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A sign outside the Denver Art Museum’s Martin Building bears the names of the donors whose $25 million contribution initiated COURTESY PHOTO BY ERIC STEPHENSON the building’s renovation.

Denver Art Museum opens reimagined Martin Building Renovation of DAM’s north building was initiated by $25M gift

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Denver Art Museum has reopened the Martin Building, formerly called the Ponti or North Building, after renovation initiated by a $25 million lead gift by Lanny and Sharon Martin.

A preview on Oct. 13 introduced reorganized exhibits and public SEE MUSEUM, P13

INSIDE: CALENDAR: PAGE 9 | VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 12

The Northwest Coast and Alaska Native Art gallery, located on the second level of the Martin Building at the Denver Art Museum.

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Emily Wendland had been furloughed from their job as a barista in Brooklyn. Their lease was running out. Wendland’s brother had moved to Denver five years back and encouraged them to move to town.

They started thinking: “I’m getting kind of sick of New York — the hustle and bustle. I can’t keep up anymore. I want a change of pace.”

After deciding to move, Wendland spent a year saving up money from unemployment checks to come to Denver’s Baker neighborhood without a job waiting.

“It’s definitely a little bit harder than I expected, just because starting rates for jobs are a little bit lower here,” they said. “But I knew it was going to be hard work. I moved out here because I wanted to live alone. It was definitely not easy. All of the hard work is absolutely worth it. It’s so nice not to have a bunch of roommates anymore.”

Showing up in a new town during a pandemic without knowing many people proved to be a challenge.

“It was hard at first, and I felt really alone,” Wendland said. “At times, I felt crazy moving during a pandemic.”

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Denver business offers ‘water cremation’ as end-of-life alternative Be a Tree Cremation calls it a greener way

BY ALEXIS KIKOEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Let’s talk about death.

“It’s really a Western culture thing, this death denial,” says Emily Nelson. “Where we just don’t really think about it or talk about it and it’s just become rather taboo.”

Nelson, the founder and CEO of Be a Tree Cremation in Denver, believes there is more to death than traditional practices.

“Our current conventional method of burial and cremation really perpetuates the idea that somehow we’re separate from nature as humans.

We’re not … We don’t need to be preserved in any way,” Nelson says.

Be a Tree Cremation, the second facility of its kind in Colorado, specializes in the process of water cremation — technically known as “alkaline hydrolysis.” The process, which was legalized in Colorado in 2011, is surprisingly simple.

“The decedent gets loaded directly into this vessel,” says Nelson, motioning to a large cylindrical metal tube behind her. Then, water is pumped into the vessel along with a small amount of potassium hydroxide. The mixture mimics the natural decomposition process and gently dissolves the body, she says.

When the process is finished, all that remains in the vessel are skeletal remains and things like gold teeth and artificial joints from surgeries such as knee replacements.

The skeletal remains are ground into ashes for the family. Other items are safely recycled.

The process also creates a nutrient-dense liquid branded as “Tree Tea.” Family members have the option to purchase small bottles of the liquid to use as nourishment for their plants at home.

Nelson says water cremation is one of the most natural and environmentally-friendly ways to return to the earth, which is what originally inspired her to research the process.

“At Be a Tree Cremation, we really have two goals,” she explains. “To help people live on through nature, and to reduce the carbon footprint

Emily Nelson is CEO of Be a Tree Cremation in Denver, which offers an alternative to traditional end-of-life services.

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of the funeral industry, which is not insignificant.”

The process of water cremation uses about 90% less energy than typical flame cremations, Nelson says, adding that flame cremations also emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as a 600-mile road trip.

“We have no emissions or smoke coming from our building,” says Nelson.

Prior to opening Be a Tree in Sun Valley, Nelson worked with a corporation that owns over 2,000 funeral homes across the county.

“At that point I really saw behind the curtain of conventional burial and cremation work, and just didn’t feel right about it. I just knew there had to be a different option for people,” Nelson says.

Cremations have only recently surpassed burials as the most popular end-of-life option. According to 2019 estimates from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), by 2040 “the cremation rate in the U.S. is projected to be 78.7% while the burial rate is predicted to be just 15.7%, signifying that cremation is no fading trend.”

A traditional fire cremation is estimated to produce an average of 534.6 pounds of carbon dioxide per person. As journalist Eleanor Cummins noted in a report this month for Wired, that is a higher figure

than the per capita emissions of Afghanistan.

Be a Tree Cremation currently has one water cremation system and works with about 10 clients per month. From start to finish, the process takes about 18 hours.

“Realistically we can really only work with one person a day,” says Nelson. “Once we hit one person a day in the month, we’ll really be at capacity here and start looking at other ways that we can serve more people.”

Nelson says Be a Tree’s packages start at $2,250 and they include water cremation, transportation and a basic urn. That is significantly cheaper than the average burial process. A casket alone costs an average of $2,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In 2019, the cost of burials in Colorado averaged $6,907 while the average cremation came out to $4,517, according to data from the NFDA. While Be a Tree’s process is timeconsuming, having fewer clients means that Emily and her team can work closely and intentionally with each family. Appointments are often filled with music requested by the decedent’s family, while incense, sage, and candles are lit.

“Even though this is a really technology-driven process, it’s still a person, and it’s still someone’s loved

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Apart from what the family takes home, the majority of the liquid is sent to Half Moon Farm in Lakewood to be used on flowers and other non-edible plants. The partnership between Be a Tree Cremation and Half Moon Farm started about a year ago, when both facilities opened.

“It’s one of the healthiest ways in returning us back to the earth,” says Eric Rooney, owner and “chief plant companion” at Half Moon Farm.

“Everything that’s in our fertilizers is what’s in this liquid,” says Rooney. They regularly test the Tree Tea, which is a non-toxic solution of amino acids, peptides, sugars, and soap. The exact makeup “will vary from person to person,” says Nelson.

The flowers from Half Moon Farm travel all over Colorado — to weddings, funerals, dinner parties, and a variety of other celebrations.

