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Idaho Springs reveals plans for Miner Street improvements

BY DEBORAH SWEARINGEN SPECIAL TO

Idaho Springs is continuing its multiyear e ort to redesign Miner Street.

Ahead of o cially moving forward with construction, the city is obtaining feedback on its ideas from community members. At a May 22 open house at Idaho Springs City Hall, for example, interested business owners and residents met one-on-one with planners, city o cials and engineers to share input on early design proposals for the Miner Street project.

Gov. Polis apologizes for death of Christian Glass

May 24 called Christian Glass Day

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis apologized to the parents of Christian Glass, the 22-year-old killed by a

Christian Glass Day and displayed Glass’ artwork that will be hung in the Capitol.

“What happened to Christian should not have happened,” Polis told Glass’ parents, Simon and Sally, in a live-steamed announcement on Facebook on May 24. “We are

have gone through.” e announcement came a day after the family agreed to a $19-million settlement in the death. e state, Clear Creek County and two other agencies agreed to the settlement.

“It’s been at least 30 years (since Miner Street was redone),” Idaho Springs City Administrator Andy Marsh said on May 22. “ e time has come to make some improvements to the downtown.”

As part of the ongoing redesign project, the city is looking to fully revamp about three downtown blocks on Miner Street between 14th and 17th streets. Updates include larger sidewalks and removal of the curbs to make the space more pedestrianfriendly and generally more versatile.

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Christian Glass, left, with his parents Simon and Sally Glass.

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CCHS’ career fair provides students with a host of opportunities

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For teens looking for an immediate job or considering their future, the Clear Creek High School career fair was a place to get information and talk to those from di erent businesses.

Dacia Kelly, the district’s career connections coordinator, was happy with the range of businesses and

organizations represented at this year’s fair. Students walked through the gymnasium on May 23, stopping at tables to nd out what jobs were available.

Among those represented were Army and Marines along with ATV Tours, Idaho Springs police, Hiwan Golf Course, Albert Frei & Sons, Clear Creek Rotary and more. Clear Creek principal Chris Gould said counselors and teachers asked

students what they wanted the school to look like in terms of career education, and the sta is exploring what the school can do.

“We’re getting a better sense of college and career pathways and what our students might enjoy experiencing,” he said. “We will need to work to build that out over the next few years.”

Sophomore Ella Lesser got a lesson in what re ghting gear looks

and feels like as she donned pants, a coat, a pack and a helmet. She noted that re ghting might be the career for her.

Evergreen Fire/Rescue volunteer re ghter Steve Granddjean Targos told Lesser how much he loved being a volunteer, explaining that he liked the push and pull between his job where he sits at a desk most of

Cheryl Holmberg and Ruth Baker with the Clear Creek Rock House speak with a student about volunteering at the organization’s Summer Fun Wednesday Nights. The Rock House was one of several businesses and organizations featured at the Clear Creek High School career day on May 23.

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Don Leonhart and Je Kratcha with Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs hand out samples of orange cream and strawberry cream soda as they talk with Clear Creek High School students about jobs working in the restaurant.

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Additionally, Idaho Springs is planning a new transit center, multi-level parking structure and upgrades to existing downtown parking lots, among other transportation-related changes.

e redesign project was formally set forth in late 2021 when the city approved its downtown plan, which is meant to guide downtown improvements for the next 15 to 20 years. It’s also heavily in uenced by takeaways from the Miner Street Marketplace, a pedestrian mall enacted during the COVID-19

pandemic to support economic recovery in the city.

e concept of versatility and exibility is one supported by the 2021 plan, which notes that businesses would like to see permanent improvements on Miner Street to accommodate the pedestrian-mall concept. However, they would prefer not to preclude auto travel, particularly during slower months and colder-weather seasons when the outdoor marketplace space is less likely to be used.

Marsh expects the project to cost around $40 million with the various transportation upgrades and water and sewer work included in that estimate. Idaho Springs is looking for grants to assist with

the cost, and it’s waiting to hear whether it received a federal RAISE planning grant to help with the design and engineering costs.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, RAISE discretionary grants help project sponsors at state and local levels complete critical freight and passenger transportation infrastructure projects.

e city intends to apply for an additional RAISE grant to help with construction costs in the next phase of the project.

