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she and her husband, the late Maynard Westblade, promised to keep in touch by writing letters to each other every day he was overseas ghting in World War II.

Denver South High School and Maynard was studying at the University of Denver.

Maynard was part of the 42nd Infantry’s “Rainbow” Division. e artilleryman helped liberate prisoners in the infamous Dachau Nazi concentration camp in Germany.

the war, Elaine was convinced that her beau would return home. ey’d gotten engaged before Maynard left. because they were using fabrics for dresses for things in the war,” Elaine said.

in the face of wartime rations. She recalled that people were on rations — everything from sugar to gas — and were only allowed to purchase one new pair of shoes per year.

in Denver down on 16th Street before it became a mall,” Elaine said. “I couldn’t nd anything, so a friend of mine o ered for me to wear hers, but it was too big so I took it to another friend who altered it. My sister had a veil I could use.”

turned home in 1946, the two got married.

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Study sees need for EV chargers

Coloradans are on track to make 25% of new car sales electric

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s electric vehicle-hungry car buyers are on pace to make EVs 25% of new car sales by 2025, according to a new three-year review by state o cials, but energy leaders must build thousands more charging ports over two years to keep pace.

If Colorado stays on track for 65,000 light-duty EV sales in 2025, governments and utilities need to have installed or at least awarded 1,700 ultrafast DC chargers and 5,800 slower Level 2 public chargers by then, according to the “2023 Electric Vehicle Plan,” the rst since 2020.

Transportation is the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado, and one of the largest local sources for ozone-causing emissions that lead to EPA rule violations. Colorado set goals for 26% greenhouse gas reductions from a 2005 baseline by 2025, and 50% by 2030. ose goals have long depended on getting 940,000 EVs on state roads by 2030. U.S. statistics show about 1.6 million light duty cars registered in Colorado.  Colorado car sales included 10.5% EVs in 2022, up sharply from 6% in 2021. Coloradans buy about 200,000

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Elaine Westblade and her late husband, Maynard Westblade, married after he returned home from serving in WWII. COURTESY OF ELAINE WESTBLADE

‘Living History Lessons’ is an annual tradition at the high school

Karry Frame was drafted and served in the Vietnam War when he was 18. He was stationed as a Marine in that country after completing about a year of boot camp and specialized training. He told students that Vietnam was one of the most controversial wars in U.S. history.

“When I got home, there was a lot of animosity nationwide, and especially in L.A. – there were people demonstrating against the war,” Frame said. “It felt like, ‘Are they supporting us or not? We’re just doing what we’re supposed to be doing for our country.’ ere was apprehension about protesters. ere were instances where people in our group were spit on when in uniform.”

Dr. Walter Ordelheide, a South alum, was drafted in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and his job was to care for injured seamen. He was trained at the San Diego Naval Hospital and stationed at the Coco Solo Naval Base Hospital in Panama. After the war, he returned home and started a private practice.

“ ere’s nowhere better than Denver, Colorado,” the 102-year-old Ordelheide said.

Westblade, Frame and Ordelheide are residents of the Clermont Park Life Plan Community in University Hills. ey traveled to South on March 2 to give a Living History Lessons presentation to about 150 ninth and 10th grade history students.

Four Junior Reserve O cers’ Training Corps students served as chaper-

ones for the veterans. e event “brings history to life for these students,” said Col. Marvin Meek, who leads South’s Junior Reserve O cers’ Training Corps, or JROTC, program.

A lot of the residents at Clermont Park are South alumni, said Chuck Montera, Clermont Park community relations representative. e presentation lets students hear from those who helped shape history and experienced tumultuous times.

is is the 11th year that Clermont Park veterans presented to the students, Montera said. He expects the program to continue, though WWII

veterans and civilians from that era are dwindling in numbers.

“It’s super rewarding to be able to o er this opportunity to students,” said Diana Bustamante, a social studies teacher who helps organize the event. “It’s powerful for students to hear from people who are wanting to share their stories. ey learn (history) is not too disconnected from our experiences today.”

Bryn Phinney Webster contributed some of the quotes by Elaine Westblade and Karry Frame that are used in this article. ey were gathered in preparation for the presentations.

DPS failed to provide speech therapy to more than 1K students

Sta shortage a problem

BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO

More than 1,000 young Denver students with disabilities missed all or some of their legally required speech therapy recently due to sta ng shortages, according to a state decision that found Denver Public Schools in violation of federal requirements.

e March 18 decision was in response to a complaint led with the Colorado Department of Education by the unnamed family of a 6-yearold boy.

e boy, who is in kindergarten, has a developmental delay and is nonverbal, the decision says. He uses an augmentative and alternative communication device, or AAC, to communicate by pushing buttons that convey words or phrases.

e boy’s special education plan required he receive 24 hours of therapy from a speech language pathologist between August and February: 12 hours inside the classroom and 12 hours outside the classroom, where there are fewer distractions.

But his Denver elementary school didn’t have a speech language pathologist at all during that time, the decision from the state education

department says. After the school reached out for help, a district-level speech language pathologist provided the kindergartener with three hours of therapy in January and February. But those services fell far short of what his plan required.  e problem is widespread. A state complaints o cer found that 28 Denver elementary schools did not have speech language pathologists for some period of time between January 2022 and now. Many of the shortages were lengthy. irteen elementary schools were without a speech language pathologist for at least one full semester this school year, the decision says.

