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How a nonprofit is leaning into Daddy Bruce’s example

Number of Venezuelans arriving in Denver is about 30,000 BY JENNIFER BROWN AND JESÚS SÁNCHEZ MELEÁN THE COLORADO SUN AND EL COMERCIO DE COLORADO

The Epworth Foundation is an allvolunteer run nonprofit that focuses on four core areas: youth, family, hunger prevention and health. Its programs run the gamut from health screenings and a twice-a-week food bank to fatherhood/motherhood counseling and a children’s day camp. But perhaps it is best known for its Denver Feed-A-Family in Honor of Daddy Bruce annual event, which provides thousands of families with a full Thanksgiving meal.

Lenny Maris Gonzalez wanted to come to the United States for her children’s sake, she explained as her youngest, 2-year-old Yaxi, scrambled to climb onto her lap beside their tent on a Denver sidewalk. On a chilly December day, the Venezuelan mother described how, after her husband died from COVID, she traveled the rest of the way to the United States from Colombia with her five children and her brother. Now they cook their meals on a tiny grill on the street, wearing donated snow boots and warming up in a tent outside the Quality Inn near the corner of Speer Boulevard and Zuni Street. “He left me with five children and I decided to migrate for a good future, for my children, for their studies,” Gonzalez said in Spanish as she sat in a plush green recliner outside the door of her tent. Around her, the street in the northwest Denver neighborhood of Highland is unrecognizable, a result of a city overwhelmed by its efforts to help the nearly 30,000 Venezuelan migrants who’ve arrived in Denver in the past year. The tent encampment, which has stretched farther and farther up the street in recent weeks, is outside one of five hotels that the Denver Department of Human Services is using to house 2,700 migrants.

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Bruce Randolph, aka Daddy Bruce, was a community philanthropist whose humanitarianism lives on through The Epworth FoundaCOURTESY OF THE DADDY BRUCE RANDOLPH LEGACY FOUNDATION tion, as well as having a local school and street named in his honor.

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After Princess Dandoo-Young’s team at Spelman College won the Goldman Sachs Market Madness Competition, she was moved that The Epworth Foundation reached out to pass along a congratulations. “It was unexpected because I didn’t think people in Colorado were still following what I was doing,” Dandoo-Young said. “It made

me feel like I’m still part of the Epworth family.” Dandoo-Young was born and raised in Aurora and is currently studying economics with a double minor in mathematics and management and organization at the college, which is a historically Black, women’s liberal arts university in Atlanta, Georgia. Her heart lies in entrepreneurship and, earlier this year, Dandoo-Young started her second business, which aims to help minority young adults bridge the generational wealth gap. Dandoo-Young attributes a lot of her success to The Epworth Foundation, which has offered her not one, but three scholarships. “It’s the investment they’ve put in me,” she said. “They looked at me

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and saw my dreams, aspirations and faith.” Carrying on Daddy Bruce’s legacy

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Local veterinarians offer information, caution on infectious canine respiratory illness BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dr. Jessica Shepler practices at City Vet Clinic in Highlands Ranch. She recommends updating your dog’s vaccines and getting checkups to help their pets fight this illness SHUTTERSTOCK and possibly prevent it.

An infectious respiratory illness is impacting dogs across the country, including in Colorado, but national and local veterinarians say there are a lot of unknowns about the illness. The illness may be caused by several factors, according to City Vet Highlands Ranch Veterinary Clinic Dr. Jessica Shepler. “I know some of the specialists have tested animals and received some inconclusive results,” Shepler said. She described the illness as akin to a known bacterium but also showing traits of known viruses. “When I’m speaking to clients, I’m definitely referencing it as a bacteria or virus. Because I just don’t know,” she said. “We’re not convinced that it’s not multiple things going on at once, either.” Although there are so many unknowns, Shepler and other local vets have been following the illness for several months. “This is something that has been going on for many months for us,” Shepler said. “We first started seeing it early summer, like May-June timeframe. And it progressively got a little bit worse.” She said that the news has peaked now because the story has gotten out on social media. “I was actually kind of surprised when I started hearing all the news stories coming out about it, because we have we’ve been dealing with it for more than six months,” she said. Treating area pets has helped Shepler and other Colorado veterinarians, including the veterinarian team at Colorado State University. “CSU has been instrumental in helping increase diagnostic testing in hopes of finding a primary cause of the outbreak,” said Dr. Gillian Gwartz, program veterinarian in the State Veterinarian’s Office. “We still don’t have a single conclusive causative agent, but we’re working with select vet clinics to try to get more samples to see if we can find a pattern.” This information helps vets guide pet owners in how to prevent the mystery illness and on what to do if their pet becomes ill. The most important thing is to vaccinate the animals and yourselves, according to Dr. Shepler. “We’re not seeing terribly high numbers when it comes to death rates or those severe infections,” Shepler said. “But it is a persistent cough. I think the basics are still the same. Make sure that you’re healthy and vaccinated before interacting with others. I think the same goes for our pets. “Just make sure that your pets are fully vaccinated, that they have all their core vaccines like rabies, and Parvo, distemper, adenovirus, parainfluenza,” Shepler continued. “And that we’re also vaccinating them regularly for Bordetella as well as the canine influenza or the canine flu.” Shepler said that vaccines may not prevent pets from falling ill, but

it will ensure that several possible contributors to the mystery illness are covered. “It’s not going to provide 100% immunity. No vaccine does,” Shepler said. “But it does give the dog’s body something to go off of and some information (for vets) to start tracking.” At a recent panel by Trupanion pet insurance, Colorado State University’s Dr. Michael Lappin, a professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences reassured pet owners that going to the vet for those vaccines and checks was not a risk. He said that the facilities have biosecurity protocols in place to keep pets, owners and staff safe. “If you’re only there for your routine vaccines, or you’re there for your cancer appointment or your ear infection appointment, we still want people to come in,” he said. “We’re doing our security measures. So, your animal won’t catch those things while you’re there.” Outside of vaccinations, vets are not calling for precautions with healthy pets. According to Shepler, pet owners shouldn’t worry until there are serious symptoms. She urges owners to take a coughing dog to the vet to get evaluated and treated early. “I think pet owners should start worrying when their pet is not acting like themselves,” she said. “If they’re not eating and drinking, if they seem extra tired, or lethargic if they have any sort of difficulty breathing, where it seems like their breath is really shallow, or that they can expand their chest completely or fill their lungs with air. Obviously, that is much more concerning and becomes an emergency situation.” She went on to say that any dog, “with a cough should get checked out, just to make sure that everything is stable, and then to get started on appropriate treatment.” There is a risk of pneumonia and other more severe illnesses connected to this mysterious condition. However, Shepler said that local vets are seeing a vast majority of dogs who get the illness recover. “I think the most important thing to know is that while a few pets are getting some secondary complications that can be more life-threatening, the vast majority of the pets that we’ve seen at least, are very stable,” said Shepler. “They come in with good energy. They come in with normal vital signs, but owners just report this persistent nagging cough.” Shepler urges pet owners to see a vet when the cough starts. In addition, she reassures owners that most pets are coming out of the illness just fine. “In the 20-25 cases that we’ve seen here at the City Vet clinic, we only have two or three that have needed more significant intervention because they have developed a secondary pneumonia,” Shepler said. “So for the most part, this is an annoying disease. But for many of our patients, it has not become lifethreatening.” SEE CANINES, P3

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If your pet shows signs of a cough, fever or a change in behavior, contact your local vet. Make sure your pets are fully vaccinated before boarding, visiting other homes with pets or going to dog parks. For more information on the illness, visit the American Veterinary Medical Association website, watch the Trupanion panel on the illness on the webpage for Canine Respiratory Illness Q & A with Trupanion or contact Shepler at City Vet Highlands Ranch at 720924-3033.