“It’s an opportunity for people to look at the story of life,” says Rooney, “and this regenerative idea behind us going back to our most physical sense, the earth.”

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online.

Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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Colo. kids fell behind on math during pandemic Decline means the state’s labor force may lack needed skills

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado students tumbled further behind in math as the pandemic closed schools and learning went largely virtual, according to a new analysis of this year’s state assessments results.

The report from the Keystone Policy Center, a nonprofit research group, found that math test scores plummeted for many students across the state, falling at an even faster rate than the state’s longbeleaguered literacy rate.

In the 4th grade, for example, only 28.5% of students met or exceeded grade-level expectations, down 5 percentage points from 33.6% in 2019, becoming “a real point of concern statewide,” the report noted.

Test results from this year also show that 35% of districts saw fewer than 20% of students meet or exceed expectations in math. By comparison, reading proficiency among fifth graders fell roughly 1 percentage point to 47.2% during that period.

And 12% of districts had less than 25% of students meeting or exceeding expectations in reading.

One Keystone center expert warned of a “learning loss” that

An 8-year-old student does an online math lesson at her home in Timnath, Larimer County, on March 25, 2020.

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could hobble students well into the future.

“I think the limited data we have sends a clear message,” said Berrick Abramson, senior policy director and director of the education program at Keystone Policy Center.

“We need to double down our efforts because we also know … a loss one year will be compounded as they move to the next level.”

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policy experts suggested students received less help with math at home than with reading — a concern when classrooms are occasionally shuttered because of coronavirus infections.

The review lcomes two months after the release of state data that showed the pandemic accelerated performance differences between white students and students of color.

The Keystone Policy Center also found that students in advanced grades are struggling understanding and retaining math skills. SAT results show that 44.2% of 11th graders met or exceeded expectations in math, with significant variation in students’ proficiency rates across districts.

Students across the country are facing similar struggles. Test results from the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP), an assessment conducted across states to gauge students’ achievement levels and understand their academic growth in math, reading, language and science, reveal that students on average were eight to 12 points behind in math. Elementary school students are performing worse than their older peers.

The decline in student math performance represents a fresh challenge at a time Colorado has been locked in a decadelong battle to bolster literacy rates, which also continue to lag.

Educators and policy experts recognize that uncertainty and stress from the pandemic contributed to students’ trouble learning. But they also emphasize the need to begin helping students overcome losses in math now, warning that students will only fall further behind in math as they move on to more advanced courses.

Students who lack math skills may be ill-equipped for the demands of future jobs, positioning the state to continue hiring workers from other states.

But schools can’t completely dial down their focus on literacy for the sake of boosting kids’ math skills, said Van Schoales, senior policy director at the Keystone Policy Center.

“I think we have to walk and chew gum at the same time,” Schoales said. “We have to get more kids to read, and we have to get more kids to perform and know math.”

The Keystone Policy Center analyzed data from across districts as well as achievement and district demographics. Participation rates for both CMAS tests and the SAT declined from 2019, diminishing the ability to draw conclusions from the data, Abramson said.

Still, there are “enough consistent themes that we can draw inferences,” he said.

“I think that we have a crisis, and I think that the state broadly speaking and policymakers need to dig into more specifically what some of the root causes of these results are,” Schoales said.

Schoales offers one hypothesis as to why Colorado students are falling short in math compared to other subjects: Kids depend on schools to learn math more than literacy.

Schoales noted that it’s easier for students to find extra support for reading than math, with more out-of-school programs and summer programs geared toward reading.

He added that math is a subject many elementary school teachers say they find challenging to teach.

But on the bright side, he noted, “it may be easier to catch kids up.”

The math crisis is solvable, Schoales said, with many traditional and more creative ways to teach kids.

But it will take different approaches for different students, particularly for students from low-income families. The data generally shows that those students are coming up short compared to more affluent peers, and the achievement gaps have grown.

When helping those students in particular improve their math skills, teachers will have to first prioritize their mental and emotional wellbeing, Schoales said.

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to get kids to learn math, which is inherently for a lot of kids not something they want to take on.”

The setback in students’ math performance doesn’t surprise Melissa Colsman, associate commissioner of student learning for the state education department.

Colsman said that gaps in math are one of many issues exacerbated by the pandemic. “A workforce gap” in math teachers, math interventionists and tutors hasn’t helped either, she said, noting that a state education department survey in July showed that more than 75 of Colorado’s 178 school districts had openings for math teachers in grades 6-12.

“Without having a qualified math teacher, it’s really hard for kids to make strides in mathematics,” Colsman said.

The state board of education wants to prioritize federal stimulus spending money to support students most impacted by the pandemic in grades 5-8, Colsman said. At the school level, educators must first assess whether students are meeting grade-level expectations and then split instructional time between helping students catch up while also making sure they stay on top of new coursework.

That’s an approach Jason Cianfrance will use this year at Legacy High School in Broomfield where he teaches math. He said math teachers will also need to be diligent about narrowing the scope of their lessons

to include only what students need to know to move forward.

“Math is sort of unique in how it works and how it builds on itself,” Cianfrance said. “Every kid has different strengths and weaknesses.”

Some students can immediately understand a problem after watching how it’s solved. Other students need more one-on-one attention, and some learn best by talking with other students, he said.

“A lot of those things didn’t work as well in our first trial run of how to do online schooling,” Cianfrance said.

He anticipates that some students will continue to lag in math skills but stressed that kids and teachers need to focus on progress as much as they do on grades.

His focus: “Are we making progress and are we doing it in a way that’s reasonably fast considering all of the factors at play?”

If Colorado students continue to trail behind in math and lack basic skills, many jobs — including in-demand jobs in the trades — will simply be “out of reach” for them.

That will only create more challenges for the state’s economy, which already relies heavily on recruiting skilled workers from other states to fill high-tech jobs.

“For the most part,” Schoales said, “it’s masked our ability to prepare our own.”

