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Snow buddies provide A Little Help Nonprofit in seeking volunteers to take part in seasonal program

However, access is not equal

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Laurie Bagan is a do-it-myselfer.

She always enjoyed doing the physical tasks to keep up her home, like shoveling snow and gardening. That is until the 76-year-old Alamo Placita resident, who has been in her Speer neighborhood home since 1974, could no longer do those tasks because of aging and health issues.

“I just couldn’t do it anymore,” Bagan said.

She found herself in a unique predicament. Bagan did not know how to go about getting help or hiring people because she had always taken care of her home herself.

Then, she found A Little Help,

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about droughts and reduced snowpack.”

The telephone and online interview polled 3,440 residents of eight Mountain West states.

Weigel led the study with pollster Dave Metz of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates for Colorado College’s State of the Rockies Project, which aims to enhance the public’s

More Colorado students than ever are enrolled in charter schools, and those students posted higher test scores than those of students in district-run schools during a pandemic-disrupted school year.

At the same time, Colorado charter schools continue to enroll students with disabilities at some of the lowest rates in the nation, and many parents don’t think charter schools will accommodate kids with specialized education plans related to disabilities.

Two recent report point to the potential promise of charter schools and changes that still need to happen for them to function like truly public schools, open to all students.

More than 15% of all Colorado students now attend charter schools, putting the state third behind only Arizona and Washington, D.C., for proportion of charter school enrollment, according to a report from the Keystone Policy Center, a nonprofit that works on a wide range of policy issues. Charter school enrollment rose during the pandemic even as enrollment in traditional district-run schools declined.

The analysis excluded online charter schools, which also attracted more students during the pandemic.

“Enrollment didn’t drop in the charters, and it actually grew, which suggests something about how the schools were interacting with their communities,” Senior Policy Director Van Schoales said.

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JK Costello of Denver has been a volunteer with the local nonprofit A Little Help since 2019. Through A Little Help, he enjoys getting to know his neighbors, and is glad to be able to help his older adult neighbors with independence.

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Coloradans worried about water, wildfires and cost of living About 3,500 residents surveyed by Colorado College

BY CHRIS OUTCALT THE COLORADO SUN

Public concern about climate change and challenges involving water quantity and quality have

More students attend Colorado charter schools

increased sharply during the past decade, with more than 70% of Coloradans now viewing drought, inadequate water supplies and low levels in rivers and streams as a serious issue, according to new results from a long-term poll run

by Colorado College.

“We definitely see some extreme concerns about water,” pollster Lori Weigel of New Bridge Strategy said. “We’re consistently seeing now folks really concerned

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CPR’s Nathaniel Minor talks trains New podcast explores Denver’s transit system

BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

On the surface, studying the effectiveness of transit services may not seem like the hottest topic out there.

But the subject fascinates Nathaniel Minor, whose new four-part “Ghost Train” miniseries on Colorado Public Radio is available on podcast platforms.

The Minnesota native and current Denver resident is a CPR News transportation reporter. He enjoys learning how cities create their transit systems, and what lives up to expectations and what doesn’t.

“In ‘Ghost Train,’ Minor explores the past, present and future of transit projects in the Denver metro area, starting with the 2004 vote to back an ambitious transit plan that would help commuters glide by traffic and transform Denver into a world-class city,” states a news release.

The series also focuses on Colorado’s goal to build a greener transportation system in the state.

“RTD did a very good job on selling people on the idea that trains are a superior way to travel,” Minor said.

“What more people are seeing today is that buses can be very efficient, too, especially getting through the city. They can go places that trains don’t.”

Colorado Public Radio’s new podcast “Ghost Train” is a four-part miniseries.

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Minor is telling a story about how it all happened, he said.

“People are interested,” he added.

“They want to see where this story goes.”

Minor also pushes to keep things, especially rail travel, in perspective.

“What you hear from RTD is that these things just opened in the last five or eight years,” Minor said.

“They’re really an investment in the future. Eventually, more things will be built around them and they’ll start to shape growth, and they’ll be a widely used structure over time.

It’ll just take time — decades — to make that happen.”

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kid. I grew up in a city with 150,000 people and used my bicycle or the bus to go places when I wanted to go a distance. I continued that in college (University of St. Thomas). I started to travel a little more, go to different cities — New York, Europe — and you see there are different ways of building a city.

To see those different styles, and ride buses and trains, was an enlightening experience — to see how you move determines what kind of city do we have.

What about Denver?

Denver is a car city. In later episodes, we get into the history of that.

People in Denver grew up around streetcars, but you can see the effects of those cars in obvious ways.

Colfax and Broadway are long, historic streetcar corridors, especially Colfax, which is a fairly narrow street and there’s not a ton of space for parking. The buildings, for the most part, are right next to each other. That’s the legacy of the streetcars.

People didn’t drive to those places, so they didn’t need parking spaces.

What knowledge do you hope to get out there?

I really hope people come away with a better idea of how things are

built and why they’re built, and how that affects our life in the city and suburbs — and how needs change over time.

