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The ‘dream team’ of children’s theater opens new nonprofit in Denver

Taxpayers may get lower refunds next year

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado taxpayers are projected to receive refund checks next year that are slightly smaller than anticipated, state economists said, though the exact amounts will be determined by whether voters approve a 10-year property tax relief plan on the November ballot.

If the ballot measure, Proposition HH, doesn’t pass, Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refund amounts will be at least $628 — or $40 less than anticipated — for people who are single tax lers and earn up to $50,000. e refund checks will be at least $1,834 — or about $150 less than anticipated — for people who earn $278,001 or more.

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Parents have come to think of Christina Roberts and Bussy Gower as the dream team of children’s theater.

“ ey create an environment where kids are supportive of one another and feel safe to be imaginative,” said parent Lindsay Hicks. “Most of all, they are con dencebuilders who empower kids to take risks and try new things.”

Roberts and Gower are co-

founders of a new nonpro t theater organization called Mile High Youth eatre, which o ers local youth the opportunity to learn performing skills at an a ordable price. Located at 940 Fillmore St., it is the only nonpro t focused speci cally on youth theater within a 15-mile radius of Congress Park, Roberts said.  e inaugural semester began in August, serving youth ages 4 to 18. Roberts, who serves as the executive director, and Gower, the artistic director, are established performers in the Denver area and have 20

years of combined theater experience. ey noticed a gap in programming for kids who don’t have access to studies of the performing arts or otherwise cannot a ord it.

“Our goal is to reduce barriers to arts access in the Denver metro area,” said Roberts.

Eliminating financial barriers

Low funding in schools is one factor impacting youth access to studying the performing arts. Some

If Proposition HH passes, the TABOR refund checks will be at rate and not determined by income levels. Under revised data presented to the legislature Wednesday, the checks would be $832 for single tax lers, down from the $898 that was anticipated.

In both cases, the refund amounts are doubled for joint tax lers.

e exact sums could still shift slightly depending on the state’s accounting methods for tax revenue collected in the 2022-23 scal year, which ended June 30 and on which the TABOR refunds are based. e checks will be sent out next year after people le their 2023 tax returns.

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Students with Mile High Youth Theatre participate in a promotional photo shoot in March. The photos were used to launch the new nonprofit’s website and social media presence.

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smaller schools are contracting with local arts organizations to ll the need, and some schools are eliminating performing arts programs altogether because of budget cuts, Roberts said. Additionally, there are less full-time arts teachers in general, Roberts said, pointing to her experience as a former performing arts teacher at DSST Montview Middle School in Denver.

Prior to founding MHYT, Roberts and Gower discovered that while there are many youth programs attached to for-pro t organizations, these programs can only serve those who can a ord it.

MHYT plans to focus speci cally on that need and is actively working with local schools to nd students who are interested in theater but need extra nancial support that could be provided by scholarships.

“So many kids have ideas and want to produce work but don’t have a platform or anyone to support them through it,” Roberts said. “We want to bridge that gap.”

e cost for enrollment at MHYT has been meticulously calculated to provide a ordable opportunities — about $5/hour during the course of a semester.

MHYT o ers sponsorship opportunities to help keep its costs low and the nonpro t sustainable.

Helping solve a youth mental health crisis

Roberts has observed a shift in mental health and behavior among youth post-pandemic, and she and Gower believe involvement with theater and the arts can make a positive impact on youth, speci c to mental health.

“Since the pandemic, I’ve noticed a lot of increased anxiety and depression in my students — a fear of failure and (they’re) seeking constant reassurance,” Roberts said.

MHYT has a mission to help

combat this by teaching youth some life skills through performing arts. Programming is curated to help students develop various skills, including con ict management in peer-to-peer or adult scenarios, how to better communicate needs, how to work with others, and even leadership skills.

“We want to make sure (youth) have those (learning) opportunities that maybe schools or other companies can’t give,” said Roberts.

Hicks’ children have worked with Roberts and Gower in the past, and Hicks said she has been awed by

their growth each time.

“I have one kid who is blindly con dent, one who struggles with anxiety and one with a speech disorder,“ Hicks said. But that “doesn’t matter — all kids are ‘theater kids’ to Christina and Bussy.”

Professional performing experience opportunities

MHYT started its inaugural season by o ering two enrollment options: classes and full productions. Both are divided by age groups to maximize student growth. Private coaching and voice lessons are not available yet, but hopefully in early 2024, Roberts said.

MHYT classes provide a variety of subject matter, including the foundations of acting, how to prepare for an audition, musical theater classes and musical composition, as well

as classes that focus on the general creative process, like how to break down a script.

Collective Creation, which is a class available for preteens, has a loose rehearsal process where a group works together to review written material and put the piece together. is type of exibility and inclusivity is unlike traditional performing classes where students are given material and told what to do. By asking for student input, Roberts said students share ideas and work collectively as part of the entire process,

To learn more about Mile High Youth Theatre, visit mhyt.org.

A new nonprofit theater organization called Mile High Youth Theatre recently launched in Denver. Its goal is to improve youth access to the theater arts at an a ordable cost.

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Greg Sobetski, chief economist for Legislative Council Sta , the nonpartisan agency for the Colorado General Assembly, said Wednesday the downward reduction from the amounts the state estimated in the state’s 2023 ballot guide, also known as the blue book, happened because there has been a larger-than-anticipated number of tax lings in the state. ( e blue book is sent to every Colorado voter.)

With more tax lers, the state has to send more refund checks out, meaning the size of the checks is

reduced.  In all, the state is expecting to refund about $3.7 billion in revenue that was collected in the 2022-23 scal year. e state must refund the money because of the TABOR cap on government growth and spending.

e cap is based on annual growth in population and in ation. Any money collected over the cap must be refunded under TABOR, a 1992 constitutional amendment approved by voters.

e updated TABOR refund amounts were presented Wednesday to the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee as the panel received two tax revenue and economic forecasts, one from Legislative Council Sta and the other from

the governor’s O ce of State Planning and Budgeting.

Both forecasts were relatively optimistic. e legislature is expected to thoroughly exceed the TABOR cap through at least the 2024-26 scal year, meaning lawmakers will have all the money they are entitled to spend under the scal policy.

Elizabeth Ramey, principal economist with Legislative Council Sta , said the risk of recession remains elevated, but that the risk has been dissipating throughout the year.

