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‘A swing and a groove’ for listeners every month

First Friday Five Points Jazz Hop keeps the music alive

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dzirae Gold remembers hearing about Denver’s Five Points and its bustling jazz scene when she was growing up in Chicagoland.

“It was the Harlem of the West (and) all of the great jazz musicians came here — particularly Black musicians because they couldn’t stay elsewhere,” Gold said. “Five Points (became) a safe haven and hub for jazz music.”

The 27-year-old vocalist finally got a chance to experience Five Points when she moved to Denver just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Even though she had been performing her entire life, it was a strange time to come to the city and dedicate herself to music full time, with many venues closing because of health lockdowns.

Gold put on virtual concerts and built an online audience.

“They say no musician blows up overnight, even though it looks like it,” Gold said. “I consider myself a forever student. For me, it’s happening at just the right pace.”

Gold now performs across the city and is looking forward to headlining a First Friday Five Points Jazz Hop for the first time.

“This once-a-month event honors the jazz tradition,” Gold said.

Norman Harris, founder of Mile High Festivals, is one of the events’ organizers.

“The energy you get from having a live band is non-replicable,” Harris said. “There’s a swing and a groove that naturally happens in a livemusic setting.”

The monthly jazz hops are a collaborative effort of Harris’

‘The nation’s report card’ shows big declines in math in Colorado

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Colorado students posted the lowest scores in more than a decade on the test known as “the nation’s report card,” with the steepest declines in middle school math and with Hispanic students losing the most ground. And while Colorado students posted better reading scores than did students in 27 other states, that was largely because other states lost even more ground.

The learning loss from 2019 to 2022 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as NAEP, points to the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the education of children in almost every pocket of Colorado and the nation.

While research has already shown that academic progress reversed, NAEP results released Monday provide the most detailed and authoritative accounting yet, with data coming from a representative set of students nationwide and allowing for comparisons across states and some cities.

“The results are appalling and unacceptable,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said. “This is a moment of truth. How we respond will determine our standing in the world.”

This year’s results reaffirm what Colorado education leaders and teachers already knew thanks to statewide assessments: Students fell behind.

But parents, teachers, and students are working hard to rebound, said Joyce Zurkowski, Colorado

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The true story of Denver’s Chinese community

BY LISA SCHLICHTMAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Ask any Denver resident if they know lower downtown was once home to a bustling Chinatown, and the answer is probably “no.”

Denver’s Chinatown, which was located in an area known as Hop Alley that formed behind Wazee Street between 15th and 17th streets, was destroyed on Oct. 31, 1880, during an anti-Chinese race riot. Whites and Chinese Americans clashed following a brawl in a saloon, and a violent white mob burned down every Chinese-owned business in the area. One Chinese man, Look Young, was lynched during the riot, and others were severely beaten.

For decades, this violent piece of Denver’s past was relegated to a few paragraphs in local history books and remained relatively hidden — until the city erected a plaque at Blake and 20th streets near Coors Field to commemorate the riot. That marker, which was found to be inaccurate and racist, was removed in August just five months after Mayor Michael Hancock issued a formal apology to the descendants of Denver’s Chinese immigrants for the city’s role in the destruction of Denver’s Chinatown.

And now, a new documentary, “Reclaiming Denver’s Chinatown,” aims to further set the record straight and share the true story of Denver’s Chinese community. The 53-minute film, which was produced by the city’s Office of Storytelling as part of its #IAmDenver documentaries project, premieres Nov. 10 during the Denver Film Festival.

The documentary provides an overview of the history of Denver’s Chinatown and its destruction, but it doesn’t dwell on the past. Instead, it delves into how the city’s Chinese population was able to rise above that night of violence and become contributing members of the Denver community, despite adversity.

Documentary filmmaker and journalist Roxana A. Soto, who is the producer and co-director of the film, said the project took about a year and half to complete. It began with a call from Linda Lung, a descendent of some of Denver’s early Chinatown residents. She was familiar with the work the Office of Storytelling was doing and wanted to share her family’s history.

“This story actually came to us, which shows the power of what we (the Office of Storytelling) are doing is working, because people are now coming to us and saying, `I have this story,’” Soto said. “In trying to make sure the history of Denver is told from all points of view and not just the white male point of view, we’re trying to make it more complete, more equitable, more inclusive.”

Soto interviewed Lung and her cousin Heather Lung Clifton as part of the documentary. They’re both Denver natives, and in recent years, have spent a lot of time tracking down their family’s history, which they’ve traced back to the birth of their entrepreneurial great-grandmother, Ahmoy Lung, who was born in Oregon in 1871 and eventually moved with her family to Denver. She was the family’s matriarch and owned and operated several businesses.

Lung and Clifton said they got involved in the film project because

they wanted to ensure that the history of Denver’s Chinese population was told — and told accurately.

“They were trying to make it better for us,” Clifton said.

She became a teacher and a school administrator and still works as an educational consultant. Lung was a social worker, worked in the telecommunications industry and eventually retired from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden.

Lung said the residents of Chinatown didn’t disappear after the riot. Instead, they stayed and found a way to survive.

“It was a thriving community, and it still continues to be a thriving community,” Lung said. “You have to remember that America didn’t want us here so they (Denver’s Chinese residents) did whatever they had to do to survive. It might be restaurants, it might be opium or it might be running a lottery.”

According to a directory that was published in the International Chinese Business Directory in the 1920s, only 40 years after the destruction of Chinatown, Denver’s downtown was home to a long list of Chinese-owned businesses. These included laundries, restaurants, groceries and stores selling general merchandise and Chinese goods. And as Denver’s Chinese population grew, families moved away from

downtown and into other areas of the city.

