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Brown Palace Hotel fascinates in-house historian

BY KIRSTEN DAHL COLLINS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Under the eaves of the historic Brown Palace Hotel, historian Debra B. Faulkner works out of a cramped office with a rooftop view of the HVAC equipment.

She wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

“It’s my dream job,” she said. “Super fun.”

Filing cabinets crowd the space, filled with yellowed guest registers dating back to the hotel’s opening

in 1892. In that era, the guests were “checked in” with actual check marks. The signatures from 1908 include HRH Prince of Wales, the future George the Fifth. President Woodrow Wilson signed the book in 1911. In 1912, Margaret “Molly”

Brown — no relation to the hotel’s founder, Henry Cordes Brown — requested a sixth-floor room, since she had just escaped the Titanic disaster in Lifeboat No. 6.

Faulkner said it’s unusual for a hotel to have a dedicated historian — but then, the Brown Palace is no ordinary hotel. Like a Denver version of the British Museum, the red sandstone edifice on 17th Street is stuffed with history. In 1937, Work Projects Administration-era artist Allen Tupper True created the murals in the elevator lobby, still stunning — though darkened with age. Glass cases lining the hotel’s eight-

story atrium document the glamorous big band era, when Ellyngton’s restaurant served as a nightclub. The Palace Arms, the Brown’s formal restaurant, displays authentic items from Napoleon’s campaigns, including a plumed hat and period swords. In the restaurant’s private dining room, the exquisite Frenchmade wallpaper dates from 1834. The Ship Tavern, which opened after Prohibition in 1934, celebrates maritime history with a collection of hand-carved models of 19th-century clipper ships.

A magnet for the famous Life at the Brown is rarely dull, in part because of all the celebrities who keep checking in. Multitudes of Hollywood stars have visited, from Zsa Zsa Gabor to George Clooney.

Survey shows veteran homelessness decreased 31%

BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN

The number of veterans who are homeless in metro Denver decreased more than 30% from 2020 to 2022, despite an overall increase in the region’s homeless population, according to new survey data released Oct. 20 by The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative.

Veterans have historically been overrepresented in homelessness in metro Denver, Colorado, and across the country. However, federal and local governments have been working together to increase housing resources specifically for the population.

“The government has stepped up their investment in resolving veteran homelessness. We’ve been seeing steady declines as those investments have kicked up,” said Cathy Alderman, chief communications and public policy officer for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.

The Obama administration made it a top priority to dramatically increase awareness about veterans’ high risk of becoming homeless, and in 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced almost $70 million in grants to assist in addressing the issue across the country through rental assistance, case management and clinical services provided by the VA.

In mid-September, the VA announced it had awarded another

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Debra B. Faulkner relishes her job at hotel packed with Colorado history, personalities and ghosts

Historic displays line the Brown’s eight-story atrium, which is crowned with a stained-glass ceiling 100 feet above. Here, visitors enjoy afternoon tea along with the music of Danny Showers, who has played at the hotel for more than 40 years.

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When the Beatles spent a night there in 1964 before performing at Red Rocks, the hotel arranged for a decoy limousine to distract the crowds of fans waiting out front, while the Fab Four snuck in through the service entrance and up a service elevator to Room 840. More recently, the hotel has welcomed such pop luminaries as Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones.

The Brown has also hosted numerous U.S. presidents and political dignitaries, including Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower, Hillary and Bill Clinton and many Kennedys. When Ethel Kennedy visited the Brown during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, she confided to Faulkner that decades earlier, she and her husband, Bobby, had been turned away from the hotel. The young couple were on a cross-country road trip and arrived late for their reservation. Crestfallen, they were leaving when they bumped into an old college football buddy of Bobby’s. He owned a store in the hotel and offered to let them camp out. The young Kennedys happily spent the next four nights on the shop floor in sleeping bags.

Anecdotes like this are a never-ending source of delight for Faulkner, who has a front row seat to history’s more unusual byways.

A childhood spent exploring Colorado history

Unwittingly, Faulkner probably prepared for her dream job as a child. She grew up in Loveland, where her mother taught history in elementary school. Her mother often planned family camping trips to venerable sites like the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde and the mining boomtown of Leadville.

“All the kids in the family would explore them and learn the background,” Faulkner said.

Digging into the past became a habit and then a passion. Faulkner went on to earn her master’s in history at University of Colorado. She joined the Brown Palace as hotel historian and archivist in 2008. There she manages the voluminous archives, gives historic tours and presentations, and curates historic displays. She has also managed to write nine books — some with Thomas Noel, aka Dr. Colorado — about Colorado his-

tory. One is the delightfully gossipy, “Ladies of the Brown,” an inside account of many notable women who worked, lived or stayed at the hotel. Her children’s book, “Henry’s Denver Palace,” inspired by a real canine visitor, is narrated by a golden retriever.

As hotel historian, Faulkner followed in the footsteps of Corinne Hunt, who created the position in 1977. In “Ladies of the Brown,” Faulkner wrote, “no hotel archives existed when Hunt came on board. Old guest registers, architectural blueprints, scrapbooks, menus, photos and ephemera were haphazardly stored in boxes, cabinets and dusty corners…” Hunt also initiated the hotel’s historic tours, which are open to the public.

Phantoms flock there, too Hunt once told a reporter she might be “coming back as a ghost when I die.” Apparently, she’s not the only one. The Brown Palace seems especially popular with the spirit world — some because they died untimely deaths, others because they’re just fond of the place.

One notable ghost, Faulkner said, is Dr. James Mullen who was ac-

cidentally killed in the Ship Tavern restaurant in 1946 by a drunken WWII veteran who embarked on a shooting rampage. According to Faulkner, Dr. Mullen’s reflection — undoubtedly reproachful — sometimes appears in the mirror behind the bar.

Other phantoms seem less traumatized. A cheery quartet of vaporous musicians are said to play late at night in Ellyngton’s. Sometimes, guests and staff report childish laughter and running feet in the halls when there are no kids to be seen. In October, visitors can learn about these and other apparitions on Faulkner’s bi-weekly tours. They can then adjourn to the atrium for a Witches Tea.

A mysterious fraternal order

Ectoplasm aside, Faulkner comments that the hotel has a mystical quality built into its very structure by original owner Henry C. Brown and architect Frank Edbrooke. She said both Brown and Edbrooke had deep roots in the Freemasons, a fraternal order known for its symbols and secret rituals. Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Winston Churchill and Voltaire were all

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“I seriously believe there are Masonic secrets hidden in the hotel,” Faulkner said.

She speculated that the Brown’s elegant triangular shape — it occupies a lot between Tremont Place, Broadway and 17th Street — is no accident. A right triangle enclosing an all-seeing eye is one of the bestknown Masonic symbols, appearing on the dollar bill, among other places.

More Masonic symbols turned up recently when carpeting was replaced in the hotel’s Onyx Room, which is used for meetings. Underneath, Faulkner said, the mosaic floor was framed by a pattern of symbols associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval branch of Freemasonry. Other secrets probably wait behind other alterations. Many different owners, including three generations of the Boettcher family, have made changes to the old hotel over the years.

In fact, the Brown Palace is a bit of a museum, guarding a trove of historic treasure within its fortresslike walls. Some of that treasure may still be undiscovered. One more reason for Faulkner to view her job as a historian’s dream come true.

Two 1937 murals painted by Colorado artist Allen Tupper True evoke progress in transportation. One of the murals, pictured, depicts early stagecoach travel, still common when the Brown Palace was built in 1892. The hotel’s emblematic gri ns decorate the elevators.

The Brown Palace Hotel is located at 321 17th St. in Denver. To learn more about it or for more information on tours, visit brownpalace.com.

Brown Palace historian Debra B. Faulkner is partial to the Edwardian style of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Suite. The hotel has three presidential suites in all, which also include the Eisenhower Suite decorated in the Federal style and the Ronald Regan Suite, with a California ranch ambiance.

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Accessibility upgrades planned at Red Rocks

concert season while others will be completed in 2025.

Margaret Miller of Arvada, who is hearing-impaired, said she came to Red Rocks to learn about the plans, hoping to help improve the experience for others like her and hoping to make a difference.

