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Providing all with an opportunity to give Light the World Giving Machine will be in Denver until Jan. 2 BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wanted a way to help people perform an instant act of service. The legend is that during discussions on how to accomplish that, someone brought in a sandwich purchased from a vending machine. And thus, the idea for the Light the World Giving Machines came about, said Amy Johnson, a Littleton resident who serves as the spokesperson for Light the World Giving Machines. “The main goal,” Johnson said, “is to give everyone a chance to participate in giving.” The Light the World Giving Machines provide people with an opportunity to purchase an item to benefit a charity. Items range in cost from $5 for art supplies for refugee children to $173 for a month of meals for a person in need. Giving Machines got started in 2017 in Salt Lake City. In 2018, it ex-
A family selects an item to purchase from the Light the World Giving Machine when it was in Denver in 2019. The Giving Machine is back in Denver this year, located in Writer Square on the 16th Street Mall between Lawrence and Larimer streets downtown. COURTESY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
panded to five cities and raised $2.3 million for charities. It was in 2018 that Denver Mayor Michael Hancock saw the Giving Machine in Salt Lake City, and wanted to bring it to Denver, Johnson said. “Denverites are charitable people,” she added. So the local church committee for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints got together, and they then worked with Salt Lake City to bring a Giving Machine to Denver, Johnson said. It came to Denver for the first time in 2019, and in Denver alone, $667,000 was
raised for charities — contributing to the total $6.3 million, among the 10 cities that had a Giving Machine in 2019. The Giving Machines had a hiatus in 2020, but are now back. In Denver this year, it is located in Writer Square on the 16th Street Mall between Lawrence and Larimer streets downtown. It is available 24 hours, but volunteers will be present from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Giving Machine will be in Denver until Jan. 2.
BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
Suncor must make deeper cuts to sulfur dioxide emissions from its
Commerce City refinery as part of state regulators’ revisions to federal “regional haze” rules, meant to boost visibility and restore pristine conditions at Rocky Mountain National Park, Great Sand Dunes and wilderness areas. The Air Quality Control Commission gave preliminary approval in November to a plan telling Suncor to make sulfur dioxide-removing equipment fully operational by 2024
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Tri-County’s Douglas, data shed light on misconceptions BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
instead of 2029. If Suncor doesn’t make that deadline, it would have to install additional pollution controls proposed by an environmental coalition. The AQCC move came after a long push by environmental groups and neighborhoods around the refinery to make meaningful cuts to pollution. AQCC commissioners cited
His local public-health department has issued another mask-wearing mandate for two metro-Denver counties with nearly 1.2 million people. Even so, John Douglas doesn’t hesitate to admit that masks aren’t perfect in the fight against COVID-19. “But, like vaccines, they work better when more people use them,” Douglas, executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, told Colorado Community Media. “Because, like vaccines, they can both prevent the individual from getting infected or sick,” and also can prevent spread of the virus to others, Douglas said. Tri-County Health serves Adams and Arapahoe counties, and provides certain public-health services in Douglas County. Under a Nov. 22 Tri-County order, all people 2 and older in Adams and Arapahoe County must wear a face covering in all public indoor spaces. Authorities in Jefferson, Denver and Boulder counties have issued similar mandates. With rates of new coronavirus cases reaching levels not seen since December of last year — and daily deaths among those with COVID-19
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Suncor must make emission cuts to protect park air But air regulators reject demands for further pollution cuts
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Colorado’s fentanyl crisis is surging Only two school districts have ordered doses of the opioid antidote BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN
As the number of fentanyl overdoses began to climb, Colorado policymakers created a program to put the life-saving opioid antidote naloxone inside police departments, universities, workplaces and schools. But two years later, when annual deaths from fentanyl have surpassed 500 and fake painkillers laced with the synthetic opioid are killing an increasing number of high school and college students, just two school districts in the entire state have taken advantage of the program. Only Boulder Valley and Clear Creek school districts have ordered doses of naloxone — a nasal spray or an injection that can reverse an overdose if it’s given in time — from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment bulk purchasing fund. Health officials are concerned the slow start is because of stigma associated with drug use, and they fear school leaders are not seeking the opioid antidote because it might cause parents or others to think certain schools or districts have a bigger drug problem than others. “We applaud the schools that have a naloxone program and want to make clear that schools that make naloxone available do not necessarily have higher statistics of overdose but rather are being proactive in preventing overdoses,” said Andrés Guerrero, manager of the overdose prevention unit at the state health department. “Prevention is key as we are seeing increases in overdose due to fentanyl in the Colorado drug supply.” While 176 out of Colorado’s 178 school districts have not asked for free naloxone, the bulk purchasing program has helped doz-
ens of other entities, mainly law enforcement agencies and harm reduction centers where people go for clean needles and information about drug treatment. The fund paid about $337,000 for about 10,500 doses of naloxone in 2020, dispensing the doses to 90 entities statewide. This fall has been particularly busy, with orders totaling $547,322 since September. The fund has $1.24 million still available. The naloxone bulk purchasing fund, created by 2019 legislation and put in place in January 2020, uses federal and state funding to buy naloxone at wholesale prices and distribute to first responders, campus police, harm reduction centers, workplaces, recreation centers and schools. The doses are free to school districts and other agencies that apply to the program. Boulder Valley was the most recent school district to apply, receiving enough this fall to place at least one dose of the nasal spray in all 64 school buildings and bus terminals by early next year. The district said nurses are receiving training on how to use the spray with a goal of having doses officially in place soon after the winter break. After a string of overdose deaths and nonfatal overdoses in the community last school year, Boulder Valley students were increasingly requesting naloxone and training in how to use it, school officials said. The district has been working since last May to get naloxone, and officials noted that not all potential opioid overdoses occur because of illegal drug use. Boulder Valley’s decision to place a dose in every school is a long time coming, said Kelly Luck, who for two years was an addiction counselor at Arapahoe Ridge High School in Boulder. Luck, who left the job last spring to return to work as a substance abuse counselor at a community treatment center, said two students overdosed while she worked at the alternative high school that specializes in career and technical education.
