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Arapahoe County OKs $300,000 for homeless navigation center Money will be enough to cover initial staffing costs

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A proposal to create a navigation center to help those who are homeless in

the areas of Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan is coming closer to reality after Arapahoe County approved $300,000 to be used over three years for the center.

The money will go to the South Metro Community Foundation, chaired by former Littleton mayor Susan Thornton, who said the funds will be enough to hire two full-time employees who

can begin outreach efforts by the end of this year.

Pitched as a “one-stop shop” for resources, the navigation center would connect those who are homeless to services for healthcare, job training, food assistance, addiction recovery and more.

“The services are already here but people are not always connecting with those

services,” Thornton said.

“There are a lot of barriers, and that’s something I think the center can really help with.”

The project is a part of a laundry list of proposals from a task force of leaders in Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan who launched the Tri-Cities Homeless Action Plan last summer to help get more people housed.

Prior to the announcement on March 10, the navigation center had just $10,000 approved from Arapahoe County, with $25,000 earmarked for a “feasibility study,” a cost that would be split between the three cities.

Ultimately, the center will occupy a physical space SEE HOMELESS, P6

The art of restoring vintage luxury and sports cars Farland Classic Restoration still going after 30 years

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

In neighboring Englewood, it was slightly higher, at $3.83. Both are below the Arapahoe County average price, which is $3.95.

The prices are similar to others in nearby areas, with more central and eastern counties hovering

Although it’s not the usual kind of car the business works on, the story behind a 1952 Hudson Hornet compelled the folks at Farland Classic Restoration to take on the challenge of returning it to its former glory.

“Sometimes we do those kind of cars,” said company owner Jack Farland. “We call it sentimental motors. You know, people are in love with some car for some reason and want to bring it back to original.”

In this case, in the early 1960s, the owner of the Hudson, his six siblings and their parents used to travel all over the country together in that car, Farland said.

Farland Classic Restoration, located for over 30 years in Englewood, restores vintage luxury automobiles and sports cars.

With 20 employees, the 15,000-square-foot shop is one of the larger restoration businesses in the country, Farland said.

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SEE FARLAND, P12

A gas pump at a station in Littleton. The average price for gas is expected to exceed $4 per gallon in Colorado.

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Average gas prices in Englewood, Littleton near $4 What is causing the increase? Experts weigh in

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Average gas prices in Colorado were on the cusp of hitting $4 per gallon as of March 14, with the

national average at $4.33 according to AAA. In Littleton, the average price of gas was $3.78 as of March 14 according to data from GasBuddy on 10 different stations in the city.

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Briefly In Englewood Virtual meeting on planned development Embrey Partners is hosting a virtual neighborhood meeting on Thursday, March 24 at 6 p.m. regarding an upcoming proposed multifamily community in Englewood.

The proposed planned unit development (PUD) would include 34, three-story townhomes and approximately 366 multi-family homes in a four-story building. The proposed project is approximately 8.4 acres and is located at Oxford Avenue and Navajo Street, on the site now occupied by Sam’s Automotive.

Learn more at bit.ly/34AHCcs. Public hearing on neighborhood improvement grant The Neighborhood Resources Program is hosting a webinar on Thursday, March 24 at 6 p.m. for residents to learn more and ask questions about the new Neighborhood Improvement Grant! Neighborhood groups can apply for up to $3,000 for their neighborhood project.

Project ideas include creating a community message board, planting trees in a communal space, creative placemaking like painted crosswalks or murals and more! Register for the webinar at englewoodco.gov/neighborhoodgrants.

Mayor serves on special panel Last week, Englewood Mayor Othoniel Sierra spoke on a panel with other mayors from the south Denver area to discuss some our region’s greatest challenges including housing affordability, homelessness and growth. The city thanks the South Metro Denver Chamber for producing the event.

Final days to nominate the Englewood Citizen of the Year Nominations for Englewood Citizen of the Year must be turned in by March 25.

Has someone who lives in Englewood gone above and beyond for you or the community?

Nominate them for Englewood Citizen of the Year.

Submit your nomination at englewoodco. gov/2022-COTY. Funds still available in the home energy and home repair grant program Does your home need a boost in energy efficiency? The Home Energy Grant is available for Englewood residents with low to moderate income. The grants are up to a maximum of $8,000 per household for energy efficiency upgrades as determined by an energy audit.

Is your home in need of repair or improvement? The Home Repair & Improvement Program offers a $1,000 grant for emergency repairs or an $8,000 deferred loan at 0% for eligible home improvements.

Learn more about both programs and submit a pre-approval application at: www.englewoodco.gov/housing Chamber event: A look at the labor report Join the Englewood Chamber of Commerce for a behind-the-scenes look at policy and big ideas affecting the area’s business community. Thought Co-op monthly meetings keep members informed of the latest conversations around workforce development, transportation and economic growth. This month, Arapahoe Douglas Works will share the statewide labor report.

The event is sponsored by Arapahoe County and the City of Englewood, with a complimentary light breakfast.

The event will be held at the Hampden Hall at Englewood City Center, located at 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Tickets for the event are free to members and $10 for non-members. To purchase a ticket, visit the website at eventbrite.com/e/thought-coop-colorado-labor-report-tickets-254536825497.

Tickets available for Englewood Chamber’s annual awards banquet Tickets to the Englewood chamber of Commerce’s annual awards banquet are still available. The banquet will be held on April 21. For information, visit the website at bit. ly/3q0EPka.

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High Line Canal Conservancy announces new COO

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Veteran public planner Tracy Young to manage 71-mile waterway

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The High Line Canal Conservancy, a nonprofit working to protect and enhance the 71-mile waterway that runs through four metro counties, announced March 4 that it has named founding board member Tracy Young as its COO. Young has been with the conservancy since 2014, serving as its board secretary in 2020 and 2021. For the last 30 years, Young has worked as a landscaper and public planner for several urban areas and currently works as the planning, design and construction manager for Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space.

“I’m excited for a change, I’ve been in the public sector for over 30 years and I’ve absolutely loved every single minute of it,” Young said. “But this new position, working for the conservancy, is basically a dream job for me.”

Young said she has a long relationship with the High Line Canal, a 140-year-old human-made waterway that now serves as a popular recreation trail. She first began working on the canal with the City of Denver in 1990 and has since been involved in projects in Aurora.

“Tracy embodies everything anyone could ever ask for in a public servant and leader,” said Josh Tenneson, High Line Canal Conservancy board secretary, in a statement. “She has always remained committed to making the community that she lives and works in a better place.”

As COO, Young will be tasked with helping implement the vision of the recently-formed High Line Canal Collaborative, a partnership of local governments, agencies and nonprofits working to provide $130 million in spending on the canal over the next 15 years.

Of that, about 20% to 30% will come from private donors, according to Suzanna Fry Jones, senior director of programs and partnerships for the conservancy. This will include individual donors, regional and national foundations and some corporate groups.

About 40% to 50% of the funding will come from local and regional governments, with some possible federal funding.

The money will go towards a host of canal improvements and projects with an emphasis on accessibility and environmental stewardship. The collaborative is eyeing new bridges, underpasses and mile markers as well as removing dead trees in the forests surrounding the canal and planting thousands of more drought-tolerant trees by 2030.

These initiatives will build on current projects already under-

Tracy Young, a 30-year veteran of landscaping and public planning, will become COO for the High Line Canal Conservancy COURTESY OF TRACY YOUNG March 23.

way such as enhancements to stormwater mitigation to filter out pollutants, such as sediment, salt, phosphates and oil that may be collected by rain or snow when it touches the ground and drains into the canal.

Built with the “promise for a better future,” according to Young, the canal has historically served as an irrigation system for residences, governments and businesses.

From the mouth of Waterton Canyon in southwest Douglas County, the waterway winds through Douglas, Arapahoe, Adams and Denver counties, making it one of the longest continuous urban trails in the U.S. But as climate change continues to make the state dryer, drought has been an ever-present problem for waterways like High Line.

“Water conservation is something that is on everyone’s mind in the West these days,” Young said. “We have been experiencing drought, more and more drought, and there are also pretty strong new development patterns happening in our region.”

With this, Denver Water, the canal’s owner, has signaled a need to wean current users off the waterway in favor of more sustainable irrigation services with a focus on transitioning High Line to a purely recreational canal.

Currently, there are about 35 entities in the metro area that still rely on the canal for irrigation, including schools, parks and residences, according to Tom Roode, chief operations and maintenance officer for Denver Water.

“We have this great resource … and the challenge for us is it’s no longer a good asset for us to deliver irrigation water, but we don’t want to just let it fail,” Roode said in a previous article.

Ultimately, Young said she sees her work, and the work of the collaborative, as a means of bringing more people together to enjoy the recreational space.

“I see the canal as the way to enhance the connection between people, people from different backgrounds, people from different communities,” Young said.

Telephone Town Hall

Wednesday, March 30 @ 6:30 p.m. | Call-in number 1-855-436-3656

Join us to learn more about how Arapahoe County is approaching the formation of a single-county health department. Visit www.arapahoegov.com/townhall for more details or to live stream the event.

We want to hear from you Arapahoe County is examining how best to serve the public health needs of residents and businesses. To make that happen, the County is seeking resident input that will help us prioritize the services offered by the health department.

Look for weekly surveys—available each Friday— and provide your input.

Visit arapahoegov.com/health Where can you vote in the 2022 elections?

Arapahoe County Elections Division is seeking public feedback on possible locations for new voter service and polling centers (VSPCs) for the Nov. 8 General Election. The comment period will remain open from Thursday, March 3 to Monday, May 2. Scan the QR Code with your smartphone to provide your input.

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Plane crash lands near Centennial Airport Passengers escape with minor injuries

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A plane landed on the grass median in the middle of the E-470 toll highway near Centennial Airport, and two occupants of the aircraft safely exited but sustained minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.

“The two people on the plane exited on their own, were walking and talking with (emergency) responders,” said Eric Hurst, spokesperson for South Metro Fire. “Their injuries were classified as minor and non-life threatening.”

The small aircraft was on fire on the grass median the afternoon of March 8 as firefighters sprayed it with water, as shown in a video

tweeted by the fire agency. No vehicles were involved in the crash, according to the fire agency.

‘Forever chemicals’ not used, agency says In aircraft rescue and firefighting situations where fuel is on fire, sometimes concerns arise about substances known as “forever chemicals” that can cause environmental problems. Such concerns surround what are called PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

PFAS-containing foam is considered a “forever chemical,” and although South Metro Fire Rescue is equipped with some, it was not used during the March 8 fire, Hurst said.

One scenario where South Metro Fire Rescue might use that foam is to suppress a burning aircraft while occupants are trapped inside or attempting to escape, Hurst said.

“Yesterday, all occupants were safe and out of danger, so SMFR

chose not to use PFAS foam, which would have created an environmental clean-up issue,” Hurst said on March 9. “The result was a longer-lasting fire that was extinguished using water and foam that is environmentally safe.”

The kind of foam South Metro Fire Rescue used to help put the aircraft fire out is called “Class A” foam, Hurst said.

“It’s designed to mix with water and better extinguish natural combustibles” like grass, wood and so on, Hurst said. “It also forms a smothering blanket effect much like the PFAS-containing foam so it cools and smothers the flames at the same time.”

If PFAS-containing foam was used, the incident would be reported to the proper state and federal agencies, and the dirt would be removed by an environmental clean-up company, according to Hurst.

Minor damage along highway The plane likely went down

around 2:15 p.m., according to Hurst. The fire was under cons trol as of a tweet just after 3 p.m. a March 8 from the fire agency.

The landing, which the fire d agency called a “crash” on Twitter,w occurred between Peoria and Ja- w maica streets in Douglas County.

The northbound and southbound a on-ramps from Interstate 25 to eastbound E-470 were closed due tom the crash, and E-470 was closed at Peoria Street, according to a tweet from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at 2:33 p.m. March 8.

Southbound E-470 was closed at Peoria, while northbound traffic was getting by on the shoulder, according to a tweet from the CSP E470 account, which appeared to be a Colorado State Patrol account.

The E-470 Public Highway Authority was still assessing the damage on March 9, but it appeared to be minimal at that point, according to Heather Burke, SEE PLANE CRASH, P5

South Suburban to replace Littleton tennis bubble Structure destroyed in wind storm

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new, 56,000 square-foot metal structure at the Littleton Golf and Tennis Clubhouse is expected to be completed in March COURTESY OF SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND RECREATION 2023.

South Suburban Parks and Recreation is moving forward with an $11 million replacement for the tennis bubble at the Littleton Golf and Tennis Clubhouse that collapsed in December due to high winds.

“It’s not a reactionary project, but unfortunately we had that huge windstorm and the facility came down,” said Melissa Reese-Thacker, South Suburban’s planning manager, who added that a replacement project had been in the works since last July.

“Our goal in replacing the building is to maintain our current programming.”

On Dec. 15, winds of up to 80 miles per hour battered Littleton and the Front Range, leading to the collapse of the bubble off Federal Boulevard as well as widespread power outages.

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spokesperson for the highway authority.

“Our cable median barrier was damaged, which we anticipate will be fixed within the next few weeks,” Burke said.

The traffic closures lifted at about 6 p.m. March 8, Burke said.

Aircraft incidents not uncommon in area The involved plane is a Cessna

BUBBLE FROM PAGE 4

South Suburban had long thought the tennis bubble, constructed in 1985, could ultimately succumb to what it faced that day.

P210N single-engine, six-passenger aircraft that was flying from the south toward the north and went down just south of Centennial Airport, according to another South Metro Fire tweet.

The incident appeared to be a crash, Hurst said.

“I would categorize the incident as a crash since witnesses said the plane contacted the ground and did not move,” Hurst said. “A landing usually means a plane touched down and traveled a distance to slow down before stopping.”

There was no information about

what caused the accident, Hurst said on March 9. The Federal Aviation Administration and NTSB, or National Transportation Safety Board, were notified and will conduct an investigation, according to Hurst.

Asked whether an emergency plane landing has happened on or near E-470 before, Hurst said he knew of one incident where a small plane went down in the E-470 median near Jordan Road on Oct. 29, 1997.

“My understanding is the plane had minor damage (and) no inju-

ries or deaths occurred,” Hurst said.

At least several aircraft incidents or accidents in the Centennial Airport area have made local headlines in recent years. The airport has said the way planes land or depart is generally overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration, and that whether a plane lands safely depends largely on the pilot.

For more details on aircraft incidents in recent years, see our previous story at tinyurl.com/CentennialAirportAreaIncidents.

“When it snows, especially when we get lots of snow or high winds, we have seen damage,” ReeseThacker said. “It’s just older material, so it didn’t hold up as well.”

No injuries occurred, according to South Suburban spokesperson Becky Grubb, but the 45,000-square-foot bubble that cov-

ered six courts remained closed.

Reese-Thacker said temporary lessons and private practices are currently being held at the Ice Arena at 6580 S. Vine St. in Centennial.

Construction is set to begin this May with a new, 56,000 square-foot metal structure being completed in

March 2023. During that time, the golf shop will move to an on-site trailer, Reese-Thacker said.

The new facility, along with being more resilient to the elements, will also feature an expanded kitchen area as well as a more open design to allow for better flow of foot traffic, Reese-Thacker said.

