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‘You cannot research what you don’t know’: Big spending Navigating disability legal services slated for High

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How CCDC is helping people with disabilities in the legal realm

Denver joins other counties to pledge $130 million over 15 years

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Navigating the world with a family member with disabilities can be challenging on multiple fronts, and the Denver-based advocacy organization Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition has a program to help with legal services.

CCDC’s social enterprise legal program, Probate Power, was founded in 2015 and assists in special needs planning, conservatorships, guardianships and probate administration.

Services like these can help people with disabilities to navigate administration of an estate while maintaining state benefits.

Chris Brock, the first managing attorney for the program, is providing an essential service for people with SEE DISABILITY, P3

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result of COVID-19.” Atchity added that Colorado has experienced an “unacceptably high rate of suicide (and) opioid use and overdose, and overdose death.” Exacerbating the grief, Atchity added, is finding access for care — Colorado has ranked in the bottom third in the country for access to care.

“Colorado has been in a tough place for mental health,” Atchity

Over the next 15 years, Arapahoe County will join with neighboring counties, government agencies and a nonprofit to invest $130 million into conservation and accessibility projects for the High Line Canal, a more than 140-year-old human-made irrigation waterway that has now become a popular recreation trail.

With the creation of a new partnership in late January, known as the High Line Canal Collaborative, local governments and organizations hope to improve the waterway and accompanying trail that serves communities across the metro region.

The canal begins in southwest Douglas County and stretches 71 miles to Aurora, winding through Douglas, Arapahoe, Adams and Denver counties. According to its website, the canal is one of the longest continuous urban trails in the U.S. “It’s an amazing amenity that’s used by hundreds of thousands of people a year,” said Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe.

“There were a lot of conversations about not only how do we provide access to the canal but how do we preserve it for the future.”

Since 2014, the four counties, along with the Mile High Flood District, High Line Canal Conservancy and

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Sharing well-being with the Colorado community Mental Health Colorado launches ‘What’s Your Peace?’ campaign

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The COVID-19 pandemic, a divisive election year, social justice movements, climate change.

This is “one of the most stressful times that many of us living have experienced,” said Vincent Atchity, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado. “We’re in a critical moment for mental well-being for Coloradans.”

A news release states that a 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey revealed that 38% of Coloradans older than 16 “experienced a decline in mental health such as anxiety, depression or loneliness, as the

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Colorado kids as young as 10 are being locked up Child advocates want to set the minimum age at 13

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

Elementary school kids as young as 10 are sent to juvenile lockup in Colorado, one of 15 states that sets that age as the minimum to face prosecution. Now, a coalition of child advocates is attempting to raise the bar to age 13.

More than 650 times, kids ages 10-12 were locked up in juvenile detention centers in Colorado from 2015-19, even though all but two of them were released after being deemed not dangerous enough to stay behind bars, according to data from the Colorado Division of Youth Services. On average, those kids stayed in lockup for about 11 days before they were sent home.

Being handcuffed and thrown in detention, no matter how long the stay, is traumatizing and increases the likelihood that a child will return to detention or adult prison, say advocates of raising the prosecution age to 13. A bill scheduled for its first hearing later this month at the state Capitol would prohibit the prosecution of 10-, 11- and 12-year olds, except in cases of homicide.

The proposal is raising concern among prosecutors and law enforcement officials, who say that arrests of elementary school children are

Kids as young as 10 are being sent to detention.

rare and already handled with discretion. Plus, children in the juvenile justice system are getting therapy and other services that they likely would not get otherwise, and until Colorado has a better plan to help those kids, the state should back off from such a massive policy change, they urged.

The proposal mimics a 2018 California law that banned prosecution of younger children except for murder and rape. It also would raise the age to 14 years old from 12 that a child could face prosecution in adult court in Colorado.

The push is aimed at revamping the juvenile justice system so that kids aren’t branded criminals “for exhibiting behaviors that are consistent with their developmental stage in life,” said Dafna Gozani, senior policy attorney for the National

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Center for Youth Law. Children who are minorities and those who’ve been abused are more likely to get arrested and locked up, where they face more violence, she said.

Also, Black children are way overrepresented in the juvenile justice system in Colorado and nationwide.

Of the 417 children who were detained in Colorado in a five-year span, 81 of them, or 19.4% were Black, according to state data. Less than 7% of 10-12 year olds in Colorado are Black, however.

Also, 80% of the young kids held in juvenile detention were there for nonviolent offenses, including 15% of them for trespassing or criminal mischief, Gozani said.

The effort, whose prime sponsors include Democratic Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez and Republican Sen. Don Coram, is part of a national movement to “end the criminalization of youth,” including attempts to keep prosecutors from charging juveniles as adults, said Apryl Alexander, an association professor of psychology at The University of Denver. A bill that failed last year would have prevented elementary school children from being handcuffed on school grounds.

Children who are arrested and held in detention, even for a few days, are labeled as criminals by peers and often treated differently when they return to school, she said. Many were already victims of abuse, bullying and neighborhood violence before they were arrested, she said.

