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Elevating Denver’s creative scene Denver Paper Fashion Show pushes artists’ boundaries

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Because “Project Runway” first aired in late 2004, Brielle Killip of Denver’s Cole neighborhood thought she was late in getting hooked on the reality TV show — considering she had watched it for the first time only a few months ago.

But something she and her longtime boyfriend, Chris Geissinger, were particularly attracted to in the show is its unconventional materials challenge. This is because Killip, a graphic designer, and Geissinger, who is in the construction field, have participated in the annual Denver Paper Fashion Show five times.

Add Jennifer Garber, who has a background in nursing and is a hobbyist knitter, to the team, and the trio has come up with quite an array of fashions through the years.

“It’s always great to share the time with them creating,” Killip said. “The three of us bring together interesting qualities that complement each other.”

The Denver Paper Fashion Show — which features haute couture fashions SEE PAPER, P6

BY BRITTANY FREEMAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

On the left, Jennifer Garber models the Shadows of the Night design. On the right, Kate Bordeaux wears the Fire in My Soul design.

Both designs were created by Garber, Brielle Killip and Chris Geissinger for the Denver Paper Fashion Show, which took place March PHOTO BY JASON DEWITT 10. Story on page 10.

Two Coloradans just returned from providing aid in Ukraine It’s not a matter of if they’ll go back again, but when

BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN

Now that Overchuk understands medical supplies, vehicles and infrared technology are among the most-needed items,

Colorado HOA foreclosure reform legislation moves forward

he and his friends will raise the money to purchase those items, through their new fundraising organization, Ukraine Aid Fund.

Although his nerves were tested throughout the trip, Overchuk said, traveling back

home has helped him face reality, which he could not do from Colorado.

“When you are outside, you want reality to be different, and you have this internal conflict of what should be and what is reality,” he said. “But when SEE AID, P4

A Colorado House of Representatives committee narrowly voted April 13 to advance a bipartisan measure aimed at limiting homeowners associations’ powers to file foreclosure cases based on fines for community-rule violations, capping such penalties and increasing due process for homeowners.

Colorado law allows HOAs to seek judicial foreclosure against homeowners who are at the equivalent of six months behind on their routine dues, also known as assessments. But that total can include other charges, such as fines, late fees and collection costs — including the HOA’s legal fees.

As Rocky Mountain PBS and ProPublica reported last week, HOAs across the state have initiated more than 2,400 foreclosure cases — including those involving fines — from January 2018 through February 2022.

Those cases continued during the pandemic, as HOAs were not subject to government moratoriums that prevented many mortgage lenders from foreclosing.

“It is absolutely heartbreaking to hear people losing their homes over fees,” said Rep. Edie Hooton, D-Boulder, who voted in favor of the bill. “I would like to see some real meaningful progress on the HOA laws in Colorado.”

House Bill 22-1137 would not stop HOAs from seeking to foreclose against homeowners who are behind on their routine assessments but would prohibit foreclosures in situations where the association’s lien against the home consists only of fines or the costs of collecting them. The proposal would also prevent HOAs from charging SEE REFORM, P3

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Colorado prepares to give $35 million boost to small nonprofits House Bill 1356 would provide grants up to $100,000

BY MARGARET FLEMING THE COLORADO SUN

Small nonprofits could receive pandemic-assistance grants of up to $100,000 through a bill proposed in the Colorado House.

House Bill 1356, known as the Small Community-based Nonprofit Grant Program, is scheduled to get its first hearing April 13 in the House Transportation and Local Government Committee. The bipartisan measure would give $35 million of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to the Department of Local Affairs to be distributed through five “regional access partners” to at least 350 nonprofits.

The bill has been spearheaded by a multiethnic coalition of nonprofit leaders called Communities Lead, Communities Thrive, or CLCT, that serves Black, Indigenous, Latino, AAPI, LGBTQ+ and rural communities.

“A lot of our organizations don’t have access to working capital to rebuild, they’re usually smaller,” CLCT founder Carlos Martinez

Carlos Martinez, the founder of Communities Lead, Communities Thrive, speaks at a capacity building session with nonprofits COURTESY OF LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLORADO throughout Colorado last year.

said. “Some of these challenges sometimes are even larger when you look at organizations that are in rural communities or in communities where there’s very few organizations.”

Pandemic assistance programs have benefited larger nonprofits, but smaller ones without the

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infrastructure to compete for grants have often been left behind.

These organizations often have deeper connections within communities that lead to a better level of cultural awareness than larger groups. The proposed bill would support these smaller groups that provide critical services to those most severely impacted by the pandemic.

“We’re looking at (these recovery dollars) to be very strategic dollars to get invested to help rebuild not just nonprofits, but these communities,” said Martinez, who is also the CEO of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado.

“We’re looking at how we are almost shaping the next generation of these communities who are vastly impacted by COVID.” The prime sponsors of the bill are Rep. Leslie Herod and Sen. Julie Gonzales, both Denver Democrats, as well as Rep. Edie Hooton, D-Boulder, and Sen. Bob Rankin, R-Carbondale.

“This legislation will direct urgently needed resources to nonprofits across our state that need a hand in recovering from the pandemic, allowing them to keep their doors open and continue providing the critical services Coloradans depend on to thrive,” Gonzales said.

CLCT member Ricardo Perez is the executive director of the Hispanic Affairs Project or HAP, a small nonprofit serving immigrants in Western Colorado. HAP has served immigrants throughout the pandemic, including translating information from Health and Human Services into Spanish and providing assistance in the Western Slope’s “legal desert,” where there are only a few immigration attorneys practice.

HAP doesn’t have the infrastructure to compete for many state or federal grants. Perez said it feels like HAP and other small, rural nonprofits receive 20 cents for

every dollar that a traditional nonprofit gets. He supports the bill because it levels the playing field.

“It’s an opportunity for the state of Colorado not only to say that we are promoting equity, but we are putting in practice equity in the way we are doing better investment for small nonprofits,” Perez said.

The Asian Pacific Development Center in Aurora expanded its services in response to the pandemic.

Grant funding from the government and different foundations were helpful at the beginning of the pandemic, but have fallen off despite the persistence of the virus and anti-Asian hate crimes, President and CEO Harry Budisidharta said.

“Local nonprofits like APDC, we are often counted on by our community to respond to a lot of hate-crime incidents, difficulties they’re having with COVID, whether that is food delivery or ensuring they have a safe workplace,” said Budisidhartha, who also serves on CLCT. The bill must pass through several committees and votes before it lands on the governor’s desk and is signed into law, but Budisidhartha said organizations could see funding near the end of 2022.

HAP might not be eligible to apply for one of the grants. Still, Perez said it’s about more than money.

“It’s about recognizing the diversity, the cultural diversity, we enjoy in Colorado,” Perez said. “This is the way we are, as a nonprofit, supporting each other.”

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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After some HOAs gave out foreclosure notices in high numbers, the State Legislature SHUTTERSTOCK has intervened, creating a bill that is moving forward.

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daily fines and would cap penalties at $500 per violation, the bill’s sponsors said.

“One person came to us and told us about a fee that started out at $150 and ended up being $3,000. So it racks up pretty quickly and accumulates, and we want to stop that,” Rep. Naquetta Ricks, D-Aurora, one of the bill’s sponsors, told Rocky Mountain PBS and ProPublica.

