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Customers to see $16.50 per month increase after PUC approval

BY MARK JAFFE THE COLORADO SUN

The average electric bill for Xcel Energy’s residential customers will go up $5.24 a month — a 6.4% increase — starting in April under a $182 million rate hike approved Wednesday by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

The PUC voted 3-0 to accept the increase, which was agreed upon in rate-case negotiations that included the Colorado Utility Consumer Advocate and Energy Outreach Colorado, a nonprofit advocacy organization that, among other things, helps low-income households pay utility bills.

“Although a 6.42% rate is troubling to me, I find the settlement is just and reasonable,” Commissioner John Gavin said.

Rates for the average small commercial customer will also rise 6.2% or about $6.62 a month.

Fort Lupton shortstop Javier Ortiz covers second base as Lyons runner Finn Oetting reaches safely during a There will be more Xcel Energy game at Fort Lupton High School March 16.

PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY electricity rate cases to come, said Ron Davis, the commission’s chief adviser. “The company will be back in for rate requests in the next 3 or 4 years at the outside.”

Utilities’ expenses and investments are recovered through rate cases. The PUC reviews those costs to assure they are appropriate and presentations to Fort Lupton City then sets an appropriate return on Council, the city’s licensing authorthe investments the company has ity, during a March 15 business meeting. made. In this case, for example, Xcel Most of the authority’s concerns Energy asked for a 10% return on with all three applications had to April 5, to learn what they need to

BY STEVE SMITH investment and the settlement agreeEvery year before Thanksgiving, First United Church in Fort Lupton Fort Lupton Food and Clothingment Bankreduced provideitcommunity doand withthe security arrangements. do nextMethodist to get licensed.

SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM to 9.3%. members with food boxes. This will be the 10thFactory consecutive year. 1310 Above, Joe Hubert, left China Hubert with Change 4 Change, Factory Circle CEO CollinGarcia and Sue Theprogram’s three — 1310 Circle, In addition to the electricity rate High Plains Strainz at 1330 increase Xcel Energy also is asking Three of the four proposed re- with the another organization that helps food drive.

See more onFactory Page 2. Madden plans to post security Circle and Carretera Ocho Cinco, tail/medical marijuana businesses SEE MARIJUANA, P9 SEE XCEL, P9 7853 U.S. Highway 85 — made will have to wait until Tuesday,

Fort Lupton’s licensing for marijuana business begins Security, odor concerns rise to top as council begins reviews

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Council gives the green light to self-storage facility

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the span of three unanimous votes, Fort Lupton City Council added four parcels and 24 acres of land near Weld County roads 22 and 19 and agreed to amend the use of the land – the western parcel — for a self-storage facility.

Cameron Knapp, a civil engineer with Drexel, Barrell and Co., said the applicants, Lee and Mandi Hagler, proposed 521 self-storage pods, with a secured fence, to be developed in three phases. The site will be open during daylight hours.

Councilman Carlos Barron asked about security cameras.

“The units are metal, and there are five points where someone is able to lock the door,”

Lee Hagler said. “We haven’t suggested security cameras. But if you prefer, we can do that.”

“It was more of a security concern,” Barron said.“I don’t foresee anything connected with a break-in,” Hagler said. “They are hard to get into.”

Knapp said there will be an on-site retention pond. The existing water tap from Central Weld County will be used for an on-site, twostall restroom facility.

Vista Meadows sketch plan gets first OK Council also gave its OK to a sketch plan for the Vista Meadows development. It’s south of Weld County Road 12 and east of WCR 29 ½.

When built out, it will include 20 residential estate lots, 320 single-family lots and 45 single-family residential attached

lots, according to city staff.

The plans also call for a community trail along Fulton Ditch, a neighborhood park and several areas of open space.

Resident Gin Stoneback expressed her concerns about the overpopulation of prairie dogs and about a retention area on the southeast corner of the property.

“It’s an active retention area,” she told councilors. “We want to make sure we didn’t take on any extra water.”

“Whatever comes up, we will be in contact with them,” said applicant JR Osborne. “We hope we can continue to grow your fine town.”

Planner Alyssa Knutson said the next step will be the preliminary plat and preliminary plan that will go before the planning commission and City Council.

Council OKs fees for county dispatch services

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Fort Lupton City Council approved a $79,000 payment to Weld County Regional Communications during the council’s business meeting on March 15. The money pays for Fort Lupton’s participation in dispatch services for 2022.

Police chief John Fryar told the council he under-budgeted this item a year ago. The 2021 budget included $50,000. This year’s budget included $61,500.

Staff notes said the use of the service increased, plus there were unfunded costs to the dispatch cen-

ter in Greeley based on changes in law and state-negotiated contracts.

“I did not take into account the cost of the infrastructure that’s required,” he told councilors. “I’ll have to submit a supplemental budget requisition for those costs later.”

Fryar also said the city’s fee for dispatch service is $4.57 per call and $1.50 for the infrastructure.

“It’s something I don’t see rolling backward anytime soon,” Fryar said.

Monthly police report Fryar also supplied a recap of the month of February to the

council in the packet for the March 15 meeting. Kaitlynn Walker completed her sergeant’s training.

Max Hefner and Ryan Thomeczek are the newest patrol officers and started training this month.

Through February, police answered more than 1,900 calls for service, a 13 percent drop from a year ago. Police arrested 41 people through the first two months of the year compared to 467 a year ago.

February’s specific numbers included almost 1,000 calls for service, 21 traffic accidents, 12 DUI cases, 11 stolen cars and 10 sex crimes. Most of the activity – 27 instances – happened at U.S. High-

way 85 and State Highway 52.

Other business/coming attractions Council approved a contract with Imperial Custom Concrete for work at Coyote Creek Golf Course.

The contract cannot exceed $225,000, and the money comes from the city’s golf enterprise fund.

The city’s annual Easter egg hunt is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at the recreation center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Council’s first meeting with a 6 p.m. start time is Tuesday, April 19.

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The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office will not charge two Adams County sheriff’s deputies for their roles in a March 2021 shooting in unincorporated Adams County.

One of the deputies, James Graham, tried to make a traffic stop of a Mercedes near 70th Avenue and Broadway. A letter from DA Brian Mason to AdCo Sheriff Rick Reigenborn said the vehicle was driving at a high rate of speed and passing cars in the median. Instead, the car continued toward the exit for southbound I-25 when it struck a roadway barrier.

The letter said two people — Dominick Perea and Joseph Wiley — got out of the car and went eastbound across the lanes of the freeway.

Graham gave chase, as did a Denver police officer, Steve Hammack. The two men tried to stop vehicles and open the car doors, the letter said.

“He (Graham) believed the two men were armed and that the civilians in the passing vehicles were in danger of being robbed or kidnapped if the men were to enter a vehicle.”

Perea succeeded in getting into a car and laid down on top of a female driver. The letter said Graham caught up with the vehicle but found the door was locked. He broke out the driver’s side window and heard the woman scream for help. The letter said Perea was fighting with the driver to keep the car in motion.

After ignoring several orders to get out of the car, the letter said Graham swung his baton at Perea, then tried to use a Taser, which was “ineffective,” the letter said. Officer Hammack tried to use his Taser, too, without success.

A second deputy, Layne Paintin, helped the other officers to remove Perea from the car. Perea resisted, the letter said. During that struggle, Paintin struck Perea in the head.

Authorities later arrested Wiley.

