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Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

Week of September 11, 2023

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

Week ofSeptember 11, 2023

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

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

Mount Evans is Mount Blue Sky

Arapaho Tribes Gov. Reggie Wassana after the vote.

e name change takes e ect immediately. Wassana said he was glad what had become a long, drawn-out process over the name of the more than 14,000-foot peak in Clear Creek County ended with a solid vote.

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Applause erupted from the crowd as they listened to a federal board’s decision to rename Mount Evans in Colorado to Mount Blue Sky. Some of those cheering were listening virtually as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted 15-1 in favor of the change. ree members abstained in the vote, which took place in Oregon.

“ is was the nal step in the renaming process,” said Cheyenne and

“It is a huge step, not only for the Cheyenne and Arapaho people but also for… other allies who worked diligently to begin the healing process, bringing honor to a monumental and majestic mountain,” Wassana said.

e new name for the mountain comes from the Blue Sky Ceremony, a ceremony for all living things, including “men, women, children, plants, earth, water, life,” Chester Whiteman of the Southern Cheyenne tribe said.

‘Blue Sky’ gives nod to indigenous ceremony of the renewal of every living thing on Earth

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Months-long delay on expected vote to rename in March

In an unexpected twist, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names deferred a vote that would have changed the name of Mount Evans back in March.

At the last minute, the Northern Cheyenne tribe objected to Mount Blue Sky and requested a formal consultation, according to William Walks, a tribal administrator.

at set in motion a series of discussions culminating in a meeting between tribal leaders and the Department of Interior in June.

Several other names were suggested, including Mount Soule, Mount Rosalie, Mount Sisty and Mount Cheyenne-Arapaho, according to the US Board on Geographic Names.

In the end, the board voted on only

one name: Mount Blue Sky.

“Changing its name was long overdue, and I thank the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes for leading this effort,” said Jim Ramey, Colorado state director for e Wilderness Society, a nonpro t conservation organization.

History of namesake Gov. John Evans

Indigenous groups say the mountain celebrated an era of terror. e mountain was named for Colorado’s territorial governor from 1862-1865, John Evans, who played a role in enabling the Sand Creek Massacre.

“Anytime you have to hear of or speak of an individual who wanted to decimate your family or your tribe, it’s really hard,” Wassana said in a November 2022 Clear Creek Courant article.

On a November morning in 1864, U.S. Army Col. John Chivington and elements of the Colorado Infantry Regiment of Volunteers and Regiment of Colorado Cavalry Volunteers launched an attack on Arapaho

and Cheyenne civilians where they camped about 180 miles southeast of Denver. Over the course of eight hours, the troops slaughtered some 230 people, many of them women, children and elderly, according to the National Park Service, which maintains a national historic site in the area where the events occurred. In 1895, the mountain was named

for Evans after settlers lobbied the legislature to honor him.

“We are grateful for all of the e orts of Tribal Nations to make this muchneeded renaming a reality,” said Native Lands Partnership Director Starlyn Miller. “May the mountain be a place that no longer in icts sorrow and grief but rather a place that brings comfort and healing.”

Skate Board and Rec Center clean up Idaho Springs

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Out tted with bright orange gloves and trash bags provided by the Colorado Department of Transportation, more than a dozen youths gathered at the recreation cener to clean up Idaho Springs. Seventeen members of the Skate Board, a group of skateboard enthusiasts that’s been instrumen-

tal in championing a new skate park at the ball elds in east Idaho Springs, gathered on Sept. 15 to head out and pick up trash.

“Everybody cares about our community enough to come out here on a 45-degree rainy day in September and help clean up the community,” said volunteer Katie Schneider.

e eastern Shelly Field will be recon gured to include a skate

park, playground, stage, tennis and pickleball courts, concession stands, bathrooms, additional parking and more. e western Quinn Field will be upgraded but largely remain the same. Taking action to clean and keep up the streets of Idaho Springs may not sound like a priority to a bunch of skateboarders, but if you believe that, you don’t understand these kids, said Cameron Marlin, execu-

tive director of the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District.

“We want to have a positive impact on this community,” Marlin said.

At the end of a rain-soaked day, at least 25 bags of garbage were picked from the streets of Idaho Springs.

“We love it here and want to clean it up and keep it nice,” Schneider said, smiling.

Members of the “Skate Board” lend a hand picking up trash around Idaho Springs Sept. 15.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

14-year-old Noah Wivdley helps pick up the trash around Idaho Springs Sept. 15.

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District General Manager Cameron Marlin helps pick up the trash in Idaho Springs Sept. 15.

Raise the roof in Silver Plume

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A former Methodist church building in Silver Plume that’s been around since the 1800s is in need of repairs, and a community event is slated to raise money for the xes.

e People for Silver Plume, a nonpro t organization led by Liz Hamilton, will host the event from 5-10 p.m. Sept. 30 at the church, 455 Hancock St. in Silver Plume. Free soup, music and beverages will ow with a suggested donation of $20.

e church, which was built in 1875, still holds annual Christmas and Easter celebrations, but 150 years has taken its toll on the landmark church. e roof is in need of repairs as well as the exterior siding and bell tower.

Organizers hope to raise as much

as $15,000 to start the repair work and keep the church as a strong beacon for the area, Hamilton said.  For more than a decade, the chapel has seen weddings, funerals and many community gatherings.

“It’s a part of us and Silver Plume,” Hamilton said.

Built in 1875, a Silver Plume church showing signs of age is in need of repairs.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

A community event will act as a fundraiser Sept. 30 to raise money for repairs to the church building.

Open Space Commission is open to ideas for Alvarado Park in Georgetown

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Clear Creek Open Space Commission describes Alvardo’s 60 acres of streams, ponds and trails as “A hidden gem.”

Now, what does the community want to do with it?

“We are really hoping to get feedback from the public about what they want to see for the park,” said Clear Creek County Public Information O cer Megan Hiler.

At a recent event in the Alvarado park, county commissioners, open space representatives and the public gathered to talk about how to improve the park’s accessibility and environment.

“It’s a space we’re trying to get community input on,” said Amy Saxton, Strategic Community and Planning Director for Clear Creek Open Space “We’re trying to gure out what direction to go with the development of it.”

e Open Space Commission is a volunteer board appointed by the Clear Creek County Commission. It makes recommendations to the commission regarding the Open Space fund which is a voterauthorized one mil, or 1% of taxable property value of property tax.

Parking, accessibility and muddy trails are issues at the park, according to Saxton.

A community survey is designed to guide the OSC on how to spend available money to improve the

park and prioritize those issues.

“We want it to be safe and accessible, and that means a little bit more cleaning and polishing,” Saxton said. “To do that we just need some direction from the community.”

Slightly o the beaten trail, Alvarado Park (1259 Alvarado St. in Georgetown) isn’t the easiest to nd, but Saxton said that’s kind of the idea.

e idea is to keep it local.

“It’s a place that’s not aimed at tourists,” Saxton said. “It’s aimed at our community. It’s a community space.”

Amy Saxton with Open Commission stands at Alvarado Park in Georgetown.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Creek in Alvarado Park, Georgetown.

Crowd gathers at Alvarado Park, Georgetown.

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Parker Palooza: Celebrate Parker the Snow Dog’s seventh birthday at Parker Palooza from noon-4 p.m. Sept. 30 at Rocky Mountain Village, 2644 Alvarado Road in Empire.