The Lung family owned three restaurants in Denver: the Shanghai at 2130 Arapahoe St., the Yuye Cafe at 2801 Welton St. and the Rickshaw Boy on South Broadway. As children, Clifton and Lung have fond memories of big family gatherings in the home of their grandparents, Lucille and Charlie Lung, at 21st and Vine. The big wraparound porch would be filled with card tables lined up side-by-side, and those eating at the tables included aunts and uncles, cousins and people who were boarders at the big three-story home.

“Most of our family grew up fairly poor. We wore hand-me-down clothes, bought day-old bread and always washed clothes in a laundromat,” Clifton said. “Since then, we’ve all been able to establish ourselves in fairly good neighborhoods and positions. We all got college degrees, and became educated, and we have lots of people in the family who are doctors and lawyers and nurses. A lot of people really rose above the poverty we grew up in.”

In addition to the Lungs, the documentary features other prominent Chinese families in the Denver area, who also share their stories.

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This photo of Denver’s Bing Kong Tong society was taken on Aug. 26, 1929. Tongs were associations, or fraternal organizations, that originally formed to help protect Chinese Americans from discrimination.

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Denver pauses e-bike rebate program for rest of 2022

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

It’s official: E-bike hungry Denver residents burned through three years and $9 million of subsidies in just six months, and now we need to pause and think about what we’ve done.

Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency announced this week it will stop releasing new e-bike purchase vouchers for the rest of 2022. The planned $9 million bike program, paid for with the 2020 climate sales tax, has “put 4,401 e-bikes on the streets and trails of Denver,” according to city officials, and cut the price of the average bike in half.

After overwhelming demand for the rebates when the program first launched earlier this year, Denver had hoped to stretch out spending and provide more frequent opportunities by putting out monthly batches of vouchers. More releases were scheduled for early November and December.

Instead, the rebates are coming to a halt while city officials decide how much additional money to bring into the e-bike program for a 2023 relaunch. E-bike rebates were meant to be only one part of an initial $9 million in spending that also included rebates on home electrification, including solar panels and heat

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“We’re honored to be a part of transforming the way Denver wants to move around,” said climate office director Grace Rink, in a release. “We’re eager to bring back an expanded program that will serve more Denverites.”

Those running climate programs hope e-bike trips — fueled more and more by clean electricity as the grid transforms with renewable generating sources — will replace fossil fuel-driven car trips for work, school or errands. Denver, though, has still not announced a plan to formally measure actual car trip reductions. E-bikes can be pedaled like a traditional bike, but the rechargeable battery pack provides pedal assist to ease the work, or in some models, a hand-twisted throttle to accelerate much like a motorcycle.

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ity and climate issues, and solve for people’s transportation needs,” said Piep Van Heuven, director of government relations for Bicycle Colorado. “The majority of trips in cities are a distance of 6 miles or less, the perfect distance for an e-bike trip.”

Denver has tweaked the program to try to ensure lower-income residents in need of new transportation will benefit from e-bikes, which can run into the thousands of dollars. Just under half the rebates have been used by income-qualified residents, the climate office said.

Colorado officials are preparing details on their own $12 million e-

bike rebate program, which will allow vouchers for those outside Denver city limits. State officials have said they will consider allowing purchases through online retailers or big box stores to increase access for rural buyers. That program won’t begin until early 2023.

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organization, the Five Points Business Improvement District, the Heart of Five Points, Curtis Park Neighbors and various sponsors.

The hops start at 5:30 p.m. the first Friday of every month and take place at various venues through the neighborhood. They feature several musical performances with staggered start times to allow attendees to see each one. The jazz hops usually wrap up around 9 p.m., but businesses remain open afterwards, Harris said.

“There’s just general activity in Five Points,” Harris said. “Jazz music is a strong foundation to bring people to the neighborhood.”

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tion was awarded a grant from Denver Arts & Venues.

The hops were wildly popular when they began in January of 2020. But only two months later, COVID-19 forced a hiatus until January of 2021, when they were revived outdoors at Sonny Lawson Park. When gathering restrictions eventually eased and venues opened their doors again, jazz hops returned to club settings and now happen at a mix of indoor and outdoor settings.

All of the musicians are local, Harris said. And while jazz is the foundation for the music, the hops allow for creative freedom. Some of the acts may incorporate other elements, like a DJ or spoken-word artist, Harris said.

Gold specializes in R&B and soul and also classic jazz. She will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Spangalang

will be joined by Isaiah Relf on drums, Will Gaines on bass and Bharat Bhargava on keys.

Though she is headlining a jazz hop for the first time, Gold is a dedicated attendee.

“You will not be disappointed in the atmosphere,” Gold said. “It’s just a good time.”

Harris invites everyone to come and see what the fuss is about.

“Jazz is a beautiful art form,” he said. “The vibration you get from jazz music is incredible. At the heart of it, we’re putting forward some genuine and authentic performances that people can experience and that drives the performers to give us their best.”

Local musician Gregory Goodloe interacts with an attendee of a First Friday Five Points Jazz Hop at Spangalang Brewery.

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the Chinese is that they really have been in Denver since Denver became a city, and I don’t think most people know that,” Soto said. “It’s a common thread story among immigrants. They work extremely hard in whatever jobs they can find, so that the future generations didn’t have to do that kind of work. This documentary is almost like a window into what it was like to be Chinese American from the late 1800s to now.”

Soto said it’s heartwarming and satisfying when people see themselves on the big screen, telling neverbefore-told stories that they thought no one cared about.

“We’re bringing to light these stories, and there’s a lot of hardship, but at the end of the day, we’re all just trying to do the same thing — survive and thrive, and you know, get ahead,” Soto said. “There’s a common thread. It’s humanity.”

