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Celebrating Colorado’s state parks

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 have featured monthly photo pages celebrating the state’s amazing wildlife and parks.

Each page celebrated a di erent local animal or group of animals, including fun facts provided by CPW.

For December and the nal photo page of 2022, the mountain newspa-

Flu cases, hospitalizations on the rise

O cials push for vaccinations

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Flu cases are on the rise, and according to state health o cials, hospitalizations are higher this year than they have been in the past 10 years. e surge has a variety of causes, including people not getting the u shot as consistently as in past years.

Dr. Ben Usatch, UCHealth ER director at Highlands Ranch Hospital, said COVID vaccinations brought on this onslaught of “mixed emotions” that resulted in other annual shots being a ected — u shots being one of them.

“ e bottom line is u vaccines are the best protection to get through the season,” Usatch said. “ ey do not hit the target right on the head, but they make a big di erence.”

In reality, said Dr. Reginald Washington, HealthOne chief medical o cer for Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, with all the u strains, the vaccine’s e ectiveness is between 50% and 70%. But even with those odds, people fare better through the season with the shot that has nothing to do with COVID.

“Flu vaccines are not 100% e ective,” Washington said, “they never have been. is year, it is 70% e ective. People are just tired of being

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Changing foliage frames the nearby peaks at Golden Gate Canyon State Park in September 2018.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Barr Lake State Park keeps with a national tradition of sponsoring a New Years morning 1st Walk around the park. Hearty hikers took part in the guided walk along the lakeside despite the cold temperatures and falling snow.

PHOTO BY JOHN CARR

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told to get a vaccine. But it does need to be updated every year.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention (CDC), recent studies show that getting a u vaccination can reduce the risk of u illness between 40% and 60% during u season.

Even with the vaccination burnout, Colorado residents have already exceeded last year’s u-shot numbers, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, with 1.68 million getting the u shot. Last year at the same time, 1.66 million were vaccinated. Still hospitalizations are increasing and health o cials say people are not getting the shot at rates they did before the COVID pandemic.

Brian Spencer, with the state health department, provided data showing that pre-pandemic numbers had higher rates of vaccinations in Colorado. During the 2018-19 u season, 1.9 million got the u shot. In 2019-20 just over 2.1 million got the annual shot.

“In some states, u cases and hospitalizations are at their highest marks since the H1N1 u pandemic back in 2009,” said Dr. Eric France, chief medical o cer of the state health department. “Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone aged 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Flu vaccines are the best way to prevent spreading the u to people who are most at risk, including older adults, young children, people

who are pregnant, and people with certain chronic health conditions.”

According to the state health department, it can take up to two weeks for the shot to be fully e ective, which means during holiday gatherings this month, the unvaccinated can spread the u faster.

On a national level, the CDC reported at least 13 million have had the u already this year, with 120,000 hospitalized. ere are more than 7,300 deaths reported.

According to state health data, cases in Colorado include:

• ere were 306 people hospitalized with in uenza during the week ending Dec. 3, for a total of 952 people hospitalized with u since Oct. 2.

• ere have been 1,700 RSV-associated hospitalizations in the vecounty Denver metro area, which includes Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Je erson and Douglas counties, since Oct 1.

e state health department recommends:

• Adults 65 years and older should get one of three speci c u vaccine

types. If one of these three products is not available, people aged 65 years and older can get any other age-appropriate in uenza vaccine. People can talk to their doctors about which vaccine is best for them.

• Children younger than 9 years old who are either getting the u vaccine for the rst time or have only previously received one dose of the vaccine should get two doses of the vaccine. e second dose should be given at least 28 days after the rst

• Pregnant women have more serious complications if they get the u. e u vaccine can be given in any trimester of pregnancy.

Medicare, Medicaid, CHP+, and most private health insurers cover the full cost of the u vaccine. Coloradans without health insurance can still get the u vaccine for free at certain health care providers. Call ahead or schedule online with your local pharmacy or health care clinic to make an appointment for the u vaccine.

With the trifecta of COVID, RSV and u cases increasing, Dr. Sam Dominguez, the infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said children should not only get updated u vaccinations but should also have the COVID and chickenpox vaccinations.

With RSV and group A strep cases increasing, Dominguez advised parents that being fully vaccinated and keeping kids home when sick will help decrease illness this season.

Washington said besides vaccinations, practicing good hygiene in washing hands and getting tested for COVID, RSV and the u when symptoms are persistent is important.

State looks at how ballot measures impact budget

remains high.

BY JESSE PAUL AND ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Two ballot measures approved by voters in November will reduce the amount of money the legislature has to spend by about $750 million in each of the next three years, but two economic and tax revenue forecasts presented to state lawmakers Tuesday predicted the reduction won’t cut into Colorado’s budget.  e forecasts also indicate Coloradans can continue to expect tax refunds — albeit smaller ones than they would have received had the two ballot measures failed.

Proposition 121, which reduced the income tax rate to 4.4% from 4.55%, is expected to reduce state tax revenues by $620 million in the current scal year — which ends June 30, 2023 — and by some $400 million in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 scal years. Proposition 123 sets aside up to 0.1% of taxable income each year for a ordable housing programs, which is estimated to be about $150 million in the current scal year and roughly $300 million in the 2023-24 and subsequent scal years.

Should there be a deep recession, however, nonpartisan Legislative Council Sta and the Governor’s O ce of State Planning and Budgeting warned budget cuts may be possible and taxpayer refunds would be erased. And both agencies said the risk of an economic downturn

“Amidst this rapid monetary policy tightening, the housing correction and declining household balance sheets, we believe that risks to the forecast remain elevated and weighted toward the downside,” Je Stupak, a monetary policy and in ation analyst for Legislative Council Sta , told the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, which writes Colorado’s budget.

Greg Sobetski, chief economist for Legislative Council Sta , said “we think a recession is very possible.”

e legislature isn’t allowed to spend all of the money the state collects in tax revenue because of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights cap on government growth and spending, which is calculated by annual in ation and population rates. Any money collected by the state in excess of the cap must be refunded to taxpayers. Refunds are expected in each of the next three scal years.

Legislative Council Sta forecast that tax revenue will be above the cap by $2.5 billion in the current scal year, $1.5 billion in the 202324 scal year and $1.4 billion in the 2024-25 scal year.

e tax revenue forecast from the governor’s o ce was less rosy. It predicted $2.4 billion in revenue above the TABOR cap in the current scal year, $469 million in the 202324 scal year and $736 million in the 2024-25 scal year.

