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VOLUME 126 | ISSUE 24
Intersection’s frequent wrecks worry residents Dirt-road crash claimed the life of a high school senior BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Residents who travel in the area south of Elizabeth have voiced concerns about the safety of the intersection of Elbert County Roads 9 and 118. The two dirt roads intersect at a sharp curve. CR 118 encounters a steep ledge before curving into CR 9. There are no guardrails to prevent drivers from skidding off the ledge into the property below. Recently, an Elbert County resident who lives near the intersection voiced a complaint about the abundance of wrecks on the road and the impact on their personal property. “We have three to five cars a month fly off the road and land in our field,” said the resident, who requested anonymity due to possible repercussions for complaining. “I have pleaded with the Elbert
‘We need to talk about where we go from here’ BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
of Colorado had just three known bald eagle nests by the end of the 1970s. Today, the state is home to more than 200 nests — some in “unconventional” locations, like the Front Range. This could explain why people who frequent Denver’s City Park have become accustomed to seeing bald eagles in the area.
Despite a court ruling that freed Bill Cosby years after his sexual-assault conviction, a Douglas County resident says progress is being made to help victims come forward and find justice in cases of rape and sexual assault, but more needs to be done. Heidi Thomas, who has testified in court that Cosby sexually assaulted her in the 1980s, said that when she read a news story announcing he would be released from prison, it was a “punch in the gut.” “I had no idea this was coming,” said the Castle Rock resident and Littleton native. “It just came out of the blue.” Cosby was released on July 1 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 conviction. The actor and comedian had been sentenced to serve three to 10 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. On the date of his release, Cosby had served three years. Before, during and after the trial, Cosby has vehemently denied allegations that he used drugs to sexually assault dozens of women.
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Zeke Cabrera, an 18-year-old who died in a car crash at the intersection on May 10.
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Study focuses on bald eagle boom Front Range corridor includes nests of birds once rare in the state BY KYLE COOKE AND CLARISSA GUY ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS
It’s no secret that the human population on Colorado’s Front
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Range is expanding. State officials predict that in the 10-year range from 2019 to 2029, Colorado will grow by more than 800,000 people, with about 87% of them settling in the Front Range. More perplexing, however, is that another population is growing in that same densely populated urban corridor: bald eagles. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the whole state
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A look at Independence site history, part 2 Developer aims to honor heritage of property BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
The land and homestead structures where the Independence neighborhood is being built have a lively and rich history and add to our historical understanding of Elizabeth and Elbert County. The following is part 2 of a twopart series of the homestead’s history as presented by the developer, Craft Companies, which commissioned a research team from The History Quest to examine the lives of the families who lived there. Part 1 appeared in the July 8 Elbert County News. The material has been lightly edited for clarity. Part 2 picks up where part 1 left off, with the family of Dick and Marie Bentley and their son, Grant. Grant grew up on the homestead with his parents and grandparents, graduating from Elizabeth Union High School in May 1939. After graduation, Grant continued his work on the ranch, farming the fields and working cows with his father, Dick. During World War II, Grant served in the Army Air Forces. He also developed a talent for welding and eventually established Bentley’s Welding Shop, where his life extended beyond the
Unknown member of the Bentley Family on the homestead.
