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VOLUME 95 | ISSUE 24

Helping Ukraine from afar Locals can order 3D printable model to benefit Ukrainian military

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The war in Ukraine started on the night before J.P. Medved’s birthday.

“I realized early on that I wanted to do something,” the Washington Park resident said.

As a professional, Medved is employed in content marketing in the health and wellness sector. But his hobby — tabletop gaming and war gaming — is what provided him with the avenue to help Ukraine.

Medved has a 3D printer, and on social media, he follows a number of artists from around the world.

After the war started, he searched on the Fiverr website — an online marketplace for freelancers — to find a Ukrainian sculptor who could SEE UKRAINE, P3

Colorado lawmakers don’t have appetite for hurting farmers’ ability to sell

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

work is meaningful. And it just changed my life and my perspective on life, too.”

Dyer celebrated her accomplishments on April 20 at the organization’s annual fundraiser and graduation ceremony called Ready, Set, Grow. She was one of three current graduates featured in a video shown to the hundreds of supporters in the room.

Beside the changes for each of the women crossing the stage, there’s another big change coming to the program in the next couple of

A move to dry up water speculation once and for all in Colorado ended at the legislature despite intense supply pressures from drought and water developers, as lawmakers said they’re loath to hurt farmers’ ability to sell their most valuable asset.

The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee tabled the anti-speculation bill after first accepting an amendment to turn it into a betweensessions study of the problem.

Technically, the measure could be revived, but the bill’s sponsors say the issue is over for this year.

As the headwaters of the most important rivers in the West, serving tens of millions of people Colorado “is the prime target” for water speculators, said sponsor Sen. Don Coram, R-Montrose.

“There is a real danger of

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Washington Park resident J.P. Medved has partnered with Ukrainian artist Nikita Klimenko for a fundraising effort to help Ukraine. Pictured is the 3D model of a Ukrainian soldier that people can download and print on a 3D printer. Cost for the download is a suggested $10 and all proceeds go to the National Bank of Ukraine’s special fundraising COURTESY PHOTO account for Ukraine’s armed forces.

Women’s Bean Project celebrates rebuilding lives A new facility planned in Denver

BY MARGARET FLEMING THE COLORADO SUN

Sabina Dyer was in a treatment center when she applied for a slot at the Women’s Bean Project in Denver.

She needed a job and had heard good things about the nonprofit that uses employment to help train women for the workforce from a previous graduate of the organization. The organization hires women strug-

Attempt to stop water speculation is circling the drain

gling to find employment to make and manufacture products from black bean soup to jellybeans.

Dyer got the job, tried her best to show up on time and every day, and soon got promoted to a lead position.

After she graduated from the program, she landed the role of shipping supervisor, a rare opportunity to be permanently hired for a job within the organization.

“If I would’ve worked somewhere else, I probably would have relapsed or I would have probably went back to that lifestyle, because I wouldn’t have been happy,” Dyer said. “But I’m happy here and I feel like the

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A tiny house full of books New Little Free Library now housed outside of Denver Woman’s Press Club DIANNEBLOMBERG SPECIALTOCOLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA

A lot of people walk by the small house at 1325 Logan St. in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood and wonder what goes on in there.

Now, there are two houses at that location that look exactly alike. One is the historic landmark home of The Denver Woman’s Press Club, and the other a tiny replica perched on a pole in the front yard.

Part of the Little Free Library network, the tiny house recently opened to the public. Inside, passersby will discover books left by neighborhood visitors and some donated by female Colorado authors, all members of the DWPC. All members are current or retired published professional writers. Among the collection are children’s picture books, magical tales, poetry, historical fiction, mysteries, local guidebooks and more.

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those billion-dollar funds coming in and taking possession of that water,” Coram told the committee

They’re all free.

The DWPC sits on a mostly non-residential or mixed-use city block.

“We are part of a neighborhood filled with people who pass by on their way to and from work or errands,” said Mindy Sink, president of the DWPC. When asked what gave her the idea to place a library at the DWPC, she said, “it’s an opportunity to let neighbors know who we are and show them this is what we do inside this house.”

Books go fast. Sink often fills the library on Thursdays and by Monday, it is nearly empty. Visitors to the library can leave a book, take a book, or both.

LFL is a nonprofit organization based in Hudson, Wisconsin. Their long-time mission is “to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Libraries.”

The charming replica is a gift from Gail Beaton, archivist for the DWPC, and two artists from Loveland — Beaton’s brother, Mark, and his wife, Paula Weiss.

“We loved doing it and we work well together,” Weiss said. “We created it from photos. Mark constructed the library and we painted it. The structure

has approximately 6,000 bricks. A few adjustments were made to the placement of doors and windows, so the whole front of the structure could open to reveal the books.”

The DWPC is one of the oldest women’s press clubs in the United States and believed to be the only one that owns its clubhouse. The club purchased the home in 1924 from artist George Elbert Burr. Several programs that focus on all types of writing are open to the public.

Since reopening after the pandemic, the board of directors has been implementing plans to extend community involvement.

The tiny replica LFL is part of that focus.

“You’ll find several of our members’ books inside the LFL. We represent multiple fields of writing, literature, journalism, business and the arts,” Beaton said. “The little library is a way for the community to know about the fabulous work we do and have been doing since 1898.”

last week.

Lawmakers and water conservation district representatives who work with farmers countered that water courts already prevent outright speculation, and that making sale of water rights harder would be a blow to the biggest property right

that state farmers and ranchers possess. The biggest issue for farmers right now, they said, is competing with wealthy cities for a limited water supply.

“We don’t see speculation,” said Joe Frank, director of the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District in northeastern Colorado.

“Instead we see pressure from municipal providers buying up agricultural supply for future dryups.”

Colorado already has anti-speculation laws that require people to put their water rights to “beneficial use,” such as irrigating a farm, delivering tap water for a city, or releasing more water into rivers for recreation.

Water courts require those filing for a new use of a water right to show they have a customer for the new beneficial use. But there’s not a clear agreement on when legal brokering looks more like a speculative transaction.

State water experts say unanswered questions include how long a water buyer has to use the right before selling it to another party without the deal being considered an illegal flip. There is also no clear consequence if a buyer later changes the use of the water that they expressed when acquiring the water right.

The bill backed by Coram and Sen. Kerry Donovan, a Vail Democrat, aimed to target situations where a water right is purchased specifically with the intent to make a profit in a later sale or transaction.

Coram claimed in backing the bill last week that it’s already happening. He pointed to Water Asset Management, an out-of-state investor that has bought up shares in the Grand Valley Water Users Association. The New York investor currently leases the water rights back to local farmers, has said it is involved in agriculture for the long term, and has worked on water conservation improvements. But Coram said there’s little to stop the

To learn more about the Little Free Library, visit littlefreelibrary.org/about. To learn more about the Denver Woman’s Press Club, visit dwpconline.org.

Maggie Carabello, 11, reads a book she found inside the new Little Free Library outside of the Denver Woman’s Press Club at 1325 Logan St. in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Carabello and her grandfather were on their commute home to Virginia Village from the Denver Center of Performing Arts when Carabello saw the Little Free Library and asked her grandfather to stop so she could get PHOTO BY DIANNE BLOMBERG a book for herself.

Editor’s note: Dianne Blomberg is the president elect of the Denver Woman’s Press Club.

investor from getting paid by downstream states to let the water flow down the Colorado River instead of watering in-state crops.

Those wanting to curb speculation also bring up the San Luis Valley, where private investors from the Front Range want to use well water rights they’ve bought up to pipe over to Douglas County or other fast-growing suburban buyers.

