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Colo. flu season mild so far, but that could change Flu vaccinations are running behind last year’s pace Jordan “JoJo” Snell, 2, also was killed in the crash.

Diana “Dee” Snell was killed in a crash on U.S. 285 at Kings Valley in August.

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Amber Snell has a severe traumatic brain injury after the crash that killed her mom and younger daughter.

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Englewood man coping after losing wife, granddaughter in crash

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Imagine waking up from your worst nightmare, and it’s all true.

Frank Snell of Englewood

lost his wife Diana and 2-yearold granddaughter Jordan in a tragic traffic accident on U.S. 285 at Kings Valley on Aug. 26. He SEE SNELL, P11

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BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Last year, Colorado’s flu season was virtually nonexistent.

Only 34 people were hospitalized for the flu during the entire 8-month season in 2020 and 2021. There were zero reported flu deaths among kids.

This year, the flu season is, well, existent. There have been at least 36 flu hospitalizations as of Dec. 14, a number that started the month at around half that sum then doubled in a single week.

“It’s not a huge number but the fact that it doubled over the last week is concerning,” said Heather Roth, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Immunization Branch chief.

Flu vaccination rates are down compared to last year, as well. So Roth is remaining vigilant. It would not be unprecedented for a flu season that starts out calm to roar to life after the New Year.

But there are also reasons for optimism. No kids had died from the flu as of mid-December. During the most recent pre-pandemic flu season, the 2019-20 season, nearly 200 people had already been hospitalized with the flu by this time — five times as many people as we’ve seen this year.

Though vaccination rates are behind last year’s record highs, they are in line with previous years’ numbers. And Roth said vaccinations also appear to be picking up.

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December 23, 2021

Barrel-bearing Bernards deliver Christmas cheer Breckenridge Brewery partners with nonprofit to deliver beer to winners

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Christmas came early for certain Littleton-area residents who were greeted Thursday morning by a procession of Saint Bernards with barrels of beer around their collar.

Two Littleton-area households join four others across the metro area as winners of Breckenridge Brewery’s Saint Beernard Delivery. The brewery partnered with Colorado Saint Bernard Rescue to bring a fluffy flurry of dogs to the winners’ homes, where they were gifted several small kegs of the brewery’s signature Christmas Ale. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Breckenridge Brewery has been delivering beer to fans as a safe way to spread some joy. The brewery received national media attention last year when it enlisted reindeer to deliver their beer.

“These mountain-dog deliveries are our nod to our mountain roots and the

longstanding tradition of Christmas Ale,” said Breckenridge Brewery President Todd Usry in a statement about this year’s event.

Winners Mark and Andrea Williams, self-described “ultimate dog lovers,” said they were surprised when they were told they’d won a delivery.

“Both of our dogs are rescue dogs so we like to support the dog rescues as well, so that was kind of a cool little thing,” Andrea Williams told Colorado Community Media.

The dogs were all adopted by their owners through Colorado Saint Bernard Rescue, a nonprofit that finds new homes for unwanted, abandoned or abused Saint Bernards and Saint Bernard mixes.

“We are so excited to be a part of Breckenridge Brewery’s Christmas Ale Deliveries this year … all while celebrating these giant lovable dogs we focus on saving year-round,” said Nicole McLain, president of Colorado Saint Bernard Rescue, in a statement.

For another winner, Emily Rose, she said she couldn’t believe the dog delivery was real when she first entered the contest.

“I grew up with Saint Bernards, so right away when I won I was like ‘Yes!’” she said.

The home of Emily Rose was one of six households across the metro area to win a delivery.

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Instead of warm brandy, this Saint Bernard is ready to deliver a small keg of Breckenridge’s signature Christmas Ale.

The Saint Bernards were brought on as a partnership between Breckenridge Brewery and Colorado Saint Bernard Rescue for a beer giveaway.

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December 23, 2021

Isolation and loneliness carry health risks for older Americans

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COLUMN However, what can be a joyous time for some, may be difficult for older adults who are more vulnerable to social isolation and loneliness. Particularly during Dr. Todd Wisser the holiday season.

In fact, a recent report showed that nearly one-fourth of adults aged 65 and older are socially isolated.

Loneliness and social isolation are serious health risks, particularly to at-risk individuals, such as older adults. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking or obesity.

In addition, poor social relationships (characterized by social isolation or loneliness) were associated with a 29 percent increased risk of heart disease and a 32 percent increased risk of stroke. Perhaps most concerning is the fact that a person’s risk of premature death from all causes is significantly increased by social isolation, a risk that may rival those of smoking, obesity and physical inactivity.

As a general demographic, seniors can be more at risk for social isolation and loneliness. There are many tell-tale signs that you or someone you know is at risk for experiencing loneliness or social isolation. Risk factors can include but are not limited to disability or lack of mobility, worsening vision or hearing problems, separation from friends or family, illness or death of a loved one and lack of

access to transportation.

Luckily, there are steps we can take to help combat the loneliness epidemic. All humans need social connection and interaction as part of their survival. But often as adults age, they begin to spend more time alone making them more vulnerable to social isolation and loneliness. Engaging in activities that are meaningful can boost mood and give people a sense of purpose. In addition to living longer, research demonstrates that productive people seem to improve cognitive function and are better able to maintain their well-being.

Some tips for staying connected include: • Learn something new – sign up for a class in your community •Reignite your passions with something you love — begin an old hobby • Explore volunteer opportunities with your local community that allow you to help others • Make sure you stay connected with your friends and family in-person or through phone calls, email, video chats or social media • Stay physically active and consider group exercise, such a walking club or working out with a friend • Find a faith-based or spiritual organization where you can engage with others in a meaningful way • If you are able, adopt a pet. Animals can be a source of comfort and may also lower blood pressure and reduce stress.

By employing some of these tips, we can do our part to help combat loneliness and support the social and emotional needs of the older adults we care about this holiday season.

Dr. Todd Wisser is an Internal Medicine Physician with New West Physicians, part of Optum.

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December 23, 2021

Colo. eyes tougher water-quality rules for South Platte, Clear Creek Advocacy groups demanded reversal of previous decision

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

The state Water Quality Control Commission has reversed itself and agreed to consider tougher protections for urban streams, another sign of activists deploying recent environmental justice laws in safeguarding local water, land and air.

The commission on Dec. 13 unanimously accepted demands in a petition from a coalition of conservation and advocacy groups that they revisit staff recommendations rejected in 2020 that would have upgraded protections for the South Platte River and Clear Creek.

The upgrades rejected at a June 2020 commission meeting would have made it harder for industries and other water polluters to get effluent permits in stretches of heavily impacted urban waters that nevertheless show some signs of fish and wildlife recovery.

That 2020 decision, and a commissioner’s statement that higher protections were reserved for “pristine mountain waters,” infuriated a coalition of dozens of conservation groups and local governments, from Colorado GreenLa-

tinos to Trout Unlimited to Denver City Council members.

They wrote to Gov. Jared Polis ahead of the Dec. 13 meeting arguing that the statewide commission was “prioritizing industrial profits over the safety and well being of residents who have been historically disproportionately affected by pollution.”

