Hundreds of locals and tourists descended on Georgetown for the community’s festivities during Labor Day holiday weekend.
Jazz legend Hazel Miller took center stage on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Library Park stage downtown to perform a free concert. at was music for the ears of Sarah Porter, from Idaho Springs, who said she’s seen Miller perform several times before.
Speaking from his current home in Newport, Oregon, Michael Gass said he’ll be in it for the students during his year as interim superintendent in Clear Creek County.
“Being an educational leader is a lifestyle. I am available to our community outside of school hours and love being involved in activities in all communities,” Gass said.
e Clear Creek School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Aug. 24 to name Michael Gass the interim superintendent. e board meets on Sept. 14 and will vote on Gass’ contract.
Gass was chosen out of 19 candidates from 13 states.
“His experience, passion and skill set aligned perfectly with our objectives,” said school board member Kelly Flenniken.
As the interim superintendent, Gass will be responsible for guiding the school district through the
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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.
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Local “free rider” Ian McQueen has urged Idaho Springs City Council members to construct extreme mountain bike trails in Virginia Canyon Mountain Park. McQueen, an Idaho Springs local, called himself a free rider, an extreme mountain biking enthusiast.
He pointed to his current broken wrist to prove it. It should be done the right way, McQueen told council members during the Aug. 28 meeting, adding that Virginia Canyon has the terrain to do it, and it could put Idaho Springs on the map as a destination for professional mountain bikers.
“Last time I saw her I actually got up and danced,” she said.
Her friend sitting next to her, Karen Kalabany, only had to walk one block from her home in Georgetown to enjoy Miller’s performance.
“I didn’t even have to park,” Kalabany said, laughing.
e free event was sponsored by Mountain Jams, an organization made up of more than a dozen Georgetown merchants, including the Georgetown Loop Railroad, the Cultural Arts program and the Business Promotions Group.
Jazz by Hazel Miller
Miller opened her hour-and-ahalf set with a familiar favorite, fans said, “Do Wrong Shoes. Before long there was dancing in the park as fans got into the act.
Miller said she’s enjoyed living in Colorado for decades and re ected on her successful career. She was 16 years old and in high school when she got her rst professional singing job.
at rst job, she said, smiling,
“I haven’t had a day job since 1986,” she added.
It’s been a few years since she’s played Georgetown, but she said she always enjoys it. It just has a local feel, Miller added.
e Georgetown Mountain Jams series holds free concerts on Saturdays in Georgetown through Sept. 16.
2023-24 school year, according to Flenniken.
“While I am an interim, this can’t be an interim year for students and staff. We need to continue with a growth mindset,” Gass said.
Rather than instituting major change, Gass said he plans to continue the “fantastic work” of outgoing Superintendent Karen Quanbeck.
The incoming superintendent describes himself as a career educator with positive energy.
“I am a small district leader and understand the nuances and uniqueness each community brings to the district,” Gass said. Transparency, Gass says, is a key to communication.
“I am a relationship-driven person and value honest and open conversations,” he said. “I am always working to find solutions and solve issues that get in the way of our mission to serve our children in schools.”
Gass continued that he has an
most recent position was principal at Lincoln County Schools in New-
If home is where the heart is, then Julz Petty has found both thanks to Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity.
Petty and her teenage daughter will move into a Habitat-built home in Brook Forest later this month. The 1,150-square-foot home on about a quarter acre has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, the perfect size for the Pettys.
“Isn’t this great?” Petty asked as she surveyed her new kitchen. “I’m blown away every time I come to the house.”
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is based in Evergreen and serves families needing homes in Jefferson, Clear Creek and Park counties. In addition to building homes in Evergreen and Kittredge, it has built homes in Empire and is starting a project in Idaho Springs.
Petty’s home came to fruition with the help of Americorps, Jeffco Community Development and the Colorado Division of Housing, Habitat Executive Director Kathleen O’Leary said.
Petty was born and raised in Evergreen, moved away for 20 years, and decided to return. Even with a good job, she couldn’t afford to remain in Evergreen, so she moved in with her parents and applied for a Habitat home.
“I’m so happy to be home (in Evergreen),” she said. “I realized how much I missed Evergreen. Now my dream is coming true. I would never be able to (live here) without Habitat.”
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that works in communities to provide affordable homes. The income of families selected to get homes cannot exceed 60% of the area’s median income.
Habitat also requires a monthly mortgage payment from homeowners not to exceed 30% of the
homeowner’s gross monthly income. Habitat encourages “sweat equity” from homeowners, who put in 250 hours of work alongside volunteers to build their homes.
The home’s layout, created by EV Studios in Evergreen, is used by Habitat for all of its one-story homes, O’Leary said.
“It’s designed in a way that it’s easy to build,” she said.
O’Leary and Petty lauded Luke Cooper, Habitat’s onsite supervisor for making the project move along smoothly.
Petty has been known for bringing lunch for the volunteers building her home, and Petty said it was the least she could do. She said everyone has been good to her and her daughter, and her son lives in Fort Collins.
Zoe Locke and Olivia Policicchio with Americorps stopped at the home site.
“(Petty) is so sweet,” Policicchio said. “I’m glad she is getting a house.”
She said it was nice to work for an organization like Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity.
“Seeing the house in person makes it all surreal,” she said. “It’s awesome.”
Petty has big dreams for her home, envisioning planting bushes and flowers, and she’s met her new neighbors. She said the little touches in the home were amazing such as the farmhouse sink, and
the windows in the kitchen and living room.
Although the pandemic slowed home construction, Petty is happy
her home will be ready soon, noting, “Good things come to those who wait.”
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Whether to build extreme trails is just one of the decisions to be made as the City Council moves forward with the second phase of the threephase network of mountain bike trails planned for the park, which is on land given to Idaho Springs by Clear Creek County in 1999. e park covers 400 acres and is north of the city above the Mighty Argo Mine and Mill.
e project is a collaboration between Idaho Springs and the Colorado Mountain Bike Association, known as COMBA. According to COMBA, a total of 12 miles of trail are planned, and it will ultimately o er a combination of multi-use trails as well as those speci cally designated for hikers or mountain bikers.
e council on Aug. 28 awarded the contract for Phase 2 of the project to Flowride/McGill, the same contractor who planned Phase 1 of the downhill mountain bike paths. It will design two intermediate trails that are 5.5 miles long.
Council members said any extreme-level trails would wait until the park’s third phase.
Phase 2 will cost about $634,000 to complete, according to FlowRide/ McGill. e project will be paid with a $359,087 funding grant from Great Outdoors Colorado, in addition to a $250,000 grant from Trek bikes. e remaining funding is made up of a combination of grants from Colorado Mountain Bike Association and Teens Inc, according to city plans presented to council members.
While FlowRide/McGill’s bid for the Phase 2 project wasn’t the lowest, council members decided to award the contract because of the company’s “extensive bike park focus and wealth of experience building in our region of Colorado,” according to recommendations from the city administrator.
e rst portion of Virginia Canyon Mountain Park opened in 2022 and included two segments of trail — one that runs from the Argo property in the south to a termination point in the vicinity of Santa Fe Mine Road and another that runs from the “saddle” in the middle of the park to the southernmost peak, according to previous information supplied to council members.
Moving forward
Phase 3 of the mountain bike trails relies on a $400,000 advance from the planned Argo gondola. In May 2020, the city approved Phase 1 of the gondola project, which has been delayed for nearly two and a half years.
Argo co-owner Mary Jane Loevlie estimates when complete, the gondola will draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to the site, and the city will receive 50 cents from every estimated $30 ticket. Idaho Springs residents will be able to take the gondola for free.
Loevlie said the $400,000 will be an advance of Idaho Springs’ 50-cent share of the gondola-fee proceeds.
e third phase of the planned downhill mountain bike trail in the park will be known as the “Black Downhill Trail,” according to the proposal put before council members.
Phase 3 is where it will get interesting, McQueen said. He envisions Virginia Canyon Mountain Park to be an all-inclusive mountain bike area — everything from green beginner trails to blue intermediate trails to black expert paths that would challenge and attract the elite of the mountain bike community from around the world.