“Somehow, somewhere, we need to put the guardrails on to protect the water for the people of Colorado,” Coram said. He noted he has worked on anti-speculation legislation unsuccessfully since 2019, and that at the current pace, the legislature won’t do anything until “after the water has already left the state.”

Donovan said increasing drought and growth pressures threaten Colorado with a compact call in coming years, meaning state or federal authorities will cut off local uses of Colorado River water to satisfy agreements with Lower Basin states like California, Nevada and Arizona. When Colorado needs to find water in a compact call, Donovan said, the state should not “find ourselves negotiating in a time of crisis with someone who just wants the highest price.”

Coloradans are understandably nervous, she added, about curtailing the assets of farmers, and she understands that “water always takes a long time to figure out.” But she was disappointed, she said, that even the amendment for further legislative study couldn’t move forward.

“I was hopeful that by having a bill we’d force conversation,” she 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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create a model to honor the Ukrainian military.

Through a search by location, he found a few Ukrainian artists and reached out to them, but they were unable to participate — some of the reasons being that they were serving in the Ukrainian military or their home had been destroyed, Medved said.

But 19-year-old Nikita Klimenko was available. Klimenko is an art student attending the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Fine Arts. When Medved reached out, Klimenko had just evacuated his home in Kharkiv and had fled to Lviv.

Medved said that in a social media conversation between them, Klimenko said he wakes up to cruise missiles flying over the roof and has “long ceased to be afraid of shelling.” He added that the reason he left Kharkiv was because there were problems with food and the internet, Medved said.

“It has been quite an incredible experience connecting with someone who has had a very different life experience than I had when I was that age,” Medved said. “To see his courage is very heartening and impressive.”

The two started working together on the design of the figure.

It needed to represent Ukraine defending itself along with the help it is receiving from Western nations, Medved said. The model

depicts a Ukrainian special operations soldier with a British-manufactured Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon, which the UK shipped to Ukraine for defense.

In a statement from Klimenko that Medved provided to Colorado Community Media exclusively, Klimenko said: “I am directly interested in this fundraising since the war directly affected me personally. I have friends who serve in the Ukrainian army. All the property of my family was destroyed already two times, first eight years ago, (and) now again. My younger brother and mother are now in forced immigration to Germany and my father is now undergoing a medical examination and may go to war. All my life I spoke Russian, since the city in which I lived was on the border with Russia.

I’m probably more Russian than Ukrainian, I’m exactly the person whom the Russians would ‘save’ from the ‘terrible Nazis’ but the Russians bring destruction and poverty, pain and suffering and nothing more.”

Once Klimenko finished with the design, Medved moved forward with finding a platform through which Americans could participate in the fundraising effort. He put the model on Gumroad.com, which is an e-commerce website that allows for a paywhat-you-can price.

Using this method, people can receive a 3D printable file that can be sent to their email or downloaded directly from the Gumroad website. Medved has tested 3D printing the model from between

20mm, which is about 1 inch, to 60mm, which is just larger than 2 inches.

For those who do not have a 3D printer, the Denver Public Library has 3D printers available in its ideaLABs, and the University of Denver has 3D printers available for public use in its Maker Space at the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science.

Another option for those who do not own a 3D printer is to order a model. Medved has arranged with a Swedish company called Speira Miniatures to host the fundraiser.

Speira Miniatures can print the 3D files and ship the models. Shipping cost is about $13 and is not included in the amount people donate for the model to go toward the fundraiser. Using the Speira Miniatures option, the models can be printed to be about 6 inches tall.

Medved is currently working on reaching out to local tabletop gaming and hobby stores to see if they are interested in carrying the models for the fundraiser. It’s in the works, Medved said, but nothing had been finalized by the newspapers’ press date.

With either option currently available — download the file and print locally or order through Speira Miniatures — the suggested donation is $10. All donations go directly to the National Bank of Ukraine’s special fundraising account for Ukraine’s armed forces. The bank reports its spending of this money, Medved said. He added that at the time he read the reports, money from this fund was used to purchase body armor and

protective supplies, in addition to medical supplies.

“A lot of people have been following the news and are horrified with what Putin’s army is doing, but they don’t know how to help,” Medved said. “This is one way I thought I could help in a way that I’m familiar with. It’s a small thing but a direct way to help.”

Klimenko is also glad to be involved in the fundraising effort.

“I believe in our victory,” Klimenko said via the above-mentioned conversation with Medved.

“And because of this project, you will become part of that victory.

Thank you!”

To learn more about Nikita Klimenko and his art, visit artstation.com/gwin or instagram.com/gwinpaket.

To download the 3D printable file via Gumroad, visit digitalarmies.gumroad. com/l/ukrnlaw. To order the model from Speira Miniatures, visit speira.net/ product/figures/ukrainian-special-operations-soldier.

A link for more information on the National Bank of Ukraine’s special fundraising account for Ukraine’s armed forces can be found on the fundraiser’s Gumroad page. Detailed images of the model are available on the Speira Miniatures site.

For more information on 3D printing at the Denver Public Library, visit denverlibrary.org/idealab3D. For more information on 3D printing at the University of Denver, visit ritchieschool.du.edu/innovationlabs.

Any questions about the fundraiser or the figure can be directed to J.P. Medved through his Twitter account: twitter. com/rizzleJPizzle.

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months. The Women’s Bean Project is opening a brand-new facility, growing to 20,000 square feet at a repurposed car dealership in Athmar Park from 10,000 at its current location at a former firehouse in Curtis Park.

About 70% of a woman’s time at the Women’s Bean Project is spent working, and 30% spent in program activities — such as computer or financial literacy classes — or personal development tasks like creating a sobriety plan, CEO Tamra Ryan said.

The new location gives the nonprofit room to grow the number of women it serves. At the end of three years, CEO Tamra Ryan estimates they will employ a hundred women a year in full time jobs, up from about 60 women in the program now.

“I would say four out of five qualified applicants, we don’t have space for currently,” Ryan said.

The new facility will create jobs for the for-profit side of the organization and increase opportunities to take on jobs for other companies. Through the expansion, more women will have the chance to break out of the cycle of poverty through employment.

The Women’s Bean Project has served over 1,000 women since its founding in 1989, with the intention to help them gain independence and self-sufficiency.

“What we truly believe is that when you change a woman’s life, you change her family’s life,” Ryan said.

“I want to hire another graduate” All the women learn the basics of food production, safety and manufacturing during the seven-month program. They learn to make 50 different products that are sold online and in supermarkets across the country. Participants spend their time in production, on the shipping line with Dyer, or doing a variety of other tasks.

Nearly a third of the women’s paid time is spent in programming and coursework. Participants can attend trauma response groups, brush up on their math, reading and writing, enroll in computer and GED classes, get help getting a driver’s license, and receive resume and cover letter advice.

On Wellness Wednesdays, speakers come in to talk about empowerment, art and community involvement.

“I’ve seen a couple different women

Women’s Bean Project CEO Tamra Ryan said the new building will expand the organization’s business and personal development programming.

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Tim Edwards and Sarah Shipman of Palace Construction and Tamra Ryan, CEO of the Women’s Bean Project.

grow,” Dyer said. “And that’s what the whole mission is here, so it’s really great to watch.”

All women are assigned a volunteer job coach from the community who meets with her for an hour each week. Five social work interns called participant advocates meet with the women to help address basic needs like housing, which the program does not provide.

After graduating from the program, the women go on to another full-time position. Within one year after graduation, about 95% of women are employed. Ryan said the organization prioritizes skills that can transfer to their next job after graduation.

Important skills are having consistent attendance, good communication with supervisors, the ability to take direction, and being able to pay attention to details. Ryan said she wants employers to know that if a woman graduated from their program, she is a great employee.