Commission staff told the advocacy groups it was the first time in their knowledge of the commission’s history that petitioners had successfully forced such a reversal.

The commission staff will now set a schedule for formal reconsideration of the decision in 2022.

“This is a first for impacted environmental communities,” Colorado GreenLatinos director Ean Tafoya said. He called it “a huge step forward for our community,” and encouragement to community groups to “use every tool available in our collective pursuit for environmental liberation.”

Conservation Colorado water advocate Josh Kuhn said the decision confirms that “no river is beyond repair, and state policy should support that fact.

“Revisiting a bad decision that allowed industry to pollute our rivers is the right choice for our waterways and our communities — especially in North Denver where residents have been harmed by pollution for too long,” Kuhn said.

“We urge the commission to listen to their own experts and improve protections for Clear Creek and the

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The South Platte River is seen on Aug. 8 in north Denver.

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Colorado’s director of environmental health and protection, Shaun McGrath, invoked the justice directives of House Bill 1266 passed earlier this year when recommending the commissioners accept the petition and revisit their 2020 decision.

“The department has really learned a lot about how to more properly engage environmental justice issues and to ensure that disproportionately impacted communities are considered when we’re proposing or considering rules and policies,” McGrath said.

Commissioner Jennifer Bock said it was important for the group to consider the “strong reaction” from community groups and conservationists over the past year and a half. “It is probably not fun to go back and look at these issues again, but I think it’s our responsibility,” she said.

The reversal is the latest in a series of moves by advocacy groups to cite recent state legislation mandating environmental justice considerations when seeking specific change. And regulators respond that they have studied and feel compelled by the same legislation.

In November, a coalition of advocacy groups pushed the Air Quality Control Commission to toughen their update of an EPA-required regional haze plan that can force cuts to industrial emissions for cleaner air in national parks and other wilderness sites. State staff had recommended the commission stay on a pre-set schedule of pollution cuts without adding a new layer of haze regulations.

But the conservation groups pointed to justice legislation in demanding more cuts for the Suncor refinery in Commerce City, which neighbors in north Denver say has long subjected their communities to health problems. The air commissioners agreed, and put more restrictions on Suncor.

Justice and cultural concerns are also coming into play for Xcel Energy’s plans to criss-cross portions

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of Colorado with much-needed new transmission lines. Many advocacy groups want the transmission lines in order to link together clean energy farms and provide reliable energy, but the planned routes may also interfere with valuable cultural sites and other environmentally sensitive areas.

In the urban water decisions, the water quality commission made two choices in 2020 that launched an 18-month effort at reversal by the environmental and advocacy coalition.

The division staff and many outside government agencies and neighborhood groups wanted stronger protections for the muchmaligned streams of Clear Creek, passing the Molson Coors beverage plant, and the South Platte River as it flows out of north Denver and through Commerce City.

Advocates for the rivers said plant life and wildlife could make a comeback, and any industrial discharges into the water should face stiffer review.

Industrial users filed briefs arguing that the streams had little environmental value remaining and that they shouldn’t suffer regulation that would restrict their business.

Some commissioners on Monday said a debate over reversing their 2020 decisions on Clear Creek and the South Platte should be part of a larger discussion on the so-called “anti-degradation” rules affecting many stream segments. In the end, though, the commissioners decided unanimously to take on the petition’s demands as soon as possible in 2022.

“Communities have expressed their concern and desire to revisit these issues, and I think that they are ripe for discussion,” Bock said.

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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December 23, 2021

Denver business offers ‘water cremation’ as end-of-life alternative Be a Tree Cremation calls it a greener way

BY ALEXIS KIKOEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Let’s talk about death.

“It’s really a Western culture thing, this death denial,” says Emily Nelson. “Where we just don’t really think about it or talk about it and it’s just become rather taboo.”

Nelson, the founder and CEO of Be a Tree Cremation in Denver, believes there is more to death than traditional practices.

“Our current conventional method of burial and cremation really perpetuates the idea that somehow we’re separate from nature as humans. We’re not … We don’t need to be preserved in any way,” Nelson says.

Be a Tree Cremation, the second facility of its kind in Colorado, specializes in the process of water cremation — technically known as “alkaline hydrolysis.” The process, which was legalized in Colorado in 2011, is surprisingly simple.

“The decedent gets loaded directly into this vessel,” says Nelson, motioning to a large cylindrical metal tube behind her. Then, water is pumped into the vessel along with a small amount of potassium hydroxide. The mixture mimics the natural decomposition process and gently dissolves the body, she says.

When the process is finished, all

Emily Nelson is CEO of Be a Tree Cremation in Denver, which offers an alternative to traditional end-of-life services.

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that remains in the vessel are skeletal remains and things like gold teeth and artificial joints from surgeries such as knee replacements.

The skeletal remains are ground into ashes for the family. Other items are safely recycled.

The process also creates a nutrient-dense liquid branded as “Tree Tea.” Family members have the option to purchase small bottles of the liquid to use as nourishment for their plants at home.

Nelson says water cremation

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“At Be a Tree Cremation, we really have two goals,” she explains. “To help people live on through nature, and to reduce the carbon footprint of the funeral industry, which is not insignificant.”

The process of water cremation uses about 90% less energy than typical flame cremations, Nelson says, adding that flame cremations also emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as a 600-mile road trip.

“We have no emissions or smoke coming from our building,” says Nelson.

Prior to opening Be a Tree in Sun Valley, Nelson worked with a corporation that owns over 2,000 funeral homes across the county.

“At that point I really saw behind the curtain of conventional burial and cremation work, and just didn’t feel right about it. I just knew there had to be a different option for people,” Nelson says.

Cremations have only recently surpassed burials as the most popular end-of-life option. According to 2019 estimates from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), by 2040 “the cremation rate in the U.S. is projected to be 78.7% while the burial rate is predicted to be just 15.7%, signifying that cremation is no fading trend.”

A traditional fire cremation is estimated to produce an average of 534.6 pounds of carbon dioxide per person. As journalist Eleanor Cummins noted in a report this month for Wired, that is a higher figure than the per capita emissions of Afghanistan.

Be a Tree Cremation currently has one water cremation system and works with about 10 clients per month. From start to finish, the process takes about 18 hours.

“Realistically we can really only work with one person a day,” says Nelson. “Once we hit one person a day in the month, we’ll really be at capacity here and start looking at other ways that we can serve more people.”

Nelson says Be a Tree’s packages

start at $2,250 and they include water cremation, transportation and a basic urn. That is significantly cheaper than the average burial process. A casket alone costs an average of $2,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In 2019, the cost of burials in Colorado averaged $6,907 while the average cremation came out to $4,517, according to data from the NFDA. While Be a Tree’s process is timeconsuming, having fewer clients means that Emily and her team can work closely and intentionally with each family. Appointments are often filled with music requested by the decedent’s family, while incense, sage, and candles are lit.

“Even though this is a really technology-driven process, it’s still a person, and it’s still someone’s loved one,” says Nelson.