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Fall Fest: Cabin Creek Brewing is hosting Fall Fest from noon-5 p.m. Oct. 14 at the brewery, 577 22nd St., Georgetown. ere will be pumpkin carving, face painting, live music and more.

Wine Experience at the Hotel de Paris Museum: Learn about wine and wine pairings from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Hotel de Paris Museum, 409 Sixth St., Georgetown. Tickets are $55. Learn more at hoteldeparismuseum. org.

Resilience1220 counseling: Young people 12 to 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Resilience1220. Comprised of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. 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.

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Oktoberfest: e Knights of Columbus God’s Country Council presents Oktoberfest bene ting Loaves & Fishes food bank from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1632 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs. e Broncos game will be on TV in the parish hall. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children or $25 for a family.

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. ursday, Oct. 12, at both the John Tomay Library in Georgetown and the 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

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 e Old School, 809 Taos St. Georgetown is lled 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: e Bighorn Sheep Festival will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, in Strousse Park in Georgetown.

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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: Walk-in vaccine clinics for adults and children needing u and other vaccines are available from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednes-

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. is is a mobile dentist that comes once a month. Call program manager Lauralee at 720205-4449 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 loe er806@comcast.net.

Support After Suicide Loss: A safe place to share and learn after losing a loved one to suicide. is group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. via zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 o ce. 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. ursdays 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 o ered via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 o ce. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

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Connecting to nature is part of Congregation Beth Evergreen’s mission

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nature calls Congregation Beth Evergreen in an important way. Outdoor services and meditations at the synagogue’s outdoor amphitheater are common, and services for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on Sept. 15-17 were no exception. Rabbi Jamie Arnold led an outdoor meditation on Sept. 16 with congregants sitting in the morning sun to contemplate renewing their lives and their connection to the natural world.

“Among CBE’s core values is an

alignment with nature and appreciation of the natural world around us,” according to Sarah Hess, CBE’s director of operations. “Our amphitheater is certainly unique (for synagogues). I know a lot of our members come up from Littleton, Golden and Morrison because they appreciate how we are in sync with nature and want to have an elevated experience.”

CBE’s amphitheater, called the Open Sky Amphitheater or OSA, is an outdoor venue where the community, both the synagogue’s and groups outside the synagogue, can join together. e word “Osa” in

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e amphitheater, which opened in November 2021, now has lighting, so it can be used for evening events.

Arnold strummed his guitar, accompanied by Veronica Gruning and Laura Berman, and they sang Hebrew verses and songs that mixed with the cool mountain air. Arnold, who has been CBE’s rabbi for 18 years, led congregants through breathing activities.

Arnold also blew the shofar, an ancient musical instrument usually made from a ram’s horn that is blown in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is Sept. 25.

In fact, on Sept. 17, CBE joined with three nearby synagogues to continue Rosh Hashanah at Lair o’ the Bear, and Arnold invited congre-

gants to bring their own shofars to play during that service.

“So much of the spirituality we are trying to perpetuate comes from the beauty and solace of nature,” Arnold explained.

He spoke of the earth, re, air and water within people, and he sang, “Love the earth, love the sky, heat of re and drops of water.”

He talked about clouds, and how they can be a symbol of fear and unknowing such as smoke clouds from wild res, or they can be a symbol of protection and safety because they bring cleansing, cooling rain.

“To know something is wrong is di erent than bearing the torch saying, ‘I only have the right answer,’” he said. “Clouds remind us of uncertainty —  re or rain, shelter or storm. We are called to choose life, and to listen to and celebrate the wonder of creation.”

Rabbi Jamie Arnold blows the shofar during the outdoor morning meditation service as part of Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 16 at Congregation Beth Evergreen. Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of the Jewish New Year.

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In a 1919 decision, Justice Oliver Wendall Holmes wrote an opinion that has become part of the American secular dogma: One cannot shout re in a crowded theater if there’s no re. His ruling was in the context of a speci c case, but its impact has had profound implications for American jurisprudence and culture since then.

One way to consider limitations on personal freedom is to approach it from its opposite: excessiveness.

ere are those, I suppose, who would relish a Mad Max, take-noprisoners society, but I’ll assume you’re not one of them. at would mean we agree about the need for limits, but where those limits should be remains a matter of ongoing debate. at’s part of the fun of being a citizen in a liberal democracy: We all get a say.

In my August column, “Read with Pride,” I wrote about the crusade to censor literature books in public schools. In an email, one reader queried me about where I’d draw the line on certain books, my position on diversity at the upper level of education and my thoughts on attempts to shut down conservative speakers on college campuses.

I was pleased to get his note. It validated one of the functions of a free press: to serve as a literary public forum. His queries challenged me to clarify my position and to provide my take on the ancillary

Where to draw the line?

JERRY FABYANIC Columnist

topics. Given we’re still in Banned Book Month, I thought it would be tting for me to share with you my responses.

About whether there ought to be lines that prevent young minds from accessing inappropriate materials, of course. But the challenge in a pluralistic, democratic society is deciding on which topics and at what age. As the old adage goes, the devil is in the details.

At the high school level, I primarily taught freshmen and juniors. When discussing certain works with my juniors, like “To Kill a Mockingbird”and “ e Scarlet Letter,” in which sex was an essential element — rape in “TKM” and outside-ofmarriage pregnancy in “TSL” — we could discuss them in a sophisticated way. But I wouldn’t have had similar discussions with my freshmen.

We sell our high school youth, especially the upper-level ones, short by forbidding — banning — books that might make certain readers queasy. Further, by banning those books, censors are dictating to parents comfortable with their kids reading books like Toni Morrison’s “ e Bluest Eye”and “Lawn Boy”

by Jonathan Evison how to raise their kids.

Many working to ban books dealing with trans and gay topics conate being trans or gay with moral depravity: sin. But sin is within the domain of religion, not government. ose who hold such beliefs are free to instill that moral code into their own children, but they do not have the right to tell others to abide by it. at’s what they do in autocracies and theocracies like Iran. Also, we live in a very di erent time with its accompanying zeitgeist than even a couple of decades ago. What were once taboo topics in the larger society often aren’t taboo. e truth is Pete Buttigieg is the Secretary of Transportation, and he has a husband — not a wife — helping him to raise their children.

Teachers are caught in the crossre between the book banners and the open-minded. In teacher training, one of the primary notions instilled in prospective teachers is they — we — are in loco parentis. In nearly thirty years of public school teaching and in the years since, I have not met one who did not, does not take that solemn promise to heart. And they put their lives on the line doing it. How many teachers have lost their lives protecting their wards in the line of duty?

I’m not suggesting parents shouldn’t monitor their children’s reading. Far from it. Responsible

parents do, but the best course of action when dealing with or confronted by a challenging situation, such as questionable literature, is to have an intelligent, honest discussion with their kids and with their kids’ teachers about it. It’s called education.

When it comes to shutting or shouting down conservative speakers on college campuses, I’m abhorred by such tactics. A free and open society is dependent on a free exchange of idea. Further, colleges are a perfect place for young adults to hone their critical thinking skillset. Of course, like age-appropriate literature, there are boundaries. ere’s a di erence between conservative scholars and intellectuals like the late William F. Buckley and current rightist ideological amethrowers posing as intellectuals. By the way, I love telling about the time I met Buckley and shook his hand when a student at Pitt. Even then, I was liberal-minded. Like the many issues facing us, where to draw the line on which novels should be accessible and assigned to students is a matter of ongoing debate. But it need not be contentious. WFB would agree.

