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If you’re staring at your property tax bill and having a meltdown, a Colorado program might offer you relief.

The state’s Property Tax Deferral Program allows homeowners to push their property tax payment down the road, potentially for years — depending on eligibility.

“Anytime we can keep folks in their homes and help them find tax relief at the same time is a win for Coloradans,” Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young said in a prepared statement.

Homeowners can delay, or “defer,” tax payment for as long as they own their home. The program charges interest — or a slow yearly increase — in the amount of taxes you owe.

Here’s how the program works.

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Recreation amenities getting a lift Brighton considers replacing water slide, updating BJAA tennis courts

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brighton Recreation Center’s swimming pool slide, closed for more than a year, could be torn down and replaced this summer if City Councilors agree.

The slide was built in 1992, a big part of the recreation center when it first opened, and the stairs were replaced in 2013. Since then, the high humidity and chlorine from the pool have corroded the slide’s

supports and the stairs leading up, said Carleen Watts, Brighton’s assistant recreation director. The slide was closed in January 2023.

“Normal maintenance and inspections, weekly, daily and even monthly, take place. Indoor aquatic slides usually last about 25 years,” Watts said. “This slide is at 30 years now, so it has outlived its lifespan and that’s why we are seeing the corrosive environment we are seeing right now.”

Councilors are scheduled to vote on replacing the slide at their Feb. 20 meeting.

Watts said Brighton normally closes the entire recreation center in August and September for normal maintenance, sending the center’s patrons to the nearby centers in other communities. She said plans call for replacing the slide

during that closing.

Work would cost $476,200 to replace to demolish the old slide and remove it. The new slide would be fabricated out-of-state in June and July to be shipped to Brighton. The old slide will be removed in August and the one installed in September.

Watts said the costs could increase by another $200,000 depending on how well the footings for the slide have survived. Those footings will have to be inspected when the old slide has been removed.

“The vendor will have to evaluate those footings to determine if a replacement is necessary,” she said.

Tennis courts make room for pickleball

Councilors will also consider improvements to the tennis courts at the Brighton Japanese American Park, on East Long Peak Street.

Parks Planning, Development and Grants Manager Ryan Smith said

plans call for replacing the aging and cracked asphalt with a more durable post-tension concrete. The court will also be lined for both tennis and pickleball, leaving room for two tennis courts or four smaller pickleball courts on the site.

Smith said the recreation department is working to develop a lockbox system at the park, allowing residents to check out portable pickleball nets that can be rolled into place for the courts.

“You can technically play pickleball with tennis nets in place, if you lower them. But it is not ideal,” Smith said. “There is something like a three-inch difference between nets and the court is smaller and that’s why we are working with other nearby recreation agencies to come up with a good solution for mobile nets.”

That work is budgeted to cost $289,000, Smith said. If councilors agree at the Feb. 20 meeting, work would begin in August.

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You’ll probably want to know their level of experience, competence and success in selling similar properties, hopefully within your city or neighborhood.

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Where did the sellers find all those different agents to list their homes? Many, I suspect, are friends and family — every agent’s biggest “competitor.” In other cases, the seller just went under contract or closed on their replacement home elsewhere and was convinced by that listing agent to list their current home. Don’t fall for that. It’s not the best decision if that agent is unfamiliar with your neighborhood, lives far away, and is unable to show the home on short notice, answer questions from buyers, or keep your brochure box well stocked.

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interview listing agents and make a rational hiring decision. Good idea?

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Do a web search of the agents you’re considering. Read their profile, if they created one. Look at their current and sold listings. Click on one or more listing to see how they described the home on the MLS. Did they list all the rooms, not just bedrooms and bathrooms, and did they provide dimensions and descriptions, or did they just enter the mandatory fields?

Not all MLS fields are mandatory. For example, only half of those 70 listings I mentioned above indicate what direction the house faces, and 28 of them didn’t indicate whether or not there is fencing, both of which are optional fields. Only 20 of the 70 listings indicated whether it is in an incorporated or unincorporated location.

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whether they hired a professional photographer to shoot magazine quality photos or did their own point-and-shoot pictures, and whether they created a narrated video tour or just a slide show with music. Only 2 of those 70 listings (one of them mine) had the maximum number of photos uploaded to the MLS. And, although 37 of the 70 had URLs in the “virtual tour”

Keep in mind that the best indicator of how a listing agent will serve you is how they have served previous sellers. field, all but one of them were for either an interactive slideshow, a slideshow with a music track, or a gallery of pictures. The only one that was an live-action narrated video tour was my own listing! I’ve been doing narrated video tours for over 18 years and even gave a tutorial at my Realtor association to show other agents how easy it is to shoot and edit a video tour, yet I can only count on one hand the number of listing agents who are shooting videos now. It’s inexplicable to me why that is.

Having chosen who to interview, ask these questions of those you invite into your home for an interview:

What commission percentage do you charge? Keep in mind, there is no standard commission. It’s totally negotiable, and the industry average is in the mid-5’s, not 6%.

Will you reduce your commission if you don’t have to share it? Hopefully they include that in answering your first question. If you have to ask them, consider that a red flag. They hoped you wouldn’t ask. Only 17 of the 70 active or pending listings mentioned above indicate that they offer a “dual variable commission.” One of the things a fellow MLS member can research with their access to the MLS is whether that’s the established practice of the agent you’re interviewing.

Will you reduce your commission if I hire you to purchase my replacement home? (Again, did they volunteer that, or did you have to ask?)

Hopefully the candidate will have researched the market and will make a sound recommendation of listing price.

Beware of agents who inflate their suggested listing price so you will list with them.

When setting the appointment, ask the agent to bring a spreadsheet of their sold listings with dates, days on market, listing price and sold price.

This & That: Smaller Topics Not Worth Full Articles Could Concrete Be Made to Absorb CO2?

The production of Portland cement, used to create concrete, is a major producer of carbon dioxide emissions which contribute to climate change—an estimated 9% of all human emissions.

Now a startup called Carbon Limit says it has created an additive that causes concrete to pull CO2 out of the air, mineralize and store it. The additive is called CaptureCrete.

