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Industry chafes at state-allowed regulations, opponents claim it’s too little BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Adams County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 for new oil and gas regulations at a July 27 public hearing, making the county the first in Colorado to revise its policies since new statewide regulations took effect in January. The regulations increase setback distances to 2,000 feet from homes, schools, daycares, environmentally sensitive areas, and parks and open spaces. The text amendments also expand the definition of environmentalJacob Carpio, 15, from Windsor won two ribbons for first and second place at the Weld County Fair for his Holstein dairy cow. ly sensitive areas and require closer Carpio has been showing his cows since he was 4-year old. He has cerebral palsy, autism and epilepsy but does not allow his monitoring of nuisance impacts. PHOTO BY BELEN WARD condition to keep from raising award-winning cattle. See more photos from the Weld County Fair on page 6. Industry proponents said the new regulations effectively ban drilling in the county, while county commissioners said the text amendments were necessary to address the growing the tragedy that is an emotional concern over air quality and pollu“Colorado is at 4% seatbelt ustoll to a family in which somebody tion. age and is lower than the national “Frankly, the time is now. We are average of 90%. Wearing a seat belt has been seriously or permanently injured. There’s a huge economic looking at the longest streak of poor reduces injury by 50%,” Sam Cole, burden not only to the family but air quality in the Denver metro in Traffic Safety Communications also to society with increased ina number of years,” said Adams Manager at the Colorado DepartBY BELEN WARD surance rates,” said Cole. County Commissioner Emma Pinter. ment of Transportation July 28 in BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM “There is widespread concern in Greeley. Captain Ian Whittington with the the community, both about climate The other counties are Chaffee County officials and local doctors Greeley State Patrol Office said he change, air quality, air pollution, waCounty at 79%, Pueblo County at urged Weld County drivers to put has watched the pattern of preter pollution, all the things that are on their seatbelts – something most 74%, and Cheyenne County at 69%. ventable crashes with victims not really centered around these regulaThe Weld County seatbelt use tend to ignore, according to a new wearing seatbelts since he started tions. This is the best that we can do rate of 76% is 16 points below the study. 17-years ago. at this time.” national average. Last year, about Colorado Department of Trans“It has been heartbreaking espeAlong with Pinter, Board Chairper23 people who were not wearing a portation in 2020 conducted a cially knowing that none of those son Eva Henry and Commissioner seatbelt died in Weld County and statewide seat belt usage study people started their trip thinking Lynn Baca voted for the regulations, and found four rural counties have many more were seriously injured it’s not going to be me, and I’ll be Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing fiBank provide community while Commissioner Chaz Tedesco or permanently injured in those the lowest seat belt usage that was ne,” said Whittington. “Their members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change Change, dissented. Commissioner Steve crashes. below 80% percent, according to outlook is changed in an 4 instant if O’Dorisioorganization was absent. that helps with the food “When you’re permanently inCDOT. Weld County among they are lucky to survive. But often another drive. See more was on Page 2. jured in a crash, you are a financial those, with 76% of drivers not burden to your family, let alone buckling up. SEE DRILLING, P5 SEE SEATBELTS, P4
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Veteran Colo. journalist Linda Shapley named publisher STAFF REPORT
The new owners of Colorado Community Media have named Linda Shapley the news company’s publisher. Shapley, a lifelong Coloradan, has been a senior news executive at The Denver Post and Colorado Politics magazine in a career in print and digital news and communication spanning more than 30 years. She will lead CCM’s two-dozen Colorado newspapers and websites, including this one, as well as other publications as the company’s first publisher since the May announcement of its sale by Jerry and Ann Healey to The Colorado News Conservancy, a partnership of The Colorado Sun and the National Trust for Local News dedicated to fostering community journalism. CCM newspapers servce Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson and Weld
counties. “I am excited and honored to be assuming this role, especially during such a critical time in our industry,” Shapley said. “Anyone who knows me knows I Shapley am an ardent supporter of local news, and my main goal is to tirelessly work at building a team that strengthens the bond a community has with its newspaper.” Shapley has been managing editor of Colorado Politics, affiliated with the Colorado Springs Gazette and Denver Gazette, since October 2019. Before that she was customer experience director at communications company Deke Digital and managing editor of The Denver Post, overseeing news operations and coverage. Larry Ryckman, co-founder and editor of The Colorado Sun, said he was excited to be able to work with his former Post colleague
again. Ryckman noted that Shapley “worked in many different roles and departments during her time at The Post and oversaw print production for news events large and small. She also led The Post’s community engagement initiative along with other operational duties.” Prior to The Post, Shapley worked at The Kansas City Star, the Greeley Tribune and the Fort Worth StarTelegram. She is a Colorado State University graduate and a former vice president of the Denver Press Club. Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, CEO of the National Trust for Local News and a Colorado News Conservancy board member, said CCM’s owners “conducted an extensive, thorough search, and a number of highly qualified applicants expressed interest in the position. In Linda we found an experienced leader with a combination of strong newsroom chops, organizational skills and budgeting
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Brighton leads United Power’s growth in new meters BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
United Power topped 100,000 meters and the company is still growing and plans to connect more by the end of the year, according to a press release. As of June, United Power had
made the list of electric cooperatives nationally with that kind of growth. “It is truly a historic accomplishment to reach this meter milestone,” said Mark A. Gabriel, United Power’s President, and Chief Executive Officer. “United Power has a long reputation for excellence among its cooperative peers, and it now joins
a select few who serve more than 100,000 meters. Our size and reputation will amplify our voice in helping shape the future of the electric industry.” More than 800 electric cooperatives serve small or sparse populations across the country. United Power is one of several serving
growing communities near larger cities that are also surging with growth. A group of farmers in and around Brighton founded United Power in 1938, starting with a couple of hundred members. SEE METERS, P4
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VIA Transit Service Expands in Firestone Seven hours a day five days a week BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Weld County will use a share of its federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money to expand a transit service into Firestone, according to a press
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those friends, family, neighbors, fathers, daughters, mom and sons, don’t make it home.” Consquences Hannah Ellenberger lost her mom when she was 4-years old. She was buckled up in the back seat while her mom was driving Hannah un-seat belted to her aunt’s house to babysit. There was a car stopped at the top of the hill that her mom either did not see or pay attention to. Her mom swerved to avoid the car crossed over to the other lane rolling multiple times and mom was ejected from the car. A man pulled Hannah out of the car. “It’s why I want to help and bring awareness. I want people to realize the consequence of not wearing a seat belt,” said Ellenberger. Dr. Cameron Gibson Trauma Surgeon at Northern Colorado
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According to the press release, United Power’s current growth rate began early in 2000 and continued through 2021, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. United Power reached 50,000 meters by 2004 and had grown to 75,000 meters by 2015 – more growth than the co-op had experienced between 1950 and 1970. United Power maintained its
release. “Approval of this sub-recipient agreement between the county and Town of Firestone is an important step in the CDBG process,” Commissioner Chair Steve Moreno said. “It identifies the scope of the project, reimbursement process, and requirements the town must follow.” The Firestone Board of Trustees approved its agreement of the subaward at its July 14 meeting.