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Bessie Lung Fong is the aunt of Linda Lung and Heather Lung Clifton, who are featured in the “Reclaiming Denver’s Chinatown”

the Denver Film

What: The premiere of the #IAmDenver documentary, “Reclaiming Denver’s Chinatown,” as part of the Denver Film Festival and a reception with Denver’s Office of Storytelling filmmakers and descendants of Denver’s Chinatown.

6 p.m. reception, followed by the film’s screening at 7 p.m.

Where: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007

York. St.

Tickets: Free event but tickets are required. Tickets can be reserved at tinyurl.com/ReclaimingDenverChinatown.

The event could sell out, so following the premiere, the documentary will be available on the Office of Storytelling’s website.

WHAT IS THE OFFICE OF STORYTELLING?

The Office of Storytelling was launched in spring 2019 by the city and county of Denver with the goal of “rewriting Denver’s history one untold story at a time,” according to its website. Through a project called #IAmDenver, the office has recorded hundreds of stories featuring Den-

ver residents, from drag queens to internment camp survivors to Chicano warriors, who have unique stories and perspectives to share. Visit denvergov. org/Community/Neighborhoods/ Office-of-Storytelling for more information and links to short stories and feature-length documentaries.

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Department of Education chief assessment officer.

“There are some indications that things are on the way back up,” she said. “But there’s work to do.”

What is NAEP?

Mandated by Congress, the national assessment tests math and reading skills in fourth and eighth grades roughly every two years among a random sampling of students — about 450,000 students in 10,000 schools in 2022. The administrators break down scores by state and for select cities that vary with each test.

Denver was one of 26 urban districts that NAEP sampled last winter. Outside of those cities, NAEP does not issue district scores.

Unlike state exams, the NAEP tests are low stakes for students, teachers, and schools. But the NAEP test offers a valuable look at the progress of the nation.

“We knew results would reflect historic disruptions to schools,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, which organizes the test. “NAEP results should give us all pause. They also remind us how essential schools are for our children and families.”

Colorado dip in math skills

The Colorado Measure of Academic Success, or CMAS, standardized tests show students recovering

ground from 2021 but still below pre-pandemic levels in most cases. Similar to NAEP, the state’s test scores show particularly concerning drops in middle school math scores and draw attention to the impacts on students who transitioned to more complex material in a highly disrupted environment.

NAEP shows fourth grade Colorado math scores declined steeply. Proficiency dropped by one-quarter, from about 44% of students in 2019 to 36% of students this year. Eighth grade math proficiency fell by about the same proportion, from 37% of students in 2019 to 28% this year.

Colorado reading skills did not decline as much. On the fourthgrade test, 38% of students tested proficient, down from 40% in 2019. In eighth grade, 34% of students tested proficient, compared with 38% in 2019.

In Denver, reading scores declined similarly. Fourth-grade proficiency scores fell from 32% to 29%, and eighth-grade scores fell from 29% to 28% — which may not be statistically significant — from 2019.

Denver fourth-grade math proficiency dipped from 35% of students in 2019 to 28% this year. Eighth grade proficiency also fell, from 29% in 2019 to 22% of students this year.

In both Colorado and Denver, Hispanic students experienced greater declines in most grades and subjects than did other student groups. The pandemic pummeled Colorado’s Hispanic families, who have suffered higher death rates and more job losses. An estimated two-thirds of Colorado children without internet access are Hispanic, and many of

them had parents working essential jobs and who could not stay home with them.

Zurkowski said learning gaps among Hispanics remain an area of “significant concern.” The state has some of the largest gaps in the nation between Hispanic and white students.

Students faced many challenges during COVID

The pandemic imposed hardships and barriers to student learning: switches between remote and hybrid classes, quarantines and other disruptions, spotty internet access, and general instability. Students also experienced major stressors, like parents losing jobs and caregivers falling ill and dying.

Melissa Snyder, a Cherry Creek School District fourth grade teacher, said student absenteeism has soared since the start of the pandemic.

“There’s a lot of pieces to the puzzle,” said Snyder, who teaches at Pine Ridge Elementary. “Everything with COVID is so much more complex.”

Lorelei Jackson, a Denver Language School eighth grade math teacher, said teachers had to choose which lessons to teach and students are missing skills they would normally have learned.

“We wanted to make sure that we were focusing on what was going to be the most impactful for students,” she said. And now, “we’re seeing those gaps.”

A Chalkbeat analysis found mixed evidence on the link between remote learning and changes in state test scores, with some correlation in

The state’s standardized tests are being used as a measure to see how students are recovering from the pandemic.

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math and fourth-grade reading but none in eighth-grade reading. More granular research has shown that students who experienced more virtual learning tended to fall further behind.

The Colorado education department didn’t require districts to report changes in learning mode, which sometimes varied weekly, but its staff did try to track who was in-person, remote, or hybrid using district websites and Facebook pages. Using state data, the COVID-19 School Data Hub estimates that Colorado students on average spent 28% of their time learning in person during the 2020-21 school year.

Melanie Asmar, Matt Barnum, and Erica Meltzer contributed to this report.

Jason Gonzales is a reporter covering higher education and the Colorado legislature. Chalkbeat Colorado partners with Open Campus on higher education coverage. Contact Jason at jgonzales@chalkbeat.org.

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Experts: Colorado’s elections system is the ‘Gold Standard’

BY VIGNESH RAMACHANDRAN COLORADO NEWS COLLABORATIVE

For 102 years, the League Of Women Voters has helped Americans understand how they can cast their vote in elections.

The nonpartisan organization has never endorsed a political party or candidate, providing a valuable resource for voters of all political persuasions.

The Colorado News Collaborative is speaking with nonpartisan experts to help voters understand more about the integrity of the vote as unfounded claims of voter fraud continue to run rampant ahead of November’s midterm election.

