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SOUNDS LIKE SUMMER
Tri-County Health urges masks in schools, indoor settings Health agency’s announcement follows new CDC guidance BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Gary Sloan plays upright bass as David Lawrence and the Spoonful entertain a crowd on July 28 on the Littleton Museum lawn, PHOTO BY SCOTT GILBERT part of the Summer Concert Series provided by Friends of the Library and Museum. More photos, Page 2.
Ex-councilman’s raccoon encounter causes stir Yates kills animal; says it attacked his dog BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A former Englewood city councilmember injured and killed a raccoon after the animal attacked his dog, according to his account of the incident that left one nearby resident concerned enough to call police.
Steve Yates, who has lived in Englewood for decades, is a former at-large city councilmember who was elected in 2013 and ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 2017. Yates chased the raccoon into a Yates neighbor’s yard and “pinned the animal down” with a long object while it let out cries for 10 to 20 minutes, according to an area resident’s
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account in an Englewood police report. The resident yelled to ask Yates what he was doing, and he replied that the raccoon had attacked his dog, the report says. The animal’s cries began around 10 p.m. July 27, and the resident called out to Yates around that time, according to the report. The cries eventually ended, but around 10:30 p.m., the resident heard the raccoon cry SEE RACCOON, P13
Stopping short of requiring masks in schools and other indoor places, the local public health agency for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties released a recommendation for wearing masks in those settings as the Delta variant continues “surging across the metro Denver area,” the agency said in a news release. The Tri-County Health Department now recommends that “all persons wear masks in school settings regardless of vaccination status and, as long as we have rising rates of community transmission, that everyone including fully vaccinated persons wear a mask in public indoor settings,” the agency said in the July 30 release. The decision to recommend — but not require — masks in schools leaves the question of whether to require masks up to individual school districts in Tri-County’s area. The Delta coronavirus variant spreads about twice as easily from one person to another as previous strains of the virus, according to Tri-County. The recommendation from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for universal mask-wearing in school settings “is consistent SEE MASKS, P18
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MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM Concert series continues on the lawn at Littleton Museum BY SCOTT GILBERT SGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Guitarist and singer David Lawrence, foreground, and bassist Gary Sloan perform July 28 in the David Lawrence and the Spoonful concert on PHOTO BY SCOTT GILBERT the lawn of the Littleton Museum.
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avid Lawrence and the Spoonful entertained July 28 on the front lawn of the Littleton Museum as part of the 2021 Summer Concert Series presented by the museum and the Friends of the Library and Museum. Bandleader and guitarist David Lawrence was joined by Gary Sloan on upright bass and drummer Ed Breazeale for a 90-minute show. The band’s name is an homage to blues musician and songwriter Willie Dixon’s song “Spoonful,” which the band performed duiring its set. (The song was later recorded by ‘60s British rock legends Cream.) The six-week series, presented on consecutive Wednesdays outside the museum at 6028 S. Gallup St. in Littleton, wraps up with Dakota Blonde on Aug. 11 and Buckstein on Aug. 18. The concert series is free with open seating on a first come, first serve basis. Organizers ask in a statement that “families gather with caution and we encourage wearing a mask and social distancing, especially for those who are not vaccinated. We will not be offering any food or beverage service via food trucks this year. Guests are welcome to bring their own snacks, provided they dispose of remaining items and trash properly.”
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Gary Sloan plays upright bass and Ed Breazeale plays drums as David Lawrence and the Spoonful entertain a crowd July 28.
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Polis extends eviction protections for some renters after moratorium expired Thousands of Coloradans are still waiting for promised rent assistance BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN
A day before the national eviction moratorium ended, Gov. Jared Polis gave struggling Colorado renters more time. On July 30, Polis extended a prior order to give renters more time if they’ve applied for help and are still waiting for the state’s emergency rent assistance program to make payments. The national moratorium, set by the enters for Disease Control and Prevention, ended July 31. “The demand for this state and federal aid has been immense, and these programs need time to provide aid to tenants. This directive provides assistance to Colorado residential tenants at risk for eviction while state and federal funds are distributed,” reads Polis’ order. The state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program offers struggling renters up to 15 months in past-due and future rent payments. But the
program experienced delays since it launched in February. Part of the reason was the January influx of applicants after the state’s own moratorium ended, a rush that overwhelmed the housing division. But new rules to implement the federal funds also meant the state had to update its rent aid program, causing additional delays. But tenants who applied later in the spring and learned they were approved for funding found themselves waiting for weeks and months, with limited communication from the state Department of Local Affairs’ division of housing. Jana Happel, a staff attorney at the nonprofit Colorado Legal Services helping tenants stay housed, said that some of her clients had waited more than two months after getting approved. “The problem is that with all these people who’ve been approved, they can get evicted when the moratorium expires (even though) they’ve been waiting for the check to come,” Happel said in an earlier interview. Congress allocated $690 million to Colorado just for the rent assistance program through two relief acts passed in December and March. To SEE EVICTIONS, P25
ARAPAHOE COUNTY Draft Transportation Master Plan Available for Public Comment Arapahoe County is seeking input from the public as the county continues its efforts to map out its transportation needs and goals for the next 20 years. Input on the draft recommendations and investment priorities will be collected through Aug. 11. Visit arapahoegov.com/ transportationplan
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Arapahoe Philharmonic ready for new season ‘Galactic Melodies and Myths’ begins in mid-September BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“Our outdoor summer concert oversold at Breckenridge Brewery in Littleton,” said Arapahoe Philharmonic Executive Director Corinne Denny, optimistic about the start of a new season, which begins Sept. 17 at 7:30 with “Galactic Melodies and Myths” at Denver First Church of the Nazarene, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. This will be the site for most of the season’s concerts. In November, the orchestra will perform at Lone Tree Arts Center. Concerts will include “Scotch on the Strings,” Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.; “Holidays at the Movies,” Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m.; “Music Around the World: Children’s Discovery Concert” on Feb. 22, 2022, 11 a.m.; “Maestros of the Classroom,” April 29, 7:30 p.m. and “Stars and Stripes Forever,” 8 p.m. July 3 or 4, 2022. Location TBA. “Our board has been really proactive,” Denny said.
The Arapahoe Philharmonic will open its 2021-2022 season on Sept. 17 with “Galactic Melodies and COURTESY PHOTO Myths” at Denver First Church of the Nazarene, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village.
It’s chaired by Maria Del Rio and faced hard choices in the past year, when no performances were possible. “It’s been a very strange year,” she said. “I feel the orchestra will come out stronger, more diverse.” The physical office was closed — a big change, Den-
ny said, and some programming was replaced. A new ticketing system is in place and concerts will be offered in person and online. “There will be more collaboration with other organizations, which expands the audience,” she added. Denny was hired last
October after several interviews. (There were lots of applicants.) The selection of possible soloists is a collaborative effort between Musical Director Devin Patrick Hughes and the orchestra’s musicians. Auditions opened and will close Aug. 17 for new
players. (See the website for directions — send audition videos to Denny at arapahoe-phil.org.) She says there are a couple principal positions, plus others in the orchestra. “We have started an annual audition program and can give members feedback each year. There are brass and strings openings ...” The membership is presently at about 50, Denny said. Pre-pandemic, it was about 70. “We are working with a virtual and online education program,” Denny said. Instrumental instruction will be sent to schools. A virtual Master Class will be sent to Arapahoe High School. The last full season for the Arapahoe Philharmonic was 2018-2019. “Some personnel are really nervous about resuming a schedule, while others are eager to start. The November, Scottish Concert will be at Lone Tree Arts Center and others will be at Denver First Church,” Denny said. “We are getting requests for season ticket packages. “The first full rehearsal in July was awesome!” See arapahoe-phil.org for more information in future weeks.