Mason’s letter to the sheriff said the physical force used in this instance was justified.

“Here, Deputy Graham resorted to the use of physical force ... only after it became apparent that the nonviolent means were unsuccessful,” Mason’s letter said. “Further, Deputy Graham used force on Mr. Perea as Mr. Perea appeared to be engaged in an effort to carjack a citizen on I-25.”

Mason also found that the use of force was “consistent with the minimization of injury to others” and that Perea posed “an immediate threat to the safety of others,” such that it required the use of force.”

Perea faces six counts, kidnapping, robbery, trespassing to a vehicle with the intent to commit a crime, vehicular eluding, driving under restraint and resisting arrest. His arraignment is set for March 31. Wiley plead guilty to a charge of possession of a defaced weapon, one with the serial number altered or removed.

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Giving Children a Head Start Preschool opens in Brighton with before and after school programs

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

STARS early learning preschool opened its door with a ribboncutting ceremony hosted by the Brighton Chamber of Commerce, members of the city council, and the community on March 18.

“My mom worked for Head start her whole career, and my daughter went to her program. With a new administration emphasizing childcare and being a single dad, I know how important it is,” said Mick Varner, owner of the new facility.

Varner, a former sports reporter, has lived in Colorado for 45 years.

“We moved to Colorado when the Broncos went to the Super Bowl -we saw orange everywhere.”

Varner has been working with children since 1999 when he opened his STARS Child Care. The centers offer before- and after-school programs as well as summer camps in Denver. h “I have been working with children for 23 years and was always kind of shy with working with the earlier ones. It seemed like a good opportunity that I ignored for too long and now I’m glad I did it. I got to point where thought, ‘I can tackle this like before,’” said Varner.

STARS early learning preschool ribbon cutting ceremony. Left, Angela Barber VP Independent Financial, Tuesday Harrison, Mick Varner, Councilman Tim Watts, Councilwoman Mary Ellen Pollack, Christian Morales Brighton Chamber, Teresa Alexis Brighton PHOTO BY BELEN WARD Blade, and Ty Ono on the Board of Directors for the Brighton Chamber of Commerce.

Ty Ono sits on the Board of Directors for the Brighton Chamber of Commerce attended the ceremony and said the center is a good fit for Brighton.

“Early education is so important.

Not just to develop the minds of children, but to form them into responsible and conscientious stewards of the community. This is what STARS early learning preschool is doing for the city of Brighton,” said Ono. Varner hired Tuesday Harrison in August 2021 as the Director for STARS early learning preschool.

She has an extensive resume, working with before and after school programs in Arvada, working as a CNA, and as a medical staffing coor-

dinator for over 500 employees.

“When working as CNA, I did not work with drug and alcohol rehab but worked in long-term care and worked in the ER department. I also have experience working on patients inserting tracheostomy tubes,” said Harrison. I resigned as a CNA to care for my daughter, who had a mental illness, but I had to make money. I didn’t choose child care; it chose me. I got licensed and started in-home child care.”

“It’s quite rewarding to see the people who work in this industry.

She has done this for a long time and is a professional in this field.

Very hands-on she knows what she’s doing. I’m very supportive of her and she’s getting people in,” said

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Harrison’s long-term goal is to own an early learning center of her own, but she needed experience running a center, and Varner offered her a deal.

“It’s been a learning experience on both ends,” said Harrison.

Brighton Ward 2 City Councilor Mary Ellen Pollack said she’s pleased to see the business in town.

“We are excited to have this new learning center giving our children a head start as best we can. This is a head start that will bring children many years of education. It will teach them from beginning of what it’s going to be in the future. And this learning center is in my Ward 2,” said Pollack.

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ast weekend I had an opportunity to enjoy a couple of beers with Brian, a very good and close friend of mine. On the day we had met, WINNING we were experiencWORDS ing one of those crazy weather weekends where the temperature was in the mid 60s the day before, and then snowing the very next day. I was already there when Brian Michael Norton walked in, and as he walked in, we were talking about how crazy it was out there.

And although the weather was indeed a bit strange, we quickly realized we were talking about all the other crazy things that are going on in the world. And that led us into a discussion around what we could do as individuals to help in any way that we could. What could we do as a family to help? And what can we do as a community if we really rallied all those who give of their time,

resources, and talents?

A song by Jana Stanfield came to my mind, “All the Good I Can Do.” The lyric that I thought of reads, “I cannot do all the good that the world needs but the world needs all the good I can do.”

With our attention focused on the war in Ukraine and in other on war-torn countries elsewhere, many are wondering what they can do to help. Rising supplier costs lead to rising consumer prices and that means many people are making decisions about what they can afford and what they have to do without, and again, raising the question of what we can do to help.

As we look around there are plenty of opportunities where our generosity of time, resources and talents can be applied. So, what we mustn’t do, is to get so caught up in the things that we cannot do or control, and rather focus on all the things that we can do. And whether that is on a grand scale or the tiniest little thing that can make a difference, we must do what the song encourages, because the world does

need all the good we can do.

There are food pantries with empty shelves. Local churches have a food pantry, or they support one, so that is a good place to start. Soup kitchens, food kitchens and meal centers are also a great place to donate food or volunteer to serve. Finding the closest homeless center or rescue mission is another excellent place to start as they can always use funding, or they can let us know what they need in the way of donations.

As the war rages on in Ukraine, there are many places that are taking donations in the form of clothing, blankets, health and hygiene products, and other goods that can possibly help those who have been displaced. And again, financial donations to the Red Cross or other charities that step in to help victims, refugees, and those left homeless by the war.

Sometimes when there are major events happening in our country or around the world, we can suffer from a sense of feeling numb or paralyzed, and we become so fixated on those bigger problems that

we forget about the causes that are important to us and that need our help in any way that we can possibly provide.

Now is the time to rise to the occasion and step up to help out, and step in with our time, resources, and talents. Even forgetting the wars taking place and the pandemics, hunger, lack of shelter and clothing, poor health, joblessness, and sudden loss of life leaving family members without the means to live as they once did all create opportunities for us to do all the good that we can do.

Is there a closet that you can clean out to support a clothing drive? Is there a food pantry that you could help stock once a month?

I would love to hear your story at mnorton@xinnix.com, and when we can do all the good we can do, it really will be a better than good year.

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

Empowering women farmers with economic, social and cultural intention

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he “face” of agriculture is changing, as women farmers are bringing entrepreneurial, innovative and relational approaches to farming.

Women are often recognized as being collaborative with tremendous initiative, intention and having, no surprise, strong maternal instincts. These are personal values that are helping nurture Colorado’s agriculture industry.

Women farmers continue to break through traditional barriers to build successful agricultural operations. In fact, according to a 2017 National Census of Agriculture, women’s industry roles are increasing with more than 38 percent of farms and ranches operated by women nationally.

Colorado sets a strong pace with women running 42 percent of farms and ranches.

Those increases came in part due to technology that no longer requires brute force and, in a greater part, because women recognize they can be the leader, business head and pacesetter.

That’s good news for all of us.

I grew up on a farm, but I felt

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like I would never have an opportunity to run our dairy because I am female. So, I used higher education, mentoring, professional development and investing with my husband to help our own dairy farm continue to grow. Perhaps my journey can help other women who play a key role in agricultural production — or want to — and who bring balance to the industry and, of course, to the table. I also understand firsthand the value of empowering and giving back to other women in agriculture.

