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VOLUME 126 | ISSUE 51 From left, Elizabeth Police Chief Melvin Berghahn and Officers Royce Lamas and Alex Allen demonstrate Guardian Angel lights, the newest technology adopted by the department to promote safety and visibility for officers and the public.

The lights can be attached to many places on a police uniform, and are so bright that they are visible from as far as five miles away.

PHOTO BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON

County passes COVID-19 milestone From March 2020 through mid-January, more than 4,000 people had confirmed cases

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

copies were made “using a prohibited removable storage device.”

The Secretary of State’s Office is now demanding more information from Schroeder about the copies, which he says he made ahead of a software update.

On Jan. 24, Griswold issued an order demanding preliminary information from Schroeder on how he copied the hard drive. In

Elbert County Public Health Director Dwayne Smith released a COVID-19 Situation Update on Jan. 17 noting that Elbert County had surpassed 4,000 known testconfirmed cases of COVID-19 since March 2020, around 15% of the county’s population.

By Jan. 26, nine days later, the total number of individuals in the county with confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic had risen to 4,290, and nearly 1,100 of those cases had occurred since the start of 2022.

The actual number of infections is likely to be much higher than the reported number, since the reported number does not take into account those who have tested positive for the virus with at-home tests and chose not to report, and also does not count people who had the virus but were unaware they had it.

In an email correspondence from Jan. 26, Smith stressesd the severity of the situation in Elbert County, starting with the tally just since the start of the new year.

“Thus far in 2022, more than 1 out of every 26 Elbert County residents

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Elizabeth police adopt new technology Guardian Angel lights to help increase safety

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Elizabeth Police Department recently adopted new lighting technology known as Guard-

ian Angel. On Jan. 1, all members of the department were equipped with Guardian Angel lights designed to increase safety and visibility for both the officers and the public. The department now

has 13 lights in use, one for each officer, one for canine officers, and two backup lights.

The produce website describes Guardian Angel lights as wearable safety lights designed with a core belief that personal lighting SEE POLICE, P4

Secretary of state demands information from Schroeder Clerk is accused of giving election hard drive to unauthorized people

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Copies of Elbert County’s election system hard drive “are in the custody of unauthorized people,”

the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said on Jan. 28.

The revelation came to light as Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, investigates Elbert County Clerk Dallas Schroeder, a Republican, for makSchroeder ing the copies over the summer. Griswold’s office says it’s also likely that the

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18th District prosecutor is the first Republican candidate to enter the race DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN

John Kellner, the 18th Judicial District attorney, on Jan. 27 became the first Republican to declare their candidacy to challenge Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat, in November.

Kellner announced his bid in a Colorado Kellner Politics opinion piece focusing heavily on crime, an issue GOP candidates across the state are attacking Democrats over.

“Right now Colorado faces its highest rate of violent crime in 25 years,” Kellner wrote. “To get out from this historic crime tsunami, we need bold leadership to turn the tide.”

Colorado’s attorney general, who serves as the top attorney for the state, has limited jurisdiction in criminal cases. The attorney general’s office mostly investigates civil matters, like fraud.

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response, Schroeder, through an attorney, said he delivered an external hard drive to an unnamed “private attorney … who promised to safeguard the evidence.”

Schroeder also admitted in his response to Griswold’s office that two people who are not employed by the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Office provided instructions by phone to Schroeder as he made the images. Those people were identified in Schroeder’s response to Griswold’s office as Sean Smith and Mark Cook.

It’s not clear what groups, if any, Smith and Cook are affiliated with. They were identified in Schroeder’s response to Griswold only by their names.

Schroeder said he “does not recall anyone asking him to make an image of the server.”

Griswold says there has been a “potential breach of security protocols for voting system equipment in Elbert County.”

“My office is reviewing the information received about the copying of Elbert County’s voting equipment hard drives,” Griswold said in a written statement. “We are continuing to investigate, and will determine any additional steps required. As secretary of state, I will ensure that every Republican, Democrat and unaffiliated voter has access to secure and safe elections.”