Apart from what the family takes home, the majority of the liquid is sent to Half Moon Farm in Lakewood to be used on flowers and other non-edible plants. The partnership between Be a Tree Cremation and Half Moon Farm started about a year ago, when both facilities opened.

“It’s one of the healthiest ways in returning us back to the earth,” says Eric Rooney, owner and “chief plant companion” at Half Moon Farm.

“Everything that’s in our fertilizers is what’s in this liquid,” says Rooney. They regularly test the Tree Tea, which is a non-toxic solution of amino acids, peptides, sugars, and soap. The exact makeup “will vary from person to person,” says Nelson.

The flowers from Half Moon Farm travel all over Colorado — to weddings, funerals, dinner parties, and a variety of other celebrations.

“It’s an opportunity for people to look at the story of life,” says Rooney, “and this regenerative idea behind us going back to our most physical sense, the earth.”

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.

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December 23, 2021

Specially-made Christmas trees given to healthcare workers

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Taking what started as a hobby and turning it into a way to give back to the community, a Highlands Ranch resident has worked over the last three years to donate homemade Christmas trees to public safety responders and local healthcare workers.

Bill Givan said three years ago he signed up for a pottery class at the Highland Ranch South Ridge Recreation Center. After making several items, Givan said he just took to making small Christmas trees.

“I really don’t know why these just spoke to me,” he said. “It started as something for me to do and for whatever reason I just started making them and kept making them.”

In 2019, Givan said he was getting compliments for his work and people were telling him he should do something with the pieces.

Rather than sell them, Givan said he wanted to make someone feel happy, which led to him donating them to Children’s Hospital Colorado.

In 2020, Givan said, the country was going through tough times with the COVID-19 pandemic, leading him to donate the trees to emergency responders and healthcare workers.

“I really just want to bring a smile to someone’s face,” Givan said. “It’s been a rough few years. Showing a little appreciation and making some feel important is really all I’m attempting to do here.”

Bill Gavin, of Highlands Ranch, and others create ceramic Christmas trees.

This year was no different. Givan worked with members of his pottery class throughout the year to make dozens of small ceramic trees that are equipped with blinking and color-changing lights. Each tree is then packaged with a “nice” message, he said.

Making the rounds, Givan has donated the trees to local stations in the South Metro Fire District in Highlands Ranch and Centennial

and at UCHealth Hospitals and on Dec. 15, he gave the trees to healthcare workers at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree.

The trees are distributed differently by each organization. Givan said last year UCHealth used them to decorate nurses’ stations throughout the hospitals. At the end of the season, the trees were raffled off.

“I wanted to continue giving the trees to healthcare workers this year

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because they are truly stressed out dealing with COVID,” Givan said. “A lot of them are telling me it is even more stressful this year than last year. I hope this small gesture does something nice.”

Givan said it is important to note that he has not done this himself.

Members of the pottery class at the Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center have pitched in to make the trees.

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December 23, 2021

Local student rebuilds community garden 12-year-old’s Eagle Scout project receives help from businesses STAFF REPORT

Over Thanksgiving break, 12-year-old Preston Canter pulled a team together to clean up and remodel the garden at Redstone Elementary School.

The work of charity was part of Canter’s Eagle Scout project.

According to information provided by Canter’s mom, Chris Canter, over the last 10 years, the school’s garden had been neglected and fallen into disrepair.

Canter, along with a team, worked to completely renovate the garden, which included removing broken items, trimming bushes and trees, repairing and repainting the fence, repairing and repainting broken benches, replacing garden signs, fixing broken chicken wire, capping and adding soil to garden beds, and adding a new layer of mulch.

Canter also took unused cinder blocks and repurposed them, building a pumpkin patch that will be used to welcome incoming kindergartners, and reorganized the space so that teachers can use it for an outdoor learning area.

12-year-old Preston Canter worked to overhaul an elementary school garden as part of an Eagle Scout project.

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To make the project possible, Canter teamed up with several local companies, including Waste Connections, Home Depot, Benjamin Moore, Pioneer Landscaping and Community Painting Specialists.

In total, Canter raised $2,800 in donated goods and services, and another $1,800 from family, friends and neighbors.

A total of 43 volunteers donated 254 hours of time to the project.

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High 5 Plumbing, headquartered in Littleton, got into the giving spirit this holiday season, making donations to several charities located along the Front Range.

The donations were done in conjunction with the Dec. 7 Colorado Gives Day, the state’s largest one-day online giving event that raises more than $307 million a year for non-profit organizations statewide.

“At High 5 Plumbing, we wear our values on our sleeves, and giving back to the community has always been at the core of our message,” said Levi Torres, owner of High 5 Plumbing.

“We regularly make donations and support nonprofits in our area, but Colorado Gives Day gives us an opportunity to double down on our efforts.

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As of the week of Dec. 6, the state had administered about 1.6 million doses of flu vaccine. In the previous year, it had already administered 1.8 million doses by this time. But the number of flu vaccinations administered weekly has begun to outpace last year’s weekly trends.

“It could be people are just waiting a little bit longer and all-told we’ll measure up pretty well to last year,” Roth said.

Last flu season, amid waves of stay-at-home orders and other social-distancing measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the U.S. saw one of the weakest flu seasons on record. Months went by with relatively few people showing up in hospitals or doctors’ offices with cases of the flu.

This year is worse — but still not exactly bad. About 3% of people currently seeking treatment at Kaiser Permanente offices have influenzalike illness, well below the baseline of 5%.

It’s worth noting that the flu season officially begins in October each year and typically peaks in January or February. But, in some years, it doesn’t peak until March. That’s why the calm start to this season could be a good sign — or it could be deceptive.

The 2015-16 season also started out slow. Then it took off around the end of February.

To Roth, this shows that, despite the good start this year, it’s not time for Colorado to get cocky. Getting vaccinated against the flu is still important, as is practicing good hand-washing and staying home when sick.

“I think there’s definitely the potential for things to get bad,” she said.

RSV a worry for kids Kids and older adults typically bear the brunt of the flu season. That’s true this year, too. Among the small number of hospitalizations so far, those 65 and older and those 5 and younger have the highest rates.

But flu isn’t the most significant respiratory virus stalking children right now in Colorado — nor is it the second-most significant.

Estimates of hospitalization rates

We want to do what we can to support the nonprofits in our area by going beyond the High 5 Cares program.”

As part of Colorado Gives Day, High 5 Plumbing donated $150 to Food Bank of the Rockies, Maria Droste Counseling Center, Hope House Colorado, Wish for Wheels, and CASA of Adams & Broomfield.

“The community is the backbone of any home service company,” Cassi Torres, co-owner of High 5 Plumbing said. “They provide us with the revenue to operate by choosing us to service their homes. It is our job to do our part and support them as well. Nonprofits dedicate their time to making the community a better place, and we want to thank them by providing them with funding and support to help make their goals come true.

That’s the High 5 way.”

for RSV — respiratory syncytial virus — were 82 times higher than those for flu in November. Pediatric hospitalization rates for COVID-19 were also significantly higher.

