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The word on potential mandatory workplace vaccines for coronavirus came down from the Biden administration two weeks ago.

The impact of that order in Fort Lupton City Hall came down during a Sept. 14 study session.

Human Resources Director Laura Howe said the rules don’t apply, even though Fort Lupton employs more than 100 full-and part-time employees, plus seasonal ones.

The reason is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is in charge of enforcing the order.

“OSHA has no status on us,” she told council. “I spent a long time looking at the requirements. As soon as I found out it didn’t apply, I stopped.”

The City and County of Denver and the federal government require vaccines for employees. Howe said the city of Pueblo is paying $500 to vaccinated workers.

The city of Fort Lupton has 165 total employees. A bit more than half, 90 to 95 of them, are on full time. Howe told council employees in the public safety and public works departments have higher non-vaccination rates than other segments of city employees.

Library news In other business, council has a copy of a memorandum of understanding between it and the Fort Lupton Public & School Library.

In it, the library said it plans to close on its new location near Dale’s Pharmacy on SEE VACCINE, P4

At the Fort Lupton High School homecoming celebration, some of the alumni from 1981 came to bring back some PHOTO BY BELEN WARD memories, have some chili and tour the school with Principal John Biner.

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Daniel Carl Fisher, Sr.

February 3, 1977 - September 11, 2021

Dan graduated from Englewood High School in 1995. After working in the printing industry for several years, he moved on to create “3D Quality Painting.” His business became very successful and he was a big part of the Greeley community. He ran this company till 2018 and later changed it to “Dan Fisher Painting” in 2021.

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or work on motor vehicles. In 2019, he began volunteering at the homeless shelter and started attending church more often.

Daniel Carl Fisher, Sr. was born in Denver, Colorado to Danny Fisher and Laura Gonzales and was the second of six siblings. He married Yvonne Marie Sauers on June 19, 2004. Together they had three sons and one daughter.

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Dan is survived by Yvonne; his three sons, Daniel, Dylan and Derrik; daughter, Delainy; as well as, siblings Danette, Thomas, Danora and Darrin; and several nephews, nieces and relatives. He is preceded in death by his parents, Danny Fisher and Laura Gonzales; brother, Frank Fisher; aunt, Carolyn Ortega; and uncle, Andrew Ortega.

Visitation was on Monday, September 20, 2021, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and Funeral Services followed at 4:00 p.m., all at Tabor Funeral Home, Brighton, Colorado. Visit Daniel’s online obituary at TaborFuneralHome.com to share memories and condolences with his family. In lieu of flowers the family is accepting donations at https://gofund.me/5e44a7e4

Shirley Jean Morris

Ruth Mosler, of Brighton, Colorado, passed away on Friday, September 3 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She will always be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and friend, to all that knew and loved her. She was born on November 3, 1924 in Altamont, Kansas to Walter and Anna Cook.

Ruth went to school in Altamont Kansas and graduated from Altamont High School in Kansas. She married Harold H. Mosler on December 4, 1943 and following WWII had three sons, John, Stephen and Jimmie.

After working many years as a homemaker, she worked full time at the Visual Aid Center.

A great cook Ruth also water skied and enjoyed camping with family and friends.

During retirement bred and raised Silky Terriers and was an active member of the Green Valley Grange for many years. Ruth is survived by sons John (Donna) Mosler of Nacogdoches, TX, Stephen Mosler of Payette, ID, and Jim (Deanna) Mosler of Brighton, CO grandchildren, Nancy Trimm, Robin (Dan) Nydam, Mollie (Lino) Velasquez, Julie Mosler, Sarah (Bryce) Deforest, great-

grandchildren, Delana Harris and Clay Harris, Vance Elliott, Marlie Rand, Emily, Stevie and Joseph Velasquez, Kawika and Kalina Deforest, greatgreat grandchildren, Ian and Alexa Flores and Royce Elliott along with numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold H. Mosler, her parents Walter and Anna Cook, daughter-in-law Teri (Woodward) Mosler, grandson Harold W. Mosler, sisters Beulah Boswell, Mabel Simmons and brother Paul Cook. We will miss her sweet smile and great kindness.

The visitation will be held from 3 – 5 o’clock p.m. on Thursday September 23 at Olinger Highland Mortuary 10201 Grant St. Thornton, CO 80229. The Funeral Service will be held from 11 a.m.to 12 p.m. on Friday, September 24 at Harvest Fellowship in Brighton, CO followed by a reception at the church from 12-1 p.m. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Brighton, CO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

December 10, 1926 – September 16, 2021

Shirley J. Morris, 94, of Brighton. Visitation, Monday, September 27, 2021, 5-7 pm; Funeral Service, Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 10 am, all at Tabor Funeral Home, 75 S. 13th Ave., Brighton, CO. Interment follows service at Elmwood Cemetery. Contributions

may be made in Shirley’s name to the Henderson Community Church, PO Box 10, Henderson, CO 80640. Full obituary and guestbook for memories and condolences available at TaborFuneralHome.com.

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Bill Taylor, using his dowsing rods, located a grave at Fort Lancaster.

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At Taylor’s house, hanging on his wall are artifacts of his great aunt Kate Slaughterback.

Uncovering his history in Fort Lupton Bill Taylor relies on multiple tools to track his family, others through time

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For Fort Lancaster volunteer handyman Bill Taylor, the past is something extremely personal.

“My dad is a walking encyclopedia and has spent years tracing our family roots, “ said Willy Taylor, vice president of the Platte Valley Historical Society and Bill Taylor’s son.

A Fort Lupton native, William “Bill” Alan Taylor can trace his family ancestry back to the 1600s, sailing to America on the Mayflower and eventually settling in New Jersey before relocating to Illinois. Taylor’s family migrated from Illinois to Colorado during the gold rush.

Taylor was born in Fort Lupton July 7, 1943 but his roots can be traced to Brighton, too, where his mother, Annabelle, was adopted by a Swedish family named Bergman.

Taylor had two sisters; both have passed away. Taylor has two children, his son Willy, and a daughter named Kim. “They lived east of Brighton by the water tower,” said Taylor.

Since 2006, Taylor has volunteered for the Platte Valley Historical Society, giving tours, doing maintenance work, and helping with the restoration of Fort Lancaster.

Famous family When Taylor is not working at the Fort, he spends time researching his family ancestry. Taylor said his great-great-grandpa, Felix Doughty, volunteered along with many settlers that joined the regiment of Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk Indian war of 1832. Doughty also fought in the Mexican-American war from 1846 to 1848.

“Felix Doughty, came to Fort Lupton from Macoupin County, Illinois, in 1863. We found land grants seven miles from Fort Lupton, where he had about 600 acres,” said Taylor.

“There are several variances of the last name Doughty,” Taylor continued. “My tenth great-grandpa was named Doti; he came over on

the Mayflower in 1620 on a good harbor ship then on into New Jersey. We have over 1,000 cousins we will never know.”

Taylor’s great-aunt from his moms’ side was the famous Rattlesnake Kate Slaughterback who, in 1925, killed more than 140 snakes in a Hudson pond where she and her son were looking for ducks that hunters left behind. The photos, letters, and artifacts of her snake dresses are in the Greeley Museum and some of her photos are at the Fort Lupton Museum. The chicken coop Kate lived in is in Taylor’s backyard. He also has some of her artifacts, letters, and photos of Slaughterback.

Taylor also traced his family roots to the Teagardens, who left England for Solvang Germany in the 1500s to get away from Cromwell’s religious persecutions.

“They were toolmakers and had 13 gristmills in the Walker River. If you ever pick up a knife and it says ‘Solomon’ on the blade- that’s my Teagarden family,” said Taylor.

