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BURGERS AND COMMUNITY

City among communities that celebrated National Night Out.

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Turning the page to our next chapter

NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

Dear readers and supporters: Today begins a new chapter for this newspaper and Colorado Community Media, and we’re excited to share updates on our move to a new printing facility, why that matters and news of the upcoming launch of a revamped website.

In June, we learned that the facility that prints our portfolio of two dozen weekly newspapers and magazines would be closing this month. At the time, we pledged to nd a solution that would ensure little to no disruption to our printing and distribution schedule. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of options, aiming to keep costs down and changes as minimal as possible while understanding that Colorado’s Front

Linda Shapley

Neighbors oppose battery plant

Planning Commission to hear zoning change Aug. 10

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jessie Williams is clear about her opposition to opening a lithiumion battery manufacturing plant in Brighton’s former Sears/KMart distribution center: Nothing developers, company o cials or city say will convince her it’s a good idea. “ is is an inappropriate location,” Williams said. “I’m not against the technology. I’m not against anything they are trying to do. It’s just that this is an inappropriate location.”

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Range has limited printing facilities available.

We’re pleased to share that we identi ed a nearby printer that is capable of taking on our products and began printing there this week. While the move won’t cause signi cant changes to our newspapers, you’ll likely notice a few di erences.

e most notable change is the size of our newspapers. Moving to a di erent press, regardless of which option we landed on,

Williams lives on Mt. Sne els St. due north of the place where hightech battery maker Amprius Tech plans to open its rst full scale manufacturing plant. e company announced in March its intention to occupy the empty former distribution center on Bromley Lane, setting up their new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in the 775,000-square-foot building. ey say their rst phase would create 332 net new jobs in Brighton with an average annual wage of $68,516. But Williams, her husband Joe and their neighbors are standing in the project’s way. e Williams attended an open house hosted by Amprius at Brighton’s Healing Place Church Aug. 8 and say

necessitated altering the page size. at means a slightly smaller page. Despite the change, you can still expect the same volume of local news stories, advertisements and other features we’re committed to providing to you.

We also had to make tweaks to some delivery times, as well as more closely aligning some of our publications geographically. As a subscriber, you may not even notice these changes; the goal was to streamline our work behind the scenes to keep production and delivery as consistent as possible. Our newspapers, printed and delivered to driveways and mailboxes, remain an important

they were front and center Aug. 10 when the Brighton Planning Board reviewed the project.  Planning Commisioners voted against Ampirus plan, recommending City Councilors turn it down at that Aug. 10 meeting.

Andrew Huie, Amprius’ vice president of infrastructure, said the company still needs zoning approval from the City of Brighton and permits from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. ey plan to submit their applications to the state this fall, with zoning reviews with the Brighton City Council on their todo list next, if the Planning Board approves. e company hopes to be operating by the beginning of 2025.

platform for getting you local news. Even as we evolve digitally, we know many of our subscribers appreciate the experience of a newspaper, and we’re continuing to explore longer-term options for consistent printing in the years to come.

In terms of our digital evolution, we’re extremely excited to soon be launching a new website that will allow us to publish more quickly. I’ll dedicate an upcoming column to these improvements, but will share a few speci cs here, too:

- Our publications will soon be under one umbrella, meaning you can easily shift from one local news source to another to learn

e facility would be located at 18875 Bromley Lane, just 600 feet south of Brighton’s Mt. Princeton St. and homes in the surrounding Brighton Crossings neighborhood and due north of Brighton’s water treatment plant. Neighbors have made their fears of res and pollution clear at Brighton City Council meetings.

Lithium-ion batteries have been the news lately, with res in battery-powered E-bikes and cars, but company o cials have said they plan to mitigate the threat of res and plan to deliver their batteries with minimal charge, reducing the re risk. e warehouse’s interior space would be divided

more about communities across the region.

- With more multimedia elements, including audio and videos, we’re making our stories more inclusive.

- e website will be easier to navigate and update as news happens. ere’s much more to come on that front, and I look forward to sharing additional details soon.

In the meantime, thank you for your support of local journalism –– we couldn’t do this without our members, advertisers and readers.

Linda Shapley is the publisher of Colorado Community Media.

Brighton mountain lion no threat, city advises

of Midland Street and east of N. 11th Avenue.

said the visitor is not considered a big threat.

Brighton Police and Colorado Parks and Wildlife o cials are warning Brighton Recreation Center visitors of a mountain lion in the vicinity.

Brighton O cer Jonathan Staton said the big cat was spotted Saturday morning Aug. 5 walking on the paths around the recreation center, north

Parents and family members watching a soccer game at the park saw the animal walking along a path across an empty eld and circulated photos.

e city and the state placed signs around the area warning residents to keep their pets on a leash but Staton

Brighton’s water treatment facility.

“We’re not relocating her, there is no trapping planned,” Staton said. “She’s just chilling in the area.” Staton, the city’s community services supervisor, said he’s been with the city for more than eight years and the big cat or mountain lion like it has been regular visitor to the area.

“Over the last eight-and-a-half years, we’ve had sightings but no other reports,” Staton said. at includes reports of threats to public or missing animals, he said. Like the sign says, Staton urges residents of the area as well as recreation center visitors to be cautious and keep small dogs, cats and children under adult supervision.

into smaller, re-resistant rooms for making and storing the empty batteries and the factory will have a state-of-the-art re suppression system.

But the biggest threat, according to Jessie Williams, comes from chemicals the battery manufacturing process demands. Some of those chemicals will be stored in tanks along the southern end of the site — across Bromley Lane from

“And then there are schools,” Joe Williams said. “We have Foundations Academy here, Eagle Ridge is here, you have Pennock. All of these schools are in this area and not everyone that lives in this area works here, but our kids all go here. And if something happens at this facility and they have to evacuate, I’ll all have to drive 30 minutes just to get back here and hopefully get to my kid on time.”

Joe Williams said he’s a fan of the product and would love to see the battery maker come to Brighton, just not the middle of the city and

not within 600 feet of his home. He notes that the city has zoned lots for more residential development surrounding the building.

“Why can’t you just look out east?” Williams said. “ ere’s acres of empty land out there, acres of better places to put a facility like this. I’m not against your batteries but this is just not the right place to make them.”

e two have attended all three neighborhood meetings Amprius has hosted and have gathered signatures to urge city o cials to say no to the project.

Amprius, a maker of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and aircraft, hope to open their large factory in Brighton in 2024. They plan to take over the vacant former Sears/KMart distribution warehouse on Bromley Lane.

Fort Lupton celebrates community at National Night Out

e Fort Lupton Police Department hosted its annual National Night Out August 1, with family ac-

tivities, food, and opportunities for the community to meet the police o cers who protects our communities and builds relationships and trust.

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Call 303-655-2075 for more information.

The July & Aug Newsletter is available.

Movie: 80 for Brady

Loosely inspired by a true story, four best friends fulfill their life-long mission to go to the Super Bowl and meet NFL superstar Tom Brady. Rated PG-13. Free, but please register.