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Veteran Colo. journalist Linda Shapley named publisher She’ll lead Colo. Community Media newspapers and websites, including this one BY MARK HARDEN MHARDEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The new owners of Colorado Community Media have named Linda Shapley the news company’s publisher. Shapley, a lifelong Coloradan, has been a senior news executive at The Denver Post and Colorado Politics magazine in a career in print and digital news and communication spanning more than 30 years. She will lead CCM’s two-dozen Colorado newspapers and websites, including this one, as well as other publications as the company’s first publisher since the May announcement of its sale by Jerry and Ann Healey to The Colorado News Conservancy, a partnership of The Colorado Sun and the National Trust for Local News dedicated to fostering community journalism. CCM newspapers servce Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson and Weld counties. “I am excited and honored to be assuming this role, especially during
such a critical time in our industry,” Shapley said. “Anyone who knows me knows I am an ardent supporter of local news, and my main goal is to tirelessly work at building a team that strengthens the bond a community has with its newspaper.” Shapley has been managing editor of Colorado Politics, affiliated with the Colorado Springs Gazette and Denver Gazette, since October 2019. Before that she was customer experience director at Shapley communications company Deke Digital and managing editor of The Denver Post, overseeing news operations and coverage. Larry Ryckman, co-founder and editor of The Colorado Sun, said he was excited to be able to work with his former Post colleague again. Ryckman noted that Shapley “worked in many different roles and departments during her time at The Post and oversaw print production for news events large and small. She also led The Post’s community engagement initiative along with other operational duties.” Prior to The Post, Shapley worked at The Kansas City Star, the Greeley Tribune and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is a Colorado State University graduate and a former vice president of the Denver
Press Club. Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, CEO of the National Trust for Local News and a Colorado News Conservancy board member, said CCM’s owners “conducted an extensive, thorough search, and a number of highly qualified applicants expressed interest in the position. In Linda we found an experienced leader with a combination of strong newsroom chops, organizational skills and budgeting acumen. She’s a great listener, has boundless energy and is passionate about community news. On top of all that, she is a lifelong Coloradan with deep roots in Weld County.” Shapley joins CCM on Aug. 23. CCM publications include the Arvada Press, Brighton Standard Blade, Canyon Courier, Castle Pines News-Press, Castle Rock NewsPress, Centennial Citizen, Clear Creek Courant, Commerce City Sentinel Express, Denver HeraldDispatch, Douglas County NewsPress, Elbert County News, Englewood Herald, Evergreen Lifestyles, Fort Lupton Press, Golden Transcript, Highlands Ranch Herald, Jeffco Transcript, Life on Capitol Hill, Littleton Independent, Lone Tree Voice, Northglenn/Thornton Sentinel, Parker Chronicle, South Platte Independent, Washington Park Profile and Westminster Window, plus two shoppers, AdCo Advertiser and 285 Hustler.
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Seems like old times at Renaissance Festival
It was all good vibes as the 44th Renaissance Festival is back this year after being canceled last year.
Larkspur event is back after year lost to pandemic BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After a year off due to the pandemic, King Henry and the Colorado Renaissance Festival have returned to Douglas County for the 2021 season. Opening in early July, the festival, in its 44th year, continues over eight weekends through Aug. 22. As in years past, visitors can experience a magical tour through time and legend. The village streets and pathways are filled with master revelers, artisans working hard to SEE FESTIVAL, P7
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One of the crowd favorites of the festival is the jousting matches, with the winners taking a proud lap around the arena.
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Gun dealers get delay on storage rule Two of 4 comply with city law; others cite delays in construction, materials BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two of Littleton’s four firearm retailers will miss the deadline to comply with a first-in-thestate safe-storage law intended to prevent burglaries, citing contractor delays and supply shortages, though Littleton Police say they feel confident the retailers are on the path to compliance. Littleton City Council passed an ordinance in February requiring gun dealers to lock up weapons in safes or hardened rooms after hours, citing frustration after years of gun store burglaries resulting in the collective theft of dozens of firearms. The law, which took effect Aug. 1, requires all gun retailers within city limits to obtain a city-issued license showing approval of a “safe storage plan,” which mandates all firearms must be stored in a locked safe, gun cabinet or secured safe room after business hours. The law also requires licensees to utilize a burglar alarm that sends reports directly to Littleton Police rather than a store owner or manager. The license must be renewed annually.
Triple J Armory’s showroom shortly before burglars made off with 50 guns on June 30, 2020, as shown at a September 2020 Littleton City Council study session. A new Littleton law, spurred in part by the burglary, requires gun stores to lock up their inventory at COURTESY PHOTO night.
Littleton’s two pawn shops, Broadway Jewelry & Pawn and Pawn Bank, have met the criteria of the new law, city attorney Reid
Betzing told the council in a July 27 city council study session, but Old Steel Historical Firearms and Triple J Armory have not. “They haven’t been able to complete the construction or infrastructure hardening in certain areas to comply with safe storage requirements,” Betzing told the council. Though the law went into effect Aug. 1, neither business will face penalties as they work toward compliance, Betzing said. Neither Triple J Armory or Old Steel Historical Firearms responded to requests for comment from Colorado Community Media. “After meeting with the businesses, we do feel like they’re trying to comply in good faith,” Littleton Police Division Chief Gene Enley told the council. “With the changes that they are making, it appears they are moving in direction we want them to move in.” Both retailers have complied with a stipulation in the ordinance requiring burglar alarms to be programmed to notify Littleton Police immediately upon being triggered instead of being routed to a manager or owner, Enley said. Littleton Police will conduct further check-ups in coming weeks, Betzing said, and if they come to believe the retailers are not acting in good faith, the retailers will eventually face citations and fines. “Right now I’ll defer to wisdom of police department,” Betzing said. “If they feel comfortable that these retailers are taking steps to come into compliance my recommendation is let’s give them some time to do that.” The law appears to be the first in the state to require firearms be secured after-hours, and one of very few in the country. Betzing told Colorado Commu-
nity Media in February that the law was spurred by community concerns after a 2020 burglary at Triple J Armory that resulted in the theft of 50 firearms, including two fully automatic machine guns. Of the 144 guns taken from Littleton gun stores since the beginning of 2016, 92 of them — nearly two-thirds of the total — were taken from Triple J over the course of three smash-and-grab burglaries. The law prompted a backlash from Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a gun rights advocacy group, which in Facebook posts called the law part of a “radical-leftist agenda” and urged members to call Littleton Mayor Jerry Valdes to reverse what it called “anti-gun, anti-small business policies.” Valdes received more than 300 calls regarding the law last spring, he told the council on July 27. “And I took every one of them,” he said. Valdes said Triple J told him they already planned to implement stronger security measures, but hadn’t yet done so when the law was passed. “We weren’t putting additional requirements necessarily on that particular business, because they said they were going to do it anyway,” Valdes said. “If you’re going to sell guns, you need to secure them properly. It didn’t seem as though all the measures were being taken to secure property.” Betzing said the city doesn’t view the law as an infringement on the Second Amendment. “We’re not trying to limit an individual’s right to possess firearms,” Betzing said. “What we’re trying to do is make sure is that our firearms retailers are being safe and smart about how they’re storing their wares.”
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ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND MODERN DISCOVERIES
Learn the truth behind the legend at Stonehenge: Ancient Mysteries and Modern Discoveries, open now at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
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SouthGlenn redevelopment plan submitted Proposal faces votes by city council, planning and zoning commission BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A crowd of more than 100 came to the empty former Sears at Centennial’s flagship shopping center in a March 2019 meeting that placed redevelopment plans in the public eye — and in August 2020, one of the developers announced he expected to formally submit plans to the city in the coming weeks. Fast-forward nearly a year later, and the plans that could reshape The Streets at SouthGlenn complex have finally been submitted to city officials. Area residents in 2019 primarily voiced concerns about the potential for more traffic around the outdoor mall in Centennial, which sits at East Arapahoe Road and South University Boulevard, a major intersection in the south metro area. They also objected to the possibility of apartment buildings sitting across the street from the less-dense neighborhood nearby. Roughly 400 people filled the seats at a November 2019 meeting at Powell Middle School in a second community meeting about the plans, an unruly gathering that underscored the continued frustration some residents feel toward the project.
In a 2020 file photo, diners are seen through water falling from The Streets at SouthGlenn’s fountain.