Turning Straw into Building Boards

Farmers around the world are used to burning straw and other agricultural waste, contributing an estimated 3.5% of global greenhouse emissions. Now a Swedish startup called Our Ecolution has devised a process for making boards that can replace drywall, subflooring, ceilings and doors.

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Alpen High Performance Products of Louisville has been producing the nation’s top brand of high performance triple- and

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Denver Zoo plans preserve in Weld County

BY BELEN WARD BWARDE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Weld County preserve could become a safe breeding space for endangered animals from around the world, according to a Denver Zoo plan.

The Denver Zoo is expanding, with the help of a donation from the Lembke family, to build a 570-acre preserve facility in Weld County, according to a Feb. 8 news release by the Denver Zoo. “The Lembke Family Preserve represents the start of a new era for Denver Zoo and will dramatically expand our capabilities for our animals and Colorado wildlife as we build it out in the coming years,” said Bert Vescolani, president and CEO of Denver Zoo. “We are deeply grateful to the Lembke family for their generosity and mutual understanding that saving wildlife for future generations requires a dedicated community of donors, members, partners and neighbors.”

Landowner Bob Lembke said the drive behind the gift to the Denver Zoo has been part of their family tradition since the late 1950s.

“Carol and I loved visiting the old zoo in childhood, and we took our kids there many times. It’s always a memorable family outing,” Lembke said. “With the stewardship provided to endangered species by the zoo through the preserve, we hope that the zoo can be part of our family for generations.”

Lembke is a native of Colorado who lived in Arapahoe County all his life, and his wife Carol moved to Colorado when she was 6.

Lembke said that he and Denver Zoo officials had shared some ideas about the expansion with some consultants.

“About 18 months ago, the consultants suggested we start talking about the zoo’s needs. I met with zoo leadership and staff, and my staff has met regularly with zoo staff. It has been a collaboration for some time in the making,” Lembke said.

As to the preserve’s exact location, Lembke said it’s being kept under wraps for now.

“I don’t believe the zoo wants to disclose the precise location, but it is located in a remote area,” Lembke said.

Closed to the public

Brian Aucone, conservation officer for the Denver Zoo, said the preserve will be closed to the public. It’s a space to expand the work the zoo has been doing at its Denver metro campus.

“It’s a scale that has a far greater impact on wildlife than we have been able to do with our current campus,” Aucone said. “We’ve done some great stuff here, but the space has been a bit of a limiting factor for us.”

The Lembke Family Preserve would be built in two phases. The first phase is building a space for the zoo’s “Species Survival Plans,” the current breeding program for raising animal

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Aucone said they have yet to determine the species that will be at the preserve. Phase one is really about supporting the work that they have on campus at the Denver Zoo. “If we need additional space for breeding, such as recommending the eastern Bongo as an example, when they get pushed away from their mother as they naturally would, it might be a place that we would move them temporarily at the preserve while we find another good zoo home for them,” Aucone said.

Allows expansion at Denver site

With the extra space, animals at the Denver Zoo can be temporarily moved to the preserve when the 84acre Denver Zoo works on habitat maintenance and renovations.

“If they doing construction here on the grounds trying to improve the habitat or do something new with their habitat, we could temporarily locate them in the Lembke family preserve during that period,” Aucone said In phase two, the zoo plans for the facility space to be used for conservation, such as breeding and wild reintroduction. Its great importance would be on species threatened or endangered in Colorado.

Aucone said the future is to scale up some of our conservation breeding and, potentially, release programs with those who will partner with Colorado Parks and Wildlife or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which they determined.

“There any number of potential possibilities, and we’re working with our partners in those organizations to talk about how we could work with them and prioritize that space,” Aucone said.

Aucone said they don’t know the exact species that will be at the preserve yet.

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The Eastern Bongo, a forest-dwelling antelope, native to sub-Saharan Africa, is one of the species that the Denver Zoo could bring to the Kembke Family Preserve in Weld County as part of a COURTESY THE DENVER ZOO breeding program.

“There are potential species like Gunnison sage grouse, or we may work with Przewalski horses that we have here on the grounds, with an expanding breeding program with them as examples,” he said.

“The Lembke family is one of many donors whose generosity is securing Denver Zoo’s future through its $75 million “Into the Great Wild Open” campaign, said Jake Kubie, the zoo’s spokesperson, in a press release.

“The zoo seeks other passionate donors to support its animal care, wildlife conservation, new facilities and habitats, and educational experiences.”

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Brighton grad makes a mark at the Grammys Trumpet player working to release his third album, ‘Darkness Within’

“You had to plan it out and give everyone a fair listen of their album. It took me months to listen,” Trinidad said.

Next is the final round, and he’s given a say as to which of the selected musicians ends up on TV as the Best Album and Song.

“That round took less time because it’s condensed down,” he said.

“It was a lot of fun and a lot of work to listen to that much. But it was it was fun.”

Once Trinidad submitted his votes, he received an email to reserve his tickets to the show and headed to Los Angeles.

“It was a dream come true, Trinidad said.

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Joshua Trinidad, a Denver trumpet player who grew up in Brighton, had a dream come true, helping to select the winners at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards earlier this month.

Trinidad said he grew up watching the Grammys with his family.

“When I got there, I honestly felt like, do I belong here?” Trinidad said. “A lot of times in my life with music, I’ve always felt despair. But since I was supposed to be there, I was excited at that moment.”

Trinidad said he started playing trumpet at age 7, and his family always watched the Grammys. He remembers being amazed by all the musicians’ coordination, and he liked the symphony and the brass sections and people singing and dancing.

“I said this is beautiful, and my dad said you could do that someday and be there someday, and I said yeah, okay, Dad,” Trinidad said. “I got to go. When my parents found out, they were so proud of me.”

Trinidad said a friend of his, a piano player who they grew up in college, recommended him as a voting member for the Grammys a year ago in January.

He received an email to fill out a 12-page application about his career, asking how he contributed in

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a way they saw fit. He also needed another recommendation from another person.

