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Metro Denver median home prices finally dropped

After 2 years of growth

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

For the rst time in recent memory, the median price of a house in metro Denver is less than it was a year ago.

And for some who make a living selling houses, there’s a sense of relief.

“Every single month in 2021 and the rst half of 2022, everybody in our (real estate) community went, ‘Oh my goodness. How much more can this go? What will buyers put up with?’ I

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mean having to pay a penny over the appraised value is just bonkers to me,” said Matt Leprino, CEO of Denverbased real estate brokerage Remingo.

Now, he said, “It’s calm, it’s a very tepid pool right now. It’s not increasing. It’s not going crazy. Days on market are up. But they’re up from historic lows. e majority of phone calls we get right now are … ‘Can I jump in right now?’”

New data for January from the Colorado Association of Realtors has median home prices attening statewide. Houses are taking twice as long — sometimes three times longer — to sell compared to a year ago. But that’s

not very long. In the seven-county metro Denver area, that’s 53 days, or about four weeks longer than 22 days in January 2022. at’s getting back to the time just before the pandemic, or 48 days in January 2020.

Home prices in Denver and Colorado increased at unprecedented rates in the past two years. Metro Denver’s median sales price hit a high of $660,000 in April, up 17.4% in a year. at dropped to $569,804, as of January, which is 1.4% lower than a year-ago January. As Littleton economist Patty Silverstein told the real estate industry at an economic summit last week, “We’re (in)

some type of slowdown but that’s very welcome. We’re in a rest period here.” e slowdown began last spring as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to cool in ation. But mortgage rates have more than doubled in a year, making it much more expensive for home buyers who need a loan. Based on the Denver metro area’s median sales price, a buyer’s monthly payment is roughly $1,000 more than it would have been last January, according to Bankrate’s mortgage calculator.

“ e major thing we have seen is

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Fort Lupton tweaks victim compensation guidelines

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton City Council heard about some slight changes to its victim compensation guidelines during a Feb. 14 town hall meeting.

Deputy City Clerk Kaela Friedlan told councilors about clarifications concerning who was eligible to receive money following the commission of a crime. She based her suggestions on what other agencies were doing and a review by a local judge.

“We are mainly adding to it. It’s clarification,” she said. “We’re adding things to make things clear.”

Friedlan cited a case of an uninsured driver who vanishes after he/she is involved in a traffic accident.

Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank provide community members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe

left China Garcia and Sue

“If a judge agrees to the reimbursement and they (the driver) goes off, now it’s a restitution order,” she said. “The victim’s money can come from the compensation fund. You don’t have to wait.”

with Change 4 Change, another organization that helps with the food drive. See more on Page 2.

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Fort Lupton’s D’mitri Garza-alarcon wards o a take-down attempt by Mullen’s Isaak Chavez during their 138-pound state title match Feb. 18 at Ball Arena. See page 8 for more.

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Recreation center news dots

Fort Lupton town hall agenda

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Work on the two trails around Community Center Park could begin as soon as April 10.

Recreation Center Manager

Doug Cook said Gerardo Concrete Co. of Fort Lupton submitted the lowest bid ($223,000) for work on those trails

“We’re looking at a potential start date of April 10 on the north loop and May 1 on the south loop after soccer wraps up,” Cook told the Fort Lupton City Council on Feb. 14 during its town hall meeting.

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Designs for the new splash pad could be in by the end of the month. DHM Design is the contractor. The plan is to break ground later this summer.

“Our GOCO grant is at the advisory level,” Cook told councilors. “A final decision is due March 10.”

Cook also recommended replacing the spa heater inside the recreation center. The cost is $20,000 plus installation, and the lead time between placing the order and installation is about three to four months.

“The sprinkler went off in the heating room,” Cook said. “We retrofitted it. It’s the original

heater from 2003, and the part we need phased out at that time.”

“I don’t think it makes sense to keep repairing it,” said Mayor Zo Hubbard.

“Twenty years for the heater is pretty good,” Cook said.

Rec center expansion

Parks and Recreation Director

Monty Schuman recommended Adolphson and Peterson Construction as the general contractor/general manager for the recreation center expansion project.

The suggested winning contractor won a tie-breaking vote among members of a citizens’ committee. Its bid was $671,000. The second-lowest bid was from Pinkard Construction at $1 million. There was another bid from a firm in Fort Collins. But Schuman said the business “didn’t have a lot of pool or recreation center experience with the lead people they were using.”