Hidden graves Taylor’s other interest is using dowsing rods to locate graves, and he claims he found more than 100 graves around Fort Lancaster by researching the settlers traveling through the area. Dowsing has been a subject of discussion and controversy for thousands of years, and adherents claim it’s useful in locating water too. The practice uses a copper rod, stick, or pendulum to locate something hidden.

Based on the historical research of the area near Fort Lancaster, the old U.S. Highway 85 used to be the trappers’ trail from Santa Fe into Montana. The settlers, with families or large groups, traveled through the area as the main passage. So, when someone died, they had to bury them immediately.

“You could not hang on to them four three to four days like you do today,” said Taylor. “And they were buried usually about three feet deep so the animals wouldn’t dig them out.”

Today, it is illegal to dig up those graves, yet people keep asking Taylor if he’s going to push to excavate those graves.

“I say ‘no’ because we want to do it legally,” he said.

Neal Du Shane of Fort Collins is the coordinator for Pioneer Cem-

etery Restoration Project. He taught Taylor and his son, Willy, how to use dowsing rods which are used based on research of the history of a particular area.

“While it is illegal to disturb graves, dig them up, on occasion – with the assistance and legal approval of the cemetery director – I’ve assisted in verifying graves.

The keyword in what we do, is our ‘belief’ these are graves are based on our research and dowsing,” said Du Shane. “I have personally assisted in finding some of the unmarked graves at and near the Fort Lancaster. I’m confident in the results using dowsing.”

When Taylor is performing the

dowsing ritual over an area, he issues a verbal command based on research of the area, such as, “Is there a grave buried there?”

“The dowsing rods energy automatically cross over each other, indicating a grave is located in the area. Or, sometimes, they do not move,” said Taylor.

He has been right at least once, Taylor said. His dowsing rods indicated a grave that was buried on the Fort Lancaster grounds. Later, his son Willie and a ground-penetrating radar operator checked that spot.

“He was able to locate and capture images of an old-style casket underground near Fort Lancaster. My dad has photos of it,” said Willie Taylor.

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or about Monday, Oct. 11. Earnest money and cash at the time of closing belong to the library. The library is the only funding source. In case of a future sale, proceeds go to the library for its use. The Weld Re-8 School District and the city are on the title for administrative purposes.

In case of a dispute, the two sides will try to iron out the differences. If that fails after 30 days, then the two sides will go to mediation.

Lift station Public Works Director Roy Vestal said the engineering firm of Burns & McConnell was his choice to install a new lift station. It’s part of staterequired improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

“Design fees are usually around 10 percent of construction costs,” Vestal said by email Sept.

15. “I’m currently estimating around $1.2 million for engineering.

If council goes along, Vestal said the work could be done by sometime in November.

Fort Lupton leans toward sign enforcement moratorium

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton City Council encouraged a moratorium on new parts of the city’s sign code ordinances during a Sept. 14 study session.

Council made no decision, though.

It can’t make decisions during study sessions.

Several business owners complained about unfair enforcement of the sign code. The chief complaint pertained to temporary signs, such as those saying a firm was open or that it was looking for employees, especially as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Wholly Stromboli Owner Melissa Rickman said businesses want to work within the rules.

“We want to work to grow the community and encourage businesses to be successful,” she said. “A site plan (for her new signs) is a low priority for me right now. Some businesses, like Rachel’s (Santiago’s Restaurant)

have been through a hell of a lot the last year. We have a long road to hoe before we are whole.”

Dale’s Pharmacy Owner Huey Dong said the signs were more permanent, whereas banners were temporary in nature and designed to help out potential customers.

“This new rule means we have to spend a lot of time and money that we don’t have a lot of,” Dong said. “Maybe there’s a middle ground. We should be trying to unite businesses and the city. To make us go through the whole procedure is overkill.”

“I’d say so,” said Councilman Tommy Holton.

A representative from the Vincent Village subdivision admitted two signs on his property -- dealing with dumping paint cans on his property -were out of compliance with code. He told council people don’t want to pay the money it costs to take the items to the county landfill in Erie.

“Temporary signs are important for these businesses,” Mayor Zo Stieber

said. “We allow garage sale signs on torn-up cardboard on street corners all over town. But we won’t allow temporary signs for our businesses?

That’s ridiculous.”

Fort Lupton planner Todd Hodges said the city was working to improve the code by making it more flexible.

“The sign code is irritating,” Hodges said. “We know the sign code isn’t perfect. We do have the ability to do temporary signs. The key is to make sure they are appropriate signs.”

It’s up to the code enforcement officer with the police department to administer the sign code rules. At present, no such officer exists on the force. Police Chief John Fryar had no problem with the suggested moratorium.

“You’re telling us not to enforce the law,” he told council. “There are legal ramifications to that.”

“We’re giving you direction to fix the code,” Holton said.

“You can’t tell me to violate the law,” Fryar said.

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Utah-based health care group merging with SCL health

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

SCL Health, which runs Platte Valley and Lutheran medical centers, and Utah-based Intermountain Health announced their intent to merge on Sept. 16.

When complete — perhaps early next year — the combined non-profit system will employ more than 58,000 caregivers and operate 33 hospitals, and it will operate 385 clinics across six states, according to a press statement.

Linda Jumonville, president and CEO of SCL Health, and Dr. Marc Harrison, CEO of Intermountain Health, based in Salt Lake City, said the merger wouldn’t mean layoffs or changes in available products/ services.

“This merger wasn’t done with a need to cut costs,” Jumonville said.

“We operate efficiently because

there is no geographic overlap. I expect very little change, other than to accelerate innovative approaches faster.”

“Day to day, we’re going to work to get better with the tools we bring to bear,” Harrison said.

SCL Health is a a faith-based organization affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Intermountain Healthcare has been secular since the original hospitals in the system were donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

SCL Health will give up its corporate name and overall leadership to the larger Intermountain, but the individual Colorado hospitals such as St. Joseph and Good Samaritan will retain their names and their religious identity. The Intermountain hospitals will remain secular.

Harrison and Jumonville didn’t promise an absence of increased health-care costs once the new com-

pany is in place.

“If you go and look at our track record, objectively speaking, we provide high-quality care at low cost,” Harrison said. “The future is bright. We are getting interest from insurers.

“We have great relations with our payers,” Jumonville added. “They believe we are committed to affordable health care. They are going to think this (the merger) is a good thing.”

SCL requires COVID vaccinations of its employees. Intermountain Health does not. Harrison said the vaccination rate was “north of 80 percent.”

“The public health emergency is over the thousands of people who are not vaccinated,” he said. “Intermountain complies with federal regulations. We would never leave our patients in a lurch.”

“We’re evaluating what we need to

do with respect to the order of the administration” requiring vaccines of businesses with more than 100 employees, Jumonville said.

The press statement said the merged organization will create a model health system to provide high-quality, accessible, and affordable health care to more patients and communities in Colorado, “There aren’t too many times when you can create something so special,” Jumonville said. “Our teams are so aligned. We chose to do this. This is the right thing for our health communities.”

“The pay-provider model, when done right, makes health care affordable,” Harrison said. “Together, we can do more of this.”

Jumonville said there are better ways to deliver health care.

“We need to move more into homes, more into telehealth,” she said. “We need to accelerate it.”

Celebrate better health: “Have A Plant”

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

September is National Fruits and Veggies Month, a celebration of raising awareness about the health benefits of eating the popular plants, according to the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment.

“The maximum benefit of fruits and vegetables is eating about nine servings per day which is about 4 ½ cups, according to the guidelines of the Food and Drug Administration,” said Eric Aakko spokesperson for the division of health and planning in the Weld County Public Health and Environment.

