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County plans to ask for extension of open space tax Ballot language will be discussed in future business meeting BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
ago and we just had so much fun with it.” Inspired by Strickland’s homebrewed creations, a group of residents pushed for a community microbrewery and were successful in making the idea a reality earlier this year. Once the equipment had a place at Vi, the process for deciding what to brew began.
The fate of Douglas County’s open space fund appears to be in the hands of November voters after two commissioners voiced support for placing it on the ballot July 18. Commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon voted in favor of moving forward with the action during a worksession where commissioners heard from municipalities, advocacy groups, recreational organizations and residents. “To see this level of community support for something that is truly critically important, it’s overwhelming,” Laydon said. “I am with you.” The Douglas County Open Space Initiative, a citizen committee created to seek commissioners’ support for the extension, presented their proposal. Their suggested ballot language would ask voters to approve an extension – not an increase — to the 0.17% sales and use tax, which was first approved in 1994. The Open Space Sales and Use Tax, which funds acquisitions and maintenance of county open spaces, trails, parks and historic sites, is part of the county’s 1% sales tax. In 2017, the fund was used to purchase Sandstone Ranch, a 2,038-acre property now available to the public for hiking, biking and equestrians.
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DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian Besser, left, and District Attorney John Kellner speak during a July 6 news conference on two PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN recent large-scale fentanyl seizures in Colorado.
Fentanyl: A growing crisis regionally, nationally Law enforcement, others grapple with solutions BY ROBERT TANN AND MCKENNA HARFORD RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM, MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
From his vantage point as a toxicologist in the emergency departments of UCHealth’s
Highlands Ranch and Anschutz locations, Dr. Kennon Heard said fentanyl is easily the most common drug involved in the overdoses he treats. “This is going to be on par with seeing a stroke or a heart attack,” Heard said, estimating overdoses are treated multiple times a week, if not daily. “It’s that common of an event.” Heard sees both people with
substance use disorder and, more frequently, people who are occasional users and often think they are taking a drug other than fentanyl. “The change is probably that we’re seeing a significant number of people … who get something they think is a pharmaceutical product,” he said. SEE FENTANYL, P6
Brewery builds community in Highlands Ranch Seniors tap into craft industry BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A unique new addition is joining Colorado’s more than 420 craft brewery options, dreamt up by the residents and staff of a Highlands Ranch senior living community.
This week, the microbrewery at Vi at Highlands Ranch is planning to serve up its first brew, a honey wheat beer named “Bees Knees.” It will be the culmination of months of conversations, planning, brewing and perfecting that all started with a homebrewing hobby. “A resident really encouraged me that if I was brewing at home, I should be doing it (at Vi’s),” Executive Chef Greg Strickland laughed. “So I did a few batches a few years
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Briefly In Lone Tree A kind donation The Lone Tree PD and Victims Advocate department received a donation of wooden toys from the Kiwanis Club of Longmont. City employee Robin Scurto serves as Governor of the Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis where the Longmont Club recently received global recognition for their Toys for Kids signature project. To date, the project has provided more than 80,000 handcrafted wooden toys to agencies and organizations serving children in need. Lone Tree Police to celebrate National Night Out any residents National are planning to Night Out do anything in enhances the the community relationship to celebrate between neighthese commubors and law nity partnerenforcement ships, such as while bringing block parties back a true in local neighborhoods, let the sense of community. FurLone Tree Police Department thermore, it provides a great know so officers can attend. opportunity to bring police Contact Lone Tree Police Deand neighbors together under partment Sgt. Scott Cavenah at positive circumstances. scott.cavenah@cityoflonetree. This year, National Night Out is on Tuesday, August 2. If com for more information.
Lone Tree council hosts public event As part of a public outreach program, members of the Lone Tree City Council hosted a Coffee with Council event on July 19 at Monk & Mongoose. The council is planning future sessions at a later date.
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Support 4-H youth at the Aug. 5 Junior Livestock Sale. As the 2022 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo gets underway this Friday, July 29 — one must-see event on the schedule is the Junior Livestock Sale, where local 4-H participants sell their beef, swine, sheep, poultry, goats and rabbits to the highest bidder. Read More: https://bit.ly/3PQzGpm Wildfire warnings After a lightning strike near Deckers last week, Douglas County officials warn residents that wildfires can and do happen at any time and any place. Fire crews were able to take care of the fire quickly. Douglas County officials say to remember to notify law enforcement immediately should a fire break out near homes or in fields. Families can also get emergency notifications by registering with CodeRED. For more information, visit the website https://bit.ly/3PFkMCH.
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History Colorado is inviting the community to celebrate the state’s birthday with a COURTESY OF HISTORY COLORADO CENTER free event on Aug. 1.
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The court also set another hearing for Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. where Devol may enter a plea of not guilty. The case brought an outpouring of comments from community
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identified as Luke Scott Clayton by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office, who had been shot in the chest. Police said they attempted lifesaving measures on Clayton until South Metro Fire Rescue arrived on scene but that Clayton later died from his injuries. The incident marks the latest in a series of recent shootings and gun-related crime in Littleton and nearby Englewood.
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members, many of whom knew the victims and Devol for years. An affidavit from the case revealed that someone who worked with Gray discovered him and Mitchell inside the garage at about 1:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Mitchell appeared to have been shot in the stomach and had a “pry bar” on top of her. Gray was found with a plate of food
on him “as if he was getting ready to eat.” He appeared to have been shot in the head. Investigators reported the rear door was left open and the residence appeared ransacked, according to the affidavit. No clear motive has been identified in the case. Security footage shows a man entering the garage “carrying mul-
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Englewood police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred early Monday morning in the 4900 block of South Lipan Drive. Two adults were reportedly shot and both survived, police said. On July 4, Englewood police responded to a shooting in a home in the 3600 block of South Sherman Street that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old. And in Littleton, police reported that a 7-Eleven clerk was held at gunpoint June 18. It came just days after police had arrested a 14-yearold boy for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg at Progress Park and stealing her purse on June 12. tiple handguns and a long gun.” After receiving a tip from a family friend, investigators matched Devol’s driver’s license photo with the security footage from the night of the murders. His vehicle, which investigators called an “exact match” for one at the scene, was also scanned by a traffic camera in Castle Rock at about 7 a.m. Feb. 7.
