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Kayak rodeo returns to Clear Creek

Colorado River water use may have to be slashed Drought, other climate factors have already slowed the flow

BY CHRIS OUTCALT THE COLORADO SUN

Water droplets fall off Denverite Timothy Kunin as he competes in the intermediate division of the June 22 Kayak Rodeo at Clear PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Creek Whitewater Park.

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For some visiting downtown Golden on June 22, this was their first rodeo.

However, this wasn’t — to paraphrase the Garth Brooks song — the broncs-blood-steers-and-mud type of rodeo. This was more the surf-boatloop-and-float kind.

The annual Golden Kayak Rodeo

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Moving closer to a government-designed health insurance plan Option is designed by state regulators

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Federal authorities on June 23 gave the go-ahead to one of the most ambitious pieces of Gov. Jared Polis’

agenda: A government-designed health insurance plan mandated to be sold at lower prices.

Rates and final details for the Colorado Option are set to be officially unveiled later this summer.

But a critical part of its launch involved winning an approval from the federal government known as a 1332 waiver.

The waiver gives the state leeway

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under the Affordable Care Act to take innovative approaches to providing health insurance that might otherwise violate technical parts of the law. It will also bring in extra federal dollars to the state to help implement the program.

“Through this new model, Colorado leverages federal savings to

Top Colorado water officials recently highlighted the uneven use between the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basins and some suggested the vast majority of reductions needed to rebalance a system in which use far outpaces supply would have to come from the Lower Basin.

New data released June 21 by the Upper Colorado River Commission, an interstate agency that manages water in the Upper Basin, shows that in 2021, drought and other climate factors reduced the amount of water available in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming by about 1 million acre-feet compared with the previous year. During that same time, according to the UCRC data, water use increased in the Lower Basin.

“Those provisional numbers show the Upper Basin used 25% less water in 2021 than it did in 2020,” Colorado River Commissioner Becky Mitchell said at an UCRC meeting June 21 at the state capitol in Wyoming. “That is a huge number, especially when we’re talking

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Front Range tourism finally sees post-COVID boost Study by Denver shows 14.5% jump from 2020

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

The urban workhorse of Colorado’s tourism industry is finally recovering from COVID. Denver and its Front Range neighbors have endured longhaul symptoms from the pandemic, as convention and city tourism struggled to recover from shutdowns and the collapse of both leisure and business tourism.

While other more rural communities rebounded quickly — perhaps too quickly as crowds overwhelmed mountain towns enduring a labor shortage — Colorado’s urban tourism industry in Denver has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels of traffic.

But it is getting there. The latest study by the city of Denver shows the metro area’s visitor levels pacing right behind the record-setting performance of 2019 and regaining much of the loss the city experienced during the height of the pandemic.

Travelers made 31.7 million trips to the city last year, only slightly fewer the 31.9 million trips made pre-pandemic and and a 14.5% increase from 2020,

Pedestrians walk the 16th Street Mall on Feb. 15 in Denver.

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according to the latest report by travel research firm Longwoods International, which has compiled annual tallies of Colorado tourism since the 1990s.

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“Thankfully, Denver is a very resilient economy and we have worked closely together to get ourselves out of this and on to recovery,” said Richard Scharf, president and CEO of Visit Denver. “So I think the worst part is behind us.”

More than 15 million day trips were made in 2021, with people traveling at least 50 miles from home to visit top attractions, including Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, Denver Art Museum, Denver Zoo, and the Colorado Rockies. The 16th Street Mall and Cherry Creek Mall were among the top shopping destinations.

But the recovery is uneven. After business travel to Colorado collapsed in 2020, dropping to 1.8 million trips from 2.4 million in 2019, the number of people traveling to Denver for work barely budged last year.

“We know that the business traveler and the convention business is going to be a slow ramp up. We’ve seen that and we know that’s going to be true for a little while,” Scharf said.

Since Outdoor Retailer, a twice-a-year trade show, decamped Denver for its former home of Salt Lake City, Scharf said Denver has been approached by “innovative outdoor shows” that “are trying to take advantage of the new frontier.” He declined to give more details.

The national outdoor trade show had a $45 million annual impact for Denver.

“We hate to have them leave, but we run a pretty good occupancy in the summers,” Scharf said. “We’ve got great demand.”

As Colorado began to welcome visitors back in 2020, the state’s

tourism office revived marketing campaigns, using federal stimulus dollars, to buoy its tourism industry. Marketing campaigns focused on city tourism and international visitors, both of which have been slow to rebound from the pandemic and shutdowns.

Mountain towns’ rebound from the pandemic tell a different story. As people sought wide open space amid the pandemic, managers in towns such as Crested Butte, Telluride and Breckenridge hastened their transition from destination marketing to management amid low staffing levels and affordable housing for its workers.

Colorado’s ski areas also saw record numbers of visitors in the 2021-22 ski season with more than 14 million visitors.

In Colorado Springs, visitor numbers have surpassed prepandemic levels. In 2021, the city attracted 23.7 million visitors, which was a nearly 12% increase from the previous year and more than a 5% jump from 2019, data from Visit Colorado Springs show.

Amy Long, chief innovation officer for Visit Colorado Springs, attributed the surge of visitors to the city’s many trails and open spaces, as well as the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center and the cog railway, both which opened in June 2021.

The city targeted its marketing to Colorado residents, those living in surrounding states and Texas, Long said.

Will the rising prices at the gas pumps affect travel to Colorado in the future? Possibly, but for now, people are still hitting the roads, said Amir Eylon, president and CEO of Longwoods International.

“People are going. They’re just finding ways to reallocate their travel budget,” Eylon said.

According to AAA’s national travel forecast, 42 million people will likely road trip over the July 4 weekend — in what would be a record for car travelers over the holiday — amid historically high gas prices. Denver is among AAA’s top 10 travel destinations for the weekend.

“This next year is going to be a very good year for regional drive travel,” Eylon said.

International visitors are still slowly trickling into Denver, and it’s unclear when business travel will ramp back up again.

“So we still have a long road ahead of us for recovery,” Eylon said. “But clearly Denver’s accelerating nicely down there at this point.”

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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about a smaller piece of the Colorado River pie.”

Also on June 21, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton warned Congress that Colorado River water users must cut their water usage by as much as one-fourth by the end of next year to address “critically low water levels” and prevent depleting the reservoirs past the point at which they can continue to function and produce hydropower.

Speaking to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Touton said that the bureau will work with the seven Colorado River basin states and the tribes to come up with a plan during the next 60 days to reduce use across the basin by between 2 million and 4 million acre-feet. Touton cautioned that, if necessary, the bureau has the authority to “act unilaterally” to protect the system, which supplies water and generates electricity for millions of users across the West According to the new UCRC numbers, total Upper Basin water use, including water lost to evaporation, added up to about 3.5 million acrefeet in 2021, a provisional number.

That number was about 4.5 million acre-feet the previous year. The UCRC numbers show 2021 water use plus evaporation losses in the Lower Basin — California, Arizona and Nevada — at nearly 10 million acre-feet, which includes about a 1.5 million acre-foot portion for Mexico.

Water users in Colorado have already been getting by with less, said Andy Mueller, general manager of the Colorado River District. “No one got paid not to use water; no one enrolled in a federal program not to use water; this was water that was either legally or physically not available primarily at our rancher’s and farmer’s headgates in 2021,” he said.

