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‘Women in Trades’

BY JAMIE SUDLER H20 RADIO

Bottles of beer from local breweries pack the cold cases of liquor stores across Denver. But what happens to the glass bottles after customers enjoy their liquid contents? e city of Denver is encouraging residents to put them in purple recycling bins at no cost— underscoring that suggestion by starting a new program to charge for solid waste—i.e. trash—destined for land lls.

Emily Gri th Technical College celebrates women entering fields traditionally held by men

BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

A woman’s place is in the kitchen –xing the pipes, of course. Or maybe doing plumbing repairs in the bathroom, or perhaps, xing a client’s HVAC unit.

Emily Gri th Technical College in

downtown Denver has been educating people for more than 100 years. Recently, it created a special focus to attract female students to study careers in the trades.

ese female students were in the spotlight on May 9, when the Emily Gri th Foundation hosted an inaugural event at ReelWorks Denver

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called A Celebration of Women in Trades. It was a sellout with 256 attendees, and proved that more women are entering the elds that men have historically dominated.

“It was incredible,” said Robin Chalecki, president of the Emily Gri th Foundation. “We have not done a fundraiser lunch for a couple of years, since COVID. I wanted to host an event that really highlighted our students in the best way.”

Beer bottles, along with yogurt containers, cardboard, cans, and other recyclable items, go into one bin, called single stream, which is picked up by a large white truck and taken to a massive sorting facility in southeast Denver.

Once there, as Vanessa Lacayo, spokesperson the city’s Department of Transportation and Instructure explains, trucks are weighed and then empty their loads in barns that correspond with the contents including stalls for garbage, recycling, and compost.

Students participate in a Welding class at Emily Gri th Technical College’s Branch Campus in Denver.

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The potentially everlasting life of a bottle on a Colorado journey

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e goal is to reduce the waste that’s diverted to land lls, according to Nina Waysdorf, the Waste Diversion and Recycling Manager for the city. She said that about 75 percent of the city’s residential waste stream could either be recycled or composted, but only about 25 percent is currently diverted. “A huge gap” that she says is calculated by audits they perform in which they pick apart the trash and measure what is not being recycled.

Lacayo adds that glass is highly recyclable and can be turned into new bottles and jars over and over again.

According to the Glass Packaging Institute, glass is 100 percent recyclable and can be reused endlessly without loss in quality or purity. But across the nation, people recycle only about one-third of all glass they could.

Chemical & Engineering News reports that some European countries recycle more than 90 percent of their glass.

e materials that Denverites put in their purple recycle bins, including beer bottles, are taken from one of barns at the city’s collection center by a trailer truck to a materials recovery facility, or MRF, in north Denver, about eight miles away. At the MRF, which is a Canadian com-

pany called GFL, the materials are sorted into di erent groups—glass, plastic, aluminum, and paper.

e journey of the glass bottle continues after being sorted from other recyclables at GFL. It then gets taken to a company called Glass to Glass, in Broom eld, Colorado, where all non-glass materials, like metals, labels and adhesives are removed.

is facility is owned by O-I, a global manufacturer of bottles. Robert Hippert, the Sustainability Strategy Leader for the company, said that they receive MRF material streams from several di erent facilities in the greater Denver area. e glass is sorted by color—amber, green, and clear. en Glass to Glass produces what’s called “cullet,” small pieces of recycled glass that can be heated and made into new bottles. ose cullet pellets could either go to a facility that serves Molson-Coors in Golden or to an O-I bottle manufacturing plant in Windsor, Colorado, about 50 miles north of Denver.

e Windsor plant is a massive and noisy place humming with activity. Walking through it requires safety glasses, steel-toe shoe covers, and ear plugs. e cullet from Denver is brought in by railcar at the east end of the facility, but Hippert says it’s not enough to meet the needs of the plant, so they have to use raw materials, soda ash, limestone, sand, and a little bit of alumina that are also brought in by train.

e materials are then conveyed inside the plant where two immense and very hot furnaces melt them into molten glass that ows into basins where it will eventually be molded into bottles. Bottles whirl through the plant on belts and ramps at a dizzying speed with incredible precision as computers track their progress, beginning as what looks like hot lava poured into molds to nished bottles that are cooled and then inspected. Freshly made bottles are then bundled up to go to Budweiser, Left Hand, and New Belgium, among other Colorado brewers, and they also ship bottles out of state. e plant runs around the clock, making about 3.5 million bottles a day.

Hippert said that using recycled material from old beer bottles saves energy, and a typical rule of thumb

is that for every ten percent increase in cullet used in their batch formula, they can save about 2.5 percent energy. He also noted that by adding recycled content, they reduce the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions.

e energy savings could be much higher, and if it were up to Hippert, they would have a whole lot more cullet used at the Windsor facility. eir goal at O-I is to try to run on 50 percent recycled content in the bottles they produce. But given low recycling rates in Colorado, they have to import glass cullet from recycled bottles from other states as far away as Oregon, which has had a bottle bill for over 50 years that pays a fee to customers to return their

So why doesn’t Colorado recycle well? Liz Chapman is the Executive Director of Recycle Colorado, the largest nonpro t in the state dedicated to education about and lobbying for recycling. She said that more than half of the glass that is taken o the shelf and could be recycled is thrown into land lls in Colorado. Chapman says Coloradans only recycle about 16 percent in total of what could be recycled—about half the national average. Many bottles end up in land lls because some places in the state don’t have adequate recycling options.

Chapman is quick to add that the bulk of the glass that’s not being recycled is not coming from residences but from many bars and restaurants that don’t have the time, space, or nances to recycle. However, there are some bars and restaurants that take sustainability seriously and train their sta .

Chapman said that there are places in the state unlike Denver that do not have the infrastructure to recycle anything including beer bottles. at contrasts with the fact, she says, that the state has a glass remanufacturing facility with the potential to create jobs and supply it with the recycled glass it needs. e recycling landscape is changing in the state after the legislature passed the Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling act last year. e bill imposes charges on rms that make bottles, cans, paper packaging, and food utensils to fund recycling around Colorado. e program is getting established by rst performing a needs assessment and hopes are it will be fully implemented in about three years.

Additionally, in the November 2022 election, Denver voters approved a measure that requires restaurants, o ce buildings, and apartments to o er recycling. at could mean any beer bottle has a chance for an everlasting life.

is H2O Radio story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member. It was originally produced as part of a series on zero waste by KGNU Community Radio in Boulder.

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Colorado taxpayers should see hefty refund checks

Sta now expects the TABOR cap to be exceeded in the current 202223 scal year, which ends June 30, by $3.31 billion — an increase of roughly $600 million over what they projected in March.

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado taxpayers will be sent even larger refund checks next year than expected after state tax revenues nished the scal year much higher than budget analysts for the legislature and in the governor’s ofce predicted.

e state may now have to refund nearly $1 billion more than originally expected, nonpartisan Legislative Council Sta and the governor’s O ce of State Planning and Budgeting told state lawmakers in June, increasing refund checks by hundreds of dollars per person.

Exactly how large those Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refund checks will be remains in ux, in part because the number will be determined by whether voters pass Proposition HH in November, a 10-year property tax relief plan from Democrats in the General Assembly and Gov. Jared Polis.

e legislature passed a bill in the nal three days of its 2023

lawmaking term, which ended May 8, that would make the refund check amounts the same for everyone if voters pass Proposition HH. ey were originally expected to be about $650 for single lers

and roughly $1,300 for joint lers, but could now be roughly $850 for single lers and $1,700 for joint lers.

Last year, Colorado taxpayers received TABOR refund checks of $750 or $1,500 to account for surplus collected in the 2021-22 scal year, which ended June 30, 2022.

If Proposition HH fails, the refund checks would be tied to income levels. Under the default refund system — called the six-tier sales tax refund mechanism — people who make more money get bigger refund checks based on which of six income tiers they fall into.