You can go farther in an automobile, but you have to create space for parking and you have a big pollution problem. All of the trains are supposed to help with those problems.

We take a critical look at if they’ve actually done that.

What has worked?

Most people consider the A line to the airport to be a success. But most of them (train routes) have not met their ridership goals. There’s a pretty simple reason why: We as a community decided to put in these rail lines and rail stations. They don’t go down old streetcar routes. Instead, they were tucked away in a corner and not used so much.

Denver’s rail lines are not in walkable places. Most are at a Park-NRide. (And) most of these train lines are not in the city — they’re at the edge of a city or edge of a neighborhood, not through a neighborhood.

Colorado Public Radio’s new podcast, “Ghost Train,” with Nathaniel Minor is available on cpr.org, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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South Pearl Street’s Headwaves Inc. celebrates 40 years

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s the connection and the creativity, said Frank Seibert, founder and owner of Headwaves Inc., a full-service progressive salon located in Platt Park.

In February, the salon celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Headwaves specializes in hair coloring, cutting and styling for men and women. Its esthetician has been with Headwaves for about 18 years. Other services include manicures and pedicures, waxing, reiki and massage.

Headwaves is known for building relationships and developing

a connection with its clientele.

In a letter to his clients, Seibert wrote: “To my clients that I have known since the late 70s on, (and) to your children and grandchildren, thank you. You believed in me. You trusted me and you gave me a business to grow with all of these years. You are my family. I would not have been able to do it without you.”

Headwaves got its start in February 1982 in Aurora by Seibert and his late spouse and partner Michael Williamson.

Since then, Headwaves has survived blizzards, near bankruptcy, the loss of Williamson and now a pandemic. But along the way, it has gained a multitude of

friends and community.

The business moved to its first location on South Pearl Street in May 1987, and has been at its current location at 1306 S. Pearl St. for 17 years.

Seibert describes South Pearl Street as a “living neighborhood,” with lots of character.

Headwaves has become a fixture of South Pearl Street, and it’s going to remain a fixture, Seibert said.

“Here’s to more time at Headwaves,” Seibert continued in the letter. “More joy and laughter.

More life. Happy anniversary to ALL of us.”

To learn more about Headwaves Inc., visit headwavesdenver.com.

Frank Seibert, founder and owner of Headwaves Inc., stands in the doorway of the Platt Park salon. The salon, located on South Pearl Street, celebrated its 40th anniversary in February.

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Fellowship opportunity for career executives STAFF REPORT

Applications are now being accepted for CiviCO’s 2022 Governors Fellowship Program.

CiviCO is a nonprofit that cultivates civic-minded leaders, states a news release. Its annual Governors Fellowship Program is geared toward leaders who are focused on making positive impacts through public service.

Each year, CiviCO selects 30

mid- to senior-level career executives from across Colorado to participate in the program.

Applicants should demonstrate professional credibility and achievement, be actively engaged in the community through volunteerism or board membership, and maintain a strong standing in the community, states a news release.

The program will provide fellows with the skills, coaching and knowledge needed to

improve individual leadership ability while inspiring graduates to embrace their roles as community and civic leaders.

It includes sessions with the Colorado governor, shadow meetings with senior administration officials and a closing capstone project. The program emphasizes the biggest issues and opportunities facing Colorado.

Applicants must commit to the 9-month program, which

begins in September 2022 and ends in May 2023 and includes a fall retreat. The cost ranges from $4,500 to $7,500 depending on entrepreneur or corporation status.

Fellows who complete all requirements of the Colorado Governors Fellowship program will be ceremonially inducted.

Deadline to apply is March 18.

To learn more or apply, visit livecivico.org/fellowship-application.

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and now, Bagan has a volunteer to help her with her gardening and a volunteer to help with snow shoveling.

“It is a lifesaver for elderly people who are trying to stay in their homes,” Bagan said.

A Little Help is a nonprofit organization that sends volunteers to help their older adult neighbors with a variety of tasks — everything from helping to organize photographs and setting up the internet to yard work and dog walking.

The nonprofit was born organically in 2006 when a group of Washington Park residents started doing tasks to help their older adult neighbors.

It was called Wash Park Cares back then, said Jake Dresden, A Little Help’s metro Denver director.

“It grew and grew,” Dresden said.

In 2011, the group officially became A Little Help and got its nonprofit status.

A Little Help eventually expanded and now serves six counties in the Denver metro area — Denver, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Douglas, Broomfield and Adams — as well as the Western Slope and northern Colorado. Statewide, A Little Help has about 1,500 older adult members and about 3,000 volunteers.

How it works is a member puts in a request to A Little Help, which the organization’s background-checked volunteers have access to. Once a volunteer finds a request they’re able to fulfill, they accept it and then A Little Help provides the member’s

Denver homeowner Laurie Bagan stands with her A Little Help snow buddy, JK Costello, on a snowy February day. The A Little Help organization pairs snow buddies with an older adult neighbor to help with snow removal during the winter.

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contact information to the volunteer so they can schedule a time to get the task done.