Women are proud of our contributions to feeding the world and we still have a lot to do! As we celebrate Women’s History Month, empower yourself with the tools to be successful leaders and land stewards. Encourage each other to lead with social and cultural intention — our trademark qualities — as we enhance the ag industry.

It’s important that we use all the resources that are available in agriculture. Here’s how: Get involved: Read, listen, learn and stay educated on agriculture,

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from finances, technology and operations and other areas that affect your farm. There are professional associations for each commodity, as well as member-based ag organizations, such as Colorado Proud, that offer educational workshops, webinars and marketing support. The world is run by those who show up, so show up.

Find resources: Women-centric agriculture organizations like CommonGround and Annie’s Project, as well as agriculture programs through Colorado State University and community colleges, have many classes and opportunities to advance learning and skillsets. The focus on farm resources, conservation, business planning, finance and other practices helps women to be successful ag professionals now and for many generations. Our learning must be life-long.

Collaborate and mentor: We can learn a lot from each other. Collaboration produces great results with impact. Reach out to other women farmers and ranchers for informal idea-sharing and connection. For more formal coaching

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and guidance, pursue mentorships and consider mentoring others.

This helps women today, as well as the next generation. Realize you have something valuable to contribute and you need to cultivate it.

Let’s keep helping each other.

We need to balance agriculture into a well-rounded, highly productive industry. After all, one horse can’t pull a heavy load; but two together can, and they complement each other with different perspectives leading to impactful solutions.

We have more to do, more to learn, and more to bring to our Colorado agriculture industry.

Let’s go the rest of the way together by empowering women to succeed, thrive and (literally!) grow.

Mary Kraft is a fourth-generation dairy farmer and CFO at Badger Creek Farm and Quail Ridge Dairy near Fort Morgan, Colo. She is a volunteer for CommonGround, a member of Colorado Proud, and formerly the first female president of the Colorado Livestock Association.

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Clear Creek supports Mount Blue Sky petition Federal board has final decision on Mount Evans renaming issue

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Clear Creek officials support renaming Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky. In a March 15 meeting, the Clear Creek Board of County Commissioners voted 2-0 to register its support for the Mount Blue Sky petition. Commissioners Randy Wheelock and George Marlin were in favor, and Commissioner Sean Wood abstained.

The mountain is named for Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, who’s believed to have authorized the Sand Creek Massacre against the Cheyenne and Arapaho people. He was forced to resign in its aftermath.

Additionally, leading up to the Sand Creek Massacre in November 1864, John Evans issued proclamations authorizing Colorado settlers to “kill and destroy ... all hostile Indians,” which Colorado Gov. Jared Polis rescinded last year.

There are five official renaming petitions: Mount Cheyenne-Arapaho, Mount Blue Sky, Mount Rosalie, Mount Soule, and Mount Evans but redesignating the namesake as Anne Evans.

The petitions are expected to be addressed by the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board later this year. The board and the governor will make recommendations to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which has final say on which, if any, petition will be approved.

Leading up to the March 15 meeting, the Clear Creek commissioners received a variety of verbal and written public comment. Dozens supported Mount Blue Sky or the other petitions; some even suggested their own name; but many others opposed a name change entirely.

Wheelock and Marlin both believed the mountain should be renamed, given John Evans’ ac-

Mount Evans, seen here on June 1, 2014 is the subject of several renaming petitions. Clear Creek County has supported the petition PHOTO BY GABRIEL CHRISTUS/PHOTO to rename it Mount Blue Sky.

tions against Colorado’s indigenous people.

“It’s a mistake,” Marlin said of naming the mountain after John Evans. “And it’s a mistake that we can correct. … The name Mount Evans is inflicting harm today, and I think we should stop.”

‘A complicated, malleable thing’ Wood contrasted the Mount Evans’ renaming discussion with last year’s process for the Clear Creek County peak now called Mestaa’ehehe Mountain. Its previous name was a derogatory word, and it was renamed to honor Owl Woman, a notable Cheyenne figure.

With Mestaa’ehehe Mountain, he said, there was only one renaming petition, and that consensus helped with the process. For Mount Evans, though, there are five official petitions and plenty of other suggestions.

Wood also brought up Evans’ connection to the Sand Creek Massacre, saying academic studies by the University of Denver and Northwestern University contested that Evans authorized it or knew about it. John Evans was a founder of both universities.

Wood felt it was unfair for Clear Creek County to weigh in about a matter that happened more than 150 years ago with little direction, saying, “We’d be changing historical names based on accusations against one man. … What we did fell far short of what anyone would call due process.”

While Wood agreed it was a good conversation to have, he also felt he shouldn’t weigh in on it.

“History is a complicated, malleable thing,” Wood said, quoting Ken Burns’ documentary on the Sand Creek Massacre. “And how we remember our history is part of our history.”

Why Mount Blue Sky? Marlin described how he supported the Mount Blue Sky petition as a unifying name for all stakeholders.

Not only is the name significant to the Cheyenne and Arapaho people, he noted, but it also reflects the mountain’s natural beauty.

Wheelock agreed, noting how those from the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes chose the English words ‘blue sky’ so it’d be “as educational as possible to the broadest population.”

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Wheelock commented how, leading up to the March 15 meeting, he supported the tribal-based petitions, Mount Blue Sky and Mount Cheyenne-Arapaho. The latter was proposed by Otto Braided Hair, Jr. of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.

However, he noted during the March 15 meeting how the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe recently supported the Mount Blue Sky petition.

Thus, he felt comfortable voicing his support for Mount Blue Sky as well.

The Ute Indian Tribe — commonly called the Northern Ute Tribe — and the Northern Arapaho Tribe haven’t weighed in yet, he clarified, but all 574 federally recognized tribes will be consulted by the USBGN. Even if the mountain is renamed, Wheelock said it’ll be meaningless without accompanying educational efforts.

The commissioners thanked all the stakeholders and members of the public for their participation in the process, with Wood noting how at least 50 people were attending March 15’s virtual meeting. f “We appreciate everyone’s time r and energy,” Wood said. a r F FROM i $

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FORT LUPTON POLICE BLOTTER

Here are the police reports for Mar. 5 to Mar. 11 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report.

March 5 A Fort Lupton woman, 35, was issued a summons for causing a traffic accident at state Highway 52 and mile marker 23.

Police issued a summons to Evans man, 54, for causing a traffic accident at U.S. Highway 85 and mile marker 240.

A Fort Lupton woman, 25, received a sum-

mons for a dog running at large in the 1200 block of Fourth Street.

Police arrested a Platteville man, 29, on a warrant out of Weld County for failure to appear on a traffic offense at U.S. Highway 85 and Weld County Road 14.5. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Fort Lupton man, 34, was taken into custody in the 2900 block of Ninth Street on a warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation on a DUI charge. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

March 9 A Fort Lupton man, 29, reported his car stolen in the 200 block of Sixth Street.

A 17-year old Fort Lupton teen was issued a

summon for identity theft and theft in the 1300 block of Dexter Street.

Police arrested a Boulder woman, 32, in the 1300 block of Dexter Street on four warrants out of the Boulder County’s Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear on theft, trespassing, criminal mischief and possession of drug charges. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

March 11 Police took a Fort Lupton woman, 32, into custody in the 2900 block of Ninth Street on a Weld County warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation on a drug charge reckless driving charge and an Adams County warrant for driving while license was revoked. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

BRIEFS Ag day The agricultural sciences program at Aims Community College in Fort Lupton hosts Ag Day Wednesday, March 30. All activities will be in the Platte Building, 260 College Ave. The first part of the program is for high-school students enrolled in agricultural sciences and technology can take part in an afternoon career and transfer fair.

