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Bill to protect workers who use cannabis fails House Bill 1152 was rejected on a 12-1 committee vote BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Dave Johnson, founder of the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund (KACF), poses with locals in Tanzania for a community soccer game, which was put on by one of KACF’s 25 global partners that benefit local community growth and wildlife conCOURTESY PHOTO servation.

Denver-area residents make conservation waves BY ELICIA HESSELGRAVE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Nancy Kiyota grew up on a farm. She developed a respect and care for wildlife, and this sensitivity instilled in her as a child has

had lasting effects. “We have to protect animals and conserve the environment to have healthy lives ourselves,” Kiyota said. Today, Kiyota, who lives in Washington Park, uses her pas-

sion to volunteer with a Littletonbased wildlife conservation organization called the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund. Established in memory of an inspiring teen who lost a battle with cancer, the nongovernmental organization, or NGO, was founded SEE WAVES, P8

Dangerous materials used in firefighting foam are showing up in drinking water, soil Lawmakers to address ‘forever chemicals’ BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

The sale of many products containing the dangerous “forever

chemicals” known as PFAS would be banned in Colorado as early as 2024, under legislation recently introduced and backed by a host of consumer and environmental

groups. Toxic PFAS chemicals, used as lubricants and repellants in products ranging from firefighting foam to clothing and cooking utensils, leak into groundwater

A Colorado House committee voted down a bill that sought to stop employers from denying jobs to or firing workers for their off-the-clock cannabis use, either medical or recreational. House Bill 1152 also sought to require employers to let their employees consume medical marijuana while on the job. The legislation included exceptions for workers whose jobs are in dangerous fields or require fine motor skills, such as positions involving the use of heavy machinery. The bill was rejected on a 12-1 vote in the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on March 23 afternoon even after the measure’s sponsor, Rep. Edie Hooton, a Boulder Democrat, offered an amendment to dramatically scale back the legislation before the vote was taken. The amendment, which was adopted, would have erased all of the bill’s provisions and instead convened a panel to study the issue and make recommendations to the legislature about how employers can accommodate medical marijuana users. But even that wasn’t enough for lawmakers on the committee, who were concerned about any move toward forcing employers to allow their employees to use marijuana on or off the job. Many in the business community are fiercely opposed to the measure and testified in opposition to it on March 2. “I wasn’t surprised,” Hooton, who has brought similar legislation for several years, said of the outcome. “I got a lot of

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Boats used to float through Denver on Cherry Creek They’re long gone now, but their legacy lives on BY DAVID GILBERT THE COLORADO SUN

One of the boats is a garden planter now. A couple more sit in a storage unit near Elitch Gardens. The remaining handful of punts — think gondolas like in Venice — were given away as gifts, their fate today unknown. It’s been 13 years since the last punt plied Denver’s Cherry Creek. But the legacy of Venice on the Creek, the eccentric tourist attraction that once sent visitors on rides through the only boat locks in Colorado, lives on in how Denver thinks of the neighborhood around one of its primary waterways — and launched at least one political career. “It captured people’s imaginations,” said Jolon Clark, a Denver city council member whose first job was a “punter” for Venice on the Creek in the 1990s, and said his experience led him down a path toward public service. “It was a magical thing that got people to dream about where Denver was going.” Venice on the Creek launched in 1996, when downtown Denver was still finding its identity, said Jeff Shoemaker, the head of the Greenway Foundation, a nonprofit focused on revitalizing Denverarea waterways. “It was one of the most delightful, challenging, goofy things we’ve ever done,” Shoemaker said. “Back then, the banks of Cherry Creek were asphalt and vacant lots. It was pretty forgotten. We wanted to prove it could be something beautiful.” Founded by Shoemaker’s father, Joe Shoemaker, in 1974, the Greenway Foundation has led efforts to build miles of trails and dozens of parks along Cherry Creek and the South Platte River and hosts environmentally focused summer camps for schoolchildren. In 1996, the Greenway Foundation built a series of five dams and locks that would allow boats to float less than a mile from Larimer Street to Confluence Park on the

Two punts pass each other on Cherry Creek.

South Platte. The foundation spent $50,000 on five “punts” — 23-foot wooden boats that could carry a half-dozen passengers plus a “punter,” a pilot who guided the boats with a long wooden pole. The punts were built by British craftsman Cliff Ansel, who also made boats that floated down the River Cam in Cambridge, England. Funding came from $1.5 million in grants from the City of Denver, the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, and the Gates Family and Boettcher foundations among others. The project required the blessing of the Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA and

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Denver Mayor Wellington Webb. The first season was slow, with just 3,000 passengers in three months of operation. But by 1997, the idea was starting to hold water. That’s the year Clark, then a student at South High School, came on board. “My high school sweetheart told me I should apply, and I was sure she meant Cherry Creek Reservoir — how could there be boats on Cherry Creek?” Clark said. “But it was the coolest, funkiest thing ever. I gave boat rides to honeymooners from Germany. A guy proposed to his girlfriend on my boat.” Clark was hooked and came back

every summer through high school and college. When he graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with a degree in natural resources, Shoemaker put Clark in charge of the foundation’s summer camp program. The work led to fundraising and planning projects, and before long Clark said he was being courted to run for office. He was elected to Denver City Council in 2014. “The vision I first saw from those boats was to build something positive for downtown,” he said. “It was inspiring.” Clark said the neighborhood around the creek has radically transformed since his first summer on a punt, with apartments and the upscale LoDo shopping and dining district looming over the channel. In some ways it’s a fulfillment of the Greenway Foundation’s goals, Clark said, though downtown is again hurting as pandemic shutdowns and a shift toward work from home have left shops and restaurants struggling. “You do see a lot of people living right in that downtown area, though, and I think that’s helped insulate downtown against some of the impacts of the pandemic,” he said. “If it were still almost strictly commercial in downtown like you saw through a lot of the 1990s, we could be in worse shape. I think the Greenway Foundation and Venice on the Creek helped make living there seem more feasible.” “I was living somewhere with beauty and charm” Venice on the Creek wasn’t Denver’s first attempt at boating its shallow rivers, though. “Denver has always wanted to be a seaside city,” historian Phil Goodstein said. “But the reality of how small these rivers really are always catches up with people.” John Brisben Walker, who developed Red Rocks Amphitheatre, was said to have attempted to start a steamship service between Denver and Brighton in the 1880s, soon scaling it back to a four-block stretch of the South Platte deepened by a dam, Goodstein said. In 1894, miners left unemployed by the Panic of 1893 built flatSEE FLOAT, P5

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very, very valuable feedback about how we might be able to move forward in the future.” The question of whether the use of cannabis off the clock can disqualify a person for a job or lead to their firing has been swirling in Colorado since voters passed Amendment 64 in 2012, which legalized the sale and use of recreational cannabis. Most states that have lifted prohibitions on pot leave the question of how to handle employees’ marijuana use up to employers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Nevada and New Jersey are two exceptions. In New Jersey, employers can prohibit employees from using cannabis while on the job or from showing up to work impaired. But

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they are not allowed to penalize an employee solely because of their offthe-clock recreational cannabis use. In 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court sided with Dish Network, which fired an employee, Brandon Coats, after he tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol – or THC – in a random drug test. Coats had a medical marijuana card as a result of back

spasms caused by his quadriplegia. Muscle spasms are one of the seven debilitating conditions for which medical marijuana can be recommended under Colorado law. The closely watched case highlighted Colorado’s pot paradox: Marijuana is legal but consuming it can still be grounds for termination. Amendment 64 included the follow-

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said. “We’ve targeted mostly firefighting foam in the past, but this bill will also get at a number of consumer products including things like carpets and rugs, furniture, cosmetics, food packaging, and even things like dental floss,” he said. “We want to phase those out.”

