“To go from a white man running the company to now a female, and especially, one of color, is vital in continuing our mission of producing thought-provoking, relevant, social justice theater,” said Markus Henry, artist in residence at Curious Theatre Company.Theman Henry is referring to is Chip Walton, the “OG” of what’s known backstage as the magnificent seven — which includes his now wife Dee Covington — who started Curious Theatre Company 24 years ago. Walton and Covington will be leaving the company at the end of this upcoming 25th season to seek new adventures.
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There’s the constant noise and foul smells coming from construction sites, Interstate 70 and the nearby Purina pet-food plant, she said. There is also the soil under the homes, contaminated by industrial smelters from decades past.
Gearing up for what’s sure to be its most sterling season ever, Curious Theatre Company is raising the curtain on its big silver anniversary with a significant change of scenery — a new artistic director.
Tracking pollution in state’s most impacted areas
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But getting state officials to go beyond increasing their awareness and taking steps to fix those problems has been a long process, she“It’ssaid.hard to really fight and raise your voice, because they don’t really hear us in our neighborhoods,” Ruiz-Parrilla said in Spanish.
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More than a year after Gov. Jared Polis signed the Environmental Justice Act into law, state officials say they are working to earn the trust of Coloradans who are disproportionately impacted by pollution and other environmental risks.The legislation allocated more than $2.5 million this year for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to target pollution in communities with lower incomes and more people of
“We have hit a major milestone on importation, and that is, if you will, setting up the pathway and the partner contracts in order to enable the importation.” said Kim Bimestefer, the executive director of the Colorado Department of
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Colorado has taken another step toward importing lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, after signing contracts with companies on both sides of the border that will handle the transaction. The state hopes that bringing in regular, everyday prescription drugs from Canada, where they are sold at a lower price than in the United States, will help lower drug costs for people here. On Aug. 18, the state announced that it has signed deals with three companies: AdiraMedica, a wholesaler with a subsidiary in Canada that will act as the exporter; Premier Pharmaceuticals, an Idaho-based wholesaler that will act as the importer and distributor; and Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety, which will run a program to collect reports on the drugs’ safety.
“We are poised to be able to do what is right and poised to be able to take on those who would impede us in bringing savings to Coloradans,” she said. “We are going to find manufacturers who are willing to negotiate. If we didn’t think we would be able to find manufacturers who are willing to negotiate, we wouldn’t be pursuing this.”
Seeking federal approval Colorado has not yet identified which drugs it will seek to import. Some — biologics, like insulin, for instance — are off the table due to federal regulations. For others, it depends on how negotiations with manufacturers go, Reveley said. But the state is expected to finalize its list in the coming months because it’s a requirement for winning federal approval for the program.Bimestefer said the state plans to submit its application to the federal Food and Drug Administration this fall. After that, it’s unclear how long the feds will take to review it.
Navigating Canadian concerns Even if the program receives federal approval, it still faces significant hurdles. Among the biggest: Will Canada actually go along? For years, officials and advocacy groups in Canada have raised concerns about what large-scale export of drugs to the U.S. would do to the price and supply of medicines in Canada. This resulted, in late2020, in a rule blocking the export of medications that are in short supply.“Our health care system is a symbol of our national identity and we are committed to defending it,” Canada’s health minister said at the time. But, to Bimestefer and other Colorado officials, this is not exactly a Bimesteferno. said she has held meetings with the Canadian consulate to better understand Canada’s position, and she believes Colorado can construct its program in a way that does not hurt Canada’s pharmaceutical supply. The state, she said, will only look to import drugs that are not in shortage — and most of the most commonly used medications are not.
A Polis priority Colorado’s drug importation program is a major piece of Gov. Jared Polis’ health care agenda, one that has taken on even greater significance in an election year as Polis touts his efforts to save people money.Inastatement, Polis called the Aug. 18 announcement of the program’s contractors “a major piece in place to make drugs more affordable.”“Iamproud to see the progress of the program and the steps forward in making lower health care costs a reality across Colorado and look forward to delivering real results and savings,” Polis said. In her own statement, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, a four-time cancer survivor, referenced her personal experiences trying to pay for life-saving medications and said the administration is “committed to creating new innovative ways to ensure all Coloradans have access to high quality and affordable health care.”
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“Drugs that enter the United States through drug importation schemes would circumvent FDA’s review and approval of our medicine supply,” Priscilla VanderVeer, the vice president of public policy at the pharmaceutical industry group PhRMA, said in a statement following a committee hearing on the federal Advocatesbill.for importation, including Bimestefer, said the programs will have numerous safeguards, including a requirement that drugs be purchased directly from manufacturers. But those requirements also make the pharmaceutical industry’s opposition more consequential — essentially giving the industry veto power over the programs.Still,Bimestefer said she is optimistic that some manufacturers will want to work with Colorado to export Canadian drugs.
Beating industry opposition If Canada goes along, that leaves only one obstacle remaining: the pharmaceutical industry, which has staunchly opposed the effort.
In 2020, the industry filed a lawsuit seeking to stop implementation of the federal rules for state importation programs. That lawsuit is still ongoing — Florida earlier this year filed an amicus brief in support of the federal rules; Colorado has not done the same, according to federal court records.Theindustry also opposed a bill in Congress that would write the federal rules on state importation programs into law.
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up a program to monitor for adverse events and other safety concerns, so the state can spot problems in the supply chain. Reveley said the system is designed to be market-driven, meaning the state will facilitate it but not need to finance it with taxpayer dollars. So far, Colorado has spent about $1.5 million to get the program up and running, Reveley said.
“We have committed to monitor and to not import drugs in a way that would impede any of their supplies,” Bimestefer said, speaking of a need to “be a very good partner to our friends to the north.”“Ibelieve they came down in a way that allows us to do this.”
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Health Care Policy and Financing, which is overseeing the importation program. How it will work Bimestefer’s department administers Medicaid in Colorado. But the drug-importation program is not aimed at reducing the state government’s prescription drug spending — which is around $1 billion a year, Bimestefer said. The explanation for that is contained in a report released by the department last year that found, due to rebates and federal regulations, the prices Medicaid pays for drugs are already comparable to the prices of drugs in Canada. Bimestefer said Medicaid’s drug spending has been flat in recent years, while it has continued to climb for people on private insurance.Asaresult, the state has set up the importation program with the goal of helping those privately insured folks, with the imported drugs ultimately ending up in local pharmacies.Lauren Reveley, who is leading HCPF’s drug importation program, said AdiraMedica will work with the state to negotiate to purchase drugs from manufacturers in Canada. AdiraMedica will then buy the drugs and sell them to Premier Pharmaceuticals. Premier will contract with a laboratory to test the drugs and make sure they are what they claim to be, then will repackage and relabel the drugs and distribute them to participating Colorado pharmacies, which will sell them to PoisonMeanwhile,consumers.RockyMountainandDrugSafetywillset
State drug importation programs were made possible under rules passed during the Trump administration and continued during the Biden administration. But, so far, no state programs have been approved. Florida was the first state to file an application with the feds, but, nearly two years later, it still doesn’t have an answer.
Colorado continues to work towards providing residents with lower cost prescriptions.
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Jada Suzanne Dixon is the woman Covington is referring to - and is she ever right for the role. A Curious company member for the past 10 years, Dixon has been an actor, assistant director, associate producer, associate director, director and artist in residence. Her Curious credits alone could pack a playbill and she holds three masters degrees, one from the very tony Harvard University. After intense vetting, which no doubt earned her a standing ovation from the board, the polished Dixon will officially assume the role of artistic director just in time for Curious’ 2022-2023 silver anniversary season, which could prove to be its most timely, if not most treasured, to date. “I’m looking forward to leading Curious into the next quarter-century of bold theatrical work, and carrying on its tradition of thinking outside the box and starting conversations,” said Dixon. “Work that is unapologetic, diverse, tackles the tough questions and stirs emotions. Our five plays this season are centered around the theme, `what does it mean to be an American?’ Something I think a lot of people are thinking about right“Nonow.”guts, no story” embodies the ethos of Curious Theatre Company, according to Covington. Established in 1997 by a vanguard artistic company that has since grown to 25 professional actors, designers and directors, Curious has cultivated a local and national reputation as a destination for artists and playwrights to foster and develop new work — and as a place where audiences areNowchallenged.entering a quarter century of bringing thoughtprovoking theater to Denver, Dixon highlighted just a few of the amazing accolades the vanguard company has racked up in the past 24 seasons:Curious has produced 21 world premieres, 13 National New Play Network Rolling World Premieres, 82 regional premieres and four Denver premieres.Duringthe last 10 years, 75% of Curious’ plays have been written by playwrights of color, LGBTQIA+ playwrights or female playwrights.Curious’ uating the answers to keep our audiences enthralled andAsengaged.”forDixon? She hopes to bring a little extra sparkle to the 25th anniversary season. And with ticket prices starting at just $20, it won’t cost a lot of silver to go. “I look forward to breaking new ground this season, and beyond, in a very thoughtful and intentional way,” Dixon said. “We want to create theater that’s inclusive and accessible to everyone. Think of me as a caretaker in collaboration with the entire staff to move the Curious legacy forward.” Suzanne Dixon as Theatre Company’s new artistic director. OF CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY more about Curious Theatre Company, visit curioustheatre.org call 303-6230524. To reach the box o ce, email boxo ce@curioustheatre.org. Curious is also active on Instagram and Facebook. Here is a brief snapshot of the upcoming 25th season. Show descriptions can be found on Curious’ website:
They could have conducted a nationwide search to find their replacements, but it turns out that their angel was already waiting in the wings.“Itis so satisfying to hand the theater off to someone on the inside — someone who is deeply intimate with Curious,” Covington said. “All the mystery and anxiety of change is softened. She knows how to make her mark, and as our new artistic director, she’ll do a lot to make audiences of all ages and color feel welcome.”