Grant Bentley, stationed at Amarillo Field in Texas during WWII. PHOTOS COURTESY OF HISTORY QUEST AND CRAFT COMPANIES
vocation of agriculture. He even received a patent in 1954 for his
reversible calf table invention, one of the many side hobbies he had
throughout his lifetime. On June 28, 1957, Grant married Helen Kraemer and moved to Englewood, where they resided until 1960 when Grant built a home on the Bentley (previously Demont) Ranch for them to live alongside his mother and father, Dick and Marie, until their passing. Side by side, the older and younger households worked the ranch, planting endless tree saplings and more than SEE HISTORY, P3
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60 varieties of flowers, fruits and vegetables in their garden, harvesting wheat and grain, and raising cattle and hogs. Dick Bentley died on Aug. 17, 1971, followed by Grant’s first wife Helen on May 16, 1972. It would be nearly a decade later before Marie died on June 17, 1980, at which point the original Victorian-style home on the Bentley ranch was locked up and all of their personal effects left behind in the house — only to be uncovered when Craft Companies purchased the property in 2018. “Opening a door to the past and years and years of hard work on the ranch, we discovered the preserved family relics, heirlooms and personal letters that inspire the spirit of the Independence conservation community today. To honor the Bentley’s legacy, these historical findings will be preserved for eternity in the Bentley Homestead Park Collection,” said developer Jim Yates. The best available information is that in 1979, Grant married Margaret King (approximate ages 58 and 52 respectively) who grew up around Elizabeth and graduated from Elizabeth Union High School in 1945. After their marriage in 1979, The History Quest researchers did not discover any significant family events until the death of Margaret King Bentley on Aug. 8, 2007, followed by Grant’s death on Nov. 16, 2008. To honor this long family legacy spanning a century, Craft Compa-
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Unknown member of the Bentley Family. COURTESY OF HISTORY QUEST AND CRAFT COMPANIES
nies has worked to preserve as many of the original, historic buildings and artifacts found on the property as possible. This includes the restoration of the original pioneer homestead house built in 1894 by the original settler, John F. Miller, from wood lap siding, locally sourced wood construction for all walls and beams, and a corrugated metal roof. The outhouse, typical of the style built in the late 1800s, the prairie (Western) barn and the Victorian farmhouse (circa 1921) are being restored for posterity. To read part 1 of the series, visit tinyurl.com/ IndependenceHistoryPart1
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Free electronics recycling Douglas County residents may dispose of unwanted electronics free of charge at Techno Rescue, 3251 Lewiston St. in Aurora. Drop off weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and occasional Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proof of residency is required. For a list of acceptable items, Saturday drop-off dates and more information visit douglas.co.us/community-recycling
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Clean up and reduce wildfire risk Now is the time to clean up tree limbs, shrubs and brush from your property and reduce your wildfire risk. Dispose of them at the County’s slash-mulch site, 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. Open Saturdays-only from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through October. For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash.
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In a 6-1 ruling, the Pennsylvania high court ruled that Cosby should not have faced charges after an agreement with a former prosecutor was made in 2005. In 2015, charges were filed by District Attorney Kevin Steele, charging Cosby with the sexual assault. During the trial, Steele used statements made by Cosby in a civil deposition the actor made under the assumption he was immune from criminal charges. Thomas said that in her opinion, Steele was trying to “right a wrong” made by former prosecutors not taking any action. Now, she fears what she sees as the precedent the ruling could set in future cases involving people accused of rape and sexual assault. According to court records, during the 2018 trial, Thomas was the first to testify against Cosby. With more than 50 women accusing the actor of sexual assault and misconduct, five women were allowed to testify during his trial as “prior bad acts witnesses.” In her trial testimony, Thomas accused Cosby of assaulting her in 1984 at
Evidence of how Heidi Thomas has used music to heal can be seen throughout her music room at her Castle Rock home.