Jerry Fabyanic is the author of “Sisyphus Wins” and “Food for ought: Essays on Mind and Spirit.” He lives in Georgetown.

OLDS: This week in the Clear Creek Courant…

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Graves struck in Idaho Springs – Sept. 29, 1993

BY TEDDY JACOBSEN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Sales of rec marijuana OK’d for Idaho Springs – Sept. 28, 2013

e Idaho Springs City Council unanimously approved an ordinance allowing retail sales of recreational marijuana, ushering the new industry into the city beginning in

Vandals desecrated the graves of almost 50 people buried in the Idaho Springs Cemetery. Some of the stones dated back to the 1870s. Groundskeeper Lonnie Hauptman said some of the stones were so badly broken they would be “close to impossible to repair.”

Secondary School students paint –Sept. 29, 1982

e student club Painters in Sec-

ondary School painted bright murals on many walls throughout the Clear Creek Secondary School hallways. Art teacher Claudia Reynaurd helped the students paint throughout the summer. e school kitchen and locker rooms all received new coats of paint as well.

Failed extortion attempt on bank –Sept. 28, 1973

A telephone caller demanded $100,000 from the First State Bank in Idaho Springs, claiming to hold the wife and daughter of bank president Richard Brown as hostages.

e failed extortion attempt had not resulted in any arrests at the time of publication.

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.

50 years of Courant headlines not to be confused with news

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Vote for Anji Gallanos, Clear Creek School District Board of Education

I have known Anji Gallanos since she moved to Colorado in 2018. Our paths crossed because we are both early childhood specialists and advocates for policies and curriculums that support early learning and a strong academic system.

Currently, Anji is the Elementary Literacy and School Readiness Director for the Colorado Department of Education. She currently oversees Colorado’s reading legislation, the Colorado READ Act. In her prior role as the Preschool through ird Grade Director, she led a team of 15 sta to meet the goals of the Colorado READ Act, Colorado Preschool Program, Preschool Special Education, Results Matter, and School Readiness and Literacy.

She has almost 25 years of experience in education, including supporting preschool and kindergarten teachers with evidence-based practices in early literacy and building state-funded preschool and school district systems. Anji is working on her Educational Doctorate from University of Colorado Denver with a focus on school leadership.

While Anji is fairly new to the community, she is a passionate supporter of the culture and curriculum in Clear Creek schools because she knows students need multiple opportunities that support career development. Her own sons chose vocational pathways

- one is a construction worker in the county and the other is a commercial sherman. She knows they both would have bene tted from the Clear Creek approach, and she wants to apply her management and leadership skills to growing these opportunities for other students.

In addition, Anji and her husband James spent years serving on their local charter school board in Alaska. ey are adept at fundraising, sharing in curriculum decisions, organizing events, and hiring and evaluating teaching sta .

While Anji is a strong supporter of parents’ rights to engage in and participate in their child’s education, she knows that the entire community — families, sta , teachers, administrators and local leaders - have to come together to strengthen and support a school district. And when a district is successful, it has a quality educational environment, our students succeed, our economy grows, and the bene ts are lasting.

We are incredibly fortunate to have such a well-respected, knowledgeable and experienced educational leader running for Clear Creek school board. Anji is also a warm and trusted friend who is actively engaging with community members to hear our concerns and respond to our collective needs. is Nov. 7, I encourage voters to elect Anji Gallanos to the Clear Creek school board.

Liz Houston, Evergreen

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Sally A Grasso

Sally Ann (Renfree) Grasso

September 16, 1942 - September 14, 2023

Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on September 14, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was 80 years old.

Sally and her husband, e late David Grasso, moved to Colorado in 1971, to the Evergreen area. ey established the David Grasso Construction company, building numerous custom homes in the area. Sally was a homemaker who loved cooking, especially Italian food, which she learned how to make from David’s mother, and grandmother (who was a cook in Rome). She

was dedicated to raising her son, Timothy Grasso, and their numerous pets.

Sally is survived by her son, Timothy, daughter in law Josephine, and her grandsons Nathan, and Brandon. She is also survived by her Brother David Renfree, sisters Muriel Blanding, and Gloria Renfree. She was the sister to the late Steven Renfree, Joan DeSilva, Dianna House, and Shirley Lind.

Sally’s funeral service was held on Wednesday, September 27th.

TOURING HAUNTED HISTORIES OF COLORADO

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the 1800s, a maid allegedly ran out of an open door and fell to her death from an upper oor of a building in Golden.

Some say they have heard operatic singing in a historic home in Georgetown.

Tales of the olden days say there was a secret tunnel under downtown Littleton.

ese stories are shared on ghost tours across the Front Range that immerse visitors in the haunted histories of Colorado cities.

Organized by historians, writers and believers of ghosts, these tours o er creative and entertaining ways to learn the history of Colorado towns while getting in the mood for the spooky season of Halloween.

For some, these tours are a fun reason to suspend disbelief and enjoy time with family and friends. For others, they showcase paranormal truths that exist in the places Coloradans live, work and play.

‘A combination of history and haunting’

Georgetown, located about an hour west of Denver in Clear Creek County, has a haunted history. From the historic Hamill House to vigilante justice, the place abounds with ghost stories.

A 1990s television series called “Sightings,” which explored paranormal and extraterrestrial activity, even included a segment that took place in a haunted café in Georgetown.

“When you think about how it was started — it was a mining town — and the fact that the people who came here were looking for a better life, there was a certain energy connected to that,” Anne Marie Cannon, owner and tour guide at Silver Queen Walking Tours, said of Georgetown.

“ at is the kind of energy that has lingered here.”

Cannon’s company o ers various themed tours at di erent times of the year, all rooted in history. e most popular tour she o ers is her ghost tour.

“I always say that my ghost tour is a combination of history and haunting,” Cannon said.

e Georgetown–Silver

Plume National Historic Landmark District, which includes downtown Georgetown, has hundreds of buildings that are protected from the 19th century, she said.

“It makes you feel like you’ve kind of been dropped back in the 1800s when you come here,” she said.

Cannon curates and guides the ghost tours herself, using information from historical research, archival work, letters, books and personal experiences.

e walk is about one mile long and lasts for two hours, she said. Visitors get a guided tour of Georgetown, stopping at di erent locations to learn stories of deaths and murders. ey even sometimes go into properties where the ghost stories take place.

For Cannon, the tours are an interesting way to share history with visitors.

“Even if the story might not be in a history book, I connect the story to the history of (the) place,” she said, adding that she enjoys the creativity she gets to put into her storytelling.

Bringing stories to life

Other tours in the region have di erent formats for their haunted explorations, like e Talking Dead, an immersive haunted scavenger hunt in Golden that combines history and haunts with an interactive adventure.

GHOST TOURS ACROSS THE METRO AREA OFFER PARANORMAL FESTIVITES

Youth and adults volunteer to guide guests and tell spooky stories on the Haunts of Littleton tour, the proceeds of which support the scouts of Troop 444.