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Once the environmental justice grants are available, state officials said they hope it invites a flurry of proposals from local governments, tribal nations and community organizations.Theadvisory groups will also make recommendations to the Polis administration and state lawmakers about environmental justice policy. A draft of those recommendations created in June included changing the names of power plants named after Native American tribes, such as the ComancheGenerating Station in Pueblo and the Cherokee Generating Station in Denver, both of which are operated by Xcel Energy. The Environmental Justice Act also created an ombudsperson role within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment who will be responsible for creating a system the public can use to file complaints about environmental justice problems.
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The employees and advisory groups spent much of the last year visiting those neighborhoods, including through an October tour that Ruiz-Parrilla led around Globeville and Elyria-Swansea.
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The tool program officials developed to track environmental health hazards, called Colorado EnviroScreen, helped them rank the risk in counties and census tracts based on dozens of health and environmental factors. The Colorado tool, which has a public website, is based on a similar one run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Colorado version has more state-specific details and data, including asthma hospitalizations, cancer rates and proximity to traffic or other sources of pollution.
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“This is the tip of the iceberg,” said David Rojas, an environmental epidemiologist and professor at Colorado State University who helped develop the data tool. “If something is highlighted in the map, probably there are many more things happening at the same location.”Rojas,who also sits on the new Environmental Justice Advisory Board, is already interested in adding more health data and training residents to use the tool, he said. Though it’s not a solution for areas that bear the brunt of Colorado’s pollution, he hopes the information helps residents question state officials about their environmental problems.“Mygoal is that this tool can help trigger the demand from the community to say, ‘We need attention here,’” he said. This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.
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The department hired a team of workers focused on environmental justice, formed advisory groups and launched a new data tool to track environmental risks across the state. Later this year, program staffers will announce an estimated $400,000 in grants for projects that track and curb pollution in neighborhoods facing disproportionate environmental health hazards.
“True community engagement with disproportionately impacted communities takes relationship building,” said state Sen. Faith Winter, a Democrat from Westminster who sponsored the legislation that started the environmental justice program. “They’re working on listening, but that’s a culture shift as well for these Ruiz-Parrillaagencies.”saidthat while she appreciates state and local interest in Globeville’s issues, agencies often “pass the buck” when it comes to taking responsibility and finding solutions.“Wedon’t want them to see us with pity, we don’t want them to see us as contaminated. Because we’re not,” she said. “What we want them to do is to fix the problem, and it hasn’t happened yet.”
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Kelli Pfaff and her husband, Evan, have their two children, who are 12 and 9, involved with a number of JCC Denver activities, including Camp Chai, which is a day“Theycamp.not only learned about Jewish values, it also was a highquality, well-run camp experience,” PfaffShesaid.added that her daughter enjoyed bringing her non-Jewish friends to Camp Chai.
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“She loved the counselors, arts and crafts, ropes course, riding horses, the pool,” Harrison said. Her 6-year-old daughter is going to Ranch Camp this summer. While her 3-year-old son is too young still for the center’s activities, Harrison made good friends when she attended Jewish Baby University. “I really connected with the other five women in the group and we’re still very close,” she said. “We get the kids together all the time.”
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The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.Its Todah event takes place from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 18. Todah, which means thanks, is the new name for the JCC’s annual fundraising dinner event. Attendees are welcome to use the outdoor pool, and other attractions of the event include dinner and cocktails, and entertainment by Paul Shapiro’s Ribs and Brisket Band, with a special arrangement of music from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” To inquire about sponsorships packages and event tickets, contact Beth Hornstein, jhornstein@jccdenver.org or 303-316-6382.Tolearnmore about the JCC, visit jccdenver.org.
“I spent a lot of my life at the JCC,” Harrison said. “We were always pretty involved. My dad was on the board. Now I’m on the board.”
JCC Denver “instills Jewish values without necessarily proselytizing or drilling down on the Jewishness of it,” Neustadt said. “It’s all in the values. That’s what makes it so welcoming for people who are Jewish and aren’t Jewish, but want what Jewish culture and valuesKendrabring.”Harrison and her family also enjoy being involved with JCC Denver. She specifically mentioned pottery lessons, swim lessons, soccer and basketball.
If there’s one characteristic of Denver’s Jewish community center that won’t change, it’s that everyone is“Onewelcome.ofthe exciting things about this JCC is that the doors are open to everyone, whether Jewish or non-Jewish,” said the organization’s CEO Mike Sophir. “You can find a home, a place, a family here.”
Harrison has three children. Her oldest, who is 8, stayed at the Ranch Camp for a while in summer 2021.
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Located at 350 S. Dahlia St. in the northwest corner of Denver’s Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood, the JCC Denver got its start in December 1922 at 13th Avenue and Decatur Street. Back then, the neighborhood of lower West Colfax was described as the Jewish township on the scenic Platte River. It moved to an old mansion at 16th Avenue and Irving Street in 1932, thanks to a gift from L.H. Guldman. The Guldman Community Center had workshops, club rooms, a library and assembly and dining halls.Decisions to start fundraising to build a new Jewish community center came in 1957 and 1958, and the JCC Denver has been at the Dahlia Street location since then. It’s easy to find JCC Denver members like the Neustadts whose families have a long history with theWhenorganization.KathyNeustadt’s children were young, she sought a community where she would feel comfortable.“Iwas just looking for a community, and place to gather and meet people,” Neustadt said. “It came back to me in spades, and I’ve met some of my closest friends” at JCC Denver.Sheand her children attended mommy-and-me classes and got involved with many programs at the JCC Denver: karate, tumbling, the overnight Ranch Camp. Neustadt’s children, who are now are in their 20s, both became counselors when they got older — her son, Josh, currently serves as manager of trips for the Ranch Camp. Neustadt has also made many contributions to the JCC. She served as chair of JCC Denver’s board of directors from 2005 to 2008, and was chair of the Mizel Arts and Culture Center for 12 years. She funds literature prizes and helped fund the annual Jewish Authors, Artists, Musicians and Movies (JAAMM) festival.
This year, the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center (JCC Denver) celebrates its 100th anniversary, capped by a special Todah — which translates to thanks — event on Sept. 18. “For those who are Jewish, they find, I hope, a (connection) to their community,” Sophir said. “We’re not a synagogue, we’re never going to be one. But we are a place to celebrate Judaism. For non-Jewish people, it’s a place to create that kind of connection, and to build knowledge, understanding and appreciation of what it all means.” Sophir said the JCC Denver has had some lean years recently, but the team is doing its best to extend its hands and reintroduce the JCC Denver into the community. “The doors are open,” Sophir said. “We invite them in, we value their feedback and want to make this place a part of their daily life.”
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Meanwhile, the JCC Denver is also creating plans to guide growth for the near future, working on improving programming and trying to communicate more frequently with members.Thefull force of JCC life hit Sophir, who became JCC Denver’s CEO in January, on a recent day. He came in early, and by 5:30 a.m., people using the center for fitness were arriving. At 7:30 a.m., earlylearning teachers were arriving for their 8 a.m. class. At about 11:30 a.m., teenagers were coming to swim. By 3 p.m., full families appeared, and by 5:30 p.m., older adults were showing up to use the center’s“Everyamenities.day,thisplace is a life cycle,” Sophir said. “On that particular day, I saw it in its true form.”