Earlier this month, the council agreed to issue bonds for the expansion of the city’s recreation center. Voters approved a $10 million debt increase to fund the project. With interest payments and an annual payment rate of $608,000 per year over 30 years, the total repayment cost comes in at $18.2 million.

The bonds could be sold as early as March 22.

United Power plans meetings with director candidates

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United Power will host four Meet the Candidate forums throughout its Colorado service territory so members can learn more about the candidates vying to serve on the board of directors.

United Power will host events in Brighton, Golden, Longmont and Fort Lupton in March to introduce the candidates.

Nine candidates are running for election to the United Power Board of Directors in 2023 with four positions on the board up for election.

e director candidates are Tamra “Tami” Waltemath in the Mountain District; Jamie Klein, Ken Kreutzer, Katherine “Kathy” Mills, and James Vigesaa in the South District; Virginia A. “Ginny”

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Victims have to apply for consideration, Friedland said crime victims can apply either to the state or the city in which the incident occurred for nancial assistance but not both. Funding for the

Buczek and omas “Tom” Hogan in the West District; and Steven “Steve” Douglas and Robert “Rob” Masden in the East District.

Balloting opens on March 13. Members may vote electronically through their online account, or via mail ballots, sent to all members in mid-March.

Directors represent all members and are therefore elected on an “at-large” basis. is means members may vote for a director in each district and not just their own. United Power encourages all members to vote online or return their mail ballots prior to the April 11 deadline.

e rst event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 13 at the Waymire Dome at the Adams County Riverdale Regional Park at 9755 Henderson Rd. in Brighton.

program comes from issued citations. e cap for reimbursement stands at $2,000. If the investigation reveals that the applicant was involved in the crime, then the person won’t receive money.

Fort Lupton’s bicentennial Mayor Zo Hubbard admitted that the city’s bicentennial is a ways o . It’s in 2036.

is event will also be livestreamed at www.unitedpower.com.

e next day, the utility is hosting a morning meeting, at 7:30 a.m. March 14 at Coal Creek Canyon Community Center, 3158 Highway 72 in Golden.

A third forum is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 16 at United Power Carbon Valley Service Center, 9586 E. I-25 Frontage Rd. in Longmont.

e nal forum is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. March 17 in the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. in Fort Lupton e events are free to members and do not require RSVPs.

Candidate pro les will be published in the cooperative’s newsletter, the United Newsline delivered in March, and on its website at www.unitedpower.com/

“I know when I was on the Union Paci c education committee, we were told that to get the big engine to an event, you have to apply at least a decade in advance,” she said.

Another idea she oated was to establish a citizens’ committee that would meet once a year “to start building excitement and so people can

election will be announced at the 2023 Annual Meeting, which will be held on April 12 at the Riverdale Regional Park & Fairgrounds and livestreamed on United Power’s website. Registration opens

donate extra reworks.”

Alley maintenance Hubbard also wondered if it was time for the council to discuss single-hauler trash service. She called area alley conditions after recent snows “horrible.”

“How would this a ect HOA neighborhoods?” asked Councilman Carlos Barron.

the o cial business meeting at 6:30 p.m.

All members are invited to attend and engage with cooperative leadership and connect with fellow members.

“ e current trash collection is so poor. If a bag falls out by accident, they just keep going.”

“It’s still going to be a problem,” said Councilman David Crespin. But at least, we could get quality management. We’re getting more roads. Single pick-up trash service is cost-e ective, something I’d love to have a conversation about.”

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Glens of Dacono new main waterline replacement

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Glens of Dacono, a manufactured housing subdivision built in the 1970s, is getting new main waterline pipe replacements along its main street with funding from the Community Development Block Grant approved by the Weld County Board of Commissioners.

“ is is a project that we really can get behind as a board because

it brings needed improvements to this neighborhood,” said Weld County Commissioner Chairman Mike Freeman in a written statement.

e City of Dacono installed the water lines on Glen Dale Street 50 years ago with cast iron, so the old water main pipes require frequent expensive maintenance with the risk of a water line break and water loss.

According to o cials, the Glen

Dale Waterlines Replacement Fund will cover the cost of $241,225. It’s the last section on Glen Dale Street for water main line replacement.