Lauren Larson, who leads OSBP, said the reason for the discrepancy has to do with the agency’s expec-

tation that there will be “a slight downturn for a couple of quarters in late 2023.”

After $225 million in TABOR excess is refunded as property tax relief in the current scal year, thanks to a bill passed in 2022, the legislature is still expected by nonpartisan legislative sta and the governor’s o ce to have more than $2 billion to refund.  e money can be refunded in a variety of ways. Earlier this year, the scal year 2021-22 TABOR excess was sent back to Coloradans via

checks of $750 or $1,500 depending on whether they led their taxes individually or jointly.

e legislature will decide during the 2023 legislative session, which begins Jan. 9, how to refund the TABOR cap excess.

Digging into the numbers

Colorado’s job market remains strong, both OSPB and Legislative Council Sta told the JBC. ere are

The state budget will take a hit of about $750 million in each of the next three years due to the approval of two ballot measures. SHUTTERSTOCK

For now, not a lot

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pers are celebrating Colorado’s state parks.

FUN FACTS ABOUT STATE PARKS:

• Colorado has 42 state parks, featuring more than 4,000 campsites and 58 cabins and yurts for campers to visit.

• Which state park was Colorado’s rst is somewhat debatable. Cherry Creek was founded in 1959 as the state’s rst recreation area. e rst location to open with the name state

park was Lathrop, which is east of Walsenberg, which was founded in 1962. In the ‘90s, Cherry Creek and other recreation areas became state parks.

• In 1949, the rst Colorado State Parks feasibility study suggested establishing Roxborough as one of the rst state parks. However, Roxborough wasn’t established as a state park until 1975.

• In 1959, the governor signed a 25-year lease with the Army Corps of Engineers for the Cherry Creek Recreation Area. e new state park welcomed its rst o cial visitor on June 17, and 168,700 people visited it in its rst year.

• In 1960, the state purchased 200 acres in Gilpin County, which became the nucleus for Golden Gate Canyon State Park.

• Chat eld State Park was established in 1975.

• In 1977, after the state acquired a recreational lease for Barr Lake two years earlier, the new state park opened to the public.

• Eldorado Canyon’s owner threatened to sell the area for a rock quarry in 1978, and public outcry prompted the state to buy the canyon and create Eldorado Canyon State Park.

• Staunton State Park opened to the public in May 2013. e park,

which is in Park and Je erson counties, was built from a parcel rst donated in 1986 by Frances Hornbrook Staunton. Subsequent parcels were acquired in the late 1990s and early 2000s. CPW purchased the nal parcel in 2006 to reach the current park’s 3,828-acre land base.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING

ank you to all the readers who’ve participated in our monthly wildlife photo pages throughout 2022. To review all the photo pages from elk in January to turkeys, bobcats, pikas and more in November, visit CanyonCourier.com or ClearCreekCourant.com.

A partly cloudy sky frames the cli s of Eldorado Canyon State Park in November 2017.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Roxborough State Park’s distinctive geological formations are visited by thousands of people every year, as one of the closest state parks to the Denver metro area.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Staunton State Park, which opened to the public in 2013, is in both Je erson and Park counties. PICASA

Two parkgoers stand atop a rocky area at Castlewood Canyon State Park near Castle Rock. KEN PAPALEO/HIGH COUNTRY COLORIN

Small drop unlikely to reverse skyrocketing home prices

Sellers, buyers play waiting game

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Danielle and Stephan Storinsky “saw the writing on the wall.” It foretold how the housing market might change. So, earlier this year, the married couple sold their Arvada townhome.

ey timed it just right. ey capitalized before concerns about in ation took center stage. ey sold their home when the metro area was gripped by historically high housing prices.

ey bought their townhome about ve years ago for $285,000. ey sold for $521,000.

“ at part’s pretty nice because now we have a decent amount of money to put down on something,” Stephan Storinsky said.

But now, on the other side of cashing in, they nd themselves playing a waiting game. Even with the tidy pro t they hauled in, they are struggling to nd a home at a good value.  Houses on the market today “are just not worth the price that people are asking,” said Stephan Storinsky.

e couple are living with parents, constantly keeping their eyes open for a good deal.

e couple isn’t alone. While the number of available metro area houses shot upward in a year, so has the number of days those homes are

sitting on the market until they sell, according to the latest report by the Colorado Association of Realtors.

One sign of the cooling real estate market are For Sale signs outside homes, an indication realtors are no longer overwhelmed by prospective clients.

e shift comes as mortgage rates — the amount of interest people pay on their home loans — ticked steadily upwards in recent months, making housing that’s been rising in price for the better part of a decade even costlier. e only light at the end of the tunnel lately could be a slight drop in interest rates. But a drop in home prices might not be in the cards, one metro-area realtor says.

“I think it’ll be a small increase throughout the rst half of the year and then potentially a small decrease the last half of the year,” said Andrew Abrams, a real-estate broker in Denver who has rental properties in Je erson County.

But, overall, home prices are expected to keep going up, Abrams said.

As it is, the market is stagnating. Not only are there buyers like the Storinskys playing a waiting game, but many prospective sellers don’t want to leave behind the cheaper mortgage payments they clinched before, likely on mortgage loans with lower interest rates.

“Sellers are hesitant to sell at a lower price than their neighbors from last spring and leave their low interest rate behind, and buyers are

afraid what the future will bring in terms of interest rates and home prices,” opined Kelly Moye, a Realtor in the Boulder and Broom eld area, in a statement.

A short break in price hikes

A deeper dive into the data shows that the median, or typical, price of a Denver area single-family home has seen a seven-month decline.

e price sat at $587,500 in November — still eye-catchingly high, but just a 1.3% increase from a year earlier, according to the Realtor association’s December report.

By contrast, in December 2021, the change in median home price was

up a whopping 18.3% from a year earlier.

Something to keep in mind is that fall months typically see a slowdown in price growth and home sales each year. But the degree of the slowdown since March “has been more dramatic than normal seasonality, and I think that is dictated by interest rates,” Abrams said.

It’s a calculation that means big changes for families looking to buy homes. Take, for example, a $600,000 home with a 20% down payment.