“They are doing what the commissioner has asked; they have reduced their use.”

Colorado and the other Upper Basin states do not have the benefit of massive reservoirs above them to hold water and instead rely on the runoff that’s available each year.

Climate factors such as drought and dry soil have made that runoff

The headwaters of the Colorado River flow near Kremmling, above Gore Canyon, on PHOTO BY DAVE TIMKO / THIS AMERICAN LAND Aug. 13, 2020.

less reliable. Scientists predict the amount of water that will flow into Lake Powell this spring and summer to be 59% of average.

“Colorado water users are on the front lines of climate change,” Mitchell said in a statement.

In the Lower Basin, water users can pull water from the country’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead. However, those reservoirs have been significantly depleted during the current megadrought, which scientists believe is the driest 22-year stretch during the past 1,200 years. The lakes are now both less than 30% full.

“When you have low runoff in the Upper Basin that means that the water users who normally have water late in the year don’t,” said Chuck Cullom, executive director of the Upper Colorado River Commission. He noted that the poor runoff in 2021 reduced supply available primarily to farmers and irrigators. “Folks with a junior priority who would normally have water available in August had to shut off in July.”

For example, Cullom pointed out that last year the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm & Ranch Enterprise in southwest Colorado received only 10% of its normal water supply.

Mitchell noted that Colorado and the Upper Basin states have contributed 661,000 acre-feet the past two years to help protect Lake Powell from falling below 3,490 feet above sea level, the minimum elevation required for Glen Canyon Dam to generate power. This year, 500,000

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Mueller said that in the case of federal reclamation projects that supply water to Colorado water users such as the Dolores Project in southwest Colorado and others there are emergency provisions in the contracts that could allow the federal government to reduce an allocation to those projects.

“Is the commissioner talking about reducing use in the Upper Basin?”

Mueller said. “She might be. Given the imbalance of where the water is being taken out and used right now that would be very hard to stomach.”

Anne Castle, a senior fellow at the Getches-Wilkinson Center at the University of Colorado Law School, said that the numbers commissioner Touton spoke about to Congress are significant.

“People have been thinking along the lines of solving a 2 million acre-foot deficit problem but the range from 2 million to 4 million is a big range. Four million is almost infinitely harder than 2 million,” Castle said. “Those numbers are so big I don’t see that that gap can be bridged by one basin alone; it can’t be bridged by one sector alone, like the agriculture sector.”

In Colorado, agriculture uses about 85% of the water statewide.

Steve Pope, general manager of the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association, one of the state’s largest diverters of irrigation water, said the commissioner’s testimony concerns him. The association manages the water that comes out of the Gunnison Tunnel, a federal project.

“How do you get more blood from a turnip,” Pope said. “There is no Upper Basin storage. How are we going to come up with it?”

Denver Water CEO Jim Lochhead said significant reductions in demands on the river should have started several years ago. Denver Water gets about half of its supply from the Colorado River system.

“Everyone is going to have to contribute to solving the problem,” Lochhead said in a statement, “but the vast majority of reductions are going to have to occur where the vast majority of water use has occurred — in the Lower Basin.”

Ken Curtis, general manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District, which manages the Dolores Project, said this year they’re already operating on about a 30% supply.

“In some ways we’re already doing forced conserved consumptive use,” Curtis said. “They just have different opportunities given the plumbing down in the Lower Basin versus it coming right down off the mountains and off it goes.”

Mueller said the Upper Basin can also manage demands better. He said marginal land that didn’t get irrigated in the past few years would probably need to stay out of production for the foreseeable future. But, he said, the majority of the 2 million to 4 million acre-feet Commissioner Touton cited needs to come from the Lower Basin.

“It’s time they reduce the flow out of the Hoover Dam, which means the Lower Basin has to cut their use. Period,” Mueller said. “Oddly enough, the Bureau of Reclamation runs the facility that has allowed it to be that way.”

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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In heated real estate market, is it better to be a renter?

Owning a home now costs $987 more per month

ing as a renter in Denver.

the 2019 numbers, pre-pandemic numbers and the 20-year average.

March was the sole month, which saw a jump in eviction filings, with 3,667, in a return to pre-pandemic numbers.

While evictions have been steadily increasing since the moratorium expired July 31, evictions declined in April and May, both in the Denver area and Colorado as a whole.

Henry Eisler from the Colorado Apartment Association expressed confidence in the strength of the housing market, noting Coloradans have been able to make rent at high rates.

“The uptick in March didn’t reflect a dramatic increase — just a return to the pre-pandemic, statewide average, as Colorado’s rental market recovered from the pandemic and 14-month moratorium,” Eisler said. “The subsequent decline in eviction filings during April and May is a strong positive indicator for the health of Colorado’s multifamily housing market.”

But … evictions?

As we approach a year since the eviction moratorium expired, eviction filings — for the most part — have stayed below prepandemic numbers. Although we’ve seen a gradual climb in evictions since early 2021, eviction numbers have stayed below

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Feel like there’s no chance you can buy a house? You may be better off renting anyway. With national average mortgage payments of $2,576.39, that’s above average rent of $1,589 in Colorado, according to ApartmentList.

Owning a home now costs $987 more per month than renting.

And while it’s overall better to rent right now with rising mortgage rates, some cities’ average rental prices are way above the rest. Superior, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock are among the most expensive cities to live in for renters, with the average rent in Superior through May at $2,399, perhaps because many homes were burned or damaged by smoke in the Marshall fire.

That’s $810 above Colorado’s average and $1,056 above the national average.

In contrast, Greeley, Englewood and Colorado Springs are among the cities with the lowest rent prices.

If you’re a renter in Denver, you might want to stay that way.

Despite being one of the state’s hottest real estate markets,

Colorado tax revenue forecast presented to the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee by SCREENSHOT nonpartisan Colorado Council Staff.

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The last rodeo in 2019 had 30 participants.

Organizer Dave Holzman said he received the city’s permission to host the event only three weeks beforehand, so he had a short advertising window.

The small but mighty rodeo pressed on, with both intermediate and advanced competitors across its junior’s, women’s, and men’s divisions.

The competitors took turns moving in and out of what’s called a playhole, which is a water feature on Clear Creek, to perform technical maneuvers and other tricks.

Some moves have obvious names: side-surfing, spinning, and a front loop, which is a front flip with the kayak.

Other sound like something pulled off a Blockbuster shelf — Space Godzilla, Phonics Monkey, roundhouse, splitwheel and McNasty.

Denver’s Timothy Kunin, who took first place in the men’s intermediate group, said the rodeo’s a “low-stress way to bring people in to compete.”

Kayaking, but especially playboating, is very competitive, he described. Meanwhile, the rodeo is all about having fun and improving one’s skills.

While the water was too low this year to stick some moves, Kunin said he’s improved every time he’s competed in Golden.

Aran Kilroy, who took first in the advanced group, is a former member of the Irish national kayaking team and recently moved to Lakewood.

While he’s competed in dozens of other competitions around the world, he was new to the Golden rodeo scene.

Colorado has a shorter competition season than elsewhere, he described, but this was a nice way to finish out the summer’s freestyle events.

“It’s fun to come in and throw loops with the locals,” he said.

Raleigh Anderson, who was the only competitor in the women’s division, has kayaked for 12 years but only joined the Colorado Whitewater Association recently. So, this was her first kayak rodeo as well.