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Natalie Ostberg of Pine loves to attend concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

The 29-year-old loves all genres of music, according to her mom, Laurel, who figures Natalie has been to at least 100 concerts since 2002. She’s rocked out to Earth, Wind and Fire, Cyndi Lauper, Arlo Guthrie, Stevie Nicks and many more.

Natalie, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair. The Ostbergs were at Red Rocks in Morrison on Oct. 18 to learn more about proposed changes to accessible seating at the amphitheater, hoping it would become accessible to even more people.

Denver is planning to improve and expand wheelchair-accessible seating in the front row by removing the bench seating and improving the ramp access to the first row to provide more room for wheelchairs and those moving along the row. In addition, some seats in rows 2 and 3 will be earmarked for those with mobility issues such as people with walkers and canes, and other seats

will be earmarked for people who are hearing-impaired to give them better access to interpreters.

Improvements will be made to shuttle parking access, and a ramp will be constructed from the front row to the stage, which will benefit

events such as graduations that take place there. Plus improvements are planned for row 70, the row at the top of the amphitheater that also has wheelchair-accessible seating.

Some of the improvements will be completed in time for the 2023

“They’re making an effort,” Miller said. “They are doing more to comply with the laws.”

Miller explained that she attends concerts at Red Rocks periodically, though she usually sits with her friends who can hear.

Frank Mango of Roxborough Park has been a Red Rocks concertgoer since 1982, and his perspective changed in 2013 after he was injured and needs to use a wheelchair. Mango, who learned more about the proposed changes on Oct. 18, said they would be a step in the right direction. In addition to changing the venue itself, he hoped Red Rocks could do more to block scalpers from buying accessible seats to sell to able-bodied customers.

Mango was one of six plaintiffs in a discrimination lawsuit filed in 2017 over being overcharged for tickets. Three months ago, the Justice Department ordered the city of Denver to pay nearly $48,000 in refunds to about 1,800 people who bought tickets for wheelchair-accessible seats at 178 shows.

The Americans with Disabilities Act doesn’t allow venues to charge

Frank Mango of Roxborough Park sits in his wheelchair next to an area of Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s first row that has traditionally not been accessible to wheelchairs. The blue tape shows where new wheelchair-accessible seats will be as Denver makes modifications to the venue for those with disabilities.

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Amphitheater plans more, better spots for those who are hearing impaired or have mobility issues

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$137 million in grants to help house veterans and their families who were homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.

Many states, including Colorado, are also targeting veterans who are homeless and working with an organization, Community Solutions, which runs a campaign, Built for Zero, that works to end homelessness among subgroups, including veterans.

“It’s a subset of the population of people experiencing homelessness that really can be targeted and evaluated,” Alderman said. “And so we’ve seen this trend over the last few years: When you increase investment in resolving veterans homelessness, veterans homelessness goes down. When you target resources to better track, evaluate and connect veteran services together, we see better outcomes in veteran homelessness. If we took that same model and did it for families experiencing homelessness, or youth experiencing homelessness, or people who were experiencing chronic homelessness, we would see the same results.”

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has several programs focused on serving veterans, including a housing development it opened during the pandemic called The Veterans Renaissance Apartments at Fitzsimons in Aurora, and through its Fort Lyon supportive program in southeastern Colorado for people who are homeless and have a sub-

stance use disorder.

“If we can do it for veterans, we can do it for families, for individuals, for youth, if we’re prepared and we have the political will to make these investments,” Alderman said.

The data released Thursday is from the annual point-in-time count, conducted Jan. 24, and included people staying in shelters and outdoors in the seven-county metro Denver area. It showed an overall increase of 784 people experiencing homelessness compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2020, the last time the region completed a comprehensive count.

The count is only a snapshot of homelessness. Many variables could result in an undercount, Metro Denver Homeless Initiative leaders said.

On the night of the count, trained volunteers and staff cruise around

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local streets interviewing people and families who are homeless using a standardized survey before the results are released months later.

People living on the streets, in shelters and in transitional housing programs were counted. People at risk of becoming homeless, such as those living with friends and family or in a motel, are not included in the count.

In January 2020, about six weeks before the beginning of the pandemic and the last time a comprehensive survey was conducted, there were 6,104 people counted who were homeless. The region did not count people staying outdoors in 2021 because of safety concerns related to COVID-19.

This year, 6,884 people were counted, a 12.8% increase. According to the results, 4,806 people stayed

in emergency shelters, transitional housing or safe haven programs, and 2,078 people slept on the streets or in places not meant for human habitation. The number of people staying in shelters remained fairly consistent while the number of people living on the streets significantly increased.

One in three people were homeless for the first time. An overwhelming majority of people surveyed, 5,317, were single adults, age 25 or older with no children. Surveyors also identified 1,207 families, defined as an adult age 25 or older with at least one child with them, and 360 people age 18-24, who were unaccompanied or parenting.

Of those counted, 37% reported a mental health condition, 30% reported a chronic health condition and 16% reported experiencing domestic violence.

Black people, Native Americans/ Alaska Natives, multiracial people and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders are significantly overrepresented in the region’s homeless population, according to the survey.

“The overrepresentation of people of color, specifically Black and Native Americans, among those experiencing homelessness is critical to the response,” said Jamie Rife, executive director of The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, the regional system that coordinates services and housing for people experiencing homelessness. “Homelessness is an issue of race and must be approached through this lens.”

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A tent in the same lot as a mural “inspired by enjoying time outdoors, an inspiration that echoed one of the main purposes behind the creation of the ArtLine itself,” according to the audio tour. Seen through a fence decorated with pearlescent tiles meant to o er “a small glimpse of something wonderful.”

Teachers across the metro area describe pay rates

Douglas County looks to voters for 9% bump

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lucy Squire just marked her 18th year as a teacher at Copper Mesa Elementary School in Douglas County. One of the things she has that many teachers here and around Colorado don’t is a home.

Squire looks at what Douglas County School District teachers earn and doubts she and her partner today could afford the same home. That’s even considering her current salary as a veteran educator.

“When I started interviewing and looking as a brand new teacher, all of the (school) districts were so comparable with pay,” said Squire, a thirdgrade teacher. “It didn’t matter where you ended up because they were so similar.”

That was in 2004. Fast forward to today, and differences in teacher pay across Denver metro school districts are often stark.

While teachers in many districts across the state say they are struggling to keep up — particularly amid rising inflation — in Douglas County, south of Denver, teachers say voters have an opportunity to help them.

Squire and others are supporting Ballot Issue 5A on the November ballot to boost pay for teachers and other district staff.

The district “is the largest employer in the county” and serves 64,000 students “yet continues to lag behind in total funding and competitiveness in salary compared to other school districts,” according to a summary of written comments in favor of the proposed property tax increase outlined on the ballot.

While proponents say narrowing the pay gap will help the district compete for and retain teachers, staff and administrators, opponents worry about property taxes amid rising real estate prices. Douglas County real estate is expected to be “reappraised” upward in 2023, so property tax bills are expected to rise even if voters kill Issue 5A, according to the comments against the

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proposal in Douglas County’s voter information booklet.

The Douglas County opponents’ views in the voter guide also speculate that: “More money spent on education does not buy better education outcomes.”

Shannon Doering — an English teacher at Castle View High School who can’t afford to buy a house with her partner in the region — says if a district isn’t paying teachers well, it can’t expect to keep them, and that affects the quality of education.

“There are certainly worse-paying districts in the state, but in regards to the area, I’d definitely say Douglas County is known as one of the worst-paying districts,” Doering said. “That’s not a secret.”

Addressing a gap

Despite the political divisiveness on Douglas County’s school board, its members unanimously supported asking voters for the proposed tax increase.

Christa Gilstrap, a Highlands Ranch parent, helped organize support for the proposal.

“We’ve got people who support the new board and people who don’t support the new board coming together to get this done,” said Gilstrap, adding that the issue has brought some Republicans and Democrats in the community together.

Gilstrap, a lifelong registered Republican, drives around with paint on her minivan’s back window noting she’s a conservative who backs the proposal.

“The need in Douglas County School District is so great, it justifies a tax increase,” Gilstrap said.