The agreement earmarks CDBG funding of $90,000 to expand VIA Transit Service in the Town of Firestone from six to seven hours a day and three to five days a week. It’s a service that provides residents who are disabled, 60 plus, and low-to-moderate income with transportation to doctor’s appointments, health clinics, and training within the surrounding communities. According to officials, it is projected to help about 332 residents or more
with transportation. “This service has already helped Firestone residents tremendously so they can travel back and forth to appointments and work,” said Paula Mehle, Town of Firestone Director of Economic Development and Project Manager for the Via Transit Service project. “One of our disabled residents utilizes this service regularly to get to his job, and this expansion will further help him be more independent.”
Medical Center said the injuries are the same with people wearing seatbelts but in a roll-over accident the injuries are more severe with people not wearing a seat belt. “When we have a rollover with a unseat belted person, I know that it’s going to be a real trauma, and you are more likely to have a traumatic brain injury, “ Dr. Gibson. “A lot of people do not realize that you are putting yourself at risk or being severely disabled for the rest of your life when not wearing a seat belt,” he said. “It also changes the course of your life and your family’s life. Putting a seat belt on is one of the easiest things you can do in your car. It can be a life or death choice that could change your life forever.” Kelly Martinez with “DRIVE SMART” Weld County Coalition Coordinator with the Department of Health and Environment, and is also the Health Communications, Education and Planning Supervisor. The coalition works with high school students to raise awareness
about seat belt usage, distracted driving, and impaired driving. At the beginning and end of school, the coalition conducts a study in the parking lot of the high school. As students drive in the parking lot they video record students who have a seat belt on and those who do not. In the next step, the coalition creates kids’ programs all year with different types of safety messages. Then they conduct another seatbelt observation at the end of the year to see if there had been an improvement in students wearing seatbelts. “It’s how we get those numbers, we literally stand out there and count the people who don’t have their seatbelt on, and also count the people that are distracted when they drive into the parking lot. Then we report those results back to the high school,” said Martinez. With the study, the coalition breaks it down demographic groups as well and found that the high school students in Greeley most wore seat belts while the ru-
ral high school students were less inclined to wear a seat belt. “The rural area male driving a pick-up truck was least likely to buckle up. They’re the least likely to pick up the information that is useful when we do media campaigns,” said Martinez. We can target those groups that are least likely to buckle up.” Martinez said the State of Colorado has a graduated driver’s license law, so when a young person is driving including everyone in the car it is required they wear a seat belt. “In Colorado, unfortunately, a seatbelt is only a secondary offense. So a first-year driver, everyone, no matter what position you are in the car, they have to wear a seatbelt. It is a primary law,” Martinez said. “Without a seat belt, it’s a $65 ticket.” Colorado State Patrol and Law Enforcement agencies are enforcing the Click it or Ticket seat belt law between July 31st and August 6th to kick-off its seatbelt awareness campaign.
control after an attempted buyout in the mid-1980s by the Public Service of Colorado – now Excel Energy. The larger company backed off of the purchase, however, deeming United Power’s area as an unprofitable service territory. There was some growth but not like it is today, according to officials. United Power becomes the second Colorado electric cooperative to top the 100,000-meter mark, joining the Intermountain Rural Electric Association headquartered in Sedalia. United Power was built
to service rural areas of smaller populations that were considered not as profitable as larger cities. “We are adding new meters at an unprecedented rate,” said Gabriel. “But more importantly, we are adding new members. Each new meter represents a new family on our lines or a new business helping shape the economy of the communities we serve. Our members make us stronger and make our communities stronger. As your cooperative, it is our privilege to be able to serve each one of our members.”
United Power is having its 100,000-meter celebration and open house on August 28 at the Carbon Valley Service Center for its members to learn about the cooperative and its newest facility location. Also, United Power has joined with the Carbon Valley Help Center to support those in need and encourage members to bring a canned food item or cash to donate. United Power’s Carbon Valley Service Center is located on the Interstate 25 service road north of Highway 119.