If the mortgage interest rate sits at

A sign calls attention to a home for sale Dec. 5 in southeast Denver.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Discover more at your Clear Creek County Library VOICES

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Storytimes

Share stories, play games, and get creative with us! Storytimes are a great opportunity to connect with other Clear Creek County families with young children and make new friends.

Idaho Springs Public Library

11:15 a.m. Tuesdays

John Tomay Memorial Library

11:15 a.m.  ursdays

Free COMPASS Fridays at the libraries

Let your compass guide you to fun!

During the Snowdodgers season (January 20 - March 17), we will o er our COMPASS Friday activities at the Idaho Springs Public Library only.

Calling Clear Creek kids: join us for free fun on Fridays! We’ll o er scheduled afternoon activities at Idaho Springs Public Library, plus a range of activities kids can independently pursue at their own pace throughout the day (puzzles, games, computer time, quiet reading, etc). Please visit our website at www. cccld.org for a detailed calendar.

Children under the age of eight will need adult supervision. While the Libraries provide programs for young patrons, please note that we are not a childcare provider and are not responsible for supervising children visiting our branches.

12:30 p.m.: Snack

1 p.m.: Guided activity

2:30 p.m.: Snack

3 p.m.: Independent activity

Library branches close at 5 p.m. on Fridays. Please pick up your children by 4:30 p.m.

COMPASS Friday family snowshoe adventure

Snowshoe with CCCLD! Join us on a guided tour with Georgetown Outdoor Discovery. is adventure is FREE for Clear Creek County library cardholders! Space is limited — please contact chris@cccld.org to register.

1-3 p.m. Jan. 13

COMPASS Friday virtual reality sessions

Explore new worlds at our virtual reality sessions for tweens and teens (ages 12 years and older). Registration is required. Please email heather@cccld.org to learn more and save your spot.

Idaho Springs Public Library

3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 6

John Tomay Memorial Library

3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 27

Book groups

Connect with other Clear Creek County readers at our book groups. Light refreshments and enjoyable conversations served. Email libby@ cccld.org for information.

Idaho Springs Book Group 4 p.m. Jan.9

“Running with Sherman” by Christopher McDougall

John Tomay Memorial Library Book Group 3 p.m. Jan. 19

“Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Alberto Urrea Adult crafts

Craft a rmation stones with us for a special start to your New Year. Supplies will be provided, but registration is required. To reserve your spot, please email chris@cccld.org

Idaho Springs Public Library

5:30 p.m. Jan. 10

John Tomay Memorial Library  5:30 p.m. Jan.12

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

OMEGA (Open Minds Encouraging General Acceptance)

A collaboration between Resilience 1220 and Clear Creek County Library District.

Join us for games, fun, and snacks the second Saturday of each month! While everyone aged 12 - 20 years is welcome, this program is designed to be a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth. Please email joe@cccld.org for more information.

Idaho Springs Public Library Noon-2 p.m. Jan. 14

JANUARY STAFF BOOK PICK

TEAM MEMBER: Kate RECOMMENDATION: “ e Favor” by Nora Murphy

GENRE: Mystery

STAFF MEMBER SAYS: Two professional women seem to have the perfect marriages — but terrible secrets overshadow their domestic lives. is suspenseful, standalone book is tense and timely. I felt sorry for the main characters and wondered what I would do in a similar situation.

“ e Favor” is available to check out at your Clear Creek County Libraries!

LIBRARY SERVICES

COVID Supplies

FREE masks and take-home COVID tests are available for pickup at your Clear Creek County Library branches.  Collection

Check out books, movies, laptops, hotspots, tablets, and more. Our Library of ings includes nontraditional items like cookware, kids’ science kits, a therapy lamp, and even an Oculus Quest!

Explore our book and movie collection at www.cccld.org View our Library of ings at https://cccld. org/library-of-things/ Or, call your Clear Creek County library to learn more and request items.

Do you have the Libby App? Download the Libby App by Overdrive to your smart device to access thousands of e-books and audiobooks, available for checkout with your library card. Visit https://cccld. org/library-resources/ and click on the Overdrive/Libby icon to get started.

Visiting and curbside pickup hours

All Clear Creek County Libraries will be closed: Dec. 31 through Jan. 2 in observance of the New Year Jan. 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Idaho Springs Public Library Hours

Monday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.  ursday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Sunday: CLOSED John Tomay Memorial Library Hours

Monday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.  ursday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Sunday: CLOSED

Local History Archives (in the Georgetown Heritage Center): visitors are welcome with an appointment.

Curbside pickup services: available by appointment; please contact your library branch to schedule your pickup.

Home delivery

Do you need library materials, but are unable to leave your home? Let us bring the library to you! Call us for details. Home delivery services are intended for homebound persons and patrons experiencing illness, and availability is determined by weather and sta ng.

Idaho Springs Public Library: 303567-2020

John Tomay Memorial Library:

303-569-2620

Local History Archives: 303-5692403

Tech access & study spaces

Enjoy access to computers, WiFi, and study spaces at your Clear Creek County Library.

Book our conference room at Idaho Springs Public Library for a quiet space to meet or work. Please call 303-567-2020 to make your reservation.

Technical assistance

Did you know that you can book a librarian for technical assistance? Our library sta can assist you with a variety of tasks –– using a tablet or smartphone, navigating the internet, setting up an email account, posting a resume online, accessing information, and more. Contact your Clear Creek County Library branch or email heather@cccld.org for more information.

Prints, copies, faxes

Email printcccld@gmail.com or call your Clear Creek County Library branch to request prints, copies, and faxes — or, just come in and use our equipment during our hours of operation!

Notary services

Notary services are FREE! Please contact your Clear Creek County Library branch to book your appointment.

Little free libraries

Help yourself to free, gently-loved books from our Little Free Libraries at these Clear Creek County locations:

Idaho Springs: Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District

Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center

Edelweiss Pastry Shop Georgetown: Georgetown Market

Loveland Ski Area: Loveland Valley Base Lodge Loveland Basin Base Lodge

Ptarmigan Roost Cafe St. Mary’s Glacier: Alice Schoolhouse

Donations

Are you seeking a new home for your gently-used books? Please consider donating them to Clear Creek County Library District for use in our programs, book sales, and Little Free Libraries. Email kate@cccld.org or call 303-567-2020 for more information. Please do not drop o book donations without pre-approval. Visit us at www.cccld.org

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6.5%, the family’s monthly mortgage payment would be about $3,700, Abrams said. On the other hand, at the 3.5% rate locked in by buyers in years past, the mortgage monthly payment would be $2,800.