The impact of the tax increase would be $51 per year — about $1 per week — for every $100,000 in the assessed value of a home. For example, a home worth $500,000 in assessed value would pay $5 per week, or $255 per year. (“Assessed” value is the worth of a home for property tax purposes, as determined by the county assessor’s office.)

That translates to an estimated $60 million more in annual revenue for the district. Officials say the figure starts to close the pay gap with other school districts, including Cherry Creek in Arapahoe County.

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Douglas County teacher pay, on average $57,900, is lower than nearby districts. Cherry Creek paid about $76,100; Littleton Public Schools $68,700; Jefferson County Public Schools $62,600; and Boulder Valley School District $82,000.

The Douglas County district’s tax proposal comes close on the heels of a boost in pay for Jefferson County teachers. The Jeffco agreement in August raises the minimum salary to $50,000 and increases in salaries for various other pay grades and gives every educator a minimum of $3,000 more.

Pay problem a broader issue

Pay isn’t just contentious among the Denver-area school districts. It’s a statewide issue, according to the nonprofit Colorado School Finance Project.

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higher prices for seats that are accessible to people who use wheel chairs. Red Rocks has accessible seats for its events in the front and last row. Venues like Red Rocks that physically cannot make accessible seating available in all parts of the theater must price the tickets as though the seats were proportion ally distributed.

“We’re one of, if not the, low est in competitive teacher salaries compared to every other state,” said Tracie Rainey, the project’s executive director.

Research zeroes in on what’s known as a “wage penalty.” It tracks how much less public-school teachers earn in weekly wages relative to their college-educated peers who didn’t become teachers.

Data from the Washington, D.C.based nonprofit Economic Policy Institute indicate that Colorado has the largest such gap in the nation.

Teachers here earn, on average, 35.9% less than their college-educated, nonteacher peers.

Add to the equation that some school districts in Colorado collect more in taxes than others and it means some struggle to be com petitive in terms of pay, according to Rainey.

Douglas County hasn’t been as suc cessful as other districts at passing funding proposals in elections, so “they don’t have the additional local

According to the settlement, the Department of Justice found more than 10% of people purchasing wheelchair-accessible seats were charged more than they should have been under ADA rules. Some paid $130 more per ticket for their seats.

Alison Butler, director of Denver’s Division of Disability Rights, Hu man Rights and Community Part nerships since March, understood the accessibility needs at Red Rocks because before she took the new position because she represented those plaintiffs in the discrimina

revenue and therefore will be on the lower side of pay,” Rainey said.

Not ‘just complaining’

Doering, the Castle View High educator, is in her fifth year of teach ing. She said she doesn’t want “to be a millionaire.”

“I didn’t get into teaching to make (a lot) of money,” Doering said. “I want to be able to leave work and not have to think, ‘Hmm, am I going to have to get a second job in order to pay my rent, in order to buy a house, in order to start a family?’”

She doesn’t want to leave the dis trict. If she does, it would be because of the relatively low pay. Doering makes less than $50,000 per year.

“I love the kids I teach. It would really break my heart if I had to leave because of money,” Doering said.

The average teacher in the Douglas County School District is expected to get a 9% bump in pay if the tax proposal passes.

Squire, the third-grade teacher at Copper Mesa, said she took the year

tion claim.

When Barker joined the Division of Disability Rights, among her first questions was, “What can we do to help?” Her division began asking those with disabilities who attend Red Rocks for ideas on how to make their experience better.

“Having more seats and a fully accessible row 1 can be a game changer to people,” she said.

Red Rocks Amphitheater was opened to the public in 1941 and seats 9,500. With 192 steps to get from row 1 to row 70, plus the steps

off when her first child was born but could not do so when she had a second child because of income needs.

“A lot of my teacher colleagues tutor on the side as a way to make money,” Squire said.

Squire makes roughly $70,000 a year. She hasn’t talked in specifics about how her pay compares with that of her friends in education in other Denver-area districts, but they’re aware of the sense there’s a gap.

“I have friends in Jeffco, Cherry Creek and Littleton … we just know that the joke is I work in Douglas County. It’s just become laughable,” Squire said.

Doering has felt defensive about pay at times. She wants people to know that teachers aren’t “just complain ing” about pay.

“This isn’t like some issue over curriculum. This isn’t an issue over admin or a decision a teacher made. This is my living,” Doering said.

“When you can’t afford to live someplace, something’s got to give,” she said.

to get up to the venue itself, concert goers get a workout just to be in the venue.

Ro-Tien Liang, ADA architectural access manager for Denver’s Divi sion of Disability Rights, explained that three things must be considered as the city makes changes to the amphitheater: following Americans with Disabilities laws and the wish es of the users while understanding the functionality of Red Rocks.

“Most important,” he noted, “we don’t want to strip away what makes Red Rocks Red Rocks.”

Video footage released from March shooting

Suspect in stolen car

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Body cam footage of three deputies involved in the shooting of a man found sleeping in a reportedly stolen car at an apartment complex was released on Oct. 20 by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

The morning of March 3, 2022, video shows Deputy Daniel Willmont responding to a citizen who said there was a suspicious vehicle at the Ivy Crossing apartment complex in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

In the video, the female resident tells the officer the vehicle was parked overnight in the parking lot, and someone is inside it.

The released video footage shows Willmont approach the passenger side of the car, a brown Kia Sportage SUV. As shown in the video, the SUV is parked with the engine running.

After knocking on the car window multiple times without a response, Willmont took a photo of the vehicle before returning to his patrol vehicle.

Nine minutes into the video, Will mont spoke into his radio, reporting that it was an occupied stolen vehicle and requesting assistance.

“Yes, so we come in, just position for like a felony stop, and we’ll — we’ll get him out,” Willmont said in the video.

The video shows Deputy Kenneth Foley arrive at the scene, and Will mont grab a rifle, which the sheriff’s office said is his agency-issued rifle. The two deputies positioned their patrol cars behind the suspect’s SUV along with a third deputy who ar rived at the scene, Joshua Bandstra.

With guns drawn, the deputies or dered the sleeping passenger to “put your hands out the window.” With no response, the deputies played an alarm sound, but again, there was no response.

The window of the driver’s side of the SUV was open, with a windshield sun shade covering the window.

In the video, Foley is seen ap proaching the vehicle, removing the sun shade and exposing the open win dow. He then said, “Sheriff’s office, put your hands out the window.”

The suspect, identified as 30-year-

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old Jamarian McGhee, sat up in the driver’s seat, appearing startled.

McGhee can be seen raising his hands in the vehicle, saying multiple times, “I don’t wanna fight.”

“Please,” McGhee said.

Deputies yelled at McGhee to raise his right hand out the window as well.

“Please, I don’t wanna fight,” McGhee said, his left hand raised upwards out the window, but not his right. “I don’t.”

More than 15 minutes into the video, deputies continue to order McGhee to put both hands out of the car. At one point, McGhee appears to place the car in reverse as it starts rolling backwards.

As deputies order McGhee to take it out of drive, Foley deploys his Taser through the open window, appearing to hit McGhee.

The SUV hits a patrol vehicle Will mont was positioned behind, pushing the vehicle door towards Willmont.

Willmont can be seen firing his rifle, shooting through the rear win dow of the SUV.

As three shots are fired, one deputy can be heard saying, “Don’t shoot.”

McGhee can be heard screaming in the video, before putting the car in drive and moving forward, over a curb and into grass.

The SUV does not move far before it stops, the video shows. Foley opens the door and pulls McGhee out of the car.

According to a news release, McGhee suffered a single gunshot wound to the back.

In the video, deputies reported the suspect was struck at least once and called for assistance. Deputies per formed CPR, noting the suspect was not breathing.

McGhee was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said in the release.

According to the release, a weapon was recovered from the suspect.

The sheriff’s office said the inci dent remains under investigation, led by the 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team.

No additional information will be released until the investigation is complete.

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BY TAMARA CHUANG

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Back in 2015, the median sales price for a house in Colorado was $285,000, according to data from the Colorado Association of Realtors. Between January and September, the median price averaged $575,000.