Dog owners are urged to consult a vet at the first sign of a cough.

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City Vet Clinic in Highlands Ranch has seen between 20 and 25 dogs with the mysterious canine illness. Only a few have experienced COURTESY OF CITY VET severe symptoms.

D.R. Horton Inks Deal to Build Homes With OSB Made From Grass, not Lumber

My June 1 column featured a startup called Plantd in North Carolina which invented an alternative to standard OSB boards made from lumber with ones made from fast-growing grass. Their product was developed in cooperation with D.R. Horton, a major U.S. builder of new homes, who helped get the product approved and certified as a building material. Within a month after my article, Horton ordered 250,000 of the panels to use in building 1,000 production homes, and it was announced that Plantd’s first automated machine for producing the panels would be in production by year’s end and that the 1,000 homes would begin construction in 2024.

You can read that June 1 column online at www.JimSmithColumns.com. OSB is the sheathing that is used on the exterior walls of all “stickbuilt” homes, as well as on subfloors and as roof sheathing. Although I don’t know this as a fact, I suspect that the sheer weight and volume of OSB panels equals or exceeds that of the 2x4s, 2x6s and the joists and trusses to which it is attached. Using Plantd’s panels as a replacement for wood-based OSB has huge ramifications on the preservation of forests, the absorption of carbon dioxide and the fight against climate change. As you can read on their website, www.PlantdMaterials.com, “Through-

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Estate proposing a new “Disclosure of Information, Duties, And Authorization Regarding Title Insurance & Closing Settlement Services” for the benefit of sellers and buyers. As of now, the Colorado Real Estate Commission has not acted on that request. [A copy of the proposed disclosure is posted on Substack.com.] While waiting for the Division to review and approve this needed disclosure, there is a solution to this dilemma. When listing your home for sale, request your Broker to shop your title insurance and closing services by using CompareTitleCompanies. com, which provides a free one-stop shopping solution and takes less than five minutes. Also, ask your broker to request a Closing Protection Letter when they order your title insurance services. CompareTitleCompanies.com is a unique marketing tool for title companies and a free resource for consumers and brokers. Have a website questions? Email Garry at Contact@CompareTitleCompanies.com. For questions about the duties and information provided by your broker, you may contact the Division of Real Estate at dora_realestate_web-site@state.co.us.

Guest Column: Learn About Title Companies It’s easy to get information overload when selling your house, but what if you don’t get all the information you need from your real estate broker? Besides getting top dollar for your home, what about saving money and better protecting your real estate closing by shopping your title insurance & closing services? The Denver Metro Association of Realtors reports the median price of a single-family home sold in November was $625K. The costs for title insurance and closing services for a $625K home ranges from $1,247 up to $2,563, a difference of $1,316. Title companies are regulated by the Colorado Division of Insurance, which encourages consumers to shop their title insurance and closing services. Sellers shouldn’t assume that their listing agent has shopped and compared their recommended title company, as the Division of Real Estate that licenses and regulates real estate brokers doesn’t require brokers to do so. Typically, most brokers just recommend their favorite title company, regardless of the costs to you. While title insurance may be somewhat unfamiliar to sellers, it’s important to note the title policies and coverages are identical among all Colorado title companies, and that the title policy benefits the buyer and not the seller. More than likely, your listing agent did not mention this to you. Also, did your broker recommend getting a seller’s “Closing Protection Letter” (CPL) which provides additional protections for your money and the closing process? Again, the Division of Real Estate doesn’t require brokers to inform you of such information. Based on such information not being provided by brokers, a request was submitted by me, Garry Wolff of CompareTitleCompanies.com, to the Division of Real

Jim Smith on Title Insurance:

Like any seasoned listing agent, I have my preferred title companies based on years of experience working with them. I have found the escrow officers of some firms more attentive and better at handling issues that may arise, so I definitely recommend one for my seller to use. I admit that I should remind them it’s their decision and point them to Garry’s website, but a choice based on it would be based solely on price. Then we could talk. Where I think agents go wrong is when they have an in-house title company and they get spiffed for “capturing” a seller for that title company and probably don’t suggest their client shop other companies.

out history, civilizations have advanced at the speed of material innovation. Timber, steel, and concrete enabled remarkable progress, but today they are the problem, not the solution. Continuing to build with these materials accelerates climate change and promises to impede progress by threatening our future on this planet.” It is the mitigation of climate change that motivated the company’s founders to develop their unique product. At the top of their lengthy home page is this goal: “Carbon negative materials for every new home and building on earth.” Scroll down, and you find this statement: “We envision a world that stands in balance with nature—a world built from grass… A world where buildings no longer cause climate change but are central to the solution. Where they are stronger, more durable, and more affordable. And where their walls and structures lock away vast amounts of carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere.” You have probably heard of “carbon sequestration,” the removing of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it somewhere — typically underground. The oceans also sequester carbon, which has become a problem, endangering ocean life and disrupting the pH balance of ocean water. Plants are among the biggest sequesters of carbon dioxide because it’s their primary food. You’ve heard the Amazon rainforest described as “the earth’s lungs,” although it functions in the opposite manner, absorbing carbon monoxide and emitting oxygen. Trees sequester carbon until they are burned, and building materials made from lumber sustain that sequestration. But trees take a long time to grow, mak-

ing their absorption of carbon dioxide less efficient than the propriety grass developed by Plantd, which can reach 20 feet in height in a single growing season as shown in the photo at left. The company claims that 14,000 acres of grass plantations can produce as much material as 400,000 acres of managed timber lands. (Also, the grass is perennial, unlike trees, so it doesn’t need to be replanted after harvesting.) Another feature of the North Carolina company is that it operates out of a onetime tobacco factory and has hired tobacco farmers who had been put out of work when the tobacco factory closed to grow the grass for their factory. The company’s website claims that their product is stronger, lighter, more moisture resistant, carbon negative, and will cost the same as regular OSB. Plantd’s panels have just two ingredients: the perennial grass plus a small amount of resin (with the formaldehyde removed before it reaches Plantd’s factory). This creates a low-VOC product with fewer chemical additives compared to other products, according to Plantd. There’s a 3-minute video on the home page which shows the panels being installed on a D.R. Horton home under construction. I have the link to that video on the posting of this article at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com. I have written about many technological developments in home construction over the years, but this product has me more excited than all of them put together. I can’t wait to see the first homes in our metro area being built with this product.

