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South Platte River gets no new protections Water commissioners declined to upgrade water quality rules through city

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Census Bureau.

Denver County’s population rose to 715,522 last year, up from 600,158

Public officials, conservation groups and citizen speakers pleaded with the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Aug. 9 to reverse a 2020 decision and strengthen protections for the South Platte River in north Denver and Adams County, but the commissioners declined.

Opponents of the commission’s decision last year thought they had one last chance in a “town hall” feedback format to urge the commissioners to revisit the controversial vote, which rejected a staff recommendation to upgrade the South Platte to higher water quality protections.

They pointed to the recent weeks of high heat and air pollution in metro Denver, as well as a new climate change report showing irrefutable and irreversible damage to the environment, as more reasons to protect the river with tougher regulations.

“We cannot wait five more years to upgrade or revisit what’s happening to the communities in north

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Underground Music Showcase is live again Annual three-day festival will feature performances by more than 100 live bands

BY RYAN DUNN AND CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Claire Heywood expects she will be singing her heart out at this

year’s Underground Music Showcase.

“Speaking for myself, playing a festival represents a needed chance to release some pent-up energy

from 2020,” Heywood said. “After so long without a space to play, I hope to sing my heart out and get a few SEE MUSIC, P11

Census Bureau: Denver grew by 19.2% over decade Denver County gained more people than any other in the state

BY MARK HARDEN MHARDEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The population of the city and county of Denver grew by 19.2%

between 2010 and 2020, making it the sixth-fastest-growing county in Colorado.

That’s according to redistricting data released Aug. 12 by the U.S.

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Anxiety over new school year higher during pandemic Health experts advise routine and structure for back-to-school

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When starting a new school year in a new grade with a new teacher, it is common to face first-day jitters.

However, experts say back-to-school anxiety in 2021 is elevated due to continuously changing rules and procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Kristin Orlowski, a psychologist with UCHealth, said elementary students and teenagers thrive on structure and consistency. In 2020, consistency and structure became unstable with online schooling, mandates, and procedures creating confusion and stress as federal, state and local health officials grappled with how to keep children safe.

The bottom line, Orlowski said, is that online schooling is not an effective alternative to in-person learning. Students fell behind in academics and social development, she said.

When students are out of sorts, stressed and depressed, Orlowski said studies show they do not retain or learn new things as well.

Like other hospitals along the Front Range, UCHealth facilities have seen an uptick in cases involving young people dealing with

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depression, substance abuse and mental illness. UCHealth has locations in Parker, Highlands Ranch, Aurora, Lone Tree and Denver, As school is slated to start in Douglas, Arapahoe, Adams and Jefferson counties this month, the debate over mask mandates is revving up. Orlowski said as school administrators debate whether to require masks, parent anger and frustrations are spilling over, and students are hearing it.

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Dr. Anat Geva, clinician supervisor for HealthOne Behavioral Health Centers, said the biggest problem for students in the pandemic is the “unknown.”

“The other part of that is the unknown can change quickly during a pandemic,” she said. “You might have a student already stressed about a new teacher and new classroom, but there is also concern classes will get canceled or mask restrictions are suddenly put in place again. Really, everything can flip 180 degrees from one day to the next.

The unknown is always a problem.”

Geva said this has led students to be more apathetic and avoid issues altogether. Adults and children alike are ignoring news and updates because they figure the situation will just change tomorrow, she said.

According to studies provided by HealthOne, which serves patients in Centennial, Aurora and Ken Caryl, self-harm claims among teenagers in 2020 increased by more than 300%.

Earlier this summer, Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHC) declared a crisis in treating young people for mental health conditions. Experts and doctors say the primary reason for the increase in cases is the continued disruption to their daily lives the pandemic has caused. CHC treats young patients in Highlands Ranch, Wheat Ridge, Parker, Aurora, Denver, Centennial, Broomfield and Colorado Springs.

As medical professionals remained concerned with how young people are handling the added stressors posed by COVID-19 at the start of a new school year, Orlowski and Geva agree that parents and students can take steps to decrease and limit anxiety.

As the first days of school draw closer, steps to prepare for a new school year during a pandemic include: Get back to set bedtimes — A regular bedtime helps establish routine and help students get enough sleep.

Stay on schedule — From dinner to athletics and activities, Orlowski said a set schedule and routine can help students adjust to a new school year faster.

Stop the stressful chatter — Constant discussion about the pandemic, rules and frustrations with mandates can cause anxiety in children. Just talking to students about what they need to do without opinions and anger can help alleviate anxiety.

Teach students to be accepting — Orlowski said schools, parents and society are already teaching students to be accepting of everyone to avoid bullying. With the pandemic, acceptance also means masks. If a student attends a school where masks are optional, students not wearing masks should accept those choosing to wear them.

Be positive — Geva said it is important that parents and adults work to make the best of any situation. Being as positive as possible can make a difference, she said.

Students should be assured they are not alone, Geva stressed. Others are going through the same thing.

Always communicate — Geva said talking frankly with children can help a lot. Answering their questions, speaking honestly and asking them how they are feeling can keep the lines of communication open.

Get help if needed — Orlowski said it is important to get acquainted with help outside the home. If a student is struggling with anxiety due to more serious issues, it may be time to seek help from school counselors or a qualified clinician.

Geva said HealthOne has behavioral health centers throughout the region, and if symptoms of depression and anxiety continue to increase, parents should consider professional help outside the home and school.

Watch for signs of anxiety in children — Indications of anxiety include appearing more clingy than normal, being restless and fidgety, complaining of stomachaches or headaches, changes in eating and sleeping habits, expressing negative thoughts and worries, getting upset quickly, becoming more emotional than usual, struggling to concentrate, picking at their skin and being too compliant in trying to please without addressing their own anxiety.

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Denver debates whether to get rid of at-large council seats

BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE

Less than an hour before voting in favor of a proposal to eliminate two of his colleagues’ seats, Denver Councilmember Jolon Clark took a moment to call out the elephant in the room.

Before him and five other Denver City Council members was a question: Should the two at-large seats on the council be eliminated and replaced with two more districts, similar to the one he represents?

