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Dr. Cardos retired after 46 years of service BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Dr. Stephen Cardos after more than 46 years in since July 1975 serving generations of families children has retired and was honored by Brighton’s City Council with January 18th as Dr. Stephen Cardos day. “I feel thankful that my life’s work was meaningful and was appreciated,” said Dr. Cardos. Cardos was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from New York University Medical School and did his residency at Bellevue Hospital, New York. After leaving New York City in 1973 he spent two years in Omaha, Nebraska hospital, and then joined Air Force. “I was the chief of Pediatrics in the Air Force, at a very busy clinic,” said Dr. Cardos. Dr. Cardos wanted to be a doctor since was very young and also had asthma so he had lots of exposure being around doctors. It was one role model that inspired him and he knew going forward it was what he wanted to do. “It’s was tough especially when my friends were having parties- I was studying,” said Dr. Cardos. When training at Bellevue hospital Dr. Cardos was seeing primarily homeless people who were living on the streets or where ever. “It was very frustrating to have
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them as patients because you could get them all cleaned up to get rid of their body lice or all their diseasesthen two weeks later- they were back in the hospital with the same thing all over again,” Cardos said. It was so frustrating for Dr. Cardos and it gave a distorted view of what real medicine was like and also for the rest of the country. It was when he decided he wanted to go into pediatrics. “Kids are innocent and had no say over their social situation. It’s has been very enjoyable to work with children. Cardos moved to Brighton in April 1975, purchased a home, and started working in July at his practice. Also, he was the only pediatrician in all of Adams County for over 20-years. Before COVID, Dr. Cardos was slowing down was only seeing patients three days a week. Then COVID hit it was he stopped seeing patients. “The practice had a big decrease in the number of patients. You would think the opposite, everybody’s sick and would come in, but nobody came in because they were afraid,” he said. “So the practice went down and I stopped seeing patients and managed the practice for the next two years.” Best moments for Dr. Cardos, he had seen four to five cases of three generations of families. The grandmother, the parents, and their children. “Multiple generations of the parents being my patients and then their children are my patients. SEE CARDOS, P9
Dr. Cardos receiving a certificate of recognition from Mayor Greg Mills proclaiming COURTESY OF CITY OF BRIGHTON January 18th as Dr. Stephen Cardos Day.
Fort Lupton leans toward pot license drawing New council meeting times plicants to not have one person left During a Jan. 25 town hall meetIn other business, council may out,” said John Paolella. “It’s jobs. ing, the sentiment was to allow all change its business meeting times It’s revenue.” five businesses to receive permits. Another applicant, Rachel Gillette, in the near future. The new start One of the applicants said expandFort Lupton City Council may said the area can support all five ing the pool would increase tax revise its imposed cap on the numtime would be 6 p.m., pending a vote businesses. Council did not make revenue and promote more jobs. ber of marijuana businesses it will Feb. 1, after press time. a decision because it was in a town “I’m in favor of raising the camp,” allow in town. During a town hall meeting Jan. hall format, not in a regular meetsaid Colin Madden. “We thought 25, City Administrator Chris Cross Five businesses applied for four Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothingsaid Bank provide community Brighton and Frederick would allow ing. available business permits. City the change could not take effect members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert Change 4 Change, “We don’t have everyone present,” for “a couplewith Clerk Mari Pena said a simple draw- these licensures. But those areas of months.” said Mayor Zo Stieber. “It’s a small voted It’s something that ing (7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. in city Council did not vote on the idea another organization that15, helps with the foodagainst drive. it. See more on Page 2. change to the ordinance. I think we can sustain all of us.” council chambers) will determine Jan. 25 because of the format of the might, at least, talk about it.” “I’m in favor of opening the apwhich business won’t get a permit. meeting. BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Council reviews splash pad, considers water topics BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Fort Lupton City Council got one of its first looks at a potential splash pad outside the city’s recreation center on South Harrison Avenue. The information came during a Jan. 25 town hall meeting, so there was no decision. The early cost, according to Public Works Director Roy Vestal, is about $3,600. It includes an aerial view of the area, a preliminary layout of the pad and cost estimates. “The next step is to put it out to
bid for construction,” Vestal said. “This came in at a reasonable cost. It came in at 8 percent to 10 percent of the anticipated cost, which is standard for design work. The next step is to get a contractor on board to build the thing. We need a designer to put it together.” Wastewater hauling Vestal was a busy presenter Jan. 25. He recommended that council sign a wastewater hauling deal with Burns and McDonnell – the city has a contract with that engineering firm to do the necessary repairs on
the plant – to take care of hauling wastewater material. The preferred route of travel is U.S. Highway 85, though officials said the transport should not interfere with anyone’s right of way. Early cost estimates from Burns and McDonnell were about $6,500 higher than a proposal from CH2M Hill. Its work would be completed in 400 days, according to Vestal, while Burns and McDonnell could get the necessary approval in June and finish the work within 100 days. “They are going to be more motivated,” Vestal told council.
SPLASH PAD OPINIONS The city of Fort Lupton is searching for comments about and sponsorships for a new splash pad.Sponsor funds will be used for the splash park and amenities. Call 303-857-6694 “I’m inclined to go with burns and McDonnell. They know what needs to be done.” “Would they give a better price if you told them you had another offer? Would they come down?” asked Mayor Zo Stieber. “We can always try,” Vestal said.
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Weld Re-8 School District Superintendent Alan Kaylor and the district’s director of finance and business services, Jessica Holbrook, brought good news to the Weld Re-8 school board Jan. 27. Kaylor told the board it was not a secret that Gov. Jared Polis wants more money for schools. “The JBC (Joint Budget Committee) is proposing additional funding for at-risk kids and to help with budget stabilization,” Kaylor said. “We have a couple of hurdles to get through. But hope-
fully, there will be more money for the district.” The other half of the news was in the form of less of a budget deficit. Holbrook presented a revised budget to the board in which the deficit sat at about $900,000. When the board adopted this school’s year’s budget, the deficit was $1.5 million. Property tax money declined almost $400,000. But the state equalization fund, which helps offset declines in property taxes, increased by almost $1 million. “When we finalized the budget in June, it was a crystal ball. We took a stab in the dark,” she
told the board. “To me, that’s (a $900,000 deficit) is definitely better than what we started with in June.” Board member Cody LeBlanc was pleased with the decrease in the deficit. But he still voted against the appropriations. “It gives me hesitancy with an almost $1 million impact to the general fund,” he said. “I’m happier than I was. But it doesn’t make me happy.” Holbrook said school districts weren’t out to be money-makers. “We want to spend the money for the good of the students,” she said.
School board humor During a discussion about who should be allowed to administer medical marijuana to “qualified students,” according to the agenda, LeBlanc made it clear how he was going to vote. “Because it’s illegal federally, it should not have a place in our school district,” he said during discussion on the agenda topic. But as the board cast its votes, board President Susan Browne called for LeBlanc’s, and he said, “Yes,” then realized he was responding to an unrelated message. LeBlanc voted no. The measure passed 5-1.
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Former nurse takes top job at North Suburban New CEO has seen it all, from bed side to balance sheets BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Hollie Seeley, North Suburban Medical Center’s new CEO, said she’s seen how hospitals works from multiple vantage points. “I went into leadership because I’ve worked at the bedside. I think the more we can listen to the people providing the care, the better off we all are. I have built a culture and my priority is to take care of the team and then the team takes care of the patients,” said Seeley. Seeley took over leadership of the 160-bed Thornton-based hospital in November 2021 after serving as COO at Rose Medical Center in 2018. A native Coloradoan, Seeley graduated from Green Mountain High School and grew up in the suburbs around the Arvada area. Seeley entered Air Force Academy as a cadet and was recruited to play on the basketball team and also played on the golf team. One day as she was running to get in shape for basketball she has an asthma attack. It was a career-path moment. “Also, when growing up, I took care of a little girl that died of leukemia at age five. It was a career path moment and decided to go into nursing,” said Seeley.
After the Air Force Academy, Seeley went to nursing school at Salem State College and while in school did clinical’s at larger hospitals. She finished her degree at Wright State University in Ohio. During nursing school, Seeley worked as a tech in the emergency department working part-time and going to school full-time. It was when she fell in love with emergency care. “I move back to Denver and started as an emergency nurse working at St. Joe’s Denver Health and Children’s Hospital, that is when I became a flight nurse,” said Seeley. Lessons learned Seeley was COO at Rose Medical Center at the beginning of the pandemic and worked as the interim CEO for four months while the hospital was in full shutdown. What Seeley learned from that experience at Rose Medical Center is that communication is as important then and now. “The one thing that hasn’t changed from the beginning of the pandemic and now is there is a need for communication. There are so many things changing and were used to it. The policies and procedures around visitations, masks we were evolving through the pandemic, “ said Seeley. “And also, the information coming from the CDC. Constant communication with the physicians, staff and our patients has been imperative with both places.”
The benefits that came out of COVID one thing Seeley learned is the importance of working as a health care system. “There are different systems in the State of Colorado and we have been more collaborative than we have been before,” said Seeley. “Our lead physicians were on phone calls during the height of the pandemic. We shared information and resources like never before. So that benefit that came out of COVID.” Seeley said before and at the height of the pandemic, there were a lot of patients. The staff had strategic plans in place with multiple steps to get people moved from one facility to another. “We had a centralized transfer center that was established and we would then make sure we took more efficient care of patients” She does not expect COVID’s difficulties to evaporate any time soon. “ It’s hard right now and I think we’re slightly better,” Seeley said. “I’ve been a nurse now 30 years, it’s as bad as I have never seen it. The demand for care is high. The staff supply is short, especially with this new omicron variant. We are at the peak of needing service and not having enough staff to provide it.” There is hope, and Seeley said she can see a light at the end of the tunnel. “At the beginning of the pandemic people were fearful especially the clinical providers, I think now it’s more frustration at an ongoing pandemic.” At the beginning of the pandemic, Seeley says staffers saw their friends and neighbors banging pots and pans and howling in support of health care workers and bringing food to health care workers. Their requests today are much more simple. “I think if you asked anyone at the bedside they would say please get your vaccination,” she said. “Please wear your mask, please be patient
help us get to the end. People need that more than anything else.” Seeley said she thinks COVID will become another flu. “I think in the future, it will be an airborne illness like the flu. For the next pandemic, we’ll discuss here what to wear and alert the staff just like we do with other contagious illnesses,” she said. “We have several different illnesses in the hospital that require to staff to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), so depending on how the illness spreads we are required to wear different PPE.” With beds always full of COVID patients Seeley says they had to adjust service with patients that require other elective procedures. “At the beginning, we went away from a lot of elective procedures and we focused on COVID patient- there was a big mix. But now we have a lot of COVID patients, but it’s not the majority of the hospital, “ Seeley said. Seeley said people with long-term conditions, such as diabetes, may have delayed care during COVID. They are starting to come in now. “We have a bunch of people that didn’t get health care for a year or two. They were not taking care of themselves, so we’re seeing longer stays with sicker patients that are non-COVID,” said Seeley. “The biggest barrier is providing all of that care with the amount of staff that we have.” Daily at North Suburban multiple times of day assess how many beds they have in the emergency room, how many on the floor, and how surgical cases they can do to make sure they have staff to care for them. Seeley said, “This procedure is a multiple-day occurrence, especially for our chief medical officer and our chief nursing officer. They are very in tune with the care they are providing. SEE HOSPITAL, P5
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‘Tis that time of year for city governments to decide which office software package they’d like to buy for the coming year. During a Fort Lupton City Council town hall Jan. 25, city staff presented a proposal to reup with Microsoft Office for a cost of $40,000. Councilwoman Valerie Blackston had another idea .. Google Suite. “It’s Google Sheets. It’s Google everything,” she said. “It’s darn near 1-to-1 with Microsoft at this point.” “I can ask for a price and see if they are charging a lot,” City Administrator Chris Cross said. “If it’s 1-to-1 with Microsoft? Cheaper makes sense.” “Definitely. Check on their pricing,” Mayor Zo Stieber said. Council didn’t make a decision
because of the meeting’s format.
