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FORT LUPTON PRESS

Commerce marked another Taste of Fort Lupton event.

e Fort Lupton Recreation Center was packed March 30 in a showcase of Fort Lupton’s culinary arts. Fort Lupton’s House of Smoke brought samples of various smokefavored high-end types of meat. Hudson Ben’s Brick Pizza Oven served tasty apple and cherry pizza slices. Brighton’s Bougie Boba Bar

pack registering 145% of average, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service Snow Survey.

ere is considerably less white stu east of the Continental Divide in the Arkansas River Basin, where snowpack remains slightly below average and in the South Platte Basin, where snowpack is just above average.

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 Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change 4 Change, another organization that helps with the food drive. See more on Page 2.

Kellie Buckhholz, with owner Ben Skoglund serving Jalapeno poppers, cherry, and apple pizza tastings.

PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD

John Rocha, Bougie Boba is stirring tea specialties for Shawn Peterson and Marissa Garcia.

Blessings in a bag program is blessed to keep going

New team coming on as founder retires

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mari and Buck Bergstrom we ready to retire from their life’s work, BT Construction, but they weren’t ready to stop working with their community.

“I was looking for a ministry, something that I could do to give back to the community,” Mari Bergstrom said. “I love to cook, I love to grow food, and kids need to have nutrition. It played into all of the things I love in my life, and I wanted to help these ladies keep the tradition alive.”

In their new role, they’ll take over Blessings in Bag, a Fort Lupton effort to help children get ready for school. Sue Hubert, who recently turned 80, is retiring from the Blessings in Bag program after years of helping children with food insecurity.

She said she’s happy to pass the torch to Mari and Buck Bergstrom. “ ey felt that they would like to be the ones to take over the program,” Hubert said. “ ey are all very committed to helping the children of Fort Lupton schools in their hearts. It’s such a relief.”

Hubert said Bergstrom helped volunteered to help pack the food bags and learned the procedures of running the blessings program in December 2021.

History of Blessings in a Bag

Hubert got the idea for Blessings in Bag when she visited her daughter in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2006. She’d worked at Fort Lupton food banks and was interested in visiting others.

“While traveling, I always visited the di erent food banks since I worked at Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank as a volunteer and liked to see how other food banks operated,” Hubert said.

Hubert said Lynchburg was doing a weekend food program for school children in food-insecure homes.

“When I came home, I went to the Weld RE-8 School Superintendent and told him about it and asked him if it’s needed in Fort Lupton,” she said.

His response?

“When can you start?” Hubert said.

Blessings in a Bag started in 2006serving 30 children at Twombly Elementary. e e ort has expanded as they picked up grants and public support. ey now provide bags of food at ve schools: Butler, Twombly, Little Trappers, Fort Lupton High, and Middle School.

“From 2006 to March 14, 2023, we gave out 39,970 weekend food bags. We receive notes from teachers letting us know that we are making a di erence. ese children are our future, and we need to help them as much as possible,” Hubert said. e bags of food and backpacks are delivered to the families to feed their children on the weekends and lled with the ve food groups: protein, vegetables, grain, and dairy. A standing group 28 volunteers meet weekly on Tuesdays to help pack the bags with food.

In addition, the Fort Lupton girls scouts donated 65 boxes of cookies.

“As we get older, we nd that some of us are ready to pass the program on and are so blessed to have a company of volunteers to do this,” Hubert said. e re ghters help deliver the bags to the schools weekly; they are fantastic.”

“ ese young Americans are our future, and we want them to be the best they can be,” Hubert said.

Future for Blessings in a Bag

Bergstrom said the program has more than doubled this year, helping twice as many kids.

“I know there are other communities out there, so in the future, we can take on another community because were are set up here to carry this forward.

Bergstrom said they will always be looking for volunteers and donations. ey could use knitted hats and gloves.