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where people could come to shower, do laundry and possibly stay the night.

Arapahoe County’s funding alone will not be enough to secure brick and mortar space, as Thornton put it, but the center could manifest first through a shared space with an existing nonprofit.

Thornton said her foundation is currently waiting to hear back on grant applications to see what philanthropic support the center can get. In total, Thornton projects the center could cost about $212,000 per year to run if it were to occupy a physical space.

“It’s past time that we should be doing this work, we want to start connecting people with needed services,” she said.

Thorton made it clear the navigation center is not a shelter, something that other task force leaders have repeatedly emphasized.

“Emergency shelters are important especially when it’s bitterly cold ... but it’s a stop gap,” she said.

Mike Sandgren, who heads Change the Trend, a network of nonprofits, churches and agencies working on homelessness solutions, said a navigation center will provide the social infrastructure needed to address homelessness in a way a shelter cannot “What you don’t want to do is just stand up an emergency shelter and say ‘we solved homelessness’ because that’s not necessarily creating the system to move people beyond

In a Sept. 2020 file photo, a man dismantles a canopy during a sweep of a homeless camp along the South Platte River.

the experience of homelessness,” said Sandgren, who also serves on the tri-cities task force.

Still, Thornton said a shelter could appear sometime in the future and hopes the work of the navigation center will show the need for more investments in homelessness.

“I’m hopeful that, especially when people start seeing the statistics about how many people get off the street and into safe and secure housing, that the general public will be more supportive of resources for homeless,” she said.

The Denver metro area is facing

a rise in homeless numbers, with a 2021 study by the Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative showing the number of unhoused people in the region climbed by 15% between 2018 and 2020.

According to data from Arapahoe County, between January 2020 to January 2021, 17 people experiencing homelessness in the county died on the street from natural causes, 22 died by drug overdose and four died by hypothermia.

The navigation center will serve as just one of several proposed remedies to that crisis, with Littleton,

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Englewood and Sheridan looking to spend $705,000 over three years to put in place a litany of proposals.

This includes affordable housing initiatives such as vouchers and staffing a “response team” to help people understand the bureaucratic process of obtaining driver’s licenses and birth certificates.

And recently, the three cities, as well as Arapahoe County’s commissioners, approved a $330,000 contract to pay a homelessness coordinator for three years to helm the cities’ action plan, though no one has yet to be named for that position.

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Venardos Circus to return to Littleton Shows beginning April 14

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Venardos Circus, a Floridabased traveling circus, will return to Littleton for 15 shows over two weeks, beginning April 14. The group previously performed in Littleton last summer.

Attendees will have the opportunity to watch an array of acts and performances by the circus troupe of aerialists and acrobats. Hosted at the Aspen Grove shopping center in southwest Littleton, located at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, the shows will take place inside a custom-made red-and-white striped tent that evokes the nostalgia of old-school circuses, but without

the animals. “We live to be on the road, expressing our creativity and bringing joy to families across the country,” Kevin Venardos, the show’s ringmaster and producer said in a statement. “We can’t wait to return to Colorado.”

Tickets for general admission are $16.50 for youth under 12 and $27 for adults. Children 24 months and younger are free.

There will also be premium reserved seating available, with tickets starting at $37.

Tickets for opening night, which is April 14 at 7 p.m., will be 50% off.

Get tickets by visiting the website at https://www.tickettailor. com/events/venardoscircus.

Classic circus delights such as popcorn, cotton candy, housemade pink lemonade, nachos, hot

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The dates for all Littleton performances are: • Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m.

• Friday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

• Wednesday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m.

• Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.

• Friday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday, April 24 at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

The circus will also perform 15 shows at Collision Brewing Company in Longmont from April 27 to May 8.

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Legislature wants to stop tiny committees from appointing state lawmakers One in five lawmakers were appointed by a vacancy committee

BY JESSE PAUL AND SHANNON NAJMABADI THE COLORADO SUN

The Colorado legislature is trying to expand the number of people who sit on powerful vacancy committees charged with selecting replacements for state lawmakers who step down in the middle of their terms.

Right now the committees, which have the ability to select a state senator or representative who can for years represent tens of thousands of constituents at the state Capitol, can be made up of as few as three people. Critics say panels that small are undemocratic.

“Mine was 10 people,” Sen. Bob Rankin, a Carbondale Republican, said of the vacancy committee that appointed him to his seat in 2019. “It needs to be a broader cross section of people, for sure.”

Nearly 1 in 4 lawmakers in the 2018 legislature had at some point been appointed to a statehouse seat or advanced from the House to the Senate through a vacancy committee appointment, according to a Colorado Sun analysis. State Rep. Dave Williams, a Colorado Springs Republican, cited the reporting in sponsoring a bill to expand vacancy committees.

The numbers have decreased

Lawmakers are seen at the Capitol’s House floor on Jan. 12, 2022 in Denver at the start of Colorado’s General Assembly’s 2022 session.

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slightly since then. Nearly one-fifth of current House lawmakers were appointed to their seats at some point through the vacancy process.

Nine of 35 senators — or 26% — were also at some point in their statehouse careers hand-picked by the committees.

“I think the process itself is fundamentally flawed,” Williams said.

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Hinrichsen was already running this year to be elected to a full, four-year Senate term in the competitive Senate District 3. Because of the vacancy appointment, he now has an incumbency advantage, underscoring the power of vacancy committees.

Colorado is one of a handful of states that use vacancy committees to fill the seats of politicians who resign in the middle of their terms.

Critics call the side-door to the Capitol undemocratic.

Other states use special elections or appointments by the governor or a county commission to fill vacated legislative seats.

Here’s how the vacancy committee process in Colorado, which is used by both Democrats and Republicans, works: Each state House and state Senate district in Colorado has a partisan central committee made up of dozens of precinct captains.

The captains are selected at precinct caucuses, the every-other-year gatherings where party insiders convene at a set time and place, which can severely limit turnout.

The central committee can decide how to form a House or Senate district’s vacancy committee. Some vacancy committees are made up of a handful of people while others consist of the district’s entire central committee and more.

The person selected by a vacancy committee in most cases serves out the remainder of the term of the politician whose seat they are filling.

Williams’ measure, House Bill 1044, seeks to increase participation by requiring that, at a minimum, a district’s entire central committee be on the vacancy committee. The change would also apply to vacancy appointments for county commissions and the Colorado Board of Education.

Williams said the goal is to increase the “sample size” of electors.

He cited the 2019 appointment of state Rep. Perry Will, a New Castle Republican, by a six-member vacancy committee as an example of a panel that’s far too small.

“It doesn’t mean it was a bad decision,” he said. “I don’t think most of these vacancy committees are acting in bad faith or being malicious. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to safeguard against it.”

State Sen. Jeff Bridges, a Greenwood Village Democrat, is another one of the measure’s prime sponsors. He was advanced to his seat from the House in 2019 by a vacancy committee that he said had 165 voting members.

“Even though I still don’t think 165 people should be making a decision for 170,000 people on who their state senator should be, it is better than 10,” he said.

Bridges called House Bill 1044 “the best of all the bad options that we have.”

Others don’t see the size of the committees as a problem.

“I’m sure it happens, but those five people are probably the five most active people and the best, most knowledgeable folks within that district,” said state Rep. Alex Valdez, a Denver Democrat who voted no on the proposal.

Changing the rules mid-election cycle could also be confusing and make it more difficult for citizen candidates to participate, Valdez said.

“If the process hasn’t shown itself to be broken, it doesn’t need to be fixed and that’s especially true with democracy,” he said.

House Bill 1044 passed out of the House by a 46-18 vote. It’s now being considered by the Senate and is expected to advance to the governor’s desk.

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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Colorado’s average gas prices nearing record Prices expected to remain high

BY MATT BLOOM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Coloradans can expect more pain at the pump as the average price for fuel continues to climb due to global market volatility.

The state’s average price per gallon hit $3.91 on March 9, according to AAA Colorado. Prices have climbed more than $.60 over the past week, mostly due to crude oil price jumps, said Skyler Mckinley, AAA’s public affairs director.

“Coloradans should be accustomed to gas price increases and very quick increases, even day to day, as the price that we pay at the pump catches up to what’s going on with crude oil,” Mckinley told CPR’s Colorado Matters.

The price upswing comes as the U.S. moves to ban Russian energy imports in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. In a speech on March 8, President Joe Biden acknowledged the move could send gas prices soaring, but he said the ban was necessary to “deal another powerful blow to

Putin’s war machine.”

Fuel prices still haven’t hit record highs in Colorado, but they could quickly get there, Mckinley said. The state’s per gallon record is still $4.09, which it reached in 2008.

“I think it’s a near certainty that we will be in those record numbers again,” he said. “They might not top records if you adjust for inflation, but that might also be a possibility.”

The state’s highest prices are concentrated in touristheavy mountain communities and the southwest corner of the state. Pitkin County’s average price hit $4.76 per gallon Wednesday.

San Miguel County hit $4.33.

Denver’s average price was $3.88 as of Wednesday morning. Averages were lower in Northern Colorado communities and throughout the Eastern Plains.

The cost to fill up will likely rise another 15% by the end of this week as markets react to the new import ban and gas stations adjust to global crude oil prices, Mckinley said.

“Expect more remote areas to have higher prices,” he said. “And because we are such a robust tourist state, major tourist corridors always have a bit of an

Gas prices increased steadily through March, after this photo was taken, and experts think the trend will SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE continue.

upcharge because there’s a lot of demand and not a ton of supply.”

Individual states have little control over global oil prices. Governors, including Jared Polis, have urged the federal government to suspend the federal gas tax to help soften the blow of price jumps.

Legislation in the House and Senate would knock about $.18 off the cost of

a gallon of gas, according to the governors’ letter. It would also authorize the U.S. Department of Treasury to transfer general fund dollars to replace the lost revenue.

“At a time when people are directly impacted by rising prices on everyday goods, a federal gas tax holiday is a tool in the toolbox to reduce costs for Americans, and we urge you to give every con-

sideration to this proposed legislation,” the Governors concluded.

Polis has also proposed a delay for Colorado’s new gas fee, which stems from the state’s most recent transportation plan.

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

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GAS PRICES FROM PAGE 1

just below a $4 average, while many western counties in the state have exceeded that amount. The reason, according to University of Denver professor Mac Clouse, has to do with distribution.

Clouse, who teaches finance in the university’s Daniels College of Business, said “it takes a special effort to get to the cities,” on the Western Slope, driving up the price of gas even more.

Being closer to a major oil and gas producer, the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City, grants Englewood and Littleton some advantage when it comes to the price of gas.

But Clouse said prices are expected to rise no matter the city with Colorado poised to break a $4 average possibly within days.

And there is no immediate end in sight to when prices may plateau or even drop.

“Unfortunately, I think it’s going to be a long time,” said Clouse, who expects it could be until next year before prices begin to drop substantially.

The culprits of rising prices vary, according to Clouse. Russia’s invasion and ongoing war in Ukraine have led to international blowback, with the Biden administration announcing this week that it would ban imports of Russian oil and gas in a bid to weaken the Russian economy. This has caused the price of gas in the U.S. to go up, but the problem existed even before Russia’s war.

“We were seeing rising gas prices even before the Russian move,” Clouse said, adding that efforts from the Biden administration, such as canceling the Keystone pipeline project and looking to new oil and gas regulations, have caused the U.S to become more dependent on foreign oil.

“And one of the countries where we were importing oil from was Russia, of all places,” Clouse said.

While it’s true that the U.S. has imported more oil since the beginning of the Biden administration, the reasons have been more complex than just regulation proposals, according to AAA spokesperson Skyler McKinley.

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acted to that regard,” McKinley said.

The U.S. has always relied on imports as well as domestic production of oil and gas, McKinley said, adding that being part of the global markets allows companies to ensure the most profits. With more travel, the demand for gas is high but the supply remains lower, McKinley said, a deliberate move on the part of oil and gas producers trying to make up for pandemic profit losses.

“The economy has come back in full swing and when we’re consuming we’re consuming oil,” he said.

What it leaves consumers with are the prices they see today.

It’s led to calls from politicians around the country for a suspension of the national gas tax, an idea endorsed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. But with the speed with which gas prices are rising, Clouse said removing the gas tax could make little difference.

“Everybody is just looking for any way to reduce that price,” he said. “But even if we got that 18 cent tax eliminated, that (saving) could be gone in two or three days.”

The situation has led to new urgency among some for renewed conversation on transitioning the U.S. to a greener, cleaner economy.

“The gas prices are becoming insane, and hurting those with the least amount of disposable funds the most. We need to get back to energy independence in this country ASAP,” said Littleton resident Diane White.

Much of those efforts are currently stalled, at least at the federal level, after President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate and social spending package, the Build Back Better Act, failed to secure the needed vote of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.

That bill, estimated to cost about $2 trillion over 10 years, would have delivered billions of dollars in tax credits for businesses and homeowners to switch to more renewable energy as well as supported building 50,000 charging stations for electric vehicles.

“Those are solutions, and those are good solutions,” Clouse said, but added it can’t be done overnight. “Ultimately, until we have substitutes for gasoline and gasoline-powered cars, we’re still going to need gasoline.”

Even with more electric cars on

Gas prices remain high and continue to climb in the Denver metro area and across SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE the nation.

‘Everybody is just looking for any way to reduce that price. But even if we got that 18 cent tax eliminated, that (saving) could be gone in two or three days.’

Mac Clouse, University of Denver professor

the road, power plants will have to burn fossil fuels to create the energy needed to charge the vehicles, McKinley said, adding that we have a “car culture in the United States.”

“The electric car is not a silver bullet,” he said.

More immediate solutions for those looking for a reprieve from high prices are changes to how they get around from carpooling to taking the bus more often, McKinley said.

But for some, a car remains the most practical way to get around, especially for those who may work multiple jobs and rely on cars to

travel greater distances faster. It’s why those who are living “paycheck to paycheck” will feel the economic squeeze from gas the most.

“It’s going to have a much bigger impact on the lower and middle income-level people,” Clause said.

Until more investments are made in public transportation and walkable communities, McKinley said this is far from the last time the U.S. will face a gas crisis.

“In the American West we’ve always seen the car as this avatar of freedom,” McKinley said. “The question I would ask is ‘is this the society we want to build?’”

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In addition to nostalgia-filled family cars, they’ve worked on Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches — some now worth millions — that have gone onto win awards at Pebble Beach and Amelia Island’s premier car competitions.

The company also buys and sells cars. Last year, it sold 44 classic cars from its 5,000-square-foot showroom down the street. Car sales create more gross income for the business than the shop by “a fair amount,” Farland said.

Although restorations are roughly 90% of what they do, margins are slim on that side of operation.

Parts, technicians, buildings, energy — it’s all expensive, he said.

“We have a big paint booth that has a million BTU gas heaters,” he said. “You turn it on and the dollar signs, they’re just rotating like a slot machine. It’s crazy.”

So managing the money is key.

“I don’t care what business,” Farland said. “You have to do a good job with the finances, or you can’t stay in business. Probably more important today than ever because everything’s so tight.

Costs go up so fast.”

Farland Classic Restoration developed a system that works well for them. A customer’s money for the project is placed in an account upfront. Then Farland technicians closely track what they do and bill the account on a regular basis.