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Adams County Fair back, but not as usual BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The 116th version of the Adams County Fair is going to be a little different just because it follows 2020. “Yeah, life has changed dramatically,” said Casandra Vossler, Adams County fair and special event’s manager. “It’s been an interesting year, not just for this industry but for the world at large. There are staffing shortages, supply shortages. It’s been crazy.” COVID-19 convinced Adams County to close down the bulk of the fair’s events in 2020. Only the 4H animal and crop contests went forward last year. “We were lucky enough that a lot of the artists and vendors that we’d planned to have in 2020 just rolled things forward to 2021,” Vossler said. “But what we thought would be a really easy year to plan wasn’t that easy.” A number of contractors and performers the fair wanted to bring in this year waited to confirm their appearances until the last couple of weeks. “There wouldn’t commit because Colorado was a state that closed down last year,” Vossler said. “There were states that didn’t close down and they were able to work there. But they wouldn’t commit to us right away until they knew for sure we were going to be open.” The event stages a big 2021 comeback beginning Aug. 4, with two different rodeo events, plenty of live music and fun.
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Local regulations allowed A 2019 state law, Senate Bill 181, gave local governments more regulatory authority over oil and gas drilling. It also gave direction to the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission to revise statewide regulations, which the commission did last November. Adams County revised its oil and gas regulations in 2019 but decided to revise the regulations again when the statewide regulations changed. Some of the regulations the commissioners approved on Tuesday match the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission regulations, while others are more strict. Adams County will measure setbacks differently than the state and has established a bigger setback distance from streams, lakes, rivers, springs and wetlands. The county also created a wider zone around drilling operations requiring drilling companies to conduct regular noise monitoring and community outreach. Industry concerns Many community members and industry representatives criticized the stricter setback regulations during the public hearing, arguing that it significantly limits the areas where drilling can occur and thus, limits drilling operations overall. The Colorado Oil and Gas Association “has justifiable concerns that the rules are a ban cloaked as regula-
There will be changes, however. “We have big acts and band coming in, but the overall feeling that has us excited is getting to bring the community back together after last year,” she said. The children’s area will see some of the biggest changes, Vossler said. Previous fairs have featured bouncy houses and activities meant to get kids together to play. “We are still having the Kids Zone but it is more of a stage area than anything else,” she said. “The typical Kids Zone had bouncy houses and paddleboards. With kids being vaccinated, it became a safety issue. So we downsized that area and now have more ground acts and more stage acts to entertain the kids, rather than make them jump around on each other.” Those ground acts include stilt walkers the Animal Cracker Conspiracy and the Great Dubois flying trapeze acrobats. Bi-lingual performer Twinkle will also offer regular performances the kids’ area. All events will be hosted at the Riverdale Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road in Brighton. The fair runs through Aug. 8. Rodeo and music Country performer Michael Ray will take the Grandstand Stage at 8 p.m. Aug. 4, featuring free admission. The traditional rodeo portion kicks off at 5 p.m. Aug. 5 with a concert by the Eli Young Band, and special guests the Junebugs. The evening
tion,” said Ryan Seastrom, regulatory affairs manager for the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA), at the public hearing. “Even if the setbacks don’t function as a ban, the county not having clear criteria for how it will evaluate permit applications invites arbitrary and capricious decision-making.” Others criticized the regulations for the potential negative impact on jobs. “Without realizing how oil and gas production affects almost every aspect of our daily lives, I believe you are taking bad legislation and making it worse,” said Steve Yaussy, who lives in Northglenn. Threading the needle Meanwhile, environmental activists said the regulations don’t go far enough. Andrew Forkes-Gudmundson, deputy director of the League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans (LOGIC), said that LOGIC wants the county to shorten the lifespan of a drilling permit, and enhance nuisance impact protections. Forkes-Gudmundson praised the county for adding provisions that recognize communities disproportionately impacted by oil and gas drilling, but said, “there doesn’t appear to be any substantive protections built into these regulations.” In her concluding remarks, Henry said the issue is a difficult needle to thread, but that she’s happy with the regulations. “It’s one of those situations where we are damned if we do and damned if we don’t,” Henry said. “So that’s when I find when we hit the sweet spot, because both sides are angry.”
A look at the Adams County Fairs 2019 midway. The fair return to Brighton’s Riverdale FILE PHOTO Regional Park through Aug. 8.
also features the Professional Bull Riders contest. Tickets for the concert are $10 for the concert alone or $14 for both the concert and the bull riding. Special VIP tickets cost $75 and include two drink tickets, snacks, private restrooms a cash bar and corral-side seating to watch the bull riding. Events continue Aug. 6 with a Demolition Derby — tickets are $20 per adult, $10 per child — and Aug. 7 with a daylong cornhole tournament. Sunday will be the biggest day of the fair with the Dia de La Familia and a Mexican Charreada rodeo. “We have three bands coming for that and that’s different for us,” she said. “We normally have one act, and they are pretty big acts.” Tickets for the Charreada will be $20 for adults, $15 for children and $75 for VIPs. “We are pretty excited. The over-
all feeling for my staff and, I think, the county as a whole is that we are excited to bring the community back together after such a tough year.” Tickets to all the events can be purchased online at adamscountyfair. com or in person at Riverdale Regional Park. Parking Parking at Riverdale Regional Park is $10 per vehicle and spaces are limited. The county offers free off-site parking at Prairie View High School, 12909 E. 120th Ave. in Brighton and Riverdale Ridge High School, 13380 Yosemite St. and Shadow Ridge Middle School, 12551 Holly St. in Thornton. Shuttles will run between those lots and the fair every 20 minutes. Riders must wear masks on the shuttle, Vossler said, whether they are vaccinated or not.
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Weld County Fair Kick-off BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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he 103rd Weld County Fair kicked off July 24 with numerous events, competitions, food and vendors at Island Grove Regional Park. Kids from 4-H clubs across Weld participating in showmanship of their animals. The fair was scheduled to continue through August 2.
The crowds watching the kids show the sheep for the Grand Champion Competition. They are judge on depth and width, feminine quality, PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD and maternal quality.
Aden Temmer, 9, Greeley is showing a Egyptian Fayoumi Chicken. He has been raising and showing chickens for a year.