“Why don’t we get them treatment instead of incarcerating them?” asked Alexander, who is also the director of the Denver FIRST Juvenile Justice Project. “The juvenile justice system was intended to be rehabilitative.”

But Tom Raynes, executive director of the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, said the proposal represents a massive policy change that actually might harm children.

Entering the juvenile justice system triggers a host of therapy and treatment options, in juvenile centers or in the community, that children otherwise would not receive, he said. And other agencies — such as child protective services — are not equipped to handle an influx of kids who get in trouble but never enter the juvenile justice system, he said.

The data showing that children stay an average of 11 days, and that almost all of them are released, proves that prosecutors are more interested in getting kids services than on putting them behind bars, he said.

“This is a significant policy shift,” said Raynes, who previously was district attorney for the 7th District, which includes Gunnison and Ouray. “I’m not averse to getting more kids out from the juvenile justice system umbrella, but we have to build the alternative first.”

Besides, Raynes said, prosecutors and law enforcement already handle cases involving elementary school children “very carefully and with discretion.” A statewide mandate that prohibits them from making case-by-case decisions is not necessary, he said.

Colorado is one of 15 states that prohibits prosecution of kids under 10, and 28 states have no minimum age, Raynes said.

“Is it an eye-opener for an 11-yearold to be arrested? It is,” he said.

“But hopefully through the services and therapy, we intervene in a positive manner.”

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disabilities that can be hard to find.

“We are a legal program run by two attorneys with disabilities, and our whole goal is to help individuals and families with disabilities plan for the future,” Brock said.

He explained solutions are not black and white in many probate situations.

“It’s really hard if you’re trying to provide for someone past your death — that you can’t just give them that money,” he said.

Linnette Chitla, whose family lives in Denver, met Brock at a special needs fair years ago. When her son with disabilities neared the age of 18, she realized she needed to give Probate Power a call.

“When my son turned 18, we went to him, (and) he helped us a lot,” Chitla said. “I do tend to do things by myself, but when I saw all the paperwork, I went to him. Everything was so smooth.”

Cost of legal services is one barrier that can exile some. Probate Power aims to provide affordable services to families and people with disabilities.

“It wasn’t expensive either; it was doable,” Chitla said.

One of the hardest things for the Chitla family was lack of information and understanding when to pursue services. “[It was difficult] knowing in advance what to do ... debating a lot if we needed it, then I found out that you need to … because they treat your son as an adult and you can’t decide,” she said.

Chitla is referring to the guardian-

Luca (lower) and his younger brother Marco smile for a photo.

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ship her family needed to put in place when her son turned 18. A guardianship must be appointed by the court for parents to be able to continue to make decisions for their child with disabilities after they become a legal adult at 18.

Brock worked with the family throughout the process and assuaged Chitla’s worries.

Understanding legal jargon and best practices can be overwhelming for families and those with disabilities, and as Chitla points out, sometimes that original lack of information can keep you from finding out more.

“You cannot research what you don’t know,” she said.

Brock understands this information gap exists, and that’s what he is trying to change with Probate Power.

“It’s not something that a ton of attorneys do,” he said.

Nearly one in four people in the U.S. have a disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disabilities take many forms and can be visible and invisible.

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location to find information about disability services.

“When you have a kid with special needs, it’s like a new world … there should be a database with everything there: waivers, what to do when they turn 18, etc.,” Chitla said.

While a service like this has not been established yet, Probate Power is working to expand its services. In 2021, the program served over 75 cases, compared to 50 the previous year. Probate Power plans to expand services and staff going into the new year.

For those pursuing disability legal services, Brock said the best thing to do is to reach out and start the conversation. Probate Power offers free consultations, and more information and contact forms can be found at ccdcprobatepower.com.

Organization, disability can have three dimensions: impairment, activity limitations and participation restriction.

Disabilities can present at birth, be associated with developmental conditions, be related to injuries, be associated with long-term conditions and can be progressive, static or intermittent.

Brock understands the importance of involving the person with disabilities in the legal process, and he makes an effort to interact with them, regardless of their disability.

“I always want to at least meet the respondent in the case,” he said.

Except for hospital staff informing the Chitla family they would need to look into a guardianship in the future, information about raising a child with disabilities was difficult to find. Chitla said she wishes there was a central

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Denver Water, which owns the canal, have invested a combined total of over $32 million into preservation and improvement efforts.

But a historic lack of accessibility investment, especially in the more northern parts of the canal, coupled with harsher, more common droughts have pushed stakeholders to come together to connect more people and pursue climate conservation efforts for the waterway.

“It couldn’t be just Arapahoe County, we really needed the partnership between all of us to make this work,” Sharpe said.

The collaborative is eyeing several ways to make it easier for communities to recreate on the canal’s trail such as new bridges, underpasses and mile markers.

Environmental stewardship efforts will include removing dead trees in the forests surrounding the canal and planting thousands of more drought-tolerant trees by 2030.