The council has 13 seats; 11 represent areas within a specific boundary, and two are at-large, effectively representing the entire city.

Sitting eight desks away from one of the people holding an at-large seat, Councilmember Robin Kniech, Clark started his comments on Aug. 10 by saying the comments from him and others about why the positions should not exist were not a reflection of the current at-large members.

“It hit me a little bit more what this must feel like having one of my constituents speaking at public comment, bashing district representatives,” Clark said.

So did Kniech take any of this personally? After all, she’s termed out in 2023. She can’t run for re-election to this seat even if she wanted to.

“This is a very awkward conversation,” Kniech said on Aug. 11 during a phone interview.

Now, a council member’s decision on Aug. 10 does not necessarily

A aerial view of the Denver City & County Building.

mean they want to see the at-large seats eliminated. Rather, it was them saying they were cool with voters deciding whether to remove them, since the proposal would be a ballot measure.

And it wasn’t binding; it came at the committee level, a step before

these things are considered by the full Denver City Council during their Monday meetings, where these decisions are finalized. That won’t happen until later this month.

Councilmembers Candi CdeBaca and Kevin Flynn, who often voice conflicting opinions on the dais —

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so much so that Flynn made a joke about the odd pairing — joined Clark in sponsoring the bill, which may be dead on arrival. CdeBaca and Flynn said candidly after the Aug. 10 meeting that they aren’t SEE COUNCIL, P5

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sure whether the bill has enough votes to pass the full council.

CdeBaca outlined why eliminating the at-large seats could be useful.

CdeBaca, who in addition to sponsoring the bill is a voting member of the committee, laid out the case for eliminating the seats during a presentation. To start, she referenced a quote from a 2008 study on why single-member districts helped improve representation for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups on the city council.

It illustrated her larger point: Adding two more geographically-based districts could help with overall representation. The two at-large seats were created in 1968 after a charter change. That date is important; it was near the end of the civil rights movement championed by African Americans, and the beginning of the Chicano Movement, according to Metropolitan State University of Denver political science professor Robert Preuhs.

During this time, Preuhs said, white voters were starting to get concerned about the growing influence of people of color. Creating at-large seats, then, served as a way to curtail some of their growing influence.

“Those at-large districts have been a way to reduce or undermine minority groups to have a say in city council,” Preuhs said. He added district-specific seats often give people of color a chance to repre-

sent their communities. “At-large elections mean that it’s very rare if not impossible to elect someone who voices those communities.”

Current at-large Councilmember Debbie Ortega is one of five Latinas serving on City Council, though a majority of at-large members have been white people. Kniech said she didn’t take this concern lightly, adding racial biases are baked into many government systems and pointing out there are other district seats that have never had a person of color represent them.

Ortega said having an at-large member has helped ensure robust debate before certain decisions since these members can bring larger perspectives to discussions (she didn’t provide any specific examples). She requested a public hearing on the proposal to give residents an opportunity to speak on it.

Preuhs pointed out that adding two additional district seats likely won’t do much for fixing things like the city’s housing crisis, homelessness or even gentrification. Ortega said something similar, saying eliminating the seats will do little to solve big picture issues like providing reliable infrastructure or bringing down crime.

“Doing this proposed change doesn’t address or solve any of that,” Ortega said.

Kniech said voter influence is one of the things the average citizen would lose if the two at-large seats are eliminated.

They would get a little less say on who ends up on the council. Denver voters can currently vote for three people on council: One member for

the district they live in, and the two for the at-large seats.

CdeBaca also noted influence, but of a different sort. She suggested at-large seats are more likely to represent special interests, which Kniech called a politically-based argument. More council districts would mean council members would each have fewer constituents, which CdeBaca suggested means elected officials can better represent their needs. CdeBaca’s district represents the largest number of voters, at more than 76,000.

“If additional council districts aren’t added, our current 11 council districts will be serving an all-time high of over 66,000 constituents per district,” CdeBaca said during the meeting. “It’s pretty difficult to run our districts at that level.”

Kniech noted some people prefer contacting at-large representatives, since their district representatives may not be able to immediately connect with them. It’s a point a member of the public who spoke during the Aug. 10 meeting also made.

“Councilwoman CdeBaca said there is no guarantee that a councilperson at-large will be responsive, but of course, there is no guarantee that your district will as well, as unfortunate as that may be,” resident Joel Noble said.

CdeBaca suggested creating two more council districts could add more accountability, because atlarge seats represent the entire city but are not answerable to specific constituents.

So, why consider this now? Well, the two current at-large council members, Kniech and Ortega, can’t

run for those offices again.

“Nobody would be displaced from their duly-elected seat at this time if we decided to move forward with this change,” CdeBaca said.

And the city has started its redistricting process, which is another reason why its supporters believe now is the time to take this up. Basically, what the state is doing right now to redraw its congressional districts, the city needs to do for its 11 council districts, or possibly 13 if the proposal were to pass. The goal is to move lines around to equalize the number of people in each district.

Flynn said these two factors won’t match up like this for a while, and if the proposal is brought up again sometime in the future, it could end up pushing someone who’s been elected out.

“What I can say is there is no best practice,” Flynn said about the potential change. “There is a dominant practice … nearly two-thirds of the 100 largest cities have no at-large (seats). Eight city councils have only at-large.”

The final vote margin on Aug. 10 to advance the bill was razor-thin.

The 4-3 vote included Council President Stacie Gilmore in favor of the proposal, despite not being a voting member of the committee (she gets to vote as president). CdeBaca and Clark voted yes; Kniech and Ortega voted no.

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Purple reigns at Chatfield Farms Lavender plants (and butterflies) put on a show at Botanic Gardens site

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Some 2,000 lavender plants are showing off their color these days at the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Chatfield Farms location adjacent to the Jefferson County part of Littleton, and butterflies are an added attraction.

The Lavender Garden was first installed in 2015 and features two species of lavender that thrive in Colorado’s dry, sunny climate and in Chatfield Farms’ sandy loam soils.