Feeling priced out

And so the Storinskys’ strategy to cash out while the market was at a high has come with a down side. ey were “originally looking at around $650,000, but interest rates the way they are, we’re probably down into the max $600,000. But probably, more realistically, $550,000 to $575,000 is where we’ll end up,” Stephan Storinsky said. e Storinskys are scouring the north and west metro area for a home – Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge and part of Westminster.

Danielle Storinsky, 31, a legal assistant, and Stephan Storinsky, 35, a utilities technician, said they’ve been more fortunate than many people in the market.

But the homes he and his wife have seen don’t seem worth it. e listed pictures of a place may “look great,” but in person leave something to be desired, he said.

“I’ve lived here my whole life, and I’ve seen what houses have sold for,” Stephan Storinsky said. “So for me, it’s just not worth it.”

“It’s hard to compete with people from out of state who come from California” and bring large sums of cash, he added. “Seems like you’re pricing the locals out of market.”

e Colorado Association of Realtors de nes the seven-county Denver metro area as Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broom eld, Denver, Douglas and Je erson counties. e association’s latest report is based on November data.

Long-term price drop unlikely, Realtor says Abrams takes issue with predictions that raise the specter of a housing market crash.

Denver.

“I disagree pretty strongly, and I think the practices that were done before the Great Recession are dramatically di erent than the market today,” Abrams said, adding that “the lending practices back then were just not nearly as strong.”

Before the Great Recession, banks were giving loans to people they knew couldn’t keep up with them, Abrams said.

Another di erence: Fewer houses are on the market today, Abrams

said.

In metro Denver, there were about 7,300 homes on the market as of Nov. 1, but in 2006, there were about 3 1/2 times more homes available, Abrams said.

ough it’s tough to predict the market amid concerns over in ation and interest rates, the metro Denver housing market could behave in a more stabilized way in 2023.

New Year New Plans

Resolution Season is finally upon us. As we attempt to re-invent, re-invest, and re-charge our personal lives, let’s not forget what that means for our Estate Plans.

A New Year means a fresh start. A chance to make up ground on things we were hoping to do last time around the sun. Its extremely important to include your Estate Plans into those resolutions. Its likely this past year and the new year alike will bring change. New family members, loss of family members, financial success, financial woes, new acquisitions, and possibly a change in taxes. These changes can have a huge impact on your Estate Plans moving forward, so make sure YOU don’t leave them behind.

These changes may include things like:

• Loss of a Loved One

• New Beneficiaries

• Loss of Beneficiaries

• Change in fiduciaries

• Sale or Purchase of Property

• Sale or Purchase of a Business

• Change in Ideals and Principles

Don’t let these changes negatively affect your Estate Plans. Let’s make sure we all remain on the same page. With a properly established and funded Estate Plan, we can ensure that you have the ability to give what you want, to whom you want, when you want, the way you want. During that process we can help you save money on every court cost, legal fee, professional fee, and tax fee legally possible.

Estate planning is never about how much you have, but how much you care about what you have.

Contact the Davis Schilken, PC team with any of your Estate Planning needs (303) 670-9855. We offer no obligation in person or virtual meetings. We make estate planning simple! Visit our comprehensive website for more tools www.dslawcolorado.com

PHOTOS

Denver mayor issues emergency declaration

migrants arrive

BY TATIANA FLOWERS AND DELANEY NELSON THE COLORADO SUN

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Dec. 15 issued an emergency declaration, hoping to head o a “local humanitarian crisis” as hundreds of migrants, mostly from Central and South America, have converged downtown in recent months, straining the city’s ability to care for them and reunify them with loved ones.

e announcement comes as 247 more migrants have arrived in Denver since Dec. 14, overwhelming an emergency shelter at a city recreational center and causing the city to open another.

“Let me be frank: is in ux of migrants, the unanticipated nature of their arrival, and our current space and sta ng challenges have put an immense strain on city resources, to the level where they’re on the verge of reaching a breaking point at this time,” Hancock said.

“What I don’t want to see is a local humanitarian crisis of unsheltered migrants on our hands because of a lack of resources,” he said.

Many of the migrants had gathered in communities along the Mexico border, mainly in El Paso, Texas, the mayor said, adding that nongovernmental organizations at the border are encouraging migrants to go elsewhere, including to Denver.

e mayor spoke ursday afternoon at the Emergency Operations Center, in the basement of the City and County Building, at 1437 Bannock St.

City employees and other local agencies are working around the clock to support migrants and asylum seekers, Hancock said. Denver Health is providing mobile medical services to migrants who need it, local churches are o ering beds space and volunteers to help provide shelter and nonpro ts are collecting donations for migrant families. Hundreds of Denver residents are donating clothing and other supplies, the mayor said.

e emergency declaration will allow the city to free up and secure resources, and streamline certain processes, including funding and sheltering options, to help support migrants while they’re in Denver, as o cials work to reunify them with friends and family and get them to their nal destinations.

e city has spent more than $800,000 since it started the emergency operations center to accommodate new arrivals. at cost includes payment to people working long hours at local shelters and other centers, and costs for food, clothing, security, sheltering and transportation to reuni cation, Hancock said.

e city is using money from its general fund and it is seeking federal reimbursement to help cover the costs, o cials have said.

Approximately 600 migrants have arrived in Denver over the past several months, including nearly 400 who came within the past couple of

weeks, prompting the opening of the two emergency shelters.

In addition to the second emergency shelter, Denver has designated a third recreation center to serve as a reception center for newly arriving migrants, where they can access emergency shelter and/or receive reuni cation assistance.

As of Dec. 14, 271 migrants were being housed at the city’s emergency shelters, 48 had been relocated to a church-run shelter and 52 new arrivals spent the night at local homeless shelters. Another 35 people left the city’s emergency shelter with plans to reunite with loved ones, the city said Wednesday in a news release.

e city opened its rst emergency shelter for migrants at a recreation center on Dec. 6.

Denver is a so-called sanctuary city and county, meaning it doesn’t cooperate with federal immigration o cials in attempts to deport residents living in the city without legal documentation.