Drought has been an everpresent problem for waterways like High Line. The second half of 2021 was Colorado’s warmest period on record, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As climate change continues to make the state dryer, learning how to adapt and be “good stewards” of the environment will be crucial

The High Line Canal diversion dam on the South Platte River above the mouth of WaterFILE PHOTO ton Canyon. The canal is more than 140 years old.

for the canal’s future, Sharpe said.

“Conservation has been important to the county … and realizing we do have a drought here in Colorado and need to be conserving as much water as we can,” Sharpe said.

Denver Water, which took over the canal in 1924, has signaled a need to wean current users off the waterway in favor of more sustainable irrigation services, such as rainwater collection. Currently, there are about 35 entities in the metro area that still rely on the canal for irrigation, including schools, parks and residences, according to Tom Roode, chief operations and maintenance officer for Denver Water.

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A sign asking for donations to the High Line Canal Conservancy. The High Line Canal, which follows a winding course through Douglas, Arapahoe and Denver counties and into Adams County, is a FILE PHOTO popular recreation trail.

our drivers to get all of our customers off the canal,” Roode said.

Within the next five years, the agency is hoping the canal can be a source for purely recreational use as well as support for nearby vegetation.

Suzanna Fry Jones, senior director of programs and partnerships for the nonprofit High Line Canal Conservancy, said these changes are crucial if the canal is to adapt to climate change.

One of the main initiatives of the newly formed collaborative is to build new stormwater infrastructure along the canal in order to replenish the waterway and to provide flood mitigation.

“The plain fact that there is this 800-acre greenway that slices through the region … is

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a huge factor for looking to the future and the effects of climate change,” Fry said. “The opportunities that surround having an open space so close to so many people in an urban area could be really beneficial for the community.”

By investing in stormwater projects in a bid to drain water into the canal, Fry said the waterway could be wet 100 more days a year than it is currently.

“You can imagine what an incredible impact that can have on the vegetation,” she said.

The collaborative is also hoping that stormwater mitigation will build off existing investments into improving the canal’s water quality. By investing in green infrastructure, as Roode put it, the canal can rely on new soil and plants to filter out pollutants, such as sediment, salt, phosphates and oil that may be collected by rain or snow when it touches the ground and drains into the canal.

Roode said he is excited about what this will all mean for the canal’s longevity, especially as Denver Water faces a future with no customers for the waterway.

“We have this great resource … and the challenge for us is it’s no longer a good asset for us to deliver irrigation water, but we don’t want to just let it fail,” he said.

Of the $130 million the collaborative has proposed, about 20% to 30% will come from private donors, according to Fry, including individual donors, regional and national foundations and some corporate groups. About 40% to 50% of the funding will come from local and regional governments. The collaborative will also look to secure federal dollars such as through the recently passed multi-billion-dollar infrastructure law.

For Sharpe, the Arapahoe County commissioner, the group’s efforts represent a long-term investment.

“To say ‘we’re going to be doing things today that are going to benefit hundreds of thousands of people in the future’ … that’s what my focus is, trying to have lasting impacts,” she said. “We’re all on the same page.”

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‘Teaching your dog to be a good dog’ Ancillary K9 offers training from basic obedience to protection dog training

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Indy had never been an aggressive dog, but he is a bit rambunctious.

Ryan Schnier knew he wanted to adopt a rescue, but was not particular on the breed.

He found Indy when he was 8 weeks old and adopted the pit bull mix in March last year. At the time, Schnier was living in New Jersey, and Indy had a yard to run around in.

“He was fairly well behaved,” Schnier said.

Schnier and his girlfriend moved to Denver with Indy in September last year. They now live in an apartment. Though it has an indoor dog course and Indy gets taken out for a walk daily — if not more than once every day — he seemed to have what Schnier described as “sensory overload.”

“He wants to interact and play with all the other dogs,” Schnier said. “It was nearly impossible to take him for a walk or even out to use the bathroom.”

Schnier wanted to be able to take Indy to social places, like

parks and brewery patios.

“I could take him, but it wasn’t a pleasant experience,” Schnier said.

Then one day, Indy was able to escape from his leash. He started running in and out of traffic, and wouldn’t come back to Schnier’s calls.

“That was the breaking point,” Schnier said.

He started looking into various trainers and found Ancillary K9, a small business in Cherry Creek that got its start in 2016.

Schnier enrolled in a sixsession program in October last year, and it was like a “complete 180,” he said. “After only one week, he (Indy) was listening to me. He’s learning to control his impulses.”

There is a common misconception that training isn’t much more than sit or stay, said Dion Studinski, dog trainer and founder of Ancillary K9, which serves Denver, Aurora and Thornton, but will travel anywhere within the E-470 corridor.

“It goes deeper than that,” Studinski said. “It’s teaching your dog to be a good dog.”

Ancillary K9 can help with anything from basic obedience training to obsessive barking and destructive behavior, and offers protection dog training.