As the caretakers of vintage cars, Farland Classic Restoration needs to be familiar with the old, of course, but also the new.

For about the last five years, instead of writing down the work they’ve completed, technicians have used their phones and QR codes to track what work they’ve done on which car.

“All that information goes on to a billing software program … and all the things that are done to that one car then end up on a bill,” Farland said. “Then every week, whatever work was done on that particular car, that much money is taken out of the (customer’s) account.”

No stranger to innovation, the company recently started performing electric conversions, that is, replacing the internal combustion engines of classic cars with electric motors. These cars, such as the 1966 Porsche 912 they’re currently converting, have a very small carbon footprint when the shop’s done with them.

Farland wants to provide an avenue for people who’d like to continue to drive these little pieces of history but in a more modern way.

“That’s our next big thing.”

Farland Classic Restoration restores vintage cars such as this 1967 Fiat Dino, 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL and 1954 Jaguar XK120.

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Man convicted in 2020 fatal gas-station shooting

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A man walked up to a conveniencestore clerk and calmly asked for cigarettes. Then, just as calmly, he told the clerk to give him the contents of the cash register.

“It’s going to be you, your stomach or the money,” the man told the clerk.

He added: “I can shoot you when I leave, or I can shoot you right now.”

The clerk placed cigarettes and money in a bag and handed it to the man, who said “thank you” right before shooting the clerk in the abdomen.

An Arapahoe County jury decided the shooter was Samuel Birch, finding him guilty on March 10 of several charges related to the murder and another robbery committed the same day at another convenience store. The suspect’s statements to the clerk were recorded on surveillance footage.

Birch was accused of the shooting and robbery at the Circle K convenience store at Quebec Street and County Line Road in Centennial, just north of Highlands Ranch, on the night of Nov. 26, 2020.

Defense attorneys framed the trial as resting upon the statements of Birch’s ex-girlfriend, who came forth and identified Birch as the shooter in the weeks after the incident.

The prosecution argued that the evidence points to Birch even without the former girlfriend’s recollections.

Birch is in his early 30s and at the time of the shooting was living in an apartment with his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Olson, in west Centennial.

The clerk, Mauricio Omar Perez, 24, died of the gunshot wound.

In a four-day trial this month, the jury in Arapahoe County District Court found Birch guilty of firstdegree murder, first-degree felony murder, two counts of aggravated robbery and tampering with physical evidence.

‘You’ll find out eventually’ Because the suspect’s face was covered on the security-camera footage, much of the trial focused on whether jurors could be sure Birch was the man in the videos.

The prosecution pointed to DNA from yellow gloves found in Birch’s Ford Fiesta car that matched Birch’s DNA, arguing the gloves appear to be the same ones the suspect wore while committing robbery.

Birch also appears to be the same height as the suspect based on “height strips” — markings that indicate how tall someone is on surveillance video — next to the doors at the convenience store.

But the prosecution attorneys also argued that Birch spoke as though he knew he were guilty of a serious crime on separate footage from the

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Birch was arrested for a separate incident on Dec. 7, 2020, after Douglas County sheriff’s deputies pursued him after a hit-and-run crash, according to court testimony. In body-worn camera footage from the Douglas County scene, Birch repeatedly asks deputies for a cigarette.

“Would you light one of those for me, though? I’m about to go to jail for a very long time,” Birch says to a deputy. He adds: “I’m about to be in there for years, bro.”

When Douglas County sheriff’s personnel ask what his name is, according to the prosecution, Birch says: “You know (what) it is; you’ll find out eventually.”

Birch thought deputies were going to connect him to the Centennial robbery and shooting, said Lisa Gramer, one of the prosecuting attorneys.

Gramer told the jury: “Your common sense and life experience and reason tells you that his statements to (Douglas County deputies) were not because of a DUI and crash.”

Authorities found .22-caliber ammunition in the apartment where Birch stayed and in his car, appearing to match the bullet that killed Perez, Gramer argued.

Earlier testimony in the case from Arapahoe County sheriff’s Investigator Ben Bussard said the weight of the projectile in the incident is consistent with a .22 round but could not state whether it was consistent with rounds of different sizes and potentially other calibers, defense attorney Grayson Lindstrom had argued during an earlier hearing.

One of Birch’s gloves tested positive for gunshot residue, Gramer said during trial.

Birch chose not to testify during the trial.

Confession alleged Defense attorney Lindstrom argued that “this case rests on the word of one person: Ms. Olson.”

Olson, 28, testified that she was lying in bed when Birch told her about the robbery and that he showed her the cash.

“I just turned away. I, like, rolled over in the bed. I just didn’t believe it,” Olson said in court.

Soon after, Olson saw in a news report that a clerk had been shot during the robbery, she told the court.

“I believe (Birch) said the clerk had a gun and maybe was trying to shoot back,” Olson recalled.

Perez didn’t appear to be armed, according to surveillance footage.

Speaking about why she didn’t go to police right after Birch allegedly told her about committing the robbery, she said: “Honestly, I was just really scared.”

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The defense argued Olson’s actions made her uncredible, pointing out that she didn’t end her relationship with Birch even though she was told Birch killed someone and committed robbery and she allegedly saw him destroying evidence.

“That’s not the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Lindstrom said.

Olson ended her relationship with Birch after learning he had police contact in Douglas County, Lindstrom added.

The prosecution argued Olson did not want to believe the person she loved was capable of committing the crimes — and she was worried about “how (Birch) was behaving and what he would do,” Gramer said.

Gramer underscored that Olson was the one who reached out to police — it wasn’t that she ended up speaking to police because they found out about her involvement.

“She has absolutely no motive to make this up,” said Gramer, adding that Olson “doesn’t get any money out of this.”

‘Spent that money on drugs’ Birch was also accused of robbing another gas station on the same day as the other robbery, at Arapahoe Road near Havana Street in central Centennial at about 4:30 p.m.

The suspect in that robbery entered the Conoco gas station and pointed a handgun at the clerk, according to information previously released by the Arapahoe sheriff’s office. The clerk gave the suspect the cash drawer, and then the suspect fired a single round into the ceiling. (That clerk was not injured.)

The prosecution also argued that Birch’s “desperate” need for drugs fueled the robberies.

Around the time of the robberies, Olson had tested positive for COVID-19 — and she was the main source of income for herself and Birch, she told the court.

“He found out that his girlfriend was sick with COVID, and they weren’t going to have money flow anymore,” Gramer said.

Text messages from Birch show he was looking for some type of pills, the prosecution argued.

“And we know that in the Conoco robbery, he’s much more agitated,” Gramer said.

At 5:07 p.m. that day, Birch says he has money and wants to buy the substance via a text message, the prosecution said. Shortly after, in response, he’s told to “come over,” Gramer said.

“And then the robbery at the Circle K takes place at (around 6:30),” Gramer said. “And you can see he’s much more relaxed in this robbery.”

Birch also later sent Olson a text that said, “I spent that money from last night on drugs,” according to the evindence shown in court.

Examining clothing A key piece of evidence was a sweatshirt covered in paint, which prosecutors argued was the same sweatshirt surveillance footage caught the shooter wearing that read, “No pain, no Jane.”

Olson said Birch asked her to paint over the sweatshirt and that it bore that phrase.

Authorities were able to examine the sweatshirt with several different light sources but could not see anything other than the outermost layer of paint, according to court testimony.

Lindstrom, one of the defense attorneys, criticized the way the sweatshirt was examined and argued more could have been done to see what was underneath the paint.

Authorities should have tried to “take a Q-tip and dip it in paint thinner” and test whether it would damage the outer parts of the sweatshirt to evaluate whether that tool could have been safely used to remove paint from the relevant part of the clothing, Lindstrom said.

The prosecution maintained that it was Birch’s sweatshirt that was pictured in the surveillance footage.

For Birch not to be the person who committed the crimes, Gramer said, “The coincidence would have to be you have a painted sweatshirt, .22s in your home, .22s in your car, gloves that match” the ones from the crime scene.

Previously, Birch has pleaded guilty to burglary of a building in 2013, to assault in 2013 and to criminal mischief in 2015, according to online court records.

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any years ago, business author Jim Collins wrote several impactful books on how some of the country’s and world’s most successful businesses have survived, or in some cases, failed.

He covered the topics through “Built to FROM THE Last,” “Good to Great,” and “How the Mighty Fall.”

EDITOR Each of these books are insightful and helpful in looking at the history of how companies like Walmart became empires, although Sam Walton’s original vision is far from what the company has become.

Collins’ works also look at failed companies such as Radio Shack and its missteps that led to eventual closures.

If we were to apply Collins’ points Thelma Grimes in these books to today’s America, and more specifically, here in Denver, I ask the question — Are we built to last?

For a variety of reasons, I would say the answer is no.

For now, we will skip the fact that leadership nationwide is faltering and that is not a good character in being a lasting, successful entity.

Instead, I want to look at how we are living as a nation, especially here in Denver. In a recent Facebook post, a friend spoke excitedly about becoming a first-time homeowner. However, the post was not general merriment as he went on to talk about the monthly mortgage payment for the home he will now be taking on with some stress.

You see, the home was priced way above what it should be. I am not talking a couple thousand dollars either. I am talking $100,000 to $200,000 more than it should be sold.

That means a higher mortgage for first-time homeowners who are already a bit stressed before the key unlocked the door.

This is a common problem across the Denver metro area. Homes are being sold for two to three times what they should be, making the thought of affordable housing more of a punchline than reality.

So, what does that have to do with being built to last?

Well, let’s look at this young family. They wanted to buy this home and stay in the place they grew up, near family.

However, what about the young families with no strong ties to our community? Do you really think young, educated families will want to stay here if they cannot make enough money to afford a house? If they cannot earn a living wage and actually live comfortably?

Ultimately, they will leave and seek more affordable options in a city either starting to grow, or one that is making it possible for young families to have a shot.

The loss, in the end, is ours. We are going to start losing young families and students graduating from college and entering the workforce. These young families and minds are the ones who establish our future.

They bring fresh ideas to our companies. They bring money to our economy as they spend at retail store and restaurants. They spend money to take part in community entertainment and events.

However, if all their money is going towards ridiculous mortgage payments, continually increasing utilities and HOA fees — will they stay here? Will we be able to keep great minds and citizens here?

Our markets are not built to last if we make it too hard for young professionals to even get started in the first place. Instead we are heading toward a more realistic narrative of how the mighty fall.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media. Contact Thelma by emailing tgrimes@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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to the two speakers, recognizing them for the contributions that their teachings had made in his own life. But then he welled up with tears as he asked his question. l “By listening to both of you over the s years and reading your books and applying t your teachings, I have become very success-h ful, and I am always motivated and positive.y m But I have a son who is just so negative, so pessimistic, and he isn’t getting excited n about anything. What advice do you have?” t g You could have heard a pin drop.

One of the speakers left his chair on stage and walked right up to where the man was i e standing. He dropped to one knee on the n stage speaking directly to the man. The w entire arena was silent. The speaker told him that when he got home that evening to t walk into his son’s room, sit on the edge of s his bed, and tell him how grateful he was to be his dad. That he couldn’t believe that God entrusted him with a son like this, and that he loved him dearly.

And then the speaker continued, telling the dad to do this every morning as his child wakes up, and every night before he goes to bed. Just pour out gratitude and love on him and don’t stop, do not just do this for a few days, make this a habit and commit to it and watch his child change.

The cameras panned the audience, tears flowing down cheeks, and the 6,000 people remained silent. I happened to be sitting with the speaker’s family in the audience, and I was sitting right next to his son. As I

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Business planning for retirement FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

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erhaps you have heard of the “great resignation” or other issues of workers leaving the workforce recently. Business owners planning for their own retirement are not exempt from the desire to perhaps join their ranks. In fact, sometimes business owners may feel stuck. Maybe they would like to resign or retire, but can’t due to responsibilities to customers and employees, leases, and vendors.

The latest figures from January showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions last November. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, also known as JOLTS, reports that over 20% or nearly 33 million people left their positions since April 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic also drove millions of workers into early retirement. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, more than 3 million additional people retired. An article in Kiplinger’s at the height of the pandemic states “Covid-19 weary business owners need a succession plan.”

Just as in financial planning when advisers coach their clients to plan for the inevitable, so too should business owners. This is why the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development

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looked over at him, he too had tears streaming down his face. At the time his son was in his 40s. I asked him, “Did your dad do that with you?” He answered, “Every day of my life, and still does it today. If not in person because we don’t live together, he calls me to tell me how grateful he is to be my dad.”

That speaker was Zig Ziglar, and it was one of the most amazing experiences I had the opportunity to witness. How many people went home that day and told their children, their spouse, their siblings, their employees, their

and International Trade, along with a host of other advisory groups and the Exit Planning Institute, launched a Business Owner Readiness Survey to help business owners determine how to exit from their business.

There are 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day and this generation owns 51% of privately held businesses in the United States. In recent surveys, 3 out of 4 business owners “profoundly regretted” their decision to sell within one year of exiting due to lack of “readiness.”¹ Privately held businesses headquartered in Colorado could benefit from creating a succession plan. Here are some tips to help business owners plan for their future: • Create a contingency plan in case of illness or premature death.

• Form an advisory team with your attorney, CPA, and financial adviser.

• Consider adding industry experts, outside advisers and a family member to your board.

• Review the financials. Know your income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.

• Consider a business valuation study.

• Understand your business structure by who are owners and how you

Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner professional and a fiduciary for over 35 years and is Managing Director for Mariner Wealth Advisors, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

co-workers how grateful they are for having them in their lives?

Probably almost everyone. Gratitude is powerful, gratitude is a game changer.

Is there someone you need to share your gratitude with? Has it been too long since the last time you expressed just how blessed you are to have them in your life?

I would love to hear your story at mnorton@xinnix.com, and when we can show others just how much we love and appreciate them, it really will be a better than good year.

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

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Lisa Savchenko Ripa, of Highlands Ranch, moved to the U.S. around age 7. A majority of her family members still reside in multiple regions of Ukraine.

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Tatiana Christofferson, of Boulder, was adopted through a Ukrainian outreach orphanage program in 2009. Christofferson, who lived in Ukraine until she was a teen, has struggled in recent days with occasional friends and family members who currently support OLIVIA SUN the war.

Even as the world condemns Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians are feeling helpless

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etiana Doiun was watching movies with her husband at home in Highlands Ranch when Russia’s president began an invasion in Ukraine last month.

Without skipping a beat, Doiun called her elderly mother and aunt, who live together in Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine. When her mother finally answered the phone, it was about 6 a.m. there and she was shocked to hear that the war had begun.

Doiun’s mother and aunt are not planning to flee because both are in their 70s and have health issues.

They would struggle to carry luggage and don’t want to leave their cats behind.

Dnipro has not yet suffered from the harshest attacks by Russia. However, on Sunday, Ukraine’s top security official said the Russian army is planning to encircle the city, as it works to cut off access to the southern Black and Azov seas and capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, about 300 miles from Dnipro.

Each night before going to sleep, Doiun calls her mother and aunt to ensure they’re still alive. “It feels like the worst days of my life,” she said. “I feel ashamed, honestly, to complain because I can’t imagine how my loved ones and everyone else in Ukraine feels.”