Sophir said he is struck by how attentive some kids are, adding that the non-Jewish kids appreciate the culture they’re introduced to at the JCC“It’sDenver.aplace for everyone,” Sophir said.
The JCC Denver is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
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Some of the features specifically implemented for the festival include open captions and audio descriptions for the films, ASL interpretation for all in-person spoken content (with auto-captioning available for livestreamed content) and a sliding scale for ticket prices.
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Films that are participating this year include “Imperfect,” which centers on Denver’s Phamaly Theatre Company’s production of the classic musical “Chicago,” and “Only I Can Hear,” a documentary about children of deaf adults in the Midwest. Like at any film festival, many of the screenings will host screenings with people involved in the filmmaking process.
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Here’s what’s next for the property The public has until Sept. 1 to submit a notice of intent to file a landmark designation application. That could come from the executive director of Community Planning and Development, one or more members of City Council, or three residents of the City and County of Denver.Ifnobody submits that, the Community Planning and Development would grant permission for the building to be demolished. If the concept plan to build apartments is approved, re-developing the site would be a real possibility.
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The second annual Colorado-based ReelAbilities Film Festival offers two options for potential audiences: in-person in Denver and Boulder, from Wednesday, Aug. 24 through Sunday, Aug. 28, and virtually, from Aug. 24 through Wednesday, Aug. 31. The in-person screenings will be at the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver and the Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave. inOpeningBoulder.night at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center will be held at 6 p.m. on the 24th at 6 p.m. with a free reception and community resource fair before the screening of the film, “TheTheSpecials.”festivalincludes nine films showing in-person and 13 films that can be accessed virtually, along with supplemental programming and question-and-answer sessions, according to provided information.
When considering accessibility, the first things that might come to mind center on physical accessibility — but as the second annual ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver proves, it can also include creative and communal accessibility.“Thegoalis to provide a space where films by, about and for people with disabilities can be shown,” explained Jenna Gragg, festival coordinator at the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center. “Beyond that, we want to provide a space for people who want to be advocates for the disabled community.”
And organizers have worked hard to ensure that all attendees are comfortable.“We’re a welcoming place for people with mobility issues and want to be a place where any can come and feel welcome,” Gragg said. “Nobody will be judged for who they are — they’re just encouraged to come and watch a film.”
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The old Greyhound Bus Lines maintenance building at 2450 Curtis St. may be torn down to make way for an apartment complex — if the city doesn’t decide to make the brick warehouse a historic landmark first. Back in June, the Denver firm Craine Architecture submitted plans to the city for a three-story 104-unit apartment building on the site, as part of the 25th and Curtis Street Redevelopment.Thebuilding,owned by GLI Acquisition CO since 1988, would include 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 115 below-ground parking spaces.Thatplan is currently under review by the city. In the meantime, on July 8, First Group Services, INC submitted an application for permission to demolish the current building. Community Planning and Development received the application on July 27. By Aug. 8, the agency had responded with its findings that the building was, indeed, eligible to be preserved as a landmark — but only if the city and residents approve. To decide whether it would be eligible to be saved, the city drummed up the building’s history The structure currently at 2450 Curtis St. was built in 1947 by Cummins Diesel Sales of Colorado, a branch of the Cummins Diesel Engine Company in Columbus, Indiana. The architect is unknown.
“The company’s first major commercial engine, the Model F, was offered through the Sears, Roebuck Company catalog in the 1920s,” ac“In 1931, Cummins debuted a diesel engine at the Indianapolis 500 that was fuel-efficient enough to run the entire race without a single pit stop. The Cummins racecar finished 13th out of 33 cars. Over the next couple decades, Cummins would continue to develop diesel engines for race cars as they experimented with ways to increase the speed and efficiency of theirDuringengines.”World War II, the company pivoted to making diesel engines for military trucks, ships and electrical generators, explained Landmark Preservation. The company profited mightily, and by 1947 had expanded its operations and became a publicly traded company. After the war and through the ‘50s, Cummins was making over half of the heavy-duty truck engines in the country and making moves in the racing scene. The company opened its first Colorado shop and service center in 1942 and outgrew it fast. By 1947, Cummins opened its 2450 Curtis St. various high-tech engines, and by the late `50s employed 90 people. Around ‘62, the company decided to move on to another location, where it grew to become the leading dieselengine producer in the United States. After that, Continental Trailways, the bus company, bought 2450 Curtis St. for maintenance and storage. Trailways sold used buses to schools, churches and individuals who came from within a 1,000 mile radius, every 12 years or so, when the company rotated its fleet. In 1987, when Greyhound bought out Trailways, the company continued to use the building for maintenance and storage, even after Greyhound moved out of its old station at 1055 19th St., which was also slated for redevelopment. Before the old brick building at 2450 Curtis St. can be demolished, the city has to decide whether it’s eligible for landmark status There are various reasons Landmark Preservation decided the structure might be eligible for preservation.Thebuilding was integral to the city’s post-World War II economic growth and also how the transportation industry developed in town.
Housing Cummins, whose diesel engines boomed alongside the expansion of the highway and interstate system, along with two major bus lines is historically significant. Though the structure is hardly ornate or unique, it has integrity and is a strong example of 1940s industrial buildings. And in a neighborhood that has seen enormous growth in recent years, it does stand out as a relic from the area’s industrial and commercial past. Other than an inconspicuous addition and new garage doors, most of the building is in its original form.
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Colorado students made signifi cant headway in overcoming academic setbacks due to pandemic-related hiccups in learning, but their progress still hasn’t set them fully back on track, according to state standardized test data published by the Colorado Department of Education on Aug. 17.
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During a virtual media conference on Aug. 15, state education offi cials prefaced the release of the latest results with a reminder that, although many Colorado students resumed a greater sense of normalcy throughout the school year, others still experienced interruptions and setbacks. During the past school year, “we did return to more typical school types of experiences, (but) some students still had some reduced or disrupted learning opportunities and we need to keep that in mind as we review these assessments,” said Joyce Zurkowski, chief assessment offi cer at the state education department. “Districts and schools were still making instructional adjustments to address for the lost opportunities to learn over the last couple of years.” The results spell out both good and bad news for Colorado students and schools. State education offi cials were encouraged to see students in many grades who took CMAS assessments in math and English language arts outperform results from spring 2021 exams. Yet, student performance still trailed scores from 2019 exams in just about every grade level and subject. For example, 40.7% of thirdgraders met or exceeded expectations on their 2022 English language arts assessment, up from 39.1% last year but still down from 41.3% in 2019. Those academic strides weren’t shared by fi fthand seventh-graders who also took English language arts exams. In both grades, the percentage of students who met or exceeded expectations last spring dwindled below scores from 2021 and 2019. Math results proved more positive across the board when comparing 2022 results to those from 2021. In fourth grade, 30.7% of students met or exceeded expectations last spring, up from 28.5% in 2021 while in sixth grade, 26.3% of students met or exceeded expectations compared to 24.1% in 2021. Eighth grade results showed 32.4% of students met or exceeded expectations, up from 29.5% in 2021. Still, math scores fell short of 2019 scores in every grade level. Students who took the PSAT and SAT had a few gains and mostly losses when eyeing scores for last spring against those of recent years. The percentage of 10th graders at or above the college readiness benchmark in reading and writing on the PSAT improved from 2019 while the percentage of 10th graders at or above the college readiness benchmark in math on the PSAT also improved slightly from 2019.
The state’s standardized tests are being used as a measure to see how students are recovering from the pandemic.
Colorado paused standardized testing in spring 2020 amid the start of COVID-19 after receiving a waiver from the federal government. During spring 2021, students took modifi ed tests through a compromise after teachers, parents, lawmakers and education advocates weighed in about how to approach the exams in what ballooned into a statewide debate. Under that compromise, students in third, fi fth and seventh grades were required to take the CMAS exam in English language arts while students in fourth, sixth and eighth grades took math exams. Eighth graders took CMAS science exams while students in fi fth and 11th grades were exempt from having to take CMAS exams in science. Students also did not complete social studies exams.
Some achievement gaps are narrowing — but not because students are making progress The latest standardized test data demonstrates that some achievement gaps among Colorado student groups are shrinking — but not in the direction that indicates progress. There were some instances of students who are part of groups that have historically scored lower on the tests improving their scores. But in many cases, achievement gaps shrunk because more students who are part of groups that have historically had better academic outcomes performed worse. In other words, the losses of high-performing student groups outweighed the gains made by their peers who have traditionally scored lower.