Evening events including an open house from 5 to 7 p.m.

Call 970-330-8008.

Easter egg hunt The city’s annual Easter egg hunt is set for Saturday, April 9, at 9:30 a.m. at Community Park outside the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Hunting areas will be broken off by age groups. All three groups will begin their hunts at 9:30 a.m.

Ten gold prize eggs will be in each of the areas.

Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/857/Easter-Egg-Hunt.

FLHS after-prom Fort Lupton High School’s booster club is trying to raise money for this year’s after-prom,

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guards on site 24 hours a day, plus he wants to install security cameras both inside and outside the business.

“Two dispensaries covered by security cameras inside and out and from head to foot should deter anyone from illegal activity,” he told the council. “There won’t be any visible cannabis sales or business activity visible from the street. There won’t be any sales of gifts or consumption devices.”

As for odor issues, Madden said the business won’t process its product on site.

-- 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 ice-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 sponsorship opportunities are available.

Call 720-928-4071.

which will be Saturday, April 16.

It’s a free, safe event after the annual prom.

It’s open to ninth- through 12th-grade students. Organizers provide activities, food, auction and music.

Donations are welcome. Send them to FLHS Booster, P.O. Box 516, Fort Lupton 80621. Auction items are welcome. Call Michelle at 720-313-8389 or Mary Ellen at 720-353-1659.

New FLHS scholarship The Genevieve Adame Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to one Fort Lupton High School boy and girl from the graduating class of 2022 who will be enrolling as a full-time student at an accredited college/university or trade school.

Applications are now available online and in the school’s guidance/counselors’ office. They are due by 4 p.m. May 2.

Cinco de Mayo 5K run/walk The running season begins in earnest at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Railroad Park, across state Highway 52 from the recreation center. DJ Lil Coop provides the music, and Sabores de mi Abuela Food Truck has the food.

Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/775/Cinco-de-Mayo-5K. Training for the 5K continues through May 1. The fee includes entry into the race. Sessions are four times each week with a trainer. Visit https://apm.activecommunities.com/fortluptonrecreation/Activity_Search?txtActivi tySearch=5k&applyFiltersDefault Value=true&cat=Activities.

Summer camp refgistration Sign up for Fort Lupton’s summer camp 2022. The first session begins Memorial Day weekend and lasts for a month.

It’s open to kindergarteners through fifth-graders. The parent meeting is Tuesday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. Visit https://www. fortlupton.org/347/Summer-DayCamp.

ers, has also filed an overall natural gas rate case, seeking an $8.14 increase in the average bill over three years.

The three rate cases could raise the average Xcel Energy utility bill by $16.49 by the end of the year.

One element in the settlement agreement that the commission did not accept Wednesday was the method for recovering costs and the portion of the plant that still had not been amortized or paid off from the retirement of a coal-fired unit at

the Craig Power Plant and two coalfired units at the Hayden Station.

Both coal-burning stations are to be shut down by 2028.

Xcel Energy has put the cost of decommissioning and amortizing the remaining value of the Craig unit at $27.4 million. The costs for the two Hayden units is $77.6 million.

Rather than settling on any cost recovery method right now, Gavin and Commissioner Megan Gilman said they wanted a full review of options, particularly the use of low-

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“Most things are going to be in the jars they are going to be sold in,” he told the authority. “We will have odor controls that push it up rather than out.”

Carretera Ocho Cinco representative Rachel Gillette said her security cameras would be digital with a DVR system accessible to management.

“We’ll be able to capture identifications on all individuals, and we’ll have cameras at all access points on the premises,” she told the authority. “We’ll hire the appropriate consultants to install our security system.”

City attorney Andy Ausmus told the authority it can make a security inspection a condition of approval

of the license if it chose.

High Plains Strainz is proposing a drive-through business. Operations manager Todd Eldridge’s security plans include a security guard to check identification before anyone enters the business.

“The state has no rules about drive-ins,” Eldridge told the authority. “The reason to allow drive-ins is a lot of people brought their kids into the stores. A drive-in allows that to not be an issue.”

Mike Miracle, who owns the nearby Miracle RV business, appreciated efforts to deal with security, but he also wondered about potential odors from the two marijuana establishments on Factory Circle.

“We do not have marijuana retail

locations, yet now, we have the potential for two,” Miracle told the authority. “And there’s still that smell. How are we going to take care of the smell?”

Eldridge said UV lighting inside the business sifts through an air conditioning unit “that creates a sort of hydrogen peroxide,” which he said should help cut down on odor.

“We don’t exchange the inside air with the outside air,” he told the authority.

The authority unanimously agreed to continue its fact-finding on these applications until April 5. The fourth business, Centaurus Farms on Weld County Road 10, will have its first hearing later.

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

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 houses, games and a tug-o-war.

Get masks at the 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. cost bonds known as securitization.

“It is important for us to consider all the options,” Gilman said. “We owe it to the ratepayers to understand all the options.”

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Tickets loom for mountain toll violators State to begin citing drivers who illegally use I-70 mountain express toll lanes

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Motorists who drive in the Interstate 70 mountain express toll lanes in Clear Creek County when they are closed and supposed to be serving as the emergency shoulder will face a $250 fine starting in August.

Gov. Jared Polis on March 15 signed House Bill 1074 into law letting the Colorado Department of Transportation use the license plate cameras used to collect tolls when the I-70 mountain express lanes are open to also ticket motorists driving in the lane when it is closed.

There are now express toll lanes across Colorado, but unlike the others, the ones on I-70 through Clear Creek County cannot be open all of the time. That’s because the mountain express lanes are narrower than a traditional interstate lane. The 13-mile lane from Empire to Idaho Springs opened in 2015 and a westbound express toll lane opened along the same stretch last year.

In 2020, nearly 50,000 motorists drove in the eastbound I-70 express toll lane when it was closed, according to state data.

The cameras will also be used to ticket drivers in the toll lanes towing trailers or who are behind the wheel of a tractor trailer. Both types of vehicles are prohibited from traveling in the narrow express lanes.

Offenders will be mailed a ticket just as they are when they are

caught running a red-light camera in downtown Denver.

Authorities have been unable to enforce the toll lanes’ closure because the lanes are too narrow to allow an officer to wait and catch scofflaws.

The express lanes are narrower because CDOT opted to use the existing width of the roadway to create toll lanes instead of widening the interstate, which would have been more costly and had more environmental impacts.

Because the lanes are so narrow, Colorado had to make a deal with federal regulators limiting the amount of time they can be open each year. The eastbound express lane can be open a maximum of 100 days a year for no more than 1,168 hours annually. The westbound express lane can be open for no more than 125 days a year and no more

than 965 hours annually.

CDOT opens the lanes during peak traffic periods, and the toll changes based on demand.

CDOT says the eastbound express lane has been a success at reducing drive times on the busy stretch, but people illegally traveling in it, officials say, poses a big risk of a serious crash.

House Bill 1074 was sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Judy Amabile, of Boulder, and Republican state Sen. Dennis Hisey, of El Paso County.

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Lawmakers seek to fix rejected conservation easements

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Persistent state legislators are once again hoping to compensate Colorado landowners whose conservation easement tax credits were rejected and clawed back years ago, this time with a bill whose price tag to the treasury would be about $155 million.