“If you buy your property and you’ve been paying your mortgage, and now you have a small violation or a fee, is it right for an HOA to be able to foreclose and kick you out of your home?

No, it’s not right.”

The Transportation and Local Government committee heard testimony on the bill in early March but did not take a vote until April 13. In the interim, the bill’s sponsors met with community stakeholders, including those representing the HOA industry.

Representatives for the Community Associations Institute, a trade organization for HOAs and their managers, told Rocky Mountain PBS and ProPublica that they support the overall goal of eliminating foreclosures based solely on HOA fines. But they oppose several provisions of the current proposal, including the cap on fines, while hoping to find common ground as the bill moves forward.

“This means that, if a homeowner wants to paint their house pink, has that request denied and does it anyway, the homeowner will be allowed to violate the rules for an extra $500.00 payment. The association’s only option to enforce the covenant will be to then take the owner to court. It’s better to

levy a fine that actually makes breaking a rule unattractive,” said the Community Associations Institute’s Lindsay Smith, an HOA attorney.

The bill also requires HOAs to notify homeowners of delinquencies several times in different ways, including posting a notice on the home. HOA leaders have argued that such provisions could increase management costs. HOA homeowner advocate Stan Hrincevich said he disagrees with the argument that the proposal would result in increased costs for homeowners who pay on time, saying HOAs typically bill such costs directly to delinquent homeowners.

Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, RHighlands Ranch, voted against the bill and told the committee that HOAs are run by volunteer boards, and that homeowners who disagree with the decisions being made in their community have the option of joining the board to change things. “This micromanages on such a microscopic level it’s actually quite incredible,” he said.

The committee passed the bill by a vote of 7-6, with several lawmakers pointing to the dozens of foreclosure cases filed against homeowners in the Master Homeowners Association for Green Valley Ranch as a call to action.

“It is imperative that we address this problem,” said Rep. Meg Froelich, D-Greenwood Village, who added that the issue is at a “crisis point.”

The bill will still need to clear the full House and the Senate.

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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you are there, reality sinks in and you realize you can do something to help, but you can’t fix it on your own. That helps a little bit, to just find yourself, and do your part.”

Entering Ukraine When Mares landed in Ukraine, he planned to meet colleagues from Kosovo in Krakow, Poland, to begin the aid effort. But when the group headed to the nearest border crossing, they were met by Ukrainian border patrol guards who would only honor Mares’ U.S. passport. Mares went on to conduct aid tasks in Ukraine as planned, while his colleagues from Kosovo helped women and children as they crossed from Poland.

While there, Mares found an animal clinic providing vaccinations and medications to abandoned animals. A worker at the clinic led him to a volunteer organization where a woman there explained that refugees often take their small dogs with them when they flee but many larger dogs are left behind.

“A lot of dogs are being left behind in the Lviv area, and are just running around, without food or shelter,” Mares said. “This lady is trying to gather as many of those (animals) as possible, and putting them in foster homes, hoping someday to reunite them with their owners.”

Mares’ translator, who studied at University of Kharkiv, in the second-largest city in Ukraine and one of the hardest hit areas since the war began, said many students have been stranded there since the war began. Before he returned to the U.S., Mares distributed $2,000 to students there.

By the end of his trip, Mares said he and his colleagues had helped more than 20 families in Poland and Ukraine.

‘People started ignoring sirens’ It took more than 12 hours for Overchuk to get across the Poland-Ukraine border. As he entered his native country, thousands of people were standing in line hoping to exit as it began

Taras Overchuk of Highlands Ranch brought his mother and mother-in-law from Ukraine to stay with him in Colorado in March. Overchuk, most of whose extended family is living in Ukraine, spent two weeks in his native country last month volunteering to help family members and refugees to safety. “There’s a little bit of difference from people who have relatives in the country, to people just from watching from outside. To be closer to this problem, you can need to wear these shoes and just imagine how it is PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/ THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA for people in Ukraine.”

snowing.

“That feeling was striking to me because there were mostly women and children, and it was pretty cold and the amount of people I saw, I assumed it was a couple of days they were standing there — because the ability of the border patrol to get people through was limited and the amount of people wanting to get out was more than they could actually get through,” he said.

When Overchuk finally reached Lviv, it was hard to find restaurants serving food. Many of the larger restaurants, such as McDonald’s, had closed and moved their operations to the border to help feed refugees. But there were times that the city looked more or less normal, he said. Trams were working and people occasionally walked the streets.

When he reached Kyiv, on the way to visit relatives, the streets were mostly empty. “The concerning thing is that people started ignoring sirens because they were

just tired of hiding,” he said.

“And it was concerning because it may result in more casualties. After a strike hits a building, some people may be outside, rather than hiding somewhere. Since the sirens are almost constant, people got fatigued, and started ignoring it.”

At checkpoints on his way to visit family members, military members seemed skeptical of Overchuk, often checking his car and asking why he was driving on back roads in a war zone. A few times, Overchuk called relatives, who backed up his story to help him get through to visit them.

Most of Overchuk’s family members are still in Ukraine, and have not left because they fear their husbands and fathers would be drafted into the war, if they tried to escape.

When he finally saw some of his cousins in Ukraine, Overchuk said he felt he had accomplished something major, just by being present.

“It was helpful for me, and for them, to feel more connected and supported,” he said. “Not a lot of people are entering Ukraine.

More people are leaving than entering, and having some courage to go there inspires some of the people inside. I hope I brought some courage with me to them as well.”

While in Ukraine, Overchuk’s family in Colorado was worried about him being in a war zone, which — at times — made him want to leave. But when he’s in Colorado, he worries about his family in Ukraine.

“One way or another, there is no good place to be,” he said. Overchuk said he wishes there were stronger policies in place to help Ukrainian refugees immigrate to the U.S. faster. In late March, the Biden administration announced it would accept up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine.

As the war drags on, Overchuk said he hopes people around the world will donate to the Ukrainian military and aid organizations helping people there. In Mariupol alone, a southeastern city decimated by the war, it will take years and untold sums of money to rebuild, Overchuk said.

Amid the devastation and uncertainty, the Ukrainian government is encouraging people who can work, to resume their professional duties to help stimulate the struggling economy. Construction workers aren’t yet focused on rebuilding but they’re conducting clean-up efforts across the country, Overchuk said. Small restaurants and cafes in some parts of Ukraine are reopening to provide a sense of normalcy for residents.

“It’s definitely helping,” he said.

Overchuk said, though he’s exhausted and doesn’t sleep much, contributing to humanitarian efforts from afar has helped him cope.

“You just see the ways you can influence and help as much as you can,” he said. “But it’s still hard.”

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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Cousins create Byte Bars energy bar

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Casey Nunnelly and Sabina Rizzo knew there had to be a way to make healthy energy bars taste better.

Unsatisfied with products on the market, they set out to make their own. And in August 2019, they launched their Byte Bars, which are gluten-free, vegan and raw ingredient energy bars with no added sugar.

Byte is an acronym for Be Yourself Today Everyday.

“The brand exemplifies fun and (being) carefree,” Nunnelly said, “but also healthy. People resonate with our brand.”

Nunnelly, 25, of Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood, and Rizzo, 28, of Denver’s Highland neighborhood, are cousins who grew up in large, female-empowered families — their mothers are the oldest two sisters of nine siblings.