“All the way up to pro-line trails that have big features, mandatory air, proper gaps, drops, wood features and some steep chutes because that’s how you’re going to attract the full spectrum of mountain bike riders,” McQueen said.
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Idaho Springs Library. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions and explain the process and procedure for all civil issues, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlordtenant law, small claims, veterans issues, and civil protection orders. Call your local library to be added to the sign-up sheet. Idaho Springs Library 303-567-2020 or Georgetown Library 303-569-2620.
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Mountain Jams: Mountain Jams concerts start at 2 p.m. on Saturdays through Sept. 16 at Library State Park in Georgetown. This year’s acts, sponsored by Georgetown Cultural Arts and Georgetown Heritage Center, include a mix of jazz, bluegrass, rock, folk and country. Artists include local favorites and internationally recognized touring artists. For a complete lineup and additional details, visit www.eventbrite.com/cc/eorgetown-mountain-jams.
Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Day in Empire: Friends of Clear Creek will host Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Days in Empire from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. Meet at the Empire Visitors Center, and the group will clean up a half mile of Empire’s two-mile stretch along Highway 40.
Fire & Ice Chili Cookoff: The Fire & Ice Chili Cookoff will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, in Strousse Park. If you wish to enter the chili contest, email Jaime@ jsoundgirl@bellsouth.net with the subject line: team.
Art for a Cause: Art for a Cause will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 7-8 at First Presbyterian Church of Golden, 17707 W. 16th Ave. in Golden. Donations will be split among Loaves & Fishes food bank in Idaho Springs, Habitat for Humanity and International Justice Mission.
Free legal clinic: A free legal clinic will be from 2-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at both the John Tomay Library in Georgetown and the
Heritage Hops: Heritage Hops, a beer tasting with food pairings in support of the the John Tomay Memorial Library renovation in Georgetown, will be from 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at The Old School, 809 Taos St. Georgetown is filled with hops plants left by the 19th-century breweries, and it had been a tradition for one of the local breweries to create a beer from those hops. Enjoy Heritage Hops by Cabin Creek Brewery paired with bites from Chef Marty of Chef’s Corner.
Bighorn Sheep Festival: The Bighorn Sheep Festival will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, in Strousse Park in Georgetown.
Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and flexible 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 flu 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 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-
Dental clinics: Cleanings, X-rays, dentures, tooth extractions and more. Most insurances are accepted including Medicaid. Sliding scale/low-cost options are also available. No appointment necessary. This is a mobile dentist that comes once a month. Call program manager Lauralee at 720-205-4449 for questions.
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 loeffler806@ comcast.net.
Support After Suicide Loss: A safe place to share and learn after losing a loved one to suicide. This group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. via zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 office. For ages 14 and up. Suggested donation for this group is $15. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.
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. Thursdays at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.
Sensitive Collection: Resilience1220 strives to inform and support highly sensitive people to live healthy and empowered lives. It meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. and is offered via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 office. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.
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On Aug. 30, Janet Warner, who lives west of Evergreen Memorial Park in Marshdale, was sitting on her deck around 8:12 p.m. as the Super Blue Moon was rising. “All of sudden, across from me I see this orange shape coming up on the horizon. It was huge! I got my camera and took several pictures,” she said. The photograph was taken with a Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 digital camera. Warner said she is new to photography and has been spending more time lately taking pictures.
horses, which are on public and private land, into temporary corrals before hauling them to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s holding pens in Cañon City.
the u after they were captured, in violation of federal policy.
Mustang advocates in Colorado and nationally are protesting the latest roundup.
BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUNColorado’s rst scheduled wild horse roundup this year is set to begin this month, when federal land managers plan to start removing the entire West Douglas herd in Rio Blanco County along the Utah border.
Starting in September, a low- ying helicopter will try to push all 122
e last roundup of West Douglas horses, in 2021, resulted in the removal of nearly 450 animals from rugged land the BLM has deemed unsuitable for mustangs. About one-third of those horses — 145 of them — died in Cañon City seven months later in an equine u outbreak.
Investigators determined that many of the horses, whose lungs were likely damaged by a wild re when they were living on the rangeland, were not vaccinated against
“ e Bureau of Land Management appears to have learned nothing from last year’s horri c disease outbreak at the Cañon City holding facility,” Joanna Grossman, equine program director for the Animal Welfare Institute, said in an emailed statement.
She called the federal plan “especially troubling” since Gov. Jared Polis signed a law this year that attempts to give the state greater authority over wild horse management, including by supporting fer-
tility control programs and possibly a wild horse sanctuary. e governor, who tried but failed to stop a federal roundup in the Sand Wash Basin in 2021, has said he wants more humane options than helicopter roundups.
Federal land managers plan to remove 20 horses from the Sand Wash Basin, in northwestern Colorado along the Wyoming border, at the end of September.
Across the highway from West Douglas, in what’s called the Piceance-East Douglas herd management area, the federal government has enlisted volunteers to
Federal roundup seeks to remove entire wild horse herd in western Colorado
In 2015, Clear Creek County purchased Alvarado Open Space Park, with the goal of preserving essential wildlife habitat and historically signi cant land, while supporting basic outdoor recreational needs in and around our community.
e property was transformed from a private event venue and renamed as Alvarado Open Space Park, which opened to the community in 2019.
Alvarado Open Space Park has easy access for our residents and guests of the county to appreciate for a quiet stroll, dog walking, wildlife viewing, or enjoying the sounds
50 years of Courant headlines not to be confused with news
BY TEDDY JACOBSEN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Georgetown Lake trail finally takes shape – Sept. 11, 2013
Work to construct a portion of the Georgetown Lake trail began. e project was two decades in the making. e 1.5-mile trail around the lake was expected to cost $700,000.
JUST SO WE’RE CLEAR
Fire Department and Clear Creek County Trails Crew have undertaken enormous e orts to clean up the property We thank everyone for their hard work. is is where you come in.
Megan Hilerof Clear Creek as it winds through the property. Featuring access to a lovely pond and Clear Creek, along with several walking trails, and in the future, the Clear Creek Greenway, Clear Creek County envisions this property being enjoyed for generations.
Since purchasing the property, the Open Space Commission, along with community volunteers Mountain Youth Network, Clear Creek
As Clear Creek County prepares to take the next step with Alvarado and plan the remaining transformation, we need input. Clear Creek County and the Clear Creek County Open Space Commission are seeking public input on what people want to see at Alvarado Open Space Park. Please take the short survey at bit. ly/AlvaradoOpenSpace to give us your thoughts!
In addition, please join us for an
in-person Public Eye on Alvarado event on Sept. 20 at Alvarado Open Space Park.
We will be providing snacks and refreshments, tours of the park and opportunities to speak to members of the Open Space Commission to give them face-to-face input. e event will take place from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and be a part of making the Alvarado Open Space Park a communityinformed space that helps strengthen Clear Creek County.
Megan Hiler is the Clear Creek County Public Information O cer. She can be reached at mhiler@clearcreekcounty.us.
Ball starts rolling on golf course – Sept. 15, 1993
e Georgetown Board of Selectmen approved a resolution endorsing the county’s proposed nine-hole golf course. e course was projected to cost $2.2 million.
O cials walk away from o cialdom –Sept. 14, 1973
Two Georgetown selectmen, Ken Kessler and William axton, resigned. Additionally, former re chief Douglas Marshall returned four of his pension checks because of his “irreconcilable opposition to
some of the policies being imposed upon the Department which has consequently become an organization with which I would rather not be identi ed in any way.”
Tot puts Georgetown on high alert –Sept. 14, 1973
Scott Schulz, 4, son of Ralph Schulz of Georgetown Associates, sent Georgetown into a tizzy after he wandered away from his home in the Meadows late in the afternoon. He was found about 1,000 yards behind his house three hours later. “He was just standing there, cold
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and scared. I guess he was afraid to go home because he thought he’d get a spanking,” Town Marshal Lloyd Wall said.
e Clear Creek Courant was created in August of 1973. ese items come from Courant’s historic archives. As it turns out, previous Courant writers had the same idea for the paper’s 25th anniversary. eir section was dubbed, “Olds: Not to be confused with news.” It lives on for an entire year to celebrate the paper’s 50th birthday.