People in the lowest tier, who make up to $50,000 a year, were expected to receive refund checks of $454 for single lers or $908 for joint lers. For those in the highest tier, who make $279,001 or more, the checks were expected to be $1,434 for single lers and $2,688 for joint lers.

e improved economic outlook would mean larger refunds for people in every tier, though people in the top tier would bene t most.

People in the lowest tier would now receive refund checks of $587 for single lers or $1,174 for joint lers. For those in the highest tier, the checks would now be $1,854 for single lers and $3,708 for joint lers.

e refund amounts are determined by how much money the state government collects above the TABOR cap on government growth and spending. e cap is calculated by annual growth in population and in ation.

Colorado taxpayers will get their refund checks next year after they le their taxes.

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e governor’s O ce of State Planning and Budgeting now expects the TABOR cap to be exceeded in the current scal year by $3.527 billion — an increase of about $870 million over what they projected in March.

Greg Sobetski, the chief economist for Legislative Council Sta , called the increases a “signi cant upward revision.”

Both LCS and OSPB said betterthan-expected corporate income tax revenue was a large driver of the improvements.

e updates were presented to the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, which received its quarterly economic and tax revenue forecasts from LCS and OSPB. While the end of the scal year is fast approaching, it will be months before the state knows exactly how much money it collected over the TABOR cap.

Legislative Council Sta and the governor’s O ce of State Planning and Budgeting forecasts state government to collect tax revenue in excess of the TABOR cap through at least the 2024-25 scal year, which ends June 30, 2025.

Emily Dohrman, an economist with Legislative Council Sta , said the risk of recession has also decreased.

“ e economy is still showing positive growth, but slower growth than what we saw through most of 2022,” she told the JBC. “Our forecast is anticipating that growth will continue to slow through the end of 2023 but then return to a more moderate pace of growth in 2024 and 2025.”

She said there’s still a risk of an economic downturn, but that risk is lower than it was in March.

Polis touted the forecasts presented to the JBC. He said Colorado’s economy remains strong and that it’s evidence the state “continues to be the best place to live, work and do business.”

e next quarterly tax revenue and economic forecasts will be presented to the JBC in September.

e panel in November will begin drafting the state’s 2024-25 scal year budget, which takes e ect on July 1, 2024.

e full legislature will vote on the spending plan after it reconvenes in January.

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Chalecki credits Emily Gri th students for their initiative and willingness to invest in themselves and their futures.

“Our students are so incredible, so entrepreneurial in spirit, investing in themselves to make their lives better,” she said. “It’s students that know the path they are taking.”

Emily Gri th has an 82% completion rate for its students, an 85% placement rate and a 99% success rate when it comes to students earning their licenses. More than 400 employers have hired Emily Gri th students.

Sarah Flores graduated from Emily Gri th last year with a certi cate in HVAC while also working full-time as a service technician for Timberline Mechanical Systems in Boulder, where she’s worked for four years.

Flores served in the Marines and earned a bachelor’s degree but decided against going into teaching because of a lack of jobs.

Her father was a second-generation plumber.

“I thought I’d go back to what I knew, which is plumbing,” Flores said. “Trades will always be a high-demand, steady job. I could get hired just about anywhere. ere’s a high demand for my skill set, particularly since I have both a plumbing and HVAC background.”

In the long view, Flores would like to get a managerial job or go into engineering.

Catrina Peralta is studying CAD-BIM, which stands for computer aided drafting and building information modeling, at Emily Gri th and will nish her studies in April next year.

As the fourth child in a family of nine kids, she’s been working since she was 12 and has honed good work habits.

“I had to work really young to help out the family,” said Peralta, who is 36.

She describes computer programming as “all these di erent tools to build a building — anything from ground up, designing windows,

doors, xtures, where electricity is run.”

Peralta has a job, and is taking courses 10 hours a week in person and the rest online.

“ at’s pretty much why I chose Emily Gri th. ey’re exible,” Peralta said.

She’s also looking into internships through Emily Gri th. Peralta hopes to be in a management position by age 40 “and to learn the eld the best I can.”

e May 9 event included a panel of three women who work in trades — one from the automotive repair program, another from the welding program and the third is an apprenticeship instructor at Emily Gri th. ey discussed why they entered these mostly-male elds.

“Our panelists were just fabulous,” Chalecki said. “ ey spoke about their journeys, why they came into nontraditional trades, why women should come into these elds — and the audience reacted positively to this.”

e event also included demo stations where attendees could learn more about industries that Emily Gri th students are studying, and students showed o what they learned from their classes.

Demo stations included water quality management, welding, and health sciences programs. One woman demonstrated how HVAC works. Auto repair students had an auto body repair simulator, and also demonstrated how to paint cars.

“We (still) have a ways to go get more women” in these elds, Chalecki said, adding that getting the message out that they have support is important.

But “more people in general are understanding the value of a trades education,” Chalecki said. “ at will mean that more women will arrive as well.”

Catrina Peralta is studying CAD-BIM at Emily Gri th Technical College. She

Hidden loneliness epidemic endangers Coloradans

Older adults face especially high risk

BY CLAIRE CLEVELAND FREELANCE REPORTER

On a sunny afternoon, Carolyn Campos and Naomi Bates are midway through a game of checkers. ey’re sitting in Campos’

apartment at a facility in Aurora for people who are 62 and older.

ey go back and forth, moving the magnetized pieces and commenting on the other person’s strategy. e pair are also fond of playing backgammon, the rst game they played together.

“Of course, she let me win,” Bates said. “Our next venture is chess, but I don’t know if she’s going to be open to that.”

Campos shakes her head. She doesn’t like chess.

e two women often nish each other’s sentences. ey have an easy friendship, as if they’ve known each other a long time. Yet in fact, they just met in March after they were connected through the Senior Companion Program, which is part of Spark the Change Colorado, a volunteer, service and civic engagement organization.

e program matches volunteers who are 55 years or better, as the program describes, with people who are also older than 55 and known as clients. e program is funded by AmeriCorps Seniors, a federal service agency, and aims to support the independence of older adults in their homes, and create friendships that allow people to “continue to be vibrant, contributing members of our communities.”

“ ere are a lot of people who would probably enjoy having

somebody to hook up with, to create a friendship with and to come weekly to see you,” Campos said.

“ at would be awesome for a lot of people that live in this community.”

Loneliness and social isolation are increasingly being recognized as a nationwide epidemic. e U.S. Surgeon General’s o ce, headed by Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, released an 81-page report earlier this year detailing the scourge of loneliness and social isolation, and also laid out a national strategy for addressing it, following recommendations from both national and global organizations.

Loneliness refers to the subjective experience that results from feeling isolated or having inadequate connections with others, while social isolation is objectively having few relationships, social roles or group memberships and infrequent social interaction. Nearly half of all adults in America reported experiencing loneliness in recent years—and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic cut o many people from their friends, loved ones and support systems.

“Both loneliness and isolation affect our health,” said Carla Perissinotto, MD, MHS, a geriatrician and professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco. “ at’s true even when we control for traditional medical risk factors.”

Loneliness is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression and premature death. It poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day and costs the health industry billions of dollars annually, according to the surgeon general’s report.

Last fall, Campos moved from Kentucky to Denver to be closer to her children and grandchildren. While she sees her family much more than she did when she was living in another state, she still wishes she could see them more.

Campos has limited mobility due to some health concerns, so she typically stays at home unless someone is able to provide transportation.

“I don’t get around that much, but I would love to meet more people in my complex. But it’s di cult,” she

said. “Everywhere I go, I’m stuck to [my oxygen tank], so it’s di cult to get out.”

Campos and Bates meet every Monday and play games together or watch cooking shows. On one meetup, Bates brought Chinese food, a favorite of the pair.

For Bates, the volunteer opportunity is about more than just helping her clients (of which she has three); it’s also kept her from feeling isolated.

“It’s very ful lling and rewarding. And plus, I’m retired, so I need to also ll up my time. Just don’t want to sit around doing nothing,” Bates e growing concern over the impacts of loneliness and isolation has put a spotlight on the issue, and the pandemic helped place loneliness and isolation in the public discourse.

