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Sharing bread culture

Denver bakery’s success fueled by creativity, community focus

BY LISA SCHLICHTMAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Artisanal bread maker Zach Martinucci describes himself as a culinary anthropologist, which in his words, means he loves telling stories about food over food and through food.

“Anthropology is the study of humanity,” he said. “We look at our politics or economics or culture as a way of understanding our societies, so why couldn’t we learn something important from food, which is something we make and consume multiple times a day? Couldn’t that tell us something about who we are?”

And it’s that focus on the culture surrounding food — and in his case, bread and pastries — that fuels the growth of Rebel Bread, the Denver bakery Martinucci founded in October 2018.

Most recently, the company has launched Camp Bread, a newly imagined series of virtual baking classes hosted by Martinucci, which began last month with Sourdough at Home.

Brigitte Hulbert, who lives in the Chaffee Park area outside of the Highlands in Denver, participated in one of Rebel Bread’s earlier sourdough baking classes, which served as the catalyst for Camp Bread.

“I had always wanted to learn how to do sourdough starter, but it was intimidating,” Hulbert said. “I learned from a friend that Rebel Bread offered a class, and I signed up two days before it started.”

The five-day class was offered on weekday nights and over the weekend and fit with Hulbert’s work

A look at Proposition GG on ballot

Measure targeting TABOR referred by Democrats

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Proposition GG is a ballot measure about ballot measures.

It represents Colorado’s latest battleground over the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights as Democrats seek to work around the 1992 constitutional amendment, known as TABOR, and Republicans battle to prevent any changes. The initiative, if passed, would require the state to more prominently display detailed information about how citizen-initiated ballot measures changing the income tax rate would affect Coloradans.

Proposition GG was referred to the ballot by Democrats in the Colorado legislature this year through the passage of Senate Bill 222, a measure that Republicans universally opposed

Here’s what you need to know about Proposition GG:

What it would do

When an initiative changing Colorado’s income tax rate makes the statewide ballot, a table outlining how the change would affect people at different income levels is shared in the state ballot information booklet — also known as the blue book — that’s sent to every voter.

The table includes the average income tax owed by people at

Zach Martinucci is an artisanal bread maker who founded Rebel Bread in 2018. Recently, the local bakery launched its Camp Bread, which o ers virtual baking classes hosted by Martinucci.

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schedule, which has her working late most days. And if Hulbert was unable to participate in the live class, she could tune in to the recorded version.

“They made it available for anyone to participate regardless of their schedules,” Hulbert said. “Zach made the class really fun. He made sense of the science part (of making sourdough), which I loved, but he also made it simple and relatable. It was something I looked forward to after work every night.”

Martinucci said Camp Bread was born from Rebel Bread’s experience with shifting from in-person to virtual classes during the pandemic.

“This course was originally a six-hour, in-person course to guide people to make sourdough,” he said. “It’s designed for people to do in their home kitchen and follow along with us to fit around their own schedule.”

He said the initial response to the first Camp Bread class, which launched Sept. 1, has been exciting, and as long as people keep responding to it, Rebel Bread will add more classes.

“Probably just a few a year to start,” Martinucci said.

The bread master hasn’t announced the next class he’ll be offering but he did reveal he gets asked about bagels a lot.

“So the next course I’m working on could focus on two Jewish breads in one course — challah and bagels,” Martinucci said. “Challah is a sweetened, enriched bread that is ceremonial and it takes a little bit more labor to make. And in contrast, the bagel is an everyday, hearty bread. I’d like to show how

both are really versatile and easy to make at home.”

He said current and future Camp Bread courses follow recipes made at the bakery, and those recipes are provided to student bakers.

Since taking the initial sourdough class, Hulbert said she’s made about 20 loaves of bread and still has one of two sourdough starters still going. She has also become a Rebel Bread super fan. Her current favorite is a croissant that tastes like a jalapeño popper, and she also loves

the mouth-watering cherry tart turnovers.

“And you can’t beat their sourdough bread,” Hulbert said. “It’s so much better than mine.”

What sets Rebel Bread apart from other bakeries, Martinucci said, is the company’s commitment to a set of core values that empowers employees to be creative and provides space for them to be who they truly are. Rebel Bread employs about 12 full-time bakers or production staff plus about 14 part-time team mem-

More about Rebel Bread

Expanded hours: Rebel Bread recently expanded hours at its retail location at 675 S. Broadway in the Baker neighborhood. Loyal customers and the newly converted can now pick up bread and pastries from 8 a.m. to noon Thursdays through Sundays. They can choose from a variety

of breads, including sourdough and challah, or a rotating array of mouthwatering croissants, turnovers and tarts. Rebel Bread also offers free sourdough starters with instructions at this retail location.

Bread Club: Because Rebel Bread routinely sells out of its bread, the

bakery also offers a Bread Club, which allows customers to preorder items for pickup or delivery to certain zip codes. For more information on any of Rebel Bread’s programs or creations, visit getbreadclub.com. Wholesale: Rebel Bread serves 30 to 35 wholesale accounts, which

Martinucci is proud that the company pays its employees competitively and offers them opportunities to grow with the company and engage with customers and vendors to be a positive force in the commu-

“The name Rebel came from wanting to do things a little differently,” Martinucci said. “Our bakers are allowed to create specials — week to week and month to month — to really encourage that creativity and

Rebel Bread prides itself on being a community bakery, which can be a challenge for a company that largely

“Because we don’t have a traditional retail space you can walk into day to day, we have to work hard to show people that there are real people behind the bread — to show them they’re members of your community, they’re being paid a living wage to do what they love and make great, delicious bread,” Martinucci

That’s why Rebel Bread has a booth at both the South Pearl Street and City Park farmers markets, and offers its Camp Bread classes, a Bread Club delivery service and tours of its bakery at 675 S. Broadway.

Looking to the future, Martinucci is poised to grow and capitalize on what Rebel Bread is already doing so well.

“I love the culture we’ve built and the community we’ve become a part of, and I would love to just keep doing that on a larger scale,” he said.

For more information about Rebel Bread and its new Camp Bread courses, visit rebelbreadco.com.

include Wash Perk, Amethyst Coffee Broadway, Death & Co., The Point at the Denver Art Museum, Roxy on Broadway and Stoic & Genuine, among others. Rebel Bread is also sold through several communitysupported agriculture, or CSA, programs.

bers who make bread deliveries and staff the retail location and work

Zach Martinucci leads a class for Sourdough September, the launch for Rebel Bread’s Camp Bread classes. COURTESY OF CAMP BREAD/REBEL BREAD

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different income levels, as well as how much higher or lower their taxes would be if the rate were changed.

Proposition 121 on the November ballot is a great example of this. It would change Colorado’s income tax rate to 4.4% from 4.55%, and on page 24 of your (English-language) blue book this year you can see a table explaining how it would affect people at different income levels.

Proposition GG would require that the table — with some slight modifications — also be included in petitions used to gather signatures to get income tax changes on the ballot, as well as on ballots.

The slight modifications include only specifying eight income tax categories and more specific information about how income tax changes would affect individual taxpayers.

Note: Proposition GG only applies to citizen-initiated ballot measures. If the legislature were to refer a measure changing the income tax rate to the ballot it wouldn’t apply.

The arguments for

The proponents of Proposition GG say it is a tax-transparency mea sure aimed at ensuring Coloradans have a full picture of how changes to the state’s income tax rate would affect them.

Some people do not open the blue book, people who support the mea sure say, so Proposition GG is a way

to ensure they can’t miss informa tion about potential changes to the state’s income tax.

