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Wildfire is ‘year-round threat’ in Douglas County First responders discuss plans, how residents can prepare BY JESSICA GIBBS AND ELLIOTT WENZLER JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When South Metro Fire Rescue crews helping respond to the Marshall Fire arrived at their staging area, the site was surrounded by several buildings engulfed in flames. Smoke laid flat, “a very telling sign of a wind-driven event” and “a big red flag for us,” South Metro spokesman Eric Hurst said. In those conditions, the likelihood that first responders are able to quickly control a fire plummets. Firefighters can expect low visibility. Debris falling. Structures collapsing. As South Metro personnel got to work, they first tried stopping the fire from spreading through grassy areas, but 20- to 25-foot flames leapt low across the ground, “enough to get across a road.” “Behavior like that is way too dangerous, No. 1, to put firefighters in front of, and No. 2, even if we went to try, the probability of success is pretty much zero,” Hurst said. SEE WILDFIRE, P4

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Local bookstore Books Are Awesome of Parker aims to support

Isolation, quarantine guidance changes Updated protocols reflect CDC’s new COVID recommendations BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

some in December 2019, exactly two years ago. We have lived here in Parker for more than 18 years, and felt it was vital to have a local, independent bookstore in town. We love the book business, and sell only new books, plus puzzles, games, journals, candles, tote bags, reading glasses, and more! We currently host six book clubs in our

The state public health department has updated its quarantine and isolation guidance, changing how long it suggests people with COVID-19 — or those who are exposed to it — should avoid others. Colorado made the move to align with the change in recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a Dec. 27 news release. “Isolation” refers to the steps a person should take after a confirmed infection, according to the CDC’s website. Quarantine, on the other hand, is when people avoid others after exposure to the virus and wait to see whether sickness occurs. The updated guidance reduces the recommended time in isolation for those in the general population with COVID-19 from 10 to five days if asymptomatic on day five, followed by an additional five days wearing a mask when around others, according to the state public health department. Earlier in the pandemic, the CDC recommended a quarantine period of 14 days. In December 2020, the CDC adjusted, saying people can stop quarantining after 10 days

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Firefighters from South Metro Fire Rescue Brush 33, based in Centennial, took on the Cameron Peak Fire in the Arapahoe and Roosevelt national forests in 2020. Fire officials agree that there is no longer a fire season and preparations need to be made COURTESY PHOTO year-round.

Douglas County bookstore looks to support educators Q&A includes staff’s top reads from 2021, most anticipated books of 2022

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area educators and schools while also fostering an appreciation for literature among young readers. Co-owner Wendy Withers spoke to Colorado Community Media about programs to help teachers, the staff’s favorite reads of 2021 and their most anticipated of 2022. About us We (Danean Wisely and Wendy Withers) opened Books Are Awe-

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Gubernatorial candidates for Colorado Governor left: Greg Lopez, Jason Lopez, Danielle Neuschwanger, Jeff Fry, and Jon Gray-Ginsberg.

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GOP contenders defend gas industry

Five candidates running for governor meet in Fort Lupton BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado’s oil and gas industry was well represented Jan. 6 as five Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for Colorado governor met in Fort Lupton. “(Gov. Jared) Polis killed the oil and gas industry. It’s one of the biggest industries in the state of Colorado,” candidate Greg Lopez said at the forum hosted by the Republican Women of Weld County. “Not only does it create over 80,000 jobs, both upstream and downstream, it pays well for families. You should remember that in his first legislative

Jason Lopez

session after we voted to tell him to leave oil and gas alone, he decided to go ahead and pass legislation to put in setbacks.” Nine Republican Colorado gubernatorial candidates were invited to the candidate forum at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, but only five candidates attended. They were Greg Lopez, the former mayor of Parker; Morrison’s Jason Lopez;

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Elbert County Realtor Danielle Neuschwanger; Jeffrey Fry of Hayden and Frisco’s Jon GrayGinsberg. Veteran political strategist and former Colorado state Republican chair Dick Wadhams moderated the forum, asking questions focusing on oil and gas, protecting rural areas, crime, transportation, the pandemic, and the 2020 election. The primary will occur June 28. The general election is Nov. 8. Greg Lopez, who lives in Elizabeth currently, said Polis does not care about Weld County or Colorado families. “His goal is to make sure that when and solar replace fossil fuels, he doesn’t care about Weld County, he doesn’t care about the families that work hard,” he said. “We are going to make him a one-term governor so he doesn’t make Coloradans suffer.” Morrison’s Jason Lopez, CEO at NANO Rx, a pharmaceutical ingredient maker, said he has seen firsthand how oil and gas benefits the country. “I come from an oil and gas background and protect the oil and gas sites all over the world being in the military. Seeing the prosperity does bring in economic value,” he said. He argued against over-regulation. “One of the things that I do not agree with is over-regulation of industries,” he said. “We need to put

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new policies in place that can thrive industries, air quality control, ERP systems, quality management, along with the environment that needs to be protected. We have the technology to do it. We just need to implement it in the right situations — right places and in the right times — Gov. Polis is not doing that.” Neuschwanger said it should not come as a surprise to oil and gas workers and their families. “Gov. Polis told you exactly what he’s going to do when he ran for office back in 2017 when he said that in the next 40 years Colorado would be a 100 percent green efficient state,” Neuschwanger said. “Just recently in Senate Bill 260, the transportation initiative, he said that there’d be a push for 940,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030. “ She promised to focus on preserving that rural industry. “For Weld County, I will stand up for every single rancher and farmer across our state, I will make sure to reduce stagflation,” she said. “We bring back our oil and gas industry in Colorado and focus on natural resources such as the advanced nuclear power plants and Platteville.” Fort St. Vrain, the former nuclear plant that generates electricity by burning coal, is a quarter-mile northeast of the Weld County town. Fry, the general manager at SEE GOP, P3