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and have been found in drinking water supplies in Colorado and across the country. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser recently joined multiple states in suing the chemical manufacturers for decades of contamination that is proving exorbitantly expensive for state health departments and local water agencies to clean up. “We know these things are dangerous for our health. We know they are forever chemicals that are poisoning our water supply,” said Danny Katz, executive director of the nonprofit consumer group CoPIRG, in welcoming the bipartisan bill. “We need to act now to phase out as many of them as possible to protect our health and protect Colorado’s water.” The first sale ban would begin Jan. 1, 2024, for products with PFAS intentionally added in these categories: Carpets or rugs; cookware; cosmetics; fabric treatments; food packaging; juvenile products, oil and gas products; and textile furnishings. Through 2030, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment would be charged with identifying more categories of goods, and those would be added to the banned list. “I’d rather do the right thing, as quickly as possible,” said Rep. Lisa Cutter, a Littleton Democrat who is one of the bill’s prime sponsors. “But because there are manufacturers and companies that have been using these products, we’re trying to allow a reasonable offramp.” The earliest categories are in businesses where alternatives to PFAS are already being developed, sponsors said. Colorado may have the largest number of sites in the nation that have handled PFAS chemicals, due to firefighting drills and operations at military installations, mountain wildland firefighting, and from PFAS chemicals in firefighting and other industrial materials at oil and gas exploration sites. About 21,000 industrial sites in Colorado appear on the previous-

ing provision: “Nothing in this (ballot measure) is intended to require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, transfer, delay, transportation, sale or growing of marijuana in the workplace to affect the ability of employers to have policies restriction the use of marijuana by employees.” Amendment 20, the 2000 ballot initiative allowing medical marijuana sales and use in Colorado, included a provision about how it does not “require any employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any workplace.”

In this June 6, 2018, file photo, PFAS foam washes up on the shoreline of Van Etten Lake in Oscoda Township, Mich., near Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Twenty state agencies, along with the University of Wisconsin, worked on an action plan released Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ administration after more than a year of PHOTO BY JAKE MAY/THE FLINT JOURNAL VIA AP study of forever chemicals known as PFAS.

ly undisclosed EPA database of locations that “may be handling” PFAS, with more than 85% of those places related to oil and gas, and heavy concentrations of possible locations at the industry’s core in Weld County, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which forced EPA to release the data. The same properties that make PFAS a lubricant or seal cookware also make them resistant to long-term impacts of heat or water, conferring the moniker “forever chemicals.” CoPIRG and others say the chemicals have entered Colorado waterways and “polluted communities like Fountain, Frisco, parts of Denver, South Evergreen and Golden,” threatening serious health impacts. State health officials have launched a buyback program taking firefighting foam containing PFAS off the hands of local fire departments and replacing them with alternatives. Consumer and environmental protection groups want the federal EPA to move faster to set absolute drinking water standards to force PFAS cleanups. Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment moved deeper into PFAS regulation when it demanded more monitoring of the chemicals coming off the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City. Colorado will, for the first time, monitor and limit runoff of PFAS at Suncor as part of the draft of the company’s water quality permit unveiled in November. Regulators and consumers are finding out how ubiquitous PFAS

chemicals are throughout industry and consumer goods, Katz

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Higher education faculty beg lawmakers to pass collective bargaining rights bill Adjunct professors often live paycheck to paycheck BY ERICA BREUNLIN AND JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Craig Svonkin relocated to Denver 15 years ago and while he’s been able to teach children’s literacy and poetry at Metropolitan State University of Denver exactly like he set out to do, it has come at a heavy cost: his financial stability. The associate professor of English took a huge pay cut to move from Riverside, California, and was only recently able to pay off his student debt. As an associate professor, the 58-year-old has a small retirement plan from his three years as a lecturer at the University of California, Riverside but worked many years as an adjunct professor and a teaching assistant and hasn’t built up a giant pot of money for retirement. At least twice, he opened his spare bedroom-turned-library in his downtown Denver apartment to adjunct professors who were evicted because they couldn’t pay rent. “This is all a function of a lack of collective bargaining,” Svonkin said during a roundtable discussion with other higher education faculty and the heads of the American Federation of Teachers and the American

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Association of University Professors on March 21 morning at First Baptist Church of Denver. “This is unconscionable for a modern society to not give us a voice,” he added. Faculty at Colorado public universities and colleges are the latest group of state employees calling on lawmakers to pass collective bargaining legislation that would allow them to unionize and negotiate for wages, benefits and working conditions. Several Democrats in the legislature are working on the measure,

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but they have yet to introduce it as they negotiate the bill’s language with Gov. Jared Polis and a long list of groups that support and oppose the effort. House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, a Pueblo Democrat who is leading the push for the legislation, confirmed March 21 that the measure is still in the works. She said the bill will be introduced, “if there is a path forward.” College and university employees across the state say many in their industry are underpaid, especially adjunct professors who are contract employees who on average make no more than $24,000 a year teaching a few courses each semester. Some of them say they can barely pay their bills and have to rely on government resources, such as food stamps. Both leaders of AFT and AAUP and higher education faculty urge legislators to support a collective bargaining bill for the sake of the existing workforce and to help attract and retain educators and preserve quality in the classroom. Polis has expressed skepticism about the bill. He said in January that he wouldn’t support the measure “in its current form,” but it’s not clear how drafts of the legislation may have changed in the weeks since then, and how those alterations may have affected the governor’s thinking on the measure. Colorado’s state-run higher education institutions — including the University of Colorado, Colorado State University and Colorado School of Mines — are fiercely opposed to the bill, warning that its passage would add significant new costs that could lead to tuition hikes. They have asked to be carved out of the legislation entirely.

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AFT President Randi Weingarten and AAUP President Irene Mulvey, who both met with Polis late on March 21 morning to discuss the need for collective bargaining rights among higher education faculty, are advocating for legislation that would be as expansive as possible. Weingarten previously discussed collective bargaining with Polis on Feb. 23 but repeatedly declined to comment on the outcome of that meeting during the roundtable. The two national organizations have together organized collective bargaining chapters in eight states that represent more than 20,000 college and university faculty members. “Collective bargaining is an essential right for all workers,” Mulvey said during a March 21 roundtable discussion, describing current working conditions among adjunct faculty as “abysmal.” She cited low pay among adjunct professors in the Colorado Community College System, where statewide pay averages about $2,500 per lecture course. “(Students) deserve a stable faculty with decent working conditions that has a voice in institutional decision-making and are not scrambling to make ends meet,” she said. Faculty deserve a louder voice in conversations with higher education leadership as they understand the problems plaguing institutions, Mulvey said, since “they’re on the ground doing the work.” JoAn McCarthy, who teaches English at the Community College of Denver, said most adjuncts live paycheck to paycheck while bouncing from one college to another to make ends meet. Adjuncts typically have to pick up whatever classes are available, often at inconvenient times of the day, and serve some of the state’s “neediest groups” of students, she said. “The system’s broken, and it’s designed to protect and flourish the people at the top,” McCarthy said, noting that students are the ones who are ultimately affected. McCarthy doesn’t work at multiple schools, but said many of her colleagues do. In some cases, she ends up picking up slack for them, helping their students outside class when their instructors don’t have time for office hours. Svonkin, of MSU Denver, cited a sense of fear hanging over many faculty at campuses throughout the state as many worry about speaking up as “counter voices” for fear of retaliation. SEE BILL, P6 ON AVERAGE, AARP MEMBERS ENJOY

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Shoemaker and the Greenway Foundation tried to raise funds to bring the equipment back up to snuff, but amid the Great Recession, money was hard to come by. Venice on the Creek shut down at the end of 2009, the boats were given away, and the doors of the locks were removed. Their concrete enclosures still stand in the creek. “It was a funky tourist attraction, and it seems unlikely something like that could happen again,” Wood said. “It was like a giant ball of twine or something. An anachronism from before Denver saw the flood of interest it has today.” Shoemaker, who heads the Greenway Foundation, said pulling the boats out for the last time was a sad moment, but he felt he had succeeded in his goals. “We wanted to see development up to the banks, to make something out of that part of town, and to get people to enjoy their river again,” he said. “All of that happened. And, hey, if we gave someone a beautiful birthday date that helped them love Denver, well, mission accomplished.”

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boats in an attempt to float east to join Coxey’s Army, a nationwide political protest movement demanding solutions to poverty and unemployment, though most of the boats are believed to have run aground. Steamboats once chugged around Sloans Lake. To Goodstein, Venice on the Creek is a relic of a “more democratic Denver,” that was more interested in how it could improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. “Now, we seem to be in a time of removing benches, lest we give the poor somewhere to sleep,” he said. “When I walk along Cherry Creek now, what I notice isn’t so much the old boat locks, but the steel grates under the bridges to keep someone from laying a sleeping bag there.” For some who took a ride on a punt, it transformed how they saw Denver. Karen Pellegrin and her husband moved to Denver in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to her hometown in Louisiana. Her first couple years in Denver were tough. She missed the art, music and culture of Cajun country. But in 2008 her husband took her on a boat ride for her birthday, and it helped deepen her affection for her new home. “I was in heels and a dress, not really dressed to climb in an open boat,” she said. “But it was dusk, one of those beautiful Denver sunsets, and it was just so sweet and unique and romantic. It helped me feel like I was living somewhere with beauty and charm.” Memories of punts on Cherry Creek feel like a vestige of a more low-key period in Denver’s history, said Joe Wood, who worked as a punter in the summers of 2008 and 2009. “A lot of us who worked there were confused as to why Denver was drawing tourists,” Wood said. “It didn’t feel like a cool city back then.” But Wood said spending his evenings on the creek was a transcendent experience.