Six-years old Zehlia Weber wins second place performing Lead Line and is judged on how she controls the horse by giving directions, and trotting. Since she is little it’s require for someone to help them lead. Her mother Desiree Weber is helping.
Ten-year Zemery Weber wins second place performing Western Horsemanship which is pattern of directing the horse. Her younger sister Zehlia Weber rides too. Weber’s mom and grandmother were also performers in horsemanship when they were little girls.
Paxton Hettinger, 12, Greeley brushing up his Hampshire Sheep to enter into the Grand Champion Competition.
Last one standing Jed Sidwell 18, Greeley won Grand Championship for Hampshire Sheep breeding.
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Judicial performance chair for 17th District resigns BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Molly Jansen, the chairperson of the body that evaluates judges’ performance in Adams and Broomfield counties, resigned from her post early this month after learning that her law license would be suspended. Though Jansen wouldn’t have been allowed to stay on the 17th Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission with a legal suspension, the defense attorney said other factors played into her decision. Jansen told Colorado Community Media in a phone call, “It (resigning) was initially because I didn’t choose to stay on the commission. It was also my ethical obligation to resign due to the fact that I was no longer going to be licensed.” Jansen’s departure from the commission came nearly a year after district court judges called for her resignation when the attorney was on legal probation for a different set of professional conduct violations. Jansen, whose law practice is based in Denver but lives in Adams County, became well-known in the metro area after she ran as a Republican candidate in the 17th Judicial District Attorney race in 2016. She lost to Dave Young, a Democrat, whose term as DA ended in January. Jansen also competed on a season of the Discovery Channel series, “Naked and Afraid,” which aired in 2019. Jansen started on the 17th Judicial District Performance Evaluation
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Commission in 2017 and became the chairperson in 2019. The commission is made up of 10 volunteers. Four members are attorneys; six are not. The commission oversees a year-long process evaluating district court judges who are up for retention. The evaluation process concludes with a recommendation from the commission for or against a judge’s retention, which voters ultimately decide in a November election. The commission’s recommendation goes into the ballot information booklet, or the Blue Book. Colorado Politics and the Brighton Standard Blade investigated the controversial performance evaluation of former Adams County District Court Judge Tomee Crespin between Oct. 2019 to August 2020. Ultimately, voters chose not to retain Crespin in the November election after the 17th Judicial District Performance Evaluation Commission recommended against Crespin’s retention. Crespin’s performance evaluation was controversial, partly due to conflict between Crespin and Jansen. Earlier in Crespin’s performance evaluation, in a conversation between the two, Jansen made comments to Crespin about the judge’s “demeanor.” Jansen also talked to Crespin about a case in which Jansen, who was representing a client, appeared before Crespin. Crespin and allies of the judge had concerns about Jansen’s ability to fairly evaluate Crespin. They were
especially concerned that Jansen was on a two-year legal probation that began in October 2019 for violating multiple Colorado Bar Association rules of professional conduct. During Crespin’s performance evaluation, when members of the 17th Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission indicated that Crespin would receive an unfavorable evaluation, fellow judges of Crespin and attorneys who knew Crespin wrote letters to the commission advocating for the judge. Adams County District Judge Sharon Holbrook wrote a letter and in it, she specifically called out Jansen, saying, “The bench, myself included, was concerned that an attorney who is not in good standing was not in the best position to judge the performance of others, including judges.” Though Jansen did not respond to a request for comment from Colorado Politics and the Brighton Standard Blade last year, Jansen responded to Holbrook’s criticism in her recent phone call with Colorado Community Media. “My probation had nothing to do with anyone in Adams County. It involved clients, it did not involve judges. I had no personal biases that were affecting my ability to be on the commission and I was not required by law to resign,” Jansen said. “It (the probation) was between clients and myself and our fee agreements and whatnot. So, it had no bearing and there was no reason
for me to resign, regardless of the fact that a couple of judges didn’t like it,” she added. A Colorado Supreme Court disciplinary court judge ruled on July 2 to suspend Jansen’s license, as first reported by the Denver Post. It was for similar reasons that she was put on probation in 2019 - she charged clients up front but failed to meet benchmarks that she and the client agreed to beforehand — but was for different cases. Jansen said she intends to continue practicing law after her suspension ends. When asked whether she would continue the same business practices that resulted in her legal probation and suspension, Jansen said, “I’m not going to comment on that.” Jansen’s resignation from the 17th Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission was effective July 12. Colorado Community Media reached out to Crespin about the news of Jansen’s recent legal suspension. “To now learn that she has again been investigated and found to have continued to engage in unethical behavior while remaining on the Judicial Performance Commission is unconscionable,” Crespin said in an email. “While unethical behavior by attorneys chips away at that delicate trust and confidence, the public’s trust and confidence is destroyed when those, who are tasked with ensuring the system is held to the highest of standards, choose to do nothing when observing such glaring inappropriate actions.”