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

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DU’s Newman Center returns as community hub New season offers 16 shows by creative greats

NEWMAN CENTER’S 2021-22 SEASON

BY CLARKE READER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

For so many communities, arts centers are hubs of connection and creativity — places where people can go for entertainment and education. Which made the COVID-19 pandemic especially damaging, since so many arts centers were shut down to keep performers, staff and audiences safe.

That’s the story with the University of Denver’s Robert and Judi Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. in Denver, which went quiet for the bulk of the pandemic. But the center is returning to life, and by launching its 2021-22 season, is signaling it’s ready to be a hub for the community again.

“The great thing about the Newman Center and places like it is the cultural infusion of ideas from elsewhere and the sharing of ideas,” said Aisha Ahmad-Post, executive director of the center. “This is a community home for so many different groups.”

The returning season will feature performances from a range of artists, including the debut of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the legendary Wynton Marsalis, the Nashville Ballet with Rhiannon Giddens and flamenco

The University of Denver’s Robert and Judi Newman Center went quiet for the bulk of the pandemic, but is now returning to its place in the community and will be hosting PHOTO BY WAYNE ARMSTRONG/NEWMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER events again.

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Here’s what’s ahead on the Newman Center for the Performing Arts calendar: • Veronica Swift — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 • Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca: Entre Tú y Yo — 2 p.m. Nov. 21 • Fiestas Navideñas with Fiesta Colorado, Mariachi Sol de Mi Tierra and ArtistiCO — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 • Christmas with The King’s Singers: Finding Harmony — 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 • Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience — Jan. 4-9 • Kronos Quartet — 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 • Dance Theatre of Harlem — 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 14-15 • Joey Alexander — 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 • Nat Geo Live: Spinosaurus, Lost Giant of the Cretaceous with Nizar Ibrahim — 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 • Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis — 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and 2 p.m. Feb. 20 • Nat Geo Live: When Women Ruled the World with Kara Cooney — 2 p.m.

March 6 • Mrs. Krishnan’s Party — 7:30 p.m.

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Ahmad-Post said. “These artists really revel in the ability to engage with each other, not just the audiences.”

In addition to a source of high-quality professional performance, the Newman Center is also ready to provide opportunities for children and young adults to immerse themselves in the arts through its Student Matinee Series and Musical Explorers.

“When the pandemic started, we were working on reshaping the model of what we offered, and we were able to do what we could with things like virtual curriculum models,” said Luke Wachter, associate director of educational initiatives.

“The direction we want to try to go in is to create really meaningful community partnerships. In the past, we existed as our own organization and entity, but we want to move our programing out-ofbuilding and into the community.”

As these efforts move forward, one of the key areas of focus is increasing equity and access for all those who want to participate. For Wachter, that means diversifying the center’s offerings, establishing new relationships and partnerships and reshaping its programs into more engaging forms.

“A fundamental part of any education is providing a window into the world, and it’s equally as important for children to see themselves and their community reflected on the stage,” Wachter said. “Pairing windows and mirrors together make for a really equitable education.”

As people re-enter the wider world, a lot has changed, and it will continue to

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jazz group to play in free concert Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton.

303-794-6379. The well-known jazz group was a favorite of the late Charlie Carroll, who brought the Littleton Jazz Festival to town for fans, and was an active LUMC member.

The Dance Theatre of Harlem will perform at The Newman Center at DU on Jan. 14 and 15.

Pictured is Alexandra Hutchinson and Derek Brockington showcasing the dance theater’s PHOTO BY RACHEL NEVILLE breadth of talent.

change. But arts centers can still be a place to build something. And AhmadPost wants the community to take that chance again at the Newman Center.

“The same way people showed up for restaurants, they should show up for the arts,” she said. “Take a chance, buy yourself a ticket, take a partner out on a date night. When people do give us a chance, they come back over and over again.”

Spooky stuff “Victorian Horrors” will be featured Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 28-30 at the Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St., Denver. At the museum: tickets, $20 nonmembers/$18 members. Inperson tickets include a video link to relive the horrors at home! New this year: accessibility-friendly, in-person performances on Oct. 21, 22 at 6 p.m. At-home experience, $20 per link. Receive a video transmission of six spinetingling tales to be viewed safely at home, if you dare! mollybrown.org.

Plan ahead “The Nutcracker,” staged

by Colorado Ballet, will run Nov. 27 to Dec. 24 at the Ellie

Caulkins Opera House. coloradoballet.org. (Colorado Ballet will implement COVID-19 policies that are stated for the Denver Performing Arts Complex.)

The Slowest The Denver Museum of Nature & Science,2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, opens a new exhibit, “Survival of the Slowest,” on Oct. 22, with live animals such as a two-toed sloth, a green iguana, a spurthighed tortoise, a hedgehog and several other species that thrive in a world where large, strong and fast animals are often at the top of the food chain. Explore dozens of habitats, teeming with live animals. 303-370-6000, dmns. org.

Cherry Creek Theatre Performances at the Mizel Community Center’s Pluss Theatre, 350 S. Dahlia St. Denver. Through Oct. 24, “Steel Magnolias;” “Jest a Second!” by James Sherman, runs Oct. 29 to Nov. 21. cherrycreektheatre.org, tickets: $42/$37/$26.

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Improve retention with persistent consistency

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s we continue to talk about hiring and keeping a productive and performancedriven team, we must include “Consistency” in our “5 C’s for Retaining Top Talent.” This is the WINNING fourth column in WORDS a five-part series, and we will conclude next week with “Culture,” and how to develop that winning culture where people are not only eager to join us but will also want to stay Michael Norton with us.

And thank you all for the email messages, your feedback is always appreciated. Many of you have mentioned a few other “C’s” that should have been included, and yes, I could have easily made this a 10-part series by adding communication, creativity, crosstraining, compelling, caring, compensation, and many others that many of you had suggested.

All great words for sure, and I will do my best to incorporate them in a future column.