Developers want to revitalize the mall, which has fought recent vacancies and is facing the expectation that its Macy’s store could close in coming years. Because
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the developers want to change the mix of types of properties allowed, their plans need the city’s approval. The mall is a top source of tax revenue for Centennial, but it’s pulling in a smaller proportion of funds than it used to. With the redevelopment plans now formalized, the public can review the developers’ proposal and give feedback. Ultimately, the plans must undergo scrutiny from the Centennial Planning and Zoning Commission, a body of citizens who make development recommendations to city council. Then it faces a city council vote, an event that could be months away. Here’s a look at what may change and what a study says about SouthGlenn traffic concerns. History of changes SouthGlenn was originally the large, indoor Southglenn Mall built in the 1970s, and Sears and Macy’s were components of that mall. SouthGlenn’s outdoor shopping center layout replaced the former mall in 2009. The Sears closed near the end of 2018. The Macy’s isn’t likely to close in the immediate future, but developers expect it to shutter in the next few years. The Macy’s building was constructed in 1981, according to Arapahoe County assessor’s records. Macy’s West Stores Inc. sold it to Alberta Development Partners in February 2018 for $10 million, records show. What could change in coming years The former Sears property is owned by Northwood Investors, which wants to add apartments there. Alberta Development Partners — which controls nearly all of SouthGlenn — wants to put in apartments and office space, and retail and entertainment establish-
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ments, where Macy’s stands. The two developers want to make the following changes: • Increase the allowed number of residential units from 350 to a total of 1,125 units. Currently, there are 214 residential units in the existing Portola at SouthGlenn apartment building. New units would likely be high-end like at the Portola. (Previous information on the proposal indicated that developers wanted to increase the allowed number of residential units to a total of 1,273 units. The formal submittal proposes an overall lower number of new apartments than earlier versions of the plan.) • Modify the allowed building height on the former Sears land and the Macy’s land from 50 feet to 75 feet. The current allowable building heights in The Streets at SouthGlenn vary across the site. No building is allowed to exceed 100 feet. For context, the current tallest building is the office building north of the existing Sears property at 85 feet, according to the city’s website. • The core of the Macy’s redevelopment is expected to include fivestory mixed-use buildings, according to details from the proposal’s traffic study. The Sears redevelopment would consist of a smaller retail building and three new fivestory residential buildings. • Provide an open-space area along the north side of Easter Avenue to serve residential development at the former Sears land. The redevelopment would be required to include a minimum of 25,000 square feet of public open space, green space, “passive recreation” or common public space to serve that development, according to the city website. • Decrease the required amount of retail space from 909,815 square SEE SOUTHGLENN, P22
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eography. We had our own TV show, which we put a lot of work in for a record label — it had a lot of artists. We were like the people to do their photos and videos and go with them to concerts, shooting video and photos there. Then I got into the whole music stuff. I ended up being a DJ and sound engineer.
Photographer, DJ from California came to Colorado for better life Hard work I’m 38, and I live in Denver. You know where Highway 285 and Sheridan meet? I’m along that area. My day job, I do maintenance and janitorial in Lakewood. It’s close to 285 and Wadsworth. It’s all in one place, a commercial building. In Englewood, that’s my second job. That’s something temporary — that’s only seasonal. That’s a little extra money right there. I’ve been doing maintenance and janitorial and floor tech for about five years. Buffing, stripping, waxing floors. ‘Start from scratch’ I was born in Torrance, California. I was raised in Long Beach and lived there all my life until 2006, when we moved out here to Colorado, and ever since, I’ve been here. What brought me out here was that we saw that it was a great state to start from scratch, to leave behind all the violence and all the violent stuff going on where I grew up in Southern California. My family, we were just looking for a better life and better opportunities, and we found it here in Colorado. On the scene In California, I started doing vid-
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Church sounds I’m involved in a church in Denver. I’m still the sound engineer, which means I help every single person in the church band get their instruments sounding perfectly — voices, microphones and so on, when there are musical performances. At my previous church, I did the same, but I did a bit of video-editing and photo-editing. I was a teacher at the church, teaching photography to teenagers. Capturing moments My DJ career started in California. I wasn’t sure what I was going to end up doing when I started the whole photo and video work. All of a sudden, I saw an opportunity to do the whole DJ stuff. In the end, I actually didn’t end up doing the DJ stuff instead of photography because I got an opportunity for photography. It was cheaper for me to buy the equipment. There was a bit more money at the time in photo. What I really enjoyed was photographing concerts. But I also enjoyed photographing weddings and quinceañeras because that’s something that’s going to be for the rest of your life, and it’s a one-time
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event. You want to have that for the rest of your life and remember it. Knowing about God My family has really been a big blessing in my life, and when I met my wife, of course back then I knew about God, and I have always believed in God, but my wife pretty much introduced me to showing me the ways to knowing more about God. I met my wife through my DJ partner about four years ago. I’ve just been blessed because
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even though I’ve been through hard times, God has always been at my side. I’ve really been blessed. I want to thank my family for supporting me in every way, and to my wife: I love you and thank you for being my partner and being by my side in the good and the bad. If you would like to sugest someone for My Name Is .. or if you would like to be interviewed for the segment, contact Ellis Arnold at earnold@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4109.
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ave you noticed those new, red, octagonal signs they’ve been putting up around town? I’m not sure what their purpose is. Maybe you do. If so, please let me QUIET in on it. DESPERATION Each of the signs has four white letters on it. “S,” “T,” “O” and “P.” I figure it must be some kind of acronym. But what? Maybe “Sleep Tonight On Pillows.” Craig Marshall It seems like a Smith lot of money was spent on something that no one pays any attention to. There’s another thing that bothers me. They put them at most of the intersections, right there on the corners. They distract drivers who slow down to read what they say and cause accidents or near-accidents.
Living near a high school, I see teenagers do it all the time. Instead of sailing through an intersection, they hesitate. I think it’s because they’re curious about the signs. “Sick Texans Often Puke.” Teenaged drivers shouldn’t have to try to figure out what the meaning of a sign is while they’re on the way to something important. As I said, all of the signs are red. That makes them stand out. It’s one more strike against them because, as we know, red is an aggressive color. It stands out. A friend of mine who believes we have “visitors” is convinced the signs are intended for them and it’s an acronym for “Sluve Tupalulu Ornidoo Peppitone.” He says that’s, “Don’t forget, Martians: Your second cup of coffee is free at all Roswell restaurants.” The signs add visual “clutter” just where we don’t need it: at busy intersections. It’s tough
enough there already. Since I love ciphers, I tried a couple of simple letter substitutes with my decoder ring, but what I came up with didn’t make sense. “Lucky Strike means fine tobacco” was one of them. And “Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.” I must have done something wrong. There’s another one of these intersection signs I don’t understand. There are fewer of them, and that’s nice, but the meaning of the letters on them is lost to me and everyone else. “Y,” “I,” “E,” “L” and “D.” My friend thinks it’s just another attempt to communicate with our friends from outer space. “What do the letters mean?” I asked. He told me it was an intergalactic marketing plea. “Well, what is it?” “`Buy your muffler from us, not the Chinese.’” I am all for trying to boost the
U.S. economy, but why can’t it be done somewhere else? Everyone knows that intersections are lively and at times entertaining areas where a lot of things can go wrong. If I’m going through an intersection and texting, I can’t be bothered by a sign that’s designed to appeal to little green men. I tried to get an answer from our traffic engineers, but they just laughed and said, “You’ve got to be kidding.” You and I know that things go on behind our backs all the time. There are subliminal messages everywhere. When someone in the government says, “A wet bird does not fly at night” it doesn’t mean “A wet bird does not fly at night.” I dare you to put that in your decoder ring. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
Unexpected advice: Shrug it off
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friend of mine has spent most of his life in a gym. He has gone from body building to power lifting and then back to body building. He is now in maintenance mode WINNING like many his age. WORDS But even now, his shoulders are still very broad and sculpted. When I asked him what he has done over all these years to get that kind of definition and maintain it, he shared this, Michael Norton “I shrug it off.” At first, I looked at him a bit puzzled. When I asked him to share more about shrugging it off, and what that meant, I found his answer and philosophy interesting and worth sharing. Since we were talking about shoulders and working out, I had assumed he meant that he did an exercise known as shoulder shrugs. This is an exercise where we pick up a barbell or dumbbells and raise our shoulders using only our shoulder muscles and
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not our arms. The move is basically exactly how it is stated — we shrug our shoulders. He shared that he has always done a lot of shoulder shrugs over the years, and he was very committed to working through several exercises that developed his neck, shoulders and back. But then he shared something that he believed was necessary to provide his muscles the room to grow and become more defined, and that was equal to, if not more important than, working out. He created the “space” in his body by removing the tension and stress that was holding him back. He shrugged them off. It took time to realize that he was holding on to too much pain, baggage, anger. And although he came to recognize a few of those emotions were justified, when he learned how not to sweat the small stuff, and shrug off the nonsense, his body responded more favorably, his mind was at ease, and his soul found peace. And then he connected the dots for me. “When I was carrying all that extra pain, baggage, and anger, and then tried to lift weights,