Parents and therapists have been complaining about the problem to the school board all year.

“Right now, for my son, the only option I have is to pull him out of school to take him to speech therapy,” parent Danella Pochman told the school board in January.

“And I don’t think that feels right to me,” said Pochman, whose son attends Steele Elementary School, which she said hadn’t had a therapist all year. “I think he deserves to have that training, that communication education, within his kindergarten classroom.”

Karen Burton told the school

Four of South’s Junior Reserve O cers’ Training Corps students served as chaperones for the visiting veterans. The students are, from left, Ford Mattice, Elias Kim, Melicc Shelton and Autumn Cross. The veterans, from left, are Elaine Westblade, Dr. Walter Ordelheide and Karry Frame.

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Karry Frame served as a U.S. Marine in the Vietnam War. COURTESY OF KARRY FRAME

South High School social studies teacher Diana Bustamante talks with Dr. Walter Ordelheide following the Living History Lessons presentation on March 2. PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

Addressing issues through dialogue

BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

It seems so long ago, but there was a time that Jewish people and Black people banded together to help push the nation’s civil rights agenda across the nish line.

But that was in the 1960s. Today, the two groups barely seem to know each other and relations are hindered by mistrust, misunderstanding and anger from both communities. It comes during a period of white supremacists increasing attacks — physical and through social media — against both groups.

Still, if Denver’s Caren Press has her way, the two groups gradually will move closer via the organization she recently formed, called “ e Denver Dialogue: A Conversation Between Denver Blacks and Jews.” Press was spurred to action after hearing the anti-Semitic attacks by Kanye West a few months ago.

After a preliminary meeting a few months ago at a Montbello barber shop, the second gathering drew more than 100 people to George Washington High School’s library on March 15.

e group conducted a frank talk about the tensions between the two communities and how to close that gap.

“We want to address some of the issues between the two groups and see if there is a way both can work together to combat white supremacy,” said Press, a retired attorney. “ is grassroots movement is not controlled by any church, syna-

gogue, school district or advocacy group. It’s our communities coming together with no agenda other than understanding, reconciliation and combining to ght the white nationalists that want to destroy us both.”

White nationalist groups send out a steady stream of fake news lies, and anti-Semitic and racist material and tropes.

“ is group ( e Denver Dialogue) would like to begin a dialogue and see if the relationship can be repaired to at least work together to ght this common adversary,” Press said.

e March 15 event was a breakthrough, and some attendees suggested not only more gatherings, but also some with a social bent, such as a barbecue. ere was a frankness, as some Jewish attendees said they didn’t know any Black people, and some Black attendees said the same about Jews.

e gathering not only enabled people to learn about others, but also helped debunk some of the supremacists’ messages.

Israel’s relations with Palestine was a hot topic on March 15 — and some of the Black attendees were interested to learn that not all Jews felt the same way about Israel’s actions. Jews in attendance learned that some Black people were horried by what West had to say.

at can help open some doors.

“Anti-Semitism is a real thing,” said Evan Weissman, an activist with Warm Cookies of the Revolution and one of the two guest speakers on March 15. “For a lot of White Jews in the Denver area, it’s not something that’s felt in the same ways as systemic institutional prejudice is. Speaking for White Jewish folk: We need to be involved in racial justice e orts all the time, not just when it a ects Jews in a more direct way.”

eo Wilson, a Black man who is the executive director and lead facilitator with ShopTalk Live Inc., was the event’s other speaker.

“I don’t operate from a hopeful frame,” he said. “ is is what is necessary and this is in front of me. It’s necessary to have this conversation, to build this bridge. We can’t move forward unless we understand that this is what we have in common.”

Wilson has been involved in improving relations between African immigrants and Black Americans.

In summary, Press said, “It’s a waste to ght amongst ourselves. We’re putting energy into not trusting others. ere are people that want to annihilate both. It’s dumb; we should be helping each other. We should be understanding each other and reconciling.”

To learn more about e Denver Dialogue, contact Caren Press at carenpress@gmail.com.

A grassroots conversation called The Denver Dialogue: A Conversation Between Denver Blacks and Jews event drew a crowd of at least 125 community members on March 15.

Theo Wilson, an author and social justice leader, listens to Evan Weissman, an artist and social activist, speak on March 15. The two participated in The Denver Dialogue: A Conversation Between Denver Blacks and Jews event on March 15. PHOTOS BY DAHLIA LINKOW

New grassroots movement gets the conversation started between Blacks and Jews

Evan Weissman, an artist and social activist, speaks at The Denver Dialogue: A Conversation Between Denver Blacks and Jews event on March 15.

board last month that her preschool son met with a speech language pathologist at his school, Holm Elementary, “very few times” during the fall. e therapist left the school in December, she said, and hadn’t been replaced as of February.

“I have been told before that as a parent of a special needs child, I will have to ght for everything that my kid gets,” she said. “I am disturbed that I have had to go to so much work to get any communication from the district about their plans and responsibilities to meet my son’s needs.”

In a statement, Denver Public Schools said it is aware that “sta ng shortages negatively impact our students’ growth and progress on their goals, which is something we strive to avoid at all costs.” e district said it will work to improve its approach to sta ng and is “committed to addressing the remedies” outlined by the state in the decision.

e Colorado Department of Education ordered DPS to submit a corrective action plan by April 18. e state also awarded the 6-yearold boy compensatory services. e

district must provide the boy with 16 hours of speech therapy by December to make up for what he missed.