When I settled on the 5 C’s, consistency was important because when we reviewed data and sur-

vey results for the reasons people were leaving their position, a “lack of consistency” was cited as one of the challenges they faced.

When I asked for some more detail about that lack of consistency, there were a few areas worth mentioning to help us as business owners and leaders to avoid the same mistakes associated with inconsistencies.

The biggest area of concern was around the lack of consistency in what is said, written on the walls, and published on the company website when it comes to mission, vision, purpose and values. Many exiting employees felt like these words were nothing more than a sales pitch to attract people, appease current employees, and create a public image that sounds good. Sadly, they reported that what was publicly stated was often not lived out by senior leadership, management or ownership of the company.

The second challenge with inconsistency had to do with fairness. We all know by now that no matter how hard we try, there are no secrets anymore. Seems that regardless of sensitivity, personal information such as compensation, consequences, promotions, extra perks, the overall treatment

of team members, the perception is that relationships and unique one-off situations create an environment for team members to question fairness.

The third issue raised by a lack of consistency surrounds goals and objectives. Not only were the goals and objectives constantly changing, but the messaging around expectations was also seen as inconsistent. When we can’t communicate clearly defined goals and objectives, set proper expectations and then inspect what we expect, it is easy to see why our team members get frustrated enough to leave.

Top-performing organizations and businesses of all sizes who make the mission, vision, purpose and values abundantly clear, and then make sure they are lived out, will have a much greater chance of keeping personnel at every level. When we live and work by our values, being fair becomes so much easier. There are times when difficult decisions must be made, and there are times when we need to be firm as leaders, and when we can demonstrate consistency in being firm but fair, this will also help us retain top talent.

We are living in times of incred-

ible change and uncertainty. This means we must be consistent and clear in articulating expectations and how what we all do, every role in the business, works toward the overall objectives of the company.

In times of change goals may shift, and that’s OK if we consistently let everyone know the “why” behind the change and how that changes the expectations of each team member.

If we want to attract and keep tremendously amazing people, let’s remember what author and motivational speaking legend Zig Ziglar said when he shared that the secret to success is “persistent consistency.”

How would your team rate your business when it comes to consistency in living out the mission and vision, treating everyone fairly, and when setting objectives? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we can live and work with persistent consistency, it really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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Several proposals on Capitol Hill are targeting to eliminate this opportunity for workers to push more assets into a tax-free account through the rollover to a Roth IRA. Therefore, we would encourage as many people as possible to utilize this planning opportunity before it disappears.

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But they’re beginning to make friends, connecting with people on dating sites and creating a small community of their own.

No, Denver’s no Big Apple… but it has its perks.

“New York is such an interesting place because there’s something to do every day and at any given moment of the day,” Wendland says. “Here, especially with COVID, there’s not really an opportunity to go to a show every night. It’s nice to be able to feel like I can relax whenever I want, and I’m not expected to always be doing something.

“It’s definitely been a lot to adjust to. I still constantly feel like I should be doing something right now.”

People have been flooding into Denver for years. Over the past decade, 115,000 new residents have flocked to Denver. Where are all these newcomers coming from?

A recent Workforce Report from LinkedIn — it’s not exactly science, but it’s interesting — suggests they are arriving from San Francisco, followed closely by New York City and then Chicago. Out of every 10,000 LinkedIn members in Denver, 8.45 moved from San Francisco, 8.26 moved from New York City and 7.02 moved from Chicago over the past year.

Cheaper housing is one big reason people from the coasts are re-locating here, even if longtime Denverites continue to be shocked by the $599,999 median price tag on a single-family home. Longtime locals remember in 2010 when the median home price was $202,896. Since then, the price nearly tripled.

Some Denverites, put off by the massive hike in housing costs, are fleeing the area. Where to? According to the LinkedIn report: The most common cities are Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Tampa Bay — not San Francisco, where the median price of a single-family home is $1,850,000, according to the California Association of Realtors. Compared to the

Emily Wendland stands in front of their apartment building on Lincoln Street on Oct. 13.

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Bay, Denver housing is a steal.

It’s not always the cost of living that convinces people to move here.

Lesley Watson, a Cherry Creek High School grad who moved from Denver to New York City 26 years ago to make it as an opera singer, says she returned to Colorado midpandemic for the quality of life.

“In January, my mother passed away from COVID,” Watson says. “It was just a time for me to figure out what was most important.”

She was sick of working and living alone in her tiny apartment during quarantine; most of the cultural amenities were closed. Life in New York is hard, she says, and at 53, she wanted an easier go of it.

So she spoke with her boss, who told Watson she could keep her job and move back to Colorado — or anywhere, since most of her work was virtual.

Rent, she notes, isn’t that different between where she lived in New York and Denver.

Sure, in Manhattan, average rent is $3,272 in 2021 — a 28% increase from 2020. But in Queens, where she was renting, she was paying $1,850 for a one-bedroom in what she calls

the “fashionable neighborhood” of Astoria. That’s not much more than Denver’s current median rent of $1,600, an all-time high for the city.

Though, in the Denver metro area, people get more for their money, she admits. When she returned to Colorado, she moved to Highlands Ranch. There she pays $50 more than she did for her cramped onebedroom in Queens. But in metro Denver, she has all sorts of amenities: “I have twice the space, a fireplace, a balcony, a gym, a pool and a garage to put my car in.”

Best of all: She has a washer and dryer in her home.

“For the first time in 25 years, I’m not going to a laundromat,” Watson says. “I can pick up the laundry and walk into the other room and put it in the washing machine in my pajamas. I think for most people, once you’ve had a washer and dryer inside your home, nobody’s giving that up.”

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Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, a registered neighborhood organization, is investing in its financial future with an endowment totaling $1 million to be managed

by The Denver Foundation.