“Since the pandemic, we’ve all now felt what it feels to be homebound,” said Jillian Racoosin, executive director of the Foundation for Social Connection and the Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness. “I hope that feeling for everyone brought more of an understanding to what our homebound seniors are experiencing day in and day out, and why it’s so important to invest in social support to make sure that we are taking care of those that are in the home.”

But even with more awareness and a decree from the U.S. government, there’s still a stigma associated with being lonely.

“I’ve had multiple people say, ‘I’m not lonely.’ But then you ask them, well, do you feel isolated? Do you feel left out? Do you lack companionship?” Perissinotto said. “ ey say, ‘Yes, all the time.’ And it’s like, well, that’s actually loneliness.”

Campos said she’s learned to manage being alone.

“I’ve just learned how to be by myself. And I enjoy it,” she said. “It gives me chances to do my Bible studies, and I enjoy watching the cooking show ‘Chopped.’”

Lonely older adults tend to have lower incomes, are less likely to be married, live alone and have poorer self-rated health and more physical limitations than their peers who don’t report being lonely, according to Project UnLonely, a program of e Foundation for Art & Healing.

People of color are more likely to be lonely. About three in four Hispanic adults are classi ed as lonely and nearly 70% of Black/African American adults are lonely — both are at least 10 points higher than what is seen among the total population, according to research from health company e Cigna Group.

More data is needed to understand loneliness among other groups, such as LGBTQIA+ older

Leonard Aube walks into Pete’s Kitchen as Michael Van Dalsem holds the door for him to get lunch after the Men‚Äôs Co ee Group for older LGBTQIA+ adults at The Center on Colfax in Denver. The two were matched by the Senior Companion Program, and spend time together twice a week.

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adults, who are twice as likely to live alone and often lack family support, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Across town at Dayspring Villa, a senior living facility, Michael Van Dalsem and Leonard Aube, who were matched through the Senior Companion Program, meet up twice a week — once to attend the Men’s Co ee Group at e Center on Colfax, a community center for LGBTQIA+ Coloradans, and once just to visit.

Aube, who is 83 years old, doesn’t have any family in Colorado. He visits some of the people where he lives, but is dependent on Van Dalsem for rides to e Center on Colfax or to go to Safeway. He can’t travel on his own due to health complications.

“It reminds me that I have something valuable with my time, and that’s important to know that you are valued in some way,” Van Dalsem said. “I enjoy the people. We are good friends.”

“Best friends,” Aube chimed in. “He’s kind of brought me out of my shell,” Van Dalsem added. “He demanded that I talk.” Van Dalsem has one other client who he takes to doctor’s appointments that the client otherwise would have to get to by public transportation.

e Senior Companion Program has become a vital resource for older adults across the country, and its results are documented in studies that look at similar interventions.

“What we found is that for people

who participated in this peer intervention for one year, which means you were paired with someone with a similar lived experience, we saw reductions in loneliness, depression and anxiety,” Perissinotto said. But larger system changes are needed. e Surgeon General’s advisory laid out a framework to create a national strategy based on six pillars: strengthen social infrastructure, enact pro-connection public policies, mobilize the health sector, reform digital environments, deepen knowledge and cultivate a culture of connection. Yet while there’s a lot of evidence on the negative impacts of isolation and loneliness, there’s less evidence on solutions.

“What we don’t have a lot of evidence on is what works in practice, what works for di erent segments of the population, and how can we scale these innovative solutions?” said Racoosin. “A lot of our e orts now are really focused on that translation piece and supporting organizations, corporations and others to think through how we can not only deploy solutions, but then evaluate them.”

Perissinotto and a colleague, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this year calling attention to loneliness and social isolation and the role of health care professionals—even with limitations like insu cient time and policies—in identifying and treating these challenges.

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Michael Van Dalsem, left, and Leonard Aube enjoy a laugh during the Men’s Co ee Group for older LGBTQIA+ adults at The Center on Colfax in Denver. The two were matched by the Senior Companion Program, and spend time together twice a week. COURTESY OF ELI IMADALI

Marvia Valdez: a neighborhood’s best friend

Neighborhood organization is fundraising for a park shelter in her honor

BY THE BELLEVUE-HALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

As the sun sets on the homes in the 1200 block of Birch Street in Denver, eyes might come to rest on a white brick house with green shutters. Until the winter of 2021, one would likely have seen a white-haired woman with a big smile inside this home, sitting at her computer by the window of her o ce. She likely would have provided a friendly wave while a small black-and-tan dog named Toby kept watch through the front screen door.

e woman’s name was Marvia Valdez. She was one of the more familiar faces in Denver’s BellevueHale neighborhood.

Her impact was signi cant and ongoing. Times changed through the years, but Valdez was steadfast in her views of community. She always spoke of how community — the cooperation, friendship and caring of neighbors for other neighbors — is what keeps a neighborhood healthy and alive.

“Marvia was the rst person I met when I moved into the neighborhood 12 years ago,” said Tom Arrison, neighbor and member of the Bellevue-Hale Neighborhood Association’s Lindsley Park Shelter Committee. “She was altogether friendly. Working around her over the years, I noticed how people were drawn to her and sought to be involved in her projects. She was just one of those people who made involvement easy and a joy. But she was strong-willed and things got done.”

Many knew Valdez from visits with her in her yard, or her and Toby’s daily visits to Lindsley Park, where Valdez would tend to annual and perennial gardens. Others encountered her during the holiday season when she worked with neighborhood volunteers to decorate the small evergreen trees with ornaments in the picnic area of Lindsley Park. Her strong sense of community helped hold the fabric of the neighborhood together.

Valdez joined the Bellevue-Hale

Neighborhood Association’s Board of Trustees in 1979, just two years after the neighborhood organization was formed and registered with the city and county of Denver. Her tenure includes serving as president for a number of years.

Just some of the community gatherings Valdez was involved with include an outdoor family movie night with live music, food and ice cream trucks; an annual summer BHNA Picnic in Lindsley Park; an annual Holiday Party hosted in the neighborhood’s historic homes; and neighborhood yard sales to raise funds for BHNA.

“Her main focus was creating and building community through activities that brought people together,” said Laurie Bogue, member and past president of the BHNA Board. “Marvia’s enthusiasm, perseverance and quiet leadership motivated many others to work on behalf of the neighborhood.”

roughout her life, Valdez remained vigilant with her vision of community and in uenced development decisions in the neighborhood. She made a di erence.

Valdez died in January 2021 from a battle with cancer.

To honor her e orts of building community, the BHNA, in partnership with Denver Parks and Recreation, is making strides on ful lling Valdez’s dream to construct a shelter

in Lindsley Park, which will serve as a community space where neighbors and families can gather for various activities.

the construction of the shelter has already begun. Improvements to the picnic area, landscaping and gardens are also planned.

Valdez was born in Craig, Colorado. She moved to Denver in the mid-1960s, and the Bellevue-Hale neighborhood in the mid-1970s.

As a professional, Valdez wore many other hats. She retired from a teaching career of more than 20 years with Denver Public Schools in 1990, and served as a part-time teacher at Emily Gri th Technical College until 2014. Valdez also embraced being a landlord and an adventurer of road trips with her daughter, Sherri.

Valdez’s most memorable trait was her amazing ability to connect with students and their families, neighbors and her tenants. She would go to the former Annie’s Café on Fridays to visit with friends and

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work with Marvia for over 30 years. Her compelling enthusiasm for the betterment of our neighborhood remains an inspiration,” said Ray Allen, a long-time friend, neighbor and BHNA board member. “Marvia’s passion was to know and help others, and to contribute to our neighborhood. e Lindsley Park Shelter, Marvia’s vision, will keep her memory alive and be a community space to foster friendships among our neighbors.”