The United Nations started the movement earlier this year as it declared 2021 the international year of fruits and vegetables. The Produce for Better Health Foundation, as a partner of the global movement, is celebrating “Have A Plant” for the month of September. Weld County is also a participant.

“The data we gathered in Weld County, only 25 percent of residents are eating the maximum amount of fruits and vegetables daily. The other 75 percent is eating the minimum amount of five servings to nine, “ said Askko.

Fruits and vegetables are low in calories, low in saturated fat, salt, and sugar. That makes it filling without worrying about gaining calories and eating excessive saturated fat.

Eating a half cup of grapes is fewer calories than snacking on a fourth of a cup of M&Ms, which is 200 calories.

There are exceptions. Avocados, olives, and coconuts are monounsaturated, which can be eaten in place of the high-saturated food to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, according to health officials.

“According to an Emerge Research study on mental health, eat less processed foods and eat more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Boost the immune system with phytonutrients by increasing whole grains with plant-based phytochemicals. Also

increase the diet with Beta Carotene such as beets, carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and squash - scientifically boost to improve skin and eyes “said Aakko. “Berries are high in antioxidants. Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries improve the communication between brain cells in age-related cognitive

memory loss such dementia and slowly reduce dementia.”

According to health officials, many fruits and vegetables contain phytochemicals, an active biological substance that protects against cancer and other diseases. Also, the plants lower the risk for type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and high blood

pressure. Cruciferous veggies, which have been linked to reducing cancer, are broccoli, cabbage, collards, and watercress.

“When serving a plate of food always serve half the plate with protein, whole grains, and the other half with fruits and vegetables,” said Aakko.

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The Bluedevils’ football team.

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Fort Lupton’s homecoming queen, Kassandra Morales walks onto the field Sept.

17during halftime of the Bluedevils’ football game against Estes Park. Jayden Medina.received the accolades as homecoming king during the homecoming dance the PHOTO BY JONATHAN MANESS next night.

Former Fort Lupton High School Science teacher Duane Deimes (1964 to 2000), who also coached the football and track teams, celebrates homecoming and enjoys the annual chili supper with his wife, Virginia, who worked in the administration.

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What’s a homecoming week in Fort Lupton without a bonfire?

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The students with the FCCLA Family Community Career Leaders of America cook up the chili and serve it. Left, 11th-grader Jodie Shaffer, 10th-grader Justina Castro, 10th-graderRebecca Nicedonus, freshman Anai De-Jesus-Mora and fellow freshman PHOTO BY BELEN WARD Isabel Diaz-Tellez.

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Mask rules drive parents’ demand for doctor notes Colorado pediatricians are being bombarded with requests

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado parents are seeking an end-run around mask requirements at their children’s schools: Doctor’s notes exempting them for dubious medical reasons.

And in mask-averse Douglas County, where elected leaders already opted to create their own health department to sidestep unpopular COVID-19 public health orders, some parents aren’t taking “no” for an answer.

Hundreds of parents have called Pediatrics at the Meadows in Castle Rock to request doctor’s notes — some who turned angry when their requests were denied and promised “physical, financial and political revenge.”

“We understand and empathize with families who are looking for ways to help their children avoid the burden of mask-wearing. Trust me, I get it,” Dr. Michael Milobsky said in a Facebook post about the flood of calls that left staff members feeling “under attack.”

But Milobsky said the clinic would continue to side with American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations regarding mask-wearing for children — that, with rare exceptions, they can be “safely worn” by children 2 and older.

“If I issue a mask exemption for your child, and they infect a child who is undergoing chemotherapy, a newborn, or a pregnant teacher, who, as a result of being infected (die), I AM RESPONSIBLE.” Demand for notes jumps Demand for doctor’s notes is spiking as mask policies remain contested across the state, sparking heated public health meetings and leading to increased police presence at some schools as children returned to classes this fall.

The school year got underway just as the highly transmissible coronavirus delta variant drove a wave of new infections across Colorado. As of Sept. 13, the state Department of Public Health and Environment reported 80 ongoing outbreaks of the coronavirus at K-12 schools across the state.

In recent says, Dr. Hector de Leon in Fort Collins said he has received at least a dozen requests for doctor’s notes exempting children, and that his colleagues based in Denver have received several requests a day.

Explaining to parents who insist their children not wear a mask has been a challenge at times.

“More often than not we are not able to write these letters,” said de Leon, a pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente. “We give families other tips and tools to get the masks going.

I understand that it is a tough thing that parents are faced with. But our job is to try to keep as many kids as possible safe and from getting sick with COVID.” Many pediatricians, like de Leon and Milobsky, stand by the Ameri-

can Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation for universal mask wearing in schools given that the majority of the student population is ineligible for vaccines. Wearing masks is proven to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and protect those who are not vaccinated.

Even so, some parents are frustrated and others become upset when de Leon refuses to write the notes, he said.

“It’s important to start by framing for families why we are doing this and why we are asking for masks, still. The fact is, with children, kids under 12 especially, we don’t have a vaccine for them. So we’re trying to get them back in school in a safe way,” de Leon said.

Jeffco reviews requests As of Sept. 7, Jeffco Public Schools had received 208 mask exemption requests, 59 of which were denied because the application did not meet the requirements outlined by Jeffco Public Health, school district spokeswoman Cameron Bell said.

While the school district does not set the criteria for mask exemptions, it is reviewing requests to ensure they meet the requirements of the public health order issued by the county’s public health department in late August, Bell said.

The Jeffco district also received 281 religious exemption requests, which were all denied as they do not meet the criteria of the public health order, she said.

In southwest Colorado, the schools in San Luis haven’t reported an uptick in doctor’s notes for children, said Toby Melster, superintendent of Centennial School District R-1.

“I’ve seen some of the stories about the contentious board meetings where they are going to be discussing either wearing a mask or not wearing a mask,” Melster said.

“But so far, our community has been really good. We haven’t had a lot of pushback, to be honest with you.”

At least three of the schools in the San Luis Valley that do not require its students to wear masks have had to quarantine classrooms due to COVID-19 infections, but the Centennial School District, which is based in the town of San Luis and requires masks, has not had to require any of its classes to quarantine thus far, Melster said.

List of reasons is short Despite the large number of requests for notes, the list of medicalbased reasons to not wear a mask is short, said Dr. Sara Saporta-Keating, an infectious disease specialist from Children’s Hospital Colorado.

“Ultimately, what it comes down to is a person’s ability to take a mask off if there is a problem,” SaportaKeating said.

Children younger than 2 are exempt, as are children who physically are unable to take off their mask or unable to communicate that they need the mask off in an emergency situation, she said.

“Really what we try to do is weigh the risk and benefits of wearing the mask versus potentially getting COVID,” she said.

While some parents feel wearing a mask could be difficult for children with asthma, it can actually provide

First-graders are seen on their second day of school on Aug. 12 at Second Creek ElPHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN ementary School in Commerce City.

them with more protection and potentially shield them from other respiratory diseases that could trigger an attack, Saporta-Keating said.

She said she received an email from her 4-year-old son’s pediatrician earlier this year — before parents could start requesting notes — stating that the practice would be advising children 2 years and older to wear a mask, in line with AAP’s guidance.

“They were proactive about it,” she said.

Her son and his classmates are doing very well with their masks inside the classroom, she said.

“So I certainly think it is not only parents’ peace of mind, but I think the school and teachers’ peace of mind as well, understanding that when there is good mask-wearing, it really decreases the chance of a COVID outbreak occurring within a

school,” she said.

Fewer outbreaks in schools also means that children will have more access to their support systems in schools, rather than being isolated at home, Saporta-Keating said.