Heidi Thomas, of Castle Rock, was the first alleged victim to testify in the 2018 Bill Cosby trial. PHOTOS BY THELMA GRIMES
his ranch when she was 24 years old and an aspriring actress. Thomas testified that she had gone to Cosby’s Pennsylvania home for acting lessons. She testified that after taking a drink of wine, she blacked out and only remembered the
next four days in “snapshots,” suspecting the actor drugged her. Now, Thomas said she does not want to focus on the incident, or on Cosby. Rather, she said it is time to change laws to make sure victims do not face what
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she, Constand and dozens of others have dealt with in what she called the Cosby “fiasco.” “I feel strongly that the storyline should no longer be about Mr. C,” she said. “He has been given this spotlight and we need to
shut it down. We need to talk about where we go from here.” Thomas said Colorado makes her proud as changes continue to be made to help victims of sexual assault and rape. Thomas, who describes herself as a victims’ advocate, said police departments are getting more training to be more sensitive in taking statements from women and men when they first come to report a sex crime. “The big battle right now is getting victims to summon up the courage to come forward and report it,” Thomas said. “It takes a lot just to come forward. Law SEE CHANGE, P5
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enforcement is getting the training to handle these cases better than they have before.” Thomas, 61, said she did not come forward when the alleged incident with Cosby happened to her. She said coming forward 30 years later was only to stand behind Constand. Thomas said she has never filed a civil suit against the actor once known as “America’s Dad,” adding that coming forward and testifying has never been about his money. “It was an honor to testify,” Thomas said. “It was the most empowering thing ever. It was about 15 minutes into my testimony before the reality of (Cosby) sitting there hit me. He was not saying anything because it was my turn.” At the state level, Thomas calls herself a “quiet advocate” as she works with Colorado lawmakers to remove barriers created by statute of limitations laws. Thomas said change takes time, but bills passing through the Colorado legislature have been a step in the right direction. Bipartisan Senate Bill 73, recently signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis, allows survivors of sexual assault to bring a lawsuit against their abuser at any time. The bill is aimed at child-sex victims. Before Polis signed SB 73, victims only had six years after they turned 18 to file a civil suit. “Sexual crimes create a level of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disor-
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crimes completely. In her personal time, Thomas said, she works to help others through music. She says music got her and other victims through her dark days. Now, as a music teacher, she works to help others use music to heal. Thomas said she is currently working on a book, developing a podcast and participated in the documentary, “Erased,” focusing on how drugs are being used to get away with sex crimes in America.
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ome of you might remember radio broadcaster Paul Harvey. He always ended his daily program with two words. “Good day.” Hippies turned that into “Have a nice day.” Then “Have a good day” came along. Then “Have a good rest of the day.” And now, as I live and breathe, “Have a great rest of the day” was wished upon me at a hardware store by a young woman who said the same thing to the customer ahead of me and the one that followed me. I felt special knowing she had composed that thought just for the three of us. Whatever happened to “Thank you”? “Have a great rest of the day,” if examined, broken down, analyzed, borders on a command and practically chokes on its own hyperbole. Waiting around the bend is “Have a mind-blowing rest of the day,” and “Have an out-of-this-world rest of the day.” I thought about asking the young woman if she was referring to my afternoon nap, but decided she wouldn’t get it. In other words, my “rest” of the day. We do like to exaggerate, don’t we? For a while, I was receiving emails from someone who ended every sentence with
at least three exclamation marks. When I informed her that I couldn’t take it any longer, well, she replied with three words and thirty exclamation marks. The recent All-Star baseball game in Denver was a bore, but the hoopla that went on before, during and after it made up for a sport that, sadly, has become a stranger to me. It’s all home runs and strikeouts. The Dodgers hit eight home runs in a game against the Diamondbacks. That’s Little League stuff. Subtlety is a lost art. Art is a lost art. Look for the grand opening of Meow Wolf in downtown Denver. It’s “interactive art for all ages.” We used to call those “fun houses” at the circus. Interactive means the art doesn’t just stay there on the wall and mind its own business like a Picasso or a Rembrandt. It jumps around or jumps at you and makes your head spin. Just what I’m looking for. Let’s get back to “Have a great rest of the day.” I’d settled for ten great minutes. Modern life doesn’t allow (me) to have up to twelve hours that are unbroken by
an interruption, annoyance, nuisance or exasperation. Ten days after the Fourth, some of my beloved neighbors were still shooting off fireworks. Maybe if I were in a home with Harry next to a lake with the regional birds filling the air with song, I might have a great rest of the day. But here in the trenches it’s a project just getting to that hardware store and back without witnessing a near accident or being involved in one. As I have said before, there’s a major intersection near me where you can always pick up some spare automobile parts. Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days at Walden Pond in a 15-by-10-foot cabin he built for himself. Good for him. But he was eaten up by mosquitoes and was constipated half the time. Harry just walked into the office with a familiar look on his face. It’s time for our rest of the day. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
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ou will make a lousy anybody else, but you will be the best ‘you’ in existence.” — Zig Ziglar Many of us daydream or fantasize about being someone else. Did you ever look at someone else’s life and wish that you could have their physique, home, money, car or job? I think at some point in life, maybe we have all entertained thoughts about being someone different or having something that we did not already own. Some of us may have only had a fleeting moment of daydreaming or fantasizing about this. Others of us may spend way too much time coveting what others have. A few of us may even become consumed with an imaginary life lived as someone else. We drift away, wanting to be anyone else but ourselves, or trade what we have for what other people have. When I was a kid, we vacationed at the Jersey Shore. It was typically in a very small bungalow with lots of other family members and friends popping in and out during the week. It was cramped, usually just one bathroom, and people sleeping on every bed, couch, cot and surface area of the tiny house. I look back on those weeks with my grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and cousins and remember them as some of the best vacations of my life.