Beth Hendrix is executive director of the League of Women Voters of Colorado, which educates voters about the security and effi cacy of Colorado’s election system. The group recently published a whitepaper breaking down the

components of the state’s voting system to explain why it often is regarded as leading the nation. It also produced a nonpartisan guide to the 11 state issues on Colorado’s ballot this year in English and Spanish.

This Q&A has been edited for clarity and length.

Some have said Colorado’s election system is better than those in all other states. Is that true?

Absolutely. We say [it’s the] gold standard. There are a few states that are close behind — Washington, Oregon. It’s always the Western states.

Why? Aren’t there aspects to Colorado’s election system that need improvements?

Here in Colorado, we’re doing pretty well. That said, we have people in our legislature that want to get rid of mail-in ballots and want to go back to voting only

on Election Day because they feel that’s the only way it can be secure. I disagree. The League disagrees.

Other states are purging voter rolls, making it more diffi cult to vote, and that’s not happening in Colorado, yet. We’re going to do everything we can to not allow it to happen.

We’re not resting on our laurels [in Colorado], but we’re good. We have a safe and secure and innovative system that’s ahead of any place else in the nation.

How hard would it be to defraud the vote in Colorado?

I think it would be pretty darn hard [to defraud the vote in Colorado].

I suppose that someone could take their spouse’s ballot and forge a signature, and then hope their spouse didn’t complain. But I don’t think it happens.

How can we trust that every vote gets counted in Colorado?

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pleased to see that the mayor’s proposed budget includes $8.4 million to recruit 188 additional offi cers that would increase Denver Police Department’s authorized strength from the current benchmark of 1,596 to 1,639. It may take several years to get there, as law enforcement agencies across the state and the country are struggling to attract top-notch applicants. Another $1.5 million has been earmarked to increase and enhance training for sworn offi cers.

Our police department needs to be adequately staffed and trained to enforce the law and bring scoffl aws to justice. Our courts must incarcerate those who are a danger to our community. We

Over the last few election cycles there has been a disturbing trend that continues to get worse — television advertising. In the last presidential election, I was positive they couldn’t get any worse. I was wrong.

This election cycle’s advertising in almost every race is nothing short of disgusting, annoying and mostly untrue. Ad after ad solely focused on getting one party to win over the other shows how tone-deaf candidates and those running their campaigns have become.

It’s clear the Democrats are working to use this year’s Supreme Court ruling against abortion as a cornerstone issue to maintain control at the state level and in Washington. The problem is these ads are so poorly constructed, so annoyingly condescending that you forget about the positions they are taking and roll your eyes in disgust.

Some ads feature “seemingly” everyday citizens taking the “we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore” approach. The

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must honor the principle of innocent until proven guilty, and we must undo the inequitable application of the law that has people of color fi lling our jails in inappropriate numbers. That said, while arrest and detention does remove a criminal from the landscape for a period of time, we cannot arrest our way out of lawlessness. In order to make a signifi cant and ongoing reduction in the crime rate, we must also intervene at the source. We need to address the epidemic of mental un-health and substance abuse that has taken hold and often fuels criminal behavior. We must reduce the pipeline of those turning to lawlessness as a way to get their needs met.

Fortunately, the mayor’s budget does have money set aside to

increase mental health and drug treatment beds. Whether the amount proposed is suffi cient is yet to be seen. What is at least as daunting as the needed dollars is the need for available professionals to provide the services to bring people out of crises and return them to responsible, productive members of society. I’m guessing that a couple of decades of STEM education may have contributed to the shortage of women and men wanting to devote themselves to traditionally lower-paid jobs in social services positions. We need to turn that dynamic around by offering competitive salaries for these critically needed social service professionals.

There will be big dollars aimed, as well, at increasing the supply of housing affordable to those — from the unhoused to those in the upper reaches of our work force — who cannot currently meet Denver’s cost of living. We need to accelerate the pace that these units are made available, and we must increase the percentage of affordable units from rentals to purchase. We

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problem is, if they are actors — they are terrible. If they are not actors — they need a lot more coaching before the cameras go live.

Another layer of annoying this year is the mom card. Candidates saying they are moms so they should be elected. While I agree moms are great managers, organizers and work hard — that doesn’t mean I am going to elect them solely on their mom status to pass and enforce laws.

I respect and love moms. I am a mom. However, qualifications to hold office should be based on a lot more than whether or not you are raising children. While I understand this tactic is aimed at middleclass moms — it is a ridiculous plan.

That leads me to another annoyance emerging as an election trend. That is the candidates who

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are choosing to run. I have been shocked a lot this election cycle with the fact that many of this year’s candidates in various races have few, if any, qualifications.

Some candidates seem to be running because it sounds good. Based on answers to questions and actions, it almost seems like they are taking a “what the heck” approach.

Whether it is a town council member, county coroner or state seat — holding office should be considered a privilege and the level of responsibility and integrity that comes with it should be respected. Holding office should not be about getting the other party voted out or because it’s become pretty easy to run.

After being elected, the work has to be done and citizens rely on every level of government to function.

Moving back into the exhausting television ads — the other issue that is getting worse is the fear factor messaging.

The doom and gloom messaging that if a candidate is elected the

must make it possible for those in lower income brackets to begin to build generational wealth that will change the lives of generations to come.

Finally, angry calls are coming in daily fueled by frustration at the length of time it is taking homeowners, businesses and developers to get construction projects permitted. Our plan reviewers and building inspectors are working yeoman’s hours to dent the backlog that has permits-in-waiting delayed by many months. The city has redoubled its efforts to hire added staff, and has contracted with private firms to help move the needle. I believe the city would be wise in bringing in outside eyes to have a look at our permitting processes to be sure we are making best use of personnel.