Next to the Lavender Garden is the Butterfly House, where monarchs and many other species frolic around you. Other butterflies -- not to mention plenty of bees -- are drawn to the lavender outside.

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Council panel advances plan to move mayoral election earlier

BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE

Anders O’Toole drops off a ballot at the Central Park Recreation Center on ElecPHOTO BY KEVIN J. BEATY/DENVERITE tion Day in 2019.

Denver voters could get a chance to choose the city’s municipal candidates a month earlier if a proposal from City Council ends up on the November ballot.

A City Council committee on Aug. 10 unanimously forwarded a ballot measure to the full City Council to shift the date of the city’s municipal elections from May to April. The elections choose the mayor, city council members, auditor, and clerk and recorder.

Moving the election up a month was proposed by Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López after nearly a

year of planning. López suggested this option will help his office, which oversees elections, better prepare for runoff elections (the other option his office recommended was ranked-choice voting).

Right now, if candidates for races don’t get a majority of votes during the May municipal election, a run-off election takes place in June.

This gives Denver Elections a short window to prepare new ballots for the military and overseas voters.

Moving the election a month ahead would provide more time to prepare for a run-off by changing the city’s law requiring it to take place roughly 30 days after the municipal election. The run-offs would

still take place in June under the new proposal.

It will be up to the full City Council to decide whether to send the proposal to voters to decide this fall.

The measure passed on Aug. 10 was sponsored by Councilmember Kevin Flynn, who opposed ranked-choice voting as an option.

Flynn said the majority of council members supported moving the municipal election date rather than ranked-choice voting, which is why he introduced the bill.

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Red Rocks Amphitheatre receives a new roof

BY GRACIELA FISCHER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Red Rocks Amphitheatre received a new stage roof from GH Phipps in July of 2021. This new roof will allow for more protection from the unpredictable Colorado weather.

Red Rocks’ original roof was built in 1988 and has since outlived its life expectancy. The stage renovations are a part of the Elevate Denver 10year bond program. The amphitheater is part of the Denver Mountain Parks system.

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and construction team that the greatest bands, musicians, and performers around the world want to perform at this famous venue, we just happen to be ‘performing’ as construction specialists,” said Kyle Casinelli, the project manager for the roof installation by GH Phipps.

“The new roof will provide a much more safe platform for stagehands and riggers while providing greater access and more space for more lights, camera, and sound via a cable-mesh system. It’s almost as if the stagehands will be able to walk-on-air, while greatly enhancing

an already incredible entertainment experience.”

Several factors had to be considered when building the new roof. It is built with more natural supplies and allows for five-times more rigging capacity along with the support of roughly 36,000 pounds of rigging equipment.

Red Rocks has been open again this summer after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled most 2020 events and will continue having shows until November 2021. For more information on events at Red Rocks, visit theredrocksamphitheater.com.

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ne doesn’t need to go very far from the city to get the experience of being in the Colorado mountains. In fact, did you know that the city of GUEST Denver has more COLUMN than 14,000 acres of parklands in the mountains and foothills of Jefferson, Clear Creek and Douglas counties?

With Denver being an early leader in land conservation, Allegra “Happy” these vast mountain Haynes parklands are part of Denver Parks and Recreation’s 100-year-old park system.

These acres are home to 46 mountain properties and attractions, including everything from yurts and challenge courses to roaming bison herds and hiking trails.

While some of the mountain lands are deemed conservation areas and have limited public access, there are many that are easily accessible for Denver-area residents to explore and enjoy. (And) the time is right to explore some of what Denver’s Mountain Parks System has to offer.

But remember, given the COVID-19 pandemic, if you venture out, be sure to adhere to social distancing guidelines, be respectful of all park

rules and consider visiting the more popular areas during non-peak visiting times.

Most of the mountain parklands are easily accessible and within a half hour drive from Denver.

Some are accessible by multimodal transportation options from Denver.

Genesee Mountain Park, for example, has a bus route that drops off at the Genesee Park-n-Ride off I-70 at Exit 254.

Genesee Park is the largest park in the Denver Mountain Parks System, with a total of 2,413 acres. It offers diverse experiences — picnicking options, bison-watching from the Patrick House Trailhead, backcountry hiking on the historic Beaver Brook Trail and camping at Chief Hosa Campground. In addition, park visitors can enjoy a panoramic view that spans from the Continental Divide to the city and plains at the 8,284-foot Genesee Mountain Summit.

For the more adventuresome, Genesee Park also offers a challenge course set in a beautiful area of Ponderosa Pines overlooking the continental divide. With roughly 60 lowand-high ropes elements, it offers varying degrees of challenges to meet a broad range of visitor preferences. The course is programmed by the Denver Parks and Recreation outdoor recreation team and available to groups of 8-100 people.

Other mountain park areas offer the opportunity for wildlife sight-

ings, beautiful views of the mountains and access to some of the best hiking trails that Colorado offers.

These include, but are not limited to: Echo Lake Park — Denver’s only mountain park within the subalpine zone. It includes a 24-acre natural lake at the base of Goliath Peak, which is popular for fishing and offers wonderful views of Mount Evans. Visitors to this park are requested to stay on trails, as a 10,000-year-old wetland at the east end of the lake provides important wildlife habitat.

Summit Lake Park — Also on Mount Evans, at an elevation of 12,840 feet, Summit Lake Park is at the highest altitude of all of Denver’s Mountain Parks and considered the highest city-owned park in the nation. A road to the top of Mount Evans is typically accessible from Memorial Day to Labor Day and provides stunning views of Colorado’s highest peaks. There is an accessible trail that offers a short hike to the Chicago Lakes Overlook where park visitors can enjoy spectacular mountain views. The Summit Lake parking area provides access to climb Mount Evans or fish in the high alpine lake. Mountain goats and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep may also be spotted throughout the park.

Lookout Mountain Park — This park boasts a panoramic view stretching from the Continental

Divide to downtown Denver and beyond. It is also home of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, which has exhibits that chronicle the life of one of the great figures of the American West. This area also has great access to hiking trails, including the Beaver Brook Trail in Genesee Park.