Bus Barn Arrogance
e School District is currently in litigation with the City of Idaho Springs for not going through their zoning, utilities and other community approval processes in the construction of the Bus Barn. e arrogant School Board has rammed programs through the public approval process including the sale of Diggers Field, the design of the new Elementary School and now the Bus Barn, which is located where it doesn’t belong (they ignored public input on alternatives).
Consequently, it is estimated to be in the $6 million plus range because it doesn’t t the site well and I read site costs of about another $1.5 million extra to try and defy working with Mother Nature in the mountains. To go over their budget the School Board will circumvent the voters and borrow money without a bond issue which I don’t know how they could even do legally. In contrast, the City’s new maintenance facility is estimated in the $3.6 million neighborhood because it was thought out better than the School Board’s arbitrary and capricious behind-the-curtain oligarchic decision-making.
I believe the best location for the Bus Barn is the vacant property next to the Rec Center Baseball Field which was for sale in a neighborhood so it could be less expensive than developing the Old Middle School Track and leave more needed room for the kids to play on the
track. A land swap with the owner of the vacant property could yield part or all of the track for housing since the school property has water and sewer and the vacant land does not (the new lines would have to cross I-70) but there could be well and septic on the vacant land since commercial water requirements are much less than residential. Which is one reason the School Board de ed the City because then logic would be introduced at more legitimate City public hearings (instead of School Board Public Puppet Show meetings) and they might could be held accountable. Instead the School wants to do as it pleases under the guise of State regulations that supposedly free them from local community participation.
As an architect, I deal with Department of Local A airs State regulations for prefabricated and a ordable housing where the State can over-rule local jurisdictions. But the State’s orders are to try and work with the local jurisdictions amicably as they don’t want adversarial situations like this to arise. ey say to use the power of the State over the local jurisdictions as a last resort and that the local conditions can still be raised as valid objections that the State would have to recognize. e arrogant School Board’s lack of competence, transparency and ethics is not even close to that spirit of cooperation with the community.
Mike Caistor, Idaho SpringsNovember 23, 1924 - August 20, 2023
Joe Francis Hruska passed away on August 20 following a brief hospitalization. His loving wife and family were by his side. Joe and Helen made their home in Idaho Springs for 59 years. He was born November 23, 1924 in Lewistown, Montana to James and Caroline Hruska, the seventh of eleven children.
He joined the Navy 8 days after graduation from high school in 1942 and served on LST-552 in the south Paci c during WW II. He was injured when his gun turret was bombed. Seven of his nine brothers plus his brother in law were all deployed during WW11.
He returned to Montana after the war and married Helen Ruth Young on October 16, 1950. ey moved from Montana to Phoenix so he could attend the underbird School of Management. He graduated in 1952 with a degree in Business Management. He worked as an Electrician in mines at Climax, Colorado and Grants, New Mexico before moving to Idaho Springs in 1964 and working at the Urad/ Henderson mine in Empire, Colorado. He retired from Henderson Mine in 1982. He was licensed as a Master Electrician and kept his license current until he was in his 90’s. After retirement, he and Helen wore out three motor homes traveling around the United States.
Joe was very active in his church and community, working to make the world a kinder, better place. He was a Justice of the Peace and school board member in Summit
County, town Councilman in Kokomo, Co., and held two terms as a Clear Creek County Commissioner. He was a long time, active member of ST. Paul’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, Veterans Organizations, Clear Creek Democratic party, the Elks, and Order of Masons. He volunteered at the Loaves & Fishes food bank in Idaho Springs. In 2012 he received the Democratic Lifetime Achievement Award for his political involvement.
Joe was always helping people; he would shovel his neighbor’s walks (even though they were younger than him), x their electrical issues, or just lend a hand when needed. He was a loyal Broncos fan from day one. He watched to the end whether they were winning or losing. Joe’s life was a true example of generosity, faithfulness, integrity and commitment. He was very intelligent, a lifetime learner, always reading, learning new things; how to use the internet, setting up Facebook and e-mail in his nineties.
He is survived by his wife Helen, daughters Joyce Snyder, Diana Spann (David), Susan Mullen (Pat), Mary Salisbury (Bill), Caroline Hruska, and Kristi Haider (Mike), 18 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter eresa Bagwell, grandson Patrick Mullen, his parents, nine brothers, and one sister.
Send condolences to Helen Hruska, 1111 Newstar Way Unit B 111, Golden, Co 80403. In lieu of owers, the family requests donations be made to the Loaves & Fishes food bank in Idaho Springs.
shoot birth control darts into wild mares. e BLM this month announced it was awarding the volunteer group running the birth control program, the Piceance Mustangs in Meeker, a $120,620 grant to keep darting horses, and to buy water tanks to keep horses alive when creeks in the basin are dry.
Last summer, the federal agency used a helicopter to remove 761 horses from the Piceance, which is dotted with sagebrush and oil pumps and has cli s and can-
yons where vehicles cannot go.
e rangeland still has about 750 horses, and it’s likely to see another roundup in the near future because federal land managers say the appropriate number for the 200,000 acres is 235 wild horses.
e appropriate number for West Douglas, the BLM says, is zero.
tang habitat in 1975. e area has limited water and grasses, and removal of the mustangs will “restore a thriving natural ecological balance,” the agency said. Mustangs in the area are impacting the habitat of other animals and have spread onto private property, Mills said.
pastures, which the agency leases from ranchers and other landowners in various parts of the country.
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e West Douglas herd area is not managed for wild horses due to limited food and water, which causes the horses to stray into private lands,” the agency’s White River eld o ce manager Bill Mills said in announcing the roundup.
e West Douglas rangeland is not one of Colorado’s four o cial herd management areas and was deemed inappropriate as a mus-
e public lands where wild horses graze in Colorado are shared not only by deer, elk and other natural habitat, but cattle and sheep whose owners lease the land from the federal government.
After arriving in Cañon City, the horses will receive vaccinations and other veterinary care and, after a few months, will be available for adoption. ose not adopted will go to the BLM’s long-term
e BLM removed more than 30,000 horses in 2021 and 2022 from rangeland across the West, including about 1,500 in Colorado. is year, the agency plans to remove about 6,000 horses nationwide.
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When you live in a landlocked state like Colorado, it’s probably a safe bet that you don’t really think of pirates all that often. I mean, why would you? ey live on those big bodies of water that are hundreds of miles away from us.
And yet, Pirate Festhas become one of Northglenn’s biggest events of the year and is back bigger than ever on Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16, at EB Rains, Jr. Memorial Park, 11701 Community Center Drive in Northglenn. e free event has been split into two portions — Pirate Night on Friday and Pirate Fest on Saturday.
Pirate Night — 5-10 p.m. Sept. 15
• is component is geared towards those 18-years-old and older and will include live music, a mermaid encounter, dinner, the crowning of the “Pirate King,” and plenty of adult beverages.
• e live music schedule for the evening is: 5-6 p.m. —Big Paddy; 6:30-7:45 p.m. —Chancers Hooley; 8:15-10 p.m. — e McDeviants
According to provided information, costumes will be encouraged and the best dressed will be invited to participate in a costume contest for prizes.
Pirate Fest — 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sept. 16
• is familyfriendly portion is the main event and features all kinds of fun ways to spend the day. For the children, there will be bounce houses, arts and crafts, contests, treasure hunts and maybe even a mermaid or two.
• For the adults, attendees can participate in shanty singing, cardboard boat watching (or racing), beverages and food and much more. e cardboard regattaportion of the festivities begin at 2 p.m., followed by awards when the races are complete.
• e live music schedule for the day is:11 a.m.-noon –nera ddler Duo; 12:30-2 p.m. – e Commoners; 2:30-4 p.m. —Celtic Chaos; 4:30-6 p.m. —Angus Mohr
All the details, including parking and FAQs, can be found at www. thepiratefest.com.
Rendezvous at The Fort with Tesoro Cultural Center
For the 21st year, the Tesoro Cultural Center is hosting the Rendez-
vous at e Fort, 19192 Highway 8 in Morrison, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16 and 17.
According to provided information, the annual event allows Tesoro the opportunity to host award-winning artists, professional historical interpreters and musicians, in an e ort to recognize the far western mountaineers and American Indians of the fur trade from the Bent’s Old Fort era. e weekend will feature a range of activities, including ceremonial song and dance demonstrations, historical storytelling, scavenger hunts, animal education and much more.