Have a great month. See you soon around the neighborhood.

Paul Kashmann represents District 6 on Denver City Council. He can be reached at paul.kashmann@denvergov.org or 720-3376666.

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world could end, taxes will reach the highest they ever had, children will never be educated correctly again or all our civil rights will be abolished the day after the election is ridiculous.

I would like to see more ads with solutions, actual positions and messaging on each particular candidate. Tell us what you think can be done to help the economy. When we are spending hundreds of dollars on one or two bags of groceries at the store — we do not want to see your attack commercials.

When gasoline prices are skyrocketing, housing in Colorado may never be affordable again, homeless rates are rising and crime rates continue to be alarming — we do not need attack ads.

I would love to see candidates get back to civility, respect and the understanding that the work they are doing matters and schoolyard, childish behavior is just noise we no longer want or need to hear.

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

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Behind every victim is an advocate

Behind every patient is a doctor, behind every student is a teacher, and behind every victim is an advocate. Despite the chaotic and devastating circumstances of COVID-19, advocates of the Victim Services around Colorado have adapted to social guidelines, solved unfamiliar problems and flourished in efficiency to provide for victims across the state.

Interestingly enough, the Victim Services unit in Greeley, Thornton, Northglenn, Longmont and Littleton limited their on-site service to major crime-related cases (homicide, domestic violence, sexual assult, felony), sending a limited number of trained staff to report in-person. On the other hand, units in Lakewood and Fort Collins responded strictly through phone calls for most of the pandemic, making the interaction between staff and volunteer advo-

cates scarce. Flipping the system upside-down had both its pros and cons. It opened up the idea that services can be provided virtually, and made victims reaching out to advocates more approachable. According to the Victim Services of Thornton/Northglenn and Lakewood, victims who felt overwhelmed with crowds of people (including advocates) present during the scene were able to find time on their own, after processing the situation, and reach out personally. Surprisingly, as time passed, more victims began to prefer a phone call over an on-site reply.

However, as reported by victim advocates in Longmont and Gree-

ley, this abrupt change in organization led to a drastic advocate shortage. Masks and physical distance (as well as the subsequent removal of facial expressions and body language) made it difficult for advocates to discern the immediate needs of the victim. The Arvada Victim Services added that grants— initially given to the Victim Services — were shifted to fund other, COVID-related issues, the lack of monetary assistance forcing a change in various departments and volunteer programs. Most fatal of all, the boundaries between “work” and “home” began to blur. Phone calls about traumatic experiences would leak past working hours, and follow-ups about excruciating cases would flood into the private lives of advocates.

But while caring for a single individual is, indeed, demanding, the Victims Services in Broomfield,

Thornton, Northglenn, Arvada (Jefferson County), Longmont, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Littleton and Greeley serve an astounding average of 287 victims monthly. That is hundreds of devastating stories and cries for help that are heard monthly by these people. Sacrifices of time, energy, and mentality are made to save the ones of those who need to hold onto it.

What this service needs the most is education. Education on who they are, what they do and how they do it. People should know what they can offer and why they’re here in the first place. Education on what they need, and what you — the public — can do for it.

Gina Jung is a senior at Stargate High School in Thornton who hopes to pursue studies in sociology and psychology.

Engagement makes all the di erence

After checking in, the couple decided to head to the hotel bar for a nightcap. Luckily two seats opened up just as they walked in. They sat down and the bartender stood with his back turned watching the television as a Thursday Night Football game was being televised. The couple waited and when they saw a second bartender come in their direction, they thought they might finally be able to order a drink. They were disappointed as the second bartender also turned their back to watch the game.

Finally getting their attention, they received their drinks. No engagement with the patrons, just back to watching the game. Having visited more than a bar or two in my day, and having been a bartender earlier in my life, I have a great appreciation for those great bartenders who know that sometimes people come looking for an ear that will listen, a friend to talk to, a therapist to hear their problems, or someone to celebrate with. The couple finished their drinks and left.

Here’s another story that was shared with me by a sales leader. She was on a virtual sales call with one of her salespeople. They were using Zoom so they could all turn on their webcam and see each other, almost as if they were faceto-face and in person. The sales leader was invited to the meeting to share specific and new information with the prospect. The salesperson thought it would be better received coming from a senior leader.

As the meeting went on and the sales leader started discussing important data while also gathering great information through relevant questioning, she noticed that her salesperson wasn’t really paying attention. They looked distracted and were probably multi-tasking. Although she noticed it, her hopes were that the prospect wouldn’t really notice. Well into the discussion the salesperson finally started paying attention, but as it turned out, it was a little too little and a little too late. The final straw was

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when the salesperson brought up an irrelevant topic and asked an unrelated question. Unfortunately, they did not win the business.

How many times have we tuned out those around us only to tune into a game, an app, or something else? If we are being honest, it’s probably happening more often than we care to admit.

tionally engaged with you? How did that feel? And have you ever responded to someone looking for your undivided attention by saying, “After the next commercial or at halftime?” I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can engage with intentionality, it really will be a

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Imagine the teacher not being truly engaged with their student, the spouse not tuned in to their better half, the parent not engaging with their child, or a best friend losing interest in something that is important to their friend in that moment. In any one of those situations, I believe the relationship will suffer when we fail to truly engage.

Engagement is so vitally important in any relationship. Combine engagement with intentionality and we have a true winning recipe for a winning relationship to thrive. An example of intentional engagement is when we are watching television and our spouse or child asks us a question or wants to talk and we simply turn off the TV and intentionally engage. A common mistake that sends the wrong message is when we say, “OK, how about at the next commercial or at halftime, or when the show is over?”

When we do that, we are saying that the game or show is more important than our child or spouse.