“Unemployment rates continue to be low and steady in both the state and the nation, which continues to indicate there was a tight labor market,” she said. “Overall

and economic data continue to indicate that the economy is resilient, but we do have some pockets of weakness showing up in sectors that are particularly sensitive to interest rates.”

Alex Carlson, long-range planning and scal resilience manager for the O ce of State Planning and Budgeting, put the risk of recession in the next year at 33%, down from 45%.

“Labor demand could remain stronger than anticipated, despite slowing consumer spending over the course of the next year,” Carlson said.

Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the economic news.

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Proposed gas lawn mower sales ban for Denver area cut back

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

A proposed ban on the sale of new gas-powered lawn equipment in the Denver metro area may be o the table after state health department sta recommended an alternate proposal that merely bars state and local government use of gas machines in summer months.

e Regional Air Quality Council, the government-designated advisory group charged with monitoring and ghting the ozone problem

in nine Front Range counties, is asking the state Air Quality Control Commission for both a new sales ban and a block on all government and commercial landscapers using gas-powered machines in the summer.

Air monitoring and environmental experts say lawn and gas equipment contribute a small but measurable and controllable portion of Colorado’s ozone violations. Gas mowers and blowers used by homeowners and small commercial operations can be replaced

easily by improved clean electric models, they say, with government rebates.

e sta of the air quality commission, at the health department’s Air Pollution Control Division, instead put forth a competing proposal for commissioners to consider this week. Sta recommendations are often given preference by the commission. is one deletes any sales ban and applies the summer-use ban only to gas equipment controlled by state or local government agencies.

Environmental groups are holding out hope they can persuade state commissioners to accept the tougher RAQC proposal.

“It’s important that all of us — governments, commercial operators and individuals — shift away from dirty, loud gas-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers as quickly as possible,” said Kirsten Schatz of CoPIRG, a nonpro t that backs the sales ban. “Every bit of pollution we prevent from entering our air makes a di erence for our health and quality of life.”

RAQC will be speaking for its original proposal, spokesperson David Sabados said.

“We spent a lot of time doing stakeholder meetings and getting input from our board, who voted to submit ours as it was,” he said. “I think it’s great that this issue is getting so much attention and we can all present our views and have a robust discussion about the best way forward.”

e RAQC’s recommendation,

set for introduction at the AQCC’s September meeting this week and a possible vote in December, would:  Ban the sale of new gas-powered smaller equipment in the ninecounty nonattainment area on Jan. 1, 2025. Ban the summertime use of gas-powered smaller equipment by institutions or “public entities,” and the private contractors they employ in the same nonattainment area starting June 1, 2025. Ban commercial entities from using existing smaller gas-powered equipment during summer months starting June 1, 2026.

e RAQC’s proposal would not be statewide, but would cover all the counties where the EPA says air pollution exceeds ozone attainment standards, threatening the lung and heart health of millions of residents. e ban would a ect sales and use in Denver, Douglas, Arapahoe, Je erson, Adams, Broom eld, Boulder, Weld and the nonmountainous portions of Larimer County.

e EPA in 2008 set national ozone health limits of 75 parts per billion, then revised it downward in 2015 to 70 ppb. Colorado’s most populous counties have been violating those standards for years, and after some gains have recently moved again in the wrong direction.

Colorado air pollution monitoring o cials have said gas lawn and garden equipment contributes 2.5 ppb to that total on an average day.

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(Front Range monitors in recent summers have frequently registered daily highs 80 ppb and above.) Large portions are also blown in from out of state, or created by emissions from oil and gas production — facing multiple rounds of new controls — and vehicles, where rules have been passed to encourage transition to clean electric power.

e Air Quality Control Commission’s agenda this month also includes discussion of other possible pollution control measures that could be included in EPAmandated blueprints to attain the ozone standards within the next few years.

In contrast with the RAQC recommendation, the air pollution division sta

counter-proposal on lawn and garden equipment would:

Bar state government agencies’ use of gas-powered push and hand-held lawn equipment smaller than 25 horsepower from June 1 to Aug. 31, beginning in 2025. e usage ban would also apply to contracted entities.  Ban the same summer use by municipal and state governments within the nonattainment area beginning in 2026. at ban also includes any entities they contract with for work during that time.

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Dad opens a trade school for autistic adults

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

Bobby Lee, 20, doesn’t want a job bagging groceries or folding napkins in the back of a restaurant. But in a traditional jobtraining program for people with disabilities, that’s likely what he would get.

Instead, Lee is learning carpentry at a school in Englewood that helps teenagers and young adults with

autism gure out what they’re good at — xing cars, welding, electrical work, cyber security or using laser cutters and 3D printers.

Lee hopes to get a job crafting furniture. Already, he’s helped build dozens of wooden desks that TACT — Teaching the Autism Community Trades — sold to a school. Lee, who said he has learned far more in the carpentry program than he ever learned in high school, in particular loves

working with a tape measure. “You get the most information out of it,” he explained.

In a giant warehouse in an industrial district just o Santa Fe Drive, students are rewriting the conventional list of opportunities available to people with autism after they leave the public school system. More than 83% of students get jobs when they graduate from TACT, with an average salary of almost $20 per hour.

So far, 68 companies — including car dealerships, construction companies and household product producers — have hired graduates from the program. Graduates have gone to Ji y Lube, Sturgeon Electric, Colorado Floor Company, Ball Aerospace, Groove Toyota and SNS IronWorks.

And as several autism providers have closed up operations in Colorado the past few years, the wait list at TACT is growing. It has climbed from about 20 people a few years ago to more than 100.

On a recent day in the 18,000-square-foot warehouse, one student was learning to operate an auto lift holding up a Toyota RAV4. “Clear!” he shouted, before moving the lever. His rst few attempts were rocky, with the SUV getting o balance as it began to descend lopsided.

e lift was donated by an auto company, as were some of the engines in the warehouse, including those from a Lexus and a Toyota.

e school also has every component of a Tesla engine laid out on a cart so students can practice taking them apart and putting them back together.

In another room, sparks are ying as Kate Sneddon, 20, uses a welding machine to smooth out a piece

of metal pipe. Sneddon is considering a career in welding and has plans to help turn a hunk of metal into a giant ground sloth for the Morrison Natural History Museum, where she is a volunteer.