O’Fallon Mountain Park — A favored spot for fishing and picnicking along Bear Creek, O’Fallon Mountain Park also has an extensive system of hiking trails, including access to the Bear Creek Trail, which connects to Pence Mountain Park, Corwina Mountain Park and Little Mountain Park.

There are many options to explore as you get outside to enjoy these incredible spaces. To view the many other options that the Denver Mountain Park System has to offer, visit the Denver Parks and Recreation Mountain Parks website.

The Denver Mountain Parks Foundation works in partnership with Denver Parks and Recreation to ensure continued stewardship and enjoyment of this unique mountain park system for generations to come. For more information about the educational programming and fundraising efforts offered, visit the foundation’s website.

Allegra “Happy” Haynes is the executive director of Denver Parks and Recreation.

Court lambastes Colorado attorneys engaged in election lies

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wo Colorado attorneys are about to feel the full effect of espousing election conspiracy theories in federal court.

Denver-based U.S. District Court GUEST Magistrate Judge N. COLUMN Reid Neureiter has sanctioned Gary D. Fielder and Ernest J. Walker for their lawsuit against Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and a host of public Mario Nicolais officials from across the country. The two attorneys will now be personally liable for the fees defendants racked up to have the lawsuit dismissed.

The decision is another victory against attorneys who spread malicious lies in the wake of last November’s presidential election.

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Last month, Rudy Giuliani had his law license suspended, and faces potential disbarment, for making “demonstrably false and misleading statements” while spearheading former President Donald Trump’s baseless attempts to overturn the election. The appellate court suspending Giuliani linked his statements to the civil unrest across the county, including the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Neureiter followed suit in his opinion. The judge blasted the complaint for attempting to “sow doubt over the legitimacy of the Biden presidency and the mechanisms of American democracy.” He summarized that the lawsuit was “scatter-shot,” “disorganized and fantastical,” it comprised the “stuff of which violent insurrections are made.”

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Neureiter rightly ripped the two attorneys for a farcical monetary demand ($160 billion), attempting

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For example, Neureiter laid waste to the assertion that the personal affidavits attached to the complaint somehow provided a factual basis for the complaint. The judge found that the affidavits where “notable only in demonstrating no firsthand knowledge by a Plaintiff of any election fraud, misconduct, or malfeasance” and were “replete with conclusory statements” and ‘beliefs’

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His words channeled the catharsis every reasonable person following the election challenges has needed.

The judge seemed apoplectic that, faced with a “‘veritable tsunami’ of adverse precedent,” the attorneys made arguments that had already been rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in prior complaints.

Neureiter caustically asserted that “Plaintiffs’ counsel’s process for formulating the factual allegations in this lawsuit was to compile all the allegations from all the lawsuits and media reports relating to the alleged fraud (and only the ones asserting fraud, not the ones refuting fraud), put it in one massive complaint, and then file it and ‘see what happens.’”

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things off my chest.”

Heywood, a singer/songwriter of Denver, will be performing at UMS this year with a full backing band comprised of other local musicians.

UMS will be their first full-band concert since March 2020, and UMS-goers can anticipate hearing new material, including the song “Crushed Lemons,” which won’t be released until Aug. 27.

The 2021 UMS will consist of more than 100 live musical acts performing during the three-day music festival, which takes place Aug. 27-29 across more than 12 indoorand-outdoor venues in the stretch of Broadway between Alameda and Sixth avenues.

“I’m excited to see people who were distant or tangential friendly faces before the pandemic,” Heywood said, and “maybe people who I didn’t ever meet, but enjoyed seeing around locally at shows knowing they were supporting live music in Denver.”

This year’s UMS will be the second time for The Barlow, a Colorado country band from Arvada, to play the music festival.

“We’re excited to put on the best show we can,” said Shea Boynton, a singer and guitarist with The Barlow. “We’re bringing the twang and a bunch of new songs off our latest album, ‘Horseshoe Lounge.’”

The Barlow has been out performing live recently, but the band is particularly looking forward to UMS because “there’s always an unknown factor to festivals that make them exciting,” Boynton said.

Tyler Imbrogno, a vocalist who also plays keyboards and guitar in Englewood’s Eldren — a psych-pop/ alternative band that formed in 2011 — is looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, meeting new fans and discovering new artists at this year’s UMS. “It means a lot to us to be back,” Imbrogno said, “because playing UMS has served as an introduction to tons of friends, artists and venues through the years.”

He added that this year will be the

Claire Heywood will be performing at this year’s Underground Music Showcase with a full backing band composed of other local COURTESY PHOTO BY ADRIENNE THOMAS musicians. The live music festival takes place Aug. 27-29 along Broadway in Denver.

IF YOU GO The 2021 Underground Music Showcase takes place Aug. 27-29 between Alameda and Sixth avenues on South Broadway in Denver. To view a lineup of musical acts, including band bios, or to purchase tickets, visit www.undergroundmusicshowcase.com. fourth or fifth UMS that Eldren has played.

Eldren recently released an album of cover songs titled “Separation Sessions,” which the band recorded remotely during quarantine.

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Religious identities spread out along the Front Range

A rendering of the South East Aurora Islamic Center, a mosque that will be built in future years. Its development is part of a growing and expanding Muslim community in the Denver metro area.

COURTESY OF THE SOUTH EAST AURORA ISLAMIC CENTER

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he Denver metro area is religiously diverse and it’s becoming increasingly so.

A new study by the Public Religion Research Institute — called the 2020 Census on American Religion — found that “religious diversity scores” for Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties in 2020 were all above average when compared to the rest of the U.S. The average religious diversity score by county in the country — on a scale of .02 to 0.9 — is 0.62. Meanwhile, Arapahoe County received a score of 0.81, Adams County was 0.79, Douglas County was 0.77, and Jefferson County was 0.78.

The array of religious identities in the Denver metro area — where one religious subset doesn’t represent more than half of the population — doesn’t surprise Carl Raschke, professor of religious studies at the University of Denver.

“Historically, Colorado has been a place for religious freedom and religious experimentation,” Raschke said. “Colorado is a lot harder place than other parts of the country to figure out or get an actual profile out of.”