“I think the best testimony is when somebody comes back and says, ‘Hey, she is so awesome, I want to hire another graduate,’” Ryan said.

“Serve more women better” The new facility is set to open by mid-June. The organization’s production area alone is increasing to 9,000 square feet from just 2,500 currently.

The number of production lines will go to six from two.

The program will grow slowly in

the new building, adding 15 more women to its ranks in the first year.

Ryan anticipates 40 more hires within three years, increasing the size of the program to 100 women.

But adding more jobs isn’t the only benefit of the new space.

The current facility lacks private meeting spaces, so a woman and her participant advocate might have to sit in the corner where others could overhear them. The new building offers small and large meeting rooms, as well as phone booth-style rooms for private work and conversations. Ryan said the new facility was designed with safety and privacy in mind.

“Maybe she needs to call a shelter to see if there’s a bed that night,” Ryan said. “She doesn’t have to do that out in the open.”

Health and wellness experts from the community often come in to provide services to the women, but those resources will be expanded with more space. A dedicated wellness area will offer facials, visits from optometrists and dental hygienists, and trauma-informed yoga. A computer lab and classroom space will also build upon existing programs that lack their own rooms in the current building.

A goal in constructing the new facility is to thoughtfully make a safer environment for the women. Ryan said the upcoming move directly ties into the overarching objectives of

the strategic plan, which guides all departments of the organization.

“The building will allow us to serve more women better,” Ryan said.

The company makes more than a million dollars per year from its manufacturing business, but fundraises about the same amount through grants and donations. The cost of personal-development programming is mainly covered by fundraising, most of which occurs at Ready, Set, Grow.

The April 20 annual fundraiser usually brings in about $250,000 in an hour. Ryan said it’s powerful to see hundreds of people gather in celebration of the women in the program.

“It’s just so cool to see so many people show up to be supportive,” Ryan said. “And then to not just be supportive by physically being there, but to give.”

Ryan, several members of the board of directors and a former graduate spoke about the impacts of the program and encouraged guests to donate. The graduates received several rounds of applause and a “I really still dream of a day when we’re no longer necessary,” Ryan said in her speech to guests. “Until then, today we are presenting you with an opportunity to invest in the future of a woman who has chosen to come to the Bean Project to change her life.”

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.

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Colorado taxpayers will receive $400 this summer Here’s how some plan to spend it

BY ALISON BERG ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Menah Elsarrag can pay off a small portion of her student loans. Diane Hopkins can drive to Southern Colorado to visit her family and explore the outdoors. Anne Tincaid can put more money toward a vacation in Mexico, where she hopes to go snorkeling.

These are just a few of the ways Coloradans plan to use the $400 coming their way this summer.

Gov. Jared Polis announced April 25 that Colorado taxpayers will be receiving a cashback rebate later this year.

Individuals will receive $400 while joint filers will get $800.

The money will be sent out between late August and early September, Polis said.

“We know that this last year has been difficult with rising prices,” Polis said in a news conference announcing the action.

The money comes from a clause in the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which gives

the state legislature power to determine how to refund excess tax revenue to those who pay it.

“This is Coloradans’ money, and we’re making sure that we make government efficient in getting those dollars back to them as soon as possible,” House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in the news conference. “These checks will help people immediately.”

The money would have come to Colorado taxpayers in April 2023, but Garnett, Polis and Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno emphasized that the money is coming now because Coloradans are being hit by skyrocketing rent costs, difficulty buying homes, inflating childcare costs and higher gas and food prices.

“Instead of the government sitting on the money, we want to make sure we get it back to people now,” Polis said. “Rather than sit on this money, we know the $400 will help people now.”

While $400 would certainly help, many Coloradans interviewed Monday by Rocky Mountain PBS said the $400 may not go as far as it used to, as inflation has hit the entire

country hard the last several months.

“It’s better than not having an extra $400, but it doesn’t go far enough,” said Thomas Law, a Denver resident and a service worker at Union Station. “It’s not a lot in the grand scheme of things, as an adult in Denver.”

Law said his rent is about $1,600, which is a price he would have expected to pay in New York City, but did not feel it was warranted in Denver.

As a full-time restaurant server, Law said tips are his most reliable source of income, and with increasing costs of food, his restaurant has seen fewer visitors than it used to. Those who do patronize the restaurant often tip less than they once did, Law added.

“We heavily rely on people coming in and buying things and tipping, and with everything getting more expensive, people are coming less often and they’re tipping less often,” Law said. “It’s definitely an issue and I think something needs to change.”

Others said they would take the $400 as a small victory, even if it wouldn’t cover much.

“Being a teacher, we get sum-

mers off and I like to do some little trips, but I’m thinking it’s not going to happen this year because gas is so expensive,” said Diane Hopkins, a Thornton resident who works with adults with disabilities. “I could probably go get myself some nice flowers, though.”

Though the money may not be much, Logan Gunnum, a Denver resident who is unsheltered and saddled with medical debt, said it would be a lifeline for him.

“The first thing I would do is make sure I had a steady place to live, and that way I could get the rest of my life sorted out,” Gunnum said. “They talk about how there are all of these different services and things for people in my position, but there really isn’t.”

Coloradans can expect the money to be sent to the address they used to fill out their taxes.

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online.

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Cutting hair and slicing vegetables Emily Griffith Technical College’s café and salon, barber services are back

BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

A men’s haircut for as little as $10. A stuffed omelet for about one-half the cost of what a diner charges. A $20 massage.

These are among the many bargains to be had at the Emily Griffith Technical College now that the school has reopened Emily’s Café as well as Emily’s Salon and Barbershop after the pandemic caused a two-year absence.

Not only will you save money, you also will help a student learn their craft. Worried about a bad haircut? Certified instructors are in the room, supervising the students.

“It provides students authentic opportunities to run the businesses and have that experience with the public,” said Sara Holzberlein, dean of the College of Creative Arts and Design at Emily Griffith Technical College. “You get the jitters, (but) you have an instructor with you.”

Emily’s Salon and Barbershop offers such services as coloring for $25 to $40, texture services, skin care and nail work. Cosmetology and barbering students

Emily Griffith Technical College instructor Chef Tim Inzano, front, works with a culinary arts student in Emily’s Café.

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Olivia Charpie, a student studying at Emily Griffith Technical College, cuts a client’s hair PHOTO BY MARK WOOLCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY at Emily’s Salon & Barbershop.

deliver all of the services under close supervision.

The school’s salon and barbershop has been servicing clients for a whopping 75 years — Emily Griffith opened her school in 1916.

The facilities are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 5-7 p.m.

Walk-ins are welcome and constitute about 20% of customers.

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However, Holzberlein recommends calling ahead for an appointment.

“We’re very happy to be back, to have the ability to work with the public,” Holzberlein said. “We now have that chance to really hone those soft skills, communication and service, dealing with the public face to face.”

Emily’s Cafe serves breakfast from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 1860 Lincoln St. Culinary arts students cook to order. The breakfast menu includes breakfast burritos for $3.50, pancakes, French toast, madeto-order omelets and more. The lunch menu offers sandwiches, pizza at $4.50 for an 8-inch, a burger combo for $7, a salad bar, soups and daily specials.

“The food here is great,” said student Kyle Lawson, 22, who has worked in restaurants since he was 15. “We make everything fresh. Come in and for just a few bucks, try great food. It’s a great

atmosphere and we love to see new faces.”

Lawson is considering buying a food truck and selling tapas from it.

Tim Onzano is in his 24th year as a culinary instructor in the College of Creative Arts and Design. He said that during the time that the café was closed, students adjusted by focusing more on academics and being innovative.