“I honestly think it’s pretty sim ple,” said state Rep. Chris Kennedy, a Lakewood Democrat and prime sponsor of Senate Bill 222. “It’s about giving voters more informa tion about how income tax changes affect them personally.”

Kennedy said the current infor mation on the ballot isn’t sufficient.

The arguments against Conservatives argue Proposition GG is unnecessary since detailed information on how income tax rate changes would affect Coloradans is already in the blue book. Add ing more information to the ballot would also increase printing costs.

“I hear from a lot of people that our ballot language is already way too long and too complicated,” said Michael Fields, a conservative fiscal policy activist. “This legis lature should spend more time on increasing public safety and lower ing the cost of living — and less on meddling in the citizens’ initiative process.”

Jesse Mallory, who leads the Colorado branch of Americans For Prosperity, an organization that fiercely defends TABOR, said “noth ing screams ‘our friends have a tax increase coming’ quite like (this bill).”

One big thing you should know

Since Proposition GG asks voters to approve a statutory change, state lawmakers could have tried to make the alterations on their own by pass ing a bill and asking the governor to

sign it into law.

But the Democratic proponents of the policy had a major roadblock in Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, who was wary of the change and ap peared poised to veto any legislation aiming to alter ballot language.

“Gov. Polis believes that voters should decide how issues are pre sented on the people’s ballot be cause it is their ballot, not the state legislature’s ballot,” Kara Powell, a spokeswoman for the governor, told The Colorado Sun earlier this year. “That includes whether or not to ap prove requiring a table in the fiscal summary for any ballot initiative that would increase or decrease the tax rate.”

That’s why lawmakers went around the governor and referred Proposition GG to the November ballot through Senate Bill 222. (The governor’s signature isn’t required on bills referring questions to the ballot.)

One more thing you should know: Proposition GG comes as Colorado Democrats are trying to find ways to work on tax policy within the confines of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.

Proposition GG is an extension of legislation passed by Democratic lawmakers in 2021 requiring that ballot measures cutting taxes in clude an explanation of how much revenue would be slashed and what programs would be most affected. The 2021 bill also now requires that ballot initiatives raising taxes explain how the new revenue would be spent.

In fact, the 2021 bill is the reason why there is a table in the blue book

explaining how people in different income brackets would be affected by income tax rate changes.

EARLIER: Democrats avoid Jared Polis in quest to ensure Coloradans get the full picture on income tax changes

The players and the money

Coloradans for Ballot Transpar ency is the issue committee sup porting Proposition GG.

Denverite Merle Chambers, a longtime Democratic donor and former oil and gas executive, gave $100,000 to the group in May.

The committee raised $600,000 in August, $500,000 of which came from the national Democratic nonprofit Sixteen Thirty Fund. The Sun refers to the nonprofit as a dark-money group because it is a political group that does not have to disclose its donors.

The Rose Community Foundation donated $50,000 to the committee Sept. 12. And the National Educa tion Association gave Coloradans for Ballot Transparency $250,000 on Sept. 21.

Coloradans for Ballot Transparen cy spent $400,000 in mid-September to advertise about the ballot mea sure.

So far, no organized opposition to the measure has emerged.

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.

Denver Zoo’s conservation e orts reach near and far

BY ELICIA HESSELGRAVE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

In 2019, the United Nations published a report that there are about a million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction, many within a couple decades.

“Zoos are becoming increasingly important as nature becomes increasingly decimated by human action,” said Jake Kubié, director of communications for the Denver Zoo.

He added that a growing number of wild animals are unable to survive due to habitat loss, pollution, poaching and climate change. Zoos, Kubié said, are becoming a Noah’s Ark of sorts in keeping species on the face of the earth by going out into the wild to conserve native habitats.

With a mission that states, “inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations,” the Denver Zoo is talking the talk with action.

A ticket to the zoo directly supports wildlife conservation efforts for species not only cared for at the zoo, but also local conservation programs around Colorado and even globally.

As one of 238 Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited facilities, the Denver Zoo must adhere to strict

guidelines for safety, care and management of animals to maintain this accreditation. Kubié estimates that between 120-150 species of animals living at the Denver Zoo are classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as threatened, endangered, critically endangered or extinct in the wild. As an AZA facility, Denver Zoo participates in breeding programs called Species Survival Plans, collaborating with other AZA organizations to support declining numbers of various spe-

cies that are vulnerable, threatened, endangered or extinct in the wild.

In some cases, animals reproduced from this type of programming are released into the wild. Recently, Denver Zoo collaborated with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to successfully breed boreal toads, the only alpine toad found in Colorado. The boreal toad is considered an indicator species, meaning these animals are incredibly sensitive to changes in their environment and the population of an indicator species can help

researchers have more insight into climate health. Currently, the boreal toad is listed as State Endangered and there are as few as 800 left in the wild in Colorado. Comparatively, there are about 300,000 wild elk in Colorado. Earlier this summer, Denver Zoo and CPW reintroduced nearly 500 tadpoles into high-altitude wetlands in Gunnison National Forest that officials hope could eventually host an established population of the rare amphibians.

The American pika is another indicator species in Colorado. While they are currently classified as Least Concern, their numbers are declining due to climate change, according to the website, Animalia. Denver Zoo has partnered with Rocky Mountain Wild to form the Colorado Pika Project as a way to monitor this species through data collected by local researchers and volunteer community scientists.

In addition to the four core conservation programs in Colorado, Mongolia, Peru and Vietnam, the Denver Zoo has participated in more than 600 different conservation, rehabilitation and wildlife rescue programs in the past 20 years, including conservation trips presented by zoo staff.

Travis Garrett has worked in animal care for more than 24 years and has spent 23 years of his career at the Denver Zoo working with birds. Like boreal toads and American

Volunteers with the Denver Zoo and Rocky Mountain Wild monitor the American pika for the Colorado Pika Project.

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also indicate their environment — specifically related to water, but disease, temperature and other environmental impacts are also reflected in bird populations.

“Severe drought affects plants, which then changes the natural range of birds that eat berries of those plants,” Garrett said.

Garrett has an affinity for penguins because of their adapted camouflage, spicule-laden tongues and unique personalities, he said.

“Working with penguins is like working with a bunch of two-year-olds,” Garrett said. “They have short attention spans and get mad or excited like kids.”

Through support of the Denver Zoo’s conservation programming, Garrett has had the unique opportunity to volunteer three times with the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds in Cape Town.

This organization works with the African government, specializing in the conservation of African penguins, which are currently classified as endangered with largely decreasing numbers, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature assessment in 2021. From October to January, SANCCOB puts out a call for volunteers to help during chick season when it may care for upwards of 900 penguin chicks.

During his volunteer experiences, Garrett has helped with the entire process from food preparation, rehabilitation work, hand-rearing baby penguins, raising juveniles and releasing them

back into the wild when they are recovered and healthy. Garrett’s favorite memory is standing on the beach and watching as crates were opened for rehabilitated, healthy penguins to join the colony.

“You see what they look like when they first arrive at the facility, and then see them recover,” Garrett said. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. This is your mic drop moment.”

The opportunity to aid in conservation work abroad inspires Garrett to tell others how the zoo’s conservation work extends far beyond property lines. By engaging with guests, Garrett is able to use the African penguins in his care as ambassadors to share what the Denver Zoo is doing to help conserve this spe-

cies’ wild brothers and sisters.

In addition to visiting the zoo, there are many other ways the public can support its conservation missions. For example, overfishing is a problem that endangers wildlife, Garrett said, adding that consumers can directly impact the market by using the Seafood Watch guide to purchase sustainably sourced seafood. Recycling and refusing plastics and Styrofoam will also reduce the amount of inedible material that ends up in the water, eventually consumed by wildlife with the potential to end up eaten by humans.