Housing prices are already much higher now than they were seven years ago, but combine that with today’s higher mortgage interest rates (7.1% for a 30-year fixed loan, as of Friday’s Mortgage News Daily calculation versus just under 4% in 2015) plus consumer incomes that haven’t kept up with inflation or home prices, and 2015 was a pretty sweet year to buy a house, according to CSU’s Colorado Futures Center.

Getting back to that affordability would require an average 32% drop in housing prices to get the same share of housing stock to a price that is affordable to the median family income. And that housing price adjustment differs by county, with the value at one end needing to drop about 15% in Huerfano County but closer to 60% in Jackson County.

Denver was just below the state’s average price decline adjustment of 32%.

“As you can see from the report, it would take pretty considerable drops in values in order for us to get to a level of ‘affordability’ that the state enjoyed back in 2015,” said Phyllis Resnick, the center’s lead economist and executive director. “I use that word in air quotes because I don’t think people thought 2015 was a terribly affordable era. But in retrospect, it actually was because interest rates were almost historically low and the run-up in prices hadn’t happened yet.”

Affordability is also impacted by limited housing supply, added Jennifer Newcomer, the center’s research director.

“We have stated before that we’re going to need to create a separate environment to basically bring supply at price points that have largely not been catered to for a long time (because) the current market environment is not incentivized to do anything different when it comes to new production,” Newcomer said.

“We’ve noodled on this idea of supply to get us out and take us out of the challenge that launched some of the Great Recession, when we had a lot of home builders exit the market entirely.”

Increasing supply could very well provide Coloradans with more attainable housing, but this comes after last decade’s decline in construction workers, slow wage increases and the regulatory environment, though Resnick said the notion of local regulations driving up cost

always make her “a little skeptical when one thing is singled out as the only reason.”

“We got into this work five years ago because we were convinced that the construction defects (law), while real, (would not cause) the housing market to correct itself” if removed, Resnick said. “All these components matter. … Labor’s expensive, materials are expensive, the regulatory environment is part of it and there may not be enough land in the condition that you need, coupled with COVID and a real constriction in what came to the market. That’s probably an unsatisfying answer, but we hope to stimulate the right conversations where people recognize that all of these issues are part of it.”

This was the first of a series of housing affordability reports from the organization.

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Denver Art Museum exhibit runs through Jan.

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The Phoebus Foundation, headquartered in historic Antwerp, Belgium, shares a portion of its comprehensive 15th- to 17th-century collection of Flemish art through Jan. 22 at the Denver Art Museum — a first-time U.S. visit for this rich collection. Plan on spending as much time as possible absorbing details of all sorts in these meticulously preserved works, owned by the Phoebus Foundation. (When it leaves Denver, it will travel to the Dallas Museum of Art.)

Phoebus Foundation Curator Dr. Katharina Van Cauteren accompanied the artwork and introduced it in an Oct. 13 press visit, in a talk that, like the exhibit, combined scholarship and humor.

Paintings not only present religious and mythical themes, but a growing interest in science and society by artists who were aware of the developments of microscopes and other scientific instruments that reinforced new subjects for painters to explore, as well as personal interactions and their effects on the world...

This was a time when conflict arose over philosophies and moralities and Jan Massys, the artist we chose to present, was banished

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from Antwerp for a period due to his religious ideas, which may relate to the sassy representation in his painting: “Rebus: The World Feeds Many Fools,” which shows a background of a cabinet of curiosities, popular among those wealthy enough to afford a collection. The mirrored pair looks like they know a joke about their surroundings. (A rebus is a pictographic representation of a word.)

Related, humorous and intriguing: “Portrait Of An Elegant Couple In An Art Cabinet” by Peeter Neefs II and Gillis Van Tilborgh, depicting a small portrait of the couple, surrounded by their towering art-filled walls and door with stained glass. In religious paintings of the period, donors might be depicted among the saints. The small figures surrounded by big art suggests an underlying sense of humor, as does the Massys painting.

Also represented in this collection: works by Hans Memling, Jan Gossaert, Peter Paul Rubens and studio, Jan and Catherina van Hemessen, Jacob Jordanens and Anthony van Dyck.

The exhibit is organized into

six sections, beginning with “God is in the Details,” which includes holy figures in contemporary settings. Following: “From God to the Individual,” including portraits of wealthy and famous members of society, followed by “The Fool in the Mirror,” which takes includes humorous views of society, with its quirkiness. “The Discovery of the World” represents Flemings’ belief that one needed to explore the world’s mysteries in order to come to some understanding of the Divine.

“A World in Turmoil” gives historic ideas for the Eighty Years War (1568 to 1648), an ongoing dis-

pute between the Netherlands and Spain, with an intention by artists to steer viewers to the Catholic faith of Spanish rulers.

The final section, “The Pursuit of Wonder,” includes shells, animals, scientific instruments and rare objects, intended to inspire a sense of wonder. (Collaboration here with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.)

Another popular motif for collectors was lush flowers, represented by Daniel Seghers’ “Roses, Tulips and Narcissi In a Glass Vase,” with a lush bouquet, a still life, rendered in oil paint on copper, which gives the work a special glow.

“Rebus: The World Feeds Many Fools” by Jan Massys is in the exhibit of Flemish works at the Denver Art Museum.

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EDITOR’S COLUMN

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I have seen plenty of social media posts and PSAs circulating with phone numbers and websites about how the victims can get help. In seeing them – I am always glad they are there. However, there is also this twinge of pain. There are strong moments of sadness for me and I’m sure others in the same boat. You see, many of us have a family member or friend who may be victims of domestic violence, but the phone numbers and websites mean nothing because they do not use them.

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I am talking about the men and women who may be in an abusive situation but they continually decide to stay, take it and suffer.

For family members and friends watching this happen we too suffer. We all know we would step in and help at the drop of a hat. We all hold our breath as we know that one day we will get the call saying things went too far and the person we love is hurt or dead.

Sound harsh? It is harsh. It sounds that way because it is reality. We know that all the efforts to talk sense are falling to the wayside and we often lose the small battles to the abuser who, for reasons we cannot figure, continues to win the war. Statistics provided by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence say this about victims:

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. One in four women and one in nine men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, posttraumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc. On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. Women between the ages of 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner. Only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries.

According to SafeLives, an organization aimed at ending domestic violence, it can take years for a victim to even seek help. And when they do seek help for that first time, it likely ends with a phone call but could take another year or more for the victim to be serious.

On average, SafeLives estimates that a victim can be hurt physically 50 times or more before thinking about getting help.

Domestic violence has a far-reaching affect on so many lives and our communities. For those who have to stand on the sidelines because legally there is nothing you can do – I feel for all of you. I say be strong and never lose hope.

We all have to believe that a good outcome is possible.

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

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Acolleague of mine encouraged her daughter, a second-year pre-med college student, to reach out and ask the question, “What’s the best piece of advice you’d offer a college student?”

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When I received this request, I gave it some deliberate thought. And as I wrote these responses out for her, I was reminded that this guidance is applicable to all of us when we stop and think about it. I hope there is a message here that connects with you as well.

“Never settle in life. You are committed to medical school and that is awesome, we need more bright and compassionate physicians. Never settle for less than you want or deserve at school, in life, in your pursuit of the right position when you finish school, and never settle when it comes to romance, (these are words I have preached to my own daughters).

“A lesson I learned long ago was regarding `equal stature.’ Even though you are in your second year, your knowledge and wisdom may have you wiser than your years. I share this because sometimes in school and in the workplace, people do not give enough respect to younger students or newer employees. Carry yourself with confidence. There are three keys to success: confidence, confidence and confidence. Confidence in yourself, confidence in

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“Always be curious. The smartest person in the room is not the person talking or teaching. The smartest person in the room is the one asking the best questions. This works in school, at work, and in social settings. The person who asks great questions seems to garner greater respect. It’s OK not to have the answers, and it’s even better when we are brave enough to ask the questions.

“Guard your head and heart. We can be, do, and have anything we want in this world. And unfortunately, there is a lot of noise out there, as people try to pressure others into their beliefs. So, watch what information you allow into your head and heart. Our sources of input are critical to life success. This also goes for the people in our lives. Are they toxic? Negative? Do they drain our energy? These are the people you need to avoid, and if they are already in your life, take the time to walk away, as hard as that may seem.