More money matters Council also took up a proposal for a new mower for the city’s parks and recreation department Jan. 25. Parks Supervisor Brian Oswalt wants to buy a 40-inch mower to replace “an older model that will need work done to it continuously.” His target price is a bit less than $21,000, and the provider is G&G Equipment from Frederick. Stieber wanted some information about a warranty before council’s vote. Oswalt thought the length of the warranty might be five years. “This will work around City Hall, the parks and rights of way,” Oswalt told council. “It will allow us to dump the clippings into our dump truck.” Stieber asked about the potential of a trade-in. “They don’t typically do that,” Oswalt said. “Maybe we can sell it later and get $3,000 to $5,000 for it. It doesn’t have any use to us. We can use it as a back-up. I have a guy who can work on it.”
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Foster Care Shortage in Adam County BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A national effort to get orphans or other kids in trouble out of group homes and into foster care has local providers scrambling. Local foster parent recruiter Michelle Champagne said the Adams County Foster Care program is having a foster care shortage thanks to the changes. “The federal government decided that group homes weren’t good for children and people in child welfare also agree,” Champagne said. “No matter what their age they should not be raised in a group home environment.” The Family First Family First act was signed into law in December of 2017 but was finally implemented this past October, requiring all group homes be phased out. “There would be up to 8 to 12 kids raised in a group home, it’s not an ideal home environment. Group homes over the last couple of years have been phasing those out and putting more kids with foster families,” Champagne said. Not all group homes have closed and there are a few open, especially residential care facilities. It’s for the more difficult kids that are significantly developmentally delayed children and kids who have run in with the law with some offenses. They cannot be placed in foster homes, she said. “With that process, we have an outside independent assessment done to see if they qualify for these specific levels of homes,” said Champagne. Champagne said she has worked
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Currently, Seeley says they still see a large population of unvaccinated people as well as delayed care patients. “Our nurses go in to make an impact and we still feel like we are behind the eight ball,” said Seeley. Seeley plans for staff shortages, burnout, and retaining staff for 2022. “We’ve kicked off our campaign of “one team, one goal, no excuses,” dsaid Seeley. “We are going to focus on our people in 2022. It’s recruitment, retention, and recognition. We are not going to get ahead of it.” People who went to nursing school before the pandemic started and a lot of them have left. Seeley said, “They say this is not what I signed up for. I can’t imagine a new grad starting in this situation.” The plan for Seeley is to focus on the team and do whatever they can to help them be successful. p They going to launch a wellness program and mental health resources that are free for staff. “We have a lot of fun things coming. We are highly encouraging people to do that and anything we can do to keep them,” said Seeley. Plans for the future going forwardroots and culture. “I’m a native, my grandma lived
in child welfare since 1999. As a recruiter, her job is to find foster parents to place the kids. They receive referrals from different places in the community, so social worker goes out to the home and investigate for any kind of abuse or neglect. “It’s a long process so after the professionals deem there is a need to remove children from their families to keep them safe temporarily it then go through the courts. The courts have final jurisdiction over everything and place all the decisions we make on recommendations, and then the judges make decisions,” said Michelle Champagne, Adams County Foster Parent Recruiter, Human Services. Family first When a judge finally decides to remove these children, the recruiter starts a process to look for family first. “We start by trying to find an aunt, uncle or a cousin, or even somebody like a psychological family member, maybe a neighbor, teacher, or best friends of parents, then we try to place those kids in a more natural environment, “said Champagne. “If we can’t find relatives then we place children into foster care.” Champagne, said the younger kids, such as are infants up to age six, are easy to place. Most people that become foster parents want to parent the little ones. They call their younger charges the “littles”. “A lot of foster parents are intimidated to foster, middle or older kids,” said Champagne. When the kids are placed in foster and if things go great, the parent is doing everything they need to do, down the street across from Water world, so I spent time in this neighborhood. I have family that went to Thornton High School. Northern Denver is important to me. The hospital plans are to add a new bed tower, private inpatients beds, shell another floor and a new cardiac cath lab. “To give you a perspective, 85% of the people that get admitted to North Suburban come through our ER,” said Seeley. “Having good emergency services- especially in the cardiacit’s important.” Also, they are partnering with Swedish Medical Center which is one of the premier destinations for stroke in the region. “We initiate care here, and if it’s appropriate get them to Swedish very fast and but also provide emergency services,” said Seeley. Another goal of Seeleys, coming from emergency room experience she would like North Suburban to become a destination where people choose to come for their elective procedures as well. Seeley said “If it’s any minor procedures they can come here. We have a wonderful woman’s unit it’s a model where the family comes in, and they stay in one beautiful room with a view of the mountains for the entire stay. “ “I would like the community to perceive us as a place to come when they’re choosing versus when coming when they need us during emergency care.”
then they could bring the child back home. “That is the best outcome,” Champagne said. “The older kids are a little bit more challenging because we don’t have enough foster homes for our older kids.” The family first act is very detailed with the goal of prevention, so now before they remove children lots of money is going to be spent on prevention, services and to prevent having to remove children. Far from home Unfortunately, some kids don’t have family or friends to care for them. Champagne said, “This group of kids we end up placing far away from their communities because we just don’t have enough foster homes that are willing and able to take our teenagers or middle school and high school kids.” This situation is not ideal to send them out of state because they are in high school, have friends, might have a job or after school or other social activities, such as marching band or playing on the football team. Being ripped away is hard for them. “Every time kids move, they lose some piece of their education such as credits, then they get behind, and then they don’t graduate. It could be awful outcomes if we can’t stabilize them and have some permanency,” said Champagne. “We need more foster parents in the area.” Champagne currently has a
16-year-old to place and there is not a foster home to place them in Colorado. “We have started looking at other metro counties for an open foster home for this child. We keep moving farther out of metro area south to Colorado Springs, and Grand Junction,” said Champagne. “We have kids placed in every corner of our state, and sometimes out of state. We just don’t have the places here.” Colorado’s foster care program is in the process of developing a therapeutic program to identify working professionals with specialized skills to serve as therapeutic foster parents. That could include teachers, law enforcement, therapists and social workers. “They will have more trauma training, and the ability to understand the harder kids. But we still need people for your average teenager as well,” she said. “We need people to step up in our community.” Champagne said the new program will allow social workers to do some digging to find family members they might have overlooked initially. That could involve taking a look at their parents again, and see if they’re in a better space to be able to safely have their children returned home -which would be ideal, she said. To learn about the foster care program and to participate visit: https://www.adcogov.org/fostercare
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or every minute of anger, you give up 60 seconds of peace of mind.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson The title of this column comes from an old proverb. And it seemed such an appropriate reminder for the current state of the world we are living in today, that I wanted to share it with you. I also wanted to share something else with you. I believe in the awesome power of hope. I believe that there is more goodness in the world than bad. And I believe there are more people doing good things than bad people doing bad things. And I believe that there are far more kind and gentle people in the world than there are angry people. Yet what seems to make the news and find its way to our social media feed and stories are the angry, violent, and hateful events that are taking place. So, it could easily make us all wonder if what I said I believe in, in the paragraph above, is true. I was fascinated by an article I read last week about a young woman who decided to go back to a
phone that can only make and receive calls and send and receive text messages. Her reasons resonated with me and mirrored some of what I wrote about in a previous column last month. The need to stop scrolling and being Michael Norton so preoccupied with what’s happening on our phones and being more involved with the people right in front of us. Although I agree with her reasons about being more present in the moment and involved in life, I also think that we are being fed so much negative information that we can’t help but fall into the trap of becoming angry, lashing out at others and saying things we normally wouldn’t say. Or we spend hours being angry and depriving ourselves of hours of finding peace of mind. I started using this made-up word to describe what I see as the
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problem, attackusation. When I do watch the news or read online stories it is no longer about someone just attacking someone else physically or verbally, they feel compelled to attack their opinion, decision, or action and then go after them on a personal level making accusations that are most often false. And they aren’t satisfied with attacking or accusing just that person, they attack and accuse their family and friends. Is this really what has become of our society? Let’s go back to what I said earlier that there is more goodness in the world than bad. Andrew Carnegie said, “You expect to move tons of dirt to find an ounce of gold, but you don’t go into the mine looking for the dirt, you go in looking for the gold.” If we want to find the bad, we can find it for sure. The question is do we want to? And if we do, why? I mean some people go around looking for the bad like there is some kind of prize or reward for finding the bad. None of us has all the answers, but I do know that I can pass along a few simple suggestions. First,
turn off the sources where we are being fed the negative fuel that drives our anger. Second, focus on the good, the goodness, and the good people that are all around us. And lastly, change our vocabulary to avoid words of anger and hate to words of love, gentleness, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. Will these three little suggestions work? They will work if you apply them. How about you? Is it time to change your input so you can change your output? Are you searching for the bad or are you looking for the good? And is it time to change your vocabulary and focus on words of hope and encouragement? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we can turn away the wrath and anger for the good and kind, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager, and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
In defense of truth and ethics in politics
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ave you noticed how offkilter our political moral compass is? There are fact-check organizations to catch public falsehoods and untruths, but I’m wondering about our internal ethical checkpoints. If what’s happening publicly is a reflection of what’s occurring privately, it appears we’re in a moral crisis together. Federally, we’ve recently seen examples of both honor and shame of elected officials (from all sides of the aisle). On the floor of the U.S. Senate last week, we saw senators explicitly lie and obstruct the reauthorization of a voting rights bill foundational to our Constitution. Their false justification? An arcane rule they claim must not be broken (although it’s been changed over 150 times throughout history for other legislation far less important). In Colorado, we’re not immune to unethical antics either. Currently, a county clerk is under a grand jury investigation and faces ethics complaints over allegations of abusing her official privileges to steal election infor-
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mation and distribute it to her partisan colleagues. In our Colorado state legislature last week, several legislators attempted to support the false allegations of our elections being stolen and also support the Linda Newell unlawful 2021 insurrection at our nation’s Capitol. Honorably, only one legislator broke from his party to defend the truth and the Constitution. That’s a person with integrity. Politically, some of this is not new, unfortunately. When I ran for my second term in the state Senate, there were outright lies about me that were published in a fake online newspaper crafted by the opposition party leaders. Gratefully, I was the victor of that election in spite of that. But afterward, our relationships were strained for quite some time. Although now it seems we’re at a precipice as a society. How do we demand honesty and truth
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with each other? We’re dealing with a plethora of perceived realities that don’t align with the truth — the facts of our history, or Constitution, or science, for example. These are not limited to only public servants. These untruths are among all of us. I acknowledge that some people may misspeak unknowingly. They may just be misinformed. I’ve been there and have had to correct myself for sure. But to purposely, divisively, steer people away from the truth is a different story. Why do certain people speak and vote with integrity and others lie? (That’s actually a loaded question for a whole other article.) I’m not claiming to be a purist. I still sometimes feel guilty about lying to my kids about Santa. But I do believe that every time we lie we not only harm others but ourselves as well. Our bodies keep the score and those large or small infractions etch away at our physical or emotional health. So, if that’s true, what are we doing collectively to the body of our community, our state, our nation? No wonder we’re hanging onto our democracy by a thread.