And if it’s not TV, can we close our computer, put down our phone, or stop what we are doing to actively listen and engage with those around us? Engagement, intentional engagement, really does make all the difference.

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Every fall, pumpkin lovers rejoice in knowing their favorite flavors will start migrating from humble gourds to morning mugs. While the specialty beverage has corporate origins, local baristas put a hometown twist on “PSLs” across Colorado.

The origins of pumpkin spice lattes trace to 2003, when Starbucks’ Director of Espresso Peter Dukes came up with the idea out of a desire to replicate the seasonal success of the eggnog latte and peppermint mocha, according to The Daily Meal.

“Pumpkin spice latte has become more than just a beverage,” Dukes said. “It has become a harbinger of the season.”

Since then, the drink has evolved into an annual tradition outside Starbucks.

At Nixon’s Coffee House in Englewood, one barista said pumpkin pie syrup is used instead of pumpkin spice because it gives the drink a more unique flavor.

La Dolce Vita in Arvada uses pumpkin puree sauce and has served the drink since around the time Starbucks began the trend. Unlike the big chain, at LDV the taste will depend on the barista.

Barista Tamara Hansen said she adds vanilla to her PSL so that it gets a more robust flavor profile.

“I’m putting pumpkin sauce, of course, and vanilla, and I’m going to put whipped cream and cinnamon sugar,” Hansen said. “(The vanilla) adds a little bit of sweetness.”

Her co-worker Josh Crouch’s take on the drink is inspired by pumpkin pancakes and features some maple flavors.

“It’s got real pumpkin,” Crouch said, pointing to the pumpkin puree sauce used to flavor the drink.

Not just lattes

The PSL trend has spread far beyond espresso drinks. Local breweries have jumped on the flavor train as well — somewhat begrudgingly, in certain cases.

Colorado Plus Brew Pub in Wheat Ridge serves a “darker style of pumpkin ale,” according to Manager Jordan Peck. The “Don’t Call Me Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice Ale” ale has a slightly higher-than-average alcohol content than other pumpkin beers, Peck said.

“It’s really full-bodied,” Peck said. “It’s pumpkin spice without being over the top.”

Chris Hill, owner of Odyssey Beerwerks in Arvada didn’t necessarily want to make a pumpkin beer, so he took the idea and went a different route.

“We opened in May of 2013,” Hill said. “As fall was rolling around, everybody was telling us we needed to do a

pumpkin beer because everyone does a pumpkin beer in fall. I didn’t really want to do one, but I asked our assistant brewer if he could do a different one. He came back with the idea to do a marshmallow porter with a pumpkin spice.”

The result is the “Fluffy Pumpkin Toasted Marshmallow Porter,” which was such a hit in 2013 that Odyssey kept it going on a seasonal basis.

“It was a one-off to appease customers,” Hill admits. “The reason we brewed a second batch was we had two bar owners and two friends of owners who called and said they had or had heard of this been we did and they really wanted to put it on tap. So, we did enough to make four-eight kegs and sold it to them. In 2014, we did a full batch and sold out before we were done fermenting.”

Despite the Fluffy Pumpkin’s beginnings, Hill says he’s come around on the pumpkin porter.

“I’m in a happy place with it now,” Hill said. “It’s a really good beer. I won’t say we were opposed, but since everyone does a pumpkin beer, we don’t need to do one, but we did and it was fantastic. I won’t downplay the beer. It’s really good.”

Barnett and Son Brewing Co. in Parker began their pumpkin beer with a homespun tradition.

Owner Andrew Barnett said their ‘Nevermore Pumpkin Ale’ — fittingly named after ‘The Raven,’ by Edgar Alan Poe — originated with a Halloween tradition at the Barnett home.

“It’s an old home brew recipe. As a home brewer, we used to deck out the Barnett house for Halloween,” Barnett said. “I’d hand out beers in the driveway for neighbors who came out to Halloween. When we opened the brewery, that tradition survived.”

Barnett describes the ale as “a really good balance between the spices and the vegetable,” and said he was cautious against adding too much cinnamon, a move he believes undercuts the flavor of other pumpkin beers.

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Denver Film Fest brings the world’s stories to Denver

Festival is in its 45th season

BY CLARKE READER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

There’s a reason that during the worst parts of the COVID-19 pandemic, so many people turned to the film world for solace and inspiration. The Denver Film Festival is aiming to achieve that same entertaining and enlightening power in its 45th season, which is returning to its pre-pandemic form of entirely in-person screenings.

“We have the return of the real festival environment this year,” said Matthew Campbell, the festival’s artistic director. “We were just able to have a couple parties and other events last year, so we didn’t have as much conversing after the films as we normally would. Now we’re able to host more events, foster the community experience and be a catalyst for conversation.”

The 45th Denver Film Festival runs this year from Nov. 2-13. Screenings and events will take place in several downtown locations — the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, but also the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Botanic Gardens, AMC 9 + CO 10 and the Tattered Cover East Colfax.

Some of the big films being showcased this year include the Opening Night Red Carpet presentation of “Armageddon Time,” which is directed by James Gray and features Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Anthony Hopkins. Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” and Maria Schrad-

er’s “She Said” are all films garnering early awards buzz and will be screened during the festival.

Also not-to-miss is “The Whale,” the Brendan Fraser film, written by Samuel D. Hunter, who will be on hand to receive the festival’s Excellence in Writing Award. Hunter’s play — which the film is based on — had its premiere in Denver, so this will be a special event.

“These special presentations are great, but people will have the opportunity to see these films after the fact,” Campbell said. “What’s great about this festival is there are (also) many films that this might be your only chance to see them.”

In addition to quality stories from the world over, the team at Denver Film works to highlight Colorado stories like “The Holly,” which tells the story of a shooting case involving activist Terrance Roberts and the gentrification of the city; and “My Sister Liv,” a film that follows two Colorado sisters coming of age with all the pressures of social media.