Former Venice on the Creek punter Joe Wood points out features in an old boat lock PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT/THE COLORADO SUN along Cherry Creek.

“As afternoon faded to evening, things started to slow down, and we’d hang candle lanterns on the boats,” he said. “You’d see their reflection in the water. You got to know the river’s temperament. It wasn’t some Davy Crockett thing, but there we were beneath the nightclubs, experiencing nature in Denver’s own peculiar way.” At the time, Wood said he felt certain he was just one in a long chain of young people who would pole along the creek, repeating a spiel about Denver history to delighted tourists or leaping out of boats to turn heavy cranks to operate the locks. But as it turned out, he was among the last. By 2009, Venice on the Creek’s boats were getting old, as were the complicated locks and inflatable dams. Repair costs topped

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Denver transfers 33 bison to tribal nations in an effort to bolster and conserve herds Herds are from Douglas and Jefferson counties BY KYLE COOKE, BRIAN WILLIE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

On a snowy, blustery March morning, Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) donated 17 bison yearlings to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma. The bison had been staying at two of the Denver Mountain Parks: Genesee Park in Golden and Daniels Park in Douglas County. “This is what we should’ve been doing for decades as owners and as stewards of these wonderful animals: returning them, as we have nurtured them and raised them, but returning them back to our Indigenous leaders of this land, the caretakers of this land,” said Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, who spoke at the March 21 event at Genesee Park. According to DPR, this year is the first time in “recent history” that Denver is not holding a bison auction; that tradition ended last year when the department said it would instead “select tribes across the country that will accept the bison to build and enhance conservation herds on tribal lands.” In total, Denver is transferring 33 bison this year: 15 to the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming; 17 to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma (which happened Monday); and one to the

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“If people are afraid to speak up, you don’t have those counter voices in a significant way,” Svonkin said. Faculty are also pushing for

A bison at Genesee Park in Golden.

Tall Bull Memorial Council in Colorado. Jordan Dresser is a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming. He was at Monday’s event at Genesee Park. “Being able to reclaim the bison is a big moment for us because it’s taking back what was taken from us,” Dresser said. American Bison used to roam North American grasslands in massive herds but were nearly extinct in the 19th century due to commercial hunting and diseases. By 1900, there were fewer than

1,000 bison in existence, according to DPR. On March 22, there are about 31,000 free-range wild bison in North America. DPR operates two bison herds in the name of conservation: one at Genesee Park and another at Daniels Park. The herd was first established at City Park by the Denver Zoo, but moved to Genesee Park in 1914 and expanded to Daniels Park in 1938. DPR’s executive director Happy Haynes said she hoped the bison transfer shows “a commitment to working to dismantle the ongoing

collective bargaining legislation to protect the “academic freedom” that draws so many of them to campuses in the first place, said Mary Van Buren, a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University. She firmly believes in academic freedom so that educators can research and teach a variety of

topics whether they upset others or not. But many professors, particularly adjuncts, are constantly scared for their jobs, she said, “because they have no protections, and they’re employed at will. “We’re muzzling our faculty in a way that really inhibits the kind of adult, free-flowing, explorative kinds of conversations that we would hope would happen in a classroom at a university,” Van Buren said, adding that collective bargaining would ensure that grievance processes and protection from retaliation were enforced on campuses. Weingarten, of AFT — which represents 1.7 million members across the country in early childhood, K-12, higher education, nursing, public-sector employees and retirees — said the momen-

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legacies of oppression and inequities and recognize the current and future contributions of Indigenous communities in Denver and Colorado.” “Oppression and inequity is built over hundreds of years, and it can be dismantled piece by piece,” added City Councilwoman Jamie Torres, who represents District 3 in Denver. Various Colorado officials have made recent efforts to preserve the country’s bison population. In addition to DPR’s bison transfer last year, Governor Jared Polis and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Boulder) recently asked the U.S. Department of the Interior to put a stop to the National Park Service’s plan to kill a dozen bison in Grand Canyon National Park. Polis and Neguse were unsuccessful. Dresser hopes people can learn lessons from Indigenous peoples’ treatment of bison. “The bison was important to us not only for our cultural ways but also for everyday use. We used the bison for meat, also for household items. We utilized every single part of the body. So that’s important for today’s world because we live in a society that’s so wasteful.” This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs. org. tum around securing collective bargaining for higher education professionals is “about democracy.” It’s also about building up institutions, the economy and individual lives, she said, so that employees like adjunct professors no longer have to turn to food banks to make ends meet. “It says to workers in Colorado that you’re going to be valued,” Weingarten said. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Commerce City kidney donor summits Mount Kilimanjaro on Kidney Donor Day – Coleman described the group as a “gaggle” – were at the bottom of the mountain to greet the groups and chronicle the effort. Park rangers used satellite radios to gather the press. No one carried oxygen. If it was necessary, the guides sent the climbers back down the mountain.

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To say Commerce City resident Andrea Coleman is athletic might be a bit of an understatement. She was a basketball and softball player through high school. When those faded away, she took to such things as running marathons and hiking up and down mountains. Fifteen months ago, Coleman donated a kidney. Her uncle, Mike Davis, was the recipient. Coleman belongs to the Kidney Donor Athletes, a worldwide group of some 900 athletes. Twenty-two of them, including Coleman, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro earlier in March. Twenty – Coleman included – reached the summit. “The mission is to show people that you can donate a kidney and still do all the active things you used to do,” she said. “People think if you donate an organ, your life will be impacted negatively. That’s not true.” Davis has battled genetic kidney disease for several years. She is fine; he is doing well, too. In advance of the trip, Coleman said some people hiked both weekends hiking. Others went for long runs. “Athletes are loose people. If you take long walks, go for hikes, run marathons, you are up and moving,” Coleman said. “I never thought I’d climb Kilimanjaro missing one kidney.” Seven and a half days Coleman faced no surgery-related restrictions before the climb or during the summit. She hiked in the nearby mountains. She put dumbbells in her backpack, went to the Bison Ridge Recreation Center and worked out on a treadmill for an hour at a time. “I can’t have Ibuprofen,” she said. “I’ve hiked 14ers before and had headaches and took Ibuprofen. But there were other altitude medicines we could take. I never had any ill effects. I was eating a lot of food I wasn’t familiar with, but there was nothing related to my surgery.” In addition to the 20 athletes, Coleman said there were more than 100 “porters” whose job was to cook, feed, carry gear up the mountain. The climb up took 7 ½ days. “We’d wake up around 6 a.m., and the porters would ask us if we wanted coffee or tea, some water to wash our faces. They fixed us breakfast. We packed our bags each day and left them outside our tents, and the porters picked them up

Andrea Coleman of Commerce City joins 19 other climbers with one kidney atop MounCOURTESY PHOTO tain Kilimanjaro.

and took them to our next campsite.” A couple of hours later, the day’s climb began, usually about four to seven miles per effort. “As we started climbing the porters were carrying the tents we had and were passing us on the trail,” Coleman laughed. “I thought we’d have to catch up with them. There was a familial feel. We greeted them and spoke Swahili with them.” The porters brought out hot chocolate and popcorn during the evenings. The climbers played cards, too, before they nodded off to sleep. “There was something terrific about the mountain every day,” Coleman said. “The first day, the temperature was 80 degrees. There were monkeys all over the place. The next day, there was gunk in the air. There wasn’t much to look at. We saw waterfalls and caves. Every day, there was something different. It was neat and interesting.” Summit day On summit day – and after eating breakfast -- the climbers hiked about three or four hours to the base camp, about 15,000 feet in elevation. And ate some more. “We had lunch. We rested. And then we had dinner about 4:00,” Coleman said. “We were in bed by 7 because we had to get up at 10:30. Some didn’t sleep at all. I had practiced breathing exercises because I knew I needed to sleep. “And I slept a lot,” she added. “It was cold. I slept with more clothes on than I usually wear. I was wearing so many layers, it was hard to move. I looked like the kid in ‘A Christmas Story.’” At 10:30, it was time to get up – and eat some more. The 22 climbers split into two groups, and the final ascent began at midnight, the official beginning of World Kidney Day. It took about seven hours to reach the peak. “The wind was blowing, and it was dark. But the porters? They helped us. They were amazing,” Coleman said. “All we could see was this line of lights. About 5:30, the sun started to come up. We were above the clouds. The sun was bright red. It looked like a scene from

