Fort Lupton Press 042023

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THE SEASON FOR SHARING

Colorado’s maternal death rate is rising Study raises concerns

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

About a quarter of Colorado pregnant women on Medicaid insurance do not go to a doctor’s appointment during the rst trimester, a statistic that likely contributes to the state’s rising maternal death rate. at’s according to the latest “maternal health equity report” from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which matched health records with 2020 birth certi cates across the state. e Medicaid program, called Health First Colorado, covers 40% of all births in the state, or nearly 26,000 births in 2020.

e maternal death rate examines the time period of a pregnancy through one year following the birth.

Council agrees o cers in schools necessary

to get that done. We started the process of getting the school resource o cers grant,” Fort Lupton Police Chief Fryar told councilors during their April 11 town hall meeting.

Fryar asked councilors whether they wanted to apply for a grant to pay for the o cer.

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton City Council members agreed that the school district should get a third school resource o cer.

“We will be developing for that position beginning of the next school year and SRO would probably cover Twombly Elementary.”

Since the discussion occurred during a study session, the City Council took no action.

“We can’t use it to supplant funding that has already been set aside, in case the school district and library are paying SRO, “ Fryar said.

Fryar discussed with council members about the grant used for short-term and long-term covering an SRO position for up to three years.

A previous report from Colorado’s Maternal Mortality Committee found the leading cause of maternal death was suicide, followed by accidental overdose.

A recently released national report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the maternal death rate increased by nearly 40% from 2020 to 2021 and was 2.6 times higher for Black women compared with white women. e increase was attributed in part to the e ects of the COVID pandemic, including isolation.

“In the process of law, we are trying to gure out all the alternatives

e School Resource O cer is a sworn o cer assigned to a school to deter trespassers, keep students safe and investigate violations. Chief

“If we get the school district to pay less money then we’d have to come

“We are equivalent to a ird World nation in terms of our maternal health,” said Lily Griego, regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke Wednesday to Colorado Medicaid o cials and nonpro t

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.

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Councilors discuss applying for grant to add third SRO to schools

Fort Morgan pitcher Trae Romero (21) tags out Frederick’s Cruz Zamudio (3). The Mustangs defeated the Golden Eagles 8-4 during their league match on April 11, 2023.

PHOTO BY JUAN ARELLANO • Shaking it up with nonalcholic drinks

advocates who want more equitable maternal health care. “Most folks are in shock about this.”

Colorado’s report from the state Medicaid division had other grim news, too.

e number of Colorado babies born chemically dependent on opioids and other drugs rose by 31% in one year, keeping with a national trend that has seen the rate of “neonatal abstinence syndrome” climb in the past decade. About 3.8% of newborns in 2020 whose mothers were on the government insurance program for Coloradans with low income were born with chemical dependency. at was up from 2.9% in 2019.

Nationally, the number of addicted newborns jumped 82% from 2010 to 2017.

Colorado is working with the federal Medicaid department on a ve-year, $4.6 million program to provide better services for pregnant women who are addicted to opioids. e program sites are Denver Health, River Valley Family Health Centers in Montrose and Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association in Pueblo.

Also, only 8.2% of pregnant people received a prenatal screening for depression, according to 2020 Medicaid data. at’s an undercount, however, because many patients likely received a screening for depression but it was not captured in the system because doctors’ o ces often don’t bill for that as a separate service, Medicaid o cials said.

An analysis of claims data found that out of 4,405 births, about 17% of patients received at least one behavioral health visit.

e number of Medicaid patients who received screening for substance abuse or addiction treatment was also low. Statewide, just 49 pregnant people had such a screen, but Medicaid o cials believe that’s also an undercount since doctors don’t often submit claims for a separate, 15-minute substance abuse screening.

Colorado now allows all pregnant people to continue their Medicaid coverage for 12 months after giving birth, regardless of whether they meet the income eligibility requirements. Medicaid o cials said the new policy is key to lowering the

maternal death rate, including by making sure new parents have access to mental health treatment.

Prior to the change, people maintained coverage for just 60 days after giving birth.