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Littleton’s DC Power Industrial, said the current push towards green energy policies actually hurts lowerincome Coloradans. “Current energy policy right now is all green energy by 2040. So think about it, if you have a gas stove and you have to pay,” Fry said. “So from a gas stove to electric, you have to run the right line which is 220. Then you’ve got to upgrade your gas furnace to electric. How many people do you think in the low-income bracket can do that with fixed incomes?” Pandemic response The Republican candidates also had criticism for Polis’ handling of the COVID-19 response. Fry said it actually allowed the most vulnerable to die. “The elderly are more susceptible to death than younger kids,” Fry said. “The elderly are the ones we take care of first and, second, take care of the children and the mothers. The damage has been done to our society. It’s enormous right now.” He said he would do things differently, but was not specific. “We heard enough of masks, social distancing, face shields, and double masks,” Fry said. “We are going to do the right thing and take care of it.” Frisco’s Gray-Ginsberg said he favors masks, but had a darker theory about the disease, which he tied into the New Year’s Eve fires in Lousiville. “It is by a bio war against us Americans, especially us as a demographic and it’s in the newspaper,” he said. “The Christian sect is being accused of starting the fires. I’m Christian, but I’m not part of the sect. I think it’s a bio war and we’re the targets. If I was governor, there would be a massive mask mandate.” Elizabeth’s Greg Lopez called the state’s COVID response incompetent. “The governor has misguided policies has hurt Colorado beyond comparison,” he said. “I don’t think Gov. Polis is a bad person. But he has shown us his incompetence. He has no idea what emotional intelligence is all about, with the mental health damage that he’s done to our kids.” He noted that Colorado’s pandemic shutdown forced people to be alone when they died. “I want to remind people that people died alone, because of his policies,” Greg Lopez said. “People couldn’t go to funerals, because of what he did. We had kids that couldn’t even graduate across the stage because of his misguided policies. We don’t even know what he is going to do to the rest of our state, our economy, and our kids. How dare he do this to us? It is time to make sure Gov. Polis realizes that he’s going be held accountable for his mistakes.” Morrison’s Jason Lopez said the reaction was overblown. “We should not live in fear due to this pandemic. Our bodies are an amazing operating system biologically,” he said. Neuschwanger said leaders should have begun preparing for COVID-19 even before 2019 was over.

“I used to run a lot of mass casualty incidents, and here’s how I would run COVID differently,” she said. “Back in December of 2019 when we first knew that the China virus escaped the Wuhan lab, I would have started looking at PPE right then. And also talked to my local hospitals about the possibility of it hitting the United States.” Transportation Moderator Wadhams asked what priorities they had for improving the state’s transportation infrastructure. Gray-Ginsberg, the Frisco software developer, said he is for trains. “I would implement a train system immediately probably zooming through South Park,” he said. “And a train system and all through Colorado like a Metroplex train, and bring in Siemens technologies, who I’ve worked for before.” Elizabeth’s Greg Lopez said he sat on the board of directors of E-470 and understands transportation. His focus would be alternate routes. “What we must do is think about how are we going to create alternative routes, he said. “I sat on the board for E-470. Think about this for a minute; What if the state of Colorado bought E-470 and took off all the tolls because it is owned by five jurisdictions in three counties?” Doing that could alleviate pressure on Interstate 25, he said. “It’s not privately owned. It is owned by municipalities,” he said. “We could take all kinds of traffic off the I-25 by making E-470 a public road. These are the types of ideas that you need from a governor to think outside the box because it’s important.” Morrison’s Jason Lopez called for distributing the state’s transportation budget more fairly around the state. “I feel that our budgeting, and doing a restructuring of how things are allocated, could be managed where the infrastructure is built for a futuristic-looking viewpoint,” he said. “People have moved here from all over the country, from California. When we legalized cannabis our population grew quite a bit. “But now we do not tackle these infrastructure needs with roads and bridges. I understand about bikes and certain other types of transportation within Denver metropolitan areas, but we need to be able to connect to our rural communities as well so people have infrastructure even further out, to come in or travel out.” Neuschwanger noted that the state has already increased spending on transportation. It just needs to be spent wisely. “Where does this money go? Because it’s not going to infrastructure. It’s not going to transportation,” Neuschwanger said. “Senate Bill 260 was just proposed in May and passed, which is a $5.85 billion spending bill to increase transportation by making 940,000 electric cars available by 2030 (with) charging stations across the United States.” Fry said he would aim to eliminate government commissions, especially the state’s transportation commission. “I know this mess at the state level. It’s the biggest slush fund waste of money you can imagine in transportation. This is a simple way to save money when you get a job with the state.”

Martin Luther King Jr. Day office closure Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Many services are available at DoItOnlineDouglas.com

Are you a Douglas County property owner? Look for your property tax statement or postcard notification in your mailbox the week of Jan. 17. Visit douglascotax.com to pay your taxes online or douglas. co.us/treasurer for more information.

Questions about snow removal in unincorporated Douglas County? Do you ever wonder how county roads are prioritized for snow removal? Questions about citizen snow removal responsibilities? Answers to these questions and more can be found by visiting douglas.co.us/snow.

Call for Entries Are you a sculptor? Have you considered submitting your artwork to the Douglas County Art Encounters public art program? Submit your entry at https://douglascountyartencounters2022-2023.artcall. org Entries will be received through Feb. 18. Selected work will be on display from May 2022 - May 2023. Visit artencounters.douglas. co.us for more information.

Curious about Douglas County 4-H? Do you have know a child who is 5 to 18 years old and interested in fun and engaging projects and/or wants to build their thier leadership skills? Douglas County 4-H is a positive youth development program seeking new members who want to do just that - there is something for everyone. Register by March 1. Learn more at douglas.extension.colostate.edu/4-h

Strive to Thrive offers hot meal and assistance The Strive to Thrive Resource Fair will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 4-6 p.m. at the Calvary Chapel, 1100 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. Enjoy a free hot meal and access valuable resources from more than 20 different organizations. Individuals and families are welcome to attend. For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for Strive to Thrive.

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As hundreds of homes burned, South Metro crews shifted focus to saving properties. “For hours and hours” the firefighters made impossible decisions about which houses they could save and which they could not, Hurst said. Crews made successful stands, like in one cul-de-sac, where they prevented a house ablaze from igniting the homes neighboring it. In other cases, firefighters salvaged what they could in a race against time. They drug belongings from one home’s garage, piling the items in the street before fire could consume the property. “Generally, when we do that we are looking for photos on the wall,” Hurst said. “Anything that looks like it is a keepsake.” Could this happen in Douglas County? Within hours, the Marshall Fire became Colorado’s most destructive in history, destroying more than 1,000 structures, leveling entire neighborhoods and forcing thousands to flee, many after the fire was already upon them. At least one man died and another person remained missing as of press time. Hurst said the chief reaction he heard among South Metro personnel was “a general sense of astonishment” at the fire’s speed — winds blew more than 100 mph — and the sheer loss of property. One more element to the Marshall Fire quickly gained attention — that the disaster swept through urban and suburban communities, similar to others in the Denver metro area. “Douglas County and the entire Front Range is susceptible to wildfire,” said Tim Johnson, director of the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management. “It’s our number one threat.” The risk is also “a year-round threat in Douglas County,” said Mike Alexander, the emergency services manager with the