Denver leaders said they did not know why the city suddenly became

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in October 2021 to celebrate completion of Phase I of the Great Hall Project at Denver International Airport. Hancock on Dec. 15 issued an emergency declaration as he hopes to head o a “local humanitarian crisis” as migrants mostly from Central and South America have converged on downtown Denver in recent months.

PHOTO BY JEREMY SPARIG / SPECIAL TO THE C

‘Local humanitarian crisis’ cited as more

roughly two jobs available for every unemployed person in the state and Colorado’s unemployment rate was 3.5% in November.

“The majority of sectors we’ve recovered all the jobs lost in the recession,” Supak said.

There were exceptions in the mining, government, food services and real estate sectors. However, labor demands across the board continue to outpace supply, according to OSPB.

Both OSPB and Legislative Council Staff said inflation continues to put pressure on Coloradans. And while the overall inflation rate in Denver is lower than the national

rate, Denver’s housing inflation rate is 10% compared with the 7.1% national average.

Housing prices have caused the most significant contributors to inflation across the U.S., according to Legislative Council Staff. However, those costs are falling nationally and in Denver as the market cools.

Denver home prices are down 4.5% from their peak, though housing demand is still outpacing supply and rental prices are climbing.

Additionally, rising interest rates caused by the Federal Reserve’s hopes of cooling inflation have caused significant decreases in purchasing power for home buyers.

Stupak said that someone who could afford a $550,000 home with a 20% down payment in 2021 had a monthly mortgage payment of

$1,900.

“That same person, if they wanted to keep the same down payment and monthly payment, they would have gone down from being able to afford a $550,000 home to a $413,500 home. So about a 25% decrease in their purchasing power,” he said.

The housing market uncertainty is part of the reason state economists are warning of a recession. Another indicator of a possible economic downturn are trends in consumer spending, which make up 70% of economic activity, according to the Legislative Council Staff.

“We’ve seen a falling savings rate, falling household balance sheets and kind of declining expectations from consumers for the economy in the future,” Stupak said.

The OSPB projects slow consumer demand and economic growth in the second half of 2023. “The labor market and consumer spending are currently outpacing previous expectations for this year, but slower consumer demand and economic growth are expected in the second half of 2023,” said Bryce Cook, chief economist at OSPB.

Legislative Council Staff expects the annual inflation rate in Colorado to drop to about 4% in 2023 after hovering around 8% in 2022.

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Public Trustees

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2022-010

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On October 13, 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) Cross Creek 3, LLC

Original Beneficiary(ies) COST Fund 1, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COST Fund 1, LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 27, 2022

County of Recording Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 01, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 304618 Book: 1025 Page: 1

Original Principal Amount $480,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $480,000.00

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.

PARCEL A: LOT 170, HYLAND HILLS - THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL B: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER AND ACROSS A PORTION OF LOT169, HYLAND HILLS-THIRD FILING, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO, AS DESCRIBED IN THE INSTRUMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 19, 1999 IN BOOK 590 AT PAGE570.

Also Known As: 475 Aspen Drive Evergreen CO 80439 Also known by street and number as: 475 Aspen Drive, Evergreen, CO 80439

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, 02/02/2023, 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. Legal Notice No. CCC487

regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On October 13, 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)Steven Lockridge Rejko

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MIDWEST EQUITY MORTGAGE, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust September 27, 2019

County of Recording Clear Creek

Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 01, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 293101 Book: 972 Page: 158

Original Principal Amount $407,483.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $395,617.23

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.

LOTS 6 AND 7, BLOCK 151, TOWN OF GEORGETOWN, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN#: 195908408001

Purported Common Address: 1418 Rose Street, Georgetown, CO 80444

Also known by street and number as: 1418 Rose Street, Georgetown, CO 80444.

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, 02/09/2023, 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.

Legal Notice No. CCC486

First Publication12/15/2022

Last Publication1/12/2023

Name of PublicationThe Clear Creek Courant Number of Clips8

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE.

YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS SHALL BE SENT WITH ALL MAILED COPIES OF THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444

www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov DATE: 10/13/2022

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

Carol Lee

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: N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 22-028569

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

L1229- -TD23-003 & TD23-004

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEEDS

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 WILLIAM M WAGNER

And Whereas, You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 15 day of NOVEMBER, A.D. 2019 the then County Treasurer of Clear Creek County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to STEPHEN MULLIN the following described real estates in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, to wit:

TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2019-01087

Property Schedule R001010 Parcel 170735403006

SUBDIVISION: WINTERLAND LOT: 6 U2 COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO AND

TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2019-01088 Property Schedule R001011 Parcel 170735403007

SUBDIVISION: WINTERLAND LOT: 7 U2 COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO

And Whereas, Said County Treasurer issued Tax LienSaleCertificatesofPurchase therefore to STEPHEN MULLIN;

And Whereas, The said tax lien sales were made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estates for the year 2018; And Whereas, Those said real estate were taxed in the names of WILLIAM M WAGNER for said year of 2018;

And Whereas, That said STEPHEN MULLIN on the 09 day of DECEMBER, A.D. 2022, the present holder of said certificates, who has made request upon the Treasurer of Clear Creek County for a deed to said real estates;

And Whereas, That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued to the said STEPHEN MULLIN at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 09 day of MAY, A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed.