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The first time it happened — on her first day on the job — there was no naloxone on hand after a student took “fake benzos,” the street term for knockoffs of the anti-anxiety medication, Xanax. But Luck was ready the second time. When another student was found unconscious at school, she pulled out her own dose of the
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Snowy days in Denver provide numerous opportunities to highlight the PHOTO BY HOLLY G. HAYNES beautiful textures and patterns of plants and trees.
hen I moved to Denver, I found an apartment off York Street and 13th Avenue. I was excited to be so close to all the happenings of the city — the Denver Botanic Gardens, GUEST parks, museums and COLUMN countless restaurants. I am a city gal, and the Holly G. Haynes noise of the city merges easily with my daily routine — the clattering of the traffic, the honking of horns and the laughter, or yelling, of a passerby. Then, on a crisp autumn or winter day, the first snowfall of the season blankets the city, and a hush follows. These days, to me, are magical and I am reminded that we all need to slow down and enjoy a little quiet time. I like to take a leisurely stroll around the Denver Botanic Gardens, a local park or in my neighborhood. Usually, there are few people out and many wonderful sights to take in. It’s really a walking meditation. It has been more than a decade since I lived in that apartment off York and 13th, but I still appreciate the quietness that follows the snow, and now I have the good fortune of working at the Denver Botanic Gardens. So, when the snow begins, I always venture out for a walk around the Denver Botanic Gardens or Cheesman Park to take in the beauty of our little slice of nature. These snowy days highlight the beautiful textures and patterns of plants. From the stunning seed heads of perennials to the movement of the ornamental grasses or the architecture of an evergreen, it is the perfect time to connect to the beauty of nature.
What to be on the lookout for? Here are a few suggestions: • Chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata) • Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) • Blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis) • Little bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium) • Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) • Pinon pine (Pinus edulis) Along with gorgeous textures and beautiful patterns, these plants provide many benefits to wildlife. Because so many people are learning about these benefits, there is a wonderful movement going on in the world of home gardening — people are starting to turn in their notice when it comes to doing fall cleanup in their ornamental garden beds. Leaving your grasses and perennials up through mid-spring provides protection to many beneficial pollinators and their eggs, as well as valuable food for our songbirds during the colder months. I am hoping that, by the time you read this, we have received our first snowfall of the season and that this article will encourage you to take a few minutes to go for a quiet walk and see what mother nature has to offer. Take in the architecture of the Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) or the playful pompom seedheads of the pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) or the patterns in the New Mexico agave (Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana). May you open your eyes to the beauty of gardens at rest and be able to enjoy the quiet solitude of a snowy day. Holly G. Haynes is a plant mapping coordinator with the Denver Botanic Gardens
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Collecting African art a passion for retired teacher ‘It’s time for other people to be able to enjoy this’ BY KYLE COOKE AND BRIAN WILLIE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS
One of the country’s most extraordinary private art collections is hidden in plain sight. Nearly every square inch of Paul Hamilton’s home in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood is occupied by a piece of African art. Hamilton, 80, has carved out just enough space to walk around his home. When he eats a meal, he has to free up some space on his table. The bathroom is the only room in Hamilton’s house without something from his collection. With more than 1,200 pieces, Hamilton owns one of the largest private collections of African art in the entire country. “As a teacher, you don’t make a lot of money,” said Hamilton, a retired teacher who spent 40 plus years working for Denver Public Schools and Jefferson County Public Schools. “But I’m not one who spends money on cars and clothes and that type of thing. My money went that way. My house has been my bank.” Born in Pueblo, Hamilton moved to Denver in 1959. In addition to his career as an educator, he served the Five Points neighborhood as a Colorado state representative from 1969 to 1973.
VIDEO ONLINE To watch a Rocky Mountain PBS video of this story, go online to tinyurl.com/ RMPBSAfricanArt. He didn’t start collecting art until the 1980s. Hamilton’s personal museum is his way of correcting and knocking down the myths he heard growing up that “Africa was bad and didn’t have any contributions.” He even wrote a book about it: “African Peoples’ Contributions to World Civilizations: Shattering the Myths.” “It’s a redemption,” he said of his book and collection. “It tells us that African people are fantastic people, because everybody’s ancestors ... came from Africa.” Hamilton believes not enough people know about African art and culture, despite world-renowned painters like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and others relying on African art for inspiration. Hamilton is an important figure in his community. In 2016, he partnered with local artists Thomas “Detour” Evans and Ancestry.com to create “They Still Live,” an exhibit that combined photography, African art and ancestry. When Rocky Mountain PBS spoke to Detour in October about the muralist’s new piece at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Race Street, he said his next mural on that same wall would be of Hamilton.
Paul Hamilton of Denver owns one of the country’s largest private collections of AfriPHOTO BY BRIAN WILLIE / ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS can art.
Hamilton has spent much of his career researching the past. Now, he looks to the future. He is figuring out what to do with all of his art. “Well, I’m 80 years old. It’s time for others to look at this,” he said. Hamilton said that the nonprofit Denver African Art Center is fundraising in order to buy Hamilton’s collection. “They want to create a museum/ cultural arts center that everybody can participate in so that people can come study, learn, perform
and examine,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for people in Denver to be on the map for African art and culture.” “It’s time for other people to be able to enjoy this.” 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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2022 Beautiful Paws calendar available for purchase BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Not only is Bandit the “biggest cuddle bug in the world,” according to his owner Kaylee Riggi of Washington Park, the 3-year-old border collie is a calendar model. Bandit is one of 13 metro-area pets featured in the Denver Animal Shelter’s 2022 Beautiful Paws calendar, a fundraiser for the Denver Animal Shelter. Shelter pets are sometimes undervalued, Riggi said. But they’re lovable and “cute, and deserving of being in a calendar.” Between July 31 and Aug. 28 this summer, people voted on their favorite pet photo, which were submitted by local pet ownersfor a contest fee. A total of 83 pets were entered into the contest — many of them were adopted from a shelter, like Bandit, and are now in loving homes. Each vote cost $1, and the contest garnered 10,504 votes. Combining the proceeds from the votes and contest entry fees, $8,658.78 went to supporting the Denver Animal Shelter. “This calendar goes a long way to raising dollars that help us care for the more than 12,000 animals that find their way to our shelter each year,” said Tammy Vigil, spokesperson for the Denver Animal Shelter. “Without these additional dollars, we could not provide the extra care and attention that these often-frightened and homeless animals deserve.” The 13 pets with the highest number of votes won a professional photo
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shoot with Gaelle Pet Photography, to be featured in the 2022 calendar. The calendar is now available for purchase. Cost is $20 or $26, depending on the wall calendar size preferred. Proceeds from the calendar sales also benefit the Denver Animal Shelter. “There’s hundreds and hundreds of homeless animals in Denver,” Riggi said, who formerly worked and volunteered at the shelter. She heard about the contest through a friend and decided to enter Bandit. “The Denver Animal Shelter does so much good for these animals.” The Denver Animal Shelter is an arm of Denver Animal Protection, which is a division of the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment. It is an open-admission shelter, meaning no animal will be turned away, and is dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their owners and adopting pets to loving homes, among other services to serve as a community resource. “Every single calendar that someone buys means they are giving an abandoned animal a chance to find a home, a chance to know love and a chance to live a life of meaning and security — some for the first time ever,” Vigil said.