“That is not how we want to see the gap decrease,” Zurkowski said, adding that the state wants to see both groups improving their performance with lowerachieving groups increasing at a higher rate than higher-achieving groups.Achievement gaps tightened in other cases because the percentage of traditionally lower-performing students who improved in meeting or exceeding expectations was greater than the percentage of students from higher-performing groups who met or exceeded expectations, compared to 2019. Achievement gaps between racial groups are also persisting.
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Colorado Measures of Academic Success assessments are typically conducted each spring as a way to gauge how well students and schools are meeting state academic standards.
The department made assessment results from spring 2022 public the same day that State Board of Education members were scheduled to review student performance and growth.Lastspring’s assessments marked a return to normalcy for Colorado schools as they administered them in the same way that tests were given in spring 2019. Exams had the same content and format as they did in 2019 and were also scored in the same way as before the pandemic.
The remainder of scores across grades were worse than outcomes from 2021 and 2019, including for ninth graders’ PSAT math results, which were 8.8 percentage points lower than 2019 results.
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In 2021, white students met and exceeded expectations about 25 to 33 percentage points higher than Black and Hispanic students on CMAS English language arts exams. In 2022, white students met and exceeded expectations about 24 to about 30 percentage points higher than Black students and 27 to about 32 percentage points higher than Hispanic groups. In math results from 2021, white students met and exceeded expectations about 21 to 26 percentage points higher than Black and Hispanic students across grade levels. In 2022, white students met and exceeded expectations about 23 to about 29 percentage points higher than Black students and 24 to about 30 percentage points higher than Hispanic students. Meanwhile, achievement gaps between students who qualify for free and reduced price lunch — a federal measure of poverty — and their more affl uent counterparts decreased compared to results from 2019. That’s because percentages of students who met or exceeded expectations decreased at a greater rate among more affl uent kids than among students who qualify for subsidized school lunches. Participation on standardized tests swung back toward pre-pandemic rates Participation on CMAS tests as well as on PSAT and SAT exams rebounded this past spring, inching closer back to participation rates recorded before the pandemic. During the 2020-21 school year, participation on state standardized tests plummeted. CMAS assessments saw “a signifi cant dip” in the number of students who completed the tests, Zurkowski said, with participation anywhere from 20 to 30 percentage points between spring 2019 and spring 2021. CMAS participation among elementary schoolers saw “signifi cant recovery” this past school year, she said. Third, fourth and fi fth graders were also close to having 95% participation in both English language arts and math, according to state data. About 90% of sixth graders sat for tests while test scores
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More information about the monkeypox outbreak will now be published online. It clearly shows the group currently most at risk, based on the data: young adult men in or nearTheDenver.statesaid it’s expanding the data on the monkeypox dashboard they rolled out earlier this month. It will now include county-level case counts and demographic data.
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Questions arise But as the state looks to ramp up response to the spread of another contagious disease, plenty of questions are popping up: about vaccines, tests, risks in schools and colleges.
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The health department created the dashboard with input from community leaders, LGBTQ advocacy organizations, and local public health agencies, to ensure data transparency while protecting patient privacy.
Cases of monkeypox, a rare but serious disease, are rising, and Colorado health officials told reporters in a briefing Aug. 18 they’re ramping up in response.
“We have been working closely with trusted community members to develop the data sharing practices,” on the website, said state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy. She said that included some “data suppression” to protect privacy, especially in less populated counties “when there’s case counts of one or two, there is the potential for individuals to be identified.”
Monkeypox vaccines are available but in short supply, Bookman said, based on the federal allocation of it. “Now we are hopeful that we will see more coming, in the coming weeks and coming months,” he said, adding that the state is prioritizing the vaccine to the places where we are seeing the largest amount of community spread and where the need is, which now is in the Denver metro area. He said the state is expanding its distribution network; it now includes 59 providers, to which it’s distributed 3,500 doses. He said the state has administered more than 4,000 doses and that vaccine data also would appear on the state’s website.Pricesaid Denver Health has administered nearly 500 doses to people who meet criteria for close contact. Price added that there are non-research, experimental treatments available to those who have severe disease once they are diagnosed.Herlihy said monkeypox testing is expanding and commercial labs nationwide have been coming online to test as “Commercialwell. lab testing is available and really recommended for patients who have insurance, that can be processed through primary care providers or other healthcare providers,” she said. “We know that most large systems in the state now are able to collect specimens and do thisShetesting.”saiditdoes not require preapproval from the state health department and specimens can be collected with materials that many providers have on hand. This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.
Based on the data the state health department is collecting both here in Colorado and nationally, “we are seeing that the greatest risk at this time is among, gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men,” said Herlihy. “That is primarily, here in Colorado, in the Denver metro area, but we have seen cases outside of the metro area as well.”
State advises schools Herlihy noted the state recently updated its school guidance around COVID-19 and said there’s guidance there about general infection prevention strategies in schools. She said public health officials believe brief interactions without physical contact, so passing someone at a grocery store, would not be considered a risk for monkeypox transmission.“Again,themajor route of transmission really continues to be that close physical contact, including contact during sex,” she said. Herlihy said the agency is having conversations with higher education institutions, which she said have learned a lot from the COVID-19 experience, including in resident halls, considered congregate, or higher risk,“Somesettings.ofthe strategies that they’ve been using, things like having places for students to isolate if they were to test positive, are going to be potentially important strategies again,” she said.
Following on the heels of two-plus years of grappling with COVID-19, and with other diseases like polio reemerging in the U.S., another health department official sought to reassure“PublicColoradans.healthwillalways be monitoring the situation and always ready to scale our response and that we would communicate to the public,” no matter the threat, said Scott Bookman, who directs the Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response. “We are preparing to respond in any way that we need to, and we are committed to transparent, open communication with the public, so they understand their risk and understand the actions that they need to take.”
Young adult men face most monkeypox risk
Dashboard tracks disease The updated dashboard clearly spells out how monkeypox is now hitting Colorado. A bar near the top shows six people are hospitalized, no one in the state has died and cases have been identified in 19 counties. The first cases were found in Colorado in May. The numbers grew from there to six in June, 66 in July and 94 in August, for a total of 168 to date. Denver has recorded 59 cases, followed by Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and El Paso counties also in double digits. Eighty-five percent of cases are in men. The bulk of the cases are in younger adults: three in four are in those aged 18 to 44. Nearly 77% of cases are in people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual.
Monkeypox has not been confirmed in the U.S. and health o cials are concerned as cases in Europe are increasing.
Price said monkeypox is not as transmissible as COVID-19 and that it’s unlikely to evolve that way.
“I think there’s reason for concern for monkeypox because we’re seeing an increase in infections,” said Dr. Connie Price, the Chief Medical Officer with Denver Health. “We have an opportunity that I think was much greater than we had with COVID to actually control it.”
As for schools, Herlihy said “I think it is important to note in the data that I shared today, that we have not seen any pediatric cases here in Colorado. But we are anxiously awaiting guidance from CDC.” She said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had let Colorado public health officials know they expect to release school and childcare guidance very soon. She said the state health department is talking to partners across the state and “encouraging the routine practices that we use now to prevent communicable diseases in schools, our practices that really should continue for monkeypox.”
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Besides sleep impacting our moods and ability to function, several studies and industries are raising the red flags for how it is starting to cause major health conditions.
Overall, only 7% of Americans can say they have optimal heart health. That’s a pretty dismal figure. To some degree, it’s a littleLookingfrightening.further, sleep can be a contributing factor in problems with obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and frequent mental distress.
W hen we think about lions, we might think about a fierce beast, the king of the jungle, roaming the Sahara in their majestic form. Or maybe the only time we have seen a lion is at the zoo or in a movie. Either way, there is no mistaking their roar and their incredible strength. What about the lion tamers, what comes to mind when we think of them? Someone controlling the lion with a whip and a stool. Again, maybe we have seen live shows where the lion tamer commands the great beasts and controls them as we watch from the arena or from our TV. In a sense we are all lion tamers as we try and control our own metaphorical lions. What are those lions in our life that may need controlling, and if not controlled can lead us down dark and desperate roads, or certainly lead us astray from our journey toward success? The lions are those things we can control, whether it’s controlling ourselves and how we react or respond to things and the habits we have. If the habits are bad, we still have the power to control them. If they are good habits, we may still have room to improve or simply not backslide. When thinking about taming our lions, it comes down to our willingness and decision to make the necessary changes and then take the required action steps to keep those lions tamed. A lion is a very beautiful yet dangerous beast. The lion can either dominate us with fear, or we can learn how to keep those lions in our life in check. Here are some, and you probably have a few of your own. Anger, impatience, bad habits, instant gratification, urge to always be right, talking more than listening, being a know-it-all, not prioritizing faith, family, and indulgences,friends,obsessions, not saying “no” enough, lack of forgiveness. And any one of these lions when not tamed or controlled can absolutely wreak havoc in our life and destroy relationships. At times we all must accept our role as a lion tamer. The dragon is a fire-breathing, flying beast that is terrifying. The dragon looks to kill and destroy. The dragon is recognized as evil. Although there have been some light-hearted movies about dragons, in this illustration let’s stick with the evil ones, because they are the ones that do the most damage. That leads us to the dragon slayer. We see the dragon slayer as brave, shield and sword in hand, and most times in a shining suit of armor riding on a big and beautiful horse as they courageously seek the battle with the dragon. Their
In Colorado, we are not exactly leading by example. According to a recent study, Coloradans ranked as the nation’s 23rd unhealthiest sleepers. The data came from countingsheep.net, which analyzed county health rankings nationwide.