“We try to keep things as local as possible,” Dresden said.

For example, a volunteer in the south metro area typically will not pick up a request that is located 45 minutes away in the north metro area.

The No. 1 core service A Little Help provides is transportation such as helping an older adult neighbor get to a doctor’s appointment, the barber for a haircut or the rec center for an activity. Generally, these are no more than a 10-mile round-trip task and can be recurring or one time.

A Little Help also connects people for care calls or visits for social-emotional wellbeing, which often become the basis for a recurring friendship.

The older adult members will never

Costello shovels snow from Denver homeowner Laurie Bagan’s property in February. Costello has been Bagan’s snow buddy for a couple of years and has a routine on snow days, during which he goes to the gym, shovels snow from Bagan’s walkways and then visits a local coffee PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN shop.

pay for a service or task. However, A Little Help has a unique model in that members can choose a pay-what-youcan option upon membership signup or annual renewal, which is, in essence, a donation to the organization.

This is something that Bagan appreciates because A Little Help “doesn’t feel like charity,” she said.

Bagan added that her income is a bit too much to qualify for assistance, but not enough to be able to pay for the individual services she needs.

“I’m right in the middle,” Bagan said. “And there must be thousands like me.”

A Little Help’s biggest volunteer need currently is for snow buddies — the nonprofit’s seasonal snow shovelers program.

A total of 150 older adult members have requested a snow buddy, and as of February, 40 of those requests have not been fulfilled, Dresden said.

And in Colorado, there’s a potential to get big snows in March and April, Dresden added.

“It’s a simple task that pays off enormously,” he said. “It makes our older adults who are receiving this service feel overjoyed.”

Bagan was already a member with

A Little Help when one winter day a couple of years ago she got a warning from the city for not having her sidewalk cleared after a big snowfall.

“There was nothing I could do about it,” Bagan said, adding that every time she had attempted to shovel the snow herself, she would throw out her back. “It was terribly upsetting.”

She tried to look into hiring a snow shoveler but discovered service providers were either too expensive for her to afford or were so booked up that they were not accepting new clients or would be unreliable.

So she reached out to A Little Help and asked for a snow buddy.

Bagan got paired with JK Costello, a neighbor who lives less than 2 miles away, as her snow buddy. He has since developed a routine on snow days: Costello goes to the gym in the early morning, and afterwards, he’ll go shovel Bagan’s walkways. Then he’ll treat himself at the nearby neighborhood coffee shop.

“This is something that, with a minor time investment on my behalf, really helps with independence,” Costello said of snow shoveling for Bagan.

Costello, a physician who also runs a health care consulting company, moved to Washington Park in 2019.

He wanted a way to get to know his neighbors and started looking into volunteer gigs that could be done on an occasional basis. Along with being Bagan’s snow buddy, Costello also helps another neighbor with grocery shopping through the A Little Help program.

“A lot of us don’t get to know our neighbors very well,” Costello said. A Little Help offers “a great way to build those relationships (and) provides an opportunity volunteer when it’s convenient for you.”

There are many benefits to becoming a snow buddy, said Dresden, who is a snow buddy himself for a few of his neighbors.

It’s outdoors and it’s great for your physical health, he said, but it also provides a sense of accomplishment and is wonderful for one’s self-esteem.

“Humans feel better when they’re helping other people,” Dresden said.

To learn more about A Little Help or for more information on its snow-shoveling program, visit alittlehelp.org.

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understanding of socioeconomic challenges in the Rocky Mountain West.

In particular, concern over inadequate water supplies is up 30 percentage points since the poll was first conducted in 2011.

Alarm about climate change is up 25 percentage points compared to responses from 12 years ago. “We called it global warming in the very first survey,” Weigel said.

“This has really inched up quite dramatically over the years.”

During its first few iterations, the poll sampled residents in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and Montana. The poll has since expanded to include Idaho, Nevada and Arizona. “This is a tool for policymakers and the public to gauge citizen attitudes,” said Katrina Miller-Stevens, director of the State of the Rockies Project.

Heading into an election year, there’s greater attention on policy, and Metz said high numbers of Republicans, Democrats and independents indicated that a public official’s stance on conservation issues will be an important factor in determining who they vote for. “What really stands out is the degree to which, despite all the change in the world, the levels of support we’re seeing for most of these ideas has remained very steady, Metz said.

This year, for example, 86% of respondents said a politician’s stance

A recent survey shows Colorado citizens are concerned about a variety of issues, includSHUTTERSTOCK ing cost of living, wildfires and water.

on the environment was either “important” or “very important,” with 41% making up the latter category.

In 2016, only 31% of respondents identified this issue as “very important.”

A possible explanation, Metz said, is that a significant number of people indicated that they changed where and when they recreate outdoors due to crowding or the impacts of climate change.

Those numbers were highest in Colorado, where 58% of respondents said they made adjustments because of crowding and 31% shifted because of climate change

factors.