Sneddon is one of the few female students at the school, a re ection of the fact that four times as many boys as girls are diagnosed with autism.

Whatever her future job, Sneddon said, she doesn’t want it to involve customer service. While welding, she puts in earplugs and covers her eyes with goggles, concentrating in solitude. Lee loves carpentry for similar reasons, and said he will not take a job working outside — only inside, because he has “terrible vision.”

e students at TACT work on their own timelines. Some are there for a few months; others have been there a couple of years. Each begins their enrollment by trying out whatever skills in the warehouse interest them, before setting on a program.

When Danny Combs founded the school in 2016, it was the rst trade school in the nation speci cally for young people with autism. Combs was inspired by his son, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and, now as a 14-year-old, loves working on cars. Combs and his son are currently restoring a 1977 Mercedes that he bought for $800.  “ e way his brain works is pretty amazing,” Combs said. “ ere are so many stereotypes about autism. ey have so much talent.”  Combs left a career as a Grammy-winning songwriter to start the trade school after realizing that the jobs programs available to

ence what a job is really going to be like so they’re more successful.”

TACT operates mainly on philanthropy and partnerships with industries that want to hire its graduates. It also gets support through Medicaid, the state Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and Colorado’s Community Centered Boards, which provide funding and programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

e school attempts to put together a scholarship package for each student, based on donations and the services for which they qualify. Students typically can qualify for funding from Community Centered Boards if they have an IQ of 70 or below. ey also take the Vineland test, which measures their ability to learn practical and conceptual skills.

Some students have an IQ below 70, but excel at following step-by-step tasks without distraction or frustration. Others are the opposite.

e son of the school’s chief executive, for example, “has a 160 IQ, can do orbital mechanics and math,” Combs said. “His mind is brilliant, but he will not put a shirt on the right way in the morning.”

Tuition is about $6,000 per trimester. About 80 students are enrolled in trade skills courses, with six students per class. High school juniors through adults up to age 30 are eligible.

e school moved in January from a 5,000-squarefoot building near Empower Field to its cavernous space in Englewood, which was acquired through the Urban Land Conservancy. Private donors, businesses and families funded the $1.5 million renovation to turn the warehouse from a syringe tube factory into a trade school.

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his son and other kids with autism were not based on helping them discover or use their talents. Typical programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities partner with grocery stores and restaurants, sending young people to wash dishes or

sort laundry. e state Medicaid program o ers “supported employment,” in which clients work alongside a job coach. But for those with the ability — and autism comes with a wide range — there were few options, not just for jobs but for schools that prepare them to function in a job setting.

Many teens and young adults with autism are attending special schools

where the state and federal safety rules are so strict that they are not allowed access to dish soap.

“ e hardest thing for us is that what we’re doing is so unique it doesn’t t into the traditional box,” Combs said. “ e agencies that would regulate organizations like ours would come in and look and see, ‘Oh my God, there’s a table saw! ere’s an auto lift!’ We’re trying to help them experi-

Now it’s a cheery, and loud, place where a black mutt named Butch trots around each day. He visits students learning how to take notes when a customer calls an auto mechanic shop — “Do you write down the exact words the customer is saying? Yes, you do. Is it a rattle? Is it a grinding?” — and then heads back to the welding shop to check on his owner, who is instructor Jon Graham.  Graham, an ironworker, loves that every student can learn how to weld, if given the time and patience. e trade requires an attention to detail that ts with many of his students’ skill sets. “Anybody can be really good at it if they practice,” he said. “It just takes maybe a little more time for some to get the hang of it.”

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Kate Sneddon welds a practice project Sept. 12, 2023, at TACT, Teaching the Autism Community Trades, in Englewood. TACT is a nonprofit organization founded to train the full spectrum of people with autism in trades and employment skills. The organization has programs in mechanics, electrical vehicles, carpentry, welding, 3D print and design, cybersecurity and more.

Over the years, the women in our family have often joked about being cursed as soon as we reach adulthood. We joke about that curse because it seems like when we reach the age of 18, we gain a ton of weight.

Whether it’s hormones, how we eat, or genetics — it happens. It happened to me. It happened to my cousins. It seems like it happens to us all.

Neither my mom’s side of the family nor my dad’s are particularly healthy. at leaves me, who became a mother at an older age, constantly worrying about what that means for my future. Weight is an issue for me. It has been for years.

However, when you work hard to lose weight, follow all the rules, and lose three pounds in a month but gain ve on a day where you cheat — the enthusiasm to try wavers. at leads to conversations with my doctor. What am I supposed to do? I often ask, explaining my family’s history, and telling her that I am trying.

She even agrees. She’s prescribed

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phentermine. After all, my insurance company will pay for that. Sure — it curbs my food cravings for a bit but does not help with my long-term goals.

en, last year, she prescribed another drug that is said to be working for women my age. As a woman hits her 40s, it often feels like the “woman my age” scenario is considered a lot.

However, the weight loss drug was never picked up or used because my insurance company refused to pay.

Out-of-pocket it was nearly $1,000 per month with recommendations to take it for three months or more.

Like many, I do not have $1,000 in extra cash lying in the bank account or under my mattress.

at meant the help was a no-go.

My brothers are going through similar issues. One tried phentermine but did not have luck. Eventually, he was approved through the VA to get

lap band surgery. He has lost weight, feels good, and is doing well.

My other brother was diagnosed with a gastrointestinal condition that helped him lose weight. I would rather not take that route.

I am still left wondering what to do — even researching generic options at non-traditional medical sites online.

According to the National Institutes of Health, “Despite growing recognition of the problem, the obesity epidemic continues in the U.S., and obesity rates are increasing around the world. e latest estimates are that approximately 34% of adults and 15-20% of children and adolescents in the U.S. are obese. Obesity a ects every segment of the U.S. population.”

But — my biggest issue is when will weight and obesity be designated what it should be — an actual health issue that insurance companies have to pay for. It is not just associated with how someone eats. It is genetics, hormones and so many other issues than just saying someone is irresponsible.

How much better would our world

be if insurance had to pay to help people get healthy and prevent being diagnosed with conditions like diabetes and heart failure?

So many conditions are tied to weight. If weight-loss help became more accessible, imagine the possibilities.

Preventable diseases would indeed be prevented. As a society, we would be much healthier.