The two cousins are University of Colorado-Boulder alumni and former competitive athletes who, today, are health enthusiasts and continue to live active lifestyles.

At high school sporting events, people would bring cakes and cookies for the athletes, Rizzo said. While that’s probably OK for youth and children, she added, as you grow up, you learn to nourish yourself better.

“It’s important to nourish your-

Casey Nunnelly, left, and Sabina Rizzo are cousins and Denver-based entrepreneurs.

The duo set out to make an energy bar that was as delicious as it was healthy, and COURTESY PHOTO came up with their Byte Bars.

self properly,” Rizzo added. “It does affect your performance.”

The two launched Byte Bars with three flavors that, by 2020, became available on shelves in Colorado’s Whole Foods Market locations.

During the past couple of years, Nunnelly and Rizzo dedicated more work into their product.

They incorporated consumer feedback on their recipe formulations

and reformulations.

Today, Byte Bars are available in four flavors — Choco Chip, Cinna Cherry, Peanut Butta and the newest release, Lemmy Razz Protein.

All offer a “happy medium between tasty and healthy,” Nunnelly said.

It is expected that King Soopers will carry Byte Bars by this summer.

But the two cousins have much bigger dreams for their Byte Bars, they said. They are looking to expand their vision of sustainability and local sourcing and get Byte Bars on more shelves regionally, nationally and eventually, worldwide.

They also are wanting to get involved with give-back programs that prioritize sustainability and human connection — Nunnelly and Rizzo are focused on contributing to communities to provide a positive and lasting impact.

For now, Nunnelly and Rizzo are looking forward to community engagement opportunities this summer, where they will be providing samples of Byte Bars.

They will be at the Denver Colfax Marathon, which takes place May 14 and May 15, and will be at about half of the Yoga on the Rocks events, which begin in early June.

Nunnelly and Rizzo are excited to be able to offer a product they are proud of.

“A need we had was also one that other people had,” Nunnelly said of providing a healthy, yet delicious, energy bar. “You won’t feel guilty about (eating) Byte Bars.”

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made entirely from paper by Coloradoarea designers — is put on annually by the Denver chapter of The One Club for Creativity, a global nonprofit that exists to support all different types of creatives.

“I feel like everybody, in some form or fashion, is an artist,” said Lindsay Buemi, chief of staff for the One Club who co-manages the Denver Paper Fashion Show. “This is such an amazing event to bring together all these creatives.”

The Denver Paper Fashion Show is an all volunteer run event — including the models’ hair and makeup artists.

Proceeds from the event benefit the One Club’s programming, as well as Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, which is a nonprofit community organization that provides after-school arts programs for urban youth.

The first Denver Paper Fashion Show took place in 2004 and it has grown to be one of the largest in the country — if not unique to Denver.

Because of COVID, the event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021. But the 2022 event, which took place on March 10 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, was spectacular, said Buemi.

“This event has continued to grow and push artistic boundaries through the paper medium,” she said. “Every year I’m astonished by this creative platform and its ability to bring together so many generations from bourgeoning students to professional artists.”

Veronica Amancio wears a design titled Nature’s Shadow, which was inspired by the darker side of Mother Nature. This design, by PHOTOS BY JASON DEWITT Veronica Dewey of Longmont, won first place in the Denver Paper Fashion Show, which took place March 10.

This year, about 35 teams competed, which included a mix of professionals and students. Professionals, however, does not necessarily mean people who are employed in the fashion industry.

Though some of them are. Those entering as a professional run the

gamut of architects to those employed in academia.

“We don’t want to limit creativity,” Buemi said. “So, there are no rules on what you can create.”

However, 90% of the fashions must be made of paper, including props and accessories. One Club partners with Kelly Spicers, a paper distributor based in Aurora, to get the paper, which is donated by a number of paper mills.

Each year, the Denver Paper Fashion Show presents a broad theme. This year’s theme was “Chiaroscuro,” which is making use of bold contrasts between light and dark.

Killip, Geissinger and Garber — whose team name was Blue Linen Creative — entered two fashions in the 2022 event.

The first entry was Shadows of the Night, which was inspired by a “glimmer that you catch out of the corner of your eye, something floating through the darkness of night,” Killip said.

The second entry was Fire in My Soul, which was inspired by the “fire that burns inside each one of us, fueling our passions and desire,” Killip said.

This year’s first-place winner was Veronica Dewey, of Longmont, for her design, Nature’s Shadow. This design was inspired by the “darker side of Mother Nature,” Dewey said.

Dewey has participated in the Denver Paper Fashion Show four times.

The first time was for the first fashion show in 2004. Then, because she was busy raising her children, Dewey took a long hiatus until 2018.

The fashion show “really pushes your creative boundaries,” Dewey said. “It’s a tough competition because of the high level of creativity. Every year there’s more and more creative stuff that shows up. But that’s what’s fun about it.”

Dewey spent 19 years as a graphic designer, but for the past four years, she has been transitioning into a career in costume design and construction. She is now employed in

the University of Colorado-Boulder’s theater department.

The Paper Fashion Show has helped Dewey with her career transition, she said, adding it has given her the opportunity to test her skills, get portfolio work and put her designs in front of an audience.

Designers generally have about three months to design their fashions.

No doubt, it’s a lot of hard work that goes into them.

“Those of us driven to make this type of art really have a passion for it,” Dewey said.

Dewey added taht It is all worth it for the moment that her design comes out on the runway.

“It’s like this magic moment when everything comes together,” she said.

The Denver Paper Fashion Show is truly a unique event that is elevating Denver’s creative scene, Dewey said.

Geissinger agreed. In fact, participating in the Denver Paper Fashion Show has inspired he and Killip to take other arts courses, such as pottery, he said.

“The Denver area is very creative,” Geissinger said, adding that there is everything one can imagine here, including working with iron to sketching and glass blowing.

“Denver can certainly hold its own compared to other cities when it comes to creativity,” he said.

LEARN MORE To learn more about The One Club for Creativity, visit oneclub.org, scroll to `chapters’ and select Denver to learn more about the local chapter.

The One Club Denver has several upcoming events, including: • Women in Advertising - A donationbased virtual fireside chat on April 29.

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To learn more about the Denver Paper Fashion Show, visit paperfashionshow.com.

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Colorado will have hundreds more air pollution sources to permit

Colorado Department of Public Safety Ozone Alert Day.

How the state is gearing up

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

The EPA downgrade of Northern Front Range ozone pollution to “severe” from “serious” on April 12 will require hundreds of Colorado companies to get emission permits from a critically backlogged state system, but health officials say their request for a steep budget increase from lawmakers will clear the jam and improve the air.

State health officials April 12 said they welcomed the EPA’s announcement knocking the Denver metro area and other major U.S. cities into a tougher enforcement category for ozone, saying the long-anticipated move would “help build upon Colorado’s strategies to protect and improve the air we breathe.”

The move means state permits will be required for 473 more sources of pollution that contribute to ozone, as the threshold drops from 50 tons of covered pollutants a year to include all those sources emitting 25 tons or more, Air Pollution Control Director Michael Ogletree said. That will nearly triple the “major source” locations that need to be permitted, to a total of 730, state officials said.

Previously, the environmental rnonprofit WildEarth Guardians had said many of the sites now required to get permits would include the oil and gas industry, at drilling and collection locations.

That new work will run headlong into a state health permitting system already assailed by courts sand environmental groups as years behind, potentially endangering the health of more Coloradans living in highly polluted areas.