Pockets of reprieve Since Feb. 24, Russian forces have attacked Ukraine from the north, east and south, with focus on cities like Kyiv, Kharkiv and the port city Mariupol. As the world condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting the war, and as officials continue imposing hefty sanctions on Russian businesses and oligarchs, Putin is doubling down by targeting Ukrainian civilians trying to escape the conflict zone. The invasion has created the worst

refugee crisis in Europe since World War II and has united the world in solidarity against Putin and in support of Ukraine.

But even amid world condemnation, Ukrainians in Colorado are still feeling helpless and isolated as they watch their country’s infrastructure being destroyed each day. They’re trying to follow the movements of their loved ones amid spotty cell service and bombing in different regions, and they’re keeping tabs on their friends’ and families’ safety from afar as the world tries to make sense of a yearslong conflict that came to a head last month.

A map of Ukraine with purple showing the locations of Coloradans’ loved ones and red showing cities targeted by Russian forces.

“I’m just in so much pain and feeling hopeless.

That’s the worst pain I feel like there is,” said Tatiana Christofferson, who lives in Boulder. “I think of me helping, as speaking out for them,” she said of people still living in Ukraine, as she began to cry.

Ukrainians in Colorado said even amid the devastation, they find pockets of reprieve when they’re able to contact friends and family stuck in the war zone.

When family members support the invasion However, lately conversations between Christofferson and her father are brief. Her father, who lives in Donetsk, part of the disputed Donbas region, supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Parts of Donbas are controlled by pro-Russian separatist groups, and there is often intense fighting in the region.

Christofferson, who was estranged from her father, met him five years ago after 25 years apart.

She fears they might again lose contact over their opposing beliefs about Russia, she said. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but my dad does not let me speak of mine in front of him,” she said in a tearful interview.

Oleg Soloviov, a student studying political science and economics at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, said his grandparents, who live in Moldova, share a similar viewpoint and also side with Russia and support reuniting the former Soviet Union, which collapsed in 1991.

Oleg Soloviov, a student at Colorado State Univer-

Oleg Saloviov, a student at Colorado State University, said his parents were in Moldova when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. They consider themselves lucky that they were not able to return home to Ukraine.

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sity, said his parents were in Moldova when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. They consider themselves lucky that they were not able to return home to Ukraine.

“I don’t think they actually see what Russia is doing,” he said. “The only thing they hear from is Russian news, and I believe that’s a big reason why they support it. It’s upsetting and I feel powerless because I can’t really do much.”

He’s considered returning to Ukraine since the war started to volunteer or even fight alongside fellow Ukrainians. If his family finds themselves in danger, that would be the deciding factor. “I wouldn’t just sit here,” he said. “I would just go at that point.”

Taras Overchuk, who has family in Ukraine, spoke from Denver International Airport on Friday as he waited to board a flight to Poland. He planned to buy an old car there before driving to Lviv in western Ukraine. He decided to return to Ukraine because he couldn’t bear watching the war unfold while his family members bore the brunt of it and while his brother is fighting with the Ukrainian army.

Overchuk plans to spend a few weeks in Ukraine identifying areas most in need of foreign aid. He will soon report those findings back to the local group, Ukrainians of Colorado, which is offering a supSEE UKRAINIANS, P17

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‘It’s complex, and I think when people lose their humanity and just focus on one thing besides focusing on a lot of perspectives, it gets hard. A lot of things can happen at the same time. Just being knowledgeable and doing your research and doing better for your community, is going to be a step up.’

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port group for Ukrainians in the state, while collecting medical supplies to send to Ukraine.

“The situation changes really regularly, so in order to be effective you need to understand every day, what is going on,” Overchuk said Friday.

It took 12 hours for him to cross the border between Ukraine and Poland this weekend, as he and thousands of others waited there in the snow. He has tried to persuade his family members to evacuate, but they will not leave Ukraine.

Victoria Katsuba, Colorado State student

Refusing to leave “People are really patriotic there, and when you leave and flee, you’ve worked so hard to prove to the rest of the world and to Russia that you can be a successful country with an economy and educated people,” said Lisa Savchenko Ripa, who lives in Highlands Ranch and has family across Ukraine and Russia. “Fleeing is kind of giving up all of those things.”

Benito Mares is another Coloradan traveling to Ukraine this week to offer help through his nongovernmental organization Refugee Direct Aid, which he started in the 1990s during the Balkan wars. On Wednesday, he’s making the trek to Poland, where colleagues driving in from Kosovo will pick him up and then they all will travel to Lviv.

The small group is taking $20,000 in cash and medical supplies, such as heavy-duty gauze bandages, that they’ll distribute when they reach Ukraine.

They’ll focus on supporting single women whose husbands are fighting in the war and children, Mares said.

“This small amount of money and this small amount of material won’t last long,” he said. “It won’t be hard to find deserving targets.”

Vlada Petraglia was at a Ukrainian Catholic Church in Denver on Monday afternoon, offering advice to Mares before his trip and connecting him with Ukrainians on the ground who could use the organization’s help. People in the army are most in need of warm clothes, portable chargers and money, she said.

A few days ago, Petraglia’s parents had left their devastated city, Kharkiv, as Russia escalated attacks on residents there. Petraglia’s family finally made their way to Ternopil, in western Ukraine. The drive would normally take about 13 hours, but as many people evacuated alongside her family, it took about three days before they

reached safety. As they drove, Petraglia’s family feared bullets, or a bomb, would hit their car.

Until then, Petraglia’s family had been taking cover in a bomb shelter, only visiting their nearby apartment to feed their cat. The family won’t leave Ukraine. Petraglia’s father would likely be recruited to fight alongside the Ukrainian army if he tried to leave the country, but he is too ill to fight, Petraglia said. And Petraglia’s mother refuses to leave Ukraine without her husband, so the family is stuck in Ternopil. Petraglia feels a sense of relief — for now — that her family is relatively safe. “But who knows when Russia is going to reach there,” she said of Ternopil.

A bomb recently destroyed the preschool where Petraglia’s mother was working, so she has no job to return to after the war ends. Photos show that about 75% of the homes belonging to Petraglia’s loved ones in Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, have also been destroyed. There’s often no internet service or electricity there, even as temperatures dip below freezing at night, she said.

“My city doesn’t exist anymore,” Petraglia said. “They’ve bombed almost each civilian building. Every other building has a bomb in it. They’re doing everything for Kharkiv to disappear.”

What helps her feel less lonely is being able to help friends and family navigate their way out of their towns under siege, she said. Her loved ones trying to escape are not able to think clearly while in shock, so Petraglia is offering encouragement while providing literal directions.

When Petraglia makes contact with friends in Ukraine, they often ask when President Joe Biden and other world leaders will call on NATO to implement a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine,

which would limit attacks from Russian warplanes. Western leaders have firmly rejected the request, fearing it would lead to conflict between U.S. and Russian fighter jets, which could create an even more catastrophic conflict, or World War III. “If the world does not get involved, Putin will take the countries surrounding Ukraine, because he’ll feel no one has enough power to stop him,” Petraglia said.

“If Ukraine loses, it will be dangerous to everybody,” she continued. “I’m not feeling safe in Colorado. I’m all the time telling my husband to look and see how far bunkers in Colorado are and where they are on the map because (Putin) is insane. And if you’re thinking that it’s a war between Ukraine and Russia, it’s not anymore.”

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow discussed the war with the Colorado Sun on Thursday. The Centennial Democrat, who is a member of the House Armed Services and House Intelligence Committees, said many are calling on the U.S. to move from imposing sanctions to a more aggressive boots-on-the-ground approach. But the threat of a nuclear conflict with Russia makes that unlikely.

Putin has dreamed about recreating the Soviet Union and its sphere of influence since its collapse in 1991, Crow said. Annexing Ukraine is the most important step to rebuilding that empire, Putin believes, and now he’s using force to absorb Ukraine, which he considers Russian, Crow said.

He’s cutting off food and electricity supply now, while bombing the country until it either surrenders or collapses, which is a war crime, Crow said. He said Putin will likely not agree to a ceasefire because that would be viewed as weakness.

Now, Ukrainians in Colorado are doing whatever they can from afar.

Soloviov, the student at Colorado State, said he already had plans to become a diplomat or ambassador to Europe.

“Now with the war going on, I want to do it even more, because clearly, we didn’t work hard enough and fast enough to make Ukraine a part of the European Union and NATO,” he said. “And now people are having way more struggles and it could have been stopped.”

Doiun gets offended when Americans incorrectly call her country “the Ukraine” or when they pronounce the silent “K” at the front of Kharkiv.

But one glimmer of hope during the conflict, she said, is that Americans are becoming more educated about Ukraine and the aggression it has faced from Russian leaders for years.

The war has challenged every aspect of the life of Victoria Katsuba, a Colorado State student whose family is from Rivne, Ukraine. But the war has made her more proud of being from Ukraine. She said she hopes xenophobia against Russians does not increase, because the war was waged by their leaders, not Russian civilians.

“It’s complex, and I think when people lose their humanity and just focus on one thing besides focusing on a lot of perspectives, it gets hard,” she said. “A lot of things can happen at the same time. Just being knowledgeable and doing your research and doing better for your community, I think, is going to be a step up.”

How to help • Humanitarian groups, such as the local Ukrainians of Colorado and Razom for Ukraine are collecting medical supplies to send to Ukraine.

• Nova Ukraine is assembling care packages for people in Ukraine.

• United Help Ukraine and Sunflower of Peace are groups providing first-aid backpacks to paramedics, doctors and others on the frontlines.

• Voices of Children is helping to provide psychological support to Ukrainian children affected by the war.

• The Kyiv Independent is working to support local journalists covering the war from neighboring countries.

• On March 31, Colorado State University is hosting a documentary and panel discussion about post-Soviet corruption, among other topics.

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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“Healing the World with Optimism” was the topic stated for five young women from the area who competed in the 2022 edition of the Annual Oratorical Contest, sponsored by the Littleton Optimist Club.

The club awards $500 to its winner, a start on a college scholarship. That person goes on to compete at state level — and perhaps, district and national. Finally, a World Championship winner is announced, with enough scholarship money to head to college for a degree.

This year, the contest was held via Zoom, instead of in Bemis Library’s lower-level meeting room, which meant that the buzz of excitement felt in a crowd of students, families and teachers was missing, but the five young women who competed were energetic and composed.

Contestants were: Rose Webster, 17, from George Washington High School in Denver, first place; Athena Vimal, 15, Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch, second place; Lynae Lambert, 16, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, third place; Hailey Hatch, 13, Mountain

Ridge Middle School, Highlands Ranch, fourth place; and Sloane Siegal, 12, Newton Middle School, Littleton, fifth place.

Optimist International information says that this is the longest-running program sponsored by the organization, which focuses on supporting young people through this and other programs.

Prizes are awarded at club, district and world/regional levels. The long-running contests started in 1928.

At the district level, Webster’s next stop, there will be scholarships of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000 and the winner there will go to the World Championship Oratorical Contest, date and location to be announced.

Eligible contestants must be under 19 as of Oct. 1 of the current Optimist International contest year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) who have not yet completed secondary school or its equivalent, and interested contestants were told to prepare a four- to five-minute speech on the designated subject, with each club winner expected to move on to district contests, where scholarships are again awarded.

CEGEP students in Canada are also eligible.

Littleton Optimist Club member Darrell Schulte has been club chairman for this contest for a number of years.

The organization also holds an essay contest for young people.

Lynae Lambert, 16, of Arapahoe High School, took third place in the Littleton Optimist Club Annual COURTESY PHOTOS Oratorical Contest.

Hailey Hatch, 13, of Mountain Ridge Middle School, was the fourth-place winner in the oratory contest held by the Littleton Optimist Club.

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s the author of some of the most searing indictments of the damage governments and people can do, George Orwell has become synonymous with the kind of prescience most artists only dream of. But all of that doesn’t mean his work can’t also be extremely entertaining.

Jessica Robblee’s production at the Arvada Center of Orwell’s legendary “Animal Farm” proves that even the most familiar of stories are capable of being told in unique ways while conveying powerful truths.

“Orwell designed the story to be carried across borders, so he chose his allegory really deliberately. He wanted to use universally recognizable imagery,” Robblee, who handled both adaptation and directing duties, explained. “The show is relatable —audiences are observing and listening to characters mystified by the circumstances they’re in and puzzling through scary times.

That doesn’t feel very far from the conversations we’ve all been having these days.”

“Animal Farm” runs at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Saturday, May 21. Most performances are at 7:30 p.m., with some at 1 and 2 p.m. The show is part of the center’s Black Box Repertory Theatre season.

Based on Nelson Bond’s adaptation, the show focuses on a farm where animals decide to take over the running of their farm when

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Library open house The Arapahoe Libraries community is invited to an open house at Eloise May Library, 1471 S. Parker Road in unincorporated Arapahoe County, between noon and 2 p.m. on March 27 to enjoy crafts for the kids and information about the many library services available. From 12:30 to 1:30, there will be an interactive performance by Logo-Li, a Colorado-based West African drum and dance troupe.

the current owner isn’t up to the task.

An allegory on the Russian Revolution and early Soviet Union, the story retains its power because of the truths contained in its plot and characters.

“It’s the timeClarke Reader honored cycle: the few oppress the many (by force, by controlling information or by hoarding resources), people rise up against this system to change it, and then — amid the difficulty and confusion of trying to find a new way to do things — we slide back into the old system,” Robblee said. “So much of that backslide comes from fear (people scared of losing control) and of course from folks having a good old-fashioned appetite for power. Orwell wondered if that appetite might not be more problematic than violence, even.”

By bringing this famous story to life on the stage, Robblee, the cast and crew hope audiences will be inspired to change the way we think about the patterns we’re stuck in.

“The play is surprising in how it holds both joy and darkness, both comedy and tragedy,” she said. “It points out what I think many of us feel — that there’s a necessity for us to operate differently. That’s hard to do even on a personal level… and improving systems on a societal

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But the alternative is horrifying. I think Orwell wants us to get that we must reframe our practice of thinking, even if it’s uncomfortable.”

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Get into the mind of a child at Clyfford Still The Clyfford Still Museum’s latest exhibit goes in-depth on how children think about the art that speaks to them. “Clyfford Still, Art, and the Young Mind” runs at the museum, 1250 Bannock St. in Denver, through Aug. 7. The exhibit was co-curated with children from six months old to age eight from all over the state but was designed to engage visitors of all ages.

According to provided information, the interactive exhibit uses existing research about what kinds of art children like at different points in their development and organizes the works into five gallery themes: high contrast, scale, pattern, the world around us and color. Visit https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/ youngminds for more information.

Step into Frida Kahlo’s world A true artist can bring the viewer into their world with the power of the work they created. Frida Kahlo was an artist of tremendous power; one whose creations charge the imagination. And now the Immersive Frida Kahlo exhibition offers

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Solo show at museum Artist Kalliopi Monoyios will have a solo show, “Patterns of Consumption,” at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton from April 1 to June 26. It will look at our interrelationship with plastic — the material we love to hate. A community art project in March and April will help the public understand how much single-use plastic they use in a week. The results will be displayed at a community event in June.