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But at the time, I also remember wishing I could be going on the vacations that my friends were going on. Even if they came to the same area, they were staying at a much bigger home or nice hotel. Did I mention that they had air conditioning in those nicer homes and hotel rooms? Yes, not only did I want to be my friends, but I wanted their air conditioning too. I think “Thou shalt not covet your friend’s air conditioning” may even be a commandment. Still, looking back on it today, I wouldn’t have traded it for the world. The quote by Zig Ziglar that started this column is something that I learned from him many years ago. And it helped me to really focus on being the best “me” in existence. It helped me to measure success on my own terms, not defined or measured by others. If I didn’t like who I was, where I was, or what I was doing, I learned that I didn’t have to sit back and wish I could be someone else or have what others have, I could change who I was and what I was doing and go out and earn what it was that I wanted. Another lesson I learned that has really helped me and that I have shared with others is this: Instead of looking on in envy or jealousy when someone in our family or circle of friends has just met with success or seems to be doing better than we are,
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Participation spiked during pandemic year BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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hen pickleball started becoming popular, it was a sport that helped aging adults get some exercise by combining aspects of tennis, badminton and table tennis onto one court. Today, the sport remains popular damong seniors, but the secret is out about how much fun the game is, and younger generations want a taste. According to the Sport and Fitness Industry Association, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the nation, with participation increasing a little over 21% in 2020 as Americans searched for ways to stay active during the pandemic. In 2019, participation in the sport grew by 7%. Evidence of the growing popularity of pickleball is not hard to find throughout the Denver metro area. A new court is being installed on the east side of Centennial in Piney Creek. In Castle Rock, the new Cobblestone Park project will include six additional pickleball courts. Luke Ruter, recreation coordinator for the Highlands Ranch Metro District, said one of the biggest challenges as pickleball grows in popularity is keeping up with demand. “It really is a great sport for all ages,” he said. “It is also such a social sport where friendships grow and connections are made.” In Highlands Ranch, on any given day, the distinct popping sound of paddle hitting ball can be heard as players of all ages battle it out. While taking a break during one of the hottest days of summer, 19-year-old Heidi Haze said she is considered a newbie to pickleball. “I started playing with a friend,” she said. “It looked cool and definitely has a lot more college kids playing. I have to say, the seniors have a lot to teach us. They are way better. It is like golf. It is easy to play, but hard to get good at.” Will Harris of Littleton said he saw people playing at local courts and became interested. Now, he is a regular who is open to learning the tricks of the trade from older players. Harris said he has learned a lot from Joe Billera, whom he calls his “pickleball grandpa.” “I love the community connection I have gained by playing up here,” Harris said. “It is because of pickleball that I got a job. I would say I am a decent player, but there is always room for improvement. I just try to hold my own against the longtime players.” Billera said he plays every day because he enjoys the game, comparing the necessary skill set to playing chess with a lot of motion. The Apex Sports and Recreation Centers have worked over the
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Jeanette Martha Griggs 7/9/1940 - 7/5/2021
Jeanette Martha (de Vries) Griggs, 80, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 5th, 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer. Jeanette, lovingly known as Jan, was born on July 9th, 1940 on her family’s farm in Ada, Minnesota.
