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A push to protect Lone Tree’s financial future City’s 1.5% sales tax rate has not increased since 1995 BY MADDIE BROWNING MBROWNING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wildflowers grow in an open space area in Parker. Douglas County is lush with plant growth after one of the wettest springs on record. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

County sees wet spring, but autumn fires still possible Spring this year was in top 10% for precipitation BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While Douglas County and the rest of the Front Range has fared better than expected during the first few months of wildfire season,

experts are still asking residents to be ready for those circumstances to change. “The threat has diminished slightly,” said Tim Johnson, director of Douglas County’s emergency management office. “However, we know we’re right around the corner from another potential wildfire season.” In March, the county’s emergency management office said

it was preparing for a likely dry and hot summer. The county had been experiencing months of the worst possible drought conditions and forecasts weren’t predicting improvement. However, the county — along with the rest of the Front Range — has since seen above-average precipitation. In Douglas County, SEE WILDFIRES, P22

Lone Tree’s Victim Services Unit looks to expand BY MADDIE BROWNING MBROWNING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Victim Services Unit in Lone Tree is composed of five volunteer advocates who provide on-call support to victims of crime or trauma outside of regular business hours.

The unit is actively recruiting and hopes to add 3-5 new advocates, according to Jennifer Roger-Flynn, victim services coordinator. The advocates volunteer 3 to 4 times a month on weekdays from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. and weekends from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 5 p.m. and 6 a.m.

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They respond to cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, identity theft and fraud and trauma in any form. “We provide basic crisis intervention and emotional response SEE SERVICES, P21

Lone Tree City Council has created an initiative called “Mapping Our Future” in 2019 to gauge the public’s opinion about how the city should move forward financially. With increasing online shopping and Lone Tree’s smaller population, Mayor Jackie Millet explained that the city needs a solution to continue to support the community at the same level and proposes consideration of a 1% sales tax increase. Millet said that the city experienced a 5% increase in sales tax revenue from 1996 to 2015. She said that there was even a small increase during the Great Recession (2007-09). “In 2015, however, we noticed things were starting to change and our sales tax revenues were starting to flatten, even though we were adding new stores and new restaurants to the community, so we started taking a look at that and trying to figure out what was going on there,” Millet said. Lone Tree’s 1.5% sales tax rate has not increased since 1995 when the city was founded. And since the city does not collect property taxes or taxes on groceries, it relies on retail sales tax to fund operations and city services. The pandemic caused further SEE TAXES, P30

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Libraries expand camp programs across seasons BY MADDIE BROWNING MBROWNING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Camp DCL, Douglas County Libraries’ summer camp program, began June 7 and ends Aug. 6. The program caters to children ages 4-11 and has weeklong half-day and fullday camps with various themes. Douglas County Libraries’ location in Lone Tree at 10055 Library Way has upcoming camps for creating a Minecraft world with legos, filming a cooking show and engaging in cooking challenges. Kristen Kallio, special events supervisor, said that when deciding on camp themes she looks at pop culture and what is happening within the community. Kallio developed the summer camp program with Kerri Morgan, special events manager, in 2017. Morgan said it was not something that libraries normally provide, but they felt it would improve service to the community. “It’s fun to try new things that you think the community is really going to respond to,” Morgan said. Kallio said DCL brings in professionals to assist with the camps like Sticky Fingers Cooking, a children’s cooking school and Snapology, which teaches robotics and engineering concepts through interactive learning. “We kind of just have created a good group of vendors that we’ve vetted,” Kallio said. “We’ve worked with them for a couple of years now and then we bring in someone new

Families are eligible to apply for scholarships to any camp programs if they demonstrate financial need.

depending on themes and just do research to try to find new vendors when we need to.” Children involved in the camps are encouraged to participate in DCL’s summer reading program, which was outer space-themed this year. Kallio said that the camps will try to include some aspect of reading like reading about different recipes for the cooking camp. They also give campers a gift at the end of each camp and try to make it a book when possible. Kallio said that the libraries have received a lot of positive feedback from children and parents about their camps.

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“We hear a lot that the kids just had a great time, either experiencing new things, meeting new friends,” Kallio said. “You know, with our cooking camps, we hear a lot of ‘My child would never eat soup and came home excited to make potato leek soup with me’ or things like that.” The number of camps during the summer continues to increase every year, but Kallio said they are more focused on expanding the program during winter and fall breaks. Morgan said they had a gift making camp in 2020 around the holidays where children made and wrapped 4-5 gifts to give to their families. She said it was a fun surprise for parents who would normally have to take their children to buy gifts. The Foundation at DCL also provides full scholarship opportunities for those who cannot cover the cost

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of camps. Morgan said people have to demonstrate financial need to be eligible. Parents and guardians can call (303) 764-3311 for more information. “For us to be able to help folks out who might be just going through a rough time, or they want to be able to provide these experiences for their kids, but they don’t have a lot of expendable income to provide those things, so for us it’s nice to be able to do that, and so we fulfill a lot of the scholarship requests that we receive,” Morgan said. The remaining summer camps are currently full, but Kallio said that there is still a chance to make it off of the waitlist. She said that there are always last minute cancellations where they have to fill spots. Kallio said, “If we have it, we want kids to be able to experience it.”

Developmental disability council has positions open Douglas County advisory panel reviews grant applications STAFF REPORT

Douglas County is looking for residents with time to give and a desire to serve those in the community with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to a news release from the county. The Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy Advisory Council has two open positions and applications are due by July 26 at 5 p.m. Members of this council are the review committee for annual grant applications from organizations seeking funds for local programs supporting residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to the release. “If you have experience writing or reviewing grants and the ability to attend four to six daytime grantreview sessions in August and September, we encourage you to apply,”

according to the release. More information on the council and an application can be found at douglas.co.us/developmentaldisabilities. This volunteer, citizen advisory group was established following the successful 2001 voter-approval of the Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy. While Douglas County distributes 94.5% of the Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy funds to the county’s community-centered board, Developmental Pathways, the remaining 5.5% is set aside for the County’s Developmental Disabilities Grant Program, according to the release. Douglas County Mill Levy Grant Funds support projects and services that demonstrate innovative and collaborative projects or programs in six areas: life in common, housing, transportation, employment, recreation/leisure and health. Since 2002 more than $4.5 million has been awarded to organizations delivering local services to support residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, including $400,000 awarded in 2020.

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Redistricting commissions schedule public hearings Gatherings are chance to comment on proposed congressional and statehouse districts BY THY VO AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

Coloradans have a chance to have their voices heard on proposals for redrawn congressional and legislative districts at a total of 32 meetings around the state through the end of August. The gatherings are the public’s opportunity to address both the Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission and Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission, which will convene jointly at each meeting. The Colorado Sun examined the initial congressional and legislative maps offered by nonpartisan legislative staff and comments submitted online by the public — most of which came before the preliminary maps were issued — from different corners of the state to get an idea of what concerns the commissioners might hear. More attention — and public comments — have been directed toward remapping the congressional districts as Colorado is slated to get SEE HEARINGS, P5

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a new, eighth seat in the U.S. House. But the impact on state Senate and House seats could also be big, with control of the state Legislature — currently dominated by Democrats — at stake. The commission will hold hearings in the Denver metro area on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and in other parts of the state on Fridays and Saturdays. Most of the members of each 12-member commission will attend the hearings in person, though some will attend virtually. Typically, meetings will be chaired by a commission member from the congressional district in which they are held. The venue for some meetings, especially those scheduled for August, aren’t yet finalized. View the redistricting commissions’ official calendar at redistricting.colorado. gov for the most up-to-date information. Half of the state’s eight congressional districts would encompass all or part of the Denver metro area under the proposal from nonpartisan staff. And a significant number of state House and Senate districts are also in the area. Ten of the commissions’ public hearings will be held in Denver metro communities, all on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings through Aug. 24. More than 100 commenters from Lakewood already have chimed in, with most asking that Lakewood, which is in Jefferson County, be kept separate from Douglas County. The two are drawn together in the proposed 7th Congressional District. Meanwhile, the proposed map places the new 8th Congressional District in the area northwest and north of Denver, including the cities of Arvada, Westminster, Broomfield, Thornton, Brighton and Platteville. The map resembles one recommended by the Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, though it doesn’t stretch as far into Weld County as that group suggested. Legislative districts are likely to be a focus of the hearings, too. Three proposed metro-area Senate districts and five House districts would place incumbents in the same district. Public comments sent to the commissioners asked them to consider: • Black, Hispanic and minority communities, whose populations have shifted from central Denver to Aurora, Commerce City and other suburban Denver areas. • The impact of affordable housing and the interests of renters. • Oddly-drawn district lines in the proposed legislative maps, including splitting the dorms of the University of Denver between two state House districts. The Interstate 25 corridor north from Denver saw some of the state’s most explosive growth between 2010 and 2020, as subdivisions popped up on former agricultural land. That’s part of the reason the new 8th Congressional District was drawn in this area. The first draft also would shrink