DPS has until April 25 to come up with a list of the other 1,000 students who missed speech therapy, the decision says. e district must send a letter to parents by May 22 notifying them that their children may get compensatory services, and it must determine if those students are eligible by Sept. 29. Only students who are behind on their goals are likely to be eligible for those services.

Although the district has until next year to provide the compensatory services, the decision encourages DPS to start “as soon as practicable, including during the summer of 2023.”

DPS o cials attributed the missed therapy to a nationwide shortage of speech language pathologists, according to the decision. As of March 1, nine Denver schools had open speech language pathologist positions, the decision says.

e district is trying to recruit candidates by o ering referral and signing bonuses, as well as incentives for retired therapists to return, the decision says. e district is also working with agencies to hire contract therapists to ll vacancies, and it has started hiring teletherapists.

Speech language pathologists and

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other specialized service providers — a category that includes school psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses — have been raising the alarm for years about a culture of too few sta .

In August, longtime Denver speech therapist Jenni Scobey told the school board she was worried about “the dire state of the speech department in the Denver Public Schools.”

“One of the few new employees who chose to join our team shared that colleagues in our eld that previously worked in DPS have warned them not to work in the district, stating that they were underpaid, undervalued, and overworked,” Scobey said.

Michelle Horwitz, a bilingual speech language pathologist, said she spent most of the rst day of school in August “creating a coverage system for 40 schools that do not have a speech language pathologist. Me, an educator on the ground, creating a system so we can try to scrape together our department and pull more people thinner in order to cover these vacancies.”

“We need change,” she said.

Pam Bisceglia, the executive director of Advocacy Denver, an organization that advocates for people with disabilities and their families, led the complaint on behalf of the

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6-year-old boy. She said the decision points to the need for a culture shift in DPS.

“Denver Public Schools has lost truly some of the best and brightest general education teachers, special education teachers, and providers,” she said. “ e culture is not a good culture.”

Missed services have real consequences for students, too. As the school year went on and the 6-yearold boy who uses the AAC device missed more and more speech therapy, he began to act out by pulling hair, pushing classmates, and hitting teachers, the decision says.

“Historically, his behaviors often stem from frustrations around communication,” it says.

One bright spot in his year was when the district-level speech therapist spent an hour in the boy’s classroom in mid-February. e speech therapist taught his kindergarten classmates about AAC devices, modeled how to use them, and let them try the devices for themselves.

“ is was the best day [student] has had all year,” the decision says, “and he even volunteered to participate in a lesson later that day.”

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Celebrating children

Día del Niño events take place throughout April

Día del Niño, or Children’s Day, is a celebration that originated in Mexico. Today, it is also celebrated in many communities across the U.S.

“This day recognizes children, pays homage to their importance in society and endorses their wellbeing,” states a news release from the Mexican Cultural Center.

The Mexican Cultural Center is putting on its ninth annual Día del Niño this year, with opportunities to celebrate through activities and Science and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) Free Days throughout April. Some of these organizations include the Clyfford Still Museum, Colorado Symphony, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver Public Library and Denver Zoo.

A highlighted event is Día del Niño at Denver Museum of Nature and Science, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 30. This day will offer free entry and a variety of family-friendly activities.

Another is the Día del Niño Celebration at the Denver Art Museum, which takes place from 10 a.m.

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to 220,000 new light-duty cars a year.  Colorado had 719 DC fast chargers in place by the end of 2022, and 3,750 Level 2 chargers, the report said. Adding thousands of ports with federal and state money in coming years includes targeting both business and tourism corridors. Colorado has $56.5 million to build DC fast chargers along federally designated interstates and other major roads, and also plans to increase the number of “electri ed byways” on state Scenic & Historic Byways to 23

to 5 p.m. April 30. This event will include free entry, a variety of live entertainment and performances, and the Denver Preschool Program

by 2025 from three in 2020 .  e e ort for an “electric future,” as the Colorado Department of Transportation describes it, is led by CDOT, the Colorado Energy O ce and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

“We’re awarding grants to help build fast-charging stations across the state and to fund EV repair technician training,” CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew said.

e 2023 plan looks backward and forward. “ is plan moves us closer to our EV adoption goals and closer to the low emissions future we all want,” Lew said.

Colorado, federal agencies and utilities are all boosting their tax credits and rebates for buying light-

will be bringing guest readers to read the book, “How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?” by Jane Yolen, in both English and Spanish.

duty EVs, which include passenger cars, SUVs, minivans and most pickups. With the lucrative rebates and a rapidly expanding menus of EVs in varying sizes from popular manufacturers, light-duty sales are on track.

To spread electri cation into all modes of transportation, Colorado should facilitate electric bike rebates for 10,000 low- and moderateincome residents by 2025, the report said. Denver’s city-funded program for e-bike discount vouchers has helped more than 5,000 people buy bikes, city o cials said this month.

A next major challenge is swapping out diesel-burning mediumand heavy-duty trucks for electric or hydrogen fuel cell drive trains. e new plan sets goals of 30% zeroemission truck sales by 2030, with 35,000 on the road by then — from virtually none now. e Air Quality Control Commission in April will hold hearings and vote on adopting California’s existing Advanced Clean Trucks standard for medium- and heavy-duty sales in Colorado, with required levels of new sales that ramp up beginning with the 2027 model year.