“Lastly, create your word bank. Too often people aren’t ready or equipped when confrontation, conflict, or disagreements occur. And when we aren’t ready, if we haven’t built our mental model on how we would respond instead of react, and if we do not have our go-to words top of mind and heart, we can miss opportunities to defuse situations. On the positive side, when we have our word bank

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Vote YES on Denver Deserves Sidewalks

Sometimes large, pressing challenges don’t require complex solutions. As Denver grapples with addressing various challenges and voters examine their ballots, I believe it wise to support Ballot Measure 307, Denver Deserves Sidewalks. It is a common sense, straightforward solution to one of our city’s most pressing mobility and safety problems.

Today, 40% of Denver’s sidewalks are either missing or too narrow, and many more sidewalks are in serious disrepair — rendering them practically unusable, especially for people using wheelchairs, our older

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Think of three women you know. Now imagine that one of those three women is being controlled by her partner – isolated from friends and family, emotionally mistreated and maybe even physically assaulted. This may sound far-fetched, but the reality is that one in three women have experienced some form of domestic violence.

Domestic violence knows no boundaries. It can happen to the rich, the middle-class, the poor, those with multiple degrees or to those who have yet to graduate from high school. People from all gender identities can experience domestic violence: one in four

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visible and top of mind, we tend to lean into those words, and they bring joy to our day and into each interaction we have with anyone around us. People love positive people. Some of the words in my word bank include, love, forgiveness, grace, kindness, beauty, humility, generosity, abundance, encouragement, hope (that’s a big one), gentleness, compassion, patience, endurance, determination and trust.

“Thanks for the opportunity to connect. If you ever want to talk through this guidance, please let me or your mom know and I would be happy to jump on a call, as I live by this philosophy that I learned from Zig Ziglar and that changed

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adults and parents pushing strollers. Additionally, Denver property owners are currently responsible for repairing sidewalks, often at a cost many families can’t afford. Our city’s poor sidewalk infrastructure jeopardizes our safety and limits the ability of many people — especially those with a physical disability — to move freely around their neighborhood and fully engage with their community.

While it will take a significant investment of resources over an extended time to address other

challenges that our community faces, like our housing shortage, Ballot Measure 307 will complete Denver’s sidewalk network in nine years (compared to the current timeline of 400 years), move responsibility for repairs from property owners to the city, and generate a long-term funding stream to build and maintain sidewalks.

I’m fortunate in many ways. I live in a vibrant Denver neighborhood with sidewalks mostly — but not entirely — in good condition that I often use when walking my dogs. Though my immediate needs are being met, I’m voting yes on 307 because many

of my Denver neighbors lack sidewalks.

Just as every neighborhood deserves access to safe drinking water and reliable electricity, every neighborhood deserves sidewalks, and we all should be willing to pitch in to help make that happen. I hope you’ll join me in voting YES on 307 to make Denver a more vibrant and equitable community.

Peter Piccolo is a resident of Platte Park and the executive director of Bicycle Colorado, a nonprofit focusedon making riding a bike safe and accessible for people of all ages and abilities.

men and one in two transgender individuals have experienced some form of violence by an intimate partner. The prevalence of domestic violence in the LGBTQIA community is as high or higher than the U.S. general population. Domestic violence can happen to anyone.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month – a time to bring this often-misunderstood issue into the forefront of conversation. There are 193 domestic violence incidents reported per month in Denver, which is a 14% increase from 2021. We are one community. We need to keep our eyes and ears open

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and lend a hand to those who need it the most. Is someone you know afraid of their partner’s reactions, or constantly making excuses for their partner’s bad behavior or offensive comments, or do they have to check in with their partner before making plans? These are just a few examples of potential red flags to indicate that someone is in an abusive relationship. Abusers may use other tactics to gain power and control over their victim.

As the new CEO of SafeHouse Denver, I’ve had the honor to join an agency that has been supporting survivors for 45 years.

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my life, `You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.’ If you would like, next time we can talk about goals and accountability and accountability partners.”

You probably have even more and maybe better guidance to offer, and I would love to hear what that would be at gotonorton@gmail. com. And when we can never settle, always be curious, guard what goes into our hearts and minds, and have our positive word bank ready to go, 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.

Caring for next spring’s perfect lawn starts

When we look to the future, we hope to one day not be needed at all. Until then, check in on your friend who hasn’t come around much lately. Share the SafeHouse Denver Crisis Line number on your social media feed (303-3189989). If it is safe to do so, say something to a loved one who you’re concerned about. If any of this sounds like your own experience, know that you are NOT alone. Know that you deserve better, and that this isn’t your fault. There are people to help, cost-free and without question, at SafeHouse Denver.

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Designs from 15 creators being unveiled this fall

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Painter and muralist Eli Pillaert, a New Orleans native, spent a part of her formative years working as a Colorado ski instructor, teaching kids at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort.

But it was the summers spent hiking around the area that left her inspired.

“This one plant, the mountain mahogany, kept popping up. It’s so beautiful. It has spiraling pieces with little fluffy bits on them,” Pillaert said.

So, when she was selected by Adams County’s Cultural Arts Division to help bring some color to county open spaces, that’s where she looked.

“It’s local flora and fauna. It’s something that people see and could connect with. It’s exactly why I went with this design,” she said.

Pillaert is one of 15 national artists who are having their designs unveiled across Adams County this fall.

But it’s not a gallery show and you don’t need tickets to see any of them. All you need is a little time and some decent walking shoes.

Pillaert’s design, featuring long swooping branches and colorful fluff, is now a part of the county’s Clear Creek Trail at Twin Lakes Park, along 70th Avenue just west of Broadway.

Other designs featuring other artists and their inspirations are spread across the county’s trail system — not on the walls or entrances to tunnels but on the trails themselves.

It’s part of the county’s “Love Your Trails” series. Adams County is about halfway through the series, bringing colorful murals and designs highlighting the county’s natural resources and environment to those walking paths.

“Adams County has been dedicated to the arts for quite a while now,” said Adams County Cultural Arts Liaison Zoe Ocampo.

Adams County started its parks and open space Cultural Arts Division within the Arts and Cultural Department in 2019. Ocampo said arts and culture are part of a vision for Adams County to expand public art in its communities that

calls for increased spending on displays everyone can enjoy.

“It won’t just be new buildings, it will be parks, trails and also all different kinds of projects throughout the county that are deemed eligible,” she said.

Choosing 15

Ocampo said that 50 artists from around the country applied to be part of the Love Your Trails project. The county’s Visual Arts Commission, a nine-member board of community volunteers, selected the final 15.

Pillaert said the artists were given the opportunity to include the community in the project. Hers is the only one of the eight completed so far that did that.

“The community element is part of organizing the mural so that it can be painted by the community,” Pillaert said. “It’s something that’s really near and dear to my heart. It’s something that’s really cool to see people connect through art.”

South Florida’s Stephanie Leyden made her mural theme of the four seasons. It’s also located on the Clear Creek Trail along Tennyson Street and north of 54th Avenue.

She painted summer elements transitioning into fall, winter, and spring and added designs she associated with the state — butterflies flying, animal tracks, wildflowers and changing colors of leaves as they have blown off the trees.

“It’s something we don’t have in South Florida. The seasons are here, they’re just not as obvious,” Leyden said. “With each season, I painted four butterflies, four leaves, four types of animal tracks and four wildflowers. It was fun.”

Leah Nguyen is from Seattle and her mural was more specific.

Called “Community Vision: Bennett, CO,” it’s located in Bennett’s Civic Center Park off of South Street.

Nguyen’s patterns depict small-town life, farmers growing corn, sunflowers, hay and wheat in the surrounding areas. The patterns connect generations of families to preserve the town’s history.

“I created the Community Vision pattern to provide support for communities that are doing the difficult work of excavating their histories, having dialogues and taking actions toward reconciliation, healing old wounds, and visioning new ways to come together and collaboratively thrive,” Nguyen said. “The pattern makes sense there at Bennett City Hall, which holds space for visionary civic work and community building conversations.”

