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VOLUME 127 | ISSUE 7

Spring Valley Ranch growing D.R. Horton subdivision to be built at intersection of CR 13 and CR 174

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

The Kiowa High School sign depicts Native American imagery. The school district is hoping to keep its Indian mascot, which will PHOTO BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON be decided by a state panel in May.

Kiowa tries to keep school mascot ‘Indian’ name will stay or vanish depending on May decision by state panel

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

Schools are running out of time to comply with Colorado’s Senate Bill 21-116, commonly known as Colorado’s mascot law, which generally prohibits schools from having Native American mascots. The Kiowa school district — with its Indian mascot — is one of six districts in the state that have not yet complied with the new law.

Schools may be exempt from the SEE MASCOT, P2

A large mural depicting Native Americans on horseback covers the west wall of the PHOTOS BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON Kiowa Schools gym.

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Developer Jim Marshall and D.R. Horton Homebuilders are bringing a new neighborhood to Spring Valley Ranch. Located at the corner of Elbert County Roads 13 and 174, the extensive subdivision will draw more residents to Elbert County.

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Arlington, Texas, D.R. Horton is the largest homebuilder in the United States.

Spring Valley Ranch HOA Vice President Byron McDaniel shared his thoughts on the development and the benefits it will bring to the community with the Elbert County News.

“I think the new development will be very beneficial to the community.

We want to see smart growth, and this is going to be smart growth,” said McDaniel. “We’ve been talking about building a park for the community and making other additions.

This will be really great for the community.”

McDaniel also said he hopes the development will drive more business into the area. “Maybe it’ll bring in stores a little bit closer,” said McDaniel. “Overall, the development will be good for the community and the tax base.”

Marshall, the developer, indicated SEE GROWING, P6

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Native American mascot prohibition if they present a formal agreement with the relevant tribe to the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs.

Since the bill signing in June 2021, the board of Elbert County School District C-2 — the Kiowa district — has been working with the Oklahoma-based Kiowa Tribe in hopes of receiving a letter of approval to keep the current Indian mascot and associated imagery.

Many residents around Kiowa have discussed the possible existence of a previous letter from the Kiowa Tribe giving permission for the school to use the mascot and imagery. According to School Board Treasurer Danielle Ullom, the letter dated to 2005 but was subsequently lost in a flood. She said the 2005 letter gives the district credibility in its argument to maintain the Indian mascot and its related imagery.

In the board’s recent dealings with the Kiowa Tribe, the district received a formal letter of approval on Feb. 16 from tribal Chairman Matthew Komalty.

The text of the letter is: Dear Ms. Ullom, The Kiowa Tribe has received a request from you regarding allowing your school to continue using the name Kiowa Indians. It is our understanding the school name and mascot is Kiowa Indians. Your school board received a letter approving the use of the name in 2005 but the new state law requires a new letter approving the continued use of the name so the school can continue to honor the Kiowa Tribe and continue to be called the Kiowa Indians.

We have also discussed sending a delegation of tribal elders to your school to meet with students and present a history of the Kiowa Tribe to give the students a better understanding of who we are as a people.

This letter shall serve as our approval of the School Board’s request. We appreciate the Colorado Governor and the Colorado Legislature making the requirement for the tribe’s approval. In many instances, Native Americans have been presented in a poor light and mascots have been presented as caricatures or frankly just in a racist manner.

Each main office within the Kiowa Schools has the Feb. 16 letter from the Kiowa Tribe on display.

The Kiowa Schools fight song with phrase “Go Indians” on a large banner in the gym.

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We appreciate the City of Kiowa and the School Board presenting our people in a positive way. We look forward to having our delegation meeting with the Board and students.

Respectfully, Matthew Komalty Chairman, Kiowa Tribe The above letter was submitted to the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs for exemption at its third quarterly meeting on March 10. The letter was sent by Kiowa Schools Superintendent Dr. Silvia McNeely, though she was not present at the meeting.

The letter, as it stands, does not comply with the law. Ullom, the school board treasurer, reached out to Kathryn Redhorse, executive director of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs. Redhorse advised that the Kiowa school board submit a formal mutually-signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Kiowa Tribe.

The Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs will be holding a working meeting for districts remaining on the non-compliance list on April 15. At this meeting, Ullom will present the MOU agreement to the commission, after which the commission will provide feedback.

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documentation by April 29. The commission will vote on May 19 to decide if the Kiowa school district will be exempt from the mascot law.

If the request for exemption fails, the Kiowa school district must

comply with the requirements to remove all imagery by June 1. Schools that do not comply by the deadline will incur a $25,000-per-month penalty that will go toward the State Education Fund.

Ullom indicated that if the request for exemption from the mascot law fails, the Kiowa school district would remove the Indian images — with no immediate re-

placement or other plan — in order to avoid the financial penalty. A decision on a future mascot would have to go before the school board, she said: “Any replacement images would then be a board decision to be made in the future.”

Ullom said in a phone interview on March 22 that the mascot and associated imagery make up an important, deeply rooted part

of the Kiowa community. “The community is pretty proud of our mascot. The town is centered around it and we don’t want it to change,” said Ullom. “It wouldn’t feel right to be the Kiowa Mustangs or something.”

The Elbert County News reached out to Superintendent McNeely for comment but received no response.

The Kiowa Schools gym is filled with Native American imagery and signage.

The Kiowa Schools feature Native American imagery, which is generally unlawful under PHOTOS BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON Colorado Senate Bill 21-116

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Colorado lawmakers seek to fix rejected conservation easements

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Bill to spend millions compensating canceled easement holders is back

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Persistent state legislators are once again hoping to compensate Colorado landowners whose conservation easement tax credits were rejected and clawed back years ago, this time with a bill whose price tag to the treasury would be about $155 million.

The effort by Sens. Faith Winter, a Westminster Democrat, and Cleave Simpson, an Alamosa Republican, revives a years-long effort to repay family ranchers and farmers who say they signed conservation easements in good faith only to have them rejected by state revenue officials who determined they were overvalued.

The sponsors say they have put in more conditions since last year’s failed $149 million payback bill, including new limits on the easements’ value and who can still claim them.

“We’ve been down that road,” Simpson said. “So let’s try to focus this in a little different direction.”

Last year, when a similar bill

Conservation easements, such as those that protect the Trinchera Blanca Ranch in southern Colorado, are intended to protect open space valuable for wildlife habitat or scenery. A conservation easement of 81,400 acres on the ranch protects the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo range between La Veta and Fort Garland, including Mount Lindsey and Mount Blanca.

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said, “members still had concerns around these guardrails and making sure that we’re really addressing the family farms and ranches and not the speculators.” And this year, Winter said, the legislature has more revenue to work with.

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It’s important for legislators and taxpayers to understand, Weston said, that “these credits were not disallowed arbitrarily by the Department of Revenue, but were scrutinized by a governor-appointed expert commission, qualified appraisal staff within the Division of Real Estate, along with the number crunchers in the Department of Revenue.”

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Fixing past mistakes The 2022 bill is the latest attempt to restore controversial easement tax credits issued from 2000 to 2013, some of which investigators called spurious and the Colorado Department of Revenue denied after reviews by teams of appraisers.

The conservation easements were originally intended to protect natural spaces while compensating family farmers and other longtime landowners for giving up their rights to develop the property. An appraiser estimated the value of the land and development rights, and the state issued tax credits that allowed the landowner to offset other taxes or get paid cash by investors who bought the credits.

But the revenue department and many in the appraiser community said that in some cases unscrupulous investment advisers created partnerships or family groups to claim lucrative, overvalued credits for development that never would have happened. In one disputed case, a piece of land near Lamar that sold for $776,000 appeared to qualify for easement credits of $8 million.

Some farming and ranching families have for more than a decade protested that they signed up for the earliest iterations of conservation easements in good faith to help save their family business and pay tax bills. They emphasize that the federal Internal Revenue Service allowed the tax credits even when state officials denied them and demanded repayment.

The disputes eventually involved more than 800 cases and hundreds of millions of dollars in contested credits. Some families say paying back the credits or being confronted by investors who bought the rejected credits has ruined their lives. The fiscal note for the new bill says the total of disallowed credits from 2000 to 2013 is now about $177.7 million. Some cases have been resolved or settled.

This year’s bill calls for a newly created ombudsman in the state Division of Conservation to

‘We’ve been down that road. So let’s try to focus this in a little different direction.’

State Sen. Cleave Simpson, an Alamosa Republican

resolve disputes between parties who may be claiming the same credits.

The bill would spend $5.8 million in the first year to hire about 17 full time positions to administer the credit disputes. Based on the percentage of credit holders expected to apply, restoring the credits would cost the general fund another $66.6 million the first year, and up to $88.8 million in the second year.

The Colorado system for conservation easement tax has been tweaked multiple times since the period when officials say it was abused and families said they were unfairly denied. Last year, the legislature passed a bill sought by conservation groups that increased the amount of tax credit on new easements to 90% of the donated value, and added water conservation groups and others among those who could apply for credits.

That bill was initially hailed as a companion to last year’s attempt at restoring credits to past denied credit holders. But the credit-restoration bill died in its second House committee vote on party lines dominated by Democrats, in what rural supporters called “pulling the football” after months of negotiations.

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that there is a future for some retail development east of the planned residential area. “There is actually a small neighborhood retail commercial site located on the west side of CR 17-21 across from the golf course clubhouse. The site is suitable for small neighborhood commercial users,” said Marshall.

“We are hopeful that at some point in the future the residential growth will warrant some retail uses,” Marshall added. “The current buildout of the community has not attracted the interest of the commercial retail sector. We are hopeful that continued residential growth will eventually result in some commercial business opportunities.”

A concern for many Spring Valley Ranch residents is the lack of nearby business. “It takes me over 15 minutes to get to a grocery store,” said Spring Valley Ranch resident Wyatt Gaffney. “I’d love to see more development out here, especially businesses and restaurants.”

A notable concern for current residents, however, is possible construction traffic and its impact on the nearby roads.

“We’ve talked with the developers about construction traffic coming down Augusta Road. It was just replaced last fall and maintaining its integrity is a big concern for us,” said McDaniel. “They are going to be making a dedicated

Spring Valley Ranch HOA members are adamant that construction traffic stay off fragile Augusta Avenue.

road north of Augusta and the golf course for construction traffic.”

The development is still in its early stages. Currently, no homes have been built on the property, though extensive earthmoving has occurred. According to Marshall, lots are currently being developed and homes will begin being built in late 2022.

Site of the new Spring Valley Ranch development at the intersection of Elbert PHOTOS BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON County Roads 13 and 174.

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ecently, a Facebook memory reminded me that 11 years ago my husband and I officially adopted two daughters, becoming first-time parents.

On a side rant, while I hate Facebook for so many things and the hate the platform is responsible for spreading in this world, I love the days when it FROM THE reminds us of milestones, happy days, and EDITOR those important moments in our lives.

For me, this 11-year anniversary made me reflect. We adopted a 4-year-old and 16-yearold. The two are sisters and came into our home from a horrible family life with parents who did so much damage to these two girls and their older two sisters.

For me and my husband, we had these visions of fixing all the damage, repairing them and living this picture-perfect life. We had this idea that we could erase the guilt Thelma Grimes by just giving them the life they deserve.

The guilt came because we felt like we should have known what was happening in their home. We should have done something to protect them.

With therapy and work over the years, we have learned what so many adoptive and foster parents have learned the hard way. These kids are who they are. They have been damaged, and love, money and time cannot erase any of it. This is true even for young children.

Our older daughter has left home and is working to make her mark on the world. That 4-year-old from 11 years ago is now 16.

When child psychologists and specialists talk about the importance of those developmental years when a child is born through the age of 4 — they are not kidding. What my younger daughter learned in those first years of life was how lying was required to survive. She learned to hide feelings and just deal with what was happening in front of her eyes.

Through therapy over the years, I have come to understand my daughter’s issues but, being human, it is not always easy to handle.

Besides the usual obstacles and insecurities that comes with being a teenager, my daughter has an attachment disorder. This means my daughter has a hard time connecting and forming meaningful relationships. She does not have normal reactions in moments of tears and emotion. She does not even have the normal side of anger and rage that teenagers have.

It also means she tends to be rough on the people doing things for her well-being. In our house, I am often a target.

The therapist explained many years ago that because I am her biggest advocate, because I make decisions in her best interests — I am the one she will resent.

Believe me, there are days where that resentment can be hard to handle. The behavior and issues are hard to deal with.

When you cry and her attachment disorder does not allow her to have a normal reaction to her mother crying — it is hard.

On the plus side, where my daughter rejects love and support from her dad and me — she has been a great big sister.

Her therapist often said it may not make sense, but she does show love and has made great progress in loving her little brothers.

In the end, I just want to give a shout out of support to other adoptive and foster parents out there. The job may be hard. The job may be thankless. But in the end, it is a job we continue to do.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media. She can be reached at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Additional autonomy options at end of life Choice in care is one way to exercise autonomy at end of life. Another is in making personal decisions about when and how one’s suffering will end. Colorado’s End of Life Options Act went into effect in early 2017, allowing the terminally ill access to medication to end their suffering peacefully and on their own terms. Since then, hundreds of terminally ill patients have been prescribed the aid-in-dying medication, even though barriers to access remain problematic for many people across Colorado. The need for education still exists around this option to help those who want access.

Another available option is called Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking, or VSED. This process falls under the ter-

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Colorado is reshaping early childhood education Some school districts are nervous about proposed changes

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

As Colorado prepares to launch free universal preschool, lawmakers are taking up legislation that could reshape Colorado’s early childhood landscape and reverberate for decades to come.

Many advocates and early educators laud the changes laid out in a 485-page bill, including the creation of a new state early childhood agency, saying it will elevate the profile of early childhood issues, cut red tape for families and providers, and dramatically expand preschool access.

But the plan also has prompted concerns about how school district roles could change and whether they’ll be left serving a disproportionate share of students with special needs. And some early childhood leaders worry about how fast the process is moving, how many details are unresolved, and whether there are enough providers to meet new enrollment demands.

Angela Fedler, who heads several early childhood programs for the Delta County School District in western Colorado, said, “I love the idea of universal preschool. I believe in the idea of universal preschool. I do have some fears around it as well.”

“We’re moving really fast for such a big jump,” she said.

Bill Jaeger, vice president of early childhood and policy initiatives for the Colorado Children’s Campaign, said of the legislation, “There’s a lot of reimagining of the early childhood system to make it child-, family-, and provider-focused and break down those silos, and that requires significant statutory change.

“There is a degree of urgency,” he said, noting that some of the bill’s provisions need to get underway as soon as possible.

State lawmakers recently moved up the early childhood department’s

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minally ill person’s legal right to refuse medical care, which includes nutrition and hydration.

For both the Medical Aid in Dying and VSED options, it is best if one has an experienced support system of hospice workers and/or end-oflife doulas to safely carry them out.

Choices for body disposition Colorado is at the forefront in terms of options available for body disposition. No longer are embalming with interment or fire cremation the only two options. The desire for more environmentally friendly ways of final disposition have given way to more sustainable methods. Colorado now has alkaline hydrolysis (aka water cremation or aqua-cremation), natural organic reduction (aka human

July 1 start date to this spring. The governor likely will name an executive director in the coming weeks.

Among other things, the department will roll out universal preschool in the summer of 2023. The initiative, funded largely with a voter-approved nicotine tax, is a top priority for Gov. Jared Polis.

Scott Smith, chief financial and operating officer for the Cherry Creek school district, said his district supports universal preschool but noted the state had “some blind spots and some missteps” in planning, including leaving too small a role for school district leaders during the early stages.

“Not including school people from the beginning really left us behind,” he said.

Smith and other school district leaders said state officials have recently held regular meetings to gather feedback from district staff.

Big changes for school districts Right now, about a quarter of Colorado’s 4-year-olds attend state-funded preschool, which serves children with certain risk factors. More than three-quarters of those slots are housed in school district classrooms.

Most other children attend preschool elsewhere, in child care centers or private preschools, for example.

In expanding to serve all 4-yearolds whose families want 10 hours of tuition-free preschool, the state expects to lean on private providers more than before. The idea is to give parents a choice of settings and help accommodate the influx of new students.

The state no longer will rely exclusively on school districts to administer state-funded preschool locally. Instead, nonprofits, community groups, and districts all will be able to vie for the job.

These changes, along with many others included in the legislation, follow recommendations that a state early childhood commission issued in November and January. Still, school district officials have questions and concerns.

Smith, of the Cherry Creek district, said, “We don’t need private providcomposting), and a dedicated green burial preserve.

The most important thing to realize is that you have choices available and knowing your options will help you make the decisions that honor your own personal wants, needs and desires at end of life, as well as knowing you can make your last act on earth a kind one.

Cindy J. Kaufman, MEd, EdS is president and co-founder of Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative. To learn more contact 720-989-1929, cindy@coeolcollaborative.org or visit coeolcollaborative.org.

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ers. We can accommodate this internally,” speaking about any additional students who want slots under the universal program.

Currently, the district houses all of Cherry Creek’s 800-plus state-funded preschool slots in its classrooms.

But many districts already contract with community-based providers to offer state-funded preschool slots.

Denver, the state’s largest district, is one of them.

Priscilla Hopkins, the district’s executive director of early education, said the use of both public-school classrooms and private preschools — often called “mixed delivery” — works well. “I think parents want high-quality preschool,” she said. “As school districts, that needs to be our north star.”

Fedler, of Delta County, agreed, but worries that private providers could shy away from the universal preschool program if subject to lots of new quality requirements.

This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

Used by permission. For more, and to support Chalkbeat, visit co.chalkbeat. org.

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OBITUARIES GIBBS

Daniel Keith Gibbs

January 13, 1943 - March 14, 2022

Daniel Keith Gibbs, at the age of 79, passed away March 14, 2022. He was born in Keenesburg, Colorado, and at the age of five his family moved and settled on a farm east of Greeley.

He was raised with his three siblings, Gaylord, Calvin, and Ruthalene by his parents Eugene and Sally Gibbs.

He graduated from Evans High School in 1961, where he was active in 4H, football, basketball, and baseball. He went on to study agriculture at Northeastern Junior College.

Daniel also served as the Vice President of the Union Ditchboard.

He met his high school sweetheart, Janet Gibbs, in 1957 and they wed February 16, 1962. They had four children, Richard, Bonnie, Dana, and Anne. He worked at Monfort Meat Packing Plant in Greeley during the 1960’s and farmed part-time.

In 1972 he pursued his passion of farming full time, and moved back where he grew up on the farm east of Greeley. He always believed in hard work, and knew this was the best place to raise a family. Along with farming, he worked other various jobs to help make ends meet which included; the sugar factory, pickle dock, and many others.

While the work on the farm was hard and long hours, he always found time to support his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren by attending all their plays, concerts, sporting events, and award ceremonies. His love and support never wavered. It was faith, determination, accomplishment, and his family that got him through the tough times.

Eight years ago he started a new chapter

in his life. He moved to a ranch in Elbert, Colorado to be closer to his family. Because of his tenacious work ethic, he could not retire full time, instead; he raised cattle and hay. It was his way of life, calves in the kitchen, and a dog in his truck. He never gave up the freedom in his soul.

Daniel was a kind, caring, and loving person who had a heart of gold. He would never hesitate to help family, neighbors, and strangers alike. He made friends wherever he went because he had the ability to connect with everyone. Daniel was an angel on earth and his light continues to shine through all his loved ones.

Daniel was predeceased by mother and father, Eugene & Sally Gibbs, his sister Ruth Hindman, and brothers Calvin and Gaylord Gibbs.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janet, and his children Richard (son) and Virginia Gibbs, Bonnie Gibbs (daughter) and Tom Bianca, Dana Wooten (daughter), and Anne (daughter) and Brian Miller.

His grandchildren, Zachary and Gina Gibbs, Catherine and Brett Meinberg, Alisha McCracken, Jessica Gibbs and Cecil Applegate, Patrick McCracken and Dimitri Wooten. And his great-grandchildren, Grace Meinberg, Benjamin & Juliet Gibbs, Oliver McCracken and Delilah Applegate.

Services were held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, and Daniel was laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Greeley, Colorado.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.stoddardsunset.com for the Gibbs family.

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reveal deeper stories about a particular area. Here’s a look at some of the eye-catching signs across metro Denver counties and what you might not know about the history behind some of them.

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Denver mansions In east Denver, there are many normal-sounding street names: Elm Street. Birch Street. Cedar Avenue.

And then, there’s Shangri La Drive.

A tiny, tucked-away road that almost forms a half loop off of Leetsdale Drive near Colorado Boulevard, Shangri La Drive was apparently named by Harry Huffman, a movie-theater and liquordistribution magnate who had a mansion built on the hill.

The road was named to honor the impressive home, which was modeled after the Shangri-La lamasery — a monastery of lamas — featured in the popular 1930s movie “Lost Horizon.” That’s according to the book, “Denver Streets,” by local historian Phil Goodstein, as cited by Denver city staff.

And that’s not the only mansion in that area. More difficult to

If you’ve ever sat at a red light in rush-hour traffic in the Denver metro area, you may have wondered about the meaning behind the different logos and colors on nearby street signs.

In the City of Denver, the signs are simple enough — the logo of mountains and the sky sit above the name “Denver.” But some signs have a different logo even though they’re also in Denver.

In the southeast suburbs, drivers might think they’re in Aurora until the green signs on side streets start to look a bit different.

And in Adams County, the signs sometimes feature an American flag image to discourage people from firing gunshots at the signs.

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see from the street is the mansion known as “Cableland” on Shangri La Drive. It’s the former home of Bill Daniels, the wealthy cable-television businessman and philanthropist.

Before he died, Daniels donated Cableland to the City of Denver in 1998, partly to serve as the official Denver mayor’s residence.

No mayor has ever chosen to live there, but the mansion is used for official city events and city meetings and is made available for other events, including fundraisers and other gatherings held by nonprofits and qualified charitable organizations.

Denver’s dual logos The use of Denver’s newer logo for certain street signs — the “D” logo with a building, the sun and mountains within the D — doesn’t carry any particular meaning that’s different from the old logo, which is two red mountains outlined in white, with a blue sky and yellow sun, all above the word “Denver.”

Denver began using signs with the “D” in 2010, according to Vanessa Lacayo, a city spokesperson.

The city still has some signs with the older logo on it.

“We try to be good stewards with city dollars, so we don’t replace things that don’t need to be replaced and try to honor the life cycle of the material and replace things as they fail,” Lacayo said.

Don’t mistake Adams County A large chunk of the map directly north of Denver — roughly north of 52nd Avenue — contains buildings that may have addresses that are listed as being in Denver even though they’re in unincorporated Adams County.

“Unincorporated” means an area is not within a city or town and is generally overseen by a county government.

The addresses are marked as “Denver” because the city listed with a property’s mailing address is based on zip codes that are used by post offices rather than being based on city boundaries, said Christa Bruning, Adams County spokesperson.

In those unincorporated areas north of Denver, you’ll see street signs with the A-shaped Adams County logo.

In some parts of Adams County, street signs bear images of the American flag to deter people from shooting signs with bullets.

“American flags are placed on signs in some areas as a mitigation measure where we have experienced issues with signs being shot,” the county said in a statement. “The flags have been successful as many residents seem disinclined to shoot signs displaying the American flag.”

The sign for Shangri La Drive in Denver, pictured on March 10, sits off Leetsdale Drive near Colorado Boulevard.

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A previous Adams County logo was established in 1985 and was the logo used on street signs until the current logo was designed and implemented in August 2009, according to the county.

A community with gates in Littleton If you drive far enough northwest in the City of Littleton, you’ll run into an area called Bow Mar South, near the small Town of Bow Mar. But Bow Mar South is a neighborhood, not a municipality, even though it has its own logo on street signs.

For example, the logo of a bird at Bell Flower Drive and Bowles Avenue denotes the area is within the Bow Mar South Homeowners Association, according to Tim Weaver, traffic analyst for Littleton.

“We used to put different items on signs when a neighborhood asked for them,” a statement from Littleton city staff said.

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signs here and there prior to 2012, but putting logos on street signs wasn’t county procedure until around 2012,” Hatlestad said.

boundaries.

Littleton annexed the area that is managed by the Bow Mar South homeowners’ association in 1973, according to Littleton city staff. A small part of the association area is outside of Littleton, including a few lots in the northwest part of the subdivision, Weaver said.

The area isn’t just another neighborhood. It includes gates on Blue Sage Drive that close to block traffic.

Construction of the traffic gates was partly funded by the City of Littleton, and the city and HOA operate the gates together, according to city staff.

Other gates that restrict or block traffic to or within neighborhoods in Littleton sit in Coventry and The Greens, according to city staff.

Some areas in Littleton have street signs that are white and include the City of Littleton logo.

Littleton first began installing the white street signs with the logo in 2015, according to staff.

The city decided to install the white street signs with the logo in an effort to help people tell which areas are in the city and which are not, Weaver said.

The new signs were also rolled out in an effort to “show our new branding,” Weaver said.

Similar to the case of Denver addresses popping up in Adams County, it can be confusing to tell what is and isn’t in Littleton because many properties’ mailing addresses in south Jefferson County are listed as being in “Littleton” even though Littleton is mostly contained within Arapahoe County.

Asked whether Jefferson County has considered putting its county logo on street signs in unincorporated areas to help clear up that confusion, the county said in a statement: “The county has the capability of putting logos on street name signs; however, there is a significant cost in terms of material and labor to this effort. Each of the cities within Jefferson County utilize logos on their street-name signs, helping a traveler to know when they are within a municipality within the county or within an unincorporated area within the county.”

‘Identity’ in Englewood Englewood updated its official city logo in recent years from the green circular symbol to the new symbol with leaves — a change that led to some street signs in the city having the new logo and some still having the old one.

“The current logo was adopted in late 2015 following input from the 2014 citizens survey and from citizen input received through the Englewood Forward process,” said Christopher Harguth, city spokesperson.

Englewood Forward is the city’s 2016 comprehensive plan.

In general, a comprehensive plan can affect a city’s priorities for housing, parks and open space, and transportation.

“Results indicated many residents were looking for an updated community identity,” Harguth said.

Updating the city logo on overhead street signs, such as those on traffic signals, will be complete in 2022, and the updating of all the ground-mounted streets signs was completed in 2021, according to Harguth.

One of the notable areas with street signs that don’t bear a local government’s logo is the Arapahoe Acres neighborhood in Englewood, which has wooden street signs that are unique to that neighborhood.

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Arapahoe County distinguishes land It can also be difficult to tell when you’re in Centennial and when you aren’t. Centennial’s boundaries twist and weave throughout much of the city to create a complex map.

Parts of east Centennial are sandwiched between parts of Aurora, and some portions of unincorporated Arapahoe County sit in that area too.

Some streets that sit outside of city boundaries have been getting marked with the county’s logo, generally in recent years, said Luc Hatlestad, county spokesperson.

“There may have been logos on

A small exception in Centennial Drivers in the east Centennial area may notice another area that could add to confusion about boundaries — the Greenfield neighborhood along Smoky Hill Road.

The neighborhood has its own logo on street signs even within Centennial’s city boundaries.

The signs are connected to the local metro district, according to Anna Bunce, Centennial traffic engineer.

“The original street signs installed with the construction of this neighborhood (or) metro district, which included the kites (logo), predate the city’s incorporation. Our best guess is that the signage was installed around 1996 (to) 1998,” Bunce said.

Centennial was legally established as a city, or “incorporated,” in 2001.

In general the city of Centennial started installing Centenniallogo street signs that are blue rather than green in 2013, according to Bunce.

When asked why the city made that change, Bunce said, “This predates existing (city) staff, but our best guess is related to more effective branding and differentiation for Centennial. With the nature of Centennial’s boundaries, this is an effective way to communicate and reinforce where someone may be in terms of jurisdiction.”

Douglas County adds logo Douglas County had no logo on street-name signs prior to an

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in-house competition for a new Douglas County logo that occurred in the early to mid-1990s, according to Wendy Holmes, county spokesperson. The winning logo was the early “DC” and “ribbons” design seen in the county’s logo today.

“We place logos on most of the street-name signs in unincorporated streets and roads maintained by Douglas County,” Holmes said. “Logos on streetname signs are also useful as they indicate ownership of the roads for law enforcement personnel and road maintenance crews throughout the metro area and Douglas County.”

Different in Weld Weld County doesn’t typically put a logo on road-number signs in unincorporated Weld County, according to Jennifer Finch, spokesperson for the county.

“However, some of the signs — older signs — are a particular shape and will say ‘WCR’” and a number, Finch said. “There are county logos, specific to the project, found on some Highway 85 signs — also called the Centennial Highway in Weld County — and there are signs with the Weld County Road 49 logo along that road as well to commemorate that special project.”

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Bill to protect workers who use cannabis fails House Bill 1152 was rejected on a 12-1 committee vote

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A Colorado House committee voted down a bill that sought to stop employers from denying jobs to or firing workers for their off-the-clock cannabis use, either medical or recreational.

House Bill 1152 also sought to require employers to let their employees consume medical marijuana while on the job. The legislation included exceptions for workers whose jobs are in dangerous fields or require fine motor skills, such as positions involving the use of heavy machinery.

The bill was rejected on a 12-1 vote in the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on March 23 afternoon even after the measure’s sponsor, Rep. Edie Hooton, a Boul-

der Democrat, offered an amendment to dramatically scale back the legislation before the vote was taken.

The amendment, which was adopted, would have erased all of the bill’s provisions and instead convened a panel to study the issue and make recommendations to the legislature about how employers can accommodate medical marijuana users. But even that wasn’t enough for lawmakers on the committee, who were concerned about any move toward forcing employers to allow their employees to use marijuana on or off the job.

Many in the business community are fiercely opposed to the measure and testified in opposition to it on March 2.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS §1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Deer Creek Water District, Elbert County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5513(6) C.R.S. The following candidates are declared elected for the following terms of office: Jean King: Next Regular Election, May 2023 Kevin D. Kirkwood: Second Regular Election, May 2025 VACANT: Second Regular Election, May 2025 /s/David Solin (Designated Election Official) Contact Person for the District: David Solin Telephone Number of the District: 303-987-0835 Address of the District: 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228 District Facsimile Number: 303-987-2032 District Email: dsolin@sdmsi.com Legal Notice No. 24820 First Publication: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR ELIZABETH PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend

the Elizabeth Park and Recreation District’s 2021 Budget; that a copy of the proposed Amended 2021 Budget has been filed at 34201 County Road 17, Elizabeth, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of the Resolution to Amend the 2021 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 4189 Highway 86, Elizabeth, Colorado, on April 19, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolution to Amend the 2021 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

ELIZABETH PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT By:/s/ John Cook, Chair Legal Notice No. 24817 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA FORMATION, WILDCAT FIELD, ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO CAUSE NO. 535 DOCKET NO. 220200027 TYPE: SPACING NOTICE OF HEARING GMT Exploration Company LLC (Operator No. 10243) (“GMT” or “Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish a drilling and spacing unit, as well as to set the maximum number of wells that may be drilled in the proposed unit on lands identified below. This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may own oil or gas (“mineral”) interests within the proposed unit. Generally, spacing is the process whereby an applicant obtains approval to assign certain mineral interests to be developed by a specific number of wells. Importantly, spacing is not pooling, and it is not an application for

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APPLICATION LANDS Township 6 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 23: S½ Section 26: All Section 35: All DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEARING (Subject to change) The assigned Hearing Officer will hold a hearing only on the above-referenced docket number at the following date, time, and location: Date: May 18, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place:Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 PETITIONS DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECTED PERSONS: April 18, 2022 Any interested party who wishes to participate formally must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above.

Please see Commission Rule 507 at https:// cogcc.state.co.us, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above.

Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at http://cogcc/documents/reg/Hearings/External_ Efiling_System_Handbook_December_2021_Final.pdf for more information. Under Commission Rule 508, if no petition is filed, the Application may be approved administratively without a formal hearing.

Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of April 18, 2022, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice.

You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address listed below.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Cogcc.

Hearings_Unit@state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO By: Mimi C. Larsen, Commission Secretary Dated: March 15, 2022

Legal Notice No. 24812 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joyce Hexum, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30010 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 July 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott M. Hexum, Personal Representative 10354 Severance Drive Parker, CO 80134

GMT Exploration Company LLC c/o Jamie L. Jost Kelsey H. Wasylenky Jost Energy Law, P.C. 3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103 Denver, CO 80216 720-446-5620 jjost@jostenergylaw.com kwasylenky@jostenergylaw.com

Legal Notice No. 24816 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

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Legal Notice No. 24819 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice

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

The Petition requests that the name of Sherry Lee Standen be changed to Sherrylee Rees Standen Case No.: 22C15

Colorado Container Homes an LD Horton LLC Company 8561 Hwy 86, Kiowa, CO 80117 Applying For Title – Abandoned Vehicle We are applying for the title of a Red 2013 Dodge Durango, VIN#1C4RDJAG5DC684870. This vehicle was abandoned and left in our lot since April 2019. If this vehicle is registered to you, please contact us at 720.381.1714. A storage fee of $35.00 per day from the date it was first abandoned on our lot (April 1st 2019) will be owed to us, LD Horton LLC, before this vehicle is released.

By: Palmer L. Boyette County Court Judge Legal Notice No. 24820 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News

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