The Secretary of State’s Office said the hard-drive copy is problematic because security proto-

Kellner was a prosecutor in the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office before joining the 18th Judicial District in 2012 to lead the office’s Cold Case Unit.

Kellner is still fairly new to his current job as top prosecutor for the most populous judicial district in the state, which comprises Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. Kellner narrowly defeated Democrat Amy Padden in 2020.

The prosecutor earned his law degree from the University of Colorado and then served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years.

Kellner was a prosecutor in the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office before joining the 18th Judicial District in 2012 to lead the office’s Cold Case Unit.

Weiser was elected to his first term in 2018, beating Kellner’s

predecessor, former 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler, a Republican, by 7 percentage points.

Weiser began the year with $2.3 million in his campaign account.

That’s almost as much as the nearly $2.9 million he spent to beat Brauchler four years ago.

cols may not have been followed when it was made. The office doesn’t know exactly what’s on the hard-drive copies.

“Colorado county clerks are required by law to follow election rules,” Annie Orloff, a spokeswoman for Griswold, said. “There are security protocols that need to be followed, such as who has access to voting equipment, prohibition in using an unauthorized USB or other devices, prohibition of breaking seals on the voting equipment without logging, among other things.”

The new order demanding more information says that Schroeder’s initial ”response does not fully answer the questions posed” and that it “presents potential evidence of additional violations of election security.”

Grirswold’s latest order asks for the series numbers of the hard drives that were copied and more information about the device used to copy them. It also demands “any and all communications, including, but not limited to, text messages, emails or voicemails” with Smith and Cook “and any other persons involved in the planning and imaging of voting systems components, and the subsequent storage, maintenance, examination or copies of those images.”

The situation involving Schroeder comes amid an investigation into Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a Republican who is accused of facilitating the creation of a copy of her county’s election system hard drive as well as allowing an unauthorized person to attend a sensitive election system

software update from which passwords were posted online.

A judge barred Peters from having an oversight role in Colorado’s 2021 elections and Griswold is seeking to prevent her from overseeing the 2022 elections as well.

Schroeder, Douglas County Clerk Merlin Klotz and state Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Fremont County, sued Griswold in November claiming that the election system software used in Colorado in 2020 was improperly certified and that the Secretary of State’s Office illegally destroyed election records.

Griswold has strongly denied the claims, saying they are based on debunked conspiracy theories.

Schroeder, who is in his second term as Elbert County’s clerk and recorder, did not respond to messages from The Colorado Sun this week seeking comment on the situation. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

Schroeder’s county uses equipment from Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems.

The Secretary of State’s Office says it does not believe “that the unauthorized imaging (in Elbert County) has created an imminent or direct security risk to Colorado’s elections.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Nominate a special teenager for a 2022 Youth Initiative Award Traffic on Interstate 25 in Denver last May.

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‘Personal choices’ behind surge in traffic deaths Officials study statewide increase, with total for 2021 likely to top 700

BY PAOLO ZIALCITA CPR NEWS

Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows 672 people died on Colorado roads in 2021, the state’s most since 2002.

That number is expected to exceed 700 once final tallies come in, according to Colorado State Patrol chief Matthew Packard. During a Jan. 19 press conference announcing the record, Packard urged people to take personal responsibility for reducing traffic deaths. He said too many people get behind the wheel while impaired, or are distracted when on the road.

“It’s appalling to me to think that that many people senselessly lose their lives in something that we do every day,” Packard said.

Overall, the state has seen a 50 percent increase in traffic deaths since 2011, and deaths on Colorado roadways increased by 8 percent last year compared to 2020. The early count shows 432 crashes involved people in cars and trucks, while 145 were motorcycle or bicycle riders. In addition, 87 pedestrians were killed by incoming traffic.

Colorado Springs and greater El Paso County had the most road fatalities in the state last year, with 77. Denver reported 65 fatal crashes during the same period.

Police officials from around the state said they plan to expand enforcement in areas with a disproportionate share of fatalities. But they argued during Tuesday’s briefing that a systemic crackdown on traffic safety is not the solution.