In making sense of the new PRRI data, Raschke and other experts explained that some religious groups maintain large numbers and influence because they have been around for a while. However, the Denver metro area religious landscape continues to shift in noticeable ways because a lot of people migrate to the area, both from within and outside the U.S. Muslims, Hindus and ‘nones’ Averaging data for Arapahoe, Adams, Douglas and Jefferson counties, white evangelical Christians represent 16% of the population, 8% are Hispanic Catholic, 1% are Muslim, 2% are Jewish, and 31%

are religiously unaffiliated.

Across the U.S., the average for white evangelical Christians is 14%, 8% are Hispanic Catholic, 1% are Muslim, 1% are Jewish, and 23% are religiously unaffiliated. The county-level data is from a PRRI survey that collected hundreds of thousands of responses from adults across the country between 2013 to 2019.

Tracing similar data from previous years is difficult, given that the county-level data in the 2020 Census on American Religion is the first of its kind.

Anecdotally, Raschke said some of the fastest-growing religious affiliations in the metro area are Muslims, Hindus, and religiously unaffiliated, also called “nones.”

There are a few reasons for that.

First, Raschke said, “what’s happening in Denver is pretty much following religious and demographic trends nationwide.” What’s happening in the U.S., such as the dramatic rise of the nones, is happening here.

However, certain migration patterns also uniquely affect the Denver area’s religious makeup.

“As you migrate more people to a place, it changes. And it is influenced by those that are moving in and the size that is moving in,” said Elizabeth Garner, state demographer with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.

One of those groups is young adults, representing a large percentage of the nones in the U.S. “Typically, when we migrate people to Colorado, and to Denver, we migrate young adults,” Garner said.

Then there are racial and ethnic minority groups coming to the Denver metro area from within the U.S. and outside. Both have a major impact on Colorado, Garner said.

In Colorado, “... migration has a larger influence than birth. Not every state is the same,” Garner said.

“In terms of religion, that’s what I would assume as well. Is that where

we migrate people from, and those trends will influence what happens in the state.”

New generation Muslims Imam ShemsAdeen Ben-Masaud, director of student affairs and community engagement at Crescent View Academy in Aurora, said those trends are especially pronounced in the Denver metro Muslim community.

Ben-Masaud, who was born and raised in Colorado, said his dad moved to Colorado in 1977 and at the time, there were only two mosques in the Denver area that people held inside their homes. Now, there are dozens of mosques in the metro area.

The Front Range’s Muslim community started with a small number of immigrants and refugees who primarily arrived from other countries, Ben-Masaud said. But now, the growth is a byproduct of several factors. Those early immigrants began having families and some middle-income Muslims moved from other states for work.

The continued influx of refugees from Muslim-majority countries also counts, he said.

From 2000 to 2010, 56% of foreignborn Coloradans were from Latin America, 21% were from Asia, and 11% were from Africa, according to U.S. Census Bureau data provided by the state demography office.

From 2010 onwards, 38% are from Latin America, 33% are from Asia, and 15% are from Africa.

Meanwhile, Garner noted, international migration only represents 20% of net migration in Colorado.

More mosques No matter the cause, Ben-Masaud, said Colorado’s new Muslim communities are growing.

“The idea is that now that firstgeneration American (Muslims) or second-generation American (Muslims) are connected to these

mosques, religious centers, faith centers,” Ben-Masaud said. “We can now continue the growth of the community and continue to serve the community and then maybe provide some of the services that our parents couldn’t.”

Ben-Masaud said that people born in and raised in larger hubs for local Muslims — such as central Aurora — are moving into quickly developing areas, such as south Aurora and Centennial.

“A lot of those families have been established. They might have lived closer to the mosque and the school here 30 years ago when they first came. Now they are established.

Now their kids have kids. Now they have income, and they are buying the houses out there,” the imam said. “Who is filling their space here, where they left behind? It’s the newer immigrants. So, the Somalis, the Africans, Kenyans, Afghans and Iraqis.”

In the coming years, Ben-Masaud said new mosques will likely be built in southeast Aurora and Centennial.

Ben-Masaud also noted that there’s a large Afghan Muslim population in Northglenn and Thornton, who are members of the Metro Denver North Islamic Center, or Masjid Ikhlas. Many of the people who attend the Islamic Center of Golden are students from the Persian Gulf region who are studying at Colorado School of Mines, Ben-Masaud said.

For Ben-Masaud, it’s been neat to observe the drastic growth of the metro area Islamic community over time. “We grew up thinking, ‘why are we here, why don’t we live in California?’ But now everybody is coming here and there’s now like, OK there’s attention on us, there are more people with experience coming in,” he said. “We’ve really become this geographic hub, that while isolated, it’s looking positive for the future.”

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‘Oracles of the Pink Universe’ is magical exhibit Simphiewe Ndzube invents intriguing world through paintings, sculpture

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A delightful small vacation is available at the Denver Art Museum through Oct. 10.

Simphiewe Ndzube’s paintings and sculpture are shown in a colorful exhibit — “Oracles of the Pink Universe” — which offers a trip into the imaginary world of a young South African artist, born in 1990, who currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

He has invented an intriguing world and presents images from it that reflect an arts education which blends European imagery, including “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch (ca.

1504), with Xhosa tribal mythology and other segments from here and there that reflect colorful imagined worlds — and today’s political realities.

The painting “Bloom of the Corpse Flower” from this exhibit is a recent acquisition by the Denver Art Museum, getting DAM in on the ground floor with a talented young artist who is just holding his first U.S. museum exhibit, but is expected to become a big name in future years.

This plant appears in several paintings in “Oracles of the Pink Universe” and DAM director Christoph Heinrich writes in an introduction to the show catalog: “Ndzube’s work interrogates the legacies of apartheid based on his personal experiences, his Xhosa heritage and his knowledge of indigenous African and Eastern art.”

In addition to application of paints, the artist at times includes actual garments, bits of fabric and other objects in collage technique.