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Colorado violates EPA ozone standards again Business groups cheer weakening of draft commuting limits BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
On the same day environmental groups called out Colorado officials for missing a key EPA deadline to clean up ozone pollution violations widely attributed to driving, business groups declared victory in weakening the state’s new set of rules to reduce air pollution caused by employee car commutes. The double whammy was not lost on conservationists, who took one look at the watered-down state rule proposal and how the Colorado Chamber of Commerce was celebrating it and issued louder warnings. “As the region misses another ozone pollution reduction deadline and we are stuck in a series of dirty air days, now is not the time to gut the (commuting) rule, and I’m disappointed in the position our state health department put out,” said Danny Katz, executive director of the nonprofit consumer activist group CoPIRG. “The smoke alarm is blaring. We need to all work together to put out the fire and have the clean air every Coloradan deserves.” Overall air quality on the Front Range, and a subset of measurements of ground-level ozone dangerous to human health, have improved in recent years, but the EPA has repeatedly lowered the maximum lim-
it of ozone scientists consider safe. That means Denver and other Front Range counties have been violating the ratcheted-down limits, and July 20 was another EPA deadline for the area to come into “attainment” or face new consequences. State health and conservation officials have said they now expect the EPA to further downgrade the Front Range zone into the next-lower “severe” category from the current level of “serious” violations. Lowering the rating again will mean local governments must go back to the drawing board for regulations cutting pollution through limits on driving or demands for cleaner fuels. Meeting the standards will also likely mean tougher rules for oil and gas producers venting chemicals, and cutting emissions by an array of industries. The state Air Quality Control Commission is scheduled to hear new sets of proposed rules on employee commuting in August, and the staff of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had previously put out drafts seeking mandatory commuting cuts for large employers starting in 2022. Conservationists wanted tougher enforcement provisions of those rules, but had said they were a good start toward finally attacking the transportation-related sources of air pollution and greenhouse gases. Goals become ‘aspirational’ Then CDPHE issued a statement the week of July 19 saying it had run into opposition from employers SEE OZONE, P13
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Hospitals to require COVID vaccines for employees UCHealth, Denver Health operate across metro Denver and beyond BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN
The exterior of the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, photographed on Oct. 18, 2019. The hospital is the flagship of the UCHealth PHOTO BY JOHN INGOLD, COLORADO SUN system.
Two more major health systems in Colorado announced July 28 that they will require their employees to be vaccinated against coronavirus by the fall. UCHealth, which operates the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, UC Health Highlands Ranch Hospital and 10 others, will require staff to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1. Denver Health will require its employees to be vaccinated by Nov. 1. UCHealth has about 24,000 employees. In addition to hospitals, UCHealth has clinics, stand-alone emergency rooms, offices and other operations in Arvada, Centennial, Commerce City, Denver, the Inverness area, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker, Thornton and other locations, according to its website. “After fighting COVID-19 for more than a year, and as the dangerous Delta variant has become the dominant strain in Colorado and elsewhere, it is clear that vaccination against this disease is essential
to protect our employees, along with our patients and visitors,” Elizabeth Concordia, president and CEO of UCHealth, said in a statement. “We know that vaccination will also improve health and safety within the communities UCHealth serves, and we want to set an example and help bring an end to this pandemic.” The move comes a little more than a week after Arizona-based Banner Health, which operates four hospitals in northeast Colorado, announced a vaccine mandate for its staff by Nov. 1. Momentum for a mandate for health care workers is growing across the country — the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said recently that it will require its frontline health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including those who work at the VA’s facilities in Colorado. At press time, Colorado’s other major hospital systems — Centura Health, HealthONE and SCL Health — had not issued a vaccine mandate. But that may change. Some of them have expressed an interest in waiting until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives full approval to the coronavirus vaccines, which are currently approved under a fast-track emergency use authorization. Full approval could come for at SEE HOSPITALS, P13
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Unvaccinated people drive COVID rise as school looms In Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, 95% of those recently hospitalized were not fully vaccinated
Local health agencies, school districts to choose what COVID-19 restrictions to implement
BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
With the new school year nearly here, Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties are seeing the signs of an upswing in rates of new COVID-19 cases, according to a news release from Tri-County Health Department. “Two connected factors are responsible for the increase in new cases: individuals who remain unvaccinated and the highly contagious Delta variant,” the health agency wrote in the news release. In parallel with trends across the U.S. and Colorado, new cases of COVID-19 have increased in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties in the past month, according to TriCounty, which is the local public health agency for the three counties. “While the overall rates are much lower than they were in April thanks to those who have been fully vaccinated against the virus, this recent increase in cases is concerning especially with school beginning in the next few weeks,” the agency added. Schools may return with little to no social distancing or mask requirements in August. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released new P-12 school COVID-19 guidelines on July 20, but the new guidance “does not constitute statewide requirements,” a state news release said. Instead, the guidance outlines “best practices” for local governments and school districts. That means local health agencies, such as Tri-County, and school districts will decide for themselves what precautions to enforce. Tri-County Health will “strongly encourage” mask-wearing in indoor settings for those not fully vaccinated, but the agency is not planning to require it at this point, John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health, said on July 23. Regardless of the new state guidance, state law gives local and state public health officials the authority to implement isolation and quarantines to slow or stop the spread of disease, according to the Colorado State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state public-health department. “Public health officials will work with schools to ensure that these measures are used as needed to protect the health of the employees and students in these settings, which also provides broader protection to the community at large,” the center said in a statement. But any standards that school districts or local health officials implement for quarantines are likely to be looser than they were last school year, based on the new state guidance. Hospitalized mostly unvaccinated As of July 22, in Adams County, the seven-day incidence rate of new
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Dr. John Douglas poses on his front porch for a portrait. He has been the executive director of Tri-County Health Department PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER since 2013.