“If the council sees that you’re fit to vote, they permit you to vote,” he said. “So, after getting officially nominated to be part of the Recording Academy, it took six months to hear back.”

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“When selected, they also recommended ways to get involved. It’s more than just a grant; there is community work, and there are ways to mentor upcoming musicians,” Trinidad said.

Trinidad said there are two voting rounds to vote for a musician. The first round is called “for your consideration,” with literally 1000s of people per category.

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Registration for Fort Lupton’s annual Community Art Show is open and available to local community artists ages 16 and up. Each artist may submit up to two eligible pieces. View submission guidelines and register on the city’s website today: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/971/ Annual-Community-Art-Show.

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Blessings in a Bag

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

Severe Weather Soliciting and Scams

Fort Lupton officials are warning that severe weather and natural disasters attract out-of-town contractors and solici-

tors. 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.

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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Volunteers needed

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-in child care

The Fort Lupton Recreation Center offers drop-in child care from 9 to 11 a.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is $3/hour/child for a drop-in, however there is no fee for members with a monthly or annual pass.

There is a one-hour maximum/per day.

Call 303-857-4200 for more information.

Fort Lupton senior lunches

Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday.

Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166.

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Wholly Stromboli gives back to the Boys and Girls Club with pizza

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wholly Stromboli owner Melissa Rickman and her husband Eric, members of the World Pizza Champions, hosting a pizza party for Fort Lupton’s Boys and Girls Club on Feb 9.

“We brought our team and pizza operation to the Boys and Girls Club of Fort Lupton for a fun-filled pizza party.

The event, held in honor of National Pizza Day and in collaboration with The Slice Out Hunger Organization, was brought together by young pizza enthusiasts and a local restaurant,” Rickman

said.

The boys and girls learned Rickman’s secrets on how to toss the perfect pizza dough.

Also, the kids ate fresh, hot pizza slices from out of Wholly Stromboli’s mobile pizza oven.

“Myself and my team enjoy hosting this event; it emphasizes the importance of giving back to the community and inspiring the next generation of ‘Pizzialolos’,” Rickman said.

“The collaboration between Wholly Stromboli and The Slice Out Hunger Organization underscores the power Melissa Rickman teaches Brighton kids Jonathan, a Twombly of pizza and the importance Elementary student, and Divine, a Butler Elementary, student on of giving back.”

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February 22, 2024

Weld County adds high-tech watermark to paper ballots Unique features meant to make November’s ballots more secure

“We are doing the work for our voters and our peers,” said Weld County Clerk and Recorder Carly Koppes. “We are working closely with our vendor to level up the security of our ballots.”

Koppes said the county first debuted the technology in November 2023 ballots. It features watermarks added to the paper stock the ballots are printed on. According to election office officials, Weld County currently has 222,064 active registered voters.

Koppes said she was eager to

help pilot the new, more secure ballots incorporating trademarked “GHOSTmark” technology used by California voting security firm ProVoteSolutions.

The paper stock for ballots includes high-resolution images that are only visible under special equipment.

“We are glad to have a partner willing to work with us to push the envelope on heightened security, “ Koppes said. “Election confidence needs to be high because voting is our biggest right and privilege.

Along with the other security measures, adding the GHOSTmark takes our election’s security, transparency, and integrity to the next level. It was a great success.”

ProVoteSolutions CEO, Noal Phillips said, “Our 20 technology patents in security development and deep experience in elections printing give us the insight to deliver ideal, cutting-edge solutions for elections. We appreciate our partnership with Weld County and that they had the foresight to participate and help us pilot the program.”

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Confident courage driven by abundant resilience

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ecurrent cycles of failure often drain our reservoir of courage.

But cultivating gritty resilience, the ability to rebound after defeat, makes all the WINNING difference. When we know our worth reWORDS mains unchanged, confidence strengthens. And confident courage steps forward boldly, determined to learn from failure rather than retreat in shame.

Two weeks ago, this column visited Michael Norton what it means to be consistently confident and courageous. Last week we tackled the benefits of living with an abundance mentality as opposed to one of scarcity. Now, we let’s talk about the type confident courage that is driven by abundant resilience.

Today’s leadership often wrestles with the lack of resilience of their younger team members. The first hints of a struggle or a project that is too difficult seems to shut people down. The younger sales professional who cannot deal with rejection is chipping away at the character and foundation of grittiness and resilience that had made their company famous and successful. This is a societal issue just as much as it is a corporate problem.

Resilience is built through small daily choices to show up again after setbacks. We reframe failures as lessons that equip us for next victory.

We silence cruel inner voices taunting our missteps. We affirm that within and around us lies power to press on. Resilience believes better timing is coming. Resilience believes that for every no that a salesperson receives, there is a yes just around the corner.

As resilient confidence grows

through repeatedly getting back up, courage is ignited. We no longer fear the failure itself but rather squandering the growth opportunity it presents. Courage says, “Though I may stumble again, I know it will strengthen me, so I will keep pursuing my purpose.”

The courage fueled by resilience also drives innovation. In genius lies countless bad ideas. But the resilient genius tries new combinations while learning from each. They fail small and move quickly to succeed bigger. Confident they’ll eventually win, they persevere until the breakthrough.

Of course, acknowledging real suffering matters deeply. Some defeats deliver blows that do require grieving. Resilience is not dismissing agony but insisting present pain will not have the final say. Light still flickers in the darkness if we have eyes to see.

When confident courage is driven by gritty, hard-won resilience, we become unstoppable forces for good.

Failures remain inevitable but can no longer chain us. We rise stronger, bolder and wiser.

Life often delivers unexpected blows that tempt us to retreat in selfpity. But adopting an abundance

mentality while embracing opportunities in life despite real limitations empowers relentless resilience. Believing we already have more than enough fortifies us to endure seasons of scarcity and keep pursuing purpose.

Resilience is the ability to rebound after adversity, to bend but not break.

Resilient people grieve loss genuinely while insisting present turmoil will not dictate the future. Progress may require a circuitous route, but they keep marching forward.