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Colorado — including the animals, experiences, cultures, items and history, states a news release. Colorado Day takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway in Denver. At the Colorado History Center, attendees will get to explore the museum’s four floors of exhibits, including “Colorado Stories,” “Denver A-Z,” “Living West” and “Rainbows & Revolutions.” More information on these exhibits can be found on History Colorado’s website. Special events, interactive exhibits and additional entertainment for Colorado Day includes gold panning, face painting, arts and crafts, popcorn and snow cones, chalk artists, an alpaca petting zoo and mini-horses, appearances by mascots of Colorado’s pro sports teams, Tahitian dance performances, bullwhip cracking and trick roping demonstrations, and musical guests including taiko drummers, Flint Datino and Broth-
ers of Brass. History Colorado is a nonprofit that got its start 143 years ago. Today, it operates 11 museums and historic sites throughout the state, a free public research center, the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and the History Colorado State Historical Fund. To learn more about History Colorado, visit historycolorado.org. Parking for the History Colorado Center is available at meters along Broadway, and in the Art Garage, 1268 Lincoln St.; and the Cultural Center Complex Garage, 65 W. 12th Ave. Several RTD transit routes also serve the museum. History Colorado Center’s Colorado Day celebration is free to attend, but registration is required. To RSVP, visit tinyurl.com/ColoradoDay. The nearby Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock St., which is a History Colorado museum within a historic house, is also offering free admission on Colorado Day. To learn more about this museum, visit historycolorado.org/center-colorado-womens-history.
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The tax is currently scheduled to sunset in January 2024. If the proposed ballot language is approved in November, it would be extended until 2044. The commissioners heard endorsements from the Elbert/Douglas County Horse Council; Real Colorado, a youth soccer organization; real estate agents; Historic Douglas County; Denver Audubon Society; the Highline Canal Conservancy; and the Douglas County Land Conservancy, among others. Advocates talked about how the extended tax would create benefits for things like trail systems, dog parks, wildlife habitats and land buffers. Castle Pines, Lone Tree, Castle Rock and Parker have also all expressed support for the question being placed on the ballot. Under the proposed language, 20% of the tax revenue would go to a shareback for municipalities “located wholly” in Douglas County. The previous tax only provided shareback to municipalities that existed in 1994. That means Lone Tree and Castle Pines would be new beneficiaries of the tax. How much each municipality receives will be based on a
From left, Douglas County Commissioners Abe Laydon, George Teal FILE PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER and Lora Thomas.
population formula. The largest portion of the tax — 30% — is set to go toward trail and open space acquisitions. The remaining funds will be split between maintenance/capital improvements and the parks fund. Laydon was supportive of putting the item on the ballot in 2021, but Teal and Thomas voted against it. At the time, both commissioners said they feared the ballot item would fail but they would support the measure this year. Commissioner Lora Thomas voted against the motion, stating she would like to see the tax extension for 10 years instead of the proposed 20 and she would rather see the question on next year’s ballot. “The ballot is going to be
very crowded, very complicated,” she said. “It’s not that I don’t support it but if we put it on the ballot this year and it fails, it will be even more difficult to get it across the finish line next year.” A representative from the open space initiative said the timeframe was selected so the county and municipalities could make long-term plans for their open space. Teal said he supports the project and its 20-year time frame because it could allow for financing large projects. He made a motion to direct county staff to bring the resolution approving the ballot item in a future business meeting following an executive session with their legal team to review the language. A town hall on the topic is planned for July 27 at 6 p.m.
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July 29 - Aug. 7 The 2022 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo kicks off July 30 with the Fair and Rodeo Parade in downtown Castle Rock at 9:30 a.m.
As the state works to clear the backlog created by the pandemic, new unemployment SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE filers are waiting 10-12 weeks.
Coloradans face 10-12 week wait for unemployment pay Pandemic backlogs continue BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN
It’s now taking 10 to 12 weeks for Coloradans to get new unemployment claims processed by the state Department of Labor and Employment. There hasn’t been a sudden rise in new claims. Rather, said Philip Spesshardt, director of CDLE’s division of unemployment insurance, it’s the older pandemic claims that are “now being adjudicated.” An executive order at the start of COVID-19 required the agency to pay benefits first and review them later. As of Monday, there were 19,982 issues under adjudication. That’s down from more than 800,000 issues at the peak. There are usually multiple issues per claim leading Spesshardt to estimate that between 5,000 to 10,000 people may be impacted. Issues could include investigating whether the individual was eligible, whether it was COVID-19 related or whether there was a protest by a former employer. The agency must sort out claims of those who lost a job due to COVID from those who didn’t, which could impact an employer’s future unemployment insurance premiums. “There was 10 years (worth) of work that came in the door of this building and (new complexities) which we never had to deal with before,” Spesshardt said. “Where we’re at now is certainly not acceptable to us. We certainly want to be further along on processing unemployment insurance customers.” But the backlog has created delays for Coloradans filing for unemployment for the first time. This week, on the MyUI+ page, where unemployed people file for weekly benefits, a banner informs claim-
ants that processing “is taking 10 to 12 weeks from the date of file due to high volumes.” Some say it’s taking even longer than that. One unemployed worker who spoke on condition of anonymity said she applied April 1 and nearly 16 weeks later, is still waiting for her claim to be processed. She had to take out a personal loan and get money from her 401(k) to survive. Before the pandemic, new claims took about four to six weeks to process. After the start of the pandemic, an executive order by Gov. Jared Polis forced the agency to put applicant reviews on hold and pay benefits within 10 days. Since April 1, there have been 32,273 new claims for unemployment benefits in Colorado, or an average of 2,300 per week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That’s higher than the pre-pandemic average of 1,500 to 1,800 per week. More claims continue to tax staff, which has also been difficult to retain. Spesshardt said the labor department is not unlike other employers who have dealt with labor shortages in the past year. A recent new training class for new hires attracted 10 people instead of 20, he said. The agency now has 89 available staff to process claims, compared to 71 before the pandemic. Another 20 are being trained. The labor department split up its staff to handle older pandemic claims and new ones and is working on ways to prioritize new claims so those folks aren’t waiting three months for their first unemployment check. The goal is to get new claims processed within three to four weeks. In certain circumstances where there are no issues, a claim is processed and paid after the first week. “We have a team that’s dedicated to working the old backlog and the remaining three or four teams are SEE BACKLOG, P21
It’s time for some old-fashioned family fun at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo. Buy your tickets today! Visit Discovery Ranch and become a farmer for the day! Join in the stick-horse rodeo or pie-eating contest. Enjoy live music, classic fair food, and new attractions including a farm to table brunch and axe throwing. For more information, a schedule of events, or to purchase tickets online, visit FairandRodeoFun.com or call 720-733-6941.