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Hoping to boost math scores, Colorado invests in second year of Zearn BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO

As camera shutters clicked and politicians and policymakers huddled in the back of a Denver classroom, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis walked between the desks of sixth graders whose eyes and ears were glued to their computer screens, multiplying fractions. The program the students were using, Zearn Math, is a key part of Polis’ plan to boost math scores in Colorado and help students recover from the pandemic. Just 1 in 3 students scored at grade-level in math on state tests last spring. Polis was at Marie L. Greenwood Early-8 in far northeast Denver to hype Zearn in the hopes that more school districts will adopt the program, which the state is offering to schools for free this year. About 65% of Colorado districts are already using it, Polis said. “We want to really take this opportunity to get the message out across the state: We would love that other 35% of schools to also take advantage of what the state is supporting,” he said. And districts will have another year to do so. Polis announced in late November that the state is investing an additional $3 million in federal COVID relief, on top of the $6 million in COVID aid it already set aside, to extend to the 202425 school year the offer to pay for Zearn licenses. The state has also been paying to train teachers to use

Eleven-year-old Mia Villa, left, works on Zearn Math in her classroom at Marie L. PHOTO BY MELANIE ASMAR / CHALKBEAT Greenwood Early-8 in Denver.

the digital platform. “We know this will lead to major improvements in math achievement,” Polis said, “which is so important for success in today’s world. Whether you go to college or not, no matter what field you enter, basic math skills — numeracy — is so incredibly important.” Noire Lin, the teacher whose classroom Polis visited, said in an interview that Zearn has helped students “take more charge of how they’re learning.” Lin’s students

— and all students at Greenwood — use Zearn for 30 minutes a day, three times per week. “It’s aligned to what I teach in class,” Lin said. “But sometimes they’ll go home and be like, ‘I really don’t know if the teacher was teaching it correctly to me.’ So they go home [and] they do Zearn. They get to watch a video. They get to have step-by-step breaking down the problems.” Colorado Department of Education officials said the state doesn’t

yet have data showing whether Zearn is making a difference since schools started using it this fall. The governor’s team chose Zearn without running a competitive bidding process, based on studies provided by the company that showed students who used Zearn regularly made more progress than those who didn’t. After Polis left, several of the 11-year-olds in Lin’s class gave Zearn mostly positive reviews. Kevin Villalba said he likes “the sprint,” which is when Zearn gives students a limited amount of time to answer as many math questions as they can. Mia Villa likes the practice questions, and how, if she gets an answer wrong, Zearn explains why and shows her the right steps. “I sometimes have trouble with math,” Villa said. “Before I had a D or a C, and now I have a B or an A in math.” Zearn, she added, “helps a lot of kids get better in their math.” But across the table, Valeria Sierra said she’s “not that big of a fan.” “It could be stressful,” Sierra said, especially a Zearn feature called “the tower of power.” “If you do a mistake, it removes all your progress,” Sierra said. “And at the same time, it’s kind of hard because it’s a little bit different [from] how our teachers teach us math. And it’s sometimes difficult because the videos they show us doesn’t explain that much.” Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

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Denver’s Z Cycle bike shop leaves its 9th and Corona shop BY JOE CARABELLO SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

A popular bike shop located at 9th Avenue and Corona Street in Capitol Hill has closed its doors. The closing follows a Denver District Court’s eviction ruling on Nov. 30, which came after months of tension between the bike shop’s owner Dmitri Rumschlag and his landlord, Katina Gatchis. Gatchis’ complaint cites a breach of contract for unauthorized alterations made to the property. Z Cycle Shop signed a five-year lease for the space at 1025 E. 9th Ave. in June of 2021 with an option to renew for five years. “It’s really messed up that they are trying to evict me for turning their (Gatchis’) old restaurant space into a bike shop,” Rumschlag told the court. Rumschlag claims his alterations were appropriate for a bike shop. Damon Semmens, attorney for the Gatchis family, said his clients liked Rumschlag but the relationship began eroding when Rumschlag installed metal-mesh security screens outside the shop’s windows. Two break-ins within a two-week span in late 2022 persuaded Rumschlag to hire a contractor to install the security screens, rather than waiting for Gatchis’ contractor, who wasn’t immediately available. Gatchis said the structural integrity of the windows and the building’s architecture consistency was jeopardized by the screens that Rumschlag’s contractor installed. Semmens advised his client to withhold public statements until the court rules on a damages claim,

which will likely be heard next year. The claim is for $186,000 plus court costs and attorney fees. Rumschlag signed a personal guarantee for the lease, which also leaves him liable for the two-and-a-half years remaining in the primary term. Additional unauthorized alterations in Gatchis’ complaint includes the removal of restaurant equipment, including a ventilation and fire suppression system and a walk-in cooler. He is also accused of dismantling a bathroom, installing a bikewash basin and operating a coffee roasting and community musician gathering place in the basement. A condition of the lease agreement requires authorization from the landlord before making such alterations and uses of the space, but according to the Gatchis family, Rumschlag didn’t ask for permission. The dispute between Z Cycle and the landlord escalated earlier this year, including verbal confrontations which led Rumschlag to seek a restraining order against George Gatchis, the landlord’s son. Rumschlag told the court that George Gatchis “threatened me and told me he’d take me for everything I had.” “It’s a bully tactic to try and extort a small business because they think I’m rich,” Rumschlag said. Rumschlag was referring to a financial settlement he received after an automobile crash in 2020. Rumschlag told the court he still suffers from injuries from the crash, including the resurfacing of trauma due to his brain injury. SEE CYCLE, P16

A U-Haul truck parked outside of Z Cycle’s former 9th Avenue and Corona Street locaPHOTO BY JOE CARABELLO tion on the bike shop’s moving day in early December.

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“There is a reality that this is a tough time of the year for many families,” said Steve Swinney, CEO and co-founder of Kodiak Building Partners which donates to the foundation’sThanksgiving efforts. “We wanted to be a small part of what they are doing.” Bruce Randolph — Daddy Bruce — was originally from Arkansas, but eventually settled in Denver, opened a restaurant and became known for his barbecue. “He felt that on Thanksgiving, everyone should have a hot meal,” said Xiomara Yanique, who serves as The Epworth Foundation’s program director. So, in 1964, he set up in City Park and about 200 people gathered to eat barbecue for Thanksgiving, which Randolph provided for free. Everyone was welcome, and the gathering grew and grew every year, now located in Denver’s Cole neighborhood, Yanique said. Today, the event draws thousands of volunteers to help with its massive effort of feeding 5,000 families a Thanksgiving meal. “I’m feeding people and I’m helping people,” said Clarence Williams of Highlands Ranch who has been volunteering at the event for 18 years. “That’s what it’s all about.” Daddy Bruce died in 1994, but lasting recognition of his humanitarianism lives on in various ways. There is a school that bears his name. And the street where Daddy Bruce’s barbecue restaurant was once located is also named in his honor.