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19 charged in Denver-area fentanyl trafficking investigation Counterfeit pills causing a surge in overdose deaths BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN
Federal and state authorities announced indictments Wednesday against 19 people accused of smuggling drugs from Mexico to Denver, calling it proof of “the alarming trend in counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl flooding our streets.” Fentanyl, which is the active ingredient in counterfeit pills made to look like real oxycodone and Xanax, is the leading cause of drug overdose in Colorado. More
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to learn the first day that there was no Narcan in the building and it’s not standard protocol for anyone to carry it,” she said. “I am not the only person who has had this frustration.” Luck picked up several doses of Narcan on her own and passed them out to teachers and staff at school, she said. She wonders why every school in the state doesn’t have the
than 525 people have died from the drug so far this year, according to state health department statistics. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said the accused drug traffickers distributed cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl in Arapahoe, Douglas, Denver and Jefferson counties, according to an investigation that began in April. Saul Ramon Rivera-Beltran, 30, of Thornton, coordinated drug shipments and deals from Mexico, authorities said. Authorities seized 110,000 counterfeit pills, 11.5 kilograms of cocaine, 28 firearms, three hand grenades and body armor. Besides the 19 people named in the indictment, two other
defendants were arrested in the drug-distribution ring, which also included illegal weapons. John Kellner, district attorney for Douglas, Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln counties, said he intends to prosecute the defendants in Douglas County. “These are people who peddle deadly substances,” he said. “And where we find the illegal drug trade, we usually find illegal weapons.” Counterfeit pills made to look like actual pharmaceuticals are typically manufactured in Mexican garages and warehouses with chemicals shipped from China. The process is not precise — about two in five pills circulating the streets have a lethal dose of fentanyl.
David Olesky, acting special agent of the DEA’s Denver field office, joined Kellner at a news conference about the bust. “This investigation demonstrates and corroborates the alarming trend in counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl flooding our streets, as well as the continuing nexus between drug trafficking and violent crime impacting our communities,” he said. 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. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
opioid antidote at arm’s reach, just in case. The drug can restore breath to a person who has stopped breathing, keeping them alive until paramedics have a chance to arrive. School officials and parents who don’t think naloxone is needed on campus are naive, Luck said. “Kids are doing every drug imaginable in the bathroom at high school,” she said. Clear Creek School District received naloxone for its two elementary school campuses and combined middle and high school campus last year, a credit to the
community’s “very forwardthinking school board,” Superintendent Karen Quanbeck said. “The thinking is that it could be used for anyone who is in need, whether it’s a visiting family member or a member of the public or a kid,” she said. “It’s not specific to students.” The opioid antidote is kept in a locked box by the school nurse’s office, not far from EpiPens in case of anaphylaxis from bee stings and kits used to stop severe bleeding from a wound. So far, no one has had to use it, said Quanbeck, who has been superintendent for three years and said there has not been an overdose on school grounds. Office staff, health staff and other employees learned to use the nasal spray during virtual trainings last year and this year. Quanbeck said the district has not received any negative feedback about the program “I hope we never have to use it, but it’s here if we do,” she said.
“It’s thinking about all the things we can do proactively to ensure our community is safe.” Denver Public Schools does not yet have naloxone on its campuses but is making plans to do so, said district spokesman Will Jones. “We recognize that opioids are a problem in society at large,” he said via email. “In order to be proactive, we will have naloxone in our middle and high schools to help in case opioids find their way into our schools.” The district’s nursing team is still in the process of determining how to order the opioid antidote and has not yet applied to the state program. 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. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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f you are ever looking for a great conversation starter, try asking people what they may be reading. What people read can give us great insight to their hobbies, passions, and interests, and that helps lead into a fun and engaging WINNING discussion. This is also one of WORDS those questions I find myself answering as well. Depending on when that question comes my way will determine my answer as I have been following the same reading pattern for many years now. In addition to my Bible, blogs, columns, and ininformation, I read Michael Norton dustry somewhere between 40 and 50 books per year. And the reading cycle that I tend to follow is this: A faith-based book; business book; biography; history; and then a fiction book. For me this provides a glimpse into the areas that help me personally and professionally, while also helping me to be prepared for conversations with family members, friends, people I meet socially, and my clients. I find the different perspectives extremely helpful in understanding how others view the things that are happening in our world. At this time of year the question about what I am reading comes up a lot. Many of you send me emails asking for recommendations
throughout the year, and during the holiday season, as people are looking for gift ideas, the question comes up with greater frequency. So here is what I recommend this year as I follow the cadence mentioned above: Faith-based: “2 Chairs” by Bob Beaudine; “Grace” by Max Lucado; “Lead Like Jesus” by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges; “Bethlehem” by Max Lucado; “Hope for Each Day” by Billy Graham. Business: “The Expansion Sale” by Erik Peterson and Tim Riesterer; “Business Secrets of the Bible” by Rabbi Daniel Lapin; “10 Leadership Virtues for Disruptive Times” by Tom Ziglar; “The New Psychology of Winning” by Denis Waitley; “Traction” by Gino Wickman Biographies: “Joy” by Joy Clausen Soto; “Boyd” by Robert Coram; “Where Men Win Glory” by Jon Krakauer; “Washington: A Life” by Ron Chernow; “Colin Powell: My American Journey” by Colin Powell History: “True Raiders” by Brad Ricca; “The Journey of Crazy Horse” by Joseph M. Marshall III; “In the Hurricane’s Eye” by Nathaniel Philbrick; “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen; “The Johnstown Flood” by David McCullough Fiction: “The Evening and the Morning” by Ken Follett; “Fast Ice” by Clive Cussler; “Win” by Harlan Coben; “Plum Island” by Nelson DeMille; “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coehlo Maybe you have a different cycle of reading that you follow. Perhaps someone you know