Clean up and reduce wildfire risk Now is the time to clean up tree limbs, shrubs and brush from your property and reduce your wildfire risk. Dispose of them at the County’s slash-mulch site, 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. Open Saturdays-only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October. For more information, visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash.
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Do you need a copy of a birth or death certificate? Records can be obtained in-person by visiting the the Douglas County Health Department at 410 S Wilcox St. No appointments are necessary. Or, visit douglas.co.us and search for Vital Records for ways to obtain records online, by mail or by email.
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Fentanyl’s presence in Denver’s south metro region, and Colorado, has continued to increase over the past five years — but the numbers have skyrocketed since 2020, when the drug overtook methamphetamine as the leading killer in Colorado, according to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The growing ubiquity of fentanyl in the drug market is also reflected in the increase of overdose deaths in the south metro area from 2015 to 2021, CDPHE data shows. In 2021, Arapahoe County reported 101 fentanyl-specific overdoses, which make up 56% of all reported overdoses that year. That number is a sharp increase from 2020 when there were 69 fentanyl overdoses, accounting for nearly 47% of all overdose deaths, though fentanyl was still the leading drug for overdoses that year. Douglas County saw its biggest spike in fentanyl overdoses in 2020, with nine fentanyl overdose deaths that accounted for 18% of all overdoses that year. Numbers in 2021 were similar with seven fentanyl overdoses, making up 16% of overdoses. It’s left law enforcement and harm reduction advocates at odds over how best to respond to a mounting crisis that took the lives of more than 900 Coloradans last year. And the state’s new law, the Fentanyl Accountability And Prevention Act — which went into effect July 1 — is set to once again test the theories of criminalization versus risk mitigation for drug users. A growing emergency For area police, the crisis is daily. “I would say that fentanyl overdoses have exploded,” Englewood Police Sgt. Brian Cousineau said. “If not daily, every other day we’re dealing with something related to an overdose.” A synthetic opioid, fentanyl is said to be 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin or morphine, according to the CDC, with a potentially lethal dose being about 2 to 3 milligrams. Part of what has made the substance such a threat is its presence in nearly every opioid available on the black market. “It’s everywhere,” said Cousineau, who said fentanyl is frequently found in “blues,” slang for drugs such as Valium and Xanax, which are typically used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures. But fentanyl has also made its way into heroin, meth, cocaine and MDMA — more commonly known as molly. Since fentanyl’s presence has cast such a wide net — from black market prescription drugs to popular recreational substances — and because of how cheap it is to mass produce, law enforcement is seeing the drug threaten a spectrum of people who are young and old, regular and irregular users. Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said a majority of overdoses police are responding to involve fentanyl mixed with another drug, such as cocaine. “Douglas County is an upper-
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middle-class community and we’re seeing it in that community, finding people in their homes,” Spurlock said. “It’s not the image people conjure up when you think of a drug abuser.” Data provided in April show narcotics and drug violations were up 28% over last year in Douglas County, Spurlock said. District Attorney John Kellner, who heads the 18th Judicial District based in Arapahoe County, said the time is now to impose harsher punishments on dealers of fentanyl — and other potential fentanylcarrying drugs — in a bid to curb overdoses. “Our approach is to go after the dealers and suppliers and hold them accountable,” Kellner said, adding that his office is pursuing “significant prison sentences” for producers and sellers of the drug. Kellner recently touted what his office called a large-scale drug bust in May that led to the seizure of 200,000 fentanyl pills along with 9.4 pounds of heroin, a kilogram of cocaine and four guns. It also resulted in the indictment of eight people believed to be involved with drug trafficking, Kellner said. That announcement was joined by one from Brian Besser, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Denver Field Division, who said his office had aided in the “largest fentanyl seizure on any U.S. highway,” when state patrol officers found 114 pounds of fentanyl powder in the back of a vehicle on Interstate 70 traveling toward Denver. But the seizure, which took place in June, failed to produce law enforcement with its greater goal: the suppliers. After initially agreeing to lead DEA agents to supposed kingpins in South Bend, Indiana, the driver evaded authorities and escaped, a detail Besser did not mention during a July 6 press conference detailing the bust. It only came to light after a story from the Denver
‘Douglas County is an upper-middle-class community and we’re seeing it in that community, finding people in their homes. It’s not the image people conjure up when you think of a drug abuser.’ Tony Spurlock, Douglas County sheriff
Gazette, which obtained the driver’s arrest warrant. The vast majority of prosecution has instead fallen on low-level dealers and users. Need for harm reduction The criminalization of fentanyl, and all drugs, has only led to worse overdose outcomes, said Lisa Raville, executive director for the Harm Reduction Action Center. “We’ve never been able to arrest our way out of drug use … all it’s done is put us in the overdose crisis that we’re in as well as led to unsafe drug supplies,” Raville said. The action center, based in Denver, works with drug users to reduce their overdose chances and make drug use safer. The nonprofit organization’s multi-pronged approach includes providing clean syringes for safe injection, supplying users with drug and HIV testing, getting users access to life-saving naloxone and engaging in community outreach and education. The center sees about 75 to 125 people per day, according to Raville, with about 12,000 people who’ve signed up for its services over the past 10 years. A staunch supporter for harm reduction policies and practices, Raville said she is discouraged with the direction law enforcement has
taken toward fentanyl, which she feels has been spurred by the state’s new law. “We feel that the messaging in law enforcement has actually gone backward,” Raville said. Along with more emphasis on law enforcement-led investigations into opioid use and deaths, the law will also require emergency medical providers, coroners and law enforcement officials to participate in a state wide program to map overdose deaths. Raville fears this could dissuade more people from calling 911 for help with an overdose as it will likely attract more police attention. “We can’t count on the fact that law enforcement won’t come,” Raville said. But perhaps the most consequential decision by Colorado lawmakers was to drop the amount needed to charge a felony for fentanyl from 4 grams to 1. That’s the equivalent of about 10 pills, according to Englewood Sgt. Cousineau. Raville said the law now puts many of her clients at major legal risk as most carry between five and 20 pills on them at a time. Instead of pursuing criminal charges, Raville said the key to combating the fentanyl crisis is SEE FENTANYL, P7