One set of permits at a key polluter, the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City, expired in 2012, and

another in 2018, with a state court judge in January ordering Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials to finish renewing the permits “without delay.”

When the state did issue a revised permit that it said put important new restrictions on Suncor, the regional EPA office sent the proposed permit back for tougher revisions in March.

State officials said April 12 they have 52 major source polluters backlogged for review of new permits or renewals. They say that is a significant reduction from the 143 permits overdue in 2015.

“Our pollution control division is really at a transition point,” CDPHE Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan said in an interview. “It’s been underresourced for two decades. We’re changing the way that we fund it. And I’m on a mission to really modernize and rightsized it to meet today’s air quality demands.”

Gov. Jared Polis and the health department are asking the legislature to approve more than $40 million in new general fund spending to quickly beef up the air pollution division with new permit engineers, experts who will model expected pollution, and experts to monitor existing pollution, according to Ryan and Ogletree. The boost in spending is aimed at clearing the backlog of overdue permit renewals and preparing for the onslaught of newly permitted sources, they said.

The boost will add more than 100 full-time positions to the understaffed division and will allow for expanded technology including aerial monitoring of pollution sites, Ogletree said.

“We right now have a permitting database from the 1990s, and we have a request for several million dollars to be able to upgrade that,” Ryan added.

A budget with whistleblowers in mind?

Lack of pollution modeling staff and permitting procedures too friendly to industrial polluters were among the criticisms leveled at the health department by internal whistleblowers in 2021. The whistleblowers, from the Air Pollution Control Division’s modeling staff, asked the EPA Office of Inspector General to investigate, and the EPA’s detailed objection to the Suncor permit indicated federal officials are listening closely.

Environmental groups that have been demanding stronger, faster action by state health officials say they are cautiously optimistic about the bigger budget and change in empha-

sis by CDPHE leadership. They add that they are not about to let down their guard.

“Health professionals in our state see and treat the real health impacts of poor air quality everyday. They are unequivocal about the dire impacts that air pollution has on community health,” said Sabrina Pacha, director of the nonprofit Healthy Air & Water Colorado. Her group and others want the state to look at the cumulative effects of other area polluters when considering whether to approve each new permit.

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EPA downgrades Colorado’s ozone problem to ‘severe’ Will force more cuts to pollution

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

The EPA has downgraded Colorado’s North Front Range ozone problem to “severe” from “serious,” a long-expected move that requires state and local officials to take stronger runs at cutting the health-damaging pollution.

“The proposed reclassifications would require the State of Colorado to apply more stringent air quality measures to sources across the area,” an EPA release said, in announcing the proposed change after months of pressure from environmental advocates who said the deadlines to do so had already come and gone.

“Under the ‘severe’ reclassification, these requirements include

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community-based monitoring so that we know what is in the air we are breathing, not just at polluting facilities but in our neighborhoods, too,” she said.

The 2022-23 budget proposal “is an important first-step investment” toward better air quality, said Jared Bynum, communities and justice advocate at Conservation Colorado.

Environmental advocates also point to some of the same state budget elements touted by air pollution officials, including millions of dollars in spending to replace high-polluting diesel school buses with clean electric models in coming years. Better buses for school children, “so quiet and clean,” are important for communities highly impacted by past pollution, Bynum said.

A state health department release on the EPA’s ozone announcement noted the other cities whose

the use of reformulated gasoline in summer months and a reduction of the threshold requiring control measures on emissions sources from 50 tons per year to 25 tons per year,” the EPA said.

In a previous interview that will be published on April 12, Colorado officials said the pending EPA downgrade will require hundreds of companies to get emission permits from a state system already critically backlogged. State health officials say their steep budget request is designed to clear the jam and improve the air.

It will mean state permits will be required for 473 more sources of pollution that contribute to ozone, as the threshold drops from 50 tons of covered pollutants a year to include all those emitting 25 tons or more, Air Pollution Control Director Michael Ogletree said. That new work will run headlong into a state

health permitting system already assailed by courts and environmental groups as years behind, potentially endangering the health of more Coloradans living in highly polluted areas.

One set of permits at a key polluter, the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City, expired in 2012, and another in 2018, with a state court judge in January ordering Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials to finish renewing the permits “without delay.” When the state did issue a revised permit that it said put important new restrictions on Suncor, the regional EPA office sent the proposed permit back for tougher revisions in March.

“Our pollution control division is really at a transition point,” CDPHE Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan said in an interview. “It’s been under-resourced for two decades. We’re changing the way

that we fund it. And I’m on a mission to really modernize and rightsize it to meet today’s air quality demands.”

EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker said, “Ground-level ozone remains one of the most challenging public health concerns we face, affecting large numbers of Coloradans and their families.” The reclassification “will make sure we are leveraging all available measures and resources as we move forward to reduce ozone pollution” with the state and other partners, she said.

problems are now being reclassified as severe: Chicago-Naperville; Dallas-Fort Worth; Houston-Galveston-Brazoria; Morongo Band of Mission Indians, in the Coachella Valley area east of Los Angeles; and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Colorado air experts have said the Denver metro area’s ongoing ozone problems arise from a few major contributors: industrial and auto emissions that have not been cut as quickly as necessary; hotter summers that increase pollution volatility; and ozone-contributing wildfire smoke blowing east from a sharply increasing number of superfires in states to the west and northwest.

Part of the Colorado shortfall on ozone comes from changing EPA standards. While metro area ozone levels are stubborn and creeping up, they are also hitting the increasingly rigorous recommendations of scientists and doctors. The 2008 EPA standard of an average 75 parts per billion fell to 70 parts per billion in a 2015 revision. Many

Front Range pollution monitors frequently registered over 80 parts per billion in the heat of 2021, state records show.

Cutting ozone-causing pollutants often goes hand-in-hand with efforts to trim Colorado’s greenhouse gas emissions — mitigation policies can cut both forms of pollutants at the same time. Yet state moves to cut vehicle-based emissions, for example, are resisted by drivers and many businesses, and criticized by environmental groups as too slow.

An “Advanced Clean Trucks” rule to require gradual replacement of fossil fuel engines with cleaner electric and hydrogen models has been delayed until 2023, though community and environmental advocates are now petitioning the Air Quality Control Commission to get it done sooner. In 2021, state air pollution officials proposed a set of commuting rules for large employers aimed at cutting miles driven but withdrew the proposal after sharp opposition from employers and trade groups.

While promoting changes in the new budget, state health officials say they also anticipate air quality improvements from a recent list of legislation and department rules that did pass. They cite new limits on emissions from oil and gas operations, the continuing closures of coal-fired power plants that are the biggest polluters in the state, increasing electric vehicle sales, and new Colorado Department of Transportation rules on reducing emissions when planning major road projects.

“We have so much on our plate from past legislation,” Ryan said.

“We’re going really fast, and we will get it all done. It just takes time.”

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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While fire officials have emphasized that the conditions that made the Marshall FROM THE Fire so catastrophic could not have EDITOR been helped, given the wind and heat, there are ways to better prepare citizens to safely evacuate and prevent fire officials from having to take extra time by knocking on doors and spreading the word on foot.

That system is CodeRed. From Douglas County to Arapahoe County to Jefferson County, leaders are stressing the need for more resiThelma Grimes dents to get signed up for this emergency alert system, allowing state and local agencies to deliver geo-targeted, time-sensitive information to individuals who have signed up to receive alerts.