Axon Enterprise, Inc. Supplies $168.48

BFI - Foothills Landfill Services $1,392.53

Blackwell Oil Company Inc Supplies $625.52

Boulder County Services $1,175.00

Bound Tree Medical LLC Supplies $3,717.25

Camfil USA Inc Supplies $1,265.95

Canyon Glass Services $375.00

CCC Treasurer’s Office Taxes $94.13

Century Link Services $4,428.02

City Of Idaho Springs Services $277.89

Clear Creek Economic Dev. Corp. Services $5,166.66

Clear Creek Supply Co Services $2,079.19

Colorado State Treasurer Benefits $6,528.00

Columbine Paper & Maintenance Supplies $155.86

Comcast Cable Supplies $175.00

CORE Electric Cooperative Services $286.33

Curtis Blue Line Supplies $7,197.10

Cynthia C. Neely Services $1,056.50

Dagner | Schluter | Werber LLC Services $16,650.00

Datamars Inc Supplies $377.09

David L. Christiansen, Psy.D Services $450.00

Denver Athletic Supplies $3,342.00

Denver Health & Hospitals Services $74.60

Denver Health Services $286.17

Denver Regional Council Of Governments Services $1,200.00

DiNatale Water Consultants Services $2,107.50

Dolan Consulting Group, LLC Services $190.00

Economy Air Conditioning & Heating Inc. Services $1,704.24

Empire Town Of Services $375.00

Employers Council Services Inc Services $80.00

Evercom Systems Inc Supplies $3,795.71

Evergreen National Bank 11/04 Fica $39,652.36

Evergreen National Bank 11/04 Retire $21,481.83

Evergreen National Bank 11/18 Fica $42,205.81

Evergreen National Bank 11/18 Retire $23,207.52

Evergreen National Bank 11/21 Fica $18.87

Evergreen National Bank 11/21 Retire $9.67

Evergreen National Bank 11/28 Fica $2,465.48

Evergreen National Bank 11/30 Fica $535.45

Farmer Bros Co Supplies $781.67

George Douvas DDS Services $220.00

Georgetown Town Of Services $11,787.32

GFL Environmental Services $46.32

IHS Pharmacy Supplies $3,691.00

IntelliChoice, Inc. Supplies $1,140.00

Ireland Stapelton Pryor & Poscoe, PC Services $6,017.50

iWebVisit.com Services $1,750.00

JP Morgan Operating Expense $42,647.20

Keystone Policy Center Services $20,388.88

Kittredge Auto Rebuilders Services $1,697.40

Kronos Incorporated Services $256.26

Language Line Services $1,399.64

Lasting Paws Pet Memorial Services $695.00

Legal Shield Fees $599.80

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Maaco Auto Painting Services $1,733.18

Marshall & Swift Services $674.20

Maverick Networks, Inc Services $200.00

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Milo’s Speed Shop Services $908.90

Motorola Inc Services $1,462.75

MSC 410836 Services $1,667.20

NMS Labs Services $669.00

Office Depot Supplies $1,558.92

Peak Performance Copier & Supp Services $1,681.90

Quadient Services $162.00

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Services $192.82

Rocky Mountain Microfilm & Ima Services $1,255.00

Rocky Mountain Water Supplies $766.14

Runbeck Election Services Supplies $8,914.64

Sally Rush Supplies $310.13

SCL Physicians Services $545.40

Seth Kaplan Taxes $13.61

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SHR Car Wash Colorado, LLC Services $546.35

Sirchie Finger Print Laborator Supplies $119.97

Square Peg Catering Supplies $460.27

Staples Business Advantage Supplies $160.73

Steve Coffin Strategies, LLC Services $10,031.25

Bank of America, National Assoc Leases

$9,901.91

Blackwell Oil Company Inc Supplies $28,516.32

Cintas Supplies $1,064.22

Clear Creek Supply Co Services $2,182.59

Colorado Barricade Co. Supplies $481.88

Colorado Brake Supplies $35.88

Colorado Natural Gas Inc Services $460.70

Columbia Sanitary Service Inc Services $1,380.00

CORE Electric Cooperative Services $549.87

Elite Surface Infrastructure Fees $29,174.71

Employers Council Services Inc Services $80.00

Evergreen Metro District Supplies $1,524.60

Ideal Fencing Corporation Fees $120,597.85

Independent Propane Company Services $381.28

John Deere Financial Services $160.97

JP Morgan Operating Expenses $111.87

MHC Kenworth - Denver Supplies $195.62

On Point Auto Glass Services $1,560.34

Oxford Recycling, Inc. Supplies $4,910.46

Peak Materials Supplies $18,620.01

Peak Performance Copier & Supp Services $279.49

Power Motive Corporation Services $2,032.36

RockSol Consulting Group, Inc. Capital $11,273.14

Safety And Construction Supply Services $142.47

SEMS Performance LLC Supplies $645.67

Senergy Petroleum Supplies $7,526.91

SHR Car Wash Colorado, LLC Services $92.02

Staples Business Advantage Supplies $9.49

Steve Denbow Services $60.00

The Compliance Alliance Inc Services $60.00

Tommy Neville Services $60.00

Vortex Colorado, Inc. Services $872.23

Wagner Equipment Company Supplies $8,911.97

Winter Equipment Company, Inc Supplies $323.07

Xcel Energy Services $1,132.11

Total Fund 02: $266,467.96

Fund 04: Emergency Telephone

Century Link Services $968.08

First Responder Communications Services $1,377.50

Goliath Tech, LLC Services $2,310.00

Power Systems West Services $1,161.00 Total Fund 04: $5,816.58

Fund 08: Open Space

Ireland Stapelton Pryor & Poscoe, PC Services $2,368.00

JP Morgan Operating Expenses

Xcel Energy Services $195.96

Total Fund 08: $3,603.33

Fund 19: Capital Projects EV Studio LLC Capital $2,846.00

Total Fund 19: $2,846.00

Fund 20: Social Services

Amazon Supplies $244.33

AT&T Mobility Services $848.43

Blackwell Oil Company Inc Supplies $80.00

Charleen Bell Supplies $117.50

Evelyn Chacon Services $1,012.50

JP Morgan Operating Expenses

Kathi Brown Supplies $168.75

Koy Dingboom, LLC Services $5,482.50

Maple Star Colorado Services $750.00

Peak Performance Copier & Supp Services $500.17

PharmChem, Inc Services $125.80

Redwood Toxicology Laboratory Services $106.88

Rocky Mountain Water Supplies $37.77

SSU Process Serving and Investigations Services $35.00

Truth to Purpose, LLC Services $500.00

Two Brothers Deli Supplies $133.35

Total Fund 20: $10,917.51

Fund 21: Public Health

Amazon Supplies $132.44

Andrea Uliano Services $52.56

AT&T Mobility Services $261.05

Brandie Hunter-Grinbank Services $362.50

City Of Idaho Springs Services $166.66

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recre Services $700.00

CPHA Services $45.00

DATE: 10/13/2022

Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

Carol Lee 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: Robert T Cosgrove #12217 BURNS WALL AND MUELLER PC 303 East Seventeenth Ave, Suite 920, Denver, CO 802031299 (303) 830-7000

Attorney File #

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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2022-009

● A NOTICEOFINTENT TO CUREFILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED; ● ANOTICEOFINTENT TO REDEEMFILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE;

● IF THESALEDATEISCONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

● IF THEBORROWERBELIEVESTHAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

And Whereas, Said properties may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deeds.