“We know there are a lot of challenges with mental health, particularly right now,” she said, “but one thing we know is that the return to normalcy and the return to the support systems that children have in their schools is incredibly important and can actually benefit them from a mental health standpoint.”

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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Biden touts need for bolder response to climate change President visited NREL lab in north Jeffco on Sept. 14

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“Folks, we’ve got to pick up the pace.”

That was President Joe Biden’s message as he spoke Sept. 14 about his plans to address climate change while creating new jobs during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Lab’s Flatirons campus, located north of the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County.

During his roughly 15-minute speech, Biden touted the need for the federal government to establish more ambitious goals for reducing emissions and addressing climate change than were set even by the Obama administration, in which he served as vice president.

“When those (goals) were set, we had more time,” said Biden. “We don’t have that time now. The goals are different because the necessity is there … We don’t have much more than 10 years, for real.”

Among the new goals set by Biden is for the nation to reach 100% carbon-free power by 2035. Biden said he also recently announced a new target for the country to reduce its carbon emissions by between 50 and 52% by 2030.

Biden said the need to take bolder, more aggressive steps to address Suncor Air Monitoring Print Ads.pdf climate change has become starkly

apparent recently, with nearly one in three American communities being struck by weather disasters in the past few months.

Biden said within the two weeks before his Colorado stop, he had made visits to California, New Jersey and Louisiana, where he surveyed damage from the Caldor Fire and Hurricane Ida. Coloradans, he said, are also becoming increasingly familiar with the effects of disasters driven by climate change.

“Even if it’s not in your backyard, you feel the effects when you turn on the local weather and in addition to the temperature and precipitation you want to know what the local forecast is going to be…” he said.

“You saw the vicious cycle this summer when heavy rains combined with the burn scar of the 2020 Grizzly Creek fire resulted in mudslides that washed out an entire section of Interstate 70.”

“The bottom line is it’s everywhere,” he later said.

However, Biden also touted the benefits that an increased focus on addressing climate change would bring, including the creation of well-paid, union-backed jobs.

“When I think of climate change, I think jobs,” Biden said.

He said those possibilities are already apparent in Biden’s infrastructure bill, which he said would put 800,000 people to work, including a large portion in work related to addressing the climate crisis.

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Aguilar, a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 68 union of Xcel Energy workers in Colorado.

“Being here at NREL shows the future of our industry, renewable and sustainable energy…” he said.

“When you see all these new technologies you might think the future doesn’t look much like the past, but one thing the past and the future will have in common is that they be built by unions.”

Xcel Energy is the first utility in the nation to set a goal of being carbon-free, Biden said.

Gov. Jared Polis also spoke at the event at NREL. He thanked Biden for visiting the facility, which he said is “powering the renewable

energy revolution,” and said the state will continue to partner with the Federal government as it works to meet its own goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2030.

“President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda directly helps support the work we are doing here in Colorado, one of the leading states on the clean energy revolution,” Polis said.

Biden, who completed a tour of the NREL foothills facility prior to his speech, praised NREL and said the Build Back Better plan also includes more funding for the lab and similar organizations.

“We’ll be making those breakthroughs in solar wind and storage out of these facilities,” he said.

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Latest congressional map keeps House members apart Redistricting changes still possible; deadline Sept. 28

BY SANDRA FISH AND THY VO THE COLORADO SUN

The latest draft of Colorado’s congressional map avoids putting the state’s current U.S. House members into the same district, while creating a sweeping district across most of the Western Slope and southern Colorado.

The most heavily populated parts of north Douglas County would stay where they are in the 4th Congressional District. And the biggest cities in Arapahoe County — including Aurora, Centennial, Littleton, Englewood, Greenwood Village and Sheridan — would be in the 6th District, along with the Columbine and Ken Caryl areas of Jefferson County.

The new 8th Congressional District in the north Denver metro region would be nearly 39% Hispanic. It would encompass Northglenn, Thornton, Brighton, Commerce City and Fort Lupton.

And the proposed 7th District, now centered in the north and west metro area, would include much of Jefferson County and stretch to South Park in the central Rocky Mountains.

The new map, released Sept.

15, groups most of the Western Slope and southern Colorado into a single, L-shaped 3rd Con-

gressional District. Northwest high-country counties including Routt, Jackson, Eagle, Summit and Grand are grouped with Larimer and Boulder into a proposed 2nd Congressional District. And the new districts would no longer pit Garfield County Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert against Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Lafayette.

The map is the second to be drawn by nonpartisan staff based on 2020 census data, and incorporates input from the public about previous drafts.

Commissioners voted earlier in September to base the latest map on one drawn by Commissioner Martha Coleman, a Democrat from Fort Collins who is a geographer.

The latest map would create three safe Democratic districts, three safe Republican districts and competitive 7th and 8th Congressional Districts, according to a report by nonpartisan legislative staff.

In three districts, the Hispanic population would make up more than a quarter of the total district.

The latest map is markedly different from two previous proposals. Here’s a look at how the districts shape up: The 1st District centered in Denver remains safe for Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, with a 57% Democratic advantage The 2nd District still includes Boulder and Fort Collins, but stretches west to Routt County

and includes Summit and most of Eagle County. It also includes Neguse’s home in Lafayette, and would give Democrats a nearly 34% advantage.

The 3rd District stretches from Moffat County in the northwest, south through Mesa and Pitkin counties to Cortez and La Plata counties, then east to Pueblo and Las Animas County. Unlike a map released earlier this month, Boebert’s Silt home remains in the 3rd District, and she’d have a nearly 10% GOP advantage.

The 4th District still includes much of the Eastern Plains, as well as Windsor and much of Douglas County. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ken Buck of Windsor would have a nearly 27% advantage.

The 5th District includes most of El Paso County, except for some eastern areas that end up in the 4th District. It would remain safe for incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn with a 20% GOP advantage.

The 6th District includes most of Aurora and Arapahoe County, a safe seat for incumbent Rep. Jason Crow, of Centennial, with a 15% Democratic advantage.

The 7th District now includes most of Jefferson County, but also small portions of Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas and El Paso counties as well as all of seven mountain counties. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, of Arvada, would find himself in a potentially competitive district with a 6% Democratic

advantage.

The new 8th District includes much of Adams and Weld counties, including Greeley, Thornton, Commerce City and much of Westminster. Democratic state Rep. Yadira Carveo, of Thornton, recently announced plans to run in the district, which has a Democratic advantage of about 4%.

The political competitiveness of the districts is based on an average of election results from eight statewide races between 2016 and 2020. The percentages above represent the difference between the percent of votes cast for a Republican candidate and the percent of votes cast for a Democratic candidate.

There’s disagreement about what constitutes a “competitive district.” While the Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission views an advantage of 8.5% or lower as a competitive district, the congressional commission hasn’t defined a range.

Morgan Carroll, chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, disputed the congressional commission’s formula for determining the political competitiveness of a district.

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Currently, four of Colorado’s seven U.S. House members are Democrats. Members of Congress don’t need to live in the district they represent.

A third congressional map drawn by staff may be released Sept. 23, if the commission doesn’t adopt a plan before then.

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BRIEFS Boot Scoot Dust off the cowboy’s boots and hats for the 7th annual Boot Scoot at the Fort: South Platte Valley Historical Society.

It’s a fundraiser benefit for the Fort Lupton Boys and Girls Clubhouse. There will be live music, auctions, cocktails, and games. The event will be on October 16th from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. For more information and to register visit www. bgcweld.org/bootscoot South Platte Valley Historical Society, 2001 Historic Parkway, Fort Lupton.

Art show applications open Applications are open for Fort Lupton’s third annual community art show. Call 303-857-6694.

Fall clean-up day The city of Fort Lupton’s annual clean-up day will involve an October voucher program.