With several parties to attend, as well as VR filmmaking experiences, there truly is something for everyone at the festival.

“The audiences here in Denver are really adventurous and are really discerning,” Campbell said. “Those who attend are going to come away having had a great time, but also potentially learning something and getting a new outlook on film. We’re here to expand minds and create dialogue and empathy.”

To see the full line-up for Denver Film Fest’s 45th season or purchase tickets, visit denverfilm.org/denverfilmfestival/d 45.

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Nurse-midwife student pushes back against stereotypes

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According to the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), of the more than 13,000 AMCBcertified nurse-midwives across the United States, 85% of them are white and only 39 (0.3%) are men.

Alvarez hopes to change that. He said that as the population of pregnant people becomes more diverse, so should those who provide their health care.

“I have had and seen [pregnant] patients who did not identify as women. They are non-binary, or they identify as men,” Alvarez added, saying that nursemidwives are part of the community, not outsiders telling patients what to do. “Nurse midwives do more than just see you at the time of your visit. They know you outside the hospital and inside the home. They are concerned about your health and, do you have child care? Do you have access to healthy food and transportation? It’s knowing more than just what you are in that moment.”

One of the main reasons Alvarez chose this profession is its history.

“In the antebellum South, many of the enslaved women were the primary caretakers of the women in their communities. They were the ones delivering the babies, even those of their enslavers. But then the white male physician comes along and says, ‘That Black woman is uneducated, she is dirty and you should not get care from her.’ OBGYNs [obstetrician gynecologists] have been delivering babies for 100 to 200 years; midwives have been doing it for millennia,” he explained.

Alvarez also pointed out that he sees dads getting more involved in caregiving for their newborn babies after watching him help their partners.

“They’re like, ‘Wait, this guy is supporting my wife? Let me go in there and let me do something, or maybe I can change my baby’s diaper too!’” Alvarez said. “They don’t feel the need to be on the opposite side of the curtain while their wife is having a baby.”

Alvarez told Rocky Mountain PBS that sometimes, his patients are so over the moon to have someone who looks or speaks like them.

“I’ve had patients who were so excited because, ‘Oh my god, my nurse is Black! How amazing is that?’ Or when I speak Spanish to my Spanishspeaking patients they are just like, ‘Thank goodness.’”

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention show that Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Alvarez ultimately hopes to change that and care for people, which is at the core of his motivations.

“At the end of the day, I came into this profession knowing that I want to help women and help my sisters of color,” he said. “I want to do some good and do right by people.”

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.

Eric Alvarez is one of the few men at University of Colorado College of Nursing pursuing a career in nurse-midwifery.

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variation, autonomy in how they do it. But generally speaking, a ballot is never alone with only one person. There are always at least two and usually a group of bipartisan people. The number of safeguards is pretty extraordinary.

The complaint I hear most is that voter registration rolls aren’t up to date and that dead people still get ballots and things like that. I’m sure that does happen. But overall, Colorado keeps its voter registration rolls pretty well up-to-date — partnering with the Postal Service for change of address, social security death index, the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) to make sure people aren’t voting in other states.

Then there’s the ballot tracing. You can sign up very easily for ballot tracing. And you get a text when your ballot is opened, when it’s counted. So the process is very transparent, while maintaining security.

What are common misconceptions about Colorado’s election security?

The process is sometimes seen as more partisan than it is — that political parties have a say in the counting. And while the political parties have election judges there, it is bi-, tri- multi-partisan.

People [also] think that the process of counting ballots is up to just a small handful of people, it’s very secretive and nobody knows what’s going on. It’s just not true.

People don’t understand how easy it is to get involved in poll watching, if they so choose. A lot of people

think that it’s a secretive, closed, non-transparent process, and that is not the case.

So, in addition to poll-watching, how can someone who is skeptical of the process better understand it?

Call your county clerk and ask for a tour, but it’s kind of a bad time of year to make that request. They’re getting threatened and harassed like never before. We just had to pass a law to protect election workers.

Are there other concerns you have about our democracy in Colorado?

People not being able to recognize opinion versus fact — looking at Tucker Carlson and Rachel Maddow as newscasters as opposed to opinion-casters. We’ve been trying to also put out information about news literacy.

The League has used our volunteers as government watchdogs and observers since our founding 102 years ago. We’re now expanding that to allow those trained observers to bolster local news, where there are news deserts. If there’s just one little newspaper with one reporter down in Cortez, and they can’t get to the city council meetings and the county commission meetings and the meeting of the water board … our observers are going to do that and report out about what happened at that meeting, if sunshine laws are being followed, if behavioral norms are being followed, things like that.

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Estate of James Edward Greichen, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31392

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 March 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James P. Greichen Personal Representative 1185 South Downing Street Denver, Colorado 80210

Legal Notice No. 81919

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GLEN LESTER GROSS, a/k/a GLEN L. GROSS, a/k/a GLEN GROSS, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031146

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representatives or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before Saturday March 4, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dawn M. Gross, Personal Representative 2735 S. Ames Way Denver, CO 80227

Legal Notice No. 81911

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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.

Wayne R. Brasser, Personal Representative 3932 C.R. 7, Leadville, CO 80461

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representatives or to the Denver Pro bate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before, March 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Vanessa Marie Colmenero

Personal Representative 6 Bryant Way Denver, CO 80219

Legal Notice No. 81914

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Susanna Rose Pike, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30772

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 March 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Taylor Personal Representative 4451 S. Ammons St., Bldg. 1-106 Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 81913

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 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

First Publication: October 27,

Last Publication: November 10,

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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

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

Notice

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 March 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Walsh, Personal Representative c/o The McKenzie Law Firm 2305 E Arapahoe Road, #223 Centennial, Colorado 80122

Legal Notice No. 81920

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 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

Legal Notice No. 81899

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

Estate of LIZ HAMP-LYONS, also known as Elizabeth M. Hamp-Lyons, Deceased Case Number 2022PR31274

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

Legal Notice No. 81890

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,

Public Notice

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

It is time to warm up your smartphone thumbs, dahlia growers.