“It was super fun, even though I’m not the best playboater,” she said. “100%, I would do it again. It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors with friends.”

Anderson praised the Colorado Whitewater Association, saying all the events and competitions it hosts helps kayakers to form a tight-knit community. The people she’s met have become “more than just river friends,” Anderson said, as she now sees many of them outside of kayaking.

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expand affordability and coverage in the state like no other state has done before,” Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which approved Colorado’s waiver application, said in a statement. “The Colorado Option is groundbreaking and a step in the right direction to reduce the uninsured rate, while investing in health insurance coverage affordability and improvements, and advancing health equity.”

Details of the Colorado Option Lawmakers passed the legislation creating the Colorado Option in 2021. It instructs state regulators to write up a “standardized plan” — meaning a consistent package of benefits and cost structures like co-pays — that insurance companies will be required to sell across the state. The companies must also price premiums for the Colorado Option plans 5% below what they charged for plans in 2021, after adjusting for inflation.

That reduction target increases to 15% below by 2025.

Colorado Option plans will only be sold in the individual and small group markets, meaning the places where small businesses and people who are buying insurance on their own shop.

Because the Colorado Option will, in theory, save the federal government on what it already spends to provide subsidies to help people pay their insurance premiums, it creates what are known as “pass-through” savings that can come back to the state. An actuarial analysis included in the state’s waiver application estimates the Colorado Option will save the federal government $13.3 million in 2023, rising to $147.9 million by 2027.

The state plans to use that money to provide additional subsidies to low-income Coloradans and those who are not eligible for federal subsidies, for instance due to immigration status.

Skepticism from insurers Insurance carriers submitted their proposed rates — both for the Colorado Option plans and other plans — this month for approval by the Colorado Division of Insurance, said Amanda Massey, the executive director of the Colorado Association of Health Plans, a trade group.

Massey said she did not know if all of the proposed Colorado Option rates met the price reduction target, and insurance companies haven’t said. (The proposed rates don’t become public until next month.)

But insurance companies for months have been raising concerns that they won’t be able to hit the targets while also keeping the rates actuarially sound.

Massey said the Colorado Option

plans are richer than a typical insurance plan — they have more stuff in them or more favorable cost structures. And she said there’s worry that the way the state will calculate inflation, using the Consumer Price Index’s medical index, won’t keep up with the skyrocketing inflation being seen on the ground.

“We think that the methodology is flawed,” she said June 23. “So between that methodology and the additional benefits in the standardized plan, we’re really concerned about meeting the target reductions.”

“It’s really to be determined whether any of the promises made about this policy will come to fruition,” she added.

If insurers can’t meet the Colorado Option’s price-reduction targets, the state commissioner of insurance has the ability to order public hearings and to mandate lower hospital prices in order to drive down the cost of a plan. But Commissioner Michael Conway has said he doesn’t expect to use his price-setting authority in the first year.

Cheers from consumer advocates Consumer advocates cheered news of the Colorado Option’s federal approval.

“This waiver is a vital component to Colorado’s efforts to expand health coverage and make it more affordable for all people living in Colorado,” Adam Fox, the deputy director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, said in a statement.

In his own statement, Jake Williams, the executive director of Healthier Colorado, said: “At a time when Colorado families are paying unprecedented prices at the pump and the grocery store, we want them to know relief is on the way.”

The federal waiver approval also extended another of Polis’ signature health care initiatives — a reinsurance program that helps insurance companies pay their highest-cost claims, thus allowing them to reduce premium prices for everyone. The Polis administration estimates reinsurance reduces insurance prices for people in the individual market by 20% a year.

Polis has made his efforts to save Coloradans money into the centerpiece of his reelection campaign, and he capitalized on June 23 announcement to promote that work.

“I’m thrilled that Colorado’s waiver has been approved — allowing us to move forward with this historic money-saving and forward-thinking program in Colorado,” Polis said in a statement. “Saving people money on health care couldn’t come at a better moment.”

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State high court upholds expanded paid-leave program Voters approved measure setting work policy in 2020

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The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 118 which requires most employers give workers 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave starting in 2024.

The ballot initiative was approved by voters in 2020 passing by nearly 60 percent.

Chronos Builders LLC challenged Proposition 118, titled the Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMI) Act..

The Grand Junction-based home builder claimed the Act violated the Section (8)(a) of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) which requires a flat tax rate for incomes.

It also claimed the premiums are an unconstitutional added tax charge.

In an email to CPR, Advance Colorado, the conservative advocacy group that petitioned for Chronos Builders said it’s reviewing the decision.

Justice Monica M. Marquez wrote in her opinion that FAMI does not violate TABOR because it is not an income tax law or change in any such law. The premiums collected are fees held in the Family and Medical Leave

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Insurance Fund.

State Sen. Faith Winter (DWestminster) wasn’t surprised by the ruling.

“Proposition 118 is extremely important to insure that no Coloradans have to make a decision between taking care of themselves and a loved one and a paycheck,” Winter said.

“Right now, only 80 percent of Coloradans have access to paid family leave. Once we implement [Proposition] 118, all Coloradans will have access to paid family and medical leave.”

Proposition 118 received 58 percent of the vote statewide in

2020. It created FAMI to provide what Justice Marquez called a “necessary safety net” for all Colorado workers to tend to personal and family caregiving needs.

The program includes: • Birth, adoption, foster care placement • Caring for a family member with a serious health condition.

• Serious health condition • Qualifying exigency leave • Victim of domestic violence The proposition also requires employers to give workers one hour of sick leave for every thirty hours of work.

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y first job as a journalist was covering the cops/courts/ crime beat in Cañon City.

It was an odd job, to say the least. But I learned FROM THE a lot — not only as a EDITOR journalist learning how the journalism industry functioned, but also all the insand-outs of court proceedings.

During that time, I reported on nearly every type of criminal activity Christy Steadman one could imagine — from arson to homicide and everything in between. I commuted back to the Denver area to visit often, and I’d bring my friends the newspapers upon their request, as they always wanted to catch up on the non-fictionalized true crime stories.

Universities always put on excellent programming.

If I were to describe the presentation, I would say it was like a mix between a documentary like one would watch on John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy, and a conversation with a homicide detective combined with a crash course in criminology.

Versiga was an excellent presenter.

Of course, some of the details in the case were gruesome — this was an adults-only event. Versiga was tactful during these parts, and discussed the finer details of how the investigation was conducted in layman’s terms so that all of us who were not criminology students, and don’t have a background in the criminal investigation fields, could understand the information.

The CSI Regis presentation on Little was associated with the university’s Criminology Speaker Series, which is expected to start back up again this

Perhaps that job was what piqued my interest in criminology. It’s probably nothing I would pursue for a degree or certification, but it is an interesting topic when community learning opportunities present themselves.

On May 13, I went to a CSI Regis University presentation. For this one, Don Lindley, a retired Denver police officer, who has been a Regis faculty member for 20 years, brought in Lt. Darren Versiga of the Pascagoula Police Department in Mississippi.

Versiga presented on his role in investigating on the Samuel “Sam” Little case.

Little is known to be one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history.

Between 1970 and 2005, he confessed to killing 93 people. As of Nov. 2021, law enforcement has confirmed 62 of those confessions.

I wasn’t sure what to expect at the event, but I knew it would good.