For all the necessary information, visitwww.TesoroCulturalCenter.org.
Chicken dance your way over to Colfax Chicken Fest
West Colfax is well-known for its unique events, and that streak continues with the Colfax Chicken Fest. e free, family-friendly party is from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 40 West Arts, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood.
e event honors the HUB Building, which was once a Denver Drumstick restaurant, where diners could chow down on boxcar chicken dinners. Now the HUB will host everything from live music to chicken-inspired contests and art
activities to Drumstick 40 West Gallery exhibitions and chicken food trucks.
All the info you need on this delightful event can be found at https://40westarts.org.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Arctic Monkeys at Red Rocks
Back in 2013, England’s Arctic Monkeys looked like they were the last proper rock band around, thanks to the smashing success of “AM,” an album that did all the things a stadium rock record should and did them beautifully. In the two ensuing albums, including’s last year’s beautiful “ e Car,” the group has jettisoned the whole stadium star thing in favor of searching sci- and moody orchestral epics. Doesn’t get more rock star than that.
In support of “ e Car,” Arctic Monkeys are playing Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18 with Fontaines DC. at was an amazing sentence to write and I hope you take it seriously and get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.
“I believe that everywhere that we’re at has spirits around us all the time,” Welte said. “It’s just that I was able to see them. So when I was 5, 6 years old, I would see the spirits walking up and down my hallway.”
BY LILLIAN FUGLEI SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
On a quiet street corner, a neon sign promises psychic readings, fortunes told for a small fee. Some signs advertise crystals, tarot, reiki or clairvoyance, a never-ending list of tools to peer into the other side. Denver hosts a wide variety of psychics across the metro area. ough their work is often unseen, each practitioner brings their own set of skills to help give insight to their clients.
Littleton-based practitioner Jen Welte grew up in a haunted house. She said her rst connections to the other side were the ghosts that lived in the home with her.
ough Welte had an early connection, it wasn’t until she attended a mediumship development class in 2016 that she began to hone her skills. A friend was going to the class, so Welte tagged along, not knowing what the class was for.
“I was just kind of her wingman because she was nervous to go by herself,” Welte said. “It was a mediumship development class. I had no idea there were classes for stu like this, I didn’t even know that I was a medium at this point. I just thought that I knew things and saw things.”
Mediumship is the practice of enabling communications between the living and the dead. Mediums may have messages conveyed in a variety of ways, such as clairaudience, hearing messages, clairvoyance, seeing messages, or claircognizance, simply knowing the message.
Welte continued to learn, taking classes from another local psychic — Kim Moore — and then a year-long mentorship with another psychic — Anthony Mrocka. Her mentorship occurred in 2020, which gave her the time to focus on developing her skills.
“I mean, the whole country was shut down,” Welte said. “I had no other responsibilities... So I took a year-long mentorship with Anthony. And he really, really helped me to re ne my abilities.”
For Broom eld-based practitioner Andarta, the spiritual path started with tarot card readings as a teenager. She continued to learn, receiving training to become a Reiki Master and becoming a Druid in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids — a spiritual organization based in England.
Reiki is a form of energy work that facilitates healing. Practitioners guide energy through a client’s body to help them heal.
Andarta’s spiritual and academic paths have been connected, primarily through becoming a Priestess of Avalon.
“I’ve done a lot of studies on more of the Avalon path,” Andarta said. “Because that is not only my spiritual interest, but also my PhD is in medieval literature. What got me into medieval literature to begin with was my interest in the Arthurian legends, and Avalon and, and all of that, so I’ve really sort of crafted a lot of my own classes around that just my own personal studies, both from my academic background as well as my spiritual.”
Lakewood-based practitioner
Lizanne Flynn’s path was shaped by her time volunteering in an animal shelter. After taking several years o from working to raise her children, Flynn wanted to see what returning to work would look like for her. at desire led her to volunteer at Table Mountain Animal Shelter — now known as Foothills Animal Shelter.
“It was a good experience for me,” Flynn said. “What I didn’t expect was that when I went through the doors of the shelter, is that I would start to hear the animals. I would start to feel the animals.”
She would hear animals — par-
ticularly those that had been surrendered — asking for their families and homes.
“It was like there was an extra room and I had been given the keys to the door of that room that I could walk into,” Flynn added. “ ere was this telepathic communication with animals that was available to me, it still feels like that to this day.”
Welte — who started her business online during the pandemic — then applied to work with Discover Your Spiritual Gifts when she saw an opening for a reader.
“It is an amazing little shop,” Welte said. “I really enjoy being able to work there and (meeting) the people that have come in.”
Welte does tarot and psychic readings, but the main focus of her work is mediumship.
“What I want to do the most is be able to deliver to people without a shadow of a doubt information that there is life still beyond this, and that their loved ones are not in some tortured, horrible place there,” Welte said. “ ey’re right there with us.”
As a former college professor, Andarta’s switch to full-time work as a psychic was recent. ough she had been working part-time while teaching, she transitioned out of higher education this summer.
“ e fact that my psychic business is more stable than higher education, I think is a pretty crazy idea for our society,” Andarta said. “Sometimes there’s a struggle of adapting, complete career change is a little scary. And yet, I feel that there is more of a call in our society for alternate spiritual practices, and di erent beliefs, especially earth-based religions.”
Flynn’s work began with animal communication in 2008, but soon after that, she added a physical touch.
Flynn became licensed as a canine massage therapist. Canine massage is similar to massages performed on humans, helping to relieve tight muscles and stress in dogs. Flynn combines the techniques, communicating with the animals as she massages them.
She felt that the universe continued to push her towards new methods, such as Reiki, and incorporating them into her practice.
“ is is such a classic example of the universe going, ‘OK. Here’s your next step. Just go here,’” Flynn added. Her work now includes a wide va-
riety of practices, including animal communication, mediumship, Reiki and more.
As a Master Healer, Flynn resisted the title that goes with her work for a while. However, she came around to it once she realized the value of being a healer.
“ e actual de nition of a healer that I really vibe with is someone who holds space,” Flynn said. “A healer is someone who opens the door, they might turn on the light for you. But they’re not going to necessarily tell you where to look. ey’re not necessarily going to tell you what to do.”
For Welte, working as a medium has given her an opportunity to connect people, both living and dead.
“I love my work, I love helping people,” Welte said. “My main goal is just to help and let people know that we’re really not alone, that we really are all connected and that we really will get through this a lot easier if we’re just kinder to each other and more loving and more compassionate.”
Welte added that she wants to be a place people can come to heal through her work.
“For me personally, it’s very, very heart-centered,” Welte added. “I will sit there and I will cry with my clients, I will check on my clients, I will bend over backward because it truly comes from a place of love.”
Similarly to Welte, Andarta’s work is geared towards giving clients a space to heal.
“I call them clients, and yet I still see them as souls,” Andarta said. “I have great compassion for people. I think that people really resonate with that, that they know that I am there to try to help them.”
In addition to providing readings, Andarta teaches several classes related to spirituality. Her work as a teacher often means empowering her clients to engage in the services Andarta typically provides without her.
“What happens a lot of the times is that I have clients that work with me for quite a while, and then they’re like ‘Hey, I’m good,’” Andarta said. “I’m like, ‘ en go, go do it (yourself).”
is is not just to keep milking people for money,” Andarta added.
Jen Welte is Littleton-based and offers readings remotely and in-person at Discover Your Spiritual Gifts in Littleton on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Her website is https:// www.jenmoonlightmystic.com/ Andarta is Broomfield-based and o ers readings remotely. Her website is https://psychichealersofavalon.com/ denver-colorado/
Lizanne Flynn is Lakewood-based and o ers readings remotely. Her website is https://lizanneflynn.com/
For Flynn, her work gives her an opportunity to give animals a voice, speaking for them and communicating with their owners. She emphasized the importance of simply asking animals what they’re feeling — and listening to what they say.
“Inside my animal communicator, self is going, you could just ask,” Flynn said. “I think (animals) would be happy to tell you, (for example) the life of the bee and how that works.”
While Andarta, Flynn and Welte’s practices di er, they all stressed the same idea — their talents are not unique.