For some longtime residents, the changes are welcome.

Jan Bowland, president of the Idaho Springs Historical Society, and her husband Bob both grew

up in Idaho Springs. ey moved away for nearly three decades before returning to the city that’s “basically … always been home.” e Bowlands, who are partners in the Argo Gold Mine and Mill, attended the May 22 open house at city hall and are excited about the proposal.

“We think this will be a beautiful downtown improvement,” Jan said. “I think the lack of curbing will be, really, a major change.” ose who did not attend the open house earlier this month will have additional opportunities to share input, including during a town hall in late June. For more information, visit cityo dahosprings. colorado.gov.

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Learning experience for teens: GripTape, a nonpro t that o ers young people ages 14–19 control to design a 10-week learning experience, up to $500 to pursue this learning, and a champion to support them, is accepting applications. GripTape has a unique focus in rural Colorado and aims to support 200 youth in small towns across the state in May. Learn more about the program and applying at www.griptape. org.

Cemetery cleanup: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society is hosting a cemetery cleanup from 9-11:30 a.m. June 3.

Rip It at the River Golf Tournament: Clear Creek Rotary 2000 is hosting the Rip It at the River Golf Tournament on Friday, June 9, at Keystone River Golf Resort, 155 River Course Drive, Keystone. Registration starting at 7:30 a.m., with a shotgun start beginning at 9 a.m. Lunch and awards will be from 2-5 p.m. at Guanella Pass Brewery,

501 Rose St., Georgetown. For more information, visit ClearCreekRotary. org.

Enduro Mountain Bike Event: Team Evergreen will host an Enduro Mountain Bike event on May 31, June 21, 28 and July 5 at Floyd Hill Open Space. For more information, visit www.teamevergreen.org/ oyduro.

Hill Climb, Team Evergreen has donated $3 million to local nonpro ts including Bicycle Colorado, Colorado Mountain Bike Association, Special Olympics, Boy Scouts and more. For more information and to register, visit www.bicyclerace.com.

Camp Comfort Weekend Camps: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice’s Camp Comfort for children 6-12 who have lost a loved one will be June 16-18 and July 7-9 at the Rocky Mountain Village Easter Seals Camp, 2644 Alvarado Road, Empire. Cost is free for all children thanks to donors, but a $25 deposit is required per child to hold their spot. Visit campcomfort.org for more information and to register.

Summer Fun at the Rock House:  e Clear Creek Rock House is o ering Summer Fun at the Rock House for sixth through 12th graders from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays starting June 21. Dinner is provided. Some of the activities include paddle boarding, boating and use of our full activity court for badminton, basketball, volleyball and more. All activities are free. For more information, call Cheryl Holmberg at 303-519-0144.

Slacker Half Marathon:  e Slacker Half Marathon, Relay and 4-Mile Races will be June 24 starting at Loveland Ski Area and ending in downtown Georgetown. e course includes dirt and paved roads, leading participants through beautiful wetlands, natural waterfalls, stunning views of the Continental Divide and historic mining remnants. Register at slackerhalfmarathon.com.

White Water Music Series:  e White Water Music Series, sponsored by the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District, will be four Fridays beginning June 30 at the Idaho Springs Sports & Events Center. Concerts will be from 5:30-8 p.m. e Matt Flaherty Band is performing June 30, Moonstone Quill on July 7, 2nd Time Around on July 14 and Tonewood Stringband on July 21. For more information, visit www. clearcreekrecreation.com.

Mount Evans Hill Climb:  e Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb, sponsored by Team Evergreen, will be July 8. rough the proceeds of the Bob Cook Memorial

Georgetown Plein Air Event:  e sixth annual Georgetown Plein Air art event will be July 28-29 in downtown Georgetown. e event includes a Quick Draw in historic downtown. e exhibit and sale will run through Aug. 13. Artists can register at www.eventbrite.com/e/ plein-air-2023-artist-registrationtickets-466470875947.

Rapidgrass Bluegrass Festival:  e Rapidgrass Bluegrass Festival will be Aug. 4-5 at the Shelly/ Quinn ball elds in Idaho Springs. Friday night is free, though a limited number of tickets are available. Early-bird tickets for Saturday’s event are $25 until June 1. For more information, visit rapidgrassfestival. com.