As Latino leaders, it’s time to prioritize investing in our students

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n the United States, 82% of Latino students graduate from high school. But compared to Latino students, twice as many white students earn bachelor’s or graduate degrees.

While Colorado has one of the nation’s most highly educated populations, only a quarter of Hispanic residents have a college credential, the lowest among all groups. Just 41% of Hispanic men at Colorado’s public four-year universities make it to graduation, according to recent federal data. At community colleges, less than a third graduate.

Unfortunately, this data is not surprising as we continue to see research on the pressures put on our Latino young men, who lead families while balancing jobs and community obligations. However, I see a brighter and sustainable path for our Latino males to advance — in part because I have lived that same journey.

As an immigrant from El Salvador, my father — who had been a computer programmer in our home country — found tree trimming and landscaping work. At first, I followed in his footsteps, working with my hands in various jobs.

Then, after working as a swim instructor, I realized I loved to teach.

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once was.

Today, my passion is to help people — especially Latino and Englishlanguage-learner students — understand that education is the great equalizer. I ultimately joined Western Governors University, an online higher education institution whose unique approach to education makes it more accessible to students from all backgrounds.

I see the same drive I had in the faces of young Latino men. I see a strong work ethic mixed with a commitment to familia and communidad.

I see the passion to work hard, but the feeling of being somehow stuck in a rut with no opportunity to advance.

We must feed their drive with education, backed by continued support from family and community.

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At least it was for rental housing, the most common develGUEST opment in Denver and COLUMN the housing needed by residents struggling Robin Kniech the most to stay in our city.

In 2021, State Reps Susan Lontine, D-Denver, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, D-Denver and senators Julie Gonzales, D-Denver and Robert Rodriguez, DDenver, sponsored a bill to give cities like Denver the power to regulate affordable housing in new rental development — A policy commonly known as inclusionary housing.

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While I’m on the topic, I must mention that it saddens me how many cases go cold and unsolved. I would encourage everyone to take a moment to look through the unsolved cases listed on Metro Denver Crime Stoppers: metrodenvercrimestoppers. com/unsolved-cases.

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What’s that buzz? A pollination syndrome in your garden

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une is the time of year gardeners of the Denver-metro area are busy growing crops in hopes of an end-of-summer bounty of fruits and veggies to be harvested. Leading up to this harvest, gardeners tend diligently by fertilizing, pinching and, of course, watering. But there is one more thing that is essential to a good backyard harvest, and that GUEST is the right pollinator to finish the job. In this COLUMN day of age, it is no secret that we rely on pollinators for plant biodiversity and crop sustainBrooke Palmer ability. But did you know it sometimes takes a specific pollinator to be able to fertilize those veggie flowers in your garden?

Some pollinators, specifically certain species of solitary bees and bumblebees, use distinct vibrations made by contracting their flight muscles to help extract pollen from flowers. They hold on tight to the flower and start vibrating away — in doing so, the bees incidentally fertilize flowers as they busily visit them. This term is known as buzz pollination, or floral sonication.

This is important because in some flowers’ morphology, the pollen is crammed tightly into the anther - the part of the plant that holds the pollen - and can only be released from the tip through pores or slits (the technical term is poricidal). The classic example one can think of is by looking at a nightshade family (i.e. Solanum, or tomato) flower, where the pollen is tucked away in the center yellow, column-like tubes protruding from the flower. Without sonication, most insects are unable to access the nutritious pollen that is packed in this way. But, in buzzing and booming away at the perfect frequency and amplitude, bumble-

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advantage of the opportunity to get more affordable housing from the market rate growth Denver continues to see.

I couldn’t be prouder that the people of Denver have invested heavily in affordable housing through the Affordable Housing Fund, approximately $30 million per year, and the Homelessness Resolution Fund, more than $40 million per year.

This has a significant focus on housing those experiencing homelessness, plus a one-time bond investment for housing and shelter construction totaling $38.6 million. These investments are housing thousands of households a year and sheltering or serving thousands more, but we know the need is even greater.

Denver residents overwhelmingly supported an affordable housing contribution from market rate development to complement their investments.

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bees can access this nutritious meal and meanwhile drop off pollen from earlier stops they make, therefore fertilizing flowers as they go.

As mentioned above, not all pollinators are capable of this buzz pollinating. Only about half of all bee species can generate the frequencies required to release pollen — this buzzing mechanism is restricted to bumblebees and many types of solitary bees.

Oddly enough, honeybees are unable to pollinate in this manner.

Although the honeybees can do some of the pollinating, they are not as efficient in producing the same high crop yields that the bumblebees can.

The type of flower morphology that requires buzz pollination assistance is also limited to certain species of flowering plants — the more well-known ones include tomato, eggplant, tomatillo, kiwi and blueberry. If your veggie garden is full of tomatoes and eggplant, that means a lot of it will necessitate bumblebees and solitary bees to ensure flowers are fertilized with resulting fruits being made. There is, however, still room for the bustling honeybee in the veggie garden. Some crops do not have a need for those special mechanical vibrations to access pollen, including squashes and gourds.

Next time you hear those humble, bumbling bumblebees happily a-buzzing away in the garden beds, hopefully you will give some praise and remember their important role to the crops we grow and eat every day.

Brooke Palmer is a horticulturist and the greenhouse production coordinator for the Denver Botanic Gardens

You are assigned a mentor who gets to know you and helps you find solutions to your challenges. And you can do all this while achieving an undergraduate degree for less than $20,000 total.

That investment is well worth it because education is the surest path to a more prosperous future. Bachelor’s degree-holders earn 67% more than those with a high school diploma. Indi-

viduals with a bachelor’s degree have median earnings of $32.62 per hour, compared to $19.52 with a high school diploma. Over a lifetime, that’s a difference of nearly $2.5 million — enough to pay for a home, educate your kids and fund your retirement. And it’s enough to remind yourself that you didn’t settle but instead opened the door to doing so much more.

passed the Expanding Housing Affordability proposals. These policies will: Provide affordability in more projects: Every residential development larger than 10 units must build affordable homes or satisfy alternatives: • Rentals: 8 or 10% of units built below 60% of Area Median Income. For a family of two, 60% of AMI is below $56,280; 70% of AMI is below $65,660; 80% of AMI is below $71,550; 100% of AMI is below $93,800. Rental voucher holders may earn incomes from $0 to approximately $28,150 for a family of two, depending on the type.

Or, 12 or 15% of units built averaging 70% AMI. The higher percentage requirements apply in highest-cost areas such as downtown, Cherry Creek and Golden Triangle.

• Ownership: 8 or 10% of units built at 80% AMI or 12 or 15% of units built averaging 90% AMI. Support housing affordability at deeper levels: On-site affordable housing would reach households earning less than past policies, and those with much lower incomes could also rent these homes by combining them with housing vouchers like those is-

sued by the Denver Housing Authority.

Incentivize building on-site: State law requires developer options like donating land or paying a fee, but incentives encourage building on-site and opt-out fees are high to discourage buying out.

Provide for more creative options in large redevelopment: Large sites receiving public funds must meet with the city to discuss community-responsive affordability plans.

Helps those building 100% affordable housing build more: Incentives can also be used by those building all-affordable projects to cut their fees, reduce parking costs or build higher on some sites, helping them serve more residents.

Increase funding for Denver’s Affordable Housing Fund: Fees paid by all other residential or commercial development increases to $2-8 per square foot by 2025, so the city can meet more of the affordable housing needs of our workforce, including very low-wage workers.