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So, where is our moral compass leading us? As our elected officials are a mirror of the population they serve, what does that say about all of us whom they represent? I intimately understand the political pressures of serving as an elected official, and I’m sure I was not always perfect while in office. But I do believe it’s incumbent on each of our public servants (and constituents) to at least tell the truth and vote based on that truth. As all of us feel these moral dilemmas crowding around us, may they inspire us to live ethical lives personally and publicly. May we call each other in and hold each other to account for telling the truth and upholding our elemental integrity. Former Colorado state senator, now with a master’s in social justice and ethics from Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell is a writer, instructor, facilitator and conflict coach. Senlindanewell@gmail. com, www.lindanewell.org, www. senlindanewell.com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell on Facebook.
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FORT LUPTON POLICE BLOTTER
Here are the police reports for Jan. 15 to Jan. 21 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report. BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Jan. 15 Police issued a summons to a Fort Lupton woman, 64, in the 900 block of First Street for a dog running at large and creating danger with a dog bite. A Denver man, 55, was taken into custody in the 800 block of Ninth Street on a Weld County warrant for failure to appear on a traffic offense. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. Police arrested a Dacono man, 48, at U.S.
Highway 85 and mile marker 241 for DUI, weaving and open container. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. Jan. 17 Police arrested a Fort Lupton man for domestic violence assault and child abuse in the 300 block of First Street. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. A Fort Lupton woman, 66, was issued a summons for animal that creates danger in the 400 block of Harrison Avenue. Jan. 18 Police arrested a Fort Lupton woman, 18, in the 800 block of South Denver Avenue for DUI possession of marijuana by a minor and multiple traffic offense. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. Jan. 19 A Fort Lupton man, 37, was issued a summons for vandalism in the 300 block of South
Denver Avenue. Jan. 20 Police took a Fort Lupton man, 19, into custody in the 12000 block of state Highway 52 for DUI, possession and consumption of marijuana by an underage person and open container. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. A 15-year old was arrested in the 12000 block of state Highway 52 for a violation of a protection order. He was held on bond Platte Valley Detection Center. Jan. 21 Police issued a summons to a Denver man, 35, at U.S. Highway 85 and Weld County Road 14.5 for causing a careless driving accident resulting in injury and failure to yield at an intersection. A Fort Morgan man, 62, was arrested in the 13000 block of Weld County Road 8 for DUI, careless driving and open container. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.
BRIEFS tuna (including the pouches). 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.
Chamber banquet This year’s Fort Lupton Chamber of Commerce banquet (with the theme of “Footloose and Fancy Free,” starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. The social hour begins the agenda, and dinner follows at 6:30 p.m. Call 303-857-4474.
houses, games and a tug-o-war.
July 4 party is July 2 Fort Lupton’s Independence Day celebration is two days early this year, Saturday, July 2, at the city’s recreation center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. The ingredients didn’t change -- food, fireworks, the region’s only Ninja Warrior Course, water slides, a bounce house obstacle course, a bouncy boxing arena, a tractor people mover, face painting, food trucks, shaved ince-cream cones and a live concert. The fireworks show at Coyote Creek Golf Course, courtesy of the Fort Lupton Fire Department, starts at dusk. Vendor, volunteer and sponsorhsip opportunities are available. Call 720928-4071. National Night Out Fort Lupton’s observance of National Night Out will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Koshio Park, 131 McKinley Ave.It’s a chance to meet police officers in an informal setting. It’s also a chance to munch on hot dogs and hamburgers hot from the grill. There will be bounce
‘Discover Exoplanets: The search for alien worlds’ The Fort Lupton Museum’s latest exhibition, “Discover Exoplanets: The Search for Alien Worlds” will continue through March 5 at 453 First St. It is a national traveling exhibition exploring the world of space and astronomy. The exhibition covers topics such as the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system, how NASA scientists are searching for these worlds and how they may be like our own planet. Call 303-857-1634. Splash pad The city of Fort Lupton is searching for comments about and sponsorships for a new splash pad. Sponsor funds will be used for the splash park and amenities. Call 303857-6694
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.
Donation time The Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canned fruits and nuts, varieties of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as
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.
Get masks at library The Fort Lupton Public & School Library is a distribution point for KN-95 masks, according to Weld Re-8 school board member Matthew Adame. ONGOING
The Chosen What: 'The Chosen', a new wonderful film series about Jesus and His disciples When: Eight Sunday nights beginning Jan 9th. 6-7:30 pm. Where: Zion Congregational Church 401 South 27th Avenue Brighton, CO 80601 We will gather at 6pm for dessert and drinks. After that, the film will run for about 50 minutes followed by a brief time of interaction. Please join us and bring a friend if you like! Any questions? Call Dick Durston at 303-550-9551 Or write at rdurston@icloud.com
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.
Drop-in child care The Fort Lupton Recreation Center offers drop-in child care from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednes-
days 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. 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/ viewform?fbclid=IwAR1M9cUK4b p7cJyH9phmivtIV6gmeXqd3kNra 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. 6166. Coffee group Fort Lupton’s weekly coffee group sessions are at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200. SEE BRIEFS, P9
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Colorado groups threaten to sue EPA BY MICHAEL BOOTH COLORADO SUN
Colorado environmental groups are warning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they will sue the federal agency for missing a deadline to place northern Front Range counties in the “severe” category for ozone pollution. Under Clean Air Act laws, the EPA should have placed nine Front Range counties in a more restrictive category requiring more pollution cuts by Jan. 20, according to the Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians, which filed separate notices warning of their intent to sue. Stamping the northern Front Range with a “severe” ozone problem — similar to only a few metro areas in Southern California — would force immediate action on the oil and gas industry and other sources of ozone-causing emissions, WildEarth Guardians’ Jeremy Nichols said. Regional air quality officials said the “severe” designation would also trigger a federal requirement for all vehicle gasoline to be reformulated to be less volatile in summer months, possibly raising the cost, beginning in 2023. Other possible long-term recommendations to get back under EPA limits include restrictions on the sale of gasoline-powered lawn mowers and other two-cycle engines, and incentives to trade in old ones. “Sanctioning the state of Colorado is basically putting them in the doghouse and saying you’re not allowed
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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/Senior-Pen-PalProgram Craft classes Monthly craft classes through the Fort Lupton Recreation Center (203 S. Harrison Ave.) are available. Call 303857-4200, ext. 6166 with questions. 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
out until you deal with this mess,” Nichols said. In a statement responding to questions, the regional EPA office said its reports confirm the metro area has missed the standards. Clean Air Act decisions are based on three-year averages, and the latest 2018-20 average for the Denver Metro North Front Range area is 81 parts per billion, well over both the older 75 and the newer 70 parts per billion standard. “EPA intends to propose action on whether to “bump up” the (Denver Metro North Front Range) area to a ‘Severe’ nonattainment classification … as part of an upcoming national proposal for all air quality nonattainment areas across the U.S. expected within the next few months,” regional EPA spokesman Richard Mylott said. The environmental groups’ notices to the state say they will move forward in court if action is not taken within two months. Ozone problems linger Colorado state officials acknowledge the northern Front Range counties have failed to meet the 2008 EPA limit of 75 parts per billion in measured ozone, particularly in summer months when searing sun heats up volatile organic compounds and other components of the ozone mix. Wildfire smoke can make the volatile mix worse, but state officials have said they will not seek concessions because of increasing Western wildfires. An even stricter EPA standard of Community Reach Center is offering a Warm Line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance. The line is not for crisis intervention. Those feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844-493-8255) 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/covidtesting Alcoholics Anonymous The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics
70 parts per billion will kick in for 2023, and if Colorado fails to keep trimming pollution to get under the new limits, more sanctions would be coming. The northern Front Range nonattainment area is currently in the “serious” violation category. The area encompasses Denver, Boulder, Jeffco, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Broomfield, Weld and parts of Larimer counties. The environmental groups said they are baffled at the EPA’s delay under a more green-friendly Biden administration, and that Gov. Polis and other state officials have signaled the downgrade to “severe” for the region was coming. Polis directed state agencies to not argue their way out of the downgrade, and instead redouble efforts to cut ozone-causing pollution. Ground-level ozone pollution irritates the lungs and contributes to asthma, causes other human health problems and damages vegetation. Given that state officials are prepared for the downgrade, Center for Biological Diversity Colorado counsel Robert Ukeiley said, “it is absolutely inexcusable that EPA is illegally delaying these lifesaving protective measures.” One impact of the downgrade, WildEarth Guardians said, would be to require state air pollution permits for sources down to 25 tons of emissions per year, compared to the current floor of 50 tons per year. That would primarily impact the oil and gas industry at drilling and collection sites, they said. Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays. Call 303-659-9953 or visit www. brighton1aa.org. Volunteers needed Qualified Listeners needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners. Visit qualifiedlisteners.org/volunteerapp and fill out the form or call 720-600-0860. Eagle Express rides Barr Lake State Park will offer virtual rides aboard the Eagle Express. Join Ranger Michelle and her friends as they read a story about our natural world that is sure to entertain your preschooler while teaching them about plants, animals and our planet. Call 303-659-6005. Storytime Barr Lake State Park’s storytime program goes virtual this year. Rangers will read stories about the natural world. Call 303-659-6005 with questions. The South Platte Valley Historical Park will be reopening for public visitation on May 3, 2021. The hours the park will be open are from 10:00 till 4:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, check our website, www.spvhs.org or call 303857-1710.