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‘The Lion King.’ I had this moment of contentment. I couldn’t believe I was here doing this, that we were here, doing this. It was the most beautiful thing.” The climbers had to go past a false peak – “there were glaciers all over the place, especially above Stella Point (the false peak)” -- before they reached the summit. Atop the mountain Coleman and the other 19 who made the summit stayed for about 20 minutes. “It was chaos at the top,” she said. “But at 19,500 feet, it’s not safe to stay up there for very long. The porters were trying to get us off the mountain as fast as they could. “It was so neat,” Coleman added. “Very few people get to this final point. We started taking pictures. Some people were crying. Some carried their cameras. I thought my iPhone would work fine. The moment was amazing. “We should have 40 kidneys up here, but only 20 were here.” Then it was time to go back down the mountain. Two and a half hours later, they made their first stop, which meant it was time to eat again. The rest of the descent covered about four miles, most of which was straight downhill. The groups reached the base camp at 7 p.m. “There was a vibe at that last camp,” Coleman said. “It was joyful, kind of like going to a state tournament, winning and then going for pizza afterward.” A four-mile hike the next day closed out the expedition. Local reporters

In closing Coleman took some time to reflect on the climb’s benefits, including a new “family.” “I met a group of people. I gained more than I ever thought I would,” Coleman said. “My uncle has had a genetic kidney disease. But he is one of the most positive and generally gritty people I’ve ever met. I thought of him when things were tough, when the wind was blowing, when it was raining. He’s fought this his whole life.” There are several so-called “One Kidney Clubs” in the country. The National Kidney Donation Organization website says more than 3,000 people are added to the national donation list every month. Thirteen people die every day while waiting for a transplant. The people on the transplant list total more than 100,000. “We’ve done things that few people have done,” she added. “When we got to the top, it was the icing on the cake for the journey we’ve been on.” Some of the climbers donated their kidneys to people who either weren’t related or weren’t known to the donors. Coleman called that “overwhelming.” “I hope this shows people you can do everything and more after you donate,” Coleman said. “You can save someone else’s life in the process and live your life to the fullest. One hundred thousand people need kidneys. More people need kidneys than what’s available. “Not everyone can donate. But there are so many ways you can impact people’s lives for the better,” Coleman concluded. “I can’t make the world change. I’m just a small person in a small town. But everyone can make someone’s life better – shoveling a sidewalk, volunteering with Alzheimer’s patients. “The biggest message is this. If you can help someone, you should.” For more, email andreac.coleman@ gmail.com. FROM $

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by Littleton-area resident Dave Johnson in 2014 with an overarching mission to make the world a better place. “People here need to realize the greatness of what surrounds us and take part in what is going on,” Johnson said. Johnson has noticed a widespread and growing public interest in participating in conservation and preservation of the planet but realizes many people are unsure of how to channel their well-meaning enthusiasm. Under the KACF umbrella, Johnson is able to aid in global conservation efforts by bridging the gap between people who care and who want to help but don’t know where to start. With 31 years of professional animal care experience as a zookeeper, Johnson was inspired to connect people with wildlife to make a positive impact specifically focused on mediating human-wildlife conflict. During the last eight years, KACF has amassed a cadre of more than 200 volunteers who are actively participating in conservation efforts both locally and globally. The organization is active in the U.S. and 18 other countries and has established 23 ongoing partnerships worldwide. One of Johnson’s initial inspirations occurred four years before founding KACF while visiting the Chepang people of Nepal, who were in need of support after being removed from the Chitwan National Park protected area. He has since visited annually to help build fencing — which thwarts unwanted cattle grazing — strengthen community and change attitudes about wildlife.

This work has served to build a strong, beneficial partnership. For example, prior to partnering with KACF, the greater one-horned rhino in Nepal was a threatened species, being poached at an average of 12 per year. According to Johnson, since the partnership with KACF, that number has decreased by 92%, reducing the poaching to only one occurrence every other year. Congress Park resident Heather Schwartz was one of the participants on an annual KACF trip to Nepal in 2017. She now serves as the organization’s social media manager and has the opportunity to go on many KACF trips. Schwartz, who has always loved animals, said the opportunity to take these trips to help wildlife gives her the chance to see the profound impact of intervention first hand. “One of my favorite memories was meeting a spicy 8-month old rhino in Nepal who was rescued by one of our KACF partners, The National Trust for Nature Conservation,” Schwartz said. The NTNC found him malnourished after he had nearly drowned in a monsoon, Schwartz said. “With the help of NTNC’s rehabilitation efforts and his joint tenacity, this orphaned rhino was eventually released back into the wild,” Schwartz added. KACF has had a positive impact in other regions as well. The organization has implemented beehive fencing in Nepal and Tanzania, right outside the Mkomazi National Park. Constructing these fences as a natural elephant repellant has helped with elephant-human conflict. Like Schwartz, one of Kiyota’s favorite memories is also connected with

wildlife in rehabilitation. “We got to see an orphaned baby elephant that had been rescued,” Kiyota said. “It’s inspiring to see the work people are doing to help animals.” For people wishing to contribute but stalled on how to get involved, Kiyota, Schwartz and Johnson all offer ideas. Aiding in field work with KACF abroad is one way to contribute to wildlife conservation. But there are many opportunities locally to help wildlife that do not require such a hefty time and financial commitment, Kiyota added. “Don’t litter or pollute the water. Pick up trash, even if it is not yours. Carpool, combine errands when driving. Be mindful and conserve water, reduce plastic use, and recycle and compost when possible,” Kiyota said. “Even small actions in the community can add up and help wildlife.” She also recommends spending more time outdoors. “When we experience the benefits nature has on our well-being, it helps us be more inclined to protect it,” Schwartz said. Johnson suggests those who have the space can establish a pollinator garden to support local biodiversity. For those seeking local fieldwork experience, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is recruiting volunteers to help with conservation of the black footed ferret. Likewise, the Denver Zoo will soon be seeking volunteers to help monitor the survival of boreal toads. Other wildlife conservation organizations seeking volunteers in Denver and the surrounding areas that KACF has relationships with include the Butterfly Pavilion, the Downtown Aquarium, Wildlife Protection Solutions, Idea Wild and Nature’s Educators.

Nancy Kiyota gets her picture taken with a baby elephant at an elephant sanctuary in Nepal in 2012. Kiyota of Washington Park attended the trip as a volunteer with a Littleton-based wildlife conservation organization called the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund COURTESY PHOTO (KACF).

Eventually, Johnson hopes to get involved with area mountain towns to ease human-bear conflict. “We only have one life and one chance to create some positive change,” Johnson said. To learn more about the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund (KACF), visit katieadamsonconservationfund.org or follow it on social media: @katieadamansonconservationfund. The KACF has two events planned for March — a virtual ZOOM event on Madagascar fish conservation programs, and a community in-person event at the WOW! Children’s Museum in Lafayette. Once scheduled, more information on these events will be available on KACF’s website under the `events’ tab.