“None of us would pick up a Styrofoam cup and eat it,” Garrett said. “So why would you want that to end up in the environment and on your plate?”

To learn more about the Denver Zoo’s conservation e orts, and how you can get involved, visit denverzoo.org/ conservation.

WILD FALL

Through the month of October, the Denver Zoo’s Wild Fall o ers a unique, festive zoo experience that is included with a regular ticket to the zoo. Guests will discover the creatures that inhabit their imaginations, such as beasts of lore like Bigfoot, dragons, sea monsters and more. The experience continues with roaming costumed characters, creature-carved pumpkins, festive food and drink and special animal demos that connect these supernatural beings to the real-life natural world.

Select evenings — Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28-31 — also o er a Trick-or-Treat Trail, for which a separate ticket is required. Tickets for Trick-or-Treat Trail are timed and limited. For the trick or treating event, the zoo is sourcing and handing out candy from companies that are committed to being palm oil-free or making their products with sustainable palm oil. There will be an option to recycle candy wrappers on-site.

To learn more or purchase tickets, visit denverzoo.org.

A couple of volunteers with the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds examine rehabilitated penguins to get them ready for release in the wild. The Denver Zoo’s Travis Garrett is able to be involved with SANCCOB through the support of the Denver Zoo’s conservation programming.

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Meet the Colorado moms who microdose mushrooms

BY ALISON BERG, BRIAN WILLIE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Tracey Tee felt stuck when COVID-19 hit in 2020.

Tee lost her business and the sudden shift in her children’s schooling meant more responsibilities at home. Plus, the lack of in-person community left her feeling isolated from any support.

Under the crushing weight of raising children in a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, Tee was willing to try anything to lift at least some of her spirits.

After reading Michael Pollan’s “How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence,” and attending a webinar on microdosing mushrooms, Tee thought she’d give the practice a try.

Tee had never experimented with illicit drugs, but from what she had heard, the experience of taking a small dose of a psilocybin mushroom seemed different from the ‘60’s-style psychedelic trip the substance is best known for.

Once she took the plunge and swallowed her first capsule of a ground-up mushroom, Tee knew she’d found aid to her life’s stress.

“I just really felt a calm and a space between my world that I hadn’t felt before,” Tee said. “In the same way that you take an antidepressant, that’s what microdosing is.”

During the first several doses, Tee

said she felt like she’d taken a hefty dose of caffeine, with slightly more energy and ease going about her day. But over time, Tee said she was able to process trauma and cope with anxiety in ways she’d never been able to before.

“It helps you bring your PTSD, your trauma, your anxiety, any issues that you have to the surface. You kind of look it right in the face,” Tee said. “It’s just easier to show up in life a little bit happier.”

As she continued her microdosing journey, Tee said most of the folks she found with the same interest in microdosing were not mothers. They were primarily younger folks or CEOs of popular companies.

For Tee, the product was simply about making mundane life slightly easier, especially for her fellow mothers. After connecting with other women interested in the idea, Tee started Moms on Mushrooms, a Coloradobased, nationwide group that teaches interested moms about using a small dose of psilocybin mushrooms.

Shayna Bryan, a Denver woman and a member of Moms on Mushrooms, began microdosing in April, after an initial class from Tee’s group.

Bryan said the other moms in the group seemed to mirror her struggles as a parent, which is what ultimately made her feel safe enough to try microdosing.

“Everyone has to kind of deal with the same challenges when it comes to motherhood and all of us were kind of looking for something,” Bryan

said. “It was really wonderful to watch the other women in the course see the medicine start to work.”

Bryan and Tee both emphasized that the micro-mushroom experience is not a “trip,” but a very subtle mood booster.

“That energy that I wished I’d had for the last 15 years has come forth, and it’s a vibrancy that I feel so lucky to have found,” Bryan said. “You don’t feel like you’re in college and you just took a bunch of mushrooms and you’re tripping with your friends.”

Courtney, a mother in Colorado who asked not to have her full name used, said microdosing on its own is a hardly noticeable difference in her day, and the real benefits come from meditation, journaling and other healing work alongside the mushrooms.

“What I like to say is it kind of makes you 10% of something: 10% happier, 10% more patient, 10% more creative, 10% more open,” Courtney said. “For me, microdosing allows me to address some mental health challenges.”

While anecdotal experiences have yielded positive results, research on psychedelic usage is limited because such the drugs are illegal at a federal level. Denver voters decriminalized mushrooms in 2019 within the city limits, but purchasing the substance remains illegal. Possessing mushrooms is still prohibited in parts of Colorado outside of Denver.

In efforts to invite research and make psilocybin more accessible to

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the general population, Coloradans will vote on the Natural Medicine Health Act, which would create regulated access to mushrooms. While users and advocates of the medicine say they are proponents of its decriminalization, many will vote “no,” on the bill as it is written, as they believe its sponsors have not kept racial equity in mind.

“This could be cannabis 5.0, with the same people in charge and the lack of equity, so I am very cautious when it comes to how we do this,” said Melanie Rose Rodgers, a Denver resident and psychedelic advocate who helped with Denver’s decriminalization efforts. “I’m not opposed to legalization. I’m opposed to this legalization that’s being rushed.”

Rose Rodgers, a woman of color, said people of color have been using mushrooms and cannabis for thousands of years and have been criminalized for it, while white business owners have profited from legalization.

“My perspective in this comes from social justice. It comes from watching what happens when you legalize in Colorado,” Rose Rodgers said. “I am cautious about what do we do with psychedelics.”

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.

Some moms are starting to look into how helpful mushrooms can be.

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Cyberattacks hit multiple communities

State of Colorado sees homepage taken down by foreign entity

BY PAOLO ZIALCITA AND MATT MORET COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

After ransomware disrupted the government services of multiple Colorado communities earlier this year, state officials warned that cybercrime is on the rise. That alert rang true on Oct. 5 when a cyberattack from a foreign entity took down Colorado.gov, the homepage for the state’s online services.

The attack seems to be limited to the main directory page, with state services still available through their individual websites. There’s currently no timeline for the homepage’s restoration.

A Russian-speaking group known as Killnet claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s website outages in a post on Telegram, an instant messaging service that’s grown in popularity outside the United States. The “hacktivist” group ramped up its activity in NATO countries after Russia invaded Ukraine. This latest attack also took down government websites in other states, including Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky and Mississippi. Some of those pages are now back online.

A spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Information Technology declined to comment on the attack Thursday due to the ongoing criminal investigation. It’s unclear whether the attack came with a ransom demand.

That would put the state in a situation familiar to several local governments in Colorado that have faced multimillion-dollar extortion attempts in order to restore their systems.

Both Fremont County and the Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge were recently hit by “BlackCat” ransomware attacks, which allow hackers to block access to a computer system or function until their target pays up or rebuilds their framework.

Neither of the two communities targeted paid their ransoms, leaving some government services and internal functions down for a period of time.

“It’s like going back to the 1980s for our staff, where they are working around the clock and so hard to make sure that that impact is minimal,” Wheat Ridge spokesperson Amanda Harrison said. “But that means they have to resort to some really outdated ways of doing that. We don’t have all of our servers turned back on yet because we are ensuring that they are safe and secure.”

Harrison said the attack mainly impacted city employees, not members of the public. Fremont County wasn’t as lucky.

Many of the county’s offices were closed for over a month after it was targeted in mid-August. Despite rejecting the hackers’ demands, both communities had to spend money to rebuild and bring services back online with new security measures.