The Regional Air Quality Council, charged with planning for pollution improvements throughout the metro area, believes the EPA designation is forthcoming, and local agencies are moving ahead with proposed solutions, the air quality council’s executive director Mike Silverstein said. “They’re trying to accomplish national rulemaking. This can go a little slow sometimes, but we’re confident that they’re going to make that change,” he said. Timing of the designation is important, Silverstein added, for triggering the Clean Air Act provision that “severe” ozone areas must further reformulate their summer gas. Refineries will need time to have the reformulated gas on sale by 2023, he said. The extra refining required can raise the price per gallon, Silverstein added, but with wide fluctuations in gas prices from supply and demand changes year to year, the hikes could be difficult to discern. State and local officials are working on EPA-required plans to address both the 75 and 70 parts per billion ozone requirements. They intend to make cuts that would bring areas into attainment by 2026, he said. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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It’s kind of nice that we all had long, long relationships.” In addition, Dr. Cardos has been involved with a lot of community service over the years. He was one of the founders of the Almost Home shelter. “In 1980 the Catholics Church was sheltering about 30 people in the basement every night. It was a community joint effort, the Catholic Church provided the space, the Methodist Church provided blankets, and the Presbyterian Church provided food,” Dr. Cardos said. With a change of priests at the Catholic Church, the new priests did not want to use the basement as a shelter anymore. “So the committee that was helping with this we decided we need to build a shelter and that eventually became “Almost Home,” said Dr. Cardos. “It’s doing very well. It was a small little operation with one person, one family and now we have a bigger house for six families.” The Future Dr. Cardos has a wife, four kids, and 10 grandchildren. Has love for music and plays classical guitar. His real passion is ballroom dancing and also does some teaching of the dance. Also, he likes to cook, do photography, and plans to do some traveling.
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Doctors speculate on what flu season will look like Omicron hinders data-gathering process for influenza BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
With talk of COVID around the clock, winter is still a time for other illness and viruses, including influenza, which has reemerged this year after being nearly nonexistent in 2020-2021. Doctors across the Front Range said hospitals and clinics started seeing the flu pop up in October and November. Flu season generally lasts through mid-April, leaving doctors along the Denver metro area to say they are not quite sure what to expect as flu season moves into full swing. At Children’s Hospital Colorado, Dr. Suchitra Rao, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, said they started treating young patients with the flu dating back to October. Rao said the number of cases doctors are seeing at various Children’s Hospital clinics in Douglas, Jefferson and Arapahoe counties are on par with what the levels used to be pre-pandemic. As of Jan. 27, Rao said Children’s Hospital has had 400 confirmed influenza cases, with 100 of them needing hospitalization. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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while states like Texas and New Mexico have “very high” numbers of flu cases, Colorado is still in the “minimal” stage, meaning not many cases are currently being recorded. Rao said flu cases started dropping again when the omicron variant of COVID-19 sparked up. As cases of omicron increased, for some reason, flu cases again decreased, she said. When asked what would cause the change, Rao said doctors are looking at a variety of reasons. “The reasons why are not clear,” Rao said. “Could be people started wearing more masks with more restrictive policies in place. There are some other theories too.” Rao said one theory that cannot yet be confirmed is that omicron ran “viral interference” to influenza. “The theory is that one respiratory virus takes over and others go away,” she said. Dr. Eric Hill, a HealthOne emergency room physician at the Medical Center of Aurora, said the HealthOne network saw cases drop off as omicron came into view. However, Hill said some of that might be because hospitals are stressed and testing for COVID is a priority, which means labs were testing less for the influenza. “The need of resource to battle omicron skyrocketed, putting a massive drain on the testing labs,” he said. “Unless it was a musthave, the flu tests were not done. COVID really has drained the system.” Dr. Ben Usatch, an emergency medicine physician and medical director for UCHealth Hospital Highlands Ranch, said he would argue without proof that omicron was just so much more contagious that it spread throughout the region much faster and with more force than influenza can. Like Children’s Hospital, Hill said that before omicron, adult flu cases were comparative to the days before the COVID pandemic. However, now, doctors are not sure what to expect for the remainder
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of the flu season, Hill said. “With the expectation that omicron cases are going to start to drop, whether that means influenza has a chance to grab hold again — we don’t know,” Hill said. Usatch said after a nonexistent flu season last year, it’s hard to even consider what to expect in the coming months. To truly protect the community, Usatch said, getting the flu vaccine and COVID vaccine should be a priority. “Getting these shots not only protects you, but it provides protection to your family and the community,” he said. “A virus is a virus. Some flus are more concerning than others because of the pneumonia factor. The flu season is still young and getting protected is important.” Rao and Hill said it is not too late to get the flu shot this season, adding that it is better late than never. Doctors say flu and COVID symptoms are similar. Anyone with symptoms, Rao said, should first be tested for COVID. After that, other diagnosis options can be explored. Hill said a big difference between COVID and the flu is the high fever. COVID presents with a lower-level fever, while the flu causes much higher temperatures, he said. While the flu can primarily be treated with fluid and over-thecounter medications, Usatch said
anyone struggling to breathe should get to a doctor immediately.
SYMPTOMS OF THE FLU VS. COVID Flu symptoms Flu is different from a cold. Flu usually comes on suddenly. People who have flu often feel some or all of these symptoms: • Fever or feeling feverish/chills • Cough • Sore throat • Runny or stuffy nose • Muscle or body aches • Headaches • Fatigue (tiredness) • Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults. COVID symptoms People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported — ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: • Fever or chills • Cough • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • New loss of taste or smell • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Nausea or vomiting • Diarrhea
Officials predict 80% omicron immunity by mid-February COVID numbers remain high but continue to drop BY JOHN DALEY CPR
Colorado is still seeing extraordinarily high levels of coronavirus transmission and hospitalizations. But those numbers appear to have peaked and are now falling. State pandemic modelers, citing new projections, say they expect the epidemic curve to keep dropping in the next few weeks. “It is encouraging to see this modeling report suggest we have moved beyond the peak of our omicron surge, and that we should continue to see declining COVID-19 transmission
in Colorado in the coming weeks,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist, in a health department press release. Still, the Colorado COVID-19 Modeling Group estimates a large number of the state’s population, one in 19 Coloradans, is currently infectious. But immunity to the omicron variant is “high and rising,” according to the state. Modeling estimates a notable 80 percent of the state’s population will be immune to omicron by midFebruary. Infection numbers have hit unprecedented levels this month, but models project it will drop sharply in the coming weeks, potentially back to low levels (below 1 percent) by the end of February. The health department said there’s still plenty of uncertainty around the estimate.
And while infectious disease experts are seeing similar trends nationally, they are cautioning that the coronavirus has broken all the rules and a troubling new variant could pop up at any time. “If we fast forward to the end of late spring, early summer, so May, will there be a new variant? Probably,” said Dr. John Swartzberg, a clinical professor emeritus and expert in infectious diseases at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. “But we’re going to have a very different, from an immunity perspective, a very different population.” “Hopefully we’ll have more people vaccinated and boosted,” he added. Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped for the 8th straight last SEE OMICRON, P11
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Children’s Hospital Colorado takes on mental health crisis Child psychiatrist appointed Mental Health-in-Chief BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In the wake of declaring a state of emergency for pediatric mental health in May 2021, Children’s Hospital Colorado — CHC — continues to invest more resources to better support children, youth and families in along the Front Range. To help oversee this challenge, CHC appointed Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw, a child psychiatrist practicing at the hospital’s Anschutz Campus location, as the inaugural Mental Health-in-Chief. Liaw will help shape and oversee child mental health vision and strategy, operations, quality, safety and workforce development system-wide for CHC. CHC has 15 locations statewide, including campuses in Highlands Ranch, Aurora, Denver and Broomfield in the Denver metro area. Last year, Children’s Hospital Colorado stepped up, calling the mental health crisis impacting young patients unacceptable. Officials labeled it a crisis, calling on state lawmakers to step up and start making changes to truly address the growing problems. After another roundtable discussion in the fall, CHC continued to press, saying some work had been done since they first raised concerns last May, but stressed it has not been enough. Administrators at CHC have focused on the fact that fixing the mental health problems for youths, teens and young adults in Colorado is not a short-term issue, committing to a long-term fight to find solutions. Appointing Liaw is the latest step for CHC in making the commitment to find answers to the growing problem that is happening not just in Colorado but nationwide.
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week to 1,526. But that number is still extremely high after the omicron wave arrived on the heels of the delta surge. Ninety-one percent of intensive care beds are in use, as of Jan. 24, and only 135 of a total of roughly 1,500 ICU beds are open. Staffing remains extraordinarily tight, with more than half of hospitals anticipating a staff shortage
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“Now is the time for Colorado to design and build an integrated system of care for the kids and families of this dynamic and beautiful
state,” said Liaw. “I am impressed with the mission, vision, footprint and the depth of humble expertise I’ve found at Children’s Hospital Colorado, along with tremendous partners who are all driving a movement of change for children’s health. We want Colorado to be an innovative and effective model, and I’m excited to be part of the momentum and part of the team that’s going to get us there.” Liaw also serves as the chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at CHC, where she holds the Cannon Y. & Lyndia Harvey Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. “We’re clearly seeing at Children’s Hospital Colorado the disastrous downstream impacts of an already-broken pediatric mental health system that’s been further strained by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said President and CEO Jena Hausmann. “We will continue to do all we can to provide highquality mental health services to those children in need while also continuing to advocate with our community partners for systemic change at every level — local, state and federal — to help solve the youth mental health crisis.” According to CHC administrators who have spoken out over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the youth mental health crisis and further exposed the lack of a wrap-around mental health system in Colorado. Doctors and pediatricians say children and families are experiin the next week, and about a third of facilities anticipating an ICU bed shortage. The seven-day positivity rate fell again on Jan. 24, as it has been for the past two weeks, down to 22.82 percent. On January 11, that figure was nearing 30 percent, or six times the 5 percent threshold epidemiologists regard as worrisome. Cases also appear to be dropping sharply, though the true picture is hard to gauge. Many people are now taking COVID-19 tests at home, officials worry most people are not ON AVERAGE, AARP MEMBERS ENJOY
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encing tremendous stress driven by disruptions in daily routine, social isolation, financial insecurity and grief. The lack of screening, preventive services, mental health providers, training programs, and psychiatric beds and residential treatment facilities for young people in crisis leads to a continued cycle of trauma. According to data provided by CHC, the inpatient psychiatric unit has been full for well over a year and the inpatient medical units and ICUs continue to admit multiple patients with suicidal ideation. From January through midOctober 2021, 70% more children came to CHC emergency departments due to a mental health crisis, compared to the same time period before the pandemic in 2019. In 2021, CHC saw more than 6,500 emergency department behavioral health visits of children in crisis, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Huasmann said Children’s Hospital Colorado is pleased to
welcome Liaw because of her vision, energy and leadership, as the healthcare provider works to reimagine its response to crisis care and expand mental health inpatient, outpatient and day treatment services across the system. Liaw will be representing Children’s Hospital Colorado as a 202122 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow and joining a national network of leaders to transform the trajectory of children and families across the country.
reporting their results to the state. Herlihy urged Coloradans to stay cautious and keep following public health guidance to help protect themselves and others. That includes getting vaccinated, getting a third dose as soon as it is time, wearing a mask in public, and steering clear of large gatherings. “Together we can work to ensure case rates continue to decrease in Colorado,” she said. The projections are based on COVID-19 hospital census data through Jan. 23, and vaccination data through
Jan. 14. The modeling group includes scientists at Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, plus experts from the University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Denver, and Colorado State University.