“Every single human who has a physical body on this planet can do the work that I do,” Flynn said. “Absolutely everyone.”
For Andarta, Flynn and Welte, being able to do their work is simply a matter of practice and training.
“I feel like everybody has a connection to the other side, or whatever you want to call it,” Welte said.
“Everybody has a connection to spirit and that we are all connected.”
Early this month, the daily high temperature in Denver irted with a mark not seen so far in 2023: 100 degrees Fahrenheit. is year could end up being the rst since 2015 without a 100-degree day in the state capital. But the 99-degree high Sept. 1 was still a record for the day — and that is
anything but an anomaly in recent years.
Inspired by the recent 99-degree record-breaker, we decided to chart when each of Denver’s 366 daily records for high and low temperatures was set, going back 151 years to when such records began being kept. (366 and not 365 to account
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for the record readings on leap days.)
e record lows are fairly evenly distributed, with a noted lull in the 1920s, ’30s and early ’40s. But record highs are concentrated in more recent years.
Nearly 50% of Denver’s daily record-high temps — 178 of 366 — have been set since 2000. One-third have been set since 2010, and more than 12% — 46 daily record highs — have been set since 2020.
For comparison, about 19% of Denver’s daily record-low temps have been set since 2000, and about 4% have occurred since 2020.
e early September record temp toppled a mark that stood for only four years. It was the fourth recordhigh temperature set so far in 2023,
to go with ve record-low temperatures.
And, despite what has felt like a pretty mild summer in and around Denver, the average daily temperature between June and August actually fell right in line with long-term averages, ranking it the 80th-coolest summer in 151 years, according to 9News.
is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
Cross-country runners from at least seven schools met to run what many call the most demanding course around.
It’s in the steep hills, rocks and challenging trails in Clear Creek County.
Becca McCarthy, head coach of the Golddigger cross-country team, has been running these trails for many years.
“We’re one of the toughest courses out here, so it also shows who has true grit and who doesn’t,” McCarthy said.
is is the rst time the Clear Creek High School Golddiggers have hosted a league meet, and that’s a big deal, according to McCarthy. She said running this course is very di erent than other meets.
“You’re not running for a time on our course, you’re running for a place,” she said. “True cross country is hard.”
Still, middle and high school athletes ran the 3K and 5K, respectively, as fast as they could in the Evergreen area.
At the starting line of the girls varsity race, 44 competitors lined up on the baseball eld waiting for McCarthy’s whistle to set them free on their 5K adventure. What started as a crowd of dozens of runners heading for an opening in the fence ended with a trickle of athletes starting the last leg on the running track leading to the nish line.
At the head of the line was Brighton High School senior Claire Engelhardt, who nished rst with a time of 22:41, a full 10 seconds ahead of second place.
“Oh, it’s brutal,” Engelhardt said about the course, “It’s been a really tough course. It’s harder than I anticipated.”
is is Engelhardt’s last Golddigger Dash as a Brighton Bulldog. She has mixed emotions.
“It’s bittersweet,” she said. “I’m excited to see what college has in store. I’m ready for new challenges.”
e senior said she’s already looking at and talking to colleges.
A Clear Creek favorite runs for three in a row
At the starting line of the boys varsity race, Golddigger senior Xander Taylor lined up alongside 60 other runners for his last Golddigger Dash on his home course.
What makes Taylor unique is that he’s won this race twice — as a freshman and sophomore. One of his biggest supporters is coach McCarthy.
“It would be great if he won it again,” McCarthy said. “It’s not super common to win race after race,”
Going into the race, Taylor said he
realized there were more runners this year and more competition.
From the starting whistle to when the runners hit the nal curves about 20 minutes later, Clear Creek fans could be heard shouting out, “Go, Xander!”
When he crossed the nish line, Taylor was in fourth place with a time of 20:31. An out-of-breath but upbeat Xander was smiling.
“I’m pretty happy with it,” he said. “Obviously wanted to get rst but can’t always win them. I feel like I ran my best, but I always want to win.”
Overall rankings
Mountain Range High School took rst place in the high school girls varsity, followed by Brighton High School in second and Byers High School in third.
In boys varsity, Mountain Range High School took rst place, Clear Creek High School took second and Arma Dei Academy took third.
Car buyers, fire up your internet and get your websites pre-loaded. The Colorado electric vehicle cash-for-clunkers program has begun with $6,000 in extra rebates available to the first few hundred
people who sign up and are willing to turn in an older fossil-fuel powered car. Those participating in Vehicle Exchange Colorado must apply the $6,000 toward a qualifying new or leased electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or take $4,000 off a used EV. Electrification rebates tend to go
fast. (See: “e-bike rebates/crashed servers” in your search bar.)
Colorado has $1.8 million for the first year of the clunkers exchange rebates, and hopes to expand the budget for the next fiscal year starting in July 2024. Colorado Energy Office program manager Ed Piersa said the state expects the
exchange program to last for years and ramp up financing if it proves popular.
Let’s jump right to the biggest questions about the clunkers exchange:
Henderson has operated in Colorado since 1976 and is investing nearly $150 million into our operations to enable future production. We are committed to our employees and our community and are currently hiring new employees to join our 360 strong! Further, the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, recently announced more than $300,000 to Henderson Operations Social Investment Grant recipients in 2022. Learn more about the recipients below:
• Clear Creek County: Clear Creek County Health and Wellness Center – $100,000 (second payment of a $500,000 commitment) This will support the building and launch of the first collaborative care center in Clear Creek County.
Henderson has operated in Colorado since 1976 and is investing nearly $150 million into our operations to enable future production. We are committed to our employees and our community and are currently hiring new employees to join our 360 strong! Further, the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, recently announced more than $300,000 to Henderson Operations Social Investment Grant recipients in 2022. Learn more about the recipients below:
•Clear Creek County: DLD Sub-Area Planning Grant – $60,000 Funding supports a planning process to strategically identify enhanced community, land use and infrastructure proposals to provide new sustainable revenue streams and improved services.
Henderson has operated in Colorado since 1976 and is investing nearly $150 million into our operations to enable future production. We are committed to our employees and our community and are currently hiring new employees to join our 360 strong! Further, the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, recently announced more than $300,000 to Henderson Operations Social Investment Grant recipients in 2022. Learn more about the recipients below:
Henderson has operated in Colorado since 1976 and is investing nearly $150 million into our operations to enable future production. We are committed to our employees and our community and are currently hiring new employees to join our 360 strong! Further, the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, recently announced more than $300,000 to Henderson Operations Social Investment Grant recipients in 2022. Learn more about the recipients below:
• Clear Creek County: Clear Creek County Health and Wellness Center – $100,000 (second payment of a $500,000 commitment) This will support the building and launch of the first collaborative care center in Clear Creek County.
•Clear Creek County School District: Career-Connected Learning Project – $10,000 When combined with a $10,000 match of Henderson employee donations through Mile High United Way, it will support increasing opportunities for students to engage in career-connected experiential learning.
• Clear Creek County: Clear Creek County Health and Wellness Center – $100,000 (second payment of a $500,000 commitment) This will support the building and launch of the first collaborative care center in Clear Creek County.
•Clear Creek County: Clear Creek County Health and Wellness Center – $100,000 (second payment of a $500,000 commitment) This will support the building and launch of the first collaborative care center in Clear Creek County.
•Clear Creek County: DLD Sub-Area Planning Grant – $60,000 Funding supports a planning process to strategically identify enhanced community, land use and infrastructure proposals to provide new sustainable revenue streams and improved services.
•Grand County Rural Health Network: Grand County Multisector Resource Hub – $25,000 Funding will support a collaborative planning process around the development of a multisector resource hub that would provide a one-stop resource for marginalized community members of Grand County.
•Clear Creek County: DLD Sub-Area Planning Grant – $60,000 Funding supports a planning process to strategically identify enhanced community, land use and infrastructure proposals to provide new sustainable revenue streams and improved services.
• Clear Creek County: DLD Sub-Area Planning Grant – $60,000 Funding supports a planning process to strategically identify enhanced community, land use and infrastructure proposals to provide new sustainable revenue streams and improved services.