More information on specific ways to fireproof a property is available at tinyurl.com/Wildfire-mitigation. Douglas County offers free wildfire hazard assessments for personal property by calling 303-660-7497. The county’s full guide on preparing a home for wildfires is available at douglas. co.us/wildfire-mitigation. county OEM. Throughout the year, the county OEM keeps an eye on fire conditions and makes decisions about calling on various aviation support the county has on contract, he said. And in a day and age where “almost every year it feels like we have some record-breaking event and many very close to home,” Hurst said, there will come a time when an incident “is going to be so great in its size and scope and scale that it will tax the available resources (locally), just like the Marshall Fire did.” “It’s an unsettling thought,” said Hurst, a Castle Rock resident. “It’s a thought that I have to live with, that one day this fire could happen here.” County preparation In an interview with Colorado Community Media, Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon outlined a six-point plan for addressing wildfires. “In Douglas County, your board of county commissioners take wildfires very seriously,” Laydon said. “This last year we attempted to amplify our efforts through the wildfire initiative.” The plan’s steps include: partnerships with stakeholders such as fire officials; public outreach; yearly forest maintenance; assessing traffic; planning for future forest management projects and legislation; and funding opportunities through the state and federal governments. Lone Tree Chief of Police Kirk Wilson said his community has planned for a Marshall Fire or worst-case scenario “the best we can.” “The problem with (the Marshall Fire) and the reason that’s difficult to plan for is you literFROM $

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ally had, one, no notice at all. It happened so rapidly. The wind conditions were horrific that day, the dryness of the state was horrific that day,” he said. County agencies compare disaster response plans “and make sure we are mirroring each other,” Wilson said, and police and fire departments are ready to aid neighboring communities if necessary. “I have no doubt in a moment’s notice we would have as many resources as we could possibly handle,” Wilson said. As local first responders pointed out, Douglas County is no stranger to large wildland incidents or fires that threatened suburban areas. The Chatridge 2 Fire of 2020 was roughly half the size of the Marshall Fire but summoned a full-throttle response as it sped through the BackCountry, encroaching on Highlands Ranch and damaging some backyards. “We had probably more aerial helicopters and airplanes, slurry bombers, on that fire than anyone had ever seen close to the Denver metro area before,” Hurst said. Air support can’t help in wind conditions like those seen during the Marshall Fire, he said. But for those situations where it can help, Douglas County has contracts with both air tankers and helicopter companies. The county has two types of contracts with these companies, one that provides an option for emergency response any time of year — if the vendor has resources available, the county pays afterwards — and one called exclusive use, which guarantees support for a portion of the year. For the past four years, the county has funded exclusiveuse helicopter support for at least 90 days per year, Alexander said. County agencies began planning for worst-case scenarios dating back to the 2003 Cherokee Ranch Fire, Hurst said, which grew to 1,000 acres and triggered evacuations in Castle Pines North. “For Douglas County as a whole, that was a really, really big wake-up call and it came on the heels of the Hayman Fire,” Hurst said, referencing the 2002 wildfire that was Colorado’s largest in history until the Pine Gulch and Cameron Peak fires of the 2020 season. How to prepare Douglas County leaders have a resounding answer for how residents can begin preparing for such an event close to home: Sign up for CodeRED emergency notifications. Using phone numbers, email and text messages, the “reverse 911” system alerts those signed up about any emergencies in their area. It also provides instructions on what to do next. Those interested in signing up can do so at Douglas.co.us/ CodeRED. Hurst stressed CodeRED is an opt-in system, and people must sign up for alerts. Cocha Heyden with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said

it’s a good idea to sign up every member of the household, including teenagers with cell phones. Another way the OEM helps prepare communities is by conducting evacuation drills where folks can practice leaving their homes, getting into their car and driving an evacuation route. Those events are often planned through homeowner associations and other community groups and are usually announced in local newsletters, Johnson said. Johnson also encourages folks in their own time to become familiar with their local streets and communities. “Please be familiar with and know your subdivisions, know the ways in and out,” he said. “When smoke is in the air it’s not the time to think ‘Where am I and where am I going?’” Hurst agreed that knowing multiple exits from a community is paramount. The typical route residents take could be inaccessible because of the incident, he said. “Maybe visibility has dropped to almost nighttime because of how thick the smoke is. Maybe there are things on fire around you. We are talking an absolutely terrifying situation,” he said. “The best thing to do, as uncomfortable as it is, is to consider what that looks like and to have a plan.” Douglas County first responders also had a word of caution for parents: Don’t forget to make plans for what to do if children are home alone when an incident unfolds. “A lot of times parents are at work,” Hurst said, adding that roads in and out of neighborhoods might be closed off by law enforcement. People can always call 911 to aid children, but families should plan for who else, such as a neighbor, would be available to help children evacuate if needed. A press release from the county encouraged residents to also make a “family evacuation plan” including a family reunification point outside of the neighborhood. The county also asks residents to consider how they could fireproof their own properties. The goal is to minimize the likelihood the home will ignite during a wildfire and to reduce or eliminate nearby fuel, according to the Colorado State Forest Service. Hurst gave examples: Are there dried pine needles in the gutters? Dead leaves piled on the porch? “Think about hot embers raining down on your house,” he said. Hurst said urging people to be prepared is not meant to incite fear, but rather to bring perspective to potential incidents. Proper planning, he said, helps alleviate panic if a disaster does occur. “We just want people to have that education and understand that it’s possible,” he said. “And disasters aren’t designed in a way that we put them on the calendar and say, ‘Today’s the day.’”

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Dads of Castle Rock respond to Marshall Fire Group collects donations, helps victims of destructive wildfire BY THELMA GRIMES COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

When the Marshall Fire, fueled by high winds, ripped through Boulder County last week, leaving more than 30,000 people homeless, the Castle Rock community wasted no time. Led by the nonprofit organization Dads of Castle Rock (DofCR), donations, trailers and residents mobilized quickly to provide assistance to neighbors to the north. Starting on Dec. 31, the day after the fire, DofCR starting accepting donations of all kinds in the Sam’s parking lot. With cars lining up and Castle Rock residents taking on the challenge to help, DofCR collected so much that they needed storage space, which was provided by the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The weekend was not just about collecting donations to go towards helping the displaced families. With continued calls on social media throughout the weekend, DofCR also worked to save animals and livestock. Using as many trailers as they could find, DofCR offered homes to show horses and other animals in need of relocating. SEE DONATIONS, P23

With collection locations set throughout the weekend, including one at Sam’s Club, the Dads of Castle Rock collected trailers full of PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DADS OF CASTLE ROCK donations for the victims of the Marshal Fire in Boulder County.