RESOURCES TO GET HELP FOR CHILDREN Help a child cope with COVID-19 — bit.ly/3GT72jg Talk to a child about grief or loss — bit.ly/3qNHtKS For more information: childrenscolorado.org To make a gift in support of pediatric mental health or to learn more about how you can invest in Children’s Hospital Colorado as it addresses the mental health crisis, visit www.pmhi.org.
This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.
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Could liquor stores be a solution to state’s food deserts? Senate Bill 33 would change limits on liquor stores selling food products BY JESSE PAUL COLORADO SUN
If there’s one thing Colorado has a lot of, it’s liquor stores. There are more than 1,500 of them in the state. And state Sen. Kevin Priola sees them as a way to help eliminate a stubborn problem plaguing both Colorado’s inner-city neighborhoods and rural parts of the state: food deserts, areas where people have limited or no access to nutritious food. “There are lots of inner-city parts of the state, as well as rural parts of the state, where there is no grocery store for miles and miles,” the Republican lawmaker from Henderson said. “But liquor stores are everywhere.” Priola has teamed up with state Rep. Lisa Cutter, a Morrison Democrat, to introduce Senate Bill 33 at the Colorado Capitol this year, which would exempt fruit, vegetables, nuts and meat – as long as they’re not in a “substantially” processed form – from a state mandate that says non-alcohol products can’t exceed 20% of a liquor store’s sales. The objective is simple: give liquor stores the option to become a place where their patrons can pick up both brandy and broccoli, whiskey and watermelon, and scotch and salmon. “It doesn’t require them to do it,” Priola said. “It just says they may do it.” What exactly constitutes a food desert isn’t agreed upon. One definition is an urban area where someone can’t walk to a store that offers fresh food within 10 minutes, or a rural area where fresh food is more than 10 miles away. In Denver, the Elyria-Swansea and College View neighborhoods have been identified as food deserts. Large swaths of the San Luis Valley and Baca, Bent, Prowers and Yuma counties have also been called food deserts. Both are areas that have
liquor stores. Liquor stores don’t think the legislation is a shot worth taking – at least not right now – and that may doom the measure. They argue the bill could upset a complicated 2016 agreement they made with grocery stores – called “the grand compromise” – that dramatically changed where fullstrength beer can be sold in Colorado. And fresh food isn’t an area where they see a potential for profit. “This is just the wrong answer,” said Chris Fine, the executive director of the Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, which opposes the measure. “The reason that liquor stores don’t sell those products is because it doesn’t work with our business model. They don’t have the storage to store these things. It’s just impractical.” Fine also points out that liquor stores are prohibited from accepting food stamps. Finally, he worries that the bill would only serve to benefit a few liquor stores, and that it might create more competition for his members by encouraging butchers and specialty grocery stores to get a liquor license. The bottom line, Fine says, is that liquor stores are not the silver bullet Priola may be looking for. Sen. Robert Rodriguez, a Denver Democrat who is chair of the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee, where Senate Bill 33 was assigned, did not respond to a request for comment on the bill. But the vice chair of the committee, Sen. James Coleman, another Denver Democrat, worries the legislation may not be the right approach. “I’m not opposed to the bill, but I don’t think it solves the problem,” he said. “I think the real solution is to build some healthy options.” The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Colorado and Colorado Petroleum Marketers Association, which represents convenience stores, are so far taking a neutral stance on the measure, state lobbying disclosures
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show. Priola said he has spoken with Healthier Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger, Hunger Free Colorado and Nourish Colorado about Senate Bill 33, but there are no lobbyists for advocacy groups that work on food deserts or related issues signed up to support or oppose the measure. That may be a sign that Senate Bill 33 isn’t something they feel strongly about. Representatives for Healthier Colorado, Hunger Free Colorado and Nourish Colorado either didn’t respond to requests for comment Monday or declined to comment. “I’m kind of surprised there is a lot of opposition,” said Cutter, the Democratic sponsor of the measure. “I signed onto it because it’s a creative approach.” Annie Oakley’s Grocery and Liquor Store employee Michele Joyce takes a cigarette break in the doorway along on Central City’s Main Street on April 27, 2020. (Andy Colwell, Special to The Colorado Sun) Priola said the alcohol industry
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naysayers are people who don’t want to upset the “apple cart of a deal that was cut six years ago.” And he fully recognizes that it’s unlikely that all of the state’s liquor stores would take advantage of the policy change if it somehow clears the big hurdles ahead of it. “But they would at least have the opportunity to serve their community,” he said. He thinks Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, which several years ago was labeled a food desert, is a perfect example of where his bill could be useful. There are just one or two grocery stores but several liquor stores. “I think at the bare minimum it’ll be, pun intended, a healthy conversation,” Priola said. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Wrestling: Fort Lupton’s Leon hesitates, joins sport he loves environment. All these people here? I’ve grown with. It’s really cool. “Wrestling really is a single-man sport, which I love,” he added. “But baseball? Everyone does their own part. It feels the same.” Leon said wrestling is fun for reasons other than competition. “The competition is fun. You get to see people from everywhere in big tournaments,” he said. “It’s cool to see. Competing with those people is a really fun time. When I lose, I reflect. Coaches tell me what I can work on, and we drill.” Leon said he would have missed wrestling had he not competed this season. “When you do a sport for so long, it starts to get to a point where it feels worse,” he said. “But I’m thankful that my parents gave me a chance if I want to wrestle or not. I just took the chance to wrestle so I can make them proud a couple of more times. “I would have missed it a lot,” Leon added. “I’ve been wrestling since I was 4. I’ve just grown with it. I keep my range of sports so I can keep playing and playing. “It’s what I do,” he concluded. “If I feel lonely without wrestling next year, I’ll come back.”
Douglas County’s Grant Wiskus, left, is on the receiving end of a takedown attempt by Fort Lupton’s Uriel Leon during a 120-pound match at Fort Lupton High School Jan. PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH 28. Leon won by a score of 10-6.
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The costs is $55 through Saturday Jan. 29, and $75 through Saturday, Feb. 5, the last day to sign up. First games are March 19, and they will be at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center and surrounding areas. Volunteer coaches are needed.
The city’s adult softball league begins Monday, March 14, at Pearson Park, state Highway 52 and U.S. Highway 85. Registration costs $375 per team, and the deadline is Monday, Feb. 21; afterward, the fee increases to $400.
Team sports Fort Lupton’s recreation center is looking for players to fill out various leagues this spring.
Adult basketball The deadline to sign up for the center’s adult basketball league ends Sunday, Jan. 30. The fee is $450 per team. Games start at noon; the season begins Sunday, Feb. 13. Register at the front desk of the rec center, 203 S. Harrison Ave.
Youth soccer A coed soccer program needs prekindergarteners, kindergarteners and first- through sixth-graders to participate starting Thursday, March 10. The early registration deadline (with fees of $35 for pre-K through second grade and $55 for thirdthrough sixth-graders) is Saturday, Feb. 12. Afterward, the fee increases $15 for the younger age groups and $20 for the older ones. The final registration date is Saturday, Feb.
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After some debate, Fort Lupton freshman Uriel Leon is on the mat for the Bluedevils’ wrestling team. He split his first 16 matches of the season. One of his more recent wins was a 10-6 decision over Douglas County’s Grant Wiskus in a 120-pound match Jan. 28 at FLHS. “I wasn’t going to wrestle this year,” he said. “It’s been really welcoming. I love them all so much, and I thank them for helping me.” Leon worked his way through the Fort Lupton Metro program and through middle school before joining the varsity ranks this season. He is one of two, ninth-graders who made the roster for the Douglas County meet (FLHS’ 170-pounder, Christopher Galicia was the other). “Usually, it’s an age group. In middle school, it’s only three grades? Here, it’s four,” Leon said. “Those seniors can be huge sometimes. I don’t think at all. I go out there and do my thing. Whatever happens, happens.” Wrestling isn’t Leon’s only sport. He plays soccer (since sixth grade) and baseball. He loves baseball. “But winning a match in wrestling is my favorite,” Leon said. “It’s the
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Public Notices call Marley 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice Notice of Public Hearing on Petition for Inclusion Of Real Property into Recreation District Frederick, Colorado - PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 6:30 PM on February 16, 2022 the Board of Directors of the CARBON VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT will hold a public hearing to consider a Petition of Inclusion by LGI HOMES – COLORADO, LLC to be included into the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District’s boundaries with the following legal description of real property: LEGAL DESCRIPTION – A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH PRIN PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DACONO, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLROADO MOR PAR PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DESCRIPTION THE BEARING ARE REFERENCED TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. ASSUMED TO BEAR SOUTH 89°07’19” EAST, 2632.75 FEET, MONU MONUMENTED BY A 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 24667, 1997 AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER AND BY A 3 ¼”ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 38016, 2008 AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1. COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 1
NORTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., WHENCE THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1 BEARS SOUTH 89°07’19” EAST, 2632.75 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°21’07” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRANDVIEW BOULEVARD AT THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID WEST LINE, NORTH 00°21’07” EAST A DISTANCE OF 2604.75 FEET TO THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1, BEINF 2 ½ ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 28258, 2000; THENCE NORTH 00°20’34” EAST, ALONG THE SAID WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 1, A DISTANCE OF 313.58 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°39’19” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 40.00 FEET TO A SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SHARPE SUBDIVISION FIRST FILING; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SHARPE SUBDIVISION FIRST FILING THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES: 1. SOUTH 89°39’19” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 142.00 FEET; 2. SOUTH 00°20’49” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 161.00 FEET; 3. SOUTH 89°21’50” EAST, A DISTQANCE OF 1195.18 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SHARPE SUBDIVISION FIRST FILING; 4. CONTINUING SOUTH 89°21’50” EAST, A DISTGANCE OF 383.54 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SHARPE SUBDIVISION SECOND FILING AND THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE ABANDONDED RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 305, PAGE 211 AND RECEPTION NO. 3444613; THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE THE
FOLLOWING THREE COURSES; 1. SOUTH 19°16’24” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 162.01 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; 2. SOUTH 89°21’50” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 73.27 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH LINE; 3. SOUTH 19°23’08” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 2754.65 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID GRANDVIEW BUOLEVARD RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE NORTH 89°07’19’ WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 883.09 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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The public hearing will be held at the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District Active Adult Center located at 6615 Frederick Way, Frederick, Colorado, February 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM. Questions prior to the public meeting should be directed to Abbigail Hebert, Finance Technician, (303) 833-3660 Ext. 106. All interested persons, municipalities or counties that may be able to provide service to the real property, shall appear at the public hearing and show cause, in writing, why the Board of Directors of the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District should/should not adopt a final resolution and order approving the inclusion of the aboveidentified real property. The Board of Directors may continue the public hearing to a subsequent meeting. The failure of any person within the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his or her part to the inclusion of the property. Dean Rummel, Executive Director
LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOT C, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO. 1311-1003 RECX18-0072, RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 4439922, LOCATED IN THE SW1/4 OF SECTION 10, T2N, R67W OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO. EXCEPT ANY PORTION WITHIN WELD COUNTY ROAD NO. 22.