Public Works Director Roy Vestal said the running average of positive COVID-19 tests was too high to allow for an in-person event.

Vouchers are available. The pickup day for senior citizens and the disabled is Thursday, Sep. 23. City officials said that date won’t change.

Call City Hall to schedule pickup at 303-857-6694.

Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/454/Clean-Up-Days.

Electrification conference United Power is hosting the cooperative’s first-ever Fleet Electrification Conference at its Carbon Valley Service Center, 9586 E I-25 Frontage

Road, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29.

The featured guest, Lightning eMotors, specializes in producing sustainable commercial fleet solutions, including electric vehicles.

The free conference is open to public and private fleet operators and managers.

Guest speakers from United Power, the Colorado Department of Transportation and Northern Colorado Clean Cities will present their expertise in the emerging field of electrification at the conference.

Topics covered during the conference include the state of Colorado’s new fleet electrification strategy, resources and funding options for fleet services, the growth and availability of charging infrastructure and the future of electrified fleets. During the conference, Lightning eMotors will also feature demonstration fleet electric vehicles.

Preregister for the conference atwww.unitedpowerfleets2021.rsvpify. com. Lunch will be provided.

Small-town America Civic Awards Nominations for this year’s Small Town America Civic Award are available through Friday, Oct. 15.

To send in the name of a volunteer, click https://www.civic-volunteer. com/home/webforms/small-townamerica-civic-volunteer-awardstacva-nomination-form-2021?utm_ campaign=CivicEngage%20 %7C%20STACVA%20%7C%20 2021&utm_medium=email&_ hsmi=157287865&_hsenc=p2ANqtz8JmO2iYrQedb1EmWhcbKJ6_ nXTnC311Q15SWSQlTXLr25W6aLkQEwXNhB_JIffrEZuF7m

n5Dq3f39vqsAH0iUrIE6IhQ&utm_ content=157287864&utm_source=hs_ email ONGOING Donation time The Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canneed fruit and N, variety of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as tuna (including the pouches), to help out local schools that just reopened after a year of remote learning.

Other potential donations could include chicken, Vienna sausages, spam and salmon. The bank also needs personal items, such as toiletries and baby needs.

Drop off donations at the food and clothing bank’s back door, 421 Denver Ave., weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 303-857-1096.

Teen hangout Teens can stop by the Fort Lupton Pubic & School Library Wednesdays to play crafts, video games and hang out with friends after school.

Walk with a doc Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.

This is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk

and a fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking.

Blessings in a Bag Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an all-volunteer program and is in need of volunteers. If interested in volunteering or donating, call 303718-4440. Mail donations to Blessings in a Bag, 306 Park Ave., Fort Lupton 80621.

Drop-in child care The Fort Lupton Recreation Center offers drop-in child care from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Call 303-857-4200.

Committee openings Fort Lupton has openings for several of its citizen advisory committees. Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/966/I-Want-To-Apply-for-aCommittee.

Boards/committees’ openings The city of Fort Lupton is looking for volunteers for its historic preservation board, the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority, FLURA business representative (a five-year term), FLURA alternate member (term expires March 5, 2023) and library board trustee (term expires December 2024).

Call Alyssa Knutson at 720-4666128.

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FORT LUPTON POLICE BLOTTER

Here are the police reports for Sept. 4 to Sept. 9 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report.

September 4 Police arrested a woman, 20, of Fort Lupton at Second Street and McKinley Avenue for a traffic accident, DUI, reckless driving eluding, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of minor in possession. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

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Chess tournament The Fort Lupton Public & School Library put together a chess tournament that’s ideal for beginning players.

Visit https://docs. google.com/forms/ d/1UFPA1ENiETkHnJjaHh_E3hUAOEWSRKUXpU7utzYab-U/vie wform?fbclid=IwAR1M9cUK4bp 7cJyH9phmivtIV6gmeXqd3kNra 5q_L113Py-IhRIHDjMHRd4&edit_ requested=true Fort Lupton senior lunches Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext.

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Coffee group Fort Lupton’s weekly coffee group sessions are at 8 a.m.

Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200.

Silver Sneakers Silver Sneaker Yoga is available Fridays from 9 to 9:45 a.m. and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Fort Lupton recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Water aerobics The city’s water aerobics class meets from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at thke Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Call 303-857-4200.

Pen pals Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/950/SeniorPen-Pal-Program Craft classes Monthly craft classes through the Fort Lupton Recreation Center (203 S. Harrison Ave.) are available. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166 with questions.

COVID-19 vaccines The Salud clinic in Fort Lupton, 1115 Second St., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 years of age and older, healthcare workers and workers in the state’s

A man, 36, of Thornton, was arrested in the 1900 block of Ninth Street for DUI. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

September 5 Police arrested a 30-year-old Longmont man for DUI at U.S. Highway 85 and mile marker 249. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A 28-year old Fort Lupton man was arrested at U.S. Highway 85 and Weld County Road 14.5 for a domestic violence-related third-degree assault charge. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested a man, 26, of Aurora on U.S. Highway 85 for weaving in and out of lanes, driving without license, DUI and possession of an open container in vehicle. He was held on bond at 1b category. You don’t need to be a patient Register at saludclinic.org.

Free short-term radon test kits Weld County residents can receive a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last).

Test kits can be requested online at www.drhomeair.com/weld, according to a statement.

Call the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: www.weldgov.com/go/radon.

Warm Line up and running Community Reach Center is offering a Warm Line (303-2806602) for those who want to talk to mental-health professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics.

The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.

A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention. Those feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic. Those who live or work in Adams County can receive up to six free counseling sessions. Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling.

Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second floor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

Here’s a list of locations where you can receive a test for COVID-19: Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/ Brighton Salud, 1860 E. Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 303-6972583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and Thursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/ covid-testing Alcoholics Anonymous The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon

Weld County Jail.

A 26-year old Fort Lupton woman was arrested in the 100 block of Kahil Place for domestic violence-related third-degree assault. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

September 6 A 27-year old Sioux Falls, S.D., man was issued a summons for causing an accident while backing on Grand Avenue.

September 7 Police arrested a Thornton man, 22, in the 100 block of McKinley Avenue for failure to appear on a warrant out of Fort Lupton for possession of marijuana charge. He was released on a personal recognizance bond. and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays.

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A 14-year Fort Lupton was issued a summons in the 130 block of South Denver Avenue for shoplifting.

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Remembering Brethren Fast Music community fondly recall Don Messina, Mik Messina and Gordon Beesley

who was one of the Denver Post’s music reporters at the time. “But when they got Gordon in there, that’s when they had their heyday, if you will.”

While the trio started out with Ordy Garrison behind the kit, Beesley soon took the sticks and continued playing with the group until other responsibilities demandBY RYAN DUNN ed more of his attention. He was RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM replaced by Nate “Dawg” Nicholsen for the latter years of the group’s For those who were around the run.

Denver music scene in the ‘90s, Brown says Beesley was integral Brethren Fast needs no introducto the group’s sound. tion. The purveyors of “electrified “You need a guy to lock it down in hillbilly hot-rod funk” charmed audiences and contemporaries alike the back,” said Brown. “And Gordon was able to do that for them. He was with their good looks, groovy riffs their most notable drummer — that and racing team outfits for over a was kind of a rotating position. I decade, during which they rose to think they had a couple of guys play prominence as one of — if not the before and after, but Gordon had the — most visible bands in Colorado. longest stint.”

During their peak in the late Those who knew the Brethren ‘90s — which included sponsorFast guys recall them as kindheartships from Harley Davidson and ed, approachable people who loved Budweiser, along with gigs playing to have a good time.