The Bellevue-Hale Neighborhood Association is a Registered Neighborhood Organization. Learn more at bellevuehale.org. To donate to the Marvia Valdez Lindsley Park Shelter, visit bellevuehale. org/lindsley-park-pavilion. Donations can also be mailed to BHNA, P.O. Box 200084, Denver, CO, 80220.

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Marvia Valdez and her dog Toby were well-known in Denver’s Bellevue-Hale neighborhood. Valdez, who died from cancer in 2021, served as the neighborhood organization’s president for many years and spearheaded many community gatherings. She was also a landlord and a retired Denver Public Schools teacher. COURTESY PHOTOS

including it in health records would allow clinicians to monitor it over time and adjust their responses as patients’ needs and circumstances change. … Patients’ lives may hang in the balance,” the paper reads.

Older adults are often thought of as more likely to be lonely, but according to the Surgeon General’s report, young adults are nearly twice as likely to be lonely than older adults. 79% of adults aged 18 to 24 report feeling lonely compared to 41% of those aged 66 and older.

Intergenerational connection is one way advocates have identified to lessen loneliness and social isolation, especially since over the last century, the U.S. has become

age-segregated, making relationships between unrelated younger and older adults nearly unheard of.

To bridge that gap, Confidence Omenai and Haley Sanner founded Collective Healing Through Art, which brings younger and older adults together to create art and heal trauma. The organization set out to “disrupt the harm that was occurring to BIPOC and Queer youth and older adults in their Denver community.” Currently, Collective Healing Through Art is working with young adults from the Boys & Girls Clubs and older adults from a few neighborhoods in Denver.

“We have a specific curriculum, and it allows them to build a bond together and to share at will, as they’re creating, what their experience has been,” said Omenai. “We watch them form bonds and become friends and become family.”

Earlier this year, Collective Heal-

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ing became a program of LinkAGES, which works with various organizations in metro Denver to make intergenerational programming the norm. LinkAGES helps build capacity, facilitate collaborations and raise awareness of the power of intergenerational connections.

The programming LinkAGES organizes goes beyond just getting people of a different generation in a room together. It’s all about intention, said Rachel Cohen, executive director of LinkAGES.

“When we say intentional, it means that we design programs specifically to facilitate a connection,” Cohen said. “And the programs are always multisession because relationships and connections take time. It takes time for people to open up, especially when you’re dealing with loneliness and social isolation.”

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and will start working with organizations outside of Denver to offer best practices and training.

With increased awareness, organizations that are centered on creating solutions, and a national strategy, there’s optimism for a less lonely and isolated future for everyone.

“I’m hopeful, but I hope it’s not something that’s fleeting—that it’s popular now and then people are going to forget about this and forget about older adults and forget about those that are isolated,” said Perissinotto. “I think there’s a lot of work still ahead.”

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Colorado already seeing ‘serious’ ozone violations in 2023, watchdogs say

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s Front Range has already recorded violations of federal ozone caps for 2023 that put the state into the “serious” pollution infraction category, and regulators should voluntarily call for EPA sanctions in order to speed up health-protecting xes, environmental watchdogs said.

Readings at public ozone monitors show that the nine-county Front Range nonattainment area, already under EPA jurisdiction for past violations, has blown past the numbers that will trigger the EPA to move Colorado from the “moderate” to “severe” category for breaching 2015 standards. Admitting it now would speed up EPA-mandated corrections such as tighter controls on oil and gas drilling and other pollution permits, clean air advocates said.

Other major U.S. cities that were in similar ozone violations have since come into compliance and been declared in attainment of the tighter 2015 standard, said Robert Ukeiley, a Denver air pollution attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity.

“It’s pretty sad when Denver is more polluted than places like Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Atlanta, all to protect the short-term pro ts of the big oil companies which make up a very small percentage of Colorado’s economy,” Ukeiley said.

Colorado air pollution regulators responded they are “evaluating” the idea of asking the EPA for

a voluntary reclassi cation before the federal agency’s rules require a reevaluation of nonattainment in 2024.

Meanwhile, said Air Pollution Control Division spokesperson Leah Schleifer, “we aren’t waiting for a potential U.S. EPA reclassi cation as we move forward with actions to reduce ground-level ozone pollution. Colorado is taking bold

and meaningful steps right now.”  ose steps, the division said, include acting on Gov. Jared Polis’ recent directive to reduce nitrogen oxide releases from oil and gas production, and implementing new clean truck and car rules to speed replacement of fossil fuels with lower emissions electric motors.  ose assurances are not meaningful, Ukeiley responded, after

years of the division and the Air Quality Control Commission moving slowly on new pollution rules and delaying EPA enforcement. e EPA has repeatedly downgraded the northern Front Range ozone problem under both 2008 caps of 75 parts per billion and the tighter 2015 cap of 70 parts per billion.

“As a general rule, reasonable people don’t believe a six-time loser when they say they are trying really hard not to fail a seventh time,” Ukeiley said. “If they were actually working hard to protect air quality for all Coloradans, they would have already submitted their voluntary downgrade request to EPA.”  e EPA uses three-year averaging in evaluating whether a pollutiontroubled area is getting better or worse in attainment of the agency’s ambient air standards. Groundlevel ozone is a threat to lung and heart health, and some scientists are recommending a further tightening of the standards below the 2015 cap of 70 ppb.

Ozone is caused by a combination of nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, intense summer sunshine, wild re smoke and other factors, including natural background sources and industrial pollution drifting from out of state.

Regulators disregard the highest readings and set their sights on benchmarks such as the fourthhighest readings of the year in order to throw out anomalies. To avoid a downgrade in the current three-year cycle of 2021-23, Colorado monitors would have had to

Smog from forest fires in northern Alberta obscures areas of downtown Denver in late May. The Canadian smoke added to Denver’s existing ozone problems and created high pollution warning days for the Front Range.

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Do not enter the comfort zone

She was very comfortable running 5K and 10K races, and usually placed well. She often thought about stretching herself to run a half marathon and then one day, a full marathon. As her dreams about training harder and running longer races took shape, she found herself returning to her comfortable training regime and settled once again for training to run in those 5K and 10K races.

en one day, she decided to go for it. She made a commitment to break free from her comfort zone and train harder and run farther. She woke up earlier and each day that she ran, she pushed herself just a little bit farther until she could comfortably nish a half marathon. And after that, she left that comfort zone and began training even harder to compete in a full marathon, and last year successfully ran in the NYC Marathon.

When asked if she had plans on returning to her former routines of running in shorter races and giving up the long runs, her response was that she would never allow herself to enter the comfort zone ever again. In her mind she created an image of a

“Do Not Enter” sign followed by “ e Comfort Zone.”

For many of us we have reached some type of pinnacle or achieved a soughtafter goal only to nd ourselves slowly backsliding and reentering our former comfort zone. We reach a certain level of success and then allow ourselves to get comfortable there instead of wondering what we could do if we pressed ourselves a little harder, taking a new or di erent path, and maybe even taking a little risk. It’s like breaking free from one comfort zone only to enter another comfort zone.

If we are on a path of personal or professional growth, we might all do well to have that same mental image top of mind, “Do Not Enter e Comfort Zone.” Whether it’s a physical achievement we are seeking, a business breakthrough, quitting a bad habit, starting a new and positive habit, or maybe setting our sights on

breaking the company sales records, once we break free from what has been holding us back, leaving our comfort zone, we need to commit to never going back or settling ever again.

Here is something to watch out for, it’s called the neutral zone. It’s that place where we have decided to break free from our comfort zone but haven’t taken any action yet. Something is still holding us back. Maybe we haven’t fully committed to where it is that we want to go. Maybe we have some head trash that’s getting in our way. Whatever it is, it has us stuck in the neutral zone. How do we get unstuck? We take the rst step in the pursuit of our new goals and dreams. We don’t have to go beyond that, we are not going to go from running a 10K to running a marathon, but we are going to take the rst step and maybe run an extra half mile, and then each day slowly build to our ultimate goal.