Di erent perspectives

Northampton, Massachusetts artist Kim Carlino calls her mural “Portals

Leah Nguyen’s mural is called “Community Vision: Bennett, CO.” COURTESY PHOTOS

Kerry Cesen illustrating the smallest species.

for Looking Inward.” It’s located in Strasburg Community Park. Her mural is an illusion of depth and volume occupying space in a two-dimensional surface with color that is expressive.

“I had this idea for a path coming across these portals or ovals reflecting the night sky with colorful Candy Land-like pathways that flow in and out of the portals as if they were going underneath the path and coming up the other side to give a sense of playfulness and movement,” Carlino said. “I love this idea of moving through space and coming across something that makes you take pause, and in that pause you can reflect.”

Traveling artist Kerry Cesen went small with his work. He said he lives in several places, including Maryland, Oregon and Washington state. His mural continues along the Clear Creek trail and is located just west of Lowell Boulevard along West 55th Place.

Cesen dives into the roots of the smallest species as though you are looking through a microscope. He illustrates the natural world beneath our feet.

“It emphasizes the interactions between plants, animals, aquatic life, and fungal growth,” Cesen said. “Several magnified areas within the design allow us a deeper glimpse into the micro-world, where scientific research and design techniques help inform viewers about some of the smaller parts that make up the whole.”

Clearwater, Florida artist Beth Warmath’s mural is inspired by the Colorado landscape and two notable flowers: Sunflowers in the fields and the Colorado columbine.

“I love nature and its perfect beauty, so I challenge myself to recreate it larger than life. I draw from actual objects so

I used the surrounding landscape for my inspiration,” Warmath said. “I was happy to see wildlife in its natural habitat such as fox, elk, chipmunks and bison.”

Paz de la Calzada is originally from Spain but has lived in the San Francisco Bay area for 18 years.

Calzada’s mural is located at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton near the South Platte River. It’s an abstract design that keeps flowing, intertwining with the landscape and river.

“The landscape inspired me with the color of green flowing with nature and the color of blue metaphor flowing with the river both intersecting together, and both need each other water needs nature and nature needs water,” Calzada said.

Milwaukee artist Theresa Sahar researched the Adams County area and learned that trout fishing is a popular sport in Colorado. That became the centerpiece of her mural, which is located along the South Platte Trail just east of Riverdale Dunes Golf Course and the county’s Fishing is Fun Pond. It features a realistically rendered fish leaping off of the trail.

“I’ve done some anamorphic (3D) chalk art pieces in downtown Milwaukee and decided it would be a fun and interesting addition to the Love Your Trails project,” Sahar said.

Adams County’s Ocampo said the remaining murals should be finished this fall, at least before the snow falls. The additional artists selected to work on their mural scheduled for painting are Toni Ardizzone, Sofi Ramiez, Wes Abarca, Keeley Hertzel, Eye Cough, Angela Beloian and Julio Juls Mendoza.

For more information about the artist and mapping location to see the artist’s trail mural, visit: adcogov.org/cultural-artscurrent-projects.

To learn about more projects and its process, visit the call-for-entry website at adcogov.org/ call-for-entry.

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Stephanie Leyden’s mural has a theme of four seasons.

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Theresa Sahar learned that trout fishing is a popular sport in Colorado.

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Kim Carlino calls her mural “Portals for Looking Inward.” COURTESY PHOTO

U.S. Senate candidates debate mental health

Topic discussed for first time ever

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and his Republican challenger, Joe O’Dea, vowed during a debate Oct. 18 to push for programs that would boost the behavioral health workforce and dispatch more therapists on 911 calls.

The forum at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus marked the first time that candidates vying to represent the state in the U.S. Senate took a debate stage to take questions exclusively on mental health.

That doesn’t mean that politics didn’t creep into the conversation.

Bennet interrupted O’Dea once to slam him for not supporting the American Rescue Plan, they sparred briefly on gun laws, and O’Dea, a Denver construction company owner, hammered Bennet on crime rates, inflation and border control. They were bound to try to get in some political jabs as it was their first debate.

On their vision for mental health care

Both agreed mental health, particularly for children, is at a crisis point in Colorado and that the state has a severe shortage of residential treatment beds and mental health workers. O’Dea said he would advocate for a federal program that would

make it easier for people interested in working in mental health and substance abuse treatment to get jobs in the field at the same time they work toward college degrees. Employers could help pay for their education, he said.

Bennet touted his “Suicide and Crisis Outreach Prevention Enhancement Act,” which would promote the national crisis line and increase the number of crisis centers nationwide, as well as a white paper he wrote with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, that Bennet called a “blueprint for what mental health ought to look like.”

“We’re facing an epidemic of mental health in Colorado and across this country as a result of an economy that for 50 years has worked incredibly well for the top 10% of Americans, but almost for nobody else,” the senator said. “The opioid epidemic, on top of that, COVID, on top of that … social media.”

Bennet also co-sponsored federal legislation that led to the 988 mental health crisis hotline, which went live in July.

O’Dea, however, said policies supported by Bennet during his 13 years in office have contributed to the mental health crisis.

“What’s happening in America is not working,” O’Dea said. “Partisanship is poisoning our country. My opponent votes with Joe Biden 90% of the time; it’s not working. Inflation is at a 40-year high; it’s not working. Crime is at an all-time high; not

working. Homelessness in Colorado is rampant; it’s not working. And this we add to the list, mental health, especially for kids. It’s not working.”

O’Dea also blamed failures in the education system for the youth mental health crisis, saying he would push for federal regulation that would allow families to choose any school for their child. “Kids have to have a future, and that future starts with an education,” he said. “The closest thing to magic in the United States is school choice. Put them somewhere where they can succeed. We can get them mental health at those institutions. We need to be preventative and not reactive.”

On growing the mental health workforce

O’Dea, who went through an apprenticeship program, said Colorado can grow its workforce of mental health and substance use counselors by encouraging businesses to hire workers as they simultaneously attend college.

“It needs to be a partnership with business,” he said. “It needs to be a partnership with colleges. We need to treat it as an intern program so that we can have businesses help us get more people into this industry.”

Bennet pointed out that O’Dea was against the massive COVID relief bill passed by Congress that sent millions of dollars to Colorado to support workforce development, including internship programs. The American Rescue Plan provided about $600 million for Colorado to recruit and train more behavioral health workers.

“It’s not government in the way — this is government resources being used by the public sector and the private sector,” Bennet said. “He’s quite right that we need to address that, but that’s exactly what these pieces of legislation do.”

Bennet also brought up the state’s lack of affordable housing, which makes it difficult for workers to live in rural and mountain areas in particular. “We have no workforce housing,” he said. “And there are communities all over the state where there are no mental health workers because there is no housing.”

On substance abuse treatment

When asked how he would increase access to substance abuse treatment, O’Dea said the government hasn’t “attacked the supply side” and blamed border insecurity. He also said he would zero in on highpotency marijuana products and that he is against Proposition 122, which would decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in Colorado.

“Right now we have a border that is leaking fentanyl at record levels,” he said. “Colorado is No. 2 in drug

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overdoses. And the reason is because we haven’t attacked the supply side. This situation is being caused by a border that hasn’t been secured. We don’t need more drugs in our society. It’s killing our kids.”

A photo distributed by the Grand Junction Police Department shows counterfeit fentanyl pills that look like 30mg oxycodone.

The rate of increase in fentanyl deaths in Colorado from 2019 to 2021 ranked second in the country, according to Families Against Fentanyl. Colorado’s per-capita fentanyl death rate, however, ranks 33rd.

Bennet slammed O’Dea for not answering the question, then said he supports more drug treatment in jails. “People can’t get treatment,” he said. “And it doesn’t make any sense to lock somebody up and not provide any treatment.”

On who’s better at tackling mental health

Bennet said he looks forward to continuing his work on the opioid crisis and amplifying incentives in the insurance system so that physical and mental health are better integrated.

“This country has been uniquely addicted to opioids compared to any other country in the world,” the senator said. “And we haven’t yet responded to that challenge.”

He also vowed to ramp up funding for mental health beds, saying there was a “chronic shortage all over the state, especially in rural areas.”

“We are just going to have to fund it and we’re going to have to find ways to pay for it,” he said.

But O’Dea said it’s time to “start from scratch” and stop throwing money at homelessness programs that aren’t producing results and time to focus more on mental health prevention. “We need new programs that basically address this before it’s a crisis,” he said.