Additional reforms include Medicaid coverage for doulas beginning next year. State o cials also are considering eliminating coverage re-

strictions at birthing centers, which are operated by midwives. More women are seeking to give birth in a birthing center instead of a hospital, an alternative that grew more popular during the coronavirus pandemic. e number of people who chose to give birth in a birth center rose almost 19% from 2019 to 2020.

Prenatal care visits remained

stable from 2019 to 2020, with 76% of pregnant women receiving care in the rst three months of pregnancy. Black patients were less likely to receive care, at 70%. And Native Hawaiian and other Paci c Islander people were the least likely to see a doctor in the rst trimester, at 58%.

Asian and white patients were more likely than Black or Native Hawaiian people to get a prenatal doctor’s appointment within the COURTESY OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING

Footprints in ink from babies born at Seasons Midwifery & Birth Center adorn its walls, pictured Oct. 24, 2022, in Thornton. COURTESY OF THE COLORADO SUN

up with any preceding years. Regarding the grants, we’re rst liable for the two-thirds; the grant does not cover two-thirds,” Fryar said.

Chief Fryar said it creates an obligation for the city to do that with a grant of about $40,000. e position costs the city about $72,000 for the salary and bene ts.

“ e grant should only a ect things we have in place now, and this is thinking forward. And it’s worthwhile to have an o cer at all four of our schools, such as high school, middle school, elementary but Twombly is su cient,” Chief Fryar said.

Chief Fryar said we rather have one in each school. e district is paying for that, and they may pay next time.

“We can’t depend on that as far as proceeding with the grant,” Chief Fryar said.

Fryar said the district is covering Homyak PK-8 and Twombly, an expensive proposition for the for the school district.

“ is grant doesn’t come around often. I don’t think I’ve seen an SRO grant for the last 10 years. I don’t know if there’s going to be one next year,” Fryar said.

Fryar said we can always turn the grant down, but said there a brief window to apply. Grant applications must be led May 11 with a decision expected by July 1 this year. For federal grants, it is a very compressed cycle.

“ e school district is already coming up with $180,000 for the 23-24 school year. So, I can’t see them coming with another $75,000 to 80,000 to nish this out, so I don’t know if it will occur,” Fryar said.

City Administrator Chris Cross told councilors that if they’re not willing

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to pay for it then they should not apply for it.

“It’s probably at least a year out before they’d be able to commit some additional funds if they can get to it,” Cross said. “We’re bringing it to you guys because that is a di erent commitment than was typically on the

other funding.”

Fryar said, “At least in that rst school year, but the 23-24 school year would fall on us.”

“I’d rather go ahead with the grant, we don’t know what’s going to happen, and it’s a crazy world we live in,” said Mayor Zo Stieber-Hubbard.

Jill Alldredge, MD

Kian Behbakht, MD

Bradley Corr, MD

Lisa Marie Babayan, PA-C

Lindsay Brubaker, MD

Jaime Arruda, MD Catherine Bouts, PA-C

Nicole Marjon, MD

Christine Walsh, MD

Carolyn Lefkowits, MD

Marisa Moroney, MD

Saketh Guntupalli, MD

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Fort Lupton CIty Hall.

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 Freonbased appliances; for information, call 303-857-6694. Seniors and disabled citizens, please call to schedule pick-up no later than Tuesday, April 18.

Great Plains Field of Honor returns

e Great Plains Field of Honor® returns to Fort Lupton’s Pearson Park Complex April 26-29 to honor veterans and rst responders who have earned the community’s gratitude. Don’t miss the big ceremony at 1 p.m. April 29 with live music, speakers, two yovers, a 21-gun salute and more!

For more information or to sponsor the event or dedicate a ag, go to https://www.healing eld.org/event/ fortluptonco23/

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.

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

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-de-Mayo5K.

ONGOING

South Platte Historical Society is hosting summer at the Independence one-room school.

Children can have fun experiencing pioneer living.

2001 Historic Parkway, Fort Lupton, CO

Session #1 June 5-7

Session #2 June 12-14

Session #3 June 19-20

Go to www.spvhs and click Annual Events, Independent School for Flyer and Registration Form or contact LaVon lwatson@spvhs.org

LaVon Watson 720-273-3609

Splash pad

e city of Fort Lupton is searching for comments about and sponsorships for a new splash pad.

Sponsor funds will be used for the splash park and amenities. Call 303857-6694

Donation time e Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canned fruits and nuts, varieties of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as tuna (including the pouches).