Broncos and Avalanche games — Wendy Clark played hundreds of the band consisted of brothers Don shows alongside Brethren Fast with “Dynamite” Messina on vocals and her band Tequila Mockingbird, and guitar, Mik “The Stick” Messina on says the band always made thembass and Gordon Beesley on drums. selves available and kindly offered Tragically, all three of the Brethtips. ren Fast members met untimely “They were really sweet, good deaths. Don died in a 2015 car acguys,” said Clark. “They were cident on Lookout Mountain, Mik definitely rock stars. If you’re a died of organ failure in July and different band, they’re just regular Beesley — who became an Arvada Police officer in 2002 — was killed in guys. Mik especially — all the girls had a crush on him. Gordon was, I the Olde Town Arvada shooting in think, the nicest drummer I’ve ever June. met. They were sweet, approachable Though their time was unduly cut guys. short, their far-reaching influence “They gave us a lot of different adon the local music culture continues vice,” Clark continued. “It’s simple to be felt today. stuff sometimes, like `walk towards Their albums Sideburns from the stage when you have a solo’ and Hell, What in the Hell?, 500 Laps of `walk backwards when you’re letBeer Drinkin’ Fun and Diesel Drivin ting someone else have the stage.’

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Brethren Fast at a photoshoot at Colorado Speedway.

Bluebird and the Gothic and all the other theatres in town — well heck, there was no other band we really wanted to share those bills with than Brethren Fast.

“We just had a great time together,” Elias continued. “They were scene builders. They were out to build; they weren’t out to compete with other bands or musicians.

That’s what was so great. and that was a lesson I learned from them early, that that was a better position to be in, to be a scene builder and there was no competition between a bunch of small-town bands. The better we all did, the better we all did.

And that was a real strong movement for all the bands in the ‘90s in Denver.”

‘Fast cars, fast motorcycles and fast women’ The Brethren Fast boys were not just known for their hospitality and scene building efforts. The trio, who grew up in Golden, were known motorcycle enthusiasts, a passion which culminated in a sponsorship with Harley-Davidson, yielding custom-made Brethren Fast racing team jumpsuits.

They were known to occasionally ride their bikes onto the stage to start gigs and would sometimes perform in their racing suits. Motorcycles were a core facet not just of the band’s iconography, but of the member’s lives; Mik and Don were known to ride Harleys and Gordon would later become a motorcycle officer with APD. Jon Solomon of Westword wrote in a 2015 obituary for Don that the group liked “fast cars, fast motorcycles and fast women,” an attribution that is consistent with the subject matter of their songs.

Gina Burg, who was a fan and friend of the band, said that their style choices inspired others to follow suit, despite the presumed

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incongruity of biker style with ‘90s fashion trends.

“All of a sudden they were geared out, and then of course, everybody wants to copy their style and then all the girls started to wear outfits with pinstripes down the pants and everything,” said Burg. “And I’m like — ‘this is the ‘90s right now.’”

Jeff Gray was Brethren Fast’s photographer during the band’s peak, and said that when Beesley initially joined the group, he didn’t quite fit into the band’s aesthetic.

“The first photoshoot that we went to go do, Gordon is like two feet taller than Mik and Don,” said Gray. “So, I showed up and Mik and Don are in their usual gear — like chrome, jumpsuits, done up to the hill — and for the first photoshoot the best Gordon could do is a Sunday suit, a business suit. So, we tried to figure out how the hell we were going to make this mesh for the first photoshoot together.

“And I ended up having to put Gordon in the back because he was so much taller, and we went to a bridge that is right by the downtown Denver skatepark now, and we did some shots down there in a field right there kind of goofing around,” Gray continued. “I think we got some Elvis glasses on him to have him blend in a little bit more. Gordon just always had a smile on his face. t they all did, our photoshoots were g super fun. lots of joking around, lots p of brainstorming.”

At another photoshoot, Gray re- u called the trio trying — and failing m — to maintain a serious demeanor t u at the Colorado Raceway.

“We went to an old broken down t p early ‘40s Ford that was sitting in a the back like junk,” said Gray. “I wanted to do a serious shot because most everything we did was goofing ‘ around. I wanted to do one where S SEE BRETHREN, P17 w

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September 22, 2021

Climber reaches for dream

Local teen finished seventh in Tokyo Olympics

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Colin Duffy first laid eyes on an indoor climbing wall, he was only 3 years old.

The colorful holds drew his attention and he begged his parents to let him give the sport a try. By 7, he was climbing in full-sized gyms.

And now, at 17, Duffy was the youngest competitor in the first-ever Olympic sport climbing event.

“I think I just love how unique of a physical challenge it is,” he said about the sport. “Not only do you have to be strong enough to solve the climbs and problems but you also have to use your brain, figuring out body position and what the best strategy is going to be for each route.”

Duffy, a Broomfield resident and a student of Stargate Charter School in the Adams 12 district, grew up climbing in the area. He frequents local rock climbing gyms like G1 Climbing + Fitness, and his favorite local spot to climb outdoors is Rocky Mountain National Park.

Duffy qualified for this year’s Olympic Games in 2020 when he won the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Pan American Championship in Los Angeles.

“I was kind of just awestruck after qualifying,” he said. “It didn’t really feel real.”

Then, the Olympic Games were delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leading up to the Tokyo Olympics, Duffy, like many Olympic athletes, had to face a variety of new training methods due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For several

months, gyms were closed and Duffy had to practice his climbing on an at-home wall in his basement.

When gyms opened, he adjusted to training while wearing a mask. Then, two weeks before the climbing competitions started, he traveled with the rest of the four-person U.S. team to Tokyo in early August. Once in Japan, Duffy and his colleagues began to work on acclimating to the humid, hot weather they’d be competing in.

“I think the most noticeable difference for me was the heat,” Duffy said. “I’ve always been used to dry heat and a lack of humidity, so being in such an intense climate and having to compete outdoors in that was really kind of hard to adjust to.”

Sport details At this year’s Olympics, the sport climbing event displayed three disciplines of indoor climbing: bouldering, lead climbing and speed climbing.

In the bouldering event, athletes attempt to scale short, challenging preset routes, also known as problems, which are made up of plastic imitation rocks of various shapes and sizes. The walls in this event are about 15 feet high and surrounded by large pads.

Climbers don’t use any rope for this event.

During lead climbing, the athletes are tied into a rope as they see how high they can get on a wall more than 50 feet high. As they climb, the competitors attach their rope into clips placed along the wall. On the ground, a belayer attached to the same rope is ready to catch the climber if they fall or finish the route.

While each route and problem in the lead climbing and bouldering disciplines is unique and neverbefore-seen by the athletes, the speed climbing event is different in that it presents

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they were mean mugging like tough guys, which wasn’t in any of their personalities at all.

“And Don and Mik kind of seriousuped for me, and then Gordon, the most serious he could get was sitting there grinning,” Gray continued. “But I think he was so happy to be in that band and just a happy person with everything and to be around those guys.”

‘Everybody loved them’ Burg recalled a time when Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers was in town and started a jam ses-

the same route in every competition. Athletes dart up this standard route to see how quickly they can press a touchpad at the top.

The fastest speed at the finals of the Olympics was 6.02 seconds.

In this year’s Olympics, climbers were required to participate in all three events, with their score being determined by how they ranked in each one. Some in the sport criticized this format because of the inherent differences between speed climbing and the other two disciplines.

Duffy’s favorite climbing events are bouldering and lead climbing, he said. In the next Olympic games, there will be one competition for speed climbing and one combining bouldering and lead.

Duffy was one of eight climbers who made it into the Olympic finals out of 20 male athletes. In the finals, he finished seventh overall.

