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Colorado voters approved a ballot measure in 2020 increasing taxes on tobacco and nicotine products and letting the state use the revenue to fund a universal preschool program. But the increased taxes generated more money than expected to the tune of about $24 million. So the legislature passed a bill asking voters this year through Proposition II to let the state keep that extra money — as well as all future revenue from the taxes — and use it to expand the preschool program. If voters reject Proposition II, the tax revenue collected above what was projected will be returned to nicotine and tobacco wholesalers and distributors. Additionally, the nicotine and tobacco tax rates will be cut to prevent future excess revenue. SEE FUNDS, P7

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Brighton artists honored by Arts Commission BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What began 40 years ago as a Brighton-area stringed instrument group has been honored by the Brighton Cultural Arts Commission. The Brighton Music Choir and Orchestra received the Master of Performing Arts award. It’s a category for artists who are who are filmmakers, dancers, actors, actresses, directors, or musicians. The arts commission celebrated that group and several other area artists at an Oct. 18 ceremony at Brighton’s Eagle View Adult Center. Joining the choir and orchestra in receiving honors at the ceremony were artists Jan Hepp-Struck, Kathy and Ed Hansen, Judd Farner, Elena Guerrero Townsend, MJ McCafferty, and Sue Corbett The original orchestra began in the 1980s as a group of adult string musicians called “String Colors’. The String Colors became so successful other groups wanted to join them. Eventually, the group coalesced under the direction of Kat McCusker in 1987, with about 30 musicians. Today, the chorus and orchestra perform four concerts yearly. “I’m pleased that we have been able to serve the community musically for these many years! I have been conducting the group since 1987,” McCusker said via email. The group has been more than just performing group but has become a founding area for other area musicans. Groups such as BrightonJazz, Thrillseekers and Brighton Brass were formed out of the Brigh-

ton Music Orchestra. Deanna Marcy is the director of the Brighton Music Choir, one of those groups. It started as a community church choir in Brighton performing Christmas concerts in 1997 by Bonnie Simcox and Marlys Harp. “We are so very honored to have been nominated and chosen for this award,” Marcy said. Marcy has been a teacher for over 40 years, teaching middle school Spanish one and two and teaching high school geography and personal finance at The Summit Academy in Westminster, and continues to pursue music with the chorus as a hobby. “One of the biggest honors for me and the choir was when asked to sing for the program when the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall came to Brighton in August 2021,” Marcy said. “We’ve also had the opportunity to participate in caroling at the Adams County Historical Christmas night and at the City of Brighton Festival of Lights.” Passion from Polaroid

Photographer Jan Hepp-Struck received the Master of Visual Arts, a category for artists who are photographers, painters, potters, sculptors, and jewelry designers. “I feel honored and blessed to receive this award. To be acknowledged in this way for something I love to do – taking pictures,” HeppStruck said via email. “It is possible that photographers enjoy more beauty – always looking for sunrises, sunsets, wildlife, birds, waterfalls, storm clouds, blooming flowers, landscapes, Milky Way, stars

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and anything unique or interesting.” Hepp-Struck is in real estate and has a passion for photography since she picked up a Polaroid camera in high school. “The ability to capture the beauty of something with the push of a button and watch it appear almost instantly sparked an interest since then I blossomed,” Struck said. Amanda Griffin, a local writer, submitted the Hepp-Struck nomination. “Jan considers herself a hobby photographer, and it’s neither a reflection of her skill nor her natural eye for composition and beauty,” Griffin said. “At last year’s Excellence in Arts ceremony, copies of one of Jan’s photographs were given to our honorees in 2011,” Griffin said. Hepp-Struck experienced a lifechanging sight loss scare when she was diagnosed with a progressive disease that attacks the cornea, but was fortunate enough to get a transplant. “The transplant surgeries were successful, the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank asked me to participate in their annual Circle of Light Photo Project. With the sales proceeds, it was donated towards research on vision loss,” she said. Paletteers

Kathy and Ed Hansen received the Beyond Brighton award, a category to honor individuals, groups, or businesses outside our community that have strengthened the community’s cultural arts. The Hanson’s are artists involved in the arts with Adams County,

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Brighton, and Westminster, volunteering for the Paletteers Art Group as the vice president and secretary, setting up art shows in Brighton, Westminster at Front Range Community College and the Adams County Fair. Ed Hanson has won numerous local and out-of-state awards and teaching classes at Main Street Gallery, and his work is displayed at the gallery. “It was a total surprise to us. We were not aware we had been to the ceremony before, but we didn’t ever expect to have our names on the board there,” Ed Hanson said. “We were very honored and we do a lot of volunteer work, but we don’t expect to be recognized,” Kathy Hanson said. Theater for the next generation

Judd Farner received a Master of Cultural Arts in Education award from the arts commission that recognizes him. “Having grown up in Brighton, it has been the great honor of my life to get to give back to the community that gave so much to me. An award like this amplifies the value of fostering community members who contribute,” Farner said. “ I am proud to be a part of building artistic merit in my community while providing students the opportunities to develop themselves into strong and invested citizens.” Farner is the theater arts teacher at Riverdale Ridge High School in Thornton, where he started the program six years ago. Farner said about 60 of the students have participated in more than 14 productions.

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Pacing population part of Brighton sales tax question Chief Domenico has plans if voters approve 15 cent tax on $100 sales BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brighton Police Chief Matt Domenico knows what he’ll do if voters approve ballot question 3F, a new 15 cent sales tax, at the polls next month. “Brighton is kind of a unique community, we are surrounded by interstate highways, along with really high volume going through the middle of town,” Domenico said. “Traffic and roadway safety are a huge concern for concern for residents. Funding additional traffic safety positions would be definitely one of our goals. Additional detectives both in our general detective division along with task forces would be as well. And then providing a team that can be quickly deployed to deal with new issues we are dealing with.” He’s not so sure what he’ll do if the tax fails. “I have certainly had conversations with the city manager and other city leadership about what the what the consequences of that would be,” he said. “How do we prioritize services and make sure that we’re providing the best? I think there is a commitment to continue to be creative and innovative. I mean, it’s not going to shut us down. But it would put a real challenge on us to provide a level of

service that our communities demand.” Based on polling the city did in the spring, Domenico said he’s confident his department is on the right Domenico track. “I think what we learned from that is that the city is supportive of the work the police department is doing and that many of the likely voters would be willing to absorb some additional sales tax to ensure the police department is funded at the level it should be,” Domenico said. 15 cents on $100

Councilors agreed in August to put a proposed sales tax on the Nov. 7 ballot. If voters approve, the city will begin collecting 15 cents on $100 spent in the city limits in 2024. That money will be set aside for the police department, allowing them to two hire 12 new department employees — most of them sworn officers. “We’re dealing with huge increases in auto theft, as many agencies are,” Domenico said. “Vehicle trespasses are up, too. So having a dedicated team of officers that can go out and work in partnership with the businesses, the residents, the neighborhood groups that are reporting those quality of life issues.” The city began looking for ways to increase the department’s budget last year, considering two plans to raise the $2 million - a sales tax or a property tax.

The City Council convened an outreach group to poll residents at city events in April and May and settled on the sales tax. The ballot measure would ask voters to approve a 0.15% sales tax increase, which would cost consumers 15 cents on a $100 purchase. The tax would begin in 2024 if voters agree in November. The increase would boost Brighton’s sales tax rate to 8.65% in the Adams County portions of Brighton and 7.9% in the Weld County portion. Retail buyers in Brighton currently pay 2.9% sales tax to the state, 1.1% to special districts and 3.75% to the city for general operations, capital projects and parks. Adams County collects an additional 0.75% for the portion of Brighton in Adams Coun-

ty. Shops in Prairie Center pay an additional 2.25% to the Prairie Center Metropolitan District. Population, technological drivers

The new tax would generate between $2 million and $2.75 million depending on the overall economy and retail sales in the city. Domenico said current estimates predict it will generate roughly $2.25 million. That money is necessary to help the department keep pace with Brighton’s population. Right now, the city has 1.8 officers for each 1,000 Brighton residents, he told councilors earlier in the year. The Front Range average is about 2.5 officers per 1,000 residents. SEE TAX QUESTION, P5

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Broken rail likely caused Pueblo train derailment BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

A broken rail likely caused a train hauling 124 cars of coal to derail on a bridge over Interstate 25 north of Pueblo, killing a semi truck driver, federal investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said. The board’s preliminary assessment determined that the bridge collapsed after the train derailed on Oct. 15, sending coal and mangled train cars across I-25 and closing the busy route between Pueblo and Colorado Springs. As many as 30 train cars derailed. Investigators were at the scene in the aftermath, trying to figure out what caused the broken rail and why warning systems did not alert crews, the NTSB said. Federal investigators will also look at the adequacy of prior track inspections and the condition and

maintenance history of the bridge. The federal agency will release its preliminary report within 30 days. A final report could take up to two years to be completed. The broken rail was east of the bridge over I-25, the NTSB said. Both northbound and southbound lanes of I-25 remained closed in the days after the crash as crews continued to clear debris from the road. BNSF expects cleanup to be completed by Wednesday, when CDOT engineers and maintenance crews will assess the damage and determine what repairs are needed to reopen the highway. Drivers headed south are advised to use Colorado 115 until they reach Penrose, before heading east on U.S. 50 toward Pueblo. Northbound drivers can exit the interstate at U.S. 50 and go west, toward Pueblo West, then north on Purcell until they reach I-25,

CDOT said. There still remains confusion over who owns the bridge that collapsed and who was responsible for maintaining it. A spokesperson for BNSF, which operated the train that derailed and owns the line it runs on, told The Colorado Sun the state owns the bridge. But Matt Inzeao, communications director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said state officials are still combing through documents, going back to the bridge’s construction in the late 50s, to determine who owns it. “We have been working through some conflicting information thus far,” Inzeo said in an email. “We do not have access to the maintenance and inspection activity performed by BNSF for this bridge.” Generally, CDOT’s inspection and maintenance focuses on bridges carrying cars and trucks “and only deals with railroad and

utility bridges as needed,” Inzeo said. It’s also unclear where the train was headed. An Xcel Energy spokesperson said the coal was not en route to the Comanche power plant in Pueblo and will not affect the plant’s operations. The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office identified the truck driver killed in the derailment as Lafollette Henderson, 60, of Compton, Calif. None of the train’s crew were injured. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Fort Lupton celebrates Day of the Dead BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kids and adults in costumes trickor-treated their way down the treat alley at Fort Lupton’s Day of the Dead and Pumpkin Festival on October 14 at the Historic Fort Lancaster. Maria Menounos with Fort Lupton Public & School Library built an authentic Day of the Dead altar, or Ofrenda. It’s an educational display featuring Lieutenant Lancaster Lupton who, with his First Dragoon Regiment, was the first to discover the Fort Lupton area. He later returned with the idea of building a crossroad for trading and built the historic fort. The Day of the Dead, or Dia de Los Muertos, is a two-day holiday that honors a departed family member

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“Brighton has been quickly growing and we’ve seen major increases in our population over the course of the last decade, plus,” Domenico said. “Our jurisdictional boundaries are generally the same, but we infilled a lot within

who passed away and celebrates their life. The Ofrenda is decorated with yellow and marigold flowers, with photos of left with their favorite foods and drinks. Offerings for the spirits visiting from the land of the dead, hearing prayers, smelling the food, and joining the celebration are all assumed to be part of the celebration. At Fort Lupton’s event, crowds gather to watch the Quetzalcoatl Aztec Dance Fusion in their colorful headdresses and clothing. The group represented the culture and Mexico’s history and traditions with ritual dances to honor and worship the gods. Kids participated in face painting and rode on the kiddie train, and families rode on the haunted hayride. Several food trucks serve up food and drinks.

Quetzalcoatl Aztec Dance Fusion performed a traditional ritual dance Oct. 14 for PHOTO BY BELEN WARD Fort Lupton’s Day of the Dead celebration at the city’s historic fort.

those jurisdictional boundaries. So population growth is a piece of it. And then those increasing demands, you know, getting body cameras and things like that are part of it.” New positions could include task force detectives dedicated to addressing specific crimes such as motor vehicle theft, sexual assault, and other felonies. It would also let the department add addi-

tional patrol, traffic, and investigations officers and would let the city create an Impact Team that would be able to quickly respond to crime issues. It would include professional staff to aid investigations, too. “We’ve implemented things like investigative technicians in our Detective Division,” Domenico said. “Investigative technicians can do much of the same work

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Ballot boxes and voter services in Adams and Weld counties STAFF REPORT

While most Colorado ballots will be delivered by mail or dropped into ballot boxes, poll workers in Adams and Weld counties will host voter service and polling Center locations throughout the area. Voters who want to send their ballots by mail should put 55 cents in postage on the envelope. All ballots must be in the county’s possession by 7 p.m. Nov. 7, meaning they should be placed in the mail several days before in order to be counted. Ballots cast by military and overseas voters must be sent no later than 7 p.m. Nov. 7 and received by the close of business on the 8th day after the election, Nov. 15. Adams County residents can bring their completed ballots to one of Ad-

ams County’s 28 dropbox locations. Go to https://www.adamsvotes. com/ballot-drop-boxes/ for an updated list of those Adams County locations. Weld County voters can bring their ballots to one of 19 drop box locations. Go to https://apps.weld.gov/ clerkrecorder/elections/maps/ for an updated list of those locations. Both counties are providing several locations to get voter services. Voters can go to those locations to register to vote, update their registration, drop off or request a new or replacement ballot and vote on an ADA-accessible ballot marking device. Voters must provide identification – which can include a valid Colorado ID or driver’s license, a birth certificate a valid passport, federal

employee ID, military identification, current utility bills or bank statements – to get served at any of those locations.

Community College, 3645 W. 112th Ave. in Westminster. Those locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 7.

Adams County voter services

Weld County voter services

Adams County’s voting service locations are scheduled to open in two phases through the election day, Nov. 7. Adams County opens seven locations Oct. 30 in Aurora, Bennett, Brighton, Commerce City and Westminster. They will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 through Nov. 3 and on Nov. 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 7. Those locations are at the Adams County Government Center at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton; Moorhead Recreation Center, 2390 Havana St. in Aurora; Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9898 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora; the Bennett Motor Vehicle Office 355 S. 1st St.; Commerce City Motor Vehicle, 7190 Colorado Blvd.; Adams County Human Services Center, 11860 N. Pecos St. in Westminster; and at Westminster Motor Vehicle, 8452 Federal Blvd. Two other locations will be open Nov. 6 and 7, at the Anschutz Medical Campus, 12348 E. Montview Blvd. in Aurora, and at Front Range

Weld County’s Election office, 1250 H. St. in Greeley, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for voter services through Election Day on Nov. 7. The county will also offer special hours from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 4. Three other locations will open for voter services on Oct. 30. They are the Aims Campus in Fort Lupton at 260 College Ave., the Southwest Weld County Services Complex, 4209 County Road 24.5 in Longmont and at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3000 35th Ave. in Greeley. Those locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 through Nov. 3 and on Nov. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday Nov. 4 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 7. Two other locations, at Aims Cornerstone Building, 5401 W. 20th St. in Greeley and UNC Campus Commons,1051 22nd St. in Greeley, will be open on Election Day and the day before. Those locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 7.

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The tax rate will stay the same and the excess revenue would go toward Colorado’s existing preschool program, which this year began offering at least 10 hours a week of preschool in the year before they start kindergarten, as well as instruction for 3and 4-year-olds with disabilities. That program has been popular, but it’s off to a rocky start, with some school districts suing the state over funding issues and religious schools suing over nondiscrimination requirements. The money collected through

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Supporters contend that higher taxes on tobacco and nicotine products discourage their use. They also argue that increasing funding for Colorado’s universal preschool program will improve educational and health outcomes for the kids who benefit from the instructions. Groups supporting the ballot measure include Healthier Colorado, the Colorado Children’s Campaign, Children’s Hospital Colorado and Great Education Colorado. Preschool for All Coloradans, the issue committee supporting Proposition II, had raised more than $291,000 through late September and spent only about $34,000. The top donors to the group are Healthier Colorado at $90,000, Save the Children Action Network at $86,000 and Gary Advocacy at $50,000. Healthier Colorado and Save the Children Action Network are nonprofits, while Gary Advocacy is a philanthropic limited liability company affiliated with nonprofit Gary Community Ventures. “We’ve got a huge coalition of supporters and want to make sure everyone in Colorado understands that voting yes on Prop. II will increase access to early childhood education without raising taxes,” said Craig Hughes, a partner at Hilltop Public Solutions, the political firm that is managing the Preschool for All Coloradans campaign.

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The legislature placed Proposition II on the ballot through the passage of House Bill 1290 this year. All 31 Republicans in the General Assembly, as well as three Democrats, voted against the legislation.

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How did Proposition II get on the ballot?

If voters reject the ballot measure, the state will have to return nearly $24 million to cigarette and nicotine wholesalers and distributors through direct refunds and temporary tax breaks. The state would also cut nicotine and tobacco taxes by 11.53% to avoid collecting excess taxes in the future. For context: The taxes on a pack of cigarettes under Proposition HH are currently $1.94 and set to increase to $2.64 on July 1, 2027. The tax on other tobacco and nicotine products is currently 50% and set to rise to 62% starting in July 2027.

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The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1992, requires that money collected in excess of a tax’s projected revenue be refunded unless voters let the government keep the money. The increased tobacco and nicotine taxes were approved in 2020 through Proposition EE, which was placed on the ballot by Democrats in the legislature. The measure, which got the support of 68% of voters, gradually increases tobacco and nicotine taxes through 2027. When the initiative was drafted, nonpartisan legislative staff predicted the increased taxes would generate $186.5 million in new revenue a year. But the revenue has been much higher than that — at around $208 million — which is why Proposition II was placed on the November 2023 ballot. A similar situation played out after Coloradans legalized the sale and possession of recreational marijuana in 2012. In 2015, voters approved Proposition BB, which let the state keep recreational marijuana sales tax revenue collected above what was estimated and use the money predominantly for school construction.

What exactly will happen if Proposition II fails?

“I had to signal my dislike for tax structures of these kinds,” Vigil said. “I pledged this to my constituency, especially my libertarian constituents, that I’m not supportive of higher taxes on tobacco products — sin taxes. I find them rather regressive and not particularly helpful in encouraging people to quit smoking.” But Vigil, who quit smoking eight years ago, said she’ll still vote for Proposition II.

Why does the state need voter permission to keep the excess revenue?

cused on defeating Proposition HH, the 10-year property tax relief plan also on the November statewide ballot. The Centennial Institute, a policy think tank at Colorado Christian University, sent out a ballot guide opposing both II and HH. “Colorado has enough tax dollars,” the guide said. “Any additional tax revenue collected should be returned back to the taxed individual or business.” State Rep. Stephanie Vigil, of Colorado Springs, was one of the three Democrats who voted against House Bill 1290, the measure putting Proposition II on the November ballot. She said her “no” vote was more about the increased nicotine and tobacco taxes than letting the state keep the excess revenue generated by them.

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Maize in the City, the corn maze and fall celebration is open through Halloween, offering a convenient and fun corn maze and pumpkin field the whole family can enjoy. Admission to the Maize in the City site is free, with attraction prices varying from free to $20. Maize in the city is located at 10451 McKay Road in Thornton. Families can get lost as they navigate through the 20-acre Crazed Corn Field Maze. Let the little ones take the lead as you make your way through the Mini Maze – a maze cut into a shorter corn stalk field. Little ones can also ride through the field on the barrel train, race through the hay bale maze and visit and feed animals in the petting zoo. Bounce above the corn stalks on our pumpkin

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Fort Lupton officials are warning that severe weather and natural disasters attract out-of-town contractors and solicitors. Not all “storm chaser” contractors are scammers but some may be. The City of Fort Lupton does require solicitors to obtain a license before they go out and engage in sales. More information and the application for a solicitors/peddlers license can be viewed here: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/552/ Mobile-Food-Vending-LicenseSolicitorsPe?fbclid=IwAR2miHGz65HnRzy0zgs-mXikm3bANJ056VP5qgK4WZFBEfAk-T8G-dGrCk Contact your insurance company and ask about your policy coverage and filing requirements. Do your research: Find businesses you can trust and preferably local. Resist high-pressure sales. Some storm chasers use tactics such as the

“good deal” you’ll get only if you hire the contractor on the spot. Adams County sets Operation Freebird for Nov. 18

The Adams County Sheriff ’s Office and Human Services Department are teaming up for the annual Operation Freebird event. This event provides Adams County families in need with everything to prepare a Thanksgiving meal. Operation Freebird will be from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Mountain States Toyota, 201 W. 70th Ave. Community organizations are welcome to participate to provide resources or information for residents. If interested, reach out to Karla Ojeda. Donation time

The 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. The bank also needs personal items, such as toiletries and baby needs. Drop off 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.

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Here are the police reports for Oct.7 to Oct 13 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report. Oct. 7

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bounce pillow and then test your aim as you launch ears of corn 100+ feet across the field. The facility also offers the opportunity to swim through the free corn kernel box or have your kiddos take a turn conquering the playground or racing rubber ducks. Then, stop for the perfect fall photo at one of the many photo ops throughout the site.

A Fort Lupton man, 34, reported a thef, intimidation and miscellaneous tools and fishing equipment being taken in the 100 block of Eight Street. The case was under investigation. Oct. 8

An Aurora male, 19, was issued a summon for causing a careless driving traffic accident and had no proof of insurance, at U.S. Highway 85 & Weld County Road 20. Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 20, on a Fort Lupton warrant for fail-

ure to appear on a disorderly conduct charge. Hel was held was on bond at the Weld County Jail. Police took a 37-year-old Fort Lupton man into custody on an Adams County warrant for failure to appear on a traffic offense in the 621 Harrison Avenue. A Fort Lupton man, 55, reported a theft and miscellaneous tools were taken in the 900 block of South Hoover Avenue. The case was under investigation. An Arvada woman, 39, reported a theft from her storage unit in the 1000 block of Factory Circle. The case was under investigation.

He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. A Greeley man, 20, was arrested in the 1100 block of Longview Street for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Oct. 10

Police taken into custody a Fort Lupton woman, 36, on two Fort Lupton warrants for failure to appear on public order crimes. She was released on personal recognizance bond.

Police arrested a Federal Heights man, 31, at U.S. Highway 85 & Mile Marker 244 on a Broomfield warrant for failure to appear on a DUI charge.

Oct. 11

Police arrested a man, 40, of Fort Lupton in the 600 block of Second Street was on an Adams County warrant for failure to comply with jail terms and a Weld County warrant for failure to appear for driving with a revoked license. Held on bond at the Weld County Jail. Oct. 12

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ope may not be a strategy, but it certainly

is a catalyst for change. Over the past few weeks in this column, I have tackled topics such as the importance of having a healthy selfimage, developing and maintainWINNING ing a positive attitude, and how WORDS to build winning relationships at home and at work. This week I want to share a message about the role that hope plays in our lives, especially during times of change. Hope cannot be our strategy as we simply cannot hope our way through a challenge or difficult season of life. However, hope that spark, that tactic, and a Michael Norton is catalyst for successful change or achieving a positive result or outcome. Everyone reading this column has hope for something, happy and healthy children and grandchildren, an enjoyable retirement, a new job opportunity, a new relationship, peace, joy, to end the violence in the world, to end world hunger, and so many other things in life that our hope-filled heart desires. When hope arises, opportunity is born. It’s looking at life through the lens of hope instead of hopelessness. The hopeless person struggles to get out of bed, where the hopeful person greets each day with an excited outlook, looking forward to all that the day could be. Hope is light, whether it is the tiniest of light that we see in the distance, or the brightest light we see in a cloudless blue sky. There is another word that when coupled with hope creates even greater positive energy, and that word is encouragement. Hope and encouragement are force multipliers when used in conjunction with one another. When hope is born in one person and someone else is there to fan the fire of hope through sincere encouragement it makes all the difference in the world. Think back to a time where you had hope for something and a family member, friend, or coworker offered you sincere encouragement, how did that make you feel? Hope is a powerful force that can uplift and inspire us even in the darkest of times. When faced with challenges, hope gives us the strength to persevere. Though hope alone is not enough to overcome obstacles, combining hope with thoughtful strategy and diligent effort can lead to incredible results. In our personal lives, maintaining hope is

crucial for emotional well-being. When going through tough situations like illness, loss of a job, or relationship struggles, hope helps us see light at the end of the tunnel. It gives us courage to take things one day at a time, believing better days are ahead. Hope reminds us that no matter how bleak things seem now, circumstances can improve. At work, hope empowers us to envision success and pursue our goals with passion. Whether launching a new project, vying for a promotion, or pushing through a difficult assignment, hope gives us energy and optimism to keep striving. It fuels our dreams and aspirations. With hope, we’re more resilient in the face of setbacks and criticism. Hope helps us see possibilities rather than obstacles. Though hope alone cannot guarantee success, it lays the mental groundwork needed to turn vision into reality. Paired with thoughtful planning and bold action, hope takes our ambitions from abstract to concrete. It motivates us to put in the sweat, late nights, and sacrifice required to achieve excellence. To nurture hope, it’s important to surround ourselves with encouraging, positive people

who believe in us. Their hope lifts us higher. We must also cultivate hope within by regularly visualizing our brightest future, affirming our capabilities, and anticipating triumph over trials. Another great way to nurture hope is to keep a hope journal, writing down all of your hopes and dreams. Hope empowers, uplifts, and emboldens us to reach for our highest potential. Though hope itself is not a strategy, it is the foundation for change. With hope, we can live and work with passion, purpose, and perseverance. And Dr. Alfred Adler said it this way, “Hope is the foundational quality of all successful change. No hope, no change.” Are you living with hope? Are you sincerely encouraging others in their hope? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we use hope as a catalyst for change, it really will be a better than good life. Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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Why school board elections matter and why you should vote BY ERICA MELTZER CHALKBEAT COLORADO

tions? Voting for school board members who share your values or perspective makes it more likely schools will run in a way that you think is good for kids and your community. If you don’t vote, you give that power to other people. In many school district elections, less than a third of eligible voters vote. Sometimes just a few hundred or even a few dozen votes separate the winners and losers. That means every vote matters.

In Colorado, school districts are run by elected officials who serve on the school board. School boards usually have five to seven members. The main function of a school board is hiring the superintendent, who is like the chief executive of the school district and responsible for day-to-day running of local schools. School board members supervise and evaluate the superintendent. School board members also vote on the budget and pay raises for

teachers and other staff, and they set policies that control what happens in schools. A school board might cast the final vote on whether to close a school with low test scores or too few students —or vote to change budget priorities so those schools have more money. Or a school board might vote to adopt a new curriculum if the old one isn’t working well to educate students.

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Every other November, Colorado voters choose the people who make important decisions about their local schools. But in most school districts, very few people vote in these school board elections —and most of them aren’t parents of current students. What exactly is a school board? And why should you care about voting in these odd-year elec-

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PERCEPTI The orange gourd has moved from inauspicious beginnings to being an autumn staple BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ou could call pumpkins an important

symbol of autumn. The minute September rolls around, pumpkin appears in every food imaginable from pumpkin-spice lattes to soups to pumpkin cereal. Huge cartons of pumpkins arrive in stores as we prepare for fall holidays. But what do we know about pumpkins? How long have they been growing? Do they have other uses than decorations and pie? Why are some pumpkins different from the orange pumpkins we carved as children? Here’s your chance to learn more about the orange — and sometimes white and even teal — gourds. Bitter beginnings

The pumpkin began as a tiny fruit — yes, pumpkins are fruits — as long as 7,500 to 10,000 years ago in Mexico and Central America, according to Jennifer Ackerfield, head curator of natural history collections at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The original fruit from the Cucurbita family, which is Latin for gourd, was tiny, hard and round, nothing like today’s pumpkins, and the plants were stinky. Historians hypothesize that the fruits were eaten by woolly mammoths, Ackerfield said, and there were six indigenous species, with one species growing now in the Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location. While the plant was gross, as Ackerfield put it, the seeds were tasty. The hard fruit was

scraped out to use for bowls and cups. Through years of seed cultivation and seed trading, pumpkins became larger and oranger, and then other modifications were bred into them. Current pumpkins

Halloween pumpkins are specifically bred for size, shape and the pumpkin-wall thickness, so they make better jack-o’-lanterns, according to Eric Hammond, CSU Extension director for Adams County. “Recently there has been a lot more interest in unique shapes, sizes and textures, even those with warty textures,” Hammond said. “Interestingly, the funky varieties are old-time varieties. We wouldn’t call them heirloom pumpkins, but it’s in a similar vein.” He said pumpkins, like many fruits and vegetables, have a wide genetic diversity, and some plant breeders look for that. “Sometimes they find wild varieties that are attractive, and they cross-breed them to get desirable traits,” Hammond said. He said nowadays, people are looking for unusual-looking pumpkins, and growers are happy to take advantage of the demand for them. “Unusual-looking pumpkins have always been there,” he said. “It’s just there wasn’t a demand for them until recently.” If you want your pumpkins to last a lot longer and you are not carving them into jacko’-lanterns, wipe them with a diluted bleach solution, which kills microbes, and the pumpkins will last a lot longer, Hammond said. He advised people to compost their pumpkins after they have outlived their decorative purpose rather than throwing them away, so they don’t add to landfill waste. Who knew?

• The largest pumpkin ever grown in Colorado weighed 1,729 pounds, and earlier this

month, a pumpkin named Michael Jordan was crowned at the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California as the largest pumpkin ever grown, weighing 2,749 pounds. • The Pumpkin Capital of the World is Morton, Illinois, which is the home of Libby’s pumpkin industry. About 12,300 acres of pumpkins are grown yearly in Illinois, the most of any state, and more than 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins are grown yearly in the United States, according to the Farmers’ Almanac. • Pumpkins were once considered a remedy for freckles and snakebites, the almanac said, and settlers cut the flesh into strips, dried them and used them to weave mats. • Native Americans grew and ate pumpkins and their seeds long before the Pilgrims reached North America. Pilgrims learned how to grow and prepare pumpkins from the Native Americans. Pumpkin was most likely served at the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, the almanac said. • The earliest pumpkin pie made in America was different from today’s pumpkin pie. Pilgrims and early settlers made pumpkin pie by hollowing out a pumpkin, filling the shell with milk, honey and spices, and baking it, the almanac said. • Each pumpkin has about 500 seeds, and there are 45 varieties of pumpkins, according to Good Housekeeping magazine. • The first jack-o’-lanterns weren’t made from pumpkins. Instead, the Irish carved faces in turnips, and Ackerfield called them very scary looking. When Irish immigrants moved to America, they found pumpkins more suitable. • Christopher Columbus brought pumpkin seeds, along with corn and potatoes, back to Europe, the almanac said. SEE PUMPKINS, P13

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TOP RIGHT: Jennifer Ackerfield, head curator of natural history collections at the Denver Botanic Gardens, holds the pressed pumpkin plant that grew in Mexico thousands of years ago. The round portion with seeds toward the bottom right is what the original pumpkins looked like.

Traditional pumpkins of all shapes and sizes await selection by jack-o’-lantern carvers at the Conifer Fall Festival.

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Guinness World Records lists 73 pumpkin records. Here are a few: • The largest pumpkin pie weighing 3,699 pounds was made by New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in New Bremen, Ohio, in 2010. The diameter of the pie was 20 feet. The crust was made of 440 sheets of dough. • Steve Clarke is the world’s fastest pumpkin carver. The teacher in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, holds the record for fastest pumpkin carving at just over 16 seconds. • Trevor Hunt holds the record for most pumpkins carved in an hour. He carved 109 pumpkins in 60 minutes or 33 seconds per pumpkin. • The longest journey by paddling in a pumpkin boat is 37.5 miles achieved by Duane Hansen in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in 2022.

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School boards also have the final say on many contentious issues. If a student is expelled and the family appeals to keep that student in school, or if a teacher is fired and appeals to keep their job, the school board makes the final decision. School boards have voted to opt out of Colorado’s comprehensive sex education standards, to remove police from schools, and to bring police back. Exactly how school boards operate can vary from district to district. For example, in 2020, school boards in some districts voted on whether to move to online learning, while in others, the superintendent made that decision. School board members don’t typically get involved in the details of running the district. That’s the superintendent’s job. School board members can’t discipline a teacher or principal or directly tell them what to do. They don’t set bus routes or decide which routes to cut if there’s a driver shortage. School board members don’t directly pick which schools to close. In most situations, the superintendent will make a recommendation to the school board. The school board can vote to approve or reject the recommendation or ask for other options. School board members also can raise awareness about problems and ask for policy changes. If enough board members agree, the superintendent will work on that idea. Most school board members are elected by the registered voters in that district. School board members serve staggered

four-year terms. On a five-member board, three of the seats would be up for election one year. Then two years later, the other two seats would open up. The Denver school board has seven members, with four seats open one year and three seats open two years later. Most school boards have term limits, so members can’t serve more than eight years total. School boards always have an odd number of members so they don’t end up with a tie — though ties can still happen if someone skips a meeting or abstains from a vote. Sometimes a school board member quits in the middle of their term. In that case, the other school board members choose someone to finish the term. Sometimes school districts cancel school board elections because there aren’t enough candidates for a contested vote. That saves some money but means voters don’t have a choice in who runs the schools. Whoever volunteered becomes the school board member. Some school districts elect school board members at large. That means each school board member represents the entire district, rather than a specific region within it. If your district elects members at large, you’ll see all the candidates on the ballot and can vote for as many candidates as there are open seats. If there are two open seats, you can vote for two candidates. If there are three open seats, you can vote for three candidates, and so on. The top vote-getters serve on the school board. Other school districts are divided into geographical regions, and each school board member represents a region. These school board members have to live in that region.

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State softball tournament beckons half-dozen northern area schools CCM north proves strong hub for softball powerhouses BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

If this weekend’s state softball tournaments have a familiar feel to them, it may be because Holy Family, Frederick, Fort Lupton, Riverdale Ridge and Horizon high schools qualified a year ago. First-round games are set for 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 20, at Aurora Sports Park, East Colfax Avenue and Tower Road. Semifinals and finals are set for Saturday, Oct. 21. Here’s a breakdown of the northern teams heading into the weekend.

Fort Lupton

Fort Lupton makes its sixth straight appearance in the state 3A tournament. The Bluedevils earned the 11th seed and will tangle with sixth-seeded Thomas Jefferson High School at 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 20. The Bluedevils advanced to the second round of the state tournament each of the past two seasons. Albert Vasquez took over the program in 2013, Since then, his teams have finished at .500 or better in every season except two. Fort Lupton takes an 18-6-1 mark into this year’s tournament. Vasquez called it “a tough year.” “It was a struggle trying to have them understand what we were trying to accomplish,” Vasquez said. “We kept preaching teamwork. We started coming together after the Brush tournament (in September). We played well that

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Boulder-based Lachlan Morton pedals uphill on the Wheeler trail during the Breck Epic mountain bike race, Aug. 17, 2023, near Breckenridge. The 6-day annual race brings in hundreds of riders around the world for approximately 240 miles with PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY / THE COLORADO SUN 40,000 feet of elevation gain around Summit County.

Morton was chased by a film crew, which was making a movie of his blistering traverse of the Continental Divide. Those camera operators are a violation of the Tour Divide’s self-sufficiency ethic, even though they did not assist in any way. Morton knew that when he started. His mission was bigger than glory and accolades. “Look, I’ve won bike races before and it’s a great feeling but it’s pretty fleeting,” said the 31-year-old cycling champion who has turned his prowess in road biking toward long-distance endurance pedaling. “The only benefit of not having the film crew was a record for me personally. I’m not going to say I don’t SEE TIMES, P20

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care about that at all, but I don’t care about it more than sharing my story with more people. The role of a professional athlete is to inspire people to participate and get involved. That should be every athlete’s goal when they are considering a challenge or trying to win something.” The fastest known time phenomenon exploded during the pandemic as countless athletes quietly converted just about every trail, climb and hike in the mountains into race routes. Morton’s disregard for the hallowed FKT mirrors the recent effort by Boulder adventurer Erin Ton. In July, the 25-year-old Ton climbed 57 of Colorado’s highest peaks in an extraordinarily hasty 14 days, 10 hours, claiming a solo, selfsupported speed record that will be

officially logged as a DNF because she skipped a privately owned peak due to “considerable moral issues” with the owners of the Cielo Vista Ranch. Could record-setting athletic feats by athletes like Morton, an Aussie who lives in Boulder, and Ton diminish the FKT trend, which was born more than two decades ago as a way to herald often-overlooked athleticism? Nope, said Buzz Burrell, the legendary endurance athlete who, alongside adventure running partner Peter Bakwin, forged the realm of fastest known times in the late 1990s and launched a website as an online trophy shelf for speedy runners and mountaineers. Running a race on a track is blackand-white with an obvious winner. Move that race into wild lands and countless options can influence the results, Burrell said. “We established guidelines so there would be a level and equal

playing field and everyone can know where they stand,” Burrell said. “And because Mother Nature is complex and ever-changing, there will be nuances within that framework. That’s the way it goes. So if someone breaks the rules, 99% of the time there is no asterisk. There is just no FKT. The problem is social media, which announces something before verification can take place, so it seems like a done deal.” Burrell sold his fastestknowntime.com website to Outside Inc. last year, with 5,738 routes across the world for runners and mountain climbers to log their speediest times. The website includes 202 routes in Colorado where athletes can race far from pavement or spectators. In 2019, renowned cyclist Lael Wilcox vied to become the first woman to win the Tour Divide. The acclaimed endurance athlete — she set the women’s record for

the route in 2015 and was the first woman to finish in 2023 after riding 3,000 miles from her home in Arizona to the start in Banff — enlisted a film crew in her 2019 effort. Even though she dropped from the race, that film crew sparked ire from some racers who argued that media teams violated the race’s requirement that all competitors remain self-supported. Tour Divide veteran Jay Petervary took the position that the film crews “can inject undue moral hazard into the equation” serving as “a security blanket for a rider on the edge and thus poses artificial psychological uplift.” By the 2022 race, the rules included a note that “while not yet published” the race director had decided that individual film crews are not allowed to follow athletes. The rules also prohibit racers from visiting with family and friends who SEE TIMES, P21

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travel to the route. Morton set out from Banff with a plan to break the speed record. He also wanted to prove a new strategy for peak speed. Eschewing seemingly mandatory drowsiness on the route, Morton planned to sleep 12 hours for every 48 hours on the trail, or around six hours a night. “I think one of the big barriers to attempting fast ultra-type events is people not wanting to deal with sleep deprivation and they think they cannot be competitive without enduring that,” Morton said. “I wanted to show that you can do these events safely and competitively with sleep.” Morton has no animosity to-

you get in a pretty special head space when you are focused for that period of time. Your needs become pretty simple: Pedal as much as you can. Get food. Get sleep. And repeat. It’s as simple as life can get even though it’s about as difficult an experience one can have.” Morton said he’d like to pedal the route again. But slower. Much slower. “To really experience the route you probably need five, six weeks,” he said. “There are so many wonderful little towns. So many really supportive, warm people on the route.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO ADAMS COUNTY COMBINED COURT Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION – ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process within the State of Colorado or that efforts to obtain the same would have been to no avail. Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-107(4)(a), one publication of the following shall be published once during the month of October 2023. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication. Case Number

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2023DR769 JESSICA ABIGAIL QUIJANO VS FLORENTINO ANDAYA TABAREZ PATRICIA LORENA RUIZ 2023DR1046 CERVANTES VS JUAN JOSE DIAZ RIVERA 2023DR30267 JOSEPH MORALES VS DANIELLE MIQUELA MARQUEZ ERICA JUAREZPADILLA VS 2023DR1018 JESUS ISMAEL VALLESQUIROZ 2023DR1069 M O N C E R AT A M A I R A I N Y NAJERA VS FROILAN JESUS ROSADO ALANA PERCY Clerk of the Combined Court Date: October 18, 2023 By: Madeline Scholl Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB2780 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

personal service of process within the State of Colorado or that efforts to obtain the same would have been to no avail. Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-107(4)(a), one publication of the following shall be published once during the month of October 2023. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication. Case Number

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2023DR793 BRANDY JOANN BUENO VS JUAN ALBERTO ALVARADO 2023DR1055 ANID GISSEL NARANJO VS AURELIANO BARRAGAN CRUZ 2023DR837 DEBRA MAE ALLEN VS TIMOTHY REX ALLEN 2023DR5 ELVIRA FIGUEROA ALVARADO VS TEODOMIRO GORDILLO MORENO 2023DR817 ANGELICA MARIAAREISMENDI JENKINS VS ROBERT MICHAEL JENKINS ALANA PERCY Clerk of the Combined Court Date: October 18, 2023 By: Madeline Scholl Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB2779 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

City of Brighton Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 2432 INTRODUCED BY: Padilla

WHEREAS, Gail M Hartley Non-Exempt Martial Trust (the “Owner”) is the owner of approximately 142.72 acres of property, generally located to the south of Bromley Lane, east of Chambers Road, west of the Brighton Oasis Family Aquatic Park, north of the Indigo Trails and more specifically described in EXHIBIT A attached hereto (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, on behalf of the Owner, Phil Stuepfert of HR Green (the “Applicant,”) has requested approval of the Bromley Farm Zoning Map Amendment (the “Zoning Map Amendment”) attached hereto as EXHIBIT B and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, City staff reviewed the application using the criteria for a Zoning Map Amendment as outlined in Section 2.03(B) of the Land Use & Development Code (the “LUDC”); and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on August 24, 2023, to review and consider the application pursuant to the applicable provisions and criteria set forth in the LUDC, and provided a recommendation of approval to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council opened a public hearing on October 17, 2023, where it conducted its review and considered the application pursuant to the applicable provisions and criteria set forth in the LUDC; and

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO /s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor

WHEREAS, at the public hearing, the City Council received and considered all relevant evidence and testimony from City staff, the Applicant, and other interested parties, including the public at large.

ATTEST: /s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/YASMINA GIBBONS, Deputy City Attorney

ADAMS COUNTY COMBINED COURT Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

A COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AND ON THE CITY OF BRIGHTON WEBSITE.

Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, APPROVING THE BROMLEY FARMS ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM THE BROMLEY FARMS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE ZONING DESIGNATIONS R-1A, R-1B, R-3, AND O FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 142.72 ACRES OF PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF BROMLEY LANE, EAST OF CHAMBERS ROAD, WEST OF THE BRIGHTON OASIS FAMILY AQUATIC PARK, NORTH OF THE INDIGO TRAILS SUBDIVISION, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, GRANTING A PERPETUAL EASEMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO OVER A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34 TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID EASEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY THIS 17th DAY OF OCTOBER 2023.

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION – DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. INTRODUCED BY: Padilla

Legal Notice No. BSB2783 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

WHEREAS, in accordance with the public notice requirements of the LUDC, a Notice of Public Hearing was mailed to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the Property, a public notice was published on the City’s website, and a sign was posted on the Property, all for no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the City Council public hearing; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado, as follows: Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the proposed Zoning Map Amendment is in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and any other plan, policy or guidance adopted pursuant to that plan; that the proposed Zoning Map Amendment will support development in character with existing or anticipated development in the area, including the design of streets, civic spaces and other open space; the pattern, scale and format of buildings and sites; and the integration, transitions and compatibility of other uses; that the City or other agencies have the ability to provide services or fa-

cilities that may be necessary for anticipated uses in the proposed district; that the change will serve a community need, amenity or development that is not possible under the current zoning or that was not anticipated at the time of the initial zoning of the property; and that the recommendations of any professional staff or advisory review bodies have been taken into consideration. Section 2. The Property is hereby rezoned R-1A, R-1B, R-3, and O as more particularly set forth in Exhibit A and as the Bromley Farms Zoning Map Amendment as generally shown in Exhibit B. Section 3. The City Zoning Map shall be amended to reflect the above change. Section 4. As provided in City Charter Section 5.9(A), this Ordinance either as presented or as amended, shall be published in full as it was adopted prior to taking final action. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect for five days after its final publication, as provided in City Charter Section 5.8, except as set forth herein. INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED, THIS 17th DAY OF OCTOBER 2023. CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO /s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor ATTEST: /s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/YASMINA GIBBONS, Deputy City Attorney Legal Notice No. BSB2782 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice PRAIRIE CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 7 NOTICE CONCERNING 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Prairie Center Metropolitan District No. 7 2023 Budget and that a proposed 2024 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Prairie Center Metropolitan District No. 7; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2023 Budget and 2024 Budget have been filed at the District’s offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of the Resolutions Amending the 2023 Budget and Adopting the 2024 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. This District Board meeting will be held via Zoom. Zoom information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86267550643?pwd= V3RnRGRtWkRyUlZZc1VMWTJFZjFHdz09 Meeting ID: 862 6755 0643 Passcode: 987572 Dial In: 1 (719) 359-4580 Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2023 Budget and adopt the 2024 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

PRAIRIE CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 7 By /s/ Peggy Ripko Legal Notice No. BSB2774 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND HEARING CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 for the ensuing year of 2024. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Clear Creek Metropolitan District No. 2 to be held at 12:00 P.M., on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89378638425?pwd=T DVVZWVVS05pUkxCNUcrNDNKNkpOZz09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719-3594580, Meeting ID: 893 7863 8425, Passcode: 872248. Any interested elector within the Clear Creek Metropolitan District No. 2 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No. BSB2773 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice SOUTH BEEBE DRAW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of South Beebe Draw Metropolitan District (the “District”), Counties of Adams and Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 321-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

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proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH BEEBE DRAW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2754 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bromley Park Metropolitan District No. 5 (the “District”), County of Adams, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2751 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

ADAMS EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Adams East Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Adams, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADAMS EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2748 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice LOCHBUIE STATION RESIDENTIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RE: PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET October 16, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lochbuie Station Residential Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Adams, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting at 9:00 am on November 16, 2023 (the “Board Meeting”) for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, this meeting will be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy

of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Community Resource Services of Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed amended budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget amendment and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting a physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 820 8270 5703 Password: 381505 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82082705703?pwd= mpfLqf5f0GuW9XGPXkLrbuUfzYafkG.1 This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOCHBUIE STATION RESIDENTIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC

Public Notice PLATTE RIVER WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Platte River Water Development Authority (the “Authority”), State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the Authority’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Authority for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the Authority to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the Authority may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the Authority for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the Authority to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the Authority may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLATTE RIVER WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2753 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 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 AND CITY AND COUNTY OF BROOMFIELD, COLORADO CAUSE NO. 407 DOCKET NO. 230100033 TYPE: OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT PLAN NOTICE OF HEARING Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. (Operator No. 10459) (“Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish an Oil & Gas Development Plan (“OGDP”) on the lands identified below. Generally, an Oil & Gas Development Plan is the process whereby an applicant obtains approval to develop oil or gas resources at one or more oil and gas locations by drilling a specific number of wells. Importantly, an OGDP is not a pooling application. This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may: 1) be an Owner of oil and/ or gas (“mineral”) interests to be developed by the proposed OGDP; 2) own, reside, or operate a first responder agency on property within 2,000 feet of a working pad surface included in the OGDP; or 3) be otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to Commission Rule 303.e.(1). APPLICATION LANDS Township 1 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 2: W½ Section 11: W½ Section 14: W½ Section 23: W½ Section 26: W½ Township 1 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 10: NW¼SE¼ DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEARING (Subject to change) A Commission hearing on the above-referenced docket number is currently scheduled for the following date, time, and location: Date: December 13, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Energy and Carbon Management Commission The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 Parties to this hearing will be notified if this date, time, or place changes. For the most up-to-date information regarding the Commission’s hearing schedule, please visit https://ecmc.state.co.us/#/ home, click on “Commission Hearings,” and click on “Preliminary Agendas.” PUBLIC COMMENT Any party may file a public comment for the review of Commission Staff related to the abovedescribed OGDP. All public comments will be included in the administrative record for the OGDP proceeding. Parties wishing to file a public comment on the above-described OGDP may follow the instructions at https://ecmc.state.co.us/documents/sb19181/Guidance/Mission_Change_ Guidance/Info%20Sheet_303.e.(2).D%20 Public%20Comment_20210309.pdf, or may use the eFiling system outlined below. PETITIONS DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECTED PERSONS: November 13, 2023 Any interested party who wishes to participate formally in this matter 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. Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of November 13, 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 Dnr_ECMC_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, Commission Secretary Dated: October 11, 2023 Applicant Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. c/o Joseph C. Pierzchala Anthony M. Roeber 1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 1800 Denver, CO 80202 303-830-2500 jpierzchala@wsmtlaw.com aroeber@wsmtlaw.com Legal Notice No. BSB2767 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice THE HIGHLANDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-5 NOTICE OF REGULAR JOINT MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGETS NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 2023 BUDGETS November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Boards”) of The Highlands Metropolitan District Nos. 1-5 (collectively, the “Districts”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a joint regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the Districts’ meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed budgets have been submitted to the Districts for the fiscal year of 2024. Copies of the proposed budget have been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same are open for public inspection. Such proposed budgets will be considered at the joint meeting of the Districts to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the Districts may inspect the proposed budgets and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budgets. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed amended budgets have been submitted to the Districts for the fiscal year of 2023. Copies of the proposed amended budgets have been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same are open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budgets will be considered at the joint meeting of the Districts to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the Districts may inspect the proposed budgets and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendments. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the joint meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286.

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS THE HIGHLANDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-5

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget.

By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC

Legal Notice No. BSB2755 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

RIDGELINE VISTA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RE: PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET October 12, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ridgeline Vista Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Adams, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 9:00 am on November 14, 2023 (the “Board Meeting”) for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, this meeting will be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means.

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget.

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Community Resource Services of Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed amended budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget amendment and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment.

Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting a physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 861 9263 1195 and Password: 141160 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86192631195?pwd=J VIqfVynWRgEmC2o9L2FyoMTtawev8.1

This meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RIDGELINE VISTA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC

Legal Notice No. BSB2770 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

ALTAMIRA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Altamira Metropolitan District No. 5 (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALTAMIRA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2749 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND HEARING CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 for the ensuing year of 2024. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Clear Creek Metropolitan District No. 1 to be held at 12:00 P.M., on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89378638425?pwd=T DVVZWVVS05pUkxCNUcrNDNKNkpOZz09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719-3594580, Meeting ID: 893 7863 8425, Passcode: 872248. Any interested elector within the Clear Creek Metropolitan District No. 1 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No. BSB2772 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice WELD ADAMS WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Weld Adams Water Development Authority (the “Authority”), State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30

AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the Authority’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the Authority to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the Authority may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the Authority for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the Authority to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the Authority may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https:// us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELD ADAMS WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2756 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bromley Park Metropolitan District No. 3 (the “District”), County of Adams, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish

to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2750 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bromley Park Metropolitan District No. 6 (the “District”), County of Adams, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BROMLEY PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6 By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. BSB2752 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Legal Notice of Attempt to Settle Unclaimed Capital Credit Retirements Commencing on October 26, 2023, and continuing through April 30, 2024, UNITED POWER, INC. (hereafter “United Power” or “the cooperative”), will make a final attempt to pay the unclaimed retirements of capital credits to its former members who were served by the cooperative prior to and through December 31, 2019. This

notice does not apply to current United Power members. Representatives for the estates of deceased former members may also apply for unclaimed retired capital credits on behalf of the former member. Former members, or their representatives, who may be eligible to receive these unclaimed retired capital credits can access a list of eligible accounts at the cooperative’s website at www.unitedpower.com, or in person at United Power’s headquarters office located at 500 Cooperative Way in Brighton, Colorado. Former members or their representatives who may be eligible to receive a payment of unclaimed retired capital credits must complete and submit an Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form (available at www.unitedpower. com) and verify all necessary information to ensure their eligibility for payment. A copy of the Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form may also be requested by emailing capitalcredits@unitedpower.com or by calling United Power’s Member Services line at 303-637-1300. Submitting an Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form does not guarantee a disbursement will be made; proper documentation and valid proof of membership during the applicable time period is required. No refund checks will be issued for unclaimed retirement amounts below $5.00. Unclaimed retired capital credit refunds can be donated to the United Power Round Up Foundation, which provides assistance to community organizations within the cooperative’s service territory. After the notification period closes on April 30, 2024, all unclaimed retired capital credits for the applicable time period will be considered an assignment and contribution of capital to United Power. Additional questions about this notice and unclaimed retired capital credit refunds should be directed to United Power Member Services at 303-637-1300 or by email to capitalcredits@ unitedpower.com UNITED POWER, INC. By: /s/Mark A. Gabriel President & CEO Legal Notice No. BSB2777 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 Plaintiff: DEER RUN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendant: CHRISTOPHER M. KASPARI Case Number: 2023CV031190 Attorneys for Plaintiff: THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Address: PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone Number: (720) 644-6115 Email: sdupont@dupontlawco.com SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): Christopher M. Kaspari You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. This is an action requesting the appointment of a receiver to collect the Plaintiff’s assessment lien in and to real property situated in Adams County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made

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a part hereof.

Dated: October 11, 2023

THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC

By: *s/ Stephane R. Dupont Stephane R. Dupont

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure

Exhibit A

Lot 34, Block 8, Deer Run Planned Unit Development, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 12608 Forest Drive, Thornton, CO 80241

Legal Notice No. BSB2771 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 23, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEW MEXICO, COUNTY OF EDDY

Sophie Gonzales, Petitioner,

vs.

Jesus Miguel Loya, Respondent.

Case No.: D-503-DM-2023-318 AMENDED NOTICE OF PENDENCY SUIT

STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO , the above named respondents, GREETINGS:

Adams County, Colorado on or before February 19, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael P. Sasin Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC 9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, CO 80112 Main: 720-473-8000 Legal Notice No. BSB2743 First Publication: October 19, 2023 Last Publication: November 2, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KAREN JOANNE FARREY, aka KAREN J. FARREY, aka KAREN FARREY, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30813 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 February 26, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael A. Farrey Personal Representative c/o Baker Law Group, LLC 8301 E. Prentice Ave, Suite 405 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. BSB2778 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

You are hereby notified that Sophie Gonzales the above named Petitioner, has filed a civil action against you in the above-entitled court and cause,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JUDITH MARY KLEINSCHNITZ, a/k/a JUDITH M. KLEINSCHNITZ, a/k/a JUDITH KLEINSCHNITZ, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30812

The general object thereof being: * to dissolve the marriage between the Petitioner and yourself. * to establish parentage, determine custody and timesharing and assess child support.

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 February 26, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Unless you enter your appearance in this cause within (30) days of the date of the last publication of this Notice, judgement by default will be entered against you.

Charles E. Longtine 9035 Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2500 Westminster, CO 80021

WITNESS the Honorable, JUDGE LISA B. RILEY District Judge of the Fifth Judicial District Court of New Mexico, and the Seal of the District Court of EDDY County, this day of 2023.

Legal Notice No. BSB2730 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice T&R AUTO REPAIR IS SELLING 303-659-6747

2006 SATURN VUE VIN ENDING IN 859387

2004 JEEP LIBERTY VIN ENDING IN 162032

1926 MERCEDES COUPE RED VIN ID ENDING IN 97COLO

Legal Notice No. BSB2776 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATRICK BRADFORD, aka PATRICK C. BRADFORD, AKA PATRICK CLYDE BRADFORD, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30782

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of

Legal Notice No. BSB2768 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joyce E. Carlson, a/k/a Joyce Elaine Carlson, a/k/a Joyce Fulmer , Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30752 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 February 12, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Shannon R. Wallis Personal Representative c/o Maureen H. Cook, Esq. Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. BSB2718 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maryanne Larson, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 309 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 February 19, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Roberta Larson Personal Representative 471 Badger Creek Dr. Brighton, CO 80601 Legal Notice No. BSB2747 First Publication: October 19, 2023

Last Publication: November 2, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bernard L. Marques, also known as Bernard Marques, also known as Bernard Leroy Marques, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30710 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 February 12, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Ashley A. Geary, Esq., Attorney for Personal Representative JORGENSEN, BROWNELL, & PEPIN P.C. 8001 Arista Place, Suite 415 Broomfield, CO 80021 Legal Notice No. BSB2719 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marsha R. Holleman AKA: Marsha Holleman & Marsha Raeleen Holleman, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 337 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 February 12, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Amelia L. Holleman Personal Representative 3190 W Hawthorne Pl Denver, CO 80221-2131 Legal Notice No. BSB2716 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edwin C. Caudill Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 288 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 February 12, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Chris Caudill Personal Representative 12100 Elizabeth Ct. Thornton, CO 80241 Legal Notice No. BSB2731 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FLORENCE DELORES EWING, aka FLORENCE D. EWING, aka FLORENCE EWING, aka FLORENCE DELORIS EWING, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30774 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 February 26, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Bruce L. Ewing Personal Representative 643 S 5th Ave Brighton, CO 80601 Legal Notice No. BSB2769 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Done and signed in Open Court this 17th day of October, 2023. BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate

(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 Atty. Reg. #: 57403

Legal Notice No. BSB2781 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Have you seen how Classifieds can work for you?

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS: Lisa Romero, 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(ren); 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 8th day of November, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that: 1) That the child(ren) was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 2) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 3) That the parents are unfit; 4) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; no less drastic alternative to termination exists, and 6) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed. OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by 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(ren), 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(ren); and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed. OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the identity of the parent of the child is unknown and has been unknown for three months or more and that reasonable efforts to identify and locate the parent in accordance with section 19-3-603 have failed; and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed. If a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child is requesting guardianship or legal custody of the child such request must be filed within twenty days of the filing of this motion. 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. If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.

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DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 Children: Rhymer Bosco, Haavyn Bosco Respondents: Paige Stewart, Anthony Bosco, John Doe Special Respondents: Peter Stewart, Mary Ellen Stewart Case Number: 22JV82 Div: S Ctrm.: SECOND AMENDED ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS,: Paige Stewart, Anthony Bosco 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(ren); YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division S of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 21st day of November, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that: 1) That the child(ren) was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 2) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been

successful; 3) That the parents are unfit; 4) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; no less drastic alternative to termination exists, and 6) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed. OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by 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(ren), 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(ren); and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed. OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by

parent or parents in that the identity of the parent of the child is unknown and has been unknown for three months or more and that reasonable efforts to identify and locate the parent in accordance with section 19-3-603 have failed; and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed. If a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child is requesting guardianship or legal custody of the child such request must be filed within twenty days of the filing of this motion. 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. If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court. Done and signed on: October 11, 2023 BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate Legal Notice No. BSB2766 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade ###Legals

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CENTURYLINK $61.46 CITY OF FT LUPTON-UTIL INVOICE $573.79 EAGLE ROCK COMPANY OF COLO $796.52 HIGH COUNTRY BEVERAGE CORP $473.25 HOWARD HUGHES HOOD CLEANING $475.00 R&R PRODUCTS INC $66.70 SHAMROCK FOODS COMPANY $1,208.77 YAMAHA MOTOR CORP $10,798.08 ACE HARDWARE OF FORT LUPTON $133.73 ACUSHNET COMPANY $1,802.51 AIRGAS USA LLC $18.61 ALARM DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC. $159.14 AMAZON.COM $179.98 CLUB PROPHET SOFTWARE, LLC $2,544.28 FRONT RANGE LUMBER COMPANY $22.14 GOLF ASSOCIATES ADVERTISING CO INC $3,207.32 HIGH COUNTRY BEVERAGE CORP $472.30 HUDSON LOCKERS, INC $230.00 JC GOLF ACCESSORIES $94.69 LL JOHNSON DISTRIBUTING $572.11 MASEK GOLF CAR OF COLORADO $1,052.11 MILE HIGH TURFGRASS, LLC $294.82 R&R PRODUCTS INC $268.76 SHAMROCK FOODS COMPANY $1,015.29 SOUTHERN GLAZER’S OF CO $85.81 SPECIALTY CIGARS, LLC $557.94 TERMINIX $163.00 UNITED POWER $4,208.86 VICTORY FIRE PROTECTION $175.50 COLORADO COACH TRANSPORTATION LLC $2,200.00 AMAZON.COM $641.85 AUSMUS LAW FIRM PC $7,700.00 BADGER METER $1,757.10 CEM SALES & SERVICE INC $1,913.15 CITY OF FT LUPTON-UTIL INVOICE $37,643.76 **Void** $0.00 CIVICPLUS $275.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA $151.33 COLORADO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT $1,850.00 CORE&MAIN LP $2,282.08

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DANA KEPNER COMPANY LLC $1,117.98 DELL MARKETING LP $5,309.52 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS INC $82.31 FARIS MACHINERY COMPANY $1,998.46 HIGH PLAINS NEW HOLLAND $926.23 KING SURVEYORS, LLC $550.00 OFFICE DEPOT $110.52 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS $1,117.60 QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC $386.00 R & L TIRES $97.00 RECREATION SUPPLY COMPANY $723.55 ROOF RESTORATION INC $415.40 SHIRTS BY CHA LLC $60.00 UNIVERSITY AUTO PARTS $689.61 UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER $420.54 VALLEY FIRE EXTINGUISHER $1,418.00 VERIZON WIRELESS SVCS LLC $6,561.67 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC $368.01 WELD COUNTY ACCTG DEPART $10,353.54 WILLIAMS AND WEISS CONSULTING $4,845.00 XCEL ENERGY-GAS $194.62 ACE HARDWARE OF FORT LUPTON $34.00 AMAZE HEALTH $3,300.00 AMAZON.COM $1,740.19 BADGER METER $24,230.02 BANK OF COLORADO $116.58 BRANDON GENE MURRAY $950.50 BROWNS HILL ENGINEERING & CONTROLS $69,500.00 CITY OF FORT LUPTON $750.00 COLORADO MOBILE DRUG TESTING $403.60 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC $531.60 EDGAR CORRAL $1,369.00 ERGOMED $215.00 GREELEY LOCK & KEY $428.00 HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS INC $2,315.00 INTERMOUNTAIN CONTROLS NICHOLS-GIVEN $4,101.01 JACQUELINE ANDRADE DIAZ $500.00 JUDY ANN GUTIERREZ $34.22 LEGACY SCHOOL OF DANCE LLC $723.34 MAC EQUIPMENT INC $4,330.99 MOTEL 6 $328.58 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS $4,500.00

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PEAK FORM, LLC $1,125.00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUMP & CONTROLS LLC $12,628.00 SANTIAGO’S $410.50 STERICYCLE $66.92 THE KM CUP $100.00 TODD HODGES DESIGN, LLC $3,693.75 TRUDILIGENCE LLC $265.00 UNITED POWER $36,434.79 **Void** $0.00 **Void** $0.00 UNIVERSITY AUTO PARTS $108.37 VALLEY FIRE EXTINGUISHER $1,025.00 WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO. $2,349.21 **Void** $0.00 **Void** $0.00 WHITESIDE’S BOOTS AND CLOTHING $119.97 WW BACKHOE & DOZER SERVICES INC $500.00 PERKINS + WILL, INC. $22,464.60 BANK OF COLORADO $6,506.44 BANK OF COLORADO $930.83 VALIC_1 $47,997.95 IRS $80,764.95 CO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE $14,252.00 Metro Water Recovery $450,560.00 Global Payments $50.00 Cascade Debit $150.50 Comdata $32,543.80 PSN* Payment Serv Collection $275.35 BOC Transfer $300,000.00 PSN* Payment Serv Collection $196.27 BOC Transfer $300,000.00 NBS $1,539.44 SimpliFile $65.50 NBS $30.00 SimpliFile $45.50

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NOTICE OF COORDINATED ELECTION In accordance with the provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes, notice is hereby given that a Coordinated Election will be held in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM on the 7th day of November 2023. MAIL BALLOT ELECTION The November 7, 2023, Coordinated Election will be conducted as a mail ballot election in Weld County. All eligible voters will be mailed a ballot beginning October 16, 2023. There will be Voter Service Polling Centers at three (3) locations for voters to apply for and obtain mail-in ballots. Trinity Lutheran Church/School 3000 35th Ave., Greeley, 80631 Southwest Weld County Services Complex 4209 County Road 24 ½, Longmont, CO 80504 Fort Lupton Aims Campus 260 College Ave., Fort Lupton, CO 80621 Weekdays: Oct. 30th – Nov. 7th Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday: Nov. 4th 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Closed Sunday Nov. 5th Election Day: Nov. 7th 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Voters may drop off ballots at the 24-hour ballot box located at the Fort Lupton Aims Campus, 260 College Avenue. There are twelve (19) drop off locations, for a list of locations, please refer to www.weldgov.com Postage is not required when dropping off your ballot at the 24-hour ballot box. The ballot box is available from October 16th – November 7th and will close on November 7th at 7:00 p.m. All ballot boxes are locked at 7 p.m. QUALIFICATIONS TO VOTE • Be a United States Citizen • Be a resident of Colorado for 22 days or more • Be 18 years old on or before the date of the election FOR MORE INFORMATION Mari Peña, City Clerk Phone: 720-466-6101 cityclerk@fortluptonco.gov OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 Ward 1 Councilmember Four-year Term Vote for One David Crespin Kellie Cruz Ward 2 Councilmember Four-year Term Vote for One Bushrod White Chris Ceretto Ward 3 Councilmember Four-year Term Vote for One Bruce Fitzgerald Legal Notice No. FLP934 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

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Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District on Tuesday November 28, 2023. At 5:00 pm at Fort Lupton Recreation center (203 S Harrison Ave Ft Lupton, Co 80621) Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto. LUPTON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN TRICT

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By: Charles Wolfersberger District Manager Legal Notice No. FLP956 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public NOtice COTTONWOOD GREENS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET November 28, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cottonwood Greens Metropolitan District No. 5 (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023 for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, the District’s meetings may be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on November 28, 2023. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting the physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 826 3755 5286 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82637555286. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COTTONWOOD GREENS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. FLP944 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice

Budget Hearings Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET OF LUPTON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Lupton Village Metropolitan District for the ensuing year of 2024; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G,

MURATA FARMS RESIDENTIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RE: PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET October 16, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Murata Farms Residential Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 8:30 am on November 15, 2023 (the “Board Meeting”) for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board.

Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, this meeting will be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Community Resource Services of Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed amended budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget amendment and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment. Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting a physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 827 4253 4419 and Passcode: 174485 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82742534419?pwd=s uVQXfdQc8Gb31xmEy13VWDOg1vA5b.1 This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MURATA FARMS RESIDENTIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. FLP953 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice MURATA FARMS COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RE: PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET October 16, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Murata Farms Commercial Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a regular meeting at 8:30 am on November 15, 2023 (the “Board Meeting”) for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, this meeting will be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget. FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2023. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Community Resource Services of Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed amended budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget amendment and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget amendment.

Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting without visiting a physical location may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 827 4253 4419 and Passcode: 174485 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82742534419?pwd=s uVQXfdQc8Gb31xmEy13VWDOg1vA5b.1 This meeting is open to the public.

retired capital credits must complete and submit an Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form (available at www.unitedpower.com) and verify all necessary information to ensure their eligibility for payment. A copy of the Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form may also be requested by emailing capitalcredits@unitedpower.com or by calling United Power’s Member Services line at 303-637-1300.

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Submitting an Unclaimed Retired Capital Credits Refund Request form does not guarantee a disbursement will be made; proper documentation and valid proof of membership during the applicable time period is required. No refund checks will be issued for unclaimed retirement amounts below $5.00. Unclaimed retired capital credit refunds can be donated to the United Power Round Up Foundation, which provides assistance to community organizations within the cooperative’s service territory. After the notification period closes on April 30, 2024, all unclaimed retired capital credits for the applicable time period will be considered an assignment and contribution of capital to United Power.

By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC Legal Notice No. FLP952 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE BURNCO Colorado, LLC, whose address and phone number are 10100 Dallas Street, Henderson, CO 80640, (720) 682-1124, has filed an application for a (112c) construction materials reclamation permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act. The proposed mine is known as the Ewing Gravel Pit, and is located at or near Section 30, Township 2N, Range 66W, of the 6th Principal Meridian. The proposed date of commencement is January 2024, and the proposed date of completion is October 2034. The proposed future use of the land is water storage. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 8663567, or at the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s office; 1250 H Street, Greeley, CO 80631, or the above-named applicant. A complete copy of the application is available at the above-named county clerk and recorder’s office and at the division’s office. The application can be viewed online at https:// drms.colorado.gov. Statements, including in support of or objecting to, can be submitted online at https://dnrlaserfiche.state.co.us/Forms/DRMS_ Comment. Comments concerning the application and exhibits must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety by 4:00 p.m. twenty days from the last publication date of this notice. Please note that under the provisions of c.r.s. 3432.5-101 et seq. comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this office’s jurisdiction. These subjects, and similar ones, are typically addressed by your local governments, rather than the division of reclamation, mining and safety or the mined land reclamation board. Legal Notice No. FLP931 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: November 2, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice Legal Notice of Attempt to Settle Unclaimed Capital Credit Retirements Commencing on October 26, 2023, and continuing through April 30, 2024, UNITED POWER, INC. (hereafter “United Power” or “the cooperative”), will make a final attempt to pay the unclaimed retirements of capital credits to its former members who were served by the cooperative prior to and through December 31, 2019. This notice does not apply to current United Power members. Representatives for the estates of deceased former members may also apply for unclaimed retired capital credits on behalf of the former member. Former members, or their representatives, who may be eligible to receive these unclaimed retired capital credits can access a list of eligible accounts at the cooperative’s website at www. unitedpower.com, or in person at United Power’s headquarters office located at 500 Cooperative Way in Brighton, Colorado. Former members or their representatives who may be eligible to receive a payment of unclaimed

Additional questions about this notice and unclaimed retired capital credit refunds should be directed to United Power Member Services at 303-637-1300 or by email to capitalcredits@ unitedpower.com UNITED POWER, INC. By: /s/Mark A. Gabriel President & CEO Legal Notice No. FLP954 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice TO: MICHAEL REWERTS:

You are notified that you have 10 days after publication for this notice of levy to file your claim of exemption with the District Court of WELD, Weld County District Court, Civil Div. 915 10th St. P.O. Drawer 2038 Greeley, CO 80632-2038, in Case 2022CV030330 entitled: BERRY COMPANIES, INC., d/b/a BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES, LLC, d/b/a BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES vs. MICHAEL REWERTS, a/k/a MICHAEL ALLEN REWERTS, a/k/a MICHAEL A. REWERTS, a/k/a MIKE ALLEN REWERTS, a/k/a MIKE A. REWERTS, a/k/a MIKE REWERTS, a/k/a MICHAL ALLEN REWERTS, a/k/a MICHAL A. REWERTS, a/k/a MICHAL REWERTS, Individually, $2,408.95 garnished at First National Bank of Omaha, 915 S. Hover, Longmont, CO 80501. Legal Notice No. FLP926 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 23, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Alan Bohn, a/k/a Steven A. Bohn, a/k/a Steven Bohn, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30542

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before February 12, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Avery Bohn Personal Representative 12231 Farmview St. Northglenn, CO 80241 Legal Notice No. FLP933 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press ###

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In some school districts, only voters who also live in that region get to vote in those school board races. If that’s the case in your district, you’ll see just the candidates for your area on the ballot. You can vote for one candidate, and the top vote-getter will represent that region. In other school districts, such as Jeffco and Adams 12, school board members have to live in a certain region, but they have to win election districtwide. Every voter in the school district sees multiple school board races on their ballot, and they’ll choose one candidate for each race. Most Colorado school board

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can check your school district website. Search for the words “school board” or “board meetings” or “election.” Many school districts list who is running and the dates and times of local candidate forums. Community groups like the League of Women Voters and educational nonprofits often host forums or panels where you can hear from the candidates in their own words or even ask them questions. You can also check out candidate websites and see how candidates describe themselves and talk about their priorities. Read about the candidates or watch how they answer questions. Think about how their views compare with yours or how their life experience might have prepared them. What connection do they have to local schools? What kinds of

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