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people was 69, according to Tri-County’s news release. That represents an increase of 155% since June 26, according to Tri-County. Arapahoe and Douglas counties have experienced increases of 70% and 65% over the same period, Tri-County said. The majority of new cases are among individuals who are not fully vaccinated, according to Tri-County. And since March, “95% of individuals hospitalized in our counties had not been fully vaccinated, similar to the pattern being seen across the state and nation,” Tri-County said in the release. The Delta variant, which is more contagious than the strain circulating last winter and could cause more severe illness according to recent studies, is responsible for approximately 90% of all cases in Colorado, according to Tri-County. “It is understandable that some people may still have concerns about getting vaccinated after hearing a lot of misinformation on the internet and social media,” Douglas, the health chief, said in the release. “However, the threat from the Delta variant to unvaccinated persons is real, serious and growing, so each day of delay can increase your risk of getting sick from COVID-19. If you’re unsure, talk with your health care provider to help answer questions in the context of your personal health.” Where to get vaccinated COVID-19 vaccinations are available at many locations nearly every day in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Tri-County Health’s COVID-19 vaccines webpage lists clinics by day of the week in a calendar format as well as by location in a map. That’s located at tchd.org/866/COVID19-Vaccine. You can also call TriCounty at 303-220-9200. Anyone looking for a specific vaccine can sort by product at vaccines. gov, or text their ZIP code to 438829. There are also additional opportunities listed on the state’s webpage at covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine/ SEE COVID, P13
With the upcoming school year fast approaching, Tri-County Health Department — the local public health agency for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties — said it plans not to require masks for unvaccinated individuals in schools. “We strongly encourage maskwearing in indoor settings for those not fully vaccinated,” John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health, said on July 23. “However, (we) are not planning to require it at this point.” Then, in light of new data on the Delta coronavirus variant, the federal Centers for Disease Control in late July updated its guidance for fully vaccinated people. The CDC now recommends “universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status,” according to its website. Tri-County Health was closely following the release of the updated CDC guidance and was waiting for subsequent comments from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment before offering any additional guidance for the counties in its jurisdiction, Douglas said. “We have been working with our school districts to achieve optimal in-person learning and prevent transmission of COVID-19 and will continue to do so to help them understand how best to apply this new guidance,” Douglas said. Schools may return with little to no social distancing or mask requirements in August. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released new P-12 school COVID-19 guidelines on July 20, but the new guidance “does not constitute statewide requirements,” a state news release said. Instead, the guidance outlines “best practices” for local governments and school districts. That means local health agencies — such as Tri-County — and school districts will likely decide for themselves what precautions to enforce. Tri-County Health will continue to require quarantining of close contacts — those within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more — for
anyone exposed to a person with COVID-19 in a non-classroom setting, Douglas said. But this year, contact tracing is not required in the classroom setting, in order to prioritize in-person learning, Douglas said. Contact tracing is a term for when public health workers notify people that they may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Any standards that school districts or local health officials implement for quarantines are likely to be looser than they were last school year, based on the new state guidance. In Tri-County’s jurisdiction, students who are exposed to COVID-19 in the classroom will not be required to quarantine from school except in instances that are high risk: unmasked direct contact in sports, choir or with medically fragile students, Douglas said. “All students and staff that are exposed should still monitor closely for symptoms and are not permitted to attend school if they develop symptoms. Testing, isolation and symptom-screening are still required before symptomatic staff and students can return back to school,” Douglas said. Individual cases and potential outbreaks of COVID-19 — and all reportable medical conditions — are still required to be reported to public health officials, Douglas said. Tri-County Health “will monitor cases and work with schools to implement additional mitigation measures such as masking, social distancing, contact-tracing and quarantine in the setting of an outbreak,” Douglas said. “These recommendations will only be required if the outbreak is high risk (or) severe or the school is not participating in the investigation and mitigation.” For schools, a confirmed outbreak is defined as five or more cases of COVID-19, of which at least one case has had a positive molecular amplification test or antigen test, among students, teachers or staff from separate households with onset within 14 days in a single classroom or activity or other close contact in the school setting — including transportation to or from school and affiliated events, according to the state’s definition. See more information on Colorado’s updated definition of COVID-19 outbreaks at tinyurl. com/ColoradoCOVIDoutbreak on page 6. Alternatives for indoor activities or school events may be recommended or required depending on the severity of an outbreak, Douglas said.
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and their associations, and would shift to emphasizing employer-run surveys of commuting habits and “aspirational” goals for reducing miles driven. “This new proposal is based on the recognition that lasting and meaningful success will require strong buy-in from employers and employees who are subject to the program, and a pilot phase will facilitate our understanding of real world implementation successes and challenges,” the CDPHE’s statement said. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce praised the new, lenient direction. “How Coloradans commute to work shouldn’t be the concern of state government, and a mandatory approach to reducing employee commutes would be overreaching, impractical and inequitable,” said Katie Wolf, director of the chamber’s state governmental affairs, in a statement. “We appreciate that the commission has taken our feedback seriously and will be revising its
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least one vaccine in the coming weeks. UCHealth said officials are confident the vaccine mandate would withstand any possible objections. “So far when they’ve been challenged in other states, those state courts have held up the notion they can mandate vaccinations for employees,” said Dr. Michelle Barron, senior medical director of infection prevention and control for UCHealth. “As a health care entity, it’s our obligation to set that standard. It’s a great example for the community …
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where-you-can-get-vaccinated. Individuals can also check with their own doctor, a local clinic, grocery or big-box store, or pharmacy nearby at vaccinespotter.org/CO. Until a person’s vaccination is complete, Tri-County Health says to wear a mask indoors when around people who are from another household and to stay 6 feet apart from others when out in public, especially indoors. While more than 70% of adults age 18 and up who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado have
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proposal from a mandatory to voluntary program.” CoPIRG’s Katz said Denver and the northern Front Range counties in the non-attainment area have failed to contain ozone for years, and that “fossil-fuel powered vehicles” are a key contributor. July 20 was the latest EPA deadline for Colorado to make progress, Katz noted. The proposed commuting rule, dubbed ETRP by the state, “offered a chance to align large employers and expand options for employees to do their jobs without commuting and adding more pollution to our air,” Katz said. The arguments come as the Front Range bakes under another heat wave that has consistently raised ozone counts toward dangerous levels. On July 20, Colorado state monitors reported a peak of ozone at 74 parts per billion in the Denver metro zone at 2 p.m., a level they call “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” Ground-level ozone is caused by a mix of volatile organic compounds released by oil and gas and other industries, vehicle emissions and power plant emissions, and made worse by the hot sunshine metro
Denver gets most of the summer. James Crooks, a National Jewish Health epidemiologist and professor, said at an event with CoPIRG on July 20 that rising temperatures from global warming are making the ozone mix far worse. “We need to be making changes in the near future” to ozone-producing activity, Crooks said.