“We’ve got record inflation, record crime, record drug overdoses, out-ofcontrol homelessness here in Colorado, and an education crisis, a mental health crisis and suicides at an all-time high. Let’s stop the reckless spending and direct it at our kids.”

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5 things to know about psychedelics initiative

Proposition 122 is on Colorado’s fall ballot

BY MARKIAN HAWRYLUK AND MATT VOLZ, KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Colorado could become the second state after Oregon to allow the use of certain psychedelic substances that are illegal under federal law.

But while Oregon voters in 2020 approved the supervised use of psychedelic mushrooms, the citizen initiative on the Colorado ballot in November goes further. Proposition 122 would allow the personal use of psilocybin mushrooms and certain plant-based psychedelic substances by adults 21 and over but would ban sales except in licensed “healing centers,” where people could ingest them under the supervision of trained facilitators.

The psychedelic substances, which can alter a person’s perception and cause hallucinations, are Schedule I controlled substances, which is the federal classification given to drugs deemed to have a high potential for abuse and serve no legitimate medical purpose. However, a stilldeveloping body of research has found that psychedelic mushrooms may have health benefits, such as treating depression.

As of June, 15 cities and other local U.S. jurisdictions have decriminalized possession of psilocybin or deprioritized the policing, prosecution, or arrest of users. Denver’s 2019 voter-approved initiative made the adult possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms the city’s lowest law enforcement priority, and it prohibited the spending of resources on enforcing related penalties.

Here are five key things to absorb about the initiative in Colorado:

1. What does the Colorado initiative do?

Proposition 122 is one of 11 statewide ballot measures that Colorado voters will decide in the Nov. 8 general election. The measure would allow adults to grow, possess, and use mushrooms containing the chemicals psilocybin and psilocin, and decriminalize three plant-based psychedelics: mescaline (though it specifically excludes the peyote cactus), ibogaine (from the root bark of the iboga tree), and dimethyltryptamine (a compound in ayahuasca brew). It also would require the state to create regulations for facilities where adults 21 and older can buy and take the psychedelics under supervision. Selling the drugs outside of those facilities would remain illegal.

The measure sets a timeline for the regulatory process and facilities

to be operational by late 2024 for psilocybin, and the state could expand the list of psychedelic substances to include mescaline, ibogaine, and dimethyltryptamine in those facilities starting in 2026. If voters approve the initiative, people who use those psychedelics would be protected from professional discipline or losing public benefits, and criminal records of past convictions for offenses made legal under the measure could be sealed.

The measure goes beyond the Oregon law voters approved in 2020 allowing people to be treated with one variety of psilocybin, called psilocybe cubensis, in supervised facilities. In Oregon, no facilities have opened yet and state health officials are still finalizing regulations.

2. What are the potential health benefits?

Supporters’ primary argument for the measure’s passage is that psychedelic mushrooms and plants have potential mental health benefits. Emerging research and clinical trials are studying the substances’ effectiveness as an alternative treatment for conditions such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Proponents of the measure say regulation would increase access for people struggling to find effective mental health care. They also say psychedelic mushrooms are not addictive and pose no public safety risk.

3. What are the risks and unknowns?

Opponents caution that the measure is too far ahead of the science, and that the still-developing research should not be used to legitimize the legalization of psychedelic mushrooms and plants for medical or recreational use. They also point out that much of the research conducted has involved psychedelic mushrooms, and that relatively little is known about the effects of mescaline, ibogaine, and dimethyltryptamine.

According to officials at the Justice Department’s National Drug Intelligence Center, ingesting psilocybin can produce negative physical effects, such as vomiting, weakness, and lack of coordination, along with negative psychological effects, such as being unable to distinguish fantasy from reality.

Psilocybin can trigger episodes of psychosis, so people with a personal or family history of psychosis are generally excluded from studies. Psilocybin can also exacerbate heart conditions.

Many people claim that because psilocybin is derived from plants

(technically, fungi) it is safer than pharmaceutical drugs created in a lab. This distinction has no basis. Many plants are poisonous, and many pharmaceutical drugs are derived from natural substances.

4. What does the science say?

Initial studies have found that psilocybin can help treatmentresistant depression or anxiety and depression in patients with terminal illnesses. While the findings are promising, researchers caution that larger sample sizes and additional research are needed to understand psilocybin’s neurobiological factors and long-term effects. In 2019, the FDA called psilocybin a “breakthrough therapy,” a designation meant to speed up development of promising drugs. No psychedelics have been approved for medical use so far.

Of the drugs being considered in the Colorado initiative, psilocybin is the most studied. Clinical trials have tested psilocybin in combination with therapy. Unlike antidepressants, which must be taken regularly, psilocybin has been shown to have durable treatment effects after just one, two, or three doses. It is unclear whether psilocybin has any health benefits outside the psilocybin-assisted therapy protocols used in clinical studies.

Some research findings show that psilocybin-assisted therapy can be useful in treating substance use disorders, including nicotine

and alcohol addiction. Clinical trials for mescaline, ibogaine, and dimethyltryptamine are still in preliminary stages.

5. Will this sprout another industry like marijuana?

Because psilocybin is naturally occurring, people tend to assume its path to legalization will follow that of cannabis. However, the compounds have key differences in the way they affect people. Psilocybin is unlikely to win approval as easily as marijuana, which is legal for medical use in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Nineteen of those states and D.C. also allow recreational use.

The Colorado measure expressly forbids the sale of psychedelics outside of licensed facilities. However, the potential for legalization in the state and elsewhere in the U.S. has spurred the launch of dozens of companies eager to commercialize the sale and treatment of psilocybin. Some are organizing retreats to Jamaica, Peru, or Mexico, where they conduct ceremonies that reflect the traditional use of psilocybin and other natural psychedelics that date back centuries.

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.

Polls show Democrats leading key races

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BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

The Colorado Democrats running for reelection this year to major statewide offi ces — including U.S. Senate, governor, attorney general and secretary of state — hold big leads over their Republican challengers less than a month before Election Day, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

The poll was conducted by Global Strategy Group, a Democratic fi rm, from Oct. 6-11 among 800 registered voters. It had a 3.5 percentage point margin of error. The poll was conducted in partnership with ProgressNow Colorado, a liberal nonprofi t. The Colorado Sun refers to the organization as a dark-money group because it doesn’t have to disclose its donors.

If the survey’s fi ndings are correct — the fi ndings are much more favorable for Democrats than the numbers in other recent polls — the GOP is staring down another year of devastating election results on Nov. 8. No Republican running statewide has won more than 45% of the vote in the past two election cycles.

The poll found Democratic Gov. Jared Polis leads his Republican challenger, University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl, by 54% to

33% with 7% undecided. That’s the largest margin of any of the races polled by Global Strategy Group.

In the U.S. Senate race, 50% of those polled said they would vote for Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet compared to 35% who said they would back Republican Joe O’Dea, a fi rst-time candidate who owns a Denver construction company. Eight percent said they were undecided.

The gap in the Senate race narrowed by 4 percentage points to 49% for Bennet and 38% for O’Dea when Global Strategy Group weighed the results to mirror the likely 2022 electorate.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold led her Republican challenger, former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, at 46% to 34% with 10% undecided.

In the attorney general’s race, Democratic incumbent Phil Weiser led his Republican challenger, 18 th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner, at 44% to 35% with 13% undecided.

Voters are typically less familiar with down-ballot candidates, which may be why the percentages of undecided voters were so high in the polling for the secretary of state and attorney general races.

RealClearPolitics, a politics news and analysis website, averages polling results. Bennet leads O’Dea by 8 percentage points in polls analyzed by the site — not

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including the new Global Strategy Group survey — while Polis leads Ganahl by 14 percentage points. (RealClearPolitics doesn’t have polling averages for the attorney general and secretary of state races.)

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, left, and his Republican challenger, Joe O’Dea. (Colorado Sun photos)

The Global Strategy Group also tested President Biden’s and Polis’ approval ratings. Forty-six percent of those polled said they approve of Biden’s work, while 51% said they disapprove and 3% said they weren’t sure. For Polis, 58% said they approve of the job he is doing, while 27% said they disap-

prove and 6% said they weren’t sure.