One question that was new to this year’s survey, and also received high levels of concern, was about the rising cost of living, which more than 70% of respondents deemed either “extremely” serious or “very” serious in every state except Nevada. In Colorado, that figure hit 73%; both Idaho and Montana topped 80% on this question.

“Younger people and more Republican voters register that as a more serious problem,” Weigel said. “It’s definitely a top-tier concern.”

Not surprisingly, given that the

poll was conducted in the days after the Marshall fire, Coloradans also indicated a high level of concern about wildfires. In Colorado, 76% of respondents said they were either “extremely” concerned or “very” concerned about “uncontrollable wildfires that threaten homes and property.” Montana was the only other state in which the concern registered that high, also at 76%.

On the question of how to address water quantity challenges, respondents overwhelmingly favored using water more wisely (81%) as opposed to diverting water from rivers in less populated areas toward more densely populated communities (14%).

“There’s a very clear mandate across the Mountain West that they want to focus on conservation,” Weigel said.

Among Coloradans, 86% supported “creating new national parks, national monuments, national wildlife refuges and tribal protected areas to protect historic sites or areas for outdoor recreation.

And 83% of Coloradans supported a national goal of “conserving 30% of land and inland waters in America, and 30% of its ocean areas by 2030.”

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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Making music can lift spirits, and the Bringing Music to Life Instrument Drive ensures students in underfunded music programs have access to the instruments they need.

Now in its 12th annual year, the instrument drive this year runs March 7-20.

Anybody who has a gently-used band or orchestra instrument they no longer play is asked to donate it at any of the 17 donation sites which are located across the state. The instrument is repaired and cleaned, and then is provided to a school in need. Though the instrument goes to the schools, the teachers assign the instrument to a student, who gets to keep it as their own for the entire time they are enrolled in the school’s music program.

“Study after study shows the positive impact that learning music has on children,” said Steve Blatt, founder and executive director of Bringing Music to Life, in a news release. “Their listening skills improve, as well as creative thinking, self-discipline and selfesteem. Students learn the value of persevering and how to work with others toward a common goal. We’re excited about reaching even more children, schools and communities this year.”

Last year’s drive had a turnout of 597 donated instruments, which benefitted 41 music programs across the state. To date, since the program’s founding in 2014, roughly 17,500 Colorado students have benefited from the more than 6,500 instruments that have been donated through the Bringing Music to Life program.

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Schools that have a majority of students receiving free or reduced-cost lunches are encouraged to apply for instruments through March 31. Bringing Music to Life will match qualifying schools with donated instruments.

“Music is always a reminder of something bigger than yourself,” said Carolyn Warpinski, music teacher and director of bands and choirs at Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences in Denver, in a news release, “whether it’s an awareness of the composer of a piece or connection to the other students making music with you.”

To learn more about the Bringing Music to Life program or to find a list of donation locations, visit bringingmusictolife.org.

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band and orchestra instruments in good condition, including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, guitars and electronic keyboards. Upright and grand pianos or organs cannot be accepted.

Those who do not have an instrument to donate may still participate in the drive by donating to the drive’s repair fund.

These funds go toward repairing and refurbishing the instruments, which is the greatest expense of the program, Blatt said. This work is done by technicians at the Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology (CIOMIT) and Boomer Music Company in Fort Collins and they ensure every instrument is in excellent condition by the time it is provided to the student.

BY MARK JAFFE THE COLORADO SUN

Xcel Energy is seeking $950 million in natural gas and electricity rate increases that would raise the average residential utility bill by $16.49 by the end of this year with the increase climbing to $18.32 by 2023.

Three proposed rate hikes — one for electricity, one for natural gas and one to recoup money from a spike in natural gas prices in the winter of 2021 — are now before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

And that is just the beginning,

consumer advocates say.

“We are going to see more increases,” said Cindy Schonhaut, director of the state Office of Utility Consumer Advocate. “There are additional increases that have been decided and haven’t been fully implemented.”

It is all part of an ongoing trend, Schonhaut said. An analysis by the consumer advocate office, which represents residential and small business customers in rate cases, found that since 2019 the average residential electricity bill is up 27%.

This piling on — or pancaking — of rate requests has consumer groups worried about bill shock at a time inflation is pushing all prices higher.

“Xcel is asking for the stars, the moon and the sun and they’ll probably just get the moon, but that’s still quite a lot,” said Bill

Levis, the former state director of consumer advocacy and now a consultant to AARP, which represents retirees and older citizens.

“The commission really has to be concerned because they see the people who can least afford it — the low-income and elderly — are going to have to pay for it,” Levis said.

As a regulated utility, Xcel must gain the approval of the PUC for any investments in new projects or increases in customer rates.

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ith the start of March we are changing our letters policy, giving readers more opportunity to express their concerns and viewpoints through more words. Instead of 250 words, FROM THE which I think is just enough for our letter writers to scratch the EDITOR surface, we are increasing the letter limit to 400 words.

While still short (we still have limited space), it will give you all more of an opportunity to express your concerns, debate and talk about the issues in our communities, counties, state and nation.