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FROMEDITORTHE Thelma Grimes
For those wondering, Vermont is the unhealthiest state in terms of sleep. Some of the healthiest in terms of getting enough rest are New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio.
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However, data shows that 1 in 3 adults don’t get enough sleep, which accounts for more than a third of American adults who are operating day-to-day lives, or adulting as some might say, without enough rest.
Making the problem worse, sleep issues are not just an issue for adults anymore. More and more data shows that teenagers and youth are struggling to get the recommended sleep hours. As the unhealthy sleep habits only increase, one might ask — Why? How did we get here? Doctors, studies and specialists all have similar messaging — We as Americans have become way too busy. An NPR story looking at the issue pointed to our culture of stress and the need for constant connection. Working Americans are getting less sleep as they try to manage a workday, handle raising children and, sometimes, find some alone time to decompress, which then cuts into the hours where we should be laying our head down to rest. In talking to one doctor about the solution — he was clear — We have to start making sleep a priority. WE have to start realizing just how much pressure we put on ourselves. We have realize we might look at the world a lot better and feel better if we start getting the rest we need. For those reading this — Here’s to a focus on getting a better night’s sleep tonight.
Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.
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Each year, the American Heart Association releases a list of components that go directly to the heart of achieving optimal heart health. In 2022, the association added sleep to that list because Americans are not getting enough sleep, therefore causing chronic health conditions.
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• Reading your mail this time of year is very important, especially if it comes from your plan or a government agency (state or federal). Any changes to your coverage or assistance with the cost of your coverage will be sent to you in the mail. Plan on setting aside some time to at least read the highlights of the 2023 Medicare & You handbook. The new changes to Medicare are generally contained in the first few pages. A copy of this informative publication should reach you by mid-October. Remember you don’t have to go through this decision-making process alone. In order to assist you in sorting through all of your choices and selecting the best plan, the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County is hosting a Medicare Open Enrollment presentation by Desiree Boelte, SHIP Program Manager, on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. at the Parker Library, 20105 East Mainstreet in Parker. Please join us! Gretchen Lopez is the chair of the Douglas County Seniors’ Council. This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. For more information please visit www. MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, 303-663-7681.DCSeniorLIfe@douglas.co.usemailorcall
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
September means Powwow time Dancers at the Friendship Powwow at the Denver Art Museum. PHOTO
50% OFF* Save now with Your First Application FROM PAGE 12 NORTON The time is fast approaching when you can determine if the Medicare plan you are on this year is the best choice for you next year. Medicare plans can change benefits, their lists of covered drugs and, in the case of managed care plans, their provider networks. Medicare’s annual open enrollment period is designed to provide an opportunity for you to learn about these changes.
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Let’s begin with a few first steps to take:•Update your prescription list including name of medication, dosage and frequency. Talk to your doctor about your medication choices. Do you need a brand name or will a generic work as well for you? Is there a new medication your doctor recommends? After you update your list (especially if not all of your medications are filled at the same pharmacy), talk to your pharmacist about possible duplications (more than one drug for the same purpose unintentionally being used together) or potentially harmful interactions between medications.
The annual Friendship Powwow, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 10, will bring color and excitement to the Martin Building Sie Welcome Center at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway. This annual event celebrates the culture and creativity of diverse Indigenous communities across Denver and the Front Range. Native American dance competitions, hands-on activities and artist, food and vendor booths. Music and dance performances. Admission to the Denver Art Museum is free for all visitors as well. See denverartmuseum.org. Call for artists Entries for the Littleton Museum’s 2022 Own an Original Exhibit are being accepted by the Littleton Fine Arts Board through Sept. 29 at 11:59 p.m. The theme is Labyrinth and the juror will be Molly Casey from the art consulting firm, NINE Dot Arts.
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Victoria water lilies Hudson Gardens and Denver Botanic Gardens anticipate Victoria water lilies to start opening their spectacular blooms. On the first night, the flower is white and female and releases a scent to attract beetles which fertilize its pollen. The flower closes and traps the beetles inside until the second night when the flower opens as a male with purplish color. The beetles fly off to the next flower and the purple flower sinks back into the water. Guests are welcome to bring chairs and picnics to Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, where volunteers from the Colorado Water Garden Society will be on hand to explain the emailcolowatergardensociety.org.process.Requestnotice.
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mission is not to control or tame, their mission is to slay the dragon. We become dragon slayers when we identify those things and people in our life that we just need to remove. The metaphorical dragons in our life are many times either found within our hearts or in between our ears. Or they are found in such a bad habit, a habit that cannot be tamed or moderated, but a bad habit that needs to be slayed. Then there are those people in our lives, they are our family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and others who are close to us. Some are fellow dragon slayers, who will go into battle with us to help us overcome challenging times or hardships. Some need a dragon slayer because they may not be up for the fi ght themselves. And then there are those other people-dragons who cause us stress through their negative attitude, condescending remarks, and toxic infl uence or input in ourHowlives.about you? Are there lions in your life that need to be tamed? Are there dragons in your life that need to be slayed? Do you need a fellow dragon slayer to help you in the battle? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can be a lion tamer or a dragon slayer as needed, it really will be a better than good life.
Mod Denver Modernism Week offers vintage cars, mid-mod vendors and artwork from the Rocky Mountain region and beyond Aug. 26, VIP Night; Aug. 27 at the Flight Hangar at Centennial Airport, 13005 Wings Way, Englewood. General admission Aug. 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is $25. From 9 to 10 a.m. it’s $35. VIP night is $75. All prices plus fee. At the Aug. 26 evening event, live models will wear mid-mod fashions and food trucks will be on hand. One drink included with ticket and a cash bar will be
Coming to the rescue is the Colorado State Health Insurance Assistance Program, also referred to as SHIP. It is funded by Medicare to provide accurate and unbiased plan information through 480-6835.offitheandindividualizedisvolunteers.apresentationspublicandteamoftrainedTherenochargeforthishelpyoucanreachColoradoSHIPcebycalling303-
Medicare’s 2022 open enrollment period begins Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. However, well before then, you’ll be receiving mail from your current plan with its upcoming changes, advertisements from other companies sharing their benefits and cost information for your consideration, a 2023 Medicare & You handbook from the federal government and probably advertisements for Medicare seminars in your area sponsored by insurance company representatives. Try not to be overwhelmed!
• Determine if your current plan’s benefits are meeting your needs.
Additionally, 1-800-MEDICARE, a 24/7 hotline, is available to help you compare plans in your area, as well as an online tool called Medicare Compare at www.medicare.gov. All these tools are available to help you evaluate your options and choose the best plan for you in 2023 — that may be your current plan or a different plan. The choice is always up to you.
They’re going back to school, too — but this time, they’ll be on the other side of the desk.
First-year teachers and their colleagues across the Denver metro area are kicking off the 2022-23 school year this month. For the past two and a half years, teachers have been on the front lines as classrooms went virtual and returned with masks. They have fought for more recognition and better pay. Some first-year teachers have experienced some of these challenges as substitutes or student teachers, but it hasn’t deterred them from pursuing the profession.“You hear all these negative things that people on the outside say about teaching, but being on the inside … seeing all the students grow and making those connections is worth it,” said Laura Hirn of Jefferson County’s Fairmount Elementary. While the “hows” differ for each first-year teacher, the “whys” are virtually the same: “I want to be the teacher I never had,” said Jennah Lacy of Prairie View High School in Adams County.Hirnfelt similarly, remarking how “everyone remembers a teacher who made a positive impact” on their lives. She said she wanted to be that teacher for others.Peter Ferrante, of Overland Trail Middle School in Adams County, described how he pursued other careers before becoming a teacher. In these other jobs, he always “really enjoyed helping others find what they’re passionate about.” So, Ferrante became a teacher to do exactly that, but full-time.Likewise, Chelsea Vandurme of Carlson Elementary School in Idaho Springs worked in the mortgage industry, as a coach, and —most recently — as a stayat-home mom. She also served as a substitute for the nearby elementary schools before getting her certificate to teach preschool this May.