To participate, contact

Ongoing at DAM “La Malinche” is at Denver Art Museum through May 8. Mexico’s legendary La Malinche had many facets to her place in national history. Reservations/tickets: 720-913-0130, denverartmuseum.org.

Jazz orchestra Colorado Repertory Jazz Orchestra returns to its start-up location, Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, for a session of Big Band Jazz at 7:30 p.m. on March 26. Vo-

a chance to really step into her world.

The event runs at Lighthouse Denver, 3900 Elati St., through May 30. The exhibit is from the same team behind the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit and features some of Kahlo’s most popular works brought to life by Italy’s Massimiliano Siccardi. There will be yoga classes and special date night activities hosted as part of the exhibit.

Tickets are available at immersive-frida.com/Denver.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Clairo at the Fillmore Auditorium Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, who records under the name Clairo, first made a name for herself with music that blended pop with lo-fi electronic elements. But last year she released her sophomore album “Sling,” which traded that in for stripped down acoustic guitars and searching, incisive lyricism.

In support of the record Clairo will be stopping by the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 20. Clairo will be joined by Arlo Parks, a British singer/songwriter whose debut album was released in 2021 and appeared on numerous best of the year lists.

Get tickets at www.livenation.com.

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calist Marion Powers will be featured, as well as new and old jazz numbers. Tickets start at $38. 720-509-1000, coloradojazz.org/concerts.

Stories on Stage Stories On Stage presents “Think Outside the Book X, Y and Z.” Stories on Stage will perform for in-person seating at 2 p.m. on April 3.

Virtual performances begin at 7 p.m. on April 8 and will be available for viewing anytime thereafter. Tickets: 303-494-0523, storiesonstage. org.

Newman Center Presents “National Geographic

LIVE: Secrets of Whales With Brian Skerry” will run on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall. Newman Center is at 2311 E. Iliff Ave. on the University of Denver campus. 303-8717720, newmancenterpresents.com.

Alamo Drafthouse Littleton’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the Aspen Grove shopping center along Santa Fe Drive is reopened and remodeled, with a food and drinks menu available again. drafthouse.com/theater/ littleton.

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Summer Camps & Programs 2022 A Child’s Touch Summer Camps:

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Summer Camp kids are divided into three age groups between pre-school age and 13.

Children are able to form friendships, and partake in age-appropriate activities.

The Castle Rock summer day camps teach kindergarten through 12th graders of every ability level a range of outdoor adventures, introducing them to the parks, trails and mountains in the surrounding area and getting them excited to stay active. The program has several day camp options in Castle Rock plus resident overnight camp options less than 2 hours from Castle Rock and expedition camp options leaving from Louisville.

For information, visit www.AChild’sTouch.com Arvada Center programs: This summer, the Arvada Center is offering a variety of half-day camps and prescheduled full-day camp packages. These full day packages combine morning and afternoon sessions for a day of arts activities, while also limiting interactions between other campers not in the same sessions.

Some of the 2022 programs include: • • • • • • •

Ceramics Dance Drama Digital arts Humanities Music Visual arts

Audience of One is a music theater company committed to developing character, integrity, teamwork and leadership in our youth through the theatrical and arts experience.

These skills will enable them to succeed and joyfully serve their community. Camps are available to children ages 5 through 18.

Camps include:

During this dynamic, high-energy program, young innovators will:

For information, visit https://avid4.com/ castle-rock-colorado-summer-camps.

Chatfield Stables: With a variety of summer camp programs, Chatfield Stables offers programs to children 7 and older. This is a hands-on only horse camp. Each child is assigned a horse to take care of for the entire week. They learn safety and horse care from the ground up including grooming, saddling

The summer workshops at the Children’s Museum of Denver are designed to offer a little something extra with extended fun and learning in the museum’s most popular exhibits.

For information, www.MyChildMuseum.org The Golden Community Center offers day camp for kids age 5 to 12 and those turning 13 during the summer months. The state-licensed summer camp programs are full days with drop off between 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and pick up between 3 and 5 p.m. For more details, visit the website for the full summer camp brochure.

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For information, visit www.cityofgolden.net/ play/recreation-attractions/community-center/ KSHOP 5/7 WORday-camp/.

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• Dive into cutting-edge ocean research as they adopt their own robotic fish, design and patent aquatic plants, and take their fish friend home in a mini tank.

• Combine science and art to build their own robotic artist, engage in design thinking, make spin art and learn how inventions can change the way people create.

• Discover real space exploration technology when they create Spacepacks and AstroArm devices, mine an asteroid and observe erupting ice volcanoes.

• Experiment with the fun of physics, engineering and gaming as they design, build and test their own mega marble arcades.

The program is available in the following Front Range cities: • Aurora • Castle Rock • Denver • Lakewood • Greenwood Village • Littleton • Highlands Ranch • Arvada For information, visit https://spacevoyage.com/

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In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF), the nationally acclaimed Camp Invention program is coming to the Denver metro area for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. This weeklong summer adventure provides opportunities for open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more.

Rotating through a variety of activities each day, children have fun collaborating with friends, thinking creatively and inventing their own solutions to real-world challenges.

The all-new 2022 program will thrill both new and returning campers with an expedition full of far-reaching explorations, fascinating discoveries and exhilarating “a-ha” moments.

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City of Lakewood summer program:

City of Lone Tree:

The City of Lakewood offers camps for kids and teens throughout the year. Parents can register children for a variety of camps either online or by phone. Some camp options include:

Summer camp is the perfect place for kids to be kids, especially after the last year of evolving school schedules and modified activities. Douglas County Libraries is offering an array of in-person summer camps for kids ages 4 to 11 at Camp DCL, June 7 through Aug. 6.

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Gymnastics Climbing Athletics STEM Adventure camp

For information, visit cityoflonetree.com/ dcl-summer-camps-help-kids-make-up-forlost-social-learning-time/.

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City of Thornton: The City of Thornton hosts a variety of classes and programs each summer.

Watch for the 2022 guide at www.thorntonco.gov/recreation/Pages/.

KidzToPros STEM: With multiple locations across the Front Range, KidzToPros focuses on pushing campers to build valuable STEM, arts and sports skills through in-person or online summer camps. Camps are available in: • Jefferson County • Adams County • Douglas County For information, visit www.KidzToPros.com Code Ninja: These camps are slated to spark a child’s inner ninja and transform their love of technology and video games into new skills. The camp is for children ages 5 and 15. Code Ninja camps are available across the Denver metro area. For information, visit: • Castle Rock: www.codeninjas.com/cocastle-rock/camps • Highlands Ranch: www.codeninjas.com/ co-highlands-ranch-wildcat-reserve/ camps • Parker: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/parker

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• Thornton: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/thornton • Arvada: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/arvada Denver Zoo Summer Camps: The zoo’s safari camps are aimed at children with a drive and desire to discover the world of animals.

Camps feature: • • • •

Animal experiences Zoo expeditions Engineering authentic solutions Real-world challenges

For information, visit www.DenverZoo.org/safari-camps/

Space Voyage Space Camp: This program immerses students in “thinking like an astronaut.” This year, Space Voyage is in its 31st year of space camp, inspiring kids and encouraging problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills.

Space Voyage offers learning and confidence building within a space motif. Space Voyage brings to life the importance of math and science, builds confidence through genuine achievement, creates a sense of belonging, and offers a fun and fantastic place for kids to learn and grow.

Space camp is the highlight of the summer for many students. Launch nine-foot rockets, fly simulators and learn about space. Pathfinder ages 6-7, Cadets ages 9-14, Interns ages 14+.

Summer 2022 offers six full weeks of day camp, Monday through Friday, June 13 through July 29. Come for one or more weeks. Discounts available.

Space Voyage Summer Camp challenges kids ages 6-15 to “think like an Astronaut.”

This day camp, in Littleton, offers a high-energy, hands-on program. We offer six weeks of camp. Come for one or more weeks. It will be the best week of the summer.

For information, visit the website https://spacevoyage.com/camp/ or call 303-985-3143

Downtown Aquarium Summer Camps: Throughout the summer, the Denver aquarium hosts a variety of programs for children of all ages. Some programs include: • • • •

World Oceans Day Sea safari summer camp Zoologist for a day Marine biologist for a day

For information, visit www.AquariumRestaurants.com Everbrook Academy: Tapping into a world of wonder, Camp Everbrook provides activities to enhance learning and create an atmosphere to make new friends.

For information, visit www.everbrookacademy.com Open to a variety of ages; camp activities

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Farm-to-table activities Hands-on science Healthy habits Introduction to school routines Sports and fitness STEM experiments Games and projects

Evergreen Country Day Summer Camp: Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp offers opportunities for children to continue learning, growing, honing their skills, amplifying their interests, and making friends.

With a range of classes designed for early childhood, elementary, and middle-school students, Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp sparks imaginations and energizes learning of children ages 2 to 15.

For information, visit https://evergreencountryday.org/programs/summer-camp/ Evergreen Parks and Recreation District: There are a variety of summer programs and camps available in 2022.

For information, visit www.evergreenrecreation.com/201/Camps Some of this year’s camps include: • • • • • •

Summer adventure camp Outdoor climbing camp Gymnastics camp Outdoor adventure camp Boating camp Summer sports camp

GameBreaker Lacrosse: The program will be running Colorado day camps for boys and girls in Littleton this

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summer. Lacrosse campers will work on their individual stick skills and positional training and learn team concepts and situational gameplay daily. Half-day and day camper options are offered.

For more information, visit https://laxcamps.com.

HRCA summer camp programs: Each year, the Highlands Ranch Community Association hosts a variety of summer camps for children ages 5 and 12. In 2022, the summer camp catalogue is full of variety with theater and sports to science and more.

Tutoring Center: While summer is all about rest and fun, it is also important to make time for keeping up and enhancing academic skills. Through a variety of programs at the Tutoring Center of Golden, children can keep up with reading, math and writing. Some of the programs at the center include: • Geniuses in Training Program • Reading Program • Writing Enhancement Program • Little Geniuses in Training For information, visit https://golden.tutoringcenter.com

Some of the 2022 programs include: • • • • •

Camping Splish Splash Colors of the week Music palooza Adventure land

For information, visit www.HRCAOnline.org.

Kent Denver School: The full summer program at Kent Denver School offers all children ages 3–18 the opportunity to experience innovative, creative, hands-on learning in the arts, athletics, academics, and technology and design. Summer programs include: • • • •

A summer day camp Athletics Academics Innovation and technology

For information, visit www.kentdenver.org/ about/summer/summeratkds.

KidsConnections: The annual Englewood KidsConnection summer camp program is on schedule. Ses-

sions are held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday from May 31 through Aug. 5.

The KidConnections camp provides: • • • •

Social and emotional growth Connections with new friends An answer to summer boredom New experiences

For information, visit https://www.englewoodco.gov/parks-recreation-library-golf/ play-englewood/programs/youth/2021kidconnections-summer-camp.

KidzArt: These camps offer curriculum geared to stretch minds, exercise imaginations, and introduce new idea-generating techniques, all while having fun and building confidence.

For information, visit: • www.kidzart.com/franchise/castle-rock/ • www.kidzart.com/franchise/highlandsranch • www.kidzart.com/franchise/lone-tree

Littleton Parks, Recreation and Community Education: The local program will offer a variety of summer activities with registration ongoing.

Sports and other programs will be available throughout the summer.

choices range in half-day or full-day musical theater options for elementary, middle and high school age groups.

Camp options include: • Performing arts mini camps • Musical theater show camps

For information, visit https://littletonma. myrec.com/info/activities/.

For information, visit www.paacolorado.org/ theatre-summer-camp/

Parker Arts:

School of Rock Golden/Lakewood:

Summer camps are available for youth ages 4 and 18 between June 6 and Aug. 5. Programs include half-day and full-day options.

Some of the summer programs include:

Looking for something unique for kids this summer? Music has become increasingly popular through the years, and the Golden/ Lakewood locations for School of Rock have plenty of offer, including:

• Play-A-Day • KidStage Stars

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For more information, visit https://parkerarts.org/.

Performing Arts Academy:

Guitar lessons Drum lessons Singing/vocal lessons Keyboard lessons Bass lessons

Performing Arts Academy has a selection of both one-week and two-week programs. The

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Venue Theatre: The Venue Theatre Company, founded in 2013 as an educational 501c3 nonprofit, provides enriching performing arts education for the youth of the greater Denver and Foothills area. With highly trained, Broadway-experienced educators, The Venue meets all children at the level they are currently at and encourages them to develop their skills both as performers and as individuals.

In the summer of 2022, The Venue is already accepting registration for the “Sound of Music”. The production is open to students in first and 12th grades.

Details and dates include: • Parent meeting: May 16 • Audition Workshop: May 7, 10 a.m.

• Rehearsals start – May 23 • Auditions: May 9 and May 10 • Read-through – May 16 For more information, visit www.theVenuetheatre.com

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• Songwriting For information, visit https://bit. ly/3Mwwnmx.

Learn to make videos and movies through a program that includes video and movie making camps, theater and acting camps through STEAM-Based, hands-on curriculum. The summer program is for children ages 6 and 16.

For information, visit talktothecamera.com.

South Suburban Parks and Recreation: The regional organization provides a variety of program year-round and during summer.

Find programs in the following locations: • • • •

The Family Sports Center in Centennial Lone Tree Recreation Center Sheridan Recreation Center The Douglas H. Buck Community Center in Littleton • The Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial For information, visit www.sspd.org

Young Americans: Summer day camps are a way for young people to experience FUNancial education through an award-winning program, which is facilitated by the Young Americans Center for Financial Education staff. These dynamic camps, while emphasizing fun, feature interactive activities, hands-on application of instruction as well as outdoor time on our beautiful program deck. Camps are available for youth entering third through eighth grade in the 2022-23 school year. Camps are available in Denver and Lakewood.

For information, visit https://yacenter.org/summer-camps/

Tigar Gymnastics Camps: The Wheat Ridge center offers a variety of classes and programs throughout the summer, including: • • • •

Kinder gymnastics Girls’ gymnastics Ninja skills Parkour

For more information, visit www.TigarGymnastics.com.

Town of Castle Rock: The town hosts both half-day and all-day

Wings Over the Rockies: Besides providing daily education and entertainment to the community, the Wings over the Rockies Air & Space Museum offers a summer program for kids. The in-person camps cover STEAM-related subjects for elementary, middle and high-school aged students. Camps are held at the main museum in Denver and the Centennial Airport.

Camp options include: • Engineering to Mars – A camp designed to prepare future astronauts, scientists and engineers for all the challenges the red planet has to offer. This camp is offered at The Air & Space Museum in Denver • Skyward – This option is for campers who are serious about aviation. This session offers an in-depth look at airplanes and helicopters, airport operations, and a chance to interact with aviation professionals who believe that it’s never too early to get started. This camp is held at the Centennial Airport off Arapahoe Road. https://wingsmuseum.org/camps/

camps every year. The 2022 program is currently accepting registrations.

To learn more, visit www.crgov.com/3270/Summer-Camps.