In 2022 board revised its 2022 Action Plan to put aside $310,000 of grant funding that had yet to be awarded for any proposed projects. CDBG allocates the budget to work with the communities on projects.  e board then approved spending $68,775 for the 60-plus Ride on Demand Transportation

Services in November.

e remaining block grant fund balance of $241,225 would be used for the Dacono waterline project, according to o cials.

“Last year, we saw the completion of the Evans Idaho Street sidewalk paving project, which has helped increase the use of that street. We hope this water main project sidelines maintenance needs and associated costs for Glen Dale homeowners,” Freeman said.

Weld County names new health department director

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jason Chessher takes the seat as the new director for the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, according to a news release by the Weld County Board of Commissioners.

“The decision to join Weld County came easily due to the premier Health Department that the county operates,” Chessher said, noting the department’s

reaccreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board in 2022. “I’m excited and look forward to joining the Weld County team.”

Chessher from the City of Garland, Texas, health department, was selected for the position by a nationwide search. According to officials, he was managing director oversight for the City of Garland’s Public Health Department, Animal Services, Sanitation Department, and the Charles M.

Hinton, Jr. Regional Landfill.

Chessher received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Texas A&M University at Commerce and a Master of Science in Environmental Science from the University of North Texas.

He was with the City of Garland’s health department for 22 years, starting with the health department in 2000 as Environmental Investigator, then being promoted to Environmental Health Manager and Administrator.

“Chessher was the perfect choice for this role as he has served the public through a public health and environment role for a few decades now,” said Commissioner Chair Mike Freeman. “We know he will lead the health department well and is joining a great team of people.”

For more information about the health department, visit https:// www.weld.gov/Government/ Departments/Health-and-Environment.

ANDREWS

Barry Leon Andrews

August 8, 1951 - February 14, 2023

IN THE CARE OF Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park

Barry Leon Andrews, 71, of Orange, Texas., died Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. Barry was a longtime resident of Brighton, CO. before moving to Orange, TX. 6 years ago. Barry enjoyed watching baseball, shing, riding his Harley, and loved to travel.

Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas.

Barry was preceded in death by his father Delbert Dean Andrews, and grandsons, Jesse James Watson, and Jase Watson.

Barry is survived by his daughter Jacey Smith of Brighton, CO., mother Vera Maxine Kramer Andrews of Windsor, CO., brothers, Larry Andrews of Brighton, CO., and Darry Andrews and his wife Becky of Greeley,

CO., sister, Karry Kallsen of Berthoud, CO., granddaughter, Jondra Watson of Brighton, CO., nieces Heather Hawkins and her husband Dave of Eaton, CO., Whitney Jaramillo and her husband Dominic of Los Lunas, NM., Candace Andrews and her husband Devin O’Neil of Loveland, CO., Amy Hill and her signi cant other Brian of Brighton, CO. and Nicole Fye of Seattle WA., nephews Andy Kallsen and his wife Sarah of Parker, CO., Josh Kallsen and his wife Cindy of Castle Rock, CO., Nicholaus Kallsen and his wife Debra of Berthoud, CO., Chad Kallsen and his wife Nicole of Greeley, CO., Cli Kallsen and his wife Carrie of Bloomington, IL., Brett Stetzel and his signi cant other Cheri Cervantes of Greeley, CO., Aaron Fye and his wife Carrie of Brighton, CO., Ryan Fye and his wife Erica of ornton, CO., and numerous great nieces and nephews.

Barry will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Grace Genevieve Russell Scott was born March 13, 1928 in Mission, South Dakota and passed away peacefully on February 14, 2023 in Brighton Colorado.

Grace spent many happy years at Dog Ear Lake, Winner, South Dakota where she enjoyed outdoor sports eventually working as a pheasant hunting guide.

Grace’s life would revolve around her love of ying starting in her teen years wiring B29s for the war e ort. After earning her private pilot license, Grace and her rst husband Jack Russell managed the Gregory SD airport from 1952 to 1956. She spent some years as a ight instructor in Longmont CO. Grace’s business, Russell Aircraft, received the #1 sales award covering the Rocky Mountain zone of ve states in 1966. Grace completed an Atlantic crossing from Colorado, through Iceland, and on to Germany to deliver a Cessna 310 aircraft in 1985.

Always extremely creative and an entrepreneur, Grace eventually opened the Fountain of Health artesian water business in Brighton CO which she ran for over 30 years. e “Water Lady” as she was known, enjoyed visiting with her customers and handing out candies to the children. Grace was an incredible woman who touched the lives of everyone she met.

She was also a very talented artist who enjoyed painting and sketching.