REDISTRICTING HEARINGS Hearings on proposals to reset the boundaries of Colorado’s congressional and legislative districts are underway across the state. Here are upcoming hearings in areas served by this and other Colorado Community Media newspapers. For updates on meeting locations and details on redistricting plans, visit redistricting.colorado.gov. Lakewood — Tuesday, July 20, 7 p.m., Lakewood Cultural Center Community Room, 470 S. Allison Parkway Englewood — Wednesday, July 21, 7 p.m., Malley Recreation Center Grand Ballroom, 3380 S. Lincoln St. Denver — Tuesday, July 27, time and location to be announced. Centennial — Tuesday, Aug. 3, time and location to be announced. Golden — Wednesday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m., Golden High School Auditorium, 701 24th St. Highlands Ranch — Wednesday, Aug. 18, time and location to be announced. Commerce City — Tuesday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m., Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, Colorado, Yampa, and Gunnison Rooms, 6060 E. Parkway Drive Brighton — Wednesday, Aug. 25, time and location to be announced. the 2nd Congressional District, still including the college towns of Boulder and Fort Collins, but no longer reaching across the Continental Divide into Eagle County. The 4th District would include the northern and eastern parts of Weld County under the proposal, before stretching out to the Eastern Plains and south. Residents of western Boulder County are upset at potentially being moved into the 3rd Congressional District under the proposed map. The 3rd District has been a Republican stronghold and it’s currently represented by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Some 20 people submitted nearly identical comments to the commission objecting to the proposed change, which includes placing all of Summit and Eagle counties in the 3rd District. Other comments received by the commissions thus far include: • Concerns about Longmont’s grouping with Weld, Douglas and Eastern Plains counties in the current congressional map, rather than with Boulder. • Urging a congressional district be drawn along the northern I-25 corridor, including to keep Larimer and Weld counties together and separate from the Eastern Plains. Others, however, want to keep Larimer and Weld separate from each other. • How rapid population growth and development in Greeley has given it more in common with metro Denver than with Fort Morgan, Sterling and Yuma. • How a significant Hispanic population in Greeley could be grouped with those in Longmont, Brighton and Commerce City. 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.

The Douglas County Fair & Rodeo is ready to ride! Join us for the Parade! The 2021 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo kicks off July 31 with the Fair and Rodeo Parade in downtown Castle Rock at 9:30 a.m. Join your friends and neighbors July 31 - Aug. 8 for old-fashioned family fun. Visit Discovery Ranch and become a farmer for the day! Join in the stick-horse rodeo or pie-eating contest. Enjoy live music, classic fair food, as well as – a foodie’s favorite – food trucks. For more information, a schedule of events or to purchase tickets online visit FairandRodeoFun.com or call 720-733-6941.

Douglas County Veterans Office closed July 19-21 The Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs will be closed July 19-21 while staff attends mandatory training. Visit douglasveterans.org for more information on benefits, services and military retiree information, as well as other helpful links for veterans.

Interested in becoming a foster parent or adopting a child? Information nights are free and open to anyone interested in learning about foster care and adoption. Join via Zoom July 26 from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information call 303636-1KID or register online at collaborativefostercare. com and select Information Night.

Persons with developmental disabilities need you If you have a heart to serve consider joining the Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy Advisory Council, the review committee for the annual Grant Program. Visit douglas.co.us and search for Developmental Disabilities to learn more and apply by July 26.

Visit prehistoric times More than 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, mammoths roamed Douglas County. Learn all about it by taking a tour of the world-renowned Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve. For more information and available tour dates visit lambspring.org/free-tours

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Castle Rock man sentenced to 36 years in murder Black-market marijuana scheme turned deadly in shooting in Castle Pines BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dominique Wogan, 35, of Castle Rock was sentenced to 36 years in prison after being convicted for the murder of Fletcher Bodnar, a Highlands Ranch resident. Wogan was said to be a partner in a blackmarket marijuana scheme. On March 11, a jury found Wogan guilty of second-degree murder for shooting Bodnar during an arguWogan ment. According to court records, on May 15, 2020, Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies were called in to assist Castle Pines Emergency Services with a homicide at a home in the gated community. The investigation revealed Wogan had been growing marijuana in the home, where he was staying with permission of the owner. Bodnar

was helping him and had come to the home that day to discuss the operation. At some point, investigators say, Wogan shot and killed Bodnar. Wogan was also convicted of illegal cultivation of marijuana, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He was also a previous felon in possession of a firearm. District Attorney John Kellner said Colorado has a regulatory framework for people who want to legally grow and sell marijuana. However, Wogan did not follow those steps, instead setting up an illegal operation, Kellner said. “This defendant ran a black-market marijuana operation, illegally possessed a gun as a prior felon, and took another man’s life in cold blood,” Kellner said. “He deserves to spend significant time in prison for his actions.” In connection with Wogan’s plea of not guilty to the second-degree murder charges last year, his attorneys used the “Make My Day” defense, which gives a homeowner immunity for shooting an intruder. During the trial, numerous text messages from the defendant to Bodnar Fletcher Bodnar, 36, was shot and killed in May 2020.

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Catholic diocese has new bishop Most Rev. James Golka will lead area that includes Douglas County BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs, which includes Douglas County, has welcomed a new bishop. The Most Rev. James Golka, previously a priest of the Diocese of Grand Island, Nebraska, was ordained June 29. Golka, the fourth of 10 children, graduated from Creighton University in 1989 with degrees in philosophy and theology. He also received a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degree in Sacramental Theology from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. During a reception June 30, Golka gave a homily, speaking to the congregation at St. Mary’s Cathedral and comparing his new position to a marriage. “I would say to you, the people of Colorado Springs, I promise to be faithful to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life,” he said. Golka, 54, was named as the third bishop of Colorado Springs by Pope Francis. “I don’t have any agenda that I know of … when people ask what’s

your mission or your agenda I just think together we discern what’s the mission of God for the people of Colorado Springs,” Golka said during an April press conference that announced his selection. During the April 30 press conference, Golka spoke about his interest in faith from a young age. “When you become fascinated by Jesus you can’t help but fall in love with him and that has changed everything for me. So I just invite you to be fascinated by the Lord,” he said. When Bishop Michael Sheridan, who previously held the post, turned 75 in March 2020 he submitted his resignation to Pope Francis. “Bishop-elect Golka has already shown himself to be not only a skilled administrator, but also a man of prayer,” said Bishop Sheridan, according to a news release. “I believe that he will serve the people of this diocese very well.” Golka was initially shocked by the news and thought it was a joke when he first got the call, he said during the press conference. “But the reason I said yes is because deep inside me there’s a place where the Lord tells me ‘trust me and it’s going to be OK’ and so I trust the Lord fully,” he said. During portions of his homily and the press conference, Golka also spoke in Spanish. The diocese, formed in 1984, serves 10 counties, including El Paso, Elbert, Teller, Lincoln, Kit

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Metro area home sales set median price record in June BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE

The median closing price for a home in the Denver metro area was a record $545,000 in June, according to the latest real estate market trends report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. The amount is a 1.49% increase from May, and a whopping 22.47% increase compared to June 2020. The report uses sales from 11 counties in the metro area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties. Realtor Brigette Modglin, who’s been part of the Association of Realtors’ market trends committee since 2016, said some of the reasons for the increase include more millennials looking to buy homes, buyers who want to work from home after the pandemic, and baby boomers who are also interested in buying, either by upsizing or downsizing from their current home. She added there were some huge sales that may have skewed numbers a bit. A home in ritzy Cherry Hills Village recently sold for $1.1 million above its initial listing price tag. While Modglins said it wasn’t clear whether this sale impacted June’s number, she said this is the kind of sale that can cause sale

averages to spike. She noted that this is why the median closing price is generally used more often than the average closing price, since Modglin said the average is the sum of all home sale prices divided by the total number of sales. The median is more of the “middle” value and is more insulated from outliers like, say, a multimillion-dollar home sale. The report said the average closing price for a home in the metro area in June was $643,645. The report noted the average number of homes on the market for June is 16,098, based on figures from 1985 to 2020. The market is nowhere near that, with just 3,122 listings last month, a record low. Despite being a record low, June’s homes-on-the-market figures were a 50.46% increase from May, far above the average 5.86% change. But even then, the 3,122 listings were 51.09 percent fewer than in June 2020. The record high listing for June was in 2006 when the area had 31,900 listings, according to the report. This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite.com.