we really want this pandemic to be over,” Barron said. UCHealth did not coordinate with Denver Health, where many doctors are also faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, but the systems moving forward at the same time makes it easier to coordinate crossover training and education, she said. Denver Health and UCHealth both estimate that current vaccination rates for employees are around 85%. UCHealth is offering staff a $500 incentive to get fully vaccinated by Aug. 22, a program that leaders at the hospital system believe has boosted rates. UCHealth waited to change its policy until adequate vaccine supplies were available for all priority
levels, Barron said, and also to see if Colorado would reach “herd immunity” levels of vaccination without mandates. “That just didn’t happen,” she said. The rapid spread of the Delta variant increased the urgency for higher vaccination rates. “Right now the best tool we have is vaccination,” Barron said. “It was time to take that additional step.” Health care workers are already required to be vaccinated each year against the flu. Those mandates allow workers to be exempted for valid medical or religious reasons, and the coronavirus vaccine mandates will have the same exemptions. In addition to protecting patients who enter the hospitals, mandates for health care workers are also seen
been vaccinated, those who have not been vaccinated remain vulnerable to illness, hospitalization and even death, Tri-County noted. “Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is the most effective way to protect yourself against this virus, especially with the more contagious Delta variant circulating,” Douglas said in the release. “Each of the vaccines available are very effective. Everyone 12 and older who can get vaccinated should do so now — for themselves and their families and friends. Vaccinated people also protect those who cannot get vaccinated, such as children under 12 years of age, or those with weaker immune systems for whom vaccine protection may be reduced.”
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ers commuting alone in cars to 75% of their workforce starting in 2022 and 60% by 2024. Those employers would also have appointed an official transportation coordinator and eliminated parking subsidies, or started charging for currently free parking. While those rules were specific, immediate and apparently mandatory, they did not come with enforcement provisions. There were reporting and recordkeeping requirements, but they also said that employers missing the goals could file “alternative compliance plans.” The CDPHE statement on July 20 said the revised draft rules will “first focus on data gathering components to establish a strong baseline for future policy.” The goal, but not a mandate, the CDPHE staff statement said, would be “aspirational single occupancy vehicle drive rates of 60% or less by 2025 to be demonstrated through employers’ survey reporting.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.
as a way to preserve staff from getting sick and being unable to care for others during a case surge. “About 94% of our hospitalized patients are unvaccinated,” Barron said, in an earlier statement. “And even for fully vaccinated people who get sick, the vaccine reduces the severity of the illness. Vaccinated people are less likely to need ICUlevel care or to die even if they need hospitalization.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Adjusting to new college schedules takes time for some College means big focus on time management, especially for athletes BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
High-school-turned-college athletes have more than a few things to balance in their first year away from home. Aside from such day-to-day things as opening a checking account and finding time to eat, they have to be punctual for practices, film sessions, weight training and college classes, all without any help. They might be some of the most ardent subscribers to the “Can We Add Another Hour or Two to the Day Club?” It may not be as daunting as it sounds, though. That’s one of the topics - so is a general description of college athletics and college athletics in a time of a pandemic - that is up for discussion in the third part of our adjustment to college series. Balancing college needs Most of those surveyed said the effort to balance all the needs in their new life wasn’t too bad, including former Frederick football player Blake Duran. “Class scheduling opens up to athletes first so we can work our classes around our practices and lifting so we never miss a practice because of class,” said Duran, who played at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. “Eating and laundry are very accessible. At most, you’ll have three classes a day and time in between, so you have plenty of time to eat or do laundry if you have to.” That wasn’t always true. It was a difficult start for Brighton High School grad Ivan Scarpino. “But once I started to write down what I’m doing at exactly what
time then I got much more organized,” said Scarpino, who played football at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. “And after a couple of weeks I was able to adjust into balancing school, sports and life.” Scarpino’s classmate, Tori Haug, who played softball at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, said it wasn’t “super-hard” for her to find that balancing act. “Everyone is willing to help everyone, which makes it so much easier to get everything done on time,” she said. “When it comes to the basic needs, we do a lot of things as a team. But it can be super difficult at times.” She said college is “very much based on you.” “There are times that you have to make time for yourself to get your stuff done,” she said. “You choose to procrastinate and push things off until they absolutely need to be done it, makes it a lot harder to find a good period of time that you can get all of your stuff done. For me, when it needs to get done, I just do it then. It has seemed to make things easier for me and has allowed me to have more free time.” For Fort Lupton alum Antonio Marquez, balancing his schedule was “a challenge” at first. “But I took time out of my day to figure out a schedule that could balance all of them while still having fun,” said Marquez, who competes at Western Colorado University in Gunnison. “I have certain days where it could just be working hard on school. some days where I am focusing on my basic needs. My athletic needs are just every day at a certain time. Then my time to really enjoy life comes from the weekends where I can go on a hike, swim, or my favorite, camping. I camp almost every weekend.” Prairie View alum Kyle Melvin had a leg up on the time management piece before he went to
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MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT PART 3 OF 3 (he had a 3.5-grade point average for the first semester). My goals are 3.8 hopefully soon 4.0.” BHS alum Nate Griffeth, who wound up at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, said student-athlete life was a challenge. “You’re on your own and have to hold yourself accountable to making sure you’re eating right, getting homework done and doing your laundry,” he said. “But you can always find time either at the end of the day or between classes or weekends to get that stuff done. Your teammates are always there to make sure you’re doing the right thing when it comes to eating right and keeping up with academics.” College, athletics and COVID Most thought the adjustment to college and college sports in a time of a pandemic was different from planned. “But we always find ways to have fun and get together,” said Blake Duran. “The football team tends to stay together since we are with each other all the time. So, we tend to hang out a lot.” “In terms of the amount of studying school-wise and time commitment/ work commitment sport-wise, it is how I expected it to be,” said Scarpino. But he also noted he wanted to see a normal year of school and a football season. Haug said the experience wasn’t what she figured. “But it’s been a good experience so far,” she said. “I’ve enjoyed meeting all my teammates and have enjoyed being able to play at the next level.” “The experience has been what I thought and more,” Marquez said. SEE COLLEGE, P15
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“I didn’t picture getting this much into running and what it holds. I didn’t imagine meeting so many chill people that are on the same wave as me. I also didn’t think I would be so in love with Gunnison and all of nature in general.” Melvin’s first year of school and sports went according to plan. “The only thing that caught me by surprise with the adjustment is the camaraderie that not only the team has with each other but the coaches as well,” Melvin said. Read said her transition to college has been a mixed bag. “Honestly, after spring 2020, my world changed overnight and all expectations I had for anything were gone. I have heard about the typical college experience and I did not expect that because I go to a commuter college and COVID,” she said. “I also heard things about MSU Denver that haven’t happened yet, and there are things that I was expecting to happen and then did. Mostly, I’m just rolling with it and taking the whole experience one day at a time.” Former Frederick placekicker Lucas Dunker, who’s kicking at Washington State University, said his experience has been “outstanding.” “Everywhere you go on campus, people are always wearing their `Coug’ gear,” he said. “The coaches and staff treat me like I’m family.”