There really is no comparison between the flu and COVID. Hospitalization rates for the coronavirus have far exceeded flu hospitalization rates for all recent years. In November, the hospitalization rate among all age groups for COVID was 188 times higher than the hospitalization rate for flu.

But, Roth said, this is all the more reason to take the flu seriously. Even though the risk of hospitalization is lower, now is not a good time to take that gamble.

Hospitals remain crowded places.

Even though COVID hospitalizations have fallen in recent weeks, more than 1,300 people are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus in Colorado. The state’s hospital intensive-care units are 95% full and, according to federal data, nearly 38% of people in the ICU in Colorado are there with COVID. Getting vaccinated against both the flu and COVID will help reduce the strain on hospitals and also reduce the likelihood that you will end up in the hospital with either, Roth said. A flu vaccine can also limit the risk of passing the virus to someone who is vulnerable.

The COVID and flu vaccines can be administered at the same time — just in different arms or, at least, 1 inch apart from one another in the same arm.

About 56% of Coloradans 65 and older have gotten a flu vaccine this year, Roth said. But only about 18% of those ages 20 to 39 have.

“I think sometimes people think they may have missed the window on flu vaccination because we start hammering them pretty hard in October,” Roth said. “There’s this belief that you need it before Halloween, and that’s not true. You really should be getting your vaccine as long as the virus is circulating.”

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Preoccupied with being preoccupied this holiday season

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henever I am together with a group of family and friends and I notice people preoccupied with their phones, I ask them, “Are you texting me?” Or, if I happen to have everyone’s cell phone number, I will send them all a group text, “Are you texting me?” Both usually get a chuckle and now, if I happen to get caught doing something on my phone, someone invariably sends me that same text or just asks me if I am texting them.

Maybe a little truth in humor?

My example is a simple scenario and one that is unfortunately played out in more homes and at work than any of us cares to admit. Did the pandemic make it worse as we became bored and went in search of ways to entertain ourselves? And now that we are back to work or in some kind of hybrid work environment, is our preoccupation more of a habit that gets under the skin of those around us? Or are others too preoccupied as well, lost in whatever is happening on their own devices?

Maybe a little truth in reality?

Our kids will basically give us

an “Oh dad” or “C’mon mom.”

Our friends might just say, “Dude, I am just checking the score” or “You gotta see this TikTok.” Although, whenever someone invites me to look at a TikTok, I really have no Michael Norton idea what that’s all about and I am not that interested in finding out either. I am sure next year there will be something that replaces it and will be so much cooler, something cool enough for a supercool guy like me to want to check out.

Maybe a little truth in lack of generational awareness?

During a recent dinner out with our associates I couldn’t help but notice at the table next to us was a couple. They appeared to be married and I would guess somewhere in their 40s. They sat across from one another looking at their phones. No conversation.

I thought that they might just be looking at the online menu. But after the server came and took their order, they remained glued

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to their phones. Perhaps their favorite mode of communication is texting one another, and that was what they could have been doing.

As dinner came out, they placed their phones on the table next to their dishes and continued to scroll as they ate.

Maybe a little truth in my preoccupation with others being preoccupied?

Here we are, at the end of the year. The holiday season provides us with incredible opportunities to connect, really connect with our family and friends. Thanksgiving set the table for our attitude of gratitude, for the sharing of love and appreciation, and for remembering those who are so very important to us. And as we roll into December, with its celebrations of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, it has given us even more time and opportunities to remember the true reason for this season, share family stories, exaggerate the myths and legends of friendship experiences that only get better with time, and just “be” with one another. We can talk about life and our future goals and dreams.

We can remember loved ones who

f d t m are no longer with us but whose w memories fill the room with s laughter and joy. h Maybe we can all become a littleb more occupied with not being so h i preoccupied? i What if we were intentional about being present in the present? What if we tried only using d t our phone to take pictures and wait until later to post them on w social media? What if we used i our phones and devices to only make calls and virtually see our t family and friends who we could c not be with us this holiday sea- A son? What if we took baby steps t and just called for an hour of be- fi ing technology-free this holiday s season? I would love to hear your preoccupation story at mnorton@ h tramazing.com, and when we can t focus on those who are right in g h front of us with greater intentionality, it really will be a better t a than good year. f 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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nother year is in the review mirror and what a year it has been! The stock market is up (and down), inflation is rising, and interest rates remain low. You may be under or over employed, working from home, or commuting. This year’s challenges may create opportunities for last-minute tax savings, so it is always good to have a plan.

There are still some last-minute tax planning ideas you can do even with just a few days left. With significant unknowns around potential tax law in 2022, it may be best to take advantage of what you can for 2021.

1. Review your investments for gains if you want to trim profits and utilize the current long-term capital gains rates. You can also harvest losses if you are in the camp of looking for deductions yet this year.

2. Determine if this year is the perfect time to convert some of your pre-tax money to a Roth IRA.

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4. Consider paying your estimated state income taxes in December instead of January. There may still be a chance that the deduction limit for state and local tax (SALT) may be increased before year-end.

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6. Consider charitable donations, especially if you are able to itemize. If you have a large income tax bill, you can even open and fund a donor-advised fund before yearend. This allows you to take the full tax deduction this year, while providing plenty of time in the future to plan out which charities receive donations.

7. Don’t forget to take your required minimum distribution (RMD) if you are age 72 or older.

You did not need to take one last year due to COVID, so it may not be on your radar. However, there is a 50% penalty for not taking the correct amount. Also, don’t forget you can send all or part of your RMD to charity, up to $100,000, even without itemizing your taxes.

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feels lucky that his son Adam and daughter Amber survived the crash, though Amber has a severe traumatic brain injury. It is uncertain what her care will look like when she is able to come home from the hospital. Adam also has a traumatic brain injury, though less severe, and he is out of the hospital but still going through therapy to overcome the impairments.

Frank, son Andrew and granddaughter Aliyah were not in the truck Diana, who was known as Dee, was driving.

Frank’s days now are spent caring for 5-year-old Aliyah, wading through medical bills, insurance claims and more, visiting daily with Amber who is still at Craig Hospital, working at his job and trying to finish home remodeling projects he started before the crash.

There are many sleepless nights as he worries about how to keep everything together especially with Dee gone. Dee was the backbone for her husband, three grown children and two granddaughters, always there, always taking care of things for the family, Frank said.

Frank marvels at everything Dee could get done while also working for an auto parts company. Dee left that job in July 2020 when Frank had a stroke and had just gone back to work when Frank had a heart attack two months before the crash.

“Things don’t get done right without her,” Frank explained.

Frank thanks the people who jumped out of their vehicles to help his family immediately after the crash, sure that because of their aid before first responders arrived, his son and daughter are still alive. He also thanks those who sat in traffic for up to five hours on U.S. 285 while first responders did their jobs.

Frank listens to a song called “Jealous of the Angels” every day because the lyrics are comforting, so much so that Aliyah has learned the words.