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State’s taxable home values could skyrocket Forecast predicts up to 20% increases in 2023, but effect on owners is complicated BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN

The taxable value of Colorado homes is expected to rise dramatically in 2023, according to the most recent forecast by the General Assembly’s economists — and not just in the white-hot Front Range and mountain resort real estate markets. As families flee high housing prices in those areas, they’re pushing up prices on Denver’s fringes and in smaller metro areas. “Rapid increases in home prices” are expected all over the state, “including some rural areas that don’t usually have that kind of appreciation,” Greg Sobetski, deputy chief economist for the nonpartisan Legislative Council Staff, told state lawmakers who sit on the Joint Budget Committee last month. He also said legislative economists have noticed sizable value increases for vacant land in mountain communities, which are classified as nonresidential property, but are appreciating

similarly to residential property. Increasing home values on the market affect assessed property values and are a critical source of tax revenue for local governments. Sobetski was updating the influential state committee on current assessed property values and predictions for the future because they can have a big impact on state spending, especially in education. Local property tax revenue is the first source of funding for local school districts, and key to determining how much state aid is provided to each district. Districts receive state funding to make up the difference between the state’s per pupil funding requirements and the local share of funding. As local governments collect more property tax revenue to spend on schools, the state’s education spending obligations decrease, leaving lawmakers with a choice about how much state cash they want to pony up. If the local share of K-12 education spending increases, state lawmakers could maintain the level of spending in previous years — boosting K-12 spending overall — or reduce the state contribution to use elsewhere. And because there are so many factors that determine how much an individual taxpayer will owe, and how much revenue local

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Officials urge signing up for alerts for wildfires BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Some residents during the Marshall Fire say they received little notice — or no notice at all — to flee their homes in the face of an inferno fueled by 100 mile per hour wind gusts, The Colorado Sun reported. In an emergency, multiple different alert systems could come into play, and that often isn’t common knowledge, said Eric Hurst, a spokesperson for South Metro Fire Rescue. The South Metro Fire District coverage area includse 12 municipalities, including Aurora, Bow Mar, Castle Pines, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine Valley, Foxfield, Greenwood Village, Lakewood, Littleton, Lone Tree and Parker. “In the emergency management community, anecdotally, the number is one-third of residents across the country sign up for emergency alerts, and two-thirds don’t,” Hurst said. There is an alert system that the public doesn’t have to sign up for: the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, which is operated under FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That system can send messages to an area based on location, including through mobile phones. But “it is not perfect, and some

will not get the alert, and some will get it that are not in the alert area,” said Deputy John Bartmann, a spokesperson for the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. “This was the issue we had when we sent the boil-water alert to a section of the City of Englewood earlier (last) year.” It can be difficult to craft alerts in a way that doesn’t cause confusion when working with notifications such as the IPAWS messages, Hurst said. If people receive the message in a larger area than intended, roads could become jammed. “If we give the wrong direction, the worst thing is: Not only are you in a traffic jam that’s gridlocked, but now you’re in a traffic jam that’s surrounded by fire. Now more lives are at risk,” Hurst added. Local officials want residents to sign up to receive notifications. In Arapahoe County, the “ArapAlert” program uses a system called CodeRed to allow public safety agencies to warn the public of emergencies. If you do not have a traditional landline phone — or if you do but still would like to receive a text, email, or cellphone call in addition to the call on your landline or Comcast phone — residents should register for the free ArapAlert service. Visit ace911.colorado.gov/ arapalert to opt in.

‘If we give the wrong direction, the worst thing is: Not only are you in a traffic jam that’s gridlocked, but now you’re in a traffic jam that’s surrounded by fire. Now more lives are at risk.’ Eric Hurst, spokesperson for South Metro Fire Rescue

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without a test. (At the time, the agency provided the option that quarantine can end after day 7 if a person tests negative.) Now, depending on local public health orders, mask wearing may be required in public in general indoors regardless of isolation or quarantine. Aside from the isolation guidance, the new quarantine guidance depends on how long it has been since a person’s initial vaccine shots and whether the person has received a booster shot. For those who have been exposed to the virus, the CDC now recommends quarantine for five days followed by mask use for an additional five days for people who are unvaccinated or are more than six months out from their second Pfizer or Moderna vaccine dose — or more than two months after the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine — and have not yet received a third dose (or second dose if receiving the J&J vaccine), according to the state public health department. The established guidelines primarily apply to those who are unvaccinated or were vaccinated more than six months ago and did not get a booster shot. People who have more recently completed their primary vaccination series, meaning within six months of a person’s second dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or within two months of their J&J

Colorado’s new quarantine guidance takes into account the time frame of a person’s COVID vaccinations.

dose — or who have received their third dose (or second dose if receiving the J&J vaccine) do not need to quarantine following an exposure, but they should wear a mask for 10 days after the exposure. Again, the public should note that local orders may require mask wearing in public regardless of the above guidance. The CDC’s own specific guidance on mask wearing says that people, including children older than 2, should wear a mask in indoor public

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Once we start, don’t stop

ave we ever noticed that there was something that we used to do that was awesome in helping us achieve more, make our job a bit easier, or just helped us perform at a higher level and then for some unexplainable reason, we simply stopped doing it? Maybe we pick up a book and as we are reading it, we feel inspired by the guidance, we underscore, highlight, and dog-ear the pages, wanting to be able to go back and revisit the wisdom being shared. Then we recognize that we used to do the very thing that the author is

recommending we do. And when we did these things, we were at the top of our game. Yet, at some point we just stopped doing that which helped us the most. Last week we talked about starting something new. Taking the first steps necessary to achieve our goals and dreams. And that the best way to stop doing something or breaking a bad habit is by starting a new and better one. This week let’s keep the momentum going. The encouragement here is that once we are on the right path and doing the right things, we don’t stop.

Momentum is powerful. All it takes is the slightest push forward to get it going. Once we have positive movement towards our goals and dreams, little by little we pick up steam, our confidence grows, and we are on our way, we ride the wave as momentum carries us forward. We need to remember that momentum must be initiated. We must be the ones to engage if we are to get the ball rolling forward. If we expect and allow someone else to start the momentum, all that SEE NORTON, P11

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Equity is needed for future Consider your relationships with your community; your family, your friends, co-workers, neighbors, church, your children — would you be willing to change the color of your skin? Your sexual orientation? Your gender? Your religion? Would you take on a disability? Pause and really think about this. Your reaction or reasoning of why you would, or wouldn’t, is likely rooted in a form of inequity. There are inequities in every facet of our community, and our community has a lot of work to do. Equity. Equity unites us. Equity ensures everyone has access to the same treatment, opportunities, and advancement. Equity aims to identify and eliminate barriers that prevent the full participation of every member of the group. Equity policies are a standard and expectation of higher educa-

tion, employers, and the military. These groups spend billions of dollars on diversity and inclusion training because it is proven to strengthen their organizations. The DCSD equity policy is the framework for our schools to set policies and procedures, and guide decisions related to education material and curriculum. This ensures that all our children, regardless of any category, can thrive and succeed. But more work needs to be done. An equitable learning environment has to be the priority so we can strengthen our community, and ensure that all students, staff, and community members feel safe and valued. We are not raising children, we are raising adults, and they need to be prepared for an inclusive and diverse workforce in the 21st century. Gina Wing Parent to three students in DCSD Littleton