Madril said the first year of his college experience worked out just fine. “Coming from a football aspect? Yes, it’s been some of the hardest work I’ve put in throughout my whole life,” Madril said. “I’ve never been in this good of shape ever in my life, and I’m only a freshman so imagine what will happen in a few years.” Jacob Duran said wrestling helped him grow as an individual “without any parent figure telling me what to do.” “I’ve learned if you just get simple work done, on time, everyone is happy,” Duran said. In closing If you want regrets from these new college students and studentathletes, regardless of topic, you won’t find them here. Blake Duran said being a college-level athlete is a dream come true. “And now that my dream is a reality, I couldn’t be happier,” he said. “The college atmosphere is nothing like I’ve ever seen before. It’s such a different experience from class, to the mood of everyone at practice. There is never a dull moment out on the field.” Going into his first year of college athletics, Griffeth said he knew it would be comparable to a business and that he’d have to put in a lot of work. “So far it’s been a lot of fun being with the guys and working on improving as a team and as an individual,” he said. “Our season ended due to COVID and quarantine but it was a good year to get a feel for what college is like.
“I can’t wait for a full year of games and a normal season.” “College has been a huge eyeopener for me. It has definitely forced me to adult way quicker and learn things I would have never learned if I was still in Brighton,” Haug said. “It has allowed me to teach myself and understand different things about living on my own, time management and many other things.” “Keep in mind that this is all happening in the times of COVID, so we are all working in different ways at different times to do the best we can athletically and academically,” Melvin said. “The experience has been great for me,” Richard said. “My teammates are great; my coaches are great. It’s just been a great experience.” Read, who attends a commuter campus and, thus, doesn’t get what most think of as a “full college experience,” said the only part of her college experience that feels real and like a movement forward in life” has been her cross country team and running. “My whole college experience revolves around that team and if that is the only part of the typical college experience that I get to experience, (which I hope it isn’t) I would not leave feeling cheated or disappointed,” she said. “I would know that I got to experience something very few students get to experience.” “It’s been a wonderful experience here, and it feels like such a relief after putting in so many years of hard work,” Dunker said. Madril said prospective college
athletes should be ready to make the change. “Your parents no longer watch over you, so it’s all on you,” he said. “Compete every day like it’s your last and study your plays. Coaches would rather have the smartest than the strongest kid on the field.” Jacob Duran said he’s been able to keep four main aspects of his life — God, family, business and wrestling — In the same order, which helped him get to his present point in life. “I’m here getting my butt kicked every single day. I go into practice with a mindset of, `Alright today I’m going to get one takedown. Tomorrow, maybe I get two or three,” Duran said. “I’ve learned to love wrestling. If wrestling is where I don’t have to quite grow up yet, I’m fine. That brings me joy not only to myself but also to my father and grandpa.” In addition to qualifying for four state cross country meets and a state track meet, Marquez played basketball. The Bluedevils made the Sweet 16 In the 2020 playoffs just before COVID-19 shut down the postseason. “I used to run probably 12 miles a week. Now I run upwards to 15 or 16 (miles) on my long runs — running upwards to 70 miles a week with having tempo runs, workouts and weightlifting every week,” Marquez said. “It’s a big change, but it has made me such a better runner and has given me a bright future for that All-American goal. “I am really just living my best life at the best place with some great people.”
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JOIN US TO LEARN ABOUT JOBS WITH JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS! August 6, 1-4 pm Jeffco Public Schools Education Center
Come join us! We are currently hiring motivated and dedicated individuals to work in various support service positions across the district! Join our organization and be part of a team making a difference in the lives of children!
Departments hiring include: - Early Childhood Education - School Age Enrichment - Custodial - Food and Nutrition Services
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Food Service Director Needed Weld Re-8 School District – Fort Lupton Area Looking for an energetic, reliable person to join our Taher team in the Weld Re-8 School district.
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Must have foodservice management experience. An associate degree or higher is desirable, but not required.
Contact Judy at j.kovacs@taher.com for more information.
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To view available positions go to our jobs board: www.jeffcok12jobs.org Questions: Please contact Human Resources at 303-982-6515
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