DAR

Mountain Rendezvous Chapter awards scholarship to Clear Creek High School student

e 2023 Daughters of the American Revolution Mountain Rendezvous Chapter’s Good Citizen scholarship was awarded to Millicent Gothmanof Clear Creek High School. Her school counselor is Alyson Loitz. e DAR scholarship encourages and rewards the qualities of patriotism, leadership, dependability and service. e award is open to any high school senior who exhibits these four qualities to an outstanding degree.Part of the application process involves writing a 550 word, timed essay on a surprise American History topic.

Millicent served as class president the last three years and was elected student body president. She participates in Young Life, TREK Teen Council and is a member of the National Honor Society. She took advanced placement classes in Calculus, Statistics, Biology, US History, Studio Art and English. She is currently ranked 2nd in her graduating class of 53 seniors.

Athletically Millicent is on the soccer, track, cross country, cheer and ski teams, all while maintaining a weighted 4.3 GPA in her academic classes.

After school, Millicent is employed at e Clear Creek Recreation Center as a lifeguard and at Exit 240 Ski and Ride as a ski technician. She also is a hostess at the restaurant Westbound and Down in Idaho Springs. She has accumulated the most volunteer hours in her classby working at Loaves and Fishes food pantry and left Millicent ship Program Chair. with student government projects. Millicent plans to attend college to become a nurse and work with the Red Cross in underdeveloped countries. e DAR has over 185,000 members. Members included rst ladies Caroline Harrison (wife of president Benjamin Harrison), Bess Truman (wife of president Harry Truman), Eleanor Roosevelt (wife of Franklin Roosevelt), Rosalynn Carter, Laura Bush, as well as Elizabeth Dole, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Grace Hopper, Margaret Rhea Seddon and Janet Reno.

DAR is a lineage-based membership organization for women who are directly descended from an ancestorwho supported America’sRevolutionary War independence from Britain. A nonpro t group, DAR promotes historic preservation, education and patriotism. DAR was created by an Act of Congress in 1896.

Week of March 13, 2023

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

Week of March 13, 2023

A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 54 years within the period 1893-2022). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.

A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 54 years within the period 1893-2022). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.

Day and date of observation (2023)

Dear Davis Schilken,

My wife and I have been working our whole lives and have finally decided it is time to settle down and retire. However, we recently saw there were changes with the tax code in what is called “Secure Act 2.0.” Wasn’t the Secure Act just passed in 2019? How will this impact our retirement, if at all?

Sincerely,

Sam Saver

Hi Sam –

This is a great question! The Secure Act 2.0 was recently passed in December of 2022. The passing of this act should have little, to know effect on your retirement plans. In fact, it clarified a few things from the original Secure Act and made retirement a little bit more flexible.

Here are just a few of those changes:

• RBD changed from age 72, to age 73 between 2023 and 2032, and age 75 in 2033;

• 529 Education Plan to Roth IRA rollovers (with some exceptions);

• Reduction on the Excise tax for a failed RMD penalty to 25% (down from 50%);

• Clarification on who qualifies as an Eligible Designated Beneficiary;

• Which Eligible Designated Beneficiaries are still subject to the 10 year withdraw rule;

• Changes to ROTH IRA contributions;

• Clearer definitions to Disabled and Chronically Ill beneficiaries

As always, there is no real way of knowing how these changes to the tax code may (or may not) change your Estate Plans. The best way to know how this will truly impact your plan is to sit down with your attorney and discuss with them personally.

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 school. e high school senior said that he was happy to make the team again, but couldn’t help but remember this would be his last race.

“I actually have been skiing since I was one-and-a-half, and I’ve been racing since I was 7 years old, so I’ve been in the ski environment basically my whole life,” he said.

Scott was chosen as one of 12 boys and 12 girls from all over the state for the Western National Colorado Ski Team. He was the only one chosen from Clear Creek this year — last year he was chosen along with his sister.

“I felt awesome that I was able to make such a limited team, but it was just a little bittersweet,” Scott said. “ at was my last race forever.”

But, skiing won’t end for Scott. He’ll just get to take a break from the competitiveness.

“Skiing will not end for me by any means, it will just be a little easier,” he said. “I’ve had quite a lot of injuries this season, actually.”

Scott is what many coaches would consider a well-rounded athlete, participating in competitive skiing, swimming and cross-country. He said this season he trained six days a week during ski season.

His senior year season, Scott was able to enjoy his time on the team with coaches and teammates.

“ is season I got to meet a ton of new friends and people and coaches,” he said.