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Collaborating for a cultural dance experience

SROs reinstated at Denver schools didn’t increase tickets and arrests

BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Tickets and arrests of students at 13 Denver Public Schools campuses were lower when police ofcers were not stationed inside the school buildings than when they were, according to state and local data from the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years.

e data backs a key criticism of school resource o cers, which is that they increase tickets and arrests and feed the school-to-prison pipeline.

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance partners with Scandinavian choreographer for September performance

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Cleo Parker Robinson grew up in the historic Rossonian Hotel in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, the Rossonian Hotel catered to touring

Black musicians during segregation. Parker Robinson lived in an apartment at the hotel, above a jazz lounge that hosted legendary Black musicians like Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. She would go to sleep every night hearing music being performed by artists from around the country and the globe, taking in their energy and dreaming about how she would one day make her mark on the world.

“As a child, it felt worldly to me. I was always hearing classical music, jazz music and music from all over the world,” Parker Robinson said. “It just made me want to bring the world together all the time. I always

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felt like I wanted to be in the world. Growing up there was destiny.”

Parker Robinson has certainly made her mark on the world, particularly through her founding of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD). Based in Denver, it is one of the world’s most well-known, reputable dance companies. With her company, she aims to honor the African Diaspora, explore the human condition, champion social justice, unite people of all ages and races, and ultimately celebrate the complexity of life through movement.

As part of her mission, CPRD each

But when SROs were reintroduced on those 13 campuses for the last two months of the 2022-23 school year, after a shooting inside East High School, the monthly average of tickets and arrests did not go up, according to data from the Denver Police Department.

East High student Stella Kaye has a theory as to why.

When Kaye, a 16-year-old junior, thought about the data on SROs, “I thought about, Wow, they probably know how many people don’t want them to be there,” she said.

“So if they start arresting kids left and right, it would not look good for the police or DPS. It’s almost like they had to be on their best behavior. It’s like they were put in

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SPINNING OUT STARS Program helps

young musicians shine

Thomas Prestø of Norway instructs dancers with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble on his choreography for his “Catch of Fire,” which will be performed alongside the September production of “Firebird.”

PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

year hosts an International Summer Dance Institute for dancers of all ages and ability levels. e Children’s Global Camp teaches students more than a dozen dance genres through cultural movement. Past genres have included hip hop, capoeira, Celtic, Polynesian, West African, jazz, hula, modern, South Korean, amenco, ballet, Mexican folklorico and East Indian.

For more advanced dancers, CPRD o ers intensive master classes with some of dance’s most in uential artists. Guest choreographers come from all over the world to work with CPRD dancers during the International Summer Dance Institute.

is year, CPRD welcomes omas Talawa Prestø, founder and artistic director of the Tabanka Dance Ensemble based in Oslo, Norway. He is visiting as a guest choreographer and teacher of his Talawa technique of dance.

ciation of Blacks in Dance, he was so hungry and so present. I connected with him immediately.”

Prestø’s Tabanka Dance Ensemble was founded in order to promote and represent the existence of Black personhood and identity in Norway and Scandinavia. As one of the leading institutions of African Diaspora dance in Europe and the Nordic countries, Tabanka seeks to advance the sector through sharing knowledge, practices and advocating for equity within the European and Nordic art sectors, as well as society at large.

Tabanka Dance Ensemble dancers specialize in African and Caribbean dance practices. ey are Scandinavian pioneers, carving a space for Black and Brown dance artists and challenging the normativity of the northern European dance and arts eld. Each dancer is also trained as a youth and community worker, and is highly committed to equity and inclusion, and work to ensure that economy, race, ethnicity and culture are not a barrier to participation.

tember performances, said Parker Robinson.

In addition to Parker Robinson’s “Firebird,” Prestø will present his original work, “Catch a Fire.” Inspired by both Parker Robinson and Bob Marley lyrics, the piece will be perfectly juxtaposed to “Firebird.”

“Bob Marley’s lyrics are all about consequence. ey’re about anyone in power catching the consequences of their actions. So all of the songs in the piece kind of have this commonality,” said Prestø. “‘Catch a Fire’ is also about catching the re that Cleo (Parker Robinson) has created. It’s about carrying on the torch to the next generation.”

Black representation in dance

For both Cleo Parker Robinson Dance and the Tabanka Dance Ensemble, Black representation in dance is of critical importance.

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omas Prestø and I discovered that we have this connection, this powerful connection,” said Parker Robinson. “I’d been curious about Norway for a while. When I previously visited Iceland, I only met one Black person. When I met omas and he said he was from Norway, I said, ‘no way, I didn’t think there are any Black folks in Norway.’ When I met him at the International Asso-

Prestø said he felt the same about meeting Parker Robinson.

“Cleo Parker Robinson has been a lighthouse and inspiration to us across the Atlantic,” said Prestø. “Fate, God and the ancestors have brought the opportunity for us to work together. Together we will afrm dance as a catalyst for social justice and a refuge for the oppressed. rough movement yesterday arrives today, and brings tomorrow.”

‘Firebird’ and ‘Catch a Fire’ e Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble will be performing on Sept. 16-17 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, along with select members of the Tabanka Dance Ensemble. e program will include three performances: “Firebird,” choreographed by Parker Robinson; “Catch a Fire,” choreographed by Prestø; and the third performance was yet to be announced as of Colorado Community Media’s press deadline.

“To see this combination of what we’re doing with the Tabanka dancers from another culture is real education,” said Parker Robinson. “People get to embrace this beautiful thing of music and dance that we’re all a part of.”

Parker Robinson’s performance of “Firebird” will be set amid the enchanting Hawaiian islands, presenting an unconventional concept that departs from the traditional Slavic versions of the ballet. e essence of Pelé — the powerful Goddess of the Volcano — permeates the performance and introduces the presence of historical gures like King Kamehameha and Queen Lili’uokalani, paying homage to their signi cant contributions to Hawaiian history.

“I was invited to teach on the big island in Hawaii,” Parker Robinson said. “I didn’t know much about the culture at the time. Once I started working there, they invited me to dance on the edge of a volcano. I was terri ed (but) it was of the most invigorating, close-to-death experiences I’ve ever had. en I started teaching there, at the volcano, every year for 10 years. Hawaiian culture on the Big Island is just so alive.” is experience inspired Parker Robinson, and in 1997, she choreographed “Firebird” for the Colorado Symphony, working with Marin Alsop, who was the principal conductor at the time.

“ e dancers I have now never did that version of ‘Firebird’ with me, so I’ve reconstructed it” for the Sep-

“Growing up, we didn’t see enough of ourselves in any of the media. I think it is very important to read about — and to understand — our culture from a deeper and broader perspective,” said Parker Robinson. “Growing up, what we were seeing in the media was pretty degrading and it wasn’t very realistic of who we were. We had a tremendous desire to know more about our culture. In Denver, we began to build a place for ourselves. Most of our young people didn’t have opportunities to work, to create, to be paid, to develop. I think for young people, this has become an opportunity to continue to evolve.”

Across the Atlantic Ocean, Prestø mirrors Parker Robinson’s sentiment.

“ ere is a weird paradox of this idea that Blacks naturally and inherently sing, and that we have natural rhythm. But at the same time, (that) we don’t have culture and our dance is just at a body level — it’s not cerebral, it’s not intelligent. It is something we do by instinct, something we’re born with,” said Prestø. “Black dance is important because it reclaims intelligence and reclaims culture. It a rms it for the Black body. at is an aspect that we don’t talk about enough. We have to counter that image that is still there.”

Both Parker Robinson and Prestø are looking forward to sharing their work with the community this September.

“We all have that re energy that helped us survive the pandemic. We all had that re saying, ‘I want to live, I want to be alive, I want to dance, I want to sing, I want to nd my passion,’” Parker Robinson said. “You’ll nd that re in the work. I think that kind of re empowers people and helps build community.”

To

Samiyah Lynnice and others part of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble rehearse Thomas Prestø’s choreography during an open rehearsal on July 19.

PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

To learn more about Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, or to purchase tickets for the upcoming “Firebird” performances, visit cleoparkerdance.org.

learn more about the Tabanka Dance Ensemble, visit tabankadance. com.

their place a little bit.”

It’s a theory shared by parents, students, advocates, and elected ocials on both sides of the issue. ose who support the return of SROs point to the data as a hopeful sign that students won’t be overpoliced. ose opposed to SROs are skeptical that two months of data, at a time when school safety was closely watched, proves that anything will be di erent.

When school starts in Denver next month, SROs will be back at the same 13 high school campuses. e data from the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years provides a window — albeit a limited one — into what parents and students can expect.

DPS had SROs starting in the 1990s. In the 2019-20 school year, SROs were stationed at 18 middle and high schools. ose 18 campuses included the 13 that will have an SRO this fall.

In 2019-20, there were 30 student arrests and 160 tickets issued on those 13 campuses, according to the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, which uses data from law enforcement agencies and school districts to track student interactions with police.