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Clear Creek County is responsible for $10 million; Georgetown $5 million; the state $3 million; and Idaho Springs $1 million. It is the largest known single payout for police violence in the state’s history.

Glass died on the night of June 1011, 2022, after he called 911 for help because he was stranded in his car.

O cers asked Glass to leave his car, but he refused in what turned into an extended stando and mental health crisis that ended when o cers broke a car window and used a Taser on Glass. Clear Creek Sheri ’s Deputy Andrew Buen shot Glass, killing him. Buen and another o cer, Kyle Gould, were later red and are facing charges, including second-degree murder.

Mom Sally Glass thanked Polis, saying the family didn’t want Christian to be forgotten.

“If he’s oating around, he would be so proud and happy to have his art displayed in the state Capitol,” she said. “His memory will live on in our hearts and minds.”

Dad Simon Glass added that what happened to Christian was a terrible crime.

“We hope it never happens again in Colorado or ideally the country,” he said.

Polis ended the short announcement by saying, “ ank you for sharing some of Christian with Colorado. is is a reminder of how we can do better, so these tragedies don’t happen again.”

More about Christian

According to a statement about Christian on the website of RathodMohamedbhai, the attorneys for the Glass family, “Christian was a young man of many talents with kindness that knew no bounds. Christian was loved beyond measure by his parents, sisters, extended family, friends, and community.

“Christian was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, by his mother, Sally Glass, who is of British decent, and his father, Simon Glass, who is from New Zealand. e Glass family relocated to California when Christian was 10 and eventually moved to Boulder, Colorado.

“Christian had an array of specialties and interests. He was an avid tennis fan and player, a trained chef who loved to cook, and also a self-taught artist with an innate gift. Christian used many mediums to make his art, but the majority of his pieces involved oil painting and oil pencil.”

More about the settlement

A statement from Clear Creek Sheri Rick Albers acknowledged “that his o cers failed to meet expectations in their response to Christian Glass when he called for

assistance,” calling events on the night of Glass’ death “disturbing.”

“ e sheri has undertaken measures intended to prevent a future failure,” a statement in the wake of the settlement announcement read.

“He has been working with partners to establish a program of countywide crisis response. “

Albers also acknowledged that the “initial press release” describing events surrounding Glass’ death “did not give an accurate description of what occurred.”

“Rather, as stated in the conclusion of the investigative report subsequently issued by the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce after an independent review requested by Sheri Albers, the deputy who killed Christian Glass used lethal force that ‘was not consistent with that of a reasonable o cer,’” the statement read.

e Clear Creek Sheri ’s O ce also has agreed to train and certify all its patrol o cers in crisis intervention.

“ ese agreements recognize the critical importance that law enforcement respond to emergencies, including situations involving mental health crises, with professionalism, empathy and an emphasis on deescalation,” a statement from the the Rathod-Mohamedbhai law rm stated.

e rm added that the Colorado State Patrol will develop a virtual reality training based on Glass’ death, with “a focus on de-escalation in a high-stress situation.”

In addition to the millions of dollars, Clear Creek County has agreed to dedicate a public park to Glass, which will be selected in consultation with his parents.

e Town of Georgetown released a statement calling Glass’ death “avoidable.”

“Georgetown will devote the resources necessary to developing new and better ways for identifying and providing assistance to those, like Christian, who need it most,” the statement read.

Georgetown added that o cers have been attending courses in intensive crisis intervention responses and are participating in a “countywide co-responder program that allows for the presence of a mental health professional and paramedic tandem to assist law enforcement in future settings.”

Idaho Springs Mayor Chuck Harmon, in a statement on behalf of the city council, said: “We hope that settlement of this matter can provide closure to the many people involved. City leadership remains committed to the constant self-evaluation and betterment of the (Idaho Springs Police Department) in all ways.”

Idaho Springs, the statement added, “continues to work collaboratively with the Je erson Center for Mental Health, which has a licensed clinician ride with an o cer/deputy each week for community outreach.”

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Georgetown to Idaho Springs HalfMarathon will be Aug. 12, hosted by the Clear Creek Booster Club that supports high school and middle school students. Register at www. gtishalf.com.