“Our organization is committed to shaping the future of Denver through a number of strategies ranging from smart urban planning to championing economic opportunity for all Denverites,” said CHUN’s president and executive director Travis Leiker in a news release. “The endowment model we hco-created with The Denver Foundation will allow CHUN to promote .continued community enhancements through citizen collaboration and civic engagement.”

The Denver Foundation is a community foundation that serves Colorado from its Capitol Hill headquarters at 1009 Grant St. The CHUN endowments were

established with proceeds from the sale of the Tears-McFarlane Mansion, 1290 N. Williams St., which is located along Cheesman Park in Denver. CHUN has owned the historic property since 2005, and maintains a 50% equity stake through a joint venture partnership with City Street Investors.

The partnership with City Street Investors includes a revitalization project of the mansion expected to be complete in 2023. Plans call for a café, enhanced community meeting space and other amenities to serve the surrounding neighborhood and provide new sources of revenue for CHUN and its partners, states the news release.

The news release states that CHUN’s endowments’ investment returns will provide a dependable source of revenue to support CHUN’s annual budget and allow CHUN flexibility for how dollars are used in the future.

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in community through its various initiatives, including CHUN’s SEED Awards, which are micro grants awarded to local organizations to help meet immediate funding needs for smaller projects that encourage civic entrepreneurship and/or promote neighborhood engagement.

“For many nonprofits, creating an endowment is a path to building long-term sustainability,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Denver Foundation, in the news release. “We are thrilled that CHUN has decided to partner with us by opening an endowment.

It will allow them to focus on serving the Capitol Hill community, knowing that their assets are being put to the highest use through mission-aligned investments with The Denver Foundation.”

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LIFE Horse culture still kicking in modern West

Growth changes state but love of horses is forever

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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n 1950, metro Denver’s population hovered right around 500,000. Farms and horse properties could still be found throughout the close-in suburbs.

By the mid-1970s, the population had more than doubled and subdivisions had eaten away at sprawling open spaces. But it was still common to see leisure riders on horses, trotting down trails along Morrison Road, Alameda Avenue or Dry Creek Road.

Today, the metro population is closing in on 3 million fast. Development and an explosion in residents have made things feel more like a big city than the cowtown vibes of yesteryear. But if you look closely, you’ll still find horse culture holds a special place in the heart of folks throughout the metro area.

It’s a warm, late September morning as Joe McClellan makes his way toward his first job of the day.

With an unbelievable view of the Flatirons as his backdrop, McClellan gets down to business. His dual degrees in architectural and civil engineering will be put to good use at the job site, but not to design or build a house. He’s there to shoe some horses.

McClellan is a certified Natural Balance Farrier. More than a decade ago, he traded in his engineering career for a life working with the animals he loves. He said he was always fascinated by horses and a 2009 Natural Balance Hoof Trimming course set him on the path he’d been looking for. Applying engineering principals to every hoof he shoes, McClellan found a way to combine two things he loves into the freedom to work for himself.

Shoeing horses from Fort Collins to Castle Rock and everywhere in between, and owning two horses of his own, McClellan spends his life immersed in local horse culture.

Karen Richard owns the property with the fantastic view. She moved here in 1984 to be able to keep her horses on her own land. She’s owned horses for close to 50 years. She says in those days she would drive more than 100 miles to work and back each day to make her dream a reality. She didn’t come from a horseowning family.

“I was just an anomaly, I guess,” she says.

Richard’s horses, Tilly and Summer, are two of McClellan’s three clients at this stop. The other is a 23-year-old palomino Richard boards, named Sweetie. Sweetie’s owner, Bob, says she’s taught him a lot.

“Like how to be a human,” he says.

Bob leased Sweetie, taking care of her for a few years before her previous owner agreed to let him buy her.

“I don’t refer to myself as her

Joe McClellan, farrier and trainer, works with his horse, Aspen.

owner,” he says. “I refer to myself as her staff.”

Over the years, Richard has done both Western and English riding styles, competing in dressage, a form of horse riding performed in exhibition, with Tilly, a liver-chestnut thoroughbred. Now, Richard is content to just ride on her own property for fun. She says horses have given her more than she can express throughout her life. More than just fulfillment, she says horses have given her the gift of being present in her surroundings. Beyond their beauty, she thinks horses have a special place in this world. McClellan agrees.

“Human beings couldn’t be where they are today without horses supporting us,” he says. “They transported us. They fought battles with us. They farmed with us. They’re amazing animals and we actually don’t deserve them. They deserve for us to treat them better.”

Sixty miles southeast, Heidi Knab is chatting with customers at the Rusty Spur Saddle Shop in Parker.

Her business card lists her position as “Head Cowgirl.” She also happens to be the owner of the tack/gear shop she founded after two decades teaching school.

A lifelong rider, Knab says one day she was driving all over town looking for a new saddle. Her inability to find what she was looking for gave her the idea to start the business.

Now, more than three years later, she says things are good and her business is continuing to grow.

“The timing was right for me to change careers and open the business,” she says. “We started off with 30 saddles and now we sometimes have up to 200.”

She jumped into a three-year lease with no prior business expe-

rience, but says she always knew it was going to work. She also has 1,500 consigners helping her stock merchandise and a deal with Colorado Saddlery to carry their new saddles. The store also has everything a rider could need for English and Western tack, clothing, boots, blankets, trailer supplies, grooming products and more.

According to Knab, Douglas county ranks second in the nation for horse ownership per capita.

“It’s huge, for horses,” she says. “I would have thought it would be Kentucky or something like that, but Douglas county is way up there.”

Despite her parents not being horse people, Knab says she and her sister started doing barrel races at local shows and a ton of trail riding when she was a kid.

“Horses are enchanting animals.

I bought my first horse with babysitting money when I was 11 — of course, I also had to take out a loan from my parents,” she says. “My sister got me into it. She was really horse crazy.”

Now, as she gets ready to enter her fourth year as a business owner, Knab says word of mouth is still her primary form of engaging new customers. She also employs staff members who have different expertise in riding styles, to appeal to Douglas county’s broad customer base.