may be interested in one of the books I have mentioned here, so I hope this list is helpful in some way. Each of us has our favorite books and authors. Some of us enjoy our books that we can physically touch and hold, myself included. Others prefer their e-reader. And there are many who enjoy consuming their stories through audio books. Whatever our preferences are, whoever our favorite authors are, and however we choose to take a mental, emotional and spiritual journey by engaging with our favorite books, the important thing is that we make time to broaden our horizons by reading as much as we possibly can and from as many sources as we possibly can. How about you? Are you a fellow voracious reader? What are you reading these days? Is it time to mix it up a bit and start reading something new? Have you shared your reading list with others? I would love to hear all about what you are reading now, or even your favorite books from the past, at mnorton@ tramazing.com. And when we can expand our thinking through what others are writing and sharing, 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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he sun is shining, the grass is green. The orange and palm trees sway. Wait, what? With our recent weather here, you’d swear we were in California for the holidays. But we really are GUEST a mile high at the foot of the mountains, and I want to have COLUMN a Colorado Christmas that feels like, “Snow, snow, snow … it won’t be long till we’re all there with snow.” It already seems like we’re lighting our menorah too soon, but this weather is downright weird for the holiday season. Almost 30 years ago, I moved here from Southern CaliforLinda Newell nia (yes, I was one of those) to escape the constant sun and enjoy the change of seasons in the Rockies. Although I grew up with the pleasant predictability of temps in the 70s and sunshine, I yearned for the change of seasons, especially around the holidays. So, weather gods … where’s our snow, sleet, or even just some flurries?? How can we bustle down the street with our arms full of packages and our boots on under warm and dry skies? And who would have ever thought that we’d still be here with yet another COVID-19 vari-
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both the haze reduction goals and their desire to deliver environmental justice to long-suffering communities near Suncor. Commissioners in November rejected, however, the environmental coalition’s demands for additional pollution cuts at Colorado power and cement plants to speed up haze improvements. “The commission should have done more,” said Michael Hiatt, a Denver attorney for Earthjustice, which teamed up with the Sierra Club and the National Parks Conservation Association to seek a tougher regional haze plan. But, Hiatt added, the Suncor cuts “will result in clearer skies at Rocky Mountain National Park and, also very importantly, they’re going to have equity and environmental justice co-benefits for the nearby communities in Commerce City and north Denver.” Demanding that Suncor do more is “a huge step forward” in the regional haze battle, and a victory for the refinery’s neighbors, said Tracy Coppola, senior Colorado program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association. Suncor officials said Dec. 1 they support regional haze reduction efforts, and will “continue to make technological improvements to the refinery to reduce emissions. . . We will review the Air Quality Control Commission’s final decision on sulfur dioxide emissions and work with the Air Pollution Control Division on the implementation requirements,” spokeswoman Mita Adesanya said in a written statement. Late last year, utilities rebelled when the AQCC issued a preliminary order requiring earlier-than-planned closures of three power plants, in the first phase of the 10-year regional haze update. After intense objections, the AQCC reversed itself at the next month’s meeting and said it had overstepped its bounds in trying to regulate the power plants. The environmental coalition is wary that Suncor will seek similar relief before the AQCC finalizes its decision about the refinery’s pollution later this month. The EPA’s regional haze rules are meant to protect and slowly improve sightlines at so-called “Class 1” outdoor attractions, from national parks to wilderness areas to important fish and wildlife areas, many of them in the West. “Regional” means states are instructed to look at all the big sources of pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide that react in the air to create haze, on the understanding that smokestacks send plumes hundreds of miles across western open skies. States must develop an implementation plan showing how pollutants will be cut over time in a “glide path” set out by the EPA that runs through the year 2064. The plans are allowed to incorporate expected haze reduction benefits from other state efforts, such as Colorado’s multiple greenhouse gas reduction laws of recent years. State air quality commissions can also use the regional haze update to issue new pollution-cutting regulations specifically to speed up haze
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reduction if technology and environmental lobbying pushes them to move faster. Colorado’s initial State Implementation Plan from 2011 is now due for a 10-year update. The state Air Pollution Control Division staff initially said years of work such as closing coal-fired power plants has kept Colorado on the right glidepath for long-term reductions, and no big changes were needed for a list of 16 major pollution sources. An environmental coalition disagreed, and proposed that the update include new restrictions on utilities, cement plants and Suncor. The coalition wanted the Air Quality Control Commission to make mandatory the dates some utilities have promised to close or convert coal plants in the next few years, and also to consider new scrubbing equipment on other polluters. Commissioners said utility closing dates are the Public Utilities Commission’s charge, and that some of the pollution controls proposed would be more expensive than allowed by cost-efficiency rules. But commissioners said that for Suncor, one of the state’s top polluters, they were swayed by public testimony from neighbors saying regulators had put off equitable pollution change for too long. “They feel very strongly their health is being compromised and that we are not fully embracing that and taking action,” Commissioner Elise Jones said during deliberations over the proposal to hasten Suncor’s pollution reductions. Hiatt said the coalition’s proposal would cut Suncor’s sulfur dioxide emissions by 28 tons a year, about 10 tons more per year than the division staff had approved in Suncor’s plans. After discussing the plan, the commission said it would tell Suncor to either move up its technology improvement schedule from 2029 to 2024, or employ the environmental coalition’s alternate technology proposal if they couldn’t make that deadline. Suncor appears well on its way to installing systems to cut pollution and could speed that up, and it’s time for the commission to show neighbors they are aware of environmental justice demands and want to “do the right thing,” Commissioner Gary Arnold said. Coppola of the National Parks
Conservation Association said other southwestern states with haze problems in their national landmark areas are watching Colorado carefully as a potential leader, and will be heartened by the commission’s action. The environmental coalition was hoping the commission would expand the environmental justice conversation to further cut pollution at cement plants in disproportionately impacted communities like Pueblo. The pollution hits local neighborhoods, and the resulting haze hurts wild places many miles away, like the Great Sand Dunes, Coppola said. But, she added, even the more mod-
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est effort to toughen up the regional haze plan will benefit other Front Range residents and outdoor enthusiasts. Ongoing haze at Rocky Mountain National Park “is the poster child for being a victim of our pollution crisis that we have in Colorado,” Coppola said. 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. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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is meant for outdoor use, and people have enjoyed them for their patios, balconies and porches, Swanson said, adding that some people have even taken them on camping trips. Swanson, of Englewood, is one 30 vendors at this year’s Cherry Creek North Holiday Market, and many of the 30 are local crafters/artisans or small business owners. The market, produced by Fetch Concepts and now in its second year, opened on Nov. 18 and runs through Dec. 24. It is located on Fillmore Street between First and Second Avenues. A family business Madison Stewart’s sons are tending House of Stewart’s booth at the market this year. “They like the fun atmosphere” of the holiday market, she said, “and that people like tasting the candies.” The House of Stewart makes traditional Scottish candies. This includes caramels and the Scottish tablet, which isn’t found in the U.S., except for rare occasions such as world markets, said Stewart, owner and founder of the Denver-based business. The House of Stewart got its start in May 2016. Stewart is an Army veteran and went to law school — the only baking she did was on the weekends for her family. “I never imagined a career in the candy business,” Stewart said. However, she frequently traveled back-and-