Devil on the Divide 2023:  e Devil on the Divide 2023 50K and 22K will be Sept. 9, both reaching altitudes of 13,000 feet. Prior ultrarunning experience is required. For more information and to register, visit devilonthedivideultra.com/ sign-up.html.

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Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for

Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and exible schedules are available on new construction sites as well as for exterior minor home repairs. No previous construction experience needed. Contact  volunteer@ bluesprucehabitat.org for information.

Walk-in vaccine clinics: Walkin vaccine clinics for adults and children needing u and other vaccines are available from 10 a.m.4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. No appointments required for the vaccines, though you can pre-register by calling 303-670-7528.

Resilience1220 counseling: Young people 12 to 20can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Re-

silience1220. Comprised of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. ey 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 R1220.org, email Resilience1220@ gmail.com or call 720-282-1164.

Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meetings: Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Marion’s of the Rockies. 2805 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs. For more information, email loe er806@comcast. net.

Support after suicide loss: Heartbeat andResilience1220 o er Support After Suicide Loss from 5:30-7 p.m. the fourth ursday of the month for ages 14 and older. Join in-person or online. Suggest donation is $15. For location, visit R1220. org.

Storytime with Miss Honeybun: Storytime with Miss Honeybun is at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the Idaho Springs Public Library and at 11:15 a.m. ursdays at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.

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Sensitive Collection: Resilience1220 o ers a monthly workshop for highly sensitive people to help them live healthy and empowered lives from 3:30-4:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month via Zoom. Visit R1220.org for more information.

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Snowmelt is swelling Colorado’s rivers

BY SHANNON MULLANE THE COLORADO SUN

Floods, swollen rivers, road closures — Colorado’s spring runo season is in full swing and much of the snow in the state’s mountains hasn’t melted yet.

Colorado saw higher-than-average snowfall build up on the Western Slope this year, a boon for irrigators and other water users who rely on the Colorado River Basin which spans Colorado, tribal lands, six Western states and parts of Mexico. But the snowmelt, with the help of recent weather, is leading to high runo and its adverse impacts are popping up around the state like a game of whack-a-mole.

Beyond monitoring for mudslides and rockfalls loosened by rain and high runo , the Colorado Department of Transportation is also watching bridges and roads for possible closures.

“I’m seeing higher ows in almost every single drainage that we have over here (in western Colorado) than what we’ve seen probably in at

least four or ve years, if not longer,” said Julie Constan, a CDOT regional director. “We had such a heavy snowpack across the entire western portion of the state, so that’s causing all of the creeks to de nitely be running higher than what we’re used to seeing.”

On the Front Range and Eastern Plains, 10 days of rain in May helped with the state’s continuing recovery from drought over the past year. e amount of the state experiencing drought conditions has dropped from 93% a year ago to just 11% today.

But the rain has also combined with snowmelt to cause ooding around Colorado. In northeastern and southwestern Colorado, communities in the White-Yampa River Basin and along the Dolores River have built sandbag barriers to slow encroaching ooding. On May 11 in Denver, Cherry Creek leapt to its highest ow rate since 1980 after intense rain supplemented by reservoir releases, according to media reports.

For anyone traveling, camping or oating the river over Memorial Day weekend, checking road and weather conditions will be key for a safe outing.

Statewide, 42 people died in waterrelated accidents in 2022, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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As of May 18, two people died in con rmed water-related incidents this year. e state recommends that boaters wear life jackets regardless of age or experience level.

Campsites could also be temporarily closed. Dinosaur National Monument closed its Pot Creek campsites this month due to the possible failure of an old, earthen dam on private land. e dam is structur-

ally sound, but the area has received so much snow this year that, as of mid-May, runo in ows increased the reservoir’s elevation to within a few inches of the dam’s crest, Park Ranger Dan Johnson said.

“ e state o ce was concerned that, should that dam fail in the middle of the night when people

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Walking in someone else’s shoes: Evergreen school hosts seminar on what it’s like to be dyslexic

Ihave always been an avid reader. My childhood is lled with memories of my nose in a book – historical and science ction mostly, though I have broadened my reading horizons as I have gotten older.

When I got married more than three decades ago, my husband told me he was dyslexic, never reading novels because he can’t read fast enough to follow the plot. However, he’s a retired environmental engineer who is close to a doctorate in soil physics, so he is constantly reading professional journal articles. He never complains about his dyslexia.