Grace will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her family. Grace was predeceased by her husband S.H. “Bud” Scott in 2022, her grandson Christopher Russell and her son-in-law Mark Flynn. She is survived by her two children Kenneth (Jovita) Russell of Brighton, CO, and Evelyn Flynn, Saskatoon, SK Canada, three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. ere will be a service at a later date in South

RUSSELL Grace Geneveve (Flynn) Russell March 13, 1928 - February 14, 2023

Humility — the lost character trait of success

While working with one of our clients, I had the opportunity to observe an interaction between a leader and someone on their team. We had all been working on a project that spanned several months, and the leader was an integral part of making the project a huge success as they battled behind the scenes removing roadblocks, pushing decisions through and advancing timelines.

When it was announced that the project was nished and considered a huge success, the leader was asked to share a few words on an all-company meeting. As she began to talk about the project, she started by naming each and every person who contributed to the success that the team had achieved. Not only did she mention everyone by name, but she also included something special about everyone’s contribution. She even went as far as saying she played a very small role, if any role at all.

In a world where many strive for attention or are OK with receiving the accolades for the hard work of the people around them or on their team, it was so refreshing to witness such humility.

You can probably guess that she has a very loyal team with hardly any turnover at all. Humility isn’t only about giving others the proper credit, it’s also being humble enough to admit when we have made mistakes. Now just as some like to receive the accolades and take credit for work they did not do, there are some people who refuse to admit their mistakes, instead nding a way to blame others. And just as the leader described above who developed a loyal following, the leader who takes the credit and who shifts the blame on others will soon nd themselves with no one left to lead.

I love this quote by Ezra Taft Benson, “With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.” Pride can be a dangerous thing. When it is about the satisfaction we feel when we have achieved a goal or realized a dream, that can be inspiring. It becomes dangerous when it leads to egotistical and narcissistic behavior. I

heard it said that egotism is the only disease that makes everyone else sick except the person carrying the disease.

We are leaders in some way, even if it means we are leading ourselves for now. ere are many traits that today’s leader must try and master as they grow personally and/or professionally. Leading with character, empathy, integrity, honesty, transparency, vulnerability, a servant’s heart, courage, respect and humility, just to name a few. Again, in a “me” centered world, humility shows up last or sometimes not at all. Whether we are leading at home, at work, in our community or in our house of worship, humility shows up when we start to live in a “we” centered world.

e Merriam-Webster de nes humility as freedom from pride or arrogance: the quality or state of being humble. Where leaders or people striving for success sometimes make the mistake is that they believe they need to be seen as always being strong, showing their strength by being strong-willed. ey confuse anything less with being seen as meek or weak. e reality is that some of the

strongest leaders in history have also been the humblest.

Humility is not just a necessary quality of leadership, it is often an overlooked quality of success in whatever we endeavor to do. Successful salespeople show humility as they give their surrounding team credit for the sale. e humble spouse who gives credit to their better half. e teacher or coach who gives all the credit to the student or player for putting in all the hard work. e faithful who gives God all the credit, honor, and glory for their blessings.

Life is so much easier when we live, work, and love from a position of humility. As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we learn to live a humble life, putting pride aside to achieve lasting success, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

Soaring utility bills provoke questions about our energy future

Colorado has had a chilly winter compared to recent decades, but the larger question triggered by the rising utility bills is how the state’s 5.8 million residents will stay warm in coming decades. I see this story as being mostly about the future of natural gas.

Utility bills from November and December that in many cases were double those of the previous year have outraged many Coloradans.

Much of the heat was vented at Xcel Energy, the state’s largest utility with 1.4 million gas customers and 1.5 million electric customers. Black Hills Energy has 192,000 customers and Atmos has 120,000 customers. Other residents are served by municipal utilities or, particularly in rural areas, burn propane.

Natural gas explained 80% of the increase on an average utility bill, according to research by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission sta . Gas prices surged, caused largely by supply disruptions caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Prices have now moderated, but were responsible for 34% of bill increases.

Uncommon cold explained another 30%, according to the PUC sta research. For example, temperatures

at Denver’s Central Park averaged 8 degrees colder than the year prior — which, by the way, was the second warmest since record-keeping began in the 1930s.

e station was then called Stapleton Airport.