“You’ve got to be creative,” he said. “We wanted people to come in and try out stuff, so we came up with a delivery program. And we learned how to take orders on the phone.”

Meanwhile, activity has picked up and everybody’s back in the classrooms, whether it be to cut hair or slice vegetables. And come June, the school will reopen its massage service, charging just $20 for one hour.

To learn more about Emily’s Café or Emily’s Salon and Barbershop, visit www.emilygriffith.edu and click on `Campus Shops’ at the top of the page.

To make an appointment for Emily’s Salon and Barbershop, call 720-4234798.

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Colorado has models for universal preschool

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Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Florida and Vermont may serve as examples

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

When Colorado launches free preschool for 4-year-olds in 2023, it will join four other states that already offer universal preschool.

All of them have encountered the same tricky task Colorado leaders now face as they try to knit together a disparate patchwork of public and private preschools into an equitable and high-quality statewide system.

We’ll take a look at some of the lessons learned in four states: Florida, Oklahoma, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Some, like Oklahoma, have offered the program for decades,

while others, like Vermont — one of the few places to offer free preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds — have joined the club more recently. Wisconsin officials said they don’t consider their preschool program universal because school districts don’t have to offer the state-funded classes, though 99% do.

Colorado’s universal preschool program will offer 10 hours a week to all 4-year-olds, with children who have higher needs eligible for more. Funding will come from Colorado’s existing state-funded preschool program, which is for children from lowincome families, or who have language delays, or other risk factors, and proceeds from a voter-approved nicotine tax.

Advocates in the four states cited ongoing challenges in everything from ensuring highquality offerings to making partday preschool work for families, but they also said the programs

are generally popular. In all four states, at least 70% of 4-year-olds participated prior to the pandemic.

Sherry Carlson, chief program officer at the Vermont advocacy group, Let’s Grow Kids, said the state’s system is not perfect, but “usage is an indication that

we’re on the right track.”

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preschool programs in states like Florida, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The problem is that half-day programs don’t work for a lot of families.

Professor Beth Graue, director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education at the University of Wisconsin Madison, studied Wisconsin parents’ preschool choices and found that many declined to enroll in the program because of the schedule.

“The half-day format is a nightmare for at least a third of all the parents we surveyed,” she said. “It’s curious to me in today’s day and age that people imagine that a half day would work.”

When universal preschool originally launched in Florida, the vision was to offer both a 3-hour and a 6-hour preschool day, but there was never enough funding for the longer day, said Madeleine Thakur, president of the advocacy group, The Children’s Movement of Florida. Some schools — those that receive federal funds for low-income students — cover the extra cost of full-day preschool for some students, but the coveted spots are in short supply.

In Vermont, momentum had been growing to increase the number of state-funded preschool hours beyond the current 10 a week, but the pandemic derailed that discussion, said Carlson.

“There is a lot of agreement, particularly among working families and schools, that more time would be better,” she said.

Teacher qualification conundrum The four states profiled have various requirements for universal preschool teachers — Oklahoma and Wisconsin require them to have bachelor’s

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‘The half-day format is a nightmare for at least a third of all the parents we surveyed.

It’s curious to me in today’s day and age that people imagine that a half day would work’ Professor Beth Graue, director of the Center for Research on Ealy Childhood Education

degrees, while Florida does not. Vermont is something of a hybrid — requiring bachelor’s degrees for universal preschool teachers in public school settings, but not for all teachers in private settings.

These differences reflect both ongoing national debate about whether teachers with four-year college degrees provide better preschool experiences than those without, and the reality that such requirements pose a major financial barrier in light of the field’s low pay.

The National Institute for Early Education Research, which ranks states annually on preschool access and funding, includes bachelor’s degree requirements among 10 benchmarks showing whether states have key quality standards in place. Experts say preschool can produce short- and longterm benefits for kids, but only if it’s high quality.

Colorado’s existing preschool program doesn’t require bachelor’s degrees and meets only four of the institute’s 10 benchmarks.

Carlson, who estimated that 60% of Vermont’s universal preschoolers are served in private settings, said the more lenient degree requirements for those classrooms was one of the concessions made when the program began. The state

has put money toward helping preschool teachers further their education, but more needs to be done, she said.

Carlson’s advice to Colorado: “Be willing to compromise with a plan [that says] this is where we’re starting and we’re going to keep working to get to … where the vision was.”

Thakur, of Florida, said many wonderful preschool teachers don’t have bachelor’s degrees currently so it shouldn’t be a requirement at the inception of a universal program. Plus, with teachers in private preschool settings often paid much less than public school counterparts, it’s not fair to require the degrees, she said.

Who’s got access?

The idea behind universal preschool is to serve every child whose parents want a spot, but that can be hard to deliver on a consistent statewide basis.

Carlson said offering preschool in both public and private settings helps ensure access in Vermont, partly because private centers can often provide wraparound care that meshes with parents’ work schedules and locations.

At the same time, some preschoolers with disabilities lose out on special education services if they attend preschool with private providers outside of their school districts, she said.

The goal should be to “put children and families at the center,” she said. “Then don’t let paperwork or artificial boundaries” get in the way.

Joe Dorman, CEO at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, said reaching rural children has been a struggle in his state. In some cases, it’s because of preschool staff shortages or a dearth of seats, but there are also some families who don’t see the value of preschool, he said.

“This has been one of our crown jewels,” he said. “It amazes me that people won’t take the time to look at the benefits and see the good that can come from it.”

Dorman said Colorado

should educate parents about the free preschool program before children turn 4.

“Begin the promotional process early,” he said. “Ensure that families recognize this.”

Preschool and K-12: separate or together?

In some universal preschool states, school districts are in charge of overseeing the program locally and offer many preschool seats in public school classrooms. These factors make school districts a key player in the universal preschool discussion, but also raise questions about how close the association should be.

Experts from other states said it’s important that universal preschool be designed around the developmental needs of young children.

Thakur said Colorado leaders should be careful “not to bring the rigor of the K-12 system down into preschool.”

“You’ve really got to focus on relationships, making sure children learn how to communicate, cooperate, listen, and follow routines,” she said.

“Those are the kinds of things that are a real down payment for the kindergarten teacher.”

Colorado’s existing preschool program is administered by school districts and 77% of students attend the program in public school classrooms, but planned changes could shake up public schools’ role in universal preschool.

Graue agreed that preschool should be developmentally appropriate, not narrowly focused on math and literacy, but also noted the downsides of divorcing preschool and K-12 policy.

During a statewide class size reduction effort in Wisconsin, for example, Graue said kindergarten classes went down to 15 children, but preschool classes in the same buildings were often much larger because they weren’t included in the state initiative.

In addition, although Wisconsin’s state-funded preschool classrooms in private settings must adhere to class size caps mandated by state child care regulations, public schools aren’t subject to those limits. Instead, each district establishes its own preschool class size rules.

“That’s the problem of the 4K (Wisconsin preschool) program working in this liminal space between K-12 and the child care system,” Graue said.

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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VOICES What it means to be a CCMer

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ay 3, 2021, started off as any other day would.

It was a Monday following the week we sent the May 2021 editions of Life on Capitol Hill and Washington Park Profile to press, so my tasks for the day were web updating and getting a start on planning the June editions.

There was an announcement that came the week prior that there would be an all-company meeting that day, and everyone was required to attend — either in person or virtually.

But as a staff, we were quite used to those. At the time, it was a year of COVID-related ups-and-downs — shift to work-from-home, optional return to the office, mask requirements, etc., etc.

So I figured this big meeting would be yet another one to inform us about our internal COVID policies.