In the summer of 2020, amid nationwide protests against racist policing, the Denver school board

unanimously voted to end DPS’ contract with the Denver Police Department. e 18 SROs were phased out of schools the following year, and gone by June 2021.

e pandemic made it di cult to assess the impact of removing SROs.

e 2020-21 school year was largely remote for high school students, and the following year, 2021-22, was interrupted by returns to remote learning as COVID variants spiked.

is past school year, 2022-23, was the rst prolonged test of in-person school without SROs. Data from the Denver Police Department shows that arrests and tickets at the 13 campuses were lower this past year than in 2019-20 when the campuses had SROs.

In 2022-23, there were 18 student arrests at the 13 campuses, compared to 30 in 2019-20 for those same campuses — a 40% decrease. Similarly, there were 75 tickets issued to students at the 13 campuses this past year, compared to 160 in 2019-20 — a 53% decrease.

A majority of the tickets — 57 of the 75 — were for assault or public ghting.

e 2022-23 data includes the months of April and May, when SROs were temporarily placed at the 13 campuses following a shooting inside East High on March 22. A 17-year-old student shot and injured two deans before eeing and taking his own life.

After SROs were reinstated, the number of tickets and arrests at the

13 campuses held steady at about 10 incidents per month across all 13 campuses, the data shows. Most of the incidents were tickets. Only two students, both 15 years old, were arrested in that time period: one for third-degree assault and one for indecent exposure, according to the data.

School board member Scott Baldermann wrote the policy to reintroduce SROs. e policy includes a requirement that DPS monitor the number of times SROs ticket or arrest students to ensure marginalized students aren’t disproportionately targeted.

Before SROs were removed, Black students were targeted more often. In 2018-19, one in four tickets or arrests involved Black DPS students, even though only about one in seven students were Black, state data showed. e monitoring is meant to safeguard against racist policing.

“Now they’re being watched,” Baldermann said.

But the 2022-23 data also shows a disproportionality. White students were underrepresented in tickets and arrests, while Black students were overrepresented. A third of tickets and arrests in 2022-23 involved Black students, but only 14% of DPS students are Black.

Steve Katsaros, an East High parent who helped form a safety advocacy group after the March shooting, is supportive of SROs. But he said the bigger issue is DPS’ rules for when educators can suspend or expel stu-

dents or call the police. ose rules are spelled out in a chart known as the discipline matrix, which DPS amended in 2021 to limit calls to police.

“ e elephant in the room is that the discipline matrix says educators cannot refer to [the Denver Police Department],” Katsaros said.

Given the changes to the discipline matrix and other factors, such as the e ects of the pandemic on students’ behavior, Katsaros said it’s hard to draw conclusions by comparing data from before and after remote learning. “ e data can be twisted,” he said.

Elsa Bañuelos-Lindsay is also skeptical of the data. She is the executive director of Movimiento Poder, an advocacy organization that strongly opposed the return of SROs.

“Our worry as an organization is we will see an increase … in the criminalization of [Black, Indigenous, people of color] working-class young people,” Bañuelos-Lindsay said, and “a lot of schools relying on policing to deal with issues that should be dealt with in schools, like mental health.”

Seventeen-year-old Skye O’Toole is a student at Denver School of the Arts, which doesn’t have an SRO. At a closed-door school board meeting held the day after the East High shooting, Superintendent Alex Marrero said DSA had turned down the o er of an SRO this past spring, a

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Deaths of people who are homeless in Denver surge 50% since last year

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

e number of deaths among Denver’s homeless population so far in 2023 has spiked more than 50% compared with the number recorded at this time last year.

If the upward trend continues, deaths among people who are unhoused could reach an all-time high, with accidental overdoses continuing to drive the surge, according to data from Denver’s O ce of the Medical Examiner.

So far in 2023, 166 people who were homeless have died, marking a 53% increase from 108 at this time last year, data show, and a 69% uptick from this time in 2021, when there were 98. is year’s data is preliminary, but unlikely to signi cantly change.

e deaths mirror an overall increase of people living on the city’s streets in the past year.

e homeless population in the

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recently released recording revealed. But that’s no guarantee DSA won’t get an SRO sometime in the future.

Denver metro area grew 31.7% in one year and the number of people who became homeless for the rst time saw a 51.7% increase, according to data released last month from an annual count led by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative.

Since June 1, 43 people who were homeless have died in Denver, including 18 people who died on the streets, data show. In June alone, 31 deaths of homeless people were recorded, Ethan Jamison, an epidemiologist with the O ce of the Medical Examiner said.

“It’s not the highest we’ve ever seen, but it continued this upward trend that we’ve seen starting since, essentially December of last year, where we’re seeing record-high numbers of deaths among people experiencing homelessness every month, except for March and May,” Jamison said.

Similar to years past, accidental overdoses are driving the increase.

“We see the homeless population increasing, unfortunately, and so I

It’s an outcome that O’Toole, who is an active member of Marrero’s student cabinet, opposes.

Even though the recent data does not show a spike in tickets and arrests after SROs were reintroduced this past spring, O’Toole said she still fears that could happen.

think we’re just seeing similarly that increasing in our death data, coupled with the tightening grip of fentanyl in our communities that use substances,” he said.

“I think it’s kind of just these chronic issues that continue to grow.”

Amid the uptick, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency to address homelessness last month and announced that he plans to house 1,000 unsheltered people by the end of the year.

“With people su ering and dying on the streets every week, homelessness in Denver is a crisis,” the mayor’s o ce said in a written statement last week.

e uptick in deaths since June, the statement said, “underscores the urgency of the situation.”

e number of people who die while they are homeless in the Denver metro area has gone up each year for the past seven years, said Cathy Alderman, a public policy o cer for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.

“We can’t jump to any conclusions based on two months of data,” O’Toole said. “ e rst few months or the rst few years, [the SROs are] likely going to be on their best behavior. ey were being brought back with a lot of caution and concern around them.

Recording the number of people who have died on the streets, rather than inside a hospital or a medical facility, speaks to the isolation that homelessness can cause.

“You don’t even feel comfortable enough to tell somebody that you’re not feeling well or that you’re having a hard time with a health care condition or you’ve been criminally attacked or something like that,” Alderman said.  More supportive and adequate services to connect people with housing is needed to reverse the “alarming” trend, she said.

“Housing is critical — lifesaving for everybody — it’s like the opportunity to thrive. But it literally means life and death for some people.”

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“We can start judging the data more when we’re one or two years into the process. I have a feeling that arrests will go up. I’ll be watching very closely.”

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EPA again blocks air pollution permit for Suncor

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

e EPA’s Denver regional o ce is once again blocking a renewed state air pollution permit for the Suncor re nery in Commerce City, agreeing to objections from environmental groups that Colorado should crack down harder on carbon monoxide dangers and past plant modi cations.

Suncor has had numerous air and water pollution violations in recent years, and the regional Environmental Protection Agency had its own objections to Suncor permit renewals last year, ordering the state to make changes. After Colorado issued revisions, neighbors and environmental groups had the chance to make new objections.

While Suncor’s Plant 2 will be allowed to continue producing petroleum products for Colorado and the region, state air pollution o cials must now “resolve EPA’s objections” based on the environmental groups’ two petitions “before issuing a revised permit.”

“Improving air quality for the un-

derserved communities a ected by harmful air emissions from the Suncor re nery is a shared priority for EPA and CDPHE,” said EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker. Becker is the former Democratic Speaker of the House for Colorado, and has placed an emphasis on carrying out environmental justice initiatives while at the EPA.

“EPA will continue to work with Colorado to secure the re nery’s compliance with laws and regulations and protect the health of

nearby residents,” Becker said.   Representatives of the environmental groups welcomed the new scrutiny on Suncor, which has been releasing excessive levels of dangerous materials like benzene, PFAS “forever chemicals,” sulfur dioxide and more into the air and water of south Adams County and north Denver. ey have demanded intensi ed state scrutiny of the re nery as it seeks permit renewals, and some have called for the outright closure of the sprawling plant, the only petroleum re nery in Colorado.

“We’re grateful the EPA is taking the concerns of community and community-based organizations seriously, but nes aren’t working with these people,” said Ean Tafoya, director of the nonpro t Colorado GreenLatinos, one of the petitioners. “We’ve said for a very long time Suncor continues to be out of compliance, and enforcement isn’t enough, they just keep paying to play. It’s time for us to begin planning the closure of Suncor.”

“We are happy that the EPA took an important step toward holding Suncor accountable for its toxic air pollution,” said Ian Coghill, senior attorney with Earthjustice. “For too long, impacted communities have su ered at the hands of the re nery and the state has failed to hold it accountable. is must result in the state taking a meaningful look at Suncor’s permitting and nally reining in its pollution.”

Coloradans managed while the entire re nery was shut down for repairs early in 2023 after a re, Tafoya said. “ e local economy survived. We’re grateful we have these tools and the EPA appears to be listening,” he said.

e EPA’s demands in e ect reset the clock on assessing Suncor’s expired permit, which has been under scrutiny for years. Depending on how much the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment rewrites the Plant 2 permit, the EPA said, “the revisions may involve

additional public notice and comment.” e EPA would have 45 days to review how the state handled EPA objections, then the public would have another 60-day petition period to make new objections.