The effort by Sens. Faith Winter, a Westminster Democrat, and Cleave Simpson, an Alamosa Republican, revives a years-long effort to repay family ranchers and farmers who say they signed conservation easements in good faith only to have them rejected by state revenue officials who determined they were overvalued. The sponsors say they have put in more conditions since last year’s failed $149 million payback bill, including new limits on the easements’ value and who can still claim them.

“We’ve been down that road,” Simpson said. “So let’s try to focus this in a little different direction.”

Last year, when a similar bill flew through the Senate and died in a House committee, Winter said, “members still had concerns around these guardrails and making sure that we’re really addressing the family farms and ranches and not the speculators.” And this year, Winter said, the legislature has more revenue to work with.

“So I think we’ll be more successful,” she said. The new bill, Senate Bill 119, will first appear at the Senate Finance Committee on March 16.

Mark Weston, a prominent critic of

the past payback attempts said this year’s bill does appear to have meaningful changes “preventing some of the worst abusers from qualifying” for repayment of credits.

Changes include a requirement that families need to have owned the land for three years before applying for the initial tax credits, and capping tax credits at 250% of the purchase price of the land. That will cut out some speculators who tried to manipulate the system to get lucrative tax credits, without any real interest in the land or its conservation value, said Weston, an appraiser who opposes repayment and who reviewed many of the denied claims as the first director of the state Division of Conservation.

It’s important for legislators and taxpayers to understand, Weston said, that “these credits were not disallowed arbitrarily by the Department of Revenue, but were scrutinized by a governor-appointed expert commission, qualified appraisal staff within the Division of Real Estate, along with the number crunchers in the Department of Revenue.”

Fixing past mistakes The 2022 bill is the latest attempt to restore controversial easement tax credits issued from 2000 to 2013, some of which investigators called spurious and the Colorado Department of Revenue denied after reviews by teams of appraisers.

The conservation easements were originally intended to protect natural spaces while compensating family farmers and other longtime land-

owners for giving up their rights to develop the property. An appraiser estimated the value of the land and development rights, and the state issued tax credits that allowed the landowner to offset other taxes or get paid cash by investors who bought the credits.

But the revenue department and many in the appraiser community said that in some cases unscrupulous investment advisers created partnerships or family groups to claim lucrative, overvalued credits for development that never would have happened. In one disputed case, a piece of land near Lamar that sold for $776,000 appeared to qualify for easement credits of $8 million.

Some farming and ranching families have for more than a decade protested that they signed up for the earliest iterations of conservation easements in good faith to help save their family business and pay tax bills. They emphasize that the federal Internal Revenue Service allowed the tax credits even when state officials denied them and demanded repayment.

The disputes eventually involved more than 800 cases and hundreds of millions of dollars in contested credits. Some families say paying back the credits or being confronted by investors who bought the rejected credits has ruined their lives. The fiscal note for the new bill says the total of disallowed credits from 2000 to 2013 is now about $177.7 million.

Some cases have been resolved or settled.

This year’s bill calls for a newly

created ombudsman in the state Division of Conservation to resolve disputes between parties who may be claiming the same credits.

The bill would spend $5.8 million in the first year to hire about 17 full time positions to administer the credit disputes. Based on the percentage of credit holders expected to apply, restoring the credits would cost the general fund another $66.6 million the first year, and up to $88.8 million in the second year.

The Colorado system for conservation easement tax has been tweaked multiple times since the period when officials say it was abused and families said they were unfairly denied.

Last year, the legislature passed a bill sought by conservation groups that increased the amount of tax credit on new easements to 90% of the donated value, and added water conservation groups and others among those who could apply for credits.

That bill was initially hailed as a companion to last year’s attempt at restoring credits to past denied credit holders. But the credit-restoration bill died in its second House committee vote on party lines dominated by Democrats, in what rural supporters called “pulling the football” after months of negotiations.

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Colorado has recovered 98% of jobs lost in pandemic Unemployment rate drops to 4.1%

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s economic recovery is going better than expected state labor officials said Monday, reporting that 98% of jobs lost when COVID struck have returned.

However, January’s 4.1% unemployment rate, the lowest since the pandemic began, is still higher than the 2.8% in February 2020, the month before the first COVID-19 cases in Colorado were confirmed.

“That was historically low.

That was after the end of a very long economic expansion,” Ryan Gedney, senior labor economist at the state Department of Labor and Employment, said during a news conference on Monday. “As long as these trends hold … I could see the state reaching that 3% level in one or two years for sure.”

His confidence is based on how many Coloradans are now part of the state’s labor force, which is larger than ever with more people employed or looking for work. The state’s labor force participation rate was 68.5% in January, or onetenth of a percentage point higher than in February 2020.

“Colorado’s labor force grew by over 17,000 in January. And since July of 2020 the state has added over 180,000 individuals to the labor force,” Gedney said. “On an annual basis, Colorado’s labor force participation rate increased from 67.4% in 2020 to 68.2% in 2021.

That ranked as the fourth highest in the U.S. last year.”

By comparison, the U.S. rate last year was 61.7%.

While more people are part of the state’s labor force, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows there are still around 132,000 Coloradans who are unemployed, compared with 86,000 who were unemployed in February 2020.

That only counts people who are working or actively looking for a job, said Steven Byers, a senior economist for Common Sense Institute, a Greenwood Village think tank focused on the state’s fiscal policies.

“Some people would say that understates or overstates the true unemployment rate depending on which way you go,” Byers said.

“But when people take themselves out of the labor force and they’re no longer looking, that impacts those numbers. But the way that unemployment is measured has been constant for a long time. They

A hiring sign hangs in the King Soopers deli department at the 58th and Independence location.

don’t change the methodology so it’s consistent over time for what it measures.”

The state’s unemployment rate fell from 4.2% in December, a rate that was revised downward from 4.8%, according to labor officials.

Colorado’s January rate is also close to the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.0% in January.

The falling unemployment rate reflects more people returning to work, especially mothers who had dropped out of the workforce early on, likely to deal with their children and remote schooling or lack of child care options during the pandemic.

Byers is among economists keeping an eye on rising inflation and its impact on small businesses and consumer spending habits.

“One other thing that we are kind of concerned about, though, is the house prices have just gotten exorbitant,” he said. “The question would be, is it just going to end up being a disadvantage to Colorado employers being able to lure people here and bring them in from out of state? That’s an area that is of concern as well.”

But Colorado’s pandemic economy hasn’t fully recovered yet, said

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“Colorado has recovered all but 5,500 jobs lost during the pandemic, but it needs another 38,100 jobs in order to keep up with the 1.4% growth in population that the state has experienced in the 23 months since the recession began,” White said in an email.

“Also, the fastest job recovery happened in industries with high income earners and lagged in industries with lower pay. poor quality jobs,” she added. “Those industries tend to have a higher percentage of women and people of color, who again, entered the pandemic with higher rates of unemployment and lower earnings.

In short, the recovery has been uneven, despite these broad indicators, and so policymakers should be targeting resources and aid to the people who need it the most.”

There’s also uneven recovery in certain parts of the state. Strong job growth in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs amounted to job recovery rates of 124% and 113%, respectively. But the Greeley region has recovered just 44% of the

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That’s due to Greeley’s high concentration of oil and gas, an industry that hasn’t recovered as fast as the leisure and hospitality industry or the professional and business services field, Gedney said. But Greeley’s a small part of the state. It lost roughly 11,700 jobs at the start of the pandemic and has regained 5,100. The Denver area lost 199,600 and has recovered 196,100.