•Clear Creek County School District: Career-Connected Learning Project – $10,000 When combined with a $10,000 match of Henderson employee donations through Mile High United Way, it will support increasing opportunities for students to engage in career-connected experiential learning.
•Grand County Rural Health Network: Grand County Multisector Resource Hub – $25,000 Funding will support a collaborative planning process around the development of a multisector resource hub that would provide a one-stop resource for marginalized community members of Grand County.
•Clear Creek County School District: Career-Connected Learning Project – $10,000 When combined with a $10,000 match of Henderson employee donations through Mile High United Way, it will support increasing opportunities for students to engage in career-connected experiential learning.
•Clear Creek County School District: Career-Connected Learning Project – $10,000 When combined with a $10,000 match of Henderson employee donations through Mile High United Way, it will support increasing opportunities for students to engage in career-connected experiential learning.
•Grand County Search and Rescue: Mission Control Vehicle – $46,000 The vehicle will replace an inoperable multipurpose avalanche response, complex mission and command truck for Grand County.
•Grand County Rural Health Network: Grand County Multisector Resource Hub – $25,000 Funding will support a collaborative planning process around the development of a multisector resource hub that would provide a one-stop resource for marginalized community members of Grand County.
•Grand County Rural Health Network: Grand County Multisector Resource Hub – $25,000 Funding will support a collaborative planning process around the development of a multisector resource hub that would provide a one-stop resource for marginalized community members of Grand County.
•Grand County Search and Rescue: Mission Control Vehicle – $46,000 The vehicle will replace an inoperable multipurpose avalanche response, complex mission and command truck for Grand County.
•Middle Park Medical Foundation: Kremmling Wellness Center Gym – $75,000 Funding supports the development of a modern community recreation space with a goal of improving the overall health of the community by creating more opportunities to engage in recreational activities.
•Grand County Search and Rescue: Mission Control Vehicle – $46,000 The vehicle will replace an inoperable multipurpose avalanche response, complex mission and command truck for Grand County.
•Grand County Search and Rescue: Mission Control Vehicle – $46,000 The vehicle will replace an inoperable multipurpose avalanche response, complex mission and command truck for Grand County.
•Middle Park Medical Foundation: Kremmling Wellness Center Gym – $75,000 Funding supports the development of a modern community recreation space with a goal of improving the overall health of the community by creating more opportunities to engage in recreational activities.
•Middle Park Medical Foundation: Kremmling Wellness Center Gym – $75,000 Funding supports the development of a modern community recreation space with a goal of improving the overall health of the community by creating more opportunities to engage in recreational activities.
•Middle Park Medical Foundation: Kremmling Wellness Center Gym – $75,000 Funding supports the development of a modern community recreation space with a goal of improving the overall health of the community by creating more opportunities to engage in recreational activities.
Since 2012, more than $1.6 million has been invested through the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation in Clear Creek and Grand counties. The funds have been awarded to programs and projects that build community resilience and capacity.
Since 2012, more than $1.6 million has been invested through the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation in Clear Creek and Grand counties. The funds have been awarded to programs and projects that build community resilience and capacity.
Since 2012, more than $1.6 million has been invested through the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation in Clear Creek and Grand counties. The funds have been awarded to programs and projects that build community resilience and capacity.
Since 2012, more than $1.6 million has been invested through the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation in Clear Creek and Grand counties. The funds have been awarded to programs and projects that build community resilience and capacity.
For more information on hiring visit www.moly.jobs and for more information on community investment grants visit FreeportInMyCommunity.com
For more information on hiring visit www.moly.jobs and for more information on community investment grants visit FreeportInMyCommunity.com
For more information on hiring visit www.moly.jobs and for more information on community investment grants visit FreeportInMyCommunity.com
Why is Colorado doing this, and whose money is being used?
e Colorado program has a few goals: Promote equity in the electri cation revolution in the state by using an income-quali ed exchange program to make EVs
cheaper to more people, while also taking older, higher-emissions fossil fuel cars o the road.
Colorado has pledged to get 940,000 EVs on state roads by 2030, and has also launched various rules and programs to promote environmental justice and economic equity along the way.
e money comes from new fees implemented when the state transportation department’s funding
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and spending were overhauled in the legislature in 2021.
What qualifies me for $6,000 in extra EV rebates?
ere’s a multi-part test for this answer. First, you have to be income-quali ed, meaning you make less than 80% of the median income in your county, or have already quali ed for a government assistance program like Medicaid or SNAP food bene ts.
Second, you have to purchase a new or used EV that costs less than $50,000 from a dealer quali ed to be in the state rebate program. e
vehicle must be zero- or ultra-low emissions, meaning a fully electric battery-only EV, or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Used EVs get a $4,000 rebate. New car seekers can also get the rebate applied to a lease instead of an outright purchase.
ird, the fossil-fuel powered car you turn in must be fully owned, and either 12 years old (2011 model year for this year’s rebate) or have failed a recent emissions test. It must be running — no “push, pull or tow” for this new program.
How is the $6,000 taken o the price?
By going through a new or used car dealer quali ed through the Vehicle Exchange Colorado (VXC, because why not make it more confusing), the $6,000 or $4,000 can be taken o the sale price “at the register,” and the dealer takes care of the paperwork.
The show features fine art with mountain-living oriented, Western, Southwestern, and rustic artists. Paintings, jewelry, sculptures, ceramics, and much more!
is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Starting this fall, Colorado is offering 10 to 15 hours of tuition-free preschool to all 4-year-olds as part of the state’s universal preschool program. More than 40,000 families have already applied, but the application process is still open and will be available throughout the year.
But what if you need more class time for your child than just 10 to 15 hours a week?
ere are several ways to get nancial help for those extra hours. e universal preschool program will pay for up to 30 hours of preschool a week for some children.
ey must be from low-income families and fall into one of the following categories: English language learner, homeless, in foster care, or have a special education plan. Simply being from a low-income family is not enough to qualify for 30 hours.
We’ve compiled a list of other programs that may help cover extra hours of preschool, including Head Start, the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program, and, for Denver residents, the Denver Preschool Program. Summit County also o ers tuition assistance for preschoolers, through its Summit Pre-K Program, though the application window generally runs from May 1-31.
Military families may be eligible for nancial help through the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood program, which is for families who can’t access military-operated child care programs because of waitlists or the distance from their homes.
Finally, it’s worth asking your child’s preschool if they o er scholarships or discounts that could help
lower the cost of care.
For questions about universal preschool or adding extra hours, contact the universal preschool help desk at 303-866-5223 or the local group in your county that is helping run universal preschool.
Here’s a quick look at some of the programs that can be combined with universal preschool to provide students with full-day classes.
What is it: A state program that helps low-income families pay for child care, including preschool. Parents must be working, looking for work, or attending school.
Who’s eligible: Families whose children are citizens or legal permanent residents and whose household income is 200% to 270% of the federal poverty line. at’s $60,000
to $81,000 for a family of four. Each county sets its own income criteria, so check here for details based on where you live.
Financial aid: CCCAP covers most of the cost of child care for qualifying families, with the amount varying based on how much care a child needs above their universal preschool hours. Families who qualify also have to pay a parent fee — a co-pay that varies based on income, family size, and the number of children in child care.
How to apply: Online in English or Spanish, or contact your county’s department of human services.
What to know about combining with universal preschool: Only some preschools participate in the Colorado Child Care Assistance
Program. Ask the universal preschool provider you selected if they take CCCAP, or nd the provider name in the universal preschool application and click on the “View More Information” link. A pop-up box will tell you more about the provider, including if they take CCCAP or o er other nancial help.
Some families who qualify for CCCAP may not receive assistance because of funding shortfalls — particularly once federal COVID stimulus dollars run out in 2024.
What is it: A Denver program that provides sliding-scale tuition help for 4-year-olds in preschool regardless of family income.
Who’s eligible: Denver residents who have 4-year-old children attending preschool regardless of immigration status.
Financial aid: Tuition credits range from $36 to $1,227 a month for up to 12 months, and are paid to the school on the family’s behalf. Use the Denver Preschool Program’s tuition credit calculator to estimate your monthly tuition credit. Credits are based on family size, income, and the quality of the preschool selected.