If interested in donating or volunteering, contact Mari Berstom at 303 591-3426.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Development

City of Fort Lupton: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Rural Development, USDA

ACTION: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utility Service (RUS)as required by the National Environmental Policy Act, is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) in connection with possible impacts related to a project proposed by the City of Fort Lupton in Fort Lupton, Colorado for a Force Main and Lift Station project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To obtain copies of the EA, or for further information, contact: Andria Cox, Community Programs Specialist at andria.cox@usda.gov. You may contact her at 970-592-9027.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Fort Lupton proposes to construct a force main and lift station (Project) to deliver wastewater flows from the City’s current wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to Metro Water Recovery’s Northern Treatment Plant located at 51 Baseline Road in Brighton, Colorado. The Project will construct a 6.5 mile long, 20-inch diameter pipeline located northeast of Denver in Fort Lupton, Colorado. A lift station will be retrofitted from the existing structures in the current WWTP to deliver the required flows to Metro. Completion of the force main and lift station would allow all wastewater flows to be transferred to Metro for treatment. The Project is situated adjacent to U.S. Highway (US) 85, beginning north of HW 52 and ending north of East 168th avenue in Weld County, Colorado (Project Area) (Attachment A). Construction of the pipeline requires 1,250

feet of horizontal directional drilled (HDD) pipe approximately 40 feet underneath the South Platte River and two trenchless crossings of Weld County Road 8 and Weld County Road 6. Most of the pipeline and lift station in the Project Area will be constructed within the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Right of Way (ROW) and the existing WWTP. The anticipated area of disturbance, including all trenching, excavation, and equipment staging, encompasses approximately 42.35 acres.

Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., an environmental consultant, prepared an environmental assessment for USDA Rural Development that describes the project, assesses the proposed project’s environmental impacts, and summarizes as applicable any mitigation measures used to minimize environmental effects.

USDA RD has conducted an independent evaluation of the environmental assessment and believes that it accurately assesses the impacts of the proposed project. No significant impacts are expected as a result of the construction of the project.

Questions and comments should be sent to USDA RD at the contact information provided above. USDA will accept questions and comments on the environmental assessment for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice.

Any final action by USDA RD RUS, related to the proposed project will be subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all relevant Federal environmental laws and regulations and completion of environmental review procedures as prescribed by 7 CFR Part 1970, Environmental Policies and Procedures.

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mixes unique tea avors with coconut and pineapple.

Fort Lupton Copper Kettle Kitchen o ered homemade comfort food such as biscuits, gravy, and sweet bean chili. Fort Lupton’s State Champ Grill dishes out street tacos hot o the grill, and Wholly Stromboli o ers tastings of di erent pasta.

Brighton’s Mulberries Cake Shop presented an array of cupcakes for the sweet tooth. Fort Lupton’s Cakeitos Amy brought custom-baked pastries, and Hometown Nutrition served delicious, unique wa e favors. Kindly Made Co ee brewing avored co ees and lattes with cinnamon buns.

It was a packed house at the Fort Lupton Recreation center hosting the Taste of Fort Lupton Chamber.

PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD

Luis Luna is trying some home cooking at Cooper Kettle Kitchen, served by Francis and Robin LaBarbera.

Tobian and Lauren Nelsen help Alex Preston and his son Jude decide what pasta to try at Wholly Stromboli.

Yvonne Bernal, Renee Archuleta, and Cecilia Bernal enjoy the delicious flavors of food samplings.

FORT LUPTON POLICE BLOTTER

March 19

A Fort Lupton man, 82 reported a stolen vehicle in the 1500 block of State Highway 52.

March 20

Police issued a summons to a Fort Lupton woman, 23, after a complaint of a large dog running at large and for having an animal with vaccination required, in the 200 block of South Grand Avenue.

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 32, for burglary in the 13000 block of Weld County Road. He

BRIEFS

Cemetery Clean-Up Day

April 10-17 Hillside Cemetery 13750 Weld County Road 12

Item must be removed from graves and columbariums. Information can be found at http:// www.fortlupton.gov/201/cemetery rules and regulations or contact Mari Pena City Clerk 720466-6101.