And it is not just healthcare. Obesity also has an economic impact on society that should be considered as more weight-loss drugs are proving e ective but unavailable to many.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Annual nationwide productivity costs of obesity-related absenteeism range between $3.38 billion ($79 per individual with obesity) and $6.38 billion ($132 per individual with obesity).”

Obesity is its own epidemic and those truly seeking help should be able to nd it and a ord it.

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

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The e ect of higher interest rates for longer

Would you rather have high in ation or high interest rates? at Goldilocks economy where we had low interest rates and low in ation is now a distant memory and reality is setting in.

e Fed has been targeting in ation and has been successful in bringing it down considerably so far this year. e trade-o is higher interest rates. And due to a “tardy’ recession” according to Chief Economist Bill Greiner, CFA, higher interest rates for longer.

If you are taking out a mortgage, you want lower interest rates. If you are selling a house, in ation may help you get a better price. It is all relative to what you are buying or borrowing.

Interest rates may need to stay elevated to get the economy on a stable track and without spikes in in ation.

So far, it appears the Fed managed a

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“soft landing” where raising rates did not trigger an immediate recession.

e two stubborn indicators keeping us out of recession have been the rather healthy housing market and very low unemployment.

Higher interest rates for longer means it may take longer to curb the higher housing prices. Some geographical areas are experiencing lower housing prices as new owners struggle to qualify for the expensive home purchase plus a 7% or higher borrowing rate. is forces the seller to come down on their price to compensate for the higher monthly mortgage. However due to low inventory, this is a slow turn and will take

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Housing inventory is low because there are not as many people on the move. Who wants to give up a current 2.5% rate and move for a 7%-plus rate? erefore more people are staying put and spending money on home improvements instead.

As more housing is built, this imbalance will eventually shift, but it takes time to bring more housing to market.

e strong jobs market is another factor in keeping a recession at bay. Our revised economic outlook calls for slower growth, lower in ation, and slightly higher unemployment.

is suggests that the fed funds rate may rise again before year end to help sustain lower in ation. ¹

Fed policymakers have raised their key interest rate to about 5.4 percent, its highest level in 22 years, to try to slow borrowing and spending and cool in ation pressures. ey are now

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considering whether to raise the rate even higher — a move that would heighten the risk of a recession — or leave it at its current level for an extended period.” ²

On the positive side of this see-saw, anyone invested in short-term xed income has been enjoying higher interest coupons on their bonds or cash equivalents. Buyer beware though, these instruments are not designed to keep up with in ation. You will still need a well-diversi ed portfolio to provide some growth in addition to your xed income allocation.

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steps to retaining

If retaining and developing women leaders are priorities in your company, what actions are you taking to achieve sustainable results?

Your organization, like others around the globe, may be struggling to overcome what’s now been coined the “SHEcession.” During the height of the pandemic, the unemployment rate for women was recorded about 2% higher than that of men — with the employment rate of women of

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color taking the biggest hit, according to statistics from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

It’s now more critical than ever to take an intentional and systematic approach to retaining and developing women leaders. Your HR function may have created policies or processes aimed at supporting the women in your organization. Maybe diversity training or gender-specific hiring and promoting goals are in the mix. Perhaps some of the policies aimed at increasing flexibility that were established in the height of the pandemic are here to stay, in recognition that women are commonly burdened with more caregiving responsibilities than men.

But HR policies and initiatives are just one piece of what’s needed to prepare and encourage women employees to take on leadership roles. More is needed, and it starts with your culture.

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The culture of an organization or a department — and even the views of a single manager — can have a direct impact on whether women stay with an organization or leave for something better. The informal patterns of influence and unspoken performance expectations play a role. And, of course, a woman’s individual experiences and perspectives are powerful factors, too.

To provide an equitable work experience that helps to support, retain, and develop women leaders, organizations should take a broad, “whole systems” view.

1. Address women’s leadership challenges and needed competencies.

Ensure your female leaders have the experiences and the resources to learn what they need most. Interventions for developing women leaders on an individual level could include targeted training, guidance for onthe-job learning, coaching opportunities, and mentoring at work.

It’s important that the organization — and individuals — are clear on the perspectives, skills, and capabilities that are needed to be effective in various leadership roles in your organization. In general, our research has

found that:

The top four leadership challenges for women are typically establishing credibility, managing up and across the organization, negotiating adeptly, and influencing others.

The two most important competencies to start developing are managing organizational complexity and strategic thinking and acting.

2. Leverage the power of choosing.

Individual women also need to be intentional about their careers and their development as leaders.

The power to choose is sometimes overlooked by women, due in part to cultural conditioning. So encourage female leaders in your organization to recognize their own agency and:

Exert greater influence over the choices they make.

Take the lead in shaping conversations about their career.

Take ownership over their career choices.

Create a personal leadership development strategy.

Be as strategic about family responsibilities as they are about workplace roles.

Women leaders should receive messaging from the organization that embraces a more individualized — and less stereotypical — perspective on professional and personal roles that may have historically been categorized as “men’s roles” and “women’s roles.” It’s all part of living with intention, both at work and at home.

3. Rethink systems and challenge assumptions.

Helping individual women become better leaders is not enough. While there are no easy fixes for rebalancing the global gender gap, one thing is clear: the pandemic and consequent “SHEcession” have highlighted systemic imbalances that have a great impact on women, organizations, and larger society. It’s clear now that we do not need to change women — we need to change systems.

Look for ways that unconscious bias in the organization affects opportunities and motivation for women, and make increasing gender equity in the workplace a priority for your organization.

When your leaders (at every level) are able to recognize conscious and unconscious biases and imbalances, they can proactively work to address

them. The key is to create an environment where women leaders feel the psychological safety to speak out and have the backing of an organization committed to driving widespread culture change.

Take concrete steps to evolve your organizational culture to orient toward building greater equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) — starting with a focus on equity — and connect developing women leaders to your broader EDI approach.

Meeting scheduling, social norms, networking opportunities, mentoring programs, and talent management policies and processes are some potential areas for focused improvement. Also, ensure that managers are aware that they should ask, rather than assume that they know, what women in the workplace want from work (this is also a good idea with all employees).

Above all, organizations should create the culture and systems that make it easier to have candid conversations.

4. Provide flexible women’s leadership development experiences.

Talented women want organizations to invest in their development, but be sure to include them in the program selection process. Offer flexible formats, including virtual options, and provide “air cover” and the permission for women leaders to put their dayto-day work responsibilities on hold to make space for their development.