Suncor rst sought to renew the Plant 2 permit in 2010. e state allows some industries to keep operating under expired permits, and says it enforces the requirements of the old permit in the meantime.

e EPA’s order directs Colorado o cials to “evaluate whether additional operational requirements are needed to assure compliance with carbon monoxide and opacity limits at the plant’s uid catalytic cracking unit. It also directs CDPHE to determine whether previous plant modi cations were analyzed properly.”

State air pollution o cials said they were “closely reviewing” the EPA’s decision to grant parts of the petitions to the permit. “ e division will decide how to proceed after its review of the EPA’s decision and documentation,” said a spokesperson for the Air Pollution Control Division.

e EPA’s 99-page summary of its partial agreements with the petitioners appears to lean toward new standards for Suncor, Tafoya said. Environmental groups want the state to require technology upgrades at Suncor that would prevent leaks, including demands to use the “best available technology.”

Given months of news about benzene, sulfur dioxide and other hazardous material releases, Tafoya said, “GreenLatinos wants to have a meeting with the state about cumulative violations.”

Under the U.S. Clean Air Act, the EPA sets regulations on air pollution limits, and state o cials carry out the permitting, inspection and enforcement on the companies receiving permits.

e EPA announcement said “one petition was led by Earthjustice on behalf of the Elyria and Swansea Neighborhood Association, Cultivando, Colorado Latino Forum, GreenLatinos, Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club. e second petition was led by 350 Colorado.” e 350 Colorado petition was denied, the EPA said, but many of the objections in the petition led by Earthjustice were validated.

“EPA is also supporting community-based air monitoring and stateled e orts to investigate and address noncompliance issues associated with air emissions from the Suncor plants,” the EPA o ce said.

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Suncor Energy’s Commerce City plant is seen Feb. 17, 2023.

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Federal agency bars state from giving green light

Wonderbound season begins Oct. 19

ity also has administrative o ces. (We are told that there is parking at the new location and on the nearby street.) e organization is proud to have weathered the pandemic without furloughs or layo s or salary cuts ...

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wonderbound’s Artistic Director Garrett Ammon and Clay Rose created “Wicked Bayou,” which will open the contemporary ballet’s 10th season Oct. 19-29 in its new permanent home in Park Hill, at 3842 Dahlia St., Denver, according to a recent announcement.

e company has appeared at various venues in the metro area since its founding and moved into the new facility in May.

October performances will be with e Widow’s Bane, a band which is described as “a convergence of Creole and Cajun folklore.” (Ammons features live music.)

is will be a nal chance to see this band perform, as it will be saying farewell after this production, according to information we received.

Wonderbound now has a 260seat auditorium and will welcome its audience to performances on a large stage, where the company will rehearse and perform. e new facil-

e “Wicked Bayou” ballet was created by Ammons and Rose, frontman for the Boulder-based band Gasoline Lollipops. e new work is a dark adventure, which includes a depraved puppet master, an insatiable alligator and two young lovers who must ght for their lives ...

December will feature a new holiday production, “Icy Haught,” choreographed by Ammons and company dancer Sarah Tallman, on Dec. 7-17. We are assured that this is not standard holiday fare. Ammon and Rose will also pair up for the season nale, a world premiere of “Samson and Delilah,” which will be set in Palestine, Texas in 1977, at the height of the ERA movement. All-new music in the psychedelic country genre will tell of Delilah, a beautician, and Sam, the local sheri , star-crossed lovers, who do not always see eye to eye.” Rose and his band will accompany on May 2-12, 2024.

Also included in the season will be “Awakening Beauty,” with Tom Hagerman and his band on Feb. 22 to

March 3.

e dance company is described: “Lives at the convergence of tradition and innovation, vulnerability and courage and intimacy and openness. Under the leadership of husbandand-wife team Garett Amon and Dawn Fay, Wonderbound is commit-

ted to the development and sharing of the collaborative artistic experiences ... creations erase boundaries between mediums and engage artists and audiences in candid explorations of the human experience.” See wonderbound.com for subscription information.

Wonderbound’s Jocelyn Green and Richard Romero in Clay Rose and Garrett Ammon’s “The Sandman” with Gasoline Lollipops.

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‘Wicked Bayou’ will be performed with live music from The Widow’s Bane

Gen Z unsure about college, a new poll finds

pay, help more low-income students get into programs after high school, and for colleges to work more closely with employers.

BY JASON GONZALES THE COLORADO SUN

Gen Z believes education after high school is necessary. ey’re just not so sure about going to a four-year university.

It isn’t that the generation born between 1997 and 2012 doesn’t want to get a bachelor’s degree, according to a recent study by the ECMC Foundation. e cost of tuition, student debt, and not feeling prepared keep them from heading to a university. Some are more open to certi cate programs, apprenticeships, two-year degrees, and on-the-job training as viable paths to a career.

e general attitudes of Gen Z students, documented in the report by the foundation that pushes for higher education improvements, tracks similarly to what Colorado college counseling groups hear. Advisors say students they talk to are recovering from an unprecedented pandemic and they’re more cost conscious about their education. Gen Z students are putting nancial security rst.

“ ey’ve seen so many people just operate to survive during the pandemic,” said Melissa Muniz, the Latin American Educational Foundation student services and program manager.

With those attitudes in mind, counselors say there’s a balance in helping Gen Z students understand how to approach their education. About 65% of students say post-high school education is important, the report says. And almost 60% say they can be successful without a four-year degree.

Having a four-year degree has bene ts. State data shows having a bachelor’s degree can open opportunities for more secure and higherpaying jobs that Gen Z students seek. Residents with a bachelor’s degree are also more mobile.

Nonetheless, nancial worries persist about the high cost of tuition at a four-year university or the debt students might be saddled with after they graduate. e study says six in 10 teens worry about how to pay for their education. at can hold them back.

Students do have options in Colorado, and it’s true that some students can get what they want out of their

education from a shorter-term program.

But the study shows not enough students feel they get the counseling they need to make the decision. About 63% said they need guidance on nances and 48% said they need education and career guidance.

“ ey’re operating from this place where they want to nd something they love, they want to nd something they’re passionate about doing,” said Muniz, whose nonpro t pushes for greater access to higher education among Latino and Hispanic students. “But they question how they are also going to have stability so that they can provide for themselves and for their families.”

Gabriel Guindon, Denver Scholarship Foundation college access director, said counselors always make sure students know about Colorado’s talent pipeline report that says about 92% of the top jobs statewide require schooling beyond a high school diploma. e Denver foundation helps students realize their college dreams through advising and nancial aid.

Students also should get advised individually to nd the best t, whether that’s academic, nancial, or social, he said. Guindon o ers advice on how to pay for a four-year degree, but he doesn’t steer students just toward universities. He tries to help students see that an education beyond college is necessary and at their ngertips.

Gen Z’s openness toward other options expressed in the survey aligns with some of Colorado’s higher education priorities. Colorado’s higher education strategic plan calls for students to get a return on what they

e state has been investing more in programs that connect post-high school education and industries that need more trained workers. Sometimes these programs lead to a bachelor’s degree and sometimes they don’t.

e state wants more high school students to leave with a certi cate or credential that can lead to a job and has free high school programs where students can attend college-level classes and earn credit.

Colorado now o ers free college and training in a range of elds where there’s a shortage of workers, such as teaching, re ghting, and law enforcement. ese programs can help students nd a track that ts their interests and o ers good job prospects after completion. ese programs expanded on Colorado’s CareForward program, which provides free education for health care elds.

Other examples include schools such as Colorado Mountain College, which partners with local employers to create practical training for students to get jobs on the Western Slope. Community colleges such as the Community College of Aurora have also cut some arts and humanities programs to focus on courses that prepare students for jobs.

Sachs Foundation President Ben Ralston said Gen Z attitudes he’s observed are also reactions to issues that should be challenged. e national survey says students want their interests to lead to ful llment in their careers.

Ralston, whose nonpro t supports Black Colorado students, said he’s heard from many students who want to learn business or engineering because they care most about the money they’ll earn. Some students, however, have no interest in those careers and won’t nd ful llment, he said.

Adults shouldn’t forget a four-year education also can lead to jobs that may not pay as much, but help create a more robust society through art, literature, or teaching, he said. It’s on state leaders to help make jobs with high societal value worth the time students spend getting educated for them and to help students nd value in creativity.

For instance, Ralson said Colorado needs more Black educators. e foundation and Teach for America Colorado have teamed up to provide nancial and career development support to Black educators, through learning groups and a salary incentive.

Sachs Foundation Chief Operating O cer Pamela Roberts said Gen Z notions about higher ed also can be

Colorado has diversified its college o erings to include more short-term options.

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Colorado counselors say reality is more complicated

RTD will let metro-area youth ride free all year — to school, to work, anywhere

BY SARA MARTIN CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Denver-area youth will be able to ride for free to school, the mall, work, and just about everywhere they go beginning Sept. 1 under a new Regional Transportation District pilot program.

e free fares for youth 19 and younger riding buses and the light rail system will start following the conclusion of the RTD’s summer free fares for everyone campaign, designed to encourage the use of public transportation and curb pollution during July and August.

