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Anderson, Harmon to be seated on Lone Tree council

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lone Tree has canceled its second city council election in a row, after only two candidates filed to run for the two open seats.

Current District 2 Council Member Mike Anderson and former planning commission member Marissa Harmon, who will represent District 1, will be sworn in during the May 17 meeting.

Jay Carpenter, the current council member for District 1, said he is not seeking a second term because he wants to spend more time with his family.

Carpenter endorsed Anderson Harmon to fill his seat.

Councilmembers can serve a maximum of two consecutive fouryear terms. They represent one of two districts while the mayor

serves at-large. District 1 comprises portions of western and southwestern Lone Tree, and District 2 encompasses the northern, eastern and southeastern portions of the city.

Harmon The last contested election in Lone Tree took place in 2018, when Anderson first ran for his seat against Kevin Spencer and won 397-223. Outside of that con-

test, Lone Tree’s council member and mayor elections have only had one candidate per open seat since at least 2016.

For her part, Harmon said she decided to run to provide the perspective of a local business owner. She owns Roots and Mane Salon.

Harmon emphasized that she hopes to be a voice for residents on the council and connect with SEE COUNCIL, P6

District approves new teacher compensation system Future funding uncertain as DCSD looks to boost teacher pay

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

South Metro Fire Rescue responded on March 8 after a small plane crashed in the median of C-470 between South Jamaica PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE Street and South Peoria Street.

Plane crash-lands near Centennial Airport Passengers escape with minor injuries

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A plane landed on the grass median in the middle of the E-470 toll highway near Centennial Airport,

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and two occupants of the aircraft safely exited but sustained minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.

“The two people on the plane

exited on their own, were walking and talking with (emergency) responders,” said Eric Hurst, spokesperson for South Metro Fire. “Their injuries were classified as minor and non-life threatening.”

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In what one director described as “a historic moment,” the Douglas County School Board approved a long-awaited new compensation system for licensed employees in hopes of boosting teacher pay and making DCSD more competitive with neighboring districts.

That includes three new step-andlane salary schedules that staff say will correct pay gaps, better honor educational attainment, be more transparent and more predictable for staff.

There are approximately 3,500 licensed employees, including teachers.

But the plan could be seen as a gamble, too, as the district will run out of enough revenue to fund the system after the 2023-24 school year if voters SEE SCHOOLS, P6

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DCSD student tells board community harassed him Director Susan Meek rebuked attacking students for public comment

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Douglas County teen says he was harassed and defamed online after he made public comment at a Douglas County School Board meeting, prompting a response from at least one board director.

Owen Wicks, 16, has frequently attended school board meetings, often expressing an opposition to universal masking mandates because he has a sensory processing disorder.

He returned on Feb. 22 to express his support for the board majority removing former Superintendent Corey Wise and said he was later bullied by adults on social media for his stance.

Wicks said on Feb. 22 that his family had interacted with Wise, an executive director of schools at the time, several years ago after he was allegedly assaulted by another student at school. As his family pushed for a stricter punishment, Wicks said, Wise asked his mother if the other individual’s race was influencing their opinion about how the incident should be handled.

Wicks rebuked that implication and said Wise unnecessarily brought race into the matter. For that reason, he supported Wise’s

The Douglas County School District continues to deal with the fallout after Superintendent Corey Wise was fired.

removal as superintendent.

Following those remarks, Wicks said, community members on social media called him a Nazi and racist and accused him of a hate crime. Wicks has also begun opening his public comments by stressing that he personally prepares his remarks and that his views are his own, in response to suggestions his parents tell him what to say.

Wicks said defaming people will not resolve the district’s issues and urged the community to find a way to cooperate with one another.

“None of us are here to hurt the district, even if you think our ideas will do that,” he said.

Wicks was joined at the March 8 board meeting by his parents, who lambasted community reaction

to his past public comment. His mother, Amity, said her son was accused of lying about the conversation with Wise.

“Isn’t it so easy to be an adult keyboard warrior tearing down a teenager in public forum? Is this the unity you were hoping to achieve? Is this the way you would want your own child to be treated should they come forward to speak about being beaten up at school and then ignored by all the school officials who were supposed to care?” she said.

Amity said her son was also bullied and after starting a Turning Point USA club at school. The conservative youth clubs have been political lightning rods in school districts and higher education in-

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stitutions across the country.

As the March 8 meeting ended, Director Susan Meek said she wanted to react to Wicks’ reports that he was attacked by community members for his public comment.

“I just feel like we need to stand up and say that’s not OK,” Meek said.

Meek said it’s unacceptable for students or board members, naming Directors Becky Myers and David Ray as examples, to be attacked in public comment. Numerous supporters of the school board majority have taken aim at Ray in recent weeks, while supporters of the minority have criticized Myers.

“I do think we need to be setting the decorum that we want to see,” Meek said.

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Venardos Circus to return to Littleton Shows beginning April 14 BYROBERTTANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Venardos Circus, a Florida-based traveling circus, will return to Littleton for 15 shows over two weeks, beginning April 14. The group previously performed in Littleton last summer.

Attendees will have the opportunity to watch an array of acts and performances by the circus troupe of aerialists and acrobats. Hosted at the Aspen Grove shopping center in southwest Littleton, located at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, the shows will take place inside a custom-made red-and-white striped tent that evokes the nostalgia of old-school circuses, but without the animals. “We live to be on the road, expressing our creativity and bringing joy to families across the country,” Kevin Venardos, the show’s ringmaster and producer said in a statement. “We can’t wait to return to Colorado.”

Tickets for general admission are $16.50 for youth under 12 and $27 for adults. Children 24 months and younger are free.

There will also be premium reserved seating available, with tickets starting at $37.

Tickets for opening night, which is April 14 at 7 p.m., will be 50% off.

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Classic circus delights such as popcorn, cotton candy, house-made pink lemonade, nachos, hot dogs, packaged candy and more will be available during shows, which will last about 90 minutes with a brief intermission.

The dates for all Littleton performances are: • Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m.

• Friday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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Slash-mulch site opens April 2 The County’s main slash-mulch site, at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock opens April 2 and will remain open on Saturdays only from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. through Oct. 29.

For more information, directions and a list of acceptable items visit douglas.co.us and search Slash Mulch.

Glendale Farm Dog Park renovations For the next few months, the Glendale Dog Park will be getting a makeover, but there will always be access to the park. Completed renovations will include extra parking, new water stations, and better drainage. For more information and updates visit douglas.co.us and search Glendale Farm.

What’s happening with your County government?

Our commitment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view public meeting agendas, participate in-person or remotely, or watch select meetings via live stream visit douglas.co.us and search for Meetings and Agendas.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Douglas County celebrates the diverse contributions, capacity and value of our residents with developmental disabilities. Thank you for what you bring to our community. This month, the Board of County Commissioners is formally recognizing these residents’ contributions and commending the community organizations, agencies and programs that support them throughout the year. Learn more by visiting douglas.co.us and search for Developmental Disabilities.

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Dispute between Spurlock, former employee heads to 2023 trial New details emerge in ongoing feud

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A settlement has not been reached in the lawsuit between the Douglas County sheriff and his former undersheriff — who is running to replace him — and the case may go to a jury trial in 2023, according to court documents.

The timeline and new details about the ongoing dispute between Sheriff Tony Spurlock and Holly Nicholson-Kluth became available following a March 3 scheduling conference.

Kluth alleged in a federal lawsuit, filed in December, that Sheriff Tony Spurlock, who is term-limited, suppressed her First Amendment rights and violated employment law and internal policies when he demoted her in 2020 and fired her in 2021.

Spurlock denied the allegations in a response filed by his attorney Feb. 18.

“All actions taken by Sheriff Spurlock were taken for legitimate, valid and nondiscriminatory/retaliatory business reasons and were justified by law, rule and regulation,” according to the response. “Plaintiff’s damages, if any, are the result of Plaintiff’s own conduct.”

The conflict began during the 2020 election when Spurlock, a Republican, endorsed Lisa NealGraves, a Democrat, for the county commissioner election. In response, Kluth, a Republican, was asked to participate in a plan by the county GOP to gather statements of support from DCSO command staff members for Republican candidates.

Kluth said she initially participated, posting an endorsement to Facebook and submitting it to the county GOP, but then revoked her statement and deleted the post.

Spurlock demoted Kluth as a result of an internal investigation following the situation, saying she violated office policies and accusing her of using her position to influence other members of the command staff to submit state-

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ments. Kluth denies that.

In her complaint, Kluth referenced a conversation with the sheriff after his support of Neal-Graves in which he stated he “understood that Ms. Kluth would have to make a statement distancing herself from his endorsement.” In his response, Spurlock denied that happened.

He also denied that after Kluth made the Facebook post, he stopped responding to Kluth’s phone calls and text messages and that the post made him “very upset.”

“Sheriff Spurlock admits that Plaintiff was fully aware that her actions had the effect of publicly undermining his authority as the Douglas County Sheriff,” according to his response.

Spurlock also admitted that no DCSO employees have been disciplined for supporting Daren Weekly, who Spurlock has endorsed as his successor, and said it’s because “the manner in which any employee pledged support for Captain Weekly did not violate DCSO policies,” according to the response.

All four of the candidates for sheriff are running as Republicans with the other two candi-

dates being Commissioner Lora Thomas and former Castle Rock police commander John Anderson.

In May 2021, Kluth was fired.

Kluth has said Spurlock demoted and fired her because she disagreed with him politically.

Spurlock says he fired her because of “incredible poor ethics and bad behavior.”

After Kluth was terminated, Spurlock began another internal investigation into her, this time into allegations that she deleted personnel files that showed she had been the subject of a domestic violence incident report in Park County in 1988.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation and eventually recommended that charges be filed against Kluth.

The 18th Judicial District chose not to do so.

Spurlock filed a Brady Letter pertaining to Kluth and the alleged file deletion with the 18th Judicial District on Feb. 17.

These letters, named after a 1963 Supreme Court case, warn of possible credibility issues for law enforcement officers.

Normally the letters are attached to any case where the law

enforcement officer is mentioned is a witness. Because Kluth is not a witness on any current cases, the letter was submitted preemptively and will be attached to future cases, a legal representative of the 18th Judicial District said.

The DA’s office sends out regular reminders to law enforcement to submit any such letters related to their employees, the representative said.

The judge in the litigation between Kluth and Spurlock has set various deadlines for the case’s proceedings during summer and fall of this year with a final pretrial conference set for Jan. 19, 2023, according to court documents. A five-day jury trial is expected.

Kluth’s legal team plans to depose several people including: • Spurlock • Laura Leary, Douglas County human resources director • Jason Kennedy, DCSO Captain of Professional Standards • Stu Parker, chairman of the Douglas County Republicans • Tim Moore, a former DCSO employee who was also demoted following the internal investigation regarding the 2020 election. Moore was eventually asked to resign.

• Robert McMahan, a former DCSO employee who told investigators Kluth ordered him to delete part of her personnel file, according to the internal investigation Spurlock’s defense team plans to depose Kluth. Each deposition is expected to last about seven hours.

Both sides anticipate cell phone data, emails and social media posts to be included in the case, according to court documents.

In her request for relief, Kluth has asked a judge to order Spurlock to reimburse the full amount of her lost salary plus 33% of that salary to cover the value of lost benefits. She’s also seeking front pay “in lieu of reinstatement” up to her planned retirement date.

Kluth also requests the “lost added value” to her retirement plan and additional damages for emotional distress, suffering, humiliation, inconvenience, mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life.

Spurlock has denied that Kluth is entitled to any of the requested relief, according to his response.

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people as much as possible.

“I think it’s going to be of utmost importance that through growth in our city we maintain our community and I really want to make sure we grow as one,” she said. “I want to make sure the city thrives not only for my family, but for all residents.”

As a member of the planning commission for four years, Harmon said she brings a solid background of knowledge on how city government works, as well as what challenges the city will likely face

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do not pass another mill levy override.

For that reason, the district’s fiscal oversight committee had advised against adopting the licensed employee compensation overhaul. District staff said that was an expected position from the committee tasked with safeguarding DCSD’s financials, while board members said improving compensation now is worth the risk.

“Finance is their lane, so it makes sense that they won’t love a plan that shows we are reducing our fund balance through the years,” Director Kaylee Winegar

in the future.

When it comes to growth, Harmon said she plans to approach development with a focus on unity and transparency, as well as an eye for financial accountability. She added that the city’s lean budget is a strength that she plans to maintain.

“I think our number one goal is to earn and maintain the trust of our residents by making sure their money is spent with fiscal responsibility,” she said.

Heading into his second and last term, Anderson said he ran again because he sees Lone Tree’s challenges as opportunities.

Anderson, who previously served on the South Suburban Parks

and Recreation District, said he believes growth is successfully managed with good planning and collaboration.

“We’re a relatively small city and we’re young … but we have big ideas and we want to be a premier community,” he said. “We’re trying to do the right things in terms of planning, bringing in partners and listening to our residents to make sure we build a quality of life that residents, business owners and visitors will enjoy.”

Anderson added the city learned a lot about flexibility and sustainability while working through the pandemic, which will be valuable qualities to maintain heading into future development discussions.

While there may be some change in store for the city, Anderson said he will also focus on preserving the quality of city services and operations.

To help with that, city voters passed a 1% sales tax in November that went into effect in January.

“We have a high interest from our residents in public safety and with where we’re situated, there are some great opportunities for transit,” Anderson said. “We also try to be responsive to our citizens on issues like recreational opportunities.”

As Anderson heads into his last term on the council, he said he’s looking forward to finding compromise among varied perspectives.

said.

Winegar, whose background is in accounting and finance, said she would normally want guaranteed funding in place first as well. But district staff and board directors noted DCSD has “a longer runway” to secure adequate funding than usual.

Another committee has been set up to explore the district’s options to pursue a mill levy override and bond.

“I think it still gives us time to make changes and decisions necessary, and I think Amanda and Kate’s teams have spent so much time figuring out what’s best for our teachers,” Winegar said. “I feel confident in this.”

The plan will also give the community more incentive to pass a mill levy override, Winegar said,

because “they are seeing where that money is going.”

Kotaska said during the March 8 board meeting that the district’s unassigned fund balance, or dollars that are not set aside for anything specific, is close to $60 million. That’s triple the balance at its worst time, she said, and provides some cushion to the district.

It will be in place by July 1 and cost an estimated $24.8 million to implement in the 2022-23 school year.

The district has spent years course-correcting from a previous market-based pay system largely seen as unsuccessful.

Chief human resources officer Amanda Thompson has spent years drafting new salary schedules and adjusting. She and chief

financial officer Kate Kotaska recommended DCSD have the new system in place in time for recruitment season this year, one reason why the board considered the issue ahead of its annual budget process.

Thompson said district staff are still working on a new system for classified employees, such as nutrition services staff or administrators.

Kotaska said the new salary schedules are a first step, and not the final fix needed to improve DCSD’s compensation system.

Kotaska said although there is some risk with approving the new compensation plan, doing nothing would create more instability to the system.

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The small aircraft was on fire on the grass median the afternoon of March 8 as firefighters sprayed it with water, as shown in a video tweeted by the fire agency. No vehicles were involved in the crash, according to the fire agency.

‘Forever chemicals’ not used, agency says In aircraft rescue and firefighting situations where fuel is on fire, sometimes concerns arise about substances known as “forever chemicals” that can cause environmental problems. Such concerns surround what are called PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

PFAS-containing foam is considered a “forever chemical,” and although South Metro Fire Rescue is equipped with some, it was not used during the March 8 fire, Hurst said.

One scenario where South Metro Fire Rescue might use that foam is to suppress a burning aircraft while occupants are trapped inside or attempting to escape, Hurst said.

“Yesterday, all occupants were safe and out of danger, so SMFR chose not to use PFAS foam, which would have created an environmental clean-up issue,” Hurst said on March 9. “The result was a longerlasting fire that was extinguished using water and foam that is environmentally safe.”

The kind of foam South Metro Fire Rescue used to help put the

Passengers in the crash escaped with some injuries.

aircraft fire out is called “Class A” foam, Hurst said.

“It’s designed to mix with water and better extinguish natural combustibles” like grass, wood and so on, Hurst said. “It also forms a smothering blanket effect much like the PFAS-containing foam so it cools and smothers the flames at the same time.”