So my colleagues and I gather — with masks on and chairs socially distanced — at 9 a.m. that day.

And then the big announcement came: Jerry and Ann Healey had sold Colorado Community Media to the Colorado News Conservancy. This public benefit corporation — a joint venture of the National Trust for Local News and The Colorado Sun — formed specifically to preserve Colorado Community Media and ensure that our 26 publications and websites remain locally owned.

Though most of our day-to-day work has been business as usual creating awesome papers each week (for my readers, each month), lots of behindthe-scenes action has happened in the newsroom since then. CCM hired Linda Shapley as our publisher. And we have two new newsroom positions

— Lisa Schlichtman as our editor-in-chief and a soon-to-beannounced senior reporter.

I am proud of the work we CCMers produce. It takes a village, as they say, and the team is not limited to us who report and write the stories.

Christy Steadman Without my team members in sales, circulation, accounting, the newspapers’ designers and our receptionist — who we’ve dubbed as “the glue that keeps us together” — I wouldn’t be here writing this column today.

April 9 of this year was a particularly special evening. It was the 2022 Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards reception, the culminating event of the Society of Professional Journalists’ regional conference. It took place at the historic Denver Press Club.

My plus-one was freelancer Kirsten Dahl Collins, but there were also a handful of us CCMers in attendance — Shapley; Schlichtman; Thelma Grimes, editor of our south-metro weeklies; Belen Ward, reporter for the Fort Lupton Press and Weld County; and Mark Harden. OK, Harden is not currently on staff, but I consider him a CCMer — he is one of our former editors, and as a seasoned journalist, he played a big role as a mentor to me — a newbie editor — prior to Schlichtman joining CCM. Top of the Rockies is a regional, multi-platform contest that honors the work of reporters and news organiza-

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tions in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. So it is quite a big deal that CCM garnered eight awards: • First place, politics/news, Robert Tann, Littleton Independent: “Littleton election results: Council election signals Littleton’s ‘openness to change’; Voters skip hot issues in Littleton school board election; Littleton boosted its sales tax. Here’s what that means” • Second place, A&E news or feature story, Deb Hurley Brobst, Canyon Courier: “A bucket list art show” • Second place, religious feature, Christy Steadman, Washington Park Profile/Life on Capitol Hill: “Hospital chaplain is celebrated for years of service” • Third place, best solutions journalism, Bob Wooley, Arvada Press: “365 days of eternity” • Third place, news reporting/single story, David Gilbert, Littleton Independent: “Unsolved slaying of a homeless man, one year later” • Third place, obit reporting, Deb Hurley Brobst, Canyon Courier: “Never the same: Evergreen, Conifer mourn loss of football coach” • Third place, politics/news, Ellis Arnold, Centennial Citizen: “Centennial election results: Centennial council races see partisan undercurrent; Masks, racial ed don’t drive change in Cherry Creek election; SouthGlenn redevelopment, housing among election issues” • Third place, social justice reporting, Jessica Gibbs, Highlands Ranch Herald: a three-part series titled “Douglas County school diversity and racial equality” I must mention that while proud of our awards, we as journalists do not do this for the accolades. We do it because

we love journalism, which at its fundamental core involves engaging and informing the community, and for the love of storytelling.

But I will admit that when I got home that evening, I made a post on my personal Facebook about the award I had won. All sorts of people came out of the woodwork to wish me “congratulations.” These “likes” came from family and friends across my social circles, including former colleagues I’ve met along the way on my journalism journey.

But I think two stood out the most.

One from Shaun Schafer, my former journalism professor at Metro State University. It’s always nice to know that the time and patience he and my other my college journalism professors invested in me has paid off.

And the second came from one of my high school teachers. Not to date myself, but I graduated high school in the late ‘90s so this is a very special “like.” I had no idea what I wanted to do for a career back then, much less that I would go into journalism. Ruth Barth taught a speech/public speaking class — a course that I took as a freshman. I didn’t particularly want to take the class, but it was a required course, so I had to.

I’ve got to hand it to teachers. Even when the student themself is not too invested in their future, the teacher is. And it is now proven, that 25 years later, they will still care and share in the glory of their students’ successes.

Christy Steadman is the editor of the Life on Capitol Hill and Washington Park Profile monthly publications, and the Denver Herald.

Ideas for the holiday that’s truly for everyone

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ou’ve seen the ads, the social media posts, signs in the windows — all getting ready for a day that many people impatiently anticipate or dread. Yup, it’s Mother’s Day again. When some children can’t wait to surprise their moms, mothers think it’s all about them, and dads are thinking, “Do I really have to wait another month for MY celebration?” But it can also be a day of grieving a mom who’s no longer with us or one we never had the chance to meet. So, I thought I’d share some thoughts not just for moms, but for everyone on this day.

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I’ll always remember my very first preMother’s Day gift when I was pregnant — a beautiful print of an Erte painting. It was bold, beautiful, Linda Newell and unique; everything I hoped I would be as a mother.

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Mother’s Day can be a great day for multi-generational time with all the moms in your family getting together and sharing the children’s birth stories for the umpteenth time. Some of the family may not want to hear these again, but there’s perhaps nothing more sacred than oral storytelling of our family origin stories. In one afternoon, we can all be reminded of just how special and human we all are.

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any readers have flats of plants started or seeds planted in your yards by now, but others may still be in planning mode. Since I’ve joined the ranks of apartment dwellers, I’m limited to a bunch of big pots on my balcony (finally, it’s May and one can plant!). But, throughout the year, I am so interested in gardens at my children’s homes and those of former neighbors — and in what’s available and suggested for our Western gardens — will try to pass on a few thoughts ...

First good idea is from the latest Sunset magazine, in a story about a DIY raised bed, which has directions and a picture of a watering hole for bees that I really loved. They suggest a glazed rectangular plant saucer (or one could use a brownie baking pan) filled with a layer of marbles, river rock or glass pebbles and water plus a sprinkle of mineral or sea salt, which will serve as an attractant. Rinse and replace water every few days to avoid mosquito larvae. In our arid country, bees will really appreciate a drink and if this is in your garden, they’ll tend to those pollination jobs at the same time!

A visit to Hudson Gardens this week meant a happy hour or so among flowering shrubs and lots of

big trees, filled with birds of all sorts.

(It’s open daily and admission is free at 6115 Santa Fe Drive in Littleton.)

I picked up a free copy of Colorado Gardener, which had suggestions from Fort Collins nurseryman Scott Skogerboe on trees Sonya Ellingboe to plant in the Front Range, including the hardy Arizona cypress, the Caddo maple from Oklahoma and the hardy chokecherry, “Sucker Punch,” which doesn’t sucker and supports wildlife, he said. He is also enthusiastic about a Gambel oak from New Mexico called “Gila Monster,” as well as the hackberry and a number of others.

Aim to attract pollinators of all sorts with flowering plants chosen to bloom through the summer as well as vegetables, herbs and small fruits.

Long-term planning will include trees as well.

Yes, some caterpillars may appear here, but they attract birds to your garden too. Baby birds eat an astonishing number of caterpillars brought to the nest by parents and the parents eat even more of them!

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memories of what once was or those wished but never were. This year, may we remember the joys we had and also honor our resilience for living the best life we could no matter what was given to us.

So, may we all be gentle and loving on this day whatever our circumstances might be. Hopefully, we can all find a way to celebrate (and/or forgive) the moms around us, from us, and within us.

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accident. And the mothers I know never tire of hearing how appreciated and loved they are, no matter how old.

But for some, it can also be a painful day of grief. For those of us who have lost or have never known our moms, it can be a reflective time of vivid

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Urge action on mental health May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth.