Until recently, youth customers ages 6-19 were eligible for a 70% discount fare and children ve and younger could ride free with a farepaying adult. Now, “youth customers ages 19 or younger won’t pay for RTD services during the pilot program implementation,” according to the RTD website.

e new pilot stems from a

broader study on the structure of fare pricing and equity. Prices are going down for most riders and the fare structure is simpli ed to four price options.

In Denver, most high school students are ineligible for yellow bus service, limiting transportation options for them to get to school. Denver Public Schools pays for passes to ride public RTD buses to and from school, but students must live more than 2.5 miles from their school.

Facing driver shortages and rising costs, the Denver schools have cut bus service for some middle and elementary schools for the next school year and are o ering limited service to the Denver School of the Arts. e district must still provide yellow bus service for high school students with disabilities, recent refugees who attend the district’s “newcomer centers,” and Englishlearning high schoolers in the district’s bilingual programs.

For free rides,drivers may ask kids to show a school- or governmentissued ID, according to Bill Sirois, RTD senior manager of transit oriented communities.

RTD plans to collect ride data two ways: transportation operators will key in information on their keypads, and surveys will be sent out throughout the school year. RTD wants to know if riders are taking advantage of the opportunity and if their opinions have changed on using more public transportation.

“We’re excited and we’re hoping for big success. We’ve reached out to a lot of the school districts and got some good feedback in terms of contacts to work with to collect data and hopefully see some good results,” Sirois said.

RTD has projected that it will cost the system $3.5 to $4 million in the next year to o er free youth fares. e youth fare program ends Aug. 31, 2024. To continue the program, RTD o cials want other organi-

zations to help fund a part of the project.

DPS did not respond to requests for comment on this story.

Last fall, RTD initiated the CollegePass program which provided unlimited free rides to all students whose universities opted into the program. Colleges paid for it in di erent ways. Some included a fee into a student’s tuition; other schools footed the bill.

e college program was renewed for another year with the addition of semester passes for higher education institutions that didn’t participate in the CollegePass program. e SemesterPass will be an opt-in program for individual students who use public transportation rather than the institutions paying for the entire student body. e pass costs $75 per student each month.

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Colorado clinics improving mental and behavioral health standards

BY ERIC GALATAS PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE

A state-federal partnership is helping safety-net mental health centers in Colorado deepen the services they provide, which is improving access and outcomes for people struggling with mental illness.

Sara Reid, grants and program evaluation manager for Mental Health Partners, said because getting to appointments across town can be a signi cant barrier, especially for people in crisis, her team now has seven outreach workers embedded where people who need help already are.

“Places like food pantries and other types of community partners,” Reid explained. “So that the people who are there getting other types of services don’t have to then go somewhere else to try to get connected with behavioral health care.”

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challenged simply by o ering them information. Not every student has to go to an Ivy League school and most students realize that college is more a ordable than they expect depending on where they go.

Muniz said, however, students too

ti ed Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Clinics getting federal funds are required to serve anyone who asks for mental health or substance abuse care, regardless of their ability to pay, place of residence, or age, including developmentally appropriate care for children and youth.

Frank Cornelia, deputy executive director of the Colorado Behavioral Health Care Council, said new national standards set by the program are key for addressing a persistent opioid addiction crisis. Certi ed clinics are required to get people into care quickly, provide crisis services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and o er the full array of behavioral health services so people who need care don’t have to piece it together themselves.

“Not just mental health services, but a full complement of community-based substance-use disorder services,” Cornelia outlined. “We know that people deal with both

often don’t get the information they need to make dreams a reality.

“ ey know what it takes and they know what they might want to do,” she said. “But some of them are just lacking that con dence or lacking that ability or the resources to really understand how to take advantage of these opportunities.”

conditions at the same time, and we need to treat both conditions at the same time. And we get better outcomes when we do that.”

Certi ed clinics also help patients navigate the intersections between behavioral and physical health care, social services and other programs. Reid noted stable housing is often a precursor to success in other areas of life, and her team has seen better results for most clients within six months of entering care.

“Nearly all of the clients we work with are seeing improvement in stable housing,” Reid reported. “We’re able to help people move o of the streets and nd housing, and then that helps them stay engaged in other types of care and services, it helps them build success in their own lives.”

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Insects in dramatic decline in Colorado, study finds

BY WILLIAM ALLSTETTER THE COLORADO SUN

Dramatic insect declines previously reported around the world are also occurring in Colorado. Researchers with the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, or RMBL, report that ying insects in the mountains outside of Crested Butte have declined more than 60% since 1986.

e current research, published in the scienti c journal Ecosphere, is noteworthy for the length of time covered and the relatively undisturbed mountain environment where it was conducted. e declines correlated with drier and warmer weather, suggesting an impact of climate change.

“Increasingly we are seeing insect declines in places that are more pristine, which is much more alarming,” said Julian Resasco, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado.

While historically seen as agricultural pests and personal nuisances, insects and other invertebrates (no backbone) are increasingly recognized for the vital services they provide in nature: pollination, pest control, nutrient cycling and sustenance for birds and other animals higher on the food chain. e continued decline of insect populations could have profound consequences for the environment, humans and other animals.

“We rely on insects for ecosystem services. We need them to be abundant and diverse,” Resasco said. Concern about declining insect populations surged in 2017 after researchers reported that ying insects

in Germany had declined by more than 75% over 27 years. at was followed by several studies mostly, but not uniformly, reporting alarming declines in insect populations around the world. e reality and the causes of insect decline are ongoing debates among entomologists.

For their study, the RMBL researchers set up a tentlike trap in the middle of a 27-acre meadow at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, 9,500 feet above sea level near the abandoned mining town of Gothic. Surrounded by the peaks and meadows of the Elk Mountains, the setting is stunning — and far removed from intensive agriculture, urban growth, pesticide use and other human activities that have been blamed for insect declines.

“We thought that it was important for us to look at a site that is free from all those in uences,” said David Inouye, co-author on the research paper, and a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland.

Two days a week, the researchers

capture ying insects — mostly bees, wasps and ies. ey count and dry the insects, weigh them and divide them into several broad groupings. Since 1984, researchers have captured and recorded data about the insects every week of every subalpine summer for 40 years.

“If you want to see a long-term trend, you need decades of data,” Inouye said. Insect populations can uctuate several fold from year to year. Data collected over a longer period helps identify less dramatic long-term trends. e current study is the longest controlled study of insects in Colorado and one of the longest in the United States.

e project has lasted so long that it has relied on three generations of scientists. Authors on the paper include the now-deceased originator of the work, Michael Soulé; David Inouye, who is spending his 53rd season at the laboratory this summer; and David’s son, Brian Inouye, and daughter-in-law, Nora Underwood, both professors of ecology and evolution at Florida State University.

e paper analyzes 35 years of data, from 1986 through the summer of 2020. e researchers documented a 62% decline in the number of insects captured and a 49% decline in their total weight over the period.

e insect decline was correlated with less winter snowfall, less summer rain and warmer temperatures.

Average annual snowfall at the laboratory fell sharply during the study period, to 344 inches per year from 463 inches. Abundant winter snow cover provides protective insulation to overwintering insects. Average summer rainfall did not change signi cantly during the study’s 35 years, but years of low summer rainfall had fewer insects. Summer rainfall promotes plant growth that feeds many insects. Average temperature rose about 2 degrees Fahrenheit during the study period and was correlated with the insect decline, although less so than precipitation.

“Changes in precipitation and

warmer temperatures are expected to continue under climate change,” the researchers wrote in their report. “ us, continued insect declines might be expected even in relatively undisturbed habitats.”

“We should be concerned,” Underwood said. “ ere are a lot of cascading e ects of insects.”

Fewer insects can mean less food for other animals, fewer owers pollinated and fewer nutrients recycled through the environment. Underwood does have faith in the resilience of nature and is not predicting an imminent insect apocalypse or deserts in the mountains. But she notes that the study documents big changes occurring to important players in the environment with likely, but unknown, impacts occurring as climate change continues.

Underwood invokes the rivet hypothesis by famed biologist Paul Ehrlich, for whom both she and Brian worked during summers when he came to RMBL. An airplane has thousands of rivets holding it together. You can remove one rivet without causing any trouble. But if you keep removing rivets — or insects — eventually the plane will fall apart and crash. No one knows which is the crucial rivet, and maybe it is best to keep as many as possible.

David Inouye believes the insect declines in Colorado and around the nation may have already rippled through the environment. In 2019, researchers reported an alarming 29% decline in North American birds, a net loss of 3 billion birds, since 1970. Birds that feed on insects were a prominent portion of those losses. Around the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, researchers have likewise documented a striking decline in white-crowned sparrows, an insect-eating bird whose distinctive call is heard less often than in past years.

Insects and white-crowned sparrows are just one of several changes that David Inouye has observed in his decades at the laboratory. Moose and fox now live there year-round, and a Wyoming ground squirrel has moved up from lower-elevation Almont, to Crested Butte and now the laboratory. Ticks and mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus have also appeared around the laboratory in recent years. Wild owers are blooming earlier.

“I think in the long term, most people are going to nd those changes undesirable,” he said.

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

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Variety of solutions

As an editor of newspapers in multiple counties, sometimes I feel like I get a front-row seat to the problems and proposed solutions owing through the Denver metro area. One of those major problems is homelessness.