In recent weeks, as I have come Thelma Grimes full swing into the editor position, we have had some thoughtful emails sent my way expressing concerns about the letters we print.

I want to stress to all our letter writers and readers that I do not pick and choose viewpoints that only fit mine. I would rather print a wide variety of discussion in any particular topic because that is the best way to see what those in our community are thinking.

As long as the submitted letters follow our policies, we will print them. My opinion, when it comes to your letters, does not matter. I respect that you all have opinions and have just as much right as I do to get space in our community publications.

In recent weeks, I have also received a few emails wondering if I am liberal, asking if I take a stance against the right.

As I told one area reader, I have no problem sharing my political views or where I stand. However, I stressed to him it may not be as exciting as some think.

As editor, I look to you all to be honest and up front with me as we tell your stories. That means, I am fine with being honest and up front with you all.

I am currently an unaffiliated voter. Many, many years ago I changed my official political affiliation for a variety of reasons. In Arizona, when I started covering more politics, I was not comfortable being on one side or the other. I worked hard to stay in the middle.

Prior to becoming unaffiliated, I registered as a Republican when I was 18. I was raised in a small, conservative town. And, while I changed my affiliation and have changed some of my political views over the years, I am proud of where I grew up and the morals and ethics I was raised with.

However, I will say my super conservative father and myself have engaged in some lively debate over areas in which I have changed my stance over the years. I still value his opinion, but just like those days as a teenager, I do not always agree with where he is coming from when it comes to the direction of this country.

On the same token, I often have lively debate and completely disagree regularly with my more liberal father-in-law.

As a side note, we keep politics off the table when the grandfathers are together for family gatherings.

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his is a question that gets asked a lot in the world of professional selling.

Thought leaders and subject matter experts have debated it for years, and in the end, we all have come to recognize that it is a little bit of both, selling is an art and a science.

Anyone in a professional selling role has probably learned this lesson through trial and error. Trying to learn sales scripts, a sales process, and adhere rigidly to both while selling leaves no room for interpretation, or art, and often times the salesperson comes off sounding a little bit robotic. Too much science and not enough art. And the salesperson who sticks to their own artistic interpretation of how to sell and strays so far away from their sales process also learns that too much art without any science isn’t effective either.

The best salespeople take their craft very seriously. They study the sales process or

the selling system that they follow, they do their research and gather valuable data and insights, and they leverage that knowledge to be in a better position to help their customers. And the very best salespeople know that they must learn how to do this in their own voice, with their own personality, and couple their scientific approach to Michael Norton selling with their own artistic nuances and style.

Having spent time with thousands of salespeople over the years, I have a great appreciation for superior selling skills coupled with artistic impression. Unfortunately, I have also observed some truly awful attempts at selling where the salesperson didn’t use art

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or science, they basically defaulted to brute force. When salespeople do not have a system or process to follow, or they weren’t blessed with the personality or gifted with natural sales qualities, they default to brute force.

What does “brute force” selling look like? Making as many calls as possible, speaking with as many people as possible, quick to present their products or services, does not ask any questions, assumes they know it all, tries to force the sale, and forcing their own agenda on their prospects,

muscles their way through objections without tact, and generally isn’t very successful. There are always exceptions to every rule, but given my choice, I would take the top performing salespeople who have learned the value and have practiced and apply both art and science when selling.

There are other well-known categories of salespeople such as the relationship builder and lone wolf. And there have been many studies and much research conducted relative to which type of salesperson is the most effective.

My belief is that there is no one style that is better than the others. I know many lone wolves who excel in sales. I also have worked with many relationship builders

who crush their numbers and have established trust with the customers. But I would say this, the very best of the best that I have seen blend a bit of all the styles with their own personality and voice.

They are artists, and they are scientists, and they are typically on the higher end of the spectrum when it comes to income.

The one good thing about sellers who default to brute force is this, they are usually motivated and have a good work ethic. Imagine if we just took the time and invested in their development where we can harness the power of their fearlessness and willingness to get the job done with a proven sales process, while teaching them how to turn some of their brute force

energy into artful communication and style, how much more effective they could become as professional sellers.

What do you think? Is selling an art or a science? Have you enjoyed working with very polished and professional salespeople? Or have you ever been completely turned off by the brute force salesperson?

I would love to hear your story at mnorton@xinnix.com, and when we can apply both art and science to everything we do in life, it really will be a better than good year.

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

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their energy bill.”

And in a protest filed by the Utility Consumer Advocate in Xcel’s gas rate case, the agency questioned whether the proposed increase, along with the impact of other hikes and the COVID pandemic, would affect consumers and small businesses “in an unjust, unreasonable, or discriminatory fashion.”

Xcel executives, however, say they are faced with the demands, many embedded in state laws, of transitioning to clean energy and providing electricity and natural gas for a growing economy.

“It’s important to note the increases are paying for a more robust, reliable system and helping us meet our climate and clean energy goals — something that will benefit all our customers,” Michelle Aguayo, an Xcel spokeswoman, said in an email.