Trucking industry o cials say Colorado’s goals will be a steep chal-

“We are delighted to honor one of Mexico’s traditional holidays celebrating Day of Children,” said Jesse Martinez, executive director of the Mexican Cultural Center.

“These activities are a great way for the community to come together to celebrate and honor children, and where parents to be a kid too.”

To learn more about this year’s Día del Niño events, visit mccdenver.org/dia-del-nino.

lenge, as there are few alternativedrive heavy trucks on the market. Colorado’s cold weather and steep terrain will also sap the available life from heavy truck batteries, and battery packages that can weigh 8,000 pounds replace money-making payloads for larger trucks, they say.  If electric or hydrogen-drive trucks are not widely available for the next few years, the new EV plan commits Colorado to work on programs or rebates to replace older, highemissions trucks with newer fossil fuel models. e trucking industry says the newest vehicles emit 90% less nitrogen oxide, a key element in Colorado’s ozone violations, than current standards.

e state EV plan also sets goals of converting the entire public transit eet to zero-emission vehicles no later than 2050, and retirement of all diesel or gas school buses by 2035.

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A child enjoys an activity during a previous year’s Día del Niño at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

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Parkinson’s slows life down, but doesn’t stop a family’s love

My dad is one of the smartest people I know. He attended a technical school and, in the 1980s, turned that into a small business repairing stereos, TVs, VCRs, and, later, computers. If it could be tinkered with, my dad could x it, and his skills were so in need that they provided for our family when I was growing up.

It was my mom and dad’s dream to raise a family in the mountains. ey accomplished this dream. My dad sold his business, we uprooted from our home in Arkansas and moved to a mountain home in Colorado. I was in the fourth grade.

Sometimes it’s hard for me to remember that my dad has Parkinson’s disease.

He was diagnosed about 12 years ago. In many ways, he is the same Mr. Fixit. But in other ways, he is not. It’s the little things. e day I moved into my new condo, as a rst-time homebuyer this past fall, I thought nothing of it when asking my dad to bring his tools so he could change the front door lock. I thought this would be an easy chore for him while everyone else carried the heavy moving boxes up and down the stairs. at he remembered the tools is a win given his Parkinson’s. But my mom discreetly told me that he wouldn’t be able to change the lock — because of the cognitive skills he has lost over the years to the disease. And, thinking back, it’s possible that she brought the tools for him, though I didn’t ask.

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Again, it’s the little things that don’t seem to matter at the time, but add up, in retrospect, and show how much my dad has changed.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive and degenerative brain disorder that a ects a person’s muscle movement. But it is so much more than a movement disorder. e disease itself is not necessarily fatal, but complications can be serious and it can greatly diminish quality of life. Along with the motor, or movement, symptoms, there are many other symptoms. People with Parkinson’s can develop mood disorders, such as depression, anxiety, apathy and irritability. ere’s also dementia, an issue that a ects not just my dad, but our whole family.

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ings have become slower year by year in the 12 years since my dad’s diagnosis. at doesn’t mean the decline has been steady or that family life has ground to a halt. I’m thankful that for many years my dad could still do almost everything. Now, it’s just life at a much slower pace and nothing that we, as a family, can’t manage with a little patience.

One example: family celebrations and get-togethers. It takes him longer to unwrap a gift.

Another season of new beginnings

The weeks seemed to be piling up, one right on top of the next. With the time ying by so fast, it also seemed as if the to-do list grew longer while the things checked o kept getting shorter or couldn’t keep up with everything that needed to be done and the additional things being added to the list. As they woke up to start another day, she asked her husband, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

She moved across the country with her 4-year-old son to start a new life and to reconnect with family. Her son was having a hard time adjusting to the new time zone, new surroundings, and new family members he had to get to know. His lack of sleep meant that she wasn’t getting any consistent sleep either, and the vicious cycle of no sleep and stress be-

gan. Additionally, she started a brand-new job, and he started school for the rst time, causing even greater disruption and stress. She looked in the mirror one morning and asked, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right

As a career leader and salesperson he knew how large and complex deals could take longer than others. He had started the process on a new opportunity many months ago. As with any sales role, pressure comes when deals slip or push month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter. He was doing everything by the book, awlessly following the process and aligning with

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the buyer’s journey, yet the deal kept slipping. Finally, almost at the nish line to win the business, a week of discussion with the customer’s legal team forced more delays. He asked some of the people on his team, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

We all know stories like these, don’t we? We have all felt like this at times, haven’t we? I could add several more just like the ones above, but instead, let’s focus on what happens next.

Here we are in another season of new beginnings, and for many of us it is because we associate it with Easter as we celebrate the Risen Christ. In the week and weekend ahead, hope lls our hearts, and our outlook becomes elevated as we have new encouragement and inspiration. For some, it’s just about springtime and the budding of trees, grass turning

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green again, more sunlight pouring through our window, owers beginning to bloom, and the start of baseball that gives us a new and positive attitude.