Taking that rst step does something psychologically that gets us moving in the right direction. For some of us, we get caught up in all the rest of the steps and it paralyzes

Options for funeral and burials

Most people wake up each day and make a few key decisions so the day goes smoothly. ey usually think… What will I accomplish today? What will I wear or eat today? Typically, the average person also has various goals they want to accomplish … getting a good job, buying a house, creating a family, staying healthy and saving money for retirement.

Rarely do you nd a person with a written goal of intentionally seeking out their nal resting place and outlining their obituary or Celebration of Life ceremony. It is a rare individual who does the hard work of soul-searching their thoughts and beliefs about their own mortality. Most of us don’t want to think about that because it’s too sad. But as Benjamin Franklin said, “…in this world noth-

LIVING & AGING WELL

ing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

Most end-of-life caregivers will tell you the best gift you can give yourself and your family is the gift of pre-planning. If nances are tight, at a minimum, make some decisions so your family and friends will know your wishes. ere is a wonderful guide called “Five Wishes” that serves as a legal document for end-of-life decisions. Most hospices, funeral homes and cemeteries have some version of the types of questions outlined in the “Five Wishes” document and you can nd it online, too.

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e last wish of the “Five Wishes” discusses “What I want my loved ones to know.” is section addresses the emotional realm, as well as physical placement of one’s body after passing. Some key decisions include … How do I want to be remembered? Do I want to be buried or cremated?

Do I want to be near relatives? Do I want to be placed somewhere close to my family so it’s convenient for them to visit? Do I want my ashes to be placed at sea or scattered out of an airplane or in a cemetery? Do I want a permanent monument engraved?

Determining key end-of-life decisions ahead of time will set you free from worry, provide for a smooth transition, and be a gift of peace of mind for your family and friends.

At the Aug. 3, 2023 Seniors’ Council of Douglas County meeting, our host

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us to the point where we do not take any step at all. A comfort zone surrounded by a neutral zone creates a do-nothing zone. And as it has been said before, if we aren’t moving forward, we are more than likely moving backward. Zig Ziglar said it this way, “People who never take step one, can never possibly take step two.”

How about you, are there a rst step that you need to take? Is there a personal or professional goal or dream that you have had on your heart for a while? If so, have you asked yourself what is holding you back? As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we can break free from our comfort zone, leave the neutral zone behind, and commit to never entering that comfort zone again, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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Colorado natives: flowers and function in the home landscape

ecological bene t to our pollinators. ey are all adaptable to our urban soils and should only require supplemental water during the rst year of establishment.

Chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata) is extra cold-hardy member of the daisy family is a garden powerhouse. e bright yellow owers oat atop gray-green mounding foliage, and last from early spring to frost. e golden pinwheels surround dark red centers that are full of nectar — attracting both butter ies and occasional hummingbirds. As an added bonus, the foliage is said to have the aroma of chocolate. As things wind down in the fall, leave the last crop of ower stalks to enjoy the intricate cup-shaped seed heads, which are both beautiful and a functional food source for birds.

Ten-petal blazing star (Mentzelia decapetala)

As a gardener in the urban Front Range, each season brings new challenges, or the same challenges just in a di erent order. Rabbits, salt, cold temperatures, hot temperatures, drought, foot tra c — sometimes the list seems never-ending. However, an almost foolproof way to ensure the success in the home garden is to look

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Highlands Ranch artist and writer Craig Marshall Smith has recently published a book called “Where is Mary Bergen?”

e book is set in Granby, Colorado, with a narrator/detective character named Frank Elgin, who reminds me of a writer I’ve encountered. Elgin lives with a little red dachshund named Roger ...

Next door lives a bestselling author named Peter Du Cane, who thinks most highly of himself, drinks a lot and is renting a house owned by one Laura Faircloth, who has gone o to check out a prince somewhere, a prince who discovered her via a book of nude photographs, taken by another local character, Dartmouth Powell ... And we’re only to page 17!

And I also read an account of

also germinates readily in pots, but transplant it into the garden early as it does develop a taproot. Mentzelia will quickly become a favorite as the striking white owers open each night, smelling sweetly of honey, only to close again before morning.

Kannah Creek Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum)

We love this little groundcover. Best suited for well-drained sites with little to no irrigation, sulphur ower buckwheat is incredibly durable, long-lived and great for weed suppression. In early spring, the lush mat of green foliage is topped with chartreuse pom poms that mature to deep orange. Flower stalks can be sheared after ower for a tidier appearance, or left through winter and sheared in March. In fall, the foliage ages to a deep burgundy and persists through the winter season.

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Laura Swain

to our native plants for inspiration. I spoke with some of my colleagues at Denver Botanic Gardens and we came up with three of our favorites to tackle tough conditions while delivering on ower power. ese plants are all native to Colorado and provide signi cant

A native, night-blooming, fragrant, drought-tolerant, pollinator magnet? Say no more! Ten-petal blazing star is a sta favorite around here — and for good reason. Although it is a biennial or short-lived perennial, once this plant is established in the garden, it will persist from seed for years to come. Sow seed directly into the garden and keep moist. It

Book is great summer read

an art class assigned to create a self-portrait ... very funny!

Smith taught art at three different universities over a period of 30 years and paints abstract works.

Mary Bergen was a former student, who went home for Christmas and never returned, we learn.

Elgin is asked to nd her ... He starts with checking a Du Cane book out from the library and taking it home to read to Roger.

e possibility of co-writing a book with Du Cane surfaces and is discarded ... and surfaces again, accompanied by entertaining chatter.

We meet another Granby resident named Mr. Friday ... he seems to be well-supplied with factoids of all sorts ... Christmas lights were invented in 1914 by a Denver man named D.D. Sturgeon. His son was ill and couldn’t come to see the family Christmas tree. Sturgeon painted some bulbs and strung them on an outside tree so the boy could see them from his bed, according to Friday, who

liked to hang out at the local diner. Modeled on a longtime friend of Smith’s ...

Somehow, Mary Bergen’s name leads to a chapter about the famous ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his friend, Charlie McCarthy — and a session between Charlie McCarthy and the very funny comedian, W. C. Fields — and a dialogue between them ...

A trip on the Zephyr to Ottumwa, Iowa is another detective job, involving a search for one Nadine Wol nger — and en route, he met Heidi Spottle ... “Everyone should take an overnight train ride.”

Back in Granby, days continue, with new encounters and characters.

Clever dialogue, quirky characters, pretty much perfect summer reading — no beach required — just a cool lemonade and a shady spot inside or out to settle in and let Smith entertain you.

“Where is Mary Bergen?” is a paperback and will tuck in a tote or suitcase handily.

Not sure how to add these to the landscape? Try pairing them with some of our native grasses like blue gramma (Bouteloua gracilis) and little bluestem (Schizachryum scoparium). Using groundcovers and grasses reduces the need for maintenance like weeding and mulching each season.

Laura Swain is a horticulturist with the Denver Botanic Gardens.

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‘Where is Mary Bergen?’ is new detective novel

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When people think of horses, they might associate them with ranch living, horse racing or recreational riding, but horses can be therapeutic, too.  erapy takes many forms, from physical to mental. Some people travel to a ranch to work with horses as part of the therapeutic process.

Equine-assisted therapy was something Arvada native Kelsey Petitt discovered while studying occupational therapy at Pima Medical Institute in Denver. Having grown up riding horses, it immediately caught her attention.

“I just, kind of, was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is the coolest thing ever. I can combine my true passion of horses and really being able to help and assist participants and patients with doing therapy and reaching their functional goals while also having fun with horses and having that relationship,’” Petitt said.

Although she knew immediately that equine-assisted therapy was something she wanted to pursue, she did not do so immediately. Following her schooling and clinical internships, she quickly began working and then had her daughter.

However, in 2021 Petitt, who now lives in Brighton, decided to establish the Brighton-based Prestige erapeutic Equestrian Center, o ering an occupational therapy program that brings the four-legged companions into the practice.