“We understand that families are dealing with cost increases across the economy due to inflation,” Aguayo said. “We remind our customers that if they’re having trouble paying their bill, to contact us as quickly as possible so we can help set up a payment plan.”

As to how much of a percentage increase the pending rate requests represent to the average residential customer depends upon which rate case one looks at since Xcel offers different average residential bills in each of the three rate cases it has filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

“Xcel does a good job of comparing apples and oranges,” Levis said. “There are so many add-ons to the bills it is not possible for people to know what they are paying for. Part of the problem is that they are not comparing the same things.”

One proposed settlement, with parties including the PUC staff and the Colorado Energy Office, would cover the $550 million in extra electric and natural gas costs incurred by Xcel as a result of a severe winter storm in February 2021 — which the utility said led to natural gas prices soaring a hundred-fold.

Electric bills would temporarily rise $1.49 and natural gas bills $5.59 under the settlement. The

Wind turbines near Matheson are part of Xcel Energy’s 600-megawatt Rush Creek Wind Project on Colorado’s eastern plains. Rush Creek, which became operational in October 2018, uses 300 turbines to generate enough electricity to power 325,000 homes. Xcel JOHN LEYBA/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN estimates the project will cut 1 million tons of carbon emissions each year from its system.

increases would take effect in April and extend through September 2024.

In that case it said the average electric bill was $74.55 and the average natural gas bill was $47.55 On Jan. 5, Xcel filed a $182.2 million settlement, which included PUC staff and the consumer advocate office, in its electric rate case that would increase the average bill $5.25. Xcel said this represents a 6.4% increase on the average $81.42 electric bill.

Xcel then filed a natural gas rate case on Jan. 24, seeking a net $188.6 million in new revenue, which would raise rates in three steps over three years for a total increase of $8.14.

The first increase, which would go into effect in November, would be $4.16, about a 6.7% increase Xcel said on an average residential gas bill of $62.42.

“In our filings, the commission usually requires that we present average customer bills based on the rates that are in effect at the time,” Aguayo said. “That’s why filings made at different times have different average bills. Bills change primarily because fuel prices change.”

Less in doubt is the dollar amount that will be added to customer bills. When the second step in natural gas rates would go into effect the additional charge increases to $18.32 before falling to $13.40 when the last extreme weather surcharges expire in September 2024.

Based on the latest filings the average gas and electric bill is about $143.84, which would mean

the rate hikes would add up to a 12% increase in 2023.

The rise in rates, however, will not stop there.

The PUC is now reviewing the utility’s $1.7 billion Power Pathways regional transmission project — 560 miles of transmission lines encircling eastern Colorado — designed to bring wind and solar electricity to Front Range population centers from rural areas.

Then comes Xcel’s $7 billion electric resource plan with aims to double the amount of renewable electricity generation and storage.

A Utility Consumer Advocate’s analysis estimates that just those two projects will boost the amount customers will have to pay by 44% in 2031 compared with what they are paying today.

“The energy transition is going to be expensive,” Schonhaut said.

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“The reality is it’s somewhere in between … it encapsulates so many different lifestyles.”

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W Van life Juanca La Ross, 33, has been living in his van, a Ram ProMaster, since July. “I have this constant journey to keep traveling,” La Ross said.

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hen he was a teacher, Matt Felser built his first van in the parking lot of Vail Mountain School, much to the chagrin of staff.

“I was a very good teacher but a very poor builder,” said Felser, who, through the help of friends and thousands of hours on YouTube, converted a used Ram ProMaster into a new home on wheels.

Van life, once a niche experience for die-hard nomads, has taken root in communities across Colorado and the U.S. as people look for ways to combine more travel with environmental sustainability and affordable living. In 2019, the first year Felser began living in his van full time, the U.S. Census Bureau counted 140,000 vans, RVs or boats as housing units, up from 102,000 in 2016.

As van life communities grow, it’s hard to paint them with a single brushstroke. While the rise of #VanLife on social media has given some a window into the world, for most people, the reality of van life differs from its portrayal on Instagram.

“The misperceptions are put into these extremes … it’s either for the ultrawealthy … or for the outcasts of society

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A business takes hold Felser, who had taught seventh- and eighth-grade Spanish and coachedhigh school lacrosse and soccer, left his job in spring 2019 after he reconnected with Dave Ramsey, an old college friend.

Ramsey had been living in an RV for three years, and Felser had begun living in his ProMaster in order to afford a down payment for a house he bought in the Vail Valley, which he was renting out. The two both saw a need in the market for more affordable vans and decided to open their own business, Dave & Matt Vans, which they run out of Gypsum.

With a team of 11 who all live in vans full time, the shop orders in “empty tin can” ProMasters that can be built out with livable amenities for a belowmarket rate. Costs for outfitted vans range from $65,000 to $90,000, according to Felser, who said his shop offers an alternative to vans, RVs and trailers that can cost between $100,000 and $200,000.

“Van life changed our lives, and we wanted to give people that ability and option,” Felser said.