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pring Cleaning” is more than cleaning out closets and dusting off outdoor furniture. It can also include clean-eating goals to improve habits and thinking harder about food choices that are nutritiously and economically sustainable. Thanks to Colorado farmers, ranchers and producers, local food options make it easier than ever to stick to this COLORADO spring goal, adding extra value to our lives every season. PROUD We resolve to eat right, choose foods that are good for us and grocery shop with purpose and intention. Buying local helps us combine and embrace these choices, nurturing ourselves as much as the Colorado farmers and ranchers who produce the spinach, squash, beef and everything else we are craving this this time of year. Every time we choose local produce and products, we are simultaneously boosting Colorado’s economy Danielle Trotta and heritage. That’s good news for everyone. So while we aim to ‘eat better’ and show our appreciation for health and local food this spring, let’s take an active role in feeding Colorado’s agriculture industry, too. It’s all part of a greater awareness for healthy eating and for an economicallyhealthy state. Here are eight ideas for how every Coloradan can nourish our farmers, ranchers and food businesses - and spring cleaning our eating and local-buying habits: 1. Buy local. Click and share this website to see in-store product offerings and shipping options from local producers, ranchers and manufacturers from around the state: ColoradoProud.com. 2. Pick Colorado-grown produce. Look for the Colorado Proud label, which symbolizes that a particular piece of fruit or vegetable was grown in our state. And check out what local produce is in season. 3. Buy Colorado-made products. When shopping, look for Colorado-made products, such as jams, sauces, condiments, snacks, sweets and other locally-made food products, which will also have the Colorado Proud label. 4. Support Colorado’s livestock producers. Look for Colorado beef, lamb, pork, bison and poultry or order directly from local producers. 5. Buy direct from a Colorado wholesaler. Many local companies are now selling food and products directly to end-consumers. ColoradoProud.com offers a list of companies participating under the “Wholesaler” category. 6. Dine at local restaurants. More than ever, Colorado chefs and restaurants are incorporating locally sourced ingredients into their menus. 7. Enjoy Colorado beverages. Whether you prefer adult libations, fresh kombucha or locally roasted coffee, look for Colorado-crafted alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. 8. (Virtually) thank a farmer. We are sharing many stories from Colorado farmers, ranchers and businesses on Colorado Proud’s Facebook page. Tag your favorite Colorado Proud companies. Agriculture is an important economic driver in the state, consistently ranking as one of Colorado’s leading industries and is in the top 10 nationally for production of a variety of agricultural products. With more than 38,900 farms encompassing nearly 32 million acres, agriculture is a vital part of Colorado, supporting more than 195,000 jobs and contributing more than $47 billion to the state’s economy annually. It’s not just the responsibility of the farmers and ranchers. It’s important for all of us to take a healthy role in feeding ourselves — and Colorado, both literally and economically. And there’s no better time of year than spring for refreshing and cleaning up our eating and our local-buying habits. Danielle Trotta is the program manager for Colorado Proud and leads the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s work to promote food and agricultural products grown, raised or made in Colorado.

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olorado now has more options available for care at end of life than ever before. The vast array of options allow for more personal choice during the final days of life, as well as for funeral and body disposition. Every option available may not be right for you personally, but knowing and understanding your options will help you make the best choices for you and your loved ones. The need for end-of-life doulas Many people are familiar with hospice care for the terminally ill. Although hospice services are immensely helpful, there is a gap between what hospice can provide and what the dying person needs to successfully navigate the end of life. This is where end-of-life doulas, or death doulas, come in. End-of-life doulas are non-medical support for the dying. They are not a replacement for hospice, but are in addition to hospice to help fill the gap. One of the major gaps in hospice care today is the limited time hospice workers are allowed to spend with patients. End-of-life doulas are able to provide the time for additional care, such as offering emotional and

f dried flowers make you think of withered Miss Havisham and her decaying wedding dress, then it’s time to raise your expectations. Today’s dried flowers are nothing like the faded flowers worn by the jilted bride in Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations.” They’re boldly combined, lushly textured and even colorful. So, what’s changed? The floral industry has embraced dried plants as it has pivoted to become more sustainable. When locally sourced and kept natural — not bleached or dyed — dried flowers have a smaller carbon footprint than fresh flowers that are flown in from overseas, refrigerated and displayed in nonbiodegradable floral foam. This has led to a surge in creativity. Floral artists are pushing the boundaries of display — adding dried flowers to fresh and wiring dried plant material to everything from hair combs to chandeliers. They’re also preserving flowers that were rarely dried before, from peony blooms to Smoke Bush plumes, and combining them in ways that take them beyond ordinary. Consider the brown fronds of dried leatherleaf fern. Alone they may look ho-hum, but when spiraling around the edge of a wreath filled with honesty seed heads and Chinese lantern pods, they create energy. Or the fluffy heads of pampas grass. By themselves, they could pass as feather dusters, but when wired with dried roses and allium seed heads onto chandeliers, they’re positively ethereal. This isn’t to say dried plants are overtaking freshly cut ones. Not even close. But they are having a heyday — taking center stage at the annual floral show, Chelsea in Bloom, and becoming a hot trend in weddings. Brides love them because they can be reused for multiple

spiritual support and companionship, serving as a liaison for the care team, completing a life review, creating legacy projects, developing a vigil plan, providing respite care and sitting vigil, just to name a few. Some doulas also serve as Cindy Kaufman home funeral guides to help families and communities who wish to care for their own deceased at home, as was both custom and tradition years ago. Each end-of-life doula brings their own unique skills, experience, and talents to their work. Thus, no two doulas are alike. In searching for an end-of-life doula, it is recommended that one interviews several doulas to find the one that best fits.

Life Options Act went into effect in early 2017, allowing the terminally ill access to medication to end their suffering peacefully and on their own terms. Since then, hundreds of terminally ill patients have been prescribed the aid-in-dying medication, even though barriers to access remain problematic for many people across Colorado. The need for education still exists around this option to help those who want access. Another available option is called Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking, or VSED. This process falls under the terminally ill person’s legal right to refuse medical care, which includes nutrition and hydration. For both the Medical Aid in Dying and VSED options, it is best if one has an experienced support system of hospice workers and/or end-of-life doulas to safely carry them out.

Additional autonomy options at end of life Choice in care is one way to exercise autonomy at end of life. Another is in making personal decisions about when and how one’s suffering will end. Colorado’s End of

Choices for body disposition Colorado is at the forefront in terms of options available for body disposition. No longer are embalming with interment or fire cremation the only two options. The desire for more environmentally friendly ways

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of final disposition have given way to more sustainable methods. Colorado now has alkaline hydrolysis (aka water cremation or aqua-cremation), natural organic reduction (aka human composting), and a dedicated green burial preserve. The most important thing to realize is that you have choices available and knowing your options will help you make the decisions that honor your own personal wants, needs and desires at end of life, as well as knowing you can make your last act on earth a kind one. Cindy J. Kaufman, MEd, EdS is president and co-founder of Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative. To learn more contact 720-989-1929, cindy@ coeolcollaborative.org or visit coeolcollaborative.org. This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. Please join us for our next virtual online presentation May 5 at 10 a.m. Cindy J. Kaufman will be our presenter and provide an overview on end-oflife care. For more information, please visit www.MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.

The dried flower revival events, and florists — many of which had weddings cancelled due to COVID - consider them a blessing. Instead of tossing all unused fresh flowers, florists were able to dry some for later use. So how can home gardeners get in on the dried flower trend? Below are a few of the best plants to grow for dried arrangements. All can be easily air-dried. Harvest in the morning when dew has evaporated. Cut long stems, remove leaves, wrap the ends in rubber bands and hang them upside down in a dark room. Dahlia: This lush beauty shrinks down to a papery confection. Select dense blooms in pinks and bright orange and yellow. Cut when blooms are half-way or almost fully open. Strawflower: This is an oldy, but for good reason — few flowers compare in durability and vibrancy. Select tall-stemmed varieties and cut them just as flowers open. Statice: Indispensable as a filler, statice is best known for its annual form. However, the perennial version is also a must-have, especially German statice, which has tiny starlike flowers. Cut stems when flowers are fully open. Larkspur: This reseeding annual is one you wouldn’t expect to dry well, but it holds its form and color. A favorite to dry is `sublime dark blue.’ Cut larkspur as soon as the blooms open on the stalk. Rose: Not a surprising one, but still one of the best flowers for drying. Select varieties that have plush petals in pinks and vibrant citrus hues. Cut stems with flower buds and just-opened flowers. Winged everlasting: This annual herb has masses of small white flowers with gold centers. Cut when the highest flower on the stem has just

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opened and the centers are showing. Yarrow: One of the easiest perennials to grow, Yarrow produces dense umbels and sturdy stems.

Harvest when all the flowers open. Jennifer Miller is the horticulture coordinator at the Denver Botanic Gardens

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LIFE shots at the signs. Street signs can clear up confusion about what jurisdiction someone is in, but they also can reveal deeper stories about a particular area. Here’s a look at some of the eye-catching signs across metro Denver counties and what you might not know about the history behind some of them.