If PFAS-containing foam was used, the incident would be reported to the proper state and federal agencies, and the dirt would be removed by an environmental clean-up company, according to Hurst.

Minor damage along highway The plane likely went down around 2:15 p.m., according to Hurst.

The fire was under control as of a tweet just after 3 p.m. March 8 from the fire agency.

The landing, which the fire agency called a “crash” on Twitter, occurred between Peoria and Jamaica

streets in Douglas County.

The northbound and southbound on-ramps from Interstate 25 to eastbound E-470 were closed due to the crash, and E-470 was closed at Peoria Street, according to a tweet from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at 2:33 p.m. March 8.

Southbound E-470 was closed at Peoria, while northbound traffic was getting by on the shoulder, according to a tweet from the CSP E470 account, which appeared to be a Colorado State Patrol account.

The E-470 Public Highway Authority was still assessing the damage on March 9, but it appeared to be minimal at that point, according to Heather Burke, spokesperson for the highway authority.

“Our cable median barrier was damaged, which we anticipate will be fixed within the next few weeks,” Burke said.

The traffic closures lifted at about 6 p.m. March 8, Burke said.

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Aircraft incidents not uncommon in area The involved plane is a Cessna P210N single-engine, six-passenger aircraft that was flying from the south toward the north and went down just south of Centennial Airport, according to another South Metro Fire tweet.

The incident appeared to be a crash, Hurst said.

“I would categorize the incident as a crash since witnesses said the plane contacted the ground and did not move,” Hurst said. “A landing usually means a plane touched down and traveled a distance to slow down before stopping.”

There was no information about what caused the accident, Hurst said on March 9. The Federal Aviation Administration and NTSB, or National Transportation Safety Board, were notified and will conduct an investigation, according to Hurst.

Asked whether an emergency plane landing has happened on or near E-470 before, Hurst said he knew of one incident where a small plane went down in the E-470 median near Jordan Road on Oct. 29, 1997.

“My understanding is the plane had minor damage (and) no injuries or deaths occurred,” Hurst said.

At least several aircraft incidents or accidents in the Centennial Airport area have made local headlines in recent years. The airport has said the way planes land or depart is generally overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration, and that whether a plane lands safely depends largely on the pilot.

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Substances relegated to the underground for the last 50 years are finding their way back to the surface for many people choosing alternative ways of treating mental illness.

“I think we’re seeing a psychedelic boom and a renaissance, some people would call it. When you look at the research that’s coming out of Hopkins, NYU, and UCLA, the results are pretty astounding,” said Dr. Jennifer Tippett, a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of the substance use disorder specialty at the graduate school of professional psychology at the University of Denver.

Tippett is referring to recent studies on various psychedelics, including psilocybin, a compound in “magic” mushrooms that have been found to relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression and addiction. She’s just one person in a growing group of therapists nationwide that wants to legally offer psilocybin therapy to their patients.

“Quite simply, because what we’re doing doesn’t work, you just have to look at the numbers, especially when you talk about substance use.

If you look at the literature, the relapse rate or the rate at which people go back to using is really high, even after intensive treatment.

And it’s just that what we’re doing doesn’t work anymore,” Tippett said.

Tippett said not being able to use substances that have faired well in recent studies is frustrating: “It makes me sad, honestly, that a lot of the folks who could really benefit from these medicines aren’t able to access them.”

Some therapists, including Tippett, want to go a step further than Denver’s 2019 decriminalization of psilocybin and legalize it for therapy and medicinal use through ballot initiatives recently approved by the Colorado Secretary of State.

They will need more than 120,000 signatures to get their initiative on the November ballot.

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have existed for thousands of years.

In 1971, the federal government made them illegal by classifying them as schedule one drugs, meaning that they have no medical use and carry a high propensity for abuse, despite the fact that some Black, brown and Indigenous communities have utilized them for centuries for mental health support and community connection.

“They’re ancient medicines,” says Matthew Duffy, co-founder of the Society for Psychedelic Outreach, Reform and Education, or SPORE. “Prohibition has only been for 50 years, so we think that psychedelics’ presence in society is a new emergent thing but it’s actually folk medicine; mushrooms, ayahuasca, peyote, and not even just those substances that are more known, but the herbs and plants and fungi that are all around us and have supported us for the longest time.”

The Department of Regulatory Agencies, or DORA, would regulate therapeutic use in Colorado if “magic” mushrooms are legalized.

But some advocates in the psychedelic community wonder if too much oversight would work against the communities who’ve been using these substances for so long.

“Legalization basically means commodification. Healers who are largely Indigenous folks, there’s not a lot of excitement from them for this work to be coopted by the medical therapeutic industrial complex.

The conversation in Colorado needs to be how communities can work with government officials and political actors to make sure the rights and power to actually use a healing structure in the community is actually vested in the community,” Duffy said.

Courtney Mathis, also from SPORE, says there needs to be a racial justice component added to this conversation that goes beyond legalization, therapeutic use and regulation of psychedelics.

“Psychedelic justice is not our name and we can’t claim it, but it’s the idea that equity and racial justice are at the center of the psychedelic movement and that decisions around policy and use and access should absolutely be curated, stewarded and determined by people of color,” Mathis explained.

She said above all, people in charge of these substances should have experience using them: “Plant and psychedelic medicine come from generations of Indigenous use of legacy market use, these are the healers and medicine keepers, in order to honor the way they’ve practiced medicine and have ceremonial use we need to consider how to integrate all of that into more mainstream use.”

She also wants to remind people that the psychedelic movement’s purpose is help people make more informed decisions about their own healing journeys, not to glamorize psilocybin.

“I think we need to always remind folks that we are not pushing this movement forward so more white kids can do more drugs at festivals,” says Mathis.

Melanie Rose Rodgers, co-proponent for the 2022 ballot initiative to decriminalize entheogens and fungi, says her main worry in the rush to legalize psilocybin is that regulators won’t focus on health equity in order to ensure that people from Black, brown, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ communities have access as well.

“Who will have access? Will everyone have access? Will licensing leave some people out with so many regulations? And do I need regulations to tell me what my relationship with nature is?” Rodgers asked.

Whether laws are passed allowing people to legally access psilocybin for therapy or not, Tippett cautions that despite promising studies, this substance isn’t a panacea cure all for every mental health issue.

“Don’t expect a compound to do all the work. It won’t,” she said. “It will probably just show you what you need to work on and then it’s up to you to do it.”

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online.

Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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Built to last — are we?

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any years ago, business author Jim Collins wrote several impactful books on how some of the country’s and world’s most successful businesses have survived, or in some cases, failed.

He covered the topics through “Built to FROM THE Last,” “Good to Great,” and “How the Mighty Fall.”

EDITOR Each of these books are insightful and helpful in looking at the history of how companies like Walmart became empires, although Sam Walton’s original vision is far from what the company has become.

Collins’ works also look at failed companies such as Radio Shack and its missteps that led to eventual closures.

If we were to apply Collins’ points Thelma Grimes in these books to today’s America, and more specifically, here in Denver, I ask the question — Are we built to last?

For a variety of reasons, I would say the answer is no.

For now, we will skip the fact that leadership nationwide is faltering and that is not a good character in being a lasting, successful entity.

Instead, I want to look at how we are living as a nation, especially here in Denver. In a recent Facebook post, a friend spoke excitedly about becoming a first-time homeowner. However, the post was not general merriment as he went on to talk about the monthly mortgage payment for the home he will now be taking on with some stress.

You see, the home was priced way above what it should be. I am not talking a couple thousand dollars either. I am talking $100,000 to $200,000 more than it should be sold.

That means a higher mortgage for first-time homeowners who are already a bit stressed before the key unlocked the door.

This is a common problem across the Denver metro area. Homes are being sold for two to three times what they should be, making the thought of affordable housing more of a punchline than reality.

So, what does that have to do with being built to last?

Well, let’s look at this young family. They wanted to buy this home and stay in the place they grew up, near family.

However, what about the young families with no strong ties to our community? Do you really think young, educated families will want to stay here if they cannot make enough money to afford a house? If they cannot earn a living wage and actually live comfortably?

Ultimately, they will leave and seek more affordable options in a city either starting to grow, or one that is making it possible for young families to have a shot.

The loss, in the end, is ours. We are going to start losing young families and students graduating from college and entering the workforce. These young families and minds are the ones who establish our future.

They bring fresh ideas to our companies. They bring money to our economy as they spend at retail store and restaurants. They spend money to take part in community entertainment and events.

However, if all their money is going towards ridiculous mortgage payments, continually increasing utilities and HOA fees — will they stay here? Will we be able to keep great minds and citizens here?

Our markets are not built to last if we make it too hard for young professionals to even get started in the first place. Instead we are heading toward a more realistic narrative of how the mighty fall.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media. Contact Thelma by emailing tgrimes@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Gratitude as a game-changer for life

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t has been said that gratitude is one of the strongest human emotions. If someone has shown you gratitude or expressed their sincerest thanks, you know exactly how powerful of an WINNING emotion that is. And even if there was no display of WORDS gratitude, it is also equally as powerful to know that we have done something for others or for ourselves that no one else knew about, and we experienced that gratifying feeling of accomplishment.

Gratitude is powerMichael Norton ful, gratitude is a gamechanger. Let me share the scenario and set the stage for an amazing event that I was blessed enough to observe firsthand.

There was a venue of about 6,000 people.

They had assembled for a conference that took place over a few days. On the last day there were a couple of extremely wellknown speakers at the event. They each gave inspiring and motivating speeches on their own before coming together on the stage to answer questions from the audience.

Many of the questions were answered with analogies and stories from the speaker’s own life lessons. It was an open-mic situation, and people were lined up around the stage. One of the attendees approached the microphone and started to formulate his question. He first gave compliments

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to the two speakers, recognizing them for the contributions that their teachings had made in his own life. But then he welled up with tears as he asked his question.

“By listening to both of you over the years and reading your books and applying your teachings, I have become very successful, and I am always motivated and positive.

But I have a son who is just so negative, so pessimistic, and he isn’t getting excited about anything. What advice do you have?”

You could have heard a pin drop.

One of the speakers left his chair on stage and walked right up to where the man was standing. He dropped to one knee on the stage speaking directly to the man. The entire arena was silent. The speaker told him that when he got home that evening to walk into his son’s room, sit on the edge of his bed, and tell him how grateful he was to be his dad. That he couldn’t believe that God entrusted him with a son like this, and that he loved him dearly.

And then the speaker continued, telling the dad to do this every morning as his child wakes up, and every night before he goes to bed. Just pour out gratitude and love on him and don’t stop, do not just do this for a few days, make this a habit and commit to it and watch his child change.

The cameras panned the audience, tears flowing down cheeks, and the 6,000 people remained silent. I happened to be sitting with the speaker’s family in the audience, and I was sitting right next to his son. As I

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Business planning for retirement FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

Patricia Kummer

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erhaps you have heard of the “great resignation” or other issues of workers leaving the workforce recently. Business owners planning for their own retirement are not exempt from the desire to perhaps join their ranks. In fact, sometimes business owners may feel stuck. Maybe they would like to resign or retire, but can’t due to responsibilities to customers and employees, leases, and vendors.

The latest figures from January showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions last November. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, also known as JOLTS, reports that over 20% or nearly 33 million people left their positions since April 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic also drove millions of workers into early retirement. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, more than 3 million additional people retired. An article in Kiplinger’s at the height of the pandemic states “Covid-19 weary business owners need a succession plan.”

Just as in financial planning when advisers coach their clients to plan for the inevitable, so too should business owners. This is why the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development

and International Trade, along with a host of other advisory groups and the Exit Planning Institute, launched a Business Owner Readiness Survey to help business owners determine how to exit from their business.

There are 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day and this generation owns 51% of privately held businesses in the United States. In recent surveys, 3 out of 4 business owners “profoundly regretted” their decision to sell within one year of exiting due to lack of “readiness.”¹ Privately held businesses headquartered in Colorado could benefit from creating a succession plan. Here are some tips to help business owners plan for their future: • Create a contingency plan in case of illness or premature death.

• Form an advisory team with your attorney, CPA, and financial adviser.

• Consider adding industry experts, outside advisers and a family member to your board.

• Review the financials. Know your income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.

• Consider a business valuation study.

• Understand your business structure by who are owners and how you

file your taxes.

What are your roots, business plan and future goals? These may help you identify a suitable transition.

Business has a better success rate and smooth succession when you have time to plan, choose your advisers and develop your successors. No one likes an emergency exit. Planning ahead of time to be prepared will help in your day-to-day operations as well as give you a roadmap to guide you through the next steps.

Our state economy thrives when businesses thrive. There are resources to help you improve your readiness and advisers to help with financial reviews and valuations. Now is the time to prepare for your own future, even it is many years away. You don’t want to be caught off-guard with an emergency, and not be able to protect your legacy, family and employees.

1. State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner professional and a fiduciary for over 35 years and is Managing Director for Mariner Wealth Advisors, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Public education benefits all Whenever public education is in flux, I feel the need to speak about vouchers.

Permit me some hypotheticals.

Imagine I don’t use the public rec center and instead ask for my share of the recreation budget to join a health club. Or, perhaps I don’t use the library so I would like my share of the library budget to choose my own books. Or, I won’t be using the new I-25 Crystal Valley Park Parkway exit so please send me my share of that cost.

These hypotheticals are nonsense, of course. Why? Because tax money is gathered to provide a service to the community as a whole.

There is no individual share of the recreation, library, transportation or any other budget.

Public education is no different.

My education tax dollars do not directly pay for my child’s education.

If that were true, a family without children in the school system would pay no education tax, and a family with four schoolchildren would pay four times more. The notion of an individual’s “share” of the education budget is no different than my other hypotheticals.

The concept is contradictory.

Public services like education exist to benefit the entire community, and it is each taxpayer’s choice whether to use them or not, as it always has been. Any money taken away from public education hurts all of our kids. In a society where so many seem to be concerned about people receiving government handouts, I find it ironic that some of those same people want to put their hands out.

Use public education or don’t, but choosing not to does not entitle you to a government handout.

David Dole, Castle Rock

Support for school board majority I would like to thank the voters of Douglas County for voting in our four new conservative Douglas County School Board members last November. I support their first formal action of eliminating the mask mandate for schoolchildren and leaving it to the parents to decide whether to have their children masked or not. Freedom of choice is a critical element to a democratic republic. I also support their agenda to refocus on academic basics and empower parents to have a say about what their children are taught. If that required the firing of the superintendent, so be it. Supporting these new board members prior to their election was necessary, but it is very important that we don’t become complacent and not continue to support them going forward. Keep up the good work.

Cheryl Matthews, Larkspur Thomas perfect for sheriff job Lora Thomas is a perfect candidate to run for Douglas County sheriff. She has the education, past experience, fiscal sense and best of all is not an insider of the present sheriff’s office. She does not have “baggage” to bring to the position.

I have watched Lora’s career path as she became coroner, and then commissioner. She has a good head on her shoulders and high standards.

I am happy to campaign for her.

Barbara Chapman, Highlands Ranch Look to natural gas, nuclear Natural gas supplies are tight.

Consumers in our area recently paid the highest prices for electricity and natural gas seen over the past 20-plus years.

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Tatiana Christofferson, of Boulder, was adopted through a Ukrainian outreach orphanage program in 2009. Christofferson, who lived in Ukraine until she was a teen, has struggled in recent days with occasional friends and family members who currently support the war.

Even as the world condemns Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians are feeling helpless BYTATIANAFLOWERS THECOLORADOSUN

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etiana Doiun was watching movies with her husband at home in Highlands Ranch when Russia’s president began an invasion in Ukraine last month.

Without skipping a beat, Doiun called her elderly mother and aunt, who live together in Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine. When her mother finally answered the phone, it was about 6 a.m. there and she was shocked to hear that the war had begun.

Doiun’s mother and aunt are not planning to flee because both are in their 70s and have health issues.

They would struggle to carry luggage and don’t want to leave their cats behind.

Dnipro has not yet suffered from the harshest attacks by Russia. However, on Sunday, Ukraine’s top security official said the Russian army is planning to encircle the city, as it works to cut off access to the southern Black and Azov seas and capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, about 300 miles from Dnipro.