“The causations we’ve talked about today that cause accidents, those are personal choices,” Colorado Springs Police Department chief Vincent Niski said. “It’s not infrastructure, a lot of it’s not infrastructure. A lot of it’s not about public transit. It is about a personal choice to run a red light.”

CDOT director of maintenance and operations John Lorme acknowledged asking Coloradans to be more careful does not guarantee change, but he reminded people worried about road safety that improving other transportation options would make residents less dependent on driving.

“CDOT knows that we can’t grow out of this problem,” he said. “One of the ways that we can [improve] is to increase transit availability to everybody within the state.”

This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.

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h fi w i d t t p The Elizabeth Police sign is located on the first floor of the department’s headquarters at Main and Poplar streets.

The Guardian Angel lights weigh three ounces and are multifunctional and can be attached to many parts of a police uniform, allowing for hands-free use.

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technology will make the world a safer place. The company says its primary mission is to protect the lives of law enforcement and first responders in the field.

“We are really excited to have the

new Guardian Angel lights,” said Chief Melvin Berghahn. “They are going to be a huge asset to us and generally help us be a safer and more effective department.”

The multifunctional lights are being adopted by cities and states across the country. They are now a mandatory part of the uniform for Colorado State Patrol officers, and cities and towns across the state are

From left, Elizabeth Police Chief Melvin Berghahn and Officers Royce Lamas and Alex Allen demonstrate the compact size of the powerful Guardian Angel lights.

following suit.

Each three-ounce light costs $129 and has four hours of continuous operation when fully charged. They are waterproof and have a built-in magnetic mounting system. They also have infrared LED lighting integration as well as red, blue and clear lights that have over five miles of 360-degree visibility.

The most significant benefit of the Guardian Angel lights is that they allow the officers to be hands-free.

The lights can be quickly attached to many places on the uniform, allowing officers to carry out their duties with two free hands, all while remaining safe and visible.

“They’re great and free up your hands,” said Royce Lamas, one of the Elizabeth Police Department’s newest officers. “They are so much better than holding a flashlight while at a

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traffic stop.” t The Guardian Angel lights are also u beginning to replace the traditional e traffic vests, allowing the police oft ficers to be highly visible at night. g “I was working night shift for a while. That is where I saw the most t d use,” said Elizabeth Police Officer Alex Allen. “There isn’t great light- i e ing on Highway 86, so the lights make me more visible to people driv- H ing by.”

“This brings a higher standard of safety to the Elizabeth Police Department, not only for us, but for Elizabeth citizens as well,” said Chief Berghahn. “We will do whatever we can to keep our town and our officers safe.”

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have been identified with a confirmed infection of COVID-19, and we are still averaging one hospitalization per day,” said Smith. “Hundreds of additional cases identified through self-administered overthe-counter tests have gone unreported to state databases.”

A Jan. 26 Facebook post by the county’s public health department showed a statewide decline in COVID case rates in the few days preceding that, and Dr. Jon Samet, dean of the Colorado School of Public Health, said in a Jan. 25 Denver Post article that the situation was showing improvement following the apparent peak of the statewide surge of the omicron variant.

Though cases of COVID-19 were trending downward, Elbert County still has higher-than-average numbers compared to the state as a whole. As of Jan. 25, the statewide one-week average positivity was 24.45%, while the corresponding figure in Elbert County is slightly higher at 27.96%.

Dwayne Smith continues to caution Elbert County residents and urges people to take multiple levels of precaution moving forward.

“While our metrics continue to decline, they are doing so in a gradual fashion, and remain four times higher than we experienced during the wave of delta variant infections this past fall,” Smith explained. “Elbert County Public Health therefore recommends

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Metro tea time puts Colorado spin on an English classic

The Brown Palace 321 17th St., Denver Visit www.brown palace.com/dining/restaurants/ afternoon-tea or call 303-297-3111 to reserve

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fternoon Tea was introduced in 1840 by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, to get her through the long period between lunch and dinner, not served in her abode until 8 p.m., according to Historic-UK.com.