In the case of the Marshall Fire, the system allowed authorities to tell citizens who were signed up to evacuate. For those not on the emergency alert system, it required more time to find them and notify all of them.

The CodeRed system allows notifications to be sent via email, SMS, voice, mobile app push notifications, IPAWS and more depending on the severity of the situation. To learn more and see a video explaining the importance of this technology, visit onsolve. com.

In taking the steps myself, I found it is not an overly difficult process to get signed up. It took less than two minutes to enter a username, a password and fill in my address and the method I would like to receive the alerts. I chose texts since, like everyone, my phone is always with me.

On the OnSolve website, registration steps include: Use Google, Facebook or Twitter credentials to create an account for a quick log-in process. Include multiple points of contact to ensure public safety officials will be able to reach you in an emergency.

Opt-in to receive general notifications to receive community bulletins. Make sure you keep this information up to date, especially in the even to moving.

When a tragedy strikes so close to home, it is important to listen to the emergency response providers on what we can do at home to protect ourselves and assure efficiency in battling whatever the emergency may be.

Firefighters and local authorities will also stress that the more people signed up to get emergency alerts the better, because it will decrease their requirements to go door-to-door to notify residents of an impending disaster.

Their time is better used fighting the source of the emergency rather than notifying residents who could have been told immediately through the CodeRed system.

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A look at economic dysfunction

he economy appears to be at a crossroads. Is it inflation or recession? There is plenty of commentary to choose from supporting either position. Many wonder if it is possible for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates enough to curb inflation without causing a recession. Then we add in a Russian invasion into Ukraine and higher gas prices along with continued supply chain shortages. The economy is definitely in uncharted territory.

Interest rates have remained low since 2008, fueling the economy. Inflation is at a 40-year high according to Bloomberg.

The cure for inflation is to raise rates but doing so could also cause a recession. The Federal Reserve is in a tricky place.

Bill Greiner, Chief Economist with Mariner Wealth Advisors, stated recently that there is only a 40% chance the economy will return to normalcy in 2022. This is due to the growth expectation

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This is based on the Federal Reserve beginning to raise rates, along with continuing economic problems related to COVID-19. But he also believes Patricia Kummer inflation will come down as well. The 20-year average is 2.2 percent, and we are currently running close to 8%. As consumer expectations begin to soften and hopefully some supply chains open up, inflation is expected to decline before year end to around four percent.

Mr. Greiner sees other possibilities if the economy does not normalize: Stagflation or recession. Stagflation is where high inflation continues, and recession is where economic growth declines. While neither of these

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are great choices, how the rest of this year unfolds will be telling. If inflation persists and economic growth continues, we may be able to “grow” our way out.

If interest rates rise too quickly and the money supply dries up, then GDP will likely decline. It will be difficult to have what the Federal Reserve likes to call a “soft landing,” where interest rates rise but economic growth continues to flourish.

There have been four recessions in the last 30 years¹ and they are considered a normal part of the business cycle.

Recessions typically have high unemployment, which is the opposite of our current employment situation. This is why I call this a crossroad. The Fed action could point to a recession, but other economic indicators remain positive.

Currently there remains continued economic growth, solid corporate earnings, and low unemployment. These are

all good signs. The stock market may remain volatile as it digests all of these changes, such as continued interest rate hikes this year.

Investors should consider market movements as opportunities with the outlook of continued economic growth and low unemployment. But always have your emergency reserves and a well-balanced portfolio to help during these unusual times.

Interest rates will need to rise to return to normal in the 2% to 2.5% range. These changes usually cause market volatility but that is a small price to pay to avoid recession.

1. The National Bureau of Economic Research Patricia Kummer has been a certified financial planner professional and a fiduciary for over 35 years and is Managing Director for Mariner Wealth Advisors, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

Professional caregiving with transferrable skills

like to refer to myself as a Professional Mom,” a friend told me.

Yuck, my eyes rolled so far back they almost got stuck in my throat. I hear this statement coming up more and more at church, at school and on the playground. I can’t help but get frustrated with some of the ways people try to redefine stayat-home-moms, or SAHM, partially because I am one.

I get what they’re trying to ?do. People often assume SAHMs don’t do much work … or anything at all. It’s my peeps trying to give us credit for the valuable way we spend our time.

But aren’t working moms professional moms too? Aren’t all dads, whether working, retired, unemployed or full-time caregivers, “professional dads”?

My husband Ryan travels three nights out of the week. Yes, he doesn’t spend as much time with our kids as I do, but he is still their dad (and not just by birth).

We talk about how the day went with the kids and decide, together, how best to deal with each situation. He sends video messages for them to watch when they wake up, he snuggles with them at night when he’s in town. He texts the kids’ phones throughout the day. He is as involved, just in a way that is unique to his/our situation.

How much time we spend with our children shouldn’t dictate our status as a parent or the quality of our parenting. SAHMs can be neglectful or attentive.

Working moms can be toxic or healthy. Stay-at-home-dads can be distant or involved. Usually, we’re all of these things on any given day.

I’m convinced the only difference in the involvement of each

type of parent is the amount of caregiving that happens. I take care of appointments, taxi driving, medications, nutrition, cooking, schedules, homework, etc.

It’s a lot, but it’s caregiving, not Stacey Carruth parenting.

As far as parenting goes, both of us mentor and both of us teach. Both of us take time to connect with each kid each day. Both of us lead our family council. Both of us teach problem solving and conflict resolution skills. Both of us read and snuggle with them at night.

Both of us worry and pray over them. Both of us model apologies and vulnerability. We are both professional parents, I just happen to also be a professional caregiver.

But if our society didn’t look down so much on caregiving, maybe the term “professional caregiver” might start gaining some traction. When I tried to get into the HR profession a few years back, I used a resume consultant. As she tried to pry for more information, I was embarrassed that the only experience I could come up with had to do with managing a home and raising kids — because that was all I had time to do. Despite how proud I was of how I spent my time for the past 10 years, it showed up as a blank page on a resume.

This really bothered me until my neighbor taught me the term “transferrable skills.” It’s where you gain a skill from one industry that can be applied to a different one. In my case, I now see

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that managing a home makes me an excellent team player who’s willing to do the undesirable jobs (nothing is worse that cleaning up throw-up while you’re still throwing up).

My time spent discovering my son’s rare digestive disorder taught me to approach problems slowly, without jumping to conclusions, and to give people, including kids, the benefit of the doubt.

Constantly being around childish emotions has helped me hone the skill of dealing with adult temper tantrums without breaking a sweat. And finally, I can convince the most immature human to do something she/ he doesn’t want to do, all while keeping the house from burning down.

Today, I have no problem de-

fending how my unique way of managing my four kids and two dogs are full of worthy, transferrable, soft skills for human resources or any other mid-level position.

But being a woman doesn’t give me the right to tell other women how to identify.

So with a spirit of humility, I say: I’m proud of you, Professional Mom, for finding the words to validate how you spend your time.

I support you and I salute you.

Just don’t be afraid to tout those transferrable, caregiving skills with confidence if your professional aspirations ever change.

Stacey Carruth is a parent with four children in Arapahoe County.

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eekeeping has seen its popularity grow in many places across the country in recent years, and the Denver metro area is no exception.