Programs offered in full-and half-day programs include: • Athletics and adventure • Summer jedi and fencing • Adventure club Town of Parker: Each year the town offers a variety of summer programs for children. In 2022, some of the scheduled activities include: • • • • •

Cooks and books camp Farm-to-table cooking STEAM superheroes Rollercoaster science Sports camps

For information, visit parkerrec.com/1921/ Summer-Camps-for-Kids.

Activities include: • • • • •

Arts & Crafts Swimming Board games Climbing Outdoor play

For more information, visit www.rootedinfun.com/191/Sun-Camp.

YMCA summer camp programs: With recreation centers across the Front Range, the YMCA offers a variety of summer camp programs for all ages.

Some of the summer programs include: • Summer day camps at 20 locations • Specialty day camp and adventure camp at the Arvada and University Hills YMCA • Sports camp For information in your area, visit www. denverymca.org/programs/youth-programs/ summer-camp.

Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation Sun Camp: Wheat Ridge operates a summer Sun Camp for children ages of 6 and 13. The program is available during the Jefferson County Public Schools’ spring, summer and winter breaks.

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However, a staycation – a vacation you take right in your hometown (or nearby) – can be much less expensive and fit into nearly any amount of available time with the added bonus of skipping out on potentially stressful travel.

Consider these staycation ideas to take advantage of your local area’s attractions and prove you don’t have to go far to spend quality time together.

Visit local landmarks. Just because it’s not a traditional vacation doesn’t mean you can’t pretend to be tourists. Start by visiting the places you recommend to friends and family from out of town or pick up a city guidebook to uncover hidden spots you may

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not even know exist. Make a plan to seek out historic sites, visit local landmarks like museums or try an out-of-the-way restaurant (or two) you’ve never eaten at before.

Camp out in the backyard.

Camping doesn’t have to be done far from home. In fact, it can be done right in your own back-

yard. Pitch a tent to sleep under the stars and plan a night full of traditional camping activities like roasting s’mores, telling spooky stories by flashlight and trying to identify stars and constellations.

Set up a picnic in the park. Pack a basket with sandwiches, fruit and other treats and head to the park. You can enjoy a casual meal

then take advantage of the open space for a family walk or game of tag before retreating to the playground to let the little ones expel any leftover energy.

Have a home spa day. If you’re looking for some relaxation but don’t want to splurge on the full spa treatment, plan an at-home oasis instead. Light some candles, run a bubble bath and break out the facial masks and fingernail polish.

Visit an amusement park. No matter where you live, there’s probably an amusement or water park within driving distance. A quick online search before you arrive can help prepare a strategy for hitting the most popular thrill rides and waterslides while skipping those that may not provide quite the same entertainment value.

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Ron Miles, beloved fixture of Denver jazz scene, dead at 58

BY KYLE COOKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Ron Miles, a jazz trumpeter and legend of the Denver music scene, passed away March 8. He was 58 years old.

Miles died from polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder.

Following the news of his death, tributes to Miles, whose discography includes a dozen albums, flooded social media. Many people recalled taking his classes at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he taught for more than 30 years.

“Very sad news to hear about the passing of one of my former teachers and great and brilliant trumpeter Ron Miles,” wrote Kenneth Brown, a jazz musician based in Tennessee. “I learned a lot playing in his big band at metro state university. R.I.P. Ron Miles.”

City Cast Denver podcast host Bree Davies, another student of Miles’, described him as a “really cool guy, great teacher, incredible musician.”

Brooklyn-based musician and educator Eric Dalio said for him, Miles redefined what music could be.

“He was so generous with

his time and talent on so many occasions when I was starting out,” Dalio tweeted. “Always had a smile and incredible music to share.”

Miles was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1963.

When he was 11 years old, his family moved to Denver.

It was around that time Miles started playing the trumpet. He went on to attend Denver’s East High School — where he played jazz with future movie star Don Cheadle — and studied music at the University of Denver.

According to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, pianist Ron Jolly, who taught jazz improvisation at DU, encouraged Miles to pursue a full-time career in music.

Jolly said Miles was “the most talented student” in his classes.

An educator himself, Miles relished the opportunity to work with the next generation of musicians, once saying “through teaching, I feel I just get to keep learning, which is really what I want to do every day [...]

Each student is so different.

I really want them to realize that in school — particularly in music — that it’s very important that they get outside of these walls, that they see

if their art resonates in the community. It has to.”

Miles’ music certainly did.

In 2017, he was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame alongside his fellow East High graduate and frequent collaborator Bill Frisell.

“Recognized as one of the finest melodists of his era with a gift for improvisation, Miles has lent his distinctive style to the work of a diverse list of musicians, including composer Mercer Ellington, fellow Coloradan and saxophonist Fred Hess, saxophonist and arranger Redman, and legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker,” the Colorado Music Hall of Fame wrote after Miles’ induction.

Speaking at his induction ceremony, KUVO Jazz’s general manager Carlos Lando said Miles was the “kind of musician, after you get home, put your head on the pillow, you can still hear that crystal clear tone. So beautiful.”

Miles himself said his recognition from the hall of fame was mind-boggling.

“Music has been something that allows me to, every day, have a sense of renewal,” Miles said at the time. “And a sense of dedication and a sense of something to strive

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Miles released albums in five different decades, beginning with Distant for Safety in 1987. Writing about Miles’ final record, 2020’s Rainbow Sign, National Public Radio jazz critic Kevin Whitehead said the music was like “something heard in a dream.”

In 2020, Miles performed during the virtual Five Points Jazz Festival hosted

by Rocky Mountain Public Media. You can watch his full performance below.

Thomas Burns, the president of Capri Records — for which Miles recorded two

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albums, Witness and Ron Miles Trio — told Rocky Mountain Public Media he was in a “state of shock” after learning of Miles’ death.

“Beyond the music and everything,” Burns said, “Ron was the kindest, sweetest human being I think I’ve ever known.”

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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Pandemic housing-assistance program open to non-pandemic applicants The state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program still has more than $400 million

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

State and local resources have provided housing aid to many victims of the devastating Marshall fire in Boulder County. But another barely touched pot of money comes from an unlikely source: federal COVID relief funds.

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which pays up to 15 months of rent for those experiencing pandemic income loss, has moved to phase two in Colorado.

The program also is now open to those with recent financial hardship, even if reasons are unrelated to COVID-19.

“It’s a change in language that allows us to get help to people who may have been impacted by the Marshall fire in one way or another,” Jim Williams, a spokesman for Boulder County Housing and Human Services, said. “A financial hardship could be interpreted in a number of different ways. So we encourage people to apply for assistance through the housing helpline (at 303-441-1206) if they think they qualify for it, or even if they don’t.”

A house is burned down by the

Marshall Fire on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Superior, Colo. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) Williams estimated that so far, about four Marshall fire victims are on ERAP, which covers future and past-due rent. The low demand may be due to income restrictions, he said. Eligible residents must make no more than 80% of the county’s median income, or $65,520 for one person and up to $123,520 for a family of eight. But Williams believes there’s a lot of need still out there, as well as all over the state. For fire victims, eligible cases could be folks who were forced to find alternative housing because their homes were damaged by ash or water.

“We’re sure that there are people out there who are not even aware that (ERAP) may be able to provide financial assistance for them,” he said.

The ERAP money comes from two federal COVID recovery packages that provided $47 billion in housing aid to Americans. Colorado’s share was roughly $690 million, with $385.1 million from the Consolidated Appropriations Act and $304.7 million from the American Rescue Plan. In Colorado, the state’s Department of Local Affairs oversees more than half of the funds, while the rest was split between 10 cities and counties with more than 200,000 people.

And there’s still a lot of money left.

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Since two months have passed, the state and local governments are even further along. DOLA officials said at the end of January, they had reached 60.4% distributed to 20,600 households. There is still more than $400 million in federal funds available to Colorado’s rent-assistance programs.

Other states were much faster at getting their share of the funds to renters, including California, New Jersey and Virginia, which had dispensed 100% of ERA1 funds by the end of the year, according to Treasury Department data.

Colorado’s housing division struggled to disburse rent payments after ERAP debuted last spring. ERAP had new federal rules attached, causing the state to replace a program for renters and landlords that had been gaining momentum. The state had to essentially start over with ERAP to establish income limits — and that led to months-long delays for tenants. Demand also shot up as the U.S. eviction moratorium and pandemic unemployment benefits ended by September.

When delays worsened last year, nonprofit organizations like the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project set up the Colorado Stability Fund. The fund used a revolving line of credit provided by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority to send rent payments to tenants and landlords first and then get reimbursed by the state later. The organization paid out $25 million in rent for 9,000 Coloradans, said Zach Neumann, the project’s executive director.

“The state, the nonprofits and all the community groups working on

this have largely made their way through the very significant backlog that existed,” Neumann said.

It took months for the state, plus an out-of-state contractor, to get through the backlog of applications and for rent checks to start hitting accounts. The state went from distributing $2 million to $3 million a month to $17 million to $18 million at the end of the year.

According to state housing officials, the state paid $22 million in rent in January.

“I couldn’t be happier with the way the system is working,” said Karen Arnold, a Denver-area landlord who spent a frustrating summer waiting on the state to cut an ERAP check for a tenant who had applied in February 2021.

“Once you understand that the tenant’s account is frozen after a check is cut and how to reach an account rep easily, the system is trouble-free.”

A similar program for struggling Colorado homeowners to pay mortgage bills launched in November and is also available.

Demand still high By the end of the year, 36,432 Colorado households had received assistance. About half went through the state’s program and the rest through their local government, according to Treasury Department data.

Demand continues to increase.

For the past three months, an average of 4,200 applications came in each month. In December, there were 4,400, said Sarah Buss, director of the state’s Office of Housing Recovery.

“The state is processing about four-times more applications per month than it was in Winter 2021, and twice as many as in Spring 2021,” Buss said in an email. “(DOLA) attributes the increased demand for housing assistance funds to three trends: the growing importance of rental assistance, increasing awareness of housing SEE HOUSING, P39

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Advocates want ‘magic’ mushroom therapy legalized Treating mental health is reason cited

BY DANA KNOWLES, JULIO SANDOVAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Substances relegated to the underground for the last 50 years are finding their way back to the surface for many people choosing alternative ways of treating mental illness.

“I think we’re seeing a psychedelic boom and a renaissance, some people would call it. When you look at the research that’s coming out of Hopkins, NYU, and UCLA, the results are pretty astounding,” said Dr. Jennifer Tippett, a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of the substance use disorder specialty at the graduate school of professional psychology at the University of Denver.

Tippett is referring to recent studies on various psychedelics, including psilocybin, a compound in “magic” mushrooms that have been found to relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression and addiction. She’s just one person in a growing group of therapists nationwide that wants to legally offer psilocybin therapy to their patients.

“Quite simply, because what we’re doing doesn’t work, you just have to look at the numbers, especially when you talk about substance use.

If you look at the literature, the relapse rate or the rate at which people go back to using is really high, even after intensive treatment.

And it’s just that what we’re doing doesn’t work anymore,” Tippett said.

Tippett said not being able to use substances that have faired well in recent studies is frustrating: “It makes me sad, honestly, that a lot of the folks who could really benefit from these medicines aren’t able to access them.”

Some therapists, including Tippett, want to go a step further than Denver’s 2019 decriminalization of psilocybin and legalize it for therapy and medicinal use through ballot initiatives recently approved by the Colorado Secretary of State.

They will need more than 120,000 signatures to get their initiative on the November ballot.

Psilocybin and other psychedelics have existed for thousands of years.

In 1971, the federal government made them illegal by classifying them as schedule one drugs, meaning that they have no medical use and carry a high propensity for abuse, despite the fact that some Black, brown and Indigenous communities have utilized them for centuries for mental health support

and community connection.

“They’re ancient medicines,” says Matthew Duffy, co-founder of the Society for Psychedelic Outreach, Reform and Education, or SPORE. “Prohibition has only been for 50 years, so we think that psychedelics’ presence in society is a new emergent thing but it’s actually folk medicine; mushrooms, ayahuasca, peyote, and not even just those substances that are more known, but the herbs and plants and fungi that are all around us and have supported us for the longest time.”

The Department of Regulatory Agencies, or DORA, would regulate therapeutic use in Colorado if “magic” mushrooms are legalized.

But some advocates in the psychedelic community wonder if too much oversight would work against the communities who’ve been using these substances for so long.

“Legalization basically means commodification. Healers who are largely Indigenous folks, there’s not a lot of excitement from them for this work to be coopted by the medical therapeutic industrial complex.

The conversation in Colorado needs to be how communities can work with government officials and political actors to make sure the rights and power to actually use a healing structure in the community is actually vested in the community,” Duffy said.

Courtney Mathis, also from SPORE, says there needs to be a racial justice component added to this conversation that goes beyond legalization, therapeutic use and regulation of psychedelics.

“Psychedelic justice is not our name and we can’t claim it, but it’s the idea that equity and racial justice are at the center of the psychedelic movement and that decisions around policy and use and access should absolutely be curated, stewarded and determined by people of color,” Mathis explained. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � She said above all,� people � � in � � � � charge of these substances should have experience using them: “Plant and psychedelic medicine come from generations of Indigenous use of legacy market use, these are the healers and medicine keepers, in order to honor the way they’ve practiced medicine and have ceremonial use we need to consider how to integrate all of that into more mainstream use.”

She also wants to remind people that the psychedelic movement’s purpose is help people make more informed decisions about their own healing journeys, not to glamorize psilocybin.

“I think we need to always remind folks that we are not pushing this movement forward so more white

Denver was the first U.S. city to decriminalize possession and use of psilocybin in May 2019. Some advocates, pursuing statewide initiatives, hope to see the decriminalization of “magic mushrooms” and other psychedelic compounds statewide.

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kids can do more drugs at festivals,” says Mathis.

Melanie Rose Rodgers, co-proponent for the 2022 ballot initiative to decriminalize entheogens and fungi, says her main worry in the rush to legalize psilocybin is that regulators won’t focus on health equity in order to ensure that people from Black, brown, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ communities have access as well.

“Who will have access? Will everyone have access? Will licensing leave some people out with so many regulations? And do I need regulations to tell me what my relationship with nature is?” Rodgers asked.

Whether laws are passed allow-

ing people to legally access psilocybin for therapy or not, Tippett cautions that despite promising studies, this substance isn’t a panacea cure all for every mental health issue.

“Don’t expect a compound to do all the work. It won’t,” she said. “It will probably just show you what you need to work on and then it’s up to you to do it.”

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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters indicted on felony charges Colorado GOP calls for her to exit secretary of state’s race

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been indicted by a grand jury on a mix of felony and misdemeanor charges, including allegations of attempting to influence a public servant and criminal impersonation.

The Republican was indicted on 10 counts stemming from her actions around an election system software update conducted in May, according to prosecutors. If convicted, she could be sentenced to prison. The indictment was returned on March 8.

Peters turned herself in on March 9 at the Mesa County jail. Her bond is set at $500,000.

Peters has been under investigation since last summer after she allegedly facilitated a security breach of her county’s election system.

Peters has cast baseless doubt on the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and aligned herself with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, one of the nation’s most well known 2020 election conspiracy theorists.

Peters is running this year to unseat Democratic Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. If Peters is successful, she would be the state’s top elections official.

The indictment does not preclude Peters from running to be Colorado’s secretary of state. If she’s convicted and sentenced to prison, however, she may not be able to serve in the role.