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In 2003, The Epworth Foundation, based out of the Epworth United Methodist Church at 1865 Bruce Randolph Ave., took over the Thanksgiving meals event. It’s important for people to know Daddy Bruce’s legacy and the story of his humanitarianism, Yanique said. “We’re getting a lot of new people in Denver, and not everybody knows about Daddy Bruce like they used to,” she said. When Daddy Bruce did it, he set up tables in the streets and served barbecue. Today, it is run as a Thanksgiving meal distribution. The nonprofit packs baskets with enough traditional Thanksgiving food items — turkey, green beans, gravy, bread, a dessert, etc. — to feed an entire family. That’s about the only thing that’s changed, Yanique said. Otherwise, it’s still like a community-oriented family reunion, she added. “That part of Daddy Bruce has lived on,” Yanique said. Denver native Joe Lopez has always wanted to volunteer for an event like the Denver Feed-A-Family in Honor of Daddy Bruce. This year, he was finally able to do so — and brought three of his family members, equaling three generations who came to volunteer this year. “It made my evening doing this with my kids and grandson,” Lopez said.

Three generations of the Lopez family came to volunteer at the Denver Feed-A-Family in Honor of Daddy Bruce event this year. Pictured is Joe Lopez on the far right, his daughters Michelle Martinez and Kara Lopez, and his grandson Christian Solano.

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Volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Westminster Stake pack bags in preparation for the Denver Feed-A-Family in Honor of Daddy Bruce food PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN distribution.

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Struggling for sustainability

Daddy Bruce Randolph with people attending one of his community Thanksgiving meals in the COURTESY OF THE DADDY BRUCE RANDOLPH LEGACY FOUNDATION background.

Clarence Williams fills up the volunteers’ snack bowl on Nov. 17. He has been volunteering with PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN the Denver Feed-A-Family in Honor of Daddy Bruce event for 18 years.

Vaughn Nichols has been involved with The Epworth Foundation for roughly 20 years — and the Daddy Bruce Thanksgiving for about 25 — and currently serves on the foundation’s board of directors. He got to know Daddy Bruce Randolph sometime in the 1980s and they developed both a professional and friendly relationship — Nichols is a banker, and Randolph was a customer at the bank he worked at and Nichols would often eat lunch at Randolph’s restaurant. People identify with a need around Thanksgiving, and many are familiar with the nonprofit’s meal distribution because of Daddy Bruce, so that event typically sees a big turnout of volunteers and donations, Nichols said. The foundation’s annual summertime golf tournament fundraiser is also successful in raising funds, Nichols said. But the nonprofit needs ways to get a steady flow of donations throughout the year to help it fund a variety of its community resources, Nichols said. Much of The Epworth Foundation’s programming is offered for free — or subsidized — to community members. “There’s a constant need for fundraising,” Nichols said. “You can only service what you have the money to serve.” Additionally, the foundation needs people who can bring new ideas to help with the nonprofit’s long-term sustainability. Not counting the Thanksgiving event, only about 50 people volunteer with the foundation on a regular basis. And the chair of the nine-member board is more than 80 years old, Nichols said. “While he won’t be replaced, we need people to pick up the puck,” Nichols said. “We need people who have networks and fresh ideas for how to maintain the (foundation’s) mission.” Representing the foundation from afar Dandoo-Young didn’t know much about The Epworth Foundation until someone told her about it at the 2021 Spelman Sendoff event hosted by the Colorado chapter of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College. She did her research on the nonprofit and learned that its values aligned closely with hers. “We share the same social values,” Dandoo-Young said. “I try to represent them whether I’m in Georgia or Colorado.” Dandoo-Young encourages everyone to look into the resources that The Epworth Foundation offers – particularly those who are in need and may not otherwise have

access to such resources. “Colorado is blessed to have The Epworth Foundation,” Dandoo-Young said. “They ensure that they put action on the table.” All about community

The Epworth Foundation’s “big thing” is being able to wrap itself around the community and uplift it, said Yanique, the foundation’s program director. “It’s not just about an individual, it’s about community,” Yanique said. “A lot of the time, people don’t realize how important community is. But we can accomplish so much more together.”

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Cars can hardly pass because both sides of the street are lined with tents covered in tarps. In the middle of the street, nonprofit workers and volunteers park vans and trucks to pass out food and children’s cough syrup. People dig through cardboard boxes overflowing with shoes and kid-sized coats, and a child squeals after finding Spiderman pajamas among the donated clothes. Most of the families, including Gonzalez, have rooms in the hotel. But perishable food is not allowed inside the rooms, so Gonzalez and her children spend their days outside so she can cook for her family.

Also, being outside means they will see the volunteers who are bringing donated food and other items each day. Some of the children in the encampment are attending nearby schools, and Gonzalez said a Denver Public Schools worker who visited the camp told her that her kids could start going to class next week. The migrant encampments are growing in other parts of the city, too, including near some of the other hotels rented by the city’s human services department. That’s in part because families previously were allowed to stay in the hotels for 37 days, and when their stay ended, some moved into tents outside. The city changed its policy Nov. 17 due to cold weather, however, and is now allowing families to stay in the

hotels indefinitely. Single adults, though, are allowed to stay for only 14 days before their time runs out. For many, that’s not enough time to find more permanent housing, and they end up in a tent. Gonzalez said she used up her 37 days in the hotel, then moved outside for about 10 days. She was invited to move back into the hotel after the policy change, she said. “They put me back in because of the snowfall,” she said, wrapped in a brown fleece coat. “It was snowing and they were bringing all the people who were here inside.” Busloads from Texas arrive daily, including 40-50 people who were dropped off in front of the state Capitol on an early December morning. Venezuelans began arriving by

busload in Denver a year ago this week, and since then, the city has enacted an emergency operations system and spent $33.6 million. The number of Venezuelans who have come through the city since last December is expected to reach 30,000 by the end of the week. Thousands have received one-way bus tickets to other cities, mainly New York and Chicago, and an unknown number stayed in Colorado. Migrants, many of whom applied for asylum after crossing the U.S.Mexico border in Texas, check in at a reception center after arriving in Denver. If they want to stay in the city, they are shuttled to one of the shelters, including the Quality Inn across Interstate 25 from downtown. SEE ARRIVING, P9