It’s been interesting over the last year to watch how each municipality and county has chosen to view the growing crisis.

In Arapahoe County, I have been impressed with the proactive, somewhat uni ed, approach many are taking. Littleton, Centennial, Sheridan and Englewood clearly care on a regional level about working together and solo to address the growing crisis.

Littleton continues to take the lead, hosting forums and really working with neighbors to talk about what’s happening. In a recent forum, Littleton gave business owners, community leaders and residents the opportunity to talk about the issues.

Of course, business owners are concerned when the homeless may interfere with their ability to conduct business and if the crisis continues to grow — those voices will get louder.

I was also impressed with a forum where a man who had been homeless and struggling talked about the path back. He talked about his struggles and shared a story we all need to hear. We all say we know it’s a problem — but without a face — we just look at the negatives and want it gone.

What this man did in this forum was personalize a national problem. Our homeless population is made up of human beings who should not be tossed aside like trash. ey are not all associated with criminal behavior and our reporters have talked to many of whom are just down on

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their luck and falling through a variety of trapdoors that get them stuck.

Centennial has hired a homeless coordinator to address the issue head-on.

In Denver, the new mayor jumped out of the gates declaring the homeless crisis an emergency. Hopefully that declaration turns into an approach that includes working with the metro area.

en, we have Douglas County. I can be hard on Douglas County sometimes because I’m not always a fan of the self-care approach to a regional issue. Will a camping ban really work? Is it fair to ship the homeless back into the heart of the metro area?

Aurora’s mayor has raised concerns over this practice and rightfully so.

A problem isn’t solved when one area wants to shove it out of sight and claims it isn’t a problem in their county. A problem is solved when all counties and municipalities start admitting it’s a problem for the entire area and clear, united solutions are needed.

I get the concerns. When I drive home in the evenings and see growing homeless camps along the interstate — I get frustrated. When a homeless woman takes o her shirt and my children are watching at a red light — I have concerns.

However, I do not think forcibly moving them to where I do not see them anymore means the problem is gone for me. e problem is there and even with e ort — is going to grow increasingly visible in every city, town and county in the metro area until a true, united e ort is on track.

To those counties and towns already doing it — I say great job. To others — I say the problem is not going away just because you push them out with a policy.

elma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

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Reading to learn, grow, imagine, escape

As part of our company’s onboarding process, we are invited to connect with new hires at every level of the organization and wherever they may live. Technology of course makes scheduling these calls and having these calls very easy when we are connecting with new remote team members. e other day I had a wonderful call with our newest team member, Adam. What we found that we had in common was a love for reading. And it was a great reminder for me that each year around this time, I publish my reading list and recommendations. e summertime is always a great way to reacquaint ourselves with reading if we have not been as diligent in our e orts. Vacations

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and staycations o er us that time to unwind and relax with a good book. For me, depending on what I am reading, a great book transports me to di erent places, in di erent times, inspires creativity, and helps me to learn and grow personally and professionally.

I love this quote by S.I. Hayawaka, “It is not true that we only have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of life as we wish.” So spot on.

We all have our di erent genres of the types of books we enjoy reading. For me, I go through a cycle of ve di erent types of books and then repeat the cycle. I start with a faith-based book, then a history book or biography, then move to a business book, add in a personal development book, and then go to a ctional book. I have found that the diversity in my reading keeps me

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Tips to stay safe in Colorado’s hot summer months

Yes, Colorado has had an unusually long stretch of damp, cloudy weather in a state that typically enjoys soaring temperatures and plenty of sunshine. But the sunshine is back and temps are rising which, as always, means more time relaxing, exercising and playing in Colorado’s great outdoors.

On the heels of Denver’s third hottest summer in recorded history in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting 2023 could likely be one of the Top 10 warmest years on record in much of the U.S., and could possibly approach the Top 5, according to scientists.

For people of all ages — and especially older adults — the risks associated with high temperatures and increased UV rays are very real, from small bouts of dehydration to a full-blown, life-threatening medical emergency. A combination of factors make the preparation for higher temps and more time in the sun that much more important.

According to the National Institute on Aging, people age 65 years and older are more prone to heat-related problems, as our bodies do not adjust as well to sudden changes in temperature like they did when we were younger. In addition, older adults are more likely

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well-rounded and a ords me the opportunity to engage in conversations with people regardless of their own reading preferences. Reading so many di erent types of books also inspires tremendous creativity.

So here is my current reading list, hopefully one or two may be of interest to you.

Faith-based books: “Mission Possible” by Tim Tebow, “All ings

New” by John Eldridge, “If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat” by John Ortberg, “Let the Journey Begin” by Max Lucado, “ e Carpenter”

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to have chronic medical conditions and/or more likely to be taking prescription medications that can a ect the body’s ability to control its temperature or sweat.

heat stroke. If you or someone you are with begin to show any signs of heat exhaustion, move to a cooler environment as quickly as possible — preferably a well air-conditioned room. Loosen clothing, sponge o or bathe with cool water, lie down and rest.

• Take frequent rest periods.

• Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from UV rays.

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Being overheated for too long or exposed to the sun without protection can cause many health problems including:

• Heat syncope: sudden dizziness that can occur when active in hot weather.

• Heat cramps: painful tightening or spasms of muscles in the stomach, arms or legs.

• Heat edema: swelling in ankles and feet when you get hot.

• Heat rash: skin irritation from heavy sweating that causes red clusters of small blisters that look similar to pimples on the skin.

• Heat exhaustion: a warning that your body can no longer keep itself cool. You might feel thirsty, dizzy, weak, uncoordinated and nauseated. You may sweat a lot. Your body temperature may stay normal, but your skin may feel cold and clammy. Some people with heat exhaustion have a rapid pulse. Heat exhaustion can progress to

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History or biography books: “ e Forgotten 500” by Gregory A. Freeman, “ e Last Stand” by Nathaniel Philbrick, “George Washington’s Secret Six” by Brian Kilmead and Don Yaeger, “ e Nine” by Gwen Strauss

Business books: “How to Sell to the Modern Buyer” by David Mattson, “10 Leadership Virtues for Disruptive Times” by Tom Ziglar, “Smart Brevity” by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz, “Traction” by Gino Wickman

Personal development books: “ e Power of Who” by Bob Beaudine, “ e Power of Community” by Howard Partridge, “Becoming a Master Communicator” by Renee Marino, “What Drives You” by Kevin Miller, “Growth with Goals”

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• Heat stroke: a medical emergency in which the body’s temperature rises above 104°F. Signs of heat stroke are fainting; confusion or acting strangely; not sweating even when it’s hot; dry, ushed skin; strong, rapid pulse; or a slow, weak pulse. When a person has any of these symptoms, they should seek medical help right away and immediately move to a cooler place, such as under shade or indoors. ey should also take action to lower their body temperature with cool clothes, a cool bath or shower, and fans.

But the added risks don’t mean you have to stop doing the things you love. It just means taking the time to prepare for your outdoor fun.

Some of the most e ective preventive measures include:

• Wear sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher).

• Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose tting, cotton clothing, including long sleeves and a breathable hat.

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Fiction books: “Dark Vector” by Clive Cussler, “Wild Fire” by Nelson DeMille, “ e Lion” by Nelson DeMille, “American Assassin” by Vince Flynn, “Transfer of Power” by Vince Flynn

Again, those are just my recent favorites and if you are looking for a good book in a speci c genre, hopefully this list helps or inspires you to look at similar titles.

And remember what Mary Schmich says about reading, “Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” It is so true, we can let whatever it is we read to lead us into a new paradigm and bring us into a new place mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Reading broadens our knowledge and leads us to new horizons. And the only

• Drink plenty of liquids. Try a measured water bottle to track your progress — some water bottles are connected to an app on your smart phone to remind you to drink. Water, fruit or vegetable juices, or drinks that include electrolytes are best. Avoid alcohol and ca einated drinks.

• Get outside earlier in the day and try to avoid outdoor activities during the heat of the day, which is typically mid to late afternoon.

• Don’t rely on perspiration to cool you down, some people just don’t sweat as much as they age. Getting outdoors and enjoying the sun and warmer temps should stay on everyone’s to-do list. However, a few basic precautions and awareness of what to look for and when to shut things down will help deliver a fun, safe summer for Coloradans of all ages.

Stacey Johnson, RN, NHA, is the area director of Clinical Services for Ascent Living Communities, which includes Carillon at Belleview Station in Greenwood Village, Hilltop Reserve in Denver, the Village at Belmar in Lakewood and Roaring Fork Senior Living in Glenwood Springs.

thing that we are bound by is our own time and willingness to commit to making the e ort to read and read more often.

How about you? What are you reading these days? I always love getting fantastic book recommendations from our community and sharing what we both get out of the reading. I would love to see your list at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can read to learn, grow, imagine and escape 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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ADenver-based nonpro t music education organization is helping local rising stars showcase and enhance their musical talents, record music and learn podcasting for free.

Youth on Record, founded by local musician community organizer Flobots in 2008 works with people aged 14 to 24.