Witness my hand this 13 day of DECEMBER, A.D., 2022. /s/ Carol Lee Carol Lee, Treasurer

Clear Creek County L1229- -TD23-003 & TD23-004

Legal Notice No. CCC511

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

Paid Bills Nov 2022

Fund 01: General

A-1 Transmission & Gear Services $5,954.18

Adam Bertrand Services $300.30

Airgas USA, LLC Supplies $517.61

Alpinaire Healthcare Inc Services $270.00

Amazon Supplies $1,865.53

American Family Life Fees $1,017.94

Aspen Smart Networks Services $1,235.00

AT&T Mobility Services $4,407.32

Axiom Group Services $52,970.00

Stevinson Chevrolet Services $7,385.96

Stryker Sales Corporation Supplies $396.55

tcag Supplies $266.75

Trilogy Medwaste West Region Services $321.60

Turn

Turnkey Corrections Supplies $382.97

U

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United Healthcare Inc - Services $787.79

Vision Service Plan Fees $1,685.66

Visionary Communications, Inc Services $180.00

Vranesh & Raisch Services $2,749.75

WellAble, Inc Supplies $244.50

Western Paper Distributors Supplies $116.49

WEX Bank Supplies $385.24

Xcel Energy Services $15,642.38

Total

Fund

Allied

Amazon Supplies $1,994.35

AT&T

ATTP

CureMD.com, Inc. Supplies $1,250.00

Employers Council Services Inc Services $10.00

Goliath Tech, LLC Services $1,037.90

Griscelda Windley Services $362.50

Hannah Jensen Services $467.49

Hannah Smith Services $450.00

Jessica North Services $200.00

JP Morgan Operating Expenses $3,089.34

Lisa Pettitt Services $1,650.00

McKesson Medical-Sergical Supplies $128.58

Office Depot Supplies $117.87

Peak Performance Copier & Supp Services $505.03

Rocky Mountain Water Supplies $37.77

Summit Cove Consultants Services $2,062.50

Xcel Energy Services $170.73

Total Fund 21: $13,259.92

Fund 25: Debt Svc

JP Morgan Operating Expenses $300.00

Xcel Energy Services $1,762.17

Total Fund 25: $2,062.17

Grand Total $757,933.20

Public Notices

December 2022 Check Register

Check Issue Date Payee Invoice Amount

37644

12/12/2022 A T & T Mobility 316.28 37645

12/12/2022 Ace Equipment & Supply Co 475.00 37646 12/12/2022 All the Kings Flags117.42 37647 12/12/2022 Blackwell Oil 416.96 37648 12/12/2022 Blue Tarp Financial Inc 597.93 37649 12/12/2022 Browns Hill Engineering & Cont 3,240.00 37650 12/12/2022 Caselle Inc. 1,391.00 37651

12/12/2022 CCMRD 114.67 37652 12/12/2022 CenturyLink 505.46 37653 12/12/2022 Clear Creek County Clerk & Rec 26.00 37654

12/12/2022 Clear Creek County Road & Bridg 4,510.44 37655

12/12/2022 Clear Creek Veterinary Clinic 561.65 37656 12/12/2022 Colorado Analytical Lab 236.70 37657 12/12/2022 Colorado Community Media 162.39 37658 12/12/2022 Common Knowledge Technology, 5,028.00 37659 12/12/2022 Dawson Infrastructure Solutions 29.32 37660 12/12/2022 Doyle Disposal 453.00 37661 12/12/2022 Galls 307.18 37662 12/12/2022 Hayes Poznanovic Korver LLC 587.10 37663 12/12/2022 Hoehn Architects P.C. 2,063.13 37664 12/12/2022 Home Depot Credit Services 704.12 37665 12/12/2022 Honnen Equipment180.97 37666 12/12/2022 IntelliPay 48.97 37667 12/12/2022 McDonald Farms 1,310.43 37668 12/12/2022 Michael Goodbee 1,600.00 37669 12/12/2022 Midwest Radar 205.00 37670 12/12/2022 Murray Dahl Beery & Renaud 18,523.75 37671 12/12/2022 O.J. Watson Co Inc.152.41 37672 12/12/2022 Peak Performance Imaging Soluti 214.62 37673 12/12/2022 Law Firm Of Suzanne Rogers PC 1,545.00 37674 12/12/2022 SAFEbuilt, LLC Lockbox #88135 1,278.00 37675 12/12/2022 Sprint 65.56 37676 12/12/2022 Staples Business Advantage 178.05 37677 12/12/2022 T Mobile 308.22 37678

12/12/2022 THK Associates 11,514.25 37679 12/12/2022 Treatment Technology 2,009.20 37680 12/12/2022 UtilityNotification Center of Color42.90 1212222

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Dated: Mayor: City Council: City Recorder:

Legal Notice No. CCC516 First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice L1229 – TD 23-001 & TD 23-002 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED AND TREASURER’S CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF MOBILE HOME

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 CARLSEN SHAWN C And ISAACSON DALE R

And Whereas, You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 15 day of November, A.D. 2019, the then County Treasurer of Clear Creek County, in the State of Colorado, at the sale so publicly held on the 15 day of November, A.D. 2019 bytheTreasurer,nobidswereofferedor made by any person for the tax lien on said proper-

ties,andnopersonhavingofferedtopaythesaid taxes, penalty interest and costs upon the said properties for the year 2018, and the Treasurer havingbecomesatisfiedthatnosaleofthetax liens on said properties could be had, therefore, the said tax liens on said properties were, by the then Treasurer of Clear Creek County, stricken offtotheCounty,andtaxliencertificatesofsale was duly issued therefor to THE CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) in accordance with the statute in such case made and provided;

TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE 2019-01153A

Property Schedule M160100 Parcel 183703401088

SAINT MARYS SUBDIV LOT 547 UNIT 4 LAND ONLY FOR MOBILE HOME SEE M005759 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