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providing more resources to drug users, from testing to a safe supply of drugs. In an effort to build more resources for addiction in Douglas County, Racquel Garcia founded Hard Beauty, a peer recovery group that started virtually during the pandemic and recently opened a brick and mortar location in Castle Rock to offer the area’s first community recovery center. “I want all options to recovery to be in one space to allow people to figure out what’s best for them and recover,” Garcia said of Hard Beauty’s mission. The impetus for Garcia to offer peer recovery services came from her own experiences trying to get sober, she said. Garcia found few resources outside of Alcoholics Anonymous and Celebrate Recovery groups, which didn’t work for her. Ultimately, she found help at Parker’s Valley Hope, a residential treatment center. “It just felt like we could do better and actually I knew we could better,” she said. “I want to open up the space and discussion of recovery to make it big. Especially in high affluence areas.” Hard Beauty is also working to obtain housing to help provide sober living and recovery support past the initial rehab period. “Even if the cops can get you to jail or treatment, if you want to live in a sober environment, there’s no supportive housing in Douglas County,” she said. “You need long-term support for long-term change.” The state-wide law does make some inroads for harm reduction policies, with $19.7 million for a bulk purchase of naloxone (a common brand of which is Narcan), $10 million for treatment centers and $600,000 for fentanyl testing strips. But lawmakers should go further, said Raville, and allow for safe injection and smoking sites for drug users where they can be aided by trained medical staff to avoid an overdose. “We need to be innovative and we need to be using evidence-based solutions,” Raville said, adding that such a proposal has been piloted in other countries and has helped drive down overdose rates. Looking for solutions Police in the south metro area said while they’re obligated to enforce the laws around fentanyl they also see the benefit, and need, for harm reduction approaches. “My job isn’t to judge how the person got into the position that they are in, my job is to get them care,” Littleton Police Sgt. Brant Dimoeck said. “The average person that we talk to … they’re not bad people. They have an addiction. They have an issue.” Sheriff Spurlock said he agrees with the importance of addiction treatment as a tool, noting there are few resources available in jails for people with substance use issues. Drug rehab programs are a possibility, but medicated-assisted treatment, one of the more suc-
Photos from law enforcement presented during a July 6 news conference show drugs confiscated during a large-scale bust. PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN
cessful recovery tools, is typically not offered. “Our jail is not designed for that,” Spurlock said. Increasing treatment facilities would benefit law enforcement, not only by alleviating burdens on jails, but also by helping to prevent crime, Spurlock said. However, Spurlock still thinks law enforcement has an important role when it comes to responding to drugs in the community. In Spurlock’s experience, there is significant overlap between people arrested for drug violations and people arrested for property crimes. “If you have significant and adequate facilities for treatment, you will reduce crime,” he said. “But it’s also important to remember there are individuals out committing multiple crimes so that they can feed their habit and they have to pay for that behavior.” When responding to someone who may be overdosing, police said medical attention takes priority. Naloxone, which is a quick-acting antidote for overdoses, is used frequently to revive individuals, police said. Spurlock estimates Douglas County officers are having to use naloxone on a weekly basis. Arrests are typically not made during these encounters, according to Englewood Sgt. Cousineau, so long as the individual overdosing has no more than a “personal use amount,” which is 1 gram of fentanyl — about 10 pills. The drug is usually confiscated and destroyed, Cousineau said. “Part of it is compassion, we don’t want to put criminal charges on somebody who is in a state of distress,” he said. Arrests can follow when an individual is found with more than one gram as well as when someone experiencing an overdose also commits other crimes in the process, such as causing a car accident, according to Cousineau. But officers said they alone can’t always respond adequately to a situation. It’s why departments across the region, including
‘Our approach is to go after the dealers and suppliers and hold them accountable.’ John Kellner, district attorney Englewood, Littleton and Douglas County, have turned to co-responder programs to link police with trained clinicians when responding to certain calls, such as mental health concerns and drug use. Officers said those trained professionals are able to better connect to, and build trust with, certain individuals in distress better than police can. Co-responders are also able to connect individuals with resources instead of jails, something DA Kellner said his office has also pursued. The DA’s diversion program allows some people charged with drug possession to funnel into rehabilitation treatments that — if deemed successful — could see their cases dismissed or significantly reduced. “This is not the justice system of the ‘80s and ‘90s,” Kellner said. “It’s an all-above approach that’s going to solve this problem.” According to 18th Judicial District spokesperson Eric Ross, 104 cases have been referred to the program, with 28 successfully completed, Ross said data on “failures versus those that are still in process,” is not available. However, that option remains limited because of the lack of programs or facilities in the region offering addiction services. Spurlock said Douglas County is reliant on partnerships with treatment programs or facilities in Denver. But, for Raville, believing that law enforcement will be enough to wean the majority of individuals
WHAT IS FENTANYL? According to the CDC, pharmaceutical fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, approved for treating severe pain, typically advanced cancer pain. It is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is prescribed in the form of transdermal patches or lozenges and can be diverted for misuse and abuse in the United States. However, most recent cases of fentanyl-related harm, overdose, and death in the U.S. are linked to illegally made fentanyl. It is sold through illegal drug markets for its heroin-like effect. It is often mixed with heroin and/or cocaine as a combination product—with or without the user’s knowledge—to increase its euphoric effects. Misinformation has spread over fentanyl’s ability to cause an overdose simply by touching the drug. According to the American College of Medical Toxicology and American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, this is not true. Fentanyl must be introduced into the bloodstream or a mucus membrane in order for someone to feel the effects. When testing for fentanyl, a single line indicates fentanyl is present while two lines indicate no fentanyl has been detected. Source: CDC
off drugs is fantasy thinking. “People have been using drugs forever and ever and people will continue using drugs forever and ever,” Raville said. Instead, Raville wants to see more honest conversation and education around drug use and how to be safe. She believes broad legalization, such as what has been done in Portland, Oregon, will create a safer supply for hard drugs that fentanyl will not be able to permeate. “We have a safe supply in the United States right now, it’s called alcohol,” Raville said. “The United States has never done a good job of talking about drug use.”