Ray Yepes, Colorado’s Chief Information Security Officer, said the two attacks on Fremont County and Wheat Ridge are unrelated and came from two different groups who want money.

Yepes said that’s bad news, because it means future attacks are likely. He stressed that local governments need to be prepared for that possibility.

Because Colorado has historically relied on a decentralized approach to cybersecurity, smaller cities and counties often lack resources to deter hackers and quickly respond to outages. State lawmakers decided in 2021 to adopt a “whole of state” approach to cybersecurity, which allowed Yepes and his team to act as roaming support staff for communities in need.

“Any government entity’s problem is our problem and we’re here to help them. We have more resources than they have,” Yepes said. “When you look at the whole of a state approach it’s an idea, it’s a model. Local, federal, every resource that you can find, you bring them together, you combine your expertise, the resources, your main power to be able

to fight cybercrime together.”

Yepes said the threat of cybercrime should be taken seriously. In addition to bringing down vital government services, they can sometimes reveal sensitive information, like social security codes and bank account information.

“We are all driven by technology,” Yepes said. “The water system can be affected by cyberattacks, transit can be affected by cyberattacks. Anything that we do nowadays in our life depends on technology.”

Colorado has learned costly

lessons from previous cyberattacks. The state paid $1.7 million in overtime, meals and equipment to restore the Colorado Department of Transportation’s servers in 2018. Earlier this month, Boulder County mistakenly sent $238,000 to a fraudulent account after a cyberattack allowed hackers to pose as vendors the county owed.

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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Fall has arrived in Denver

City o ers a variety of events for all ages

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Autumn in Denver is a wonderful time of the year. Whether you’re looking for tricks or treats, haunting entertainment, family fun time, Día de los Muertos celebrations or simply somewhere to go decked out in your favorite Halloween costume, Denver has something for everybody. Here are a few suggestions.

13th Floor Haunted House

The 13th Floor Haunted House has opened for the season and will be open on select nights through Nov. 12.

This year’s haunted house features three attractions: Primal Fear, which explores the legend of sasquatch; Midnight Mania, a slasher-themed haunt taking place in a condemned college frat house; and All Hallows Eve, which features a cursed group of undead trick or treaters.

Additional on-site attractions include Class Axe Throwing and the Shriekeasy Bar for patrons age 21 and older. Add-on options for additional cost include Mini Escape Games, the Sensory Overload maze and, for guests 21 and older, Big Foot’s Big Shot, which is a secret bar hidden within the haunted house.

There is no minimum age require-

ment for the 13th Floor, though the event is graphic and meant to be scary. It is not recommended for children age 12 and younger.

Ticket prices begin at $19.99 per person, with Fast Pass, Skip the

Line and VIP ticketing options available.

13th Floor is located at 3400 East 52nd Ave. in Denver’s Elyria Swansea neighborhood. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 13thfloorhauntedhouse.com.

Broadway Halloween Parade

The Broadway Halloween Parade will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 on Broadway between Fifth and Alameda avenues.

This annual parade features Halloween-themed floats, bands and marchers. Attendees are encouraged to dress in costume.

Getting its start in 2017, the Broadway Halloween Parade is hosted by the Broadway Merchants Association and City Council Lucky District 7. The event is family-friendly and free to attend. Learn more at thebroadwayhalloweenparade.com.

Broncos Trick or Treat

The annual Broncos Trick or Treat takes place this year on Oct. 29 at Empower Field at Mile High, 1701 Bryant St. in Denver. There are three time slots available: 9:30-11 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m. Each has limited space, so it is recommended to register early.

The stadium will be festively decorated, and the event will include trick or treating and interacting with Miles the Mascot.

This family-friendly event is recommended for children ages

4-12. Tickets cost $10 each, and every person must have a ticket, including accompanying adults.

To learn more or purchase tickets, visit empowerfieldatmilehigh.com/ events/detail/broncos-trick-or-treat.

Day of the Dead 5K/10K

The 2022 Day of the Dead 5K/10K takes place on Oct. 23 at City Park, 2001 Colorado Blvd., in Denver. Both races begin at 9 a.m.

Beginning Oct. 1, cost is $35 for the 5K and $40 for 10K for adults, and $30 for the 5K and $35 for the 10K for participants age 17 and younger.

Registration on race day increases by $5. A virtual option is also available.

The race will feature a race logo shirt, finishers medal, a finish line expo and free photo downloads after the event.

To learn more or to register, visit coloradorunnerevents.com/DDLM.

Día de los Muertos Festival

The Denver Botanic Gardens is celebrating Día de los Muertos on Nov. 5 with numerous timeslots for admission available throughout the day.

This event will feature of artistic performances, altars, a costume contest an artisan mercado and more. Día de los Muertos costumes are encouraged.

Tickets range in price from $10

The 2022 Broadway Halloween Parade will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 on Broadway between Fifth and Alameda avenues. It is hosted by the Broadway Merchants Association and City Council Lucky District 7.

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for members to $15 for nonmembers. Youth age 15 and younger are free but still require a ticket. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are not available onsite.

To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit botanicgardens.org.

Fall Flannel Fest

The fifth annual Fall Flannel Fest takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at Denver Milk Market, 1800 Wazee St., in the Dairy Block.

This family-friendly free community event will feature live music, trick or treating, a caramel apple station, fall pastries and cocktails, a live pumpkin carver and kids’ craft stations.

Halloween costumes and flannel attire are encouraged.

To learn more, visit denvermilkmarket.com and select the date on the calendar.

Ghost Walk with Phil Goodstein

Local author and Denver native Phil Goodstein is offering his Denver Ghost Walk tours from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29; and from 6-8 p.m. on Oct.31.

Attendees should meet in front of the statue of the Indian on the east lawn of the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, which is along Grant Street between 14th and Colfax avenues.

Cost is $25. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Goodstein at philgoodstein@gmail. com.

Halloween with Meow Wolf

Meow Wolf Denver is hosting two Halloween events at its Convergence Station, 1338 1st St. in Denver

Monster Mash Bash Adulti-Verse: 5-10 p.m. Oct. 26. This adults-only exhibit is for guests 21 and older with a valid photo ID required. Costumes are encouraged for this event but masks covering the entire face are not allowed.

SpooKiKi Ball featuring House of Flora: 8 p.m. on Oct. 29. This event is for guests age 18 and older.

To learn more about these event or to purchase tickets, visit meowwolf.com/visit/Denver and select `ticketed events.’

Paranormal Palace

The Paranormal Palace takes place Oct. 29 at McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave. in Denver. Doors for general admission open at 7 p.m.

The Paranormal Palace is a dress-to-impress Halloween gala and charity event, benefitting the Humankindness Project. The event features a costume contest, dance floor, open bar, full art installations, food trucks, performers and dee-

jays. This year is themed Western World Halloween Party, but any Halloween costume is welcome.

This event is for attendees age 21+. A valid ID must be presented for entry.

Tickets begin at $99. This event is expected to sell out. Visit denverhalloween.org to learn more about the event or to link to the event on Eventbrite to purchase tickets.

Spooky XII: The Director Strikes Back Mile High Freedom Bands’ Spooky XII: The Director Strikes Back concert takes place on Oct. 15 at Historic Grant Avenue, 216 S. Grant St., in Denver’s Speer neighborhood.

The performance will be offered at two time slots: a matinee performance from 2-4 p.m. that is rated PG, and an evening performance from 7-9 p.m. that is rated R. The matinee will feature a Bizarre Bazaar designed for children and youth that includes games, costumes and a snack bar. The evening performance will feature a Spooky Snack Shop which includes special spooky libations.