Colors are brilliant and sartorial estyling is varied — we find a dude striding toward us in a pink suit and brown fedora, while in “A Visit to a Mine Moon,” a headless character with black and white checked gingham shirt and yellow glove approaches one who floats upside down, with a left leg that turns into a snake. Above them, a third fellow floats, rowing a boat with oars capped with yellow gloves.

On the next page, we find a fellow who looks as though he has a secret as he’s surrounded by dripping mustard colored clouds.

In one painting stands the Djinguereber Mosque, located in Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa, with design attributed to Abu Es Haq es Saheli, built in 1327.

A pictured sculpture shows legendary figure, “Bhekizwe, Riding Through the Garden of Earthly Delights” — another reference to the famous Bosch painting.

A book about Simphewe records an interview with Plumelele Tsabalala, where he states “I have been making art from the moment I realized my consciousness, or rather, from the moment I realized I could do something with my hands …

Simphiwe Ndzube’s “The Bloom of the Corpse Flower,” acrylic on canvas and mixed media, is part of the collection of the Denver COURTESY PHOTO Art Museum, which is showing Ndzube’s “Oracles of the Pink Universe” exhibit.

IF YOU GO The Denver Art Museum, located at 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway in downtown Denver, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. One needs to reserve a ticket in advance. denverartmuseum.org, 720-913-0130.

for what Black and brown artists are able to create. I acknowledge that my identity and where I’m from grounds the work, but I want my art

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creativity has always been a kind of alternative space for me to understand the world. I make art to please myself and surprise myself. I have been able to turn my passion into a profession. Making art in these times in America, that can actually be seen by people beyond my studio, beyond my homeland, means so much to me because I am able to create something that has cultural capital. Further, I am able to support my family and younger artists around me.

“There is a deep voice that I want people to hear; there is a story that I’m trying to tell, one that is uniquely relevant to this time and this space. I am searching for an understanding of existence: why we’re here, an understanding of the planet, understanding these bodies, and an understanding of these figures I create that are traversing these spaces looking for meaning, love, liberation and freedom. I am also poking fun at the comedy of life itself — the theatre of life.”

Ndzube later says, with regard to working as a Black artist: “Just being an artist from South Africa, I’m aware of a history of art that excluded black artists ... I want to expand options to bring so much more than identity and resistance to my work ... I see myself as a vessel ...

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More Colorado health leaders urge mask, vaccine rules Children’s, SCL are latest Colo. hospital groups to require shots for their workers

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Some of the state’s largest and most influential health care organizations have issued a joint statement supporting mandates for health care workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The Colorado Hospital Association, the Colorado Nurses Association and the Colorado Medical Society, which represents doctors, signed onto the statement, along with 16 other organizations.

The Aug. 12 statement says all health care workers should be vaccinated; expresses support for organizations that have imposed vaccination mandates; and urges everyone age 2 and older to wear masks indoors in public places, including schools.

“Colorado’s health care workers have heroically cared for their communities throughout the pandemic,” the statement says, “but we must all come together to protect the most vulnerable among us.”

The statement comes as pressure mounts on state and local governments to do more to quell the new surge in cases caused by the highly infectious delta variant of the virus

and to get more people vaccinated faster.

Also on Aug. 12, Children’s Hospital Colorado and SCL Health became the latest health systems in the state to require employees to be vaccinated.

Children’s, whose main hospital is in Aurora and with smaller facilities across the metro area, said workers must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 as a condition of employment, meaning people could be fired if they don’t comply.

SCL Health -- parent of Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton -- is giving workers until Nov. 1 and won’t allow them to return to work if they remain unvaccinated beyond then.

UCHealth, Denver Health and Banner Health, as well as Kaiser Permanente, have previously announced vaccine mandates for employees. The city of Denver has mandated that all health care workers at facilities in the city, including nursing homes, be vaccinated.

“Vaccines are essential in the fight against COVID-19,” Jena Hausmann, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “With safe and effective vaccines widely available, this decision affirms our commitment to the safety and care for our team members and for those we serve.”

On Aug. 10, the Colorado chapter of the American Academy of Pediat-

The exterior of Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, photographed on Oct. 18, PHOTO BY JOHN INGOLD/THE COLORADO SUN 2019.

rics sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis and state and local health officials urging orders requiring universal mask wearing in Colorado schools and child care centers, regardless of a person’s vaccination status. The Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce, a group of political and health leaders at dozens of organizations across the state, urged the same.

“Colorado students need access to safe, uninterrupted learning this school year,” Dr. Edward Maynard, the AAP Colorado chapter president, said in a statement. “The current patchwork of school policies across the state will result in more COVID-19 cases, more transmission of the virus, more quarantines and repeated school closures.”

But at a news conference on Aug. 12, Polis showed no inclination to

issue new mask orders or vaccination requirements for health care workers.

Polis noted that, while more than 500 people are currently hospitalized in Colorado with COVID-19, including 17 children, the state is nowhere close to exceeding hospital capacity. Polis has said many times that ensuring the state stays within its hospital capacity is his “North Star” in making decisions about statewide protective measures.

The state has issued guidance to school districts urging mask usage, in keeping with recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Polis has left it up to school districts to determine whether to mandate mask-wearing — something that has led to a patchwork of rules across Colorado as kids return to classrooms.

On Au. 12, Polis reiterated the benefits of mask-wearing, while also downplaying the lack of a mandate.

“There is no silver bullet,” he said.

Speaking about masks, he added, “We believe they are part of a layered protection system that can keep kids safe.”

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a decade earlier, the Census Bureau said. Denver County gained more people — 115,364 — than any other Colorado county over the 10-year period, topping El Paso County’s 108,132 new residents.

Still, El Paso County -- home of Colorado Springs -- was the state’s largest county population-wise in 2020, with 730,395 people, the Census Bureau said. Arapahoe County comes in third with 655,070 residents.

Denver County’s 10-year growth rate was ahead of the 14.8% growth rate of Colorado as a whole.

The new census data also showed that Denver County in 2020 had a housing unit vacancy rate of 8%, lower than the statewide rate of 9.4% but higher than other metroarea counties.

Statewide, the fastest-growing county between 2010 and 2020 was Broomfield, with a 32.6% growth rate, the new numbers show.