“The state’s recovery rate is going to trend pretty closely with Denver’s, as that (region) represents over half of the state’s employment,” Gedney said.

He added, “There’s still some room in the unemployment rate, but I think the unemployment rate is going to drop relatively quickly in 2022 as there’s still a huge demand for labor and for filling jobs.”

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New app aims to help Colorado teens make friends off their phones The Nod app was piloted across eight school districts

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

Barely out of bed and still waiting for the fog of sleep to lift, Ameera Sierra used to start her mornings staring at an endless stream of selfies, tweets and Snapchat stories. It was almost a ritual for the 17-year-old: Roll over, turn off the alarm, grab the phone and begin scrolling, the glow from her screen the first light of her day.

And it came with a pang of loneliness, particularly as she saw effortlessly happy lives portrayed on social media.

“Sometimes when I see that and I’m not living that particular life, it makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong or that I’m more alone,” she said. Now Ameera, a senior at Mountain Range High School in Westminster, is carving out a new relationship with her smartphone, thanks to a new app aimed at providing Colorado teens with a sense of connection and support, free of the noise of Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. For the past few weeks, the teen has has turned to a new smartphone app designed to help Colorado teenagers relearn how to talk to their peers, form meaningful friendships and navigate lingering feelings of loneliness amid a two-year pandemic.

The Nod app, which is being introduced this semester at Mountain Range and schools in seven other districts, gives teens a way to track their sense of well-being, hone strategies to improve their mood when stressed or discouraged and rebuild social skills like giving others compliments or having deeper conversations.

“Students feel a lot less confident in their skills because they haven’t practiced them as much or they’ve been so comfortable engaging in online learning or chatting with people over digital platforms,” said Stacy Stansbury, a school psychologist at Mountain Range High School.

Common social skills aren’t so common anymore The app was originally developed for college students by Grit Digital Health, a Denver-based technology firm focused on mental health, and the nonprofit Hopelab of San Francisco, which serves as an incubator for projects that address the mental health of youth and young adults.

It was adapted for use by high school students with the help of the nonprofit Colorado Education Initiative, and rolled out to participating school districts through a $490,000 grant from The Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health, which supports organizations addressing student mental health.

Social skills that Stansbury said were “common knowledge” when she was in high school — such as striking up a conversation to recommend something to a classmate or following up on something a peer said the day before — are “not so common anymore.”

Even as teens can connect to one

another instantly through their phones or social media platforms, they belong to “the loneliest living generation,” said Nathaan Demers, vice president of clinical programs and strategic partnerships and a clinical psychologist at Grit Digital Health.

He characterizes loneliness as “the gap between the relationships that I have and those which I desire.”

Loneliness among young people stems partly from a decrease in face-to-face interactions as technology has changed how people communicate — everything from the way friends stay in touch to the way people find out what time a movie is playing. Social media often doesn’t help. When a person simply scrolls through social media liking posts and leaving comments, they’re not truly fulfilling their need for connection, Demers said. Instead, they’re “social snacking,” meaning they’re feeling a sense of connection in the moment but one that quickly evaporates.

And loneliness among teens has grown exponentially during the pandemic. That places young people at a higher risk for other struggles, such as anxiety, depression, substance use, suicide and dropping out of school, Demers said.

The app encourages users to branch out and practice skills pertaining to five different focus areas — forming deep relationships, expanding social circles, connecting over shared interests, feeling more confident and exploring opportunities after graduation. For instance, for students looking to broaden their social circle, the app might direct them to smile at five people in a day or sit next to someone they don’t know in the cafeteria and start a conversation.

Confronting overwhelming feelings instead of escaping them Grit Digital Health and Hopelab discovered how much high school students could benefit from the Nod app after they opened it up to anyone during the pandemic and ended up attracting many high schoolers, Demers said.

Colorado Education Initiative helped recruit schools to take part in a pilot project. Their students’ feedback helped shape the app’s development, said Marcus Bratton, the

The Nod app, largely aimed toward adolescents and college students, was introduced to Mountain Range High School in February 2022. The app allows users to to set social and emotional goals, as well as assess their emotional states using mindfulness and motivational psychology. PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA

nonprofit’s director of implementation and partnership.

The organization will again check in with users at the end of the semester and consider whether to make any other tweaks.

As students continue exploring the app, the hope is that it will help them develop skills to manage their emotions before significant depression, substance abuse, truancy or other challenges interfere with their lives, Bratton said.

“I hope that it inspires human connection for our young people,” he said, particularly as teens often struggle to feel understood, recognize they’re not the only ones facing loneliness and hesitate to exert themselves for fear of being rejected.

Stansbury introduced the app to Mountain Range High School students toward the end of last month and said she’s found comfort in being able to equip students with a tool that offers them the same kind of guidance she or a school social worker would.

“I think you can see the increase in anxiety and depression and suicidal ideation that’s happening everywhere,” she said, “and sometimes it feels like you don’t have anything to recommend, and now it feels like we do have something they could actually use … that will teach them ideas and strategies of how to reach their personal and social goals while building their confidence and social connections.”

Senior Jarett Benedict has been using the app here and there to start his day with a focus on his mood, SEE APP, P17

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SPORTS BRIEFS Postponements Frederick’s girls soccer matchk against Weld Central was postponed to 6 p.m. Friday, April 8. Fort Lupton’s track meet at Weld Central was canceled March 18 because of snow.

Frederick’s March 18 baseball game against Riverdale Ridge was called off because snow.

The make-up date is 3 p.m. Monday, March 28. FHS’ second rty to play a girls golf tournament at Eagle Trace Golf Course (the Chilly Chili Invitational) was snowed out March 19.

Girls softball The deadline to join the Fort Lupton Recreation Center’s fastpitch girls softball leagues (9- to 14-year-olds) is Saturday, March 26, at a cost of $80.

Games begin the week of May 1 at Pearson Park, U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 52, and in surrounding communities.

Call 303-857-4200.

Girls basketball Frederick’s Ali Davis and Megan Majeres were honorablemention, all-Longs Peak League basketball players in voting done by the league’s coaches this season.

Fort Lupton all-conference rosters Here’s the list of all-conference performers for Fort Lupton High School for the winter sports season: Colorado League Boys basketball First team: Bryce Andrews.

Honorable mention: Maddax Farrer.

Girls basketball Honorable mention: Mia Mollendor Boys wrestling First team: D’mitri Alarcon, Daniel Rodriguez, William Alvarado, Christopher Galicia, Alex Mata.Second team: Isaac Rodriguez, Donovan Birmingham, Camren Galicia, Kayden Derbigny, Kaidyn Taylor, Dylan Jaramillo.

Coach of the year: Tom Galicia Girls wrestling NorCo League First team: Rylee Balcazar, AngelRae Gasca. Second team: Lashaya Gonzales. Coach of the year: Chris Tijerina.

Frederick Feeder 5K Frederick High School’s student council is hosting the first Frederick Feeder 5K and 400-meter fun run Saturday, April 16. Proceeds will help supportschool activities and this year’s staff scholarship.

Register today for the Frederick Feeder 5k and 400m Fun Run Race!

The start and finish line is at FHS. The 5K race starts at 9 a.m., and the fun run starts at 10 a.m. The fee is $25 for students and staff of the school and $35 for friends and parents.

Early registration closes April 1.