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E

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Residents can let public transportation take the wheel on trips to places near and far, including a new long-distance shuttle line that runs from the Denver area to places such as Idaho Springs, Frisco and Vail.

Other bus routes can take you to Fort Collins, Longmont, Colorado Springs and even Grand Junction.

And public transportation can also take you to some destinations in the suburbs you may not be familiar with.

Here’s a look at the public transportation routes that run through these places and more — with a rundown of some attractions along the way.

RTD in the suburbs You might not think twice when you watch a Regional Transportation District, or RTD, bus roll past, but the bus and rail systems can drop riders close to many scenic areas around town.

Olde Town Arvada, for example, sits along the RTD G Line, a commuter rail line that runs between Union Station in the downtown Denver area and Wheat Ridge. As opposed to RTD’s light rail lines, the commuter rail lines travel at faster speeds.

The historical atmosphere and “social hub” feeling in Olde Town Arvada — near Ralston Road and Wadsworth Boulevard — make it a great place to visit, said Austin Nettleton, a RTD spokesperson.

“That’s pretty much one of my favorite spots to go to — there’s so many cool food and drink places,” said Nettleton, who used to live near that area, in Broomfield, and would go down to the RTD Olde Town Arvada station.

Meanwhile, the N Line can take you from Denver through the north and east suburbs of Commerce City, Thornton and North-

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The N rail line largely weaves through residential areas, but the Northglenn-112th Station — near York Street and 112th Avenue — sits within walking distance of Carpenter Park, a place that offers a laundry list of activities.

“They’ve got a pretty cool skate park there (and) a huge outdoor park. A boathouse, you can rent those little paddle boats. And they’ve got a huge rec center there too,” Nettleton said.

(Paddle boats have been unavailable due to a staffing shortage, the City of Thornton’s website said as of June 12.)

Other Carpenter Park amenities include a carousel, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball courts and a “sprayground” with a spray pad for enjoying in warm weather, according to Thornton’s website.

Near Denver’s southeast edge sits RTD’s Dayton Station along Interstate 225, where riders can exit at a trail connection that leads to Cherry Creek State Park.

“There’s even a bridge that goes across 225 to take you to the mountain bike trails,” Nettleton said, referring to a mountain bike skills area along the paths.

Another destination in the suburbs is Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, a large outdoor concert venue a short walk from RTD’s Arapahoe at Village Center light rail station.

The venue in Greenwood Village hosts well-known music artists and sits close to Arapahoe Road and Interstate 25.

Those who don’t live close to a rail station can bike, take a ride-sharing service such as Lyft or catch an RTD bus to get to a station.

Getting farther north If you’ve been to Boulder, you may have seen the FLEX bus, a non-RTD transit line that serves several places in Colorado’s northern Front Range corridor.

The FLEX route includes stops between Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud, Longmont and Boulder.

It’s operated by Transfort, a part of the City of Fort Collins SEE TRANSPORT, P13

In light of changing federal mask policy for transportation, masks might not be required in your area on public transit.

Austin Nettleton, a spokesperson for RTD in Denver and surrounding areas, said masks are not required for all passengers and drivers on RTD transportation.

“We encourage and recommend facial coverings, but they are not required or enforced for employees and customers,” Nettleton said.

Anna Russo, a spokesperson

for the Transfort transit system in Fort Collins that extends to Boulder, also said masks are not required for all passengers and drivers.

“We do encourage people to wear masks, but it’s not a requirement,” Russo said.

“We ask that you don’t ride Transfort if you have COVID symptoms,” she added.

Bob Wilson, a Colorado Department of Transportation spokesperson, said passengers are not required to wear masks but drivers are on Bustang routes.

The FLEX bus route that runs between Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud, Longmont and Boulder is currently “fare free.”

“So someone could board the FLEX in Boulder and get all the way up to Fort Collins for free,” said Anna Russo, a spokesperson for Transfort, the part of the City of Fort Collins government that operates FLEX. All the routes that are operated

by Transfort, which includes FLEX and MAX and the numbered routes in Fort Collins, are currently free, according to Russo.

Transfort started providing service for free around spring 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic reached Colorado, Russo said.

It was an effort to “help with the pandemic and just support people who might need some financial assistance getting around town,” Russo said. “But then we’ve just continued it through up until now. We might go back to charging fares in the future, but at this time, we don’t have a date for that.”

Officials are conducting a study of Transfort’s revenue sources and costs, and they are looking at the feasibility of continuing to operate fare free permanently, but it’s still unclear, Russo said.

To track a bus or find out when a bus will arrive, see ridetransfort.com/rider-tools/rider-tools.

For tips on how to ride the bus, visit ridetransfort.com/ridertools/how-to-ride-transfort or call 970-221-6620.

Those using RTD in Denver and surrounding areas can see the bus or rail lines that can get them to their destination — and how long it will take — at rtddenver.com/app/plan. For a look at how to ride RTD, see rtd-denver.com/rider-info/how-to-ride or call 303-299-6000.

See mobile apps that can help with riding RTD at rtd-denver. com/business-center/openspatial-data/mobile-apps. The RTD Mobile Ticketing app, for example, lets riders buy and use Day Passes instantly on their phones.

Asked about the most costeffective way to ride, Austin Nettleton, a spokesperson for RTD, “highly recommends” getting the regional/ airport day pass.

It’s $10.50 for adults and allows people to ride any bus or rail line and make as many transfers as they want for the entire service day, Nettleton said.

Discount fares apply to seniors SEE ROUTE, P13

A shuttle for the Colorado Department of Transportation’s new Pegasus program that serves stops in Denver, Lakewood, Idaho Springs, Frisco, Vail and Avon.

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“Downtown Fort Collins is full of history, and the sugar beet industry was big in town,” said Anna Russo, a spokesperson for Transfort.

Downtown Fort Collins is also known as one of the places that inspired Disneyland’s Main Street USA, according to Russo.

Visitors can take a self-guided walking tour of downtown’s history, learning about the “architecture, wild characters and iconic historic sites,” according to the tourism website VisitFtCollins.com.

If you’re seeking some color, you can swing by Colorado State University’s Annual Flower Trial Garden.

The purpose of the trial garden program is to evaluate the performance of different annual plant cultivars under the unique Rocky Mountain environmental conditions, according to CSU’s website.

“They plant different varieties and different colors of annual flowers, and it’s open to the public. You can walk through them and look,” Russo said.

Nearby in Loveland, visitors can check out the Loveland Museum of Art and History, the Benson Sculpture Garden and the Swim Beach area at Lake Loveland.

“And they can get to those destinations by transferring to City of Loveland transportation from the FLEX,” Russo said.

In the Boulder area, the FLEX line ends at the University of Colorado Boulder campus.

“So that’s a nice area to walk around, and there’s also a museum of natural history on their campus,” Russo said.

Another type of long-distance

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transit, Bustang, managed by the Colorado Department of Transportation, also connects to the FLEX. Bustang buses “do pick up at our downtown Fort Collins transit center and the Harmony transfer center at Harmony (Road) and I-25,” Russo said.

That’s another way people coming from the south could connect to transportation in Fort Collins, she said.

Ways to traverse the state CDOT’s Bustang routes make up a network of paths that run through northern, western, southern and part of eastern Colorado.