Studinski has always been a dog owner. Ancillary K9 started out as a hobby — Studinski train-

ing people’s dogs because he enjoyed it and found that he was good at it — but then, to meet demand, it turned into his fulltime job.

Ancillary K9 can work with any dog and dog owner, but specializes in dogs that were turned away from other trainers or kicked out of other programs.

“But it’s not just about the dog,” Studinski said. “We equip the owners with the tools and knowledge they need to be successful with their dog.”

Schnier is happy with the progress that both he and Indy have made, adding that Indy is now a well-balanced and well-behaved dog.

“Our connection is so much better,” he said.

Schnier said he plans on doing some ongoing training with Studinski so he can start taking Indy on future camping trips and/or to places that offer offleash experiences.

He added that it’s so valuable to have a well-trained and wellbehaved dog. People in Denver form a social-emotional relationship with their dog, Schnier said.

“They become part of the family,” Schnier said. “People in Denver give their dog a really good life.”

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Youth playwriting winners announced STAFF REPORT

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) has announced the winners of its annual Middle School & High School Playwriting Competition.

The DCPA’s Education & Community Engagement Department started the playwriting program and competition in 2013 for Colorado high school and middle school students. The program offers free playwriting workshops and high schoolers have the opportunity to submit original plays for professional review.

Ten high school finalists, which submit one-act plays, and three middle school spotlighted 10-minute plays, are awarded top honors

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said. “There’s a concern for Coloradans of all ages.”

Mental Health Colorado, which is a nonprofit that serves as a resource and advocates for mental health awareness, has launched a new campaign to help promote mental well-being among the greater statewide community.

The What’s Your Peace? is a crowdsourcing campaign that launched on Jan. 12 and will run through May, which is Mental

in the competition.

This year, the DCPA received 135 submissions. The winners of the 2022 Middle School & High School Playwriting Competition are: High school playwriting winners “Insectivore,” by Jocelyn McMullen, a senior at Pueblo County High School.

“They Stole the Moon,” by Ricardo D’Urso, a senior at Cherry Creek High School.

“Whispers Through the Kitchen Door,” by Aaditya Bahl, a junior at ThunderRidge High School.

High school playwriting finalists “Boys on the Bus,” by Conrad Branch, a junior at Denver East High School.

Health Awareness month.

The idea is for people to share the real-life ways they “care for themselves and find joy, strength or peace,” states a news release.

“We’ve all got our own unique composition how we put our wellbeing together,” Atchity said. And “how we make peace for ourselves.”

It can be anything such as knitting, calling a friend, hiking, enjoying a cup of afternoon tea, flyfishing, singing in a choir, yoga or the many other activities that bring people happiness. Coloradans can share their pictures or videos of these activities by visiting Mental Health Colorado’s website,

“Forgotten Gold,” by Rosemaree (Patton) Coughlin, a freshman at Pueblo County High School.

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Atchity is hoping for “a diverse picture of all the things” people do, he said.

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n mornings where I am dropping my boys off to school, I often tell them three specific things. “Be good. Be kind. Be smart.” I stress those are in order of importance. I know they are smart and will learn, but I want them to be good, kind people first.

FROM THE I was recently disheartened when the Children’s Museum anEDITOR nounced it would be closed from Jan. 26 through Feb. 4. They were not closing for remodeling or COVID. In this case, the 50-year favorite in Denver had to close to give staff some much-needed time off.

It was not time off from work. It was time off from an increasingly rude public.

“We know the stress of the Thelma Grimes last two years has taken a toll on everyone in our community, but regrettably, some guests who object to the museum’s masks have been inappropriately directing their anger toward our staff,” the notice read.

So much anger had been directed towards the staff that the museum thought the best thing was to close its doors.

While I understand the frustrations with masks, COVID and a world that seems to be ignoring our voices, our votes, and our feelings – I hate what we are becoming. Those frustrations are being pushed on innocent people.

I, like many, am getting saddened by the bad behavior displayed just because we don’t agree with something. In this case, it is the Children’s Museum, which means the bad behavior being displayed is likely in front of impressionable children who are growing to think it is an acceptable way to act.

It is not just the Children’s Museum either. I have seen this behavior from adults at schools, groceries, youth sports, stores and everywhere.

There is a saying I believe in, “Attitude reflects leadership.” It is not that surprising that citizens are behaving this way. Just look at our leaders in Washington, at the state level and in our local communities. We are behaving just as our leaders are behaving.

One leader I have been impressed with over the last year has been Castle Rock Mayor Jason Gray.

While Castle Rock citizens may or may not agree with how he votes, he continually asks for civility among the council and in the community.

We need all our leaders to lead by example. Mayor Gray does not just say that. I have not seen him lose his cool or be disrespectful, and anyone who watches Castle Rock knows the debates over the Design Review Board can be tense.

As citizens, even if our leaders of this country cannot do it, I hope we can start leading by example again and checking our attitudes at the door and using good manners even in situations that are extremely frustrating.

I want my children to be kind, good people. I work hard to set that example. I must admit, in the last two years, I too have had a few moments of weakness of which I am not proud. However, I work hard to remember those trying to enforce the rules are definitely not the ones who made them.