I currently work as a Colorado Certified Peer and Family Specialist at Colorado Crisis Services/ Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners.

We are going to be answering calls from 988 on top of our regular calls.

It is important to me to have higher funding for Mental Health services to keep psychiatric hospitals, treatment centers, and hot lines/warm lines as available and very important options for those struggling with mental health. As a Peer Specialist, I have my own lived experiences in mental health including hospitalizations, suicide attempts, therapy, IOP/PHP programs, and psychiatric medication needs. I truly believe there is not enough h funding for these needs leading to more people struggling with mental health to complete suicide. .

I am doing more by calling on my legislators at the federal and state levels to support legislation that will fund the implementation of 988 and the suicide and mental health crisis system across our nation,

particularly for those in underserved communities.

Currently, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available at 1-800-273-8255 and de-escalates the crises of tens of thousands of callers each day. On July 16, those in distress and those that support them will be able to reach the Lifeline through a simple 3-digit number: 988. By making the Lifeline more accessible through this shorter number, calls, texts, and chats to the Lifeline’s network of crisis call centers are expected to increase. It is vital that the federal government work with states to ensure callers in distress will have: 1) someone to call, 2) someone to come help, and 3) somewhere safe to go. We must act now to secure funding to equip call centers and community crisis response services throughout the country with the staff and resources to respond to everyone in crisis.

Join me this month in urging our federal and state public officials to do #MoreForMentalHealth. You can start by visiting moreformentalhealth.org.

Together, we can help #StopSuicide.

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A natural garden, designed with native plants plus some decorative flowering plants from the local nursery, will attract an assortment of pollinators, including many you may not have noticed before if gardening is a new adventure. In addition to the expected honeybees and butterflies, there are tiny little native bees that live underground and a variety of moths as well as the beautiful painted lady butterflies a bit later in the season.

Just standing or sitting in one spot for a stretch to see how many different visitors a newly opened rose will attract is entertaining to some of us!

And/or, a morning walk, coffee in hand, among garden plants to see what’s sprouted, which new flowers may have opened (or faded and need pinching off) will mean a happy start for the day.

Depend on your local nursery to supply healthy plants, even though they may cost a bit more than at the grocery store. Get acquainted with Plant Select varieties, if you can locate them. They are developed in Colorado at CSU Fort Collins and Denver Botanic Gardens, are especially hardy in our high, dry climate and are really worth seeking out. See Penstemon strictus, or Rocky Mountain plantselect.org. beardtongue, was introduced to the Enjoy the summer ...

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rchids have been around for millions of years and thrive on every continent except Antarctica.

But with such a hearty ancestry, how do you keep from killing them once you bring them home from the grocery store?

Whether you’ve purchased one for yourself or received one as a gift, you may be among those who find orchids intimidating. Although growing in popularity, expert growers say these exotic beauties are, perhaps, among the most misunderstood of all houseplants.

A brief history of orchids Opinions on when and where orchids first appeared on earth are as varied as the plant itself. However, research points to sometime between 60 and 190 million years ago.

The Chinese philosopher and statesman Confusious often wrote about orchids, immortalizing their beauty and fragrance in his poetry.

Other formalized references to orchids appear in print between 350 B.C. and 287 B.C. in Theophrastus’s “Enquiry Into Plants,” an early manual that described and classified plants.

In early Greece, orchids were revered as symbols of fertility, as the Greek word óchis translates as testicle, inspired by the shape of its root. In some stories, women would ingest large amounts of orchis roots if they wanted to have a son and less if they wanted a girl.

Orchids eventually made their way to the wealthy in England through financed collecting expeditions. Many publications cite instances of “orchidelirium” or orchid madness during Victorian times.

Voracious appetites for cultivating, selling, and trading the unusual flowers among the upper class gave rise to organized groups of collectors and early orchid publications and societies.

Many rare species died en route from their native habitat or at the hands of inexperienced handlers, driving up the price exponentially.

Some orchids were so soughtafter by anxious collectors that entire species were destroyed.

A recent article by The Guardian’s reporter Patrick Greenfield tells of modern-day orchid smugglers in England have warranted increased security around the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens to prevent theft of rare and unusual spe cies.

About that grocery store orchid Today, orchids can be found almost anywhere, including your local supermarket florist and the garden section at hardware stores.

According to Althea McKinney, an orchid expert and greenhouse

Orchids often bloom in the winter, which can be very gratifying, while other outdoor plants are dormant. The 10,000-square-foot Fantasy Orchids greenhouse in Louisville, Colorado, is home to 30,000 to 50,000 orchids at any given time.

Orchids are the largest group of flowering plants on earth. Unfortunately, they are also among the most misunderstood.

Their exotic blooms and aerial roots often give the impression of being demanding and challenging when it comes to care.

However, orchid experts say they are one of the most resilient and longest blooming houseplants available to plant lovers of all skill levels.

Aerial roots from orchids are not uncommon.

They help the plant absorb moisture and micronutrients from the air.

Excessive aerial roots may indicate the orchid needs repotting.

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attendant at Fantasy Orchids in Louisville, Colorado, home to the

most extensive collection of orchids in the Rocky Mountain region, most

grocery store orchids are of the Phalaenopsis variety, more commonly known as moth orchids. They are monopodial, meaning they typically grow from a single stem.

But buying an orchid is the easy part, right?

Well, yes.

But McKinney says caring for your orchid can also be easy.

She said that what gets most newly-minted orchid lovers in trouble is the care tag that comes with the orchid.

McKinney said some tags instruct the owner to toss the plant in the garbage after it blooms.

Other tags will say water the plant with ice cubes.

“It’s really just a marketing thing,” she said. “They want to provide a cheap plant and then get you to buy another. I can tell you that watering an orchid with ice cubes will damage the root structure over time.”

So what’s the secret to not killing them?

McKinney says it’s simple.

Orchids, by design, thrive on benign neglect.

They need only water, fertilizer and sunlight.

No classical music is required.

To be fair, orchids are a little different than other household plants.

“They grow in the same jungle as your typical snake plants, spider plants and monsteras, but those plants all grow on the jungle floor. Orchids grow up in the trees,” McKinney said.

And that means watering them beckons a whole new school of thought.

“If you think about it, the orchid’s roots are pretty exposed in their natural environment, so water rushes over them,” she said. “And then they dry out pretty quickly, compared to a typical houseplant that grows in soil.”

But the main thing to remember is that orchids never sit in water for prolonged periods.

McKinney recommends watering your new orchid by plunging it, still in its slotted plastic container, into lukewarm water. The idea is to quickly saturate everything in the pot and then let it dry out between waterings.

Overwatering is among the most frequent causes of orchid deaths.

“I usually suggest soaking your orchid for no more than five minutes, or just or just running water through the pot for 30 seconds,” she said. “That’s all there is to it.”

And while you’re watering, think about light and fertilizer.

“We fertilize every single time we water,” McKinney said. “A lot of people will come in with a plant, and I can tell that has been 10 feet away from a window, they have not fertilized it the entire they’ve had it—and get frustrated because they can’t get SEE ORCHIDS, P13

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Greenhouse attendant Althea McKinney stands among thousands of orchids at Fantasy Orchids in Louisville, one of the largest retail and wholesale orchids suppliers to the state. She said growing orchids in Colorado is not as difficult as many believe—there are approximately 20 species of orchids that are native to the Centennial State.

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it to rebloom. Light, nutrients and proper watering is the key.”

She said just follow the instructions that come with the bag of fertilizer, but don’t go crazy.

Over-fertilizing can burn your orchid’s root system.

Yes, but can they survive in Colorado?