In the speed competition he ranked fifth, with 6.35 as his fastest time. In the bouldering event he finished in fourth place, and in the lead competition he ranked third.

Nathaniel Coleman, the other male climber from the U.S., took silver in the competition. Brooke Raboutou — from Boulder, Colorado — placed fifth in the women’s competition.

“I had a lot of fun,” Duffy said. “I think a lot of people probably look at it as the most intense event possible, but I think outside of the competition days, being around the village and being surrounded by so many incredible athletes, everyone is always smiling and just happy to be there with their teammates.”

Enjoying the games As the youngest climber there, Duffy felt like he was able to relax and not put too much pressure on himself, he said.

“I think it allowed me to

sion with Brethren Fast and other local musicians.

“There was one time around Thanksgiving where everybody’s in town and they were playing the night before Thanksgiving, that huge drinking night,” said Burg, “and the drummer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers was dating someone that lived in Colorado and then he got up on stage and was jamming with them and all the other rock bands like Furious George (and the Monster Groove) and all these people.

“Everybody’s up on stage rapping and singing and playing the instruments,” Burg continued. “It was fun. It was so much of a community.

Everybody loved them” As the trio progressed into mid-

Colin Duffy, who placed seventh in the first-ever sport climbing competition in the Tokyo Olympics, competes in a lead climbing PHOTO BY DANIEL GAJDA event in Innsbruck, Austria.

climb pretty loosely, especially in the qualifiers, I felt like I had nothing to lose being the youngest one there,” he said. “I know I’ll have other opportunities in the future, and being so young, there’s really no pressure or expectations on me, so my main goal was just to have fun.”

Due to the pandemic, Duffy’s family was not able to attend the games in person and instead had to wake up each night of the event about 2 a.m. to watch the competition in real time.

But Nancy Duffy, Colin’s mom, said it wasn’t difficult to stay alert.

“When your kid is going, you’re nervous,” she said.

“So it’s easy to stay awake at that point.”

dle-age, familial and professional obligations began to phase them out of the scene. The band was less active during the Messina brothers’ final years, but continued to play the odd gig here and there, and Beesley would depart to be the founding drummer of The Railbenders.

Clark said that the Denver music scene has changed drastically in their absence, shifting more to an every-person-for-themselves climate.

“I’d say it’s gotten a little more saturated,” said Clark. “I would say everybody’s in a band, it seems like.

And a lot of bands aren’t as committed to each other, in my opinion, as they used to be. (Tequila Mockingbird) had a lineup for 12 years that stayed together.

“Everybody was friends and we

Duffy hopes to compete again in the next Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, he said.

“I just hope in the future that climbing continues to gain recognition. I think it’s a sport that … people are really fascinated by,” he said.

“It’s much different than the traditional sports you’ll see.

Hopefully people that watch the Olympics really enjoy it and it starts to gain more traction.”

For those curious about the sport, Duffy has one main piece of advice: “Search for a local gym around you,” he said.

“Everyone should try climbing. It’s a very fun sport,” he said. “And probably very different than most people are used to.”

all knew what band we were all in, rather than them being in seven different bands,” Clark continued.

“It seemed like it was more of a family. I feel like there was a lot of competition, but in the right way. we were all competitive, but we were all family.”

Gray said that one of his last conversations with Beesley involved the two commiserating over teaching their kids about boomboxes.

“Maybe 6 months ago, I had posted a picture of my daughter with an 80’s boombox,” said Gray. “And Gordon called me up and said that he was explaining to his boys what a boombox was. And we just talked about philosophy, talked about the funness of teaching your kids what an 80s boombox is.”

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September 22, 2021

FLHS and Frederick scores Fort Lupton HS scores Soccer Fort Lupton’s two-week break from the season didn’t seem to cause an early problem.

The Bluedevils shut out Valley 9-0 on the Vikings’ pitch Sept. 14. No stats were available for the Bluedevils.

Eagle Valley downed the Bluedevils 4-1 Sept. 15 in Fort Lupton. No stats were available.

Volleyball University downed Fort Lupton 254, 25-9, 25-17 on the Bluedevils’ floor Sept. 16. Payton Faulhaber had four of the Bluedevils’ kills. Alissa Clark. added three. Logan Conlin and Aesha Alrashed had six kills for UHS. Cross country Fort Lupton’s Kimberly Campbell placed 87th in the girls race at the Loveland Sweetheart Invitational meet Sept. 17. She posted a time of 25:41.

In the boys race, freshman Blake Hayen wound up 112th and posted a time of 23:03.

Softball Fort Lupton’s win streak sits at four after the Bluedevils doubled up Weld Central 6-3 in Fort Lupton Sept. 16.

The Bluedevils routed Thornton 18-1 in Colorado League play Sept.

14.

No stats were available for either game.

Frederick HS scores Volleyball Frederick’s winning streak hit 10 matches in a row after a 25-15, 25-17, 25-18 home-floor win over Pomona Sept. 13.

Kinley Lindhardt had 14 kills to pace the Warriors. Katelin Sindelar added a dozen. No stats were available for the Panthers.

FHS’ 11th straight win was a 25-17, 23-25, 28-26, 25-20 win over Berthoud Sept. 14 in Frederick.

Lindhardt had 19 kills for the Warriors. Sindelar added 12. Delaney Frank contributed seven kills and added four assists.

Win No. 12 in a row came at the expense of Thompson Valley Sept.

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Frederick’s Haley Howell delivers a pitch against Loveland Sept. 18 at Frederick High School. The Red Wolves edged the Warriors PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY 17-14.

Rebecca Wierssema lead the Eagles with nine kills. Jordan Duzenack had eight.

No stats were available for the Spartans.

Soccer Hinkley needed two overtime periods to beat Frederick 4-3 in Frederick Sept. 14. Emiliano Rico, Angel Avila, Iram Frias and Samuel Addai Opoku scored for the Thunderbirds,.

Zane Doehring scored the goals for Frederick.

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September 22, 2021

First win is memorable for FLHS Bluedevils

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

FORT LUPTON – The Fort Lupton football team treated a packed homecoming crowd to an entertaining Friday night, one that left first-year coach Joey O’Connor both happy and speechless.

The Bluedevils needed every second of the Sept. 17 contest to hold off a relentless Estes Park Bobcats team 39-38 in a showdown full of offense.

Quarterback William Alvarado connected with Anthony Blan-Mendenhall on a pair of touchdowns, and Blan-Mendenhall put the final stamp on the game by intercepting a pass at Fort Lupton’s 6-yard line to seal the victory. “(Our fans) have been so supportive of us. This win is for them,” Blan-Mendenhall said. “We haven’t been the best over the years, but they have been there for us. I love them.”

It was the first victory for Fort Lupton (1-2 overall) this season and was a step in the right direction as O’Connor and the Bluedevils coaching staff work to change the culture for a team that has only won six games in seven years.

“It was an unbelievable environment,” O’Connor said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better homecoming.

We are trying to change the culture, and this is a big step in going the right direction.”

If this game is a sign for the future, then O’Connor has FLHS head-

ing to a bright future. He helped energize the fans, and the players followed suit on the field.

With less than five minutes to go, Alvarado and Blan-Mendenhall connected on a 23-yard pass to push Fort Lupton ahead 39-32. Estes Park answered with a touchdown of its own, but Fort Lupton’s defense held strong. Dimitri Alarcon stopped the runner short on the twopoint conversion.

“I’m just speechless,” O’Connor said. “The guys played their heart out, and I’m really proud of them.”

Fort Lupton took an early lead in the first quarter behind the play of their junior quarterback. Alvarado raced into the end zone from 6 yards out to score the first touchdown and then broke loose for an 80-yard run to give the Bluedevils a 14-12 advantage.