Call 303-833-3533.

March 24, 2022

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Like a lot of people, Fort Lupton baseball coach Jackie Campbell is hoping for warmer weather.

Unlike others, Campbell wants the warm weather so his Bluedevils can get outside for practices.

That’s not been the case for much of the early part of the season. That and the fact some of the multisport athletes just finished their winter sports seasons and haven’t been able to practice.

“We need to be more aggressive, but they haven’t seen enough live pitching,” Campbell said. “That’s been the problem in either gym (the FLHS gym or Butler Elementary). We haven’t been able to get out and face live pitching. That makes it harder.”

Lyons’ Lions turned back Fort Lupton 13-4 in six innings on March 16. The game was called because of darkness.

“We started out well but got into trouble walking batters,” Campbell said. FLHS pitchers issued 17 walks against the Lions. “That’s what hurts. The boys are embarrassed. But they fought back.”

FLHS loaded the bases in the fourth inning and scored one run, thanks to a passed ball. FLHS’ Hunter Harris poked a two-run double in the fifth to score Donovan Birmingham and Domonic Chavez.

Harris scored on a Lions’ error. FLHS loaded the bases in the sixth inning, but Lyons relief pitcher Wyatt Waters struck out the side.

“It was a mixed bag,” Campbell said. “A lot of guys who hadn’t played or played other sports .. this is their first time on the field. I’m proud of them.

We’re going to take spring break, come back fresh.”

Campbell likes the senior class that dots the roster this spring.

“Zavion (Zavion Chavez), catching. Manny (Manny Sandoval) pitching. He had a rough start.

That’s his first outing,” Campbell said. “We have a good group of guys. We’re not game-ready yet. But we will be.”

FLHS starts the post-spring break part of the schedule with a record of 0-2.

“We showed we had character. We didn’t quit, and everybody’s freezing,” Campbell said. The game finished in a light drizzle. “I’m very proud of them for that. We’ll get better. I promise you that.”

Fort Lupton shortstop Javier Ortiz covers second base as Lyons runner Finn Oetting reaches safely during a game at Fort Lupton PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY High School March 16.

S P O R T S SCORECARD Fort Lupton HS Baseball Fort Lupton opened up the new season on the short end of a 15-0, four-inning game at Brighton High School March 14. No stats were available for either team.

Girls soccer Denver School of Science-Technology/Byers shaded Fort Lupton 3-2 in the Bluedevils’ home and seasonopener March 14. No stats were available for either team.

Boys volleyball Denver School of Science-Technology/Byers outlasted Fort Lupton 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 17-25, 15-13 in Fort Lupton March 14.

Jesus Vasquez had 13 kills for the Bluedevils.

Kaidyn Taylor added five. John Geary served up four aces, while Javier Chavez and Pedro Rosales added three.

No stats were available for DSST-Byers.

Girls tennis Eaton shut out the Bluedevils 7-0 in Fort Lupton March 15. All seven matches lasted the minimum of two sets.

“The scores may not have gone our way,” said FLHS coach Christy Blanchard. “But it was a great learning experience with the rest of the season to grow into.”

Frederick High School Girls soccer

Erie shut out Frederick 4-0 on the Warriors’ pitch March 14. Leah Price, Brooklyn Vigil, Lucy Webster and Ava McGehan scored the Tigers’ goals. No stats were available for Frederick.

Baseball Riverdale Ridge beat Frederick 12-1 in five innings March 15 on the Warriors’ field. Ty Thompson and Elijah Lofton had two hits and two RBIs for the Ravens. Luke Burley had three RBIs on the strength of a pair of base hits.

Brayden Johnson had the Warriors’’ only hit, and Brendan Gouchanour had Frederick’s only RBI. Girls tennis Naia Maldonado (No. 3 singles) and the No. 1 doubles team of Ali Davis and Hailey Simmons picked up Frederick’s victories in a 5-2 loss at Severance March 15.

Girls golf Zoe Millard was Frederick’s team medalist at the Denver Public Schools Invitational at City Park Golf Course March 15. She fired a 106. Ella Hoople carded a 109, and Makayla Miller finished with a 110. The Warriors finished 12th in the team standings.

Track and field WINDSOR -- Garrett Colvin took third in the boys high jump at the Murry Kula Invitational at Windsor High School March 19. His top height was 6-2. Isabella Hewitt was sixth in the girls triple jjmp with a top distance of 32-9 3/4.

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City of Ft. Lupton Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 2022-1139 INTRODUCED BY: BRUCE FITZGERALD ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REZONING LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, AND KNOWN AS THE SAGEBRUSH APARTMENTS CHANGE OF ZONE, TO THE PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT. INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 15th day of February, 2022.

Protection District, specifically item 10.

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CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor

PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 24th day of February 2022.

ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk

FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this 15th day of March 2022.

Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney

PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY the 24th day of March 2022.

EFFECTIVE (after publication) the 23rd day of April 2022.

CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney EXHIBIT A PROPERTY DESCRIPTION LOT 8, VINCENT’S EAST ADDITION 3RD FILING SECOND AMENDED SUBDIVISION, AS PLAT MAP RECORDED 8/13/2019 AT RECEPTION 4514229, CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice No. FLP572 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1141 INTRODUCED BY: BRUCE FITZGERALD ADOPT ORDINANCE 2022-1141 ANNEXING LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” KNOWN AS THE HAGLER ANNEXATION NOS. 1 – 4 AND APPROVING THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO: WHEREAS, a petition for annexation of the subject property, legally described in Exhibit “A”, was filed with the City on January 18, 2022. The owners of 100% of the territory, with the exception of any road rights-of-ways, if applicable, are Mandi Hagler and Lee Hagler, and this territory is not solely a public street or rights-of-ways. The City Council accepted said petition and has found and determined that an election was not required for this annexation under state statute or municipal ordinance or code section and that no additional terms and conditions are to be imposed upon the annexation, other than those expressed in the annexation agreement. The Planning Commission of the City of Fort Lupton, after public hearing on February 24, 2022, has recommended approval of the annexation known as the Hagler Annexation Nos. 1 – 4. After a public hearing on March 15, 2022, Council found that the area to be annexed is eligible for annexation pursuant to Section 31-12-104 C.R.S. as to contiguity; and, the area is not affected by any of the limitations that would prevent annexation set forth in Section 31-12-105 C.R.S. WHEREAS, the annexation agreement between the applicant and the City has been reviewed by City staff and by this Council and is approved and shall be signed by the Mayor.

WHEREAS, the City Council, after public notice and hearing, and consideration of the Planning Commission recommendation, declares that the subject property is hereby annexed conditional to the following: I. Prior to recording the annexation map: A. The title of the annexation and initial zoning map shall include the Project No. LUP2021-0027, and Plan Nos. ANX2021-0004 and COZ20220001.

B. Any redline comments provided by City Staff shall be made to the annexation map.

C. Applicant shall provide written acknowledgement of the comments from the Public Works Director.

D. Applicant shall provide written acknowledgement of the comments from United Power.

E. Applicant shall provide written acknowledgement of the comments from the Fort Lupton Fire

EXHIBIT A 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.; CONTAINING 0.099 ACRES ANNEXATION NO. 2 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; 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;

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, 675.00 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 22 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; 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; 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; 1. N00°08’56”W, 247.87 FEET; 2. N89°47’49”E, 97.07 FEET; 3. N32°23’18”E, 296.72 FEET; 4. N89°42’24”E, 239.63 FEET; 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; 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; 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. CONTAINING 20.997 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.