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

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

Walk with a doc

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

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

Blessings in a Bag

Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an allvolunteer program and is in need of volunteers. If interested in volunteering or donating, call 303-718-4440. Mail donations to Blessings in a Bag, 306 Park Ave., Fort Lupton 80621.

Drop-in child care

e Fort Lupton Recreation Center o ers drop-in child care from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and ursdays. Call 303857-4200.

Fort Lupton senior lunches

Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Sign up by noon the previous ursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166.

Co ee group

Fort Lupton’s weekly co ee group sessions are at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200.

Silver Sneakers

Silver Sneaker Yoga is available Fridays from 9 to 9:45 a.m. and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Fort Lupton recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave.

Water aerobics

e city’s water aerobics class meets from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays and ursdays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Call 303-857-4200.

Pen pals

Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/950/Senior-Pen-PalProgram.

2-cent-per-gallon purchases increases July state’s tation was by added

Colorado collecting higher gasoline tax

Total to be 3 cents

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado began collecting a 2-cent-per-gallon fee on gasoline purchases on April 1.

Revenue from the fee, which increases to 3 cents per gallon on July 1, will go toward addressing the state’s multibillion-dollar transportation project backlog. e charge was imposed through a bill passed by the legislature in 2021 that also added fees on deliveries, rideshare

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Here are the police reports for April 1 to April 7 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report.

April 1

A Fort Lupton man was issued a summon at for an animal complaint abandonment in the 12000 block of

rides and electric vehicles.

e gas fee was originally supposed to begin in July 2022, but the legislature delayed the start until April 1, at a cost of $45 million, because of high gas prices. A year ago, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas in Colorado was $3.97. is week, it was hovering around $3.47.

Fuel prices reached an all-time high in Colorado in June 2022, when a gallon of regular gasoline averaged $4.92 and diesel was at $5.54 a gallon, according to AAA.

e gas fee is set to increase gradually by 1 cent per year until it reaches

8 cents per gallon in July 2028. In July 2032, the fee will be adjusted annually based on in ation.

Other fees imposed by the bill include:

• A 27-cent fee on deliveries

• A 30-cent fee on rideshares

• A 4-cent-per-gallon fee on diesel fuel. Like the gas fee, the diesel fee increases annually — but by 2 cents — until it reaches 16 cents in 2028.

e fuel and road-usage fees are the subject of a lawsuit led in Denver District Court by conservatives who argue the charges were illegally imposed. Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights requires that voters ap-

Police Blotter

State Highway 52.

Police arrested a Georgia woman, 26, at South Denver Avenue & Weld County Road 10 for DUI, possession and use of a schedule II drug and multiple tra c o enses.She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

April 2

A Fort Lupton man, 27, was arrested at Main Street and Fourth Street for a Boulder County warrant for failure

to appear on a tra c o ense. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. A Fort Lupton woman, 59, reported a theft at Ace Hardware in the 200 block of Rollie Avenue. e case was under investigation.

April 3

Police arrested a Longmont man,42, at U.S. Highway 85 & Weld County Road 18 on a Longmont PD warrant for an animal containment charge.

prove all tax increases, but fees can be imposed by the legislature as long as the revenue goes to a set purpose. Colorado also collects a 22-cent tax on each gallon of gas sold. e state’s gas tax is among the lowest in the country.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

April 4

A Fort Lupton man, 77, reported his license plate stolen from his vehicle in the 600 block of Dexter Street. e case was under investigation. A Fort Lupton woman, 43,  reported harassment by a vehicle following her

TORREZ

Randy Torrez 11-05-1982 to 03-22-2023.

Randy Paul Torrez

November 5, 1982 - March 22, 2023

Randy was a highly accomplished heavy equipment mechanic, in spite of the fact that he was born hearing impaired. He was working in San Diego, California for Caterpillars excavating.

Randy is survived by his Brother’s David Torrez, from Brighton, Colorado. Brian

HARGREAVES

Torrez, from Napa Valley, California. His Mother Brenda Elatabani (Torrez, Johnson, Church) from Brighton, Colorado.