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Metro Denver’s homeless population on the rise BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN
The number of people experiencing homelessness was up 12.8% in 2022 compared to 2020, before the pandemic, according to preliminary data from the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative point-in-time survey. The annual count, which captures homelessness in the seven-county metro Denver region, showed there was an increase in homelessness of 784 people. In January 2020, the last time a comprehensive count was conducted, there were 6,104 people counted who were homeless in metro Denver. This year, 6,888 people were counted, according to the first phase of data. “We are awaiting HUD’s verification of the region’s demographic data before releasing further information, but for planning purposes, it is important to share the overall sheltered and unsheltered count for the region,” Jamie Rife, executive director of the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, said in a statement. MDHI will release a second phase of data once the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s verification process is completed later this summer, she said. On Jan. 24, teams spread out across the region to count people living in shelters and outdoors. Leaders in the metro area did not conduct a count of people living outside in 2021 because of COVID-19 concerns. The number of people living in
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shelters remained fairly consistent between 2020 and 2022, at 4,534 in 2020 and 4,815 in 2022, a 6% increase. The number of people consid-
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time understanding of those living outdoors. The system also helped outreach teams better connect clients to human services and housing, Rife said. While teams across the metro Denver area were able to locate and count 6,888 people on that single night this year in late January, the information system allowed them to estimate that the number of unhoused people is close to 31,000 throughout the course of the year, Rife said. “This data highlights the dynamic nature of homelessness and the importance of real-time data to allow the region to coordinate effectively and allocate resources efficiently,” she said. 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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July 28, 2022
Heidi Ganahl selects Danny Moore as her running mate Navy veteran Moore is a Centennial resident, entrepreneur BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl on Monday announced Danny Moore as her running mate, a Navy veteran and entrepreneur who stoked controversy last year when he was removed as head of Colorado’s Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission over his social media posts about the 2020 presidential election. “Danny is a wonderful addition to our winning team,” Ganahl said in a written statement. “We share a common vision to lower Colorado’s soaring cost of living, gas prices (and) crime rates.” Moore, who is Black, lives in Centennial and is a retired Navy master chief. He is the president and owner of DeNOVO Solutions, a technology firm catering to the military, and president of Thornberry Consulting, which works with the Department of Defense. “As a retired Navy Veteran and a successful small business entrepreneur with nearly 40 years of leadership experience, I will be mission-focused and deliver what is best for Colorado,” Moore said in a written statement. In Colorado, gubernatorial candidates select who they want to be their lieutenant governor. Democratic Gov. Jared Polis is running with Dianne Primavera, a former state representative who currently serves as his No. 2. Lieutenant governor is a mostly ceremonial position in Colorado, though the person appointed to the job often takes on one or two major agenda items. Primavera, for instance, also leads the Polis administration’s efforts to reduce health care costs. In April 2021, Moore was removed as chair of the Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission in a unanimous vote by his fellow commissioners after 9News reported that he had made Facebook posts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. According to 9News, Moore made the false claim that President Joe Biden won in 2020 because Democrats stole the contest from Donald Trump. Moore also referred to COVID-19 on social media as the “Chinese virus.” The Gazette also scoured Moore’s social media posts, finding that in the first months of the pandemic he referred to CNN as the “Chineses [sic] News Network” and that he accused the news outlet of “lying to the American people and endangering the lives of American’s [sic] and those of the world.” Moore was unanimously removed as chair after he rebuffed
requests from fellow commissioners to step down voluntarily. He was randomly selected as a member of the 12-member redistricting panel after applying for the unpaid job. In June 2021, Moore, in an interview with Jon Caldara of the Moore Independence Institute, said that there are “tremendous questions around the election” when asked whether Trump was the rightful winner in 2020 and whether the contest was stolen. “To be put down and criticized for simply asking the question, that is un-American,” he said. In a statement to The Sun, Ganahl’s campaign brushed off the 2021 controversy. “Heidi and Danny are united in their commitment and focus on winning this November,” said Lexi Swearingen, a spokeswoman for Ganahl. “They agree Joe Biden is our president and Jared Polis is our governor and that we need to do everything we can to change that this November and in 2024. Election integrity is paramount and we must work to restore voter confidence.” Ganahl refused, until recently, to directly answer whether the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump, only answering the question for months by saying that Joe Biden is the president. “I don’t believe there was enough fraud that would have flipped the election,” she told The Colorado Sun and CBS4 in a June interview. Ganahl initially said she was going to announce her running mate earlier this month, and Colorado Politics reported that Las Animas County Commissioner Felix Lopez would be her pick. However, the Colorado Politics story was later retracted and Lopez told 9News that conversations about being Ganahl’s running mate were still ongoing. Ganahl faces an uphill battle in trying to unseat Polis in November. Polis polls well among Colorado voters and is a deep-pocketed, selffunding candidate. He has already spent more than $5 million of his own money on his 2022 reelection bid after dropping more than $23 million to win his first term in 2018. Ganahl, by comparison, had less than $50,000 in her campaign’s bank account on June 22. Ganahl loaned her campaign $100,000 on July 1, bringing her personal investment in her campaign to $500,000. 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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Medicaid numbers up in Colorado since COVID No one has lost benefits since start of pandemic more than two years ago BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN
In normal times, about 35,000 people drop off the government health insurance plan for the needy each month, usually because someone in their household got a new job and they no longer qualify. But since the coronavirus pandemic, and a federal public health emergency declaration more than two years ago, no one has lost their Medicaid benefits. Colorado has added nearly 500,000 people to its Medicaid rolls since early 2020, an increase of 32%. The latest extension of the federal order — which says that states can cut no one off the Medicaid rolls during the global crisis, whether they are eligible or not — is set to expire Oct. 13. Another 90-day extension is likely, considering there’s an election in November and coronavirus numbers have typically surged in the fall, but states are gearing up now to avoid surprise losses of health insurance for hundreds of thousands of people. SEE MEDICAID, P11
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“None of this is supposed to be a surprise,” said Ralph Choate, chief operating officer for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which includes the Medicaid division. “There are no gotchas in here. These are people’s lives and their health care.” The department, in its annual stakeholder meeting July 19, outlined a plan to make sure anyone who is still eligible for Medicaid doesn’t get kicked off the program when the public health emergency expires. And state officials estimate there are 455,593 people enrolled in Medicaid who likely would not meet eligibility requirements today, though many of them will likely qualify for some other form of benefits such as the state’s child health plan. The crux of the plan is a communication blast — planned for late summer and fall — asking the 1.65 million people on Medicaid in Colorado to make sure the program has their current contact information. “I hope we go through this whole thing and never have somebody that goes, ‘Wait, wait, but I should have responded,’” Choate said. “I’m so hoping we don’t have that.” Everyone on Medicaid is required to fill out paperwork each year before their coverage anniversary date, information used to determine whether they are eligible for another year. Colorado has been asking people to file the
The Colorado Sun is a journalist-owned, award-winning news outlet that strives to cover all of Colorado so that our state — our community — can better understand itself. In this way, The Sun contributes to a more vibrant, informed and whole Colorado. The Sun, launched in 2018, is committed to fact-based, in-depth and nonpartisan journalism. It covers everything income and health information throughout the pandemic, even though no one will lose coverage. People who didn’t have a job in 2020 and qualified for Medicaid, but now have a job and no longer qualify, receive notice after the annual review that they are only receiving benefits because of the public health emergency. So, state officials say, no one should be caught off guard. The problem is, about 25%-30% of people neglected to participate in their annual revalidation process, either because they never got around to it or perhaps because they feared they could lose coverage once they reported a change in income. The federal government has promised a 60-day notice of when the public health emergency will expire. Once it does, Colorado Medicaid officials face a 14-month process of notifying every participant 60 days ahead of their re-enrollment date that this time, they must show they are eligible or potentially lose coverage. While the department is estimat-
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Ten years after theater shooting, community gathers for midnight vigil 7/20 Memorial Foundation hosts special event BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Ten years ago, on July 20, 2012, Stephen Barton and two friends attended a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” at a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora and became survivors of a mass shooting that resulted in 12 deaths and 70 injured. At the end of last year, Barton, who lives in New York, was contacted by Heather Dearman to inform him that the 7/20 Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit where she serves as CEO, would be hosting a series of events in light of the 10th year passing since the shooting. “I’m not local to here, and so a little less, like, connected to the local network of survivors and family members. So, I’m really glad that she did reach out,” Barton said. Barton and his wife, Sarah Barton, were among those who gathered at midnight July 20, 2022, at Aurora Water-wise Garden, located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, for a vigil. Dearman was the first to present, welcoming people to the 10th annual midnight vigil and reflecting on the night that changed so many lives. “Just after midnight on July 20, 2012, the city of Aurora, my hometown, was struck by tragedy when a gunman entered the Century 16 theater with ill intent. “Seventy people were injured, including my cousin, Ashley, who was shot and paralyzed and also miscarried. Her 6-year-old daughter, Veronica, was with her that night and was also shot,” Dearman said. “Sadly, Veronica succumbed to her injuries along with 11 other moviegoers whose lives were tragically cut short.” Visiting the memorial: ‘A place of peace, hope and resilience’ For the first time, the vigil included a walkthrough tour of the 12 stones placed throughout the garden, the location of the memorial, that are dedicated to those killed in the shooting. Fairy lights decorated the garden and a violinist performed as Dearman walked to each stone and shared information about the victims. Attendees followed behind her, many carrying small electric candles with them. “We’ve never taken people through the tour of each stone before, so we didn’t know how that would work,” Dearman said after the vigil. “But, I think it was beautiful.” In addition to the stones, a main feature of the memorial is the sculpture, “Ascentiate,” which features a sculpture of 83 cranes. Tiina Marie Coon, a member of the board of directors for 7/20 Memorial Foundation and mother of a theater survivor, said there are 70 white cranes to represent those who were injured, as well as 13 clear and silver cranes to represent the souls of lost loved ones, including Ashley Moser’s unborn child. SEE MEMORIAL, P13