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By July we will have established an Advisory Council that is diverse in its membership and co-chaired by someone with lived experience. Council meetings will be inclusive and accessible, held in different parts of the state, with attendance and input widely encouraged and sought out. In the same vein, I am proud that the BHA’s first official action has been to sponsor five individuals to participate in the College for Behavioral Health Leadership’s EquityGrounded Leadership Fellow Program pilot this spring. The program’s goal is to empower and equip leaders to take bold action to unravel systemic racism and create equitable behavioral health systems in their communities.

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Colorado’s pension system missed out on millions Lawmakers parked cash in low-interest account

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Colorado’s pension system missed out on millions of dollars in potential investment revenue as a result of lawmakers’ decision last year to park money in a low-interest bank account, according to an analysis by nonpartisan legislative staff.

The legislature set aside $380 million last year in a low-interest bank account to ensure the state could still support the Public Employees’ Retirement Association in the case of an economic downturn.

But nonpartisan legislative staff say the General Assembly should rethink that strategy and instead dump all of the money into PERA now so that the dollars can be invested and yield a much higher return.

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, DCommerce City, who sits on the powerful Joint Budget Committee, summed up nonpartisan JBC staff’s concerns in five words: “Our money isn’t making money.”

How to best use the $380 million is the latest question in the legislature’s yearslong quest to adequately fund PERA, which has been a perennial political lightning rod at the Capitol.

PERA has more than $30 billion in unfunded future obligations to pensioners. Lawmakers must now decide whether to keep stashing money for future years and potentially miss out on hundreds of millions of dollars in investment income, or to put the money directly into PERA to get the biggest financial return.

The state is required to kick in $225 million to PERA each year as part of a 2018 deal to rescue the system, though lawmakers decided to skip a payment in 2020 to help balance the budget during the early days of the pandemic.

The payments help cover PERA’s future pension obligations, which state workers have been increasingly asked to shoulder, even as their benefits are reduced.

The $380 million that lawmakers set aside last year has yielded roughly $1 million in the past year, a return of less than 1%.

Money put into PERA is expected to make an average annual return of 7.25% over the long term, legislative staff said. But last year, when stocks soared, it made a 25% return.

“The question is,” JBC staff analyst Robin Smart said, “do I put my money in a savings account that’s earning me 0.35%? Or do I put my money into a diversified plan that is earning me seven

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lations. Individuals with complex needs are turned away, insurance coverage is inadequate or nonexistent, appointments are unavailable.

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and a quarter or more over time?”

Smart acknowledged that lawmakers have other priorities, but said they should keep in mind their financial obligations to PERA because that can affect the state’s broader budget picture.

“If creating new things means that over the long haul, we destabilize the other stuff that’s actually keeping this state stable and functioning, then we have a problem,” Smart said. “What I likened it to was basically spending money to remodel your bathroom and not addressing the termites that are eating the load-bearing beams.”

Smart and JBC staff recommended that the legislature clear out the $380 million cash fund and put it all into PERA. And their analysis emphasized the financial prudence of investing more money today rather than keeping it in the bank: for every $100 million the state puts into PERA above the annually required $225 million, they project a reduction in unpaid future obligations of $374 million. For that reason, JBC staff recommended lawmakers consider bumping up the July payment to PERA by at least another $100 million.

Smart also pointed out that even though lawmakers created the $380 million cash fund specifically to make contributions to PERA, there’s no legal structure that could stop lawmakers from passing legislation in the future to raid that money for other purposes.

JBC Chairwoman Julie McCluskie, a Democrat from Dillon, said she’d oppose any effort to spend the $380 million on anything but PERA. And she’d be surprised if lawmakers even attempted it.

She said lawmakers stashed that $380 million for PERA to avoid running into a situation where they needed to skip another $225 million annual payment.

She called the staff recommendations, “terrific options for us to get back on that solvency path.”

It’s not clear which direction the

JBC will take. The committee voted last month to put off the decision until later.

Meanwhile, lawmakers are also slated to consider a proposal next week that would make up for the state’s missing contribution in 2020.

State Rep. Shannon Bird, a Democrat from Westminster and chairwoman of the House Finance Committee, is sponsoring legislation, House Bill 1029, that would send $303.6 million to PERA on July 1, the start of the next fiscal year.

That figure accounts for the $225 million payment skipped in 2020, and the revenue PERA lost as a result of not having that money to invest.

As the state’s obligation to fund PERA grows, she said, “we jeopardize everything else that we pay for in future years. … So because you now will have a bigger and bigger payment to PERA, we will have less money for K-12, less money for roads, less money for environmental protections, less money for the courts, all those kinds of things. So it’s really important that we take swift action now to pay the whole thing back.”

Bird said she supports the idea of eliminating the cash fund, arguing that “one dollar invested today is much better than one dollar invested tomorrow.”