“Now, I’m going on 11 years of being a therapist and so it’s taken me a little bit of time to get back to, really, what I wanted to do,” said Petitt, who also works as an occupational therapy assistant for a company called erapeutic and Rehabilitative Associates.

Her purpose, like many other therapists incorporating horses into their practice, is clear: “Transforming lives through the therapeutic power of horses.”

Bringing horses into occupational therapy

Occupational therapists help people develop skills so that they can perform day-to-day tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating, as well as techniques to aid in memory and concentration, according to the American Occupational erapy Association.

For example, occupational therapists may work on a person’s ne motor skills, such as being able to button a jacket or holding a fork, Petitt said.

ey also work on sensory integration, which she said usually comes up when working with someone who is on the autism spectrum.

Another example of work they do is helping someone with their feeding skills, such as for patients with Parkinson’s disease who experience a lot of tremors. Improving core strength may also be a focus for patients, such as for someone who struggles to put their shirt on due to a lack of strength.

“ ere’s an array of di erent settings that you can get into in the occupational therapy eld, but I think for me, the equine-assisted movement is just something that I’ve always loved,” she said. “Horses are just so therapeutic in general, for anybody.”

e term “hippotherapy” refers to how occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language pathology professionals use equine movement as a therapy tool, according to the American Hippotherapy Association.

To use hippotherapy in treatment, a person must be a licensed therapist who has completed continuing education in the inclusion of horses and equine movement, per the association. Petitt has gotten her rst level of training with the association, and she plans to continue with her training this fall.

However, Petitt explained that she does not refer to herself as a hippotherapist because hippotherapy is not its own therapy.

“We’re not hippotherapists,” she said. “Hippotherapy is utilizing the horse. All of our treatments are either occupational therapy, speech therapy or physical therapy, and we’re just using the horse as a treatment tool, basically.”

With her clients, she said she is working on all of the same therapy interventions that she would be in a therapy gym or in an outpatient program, but instead she’s now doing it by having her clients get onto a horse and incorporating the horse’s movement into the treatment.

“We work o the horse’s pelvis, so their pelvis is very similar to ours,” she said.  ere are di erent planes for the horse in the way that their pelvis moves — the sagittal plane, frontal plane and transverse plane, she said.

“We’re working on that constantly, so when we have our riders on the horse, they’re also working on that. And it’s one of the most multi-dimensional movement(s) that’s rhythmic and repetitive,” she said.

For someone experiencing conditions such as limited mobility, limited core strength, cognitive delays, or sensory processing disorders, “it can really just kind of help bene t and improve all of those elements,” she said of equine-assisted therapy.

According to a study published in the international journal, Physiotherapy eory and Practice, there are “signicant positive e ects” of equine-assisted therapy on exercise tolerance, mobility, interpersonal interactions and quality of life of people with disabilities.

Another study focused on the ef-

fects of equine-assisted activities and therapies for individuals on the autism spectrum and concluded that these programs “substantially improve” the social and behavioral functions of people who are on the autism spectrum.

“Communication is pretty key, too … because horses mirror us, so a lot of our participants can learn a lot more speech and communication successfully with the horses, which is really great,” she said.

Petitt has three horses she works with. e horse a client is paired with is dependent on their individual needs, she explained.

“Part of what’s so cool is because we can kind of tailor it to that participant, that patient, and kind of really work on what we need to work on with them,” she said. “ eir postural control, sensory systems, motor planning.”

In a typical therapy gym for occupational therapy, Petitt said there are tools such as a swing, a ball and a mat to use for the session. However, these do not provide the same level of sensory input and rhythmic, consistent movement that equine-assisted therapy can, which she said is great at building overall strength, control and balance.

“We can work in the therapy gym all day but the bene ts and the outcomes that we’re seeing while doing therapy

A young girl works on her skills at the Prestige Therapeutic Equestrian Center.

Therapists describe how they incorporate horses into their practice

Sage is one of the horses at the Prestige Therapeutic Equestrian Center. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PRESTIGE THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER

on the horses are just so much more transformative and more meaningful than we can get in the gym,” she said.

Looking ahead, Petitt said she hopes to soon expand her team to include a physical therapist.

“And then I’m really hoping to hire a speech therapist as well, because riding the horses … there’s so much to do with our respiration rate when we’re riding them,” she said. “What that can do for speech language pathologists is really help with that physiological system of how we talk.”

At the Prestige erapeutic Equestrian Center, Petitt also o ers “therapeutic horseback riding,” which she explained is not a professional therapy service but is rather like a recreational sport where individuals learn riding skills. is experience can, in turn, lead to other bene ts such as helping deal with anxiety.

However, when it comes to getting professional therapy treatment for mental health conditions like coping with trauma, grief, abuse, or other challenging experiences, community members have an equinebased option — the therapists with Rocky Mountain Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, LLC.

Horses and psychotherapy

Carina Kellenberger and Dana Schultz, both licensed clinical social workers who grew up loving horses, established Rocky Mountain Equine Assisted Psychotherapy in 2013.

Schultz, who lives near Superior, and Kellenberger, who lives in Longmont, primarily practice at the Happy Dog Ranch in the Littleton area and at Medicine Horse in Boulder.

“We are licensed clinical social workers that have a trauma-specialty focus in … equine therapy,” Schultz said, explaining they do formal intakes and development clinical-based treatment plans.

ere is a di erence between equine-assisted therapy and equine-facilitated therapy, Kellenberger noted.

“When we rst started our business back in 2013, the word ‘equine-facilitated learning and psychotherapy’ did not exist, but that is the work we are doing,” Kellenberger said. “Equine-facilitated psychotherapy and learning means that the horse — the relationship with the horse is the vehicle for change.”

Under the practice of equine-facilitated psychotherapy, it is the client’s relationship and connection with the animal that is moving the sessions forward, she said.

“ e di erence between the learning and the psychotherapy are, like, a lot of the group work is mainly more learning because we’re not really diving into personal issues and we’re keeping it a little more surface level,” Kellenberger said. “But (in) the psychotherapy … we go as deep just like any o ce therapist would.”

Equine-assisted therapy is di erent because while horses are incorporated into the practice, the client’s relationship with them is not the driving force, she said. Rather, the horses are more of a tool component of the therapy.

“ ey might be being used more as a metaphor or as a way to help move through an activity, but they’re not — the relationship with the animal isn’t the central piece,” she added. “In the facilitated work that we do with our clients, it’s the relationship as the primary drive and the connection with the horse.”

Kellenberger and Schultz may use an equinefacilitated or an equine-assisted therapy approach when treating a client, as it depends on what the client is seeking, Schultz said. Kellenberger added that equine-assisted therapy is bene cial as an assessment tool.

Both Schultz and Kellenberger received certi cation in animal-assisted social work from the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work, as

well as completed training through the organization Natural Lifemanship in trauma-focused equineassisted psychotherapy.

“A lot of our clients, they’re coming to us because they’ve experienced trauma, and so we’re making sure that everything that we’re doing is through that lens as well,” Kellenberger said.

Schultz noted their approach is always using a clinical, evidence-based lens and horses are a part of the team. She works with clients to identify their primary goals and the horse becomes their partner in that journey.

“We know that therapy is hard and incredibly personal, and it’s a di cult journey for people to admit, like, ‘Hey, I need help.’ And so one of the things that we always do is provide our potential clients with a free meet-and-greet,” Schultz said, explaining the person can visit the ranch to meet her and hear the elevator pitch.

“Part of that elevator pitch is recognizing how difcult the therapeutic process and journey can be for some, and that the relationship that you have with the therapist is as important as the relationship that you are going to form with your horse,” she added.

Most of the work during therapy sessions is unmounted, Kellenberger said, explaining the clients may do things like grooming the horse, leading the horse or doing other things that help them feel connected to the horse.

Once sessions begin, Schultz said herself and Kellenberger are skilled at identifying patterns in people’s behaviors.