Bustang routes go between Fort Collins and Denver, Grand Junction and Denver and Colorado Springs and Denver, according to the service’s website.

Additionally, the “Bustang Outrider” routes go between Lamar, Pueblo and Colorado Springs; Alamosa and Pueblo; Durango and Grand Junction; Crested Butte and Denver; Craig and Denver; and Telluride and Grand Junction, according to the website.

Just last month, the state launched another option for travel along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor with the introduction of Pegasus, CDOT’s new express shuttle that began providing passenger service May 27.

Pegasus was to depart year-round from Union Station in Denver, stopping at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood along with stops in Idaho Springs, Frisco, Vail and Avon, according to a CDOT news release.

A Pegasus shuttle seats up to 11 people, is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with USB ports, power outlets and Wi-Fi. Each vehicle also has luggage storage, bike racks and ski or snowboard containers, according to the news release.

Each Bustang bus is equipped with a restroom, bike racks, free Wi-Fi, power outlets and USB ports, and there are also a wheelchair lift and two wheelchair securement areas on each bus, according to the Bustang website.

Pegasus service runs on weekends, but CDOT plans to expand it to daily service although there isn’t a set date for that yet, said Bob Wilson, a CDOT spokesperson.

The many CDOT routes offer opportunities to explore Colorado’s mountain towns, Wilson said, along with chances to take care of more practical matters.

“It provides people an opportunity if you’re living in Craig, for instance, if you need to see a doctor, you’re able to do that in Denver,” Wilson said.

During the Denver Broncos football season, riders can catch a “Bustang to Broncos” bus, Wilson said. It provides round-trip transportation from both Colorado Springs and Fort Collins to Empower Field at Mile High stadium in Denver.

ents, according to RTD’s website.

The RTD Transit Watch app allows riders to report “unusual and suspicious” activities directly to transit police without having to make a phone call. Riders can also opt in to receive updates,

alerts and safety information, according to RTD’s website. RTD encourages riders to also dial 911 if there is an emergency, Nettleton said.

For information on the Bustang and Pegasus routes offered by

“So people can not worry about drinking and driving,” Wilson said.

The first Bustang route became operational in July 2015, Wilson said.

It started off only running between Fort Collins and Denver, Colorado Springs and Denver, and Glenwood Springs and Denver, but over the last seven years, the service has expanded to more routes, Wilson said.

“And expansion is expected to continue” as resources and funding allow, he added.

Hearing demand from Front Range and rural areas of Colorado drove the creation of the Bustang service, Wilson said.

“We had heard from a lot of people (that there was no) option to get from locations throughout the state to Denver” unless you had a car, Wilson said.

Randy Wheelock, a Clear Creek County commissioner, welcomed the recent addition of the Bustang Pegasus route.

“Whether addressing local air quality or climate change, or addressing both local and state mobility needs, we must transform how we use our roads,” Wheelock said in the news release. “Pegasus has the potential to be that transformational catalyst, helping us want to change how we travel and building ridership for a more thoughtful transportation future.”

The state also offers the Snowstang service during the ski season, providing round-trip service on weekends and holidays from Denver to four resorts: Loveland Ski Area, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin and Steamboat Resort and Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs, according to the Bustang website.

the Colorado Department of Transportation, see ridebustang. com or call 800-900-3011. To plan a trip, visit ridebustang.com/planmy-trip. For the Bustang mobile app, see ridebustang.com/farestickets.

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In electric vehicle vs. gas car, who wins?

As Colorado gas nears $5, more drivers mull going green

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Gas prices neared $5 a gallon in mid-June, according to AAA Colorado, so it’s time for a detailed breakdown of what it would cost the average person to run an electric vehicle for a year compared to a traditional car at skyhigh fuel prices. With help from Matt Frommer, a transportation analyst and spreadsheet fanatic with the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, the Colorado Auto Dealers Association, AAA and others, here’s a quick guide with five comparisons: EV fuel cost vs. gas Driving 11,000 to 12,000 miles a year in a compact EV, like the Nissan Leaf, costs about $470 in electricity when the car is charged primarily at home using a standard 120V wall outlet.

Frommer says 90% of his charging in the past year was at home; prices at public fast chargers run higher, but are obviously convenient and necessary on longer road trips or spontaneous jaunts.

Driving the same number of miles in a gasoline car with average 25.7 mpg fuel economy at $5 a gallon would cost $2,212, From-

EV drivers suffering range anxiety in and around Denver International Airport now have a glowing Electrify America fast charge option nearby at 57th Avenue and Tower Road, though charge station builders have not yet completed all the consumer-friendly PHOTO BY MICHAEL BOOTH/THE COLORADO SUN touches like obvious signage or uniform payment interfaces.

mer calculates. His numbers are echoed in a Chevy dealer’s calculations for a Chevy Bolt EV, similar in cost and performance to a Nissan.

Cost per gallon equivalent All in with the EV, Frommer concludes, he paid the equivalent of $1.07 a gallon for EV “fuel,” an 80% discount from current gas prices.

And the first few years of EV ownership are usually repair or maintenance-free. No $80 oil changes required. The most expensive thing EV owners tend to do is rotate their tires, at $30 to $50.

Depending on what part of Colorado you are in and which utility brings you electricity, your gallon equivalent cost will vary.

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Gallery 6, a photography gallery, has opened in a new space in the Art District on Santa Fe. The three partners — all Denverarea photographers — are Tony Eitzel, tonyeitzel.com; Kevin Schwalbe, kevinschwalbe.com; and Scott Wilson, wilsonaxpe.com.

Gallery 6 first opened in March 2021 in Cherry Creek, and opened on Santa Fe for the district’s May First Friday.

Eitzel has been involved with galleries across Denver, including 14 years at John Fielder’s gallery formerly located in the Art District on Santa Fe. “Being back here is like coming home,” Eitzel said.

The new space is about 1,400 square feet and features the partners’ work that includes a good variety of photography — landscapes,

cityscapes, portraits, around-theworld, wildlife and more.

Future plans include leasing a space for a weekend to an artist so they can have their own showing, Eitzel said. For now, photographer David Stephens is renting a wall in the gallery.

“There has been a bit of a void (since) the Fielder gallery closed, as far as photography is concerned,” Eitzel said. “We wanted to fill that void.”

Gallery 6, 918 W. Eighth Ave., is open from noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The gallery opens on Tuesday for appointments only.

Gallery 6 will be participating in every First Friday Art Walk.

To learn more about Gallery 6, follow it on social media. Additional questions can be directed to 303-4083486 or gallery6denver@gmail.com.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Misc. Private Legals Public Notice BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO CAUSE NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 220500095 TYPE: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE OF HEARING H&A Mineral Holdings, LLC (“H&A”) and South Weld Holdings, LLC (“South Weld”) (“Applicants”) filed an Application with the Commission pursuant to Rule 503.g.(10) for an order to deny nine Form 2, Applications for Permit to Drill (Form 2) for nine horizontal wells, filed by Verdad Resources LLC (Operator No. 10651) (“Verdad”), to be drilled from an existing location in a drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 407-2473, on lands identified below. This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may own oil or gas (“mineral”) interests within the unit.

APPLICATION LANDS Township 1 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 29: S½ Section 32: All DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEARING (Subject to change) The assigned Hearing Officer will hold a hearing only on the above referenced docket number at the following date, time, and location: Date: August 3, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 PETITIONS DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECTED PERSONS: July 5, 2022 Any interested party who wishes to participate formally must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above.