Though her bill would have the state pay back PERA from the state’s general fund, she said she is “agnostic” on where the money actually comes from, and would be fine seeing it come from the $380 million cash fund. Either way, she supports clearing out that cash fund entirely and putting it into PERA. The House Finance committee was scheduled to take up Bird’s bill last week.

dans are benefitting from timely services that are culturally responsive and meet the highest standards of care. We will use data to measure our progress toward fortifying and expanding our safety net so that we catch people before they find themselves in crisis. And we will publish our findings in a transparent and accessible way through public dashboards and reporting to the General Assembly.

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Quality time is described as one of the five love languages, but couples must figure out how much time is best. For couples who work together, that can be challenging.

Oftentimes, work dominates conversation and decision making at home. Disagreements from home linger at work, or vice versa. The couple coordinates work schedules around children or other responsibilities, while also trying to find time for date nights.

Then again, who better to work alongside than someone who has the same values, goals, interests, motivations and work ethic?

“Sometimes, it’s fun working together,” Dustin Barrett said. “Sometimes, it’s not.”

Dustin and Amy Barrett own and operate Tables, a restaurant in Denver’s Park Hill area, and Amy said she couldn’t have done it during the last two years with anyone else.

“He’s the only person I’d be in business with,” she said.

Ali and Dave Meyers, who both teach at Evergreen High School, said they appreciate having someone who understands stories about work and can offer professional advice.

“I’m very happy with my life, and I’m very happy with my wife,” Dave said.

Justin and Tyler Fukae have been working shoulder to shoulder lately at their Georgetown store, Sabel.

Tyler recently left his full-time job, and since then, he and Justin have been prioritizing Sabel and quality time as a couple.

They’ve found their personalities and backgrounds perfectly complement each other. Justin focuses more on customer interaction and merchandise curation, and Tyler handles the store’s bookkeeping and management.

“It’s like, `Look at what we created together,’” Justin said. “We see both of ourselves in it. I don’t think the store could run without both of us.”

Amanda and Ryan Cooper, who run Cooper’s on the Creek in Georgetown, said they try not to let work impact their home life and vice versa. But, they acknowledged, the two are ultimately one and the same.

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Lakewood’s Tyler and Justin Fukae opened Sabel in Georgetown last year and are launching a second location on Denver’s South Pearl Street. The two said the business, which offers products that are both sustainable and practical, combines both of their talents and is something one couldn’t run without the other. “We see both of ourselves in it,” Justin said.

Tyler and Justin Fukae prepare a package for customers Jan. 28. The two typically work at their Georgetown store, Sabel, on Mondays, but said they’ll likely take off Valentine’s Day to go on a day trip and have a nice dinner.

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“I think strong partners in life make strong business partners,” Ryan said.

“Both kinds disagree, but you get through it because you have come to a consensus.”

Running Tables Amy and Dustin Barrett’s wedding registry included items they wanted for their restaurant, Tables. The two opened the chic American eatery at 2267 Kearney St. in 2005 and were married a few months later.

The two met while working at Denver’s Strings restaurant, where Amy hired Dustin. When they initially opened Tables, the two were in the kitchen together, but Amy moved to more front-of-house duties when they had their daughter.

The Barretts, who live a few blocks away from Tables, said every evening at the restaurant is unique. There’s an adrenaline rush to the business, Amy explained, as variables evolve throughout the night.

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent employment and supply chain crunches have been some of the toughest challenges they’ve ever faced in their working lives. Amy said it’s been even more difficult than when Tables first opened, and it’s required a lot of problem solving, Dustin added.

Still, they’d rather work together than work for anyone else, the Barretts said.

They understand each other’s decisions, and there’s an existing level of trust between them, Amy said.

While Dustin said he’s seen other couples’ relationships suffer from working together, he and Amy have accepted that their work lives and home

Chemistry in biology class Evergreen’s Ali and Dave Meyers say they have more in common than just biology.

They’re both former college athletes, and they both love outdoor activities.

The two met 18 years ago while working at Evergreen High School.

Ali, who’s an EHS alumna, described how they were initially friends until Dave asked her out. Now, they’ve been married 12 years and have two children.

And though they work at the same school, the two don’t really work together. He and Ali work with their respective students and have minimal interaction throughout the school day.

Still, the biggest hurdle has been scheduling, they said.

Dave, who teaches honors and AP biology, described how they’ll have parent-teacher conferences at the same time and need to find someone to watch their children. However, having the same work schedule also means they have the same days off.

Ali, a former biology teacher who’s now an intervention specialist, said being in the same profession means she and Dave have the same values.

They’ve ultimately helped each other become better teachers.

“My life is here; it doesn’t feel like a job,” she said. “My friends and family are here. My community is here.”