Orchids belong to the most prominent plant families in the world and come in many forms, shapes, sizes and colors.

They have learned to thrive in various locations, including marshy bogs and mountain tops.

McKinney said there are close to 20 species of orchids native to Colorado.

Experts at the Denver Botanic Gardens say that number is closer to 25, albeit orchids native to Colorado are dormant most of the year and are far more diminutive than their glamorous tropical cousins.

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“People try to mimic what people are doing on the other side of the world, which is a death sentence for these plants, which are very easy to care for.”

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The debate over how to tackle rising property taxes is poised to dominate the final days of Colorado’s 2022 legislative session, as Gov. Jared Polis, Democratic lawmakers and Colorado Concern, a deep-pocketed business organization, hastily negotiate a plan to provide relief that’s sufficient but that doesn’t also deny local governments billions in future funding.

With just two weeks left in the lawmaking term, the high-stakes conversations, which have been happening behind the scenes for months, are getting more intense.

Polis and Democrats are trying to quickly introduce and pass property tax reduction legislation to head off a 2022 ballot measure from Colorado Concern, a nonprofit that represents the interests of the state’s top business ex-

ecutives, that would permanently cap property tax increases.

While everyone generally agrees that something needs to be done to reduce Coloradans’ property tax tabs, there is a wide chasm when it comes to how and how much. As of Tuesday, the policy details of the deal were still very much in flux.

The legislation could come in many different forms, including a property valuation rate reduction. Lawmakers have also set aside $200 million for property tax relief, but it’s unclear how they would spend it.

It appears any deal would only be temporary, lasting as few as two years, as both sides work toward finding a long-term solution.

“There are a lot of cooks in the kitchen,” said Senate President Steve Fenberg. “We just need to get (the bill) right before we introduce it.”

Asked if there were any specific options on the table, Fenberg didn’t directly answer, only saying that Democratic leadership at the Capitol is trying to figure out the policy proposal that would “provide the most relief.”

This is the second year of endof-session debate around property

taxes — which fund schools — at the Colorado Capitol. In 2021, lawmakers passed an 11th-hour billtemporarily slashing property tax valuation rates and recategorizing properties for taxation purposes in order to blunt the effect of an ultimately unsuccessful ballot measure pushed by conservatives that would have resulted in a much larger property tax cut.

Those involved in the discussions this year have said they are essentially negotiating under threat: if they don’t pass a property tax relief bill, Colorado Concern could move forward with a measure siphoning as much as $1.3 billion in expected tax revenue from local coffers in its first year.

“It’s kind of an unfortunate way of having conversations about what the proper policy is for moving forward,” said House Speaker Alec Garnett, D-Denver.

“It’s not a great way of governing. It’s not the best way of doing business.”

Garnett says he doesn’t see a permanent fix on the horizon, which means it’s possible — if not likely — that the annual property tax debate continues as property values rise and property taxes continue to follow suit.

Colorado Concern, however, sees its proposal — which would cap property valuation increases at roughly 3% for taxation purposes — as that permanent solution.

“The measure provides critical relief for taxpayers while balancing the needs of local communities who depend on tax revenue to fund essential services,” Mike Kopp, a former state lawmaker who leads Colorado Concern, said in a written statement earlier this year when the proposal was unveiled.

Polis’ office said in a statement Tuesday night that “the governor will continue to partner with the state legislature and local leaders to save Coloradans money.”

Progressives, meanwhile, led by the liberal-leaning Bell Policy Center, are pleading with Democrats this year not to give up too much in their efforts to keep Colorado Concern from moving forward with a ballot measure. They fear a major property tax reduction would spell disaster for school and local government funding.

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Community invited to view blood moon with Denver Astronomical Society The Denver Astronomical Society is inviting the community to two events in May that take place on the south lawn of the University of Denver’s Historic Chamberlin Observatory, 2930 E. Warren Ave. The first event takes place on May 7. This is one of the society’s monthly open houses, which take place each month, weather dependent.

Open houses are scheduled to take place on the Saturday that falls closest to the firstquarter moon. Attendees should plan on arriving at about dusk, so for the May 7 open house, that would be about 7:30-8 p.m.

Open houses are free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required. Members set up their telescopes and allow people to look through them and ask questions.

Those who have a telescope of their own are welcome to bring it, and members can assist with setting it up or help tutor on how to use it, if need be.

The Denver Astronomical Society’s open houses are opportunity to increase the knowledge and fun of astronomy, said Ron Hranac, a long-time member of the Denver Astronomical Society who serves as the organization’s media contact.

The second event takes

place on May 15. This is a special open house to invite people to view the total lunar eclipse — often called a blood moon — that is happening that night.

Denver Astronomical Society members will be setting up telescopes and binoculars for the public’s use, but people are also welcome to bring their own if they have them.

It is recommended to arrive at about 8-8:30 p.m. to see the beginning of the partial eclipse. People can stay as late as they would like, but should plan on staying until about 11 p.m. or so, which is about when the full eclipse will be ending.

Hranac provided the May 15 eclipse times in mountain time: • Partial eclipse begins at 8:27 p.m.

• Total eclipse begins at 9:29 p.m.

• Maximum eclipse at 10:11 p.m.

• Total eclipse ends at 10:53 p.m.

• Partial eclipse ends at 11:55 p.m.

Like the open houses, the May 15 event is free and open to the public, and a reservation is not required.

To learn more about the Denver Astronomical Society, visit denverastro.org. The website has a calendar that people can reference to learn about future open houses.

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Kevin J. Gaucher, Personal Representative 75 Bass Drive, Apt. 303 Stafford, VA 22554 Legal Notice No. 81597 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James D. Blomgren, aka James Blomgren, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30521 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 September 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kim J. Hardwick, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81601 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bridget Dianne Black, a/k/a Bridget D. Black, a/k/a Bridget Black, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030555 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 September 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

James J. Black, Personal Representative 5520 W. 97th Avenue Westminster CO 80020 Legal Notice No. 81612 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARIA FLORINDA AIELLO, A/K/A MARIA F. AIELLO, A/K/A MARIA AIELLO, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30359 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 28, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy S. Germany, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 77 Erie Village Square, #100 Erie, CO 80516 Legal Notice No. 81592 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STELLA ANN YATES, aka STELLA A. YATES, aka STELLA YATES, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30479 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.

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

Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No. 81578 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022

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

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Curtis Lee Matile, a/k/a Curtis L. Matile, a/k/a Curtis Matile, a/k/a Curt Matile, a/k/a Lee Matile, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30556 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 September 5th, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Matile, Personal Representative 4201 West Union Avenue Denver, CO 80226

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.

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

Legal Notice No. 81606 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LINDA EVA HALEY, a/k/a LINDA EVE HALEY, a/k/a LINDA E. HALEY, a/k/a LINDA HALEY, a/k/a LINDA EVA NEWBY, a/k/a LINDA E. NEWBY, Deceased Case No.: 2022 PR 30473

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 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.