Fundraiser focuses on mermaid magic Family fun coming to library at end of August BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Over the years, the Douglas County Library Foundation has delivered funding and resources such as scholarships to attend special programs and Camp DCL, plus aid for adults who want to achieve high school graduation goals. The foundation will hold its first fundraising event for families with children ages 4-10, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Lone Tree library branch, 10055 Library Way, on Aug. 28. And kids are invited to a special mermaid party. The event is a spinoff of the foundation’s annual Fete des Fables Gala for grownups, which celebrates a different literary fable each year — and what could be more appropriate than the Hans Christian Andersen classic “The Little Mermaid,” drawn from Scandinavian mythology? Jaime Gotlieb, DCL’s community services and partnership manager, said the Lone Tree location “will be transformed into the undersea world of Ariel and her friends for an evening, offering photo ops and stories with mermaids, music, food and drinks.” Families will purchase tickets in advance ($50 per adult, $25 per child) and enjoy a catered menu

from dining stations such as Prince Eric’s Poke Bowl, Ariel’s Shells and Cheese and Over the Top Hot Dogs, capped off with chocolate delights and a cotton candy bar. Perhaps parents will want to reread the story or revisit the popular film with small family members to further enhance the experience in August — multiple versions should be available at your friendly library — or perhaps on the family’s bookshelf. Young visitors are encouraged to come dressed as mermaids — or undersea creatures — and will also enjoy crafts and make and takes such as Ursula’s Magic Potion and a Salty Sea Scrub ... as well as face painting, a live DJ, theatrical performances and special mermaid storytelling. A Shell Pull, where guests pay $10 to pick a shell and win a stuffed sea animal, valued from $5 to $50, will be happening. And guests may also take part in a silent auction, with all proceeds benefiting the DPL Foundation. You may win something fabulous! Thanks to these scholarships and financial support, customers will grow and thrive through the library district’s many programs ... kids will learn new shills and discover more fabulous characters. Also planned: The Annual Fete des Fables Gala — the Little Mermaid for adults on September 24 — visit DCL.org/fete-des-fables/gala for information and tickets.

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DA’s office saddled with case backlog due to COVID

The district attorney for much of the south Denver metro area says his jurisdiction — the 18th Judicial District — is the first in Colorado to unveil an online, interactive “data dashboard,” according to a news release. The tool will make more information available to the public about District Attorney John Kellner’s office and its work on an ongoing basis. The district includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. “We are public servants, and the public has a right to meaningful information about what we do,” Kellner said in the release. This first phase of the transparsations” — and videos of past conversations — go to tinyurl.com/ DAcommunitymeetings. Here’s a look at what Kellner brought to the public’s attention during the June 29 meeting.

Case backlog stretches on In terms of court capacity slowly returning, the judicial district was “in the crawl stage” in February and March, Kellner said. Speaking about current trial capacity, Kellner noted Arapahoe County is open almost 50% in its district court, which hears felony cases. There, three of seven courtrooms are open. In Douglas County, two courtrooms are already open, and Elbert and Lincoln counties each have one courtroom open, Kellner said. Arapahoe sees a higher trial load: Thirty of the 43 felony trials since February have occurred in Arapahoe, according to Kellner’s presentation. One viewer of the Zoom meeting asked why Arapahoe has an overall case backlog of about 1,600 or more while Douglas has a case backlog of 2,000 even though Arapahoe’s population is much larger than that

of Douglas. A big driver of the difference was a recent reduction in traffic cases, Kellner answered. Misdemeanors and felonies declined but not at the same rate, he added. “We’re seeing a lot less traffic cases that were filed in Arapahoe and (we) were able to dig out of that a little faster,” Kellner said. He noted that the Douglas County District Court, on average, has a higher case load per prosecutor because Arapahoe has more felony divisions: Six or seven felony judges serve in Arapahoe as opposed to just two in Douglas, Kellner said. That difference amounts to a “pinch point” that drives the higher case backlog in Douglas, Kellner said. The case backlog in Elbert stood at 150 cases, and Lincoln’s sat at 380. SEE BACKLOG, P31

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the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office website at da18.org/ community-dashboards-index. Some of the features present best on a computer rather a mobile device. The data is updated daily, the release said. The race and ethnicity data regarding cases are limited because the information can come from various sources, Kellner said during a June 29 virtual community meeting. For example, it’s possible for race to be self-reported, he said. The ethnicity data is not tracked by courts, he added. Eventually, Kellner’s office plans to list ZIP-code and race and ethnicity data about victims of crime as well. Another goal is to account for criminal history in the data so that the office can, for example, show why someone accused of attempted murder was sentenced to 18 years and another person accused of attempted murder was sentenced to 30 years, Kellner said.

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Shelf awareness leads to summer getaways

. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow fast in the movies, I had that familiar conviction that life QUIET was beginning over DESPERATION again with summer.” What better way is there to embrace summer than to walk a book to the bedroom, backyard, or beach and, albeit temporarily, leave this often troubled Craig Marshall world and discover Smith other lives, places, and adventures? Choosing what to read can be overwhelming. Bookstores are brimming with books. Libraries too. My grocery store sells books. Ever helpful, I thought I’d provide some suggestions in the form of a quiz. All of the summaries (get it?) below refer to books and plays that take place entirely or partially in

one or more summers, including a shameless self-promotion. The answers are given at the end of the column. 1. Fitzgerald’s quote comes from which one of his novels? The one about a character named Gatsby or a character named Gatsby? 2. Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia. With Nick Bottom, Tom Snout and Snug. 3. In New Orleans, Mrs. Violet Venable asks a doctor to perform a lobotomy on her niece. (In the film version, Venable was portrayed by Katharine Hepburn.) 4. Take me out to the ballgame. This is a book written by a sportswriter named Kahn. 5. It’s 1942. Hermie, fifteen, is obsessed with an older woman. She’s twenty-two. 6. The final summer of a small town south of Denver before it is scheduled to be demolished on Halloween. A witty art professor, one of the town’s lone remaining residents, manages a general store, becomes involved in a captivating mystery right out of Sherlock Holmes without the British accents. A bookstore

that holds a secret, and a dachshund named William. (Hot off the press.) 7. “A delightfully candid memoir about her journey from singing in a Boston church to her unexpected reign as the Queen of Disco.” This, by the way, is a trick question. 8. First published in 1958, this book begat a film that begat a theme song by Percy Faith that was, unfortunately, a Number One hit for nine weeks in 1960. 9. “Carmen got the jeans at a thrift store.” Then the jeans go on a journey. 10. Ray Bradbury, best known for “Fahrenheit 451,” wrote this book about a twelve-year-old boy’s “magical, timeless summer.” Every spring, newspapers, magazines, and bookstores provide book lovers with lists of books that promise to be perfect summer companions. Generally — not always — the recommended books are new. I prefer old friends. 1. “The Great Gatsby,” a far better book than movie. 2. William Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Neither film version recommended.

3. Tennessee Williams’ play, “Suddenly, Last Summer,” is very intense. 4. “The Boys of Summer,” Roger Kahn’s non-fiction book about baseball before performance-enhancing drugs. 5. “Summer of ’42” by Herman Raucher. 6. “Welcome to Earle,” written by Craig Marshall Smith. Available at Amazon. 7. “Ordinary Girl: The Journey.” Donna Summer’s biography. 8. “A Summer Place” by Sloan Wilson. 9. “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is a series of young adult novels by Ann Brashares. 10. “Dandelion Wine,” published in 1957, it takes place in 1928. Mungo Jerry: “In the summertime when the weather is high, you can chase right up and touch the sky.” (Mungo Jerry’s name comes from a T.S. Eliot poem.) Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Conviction cures complacency

s a big believer in the lessis-more approach, I find three-word statements to be powerful in their meaning, easy to remember, and in most cases impactful when applied. “Less is more,” three WINNING simple words that when we put them WORDS together, make so much sense while keeping us focused. Other powerful three-word statements such as “I love you,” “I’ve got you,” “You are forgiven” and “Just do it” are motivating Michael Norton and we immediately get their meaning. We can apply them in appropriate situations, both in our personal lives and in our professional work. The three-word headline of this column is a subject I have been speaking about lately with customers, groups, and even family and friends. And these three words started resonating with me as conversations with people from all walks of life and types of businesses had

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similar experiences that were either happening within them personally, witnessed in their company, or as a general complaint or observation about the level of service they were receiving. That word is complacency. If you haven’t experienced this yet yourself, I encourage you to put it to the test. Are you or those around you, those you work with, or the businesses you frequent just going through the motions? Does it feel any different than when we strived for excellence, pursued new goals, or worked hard to create raving fans and loyal customers in the past? I had the opportunity to sit with a team of executives as they were about to launch a new service through their existing business. They asked me for my opinion about what I had heard and seen, and if I saw any blind spots. Instead of answering immediately, I asked the group the following questions, “Will this service change lives?” And “Will this service be a large part of the future of the company?” The answers to both questions were “Yes.” My third question was this, “Are you convicted?” The good news was that there was no hesitation on the

part of the executive team, they all responded in word, tonality, and body language that they were absolutely convicted that this new service could change lives and it was going to be a very big part of where they were taking the company. The trickle-down effect was also very impressive. As I met others inside the organization, the feeling of conviction was palpable. Everyone was energized about their work. They were anxious to work on the development of the program, they were enthusiastic when doing research, and thrilled to be talking to existing customers and new prospects about what was being developed. This level of conviction cured any signs of complacency. Let’s take it out of the business world for a moment. Let’s think about our family lives and our personal journeys, our relationships, and the things that give us the greatest joy. Have we become complacent? Is it not just those around us where we see complacency, but when we take a good look in the mirror, do we see it as well? If this is you, don’t sweat it, and remember that you are not alone. The good news is that

most times we can cure the malady of complacency with one word, conviction. We all have gifts and talents. We all have things and people who inspire us. But talent without effort breeds mediocrity and that can become the root of complacency. Reidentify what energizes us. Become re-acquainted with our passions. And become convicted about what we want in life, the type of person we hope to be, and get fired up about the things we enjoy doing most and watch as complacency gets replaced with hope, purpose, passion and achievement. How about you? Has complacency taken up residence in your life? Are your employees or company running on complacency instead of conviction? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we choose to cure complacency through conviction, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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Gadgets and tricks to age in place

hinking ahead and preparing your home environment may enable you to live longer and safely in your home. Many changes are simple, inexpensive, and LIVING & easy to do yourself and allow you AGING WELL to remain home despite physical and mild cognitive limitations. There are commonly used lowcost and adaptive devices (e.g., bath benches, handheld showers, and Jay Berger automatic lights) online (like Amazon) and possible free at loan closets and nonprofit health charities. These personal gadgets and recent technological advances not only have made aging in place more feasible and affordable by enhancing your safety, reducing your effort, and maintaining/regaining your independence, they reduce the associated frustrations, and boost confidence. Tremors and arthritis are common impairments in older adults, and can affect the ability to live longer at home safely. A wide variety of adaptive devices can assist with daily activities (such as eating, dressing, bathing, and preparing meals) improving your grip, dexterity, and steadiness. There are wearable devices; nonslip, suction, and silicone-based

items that secure plates and bowls to the table; and alternate handle, weighted and larger handled utensils. Some of the more sophisticated gadgets include: 1. Robotic vacuum 2. Safety doorbells to view who’s at the door (even if you’re not home) 3. Voice activated devices like Alexa and Google Voice that turn on/off, adjust and change lights/ music/temperature and more, call someone, and give you reminders 4. Smart watches with fall detection sensors can automatically alert someone 5. Medication systems that automatically dispense at the correct time Consider the weight, size, ease of use, safety and return policy when making a purchase. Understand your specific needs. A “lightweight” step ladder to one person may not be lightweight enough if you have pain, weakness, or other limitations. Pay attention to safety concerns. If it’s electric, or gets hot, does it have an auto shut-off or temperature limit? Check dimensions. Wheelchairs need to be wide enough to fit you and a winter coat, and high enough that you can easily get in and out of it. Walkers and wheelchairs need to be able to fit through doors and hallways, and allow you to turn in the bathroom. Will you be able to push it over carpet and outdoor surfaces? If it’s a used device, check that all

parts are in good working order and secured. Keep cell phones fully charged and flashlights handy. If your medical devices operate or recharge on electricity, inform your local fire department and utility company to prioritize you in the event of a fire or electricity outage. Maintain a three-day emergency stash of bottled water, working flashlights and fresh batteries, shelf-stable food you can open and eat without devices, important numbers written down, extra oxygen tanks if appropriate, blankets, and if possible, a threemonth supply of medications. Stay in your best possible health. Get regular vision and corrective glasses checks; visual problems cause many falls. Keep moving. Walking requires no special skill, place, or equipment, except a decent pair of shoes. Stay well hydrated unless you are on a fluid-restricted diet. Stay mentally challenged. Like your body, if you don’t use it, you lose it. If you aren’t getting a good night’s sleep, talk to your doctor. Sleep cleanses your brain, recharges your body,

and keeps your immune system strong. Planning ahead to age in place is insurance; if you are set up and the unforeseen happens and debilitates you, you’re covered. Without it, should something happen, not only will you be scrambling to correct it, it may be unaffordable or not feasible to make changes in time. Even if the issue is not permanent, it could be the difference between home or spending some time at a skilled nursing facility.

Jay Berger, PT, is co-founder of VirtualKare. To learn more contact support@virtualkare.com, call 360930-9633, or visit www.VirtualKare. com. This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. Please join us for our next virtual online presentation Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. Jay Berger will be our presenter and provide an overview on aging and living safely and longer in your home. For more information, please visit www. MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.

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Simon Glasser riding Fiona with help from volunteers Steva Gay, left, and Clark Bennett. The training is up to 45 minutes which includes the indoor arena. PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD

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orseback riding offers a great way to get fresh air and exercise for some folks. Others love it because they love the animals themselves. But Noah Montgomery and Simon Glasser come to Loveland’s Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center as a regular part of their therapy. Riding horses, caregivers say, helps them physically and helps improve their quality of life. Montgomery is 6 years old with cerebral palsy ataxia and has been riding since he was 3. Glasser is 5, diagnosed with a disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who has been riding since preschool. Ashley Montgomery, Noah’s mom, said it’s something he looks forward to. “He loves riding Xellie and is probably one of the highlights of his week. It’s awesome they have a program for people like Noah.” Justine Mathis, who babysits for Glasser, agreed. “This program makes him feel good and helps with some of the strain,” she said. Hearts & Horses is a therapeutic riding facility established in 1997. It was founded by a group of volunteers who were working at a previous therapeutic riding center after it closed. “A group of volunteers got together and decided there’s still a need

for this and got something started. We were founded and ran by volunteers for many years, and it’s a nonprofit registered 501(c)(3),” said Summer Alameel, development and communications manager of Hearts & Horses. Hearts & Horses helps an estimated 1,000 participants per year. With a quarter of a century of experience with special-needs riders, the center provides a special kind of therapy for people from ages 3 to 99. “The services we provide for are for post-traumatic stress disorder, cerebral palsy, autism and dementia. The participants are paired with horses in a structured therapeutic setting,” said Alameel. Groundbreaking research Alameel pointed to the Man O’ War Project at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, the first university-led research trial to establish guidelines for the application of equine-assisted therapy, or EAT, for treating veterans with PTSD and to examine the effectiveness of the new treatment for veterans. Hearts & Horses is part of that trial and Alameel said veterans in northern Colorado can gain access to this unique treatment option at no cost by working with Hearts & Horses. “This groundbreaking research project will provide the first clinical evidence of the effectiveness of (equine-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder) for treating veterans who suffer from

Noah Montgomery is getting his helmet put on by his dad, Robert Montgomery, in preparation to start his therapy training with Simon Glasser.

PTSD,” Alameel said. Therapy trainer Rachel Karneffel has been teaching therapeutic riding for 20 years and has been with Hearts & Horses for more than six. She is certified with the International Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship. “Therapeutic riding or adaptive riding has been something that people have known for a very long time that works,” Karneffel said. “We are doing autism studies here with our research at Colorado

State University at the Temple Grandin Equine Center,” Karneffel said. “It proves what we already know, which is that horses are incredibly healing.” Karneffel said the one therapeutic feature about horses is how their body moves with their rider’s body, much like walking. That steady, swaying movement of the horse comes from all angles and directions. How that movement SEE HORSES, P15

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differs between horses makes them better for certain riders and more useful for certain therapies. “We try to match riders with a horse that has the movement closest to what they need, as well as the temperament,” she said. Simon Glasser, the boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has some muscle weakness. The way the horses moved hurt his legs at first, making just sitting on the horse difficult. Eventually, however, it helped him. “The movement of the horse from side to side is moving his core to keep balanced, and moving his legs in a way that is similar to how he would be moving naturally,” said Karneffel. ‘Something incredible’ Hearts & Horses has one of the largest volunteer programs in Larimer County. Their numbers declined in 2020 due to COVID, but the group continued to have more than 200 active volunteers throughout the year. In any given year it could go up from 700 to 1,000 volunteers. David Erbeck is a Hearts & Horses volunteer and a retired firefighter for nearly 30 years. “It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done. I got to be a part of something incredible, such as saving lives and rescues. I never cried in 30 years as a firefighter. It brings tears to my eyes — we’re saving people here and it’s amazing,” Erbeck said. There are 26 horses and a handful of them are therapy horses in training. There is extensive training involved for therapeutic riding and an animal’s temperament is key. As a therapy program, it’s important to have a horse that does not spook easily. There are other accommodations that must be made. Some of the riders use wheelchairs for mobility, so volunteers built a lift ramp to help riders get on and off the horse. In the outside area is a trail, called the “Trail of Discovery,” which they use for outdoor classes. It’s designed as a sensory trail for participants who have sensory issues such as autism spectrum disorder. For Montgomery, riding has taught him the process of doing something physical while also teaching him the benefit of having

Noah Montgomery riding Xellie with volunteer David Erbeck, left, helping him with his therapy ride along with volunteer Jordan PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD Pollema. The training is about 45 minutes which includes an indoor training in the arena.

Justine Mathis is putting on Simon Glasser’s helmet. He will be doing therapy training along with Noah Montgomery.

patience — something necessary to ride a horse. “If you can control 1,000-pound animals and get them to do what you want in a kind, assertive, calm, relaxed way, you can do anything in your life. The magic of our students

is to take those skills and bring them outside whether it’s physical, emotional, mental, and socially,” said Karneffel. Community support Hearts & Horses receives dona-

tions from the community and also has one large annual event, the “Lucky Hearts” annual gala in October at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, which also includes a casino night. “We are currently looking for sponsors, corporate sponsors, family foundations and anyone who is looking to sponsor the event,” said Alameel. “It’s our primary source of funding for the year. We also have a lot of corporate support from individual donors giving $5 a month.” An average lesson is $95. Hearts & Horses recognizes that some riders cannot afford that, so the group fundraises for every lesson, up to $60, to offset the cost. Even with a reduced fee of $35, it’s a lesson some families cannot afford. So, an additional 56% is needed in financial support for some of the riders in a form of a scholarship. “We fundraise all of the money to make sure that we never turn a rider away because they can’t pay,” said Alameel. Hearts & Horses is at 163 N. CR 29, Loveland. For more information call 970-663-4200, ext. 307 or visit HeartsAndHorses.org.

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Virtual art exhibit “Kaleidoscope,” the annual community exhibit held at Arapahoe Community College’s gallery, will be in virtual form this year July 12 to Dec. 31, to be followed by “Across the Globe — Next Destination Italy” from Sept. 1-Dec. 31 — also virtual. In person at ACC, Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 23-Oct. 22: ACC Art Student Invitational; Nov. 8-17: “Shared Visions,” collaborative works by Colorado Center for the Blind and ACC art students; Nov. 28 to Dec. 21 — “This is Colorado” hosted by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild. Area artists should be planning entries ...

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Free summer concert series underway at SouthGlenn Series to run through August after missing a year due to COVID BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Streets at SouthGlenn outdoor mall’s annual Dancing in the Streets Summer Concert Series kicked off in June and continues through August. The series returns after a 2020 hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release. This is the 11th year of free outdoor summer concerts at SouthGlenn, which feature local and regional bands, the release said. The concerts are held in the Commons Park area of the mall from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of June, July and August. “We’re thrilled to welcome back our community to Dancing in the Streets,” Tom Gendreau, senior asset manager for Alberta Development Partners, said in the news release. “After a year off, we’re excited about the lineup of quality bands and memorable summer nights. We look forward to this tradition continuing on for many years to come.” Alberta Development Partners oversees most of the SouthGlenn

Performers on stage at The Streets at SouthGlenn outdoor mall in June during a free concert.

A crowd sits at The Streets at SouthGlenn outdoor mall in June during a free concert. The mall in west Centennial is holding its free summer concert series, which took a COURTESY PHOTOS “hiatus” in 2020 due to the pandemic.

outdoor mall. The 2021 concert schedule includes the following: • July 28: Darling Revival — A Colorado band with “a Western approach to music with vast, wide landscapes,” the news release said. • Aug. 11: The Long Run — A Colorado-based Eagles tribute band. • Aug. 25: Face vocal band — An acclaimed all-vocal rock band. Past performances this year in-

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Grab a bike, a helmet and a few decorations to light up the night at Castle Rock’s annual Pedal the Moon bike ride on July 23. The family ride will depart from Castle View High School, 5254 N. Meadows Drive, at 7 p.m. Participants also can choose to leave from Douglas County High School, 2842 Front St., soon after. Under the light of the moon, riders will follow East Plum Creek Trail to Festival Park. This is a six-mile bike ride. The course is mostly flat terrain and suitable for riders of all ages. Cyclists are encouraged to participate in the festive spirit by decorating their bikes with lights and other decorations. There will be a decorating station where the Hangman’s

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Gulch and East Plum Creek trails connect, where riders from both the Castle View and Douglas County groups will meet up and get creative. Additionally, all participants must wear a helmet and have a front headlamp and blinking rear light. Following the ride, there will be hot dogs at Festival Park hosted by the Boy Scouts of America and telescopes set up by the International Dark Sky Association. After the festivities, families are encouraged to ride back to Douglas County or Castle View high schools. Those interested in a one-way trip can make arrangements to leave a car or be picked up at Festival Park. Before the event, registration is $18 for adults and $14 for children under 12. On the day of the event, the fee increases to $20 for adults and $16 for children. The registration fee includes a T-shirt, hot dog, chips and a drink. More information, visit CRgov. com/Pedal.

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Local support keeps Parker eatery thriving Indochine Cuisine going strong after getting through pandemic year BY JULIO SANDOVAL AND BRITTANY FREEMAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Yume Tran says she’s made thousands of friends by serving food in Parker since 2003, and her bond to the community feels even stronger since COVID-19 hit. Tran and her husband run Indochine Cuisine, a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant that attracts loyal customers to Parker’s Mainstreet. Talking about those customers brings tears to Tran’s eyes as she describes how her restaurant has thrived despite a pandemic that has forced so many other businesses to shut down. “It’s amazing. I don’t know why I’m so emotional about it, but we could never survive, actually, without their support,” she said. Staff members said they feared the restaurant wouldn’t make it when COVID-19 restrictions blocked in-person dining early in the pandemic. “It was pretty scary. At first I thought I might lose my job because a lot of people were losing their jobs in the industry,” said lead cook Brian Mehdinia. “Miss Yume definitely knew how to pivot in such a way that kept our

customers coming back,” said Danny Tran, the acting front-of-house manager. “We definitely have a lot of loyal customers ... but it’s half loyal customers, half marketing.” Yume Tran posted videos on Facebook teaching customers how to cook Indochine Cuisine’s dishes at home, and the restaurant capitalized on its social media popularity to offer discounts and multi-course meal specials for takeout. “I think the customers definitely saw that we were trying our best to help them attain some sort of a regular day-to-day life,” Danny Tran said. “You’re getting a full-course meal at home from a restaurant. It was just a good experience, basically.” “We were super busy and just grateful for everything,” Mehdinia added. “We’ve never had to close. ... We didn’t have to lay off anybody,” Yume Tran said. The restaurant did cut its hours, which Yume Tran said was a step intended to protect the staff’s health. But she also said that strong community support meant Indochine Cuisine could offer its employees raises. She said the restaurant provided raises every six or seven months pre-pandemic and continued doing so after COVID-19 hit. “We want to make sure that they know we want them here, that we appreciate them working for us,” she said. “I was one of the lucky ones that

Inside the kitchen at Indochine Cuisine, a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant on Parker’s PHOTO BY JULIO SANDOVAL/ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS Mainstreet.

still had a job, still had hours, still had pay,” Danny Tran said. “It was nice knowing that I was being cared for.” Yume Tran said the restaurant has long been “unconventional” for the industry by offering its established kitchen staff salaried pay rather than hourly, along with paid time off and a fixed schedule. “I think that has paid off for us. We don’t have a staff shortage,” she said. “It’s a really hard business,” she

said. “For each individual employee, any chance I can get to make a little bit of difference in their life ... that’s what makes the job worth it. Because it’s a really hard way to make a living.” This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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As Parker noise rules start, Tailgate seeks to improve Bar on Mainstreet has drawn noise complaints BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the Town of Parker’s new noise ordinance gets up and running, one bar and grill on Mainstreet is working to improve how its live music impacts the community. The Tailgate Tavern at 19552 Mainstreet has had an outdoor stage for live music for about three years. “Every weekend for almost 10 years, we’ve had live music,” said Wayne Daniel, the sound engineer for Tailgate Tavern. “It’s basically in the last two years that it’s been a problem.” Several people who spoke during the June 7 town council meeting where the new ordinance was approved mentioned Tailgate specifically during their complaints about noise. While the town hasn’t named any individual businesses and says none are being targeted by the new rules, they’ve also said they started looking into the issue after receiving “a substantial number” of complaints about live music downtown on Mainstreet. After researching the topic, the town decided they needed to update the whole ordinance, not just the portion impacting downtown, said John Fussa, the town’s director of community development. The town’s new noise ordinance,

which mainly addresses outdoor amplified sound, added decibel levels to the law for the first time. Now, businesses in the greater downtown area, where Tailgate Tavern is located, are permitted to play sound at 75 decibels from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and 70 during the week. In the evenings, the sound can be at 65 during the week and 70 during the weekend. In the summer, venues are allowed to play amplified sound for an additional hour on Friday and Saturday evenings. Daniel said he’s aware of the new ordinance, and Tailgate has already dedicated funds to improving the sound impacts and has plans to do more. Recently, the bar and grill spent about $20,000 on new line array speakers that focus sound on a specific area, minimizing overspill into the surrounding community, he said. The weekend the ordinance was enacted, Daniel said he took sound measurements that showed he was keeping the bar’s music within the newly stipulated levels. In the future, Daniel hopes to add more sound improvements, such as acoustic tiles or possibly an acoustic curtain on the patio, both of which absorb sound. “I want to be compliant. That’s why we spent so much money and so much effort,” he said. “My overall goal is to have loud sound presented to the customers of the Tailgate but not bother anybody else.” Part of the reason for Tailgate’s music being heard elsewhere is be-

A band plays at the Tailgate Tavern during Parker Days in June 2018.

cause it sits between two buildings, so sound bounces off of them and into Main Street, Daniel said. There are many other factors that impact the sound levels, including wind and the band performing that day, Daniel said. While Daniel agrees with the new ordinance having specific decibel levels in it, he feels it will result in constant violations. He says that’s because sound level meters will easily pick up pedestrians and vehicles passing by, interfering with the reading. “How are they going to determine that we are the source of the volume?” he asked. Daniel also said he thinks the decibel levels are skewed because the town study of ambient sound in the community was completed during an unusually quiet period — a November day during the COVID-19 pandemic. That study found that the town has average ambient sound levels ranging from 49 to 64 during the day. Overall, Daniel thinks the updated ordinance is a good thing. It allows

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for a specific level or “line in the sand” that determines if Tailgate is in compliance or not, he said. Daniel heard some of the residents who spoke during the meeting mention Tailgate and said he feels some of them just may not like living in an area that has any live music. He said those interested in engaging about the topic could show up at the bar and grill to meet with him. “They could come down and talk to me,” he said. While the ordinance was officially put in place June 27, as of June 29, the Parker Police Department was waiting on an equipment delivery before training its officers, according to a spokesperson for the department. In the first three days of the ordinance, the police department received three noise complaints, according to the spokesperson. The department plans to focus on education around the ordinance before enforcement. When the policy is enforced, a violation could result in up to $499 in fines.

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Public art committee member for South Suburban Parks and Recreation Close to family I live in Lone Tree — 77 years old and retired. If you look at the makeup of Douglas County residents, you will find many others like us that moved here to be close with grandchildren — and to help their family in any way possible. Enhancing the community I have been a member of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s Public Art Committee for six years. My favorite part of serving is working with fellow art lovers, artists and SSPRD personnel — and providing public art to enhance the community in a subtle, but redeeming, way. The committee recommends to the SSPRD board projects for their approval. It could be a mural at a rec center or a sculpture in a park. Because I am (also) currently chairman of the Lone Tree Arts

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‘One of the best decisions in my life’ I have been chairman of the Lone Tree Arts Commission for five years. After attending a few live performances at the Lone Tree Arts Center, I saw some great pieces of art on their walls, realized the role of the arts commission in selecting said pieces and knew I had to join when possible. That was one of the best decisions in my life. Because I worked in the materialhandling and storage-products industry, many projects began with a blank sheet of paper and a customer that wanted to maximize their efficiency in a new warehouse. So the shift from that to working on an art project bore quite a few commonalities. Plus reaching a consensus among all concerned was essential in both fields ... and in life, I reckon. ‘What history truly means’ I found visiting Europe opened my eyes to what history truly means.

Larry Lovelace helps provide public art to the community through South Suburban Parks and Recreation.

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We should be steeped in U.S. history, but we are infants in terms of age when compared to European countries. These historical antecedents helped shape the U.S. and how we should view the world. Perhaps a bit of humble pie should be consumed by all American citizens. I encourage all who have the opportunity to travel internationally to do so. Go to Barcelona, Spain, and sit on the hill facing the Sagrada Familia, and let the beauty, grandeur, and importance of the place sink into you. If you would like to suggest someone for My Name Is ..., or if you would like to be interviewed for the segment, contact Ellis Arnold at earnold@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4109.

Yoga in the Park Join RidgeGate and South Suburban Parks and Recreation for free community yoga classes on the grass at the south end of Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane. Please bring your own mat, water bottle and towel to all classes. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com.

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Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from the district, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com.

Sunday, July 18, 10-11:30am – A Geocaching Treasure Hunt (Bluffs Regional Park) Friday, July 23, 7:30-9pm – A Walk Under the Full “Buck Moon” (Bluffs Regional Park) Saturday, August 7, 8:30-10am – Habitat Exploration (Bluffs Regional Park) Saturday, August 21, 7-9pm – A Walk Under the Full “Sturgeon Moon” (Bluffs Regional Park)

Summer Beats Concerts Enjoy these summertime concerts out on the grass with free live music, food trucks and activities for kids. It’s all happening in Prairie Sky Park, just west of the Lone Tree Recreation Center, courtesy of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.

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Thursday, July 15, 5-8pm – Float like a Buffalo (Prairie Sky Park)

Tunes on the Terrace at the Lone Tree Arts Center RidgeGate is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Lone Tree Arts Center’s ‘Tunes on the Terrace’—an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. Check out the full schedule and buy tickets at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

Friday, July 23, 8pm – Dotsero Friday, August 6, 8pm – Bowregard Friday August 20, 8pm – Los Chicos del 512-The Selena Experience

Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch The restoration of the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, led by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us a glimpse into settlers’ lives. Today, the ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits and a variety of events throughout the year. Register for or learn more at SchweigerRanch.org.

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Saturday, July 10, 11am-12pm – Guided Public Tour Saturday, July 17, 6-7:30pm – Campfire & Storytelling Series (The McDaileys) Saturday, July 31, 8:30-10am – Natural Heritage Walking Tours with SSPRD (Edible Plants & Plants to Avoid) Saturday, August 7, 11am-12pm – Guided Public Tour Saturday, August 21, 6-7:30pm – Campfire & Storytelling Series (Annie Oakley)

All events are held within the RidgeGate community, just south of Lincoln Avenue, on both sides of I-25.

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this spring was in the top 10% for precipitation, according to the WestWide Drought Tracker. “That’s what I would call a drought buster,” said Becky Bolinger, the state’s assistant climatologist. “That was really the spring moisture not only providing the spring moisture (we needed) but also knocking away those deficits that were longer term.” Beginning in June, the county has not been in any level of drought for the first time since May 2020, according to a U.S Drought Monitor report. “We were looking at a dire prediction a few months ago for how things were going to turn out here on the Front Range,” Johnson said. “But things have been better, better than expected.” Historically, the area has seen one fire season lasting from the start of spring through early July, then comes a monsoon season until the fall. Beginning in September, a second dry and hot season — often bringing wildfires — arrives, he said. So far in the first part of the season, there have only been a few small fires in the county that were immediately contained, said Mike Alexander, the county’s fire management officer. No fire restrictions were needed for the Fourth of July. Now, Alexander and his team are looking to the future as the second fire season of the year draws near. With how much rain the area saw

Purple wildflowers grow in an undeveloped area outside of Parker.

early in the season, there is more lush vegetation. That means potentially more fuel for a fire. “We’re doing everything all year to be prepared for that possibility,” Alexander said. “And should it occur, we do everything we can to respond in the best way we can.” If the area does begin to dry out in the fall, residents will want to be ready, Johnson said. “We could remain moist and get snow and have no fire season at all,” Johnson said. “But we prepare based on what we’ve seen in the past.” That’s why the emergency management office hopes the community will use this calm, less hazardous period to take steps to prepare. “There’s never a bad time for mitigation,” Alexander said. “This is a great time before smoke is in the air.” Johnson notes that mitigation, preparation and situational aware-

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ness are all good steps to take. “Always in the back of your mind, be aware that these things can change and it can change fairly quickly,” he said. Bolinger also emphasized the importance of keeping an eye on the local dryness conditions. “Things can change quickly so it’s always good to be aware of what’s happening,” she said. ”It doesn’t take a whole lot of hot, dry days without precipitation for things to start getting stressed.” Tale of two states While the eastern half of the state may be in good shape so far, the Western Slope is a different story, Johnson said. “We have a tale of two states,” Johnson said. “If you look at it, the western half is under exceptional drought and probably will be for the rest of summer and it’s ready to burn at any time.”

That region, like much of the Western United States, is still experiencing extreme to exceptional drought conditions. “Just because there’s not drought where you are doesn’t mean there’s not drought in other parts of the state,” Bolinger said. As long as things in Douglas County remain stable, firefighters from the county stand ready to help out in other parts of the state if needed. “We all kind of help each other out,” Alexander said. “That is occurring and will continue as conditions allow.” More information about the county’s wildfire preparation, including recommendations for preparing a home for wildfires, is available at douglas.co.us/wildfire-mitigation. Data and summaries on Colorado’s climate are available on the state climate center website at climate.colostate.edu.

Mapping Our Future

A public engagement effort to discuss the City's financial future. After engaging with and gathering feedback from residents, community organizations, businesses, HOAs and others, the City Council is considering whether to ask voters in November to increase sales tax by 1% to ensure Lone Tree can maintain vital City services and ensure long term financial stability. Learn more at: cityoflonetree.com/MappingOurFuture

FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS Lone Tree Sales Tax Revenue $25M $23M $21M $19M $17M $15M

Prior to COVID, sales tax revenues had begun to flatten due to increased online shopping, but maintenance & public safety expenses have continued to escalate.

Doesn't the City collect sales tax from online shopping? Yes, but sales taxes are collected by the destination where the goods are shipped. Since the City population is relatively small, local online purchases will never equate to the volume of shoppers that physically shopped at Park Meadows and now shop online. Over 95% of Lone Tree Shoppers don't live in our City.

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Mountain Vista grad to compete in Olympics Jessica Thoennes selected for second seat on U.S. women’s rowing team BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After graduating from Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Jessica Thoennes started her rowing career as a walk-on for the University of Washington. After more than six years of hard work, she has been selected to represent the United States as the second seat on the Women’s 8+ Rowing Team in Tokyo this summer. Thoennes, who has been training for the Olympics at Princeton in New Jersey, will leave for Japan on July 14. The 25-year-old said she is excited and humbled by the opportunity she has earned. Thoennes, who played basketball and volleyball at Mountain Vista, said she always wanted to be a Division I athlete. “When I played basketball and volleyball, I was OK,” she said. “I wouldn’t say I was ever the coach’s favorite. You wouldn’t want to put the ball in my hands when the game is on the line.” Thoennes said she was weighing her options and looking around after high school when she went to the University of Washington to visit a friend who had joined the school’s rowing team. She was given a tour, met with coaches and offered a possible shot at joining the team. “They told me they thought I would be good,” she said. “I was thinking there was no way.” Thoennes said she immediately fell in love with Washington, pushing her to at least start going to school there, starting in 2014. After five months, Jessica said she decid-

Jessica Thoennes, of Highlands Ranch, will be representing the U.S. as the second seat on the women’s rowing team in the 2021 COURTESY OF U.S. ROWING ASSOCIATION Olympics.

ed to take the coach up on his offer for books and food in return for her being a walk-on for the team. “When I first got out there, I had never touched an oar,” she said. “I thought I was going to break the boat. It took time to fall in love with this sport, but late in my sophomore year, I realized how much I love it. I know now that I want to keep doing this for as long as I can.” Proud father Christopher Thoennes said being asked to be a walk-on in rowing at the University of Washington is like being a walkon for Alabama and Duke football. Jessica Thoennes said she is humbled with the thought of reaching the top in a sport she has been

giving everything to for six years when other teammates have been training for 20 years. “I have just kept showing up and working as hard as I possibly can,” she said. “I knew I had to walk the walk before I could get the accolades. My brain still can’t comprehend that after six years, I am now on to the Olympics.” In her climb to the top in the sport, Thoennes won the silver in the women’s 8+ at the 2017 World Rowing Under-23 Championships, earned academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention and won gold in the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships. While his daughter has accomplished a lot in athletics, Christo-

pher Thoennes, a Highlands Ranch resident, said he is most proud of the courage it took to stand up and help others dealing with depression and mental-health issues. Jessica Thoennes said during her sophomore year in college, she attempted suicide twice. She said the only reason she did not go through with it both times was her commitment to the rowing team. “I knew if I didn’t make it to practice, the girls would not get to row,” she said. “Eventually, I talked to the team doctor and found out I had depression and a chemical in my brain was causing it.” SEE THOENNES, P25

Wheat Ridge alum headed to Olympics From Stober Elementary to Tokyo Games, hometown girl makes good BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wheat Ridge High alum Annie Kunz at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar in 2019. She is heading to the Olympics in Tokyo this summer to compete in the heptathlon. COURTESY PHOTO

Annie Kunz, Wheat Ridge High School alumni and two-sport athlete at Texas A&M University, is headed to Tokyo to compete in the heptathlon after scoring a personal-best 6,703 points at a June 26 Olympic qualifying event in Eugene, Oregon. Kunz set personal records in six of the seven events in which she competed and broke the

Olympic trials record in shot put with a throw of 15.73 meters. That record was previously held by Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who rose to fame by winning two gold medals in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In the final event of her qualifying meet, Kunz finished with a strong time of 2 minutes, 15.24 seconds in the 800 meters on a day when the thermometer reached a scorching 108 degrees. The temperature at the start of the race was still 96 degrees. According to the Texas Aggies website, Kunz’s previous career-best heptathlon score was 6,153 points in 2019. In an interview with TexAgs.com the morning after

qualifying, a still-overwhelmed Kunz said she was still emotional thinking of the accomplishment. “I have goosebumps just hearing you say ‘Olympian’ when you introduced me,” she said. “To see it all come to reality and live out this dream that I’ve literally had since I could walk, is a dream come true.” She said when she crossed the finish line in the final event and saw her points score up on the results board, it was something she’d never thought would be attainable. “That’s when the emotion just took over, and I just thank God for the experience,” she said. Kunz also said she was SEE KUNZ, P25

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Now, she said she makes it a priority to help other athletes dealing with depression and selfdoubt. She said athletes face a lot of pressure, and admitting to dealing with mental-health issues can sometimes be seen as a weakness. “It did not dawn on me how much I was struggling until I got to my lowest point,” she said. “I

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grateful for the postponement (due to COVID) of the Olympics because of the extra year of valuable track and field training time. Soccer had been her primary sport in high school and college, and she said she’d always felt like she was behind her competitors in terms of training. With 14 people — family and friends — supporting her at the Oregon trials, Kunz said she didn’t have to look far for people with whom to share her excitement. “I looked up (into the stands) and I see my family, and that’s when I just lost it again. I just could not

never want anyone to feel how I did in those dark moments. If I can help one person, one teammate, it is worth it.” She said that when other athletes talk to her about struggling, she always lets them know better days are ahead. “I always make them aware that even though my brain does not produce a certain chemical the way it should, I can still achieve amazing things,” she said. “I consider it an honor and privilege to be someone other athletes can turn to without judgment.”

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be more happy than to celebrate with them,” she said. Kunz leaves for Tokyo July 26 and competes in the Heptathlon Aug. 4 and 5. She said she won’t be able to attend the opening ceremony due to heightened COVID protocols. “But with such a crazy year and so much talk about cancellation, I’m just grateful that we get to compete,” she said. “And honestly it might be the best thing for me. I can just think of it as a business trip and I’ll be able to focus a little bit more.” Kunz, who graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in 2011, was a 2016 graduate of Texas A&M. Her father, Terry, played for the Oakland Raiders and was part of the 1976 team that went on to win the Super Bowl.

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reductions to retail sales tax revenue, but the council had recognized the declining revenue as an issue in 2018. City representatives have had conversations with residents since 2019, but are planning more extensive public engagement efforts with the delayed celebration of Lone Tree’s 25th Anniversary. Millet said the city’s maintenance and public safety costs continue to increase while sales tax revenue decreases. “For example, when I first started on city council in 2008, we could replace the traffic signal for about $400,000,” Millet said. “Right now, the latest traffic signal we just installed, it was about $750,000, so same thing, but it just costs that much, so the conversation that we had with the public was really ‘these are the facts.’” Kirk Wilson, Chief of Police for the City of Lone Tree Police Department, explained the strain the lower funding has caused on the police department. “During COVID and the downturn in sales tax, we ended up having to cut two positions from our patrol, which has led to officers

having to work a lot more overtime and shifts running short on midnight’s, and that’s probably been the biggest challenge is just that we’re running short in a number of different areas,” Wilson said. “And then there’s sort of a cascading effect of when we get asked to do these additional things like work extra duty.” The proposed 1% sales tax increase is intended to be covered mostly by visitors to the city. According to the City of Lone Tree website, 95% of Lone Tree retail visitors do not live in the city. This means that residents will bear about 5% of the increase, which is less than $7 a month per household. “The majority of the need for public safety is folks that are actually visiting the city, so I think a sales tax fairly distributes that to everybody actually using services,” Wilson said. Millet said that the council chose this solution because it has the lowest impact on residents. The council explored other options including raising property taxes, but found the increase had to be significant to raise the necessary funds. They also looked into implementing an occupational privilege tax, which would tax businesses and workers that come into Lone Tree, but didn’t like that it wouldn’t be

Mayor Jackie Millet thinks a 1% sales tax increase is the best option to continue to PHOTO BY MADDIE BROWNING support the city’s maintenance and public safety costs.

discretionary. Another possibility was to start taxing groceries, but they didn’t want to impose a tax on necessities. Millet said that they settled on a 1% sales tax increase because residents have more control over how much they pay since they can decide when to go shopping or out to eat.

“So the city will always balance our budget. That’s our job as counsel,” Millet said. “But to continue to fund the city at the same level and provide the services at the same level, to provide the maintenance at the same level, public safety at the same level, infrastructure, upkeep at the same level, we’re going to need additional revenues.”

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Targeting crimes linked to racism, bias Around March of this year, the public was hearing more about a concerning rise in anti-Asian crimes, exemplified especially by the shootings in the Atlanta area that killed eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, Kellner noted. Local officials in Colorado wondered what they could do better to “put some more teeth” into state law regarding bias-motivated crimes, Kellner said. He worked with state Sen. Rhonda Fields of Aurora on an effort to better target those crimes. The bill “passed overwhelmingly in both the Senate and the House” and was signed into law recently by Gov. Jared Polis, Kellner said. The new law, state Senate Bill 21-280, clarifies that crimes need only be partially motivated by bias to be categorized as a bias-motivated crime. Under that new law, a person can be accused of a bias-motivated crime if the crime occurs with the intent to intimidate or harass another person, in whole or in part because of that person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation.

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were introduced, which showed that Wogan had invited Bodnar over to fight. By finding Wogan guilty, the jury agreed with the prosecution that Bodnar had been invited and that “Make My Day” did not apply. Chief Deputy District Attorney Gary Dawson tried the case with Deputy District Attorney Dan Warhola. Dawson asked Douglas County Judge Patricia Herron to impose the maximum sentence of 48 years during the July 1 sentencing hearing. “This was a two-time felon — he did 12 years after two burglaries,” Dawson said. “This two-time felon should not have had a gun, but he did that day, and he used it to shoot Fletcher. No matter how much time the court imposes, one of these families will get to see their son and their brother

New program to address addiction Starting in July, the DA’s office was to launch a new “diversion” program for adults who are struggling with addiction, Kellner said. It’s intended to focus on drug possession cases. For those who are accused of a first or second offense, the program will take them out of the court system entirely, Kellner said. If they comply with the program to help them back on their feet, their charge will be dismissed. Seeking info on shooting Kellner asked the public for any information people have about a shooting that occurred at a gathering related to a Juneteenth celebration in Aurora off Mississippi Avenue at Peoria Street. The incident saw multiple shooters, more than 100 shell cases recovered at the scene, four people wounded and one killed, Kellner said. “We’re still looking for help on this, and we need the public’s assistance to solve cases like this,” Kellner said. If you know something or think you might know something about the case, Kellner urged calling Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-9137867 (or see metrodenvercrimestoppers.com). You can remain anonymous.

again someday. One of these families won’t.” In sentencing Wogan to 36 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections, Herron spoke about the role drugs played in the murder and acknowledged that only two people were in the room when the fatal shot was fired. “These two were friends,” she said. “It’s hard for this court to fully appreciate how this victim was a threat. He came in unarmed.” During the sentencing hearing, Bodnar’s family members and friends spoke, including his fiancee. “I had a life I had planned with Fletcher. He was my life, my soulmate, my everything. Now everything has changed. I still don’t sleep well, and work is difficult. … I don’t know how to move on,” she said. “It’s not fair for someone to take a life and have the possibility to be free again. Fletcher doesn’t get that opportunity.”

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Emergency Broadband Benefit Program — a discount on monthly internet bills. If your household is eligible, you can receive: • Up to a $50 per month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals; • Up to a $75 per month discount if your household is on qualifying tribal lands; • A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet or desktop computer (with a copayment of more than $10 but less than $50). Only one monthly service discount and one device discount are allowed per household, according to the website for the FCC’s program. The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the federal Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner. The FCC anticipates that Emergency Broadband Benefit funds will be available for several months, said Paloma Perez, a spokesperson for the FCC. Who qualifies? A household qualifies for the Emergency Broadband Benefit if it has an income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines — that’s $35,775 or below for a family of four; see the chart at tinyurl.com/FederalPovertyLevelChart — or if any member of the household: • Qualifies for Lifeline benefits through participation in SNAP (food assistance), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, federal public housing assistance, or Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit; • Participates in one of several tribal-specific programs, including Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, tribal Head Start (only households meeting the relevant income

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ing, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of activities to extend the service life of the existing bridge and improve safety for the traveling public. The Trumbull bridge crosses over the South Platte River between Jefferson County and Douglas County 1.2 miles north of Deckers, CO on County Road 67. The major components of the project are replacing the bridge deck, installing new bridge rail, replacing guardrail, and asphalt paving.. The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 19, 2021, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.bidnetdirect.com) or they may be obtained at the above address. Electronic versions of the

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