Another season of new beginnings. So I say to the couple, the mom and her son, and the professional salesperson all mentioned above, as well as any of us who may be saying the same thing right now, “Let today be a day of new beginnings.” If what we are doing right now isn’t working, let’s start over and develop a new plan that aligns with who we want to be, where we want to go and grow, and what we want to enjoy in this life. Everything will get better for you as a couple, a new, safe, and happy new life awaits you mother and child, and that deal will close as will many

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others for you in your brilliant sales career.

is season of life will pass just like every previous season. If we hold on to the yesterdays of life that have caused us stress, fear, worry, and doubt, we are only anchoring ourselves in that negative cycle of gloom and doom. As Zig Ziglar said, “Failure is an event, not a person, yesterday really did end last night.” It’s time for another season of new beginnings.

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So, now I am conscious about making sure there’s not too much tape securing the paper or too many ribbons to untie.

Parkinson’s is weird because some changes in my dad happened slowly while others seemed to come about all of a sudden.

For instance, ve years ago, my dad could still take the family out for a day of boating on Chat eld Reservoir. And, just one year ago, he was driving his truck with no problems. Today, my dad cannot do those things. He cannot walk up stairs alone.

Falling is one of the more serious complications of the disease. Falls can be fatal if they happen at the wrong time in the wrong place, like on a staircase or slipping on ice somewhere on the ve-and-a-half acre property in Bailey where my parents live.

He did experience a couple of falls this winter. Both were serious enough that they required hospitalization and surgery, followed by weeks of rehab in a nursing home.

During one of our visits in the nursing home, in the metro area, my dad said he’s doing OK. en he said, “I want to be closer to the mountains.” I told him he needs to try to remember not to fall so he could be at home in the mountains again.

Now he has a walker, but his Parkinson’s makes him forget that he needs to use it. e dementia seems to be coming faster. So, it’s a cycle: he tries to get up out of his chair and walk

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somewhere and somebody, usually my mother, has to stop him or he likely falls again. Falling is now part of my dad’s life – and our family’s.

It is still unknown why or how people develop Parkinson’s. Research on the causes and e orts to lessen the severity are making progress. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, “scientists believe a combination of genetic and environmental factors” are to blame. Still, there is no cure for Parkinson’s. I like to think that someday there will be one. Science is already going in the right direction, with rst-of-its-kind surgeries already developed and being perfected, and new movement-based therapies that directly target the parts of the brain that help people with Parkinson’s gain control of their movement.

If a big breakthrough on Parkinson’s comes, it probably will not be in time for my dad, maybe not even for me if I ever develop the disease. I hold hope for the possibility for big improvements, or even a cure, in the lifetimes of my nieces or their children.

Awareness months o er us all a time for re ection. ey give people hope and motivate them and, perhaps most importantly, create the opportunity to share knowledge and personal stories, like mine and my dad’s.

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. It also happens that it is the month of my dad’s birthday. We’ll all get together, I’m sure. In my mom and dad’s mountain home.

Christy Steadman is the editor of Colorado Community Media’s Life on Capitol Hill, Washington Park Pro le and Denver Herald newspapers.

Area massage therapists laud the benefits of the practice on their clients’ ailments, stress

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Caring, compassionate hands — and sometimes feet — are used by massage therapists to help improve the lives of their clients. Massage is an ancient practice, and there are more than two dozen types throughout the world, therapists say.

Four massage therapists interviewed by Colorado Community Media say massage has become more accepted by the public, and more scienti c research is being done to document the health bene ts.

Massage can help with pain and injuries; decrease muscular tension; reduce blood pressure, swelling and in ammation; release endorphins; and much more, according to massage therapists.

“Even people who don’t have speci c problems can bene t from massage,” Destine Robertson with Alpine Medical Massage in Centennial and Conifer said. “Everybody has so much stress, and massage can help relieve that.”

People’s perceptions of massage have come a long way, the therapists said.

“A lot of people think of massage as pampering and relaxing,” Ti any Shocklee with Hearth re erapeutics in Golden said, “but it can help people who have many other issues, too.”

A blend of massage styles

Massage therapy is not an easy profession, requiring hours of training, a certi cation exam and licensing in Colorado.

“It’s become a more regulated eld,” said Mary Davis with Healing Traditions Bodywork in Evergreen, “which I think is best. I think it’s needed and necessary to protect people when they are potentially vulnerable going in for a personal treatment like massage.”

But education doesn’t stop at the 600 hours of initial training for most therapists. ey continue to learn di erent techniques to add to their repertoire.

“ e single most popular, most widely done type of massage in the U.S. and maybe in the world is Swedish massage,” Davis said. “ at is part of your basic training. It is a bit lighter, more relaxing, with long strokes. en what I do and what a lot of therapists

do is integrative massage. We have received additional training in areas that have spoken to us.”

Davis said most of the time she’s integrating di erent styles and techniques in one massage.

“I have a toolbox, and I pull di erent things out based on what I’m feeling that day in their tissues and what they need,” she explained.

Jenna Courage of Littleton erapeutic Massage Center said she has blended together many styles to create her own technique.

“I make each session specialized for each client,” Courage explained. “Some techniques I use on one client but not another. I feel like I am learning from my clients. ey come in with something new, and I gure out how to work with it, then take that knowledge and use it on someone with a similar issue.”

A satisfying career

Some massage therapists like Shocklee chose the practice as their rst career, while others nd massage therapy along their career paths. Davis and Shocklee have been massage therapists for 19 years, while Robertson has spent 22 years in the profession and Courage 31 years.

“Massage is important for me,” Shocklee said. “It’s what I’m meant to do. It helps me stay connected to myself. For me to go to work feels very focusing and a relief from other parts of my day that may be chaotic. It’s doing something that is single-minded by working with one person.”