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recently hitting numbers higher than they did during the first wave in spring 2020 — coronavirus hospitalizations in Colorado had for months been creeping up toward last December’s peak. Colorado had 1,466 people hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 as of Nov. 30, according to state data. Colorado had the 10th-highest COVID-19 hospital demand in the United States as of early November, according to a Nov. 3 report by the Colorado School of Public Health. But with the public hearing so many concerns about masks and mask effectiveness — and about vaccines — why wear a mask? Why get vaccinated when so many people already have been? Colorado Community Media spoke to Douglas and reviewed other sources of information below to address those questions. Like ‘sand through a chain-link fence’ At a contentious public comment session in front of Arapahoe County’s elected leaders after Tri-County Health issued its school mask order in August, a man offered an evocative picture of how he thought masks interact with the coronavirus. “If you took a fist of sand and threw it through a chain-link fence, imagine how much of it would go through,” the man said during the meeting, noting how small the virus is. A post on a popular social media page last year, focusing specifically on N95 masks, said: “COVID 19 virus particle size is 125 nanometers (0.125 microns); the range is 0.06 microns to .14 microns,” the post said, according to a USA Today fact-check report. “The N95 mask filters down to 0.3 microns. So, N95 masks block few, if any, virions (virus particles).” A micron is one one-thousandth of a millimeter — it’s also referred to as a micrometer. But there’s more to it than that. A COVID-19 virus particle exists on a tiny scale — around 0.1 microns in size — but it is always bonded to something larger, an expert told USA Today for the report. In other words, masks don’t have to stop bare virus particles alone. “There is never a naked virus floating in the air or released by people,” Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech who specializes in airborne transmission of viruses, told USA Today. The virus attaches to water droplets or aerosols — really small droplets — that are generated by breathing, talking, coughing and so on. These consist of water, mucus protein and other biological material and are all larger than 1 micron, USA Today reported. Those points were echoed in a research article published in the journal City and Environment Interactions and available online in May 2020, a piece that also suggested the use of masks indoors and improving ventilation to combat COVID-19. See that article at tinyurl.com/MaskArticleCity. Douglas, the local health chief, has said masks have been shown to
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be “50-70% effective.” The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website says: “Multi-layer cloth masks can both block up to 5070% of … fine droplets and particles and limit the forward spread of those that are not captured.” Another speaker at that Arapahoe County commissioners’ meeting in August, from Centennial, said: “If you want to wear a mask, wear it. If you don’t, then don’t. If your guys’ mask works so well, why do I have to wear one? Why does my kid have to wear one?” The issue arose again at a Nov. 22 Arapahoe commissioners’ meeting, where Commissioner Nancy Sharpe said: “I do think there’s a level of personal responsibility ... They should wear them if they want to wear them and if they need to wear them.” Masks are primarily intended to reduce the emission of droplets toward others, an effect known as “source control,” as opposed to “wearer protection,” the CDC’s website says. But studies also demonstrate that cloth mask materials can also reduce wearers’ exposure to infectious droplets through filtration, including filtration of fine droplets and particles less than 10 microns. “The relationship between source control and wearer protection is likely complementary and possibly synergistic, so that individual benefit increases with increasing community mask use,” the website adds. See the long list of studies the CDC cites about mask effectiveness and related topics on the bottom of that page at tinyurl.com/MaskStudiesData. “By the way, we often forget that this is (spreading) because a very large chunk — maybe 60% of COVID cases — (come from) people who are asymptomatic or presymptomatic,” Douglas said, using terms for people who have COVID-19 without symptoms or whose symptoms have yet to arise. For a look at other mask data, see our previous story at tinyurl.com/ MoreMaskData. Because masks aren’t a cure-all, physical distancing; meeting outdoors rather than indoors; avoiding large groups; and improving ventilation by opening windows or running heat, air conditioning, or an air purifier are all still important steps to take, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reiterated on Nov. 24 ahead of holiday celebrations. Masks in schools State health officials have pre-
A sign read, “I don’t co-parent with the government” during an Aug. 30 protest against mask requirements at the Arapahoe County administration building in PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD Littleton.
sented data showing that requiring kids to wear masks while in school is associated with lower rates of COVID-19, The Colorado Sun reported in September, citing comments from Rachel Herlihy, the Colorado state epidemiologist. The state public-health department looked at age-adjusted case rates for kids in 48 school districts, split into two groups by whether the districts are requiring masks in schools, the Sun reported. See that story at tinyurl.com/SunSchoolData. A recent CDC study looked at the impact of masking in schools on COVID-19 case rates among K-12 students across the United States. Counties without school mask
requirements experienced larger increases in pediatric COVID-19 case rates after the start of school compared with counties that had school mask requirements, according to the Sept. 24 study. See that at tinyurl.com/CDCSchoolStudy. While Douglas acknowledged it’s difficult to say unequivocally that the masks made the difference, he’s confident that the data back up that conclusion. “What is notable in the data from CDPHE and even more so from the national study performed by CDC is that while rates were reasonably similar between districts that did and did not implement mandates SEE COVID, P14
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going into the school year, they increased substantially more in the areas without mandates than in those that had them, which is highly consistent with a benefit of the mandate,” Douglas said. Mental health concerns Douglas previously responded to concerns among some parents that masks are making kids anxious or leading to other negative mental health outcomes. Mental health concerns among young people are likely due to family life and routines being disrupted amid the pandemic, along with isolation and uncertainty, according to Douglas. Speaking to Colorado Community Media, Douglas said younger kids “probably do lose a lot of emotional cues” such as smiles, frowns or teachers’ lips moving. “I don’t disagree at all that from a learning perspective, there may be an impact, but the counter to that is that masks have ended up being (what) allows kids to stay (safe) in the classroom anyway,” Douglas said. As opposed to school being remote, kids get more social interaction from being in a classroom, Douglas said. “You’ve got better education outcomes (and) probably better socialemotional outcomes” in that case, Douglas said. The text of Tri-County Health’s initial mid-August school mask order also addressed the topic of mental