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The sign for Shangri La Drive in Denver, pictured on March 10, sits off Leetsdale Drive near Colorado Boulevard. PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

If you’ve ever sat at a red light in rush-hour traffic in the Denver metro area, you may have wondered about the meaning behind the different logos and colors on nearby street signs. In the City of Denver, the signs are simple enough — the logo of mountains and the sky sit above the name “Denver.” But some signs have a different logo even though they’re also in Denver. In the southeast suburbs, drivers might think they’re in Aurora until the green signs on side streets start to look a bit different. And in Adams County, the signs sometimes feature an American flag image to discourage people from firing gun-

Denver mansions In east Denver, there are many normalsounding street names: Elm Street. Birch Street. Cedar Avenue. And then, there’s Shangri La Drive. A tiny, tucked-away road that almost forms a half loop off of Leetsdale Drive near Colorado Boulevard, Shangri La Drive was apparently named by Harry Huffman, a movie-theater and liquor-distribution magnate who had a mansion built on the hill. The road was named to honor the impressive home, which was modeled after the Shangri-La lamasery — a monastery of lamas — featured in the popular 1930s movie “Lost Horizon.” That’s according to the book, “Denver Streets,” by local historian Phil Goodstein, as cited by Denver city staff. And that’s not the only mansion in that area. More difficult to see from the street is the mansion known as “Cableland” on Shangri La Drive. It’s the former home of Bill Daniels, the wealthy cable-television businessman and philanthropist. Before he died, Daniels donated Cableland to the City of Denver in 1998, partly to serve as the official Denver mayor’s residence. No mayor has ever chosen to live there, but the mansion is used for official city events and city meetings and is made available for other events, including fundraisers and other gatherings held by nonprofits and qualified charitable organizations. Denver’s dual logos The use of Denver’s newer logo for certain street signs — the “D” logo with a building, the

sun and mountains within the D — doesn’t carry any particular meaning that’s different from the old logo, which is two red mountains outlined in white, with a blue sky and yellow sun, all above the word “Denver.” Denver began using signs with the “D” in 2010, according to Vanessa Lacayo, a city spokesperson. The city still has some signs with the older logo on it. “We try to be good stewards with city dollars, so we don’t replace things that don’t need to be replaced and try to honor the life cycle of the material and replace things as they fail,” Lacayo said. Don’t mistake Adams County A large chunk of the map directly north of Denver — roughly north of 52nd Avenue — contains buildings that may have addresses that are listed as being in Denver even though they’re in unincorporated Adams County. “Unincorporated” means an area is not within a city or town and is generally overseen by a county government. The addresses are marked as “Denver” because the city listed with a property’s mailing address is based on zip codes that are used by post offices rather than being based on city boundaries, said Christa Bruning, Adams County spokesperson. In those unincorporated areas north of Denver, you’ll see street signs with the A-shaped Adams County logo. In some parts of Adams County, street signs bear images of the American flag to deter people from shooting signs with bullets.

“American flags are placed on signs in some areas as a mitigation measure where we have experienced issues with signs being shot,” the county said in a statement. “The flags have been successful as many residents seem disinclined to shoot signs displaying the American flag.” A previous Adams County logo was established in 1985 and was the logo used on street signs until the current logo was designed and implemented in August 2009, according to the county. A community with gates in Littleton If you drive far enough northwest in the City of Littleton, you’ll run into an area called Bow Mar South, near the small Town of Bow Mar. But Bow Mar South is a neighborhood, not a municipality, even though it has its own logo on street signs. For example, the logo of a bird at Bell Flower Drive and Bowles Avenue denotes the area is within the Bow Mar South Homeowners Association, according to Tim Weaver, traffic analyst for Littleton. “We used to put different items on signs when a neighborhood asked for them,” a statement from Littleton city staff said. Decades ago, Littleton annexed land in Bow Mar South, meaning it brought it into the Littleton city boundaries. Littleton annexed the area that is managed by the Bow Mar South homeowners’ association in 1973, according to Littleton city staff. A small part of the association area is outside of Littleton, including a few lots in the northwest part of the subdivision, Weaver said. The area isn’t just another neighborhood. It includes gates on Blue Sage Drive that close to block traffic. SEE SIGNS, P14

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Katy McQuaid: “Everybody Loves Grace” Katy McQuaid believes the most important trait of the Finnish Lapphund breed of dog is that they know how to look into someone’s eyes and let them know they are loved. “This is what Grace does best,” McQuaid said. McQuaid, a resident of the Baker neighborhood, started her “Everybody Loves Grace” series of children’s books a couple of years after retiring in 2015 from a 32-year career with the CIA. “Grace has an impact on people,” McQuaid said. “When people meet her, there’s a natural connection, and the stories follow.” Grace is McQuaid’s Finnish Lapphund. She has fans across the nation, as Grace accompanies McQuaid to story times with children and older adults, and the two stayed busy with virtual story times when in-person events ceased due to the pandemic. Grace came into McQuaid’s life in 2011 to be a companion to the senior-aged Tinto, also a Finnish Lapphund. McQuaid adopted Grace when she was a 4-year-old dog from a woman in Canada who needed to find a safe home for Grace. McQuaid’s first Grace book was published in 2018, and the sixth in the series, “Everybody Loves Grace: A True Story of Grace’s Adventure to Washington, D.C.,” came out in October 2021. An approximate 25-minute read for adults, McQuaid’s Grace books are about 65 pages and eight chapters, written from Grace’s perspective. While they’re primarily geared toward children ages 6-10, people of all ages enjoy them. Older adults particularly like that the books help spark intergenerational conversations with their younger family members. For example, “children may not understand aging,” McQuaid said, “but it’s easier when told through the perspective of a dog.” Each of the Grace books also includes a “simple life lesson,” McQuaid said. These range from the profound effect on others that simple acts of kindness can have to learning the journey is an important part of the adventure. Grace’s adventures in the stories include many areas in town that are familiar landmarks to people — and serve as Grace’s favorite sniff spots — such as the Mayan Theatre on Broadway. Denver Health is another one of those spots. Once when McQuaid and Grace were out walking near the hospital, one of Denver Health’s paramedics stopped and asked to pet Grace. “He said, `if only I could start my day like this every day,’” McQuaid said. “There’s just

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something about the comfort of a dog.” Q&A with Katy McQuaid Why do you think people of all ages have a natural connection to Grace? I think the connection comes from Grace’s gift of presence. People of all ages feel seen and heard when they meet Grace. When she looks into someone’s eyes, they feel her great love for them. What is most enjoyable about writing about Grace’s adventures, and why? What’s fun is thinking about our adventures through Grace’s eyes. I love incorporating Grace’s wit and wise view of the world into each story. Every time I’ve written a book, she comes into the room where I’m writing to let me know when I’m done. Speaking on behalf of Grace, what do you think she enjoys most about meeting people? It’s Grace’s mission to enrich lives through storytelling and meaningful connection. In addition to receiving scratches behind her ears, I’d say Grace’s favorite part is making a difference in someone’s day just by looking in their eyes and into their heart.

WHERE TO GET THE BOOK To learn more about Kay McQuaid’s Everybody Loves Grace series or to order books, visit everybodylovesgrace.com.

WHAT’S NEXT? Katy McQuaid is working on a book for adults that tells of her experience as a female leader in the CIA. She hopes to have it out by the end of this year.

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Construction of the traffic gates was partly funded by the City of Littleton, and the city and HOA operate the gates together, according to city staff. Other gates that restrict or block traffic to or within neighborhoods in Littleton sit in Coventry and The Greens, according to city staff. Some areas in Littleton have street signs that are white and include the City of Littleton logo. Littleton first began installing the white street signs with the logo in 2015, according to staff. The city decided to install the white street signs with the logo in an effort to help people tell which areas are in the city and which are not, Weaver said. The new signs were also rolled out in an effort to “show our new branding,” Weaver said. Similar to the case of Denver addresses popping up in Adams County, it can be confusing to tell what is and isn’t in Littleton because many properties’ mailing addresses in south Jefferson County are listed as being in “Littleton” even though Littleton is mostly contained within Arapahoe County. Asked whether Jefferson County has considered putting its county logo on street signs in unincorporated areas to help clear up that confusion, the county said in a statement:

“The county has the capability of putting logos on street name signs; however, there is a significant cost in terms of material and labor to this effort. Each of the cities within Jefferson County utilize logos on their street-name signs, helping a traveler to know when they are within a municipality within the county or within an unincorporated area within the county.” Arapahoe County distinguishes land It can also be difficult to tell when you’re in Centennial and when you aren’t. Centennial’s boundaries twist and weave throughout much of the city to create a complex map. Parts of east Centennial are sandwiched between parts of Aurora, and some portions of unincorporated Arapahoe County sit in that area too. Some streets that sit outside of city boundaries have been getting marked with the county’s logo, generally in recent years, said Luc Hatlestad, county spokesperson. “There may have been logos on signs here and there prior to 2012, but putting logos on street signs wasn’t county procedure until around 2012,” Hatlestad said. ‘Identity’ in Englewood Englewood updated its official city logo in recent years from the green circular symbol to the new symbol with leaves — a change that led to some street signs in the city having the new logo and some still having the old one. “The current logo was adopted

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in late 2015 following input from the 2014 citizens survey and from citizen input received through the Englewood Forward process,” said Christopher Harguth, city spokesperson. Englewood Forward is the city’s 2016 comprehensive plan. In general, a comprehensive plan can affect a city’s priorities for housing, parks and open space, and transportation. “Results indicated many residents were looking for an updated community identity,” Harguth said. Updating the city logo on overhead street signs, such as those on traffic signals, will be complete in 2022, and the updating of all the ground-mounted streets signs was completed in 2021, according to Harguth. One of the notable areas with street signs that don’t bear a local government’s logo is the Arapahoe Acres neighborhood in Englewood, which has wooden street signs that are unique to that neighborhood. A small exception in Centennial Drivers in the east Centennial area may notice another area that could add to confusion about boundaries — the Greenfield neighborhood along Smoky Hill Road. The neighborhood has its own logo on street signs even within Centennial’s city boundaries. The signs are connected to the local metro district, according to Anna Bunce, Centennial traffic engineer.

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“The original street signs installed with the construction of this neighborhood (or) metro district, which included the kites (logo), predate the city’s incorporation. Our best guess is that the signage was installed around 1996 (to) 1998,” Bunce said. Centennial was legally established as a city, or “incorporated,” in 2001. In general the city of Centennial started installing Centennial-logo street signs that are blue rather than green in 2013, according to Bunce. When asked why the city made that change, Bunce said, “This predates existing (city) staff, but our best guess is related to more effective branding and differentiation for Centennial. With the nature of Centennial’s boundaries, this is an effective way to communicate and reinforce where someone may be in terms of jurisdiction.”

Douglas County adds logo Douglas County had no logo on street-name signs prior to an inhouse competition for a new Douglas County logo that occurred in the early to mid-1990s, according to Wendy Holmes, county spokesperson. The winning logo was the early “DC” and “ribbons” design seen in the county’s logo today. “We place logos on most of the street-name signs in unincorporated streets and roads maintained by Douglas County,” Holmes said. SEE SIGNS, P15

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“Logos on street-name signs are also useful as they indicate ownership of the roads for law enforcement personnel and road maintenance crews throughout the metro area and Douglas County.” Different in Weld Weld County doesn’t typically put a logo on road-number signs in

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR'S SETTLEMENT Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning in Denver County in The State of Colorado. Notice is hereby given that on February 2nd, 2022, final settlement with JHL Constructors, Inc. (Contractor), TreanorHL (Architect), PCD Engineering Services, Inc. (Commissioning Agent), and Ground Engineering (Construction Materials Tester and Third Party Inspector) will be made by Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning for an account of the contracts of the said JHL Contractors, Inc., TreanorHL, PCD Engineering Services, Inc., and Ground Engineering for the completion of the remodel and addition project for the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning in the State of Colorado, and that any person, copartnership, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said JHL Constructors, Inc., TreanorHL, PCD Engineering Services, Inc., or Ground Engineering, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said JHL Constructors, Inc., TreanorHL, PCD Engineering Services, Inc., and Ground Engineering, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education of said School District, at the office of: Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning, 1700 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80222. Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said School District from any and all liability for such claimant's claim. Legal Notice No. 81520 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jordan T. Jenkins, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30144 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 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Marisa C. Ala, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative The Ala Firm 12402 N. Division Street, No. 203 Spokane, WA 99218 Legal Notice No. 81538 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch _____________________________________ Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kymberli Sophia Bennett, aka Kymberli S. Bennett, aka Kymberli Bennett, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030320 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 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. c/o Erica Gajda, Robinson and Henry Attorney to the Person Representative 11080 Circle Point Road, Suite 140 Westminster, CO 80231 Legal Notice No. 81541 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch _____________________________________ Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles N. Simpson Jr., a/k/a Charles Nelson Simpson Jr, a/k/a Charles N Simpson Jr, a/k/a Charles Simpson Jr, a/k/a Charles Nelson Simpson, a/k/a Charles N. Simpson, a/k/a Charles N Simpson, a/k/a Charles Simpson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30306.

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 29, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Bradley Devitt Haas & Watkins, PC Attorney for the Personal Representative 2201 Ford Street Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 81525 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edwin H. Grant, Jr., a/k/a Edwin Hendrie Grant, Jr., a/k/a Eddie H. Grant, Jr., a/k/a Ed H. Grant, Jr., a/k/a Eddie Grant, a/k/a Ed Grant, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30093 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 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Michelle G. Hagle and Edwin H. Grant III Co-Personal Representatives C/O Jennifer R. Bailey, Esq ROBINSON BAILEY PC 7100 E. Belleview Avenue, Suite 101 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 81502 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock St, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: Callie C Oliver a/k/a Callie Oliver, Deceased Tony C. Rossi #45051 Rossi Law, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: (303) 859-4173 Email: Tony@RossiLawLLC.com Case Number: 2022PR030355 NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION A hearing on the PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Proof of publication will be filed upon completion. Date: May 9, 2022. Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: 1437 Bannock St, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81495 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JEFFREY SCOTT HOWELL, also known as JEFFREY S. HOWELL, and JEFFREY HOWELL, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030200 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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Cheyenne Howell, Personal Representative 10480 Owens Street Westminster, CO 80021 Legal Notice No. 81510 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Landis Stump, aka David L. Stump, Deceased Case Number: 22PR125 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 August 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Douglas A. Stump Personal Representative 5554 Xapary Way Denver, Colorado 80239

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Legal Notice No. 81535 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Casey Anne Nikoloric, a/k/a Casey A. Nikoloric, Deceased Case No.: 2022PR30344 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Edward T. Hine, Personal Representative 2036 Kittridge Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Legal Notice No. 81505 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Katrina Joanne Saltus, a/k/a K. Saltus, a/k/a Kay J. Saltus, Deceased. Case Number: 2022 PR 30244 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 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael H. Manov, Personal Representative C/O Joyner & Fewson, P.C. 3100 Arapahoe Ave. Ste. 410 Boulder, CO 80303 Legal Notice No. 81511 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JUDITH P. SIGLER, a/k/a JUDITH PAULA SIGLER, a/k/a JUDITH P. SPRUNGER, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30243 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 August 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. David B. Sprunger Personal Representative 480 S. Marion Way, #603A Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No. 81544 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Edward Maes, aka James E. Maes, aka James Maes, aka Jimmy Edward Maes, aka Jimmy E. Maes, aka Jimmy Maes, aka Jim Edward Maes, aka Jim E. Maes, aka Jim Maes, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30169 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 March 31, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred. Regina Sandoval, Personal Representative 1807 Lavender Lane Chula Vista, CA 91913 Legal Notice No. 81537 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James B. Houghton, aka James Blair Houghton, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30267 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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Linda Wilson, Personal Representative 755 S. Oneida Street Denver, CO 80224 Legal Notice No. 81521 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SHARON ANN COCHRAN, also known as SHARON COCHRAN, and as SHARON A. COCHRAN, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030170 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 July 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Jared C. Cochran, Personal Representative c/o M. Lisa Clore, Esq. Lisa Clore, LLC 5500 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 130 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lois Mary Coltrinari, deceased Case Number: 2022PR30235 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 July 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Dino Robert Coltrinari Personal Representative Hoskin, Farina & Kampf, P.C., Post Office Box 40 Grand Junction, Colorado 81502

Legal Notice No. 81516 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Auburn Edgar Benton, Jr., a/k/a A. Edgar Benton, a/k/a Ed Benton, a/k/a Edgar Benton, Deceased Case No. 2022PR30204 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Margrit L. Benton, Personal Representative 901 Race St. Denver, CO 80206

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacob Brong Trumbower, Jr.; a/k/a Jacob B. Trumbower, Jr.; Jacob Trumbower, Jr.; Jacob B. Trumbower; and Jacob Trumbower, Deceased Case Number:2022PR30208