TOURING

“Guests are given a map of downtown Golden and it’s their job to nd the locations,” said Anneliese Farmer, who organizes the tours with the immersive theater company, Elevate Immersive. “ e whole goal of the guests’ evening is to visit all of these locations to either talk to a ghost and learn about their story or to get a clue … to basically piece together (their) ending location.”

At the stations with “ghosts,” costumed actors get into character to make the stories more immersive.

Guests on this self-guided tour can also stop at partner bars along the way to get special discounts on drinks.

Living “ghosts” also play a role in Haunts of Littleton, a tour that happens the last two weekends of October in downtown Littleton.

On this tour, guests are guided by “ghosts” and meet storytellers in costumes at each location.

In the early 2000s, three local leaders started the Littleton ghost tour. Greg Reinke, who owns a costume and Halloween store downtown, Brian Vogt of the Denver Botanic Gardens and John Brackney of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce started it to “get things going” in downtown Littleton, Reinke said.

“I knew a bunch of ghost stories from around here, ‘cause I grew up here,” Reinke said. “It was to get some activity down here.”

Haunts of Littleton is now run by the Friends of 444 Foundation, which exists to support the scouts of Troop 444 in Littleton. e tours are executed by volunteers from the community, including youth, and proceeds from the event go to support the troop.

“We are blessed to have some really phenomenal scouts and families,” said Brian Cotter, who helps put on the tours. “We have talent in many di erent areas, and a lot of them have sort of acting backgrounds where they can provide this really exciting presentation to the stories.”

Even with theatrical elements, both Farmer and Cotter said their respective tours are based on historical information.

“All the stories we focus on are real stories of people that lived and worked and shared their lives in Golden and met … a dangerous past through one way or another,” Farmer said.

To write the stories for the immersive scavenger hunt tour, Farmer said her team researches in the library, the history museum and by looking at old newspaper articles.

Cotter said volunteers on his team conduct research for the stories they share. He emphasized that the stories on the tour are not scary and the event is family-friendly.

“ ese are more interesting, sort of haunted historical events or historical persons that have been in this region,” he said. “(Guests are) people that are fascinated by Littleton and some of the history around it and want to be entertained in a novel way.”

The big question

ose who go on ghost tours have a wide range of beliefs, from total skepticism to passionate paranormalists.

Farmer, who identi es as a “huge believer” in ghosts, said she likes bringing light to them in a fun and creative way through ghost tours.

She said ghost stories also continue the generations-long tradition of storytelling in human culture.

A value of the tours, Farmer said, is that they use history to give participants a jumping-o point to dive into paranormal concepts. She said she thinks this is part of the draw for those who participate.

“ is Victorian, macabre, spooky time in history is really compelling to quite a few folks because it feels so far out of reach as to what we’re living in now,” she said. “I think that it’s a form of escapism into the fantastical, but it still is kind of rooted in history — because (the history) did really happen and it did really exist at that time.”

Cotter, who said he tends to believe in ghosts as well, said public interest in ghost tours may

GO ON A TOUR

Silver Queen Walking Tours

Website: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours. com/

When: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through October

Cost: $28 per adult, $18 per child

The Talking Dead: Immersive Haunted Scavenger Hunt

Website: https://www.elevateimmersivecolor com/shows/talking-dead

When: Oct. 7, 14, 21, 27, 28 and Nov. 4.

Cost: $40 per adult

Haunts of Littleton

Website: https://hauntsoflittleton.com/

When: Oct. 20, 21, 27 and 28

Cost: $17 per adult, $10 per child

come from the energy surrounding the Halloween season, like any holiday.

“ ere’s lots of reasons that we get together and celebrate,” he said. “ is is an opportunity, as the holiday season starts to come around, that you can get together with friends and family.”

For Cannon, interest in ghosts is tied to something deeper.

She said she started out as a huge skeptic but has had some experiences that have started to change her mind.

“ ere is something,” she said. “I don’t know what it is.”

at question, for Cannon, is what draws people to ghost tours.

“It’s the big question, right?” she said. “What happens to us when we die? What happens to our loved ones? It’s kind of an acceptable, safe place to really think about that stu , contemplate that stu and talk about it. I mean, I think it’s at the root of who we are as human beings.”

Whether the goal is to gather with friends or to re ect on human existence, this is the season to dive into paranormal curiosity, by walking, scavenger-hunting and wondering.

Visitors learn Littleton’s haunted history firsthand from ghosts and other storytellers on the Haunts of Littleton tour.

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steps to retaining and developing women leaders

By the Center for Creative Leadership

If retaining and developing women leaders are priorities in your company, what actions are you taking to achieve sustainable results?

Your organization, like others around the globe, may be struggling to overcome what’s now been coined the “SHEcession.” During the height of the pandemic, the unemployment rate for women was recorded about 2% higher than that of men — with the employment rate of women of

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color taking the biggest hit, according to statistics from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

It’s now more critical than ever to take an intentional and systematic approach to retaining and developing women leaders. Your HR function may have created policies or processes aimed at supporting the women in your organization. Maybe diversity training or gender-specific hiring and promoting goals are in the mix. Perhaps some of the policies aimed at increasing flexibility that were established in the height of the pandemic are here to stay, in recognition that women are commonly burdened with more caregiving responsibilities than men.

But HR policies and initiatives are just one piece of what’s needed to prepare and encourage women employees to take on leadership roles. More is needed, and it starts with your culture.

5 Keys to Success

The culture of an organization or a department — and even the views of a single manager — can have a direct impact on whether women stay with an organization or leave for something better. The informal patterns of influence and unspoken performance expectations play a role. And, of course, a woman’s individual experiences and perspectives are powerful factors, too.

To provide an equitable work experience that helps to support, retain, and develop women leaders, organizations should take a broad, “whole systems” view.

1. Address women’s leadership challenges and needed competencies.

Ensure your female leaders have the experiences and the resources to learn what they need most. Interventions for developing women leaders on an individual level could include targeted training, guidance for onthe-job learning, coaching opportunities, and mentoring at work.

It’s important that the organization — and individuals — are clear on the perspectives, skills, and capabilities that are needed to be effective in various leadership roles in your organization. In general, our research has

found that:

The top four leadership challenges for women are typically establishing credibility, managing up and across the organization, negotiating adeptly, and influencing others.

The two most important competencies to start developing are managing organizational complexity and strategic thinking and acting.

2. Leverage the power of choosing.

Individual women also need to be intentional about their careers and their development as leaders.

The power to choose is sometimes overlooked by women, due in part to cultural conditioning. So encourage female leaders in your organization to recognize their own agency and: Exert greater influence over the choices they make.

Take the lead in shaping conversations about their career.

Take ownership over their career choices.

Create a personal leadership development strategy.

Be as strategic about family responsibilities as they are about workplace roles.

Women leaders should receive messaging from the organization that embraces a more individualized — and less stereotypical — perspective on professional and personal roles that may have historically been categorized as “men’s roles” and “women’s roles.” It’s all part of living with intention, both at work and at home.

3. Rethink systems and challenge assumptions.

Helping individual women become better leaders is not enough. While there are no easy fixes for rebalancing the global gender gap, one thing is clear: the pandemic and consequent “SHEcession” have highlighted systemic imbalances that have a great impact on women, organizations, and larger society. It’s clear now that we do not need to change women — we need to change systems.