Broomfield ranked No. 30 among the nation’s fastest growing counties.

That was followed by Weld County (30.1%), Douglas County (25.4%),

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lightly-populated Mineral County (21.5%), Larimer County (19.8%), Denver County (19.2%), Adams County (17.7%), El Paso County (17.4%), Arapahoe County (14.5%) and Elbert County (12.9%).

Meanwhile, 15 of Colorado’s 64 counties lost population over the 10-year period, led by Kit Carson County, with a loss rate of 14.3%.

The Census Bureau released the first local-level results from its 2020 census to give Colorado and other states the data they need to redraw the boundaries of congressional and legislative election districts. In Colorado, that process is under way by twin newly-established independent commissions.

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LOT 10, BLOCK 21, GREEN VALLEY RANCH FILING NO. 56, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO

Public Notice DENVER DISTRICT COURT CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER 1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Petitioner: LAW OFFICE OF STEVE ROBERTS, LLC v.

Respondents: MICHAEL COMBS; KILEY JO BRITTON; TEHLISSA MAELYNN TAYLOR; and COLORADO DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES Attorney: Steve Roberts, #41944 Address: Law Office of Steve Roberts, LLC 100 Fillmore St., 5th Floor Denver, CO 80206 Phone No.: 720-515-7058 Fax No.: 303-484-2022 E-mail: sroberts@coloradorobertslaw.com Case Number: 2021CV31428 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT: You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Interpleader. If service of Summons and Interpleader was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within twenty-one days (21) after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Interpleader was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within thirtyfive days (35) after such service upon you.

If you fail to file your answer of other response to the Interpleader in writing within the applicable period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Interpleader without further notice.

The following documents are also served herewith: Interpleader dated – May 6, 2021.

Dated this 7th day of May, 2021 /s/Steve Roberts Steve Roberts, Esq. #41944 Attorney for Plaintiff Legal Notice No. 81133 First Publication: July 29, 2021 Last Publication: August 12, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: 303) 865-8301 Plaintiff: HAJJA KABLI, an individual v.

Defendants: HANAN KABLI a/k/a HANAN KIM, an individual; LEILA KABLI, an individual; NEWREZ, LLC d/b/a SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, a Delaware limited liability company; PAUL D. LOPEZ, in his official capacity as the Denver County Public Trustee; TOWN CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, a special district; EBERT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT f/k/a FIRST CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, a special district; CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER; and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action.

Attorney for Plaintiff: Name: MESSNER REEVES LLP Reagan Larkin (No. 42309) Address: 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80202 Phone No.: (303) 623-1800 Email: rlarkin@messner.com Case No.: 2021CV031635 Division: 259 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of the Court an Answer or other response.

You are required to file your Answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (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, without any further notice.

Plaintiff Hajja Kabli seeks a declaratory judgment

and commonly known as 5538 Iran Street, Denver, Colorado 80249.

Dated this 19th day of July, 2021.

MESSNER REEVES LLP By: s/ Reagan Larkin Reagan Larkin Attorney for Plaintiff Hajja Kabli Legal Notice No. 81138 First Publication: July 29, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street, Room 256 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 606-2300 Plaintiffs: ORGANIC GROWTH HOLDINGS, LTD., a Florida Corporation v.

Defendants: KATE HATFIELD a/k/a KATHLEEN MARIE HATFIELD d/b/a QUEEN BEE ALCHEMY, LTD. and/or QU Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Attorney: Andrew J. Gibbs, No. 33632 Steven A. Flaxman, No. 52294 Benjamin E. Tracy, No. 30114 Tueller & Gibbs, LLP Address: 1601 Blake Street, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80202 Phone No. (303) 854-9121 Fax No. Declined pursuant to C.R.C.P. 5(b) Email: agibbs@tuellergibbs.com sflaxman@tuellergibbs.com btracy@tuellergibbs.com Case No.: 2021CV31745 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS You are summoned and required to file with the clerk of this court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within 21 days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within 35 days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint, without any further notice to you.

The following documents are also served with this summons: COMPLAINT and DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET. Respectfully submitted this 2nd day of July, 2021.

TUELLER & GIBBS, LLP Original signature on file at the law firm of Tueller & Gibbs, LLP By: s/ Benjamin E. Tracy Benjamin E. Tracy, No. 30114 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Legal Notice No. 81132 First Publication: July 29, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Broncos Towing, 303-722-3555 (office) will be applying for title to the following vehicles, abandoned.

1) 2011 Ford Escape Silver Vin. A09232 Legal Notice No. 81131 First Publication: July 29, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Title is being sought for 2007 Cadillac Truck White VIN#3GYFK62887G183223 1992 Ford Mustang White VIN#1FACP42E9NF113836 Tow and Recovery LLC PO Box 5338 Greenwood Village, CO 80155 1(833)869-2767 Legal Notice No. 81168 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARGO WENDELIN, Deceased Case Number 2021 PR 31003 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before December 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ted Wendelin, Personal Representative 2635 Wolff Street Denver, CO 80212 Legal Notice No. 81154 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol Ann Bronder aka Carol A. Bronder, aka Carol Bronder, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31049 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 13, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

Sean D. Flannery, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. Personal Representative 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 81159 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jo Ann Hayes, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30993 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 12/05/2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Timothy Peach, Co-Personal Representative 2251 West Dry Creek Road Littleton, CO 80120 Anthony G. Westenhaver, Co-Personal Representative 4743 W. Moncrieff Place Denver, CO 80212 Legal Notice No. 81151 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

aka Michelle Christine DeNieu, aka Michelle C. DeNieu, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31020 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 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Timothy D. DeNieu, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HOMER LUVOIS TIREY, JR., a/k/a HOMER L. TIREY, JR., a/k/a HOMER TIREY, JR., AND H.L. TIREY, JR., Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30997 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amber T. Wingate, Personal Representative 9607 Summer River Drive Richmond, Texas 77406

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Arthur Matthew Buder Jr, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 31113 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court, Denver, Colorado on or before January 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charlene Musick, Personal Representative 13800 E. Marina Dr., Unit 510 Aurora, CO 80014