I was trying to lift twice as much because I piled on all those extra burdens on top of the weights. My muscles were too constricted and not developing the way I needed or wanted them to grow. But when I removed the tensions and stressors, my muscles found the freedom they needed to grow. And you know what, that helped me grow as a person on the inside and on the outside.” - Dan S. How many of us could benefit from shrugging it off more often? Not necessarily in the gym and doing shoulder shrugs, but in life by shrugging off the three N’s; nonsense, negativity, and noise. What if we could not worry about what others say or think about us, and instead, just shrug it off? Robin Sharma says it this way, “Other people’s opinions of you are none of your business.” He is absolutely right, sometimes hard to do, but once we get there, it gives us so much freedom. Robert Elliott, in his book “It’s Not Worth Dying For,” said, “Don’t sweat the small stuff, because it’s all small stuff anyway.” This is what my friend Dan was talking about, not letting the
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“stuff” pile up on our shoulders, so much so that we have no room to grow. Some of us have an easier time shrugging everything off. Like water off a duck’s back, comments and criticisms are quickly forgotten, stress and tensions released, and waiting to worry is a standard practice in life. Others of us need a little more encouragement, or some sage advice like I received from my buddy Dan. Where do you find yourself shaking out on this one? Is it easy to shrug it off? Or are you carrying around too many extra and unnecessary cares and burdens with you? Either way, I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we can free ourselves up so that we can grow personally, professionally, and spiritually, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
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out again “for a short time and then stop,” the report says. Neighbors were “very upset toward Yates,” the resident said, according to the report. Dispatch received a call from another area resident related to the incident on July 29, but that caller did not have firsthand knowledge of the situation. Based on the report, there appeared to be only one witness to the incident, and that resident did not want to testify in court about it, the report says. The former councilmember pinned the raccoon to the ground with a pipe, the report says. Yates told the Englewood Herald he was in his yard with his two dogs when two raccoons approached and engaged in a confrontation with one of the dogs. “The racoon’s biting my dog, the dog’s defending itself — I’m panicking, I have bare feet, no cellphone, no weapons of any kind,” Yates said. He added: “There happened to be a copper pipe that I picked up, and when I got over there, I saw that there’s two raccoons. One was attacking
my dog. The other one was being held by the dog at that point.” Yates took the pipe and swung at one of the raccoons to shoo it away, and “it came back like five times,” Yates said. Eventually, that raccoon left, but the other raccoon was biting the dog, Yates said. With the pipe, Yates pinned the raccoon’s shoulder to the ground, he said. “So now I’m standing there, a foot away from a raccoon that was very pissed off, holding it to the ground, and I’m like, what do I do? If I release it, it’s either going to attack me or the dog. By this time, the raccoon’s pretty injured. So if I was to just release it, that would be really cruel because it would have died at that time, but … quite a while afterward,” Yates said. Yates said it took “a little while to kill” the raccoon, adding that he guesses the incident lasted about 15 minutes. He described the incident as “a bad situation” where he had no one to help him. His wife wasn’t there at the time, Yates said. Yates “stated he took care of what he needed to to protect his dog,” the report says. The report didn’t say whether Yates’ pinning the raccoon is what eventually killed it. Yates told the Herald:
“I wasn’t going to let it suffer. It was deceased, and I packaged it up and disposed of it appropriately.” The dog sustained cuts to the face and on the paw and was bitten multiple times, Yates told the Herald. According to the police report, Yates told the officer the dog sustained a few scratches but was OK. The Englewood City Attorney’s Office, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife “are all in agreement (and) no charges will be filed,” and the case is closed, the report says. An Englewood code enforcement officer received a call back from the state Parks and Wildlife division, which informed the officer that a raccoon is considered “nuisance wildlife” and that if Yates did kill it to protect his property — his dog — there would be no criminal charges, the report says. A Parks and Wildlife officer “also stated that if the citizen did injure the raccoon and followed it to put it out of its misery … (that) is no different than a hunter wounding a deer and following it to put it down,” the report says. According to the DA’s office,
since Yates was not killing the raccoon maliciously or with criminal negligence and killed the raccoon in defense of his property, the DA’s office would not file charges because no criminal violation occurred under Title 18 under Colorado state law, regarding cruelty to animals, the report says. The 18th Judicial DA’s Office jurisdiction includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. At least one citizen contacted Parks and Wildlife regarding the incident, according to the report. Asked whether he felt the decision not to file charges amounted to special treatment of a former city councilmember, Yates said that’s “absolutely not” the case. “Especially when you take into consideration that it wasn’t just our city involved. We’re talking (about) other agencies where I haven’t met anyone ... Our police department and our city attorneys, they don’t care who it is. They treat everyone equally. And I would expect them to.” Englewood City Attorney Tamara Niles could not immediately be reached for comment, including on whether the case could be prosecuted by another government body.
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New entertainment complexes take shape around metro area BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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or many Front Range residents, this summer has been about one thing: getting out. Out to see family, out to see friends, out to play, out to enjoy a cold brew that just doesn’t taste the same on the couch, out to do anything at all. Lucky for us, this summer of friends and freedom has coincided with the opening of several new major entertainment venues and districts that seem almost tailormade to sate our hunger for a heaping helping of fun as pandemic restrictions have eased. And while some of these new spots are in central Denver, others have popped up in the suburbs, meaning that enjoying some of the area’s latest and greatest entertainment options don’t require a commute followed by a lengthy hunt for a parking spot. Developer Bob Koontz began planning Pindustry — a 54,500-square-foot “eatertainment” facility that combines bowling lanes, an arcade, a massive rooftop patio and several other activities and spaces — years before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19. But he says this summer has proven to be a great time to open such a venture, which has benefited not only from activity-hungry crowds but also people looking for ways to escape this year’s intense heat. “We’re really above what we had projected for our opening,” said Koontz. “It seems like the public has really liked what we are offering and so we are getting some pretty good crowds.” But while Koontz is plenty happy about Pindustry’s timing, he’s also confident that his team has created something that will continue to draw crowds and fill a niche even after the novelty of being able to go out follwing pandemic restrictions starts to wear off. Located in an old automobile garage set amid a sprawling collection of strip malls southeast of the intersection of Arapahoe Road and I-25, Pindustry’s suburban location doesn’t exactly scream “Denver’s next hip night out destination.” After all, Pindustry isn’t even in Denver. But for Koontz, that’s exactly the point. “We’re targeting it more to the more hip, adult kind of crowd that works in this Denver Tech Center corridor,” said Koontz. “It’s a big workforce here and it seemed like if you could put the right place together than they’d enjoy having a place where they didn’t necessarily have to go downtown after work. I think we’ve hit that chord.”
Bowling lanes at Pindustry in Greenwood Village. Pindustry offers both traditional bowling and duckpin bowling. PHOTO COURTESY OF LUCY BEAUGARD
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The new Hopdoddy restaurant at the 9+Co development in Denver.
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The inside of the new Milepost Zero food hall at McGregor Square.
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Walkable new destination in suburbia But while Pindustry’s lanes (there are not one but two kinds of bowling), games and lineup of local musical acts could keep that crowd entertained for quite some time, Pindustry is just the first of a much broader range of fun-oriented businesses setting up shop in the area as part of the newly established Arapahoe Road Entertainment District. “This is going to be the most walk-
able area in the whole south suburbs, which tend to be pretty car driven,” Koontz said. Next month, Pindustry will be joined by Grange Hall, a new food hall (a first for a large swath of suburbs stretching from south Denver to Highlands Ranch and Parker) from popular Denver chef Troy Guard that will feature nine food stalls and a brewery inside a former CB Potts located across the parking lot.
The area is also already home to Cinebarre, a Regal movie theater where filmgoers can order food and drinks from an in-house restaurant and bar to enjoy during their movie, which opened in 2019. There are also plans for a new location of the popular New York burger chain Shake Shack and other fast-casual restaurants. SEE COMPLEXES, P15
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ore than 20,000 ink and paper moths cover the walls of the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Freyer Gallery in the exhibit “Cross-Pol- SONYA’S lination: The Moth SAMPLER Migration Project,” an immersive installation by artist Hilary Lorenz, who started the project in 2017. This exhibit of moths, created over a number of years, celebrates Sonya Ellingboe moths as important pollinators, but also speaks of the cross-pollination of ideas through global human relationships. Artists from 27 countries contributed images. Through April 2022. 1007 York St., Denver. Ticketed. See botanicgardens.org.
Lone Tree “Bowregard” bluegrass band will appear at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., at 8 p.m. on Aug. 6. Tickets: $45 reserved seating; $40 lawn seating. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.
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sports bars and nightclubs located nearby on Blake, Market and Larimer streets. “As close as it may sit only one block away, it feels fresh, new, inviting and safe,” he said. “Particularly if you don’t really like or fit into the LoDo scene.”