City of Ft. Lupton
SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 3768944 SQ. FT., OR 86.523 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Copies of the Petition and the legal description of the property is subject to the above-mentioned inclusion may be obtained from Abbigail Hebert, 8350 County Rd. 13, Suite 180, Firestone, Colorado.
City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov
For more information or to view Petitions for Inclusion, please contact Abbigail Hebert at ahebert@ cvprd.com.
Legal Notice No. FLP520 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Public Notice
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application submitted by Mandi Hagler and Lee Hagler for a special use permit for a property located north and adjacent to County Road 22 and approximately 0.20 miles east of County Road 19 in Weld County, CO pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements. The annexation and initial to the ‘A’ Agriculture Zone District for the property are being considered at separate public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council. The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall is closed to the public at the time of the hearings due to COVID-19, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the
NOTICE OF LOTTERY FOR REGULATED MARIJUANA BUSINESSES CITY OF FORT LUPTON FEBRUARY 15, 2022 NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton City Council, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, has scheduled a public random lottery for Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the City Complex, 130 S. McKinley Avenue, Fort Lupton, CO 80621. A public random lottery will be conducted from among the qualified applications to determine which applications will be awarded the opportunity for approval of a license. This meeting will be conducted both remotely and in-person. Members of the public are invited to attend and may join in person or remotely by typing the link in a browser: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/851983253 Legal Notice No. FLP518 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/28/2021 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022
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4XINDUSTRIAL 503 AAA AUTO PARTS INC 913.01 ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF 300 ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS 448.03 ADT SECURITY SYSTEM 127.49 ADVANCED URGENT CARE AND OCC MED340 AUSMUS LAW FIRM PC 1200 BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER 1693.99 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 57.96 COMCAST BUSINESS 2210.3 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 348.63 COMCATE SOFTWARE INC 750 CRISTANDO HOUSE INC 150 ERGOMED 465 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS INC 748.75 FORT LUPTON CAR WASH 277.25 GREELEY LOCK & KEY 1139.08 IMPERIAL CUSTOM CONCRETE, LLC 30312.5 KINSCO, LLC 729.96 KONE INC 140.8 LEONARD B. MEDOFF, PH.D. 350 LINDA KUDRNA 134.4 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 4.99 PROCODE INC 15586.08 ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW VOLTAGE 1481.31 SUPER-TECH FILTERS 442.47 THE CONSOLIDATED MUTUAL 208.79 TITO FERNANDEZ 200 TRUDILIGENCE LLC 239.74 WELD COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 50 WELD COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY IT 1500 WILLIAMS AND WEISS CONSULTING 3375 ZACHARY MARTINEZ 50 ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS 198 ADVANCED URGENT CARE AND OCC MED 85 AFLAC 2124.7 AUSMUS LAW FIRM PC 20958.75 BG’S JAPANESE DESIGNS 333 BISON RIDGE CONSTRUCTION LLC 1500 COLONIAL LIFE 105.96 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 225 CONNECT 4 EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LLC 975 CRYSTAL KROEBER 75 DIANA CAMPBELL 55 DMD SYSTEMS RECOVERY INC 1595 ELITE GARAGE DOORS 2400 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS INC 1347.75 IDEAL PRODUCTS INC 4299.05 LEGACY SCHOOL OF DANCE LLC 945 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 10.08 PINNACOL ASSURANCE 18731 RECREATION SUPPLY COMPANY 528 SHRED-IT USA LLC 30 SILVER LINE CONSTRUCTION 50 SURE SHOT DRILLING 1500 THE CIRCUIT CLERK 120 TODD HODGES DESIGN LLC 7220 TOSHIBA FINANCIAL SERVICES 2001.99 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC 103.44 KENZIE HARRIS 67.35 LEANN PERINO 69.69 MAKAYLA K HICKEY 49.77 ORRISA KELLY 26.38 ADVANCED URGENT CARE AND OCC MED 85 BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER 977.05 CEM SALES & SERVICE INC 260 CESARE INC 323 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 115.92 COMCAST BUSINESS 2083.22 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 254.25 COMCATE SOFTWARE INC 3399 DAVID HEMPEL 25.68
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01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/03/2022 01/05/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/11/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022 01/18/2022
FORT LUPTON EXPENDITURES JANUARY 17 - JANUARY 21 70791 MEANDERING WITH MARY 120 01/18/2022 70894 G & G EQUIPMENT 614 70792 SCL HEALTH 42 01/18/2022 70895 HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS INC 94.57 70793 STERICYCLE 61 01/18/2022 70896 K & K LASER CREATIONS LLC 49.31 70794 VALLEY FIRE EXTINGUISHER 173 01/18/2022 70897 KONE INC 140.8 70795 WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY 145.17 01/18/2022 70898 NORTH FRONT RANGE WATER 70825 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP 6537.64 QUALITY PLANNING ASSOC 3150 70826 BRANDING BY BRE 2750 01/18/2022 70899 OFFICE DEPOT 142.96 70827 CIRSA/PC 353487.59 01/18/2022 70900 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 1034.6 70828 CIVICPLUS 19157.52 01/18/2022 70901 R & L TIRES 264.98 70829 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 242.95 01/18/2022 70902 R & M SERVICES 1768.24 70830 HUMANA HEALTH PLAN INC 79274.63 01/18/2022 70903 REXEL 196.68 70831 QUADIENT LEASING USA INC 380.46 01/18/2022 70904 SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION 265.5 70832 RUSHWORKS 1592 01/18/2022 70905 SESAC, INC. 513 70833 WALLACE BRUCE FITZGERALD 29.12 01/18/2022 70906 TRUDILIGENCE LLC 296.98 70834 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC 239.26 01/18/2022 70907 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 1099 70835 XCEL ENERGY-GAS 314.36 01/18/2022 70908 USA BLUE BOOK 1789.13 70836 STANDARD INSURANCE CO. 5428.63 01/18/2022 70909 WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO. 160.09 70837 ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS 22.45 01/18/2022 70910 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC 1591.13 70838 AMAZON.COM 69.7 01/18/2022 70911 WATER TECHNOLOGY GROUP 2512.55 70839 CENTURA HEALTH 383.14 01/18/2022 70912 WILLIAMS AND WEISS CONSULTING 2550 70840 CIRSA/PC 2922 01/18/2022 70913 WILLIAMS EQUIPMENT LLC 1776.74 70841 CITY OF FT LUPTON-UTIL INVOICE 7104.33 01/18/2022 70914 WINCAN LLC 1748 70842 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 76.44 12/30/2021 DFT0001866 BANK OF COLORADO -105 70843 COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT 12/30/2021 DFT0001867 VALIC_1 34608.07 SHARED RESERVE 4500 12/30/2021 DFT0001868 IRS 58470.98 70844 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 132.4 12/30/2021 DFT0001869 CO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 10065.75 70845 DIGETEKS, LLC 7500 12/28/2021 DFT0001871 IRS 83.56 70846 EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES, INC 600 12/28/2021 DFT0001872 CO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 15.27 70847 GEORGE RATERINK 1279.91 12/30/2021 DFT0001875 FIRE & POLICE PENSION ASC 1912.98 70848 GLH CONSTRUCTION 1500 01/05/2022 DFT0001876 COMDATA BUSINESSLINK 26428.57 70849 HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS INC 169.69 01/14/2022 DFT0001878 BANK OF COLORADO 6092.87 70850 HAYES POZNANOVIC KORVER, LLC 6055 01/14/2022 DFT0001879 BANK OF COLORADO 475.83 70851 KASEYA US LLC 19970 01/14/2022 DFT0001880 VALIC_1 33931.4 70852 LOUIS A GRESH 1500 01/14/2022 DFT0001881 IRS 52876.87 70853 MUNICODE 1065 01/14/2022 DFT0001882 CO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 9838 70854 OFFICE DEPOT 18.82 01/14/2022 DFT0001883 VALIC_1 248.88 70855 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INT 123747 01/14/2022 DFT0001884 IRS 92.92 70856 OXYGEN FORENSICS INC 2899 01/14/2022 DFT0001885 CO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 41 70857 PETTY CASH-FINANCE 126.56 01/18/2022 DFT0001886 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE11.28 70858 PLAINS EAST MECHANICAL 01/18/2022 DFT0001887 FIRE & POLICE PENSION ASC 2198.77 SERVICES LLC 3327.35 12/31/21 EFT BOC 363.26 70859 PROCODE INC 62732.91 1/3/22 EFT MERCH BNK INTERCHNG 1,371.94 70860 QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC 394 1/3/22 EFT MERCH BNK DISCOUNT 904.99 70861 RAQUEL FERSZT 390 1/3/22 EFT MERCH BNK FEE 154.87 70862 REXEL 6888.4 1/3/22 EFT FDMS LEASE PYMT 64.02 70863 ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW VOLTAGE 135 1/3/22 EFT GLOBAL PAYMENTS 1,165.65 70864 STATE OF COLORADO 2183.98 12/23/21 EFT SIMPLIFILE RECORDING FEES 35.00 70865 TODD HODGES DESIGN LLC 8680 12/24/21 EFT NATIONAL BENEFIT SERVICES 1,847.11 70866 TOSHIBA FINANCIAL SERVICES 283.52 12/31/21 EFT NATIONAL BENEFIT SERVICES 2,872.59 70867 UNITED POWER 33114.88 12/30/21 EFT BANK OF COLORADO 36,364.92 70868 **VOID** 0 1/3/22 EFT PAYMENT SERVICE NETWORK 2,661.76 70869 UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER 293.04 1/3/22 EFT BANK OF COLORADO 21.00 70870 VERIZON WIRELESS SVCS LLC 4423.09 1/11/22 EFT CLOVER APP MRKT 15.00 70871 WELD COUNTY ACCTG DEPART 6862 1/11/22 EFT CLOVER APP MRKT 15.00 70872 XCEL ENERGY-GAS 1726.41 1/14/22 EFT BOC 40.00 70875 AAA AUTO PARTS INC 962.69 1/14/22 EFT BOC 30.00 70876 ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS 223.9 1/14/22 EFT NATIONAL BENEFIT SERVICES 5,609.32 70877 AMAZON.COM 388.41 1/14/22 EFT NATIONAL BENEFIT SERVICES 1,464.69 70878 AXON ENTERPRISES INC 48782.65 70879 BADGER METER 215.96 70880 BANK OF COLORADO 284.55 70881 BEST BUY BUSINESS ADVANTAGE ACCOUNT 2005.94 70882 BG’S JAPANESE DESIGNS 1060 70883 BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER 106.76 70884 CHRISTOPHER PELTON 168.67 70885 CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY 32.01 70886 CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO 145.1 70887 CIVICPLUS 8064 Legal Notice No.: FLP515 70888 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 520.33 First Publication: February 3, 2022 70889 DELL MARKETING LP 6392.18 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 70890 DIG DEEP RESEARCH, LLC 5000 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press 70891 ERGOMED 310 70892 FASTENAL COMPANY 01COFTL 9.99 70893 FORT LUPTON CAR WASH 179.25
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Public Notices Legal Notice No. FLP515 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application submitted by Mandi Hagler and Lee Hagler for an annexation and initial zoning to the ‘A’ Agriculture Zone District for two parcels located north and adjacent to County Road 22 and approximately 0.20 miles east of County Road 19 in Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements. The annexation also includes road right of way. A special use permit for the property is being considered at a separate public hearing before the Planning Commission and City Council. The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall is closed to the public at the time of the hearings due to COVID-19, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov. LEGAL DESCRIPTION ANNEXATION NO. 1 A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NE1/4 OF SECTION 14 AND THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 11, T2N, R67W OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE S89°47’21”W, 30.00 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S00°11’25”E, 29.89 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23 TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE N78°14’11”W, 147.10 FEET; THENCE N78°12’41”E, 146.89 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID WELD COUNTY ROAD 22 AND SAID WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23; THENCE S00°13’54”E, 30.11 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.;
COUNTY ROAD 23; THENCE S00°11’25”E, 29.89 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23 TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S89°59’46”W, 675.00 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
to serve until May 2023. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on a board of directors may obtain Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms by sending a request to the Designated Election Official (“DEO”) of the District. Such requests may be sent by email to elections2022@ mdavislawoffice.com.