Tickets cost $15 with discounted tickets for students and seniors available. The Bizarre Bazaar and Spooky Snack Shop are free, but a donation is suggested.

To learn more about Mile High Freedom Bands or to purchase tickets, visit mhfb.org.

Victorian Horrors

Victorian Horrors at the Molly Brown House Museum offers attendees the opportunity to hear Gothic horror tales portrayed by acclaimed local actors and explore the historic Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, which will be decorated by The Learned Lemur and Atomic Folk Art with spooky curiosities. Fortune tellers will be reading tarot for tips.

Victorian Horrors in-person will be offered Oct. 14-16, 20-22, and 27-29. On these dates, admission is offered every 15 minutes from 6-9 p.m. An accessibility-friendly, inperson performance will take place at 4 p.m. on Oct. 16. During this performance, guests will stay in one mobility accessible room and the actors and ASL interpreters will come to them to perform five chilling tales.

A virtual Victorian Horrors featuring the same 2022 stories and actors will be offered for $20 per family.

Tickets for in-person Victorian Horrors start at $19 per person. Victorian Horrors is advised for ages 12 and older, per parental discretion. Masks will be required for all participants.

To purchase tickets or to learn more about the event, visit mollybrown.org.

Phone and Internet Discounts

Available to CenturyLink Customers

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $28.50 per month and business services are $41.00 per month. Speci c rates will be provided upon request.

CenturyLink participates in the Lifeline program, which makes residential telephone or qualifying broadband service more affordable to eligible lowincome individuals and families. Eligible customers may qualify for Lifeline discounts of $5.25/month for voice or bundled voice service or $9.25/month for qualifying broadband or broadband bundles. Residents who live on federally recognized Tribal Lands may qualify for additional Tribal bene ts if they participate in certain additional federal eligibility programs. The Lifeline discount is available for only one telephone or qualifying broadband service per household, which can be either a wireline or wireless service. Broadband speeds must be at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload to qualify.

CenturyLink also participates in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides eligible households with a discount on broadband service. The ACP provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands.

For both programs, a household is de ned as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income and expenses. Services are not transferable, and only eligible consumers may enroll in these programs. Consumers who willfully make false statements to obtain these discounts can be punished by ne or imprisonment and can be barred from these programs.

If you live in a CenturyLink service area, visit https://www.centurylink.com/ aboutus/community/community-development/lifeline.html for additional information about applying for these programs or call 1-800-201-4099 with questions.

One of this year’s three attractions at the 13th Floor Haunted House is Midnight Mania, a slasher-themed haunt that takes place in a condemned college frat house.

PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

Local author Phil Goodstein will be o ering his Denver Ghost Walk tours on select nights in October.

PHOTO BY ERIC HEINZ

‘This is Colorado’ returns to ACC

Statewide exhibit is hosted by Heritage Fine Arts Guild

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“This is Colorado,” an annual statewide exhibit in its 46th year presented by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, is at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton through Oct. 28.

The exhibit, open to Colorado artists, was juried by painter Carlene Frances, who awarded the Best of Show to artist Suszanne Bernat Droney for her soft and subtle “Resting Luthier Amanda,” created with colored pencil and pastel.

The exhibit will be at the gallery through Oct. 28 and offers a variety of works, ranging from abstract works to Droney’s pleasing portrait and a number of landscapes, including the precise and well-executed “Distant Thunder” by Karen Storm, which won First Place. It’s a stunning sunset ...

Second Place went to “Under Siege,” by Patty Nash. Third Place was awarded to Dan Woodard’s “Aspen Gold,” carved from wood.

Honorable Mentions were awarded to “Play Time” by Barbara Williams, “Storm Front” by Janet Ford, “Random Design” by Phil Gustafson and “Airplane Graveyard” by James Mascolo.

“Resting Luthier Amanda,” a colored pencil and pastel work by Suszanne Bernat Droney, was named Best of Show in the “This is Colorado” exhibit, which is running through Oct. 27 at Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts.

A look at Suszanne Bernat Droney’s website leads one to a number of strong figurative works, including one I think I remember from last year’s exhibit — or I’ve seen it elsewhere ... She says she wants to create art that is “representational, without being photo-realistic.” She surely succeeds — her Amanda is subtle and beautiful.

Not subtle, but altogether engaging, is “My Friend” by Scott Swauger, a larger oil painting of a husky bull moose, chewing on grass and looking right at a viewer — and about to say something! Possibly something rude! The details

around this creature are skillfully painted — leaves, melting snow ...

Most of the paintings in this exhibit are for sale at reasonable prices and would make great gifts, as we perhaps begin to think about holiday shopping. The variety of styles and techniques is pleasing and stimulating.

Next exhibit at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts will be “Shared Visions,” a yearly collaborative collection of tactile works from the Colorado Center for the Blind and ACC art students. It will be in the gallery from Nov. 7 to Dec. 6, with a

reception on Nov. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. (The gallery will be closed from Nov. 21 to 25.)

IF YOU GO

Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Colorado Gallery of the Arts is at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Free parking. 303-797-5649. View the gallery webpage: arapahoe.edu/campus-community/art-galleries.

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The oil painting “Distant Thunder” by Karen Storm won First Place in the “This is Colorado” exhibit on the Arapahoe Community College campus in Littleton.

VOICES

Do not delay

It’s October, which means the nation will be decorated with pink ribbons, NFL players will likely sport some pink shoes in upcoming games and a lot of talk will focus on the importance of breast cancer awareness.

For me, while October might by pretty in pink, it makes me think about women’s health overall. You see, breast cancer might get the most marketing and attention, but there are so many conditions and issues women face each year that all deserve a lot more discussion.

First, let’s talk about heart health. Heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continues to be the leading cause of death for women, killing more than 300,000 per year, equating to about one in every five deaths among women.

According to the CDC, one in every 16 women aged 20 or over has a coronary heart disease.

Thelma Grimes

There is a need to stay on top of heart health for women. For women with symptoms, it’s time to stop delaying that annual checkup with a cardiologist. Some of those symptoms include sharp chest pain, pain the neck, jaw and throat and consistent pain in the upper abdomen or back.

Women, especially moms, have a tendency to manage and take care of everyone around them. That means they are often ignoring their own alarming symptoms, avoiding mental health concerns or skipping the annual checkups because they say they are too busy.

COVID did not help the problem. Doctors with UCHealth and other medical organization said that in 2020 and 2021 many women skipped annual screenings, which turned into some being diagnosed with laterstage cancers once they got an alarming symptom or lump checked.

It is vital to keep doing annual screenings — mammograms, pap smears and talking to a doctor annually.

As I have said in this space before —I have an adopted daughter due in part to ignoring symptoms. My daughter’s biological mom had a stomach and side pain that she ignored over two years. When she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, which is a very treatable cancer, it was too late. Within months of her diagnosis, she died.

When it comes to breast cancer, ignoring symptoms at all ages is not recommended. Breast cancer is not just something older women can get. This disease can be detected at all age levels.

As a general rule of thumb, I schedule my annual mammogram the first week in October each year. They are not comfortable. They are not fun. I do not ever look forward to them. I am always anxious in the week leading up to getting the results. However, I do not skip them.

According to the CDC, each year more than 260,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Like most cancers, an early diagnosis has the best chance of survival.

In my family, my grandmother died at 50 of a heart attack. My aunt died at age 50 of breast cancer. The warning signs are already there for me.