December 9, 2021 health. It reads: “Children’s Hospital Colorado clarified that mask wearing has not been linked to mental health problems in children or any other group and did not contribute to their declared ‘state of emergency’ for pediatric mental health.” Elizabeth Whitehead, a spokesperson for Children’s Hospital Colorado, confirmed the accuracy of that statement. For more outside information on masks and mental health, see the “mental health” section of our previous story at tinyurl.com/MasksAndMentalHealth. Physical health concerns Another claim that came up during a Tri-County board of health meeting on Aug. 16: Masks problematically forcing a person to “rebreathe the carbon dioxide.” Wearing a mask does produce a “small increase” in breathing resistance caused by the mask material filtering particles and any moisture that is trapped in the mask material, according to a commentary in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. “One consistently documented negative impact of wearing a mask for a long period of time is an increase in the development of headaches in people with a history of headaches,” the September 2020 article says. See it at tinyurl.com/MasksAndBreathing. “In otherwise healthy individuals, wearing masks, even for an extended period of time, does not produce any clinically relevant changes in circulating O2 or CO2 concentrations, and does not seem to impact tidal volume
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or respiratory rate,” the article says. Douglas pointed to real-world experience: health and hospital settings, where health care providers have been wearing masks for “decades if not longer.” “There have been virtually no detected impacts on acute health, long term health (or) job performance,” Douglas said. Why more vaccinations? The speaker at the Arapahoe County commissioners’ meeting in August from Centennial also asked: “If your vaccine works so well and you believe in it so much, why do I have to wear a mask? Why do I have to get a vaccine?” Douglas, speaking to CCM, brought up the example of compelling people by law to wear seatbelts. “We’ve made the decision that somebody dying in a car accident is a bad enough societal impact that something pretty minor … seatbelt
wearing, is something we endorse and use,” Douglas said. He added: “Most of the time, a law like that is purely designed to protect the person using the preventive measure.” He noted that the chances of the virus spreading — and the chances of more-dangerous variants developing — are reduced the more people get the vaccine. “We’re in this national, if not global, lifeboat together because we share a contagion that can spread globally really quickly, certainly quickly nationally,” Douglas said. Some people who are fully vaccinated will still get COVID-19, according to the CDC. An infection of a fully vaccinated person is referred to as a “vaccine breakthrough infection,” the CDC’s website says. Like other vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines are not 100% effective. That’s part of why stopping the SEE COVID, P15
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virus’s spread on a societal level is important — and it’s partly why mask wearing is still being urged. Even when fully vaccinated people develop symptoms, they tend to be less severe symptoms than in unvaccinated people. This means they are much less likely to be hospitalized or die than people who are not vaccinated, the CDC’s website says. Herd immunity Some may be wondering when enough people will be vaccinated for life to begin returning to some semblance of normal. At one point, it was thought that “herd immunity” — a term for when enough people become immune that the spread of a disease becomes unlikely — could happen when
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Much more to ‘wander’ about The Holiday Market is part of Cherry Creek North’s Winter Wanderland, which offers a variety of free, festive activities for the entire family. The Winter Wanderland Light Walk features Cherry Creek North’s 600 trees adorned with nearly a million lights. Another not-to-miss attraction is the U.S. debut of the Creos company’s “domino effect,” created by Ingrid Ingrid and located at Third Avenue and Milwaukee Street. Creos is a Canadian company that presents touring interactive installations. The interactive and musical traveling art installment came to Cherry Creek North from Montreal, and will only be in Denver until Dec. 31. “We want to provide a place for our community to create lasting memories they return to year after year,” said Nick LeMasters, president and CEO of the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District, in a news release. “This event has grown into an incredible opportunity for families to feel the glow of the holidays around every corner in Cherry Creek North.”
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Something unique and interesting to be found The walkable Cherry Creek North neighborhood includes 275 businesses, of which, 70% are locally owned, said Jeannie McFarland Johnson, director of marketing and communications for Cherry Creek North. By shopping locally, not only can people help small businesses thrive, but they also won’t need to worry about the supply chain, McFarland Johnson. “It’s fantastic not working in a cubicle anymore,” The Log Candle’s Swanson said, pointing to the community’s support for some of the success of his small-business venture. People like shopping at holiday markets because they can find something unique, and see interesting things, Swanson said. He expects to have lots of different, fun conversations with people at this year’s Cherry Creek North Holiday Market, he said. And he expects people will gather around the Log Candles’ fire, he said. “Because it puts out a little warmth,” Swanson said. To learn more about the Cherry Creek North Holiday Market, visit www.cherrycreekholidaymarket.com
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Publication: December 23, 2021 Co-Personal Representative Public Notices callLast Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch 8161 E. 50th Place First Publication: December 2, 2021
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Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice Person Filing: Trudy Nabahe Address: 3418 N 12th Place, # 102 Phoenix, AZ 85014 Telephone: (480) 843-3631 Email Address: tnabahe@gmatl.com Representing Self, without a Lawyer SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY Case No.: FN2021 - 001179 TRUDY NABAHE Name of Petitioner / Party A And FRANCO ALLEN Name of Respondent I Party B SUMMONS If you would like legal Advice from a lawyer, Contact the Lawyer Referral Service at 602-267-4434 or www.maricopabar.org Sponsored by the Maricopa Count Bar Association
Misc. Private Legals Public Notice STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF CLAY SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: Dissolution w/ children In Re the Marriage of: COURT FILE NO. 14-FA-21-3526 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Larissa Lynn Anderson, Petitioner, and Roosevelt Edward Anderson, Respondent. THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
WARNING: This is an official document from the court that affects your rights. Read this carefully. If you do not understand it, contact a lawyer for help.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon the Petitioner's attorney an Answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage which is on file in the Office of the Court Administrator of the above-named County within thirty (30) days of the service of this Summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: Franco -Allen Name of Opposing Party
The object of this proceeding is a dissolution of the marriage relationship and such division of property involved as the Court finds just.
1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers are served on you with this "Summons."