Each night before going to sleep, Doiun calls her mother and aunt to ensure they’re still alive. “It feels like the worst days of my life,” she said. “I feel ashamed, honestly, to complain because I can’t imagine how my loved ones and everyone else in Ukraine feels.”

Pockets of reprieve Since Feb. 24, Russian forces have attacked Ukraine from the north, east and south, with focus on cities like Kyiv, Kharkiv and the port city Mariupol. As the world condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting the war, and as officials continue imposing hefty sanctions on Russian businesses and oligarchs, Putin is doubling down by targeting Ukrainian civilians trying to escape the conflict zone.

The invasion has created the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II and has united the world in solidarity against Putin and in support of Ukraine.

But even amid world condemnation, Ukrainians in Colorado are still feeling helpless and isolated as they watch their country’s infrastructure being destroyed each day. They’re trying to follow the movements of their loved ones amid spotty cell service and bombing in different regions, and they’re keeping tabs on their friends’ and families’ safety from afar as the

world tries to make sense of a yearslong conflict that came to a head last month.

A map of Ukraine with purple showing the locations of Coloradans’ loved ones and red showing cities targeted by Russian forces.

“I’m just in so much pain and feeling hopeless.

That’s the worst pain I feel like there is,” said Tatiana Christofferson, who lives in Boulder. “I think of me helping, as speaking out for them,” she said of people still living in Ukraine, as she began to cry.

Ukrainians in Colorado said even amid the devastation, they find pockets of reprieve when they’re able to contact friends and family stuck in the war zone.

When family members support the invasion However, lately conversations between Christofferson and her father are brief. Her father, who lives in Donetsk, part of the disputed Donbas region, supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Parts of Donbas are controlled by pro-Russian separatist groups, and there is often intense fighting in the region.

Christofferson, who was estranged from her father, met him five years ago after 25 years apart. She fears they might again lose contact over their opposing beliefs about Russia, she said. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but my dad does not let me speak of mine in front of him,” she said in a tearful interview.

Oleg Soloviov, a student studying political science and economics at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, said his grandparents, who live in Moldova, share a similar viewpoint and also side with Russia and support reuniting the former Soviet Union, which collapsed in 1991.

Oleg Soloviov, a student at Colorado State University, said his parents were in Moldova when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. They consider themselves lucky that they were not able to return home to Ukraine.

“I don’t think they actually see what Russia is doing,” he said. “The only thing they hear from is Russian news, and I believe that’s a big reason why they support it. It’s upsetting and I feel powerless because I can’t really do much.”

He’s considered returning to Ukraine since the war started to volunteer or even fight alongside fellow Ukrainians. If his family finds themselves in danger, that would be the deciding factor. “I wouldn’t just sit here,” he said. “I would just go at that point.”

Taras Overchuk, who has family in Ukraine, spoke from Denver International Airport on Friday as he waited to board a flight to Poland. He planned to buy an old car there before driving to Lviv in western Ukraine. He decided to return to Ukraine because he couldn’t bear watching the war unfold while his family members bore the brunt of it and while his

Lisa Savchenko Ripa, of Highlands Ranch, moved to the U.S. around age 7. A majority of her family members still reside in multiple regions of Ukraine.

Oleg Saloviov, a student at Colorado State University, said his parents were in Moldova when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. They consider themselves lucky that they were not able to return home to Ukraine.

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brother is fighting with the Ukrainian army.

Overchuk plans to spend a few weeks in Ukraine identifying areas most in need of foreign aid. He will soon report those findings back to the local group, Ukrainians of Colorado, which is offering a support group for Ukrainians in the state, while collecting medical supplies to send to Ukraine.

“The situation changes really regularly, so in order to be effective you need to understand every day, what is going on,” Overchuk said Friday. It took 12 hours for him to cross the border between Ukraine and Poland this weekend, as he and thousands of others waited there in the snow. He has tried to persuade his family members to evacuate, but they will not leave Ukraine.

Refusing to leave “People are really patriotic there, and when you leave and flee, you’ve worked so hard to prove to the rest of the world and to Russia that you can be a successful country with an economy and educated people,” said Lisa Savchenko Ripa, who lives in Highlands Ranch and has family across Ukraine and Russia. “Fleeing is kind of giving up all of those things.”

Benito Mares is another Coloradan traveling to Ukraine this week to offer help through his nongovernmental organization Refugee Direct Aid, which he started in the 1990s during the Balkan wars.

On Wednesday, he’s making the trek to Poland, where colleagues driving in from Kosovo will pick him up and then they all will travel to Lviv. The small group is taking $20,000 in cash and medical supplies, such as heavy-duty gauze bandages, that they’ll distribute when they reach Ukraine. They’ll focus on supporting single women whose husbands are fighting in the war and children, Mares said.

“This small amount of money and this small amount of material won’t last long,” he said. “It won’t be hard to find deserving targets.”

Vlada Petraglia was at a Ukrainian Catholic Church in Denver on Monday afternoon, offering advice to Mares before his trip and connecting him with Ukrainians on the ground who could use the organization’s help. People in the army are most in SEE UKRAINIANS, P15

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need of warm clothes, portable chargers and money, she said.

A few days ago, Petraglia’s parents had left their devastated city, Kharkiv, as Russia escalated attacks on residents there. Petraglia’s family finally made their way to Ternopil, in western Ukraine. The drive would normally take about 13 hours, but as many people evacuated alongside her family, it took about three days before they reached safety. As they drove, Petraglia’s family feared bullets, or a bomb, would hit their car.

Until then, Petraglia’s family had been taking cover in a bomb shelter, only visiting their nearby apartment to feed their cat. The family won’t leave Ukraine. Petraglia’s father would likely be recruited to fight alongside the Ukrainian army if he tried to leave the country, but he is too ill to fight, Petraglia said. And Petraglia’s mother refuses to leave Ukraine without her husband, so the family is stuck in Ternopil. Petraglia feels a sense of relief — for now — that her family is relatively safe. “But who knows when Russia is going to reach there,” she said of Ternopil.

A bomb recently destroyed the preschool where Petraglia’s mother was working, so she has no job to return to after the war ends. Photos show that about 75% of the homes belonging to Petraglia’s loved ones in Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, have also been destroyed. There’s often no internet service or electricity there, even as temperatures dip below freezing at night, she said.

“My city doesn’t exist anymore,” Petraglia said. “They’ve bombed almost each civilian building. Every other building has a bomb in it. They’re doing everything for Kharkiv to disappear.”

What helps her feel less lonely is being able to help friends and family navigate their way out of their towns under siege, she said. Her loved ones trying to escape are not able to think clearly while in shock, so Petraglia is offering encouragement while providing literal directions.

When Petraglia makes contact with friends in Ukraine, they often ask when President Joe Biden and other world leaders will call on NATO to implement a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine, which would limit attacks from Russian warplanes. Western leaders have firmly rejected the request, fearing it would lead to conflict between U.S. and Russian fighter jets, which could create an even more catastrophic conflict, or World War III. “If the world does not get involved, Putin will take the countries surrounding Ukraine, because he’ll feel no one has enough power to stop him,” Petraglia said.

“If Ukraine loses, it will be dangerous to everybody,” she continued. “I’m not feeling safe in Colorado. I’m all the time telling my husband to look and see how far bunkers in Colorado are and where they are on the map because (Putin) is insane. And if you’re thinking that it’s a war between Ukraine and Russia, it’s not anymore.”

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow discussed the war with the Colorado Sun on Thursday. The Centennial Democrat, who is a member of the House Armed Services and House Intelligence Committees, said many are calling on the

U.S. to move from imposing sanctions to a more aggressive boots-on-theground approach. But the threat of a nuclear conflict with Russia makes that unlikely.

Putin has dreamed about recreating the Soviet Union and its sphere of influence since its collapse in 1991, Crow said. Annexing Ukraine is the most important step to rebuilding that empire, Putin believes, and now he’s using force to absorb Ukraine, which he considers Russian, Crow said.

He’s cutting off food and electricity supply now, while bombing the country until it either surrenders or collapses, which is a war crime, Crow said. He said Putin will likely not agree to a ceasefire because that would be viewed as weakness.

Now, Ukrainians in Colorado are doing whatever they can from afar.

Soloviov, the student at Colorado State, said he already had plans to become a diplomat or ambassador to Europe.

“Now with the war going on, I want to do it even more, because clearly, we didn’t work hard enough and fast enough to make Ukraine a part of the European Union and NATO,” he said. “And now people are having way more struggles and it could have been stopped.”

Doiun gets offended when Americans incorrectly call her country “the Ukraine” or when they pronounce the silent “K” at the front of Kharkiv.

But one glimmer of hope during the conflict, she said, is that Americans are becoming more educated about Ukraine and the aggression it has faced from Russian leaders for years.

The war has challenged every aspect of the life of Victoria Katsuba, a Colorado State student whose family is from Rivne, Ukraine. But the war

has made her more proud of being from Ukraine. She said she hopes xenophobia against Russians does not increase, because the war was waged by their leaders, not Russian civilians.

“It’s complex, and I think when people lose their humanity and just focus on one thing besides focusing on a lot of perspectives, it gets hard,” she said. “A lot of things can happen at the same time. Just being knowledgeable and doing your research and doing better for your community, I think, is going to be a step up.”

How to help • Humanitarian groups, such as the local Ukrainians of Colorado and Razom for Ukraine are collecting medical supplies to send to Ukraine.

• Nova Ukraine is assembling care packages for people in Ukraine.

• United Help Ukraine and Sunflower of Peace are groups providing firstaid backpacks to paramedics, doctors and others on the frontlines.

• Voices of Children is helping to provide psychological support to Ukrainian children affected by the war.

• The Kyiv Independent is working to support local journalists covering the war from neighboring countries.

• On March 31, Colorado State University is hosting a documentary and panel discussion about post-Soviet corruption, among other topics.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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alkarie Gallery, 455 S. Saulsbury St., Lakewood, offers workshops March 21, 22 and April 7, 9 at noon, 3 and 6 p.m. on painting the elaborate and beautiful Pysanky, Ukranian Easter eggs. A $100 donation to the International Rescue Committee to assist with Ukranian Aid, plus a $1 ticket fee, will get you a workshop spot. Visit the shop and select a time to register your space (10 people per class). Then email your confirmation of a $100 donation. Teacher Maria Valen-

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tina Sheets learned from a Ukraine native and will teach the traditional beeswax-resist technique. 972-6728965. All proceeds will go directly to Ukraine Aid.

Ovation West Ovation West Musical Theatre will present “Godspell” by Michael Tebelak, book, and Stephen

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Schwartz, music and lyrics.

Performances: March 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver and April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 10 at 2:30 p.m. at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Tickets cost $30/$26/$20, ovationwest.org or 303-674-4002.

Road in unincorporated Arapahoe County, between noon and 2 p.m. on March 27 to enjoy crafts for the kids and information about the many library services available.

From 12:30 to 1:30, there will be an interactive performance by LogoLi, a Colorado-based West African drum and dance troupe. 303-5427279, arapahoelibraries.org/events.

Library open house The Arapahoe Libraries community is invited to an open house at Eloise May Library, 1471 S. Parker

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Sloane Siegal, 12, of Newton Middle School, was the fifth-place competitor in the oratory contest hosted by the Littleton Optimist Club.

Athena Vimal, 15, of Mountain Vista High School, came in second at the Littleton Optimist Club Annual Oratorical Contest.

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“Healing the World with Optimism” was the topic stated for five young women from the area who competed in the 2022 edition of the Annual Oratorical Contest, sponsored by the Littleton Optimist Club.

The club awards $500 to its winner, a start on a college scholarship. That person goes on to compete at state level — and perhaps, district and national. Finally, a World Championship winner is announced, with enough scholarship money to head to college for a degree.

This year, the contest was held via Zoom, instead of in Bemis Li-

Rose Webster, 17, from George Washington High School in Denver, will now compete in the district level of Optimist oratory competitions after taking first place at the Littleton contest.

Lynae Lambert, 16, of Arapahoe High School, took third place in the Littleton Optimist Club Annual Oratorical Contest.

brary’s lower-level meeting room, which meant that the buzz of excitement felt in a crowd of students, families and teachers was missing, but the five young women who competed were energetic and composed.

Contestants were: Rose Webster, 17, from George Washington High School in Denver, first place; Athena Vimal, 15, Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch, second place; Lynae Lambert, 16, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, third place; Hailey Hatch, 13, Mountain Ridge Middle School, Highlands Ranch, fourth place; and Sloane Siegal, 12, Newton Middle School, Littleton, fifth place.

Optimist International information says that this is the longestrunning program sponsored by the organization, which focuses on supporting young people through this and other programs.

Prizes are awarded at club, district and world/regional levels.

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Hailey Hatch, 13, of Mountain Ridge Middle School, was the fourth-place winner in the oratory contest held by the Littleton Optimist COURTESY PHOTOS Club.

in 1928.

At the district level, Webster’s next stop, there will be scholarships of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000 and the winner there will go to the World Championship Oratorical Contest, date and location to be announced.

Eligible contestants must be under 19 as of Oct. 1 of the current Optimist International contest year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) who have not yet completed secondary school or its equivalent, and interested contestants were told to prepare a four- to five-minute speech on the designated subject, with each club winner expected to move on to district contests, where scholarships are again awarded.

CEGEP students in Canada are also eligible.

Littleton Optimist Club member Darrell Schulte has been club chairman for this contest for a number of years.

The organization also holds an essay contest for young people.

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have a solo show, “Patterns of Consumption,” at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton from April 1 to June 26.

It will look at our interrelationship with plastic — the material we love to hate. A community art project in March and April will help the public understand how much single-use plastic they use in a week. The results will be displayed at a community event in June. To participate, contact Moira Casey, exhibit curator, mcasey@littleton.gov.

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Rediscovering Orwell at the Arvada Center

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s the author of some of the most searing indictments of the damage governments and people can do, George Orwell has become synonymous with the kind of prescience most artists only dream of. But all of that doesn’t mean his work can’t also be extremely entertaining.

Jessica Robblee’s production at the Arvada Center of Orwell’s legendary “Animal Farm” proves that even the most familiar of stories are capable of being told in unique ways while conveying powerful truths.

“Orwell designed the story to be carried across borders, so he chose his allegory really deliberately. He wanted to use universally recognizable imagery,” Robblee, who handled both adaptation and directing duties, explained. “The show is relatable — audiences are observing and listening to characters mystified by the circumstances they’re in and puzzling through scary times. That doesn’t feel very far from the conversations we’ve all been having these days.”

“Animal Farm” runs at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Saturday, May 21. Most performances are at 7:30 p.m., with some at 1 and 2 p.m. The show is part of the center’s Black Box Repertory Theatre season.

Based on Nelson Bond’s adaptation, the show focuses on a farm where animals decide to take over the running of their farm when the current owner isn’t up to the task.

An allegory on the Russian Revolu-

tion and early Soviet Union, the story retains its power COMING because of the ATTRACTIONS truths contained in its plot and characters.

“It’s the timehonored cycle: the few oppress the many (by force, by controlling information or by hoarding resources), people rise Clarke Reader up against this system to change it, and then — amid the difficulty and confusion of trying to find a new way to do things — we slide back into the old system,” Robblee said. “So much of that backslide comes from fear (people scared of losing control) and of course from folks having a good old-fashioned appetite for power. Orwell wondered if that appetite might not be more problematic than violence, even.”

By bringing this famous story to life on the stage, Robblee, the cast and crew hope audiences will be inspired to change the way we think about the patterns we’re stuck in.

“The play is surprising in how it holds both joy and darkness, both comedy and tragedy,” she said. “It points out what I think many of us feel — that there’s a necessity for us to operate differently. That’s hard to do even on a personal level… and improving systems on a societal level is an intensely daunting task. But

the alternative is horrifying. I think Orwell wants us to get that we must reframe our practice of thinking, even if it’s uncomfortable.”

For information and tickets, visit https://arvadacenter.org/events/ animal-farm.

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Get into the mind of a child at Clyfford Still The Clyfford Still Museum’s latest exhibit goes in-depth on how children think about the art that speaks to them. “Clyfford Still, Art, and the Young Mind” runs at the museum, 1250 Bannock St. in Denver, through Aug. 7. The exhibit was co-curated with children from six months old to age eight from all over the state but was designed to engage visitors of all ages.