Look for ways that unconscious bias in the organization affects opportunities and motivation for women, and make increasing gender equity in the workplace a priority for your organization.

When your leaders (at every level) are able to recognize conscious and unconscious biases and imbalances, they can proactively work to address

them. The key is to create an environment where women leaders feel the psychological safety to speak out and have the backing of an organization committed to driving widespread culture change.

Take concrete steps to evolve your organizational culture to orient toward building greater equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) — starting with a focus on equity — and connect developing women leaders to your broader EDI approach.

Meeting scheduling, social norms, networking opportunities, mentoring programs, and talent management policies and processes are some potential areas for focused improvement. Also, ensure that managers are aware that they should ask, rather than assume that they know, what women in the workplace want from work (this is also a good idea with all employees).

Above all, organizations should create the culture and systems that make it easier to have candid conversations.

4. Provide flexible women’s leadership development experiences.

Talented women want organizations to invest in their development, but be sure to include them in the program selection process. Offer flexible formats, including virtual options, and provide “air cover” and the permission for women leaders to put their dayto-day work responsibilities on hold to make space for their development.

Another consideration is whether an all-women or all-gender experience is more beneficial for your organization’s unique situation. Both approaches can have a positive effect on retaining and developing women leaders. When making the decision, evaluate these factors:

Are women a demographic minority in the leadership ranks of your organization? If so, they may benefit from an all-women leadership development experience. The opportunity to connect and network with other women across their ranks can sometimes be more meaningful when it’s less available in their day-to-day work lives.

Do you have executive-level support? All-women programs are most effective when they have the explicit support and involvement of executive sponsors. This sends a message to women leaders that their needs are seen and that the organization is in-

vesting in the value they are capable of creating.

Is the development hosted within your organization? If so, sponsoring and mentoring women on an ongoing basis should also be considered. Doing so can provide guidance and support from senior leaders to help women integrate what they’ve learned into day-to-day operations. Mixed-gender leadership development settings are also highly beneficial. After all, women lead in organizations that are racially, culturally, socioeconomically, and gender diverse. All-gender development can help participants network, influence, and lead across demographics more effectively. And for women leaders struggling with burnout, it can be validating to hear that many of their challenges are shared across genders, functions, and even industries.

5. Create the right networks. The right relationships and ties are an asset in getting access to information, earning promotions, and gaining opportunities. Effective leaders rely on key networks and trusted partners to influence others and to get results. Many women have struggled with networking, especially during the pandemic — often due to a combination of factors including lack of time, cultural programming, and the belief that networking is insincere, manipulative, or inauthentic. But the networks that come easily are not necessarily the most beneficial. Organizations can support women in developing the relationships they need to succeed. Women need a network of champions, including mentors, sponsors, and coaches. This can help women leaders gain a clear understanding of the network they have, compared to the network they need. New relationships and new connections can be built, with both the short and long term in mind.

Organizations serious about retaining and developing women leaders will want to ensure they are helping all their talent build the right relationships, political skills, and networks to succeed.

Reprinted with permission from the Center for Creative Leadership. To read more, sign up for their newsletter or to download their “5-Day Retaining Women Leaders Challenge,” go to CCL.org.

CEO shares her early-career tips to move up

(Family Features) Many young professionals, especially women, face unique challenges in navigating workplace cultures. Passionate about mentoring young professionals and sharing her methods for success, Morgan DeBaun, founder and CEO of digital media and technology company Blavity, partnered with Sharpie — makers of a wide selection of permanent markers, pens, highlighters and more for the classroom, office and home — to share these steps you can take and skills you can build during the early stages of your career to enhance your long-term goals.

Be proactive: Take initiative and identify areas you can contribute beyond your assigned tasks. Instead of waiting to be asked to do something, draft an email, spreadsheet or project board that could benefit the team. Showing a willingness to go above and beyond may lead to additional projects or responsibilities being sent your way in the future.

Write everything down: Putting your dreams and goals to paper can help you commit to them, track progress and stay on course to achieve them. Additionally, particularly in meetings, your brain is processing new information, ways of thinking and operational systems all while you are trying to come across as engaged and personable. Jotting down key action items and learnings along the way can save you later. Being an active listener and note-taker can increase your ability to retain information and contribute to your team.

Identify useful productivity tools: Look for tools and programs that can help make you more productive and successful then leverage them in your personal workflow. Whether it’s an email scheduling tool, calendar software or favorite writing utensil, ensure you are taking advantage of things that can help you succeed.

Develop and strengthen your organizational skills: Regardless of what role you are in, being organized and structured in the way you work can help keep you on track as you grow in your career. Whether it’s a smartphone app, old-fashioned to-do lists on paper or desktop reminders on your computer, find a system that works for you and stick with it — refining the approach as you go — for best results.

Embrace teamwork and learn from your peers: Across your company, you are likely working with bright, talented people who may have completely different skill sets and ways of working and thinking than you. Set up 15- to 20-minute virtual coffee chats to meet people not on your team during your first 90 days as a way to connect with your coworkers and learn more about not only them but the company and its environment as a whole.

Say yes to opportunities: Whether it is a work event, new project, meeting or class, take advantage of prospects presented to you. Taking advantage of opportunities to network, learn and grow in your career can help lead you on the trajectory you are aiming for.

Li leton Busine Chamber celebrates a of our women-owned busine es!

Photo courtesy of Sharpie

The Benefit of Hindsight

Evergreen, Colorado, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, is not only known for its breathtaking natural beauty but also for its vibrant business community. In recent years, this picturesque town has seen a surge in female entrepreneurs who are making a significant impact on the local economy. These women are breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes, and carving their own paths in various industries, showcasing the unstoppable spirit of Evergreen’s businesswomen.

Lisa Perl and Kristen Porter are well known in the Evergreen area as owners of Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge along with John Porter. The team had a vision of a community-focused restaurant and bakery which can bring friends and family together. They make food

using old-fashioned techniques and whole ingredients, using the freshest produce and high-quality baking ingredients to create delicious and healthy meals. As business leaders, Lisa and Kris have learned a few things over the years navigating the world of small business and entrepreneurship. Their journey offers valuable insights and inspiration for women seeking to make their mark in the world of entrepreneurship:

1. Build a Strong Network: Surround yourself with a supportive network of mentors, peers, and advisors. Networking is not just about who you know but also about who knows you.

2. Continuous Learning: Stay curious and committed to learning. The business world is ever-evolving, and acquiring new

skills and knowledge is key to staying competitive.

3. Embrace Risk: Don’t be afraid to take calculated risks. Success often requires stepping out of your comfort zone and seizing opportunities.

4. Confidence Matters: Believe in your abilities and ideas. Confidence can be a powerful tool in breaking through barriers.

5. Work-Life Balance: Finding balance between your professional and personal life is crucial for long-term success and well-being.

6. Advocate for Yourself: Don’t hesitate to speak up and advocate for what you deserve. Negotiate for fair compensation and recognition.

7. Mentorship: Seek out mentors

who can provide guidance and support. Learning from those who have been there can be invaluable.

8. Persistence: Don’t be discouraged by setbacks. Success often comes to those who persist in the face of challenges.

9. Give Back: As you succeed, remember to give back to your community and support the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Kris and Lisa are more than successful business owners; they are role models for women aspiring to advance in business. The journey of Lisa and Kristen underscores that the time for women to advance in business is now, and with the right vision and dedication, success is well within reach.