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Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wayne K. Holloway, a/k/a Wayne Kenneth Holloway, a/k/a Wayne Holloway, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30114

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James S. Kavet, Personal Representative c/o Colton D. Craft, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 81435 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Constance B. Crocker, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031707 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 June 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bank of America, NA, c/o Chris Meninno PO Box 653071, Mail Code TATG2 Dallas, TX 75265 Katherine C. Brengle 12 East 97th Street, Apt 9H New York, NY 10029 Legal Notice No. 81421 First Publication: February 10, 2022 Last Publication: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Clark Johnston, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30083 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 June 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan Johnston, Personal Representative c/o Poskus, Caton & Klein, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81432 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marlit Lisbeth Jernberg, aka Marlit L. Jernberg, aka Marlit Jernberg, Deceased Case Number: 22PR3 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 June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marianne Amberg, Personal Representative 6071 Pierson Court Arvada, Colorado 80004 Legal Notice No. 81409 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Craig Bradberg Williamson, aka Craig Williamson, aka Craig B. Williamson, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31580 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 June 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

David R. DiGiacomo Attorney for Personal Representative 5400 Ward Road, Building 3, # 200 Arvada, CO 80002 Phone: 303 931 2554 Legal Notice No. 81429 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of THOMAS LEE SITTLER, also known as TOM SITTLER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030072 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 June 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Neal K. Dunning Attorney to the Personal Representative Brown Dunning Walker Fein PC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd, 2-700 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No. 81420 First Publication: February 10, 2022 Last Publication: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Paul Thomas Burns Jr., a/k/a Paul T. Burns, a/k/a Paul Burns, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30009 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 June 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Suzette Riddick, Personal Representative 2220 N. Downing Street Denver, CO 80205 Legal Notice No. 81422 First Publication: February 10, 2022 Last Publication: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marie Celia Martinez, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31551 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 June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAUL C. YOUNG, JR., A/K/A PAUL CAMPBELL YOUNG, JR., A/K/A PAUL YOUNG, JR., A/K/A PAUL C. YOUNG, A/K/A PAUL CAMPBELL YOUNG, AND PAUL YOUNG, Deceased.

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Legal Notice No. 81418 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gwen Lynn Wilson, aka Gwen L. Wilson, aka Lynn Wilson, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31810 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 June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenneth Street Wilson Personal Representative 328 S Fairfield St. Denver, CO 80222

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 June 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

A. Keller Young, Personal Representative 6009 Boston Street Denver, CO 80238 Legal Notice No. 81426 First Publication: February 10, 2022 Last Publication: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy Evelyn Carroll Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 566

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HANNELORE MARIA CRENSHAW, also known as HANNELORE M. CRENSHAW, aka HANNELORE CRENSHAW, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31611

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 or before June 3, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

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 June 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tracy Nolan Attorney to the Personal Representative The Rutherford Law Center, LLC 8795 Ralston Rd, Ste 113 Arvada, CO 80002

Lotus Fiduciary Services, Inc.,

by Shaylee Holland, President and/or Lisa Dunn, Agent, Personal Representative PO Box 101775 Denver, CO 80250

Legal Notice No.81417 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81425 First Publication: February 10, 2022 Last Publication: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Walter F. Carroll Personal Representative 344 S. Oneida Way Denver, CO 80224 Legal Notice No: 81413 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Milton Elliott, Deceased Case Number: 22PR53 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 June 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NEIL R. HERZOG, a/k/a Neil Richard Herzog, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30039

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eufrasia Diana Fernandez, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30034

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

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 June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kayleen G. Herzog, Personal Representative c/o Miller & Urtz, LLC 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1420 Denver, CO 80264

Attorney for Personal Representative The Hickey Law Firm, LLC 1075 South Yukon Street, Suite 260 Lakewood, Colorado 80226

Legal Notice No.81433 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81415 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Andrew Elliott, Personal Representative 6037 W. Pacific Circle Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Legal Notice No. 81438 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jerry J. Enquist, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR384 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 June 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jill Diane Harmon, deceased Case Number: 2021PR031528

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Paulette Ann Rosch, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 030002

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 June 17, 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 Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Xiaodong Enquist, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) Ashlee E. Dunham (54798) Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234 Attorney for Personal Representative

Paige Jackman and Jordan Dunahay McCarty Personal Representative 5105 DTC Parkway, Ste 475 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

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

Legal Notice No. 81431 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81434 First publication: February 17, 2022 Last publication: March 03, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: MARY S. THOMPSON, AKA MARY SUSIE THOMPSON, AKA MARY THOMPSON, AKA SUSIE THOMPSON, Deceased Case Number: 2021-PR-31659 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 June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022.

LINDA MARIE HOUSLEY Personal Representative to the Estate c/o Hubert T. Morrow, Esq. 1800 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, CO 80120

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Legal Notice No. 81430 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wanda Wallace Newman, aka Wanda W. Newman, aka Wanda L. Newman, aka Wanda Louise Newman, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30042

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Ronald Evers, a/ka/ William R. Evers, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR0592 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

By: Renee Vejvoda Renee Renee Vejvoda Personal Representative 3798 S Jasmine Street Denver CO 80237 Legal Notice No. 81414 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 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 June 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christine Newman Jones Personal Representative 6631 N. 31st St. Phoenix, AZ 85016 Legal Notice No. 81428 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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in Burlington shot and killed his parents and tried to kill his younger brother and sister in 2011. He was sentenced to seven years in the juvenile system.