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“All of the cranes are flying from all different directions. This represents the people in the theater that came from all over the world, in all walks of life,” Coon said. “It is where they meet in the center and rise together — that’s the ascentiate.” The motivation behind the cranes was the action of genuine kindness, she said. Following the shooting, a young boy named Nate Williams coordinated with his community to send 1,000 cranes to Aurora with messages of compassion. “As a board, we have always felt that we wanted a non-memorial, memorial — a place of peace, hope and resilience. A place to rise above your tragedies. A place where all of the community can come and heal,” Coon said. Throughout the night, people cried, laughed, prayed and embraced one another. Others visited the 12 white crosses placed along the sidewalk at the entrance of the vigil. These crosses were made following the shooting and placed across the street of the movie theater as a temporary memorial, said Jansen Young, the chief operating officer of the 7/20 Memorial Foundation. Young is a survivor of the theater shooting. Her boyfriend, Jonathan Blunk, was killed that night. “We now place the crosses here every year. These crosses still provide a memorial and a marker
for the lives lost. They are not just names on a cross. They are individuals. They are our loved ones,” Young said. For Dearman, one of the standout moments from the vigil was the procession of first responders, called the “Hero’s Procession.” Attendees gathered and applauded on the curb of the street as first responders passed by in their vehicles. Viki Snyder was among those clapping during the procession. Her daughter, Heather, was in the theater and was shot three times. “We lost her five years later,” Snyder said. She said her daughter’s death wasn’t a direct result of the shooting. “She couldn’t get her head back together.” Snyder said her daughter was smiling all the time and was everybody’s friend. “She was an amazing person,” she said. Stephen Barton, a survivor of the shooting, reflects on that night Stephen Barton had been traveling across the country with a friend for about six weeks when they stopped in Aurora to stay with another friend who offered to host them overnight on July 19, 2012. “We offered, to her, to take her to the movies to thank her for hosting us,” Barton said. Both Barton and the friend they were visiting were shot. The third friend was thankfully not shot, and all three survived, he said. “I was shot with a shotgun,” Barton said. “And so, basically, my upper torso and my neck and face received like two dozen pieces of metal, about.”
He said the pieces of metal narrowly missed his internal organs and arteries, and he was bleeding heavily. Police did not wait for an ambulance and directly transported him to the hospital, where he was taken to surgery. “I was just very fortunate, and I really credit them for the great job that they did that night,” Barton said about the police. Barton still has some pieces of metal in his body today, but other than some nerve damage in his left arm and scar tissue, he mostly doesn’t have lingering injuries. His friend who was shot has also made a really good recovery, he said. The midnight vigil was the first time that Barton visited the memorial. He said it was hard to put into words how it felt to be at the vigil, because in some ways, it feels like what happened was in the distant past and had happened to another person. Barton said the atmosphere casted his mind back to that “really dark and difficult time” and also showed how people have grown since then, which he said is something to celebrate. Some good things came out of that night for Barton, he said. For example, he started a job advocating for stronger gun laws, and it was through that job that he befriended someone who later introduced him to his wife, Sarah, in 2016. “It’s just a mix of many different feelings,” Barton said. “Because it could have just so easily gone in a different way. And being, you know, standing here and hearing the stories and seeing the crosses
really drives that home.” He said he feels really blessed and fortunate that his injuries were not more severe and that he had a strong support system. At the same time, both Barton and his wife expressed frustration about how mass shootings continue to be an issue in the U.S. “I think that back then, in the immediate aftermath, I had more of a hope that things could change. And the last few months have kind of driven home how much work still has to be done,” he said. “And it really doesn’t feel like we’re improving or making this problem any better.” Sarah Barton said it was wonderful to see the community gather and interact with one another during the vigil, but that it’s hard to be optimistic because “these things shouldn’t happen in the first place.” Although he doesn’t live in Colorado, Barton wanted to come and attend the vigil because he thinks there is something powerful in the act of remembering, and he has a soft spot in his heart for Colorado. After walking through the memorial, he said it’s clear how much thought went into creating it, and that it’s inspiring to see so many people at the vigil who have been bonded through what happened. “There’s no minimizing how unjust and senseless something like this is,” Barton said, calling the shooting horribly tragic. “But, I’m really glad that they’re keeping, sort of, this memory alive. And the memorial is really a beautiful physical tribute — physical manifestation — of that.”