That being the case, you might have surmised that Afternoon Tea consists of more than just a hot beverage. It always comes with scrummy nosh as well. You may find scones with clotted cream and freshly made jams, a tasty selection of sweet and savory pastries and finger sandwiches. And of course, there’s British-style biscuits to set you right.

You don’t have to be in England to enjoy Afternoon Tea. There are several places in the Queen City of the Plains (and surrounding areas) where you can have the experience.

Kathy Curry, visiting from Georgia with her two young daughters, said one of the things they looked most forward to this year was Afternoon Tea at the Brown.

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VOICES A gentle answer turns away wrath

or every minute of anger, you give up 60 seconds of peace of mind.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The title of this column comes from an old proverb. And it seemed such an appropriate reminder for the current state of the world we are living in today, that I wanted to share it with you. I also wanted to share something else with you.

I believe in the awesome power of hope.

I believe that there is more goodness in the world than bad. And I believe there are more people doing good things than bad people doing bad things. And I believe that there are far more kind and gentle people in the world than there are angry people.

Yet what seems to make the news and find its way to our social media feed and stories are the angry, violent, and hateful events that are taking place. So, it could easily make us all wonder if what I said I believe in, in the paragraph above, is true.

I was fascinated by an article I read last week about a young woman who decided to go back to a phone that can only make and receive calls and send and receive text messages. Her reasons resonated with me and mirrored some of what I wrote about in a previous column last month. The need to stop scrolling and being so preoccupied with what’s happening on our phones and being more involved with the people right in front of us.

Although I agree with her reasons about being more present in the moment and involved in life, I also think that we are being fed so much negative information that we can’t help but fall into the trap of becoming angry, lashing out at others and saying things we normally wouldn’t say. Or we spend Michael Norton hours being angry and depriving ourselves of hours of finding peace of mind.

I started using this made-up word to describe what I see as the problem, attackusation. When I do watch the news or read online stories it is no longer about someone just attacking someone else physically or verbally, they feel compelled to attack their opinion, decision, or action and then go after them on a personal level making accusations that are most often false. And they aren’t satisfied with attacking or accusing just that person, they attack and accuse their family and friends.

Is this really what has become of our society? Let’s go back to what I said earlier that there is more goodness in the world than bad. Andrew Carnegie said, “You expect to move tons of dirt to find an ounce of gold, but you don’t go into the mine looking for the dirt, you go in looking for

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the gold.” If we want to find the bad, we can find it for sure. The question is do we want to? And if we do, why? I mean some people go around looking for the bad like there is some kind of prize or reward for finding the bad.

None of us has all the answers, but I do know that I can pass along a few simple suggestions. First, turn off the sources where we are being fed the negative fuel that drives our anger. Second, focus on the good, the goodness, and the good people that are all around us. And lastly, change our vocabulary to avoid words of anger and hate to words of love, gentleness, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.

Will these three little suggestions work?

They will work if you apply them.

How about you? Is it time to change your input so you can change your output? Are you searching for the bad or are you looking for the good? And is it time to change your vocabulary and focus on words of hope and encouragement? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we can turn away the wrath and anger for the good and kind, it really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager, and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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Colo. wants more mental health providers for Medicaid patients But getting approved can take months

BY JENNIFER BROWN COLORADO SUN

Woodland Park psychologist Chris Estep spent decades helping foster children and Colorado prison inmates with mental health issues, so when he opened a private practice two years ago, he wanted to take patients on Medicaid across the eastern half of the state.

He’s still waiting for permission after filing an application 14 months ago.

Estep, one of the few licensed psychologists who performs mental health and cognitive evaluations for kids all the way up to older adults with dementia, is allowed to take Medicaid patients in just three counties, despite wanting to serve a much broader region that would include Sterling and Pueblo. As a result, he’s had to turn down patients, or take them without getting Medicaid reimbursement.

His frustration with Colorado’s mental health system for the needy – in which mental health professionals have to enroll not just at the state Medicaid department but also contract with regional agencies that serve as middlemen between the state and the providers – is echoed across the industry.

And the anger over the complicated and slow process is rising among mental health workers at the same time the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which oversees the Medicaid program, is touting a dramatic boost in providers who are accepting Medicaid patients. Increasing the number of providers has been a priority of Gov. Jared Polis’ administration in order to increase access to mental health care, and there is $24 million in federal coronavirus aid to put toward the effort.

But therapists, psychologists and others in private practice across the state are asking why – when the goal is to increase their numbers – is it so hard to get permission to join the Medicaid program? And they’re questioning whether the state’s numbers showing a surge in Medicaid providers are accurate.

“There are so many hurdles,” said Estep, who specializes in telehealth and wants to see patients in rural southeastern and northeastern Colorado. “It’s really disheartening.

And it doesn’t even have to be this way.”

The state Medicaid department said it increased the number of mental health providers accepting Medicaid to 8,371 at the end of 2021, up from 6,185 two years ago.

This is the number of individual people – not clinics or community mental health centers – who’ve been approved by a Regional Accountable Entity to receive Medicaid reimbursements. It’s a number tallied by an external agency, not the state.

The bump in providers is significant, but not enough to meet the need. During the coronavirus pandemic, Colorado has added about 350,000 people to the Med-

The logo for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which administers Medicaid in the state, on a sign in the PHOTO BY JOHN INGOLD/THE COLORADO SUN department’s offices in 2019.

icaid program – and 30% of them are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues, according to the department.

The first step for behavioral health professionals who want to take patients on Medicaid is to apply to the state department. The second is to submit paperwork to one or more of the seven regional entities that provide reimbursement.

It’s relatively easy, mental health professionals say, to enroll as a Medicaid provider with the state – but it typically takes months to get credentials from one of the state’s seven Regional Accountable Entities, called RAEs. A second tally by the Medicaid department tracks the number of clinics — from individual private practices to substance abuse clinics to community mental health centers with hundreds of professionals – that have enrolled in the state Medicaid program. This would include providers who enrolled with the Medicaid program but have yet to get approval from a regional agency to begin taking Medicaid patients.

The various numbers have led to criticism from mental health professionals and their advocates, who are casting doubt on whether the department knows the actual number of behavioral health providers who are currently seeing Medicaid patients. Ahead of this legislative session, they’ve fired off letters to state lawmakers asking for further review of the system.

State Medicaid officials acknowledge the way they’ve counted Medicaid providers – and their messaging around it – is confusing to the industry. One department memo, for example, included an erroneous calculation about the increase in providers. But the state argues that the numbers are correct.

“There are a lot of ways to count providers, which is why there is SEE HEALTH, P10

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more than one number out there that we have used to count our progress,” said Cristen Bates, population health division director at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

The state’s behavioral health setup is a so-called “managed-care” system, meaning the Medicaid program contracts with the regional agencies and gives them a lump sum to spend. The contracts mandate that 85% of the funding is spent on patient care, while the other 15% can go toward administrative costs and services such as data-tracking for providers.

The regional entities get to decide which mental health providers to allow into the network, and they can reject providers based on complaints of poor service or if the region already has enough of that type of provider. The regional agencies also set reimbursement rates, and can base them on supply and demand.

In a joint effort, state Medicaid officials and the regional entities are working to increase the number of mental health and substance abuse providers in the government insurance program. The state created a “recruitment tool kit” and the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies is about to send letters to psychologists, addiction professionals and others who aren’t taking Medicaid and ask them to sign up.

The regional entities, meanwhile, are offering incentives, such as signon bonuses, thanks to the federal coronavirus aid.

“In Colorado we know there is an issue with accessing behavioral health services,” Bates said. “We are hearing clearly from the community that there needs to be more access.”

But those who’ve waited months for Medicaid credentials say the state needs to put more focus on smoothing out that process.

It varies by region, but it typically takes two or three months for regional entities to provide those credentials, said Stephanie Farrell, CEO of Left Hand Management, which helps mental health providers with the process as well as

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billing issues between providers and the regional entities.

Beacon Health Options, which runs two of the seven regional entities, often takes 10-14 months to credential providers, including Estep, the Woodland Park psychologist, Farrell said.

“And that is with no mistakes along the way by either the provider or the RAE in a very fragmented credentialing process,” she said.

“Those providers cannot really do anything to improve access to care, so they should not be counted as enrolled.”

Beacon Health, which runs regions 2 and 4, did not return requests for comment from The Colorado Sun. In one case, Farrell said, a regional entity denied a behavioral health professional who does neuropsychological testing for children on the autism spectrum, as well as counsels their families. The entity said it did not need any more providers of this type in the region, although Farrell said there is a severe shortage of such providers statewide. The decision is now on appeal, two years after the initial application.

A chart from the Colorado Health Institute’s 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey shows the increase in the percentage of people reporting eight or more days of poor mental health during the previous month. (Provided by the Colorado Health Institute) Farrell said it’s likely that the state numbers of providers taking Medicaid are inflated because when providers stop taking Medicaid, they often don’t bother with the long, convoluted process of terminating their enrollment with the regional enti-

ties. Instead, they just stop taking Medicaid patients, she said.

In November, multiple mental health providers told The Sun they were dropping Medicaid after a months-long paperwork issue that resulted in one of the regional entities, Colorado Community Health Alliance, ordering providers to return reimbursements they had already received for providing treatment. The health alliance reversed course after reports in The Sun and 9News, and pressure from state policymakers.

For Estep, the delay in his credentialing process has him wondering about all the patients who aren’t getting help. His psychological evaluations, which measure IQ, cognitive function and mental disorders, help people determine a course of treatment. In 2019, he started a part-time private practice, and knew from the start that he wanted to serve the state’s neediest population – particularly because those he worked with while they were behind bars would likely qualify for Medicaid upon release from prison.

He is allowed to see Medicaid patients from El Paso, Teller and Park counties, but the need for his services extends much farther, Estep said.

“It’s so strange,” he said. “The whole thing is stupid.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: JUSTAMERE RANCH LLC 46751 CO RD 53 BENNETT, CO 80102 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 10 Township: 6 Range: 63 SMR LOC IN THE NE 4 DESC IN B760 P952 Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2017-02518 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2016; That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JUSTAMERE RANCH LLC for said year 2016; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 28th day of December 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 5th day of May 2022, unless the same has been redeemed;

That said property was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of HUNTER T F ESTATE for said year 2016; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 27th day of December 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said property; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said property to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 5th day of May 2022, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on January 20, 2022, January 27, 2022 and February 3, 2022.

Witness my hand this 11th day of January 2022 Sheryl L. Hewlett, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 24785 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: JONATHON G.& CHRISTINE RAPACKI 2441 S. ZINNIA WAY LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-4944 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 13 Township: 8 Range: 65 TRACT IN S2 (TOTAL MRA 3.98)Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2017-02510

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This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on January 20, 2022, January 27, 2022 and February 3, 2022.

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That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2016; That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of GEORGE C. AND CAROLYN E. STICH for said year 2016; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 27th day of December 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 5th day of May 2022, unless the same has been redeemed; Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

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Witness my hand this 11th day of January 2022 Sheryl L. Hewlett, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 24783 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: CARL WEIL 2477 COUNTY RD 132 ELIZABETH, CO 80107 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 29 Township: 10 Range: 63 W2W2NE4 40 ACRES 1/2 INTEREST 20 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC..

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on January 20, 2022, January 27, 2022 and February 3, 2022.

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2016;

HUNTER T F ESTATE % HUNTER BROS 1612 WICHITA FALLS, TX 75309-2210 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. the following described property situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 17 Township: 12 Range: 59 N2NW4 1/4 INTEREST 20 NET ACRES N2NE4 1/4 INTEREST 20 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2017-02488 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC..

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said property for the year 2016;

Witness my hand this 11th day of January 2022 Sheryl L. Hewlett, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 24787 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: GEORGE C. AND CAROLYN E. STICH 3405 CAMINO DOCE SW DEMING, NM 88030 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colo-

Certificate Number: 2017-02486

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CARL WEIL for said year 2016; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 27th day of December 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 5th day of May 2022, unless the same has been redeemed; Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on January 20, 2022, January 27, 2022 and February 3, 2022.

Witness my hand this 11th day of January 2022 Sheryl L. Hewlett, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 24781 First Publication: January 20, 2022

Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 5th day of May 2022, unless the same has been redeemed;

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: STEPHANIE G. GETCHELL 17045 CARLSON DR APT 1315 PARKER, CO 80134-6882 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 13 Township: 8 Range: 65 TRACT IN S2 (TOTAL MRA 1.79)Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2017-02512 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2016; That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of STEPHANIE G. GETCHELL for said year 2016; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 20th day of December 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 5th day of May 2022, unless the same has been redeemed; Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on January 20, 2022, January 27, 2022 and February 3, 2022.

Witness my hand this 11th day of January 2022 Sheryl L. Hewlett, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on January 20, 2022, January 27, 2022 and February 3, 2022.

Witness my hand this 11th day of January 2022 Sheryl L. Hewlett, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 24786 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: GEORGE H. SWIFT JR. % REEF RIDGE ENERGY CO ATTN: KARTHIK REVANA 17418 RIDGE TOP DR HOUSTON, TX 77090 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 2 Township: 7 Range: 58 SW4NE4 27/4800 INTEREST .23 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2017-02489 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2016; That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of GEORGE H. SWIFT JR. for said year 2016; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 27th day of December 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

Legal Notice No. 24784 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 5th day of May 2022, unless the same has been redeemed;

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: STEVEN AND DIANA MCCONNELL 6769 W. HARBOR DR COEUR D' ALENE, ID 83814-9662

Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on January 20, 2022, January 27, 2022 and February 3, 2022.

Witness my hand this 11th day of January 2022 Sheryl L. Hewlett, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November 2017, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 8 Township: 6 Range: 58 E2E2SW4NE4-SE4NW4-W2SE4 UNDIVIDED 1/40 INTEREST 8 TOTAL ACRESSubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2017-02502 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC..

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2016;

Legal Notice No. 24782 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward Eugene Cirbo, aka Edward E. Cirbo, aka Edward Cirbo, aka Ed Cirbo, and Ed E. Cirbo, Deceased Case Number :2021PR30055 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before May 27, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of STEVEN AND DIANA MCCONNELL for said year 2016;

Amber L. Huey, Personal Representative C/O Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104

That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. on the 27th day of December 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

Legal Notice No. 24791 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: February 10, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

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Public Notices Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Monte Ralph Tucker, aka Monte R. Tucker, aka Monte Tucker, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30000 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert P. Tucker, Personal Representative 7136 S. Shenandoah Drive Elizabeth, CO 80107 Legal Notice No. 24769 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joshua Dale Cutler, a/k/a Joshua D. Cutler, a/k/a Joshua Cutler, a/k/a Josh D. Cutler, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30003

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 June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

JESSICA HARRIS, Personal Representative 47251 County Road 101, Deer Trail, CO 80105 Legal Notice No. 24794 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 17, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Lundquist, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 23 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Celeste Stewart, Personal Representative 5951 S. Pearl Street Centennial Co 80121 Legal Notice No. 24774 First Publication: January 20, 2022

Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public Notice is given on October 27, 2021 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Wyatt Cole Lueck be changed to Wyatt Cole Stocks.

Case No.: 21c32 By: Gina Parker Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 24773 First publication: January 20, 2022 Last publication: February 03, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 7, 2021 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

Legal Notice No. 24770 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE

The Petition requests that the name of Anthony Garrett Samora be changed to Anthony Garrett Lennon Case No.: 21 C 52

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Jafeen Jenkins, Clerk of Court By:, Deputy Clerk

Public Notice is given on October 27, 2021 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

Legal Notice No. 24771 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

The Petition requests that the name of Cheyenne Lueck be changed to Cheyenne Stocks.

Case No.: 21c31

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 23, 2021 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Alicia Marie Hernandez-Banuelos be changed to Alicia Marie Hernandez Case No.: 2021 C 55

By: Gina Parker Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 24772 First publication: January 20, 2022 Last publication: February 03, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

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