According to provided information, the interactive exhibit uses existing research about what kinds of art children like at different points in their development and organizes the works into five gallery themes: high contrast, scale, pattern, the world around us and color. Visit https:// clyffordstillmuseum.org/youngminds for more information.

Step into Frida Kahlo’s world A true artist can bring the viewer into their world with the power of the work they created. Frida Kahlo was an artist of tremendous power; one whose creations charge the imagination. And now the Immersive Frida Kahlo exhibition offers a

Stories on Stage Stories On Stage presents “Think Outside the Book X, Y and Z.” Stories on Stage will perform for in-person seating at 2 p.m. on April 3. Virtual performances begin at 7 p.m. on April 8 and will be available for viewing anytime thereafter.

Tickets: 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org.

chance to really step into her world.

The event runs at Lighthouse Denver, 3900 Elati St., through May 30. The exhibit is from the same team behind the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit and features some of Kahlo’s most popular works brought to life by Italy’s Massimiliano Siccardi. There will be yoga classes and special date night activities hosted as part of the exhibit.

Tickets are available at immersivefrida.com/Denver.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Clairo at the Fillmore Auditorium Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, who records under the name Clairo, first made a name for herself with music that blended pop with lo-fi electronic elements. But last year she released her sophomore album “Sling,” which traded that in for stripped down acoustic guitars and searching, incisive lyricism.

In support of the record Clairo will be stopping by the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 20.

Clairo will be joined by Arlo Parks, a British singer/songwriter whose debut album was released in 2021 and appeared on numerous best of the year lists.

Get tickets at www.livenation.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

Newman Center Presents “National Geographic LIVE: Secrets of Whales With Brian Skerry” will run on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall. Newman Center is at 2311 E. Iliff Ave. on the University of Denver campus. 303-871-7720, newmancenterpresents.com.

Alamo Drafthouse Littleton’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the Aspen Grove shopping center along Santa Fe Drive is reopened and remodeled, with a food and drinks menu available again. drafthouse.com/theater/littleton.

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Summer Camps & Programs 2022 A Child’s Touch Summer Camps:

Avid4 Adventure:

Summer Camp kids are divided into three age groups between pre-school age and 13.

Children are able to form friendships, and partake in age-appropriate activities.

The Castle Rock summer day camps teach kindergarten through 12th graders of every ability level a range of outdoor adventures, introducing them to the parks, trails and mountains in the surrounding area and getting them excited to stay active. The program has several day camp options in Castle Rock plus resident overnight camp options less than 2 hours from Castle Rock and expedition camp options leaving from Louisville.

For information, visit www.AChild’sTouch.com Arvada Center programs: This summer, the Arvada Center is offering a variety of half-day camps and prescheduled full-day camp packages. These full day packages combine morning and afternoon sessions for a day of arts activities, while also limiting interactions between other campers not in the same sessions.

Some of the 2022 programs include: • • • • • • •

Ceramics Dance Drama Digital arts Humanities Music Visual arts

Audience of One is a music theater company committed to developing character, integrity, teamwork and leadership in our youth through the theatrical and arts experience.

These skills will enable them to succeed and joyfully serve their community. Camps are available to children ages 5 through 18.

Camps include:

During this dynamic, high-energy program, young innovators will:

For information, visit https://avid4.com/ castle-rock-colorado-summer-camps.

Chatfield Stables: With a variety of summer camp programs, Chatfield Stables offers programs to children 7 and older. This is a hands-on only horse camp. Each child is assigned a horse to take care of for the entire week. They learn safety and horse care from the ground up including grooming, saddling

The summer workshops at the Children’s Museum of Denver are designed to offer a little something extra with extended fun and learning in the museum’s most popular exhibits.

For information, www.MyChildMuseum.org The Golden Community Center offers day camp for kids age 5 to 12 and those turning 13 during the summer months. The state-licensed summer camp programs are full days with drop off between 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and pick up between 3 and 5 p.m. For more details, visit the website for the full summer camp brochure.

For information, visit www.AO1Theater.org

For information, visit www.cityofgolden.net/ play/recreation-attractions/community-center/ KSHOP 5/7 WORday-camp/.

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• Dive into cutting-edge ocean research as they adopt their own robotic fish, design and patent aquatic plants, and take their fish friend home in a mini tank.

• Combine science and art to build their own robotic artist, engage in design thinking, make spin art and learn how inventions can change the way people create.

• Discover real space exploration technology when they create Spacepacks and AstroArm devices, mine an asteroid and observe erupting ice volcanoes.

• Experiment with the fun of physics, engineering and gaming as they design, build and test their own mega marble arcades.

The program is available in the following Front Range cities: • Aurora • Castle Rock • Denver • Lakewood • Greenwood Village • Littleton • Highlands Ranch • Arvada For information, visit https://spacevoyage.com/

Children’s Museum of Denver Summer Camp:

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In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF), the nationally acclaimed Camp Invention program is coming to the Denver metro area for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. This weeklong summer adventure provides opportunities for open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more.

Rotating through a variety of activities each day, children have fun collaborating with friends, thinking creatively and inventing their own solutions to real-world challenges.

The all-new 2022 program will thrill both new and returning campers with an expedition full of far-reaching explorations, fascinating discoveries and exhilarating “a-ha” moments.

For information, visit http://www.chatfieldstables.com/horse-camps.html

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City of Lakewood summer program:

City of Lone Tree:

The City of Lakewood offers camps for kids and teens throughout the year. Parents can register children for a variety of camps either online or by phone. Some camp options include:

Summer camp is the perfect place for kids to be kids, especially after the last year of evolving school schedules and modified activities. Douglas County Libraries is offering an array of in-person summer camps for kids ages 4 to 11 at Camp DCL, June 7 through Aug. 6.

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Gymnastics Climbing Athletics STEM Adventure camp

For information, visit cityoflonetree.com/ dcl-summer-camps-help-kids-make-up-forlost-social-learning-time/.

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City of Thornton: The City of Thornton hosts a variety of classes and programs each summer.

Watch for the 2022 guide at www.thorntonco.gov/recreation/Pages/.

KidzToPros STEM: With multiple locations across the Front Range, KidzToPros focuses on pushing campers to build valuable STEM, arts and sports skills through in-person or online summer camps. Camps are available in: • Jefferson County • Adams County • Douglas County For information, visit www.KidzToPros.com Code Ninja: These camps are slated to spark a child’s inner ninja and transform their love of technology and video games into new skills. The camp is for children ages 5 and 15. Code Ninja camps are available across the Denver metro area. For information, visit: • Castle Rock: www.codeninjas.com/cocastle-rock/camps • Highlands Ranch: www.codeninjas.com/ co-highlands-ranch-wildcat-reserve/ camps • Parker: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/parker

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• Thornton: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/thornton • Arvada: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/arvada Denver Zoo Summer Camps: The zoo’s safari camps are aimed at children with a drive and desire to discover the world of animals.

Camps feature: • • • •

Animal experiences Zoo expeditions Engineering authentic solutions Real-world challenges

For information, visit www.DenverZoo.org/safari-camps/

Space Voyage Space Camp: This program immerses students in “thinking like an astronaut.” This year, Space Voyage is in its 31st year of space camp, inspiring kids and encouraging problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills.

Space Voyage offers learning and confidence building within a space motif. Space Voyage brings to life the importance of math and science, builds confidence through genuine achievement, creates a sense of belonging, and offers a fun and fantastic place for kids to learn and grow.

Space camp is the highlight of the summer for many students. Launch nine-foot rockets, fly simulators and learn about space. Pathfinder ages 6-7, Cadets ages 9-14, Interns ages 14+.

Summer 2022 offers six full weeks of day camp, Monday through Friday, June 13 through July 29. Come for one or more weeks. Discounts available.

Space Voyage Summer Camp challenges kids ages 6-15 to “think like an Astronaut.”

This day camp, in Littleton, offers a high-energy, hands-on program. We offer six weeks of camp. Come for one or more weeks. It will be the best week of the summer.

For information, visit the website https://spacevoyage.com/camp/ or call 303-985-3143

Downtown Aquarium Summer Camps: Throughout the summer, the Denver aquarium hosts a variety of programs for children of all ages. Some programs include: • • • •

World Oceans Day Sea safari summer camp Zoologist for a day Marine biologist for a day

For information, visit www.AquariumRestaurants.com Everbrook Academy: Tapping into a world of wonder, Camp Everbrook provides activities to enhance learning and create an atmosphere to make new friends.

For information, visit www.everbrookacademy.com Open to a variety of ages; camp activities

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Evergreen Country Day Summer Camp: Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp offers opportunities for children to continue learning, growing, honing their skills, amplifying their interests, and making friends.

With a range of classes designed for early childhood, elementary, and middle-school students, Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp sparks imaginations and energizes learning of children ages 2 to 15.

For information, visit https://evergreencountryday.org/programs/summer-camp/ Evergreen Parks and Recreation District: There are a variety of summer programs and camps available in 2022.

For information, visit www.evergreenrecreation.com/201/Camps Some of this year’s camps include: • • • • • •

Summer adventure camp Outdoor climbing camp Gymnastics camp Outdoor adventure camp Boating camp Summer sports camp

GameBreaker Lacrosse: The program will be running Colorado day camps for boys and girls in Littleton this

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summer. Lacrosse campers will work on their individual stick skills and positional training and learn team concepts and situational gameplay daily. Half-day and day camper options are offered.

For more information, visit https://laxcamps.com.

HRCA summer camp programs: Each year, the Highlands Ranch Community Association hosts a variety of summer camps for children ages 5 and 12. In 2022, the summer camp catalogue is full of variety with theater and sports to science and more.

Tutoring Center: While summer is all about rest and fun, it is also important to make time for keeping up and enhancing academic skills. Through a variety of programs at the Tutoring Center of Golden, children can keep up with reading, math and writing. Some of the programs at the center include: • Geniuses in Training Program • Reading Program • Writing Enhancement Program • Little Geniuses in Training For information, visit https://golden.tutoringcenter.com

Some of the 2022 programs include: • • • • •

Camping Splish Splash Colors of the week Music palooza Adventure land

For information, visit www.HRCAOnline.org.

Kent Denver School: The full summer program at Kent Denver School offers all children ages 3–18 the opportunity to experience innovative, creative, hands-on learning in the arts, athletics, academics, and technology and design. Summer programs include: • • • •

A summer day camp Athletics Academics Innovation and technology

For information, visit www.kentdenver.org/ about/summer/summeratkds.

KidsConnections: The annual Englewood KidsConnection summer camp program is on schedule. Ses-

sions are held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday from May 31 through Aug. 5.

The KidConnections camp provides: • • • •

Social and emotional growth Connections with new friends An answer to summer boredom New experiences

For information, visit https://www.englewoodco.gov/parks-recreation-library-golf/ play-englewood/programs/youth/2021kidconnections-summer-camp.

KidzArt: These camps offer curriculum geared to stretch minds, exercise imaginations, and introduce new idea-generating techniques, all while having fun and building confidence.

For information, visit: • www.kidzart.com/franchise/castle-rock/ • www.kidzart.com/franchise/highlandsranch • www.kidzart.com/franchise/lone-tree

Littleton Parks, Recreation and Community Education: The local program will offer a variety of summer activities with registration ongoing.

Sports and other programs will be available throughout the summer.

choices range in half-day or full-day musical theater options for elementary, middle and high school age groups.

Camp options include: • Performing arts mini camps • Musical theater show camps

For information, visit https://littletonma. myrec.com/info/activities/.

For information, visit www.paacolorado.org/ theatre-summer-camp/

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Summer camps are available for youth ages 4 and 18 between June 6 and Aug. 5. Programs include half-day and full-day options.

Some of the summer programs include:

Looking for something unique for kids this summer? Music has become increasingly popular through the years, and the Golden/ Lakewood locations for School of Rock have plenty of offer, including:

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Performing Arts Academy:

Guitar lessons Drum lessons Singing/vocal lessons Keyboard lessons Bass lessons

Performing Arts Academy has a selection of both one-week and two-week programs. The

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Venue Theatre: The Venue Theatre Company, founded in 2013 as an educational 501c3 nonprofit, provides enriching performing arts education for the youth of the greater Denver and Foothills area. With highly trained, Broadway-experienced educators, The Venue meets all children at the level they are currently at and encourages them to develop their skills both as performers and as individuals.

In the summer of 2022, The Venue is already accepting registration for the “Sound of Music”. The production is open to students in first and 12th grades.

Details and dates include: • Parent meeting: May 16 • Audition Workshop: May 7, 10 a.m.

• Rehearsals start – May 23 • Auditions: May 9 and May 10 • Read-through – May 16 For more information, visit www.theVenuetheatre.com

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Learn to make videos and movies through a program that includes video and movie making camps, theater and acting camps through STEAM-Based, hands-on curriculum. The summer program is for children ages 6 and 16.

For information, visit talktothecamera.com.

South Suburban Parks and Recreation: The regional organization provides a variety of program year-round and during summer.

Find programs in the following locations: • • • •

The Family Sports Center in Centennial Lone Tree Recreation Center Sheridan Recreation Center The Douglas H. Buck Community Center in Littleton • The Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial For information, visit www.sspd.org

Young Americans: Summer day camps are a way for young people to experience FUNancial education through an award-winning program, which is facilitated by the Young Americans Center for Financial Education staff. These dynamic camps, while emphasizing fun, feature interactive activities, hands-on application of instruction as well as outdoor time on our beautiful program deck. Camps are available for youth entering third through eighth grade in the 2022-23 school year. Camps are available in Denver and Lakewood.

For information, visit https://yacenter.org/summer-camps/

Tigar Gymnastics Camps: The Wheat Ridge center offers a variety of classes and programs throughout the summer, including: • • • •

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Town of Castle Rock: The town hosts both half-day and all-day

Wings Over the Rockies: Besides providing daily education and entertainment to the community, the Wings over the Rockies Air & Space Museum offers a summer program for kids. The in-person camps cover STEAM-related subjects for elementary, middle and high-school aged students. Camps are held at the main museum in Denver and the Centennial Airport.

Camp options include: • Engineering to Mars – A camp designed to prepare future astronauts, scientists and engineers for all the challenges the red planet has to offer. This camp is offered at The Air & Space Museum in Denver • Skyward – This option is for campers who are serious about aviation. This session offers an in-depth look at airplanes and helicopters, airport operations, and a chance to interact with aviation professionals who believe that it’s never too early to get started. This camp is held at the Centennial Airport off Arapahoe Road. https://wingsmuseum.org/camps/

camps every year. The 2022 program is currently accepting registrations.

To learn more, visit www.crgov.com/3270/Summer-Camps.

Programs offered in full-and half-day programs include: • Athletics and adventure • Summer jedi and fencing • Adventure club Town of Parker: Each year the town offers a variety of summer programs for children. In 2022, some of the scheduled activities include: • • • • •

Cooks and books camp Farm-to-table cooking STEAM superheroes Rollercoaster science Sports camps

For information, visit parkerrec.com/1921/ Summer-Camps-for-Kids.

Activities include: • • • • •

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YMCA summer camp programs: With recreation centers across the Front Range, the YMCA offers a variety of summer camp programs for all ages.

Some of the summer programs include: • Summer day camps at 20 locations • Specialty day camp and adventure camp at the Arvada and University Hills YMCA • Sports camp For information in your area, visit www. denverymca.org/programs/youth-programs/ summer-camp.

Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation Sun Camp: Wheat Ridge operates a summer Sun Camp for children ages of 6 and 13. The program is available during the Jefferson County Public Schools’ spring, summer and winter breaks.

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Visit local landmarks. Just because it’s not a traditional vacation doesn’t mean you can’t pretend to be tourists. Start by visiting the places you recommend to friends and family from out of town or pick up a city guidebook to uncover hidden spots you may

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yard. Pitch a tent to sleep under the stars and plan a night full of traditional camping activities like roasting s’mores, telling spooky stories by flashlight and trying to identify stars and constellations.

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then take advantage of the open space for a family walk or game of tag before retreating to the playground to let the little ones expel any leftover energy.

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Visit an amusement park. No matter where you live, there’s probably an amusement or water park within driving distance. A quick online search before you arrive can help prepare a strategy for hitting the most popular thrill rides and waterslides while skipping those that may not provide quite the same entertainment value.