The first stanza says: “I didn’t know today would be our last, Or that I’d have to say goodbye to you so fast, I’m so numb I can’t feel anymore, Prayin’ you’d just walk back through that door.”

A few seconds changed Frank’s family forever.

On the way home from the family’s annual camping trip to Twin Lakes, Dee’s truck, which was pulling a camper heading northbound on U.S. 285, was hit by a truck, whose driver had passed vehicles on the shoulder at a high speed, crossed a double yellow line and hit her truck head-on.

“In a period of less than 10 seconds, one person’s choice has dramatically changed my entire family’s lives,” Frank said.

A strong family Frank knew Dee Davis was The One before their first date. They met while cruising Colfax Avenue in December 1984 when he was 19 and she was 18, and he said the conversation between them was easy and natural.

They married in May 1985, and Amber was born in May 1986, followed

by Adam in 1990 and Andrew in 1991.

The family lived in Wheat Ridge for eight years before moving to

Englewood, where Dee had grown up and graduated from Englewood High School in 1984. They have always been a tight-knit family with Amber and her daughters, Aliyah and Jordan, called JoJo by her family, living with Frank and Dee. Every year, the entire family went camping at Twin Lakes to fish, enjoy being outdoors and unwind.

“That was her place,” he said of Dee. Dee also loved wolves and gardening, and Frank plans to have a bench made to be placed near the garden at their home as a tribute to her.

Frank tries to keep Aliyah on a schedule as she attends kindergarten and after-school care, but she won’t sleep in the bedroom she shared with little sister JoJo. Aliyah believes a star in the western night sky is her grandma and JoJo watching over them.

JoJo, being the younger sister, learned quickly that she could get what she wanted, though she was fiercely protective of Aliyah.

“She was an amazing little girl,” Frank said of JoJo. “She had the biggest heart. … I will never see her grow up.”

Amber had a diffuse axonal injury, which means the two sides of her brain don’t communicate with each other. She still can’t walk, though she is slowly gaining back movement.

Her short-term memory is impaired, and at this point, she doesn’t know she lost her youngest daughter and her mother.

“Why add to her pain now?” Frank asked. “I’ll tell her when she can process what has happened. Amber will never be the same. She will always have limitations. As bad as this affects me, I can’t imagine what it must be like for Amber.”

Moving forward Frank spends his days trying to move forward but said it’s like one step forward and two steps back.

He says he’s worried he will lose the house now that his household is down to one income.

He is doing his best with Aliyah, though he adds, “As things go along, I know I’m screwing up. I keep waiting for Dee to come through the door to fix it.”

He takes comfort in the emotional support from friends, extended family and the community.

Frank says two months ago he sent an email to Gov. Jared Polis, wanting to discuss the criminal justice system as it pertains to repeat-offending drivers on the roadways like the man who caused the crash that killed Dee and JoJo, a system he calls screwed up. That man had alcohol/drug arrests and DUI convictions, and he was arrested three weeks prior to the crash for vehicular eluding, reckless driving and more. So far, Frank has not gotten a response from Polis’ office.

Each day is filled with going through the motions because there’s so much to do, and he works hard not to think about the “what ifs:” What if he had been driving immediately in front of Dee rather than heading home first? What if they hadn’t stopped for lunch or if they had stayed longer? That list is long, but that kind of thinking doesn’t help the here and now, he explained.

“I know what happened,” he said, “but I don’t think it’s sunk in yet.

This is going to be hard. I know that.

It’s so much harder without Dee.”

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Why some people take ‘digital detoxes’ and what mental health experts have to say

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or weeks, Jordan Novinger debated breaking up with Twitter.

In the span of a couple months, the Castle Rock resident had gained a following of several thousand. She spent hours talking with people online. Although she made new friends in the process, the 21-year-old also felt pressured to stay engaged.

At work, Novinger tried to resist a persistent temptation to check her accounts. Physically, Novinger was present, she said. Mentally, she was not. Her iPhone’s screen time report showed on some days Novinger spent up to four hours on Twitter.

In early December, Novinger cut the cord. She deleted Twitter. She took a break from Instagram too, which she steps away from periodically.

Since then, Novinger works more. She feels more productive. She is more inclined to pick up the phone and have a conversation with someone. She can’t leave Instagram permanently because she uses the site for work, but she hopes she’s made “a clean break” from Twitter.

“It was such an addiction,” she said.

The word is ‘toxic’ Several people in the Denver metro area who have taken short-term “digital detoxes” or left a platform forever all described social media with the same word: Toxic.

They offered up a laundry list of reasons why.

Screen addiction. Never feeling present. Rampant misinformation. Political fights. Hateful comment sections. The comparison game. Misleading highlight reels. The pressure to curate one’s life instead of simply live it.

Eventually, they all hit a breaking point.

The concept of undergoing a “digital detox” is increasing in popularity, according to a 2020 study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science that looked at the practice’s impact on well-being.

And while a whopping share of the population still uses social media — about 72% of all Americans do, according to the Pew Research Center — growth on numerous sites is slowing or stagnant.

The number of people on social media has remained relatively stable over the past five years, Pew’s Social Media Use in 2021 report says. Growth on platforms including Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat has remained statistically unchanged since 2019.

“This represents a broader trend that extends

beyond the past two years in which the rapid adoption of most of these sites and apps seen in the last decade has slowed,” Pew’s report states.

Reddit and YouTube are exceptions. Pew surveys found YouTube is the nation’s most-used social media platform and has shown a marked increase in growth since 2019. Facebook and Instagram are the next most popular sites.

Pew’s study acknowledges “a string of controversies” facing social media sites — like their management of misinformation or privacy concerns — and “the public’s relatively negative sentiments” about some parts of social media.

Pew surveying found 64% of American believe social media has “a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the country today.”

At least one mental health expert said while much other public scrutiny rightfully focuses on social media’s effects for young people, she’d like to see more research and attention on its ramifications across age demographics.

“It’s not just about kids,” Diane Thompson said, a psychiatrist with Centura Health.

The individuals who spoke to Colorado Community Media about departing social media ranged in age from 21 to 37. All said they were glad they left. Each emphatically encouraged others to give it a try.

“I would love for people to get off of social media. I think it’s just draining, and it can be so negative and toxic,” Novinger said. “While it can be good, I think most of the it’s not used for good.”

Taking the plunge Evergreen couple Jace and Taylor Jackson, both 30, recently completed a six-week detox from Instagram and have significantly scaled back their use of other platforms.

“I am shocked by how I have really broken the addictive, gotta click the button and check it,” Taylor said.

Social media became a routine part of their lives after their introduction to Myspace as high school and college students. In time, they joined several platforms. Jace said he’s known for a while that social media had become “a toxic presence in my life.”

“I want to rule social media. I don’t want it to rule me, and I think as soon as it crosses that line, I need to take matters into my own hands,” Jace said.

A book called The Comfort Crisis about inspired him to reconnect with the real world.

Jace and Taylor, avid outdoors explorers, also noticed they felt better after backpacking trips during which they rarely checked their phones.

So the duo made a plan to stay off Instagram for a month. Then they enjoyed leaving so much they extended the break another two weeks.