Over the past three years, the shop has seen about 350 clients, Felser said. Much of their business came after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Felser said, with May 2020 seeing 10 times the amount of inquiries than the shop typically received.

Felser attributes the boom to a desire for escape felt among the millions who were forced to work from home and socially isolate. For the first time in many people’s careers, they now have the opportunity to work from wherever they want.

“That change and shift in paradigm have allowed people to pursue this lifestyle,” he said.

Along with the pandemic, Colorado’s continued affordable housing crisis has pushed many to look for alternative means of housing that won’t break the bank.

Felser said he’s worked with many clients who have turned to vans

Van life changed our lives, and we wanted to give people that ability and option

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The view from Juanca La Ross’ van during his travels through Colorado.

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The inside of Austin Abelkis’ van, which he has lived in with his girlfriend Alice Fors since August.

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The Gypsum-based shop Dave & Matt Vans has had over 300 clients since it began three years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic also led to an increase in COURTESY OF DAVE AND MATT VANS demand.

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Charter school enrollment continues to rise according to recent data.

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Colorado did not closely track whether schools offered remote or in-person learning in the 2020-21 school year, and many charter schools followed the COVID practices of the district in which they were located, so it’s hard to say how remote learning shaped parent choices.

General frustration with pandemic schooling may have prompted more families to exercise school choice.

Families that wanted fewer COVID restrictions as well as those who wanted more safety precautions might have found options among charter schools, said Alex Medler, executive director of the Colorado Association of Charter School Authorizers, who was not involved in the Keystone report.

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disrupted, so parents who might not have thought to exercise choice have become more motivated to do so,” he said.

The Keystone Policy Center also found that charter schools on average had higher participation in state standardized tests than did district-run schools and their students performed better. And while test scores are often strongly tied to students’ race and socioeconomic background, that was less true at charter schools, the report found. At the same time, there was considerable variation among charter schools, with some posting dramatically worse results than those of district-run schools.

“It’s easier when you have freedom and flexibility to either do really well or fail really hard,” Schoales said.

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All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

S. Blake Harris, Esq. #45942 Attorney to the Personal Representative 1660 17th Street, Suite 120 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81462 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Anthony Costanzo, AKA Tony Costanzo, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30008 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 July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark Costanzo, Personal Representative 101 S Jackson Gap Way Aurora, CO 80018 Legal Notice No. 81458 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Donald Gross, aka Robert D. Gross, aka Robert Gross, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30116 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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Douglas Gross, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81452 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SALVADOR G. RAMIREZ, a.k.a. SALVADOR RAMIREZ, a.k.a. SALVADOR GOMEZ RAMIREZ, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30097 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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel R. Klein Attorney to the Person Giving Notice 7535 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400 Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No. 81442 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bernadette Mae Falsetta, aka Bernadette M. Falsetta, Deceased Case Number: 22 PR 61 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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rose M. Wasendorf Personal Representative 7775 S. Harlan Way Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No. 81440 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Antonio Corona, aka Tony Corona, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30137 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 July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amy Bernard, Personal Representative 1344 S. Poplar Street

Denver, Colorado 80224

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

Legal Notice No. 81459 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Paulette Ann Rosch, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 030002 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.

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

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 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 Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chad M. Reader, Personal Representative 134 N. Pennsylvania Street Denver CO 80203

Kayleen G. Herzog, Personal Representative c/o Miller & Urtz, LLC 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1420 Denver, CO 80264 Legal Notice No.81433 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 81443 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marjory Jane Jennings, a/k/a Marjory J. Jennings, and Marjory Jennings, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30146

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

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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mildred Gayle Kleinschmidt, Personal Representative c/o Poskus, Caton & Klein, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81451 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 81429 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 Michael P. Whalen, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 31664 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 July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Zachary C. McFarland Attorney to the Personal Representative 910 13th Street, Suite 200 Golden, CO 80401

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

Legal Notice No. 81461 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Billie Jo Kwikkel McNeil, aka Billie Jo K. McNeil, and Billie Jo McNeil, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30110

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Catherine Marie Keller, a.k.a. Catherine M. Keller, a.k.a. Catherine Keller, a.k.a. Cassie Keller, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30095 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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 81435 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RICHARD L. READER, a/k/a RICHARD LEE READER, a/k/a RICHARD READER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30102

Legal Notice No. 81441 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

James S. Kavet, Personal Representative c/o Colton D. Craft, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

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

Daniel R. Klein Attorney to the Personal Representative 7535 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, CO 80231

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.

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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

David A. McNeil, Personal Representative 1395 S. Ivy Street Denver, Colorado 80224 Legal Notice No. 81444 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jill Diane Harmon, deceased Case Number: 2021PR031528 All persons having claims against the above

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rather than renting or buying a home, which in Colorado is averaged to cost over $500,000.

While Felser now lives in his Vail townhouse, he still takes off in his van whenever he finds the free time.

“I go on week- and month-long adventures whenever I can,” he said.

“The van is both my car and my vacation home.”