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Something different for downtown As the Arapahoe Road Entertainment District continues to take shape, it could start to look a lot like McGregor Square. That’s the 659,000-square-foot development across the street from Coors Field that opened last spring and includes several restaurants and bars, a large outdoor plaza with space for cornhole and other games, and even its own food hall and a new Tattered Cover store. On a recent weekday afternoon, Genesee resident Alex Flournoy went with a group of about 20 people to check out the new development after going to the Rockies game. They drank at Tom’s Watch Bar, the complex’s spiffed-up sports bar that features massive TV screens divided into sections to show multiple games as well as a virtual golf simulator. Flournoy said he liked what he was seeing from McGregor Square, which he felt was bringing a “new trendiness factor” and welcoming “community feel” to LoDo. For him, that new vibe is a nice alternative to the more sophomoric one he finds dominates the more traditional
Mark your calendar “One Book One Littleton” will be featured from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 16 at Arapahoe Community College Waring Theatre. Bemis Library, in partnership with the Littleton Friends of the Library/Museum and community sponsors, has invited Charles Vogl to present an interactive keynote program based on his book, “The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging.” Attendees will engage with problems Littleton is facing and opportunities for strengthening ties with each other. Bemis has a number of copies and a group discussion guide. 303-795-3961.
New neighborhoods taking shape Meanwhile, those looking to experience a new kind of night out in Denver in a spot that isn’t as intensely urban as McGregor Square can head to 9+CO, a new development rising on the site of the old University of Colorado Medical Center. Sprawling over several blocks, the 26-acre district has more room to stretch than McGregor Square and includes green spaces, stores, outposts of Postino, Hopdoddy Burger Bar and other restaurants that have previously left their mark on the city, plus a gelato shop. However, the crown jewel of the complex is the new 10-screen AMC cinema, with such amenities as plush recliners and an upscale bar with cocktails on the menu, “With a wide variety of restaurants and retailers now open, 9+CO is really becoming the vibrant community we always envisioned it would be,” said Frank Cannon, development director for developer
Storywalk at Aspen Grove Follow numbered signs in windows to follow a story. Titles change monthly ... Aspen Grove shopping center is at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Bemis: Immigrants “Immigrants: Building Denver from Bottomlands Up” will be presented by Denver History Tours at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Call for information: 303-795-3961. Rosemary Clooney Cherry Creek Theatre’s production of “Tenderly: the Rosemary Clooney Musical” will start with an Aug. 6 reception celebrating Maxine and Mark Rossman, who founded this busy theatre company. Directed by Kelly Von Oosbree with musical direction by David Nehls. Runs to Aug. 29 at the Elaine Wolf Theatre, Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350
S. Dahlia St., Denver. Tickets: $26-42; senior $37. 303-800-6578, cherrycreektheatre.org. Museum of Outdoor Arts Unwine Wednesdays at Marjorie Park, on the north side of Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6331 Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village. $20, 5 to 7 p.m., moaonline.org/ events. Concerts in the Park — 7 p.m. on Aug. 19. Local food trucks or bring your own picnic (no alcohol can be brought in-will be for sale in park). Under 12 free with adult. Tickets: moaonline.org/events.
Improv Acting Camps Aug. 16 and 17 are dates for South Suburban Parks and Recreation’s Summer Acting Camps at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd. 1:15-3:45 p.m. (#411208). Limited number of participants, $84/ residents; $90/non-residents. 303-7982476, ssprd.org.
The outdoor plaza at the center of McGregor Square. PHOTO COURTESY OF LUCY BEAUGARD
Continuum Partners in a statement issued last year. “As you walk around the community, you see people who live and work here, but you also see patrons from surrounding neighborhoods who are enjoying 9+CO as a destination for dining, services and gathering spaces.” Development in that vein has also spread to the north suburbs. While Downtown Westminster, which is located on the site of the old Westminster Mall, was taking shape before the pandemic, it has started to come into its own in the last several months with the opening of several new restaurants, plus a coffee shop and a hotel. The Alamo Drafthouse theater that first opened in 2019 has also reopened and a new Tattered
Cover is slated to open in the next few weeks. While the primary audience of suburban destinations such as Downtown Westminster and the Arapahoe Road Entertainment Complex is people who live nearby and are looking for a day or night out, Koontz said such areas – and particularly places like Pindustry within them — will also serve another audience: those looking to host corporate events. “There aren’t that many options for large company events,” he said. “You can go to a hotel ballroom or places like Topgolf that have had success with company events. But you can only go to Topgolf so many times and so I think we’re offering a nice option.”
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Cherry Creek North eateries eager to reconnect Neighborhood’s Food & Wine event returns Aug. 11-14 BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After about a year of providing the restaurant experience primarily through takeout, restaurateurs and chefs in Cherry Creek North are looking forward to reconnecting with their guests and local foodies again. Providing the perfect opportunity to do so is the annual Cherry Creek North Food & Wine event, which has been expanded this year to include four days of festivities — all centered around the unique and diverse dining experiences that Cherry Creek North has to offer. Attendees “will be able to choose their own experience,” said Jeannie McFarland Johnson, director of marketing and communications for Cherry Creek North. Because, she added, “there is a lot of diversity with the experiences.” This year’s event takes place Aug. 11-14 at various locations throughout the Cherry Creek North neighborhood, which is roughly from First to Third avenues and University Boulevard to Steele Street. The lineup of events range from intimate dining experiences and small bites to seminars and demos. Attendees may choose to attend one or two events, or make an entire weekend of it.
Wyatt Johnson, an oyster shucker and a premed student in New York who is staying in Colorado for the summer, shucks oysters at Blue Island Oyster Bar & Seafood. Shucking is the act of opening an oyster, and attendees of either of Blue Island’s oyster shucking events part of the Cherry Creek North Food & Wine will get to try their hand at the skill. PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN
“Food & Wine offers some neat experiences not offered on any normal day,” McFarland Johnson said. One such event is the Dinner on the Plaza, which takes place Aug. 13. This event includes a multi-course dinner with wine pairing, live music and dancing, and a cocktail hour during which attendees can mingle and meet new friends. The Dinner on the Plaza will be a “beautiful celebration of the community,” McFarland Johnson said.
Something else new to this year’s Food & Wine is this is the first year for the event to have a beneficiary. This year, a portion of the proceeds of every ticket sold to Food & Wine events will go to Food for Thought Denver, which is a local nonprofit that provides food to students across the city to guarantee that no child goes hungry during the weekend. Another not-to-miss Food & Wine event is the Grand Tasting, which is offered twice on Aug. 14. Attendees will get to try small plates and bites from more than 20 restaurants, and sip more than 50 wines curated by experts at The Vineyard Wine Shop. The Grand Tasting also offers the unique opportunity to meet-andgreet with restaurant owners and chefs. Sean Huggard, owner of Blue Island Oyster Bar & Seafood in Cherry Creek North, is looking forward to hosting the Chef and Shucking at Blue Island events. “It’s our favorite event because it puts us front and center with our regular customers — the neighbors of the neighborhood, so it’s exciting to spend time with them,” Huggard said. “Secondly, it gives us the time
IF YOU GO To learn more about the Cherry Creek North Food & Wine event, or to purchase tickets, visit ccnfoodandwine.com. to promote our brand to people that are coming to Cherry Creek from far away. And maybe it’s (Food & Wine event) the only time they come to Cherry Creek every year.” Likewise, Oscar Padilla, executive chef at Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge, is looking forward to sharing culture and tradition with Food & Wine attendees. “Denver has a culture of friendly people,” Padilla said. “Toro has that connection with people. Sharing (culture and traditions) with people is like bringing the opportunity to every guest to feel like home, like family.” Cherry Creek North is so happy to be able to bring the Food & Wine event back this year and promote community togetherness through it, McFarland Johnson said. “It’s a tremendous way to help these businesses get back on their feet and gain solid ground,” she said, “and continue to thrive.”