City Clean-Up Day

e city will host a clean-up day from 8 a.m.to noon April 22, 800 12th St. Curbside pck up day for seniors and disabled citizens is ursday, April 20. is is for Fort Lupton residents only. e city will not accept industrial or commercial waste, concrete debris, household hazardous waste, regular curbside trash, or Freon-based appliances; for information, call 303-857-6694. Seniors and disabled citizens, please call to schedule pick-up no later than Tuesday, April 18.

was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

March 22

A Fort Lupton man, 50, was issued a summons at 1300 Denver Avenue for false reporting, driving without a license and expired registration.

A Greeley man, 19, was issued a summons at U.S. Highway 85 and Mile Marker 246 for causing a careless driving tra c accident.

A Loveland man, 47, reported his license plates stolen from his vehicle in the 300 block of Park Avenue. e case is under investigation.

Police arrested a Brighton man, 40, in the 13000 block of Weld County Road 16 for a protection order violation. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested a Denver man, 43, in the 200 block of Rollie Avenue on Boulder County warrants for failure to appear on a tra c o ense and for failure to appear for trespass, motor vehicle theft and for a warrant out of Arvada for failure to

Shred-It Day

e City’s annual on-site document shredding from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. April 26 City Hall-130 So. McKinley Ave. e service is open to all Fort Lupton residents and business owners. Bring bank statements and nancial documents. CD’s old credit cards.

Easter egg hunt

e annual Easter egg hunt takes place at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at Community Park outside the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave.

e traditional event also includes fresh co ee for the adults and fun for the kids. Hunting areas are set o by age .. up to 3 years, 4- to 8-year-olds and 9- to 12-year-olds. Ten gold prize eggs will be in each of the hunting areas. ere will be an opportunity for pictures with the Easter bunny, too.

EASTER Worship HE IS RISEN

Friday, April 7, 6:30-7:30pm

Sunday, April 9, 10:30am-12pm

appear for trespass. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

March 23

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 22, for aggravated assault in the 600 block of Hoover Avenue. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Brighton man, 26, reported a burglary in the 500 block of Ryan Avenue of about $1,650 of new appliances stolen. e case was under investigation.

March 24

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 20, at Paci c Court & Longview Drive on a Weld County warrant for failure to comply with conditions. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested an Evans man, 22, at U.S. Highway & Weld County 16. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Visit https://fortluptonco.gov/857/Easter-EggHunt.

Great Plains Field of Honor

Pearson Park, U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 52, will be the scene of a four-day display of the Great Plains Field of Honor. It runs from April 26 through April 28.

e event honors veterans and rst responders. Vis.it https://www.healing eld.org/event/fortluptonco23/.

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.

Here are the police reports for Mar. 20 to Mar. 24 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report.

Fast start, rough finish for Fort Lupton High School

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Fort Lupton High School baseball coach Jackie Campbell has one thing in mind for this season.

Campbell knows that the Bluedevils also have to improve their play on the eld if the postseason is going to be part of the plans.

Greeley Central spotted FLHS three runs in the rst inning March 29, then took advantage of errors and miscues to beat the Bluedevils 14-4 on a blustery day in Fort Lupton.

FLHS started fast. Danny Rodriguez, who injured his leg in a game before spring break, reached on an error and advanced to second when Eloy Lezama walked. Both runners moved up on a passed ball. Jesse Ceretto walked to load the bases. Daniel Becerra’s in eld single drove in one run. A wild pitch brought home Lezama, and Ceretto scored on a dropped third strike.

But then, the bats went silent and the defensive lapses took over.

“We beat ourselves .. lots of errors,” Campbell said. “ ey played in it (cold temperatures and wind) too. e coaches have to get better, and the players have to get better. We haven’t played a team that’s better than us. at’s disappointing.” rough the rst four games this

season, FLHS was batting .169 as a team, Campbell said. FLHS added six hits to their season total against the Wildcats. But FLHS wasn’t able to string two hits together in a single inning.

“Pitchers are usually better this time of the year,” Campbell said. “Hitters don’t like cold weather. We just have to work. We’re not going home.”

“Four runs is not enough in high-school baseball,” Campbell said. “Pitchers did a good job in this weather (Campbell singled out starter Scotty Sanders. Sanders struck out four in three innings). We had too many passed balls, wild pitches, dropped y balls. at’s on me. If we’re not hitting, we’re going to bunt. It got us moving. And then we didn’t hit again until Jesse hit in the last inning.”

Campbell wants to see the Bluedevils in motion.

“Too much standing around,” he said. “I like fast-break baseball. I want everybody running like their hair is on re. You get on that eld, you go full speed all the time. We don’t do that all the time, and that’s on me.”

Rodriguez nished with two hits and an RBI. Ceretto had a seventhinning base hit and an RBI. GCHS’ Reid Richardson had three hits, including a double, and drove

in three runs. Mari Hernandez had three hits, two of which were doubles, and drove in two runs. “I liked the pitchers and their toughness,” Campbell said. “I liked that we started good. But you have to continue it every inning. eir pitcher (Richardson) threw a lot of fastballs. You have to hit fastballs to win high-school baseball games. at’s what we have to do. And de-

Fort Lupton’s Daniel Becerra asks for time as Greeley Central’s Luke Arguello looks to continue to apply the tag after a picko attempt March 29 in Fort Lupton.

fensively, we’re a lot better than we showed. But everybody is frozen.

“I like my senior class,” Campbell added. “It’s a good group of kids. We have eight seniors, and they come from good families. at’s what’s huge. I like the younger guys that are coming up. e goal is to build it for the future. We have a bright future. at’s what’s exciting.”

PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH

Spring is coming - join us as a community scientist

fter the cold and wet winter we’ve been experiencing in Denver, I know everyone is looking forward to spring. As the days grow longer and warmer, we all start looking for the telltale signs that spring is arriving — birds chirping, trees lea ng out, lilac buds, bulbs emerging out of the damp soil. As you observe nature around you, why not start taking pictures, recording your observations and contributing to large projects as a community scientist? April is the perfect month to join community science e orts across the globe.time. e eco in EcoFlora represents going beyond a traditional ora and encompassing the study of urban ecosystems. We run the Denver EcoFlora project on the iNaturalist platform where we engage the community in documenting plants living in the Denver metro area. Our goal is to document all plants living in the seven county metro area (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broom eld, Denver, Douglas and Je erson counties) using the iNaturalist app. Why? You may ask. Well, understanding the ora of an area is the best way to protect it.

bird, insect, fungi. Observations made between April 28 and May 1 count towards the competition. Last year, we had nearly 400 participants observe more than 600 species. Our goal is to surpass those numbers this year. And, if the wet winter unfolds into a sunny spring, we just might be able to do it. Many local partners are organizing hikes or bioblitzes during the City Nature Challenge. Check our website (botanicgardens.org/ science-research/citizen-scienceprograms/city-nature-challenge) for details on events and how to register.

At the Denver Botanic Gardens, we seek to connect people with plants. Our scientists are particularly interested in studying patterns and processes of biodiversity. One way we do this is through community science (also known as citizen science) initiatives such as the Denver EcoFlora project. ese initiatives allow participants to connect with plants by making observations of biodiversity patterns in their environment. EcoFlora is based on the traditional ora concept, a list or inventory of plants in a given area or period of

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As part of the EcoFlora project, we send out monthly challenges called EcoQuests to engage participants in documenting a speci c species, group of plants or theme.

April’s EcoQuest has two parts: the rst is focused on some of the rst owers to emerge in spring, the pasque owers (Pulsatilla nutalliana). en, starting April 28, a global competition begins with the start of the City Nature Challenge - a challenge to document the most biodiversity within cities. Using the iNaturalist app, you can make observations of any wild organism: plant,

You can contribute to scienti c studies by downloading the iNaturalist app and using it to take photos of the nature around you. We encourage you to get outside, feel the sun on your face and contribute to science while you’re out there.

Denver Botanic Gardens Citizen Science projects: botanicgardens. org/science-research/citizen-science-programs

Denver EcoFlora project: inaturalist.org/projects/denver-eco oraproject

Denver Botanic Gardens City Nature Challenge information: Denver-Boulder Metro City Nature

This purple flower is the pasque flower of the April EcoFlora challenge.

Challenge: https://www.inaturalist. org/projects/city-nature-challenge2023-denver-boulder-metro

Jennifer Neale is the director of research and conservation for the Denver Botanic Gardens

Another season of new beginnings

She moved across the country with her 4-year-old son to start a new life and to reconnect with family. Her son was having a hard time adjusting to the new time zone, new surroundings, and new family members he had to get to know. His lack of sleep meant that she wasn’t getting any consistent sleep either, and the vicious cycle of no sleep and stress began. Additionally, she started a brand-new job, and he started school for the rst time, causing even greater disruption and stress. She looked in the mirror one morning and asked, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

As a career leader and salesperson

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he weeks seemed to be piling up, one right on top of the next. With the time ying by so fast, it also seemed as if the to-do list grew longer while the things checked o kept getting shorter or couldn’t keep up with everything that needed to be done and the additional things being added to the list. As they woke up to start another day, she asked her husband, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”he knew how large and complex deals could take longer than others. He had started the process on a new opportunity many months ago. As with any sales role, pressure comes when deals slip or push month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter. He was doing everything by the book, awlessly following the process and aligning with the buyer’s journey, yet the deal kept slipping. Finally, almost at the nish line to win the business, a week of discussion with the customer’s legal team forced more delays. He asked some of the people on his team, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

We all know stories like these, don’t we? We have all felt like this at times, haven’t we? I could add several more just like the ones above, but instead, let’s focus on what happens next.

Here we are in another season of new beginnings, and for many of us

LINDA SHAPLEY Publisher lshapley@coloradocommunitymedia.com

MICHAEL DE YOANNA Editor-in-Chief michael@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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it is because we associate it with Easter as we celebrate the Risen Christ. In the week and weekend ahead, hope lls our hearts, and our outlook becomes elevated as we have new encouragement and inspiration. For some, it’s just about springtime and the budding of trees, grass turning green again, more sunlight pouring through our window, owers beginning to bloom, and the start of baseball that gives us a new and positive attitude.

Another season of new beginnings.

So I say to the couple, the mom and her son, and the professional salesperson all mentioned above, as well as any of us who may be saying the same thing right now, “Let today be a day of new beginnings.” If what we are doing right now isn’t working, let’s start over and develop a new plan that aligns with who we want to be, where we want to go and grow, and what we want to enjoy in this life. Everything will get better for you as a couple, a new, safe, and happy new life awaits you mother and child, and that deal will

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TERESA ALEXIS Marketing Consultant Classified Sales talexis@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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close as will many others for you in your brilliant sales career. is season of life will pass just like every previous season. If we hold on to the yesterdays of life that have caused us stress, fear, worry, and doubt, we are only anchoring ourselves in that negative cycle of gloom and doom. As Zig Ziglar said, “Failure is an event, not a person, yesterday really did end last night.” It’s time for another season of new beginnings.

How about you? Are you asking yourself why things are so di cult right now? Would it be helpful if you could see the light and love at the end of the tunnel? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can prepare our hearts and minds for our own season of new beginnings, 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.

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Thu 4/06

Family Makerspace

@ 12am

Apr 6th - Apr 5th

Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Nutrition Wednesdays

@ 1:15am

Apr 6th - Apr 26th

Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Colorado Rockies vs. Washington Nationals @ 6:40pm / $12-$300

Coors Field, 2001 Blake St., Denver

Pianist Dmytro Choni, 2022 Cliburn Bronze Medalist @ 7:30pm / $10-$20

Center for Musical Arts, 200 East Baseline Road, Lafayette

Colorado Mammoth vs. Vancouver Warriors @ 7pm / $20-$999

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Sun 4/09

Wed 4/12

Birding for All - April @ 10am / Free

Bird Conservancy's Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton. 303-6594348 ext. 53

Job and Career Fair

@ 12:30pm

Fort Lupton High School, 530 Reynolds Street, Fort Lupton. jhowell@weld8.org, 303-547-7725

Gladys Knight @ 8pm / $48-$128

Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glen‐arm, Denver

Sat 4/08

Denver Nuggets vs. Sacramento Kings @ 1:30pm / $52-$3410

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

The Pitch Invasion @ 4pm Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

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Cooking Cultures- Apr @ 4pm

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Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Survivalist Seekers @ 7pm

Colorado Rockies vs. Washington Nationals

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BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An tiques might seem like a eld that’s struggling to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the local scene in Elizabeth — and elsewhere in Colorado — suggests a renaissance of sorts might be occurring in the industry.

Randy Wallace owns Randy’s Antiques and Art on Main Street in Elizabeth. e bustling scene in town — featuring e Prickly Pear Antiques, e Carriage Shoppes and 1897 House of Antiques, among others — breeds community, not competition, he said.

“ e more stores in town, the better,” Wallace said. “People love to come antique shopping when there are multiple stores. Each one of our shops has a di erent niche, each one has just a little bit di erent style; I think customers enjoy having a di erent variety when they come to Elizabeth.”

Wallace said that while his shop specializes in antique art and furniture, others cater to di erent interests, like the Prickly Pear’s tearoom.

Over in Littleton, Owner Joe Crawford of Old Crow Antiques had the novel idea to add a root beer bar to his shop, with the eventual goal of making the soda section — which currently carries between 60-90 varieties of vintage soda pop at any given time — the largest root beer bar in the world.

Crawford said Old Crow — which he opened three years ago with his brother — is one of the “new kids on the block” in the local

antiquing scene, but said they’ve been welcomed into the scene with open arms.

“I feel like we’re part of a larger community in the metro area,” Wallace said. “ ere are stores throughout the area, and we’ve gotten to know the people who own and work there — some have been here a long time.”

Nostalgia and good, old-fashioned, quality craftsmanship

Antique shops can often sprawl thousands of square feet — Old Crow’s showroom is over 45,000 square feet — packed with items from all eras and purposes. Shopkeepers say that a sense of longing for a di erent time helps people nd what they’re looking for out of the scores of inventories, in addition to the fact that many antiques have stood the test of time for a reason.

“In antique furniture, it’s already lasted 100 years, and — if you take care of it — it’ll last another 100 years,” Wallace said. “A lot of today’s stu is kind of throwaway.”

Julie McCoy, who runs own Unique Treasures Antiques and Collectibles in Wheat Ridge with her parents, echoed Wallace’s sentiment.

“(Antiques are) made so much better,” McCoy said. “ ey’re around 100 years later for a reason. It’s not like Ikea stu that you put together and throw away. It’s good quality

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stu that’s built to last. It builds a lot of memories with people.”

People also point to childhood nostalgia or family memories as reasons for antique shops’ sustained popularity.

“(People seek out) childhood memories,” McCoy said. “Stu that’ll last, people come in and say, ‘My mom had this,’ they need to have that again to relive their childhood.”

Crawford said his family got into the antiques business because of a love for history and historic items cultivated from time spent with grandparents as kids.

“We tell people it’s a walk down memory lane,” Crawford said. “You’ll see something that reminds you of another time, maybe a simpler time, or childhood. Something you haven’t thought of in maybe 50, 60 years.

“I’ll be reminded of my grandma, my family and that’s what it is for me, the stories and experiences of everything that’s here,” Crawford continued. “We say, ‘ ere are a lot of ghosts under this roof.’”

Randy’s Arts and Antiques features a menagerie of furniture and art from di erent eras.

Part of the showroom at Old Crow Antiques in Littleton. COURTESY JOE CRAWFORD

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2. TELEVISION: Which TV show spawned the spino sitcom “Mama’s Family”?

3. U.S. CITIES: In which city would you nd the USS Arizona Memorial?

4. ANATOMY: What are the bones that make up the spine known as?

5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the lowest point in the United States?

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the traditional material in a 40th anniversary gift?

7. MOVIES: What is the name of the tow truck in the animated movie “Cars”?

8. CURRENCY: Which former president is depicted on the U.S. $50 bill?

Solution

9. LANGUAGE: What does the texting acronym SMH mean?

10. LITERATURE: Where do Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends live?

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1. Taco Bell.

2. “ e Carol Burnett Show”

3. Honolulu, Hawaii (Pearl Harbor).

4. Vertebrae.

5. Death Valley, California.

6. Ruby.

7. Mater.

8. Ulysses Grant.

9. Shaking my head.

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1. Name the rst single Diana Ross released after she and the Supremes broke up.

2. Who wrote and released “Your Song” in 1970?

3. Where did the ‘60s group e Marcels get their name?

4. Who released “I’ve Told Every Little Star” in 1961?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “Wake up in the morning with the sunshine in your eyes, And the smell of owers blooming lls the air.”

Answers

1. “Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand,” in 1970. Ross sang the song at a concert for the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway in 2008.

2. Elton John. is was the rst time John reached the Top 10 on international

charts. He’d given the nod for it to be cut by ree Dog Night, but they gave him a shot instead.

3. From a hairstyle. e marcel was curls created with an early curling iron. e iron was heated on a gas stove.

4. Linda Scott. e song rst appeared in 1932. Dozens of artists have covered the song, including rapper Mac Miller in 2010.

5. “Love (Can Make You Happy),” by Mercy in 1969. e song went to No. 2 on the charts, denied the top slot by a Beatles song, “Get Back.”

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The Annual Meeting of Members of UNITED POWER, INC. will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the Waymire Dome at the Riverdale Regional Park, located at 9755 Henderson Road in Brighton, Colorado. Members can attend in-person or via livestream. The registration portal and instructions for participating in the meeting virtually can be found on the cooperative’s website at www.unitedpower.com.

The meeting will be for the purposes of electing directors, considering and approving reports for the prior fiscal year, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

This year there are elections in the following districts: Mountain, South, West, and East for three-year terms. The candidates nominated by petition are Tamra “Tami” Waltemath in the Mountain District; Jamie Klein, Ken Kreutzer, Katherine “Kathy” Mills, and James Vigesaa in the South District; Virginia “Ginny” A. Buczek and Thomas “Tom” Hogan in the West District; and Steven “Steve” Douglas and Robert “Rob” Masden in the East District. All Members are entitled to cast a vote for the director positions of every district, regardless of the district where the Member is domiciled. Additional information including dates and times of forums to meet the candidates, how to cast a ballot, and deadlines for voting can be found at https://www.unitedpower.com/annual-meeting.

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First Publication: April 6, 2023

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Nikolaus Arnusch, who’s address is 34527 County Rd. 6, Keenesburg, Colorado 80643 and who’s phone number is (720) 383-2051, has filed an application for a Regular (112) Construction Materials Operation Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine is known as Arnusch Gravel Pit #3, and is located at or near Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 63 West of the 6th Prime Meridian. The proposed date of commencement is April 2023 and the proposed date of completion is December 2027. The proposed future use of the land is pastureland. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office; 1150 “O” Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, or the above-named applicant. Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on May 10th, 2023.

Please note that under the provisions of C.R.S. 3432.5-101 et seq. Comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this Office’s jurisdiction. These subjects and similar ones, are typically addressed by your local governments, rather than the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety or the Mined Land Reclamation Board.

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