1:30 p.m. Mon. Aug 21. Deadline: Fri. Aug 18

Billiards Tournament

Join us in the pool room for a friendly pool tournament. Rules will be clearly listed. Prizes are dictated by the size of the tournament.

10:00 a.m. Tues. Aug 22. $5. Deadline: Mon. Aug 21

“Back to School” Class Showcase

Did you know that Eagle View offers over 35 different classes throughout the year? Two-hour Open House with class demonstrations and giveaways. See for yourself the learning opportunities available at EVAC.

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Wed. Aug 23. Free

Low Vision Support Group

This month’s topic is about transportation skills and resources.

Facilitated by a Beyond Vision Skills Trainer from the Center for People With Disabilities.

1:00 p.m. Wed. Aug 23. Free. Deadline: Mon. Aug 21

Fort Lupton police Joshua Goddard serves a burger to Councilman Bruce Fitzgerald on August 1. PHOTOS BY JUAN ARELLANO

The community of Fort Lupton lined up for free food serviced by Fort Lupton’s finest on August 1.

Garden dedicated to bees and beyond

Anythink Wright Farms dedicates pollinator garden

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Bees and other pollinators are big deal, according to Anythink Library’s managers, so they decided to give them a place of their own.

Anthink Wright Farms in ornton celebrated thegrand opening of a new pollinator garden Aug. 8. e garden is open to every one to visit, whether they are pollinators or not

“Having this pollinator garden is a really amazing opportunity for us to provide more resources along with our mission,” said Mark Fink, Anthink Libraries executive director. “It opens doors for curious minds. One of the initiatives we’re working on is trying to nd ways to help people connect with nature at the level that is comfortable for them.”

e event featured guitarist Jose Francisco and cookies and fruit with other refreshments.

Bee-hind the garden

e garden is located at the southeast corner of the Anthink Wright farms building facing 120th and is on 1.5 acres with over 900 plants for the bees, butter ies, birds, hummingbirds, rodents, moths and bats that use plants to pollinate.

“We embarked on this project inspired by our resident beekeeper, Michael Biglen. We have apiaries at three of our location’s community gardens at Anythink Library Wright farms, Anythink Perl Mack, and Anythink Commerce City,” said Stacy Ledden, Anythink Libraries director of strategic partnerships.

Ledden said Biglen is one of their building doctors on the facilities team and has a passion for bees. He brought beehives to several of their locations, which sparked the idea of creating the pollinator garden at the Wright Farms branch.

e project also built walkways going through the garden with benches and a pergola with a basalt fountain for the community of all ages to enjoy.

“Last year the Anythink Foundation and Amazon helped to raise funds to make this possible and the library contributed funds,” Ledden said.

e park and the garden were designed by Con uence, a local landscape architecture rm, she said.

Joel Hiatt, Enhancement Manager with Keesen Landscape Northern Colorado Region, designed the pollinator garden and said

this supports the bees that are they’re su ering from colony collapse.

“It was just a pleasure to put in this environmentally friendly garden to help bene t our pollinators in the area, and we’re giving them the diversity to feed here instead of mono crops that are further east. Its going to help our environment and is beautiful place. I’m just really proud to be part of it,” Hiatt said.

Ledden said they dedicated this space to their former Anythink Board Trustee, Linda Wisniewski, for the time she served on the board between 2009 and 2019.

Ledden said it’s an opportunity to educate the community and host programming on the importance of pollinators because they are seeing a decrease in pollinators worldwide.

“So we invite all of those bees , butter ies and hummingbirds back to our community with the 900 plants that have been planted here as part of the garden,” Ledden said.

“It’s been a beautiful project and an excellent space for people to enjoy, re ect, work, and gather.

Glenn Moore, a retired educator visiting the garden, said he moved to ornton in 1996 into a cul de sac by Krameria Street.

“ ere were no houses around us we can listen to cows moo at night, and coyotes howling. I have seen it develop over the years, its wonderful they added the pollinator farm,” Moore said.

Lydia Ontiveros, a retired educator who lives in Wright Farms neighborhood, is a fan of the library. e garden has given her ideas.

“ ey bring in a lot of di erent classes. We can walk up to and use the library. You get to see the kids here learning a lot of educational information. We are trying to put owers in our backyard boxes for pollinators,” Ontiveros said.

Suzanne McGowan, director of customer experience, said she likes to see people sitting out in the garden when she’s coming to work. Some people seem to be having meetings or having a little bit of solitude in the little natural area.

“I like the backdrop of our community garden. It’s just been fun. I hope it’s an experience for lot of our customers, whether they come into the library or not they can enjoy an extension of the library,” McGowan said.

“It has been a labor of love and a gift to the community. So we’re really excited to celebrate its grand opening today,” Ledden said.

“ e pollinator garden is a really great opportunity for us to be able to do that, and it adds some beauty to the area and, gives people an opportunity to sit outside and relax. Our facilities manager said he saw a little toad in our fountain this morning,” Fink said.

Zane and Gracie MacKinnon received butterfly wings to wear as they enjoyed the pollinator garden on August 8.

Stacie Ledden is giving the dedication of the garden plaque to Linda Wisniewski, who was in tears on August 8.

Hiatt with his dog Vader who was an integral part of the project. And from now on, he’s allowed inside the library on August 8. PHOTOS

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Fort Lupton’s Spaghetti Dinner is a very special fundraising event where 100% of the net proceeds from this dinner go directly to purchase school supplies – everything from backpacks to modeling clay to notebooks to computers– for students in Fort Lupton’s Weld RE-8 School district.

Enjoy homemade dinner and dessert, wine, and craft beer. Bring your appetite and your generosity!

e Spaghetti Dinner is sure to ll you up and help our kids thrive in school. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for kids 10 and under.

Drink wristbands are separate for $25 each.

Learn more at: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/968/Spaghetti-Dinner

Premier Members Credit Union hosting food drive

Premier Members Credit Union will be collecting donations for local food pantries during the entire month of August. Visit your local Premier Members Credit Union branch, or their corporate o ces in Broom eld to donate. Each branch chose a local food pantry to donate to ensure all donations stay local to that community.

Locally, ve branches of the credit union are hosting collections sites.

ey include locations at 755 E. 144th Ave. in ornton, the sites at 10339 N. Federal Blvd and 8440 Federal Blvd. in Westminster and the locations in Firestone and Erie.

“We always want to provide support to our local communities,” said Carlos Pacheco, CEO of Premier Members Credit Union. “One of our company pillars is Premier: Gives, where we provide the communities we serve with funds and employee volunteers to support initiatives of education, nancial literacy, and basic needs. is food drive will help many members of our communities to thrive.”

Splash Park Sponsorship Opportunities

Park, but the city will need help from our local businesses and residents. If you’d like to sponsor the Splash Park and have your name engraved on the agstone sponsorship wall, contact Doug at dcook@fortluptonco.gov.

Farm to Market tickets on sale

Tickets for Farm to Table, a fundraising event for the Platte Valley Medical Foundation scheduled for Aug. 17 are on sale now.

e Foundation’s biennial fundraising campaign will bene t women’s health services to help women connect with the care they need throughout their adult years and to support area women who do not always prioritize their own health needs. e foundation hopes to raise $500,000 in the campaign cycle. ey conduct multiple fundraising e orts annually with Farm to Table as the largest event. Farm to Table will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 on the hospital campus. Platte Valley Medical Center’s Chef Mike Anderson uses produce donated by area farmers to create a gourmet meal for about 450 guests.

e event garners so much support that it often sells out long before the date. is year, Muñoz reserved a block of tickets that are available to the public for $75 each. ey are available at https://ftt2023.cbo.io.

State youth council needs members

e Colorado legislature’s nonpartisan Colorado Youth Advisory Council has openings for new members across the state for the 2023-25 term.

islators, and seek feedback from their peers and communities.

e Colorado Legislature created the youth advisory council in 2008 to give Colorado’s youth ages 14-19 a voice in lawmaking. Youth council members work each summer to propose policy ideas to a committee of legislators. Each summer, students present policy proposals to legislators. During the last two years, several policies the youth council identi ed became law, including increased crisis services, higher education programs for fostered youth, educational standards and e orts to prevent eating disorders.

Applications are due June 19. State organizers plan to host an informational session for applicants at 6 p.m. June 14. Find info at www.coyac.org/ apply.

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., on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 303-857-1096.

Walk with a doc

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e Youth Advisory Council is a statewide organization dedicated to youth-led civic service learning. Youth members lead policy committees that analyze issues and policies that impact youth across Colorado. Policy work can include making recommendations about current policies or advocating for new ones. Council members conduct research, write problem/solution statements, meet with subject matter experts, build relationships with leg-

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.

Via brings mobility services to Weld County

Weld County residents 60 and over, as of August 1, have Via Mobility Services accessible transportation for free in Ault, Fort Lupton, Gil-

crest, Hudson, Johnstown, Kersey, Keenesburg, Nunn, Platteville and some unincorporated portions of Weld County.

Via Mobility Services can take older adults and

individuals with disabilities to grocery stores, healthcare facilities, work locations, social outings, and more. Riders will receive door-todoor service from trained drivers that will escort them

to the bus and back home. e hours for a ride to run errands are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. For more information, including your eligibility to ride, call Via at 303-444-3043.

Students, parents excited and hopeful about new year in Adams 14 schools

BY YESENIA ROBLES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Getting ahead of most school districts in the state, Adams 14 students started a new school year nervous, excited, and curious about possible changes the district might roll out.

Adams 14 is expected to be making changes as part of its turnaround as the rst district in the state ordered into reorganization after many years of low ratings in state performance measures. Most parents and students were unaware of the turnaround changes, and some were curious about what to expect.

Most students at the high school on Aug. 7 didn’t know about the school’s plans to create career academies in health sciences and human services; architecture, construction, engineering and design; business, hospitality and tourism; and digital information and technology. e district has said ninth graders would eventually pick one of the four academies, or paths, that can give them certi cations along with their high school

diplomas.

Some students don’t expect much to change. However, many already had their schedules in

hand as they walked into school — an important improvement over some past years when students reported waiting days in the audi-

torium to get a schedule.

At Monaco Elementary, parents walked their little ones, carrying stu ed backpacks, boxes of tissues, and other supplies, to wait for their teachers to take them into their rst day of classes.

Monaco is receiving students this year from former Hanson Elementary which the district closed due to declining enrollment and to make more room for the alternative high school. Parents of Hanson students said their kids were nervous, but fortunately found former teachers and classmates among the friendly faces at their new school.

“ ey’re very excited now that they found out a lot of their friends moved with them,” said parent Tabitha Amaya. Her rst and third graders were still getting used to the new school building, but besides praising the lunch and recess periods of the day, were excited to have a science class this year. “ at’s the highlight.”

For Amaya, one concern remains: how she’ll manage to get her kids to school on ursdays. e district

Students arrive to their first day of school at Adams City High School on Aug. 7. YESENIA ROBLES

SROs reinstated at Denver schools didn’t increase tickets and arrests

BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Tickets and arrests of students at 13 Denver Public Schools campuses were lower when police o cers were not stationed inside the school buildings than when they were, according to state and local data from the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years.

e data backs a key criticism of school resource o cers, which is that they increase tickets and arrests and feed the school-to-prison pipeline.

But when SROs were reintroduced on those 13 campuses for the last two months of the 2022-23 school year, after a shooting inside East High School, the monthly average of tickets and arrests did not go up, according to data from the Denver Police Department.

East High student Stella Kaye has a theory as to why.

When Kaye, a 16-year-old junior, thought about the data on SROs, “I thought about, Wow, they probably know how many people don’t

want them to be there,” she said. “So if they start arresting kids left and right, it would not look good for the police or DPS. It’s almost like they had to be on their best behavior. It’s like they were put in their place a little bit.”

It’s a theory shared by parents, students, advocates, and elected o cials on both sides of the issue.

ose who support the return of SROs point to the data as a hopeful sign that students won’t be overpoliced. ose opposed to SROs are skeptical that two months of data, at a time when school safety was closely watched, proves that anything will be di erent.

When school starts in Denver next month, SROs will be back at the same 13 high school campuses. e data from the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years provides a window — albeit a limited one — into what parents and students can expect.

DPS had SROs starting in the 1990s. In the 2019-20 school year, SROs were stationed at 18 middle and high schools. ose 18 campuses included the 13 that will have

an SRO this fall.

In 2019-20, there were 30 student arrests and 160 tickets issued on those 13 campuses, according to the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, which uses data from law enforcement agencies and school districts to track student interactions with police.

In the summer of 2020, amid nationwide protests against racist policing, the Denver school board unanimously voted to end DPS’ contract with the Denver Police Department. e 18 SROs were phased out of schools the following year, and gone by June 2021.

e pandemic made it di cult to assess the impact of removing SROs. e 2020-21 school year was largely remote for high school students, and the following year, 2021-22, was interrupted by returns to remote learning as COVID variants spiked. is past school year, 2022-23, was the rst prolonged test of in-person school without SROs. Data from the Denver Police Department shows that arrests and tickets at the 13 campuses were lower this past year

than in 2019-20 when the campuses had SROs.

In 2022-23, there were 18 student arrests at the 13 campuses, compared to 30 in 2019-20 for those same campuses — a 40% decrease. Similarly, there were 75 tickets issued to students at the 13 campuses this past year, compared to 160 in 2019-20 — a 53% decrease.

A majority of the tickets — 57 of the 75 — were for assault or public ghting.

e 2022-23 data includes the months of April and May, when SROs were temporarily placed at the 13 campuses following a shooting inside East High on March 22. A 17-year-old student shot and injured two deans before eeing and taking his own life.

After SROs were reinstated, the number of tickets and arrests at the 13 campuses held steady at about 10 incidents per month across all 13 campuses, the data shows. Most of the incidents were tickets. Only two students, both 15 years old, were

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arrested in that time period: one for third-degree assault and one for indecent exposure, according to the data.

School board member Scott Baldermann wrote the policy to reintroduce SROs. e policy includes a requirement that DPS monitor the number of times SROs ticket or arrest students to ensure marginalized students aren’t disproportionately targeted.

Before SROs were removed, Black students were targeted more often. In 2018-19, one in four tickets or arrests involved Black DPS students, even though only about one in seven students were Black, state data showed. e monitoring is meant to safeguard against racist policing.

“Now they’re being watched,” Baldermann said.

But the 2022-23 data also shows a disproportionality. White students were underrepresented in tickets and arrests, while Black students were overrepresented. A third of tickets and arrests in 2022-23 involved Black students, but only 14% of DPS students are Black.

Steve Katsaros, an East High parent who helped form a safety advocacy group after the March shooting, is supportive of SROs. But he said the bigger issue is DPS’ rules for when educators can suspend or expel students or call the police.

ose rules are spelled out in a chart known as the discipline matrix, which DPS amended in 2021 to limit calls to police.

“ e elephant in the room is that the discipline matrix says educators cannot refer to [the Denver Police Department],” Katsaros said.

Given the changes to the discipline matrix and other factors, such as the e ects of the pandemic on students’ behavior, Katsaros said it’s

hard to draw conclusions by comparing data from before and after remote learning. “ e data can be twisted,” he said.

Elsa Bañuelos-Lindsay is also skeptical of the data. She is the executive director of Movimiento Poder, an advocacy organization that strongly opposed the return of SROs.

“Our worry as an organization is we will see an increase … in the criminalization of [Black, Indigenous, people of color] working-class young people,” Bañuelos-Lindsay said, and “a lot of schools relying on policing to deal with issues that should be dealt with in schools, like mental health.”

Seventeen-year-old Skye O’Toole is a student at Denver School of the Arts, which doesn’t have an SRO. At a closed-door school board meeting held the day after the East High shooting, Superintendent Alex Marrero said DSA had turned down the o er of an SRO this past spring, a re-

cently released recording revealed. But that’s no guarantee DSA won’t get an SRO sometime in the future. It’s an outcome that O’Toole, who is an active member of Marrero’s student cabinet, opposes.

Even though the recent data does not show a spike in tickets and arrests after SROs were reintroduced this past spring, O’Toole said she still fears that could happen.

“We can’t jump to any conclusions based on two months of data,” O’Toole said. “ e rst few months or the rst few years, [the SROs are] likely going to be on their best behavior. ey were being brought back with a lot of caution and concern around them.

“We can start judging the data more when we’re one or two years into the process. I have a feeling that arrests will go up. I’ll be watching very closely.”

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REVERSE MORTGAGES MADE EASY

Wouldn’t it be fantastic if we could live our social media life all the time?

I mean we post beautiful and happy pictures of ourselves, our family and our friends. We post our smiles and celebrations. We post pictures of oceans, mountains, sunrises, sunsets, boats and our favorite vacation spots. We post pictures of our delicious meals at home or in restaurants and sometimes include our frosty beverage or share the bottle of wine we just ordered. We love to post pictures of our children and grandchildren, our dogs, our cats, horses, turtles and any other pet we own. I don’t know about you, but I want to live in that world of love, happiness and beauty all of the time.

ere are some folks out there who prefer to post negative thoughts. ey go on toxic rants and, well, just post some not-sonice things. e good news is that we can choose to unfriend them or mute them for a while. ere is just too much goodness in the world that we don’t need to get mired in the yuck and muck of life. What would it look like for us

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

State of the region

The real us vs. the online us

to be more consistent, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow? What would it look like for us to be so consistent in our actions, thoughts, words and posts? What would it look like and feel like if we were the same happy, cheerful, thoughtful, fun and loving person that people see on social media?

I guess the hard question we must ask ourselves is this, “Why am I not the same person that I want others to see in me?” What is driving my inconsistency? Am I faking it? Am I faking it just so others don’t see the real me or the other side of me? Or that they won’t see the di culties in my life or my moments of being fragile?

ere is that joke about a police o cer pulling over a car. ere was a woman showing animated signs of being angry and upset, waving her arms around, screaming and demonstrating all kinds of road rage. When the o cer pulled

her over, she asked why she was being pulled over. e o cer replied that he thought the car may have been stolen. Confused, the woman asked why. e o cer said because he saw the Jesus bumper sticker and the sh emblem on the back of the car and then saw the anger and road rage going on so he simply assumed that the car must have been stolen.

How many times have we argued with our spouse or children and then when a friend shows up, we put on our best smile, happy face, and kindest appearance? We have all done it and have done it more times than we care to remember. We have all done it, and all the while knowing we were faking it or being disingenuous.

What if our good, kind, cheerful, thoughtful, fun and loving social media self became our everyday self? It would be wonderful, wouldn’t it? However, we know that life happens, and yes there is the muck and yuck of life that happens. We have seasons that are more di cult than others and most of the time, that is when we look for quiet solitude and when we allow our emotions to be ex-

pressed. It’s OK to feel hurt, angry and upset when necessary, its natural. I am talking more about the everyday attitude we walk around with most of the time.

We have been so blessed, there is no reason to walk around looking like the picture on our driver’s license. Or like we have been weaned on a pickle. In our most di cult days, we have to channel our better self, showing up with grace regardless of the circumstance.

Do you share the bright, happy, cheerful, and loving moments of your life on social media? Would it be fantastic if most of our days we showed up to life like that? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can work toward consistency whether we are on social media or not, 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.

Adams County Regional Economic Partnership recently hosted its annual State of the Region luncheon in Westminster. Stakeholders and elected o cials, including Governor Polis, were in attendance to highlight the economic growth, demographic trends, and achievements of local businesses and communities within the Greater Adams County region. One common theme was an overwhelming optimism about the region’s direction and future opportunities.

Adams County is evolving into a premier location for vital strategic industries—from life sciences to advanced manufacturing to next-generation energy solutions. American technological innovation and digital tools have unlocked e ciencies and contributed to the diversi cation of the Colorado economy in ways that would have been unfathomable even ten years ago. Today, every industry or company is an IT-dependent operation. is evolution also provides excellent career opportunities for our young workforce in Adams County. By harnessing the latest technology in local business operations, Adams County will be an economic powerhouse for generations.

Technology and innovation have certainly played an invaluable role in

transforming the Colorado economy. We have witnessed how proactive stakeholder engagement with emerging industries at the state and local levels promotes a healthy business environment. Alternatively, we’ve seen what happens when industry experts are ignored or left out of policy conversations and the detrimental impacts that can have on individual industry sector growth. We need to avoid pitfalls that could reverse technology’s gains in bolstering growth in certain sectors of the Adams County economy. We believe our region will see continued success if we can remove barriers to entry for new technological advancements and be mindful of implementing regulations that impede innovation and development. Misguided regulatory or legislative proposals could sti e the innovation underpinning so much of our region’s—and state’s— success. e state of the Greater Adams County region is strong. We need support from our public o cials and continued leadership from the local business community to ensure that it stays that way. As leaders look towards future regulations and legislation, AC-REP stands ready to convene stakeholders and develop solutions that keep our technology economy solid and successful.

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Clive Cussler’s classic-car legacy lives on

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Tucked away behind construction on Indiana Street is a collection of ily writing adventure and thriller stories. ough Cussler passed away in 2020, his legacy lives on, partially through his museum.  ough Cussler began collect ing cars in the 1970s, it wasn’t until

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“My mother and I approached him about opening it up to the public because he had over 100 cars, and they’re so fascinating,”

Amie Knutson, Cussler’s grand daughter, said. “We thought it’d be neat to open up to the public and let people come see them.”

Knutson added that she wants to keep her grandfather’s legacy going.

“He passed away three years ago,” she said. “It’s just neat talking to all the people that are huge fans of his and just showing people these awe some cars that you don’t really see

every day. It’s wonderful.”

Keith Lowden, the museum’s mechanic, has been working on the cars since the 1980s. Lowden helped Cussler to pick out cars and restore them and has been helping with upkeep and repairs ever since.

“I would go on trips with him to car auctions,” Lowden said. “I checked (cars) over and stu before he would decide to bid on them. So that was a lot of fun. ose times

With over 100 cars, the museum can only display around 60 at a time. Each car has a small sign

detailing the model and history of the vehicle, while many cars are displayed with a copy of one of Cussler’s books. Many of Cussler’s books feature a car in his collection, with a photo of him in the car on

“Opening this up as a museum so people can come in, we get a lot of his fans in here,” Lowden said. “It’s like they’re movie stars to them or something where they want to come and see the car. ey can’t see the character. e stories are just kind of made up. But the cars

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“With both parents working, it’s kind of hard,” Amaya said. She said Monaco leaders had reached out to her to hear her concerns, seemingly looking for a solution, she thought, but she hasn’t heard back.

“I guess we’ll see ursday,” Amaya said.

Adams 14 has about 6,100 students and still has an uncertain future. Reorganization could mean school closures or nearby districts taking control over the district’s schools, but the plan has to be shaped and approved by the community, and leaders appointed to the reorganization committee support letting Adams 14 continue to operate as is.

Much of that work remains on hold while the district awaits a Colorado Supreme Court decision as it argues the state doesn’t have the ability to order a school district to close. In the meantime, district leaders are counting on Superintendent Karla Loria’s new administration to drive academic improvements that multiple past administrations have been unable to accomplish.

District leadership refused an interview to talk about the work that’s going into those improvements.

Parents said they’re unaware of what changes are happening, but are hopeful for a good school year.

Angelica Munoz said she just moved to Commerce City and isn’t aware of any of the district changes, but heard from her sister-in-law that Monaco was a “wonderful school.”

Her daughter loved her rst day of kindergarten.

“She can’t wait to go back tomorrow,” Munoz said. “She said they were doing a lot of reading. I think that’s good.”

Carlos Cabrera has a son, 14, with special needs, who is starting at Adams City High School this year.

Cabrera said his son was worried about the bigger school, older students, and more social interactions, and he was concerned because his son doesn’t communicate much.

But after school, Cabrera said it seemed to go well.

“He said he likes the teachers,” he said. “It looks like it went good.”

Cabrera said that in the morning he walked into the school with his son, but didn’t get a lot of information. e school said they’d let him know about the academies later.

Jason Malmberg, the president of the district’s teachers union, said he and other teachers are most excited about the district’s continued work to roll out the community

school model. e model, which seeks to bring community resources into the schools such as food pantries, parents classes, or after-school care, to address external factors that impact learning, is being rolled out rst at Central Elementary, one of the lower-performing schools in the district. Malmberg said he and other leaders applied this summer for some grant funding to try to pay for the work to roll out the model districtwide.

“ ere’s a model that pretends race and class and poverty have no impact on education,” Malmberg said. “We are trying to do a di erent model, a model that elevates the voice of the community, that responds to the needs of that community.”

Malmberg, along with district and community leaders, believe the state’s performance ratings ignore the impact that the high concentration of poverty and other social and environmental challenges have on the ability for students in Adams 14 to be able to learn or demonstrate learning on a standardized test. ey’re interested in having the school district address some of those challenges rst and believe that over time, that may lead to some academic improvements.

“We really feel like this is the answer: investing in the community. But it’s not a quick x.”

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earning about history is more fun when you experience it.

at’s why the metro area has a wide range of places to experience Colorado’s history rsthand. Museums, tourist attractions and more provide venues for adults and children to get hands-on learning about Colorado history from the Jurrasic age to the 1900s.

From dinosaurs to mining and railroad history to early home and school life — the metro area has plenty of locations where families can have fun and learn a bit in the process.

Living history museums enable visitors to experience the everyday home life of ordinary people who toiled on Colorado’s farms, ranches, factories, mines, smelters and more, according to Kevin Rucker, a senior lecturer in MSU Denver’s history department.

For example, “visitors are able to visualize and empathize with what it took for women to take care of a household and raise families,” he said.

Rucker pointed to the Four-Mile House, Golden Prospect Park, Littleton Heritage Museum, Black Western History Museum, Molly Brown House as a starting point for all of the living history locations in the area. Colorado Community Media takes a look at some of the places in the metro area that provide hands-on history.

Who doesn’t love dinosaurs?

Morrison is home to two spots where families can learn about dinosaurs — Dinosaur Ridge and the Morrison Natural History Museum.

logic and paleontological features. Visitors can check out the area themselves or with volunteers and geologists to learn about the dinosaurs that roamed the area. ere’s a museum and gift shop at C-470 and Alameda Parkway, and Dinosaur Ridge has Dinosaur Days throughout the year.

Close by is the Morrison Natural History Museum on Highway 8 just south of downtown Morrison, where families can learn more about dinosaurs. e museum is also a research center, so in addition to visiting the museum, people can take archeological trips.

Stegosaurus Day is always fun for kids as they try their hands at peeling away rocks to nd fossils.

Gold rush

Clear Creek County has several locations to learn more about Colorado’s mining history. At the Phoenix Gold Mine southwest of Idaho Springs, history comes alive as visitors go underground in a gold mine, pan for gold to try to strike it rich themselves and more.

Mine owner Dave Mosch, whose family has lived in Colorado since the 1860s,

called the Phoenix Gold Mine fascinating for those who haven’t seen up close what mining was like, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He noted that the mining-support industry also brought people to Colorado — building houses, operating shops and providing personal aspects of life to miners.

“Colorado is a beautiful place, but what originally brought people here was the gold,” Mosch said. “ e more you understand mining, the more you understand the growth of our state.”

He and all of Clear Creek County are proud that the Colorado gold rush began in 1859 in the county.

Trains and more trains

e founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum understood how big the railroads were to settling Colorado.

“Bob Richardson (the founder of the museum) realized that people needed to know how it all got started, how people traveled to Colorado and how hard it was,” Roni Kramer, director of education for the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, explained. “It is important to see every aspect of people’s beginnings and how they got here on the train. Honestly, it’s such an interesting story.”

While adults may be more interested in historical tidbits, children have the opportunity to check out all areas of di erent train cars. ey ring bells, move through

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Dinosaur Ridge has interpretive signs along two miles of trails that explain the local geology, fossils, and many other geo- Halloween fun

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kitchen and bunk cars to see how people traveling by train ate and slept, and more. And who wouldn’t love to have a birthday party in a caboose?

e railroad museum continues to get more interactive, Kramer said, with train rides, turntable demonstrations, art activities, a locomotive simulator and more — everything to please train lovers and train novices alike.

A farming life

Daily life on the plains in Colorado evolved between the 1860s and the 1890s, and the Littleton Museum has two working historical farms for visitors to learn about what life was like then. Historic interpreters in period clothing are happy to explain trades and skills of the time, plus they maintain the gardens, pumpkin elds and livestock.

According to the Littleton Museum, great care has been taken to ensure that plants and animals are historically accurate for the time period they represent.

e 1860s farm is a pioneer homestead during Littleton’s settlement period, a time before train travel, when oxen-drawn wagons were the main source of transportation. e schoolhouse at the farm, the rst in Littleton, showed how residents were moving forward to establish a formal township. e 1860s farm also has an ice house, sheep shed and barn.

e 1890s farm, which has a barn, tool shed, and privy, also has a working blacksmith shop, which was important to farm communities.  e shop depicts blacksmithing in 1903, when electricity reached Littleton.

The importance of history

“History is important,” Kramer said, explaining that people need to learn to appreciate how difcult it was to settle Colorado.

Rucker added that farmers in the early settlement days of Colorado worked from dawn to dusk just to survive. In addition to farming and raising animals, families tended gardens, and women taught school, did laundry, took in boarders, and sewed and mended clothes to make extra money to buy necessities. It was a di cult way of life, something people should understand and appreciate.

“It was just the reality of the time,” Rucker said.

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17155 W 44th Ave, Golden Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily coloradorailroadmuseum.org

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Visitors wait to take a tour at the Phoenix Gold Mine near Idaho Springs. The mine is one of several spots in the county to experience what mining was like after the gold rush started in Colorado in 1859. Clear Creek County was the location of the start of the state’s gold rush.

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An exciting pair has taken over the junior varsity volleyball team at Brighton High School, but it’s more of a welcome home than the start of a new journey.

Kiahna Infante-Escamilla and Keilani Infante might be familiar to fans of the program. ey grew up in Brighton. And although they live just outside a major metropolis, they consider themselves “small town people.” at’s why they came back to the Front Range after college, and don’t plan on going anywhere else soon.  “We do like to do big things in our community, though,” Infante-Escamilla said. “We work with the Boys and Girls club and I work with an elementary school in town. So we try to give back to the community, and we do it through volleyball because we both enjoy it.”

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I sat down with the duo to learn more about their plans for Brighton High School’s JV program and the team’s upcoming season. Here are ve things I learned:

1. If you hadn’t guessed, the two are sisters Growing up, Keilani Infante said the two did everything together. So when Kiahna Infante-Escamilla joined the coaching sta back when Infante was a freshman at Brighton, Infante said she knew she wanted to eventually get involved.

Getting to learn from her sister and help teach others was something she had to be a part of.

“I’ve always just been used to doing everything with my sister, so we’re like ‘Well, yeah let’s coach together.’” Infante said. “We already do so much, and this is just kind of the cherry on top.”

2. Both went to Brighton and played on the volleyball team Infante-Escamilla has been on the coaching sta at Brighton for six years, and is now the head coach of the JV team. Her sister Infante is joining her this season for the rst time as

an assistant coach.

But both are very familiar with the program and facilities. Infante-Escamilla graduated in 2013, and joined the coaching sta when Infante was a freshman during the 2017-18 season.

Infante then graduated in 2021 and wanted to return to high school volleyball considering her senior season was shut down due to the pandemic.

“I had gone out of state for school, and then you always just come back home, back to your roots,” Infante said. “It’s good to be able to do that and stand by my sister.”

“We both went there, so it’s pretty awesome to be a part of things like the homecoming parade and support the other sports,” Infante-Escamilla said. “We go to the football games and basketball games and just try to do hometown things.”

3. Both are passionate about making an impact on and o the court

Both told me the desire to get into coaching goes beyond the wins and losses on the record at the end of the year. ey already spoke about supporting the community in Brighton and attending the other sporting events at the school.

But it’s all about how they can impact those closest to them on a daily basis — their players.

“I know how much of an impact my coaches made on me, so I’m hoping that we can do the same for our girls now,” Infante said. “I’m excited to be back in high school volleyball.”

4. They’ll have a very young team in 2023 After losing seven seniors to graduation, development will be the name of the game this season, InfanteEscamilla said. But she’s looking forward to teaching fundamentals and technique again.

“I think this year is de nitely going to be more development-based, so I’m kind of excited to get back to teaching the game of volleyball,” she said. “Because usually — I do JV — so I usually get the girls who already pretty much know the foundation of volleyball. But we have a very young crowd and group of girls I’m excited to teach and reteach to get them to that next level.”

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School District 27J in the Counties of Adams, Broomfield, and Weld, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

At this election, four directors will be elected representing the director districts 1, 3, 6 and 7. Each School Director elected will serve a term of office for four years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election and a resident of the director district which will be represented. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 50 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at School District 27J, Edwin E. Harshbarger Educational Service Center, 18551 E.160th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Completed petitions shall be submitted to Lynn Ann Sheats, Designated Election Official no later than 2:00 p.m. on September 1, 2023.

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El Distrito Escolar 27J en los condados de Adams, Broomfield y Weld, en el Estado de Colorado, solicita la nominación de candidatos para directores escolares que se incluirán en la boleta para la elección escolar bienal regular que se llevará a cabo el martes 7 de noviembre de 2023.

En esta elección, se elegirán cuatro directores en representación de los distritos de directores 1, 3, 6 y 7. Cada director escolar elegido tendrá un mandato de cuatro años. Para calificar, un candidato debe haber sido un elector registrado del distrito escolar durante al menos 12 meses consecutivos antes de la elección y ser residente del distrito director que estará representando.

Una persona no es elegible para postularse para director de escuela si ha sido condenado por cometer un delito sexual contra un niño.

Una persona que desee ser candidato a director escolar deberá presentar un aviso por escrito de la intención de ser candidato y una petición de nominación firmada por al menos 50 electores elegibles que estén registrados para votar en la elección escolar bienal regular.

Las peticiones de nominación se pueden obtener en el Distrito Escolar 27J, Centro de Servicios Educativos Edwin E. Harshbarger, 18551 E. 160th Avenida, Brighton, CO 80601. El horario de las oficinas es de 7:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m.

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City of Brighton

Public Notice

The City of Brighton is seeking candidates for City Council positions in each Ward for the November 7, 2023 regular municipal election. Nomination petitions will be available in the Office of the City Clerk at 500 South 4th Avenue from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August 8, 2023 and completed nomination petitions must be filed by 5:00 p.m. on August 28, 2023. Please call City Clerk Natalie Hoel at 303-655-2056 or Deputy City Clerk Erin Kelm at 303-655-2031 with questions.

Legal Notice No. BSB2594

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE PROPOSED FRUITION LOCHBUIE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the eligible electors of the proposed Fruition Lochbuie Metropolitan District No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 of the Town of Lochbuie, Weld County, Colorado (the “Districts”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that it is anticipated that organizational elections for the creation of the proposed Districts will occur on November 7, 2023. Any eligible elector of the proposed Districts interested in serving on the boards of directors should file a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form with the Designated Election Official of the proposed Districts no later than the close of business on Friday, September 1, 2023, at the address below.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available and can be obtained from Jennifer S. Henry, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 5924380, jhenry@specialdistrictlaw.com.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Jennifer S. Henry, the Designated Election Official of the proposed Districts, c/o at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, October 31, 2023).

PROPOSED FRUITION LOCHBUIE METRO-

POLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4

By:/s/ Jennifer S. Henry Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. BSB2613

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment at the offices of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 111 S. Tejon Street, Suite 705, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, on or after August 28, 2023, to JHL Enterprises, Inc d/b/a JHL Constructors, Inc., 9100 E. Panorama Dr., Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed pursuant to AIA Document A141, Design-Build Amendment #2 – Task Order #6 dated July 21, 2022 entered into between JHL Constructors, Inc. and Rail Land Company LLC, for the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Adams County, Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Said verified statement must be filed with the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District c/o Carrie Bartow, District Accountant, at the above address and at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAIL PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Russell Dykstra Legal Counsel to the District

Legal Notice No. BSB2593

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601

Plaintiff: PEORIA 33 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation

Defendants: CARLOS ARBAYO; DONNA ARBAYO; KEVIN ECKHART; TERRI ECKHART; QUAKER 22,LLC; ALEX VILLAGRAN, AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ADAMS COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION

Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP

Wendy E. Weigler #28419

Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80127 Phone Number: (303) 863-1870

Case Number: 2023CV030160

SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM

Under a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on May 8, 2023 in the above- captioned action, I am ordered to sell certain real Jrupsr

L’ as follows:

Criginal Lienee

Carlos Arbayo and Donna Arbayo

Original Lienor

Peoria 33 Condominium Association, Inc.

Current Holder of the evidence of debt

Peoria 33 Condominium Association, Inc.

Date of Lien being foreclosed

November 2, 2021

Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed

November 4, 2021

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Information

2021000130151

Criginal Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness

$ 1 1,5 14.68

Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof

$44,164.36

Amount of Judgment entered May 8, 2023

$39,944.29

Description of property to be foreclosed:

Condominium Units J & K, Peoria 33 Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded on July 28, 2004 at Reception No. 20040728000675660, in the records of the recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado and as defined in and described in the Condominium Declaration recorded on July 28,2004, at Reception No. 20040728000675650 in said records, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 12001 E. 33rd Avenue, Units J & K, Aurora, CO 80010

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on October l2th, 2023, at the Adams County Sheriff s Office, located at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover the highest bid by noon on the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to the Adams County District Court.

First Publication: August 17th,2023

Last Publication: September 14th,2023

Name of Publication: Brighton Standard Blade

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE, CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW

AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT I-INDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO $38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO $38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN C.R.S. 38-38-103 ,z,THE, BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW, RALPH L. CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING, 13OO BROADWAY, 1OrH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203,720-508-6000; THE CFPB, CFPB, PO BOX 2900, CLINTON IA 52733-2900 (855) 4tt-2372 OR BOTH, BUT THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows: Wendy E. Weigler #28419 Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 303-863-1870

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Date: July 17,2023

By: Gene R. Claps Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado

Statutes attached: $$38-37-108,38-38-103,38-38-104,38-38301,38-38-304,38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.

Legal Notice No. BSB2607

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Aurora, Arapahoe County and Unincorporated Areas of Adams County, Colorado, Case No. 22-08-0792P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate

Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community.

These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. BSB2603

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA, FORT HAYS, CODELL, AND CARLILE FORMATIONS, WATTENBERG FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

CAUSE NO. 407

DOCKET NO. 230400129

TYPE: SPACING

NOTICE OF HEARING

PDC Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 69175) (“PDC” or “Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish a drilling and spacing unit, as well as to set the maximum number of wells that may be drilled in the proposed unit on lands identified below. This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may own oil or gas (“mineral”) interests within the proposed unit. Generally, spacing is the process whereby an applicant obtains approval to assign certain mineral interests to be developed by a specific number of wells. Importantly, spacing is not pooling, and it is not an application for a drilling permit.

APPLICATION LANDS

Township 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: E½, E½W½ Section 19: E½, E½W½

DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEARING

(Subject to change)

The assigned Hearing Officer will hold a hearing only on the above-referenced docket number at the following date, time, and location:

Date: October 18, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission

The Chancery Building

1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203

PETITIONS

DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECTED

PERSONS: September 18, 2023

Any interested party who wishes to participate formally must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above. Please see Commission Rule 507 at https://ecmc.state.co.us/#/home, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above. Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud. com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login. aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please

refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at https:// ecmc.state.co.us/documents/reg/Hearings/ External_Efiling_System_Handbook_December_2021_Final.pdf for more information. Under Commission Rule 508, if no petition is filed, the Application may be approved administratively without a formal hearing.

Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of September 18, 2023, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice. You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address listed below.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Cogcc. Hearings_Unit@state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.

ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

By Mimi C. Larsen, Secretary

Dated: August 7, 2023

PDC Energy, Inc. c/o Jamie L. Jost Kelsey H. Wasylenky Jost Energy Law, P.C. 3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103 Denver, CO 80216 720-446-5620 jjost@jostenergylaw.com kwasylenky@jostenergylaw.com

Legal Notice No. BSB2609

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Legal Notice No. BSB2581

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Bradley Russell Boyles, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 256

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jack Russell Boyles

Personal Representative 10788 Brewer Dr Northglenn, CO 80234

Legal Notice No. BSB2608

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOSEPH STUART MCKNELLY, a/k/a JOSEPH S. MCKNELLY, aka JOSEPH MCKNELLY, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30595

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennie Villa a/k/a Jennie McKnelly

Personal Representative

c/o Baker Law Group, LLC 8301 E. Prentice Ave, Suite 405 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. BSB2589

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To: William Paul Sitchler, Terry Lynn Sitchler, and Judith Irene Monsour, a/k/a Judy Monsour, f/k/a Judith I. Meehan, f/k/a Judy Irene Meehan

Last Known Address, if any: William Paul Sichler: 4776 Ambition Ct., Milton, Florida 32570

Terry Lynn Sitchler: Unknown

Judith Irene Monsour: 2457 S. Victor St., Unit C, Aurora, Colorado 80014

A hearing on Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative (title of pleading) for (brief description of relief requested): for the formal appointment of the Decedent’s adult son, Bill Roy Sitchler Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estate of Bill Roy Sitchler Sr., will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: September 18, 2023,

Time: 8:00am

Courtroom or Division: Division T1

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado 80601

***** IMPORTANT NOTICE*****

Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached motion/ petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.

Legal Notice No. BSB2597

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Geraldine Marie Knodel, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 159

John Mayfield

Personal Representative

1146 Caddie Loop

Lemoore, CA 93245

Legal Notice No. BSB2605

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gail Lynn Jensen, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30438

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Trent A. Jensen

Personal Representative

4523 Steamboat Circle Rapid City, South Dakota 57702

Legal Notice No. BSB2590

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ronnie George Stiegelmeyer, a/k/a Ronnie Stiegelmeyer, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 273

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janice Carpenter

Personal Representative 4455 Cody St Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. BSB2611

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

T&R AUTO REPAIR IS SELLING 303-659-6747

1995 SATURN SCI COUPE VIN ENDING IN 232517

Legal Notice No. BSB2604

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

Abandoned vehicle sale Tri-County Auto Recovery LLC 720-298-7466

1999 Ford f250. D11389

2003 Jaguar x-type. D43030

2005 Dodge magnum. 565769

2010 Dodge Grand caravan. 282035

2011 BMW e series. 442461

Legal Notice No. BSB2606

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Estate of Randy DiGesualdo, a/k/a Randal Rocco DiGesualdo, a/k/a Randal DiGesualdo, a/k/a Randal R. DiGesualdo, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 0255

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan DiGesualdo

Personal Representative

107 Bridge St Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB2582

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

In the Matter of the Estate of: Bill Roy Sitchler Sr., AKA Bill R. Sitchler Sr., a/k/a Bill Sitchler Sr., a/k/a Bill Roy Sitchler, a/k/a Bill R. Sitchler, a/k/a Bill Sitchler, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30602

Division Courtroom

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nadine Marie Knodel

Personal Representative 514 North 6th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB2579

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of LaDonna M Rolston, a/k/a LaDonna Mae Rolston, a/k/a LaDonna Rolston, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 275

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Eric Jones

Personal Representative 2220 Crestview Dr. Durango, CO 81301

Legal Notice No. BSB2610

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Lori Melroy A/Kl A Lori J Melroy A/KIA Lori Jean Melroy, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 250

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gordon Melroy

Personal Representative 1410 K Street Cozad, Nebraska 69130

Legal Notice No. BSB2596

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JASON EVERT TOMAS GENTZ, aka JASON GENTZ, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30596

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Elizabeth Denny

Personal Representative

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas J. Roth

Personal Representative 7991 Shaffer Pkwy., Ste. 203 Littleton, CO 80127

Ashley A. Geary, Attorney for Petitioner JORGENSEN, BROWNELL & PEPIN, P.C. 8001 Arista Place, Suite 415 Broomfield, CO 80021

Phone: (303) 678-0560

Fax: (970) 351-8421

Email: ageary@jbplegal.com

Atty Reg: #48339

NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mark A. Mayfield, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 124

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

15034 Columbine Street Thornton, CO 80602

Legal Notice No. BSB2591

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Child: Alithia Marie Romero

Respondents: Lisa Romero, John Doe

Special Respondents: Bobbie Garner, Kenneth Garner

Case Number: 2022JV15

Div: D Ctrm.:

Attorney or Party Without Attorney:

Name: Emily Platt

Address: 11860 Pecos St. Westminster, CO 80234

Phone Number: (720) 523-2950

Fax Number: (720)-523-2951

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-

DENTS: Lisa Romero and John Doe

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that the Petitioner, has filed a Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship which now exists between you and the above-named child;

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 5th day of, September 2023, at the hour of 1:30 p.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence

1) It is in the best interests of the child, that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between you and the child be terminated and severed; 2) That the child was adjudicated dependent or neglected;

the respondents be terminated and severed.

The Court, before it can terminate the parent-child legal relationship, must find that a continuation of the relationship is likely to result in grave risk of death or serious injury to the child or that your conduct or condition as a parent renders you unable or unwilling to give the child reasonable parental care.

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that you have the right to have legal counsel represent you in all matters connected with the Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship. If you cannot afford to pay the fees of legal counsel, you are advised that the Court will appoint legal counsel to represent you at no cost to you upon your request and upon your showing of an inability to pay.

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

District Court Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

In the Interest of:

Noah CASERES VERGARA

Respondent/Minor

Case Number: 23PR30533

Division: T1 Courtroom

time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: September 19, 2023

Time: 10:30a.m. Courtroom or Division: T1

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601

The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: This hearing will take place remotely via the Webex videoconferencing platform.

To join the Virtual Courtroom via Web (from a cell phone or computer), download Cisco Webex, and then enter the following link at 10:30a.m. on September 19, 2023: https:// judicial.webex.com/meet/D17-BRGT-DIVT1

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother or sister of the child must file a request for guardianship and legal custody of the child within twenty days of the filing of the motion to terminate parent/ child legal relationship.

Attorney for Petitioners: Kathleen M. Glynn, #39115 Grob and Eirich, LLC

12596 W. Bayaud Ave., #390 Lakewood, CO 80228

To join the Virtual Courtroom via Phone at 10:30a.m. on September 19, 2023, call 720650-7664, then enter meeting number/access code 2590 929 2405, then push # and # again.

Atty. Reg. #: 57403

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

Public

3) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 4) That the parents are unfit; 5) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; OR 1) That the child have been abandoned by their parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child, the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child and

If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.

Done and signed this 3rd day of August, 2023.

BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate

Legal Notice No. BSB2602

Phone Number: 303-679-8266

E-mail: katie@grobeirich.com

FAX Number: 303-679-8960

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: Any and All Unknown Birth Fathers and Keila Patricia Caseres Vergara

A hearing on the Petition for Appointment of CoGuardians for Minor will be held at the following

Kathleen

M. Glynn

12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228

Legal Notice No. BSB2575

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

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City and County

Public Notice

Weld County School District Re-8

Have you ever wanted to be a part of the Weld County School District Re-8? Do you want to serve students, public education and your community? Then we want to talk to you. In November 2023, four seats will be up for election. The school board is divided into seven geographically based director districts. Candidates will run for the director district in which they live. District A, District B, District D and District E will be open for election. All four positions will be a four-year term. 2023 Director District Descriptions.

An informational packet is available at the district office, or you can find information at www.casb. org . Look for 2023 Elections scrolling across the top. In order to be a candidate, a signed petition, with at least 50 signatures, must be submitted. Petitions will be available at the district office beginning August 9, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. and must be notarized and turned in to the district office (200 South Fulton Avenue) by 4:00 p.m. on September 1, 2023. Due to the amount of time needed to put petition materials together, we ask for your convenience and ours to please schedule an appointment with Debra Smith ( dsmith@weld8.org ) prior to picking up your petition.

If you are interested and would like to find out more about serving on the board, whether in this election or future elections, come get information and ask questions. If you would like more information about being a school board member for Weld County School District Re-8, please call (303)857-3203 to make an appointment or talk

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to Debra Smith, Election Official or Alan Kaylor, Superintendent of Schools.

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