THENCE S89°59’46”W, 1923.27 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE N89°55’06”W, 2606.45 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE N89°55’15”W, 2598.85 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE N89°56’05”W, 2601.40 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22 TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 19; THENCE N00°00’07”W, 30.08 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 19; THENCE N00°09’24”W, 29.92 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 19 TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S89°56’05”E, 542.07 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22 TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT C, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO. 1311-10-03 RECX18-0072;
The deadline to file a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form with the DEO, or a letter that meets the requirements of § 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., is 5:00 p.m. (“Close of Business”) on Friday, February 25, 2022. If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form or letter is not sufficient, the eligible elector who filed the form or letter may amend the form or letter prior to Close of Business on February 25, 2022. Early filing is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insufficient form after this date and time. A person who wishes to be a write-in candidate must file an Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate with the office of the DEO by Close of Business on February 28, 2022.
THENCE ALONG THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT C, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO. 1311-10-03 RECX18-0072 AND SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION NO. 1311-10-03 SUBX18-0023 THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7) COURSES;
COTTONWOOD GREENS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2
1. N00°08’56”W, 247.87 FEET; 2. N89°47’49”E, 97.07 FEET;
Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
5. S00°00’25”W, 34.14 FEET; 6. S89°46’22”E, 440.82 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION NO. 1311-10-03 SUBX18-0023;
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District (“District”) of Weld County, Colorado.
7. S00°25’54”W, 465.19 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION NO. 1311-10-03 SUBX18-0023 TO SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22;
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (2) two directors will be elected for a 3-year term and (1) one directors will be elected for a 1-year term.
ANNEXATION NO. 2
CONTAINING 20.997 ACRES
A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NE1/4 OF SECTION 14 AND THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 11, T2N, R67W OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS;
RESOLUTION NO. 2022R012
CONTAINING 0.448 ACRES ANNEXATION NO. 3 A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE N1/2 OF SECTION 14 AND THE S1/2 OF SECTION 11, T2N, R67W OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE S89°47’21”W, 30.00 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23; THENCE S00°11’25”E, 29.89 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23 TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S89°59’46”W, 75.00 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S89°59’46”W, 600.00 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE N89°18’42”W, 2561.94 FEET; THENCE N89°20’47”E, 2561.70 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; N89°59’46”E, 600.00 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S87°19’51”W, 645.16 FEET; THENCE S87°20’23”E, 645.38 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 2.147 ACRES ANNEXATION NO. 4 A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE N1/2 OF SECTION 14, THE S1/2 OF SECTION 11, THE N1/2 OF SECTION 15 AND THE S1/2 OF SECTION 10, T2N, R67W OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE S89°47’21”W, 30.00 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF WELD
Designated Election Official
Legal Notice No. FLP517 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
4. N89°42’24”E, 239.63 FEET;
CONTAINING 0.099 ACRES
THENCE S89°59’46”W, 75.00 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE N87°20’23”W, 645.38 FEET; THENCE N87°19’51”E, 645.16 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; N89°59’46”E, 75.00 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S78°12’41”W, 146.89 FEET; THENCE S78°14’11”E, 147.10 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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3. N32°23’18”E, 296.72 FEET;
THENCE S89°56’05”E, 1127.18 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S89°55’15”E, 2598.85 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S89°55’06”E, 2606.40 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE N89°59’46”E, 1923.01 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22; THENCE S89°20’47”W, 2561.70 FEET; THENCE S89°18’42”E, 2561.94 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE S89°47’21”W, 30.00 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23; THENCE S00°11’25”E, 29.89 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 23 TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than Close of Business on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT LUPTON INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE HAGLER ANNEXATION NOS. 1 – 4 AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR MARCH 15, 2022 WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council has reviewed the annexation petition submitted by Mandi Hagler and Lee Hagler for 23.691 acres, more or less, and known as the Hagler Annexation Nos. 1 – 4; and WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council finds the annexation petition to be complete and in substantial conformance with the requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-107 (1) as amended. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Lupton City Council hereby approves this Resolution initiating annexation proceedings for the Hagler Annexation Nos. 1 – 4 and sets the hearing date for March 15, 2022 , to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation under the terms of Part 1, Article 12, Title 31, C.R.S. APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE FORT LUPTON CITY COUNCIL THIS 18th DAY OF JANUARY 2022. /s/Zo Stieber Zo Stieber, Mayor Attest: /s/Maricela Peña Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: s/Andy Ausmus Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Notice No. FLP521 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO): Becky Johnson, DEO bjohnson@spencerfane.com Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-839-3885 The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022. The form can be emailed to bjohnson@spencerfane.com. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Becky Johnson, Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. FLP511 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Highway 119 Metropolitan District No. 2, Town of Firestone, Weld County, Colorado (the “District”). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, one (1) director will be elected to serve until May 2023 and two (2) directors will be elected to serve until May 2025. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”) at https:// whitebearankele.com/.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the eligible electors of the Cottonwood Greens Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”), City of Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado.
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Friday, February 25, 2022. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 25, 2022. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 28, 2022.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election for the District will be conducted by independent mail ballot on May 3, 2022. At that time three (3) directors may be elected to serve until May 2025, and one (1) director may be elected
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business on April 26, 2022. You may contact
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the DEO’s office at (303) 858-1800. HIGHWAY 119 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. FLP523 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
The deadline to submit Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms to the Designated Election Official is Friday, February 25, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. (not less than 67 days prior to the regular election). Affidavit of Intent to Be a Write-In Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the 64th day before the election). Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District
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STATE OF COLORADO, WELD COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO CHANGE NAMES HIGHWAY 119 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to § 32-1-207(3)(b), C.R.S., the Boards of Directors of Highway 119 Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3 (the “Districts”), intend to change the name of the Districts from Highway 119 Metropolitan District No. 1 to Firelight Irrigation Metropolitan District, from Highway 119 Metropolitan District No. 2 to Firelight Commercial Metropolitan District, and from Highway 119 Metropolitan District No. 3 to Firelight Residential Metropolitan District. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to and in accordance with § 32-1-207(3), C.R.S., any action to enjoin such activity must be brought within forty-five (45) days from publication of this notice on February 2, 2022. Thus, the deadline for any such action is March 21, 2022. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Boards of Directors of Highway 119 Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3, Weld County, Colorado, has authorized this notice to be given. By: WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law General Counsel to the Districts Legal Notice No. FLP516 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Godding Hollow Metropolitan District of the Town of Frederick, Weld County, Colorado.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section C 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time one (1) 6 Director will be elected to serve a 1-year term to May 2, 2023 and two (2) Directors will be elected s to serve 3-year terms to May 6, 2025. L
Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are A available and can be obtained from Lisa Jacoby, the Designated Election Official for the Bromley c Park Metropolitan District No. 2, c/o Lisa Jacoby, McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592- w 4380, email: ljacoby@specialdistrictlaw.com and on the District’s website at: http://bromleyparkmd2.com/.
The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or F letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business (5:00 a p.m. MST) on February 25, 2022, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted 6 to the Designated Election Official by the close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on February 28, 2022, w sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be obtained 3 from / filed with Lisa Jacoby, the Designated Election Official of the District (at the address/phone/ email address noted above), between the hours t of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the K election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). s
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Directors will be elected to serve 1-year terms to May 2, 2023 and three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 6, 2025.
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Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Catherine V. Will, the Designated Election Official for the Godding Hollow Metropolitan District, c/o Catherine V. Will, McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 592-4380, email: cwill@specialdistrictlaw.com.