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Denver Human Services was able to eliminate the shelter time limit for families because, after a surge of arrivals in October, the numbers were dropping. “And there was quite a bit of snow in the forecast and cold weather,” said Jon Ewing, a Denver Human Services spokesman. “We just wanted to ensure the children were not in the streets in dangerous conditions. We told the families that had timed out, you can come back inside.” Ewing said some families refused, choosing instead to stay outside with the belongings they’ve acquired since arriving in Denver. On

a recent night in freezing temperatures, he tried to persuade a woman and her three children to stay inside, suggesting her husband stay in the tent to watch their things. “She would not do it,” he said. “There is no reason that anyone with children should be sleeping outside.” Families are choosing to stay outside — or choosing to stay in their tents in the daytime and sleep in the hotels at night — in part because they are accumulating piles of clothing, blankets, food, barbecue grills and even furniture, Ewing said. “We do have concerns about people accumulating too many belongings,” he said. “Hotel rooms have limited space in them. You can’t stack blankets and clothes — it’s a

fire hazard.” So many people are staying in tents that food served in the hotels, provided for the migrants by Denver Human Services, has gone to waste, Ewing said. While families are no longer timing out of their rooms, they can get kicked out for not following the rules, including violent behavior, Ewing said. In the past, some people have been asked to leave after receiving multiple warnings not to stockpile perishable food in their rooms, he said. The goal is for the migrants to find stable housing, and many have received help from nonprofit organizations that will pay their apartment deposit and sometimes the first month of rent, Ewing said. But there is not enough housing, fund-

ing or enough nonprofits to help everyone fast enough. After a year of near-daily arrivals of Venezuelans, evidence that public entities and nonprofits have been overwhelmed is visible around the city and other parts of the state. An encampment also formed around another hotel rented out by Denver Human Services, this one near Interstate 70 and Peoria Street. And at a hotel in Aurora, residents who pay a weekly rate said they were ordered to move out to make way for Venezuelan migrants whose rooms were paid for by the city. “We would never ask existing guests to leave,” Ewing said. “That did not come from our direction. I’m not very pleased with that.” SEE ARRIVING, P11

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Area author offers daily thoughts for Christian women BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Commerce City author and former pilot and commercial flight instructor Andrea Lende wants to help Christian women keep track of what is important in the days leading up to the Christmas holiday. “It’s a Christmas Devotional for busy women who are worn out by Christmas Eve when it’s likely they will hear the Christmas story for the first time,” Lende said. Her devotional book “It’s A Wrap,” is available on Amazon. The book offers simple daily passages meant to be read during Advent and immediately after Christmas. “I wrote a 32-day devotional starting December 1 going through January 1, which shares the Christmas story, one verse at a time.” Her Christmas devotional was initially released last year but some small changes she made convinced her to issue a second edition this fall. Lende said the book is about the season’s reverence and holiness. The idea is to take a particular moment each day to reflect on the season’s richness and not let it pass by. “It could be walking into the grocery store, and you get a whiff of the cinnamon, scented pine cones, that reminds us this is the Christmas season. The idea is to slow down the whirlwind for just a moment during our busy days and take in the beauty around us,” Lende said. Many stories Lende writes are

from her experience of raising her kids and the difficulties we all go through in life. Her book includes Scriptures with stories, along with journal pages. She urges readers to write special moments every day to treasure and cherish during the season and into the new year. “Jesus was born in such humble circumstances and came for everybody,” Lende said. “I know there are times when I haven’t felt worthy or when money has been tight. But we were still able to take this season and keep it holy, to be thankful for what we have. It’s not always about more.” Lende said one Christmas, her family couldn’t find the money to buy the ingredients to make treats and give them to their neighbors, which was a family Christmas tradition. “Since we were a traveling family, we had many little soaps and hotel shampoos. I found some wreaths in the basement that I was no longer using, and I bought a couple more at the dollar store and put together bathroom wreaths for my neighbors,” Lende said. “It felt good to gift something special to our friends, even though it wasn’t what I expected to give,” she said. “That’s how our season should be; what can we share with others, or who can we invite to our table?” Lende said life can be overwhelming for those who want more or feel they deserve more. “God blesses us so richly in spirit and lavishly in many other ways. We

have our homes and all the decorations with twinkling lights, but not everybody lives in such splendor. So, we should take in the richness of the season with gratitude. My book is quietly humble and helps others be thankful for what they have instead of what they don’t,” she said. Lende said many women could be better receivers but are comfortable giving. “Sometimes, we hold blessings from God at bay because maybe we’ve said something we shouldn’t or done something that makes us feel bad. We often live in more shame than we ought to or feel. We want to work hard to be good in God’s eyes, but there is nothing to do- God loves us unconditionally,” Lende said. Lende said it was moments in her life that inspired her to write the book because we all go through these challenges in life. “In the future, in the new year, we can take the special moments of this year that God has given us, remember the blessings that we already have, and walk into those blessings that God has for us,” Lende said. Lende is CEO of Beatitudes Publishing and co-founded Bookworms Publishing, a children’s publishing company. She has published ten books, two bestsellers, and eight Amazon number-one new releases since November 2020. She hosts two podcasts that can be listened to anywhere. One is a 365-day devotional podcast called Downloads from God, and the oth-

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er is commentary meant to go along with her best-selling Bible reading plan, “Reading the Bible Cover to Cover in 365 Days.” To view or purchase Lende’s books, visit her author page on Amazon at: https://www.amazon. com/author/andrealende. You can learn more about her publishing company at: Beatitudes Publishing at http://www. baselfpub.com. Visit Bookworms Publishing for children’s books at http://www.bookwormspublishing.com.

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and four children said her family was given a hearing date seven months from now, in Los Angeles. Alejandra, who didn’t want her last name published, worried about how they would get to California for the appointment, but also had more immediate concerns. After more than a month in the hotel, she believed her time was up and that they would have to move out this week. She had not been told, or did not understand, that the time-limit policy had been dropped. Alejandra is hoping to find work as a house cleaner or a cook, and her husband, who has experience in security systems, is looking for whatever job he can find. They have yet to apply for work permits because they don’t have the money for the application fees, which can cost up to $500, and they were unaware that nonprofits will help. Her two oldest children, ages 8 and 9, were attending the bilingual Valdez Elementary, while her 4-year-old son played outside the hotel and her 2-year-old daughter sat on a bench eating a styrofoam cup of instant noodles with a plastic spoon. They had been traveling for years, through Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Ecuador and Mexico. The children walked through the jungle and had to cross dangerous rivers. By the time they arrived at the U.S. border, they were “tired of walking, of going hungry, of sleeping in the street,” Alejandra said in Spanish. “Thank God we are here alive and well.” Jamillah Richmond, who lives in Boulder and speaks English and Spanish, has been coming to the street every day for two weeks, bringing boots and tents, and driving Venezuelans who are sick or pregnant to medical clinics. She’s spent about $500 on children’s cough syrup to hand out in the camp, she said. Of the several hundred people sleeping in tents outside the hotel, only one or two are children, Richmond said. They’re single adults who’ve timed out of their shelter stay, and some are elderly. None were prepared for Colorado winter temperatures, which is why Richmond has been collecting camping gear and layers of clothing from Boulder friends and neighbors. She’s also collecting migrants’ phone numbers, asking them to call her if they need to get to a medical or