Guidance from other women in the tack industry was invaluable when she started out. But that didn’t surprise her. She thinks horse people she’s met are some of the most loyal, appreciative, kind individuals around.

And that loyalty goes both ways.

Relationships and customer service are what she says make the whole thing tick.

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Old adages about not mixing business with pleasure notwithstanding, Knab says opening the store actually feeds her passion for riding.

She says she’s learned a ton from customers and hopes she’s paying that knowledge forward as well.

Her repertoire includes showings, clinics, an obstacle challenge series and a lot of horse camping.

Carol Perry is a native Texan who’s called Douglas county home since the ‘80s. She’s been a horse person her whole life. But she’s retiring from the hobby and recently she’s been selling off gear through Knab’s store.

Her stable of horses has gone from eight down to one — a Swedish warmblood grand prix dressage horse that is 26 years old.

Perry says retiring from the horse world has been an incredibly difficult decision. At her age, she says she wants to simplify her life, but the challenges that ever-increasing population and development have created for riders have hastened her departure.

She says resources for horse people are becoming more restrictive each year and the people passing legislation aren’t paying enough attention to the billion-dollar equine industry here. But it’s also increasingly difficult to compete for trail space with mountain bikers — even in places like The Pines and Dawson Butte that were created to include horses.

If you’re a lifelong horse person, or just thinking about maybe getting started, Knab says her shop is a nexus — a place people can come to get information and find their people. She holds community events once per quarter and welcomes everyone with a passion for horses to attend.

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Reopened terrace space on the seventh level of the Martin Building at the Denver Art Museum gives visitors an expansive view of Denver’s cityscape and the Front Range.

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spaces on seven levels and cited programming such as the extensive offerings for schoolchildren that has been delayed by construction, and celebrated ongoing visitor services throughout the DAM campus.

There’s also the all-new Anna and John J. Sie Welcome Center, funded with help from a $12 million gift from the Sies.

It’s the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Ponti Building, which was designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti along with two Denver architects. Plans included the addition of a 650-seat auditorium, which was never built, hence there was some available space that was expanded.

Museum director Christoph Heinrich introduced Lanny Martin, chairman of the board of trustees, and complimented the architectural firm Machado Silvetti for its patience.

“Everybody had ideas,” Heinrich noted. He also thanked the craftspeople who worked on the project and announced that the public will be welcomed on the weekend of Oct. 24 in a three-day open house to “this place of joy, creativity and healing.”

His talk included a “special thumbs-up to the 650 volunteers who are the backbone of Denver Art Museum visitor services.” He spoke of millions more donated for programming and a $175 million endowment.

Heinrich also congratulated the talented curators who imagined new galleries. In the past 10 years, museum staff realized that sizable open rooftop spaces were not being used as expected, while indoor spaces became crowded when a popular exhibit was in place. Note the special care devoted to the entries.

Attendees at a press preview were reminded to pay particular attention to the building’s distinctive windows, part of Ponti’s original design, with each frame a special view of Denver. Sizes and shapes vary and each is special.

Heinrich celebrated “the city’s patronage of arts and culture” and Mayor Michael Hancock happily said: “I’m jazzed! Denver is a national leader in arts and culture.”

Attendees gathered first in the new Sie center, which features big curved windows used in the construction, a first.

A bridge and oval entrance offer access to the renovated Martin Building at the Denver Art Museum.

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Architect Ponti, who died in 1979 at the age of 87, will long be remembered in Denver for his imagination and consideration for those who will visit his really inviting building.

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Doctors address myths about breast cancer COVID-19 vaccines have no link to disease

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dr. Lisa Wynn said every year as she treats women, she always hears the list of misconceptions and myths that are not only tied to breast cancer, but also the screenings to detect the disease.

No matter what is out there on social media, Wynn, OB/GYN and service line chief for women’s services at UCHealth at the Highlands Ranch Hospital, said it is important that women get regular mammograms starting at the age of 40 and that any woman of any age who has unusual symptoms in the breasts should get a screening scheduled immediately through their regularcare physician.

Here are some myths and facts regarding breast cancer awareness: COVID-19 and breast cancer This year, besides having to address the common myths associated with breast cancer, Dr. Laura Hafertepen, a breast surgical oncologist with the Medical Center of Aurora, said COVID issues have popped up.

Wynn and Hafertepen said some women are under the misconception that getting the vaccination can cause breast cancer. Both doctors said there is no evidence that

is happening anywhere.

What is true, Hafertepen said, is that the vaccination can cause a woman’s lymphnodes to swell.

Wynn and Hafertepen said they both experienced swelling after getting the recommended vaccinations.

The expert female doctors said women should be vigilant in scheduling mammograms around getting vaccinations. Wynn said either get the mammogram before getting the vaccination or schedule the annual screening a month after the shot.

Skipping screenings because of COVID Since early 2020, COVID misconceptions and concerns have caused an increase in women skipping regular breast cancer screenings and pap smears. Even as restrictions have eased, women have still been hesitant to get caught up on recommended screenings.

Wynn said while she is getting caught up with her regular patients, some have still missed appointments.

Wynn said screening clinics are some of the safest in the area with regular sanitizing and only the office staff and screening technicians in the room.

Wynn said getting recommended screenings is vital to catching breast cancer in the early stages.

Nipple discharge is not normal Wynn said a common misconcep-

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said it is important to keep tabs on a breast’s appearance. Unusual dimpling is a subtle breast cancer symptom, she said. Inverted nipples are a symptom.

Red patches or skin issues that look like an orange peel can also be a cause for concern.

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tion is that nipple discharge can be explained and not necessarily a symptom of breast cancer. Unless a woman is breast feeding, any kind of nipple discharge is not normal and should be discussed with a physician immediately, she said.

Besides being a symptom of breast cancer, Wynn said, nipple discharge can be a direct symptom of a brain tumor.

Self-exam recommendations are evolving For decades, Wynn said, women were told to do the monthly selfexam to feel for lumps, masses or unusual changes inside the breast.