“Flotbots’ mission was to bring music to young people to improve academic success and youth outreach, and it grew into what is now known as Youth on Record,” said Haley Witt, a guitar musician and singer-songwriter who manages Youth on Record.

Youth on Record recently rocked at its ninth annual block party in support of youth in music with over 20 live music performances, teen activities and vendors at its o ce location near downtown Denver.

“We have a state-of-the-art recording studio soundboard and all sorts of instruments,” Witt said. “So young people can drop into our programs and learn about mixing, mastering songs and learn about songwriting and instrumentation.”

After school programs

e Youth on Record runs afterschool, out-of-school and in-school programming with Denver Public Schools and Aurora Public Schools middle and high schools.

“We partner with the schools to teach four-credit classes, and we hire local professional artists to teach those classes,” Witt said. “Our Youth on Record teaching artists come to the schools, and the young people are able to learn from them. It’s one way that you nd our Youth on Record programs through the schools.”

Youth on Record also has afterschool programs at the Youth on Record media studio space called the open lab on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and is available to young people from 14 to 24 years old.

“It’s self-guided so that they can explore their interests. ey come into the space with a passion for music, making songwriting production, and we teach them the skill set they need to accomplish the projects they’re passionate about,” Witt said.

Witt said Youth on Record also o er an internship and fellowship program and a fellowship program, both of which are paid programs by donors.

“Youth on Record is a nonpro t organization so donors fund our program,” Witt said.

Witt said Youth on Record has had a lot of talented program graduates.

Baily Elora from Hudson/ Keenesburg Colorado, featured in the Fort Lupton Press, went through the program and signed on with Sony Music Subsidiary e Orchard.

“We are proud of all of our program graduates and all of the various directions that they’re headed, it’s really important to us to connect with young people with economic opportunities, “ Witt said.

Witt said Youth on Records is a pillar of academic success, economic opportunity and community activation.

“Our economic opportunity pillar, it’s really important to us to connect young people to community careers and job opportunities,” Witt said.

Witt said they have young people who play gigs in the community and support booking those gigs and paid opportunities for young people to perform.

Youth on Record also places young people into community internships and fellowships.

“Our fellows will have the opportunity to have community internships with local partners as well. It’s important to us to connect young people to jobs in the industry and to connect them to opportunities in creative elds and show them that it’s possible,” Witt said.

ere also is an open mic every rst Friday, and it is open to the public, where the youth perform and gain experience in combination with all the First Fridays and art walks across the city, speci cally in collaboration with the Santa Fe Art Walk.

“ at’s a program run by our fellows and learn how to put together a music festival, run it, secure porta potties and design posters for the festival and how it ties in economic opportunity. e block party is a youth-led program,” Witt said.

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Learning about podcasting

David Ladon, Youth on Record audio arts innovation manager, teaches youth how to do podcast interviews. Ladon has been teaching podcasting for nine years and has worked with Youth on Record for three in a half years.

“We have a podcast show that comes out monthly called ‘Generation Collaboration’ that we produce in collaboration with Colorado young leaders,” Ladon said, adding that they just nished season one and that the podcast airs on KGNU.

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“We have another monthly show called ‘Youth on Rewind,’ which is a segment-based show and the tagline podcast amplifying young people’s voices, stories and ideas,” Ladon said.

Ladon said the podcast features segments produced by interns, peer navigators and fellows, covering whatever interests them.

“Our third show is called ‘Underground of the Showcase’ as

the official podcast of the underground music showcase, which Youth and Record helps put on.”

The podcast is hosted and produced by youth interns from 16 to 24 years old.

Ladon said his love for the application of podcast work expanded beyond media production or journalism.

“It gets to the root of socialemotional learning and developing yourself because you’re learning to exercise your voice and get to practice hearing your voice, which is not something we’re all comfortable with,” Ladon said.

Mobile Studio

Oren Bregman, executive director of the Mobile Studio nonprofit music outreach program has partnered with Youth on Record.

Bregman’s program brings the mobile studio to Denver, Green Valley and Montebello pathway schools in Aurora.

“We focused on singing, rapping, and poetry so we bring our equipment and expertise so students can create music to express themselves and share it online with their family and friends,” Bregman said.

Bregman said Youth on Records helped Mobile Studio get their

first grant and gave them some instruments.

“We are happy to be part of the family,” Bregman said.

Witt said that the young people the programs serve are incredibly talented. “It blows me away to see the ways that they’re able to cultivate their skills, and it’s inspiring to watch and build strong mentorship relationships with our staff and to feel connected to a sense of community through our programs,” she said.

For more information about Youth on Record, visit youthonrecord.org or call 303993-5226.

Youth on Record student Addie Uhl performs at the Youth on Record block party.

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suggested Spring Back for recycling mattresses at a lower price.

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

Until about two-and-a-half years ago, Bobby Dainko was living in his car, addicted to meth.

Today, he’s clean and works full time at Spring Back Colorado Mattress Recycling, a nonpro t in Commerce City that recycles used mattresses that would otherwise end up in land lls. e nonpro t deliberately employs folks like Dainko — graduates of a nearby addiction treatment program.

“Yeah, I was living in my car right down the street here,” said Dainko, pointing out the window from an air-conditioned o ce where he answers calls and schedules mattress pickups. “I just got sick and tired of what it takes to live homeless. I used to think, ‘Oh, you’re homeless. You don’t have to do anything.’ But no, it’s a daily battle. Hour by hour even. Where am I going? What am I doing? I did that for almost a year and got so sick of it. I called Wellness Court and they welcomed me back at 2 in the morning.”

Dainko had previously worked at Spring Back after graduating from the nearby Stout Street Foundation substance abuse recovery program in 2017. But he relapsed a year later, after his mother passed away. He just wasn’t done with drugs, he says now. But he believes he’s nally kicked his addiction for good. And Spring Back gave him his job back.

“ e owner (Christopher Conway),

he said, ‘Bobby, you’ve never lied to me, you’ve never stolen from me.

ose are the two things I don’t tolerate. Yes, I’ll give you another chance.’ And he did,” said Dainko, who now has bene ts like health insurance.

“And because of that, I got a second chance here.”

Uno cial and o cial workforce programs have been a source of labor for Colorado employers long before the pandemic and the ensuing labor shortage struck. But there’s another breed of workforce programs that

help the planet, help consumers get rid of old stu and help people who have di culty nding work get a job. From diverting old computers and unwanted couches from land lls to refurbishing or upcycling materials for another life, the social enterprises often hover below the public radar. But some have caught the attention of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, which awarded grants to many programs aimed at diverting waste from the land lls.

“We applaud companies working on recycling solutions, particularly when they accomplish that by developing socially responsible business models that help some of Colorado’s disadvantaged workers learn new skills,” Kendra Appelman-Eastvedt, the recycling grants program manager, wrote in an email.

Here’s a few of them, but please share others in your local community and we’ll compile a list for a future story.

Spring Back gets a shoutout from the city of Denver’s bulky-item disposal page. e company also partners with ve land lls around the state by providing a trailer to collect mattresses for recycling at $30 each. Otherwise land ll customers often pay more to dispose of a mattress — it costs $74 at the Waste Management-operated Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site in Aurora. And yes, the mattress goes into the land ll, said a Waste Management employee who answered a pricing call. She

Spring Back works with mattress stores to collect unwanted mattresses, and it has partnerships with a handful of land lls, including in Mesa and Larimer Counties, and several cities, including Pueblo, Loveland and Denver. In the Denver area, there’s mattress pick up. On an average week, Spring Back workers tear down between 1,500 to 2,000 unwanted mattresses; strip them for steel, foam, wood and other recyclable parts; and send very little to the land ll.

“ e environmental impact is huge. Long-term sustainability is really important. Working with cities and municipalities is great. But this whole thing was started out of the desire to help folks and really help them get their life turned around,” said Peter Conway, vice president of business development and the founder’s son. “ at’s the rewarding part, for me at least.”

Eric Gallegos, who completed the Stout Street program and graduates in February, plans to stay at Spring Back “for the long haul.”

Gallegos, who had the choice of prison or Stout Street, said that Stout Street showed him the path out of a life of drugs. Spring Back helps him stay on it.

“I’m comfortable here. I like to have a good, productive work day that challenges me. And this is labor intensive,” said Gallegos, who is from Trinidad. “When you make it through the day, you feel accomplished.”

Getting a job has long been part of Stout Street’s program, said Bradley Lucero, its executive director. e organization has worked with Spring Back for about a decade and also works with organizations like Food Bank of e Rockies and construction companies. It’s always looking for new partners willing to employ those at Stout Street, most who are there because their only other option was prison.

“ ey’re not used to getting up and going to work. ey’re not used to what minimum wage looks like, or living on $20 an hour because selling drugs, obviously they could make thousands of dollars in an afternoon,” Lucero said. “Having an idea of what a future looks like sober is huge.”

And for those who are tired of their old way of life and ready for more stability, the partnership with employers helps graduates get a second chance to reboot their work life.