Like many moms and career women, a lot of people rely on me to manage my household and office. To do that, I do my best to stay on top of my health through preventative methods. Something we should all do.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

After living in two different apartment complexes in Capitol Hill in the last three years, I am tired of having nowhere to put my recycling. Before moving to Denver, I lived in Wheat Ridge and Boulder where recycling services were readily available at all of my residences. It never even dawned on me that I would ever live somewhere with no recycling. It seemed like such an obvious service that no residential place should operate without.

Recycling is important to me. The overproduction of waste by corporations has played the most significant contribution to climate change for longer than I’ve been alive. Although corporations create the greatest amount of waste by far in comparison to individuals, I feel better doing what I can to slow down the rapid destruction of our planet in ways I can control. Recycling is one of the easiest ways I can contribute to fighting against the corporate greed that keeps waste generation at astonishingly high quantities. But how can I contribute in this simple way if there is nowhere to put my recyclable papers and containers? My partner and I have a corner of our kitchen that we have begun to jokingly refer to as Recycle Island. We’ve chosen humor to cope with the frustrating inability to access recycling at our building. With nowhere convenient to place our recyclable materials, we have to wait for

our friend with connections to a recycling center in Boulder to load Recycle Island into their car whenever they’re free. With all of our busy schedules, Recycle Island can sometimes pile up for months and take up a quarter of our kitchen before we’re able to transport it out of our apartment, just to let it build up again.

The Waste No More Denver ballot measure would take this unnecessary burden off apartment dwellers in Denver by mandating that landlords provide recycling and compost dumpsters. If this measure passes, we would no longer have to watch our dumpsters fill up with piles of perfectly reusable cardboard and plastic bottles. Instead, we could simply walk out our doors to find designated recycling dumpsters to pass our excess of papers and plastics along with ease. No more Recycle Islands taking over kitchen floors, no more jumping through ridiculous hoops to get our recyclables where they belong. Recycling shouldn’t have to be a complicated multistep process. One day, we’ll look back in disbelief that our city buried so many valuable materials in the landfill. That’s why I encourage all Denver voters to vote yes on Measure 306 to make sure everyone gets access to recycling services, regardless of whether they live in a house, condo or apartment.

Bex Schmelzel, Denver

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Coloradans facing an avalanche of fees

In June, we embraced the Colorado Avalanche bringing Lord Stanley back to our state. Denver now truly is Hockey Town U.S.A. with the Stanley Cup, the University of Denver is the NCAA Champion, Denver East hockey won the high school national championship and the PeeWee Jr. Avs won The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament this year.

As much as we cheer these accomplishments, Coloradans are facing a growing avalanche of new and increased fees that local governments and utilities are using to slowly but surely pick our pockets.

Every month, these fees chip away especially hard on the working poor and senior citizens on fixed incomes who barely can survive. These fees, along with higher food and gas prices, impact the middle class as well.

Let me give you just a few examples.

Denver City Council recently approved fees on trash collection for the first time in the city’s history.

Denver voters also will see a new proposed fee for sidewalk repairs on the fall ballot.

So, Denver residents in 2023 will pay $9 a month for a small garbage bin (35 gallons), $13 for a medium bin

COLUMN

(65 gallons) and $21 a month for a large bin (95 gallons). For someone on a fixed income, $108 a year for trash removal is a big hit. I’m not impressed with the city pushing the fee dressed up as a way to increase recycling.

Wellington Webb

If this trash fee was on the ballot, it surely would have failed.

The sidewalk fee proposal on the ballot would cost the average single family home on a local street, with a 50-foot property frontage, about $107.50 a year.

I’m pleased the library district idea to replace the Denver Public Library was dropped, because there has been enough actions and attempts to take power away from Mayor Michael Hancock and the institution of mayor. I would support a mill levy increase that helps the libraries but keeps the mayor’s power intact.

Meanwhile, Coloradans are dealing with increased fees already showing up on electric and water bills. The average electric bill for Xcel Energy’s residential customers increased $5.24

a month. This 6.4% increase was approved in April by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

Then, the PUC gave Xcel approval to collect a half billion dollars from its customers to cover the spiraling costs of natural gas during a winter cold snap in 2021.

Late last year, the Denver Water Board also approved a rate increase. Most single-family residential customers, depending on where they live, have seen an increase in their monthly bill by a range of about 47 cents to $1.34.

Another item that may include future tax dollars is a possible new Denver Broncos stadium. With a new owner for the Broncos, discussions immediately start about if the team needs a new stadium.

The new Mile High Stadium opened in 2001 and was funded by a six-county tax.

Let’s start with some sports history. The Avalanche and Denver Nuggets first played in the former McNichols Arena, which was near the former Mile High Stadium. The city owned and operated both venues at the time. Both teams needed city approval to get out of their city contracts before new facilities could move forward.

In 1997, Charlie Lyons and Ascent

Entertainment owned the Nuggets and Avalanche and began planning for a new arena, which they would own and operate.

I worked closely with Lyons and later with Broncos owner Pat Bowlen to assure our sports teams stayed in downtown for at least 25 years. I only supported the Pepsi Center and new football stadium tax district with this caveat.

I will only support a new Broncos stadium if the owners agree to stay downtown and the new facility has a retractable roof to attract such events as a Super Bowl and World Cup.

But getting back to the fees and taxes in 2022. An increase of $100 here and $100 there, and the financial hole gets deeper and deeper for our most vulnerable residents, along with many middle-class households.

Instead of burying our residents with an avalanche of new and increased fees, sharpen your pencils and find a way to get these needs done in the general budgets.

Wellington Webb, president of Webb Group International, served as Denver’s first Black mayor from 1991-2003. He also served in the Colorado State Legislature and as Denver’s auditor.

Give them something to smile about

Agood friend of mine, Sanya, likes to go on a run each morning, or at least most mornings. And as she passes others running, walking or biking in the opposite direction, she greets them with a smile. And she counts how many smiles she gets back along the way. Sometimes she gets many, and sometimes only a few. Sanya is always smiling anyway as her husband and my good friend, Jeff, keeps her and all of us smiling and laughing all the time.

I have a habit of doing that as well. Although I am someone who prefers long walks or hikes, it still gives me the opportunity to greet everyone I pass with a smile. As I went for a big walk the other day, I passed at least 40 people, and out of the 40 people I smiled at, about 30 people smiled back. As I turned around and began my walk back, I once again passed someone who chose not to smile at me, so I smiled again and said good morning. Their response was rough as they just kept walking by me saying, “I’m trying to find something to smile about.”

As I turned to try and connect, they wanted no part and just kept walking, this time with their head down.

Although that interaction left me feeling a bit down, as I returned to my truck and opened my door, the person in the car parked next to me rolled down the window and said, “Thank you for the smile today, I was caught up in some negative thoughts and your smile brought me back to reality.” Boom, back in the smile

WINNING WORDS

business.

Zig Ziglar said this, “Do you know what you do when you see someone without a smile?

• Loving, right now the world could use a little more love wouldn’t you agree? We can maybe help take the edge off for ourselves and others through some loving and genuine smiles.

You give them one of yours.” Simple yet so powerful. If you have never tried it, give it a shot, I have found that even when I am thinking about a difficult or serious situation, that if I look over at someone and smile, I usually begin to feel a little less burdened. Here is what I think about when I think about a simple yet powerful smile, I turn the word smile into an acronym; Simple. Motion. In. Loving. Everyone. Let’s break it down.

Michael Norton

• Simple, for most of us the turning up of our lips really doesn’t require much effort, showing a smile to others is such an easy and uncomplicated way of acknowledging others in a warm and welcoming way.

• Motion, we blink unconsciously up to 19,000 times a day. Imagine the impact we could have on our own state of mind as well as others who we may greet with just a dozen or more smiles each day.