Dahlia tuber season is upon us.

Now through April, dahlia farmers from Washington to New Zealand hold online tuber sales that some observers compare to an extreme sport.

In order to land the best varieties and newest cultivars, customers must know the fastest route to check out and do it in record time.

“We are in the midst of a dahlia mania largely stimulated by the flower farmer movement,” New Zealand dahlia breeder Dr. Keith Hammett posted in May on Instagram.

In the last 20 years, artisan flower farms have popped up in many communities to provide seasonal, sustainable alternatives to imported florals — and almost all grow dahlias.

The farms found that they could sell not only the cut flower, but also the tubers, which are fleshy swollen roots that enable a dahlia to grow. Many had accumulated the best varieties to share, including some they’d hybrid-

GUEST COLUMN Jennifer Miller

Dahlia mania

ized themselves.

And just like that, a craze was born. Gardeners today flock to online sales and sometimes in such high numbers that sale websites crash. This has led to comparisons with Dahlia Mania of the 1920s, when a giant pink dahlia named ‘Jersey’s Beauty’ shook up the gardening world.

“Everyone wanted a tuber of this variety and there were not enough to go around,” dahlia expert Brion Sprinsock posted on Instagram. “As a result, the price for a single tuber was $25 in 1923, the equivalent of $406 today.”

Today’s tubers usually top out at $25 — a deal in comparison to back then — but there never seems to be enough of prized varieties to meet demand. The most expensive varieties — the stellar new hybrids — routinely sell out within minutes of sales opening.

So how do you score the dahlia of your dreams? It certainly helps if you are fast on your thumbs. But even if

you’re not, these tips could give you the edge:

Get on lists. Join email lists to be notified of sales. This is key as farms often give followers early access to sales or exclusive sales.

Be Prepared. Dahlia farms close shop pages the night before sales to update inventory. Get there the day before, jot down varieties you want and note where they appear on the pages.

Often you can create an account in advance with your address and credit card information and this can save valuable minutes. If not, consider putting payment information on autofill.

Some farms let you set up a favorites list. Never pass up this opportunity. It allows you to bypass the main page during a sale and immediately add varieties to your shopping cart.

Be on time. A minute before the online store opens, hit the refresh button until a live page appears. Yes, this does sometimes cause websites to crash if everyone is doing it, but if you do not do it, you lose valuable time.

Use your fastest device. Though some say smartphones are faster than PCs, it depends on the device. Whichever of yours is fastest — and easiest to use — choose that.

Use the buddy system. Ask a friend or spouse to get on their device at the same time and whoever gets to the payment page first, orders.

Limit your purchase. This may sound odd, but it is better to select just one dahlia variety and check out than add a full wish list to your shopping cart. If you add too many and one sells out, the website may force you to redo your entire shopping list.

Some farms allow customers to combine orders under one shipping charge. This is becoming rarer, but it is worth looking for under terms of service. Combining orders allows you to buy a coveted tuber, check out, then go back in and buy another without paying more postage.

Jennifer Miller is a horticulture coordinator with the Denver Botanic Gardens

Deceased

Attorney: Michael D. Siffring, Esq. Siffring Law, P.C.

Wadsworth Blvd., Suite K-157 Lakewood,

Phone Number: (303) 579-6826

mds@siffringlaw.com

Number: (720)

NOTICE

To: John Edward

Last

Date:

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1437 Bannock

81907

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 10, 2022

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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.

Stephen M. Tanner, Personal Representative 4315 Xenon Street Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 81906

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 10, 2022

Denver Herald-Dispatch

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

Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Josephine B. Garcia, a/k/a Josephine Beatrice Garcia, and Josephine Garcia, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR000372

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bridgette Verlarde, Special Administrator c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 81918

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before November 29, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Geraldean R. Martinez Personal Representative 5551 Shoshone Street Denver, CO 80221

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 Christian Andrew Laursen, a/k/a Christian A. Laursen, a/k/a Chris Andrew Laursen, a/k/a Chris A. Laursen, Deceased Case Number 2022PR31335

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 March 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Olga Laursen, Personal Representative 2000 Little Raven Street, Unit 401 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. 81916

First Publication: November 3, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Denver,

80222 (303) 695-1601

A.

for

& Eirich,

W. Bayaud Ave.,

Lakewood,

(303) 679-8266

NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELIN QUISHMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP

TO: Denis Micheal Bystrom and Kyle (Last Name Unknown), Respondents

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS:

1.You have been identified by Amanda Jane Bystrom as the possible birth father of her child, Anastasia Marie Bystrom, who was born on Sep tember 27, 2022 in Colorado.

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

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

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

4. Failure to declare intent to contest the ter mination of parental rights may likely result in a termination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the termination of the parent-child legal relationship, YOU MUST:

• Request and then return a “Reply Form to No tice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” to Adoption Options at the above address or to Grob & Eirich, LLC, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date

of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

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

YOU MUST ALSO:

File a claim of paternity pursuant to Article 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes and notify Adoption Options pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-4-105.5. This claim of paternity must be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TO THIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED

RELINQUISHMENT PROCEEDINGS AND YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, IF ANY, WILL LIKELY BE TERMINATED BY THE COURT.

Thank you for your

Sincerely, Kathryn A. Stafford Grob & Eirich, LLC Attorneys for Adoption Options