During that time, the couple crushed books, Jace said. They bought “an old-fashioned alarm clock” and charged their phones in the kitchen instead of their bedroom, avoiding the urge to scroll at night. The Jacksons slept better, they found. By day, Taylor stopped filling every free moment with a screen.

Another habit they broke by detoxing — incessantly taking photos. The couple recently got dressed up and attended a holiday party without taking a single picture, they said. Taylor’s main goal during her detox was to be more present.

She also doesn’t like the comparison game

people can get trapped in on social media, particularly when feeds are often carefully curated highlight reels of someone’s life, she said.

“I think creating your own reel can steal the joy of what you’re trying to capture,” Taylor said. “You’re constantly trying to frame your life in a certain way.”

She’s not alone in that thinking. Comparing her life to virtual realities drove Alex Williams, 23, to leave Instagram as well, although she hopes it’s a permanent move for her.

Williams deleted the app after graduating high school. She went from checking it daily, then weekly, to about once a month before ditching the site altogether. Williams needed to protect her wellbeing, she said.

“The hardest thing for my mental health was all of the diet culture that’s pushed, especially on Instagram,” she said. “It just painted such a fake version of reality that I figured out, first of all, I could never achieve, and second of all, never wanted to.”

After leaving the platform, the negative feelings she experienced when using Instagram completely evaporated, she said.

She checks Reddit every so often and finds dog videos on TikTok amusing. Most of her social media consumption has shifted to YouTube. She listens to podcasts or watches cooking videos.

Williams prefers that content because recipes are something she can recreate in her other free time, and cooking makes her happy.

She considers returning to Instagram every few months. Williams could try setting up healthy boundaries for herself, she said, but she hasn’t caved yet.

“I don’t see myself doing it,” she said.

Jeremy Myles said he too is done with one site forever. Myles set up his Facebook profile in 2009. Ten years later, he was done.

The 37-year-old got rid of Facebook partly out of concerns with data privacy, but also because of “the toxicity” and “how much hate was being spewed online.” Time after time, he said, he SEE BREAK UP, P13

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became frustrated seeing Facebook friends share misinformation, or watching loved ones get into online political squabbles.

If he joined the spats, Myles never felt better.

“Every one of those arguments was with somebody who I loved or respected,” he said. “I didn’t want to contribute to it anymore.”

Myles said he also noticed some of his friends and family, many in the Boomer generation, routinely got sucked into comment sections. Over time they seemed to grow generally angrier and more frustrated people.

“It’s sad to watch,” he said.

He encourages his parents to avoid the comments, where “people can be so hateful and angry,” he said. If he wants to hold a serious conversation with someone in his life, he tries to do that in-person, rather than from behind a keyboard.

He keeps ups with news on Twitter and is more inclined to engage on that platform but aims to do so sparingly, he said. In the future, Myles might consider using Facebook for business purposes.

“I am absolutely from a personal perspective not going to return to Facebook,” he said.

Expert insight Mental health and media professionals said there is limited research available about psychological benefits of leaving social media.

The study that examined digital detoxes’ effect on wellness said while commentators have advocated for social media breaks, “little work has examined the effectiveness of taking time off of social media.”

The study did not find a measurable positive effect on wellbeing from digital detoxing, it said, but acknowledged limitations around its data.

The experiment comprised three field groups — 248 people in the U.K., 199 in the U.S. and 203 in the Hong Kong. Some spent one day abstaining from social media while a subgroup participated for two days, comparing a social-media free day to a day of normal use.

They then rated their satisfaction with their day, the feeling of social connectedness, and its positive and negative effects on them. People reported feeling less connection or relatedness while staying off social

media, the study said, and no difference in their well-being by abstaining from their socials.

The study recruited a smaller number of participants than it wanted and could not say confidently people were truthful about whether they stayed off platforms.

About half of people said it was difficult to give up social media for the day. That was in fact one reason for the shortness of the study.

“The time scope of these experiments was necessarily narrow as we were concerned about participant compliance and retention. The short-term effects observed in our studies might not generalize to longer periods of social media abstinence,” the study states.

Despite the slowdown, social media use did climb some during the pandemic, Lynn Schofield Clark said. Clark chairs the University of Denver’s department of media, film and journalism studies.

That was likely for pragmatic reasons, she said, like work-related tasks and the need to stay connected.

“I think that the urge to take time away from social media has to be understood in relation to the generalized feeling of exhaustion we all have due to heightened stress,” Clark said.

People use social media to keep up with those who matter to them, “and connection is protective against mental stress and mental illness,” Clark said.

In addition to pointing to the study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, Clark added that some people are leaving social media — namely Facebook and Instagram — for reasons other than wellness. That might be their desire for heightened regulations or concerns with privacy violations.

“It’s too early to see whether or not this is a trend that will have an effect on these and other companies, but Jack Dorsey’s departure from Twitter is interesting in this regard,” Clark said.

Thompson, the Centura Health psychiatrist, said social media isn’t all bad if people can master limiting their exposure to toxic content or people and maximize how it makes them feel connected.

“There are times where social media can be a great way to connect,” Thompson said.

She’s still an advocate for breaking away from social media when needed. Thompson has said her clients sometimes come in overwhelmed by comments they receive or see on

Jace and Taylor Jackson live in Evergreen and recently completed a six-week digital COURTESY PHOTO detox from Instagram.

social media.

Occasionally, she has written a prescription for her client to stay off whatever platform is bothering them. She says it works.

“There is a discernable difference between the last time I saw them and how they were feeling,” she said.

Social media addictions or too much screen time can be taxing on mental health — the content people absorb might be depressing, or spur anxiety and irritability — but it also impacts physical health, Thompson said.

Hours spent on a person’s phone could be spent talking a walk, exercising or being physically active.

She suspects people are turning to social media to destress while weathering the tumultuous climate of 2020 and 2021. She urged people to have compassion for themselves while they cope, but to also take a hard look at whether the content they consume on social media is actually helping them unwind or further fostering anxiety.

Kendra Miguez founded a therapy center for women focused on helping them build self-esteem and improve their mental health. Their five locations include Denver and Broomfield.

“We deal with issues all the time with social media, and a lot of some of the unhealthier aspects of it and how it affects mental health and selfesteem,” she said. “Particularly with the millennial generation and the generation in the teens coming up.”

The average person spends two

hours a day on social media, she said, and that’s not counting other time spent on the internet. Taking a detox or slowing down social media use makes room for “healthier, more productive activities.”

The platforms can perpetuate unattainable body images or glamorous lifestyles “that can make people feel as if their lives are less worthy.”

“Another con is that it’s very addictive. It definitely can light up the same parts of the brain that get lighted with an addictive substance,” she said. “There’s an intense stimulation for the reward system.”

It doesn’t always matter whether a person’s engagement on social media is positive or negative, she said.

Addiction can creep in either way.

“We start to chase the dopamine and you’ll get the dopamine rush when you get a like, and there’s even more when you get a comment,” she said.