• In, when I see or hear the word “In,” automatically my head and heart go to being, “All in.” Are we “In it to win it?” When we can invite others into our positive state of mind and involve them with the simple motion of a smile, we have an opportunity to turn someone’s day around.

• Everyone, may it be so. Everyone we pass, all those we have the chance to engage or interact with, let’s give them a smile. Whether it is over the phone, on a virtual call, in person, walking, running, shopping, even through texts and emails, we can send everyone miles of smiles.

Here’s the thing we should maybe be asking ourselves, “Has a random smile from a stranger ever lifted our spirits?” “Has

a timely smile from a teacher, coach, or employer ever encouraged us? Has a warm and loving smile from a family member or close friend ever made us feel loved?” If so, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we can give others something to smile about, it really will be a better than good life.

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.

Dakota Jones is the supervisor and buyer for the indoor plant section at Tagawa Garden in Centennial.

PHOTOS BY SUSIE HAWKINS

From left, a string of dolphins, philodendron, and inch plant in Tagawa Gardens in Centennial.

Experts say vaccines, behavior changes worked

Monkeypox cases decline

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

After more than two years of turmoil and stress during the COVID pandemic, here’s a bit of good news for the state’s public health system: Cases of monkeypox have plummeted in recent weeks.

The state is now seeing just a handful of reported new infections per week, state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy said. At the peak in mid-August, the state was recording more than 40 new cases per week. There have been a little more than 300 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Colorado this year, no deaths, nine hospitalizations and no cases of infection in children.

Herlihy called the trend, “a really nice steady decline.”

“That trend we’re seeing in Colorado is really mirroring what we’re seeing nationally,” she said.

The cause of the decline is not a mystery, Herlihy and another local expert say. Instead, it is a win for the state’s public health system, as well as a testament to the resolve of the state’s LGBTQ community to proactively take steps to minimize the risk of spread.

The most recent outbreak of monkeypox around the globe has been concentrated in the LGBTQ community, and Colorado is no

Monkeypox symptoms.

exception. According to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 94% of Colorado’s cases have been among cisgender men, and 77% of cases have been among people who identify as gay or lesbian.

But there was no good reason why the outbreak wouldn’t spread more widely. The monkeypox virus — sometimes now referred to as

MPV or MPXV, to avoid the stigma that comes with an association to monkeys — can be transmitted in a variety of ways, including some that do not require direct contact with an infected person. The primary transmission route in the current outbreak appears, so far, to have been through close contact during sex.

If the virus were to have jumped

into a different social network — say, a prison or a child care center — there could have been a new surge in infections, said Dr. Daniel Pastula, an associate professor of neurology, infectious diseases and epidemiology at the University of Colorado and the Colorado School of Public Health. That made it

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Colorado’s fall likely warm, dry

Drought monitor shows little relief in autumn

BY DELANEY NELSON THE COLORADO SUN

After a summer of high temperatures and a wet monsoon season, Coloradans can expect a dry fall.

As of Oct. 6, 84% of Colorado was experiencing dry conditions and over 45% of the state was in some form of drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map. Northeastern Colorado is especially dry, with most counties experiencing severe to exceptional levels of

drought.

Despite a couple of wet weeks forecast, National Centers for Environmental Information meteorologist Richard Heim, who authored this week’s map, said the fall months are predicted to be warmer and drier than normal in Colorado.

The southwestern U.S. is grappling with its driest 22-year period on record in the past 1,200 years, conditions that are unlikely to improve. Most of Colorado has experienced below-normal precipitation over the past three to five years, Heim said. Western Colorado has been in an extended drought period

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Summons and Sheriff Sale

Notice

A NOTICE TO: JOHN W. MAY, 55 S. Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80209.

have been named a defendant in the com plaint in the following case: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, No. 2022 CH 01680.

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., as Trustee, Petitioner, v. ROBERT J. COLVIN, individually and as Execu tor of the Estate of Elsie Colvin, EVELYN SUE DAVIDSON, a/k/a SUE DAVIDSON, individually, PUEBLO BANK & TRUST, not individually but as Trustee of the Trust for the Benefit of EVELYN SUE DAVIDSON, a/k/a SUE DAVIDSON c/u/ the Will of Elsie Colvin, BARBARA NOLAN, individu ally, LYNNE COLVIN, individually, JOHNNY MAY, individually, Respondents.

You are summoned and required to file your ap pearance, in the office of the clerk of the court, within 60 days after service of this summons, not counting the day of service. If you fail to do so, a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief asked in the complaint, to wit:

(a) Approving its accounts with respect to the Elsie Colvin Share of the James T. Colvin Trust, as Amended;

(b) Instructing BMO Harris Bank N.A. as to the proper disposition of the Elsie Colvin Share in light of Elsie’s Power of Appointment;

(c) Directing BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Trustee of the Elsie Colvin Share of the Family Trust created under the James T. Colvin Trust, as Amended, to pay from such portion of the Trust attorneys’ fees and other costs of this litigation as the court shall deem reasonable and proper; and

(d) Granting BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Trustee of the Family Trust created under the James T. Colvin Trust, as Amended, such other or further relief as shall be proper.

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a period of seven years or longer will begin to

contact

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Legal Notice No. 81883

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Legal Notice No. 81843

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Publication: October 13, 2022

Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Broncos Towing, 303-722-3555 (office) will

applying for title to the following vehicles, abandoned.

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Legal Notice No. 81870

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Publication: October 27, 2022

Denver Herald-Dispatch

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DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 1437 BANNOCK STREET, ROOM 230

DENVER, COLORADO 80202

(303) 606-2303

In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: Jeanette Rutherford, Deceased.

Counsel for Petitioner Bret A. Padilla

Name:Brian J. Cosper, #55414

Address:FIDELITY NATIONAL LAW GROUP 8055 E. Tufts Avenue, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80237

Phone No.: (720) 671-3954

Fax No: (602) 889-8155 E-Mail: brian.cosper@fnf.com Case No. 2022PR31252

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S.

To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession (List all names of interested persons and owners by descent or succession

A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving the following property (including legal description if real property):

Description of Property: Location of Property Property 1: See below

Lot Nineteen (19), Block Three (3), Burns Brent wood Subdivision, Filing No. 1, together with all Improvements thereon, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado.

Last publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

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Estate of Frances Anne Hinson, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30776

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 February 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn J Goff, Attorney for Personal Representative 3015 47th Street, Suite #E-1 Boulder, CO 80301

Legal Notice No. 81862

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Ronald Herbert Schneider, a/k/a Ronald H. Schneider, a/k/a Ronald Schneider, Deceased Case Number: 22PR31183

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 February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Eugene E. Schneider, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 81873

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Legal Notice No. 81881

Publication: October 13,

October 13,

Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Frank M. Mantello, a/k/a Frank Marion Mantello, and Frank Mantello, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31286

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 February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael E. Mantello

Co-Personal Representative 725 SW 119th Street Seattle, Washington 98143

And Patricia J. Blessing a/k/a Patti J. Blessing Co-Personal Representative 15240 206th Avenue SE Renton, Washington 98059

Legal Notice No. 81872

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of SHIRLEY ANN HARDY-SALMERON, a/k/a SHIRLEY A. SALMERON, a/k/a SHIRLEY SALMERON, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031182

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 February 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Darrell E. Hardy, Personal Representative 530 Grizzly Flat Rd. Watsonville, California 95076

Legal Notice No. 81879

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of David Ray Martin, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31260

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 February 13, 2023, or the claims may

Also known by street and number as: 1949 South Julian Circle, Denver, Colorado 80219-5330

Date: 11/14/22 Time: 08:00 a.m.