Legal Notice No. FLP574 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

CONTAINING 0.448 ACRES

ADOPT ORDINANCE 2022-1142 INITIALLY ZONING LAND KNOWN AS THE HAGLER INITIAL ZONING, LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, TO THE ‘A’ AGRICULTURAL ZONE DISTRICT.

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.,

Public Notice ORDINANCE NO.

2021-1142

INTRODUCED BY:

CARLOS BARRON

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO: WHEREAS, under the procedures detailed in Section 16-9 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code, the Applicants, Mandi Hagler and Lee Hagler, submitted a request to initially zone 23.691± acres of land more particularly described in Exhibit A. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the zone request on February 24, 2022, and recommended approval to City Council of the initial zoning of land described in Exhibit A to the ‘A’ Agricultural Zone District, with all the uses-by-right allowed in said district.

WHEREAS, the City Council, after public notice and hearing, and consideration of the Planning Commission recommendation, declares that the official zoning map be amended to reflect the initial zone on the property described in Exhibit A of this Ordinance to the ‘A’ Agricultural Zone District, and that the Ordinance is hereby approved.

INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 15th day of March 2022.

PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 24th day of March 2022.

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CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney EXHIBIT A 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.; CONTAINING 0.099 ACRES ANNEXATION NO. 2 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; 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; 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. 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 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; 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;

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; 1. N00°08’56”W, 247.87 FEET; 2. N89°47’49”E, 97.07 FEET; 3. N32°23’18”E, 296.72 FEET; 4. N89°42’24”E, 239.63 FEET; 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; 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; 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. CONTAINING 20.997 ACRES Legal Notice No. FLP575 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice CITY OF FORT LUPTON 3/02/22-3/15/22 EXPENDITURES Payment Date Number Vendor Name Payment Amount 03/08/2022 10131 CITY OF FORT LUPTON 308.63 03/15/2022 10132 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE50 03/15/2022 10133 MURRAY DAHL BEERY & RENAUD LLP 375 03/08/2022 84960 AGFINITY INC 181 03/08/2022 84961 CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY 475.44 03/08/2022 84962 CITY OF FORT LUPTON 49989.87 03/08/2022 84963 CITY OF FT LUPTON-UTIL INVOICE 306.33 03/08/2022 84964 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 23.76 03/08/2022 84965 FUZION FIELD SERVICES LLC 245.3 03/08/2022 84966 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC 416.07 03/08/2022 84967 XCEL ENERGY-GAS 392.69 03/15/2022 84968 AAA AUTO PARTS INC 190.58 03/15/2022 84969 ACE HARDWARE OF FORT LUPTON 671.19 03/15/2022 84970 ADIDAS AMERICA INC 2525.18 03/15/2022 84971 BUTLER SNOW LLP 515.32 03/15/2022 84972 C.W. ELABORATIONS INC. 2960 03/15/2022 84973 CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY 235.04 03/15/2022 84974 CENTURYLINK 57.3 03/15/2022 84975 HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS INC 305 03/15/2022 84976 JOSEPH ELLIOTT USA LLC 2385.25 03/15/2022 84977 LL JOHNSON DISTRIBUTING 2856 03/15/2022 84978 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 8.05 03/15/2022 84979 SAFE SYSTEMS INC 146 03/15/2022 84980 SRIXON/CLEVELAND GOLF/ XX10 1506.24 03/15/2022 84981 TAYLORMADE GOLF COMPANY INC 5282.53 03/15/2022 84982 TERMINIX 143 03/15/2022 84983 UNITED POWER 1042.38 03/15/2022 84984 WHITESIDE’S BOOTS AND CLOTHING 129.99 03/08/2022 23104 CITY OF FORT LUPTON 28713.07 03/08/2022 23105 KIM A THOMSEN 30.49 03/08/2022 23106 KIM A THOMSEN 150 03/15/2022 23107 GEEKS WHO DRINK 500 03/15/2022 23108 GREELEY TRIBUNE 353.6 03/15/2022 23109 LYONS GADDIS 292.8 03/15/2022 23110 STAPLES BUSINESS ADVANTAGE 154.35 03/02/2022 71120 KAILIANA HERNANDEZ 23.61 03/08/2022 71121 AAA AUTO PARTS INC 140.29 03/08/2022 71122 ADVANCED URGENT CARE AND OCC MED

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APP

The Nod app, in the Apple and GooglePlay app stores, is designed to help teens navigate real life social situations.

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putting a name to his feelings and considering ways to improve them if necessary. For instance, when he said he’s between “stressed and unhappy,” the app will nudge him to think about “the small positives” that occur throughout the day or try to shift his perspective.

The app has helped Benedict, 18, develop more self-awareness and has improved his mental health and sense of confidence.

“I was stressing on my grades so much that it felt like that was really the only thing I could focus on all year long,” Benedict said.

Ameera has also turned to the Nod app to start her mornings with a better grasp of her emotions, instead of visiting Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, which she said at times had created a “negative bubble in the beginning of my day surrounding how I looked in the morning.”

The pandemic transformed her from “an extremely extroverted person” to “an introverted overthinker” bombarded by news and social media posts about COVID’s grip on the globe, she said.

“Every morning just seeing negative things in any form of timelines that I was on was definitely a lot to deal with,” Ameera said.

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She now uses the app to reflect on her behavior and try to shift her mood and mindset, taking five minutes to pause, listen and reflect so that she can be more cognizant of her actions throughout each day.

“It helps allow me to better understand my emotions and better grow as a person,” she said. “I can just be the best version of myself automatically right off the bat every morning.”

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.

The Nod app, largely aimed toward adolescents and college students, was introduced to Mountain Range High School in February 2022. The app allows users to to set social and emotional goals, as well as assess their emotional states using PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA mindfulness and motivational psychology.

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FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this 15th day of March 2022.

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CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Notice No. FLP571 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF

REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District of Weld County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the regular election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Brad Hagen to a 3-year term until May 2025 Vacancy (2022-2023) Vacancy (2022-2025) Dated this 15th day of March 2022.

PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Becky Johnson Designated Election Official Legal No: FLP570 Published On: March 24, 2022 Published In: Fort Lupton Press

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: RUTH E. ANDERSON, aka RUTH ELIZABETH ANDERSON, aka RUTH ANDERSON, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30112

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado or on or before July 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amy Cooksey Personal Representative c/o WARREN, CARLSON & MOORE, LLP PO Box 610 Niwot, CO 80544-0610 Legal Notice No. FLP568 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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In the Matter of the Estate of: Janet A. Jackson, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR336

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jess V. Ramirez, Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 62 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County Probate, Weld, County, Colorado on or before July 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Teresa Ramirez, Personal Representative 630 South Broadway Avenue Fort Lupton, CO 80621 Legal Notice No. FLP554 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado or on or before July 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Justin Jackson Personal Representative 24495 County Rd 18 Keenesburg, CO 80643 Legal Notice No. FLP573 First Publication: March 24, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol O. Shull, aka Carol Opie Shull, aka Carol Jean Opie Shull, aka Carol J. Shull, aka Carol Jean Shull, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 41

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on February 25, 2022 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Weld County Court.

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

The Petition requests that the name of Lukes Mikesell be changed to Luke Mikesell.

Case No.:22C83

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By: Rachael Erickson Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. FLP564 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022

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