Courage was working on a premedicine degree when she realized she had a strong interest in alternative health care. She visited a massage school and signed up the next week.

Robertson, for example, worked in a bakery before moving to massage therapy, quipping that kneading bread dough helped pave the way to her next career. However, she said she should have known that massage therapy was her calling because as a young girl, she rubbed her grandmother’s shoulders. Her grandmother suggested massage therapy as a career.

Davis had a 20-year career in the nonpro t sector rst.

“I like doing things that help people,

TYPES OF MASSAGE

Some of the many di erent forms of massage, including some employed by the massage therapists interviewed for this story. Definitions are provided by healthline.com.

Swedish massage: gentle full-body massage that’s great for people who are new to massage, want to release tension and desire gentle touch. It can help release muscle knots, and it’s also a good choice for when you want to fully relax during a massage.

Deep-tissue massage: uses more pressure than a Swedish massage. It’s a good option if you have muscle problems, such as soreness, injury, imbalance, tightness, chronic muscle pain. The massage therapist uses slow strokes and deep-finger pressure to relieve tension from the deepest layers of muscles and connective tissues.

Sports massage: a good option for repetitive-use injuries to a muscle such

as what you may get from playing a sport. It can be used to help prevent injuries. Sports massage can increase flexibility, improve athletic performance, relieve pain, reduce anxiety and release muscle tension.

Trigger point massage: best suited for people who have injuries, chronic pain, or a specific issue or condition. Sometimes, areas of tightness in the muscle tissues, known as trigger points, can cause pain in other parts of the body. By focusing on relieving trigger points, this type of massage can reduce pain.

Reflexology: a gentle to firm pressure on di erent pressure points of the feet, hands and ears. It’s best for people who are looking to relax or restore their natural energy levels. It’s also a good option for those who aren’t comfortable being touched on

CIRCLE PHOTO: Mary Davis with Healing Traditions Bodywork in Evergreen uses her forearm to massage areas of a client’s back.

Destine Robertson with Alpine Medical Massage in Centennial and Conifer massages a patient’s back. COURTESY PHOTOS

but I didn’t want to make the commute and sit in an o ce,” Davis said.

Helping others e massage therapists agree that they continue to practice massage therapy for so many years because of the relationships they have with their clients and because of their ability to help others with a multitude of issues.

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling to have somebody come in (for a massage) in pain or with an issue that is a big problem in their lives, and you’re able to gure out how to work with them to help either greatly improve or resolve that issue,” Courage said. “Just the feeling of seeing them

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the entire body.

Shiatsu massage: best for people who want to feel relaxed and relieve stress, pain and tension. It’s a Japanese type of massage that promotes emotional and physical calm and relaxation, helps relieve pain, may relieve headaches, reduces muscle tension, improves sleep and fatigue, and may improve mood.

Thai massage: best for people who want a more active form of massage, and want to reduce and relieve pain and stress. It can also help improve flexibility, circulation and energy levels. Thai massage works the entire body using a sequence of movements that are similar to yogic stretching. The therapist uses palms and fingers to apply firm pressure to the body, and you will be stretched and twisted into various positions.

feel better, to know that they are healthier, happier, more functional in their lives, and you helped create that.”

Shocklee added: “I feel like it’s very rewarding being able to increase people’s wellbeing. It de nitely can be therapeutic for me to help other people and make them feel better. For me personally, doing things like continuing education so I can keep learning new things and taking care of myself have helped me to be able to do it as long as I can. When I rst started, I didn’t think I’d be doing it that long.”

Davis says she usually see an immediate impact from the massages she provides.

“It really motivates me and makes me feel good,” Davis said. “It gives meaning to my work. I feel like I am having a positive impact on people’s lives.”

Myofascial release therapy: involves releasing sti ness in the fascia, the connective tissue system that contains each muscle in the body. The therapist uses massage and stretch to any areas that feel tense with light pressure.

John F. Barnes Myofascial Release: a treatment used to treat chronic pain from the following: back, neck, menstrual, jaw, headaches, and others.

Ashiatsu massage: a technique where massage therapists use their feet to apply deep pressure to your body. It’s often called barefoot massage. Methods allow the deep tissues, joints and muscles to be massaged while easing the nervous system.

Reiki: a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is based on the idea that an unseen life-force energy flows through people and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s life-force energy is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

Ti any Shocklee with Hearthfire Therapeutics in Golden massages a client’s shoulder. Shocklee also o ers ashiatsu massage during which she uses her feet. COURTESY PHOTO

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Date: March 30, 2023

Holders of first mortgages (as shown on the recorded deeds of trust or assignments in Denver County, Colorado records) on Units in the 888 Condominium community are hereby advised of a proposed Limited Amendment to the Condominium Declaration of 888 Condominiums (the original of which was recorded September 1, 1978, at Reception No. 1978008712, Denver County Clerk and Recorder). This notice has been sent by certified mail to first mortgagees along with a consent form and a copy of the proposed amendment. A copy of the amendment and consent form can be obtained by contacting Candyce D. Cavanagh, Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt, LLC, 1445 Market St., Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202. (720) 221-9780.