Learning the basics Being a coach is all about building on a student’s preexisting skillset, but being a preschool teacher is all about instilling the very basics, VandurmeAlongexplained.withcolors, shapes,
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“I love working with kids,” she said. “I love … being a part of the community and being the foundation of the school.”
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Chelsea Vandurme is a first-year preschool teacher at Carlson Elementary in Idaho Springs. Vandurme served as a substitute teacher and coach at Carlson Elementary and around Clear Creek County, which she said proved good experience for getting to know the students, the school and the community.
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Peter Ferrante joins Brighton’s Overland Trail Middle School as an eighth-grade language and literature teacher. Ferrante was a teacher resident at OTMS last spring, and decided to return because of the faculty’s teamwork-first culture and the student community.
Laura Hirn, a music teacher at Je erson County’s Fairmount Elementary, hopes to instill her students with a love of singing and music. Hirn will be teaching 450-500 students total, with class rotating through her music room every three weeks.
As for why he opted for middle school, Ferrante said it’s a time when teachers can bolster students’ confidence and skills before they go to high school. “Middle school is a special time,” he said. “There’s so much positive change you can Coincidentally,have.”Lacy felt the same way about high school. She felt like the age group was a fun one to teach, saying she wanted to prepare them for life after high school. Lacy teaches integrated mathematics at Prairie View High School, which is near Commerce City. Like Ferrante, she understood not every student will enjoy math. But, she wanted to instill problemsolving skills and a passion for learning, so her students always remember the lessons behind the math.Lacy, who’s from Parker but now lives in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood, went through the CU Teach program through the University of Colorado-Boulder. She majored in math with a minor in education.Whiletraveling in Florida, she did a Zoom interview with Prairie View. Even through the computer screen, Lacy felt welcomed and that the school was “a great community to be a part of,” sheAsdescribed.afirst-year teacher, Lacy recognized there will be challenges to navigate this year and beyond. But, in those times, she planned to reflect on why she’s“We’rethere.preparing the next generation … (and) it takes a certain kind of person to do that,” she said. “It takes a lot of hard work and patience. But it’s important to have that passion to want to be here. Because the kids can feel that.”
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Overland Trail Middle School, was a teacherresident at the school last year. He participated in the Denver-based Public Education & Business Coalition to translate his experience in journalism into teaching language and literature.WhileFerrante recognized that not every student will love reading and writing like he does, he wanted to emphasize analytical skills and learning how to inform oneself and argue a position. The Aurora resident decided to return to Overland Trail because of the camaraderie among the staff and the great student population, saying, “It made me sure I wanted to stay here.”
“We don’t deal with finding homes and shelters for them, we don’t have the capacity to be able to do that, but we do have the capacity to feed them,” Wise said. “We can do that, and that’s what we’re concentrating on.”
“We are so lucky that in the wintertime when we go home if we’re cold, we tap the thermostat to go up, and in the summertime, when we’re really hot, we turn on the a/c,” Gershberg said. “So many individuals don’t have that luxury, so our main goal is to get sleeping bags to individuals who find themselves in need of a warm night’s sleep.”Though Sleep Tight Colorado is based in Denver, the organization delivers services to populations across the state. David Rout, executive director of Homeward Alliance, a homelessness services nonprofit in Fort Collins, said his group serves about 2,500 unhoused people annually throughout Larimer County. The group works primarily with indi-
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“When someone is experiencing homelessness, they’re not thinking about what they need to do in three years, they’re thinking about right now,” Rout said. “People need to have those basic needs met before they can attend to longertermMichaelgoals.”Wise, treasurer for St. Clare’s Ministries, said the group’s small goal of getting food, sleeping bags and clothing to unhoused individuals in Denver’s Baker neighborhood can’t change the whole world, but can hopefully make a small dent in a systemic problem.
Each time an unhoused person is forcibly removed by police, officers also take their belongings, so Wise said the group often hands out new sleeping bags each month to the sameGershbergpeople. said the idea of making a small improvement in someone’s day-to-day experience, hopefully one day leading to a bigger change, is the idea behind Sleep Tight“ThinkColorado.local.Think small,” Gershberg said. “Don’t think you need to save the world and get overwhelmed by that thought.” This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.
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viduals, so Rout said the number of homeless families in the area likely exceeds what he sees each day. “It’s thousands of people on an annual basis who are experiencing homelessness in Larimer County,” RoutBecausesaid. its homeless population is the largest in the state, Rout said most state resources are allocated to Denver and its surrounding areas. Still, Rout said Denver resource centers likely feel underresourced.“Ithinkif you asked the average resource provider in Denver if they’re adequately resourced they would say ‘no,’ and I think if you asked the average service professor in Larimer County, they would also say ‘no,’” Rout said. “I think just in general, in the whole country and in our state and our county, the problem is larger than the resources being devoted to solving it.” Still, Rout said delivering a sleeping bag could lay an important foundation for eventually getting an unhoused person into housing. Because unhoused people are focused more on where they can eat and sleep for the night than a longterm plan of a job and housing, Rout said first meeting their basic needs is crucial for later success.
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When the 2008 recession hit, Meredith Gershberg knew she needed to make a change. Her lifestyle remained largely the same as the world seemed to crumble around her — colleagues lost jobs, friends lost homes and the unhoused population around her grew.Taking lessons from a family member in New York City, Gershberg created a goal of gathering 75 to 90 sleeping bags per year and donating them to the ever-growing unhoused population in Colorado. After raising that amount in just four months, Gershberg formed Sleep Tight Colorado, a nonprofit she runs in addition to her fulltime job, with the goal of gathering sleeping bags and distributing them to the state’s unhoused community.SleepTight Colorado takes donations from the public and purchases bags on its own. Bags are then distributed to nonprofit organizations that work directly with people experiencing homelessness.
Sleep Tight Colorado gives sleeping bags to homeless
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Sleep Tight Colorado collects sleeping bags for unhoused people in the state in need of warm sleeping arrangements.
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Colorado sees rise in business closures
“PerhapsPrograms.therisein dissolutions and delinquencies are a sign of some of that strain on businesses now that the stimulus has gone away,” he said. “With a slowing national economy, can we expect to see the rise in business failures over the coming quarters?” His colleague Richard Wobbekind thinks so. Even though bankruptcy filings fell in the pandemic, recent data lags.“Ithink there’s a fair amount of concern that we’re going to see bankruptcy and those kinds of things uptick over the next two quarters,” Wobbekind said. “Some of the funding that was out there has run out. We’re hearing this from the banking community and elsewhere.”Thenation’s gross domestic product slowed in the first half of the year, which can indicate an economy in recession. Nevertheless, strong job numbers and a growth in the number of businesses in good standing are evidence that Colorado’s economy is holding steady. “Our view is that this is not, we’re not in a recession,” Wobbekind said. “Despite the slowdown in the first half, expectations are that the 2022 overall GDP will be positive. Right now, the forward-looking forecast for the third quarter is running at about one-andhalf percent for GDP growth. But this is still obviously a much more moderate growth economy than we had in 2021.”Speaking of business filings, Colorado’s Business Fee Relief Act went into effect July 1. That dropped the cost of registering a new business from $50 to $1. In the first month, the state attracted 13,000 new business registrations and 4,200 trade names, which the Secretary of State’s office estimated a $750,000 savings for small business owners. 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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The Colorado Secretary of State’s office last week shared the latest quarterly update on how small businesses in the state are doing. It’s mixed, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said. Job growth remains strong, but the number of businesses that are delinquent in filing regular reports or repaying a debt rose.
Year-over-year dip in new filings seen in second quarter
“And while many new entities are filing with our office, the report also notes an uptick in delinquencies and dissolutions as well as signs of pessimism from the business community due to inflation, supply-chain disruption, worker shortages and interest rates among other factors that continued to place pressure on small business owners,” Griswold said during a news conference.According to data provided by the Leeds School of Business at University of Colorado, the number of new business filings was slightly negative from a year ago, at -0.2% in the second quarter, which was the first annual decline since the start of the pandemic. And the number of companies showing signs of failure grew at double-digit rates — delinquent filings were up 9.8% while companies that dissolved their business grew 27%.