Abundance thinking provides the mental framework and spiritual strength to persevere. Despite current shortfalls, it recalls times of surplus, remembering that seasons change. Abundance acknowledges “enough” looks different across life’s terrain. Where abundant resilience abounds, hope is instilled.

An abundance mentality also combats victim mindsets that paralyze resilience. Scarcity thinking fixates on how life has damaged us. But abundance declares we possess everything needed, however hidden or dormant, to recover and thrive again.

It empowers personal responsibility amid hardship, it fuels resilience.

Of course, positive thinking alone

cannot erase real suffering or constraints. But abundance provides perspective that setbacks are often setups for greater impact. With this long-view lens, we turn stumbling blocks into steppingstones. Our trajectory trends upward even while sometimes moving sideways.

Abundance thinking combined with bold faith and courageous action transforms us from victims into victors. We become forces for revival, equipped to lead others from dormancy to destiny.

In a world where many focus on the barriers to success and the negative forces of life that seem to surround them, there are many who look for the opportunity amid the challenge.

Which one are you? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can live our lives with confident courage driven by abundant resilience, 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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4.125%. That means after a year, the deferred tax amount will have grown by that percentage.

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Other criteria

Who is eligible

Colorado’s deferral program has traditionally helped seniors and active military personnel, but it was expanded last year to provide relief to homeowners affected by increased property taxes for the tax years including and between 2020 to 2023. (2023 property taxes are what you’re billed for this year.)

The application period closes on April 1. Homeowners who aren’t seniors or active military can apply under different criteria — they’re eligible if their property taxes increased above what the program calls a “growth cap.”

The tax-growth cap is met when the current year’s property tax amount has increased 4% or more compared to the average of the two preceding tax years’ amounts.

Given the headline-grabbing spikes in property values — as calculated for tax purposes — last year in the Front Range and other parts of the state, many homeowners will

Thornton’s Eastake and the Front Range frame rows of Thornton homes.

likely qualify for the program because of how much their home’s property tax bill has increased.

Ins and outs

The program does not exempt homeowners from paying taxes but, rather, serves as a loan that a homeowner pays later.

Seniors and active military can defer for as long as they own their home and they reapply for deferral each year. Others applying under the tax growth-based eligibility can defer for as long as they own their home and reapply each year — as long as the amount being deferred

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does not exceed $10,000.

For example, if you applied last year and were granted a $6,000 deferral and then apply again this year, only $4,000 more could be deferred.

Under the program, homeowners don’t have to pay any portion of their deferred tax amount — including interest — so long as they continue to reapply, according to the Colorado Department of the Treasury.

“As long as the homeowner reapplies each year, they don’t have to pay until they don’t apply,” said Sheena Kadi, spokesperson for the department.

The current deferral interest rate is

Other eligibility criteria include: • The property claiming the deferral must be owner occupied, meaning the taxpayer must, by themselves or with another person, reside at the property • All property taxes for years before 2024 must be paid • For the growth cap-based deferrals, the property must not be income producing, meaning the property is not used for financial gain.

To apply Homeowners can learn more by calling 833-634-2513 toll free or emailing cotreasproptax@state.co.us People in some areas may need to wait for their county to upload data before they’re able to apply, Kadi said on Feb. 8.

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BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As winter’s cold permeates throughout Colorado, folks may find themselves craving the warm comfort of soup.

Luckily for those of us in the Denver metro area, local eateries are serving up delicious bowls of soups from around the world right here in the Centennial State. From Mexican Pozole to Polish Orgórkowa, here are seven cozy soups made by small businesses that can take you on a culinary journey without ever leaving town.

Pho Khang — Centennial — 20 Pho Varieties (Vietnamese Soup)

8283 S Akron St. Suite 140, Centennial, CO 80112 | (303)-792-2200 | skiplinow.com/shop/Hgs5lGL-3/site Open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sunday Pho Khang Manager Henri Ly said the secret to his restaurant’s pho — served alongside Banh Mi and other Vietnamese staples at the family-owned eatery — is using fresh ingredients and going slow.

“We do not use powder at all,” Ly said. “We use all beef bone and slow simmer for 16 hours. We have six pots in the back. That’s what we’re known for — the broth. It’s a family-owned business; everyone that works here is mom, dad, aunt, grandma.”

Pho Khang also serves lobster pho and vegetarian varieties, along with over a dozen other pho options.

Pho Khang, a Vietnamese restaurant in Centennial, has 20 varietCOURTESY OF PHO KHANG ies of Pho, including this lobster special Pho.

Mi Tierra Caliente — Arvada — Pozole (Michoacán style pork and hominy stew)

5350 W 64th Ave., Arvada, CO 80003 | (720)-968-4634 | Mitierracaliente.net Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday Mi Tierra Caliente owner Ayax Silva said Pozole is a centuriesold soup that’s been made in his native Michoacán, Mexico for hundreds of years.

“It’s a soup that’s been made in Mexico for centuries by the native people,” Silva said. “Tamales were also made by Mexican natives before the Spaniards came to Mexico. A lot of the traditional dishes have been served in Mexico for centuries.

“Every region of the country gives these dishes their own touch, and it changes from family to family,” Silva continued. “With Pozole there are different kinds; red Pozole — which we serve — there’s also white, cream, chicken Pozole. We use dried chili guajillo, made with pork and white hominy in Michoacán style. We serve it with radishes, cabbages, lime and pork chunks.”

Silva said Pozole is such a tradition in some Mexican states that restaurants serving it only operate on Thursdays and going to eat the dish is a family activity. Luckily for those of us in the Denver metro area,Mi Tierra Caliente serves Pozole every day.

Croc Soup Company — Golden — Broccoli Gruyere Soup

16950 W Colfax Ave., Golden, CO 80401 | (303)-216-2566 | crocsoupcompanymenu.com Open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday (Closed weekends) SEE WARM THE HEART, P13

Mi Tierra Caliente serves up authentic Michoacán-style COURTESY OF MI TIERRA CALIENTE Pozole every day in Arvada.

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While broccoli and cheese soups — especially broccoli cheddar — abound in the metro area, Croc Coup Company takes that idea up a notch with its broccoli gruyere soup. Made from scratch with fresh ingredients, this soup is sure to keep you warm through the chilly foothill winters.

African Grill and Bar — Lakewood — Palm Nut Soup

955 S Kipling Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80226 | (303)-985-4497 | Africangrilllakewood.com 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday (Closed Sunday) African Grill and Bar in Lakewood offers a sampling of African cuisine spanning the entire continent, according to owners Sylvester and Theodora Osei-fordwuo. The restaurant features over a dozen soup varieties including palm nut soup, which originates in west Africa.

“Palm nut soup, also known as banga soup, is made out of the fruit from the palm tree plus other vegetables like onions, ginger and tomatoes added to it preparation,” Theodora said.

In Westminster, Polish Restaurant Cracovia serves Orgórkowa COURTESY OF CRACOVIA — pickle soup — made from scratch.

Damascus Grill — Littleton — Lentil Soup

1399 W Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120 | (303)-797-6666 | facebook.com/DamascusGrillLittleton Open 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 11:30-7:40 p.m. Wednesday; 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sunday Damascus Grill’s lentil soup has a flavor that literally can’t be found anywhere else in the area. A family recipe, most of the spices used in the soup are imported directly from the Middle East.

The soup calls for all fresh ingredients and is made fresh every morning, taking about three hours to prepare.

The staff at Damascus said they were not at liberty to share which spices go into the lentil soup, calling them a “secret ingredient.”

Pierogies Factory — Wheat Ridge, Littleton — Rosol (Polish Chicken Noodle Soup)

The Broccoli Gruyere Soup at Croc Soup Company in Golden. COURTESY OF CROC

The beef bone pho at Pho Khang.

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3795 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge, CO, 80133 | (303)-425-7421 7961 South Broadway, Littleton, CO 80122 | (303)-797-3649 | pierogiesfactory.com Both Locations: Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday – Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

While the local favorite might be better known for their pierogies, kielbasa or schnitzel, the Polish eatery also serves up Rosol; a Polish chicken noodle soup served with egg noodles. Rosol is defined by its clear broth and is served at both Pierogies Factory locations, in Wheat Ridge and Littleton.

Cracovia — Westminster — Zupa Orgórkowa

Palm Nut Soup from African Grill and Bar. COURTESY AFRICAN GRILL AND BAR

8121 W 94th Ave., Westminster, CO 80021 | (303)-484-9388 | Cracoviarestaurant.com 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday through Sunday Polish restaurant Cracovia’s pickle soup — or Zupa Orgórkowa — is a family recipe from owners Maria and Lester Rodzen’s home kitchen. Head Chef Jutta Dellert says Orgórkowa is “Everyone’s favorite” in the winter months and that to her knowledge, Cracovia is the only restaurant around that sells the traditional Polish soup.

“We use homemade pickles and we grind them,” Dellert said. “We sauté carrots, parsnip, leeks, onions and celery, and add that to a vegetable broth with pickled, flavored with vegeta; a polish spice. Then we add heavy cream.”

Dellert says the soup — along with everything else at Cracovia — is made from scratch.

“Nobody cooks from scratch anymore, but that’s what we do here,” Dellert said. “We do sauerkraut from scratch, all out sauces and everything. That’s what I love about this restaurant. It takes me four hours to make the goulash.”

Orgórkowa takes about an hour and a half to two hours to prepare, Dellert said — but that’s mostly thanks to chopping the vegetables.

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the guy was trying to help me make a sound,” Trinidad said. “I couldn’t.

I thought I’d never played an instrument. I saw the trumpet on the way out and asked what’s that? I picked it up and made it sound.”

Trinidad had an exciting journey with his trumpet and got serious about playing it early in his high school career.

“My trumpet playing was important and made it into the high school honor bands,” Trinidad said.

Trinidad said he had planned to attend school in Greeley at UNC but was rejected.

“They said they didn’t see a music career in my life. I felt like quitting everything, and at 18, my path was carved out,” Trinidad said.

He was glum when came to school the following week, and his band teacher asked him what happened.

“He pulled some strings for me, got me to go to school at Western State College in Gunnison,” Trinidad said.

“I even got some scholarship money to go. It was great. I didn’t stay at Western, but it was an excellent place to rethink things, recalibrate, and went Metropolitan State University in Denver.”

It was an excellent move for Trinidad, and he said he had some of the best professors.

“It was meant to be. I graduated with a music degree,” Trinidad said. “I was told I could never do it, (but) I did it.”

Today, Trinidad is a trumpet player, composer, and producer. Trinidad plays in multiple styles of music, such as jazz, ambient, rock, electronic, and lo-fi, that are almost like soundtrack music.

“I would never call myself a true jazz musician by any means. It’s music you’d hear in a movie that is relaxing, spacey, echoing type trumpet,” he said. “I focus on a more creative approach with trumpet than what we’re used to.”

That means he’s found new ways to expand his instrument’s abilities.

“I connect my trumpet to guitar pedals, like what a guitarist would use,” he said. “I play through the microphone into the guitar pedals. And I get different sounds, such as an Echo delay.”

Norway to ‘In November’

Trinidad got the idea for his first album, “In November” while he was

touring the U.S. with a band. He and the group’s drummer spent a lot of time dreaming about their next gigs.

“I told him I would like to record in Europe,” Trinidad said. “He said, ‘Do it!’ I said, it’s not that easy and he said, ‘Do it’. So I did it and booked a studio in Norway in 2016.

While recording in Norway, Trinidad said he reached out to some of his favorite musicians, and they came, recording at this tiny rented house.

“We lived together for three, four days, recorded an album, the house was near the ocean, water would like to hit the glass and watched icebergs, it was so beautiful, it was a dream come true,” Trinidad said.

Trinidad said the recording did well.

“It moved me into a new level, taking a risk and going out there to Norway; I didn’t make money from it but learned a lot,” he said.

Trinidad’s next gig was in 2019; he was contacted by Arun Natarajan, Subcontinental Records label in Bangalore, India, who told him about an idea that he knew a famous electronic guy named Riatsu Umlaut. Natarajan said he would pay for them to work together.

“We put out an album right before COVID called “Lithium” and later during COVID, put together another album called “Sleeping With My Worries. We are working on our new album that will come out in the next couple of months,” Trinidad said.

Trinidad said when he was in LA for the Grammys, the album “Sleeping With My Worries” was nominated nominee for Best New Age Album of the Year at the World’s Entertainment Awards on Feb. 2.

Trinidad said they were invited to a party after the Grammys and saw one of his favorite jazz singers, Kurt Elling, performing.

“While in Los Angeles, I got the opportunity to look up one of my favorite trumpet players, Arturo Sandoval, and he invited me to his house; he’s an 11th-time Grammy Award-winning musician. The Grammys were fun my highlight of the trip was meeting him,” Trinidad said.

Trinidad has also recorded with Arun Natarajan with Sage Francis, Chicano Batman, Nathaniel Rateliff, Riatsu, Umlaut, and Bangalore, India.

Future

Trinidad said he is working on his next album, a mix of poetry and music. It’s called the “Darkness Within.”

To learn more about Joshua Trinidad and his music, visit https://joshuatrinidad.com/

It takes a thief Adams City’s Hernandez takes thievery to new heights

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Fernanda Hernandez is a thief.

Plain and simple.

She admits it. She loves it.

And it’s legal.

Hernandez was a senior guard for the Adams City High School girls basketball team this season. In addition to her thefts (averaging eight steals per game, which was enough to break the school record for steals in one season), she scored an average of seven points per game. That went with her nine rebounds per contest and dishing out 4.5 assists per game.

Her 170 steals put her in the top 24 in the nation, according to MaxPreps, and atop the stat sheet in both the state of Colorado and in class 5A. Despite those numbers and the school record, her first love is soccer.

She plans to play for the Eagles this spring.

“I’m more engaged in basketball.

I found a family, a really nice bond with each of the girls,” she said. “It made me rethink my purpose. We have perfect bonds. Basketball was the one for me.”

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The first step on the road to being an artist of steals is to keep an eye on the ball.

“Once it bounces, I’m ready to take it from the air, with another dribble,” she said. “With the way they are positioned, it’s easier to read the ball, their body language and everything they do. It can be difficult, but I can make it work.”

Hernandez said stealing the ball doesn’t necessarily depend on a player’s skill set.

“No. I read the ball,” she said. “Once the ball goes to the floor and they are dribbling, I read the next dribble they are going to take. So once it bounces up from the floor, I get ready to snatch the ball.”

She also reads passes by looking

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at where the opponents’ eyes are; sometimes, it’s the positioning of the shoulder.

“It can be difficult (during a game), especially when I’m already tired,” she said. “I make it work. It started when I was a sophomore. I got into JV (junior varsity), then JV to varsity. I got more playing time than the point guard at that time.”

She scored her share of points for the Eagles, too.

“Stealing the ball is better,” Hernandez said. “It gives me an advantage to go up for the layup.”

Next stop

College wasn’t on her radar. She works at United Parcel Service before going to class.

Her high-school coach, James Rogers, convinced her to try college.

“I wasn’t planning on learning about college,” Hernandez said. “It was all because of him. I was planning on working, quit my job. He said to try it out and that ‘if you don’t like it, just leave.’”

Instead, Hernandez is heading to Cerro Coso Community College in Ridgecrest, Calif., about four hours southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

“It’s a new experience, a new environment,” she said. “I want to be somewhere new and out of Colorado. Trinidad State College was interested, but I’d already committed by then.”

She’s not sure what she wants to study just yet but is leaning toward dermatology.

“I’m interested in and looking forward to learning about the skin,” Hernandez said. “I’m not sure. It came on so fast.”

At first, Hernandez was scared of this new venture.

“I’m excited, knowing that I’m going to California to play basketball,” she said. “I’m looking forward to meeting new people and developing new skills.”

In closing

Hernandez offered some advice for athletes, present and future.

“I’d tell them ‘Go for it,’” she said.

“You only live once. You can’t go back to that moment. Don’t take anything for granted.”

Adams City’s Fernanda Hernandez puts the pressure on Gateway’s Jocelyn Leyva PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH Feb. 8 in Aurora.

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice Town of Lochbuie, Colorado Ordinance No. 2024-691 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOCHBUIE, COLORADO ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE TOWN KNOWN AS THE SOUTH WELD ANNEXATION NO. 1 Ordinance No. 2024-691 was passed at the February 12, 2024, special meeting of the Town Board and will take effect on March 23, 2024.

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the Town Clerk’s Office, 703 Weld County Road 37, Lochbuie, CO 80603 and on the Town’s website at: Lochbuie.org Heather Bowen Town Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB3010 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice BEFORE THE COLORADO ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION AMENDED NOTICE AND APPLICATION FOR HEARING DOCKET NO. 220800225 TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Pursuant to Rule 523.d, the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission Staff has applied to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation against K.P. Kauffman Company, Inc. (Operator No. 46290), to adjudicate allegations in the Notice of Alleged Violation Nos. 403035076, 403035192, 403035259, 403035328, 403035446, and 403035534.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to: 1) the general jurisdiction of the Energy and Carbon Management Commission of the State of Colorado under § 34-60-105, C.R.S.; 2) specific powers granted pursuant to § 34-60-106, C.R.S.; 3) the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act at § 24-4-105, C.R.S.; and 4) the Commission’s Series 500 Rules at 2 C.C.R. 404-1, that the Commission has scheduled this matter for hearing before a ECMC Hearing Officer at the following date, time, and location (subject to change): Date: March 18, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 The Notice and documents related to this matter can be found on our “Hearing eFiling System Document Search” page here https://oitco. hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGPublicAccess/index. html. Select “Search for Docket Related Documents” from the pull-down menu, use the above “Docket Number”, and select “Search”.

Legal Notice No. BSB3015 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

City of Brighton Public Notice CITY OF BRIGHTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, Family Dollar Stores of Colorado, LLC d/b/a Family Dollar #27094 applied for a new Retail Fermented Malt Beverage and Wine (city) liquor license at 1511 E Bridge Street, Brighton, CO 80601. The public hearing will be held on March 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall in Council Chambers located at 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton Colorado, 80601. Any interested parties may be present and heard.

The application was filed with the City Clerk’s Office on January 26, 2024. The applicant is a corporation with the following members listed: Family Dollar, Inc., Stockholder and 100% owner; Peter Barnett, President; Roger Dean, VP/Treasurer; and Harry Spencer, Assistant Secretary.

Any petitions or remonstrance letters pertaining to this application should be directed to the City Clerk’s Office. For additional information, please call (303) 655-2031.

Dated this 22nd day of February, 2024. /s/ Erin Kelm Deputy City Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB3016 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice CITY OF BRIGHTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, El Taco‘N Madres LLC d/b/a El Taco‘N Madres, applied for a Transfer of Ownership of a Hotel and Restaurant (city) liquor license at 177 E Bridge Street, Brighton CO 80601. The public hearing will be held on March 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall in Council Chambers located at 500 S 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado, 80601.

Any interested parties may be present and heard.

The application was filed with the City Clerk’s Office on January 26, 2024. The applicant is a private individual: Lucero Navarro Garcia, 744 Mockingbird Street, Brighton, CO 80601. Any petitions or remonstrance letters pertaining to this application should be directed to the City Clerk’s Office, for additional information please call 303-655-2031.

Dated this 22nd day of February, 2024. /s/ Erin Kelm Deputy City Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB3017 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCIES FOR SILVER PEAKS EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Pursuant to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that two (2) vacancies exists on the Board of Directors of the Silver Peaks East Metropolitan District. One director may be appointed to each of the vacant positions

to serve until the next regular election, which shall be held on May 6, 2025. Any interested elector may file a letter of interest in such position by mail to: Matt Ruhland, Esq., Cockrel Ela Glesne Greher & Ruhland, P.C., 44 Cook Street, Suite 620, Denver, Colorado 80206.

SILVER PEAKS EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Matthew P. Ruhland Attorney for the District Legal Notice No. BSB3005 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice ADAMS EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2023 BUDGET February 27, 2024 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 February 27, 2024 (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 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, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, 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 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 may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 864 8882 1484 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86488821484.

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. BSB3008 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that final payment will be made on or after March 11, 2024, to JHL Enterprises, Inc d/b/a JHL Constructors, Inc. (“Contractor”), 9100 E. Panorama Dr., Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed pursuant to AIA Document A141, Design-Build Amendment #04 – Task Order #08 dated November 15, 2022 entered into between JHL Constructors, Inc. and Rail Land Company LLC (“Owner”), for the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Adams County, Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said Rail Land Company, LLC, its members, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

RAIL LAND COMPANY, LLC By: /s/ Brian Fallin, CEO Legal Notice No. BSB3013 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 29, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment at the offices of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 111 S. Tejon Street, Suite 705, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, on or after March 11, 2024, to JHL Enterprises, Inc d/b/a JHL Constructors, Inc., 9100 E. Panorama Dr., Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed pursuant to Task Order #02-Construction Services (Southern Parcels-149 Acres) dated December 20, 2021 entered into between JHL Constructors, Inc. and Rail Land Company LLC, for the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Adams County, Colorado.

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

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAIL PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Russell Dykstra Legal Counsel to the District Legal Notice No. BSB3011 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 29, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that final payment will be made on or after March 11, 2024, to JHL Enterprises, Inc d/b/a JHL Constructors, Inc. (“Contractor”), 9100 E. Panorama Dr., Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed pursuant to AIA Document A141, Design-Build Amendment #03 – Task Order #07 dated October 13, 2022 entered into between JHL Constructors, Inc. and Rail Land Company LLC (“Owner”), for the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Adams County, Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said Rail Land Company, LLC, its members, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

RAIL LAND COMPANY, LLC By: /s/ Brian Fallin, CEO Legal Notice No. BSB3012 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 29, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 Phone Number: 303-659-1161x143 Plaintiff: CREEKSIDE SOUTH ESTATES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT v.

Defendant(s): BOBBY G SISNEROS JR. Case Number: 2023C038592 Div.: 1 Ctrm.: Attorney: Jeremy Brett Daz Fletcher, Esq, Jeffrey B. Smith, Esq. Firm Name: Altitude Community Law P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.9999 email: jfletcher@altitude.law and jsmith@altitude.law Atty. Reg. #: 50592 and 40490 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: BOBBY G. SISNEROS JR. You are hereby summoned and required to file

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with the Clerk of the Court an answer or other response to the complaint filed against you in this case. You are required to file your answer or other response on or before: March 19 at 8:30 A.M., in the Adams County Court, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.

The relief sought by the Plaintiff(s) is an Injunction which will affect the following property:

15980 Havana Court, Brighton, CO, also known as SUB:CREEKSIDE ESTATES SECOND FILING BLK:1 LOT:3 (the “Property”).

If you fail to file your answer or other response on or before the date and time shown above, the relief sought may be granted by default by the Court without further notice.

Dated at , Colorado, this day of , 2024.

CLERK OF THE COURT By: Deputy Clerk This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(e), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID. Legal Notice No. BSB2966 First Publication: February 1, 2024 Last Publication: February 29, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice District Court, Adams County, State of Colorado Court Address: Adams County Courthouse 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601 In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: Mary Tirey a/k/a Mary V. Tirey, a/k/a Mary Viola Tirey, Deceased; and Alton Tirey, a/k/a Alton M. Tirey, a/k/a Alton Mansfield Tirey, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030068 Attorney: Marcus Behm 32375 County Road 13.5 Manzanola, Colorado 81058 Phone Number: (719) 543-4357 Attorney Registration Number: 39396 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY INHERITANCE PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. To All Interested Persons and Owners by Inheritance (List all names of interested persons and owenrs by inheritance): 1. George G. Estrada 2. Gardner Chuckwagon Supper, Inc. 3. Mountain Sky Conference of the United Methodist Church 4. Gardner Cemetery 5. Library of Congress 6. Gideon Society 7. Salvation Army 8. Walsenburg Catholic Church 9. Gardner Catholic Church 10. Huerfano County Historical Society 11. Gardner School Foundation A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving a mineral interest in the following property (including legal description if real property): Township 1 South, Range 66 West, of the 6th P.M. The Northwest one-quarter of Section 31, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Adams County, Colorado, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the

Northwest corner of said Northwest one-quarter, thence S 89°07’40”E on an assumed bearing along the North line of said Northwest one-quarter a distance of 2670.32 feet to the Northeast corner of said Northwest one-quarter, thence S 00°41’45”W along the East line of said Northwest one-quarter a distance of 2634.85 feet to the Southeast corner of said Northwest one-quarter, thence N 89°23’10”W along the South line of said Northwest one-quarter a distance of 2673.13 feet to the Southwest corner of said Northwest onequarter, thence N 00°45’25”E along the West line of the said Northwest one-quarter a distance of 2646.90 feet to the Point of Beginning The hearing on the petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: April 12, 2024 Time: 8:00 A.M. Address: Adams County District Court, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado 80601 The hearing will take approximately one day.

Note:  You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.  Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.  The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing.

Date: January 31, 2024 Shane Kaiser Okreek Oil and Gas II, LLC 475 17th Street, Suite 1350 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. BSB2982 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CYNTHIA ANN TUCKER, aka CYNTHIA A. TUCKER, aka CYNTHIA TUCKER, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30043 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 June 24, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Case Number: 2023 PR 30924

Broomfield, CO 80021

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 June 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah A. Ytterberg, Atty. Reg. #: 50895 CRAIG D. JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 8 Garden Center, Unit 2 Broomfield, CO 80020 Phone Number: 303-466-2335

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 June 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

FAX Number: 303-466-6342 E-mail: dytterberg@cdjlaw.com Legal Notice No. BSB2974 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Darrell S. Reichert Personal Representative 6674 Sunburst Ave. Firestone, CO 80504

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BERYL C. MADDAMMA aka BERYL CRAVEN MADDAMMA aka BERYL MADDAMMA, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30006

Legal Notice No. BSB2983 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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 June 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maria Gale Chaffins Personal Representative 1005 S. Joplin Way Aurora, CO 80017 Legal Notice No. BSB2953 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harlo Leaman Bailey, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 315 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 June 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sandra Kay Smith Personal Representative 6482 S Queen Ct Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. BSB2967 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DENNIS LOUIS CAMPBELL, aka DENNIS L. CAMPBELL, aka DENNIS CAMPBELL, Deceased

Legal Notice No. BSB2988 First Publication: February 15, 2024 Last Publication: February 29, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

Salim E.M. Shafi Personal Representative c/o Larry M. Snyder, Esq. 650 South Cherry Street, Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80246-1812 Legal Notice No. BSB3009 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DENNIS MEADOWS, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 0396 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 June 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephanie Meadows Personal Representative c/o Tanis McGonegal Family Law, P.C. 11001 W.120 1h Ave., Suite400

Legal Notice No. BSB3004 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald V. Mallory a/k/a Donald Van Mallory, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30046 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 June 10, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 June 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel R. Bartlett Personal Representative 14693 Beeler Street Brighton, CO 80602

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LUCILLE D. RIVERA, aka LUCILLE DOLORES RIVERA, aka LUCILLE RIVERA, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30081

True Apodaca Personal Representative 4190 Perry Street Denver, CO 80212

Legal Notice No. BSB3006 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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 June 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

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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 June 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wade A. Rockhold Personal Representative 2540 South Brentwood Street Lakewood, CO 80227

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra Mae Warner, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 18

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Audrey Mae Reichert, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30915

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WAQI ELIJAH MOHAMMAD SHAFI a/k/a WAQI E. M. SHAFI, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30092

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Legal Notice No. BSB3007 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Tammy M. Connolly Personal Representative c/o Tirey Law Firm LLC 12021 Pennsylvania St., Suite 103 Thornton, Colorado 80241 Legal Notice No. BSB2969 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Terry L Thompson aka Terry Lee Thompson aka Terry Thompson aka Terry L Dunn aka Terry Lee Dunn aka Terry Dunn aka Terry L Howard aka Terry Lee Howard aka Terry Howard aka Terry L Kittelman aka Terry Lee Kittelman aka Terry Kittelman , Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 11 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 June 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DIANE KAY WAGNER, a.k.a. DIANE K. WAGNER, a.k.a. DIANE WAGNER, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30021 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 June 17, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jack Bell Personal Representative c/o Werth Law LLC P.O. Box 808 Brighton, CO 80601 Legal Notice No. BSB2990 First Publication: February 15, 2024 Last Publication: February 29, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kyle A. Hays, also known as Kyle Alan Hays and Kyle Hays, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30061 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 June 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kaleb A. Hays Personal Representative 1724 W. Balmoral Ave, #2 Chicago, IL 60640 Legal Notice No. BSB2977 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 30, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Samuel Kremer-Martinez be changed to Samuel Kremer Case No.: 23 C 169 By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB2993 First Publication: February 15, 2024 Last Publication: February 29, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on February 7, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Vaneza Raquel Robles be changed to Vaneza Raquel Cruz Case No.: 24 C 0211 By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB3014 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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(Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division D Case Number 23JV30186 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF: Luca Miller Child(ren), and Concerning Tracy Arnhold, Jerry Queen, John Doe SUMMONS To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Jerry Queen and John Doe You are hereby notified that a verified petition has

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In the Matter of the Petition of: Aaron S. Martinez For the Adoption of: Tye Kyngston De Herrera Case No: 24JA2 Division: T1 Courtroom: TBA Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

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Legal Notice No. BSB3003 First Publication: February 22, 2024 Last Publication: February 22, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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