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And in Carbondale, near Aspen, dozens of migrants were living in cars and tents under a bridge until a local nonprofit invited them to sleep in a community room last month as temperatures dropped below freezing. Local officials are now searching for longer-term housing. Meanwhile, Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston have been pushing the federal government to make it easier for migrants to get work permits and for more federal aid. They’re also calling out Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for chartering buses to send migrants to Denver, often in the middle of the night and in front of city and state buildings without advance notice. More than 400 migrants have arrived in Denver so far this week. “We get buses every day,” Ewing said. “Are they usually dropped off in front of the state Capitol? No, they’re not. “I don’t really want to get into a fight with the state of Texas. But we are talking about 3 in the morning. Who is out at 3 in the morning to even see this? You’re not even getting attention politically.” Colorado officials have given Abbott’s administration the address of the shelter-hotels, urging them to drop off migrants there instead of downtown, Ewing said. One night two weeks ago, in 16-degree weather, four buses arrived downtown between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., Ewing said. “We were able to scramble, to get a shuttle over there and get them out,” he said. “They are getting off with thin little blankets. We are talking about children, pregnant women, people who are sick. They don’t know the city. They don’t know the language. This would all get prevented if they dropped them off at a shelter.” The political stunts add to the chaos of what is already a confusing journey for the migrants, many of whom travel for months or even years to escape political turmoil, violence and poverty in Venezuela to reach the United States. Once they arrive and ask for asylum, they’re given a hearing date — often months or even years out. One mother staying in the northwest Denver hotel with her husband

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“Dedicated to loved ones” This mazetorial of holiday candles is dedicated to our loved ones of the past, present and future. To solve, start at the ‘S’ in either of the flames on the candles on the right and left, and maze-out to the ‘W’ for win in the flame in the center candle.

hen dreams shatter, despair tightens its grip. Hurting people often lose sight of hope, instead spiWINNING raling into cynicism. Yet even WORDS in life’s bleakest moments, hope flickers for those determined to find its light. During seasons of widespread hopelessness, aspiring to hope Michael Norton takes courage and defiance. Hope is not denial of hardship, but refusal to let hardship have the final word. Authentic hope stares suffering in the face, mourns loss deeply, then still dares to ask — what’s possible now? It is grief and optimism entwined. Sometimes we must help rekindle hope’s faded embers in others. We can be the hopeful friend who will listen without judgment when people unload their bitterness. We can gently remind them of their strength and that better days will come. Other times, hope is a quiet personal choice — a private beacon only we can see. We tend its flame through prayer, Scripture, or moments of beauty that pierce the fog. We shield hope from the hurricane of despair raging around us. Living hopefully does not minimize others’ pain or imply we have answers they lack. It simply means we cling to possibility and light rather than drowning in gloom with them. We soften rather than harden. Zig Ziglar had a famous quote, “The doors of hope swing widest on the hinges of encouragement.” Who are you encouraging today? Who is encouraging you today? Either way, and sometimes both ways, hope is being transferred. During seasons of widespread hopelessness, hoping feels like an act of defiance. It is refusing to let darkness dim our vision for the future. When hope seems most improbable, that is when nurturing hope matters most. A single hopeful person can spark revival. Even when you feel alone in your hope, believe brighter days are coming. Hope floats on the winds of God’s faithfulness, rising and falling for a time but never fully vanishing. Where hope persists, joy follows. “It’s always something, to know you’ve done the most you could. But don’t leave off hoping, or it’s of no use doing anything. Hope, hope to the last.” Charles Dickens SEE NORTON, P13

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Peaceful escapes: Discovering serenity with tea during the festive frenzy As the festive season circles around us in a whirlwind of excitement and activity, finding moments of serenity becomes essential. Amidst the chaos and celebrations, it’s crucial to carve out spaces for tranquility and peace. One timeless and soothing way is to rediscover calmness, the simple art of finding comfort. Here are three quiet practices that can help reduce the hectic stress and restore a sense of peace, allowing you to embrace the season of light. Create a cozy space: With the tapestry of the holiday rush, create a simple sanctuary within your home allow this to become a nurturing act of self-love. Get creative and cozy, craft a space that resonates with your spirit, a corner by the window surrounded by pillows and warm blankets. Maybe it’s as simple as some soft throws and your favorite snug chair. If you have a fireplace build a fire and form a friendly place to take in the light and watch the flames. Or perhaps it’s creating a special nest on your bed with your fur baby cuddled up by your side. Make it yours, light some candles, put on your favorite

sounds of the season, fill your nook with treasures that whisper of tranquility. Let this cocoon of tenderness beckon you to just be silent, breathe deeply, and cherish a few quiet moments amidst the festive flurry. Lisa D. Heart Tender comfort: Tea, with its diverse varieties and calming properties, is a cherished companion during the holiday season. If you have a favorite calming tea, please use it. If you want to try something new, please do. Discovering new teas can be a relaxing tool to help ease the mind. Explore blends that speak to your soul, pick the one that cradles you in solace and gentleness. Is it peppermint, orange spice, chamomile, lavender, cinnamon apple, pick one that calls you home. Next, allow the entire journey of the tea-making process to be an experience that caresses your senses. Prepare the water, watch the

water dance into a boil, select your special teapot or cup. Set the intention of savoring tender comfort as the leaves are infused, relish the anticipation of the stillness that awaits you. Take a deep sniff, inhale the fragrant mist that allows the aroma to fill your senses. Feel the comfort of the warmth of the cup in your hands. If possible, go to your cozy space with your tea. As you sit and take in all the sensations, allow your mind and body to relax and appreciate these moments of serenity and harmony. Calmness is kindness: As you nestle into your snug haven with your chosen tea, take a heartfelt pause to honor and celebrate all that you have achieved during this vibrant busy season. Sip your tea slowly, letting each sip be a graceful dance of tranquility. Allow the warmth you feel to wrap around you like a tender embrace, releasing any tension or worries. Close your eyes and embrace this act of selfkindness as you enjoy some muchneeded downtime. Allow yourself to reflect on your efforts, being grateful

for your strength, energy, and determination. In these gentle moments, kindness towards oneself becomes a profound reminder of the significance of self-compassion and nurturing among the madness of the season. In the symphony of celebrations and demands, these heartfelt practices offer an oasis of serenity. A chance to stop, breathe, appreciate moments of calm and peace. Embracing the art of nurturing a cozy space, delighting in the ritual of intentional tea and fostering selfkindness can be transformative in the fast tempo of the season. Let these practices be a guiding light, leading you back to your heartcenter, gifting yourself moments of peaceful escapes this holiday season. Happy Holidays!

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stillness. Carve out quiet moments to ask God to renew your weary soul. Let hope soak into your spirit. Allow sacred words from Scripture or devotional poetry to marinate. Find rest in God’s presence. Another Advent spiritual practice is serving others with compassion. Reach out to the lonely or those hurting in your community. Pack shoeboxes for needy children. Deliver meals to homebound neighbors. Tangible acts of kindness fan the flames of love — our surest source of hope. And as Christmas nears, kindle hope through song and symbolism. Deck ancient halls to welcome God anew. Sing carols declaring joyous hope like “O Holy Night” or “Joy to the World.” Prepare your heart, then celebrate hope’s birth on Christmas with childlike wonder. This Advent, nurture soul-stirring hope through prayer, service and song. Let it light your path today and

all year through. Hope rises with the dawn — certain and resilient. It always springs anew for those who seek its glow. How about you? At a time when the world is at such odds, is your heart filled with hope? Or do you feel a little bit, or maybe even, heavy hopelessness? Either way, my hope is that you will lean into some of what I have written here and then share your story of hope with me at

gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can share some of our own hope with those who need it most, it really will be a better than good life.