The leaders of the Colorado GOP, in reaction to the indictment, called Peters to drop out of the secretary of state’s race.

“It is our belief, as leaders of the Colorado Republican Party, that any Republican candidate who is indicted with felonies by a grand jury and who will be charged by a Republican district attorney should suspend their campaign while they undergo

the legal challenges associated with those indictments,” Colorado GOP Chairwoman Kristi Burton Brown, Vice Chairwoman Priscilla Rahn and Secretary Marilyn Harris said in a joint written statement on March 9.

The statement added: “The Republican Party is the party of law and order and we need every Republican voter focused on getting Republicans and constitutional conservatives elected across Colorado in 2022.

Today, we are asking Clerk Peters to consider what is best for the Republican Party in Colorado and act accordingly as she avails herself of our judicial system.”

Matt Crane, the head of the Colorado County Clerks Association, said the organization is “devastated by this breach of trust.”

“County clerks are committed to our role as the guardians of our most sacred right as Americans, the right to vote in free, fair, and secure elections,” Crane said in a written statement. “This news has encouraged our association to redouble our efforts to push for changes that will both ensure better training for all election officials as well as increase penalties for those election officials who choose to break the law.”

The Mesa County District Attorney’s Office says Peters is charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, a Class 4 felony; one count of attempting to influence a public servant, a Class 5 felony; one count of criminal impersonation, a Class 6 felony; one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, a Class 6 felony; one count of identify theft, a Class 4 felony; and one count of first-degree official misconduct, a Class 2 misdemeanor.

She is also charged with one count each of violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state, which are unclassified misdemeanor offenses.

“This investigation is ongoing, and other defendants may be charged as we learn more information,” Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein and Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a joint statement. “We remind everyone FROM $

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that these are allegations at this point and that they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.”

The grand jury probe began in January. Federal authorities are also investigating Peters, who in a statement called the indictment “politically motivated.”

Peters also rebuffed calls from her own party to abandon her bid to become secretary of state bid.

Deputy Mesa County Clerk Belinda Knisley was also indicted. She is accused of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of attempting to influence a public servant, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.

Knisley turned herself in on Wednesday afternoon to the Mesa County jail as well.

The charges stem from a May 25, 2021, election system software update at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder’s Office conducted by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

Following the update, Mesa Count election system passwords were posted on the internet.

The indictment says that before the software update, Peters contacted a man named Gerald Wood and told him that she may need him to do some “contract work” on Mesa County’s election system. Specifically, Wood told investigators that Peters said the work involved backing up Dominion Voting Systems machines.

Wood says he told Peters he had no

familiarity with the machines, the indictment says, but that she started the process of getting him a Mesa County access badge.

Wood obtained a county access badge on May 19, but returned the badge on the same day and “was never hired by Mesa County in any capacity” and never did “any work for Mesa County,” the indictment says.

On May 23, however, Wood’s access badge was used to access secure Mesa County election offices, along with the badges assigned to Peters and Knisley, authorities say.

Security cameras in the area were disabled at the request of Knisley.

Then, on May 25, the day of the software update, Peters introduced a man she called Gerald Wood to a state elections worker. Except the indictment says it wasn’t actually Wood.

“Mr. Wood testified that he did not go to the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Grand Junction on May 23 or May 25 and did not use the access badge that he had previously turned over to Ms. Knisley on May 19,” the indictment says.

“The grand jury was presented with evidence which corroborated Mr. Wood’s sworn testimony regarding his whereabouts on both May 23 and May 25.”

The indictment does not make clear who the man purporting to be Gerald Wood was.

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Advocates seek free school meals for all Colorado lawmakers want to make plan a reality

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Amid a host of hardships, the pandemic brought a silver lining to Colorado schools: All students could eat lunch for free, with no stigma and no paperwork.

A broad coalition of nutritionists and farmers, parents and teachers wants to see Colorado continue this benefit into the future.

“This is an incredible opportunity for our kids to continue to get access to meals and not have to worry about whether or not their families can afford it or whether or not their families have applied for assistance,” said Taylor Hubbard, an elementary parent from Bellvue in northern Colorado. “It’s just one less worry.”

But Colorado lawmakers of both parties have concerns about the cost of the proposal — an estimated $118 million a year — when the state has many other unmet education needs. After more than two hours of testimony March 2, the Senate Education Committee delayed a vote on Senate Bill 87 so the sponsors can look for ways to lower the cost.

Bill sponsor state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, said she’s confident Colorado lawmakers can prioritize the money to

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The software update was supposed to be attended only by members of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

Additionally, Peters is accused of contempt of court for allegedly using an iPad to film a court hearing in a separate case against Knisley.

She is also accused of obstructing a peace officer and obstructing government operations for her interactions with investigators who were trying to seize the iPad. Griswold, the secretary of state, has filed a lawsuit seeing to block

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Peters from having an oversight role in Mesa County’s 2022 elections.

Separately, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office is investigating Elbert County Clerk Dallas Schroeder, a Republican, for allegedly making a copy of his election system hard drive and then giving copies to “unauthorized people.” That probe is ongoing.

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ThunderRidge’s dressing room was quiet at halftime after a slow start in the Class 5A boys state championship basketball game against Fossil Ridge on March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

However, the top-seeded Grizzlies made plenty of noise in the second half like the team had been doing all season to pull out a 58-49 victory, taking home their second straight state championship hardware.

It was the school’s fourth state boys basketball title as the Grizzlies finished the season with a 26-2 record, with the team’s comeback magic helping in several games.

ThunderRidge fell behind 12-0 at the start against hot-shooting Fossil Ridge and trailed 30-22 at the halftime intermission.

“The players were quiet at half,” said ThunderRidge Coach Joe Ortiz. “They are usually shouting and chattering. We talked about discipline, we talked about toughness.

We’ve been there many times. We know what we can do. We did it.”

ThunderRidge opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run to grab a 34-30 lead and then had a 14-4 spurt to take a 53-41 lead into the final two minutes of the game.

“We’ve been down a bunch of times and it says a lot about our resilience and character,” Ortiz said.

“It also says that we’re not perfect.

People exposed us. We’ve had our flaws shown in the tournament and during the year, but our strengths

The ThunderRidge Grizzlies show off their championship awards after their 58-49 win over Fossil Ridge on March 12 at the Denver PHOTO BY PAUL DISALVO Coliseum.

showed. Not just in this game but the first two rounds. Our strength in the second half showed, that’s our strength, our heart, our fight, our toughness, our depth and our heart. I’m super proud. There were several times this year we could have quit. These guys didn’t quit and deserve the state title.”

Andrew Crawford, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, had 16 points to lead the way against Fossil Ridge. Zach Keller, the Grizzlies’ 6-9 senior, scored 13 points. Senior Joey Billelo, playing despite suffering from food poisoning, added 11 points and senior Jackson Brennan had 10 points.

Brock Mishak of Fossil Ridge took game-scoring honors with 25 points but the Sabercats, who shot at a 60% clip in the first half, cooled off and hit 41.9% of their field goal attempts for the game.

“It feels amazing to win the state championship,” said Crawford.

“Back to back is crazy. Coach Ortiz tells us there is no pressure when we go out. We just have to show we are number one and the best in the state. They (Fossil Ridge) came out firing but we’ve been down all year and we find a way to win.”

In the semi-finals on March 11, ThunderRidge came back to get past Denver East, 55-54, and Fossil Ridge advanced with a 65-56 triumph over Chaparral.

Keller scored on a tip-in which he admitted went off an opponent’s hand with 29.8 seconds remaining to give the Grizzlies the win.

East couldn’t get anything going offensively and Quis Davis’ desperate 3-point attempt fell short at the final buzzer.

ThunderRidge was eight points behind early in the fourth quarter but with the help of Crawford, crawled back into the contest.

“We had to match their momentum to get back in the game,” said

Ortiz. “We got the momentum flipped and did a good job of changing the game. Zach’s play was phenomenal and that was all heart.”

Keller wound up with 19 points, Crawford had 15 and Billelo added 10.

“We just came out and played our game,” said Keller.

Fossil Ridge went on a 14-2 run at the end of the third and start of the fourth periods to take control against Chaparral, the only Colorado team to beat ThunderRidge this season.

The Sabercats dominated inside in the fourth quarter with a 26-10 scoring edge on points in the paint during the finalperiod.

Nick Randall paced Fossil Ridge with a game-high 25 points. Guard Luke Williams had 21 points for Chap while Bennett Pegues and Joel Speckman each had 10 markers for the Wolverines, who finished the season with a 21-5 record.

Highlands Ranch, Arapahoe lose in semi-finals

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Senior Raegan Beers summed up Valor Christian’s frustrations after a 52-40 loss to Grandview in the Class 5A championship girls basketball game on March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

“We couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn,” she said after the Eagles finished the season with a 23-4 record but failed to win their second straight state title.

Valor shot 20% of its field goal attempts in the first half as Grandview raced to a 26-15 lead. The Eagles shooting improved a little, especially in the final two minutes of the game, but a 32% shooting figure for the game isn’t a winning statistic.

“Oh yeah, it was frustrating not hitting your shots,” added Beers.

“My shots were not falling, and our guards’ shots weren’t falling. We couldn’t do anything about that, but we tried to keep playing defense and did that well.”

Valor played good defense for most of the game, but Grandview

still shot 55.6% in the first half and 45.9% for the game.

“Sadly, we didn’t shoot the way we needed to,” said Valor Coach Jessika Caldwell. “We did some good things defensively but, in the end, too many offensive boards and not capitalizing on our stops on defense on the offensive end hurt us. I’m proud of our girls for fighting and enduring a challenging season of so many road games (because of a flooded gym early in the season).”

Grandview outrebounded the Eagles, 33-24, and had a 43.4% offensive rebounding percentage. The Wolves had a 24-4 advantage in points in the paint.

One of the featured matchups in the game was between McDonald’s All-Americans with Grandview’s 6-foot-7 Stanford commit Lauren Betts going against Beers, the 6-foot3 center who will be going to Oregon State.

Betts had 13 points and 10 rebounds while Beers finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, making only six of 18 field goal attempts.

Macey Huard was Valor’s other double figure scorer in the title

Arapahoe players Natalia Simonson, 2, Sam Crispe, 44, Emily Thomas, 21, and Abby Morgan, 15, get together for a post-game hug as their Warriors ended their season in the Final Four round to Valor Christian 65-49 on March 10 at the Denver Coliseum.

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game with 10 points.

Leading up to the championship game, the 5A semi-final games were played on March 10 at the Coliseum.

Valor Christian got past Arapahoe, 65-49, and Grandview ousted Highlands Ranch, 65-51.

Beers had 28 points, 14 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists to spark the Eagles who also got

points from Huard (13), freshman Quinn Van Sickle (12) and Mariah Hilliard (11).

Sydney White was the top scorer for Arapahoe (18-8) with 15 points and Sam Crispe added 13.

Highlands Ranch ended with a 21-5 record and was led by Emily Williamson with 21 points. Betts had 22 points for Grandview.

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Valor Christian ran into a hot goaltender and the hockey team’s inability to convert on scoring chances was costly.

Denver East won the program’s first-ever Class 5A state hockey championship with a 6-3 victory over two-time defending champion Valor Christian on March 8 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The Angels had six different players score and ended the season with a 20-1-1 record while Valor was 16-5-1.

“I thought it was a really evenly played game,” said Valor Coach George Gwozdecky, whose team was making its third straight appearance in a state title contest. ”The difference was their ability to finish their chances and their goaltender (Noel Friedman) really snuffing out any chances we had. They took advantage of their chances and we weren’t able to.”

Valor junior center Noah Fekete, who had an assist in the game, agreed.

“They converted on their opportunities and we missed a couple in the first period and throughout the second and that hurt us,” he said. “It’s tough to be in the position where you’re the one that gets the opportunity and you miss it. You want to look back on it and what could I have done differently, done better to put the puck in the net but at the end of the day you have to move past it.”

Valor wound up with a 32-30 edge in shots on goal and the Eagles held a 10-7 advantage in the scoreless first period.

East scored four times in the second period and the teams, at

one point, combined for three goals in 65 seconds. The Angels’ fourth goal of the period left the Eagles shaking their heads.

Alex Alfieri scored on a power play for Valor to pull the Eagles within 3-1 but East’s Connor Hasse converted on a breakaway goal with two seconds left in the period to give Denver East a 4-1 lead.

“We had momentum after our goal and then just at the end of the period, coach always says no goals in the first or last minute of a period,” said Fekete. “That goal made it feel like a little bit more of a reach. I’m proud of the way we came out in the third period.”

East scored twice in the third period and Garrett Covney had another power play goal for Valor with two seconds remaining in the game.

Covney and Alfieri each had two points in the game for Valor.

“I just told the guys that over the course of the last two years we graduated some huge senior classes,” said Gwozdecky.

“Those classes helped us get to this point. This was in a lot of people’s minds, and probably mine, was a reloading year. So I’m really proud of the boys to get us back (to this championship game) and I’m proud of the way they played against Denver East. They gave it their all, created chances and had our opponent on its heels at times, we just didn’t finish. I thought Friedman was really, really good. He played really well. Some of the chances, I’m wondering how they didn’t go in.”

Fekete feels the Eagles will be back in contention nest season.

“This only brings us together, makes us tighter and makes us want it more next year,” he said.

“It stings now but getting back into practice next year, we’ve got a lot of the same guys on the roster.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0101-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 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) WILLIAM M DEWAR II AND MAUREEN A DEWAR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE AMERICA, LLC, DBA FINAM, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMPAC CMB TRUST SERIES 2005-6 Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5070940 Original Principal Amount $246,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $261,381.51 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 1, BLOCK 3, WALNUT HILLS-FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7811 E BRIARWOOD BLVD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112-1308.

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, 04/20/2022, 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: 2/24/2022 Last Publication: 3/24/2022 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: 12/21/2021 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: Anna Johnston #51978 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009345950 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. 0101-2021 First Publication: 2/24/2022 Last Publication: 3/24/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0006-2022 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 11, 2022, 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) Judith A Stewart Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt The Bank of New York Mellon fka the Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS Inc., asset-backed certificates, series 2006-21 Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6136125 Original Principal Amount $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $210,890.87 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. ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 25, BLOCK 5, BEL-VUE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7526 S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120-4109.

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, 05/11/2022, 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: 3/17/2022 Last Publication: 4/14/2022 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: 01/11/2022 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-21-896807-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. 0006-2022 First Publication: 3/17/2022 Last Publication: 4/14/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 14th day of March 2022, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 14 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS SEWER UTILITY ENTERPRISE, AUTHORIZING A LOAN FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING SEWER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE CITY’S ONE WATER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM – SEWER UTILITY SYSTEM PROJECT; APPROVING A WIFIA LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE ISSUANCE OF A REVENUE BOND TO EVIDENCE THE REPAYMENT OBLIGATION; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BOND FROM THE OPERATION OF THE SEWER UTILITY SYSTEM; AND PROVIDING OTHER DETAILS AND APPROVING RELATED DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN. 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.

r N s s r All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained s from the County’s website. The Request For c Proposal (RFP-22-16) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www. a Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for the purpose of establishing working relationships with quality sober-living homes and codify the expectations and needs of the Pretrial Mental Health Program and its participants.