From community gardens to backyard hives, more and more people are keeping honey bees and often selling the luscious, golden liquid reward that comes from this hip hobby.

Honey bees have become the main beneficiaries of the “save the bees” movement. According to researchers, there are around 25,000 different types of bees, but for obvious reasons, the honey bee is the most beneficial for hobbyists to raise. Not native to North America, honey bees came to the continent with the earliest European immigrants.

In recent years, a cottage industry

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has sprung up around honey bees, with several full-service shops in the Denver area offering nascent beekeepers with all of the supplies and advice they would need to start managing their own hives.

But first, new beekeepers might want to consult one of the many educational organizations that exist locally.

The Denver Bee and the Mile High Bee clubs provide support and education to the Front Range beekeeping community, and the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster offers a Beekeeping Bootcamp, a program with sessions running throughout the year. People can sign up for the whole series or attend individual classes.

Biologist Lorna McCallister manages the Butterfly Pavilion’s hives and serves as the Beekeeping Bootcamp instructor. She said spreading out the course over five sessions allows her to guide students through the entire beekeeping process.

She said the pavilion also has five apiaries — collections of beehives — in community gardens across the metro area. They serve as great educational tools while also helping pol-

lination around the Denver area.

Beekeeping Bootcamp is certified through the Colorado Beekeepers Association, which McCallister said allows students who complete the course to become an apprentice beekeeper if they wish to take their hobby to the next level.

Those interested in the program still have time to join.

McCallister said the first class was archived, so catching up via video would be easy and the live bees used in upcoming courses won’t actually be delivered until the end of April.

“Beekeeping is really big in Colorado — especially around Denver,” McCallister said.

In fact, beekeeping has become so popular that some cities have gotten involved.

Susan Bennett is an environmental interpreter for the City of Wheat Ridge and resident bee expert at Happiness Gardens, a community resource that allows gardening enthusiasts to register for full- or half-sized

plots to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers. As a “science nerd,” Bennett said she loves practically everything about the buzzing insects.

Some conservationists have recently begun questioning whether the proliferation of honey bees might in fact be harmful to native bee populations that have to compete for resources with an ever-increasing honey bee population.

Bennett said there are many scientific papers on the subject, and she’s keeping an eye on them to see what is ultimately discovered. But for now, she thinks adhering to best practices can go a long way to benefitting all pollinators. She said if people are interested in bees, the best thing they can do is plant a native garden that includes plant varieties that will flower through as much of the season as possible.

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Legislature hones in on school discipline Bill calls for better training, record keeping and limits on punishment

BY ERICA MELTZER AND JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Through more training for police who work in schools, more transparency around student discipline, and new limits on the use of handcuffing and seclusion rooms, advocates hope to see schools become safer and more supportive places, especially for students of color and those with disabilities.

A bill expected to be introduced in the Colorado House this week calls for significantly more data collection, more public reports on school discipline practices, and fewer loopholes that allow Colorado school districts to essentially police themselves when it comes to seclusion and restraint.

Critically, the bill would give the Colorado Department of Education the authority to order school districts to correct their practices when they violate students’ rights.

The larger goals are to improve school climate and prevent students from entering the school-toprison pipeline.

“We want to set kids up for success,” said Krista Spurgin, executive director of the Colorado chapter of Stand for Children, an advocacy organization. “If kids are constantly getting in trouble or being told they’re a troublemaker or even getting arrested, you start to see that cycle repeat itself.”

The bill makes three main changes.

• It would require the state education department to collect more data on school climate, student discipline, and law enforcement referrals and make that information easily accessible. The data would be broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, family income, English learner status, and disability status to make it easier to see which student groups are most affected by certain discipline practices.

• It would limit the use of physical restraints and seclusion rooms.

It would ban handcuffing students except in limited circumstances. It would require schools to document physical holds that last longer than a minute and prohibit using offices and broom closets for student seclusion.

• It would set new standards for school resource officers, including that they have experience working with youth and want to work

A bill is reviewing school discipline practices in Colorado.

in schools. It would give school officials more say in evaluating officers’ performance and in which officers work in schools.

Advocates hope that by gathering more data and making it more publicly available, they can identify exemplary schools and schools that rely too much on suspensions, expulsions, and other discipline practices that can derail children’s school experience. This data could help develop new policies and direct resources, they said.

“Eventually we would like to get to a place where we have a vision for school and student success that includes a healthy school climate and provides a safe and supportive learning environment for all students,” said Leslie Colwell of the Colorado Children’s Campaign.

“To get there, there are some steps that need to happen first. We think this bill lays the foundation for this work that needs to come first.”

The bill developed from conversations that started after a school discipline reform bill was withdrawn last year amid fierce opposition from law enforcement and suburban school districts.

But advocates insist this year’s effort is not a re-do. The effort was informed by statewide conversations last summer about improving school climate. Advocates tried to identify steps that would lead to concrete improvements without casting police as the problem or limiting how they do their job.

For example, last year’s bill included a long list of infractions that police would be prohibited from responding to when they occurred on school grounds. Instead, this year’s bill calls for a model

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policy for school resource officers, the recruitment of officers who want to work in schools, and roles for both school and police officials in evaluating school resource officers, rather than officers only reporting to their police supervisors.

Several of the bill’s provisions deal with the use of seclusion and restraint, practices that overwhelmingly affect students with disabilities.

State Rep. Mary Young, a Greeley Democrat and former school psychologist, said she doesn’t aim to ban seclusion or restraint. In her job, sometimes a child needed to be in a quiet room to calm down or an adult needed to place a child in a hold so they wouldn’t hurt themselves or another student.

“We just want to make sure they’re done appropriately so children are safe,” she said.

Young has worked on the bill with state Rep. Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat who was a driving force behind last year’s withdrawn school discipline bill and 2020’s landmark police reform bill.

Young said this year’s bill should provide better definitions and clearer reporting requirements while still allowing flexibility to respond to student behavior.

“We’re trying to make sure that we as a state are doing it in a way that we are reducing behaviors instead of increasing them,” Young said.

A 2017 law already requires school districts to conduct annual reviews of their use of seclusion, which means shutting a student in a room, and restraint, which the law defined as putting a student in

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a physical hold for more than five minutes. But they don’t have to post that information publicly or share it with the Colorado Department of Education.

A Chalkbeat investigation found wide variations in how school districts tracked and reported this information. Some districts’ reviews were several pages long and full of data. Others were just a few sentences with no data at all.

Even when districts included data, it was inconsistent. Some lumped seclusion and restraint together, while others separated them. Some reported holds that lasted less than five minutes. Others didn’t.

And because districts don’t have to submit their annual reviews to any government agency, there is little oversight.

Even when the state found that districts were in violation of state rules, the state had no enforcement powers. The bill gives the state new enforcement powers to order corrective action plans and compensatory services for students and to monitor school districts that have ongoing problems.

Jennifer Levin, director of public policy for the ARC of Colorado, said many of the students who are placed in holds or closed in seclusion rooms aren’t able to tell their parents what happened. Parents see bruises or notice that their child is more withdrawn, but don’t know what happened.

By requiring schools to document all holds that last longer than a minute, Levin hopes to open up more conversations about what can be done to head off student outbursts before they happen.

“Any time a student is placed in any of these types of restraints, whether it is physical restraint or seclusion, it brings up trauma,” Levin said. “And we find students who are suddenly very fearful and anxious about schools, and some of these students don’t have the capacity to verbally express what happened.”