LIBRARY

Library Friyays

Calling Clear Creek kids: put the YAY into your Fridays at Library FriYAYS! Join us for FREE, scheduled activities at Idaho Springs Public Library and John Tomay Memorial Library, plus a range of activities kids can independently pursue at their own pace throughout the day (puzzles, games, computer time, quiet reading, etc).Children under the age of eight will need adult supervision.

Idaho Springs Public Library

John Tomay Memorial Library

10 a.m. Fridays

Guided activities will last about one hour, with the exception of movie matinees, which will last the movie runtime.

Friday virtual reality sessions

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

Idaho Springs Public Library: 2-4 p.m. Oct. 13

John Tomay Memorial Library: 2-4 p.m. Oct. 20

Book groups

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

Idaho Springs Book Group: Monday, October 16 @ 4pm

“Mad Honey” by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

John Tomay Memorial Library

Book Group:

ursday, October 19 @ 3pm

“ e Buddhain the Attic” by Julie Otsuka

ADULT CRAFTS

Spooky mixology workshop

Brew up a spooky cocktail with us! Huge thanks to Cooper’s on the Creek for hosting this Halloween mixology workshop and donating alcohol. Costumes are welcome! is workshop is for adults aged 21 years and older. Space is limited! To reserve your spot, please email chris@cccld.org

Cooper’s on the Creek

5:30 p.m. Oct. 25

LIBRARY SERVICES

COVID Supplies

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

Collection

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

• Explore our book and movie collection at www.cccld.org

• View our Library of ings at https://cccld.org/library-of-things/

• Or, call your Clear Creek County

library to learn more and request items.

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

Visiting and curbside pickup hours

All Clear Creek County Libraries will be closed Monday, Oct. 9, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Idaho Springs Public Library Hours

Monday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

ursday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Sunday: CLOSED

John Tomay Memorial Library

Hours

Monday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ursday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Sunday: CLOSED

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

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

your pickup.

Home delivery

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

Idaho Springs Public Library: 303567-2020

John Tomay Memorial Library: 303-569-2620

Local History Archives: 303-5692403

Tech access and study spaces

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

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

Technical assistance

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

Prints, copies, faxes

Email printcccld@gmail.com

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

Notary service

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

Little Free Libraries

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

Idaho Springs: Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District, Clear

Creek Health and Wellness Center, Edelweiss Pastry Shop

Georgetown: Georgetown Market St. Mary’s Glacier: Alice Schoolhouse

Donations

Are you seeking a new home for your gently-used books? Please consider donating them to Clear Creek County Library District for use in our programs, book sales,

and Little Free Libraries. Email kate@cccld.org or call 303-567-2020 for more information. Please do not drop o book donations without pre-approval.

For more information, email hello@cccld.org or visit www.cccld. org.

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Inside Collin Hendrickson’s battle to get back on the field

Clear Creek football star finally healthy for senior season

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s been a long, frustrating twoyear span for Collin Hendrickson.

e Clear High School football senior has been battling to get healthy after a plethora of injuries plagued his last two seasons, but now he’s back to making a big impact on the eld.

roughout his freshman year, Hendrickson dealt with back pain, which he addressed once the season was over. After several tests, doctors found one of his vertebrae was fractured.

“I needed to get screws put in, and basically the spine fused together, which would mean an eight-to-10month recovery time,” Hendrickson said. “ at took me out for my sophomore season. en for my junior season, I was playing basketball at a Denver University camp, and I hyperextended my right knee, and thought I tore my ACL.”

An MRI revealed it was just a deep bone bruise, which Hendrickson called “a miracle,” but it would still sideline him for another season.

For a competitor like Hendrickson, that was agonizing. He would still suit up and support his teammates from the sidelines in any way he could, but it couldn’t compare to going to war on the eld with them.

“I’ve played basketball more than football, but football’s my most enjoyable sport to play,” he said. “It was de nitely pretty frustrating, to say the least, because I’m the type of guy that just wants to play no matter what. (Head Coach Nick Isaacson)’s saying is always ‘Have a glass of suck-it-up.’ I couldn’t really do that. I had to wait it out. It was a bummer, for sure.”

But now Hendrickson is back and with a vengeance. e 6-foot-5 senior has one season left at Clear Creek, and he wants to make the most of it.

Hendrickson plays both sides of the ball; on o ense as a lengthy receiver and lead blocker, and as a defensive end. But the most important position he plays is a leader for the team, according to Isaacson.

“Everybody looks up to Collin,” Isaacson said. “He’s always giving 100% e ort, whether on o ense or defense … He leads not just by voice, but by example. And that improves

the rest of the team.”

Sitting on the sidelines for two straight seasons changes how you view the game, Hendrickson said. It’s a totally di erent experience in pads and a helmet, reading defenses and formations in real-time as they happen.

But being in the action again is intoxicating. Hendrickson said he can understand all the plays and assignments in theory, and he had plenty of time to study them from the sideline. But putting them to practice and executing them on game days is a di erent animal, and

one he’s thrilled to have back.

“Even the things that suck, like getting hit hard, conditioning after practice, or whatever it is, at the end of the day, it’s all really fortunate (that I’m back),” Hendrickson said.

“Behind it all, I’m just grateful for it.”

It’s not just how he processes football that is di erent this season; it’s the entire team and football program’s focus, Hendrickson said.

Isaacson and his coaching sta , which includes Hendrickson’s father, have raised the standards

Clear Creek’s Collin Hendrickson is all smiles during the school’s homecoming parade. Hendrickson is finally healthy and back on the football field after missing two seasons due to injuries.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

HENDRICKSON

beyond what Hendrickson has seen

in his time at Clear Creek.

“It feels a lot di erent,” he said.

“ e entire coaching sta has really ramped up levels of standard for us. Whether it’s always jogging on the eld, never putting each other down

… None of those negative things y anymore. I feel like in past seasons, I feel like those things were not accepted at all, but we got away with those things, and we can’t anymore. As players, we’re holding each other accountable.”

e positivity has shown on the win-loss column as well. After dropping a close game to Ellicott 30-22 in week one, Hendrickson said the players went to practice with a new level of focus and intensity.

e next two weeks, Clear Creek posted 46 points in two consecutive victories, beating e Pinnacle 46-0 before taking down South Park 46-6. Now, the Golddiggers sit at 2-1, which matches the total number of victories recorded all last season. (Editor’s note: is story was written prior to Clear Creek’s week four matchup on Sept. 23. Isaacson said Sheridan canceled, and the team was scrambling to nd another opponent.)

But Clear Creek will be challenged when league play begins. Last sea-

son, the Golddiggers nished 2-7, going 0-5 in league play.

“ e big test will be against Strasburg (on Sept. 30),” Isaacson said.

“It’s still a little too early to tell.”

But Hendrickson said he doesn’t see a limit to this team’s potential success as the season rolls on.

“I think there’s no cap, there’s no ceiling and there’s no limits for our success as a team,” Hendrickson said. “Obviously I think that because I play on the team, and I wouldn’t think otherwise, ever. But even being realistic, I feel like we can match up very well against all these bigger teams that we’ve been intimidated against in the past. But I genuinely believe we have a chance to give them a run for their money and win ultimately. And if we don’t win, it’s going to be close.”