Another consideration is whether an all-women or all-gender experience is more beneficial for your organization’s unique situation. Both approaches can have a positive effect on retaining and developing women leaders. When making the decision, evaluate these factors:

Are women a demographic minority in the leadership ranks of your organization? If so, they may benefit from an all-women leadership development experience. The opportunity to connect and network with other women across their ranks can sometimes be more meaningful when it’s less available in their day-to-day work lives.

Do you have executive-level support? All-women programs are most effective when they have the explicit support and involvement of executive sponsors. This sends a message to women leaders that their needs are seen and that the organization is in-

vesting in the value they are capable of creating.

Is the development hosted within your organization? If so, sponsoring and mentoring women on an ongoing basis should also be considered. Doing so can provide guidance and support from senior leaders to help women integrate what they’ve learned into day-to-day operations.

Mixed-gender leadership development settings are also highly beneficial. After all, women lead in organizations that are racially, culturally, socioeconomically, and gender diverse. All-gender development can help participants network, influence, and lead across demographics more effectively. And for women leaders struggling with burnout, it can be validating to hear that many of their challenges are shared across genders, functions, and even industries.

5. Create the right networks. The right relationships and ties are an asset in getting access to information, earning promotions, and gaining opportunities. Effective leaders rely on key networks and trusted partners to influence others and to get results. Many women have struggled with networking, especially during the pandemic — often due to a combination of factors including lack of time, cultural programming, and the belief that networking is insincere, manipulative, or inauthentic. But the networks that come easily are not necessarily the most beneficial.

Organizations can support women in developing the relationships they need to succeed. Women need a network of champions, including mentors, sponsors, and coaches. This can help women leaders gain a clear understanding of the network they have, compared to the network they need. New relationships and new connections can be built, with both the short and long term in mind.

Organizations serious about retaining and developing women leaders will want to ensure they are helping all their talent build the right relationships, political skills, and networks to succeed.

Reprinted with permission from the Center for Creative Leadership. To read more, sign up for their newsletter or to download their “5-Day Retaining Women Leaders Challenge,” go to CCL.org.

CEO shares her early-career tips to move up

(Family Features) Many young professionals, especially women, face unique challenges in navigating workplace cultures. Passionate about mentoring young professionals and sharing her methods for success, Morgan DeBaun, founder and CEO of digital media and technology company Blavity, partnered with Sharpie — makers of a wide selection of permanent markers, pens, highlighters and more for the classroom, office and home — to share these steps you can take and skills you can build during the early stages of your career to enhance your long-term goals.

Be proactive: Take initiative and identify areas you can contribute beyond your assigned tasks. Instead of waiting to be asked to do something, draft an email, spreadsheet or project board that could benefit the team. Showing a willingness to go above and beyond may lead to additional projects or responsibilities being sent your way in the future.

Write everything down: Putting your dreams and goals to paper can help you commit to them, track progress and stay on course to achieve them. Additionally, particularly in meetings, your brain is processing new information, ways of thinking and operational systems all while you are trying to come across as engaged and personable. Jotting down key action items and learnings along the way can save you later. Being an active listener and note-taker can increase your ability to retain information and contribute to your team.

Identify useful productivity tools: Look for tools and programs that can help make you more productive and successful then leverage them in your personal workflow. Whether it’s an email scheduling tool, calendar software or favorite writing utensil, ensure you are taking advantage of things that can help you succeed.

Develop and strengthen your organizational skills: Regardless of what role you are in, being organized and structured in the way you work can help keep you on track as you grow in your career. Whether it’s a smartphone app, old-fashioned to-do lists on paper or desktop reminders on your computer, find a system that works for you and stick with it — refining the approach as you go — for best results.

Embrace teamwork and learn from your peers: Across your company, you are likely working with bright, talented people who may have completely different skill sets and ways of working and thinking than you. Set up 15- to 20-minute virtual coffee chats to meet people not on your team during your first 90 days as a way to connect with your coworkers and learn more about not only them but the company and its environment as a whole.

Say yes to opportunities: Whether it is a work event, new project, meeting or class, take advantage of prospects presented to you. Taking advantage of opportunities to network, learn and grow in your career can help lead you on the trajectory you are aiming for.

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The Benefit of Hindsight

Evergreen, Colorado, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, is not only known for its breathtaking natural beauty but also for its vibrant business community. In recent years, this picturesque town has seen a surge in female entrepreneurs who are making a significant impact on the local economy. These women are breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes, and carving their own paths in various industries, showcasing the unstoppable spirit of Evergreen’s businesswomen.

Lisa Perl and Kristen Porter are well known in the Evergreen area as owners of Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge along with John Porter. The team had a vision of a community-focused restaurant and bakery which can bring friends and family together. They make food

using old-fashioned techniques and whole ingredients, using the freshest produce and high-quality baking ingredients to create delicious and healthy meals. As business leaders, Lisa and Kris have learned a few things over the years navigating the world of small business and entrepreneurship. Their journey offers valuable insights and inspiration for women seeking to make their mark in the world of entrepreneurship:

1. Build a Strong Network: Surround yourself with a supportive network of mentors, peers, and advisors. Networking is not just about who you know but also about who knows you.

2. Continuous Learning: Stay curious and committed to learning. The business world is ever-evolving, and acquiring new

skills and knowledge is key to staying competitive.

3. Embrace Risk: Don’t be afraid to take calculated risks. Success often requires stepping out of your comfort zone and seizing opportunities.

4. Confidence Matters: Believe in your abilities and ideas. Confidence can be a powerful tool in breaking through barriers.

5. Work-Life Balance: Finding balance between your professional and personal life is crucial for long-term success and well-being.

6. Advocate for Yourself: Don’t hesitate to speak up and advocate for what you deserve. Negotiate for fair compensation and recognition.

7. Mentorship: Seek out mentors

who can provide guidance and support. Learning from those who have been there can be invaluable.

8. Persistence: Don’t be discouraged by setbacks. Success often comes to those who persist in the face of challenges.

9. Give Back: As you succeed, remember to give back to your community and support the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Kris and Lisa are more than successful business owners; they are role models for women aspiring to advance in business. The journey of Lisa and Kristen underscores that the time for women to advance in business is now, and with the right vision and dedication, success is well within reach.