Spurgin said that collecting more data is a necessary step to understand what’s happening in schools and find the right solutions.

“Our students of color are targeted, more specifically our male students of color,” Spurgin said.

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Are earthquakes something to fear in Colorado?

Centennial State is far from plate boundaries

BY RYAN WARNER COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Whether it’s hail, wildfire, or tornadoes, Colorado has its fair share of natural disasters. But what about earthquakes? Louise Watson, of Bailey, is one of several people who reached out through Colorado Public Radio’s Colorado Wonders webpage to ask about seismic activity here.

Answers were not far away.

Golden, Colorado is home to the National Earthquake Information Center, which sits on the School of Mines campus. Scientists there monitor seismic activity around the world, around the clock, and take calls from people who feel shaking.

Seismologist William Yeck explained that Colorado is not an epicenter for major earthquakes, nor is it immune to them. And sometimes they are triggered by human activity.

This interview with Colorado Public Radio host Ryan Warner has been edited for clarity and length.

Ryan Warner: In general, are we a shakin’ place?

William Yeck: We don’t have seismicity like you see in some areas.

Where we really see high seismic hazard is where we have plate boundaries. So, for example: California.

Most people have heard about the San Andreas Fault that marks the

Earthquake scientist William Yeck holds 1958 seismogram of an earthquake in Japan, recorded in Hobart, Australia at the University of Tasmania, at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center on the Colorado School of Mines Campus in Golden on PHOTO BY HART VAN DENBURG/CPR NEWS Dec. 30, 2021.

plate boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.

And it really creates a high seismic hazard. There’s lots of seismicity there. In Colorado, we don’t have any tectonic plate boundaries like that.

So, we don’t see that discrete lineation of seismicity that you would see in other regions.

Warner: Are all faults related to plates?

Yeck: No, they aren’t. So, we have faults all throughout Colorado. Most of them are really small faults. And that’s true anywhere in the US. There are faults everywhere. Just in most cases, the slip rates are very, very small and those faults might

be very, very small. So you don’t see significant earthquakes. When we have earthquakes away from a plate boundary like that, we refer to them as interplate earthquakes. So, in Colorado, we do have those interplate earthquakes, but then really, when we look at seismicity and we record it, we see it’s dispersed throughout the state.

Warner: In layman’s terms, what would trigger a Colorado earthquake? And let’s talk about natural causes first. We’ll get into the idea that people can trigger earthquakes a bit later.

Yeck: So even though we’re away from these tectonic plate boundaries,

we still have a stressed crust. That stress is transmitted far away from the plate boundaries, as well as there can be local changes that change the stress within the subsurface. And anytime there’s stress placed on a fault, it has the potential to slip. So, a fault is just a plane in the earth. And when it slips, we feel an earthquake.

Warner: What is the biggest recorded earthquake in Colorado history?

Yeck: Historically, the largest earthquake that we have evidence for was in 1882, a magnitude 6.6. But that was before we could actually record seismicity on seismographs and accurately detect the location and the size of the earthquake. So, for that earthquake, we had to rely on felt reports — or what people describe and the shaking — to try to estimate where it occurred.

Warner: Felt reports. That is, what people felt?

Yeck: Exactly. And there’s a large reliance on news for that… what newspapers said about the event.

And from the intensity of shaking, we can tell that it occurred somewhere in north central Colorado.

Warner: What would be the closest town that you could pinpoint?

Yeck: We don’t have a very good location, but it would be west of Fort Collins.

This story is from Colorado Public Radio, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support CPR News, visit cpr.org.

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She advises people to be aware of pests, such as the varroa destructor mite, which can have a devastating effect on the honey bee population.

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convince educators that there is bias in the system.

“It’s not pointing a finger, but pointing out what happens when we see students of color as more problematic than white students.”

It’s not clear whether this measure will face significant opposition. School districts, especially small rural ones, consistently push back against requirements that they share more data or do more training. They say the requirements are burdensome and costly and make it harder to educate students.

The difficulties of the pandemic and staff shortages have amplified those objections. At the

U.S. The company employs more than 50 professional beekeepers who manage hives for corporate and residential clients.

Wilson-Rich said the colony collapse phenomenon that occurred around 2006 raised awareness about the plight of bees.

“By having this beekeeping service that’s connected to research, we’re able to make maps of people’s home gardens, beehives and rooftop beehives in downtown Denver and Boulder and say ‘OK, where are hot spots for bee health? Where are bees doing really well?’” Wilson-Rich said. “And then ask, ‘why? Why is that? What flowers are around there? What’s the pesticide use? What diseases are we seeing?’ So, it’s been a really fun approach. We call it citizen science.”

Wilson-Rich said the data his company collects is helpful in several ways. One is connected to NASA’s Earth observation program that utilizes satellites aimed at Earth to collect information about things like weather patterns and land use. The partnership allows Best Bees to use that data to create maps that factor in things like climate change in relation to the health of their clients’ hive health.

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same time, many educators say student behavior problems and mental health needs have grown.

Bill supporters say they don’t intend to cast blame on classroom teachers or district administrators. They want teachers to have more tools, not fewer, to respond to challenging behavior.

“We have a sense that these disparities exist — that isn’t disputed at this point — but the data around this is not easy to find,” Colwell said. “We don’t know what is actually happening. We need that before we can start to figure out solutions.”

This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Used by permission. For more, and to support Chalkbeat, visit co.chalkbeat.org.

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Legal Notice No. 81562 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM L. DOTY, SR., Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30471 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 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tami S. Busch, Personal Representative P.O. Box 57421 North Pole, AK 99705 Legal Notice No. 81567 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Claude M. Maer, Jr., aka Claude McCabe Maer, Jr., aka Claude M. Maer and as Claude Maer, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31796 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 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cynthia M. Crockett Personal Representative c/o Holland & Hart LLP 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81564 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Erik Holck, Deceased Case Number 21PR31781

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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 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services – Special Administrator By: Molly Elder – Designated Representative 7000 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80525 Legal Notice No. 81550 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maureen Elizabeth Mckee, deceased Case Number: 2022PR30183 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 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Courtney Mckee c/o Franks Law, PC Personal Representative 355 S Teller St. Ste. 200 Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No. 81576 First publication: April 21, 2022 Last publication: May 05, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE District Court, Denver County, Colorado Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, Colorado In the Matter of the Estate of: Rosann Lee Barentson Party Without Attorney: Dayna Sorensen 101 Tilbury Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone Number: 303-995-2097 E-mail: dayna.sorensen516@gmail.com Case Number: 22PR148 Courtroom: 230 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: All Interested Parties Last Known Address, if any: Denver, Colorado A hearing on Petition PR Will will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: May 11, 2022 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Courtroom or Division: 230 Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80202 The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.