Miguez echoed Thompson — social media does have its benefits. The platforms can be integral to people’s professional lives and help them stay connected with distant friends, like old high school classmates.

Miguez’s advice is to develop selfawareness. She encourages people to be mindful of how social media makes them feel. That includes taking note of how whether relationships or interactions with people online are genuine or superficial.

“We’re not really getting our needs met, even though it might feel that way. It’s an illusion. We’re running from our loneliness,” she said.

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Symphony concert to welcome 2022

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he Littleton Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jurgen de Lemos, will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a concert at SONYA’S 6:30 p.m. on Dec. SAMPLER 31 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Ticket sales will be limited, due to COVID precautions. Masks and proof of vaccination are required Sonya Ellingboe for attendance.

Tickets cost $40 and include a dessert reception.

Waltzes, polkas, marches and more

by Schubert, Brahms, Lehar will be featured in de Lemos’ final concert with the orchestra he has led for many years. A brief tribute to de Lemos will follow the concert.

Visit littletonsymphony.org for a link to Eventbrite or call 303-9336824.

Newman Center Presents At the University of Denver’s Newman Center, “The Unauthorized Harry Experience” will run at various times Jan. 4-9; the Kronos Quartet performs Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m.; the Dance Theatre of Harlem will appear Jan. 14-15 at 7:30 p.m; Compagnie Herve Koubi is set for Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. — and that’s just a start in the new year! Masks and proof of

vaccination required. newmancenterpresents.com, 303-871-7720.

Clyfford Still Museum The Clyfford Still Museum is asking its community to vote on favorites by this Abstract Expressionist painter for a show later in 2022 called “You Select: A CommunityCurated Exhibition,” which will run Aug. 12, 2022 to Feb. 12, 2023. Votes

by Dec. 31. See clyffordstillmuseum. org/youselect.

Arts Guild workshop Heritage Fine Arts Guild will hold a soft pastel workshop, led by Kathy Beekman, on Jan. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon via Zoom. She will include pastel techniques for distant hills, foreground grasses, bushes and more. She is known for her barnscapes and advocates using the fingers generously. Register and pay through the guild’s website: heritage-guild.com.

Benchmark Theatre “Our American Cousin: America Divided” is a new play developed

by Benchmark Theatre in a world premiere Jan. 6 to Feb. 5, directed by Neil Truglio. Benchmark Theatre is at 1560 Teller St., just north of Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. benchmarktheatre.com, 303-519-9059.

Denver Botanic Garden The York Street location will feature a new exhibit: “CrossPollination: The Moth Migration

Project,” Jan. 15 to April 3, 2022 in the Freyer-Newman Center’s Bonfils-Stanton Gallery. The immersive installation will be created

by Hilary Lorenz and celebrates moths both as cross-pollinators and as a metaphor for the cross pollination of ideas through global human relationships. Works are created by artists of varying skill levels and sent to Lorenz, who explores the intersection of nature, community building and printmaking. botanicgardens.org.

Cowboy Gathering On Jan. 15 and 16, the annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be held at the Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden, featuring Colorado cowboy poets and musicians. The event has run annually for 30-plus years and will have a food truck available. Ticket prices vary for different performances, including a Super Ticket weekend pass for $99! See coloradocowboygathering. com.

Denver Art Museum “Disruption: Works From the Vicki and Kent Logan Collection” opens Jan. 16, 2022 at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, and runs throughout 2022. It will include about 50 works, including several never before displayed at the museum. Works by North American and international contemporary artists. Included in general museum admission. Free 18 and under.

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From Wadsworth Boulevard, a driver can see a colorful glow from Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park — something wonderful is just a couple blocks away if one turns west on Ohio Avenue to the park at 801 S. Yarrow St. in Lakewood.

Hundreds of park trees are lit in a rainbow of colors — some

twinkle and others just shine.

For the past few years, Camp Christmas, a bright, glittery, lightfilled holiday immersive art event, has been staged at several indoor venues — Stanley Marketplace most recently — but moving it outdoors is a wonderful idea and the park’s trees and buildings look like they were always meant to shine!

Parking is free at the site.

Camp Christmas, designed and organized by area artist Lonnie Hanzon, a Lakewood resident, opens at 10 a.m. during the day and remains open until 10 p.m. Seeing it after dark really adds so much

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Dazzling!

Buildings involved are from Lakewood’s past and have been moved to the site over a number of years. They are fifties-ish, mostly, not old-old, which is the era chosen for focus in the historical museum as well.

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is open to walk through, with its chairs and dryers and wigs and humorous touches. Just makes one smile ... Everywhere one looks, there is something new to see.

Another building features the Pink Room, a confection one walks into, with a life-sized pink horse and so much more highly-detailed decor! And of course, stockings are hung by the chimney with care in a cozy living room ...

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many of them open and all of them decorated in Hanzon’s over-the-top style.

Snack food and beverages are available, but it’s not a spot to score a dinner. However, many nearby establishments are offering special deals if you show your ticket.

When you arrive at the gate, connect with the digital field guide for information as you walk. Most of the walks are paved, although the area around the barn is coarse gravel — a bit tough for wheels.

But in that barn is a huge Christmas tree visitors may want to see.

Total walking distance within Camp Christmas is about a halfmile, the website says, and every inch glows!

Visits to the Historical Museum on the site are free and there will be a food truck there most nights, according to the website.

Appointments will be necessary to visit Santa, with an extra ticket — and at times he will speak Spanish or in American Sign Language.

Check the website for information.

Masks are required in all indoor spaces and are encouraged outdoors as well.

See the Camp Christmas website to order tickets, which run from $8 to $25, depending on date and time.

If you have problems with printing them, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Box Office (cosponsor) will troubleshoot, accord-

This whimsical sketch by Lakewood artist Lonnie Hanzon depicts Camp Christmas, the immersive art experience designed and organized by Hanzon at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park. COURTESY OF LONNIE HANZON

ing to the website: 303-893-4100. At times when tickets remain, they will be sold at the gate, but advance purchase is recommended.

I’m thinking this would be a great plan for a family in the week between Christmas and New Years — perhaps tickets could be a holiday gift even! Open through New Year’s Eve. Last entry is at 9 p.m. Lights out at 10.

Tickets are available at denvercenter.org/tickets-events/campchristmas.

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ThunderRidge shows why it’s top-ranked Hoops team wins 78-62 over Eaglecrest with balanced scoring

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Defending state Class 5A state basketball champions and topranked ThunderRidge knocked off another high-profile opponent on Dec. 14 in the Grizzlies gym.

Coach Joe Ortiz’s Highlands Ranch team got balanced scoring and downed eighth-ranked Centennial-area Eaglecrest, 78-62.

ThunderRidge, atop the Dec. 13 CHSAANow 5A state rankings. is now 4-0 this season which includes wins over No. 3 Fossil Ridge and No. 6 Smoky Hill.

ThunderRidge still has nonleague games remaining against George Washington, Valor Christian, No.7 Cherry Creek, Fairview, Broomfield and Ralston Valley before heading into the Continental League which has No. 2 Rock Canyon, No. 4 Chaparral, No. 10 Douglas County and rival Mountain Vista, all Douglas County schools.