I never really thought about whether he struggled with reading because he’s always reading.

en my youngest daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia after second grade. She was in special programs in elementary and middle school to help with reading comprehension, and she never complained. She now has associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

I never really thought about how much she struggled with reading.

Enter the private school Vertical Skills Academy in Bergen Park. e school, which opened in 2014 — the year my daughter graduated from Evergreen High School — specializes in working with children with dyslexia. Twice a year, the school hosts an open house along with a two-hour seminar on what it’s like to be dyslexic. I decided to go, and I am now much more aware of the challenges my husband and daughter and millions of others have faced all their lives.

Dyslexia is more common that we might think. Depending on which organization you ask, between one in 10 and one in ve people in the world is on the dyslexia spectrum from very mild issues to having more profound reading di culties.

ose who went through the training with me — parents, members of the school’s board of directors and other interested folks — called the training eye-opening, one that helps

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them be more empathetic to the challenges those with dyslexia face every day.

According to the International Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It’s not an eye problem. Simply put, it’s when people may not see the correct letters or words, which makes it super di cult to read and understand what they have read. It is not just seeing words backward, which seems to be the perception by some.

When our schools expect students to read to learn — and when it’s nearly impossible to comprehend — our children who are dyslexic are set up for failure.

You can talk about dyslexia all you want, but seeing is believing.

To explain what it’s like to be dyslexic, Christine Riedlin, a Vertical Skills Academy teacher, put the group through ve simulations.

We were tasked to read a paragraph to ourselves where the i’s could be i’s or e’s and the p’s could be p’s or t’s. en we read a paragraph out loud to the rest of the group with the same rules. Figuring out a single word was a victory.

So “spriss” was actually “stress.” We all felt that stress. is was HARD!

Riedlin asked us to write sentences with our non-dominant hand, a task

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that takes so much extra thought. en I performed a demonstration: Walk three steps toe to heel, stop and pat your head, then do it again. When I nally walked to the teacher, I was supposed to talk about what I cooked for dinner the night before. Who has time to think about what I cooked for dinner when I’m trying to walk and pat my head?

Riedlin used the demonstration to show how people with dyslexia spell and write.

A student who wants to write about how the Grand Canyon is a magni cent place will change it to the Grand Canyon is big just because it’s easier to spell and write.

“If you have to think about how words are formed,” she explained, “it has an impact on how you write a sentence, so their sentences look more elementary. ey work so hard on the mechanics such as spelling that they don’t think much about the content.”

All of this is multitasking on steroids, so exhausting, and something people with dyslexia can face daily

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as they try to gure out words and comprehend them.

For children with dyslexia in a classroom full of students who don’t have those issues, they feel inadequate because they can’t read or comprehend the written word like the others. Dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence.

Riedlin advocated for teachers getting more training about dyslexia and remediations, especially when so many children are dyslexic — something that isn’t happening enough.

I left the seminar with profound empathy, not just for my husband and daughter, but for everyone who doesn’t learn using traditional methods. is seminar gave me the opportunity to walk in other people’s shoes — those of my husband and daughter — and I am grateful. While I can’t cure their dyslexia, at least I can understand it better.

Deb Hurley Brobst is a Community Editor at the Canyon Courier. She can be reached at dbrobst@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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the time and volunteering where he is actively helping someone in the community.

“I couldn’t recommend it more,” he told Lesser. “We get to help the community.”

e Phoenix Gold Mine in Idaho Springs is looking to hire cashiers, gold-panning instructors and tour guides, and Janice Kaup, the marketing and operations manager, said that they’re mainly outside jobs. She said jobs were available for high school students not only in the summer but throughout the year. “It’s not a common job,” Kaup noted, “but we want Clear Creek teens to know that there are jobs available.”

e Clear Creek Rock House is looking for teens to help out on its Summer Fun Wednesday Nights, where youth can play games, sing karaoke, have scavenger hunts and play outdoor games.

e Clear Creek Library District has internships and volunteer programs available for teens.

e Henderson Mine had several

tables, showing science demonstrations, conducting trivia games and giving away swag to students. While the molybdenum mine doesn’t have jobs for teens, o cials hope their tables pique students’ interest in pursuing careers in science.