For the Golddiggers’ remaining 2023-24 schedule, visit www. maxpreps.com/co/evergreen/ clear-creek-golddiggers/football/ schedule/.

Collin Hendrickson, No. 1, is a 6-foot-5 senior for the Golddiggers. Head Coach Nick Isaacson has him playing both o ense and defense, as a receiver, blocker and defensive end. Hendrickson is healthy for his final season at last.

Clear Creek football is in the middle of a rebrand. Second-year coach Nicholas Isaacson said it starts with simple things, like practicing hard, always jogging on and o the field and lifting each other up often. Here the team practices ahead of week four.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Clear Clear School District, Idaho Springs working on a compromise to avoid a trial

Court case involves the school district’s bus barn

BY CHRIS KOEBERL AND DEB HURLEY BROBST CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM AND DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Clear Creek School District and Idaho Springs o cials have avoided a court trial as they work out a com-

promise to solve issues between the two entities over permitting for the school district’s new bus barn. At the time of print deadlines, ofcials hoped to come to an agreement as early as Sept. 22, and Idaho Springs Municipal Court Judge Michael Goodbee said the two entities would avoid six months to a year of litigation.

to start a trial at 9 a.m. Sept. 22. Instead, if the two sides can’t come to an agreement by Oct. 6, Goodbee will conduct a court hearing that day to set a new trial date.

district was working on a water line without having the proper permit.

Henderson is Hiring and Investing in Colorado!

“Ultimately we all want the same thing,” Jonathan Cain, the Idaho Springs assistant city administrator, said. “We want our kids to have the right kind of facilities to make them successful and teachers successful, and if we are able to work with the

e two entities were supposed

e two sides are at odds over two issues: whether the city has jurisdiction over zoning and permits for the bus barn, called the Transportation and Maintenance Facility or the TMF, and whether the school

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 is Hiring and Investing in Colorado!

Henderson is Hiring and Investing in Colorado!

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 is Hiring and Investing in Colorado!

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.

Congratulations to the recipients!

•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.

Congratulations to the recipients!

Congratulations to the recipients!

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.

Congratulations to the recipients!

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

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school district to make that happen, I think everybody is going to come out ahead, especially the kids.”

Michael Gass, Clear Creek School District’s interim superintendent, added: “We are excited that we have been able to meet with city sta and review their questions to ensure they are con dent of the district’s ability to meet their expectations.

While there is a transition in leadership in the school district, the City

of Idaho Springs sta and leadership have been outstanding in helping me, as an interim superintendent, understand the necessary components needed to move our projects forward. It is the district’s position that we are happy to be at the table for meaningful discussions and value the ability to resolve issues as they arise.”

In early August, Idaho Springs took the school district to court because the city contends the school district hasn’t gotten the proper zoning approvals and permits before site work began at the track south of the former middle school

on Highway 103 for the TMF. e city says its regulations concerning tra c control, lighting, landscaping, parking, noise, drainage, stormwater and erosion control apply to the project because they impact surrounding neighborhoods.

e school district believes that because it’s a public entity, it falls under the jurisdiction of the state rather than the City of Idaho Springs. e Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control issues building permits for school districts, it says.

en on Sept. 13, Idaho Springs

o cials sent a cease-and-desist order to the school district, demanding that it immediately stop installing a main water pipe at the site. However, the school district said it was a misunderstanding, its crews were not working on a water line and the school district was waiting for city approval to install the pipe.  e school district says its crew found a clogged culvert and a Colorado Department of Transportation crew was unclogging it on Sept. 8. at’s what Idaho Springs o cials saw, not the school district’s crews digging a trench for a water line, the school district said.

This photo, taken on Aug. 23, looks up the driveway on the south end of the track site to the construction location for the Clear Creek School District’s new bus barn or Transportation and Maintenance Facility.

PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 2023-012

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

On July 25, 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)

Denver Select Property LLC

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Midwest Regional Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Midwest Regional Bank

Date of Deed of Trust

January 06, 2020

County of Recording

Clear Creek

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 03, 2020

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

294786 Book: 979 Page: 609

Original Principal Amount

$1,633,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$1,391,191.12

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing, and the legal holder of the indebtedness has accelerated the same and declared the same immediately due and payable in full. The property to be foreclosed is situated in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, as legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto, together with all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all existing or subsequently erected or affixed buildings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances; all water, water rights and ditch rights(including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); and all other rights, royalties, and profits relating to the real property, including without limitation all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters (the “Property”). In addition, Grantor granted to Lender a Uniform Commercial Code security interest in the Personal Property and Rents.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Exhibit A

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 3 OF THE HILLSDALE LODE, M.S. NO. 1490; THENCE N20°25’00”W ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 3-4 OF THE COLUMBIA CHIEF EXTENSION LODE, M.S. NO. 1491; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE 3-4 OF SAID COLUMBIA CHIEF EXTENSION LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 2-3 OF SAID HILLSDALE LODE;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 2-3 OF SAID HILLSDALE LODE TO CORNER NO. 3 OF SAID HILLSDALE LODE, THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

PARCEL 3:

A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISED OF PORTIONS OF GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOT

NOS. 26 AND 52, LOCATED IN SECTION 26,

TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 74 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 3 OF THE EMMET NO. 2 LODE, M.S. NO. 6897;

THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO CORNER NO. 4 OF THE HILLSDALE LODE, M.S. NO.1490;

THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE 4-5 OF SAID HILLSDALE LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 4-3 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 4-3 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE TO CORNER NO. 3 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE, THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

PARCEL 4:

A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISING PORTIONS OF GOVERNMENT LOTS 23, 26, 52, 56 AND 57 WITHIN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 74 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 14 OF THE PAYMASTER MILL SITE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO.1088B;

THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY TO CORNER NO.15 OF SAID MILL SITE;

THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE 15-1 OF SAID MILL SITE TO A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 26;

THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINE 1-2 OF THE COLUMBIA CHIEF EXTENSION LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1491;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE 1-2 TO CORNER NO. 2 OF SAID LODE;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE

2-3 OF SAID LODE TO CORNER NO. 3 OF SAID LODE;

THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG LINE 3-4 OF SAID LODE TO A POINT WHICH BEARS NORTH 20°25’00” WEST FROM CORNER NO.3 OF THE HILLSDALE LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1490;

THENCE SOUTH 20°25’00” EAST IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO CORNER NO. 3 OF SAID HILLSDALE LODE;

NO. 14 OF THE PAYMASTER MILL SITE; THENCE NORTH 08°00’00” WEST TO SAID CORNER NO. 14, THE POINT OF BEGINNING. COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL5:

A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH RANGE 74 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: GOVERNMENT LOT NO. 29.

PARCEL 6: A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISED OF A PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT NO. 52, LOCATED IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 74 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 2 OF THE EMMET NO. 2 LODE, M.S. NO. 6897; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE 2-1 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST-WEST CENTERLINE OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 74 WEST; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SECTION 26 CENTERLINE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 1-2 OF THE JOHN D. LONG LODE, M.S. NO. 1237; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 1-2 OF SAID JOHN D. LONG LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 4-1 OF THE METALLIC LODE, M.S. NO. 898; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 4-1 OF SAID METALLIC LODE TO CORNER NO. 1 OF SAID METALLIC LODE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 1-2 OF THE METALLIC LODE TO A POINT THAT IS THE INTERSECTION OF AN EXTENSION LINE OF 3-2 SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE WITH LINE

1-2 OF SAID METALLIC LODE; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO CORNER NO. 2 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE, THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

PARCEL 7:

A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISED OF A PORTION OF GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOT NO.