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years to help meet the demand of the growing sport. Headquartered in Arvada, the Apex Park and Recreation District has 24 courts throughout the area. Katie Groke, marketing and communications director for Apex, said the courts are full and there is a “growing appetite” for the sport. “Arvada has kind of become a pickleball hub because we have so many courts and draw residents from all over the region,” Groke said. “It has really become a wildly popular sport for all ages.” Brad Stafford, athletics manager for South Suburban Parks and Recreation, said as younger players take up the sport, they are adding more tournaments and classes. The classes are always at maximum capacity, he said, while noting that the problem is getting qualified instructors. “This is such a specialized sport with certain rules that it is hard to find people to teach it,” he said. In 2019, Stafford said, classes had about 80 participants. After last year, classes and programs have more than 200. “The secret is out on this sport,” Stafford said. “It’s a sport you can SEE PICKLEBALL, P14
She was the first of three children born to Peter and Eleanor (Benesh) de Vries. Jan and her family developed strong bonds working together on the family farm. The grit, resilience, humility, and devotion she showed so many people during her lifetime became forged during her childhood. Jan was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Alvin Griggs. An educator and social servant for over 50 years, Jan was highly respected by her peers, students, and community at large. She was a calm and strong leader, serving as the President of the Teachers Association in Elizabeth, Colorado. She also was a technology and science delegate representing the school district on multiple occasions. She established and ran rocket clubs for over 30 years, taking students several times to Cape Canaveral. Counted among her students are multiple business owners, medical professionals, educators, and people who serve others. It was very common for past students to maintain close ties with her over the years. She was a lifelong supporter of the Elizabeth
community, serving as a deacon for her Elizabeth Presbyterian Church, and continuing to frequent Elizabeth businesses after moving to Parker. In her early years as a high school and college student at Moorhead University in Minnesota, she was a Girl’s State representative and participant in several beauty contests. A caring family member, she was a consistent source of acceptance, humor, wisdom, and strength for everyone. As a result, she was the bedrock upon which many family successes were achieved. She also counted many of her friends and neighbors as additional family. She loved animals. As a child she participated in and won 4-H competitions. Later in life she raised and showed both dogs and quarter horses. A passionate supporter of animals, she adopted 5 dogs and two cats. Her last adopted dog, Buddy, was very close to her heart. Jan is survived by her brother Dr. Gordon de Vries (wife Mary) residing in Brainerd, Minnesota; sister Colleen de Vries, son Clark Griggs, granddaughter Lauren Griggs, and grandson Dain Griggs, all residing in Parker, Colorado. Jeanette’s family, friends, church members, and neighbors will miss her vitality, smiles, hugs, wit, and constant love and support.
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County Road and Bridge Department to do something about it.” The resident has lived on the property since 2017 and has experienced more than 40 car crashes on or near the property, many in wintertime. “I asked the county about guardrails and they said no,” the resident said. “They said it was too hard to plow with them.” Accident reports were pulled from the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office on July 14. Nine pages of reports were compiled from 2018 to 2020. The accident reports confirm the hazardous nature of the intersection, all of which cite attempted left turns followed by skidding off the road and off the ledge. On May 10 of this year, a crash at the intersection claimed the life of Ezekiel “Zeke” Paul Cabrera, an 18-year-old high school senior who planned to join the Marine Corps. Zeke’s mother, Aimee Cabrera, pleads with the county to make the necessary changes to the road. “I think the county needs to stop putting Band-Aid fixes on that road when there are so many accidents each year,” said Cabrera. “It’s time to pave it. Dumping a ton of sand over the washboard does not fix the road. With washboard underneath and a thick layer of sand on top, it gets incredibly dangerous during rainy season.” Not only are people losing their lives at this intersection, but animals are also being harmed.
The intersection of Elbert County Roads 118 and 9 has been the site of many accidents.
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intersection have given specific recommendations to increase safety: 1. Put up a guardrail. 2. Increase signage (specifically those to indicate a sharp curve). 3. Pave the roads leading to the intersection. Elbert County Manager Sam Albrecht had not responded to a request for comment as of press time. Anyone wanting to voice concerns about local roads or to submit road maintenance requests can visit https://www.elbertcounty-co. gov/237/Road-Bridge.
Map shows improvements to the CR 118/9 intersection requested by some COURTESY MAP area residents.