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FORMER FOOD WRITER POINTS TO RESTAURANTS OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL CITY THAT STAND OUT

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mark Antonation endeavored to eat at every restaurant on Federal Boulevard in Denver city limits.

He started near Hampden Avenue on the south end and made his way up above 50th Avenue on the other end, north of Interstate 70.

Skipping national-chain and dollar-a-scoop joints, he ate food from one restaurant each week.

He did that for about 75 weeks.

So Antonation, the former food editor at Westword, knows a thing or two about the Denver metro area’s restaurant scene.

He had set out to capture the spirit of the storied Federal Boulevard — with its authentic Asian and Mexican eateries — about a decade ago, but his food writing travels also took him through the suburbs outside Denver.

What makes the Denver area’s food scene di erent from other parts of the country is how the di erent cuisines are spread out and, in a way, “integrated,” he said.

“In other cities, say you want to nd a Chinese restaurant. You’re probably (going to) go to a district where there’s a high concentration of that or any other style,” Antonation said.

But in “metro Denver, especially when you hit the outskirts — ornton, Broom eld, those areas — it’s a lot more mixed,” he said.

And there’s good news for foodies in the suburbs: With real estate becoming so expensive, a lot of new restaurants are opening in the north Douglas County area, Antonation said.

Elsewhere, around “Westminster and ornton and Broom eld, there’s a lot of Asian restaurants opening up there, Chinese and ai speci cally,” Antonation said.

“If you live in the suburbs — if you live outside the suburban area even

TOP LEFT: Javier Cruz, owner of Garibaldi Mexican Bistro, sits at the restaurant on Sept. 6 in Englewood. Cruz emphasized what he says is the unique nature of his menu compared to other Mexican restaurants.

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— it’s probably going to keep getting more interesting for you,” Antonation said.

Colorado Community Media asked Antonation what restaurants outside of Denver stand out to him. Here are some of his favorites — places where you might encounter dishes that you can’t nd anywhere else.

Garibaldi Mexican Bistro in Englewood

Unless you happen to pull over for gas right across from the Gothic eatre, you might never notice that there’s a restaurant in the same building as a Conoco convenience store.

Years ago, Javier Cruz stopped to get gas there, and a small food outlet was serving burgers at the time.

“And kids said, ‘Can we get fries?’” Cruz said, recalling how he noticed the restaurant.

Cruz spoke to someone with the business who said of the small space: “You want it? Take it,” Cruz recalled. Di erent food outlets have come and gone at that spot — Cruz still receives mail for many other businesses, he said.

But eight years in at that location, Cruz and his family are still serving up food that he says sets them apart from other Mexican restaurants in the area. He put up a wall to separate the restaurant from the gas station part of the building, adding new paint and artwork and a new ambiance.

With heritage from Mexico City, his family felt that “we never nd this kind

TOP RIGHT: Decorations hang near the counter at Garibaldi Mexican Bistro Sept. 6 in Englewood. A white board lists specials.

“We never nd this kind of food here . So when we opened this restaurant, we said we’ve got to sell this.”

Javier Cruz owner of Garibaldi Mexican Bistro

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of food here,” Cruz said. “So when we opened this restaurant, we said we’ve got to sell this.”

He recommends the food on the “menu Azteca,” featuring dishes made with cactus that he says make Garibaldi unique.

You can nd Garibaldi Mexican Bistro on Broadway a few blocks north of Hampden Avenue in Englewood.

Chile con Quesadilla in Brighton

e Chile con Quesadilla food trucks opened on March 15, 2020, just before the response to the coronavirus pandemic intensi ed and restaurants and bars stopped sit-down service.

“We were never shut down due to being classi ed as ‘take-out’ and gained exposure at a rapid pace when many restaurants were shut down,” said Christina Richardson, co-owner of Chile con Quesadilla. “We frequently went to neighborhoods, apartment complexes, HOAs and served food to people who were staying in their neighborhoods (and) homes while on lockdown.”

Since Chile con Quesadilla started, Richardson and her husband Jason have received several local awards for their food, and they recently opened a brick-andmortar Chile con Quesadilla restaurant location in Brighton.

“Our liquor license got approved on May 5, 2023, and (we) have been operating since,” Richardson said.

She says that Chile con Quesadilla is “not traditional in any sense.”

“We create many di erent and unique avor combinations, for a Mexican-American fusion with a multiaward-winning green chile at the heart of a lot of the recipes,” Richardson said.

Her top sellers include birria, or beef, tacos and the BBQ bacon brisket tacos, dubbed “ e Triple B.”

“We are a quesadilla concept, but anything on the menu can be ordered in the form of quesadillas, tacos, nachos, sandwiches or a bowl, essentially turning nine menu options into 45 di erent items,” Richardson said.

You can nd the Chile con Quesadilla restaurant on Main Street in Brighton, a couple blocks north of Bridge Street or state Highway 7.

Hong Kong Station in Centennial

A bustling dinner crowd came on Sept. 6 to Hong Kong Station, a restaurant that stands out among Chinese eateries.

“It’s kind of an unusual Chinese restaurant for Americans because a lot of the food is in uenced by Europeans who settled in Hong Kong, so they have a baked rice dish that has like a pork chop and Italian-style tomato sauce,” said Antonation, the former food writer. e restaurant also serves traditional Hong Kong-style Chinese food, but it’s well known for its Hong Kong French toast, Antonation said.

He describes that dish as two thick slices of white bread usually with peanut butter and an egg batter, panfried and served with a big slab of butter.

“I think it was the rst place I knew of in metro Denver that was serving this, and it’s kind of become a trendy dish lately,” Antonation said.

You can nd the restaurant at 6878 S. Yosemite St., a bit south of Arapahoe Road in Centennial.

Farmhouse Thai Eatery in Lakewood

One of Antonation’s favorite newer ai places is Farmhouse ai in Lakewood near 1st Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.

“ eir dishes tend to, I would say, capture traditional avors, but they do a lot of interesting modern presentations or updates on traditional fare without straying too far from the canon,” Antonation said.

Wholly Stromboli in Fort Lupton

A standout Italian restaurant far north of Denver serves a Detroit-style, thick-crust pizza, Antonation said. “And the weird thing is that the pan is rectangular and has a rectangular hole in the middle … and so the advantage is that every slice has a crusty edge, unlike a normal Detroit-style pizza where you’ve got some with a soft edge and crusty edge,” Antonation said of Wholly Stromboli.