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with recent recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is based on the goal of keeping schools as safe as possible while maximizing in-person learning,” Tri-County’s news release said. Tri-County continued: “Wearing masks in indoor settings is an evidence-based, safe and effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and mask-wearing in schools is particularly important because there are so many interactions in schools between vaccinated and unvaccinated people, and because children under 12 are not yet eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines.” In light of new data on the Delta coronavirus variant, the CDC in late July updated its guidance for fully vaccinated people. The CDC now recommends “universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status,” according to its website. The new CDC guidance applies to schools everywhere — and to other indoor settings in counties with “substantial transmission” of the virus, according to John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health. Local cases on the rise The CDC’s change in guidance was based on surges in infection due to the Delta variant in many parts of the United States, as well as evolving understanding of vac-
August 5, 2021 cinated persons’ ability to transmit Delta infection and slowing rates of vaccination, according to the TriCounty news release. As of late July, similar to the rest of the metro area, all three TriCounty Health counties are in the CDC’s “substantial” zone of transmission, with seven-day incidence rates — rates of new COVID-19 cases — above 50 cases per 100,000 people, according to Tri-County. That means the new CDC guidance recommending that all people, vaccinated or not, wear masks in indoor settings applies in Tri-County’s area. Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas have seen the signs of an upswing in COVID-19 case rates, according to Tri-County’s news release. As of July 29, for Adams County, the seven-day incidence rate per 100,000 people for COVID-19 cases was 76 per 100,000. That represents an increase of 172% since June 26, according to the news release. Arapahoe has seen an incidence rate of 70 per 100,000, an increase of 142%, and Douglas had an incidence rate of 71 per 100,000, which is an increase of 163%, respectively, over the same period. School districts must choose Schools may return with little to no social distancing or mask requirements in August. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released new P-12 school COVID-19 guidelines on July 20, but the new guidance “does not constitute statewide requirements,” a state news release said. SEE MASKS, P21
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John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health Department, framed the new mask guidance as one necessary piece in combating the virus’ resurgence. “Although we think a resumption of wearing masks in schools and public indoor settings can be a useful measure to stem increases in transmission, it’s quite clear that getting vaccinated as soon as possible is the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Douglas said in a Tri-County news release. “We are in a race against time to get more people vaccinated before Delta spreads even further or new even more contagious variants emerge.” Wearing masks during times of rising community spread of the virus provides added protection to the individual wearing the mask
because, “even though highly effective, vaccines are not 100% protective,” Tri-County said in the release. “In addition, masks can reduce transmission to others, particularly those who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19 such as children under 12 or persons who don’t have a fully protective response to vaccination,” the agency added. All three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the U.S. protect against severe illness, hospitalization and death from the Delta coronavirus variant, according to Tri-County’s release. Although rare, some vaccinated people can get Delta in a “breakthrough” infection and may be contagious — however, vaccinated individuals represent a “very small amount of transmission occurring around the country,” Tri-County said in the release.
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Littleton district plans near-normal schooling Classes are set to resume Aug. 12 BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Living through a pandemic has been stressful on students. Robert Reichardt, president of the Littleton Public Schools board, points out that students’ mental and physical health — as well as their learning — have been affected. Therefore, LPS is looking forward to welcoming students back this month in a setting that is as normal as possible. “It’s important to acknowledge that this is a stressful time for everybody,” Reichardt said. “The pandemic has been a constant learning exercise around what works and what doesn’t.” On July 28, Superintendent Brian Ewert sent a letter outlining the district’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols for the 2021-2022 school year, which starts Aug. 12. The school district, which educates about 15,000 students, is planning to start the 20212022 school year without a mask requirement, and at the capacity it had prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools will, however, practice physical distancing as much as is possible without disrupting the learning environment.
“COVID-19 vaccines for employees and eligible students will continue to be an individual decision and will not be required,” states Ewert’s letter. School Age Child Care, which is the district’s in-house, beforeand-after-school childcare, will operate with the same protocols as elementary schools. Ewert’s letter describes the district’s health and safety protocols for COVID-19 as “layered and overlapping.” LPS believes these measures — which include frequent hand washing, cleaning, disinfecting, physical distancing and improved ventilation — have been effective. The letter states that about 700 students in preschool through 12th grade attended LPS summer school programs throughout June, and only two COVID-19 positive cases were reported during that time, according to the letter. “We believe that is due to our layered approach,” Ewert wrote. Amanda Crosby, president of the Littleton Education Association teachers union, agrees that the layered and overlapping measures work, but feels schools should be held to those standards of cleanliness all the time. “Schools need to be clean. When teachers ask for cleaning supplies,” Crosby said, “they should get them. That should be happening whether there’s a pandemic or not.” School bus transportation for
the 2021-2022 year will resume at pre-COVID-19 capacity, and all students and staff will be required to wear a mask while on a school bus, regardless of vaccination status. This is a federal law, Ewert’s letter states. LPS receives federal funding to provide all students with breakfasts and lunches, so that will continue this upcoming school year. Parents, volunteers and other visitors will again be welcome inside the schools; and school clubs, enrichment activities, school assemblies and field trips will resume. LPS is glad to be able to resume these experiences because they are “hugely important” to a student’s social and academic well-being, Reichardt said, as well as being beneficial to the greater community. Reichardt said he realizes that not everybody is going to agree with the district’s decisions on COVID-19 health and safety protocols for the upcoming school year. He added that it’s a “tough balance.” However, according to Ewert’s letter, LPS’ plans are “consistent with the plans of all metro-area school districts.” But, “it’s important to remember that plans could change if public health orders become more restrictive or if our community and/or our schools experience a concerning increase in COVID-19 cases,” Ewert wrote. “We ask for your continued patience and flex-
ibility as we do our very best to balance a return to a more normal schedule with keeping our students and employees healthy.” The district is committed to communication and will update families regularly to help keep them informed on any changes, should they need to occur, Reichardt said. Additionally, the district will continue to provide information vaccine availability, including sites located on-and-off LPS properties. However, LPS will rely on parents to make the best decision for their children, and on staff members to make the best decision for themselves — particularly concerning COVID-19 vaccinations and mask-wearing, Ewert’s letter states. LPS is asking for students who show symptoms of COVID-19 or other illnesses to stay home from school and activities. The district will not notify school communities about positive and/or symptomatic cases, but “LPS will follow the public health orders for quarantine of (students), family members of students and staff who test positive for COVID-19,” states the letter. “Schools are an integral part of their community,” Crosby said. She added that LPS will do whatever it takes to keep its schools safe and healthy. “We’ve learned it takes all of us to come together, during a pandemic, to keep all of us safe.”
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Hospitals to require COVID vaccines for employees UCHealth, Denver Health operate across metro Denver and beyond BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN
Two more major health systems in Colorado announced July 28 that they will require their employees to be vaccinated against coronavirus by the fall. UCHealth, which operates the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, UC Health Highlands Ranch Hospital and 10 others, will require staff to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1. Denver Health will require its employees to be vaccinated by Nov. 1. UCHealth has about 24,000 employees. In addition to hospitals, UCHealth has clinics, stand-alone emergency rooms, offices and other operations in Arvada, Centennial, Commerce City, Denver, the Inverness area, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker, Thornton and other locations, according to its website. “After fighting COVID-19 for more than a year, and as the dangerous Delta variant has become the dominant strain in Colorado and elsewhere, it is clear that vaccination against this disease is essential to protect our employees, along with our patients and visitors,” Elizabeth Concordia, president and CEO of UCHealth, said in a statement. “We
know that vaccination will also improve health and safety within the communities UCHealth serves, and we want to set an example and help bring an end to this pandemic.” The move comes a little more than a week after Arizona-based Banner Health, which operates four hospitals in northeast Colorado, announced a vaccine mandate for its staff by Nov. 1. Momentum for a mandate for health care workers is growing across the country — the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said recently that it will require its frontline health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including those who work at the VA’s facilities in Colorado. At press time, Colorado’s other major hospital systems — Centura Health, HealthONE and SCL Health — had not issued a vaccine mandate. But that may change. Some of them have expressed an interest in waiting until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives full approval to the coronavirus vaccines, which are currently approved under a fast-track emergency use authorization. Full approval could come for at least one vaccine in the coming weeks. UCHealth said officials are confident the vaccine mandate would withstand any possible objections. “So far when they’ve been challenged in other states, those state courts have held up the notion they can mandate vaccinations
The exterior of the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, photographed on Oct. 18, 2019. The hospital is the flagship of the UCHealth PHOTO BY JOHN INGOLD, COLORADO SUN system.
for employees,” said Dr. Michelle Barron, senior medical director of infection prevention and control for UCHealth. “As a health care entity, it’s our obligation to set that standard. It’s a great example for the community … we really want this pandemic to be over,” Barron said. UCHealth did not coordinate with Denver Health, where many doctors are also faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, but the systems moving forward at the same time makes it easier to coordinate crossover training and education, she said. Denver Health and UCHealth both estimate that current vaccination rates for employees are around 85%. UCHealth is offering staff a $500 incentive to get fully vaccinated by Aug. 22, a program that leaders at the hospital system believe has boosted rates. UCHealth waited to change its policy until adequate vaccine supplies were available for all priority levels, Barron said, and also to see if Colorado would reach “herd immunity” levels of vaccination without mandates. “That just didn’t happen,” she said. The rapid spread of the Delta variant increased the urgency for
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higher vaccination rates. “Right now the best tool we have is vaccination,” Barron said. “It was time to take that additional step.” Health care workers are already required to be vaccinated each year against the flu. Those mandates allow workers to be exempted for valid medical or religious reasons, and the coronavirus vaccine mandates will have the same exemptions. In addition to protecting patients who enter the hospitals, mandates for health care workers are also seen as a way to preserve staff from getting sick and being unable to care for others during a case surge. “About 94% of our hospitalized patients are unvaccinated,” Barron said, in an earlier statement. “And even for fully vaccinated people who get sick, the vaccine reduces the severity of the illness. Vaccinated people are less likely to need ICUlevel care or to die even if they need hospitalization.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Instead, the guidance outlines “best practices” for local governments and school districts. Local health agencies, such as Tri-County, can decide for themselves whether to be stricter than the state and require precautions. But with Tri-County declining to require masks, the choice of whether to mandate masks falls to school districts.