Legal Notice No. 81153 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jack Edward Casey, aka Jack E. Casey, aka Jack Casey, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30847.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court, Colorado or on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Scott Casey 7580 Britneywoods Circle Arlington, TN 38002 Legal Notice No. 81147 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michelle DeNieu,

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver County Probate Court, Denver, Colorado, on or before December 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

TIMOTHY D. GOOD, Personal Representative 5105 DTC Parkway, Suite 315 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Telephone: 303-773-9889 Legal Notice No. 81158 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

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 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Blair Niles Taylor, Personal Representative 2028 Glencoe Street Denver CO 80207 Legal Notice No. 81161 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eva Wallin, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31057

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Andrews Chenoweth, Deceased Case No.: 2021PR31066 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before December 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

William B. Bain Co-Personal Representative 17 Sea Hero Terrace Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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Legal Notice No. 81163 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 81169 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lucas Paul Hardy, also known as Lucas P. Hardy, and Luke Paul Hardy, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31022

Legal Notice No. 81149 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Stephen A. Bain Co-Personal Representative 671 Humboldt St. Denver, CO 80218

S. Blake Harris, Esq. #45942 Attorney to the Personal Representative 1660 17th Street, Suite 120 Denver, Colorado 80202

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CHRISTEL L. SZCZESNIAK, a.k.a. CHRISTEL SZCZESNIAK, Deceased Case Number 2021 PR 30913

Legal Notice No. 81155 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOAN ANNA-MAY CORYELL, Deceased Case Number 21 PR 30886

Margaret A. Caldwell Personal Representative 11807 E. Atlantic Ave. Aurora, CO 80014

Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 22, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lamaint Wallin, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Jennifer S. Gormley, PC 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No. 81165 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Angelina Antonia Valverde, a/k/a Angelina A. Valverde, and/or Angelina Valverde, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30909

Legal Notice No. 81156 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

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 13,. 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eugene Leonard Benson, aka Eugene L. Benson, aka Eugene Benson, aka Gene Benson, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30958 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

William A. Benson, Personal Representative P.O. Box 533 Palmer Lake, Colorado 80133 Legal Notice No. 81148 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Glenn William Hartzell, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 030866 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate

Estate of Angelina Antonia Valverde Stanley J. Valverde, Jr., Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Office, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 81157 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Constantinos Mavrocefalos, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30938 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Denver,” said Ean Tafoya, Colorado director of the nonprofit GreenLatinos.

The commissioners, who are appointed by Gov. Jared Polis to oversee the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said they would not reverse their 2020 decision now.

The coalition favoring more protections said after the town hall they would consider trying to force the commission to reconsider through a petition process, by taking legal action.

But some commissioners appeared to leave the door open to further discussions and to seek more community input on future river decisions.

“I think what we have now is a clarion call to revisit how this body does business. Without blaming anyone or anything, I think we’ve come to take for granted the way things work,” commission Chair Joan Card said. “And, the way things work is not working for everybody in an equitable way.”

Those who want to elevate the South Platte’s urban stretches used the commission’s town hall comment period to attack the 2020 decision.

The staff of the water quality division last year had recommended that the South Platte River through north Denver and Adams County, long plagued by industrial releases and wastewater effluent, be upgraded to the next higher level of stream protections.

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He clearly had no patience for such tactics.

In two stellar passages, the judge pointed out that MyPillow owner Mike Lindell is not a “serious person” and that including inflammatory allegations “merely because the

The South Platte River is seen on Aug. 8 in north Denver.

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The higher level would have forced existing polluters in that section, like Metro Wastewater, Suncor or Molson Coors, to avoid further degrading water quality with any new activity unless they could prove it was essential to their continuing business.

As it stands now, those existing polluters have “protected use” status that permits them to degrade the water, even though water quality in those central urban streams has improved in recent decades.

The Colorado division of Parks and Wildlife, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Adams County Commissioners and others had supported the staff request for a

river protection upgrade. The water commissioners rejected the idea last year, and then again in June.

Adams County Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio said he wanted to be frank with the water commissioners that not enough opponents were prepared for the discussion ahead of the 2020 decision.

“Back in 2020 we did not know how this specific decision would affect our river and our communities,” O’Dorisio said.

Jeff Neuman-Lee, describing himself as a citizen speaker for the town hall forum, pointed to Colorado’s air fouled by wildfire smoke and heatgenerated ozone in recent weeks.

“We’ve been just degrading our

out-going President had said it, was reckless.”

The opinion concluded that “sanctions are required to deter the filing of frivolous, politically motivated lawsuits such as this in the future.”

That is precisely what should have happened in every case filed so wantonly over the past year.

Before our U.S. Capitol building came under attack in January, our democracy suffered an insurrection

in courts across the country. Simply dismissing the cases did not quell the rising tide of disinformation and culminated in the violence we saw in January.

Instead, it is up to courts to follow the lead set by Judge Neureiter and hold bad-faith actors accountable.

Otherwise, they will surely continue to be a “part of an immense feedback loop, echoing and repeating election-rigging conspiracy theories

Earth over and over and over again, and we can’t tolerate any more,” he said. “It’s depressing to see that we’re allowing water quality to go unheeded; to create stretches of our rivers and say we don’t care about them, we’re just going to let them go.”

One water quality commissioner urged the speakers Aug. 9 to avoid making their policy arguments into personal attacks, but added that the commission has heard the past year’s worth of protests loud and clear.

“I just want to assure you that we’re not ignoring anyone, but our entire job and role on this commission is to hear you,” water Commissioner April Long said.

Some of Aug. 9’s speakers said they were concerned that leaving the South Platte’s water quality protection where it is now will weaken the current permit renewal process underway for the Suncor refinery, which borders Sand Creek as it empties into the South Platte.

The state health department is reviewing and answering public comments on Suncor’s permit application, and conservationists and neighborhood groups want Suncor’s water and air pollution caps cut way back.

“This idea of grandfathered legacy pollution,” Tafoya said, “just because they always have, doesn’t mean they should continue to.”

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That is a threat no court should condone.

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