You can nd that restaurant at 410 Denver Ave. in Fort Lupton.

People sit outside Hong Kong Station restaurant in Centennial on Sept. 6. Inside, sta were busy with dinner customers.

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Mark Antonation, right, stands at the 2022 Colorado Restaurant & Bar Show. Antonation, the former food editor at Westword, serves as communications manager for the Colorado Restaurant Association and Foundation. COURTESY PHOTO

Signs mark the outside of Garibaldi Mexican Bistro on Sept. 6 in Englewood. The restaurant sits in the same building as a convenience store at a Conoco gas station, separated by a wall.

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DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OFDENVER, COLORADO

1437 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80202

Plaintiffs and Judgment Creditors: HARBOR CENTER, L.L.C., a Colorado limited liability company, LEROY INDUSTRIAL LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, HMS FAMILY LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, SIMCORE PROPERTIES LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, SIMHA INVESTMENT CORP., a Colorado corporation, SIMHA ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., a Colorado corporation, and HAMID SIMANTOB, an individual

v.

Defendant and Judgment Debtor: KEALY ROBERTS, aka SHAUN KEALY ROBERTS, an individual, PAUL D, LOPEZ, in his capacity as the Public Trustee for the City and County of Denver, AMERICA’S MORTGAGE, LLC, an administratively dissolved Colorado limited liability company, and TRUIST BANK, a North Carolina Corporation.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Judgment

Creditors:

Phillip A. Parrott, #11828

Margaret R. Pflueger, #39780

Lara Gabrys, # 51269 Campbell, Killin, Brittan & Ray, LLC 270 St. Paul Street, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80206 Phone: 303-322-3400 pparrott@ckbrlaw.com mpflueger@ckbrlaw.com lgabrys@ckbrlaw.com

CASE NUMBER: 2023CV32364

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

To the Above-Named Defendant: KEALY ROBERTS, aka SHAUN KEALY ROBERTS

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

Dated this 15th day of August, 2023.

CAMPBELL, KILLIN, BRITTAN & RAY, LLC

s/ Phillip A. Parrott

Phillip Parrott

Margaret R. Pflueger

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Harbor Center, L.L.C, Leroy Industrial LLC, HMS Family LLC, Simha Investment Corp., Simha Asset Management Services, Inc., Simcore Properties LLC and Hamid Simantob

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First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2003, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Phillip Johnson and Hilda M. Johnson, as Grantors, in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, and the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on January 7, 2004, at Reception Number 2004005142, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and

WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on November 16, 2017 at Reception Number 2017150045 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver Colorado.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and

WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $226,867.99 as of August 22, 2023; and

WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at Reception No. 2017094067 in the records of the Denver County Clerk and Recorder, notice is hereby given that on October 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection

with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

THE WEST 25 FEET OF THE EAST 100 FEET OF LOTS 16 TO 19, BLOCK 36, SCHINNER’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. APN NO: 680335232010000

Commonly known as: 1525 East 22nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80205

The sale will be held on the east facing front steps of the City and County Building located at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance, or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD

representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $226,867.99 as of August 22, 2023, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Foreclosure Commissioner

Deanne R. Stodden

1550 Wewatta Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80202

Telephone: (303) 623-4806

Email: foreclosure@messner.com

Legal Notice No. DHD109

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

Denver Probate Court, City & County of Denver, Colorado Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, Colorado 80202

In the Interests of: MAXTON METZ, Minor Respondent.

Case Number: 2023PR31014

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Related Case: 2022PR30799

Attorneys for Tambra Padilla, APR, nominee Conservator

CHAYET & DANZO, LLC

Marco D. Chayet, #29815

Jennifer E. Shaler, #37936

650 S. Cherry Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80246

Phone Number: (303) 355-8500

Fax Number: (303) 355-8501

E-mail: Marco@coloradoelderlaw.com Shaler@coloradoelderlaw.com

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: Jonathon Metz

Last Known Address, if any: 811 Colorado Boulevard, Idaho Springs, CO 80452

A hearing on Petition for Appointment of Conservator for Minor will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: October 30, 2023

Time: 2:00PM

Courtroom or Division:300 via WebEx

Address: 1437 Bannock St., Rm 230, Denver, CO 80202

This hearing will be conducted via WebEx. WebEx.com; join meeting; Courtroom 300 Meeting Number: 920 159 400 (https://judicial.webex.com/ join/courtroom300)

The hearing will take approximately One (1) Hour.

/s/ Original Signature of Jennifer E. Shaler on File

Marco D. Chayet, #29815

Jennifer E. Shaler, #37936

Chayet & Danzo, LLC

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1) 2005 Ford F150 red A56726

2) 2001 Pontoon boat trailer A10028

3) 1994 Ski boat trailer 000124

4) 1983 Camp trailer cream 006996

5) 1978 Camp trailer White 8S4799

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First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Stanley Michael Dowdy,

a/k/a Stanley M. Dowdy, a/k/a Stanley Dowdy, and Stan Dowdy, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30952

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to:

Denver Probate Court

City and County of Denver, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street, #230 Denver, CO 80202

on or before January 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Luke Dowdy, Personal Representative

c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC

4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 945980

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Rafaela Kelly, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 030977

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 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Angela Kelly Personal Representative

8160 N. Scotsworth Post Falls, ID 83854

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First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ROY JOHN WOOD, aka ROY J. WOOD, aka ROY WOOD, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30956

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah E. Smith-Wood Personal Representative

c/o 3i Law, LLC

2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 82425

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

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Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS JOHN DAVID SHIVELY, a/k/a JOHN SHIVELY, a/k/a JOHN D. SHIVELY, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30885

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 21st, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Shively, Personal Representative 2991 S. Fillmore Way Denver, CO 80210

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First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DAVID CRAIG BRUNT, aka DAVID C. BRUNT, aka DAVID BRUNT, Deceased Case Number 2023 PR 319

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 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Aniceto Lopez, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, PC 1120 Lincoln St. #1100 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 82432

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Kody Wayne Simmons, a/k/a Kody W. Simmons, and Kody Simmons, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30955

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to:

Denver Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street, #230 Denver, CO 80202

on or before January 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kory Bryan Simmons Personal Representative

c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC

4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 82429

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of ANN C. AMTER, also known as ANN CAROL AMTER and ANN AMTER, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30997