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March 17, 2022

Man convicted in 2020 fatal gas-station shooting

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A man walked up to a conveniencestore clerk and calmly asked for cigarettes. Then, just as calmly, he told the clerk to give him the contents of the cash register.

“It’s going to be you, your stomach or the money,” the man told the clerk. He added: “I can shoot you when I leave, or I can shoot you right now.”

The clerk placed cigarettes and money in a bag and handed it to the man, who said “thank you” right before shooting the clerk in the abdomen.

An Arapahoe County jury decided the shooter was Samuel Birch, finding him guilty on March 10 of several charges related to the murder and another robbery committed the same day at another convenience store. The suspect’s statements to the clerk were recorded on surveillance footage.

Birch was accused of the shooting and robbery at the Circle K convenience store at Quebec Street and County Line Road in Centennial, just north of Highlands Ranch, on the night of Nov. 26, 2020.

Defense attorneys framed the trial as resting upon the statements of Birch’s ex-girlfriend, who came forth and identified Birch as the shooter in the weeks after the incident.

The prosecution argued that the evidence points to Birch even without the former girlfriend’s recollections.

Birch is in his early 30s and at the time of the shooting was living in an apartment with his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Olson, in west Centennial.

The clerk, Mauricio Omar Perez, 24, died of the gunshot wound.

In a four-day trial this month, the jury in Arapahoe County District Court found Birch guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, two counts of aggravated robbery and tampering with physical evidence.

‘You’ll find out eventually’ Because the suspect’s face was covered on the security-camera footage, much of the trial focused on whether jurors could be sure Birch was the man in the videos.

The prosecution pointed to DNA from yellow gloves found in Birch’s Ford Fiesta car that matched Birch’s DNA, arguing the gloves appear to be the same ones the suspect wore while committing robbery.

Birch also appears to be the same height as the suspect based on “height strips” — markings that indicate how tall someone is on surveillance video — next to the doors at the convenience store.

But the prosecution attorneys also argued that Birch spoke as though he knew he were guilty of a serious crime on separate footage from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Birch was arrested for a separate incident on Dec. 7, 2020, after Douglas County sheriff’s deputies pursued him after a hit-and-run crash, according to court testimony. In body-worn camera footage from the Douglas County scene, Birch repeatedly asks deputies for a cigarette.

“Would you light one of those for me, though? I’m about to go to jail for a very long time,” Birch says to a deputy. He adds: “I’m about to be in there for years, bro.”

When Douglas County sheriff’s personnel ask what his name is, according to the prosecution, Birch says:

“You know (what) it is; you’ll find out eventually.”

Birch thought deputies were going to connect him to the Centennial robbery and shooting, said Lisa Gramer, one of the prosecuting attorneys.

Gramer told the jury: “Your common sense and life experience and reason tells you that his statements to (Douglas County deputies) were not because of a DUI and crash.”

Authorities found .22-caliber ammunition in the apartment where Birch stayed and in his car, appearing to match the bullet that killed Perez, Gramer argued.

Earlier testimony in the case from Arapahoe County sheriff’s Investigator Ben Bussard said the weight of the projectile in the incident is consistent with a .22 round but could not state whether it was consistent with rounds of different sizes and potentially other calibers, defense attorney Grayson Lindstrom had argued during an earlier hearing.

One of Birch’s gloves tested positive for gunshot residue, Gramer said during trial.

Birch chose not to testify during the trial.

Confession alleged Defense attorney Lindstrom argued that “this case rests on the word of one person: Ms. Olson.”

Olson, 28, testified that she was lying in bed when Birch told her about the robbery and that he showed her the cash.

“I just turned away. I, like, rolled over in the bed. I just didn’t believe it,” Olson said in court.

Soon after, Olson saw in a news report that a clerk had been shot during the robbery, she told the court.

“I believe (Birch) said the clerk had a gun and maybe was trying to shoot back,” Olson recalled.

Perez didn’t appear to be armed, according to surveillance footage.

Speaking about why she didn’t go to police right after Birch allegedly told her about committing the robbery, she said: “Honestly, I was just really scared.”

Birch burned items of clothing in the fireplace in their apartment to avoid being identified from the surveillance footage, the prosecution argued.

The defense argued Olson’s actions made her uncredible, pointing out that she didn’t end her relationship with Birch even though she was told Birch killed someone and committed robbery and she allegedly saw him destroying evidence.

“That’s not the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Lindstrom said.

Olson ended her relationship with Birch after learning he had police contact in Douglas County, Lindstrom added.

The prosecution argued Olson did not want to believe the person she loved was capable of committing the crimes — and she was worried about “how (Birch) was behaving and what he would do,” Gramer said.

Gramer underscored that Olson was the one who reached out to police — it wasn’t that she ended up speaking to police because they found out about her involvement.

“She has absolutely no motive to make this up,” said Gramer, adding that Olson “doesn’t get any money out of this.”

‘Spent that money on drugs’ Birch was also accused of robbing an-

other gas station on the same day as the other robbery, at Arapahoe Road near Havana Street in central Centennial at about 4:30 p.m.

The suspect in that robbery entered the Conoco gas station and pointed a handgun at the clerk, according to information previously released by the Arapahoe sheriff’s office. The clerk gave the suspect the cash drawer, and then the suspect fired a single round into the ceiling. (That clerk was not injured.)

The prosecution also argued that Birch’s “desperate” need for drugs fueled the robberies.

Around the time of the robberies, Olson had tested positive for COVID-19 — and she was the main source of income for herself and Birch, she told the court.

“He found out that his girlfriend was sick with COVID, and they weren’t going to have money flow anymore,” Gramer said.

Text messages from Birch show he was looking for some type of pills, the prosecution argued.

“And we know that in the Conoco robbery, he’s much more agitated,” Gramer said.

At 5:07 p.m. that day, Birch says he has money and wants to buy the substance via a text message, the prosecution said. Shortly after, in response, he’s told to “come over,” Gramer said.

“And then the robbery at the Circle K takes place at (around 6:30),” Gramer said. “And you can see he’s much more relaxed in this robbery.”

Birch also later sent Olson a text that said, “I spent that money from

last night on drugs,” according to the evindence shown in court.

Examining clothing A key piece of evidence was a sweatshirt covered in paint, which prosecutors argued was the same sweatshirt surveillance footage caught the shooter wearing that read, “No pain, no Jane.”

Olson said Birch asked her to paint over the sweatshirt and that it bore that phrase.

Authorities were able to examine the sweatshirt with several different light sources but could not see anything other than the outermost layer of paint, according to court testimony.

Lindstrom, one of the defense attorneys, criticized the way the sweatshirt was examined and argued more could have been done to see what was underneath the paint.

Authorities should have tried to “take a Q-tip and dip it in paint thinner” and test whether it would damage the outer parts of the sweatshirt to evaluate whether that tool could have been safely used to remove paint from the relevant part of the clothing, Lindstrom said.

The prosecution maintained that it was Birch’s sweatshirt that was pictured in the surveillance footage.

For Birch not to be the person who committed the crimes, Gramer said, “The coincidence would have to be you have a painted sweatshirt, .22s in your home, .22s in your car, gloves that match” the ones from the crime scene.

Previously, Birch has pleaded guilty to burglary of a building in 2013, to assault in 2013 and to criminal mischief in 2015, according to online court records.

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The Arc of Colorado: creating an inclusive community Services for people with I/DD go above and beyond

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The Arc has 15 chapters in the state of Colorado that cover the state, and they are all independent nonprofits funded by Arc Thrift Stores. There are 30 Arc Thrift Stores across the state, and Arc is the largest company employing disabled people in Colorado.

Luke Wheeland is the director of community outreach, education and communications for The Arc of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties. He explained how the money from the thrift stores translates into services for those with disabilities.

“That funding allows advocacy for people with I/DD for their lifecycle, from birth to death, for free,” Wheeland said.

Lynn Meyer started seeking services with The Arc when her son, David, was in grade school. David is now 39 and has Down syndrome.

They live in Greenwood Village in Arapahoe County.

Meyer described David as “a pretty typical human being,” who loves sports, video games, movies and hanging out with his friends.

He has worked at King Sooper’s for over 21 years. David is mostly non-verbal, so once he turned 18, Meyer pursued a guardianship to help make decisions for him.

Meyer said that while now she knows about many resources, she recognizes that some of the information can be hard to process alone.

“There are so many resources out there, but you’ve got to have a point of contact who knows both the resources and what your family may need,” she said.

That’s where programs like The Arc come in. They helped with IEP navigation in school, paperwork and offered many social groups for David.

“It’s really been the folks at The Arc who have helped at the school, who have helped with these fights with Medicaid, who have helped interpret what the state is saying in regards to David’s benefits,” Meyer said.

Meyer sees the value in services that The Arc provides, not only for people like David, but for those with invisible disabilities.

She said she has a daughter with invisible disabilities, but without obvious physical indicators, she often gets overlooked.

“Some disabilities are just as challenging, but not obvious,” Meyer said.

Other people with disabilities access The Arc later in life, and have different paths in the program.

Roxy, 19, who asked to be identified by her first name only, has Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare

disorder which affects her appetite. She and her family live near Castle Rock in Douglas County. As her mom, Charlotte, describes it, without supervision, Roxy could eat herself to death.

Growing up, Roxy had an IEP in school but otherwise did not have a lot of intervention. When Roxy was a junior thinking about life after highschool, Charlotte began to look for resources.

“Junior year came along, and all of a sudden I got really anxious,” Charlotte said.

The family found a class at The Arc called “step up into life after high school,” and got some valuable advice to move forward. The program emphasized that now Roxy was an adult, and her opinions and desires should be prioritized.

Roxy graduated high school in 2020, and decided she wanted to study nursing. She attended junior college for a little over a semester, but was unable to control herself around food, leading to health problems.

Back at home now, Roxy is adjusting to online classes. She has plans for her future, and they involve pursuing more of her passions.

“Become a nurse, do more dancing and theater,” Roxy said.

Roxy loves animals and enjoys playing games like poker and chess. She has advice for other people with disabilities: “Do what they wanna do, and do things they like to do,” she said.

The Arc has helped Roxy get a Supported Living Services or SLS waiver through Medicaid, which provides services like funding for participating in certain community groups, which includes a theater program for Roxy.

The Arc supports anyone with an I/DD, and any child with an IEP or 504 plan. The group centers itself around three types of advocacy: systems advocacy, which includes legislation, bills, finances and navigating the system, child advocacy, which supports the special education system, and adult advocacy, to help adults with disabilities navigate employment, apply for benefits, find housing, transport and more.

While The Arc serves people with I/DD, it never shies away from helping people with other disabilities. With a great network of resources, their staff can help connect people with the right services.

“If families don’t know where to turn, they can turn to any Arc chapter,” Wheeland said. “We never leave people hanging.”

Beyond just advocacy services, The Arc works to create a community that is for everyone; with or without disabilities. The branches offer events like Oscar watching parties, craft/paint nights, game nights and more. During peak times of COVID-19, The Arc offered online programs like trivia, where people all over the country could tune in to play.

If you or someone you know has an I/DD and would like to find out more about The Arc of Colorado, visit thearcofco.org.

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School board to discuss appealing judge’s ruling on March 22 Insurance will not pay legal fees for lawsuit

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a more than 90-minute discussion and slew of 4-3 votes on the proper way to move forward, the Douglas County School Board opted to make an official decision on how to respond to a judge’s injunction order at the regular March 22 meeting.

With the discussion originally slated to last for 30 minutes, the special meeting on the morning of March 11 lasted a lot longer as several board members said they did not understand what the March 9 injunction order from Douglas County District Court Judge Jeffrey Holmes means.

Board member David Ray said he thinks the order means the board needs to follow open meeting laws and move forward accordingly.

Majority board members, consisting of President Mike Peterson, Becky Myers, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar, said they would like to possibly appeal the judge’s ruling and get better clarification as to what it means.

In the March 9 ruling, Holmes granted a preliminary injunction requested by Douglas County resident Robert Marshall, who sued the school board and its majority members in February, alleging the majority violated the state’s open meeting laws during discussions regarding the removal of Superintendent Corey Wise.

The board majority fired Wise without cause in a publicly noticed special meeting on Feb. 4.

Holmes wrote in his order that the evidence indicated that in nonpublic meetings, the majority board members committed to fire Wise.

Myers said she does not believe majority board members did anything wrong in the discussions and events that led up to Wise officially being fired in an open meeting.

Based on discussions during the special meeting, the majority board members are pushing for an appeal, while minority board members said it is time to accept the judge’s ruling and move on.

One issue brought to light by board member Elizabeth Hanson and fellow minority directors David Ray and Susan Meek is that insurance will not cover the costs of the lawsuit, which means any appeals must be paid through school district funds.

Peterson said appealing the judge’s order is about getting more clarification for current and future boards on what the injunction means.

In considering an appeal, Meek asked fellow board members to give it serious consideration before opting to spend tens of thousands of dollars to argue it.

Ray again stressed that the board should accept the judge’s ruling, move forward and conduct public business in the open.

Hanson told majority board members if they want to appeal the ruling, “do it on your own dime and not the school district’s.” The district

Douglas County School Board President Mike Peterson listens to discussion during a Feb. 8 study session.

has a fiduciary responsibility and it would be “absurd” for it to appeal, she said.

Also at issue during the special March 11 meeting was how the district is being served by legal counsel.

While Peterson, Myers, Williams and Winegar are specifically named in Marshall’s lawsuit, Hanson said she is not happy the law firm representing the school district appears to be communicating mostly with Peterson. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � The district is being represented � � � � � � � by the Hall & Evans law firm, with attorney Matthew Hegarty attending the special meeting virtually.

Peterson stressed that part of the reason for the special meeting was to get organized and decide who the attorneys would address as the process moves forward.

The proposed resolution, which was not approved, called for Peterson to be the point person moving forward. Peterson said he had issues with that plan, proposing at one point to have the entire board part of all communications.

When pressed on why there was a need for a special meeting, Peterson said he had been told there was a 14-day window to appeal the judge’s decision.

Hegarty initially agreed, noting that if a board decision waited until the next regular meeting on March 22, he would not have enough time to meet the March 25 � deadline � � � � � to � fi� �le � � � � � the appeal. � � � � � � � However, as discussions continued, Hegarty said he was able to do conduct more research on Colorado appeals rules as the meeting continued, and said the board actually has 49 days to file.

With that, Peterson and the board moved to adjourn the special meeting and hold further discussions

on how to proceed at the March 22 meeting.

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LETTERS FROM PAGE 13

I have 21 years of data for our home natural gas and electricity costs. Although monthly costs have backed off from the 21-year high we saw this fall, and are back very close to the 21-year average, consumer concern for prices continuing to trend higher is an occurrence that need not be happening.

The $550 million in 2021 extra gas costs, the $1.7 billion Power Pathways transmission line project and the $7 billion alternative energy electric resource plan are just a few examples of what to expect from the rush to alternative energy in conjunction with the regulatory and legal stranglehold placed on bringing new supplies of natural gas into current generation platforms and the short-sighted, immature fear of nuclear energy. By comparison, per recent published estimates, a combined-cycle gas plant can be brought online for approximately $150 million.

Nuclear generation is a tried and true, safe, reliable and affordable source of power generation. Unfortunately, radical alarmist environmental groups, fossil fuel interests and the alternative energy industry continue to stand in the way of nuclear’s promise primarily for industry sector self-enrichment to

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That speaker was Zig Ziglar, and it was one of the most amazing experiences I had the opportunity to witness. How many people went home that day and told their children, their spouse, their siblings, their employees, their co-workers

the detriment of rate payers everywhere.

Rather than take advantage of nuclear and our vast supply of fossil fuels to bring more generation capacity on line, Xcel, due to regulatory mandates and legal requirements, is expanding the use of expensive alternative energy generation while at the same time asking customers to be unnecessarily restrictive in electricity usage.

If capacity stagnates, smart meters may be Xcel’s go-to to involuntarily reduce customer demand.

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Fossil fuel generation is now an incredibly clean source of power generation. Per the EPA, between 2005 and 2019, greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 11.7% and overall emissions by 33.1%. Current technology has reduced poisonous pollutants to almost zero.

In response to the quote from the Office of Utility Consumer Advocate that the transition to alternative energy is going to be expensive, I can only concur by saying, we ain’t seen nothing yet.