Brian Lewandowski, executive director of Leeds’ Business Research Division, speculated that more businesses would have dissolved earlier if it hadn’t been for federal stimulus packages that provided financial aid to small businesses, like the popular Paycheck Protection
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MCA The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, at 1485 Delgany St., opens a new exhibit on all floors on Sept. 16 called “The Dirty South: Contempo rary Art, Material Culture and The Sonic Impulse.” Artworks drawn from visual imagery found in music, vid eos, song lyrics and cultural ephem era. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday: noon to 9 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 303-298-7554, mcadenver.org. Admission charged.
While state standardized test results provide an overview of where students are academically as they continue recovering from pandemicfueled school disruptions, they’re just one metric to help parents and educators analyze how kids are doing, Zurkowski said. Parents and educators can better understand where students are in their academic recovery by looking into other measures like local district tests, she said.
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However, students in different racial, socioeconomic and learning subgroups participated in standard ized tests at lower rates than their peers, the data shows. Black students and students with disabilities were underrepresented on CMAS exams in math across grades. For example, while 94% of all third graders took the math assess ment, about 91% of Black students in third grade took that exam and about 85% of third grade students with dis abilities completed it. Students who identify as two or more races were also underrepresented on math as sessments in grades seven and eight. Participation rates of Hispanic stu dents on CMAS math exams across grades were about on par with the percentage of all students who took the exams, except for in grade eight, when Hispanic students were among the student groups overrepresented. Participation on PSAT and SAT tests lagged for Black and Hispanic students as well as for students with disabilities, students learning English and students who qualify for free and reduced price lunch, according to state data. For instance, while about 87% of all 11th grade students took the SAT last spring, about 85% of Black students and 85% of Hispanic students took the exam. Close to 73% of students with disabilities sat for the SAT while more than 78% of kids learning English and more than 82% of students eligible for free and reduced price lunch completed it.
Public parking garage at 1900 16th St. Fairy tales plus... Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., opens “Into the Woods,” with music and Lyrics by Stephen Sond heim, on the Main Stage Sept. 8 to Oct. 8. Directed by Lynn Collins. Musical direction by Trent Hines. Tickets: arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200. Performance Now Subscriptions to the Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now The atre Company’s new season of four shows are available. “A Grand Night for Singing” will run Sept. 9 to 25; “Little Women” Jan. 6-22; “Carousel,” March 17 to April 2 and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” June 9 to 25. Presented at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 471 Al lison Parkway. PerformanceNow.org, box office: 303-987-7845.
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about 85% of seventh graders and approximately 80% of eighth graders took the Meanwhile,assessments.participation on the PSAT and SAT also regained mo mentum, though still did not match participation rates in 2019. Close to 86% of Colorado ninth graders took the PSAT, up from about 73% in 2021; 85% of 10th graders took the PSAT, up from 73% in 2021; and nearly 87% of 11th graders completed the SAT, up from close to 80% in 2021.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of AMALIA ELIZABETH RHOADES, a/k/a AMALIA E. RHOADES Deceased Case Number 2022PR030650
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado on or before December 26, 2022. or the claims may be forever barred.
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Carol Ann Lewis Personal Representative 904 Greenridge Lane Castle Pines, CO 80108 Legal Notice No. 81791 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022
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Robert V. Aghazarian Attorney to the Personal Representative 501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 1100 Denver CO, 80246 Legal Notice No. 81793 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado on or before December 26, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gary Wayne Krambeck, AKA Gary W. Krambeck, AKA Gary Krambeck, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31088
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Robert Stanaway, a/k/a James R. Stanaway, a/k/a James Stanaway, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31009
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Lee Wishar, aka Robert L. Wishar, aka Robert Wishar, aka Robert Lee Wishar Sr., aka Robert L. Wishar Sr., aka Robert Wishar Sr., aka Bob Lee Wishar, aka Bob L. Wishar, aka Bob Wishar, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31079
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Theresa Garcia, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31018
forever barred. /s/ Irene Rosa, Personal Representative 5184 Enid Way Denver, CO 80239 Legal Notice No. 81805 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Denver Probate Court City & County of Denver, Colorado 1437 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: EULA F. JONES, a/k/a Eula Jones, a/k/a Eula Faye Jones, Deceased Theresa M. Moore, Atty. Reg. #15163 333 W. Hampden Ave., Ste. 420-G Englewood,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Darren Stephen Carter, deceased Case Number: 2022PR030971
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Publisher:LastFirstLegalbyFonda.Apostolopoulos@State.co.ussubmittedwaste-public-notices.https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/solidatAllcommentsmustbetoSeptember10,2022.NoticeNo.81784Publication:August11,2022Publication:August25,2022DenverHeraldDispatch Summons and Sheriff Sale PUBLICDistrictNOTICECourt, City & County of Denver Colorado, 1437 Bannock St. Plaintiffs: ANN CECCHINE-WILLIAMS AND TROY WILLIAMS Defendants:v. DOE INDIVIDUALS AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Mark T. Barnes, CHIPMAN GLASSER, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Boulevard Tower One Suite 7500 Denver, CO 80222 Phone: (303) mbarnes@chipmanglasser.com578-5780 Case No. 2022CV32057 Division: 409 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Van Doubek, a/k/a Robert V. Doubek, a/k/a Robert Doubeck, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30972
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JONATHAN DAVID BUSH, Deceased Case Number 2022PR030994
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All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 12, 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 Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
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All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
The People of the State of Colorado to the abovenamed defendants: are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon Service of this summons be complete on the day of the last publica tion. Judgment by default may be rendered against by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.
Mitchell Felker, Personal Representative 1200 W. Riverside Dr. #160 Burbank, CA 91506 (303) mitchf@krismarconstruction.com324-1494
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80110 (303) 351-5626 Office (303) 872-6693 Fax tmoore@tmmpc.com Case Number: 2022PR30984 Division 1 Courtroom NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE PURSUANT
Fallon A 600PersonalCarterRepresentativeSeventeenthStreet,Suite 2800 S Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 81815 First publication: August 25, 2022 Last publication: September 15, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch
Sharon Sanchez, Personal Representative c/o 3i Law 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No. 81804 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022
Cody Portman, Personal Representative 16047 E. 97th Place Commerce City, Colorado 80022 Legal Notice No. 81812 First Publication: August 25, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
This is an action to quiet title of an 8-foot strip of land north of 2109 W. 28th Avenue, Denver, CO 80211, more fully described as: The rear 8 feet of the West 36 feet of the East 72 feet of Lots 16 to 20 inclusive, Block 8, Casement Addition, City and County of Denver, Colorado.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JULIA ANNA GURULE, aka JULIA A. GURULE, aka JULIA GURULE, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30154
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 December 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael A. Smith, Personal Representative 1150 S. Saint Paul Street Denver, Colorado 80210 Legal Notice No. 81783 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022
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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 December 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
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All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 11, 2022 , or the claims may be forever barred.