“We hope they keep us in mind,” said Miguel Hamarat, environmental manager for Henderson Mine. “It’s good to get students to pursue mining or other science careers.”

Hannah Wolf, social performance specialist with Henderson Mine, talks with students while standing next to an informational poster about molybdenum. PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Kennedy Scott, who wears many hats at the Phoenix Mine, shows how to hold a pan when panning for gold during the career fair.

Friends of sophomore Ella Lesser take photos as she tries on firefighter gear provided by Evergreen Fire/Rescue at the Clear Creek High School career fair.

Honoring the lives of artists and creators

Indigenous comic and arts festival comes to Denver June 9-11

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Marcos Garibay fondly remembers his grandmother’s ofrenda. It was a traditional ofrenda permanently

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in the home — his grandmother kept it on her bedroom dresser. e ofrenda was covered with pictures of Catholic gures, dozens of candles and countless colorful plastic owers.

An ofrenda is an ornate altar often found in Catholic, Mexican and Indigenous Mesoamerican cultures. It honors loved ones who have died. Even as a child, Garibay knew he would one day make his own ofrenda. And now an adult, Garibay

has put his own, modern twist on the traditional ofrenda — he has an entire wall in his Denver home dedicated to the memorial. Honoring his mother who he lost at a young age, Garibay’s ofrenda has photos of passed loved ones surrounded by vibrant, colorful frames. Silk and plastic owers also dot the wall and bright lights are strung throughout. He also has framed newspaper clippings that have detailed some of his most tragic losses.

As he grew to further embrace his Indigenous cultural traditions, Garibay cultivated a love for art and creativity. He now dedicates his life to art and to making positive changes within his community as the program director for the Denverbased after school lm production company, Tomorrow Maker Studios.

“Celebrating Indigenous art is very important to me and my work because it’s a way to reclaim and honor something that was lost and taken from me,” Garibay said. “I grew up in a very culturally rich environment, but for the most part, most of the aspects of that culture are things that are a result of Spanish

colonization.”

Spanish isn’t the language his ancestors spoke, and Catholicism isn’t the religion they practiced, Garibay said.

“ e architecture people typically associate with Mexico is that of European design, likely constructed out of my ancestors’ demolished buildings,” Garibay said. “Celebrating Indigenous art is one of the few ways that I have left to reclaim this missing piece of my culture.”

is June, the McNichols Civic Center Building will be host to an elaborate ofrenda created by Garibay and his creative partner, Adrianna Baez.

“We are using EVA foam, cardboard, real moss, plastic owers, several di erent lights, paint, a few di erent textiles and PVC piping to construct our ofrenda,” said Baez. “ e design work took about a week, and we are hoping to construct it in about two weeks. We have already begun constructing some of the components so that assembly will be easier, and we will have a larger

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a third westbound I-70 travel lane in this two-lane bottleneck. This new lane will be a full-time, tolled Express Lane from just west of Homestead Rd. (Exit 247) through the Veteran Memorial Tunnels to Colorado Blvd./ Idaho Springs (Exit 241).

• Rebuild bridges due to use, wear and tear, and heavy usage.

• Construct a missing two-mile section of the frontage road between US 6 and the Hidden Valley/Central City Parkway interchanges to improve emergency response.

• Build an extended on-ramp from US 6 onto eastbound I-70 for slow-moving vehicles to have more room to merge.

• Improve traffic flow and access at interchanges and intersections.

• Improve sight distance and safety by straightening roadway curves.

• Improve the Clear Creek Greenway Trail.

• Implement environmental mitigation to enhance wildlife connectivity, air and water quality, stream conditions and recreation.

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Private dog park site gaining pup-ularity

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Since Elle Ritt started renting her Wheat Ridge yard to fellow dog owners in November, she’s hosted birthday parties for pups, pooch photoshoots and doggie play groups almost every weekend.

Ritt is one of dozens of renters in the Denver metro area on a website called Sni Spot, which links people interested in sharing their yard with local dog owners who want a private fenced area to let their pups o -leash. rough Sni Spot, renters set an hourly rate per dog and time slot availability for users to book.