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Event center not senior center I am a senior living in Highlands Ranch since 1987. I attended the open house for the proposed Highlands Ranch Senior Center.

The building diagram showed 3-4 offices for Douglas County, a small fitness center that could be used for Silver Sneakers, a kitchen area, and a large open space that could be divided into smaller spaces to be used as needed. All the proposed programs are currently available through the recreation centers or the library. The 2019 cost for this building was $10 million from Highlands Ranch residents’ taxes. There are no figures for what it would cost in today’s dollars. This building can be used by anyone, it is not limited to seniors or residents of Highlands Ranch.

The proposed site will bring a lot of outside traffic into the heart of Highlands Ranch and increase traffic on one of the busiest and most dangerous streets in our community. This site will also change the topography and limit the size of one of the few remaining open spaces in Highlands Ranch. Please don’t let this happen! Email or call the Highlands Ranch Metro District and let them know you oppose the building of an event center while marketing it as a senior center, and/or sign the petition at change.org.

Kathryn Murphy, Highlands Ranch

What Kids First really means I read the resolution that Mike Peterson, the president of the DCSD Board of Education, is putting up for a vote. Now I’m no lawyer so my interpretation could be way off. But after I cut through all the Whereas’s and Therefore’s, this is what I read.

“We the KF Team got caught breaking the law while colluding about firing Superintendent Corey Wise. And because of our smugness and stupidity, we’re now being sued and could be in some serious legal trouble. So we have to stick together. And since we all know that there is only one guy at the helm of the KF Team, the one you look to for guidance on issues (and sometimes how to vote), you three women need to submit to his wisdom and let him do the talking for all of you. Besides, he’s already got a working relationship established with that expensive lawyer he hired at the taxpayers’ expense. And, don’t worry about a thing. You won’t be kept in the dark. His lawyer will give you all regular updates on the issues Mike deems important for you to know. Just say ‘Aye.’” Like I said. I’m no lawyer, but that’s how it sounds to me.

Mike Dubrovich Parker

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March 17, 2022

Legislature wants to stop tiny committees from appointing state lawmakers One in five lawmakers were appointed by a vacancy committee

BY JESSE PAUL AND SHANNON NAJMABADI THE COLORADO SUN

The Colorado legislature is trying to expand the number of people who sit on powerful vacancy committees charged with selecting replacements for state lawmakers who step down in the middle of their terms.

Right now the committees, which have the ability to select a state senator or representative who can for years represent tens of thousands of constituents at the state Capitol, can be made up of as few as three people.

Critics say panels that small are undemocratic.

“Mine was 10 people,” Sen. Bob Rankin, a Carbondale Republican, said of the vacancy committee that appointed him to his seat in 2019. “It needs to be a broader cross section of people, for sure.”

Nearly 1 in 4 lawmakers in the 2018 legislature had at some point been appointed to a statehouse seat or advanced from the House to the Senate through a vacancy committee appointment, according to a Colorado Sun analysis. State Rep. Dave Williams, a Colorado Springs Republican, cited the reporting in sponsoring a bill to expand vacancy committees.

The numbers have decreased

slightly since then. Nearly one-fifth of current House lawmakers were appointed to their seats at some point through the vacancy process.

Nine of 35 senators — or 26% — were also at some point in their statehouse careers hand-picked by the committees.

“I think the process itself is fundamentally flawed,” Williams said.

Sen. Nick Hinrichsen is the latest lawmaker to be appointed to their seat by a vacancy committee. The Pueblo Democrat was sworn in on Feb. 28 to replace Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, who has taken a job at the Pentagon.

Hinrichsen was already running this year to be elected to a full, fouryear Senate term in the competitive Senate District 3. Because of the vacancy appointment, he now has an incumbency advantage, underscoring the power of vacancy committees.

Colorado is one of a handful of states that use vacancy committees to fill the seats of politicians who resign in the middle of their terms.

Critics call the side-door to the Capitol undemocratic.

Other states use special elections or appointments by the governor or a county commission to fill vacated legislative seats.

Here’s how the vacancy committee process in Colorado, which is used by both Democrats and Republicans, works: Each state House and state Senate district in Colorado has a partisan central committee made up of dozens of precinct captains.

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The captains are selected at precinct caucuses, the every-other-year gatherings where party insiders convene at a set time and place, which can severely limit turnout.

The central committee can decide how to form a House or Senate district’s vacancy committee. Some vacancy committees are made up of a handful of people while others consist of the district’s entire central committee and more.

The person selected by a vacancy committee in most cases serves out the remainder of the term of the politician whose seat they are filling.

Williams’ measure, House Bill 1044, seeks to increase participation by requiring that, at a minimum, a district’s entire central committee be on the vacancy committee. The change would also apply to vacancy appointments for county commissions and the Colorado Board of Education.

Williams said the goal is to increase the “sample size” of electors.

He cited the 2019 appointment of state Rep. Perry Will, a New Castle Republican, by a six-member vacancy committee as an example of a panel that’s far too small.

“It doesn’t mean it was a bad decision,” he said. “I don’t think most of these vacancy committees are acting in bad faith or being malicious. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to safeguard against it.”

State Sen. Jeff Bridges, a Greenwood Village Democrat, is another one of the measure’s prime sponsors. He was advanced to his seat

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from the House in 2019 by a vacancy committee that he said had 165 voting members.

“Even though I still don’t think 165 people should be making a decision for 170,000 people on who their state senator should be, it is better than 10,” he said.

Bridges called House Bill 1044 “the best of all the bad options that we have.”

Others don’t see the size of the committees as a problem.

“I’m sure it happens, but those five people are probably the five most active people and the best, most knowledgeable folks within that district,” said state Rep. Alex Valdez, a Denver Democrat who voted no on the proposal.

Changing the rules mid-election cycle could also be confusing and make it more difficult for citizen candidates to participate, Valdez said.

“If the process hasn’t shown itself to be broken, it doesn’t need to be fixed and that’s especially true with democracy,” he said.

House Bill 1044 passed out of the House by a 46-18 vote. It’s now being considered by the Senate and is expected to advance to the governor’s desk.

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March 17, 2022

Parker brewery prepares for St. Patrick’s Day party

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Before Andy Barnett had his brewery in Parker, he was a hobbyist, making beers at home with the help of his ever-curious sidekick: his toddler son.

His son, who was about four at the time, always wanted to help with the brewing, Barnett said.

“For him it was like a science project,” Barnett said.

One day, his son wrote out a label for one of the beers, calling it Barnett and Son. Years later, Barnett used the same name for his business.

“Now this is like my hobby out of control,” Barnett said from the taproom in March. “I left the corporate job when we opened this and no looking back.”

Barnett and Son Brewing Co., located on Twenty Mile road near the corner of Mainstreet, has been open since May 2015. The local spot has a variety of beers on tap including the Parker Pilsner, a blonde stout and a mango sour.

“I think if there’s a theme here it’s that everything is balanced and drinkable,” he said. “Always we have something for everybody, light to dark, mild to hoppy.”

As spring gets closer and weather warms, the brewery is getting ready for one of their biggest events of the year: St. Patrick’s Day. This year, the event will consist Andy Barnett, owner of Barnett and Son Brewing Co. in Parker, poses for a portrait by the brewing equipment.

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March 17, 2022

Ron Miles, beloved fixture of Denver jazz scene, dead at 58

BY KYLE COOKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Ron Miles, a jazz trumpeter and legend of the Denver music scene, passed away March 8. He was 58 years old.

Miles died from polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder.

Following the news of his death, tributes to Miles, whose discography includes a dozen albums, flooded social media. Many people recalled taking his classes at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he taught for more than 30 years.

“Very sad news to hear about the passing of one of my former teachers and great and brilliant trumpeter Ron Miles,” wrote Kenneth Brown, a jazz musician based in Tennessee. “I learned a lot playing in his big band at metro state university. R.I.P. Ron Miles.” e City Cast Denver podcast host Bree Davies, another student of Miles’, described him as a “really cool guy, great teacher, incredible musician.”

Brooklyn-based musician and educator Eric Dalio said for him, Miles redefined what music could be.

“He was so generous with

his time and talent on so many occasions when I was starting out,” Dalio tweeted. “Always had a smile and incredible music to share.”

Miles was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1963.

When he was 11 years old, his family moved to Denver.

It was around that time Miles started playing the trumpet. He went on to attend Denver’s East High School — where he played jazz with future movie star Don Cheadle — and studied music at the University of Denver.

According to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, pianist Ron Jolly, who taught jazz improvisation at DU, encouraged Miles to pursue a full-time career in music.

Jolly said Miles was “the most talented student” in his classes.

An educator himself, Miles relished the opportunity to work with the next generation of musicians, once saying “through teaching, I feel I just get to keep learning, which is really what I want to do every day [...]

Each student is so different.

I really want them to realize that in school — particularly in music — that it’s very important that they get outside of these walls, that they see

if their art resonates in the community. It has to.”

Miles’ music certainly did.

In 2017, he was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame alongside his fellow East High graduate and frequent collaborator Bill Frisell.

“Recognized as one of the finest melodists of his era with a gift for improvisation, Miles has lent his distinctive style to the work of a diverse list of musicians, including composer Mercer Ellington, fellow Coloradan and saxophonist Fred Hess, saxophonist and arranger Redman, and legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker,” the Colorado Music Hall of Fame wrote after Miles’ induction.

Speaking at his induction ceremony, KUVO Jazz’s general manager Carlos Lando said Miles was the “kind of musician, after you get home, put your head on the pillow, you can still hear that crystal clear tone. So beautiful.”

Miles himself said his recognition from the hall of fame was mind-boggling.

“Music has been something that allows me to, every day, have a sense of renewal,” Miles said at the time. “And a sense of dedication and a sense of something to strive

Beloved instructor and Denver jazz legend Ron Miles passed away PHOTO BY ELLIOTT ROSS March 8.

for.”

Miles released albums in five different decades, beginning with Distant for Safety in 1987. Writing about Miles’ final record, 2020’s Rainbow Sign, National Public Radio jazz critic Kevin Whitehead said the music was like “something heard in a dream.”

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Thomas Burns, the president of Capri Records — for which Miles recorded two

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of a three-day party beginning on March 17. The event will feature limited-edition beers, Irish performances and food trucks offering special menus.

“It’s a lot of fun when it’s packed,” Barnett said with a smile. “It’s so fun just the energy to have this place packed and have music going and beer flowing and food trucks serving up food.”

During the pandemic, business was up and down, with the second wave of shutdowns impacting Barnett and Son more than the first, Barnett said.

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have just stayed home,” he said. “So hopefully as the weather gets nicer and COVID is more under control, people are ready to come back out and enjoy themselves a little bit.”

The brewery hosts a variety of customers from families with kids to groups of friends. Most days, there are also food trucks available outside for those who drum up an appetite while sipping their brews.

“We try to appeal to a wide variety of people,” Barnett said.

The best way to keep up with the brewery’s events and happenings is through their Facebook or Instagram accounts, Barnett said.

“Parker is growing like crazy and there’s a lot of new stuff being built, but people like to have their little place they call home,” he said.

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“Beyond the music and everything,” Burns said, “Ron was the kindest, sweetest human being I think I’ve ever known.”

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ThunderRidge repeats as 5A state champions Second-half comeback secures title for Grizzlies

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ThunderRidge’s dressing room was quiet at halftime after a slow start in the Class 5A boys state championship basketball game against Fossil Ridge on March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

However, the top-seeded Grizzlies made plenty of noise in the second half like the team had been doing all season to pull out a 58-49 victory, taking home their second straight state championship hardware.

It was the school’s fourth state boys basketball title as the Grizzlies finished the season with a 26-2 record, with the team’s comeback magic helping in several games.

ThunderRidge fell behind 12-0 at the start against hot-shooting Fossil Ridge and trailed 30-22 at the halftime intermission.

“The players were quiet at half,” said ThunderRidge Coach Joe Ortiz. “They are usually shouting and chattering. We talked about discipline, we talked about toughness.

We’ve been there many times. We know what we can do. We did it.”

ThunderRidge opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run to grab a 34-30 lead and then had a 14-4 spurt to take a 53-41 lead into the final two minutes of the game.

“We’ve been down a bunch of times and it says a lot about our resilience and character,” Ortiz said.

“It also says that we’re not perfect.

People exposed us. We’ve had our flaws shown in the tournament and during the year, but our strengths

The ThunderRidge Grizzlies show off their championship awards after their 58-49 win over Fossil Ridge on March 12 at the Denver PHOTO BY PAUL DISALVO Coliseum.

showed. Not just in this game but the first two rounds. Our strength in the second half showed, that’s our strength, our heart, our fight, our toughness, our depth and our heart. I’m super proud. There were several times this year we could have quit. These guys didn’t quit and deserve the state title.”

Andrew Crawford, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, had 16 points to lead the way against Fossil Ridge. Zach Keller, the Grizzlies’ 6-9 senior, scored 13 points. Senior Joey Billelo, playing despite suffering from food poisoning, added 11 points and senior Jackson Brennan had 10 points.

Brock Mishak of Fossil Ridge took game-scoring honors with 25 points but the Sabercats, who shot at a 60% clip in the first half, cooled off and hit 41.9% of their field goal attempts for the game.

“It feels amazing to win the state championship,” said Crawford.

“Back to back is crazy. Coach Ortiz tells us there is no pressure when we go out. We just have to show we are number one and the best in the state. They (Fossil Ridge) came out firing but we’ve been down all year and we find a way to win.”

In the semi-finals on March 11, ThunderRidge came back to get past Denver East, 55-54, and Fossil Ridge advanced with a 65-56 triumph over Chaparral.

Keller scored on a tip-in which he admitted went off an opponent’s hand with 29.8 seconds remaining to give the Grizzlies the win.

East couldn’t get anything going offensively and Quis Davis’ desperate 3-point attempt fell short at the final buzzer.

ThunderRidge was eight points behind early in the fourth quarter but with the help of Crawford, crawled back into the contest.

“We had to match their momentum to get back in the game,” said

Ortiz. “We got the momentum flipped and did a good job of changing the game. Zach’s play was phenomenal and that was all heart.”

Keller wound up with 19 points, Crawford had 15 and Billelo added 10.

“We just came out and played our game,” said Keller.

Fossil Ridge went on a 14-2 run at the end of the third and start of the fourth periods to take control against Chaparral, the only Colorado team to beat ThunderRidge this season.

The Sabercats dominated inside in the fourth quarter with a 26-10 scoring edge on points in the paint during the finalperiod.

Nick Randall paced Fossil Ridge with a game-high 25 points. Guard Luke Williams had 21 points for Chap while Bennett Pegues and Joel Speckman each had 10 markers for the Wolverines, who finished the season with a 21-5 record.

Highlands Ranch, Arapahoe lose in semi-finals

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Senior Raegan Beers summed up Valor Christian’s frustrations after a 52-40 loss to Grandview in the Class 5A championship girls basketball game on March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

“We couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn,” she said after the Eagles finished the season with a 23-4 record but failed to win their second straight state title.

Valor shot 20% of its field goal attempts in the first half as Grandview raced to a 26-15 lead. The Eagles shooting improved a little, especially in the final two minutes of the game, but a 32% shooting figure for the game isn’t a winning statistic.

“Oh yeah, it was frustrating not hitting your shots,” added Beers.

“My shots were not falling, and our guards’ shots weren’t falling. We couldn’t do anything about that, but we tried to keep playing defense and did that well.”

Valor played good defense for most of the game, but Grandview

still shot 55.6% in the first half and 45.9% for the game.

“Sadly, we didn’t shoot the way we needed to,” said Valor Coach Jessika Caldwell. “We did some good things defensively but, in the end, too many offensive boards and not capitalizing on our stops on defense on the offensive end hurt us. I’m proud of our girls for fighting and enduring a challenging season of so many road games (because of a flooded gym early in the season).”

Grandview outrebounded the Eagles, 33-24, and had a 43.4% offensive rebounding percentage. The Wolves had a 24-4 advantage in points in the paint.

One of the featured matchups in the game was between McDonald’s All-Americans with Grandview’s 6-foot-7 Stanford commit Lauren Betts going against Beers, the 6-foot3 center who will be going to Oregon State.