57, LOCATED IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP

3 SOUTH, RANGE 74 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:

BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 1 OF THE LOST TREASURE EXTENSION LODE, MS. NO. 18682;

THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE

1-4 OF SAID LOST TREASURE EXTENSION LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 4-3 OF THE LIVE ENGLISHMAN

LODE M.S. NO. 2183;

THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE

4-3 OF SAID LIVE ENGLISHMAN LODE TO A POINT THAT BEARS SOUTH 08°00’00” EAST FROM CORNER NO. 14 OF THE PAYMASTER MILLSITE, M.S. NO. 1088B;

THENCE SOUTH 08°00’00” EAST ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 1-2 OF THE ETNA LODE

IS ON THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SECTION 26; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 24 TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 15-1 OF THE PAYMASTER MILL SITE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 10888; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE

15-1 OF SAID PAYMASTER MILL SITE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE FOR COUNTY ROAD 306, ALSO KNOWN AS ALVARADO ROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY, ON THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, WITH A RADIUS OF 2,667.98 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 05°03’06” FOR AN ARC DISTANCE OF 199.97 FEET {THE CHORD OF THIS ARC BEARS NORTH 86°17’58” EAST A DISTANCE OF 199.90 FEET) THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY SOUTH 86° 51’00” EAST A DISTANCE OF 254.22 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 00°00’00” EAST A DISTANCE OF 211.54 FEET TO CORNER NO. 2 OF THE PLATTS LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 886;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 2-3 OF SAID PLATTS LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE NO. 1-4 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE;

THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 1-4 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE TO CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 4-3 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 1-2 OF SAID MURRY LODE;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 1-2 OF SAID MURRY LODE TO CORNER NO. 2 OF SAID MURRY LODE, THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

PARCEL 9: THE COLUMBIAN CHIEF EXTENSION LODE MINING CLAIM, U.S. SURVEY NO. 1491, EXCEPT ANY PORTION EMBRACED BY SURVEY NOS. 886, 1278 AND 1490 AS EXCEPTED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT RECORDED IN BOOK 346 AT PAGE 96. TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOT NO. 28 AND GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOT NO. 31 COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL 10: THE HILLSIDE LODE MINING CLAIM, U.S. SURVEY NO. 1490, EXCEPT ANY PORTION EMBRACED BY SURVEY NOS. 886, 1278. COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3424 - 3440 Alvarado RD, Dumont, CO 80436. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Legal Notice No. CCC681

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 19, 2023

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of George Richard Neeley a/k/a Richard Neeley a/k/a George R. Neeley a/k/a George Neeley a/k/a Richard G. Neeley, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30024

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before January 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maureen Anne Massidda Personal Representative c/o Zisman, Ingraham & Mong, P.C. 8480 E. Orchard Road, Ste. 2500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. CCC688

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOAN VIEWEG, Deceased Case Number: N/A

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative on or before January 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

JANET L KOSMAN Personal Representative 8205 GARLAND DRIVE ARVADA, CO 80005

Legal Notice No. CCC694

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

PARCEL 1:

A PART OF THE PAYMASTER MILLSITE,

U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO.1088B, MORE

PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 14 OF THE PAYMASTER MILLSITE, SURVEY NO. 1088B;

THENCE NORTH 34°33’20” WEST 32.88 FEET

TO THE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY;

THENCE ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTH 76°33’00” EAST 457.20 FEET;

HENCE ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTH 13°27’00” WEST 45.40 FEET;

THENCE ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY NORTH 76°33’00 EAST 457.20 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 34°10’40” EAST 61.69 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 66°08’00” WEST 708.40

FEET TO CORNER 15 OF THE PAYMASTER MILLSITE;

THENCE NORTH 77°45’00” WEST 253.00

FEET TO CORNER NO. 14 OF THE PAYMASTER MILLSITE, SURVEY NO. 1088B, THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THOSE PORTIONS OF LAND DEEDED TO THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS IN SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED MARCH 09, 1964

IN BOOK 283 AT PAGE 36 AND IN SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED MARCH 12, 1964 IN BOOK 283 AT PAGE 40. COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL 2:

A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISED OF A PORTION OF GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOT NO. 26, LOCATED IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 74 WEST OF THE 6TH

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE

3-4 OF SAID LODE TO CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID LODE;

THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO CORNER NO. 3 OF THE EMMET NO.

2 LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 6897;

THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE

3-2 OF SAID LODE TO CORNER NO. 2 OF SAID LODE;

THENCE CONTINUING SOUTHEASTERLY, ALONG AN EXTENSION OF SAID LINE 3-2

TO A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINE

1-2 OF THE METALLIC LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 898;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID

LINE 1-2 TO A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINE 4-1 OF THE ETNA LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 899;

THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE 4-1 TO CORNER NO. l OF SAID LODE;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 1-2 OF SAID LODE TO A POINT WHICH BEARS

SOUTH 08°00’00” EAST FROM CORNER NO.

14 OF SAID PAYMASTER MILL SITE;

THENCE NORTH 08°00’00” WEST TO A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINE 4-3 OF THE LIVE ENGLISHMAN LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2183;

THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE 4-3 TO CORNER NO. 3 OF SAID LODE;

THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE 3-2 OF SAID LODE TO CORNER NO. 2 OF SAID LODE;

THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 2-1 OF SAID LODE TO A POINT WHICH BEARS

SOUTH 08°00’00” EAST FROM SAID CORNER

M.S. NO. 899;

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE

1-2 OF SAID ETNA LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 2-1 OF SAID LOST TREASURE EXTENSION LODE;

THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE

2-1 OF SAID LOST TREASURE EXTENSION LODE TO CORNER NO. 1 OF SAID LOST TREASURE EXTENSION LODE, THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

PARCEL 8: A TRACT OF LAND WHICH IS A PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 24, LOCATED IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 74 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 2 OF THE MURRY LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 885; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE 2-3 OF SAID MURRY LODE TO CORNER NO. 3 OF SAID MURRY LODE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG LINE 3-4 OF SAID MURRY LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 4-3 OF THE EMMET NO. 2 LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 68971 THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 4-3 OF SAID EMMET NO. 2 LODE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH LINE 1-2 OF THE COLUMBIA CHIEF EXTENSION LODE, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1491; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG LINE 1-2 OF SAID COLUMBIA CHIEF EXTENSION TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 24 WHICH

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, 11/16/2023, 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.

First Publication9/21/2023

Last Publication10/19/2023

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: 07/25/2023

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: Stephen K. Dexter, Esq. #41839

Estate of Daniel M. Kish, a/k/a Daniel Michael Joseph Kish, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30025

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before February 1, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Madison L. Kish Personal Representative 129 W. 4th Street, Leadville, CO 80461

Legal Notice No. CCC695

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant ###

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