Randy’s Father was the late Leroy Torrez. Surviving Grandparents, Bonnie MacIntosh from Brighton CO and Betty Church from Brighton, CO. Randy will be highly missed by his father’s huge Torrez family.

Michael “Mike” Hargreaves

December 7, 1947 - March 27, 2023

Michael (Mike) Hargreaves passed away peacefully on March 27, 2023, in Louisville, Colorado. He was born on December 7, 1947, in Denver, Colorado, to Lawrence and Shirley Frank Hargreaves.

Final arrangements were handled by Rundus Funeral Home and Crematory in Broom eld, Colorado.

Mike’s full obituary can be found at www.rundus.com

Chicks Fly at Wings Over the Rockies

Women have played a role in aviation since humans rst took to the sky, but as is so often the case, they don’t receive nearly the recognition and celebration their male counterparts do. e Wings Over the Rockies’ Chicks Fly! Showcase aims to do something about this fact.

“In the aviation world, ‘chick’ is a term of endearment for women pilots. I’ve been ying for 20 years and have always loved being referred to as a chick pilot,” wrote Ann Beardall, Exploration of Flight Program Coordinator at Wings Over the Rockies, in an email interview. “We’ll have a couple of pilots on duty for airplane rides and you will be amazed at the diversity and depth of experience they have.”

Chicks Fly! will be held at Wings

Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight, 13005 Wings Way in Englewood, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. e event will feature guest speaker Col. Kim “Killer Chick” Campbell, who will also be signing her book, “Flying in the Face of Fear.”

Beardall answered some questions about the event, what audiences can expect and more:

Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about why it is important to showcase women in aviation.

ere are women who y or have own who have done fantastic things in both their careers and

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the aviation community. Telling their stories and having them meet with future aviators is a great way to generate interest and foster dreams for young girls and young boys.

Why is it important to host events like this?

We look for all kinds of di erent aviation events to host and showcase. It is important to highlight di erent aspects of aviation, simply because most people think it’s only about the pilot. Later in the Summer we will highlight First Responders (safety/air ambulance), Taildraggers, helicopters, and we cover drones, air marshalling and much more. As part of our mission we educate, inspire and excite everything aviation, as well as teach the teachers through our Teachers Pathway program.

What part of the event are you most looking forward to?

I can’t wait to see the women pilots come in and I hope they will display objects on their aircraft that will designate it as a Chick Plane. I know my plane will be there. And I am really looking forward to meeting the Killer Chick, herself!

What do you hope attendees come away with?

I really hope that people from all walks of life will be inspired by

listening to Col. Campbell. I also hope that the kids who come, see themselves in aviation. No dreams are out of reach.

Visit Wingsmuseum.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

See the world through the eyes of ‘Blind Visionaries’

e work done by composer and artist Daniel Kelly shows why the idea of siloing arts o into di erent mediums is a foolish idea. His work is a multisensory presentation that highlights his songwriting and piano playing while simultaneously projecting “light painting” portraits, created by visually impaired and sighted photographers from the Seeing With Photography Collective, according to provided information.

Kelly’s show, “Blind Visionaries,” is coming to the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. April 21. Get tickets for the performance at https://lakewood.showare.com/.

Explore the Titanic, as told by the movies

There are many great debates centered on movies: should Ilsa have gone with Rick at the end of “Casablanca?” Was the latter half of “Inception” a dream? Dude, where’s my car? But one of the great discussions for a certain generation is whether or not the door at the end of “Titanic” could safely hold both Jack and Rose

while they waited on rescue.

As part of the Molly Brown House Museum’s , 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, annual recognition of the anniversary of Titanic’s sinking, it is hosting Room for Two: Titanic Story in Film at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. The event will feature an “irreverent” exploration of the vessel’s story in film and include movie-themed snacks and cocktails. Get the details at www.mollybrown.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Wiz Khalifa and Joey Bada$$ at Red Rocks

I’d be pretty pressed to think of a more fitting kick off to the warm seasons in Colorado than Wiz Khalifa and Joey Bada$$ coheadlining Red Rocks , 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 6:45 p.m. April 22.

The rappers will be joined by a slew of genre stalwarts, including Action Bronson, Berner, Marlon Craft, Chevy Woods and Little Stranger, creating the perfect lineuap for a spring Saturday night. You can sample all kinds of approaches to rap by attending but they all share a hazy, feelgood vibe. Get tickets at www.axs. com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@ hotmail.com.

How can Holy Cross Energy possibly leap this high?

Let’s start with the obvious. e sun doesn’t always shine and, except for springtime in Colorado, the wind doesn’t always blow.

So how can Holy Cross Energy, which serves the Vail, Aspen, and Ri e areas, achieve 92% emissionfree energy in 2024? Last year it was 50%.

And if Holy Cross can do it, what is possible for utilities serving Crested Butte and Steamboat Springs, Holyoke and Crestone, Sterling and Pueblo?

By the way, Holy Cross still owns 8% of Colorado’s newest coal plant, Comanche 3.

Directors of Holy Cross several

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a major question in this energy transition. Coal plants, if sometimes down, are far more reliable than wind and sunshine. Now we’re hurriedly closing those high-priced and polluting plants. Natural gas can respond quickly to demand. However, those plants are costly and pollute, too.

Do we need more natural gas plants?

Allen Best

years ago adopted what seemed like the audacious goal of achieving 100% emissions-free power by 2030. Municipal utilities serving Aspen and Glenwood springs already have 100% renewables, but do not own their own generation. I expected small steps. Wind and solar have become far less expensive than coal or gas. But what about windless, sunless days?

Resource adequacy has become

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Colorado’s two largest electrical providers, Xcel Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission, both say they can reduce carbon emissions 80% carbon by 2030 as compared to 2005 levels. But both have refrained from embracing higher, short-term goals.

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Tri-State, which delivers power to 17 of the state’s 22 electrical cooperatives, warns of ambitions outpacing realities. Duane Highley, the chief executive, likens resource adequacy to a “big bad wolf.” e Western Energy Coordinating Council in December warned that Western states risked having insu cient resources by 2025 to meet electric demand on the grid they share.

Storage will be crucial. Lithiumion batteries, if increasingly more affordable, can store electricity for just a few hours. We need technologies that can store energy for days if not weeks. Xcel Energy will be testing

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Thu 4/20

Birthday Celebration (Apr)

@ 7pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Colorado Rapids vs. St. Louis City SC @ 7:30pm / $25-$999

DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City

Dave Mensch - Floodstage Ale Works - Brighton, CO @ 8pm

Flood Stage Ale Works, 170 S Main St, Brighton

Damn Yankees @ 7:30pm Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada

Fri 4/21

Nerf War @ 12:30am

Apr 21st - Apr 20th

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

Little Nature Creators @ 7pm

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

Sat 4/22

Sun 4/23

RMRR Spring Marathon Training Series - 2023 #2 @ 8am / $15-$25

Platte River TrailHead Park, 88th and Col‐orado, Thornton

John Brewster Music: Cristos Coffee Boutique Roastery & Cafe (Solo) @ 11am

Cristos Coffee Boutique Roastery & Cafe, 149 S Briggs St, Erie

Dinner Out "The Post" (4/24) @ 10pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Tue 4/25

Spring Stroll Series Sand Creek Trail @ 4pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760

Ryan Hutchens at Bar AC @ 6pm Bar AC, 750 15th St, Denver Hiking Program- Mount Falcon @ 7pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760

Wed 4/26

Wild Love Tigress @ Odde's Music Grill

@ 8pm

Odde's Music Grill, 9975 Wadsworth Pkwy, Westminster

100 Things to Do Before You're 12 @ 11pm

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

2023 Great Global Cleanup @ 8am

Westminster City Park Recreation Center, 10455 Sheridan Boulevard, Westminster. pwright@cityofwest minster.us, 303-658-2389

Colorado Symphony Orchestra @ 1pm

Boettcher Hall, 1000 14th Street, Denver

Mon 4/24

Food Chain Pollution with Lincoln Hills Cares @ 3pm Anythink Huron Street, 9417 Huron Street, Thornton. swhitelonis@any thinklibraries.org, 303-452-7534

Coors Brewery Tour (4/26) @ 4pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Keith Hicks @ 7pm Woods Boss Brewing, 2210 California St, Denver Riding Carpets @ 8pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Thu 4/27

Earth Day: Habitat for Pollinators @ 9am

Standley Lake Regional Park & Wildlife Refuge, 11610 West 100th Avenue, Westminster. prl@city ofwestminster.us, 303-658-2794

Bird Conservancy Bird Walk - April @ 9am / Free Bird Conservancy's Environmental Learn‐ing Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton. 303-659-4348 ext. 53

Pollinator Gardens with CSU Extension @ 5:30pm

Anythink Brighton, 327 East Bridge Street, Brighton. rbowman @anythinklibraries.org, 303-4053230

DnD Adventure Club- The Moldy Library @ 8pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Justin Garber Live at Odde's Music Grill @ 6pm Odde's Music Grill, 9975 Wadsworth Pkwy, Westminster

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BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a state that has over 400 breweries and almost 100 distilleries, approaching the topic of sobriety can be a hard conversation for many people to have.

But with low-key, no-fuss non-alcoholic options at many establishments across the metro, it doesn’t have to be a big deal if you don’t want to drink, whatever your reasons.

Mocktails that you wouldn’t even know were NA

Golden Moon Speakeasy in Golden uses all its own distilled spirits and creates unique craft cocktails at’s all the more reason that general manager Kayla Veatch sees to o er quality, non-alcoholic options.

“My overall philosophy when I changed the menu was to have the same options as the alcohol menu,” Veatch said.

So no, you won’t have to order a water if you’re the designated driver. e mocktails at Golden Moon use highly steeped teas to replace alcohol and utilize many of the same syrups and NA ingredients the cocktails use.

Mocktails are a great option for people ready to slow down on alcohol for the night, people taking certain medications, pregnant people and people exploring sobriety, Veatch said. e speakeasy even serves mocktails to children before 9 p.m.

Having an inclusive menu makes an establishment like this a gathering place for groups, Veatch explained.

“People can still come together….if I didn’t have mocktails, I wonder if they would still be excited to come,” she said about group members who don’t consume alcohol.

Some of the mocktails Veatch makes include the Cloud City, which features an earl grey tea base, ginger, lemon and elder ower, or the Cheshire Cat, which features a butter y pea ower tea base, passionfruit juice and lime. Veatch even makes a copycat smoked whiskey.

Golden Moon Speakeasy is located at 1111 Miner’s Alley in Golden.

An alcohol alternative

For those looking for another NA drink option, perhaps with health bene ts, kombucha has been a popular choice.

Kombucha has been added as an option at many breweries, bars and co ee shops around Colorado; but Marc Gaudreault owns one of only two kombucha tap rooms on the front range.

Before the pandemic, the Trubucha tap room in Lone Tree had space for people to sit inside and enjoy a glass of kombucha. According to Gaudreault, Trubucha actually grew during the pandemic, and the demand for his product is so great he needs most of his shop space for fermenting the kombucha in huge vats.

Still, Trubucha boasts 31 taps in the store and has a spacious patio for people to enjoy kombucha, lemonade, ginger beer or cold brew.

So, what is kombucha? Put simply, Gaudreault explained, it’s lightly fermented tea. But the health bene ts are much more lengthy, he said. Most notably, the drink has an abundance of natural probiotics,

Kayla Veatch crafts a mocktail.

A lineup of mocktails at Golden Moon.

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as well as B vitamins and an acidic composition that some say can help your gut health.

For many, this drink has become a replacement for beer and other alcoholic beverages, partly due to its prevalence in drinking establishments.

“We have some breweries that go through three of these (kegs) in a week,” Gaudreault said.

People who choose not to drink should have options besides a soda, Gaudreault said.

“You want something that is a little more sophisticated,” he said.

Trubucha is located at 10047 Park Meadows Drive Unit A in Lone Tree.

Make it at home yourself

For those looking to have an NA drink at home, e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs has almost everything you need to get started on your very own mocktail creation.

Logan Houser, manager at e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs, explained that the shop has all sorts of ingredients to make cocktails or mocktails at home.

e sugar and salt wall, which contains countless canisters of avored granules, is a good place to get ingredients to sweeten your mocktails or rim the glasses, according to Houser.

“It all just depends on what you’re trying to achieve,” he said.

e store has many types of teas, some of which can make for a good mocktail base.

“We have like four or ve teas you can use for mocktails,” Houser said.

He said the fruity teas do really well for those drinks, but you can try out lots of combinations.

“Really anything you buy here is multipurpose,” Houser said.

e shop also o ers cocktail kits with sugars, teas and syrups to make drinks, which Houser said are popular for people to use for NA drinks.

“You can change them out for club soda,” he said of champagne or other alcohol recommended in the recipes.

e Spice and Tea Exchange is located at 1634 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.

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snow with some of Colorado’s lowest electricity rates.

BESTone such long-term technology, called iron-air, at Pueblo. Colorado wants to be part of the elusive answer to hydrogen, perhaps using existing electricity infrastructure at Brush or Craig. And transmission and other new infrastructure, such that could allow Colorado to exploit the winds of Kansas or the sunshine of Arizona, can help—but remains unbuilt.

Holy Cross actually has the second lowest electrical rates among Colorado’s 22 electrical cooperatives. And its rates are 5% less than those of Xcel. is is not Gucci electricity, a Tesla Model X Plaid. e Aspen Skiing Co. and Vail Resorts make

Bryan Hannegan, the chief executive and head wizard at Holy Cross, laid out his utility’s broad strategy in recent presentations to both state legislators and the Avon Town Council. Holy Cross, he explained, will add new wind from eastern Colorado and several new solar-plusstorage projects within its service territory.

e cooperative also intends to integrate new storage in homes and businesses. It incentivizes home batteries that can be tapped as needed to meet demand from neighborhoods. Holy Cross also wants to integrate vehicle batteries, such as from electric school buses, in its e orts to match demands with supplies. Time-of-use rates will be crucial. is market mechanism aims to

shift demands to when renewable electricity is most readily available — and cheapest.

Importantly, Holy Cross expects to achieve this high mark without need of new natural gas capacity. Many environmentalists loathe the idea of new and rarely used - but always expensive - natural gas plants. Most utilities see even more gas generation as necessary.

Speaking to the Avon council, Hannegan expressed con dence Holy Cross can meet growing demand from electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other uses. He called it “smart electri cation.”

Holy Cross’s journey from 92% to 100%, though, will “be a bit of a doozie,” he said. He likened it to the climb from Camp 4 on Everest to the peak.

“We have to think about how we

balance (supply and demand) at every location on our grid at every moment of every day,” he said. at “ ne-grained balancing” will be “quite an engineering challenge. ere is reason we have given ourselves six years” to gure this out. What about that coal plant that Holy Cross still owns (but consigns the output to wholesale provider Guzman Energy)? Does that muck up the math? Can Holy Cross truly claim 92% ? And what prevents other utilities from following in its footsteps? ese are questions I will ask Holy Cross and others in coming weeks.

is column is based on reporting that can be found at BigPivots. com, which o ers deeper dives into Colorado’s energy, water and other transitions.

Veatch finishes a drink.

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Veatch strains a mocktail.

The mocktails utilize di erent ingredients and garnishes.

Big-school football title games have a new home

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

ose wanting to watch the class 4A and 5A state championship football games will have to enter Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins as a destination point on their driving direction apps.

e Colorado High School Activities Association and Colorado State University announced the relocation earlier this month. It takes e ect this coming school year. e class 3A title game moves to CSU in the 2024 school year.

A statement on CHSAANow.com said the deal runs for several years. Canvas Stadium, which opened in 2017, can seat 36,500 people.

“Obviously, an incredible number of considerations come into play when it comes to a decision of this magnitude,” CHSAA Commissioner Mike Krueger said in the statement. “As we learned more and continued dialogue with CSU, it became apparent that CSU and Canvas Stadium was going to be a great t for our schools and membership as a whole.”

Krueger also pointed out local impacts from staging such events.

“We look forward to the city of Fort Collins opening their arms and embracing these championships like the city of Pueblo has done at the underbowl for the six-man, eightman, 1A and 2A classi cations,” he said in the statement. “I believe it is a strength when we recognize the diversity in our state and acknowledge that our kids come from all over. Bringing this championship event to Fort Collins continues our e orts to build upon that strength.”

e class 4A and 5A football

championships had been contested at Empower Field at Mile High since 2005. Starting in 2024, all three title games will be on the same day at Canvas Field. e six-man, eightman and class 1A and 2A title games will remain at the underBowl at CSU-Pueblo

“Leaving a special venue like Empower Field is de nitely not easy. We have built and maintain a great relationship with the Denver Broncos and we are proud to have called Empower Field at Mile High our home for the last 18 years,” Krueger said in the statement. “As with all things, there comes a time for change. With our contract expir-

explore all opportunities. We are proud members of Broncos Country and incredibly grateful to the Denver Broncos organization, as well as the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, for their unending support and we look forward to continuing our strong partnership with them on a number of other projects and initiatives.”

e contract with the Denver Broncos and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame ended at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year.

“We are proud to have worked with and established strong relationships with the Denver Broncos and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame,”

John Sullivan said in the statement. He is in charge of the state’s football programs. “Moving forward, we are excited to give our CHSAA football schools the opportunity to see the same things that attracted our team to CSU. The facilities are fantastic, the fact that the stadium is in the heart of a college campus, and the ability for us to include 3A into the 4A and 5A game day schedule after the fall of 2023 made this new partnership so inviting.”

The 3A, 4A and 5A football state finals for 2023 are scheduled for Dec. 2.

River Lakey makes a choice for college

BY STEVE SMITH FOR COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

e axiom “better late than never” certainly applies to Frederick High School football player River Lakey.

“I heard of coach (Jed) Stutgart and Lindenwood (Lindenwood University) from my recruiter and coaches,” Lakey said. “When I heard about how coach was trying to get me there – even with some recruiting issues because it was so late in the process – I already felt like this was my family.”

Lakey is due to sign his letter of

Previous research has found that Native American women in Colorado are almost ve times more likely than other women to die in pregnancy or in the year following a

intent for the St. Charles, Mo. school next month.

“Once I took a visit to the school, the family and brotherhood environment from the team was huge,” Lakey said. “And to be honest, that’s what sealed the deal.”

Frederick’s Golden Eagles went 8-4 in the fall and advanced to the second round of the state 3A playo s. In 11 games, Lakey caught seven passes for 43 yards and ran the ball 108 times for 855 yards. He scored 13 rushing touchdowns. Lakey drew some interest from schools as both a running back and

birth.

Pia Long, with the reproductive justice organization Elephant Circle, said that eliminating racial inequity in maternal health care will require a system in which people can choose how and where to give birth.

“ at’s what equity looks like, is birth choice and reproductive choice,” she said.

a defensive back.

Distance from home was not a factor.

“Not really,” he said. “I was just looking for a spot to ball out at and make a di erence – didn’t really matter what state I was In.” e pandemic, which interrupted a lot of football players’ seasons and recruiting chances, wasn’t as big a factor for Lakey.

“What I would say, though, is the transfer portal (student-athletes can place their name in an online database to show their desire to transfer) my recruiting,” he said. “Bo colleges

Colorado’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee has not yet released data from 2020, but health o cials suspect that the maternal death rate worsened during the early days of the COVID pandemic the same way it did nationwide. e increase was due to COVID infection, as well as delays in seeking health care, and mental health and substance abuse

wanted to pick up a kid out of high school, especially because running backs are a dime a dozen.”

Lakey wants to study sports science. His future goals include a stint in the NFL or furthering his education in medical science.

“Nothing has me scared, really,” Lakey said. “I know that this was a blessing, so all I feel right now is ambition and ready to work. To all of my high-school ballers coming out of Colorado, never give up on your dream to play college ball. Keep advocating for yourself, and stay coachable.”

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husband to work in the 1100 block of McKinley Avenue. The case was under investigation.

Police arrested a Fort Lupton woman, 47, in the 600 block 15 th Street on an Adams County warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation on an illegal weapons charge. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police took a Fort Lupton woman, 33, into custody in the 100 block of McKinley Avenue for an Evans PD warrant for a traffic offense. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

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Police arrested a Denver man, 36, in the 100 block of McKinley Avenue on an Adams County warrant for failure to appear on a tra c o ense. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

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A Fort Collins man, 47, reported his bobcat damaged and 50 gallons of fuel stolen from his dump truck at Northrup Avenue and Willow Bend Way. e case was under investigation.

April 7

A Fort Lupton man, 40, was arrested for domestic violence-related harassment and child abuse charges in the 900 block of Stage Drive. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

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