On April 12, 2017, the anonymous resident’s horse was hit by a car and suffered a broken leg. Over the course of one evening, one car skidded off the road and into the pasture, tearing down their property’s fence. The horses wandered out of the property into the driveway, one being hit by another skidding car. “I couldn’t get a veterinarian out here fast enough and she was suffering,” said the anonymous local. “We had to put her down. It was the nice deputy that finally agreed to do it.” People affected by the crash-prone
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July 29, 2021 go before school starts. State Epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy pointed to the steep decline in hospitalizations and deaths in counties with high vaccination rates. At the same time, she noted that schools serve a large unvaccinated population and will for many months to come. It’s not clear when vaccines for younger children will be approved by federal regulators. “Our unvaccinated Coloradans remain vulnerable to the new variants, especially the Delta variant, which appears to be more likely to make young people ill than previous variants,” she said in a statement. Masked children listen as Gov. Jared Polis visits a second grade class in Aurora. COURTESY OF CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
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recommends that people exposed outside a school setting continue to quarantine. Large outbreaks or the emergence of new variants could also lead to quarantine requirements. The guidance cites contact sports, indoor sports, band and choir as activities that are higher risk and require special precautions, such as routine testing and quarantine after exposure. “During the spring 2021 semester, outbreaks of COVID 19 often originated with these groups of students and then spread to the larger school community, disrupting learning,” the guidance states. State health officials continue to stress the importance of vaccination. Rates vary widely around the state, and fewer than half of eligible students ages 12 to 18 are currently vaccinated, with just a few weeks to
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easily play, find your skill level and always have plenty of players to compete against. No matter what age, it is a sport you pick up quickly, get exercise and it’s a lot of fun.” Phyllis Tumey, a retired resident of Castle Rock, said she first learned about the sport from a friend who had played at a retirement community in Arizona. After
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under construction. “At first I couldn’t believe it was such a fast-growing sport,” Tumey said. “It is easy for seniors to get outside and get some exercise. You can play a game in 30 minutes, and it does not require a lot of equipment. Really, it is supposed to be a non-contact sport, but we’ve had some run-ins with it becoming so competitive.” As pickleball’s popularity has grown, it is now featured in televised tournaments, and there are efforts to make it an official Olympic sport.
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“We know that our population of eagles has increased in this area,” said Reesa Conrey, an avian researcher with CPW. “And we know that our population of humans is also increasingly very rapidly.” CPW is embarking on a four-year study to learn why these eagles — the national bird of the United States — are settling in urban areas that are often disrupted by construction and other human activity. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies also are participating in the study, which will be the “most comprehensive bald eagle monitoring project ever done by CPW,” according to a news release. According to CPW officials, Colorado’s eagle population declined in the mid-20th century due to human disturbance, loss of habitat, and DDT, a pesticide that poisoned the birds and made their egg shells extra thin. The egg shells “often broke during incubation or otherwise failed to hatch,” according to the USFWS. DDT was banned in 1972, and the eagle population nationwide rebounded as a result to the point
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that in 2007, the iconic birds were removed from the endangered species list. (Eagles are still protected under both the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.) Despite all the development on the Front Range since the 1970s,
the state has also made it an easier place to settle with the construction of reservoirs. The first bald eagle nest in the Front Range was established in Barr Lake State Park in Adams County in 1986, Conrey said. Storms destroyed that nest and six
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others over the course of many years, including a nest in 2021. The eagles are currently rebuilding their nests at Barr Lake. For this research project, CPW is using GPS transmitters to track the eagles in the northern Front Range. According to CPW, “results from the monitoring effort will be used to model the bald eagle population trajectory and expected impacts of predicted future land use change. Biologists will then make data-driven recommendations on minimizing and mitigating disturbances of the bald eagle’s environment essential to its survival.” Researchers hope the data will help them identify ways to preserve and develop ideal eagle habitat in urban areas as well as better understand the birds’ tolerance to human activity. Conrey said she also hopes the results will help the state give “better recommendations to developers, consultants (and) the general public to make sure that eagles are being managed properly and will continue to be successful here.”
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Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacqueline Joanne Buffington-Shaw, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR 000009 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before November 15, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael Newsic, Personal Representative 36797 county road 5
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