Ex-DA all about politics If one understands that ex-DA George Brauchler is an unrepentant voice for a more punitive, retributive, carceral form of justice, then his Denver Post columns should come as no surprise. He spent millions of taxpayer dollars holding a death penalty trial for James Holmes, the Aurora theater murderer who was deemed mentally ill, because that’s what he wanted. In the end, he had to accept the jury’s decision and the deal that was already on the table — life imprisonment without possibility of parole. If one understands that George is a mouthpiece for a Unite for Colorado, a deep-pocketed organization that doesn’t disclose its donors and whose purpose is to win elections for the GOP in Colorado, then his columns should come as no surprise. Fear-mongering hyperbole is a hallmark of his rhetoric. His

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column “Polis bows to public pressure and corrupts justice” focuses on Governor Polis as it was his decision for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ clemency, which many would say didn’t “corrupt justice.” OK, but why throw Attorney General Weiser into the mix? And DA Alexis King for agreeing with the judge on the Aguilera-Mederos case to reconsider sentencing? Because they’re Democrats? And Democrats are responsible for all the ills of the world? As Mr. Brauchler points out, it’s an election year. And he will do his best to cast unfounded aspersions and blame on incumbent Democrats. The two that he has highlighted in numerous columns, whether or not they have a connection to the subject, are the Governor and the Attorney General whose seats Mr. Brauchler failed to win. Lynne Popkowski Littleton

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Save energy, save money this winter

ooler temperatures have arrived and the days are shorter, which means Coloradans may start to use more energy to GUEST keep their homes comfortable and COLUMN day-to-day activities running. Several factors impacting utilities across the U.S, are pointing to higher prices for natural gas this winter. These include lower Amy Fiala inventory levels of gas in storage, higher summertime use to generate electricity for cooling, and interrupted offshore gas production due to Hurricane Ida. We recognize the impact this will have on all our Colorado customers, which is why we’re here to help customers get winter-ready. - Making your home more energy efficient is easier and less expensive than you might think and it has a big impact on your bills. rDid you know energy usage is the single largest portion of your energy bill and temperature is one of the biggest factors in increased usage? Together with simple behavior changes to cut back on energy waste, weatherization and energy efficiency can help you save energy and money this fall and winter. The first step to making your home more energy efficient is knowing what simple fixes it needs. Here are a few spot tests to help detect where you may be losing the most energy: The Flashlight Test: Have someone go outside at night and ishine a flashlight at and around n

NORTON FROM PAGE 10

means is that we are living and working on someone else’s dream and not our own. Or worse, no one is paying attention to what we want, and we are left idle, no movement, and stuck. All we must do is start. Gentle starts, small steps, baby steps, a slight nudge, just something to get us started and then let the momentum build. Too often we come out of the gate on fire and pour ourselves completely into a good new habit, project, or hobby only to lose the momentum just as quickly. For some, they can start out red hot and remain on fire for what they are doing, and that is always inspiring to see. However, there are many more who need to crawl, walk, and then run on their way to success. The important take-away here is that either way, we keep going, we leverage forward progress, and we don’t allow the ball to start rolling backwards toward us. Now two weeks into the new year, did the gym membership already look like a bad investment? Or are we sticking it out? Did we write the first chapter of our book and then shelve it? Or are we writing just

doorways, while you stay inside; you’ll see the light shining through any cracks or openings that need to be resealed. The Tissue Test: Hang a piece of tissue on a clothes hanger next to a closed window. If the tissue is moving, there’s a leak from your window seals. The Money Test: Slip a quarter underneath a doorway. If it fits, heat is escaping. To test windows, place a dollar bill across the weather-stripping on a window, close the window, and pull out the bill. If it comes out easily, the window doesn’t have a tight enough seal. After identifying the areas of your home that may need help, here are a few inexpensive DIY weatherization tips to reduce wasted energy and help you save on monthly energy bills: Seal cracks with caulk. Wherever you discovered a leak, apply new caulk to seal cracks and joints, keeping drafts and moisture out of your home. And remember, leaks aren’t just found around windows and doors; consider every other area that may leak air, including where wood siding meets the concrete foundation. Weather-strip windows and doors. In addition to caulking cracks, consider installing a foam-backed tape around windows and doors to keep heat inside. Windows and doors are important areas to make energy efficiency upgrades, as 7% to 12% of a building’s heating and cooling loss occurs around these areas. Check your furnace. Conduct regular maintenance on your furnace, like cleaning your furnace filter monthly and replacing it every three months. We also encourage you to get a profes-

one page a day and keeping our authoring dream alive? Whatever it is that we are pursuing, if we have made the decision to start, let’s not stop, it’s too soon and it’s not what we really want. What we really want is to look back 30 days from now and see just how far we have come, and then set our mind on going even farther. Each day when we wake up, we want to feel excited about the day, about what we can accomplish personally and professionally. We want to look back at the end of every day and feel fulfilled that we did what we said we would do, as we know there is almost no greater feeling than that of achievement. How is week two going for you? Have you started and your drive and motivation are even stronger than last week? Did you need to hear this message to keep the momentum going? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com and when we can keep moving forward, even inch by inch, without stopping, 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.

sional furnace check-up each year, to make sure your home’s largest energy user in the winter is running efficiently. Upgrade your thermostat. According to the Department of Energy, you can save an estimated 10% a year on heating and cooling costs by using a programmable thermostat. Upgrading your thermostat to a programmable model with a heating schedule is a great way to save energy. Black Hills Energy offers a rebate on Energy Star certified smart thermostats to help cover the cost. Saving energy and money also means making small changes to your routine, to use less energy at times of peak demand, typically between 2 and 6 p.m. For those working at home, there are also a few ways to conserve energy during and after your 9-5. For example, opening blinds for all southfacing windows is a great way to let the sun heat your home during the day, so that you can turn down the thermostat by a couple degrees. Remember to close your drapes or blinds at night, which will help insulate your home from any energy leaking from windows.

Black Hills Energy is committed to providing the safe, reliable energy that our communities need to thrive, regardless of the weather outside. If you’re not sure what energy efficiency projects are most needed for your home, consider a virtual home energy assessment. Trained professionals will provide recommendations for reducing your energy consumption and often will identify projects and rebates to help you save money. Black Hills Energy also offers an online assessment that provides customers with a free home energy kit with hot water blanket, faucet aerators, showerheads, weatherstripping and more. For more energy-saving tips, energy efficiency program information and to apply for an energy audit and rebates, visit blackhillsenergy.com/winter-ready. And, if you’re struggling to pay your energy bill, reach out to our customer service team, who can help with billing options and energy assistance programs. Amy Fiala is the energy efficiency program coordinator for Black Hills Energy.