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 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Attn: Clare R. Ceplecha

MAC C7300-11 M

1700 Lincoln Street, 11th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203

Legal Notice No. DHD103

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jacob Ryan Kramer, aka Jacob Kramer, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR415

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 1, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Hunter Rone, Personal Representative 677 Gayla Court Loveland, Colorado 80537

Legal Notice No. 82427

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Lowell Howard Hansen, a/k/a/ Lowell H. Hansen and Lowell Hansen, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30996

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan H. Hobbins

Personal Representative

c/o Poskus & Klein, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado 80203

Public Notices

Legal Notice No. DHD102

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of THEODORE WRIGHT BRIN, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30925

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 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Taina Brin, Personal Representative

Estate of Theodore W. Brin

2509 S. Fillmore Street Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. DHD100

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Bruce Allen Gestner, a/k/a Bruce A. Gestner, and Bruce Gestner, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31045

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to:

The Denver Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street, #230 Denver, CO 80202

on or before January 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenneth Frank Gestner

Personal Representative

c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No.82438

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of BILLY JAMES JACKSON, SR., aka BILLY J. JACKSON, SR., aka BILLY JACKSON, SR., aka BILLY JACKSON, aka BILL JACKSON, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 31088

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 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Felicia Faye Allen

Personal Representative

c/o 3i Law, LLC

2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. DHD110

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of ROBERT ARMAND LUZIETTI, aka ROBERT A. LUZIETTI, aka BOB LUZIETTI, aka ROBERT LUZIETTI, Deceased

Case Number : 2023PR30962

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dian Thieme, Personal Representative

c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. Personal Representative

1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO, 80203

Legal Notice No. 82426

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Clarence Broussard, Deceased

Case Number: 23 PR 31000

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 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Gordon, Esq

Attorney to the Personal Representative

Stewart & Gordon 3650 S. Yosemite St., Suite 214 Denver, CO 80237

Legal Notice No. 82428

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of WILLIAM EMMETT KELL, a/k/a WILLIAM KELL Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030878

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City

and County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

William J. Bourke

Attorney to the Personal Representative

1099 18th Street, Suite 2600 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. DHD108

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Timothy Paul Winkelmann, a/k/a Tim Winkelmann, and a/k/a Timothy Winkelmann, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31098

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Colette Winkelmann

Personal Representative

17838 E 64th Avenue Denver CO 80249

Legal Notice No. DHD112

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Susan Carole Minkin, a/k/a Susan C. Minkin, a/k/a Susan Minkin, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31033

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 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Minkin

Personal Representative

3872 S. Sebring Court Denver, CO 80237

Legal Notice No. DHD106

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of DAVID J. WRIGHT

a/k/a DAVID JOHN WRIGHT

a/k/a DAVID WRIGHT

a/k/a DAVE WRIGHT, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 31071

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and

County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Laurie A. Montgomery

Personal Representative

966 Cinnamon Hills Drive Provo, UT 84606

Legal Notice No. DHD107

First Publication: September 28, 2023

Last Publication: October 12, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Keith Loren Williams a/k/a Keith L. Williams a/k/a Keith Williams, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 030858

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 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Williams

Personal Representative 2844 South Teller Street Denver, CO 80227

Legal Notice No. DHD104

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JAMES RICHARD TERHUNE, (a.k.a. JAMES R. TERHUNE), Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30936

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (KARA SLOAN) or to DENVER PROBATE COURT (1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202) on or before JANUARY 15, 2024, 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. 82423

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Denver Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202

In the Matter of the Estate of: TYLER FRANCES GORRELL, Deceased

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which gives them more ownership of their work.

is unique style has been successful with Roberts’ students in the past, she said.

e second enrollment option at MHYT is for staged productions, which requires an audition. Students selected for these productions will have the opportunity to experience the real-deal of performing on stage.

Production rehearsals

are three days a week for 10 weeks. e last week before a performance is called Tech Week, which is when

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technical elements like lighting and costuming are added. Small scale productions will be presented at the MHYT space in a black box, which is a room that has been painted black and converted into a performing space with a small stage and audience seating. Larger productions will be performed at contracted venues such as the Peoples Building and Village Exchange Center — both in Aurora — which will give students a professional experience at a high-audience capacity.

“At the end of the day, it is our job to help them grow and develop character and be ready for the nal performance,” Roberts said.

“Colorado’s economy continues to be strong — companies and entre-

Upcoming productions

Auditions for the spring semester’s productions of “Mean Girls” and “Finding Nemo Jr.” will occur in December.

Youth interested in auditioning should keep an eye out for a mini audition workshop which will take place this fall, following the anksgiving holiday. Roberts said this three-week course was put together to bring comfort to students who are auditioning — some perhaps for the rst time — because those experiences can be really intimidating. “We want (them) to be successful and help (them) grow,” she said.

preneurs are starting and expanding businesses in our state,” the governor said in a written statement. But Polis acknowledged that “high housing costs contribute to in ation and threaten our economic livelihoods.”

e next quarterly forecasts will be presented to the Joint Budget Committee in December ahead of the 2024 legislative session, which begins in January and lasts 120 days.  is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet

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Case Number: 2018PR31106

Attorneys for Teryl and Mary Beth Gorrell: Richard G. Kiely, #43682 Carol Warnick, #21521 Holland & Hart LLP 555 Seventeenth St., Suite 3200 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (303) 295-8000

Fax No.: (303) 295-8261

Email: rgkiely@hollandhart.com cwarnick@hollandhart.com

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FORDETERMINATION OF DEATH OF TYLER FRANCES GORRELL

TO TYLER FRANCES GORRELL AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

A one-hour hearing will be held on the Petition for Determination of Death and For Order for Issuance of Presumptive Death Certificate at the following time and location or a later date to which the hearing may be continued.

DATE:October 31, 2023

TIME: 9 a.m.

COURTROOM: Denver Probate Curt City and County of Denver

ADDRESS: 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202

Submitted this 13th day of September, 2023.

Original Signature on File

s/Richard G. Kiely Richard G. Kiely, #43682

HOLLAND & HART LLP

Attorney for Jamey L. Moss, Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. DHD101

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Denver

Programming for Mile High Youth Theatre — a new nonprofit based in Denver — is curated to help students develop various life skills while giving them the opportunity to participate in the theater arts at an a ordable cost.

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