After years of anticipation, Meow Wolf’s permanent Denver location is set to open this fall. The Santa Febased art collective has been secretive about what to expect from their four-story, immersive art exhibition, but Rocky Mountain PBS got our first peek inside. We caught up with Arapahoe County artist Scott Hildebrandt and his piece titled, “You Are Here.” Hildebrandt — who lives in Littleton and works at an Englewood studio — is known for his work with antique and vintage miniatures, creating micro worlds inside of old clocks, cameras, radios, TVs and more. He had used this medium to make a huge work of art that fits Meow Wolf’s theme. The artist mimics the idea of inter-
Tri-County Health “has been working with our school districts to achieve optimal in-person learning and prevent transmission of COVID-19 and will continue to do so to help them understand how best to apply … new guidance,” the agency said in the news release. “Like much of the guidance released by the CDC, CDPHE and TCHD, for the 2021-22 school year, at this point, universal masking should be understood not as a requirement but as a strong science-based recommendation.”
dimensional time travel by creating stories inside of vintage electronics that he hopes will remind people of their own past. “It’s almost like a memory inside of a memory,” Hildebrandt says. His piece uses more than 150 individual dioramas that all fit together into 20 shelves that span from the ceiling to the floor. Each diorama contains a story brought to life with individual lighting and sound effects that come from speakers built into the artwork. Hildebrandt laughs, “You could spend a lot of time just looking at all the small details in each one.” The collaboration between Hildebrandt and Meow Wolf Denver has been three years in the making. “I knew in my proposal that I wanted a hallway that would bridge two different worlds and interact with you as you walked through it,” he says.
Hildebrandt has always loved how his work evokes memories and a childlike wonder from viewers. “That’s what I love about my art, it gives you the ability, even as an adult, to pretend.” People call the artist Mr. Christmas. It’s a name he got about 10 years ago when he first started doing this artwork. Hildebrandt focused on vintage Christmas pieces. The first piece he made was a little Christmas village that was under glass. People took interest in that style of art and so he just sort of absorbed the name Mr. Christmas, he says. This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.
ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLS MASK RULES EVOLVING required at school, indoors or outdoors, for children age 11 and younger and for adults and students 12 and older who are fully vaccinated. Under the previous rules, masks still would have been required for individuals over the age of 12 who are not fully vaccinated. Many Colorado schools districts have been re-evaluating their COVID policies in light of recent changes to federal and state guidance. District students return to class Aug. 16 or 17 depending on grade.
At press time Aug. 2, Englewood Schools was planning to update its policies for the upcoming school year on wearing masks and other steps regarding COVID-19. Julie McMorris, district spokeswoman, said a review of the district’s previous policies was likely at the school board’s Aug. 3 meeting, after which the district planned to communicate any new policies to the public. Under Englewood Schools’ previous policies for the 2021-22 school year, which took effect July 1, mask wearing would not have been
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feet to 621,000 square feet. Currently, there is 948,853 square feet of leasable retail area, including the former Sears and Macy’s buildings, which are approximately 307,000 square feet combined. Alberta Development Partners and Northwood Investors submitted their plans to the city on June 22. The application was deemed complete on July 20, and the plans are now under the city’s review process, according to the city’s website. Traffic recommendations The proposal came with a companion study on the impact the redevelopment would have on traffic. Along Arapahoe Road, Race Street, University Boulevard and Easter Avenue — which form SouthGlenn’s perimeter — most of the changes in the morning and afternoon would be less than a 10% increase and “do not represent significant changes to traffic flow,” according to the study by Felsburg, Holt and Ullevig, an engineering and planning firm. The study notes that residential communities surrounding SouthGlenn have expressed concerns about SouthGlenn traffic using neighborhood streets to avoid congestion along adjacent roadways — referred to as “cut-through traffic.” “A review of existing traffic counts indicates that less than 5 percent of the trips from the Streets at Southglenn currently
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Because the City of Centennial approved a master development plan in 2006 that deviates from normal zoning, Northwood and Alberta need the city’s approval to make certain changes at SouthGlenn. Generally, the city’s planning and zoning commission — and, if it gives the green light, then city council — must base the decision travel between the development and each of the neighborhoods surrounding the project site,” the study says. It adds: “We believe that the potential for traffic from the new development to travel through the adjacent neighborhoods to avoid congestion is low.” The study made the following observations and recommendations: • The Arapahoe Road and Vine Street intersection operates below the accepted level of service under existing and “background” conditions. To improve the level of service, the implementation of “split-phasing” signal timing to allow protected left turns from the northbound and southbound approaches on Vine Street is proposed. • Due to safety and operational concerns, it is recommended that the University Boulevard and Davies Avenue intersection be con-
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master development agreement or financial obligations regarding the project. The city entered into the 2006 master development agreement with the developer to establish the process by which SouthGlenn was redeveloped, and the MDA is tied to the master development plan. The proposal also must be consistent with the city comprehensive plan, Centennial NEXT, which sets goals for future development and land use in the city.
A woman walks two dogs past diners at Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar at The Streets at PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD SouthGlenn in an Oct. 9, 2020, file photo.
verted to a “right-in / right-out” intersection. That is expected to reduce the above-average number of approach-turn crashes at the intersection.
The traffic study is dated November 2019 and was revised this July, but it appears to reach the same conclusions and recommendations as the earlier version did.
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New football coach focuses on stability Highlands Ranch program has lacked long-term leadership BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
New Highlands Ranch football coach Jason Shumaker wants to bring stability back and push the program forward. Shumaker, who has been part of the football programs at Louisiana Tech, Utah State, Saint Mary’s, Midland, Doane, Eastern New Mexico and Idaho, is the sixth head coach at Highlands Ranch since the 2016 season. “Absolutely, stability is important,” said Shumaker. “That’s why the program has a little downturn with participation numbers and things like that over the last few years. That’s why I came out of the college ranks to coach high school. “I wanted to find a place for my family. We bought a house in Highlands Ranch and we plan on being here for a while and build a really strong program that is going to compete at the state level. My wife (Kate) is from Littleton. She has family there so it’s all about family.”
Shumaker takes over a football program than has compiled a 26-26 record over the past five years despite the revolving door for head coaches. “There were a lot of opportunities that came up but I didn’t feel were great for us,” he explained. `When Highlands Ranch popped open, I did a lot of research. If we get in there and do it the right way we have a real good chance to be successful. “I’ll be in the (school) building. I will be teaching as well. My defensive coordinator will be in the building as well. So we’re going to build a strong base in the building and we look it as hey, `they’ve been good.’ It’s been a successful program and by us being a little more stable and bringing some new ideas we can help push it up.” Official practice can start Aug. 9 so Shumaker still hasn’t had chance to see much of his players except for a team camp. “Things are good,” said Shumaker. “It’s my first season here but hopefully things will be somewhat normal and we can have a season and not have constant changes. “It’s always funny when I ask somebody what they did
New Highlands Ranch football coach Jason Shumaker likes what he seen so far in the Falcons’ team PHOTO BY JIM BENTON camp and wants to bring stability to the program and help it grow.
last year and they say, `last year we had to do this and before that we did this.’” Highlands Ranch begins the season Aug. 27 at Fruita Monument. The Falcons have non-league games against Regis Jesuit, Heritage, Columbine and
Fountain Fort Carson before jumping into 5A Douglas County League action. “We’re underway and making a lot of different changes,” said Shumaker. “We really feel that we’re going to be able to build a strong program. We’ve put
together a really good staff that has a lot of different experience at college level and high school level. “We have a few seniors that are going to be strong contributors for us and we have some younger guys we are working to develop.”