“We’ve always had that kind of schedule,” said Ortiz, whose teams have gone 145-32 over the past seven seasons. “Then RPI came out and you wanted that kind of schedule. From year to year teams go up and down but we’ve always tried to keep that kind of schedule, play teams in the Centennial League.

We want to play athletic teams because that’s going to prepare you but we’re just happy to be playing this year.

“It’s been a tough schedule but it’s not going to get easier in the league. Teams will be ready to play us. You have to guard against letdowns. That’s a position you want to be, you want to have a target on your back. But it sucks too.”

Eaglecrest made 13 3-point baskets in the game to keep the score close for three quarters, but the Raptors had no answer for ThunderRidge’s balanced scoring. The Grizzlies went on a 17-3 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away.

Andrew Crawford, a 6-foot-5 forward, scored 19 points including eight of the Grizzlies’ first 10 points.

“I thought Crawford had a breakout game,” said Ortiz. “He’s a sophomore, he’s showed promise and done good things but in a bigger environment he had some really big takes against big-time players. I thought that was his blowout game.”

Jackson Brennan, a 6-3 senior, had 16 points, senior Thomas Walkowisk added 14 points, 6-9 senior Zach Keller had 13 points and 6-8 Joey Bilello finished with 10 points.

“Jackson has been so steady,” added Ortiz. “Zach is obviously the guy and Joey’s been right there with him. We have a pretty good

Thomas Walkowiak (12) of ThunderRidge drives down the lane in the Dec. 14 game against Eaglecrest. Walkowiak had 14 points PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON and top-ranked ThunderRidge rolled to a 78-62 victory.

core.”

The balanced scoring is nothing new.

“That’s been the case with our better teams.” Ortiz continued.

“We’ll have balanced scoring at the end of the season, I would think.

Different guys might have big games.

“Eaglecrest shot the ball well.

You have to give them credit how they shot on the road. They are dangerous.”

Senior Mostapha El Moutaouakkil had a game-high 24 points for Eaglecrest.

The Grizzlies entertained George Washington (3-2) on Dec. 21 and Ortiz will borrow words from Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and former Army, Indiana and Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight to avoid a letdown.

“I heard Coach K and he felt that there’s no question how hard the games are that you are suppose to win,” said Ortiz. “I totally feel that.

Then it goes to Bobby Knight ... big game and next game is a letdown.

“The kids will get up for the big games. Some of my more colorful, intense halftime speeches have been against lesser teams because I fear for a letdown. Out kids are resilient and they are pretty good.”

ThunderRidge coach Joe Ortiz shouts some instructions during the Dec. 14 game against Eaglecrest.

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Englewood commission nearing completion on neighborhood map over the past three months.

The project has been ongoing since 2017, starting when the city’s Historic Preservation Commission began working on a map before finalizing a draft that “combines historic subdivision names and modern-day locations of significance,” according to Madeline Hinkfuss, the city’s neighborhood resources coordinator.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0068-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 21, 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) Shane Andersen and Dawnielle Andersen Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial, LLC D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust May 24, 2019 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 29, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D9049898 Original Principal Amount $366,592.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $361,682.22 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 28, BLOCK 11, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 16216 E Otero Pl, Englewood, CO 80112.

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, 01/19/2022, 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: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 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: 09/21/2021 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: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-21-894229-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0068-2021 First Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT On or about January 13, 2022 the City of Englewood will make final payment to: Bryan Caudill, Project Manager Glacier Construction Co., Inc. 5460 South Quebec Street, Suite 200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 For construction of: DAFT Dissolution Vessel Replacement Project Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Jackie Loh, Director of Finance, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 801102373, (303) 762-2416, prior to January 10, 2022.

Jackie Loh, Director of Finance City of Englewood, Colorado Legal Notice No. 301243 First Publication: December 23, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF LIENED PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that a public sale will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com to begin on or after 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2021 with close of sale to be on or after 9:30 a.m.

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BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE will sell to satisfy the lien on the property stored at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the following persons. The inventories listed below were notated by the tenants at the time of rental.

BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE makes no representation or warranty that the units contain said inventories.

0D006 SAMANTHA A. WADKINS 6085 Argonne Loop Unit D Colorado Springs, CO 80902 Furniture, Toys, Bicycle, Appliance, Bags, Misc. Boxes 0I008 TANYA L. CARLETON 18 E. Belleview Ln. Greenwood Village, CO 80121 Furniture, Decorations, Golf Clubs, Bedding, Bicycle Parts, Misc. Boxes All purchased goods are sold “as is” and must be removed within 72 hours from the day of sale. This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party. See www.storagetreasures.com for terms and sale rules.

Legal Notice No. 301242 First Publication: December 23, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RONALD LOUIS LUNDERS, A/K/A RONALD L. LUNDERS, A/K/A R.L. LUNDERS, A/K/A RONALD LUNDERS, or RON LUNDERS, Deceased Case Number 2021PR31320 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 April 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

MELINDA SUE HETHERINGTON Personal Representative 4635 S. Mariposa Drive Englewood, CO 80110 Legal Notice No. 301236 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brian Allen Barwise, deceased Case Number: 2021PR472 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 09, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marilyn S Rissmiller Personal Representative 7470 S Gallup St Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 301225 First publication: December 09, 2021 Last publication: December 23, 2021

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Shirley S. Joondeph, also known as Shirley Stroink Joondeph, and as Shirley Joondeph, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31319 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 April 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brian C. Joondeph, Personal Representative 103 Glenmoor Lane Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Legal Notice No. 301234 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Legal Notice No. 301227 First publication: December 09, 2021 Last publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael M. McGowen, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031252 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cyndi L. Lyden, Personal Representative 1777 S. Harrison Street, Suite 1250 Denver, CO 80210

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 301228 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeffrey A. Lopez, AKA Jeffrey Asuncion Lopez, AKA Jeffrey Lopez, AKA Jeff Asuncion Lopez, AKA Jeff A. Lopez, AKA Jeff Lopez, Deceased Case Number 2021PR31253

PUBLIC NOTICE

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 April 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathleen Rector, aka Kathleen W. Rector, aka Kathleen Winifred Rector, and Kathy Rector, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31356

Evelyn A. Lopez, Personal Representative 301 Morton Drive Daly City, CA 94015

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 April 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 301240 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Michael Rector and Robert Rector, Co-Personal Representatives 18208 Keswick Court Parker, Colorado 80134

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 301237 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of June Marie Mulhern, A/K/A June M. Mulhern, A/K/A June Mulhern, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31301

Public Notice

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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael P. Mulhern, Personal Representative 21924 E. Nichols Place Aurora, CO 80016 Legal Notice No. 301229 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SCOTT E. LOVE, also known as TODD ALLEN RICHTER, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031302 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mber Rose Love, Personal Representative c/o M. Lisa Clore, Esq. Lisa Clore, LLC 5500 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 130 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ollie Jane Hancock, deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 491 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 09, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 301233 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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