How to apply: Online any time in English or Spanish, or contact the Denver Preschool Program at (303) 595-4377 or info@dpp.org. Applications in PDF form are available in Chinese/Mandarin, French, Russian, Vietnamese, Somali, Amharic, and Nepali.
What to know about combining with universal preschool: Apply to universal preschool rst and once your child is enrolled in a preschool, apply to the Denver Preschool Program. is is necessary because the Denver Preschool Program applica-
is month marks one year since the passage of the In ation Reduction Act, the nation’s rst signi cant investment in addressing climate change, and policymakers are working to put some of the law’s $270 billion to work addressing a multistate water crisis.
e Colorado River, which supports 40 million people across the Southwest, has been greatly diminished due to a decadeslong drought exacerbated by a warming planet.
Naquetta Ricks, D-Aurora, explained the priorities facing the
tion requires that families list the preschool their child is attending. Most Denver preschools participating in universal preschool also participate in the Denver Preschool Program, but there are a few that don’t. Check here to nd preschools participating in the Denver Pre-
region.
“ e funding will allow us to make signi cant improvements on how we use water for our farmers,” Ricks pointed out. “Everybody is using this water, so we really need to look at that.”
e measure has already spurred $400 million in new investments in Colorado and added at least 850 new jobs, according to a Climate Power report. Hesperus Primergy Solar is building a 1,900 acre solar project, and CS Wind said it will expand the largest wind turbine factory in the world, located in Pueblo. e expansion will add two new buildings and triple the workforce, rivaling the state’s steel
school Program.
What is it: A federally funded program that provides free preschool, health services, and family support to children from low-income families, regardless of immigration status.
Who’s eligible: Children who are 3 to 5 years old in families with a household income at or below the federal poverty guideline. at’s $30,000 a year for a family of 4. Children who are homeless, in fos-
plant.
Alex Cornell du Houx, president and co-founder of the group Elected O cials to Protect America and a former state representative in Maine, said the In ation Reduction Act will advance the nation’s security, health and prosperity. He noted the new law is spurring a slew of private investments, including a new U.S. based manufacturing plant, which will produce enough batteries to power 10 million electric vehicles each year.
“It creates a clean energy future,” Cornell du Houx asserted. “In the last eight months, we’ve seen 96 gigawatts of new clean power announced. at’s enough to power
20 million homes, or one in seven homes in the U.S.”
Some 283 projects in Colorado have already been identi ed as priorities under the In ation Reduction Act. Ricks added the measure can also help an additional 750,000 Coloradans access a ordable highspeed internet for work, school, health and other necessities.
“ e digital divide is a huge issue within our state,” Ricks stressed. “16% of Coloradans do not have access to internet connectivity.”
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Fungi are already perplexing. ey’re not animal, nor plant, but provide crucial support to both, while serving as one of the planet’s main decomposers.
But the fruiting bodies of fungi, widely known as mushrooms, are acting especially strange this year in Colorado.
A wet spring was expected to create a moist haven for mushrooms across the state this summer, but the organisms are just starting to appear.
“It’s a very strange season because we’re late,” said Jon Sommer, the president of the Colorado Mycological Society. “We’re … late, behind on everything. We had all that rain earlier, we were expecting lots of mushrooms, but they didn’t grow because it was cool.”
Despite a heat wave hitting much of the state in July, soil temperatures remained cool from excess moisture acquired through the spring. So, the summer mushrooms, which typically make themselves known when the soil reaches 60 degrees Fahrenheit, remained hidden.
But, they are starting to appear now.
“We’re de nitely expecting abundance,” Sommer said. “We haven’t
seen it yet, but we’re expecting it.” Typically, mushroom season begins toward the end of June and can last through September, usually cutting o when conditions get too dry or too cold.
e last two years have been especially good for mushrooms despite varying amounts of moisture, so it’s hard to forecast how a mushroom season will turn out.
“2021 was probably one of the best years in 30 or 40 years,” Sommer said.
Mushrooms have been increasing in abundance and so have those searching for them. e popularity in mycology and foraging in general has bloomed over recent years, which has been re ected in the membership of the Denver-based Colorado Mycological Society.
“We went from 200 members to 2,000 members in ve years,” Sommer said. “And during the pandemic it just exploded. It just mushroomed.”
Fungi are literally everywhere across the planet, on every continent. Still, when it comes to nding mushrooms, you have to know where to look. In Colorado, any forest is a great starting point.
Like wild owers, mushrooms appear at lower elevations rst and the “peak bloom” shifts up the mountains later in the year.
identify mushrooms to species to eat it. You never want to do this by just looking on the internet or in a book. You must have hands-on experience with somebody who at least knows that particular species that you’re hunting. at’s the critical thing.”
Some of the most populous mushrooms in Colorado are Porcinis, including the Boletus rubriceps and Boletus edulis, also known as the
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ey’re delicious edibles when you get them fresh.”
Chanterelles are found on the western side of the state more than anywhere else in Colorado, and are frequently sought out by foragers.
Matsutake mushrooms are prized in Japan, according to Sommer, and can be found under lodgepole pines Mushrooms can be found under
Just 49% of Coloradans are able to access the dental care they need, and health advocates say increasing the number of licensed dental therapists — especially in low-income areas, communities of color, and rural parts of the state — could help ll in the gap.
Kyle Piccola, vice president of communications and advocacy for Healthier Colorado, said dental health is directly linked to overall physical and mental health. When
trees and alongside rotting logs, but each species has its own preferences, so nding a guide or going with a friend who knows their stu is a best practice when it comes to mushroom foraging.
e biggest reason to go with someone with expertise is to avoid getting sick. Edible mushrooms can be tricky to identify and often have lookalikes that are less friendly.
“Luckily, we don’t have the deadly, toxic mushrooms in Colorado,” Sommer said. “But there are plenty around that will make you sick.”
In western Colorado, there is ample forest space to explore to nd mushrooms. White River National Forest and Routt National Forest
people go for days or weeks with pain in their mouth, it can lead to a cascade of negative impacts.
“ e data is clear. Likely that person is going to miss work, their emotional well-being is going to go down. If you’re a young person, you’re going to be missing school,” Piccola outlined. “ ere are huge repercussions to not taking care of your oral health.”
More than one million Coloradans lack access to proper dental care, and there are more than 100 areas across the state designated as experiencing a Dental Care Health Professional Shortage, according to an analysis by KFF. e state would need to add at least 143 practitioners to meet the den-
require a permit to collect mushrooms for personal use. e permits are free.
e White River National Forest gives out about 125 permits a year, according to Dillon District Ranger Adam Bianchi. ere is no limit on how many permits the forest gives out a year.
Personal use permits are also free in the Routt National Forest, while commercial permits are $20. e forest in northwest Colorado also o ers speci c collection zones.
Mushrooms can be gathered from most Forest Service land, except for wilderness areas, research natural areas, or special interest areas.
Other Forest Service rules prevent harvesting within 100 feet of a forest road or developed area, like campgrounds and picnic areas. Raking is prohibited and matsutake mushrooms must be cut in half at harvest
tal health needs of all Coloradans.
Dental therapists can be licensed in Colorado after three years of instruction. It takes at least eight years to become a dentist.
Piccola pointed out clinics with dental therapists who work under the supervision of a dentist and are trained to provide most common treatments have seen improved outcomes, including lower numbers of tooth extractions.
“School-based dental therapists have been able to cut llings in half for those kids,” Piccola reported. “In tribes and rural areas, the wait times and the travel times that those people have been experiencing have been signi cantly reduced.”
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It’s common practice to not take all the mushrooms from a certain area. Leaving some behind allows a stash to return year after year. ankfully, nding people who love mushrooms is far easier than tracking down a morel. Finding a mycological society or club is the best place to start and safely forage while learning from others.
ere is the Colorado Mycological Society, Pikes Peak Mycological society, and the new Roaring Fork group forming out of Carbondale, said Sommer.
e nonpro t groups teach classes, have monthly forays and host lectures to educate those fascinated by fungi.
e Colorado Mycological Society is working on publishing a book about foraging mushrooms that will include information on about 70
Colorado is one of 13 states currently set up to license dental therapists, and Piccola noted the state recently made it easier for people who want to relocate to the Centennial State to bring their credentials along with them.