Russ Schumacher, the Colorado climatologist, says heating degrees days, a measure of the energy needed to heat buildings, rose 30% at Central Park. Xcel said its customers in Colorado used 35.5% more gas in November and 31% more in December than in the same months in 2021. It was the coldest winter in Denver in more than 20 years.

Some customers also started paying for Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, the week-long deep freeze, whose utilities had insu ciently hedged their contracts. ey paid through the nose, and those costs are now being passed along to consumers.

is nancial pain was evident this week at the statehouse when Gov. Jared Polis introduced several consumers. One woman said her family had

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commonly gone to the mountains on Saturdays, but could not now because her husband was working Saturdays to pay for the higher utility bills. Others talked of lowering thermostats but were still being shocked by their bills.

For Xcel, the high bills were being paid just as company o cials informed shareholders that Colorado had delivered pro ts of 8.23% in 2022.

at’s not exorbitant. Utilities commonly do as well or better. In the compact with states, they get monopolies, score high on reliability — and never take a loss. But this had produced calls for Xcel and other utilities to get more “skin in the game.”

Adding outrage was news that the PUC had allowed Xcel to pass along $2 million it had paid to lawyers and expert witnesses in supporting its argument for raised consumer rates.

is equals the entire annual budget for the O ce of Utility Consumer Advocate, a state agency of seven people charged with representing consumers in cases before the PUC. Passing along such costs has occurred for decades or longer. Despite precedent, it’s a valid question to ask whether an imbalance exists. Polis, in his remarks at the Capitol, seemed to agree.

In the short term, we can expect

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legislation that will require Xcel and other utilities to hedge in the natural gas markets. ink of this as being like insurance, with an up-front cost that prevents big, big bills.

e broad question is whether we should, as Polis suggested, shift energy use to renewables that in theory will not be vulnerable to global price swings. One bill got preliminary nod by a House committee this week would require home warranty service contracts to allow homeowners to replace gas-fueled devices with those powered by electricity.

ere has also been pushback to this drive to electri cation that one legislator from southeastern Colorado dismissed as consisting of “rainbows and unicorns.” at remark came during a discussion of a bill that proposed to prevent local jurisdictions from banning combustion of fossil fuels. Colorado has a sole precedent for such bans. Crested Butte last summer passed a law preventing use of natural gas in the remaining 100-some lots in that town to be developed.

Allen Best writes about Colorado’s energy and water transitions at the reader-supported e-journal Big Pivots. See more at BigPivots.com.

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Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

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Fort Lupton’s Garza-alarcon wins third title in a row

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

DENVER – D’mitri Garza-Alarcon is on the Mount Rushmore of Fort Lupton wrestlers.

e junior won his third state title Feb. 18, beating Mullen’s freshman Isaak Chavez with a 2-1 decision in the 138-pound nals of the class 3A state wrestling championship.

Garza-Alarcon joins Saul Guerrero and Dale Shull as the school’s only three-time state champions. Now the junior has his sights set on setting history for the Bluedevils.

“I’m going to be the school’s rst four-time champion,” GarzaAlarcon stated after the bout at Ball Arena.

While the Fort Lupton wrestler didn’t dominate in the state match as he has the majority of the season, he knew there was no question he was going to win the match. He used his length and size to out-maneuver and control Chavez throughout the

bout. He held on to the one-point lead in the third period and locking up his opponent to seal the victory.

“I saw it in his eyes,” Garza-Alarcon said. “I wanted it more than he did, and I knew it. ere was no question I was going to win. I’ve never wrestled him before, but I had to be aggressive and smart to get the win.”

Garza-Alarcon (42-4) swept through his rst three matches at the tournament with ease. He pinned Resurrection Christian’s Hayden Sailer in the opening match and then won by pinfall over Valley’s Colby Scha er and Holy Family’s Brayden Bach.

“I worked so hard to get here and left it all out there,” the junior said.

Garza-Alarcon won the state title his freshman year at 126 pounds and then won his second title when he upset Brady Hankin with a 4-3 decision in the 138-pound title match, keeping Hankin from winning four state titles.

BALCAZAR FOURTH

“ is makes me feel like I want to cry, but it also makes me feel like I want to go run a marathon or go wrestle another state match,” GarzaAlarcon said. “I’ve put so much heart and dedication into this sport, and I lay my heart out on the line. It is just such a great feeling winning.”

Garza-Alarcon also mentioned how much it meant it was to get this victory in front of his family.

“My dad likes sports and likes wrestling,” the junior said. “For him to come and support me, it means a lot. Being able to wrestle in front of my family at this event just means so much to me.”