Division: Probate

Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, Colorado 80202

The hearing will take approximately 2 hours

Note:

•You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.

Within the time required for answering the peti tion, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.

The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing.

Legal Notice No. 81861

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Laurence H. Holmes, Deceased

Case Number: 22 PR 394

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 February 13, 2023 , or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC

By Stephanie Lambert Person Giving Notice

7000 E Belleview Ave., STE 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 81878

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Murray T. Smith, deceased Case Number: 2022PR31025

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 January 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amy E. Stone, Personal Representative 600 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2800 S Denver, Colorado 80202

Estate of Gerald M. Greenberg, a/k/a Gerald Morton Greenberg, a/k/a Gerald Greenberg, a/k/a Jerry Greenberg, a/k/a Jerry Morton Greenberg, a/k/a Jerry M. Greenberg, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31197

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 Monday, February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gregory Lawrence Greenberg, aka Russell J. Greenberg, and Scott D. Greenberg, Personal Representative C/O Brandon D. Rains, Esq. 8400 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 600 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 81869

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of BEVERLY VERNER, aka BEVERLY A. VERNER, aka BEVERLY H. VERNER, aka BEVERLE VERNER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031063

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 January 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Verner, Personal Representative c/o 3i Law, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 81863

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of CATHERINE ANNE KOCUR, a/k/a CATHERINE KOCUR, a/k/a CATHY KOCUR, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31232

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

George Kocur, Personal Representative 6 Blueberry Hill Lane Arlington, MA 02474

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First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Clarence Everett Blinn, a/k/a Everett Blinn, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31153

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 February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Warene Hunt, Personal Representative 333 S. Eaton Street, Apt. 423 Lakewood, CO 80226

Legal Notice No. 81875

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Richard William Stevens, aka Richard W. Stevens, aka Richard William Steven, and Richard W. Steven, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31164

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 January 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan Sadako Nakano Personal Representative 1674 Olive Street Denver, CO 90220

Legal Notice No. 81859

First Publication: September 29, 2022

Last Publication: October 13, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Justin Henry Morris, a/k/a Justin H. Morris, a/k/a Justin Morris, and Henry Morris, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31256

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 February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephen Morris, Personal Representative 701 Lake Maggiore Blvd. South St. Petersburg, FL 33705 Phone: 727-743-1614 smb050811@gmail.com

Legal Notice No. 81871

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Margaret Ann Carl, a/k/a Margaret Carl, a/k/a Peggy Carl, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31167

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 February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy L. Greer, Personal Representative 2056 S. Irving Street Denver, CO 80219

Legal Notice No. 81874

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Suzanne Stahl Fogarty, A/K/A Suzi Fogarty, A/K/A Suzanne S. Fogarty, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31284

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 February 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Margaret Donohoe Fogarty Personal Representative 3015 Fairfax Street Denver, CO 80207

Legal Notice No. 81877

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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vitally important to stop the virus early.

Pastula said it’s a credit to the state’s public health system that it set up a vaccination campaign so quickly and a credit to the LGBTQ community that it came together to educate its members on the virus.

“The LGBTQ community, par ticularly men who have sex with men, really stepped up to protect their health and work with public health authorities to get the word out about monkeypox,” Pastula said. “I think this would have been way worse without any inter vention.”

A vaccine success story

Both Herlihy and Pastula said vaccination efforts likely had a huge impact in slowing the spread of monkeypox.

The state has administered roughly 18,000 doses of the vac cine to more than 12,000 people identified as being currently at highest risk of exposure. While initially limited, vaccine supplies have now improved, so much so that the state — along with health systems across the country — is able to use it proactively instead of reactively.

Early doses were only available for people with known or likely

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for at least the past five years. Monsoon rainfall that hit the state in late summer granted short-term relief to some parts of Colorado, Heim said, but is not enough to replenish the moisture deficits that have accumulated over many years of drought. Summer monsoon rains had little effect on the state’s generally low

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monkeypox exposures. (The vac cine, which is named Jynneos, can prevent someone from developing monkeypox if given after expo sure.) But as supplies have im proved, CDPHE has expanded the eligibility criteria several times with an aim of vaccinating more people before they are exposed to the virus.

Vaccination is now available to anyone who has had multiple or anonymous sexual partners, has had close physical contact with someone in a venue where anony mous or group sex may occur, has been diagnosed with gonorrhea or syphilis in the past six months, is living with HIV or who is eligible for HIV preventative medica tion known as PrEP. People who engage in commercial or transac tional sex are also eligible, along with people who have had highrisk contact with someone who has monkeypox.

Data released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that men who were not vaccinated against mon keypox were 14 times more likely to contract the disease than those who were.

“Even after one dose, this looks like it’s a pretty good vaccine,” Pastula said.

Herlihy said most of the doses the state is administering now are second doses, aimed at providing longer-lasting protection, though first doses are still available.

A community response

groundwater levels, which pose a risk to irrigation-dependent agriculture.

“Pray for heavy mountain snow pack this winter,” Heim said.

There is no guarantee for any snow this fall, Colorado Climate Center climatologist Peter Goble said. The Front Range typically starts seeing snow at the end of October or beginning of Novem ber, he said. While the two-week forecast shows no sign of snow in the lower elevations, Goble said that could change quickly in mid-

Also important in reducing infections has been the actions of people in the LGBTQ community, Pastula said.

Another CDC study found that nationwide an estimated half of men who have sex with men reported reducing their number of sexual partners, new sexual partners and use of dating apps in response to the monkeypox outbreak.

Those changes followed sus tained work by LGBTQ commu nity organizations, working with public health agencies, to inform community members about the virus. Pastula said it represents a model for how to conduct a pub lic health campaign — engaging with the community most affected without creating stigma or judg ment.

“Getting the community that’s highest risk and getting them involved very much is limiting the spread of this,” he said. “I’m hopeful that the outbreak is now waning and it does not hop into new communities or social net works.”

The end of monkeypox … for now?

Herlihy also expressed optimism that the virus may be on its way out the door in Colorado. But she also warned against overconfi dence.

“It’s tough to know where things are going to go from here,” she said. “It’s tough to know if we’re going to continue to see low levels

October.

The National Weather Service predicts a third La Niña weather pattern year in a row, which Goble said is good for the prospects of building snowpack in the north ern Rockies in the early winter months. Drier conditions are predicted for other mountainous parts of the state, including south ern Colorado and areas east of the Continental Divide.

Precipitation in the fall and win ter will influence what drought conditions look like next spring.

of transmission.”

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can be passed between animals and people through close contact. And it is endemic in parts of Africa, where it circulates among small mammals until an other opportunity to infect people comes along. (A previous outbreak of monkeypox in North America involved pet prairie dogs.)

That means it’s unlikely mon keypox can be eradicated glob ally. But Pastual said there’s no evidence so far that the virus has found an animal reservoir in North America. That doesn’t mean it can’t continue spread ing at low levels among people in Colorado before surging anew, though.

For that reason, Pastula said he recommends people at risk for exposure keep up their prevention strategies and continue getting vaccinated, if they haven’t al ready.

“It shows the importance of investing in our public health sys tems so we can detect outbreaks and respond to them quickly,” he said.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news out let based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit colora dosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

“Unless we do receive meaning ful moisture between now and then,” Goble said, “you’re going to see the impacts rear their ugly head again come the next season.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news out let based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit colora dosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Legal Notice No. 81867

Publication: October 6, 2022

Publication: October 20, 2022

Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of David Van Fleet Bay, Jr., aka David V Bay, Deceased Case Number: 22PR31120

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 February 13, 2023, or the

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