“Any dental therapist can take any one of the dental therapy programs around the country,” Piccola emphasized. “As long as they meet the education training requirements, then they can go ahead and apply for a license to come and practice here in Colorado as well.”
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edible species of mushrooms in the state.
U.S. Forest Service o ces also provide pamphlets and books for people seeking mushrooms.
“We de nitely always encourage people to bring mushroom guides with them in case they are not super con dent about the mushrooms they’re taking,” said Marissa Herzog with the Dillon Ranger District. anks to social media and the surge in foraging interest, there’s never been more resources to learn about mushrooms and other foraging.
Eagle’s mushroom festival, which was canceled in 2023, is normally a great educational event as well. Aspen Ideas Festival hosted is Summit Daily News story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.
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1. Bill Haley and the Saddlemen. They made the change to “the Comets” due to the public’s mispronunciation of the famous comet’s name ... which was actually Hallie.
2. Mac Davis, in 1970. Legend says that Davis got the idea when he declined an invitation to a seance, saying that he didn’t believe in that, but he believed in music.
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PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2023-011
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On June 22, 2023, 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) Tim R Hamid and Linda J Hamid as Joint Tenants Original Beneficiary(ies)
Bank of America, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bank of America, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust
May 25, 2009
County of Recording Clear Creek
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 02, 2009
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
253052 Book: 807 Page: 251
Original Principal Amount
$140,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$103,378.75
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), You are hereby notified that the current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described above, the original principal amount of which was $140,000.00, declares that the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. Therefore, the current holder of the Evidence of Debt has elected to accelerate the entire indebtedness. The outstanding principal balance (exclusive of interest and any other charges properly allowable under the document(s) evidencing said debt) due and owing upon the Evidence of Debt secured by the above-described Deed of Trust being foreclosed is $103,378.75.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOTS 7, 8 AND 9, BLOCK 4, TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, EXCEPTING THAT PART OF LOTS8 AND 9 MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT:
BEGINNING AT THE SE CORNER OF LOT9
WHENCE CORNER NO. 12 OF THE SILVER PLUME TOWNSITE BEARS N. 87 DEGREES
10’30” E., 89.91 FEET; THENCE S. 66 DE-
GREES 46’ W., 18.50 FEET; THENCE N. 23
DEGREES 15’ W., 34.00 FEET; THENCE S. 66
DEGREES 46’ W., 13.90 FEET; THENCE N. 23
DEGREES 15’ W., 58.00 FEET; THENCE N. 66
DEGREES 46’ E. 32.40 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 23 DEGREES 15’ E., 92.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.
ALSO KNOW BY STREET AND NUMBER AS 1035 MAIN STREET, SILVER PLUME, COLORADO 80476
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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, 10/19/2023, 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.
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Last Publication9/21/2023
Name of PublicationThe Clear Creek Courant
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 06/22/2023
Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-23-960541-LL
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Consideration of Resolution #10 (series 2023) approving a correction of two plat notes contained in the Planned Community Plat No. 1, Bighorn Crossing Minor Subdivision
The Board of Selectmen for the Town of Georgetown will hold a public hearing on the following date, time and place:
September 26, 2023 6:00pm Georgetown Town Hall 404 6th Street Georgetown, Colorado
The hearing is held for the purpose of taking testimony concerning a resolution approving a correction of two plat notes contained in the Planned Community Plat No. 1, Bighorn Crossing Minor Subdivision, a resubdivision of Lot 4, Block 2, First Amended Bighorn Crossing Subdivision.
Copies of the proposed resolution approving the plat correction program are available for inspection and copying at Town Hall, 404 6th Street, Georgetown, Colorado, during normal business hours. Written comments may be submitted to the Board at Box 426, Georgetown, CO 80444 any time before the hearing. Any person may attend the public hearing. For further information, call the Town Administrator at 303-569-2555 ex 2
or visit www.town.georgetown.co.us
GIVEN THIS 6th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023.
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Posted at the Town Hall on September 6, 2023. Posted on the Town of Georgetown website on September 6th, 2023.
Legal Notice No. CCC687
First Publication: September 14, 2023
Last Publication: September 14, 2023
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
Public Notice
SILVER PLUME BOARD OF TRUSTEES VACANCY
THE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME IS SEEKING AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL TO FILL ONE (1) VACANCY ON THE SILVER PLUME BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE BOARD MEETS MONTHLY ON THE SECOND AND FOUTH MONDAYS AT 7:00PM.
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT, YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS, PER COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND RELATED STATUATES:
• MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD AS OF THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT
• MUST BE A US CITIZEN
• MUST BE A RESIDENT OF COLORADO FOR AT LEAST 22 DAY PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT
• MUST BE A RESIDENT OF SILVER PLUME FOR AT LEAST 12 CONSECTUTIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT
• MUST NOT BE SERVING SENTENCE IN ANY PUBLIC PRISION
• MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE
THIS TERM WILL END WITH THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION IN APRIL 2024.
INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD SUBMIT A WRITTEN PROPOSAL OF INTEREST TO THE TOWN CLERK OF SILVER PLUME BEGINNING AUGUST 29TH, 2023.
WRITTEN PROPOSALS SHOULD BE TURNED INTO THE TOWN CLERK NO LATER THAN 4:00PM ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2023.
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Legal Notice No. CCC683
First Publication: September 7, 2023
Last Publication: September 21, 2023
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
Ashley Strait
Summers in Colorado are typically lled with extremes: extreme heat and extreme drought. is has been the year of extreme moisture; an unusual but welcome addition to the tolerant Colorado garden. Typically, once summer approaches and the heat of the high desert kicks in, the snow melt and precipitation diminish leaving a thirsty landscape with no signi cant moisture until the following winter.
Unfortunately, the unusually wet year we’ve had so far is not something to get used to, only a symptom of the continuing climate crisis. As climate change worsens and water becomes scarcer, being wise about plant choices becomes more important than ever. Choosing plants that do not need excess water to survive the extreme Colorado summers makes gardening easier on us and saves us money on watering, while helping conserve water as a precious resource.
ere are a variety of plants that
thrive in the Colorado climate, from regional natives to faraway exotics from a similar climate zone. ese plants can tolerate hot, dry conditions and keep color and texture in your garden once the spring blooms have faded. e perennials listed below are great options to ll the garden with summer blooms that keep coming back year after year.
Legal Notice No. CCC685
First Publication: September 14, 2023
Last Publication: September 14, 2023
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
Public Notice
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF 1041 REGULATIONS
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Central City, Colorado, by and through adoption of Ordinance No. 23-11 dated August 15, 2023 has previously designated the site selection of arterial highways and interchanges and collector highways and the area around key interchanges as matters of state interest pursuant to Title 24, Article 65.1, Colorado Revised Statutes (“Areas and Activities of State Interest Act” or “AASIA”).
Notice is hereby further given that the City Council of the City of Central, Colorado, will be considering the adoption of guidelines and regulations under the AASIA (“1041 Regulations”).
The City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the 1041 Regulations commencing at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at City Hall, 141 Nevada Street, Central City, CO 80427, or as soon thereafter as this matter may come before Council.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input before the Council finally adopts the 1041 Regulations, as required by applicable provisions of the Areas and Activities of State Interest Act. All citizens and parties in interest shall have an opportunity to be heard at such hearing.
Dated this 31st day of August, 2023.
By:Reba Bechtel, CMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. CCC686
krebsiana), upright sedum (Hylotelephium spectibile) and torch lilies (Knipho a uvaria).
All these plants provide an array of colors from July through September, while withstanding temps reaching the triple digits and needing little water. Not only does the summer garden bring us joy as we push through the peak heat of the year but helps keep pollinators fed as the seasons change by providing nectar and pollen. Being climate friendly doesn’t mean having to cut out color, lushness or plants. ere are plenty of plants that thrive in the extreme Colorado climate, it’s just a matter of choosing wisely and being conscious as we plan our gardens.
For inspiration on climate friendly gardens, explore the Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden, the xeric gardens by the silo and “water-smart avenue” in front of Deer Creek Schoolhouse at Chateld Farms.
First Publication: September 14, 2023
Last Publication: September 14, 2023
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
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