Dated: November 12, 2021
2. If you do not want a judgment or order entered against you without your input, you must file a written "Answer" or a "Response" with the court, and pay the filing fee. Also, the other party may be granted their request by the Court if you do not file an "Answer'' or "Response", or show up in court. To file your "Answer'' or "Response"take, or send, it to the: • Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, 201 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2205 OR • Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85032 OR • Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, 222 East Javelina Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85210-6201 OR • Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, Arizona 85374. After filing, mail a copy of your "Response" or "Answer'' to the other party at their current address. 3. If this "Summons" and the other court papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff within the State of Arizona, your "Response" or "Answer' must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you wereserved. If you were served by "Acceptance of Service" within the State of Arizona, your "Response" or "Answer" must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date that the "Acceptance of Service was filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. If this ''Summons" and the other papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff outside the State of Arizona, your Response must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. If you were served by "Acceptance of Service" outside the State of Arizona, your "Response" or "Answer" must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the date that the "Acceptance of Service was filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. Service by a registered process server or the Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of the first publication. 4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address listed at the top of the preceding page, or from the Clerk of Superior Court's Customer Service Center at: • 601 West Jackson, Phoenix, Arizona 85003 • 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85032 • 222 East Javelina Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85210 • 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, Arizona 85374. 5. If this is an action for dissolution (divorce), legal separation or annulment, either or both spousesmay file a Petition for Conciliation for the purpose of determining whether there is any mutual interest in preserving the marriage or for Mediation to attempt to settle disputes concerning legal decision-making (legal custody) and parenting time issues regarding minor children. 6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the division assigned to the case by the party needing accommodation or his/her counsel at least three (3) judicial days in advance of a scheduled proceeding. 7. Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the division assigned to the case by the party needing the interpreter and/or translator or his/her counsel at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding. SIGNED AND SEALED this date: March 24, 2021 CLERK of SUPERIOR COURT A. Hatch, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 81312
/s/ Renee Charon Renee Charon, Attorney for Petitioner Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota 1015 7th Ave. N. Moorhead, MN 56560 (218) 233-8585 Email: rcharon@lsnmlaw.org Attorney License No. 396417 Legal Notice No. 81300 First Publication: November 25, 2021 Last Publication: December 9, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice FreeUp Storage - Devonshire located at 8700 Devonshire Blvd., Denver, CO 80229 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.selfstorageauction. com on 12/21/2021 at 10:00AM. Robert Reid in unit #140; Veronica Ramirez in unit #202; Mary Doyle in units #75, #P21 and #P24. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details. Legal Notice No. 81323 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sara M. Caplan, also known as Sara Michelle Caplan, and Sara Caplan, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31571 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Murray Caplan, Personal Representative 3001 S. Emerson Way Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No. 81311 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PENELOPE M. KEENAN, aka PENELOPE MERSEREAU KEENAN, aka PENELOPE KEENAN, and PENNY KEENAN, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31600 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Katharine M. Keenan Co-Personal Representative 1260 York Street, Apt. 301 Denver, Colorado 80206
Denver, CO 80202 on or before March 30, 2022, or the claims may legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com be forever barred.
Legal Notice No. 81310 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Boeka, aka David J. Boeka, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 031384 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Hal R. Blanchard, #1305 Attorney to the Personal Representative 19039 E. Plaza Drive, Suite 275 Parker, Colorado 80134 Legal Notice No. 81305 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sharon Lee Robinson, a/k/a Sharon L. Robinson, Sharon Robinson, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31570 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Heather Dawn Prue, Personal Representative 20777 East Caley Place Aurora, CO 80016 Legal Notice No. 81319 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Earl Robert Narverud, a/k/a Earl R. Narverud, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31459 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court in and for the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Attorney for Personal Representative The Hickey Law Firm, LLC 1075 South Yukon Street, Suite 260 Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No. 81298 First Publication: November 25, 2021 Last Publication: December 9, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CONSTANTINE E. SOTIRIOU, a/k/a CONSTANTINE SOTIRIOU, a/k/a C. DEAN SOTIRIOU, a/k/a DEAN SOTIRIOU, a/k/a CONSTANTINE EVANGELOS SOTIRIOU, a/k/a C.E. SOTIRIOU, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31540 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 April 4, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Syrma Sotiriou, Personal Representative 3907 S. Jasmine Street Denver, CO 80237 Legal Notice No. 81308 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carolyn Faller, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31515 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 April 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Christopher M. Henry Personal Representative 3940 Niagara Street Denver, CO 80207 Legal Notice No. 81318 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado
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Daniel John Anthony Personal Representative 1116 6th Street Boulder, CO 80302
Tony C. Rossi #45051 Rossi Law, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: (303) 859-4173 Email: Tony@RossiLawLLC.com Case Number: 2021PR031672
Legal Notice No. 81301 First Publication: November 25, 2021 Last Publication: December 9, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice
NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION A hearing on the PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: February 1, 2022 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: 1437 Bannock St, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rita C. Radvila, a/k/a Rita Collete Radvila, a/k/a Rita Radvila, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31407 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 Friday, March 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Avram Frankel, Personal Representative 433 Loma Vista Terrace Pacifica, CA 94044
Legal Notice No. 81320 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Legal Notice No. 81297 First Publication: November 25, 2021 Last Publication: December 9, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GENEVIEVE ROSE WHITE, A/K/A GENEVIEVE R. WHITE, A/K/A GENEVIEVE WHITE, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031578 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the co-personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City & County of Denver, State of Colorado on or before April 11, 2022*, or the claims may be forever barred. Vincent F. White, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Genevieve R. White 15715 NW Overton Dr. Beaverton, OR 97006 Jeremy P. Cohen, Esq., Atty. Reg. #:15942 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives Burns, Figa & Will, P.C. 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Ste. 1000 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone Number: (303) 796-2626 FAX Number: (303) 796-2777 E-mail: jcohen@bfwlaw.com Legal Notice No. 81324 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FLORENCE M. ZIMMERMAN, a/k/a Florence May Zimmerman, a/k/a Flossie Zimmerman, a/k/a Florence May Stent Gourley Zimmerman, Deceased Case Number 2021PR31366 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado or before April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Samuel J. Owen, P.C. Attorney for Personal Representative 350 Indiana Street, Suite 150 Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 81321 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM HARRY SMITH, a/k/a BILL SMITH, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31588
Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gayle E. Wegener, (aka Gayle Wegener, and Gayle Edith Wegener), Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31589 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. NADYA VECCHIET-LAMBERT, Attorney for Julie A. Gardner, Personal Representative 6855 S. Havana Street, Suite 370 Centennial, CO 80112