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Christopher Haney, Personal Representative 11650 Jackson Street, Thornton, CO 80233 Legal Notice No. 81780 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of George I. LaForett, AKA George T. LaForett, Deceased Case Number 2022PR31078
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kay M. Marquis, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR030585
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joan Leslie Portman, Deceased Case Number: 22PR395
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Paul Peregrine, Personal Representative 9445 Princeton Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 Legal Notice No. 81785 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Melinda M. 601Co-PersonalChristina2000Co-PersonalGilmoreRepresentativeAlkireSt.Golden,CO80401L.VasquezRepresentativeGoldenEagleCircle,Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 81782 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Fenneke G. Joslin, a/k/a Fenneke Ge Joslin, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31026
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 December 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Robert L. Wishar Jr. Personal Representative 2800 Barnhart St. Thornton, Colorado 80229 Legal Notice No. 81806 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Eric G. LaForett, Personal Representative 13838 Elizabeth Street Thornton, Colorado 80602 Legal Notice No. 81797 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Frederic Leland Kerr Jr. Personal Representative c/o Mollie B. Hawes, Miller and Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Bvd. Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 81808
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the co-Personal Representatives or to the Denver Pro bate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 26, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 505 N. LIPAN STREET, DENVER, COLORADO. PRIII TRG Santa Fe Arts Owner, LLC, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Envi ronment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to impose binding environmental use restrictions (EURs) on the property located at 505 N. Lipan Street, Denver, Colorado. The EURs ensure continued protection of human health and the environment due to the surface soils impacted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (“PAHs”). The restrictions prohibit excavation, drilling, grad ing, digging, tilling or any other soil‐disturbing activity except as authorized in accordance with the Materials Management Plan. Pursuant to § 25-15-318.5, C.R.S., once the EURs have been finalized, they are binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons possessing an interest in the land. CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft EURs. A copy of the proposed EURs and a legal description of the affected property is available online
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 December 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever Hickoryhill Encinitas, CA No. of Miguel Angel Rosa, Deceased Case Number: having claims against the above named estate required present them to the representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 19, 2022, or the claims may be CO TO C.R.P.P. CATION C.R.S. Geneva Ward, aunt of Eula Jones, De ceased - last known address Unknown heirs of Eula Jones, Deceased - last known address(es) unknown; Unknown heirs of August Jones, Deceased - last known address(es), Aunknown.hearingwithout appearance pursuant to C.R.P.P. 24 on the Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative and Proposed Order Admitting Will to formal Probate and formal appointment of personal rep resentative, for the formal appointment of Bobby Ward as Personal Representative of the Estate of Eula F. Jones, aka Eula Jones, aka Eula Faye Jones; for the Court to formally admit the will of Eula F. Jones, aka Eula Jones, aka Eula Faye Jones dated February 6, 2017 to probate, and for the court to determine the heirs of Eula F. Jones, aka Eula Jones, aka Eula Faye Jones, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: September 16, 2022 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: Denver Probate Court, 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202
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 December 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
NOTICE: Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action/relief set forth in the Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. If an objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Notice No. 81794 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Denver Herald-Dispatch Notice
Notice is hereby given that the remaining private practice dental records of Morris S. Clark, DDS, who last engaged in private practice at Down town Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C., 1860 Larimer Street, Suite 245, Denver, CO 80202, will be destroyed on or after November 25, 2022. Requests by or on behalf of Dr. Clark’s patients to be provided with patient records prior to their destruction should be made to the following person so the request is received on or before November 21, 2022: Howard M. Haenel, Personal Representative Estate of Morris S. Clark, Deceased Antonio Bates Bernard PC 3200 Cherry Creek S. Dr., Ste. 380 Denver, CO 80209 Phone:hhaenel@abblaw.com303.733.3500 Notice No. 81811 August 25, 2022 September 15, 2022 Denver Herald-Dispatch to Creditors Notice
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Edward Haney, Deceased Case Number: 22PR346
Richard M. Arnold, #13127 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives 7691 Shaffer Parkway, Suite A Littleton, CO 80127 Legal Notice No. 81817 First Publication: August 25, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NICKOLAS J. PEPPING, SR., aka NICKOLAS JAMES PEPPING, SR., aka NICKOLAS JAMES PEPPING, aka NICKOLAS J. PEPPING, aka NICK PEPPING, SR. aka NICK PEPPING, aka NICK J. PEPPING, SR. AND NICK J. PEPPING Case Number: 2022PR30956
Paula Taylor, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 81803 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Henry M. Holland Jr., aka Henry Holland, aka Henry M. Holland, aka Henry Marvin Holland Jr.,
aka Henry Marvin Holland, Deceased Case Number: 22PR419
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Children Case(Adoption/Guardian/Other)ServicesPublicNoticeDENVER(JUVENILE)COUNTY,COLORADO520W.COLFAXAVE.,ROOM125,DENVER,CO,80204UponthePetitionof:JESSICAMICHELLEROMERONumber:2022JA30001Division:2ETOTHERESPONDENT,ROMANANDREWWILLIAMSANDALLINTERESTEDPARTIES:
CS AdvoCare, Inc. by and through Kellie Adam Person Giving Notice 7500 E Arapahoe Road Suite 101 Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 81818 First Publication: August 25, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Kathleen M. Glynn, #39115 Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Avenue, Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 Phone Number: 303-679-8266 Fax Number: 303-679-8960 Email: katie@grobeirich.com
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TO: Any and All Unknown Birth Fathers and Birth Mothers, Respondents, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case. You are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed in the District Court of Denver County, Colorado a Petition for the Allocation of Parental Responsibilities involving the child, Sarah Mpoyi TSHIBOLA (D.O.B. 05/15/2011).
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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 December 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Gartrell Toepfer Personal Representative P.O. Box 624 Buena Vista, CO 81211-0624 Notice No. 81795 August 18, 2022 September 1, 2022 Denver Herald-Dispatch
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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the PROBATE COURT OF CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, on or before January 2, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred. Danielle McCovy, Personal Representative 14993 E. Crestridge Drive Centennial, CO 80015 Notice No. 81820 August 25, 2022 September 8, 2022 Herald-Dispatch Notice
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In the Matter of the Estate of: BEVERLY VERNER, aka BEVERLE A. VERNER, aka BEVERLY H. VERNER, aka BEVERLE VERNER, Deceased 3i Law, LLC Colby S. Weber, Esq. #34881 Chuong M. Le, Esq. #37949 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222 Number: 303-245-2100 cweber@3ilawfirm.com Number: 303-245-2108 OF 15-10-401, 7056 S. Ammons Littleton, CO 80128 hearing on the Petition for Adjudication of Appointment of Personal Representative for Seeking appointment of Michael Verner as Personal Representative of the Estate of Beverly Verner will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:
Michael R. Meaux Attorney to the Personal Representative P.O. Box 22451, Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No. 81790 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last August 25, 2022 Denver Herald-Dispatch Notice
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 26, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
Denver Probate Court Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street #230 Denver, CO 80202
Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado law, you and the other parties: 1. Are enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; and 2. Are restrained from removing the minor child(ren) from the state without the consent of all parties or an Order of the Court modifying the injunction; and 3. Are restrained, without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of all other parties or an Order of the Court, from cancelling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance or life insurance that provides coverage to the minor child(ren) as a beneficiary of a policy. If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court during regular business hours.
You are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed in Denver Juvenile Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. The petition alleges that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more. An adoption hearing has been scheduled for October 24, 2022 at 3:30 pm in Division 2E of the Denver Juvenile Court. You may appear in person at the hearing, or you may appear virtually by using this Notice District Court, Denver County, Colorado Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 the Parental Petitioner:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Irene Riley, aka Irene Maxine Riley, aka Irene M. Riley, Deceased Case Number 2022PR000396
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c/o Angela Schmitz, Robinson and Henry Attorney to the Personal Representative 7555 E Hampden Ave #600 Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No. 81810 First Publication: August 25, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Charles Gonce, aka John C. Gonce, aka John Gonce, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31042
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The Petition requests that the Court enter orders addressing issues involving the child such as, child support, allocation of parental responsibilities, (decision-making and parenting time), Special Immigrant Juvenile Status findings, attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction. You are further notified that said Petition is set for a telephonic Initial Status Conference on August 30, 2022 at 3 p.m. If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action. You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1420) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.
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Shirley May Webber and William Earl Webber Co-Personal Representatives c/o LAW OFFICES OF KIMBER Z. SMITH, P.C. Kimber Z. Smith, #8479 P. O. Box 1105 Arvada, CO 80001 Legal Notice No. 81786 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice
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Notice: Colorado Revised Statutes §14-10-123, provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Alloca tion of Parental Responsibilities by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Order is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded automatic temporary injunction, or mod ification or revocation under §14-10-125, C.R.S. A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final order, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.
Legal Notice No. 81799 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 15, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch ###
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LOUISE J. MCCOVY, Deceased Case Number: 22 PR 000382
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Anna L. Gonce, Personal Representative 5236 South Perry Court Littleton, CO 80123 Legal Notice No. 81807 First Publication: August 25, 2022 Last Publication: September 8, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas Owen Frost, AKA Thomas O. Frost, AKA Thomas Frost, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30561
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Edmund C. Frost, Personal Representative C/O Michelle Glover, Attorney for the Personal Representative Artisanal Law 301 E. Boardwalk Drive, PO BOX 271126 Fort Collins, CO 80527 Legal Notice No. 81788 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PEDRO ANTHONY ROMERO, aka PEDRO A. ROMERO aka PEDRO ROMERO, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30947
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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Frank Letofsky, a/k/a Steven F. Letofsky, a/k/a Steven Letofsky, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31075
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Myrtle M. Swanson, a/k/a Myrtle Marie Swanson, a/k/a Myrtle Swanson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30901 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 December 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
Personal Representative: Joseph H. Lusk c/o: BOATRIGHT, RIPP & LUSK, LLC 4315 Wadsworth Blvd. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Ph: FirstLegal303-423-7134NoticeNo.81781Publication:August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carla Jean Andre, a/k/a Carla J. Andre, a/k/a Carla Andre, and f/k/a Carla Jean McDonald, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30695
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Forest Gartrell, aka Forest E. Gartrell, aka Forest Edwin Gartrell, Deceased Case Number: 22PR393
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Samuel Webber, a/k/a William S. Webber, a/k/a William Webber, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30721
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