Public Notice ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-22-16 Treatment Provider List for Pretrial

arapahoegov.com, then go to the Finance Depart-

Arapahoe County Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County will meet to consider the following proposed budget resolutions (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote access – please check the March 22, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing):

ers adopted the 2022 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, Arapahoe County Financial Policy 2.1, approved on October 25, 2016, specifies that the Board of County Commissioners will annually designate from the specific fund’s unappropriated fund balance a working capital reserve equal to one-sixth of the current year’s initial adopted operating budget for the Road and Bridge Fund and the Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority Fund, and an amount equal to one-sixth of the County’s contribution to the Social Services Fund; and

RESOLUTION A: REAPPROPRIATION OF 2021 FUNDS WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2022 Annual Budget pursuant to State Statute; and

WHEREAS, these fund balance reserves will be adequate to fund necessary expenditures, including accrued vacation and sick leave; and WHEREAS, these reserves will be adequate to comply with, and shall include, the fund balance reserve amounts required by Article X, Section 20, of the State Constitution.

On the 14th day of March 2022, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

WHEREAS, the Board may authorize a department or elected office to use an unspent portion of the prior year’s appropriation during the subsequent year for the originally intended purpose, and the most common circumstances include funds that were encumbered but not yet spent, the remaining funds for ongoing projects, and the year-end fund balances of certain funds; and

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 15 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD

WHEREAS, the requests to use unspent funds from the prior fiscal year during the current fiscal year have been reviewed by the Finance Department; and

1.General Fund Working Capital Reserve

$22,865,891

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS WATER UTILITY ENTERPRISE, AUTHORIZING A LOAN FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE CITY’S ONE WATER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM – WATER UTILITY SYSTEM PROJECT; APPROVING A WIFIA LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE ISSUANCE OF A REVENUE BOND TO EVIDENCE THE REPAYMENT OBLIGATION; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BOND FROM THE OPERATION OF THE WATER UTILITY SYSTEM; AND PROVIDING OTHER DETAILS AND APPROVING RELATED DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN.

WHEREAS, since appropriation authority expires at the end of each fiscal year, the Boardapproved funds must be appropriated again for the subsequent fiscal year so they may be expended; and

2.Road and Bridge Fund Working Capital Reserve

$3,077,079

3. Social Services Fund Working Capital Reserve

$2,472,580

4. Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority Fund Working Capital Reserve

$1,571,776

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.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to authorize the following supplemental appropriations from unappropriated fund balances for the 2022 budget:

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a. Administrative Services b. Clerk & Recorder’s Office c. Commissioners’ Office d. County Attorney e. District Attorney’s Office f. Finance g. Human Resources h. Information Technology i. Public Works and Development j. Sheriff’s Office

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE

Public Notice ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-22-17 UTILITY LOCATE SERVICES PROJECT NUMBER C22-013 Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals from qualified Contractors with proven experience and expertise, to locate and report Underground Fiber Optic Utilities for a Utility Notification Center of Colorado (U.N.C.C.) Colorado 811 or CO811 Tier 1 utility provider.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-22-17) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov.com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Electronic submissions will be accepted online via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Systems (RMEPS), www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado.

Submittals must be received, electronically, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on April 14, 2022.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

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Mental Health Program: Sober-Living Homes

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WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that the General Fund working capital reserve shall be eleven percent (11.0 percent) of the operating expenses within the current year’s initial adopted budget; and

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WHEREAS, it is the request of the Finance Department, in conjunction with the individual operating departments and elected offices, to reappropriate the funds in accordance with the Arapahoe County Financial Policy 3.4, which also specifies that this reappropriation process be completed each year; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-106, C.R.S., as required by law.

General Fund - $1,984,471 as follows: $150,000 25,398 22,167 62,000 23,873 15,000 122,506 112,744 295,800 1,154,983

The total for all other funds is $97,493,265. k. Social Services $84,973 l. Electronic Filing Technology Fund 442,488 m. Cash in Lieu Fund 1,831,113 n. Road & Bridge Fund 379,267 o. Conservation Trust Fund 1,897,681 p. Communication Network Replacement Fund 235,679 q. Sheriff’s Commissary Fund 1,359,200 r. Forfeited Property Fund 23,141 s. Open Space Sales and Use Tax Fund 52,354,405 t. Building Maintenance Fund 197,969 u. Arapahoe County Fair Fund 178,580 v. Capital Expenditure Fund 6,610,187 w. Infrastructure Fund 27,363,323 x. Arapahoe County Recreation District Fund 11,264 y. Central Services Fund 4,429,387 z. Self-Insurance Dental Fund 94,608 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies.

RESOLUTION B: POLICY RESERVES WHEREAS, the Board of County Commission-

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to designate the following fund balance reserve amounts for 2022:

RESOLUTION C: SUPPLEMENTALS WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2021 and 2022 Annual Budgets pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners will consider the following budget amendments to both the 2021 and 2022 Annual Budgets; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to amend the adopted 2021 Annual Budget as follows: a. Transfer $200,000 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to the Self-Insurance Liability Fund and recognize and appropriate the same in the Self-Insurance Liability Fund and transfer $550,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Self-Insurance Liability Fund, County Attorney’s Office to cover the insurance claims that have been incurred but not yet reported (IBNR). b. Transfer $400,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Worker’s Compensation Fund and appropriate in the County Attorney’s Office to cover the insurance claims that have been incurred but not yet reported (IBNR).

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to amend the adopted 2022 Annual Budget as follows: c. Recognize $30,109,601 and appropriate $28,699,596 in the Infrastructure Fund, Public Works & Development, for funds expected to be received as reimbursement for project expenses.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies.

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recovery programs, and increases in rents.”

Housing nonprofits say they’re seeing the same thing as COVID cases decline in Colorado but people are still trying to find their way back to economic sustainability.

“The pace varies, but it hasn’t really slowed down dramatically,” Neumann said. “Now it’s about service continuation and making sure that (tenants have) the right resources, emergency rental assistance, processing, legal aid and community navigation lined up against the problem.”

With more eligibility flexibility in ERA2, Neumann said that some of the nonprofit organizations have offered to help the state out even more to get rent payments out to applicants more quickly.

“We stand ready to expand our

services to help the state and our communities meet their ERA goals and to serve our neighbors,” he said.

Eight out of the 10 Colorado cities and counties that received ERAP money have run out of the first round, including Colorado Springs. Boulder County and the city of Denver had money left at the end of 2021, and that was roughly 50% of their allotment, according to Treasury Department data.

But the Treasury report may not include belated government updates. There is also the possibility of errors, which was the case for Douglas County’s September data. Official Treasury data had Douglas County’s ERA1 dispersal rate at more than 100%, but county officials told The Sun that instead of $7.7 million, the county disbursed around $700,000 for a 64.8% disbursement rate by the end of 2021.

Williams, with Boulder County, said that while the county still has

ERA1 money left, it’s prioritizing the ERA2 “due to the flexibilities it provided with the expanded definition of COVID-19 impact.

We may continue to access ERA1 funds in the future.”

Boulder County has disbursed half of its $9 million of ERA1 funds to 757 households, at an average of $5,548 each. It also paid out about $1 million of its $13 million in ERA2 funds to 247 households, for an average of $4,188 per household. Williams said the amounts are lower because the first round included large amounts of past-due rent that had built up during the eviction moratorium.

DOLA only recently began tapping into its share of ERA2 funds and does not have data to share.

But other communities are well on their way.

The city of Aurora ran out of ERA1 funds last fall and moved to ERA2 in late 2021, said Jessica Prosser, director of Aurora’s Housing and Community Services.

So far, 900 applications have come in and the city has disbursed about $3 million of its $9 million ERA2 allotment. It paid out $9.4 million in ERA1 rent to 1,115 households last year. Applications are processed within a few days and payments are made within a couple of weeks.

“We’ve just tried really hard over the past couple of years to get funding out quickly because we know people are struggling,” Prosser said. “An extra week is really stressful for someone so we just put systems and processes in place to be able to issue payment quickly to folks, which goes to the landlord.”

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.

Public Notices ment, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Electronic submissions will be accepted online via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Systems (RMEPS), www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado.

Submittals must be received, electronically, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on April 14, 2022.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

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Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Jason Patton: Three-Year Term Vacant: Three-Year Term Vacant: Three-Year Term Theresa Martinez: One-Year Term Vacant: One-Year Term SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1 By:/s/ Crystal Schott Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 301335 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE CHERRY HILLS HEIGHTS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Cherry Hills Heights Water and Sanitation District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: VACANCY: 3-YEAR TERM VACANCY: 3-YEAR TERM CHERRY HILLS HEIGHTS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT /s/ Peggy Rupp Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 301333 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022

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Water Court Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO FEBRUARY 2022 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of FEBRUARY 2022 for each County affected.

22CW3011 ARAPAHOE COUNTY – ARAPAHOE AQUIFER. IRMA ARACELY SIERRA AND ALFONSO SIERRA BARRON, c/o Kevin L. Patrick, Esq. and John M. Sittler, Esq., Patrick, Miller & Noto, P.C., 229 Midland Ave, Basalt, CO 81621, (970) 920-1030. APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF WATER RIGHT IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY. Structure name: FHWSD Well A-1.

Original decree: Case No. 81CW410, Division 1 Water Court. Legal: A point in the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 4, T4S, R64W, 6TH P.M., which is 2600 feet from the north line and 2580 feet from the west line of said section. A map is on file with the court as Exhibit A. Source: Lower Arapahoe Formation non-tributary groundwater. Appropriation date: November 5, 1981. Amount: 185 acre-feet, annually. Pumping rate: 0.49 c.f.s. (220 g.p.m.).

Depth. 1,200 feet. The Lower Arapahoe Formation in this area has been decreed to be located between 1,041 and 1,270 feet. Uses: Domestic, commercial, industrial, irrigation, and all municipal purposes. The subject well will be used to supply water for domestic and irrigation purposes.

The water to be produced has been decreed for immediate application to beneficial use, for storage and subsequent application to beneficial use, for exchange purposes, for replacement of depletions resulting from other use of water from other sources, and for augmentation purposes.

Amount of water Applicants intend to change: 2.0 acre-feet, annually, owned by Applicants. Detailed description of proposed change: Background: Applicants own property at 37037 E 12TH Place, Watkins, CO 80137, further described as Parcel 15, Watkins Ranch Subdivision. Applicants currently supply domestic water to their property via a domestic exempt well, permitted as State Engineer’s Office Well Permit No. 234054. Applicants plan to subdivide their property. That well will remain exempt after subdivision under C.R.S. § 37-92-602(3)(b)(IV) and will continue to serve the existing home. The Case No. 81CW410 Decree determined, using the criteria set forth in C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4), that 185 acre-feet of non-tributary groundwater from the Arapahoe Formation is available for appropriation under 622 acres, located in Section 4, T4S, R64W, 6TH P.M. Those lands were subdivided and a corresponding allotment in the 81CW410 non-tributary groundwater decreed to the FHWSD Well A-1 was conveyed with the parcels. Applicants own 45 of the original 622 acres and 2.0 acre-feet per year of the non-tributary groundwater decreed to the FHWSD Well A-1. Applicants will use this water to provide water supply to the newly created residential parcel. Therefore, Applicant’s request a change in point of diversion for their 2.0 acrefeet interest in the FHWSD Well A-1 Arapahoe Formation water rights. Proposed change: Point of diversion: Applicants propose to change the decreed point of diversion for their interest in the FHWSD Well A-1 to their property (“Sierra POD”).

The Sierra POD will be located in the NW ¼ NE 1/4 of Section 4, Township 4 South, Range 64 West of the 6TH P.M., at a point approximately 981 feet from the north section line and 2,593 feet from the east section line (Arapahoe County). UTM NAD 83 Z13: Northing – 4398589, Easting – 538138. A map is on file with the court as Exhibit A. Amount: This change will only apply to Applicants’ 2.0 acre-feet per year. The original 622 acres was

subdivided into 17 separate lots. Therefore, Applicants request a pumping rate of 12.94 g.p.m. for the Sierra POD. This amount is 1/17 the decreed pumping rate. Use: Applicants do not request a change in type of place of use. Applicants will divert their 2.0 acre-feet per year at a new well to be drilled on and serve Applicants’ property.

Land ownership: The original point of diversion for the FHWSD Well A-1 is located on land owned by the David J. Tiedeman Trust and the Angela L. Tiedeman Trust, an adjacent lot. Applicants own the land upon which the Sierra POD will be located and where the changed water will be put to beneficial use. Remark: Applicant will obtain a new well permit for their interest in the FHWSD Well A-1 after entry of a final decree in this case.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of APRIL 30, 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

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Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice 1) 2003 Range Rover VIN SALMB11473A108464 2) 2000 Toyota Tundra VIN 5TBBT4815YS085438 3) 2009 Hyundai Elantra VIN KMHDU46D39U706954 PIRATE TOWING, LLC 2060 W RADCLIFFE AVE #C ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110 303-223-3628 Legal Notice No. 301334 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nila Baradan, aka, Nila Malmberg Baradan, aka, Nila M. Baradan, Deceased, Case Number: 2022PR30106 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 July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Co-Personal Representatives: Susan B. Nicholas 7291 S. Albion Street Centennial, CO 80122 Michael J. Smith

11603 W. Saratoga Avenue Morrison, CO 80465

aka Benjamin Park, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30226

Steven C. Smith 10340 Fairlawn Trail Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

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 July 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 301317 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Daniel Park, Personal Representative c/o Schafer Thomas Maez PC, 4 Garden Center #200 Broomfield, Colorado 80020

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Daymond Caylo Schweer, A/K/A Daymond C. Schweer, A/K/A Daymond Schweer, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30275 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 July 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dexter Schweer, Co-Personal Representative 1697 S. Quintero Way Aurora, CO 80017 AND Tyleen Ortiz, Co-Personal Representative 4479 S. Halifax Street Centennial, CO 80015 Legal Notice No. 301323 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Legal Notice No. 301336 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Daniel F. Balzereit, AKA Daniel Balzereit, Daniel Frederick Balzereit, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30212 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 July 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa Balzereit, Personal Representative 302 Ashby St. Alexandria, VA 22035 Legal Notice No. 301319 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Karen Anne Cleavenger, a/k/a Karen A. Cleavenger, and Karen Cleavenger, Deceased

Public Notice

Case Number: 2022PR030113

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenneth James Krause, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30286

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 July 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Curtis Alan Cleavenger, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

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

Legal Notice No. 301332 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen Wayne Abernathy, a/k/a Stephen W. Abernathy, a/k/a Stephen Abernathy, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30215

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID P. HERM, (aka David Herm, Dave P. Herm and Dave Herm), Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30239 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 July 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Fredrick Holdsworth (aka Fred Holdsworth) Personal Representative C/O Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 Legal Notice No. 301321 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Benjamin Eric Park,

Legal Notice No. 301340 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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 July 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nicole Golob Abernathy Co-Personal Representative 3057 Otto Drive Marina, CA 93933 Julie Anne Abernathy Co-Personal Representative 9481 E. Mansfield Ave #304 Aurora, CO 80014 Legal Notice No. 301330 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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