Now, Wynn said doctors promote more of a “breast awareness” approach.

Wynn said women should be vigilant in knowing their breasts.

Besides feeling for lumps, Wynn

There is not always a lump As Wynn stressed in being breast aware, lumps are not the only symptom of breast cancer.

Breast cancer symptoms can include bleeding from the nipple, a white nipple discharge or dimpling or change in shape of the outside of the breast.

In some instances, a lump is not present because the disease is in the early stages, which is why screenings are important in finding the issues that cannot be seen or felt in a regular self exam, Wynn said.

Family history isn’t all Over the years, women have been under the misconception that if breast cancer does not run in the family, they are not at risk of getting the disease.

On the contrary, doctors warn that anyone can get breast cancer, including those following a healthy diet and lifestyle and those who have not had any direct family ties to the disease.

To see more myths and facts concerning breast cancer, visit breastcancer.org.

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Love for public lands is at heart of business Englewood-based Travel Posters captures experience of journeys

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Blair Hamill was looking for a way to make a living as an artist — for something that would unite his love of this country’s public lands with his talent as a landscape painter and his experience as a graphic artist.

“What could I come up with that would become a more marketable form of my artwork? That could sustain us as a business?” Hamill said he asked himself.

Travel Posters was the answer.

Hamill creates images that capture “the American travel experience” for posters, coffee mugs and coasters. The outdoor scenes have strong lines, distinctive shapes and a graphic feel. He draws on his former career as graphic designer, his time as a fine art oil painter and on a love of the natural world that extends back to his childhood.

Hamill moved the business he co-owns with Lauri Hamill, his wife, to Englewood in 2019 after posters overran the basement and garage of their home near Littleton.

“This is a neat little neighborhood down in here,” Lauri Hamill said, referring to the engineering firms, landscape design companies, auto

Blair Hamill reaches for a coaster in the Travel Posters warehouse in Englewood Sept. 8.

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repair shops and “cool, creative businesses” that make up the area around their studio and warehouse space at 3638 S. Jason St. Plus the proximity to Santa Fe and Hampden make deliveries and pickups a breeze, she said.

The former teacher began working at the business full time in 2019 after retiring early. At Travel Posters, she’s the organized counterpoint to her creative husband.

“We work really well together,”

Lauri Hamill said. “Yin and yang.”

Like her husband, Hamill loves to hike, camp, snowshoe — anything that gets her outdoors.

The couple’s travels inspire the business’s designs. This spring, the twosome went to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Last fall, they explored New England. And now, majestic Candlestick Tower and colorful West Quoddy Head Lighthouse are among Travel Posters’ extensive catalog of illustrations.

With the help of two employees, the Hamills sell their products through their online store and at fairs and festivals. Customers range from individuals to small businesses like General Store 45 in Littleton to national parks in Colorado and beyond.

The pandemic, however, disrupted their business last year. The Hamills did only two art shows in 2020 compared to the 42 they worked the previous year.

Yet people flocked to the country’s natural places in record numbers last summer and orders from national parks eventually came in.

After all, the Hamills aren’t the only ones that love the outdoors.

“Even though our show business and festivals basically stalled, we really made inroads with online and with our public lands accounts,” Blair Hamill said.

Enthusiasm for the outdoors, and for products that commemorate people’s time there, has persisted.

Business for Travel Posters in 2021 is already better than it was in 2019, according to the couple.

Hamill understands that travel sparks memories and emotion. He’s done about 250 designs for Travel Posters so far — and whether it’s a cityscape, a mountainside or a natural wonder, he has a story to go with each one.

Travel Posters is open by appointment only, but their line of products can be seen anytime at travelposters.com.

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Colorado students are invited to participate in the 2022 National Radon Video and Poster contests.

The contests take place annually through a partnership between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The contests provide students with an opportunity to creatively raise awareness about the importance of radon testing, and to inform people of the dangers of radon in their homes, states a news release.

Students between the ages of 9 and 14 are eligible to participate in the poster contest, and the video contest is open to students between the ages of 14 and 18. Students must be enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense or home school; or be a member of a sponsoring club such as scouting, art, computer, science or 4-H. Contestants have the option to

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State winners will receive $300 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third. Teachers of students with winning entries will each receive $100. The first-place poster and firstplace video will represent Colorado in the national contest.

Poster and video entries must be received by Nov. 20.

Only one entry per student is allowed.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Aletha Carlene Bennett, aka Carlene Bennett, aka Aletha Carlene Siekierski, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 031288

· Saint Joseph Hospital, Inc. was designated as a Magnet organization in 2017 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.

In November 2021, Saint Joseph Hospital, Inc. is applying for redesignation.

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 February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HELEN LOUISE NASH, aka HELEN LOU NASH, aka HELEN L. NASH, aka HELEN NASH, aka LOUISE NASH, aka LOU NASH, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31346

· Patients, family members, staff, and interested parties who would like to provide comments are encouraged to do so. Anyone may send comments via e-mail and direct mail. All comments received by phone must be followed up in writing to the Magnet Program Office.

Leif A. Nelson, P.C. Attorney for the Personal Representative 29029 Upper Bear Creek Road, Suite 202 Evergreen, Colorado 80439

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· Your comments must be received by the Magnet Program Office by October 24, 2021.

Legal Notice No. 81254 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTE: All comments are CONFIDENTIAL and are not shared with the health care organization. Comments may be anonymous, but they must be sent in writing to the Magnet Program Office.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jay Leon Colonius, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31216

Address: AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM OFFICE 8515 Georgia Ave., Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492 E-Mail: magnet@ana.org

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 81217 First Publication: September 23, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Linita Colonius, Personal Representative c/o M. Kaitlyn Davis, Esq., #55908 Gendelman Klimas, Ltd. 517 E. 16th Ave. Denver, CO 80203 720-213-0687 Kaitlyn@GendelmanKlimas.com

Telecommunications Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate antennas on four freestanding public lights. Pole 44 is 39-feet and the Site location is near 1423 14th Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80202. Pole 13 is 34-feet and the Site location is near 2815 California Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80205.