“Some of them will take advantage of it, some of them will squander it,” Lucero said. “But for the most part, it’s folks that understand they have a criminal history and the longer they can keep a solid resume or build a solid resume, they understand that’ll help their odds down the road to

At Spring Back Mattress’ Commerce City warehouse, Eric Gallegos pitches in wherever he can to help the company strip down and recycle all the parts of unwanted mattresses. Gallegos, a former drug addict and dealer, faced prison or a local rehab. He chose rehab, which put him in touch with Spring Back for a job. He’s been clean for more than two years.

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Here’s how you can help those most in need in Colorado by getting rid of your old stu

apply and hopefully retain other positions.”

Seeking developmentally disabled workers

Just west of downtown Denver, Blue Star Recyclers charges a fee to take an old PC, monitor or other household electronics o your hands. e fees help pay a team that dismantles computers and household electronics. Parts are recycled for pro t or upcycled into working computers for sale. e tasks are repetitive but employees are eager to get to work. e majority have been diagnosed with some sort of developmental disability, like autism.

“It’s like they’re waiting by the clock a minute before (the work day starts) to make sure they clock in right on time,” said Sam Morris, Blue Star’s CEO. His dad, Bill, started the company in 2009 in Colorado Springs.

“We’ve had folks who’ve been with us in Colorado Springs for 13 to 15 years and they are still exceeding their goals every week. And they’re doing the exact same thing every day.”

e company has diverted 34 million pounds of electronics from land lls and continues to do so.

e pandemic strained its growth and caused Blue Star to close newer operations in Chicago and Boulder. But something it did months before

the pandemic changed its trajectory. After sharing their workforce results with a team of electronics recyclers in 2019, Blue Star doubled down on its original mission: nding job opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Blue Star’s employees are rarely absent, very focused on their daily tasks and have a good attitude, according to a case study on the company’s workforce.

“It was just the real simple stu : zero absenteeism and lost-time accidents, 98% on-task engagement, all the measurables that everyone is so focused on, it became pretty clear that they were going ‘Omigosh, how do we get in on this?’” Morris said. “What we’ve found over the years is that, especially for folks on the autistic spectrum, they are just unbelievably good at that systematic

step-by-step task. Whether it’s putting something together or taking it apart, if it’s the same everyday and they know what to expect, that’s their comfort zone.”

Blue Star began a national training program for the organization behind the e-Stewards certi cation, an e-waste recycling standard that bans exporting toxic e-waste to developing nations.

Before it launched the Advanced Plus program, Blue Star had employed roughly 60 individuals with a diagnosed developmental disability. After setting up the training program in 2019, “we’re almost at 200,” Morris said. “It became clear pretty quickly that this was the best approach.”

When city budgets got slashed during the pandemic, Denver’s Department of Parks and Recreation felt the pain and was unable to hire the usual crew of seasonal workers. at’s when the nonpro t Civic Center Conservancy, which exists to support Civic Center park, began strategizing.  e Conservancy teamed up with Bayaud Enterprises to hire unhoused residents to pick up trash and assist city workers with landscaping in a program called Civic Center Works, which launched in April 2022.

“ e narrative around Civic Center in some way, shape or form was that the homeless were a drain on Civic Center and it was something that was bringing it down. But we knew the unhoused community were some of

Kian Phair, senior recycling tech at Blue Star Recyclers, has been with the company since 2015. Blue Star accepts e-waste like old computers and has techs that dismantle the machines for parts that can be recycled. The company likes to hire people with developmental disabilities, who can thrive on repetitive tasks. COURTESY OF BLUE STAR RECYCLERS

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the park’s biggest advocates. And we had seen from before (the pandemic) that the people nding community in our park, Civic Center park, were the ones who were walking around picking up trash and taking care of it,” said Eric Lazzari, the Conservancy’s executive director.

Last year, 24 people were hired to work six hours a day, three days a week for the season. Ten moved on to permanent jobs with the parks department or used the program as a stepping stone in their career path. is season, there’s about ve people on the job daily with about a dozen in the program, he said.

“ ese are folks making the steps to transition out of homelessness and were looking for jobs,” Lazzari said. “What started out as a parks problem solved the parks problem but also impacted and changed the lives of others.”

What started as a side project for Nick Reichert and friend Lance Harding to make a few extra bucks in 2016 is now a couch refurbishing and upcycling business helping those in need.

“One of our rst couches actually went to someone who was just getting o the streets,” said Reichert, who was a y shing guide in the Vail Valley when he noticed free couches on Craigslist that were often in decent condition. “I’ve always had a heart, especially for the homeless. He was just so excited to get this really nice couch that had been xed up and cleaned up (and) delivered to his house.”

e Good Couch in Lakewood today receives about 50 couches a week (it also o ers pickup). After cleaning and xing them, the couches are sold online. at helps sustain the company, which is pro table. It donates some of the proceeds to the

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless but also provides couches to folks who are getting a home after living on the streets. Harding is a founder but no longer part of the business. But some couches are in such bad shape or, well, just outdated, ugly and unsellable. ose ones are stripped for parts and recycled to avoid the land ll or upcycled into something new.

“Being a y shing guide, I have a heart for sustainability. I want to see as little waste go into the land ll as possible,” he said. “In couches, there’s just all this wood and metal, upholstery foam. None of that’s good in a land ll.”

Wood and metal has been used for shelving and the company’s storage shed. Extra frames, hardware and legs are used to x up other couches. Reichert also estimates that e Good Couch has saved 1,000 pounds of leather from land lls.

ey recently began working with American Made Apparel Manufacturing in Aurora to do something with those leather scraps. Now it has a line of handbags, wallets and card holders — all made in Denver with leather from unwanted couches.

“I’d say that at least 95% of what we take is at least partially or fully disassembled and reused,” he said. “ e most ful lling part is de nitely being able to get furniture to the people who (the Coalition) is able to place in semi-permanent housing. And there’s a lot of other ministries and organizations now, too, that know about us and are able to recommend us so we do get to give away a fair amount of couches every month to folks in need.”

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

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NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED, THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND WITHIN 21 DAYS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW.

TO THE DEFENDANT: DAVID MUWANGA

A civil Complaint has been filed by the Plaintiff against you for the relief set forth in the Complaint. Object of Action: Defendant is being sued for collection of an account relating to an event contract. 1. If you intend to defend this lawsuit, within 21 days after this Summons is served on you exclusive of the day of service, you must do the following: a. File with the Clerk of this Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written response to the Complaint in accordance with the rules of the Court, with the appropriate filing fee. b. Serve a copy of your response upon the attorney whose name and address is shown below. 2. Unless you respond, your default will be entered upon application of the plaintiff and this Court may enter a judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint, which could result in the taking of money or property or other relief requested in the Complaint. 3. If you intend to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your response may be filed on time. 4. The State of Nevada, its political subdivisions, agencies, officers, employees, board members, commission members and legislators, each have 45 days after service of this summons within which to file an answer to the complaint.

CLERK OF COURT,

BY: Steven D. Grierson, Deputy Clerk, Date, JUNE 7, 2023, County Courthouse, 200 Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89155,

Issued at the direction of:

SKLAR WILLIAMS PLLC,

By: Anthony R. Ager, Esq., Nevada Bar No. 007969, 410 S. Rampart Blvd., #350, Las Vegas, NV 89145, Tel: (702) 360-6000, Fax: (702) 360-0000, Attorney for Plaintiff

Legal Notice No. 82351

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last/ Fourth Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT OF THE 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 (303) 606-2300

Plaintiff(s): MARY C SARLO, Plaintiff, v.

Defendant(s): HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF KATHRYN LOUISE BARKER a/k/a KATHRYN L BARKER, JAMES LOMBARDO, JAMES BART PATTERSON, HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF IRVIN B PATTERSON, and any and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action, 2974 South Bellaire Street, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado.

Attorney: David A. Cook, P.C.

Attorney for Plaintiff 7035 Campus Drive, Ste. 703 Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Phone Number: 719-634-6736

E-mail: Lawbydave@gmail.com

Atty. Reg. #: 17763

Case Number: 2023CV31930 Division 209

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint [petition] filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the complaint [petition] may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint [petition] in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint [petition] without further notice.

This is an action: This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiffs in and to the real property situated in City and County of Denver, Colorado.

Dated: July 11, 2023

/s/ David A. Cook David A. Cook, #17763 Attorney for Plaintiff

Legal Notice No. 82333

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

District Court, Denver County, State of Colorado Court Address: 520 West Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80204

Plaintiff: MICHAEL NORDIKE

Defendant: HADLEIGH ORRICK SWARTS

Case Number: 23CV31934 Courtroom: 280

SHOW CAUSE ORDER

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint in Replevin.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The Defendant shall show cause, if any, why the personal property described in the Verified Complaint should not be taken from the Defendant and delivered into the possession of Plaintiff.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing on this matter shall be held on September 13, 2023, at 1:30 pm in Courtroom 280 of the Denver County District Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT PENDING HEARING ON THIS MATTER, the Defendant shall not sell, use or dispose of the property described in the Complaint, except to return the property to Plaintiff.

Defendant is hereby advised that:

1) You may file an Affidavit on your behalf with the Court and may appear and present testimony on your behalf at the time of hearing.

2) You may at or prior to the hearing file with the Court a written response to stay the delivery of the personal property described in the Complaint.