Legal Notice No. 81555 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Allison St. Claire, also known as Alice Cornelia Hegedus, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30433 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 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jason Coote, Personal Representative c/o Josh Krieg Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81571 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Velma M. Sims, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31557 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 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Norvell Ballard, Personal Representative 9300 E. Center Avenue, No. 8-D Denver, Colorado 80247 Legal Notice No. 81549 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Janet Mordecai,

a/k/a Janet R. Mordecai, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR030465

Case Number: 2022PR85

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 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenneth B. Siegel, Personal Representative c/o Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 Fifteenth Street, Suite 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 81551 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy L. Hoffman, Personal Representative 620 W. 4th Street Hardin, MT 59034 Legal Notice No. 81568 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ALBERTO D. LOMBARDI, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30416

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Daniel Frederick Curl, aka Daniel F. Curl aka Daniel Curl, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30486

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

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Giovanni Lombardi Personal Representative 3961 Stonegrass Point Broomfield, CO 80023

Douglas Edward Stambaugh Personal Representative c/o Warren, Carlson & Moore, LLP P.O. Box 610 Niwot, Colorado 80544-0610

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 81558 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81583 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: GERALD KENT MORITZKY, aka JERRY MORITZKY, aka GERALD MORITZKY, aka GERALD K. MORITZKY, Deceased Case Number: 2022-PR-30384 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before August 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

HUBERT T. MORROW Personal Representative to the Estate Hubert T. Morrow, Esq. 1800 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, CO 80120 Phone: (303) 794-4510

Legal Notice No. 81547 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Legal Notice No. 81553 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Estate of NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAULA ANN BOLLENBACHER, a/k/a PAULA A. BOLLENBACHER, a/k/a PAULA BOLLENBACHER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30457

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Linda J. Siener, aka Linda Jane Siener, and Linda Siener, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30441 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 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

George J. Siener Personal Representative c/o Thomas G. Hodel, Esq. Anderson & Jahde, P.C. 5800 S. Nevada Street Littleton, Colorado 80120

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 81575 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE

C. Davies Reed, Personal Representative 8474 Olde Mill Circle East Drive Indianapolis, IN 46260

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STELLA ANN YATES, aka STELLA A. YATES, aka STELLA YATES, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30479

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jay Blane Adams, aka Jay B. Adams, Deceased

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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Theodore Albert Ulrich, also known as Theodore A. Ulrich, aka Theodore Ulrich, and Ted Ulrich, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30459

Legal Notice No. 81570 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81578 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cristie Riffee, Personal Representative 121 Dysart Rd. Woodstock, VA 22664

Dated this 30th day of March, 2022.

Jamail Yates, Personal Representative c/o 3i Law, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd.

Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Christian Charles Andersen, aka Christian C. Andersen, aka Christian Andersen, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30422

Nancy Allison Ulrich, Personal Representative 4300 E. 6th Avenue Denver, CO 80220 Legal Notice No. 81572 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alix P. Leadley, a/k/a Alix P. Wettach, a/k/a Alix Pamela Leadley, and Alix Leadley, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30217 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

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Public Notices on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ken Carmel, Personal Representative 89 Gatelock Avenue Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Legal Notice No. 81581 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra L. Little, aka Sandra Lane Little, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30398 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 August 22, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Debra Dalla, Personal Representative C/O Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104 .

Legal Notice No. 81580 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dennis Michael Mahoney, a/k/a Dennis M. Mahoney, a/k/a Dennis Mahoney, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30109 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 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lavonne B. Mahoney Personal Representative 5465 W. Princeton Drive Denver, Colorado 80235 Legal Notice No. 81554 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Laura Dichter, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30278 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 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

William B. Hayes Attorney for the Personal Representative 824 Hideaway Circle East, No. 341 Marco Island, Florida 34145 Legal Notice No. 81582 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael John Berlin, a/k/a Mike John Berlin, a/k/a Mike Berlin, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30443 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 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Person Giving Notice: Personal Representative: Elizabeth Berlin 3007 S. Upham Street Denver, CO 80227 Phone: (303) 888-4475 Email: fyre_lite@msn.com Legal Notice No. 81565 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donna Jean Butler, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30223 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver County Probate Court, 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 on or before Sunday, August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

JAMES E. FREEMYER P.C. Duly authorized signature of James E. Freemyer is currently on file at the offices of James E. office of James E. Freemyer, P.C. By: /s/ James E. Freemyer James E. Freemyer, #11839 Attorney for Personal Representative 1575 Race Street Denver, Colorado 80206 Telephone: (303)861-0868 Legal Notice No. 81559 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Grant E. Seavall, also known as Grant Earl Seavall, also known as Grant Seavall, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31458 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 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Frederick K. Trask, IV Personal Representative 638 E. Hinsdale Avenue Littleton, CO 80122 Legal Notice No. 81546 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID K. WILLIAMS, JR., aka D.K. WILLIAMS, JR., and as DAVID KENT WILLIAMS, JR., Deceased Case No.: 2021PR031559 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 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Steven Bugg, Personal Representative 10268 E. Jewell Ave., #37 Aurora, CO 80247 Legal Notice No. 81574 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edna M. Truesdale, aka Edna Margaret Truesdale, aka Edna Truesdale, aka Peggy Truesdale, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30341 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 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas W. Truesdale-Evans Personal Representative Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 81556 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret M. Kaschak, aka Margaret Mary Kaschak, aka Margaret Kaschak, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30323 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 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maria Zalessky Attorney to the Personal Representative 5990 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Bldg. 2, Suite 110 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No. 81548 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KAYLEEN GREY HERZOG, a/k/a Kayleen G. Herzog, and Kayleen Herzog, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30437 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 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kris Edward Grey, Personal Representative c/o Charles A. Miller 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1420 Denver, CO 80264 Legal Notice No. 81569 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen C. Kirby, a/k/a Stephen Kirby, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30387 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 22, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew Abernathy

Personal Representative 9836 W. Freiburg Dr., #4B Littleton, Colorado 80127

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 23, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 81573 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

JEAN E.FAURE Personal Representative P.O. BOX 2466 GREAT FALLS, MT 59403

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

Legal Notice No. 81577 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 7, 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: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public Notice is given that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child was filed with the DENVER DISTRICT Court on December 10th, 2021.

The Petition requests that the name of Elizabeth Kim Neel be changed to Elizabeth Lucy Michaels Case No.: 2021CV562 GENEVIEVE ROTELLA, Clerk of Court By: Deputy Clerk

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donna Jean Brennan, a/k/a Donna Jackson Brennan, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30029 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 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

James J. Brennan, Personal Representative P.O. Box 9296, Avon, CO 81620 Legal Notice No. 81566 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81560 First Publication: April 7, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Children Services (Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY In the District Court 21 SP 1372 – Bradley Edward Redmond, father of the adoptee, Lily Grace Hardy, a female child born 12/30/2012 to Jenna Leigh Hardy (Hopp):

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NANCY N. FOGG, a/k/a NANCY NEVELL FOGG, and NANCY FOGG, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30511 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Peter L. Fogg, Co-Personal Representative Karin Kinne McGeary, Co-Personal Representative Molly Susan Kinne, Co-Personal Representative 354 S. Corona St. Denver, CO 80209

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled Special Proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is an Adoption of Minor Child by Stepparent. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days from April 14, 2022, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for termination of any parental rights you may have to the child.

This notice is given pursuant to N.C.G.S. 1A-1.

Cameron V. Reed Associate Attorney Spence & Berkau P.A. 212 South Second Street PO Box 1335, Smithfield, NC 27577 Tel. (919) 934-1149 Fax (919) 934-3635 cameron@sst-law.com Legal Notice No. 81561 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Second Publication: April 21, 2022 Third Publication: April 28, 2022 Last/Fourth Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81579 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert J. Faure, Deceased Case Number: 22PR119

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