Legal Notice No. 82143

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Public Notice

Notice to obtain title- The following vehicle(s) were towed and abandoned:

1) VIN 1B3LC56K08N637285

2008 Dodge Avenger, 2) VIN 5XXGM4A76FG425672

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M1 Towing lot address 2810 W. 62nd Ave, Denver, CO 80221, 720-364-1160 is applying for title.

Legal Notice No.82160

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

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Public Notice

Broncos Towing, 303-722-3555 (office) will be applying for title to the following vehicles, abandoned.

1) 1998 Viking pop-upT 464394

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3) 1984 Plymouth silver 403922

4) 1987 Chrysler black 049587

5) 1997 Pontiac white 206355

6) 1998 Coachman motorhome A24331

7) 1995 Fleetwood motorhome A16147

Legal Notice No. 82137

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Matter of the Estate of: Donnie Lee Kelley, a/k/a Don Kelley, a/k/a Don L. Kelley, a/k/a Donnie L. Kelley, and/or Donnie Kelley, Deceased

Case Number: 2022PR31073

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 25, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael R. Meaux, #35658

Attorney for Estate

P.O. Box 22451, Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 82136

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of David Charles Melena, also known as David C. Melena, also known as David Melena, Deceased

Case Number 2023PR30255

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James A Melena, Personal Representative

801 Essex Drive Loveland CO 80538

Legal Notice No. 82131

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of KEVIN MICHAEL HARTMANN, also known as KEVIN M. HARTMANN, and KEVIN HARTMANN, Deceased

Case Number: 2022PR31594

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Laura Moore

Attorney to the Personal Representative

Warren, Carlson & Moore, LLP

PO Box610 Niwot, CO 80544-0610

Legal Notice No. 82148

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Wilfird C. Meier, aka Wilfird Meier, aka Wilfird Charles Meier, aka Bill Meier, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030313

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Randy A. Meier, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234

Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 82165

First Publication: April 6, 2023 Last Publication: April 20, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Amanda Mary Malone, a/k/a Amanda M. Malone, and Amanda Malone, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30260

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Peter J. Malone, Personal Representative 4445 Longhorn Bow Mar, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 82156 First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard W. Burton, Deceased Case Number: 23PR11

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Burton: Personal Representative 1252 Jackson St. Denver CO 80206

Legal Notice No. 82146

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JACQUELINE C. HELLER, a/k/a JACQUELINE CHARDON HELLER, Deceased Case Numbe: 2023PR30221

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lawrence C. Heller, Personal Representative 8247 San Benito Way Dallas, TX 75218

Legal Notice No. 82164 First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Estate of Marilyn Joyce Harring, also known as Marilyn J. Harring, Deceased

Case Number 2023PR30113?

Case Number: 2023PR30301?

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court on or before August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Reinold Joseph Jones, IV

Personal Representative 4385 So. Elati St. Englewood, Colorado 80110

Legal Notice No. 82162

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Wilma E. Godfrey, also known as Wilma Elizabeth Godfrey, and Wilma Godfrey, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31595

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Douglas Dixon, CPA, LLC

Person Giving Notice P.O. Box 704 Larkspur, Colorado 80118

Legal Notice No. 82138

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Maria Bittler, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31545

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marlene Bittler Hewitt

Personal Representative

c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 82157

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

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Estate of CAROL LEE CONDIT, aka CAROL L. CONDIT, aka CAROL CONDIT, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30300

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tamra A. Palmer Attorney to the Personal Representative 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 82129

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

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Estate of Clarence L. Contreraz, AKA Clarence Lory Contreraz, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30312

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 10, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julian A. Contreraz, Personal Representative 5813 Owens Street Arvada, CO 80004

Legal Notice No. 82153

named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Samuel M. Webb, Personal Representative c/o Patrick J. Tobin, Attorney at Law 12650 West 64th Avenue, Unit E, # 258 Arvada, CO 80004

Legal Notice No. 82150

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STANLEY RAVINE, ALSO KNOWN AS STAN RAVINE, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30216

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Blake Pilgreen, also known as Warren Blake Pilgreen Personal Representative 17058 E. Carr Avenue Parker, CO 80134

Legal Notice No. 82139

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

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Notice to Creditors

In the matter of the Estate of Elaine J. Rains aka Elaine J. Buerkens Rains, Deceased. Case No. 2023PR72

Per § 15-12-801, C.R.S. Notice by Publication, All persons having claims against the above-named Estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 23rd, 2023, or the claim may be forever barred.

Lyle R Buerkens, Co-Personal Representative c/o 7925 W. Layton Ave, #416, Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 82134

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Isaac Correa, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30233

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 23, 2023,or the claims may be forever barred.

Isaac Correa, III, Personal Representative c/o 3i Law, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 82133

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JAMES D. MONTGOMERY, a/k/a JAMES DOUGLAS MONTGOMERY, a/k/a JAMES MONTGOMERY, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030274

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tangie I. Montgomery, Personal Representative Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 82128

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Ellis Kirkpatrick, A/K/A Dave Kirkpatrick, A/K/A David E. Kirkpatrick, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30269

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the

personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Owen Kirkpatrick Personal Representation 6083 South Fairfield Street Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No.82151

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Thomas Robert Howes, a/k/a Thomas Howes, and Tommy Howes, Deceased, Case Number 23PR73

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 6, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Randy Howes, Personal Representative 4367 S. Coors St. Morrison, CO 80465

Legal Notice No. 82159

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Doris M. Pare, AKA Doris Merrilee Pare, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30283