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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Erin Ruscoe, Personal Representative c/o The Law Office of Jennifer S. Gormley, PC 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 81306 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Katherine Marie Pivoda, aka Katherine M. Pivoda, aka Katherine Pivoda, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31456
Legal Notice No. 81317 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John M. Hurley, aka Johnny Hurley, aka John Hurley, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31485 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Kendra M. Oyen LLC Attorney to the Personal Representative 503 N. Main Street, Suite 202 Pueblo, Colorado 81003 (719) 545-4490
Kevin Koalenz, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 81316 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT J. WELTER, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31511
Legal Notice No. 81322 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LOIS ANN ANTHONY, aka LOIS A. ANTHONY, aka LOIS ANTHONY, Deceased Case No.: 2021PR31535 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate
Rachel Riede James Personal Representative 492 S. Garfield Street Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No. 81307 First Publication: December 2, 2021
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GIVING FROM PAGE 1
How it works is people visit the Light the World Giving Machine and select an item to purchase — quite literally as one would do from any vending machine. All the items benefit a charity, with four of the six being local nonprofits. The four local charities are: The Crowley Foundation, which mentors young men of color; the Denver Rescue Mission, which helps people experiencing homelessness;
JFS, also known as Jewish Family Service, which helps provide food security and housing stability to families in need; and Project Worthmore, which helps refugee families re-settle. The two international charities are: CARE, which helps women and girls globally defeat poverty and achieve social justice; and UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency, which helps safeguard the rights and well-being of people forced to flee conflict or persecution. The Giving Machines offer a variety of items that can be purchased to help support the abovementioned charities — backpacks
and school supplies, bus passes, mental health counseling, ESL and citizenship courses, goats and chickens to help feed a family in a developing country, a handwashing station to serve a community in a developing country, to name just some of the items available. “The charities have committed to use the money (that people put in the Giving Machine) to purchase the item,” Johnson said. “They can be confident that the item they purchase will go to a person who needs it.” Whether it be a winter coat or hygiene products, by donating items through the Giving Machine,
people are able to provide hope and a sense of security to someone, said Nicole Tschetter, public relations manager for the Denver Rescue Mission. “The Giving Machines are a festive and one-of-a-kind way to support the (Denver Rescue) Mission and everyone we serve,” Tschetter said. “Our community has shown us time and time again, that when we come together, we can accomplish remarkable things.” To learn more about the Light the World Giving Machines, visit https:// givingmachinesdenver.com.
Hospital offers mask ideas for getting kids to cooperate BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
While children as a group have been shown to be at lower risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19, they can still spread the virus, according to Children’s Hospital Colorado. “Most kids over age 2 can — and should — wear face coverings to help keep themselves and their family and friends safe,” the hospital system’s website says. For parents who are struggling with getting a younger child to wear a mask, Children’s Hospital Colorado offers the following tips: • Comfort your child and help them feel safe: Ask them what about the mask they don’t like. Having a better understanding of what they don’t like can help you figure out how best to address the issue. • Start slowly: Begin by having your child practice wearing their face covering for short spurts of time during an activity they enjoy. For example, have your child wear a mask for 10 minutes while they play with their favorite toy. • Try different designs and styles: Cloth face coverings vary significantly, so you might have more success with a different type of
Children hold signs protesting Jeffco Schools’ mask mandate for students ages 3-11. PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY
mask based on style, material, fit, tie style, size and so on. • Some masks have adjustable elastic, which can help ensure a better fit for your child. If the
mask secures around their ears, putting a thick lotion or Vaseline behind the ears can prevent the ears from getting irritated. Many kids don’t like the feeling of the
elastic pulling on their ears, so it may help to find a style that ties behind their head. • Give your child some control back: Often, children refuse to cooperate because they feel like they don’t have a say and they want to demonstrate their independence from you. Giving them options, like the ability to choose their mask, can help increase their sense of control and their likelihood of cooperating. For kids who attend in-person school, day care or another inperson activity, Children’s Hospital Colorado recommends sending multiple face coverings with them in case any get dirty, lost or damaged. For example, you could send your child to school with two containers: one marked “clean” and the other marked “dirty.” A mask should be clean before each day of use. Parents should wash masks using laundry detergent and hot water. A regular dryer cycle is sufficient, the hospital system’s website says. “In a pinch, you can hand launder your face coverings. Make sure they’re fully dry before wearing,” the website adds. See other tips for parents and more about masks at tinyurl.com/ ChildrensHospitalColoradoTips.
Public Notices Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock St, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: Theresa Charlene Lynn, a/k/a Theresa C. Lynn, a/k/a Theresa Lynn, a/k/a Teresa C Lynn, Deceased Tony C. Rossi #45051 Rossi Law, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: (303) 859-4173 Email: Tony@RossiLawLLC.com Case Number: 2021PR031661 AMENDED NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION A hearing on the PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Proof of publication will be filed upon completion. Date: January 27, 2022 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: 1437 Bannock St, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202
Legal Notice No. 81315 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN M. KLEBBA, JR., a/k/a JOHN MICHAEL KLEBBA, JR., a/k/a JOHN KLEBBA, JR., a/k/a MIKE KLEBBA, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 31530 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 April 4, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. John M. Klebba, Sr. Personal Representative 15311 W. Baker Ave. Lakewood, CO 80228 Legal Notice No. 81302 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas R. Stephens, a/k/a Thomas Ray Stephens, a/k/a Thomas Stephens,
a/k/a Tom Stephens, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031444 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 April 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Todd H. Enders, Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81325 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Denver Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado Denver Probate Court 1437 Bannock St., Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: HANNELORE MARIA CRENSHAW, also known as HANNELORE M. CRENSHAW, and HANNELORE CRENSHAW, Deceased David W. Osterman, Esq., #12457 Lewis A. Osterman, Esq., #51398 Osterman Law Firm P.C.
4155 E. Jewell Avenue, Suite 500 Denver, Colorado 80222 Phone Number: 303-759-3199 E-mail: dosterman@ostermanlaw.com FAX Number: 720-677-5955 E-mail: lewis@ostermanlaw.com Case Number: 2021PR31611
First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch ###
NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.
Name Change
To: Any unknown or missing heirs of Hannelore Maria Crenshaw, also known as Hannelore M. Crenshaw and also known as Hannelore Crenshaw
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Last Known Address, if any: Addresses are unknown. Notice given to the Attorney General for the State of Colorado, and through publication.
Public notice is given on December 3, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Denver County Court.
A hearing on Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative for Appointment of Lotus Fiduciary Services, Inc. through Shaylee Holland, President and/or Lisa Dunn, Agent as Personal Representative will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:
The Petition requests that the name of Robert Fabela Carrasco aka Roberto Fabela Carrasco be changed to Robert Carrasco Fabela Case No.: 21 C 01000
Date: January 3, 2022 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: Denver Probate Court, 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202
Legal Notice No. 81326 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch
PUBLIC NOTICE
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes. Legal Notice No. 81314
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