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Highest-elevation spots in metro Denver counties sit at some unexpected places BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

o outdoor-recreation enthusiasts, Colorado is known for its fourteeners: mountain peaks that exceed 14,000 feet. But take a drive through the Denver area, and you might notice how the elevation varies — even all the way down here. Finding the highest-elevation points in metro Denver counties takes you to places that you might not expect to hold the top spots. Some sit in areas that make for great photos or bike rides. Here’s a look at the highest points in several metro counties and information about their surroundings. Douglas County The highest point in Douglas County is near Thunder Butte, according to a statement from county spokesperson Wendy Holmes. The spot’s elevation, according to the “LIDAR 2020 Contours,” is 9,836 feet, the statement said. A butte is an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top, similar to but narrower than a mesa. The next-highest point is near Devils Head, at an elevation of 9,748 feet, according to the county. Both points sit in the southwest part of the county. Thunder Butte is located west of State Highway 67, southwest of the Town of Larkspur, according to a map provided by the county. Devils Head sits far south of where state Highway 67 meets Rampart Range Road. It’s east of Rampart Range Road, west of Larkspur. Jefferson County The highest point in Jefferson County is Buffalo Peak at 11,589 feet — also known as Freeman Peak, according to a statement from county spokesperson Julie Story. “Buffalo Peak is part of the Kenosha Mountains and is located (about) 2.5 miles south of Wellington Lake, just east of the Jefferson-Park county line, in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest,” the statement said. Some other relatively high summits in Jefferson that are closer to the Denver area, according to Jefferson’s statement, include the following spots: • On Green Mountain at 6,855 feet • North Table Mountain has three peaks; the highest is at 6,575 feet • South Table Mountain has two peaks; the highest is at 6,335 feet • On Mount Carbon at 5,772 feet The information in the county’s statement came from a data set from the United States Geological Survey dated 2010, according to the county. Arapahoe County Unless you live in the immediate area, there’s a good hance you’ve never passed by Arapahoe County’s highest stretch. It sits near the edge of far southeast Aurora, just outside of Blackstone Country Club, amid the maze of twisting suburban streets. Douglas County sits a few blocks to the south across County Line Road — and Elbert County sits a short drive to the southeast. Michael Hubbard, a geographic information system analyst with Arapahoe County, believes that the highest point in the county point sits near the intersection of Powhaton Road and Otero Drive, at around 6,220 feet above sea level.

A map illustrates the locations of Douglas County’s high-elevation points.

Hubbard said he determined that location from “our 10-foot elevation contours that cover the entire county.” Near the high point, the south Aurora area features the large Southlands outdoor mall but quickly gives way to the plains to the east. The high point is not far from where Smoky Hill Road ends, dipping south of Arapahoe Road. The Smoky Hill Trail, once the shortest route to Denver from Kansas, ran roughly along parts of what is today Smoky Hill Road, according to the Aurora History Museum. The route was used from the 1850s until 1870, according to a guide from the museum online. “Archaeological evidence found near (a historical) marker indicates that native peoples occupied the area approximately 850 years before the first European American immigrants arrived,” the guide says. Adams County Another place where the suburbs meet the plains, Adams County’s highest point, just off of Interstate 70, is not far from an industrial area. Drivers can access the area off a frontage road along I-70 — Colfax Avenue, which, after some twists and turns, continues east past the I-70/E-470 interchange and crosses Powhaton Road. Based on the county’s contour map, the highest point in the county is northeast of that crossing. It is 5,670 feet in elevation, located on 26th Avenue, approximately 2,680 feet east of Powhaton Road, said a statement from county spokesperson Amber DiGiallonardo. Signs advertising new homes in the area sit at the intersection of Powhaton Road and 26th Avenue, a mark of the continuing suburban sprawl. Denver County At first glance, the area of Kipling Street and Belleview Avenue looks like a nondescript suburban intersection: a Taco Bell here, a King Soopers there. Walk a couple blocks north, though, and you’re out of Jefferson County and back inDenver, close to Denver’s highest point. “The highest point within the City and County of Denver is somewhere along the south and/or west fence lines behind the residence 4899 S. Johnson St.,” a statement from Denver staff said. “These fence lines are along the boundary between Denver and Jefferson counties, and elevation continues

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to rise to the south and west. The elevation here is approximately 5,684 feet -5,685 feet.” If you don’t pay close attention to the look of the street signs, you wouldn’t know you’re back in Denver. The spot is part of the area where Denver’s boundaries snake farthest southwest. Parts of that general area were annexed into Denver sometime in the 1970s, according to materials on the Denver Public Library’s website. On the other end of Denver near its southeast edges, another high point sits near where Interstate 25 meets Belleview Avenue. “Honorable mention should be given to the building site at 6900 E. Layton Ave. in the Belleview Station area,” Denver’s statement to Colorado Community Media said. “Prior to the development of this block, city contour data showed a couple of small domes exceeding 5,685 feet. It is unlikely that these survived development.” Elevations at other points of interest in Denver, according to the city, include: • Loretto Heights Park, just to the west of the Loretto Heights campus, rises to approximately 5,510 feet. The “historic building(s)” on the campus sit at about 5,490 feet. The 70-acre campus, a former Catholic college that grew out of an effort by the Sisters of Loretto that dates back to 1891, sits off Federal Boulevard and Dartmouth Avenue. • Inspiration Point Park summits at approximately 5,415 feet. The park sits along Sheridan Boulevard just north of I-70 and offers compelling views. • The old radio station at the southwest corner of Ruby Hill Park is at 5,395 feet. The park sits in southwest Denver near the Overland Golf Course. • Denver International Airport ranges from 5,300 feet to 5,400 feet. All elevations shown in Denver’s statement were derived from the “2014 1-foot contour GIS layer created in conjunction with the 2014 Denver Regional Aerial Photography Project.” Broomfield Broomfield’s highest point sits near Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, a place with a complicated history. The high point sits at 5,851.11 feet, according to a statement from the city and county. “General location is south of state Highway 128 and east of Indiana Street. The elevation point was SEE HIGH POINTS, P13

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derived from (the) Broomfield 2006 Aerial/lidar mapping project,” the statement from spokesperson Carolyn Romero said. Rocky Flats was once a U.S. nuclear weapons plant that from 1952 until 1989 manufactured the plutonium detonators, or triggers, used in nuclear bombs. Production was halted amid an investigation of the plant’s operator, Rockwell International Corporation, for violations of environmental law, according to the Britannica online encyclopedia. The site was one of 13 nuclearweapons production facilities in the United States during the Cold