Fort Lupton began to take advantage of the Bobcats’ inability to kick the ball. The Bluedevils only allowed the Bobcats to convert on one of six of their 2-point conversions.

Twice, Estes Park was stopped on fourth down – one of which was at its own 23-yard line.

Four plays later, Isaac Rodriguez added another touchdown and Fort Lupton faced a small 26-22 deficit at the halftime.

Alvarado rushed for 204 yards in the contest and two touchdowns and added 137 yards by air and a pair of touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Isaac Rodriguez and Antonio Gonzales stood out, while Kayden Derbigny,

Fort Lupton’s Anthony Blan-Mendenhall hauls in a touchdown pass from William PHOTO BY JONATHAN MANESS Alvarado during Friday’s Homecoming victory over Estes Park.

Dimitri Alarcon and Kaidyn Taylor had sacks, and Taylor added an interception.

“The guys played with heart.

Hopefully, this is a win we can build

off,” O’Connor said.

Next up for Fort Lupton is a home non-league matchup with Elizabeth (7 p.m. Thursday, Sept 23) before the Bluedevils start league play.

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“Our players got a chance to meet Savion while attending their scrimmage against Prairie View,” said another Facebook post, this one from the Brighton High School football team. “We are deeply saddened by his passing and would like to send all of the support we can to his family and team.”

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Youth basketball The Fort Lupton Recreation Center is gearing up for youth basketball this winter. It’s available for third- through sixth-graders.

Registration ends Dec. 11.

For more information visit, https://fortluptonco.gov/416/ Youth-Sports Schedule change Fort Lupton’s football game at Brush will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, according to Rschooltoday. com.

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Cornhole tournament Fort Lupton Metro Wrestling Club’s first cornhole tournament starts at noon Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. The top three teams win prizes.

The cost is $40 per team, which includes one meal per player. Food will be available during the tournament.

Proceeds benefit the youth wres-

tling program. Questions? Email FLMWrestling@gmail.com Football A Go Fund Me Page is online for Savion Lowe, who played football at Skyline High School in Longmont.

Lowe died unexpectedly Sept. 7.

“Our hearts go out to Skyline High School over the tragic loss of fellow varsity football player Savion Lowe,” said a Facebook post from the Frederick High School football team. “#46 will forever be

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TRIVIA 1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the full name of the famous Barbie doll?

2. MOVIE: Which movie features a family home on Cherry Tree Lane?

the “green fairy”?

10. LITERATURE: Owen Meany is a character invented by which author?

3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital city of Bermuda?

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4. AWARDS: For what achievement is the Folio Prize awarded?

2. “Mary Poppins”

5. MUSIC: What was the only U.S. Top 40 song that guitarist/ singer Jimi Hendrix had?

4. Literature written in English and published in the United Kingdom

6. ANATOMY: What connects muscles to bones?

5. “All Along the Watchtower”

7. TELEVISION: What is the name of the van in the animated series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?”?

7. The Mystery Machine

8. MEASUREMENTS: What does a candela measure?

10. John Irving

9. FOOD & DRINK: Which spirit is sometimes described as

1. Barbara Millicent Roberts 3. Hamilton

6. Tendons 8. Luminous intensity 9. Absinthe

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PUBLIC NOTICES Atmos Energy Corporation GCA Attachment No. 7 – Customer Notice Page 1 of 6

Public Notices call Bobi 303.659.2522

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Date of Notice: September 10, 2021 NOTICE OF CHANGE IN TARIFFS ON LESS THAN 30-DAYS' NOTICE

Bids and Settlements

Atmos Energy Corporation (“Atmos Energy”) 1555 Blake Street Denver, Colorado 80202

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

You are hereby notified that Atmos Energy has filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado (“PUC”), in compliance with the Public Utilities Law, an application for permission to file certain changes in tariffs, affecting all residential, commercial, interruptible and other consumers in its Colorado divisions to become effective October 1, 2021, if the application is granted by the PUC. The purpose for this filing is to change rates by revising the Company’s existing gas cost adjustment tariff to reflect changes in the rates charged Atmos Energy by its suppliers for natural gas purchases. The present and proposed natural gas rates are as follows: Class of Service by Division North Colorado* Residential Small Commercial, Commercial Irrigation Transportation

Present Rates Total Volumetric

Proposed Rates1 Total Volumetric

$0.70527 0.59327 0.57866 0.13817

$0.84286 0.73086 0.71625 0.13795

Average Monthly Bill North Colorado* Residential Small Commercial, Commercial Irrigation

North Colorado* Residential Small Commercial, Commercial Irrigation

Projected Average Monthly Bill

$ 55.53 253.74 237.84 Prior Year's Peak Month Bill $ 103.49 491.64 757.48

$ 64.06 305.89 283.80

Percentage Change 20% 23% 24% 0% Percentage Change

15% 21% 19%

AtmosProjected Energy Corporation Peak Percentage Change GCA Attachment Month BillNo. 7 – Customer Notice Page 2 of 6 $ 121.37 598.96 926.99

17% 22% 22%

*Notification Published in our North Rate Area Newspaper

The proposed and present rates and tariffs are available for examination at the business office of Atmos Energy Corporation located at 1555 Blake Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado, or at the Public Utilities Commission at 1560 Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado, 80202.

Anyone who desires may either file written objection or seek to intervene as a party in this filing.

If you only wish to object to the proposed action, you may file a written objection with the Commission.

The filing of a written objection by itself will not allow you to participate as a party in any proceeding on the proposed action. If you wish to participate as a party in this matter, you must file written intervention documents under the Commission’s rules.

Anyone who desires to file written objection or written intervention documents to the proposed action shall file them with the PUC, 1560 Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado, 80202 at least one day before the proposed effective date.

Members of the public may attend any hearing and may make a statement under oath about the proposed change whether or not a written objection or request to intervene has been filed.

Atmos Energy Corporation has filed a separate gas purchase report in accordance with Rule 4607 of the Commission’s Rules Regulating Gas Utilities and Pipeline Operators to begin the initial prudence review evaluation for the gas purchase year ended June 30, 2021.

Atmos Energy Corporation Colorado-Kansas Division By: Bart W. Armstrong President Legal 1 Ad No.: FLP222405 First Publication: September 22, 2021 Last Publication: September 29, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Attachment 9

Legals

NOTICE is hereby given that Highway 119 Metropolitan District No. 1 of the Town of Firestone, Weld County, Colorado (the “District”), will make final payment at 10130 Astorbrook Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, on October 4, 2021, at the hour of 9:00a.m. to COYOTE RIDGE CONSTRUCTION, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company of Johnstown, Colorado for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction or work on the Firelight Park Offsite Waterline Project, performed within the District, Weld County, Colorado.

Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the District on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIGHWAY 119 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 Legal Ad No.: FLP222387 First Publication: September 8, 2021 Second Publication: September 15, 2021 Last Publication: September 22, 2021 Published in: Fort Lupton Press

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wayne Logan Morrow a/k/a Wayne L. Morrow, a/k/a Wayne Morrow, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30443 Division: 1

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado; Court address: 901 9th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631, on or before January 10, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Brenda Hart 15607 Caroline Ave Ft. Lupton, CO 80621 Personal Representative Legal Ad No.: FLP222389 First Publication: September 8, 2021 Last Publication: September 22, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ted L. McCarty a/k/a Teddy L. McCarty a/k/a Teddy Laverne McCarty a/k/a Teddy La Vern McCarty, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30480

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before January 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa A. Thorn c/o Keith L. Davis, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 820 Denver, CO 80111

7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite

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Legal Ad No.: FLP222404 First Publication: September 22, 2021 Last Publication: October 6, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

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