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As the glow of twinkling lights brightens winter’s darkness, the season of Advent arrives. These four weeks leading up to Christmas offer a sacred chance to slow down, reflect, and reconnect to hope. By practicing spiritual disciplines that prepare our hearts, we can live expectantly even amid life’s pain. Advent hope sustains us. Hope looks small and fragile in a manger, yet its power spans eternity. During Advent, we remember the birth of Jesus — God entering our world to walk alongside us with endless grace. This humble arrival birthed unstoppable hope. No matter how crushed we feel, hope lifts our gaze. When December busyness threatens to swallow us, Advent calls us to savor prayerful

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taring into a kiln glowing orange at 2,350 degrees, an artist armed with thick leather gloves holds a fragile piece of molten glass at the end of a steel rod. This is the point where creativity, talent and inspiration combine to create a one-of-a-kind piece of glass never to be duplicated. Sand and silica are the main components; soda ash and lime are combined to the mixture as raw ingredients, Corey Siverman of The Furnace: A Glassworks in Lakewood said. Industrial glass that’s made in a factory by machines works in a different way versus what we do by hand. The Furnace is a glass workshop that dedicates 90% of its production to retail sales, according to Siverman. Thousands of ornaments will be handmade and shipped from this location. “I have galleries all around the country. I’ve got over 100 galleries that buy my work,” Siverman said during a recent interview at his small production facility. “I sell to magazines. I sell to corporate gift companies. I sell to a lot of retail buyers through our store here. As well as Etsy, so we have a wide variety of customers.” The months leading up to the holidays are the busiest time of year for Siverman and his coowner and wife, Leanne. Siverman started blowing glass objects/art more than 30 years ago, he said he’s still learning. “You start with a clear glass that’s molten out of the furnace at 2,100 degrees, gather it up on your blowpipe, and apply a color called Frit,” Siverman said. “You then reheat the glass, shape it and put a bubble into it after you put a pattern into it with your color. Once you’ve got your shape the way you want it you let it stabilize, you finish it off and put it in the oven (about 500 degrees) for as many as 12 hours.” The Furnace is not only a commercial facility, employing less than a dozen production and distribution assistants, it’s a learning environment, offering introductory instruction to anyone with a desire to learn the craft. “You learn something every time you walk through the door,” Siverman said about the classes.

However, patience, practice and commitment are prerequisites. “People ask me, ‘How long will it take me to get good?’” Silverman said. “I like to tell people it’s a 10-year commitment before you’re really good at this. You have to be very committed to it.” Yet, each piece is completely original to the artist. “The goal is to make products that will not be like anything you’ve ever seen before,” Siverman said. Cremation Glass Art offers ashes in eternal suspension In an unassuming garage in Greeley, an artist incorporates the cremated ashes of loved ones and even pets into molded and forged glass pieces that are incomparable. “For the cremation art I do believe that working with human ashes is what hits my heart and soul the most,” said Tiffany Koehn with Red Manx Studio. During a recent visit with the artist, Koehn worked to fold, curl and mold a small piece of molten glass in a 2,150 degree gas-fired kiln. The idea of incorporating precious ashes within the glass was conceived in 2009, Koehn said. The epiphany was achieved with a very personal story. In 2008, Koehn’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. “Mom’s cancer journey and watching her and everybody in that chemo room teetering on death hit me,” Koehn said. “Mom came out of it, but there’s a lot of people in that chemo room

that didn’t live through their experiences.” “If I can help families get through it with something more special than a box on a mantel, then that’s what I want to do, especially with the children’s pieces,” Koehn said. Here the customer, their story and vision are incorporated in each unique color selection and swirl of soft molten glass. Koehn welcomes each buyer to be part of the process and witness the creation of the unique glass piece as it’s conceived and shaped in her small garage. Nearly a dozen times over, Koehn heated and shaped the glass at the end of a metal pipe. Koehn uses a unique tool made of wet wood which is created by several species of bacteria that enter a tree through wounds, keeping the wood malleable, which is perfect against the blazing hot temperatures of the molten glass. The soft cylindrical shape of the wood creates the rounded edges with continuous turning of the delicate glass. Koehn spends at least 18 hours repeating the process of heating, shaping, molding and cooling each glass piece. In the end, each customer is presented with a keepsake unlike any in existence, just like their loved one.

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Tiffany Koehn of Red Manx Studio in Greeley displays a recent piece of glass art she created.

The Furnace in Lakewood owner Corey Silverman displays a recent glass piece he created. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Tiffany Koehn of Red Manx Studio in Greeley uses a kiln at 2,100 degrees to make glass malleable enough to shape.

The Furnace in Lakewood owner Corey Silverman delicately cuts soft glass ornament with scissors.

Jamie Kent works with red-hot molten glass at The Furnace in Lakewood.

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Colorado composer finds work on Christmas album Sterling native discovers a 40-year-old recording of his arrangement

the song, hoping they would be performed by Eichenberger’s students. “I had a package of 50 copies that I gave him,” Dubbs said “He was so surprised as he looked through the music, and very nicely took it. We finished our conversation and I always wondered if he had ever had his university choir perform it, or even read through it at a rehearsal.” Dubbs never heard back from the professor and thought little about the encounter.

Then, in August 2020, Dubbs’ son Jobe happened to send Kip a link to a website than listed much of Kip’s work and the artists he’d worked with. It was all quite familiar — except for one thing. “(A)s I scrolled down I saw the name of a certain artist,” Dubbs said. “I began thinking, ‘I have no recollection of recording with this particular artist.’ As I searched through the songs on that album, I read the last song title of the album. ‘A Night Out

For Dobbin.’ It was my song.” The album was a Christmasthemed recording titled “O Come All Ye Faithful,” a 10-cut LP with the usual Christmas carols and songs on it. And there, in the tenth slot, was Kip Dubbs’ song. But Dubbs didn’t recognize the choral group, The Faye Dumont Singers, or the record label, Move Records. There’s a reason for that: The choral group and the record label are headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. And, it turns out, the album was released in 1983. Digging around a little more on the internet and in his own memory, Dubbs finally came up with a connection. It seems Faye Dumont herself was doing graduate work under Prof. Eichenberger at USC back in 1980, around the time Dubbs reconnected with Eichenberger at that Nebraska choral festival and handed over copies of his new song. “Years later, after I found the Faye Dumont recording, I figured Dr. Eichenberger evidently did have one of his choirs sing it,” Dubbs said. But if the song had been officially published, wouldn’t the songwriter be owed some royalties? How could a professional musical group record and sell a recording of a song without the composer knowing about it? “Unfortunately, it happens a lot in the music business where we miss out on royalties,” Dubbs said. “There’s no hope on (collecting) royalties now. I’ve had this happen before. I guess that’s show biz.” This story via The Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

counselor, career coach and bicycling advocate whose work includes nonprofit bicycle organizations, said Rumschlag is “a survivor” and that he “will bounce back from this.” “I’ve gotten to know Dmitri and developed a sense of respect for what he brought to the Capitol Hill community,” Stevenson said. “He provided high quality used bicycles as well as the parts and services at very reasonable prices. It’s unfortunate for the community that he

was driven out. Fortunately, he still has Collins Bike Shop in the general area.” Z Cycle moved into the former Collins Bike Shop, 3217 E. Colfax Ave., this past summer. It is a smaller space at 1,300 square feet compared to the 2,000 square feet at the 9th and Corona location. Chris Collins, property owner of the Collins space, did not want to wade into the specifics of the dispute between Rumschlag and Gatchis.

