The holder of a license shall hold the Town harmless from any injury or damage which arises out of or occurs as a result of the operation of a short-term rental, including attorney’s fees or other expenses incurred in defending against any lawsuit or other action which may be brought against the Town as a result of such operation. (h) Address numbers shall be posted on the exterior of a licensed building so as to be clearly visible.

Section 8.

Safety and Operations.

(a) There shall be an owner representative within an hour’s drive of Silver Plume who is on call full time (24/7) to manage the property during any period within which the property is occupied as a short-term rental. The name, address, and phone number of the owner representative shall be listed on the short-term rental license which is on file at Town Hall, and shall be prominently posted inside and outside at the rental property (except that the outside posting need not include the address of the owner representative). It is the responsibility of the owner representative to inform short-term rental tenants regarding Town ordinances including but not limited to pets, parking, trash, and noise. (b) No trash or garbage shall be left outside the unit except on trash pickup days or in a bear-proof container. (c) The owner shall ensure compliance with the parking plan approved as part of the application. (d) A life safety inspection may be ordered by the Town, at the Town’s initial expense, at any time during the term of a license or while the granting of the license is under consideration by the Town.

The inspection shall evaluate the suitability of the building for short-term rental, including but not

(i) Adequate fire extinguishers shall be and are installed and maintained; (ii) Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms shall be and are installed as required by the applicable building, fire, and related codes;

(iv) Emergency egress pathways shall be and are in compliance with the applicable building and fire codes.

If the inspection reveals a violation, the owner shall promptly remedy the violation and reimburse the Town for the cost of the inspection.

Section 9.

Violation and Enforcement.

(a) Notice of violation and administrative order.

Any person who has violated or is violating any of the provisions of the license or this ordinance shall be subject to a written notice of violation, an administrative order, or both. A notice of violation and administrative order may be combined into one document. The notice of violation shall state the nature of the violation(s) and the administrative order shall require that the violations(s) be corrected and compliance obtained with this ordinance within a reasonable time, as specified in the administrative order, and the amount of the civil penalty. The notice of violation and/or administrative order shall be sent via regular mail to the licensee and posted on the property. (b) Administrative penalties. In addition to other remedies provided in this ordinance, violations stated in a notice of violation and administrative order issued pursuant to this ordinance are subject to a civil penalty of up to $100 for the first violation, up to $200 for the second violation within a twelve-month period, and up to $1,000 for each violation thereafter within a twelve-month period.

If a violation continues after a reasonable time required to correct the violation, each subsequent day or part of a day the violation continues is a separate offense. Payment of the penalty shall not excuse the failure to correct a violation, nor shall it bar further enforcement action by the Town. (i) Any license holder who receives a notice of civil penalty assessment may appeal the civil penalty to the Board of Trustees in the manner set forth in Section 6(g) of this ordinance. (ii) Based on the evidence and reasons presented by the licensee or its representative, the Board of Trustees may uphold the civil penalty assessments, dismiss the civil penalty assessments, or waive or conditionally reduce the penalties assessed by the administrative order. The written decision shall be mailed to the licensee. (iii) Civil penalties not paid and received by the city within 30 days of issuance of the notice of civil penalty, or decision of the Board of Trustees if the licensee has requested review by the Board, whichever is later, shall be deemed delinquent and subject to delinquency charges. Civil penalty assessments not paid before the due date may result in the imposition of a late fee of $25.00, and interest at 1½ percent per month or fraction thereof shall accrue. The Town shall also be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in collecting civil penalties or otherwise enforcing this ordinance. (iv) In the event that the penalties, late fees, interest, and attorney fees and costs due at any time total the amount of $2,000 or more, the Town shall have a lien on the subject property as security for the collection of thereof. The Town Clerk shall certify such charges to the County Treasurer, for collection in the same manner as the collection of general property taxes. (c) Other remedies. In addition to any other remedy provided by law or this ordinance, the Town may invoke all or any of the following remedies for violation of any requirement of the license or this ordinance: (i) revoke or refuse to renew a license; (ii) declare that no future license may be issued to the same person; and/or (iii) seek judicial enforcement of any violation of this ordinance.

Section 10. Maximum Number of Licenses, Wait List, Exception. (a) The maximum number of outstanding licenses allowed within the Town at any one time shall be the number of completed license applications received by the Town on or before the initial application deadline. (b) After the initial application deadline, the Town Clerk shall establish and maintain a wait list of persons who have submitted a written request to apply for a license which, if granted, would result in exceeding the maximum number of outstanding licenses. Such requests shall be listed and honored in the order received. (c) When the number of outstanding licenses is no longer at its maximum, the Town Clerk shall notify the top person on the list, who shall have thirty (30) days thereafter to submit a completed application or be removed from the list. The process shall be repeated as many times as necessary to produce the maximum number of outstanding licenses or exhaust the wait list.

viduals at any one time in a primary residence while the owner is actually in residence shall not be subject to the maximum limitation provided for in this section. However, such rentals will still require a license unless otherwise exempted in this ordinance

Section 11. Severability. If any part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of any remaining part of the ordinance or of application to any other person or circumstance, and to that end this ordinance is declared to be severable.

INTRODUCED BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE 23rd day of May, 2022.

ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Silver Plume, Colorado, the 11th day of July, 2022. /S/ Mayor Sam McCloskey Mayor Sam McCloskey

Attest: /S/ Tammy A. Sanford Town Clerk Legal Notice No. CCC405 First Publication: July 21, 2022 Last Publication: July 28, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS ON Creek Elevation, LLC and Clear Creek Holdings, LLC at 2190 Argentine Street (Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham) and 577 22nd Street (Cabin Creek Brewing), Georgetown, Colorado.

Creek Elevation, LLC, Clear Creek Holdings, LLC, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to impose binding environmental use restrictions (EURs) on the parcels at 2190 Argentine Street and 577 22nd Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The EURs require the oversight and implementation of safety measures for excavating the sub-soil. Pursuant to § 25-15-318.5, C.R.S., once the EURs have been finalized, they are binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons possessing an interest in the land.

CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft EURs. Copies of the proposed EURs and a legal description of the affected property are available by contacting the CDPHE. All comments must be submitted to Fonda.Apostolopoulos@state.co.us

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Douglas County Fairgrounds 500 Fairgrounds Dv. Castle Rock, CO.

Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 200 exhibitors filling the Douglas County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family.

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In it’s third year - expanding into two buildings.

In 2021, 3,000 customers attended

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