NBA standout comes home to Parker Spurs’ Derrick White holds hoops academy at old stomping grounds BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Derrick White returned to the Parker Fieldhouse, but it was much different than it was years ago. White, a 2012 Legend High School graduate, was back in his hometown, where the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA standout held his Derrick White Basketball Academy July 26-29 at the Fieldhouse near downtown Parker. “I was here all the time, working out and playing,” White said of his former Parker venue. “I did a lot of things here. I was in (the Chauncey Billups Summer Basketball Academy) one year and coached it a couple years.” White’s own academy, under the director of former University of Denver coach Marcus Mason, attracted 160 partici-
pants and was for players ages 6-17. He had plenty to tell the players at his academy because it was his hard work, perseverance and a growth spurt which helped him become the 29th overall selection in the 2017 NBA draft. His message to the campers was simple. “Just keep working, believe in yourself and find a way,” he said. “I love basketball so I just kept playing it. Find something your passionate about, keep going, have fun and enjoy it. It is cool because you can meet new friends, new people and people from different backgrounds. That’s a special thing about basketball.” As a youngster, White was in the Ponderosa attendance area but instead went to Legend, which was coached by Kevin Boley. He was 5-foot-6 as a freshman but grew to 6-foot-2 as a member of the Titans’ first graduating class and is now 6-foot-4 as a guard for the Spurs. White was overlooked as a high school senior and had to walk on at Division II University of Colorado-Colorado
Springs, where he played for three seasons and was an AllAmerican. He played his last season of college basketball at CU where he was an All-PAC 12 first team selection and was named to the five-man PAC 12 All-Defensive team. White took time to offer advice to all young players. “Just stay with it, one day at a time, try to get better each time, stick with it and believe in yourself,” he said. He played most of the 2017-18 season in the G League but saw action in 17 NBA games. He averaged 9.9 points a game the next season and scored at an 11.3 clip during the 2019-20 season, when he had a careerhigh 36 points against the Nuggets on April 18, 2019. He averaged 15.4 points, 3.5 assists and 0.7 steals a game last season White was the MVP of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Celebrity softball game held July 11 at Coors Field in Denver. He still has a fondness for Parker. “My parents (Colleen and Richard) still live here,” he said. “It changes every time I come back. It’s growing a lot.”
San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White, a Legend High School graduate, was at the Parker Fieldhouse on July 26-29 for the Derrick White Basketball Academy, which attracted 160 players between 6-17 years old. White recalled when he PHOTO BY JIME BENTON used to practice and play at the Fieldhouse.
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CARES Act. About 10,000 applicants were denied funds and another 10,000 have been submitted, are under review or are missing information, as of July 28, according to DOLA data. Also on July 30, Polis announced that his administration would require that unvaccinated state workers be tested twice a week for COVID starting Sept. 20. Unvaccinated workers already must wear face masks indoors in public spaces.
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Parker live-music venue takes flight Wild Goose Saloon’s capacity is more than 700 people BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Parker’s newest music venue and restaurant, Wild Goose Saloon, celebrated its grand opening July 9. The newly-constructed venue features live music from multiple genres every Wednesday through Sunday. For now, its hours are from 2 p.m. until close, but in the coming weeks the restaurant expects to expand them to serve lunch, said owner Dale Trujillo. “We want to be a little bit of everything to everybody,” Trujillo said. A line of guests wrapped around the building for the grand opening event. Trujillo said that while some at the opening may have expe-
rienced long wait times, the bar is working on improving both its technical and operational systems to improve that experience. “Just be patient with us. We’re going to make some mistakes; we’re going to have some growing pains,” Trujillo said. The bar hosted two bands during the event, which drew about 700 people total throughout the evening, Trujillo estimates. “That did my heart well to see people enjoying themselves,” Trujillo said. Steve Johnston, a musician from Centennial, said he drove down to Parker for the event because there isn’t much else in the area like the venue, especially at its size. “The money that went into the stage and venue and getting national bands is pretty cool for this area because there’s not much live music in this area,” he said.
While the building has a capacity of 450 people inside and 300 outside, Trujillo said he won’t ever let it get that full. “I don’t want to be a packed bar with people shoulder to shoulder and people can’t get drinks,” he said. Going forward, Trujillo, a Colorado native, wants to further expand his 50-person staff. But like many in the industry, he said he’s having a hard time finding applicants. He also plans to continuously change the menu items to find what people like best. Trujillo’s dream is for his bar to work with other local businesses to keep people in Parker, he said. “That was a vision that I had and I hope it can get to that at some point,” he said. Trujillo, who also owns the Blu Note Bar & Grille in Parker, sees a lot of difference between the two
Colorado-based musician Hazel Miller performed during the Wild PHOTO BY RORY YOUNG Goose Saloon grand opening July 9.
venues. “Blu Note is a Parker bar,” he said. “The Wild Goose is a bar that will reach out beyond Parker. … We’ve embraced that.” While it’s called a saloon, the Wild Goose will have many types of music outside of country, Trujillo said. “We want musicians of Denver to have a real stage
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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0025-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 7, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Matthew T. Machetta Original Beneficiary(ies) Credit Union of Denver Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Michael P. Spahn Date of Deed of Trust August 08, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 18, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4075573 Original Principal Amount $17,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $24,575.98 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 14 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 15, BLOCK 8, PREMIER ADDITION TO ENGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 3450 S. GRANT ST., ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/08/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/15/2021 Last Publication: 8/12/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/07/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, COLORADO, AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 62 OF THE SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SALES AND USE TAXES Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado. Legal Notice No. 301085 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice
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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 2nd day of August 2021, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance: BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 32 SERIES OF 2021 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) REGARDING STATE SENATE BILL 8, TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, ALLOWING THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR COSTS OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. (Council Bill No. 30) Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.
BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 33 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 8, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 PERTAINING TO THE NAME CHANGE FOR KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION TO THE NEW TITLE, ENGLEWOOD SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices. Legal Notice No. 301089 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice
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Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 2nd day of August 2021, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance: BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 33 SERIES OF 2021 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) REGARDING FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS FOR LITTLE DRY CREEK AT BROADWAY BETWEEN THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT dba MILE HIGH FLOOD DISTRICTAND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. (Council Bill No. 24) Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing before the Englewood City Council will be held on August 16, 2021 at the hour of 6:00 p.m. Englewood Downtown Development Plan: City Council will consider the Englewood Downtown Development Plan of Development. A copy of the proposed Englewood Downtown Development Plan may be reviewed in the Community Development Department or at h t t p s : / / w w w. e n g l e w o o d c o . g o v / h o m e / showdocument?id=27865. Anyone interested in this matter may be heard at the Public Hearing by calling 303.762.2318 or by emailing cityclerk@englewoodco.gov 48 hours prior to the public hearing for directions on providing public comment virtually or in person. By Order of the Englewood City Council Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 301086 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice Call for Nominations for School Directors Englewood School District Arapahoe County, Colorado
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On the 2nd day of August 2021, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:
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The Englewood School District in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. At this election three (3) directors will be elected for a term of office of four years and one (1) director will be elected for a term of office of two years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least
12 consecutive months before the election. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child. A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 50 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election. Nomination petitions may be obtained from Michelle Haider at the Roscoe Davidson Administration Building located at 4101 S. Bannock St., Englewood, CO 80110. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Completed petitions shall be submitted to Michelle Haider at the Roscoe Davidson Administration Building located at 4101 S. Bannock St., Englewood, CO 80110 no later than 2:00 p.m. on August 27, 2021. Legal Notice No. 301080 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald ______________________________________ Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 2nd day of August 2021, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill: BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 31 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIERRA
Case Number: 21PR30638 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 22, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Keely Rebecca Agler-Hanson Personal Representative c/o Long Reimer Winegar LLP 1800 Glenarm Place, Suite 1202 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 301079 First Publication: July 22, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacque Pierre, aka Jacque Pierre Bahuchet, aka Jacque Bahuchet, aka Pierre Bahuchet, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR322 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Co-Personal Representatives: Nicole A. Bayless 1516 Wollacott Street Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Alice S. Morais PO Box 209, Mead, OK 73449 Legal Notice No. 301091 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER AND CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE BUFFERED BIKE LANE PROJECT ON SOUTH ZUNI STREET. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices. Legal Notice No. 301087 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jack Lee Westover, aka Jack L. Westover, aka Jack Westover, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30704 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before November 22, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred. Personal Representative: Michael Westover 5566 East Mineral Lane Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 301078 First Publication: July 22, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald
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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RICHARD MERKEL, A/K/A DICK MERKEL, RICHARD MERKEL, JR. AND RICHARD MERKEL II, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30783 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the DISTRICT COURT OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, on or before November 29, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred. Gregory Merkel, Personal Representative 722 Westfield Court Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Legal Notice No. 301071 First Publication: July 22, 2021 Last Publication: August 5, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles E. Farr, a/k/a Charles Elbert Farr, Deceased Case Number: 2021-PR-30681 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael W. Reagor, Attorney for Personal Representative Dymond ● Reagor, PLLC 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 301084 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald
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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Britton G. Agler, also known as Britton Garold Agler, also known as Brit G. Agler, also known as Brit Agler, Deceased
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