With two older dogs who need less exercise, Ritt said she wanted to let other dogs take advantage of her large yard and, so far, there has been no shortage of demand.

“It’s just mindblowing how frequently it’s used,” she said.

Ritt said a majority of her visitors don’t have their own yards and prefer to avoid public dog parks because of reactive or sensitive pups. e site allows users to tailor their search to t needs like a taller fence height or not having other dogs or animals visible.

Dr. Rebecca Ruch-Gallie, a 23-year veterinarian at Colorado State University’s Community Practice clinic, said the uncontrolled nature of dog parks leads to risks like ghts and disease transmission, which is why she typically recommends other ways to exercise dogs, such as daycare or private yard time.

In addition to walks and playtime, RuchGallie said some dogs need to run and all dogs bene t from exploring new routes and places.

Ruch-Gallie said she will sometimes take her pups on what she calls a “sni -ari.”

“ ey take in the world much di erently than we do, so give them those di erent scents to pick up and opportunities to see and smell di erent things,” she said. “Sometimes they just want to go, go, go and get their energy out and other times they just want to meander and take the sni s in.”

Mike Rieber, who has been renting his fenced pasture in Parker since October, said one of the best perks of sharing his yard is seeing how excited pups get to check out new scents and release their energy.

“ ey call it a Sni Spot and I never really understood how important that was to a dog, but that’s the rst thing they all do when they get here is smell everything,” Rieber said. “Especially with the repeat dogs, as soon as their paws hit the ground, boy, they’re o .”

Ritt’s experience has been similar, she said, adding that Sni Spot has been mutually bene cial, not just for the dogs, but also the humans. She’s received multiple thank you notes from visitors and attests that catching glimpses of visitors always makes her smile.

“It’s so cute to peek in the backyard and see grown men laying on their stomachs taking pictures of their puppies,” Ritt said.

Another Sni Spot user, Lyndsey Leach, who

rents her Lakewood backyard, agreed. Leach lost her own pooch three years ago but remains an avid dog-lover.

“It’s so nice when they’re comfortable and running around,” she said. “I’m always happy when they’re happy.” None of the three renters report issues with destroyed yards, rude users, neighbor complaints or unruly animals.

In addition to the positive mental health benefits, Leach said renting her yard is a convenient passive income and gives her the flexibility to be away from home if needed. Leach estimates that since she started in January, she’s had about 50 visitors and made around $400.

“I don’t really have any expenses associated with it, other than eaten tennis balls,” she joked.

Rieber said he didn’t originally think he would make much money from the app but has been happy with the extra cash. He noted the demand is only picking up in the warmer months, though he got a fair share of visitors during the winter as well.

“We’re not trying to maximize our revenue, we’re doing this more as a service for young people that have dogs and need a place that’s private,” he said.

For Ritt, her most recent month was her most successful, cashing in over $1,000, and before that, she averaged a few hundred dollars monthly.

“One of our dogs has had a ton of health issues, so it’s like SniffSpot funds her care,” Ritt said. “It truly has been a notable supplemental income.”

To learn more, visit sniffspot.com.

Furry friends Finn and Mellie enjoy a sunny afternoon at a Sni Spot in Aurora. Dog owners can rent yards by the hour to let their canines release their energy in a safe and controlled environment.

A doggie play group poses in Elle Ritt’s Lakewood yard, which she rents to other dog owners through a website and app called Sni Spot. Ritt said sharing her yard benefits everyone involved.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SNIFFSPOT

Bailey, an Australian Cattle Dog, runs around Mike Rieber’s pasture in Parker. Rieber joined Sni Spot to provide a service to dog owners who don’t have yards or want to avoid dog parks.

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are camping there, it could create a hazardous situation,” Johnson said, adding that the campsites could reopen in time for Memorial Day weekend campers.

e high spring runo is also impacting road conditions across the state. In southeastern Colorado, the Arkansas River ooded U.S. 50 near La Junta.

A debris ow at the Hanging Lake exit on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon blocked access to the trailhead for two weeks before it reopened last week. e Forest Service announced the trail is closed again until at least June 2 because of heavy runo on the trail.

“ e amount of water coming down the trail in many spots is really impressive,” Leanne Veldhuis, EagleHoly Cross district ranger, said in a news release. “ ere is currently no good way around the water, so we have closed the trail until the runo lessens or our trail crew can mitigate it.”