Please see Commission Rule 507 at https:// cogcc.state.co.us, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above.

Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at http://cogcc/documents/reg/Hearings/External_ Efiling_System_Handbook_December_2021_Final.pdf for more information. Under Commission Rule 508, if no petition is filed, the Application may be approved administratively without a formal hearing.

Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of July 5, 2022, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice.

You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address listed below.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Cogcc.

Hearings_Unit@state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO By: Mimi C. Larsen, Commission Secretary Dated: May 24, 2022 H&A Mineral Holdings, LLC South Weld Holdings, LLC c/o Steven Louis-Prescott Morgan L. Simpson Hamre, Rodriguez, Ostrander, & Dingess, P.C. 3600 S. Yosemite Street, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80211 303-779-0200 sprescott@hrodlaw.com msimpson@hrodlaw.com Legal Notice No. 81693 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Abandoned Vehicles: 1) 2011 Mazda 6 Sedan Black 1YVHZ8BH0B5M23901 2) 2005 Honda Civic Sedan Blue 2HGES16625H613503 Tow and Recovery LLC PO Box 5338 Greenwood Village, CO 80155 833-869-2767 Legal Notice No. 81720 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID WALTER PETERS, a/k/a DAVID W PETERS, a/k/a DAVID PETERS, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30676 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 October 27, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Judith B. Peters Personal Representative 1011 S. Valentia St., Unit 89 Denver, CO 80247 Legal Notice No. 81709 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MICHAEL A. GONZALES, aka MICHAEL ANTHONY GONZALES, aka MICHAEL GONZALES, Deceased Case No. 2022PR30752 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 October 21, 2022 , or the claims may be forever barred.

Tiffany Rose Gonzales Personal Representative 2245 W. 46th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 Legal Notice No. 81690 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GEORGE G. VAUGHT, JR., a/k/a GEORGE GRAYSON VAUGHT, JR., a/k/a GEORGE VAUGHT, a/k/a GEORGE G. VAUGHT, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30688 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 October 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amy Vaught Earls, Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 81697 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Catherine D. Hickey, a/k/a Catherine Donaldson Hickey, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30591 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 October 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for William Curran Hickey and Edward Christian Hickey: K. Michelle AmRhein, Esq. Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC 103 W. Mountain Ave., Ste. 200 Ft. Collins, CO 80524 Legal Notice No. 81685 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Sue Kellum, aka Mary O. Kellum Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30289 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 October 24, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronald Kellum, Personal Representative 8033 Sunset Blvd., #933 Los Angeles, CA 90046 Legal Notice No. 81711 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Ray Misken, a/k/a James R. Misken, a/k/a James Misken, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30723 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before October 23, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

By: /s/ Daniel Rex Misken Daniel Rex Misken Personal Representative 4186 S Wolff St Denver, CO 80236 Legal Notice No. 81700 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Sheble Rinkenbach, aka Ann S. Rinkenbach, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030720 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 10/23/2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Anderson Attorney to the Personal Representative 711 S Public Rd Lafayette, CO 80026 Legal Notice No. 81703 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harry Howell Mang, aka Harry H. Mang, aka Harry Mang, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30790 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 October 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Peter B. Mang, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 81708 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Henry Schonewise, aka Henry Schonewise, Deceased Case # 2022 PR 30779 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Probate Court of the City & County of Denver, Colorado or on or before October 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

John Quintin Schonewise Personal Representative 3920 Prairie Rose Street Lawrence, KS 66049 Legal Notice No.81721 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maureen J. Coufal, a/k/a Maureen Josephine Coufal, Deceased Case #: 2022PR030548 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the

personal representative or to the Probate Court of the City & County of Denver, Colorado or on or before October 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Diane Mathahs, Personal Representative 3270 S. Oneida Way Denver, CO 80224

on or before October 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrea Lauren Clayton Personal Representative 2601 N. Clayton Street Denver, Colorado 80205 Legal Notice No. 81689 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81687 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eloy Joseph Roybal, Jr, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30690

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gary Dean Erhart, a.k.a. Gary D. Erhart, a.k.a. Gary Erhart, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30761 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 October 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sheila Kemp, Personal Representative 11489 West 68th Way Arvada, Colorado 80004

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

Anastasia Fainberg Attorney to the Personal Representative 3600 S Yosemite St, Suite 670 Denver, CO 80237 Legal Notice No. 81723 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81716 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Public Notice Denver Probate Court Denver County, Colorado Court Address: 1437 Bannock St., #230 Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: Charles Edward Ensler, aka Charles E. Ensler, aka Charles Ensler, Deceased

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Morton M. Mower, a/k/a Morton Mower, a/k/a Dr. Morton M. Mower, a/k/a Dr. Morton Mower, a/k/a Morton M. Mower MD, a/k/a Morton Mower MD, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30792 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 October 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for Paul Peregrine: Justin W. Blow, Esq. #41085 Colorado Estate Matters 3000 Youngfield St., Suite 100 Wheat Ridge, CO 80215 Phone: (303)-713-9147 E-mail: justin@coestatematters.com Case Number: 2022PR30804 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. ****** Attendance at this hearing is not required or expected. ******* To: Unknown or Unascertained Heirs of Charles Edward Ensler, aka Charles E. Ensler, aka Charles Ensler, deceased.

A hearing without appearance on the Petition for Formal Probate of will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative, for a probate of the Last Will and Testament of the Charles Edward Ensler and appointment of Personal Representative, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: July 22, 2022 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 1437 Bannock St., #230, Denver, CO 80202 ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE***** Any interested person wishing to object to the above Petition must file a written Objection (Objection form JDF722) with the court on or before the hearing. If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the Petition.

Legal Notice No. 81699 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Lowell G. Herman and Seth J. Herman Personal Representative 307 International Circle, Suite 280 Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030

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Legal Notice No. 81714 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sharon Ann Sekerak, aka Sharon A. Sekerak, aka Sharon Sekerak, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30700 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 October 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rhonda Pagnotto, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 81719 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BARBARA ANN FORD, a/k/a BARBARA A. FORD, a/k/a BARBARA FORD, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30758

Public Notice Estate of MARY KATHRYN MALLOY, aka MARY K. MALLOY, aka KATIE MALLOY, aka KATHRYN MALLOY, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30704 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 October 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Regis Paul Malloy, Jr. Personal Representative 3175 E. Jewell Ave. Denver, CO 80210

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 October 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

E. Jane Lorimer and Gordon J. Kieft CO Personal Representatives c/o Eirich Law Firm 10233 S. Parker Road, Suite 300 Parker, CO 80134 Legal Notice No. 81713 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81688 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathryn Utschinski, a/k/a Kathryn M. Utschinski, a/k/a Kathryn Mary Utschinski, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30681

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Scott Henry Craig, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30496 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

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

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ELECTRIC FROM PAGE 14

example? Frommer calculates he spends the equivalent of 78 cents a gallon if he’s not careful when he charges at home, but only 61 cents a gallon at home charging at Xcel’s lowest off-peak times. Public fastcharging stations like Electrify America can cost $3.61 per gallon equivalent.

Then again, gasoline prices can vary significantly around the state as well, so keep that in mind.

You can find comparable fuel economy for various EVs from the federal government here, factoring in the differing electrical consumption of motors in every model on the market.