Pole 39 is 34-feet and the Site location is near 4560 W Florida Ave, Denver, Denver County, CO 80219. Pole 11 is 42-feet and the Site location is near 846 N Grant Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80203. Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Environmental Resources Management, C/O Danna Allen, Wireless Projects, 235 Magrath Darby Boulevard, Suite 130, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or by email vzwnepa@erm.com, or phone 1-678-904-4399.

Legal Notice No. 81256 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lawrence E. Runge, a/k/a Lawrence Edward Runge, a/k/a Lawrence Runge, a/k/a Larry Runge, a/k/a Larry E. Runge, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031231 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 Monday, February 14th, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Yvonne D. Runge, Personal Representative 5001 W. Tufts Avenue Denver, CO 80236 Legal Notice No. 81247 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Legal Notice No. 81246 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: Mildred Irene Burr, A/K/A Mildred I Burr, A/K/A Mildred Burr, A/K/A Irene Burr, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31294 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 February 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rose Zapor, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative Lakewood Legal Center 7475 W 5th Ave., #202 Lakewood, CO 80226 Legal Notice No. 81243 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dona M. Laketek, aka Dona Laketek, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR31131 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 February 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dan A. Rich, Vice President MidWest Trust Company 5251 DTC Parkway No. 275 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No. 81240 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty Christine Madonna, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031455

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: Mary M. Gallegos, a/k/a Mary Gallegos, a/k/a Maximana Galleggos, a/k/a Maxima Gallegos, a/k/a Maxine Gallegos, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31024

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 March 1, 2022, 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 District Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

s/Jeffrey M. Villanueva Jeffrey M. Villanueva, #10001 Attorney for Personal Representative 1755 Blake Street, Suite 225 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: 303-295-7525 E-mail: jeff@jmvpclaw.com

Dated this 8th day of October, 2021.

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Sabrina Salazar Personal Representative to the Estate 4473 Yates Street Denver, CO 80212 Phone: 720 266 3144

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 February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Craig D. Johnson, Atty. Reg. #: 11902 CRAIG D. JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 8 Garden Center, Unit 2 Broomfield, CO 80020 Phone Number: 303-466-2335 FAX Number: 303-466-6342 E-mail: cjohnson@cdjlaw.com Legal Notice No. 81255 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: Jack Curran Moore, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31218 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated this 8th day of October, 2021.

Cecilia E. Mascarenas Personal Representative to the Estate 3470 S. Poplar Street, Unit 105 Denver, CO 80224 Phone: 720 255 4358 Legal Notice No.: 81251 First Publication: October 21, 2022 Last Publication: November 4, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eva Sue Peters Brady, also known as E. Sue Peters Brady, aka Sue Peters Brady, aka E. Sue Brady, aka Sue Brady, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31355 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 February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Caroline Ross Brady, Personal Representative 3080 E. Flora Place Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 81249 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marvin Spector, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31181 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 February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leslie Block Kaye, Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 81245 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: PATSY RUTH MAXFIELD, AKA PATSY MAXFIELD, AKA PATSY R. MAXFIELD, Deceased Case Number: 2021-PR-31182 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated this 6th day of October, 2021.

ANITA L. MAYFIELD Personal Representative to the Estate 321 S. Krameria Street Denver, CO 80224 Phone: (720) 371-4121

First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy Mae Ritchie, a/ka/ Dorothy Ritchie, Dorothy M. Ritchie, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31353

Legal Notice No. 81248 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas R. Epps, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31331 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 February 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen J. Epps, Co-Personal Representative 1407 Plum Court, Unit D Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056 David A. Epps, Co-Personal Representative 6836 Juniper Court Frederick, Colorado 80530

Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before February 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

By: Nicole Menor, Personal Representative Nicole Menor 5851 Quail St Arvada, CO 80004 Legal Notice No. 81253 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret Leona Bowles, A/K/A Margaret L. Bowles, A/K/A Margaret Bowles, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31284

Legal Notice No. 81244 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 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 February 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven D. Ramiro, also known as Fletcher D. Ramiro, aka Fletcher D. Gonzales-Ramiro, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31330 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 February 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mario Ramiro, Personal Representative 32054 Calle Marquis Temecula, CA 92592

Michael Lee Bowles, Personal Representative 1655 S Mobile Street Aurora, CO 80017 Legal Notice No. 81237 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Legal Notice No. 81238 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Raisa Gomolyaka, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31124 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 November 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

George Gomolyaka, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No.81250 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LAHOMA JEAN OSMENT, a/k/a LAHOMA J. OSMENT, a/k/a LAHOMA OSMENT, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30734 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court, 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, Colorado 80204 on or before February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronald W. Servis, Esq, Special Administrator 11616 Shaffer Place, Unit S-102 Littleton, Colorado 80127 303.237.5020 Legal Notice No. 81257 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nancy Kay Welch, aka Nancy K. Welch, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31270 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 February 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maria Theresa B. Lopez, Esq. Attorney for John C. Lueckel, Personal Representative 501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80246

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8am - 2pm

Douglas County Fairgrounds 500 Fairgrounds Dv. Castle Rock, CO.

Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the annual Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 100 exhibitors filling the Douglas County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more.

Bright Little Brains Rozanne Steyn Brightlittlebrains.com

Carol’s Creative Cards Carol Smith Cjaysmith.com 303-886-6730

Discovery Toys

Julie Olivett - Team Leader 303-437-7067 YourToyLady.com

Nerdy Sheep Fiber Arts Nerdysheepfiberarts.com info@nerdysheepfiberarts.com

Suelyn’s Creations

Suelyn Gnormley 720-201-3930 facebook.com/SuelynsCreations

ADMISSION IS FREE TO THE PUBL

Vendor applications being accepted now.

Apply Today Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate