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The narrow Highway 86 bridge at the west end of Kiowa is in desperate need of replacement, raising concerns about its safety and structuralTownintegrity.ofKiowa leaders met on Aug. 16 to talk about the future of the bridge, to connect with the Colorado Department of Transportation, and to discuss options to fund its total replacement. In their official statement from Aug. 17, the Town of Kiowa outlined their overall concerns with the bridge and its safety: “As we all know it is a very old bridge with questionable structural integrity and safety. Indeed, the continued increase of population and heavy travel back and forth over the bridge (i.e., large trucks) has expedited the need for significant repairs or replacement. We asked CDOT to consider not only this but also torrential flooding with the possibility of taking out that bridge and worst yet, the possibility for loss of life.”

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The Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute at Running Creek Park had several activities for children, including a huge inﬂatable slide.

“We’re due for another big ﬂood. If we get enough rain and a ﬂood takes out that bridge, it’s going to greatly impact people,” commented Boyd. “It’s a major thoroughfare between the east and west side of the

In an Aug. 24 phone interview with Kiowa Town Administrator Kim Boyd, she shared her concerns about the state of the bridge, focusing on the impact of Elbert County if the bridge were to fail.

Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute is held at Running Creek Park

The Elbert County Sheri ’s SWAT vehicle was displayed at Running Creek Park for the Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute.

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The Elizabeth community came together on Aug. 17 to celebrate first responders in the fifth annual Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute. The event took place at Running Creek Park where hundreds of community members were present to support the Elizabeth Police Department, Elizabeth Fire Rescue, Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado State Patrol.

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Biden ran on canceling at least $10,000 in student loan debt and faced pressure from advocates to cancel much more. He repeatedly delayed a decision amid intense debates about whether debt cancellation would advance economic justice or disproportionately beneﬁt higher-earning Americans during a time when the working class is struggling.

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In a recent CNN opinion article, Derrick Johnson, NAACP national president and CEO, said “$10,000

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In a long-awaited announcement, President Joe Biden on Aug. 24 said his administration will cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year, or $250,000 for taxpayers who file jointly. In addition, Biden said many students from low-income backgrounds will receive an additional $10,000 in relief.The unprecedented maneuver by Biden should reach over 43 million borrowers and even wipe out loan repayments for some. But it likely won’t fix some of the larger issues surrounding student debt — namely the cost of college and the large amounts borrowed by some to foot the cost of college. Nationally, student debt has ballooned to over $1.7 trillion. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a news release Aug. 24 that student loan debt has hindered many Americans’ ability to achieve their dreams — including buying a home, starting a business, or providing for a family. The department also announced other changes to make repaying loans easier. “Getting an education should set us free; not strap us down,” Cardona said. “We’re delivering targeted relief that will help ensure borrowers are not placed in a worse position financially because of the pandemic and restore trust in a system that should be creating opportunity, not a debt trap.”

The plan provides more help to the students who started with the least. About 27 million Pell Grant recipients should be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness. Pell Grants cover a portion of college costs for students from low-income families, with the large majority of eligible students coming from households that earn less than $60,000 a year.

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Kyle Southern, The Institute for College Access and Success associate vice president of higher education quality, said there’s two sides to the announcement. It’s life changing, especially for borrowers from low-income backgrounds. But a larger conversation about student debt needs to happen, especially when it comes to which students leave college with debt.

The announcement should fuel further conversations about how to invest in the Pell Grant program and support for institutions that serve a high number of students of“We’recolor. very conscious that we haven’t yet broken the cycle that feeds those kinds of debt-based approaches to higher education,” Southern said.

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The cap on how much debt will be forgiven means white borrowers will have a larger share of their debt relieved than Black and Latino borrowers from low-income backgrounds, who on average owe more than white students do upon leaving college.

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“I was wanting something more equitable,” said Broom, who works in education policy. “But realistically, with how this government, this administration, just like our country has operated, I didn’t even expect this.” She said students whose families have fewer resources have to borrow more just to cover living expenses while they’re in college.

Borrowers like Broom with high student loan debt will likely get the most relief not from the $20,000, but from the income repayment changes. Nonetheless, she expects her payments will still be thousands of dollars a month, akin to paying a second mortgage, she said.The administration also plans changes that will make it easier for borrowers working in nonproﬁt jobs or the military to use the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. And the administration said it’s taking steps to hold private schools accountable for high debt and will publish an annual watch list of programs that contribute to high student debt. The list will name programs with the highest debt levels in the country. The department will request improvement plans from those colleges and that will outline how the college intends to bring down debt levels.

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“It’s like you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t,” Broom said. “I spent my whole life trying to live this American Dream of obtaining my degree, but put myself into debt. My future is clouded.”Bidenand his administration also received praise for the debt cancellation plan. Felipe Vieyra, who graduated from the University of Denver in 2012 with over $60,000 in student loan debt, said he already texted friends about his excitement. The 32-year-old said the $10,000 the government will forgive should bring down his student loan debt to $20,000. He has spent years chipping away at the debt on his own. At one point he lived out of a storage room for $200 a month because he couldn’t afford other rent. He said the $20,000 he will still owe feels more surmountable.

“It’s still expensive to go to college,” Vieyra said. “And that needs to be addressed one way or another.”Colorado Department of Higher Education Commissioner Angie Paccione said debt relief is especially helpful for students who went to college but didn’t complete a degree. Paccione said in Colorado there are 700,000 people who attended a higher education institution but didn’t graduate, “which means they have probably at least half the debt that they accrued, but they don’t have a credential that helps to maximize their earningShepotential.”saidshe expects unintended and yet-unknown consequences and political backlash, especially from those who already paid off their loans. But this generation, she said, “is suffering disproportionately more than what it cost me to “Whatpay.”I’m fearful of is that there will be people who see it as a handout instead of a helping hand up,” sheThesaid.administration expects to release more details on the student loan forgiveness plan, speciﬁcally on how to apply for loan forgiveness.Southern said he hopes the administration will clearly communicate how students can take advantage of the debt forgiveness and that federal ofﬁcials “automate as much as possible.”

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Shanique Broom, 31, who lives in Denver, sees the Biden plan as a drop in the bucket. She owes more than $300,000 after attending Central Michigan University for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and the University of Denver for her doctorate. A smiling woman in a white sweater sits on a bench outside She’s happy for the relief, but wishes students from low-income backgrounds were eligible for more debt relief.

We have to be really vigilant in making sure that this program is widely known and easy for people to access the beneﬁts that they’re entitled to,” he said. The Biden administration announcement also included several other actions related to student loan repayments. It will extend the pause on repayment, interest and collections until Dec. 31 for borrowers who will still owe payments beyond the cancellations. The pause extends the delay put in place at the start of the pandemic. The department also is proposing to reduce monthly payments for low- and middle-income borrowers.Theproposal would cut in half — from 10% to 5% of discretionary income — the amount that borrowers have to pay each month on their undergraduate loans. The rule would also forgive loan balances after 10 years of payments — instead of 20 years — for borrowers with original loan balances of $12,000 or less. And it would cut interest as long as borrowers make payments on time.

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September is.... in relief is like pouring a bucket of water on a forest ﬁre” for Black Americans who owe almost double the student debt that white Americans do — almost $53,000 on average for Black college goers.

“This gives me more control,” he said.He added that he’s not sure whether the announcement helps students of color see college as more attractive. The percentage of students enrolling straight from high school into college has been dropping. Many of those choosing jobs instead cite aversion to debt and higher pay for entry-level jobs. A recent report from The Institute for College Access and Success showed half of all Colorado students graduating college in 2020 held debt, on average $26,424. In 19 other states, average debt for college graduates was more than $30,000, while in six states it averaged more than $35,000.

Colorado still sees ups and downs Despite the many months of living without broad public health mandates in metro Denver counties, Colorado is seeing much fewer COVID hospitalizations than at the same time last year. Back in the spring, Colorado hit a milestone: The state saw the lowest number of Coloradans hospitalized with COVID since the start of the pandemic — 77 statewide — on April 12, according to a report from the Colorado School of Public Health. The low point in hospitalizations arrived even amid the highly contagious Omicron subvariants, and that’s partly because they seem to be less severe than the Delta variant was, Carlton said. Another factor was the rollout of Paxlovid, an antiviral drug that Carlton called “a game changer” for people who are at risk for COVID hospitalization — even though the drug isn’t yet as widely available as she would like. But like clockwork, hospitalizations came roaring back, reaching 324 in mid-July, according to the state’s COVID website. (Not all patients who are counted are hospitalized “due to” the virus. For some, COVID is a less important or “incidental” ﬁnding, such as for patients who are admitted for other reasons but test positive for COVID later. The most recent breakdown showed about 63% hospitalized “for COVID” and about 31% hospitalized “with COVID” in early August.)

“What we do know is masks are a highly effective tool for slowing the spread of (COVID) from one person to another, particularly if you wear a high-quality mask and both people are wearing a high-quality mask,” Carlton said. A KN95 or N95 mask would count as high quality, she said. Is it endemic yet? With some luck, COVID could be moving toward an endemic phase — where the disease is a more regular occurrence.Douglas,the head of Tri-County Health, broke down the terminology like this: an epidemic is an occurrence of a health problem that exceeds what is expected. A pandemic is when that happens on a global“Endemicbasis.is when things are happening — it could be a high level, could be a low level — but it’s what you expect,” Douglas said. He added: “I think we are getting to a point where we expect to be discussions continue as students return to school Endemic stage approaches

“But we think that immunity is high enough that we shouldn’t see a dramatic spike in cases and hospitalizations.”Attheindividual level, though, it’s important to realize that a lot of COVID is still circulating, so it’s a good time for people to make sure they and their families are vaccinated, Carlton said. Just as the school season arrived, COVID protocols continued to loosen at the federal level, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer suggesting people stay home after a virus exposure to see whether they catch COVID. The federal agency is now “recommending that instead of quarantining if you were exposed to COVID-19, you wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5,” an Aug. 11 news release announced.

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the state public health department has continued its loosened approach to addressing COVID risk in schools. And looking ahead, state ofﬁcials aren’t currently considering adding COVID vaccination to the list of required vaccines for K-12 students for the 2023-24 school year, a statement from the department said. As many Coloradans continue to return to life as normal, Elizabeth Carlton, an associate professor at the Colorado School of Public Health, emphasized the need to take the virus seriously.

In Carlton’s view, “what sometimes gets lost in the messaging” is that the CDC still recommends masking after an exposure — and to stay home for ﬁve days if a test comes back positive.

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And while Colorado’s hospitalizations have come back down after a long plateau — the number was 236 in mid-August — it’s anyone’s guess as to when the next wave will arrive, particularly as school gets underway.“Sports start again, parents start going back in the ofﬁce — there’s all this mixing that changes as schools reopen. And that remixing of populations can facilitate” COVID spread, Carlton said. She added:

“I think what is challenging is communicating the severity of COVID risk, and it’s not uniform across the population,” Carlton said. She added: “It’s different for different people.”

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“My guess is bringing kids back (COVID) transmission among kids, but it will probably have a limited the reason I say that is we have so much built-up immunity,” Douglas said, referring to people who have nated who have been infected. But each COVID variant can behave differently, leaving open the possibility that the virus’s impact across age groups could change, DouglasMeanwhile,said.

A Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial is held by Lincoln Community Hospital nurse Deanne Kahler as she prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to patients at the hospital in the eastern Colorado town of Hugo in February 2021.

“As we go into our third fall living traordinary experience for society, for public health departments, for ed,” said Dr. John Douglas, head of Tri-County Health Department. “It’s been a hugely tragic circumstance. We’ve lost over a million people in looks much different than it did last

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Asked whether Tri-County Health Department — the agency that oversees public health for Adams and Arapahoe counties and provides some services in Douglas County — has any school COVID protocols above the state’s protocols, Douglas, said: “We don’t at this point.” If new variants or bigger outbreaks arise, Tri-County Health could become more active in ﬁghting COVID, Douglas said. But if that happens, the agency would likely take an “educational” stance, he added. It’s “very unlikely to be anything like mask mandates,” Douglas said.

“I don’t think next spring is an unlikely time frame for us to look back and say, ‘This is probably how COVID’s going to behave,’ ” Douglas gave as an estimate.

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And while researchers likely won’t develop a new vaccine for every variant, there could be a new COVID vaccine every year, similar to the ﬂu, Douglas said. Right now, COVID is much less dangerous than it was, but it’s still affecting society in ways ranging from interrupting kids’ education to driving up the death toll, Carlton“Innoted.atypical year pre-COVID, inﬂuenza killed 12,000 to 52,000 people per year in the U.S. … so far in 2022, we’ve had about 187,000 COVID deaths in the U.S.,” said Carlton, who works in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health.

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For the full list of this year’s recipients, visit www.CORE.coop. living through waves caused by new variants. We expect to (respond) to it with new vaccines.” New variants could be more contagious and may be either less severe or more severe than earlier versions of the virus, Douglas said.“Ithink we’ll know more about endemic stage in the rearview mirror,” Douglas said. He envisions a time when public health ofﬁcials can look back and notice that the situation hasn’t been changing much — when variants arise but don’t behave much differently from each other.

In January, the state’s quarantine guidance updated to align with a change in CDC guidance, outlining that students and staff generally don’t need to quarantine if they were up to date on COVID vaccination. For those not up to date, the guidance shortened the recommended quarantine to ﬁve days, with ﬁve additional days of masking — down from the earlier suggestion of 10 days of quarantine.As of August, quarantine in K-12 settings after “routine classroom exposures” is no longer recommended unless it’s part of a strategy put in place at the discretion of the school, district, or local public health agency when COVID cases are increasing, outbreaks are detected or community COVID levels are escalating, according to the state health department.

Strict COVID rules long gone For this school year, the state public health department signaled it will continue the more hands-off approach to COVID it began a year ago and has since loosened further. In July 2021, Colorado removed mask requirements for schools and repealed the mandate for school protocols regarding outbreaks and other instances of COVID-19 cases. That meant that schools no longer needed to adhere to the broad quarantine and isolation requirements in the state’s earlier public health orders. (The state still put forth non-essential guidance for schools.) And state and local public health ofﬁ cials still had “statutory authority to institute quarantine and isolation as needed to stop the spread of disease,” the state public health department said at the time.

echoes the state’s recommendations back in February, which suggested moving toward focusing less on quarantining of staff and students after exposures to COVID in school, according to a news release.)“Thelast few updates to school guidance sought to reduce the burden of quarantine on schoolagers and to prioritize in-person learning as tools to prevent severe disease became widely available in Colorado and is aligned with CDC’s recent guidance,” said a statement from the Colorado State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the health department.Schooldistricts and local public health agencies can make their own decisions as to whether to impose outbreak, quarantine or mask requirements that go beyond what the state mandates. But in an era where broad mask mandates for the general public are a thing of the past in Colorado — state health ofﬁcials say they are not aware of any mask mandates implemented at the municipal or county level — local health and school ofﬁcials are unlikely to take restrictive measures.

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Lawmaker is leaving GOP to become a Democrat

Republicans initiate recall of Sen. Kevin Priola

A group of Republicans on Aug. 24 initiated a recall against Colo rado state Sen. Kevin Priola, two days after the Henderson lawmak er announced he was leaving the GOP to become a Democrat.

The language cites Priola’s vote in favor of new road-usage fees to pay for transportation projects, support of Proposition CC in 2019, and backing of a 2019 bill making personal-use possession of most drugs a misdemeanor. The recall language also notes that Priola was a cosponsor of an unsuccessful 2018 bill backed by Democrats and Republicans that would have paved the way for a supervised drug-consumption site inPriola,Denver.who often voted with Democrats in the legislature even when he was a Republican, cited concerns about the GOP’s em brace of 2020 election conspira cies and the party’s unwillingness to work on legislation to combat climate change as driving his decision to become a Democrat.

The recall effort, backed by a deep-pocketed conservative non proﬁt, kicks off a ﬂurry of legal questions, namely whether the recall will be focused on Priola’s current state Senate district or the one he will begin represent ing in January. Priola was drawn into a much more Republican district during last year’s once-ina-decade redistricting process.

“As I’ve said in the past when these clowns have done this, recalls should be done for corrup tion and malfeasance, not because you disagree with someone,” Fenberg said. The petition language submit ted to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Ofﬁce to initiate the recall process claims Priola “does not represent the views of (his) district).”

The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office was investigating last week, with the help of the Colorado Attorney General’s Of fice, how the recall will play out. It’s possible the situation could end up before a judge. The first step in a recall process is submitting a petition to the Col orado Secretary of State’s Office. The petition has to be accepted before the recall’s organizers can begin collecting signatures to try to force a special recall election. About 18,000 signatures from voters in Priola’s district — again, it’s unclear if it’s his old or new district — would be needed to force the special election. The signatures would have to be col lected 60 days after the petition is approved.Priolarepresents Senate Dis trict 25 now, but come January he will represent Senate District 13, because of last year’s redistrict ing process. (While the 60-day signature gathering period won’t be over before the new year, the recall election will likely have to take place in 2023.)

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“I cannot continue to be a part of a political party that is OK with a violent attempt to over turn a free and fair election,” Priola wrote in a letter Monday announcing his decision. “There is too much at stake right now for Republicans to be in charge.”

Priola’s term ends in January 2025.Advance Colorado Action, a conservative nonproﬁt with mil lions of dollars to spend, said it’s supporting the recall. An issue committee called “Recall Priola” has been formed to raise money for the “Voterseffort.inSenate District 13 de serve to decide who they want to represent them,” Michael Fields, a senior adviser for Advance Colorado Action, said in a written statement. “My guess is they’ll pick someone they can actually trust and who more closely re ﬂects their views.”

The recall committee is made up of two Republican voters from state Senate District 13: Louisa Andersen and Jeff Sloan. The Colorado GOP is support ing the recall effort, said Chair woman Kristi Burton Brown. “Kevin Priola lied to voters and broke the trust of those who elected him,” Burton Brown said in a written statement. Priola said earlier this week that he wasn’t surprised Repub licans were talking about try ing to recall him as soon as he announced he was becoming a Democrat. He said he will defend himself.“It’sstrange how the way you afﬁliate changes people’s percep tions of you,” Priola said on Aug. 24, citing the millions of dollars spent on his 2020 reelection race.

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While Priola’s current district is a tossup, the new Senate Dis trict 13 leans 4 percentage points in Republicans’ favor, according to a nonpartisan analysis of elec tion results in the district from 2016 to 2020. The recall’s supporters want the recall to happen in District 13.

Senate President Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat, told The Colorado Sun that Democrats will come to Priola’s defense if a recall is initiated against him.

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Think about that — We are more than two years past the March 2020 doomsday for schools, yet we are still dealing with it. Some schools are not back to full capacity. Some schools still struggle with student enrollment.

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The test scores may be somewhat better — but they still are not back to 2019 levels.

POSTMASTER: Send address change to: Elbert County News, 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, CO 80110 week the Colorado Department of Education released 2022 results for the state’s standardized tests that were administered in the spring. While the state touted increases in both English and math for 2022, they have to admit the damage is still not repaired. That damage being canceling school amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. I am never going to come around to how politicized COVID became and how much we as a society lost because of it. One of the main areas for me that will also have a twinge of resentment and anger is forcing our children to stay home for 18 months. The test scores are just another layer of evidence in a growing list of proof that extensive damage was done to our school-age and college-age kids.

According to a Colorado Sun story regarding the standardized test, during a virtual press conference state ofﬁcials prefaced the release of the latest results with a reminder that, although many Colorado students resumed a greater sense of normalcy throughout the school year, others still experienced interruptions and setbacks.

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We cannot gain what we lost in academics when we do not even have the teachers and assistants we need to get through a normal week. Students falling behind in reading are likely not getting the extra assistance because teachers are stretched thin and support staff is not automatic at a lot of our schools.

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Multiple school districts have started the new school year with teacher and staff shortages across all spectrums. Bringing academic levels up is not likely if we do not have the staff to do it.

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

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Teachers have stressed that kids, following the at-home school experiment that failed horribly, have not returned to normal in many ways. Not wearing a mask and going to school every day is not the normal I refer to. I refer to normal in terms of behavior, learning capabilities and focus. Teachers across the metro area have continually said that after the school shutdowns our children came back with more behavioral issues, fell behind in academics and are struggling with anger and outbursts. This is further evidence that you cannot remove children abruptly from structured lives. You cannot halt learning and convince yourselves that online learning is theParentssame. did the best with the hands they were dealt during that time. I, for one, spent 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day serving as a schoolteacher to a teenager and two elementary school kids. I did not want them to fall behind academically. I was blessed with the ability to commit to that daily However,routine.mynow 8-year-old would say regularly that while “Mom Academy” had some good points — he missed his friends, he missed social interaction and he missed his Academicallyteachers.and mentally — It is going to take a long time to overcome the damage to our children. For some, there may never be a true return to “normal.”

H aving spent more than 25 years in the personal and professional development business, working with people in a variety of industries, I have been blessed to have worked alongside some of the most recognized iconic authors, speakers, trainers and motivators in theAdditionally,industry. having spent so much time in the business, I have worked with some of the most phenomenal people, both inside the organizations where I have worked, and with the companies where we delivered training and performance development solutions. If you happen to read this column regularly, you will recognize the name Zig Ziglar, as I quote him often. I became a fan of Zig’s long before I partnered with him to launch a business and then becoming a part of his organization from 1998 through 2010 in some capacity, eventually becoming the president of the company. When people ask me what that run was like, I always respond the same way: It was a tremendous experience and I was blessed to have worked alongside some incredible people within the organization, including Zig’s son Tom Ziglar, who is still the CEO today as well as one of my partners. As Mr. Ziglar retired, I joined the Sandler Training organization led by David Mattson. I had known David for several years as he was a partner in one of our businesses with Zig, so making the decision to join Sandler was an easy one. Again, I worked alongside some tremendously talented people at Sandler, and continued to learn so much more about the corporate training environment. Sandler has a vast network ﬁlled with men and women who are at the top of the list of corporate training professionals, speakers and coaches. Sandler’s global presence provided me with an opportunity to build upon and expand my international experience, learning so much more about the cultural nuances of the many different countries we served. Why am I sharing this?

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Having spent 12 years with the Ziglar organization and nearly 10 years with Sandler, I never lost touch with the people that I worked alongside at either organization. As a matter of fact, it went deeper than just staying connected, I was able to partner with Sandler while at Ziglar, and then partner with Ziglar while at Sandler. Several weeks ago, I wrote a column about the importance of not burning bridges, and instead looking for ways to stay connected for the beneﬁt of all parties. That lesson and the spirit of working cooperatively is demonstrated here. In 2019 I branched out to launch my third start-up, a personal and professional development consulting organization. Ziglar and Sandler were both partners, as were several other of the leading training and development companies in the industry. I have so much respect for those companies and the work that they do and the difference they make in the lives of the people they teach, train, motivate and coach. Bringing it all back full circle. Living and working with the attitude of abundance and in the spirit of true partnership, I was always able to call upon my friends in the Coming full circle

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Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

A proposal to increase the state’s funding for affordable housing will appear on statewide ballots this November after supporters collected more than 200,000 signatures. The “Make Colorado Affordable” proposal would require the state to spend a certain amount — almost $270 million in its ﬁrst full year — on affordable housing.

Voters to decide a ordable housing ballot measure

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“We think this is the first time housing has ever been on the ballot statewide in Colorado,” said Mike Johnston, CEO and president of Gary Community Ventures, the philanthropy that is one of the measure’s main backers. He added: “And we know it’s a critical moment for us to make sure that teachers and nurses and firefighters have places to live in ourThecommunities.”measurewould not directly raise taxes. Instead, it sets aside a tenth of a percent of the income taxes the state is already collecting. However, it would have the effect of reducing TABOR refunds by the same amount, too — meaning it will have a cost to taxpayers in some “Initiativeyears.108 is a bad idea. There’s nothing ‘affordable’ about taking $300 million of our TABOR tax refunds for this flawed housing measure,” tweeted Michael Fields, president of the conservative Advance Colorado Institute. Johnston estimated the measure could fund 10,000 affordable housing units per year. That’s compared to a deficit of more than 100,000 homes for the state’s poorest people — and an overall market shortage of more than 300,000 homes.Themeasure will only go into effect if it’s approved by a majority of voters in the 2022 election. If so, it would create a statewide affordable housing fund for purposes including:Landbanking. Governments and nonprofit developers would get loans to buy land for future projects. The loans are forgiven if affordable housing projects are started within a decade.

Workers build townhomes in Littleton in 2018. The rising cost of living in the Denver metro area has spurred leaders to look for new ways to ensure a ordable housing. PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT

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• Debt financing for modular and factory-based housing builders. It would be nearly a sixfold increase in the state’s dedicated affordable housing funds, which are currently about $50 million per year, Johnston said. The state is also in the middle of spending about $400 million of federal funds on housing across the state, but Johnston said that wouldn’t be enough.“Youcan’t build an affordable housing supply with one-time funds. They have to be long term. They have to be stable and they have to be significant,” he said. The program would be focused on families making 60 percent or less of an area’s median income, with some flexibility. It also includes incentives for governments to reduce the bureaucratic red tape that can slow down affordable projects.Themeasure has reported more than $2.8 million in fundraising from groups including Gary Community Ventures, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, and the

Proposal would increase level of funding from state

“There’s too much smog in our air, and instead of hiding behind bureaucracy and paperwork that delay action, we are moving forward to make our air cleaner now,” Polis said in a 2019 statement about the decision. The EPA is now moving ahead to reclassify the region from a “serious” to a “severe” violator under the same ozone standard. Due to a legal settlement with environmental groups, the agency is expected to ﬁnalize the decision as soon as next month, lining up the gasoline requirement to go into effect in the summer of 2024.

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Colorado air regulators are now preparing a proposal, known as a State Implementation Plan, to bring ozone levels below federal limits. In early August, the board overseeing the Regional Air Quality Council voted to attach a statement from the Polis administration to the latest draft.

“This is one thing that can help drive down ozone, but it is going to make gas a lot more expensive in Colorado,” Becker said. What does the governor want the EPA to do? Polis has asked the federal government to study and possibly delay the reformulated gasoline mandate. The question is whether there’s a legal pathway for the request to move forward.

Silverstein said computer models show a switch to reformulated gasoline would avoid about 5 tons of daily emissions — or 1 percent of the total. His ofﬁce also ran models to see how reformulated gasoline would affect future ozone levels. It found reformulated blends would lower average ozone concentrations by 0.1 parts per billion, a tiny fraction of the 75 parts per billion federal standard the region often exceeds eachThesummer.Polisadministration referenced the result in its statement questioning the gasoline requirement. Silverstein, however, isn’t conﬁdent in the number. He said the air quality model is not precise enough to explain the effect of individual policies, whether it’s reformulated gasoline or stricter regulations on drilling sites.

Jones, the spokesperson for the governor’s ofﬁce, said the 2019 decision did not affect the timeline for a “severe” downgrade. Due to recent air pollutants conditions, the federal government would have almost certainly reclassiﬁed the region anyway, she said. Would reformulated gasoline help control ozone pollution in Colorado?Yes,but the overall effect would likely be Gasoline-poweredsmall. vehicles release nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds, two air pollutants that can form ground-level ozone when they react in the atmosphere amid heat and sunlight.

The regional air council estimates local sources along the Front Range emit about 500 tons of ozone precursors on an average summer day.

“To call out one particular strategy on its own and have conﬁdence that it actually is 0.1 part per billion? It is not really a number that I strongly support,” Silverstein said.

To break down the debate, here’s what reformulated gasoline is and what it could mean for Colorado.

After decades of failing to meet federal air pollution standards, Colorado’s Front Range is set to become the latest region required to sell reformulated gasoline every summer.Thefederal mandate aims to address metro Denver’s persistent smog problem. In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed reclassifying most of the region as a “severe” ozone violator. If finalized as expected, the move would force gas stations from Fort Collins to Douglas County to exclusively sell a cleaner-burning gasoline blend as soon as the summer of 2024. State air quality regulators have expected federal action for years, but the final steps come in an election year focused on high gas prices — a tough political reality since reformulated gasoline is consistently more expensive than conventional fuel. Gov. Jared Polis is now asking the federal government to study and reconsider the reformulated gasoline mandate. Katherine Jones, a spokesperson for the Governor’s Office, said the request is the latest example of Polis working to help Colorado families save money, echoing a major theme of his current election campaign.

“The administration has proposed alternatives and other viable options to the EPA’s approach that do not raise costs. The governor’s focus is on taking actions that will improve air quality, not seeking exemptions from EPA designation,” Jones said. But experts agree it is a tall ask since federal laws leave little to no wiggle room around the gasoline mandate in regions considered “severe” ozone violators. Polis’ request also marks a shift from his administration, which withdrew a state attempt to delay federal ozone action earlier in his term.

Jeremy Nichols, director of the climate and energy program for WildEarth Guardians, said if policymakers disapproved of reformulated gas, they should have reduced ozone pollution earlier.“They had chance after chance to avoid this situation. And rather than take the steps they needed to, they blew it,” Nichols said. Didn’t Gov. Polis ask the EPA to take more aggressive ozone actions at one point? He did. In 2019, Polis withdrew a request for additional time to meet the EPA’s 2008 health-based ozone standard, prompting the federal agency to reclassify the region from a “moderate” to a “serious” violator of federal ozone standards.

Front Range is facing new rules to battle pollution

“The state is frustrated that the Clean Air Act offers only a decades-old one-size-ﬁts-all approach that does not provide states with the latitude to make data-driven decisions on what works best for improving air quality in an economically effective manner,” the Polis administration wrote in the statement.CouldColorado get any sort of exception from the reformulated gas requirement? The possibility of a waiver and delay is unlikely. After a string of hazy summers along the Front Range, the federal government is set to reclassify the region as a “severe” nonattainment area under a 2008 ozone standard. EPA regional spokesperson Richard Mylott said there’s no ambiguity in federal law: Any region earning the classiﬁcation must sell reformulated gas.

What is reformulated gasoline? Reformulated gasoline is a cleaner fuel blended to emit fewer smog ingredients. Congress established a program to require remixed fuel in high-ozone areas when it updated the U.S. Clean Air Act in 1990. The EPA now requires the fuel mixture in parts of 16 different states, including the metro areas around New York City, Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Washington, D.C. California requires reformulated gasoline under a more stringent set of state-level regulations. About 25 percent of gasoline sold in the U.S. is reformulated, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Is reformulated gasoline more expensive? ReformulatedYes. gasoline is consistently more expensive than traditional fuel, but the price difference depends on the amount available from local reﬁneries and other market forces. In 2021, federal data show reformulated regular-grade fuel cost 36 cents more per gallon compared to conventional gasoline nationwide, on average. As of last week, the price gap was about 30 cents per gallon.Exact cost predictions for reformulated fuel in Colorado vary wildly.TheDenver Metro Chamber of Commerce claims prices of reformulated blends could be nearly 50 cents per gallon higher after the EPA mandate goes into effect. The Regional Air Quality Council, the lead air quality planning agency for the Front Range, released a 2011 report estimating the requirements would result in an 11- to 19-cent per gallon price bump. It has not completed a more recent costEPAestimate.Regional Administrator KC Becker, a former state house speaker, acknowledged federal action would likely lead to higher gasoline prices at a recent transportation summit.

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“The Clean Air Act does not provide for either a delay or a waiver of this statutory obligation,” Mylott said. But the governor’s office insists there’s some flexibility. State air quality officials have noted the EPA allowed Atlanta to avoid the reformulated gasoline requirement in 2014. While that’s accurate, the Atlanta region had recently improved local ozone pollution enough to lose its designation as a “severe” ozone nonattainment area. Want more climate-related news from Colorado Public Radio? Sign up for our free climate e-mail newsletter.Meanwhile, environmental advocates are frustrated the governor’s office is now trying to skirt the requirement.

The statement argues the financial impact on drivers would outweigh the benefits of reformulated gas. In 30 years since Congress approved the requirement, cars have become more fuel efficient. Separate regulations also mean conventional gasoline burns cleaner than it once did. As a result, the Polis administration sees more promise in other air pollution strategies, like encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles.

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“Most of the addition (of new club members) came in the last few years,” said former CMS president Ed Lubow. “The majority are there because they want to ﬁnd something they can take home and eat.”

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For anyone just starting out, Lubow highly recommends going on a mycological society-led foray to learn the basics of hunting and identification, which is key for gathering to eat. He also recommends beginner foragers invest in a regional book on mushroom and fungi“Therespecies.area number of local mycological societies,” he said. “Go join one, because you’ll be around people with the same interest and with more experience, so you’ll learn relatively quickly. The No. 1 rule for eating is if in doubt, throw it Beyondout.” the culinary foragers, Lubow said he’s also seen more interest from hikers and outdoor enthusiasts who like finding more ways to connect with nature and learning about their surrounding environment.Fungiarean integral part of forest health, breaking down nutrients into the soil for plants and trees to “Whatuse.you discover fairly quickly is that if you go out there thinking you’re going to find morels, except for a rare lucky day, you’re not going to succeed, so you start realizing that you’re passing lots of mushrooms,” Lubow said. “For me, it turned into, even the ones I can’t eat are kind of interesting.” Luckily for foragers, there’s no shortage of wild mushrooms in Colorado. From the southern San Juans to the Flat Tops in Steamboat Springs, there’s bound to be a bounty.However, public lands have different requirements for foragers for mushrooms. National and state parks do not allow foraging, while national forests typically require a permit. Depending on the ranger district, some permits are free and others can cost around $20 per year. Even urban parks in the Front Range are home to fungi finds, though it’s less likely to find anything worth eating. Some mushrooms in urban areas can be interesting because they’re not local, but accidentally brought in, Lubow said. Lubow cautioned that it’s always on the foragers to know what lands they are on and the rules of the land.Prime mushroom season in Colorado runs from mid-July to late September, though certain species thrive outside of those months as well. Altitude also plays a role in determining what species foragers are likely to find. “For Colorado, the key thing is moisture,” Lubow said of ideal mushroom conditions.

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Gear for gathering mushrooms includes a knife for cutting stalks out of the ground or off trees, a brush for cleaning dirt off and a structured container, such as a basket, cardboard box or mesh bag. Plastic is not recommended because it can speed up spoilage. Once on the trail, focus on the forest ﬂoor and tree trunks and it likely won’t be long before you notice mushrooms under brush, at the base of Aspens or on a fallen log. If foraging in a more urban or popular area, be sure to avoid gathering where there’s dog poop or pesticides or herbicides used. Beware that some of the prettiest-looking mushrooms, like the red and white-spotted amanita muscaria, can be toxic if ingested.

There are a number of important parts of the mushroom to look at in order to identify it, according to Vera Stuckey Evenson’s “Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region.” First, observe the environment, since some species are associated with certain trees and whether it’s growing in the ground or on bark will help deﬁne it. On the actual mushroom itself, look at the cap for colors and textures; examine underneath the cap to see whether it has gills, teeth or pores; check the stem for coloring or patterns; and smell it for any distinctive odors. Also be sure to get the base of the mushroom from the ground, which can also be a helpful feature.

P opping up alongside the wildﬂowers, near creek beds and scattered through meadows in Colorado’s forests are a rainbow variety of fungi, which an increasing number of foragers are taking advantage of. Whether foragers are gathering some of Colorado’s prize edible species or just exploring to identify and learn, the Colorado Mycological Society has seen a hike in the number of people signing up for guided forays and club meetings.

For species that look alike, sometimes a spore print, where the cap of the mushroom is removed and placed on paper to capture falling spores, or chemical tinctures, which react with certain species, are needed for a the ranger district, some permits are free and others can cost around Beware that some of the prettired and white-spotted amanita

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Current CMS membership is over 1,000 people, Lubow said, adding that a huge draw has been the ability to gather mushrooms in the wild that would be expensive to purchase from a grocery store, such as porcini, chanterelles, morels and matsutake.

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Former Colorado Mycological Society president Ed Lubow uses a loupe to examine a smaller mushroom for identiﬁcation. Lubow regularly leads forays for the mycological society and has noticed a growing number of people interested in foraging.

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Foragers lay out their bounty on a picnic table for identiﬁcation of the dozens of species found in Clear Creek County’s Mount Evans area.

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“The 5th annual Protectors of Elizabeth event was a huge success in honoring our ﬁrst responders. This event is meant to recognize, celebrate, and thank those that protect and serve our community each and every day,” said Vasquez. “These men and women put their lives on the line, and this

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Catalina’s Diner provided street tacos for attendees at the Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute on Aug. 17.

Swag was ready for the taking as the Elizabeth Police Department table was being prepared for the Protectors

The annual free event is hosted by the Means Agency Inc. based in Elizabeth. Each year their goal is show appreciation for the Elizabeth-based ﬁrst responders and to provide fun entertainment for the people of Elizabeth. Megan Vasquez, Elizabeth mayor and co-owner of the Means Agency, shared her thoughts about the event in an email correspondence from Aug. 18.

The event was fun-ﬁlled and family-oriented, bringing together local businesses and exciting activities for attendees. Catalina’s diner provided pizza and street tacos while the Elizabeth Brewing Company provided beer. Small Town Mini Donuts was also on site to sell their tasty, sweet treats. Several activities for kids were set up throughout the park including bounce houses, a face painter and balloon artists. A huge hit for kids was the large inﬂatable slide.

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The Castle Rock-based John Saunders Band played music for attendees at the Aug. 17 Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute.

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“It’s really wonderful to have the event put on by the Means Agency and Megan Vasquez. It’s great every year,” said Berghahn. “It’s an honor to be appreciated and really awesome to see the community to show up forForus.”more information on Eagle’s Nest Ranch, eaglesnestranch.org.visit

TheColoradoSunPresents: ScantheQRcodeorvisit is just a small way to say thank you. This event brings our community and agencies together for a great night of food, fun and laughter.”Eagle’sNest Ranch, an Elizabeth-based 501(c)(3) organization, was present at the event to support and raise money for the first responders. The nonprofit has a long history of working with veterans and first responders, particularly in raising money for rehabilitation programs.

Dads of Elbert County, a local volunteer group, set up a tent at the Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute to promote their organization and to support ﬁrst responders.

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A family enjoys food and music at the Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute.

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The Protectors of Elizabeth Tribute featured representatives of Eagle’s Nest Ranch, a local nonproﬁt that aims to help veterans and ﬁrst responders through interaction with horses.

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Eagle’s Nest Ranch provides a First Responders Program to support them and their families through individual or family sessions with horses. According to the flyer the nonprofit distributed at the event, their desire is to “help first responders and their families through the stresses they experience due to intense work.”Chief Melvin Berghahn of the Elizabeth Police Department shared his thoughts on the yearly event during a phone interview from Aug. 22.

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The Petition for Stepparent Adoption and Petition to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship Pursuant to 19-5-101, et seq., C.R.S., Affidavit of Abandonment are filed in the court file in the above-described action. Legal Notice No. 24863 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 15, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO 751 Ute Avenue Kiowa, CO 80117 Phone: (303) 621-8521 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: VALENCIA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner, And ALICIAConcerning:VALENCIA and DUSTIN ALLEE

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ElbertStephanie/s/2022.RespectfullyEnter(415)DialGary.M.Kramerhttps://judicial.webex.com/join/Judge.(720)650-7664(localDenverarea)or655-0001(U.S.)MeetingCode:927-598-250#submittedthis23rddayofAugust,StephanieL.ExnerL.Exner,#42535SpecialCountyAttorney OF

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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I HEREBY CERTIFY that on August 16, 2022 a true and correct copy of the NOTICE OF ADJUDI CATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT was filed with the court and served on the parties, and any other party entitled to notice pursuant to Statute as included below by the manner indicated or by placing it in the United States mail, proper postage prepaid, addressed to the following: Elbert County Dept. of Human Services (x) e-file Rayna Berry, Caseworker Niceta Bradburn Esq. e-file Guardian ad litem Natasha Koziel, Esq (x) e-file Attorney for Respondent Father Traci Engdol-Fruhwith, Esq. Attorney for Respondent Mother Todd and Michele Bois Div.Speciale-mailRespondents1,ElbertCountyDistrict Court Stephanie L. L. Exner, Elbert Special County

To the above-named Respondents: You are hereby notified that a Petition for Step parent Adoption has been filed and if you wish to respond to the Petition, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Notice is served on you. Your response must be accompanied by the ap plicable filing fee of $192.00.

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Last Publication: September 8, 2022

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Legal Notice No. 24870

AII 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 December 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Person Giving Notice: Cyndi L. Lyden, 18th Judicial District Deputy Public Administrator and Personal Representative Estate of Leigh R. Milne 1777 S. Harrison St., Suite 1250 Denver, CO 80210

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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 December 26, 2022, or the claims may Linnebur, Personal 401 Apache of Petition that a Petition for a Change of has been filed with the Elbert County Court. of Nancy Margaret Willard to N. Margaret Willard Sarah Parlor, Clerk of Court No. 24867 NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding DUSTIN 9:00 AM at the County District Court, People of the State Colorado Elbert County Department request that the Court enter the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children's Code. conducted electronically or telephonically as

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Respectfully submitted this 23rd day of August, /s/2022.Stephanie L. Exner Stephanie L. Exner, #42535 Elbert Special County Attorney CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I HEREBY CERTIFY that on August 16, 2022 a true and correct copy of the NOTICE OF ADJUDI CATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT was filed with the court and served on the parties, and any other party entitled to notice pursuant to Statute as included below by the manner indicated or by placing it in the United States mail, proper postage prepaid, addressed to the following: Elbert County Dept. of Human Services (x) e-file Rayna Berry, Caseworker Niceta Bradburn Esq. (x) e-file Guardian ad litem Natasha Koziel, Esq (x) e-file Attorney for Respondent Father Traci Engdol-Fruhwith, Esq. (x) e-file Attorney for Respondent Mother Todd and Michele Bois (x) Div.Speciale-mailRespondents1,ElbertCountyDistrict Court (x) e-file /s/ Stephanie L. Exner Stephanie L. Exner, #42535 Elbert Special County Attorney Legal Notice No. 24873 First September 1, 2022 Last September 1, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO 751 Ute Avenue Kiowa, CO 80117 Phone: (303) 621-8521

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postage prepaid on this August 23, 2022(date) to the following: Erin Publisher:LastFirstLegalElbertStephanieElbertCounselTraciCounselNatashaGuardianNicetaCaseworkerWetherbeeSupervisorBradburnadlitemKoziel,EsqforLegalGuardian/RespondentEngdol-Fruhwirth,EsqforRespondentMotherCountyDiv.1/s/StephanieL.ExnerL.Exner,#42535SpecialCountyAttorneyNoticeNo.24872Publication:September1,2022Publication:September1,2022ElbertCountyNews Public Notice Attorney Erica N. Vargas The Vargas Law Firm, P.C. 2201 Kipling St., Suite 206 Lakewood, CO 80215 Phone: (720) 572-4645 E-mail: evargaslawfirm@gmail.com Atty. Reg.: # 37315 Notice to Michael Del Ray Parker Case Number:2022JA30001

NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JONATHAN SVEEN is set for September 22, 2022 at 9:00 AM in Division 1 at the Elbert County District Court, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, Colorado 80117. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioners, the People of the State of Colorado and the Elbert County Depart ment of Human Services, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children's Code. This hearing may be conducted electronically or by telephonically as follows:

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Amanda Jo Young, Personal Representative 41170 Round Hill Circle Parker CO 80138

TODD BOIS Special L. Exner, #42535 Elbert Special County Attorney P.O. Box 1462 Eastlake, Number: 1 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding ALICIA VALENCIA is set for September 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM in Division 1 at the Elbert County District Court, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, Colorado 80117. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioners, the People of the State of Colorado and the Elbert County Depart ment of Human Services, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children's Code. This hearing may be conducted electronically or by telephonically as ElbertStephanie/s/2022.RespectfullyEnter(415)DialGary.M.Kramerhttps://judicial.webex.com/join/Judge.follows:(720)650-7664(localDenverarea)or655-0001(U.S.)MeetingCode:927-598-250#submittedthis23rddayofAugust,StephanieL.ExnerL.Exner,#42535SpecialCountyAttorney

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First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Elbert County News Children DISTRICT(Adoption/Guardian/Other)ServicesPublicNoticeCOURT,COUNTYOFELBERT,STATEOFCOLORADO751UteAvenueKiowa,CO80117Phone:(303)621-8521THEPEOPLEOFTHESTATEOFCOLORADO In the Interest of: ZAYNE VALENCIA DOB 04/13/2018 ELBERTChild, COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ALICIAAndPetitioner,Concerning:VALENCIA and DUSTIN ALLEE MICHELEAndRespondentsConcerning:BOISand TODD BOIS Special Respondents Stephanie L. Exner, #42535 Elbert Special County Attorney P.O. Box 1462 Eastlake, Colorado 80614 Stephanie.Exner.Law@gmail.com303-362-3749 Case Number: 22JV8 Division: 1 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE

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