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‘Carry Me Away’ show shares imagination Depot Art Gallery exhibit runs through Feb. 27 BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Local painter and pastel artist Diane Fechenbach was juror for the new exhibit, “Carry Me Away,” at the Littleton Fine Arts Guild’s Depot Art Gallery, which will run through Feb. 27. Members had a wide range of possibilities for subject matter. The title could be taken literally: cars, trains, planes, buses — anything that could physically carry one away ... or more figuratively, as in a dream/thought, an ideal place, such as Merrie Wicks’ oil painting, “Peace,” focusing on a quiet mountain stream ... The exhibit opened Jan. 11 — minus the usual reception, due to COVID — and is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks are required for all visitors and/or the exhibit can also be viewed online, at depotartgallery.org. Fechenbach’s artist statement, found online, relates to the painting by Wicks: “My passion is dramatic light and shadow ...” Light reflects in Wick’s flowing stream and one can almost hear its soft sound as it passes over rocks and pebbles and small plants and critters. Other paintings are in definite contrast, such as Teri Hendrix’s bright abstract painting: “Into the Rabbit Hole,” a very contemporary interpretation of Alice’s adventures in swirling oranges, compared to the traditional

IF YOU GO The Depot Art Gallery is located at 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton, a bit north and west of the old courthouse on Littleton Boulevard. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is free. Wheelchair accessible. 303-795-0781, depotartgallery.org. Tenniel images in the original Lewis Carroll version of the treasured “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” We also received an image of photographer Carl Paulson’s “Horses in Nebraska,” a portrait of three curious horses looking at a viewer over a fence, perhaps hoping for some quiet conversation and maybe a pat on the nose? Or a juicy apple or carrot? The Littleton Fine Arts Guild’s many members also exhibit artwork at Littleton Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery, and in mini-exhibits at the Arapahoe Justice Center, Smokin’ Fins Restaurant on Littleton’s Main Street, Nixon’s Coffee Shop in Englewood and at Vita Senior Living on Littleton Boulevard, changing monthly. New members of the guild members are welcomed and are expected to participate in/help with exhibits and activities throughout the year. Dues are $45 a year. Members meet monthly, hold four dinner meetings a year, participate in Western Welcome Week, hold a yearly Plein Air Festival, and typically stage monthly receptions as exhibits change. Members pay a 20% commission on sales of their works at the gallery, which oper-

“Peace,” an oil painting by Littleton Fine Arts Guild member Merrie Wicks, is on display in the “Carry Me COURTESY PHOTO Away” exhibit at the Depot Art Gallery.

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Huskies hoops team encourages coach Unselfishness, cohesiveness of players helps amid inexperience BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County High School has the 10th-ranked boys basketball team in Colorado, according to the Jan. 3 CHSAANow.com poll. However, Huskies coach Clay Comstock admits that he didn’t know how good this season’s team could be. “It is the unselfishness of this group because they haven’t really played together that much up to this point,” said Comstock. “We had a lot of seniors graduate last year so this is pretty much a brand-new team with some new players that don’t have a ton of varsity experience. “You never know what you are going to get out there on the floor but the product has been nice so far with the unselfishness, the cohesiveness and team basketball. It doesn’t really surprise me just how well we’ve looked at times.” Douglas County raised its record to 9-1 on Jan. 4 with a 7034 non-league victory over Pine Creek. The Huskies wrapped up the win over the Eagles with a dominating second-half performance. Douglas County outscored the visitors 38-12 in the second half and held a 15-0 advantage over Pine Creek in the fourth quarter. “Our defense can really pressure when we are locked in mentally,” added Comstock. “A game like this after the winter break was absolutely good. Tonight was

actually a pretty clean effort. I expected a little more rusty play. But the overall efficiency and execution, I thought we did both.” Senior Jaeton Hackley scored 16 points for the Huskies and had five assists to go along with three steals. Jaheim Hall had 15 points and Ty Nettles, a 5-10 senior, finished with 14 points and three steals. “We were a little rusty at the beginning but we picked it up in the second half and played as a team,” said Nettles. “We can get something out of this game, just making sure we run our sets and not doing things we don’t do and making sure we play our game no matter what the score is. `We took a tough loss against (Denver) East. We learned we can’t play one-on-one, we have to play strong with the ball and not have turnovers.” Fourth-ranked Denver East handed the Huskies their only loss so far this season with an 8750 victory on Dec. 18. Douglas County traveled to George Washington for a Jan. 11 game and will open Continental League play on Jan. 14 against top-ranked ThunderRidge. “East took it to us,” said Comstock. “Some of that inexperience from our younger guys, you saw it that night. They exposed us in some ways and we did not come ready to play. I don’t believe you will see it again. We learned a lot in that game. “The league is going to be very tough. How we handle adversity against the better teams will be a key. And just overall being a tough team. Tough teams win in this sport and our league is so competitive that each night you have to bring it.”

Douglas County’s Ty Nettles, 3, goes in for a layup on Jan. 4 in a game against Pine PHOTO BY JIM BENTON Creek. Nettles had 14 points in the 70-34 victory for the Huskies.

Hockey player’s first two goals are key Vista co-op team notches 4-3 OT win over Creek BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kail Burns of Mountain Vista High School’s co-op team scored the first two goals of his high school hockey career in a game against Cherry Creek on Jan. 7 at the Family Sports Center in Centennial. And they were both important goals as the Vista team notched a 4-3 overtime victory over the Bruins. Burns, a sophomore at ThunderRidge High School, scored on a breakaway for the first goal of the game, which helped stake the Golden Eagles to a 2-0 lead. Then he tallied the game-winning goal at the 3:11 mark of the overtime off an assist from Reid Watson. “We came out and started the game very well,” said Burns. “We slowed down in the second because

we were taking some penalties but we were able to kill them. Our goalie (Oliver Kim) stood tall. In OT it was a beautiful pass by Reid, and I was in the right area and was able to score.” Burns gave Vista a 1-0 lead when he got loose on a breakaway. “The puck went out to the defenseman and he coughed it up and I was able to go in on a breakaway,” said Burns. “Luckily the shot went over the goalie’s glove.” Watson had two assists in the game for Vista. Jaden Montoya and Jackson Lindermann had the other two goals for the Golden Eagles. Cherry Creek held a 29-25 edge in shots on goal but the Bruins were 0-for-6 on the power play while Montoya’s goal was a power play tally for Vista. Vista, which had a game Jan. 8 against Denver East, improved to 4-3 on the season with the win in its third consecutive OT contest. SEE HOCKEY, P17

Kail Burns of Mountain Vista gets loose on a breakaway to score the first goal of the game in a contest on Jan. 7 against Cherry Creek. Burns also tallied the game winning PHOTO BY JIM BENTON goal in overtime was the Golden Eagles won, 4-3.

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Harrison Follett of Cherry Creek, 19, wins a face-off against Mountain Vista’s Kail Burns, PHOTO BY JIM BENTON 23, during the Jan. 7 game. Vista won, 4-3, in overtime.