The approval ratings for Polis and Biden have improved since June, the last time Global Strategy Group conducted a similar survey.

Colorado county clerks began mailing ballots to voters on Oct. 17.

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service leaders understand homelessness on a single night, a comprehensive system disseminating realtime data regionally is the ultimate goal, Rife said.

The region has made strides in decreasing its reliance on the onenight count. Instead, providers and municipal leaders are working together to improve participation with the region’s Homeless Management Information System to make data about those experiencing homelessness accessible each day.

Boulder recently became the first community in the region to reach a new milestone: The county can now track every adult experiencing homelessness by name in real time. Only a small number of communities across the country have reached the same milestone, according to Thursday’s news release.

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residential treatment was slashed, Colorado did not build up its network of therapeutic foster homes or community mental health services.

Today, the state has about 300 residential treatment beds. At the same time, the number of children and teens seeking emergency psychiatric treatment at Children’s Hospital in Aurora has skyrocketed.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, left, and his Republican challenger, Joe O’Dea. (Colorado Sun photos)This year, January-June psychiatric emergency room visits were up 88% from the same period in 2019, said Jessica Hawks, clinical director of the hospital’s pediatric mental health institute. Suicide is the leading cause of death for teens in Colorado.

“The psychiatric crisis continues,” she said. “We are just beginning to see the initial effects of how the pandemic has impacted our youth mental health. We were actually in a mental health crisis for our youth even before the pandemic. We are just fortunate that we’re now

While the region was able to locate and count 6,884 people on a single night, the number of people who are homeless in the region is likely closer to 31,000 throughout the course of the year, Rife said.

“This data highlights the dynamic nature of homelessness and the importance of real-time data to allow the region to coordinate effectively and allocate resources efficiently,” she said.

The organization releases annually the State of Homelessness report with more data about regional homelessness. Infographic reports by county and an interactive dashboard are available at The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative website.

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Zach Zaslow, interim vice president for population health and advocacy at Children’s, said the lack of residential beds means children are stuck at the hospital for longer than needed.

“Kids end up waiting in our in-patient unit for weeks, months, sometimes even over a year,” he said. “They are without their families. They are without their friends. Oftentimes, they are getting worse because they are in a restrictive setting. They should be closer to home.”

Gov. Jared Polis and his GOP challenger Heidi Ganahl were invited to the forum but the governor declined. Other sponsors included CBS News, MindSite News, Colorado Public Radio and The Colorado Sun.

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You 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, individually, LYNNE COLVIN, individually, JOHNNY MAY, individually, Respondents.

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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 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 Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael J. Lyons, Personal Representative 23 Brecon Way Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK PE296XY

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Estate of Bernice Coggan, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31311

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Estate of Roger A. Brasser, aka Roger Anthony Brasser, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31259

All persons having claims against the above named 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 February 27, 2023 (date)*, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Estate of Wilma J. Hale, Deceased Case No. 2022-PR-31390

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below, or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before February 27, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Leslie A. Lee-Espinoza and Roseanna DeLullo Co-Personal Representative

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Estate of Paul Lewis Roybal, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31111

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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 be forever barred.

Jill Christensen, Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80120

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Estate of Craig Leroy Sundholm, a/k/a Craig L. Sundholm and Craig Sundholm, deceased Case Number: 2022PR31327

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Carolyn Moller Duncan, Atty. No. 33766

Attorney for Personal Representative Duncan Legal, PC 6436 S. Racine Circle, Suite 227 Centennial, Colorado 80111 Phone No: 303-394-2358

Legal Notice No. 81897

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DOROTHY RUTH REPPERT, a/k/a DOROTHY R. REPPERT, a/k/a DOROTHY REPPERT, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31207

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 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joel Duane Reppert - Personal Representative 1663 S. Pennsylvania St. Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. 81892

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JUSTIN CALVIN SUTTON, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31237

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (MATTHEW CALVIN SUTTON) or to DENVER PROBATE COURT, (1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202) on or before FEBRUARY 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Leona Hauschild

LEONA HAUSCHILD, Esq.

Attorney for Personal Representative 1801 California Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 81888

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dolores F. Pugh, also known as Dolores Pugh, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31115

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 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James H. Marlow, Personal Representative 5105 DTC Parkway, Suite 475 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 81894

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

DENVER PROBATE COURT CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230 Denver, Colorado, 80202

Phone: (303) 606-2303

In the Matter of the Estate of: Ronald Edward Rico, a/k/a Ron Rico, a/k/a Ronald Edward Sedillo, a/k/a Ronald Edward Sedillo Rico, Deceased

Attorney: Michael D. Siffring, Esq. Siffring Law, P.C. 2049 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite K-157 Lakewood, CO 80214

Phone Number: (303) 579-6826

E-mail: mds@siffringlaw.com

FAX Number: (720) 384-0619

Atty. Req.#: 30564 Case Number: 2022PR31235

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO§ 15-10-401, C.R.S

To: John Edward Sedillo, Stephanie Guitierrez, Renee (last name unknown), and all Heirs of Ronald Edward Rico, a/k/a Ron Rico, a/k/a Ronald Edward Sedillo, a/k/a Ronald Edward Sedillo Rico

Last Known Address, if any: (addresses unknown)

A hearing on a PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE for the admission to pro bate of the original will of the decedent and the appointment of Doreen Steffes as Personal Representative, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: November 14, 2022 Time: 8:00a.m. Division: Probate

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

The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.

Legal Notice No. 81907

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 10, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sandra Dee Gise, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031384

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 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney Natacha M Gutierrez Attorney to the Personal Representative 695 S Colorado Blvd, Suite 480 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 81908

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 10, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Stella B. Valdez, a/k/a Stella Valdez, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30912

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 January 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa Nolan, Personal Representative c/o Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 81900

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Maria Dolores Calderon de Aguilar a/k/a Maria Dolores C. Aguilar a/k/a Dolores C. Aguilar a/k/a Maria Dolor Aguilar, Deceased Case Number 2022PR31250

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.

Francisca Escalante Personal Representative 334 Sulky Trail

Houston, TX 77060

Legal Notice No. 81885

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of SHIRLEY ARBUTUS KORODI, also known as SHIRLEY A. KORODI and SHIRLEY KORODI, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31348

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 27, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Randall James Korodi

Personal Representative 2834 S. Zurich Ct. Denver, CO 80236

Legal Notice No. 81910

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 10, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARILYN F. HOGAN, also known as MARILYN HOGAN, Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 31328

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 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sean D. Habgood, Personal Representative

330 Plaza Blanca Santa Fe, NM 87507

Legal Notice No. 81909

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 10, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JASON DOUGLAS BRANT, Deceased Case Number: 22PR31205

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (ELIZABETH CAROL BUSHBY-SMITH) or to DENVER PROBATE COURT (1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202) on or before FEBRUARY 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Leona Hauschild

LEONA HAUSCHILD, Esq.

Attorney for Personal Representative 1801 California Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 81905

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 10, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DONALD G. ECKHOFF, a/k/a D. ECKHOFF, a/k/a DONALD GEORGE ECKHOFF, a/k/a DON ECKHOFF, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31318

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 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lois C. Eckhoff, Personal Representative

2021 Bellaire Street Denver, CO 80207

Legal Notice No. 81896

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dean C. Lopez, Deceased Case No: 2022-PR-31338

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below, or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before February 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Margaret D. Casados-Lopez Personal Representative 1041 Knox Court Denver, Colorado 80204

Legal Notice No. 81889

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joanne Lenzini, Deceased Case Number: 22PR499

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 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carla Lenzini, Personal Representative 6000 W. Floyd Avenue No. 104 Denver, Colorado 80227

Legal Notice No. 81895

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lorna S. Gray, Deceased Case No.: 2022PR31306

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael B. Gray, Personal Representative 265 Dexter St. Denver, CO 80220

Legal Notice No. 81893

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Daniel J. Foxhoven, aka Daniel Foxhoven and Dan Foxhoven, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031057

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 January 10, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Hal R. Blanchard, #1305 Attorney to the Personal Representative 19039 E Plaza Dr, Ste 275 Parker, CO 80134

Legal Notice No. 81902

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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