‘My whole life in one place’ Since August, Austin Abelkis has lived in his ProMaster, which he purchased for about $60,000, with his girlfriend Alice Fors and their two dogs. There were several reasons why Abelkis, who is 26 and grew up in Boulder County, said he was ready for the change.

He was paying $1,000 in rent each month for an apartment he barely stayed at. He loved taking advantage of Colorado’s outdoor offerings, from climbing to hiking. And he had a job with an outdoor footwear company that required him to travel around the country for events.

“I was just ready to minimize, have my whole life in one place,” Abelkis said. “It feels like a much smaller footprint you’re putting out into the environment.”

With a 20-gallon water tank that lasts the couple a week and solar panels on the van’s roof, the two feel they are making a difference in terms of conservation.

“It’s just realizing that you don’t need so much and you can live with a lot less than you think,” Abelkis said.

The couple has enjoyed various trips through the country including along the West Coast and in the Southwest.

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Austin Abelkis and Alice Fors with their two dogs. “It has its ups and downs for sure ... the small space can be very challenging for us,” Fors said. “(But) that feeling of waking OURTESY OF ALICE FORS up in nature is just amazing.”

home to wherever you want it to be is one of the biggest rewards of van living.

“Stop off for the night, light some candles, make some dinner, wake up and you’re at the Grand Canyon or you’re at the redwoods,” he said.

But it’s not always easy.

At about 80 inches wide and 236 inches long, managing life for two in such a space can have its challenges.

“Our kitchen is next to our bed, so sometimes, tomato sauce gets in our sheets,” Abelkis said.

And when utilities go awry, such as a light that’s out or a clogged drain, there are few opportunities to call someone when on the road, forcing Austin to be his own electrician and plumber.

And having two dogs — one a pug and the other a pointer mix — only adds to the minimal space.

“It has its up and downs for sure … the small space can be very challenging for us,” Fors said.

But Abelkis and Fors said they wouldn’t have it any other way.

“That feeling of waking up in nature is just amazing,” Fors said.

Before COVID, many people centered their lives around their work, but now, more people are realizing there are new opportunities to consider, Austin said. “(Van life) is breaking out of that cycle,” he said. “I can live my life and explore the world — life is short.”

Chasing adventure and asking for understanding For Juanca La Ross, adventure is what drives him in his van life.

“I have this constant journey to keep traveling,” La Ross said.

Born in Lima, Peru, La Ross spent his later teen years and early 20s in Florida. But after graduating from college, he yearned for a landscape of nearby mountains reminiscent of the ones he grew up in. Colorado seemed an obvious choice.

In August 2020, La Ross joined Felser’s company, working to build vans like his for others who wanted to experience the lifestyle.

“As I started building them, it became clear that I could live in one of them and would be happy living in one of them,” said La Ross, who began living in a ProMaster he purchased from work in July of last year.

Now he spends his free time rock climbing, hiking, snowboarding and exploring the country’s Southwest.

“I can continue to do the activities I love without having to sacrifice too much time commuting or too much freedom,” he said.

Josh Ness, 33, also an employee of Dave & Matt Vans, said his choice to live more nomadically gave him a “more fulfilling lifestyle.”

Ness is an avid hiker and has climbed 47 of Colorado’s 58 14,000-foothigh mountains, also known as 14ers.

“When it’s not freezing outside, you’ll find me on a mountain hiking,” he said.

Still, for all its opportunities, van life comes with a misperception many are still trying to shake off.

For Ness, he has had to deal with suspicious looks and the occasional questioning by police, even when he parks legally during appropriate hours.

“We’re normal people just like everybody else, enjoying our life, living our lives as best we can,” Ness said.

Abelkis said van life is often glorified through social media.

“The Instagram ideal of it is not even remotely what it is at all,” he said.

For Felser, van life is not a one-sizefits-all identity, but a way of living that brings together a myriad of people.

“Van life means something different to everyone — that’s the beauty of it,” he said. “To me, that’s an adventure — to go to the places I want to go and do the things I want to do.”

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Public Notices 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.

Paige Jackman and Jordan Dunahay McCarty Personal Representative 5105 DTC Parkway, Ste 475 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 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: Marietta Theresa Kamas, a/k/a Marietta T. Kamas a/k/a Mariette Kamas, Deceased Case Number : 2021PR31809 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.

Garry S. Kamas, Personal Representative 1530 Skyway Drive Longmont, Colorado 80504 Legal Notice No. 81453 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 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 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.

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 Legal Notice No. 81431 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 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 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 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrew Elliott, Personal Representative 6037 W. Pacific Circle Lakewood, Colorado 80227

Legal Notice No. 81450 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Julia A. Mannion, a/k/a Julie A. Mannion, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030046

Legal Notice No. 81438 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 3, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kevin John Kritz, a/k/a Kevin J. Kritz, and Kevin Kritz, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30145 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before June 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristin Kritz, Personal Representative c/o Poskus, Caton & Klein, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900

Denver, Colorado 80203

Elizabeth Blunk, Personal Representative 9366 E. Ashbury Place Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No. 81447 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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