Costs to purchase new EV vs. new gas car EVs are undoubtedly cheaper to operate the second they roll off the lot, but often cost up to $10,000 more to purchase than a comparable gasoline model, even after government incentives.

All new car purchases appear stunningly expensive to many buyers these days, but shopping for an EV can add to your sticker shock.

The hot but hard-to-get Rivian trucks are back-ordered at $90,000 plus. Hummer just

added $6,000 to its electric muscle model that was already $100,000, notes Colorado Automobile Dealers Association CEO Tim Jackson.

Chevy did just announce a price break on an overlooked, highly reliable EV hatchback called the Bolt, which lists at closer to $26,000. Nissan keeps the Leaf in about that price range, as well.

The EV market becomes more confusing because government tax credits are no longer available on all models.

The federal tax credit, which can be up to $7,500 for an EV, does not apply once a manufacturer sells 200,000 units, so Tesla and the Chevy Bolt are now out, with others approaching the cap. Also, you can only qualify for the full $7,500 if your federal income tax in a given year is that high — it’s not a “refundable” tax credit.

At the state level, the Colorado tax credit on EVs is now $2,500, dropping to $2,000 on Jan. 1.

New gasoline car prices are way up as well, if at a slightly lower inflation rate than EVs. The average total price in May was $47,148, up more than 13% from a year before, Kelley Blue Book said. That was the second highest monthly average on record, they added.

What cars are actually on the lot?

In other words, could you get

one even if you wanted one?

You’ll likely have to wait.

Here’s an example: Nissan dealers for the entire Rocky Mountain region sold fewer than 200 Nissan Leafs in the first quarter. Each of those dealers could have sold 200 on their own, if they could get them, said CADA’s Jackson.

Microchip production and other supply chain problems continue to plague car manufacturing and delivery, Jackson said, for all engine types. CADA’s Toyota dealers talk about the difference between now, with gas at a shocking $5, and the months in 2008 when gas hit a thenshocking high over $4 a gallon. In 2008, the hybrid Toyota Prius was relatively new and popular, and when inflationweary consumers flocked to it, Toyota ramped up production to meet demand. Now, Jackson said, no one can really ramp up production or delivery on anything.

“We don’t have the same comparison, because we’re out of everything. Our lots are empty,” he said.

Many models of gas-powered cars are also in short supply across Colorado, dealers say.

The difference being that, with gas engines still powering 85 to 90% of all new car sales, there are more comparable choices to try if your favorite model is on backorder.

Other details to know Environmental advocates want you to take heart that there are other alternatives, if $5 gas is really getting you down and a new EV is not in reach. They mention improved bicycle lanes and dedicated paths in many Colorado cities.

In the Denver metro area, RTD is planning how to carry out a proposed August bus fare holiday that would make all rides free, paid for with an infusion from the Colorado legislature.

Used car prices are “red hot” right now, Frommer notes, which is bad if you are buying, but great if you are selling. He suggests taking advantage of those high prices to sell off car transportation altogether, and replace it with a combination of telecommuting, biking, walking and transit. Denver is preparing to reopen applications for substantial e-bike rebates, and the state is working out details of its own e-bike rebate plan.

“I think it’s going to be a really interesting year for transportation,” Frommer 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.

Public Notices Rodney C. Atherton Attorney to the Personal Representative 6870 W. 52nd Ave. #203 Arvad a CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 81701 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Luella Mary Farbes, deceased Case Number: 2021PR000436 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 October 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kwali Michelle Farbes and William Jamil Jennings Farbes Co-Personal Representatives 10200 E Girard Avenue, Suite C251 Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No. 81722 First publication: June 30, 2022 Last publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LANORA LUCILLE BILLAPANDO, a.k.a Lucille Billapando, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030671 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 October 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tammy Conover, Conover Law, LLC Attorney to the Personal Representative 6161 S. Syracuse Way, Ste. 270 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 81695 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stanley Mollerstuen, aka Stanley Arnold Mollerstuen, aka Stanley A. Mollerstuen, aka Stan Mollerstuen, aka S. A. Mollerstuen, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30730

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

Spencer Mollerstuen Personal Representative c/o Mollie B. Hawes, Miller and Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Bvd. Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 81705 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Estate of Dawn Taylor Kraemer, Deceased Case Number 2021PR031602 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 September 29th, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Jackson, Personal Representative c/o Gendelman Klimas, Ltd. 517 E. 16th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 720-213-0687 Legal Notice No. 81704 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dillon Emerson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30386 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 October 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Emerson Personal Representative c/o James E. Fogg, Esq. OGBORN MIHM, LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2700 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 592-5900 Legal Notice No. 81686 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Samuel George Stoxen, also known as Samuel G. Stoxen, also known as Sam George Stoxen, also known as Sam Stoxen, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30448 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 October 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Holly Ann Cook, Personal Representative 3350 Depew St. Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80212 Legal Notice No. 81698 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Delores Moore, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030728 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 November 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anastasia Fainberg Attorney to the Personal Representative 3600 S Yosemite St Suite 670 Denver, CO 80237 Legal Notice No. 81696 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ELENA LARISSA NAD, a/k/a ELENA L. NAD, and ELENA NAD, Deceased Case Numbe: 2022PR30773 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 October 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Eugene Stan, Personal Representative 3700 Quebec Street 100-285 Denver, Colorado 80207

Denver, CO 80209

Legal Notice No. 81706 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81702 First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Children Services

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Judy Cooper, deceased Case Number: 22PR276 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 October 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Henry E. Cooper III Personal Representative 700 s. Florence Denver, Colorado 80247

(Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice NOTICE OF ADOPTION ANTHONY MICHAEL ROGERS Shawn Schnider, whose current and previous place of residence and whereabouts are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on September 20th, 2021, Nathan Alexis Zink, stepfather, filed his Petition for Adoption of Anthony Michael Rogers, Case 21JA133, in Denver Juvenile Court, Denver County, Colorado, praying that he be permitted by order of the court, to adopt, as his own child, the child Anthony Michael Rogers, a minor born at Denver, Colorado, and that the name of the child be changed to Anthony Michael Zink.

Legal Notice No. 81712 First publication: June 30, 2022 Last publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sharon Coleman, also known as Sharon K. Coleman, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30760 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to 00Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before October 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristi Radosevich, Attorney for Personal Representative PO Box 2708, Elizabeth, CO 80107

"A final decree of adoption, if granted will relieve you of all parental rights and responsibilities, including the right to contact the minor, and except with respect to a spouse of the adoption petitioner and relatives of that spouse, terminate all legal relationships between the minor and you and the minor’s other relatives, so that the minor thereafter is a stranger to you and the minor’s former relatives for all purposes. If you wish to contest the adoption, you must file an objection to the petition.

If you wish to contest the adoption, you must also appear at the hearing. " A final decree of adoption may be entered if you fail to file an objection to the adoption petition or appear at the hearing.

Legal Notice No. 81694 First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

The Petition will be heard for determination by the Honorable Judge David Brett Woods of Denver Juvenile Court, 520 W. Colfax Ave., Room 125, Denver, CO, 80204 on July 8th, 2022, at 10am for approximately 60 minutes.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald W. Roth, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30488 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before October 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Therese M. Roth, Personal Representative 758 S. Elizabeth St.

Legal Notice No. 81715 First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Denver Herald-Dispatch

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