“I’m not interested in ‘he said-she said’ disputes,” Collins said. “I like Dmitri and his shop serves our local community, which is very important to me.” Rumschlag said he remains committed to Capitol Hill’s cycling community. “I love Cap Hill and the people in it, and I will continue fighting to conduct business here. People need us. I’m just trying to help people,” he said.

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Singer-songwriter Kip Dubbs recently discovered that one of his compositions has been recorded on a Christmas album. By an artist he’d never heard of. Nearly 40 years ago. The Sterling native has spent much of his adult life in Hollywood composing music for some of the nation’s greatest performers. Pat Boone, Doc Severinson, Ray Conniff and Stan Kenton all have performed music composed or arranged by Dubbs. He was last in Sterling in 2017 to hear the First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir perform “Revive Me, Lord,” a composition that took him 10 years to complete. Before Hollywood beckoned, however, Dubbs taught high school choir in Sidney, Nebraska, and it was there the strange tale of a Christmas song began. Dubbs had taken some of his students to the 1981 Nebraska All State Choral Festival in Doane, Nebraska. Guest conductor at the festival was Rodney Eichenberger, under whom Kipp had studied years before at the University of Southern California. As it happened, Dubbs had just recently had a new song published, “A Night Out for Dobbin,” set to the tune of “Jingle Bells.” He decided to give his former mentor copies of

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Conversely, attorney Semmens said he felt harassed by Rumschlag, following a barrage of text messages and a call to his home. Neighboring businesses, several of them also tenants of Gatchis family properties, declined comment. Sean Stevenson, a professional

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Estate of NEIL DENNIS JOB, also known as NEIL D. JOB, also known as NEIL JOB, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 031323

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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Patricia J. Job, also known as Patricia Jean Job, Personal Representative c/o Illumine Legal LLC 8055 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1350 Denver, Colorado 80237 Legal Notice No. DHD200 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FRANK X. KUENZ, II aka FRANK KUENZ, II aka FRANK X. KUENZ aka FRANK KUENZ, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31292 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Theodore B. Kuenz Co-Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. DHD186 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAULA JEAN KONIGSBERG, also known as PAULA J. KONIGSBERG, PAULA KONIGSBERG and PJ KONIGSBERG, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31299 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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Allan C. Gordon Personal Representative 726 Garfield St. Denver, CO 80206 Legal Notice No. DHD203 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM MARK SCHAEFER a/k/a WILLIAM M. SCHAEFER a/k/a BILL SCHAEFER, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 61691 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Frederick Walker Schaefer Personal Representative c/o Arlene S. Barringer, Esq. Glatstein & O’Brien, LLP 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No. DHD188 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RUSSELL JAY SASAKURA, a.k.a. RUSSELL J. SASAKURA, a.k.a. RUSSELL SASAKURA, a.k.a. RUSS SASAKURA, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31392 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. GRETCHEN SASAKURA Personal Representative 1278 Clermont Street Denver, Colorado 80220 Legal Notice No. DHD187 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LLOYD STEPHEN HAGOOD a/k/a L. STEPHEN HAGOOD a/k/a STEPHEN HAGOOD a/k/a STEVE HAGOOD, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31360 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Margaret R. Hagood Personal Representative 3233 S. King Way Denver, Colorado 80236 Legal Notice No. DHD185

First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lawrence Litvak a/k/a Larry Litvak, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31351 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Ronald Dale Litvak Personal Representative 2250 Stuart Street Denver, CO 80212 Legal Notice No. DHD179 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of REX MARTINEZ, a/k/a TONY GURLAY, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 472 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 April 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Charmaine M. Shaw Personal Representative 1125 S. Irving Street Denver, CO 80219 Legal Notice No. DHD205 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RAHMATOLLAH GHAMARI, a/k/a RAHMAT GHAMARI a/k/a RAY GHAMARI, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31382 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Paymon Ghamari Personal Representative c/o Arlene S. Barringer, Esq. Glatstein & O’Brien LLP 2696 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No. DHD184 First Publication: December 7, 2023

Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of George Roman Nadolny, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 031365

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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Anna L. Burr, Esq. 2851 South Parker Road, Suite 230 Aurora, Colorado 80014 Legal Notice No. DHD195 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ANDREW W. DAVIS, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31321

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 April 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Person Giving Notice: Laurin D. Quiat 1021 S. Elizabeth Street Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No. Den 1234 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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Public Notices Estate of JOAN MARIE SIEMANN, also known as Joan M. Siemann, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31350 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 April 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. John W. Siemann Personal Representative 324 Blake Circle Hampton, VA 23669 Legal Notice No. DHD193 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Luvern Wafford Nettles, also known as Luvern W. Nettles, also known as Luvern Nettles, also known as Luvern Wafford, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31438 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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Ralonda Thompson Personal Representative 45143 W. Desert Cedars Ln. Maricopa, AZ 85139 Legal Notice No. DHD202 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leslie Nichols Crispelle, Jr., a/k/a Leslie N. Crispelle, Jr., a/k/a Leslie N. Crispelle, a/k/a Leslie Crispelle Jr., a/k/a Leslie Crispelle, a/k/a Les Crispelle, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31273 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Gary M. Clexton Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003 Legal Notice No. DHD177 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Diane J. Gallogly, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 031335 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 April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Lucas Crawford Personal Representative 730 Alma Flourney Rd. NE Ludowici, GA 31316 Legal Notice No. DHD194 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of THOMAS LOUIS LOHR, aka THOMAS L. LOHR, aka THOMAS LOHR , Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31441 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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Brenda Allen or Michael Lohr Co- Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, PC 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. DHD201 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Adele J. Dyer, also known as Adele Dyer and Adele Jane Dyer, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31258 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Kevin L. Dyer Personal Representative 9308 Surface Hill Rd. Mint Hill, NC 28227 Legal Notice No. DHD181 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Justena V. Dryden, aka Justena Von Dryden, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31169 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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Stephanie D. Dryden Personal Representative c/o Daniel R. Klein 8310 S. Valley Highway, Suite 300 Englewood, CO 80112

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Legal Notice No. DHD178 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Deborah Treseder, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 547 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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Benjamin Treseder Personal Representative 995 Kendall St Lakewood, CO 80214 Legal Notice No. DHD196 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas Schaefer, a/k/a Tom Schaefer, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31356 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 April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Mary Jane Schaefer Personal Representative 501 West Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 Legal Notice No. DHD191 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch ###

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