Assessed Owner: CARLSEN SHAWN C AND

TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2019-01148

Property Schedule M005759 Parcel 183703401026

MBL HOME TITLE: 51E116956 SERIAL: 31G6512CU42N25167 YEAR: 1969 MAKE: GRE SIZE: 12X65 SAINT MARYS SUBDIV Lot: 547 U4 MOBILE ONLY FOR LAND SEE M160100 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

Assessed Owner: ISAACSON DALE R

And Whereas, That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estates for the year 2018; And, Whereas, multiple tax lien investors expressed a desire to purchase the above referenced tax liens from Clear Creek County BOCC. It was recommended by the County Attorney that a special tax lien sale auction be conducted by the Treasurer to allow all interested investors an equal opportunity to bid at public auction where Tax LienSaleCertificateofPurchase 2019-01153 and Tax SaleLienSaleCertificateofPurchase 201901148 – which were advertised June 16, 2021 and as advertised must be purchased together; And, Whereas, on the 17 day of AUGUST, A.D. 2021 the said Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners (CCC BOCC), acting by and through its Treasurer, of Clear Creek County, conducted a special tax lien sale auction for the sale of the tax liens on the above described properties.

AND, Whereas, At the time and place aforesaid, BRUCE BOYNTON of the county of Clear Creek and State of Colorado, bid a combined amount on the tax liens on all of the above described properties the sum Five hundred forty five dollars and sixty seven cents, being the whole amount of taxes, delinquent interest, and costs then due and remaining unpaid upon said properties for that year 2018, and the said BRUCE BOYNTON havingofferedinsaidbidtopaythesumof Eight hundred fifty eight dollars and thirty three cents, in excess of said delinquent interest, and costs, and the said bid being the largest amount, whichanypersonofferedtopayinexcessofthe said taxes, delinquent interest, and costs so due upon said properties for that year and payment of the said sum having been made by him to the said treasurer, the said tax liens on such properties were assigned to him at that price;

AND, Whereas, The said BRUCE BOYNTON, has paid subsequent taxes on said properties in the total amount of Four hundred nine dollars and three cents;

AND, Whereas, More than three years have elapsed since the original date of said sale, and the said properties have not been redeemed there from as provided by law;

And Whereas, That said BRUCE C BOYNTON on the 21 day of November, A.D. 2022, the presentholderofsaidcertificates,whohasmade request upon the Treasurer of Clear Creek County for a TREASURER’S DEED and TREASURER’S CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF MOBILE

HOME to said real estate;

And Whereas, That a TREASURER’S DEED and TREASURER’S CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF MOBILE HOME will be issued to the said BRUCE BOYNTON at 10:00 o’clock A.M., on the 04 day of APRIL, A.D. 2023, unless the same have been redeemed.

And Whereas, Said properties may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said TREASURER’S DEED and TREASURER’S CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF MOBILE HOME.

Witness my hand this 01 day of DECEMBER, A.D., 2022. /s/ Carol Lee Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County L1229- -TD23-003 & TD23-004

Legal Notice No. CCC512 First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 12, 2023 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Bids and Settlements

PUBLIC NOTICE OF AN INVITATION TO BID ON COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FOR 2023

Clear Creek County is soliciting bids for publishing of its 2023 County Legal Notices. Interested parties are invited to submit bids to the Board of County Commissioners, Clear Creek County, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444. Sealed bids must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2022. Please indicate “Sealed Bid” on the outside of the envelope. The Board of Commissioners is requesting that you submit subscription totals by Zip Code. Out of state subscriptions may be combined in one “Out of State” total. Please separate newspaper stand sales from paid subscriptions. Also, please provide a copy of your annual report. Clear Creek County reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any irregularities in the bids and is not obligated to accept the lowest bid. Bids will be opened on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 9:55 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO.

Sean C. Wood, Chair

Board of County Commissioners

Legal Notice No. CCC506

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO 405 Argentine St. Georgetown, Colorado 80444 Plaintiff: William W. Holberg

Arvada, Colorado 80003 Phone: 303.420.1234 Fax: 303.431.7644 bobfrie@friearndt.com ashlee@friearndt.com

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF LORI LYNN JONES; AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filedwiththecourtinthisaction,byfilingwith the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You arerequiredtofileyouranswerorother response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

Ifyoufailtofileyouranswerorotherresponse to the complaint [petition] in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint [petition] without further notice.

This is an action: to QUIET TITLE TO REAL ESTATE

Dated: December 7, 2022

FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C.

By ROBERT G. FRIE (1796)

AttorneyforPlaintiff

(This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

(TO THE CLERK: When this summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.)

*Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows -35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication.However,undervariousstatutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration).

Legal Notice No. CCC507

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MICHAEL D. WARREN, SR., aka Michael Warren, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30024

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before April 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chauncey D. Warren Personal Representative 3430 SW 28th Ct Gresham, OR 97080

Legal Notice No. CCC515

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant ###

a draw for migrants. But Hancock on ursday said political and economic struggles in countries like Venezuela are driving the current waves of migration.

ere had been speculation that the migrants had been sent to Denver by another state’s governor, similar to recent moves by governors in Texas, Florida and Arizona to transport migrants to Democratled states, on the claim they should share in the expense of managing the costs of immigration. But Denver leaders said last week they had found no evidence that happened here.

Instead, the city leaders said, some

of the 120 migrants who arrived in Denver earlier this month used social media to plan the trip themselves.

Most are from Central and South America. e group includes young adults in their 20s and 30s and a few children. As many as 90 arrived on a bus, and city o cials are still trying to determine where it originated.

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“Cities are once again having to respond because of the failure of our Congress and our federal government to address a very critical situation,” Hancock said.

“We’ve got to x this immigration issue. I’m not trying to sound political. But I’m trying to seem pragmatic and practical. is is going to continue to happen and continue to overwhelm cities all over this country until Congress works on xing this situation,” he added.

MORE: City leaders have established a drop-o location for donated items at Iglesia Ciudad de Dios located at 5255 W. Warren Ave. in Denver. e church will accept donations on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Hats, gloves, scarves, boots, coats (men’s small and medium and

women’s medium), pants (waist 30 to 33), socks, underwear and children’s clothing for kids age 10 and younger are urgently needed.

e city has called on local faithbased groups, nonpro ts and private sector organizations to reach out if they’re able to support human service e orts for new migrants arriving. ose interested in getting involved can contact the Emergency Operations Center at donations@ denvergov.org.

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