“We basically say, ‘I’m noticing this pattern. Is it helpful or not?’” Schultz said, explaining they use the identi cation of patterns to build rapport and trust with clients before then delving deeper into working through their trauma.

e trauma a lot of their clients experience is a ecting the way they show up in their human relationships, Kellenberger said.

“Working with the horses — who are prey animals and are highly sensitive and attuned to our intentions, our emotions — they make excellent partners in this work, because they are able to kind of mirror or … show the patterns that people have in the same way that a human would,” Kellenberger said.

Schultz noted that the work being done during these therapy sessions happens in the moment, providing an opportunity for real-time change.

“Our horses … they are not magical unicorn creatures. ey are going to ignore our clients. ey are going to resist,” Schultz said. “And the client is going to, you know, respond or react.

“And that’s kind of what we’re observing and saying, ‘Hey, is this pattern helpful for you? Because it’s happening right here, right now. So, right now, in this moment, you’re feeling frustrated, you’re feeling abandoned, you’re feeling unheard, (or) you’re feeling whatever. What can we do right now in this moment to help shift the way that you’re feeling to a more balanced thought?’” she continued.

ese therapy sessions provide a way for clients to, in a safe space, start

to make changes to those patterns and feel more comfortable not only in their relationship to the horse but in their relationships with people, explained Kellenberger.

“ e actual brain starts to change while they’re working with the animal,” Kellenberger said. “And horses are really great at this, also, because they are prey animals. ey are looking for vulnerability and congruence from us because that’s how they keep themselves safe in the wild.”

“If a client is really holding back an emotion, they’re being incongruent, you’ll see the reaction from the horse in that way,” she continued. “As soon as … our clients are able to start to be more congruent in their own bodies, that feels very safe for the horse and that’s where the connections really start to form.”

It is through this real-time therapy work with the horse that the clients can begin to learn how to transfer the shifts in their approach into their everyday lives, Schultz explained.

“Having done this for 10 years, I can tell you, we have seen so many clients who come in and they’re like, ‘I’ve tried everything else. Nothing else works,’” Schultz said. “We see clients, I think, for a shorter period of time, I think, on average, than maybe what a traditional talk therapist in an o ce setting would see because it isn’t so retroactive or future-oriented.”  Kellenberger added, “It’s kind of just eye-opening, and it can unlock patterns that people didn’t know that they had that they’ve been working on for years in the o ce. So I would say that the horses are amazing partners because they are so sensitive and they can show us a lot about ourselves pretty quickly.”

Spreading the word

All three therapists expressed a desire to raise awareness of the existence of their practices and how it can help people.  “It’s as good as … any other therapy,

Kelsey Petitt established the Prestige Therapeutic Equestrian Center in 2021.

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and you don’t need horse experience to do it,” Schultz said. “It’s not just for any speci c type of person.”

Schultz said when she and Kellenberger entered into the industry, it was small and many people did not really understand it.

“ ere were so many people, especially when we were rst getting started, that were just kind of doing backyard therapy that were not therapists,” Kellenberger said, explaining that she and Schultz wanted to put their mental health degrees at the forefront of their work and help the eld gain notoriety.

“Because we were seeing the really great work that can be done when you’re doing it correctly,” she added, advising people to do their research and look for licensed therapists.    Schultz highlighted that this type of therapy is for everyone, saying they have clients ranging from the ages of 7 to 78.

“It’s inspiring. I’m inspired by my clients to, you know, for me to keep my training up, to be the best I can be because they’re showing up to do the hard work,” Schultz said.

In her work in occupational therapy, Petitt shared how powerful it is to see clients transform throughout equine-assisted therapy sessions.

“It’s just so cool to see them being able to accomplish the things that they weren’t able to accomplish before,” she said. “Raising awareness of what we do is so important and amazing to help our riders grow.”

“It’s just amazing what horses do for us,” Petitt said. “ ey’re so inspiring.”

Carina Kellenberger, left, and Dana Schultz, right, established Rocky Mountain Equine Assisted Psychotherapy in 2013. COURTESY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY

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stay below the upper 40s in parts per billion in 2023. Readings at key monitors spiked to 89 ppb in 2021, and 78 ppb in 2022.

The relevant readings at a monitor near Chatfield Reservoir reached 70 by late May of this year, and 67 at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden. Those put the three-year averages at 79 at Chatfield, for example, and 77 at NREL, the Center for Biological Diversity said.

State regulators do not dispute those calculations. The health department “takes ground-level ozone pollution seriously,” Schleifer said, in a written statement.

One of the primary impacts of a downgrade in the attainment classification is a broadening of pollution sources that must go through the state permitting process.

Regulators can demand changes in process or equipment that could reduce pollution before issuing a permit, and permits can ratchet down allowed pollution over time.

In 2022, the EPA downgraded the nine-county area under the looser 2008 ozone standard from “serious” to “severe.” The federal agency said at the time that under “severe,” requirements include the use of reformulated gasoline in summer months and a reduction of the threshold requiring control measures on emissions sources from 50 tons per year to 25 tons per year.

Each reclassification puts another strain on state regulation as well. Colorado officials said at the time of the “severe” reclassification it would require for 473 more sources of pollution that contribute to ozone, as the threshold dropped to include all those emitting 25 tons or more.

Recent legal actions by environmental groups forced the addition of pollution sources in northern Weld County, home to much of the oil and gas drilling and production activity in Colorado, to the Front Range nonattainment area. Previously, only the southern portion of Weld County was included in the stricter permitting regime.

Taking action now would put far more northern Weld County operations under the “serious” 2015 standards. After asking the EPA for another downgrade, Colorado could take other actions such as demanding a “pause” to oil and gas operations on bad air days, much as the state asks individuals to limit driving, get car emissions tests, or avoid outdoor activity, Ukeiley said. The state could also limit the use of the natural gas-fired Cherokee Generating Station north of downtown Denver on high pollution days.

Colorado officials often argue against swift air pollution action by saying it can take corporations a long time to acquire and install new equipment. Admitting to another ozone downgrade now rather than waiting would give those officials and companies longer lead time to make changes, Ukeiley said.

“We know it’s all inevitable that we’re going to get downgraded,” he said. “The state might as well admit that and move forward with the process. And use the process to come up with the most protective effective measures to reduce our pollution.”

This story via The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver that covers the state. For more, visit www.ColoradoSun.com. The Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, which owns Colorado Community Media.

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In the Matter of the Estate of: REMZIJA CURIC, Deceased Case Number: 2023-PR-30006

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DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202

Plaintiff: SHAFIQULLAH YOUSIFZAI.

v. Defendants:

1. OAKWOOD HOMES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company;

2. MARY MITCHELL;

3. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION;

4. ANNIE LE, f/k/a ANNIE KONG;

5. THANH CONG LE;

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9. JOHN DAVIES, the Public Trustee for the City and County of Denver; and,

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Denver, Colorado 80210

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Dated: June 21, 2023.

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Legal Notice No. 82299

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Stephen Blake Newsom, aka Stephen Newsom, aka Steve Newsom, aka Steve Blake Newsom, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR066

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 October 30, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

John Kevin Tyler, Personal Representative 9284 US Highway 285 Morrison, CO 80465

Legal Notice No.82297

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of MARIE F. MCCALL, a/k/a MARIE FRANCES MCCALL, a/k/a MARIE MCCALL, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30603

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 October 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher McCall, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court #2800 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 82288

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

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

Dated this 19th day of June, 2023.