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“You are hoping for better results but we faced a lot of injuries,” said Vista coach Kevin Insana. “We were missing a lot of our top forwards and D in the first semester. Now we are are getting fairly healthy we’re looking to get it all.” Creek, which faced defending state champion Valor Christian on Jan. 8, lost its third one-goal game this season and saw its record fall to 2-4-1. Harrison Follett had two goals

for the Bruins including the one at 11:47 of the third period that forced the overtime. “We got even and the momentum was there and we got it to overtime,” said Creek coach Jeff Mielnicki. “We’ve played a lot of hockey. We’ve played almost 55 games (including the fall season) and we’ve been in every game. Other than the Dakota Ridge game we’ve played really good hockey. A lot of one-goal games, 2-1 or 4-3, but we’re a young team and have some COVID issues. We were missing kids for this game. That’s not an excuse. A lot of teams are going to have this. It’s frustrating.”

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store (Middle Readers, Young Adult, Mystery, Classics, New Releases and Romance), and you can find out more about them on our website (booksareawesome.org). We are thrilled to support Douglas County Schools in the Battle of the Books and other literacy programs. We have author events many Saturdays showcasing mostly local authors. What were your favorite books you read in 2021? SciFi: “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir and “Under the Whispering Door” by TJ Klune Young Adult: “Act Cool” by Tobly McSmith Historical Fiction: “The Prophets” by Robert Jones, Jr. and “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah Romance: “One Last Stop” by Casey McQuiston Mystery: “How to Book a Murder” by Cynthia Kuhn — local author Middle Reader: “Alone” by Megan Freeman — local author Kid’s Picture Book: “Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover)” by Helen Yoon — author and illustrator What are some books you are most looking forward to reading in 2022? I mostly read books for the book clubs (currently there are six per month held in-store), so that keeps me busy! We have an amazing local author/avid reader we work with who is able to do a lot of our advance reading — getting books

January 13, 2022 before they are published in exchange for giving honest reviews. Her name is Meagan Dallner, and her Top 10 most-anticipated books for 2022 are: 1. “Like a Sister” by Kellye Garrett (March 8) 2. “Book Lovers” by Emily Henry (May 3) 3. “The Book of Cold Cases” by Simone St. James (March 15) 4. “This Woven Kingdom” by Tahereh Mafi (Feb. 1) 5. “The Violin Conspiracy” by Brendan Slocumb (Feb. 1) 6. “The Book of Night” by Holly Black (May 3) 7. “Gallant” by V.E. Schwab (March 1) 8. “Upgrade” by Blake Crouch (July 19) 9. “I Must Betray You” by Ruta Sepetys (Feb. 1) 10. “The Ones We Burn” by Rebecca Mix (Nov. 1) Do you have any reading recommendations for young learners in the new year? There are so many great books for young readers! We can usually find a book that your child will love, and want to read — many for our younger readers are told from the viewpoint of an animal (like “Pax” or “Wings of Fire”), or are narrated by someone with a very different background (like “Look Both Ways” or “The Benefits of Being an Octopus”), or come in graphic-novel format (“Drama” or “Click” or “The Owl Diaries”). Come in and tell us what you like, and we will try to match you with a fabulous book! Can you provide an overview of how the store supports and works with area educators? We always offer an immediate 10% discount for educators and work closely with librar-

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By Jan. 2, DofCR had collected so much that they were told to keep it at he Douglas County Fairgrounds for the time being. With a state of emergency officially declared in the tragedy, fire officials and authorities continue to assess the damage where nearly 1,000 structures were destroyed by the Marshal Fire. The cause of the fire is still being assessed as well. Early reports of a downed power line were found to be inaccurate, and Boulder County authorities had acted on search warrants in the area of the fire’s origin at press time. On Jan. 2, DofCR president Robert Zearing, via a Facebook post, said he received a call from the Douglas County Emergency Response Team about the work the organization did all weekend. Zearing said DofCR will now be on a statewide list, “side by side with the Red Cross and Team Rubicon,” and will be called for all future state emergencies. “Thanks to our efforts in community organizing, disaster relief, and boots on the ground,” Zearing said. “When this community comes together, it gets noticed, and positive things happen.” The Marshall Fire is not the first time DofCr has sprung into action when neighbors or the community is in need. In 2021, the group helped save a local rancher’s horse stuck in a massive snowstorm, and when fellow dad Dustin Wakefield was killed while on vacation in Miami in August, DofCR worked to raise money for his widow, baby and mom. With interest in the group growing, DofCR also expanded in 2021 to include other Douglas County communities.

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Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #002-22 JUDICIAL DISTRICT TRANSITION PLANNING SERVICES Douglas County Government, in collaboration with Arapahoe, Elbert, and Lincoln Counties and the Office of the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from respondents for professional services to support due diligence and transition planning for the division of the Eighteenth Judicial District into two separate judicial districts as provided in Colorado House Bill 201026. (Bill information available here: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb20-1026). The 18th Judicial District currently comprises Arapa-

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Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #001-22 ROAD MATERIALS The Department of Public Works Operations for Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible qualified vendors for the provision of the purchase of Road Materials, as specified, for the 2022 calendar year. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 001-22, Road Materials” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 2:00pm on Monday, January 31, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No. 941242 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 13, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for 2022 ASPHALT OVERLAY PROJECT: CI 2022-003 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the placement of hot mix asphalt overlays at various locations throughout Douglas County. Bid items include removal of asphalt mat, adjustment of manholes and water valve boxes, replacement of pavement markings, and erosion control. The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 17, 2022, 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. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 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 Daniel R. Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the same address. The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: * 50,737 tons of hot mix asphalt overlays 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 Daniel R. Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490. Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website. Legal Notice No. 941245 First Publication: January 13, 2022

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Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles PUBLIC NOTICE 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 February 6, 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 Hudick Excavating Inc. for the Happy Canyon Emergency Access Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2021-036 in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Hudick Excavating Inc. 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 6th day of February, 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 Neil Sarno, 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. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works. Legal Notice No. 941203 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Second Publication: January 13, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

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January 13, 2022

THANK YOU, Council Member Sawyer

THANK YOU, Council Member Ortega

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THANK YOU, Council Member Torres

THANK YOU, Council Member Kashmann

THANK YOU, Council Member CdeBaca

THANK YOU, Council Member Hinds

THANK YOU, Council Member Kniech The Denver City Council took bold action to protect our kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity, and save lives by voting to end the sale of flavored tobacco products – including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes. While we thank those on the council who stood up to Big Tobacco, we are disappointed Mayor Hancock vetoed this lifesaving ordinance, overturning the strong action the council took to protect kids. Mayor Hancock was willing to put Big Tobacco’s proﬁts over the health of Denver’s kids.

THANK YOU FOR VOTING TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.

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