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The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on February 25, 2022, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on February 28, 2022, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be obtained from / filed with Catherine V. Will, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o Catherine V. Will, McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 592-4380, email: cwill@specialdistrictlaw.com, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). GODDING HOLLOW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Catherine V. Will Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. FLP526 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District of Weld County, Colorado: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of May 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time two directors will be elected to serve three-year terms. Eligible electors of the Founders Village Metropolitan District/Villages at Castle Rock Metropolitan District No. 4 interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms from: Kammy K. Tinney, Designated Election Official Phone: 970-669-3611 Email: kammyt@pcgi.com District Website: www.fffd.us The office of the Designated Election Official, 550 West Eisenhower Blvd. Loveland, Colorado 80537, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
By: /s/ Lisa Jacoby Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. FLP524 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00 w p.m.) on Friday, February 25, 2022. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance f Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended J prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 25, 2022. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not a permit curing of an insufficient form after this date and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In 1 Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on ( Monday, February 28, 2022.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on a obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from t the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close r of business on April 26, 2022. You may contact C the DEO’s office at (303) 858-1800. HIGHWAY 119 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 3-10 By: Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. FLP522 First Publication: February 3, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward William Swanberg, A/K/A Edward W. Swanberg, A/K/A Ed Swanberg, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30726 All persons having claims against the above
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Scoreboard BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Frederick High School Boys basketball Frederick beat Niwot 81-29 in Frederick Jan. 25. Matias Aldana scored 18 points. Harry Singh scored 13, and Bryce Conover added 12. Rowan Grant and Dev Mudukutore had eight points for the Cougars. Frederick downed Severance 8164 in Severance Jan. 28. Conover scored a team-high 24 points. Luke Justice scored 14, Matias Aldana added 13 and Alex Sturn chipped in with 10. Ty Adam led the Silver Knights with 27 points. Girls basketball Frederick beat Niwot 79-27 in Frederick Jan. 25. No stats were available for either team. Severance beat the Warriors 8762 in Severance Jan. 28. No stats were available for either team. Girls swimming Brighton downed Frederick 14334 in Brighton’s pool Jan. 27. In the 50-yard freestyle, FHS took five of the top eight slots. Kyla Mares (28.37 seconds) was second. Jenna Camblin (32.12) was fifth. Emma VonBank (33.43) was sixth, Kyle Dionysius (36.26) was seventh, and Alexia Galyardt was eighth in a time of 37.57. Savannah Allred was second in the 100- freestyle with her time of 1:03.74. she also took third in the 100- breaststroke in a time of 1:23.94. Katie Zink was fifth in the 100- freestyle in a time of 1:11.22. Elsa Burgesser was fifth in the 100backstroke with a time of 1;23.85. Juliauna Bell was fourth in the 100- butterfly in a time of 1:48.02. Yadhira Carrazco finished the 200- freestyle in econd place with her time of 2:29.9. Kennedy Rhodes was fourth in the 200- individual medley, posting a time of 3;12.71. Malia Jeffers was fourth in the 500- freestyle with her time of 9:22.96. FHS’ 200freestryle relay foursome (Mares, Jenna Camblin, Kennedy Rhodes and Allred) was third in a time of 1;57.35. The 200- medley relay team (Elsa Burgesser, Allred, Mares and Rhodes) finished fourth in a time of 2;18.89. The 400- freestyle relay squad (Mares, Dionysius, Carrazco and Zink) was fourth in
a time of 5:03.71. Wrestling The Warriors took 14th at the Mile High Classic at Thomas Jefferson High School Jan. 29. Santana Leon took third at 113 pounds. Diego Rangel was third at 145 pounds. Kayler Read wound up fifth at 132 pounds. Fort Lupton High School Wrestling Fort Lupton downed Fort Morgan 46-19 in Fort Morgan Jan. 26. On-mat winners for the Bluedevils were Donovan Birmingham (113 pounds), D’mitri Garza-Alarcon (138), Danny Rodriguez (145), William Alvarado (152), Isaac Rodriguez (160), Christopher Galicia (170), Alex Mata (182) and Kayden Derbigny (220). Girls wrestling Fort Lupton doubled up Mead 36-18 in Fort Lupton Jan. 24. Genevieve Hunt of the Bluedevils won her 118-pound match. Lashya Tijerina (127), and Anastyn Livesay (161) also won their on-mat matches. FLHS downed Northridge 39-15 in Greeley Jan. 27. On-mat wins came from Rylee Balcazar (100), Paige Jaramillo (111), Valerie Villalobos (136), Danya Almaral (147) and Anastyn Livesay (161). The Bluedevils took fourth at the Chatfield Girls War Horse Invitational Jan. 29. Balcazar won the 100-pound championship. AngelRae Gasca was fourth at 215 pounds, and Genevieve Hunt was fifth at 118 pounds. Girls basketball Weld Central stopped Fort Lupton 42-15 in Keenesburg Jan. 25. Lacey Schliefelbein led the Rebels with 19 points. Jolie McBride was next with nine. No stats were available for FLHS. Englewood beat the Bluedevils 40-15 on the Pirates’ floor Jan. 27. Alex Harkness led the victors with nine points. Jaliyah Mora added seven, and Alex Briones contributed six points. No stats were available for the Bluedevils. Boys basketball Fort Lupton beat Weld Central 58-50 in Fort Lupton Jan. 25. Abdul Alarape led the Rebels with 10 points. Jace Cornelius and Brenden Buzzell added eight. No stats were available for the Bluedevils. Englewood turned back the Bluedevils 70-56 in Fort Lupton
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Fort Lupton High School Boys basketball Team score on left, Opponent and their score 44, *Wiggins, 48 53, *Valley, 44 54, *Platte Valley, 57 57, **Stargate School (OT), 56 57, **Bennett, 44 42, **Lutheran, 50 54 Jefferson Academy, 47 53 Brush 49 56 @Estes Park 37 62 @Arvada 52 38: @Resurrection Christian 68 58 Weld Central 50 56 Englewood 70 Upcoming games Feb. 1: @Thornton, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3: @Skyview, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7: Eagle Ridge Academy, 7 p.m. Feb. 10: Aurora Central, 7 p.m. *-Platte Valley HS tournament ** - Santiago’s Shootout Girls basketball Team score on left, Opponent and their score 38, Aurora West , 4 6, JFK, 53 23, *Stargate School, 16 38, *Jefferson, 26 L, *Skyview 18, @St. Mary’s, 100 9 Jefferson Academy 48 19 @Lincoln 26 14 @Manual 30 44 @Arvada 23 15 @Weld Central 42 15 @Englewood 40 Upcoming games Feb. 1: Thornton, 7 p.m. Feb. 3: Skyview: , 7 p.m. Feb. 8: @Eagle Ridge, 7 p.m. Feb. 10: @Aurora Central, 7 p.m. Wrestling Team score on left, Opponent and their score 36, @Riverdale Ridge, 36 2-1 , Fort Lupton duals 21, @Pueblo East, 42 2-0, Weld Central, Wiggins Jan. 8, Gary Daum Classic, Niwot HS 2nd @Eaglecrest Invitational 15th @Top of the Rockies 46 @Fort Morgan 19 Upcoming games Jan. 28 Triangular meet 4 p.m. Feb. 5: Colorado League meet Weld Central High School Feb. 11-12 : Regionals @ Sierra High School Feb. 17: State 3A tournament, Ball Arena Girls wrestling Team score on left, Opponent and their score 42, Golden, , 6
36, Platte Valley, 9 30, Severance, 15 Jan. 8, @Bennett tournament Jan. 12, Chatfield, 6 p.m. Jan. 14-15, MLK girls tournament ccd @Riverdale Ridge 1st Loveland Girls Invitational Upcoming games 36 Mead 18 39 @Northridge 15 4th @Chatfield War Horse Invitational Feb. 11-12: Regionals at Fort Lupton HS Frederick High School Boys basketball Team score on left, Opponent and their score 57, @Centaurus, 64 71, *Pueblo East, 40 74, *Thomas Jefferson, 68 83, *Sierra, , 45 53 @Longmont 51, 41, Silver Creek, 58 76, @Skyline, 56 57, **Green Mountain (OT), 63 79, Harrison, 65 68 @Thompson Valley 58 88 Berthoud 40 66 @Mountain View 55 81 Fort Morgan 55 65: @Roosevelt 58 29 Niwot 81 81 @Severance 55 Upcoming games Feb. 2: Riverdale Ridge: , 7 p.m. Feb. 5: Northridge, 7 p.m. Feb. 9, 12, 16, 18-19: Long Peak League tournament *- D’Evelyn/Golden Preview Classic ** - Ball Arena Denver Girls basketball Team score on left, Opponent and their score 63, @Centaurus 57 47, Mead, 58 80, *Mountain Range, 34 32, *George Washington, 72 58, *Thomas Jefferson, 48 78, @Skyline , 41 76, Silver Creek, 49 66 @Harrison 24 51 Thompson Valley, 58 33 Berthoud, 54 63 @Mountain View 56 43 @Ralston Valley 63 63 Fort Morgan 25 26 @Roosevelt 78 79 Niwot: 27 62: @Severance 87 Feb. 2: Riverdale Ridge, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5: Northridge, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 11, 15, 18: Tri Valley League tournament *Centaurus tournament Girls swimming Team score on left, Opponent and their score 67, @Eaton, 113
Public Notices named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld, County, Colorado on or before May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Garrett Swanberg, Personal Representative 4119 R Street Omaha, Nebraska 68107 Legal Notice No. 529939 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PASQUALE VARRA, a/k/a JACK VARRA, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30730 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 on or before May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
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Publisher: Fort Lupton Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eva L. Lopez, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR20 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 on or before June 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
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At home rapid COVID tests How to use them and why they may mislead you BY CLAIRE CLEVELAND COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
During the holidays, lots of Coloradans relied on rapid COVID-19 tests to determine whether they should gather for parties, visit with friends and family or stay home. But those tests weren’t widely available at local pharmacies. And when they were, the prices could be exorbitantly high. Dr. Richard Zane, director of emergency services at UCHealth, said he gets asked a few times a week about finding at-home tests and how often his patients should test themselves for COVID-19, especially as the omicron variant rips through the state. According to state data, this week nearly 26 percent of PCR tests have come back positive. “I think that the public, over the course of the last two years, has gotten remarkably mixed messages about testing,” Zane said. “I feel for people because they are getting messages, like go buy over-the-counter tests and test your family before you have a party — things that are scientifically ludicrous.” How at-home tests are different from PCR tests The first thing that’s important to understand, Zane said, is that antigen tests — which are the rapid, at-home tests — are fundamentally
different from PCR tests (the ones that take several days to get results for), which are understood as the gold standard for detecting COVID-19. A rapid test looks for antigens, which are what the immune system responds to, while a PCR test detects the virus itself through a replication process. Antigen tests are more likely to detect COVID-19 if a person is experiencing symptoms or has a high viral load, while the PCR can detect a relatively small amount of virus and therefore may detect the virus earlier in the disease process. Zane said it’s best to think about a rapid test result as positive or indeterminate. If the test comes back positive, you should isolate, seek medical care if you need it. If the rapid test is not positive, “it’s as though you didn’t do the test,” he said. With rapid tests, results really depend on the point in time. If the test was taken during the earliest phase of an infection, the test could return a false negative. Some of the at-home tests have a sensitivity of about 85 percent. That means 85 percent of people who are infected are detected by the test while the other 15 percent of infected people are missed. In some studies, the reliability of these tests has been found to be even lower. Using tests before parties or other gatherings So back to that big party that has you wondering whether or not to
attend. That’s when the real issue with relying on rapid tests comes into play. These at-home tests may detect some positive cases and rule those people out from going to the party (or a concert or the office). But the tests could miss other people who actually have the virus and could spread it to others when they show up. “You’ll decrease the number of people who are positive and spreading disease. So it could become a safer party,” Zane said. “But the people who don’t have a positive test, they should interpret it as though they didn’t do the test.” The rapid tests can help to minimize spread, but they’re most effective when combined with other measures such as vaccines, masks and limiting gatherings to outdoor or well-ventilated spaces with fewer people as much as possible. Negative at-home tests could be misleading Erika Allen is a technician at the University of Denver’s molecular diagnostics laboratory, where oncampus university students must take a PCR test every three days. “Seeing all of the rapid tests being sold out of stores, people trying to get testing and failing and people spending a lot of money on tests that frankly are nothing more than a false sense of security is very frustrating to me,” she said. Allen echoed the sentiments of Zane: That the negative result from an at-home test can give people the illusion that they’re negative for
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COVID-19 when they might not be. But Allen said there is still clinical relevance for the tests. If you have symptoms, an antigen test is very likely to tell you whether it’s COVID. “(With) the rollout of these athome tests to citizens, especially people who may not be as familiar with medical diagnostics, I don’t think the information was provided to them to help them really understand the strengths and the limitations of this type of testing,” she said. But both Allen and Zane agree that at a population level, the results of rapid tests are helpful for public health officials to understand the spread of COVID-19. And that’s why Coloradans who use the tests should report the results to the state. This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.