ZIJADA CURIC

Personal Representative to the Estate 280 E. Highline Circle, Apt. #205 Centennial, CO 80122 Phone: (303) 359-2165

Legal Notice No. 82295

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Susan V. Hope, also known as Susan Virginia Hope, and as Susan Hope, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30638

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 October 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas H. Hope, Personal Representative 401 Dexter Street Denver, Colorado 80220

Legal Notice No. 82282

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jeanne Marie Habib, AKA Jeanne Habib, AKA Jeanne M. Habib, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30721

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 October 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marianne Arling c/o Little Law Office

Personal Representative 15530 E. Broncos Parkway, Ste. 300 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 82301

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Serena Colleen Neu, Deceased Case Number 23-PR-30605

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 October 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert J. Neu, Personal Representative 1000 Gregory Street Hutchinson, Kansas 67501

Legal Notice No. 82302

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of COLIN ROGER HEFFERN, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30542

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 November 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ KEVIN M. WEIN, Counselor at Law

8557 West Quarles Place Littleton, Colorado 80128

Legal Notice No. 82285

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Edward S. Lampert, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30642

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 October 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark L. Lampert, Personal Representative 420 South Forest Street Denver CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 82281

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Raeann B. Lampert, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30641

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 October 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark L. Lampert, Personal Representative 420 South Forest Street Denver CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 82280

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of David Lawrence Burns, also known as David L. Burns, also known as David Burns, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30558

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 October 22, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael A. Burns, Personal Representative 10135 West San Juan Way, Suite 100 Littleton, Colorado 80127

Legal Notice No.82287

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice District Court, 2nd Judicial District, County of Denver, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80204

In the Matter of the Estate of VICENTE MENDOZA RAMIREZ, MARIA DELALUZ DURON, MATEO DURON, Deceased.

Attorney: Ronald W. Servis; Atty. Reg. #: 9177

Patricia D. Sachse ; Atty. Reg. #: 40633

11616 Shaffer Place, Unit S-102 Littleton, Colorado 80127

303.237.5020

RonServis@aol.com

Property located at 3345 – 47 E 45th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80216 Lots 17 and 18, Block 30 TOWN OF SWANSEA City and County of Denver, State of Colorado

Title is vested in Hipolita Duron and Maria Duron and Mateo Duron and Vicente Mendoza Ramirez. Notice is being given regarding Ownership of Property – Determination of Heirs.

All persons having Ownership rights to the Property located at 3345-47 E 45th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80216 are hereby given Notice that the property is to be sold. Heirs of the above-named estates are required to notify the respectful personal representatives. on or before August 31, 2023, or disclaim rights to said property forever.

/s/ Ronald W. Servis, Attorney for Antonio Duran, Personal Representative for the Estate of Maria Delaluz Duron and Estate of Mateo Duron 11616 Shaffer Place, Unit S-102 Littleton, Colorado 80127 303-237-5020

/s/ Hipolita Mendoza, Personal Representative for the Estate of Vicente Mendoza Ramirez c/o Knute O. Broady III, Reg # 43986 6795 E. Tennessee Avenue, Suite 424 Denver, Colorado 80224 720-341-4111

Legal Notice No. 82293

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carl David Clark, aka Carl D. Clark, aka Carl Clark, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30744

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 October 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carla C. Peters, Personal Representative 3349 S. Dale Ct. Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No.82296

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Margaret Ellen Rice, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30475

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 October 23, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Larry D. Harvey Attorney to the Personal Representative 5800 S. Nevada St. Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 82286

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARTIN J. BAKER, a/k/a MARTIN BAKER, a/k/a MARTIN JOEL BAKER, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30584

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 October 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Helga Fitzgerald, Personal Representative c/o Steven R. Hutchins, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC

1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. 82300

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Byron Leigh Payton, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR254

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 October 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Georgia Leigh Flack

Personal Representative

1104 B. Street N.E. Miami, OK 74354

Legal Notice No. 82275

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ADELINE ELIZABETH SEGURA, a/k/a ADELINE E. SEGURA, AND ADELINE SEGURA, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30616

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 October 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Katherine Segura, Personal Representative

1545 South Lowell Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80219

Legal Notice No. 82269

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Matter of the Estate of: ISAAC CORREA, Deceased Case Number: 2023-PR-30519

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

Dated this 19th day of June, 2023.

ANNETTE CORREA

Personal Representative to the Estate 860 Utica Street Denver, CO 80204

Phone: (720) 334-9305

Legal Notice No. 82294

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Goldie Sher, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30662

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 October 27, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

O. Lior Nuchi, 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. 82277

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mary Lou Kidder, a/k/a Mary Louise Kidder, a/k/a Mary Rodman Kidder, a/k/a Mary Rodman Davis,

f/k/a Mary Lou Davis,

f/k/a Mary Louise Davis, f/k/a Mary Louise Rodman, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30631

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 October 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark R. Davis, Personal Representative 860 Tabor Street, Suite 200 Lakewood, Colorado 80401

Legal Notice No. 82270

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael Honor Annison, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030555

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 October 16, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Elizabeth Yates, Personal Representative 10613 Paul Eells Dr., Apt. 16 Maumelle, AR 72113

Legal Notice No. 82272

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Susan Sutherland, aka Susan Rose Sutherland, aka Susan Rose Friscia, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR30641

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 October 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Donald Sutherland Personal Representative 3703 Tulip Tree Road Marietta, GA 30066

Legal Notice No. 82283

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Matthew Richard Hire, a/k/a Matthew R. Hire,

a/k/a Matthew Hire, a/k/a Matt Hire, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30622

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to: Denver Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street, #230 Denver, CO 80202 on or before October 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gregory Hire, Personal Representative

c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 82271

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Richard Canaday, a/k/a Richard M. Canaday, a/k/a Richard Michael Canaday, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30733

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 10/29/2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Aaron Alpert, Personal Representative

c/o Carleton H. Hutchins 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 82298

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Hannah Taylor Gottlob, Deceased Case Number: 23PR275

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 October 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ricky J Marlette, Personal Representative 28837 Cedar Circle Evergreen, Co 80439

Legal Notice No. 82267

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of BARTLETT DEANE WRITER, a/k/a Bartlett D. Writer, a/k/a Bartlett Writer, a/k/a Bart Deane Writer, a/k/a Bart D. Writer, a/k/a Bart Writer, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30583

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to Counsel for Christine Writer, Personal Representative, Melissa Dalla Hammond, Dalla Hammond, P.C. 15016 Elizabeth St. Thornton, CO 80602 Or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and

County of Denver, Colorado on or before October 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 82289

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Shawna Lynn McCowan, also known as Shawna L. McCowan, and Shawna McCowan, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030711

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 October 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lazslo Riley, Personal Representative 19354 E 40th Place Denver, CO 80249

Legal Notice No. 82292

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Brian Christopher Bush, aka Brian C. Bush, aka Brian Bush, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30585

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 October 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stuart E. Barfield, Personal Representative 6323 S. Dexter St. Centennial, CO 80121

Legal Notice No. 82274

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of RYAN DERRICK MARTIN, aka Ryan Martin, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30647

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 October 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristine Farnsworth Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 82276

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of SHIRLEY I. NAUGHTON, a/k/a SHIRLEY IRENE NAUGHTON, a/k/a SHIRLEY NAUGHTON, a/k/a SHIRLEY SCOTT NAUGHTON, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30666

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 October 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Pamela Leder, aka Pam Leder Personal Representative c/o Dan A. Sciullo, Esq. Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln St., Suite 2000 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 82284

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

PROBATE COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202

In the Matter of the Estate of: HARVEY GOLDEN, Deceased Attorney for Patricia Marshall, Applicant Nicholas Klimas, Esq., #48658 Gendelman Klimas, Ltd. 517 E. 16th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 720-213-0687

Nick@GendelmanKlimas.com

Case Number: 2023PR030518 Division: 3

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: All Interested Persons and Attorney General

Last Known Address, if any:

A hearing on Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: July 13, 2023 Time: 8:30 am

Courtroom or Division: 3

Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202

The hearing will take approximately thirty minutes.

Legal Notice No. 82266

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JEANETTE BERNSTEIN, a/k/a JEANETTE K. BERNSTEIN, a/k/a JEANETTE KAHAN BERNSTEIN a/k/a JAN K. BERNSTEIN, a/k/a JAN BERNSTEIN, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30592

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 October16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

DEBORAH L. JORDAN, Personal Representative 6200 E. 22nd Ave. Denver, CO 80207

Legal Notice No. 82268

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch ###

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