CDOT is also working to repair a gaping sinkhole that appeared on Colorado 133 near Paonia. Rushing spring runo overwhelmed a culvert under the highway and caused enough erosion to collapse

a section of the road that is roughly 20 to 30 feet wide — and certainly large enough to t a sedan, she said. A temporary bridge should be installed by early- to mid-June, and permanent repairs should begin this fall.

“Lots of monitoring going on, but so far, the only real major failure we’ve had has been on 133,” Constan said. “It’s a good thing that there’s only been one major failure and everything else pulled together OK.” is winter, Colorado saw storm after storm add snow to the growing snowpack in the mountains.

By early April, that buildup peaked. e amount of liquid water in the snow, called the snow-water equivalent, across the Western Slope was 130% to 140% of the median between 1991 and 2020, according to the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. e estimate is based on SNOTEL data collected using a network of high-elevation instruments that measure snowpack. On the Front Range, the snow-water equivalent lagged below its median this winter.

In the Upper Colorado River Basin, which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, the amount of water peaked in early April at about 150% to 170% of the historical norm. ese states are situated upstream of Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border, one

of the basin’s largest water storage reservoirs. e reservoir’s dam, Glen Canyon Dam, sends water down to Lower Basin states — Arizona, California and Nevada — which also had an exceptionally wet year, said Cody Moser, senior hydrologist at the forecast center.

However in the Upper Basin above Lake Powell, most of the snowpack is still sitting at 150% to 170% of the norm, Moser said, according to SNOTEL data.

“Across the northern part of the Upper Colorado River Basin, there’s been alternating periods of sunny, warm weather that generates the snow melt and the higher ows,” he said. “And then we’ve seen those periods alternating with cooler, cloudier weather that’s brought some additional moisture in both rain and snow. It’s helped the snowmelt rate decrease, so it’s been kind of up and down in April and May.”

Southwestern Colorado has seen more continuous warm, sunny weather and thus more snowmelt than other parts of Colorado, like the northwestern region, he said.

Colorado also received higherthan-normal snowpack across elevations lower than 9,500 feet, where snow typically melts more quickly.

at thick layer is also frequently downstream of reservoirs which means, depending on the location, the water is going straight into

streams and rivers.  at has led to an extended period of high ows, especially in the White-Yampa River Basin in northwestern Colorado and the Dolores River Basin, Moser said. And when rain falls onto snow, as it has in isolated patches across the state, the liquid water speeds up melting even further.

“We’ve entered into a period of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoons and evenings,” he said. “We’ve had some enhanced melt due to rain-on-snow with some of these storms.”

SNOTEL sites are generally located above 9,000 feet so lower elevation runo isn’t re ected in basinwide snow-water equivalent percentages. ese sites target between 9,000 and 11,500 feet where most of the snowpack typically accumulates. at’s why the snow-water equivalent percentages from SNOTEL data have not changed by much, he said.

“ ere’s still a lot of high-elevation snow up there,” Moser said.

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e ofrenda is a part of Denver’s Indigenous comic and art festival called áyA Con, which takes place June 9-11. It is a celebration of indigeneity, hosted by and highlighting North American Indigenous creators. is all-inclusive familyfriendly festival features comic creators, bead artists, musicians, digital illustrators, drag ashion performance, designers, Indigenous dancers and more. áyA Con is a collaborative festival with events taking place at several locations in Denver. e ofrenda, art and select performances will take place at the McNichols Civic Center Building. Panels, art making and community booths with interactive activities will take place at the Denver Art Museum. e Levitt Pavilion will also be hosting Rez Metal night, a free concert with a lineup of ve Indigenous heavy metal bands.

“Come to áyA Con to build connections, celebrate the di erences in all cultures and bond over fandoms,” said Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand, one of the organizers for the áyA Con event. “ ere is something for everyone. Our show is very eclectic. We have a wide range of artistic practices, music and stories, all centered around the things we love.”

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This is an action involving real property located in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, described as follows:

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That part of 10th Street between Main and Biddle Streets, along with Biddle Street from the south boundary of Block 44, Lot 3 to the north boundary of Block 45, Lot 11, Town of Georgetown, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

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