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOSEPH M. ABELL, a/k/a JOSEPH MARKWELL ABELL, a/k/a JOSEPH ABELL, a/k/a JOE ABELL, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030303 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 July 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. James L. Burdick, CPA Burdick & Associates, P.C. 8400 E. Prentice Ave, Suite 660 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

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 July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Marvin L. Fisher, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No. 81493 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81488 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GEORGE A. BASQUEZ, Deceased Case Number 2021PR447

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DALE B. PADILLA, a/k/a DALE BRADLEY PADILLA, Deceased Case Number: 2022-PR-30033 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 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael W. Reagor Attorney for Personal Representative Dymond Reagor, PLLC 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 81497 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WAYNE CARROLL COYKENDALL, also known as WAYNE C. COYKENDALL, also known as WAYNE COYKENDALL, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30174 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 17, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

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John Brancucci, Personal Representative 9340 W. 49th Avenue, #205 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 81504 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81489 First publication: March 17, 2022 Last publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81492 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Legal Notice No. 81522 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Dan Alan Coykendall Personal Representative 580 S. Clinton St., Unit 3-B Denver, CO 80247

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BRADLEY D. ELLGEN, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30139

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES MICHAEL FARAGHER, aka JAMES M. FARAGHER, aka JAMES FARAGHER, aka J. MICHAEL FARAGHER, aka MICHAEL FARAGHER, aka MIKE FARAGHER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30292 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 July 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. David C. Faragher, Personal Representative c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 81528 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen Thomas Ray, Deceased

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Public Notices Case Number: 2022 PR 30376 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Probate Court in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before July 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Notice Given By: Christopher H. Wisher - Attorney for The Estate of Stephen Thomas Ray 2955 Inca Street, Unit 1L, Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 502-7688 cwisher@wisherlawllc.com Legal Notice No. 81517 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DANIEL G. CRONIN, aka DANIEL CRONIN, Deceased Case No.: 2022PR030285 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 August 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Edward Cronin, Personal Representative 13753 E. Marina Dr., Unit A Aurora, CO 80014 Legal Notice No. 81534 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ophelia M Pontarelli, a/k/a Ophelia Mary Pontarelli, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31673 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 July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Kathryn M. Kaeble Attorney to the Personal Representative 6870 W 52nd Ave Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 81508 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard Stucley Catmur, also known as Richard S. Catmur and Richard Catmur, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31526 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 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Martin Desmond Catmur Co-Personal Representative 403 E. San Juan Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230 Alison Catmur O’Connell Co-Personal Representative 730 Elm Street Denver, CO 80220 Legal Notice No. 81515 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Arley David Hudson, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30188 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 August 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Lyndal Buchanan Personal Representative 17123 Cradle Cove Court Houston, TX 77095 Legal Notice No. 81536 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory A. Sanchez, aka Gregory Sanchez, and Gregg Sanchez, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30241 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 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Brianne N. Sanchez Personal Representative 1209 N. Pennsylvania Street, Apt. 14 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81496 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gale Grace Beery, aka Gale G. Beery, aka Gale Beery, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31770 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 April 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Thomas William Knapp Personal Representative 3080 W. Prentice Ave., Unit C Littleton, CO 80123 Legal Notice No. 81501 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Susan Kay O’Connor, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030035 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 August 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Karen O’Connor, Personal Representative 234 W 7 Street Dania Beach, FL 33004 Legal Notice No. 81531 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mark Franklin Moore, a/k/a Mark F. Moore, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30112 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 July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Greg Moore Co-Personal Representative 6854 Magnolia Drive Nederland, CO 80466 Tom Moore Co-Personal Representative 10950 N. La Canada Dr., #26113 Oro Valley, AZ 85737 Legal Notice No. 81500 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jesse B. Avila, aka Jesse Avila, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30086 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 Denver County, Colorado on or before July 25, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred. Richard Matthew Ostberg, Personal Representative C/O Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Legal Notice No. 81526 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Phillip E. Carr, also known as Phillip Edward Carr, Deceased. Case Number: 2022PR30255 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 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Robert Owen Carr, Personal Representative 4096 Hubert Drive NE Marietta, Georgia 30066 Legal Notice No. 81491 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Craig E. Basner, Deceased Case No.: 2022PR30379 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before July 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Randy T. Basner, Personal Representative 565 Lands End Way, #214 Oceanside, CA 92058 Legal Notice No. 81523 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harry Lynn Taggart, A/K/A Harry L. Taggart, A/K/A Harry Taggart, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30340 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 July 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Linda Lee Hock Co-Personal Representative 1938 East Mifflin Street Madison, WI 53704 AND Roberta Lynn Underwood Co-Personal Representative 20 Lumberjack Road Butte, MT 59701 Legal Notice No. 81519 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara J. Spalding, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30361 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Probate Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Donald R. Spalding Personal Representative 11280 W. Center Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No. 81533 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Louise Pitt, aka Patricia L. Pitt, aka Patricia Pitt, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30399 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 August 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Robert W. Pitt, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81539 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael D. Naughton Jr., a/k/a Michael Dennis Naughton Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30123 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 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Cynthia A. Naughton Personal Representative 8521 E. Iliff Avenue Denver, Colorado 80231 Legal Notice No. 81527 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ralph Gomez, Deceased Case Number: 22PR113 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 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. John M. Gomez, Personal Representative 6814 Lamar Street Arvada, Colorado 80003 Legal Notice No. 81512 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of A Irene Oliver, Deceased Case Number: 22PR115 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 28 2022 , or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael L. Devenyns, aka Michael Devenyns, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30337 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 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Jennifer A. Devenyns and Joshua M.S. Devenyns Co-Personal Representatives c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203

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 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Jerome V. Porter Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003 Phone Number: 303-420-1234 Attorney for Jerome V. Porter Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 81513 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 81540 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LILLIAN RUTH ADAMS, aka LILLIAN R. ADAMS, aka LILLIAN ADAMS, Deceased. Case Number: 2022 PR 30069

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Estate of Elizabeth Ann Glenn, also known as Elizabeth A. Glenn, and/or Elizabeth Glenn, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30190

W. Douglas Hoak, Reg. #43148 Attorney to the Personal Representative 8055 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1350 Denver, Colorado 80237

Legal Notice No. 81494 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Christopher Glenn, Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Offices, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road Arvada, CO 80002

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Scott Allen, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30363 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 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Jeanne Denise Simon Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court, No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80112

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STATE OF KANSAS to: ANY KNOWN OF UNKNOWN FATHER OF JAMIYA A WILLIAMS; ANY KNOWN OR UNKNOWN MATERNAL OR PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, RELATIVES OR NEXT-OF-KIN OF JAMIYA A WILLIAMS; AND ANY OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED. A petition has been filed in this court requesting that the court adjudge Jamiya A. Williams a child/ children in need of care as defined in the Kansas Code for Care of Children K.S.A. 38-2202(d), as amended. You are required to appear before this court at 08:30 am on Friday, April 29, 2022, in the District Court, Juvenile Department, 1900 East Morris, City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, 67211; or prior to said time file your written response to said pleading with the Clerk of this court. Failure to either appear or respond may result in the court entering judgment granting the requested action.

Legal Notice No. 81543 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Each parent, guardian or other legal custodian of the child has the right to hire and be represented by an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire one.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Andrew W. Watson, aka Andrew William Watson, aka Andrew Watson, and Andy Watson, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30262

CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT by: Karen Hibbs

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Janice Florella Bahr, a/k/a Janice F. Bahr, Deceased Case Number 2022PR030195

Legal Notice No. 81518 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81542 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

IN THE INTERESTS OF: Jamiya A. Williams, Born in 2009 Case No.: 2022-JC-000096

Legal Notice No. 81514 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81524 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald Lee Roberts, aka Donald L. Roberts, aka Donald Roberts, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 000023

Elliott Roberts, Personal Representative 4601 Pendleton Ave. Evans, CO 80634 Elliott.roberts@calibercollision.com

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Allan Soleimanpour, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30370

Robert H. and Marilyn Watson Personal Representative 10269 Switzer Street Overland Park, Kansas 66212

Legal Notice No. 81490 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81529 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Theresa Beers, Personal Representative 6104 S Ash Circle East Littleton, Co 80121

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Joseph Mullin, a/k/a Robert J. Mullin, a/k/a Robert Mullin, a/k/a Bob Mullin, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30138

Legal Notice No. 81530 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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