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 September 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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

Name: Donniece V. Newby c/o LAW OFFICES OF KIMBER Z. SMITH, P.C. Kimber Z. Smith, #8479 P. O. Box 1105 Arvada, CO 80001

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

Legal Notice No. 81611 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NANCY N. FOGG, a/k/a NANCY NEVELL FOGG, and NANCY FOGG, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30511

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alvis Edward Deeds, Jr. AKA: Alvis E. Deeds, Jr., AKA: A. Edward Deeds, Jr., AKA: A.E. Deeds, Jr., AKA: Ed Deeds, Jr. , Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30516

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 Legal Notice No. 81579 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 Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 05, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leon A. Scheel, Personal Representative c/o Tirey Law Firm LLC, 12021 Pennsylvania Street, Ste 103 Thornton, Colorado 80241

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

Legal Notice No. 81604 First publication: May 05, 2022 Last publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gloria Ann Lyngbye, Deceased Case Number: 22 PR 30499 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 September 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Legal Notice No. 81609 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maureen Elizabeth Mckee, deceased Case Number: 2022PR30183

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ted A. Scheel, aka Ted Arnold Scheel aka Ted Scheel, deceased Case Number: 2022PR30505

Legal Notice No. 81600 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Teresa Hood: Personal Representative 7183 E. Warren Dr. Denver, CO 80224

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Verla E. Vallier, Personal Representative c/o Patrick Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court, No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80130

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 September 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 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.

C. Davies Reed, Personal Representative 8474 Olde Mill Circle East Drive Indianapolis, IN 46260 Legal Notice No. 81575 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Manuel J. Vigil, Deceased

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this,” said Scott Wasserman, who leads Bell.

Colorado Concern has filed a host of similar proposed ballot measures as it works to determine which to advance.

But a poll commissioned by the Bell Policy Center indicated that one of Colorado Concern’s main proposals, Initiative 75, which would cap property value increases at 3% for taxation purposes, lacks enough support to pass in November.

Fifty-two percent of those polled said they would vote for the measure, while 28% said

they would vote against it and 20% said they were completely undecided or had no lean whatsoever. Initiative 75 would need the support of 55% of voters to pass since it would amend the constitution.

Colorado Concern has proposed other, similar ballot measures that wouldn’t require a constitutional change and thus could pass with a simple majority. But the general rule of thumb for ballot measures in Colorado is that they only pass when they poll well above what’s needed for passage.

“I don’t think they have nearly as strong a hand as they are publicly saying they are,” Wasserman said.

The poll also indicated there

is far more support for progressive property tax relief ballot measure ideas being pushed by Wasserman, including one that would enact an extra tax or fee on homes worth more than $2 million. But Wasserman doesn’t appear to have the financial backing needed to collect the roughly 125,000 signatures required to get his ideas on the ballot.

“That’s the elephant in the room,” he said, “isn’t it?”

Looming over the frenzy is Initiative 110, a proposed ballot measure filed by conservative fiscal policy activist Michael Fields that would cap property tax increasesat 2% annually. Fields said he is not part of the negotiations with the

governor’s office and Colorado Concern.

“We’re waiting to see what the deal is,” he said.

Lawmakers were slated to be briefed by the governor’s office Tuesday on the latest negotiations with Colorado Concern.

Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, said it’s unlikely a bill will be introduced until early next week.

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.

Public Notices Case Number: 2022 PR 30358 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court, Denver, Colorado on or before August 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Debra Vigil , Personal Representative 1070 Mariposa St. Denver, CO 80204 Legal Notice No. 81608 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Geis, a/k/a Patricia Ann Geis, a/k/a Patricia A. Geis, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030463 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 September 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Hayden Christopher Geis Personal Representative 8563 E. 55th Ave Denver, Colorado 80238 Legal Notice No. 81605 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert J. Faure, Deceased Case Number: 22PR119 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 23, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

JEAN E.FAURE Personal Representative P.O. BOX 2466 GREAT FALLS, MT 59403 Legal Notice No. 81577 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 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.

named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

By: /s/ Thomas M. Diehl Personal Representative Thomas M. Diehl 2681 Ponderosa Dr., Lodi, CA 95242 Legal Notice No. 81596 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 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 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 Evelyn G. Mullen-Messer, aka Evelyn Gertrude Mullen-Messer, aka Evelyn Mullen-Messer, aka Evelyn G. Mullen, aka Evelyn Gertrude Mullen, aka Evelyn Mullen, aka Evelyn G. Messer, aka Evelyn Gertrude Messer, aka Evelyn Messer, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30508

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

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 28, 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

Marilyn D. Wytulka, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln St., #1100 Denver, CO 80203

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: Monica Diehl, aka Monica M. Diehl, aka Monica Martha Diehl, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30538 All persons having claims against the above-

Legal Notice No. 81594 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stacie Ann Jackson,

AKA Stacie A Jackson, AKA Stacie Jackson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30449 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 September 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kimberly Raemdonck, Attorney for the Personal Representative, Alexandra Jackson 2489 W Main Street Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 81607 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HENRY PRICE SNELLGROVE JR., aka HENRY P. SNELLGROVE JR., aka HENRY SNELLGROVE JR., aka HENRY PRICE SNELLGROVE, aka HENRY P. SNELLGROVE, aka HENRY SNELLGROVE, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30484 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 September 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Collette Rae Hall, Co-Personal Representative Jay Price Snellgrove, Co-Personal Representative c/o 3i Law, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd.

Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No. 81613 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 19, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles Robert Niemczura, a/k/a Charles R. Niemczura, a/k/a Charles Niemczura, and Nemo Niemczura, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30347 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 29, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Suzanne Romero, Personal Representative 2100 Kahala Circle Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone: 303-941-4496 suzie.romero@hotmail.com Legal Notice No. 81593 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 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): 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 Public Notice Adoption Options 1355 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 501 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 695-1601 Timothy J. Eirich Attorney for Adoption Options Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266 NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP TO: Jesus (Last Name Unknown) and Any and All Unknown Fathers, Respondents YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS: 1. You have been identified by Paula Wicks as the possible birth father of her child, who is expected to be born on or about May 13, 2022 in Colorado.

2. Ms. Wicks plans to relinquish her parental rights to the child on an expedited basis in the Jefferson County District Court, State of Colorado, where the adoption agency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption.

Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parentchild legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parenting time with the child; (b) no longer have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or well-being of the child; and (c) have no say in any further decisions concerning said child.

3. A birth parent of a child has the right to contest the termination of parental rights.

4. Failure to declare intent to contest the termination of parental rights may likely result in a termination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the termination of the parent-child legal relationship, YOU MUST: • Request and then return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” to Adoption Options at the above address or to Grob & Eirich, LLC, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, no later than twenty-one

(21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

OR • Request and return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” in person to Adoption Options, at the address indicated above, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. You should bring photo identification with you for in-person submission.

YOU MUST ALSO: • File a claim of paternity pursuant to Article 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes and notify Adoption Options pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-4-105.5.

This claim of paternity must be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

5. You may also waive your right to contest the termination of parental rights and doing so will likely result in a termination of any parental rights you may have to the child. If you do not believe that you are the father of this child, please check the appropriate box on the reply form.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TO THIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT PROCEEDINGS AND YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, IF ANY, WILL LIKELY BE TERMINATED BY THE COURT. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Timothy J. Eirich Grob & Eirich, LLC Attorney for Adoption Options Legal Notice No. 81603 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Regarding the Petition of Katie Ann McGuire for the Adoption of a Child: Penelope Jean McGuire (DOB:08-20-2017), birth Mother: Kelly Lyn McGuire and birth Father: Michael Bobbitt.

To: Kelly Lyn McGuire You are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner filed a Petition seeking Adoption of the child named above in Denver County Court, Case No. 21JA172.

You are notified this matter is set for a Termination of Parent-Child Relationship hearing on July 27 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Denver County Court, Courtroom 2H located at 520 West Colfax, Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204.

WebEx Link: https://judicial.webex.com/webappng/sites/ judicial/dashboard/pmr/courtroom2h You are notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parent-child relationship with the minor child and Petitioner may adopt the minor child.

Legal Notice No. 81602 First Publication: May 5, 2022 Last Publication: June 2, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Let’s put our kids’ health over Big Tobacco’s profits.

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