3) If you fail to appear at the hearing or fail to file a written response, the Plaintiff may apply to the Court for an Order requiring the Sheriff to take immediate possession of the personal property described in the Complaint and deliver such property to Plaintiff

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT a copy of this Order together with a copy of the Summons shall be served via publication pursuant to the Court’s Order Authorizing Service by Publication.

Done this 5th day of July 2023.

BY THE COURT: DAVID H GOLDBERG District Court Judge

Legal Notice No. 82348

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO 520 West Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80204,

Plaintiff: MICHAEL NORDIKE

Defendant: HADLEIGH ORRICK SWARTS

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Bradley T. Bufkin, # 33794

Bufkin & Schneider Law, LLC Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Tel.: (719) 247-3028

E-mail: brad@bbmslaw.com

Case Number: 23CV31934 Division: 280 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Verified Complaint in Replevin filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Verified Complaint in Replevin may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Verified Complaint in Replevin in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Verified Complaint in Replevin without further notice.

This is an action in which Plaintiff is seeking recovery of the 2017 Audi automobile (VIN: WA1JCCFS3HR016619)

Dated this 30th day of June, 2023.

BUFKIN & SCHNEIDER LAW, LLC

/s/ Bradley T. Bufkin, # 33794

Attorney for Plaintiff

2 N. Nevada Ave., Suite 1140 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 247-3028

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

Legal Notice No. 82349

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Public Notice Denver Probate Court Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202

In the Interest of: DIEGO PEREZ ALVARADO; a.k.a., DIEGO ALVARADO

Attorney: Christopher Brock, Atty. Reg. No. 47703 1385 S. Colorado Blvd. #610-A Denver, CO 80222

E-mail: cbrock@ccdconline.org

Phone Number: 937-248-5016

FAX Number: 303-568-7419

Case Number: 23PR30617

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: Teresa Jesus Alvarado Espino

Last Known Address, if any: n/a

A hearing on Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Adult (title of pleading) for (brief description of relief requested)

Appointment of permanent guardian for Mr. Diego Perez Alvarado, an adult, after notice and hearing will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: September 5, 2023

Time: 3:30 PM Division: 224

Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202

The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes

Legal Notice No. 82361

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

TO: OSCAR SANTANA:

You are notified that you have 10 days after publication for this notice of levy to file your claim of exemption with the District Court of Denver County, 1437 Bannock, Room 256, Denver, CO 80202 in Case 2021CV33096 entitled: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v. ELIZABETH B. WAHLBORGS $14,003.90 garnished at Bellco Credit Union, 7600 E. Orchard Rd., Ste 400, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

Legal Notice No. 82325

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER, DISTRICT COURT COLORADO CIVIL COURT

Denver City & County Bldg. 1437 Bannock St., Rm. 256 Denver, CO 80202

Plaintiff: Cenco Building Services, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, v. Defendants: H+L Development, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company and Bryant W. Long, an individual

NOTICE OF LEVY OR SEIZURE

Case Number: 22CV30744 Sheriff Sale No. 22004964

STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF DENVER

TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR

BRYANT W. LONG:

Notice is hereby given that on May 9, 2022, a judgment against Bryant W. Long from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, entered in favor of CENCO BUILDING SERVICES, LLC, in the original amount of $36,522.62, and that on July 19, 2023, the Clerk of the DENYER County District Court issued a Writ of Execution commanding the Sheriff of DENVER County to levy, seize and take into possession the following real estate, to wit:

LOT 22 AND SOUTH ONE-HALF OF LOT 23, BLOCK 31, MCCULLOUGHS ADDITION 3RD FILING TO DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Otherwise identified or referred to as 2127 High Street, Denver, CO 80205 (the "Property").

You have legal rights that may prevent all or part of your money or property from being taken. That part of the money or property that may not be taken is called "exempt property." Notwithstanding your right to claim the property as "exempt," no exemption other than the exemptions set forth in C.R.S. Section 13-54-104(3), may be claimed for a Writ. The purpose of this Notice of Levy is to tell you about these rights.

If the money or property which is being withheld from you includes any "exempt property," you must file within 14 days of receiving this Notice of Levy a written claim of exemption with the Clerk of the Court, describing what money or property you think is "exempt property" and the reason that it is exempt.

You must act quickly to protect your rights. Remember, you only have 14 days after receiving this Notice of Levy to file your claim of exemption with the Clerk of Court. Your failure to file a claim of exemption within 14 days is a waiver of your right to file.

Now therefore, you BRYANT W. LONG take notice that within fourteen ( 14) days from the date of service hereof, if served within the state, or if served by publication, within fourteen (14)dates after service hereof, exclusive of the day of service, you may file with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court, a written claim of exemption which you may have under the statutes of the State of Colorado; and in case of your failure to make and file such written claim of exemption with the Clerk of said Court you shall be deemed to have waived your right of exemption under the statutes of this state.

Elias Diggins, Sheriff DENVER County, Colorado /s/ Deputy Sheriff Sergeant Line

CERTIFICATE OF LEVY

Case Number: 22CV30744

I, Elias Diggins, Sheriff of Denver County, State of Colorado, do hereby certify that by virtue of a certain Writ of Execution to me directed, from the Denver County District Court, State of Colorado, in favor of Cenco Building Services, LLC, and against Bryant W. Long and H+L Development, LLC, jointly and severally, Defendants, dated July 19, 2023, I did on this 24th, day of July 2023, levy upon the following real estate, to wit: LOT 22 AND SOUTH ONE-HALF OF LOT 23, BLOCK 31, MCCULLOUGHS ADDITION 3RD FILING TO DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Otherwise identified or referred to as 2127 High Street, Denver, CO 80205 (the "Property"). Situate in the City and County of Denver, Colorado.

Elias Diggins, Sheriff City and County of Denver, Colorado

/s/ Deputy Sheriff Sergeant R. Line CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER, DISTRICT COURT Denver City & County Bldg. 1437 Bannock St., Rm. 256 Denver, CO 80202-0000

Plaintiff: Cenco Building Services, LLC,

Defendants: H+L Development, LLC, et al Case Number: 22CV30744 Div.: 280

WRIT OF EXECUTION

Original Judgment Amount: $36,522.62

Revived Judgment Amount: $.00

Judgment Status: UNSATISFIED

Judgment Date: May 9, 2022

Judgment Date:

Additional Remarks:

JUDG ENTERS IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF AND AGAINST DEF IN THE AMOUNT OF 36,522.62 WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 10% PER ANNUM, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY.

Debtor(s): HAND L DEV LLC BRYANT W LONG

Creditor(s): CENCO BLDG SERV LLC

Balance of Judgment to Date: $36,522.62

To the Sheriff of Denver County, You are commanded to satisfy the above judgment plus interest and costs executing against any property legally subject to levy of the above-named judgment debtor(s) and to return this execution within 90 days from the date of issue, unless sale is pending under levy made.

Nikolaus Zender, Clerk of Court DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY /s/ Deputy Clerk

Date: July 19, 2023

Legal Notice No. 82377

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 82373

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of BARBARA A. TINSMAN, also known as BARBARA TINSMAN, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030808

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 December 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ann E. Rab, Personal Representative c/o M. Lisa Clore, Esq. Lisa Clore, LLC 5500 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 130 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 82362

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Allen Reynolds, Jr., Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030778

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

Anna L. Burr, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 2851 South Parker Road, Suite 972 Aurora, Colorado 80014

Legal Notice No. 82356

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

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Pricing: CHOICE $84.99/mo. for two years. After 2 years, then month to month at then current prevailing prices unless cancelled. Additional Fees & Taxes: Price excludes Advanced Receiver Service Fee of $15/mo. (which is extra and applies to all packages) and Regional Sports Fee of up to $13.99/mo. (which is extra & applies to CHOICE and/or MÁS ULTRA and higher Pkgs.), applicable use tax expense surcharge on retail value of installation, custom installation charges, equipment upgrades/add-ons, and certain other add’l fees & chrgs. See directv.com/directv-fees/ for additional information. $10/MO. AUTOPAY AND PAPERLESS BILL DISCOUNT: Must enroll in autopay & paperless bill within 30 days of TV activation to receive bill credit starting in 1-3 bill cycles (pay $10 more/mo. until discount begins). Must maintain autopay/paperless bill and valid email address to continue credits. DIRECTV SVC TERMS: Subject to Equipment Lease & Customer Agreements. All o ers, packages, programming, promotions, features, terms, restrictions and conditions and all prices and fees not included in price guarantee are subject to change without notice. Package, Advanced Receiver Service Fee, Regional Sports Fee (varies by zip code) and equipment fees for TV connections are included in two-year price guarantee. Taxes, surcharges, add-on programming (including premium channels), protection plan, transactional fees, and Federal Cost Recovery Fee are not included in two-year price guarantee. Some o ers may not be available through all channels and in select areas. Di erent o ers may apply for eligible multi-dwelling unit. Visit directv.com/legal/ or call for details. Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomax.com with your DIRECTV log-in credentials. Visit directv.com to verify/create your account. Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions, see hbomax.com/terms-of-use for details. Programming and content subj. to change. Requires account to stay in good standing. Upon cancellation of your video service you