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bradley L. Pare Co-Personal Representative 6836 S. Bellaire Way Centennial, Colorado 80122 Douglas S. Pare Co-Personal Representative P.O. Box 4797 Breckenridge, Colorado 80424

Legal Notice No. 82152

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HENDRENA JEAN ALLEN, a.k.a. JEAN K. ALLEN, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR33

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for Personal Representative John Allen: Ernest Staggs, Esq., #17999 STAGGS MORRIS, P.C. 600 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2800 S Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: 303-750-9900

Legal Notice No. 82142

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dolores M. Kalber, a/k/a Dolores Kalber, a/k/a Dolores Marie Kalber, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30310

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lori Jean Lucero, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen FRIE ARNDT DANBORN & THIESSEN 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201

Arvada, Colorado 80003

Phone Number: 303-420-1234

Attorney for Lori Jean Lucero

Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 82167

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

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Colorado wool harvest draws foreign workers

State is top 5 producer

BY WILLIAM WOODY SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN

It’s that time of year when the best sheep shearers from around the world travel from ranch to ranch in Colorado shearing thousands of sheep during the annual wool harvest. Colorado is consistently one of the Top 5 wool producing states, producing more than 2 million pounds of ber each year that is used in a wide variety of products, according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

Shearing a sheep using mechanical shears to carefully cut the wool from the animal usually takes a couple of minutes and yields 11 to 13 pounds of wool per animal. e wool then is sorted for quality and bailed to be shipped and sold to wholesalers.

Colorado wool growers say they take great pride in the care they provide their animals.

Sheep must be shorn regularly to prevent excess wool from interfering with their ability to thermo-regulate. Excessive wool coats also make the sheep more vulnerable to becoming immobilized by physical obstacles in the environment and more susceptible to predator and parasite attacks.

Shearing generally takes place before the lambing season each spring in order to aid in lamb health and survival.

Shearing companies usually hire professionals from South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and many other countries who are trained speci cally to remove the wool from the animals.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado

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In the Matter of the Estate of: Mary Lee Fowler, aka Mary L. Fowler, Mary Fowler and ML Fowler

Attorney: Kristi Radosevich, Karnopp, Radosevich & Preston, LLC PO Box 2708, Elizabeth, CO 80107

Phone Number: 303.646.2763

E-mail: kristirad.law@gmail.com

Attv. Req_ #: 34335

Case Number: 23PR030365

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO§ 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: Mark Fowler

Last Known Address, if any: none

A hearing on Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative (title of pleading) for Probate of Mary Lee Fowler's estate and appointment of Robin Dennis as Personal Representative of the estate, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: April 27, 2023

Time: 8:00 am Courtroom or Division: 230

Address: 1437 Bannock St. #230, Denver. CO 80202

The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.

Set as Hearing WITHOUT Appearance.

Legal Notice No. 82141

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Russell R Noe, deceased Case Number: 2023PR63

All persons having claims against the above named estate are

a/k/a Judy J. Bulow, a/k/a Judy Bulow, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30090

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janelle Bulow, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201

CO 80003

First Publication: April 6, 2023 Last Publication: April 20, 2023

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of PATRICIA T. HAYNES, ALSO KNOWN AS PATRICIA HAYNES, AND PATRICIA THOMAS HAYNES, Deceased Case Number: 23 PR 30147

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the PROBATE COURT OF CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, on or before July 28, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

C. Tricia Foltz, formerly known as Tricia Haynes Foltz 434 Elm Street Denver, CO 80220

Legal Notice No. 82132

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023 Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William Paul Trinen, a/k/a William P. Trinen, a/k/a Bill Trinen, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30285

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maya D. Pingle, Personal Representative 2495 S. Columbine Street Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. 82158

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of SCOTT WAYNE CLEVELAND, JR., a/k/a SCOTT W. CLEVELAND, JR., a/k/a SCOTT CLEVELAND, JR., a/k/a SCOTT CLEVELAND, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30229

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristie Buckley, Personal Representative c/o Wade Ash, LLC 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 825 Denver, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 82147

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Frederick Camillo Battaglia, a/k/a Frederick C. Battaglia, and Frederick Battaglia, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30264

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

BOKF, N.A., Personal Representative c/o Russell G. Gamble, Trust Officer, SVP 1600 Broadway, 4th Floor Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 82161

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Name Changes

Public Notice District Court, Denver County, Colorado

1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80202

In the Matter of the Petition of:

Parent/ Petitioner: Alicia M. Garcia

For Minor Child:Juan Gregorio Santillan

To Change the Child’s Name to: Juan Gonzalo Hernandez Case Number: 22CV477

NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION

Notice to: Clemente Santillan Hernandez, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows:

Date: May 1st, 2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. To appear via Webex 1) Visit www.webex.com or download webex app on your phone 2) Click Join 3) Enter the access code 2594 994 3601

Join online: https://judicial.webex.com/meet/d02-dnvr-courtroom316

If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling the following number: 720-650-7664. When prompted enter the following access code or meeting number: 2594 994 3601.

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Juan Gregorio Santillan

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing

Date: March 10, 2023

Legal Notice No.: 82130

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch ###

Fresh-shorn sheep co-mingle in a pen with those about to have their winter coats removed at a Western Slope ranch in March 2023.

PHOTO BY WILLIAM WOODY / SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN