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An Austrian Christmas in Lone Tree Schweiger Ranch hosts festival to mark holiday, honor heritage

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It was an Austrian Christmas at Schweiger Ranch on Dec. 4 as the historic site hosted a festival that aimed to spotlight the property’s heritage and bring the community together.

The fifth annual event boasted authentic Austrian and German food and music, complete with bratwursts and pretzels. People shopped vendors’ stands in between visits with Santa’s reindeer and Santa himself.

About halfway through the day, 1,200 people had already filtered through the event. Schweiger Ranch Foundation board president Keith Simon said it was good to be back after the ranch hosted a drive-thru version of the festival in 2020 during the pandemic.

The event has become well-attended by members of the local Austrian and German community, Simon said, who often sit front row during while a live band plays and sing to the songs.

“People have really come to love this event,” he said. “I’m just so pleased we were able to do it. We try to expand it a little every year.”

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BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arriving in an unmarked car on a hot summer morning, a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy, a certified

Masks not perfect, but do help, says local health chief Tri-County’s Douglas, data shed light on misconceptions

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are not there to intimidate, scare or get the neighbors talking. Instead, they are there to follow up and help a family going through a tough time.

There are multiple CRT units across Douglas County, as the county sheriff’s office and police departments in Castle Rock, Parker and Lone Tree have all adopted this approach to answering calls of

His local public-health department has issued another maskwearing mandate for two metroDenver counties with nearly 1.2 million people. Even so, John Douglas doesn’t hesitate to admit that masks aren’t perfect in the fight against COVID-19.

“But, like vaccines, they work better when more people use them,” Douglas, executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, told Colorado Community Media.

“Because, like vaccines, they can both prevent the individual from getting infected or sick,” and also can prevent spread of the virus to others, Douglas said.

Tri-County Health serves Adams and Arapahoe counties, and provides certain public-health services in Douglas County.

Under a Nov. 22 Tri-County order, all people 2 and older in Adams and Arapahoe County must wear a face covering in all public indoor spaces.

Authorities in Jefferson, Denver and Boulder counties have issued similar mandates.

With rates of new coronavirus cases recently reaching levels not seen since December of last year —

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The Austrian Christmas festival at Schweiger Ranch on Dec. 4 featured COURTESY PHOTO authentic Austrian music and food.

Clinicians, police professionals work to help citizens in need Community Response Team brings an understanding approach

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clinician and a case manager walk calmly into a Highlands Ranch home. The night before, the county sheriff’s office had been called about a teenage boy in distress.

The deputy who had responded to the nighttime call did not arrest the teen or take him to a hospital.

Instead, the deputy referred the case to a unit known as the Douglas County Community Response Team, or CRT. The CRT’s three professionals

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New school board majority lays out priorities Optional masks, repealing equity policy among top of the list

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

That will provide the public with a record of each official’s position, he said. They also want a final opportunity to hear public comment, although the superintendent already has clearance to acquire the property.

“We want to start the work,” Peterson said.

The new majority on the Douglas County Board of Education offered a preview of their immediate plans for the district in a recent study session — and a desire to speed-track taking up their campaign promises.

Among their priorities — making masks and vaccinations optional and repealing and replacing the district’s equity policy. Other priorities include amending the district’s common communicable disease policy and retaining an attorney for the board who is separate from the district’s legal counsel.

The board agreed to spread items related to COVID-19 policies over a special meeting set for Dec. 7 and a regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 14. Directors decided to hold off on reviewing the equity policy until the new year. The board will consider a resolution making masking a choice on Dec. 7, according to the agenda.

Board President Mike Peterson said another major reason for calling a special meeting on Dec. 7 is incoming board members’ wish to hold a vote on the district’s plans to acquire the CU South campus.

A lengthy to-do list Tension ebbed and flowed during the Nov. 30 study session. Directors Susan Meek, Elizabeth Hanson and David Ray at times pushed back on the need for a special meeting, the idea of altering current policies and the speed at which new directors — Peterson, Becky Myers, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar — aim to take up the issues.

During a discussion about calling a special meeting on Dec. 7, directors and legal counsel reminded the board multiple times not to veer from the limited task of setting upcoming agendas by getting into discussion on the proposed items.

Ray cautioned about piling too many items on the December meeting agendas.

Preparing any resolutions for consideration by Dec. 7 would require Peterson as board president to draft them at the “midnight hour,” Ray said. Legal counsel would have between Tuesday night and Thursday evening to vet the document so it could be posted by Friday, the deadline to give the public notice of a Dec. 7 special meeting.

“I want our staff not to die,” Ray said.

Meek questioned the need for a special meeting, saying they are typically called for a single, pressing issue.

She would be comfortable convening to address the acquisition of the CU South property because the project was running up against real estate transaction deadlines, Meek said. But she felt uneasy calling a special meeting so new directors could tack on agenda items geared toward fulfilling their campaign goals, she said.

“That raises a red flag for me,” she said.

Hanson said she understood wanting to make good on campaign promises but was vocal in her concern the board would put too much work on directors and district staff if it attempted to pack upcoming agendas.

“Our people are our most important resources,” she said.

Peterson said repeatedly during the meeting that he does not intend for the district to change policies too quickly or without due diligence. If the board moves too hastily, he said, it could risk making a legal or logistical mess.

Masking and vaccinating A resolution attached to the Dec. 7 special meeting agenda would make masking a choice in DCSD, and also prohibit univeral masking mandates at the school or district level. Local, state or federal laws requiring universal masking would supersede the resolution. The resolution would also prohibit universal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, unless required by local, state or federal law.

The resolution would require the district to make reasonable accomodations under the Americans With Disabilities Act, which could result in certain classrooms or activities mandating masks.

On Nov. 30, Peterson said the four new directors wanted to hear a plan from the superintendent that would take into account COVID-19 mitigation measures other than masking mandates. It should also require the district to work with the newlyformed Douglas County Health Department, Peterson said.

Myers, Peterson, Williams and Winegar also want to amend the district’s common communicable disease policy so that it would no longer bind DCSD to follow TriCounty Health Department guidance.

Williams said the Dec. 14 agenda was too full to include a discussion about masking policies. The board is scheduled to hear updates on improving compensation during that meeting.

Williams said she wants to move toward a mask-optional policy as soon as possible, urging a discussion by Dec. 7. Waiting until the new year would be dragging feet, she said.

Ray said he was surprised by the suggestion DCSD jump into drafting a new masking plan and policy. Referencing conversations with Peterson, Ray said he thought the board would start by directing the super-

Peterson

intendent to launch a feasibility study about making masks optional before formally considering a new policy.

“If their analysis is that this is going to cost quite a bit of additional dollars and resources or people resources, do we continue to go forward with then looking at a policy for a maskoptional kind of policy,” he said.

Equity question set for January Directors agreed to postpone taking up the equity policy until January because they anticipate preparing for that discussion will be a heavy lift for the board and staff.

The idea struck a chord with Meek and Williams Hanson, who warned that repealing the policy could stir a reaction from its supporters in the community.

Meek pressed the new directors hard on the idea of repealing the equity policy, and Winegar criticized any plan that repealed the policy without immediately replacing it.

She had advocated for more public input when it was being passed, she said, but also stressed the policy did go through considerable review by district committees.

“Christy, you sat on the (district accountability committee). It was before the DAC multiple times, and I never heard you once mention a concern,” Meek said to Williams.

Meek said criticism of the policy’s language from a group of charter schools who want exempted boiled down to a single word.

“I’m just trying to give you a reality check,” Meek said. “Like, really?

The message that this is sending to our community is that we don’t care about all of the other input that happened and we’ll get to it later.”

Winegar said she had heard anecdotal examples of equity work that concerned her, which she said was made possible by the equity policy.

Winegar said she believes “there needs to be a change.”

“That word (equity) has become tarnished and misinterpreted,” she said.

Peterson said the policy might be well-intended, but in its implementation, led to work he disapproved of. He named hiring The Gemini Group as an example.

The consulting firm had provided diversity, equity and inclusive trainings to staff that sparked brushback.

Saying the new directors want to throw out the policy and start over was a mischaracterization, he said.

He wants to keep what he called good aspects of the policy while putting more limitations on how it can be implemented, he said.

“Don’t mistake this as an attack on the work and an attack on equity,” Peterson said.

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Three Holiday fireworks shows Dec. 18

Restaurants in the business center on Park Central Drive in Highlands Ranch were closed for hours on Dec. 4 due to a homicide in the parking lot. Douglas County sheriff ’s deputies and crime unit were on scene throughout the day. PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES

Shooting victim found dead in Highlands Ranch Authorities say a suspect was also found deceased

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The body of a woman who was the apparent victim of a fatal shooting was found in a vehicle in Highlands Ranch on the morning of Dec. 4, and a suspect in the shooting was later found dead, authorities said.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the body of the victim was found in a vehicle parked at the Central Park shopping center near Park Central Drive and Lucent Boulevard.

The sheriff’s office on Dec. 6 identified the victim as Jamie Sullivan, 49, of Highlands Ranch.

While authorities searched for a suspect on Dec, 4, they asked people in the area to shelter in place, and they warned the public to stay away from the area. That request was lifted about 12:30 p.m., TV station KCNC-CBS4 reported.

That afternoon, Capt. Darren Weekly of the sheriff’s office said via a Twitter video that a suspect in the shooting “has been located deceased. We believe that the suspect died by his own hands.”

Welcome the holiday season and celebrate the resilience and positive spirit of our community by watching high-in-the-sky fireworks shows Saturday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. The 30-minute displays will launch from locations in Castle Rock, Parker and Highlands Ranch, and will be livestreamed on the County’s website and YouTube page. For more information visit douglas.co.us/fireworks

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Capt. Darren Weekly of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office gives a briefing about a homicide investigation in Highlands Ranch.

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He was later identified by the sheriff’s office as 55-year-old Art Valentine. No hometown was released.

Authorties believe “the suspect and victim were known to each other,” Weekly said. He said authorities believe there is no ongoing danger to the community.

At press time, the case was still being investigated.

Do you ever wonder how county roads are prioritized for snow removal? Questions about citizen snow removal responsibilites? Answers to these questions and more can be found by visiting www.douglas.co.us and search for Snow and Ice Removal.

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At mandate’s border, masks are a game of inches Mandate is in effect in Arapahoe, not in Douglas

BY KYLE COOKE AND BRIAN WILLIE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

The one constant throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is that things are always changing.

Few people know this better than Karli Millspaugh, owner of Curate: A Local Mercantile, at 8242 S. University Blvd. in Centennial.

Millspaugh’s shop provides a space for local artisans and vendors to sell their goods, and November and December has historically been a great time for business due to the holiday season.

“This is the time when most retail businesses get in the black,” Millspaugh said.

She spoke with Rocky Mountain PBS at Curate’s brick-and-mortar location in Arapahoe County. Just steps from her shop is Douglas County and Highlands Ranch, right on the other side of County Line Road.

In the days before the COVID-19 pandemic, that dividing line hardly mattered. But in the era of mask mandates, it can make all the difference.

“We’re kind of in a unique position here, where people coming from Highlands Ranch might not even realize that they’ve crossed into a new county,” Millspaugh said. “So when mask mandates and things like that

Masks are now required at indoor businesses in Arapahoe County, such as Curate in Centennial. But some shoppers coming from nearby Douglas County, which has no mask mandate, may not even realize they’ve crossed county lines. PHOTOS BY BRIAN WILLIE / ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

change, it just keeps us on our toes.”

Arapahoe County is currently one of several metro-area counties that has an active indoor mask mandate as a COVID-safety measure for public indoor spaces like Millspaugh’s business. On Nov. 22, the Tri-County Health Department announced the new mandate for Arapahoe and Adams counties.

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“I have to acknowledge that people are on different sides of this,” Millspaugh said, speaking less about geographic boundaries and more about ideological ones. “And our mission … is really to be a happy place for everyone who enters. So I just want to make sure that no matter what side of this you’re on, you feel comfortable shopping here.”

Mask wearing, along with vaccination and social distancing, has been identified by public health experts as a vital tool for stopping the spread of COVID-19, which as of Dec. 3 has killed more than 9,500 Coloradans.

“Masks have proven to be effective in reducing the spread of this virus, especially when combined with other prevention efforts” said Dr. John Douglas, Tri-County Health’s executive director, in a news release. “With the holiday season upon us, this order is necessary to try to avoid hospital capacity being breached by a growing number of hospitalizations and running the risk of having to ration medical care.”

A sign on the door of Curate informs shoppers of the new mandate.

“According to Arapahoe County, we are now under an indoor mask mandate,” the sign reads. “Thank you for your cooperation!”

But a laminated piece of paper tacked to the entrance only has so much power. Some shoppers still do

not wear face coverings at Millspaugh’s store, an issue many stores are facing.

“I really don’t want to have to be the mask police,” Millspaugh said, adding that she especially does not want her employees to have to stop people at the door.

“I don’t want them to make anyone feel like they can’t come into our store and shop,” she explained.

“That definitely wasn’t in their job description.”

Unfortunately, it has become a responsibility for many people who work in retail where there are COVID-19 restrictions in place. Last summer, NPR reported on retail workers around the country facing threats for enforcing public health orders. Millspaugh hopes it never comes to that at her store, and that shoppers understand the situation she and her workers are in.

“I would just, you know, ask that shoppers — when they come in — they just understand they may be asked, ‘Do you happen to have a mask or would you like a mask?’ But understand that if your answer is ‘No thank you,’ we still want you to shop with us,” she said. “We still want you to have a great time and support all of these local vendors.”

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.

Curate in Arapahoe County, where mask wearing indoors is required, is a short distance away from Douglas County, with no mask rule.

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Colorado’s fentanyl crisis is surging Only two school districts have ordered doses of the opioid antidote

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But two years later, when annual deaths from fentanyl have surpassed 500 and fake painkillers laced with the synthetic opioid are killing an increasing number of high school and college students, just two school districts in the entire state have taken advantage of the program.

Only Boulder Valley and Clear Creek school districts have ordered doses of naloxone — a nasal spray or an injection that can reverse an overdose if it’s given in time — from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment bulk purchasing fund.

Health officials are concerned the slow start is because of stigma associated with drug use, and they fear school leaders are not seeking the opioid antidote because it might cause

parents or others to think certain schools or districts have a bigger drug problem than others.

“We applaud the schools that have a naloxone program and want to make clear that schools that make naloxone available do not necessarily have higher statistics of overdose but rather are being proactive in preventing overdoses,” said Andrés Guerrero, manager of the overdose prevention unit at the state health department. “Prevention is key as we are seeing increases in overdose due to fentanyl in the Colorado drug supply.”

While 176 out of Colorado’s 178 school districts have not asked for free naloxone, the bulk purchasing program has helped dozens of other entities, mainly law enforcement agencies and harm reduction centers where people go for clean needles and information about drug treatment. The fund paid about $337,000 for about 10,500 doses of naloxone in 2020, dispensing the doses to 90 entities statewide.

This fall has been particularly busy, with orders totaling $547,322 since September. The fund has $1.24 million still available.

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‘We applaud the schools that have a naloxone program and want to make clear that schools that make naloxone available do not necessarily have higher statistics of overdose but rather are being proactive in preventing overdoses.’

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2020, uses federal and state funding to buy naloxone at wholesale prices and distribute to first responders, campus police, harm reduction centers, workplaces, recreation centers and schools. The doses are free to school districts and other agencies that apply to the program.

Boulder Valley was the most recent school district to apply, receiving enough this fall to place at least one dose of the nasal spray in all 64 school buildings and bus terminals by early next year. The district said nurses are receiving training on how to use the spray with a goal of having doses officially in place soon after the winter break.

After a string of overdose deaths and nonfatal overdoses in the community last school year, Boulder Valley students were increasingly requesting naloxone and training in how to use it, school officials said. The district has been working since last May to get naloxone, and officials noted that not all potential opioid overdoses occur because of illegal drug use.

Boulder Valley’s decision to place a dose in every school is a long time coming, said Kelly Luck, who for two years was an addiction counselor at Arapahoe Ridge High School in Boulder.

Luck, who left the job last spring to return to work as a substance abuse counselor at a community treatment center, said two stu-

dents overdosed while she worked at the alternative high school that specializes in career and technical education.

The first time it happened — on her first day on the job — there was no naloxone on hand after a student took “fake benzos,” the street term for knockoffs of the anti-anxiety medication, Xanax.

But Luck was ready the second time. When another student was found unconscious at school, she pulled out her own dose of the nasal spray she had started carrying with her at work.

Luck said she pushed for two years, making requests in her school and to the district, for Boulder Valley to purchase naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan. “I was almost horrified to learn the first day that there was no Narcan in the building and it’s not standard protocol for anyone to carry it,” she said. “I am not the only person who has had this frustration.”

Luck picked up several doses of Narcan on her own and passed them out to teachers and staff at school, she said.

She wonders why every school in the state doesn’t have the opioid antidote at arm’s reach, just in case. The drug can restore breath to a person who has stopped breathing, keeping them alive until paramedics have a chance to arrive. School officials and parents who don’t think naloxone is needed on campus are naive, Luck said.

“Kids are doing every drug imaginable in the bathroom at high

school,” she said.

Clear Creek School District received naloxone for its two elementary school campuses and combined middle and high school campus last year, a credit to the community’s “very forward-thinking school board,” Superintendent Karen Quanbeck said.

“The thinking is that it could be used for anyone who is in need, whether it’s a visiting family member or a member of the public or a kid,” she said. “It’s not specific to students.”

The opioid antidote is kept in a locked box by the school nurse’s office, not far from EpiPens in case of anaphylaxis from bee stings and kits used to stop severe bleeding from a wound. So far, no one has had to use it, said Quanbeck, who has been superintendent for three years and said there has not been an overdose on school grounds.

Office staff, health staff and other employees learned to use the nasal spray during virtual trainings last year and this year.

Quanbeck said the district has not received any negative feedback

about the program “I hope we never have to use it, but it’s here if we do,” she said.

“It’s thinking about all the things we can do proactively to ensure our community is safe.”

Denver Public Schools does not yet have naloxone on its campuses but is making plans to do so, said district spokesman Will Jones.

“We recognize that opioids are a problem in society at large,” he said via email. “In order to be proactive, we will have naloxone in our middle and high schools to help in case opioids find their way into our schools.”

The district’s nursing team is still in the process of determining how to order the opioid antidote and has not yet applied to the state program.

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They typically involve stressed-out family members, residents contemplating suicide or people struggling with alcohol and substance abuse.

‘Amazing how brave people can be’ Clinician Ellen Pronio explains that her job is to help get residents and families back on track by cutting through red tape, offering an understanding perspective and assisting in developing a plan that a case manager will take over.

In the CRT visit to the Highlands Ranch home, the mom talks about the night before, when both her teenage son and daughter were struggling, Pronio and case manager Steve Kalisch ask questions.

The mom shows them a lengthy list of therapists she was provided, saying she already called some on the top of the list and they are not taking new patients.

Kalisch quickly scans the list and stresses that it’s useless and he can do better. He knows many of the therapists on the list are not accepting new patients and can charge as much as $200 an hour.

As the mother explains that she does not currently have health insurance, Kalisch asks if she would be OK with him cutting through the red tape, saving her time in making pointless calls, and allow him to help. She says, “Yes.” As a case manager, Kalisch said he knows which therapists are taking patients, which ones are affordable and where to send families who do not have time to call every therapist on a list.

Kalisch does not always ride with the team but said doing so on occasion helps him connect with citizens even more.

“I am proud of this team,” Kalisch said. “I have seen cases that are serious and (Pronio) talks and gets them to agree to help.”

Pronio said every person is different.

“It is amazing how brave people can be,” she said. “We ask questions and get honest answers.

They are not playing phone tag or getting forwarded to some second or third party. They are getting direct help right away. Most people are willing to accept help and have the power to make their own decisions in those moments.”

Clinician Ellen Pronio has worked to change how police answer calls dealing with citizens struggling with mental health.

PHOTOS BY THELMA GRIMES

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PART TWO IN A SERIES This story is the second part of a three-part series on the Douglas County Mental Health Initiative. Part 1 was published in last week’s print edition, and you can read it online at tinyurl. com/MHIWeek1. Part 3 will appear in this paper next week.

In 2018, Colorado Community Media published “Time to Talk,” an extensive series on mental health issues in Douglas County and elsewhere. To read that report, go online to coloradocommunitymedia.com/timetotalk.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Zepeski prepares to drive the Community Response Team to citizens for the day.

PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES

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Community Response Teams change policing A change in approach prevents arrests, saves money

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

By building a proactive mental health approach into community response through police and fire calls, Douglas County is in a better position than it was five years ago.

In 2016, the Castle Rock Police Department embarked on a pilot program with the Douglas County Mental Health Initiative (MHI).

The department donated an officer, car and equipment and MHI provided a certified clinician to respond to mental health calls.

Thus, the Community Response Team (CRT) became reality.

Castle Rock Police Cmdr. Jason Lyons said the original CRT was created to manage citizens who

were regularly calling 911 or the department for issues that were not emergencies.

“We had folks we were always dealing with,” he said. “They were utilizing a lot of police time and consuming city services.

Law enforcement response to mental health had been flawed for decades. We would handcuff a person and put them on a mental health hold for 72 hours without knowing the root cause of the crisis or being equipped to deal with it.”

These callers, referred to as “high utilizers,” started being transitioned to the CRT in 2017.

This meant a decrease in calls to 911, and citizens started getting help they deserved from people qualified to provide it, Lyons said.

Castle Rock’s success in the pilot program became the county’s gain. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has formed several Community Response Teams, along with the Parker and Lone Tree police departments.

Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said having CRTs is a game changer in policing, and citizens are benefiting the most.

In the past, Spurlock said citizens struggling with a mental health issue would have been taken to jail or a hospital.

“They should not be in jail and we know that,” Spurlock said. “We are seeing more young adults and adolescents getting the right kind of care and that is not through law enforcement. CRT plays a huge role in our communities.”

“The beauty of the CRT is having a clinician go out on a call with law enforcement so that people in crisis can be directed to services instead of being criminalized,” said Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon. “Not only does this better serve our county residents but it actually saves taxpayers money by reducing expenses and impacts on law enforcement and the district attorney’s office when (citizens suffering from a mental health crisis)

are diverted to care instead of our hospitals or county jails.”

Since data started being collected, MHI Coordinator Laura Ciancone said there have been 514 successful jail diversions.

With CRT taking or intervening for specific mental-health related calls, an estimated 3,301 police and 547 firefighter calls have been released back to regular service calls and duties.

Ciancone said cutting out the use of public safety crews, jails and emergency rooms has saved the county an estimated $6.4 million in reimbursement fees since 2017.

With the CRT program initially focused on adults, in 2019 MHI started a youth program.

Through working with local school districts and youth organizations, MHI has placed a focus on addressing the mental health needs of elementary-school students, teenagers, college-level students and young adults under the age of 25.

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A need for security During the week, the sheriff’s CRT covers all of unincorporated Douglas County, driving to homes and calls from Highlands Ranch to Sedalia.

The team usually starts the morning by following up on calls from the night before, traveling to homes from one side of the county to the other.

“Sometimes people can get so frustrated with the system that they just give up,” Pronio said.

“For us, we go to the homes and show that we care. They get a response. For some, we will do up to three follow-up visits. If they want the help, we provide it. If they say go away, we go away.”

Driving Pronio and Kalisch is Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Zepeski.

Zepeski offers security, but stresses that the real work is done by Pronio and Kalisch. While he gives full credit to Pronio and Kalisch, Zepeski’s personable nature serves as a calming voice as they enter family homes to talk about highly personal and stressful situations.

The need for Zepeski’s security is obvious on one of the morning’s follow-up calls, in a case where a woman reported a domesticviolence incident involving her boyfriend the night before.

Zepeski leads the way, knocking and meeting the woman’s boyfriend. Based on tone, the boyfriend clearly does not want the CRT there. However, through calm conversation, Zepeski persuades the boyfriend to get the woman on the phone where Pronio and Kalisch can speak to her directly, learning she checked herself in a place to get help.

Kalisch said his job moving forward will be to follow up and make sure she is still on the right path.

Zepeski says watching what Pronio does every day has given him

Community Response Teams are being utilized by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Castle Rock, Parker and Lone Tree PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES police departments.

a new outlook on how policing can take place in a community.

“When I first started doing this, I got some needling from other officers,” Zepeski said. “That went away as officers have become glad to be able to call CRT for help and have (Pronio) as a primary resource for calls.”

Taking the pressure off Kalisch said the CRT is all about relieving stress on the system.

When people with schizophrenia and other issues are calling 911 regularly, it puts pressure on police and fire departments, he said.

“The CRT takes that pressure off the system by taking the calls and having the partnerships that will get the help people need,” Kalisch said. “We take the pressure off the

emergency side of public safety.”

Not all follow-up calls are welcome. At a Sedalia home, Pronio surprises a father opening the door. She tells him while he was out of town, his son called for assistance. The father was surprised by all of it and sends the team away.

Besides follow-up calls, Pronio has become a go-to resource for officers dealing with subjects threatening suicide or going through a crisis that required a call to 911.

Zepeski said her ability to calm a subject down to get to a point where they can make rational decision is “impressive” and better than anything a police officer could do.

As CRT programs are taking hold nationwide, Zepeski and Pro-

nio both say that Douglas County is a step ahead because of the commitment to maintaining the program and providing funds. After attending a national conference, the two professionals said they learned a lot of similar programs are completely grant-funded.

Pronio said job security in Douglas County is not about whether a grant is renewed. Instead, Douglas County commissioners have created a recurring line item in the General Fund to pay the more than $300,000 in annual salaries for departments to have CRT programs throughout the county.

Using partnerships, while the county pays CRT salaries through the Mental Health Initiative, participating departments provide the equipment and vehicles.

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and daily deaths among those with COVID-19 recently hitting numbers higher than they did during the first wave in spring 2020 — coronavirus hospitalizations in Colorado had for months been creeping up toward last December’s peak.

And while numbers so far this month suggest hospitalizations may finally be coming back down, Colorado’s number of COVID-19 patients still sits high above what it was during most other parts of the pandemic.

Colorado had 1,368 people hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 as of Dec. 3 this year, according to state data. Colorado had the 10th-highest COVID-19 hospital demand in the United States as of early November, according to a Nov. 3 report by the Colorado School of Public Health.

But with the public hearing so many concerns about masks and mask effectiveness — and about vaccines — why wear a mask? Why get vaccinated when so many people already have been?

Colorado Community Media spoke to Douglas and reviewed other sources of information below to address those questions.

Like ‘sand through a chain-link fence’ At a contentious public comment session in front of Arapahoe County’s elected leaders after Tri-County Health issued its school mask order in August, a man offered an evocative picture of how he thought masks interact with the coronavirus.

“If you took a fist of sand and threw it through a chain-link fence, imagine how much of it would go through,” the man said during the meeting, noting how small the virus is.

A post on a popular social media page last year, focusing specifically on N95 masks, said: “COVID 19 virus particle size is 125 nanometers (0.125 microns); the range is 0.06 microns to .14 microns,” the post said, according to a USA Today fact-check report. “The N95 mask filters down to 0.3 microns. So, N95 masks block few, if any, virions (virus particles).”

A micron is one one-thousandth of a millimeter — it’s also referred to as a micrometer.

But there’s more to it than that. A COVID-19 virus particle exists on a tiny scale — around 0.1 microns in size — but it is always bonded to something larger, an expert told USA Today for the report. In other words, masks don’t have to stop bare virus particles alone.

“There is never a naked virus floating in the air or released by people,” Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech who specializes in airborne transmission of viruses, told USA Today.

The virus attaches to water droplets or aerosols — really small droplets — that are generated by breathing, talking, coughing and so on. These consist of water, mucus protein and other biological material and are all larger than 1 micron, USA Today reported.

Those points were echoed in a research article published in the journal City and Environment Interactions and available online in May 2020, a piece that also suggested the

Children hold signs protesting Jeffco Schools’ mask mandate for students ages 3-11.

use of masks indoors and improving ventilation to combat COVID-19. See that article at tinyurl.com/MaskArticleCity.

Douglas, the local health chief, has said masks have been shown to be “50-70% effective.” The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website says: “Multi-layer cloth masks can both block up to 5070% of … fine droplets and particles and limit the forward spread of those that are not captured.”

Another speaker at that Arapahoe County commissioners’ meeting in August, from Centennial, said: “If you want to wear a mask, wear it. If you don’t, then don’t. If your guys’ mask works so well, why do I have to wear one? Why does my kid have to wear one?”

The issue arose again at a Nov. 22 Arapahoe commissioners’ meeting, where Commissioner Nancy Sharpe said: “I do think there’s a level of personal responsibility ... They should wear them if they want to wear them and if they need to wear them.”

Masks are primarily intended to reduce the emission of droplets toward others, an effect known as “source control,” as opposed to “wearer protection,” the CDC’s website says.

But studies also demonstrate that cloth mask materials can also reduce wearers’ exposure to infectious droplets through filtration, including filtration of fine droplets and particles less than 10 microns.

“The relationship between source control and wearer protection is likely complementary and possibly synergistic, so that individual benefit increases with increasing community mask use,” the website adds.

See the long list of studies the CDC cites about mask effectiveness and related topics on the bottom of that page at tinyurl.com/MaskStudiesData.

“By the way, we often forget that this is (spreading) because a very large chunk — maybe 60% of COVID

PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY

Parents protesting the Tri-County Health Department mask order for kids ages 2 to 11 pray outside the Adams County Government Center on Aug. 24 before a county PHOTO BY LIAM ADAMS board of commissioners public hearing.

cases — (come from) people who are asymptomatic or presymptomatic,” Douglas said, using terms for people who have COVID-19 without symptoms or whose symptoms have yet to arise.

For a look at other mask data, see our previous story at tinyurl.com/ MoreMaskData.

Because masks aren’t a cure-all, physical distancing; meeting outdoors rather than indoors; avoiding large groups; and improving ventilation by opening windows or running heat, air conditioning, or an air purifier are all still important steps to take, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reiterated on Nov. 24 ahead of holiday celebrations.

Masks in schools State health officials have pre-

sented data showing that requiring kids to wear masks while in school is associated with lower rates of COVID-19, The Colorado Sun reported in September, citing comments from Rachel Herlihy, the Colorado state epidemiologist.

The state public-health department looked at age-adjusted case rates for kids in 48 school districts, split into two groups by whether the districts are requiring masks in schools, the Sun reported. See that story at tinyurl.com/SunSchoolData.

A recent CDC study looked at the impact of masking in schools on COVID-19 case rates among K-12 students across the United States.

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increases in pediatric COVID-19 case rates after the start of school compared with counties that had school mask requirements, according to the Sept. 24 study. See that at tinyurl. com/CDCSchoolStudy.

While Douglas acknowledged it’s difficult to say unequivocally that the masks made the difference, he’s confident that the data back up that conclusion.

“What is notable in the data from CDPHE and even more so from the national study performed by CDC is that while rates were reasonably similar between districts that did and did not implement mandates going into the school year, they increased substantially more in the areas without mandates than in those that had them, which is highly consistent with a benefit of the mandate,” Douglas said.

Mental health concerns Douglas previously responded to concerns among some parents that masks are making kids anxious or leading to other negative mental health outcomes.

Mental health concerns among young people are likely due to family life and routines being disrupted amid the pandemic, along with isolation and uncertainty, according to Douglas.

Speaking to Colorado Community Media, Douglas said younger kids “probably do lose a lot of emotional cues” such as smiles, frowns or teachers’ lips moving.

“I don’t disagree at all that from a learning perspective, there may be an impact, but the counter to that is that masks have ended up being (what) allows kids to stay (safe) in the classroom anyway,” Douglas said.

As opposed to school being remote, kids get more social interaction from being in a classroom, Douglas said.

“You’ve got better education outcomes (and) probably better socialemotional outcomes” in that case, Douglas said.

The text of Tri-County Health’s initial mid-August school mask order also addressed the topic of mental health. It reads: “Children’s Hospital Colorado clarified that mask wearing has not been linked to mental health problems in children or any other group and did not contribute to their declared ‘state of emergency’ for pediatric mental health.”

Elizabeth Whitehead, a spokesperson for Children’s Hospital Colorado, confirmed the accuracy of that statement.

For more outside information on masks and mental health, see the “mental health” section of our previous story at tinyurl.com/MasksAndMentalHealth.

Physical health concerns Another claim that came up during a Tri-County board of health meeting on Aug. 16: Masks problematically forcing a person to “rebreathe the carbon dioxide.”

Wearing a mask does produce a “small increase” in breathing resistance caused by the mask material filtering particles and any moisture that is trapped in the mask material,

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parents joined the protest on Sept. 1 alongside their children at Legend High PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS School.

Dr. John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health Department since PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER 2013, at his home.

according to a commentary in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

“One consistently documented negative impact of wearing a mask for a long period of time is an increase in the development of headaches in people with a history of headaches,” the September 2020 article says. See it at tinyurl.com/ MasksAndBreathing.

“In otherwise healthy individuals, wearing masks, even for an extended period of time, does not produce any clinically relevant changes in circulating O2 or CO2 concentrations, and does not seem to impact tidal volume or respiratory rate,” the article says.

Douglas pointed to real-world experience: health and hospital settings, where health care providers have been wearing masks for “decades if not longer.”

“There have been virtually no detected impacts on acute health, long term health (or) job performance,” Douglas said.

Why more vaccinations?

The speaker at the Arapahoe County commissioners’ meeting in August from Centennial also asked:

While children as a group have been shown to be at lower risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19, they can still spread the virus, according to Children’s Hospital Colorado.

“Most kids over age 2 can — and should — wear face coverings to help keep themselves and their family and friends safe,” the hospital system’s website says.

For parents who are struggling with getting a younger child to wear a mask, Children’s Hospital Colorado offers the following tips: • Comfort your child and help them feel safe: Ask them what about the mask they don’t like.

Having a better understanding of what they don’t like can help you figure out how best to address the issue.

• Start slowly: Begin by having your child practice wearing their face covering for short spurts of time during an activity they enjoy.

For example, have your child wear a mask for 10 minutes while they play with their favorite toy.

• Try different designs and styles: Cloth face coverings vary significantly, so you might have more success with a different type of mask based on style, material, fit, tie style, size and so on.

• Some masks have adjustable elastic, which can help ensure a better fit for your child. If the

“If your vaccine works so well and you believe in it so much, why do I have to wear a mask? Why do I have to get a vaccine?”

Douglas, speaking to CCM, brought up the example of compelling people by law to wear seatbelts.

“We’ve made the decision that somebody dying in a car accident is a bad enough societal impact that something pretty minor … seatbelt wearing, is something we endorse and use,” Douglas said. He added: “Most of the time, a law like that is purely designed to protect the person using the preventive measure.”

He noted that the chances of the virus spreading — and the chances of more-dangerous variants developing — are reduced the more people get the vaccine.

“We’re in this national, if not global, lifeboat together because we share a contagion that can spread globally really quickly, certainly quickly nationally,” Douglas said.

Some people who are fully vaccinated will still get COVID-19, according to the CDC. An infection of a fully vaccinated person is referred to as a “vaccine breakthrough infection,” the CDC’s website says. Like other vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines are not 100% effective.

That’s part of why stopping the virus’s spread on a societal level is important — and it’s partly why mask wearing is still being urged.

Even when fully vaccinated people develop symptoms, they tend to be

mask secures around their ears, putting a thick lotion or Vaseline behind the ears can prevent the ears from getting irritated. Many kids don’t like the feeling of the elastic pulling on their ears, so it may help to find a style that ties behind their head.

• Give your child some control back: Often, children refuse to cooperate because they feel like they don’t have a say and they want to demonstrate their independence from you. Giving them options, like the ability to choose their mask, can help increase their sense of control and their likelihood of cooperating.

For kids who attend in-person school, day care or another inperson activity, Children’s Hospital Colorado recommends sending multiple face coverings with them in case any get dirty, lost or damaged.

For example, you could send your child to school with two containers: one marked “clean” and the other marked “dirty.”

A mask should be clean before each day of use. Parents should wash masks using laundry detergent and hot water. A regular dryer cycle is sufficient, the hospital system’s website says.

“In a pinch, you can hand launder your face coverings. Make sure they’re fully dry before wearing,” the website adds.

See other tips for parents and more about masks at tinyurl.com/ ChildrensHospitalColoradoTips.

less severe symptoms than in unvaccinated people. This means they are much less likely to be hospitalized or die than people who are not vaccinated, the CDC’s website says.

Herd immunity Some may be wondering when enough people will be vaccinated for life to begin returning to some semblance of normal.

At one point, it was thought that “herd immunity” — a term for when enough people become immune that the spread of a disease becomes unlikely — could happen when around 70% to 80% of people attain immunity to COVID-19. (See more on how that works in the sidebar in our previous story at tinyurl.com/ HerdImmunityExplain.)

But there is uncertainty regarding the true herd immunity threshold.

What’s more, the delta coronavirus variant is more transmissible, a development that changes the percentage needed for herd immunity, according to an article from the American Medical Association.

“Herd immunity is a helpful concept but often difficult to operationalize and hang your hat on,” Douglas said. “The estimate went up because delta is over twice as contagious as the original strain. Eighty to 90% of persons in the population being immune is the best estimate at this point, but it would go higher if an even more contagious variant emerged.”

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Looking for book ideas this season?

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f you are ever looking for a great conversation starter, try asking people what they may be reading. What people read can give us great insight to their hobbies, passions, and interests, and that helps lead into a fun and engaging discussion. This is also one of those questions I find myself answerWINNING ing as well. Depending on when that question comes my way will WORDS determine my answer as I have been following the same reading pattern for many years now.

In addition to my Bible, blogs, columns, and industry information, I read somewhere between 40 and 50 books per year. And the reading cycle that I tend to follow is this: A faith-based book; Michael Norton business book; biography; history; and then a fiction book. For me this provides a glimpse into the areas that help me personally and professionally, while also helping me to be prepared for conversations with family members, friends, people I meet socially, and my clients. I find the different perspectives extremely helpful in understanding how others view the things that are happening in our world.

At this time of year the question about what I am reading comes up a lot. Many of you send me emails asking for recommendations throughout the year, and during the holiday season, as

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Like a spinning top No, Commissioner Laydon, there aren’t dozens of staffed hospital beds lying vacant, and unless hospitalized patients are going to be attended by family members … one bed + no staff = no bed.

No, Commissioner Thomas, Florida’s COVID performance is among the worst, not the best.

No, Commissioner Teal, ditching TCHD won’t make COVID go away, or do you really care if COVID goes away?

As a Douglas County resident, it looks very much like our county commissioners have side-slipped into the posture of the tribe that can’t decipher fact from fiction. Or maybe that’s a “won’t” rather than a “can’t.”

In the past, we expected public officials to negotiate their stances from a base of facts, or at least positions that were not blatant confabulations. Looks like those days are fading as quickly as the winter sunset over the western mountains.

Falsehoods and misinformation from elected officials do not support a healthy American democracy. And it really doesn’t matter where the spin originates — from small town councils to the halls of Congress. Getting elected isn’t a green light to an alternative reality.

If we, the People, sit idly by while our elected leaders pontificate and propagandize their tribal fakery, we’re a lot closer to the third rail.

Lloyd Guthrie Roxborough

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people are looking for gift ideas, the question comes up with greater frequency. So here is what I recommend this year as I follow the cadence mentioned above: Faith-based: “2 Chairs” by Bob Beaudine; “Grace” by Max Lucado; “Lead Like Jesus” by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges; “Bethlehem”

by Max Lucado; “Hope for Each Day” by Billy Graham.

Business: “The Expansion Sale” by Erik Peterson and Tim Riesterer; “Business Secrets of the Bible” by Rabbi Daniel Lapin; “10 Leadership Virtues for Disruptive Times” by Tom Ziglar; “The New Psychology of Winning” by Denis Waitley; “Traction” by Gino Wickman Biographies: “Joy” by Joy Clausen Soto; “Boyd” by Robert Coram; “Where Men Win Glory” by Jon Krakauer; “Washington: A Life”

by Ron Chernow; “Colin Powell: My American Journey” by Colin Powell History: “True Raiders” by Brad Ricca; “The Journey of Crazy Horse” by Joseph M. Marshall III; “In the Hurricane’s Eye” by Nathaniel Philbrick; “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen; “The Johnstown Flood” by David McCullough Fiction: “The Evening and the Morning” by Ken Follett; “Fast Ice” by Clive Cussler; “Win” by Harlan Coben; “Plum Island” by Nelson DeMille; “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coehlo Maybe you have a different cycle of reading that you follow. Perhaps someone you know may

be interested in one of the books I have mentioned here, so I hope this list is helpful in some way.

Each of us has our favorite books and authors.

Some of us enjoy our books that we can physically touch and hold, myself included. Others prefer their e-reader. And there are many who enjoy consuming their stories through audio books. Whatever our preferences are, whoever our favorite authors are, and however we choose to take a mental, emotional and spiritual journey by engaging with our favorite books, the important thing is that we make time to broaden our horizons by reading as much as we possibly can and from as many sources as we possibly can.

How about you? Are you a fellow voracious reader? What are you reading these days? Is it time to mix it up a bit and start reading something new? Have you shared your reading list with others? I would love to hear all about what you are reading now, or even your favorite books from the past, at mnorton@tramazing.com. And when we can expand our thinking through what others are writing and sharing, 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.

Time to create new rituals for the holidays

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he sun is shining, the grass is green. The orange and palm trees sway. Wait, what? With our recent weather here, you’d swear we were in California for the holidays. But we really are a mile high at the foot of the mountains, and I want to GUEST have a ColoCOLUMN rado Christmas that feels like, “Snow, snow, snow … it won’t be long till we’re all there with snow.” It already seems like we’re lighting our Linda Newell menorah too soon, but this weather is downright weird for the holiday season.

Almost 30 years ago, I moved here from Southern California (yes, I was one of those) to escape the constant sun and enjoy the change of seasons in the Rockies. Although I grew up with the pleasant predictability of temps in the 70s and sunshine,

I yearned for the change of seasons, especially around the holidays. So, weather gods … where’s our snow, sleet, or even just some flurries?? How can we bustle down the street with our arms full of packages and our boots on under warm and dry skies?

And who would have ever thought that we’d still be here with yet another COVID-19 variant pushing us again to order online and avoid the in-person shopping experience of holiday Muzak and children’s choirs?

So, to help get in the holiday spirit, I’ve created some new rituals this year: • I got my flu shot! (Just in case.

I don’t want to be in bed for the holidays.)

• I greet each sunny day with a warm robe, pajama pants, and a hot cup of tea in front of my TV streaming fireplace. (God knows I don’t need to heat up the room with a real one right now.)

• When the doorbell rings with a delivery of a Christmas present I ordered online, I run to get my boots and gloves on to bring the package inside. (Before any

stealthy porch pirate can swoop it.)

• Since I can’t listen to KOSI101 Christmas music in the car because I hardly drive anywhere, I’ve started playing it on my computer and loving singing with it.

(Gotta get my fill of Pentatonix for the holidays.)

• I’m still planning on doing our annual tradition of driving around looking at the neighborhood holiday lights. (Thank God some traditions can still be strong.)

• My roommate and I have started a nightly “Hide and Find Elvie” hunt where we take turns hiding the Christmas elf from each other and then trying to find it the next day. (So far, neither of us has been able to stump each other, but I’m still planning to.)

• In our house this year, we have become aficionados of the British Baking Show holiday episodes and that has really stepped up my baking game! (Can’t wait to decorate those Christmas

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Fellow board member Darryl Jones worked for the site’s landowner before the ranch became a nonprofit.

For roughly 10 years he helped in establishing its 501(c)(3), preserving the site’s 38 acres and supporting a restoration project of the property’s

buildings. Jones said the goal was to transform the property into a community amenity.

The foundation will probably try to keep expanding the Christmas festival in years to come, he said, as well as the site.

“It’s so amazing to see that dream and that vision realized,” he said. “It really almost creates this emotional response because there’s a connection to how the project started.”

Food at the festival ranges from brats and pretzels to tables full of baked good.

Darryl Jones helped restore Schweiger Ranch so it could become a community amePHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS nity and remains a Schweiger Ranch Foundation board member.

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There was a steady line to visit Santa at the Schweiger Ranch Austrian Christmas festival on Dec. 4 in Lone Tree.

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cookies with our new 7-year old in our family!)

• Probably most important, is my continuing daily focus on gratitude.

Every night, as I’m getting settled into bed, I reflect on my day and find at least three things for which I am grateful. (Be careful to do this before your melatonin gummies take effect.)

You’re welcome to join me in any or none of these depending on your

corny or sarcasm tastes. But whatever you choose to do, I hope you and your family stay safe, loving, and warm. And may we all enjoy the crazy Colorado weather and crazy COVID times no matter what comes our way.

Former Colorado state senator, now with a master’s in Social Justice and Ethics from Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell is a writer, instructor, facilitator, and conflict coach.

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LIFE Tom Newsom, one of the few Santa painters in the U.S., poses in a St. Nick suit for illustration research.

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Evergreen is home to a well-known Santa artist

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or Tom Newsom, one of about six Santa painters across the United States, inspiration comes from the foothills of the Rockies.

“Living in the mountains in Colorado is pretty inspiring,” Newsom said.

For those who have ever completed a Santa puzzle, or seen ASPCA Christmas cards, Newsom’s art might seem familiar.

Chances are, it’s his name on those illustrations.

As well, he completed the artwork for the books Indian in the Cupboard, the Wizard of Oz, The Night Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and more. Some were for the original copies and some were reprints.

A Texas native, he moved to Colorado in 1981 and resides in Evergreen with his wife, Carol.

Since he was a boy, Newsom has always been drawn to creating artwork. In college, he started off as an engineering major with hopes to work in the space program, which heightened his interest during the 1960s. However, he quickly switched to his passion. In 1971, he graduated from the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California as an illustration major.

He gravitated away from astronomy to pursue painting, but the two spheres came together.

Newsom was hired to watch a space shuttle launch at Cape Kennedy and create several pieces of art for the Manned Space Flight Art Collection.

His career started off while he was in college, creating illustrations for cash. During the summers in between semesters, he drew portraits at an amusement park to afford tuition. Then, he graduated from art school and his salary ever since comes from his artwork.

“There aren’t very many people who actually make a living at art.

I mean, a lot of people go to art

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school and they wind up doing something else. But I’ve managed to make a career for a long, long time doing artwork,” he said.

Although painting remains as his passion, he does not encourage others to join in.

“I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody,” he said. “It’s a pretty tricky profession. I’ve worked exclusively on commissions, piece by piece. My total income is just dependent on artwork. And so it’s, you know, it’s a chancy thing to work on your own life.”

That discouragement did not come off to his family, as artistry must run in Newsom blood. His wife, Carol, also creates illustrations. His two sons, Andy and Phillip, graduated from the ArtCenter College of Design. Andy, 46, is a graphic designer and Phillip, 42, paints landscapes and animals.

Now, Newsom focuses on painting Santa through the Gouache medium. Gouache is water-based, opaque watercolor style of painting and allows for very fine de-

A piece of Tom Newsom’s artwork.

tails. Bright colors come out very bright and dark colors come out very dark, and he uses very small brushes to extract the utmost detail. Over the years, Newsom has created over 150 total Santa paintings.

His process of painting starts out with a commission. A buyer will give him verbal directions, “Santa with puppies,” for example, and then he creates sketches.

The sketches are sent back and after receiving confirmation, he

will begin his paintings.

All paintings start out with research. Some pieces consist of merely a photograph of a model, but others need more digging.

He explained how a commission hired him to paint St. Nick on a motorcycle, and he needed to visit a motorcycle museum. There, he took many photographs of a model next to a 1940s Harley because he knew the motorcycle community needed to see the exact details of their beloved steeds.

For Newsom, hiring models in Evergreen, Colorado is no big deal.

“They’re pretty easy to find up here in the mountains, old guys with white beards,” he said.

After taking photos of the models, he then starts the process of painting. A typical painting usually takes between a week and ten days, if he works about six hours a day. Once the piece is finished, he sends a digital copy over to the buyer.

For current projects, Newsom remains busy working with two self-publishing children’s books authors to create illustrations, a portrait of a political commentator and a cover of Texas Magazine.

Tom Newsom is one of six Santa painters in the U.S..

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Free, but pre-registration is required.

303- 795-3961. In other library news: the Holiday Book Sale continues, hosted by the Friends of the Library/Museum, with bargains for all ages. And preregistration is required for create an Ugly Christmas Apron as a gift to give: 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 18. Free, register at 303-795-3961.

Author to appear via Zoom Author Taylor Jenkins Reid will appear on Zoom from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to talk about her new book: “Malibu Rising.” Register in advance and get information about using Zoom: 303-542-7279, arapahoelibraries.org.

Colorado Ballet Colorado Ballet dancers are wearing 171 new costumes as they perform in this year’s “Nutcracker” performances. Cost? $1.5 million! (It’s been 33 years for the old ones!)

The big order saved jobs for a number of

seamstresses. Designer was Holly Hynes.

Nutcracker performances: through Dec. 31, but these tend to sell out, so pick a date and nail down tickets soon, if there’s a little dancer who wants to go. Tickets range from $40 to $175. All performances at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Masks required, here and at all theatrical performances, plus proof of vaccination. ... Upcoming: “Romeo and Juliet,” Feb. 4-13. See coloradoballet.org.

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‘A Hudson Christmas’ has roots in past Gardens’ namesake couple had restaurant on Littleton site

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As I enjoy the thousands of lights at Hudson Gardens this season, I recall a long-ago conversation with my good friend Evelyn Hudson.

She told me she had been in the Littleton city planning office (a visit she made often to question city council decisions that affected local beautification) and she saw a drawing that projected a future for the lovely green Santa Fe Drive acreage she and her husband, Col. King C. Hudson, owned — where their nationally recognized restaurant, The Country Kitchen, was located, starting in 1939.

It showed rows of apartment structures where the handsome log restaurant building stood on an expanse of green lawn, surrounded by specially-selected evergreen trees.

Angry, she went home, called her lawyer and quickly set up a foundation that could preserve the 30 acres of lovely riverside land in Littleton as open space, so people could forever enjoy its beauty! At first, she, her nephew and a few local Hudson friends made up a board, which later expanded to include additional interested people. (I was fortunate to be involved from the start with plan-

IF YOU GO Hudson Gardens is located at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. “A Hudson Christmas” tickets are sold online only — none at the door. “Any day” tickets are sold out, but dated tickets ($15, adults; $12 ages 4-12) are available — check your calendar and then go to hudsongardens. org. ning, which included discussions about whether it should become a formal garden, following French design, with straight paths, squared beds and rows of plants, or a more casual English garden with curving paths, casual groups of plants and a bit of water.)

Local landscape architect Doug Rockne was hired to help lay out a structure, and soon, skilled British plantsman Andrew Pierce was also recruited to begin selecting roses, trees, shrubs and flowering plants by the hundreds.

The property is now open daily, year-round, for people to stroll, rest, picnic and enjoy nature, just away from the noise of busy Santa Fe Drive, with sound buffered by a wall of evergreen trees. Look for the sign across to the west from Arapahoe Community College.

A story tells of a day soon after King and Evelyn Hudson moved to Littleton: She surveyed the property and decided it was lacking the dark, spiked accent of evergreen trees.

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In Decembers, Hudson Gardens now celebrates a ticketed “A Hudson Christmas.” Doors open at 5 p.m. and lights go out at 9:30. Nixon’s Coffeehouse at the north end, near the South Platte River, is open for hot beverages and snacks.

Nights scheduled for this season are Dec. 9-12, Dec. 16-24, and Dec. 26-31.

Families will encounter giant snowmen, dancing Christmas trees, a popular holiday light tunnel that especially attracts kids who love to run through it (sometimes holler-

ing), hundreds of large and small evergreens with colored lights, lighted bare-branched deciduous trees, and miles of pathways, both paved and not.

Enjoy the numerous works of public art placed among the trees and shrubs, a bow to Evelyn Hudson’s longtime interest in art and her years of service on Littleton’s Fine Art Committee. (She was an original member.)

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.

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Fentanyl, which is the active ingredient in counterfeit pills made to look like real oxycodone and Xanax, is the leading cause of drug overdose in Colorado. More than 525 people have died from the drug so far this year, according to state health department statistics.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said the accused drug traffickers distributed cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl in Arapahoe, Douglas, Denver and Jefferson counties, according to an investigation that began in April. Saul Ramon Rivera-Beltran, 30, of Thornton, coordinated drug shipments and deals from Mexico, authorities said.

Authorities seized 110,000 counterfeit pills, 11.5 kilograms of cocaine, 28 firearms, three hand grenades and body armor.

Besides the 19 people named in the indictment, two other defendants were arrested in the drug-distribution ring, which also included illegal weapons.

John Kellner, district attorney for Douglas, Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln counties, said he intends to prosecute the defendants in Douglas County. “These are people who peddle deadly substances,” he said. “And where we find the illegal drug trade, we usually find illegal weapons.”

Counterfeit pills made to look like actual pharmaceuticals are typically manufactured in Mexican garages and warehouses with chemicals shipped from China. The process is not precise — about two in five pills circulating the streets have a lethal dose of fentanyl.

David Olesky, acting special agent of the DEA’s Denver field office, joined Kellner at a news conference about the bust.

“This investigation demonstrates and corroborates the alarming trend in counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl flooding our streets, as well as the continuing nexus between drug trafficking and violent crime impacting our communities,” he said.

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Mansion welcomes holiday crowd Annual celebration featured Santa, entertainment, food STAFF REPORT

With shuttles running regularly, visitors filled the Highlands Ranch Mansion on Dec. 4 to take part in holiday celebrations.

With Santa, entertainment from local schools, games and food, the mansion was full of holiday spirit during the annual event hosted by the Highlands Ranch Metro District.

Visitors were also treated to tours of the mansion along with hayrides to see the cattle and land surrounding the historical area.

Those attending the event were asked to park off site, with multiple buses shuttling groups up to the mansion throughout the daylong event.

Visitors at the Highlands Ranch Mansion enjoyed hayrides over the weekend.

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Scrooge came out to introduce a local elementary school choir during the holiday celebration at the mansion.

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Holiday events coming to Littleton area Festive music, meetings with Santa and more

Holiday Brunch at the ViewHouse Where: ViewHouse Littleton, 2680 W. Main St., Littleton When: Dec. 11 at 11 a.m.

The ViewHouse in downtown Littleton will be hosting a holiday brunch and ornament exchange.

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There’s plenty of time to get into the holiday spirit, whether it’s sipping on a warm festive drink, listening to seasonal classics or meeting Santa Clause. Here are four events happening around the Littleton area in the lead-up to Christmas.

Christmas with the Colorado Choir Where: First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton When: Dec. 11 from 2 to 2:45 p.m.

The Colorado Choir will host a special Saturday matinee concert, a shorter version of their full concert program that features traditional and contemporary holiday music.

2021 Holiday’s Evening Where: Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton When: Dec. 12 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Hosted by the Littleton Museum and Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum, attendees will be transported back in time to the 1800s with this outdoor event on the grounds of the museum’s living history farm.

The event will feature wagon rides, costumed actors who will teach about life in the 1800s, and warm drinks such as apple cider, all lit by luminaries along paths. Children can also make art and write letters to Santa who will visit via video call from inside the museum.

A storefront off Littleton’s Main Street displays festive decorations.

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Cost for children aged 12 to 16 is $3 for members and $4 for non-members. For adults it is $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Go to tinyurl.com/littletonmuseumholiday to purchase tickets.

Breakfast with Santa Where: Peak Community & Wellness Center, 6612 S. Ward St., Littleton (south Jeffco near Simms and Coal Mine) When: Dec. 11 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

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Hosted by the Foothills Park and Recreation District and the Children’s Hospital Colorado, parents can bring their children to meet and take a photo with Santa while enjoying a catered breakfast and holiday music.

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From newswriter to novelist Littleton journalist publishes first book

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Tabatha Deans Stewart is the former community editor for the Elbert County News, a sister publication of this newspaper.

And now, the Littleton resident is a published novelist.

Stewart’s first book, “The Enchanted Scribe: Book One — The Gate and the Girl,” came out Nov. 5 through Connecticut-based Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Co. It’s the result of nearly a decade of work.

It’s about Samantha Biggers, a 13-year-old girl who, with the stroke of her pen, can change the direction of the future. But there are two big problems with Samantha’s incredible powers.

First, as the book tells it, she has no idea she possesses them.

The daughter of drug addicts, Sam is the laughingstock of her small community. Her days are filled with abuse and ridicule from teachers and students at her junior high school. She spends her days writing stories, wishing she would be whisked away, and also daydreams of being someone else.

The second problem is more dangerous. An ancient “Eraser” is sent to kill Samantha before she realizes her powers exist.

Suddenly Sam finds herself fighting for her life, and that of the world, as she struggles to master her emerging powers and prevent the Eraser from gaining control of the universal portal. If that happens, it will allow access for all manner of evil to enter this world.

In an interview, Stewart shared her excitement about publishing her first novel, her writing processes, and advice for new writers.

“Everybody is a writer, whether you write for pleasure, for some sort of fulfillment, and whether you make money or not,” she said.

“There is a misconception that you have to be Dean Koontz or J.K. Rowling to be a writer. As long as you get it down on paper, you’re a writer.”

How does it feel to have published your first book?

It feels incredible! I wrote my first book when I was 13 years old, but I didn’t actually publish my first book until I was 53. This moment is 40 years in the making and it feels great to finally get a book published.

How long have you been working on this book?

I first wrote it about 10 years ago and just recently revisited it.

Things were a lot different 10 years ago. I got tired of dealing with rejection letters and the submission system. The system is much better now. You can get quick responses.

Back then you had to send physical letters and wait for a response which could take up to two months.

Now with advances in technology, things get done a lot faster.

What inspired you to write this book?

Growing up, I lost myself in books. I had a really good friend who didn’t like to read, though.

She really struggled with reading. I wanted her to have one book to read that she really liked. She wasn’t a very strong reader back then and now her son is on the autism spectrum. I want something for kids and teens to read that is accessible and easy. I want to write a book that the average reader can read and something for people who aren’t avid readers.

At what point do you think someone can call themselves a writer?

From the moment they put something on the page. I believe everyone is a writer. Anyone who loves to create and formulate ideas. As long as those thoughts are put onto paper, a person can call themselves a writer.

What advice do you have for someone wanting to write their first book?

Just get the words out. Get them on the page by writing the most exciting scenes first. When you focus on what you are excited to write about, then the rest will come together. Also, never completely delete large gaps of text! Put it in a separate folder. You can spend years rewriting your story and you will never be done. Generally, just

Tabatha Deans Stewart, author of The Enchanted Scribe series, sitting atop Mount PHOTO COURTESY OF TABATHA DEANS STEWART Evans.

have fun with it.

What are the easiest and most difficult parts of your writing process?

The easiest is writing the exciting scenes that I like. The most difficult is remembering the nuance of the story, like the days of the week and time of the year. Sometimes I will set something in the late fall and then have a scene where a character is running through a field of sunflowers, later realizing that fall is not sunflower season. I also dislike the endless editing. Whenever the publisher makes a change, I have to go back and reread the entire thing.

Are there therapeutic benefits to modeling a character after someone you know?

Some of my characters are loosely based on people I know or have met throughout my life. One

of the main characters, the helper of the protagonist, is based off a woman who I became friends with years ago who has since passed away. Sometimes when I meet new people, I like to ask: “If I were to name a character after you, what would their name be?”

What are your future writing plans?

I am going to write the second book in this series. I would also like to finish the other three halfwritten manuscripts I have laying around.

You can find Tabatha Deans Stewart on Instagram at instagram.com/tabathadeansstewart and learn more about her work at tabathadeans.com. You can find Stewart’s book at tinyurl.com/ BNEnchantedScribe and tinyurl. com/AmazonEnchantedScribe.

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Cherry Creek players leap up to join their fans to celebrate their 21-0 victory over Valor Christian in the 5A State Final.

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Creek shuts out Valor for 3rd straight 5A crown

Coach Dave Logan wins 10th state title

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Cherry Creek High won its third consecutive Class 5A state football championship on Dec. 4 at Empower Field at Mile High, but this title was exceptional.

Creek came into the game as the underdog in the minds of most people and was going against a Valor Christian team that was dominant, unbeaten and had its way against most of the Highlands Ranch school’s previous 13 opponents.

But Creek used a 21-point first half performance and the Bruins’ defense contained Valor’s fast-paced, no-huddle offense in a 21-0 victory which marked the school’s 12th overall state football title.

“We were really motivated,” said Creek junior linebacker Henry Lamar.

“We had a lot of energy coming into this game.

We felt like we were really underrated and everybody felt Valor was just going to run all over us but we felt we had one of the best defenses in the state and we proved it.”

It was the 10th state championship for the Greenwood Village school’s 67-year-old head coach, Dave Logan. He’s won four at Creek, four at Mullen and one each at Chatfield and Arvada West.

The Bruins and Eagles have now played in three of the past four state title

games. Valor won 24-14 in 2018 and Creek took the crown in 2020 with a 21-0 shutout in Pueblo.

“It never gets old,” said Logan, a former Denver Bronco. “Valor is so wellschooled in what they do. They play at such a high tempo it is hard to simulate in practice. I’ve never been more proud of a team.

“We lost 35 seniors from last year’s team,” he added.

“The team out there today was underclass heavy. You have to earn what you get.

We knew this was a great challenge. They have dominated people with that running game. I’m proud of our defense and then offensively we were able to hammer out, move the ball a little bit, stay on the field and not turn the ball over.”

Creek, which managed 193 yards in offense, used three big plays to get the lead and the defense took care of the rest. The Bruins held the Eagles offense, which averaged 41 points a game in winning its first 13 games, to 278 total yards.

Cherry Creek’s defense kept a wrap on prominent Eagles running back Gavin Sawchuck, who finished with 77 yards on 29 carries. Sawchuck finished the season with a school record 2,004 yards rushing which was helped by the 350 yards he gained in the previous two playoff games.

Creek Quarterback Christian Hammond -- younger brother of Julian, who led the Bruins to titles in 2019 and 2020 -- completed 10 of 11 passes for 99 yards and

Cherry Creek defender Sam Pezdirtz, 26, breaks up a pass play to Valor Christian’s Jackson Reinheimer, 6, as Henry Lamar, 8, closes in.

two touchdowns. He found Maxwell Rodriquez for a 21-yard scoring pass to open the scoring and then avoided a Valor pass rush and hit Ismael Cisse for a 39-yard TD. That play swelled Creek’s lead to 21-0 with 2:41 left in the second quarter.

In between, Lamar picked off a pass from Valor quarterback Colton Allen and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown. It was one of three interceptions three interceptions for the Creek defense.

Tyler Tolbert and Blake Purchase had the other Creek interceptions.

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Valor Christian’s Gavin Sawchuck, 27, gets caught in the backfield by Cherry Creek defender Ez Rice, 32.

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“We’re really young and I’m proud of every team but certainly proud of the effort we gave against Valor,” said Logan, whose team was 12-2 this year. “We beat a really good team. I though we we were really efficient,” Hammond had plenty to say about the Bruins’ defense and he talked about his ability to elude a swarming pass rush and hit Cisse with a TD pass “The defense was huge,” said Hammond. “To get a pick six and multiple turnovers it gave us really good spots on the field.

“My second TD pass was a designed screen and I was going to go to that, but the rush kind of got there, so I tried to make something happen,” he added about the TD pass to Cisse. “I started running out and tried to keep my eyes on the field and I looked and saw Ismael wide open.

“It crazy how I feel,” he continued.”I can’t really explain it. It’s a really good feeling especially since no one believe we

could really do this.”

Purchase, a junior and younger brother of last season’s do-it-all defender Myles, led the Bruins with 10 tackles while sophomore Angelo Petrides and Lamar each had eight.

Valor’s defense was led by Jordan Norwood with 17 tackles and one sack.

Donnie Yantis is now 20-2 in his two years as Valor’s head coach; both losses came to Cherry Creek.

“It was a tough game and we couldn’t get much going on offense,” said Yantis. “The defense played well. Credit to coach Logan and his Cherry Creek program. They were the better team.

The result is not what we wanted, but I’m proud of our team including our 29 seniors. It was a blessing to coach those young men.”

Yantis added: “We’re really young and I’m proud of every team but certainly proud of the effort we gave today. We beat a really good team. This is a team that had not been beaten and lost only one game in the past two years. I though we we were really efficient. Their defense is magnificent and we (knew) this was not going to be a 41-38 game.”

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From auto repair to sandwiches Couple plan Capriotti’s stores in Dougco, Jeffco

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After building a successful auto repair business in Highlands Ranch, Parker couple Jaime and Jared Beard are now venturing into the food industry.

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Jaime and Jared Beard have opened a second business in Highlands Ranch. The Parker couple now owns Christian Brothers AutomoPHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES tive and the recently-opened Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop.

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at Jersey Mike’s. In response, Jared said a member of his staff said Jersey Mike’s has nothing on Capriotti’s sandwiches.

Having never heard of Capriotti’s, Jared said he started researching the franchise, leading him and Jaime to take a trip to Salt Lake City in the middle of a pandemic to try a sandwich.

“I liked the franchise, we like the value, and we liked the food enough that we decided to bring it here to the Denver area,” Jared said.

“When we were looking at expanding, we really did not know what we wanted. We landed here. Really, there is always a market for sandwiches.”

The original Capriotti’s opened in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1976. Sibling founders Lois and Alan Margolet named it after their grandfather, Philip Capriotti.

By 1987, more stores opened in

nounced.

As usual, it is free to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and no health insurance or ID are required. Anyone is welcome to get vaccinated, the event webpage says.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s mobile vaccine unit will be parked at Sheridan Library from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

After getting vaccinated, attendees can warm up inside the library with hot cocoa and cookies, according to the event webpage.

Vaccines available at the event were to include Pfizer (regular, booster and pediatric), Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, along with flu shots. The pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is available for children ages 5 through 17.

The event takes place at the library located at 3425 W. Oxford Ave., a short drive south of U.S. Highway 285, west of Federal Boulevard.

The event will be held in partnership with an organization called Community, Research, Education and Awareness (CREA) Results and

the University of Colorado, according to a news release.

CREA Results focuses on “building the assets of the immigrant community in Colorado by increasing health equity and economic security,” the organization’s website says. See more about CREA Results at crearesults.org.

To register for the event, see the page on the library district’s website at tinyurl.com/SheridanLibraryVaccine. For information without internet access, call the library district at 303-542-7279.

‘When we were looking at expanding, we really did not know what we wanted. We landed here. Really, there is always a market for sandwiches.’

Jared Beard Delaware, continuing to expand throughout the U.S., with locations in Utah and Las Vegas.

Capriotti’s is known for its unusual selection of sandwiches, including The Bobbie, made with ovenroasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo. The Capastrami is made with hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and homemade coleslaw.

Jaime and Jared said they were happy with the quality of the sandwiches the Capriotti’s franchise offers, noting that everything is made fresh and cooked on site daily.

Jaime said a sandwich might

take longer than a basic fast-food restaurant to make, but that is because the sandwiches are made to order.

Since opening, Jaime said she has been happy to see the growing number of regular customers coming into the store, while noting that more people coming in to enjoy lunch in person is nice given all the restrictions and obstacles the pandemic has created.

Moving forward, Jared and Jaime said they will open a new location in Castle Rock in February and in Parker by June of next year.

Jared said the plan is to build in

most Douglas County cities before they start opening stores in Jefferson County.

The Highlands Ranch Capriotti’s, located at 1100 Sergeant Jon Stiles Dr., offers a order-ahead option, in addition to third-party delivery services. The new brings 20 new jobs to the Highlands Ranch community.

The new sandwich shop is also located in the same shopping complex as the Beards’ original business, Christian Brothers Automotive.

Capriotti’s is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For additional information, visit www.capriottis.com.

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neering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of paving of an existing, unpaved portion of Palmer Divide Avenue east of State Highway 83 in southeast Douglas County.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 13, 2021 through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

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A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Karl Lucero, Project Engineer by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the same address.

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The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities:

Legal Notice No. 941109 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 9, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for PALMER DIVIDE AVENUE PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION: CI 2021-043 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engi-

• 2,087 CY of unclassified excavation • 2,082 CY of embankment material • 4,030 tons of Class 6 Aggregate Base Course • 1,040 tons of HMA Grading SX • 1,560 tons of HMA Grading S

• Installation of 119 linear feet of 24” RCP • Installation of 5 each 24” RCP flared end sections • Installation of 1 each Type C Inlet (5 Foot) Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Karl Lucero, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

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in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Chato’s Concrete, LLC., for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 2nd Day of January, 2022 file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Daniel Roberts, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on January 2, 2022, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Chato’s Concrete, LLC., the 2021 Sidewalk Repair Project Number CI 2021-001

Legal Notice No. 941097 First Publication: December 02, 2021 Second Publication: December 09, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

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