Instead of the legislation as written, Raynes said he will push for a study of how best to handle the youngest offenders, including a vetting of the issue by the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.

Colorado Counties, Inc., is also against the bill, concerned that it will prevent children from getting mental health treatment. “Making this policy change in the absence of building out the continuum of services has the potential to push children into the child welfare system when there are no signs of abuse

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The two met almost five years ago in New Orleans. Justin moved frequently for military service, but once he was discharged, the two started Sabel last year.

The store at 507 Taos St. in Georgetown offers sustainable yet practical wares, and the Fukaes are opening a second location on Denver’s South Pearl Street.

Before leaving his job last month, Tyler worked on Sabel

and neglect,” said Gini Pingenot, director of external affairs for the association.

Data collected by Colorado Counties found 677 children ages 10-12 were arrested in Colorado in 2021, about half of them for crimes against people.

Stacie Nelson Colling, with the Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel, which represents kids in court, called the number of elementary age children held in lockup “heartbreaking.”

“I hear stories of a kid’s handcuffs sliding off their arms because they are too big. Their feet don’t hit the ground when they sit in a chair,” she said. “They’re terrified.”

Phillip Roybal was one of those kids. At age 12, in his third week of eighth grade, he was arrested on campus for a property crime he committed outside of school, and expelled from school. Roybal recalled the shame he felt getting

handcuffed at school. Now 27, he’s the youth organizing manager for Colorado Circles for Change, which helps minority children who have been in the juvenile justice system or whose families reach out for help.

Roybal spent his high school years in youth corrections, eventually earning his GED at age 19.

As a kid, he didn’t see his life as traumatic – even though he was raised by a single father who had recently gotten out of a prison while his mother, who was addicted to heroin, was in prison.

“I didn’t see those as traumatic experiences because that was baseline for what I knew, “ he said.

“I was left to my own decisions.

And at 12 years old, I didn’t have the capacity to make those right decisions.”

While it’s true that many kids don’t access treatment services until they are in criminal trouble,

that’s not how it should work, Roybal said. Colorado should address that access to treatment as it raises the prosecution age to 13, he said.

The bill says that law enforcement could take children age 10 and up into temporary custody for safety reasons and then refer them to other services, and that the state would use existing youth detention funding to pay for those services.

“What are we waiting for?” he asked. “Are we waiting for other youth to overdose, to be lost within the juvenile justice system? We are tired of waiting.”

in his spare time. Now, they’re enjoying working side by side in Georgetown and wonder how the second location will impact that dynamic.

Tyler said he’s enjoyed seeing a side of Justin he usually doesn’t — in his element at Sabel.

For anyone looking to start a business with their significant other, Justin recommended: “It’s about knowing your talents, about respecting them, and trusting that they’ll do their part.”

together, they would’ve said “no.”

But, as Amanda said, “It’s different when it’s your livelihood and something you build together.”

The Coopers have worked in the service and hospitality industry their entire careers and met 19 years ago while working at a San Diego restaurant. They married 12 years ago and moved to Denver, where Amanda is from.

In September 2015, they were asked to consult for someone opening a restaurant in Georgetown and were eventually invited to run it. They decided they would do it if everything fell into place, and it did.

The building’s major renovations were completed, the funding came through and Cooper’s on the Creek opened in July 2016. Amanda serves as the general manager, while Ryan makes Colorado-inspired American fare as the executive chef.

With two kids, Amanda’s worked from home as needed, so she and Ryan aren’t always at work simultaneously. She said operating the restaurant together, though, requires constant support, reciprocal respect and compromise.

“We’re lucky,” Ryan said. “Not everybody can work together like this.”

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Sharon Heinzerling Personal Representative 1801 E. Girard Pl., Apt. 125 Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No. 81408 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LEE ROY STARR, aka LEE R. STARR, Deceased Case Number 22PR30142

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 June 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle M. Starr, Personal Representative c/o 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 81423 First Publication: February 10, 2022 Last Publication: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of W.R. ALEXANDER, aka W. ROBERT ALEXANDER, aka WILLIAM R. ALEXANDER, aka WILLIAM ROBERT ALEXANDER, and as BOB ALEXANDER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030028 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 06/17/2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Neal K. Dunning, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative Brown Dunning Walker Fein PC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd, Tower 2, Ste 700 Denver, CO 80222

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Legal Notice No. 81436 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

The Petition requests that the name of Donavan Jeremiah Breaux be changed to Donavan Jeremiah Drinker Case No.: 21CV352

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Francis Joseph Bastedo, aka Francis J. Bastedo, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30111

Genevieve Rotella, Clerk of Court By: Deputy Clerk

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 June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah M. Matthews Personal Representative c/o 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 81355 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child was filed with the Denver District Court on August 6, 2021 The Petition requests that the name of Derick Nehemiah Breaux be changed to Derick Nehemiah Drinker Case No.: 21CV351

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