Will Alvarado took third at 157 pounds. Josiah Gonzales wound up fth at 126 pounds.

FLHS’ other state quali ers

-- Donovan Birmingham (106), Danny Rodriguez (144), Christopher Galicia (165), Camren Galicia (190) and Kayden Derbigny (215) -- did not place in their respective weight classes.

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Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg pulls Fort Lupton’s Rylee Balcazar to the mat during their 105-pound semifinal match at the state girls wrestling tournament Feb. 17. Balcazar took fourth in her weight class. Her teammate, Genevieve Hunt, finished fifth at 125 pounds, as did Anastyn Livesay at 145 pounds. The other Bluedevils’ qualifiers .. Anessa Chavez (140), Lashya Tijerina (155), Aigail Retana (110) and Dahlila Tijerina (190) did not place in their respective weight classes.

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e city of Fort Lupton needs third- through eighth-graders for its girls volleyball program. Practice begins the week of Monday, March 6.

e season begins Saturday, March 18, and concludes Saturday, April 29. e fee is $75. Questions? Call 303-857-4200.

Borgmann service

A memorial service for former Colorado high School Activities Association assistant Commissioner Bert Borgmann will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at Smoky HIll United Methodist Church, 19491 E. Smoky Hill Road. A live stream will be available at facebook.com/ smokyhillumc.org.

Fort Lupton High School

Boys basketball

Fort Lupton closed out the regular season with a 68-58 win at Lake County Feb. 16. No stats were available for either team.

FLHS also beat Weld Central 7061 in Keenesburg Feb. 14. Brenden Buzzell and Tyler Branch scored 14 points for the Rebels. No stats were available for FLHS.

Girls basketball

Fort Lupton nished up the season with a 54-34 road loss to Lake County Feb. 16. Maddie Beverly scored 16 points for the Bluedevils. Marely Gomez added 10. No stats were available for Lake County.

Weld Central beat the Bluedevils 42-7 in Keenesburg Feb. 14. Beverly scored four of Fort Lupton’s points. No stats were available for the Rebels. Denver School of Science/Technology College View beat Fort Lupton 45-18 on the Wolves’ oor Feb. 13. Beverly scored eight points for FLHS. Alexa Freyre scored 11 points for the Wolves.

FLHS nished with a 5-18 record this season.

Frederick High School Wrestling

DENVER -- All four of the Frederick wrestlers who quali ed for the state 4A tournament did not place in their respective weight classes.

Santana Leon (24-7) won once in

Lifeguard training

e city of Fort Lupton will o er lifeguard training from March 19 to March 24.It’s open to anyone older than age 15.

Participants have to attend every class to receive American Red Cross certi cation. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6164, or email dcook@fortluptonco. gov.

in Frederick Feb. 16. No stats were available for the Golden Eagles. Brady Varney scored 22 points for the Silver Knights. John Flowers scored 12, and Parker Gadzik added 11.

FHS also beat ompson Valley 9067 in Frederick Feb. 14. Luke Justice poured in 27 points for the Golden Eagles. Harry Singh added 14. Brady Kennison led all scorers with 32 points for SHS.

Frederick nished the regular season with a record of 22-1.

Girls basketball

Severance slipped past the Golden Eagles 48-46 in the regular season nale Feb. 16 in Frederick. SHS outscored Frederick 14-8 in the fourth quarter to pick up the win. No stats were available.

FHS topped ompson Valley 61-51 in Loveland Feb. 14. Savanna Sta scored 20 points to pace the Golden Eagles. Gabby Jima scored 14, and Peyton Pack added 12. Kelsey Jacobson led ompson Valley with 15 points.

e Golden Eagles nished with a mark of 12-11.

Cinco de Mayo 5K is year’s Cinco de Mayo 5K run will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Railroad Park, across the street from the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave.

Live music and prizes are part of the agenda as well. Visit https:// fortluptonco.gov/775/Cinco-deMayo-5K.

PHOTO BY HECTOR LOPEZ

Fort Lupton’s D’mitri Garza-alarcon signals success at his third straight wrestling title. Garza-alarcon earned a tough, 2-1 decision over Isaak Chavez in the finals at 138 pounds Feb. 18.

PHOTO BY HECTOR LOPEZ

FORT LUPTON POLICE BLOTTER

STAFF REPORT

Here are the police reports for Feb. 5 to Feb. 10 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report.