Betts had 13 points and 10 rebounds while Beers finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, making only six of 18 field goal attempts.

Macey Huard was Valor’s other double figure scorer in the title

Arapahoe players Natalia Simonson, 2, Sam Crispe, 44, Emily Thomas, 21, and Abby Morgan, 15, get together for a post-game hug as their Warriors ended their season in the Final Four round to Valor Christian 65-49 on March 10 at the Denver Coliseum.

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game with 10 points.

Leading up to the championship game, the 5A semi-final games were played on March 10 at the Coliseum.

Valor Christian got past Arapahoe, 65-49, and Grandview ousted Highlands Ranch, 65-51.

Beers had 28 points, 14 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists to spark the Eagles who also got

points from Huard (13), freshman Quinn Van Sickle (12) and Mariah Hilliard (11).

Sydney White was the top scorer for Arapahoe (18-8) with 15 points and Sam Crispe added 13.

Highlands Ranch ended with a 21-5 record and was led by Emily Williamson with 21 points. Betts had 22 points for Grandview.

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March 17, 2022

Valor struggles to score in championships

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Valor Christian ran into a hot goaltender and the hockey team’s inability to convert on scoring chances was costly.

Denver East won the program’s first-ever Class 5A state hockey championship with a 6-3 victory over two-time defending champion Valor Christian on March 8 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The Angels had six different players score and ended the season with a 20-1-1 record while Valor was 16-5-1.

“I thought it was a really evenly played game,” said Valor Coach George Gwozdecky, whose team was making its third straight appearance in a state title contest. ”The difference was their ability to finish their chances and their goaltender (Noel Friedman) really snuffing out any chances we had. They took advantage of their chances and we weren’t able to.”

Valor junior center Noah Fekete, who had an assist in the game, agreed.

“They converted on their opportunities and we missed a couple in the first period and throughout the second and that hurt us,” he said. “It’s tough to be in the position where you’re the one that gets the opportunity and you miss it. You want to look back on it and what could I have done differently, done better to put the puck in the net but at the end of the day you have to move past it.”

Valor wound up with a 32-30 edge in shots on goal and the Eagles held a 10-7 advantage in the scoreless first period.

East scored four times in the second period and the teams, at

one point, combined for three goals in 65 seconds. The Angels’ fourth goal of the period left the Eagles shaking their heads.

Alex Alfieri scored on a power play for Valor to pull the Eagles within 3-1 but East’s Connor Hasse converted on a breakaway goal with two seconds left in the period to give Denver East a 4-1 lead.

“We had momentum after our goal and then just at the end of the period, coach always says no goals in the first or last minute of a period,” said Fekete. “That goal made it feel like a little bit more of a reach. I’m proud of the way we came out in the third period.”

East scored twice in the third period and Garrett Covney had another power play goal for Valor with two seconds remaining in the game.

Covney and Alfieri each had two points in the game for Valor.

“I just told the guys that over the course of the last two years we graduated some huge senior classes,” said Gwozdecky.

“Those classes helped us get to this point. This was in a lot of people’s minds, and probably mine, was a reloading year. So I’m really proud of the boys to get us back (to this championship game) and I’m proud of the way they played against Denver East. They gave it their all, created chances and had our opponent on its heels at times, we just didn’t finish. I thought Friedman was really, really good. He played really well. Some of the chances, I’m wondering how they didn’t go in.”

Fekete feels the Eagles will be back in contention nest season.

“This only brings us together, makes us tighter and makes us want it more next year,” he said.

“It stings now but getting back into practice next year, we’ve got a lot of the same guys on the roster.”

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AZTEC SURVEYING AND LOCATING BALES, RANDY BARKMAN, BRIAN W BASELINE ASSOCIATES INC BEACON COMMUNICATIONS LLC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS INC BEST CHOICE WELDING INC BEYOND TECHNOLOGY INC BJORK, PATSY BKD LLP BLACK HILLS ENERGY BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES BOND, KEVIN BONILLA, EDGAR O BOYDEN, KAREN BRAINCODE CENTERS BROKEN TREE COMMUNITY CHURCH BROOKFIELD MANAGEMENT LLC BROWN, BRYAN E & CONNIE BUDDHA LOGIC INC

7,773.28 500.00 60.42 1,120.00 23,683.38 90.00 1,000.00 1,182.77 323.96 18,000.00 89,073.98 258.94 328.19 28.90 533.70 3,573.00 5,000.00 2,500.00 155.20 36,943.37

CARING COMMUNITIES OF COLORADO 48,958.00 CARSE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF ROAD SUPERVISORS AND ENGINEERS 360.00 CASEY, NEELEY A 74.30 CASTLE ROCK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC 14,627.86 CASTLE ROCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 4,919.92 CASTLE ROCK CONSTRUCTION 64,753.47 CASTLE ROCK FORD 2,265.05 CASTLE ROCK HOME CARE INC 6,904.00 CASTLE ROCK SENIOR CENTER 23,218.00 CASTLETON CENTER WATER & SANITATION 187.00 CATAMOUNT CONSTRUCTORS 40,500.00 CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CENTRAL COLORADO 278,781.92 CCMSI 616.25 CENTER COPY PRINTING 240.00 CENTRAL STATES HOSE INC 213.29 CENTREPOINT SUPPORT LIVING LLC 8,750.00 CENTURA HEALTH 42.12 CENTURY LINK 17,334.47 CERTIFIED BUSINESS SERVICES 797.25 CHARRY, JORGE A 2,879.31 CHATFIELD WATERSHED AUTHORITY 75,510.00 CHATO’S CONCRETE LLC 217,845.23 CHURCH OF THE ROCK 12,586.35 CINTAS CORPORATION 120.00 CITY OF AURORA 18,290.40 CITY OF AURORA 44,571.48 CITY OF CASTLE PINES 114,602.20 CITY OF CASTLE PINES 24,506.72 CITY OF LITTLETON 14,522.55 CITY OF LONE TREE 4,068.60 CITY OF LONE TREE 196,083.36 CITY OF LONE TREE 2,095.92 CL CLARKE INC 26,800.62 CLAPPER, MICHAEL 337.43 CLEAR BALLOT GROUP INC 105,077.07 CML SECURITY LLC 10,000.00 COLORADO BARRICADE COMPANY 3,300.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 7,844.41 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 291.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 1,940.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT 230.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 698.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 2,720,359.78 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 19,947.33 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF STATE 15,338.00 COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC 11,924.00 COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL 97,443.48 COLORADO DOORWAYS INC 3,519.19 COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH 937.50 COLORADO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION 65.00 COLORADO INFORMATION SHARING CONSORTIUM 308.00

Description Contributions Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Sign Parts & Supplies Repair & Maintenance Service Clothing & Uniforms Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance Fleet Tanks Fuel Mental Health Services Repair & Maintenance Service Other Professional Services US 85 Project Aggregate Products Senior Services Grant Alcohol Monitoring Fees Inverness Bridge, Trumbull Bridge & Waterton Road Phase 2 Projects Purchased Services Medical, Dental & Vet Services Liability Insurance Security Services Repair & Maintenance Service Service Contracts Sound Panels Justice Center Professional Membership & Licenses Building/Land Lease/Rent Travel Expense Professional Services Professional Services Software License Fee Legal Services Process Service Fees Parks & Recreation Improvement Medical, Dental & Vet Services Armored Car Services Professional Services Lobbying Services Transportation Services Grant Service Contracts Computer Supplies Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Monument Replacement & Waterton Road Phase 2 Project Traffic Signal Utilities Repair & Maintenance Service Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Recruitment Costs Audio and Video Room Upgrades Mental Health Services Repair & Maintenance Service Computer & Office Supplies Travel Expense Accounting & Financial Services Utilities/Gas Equipment Rental Travel Expense Metro Area Meeting Expense Travel Expense Mental Health Services Developmental Disabilities Grant Escrow Payable Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Mental Health Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Meridian Boulevard Reconstruction Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Senior Services Grant Senior Services Grant Water & Sewer Escrow Payable Emergency Rent Assistance Funding Workers Compensation Claims Printing/Copying/Reports Operating Supplies Developmental Disabilities Grant Medical, Dental & Vet Services Telephone/Communications Office Supplies Professional Services Chatfield Basin Authority Sidewalk Repairs Community Support Operating Supplies Contributions Due to Aurora - MV License Fee Due to Castle Pines MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Pines Due to Littleton-MV License Due to Lone Tree-MV License Intergovernmental-Lone Tree Security Services Professional Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Software/Hardware Subscription Security Mesh Upgrades Sign Parts & Supplies Newspaper Notices/Advertising Due to State-PH Marriage License Due to State-HS Marriage License Professional Services Professional Services Due to State - MV Due to State -Drivers License Due to State - eRecording Contracted Snow Removal Fire/Hazmat Participation Repair & Maintenance Supplies Professional Services Professional Membership & Licenses Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance

COLORADO PUMP SERVICE & SUPPLY CO. COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICE COMPASSCOM SOFTWARE CORPORATION COMPUTRONIX INC

4,337.50 5.00 1,628.00 352.00 41,200.00

CONSOR ENGINEERS LLC CONTINUUM OF COLORADO CONTINUUM OF COLORADO

2,691.50 1,975.00 11,572.00

CONVERGEONE INC

461,645.76

CORDANT HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OF COLORADO CPS HR CONSULTING CRISIS CENTER

141.17 137,619.92 1,031.00 12,729.00 7,000.00 43,025.25

CRUZ, MARLEN CRYE PRECISION LLC DACKONISH & BLAKE PC DANIELS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DAVID EVANS & ASSOCIATES INC DAVIS, JENNIFER LEANN DAVIS, TAYLOR M DAWN B HOLMES INC DAWS, CHRISTINA DEDERICK, ROSE (PETTY CASH) DEHART, ERIC L DENOVO VENTURES LLC DENVER SOUTH TRANSPORTATION DESIGN CONCEPTS CLA INC DHE COMPUTER SYSTEMS LLC DIAZ, CARLOS DIGISTREAM DENVER INC DILLIE AND KUHN INC DISPLAY SALES DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 18TH DISTRICT DLH ARCHITECTURE LLC DLT SOLUTIONS LLC DOUGLAS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DOUGLAS COUNTY INMATE WELFARE ACCOUNT DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF DOUGLAS ELBERT COUNTY HORSE COUNCIL DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE DUNAGAN, MARY JO DUNNAWAY, KELLY DYER-JONES, LARA EAN SERVICES LLC EASTER SEALS OF COLORADO E-IMAGE DATA CORPORATION EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC EMR ENTERPRISES LLC ENNIS-FLINT INC ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC ENVISION IT PARTNERS

100.00 16,637.20 683.20 6,000.00 1,019.50 403.66 241.50 2,450.00 344.70 112.39 19.98 7,500.00 68,681.00 392.25 16,679.88 85.00 17,895.00 17,148.00 554.00 807,208.90 687.50 9,860.46 56,500.00 17,077.00 60,000.00 6,861.61 3,300.00 20,070.00 70.00 15.00 23,036.73 401.59 24.92 450.56 107.42 13,000.00 5,777.47 9,000.00 2,708.00 1,197.00 487,788.72 5,658.00

ERO RESOURCES CORPORATION FALCONER, RANDALL FASTER ASSET SOLUTIONS

8,531.26 50.00 26,836.92

FEDEX FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG FINKENBINDER, JEREMY FIRE ALARM SERVICES INC FLEMING, IAN JOSEPH FLOOD, MICHAEL FOSTER, STUART FRENCH, JA’DAE FUSION CELL LLC GADES SALES COMPANY INC GADZIALA, CAMILLE GATES OF COLORADO GAUGHAN, JENNIFER GEOPLIANT LLC

122.19 22,208.75 483.00 748.00 87.30 193.28 219.00 292.01 43,925.00 55,429.00 397.43 43,825.00 66.08 6,050.00

GILBERT, GEORGE R & SHERYL L GLOCK PROFESSIONALS INC GMCO CORPORATION GONZALES, JEFFREY GOODBEE & ASSOCIATES GOVCONNECTION INC GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC HALVERSTADT, KATHLEEN LASIER HARBOUR, RICHARD HBS HDR ENGINEERING INC

66.00 250.00 63,700.00 911.45 5,608.82 5,560.00 31,222.50 262.48 31.60 388.00 30,204.60

HEALTH ADVOCATE SOLUTIONS INC 1,303.00 HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES 7,023.75 HEALTHCARE MEDICAL WASTE SERVICES 49.00 HELP & HOPE CENTER 11,740.15 HIEBERT, DALE 131.10 HIGH AVAILABILITY INC 95,678.08 HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY 21,300.00 HIGHLANDS RANCH LAW ENFORCEMENT 124,000.00 HIGHLANDS RANCH METRO DISTRICTS 737.00 HIRERIGHT LLC 1,249.31 HODITS, SARAH 295.68 HOFFMAN, DARCY 650.00 HOME CARE ASSISTANCE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY 1,836.75 HR GREEN FIBER & BROADBAND LLC 32,851.49 HSS - HOSPITAL SHARED SERVICES 23,454.00 HUDICK EXCAVATING INC 2,500.00 HUGHES, SHANE P 100.00 HUMANE SOCIETY OF PIKES PEAK 71,412.50 IMAGEFIRST 152.10 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC 764,999.34 INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS 1,233.00 INTELLECTUAL TECHNOLOGY INC 332.29 IRVINE, JANE MA LPC LLC 360.00 ITERIS INC 25,750.00 J & A TRAFFIC PRODUCTS 900.00 JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC 3,326.58 JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS 86,873.51

Professional Services Due to State-Voter Confidentiality Professional Services Telephone/Communications Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Traffic Signals - Engineering Developmental Disabilities Grant Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Grant Software/Hardware/Maintenance Subscription Renewal Medical, Dental & Vet Services Electric Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Professional Membership & Licenses Professional Services Reimbursement for Community Services Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Clothing & Uniforms Legal Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees ITS Infrastructure Study Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Medical, Dental & Vet Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Office Supplies Metro Area Meeting Expense Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance I-25 Urban Corridor Jurisdiction Dues Professional Services Computer Equipment Books & Subscription Other Professional Services Repair & Maintenance Service Operating Supplies Legal Services Improvements Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Contributions Security Services Contributions Emergency Rent Assistance Funding Professional Services/Booking Fees Travel Expense Purchased Services Purchased Services Purchased Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Developmental Disabilities Grant Computer Equipment Professional Membership & Licenses Professional Services Machinery & Equipment Salt & Other Ice Removal Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Professional Services Refund of Overpayment Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Postage & Delivery Service Road-Street Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense Repair & Maintenance Service Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Professional Membership & Licenses Travel Expense Other Professional Services Traffic Signal Parts Travel Expense Road Repair & Maintenance Travel Expense Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Salt & Other Ice Removal Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Professional Services Computer Supplies Construction Inspection Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Waste Disposal Services Havana/Meridian Road, Hilltop Road and US 85 Design Advocacy Fees Mental Health Services Biohazard Waste Removal Emergency Rent Assistance Funding Travel Expense Computer Equipment Developmental Disabilities Grant Range Fees Water & Sewer Recruitment Costs Travel Expense Veteran Affairs Stipend Senior Services Grant Broadband Service Study Insurance Claims-Property Escrow Payable Personal Protection Equipment Animal Control Services Professional Services Software/Hardware Subscription Professional Membership & Licenses Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Professional Services Traffic Signal Parts Sign Parts & Supplies Road Repair & Maintenance Indian Creek Road & Briarview Lane Emergency Repair

JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES JOB STORE INC, THE JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET

3,447.14 Foster Care Collaborative 5,844.08 Contract Work/Temporary Agency 79,514.00 Purchase of 2 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe’s JON P DICKEY LLC 4,630.00 Roofing Inspections K & C GROUP LLC 2,170.00 Professional Services KALIHER, MEGHAN 467.01 Travel Expense KANE, MICHELLE 22.79 Travel Expense KAYSER, PHILLIP 111.61 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KENNEDY - COLORADO LLC 29,302.88 Building/Land Lease/Rent KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 3,759.84 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler KNUDSEN, JACOB LESLIE 37.93 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KOIS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1,437.48 Motor Vehicle Parts KONNECH INC 27,333.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance KUMAR AND ASSOCIATES INC 4,631.25 Professional Services LARRY H MILLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 32,399.00 Purchase of 2021 Jeep Cherokee LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS 11,728.25 Telephone/Communications LIFEHEALTH 1,061.00 Wellness Program LIFTECH CORPORATION 1,207.50 Professional Services LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING SYSTEMS 106,545.30 Vehicle Accessories LOCLYZ MEDIA SERVICES 12,193.75 Digital Media Services LONE TREE ARTS CENTER 16,000.00 Developmental Disabilities Grant LOUVIERS WATER & SANITATION 483.34 Water & Sewer LYLES, CELESTENE 171.47 Travel Expense LYTLE WATER SOLUTIONS LLC 1,400.00 Professional Services MACLEOD, MAUREEN 37.52 Travel Expense MAES, CHRIS D 650.00 Veteran Affairs Stipend MAGARACI, ANTHONY S 9.95 Travel Expense MANE MISSION, THE 4,000.00 Developmental Disabilities Grant MANNA RESOURCE CENTER 283,111.83 Emergency Rent Assistance Funding MAPLE STAR COLORADO INC 6,793.00 Professional Services MARQUEZ, RYAN J 161.69 Travel Expense MATABI, JOTHAM 223.18 Travel Expense MATRIX DESIGN GROUP INC 9,915.00 Crowfoot Valley Project MCCARTY, JEREMIAH A 282.59 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MCMORRIS, KIRA 301.04 Travel Expense METRO CRISIS SERVICES INC 137,499.77 Contributions MILDREN, JODI B 260.96 Travel Expense MIROSHNIKOV, YEVGENLY V 68.06 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MONZANI, MARY A 57.68 Travel Expense MORTENSEN MOUNTAIN LLC 150.00 Waste Disposal Services MOSLEY, PATRICIA L & DAVID L 153.52 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1,120.00 Communication Equipment MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC INC 1,995.95 Utilities/Electric MOURNINGBADGE.US 1,819.25 Clothing & Uniforms MOYERS, ANN 400.73 Travel Expense MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC 65,788.27 Broadway & Highlands Ranch Parkway & Perry Park Project MULTICARD 995.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS 2,353.99 Open Space Project MYERS & SONS CONSTRUCTION LLC 117,699.33 Trumbull Bridge Project NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES 655.00 Professional Membership & Licenses NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC 165.00 Electrical Installation/Repairs NEILSEN, JENNIFER 63.63 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder NELSON APPRAISAL & CONSULTING LLC 4,200.00 Right-of-Way-Permanent NICOLAS CUSTOM HOMES 2,500.00 Escrow Payable NMS LABS 7,318.00 Forensic Testing NORTH LINE GIS LLC 480.00 Professional Services NORTHWEST SIGN RECYCLING LLC 4,096.99 Sign Parts & Supplies NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY 4,600.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees NOVAK, HENRY T 22.53 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF THE SOUTHWEST 385.00 Recruitment Costs O’DONNELL, STEPHANIE & DONNA ANGLES 200.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground OLD STEEL HISTORIC FIREARMS 200.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground ORACLE AMERICA INC 1,534.25 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance ORMSBEE, SONIA 80.68 Travel Expense OUTPUT SERVICES INC 10,000.00 Postage & Delivery Service PACIFIC OFFICE AUTOMATION INC 6,319.05 Copier Charges PANORAMA WELLNESS AND SPORTS INSTITUTE 10,000.00 Professional Services PARKER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 3,950.06 Water & Sewer PARMAKIAN, JOHN 562.24 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PARRISH JR, ANTHONY 80.92 Travel Expense PATHS 2 POSSABILITIES 10,111.00 Developmental Disabilities Grant PAWS 4 PRODUCTIVITY LLC 450.00 Other Purchased Services PCS MOBILE 2,797.75 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC 132,898.07 Furniture - Assessor’s & Sheriff’s Office PENO, JACOB T 75.06 Travel Expense PETTY, ANTHONY 241.00 Professional Membership & Licenses PGL AUTOMOTIVE 89.10 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PHILLIPS, CARON & CRISTOPHER 513.87 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC 2,026.10 Prisoner Maintenance Supplies PIERCE, BENJAMIN A 100.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees PINERY HOMEOWNERS 1,510.90 Security Services PINERY WATER DISTRICT 402.06 Water & Sewer PLACE I GO LLC, THE 152.00 Purchased Services PMAM CORPORATION 21,147.05 Alarm Administration Expenses PRAYING HANDS RANCH INC 14,000.00 Developmental Disabilities Grant PRO COM - PRO COMPLIANCE 7,085.65 Medical, Dental & Vet Services PRO FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT 2,530.26 Firearms/Tasers & Accessories PROMISE RANCH THERAPEUTIC RIDING 23,150.00 Developmental Disabilities Grant PUBLIC TRUST ADVISORS LLC 5,833.33 Accounting & Financial Services QUADIENT INC 310.00 Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay QUINN, SUSAN (PETTY CASH) 173.00 Metro Area Meeting Expense QUINN, TERENCE T 791.82 Travel Expense QUINTERO, CAITLIN 81.02 Travel Expense REGIONAL AIR QUALITY COUNCIL 19,000.00 Regional Air Quality RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES 9,688.64 Professional Services RG LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC 9,480.00 Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay RHOMAR INDUSTRIES INC 599.96 Paint & Road Striping RIDDLE, ADRIENNE 33.12 Travel Expense RIGHT ON LEARNING 8,750.00 Tutoring Services RMAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN ACCREDITATION NETWORK 275.00 Professional Membership & Licenses RMS RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS 527.00 UA Testing ROADSAFE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS 2,470.12 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts, Paint & Road Striping ROBERTS, DANIEL 66.93 Travel Expense ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID & CRANE LLC 105.00 Printing/Copying/Reports ROCK PARTS COMPANY, THE 145,167.66 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts - Mobile Lift ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION 160.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAIL SERVICES 1,748.85 Postage & Delivery Service ROGGEN FARMERS ELEVATOR 1,814.63 Propane Bulk Delivery ROSS, LYNNE 282.31 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 3,250.20 Escrow Payable Continued to Next Page No. 941678

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Legal Notice No. 941697 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #010-22 PRAIRIE CANYON RANCH STABILIZATION PROJECT

Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #009-22 EVANS GANDY HOMESTEAD STABILIZATION PROJECT The Douglas County Department of Community Development, hereinafter referred to as the County, is soliciting proposals from responsible, qualified contractors to complete the Evans Gandy Homestead Stabilization Project. This project will include foundation stabilization, first/second/attic floor framing stabilization, reconstruction of addition two, and roof joist framing stabilization. The Evans Gandy Homestead is located in Franktown off of Highway 83, near a cell tower that looks like a silo. The homestead is off of a dirt road, the access gate will be open for the mandatory site visit. The actual physical address is 12329 CO-83 in Franktown, Colorado 80116.

The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

While the RFP documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses.

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022 @ 1:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK SITE LOCATION AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN ON THE EVANS GANDY HOMESTEAD, 12329 CO-83 in FRANKTOWN, COLORADO 80116. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE COMPANIES ATTENDING THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL RESPONSE ON THIS PROJECT. ALL ATTENDEE’S MUST BRING THEIR OWN FLASHLIGHT AND A BUSINESS CARD THAT WILL SERVE AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ATTENDANCE. RFP responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) paper copies of your proposal response must be submitted in a sealed box, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #009-22, Evans Gandy Project”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal 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 vendor.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

The Douglas County Department of Community Development, hereinafter referred to as the County, is soliciting proposals from responsible, qualified contractors to complete the Prairie Canyon Ranch Stabilization Project. This project will include foundation stabilization on the barn and saloon, second floor framing stabilization on the barn, and window and door restoration on the barn. The Prairie Canyon Ranch is located in Franktown off of Highway 83. The homestead is off of a dirt road, the access gate will be open for the mandatory site visit. The actual physical address is 4620 Highway 83, Franktown, Colorado 80116.

The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

While the RFP documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses.

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022 @ 11:00 A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK SITE LOCATION AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN ON THE PRAIRIE CANYON RANCH, 4620 HIGHWAY 83 in FRANKTOWN, COLORADO 80116. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE COMPANIES ATTENDING THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL RESPONSE ON THIS PROJECT. ALL ATTENDEE’S MUST BRING THEIR OWN FLASHLIGHT AND A BUSINESS CARD THAT WILL SERVE AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ATTENDANCE. RFP responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2022 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) paper copies of your proposal response must be submitted in a sealed box, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #010-22, Prairie Canyon Ranch Stabilization Project”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal 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 vendor.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 941698 First Publication: March 17, 2022

Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 2 No. 941678 ROXBOROUGH WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT RS & H INC RST SOLUTIONS RYAN, KEVIN SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY SANDOVAL ELEVATOR COMPANY LLC SANDOVAL, ROSENDO SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION SEDAM, PENNY SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC SHEA HOMES LP SHILOH HOUSE SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES SILL-TERHAR MOTORS INC SILVA, JUDITH SKYVIEW ACADEMY SKYVIEW WEATHER SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY SOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SPECIAL MARKETS INSURANCE CONSULTANTS SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO SPRADLIN PRINTING INC STATE OF COLORADO STAUDENMAYER, HERMAN STOLFUS & ASSOCIATES STONEGATE VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT STRATTON, ROBERT F SURBECK, JON SURREY TRAIL LLC SWIRYN, GAIL RYAN TALL TALES RANCH TELLIGEN TESLA

232.25 8,920.16 40,020.00 29.68 704.52 2,839.50 766.30 223.50 24,555.50 4,840.00 156,377.00 47,903.30 2,200.00 36,405.00 50.55 6,250.00 5,750.00 1,774.61 601.52 6,610.77 698.66 10,000.00 64.00 7,260.02 407.23 724.34 1,029.35 283.99 1,461.65 4,807.00 39.33 96,950.00 4,359.66 415.86

Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #012-22 WATER CONSULTANT SERVICES The Department of Community Development of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information from responsible, qualified Water Consultants who are familiar with Colorado water issues and could provide consulting, review, and analysis on an as-needed basis.

The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

The RFQ documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #012-22, Water Consultant Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 4:00 p.m., on Friday, April 8, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response 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 and/or services with the successful firm.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 941699 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #013-22 APPRAISAL SERVICES The Department of Community Development of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information from responsible, qualified Appraisers to provide as-needed consulting, review, analysis, and appraisals.

The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

The RFQ documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #013-22, Appraisal Services” prior to the due date and time.

Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 4:00 p.m., on Friday, April 8, 2022 by the Douglas

County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

17th day of March 2022 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 941651 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response 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 and/or services with the successful firm.

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 941700 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

NORMA A STALEY & TRENTON J STALEY AKA TRENTON JAMES STALEY - OCCUPANT - BUFFALO PLAINS 22 LLC - MISSION VIEJO COMPANY A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION C/O COLORADO SHEA HOMES LP - KEVIN P MURPHY VICE PRESIDENT COLORADO DIVISION MISSION VIEJO COMPANY A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION C/O COLORADO SHEA HOMES LP - JAMES B BORGEL ASSISTANT SECRETARY MISSION VIEJO COMPANY A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION C/O COLORADO SHEA HOMES LP

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of November 2017 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

KYLE DEAN COLLINSWORTH & JEANETTE NADINE COLLINSWORTH - OCCUPANT BUFFALO PLAINS 22 LLC - ANNE-MARIE FRISZELL & STEVEN J FRISZELL AKA STEVEN JAMES FRISZELL

LOT 29 BLOCK 5 HIGHLANDS RANCH # 5 .094 AM/L

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of NORMA A STALEY & TRENTON J STALEY for said year 2016

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of November 2017 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

That on the 17th day of November 2021 said FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to BUFFALO PLAINS 22 LLC.

LOT 18-A PERRY PARK 1 PER LLAC 2020072726 0.889 AM/L

That said BUFFALO PLAINS 22 LLC on the 17th day of November 2021 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 30th day of June 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 17th day of March 2022

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of KYLE DEAN COLLINSWORTH & JEANETTE NADINE COLLINSWORTH for said year 2016 That on the 17th day of November 2021 said FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to BUFFALO PLAINS 22 LLC.

/s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 941690 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

That said BUFFALO PLAINS 22 LLC on the 17th day of November 2021 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 30th day of June 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this

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Douglas County Expenditures

Water & Sewer C-470 Trail Bridge Design Contract Work/Temporary Agency Travel Expense Clothing & Uniforms Service Contracts Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Water & Sewer Professional Services Landscaping Service Escrow Payable Child Welfare Services Elevator Witness Test Purchase of 2021 Ford F150 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder School Safety Professional Services Office Supplies Building/Land Lease/Rent School Safety Liability Insurance Developmental Disabilities Grant Printing/Copying/Reports Postage & Delivery Service Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Professional Services Water & Sewer Professional Membership & Licenses Travel Expense Escrow Payable Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Developmental Disabilities Grant Wellness Program Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder

TEZAK HEAVY EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC THOMAS, AMY THOMSEN, MICHAEL W THOMSON REUTERS WEST THRIVE BROADBAND LLC TIGER CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TO THE RESCUE TOUCH PHRASE DEVELOPMENT LLC

39,657.83 444.09 650.00 5,509.98 1,865.00 63,541.11 5,010.00 79,800.00

TOUGH MUDDER 2,500.00 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 20,000.00 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 782,021.51 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 335,818.03 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 93.75 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 4,082.27 TOWN OF PARKER 444,536.31 TOWN OF PARKER 299,637.07 TPM STAFFING SERVICES 531.22 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLS INC 3,420.00 TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 21,940.65 TRI-TECH FORENSICS 494.00 TROWELL, KIM 100.00 TRS CORPORATION 1,790.58 TST INFRASTRUCTURE LLC 1,080.00 TW CABLE LLC 1,240.00 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC 341,040.97 UMB BANK 566.48 UNCC 1,185.60 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 2,281.05 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 759.68 URBAN LABORATORIES LLC 99.00 VAN WINKLE, CHERI A 75.47 VECTORS INC 5,580.00 VETERAN ENHANCED INC 11,200.00 VETERINARY SPECIALTY & ER HOSPITAL

5,591.84

Plum Creek Restoration Project Travel Expense Veteran Affairs Stipend Software/Hardware Subscription Escrow Payable Inmate Meals Transportation Services Grant Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Escrow Payable Developmental Disabilities Grant Due to Castle Rock-MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Due to Larkspur-MV License Intergovernmental-Larkspur Due to Parker - MV License Intergovernmental-Parker Contract Work/Temporary Agency Traffic Signal Parts Nurse Support Program Operating Supplies Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Road-Street Drainage-Engineering Road-Street Drainage-Engineering Traffic Signal Parts Software/Hardware Subscription Banking Service Fees Utility Locating Services US 85 Corridor Improvements Professional Services Other Purchased Services Travel Expense Other Purchased Services Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Medical, Dental & Vet Services

VISITING ANGELS WAGNER, JEREMY WALCHER, DAVID C WANER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC WARNER, CAITLIN WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLORADO INC WATERWAY CARWASH WAVESPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WEAR PARTS & EQUIPMENT CO INC WEBB, LINDA WEBOLUTIONS INC

7,422.07 136.68 116.11 9,410.00 92.37 225.00 412.50 750.00 2,160.76 60.00 44,365.00

WEIS, KEITH WELLS FARGO BANK WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS WESTERN STATES SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION WESTSIDE TOWING INC WILSON & COMPANY INC WINGATE, ROYCE WIZ-QUIZ DRUG SCREENING SERVICE XCEL ENERGY ZINK, MARK ZIVARO INC

32,706.34 1,449.90 3,657.71 625.00 10,192.04 7,377.77 241.50 85.00 39,781.04 131.10 193,037.80

TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2022

Senior Services Grant Travel Expense Travel Expense Escrow Payable Travel Expense Waste Disposal Services Fleet Outside Repairs Other Purchased Services Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Professional Membership & Licenses Website Projects & Software/ Hardware Support Professional Services Banking Service Fees Janitorial & Operating Supplies Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Vehicle Tow Services Road-Street Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense Other Purchased Services Utilities/Electric & Gas Travel Expense Software/Hardware Subscription

$14,782,261.72

THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2022 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Legal Notice No.: 941678 First Publication: March 17, 2022

Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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