Feb. 5

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 41, in the 400 block of Harrison Avenue on a protection order for possession of drug paraphernalia and use of controlled substances. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Fort Collins man, 37, was arrested at State Highway 52 & Coyote Creek Dr. for a Fort Collins warrant for failure to appear on a domestic violence-related charge. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested a Wyoming woman, 28, at State Highway 52 & Coyote Creek Dr. on a Larimer County warrant for failure to appear on a dangerous drug charge. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

HOUSING

a dramatic slowdown in activity,” said Ann Hayes, a Realtor with Keller Williams Colorado West Realty in Grand Junction. “A lot of people, with the change in the interest rates, were priced out of the market.”

Mesa County saw a 3.4% dip in its median-sales price, falling to $379,950 in January. at makes it a little more a ordable for rst-time buyers. But even though mortgage rates are below their peak, they are still above 6.5%. And that’s keeping homeowners in their homes, too.

“Sellers don’t like the fact that they’re at a 3% (mortgage loan) rate and if they buy a replacement, they’re going to be at six, or six and threequarter rate,” Hayes said. “A lot of sellers are not even coming on the market.”

Some perspective

But the past two years have just been unprecedented, said Hayes, who’s sold houses in the area since 1994. Fifteen years ago, mortgage rates were in the 6% to 7% range, and back in the 1980s, they were double digits, with 30-year xed rate loans averaging 18.63% in 1981, according to Freddie Mac historical data.

Still, Mesa County is a relatively hot market. e number of houses for sale in the area in and around Grand Junction has doubled in the past year to 456, compared with inventory of 1,816 homes in 2016, according to CAR. Over time, she said, buyers adjust to higher rates and higher prices if that’s where the market goes.

“People will have more babies (and) that will encourage people to think about doing other things,” Hayes said. “Life will start happening where it’s, ‘Well, I don’t like the interest rate, but, you know, a two-bedroom house with four kids isn’t going to work anymore.’”

Ask anyone in the real estate industry and they’ll tell you buying a house is a long-term investment. Values go up overtime even after slumps during downturns.

“At no time in recorded history have prices, generally speaking, decreased,” said Leprino, pointing to the price dips of 2008, the early 1990s and other recessions. For the most part, the price of a house today is much higher than it’s ever been.

Higher prices, multiple o ers still exist

But every market is di erent. Places like Pagosa Springs are dealing with a scarcity of houses below

Feb. 6

Police issued a summons to a 42-year-old Fort Lupton man in the 700 block of Denver Avenue for driving with fictitious plates.

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 31, at U.S. Highway 85 & State Highway 42 on an Adams County warrant for assault on a first responder. He was held bond at the Weld County jail.

A Fort Lupton man, 28, was arrested in the 1700 block Oak Street for aggravated assault and obstruction of a peace officer. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Feb. 7

Police arrested a Fort Lupton woman, 44, in the 100 block of South McKinley Avenue on a Fort Lupton warrant for failure to appear on a public order offense. She was released on a public recognizance bond.

A Lakewood man, 36, was taken in custody at Pacific Court & Stage Drive on a Douglas County warrant for a traffic offense. He was held bond at the Weld County Jail.

Feb. 8

A Fort Lupton woman 30, was arrested at Third Street & Main Street on a Weld County warrant for motor vehicle theft. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested a Fort Lupton woman, 59, at

their median sales price, which increased a whopping 33% to $520,000 in January. Local Realtor Wen Saunders said the lower-priced homes below the $400,000 range “were gobbled up with low interest rates and cash buyers,” and many who were buying a second home.

“ e bread and butter for Pagosa was always somewhere in the $300,000s. at was a beautiful thing. In 2021, we sold 105 and in 2022, we sold 56. Why? Because we didn’t have any more,” said Saunders, who’s been a Realtor in Pagosa for 14 years.

Meanwhile, the million-dollar homes went the other direction. Back in 2017, she said Pagosa had a ve-year inventory of million-dollar homes and only about ve sold in a year.

“In 2021, we sold 48 homes that were in the million-dollar price point. And then there were another 11 that were in the $2 million range,” she said. “ e number of sales will drop, but I just don’t see the prices dropping.”

In Fort Collins, the median sales price in January was also higher than a year ago. ere are still multiple o ers going on, said Chris Hardy at Elevations Real Estate in Old Town Fort Collins. For one of his fellow agents, 8 out of 10 sales in January involved multiple o ers.

“It wasn’t like it was back in April or May when there were 15, 20 and 30 o ers on any home that came on the market. But there were at least two or more o ers on these homes,” Hardy said.

e data from the Northern Colorado multiple listing service recorded the city’s median price in January at $549,999, up about $11,000 from a year ago. In Larimer County, median sale prices increased 6.4% to $570,000, according to CAR data. Inventory has nearly doubled in a year, but it’s only taking two weeks longer to get a house sold in the county.

But Hardy added a caveat to the higher prices. Houses aren’t necessarily getting their full list price, especially those on the market since November. ose have likely reduced their price. And competition among buyers doesn’t mean houses are selling above the asking price.

“Last summer, you couldn’t buy anything inside the city limits of Fort Collins for under $500,000,” Hardy said. “ ere wasn’t anything and now that’s changed a little bit and so there are some homes in the mid-fours that get snapped up relatively quickly. In those highly desirable price points, there’s still quite a bit of activity.”

A busier spring?

Since the fourth quarter, the number of people hoping to get pre-quali ed for a mortgage has

U.S. Highway 85 & Weld County 22.5 for DUI and careless driving. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police issued a summons to a Fort Lupton man, 50, in the 1000 block of Fulton Avenue for a building permit violation for failing to complete building permit inspections.

Feb. 9

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 30, in the 1400 block of Ninth Street on a Chaffee County warrant for failure to appear on charges of having contraband in jail charge and Weld County warrants for failure to appear on a traffic offense, and failure to comply with a bond condition on robbery and theft charges. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Fort Lupton man, 32, was arrested at Ninth Street & Pacific Place on eluding, protection order violation and other traffic charges. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Feb. 10

Two Fort Lupton teens 16 and 14 reported to police they were assaulted in the 200 block South McKinley Avenue. The case was under investigation.

Police arrested a Brighton man, 36, in the 100 block of Park Avenue for a protection order violation, child abuse, harassment and domestic violence. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

increased 50%-60%, said Shawn Ostho , president of Bank of Colorado, which has branches all over the state and is headquartered in Fort Collins. ere are seasonal reasons for the uptick in this quarter and the overall number of loans is still lower than a year ago.

“I think many people have come to the realization that we’re at kind of a new normal for mortgage rates and therefore they’re choosing to proceed with a home,” Ostho said. “We’ll see how strong the demand is this spring, but historically springtime has been a time when people are out looking for a new home and upgrading their house. We expect more activity this spring than we’ve seen in the last six months.”

Prospective buyers are not just gearing up to hunt for a house again; more seem to be opting for a di erent type of mortgage, an adjustablerate mortgage. ARMs at Bank of Colorado o er a lower interest rate of 5.875% in the rst ve years. Borrowers can re nance anytime if rates drop. Comparably, the bank’s 30-year rate is 6.375%, which includes 1% in mortgage points to reduce the interest over the life of the loan.

“Just trying to save a little bit of interest with the hope that rates might come back down, that’s the thinking here,” he said. “It gives them a chance to buy a home they can a ord.”

e Fed-regulated interest rates are expected to decline since in ation is slowing. On Tuesday, the Consumer Price Index for January showed that it cost U.S. households 6.4% more to live, compared to a year ago. at was a smidge lower 6.5% in December and down from 9% in summer. e Fed has already backed o the higher rate increases, dropping to a quarter point hike on Feb. 1 from the several months of three-quarter point increases. is, of course, means in ation and interest rates are still rising. But Silverstein, president of Development Research Partners in Littleton, believes consumers are already getting used to it.

“Consumers will start to adapt, will start to expect those slightly higher interest rates given that we still have people moving into this state,” Silverstein said. “We still have a lot of folks that have put o housing purchases (and saying) ‘OK, a 5% to 6% mortgage rate is not outrageous. We just need to take it into consideration as we’re planning for future purchases.’ Consumers are still out there.”

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Here are the police reports for Feb. 5 to Feb. 10 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report.

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5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “ ere goes my baby with someone new, She sure looks happy, I sure am blue.”

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2. e song’s writer Roy Orbison, in 1961.

Linda Ronstadt released her cover of the song in 1977, and it became her signature song.

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5. “Bye Bye Love,” by e Everly Brothers in 1957. While e Everly Brothers’ release is the best-known version, others gave it a try over the years, including George Harrison (who changed the lyrics after his wife left him).

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