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ne of the things I love about being an editor is going to meetings, forums, focus groups and awards banquets. I get to meet a lot of different people and listen to a lot of opinions, discussions and topics. Recently, in a roundtable discussion, a group of us talked about housing affordability. In that discusFROM THE sion, we talked about how our workforce is being pushed out of the housing market EDITOR completely. Of course, in asking why — some of the answers that sadly are reality — worries me. When I say workforce, I am talking about our teachers, our police officers, our firefighters, our government employees and those who make our everyday lives possible. However, somehow, society has decided they are also the people we do not Thelma Grimes want as our neighbors. We have communities saying: Come here and work and teach our children, protect us, take care of our needs — but do not live here. The problem with this mentality is the valued workforce is going to move on. We are going to get fewer of them in our communities as they move to states and towns where people want them. That is our loss. My son’s kindergarten teacher, a 20-year educator and an awesome person, said she grew up in a house behind the school she currently teaches. However, on her salary, she couldn’t afford to live there now. Is that really the kind of world we want? The idea that renters bring down our communities is also just nonsense. To afford to live in most of the housing communities in Douglas County and most of Arapahoe County — the rent costs are more than my mortgage. We have great neighbors who rent. We had horrible neighbors, who fortunately moved away, who owned their home. Perception is everything these days and I am having a hard time understanding the belief some have about affordable housing creating a community nuisance. Having loud groups fight every time a developer or elected body tries to bring more affordable options into a community has to change. That change has to come from those casting the votes. At some point, our elected officials have to take a stand and say a strong, steady workforce is what is needed to keep an economy on track. They have to start voting and finding solutions that help working families survive. This trickles down to those young adults just entering the workforce as well. In listening to a 20-year-old out of college, he said he is living with his dad and there is no way he could afford to live in Douglas County where he grew up. There are no options for him. That means our young, educated workforce will seek employment elsewhere and another state’s gain is going to be our loss. It is a loss we might now feel now but we will in the future. For those fighting the affordable housing concept — go back to your younger days when you were trying to find your footing in this world. Would you have been as successful in a market like we have today? How would you have gotten your first apartment? Paid for your first home? We need to create growth and opportunity for all levels of society and not just a select few who think they deserve the best houses, best views and best of everything without giving up something in return. Thelma Grime is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.`
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a valley. One day the young boy was getting into some mischief as young boys tend to do, and his mother disciplined him and withheld his afternoon snack until he would apologize. The boy ran out of the house slamming the door behind him yelling, “I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.” And as he did a young boy’s voice echoed from the valley saying, “I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.” Terrified, the boy ran back into his house and into his mother’s arms crying. He told her that there was a boy in the valley yelling that he hates me. The mom knowing full well it was the echo encouraged her son to go back outside and shout, “I love you, I love you, I love you,” and see what happens. The boy did as instructed, and the voice was heard echoing in return, “I love you, I love you, I love you.” We really do get back what we give out. Even a smile. Keeping with my Zig Ziglar theme, Zig would always encourage people by saying, “If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.” We are at odds with one another in so many ways and places. And if we are in a state of fear, worry and doubt about what is happening locally or globally, we could all probably
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With residents’ affinity for local ingredients and Vi’s access to fresh honey from the seven beehives on-site, Strickland said the honey wheat was an easy sell. “This is a very accessible beer and you don’t have to be a hardcore beer lover to drink wheat beer because it’s very approachable,” he said. Ginger Kleerup, a member of the resident advisory council and a brewery ambassador at Vi, said a large group got involved with the microbrewery, eager to learn the ins and outs of ales, stouts and lagers. “We’re very excited about it,” Kleerup, 84, said. “What you can do here are things that you sometimes weren’t able to do before and I don’t know of another neighborhood doing this.” To name the beer, residents submitted suggestions including “Greg’s Geriatric Brew” and “Honey Brew.” Kleerup said she doesn’t typically drink beer, but is planning to make an exception for “Bees Knees” and future Vi brews because she’s confident in Strickland’s skills and ideas. “I’ve never even liked beer,” she laughed. “Chef’s next brew, once this one gets bottled, he wants to make a cherry beer. I would love to taste that and I’m sure it will be interesting. There’s no limit with this.” On top of the plans for a cherry ale using Colorado fruit, Strickland is eying an Oktoberfest special. Each of the varieties will get showcased during Vi’s events, such as their summer Farmer’s Market and weekly BBQs. Ideally, Strickland would love to grow as many ingredients for the microbrewery on-site as possible and he recently planted hops in one of Vi’s gardens to test how successful he could be. “At some point, we plan to grow as many of our own hops as we can … and of course the residents are involved in that as well,” he said. Vi’s microbrewery is likely oneof-a-kind or one of just a handful
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benefit by remembering that people will respond or react to what we do and what we say. If we say good morning at 5:00 at night, they may respond by saying good morning back. We must remember that what we are yelling from the mountaintop or by email, text, or social media, that we will also get back what we put out. So why not put out more loving kindness, and reasonableness? In 1914 during World War I, the Americans, French and Germans, put aside their war for a short time to meet on the battlefield to celebrate Christmas, exchanging gifts, food and stories. This was a world war, and yet they found common ground. After a heavily contested boxing match or UFC bout, the fighters do their best to win, but when the fight is over, they meet in
Chef Greg Strickland speaks to residents of Vi at Highlands Ranch about the “Bees Knees,” the senior community’s first beer COURTESY OF VI AT HIGHLANDS RANCH brewed at its new microbrewery. The beer uses honey from the community’s beehives.
of its kind of venture, according to Jack Buffington, director of supply chain and sustainability at First Key, a brewing industry consulting company. Buffington said the level of investment for a microbrewery can be prohibitive, limiting the number of senior living facilities that could offer the amenity. However, he noted that brewing has often been associated with building community and connections, which makes it a good fit for a senior neighborhood. “(Brewing beer) is an experience more than it’s a product, from making it to selling it, it’s a story,” Buffington said. Should there ever be the chance to bottle or can Vi’s brews for purchase, Strickland thinks Vi has a pretty good story. Ultimately, he would love to sell the beer to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s research. “(Canning or bottling) it is the dream,” he said. “It would be really great to get our story out there, raise money for a great cause and the residents would be so proud.” Regardless of its commercial future, Vi’s Lifestyle Director Angela the middle and hug or acknowledge the other out of respect. It happens in other sports too. When the game is over, regardless of who won or lost, you can see players who just spent 60 minutes in battle, kneeling in prayer, or talking to each other and smiling. Maybe they played in college or met while they were on the same team at some point. But once the battle is over, they come together in such a great way. How about you? Are you greeting and treating people with kindness and respect? Are you sharing your smile with someone who doesn’t have one? I would love to hear you story at mnorton@xinnix.com, and when we find a way to come together to create a better world, it really will a better than good life. Michael Norton is the grateful president of XINNIX, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
Owens said the microbrewery will stick around as long as residents enjoy it and benefit from it. “We really try to give residents something to wake up excited about
and I think the brewery does that and gives residents a sense of purpose,” she said. “What makes the brewery special is that it’s meaningful for residents.”
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lowers are blooming around Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, and trails invite strolling. Admission is free. Added attraction: at 11 a.m. to noon on July 30 and 31 will be “Father Featherbottom’s Fairy Tales.” On the grass — bring a blanket to sit on. Finnian and Florian of Audacious Theatre will have puppets to help with storytelling. Tickets needed. They seem to range from free to $5, $10 or $15, or they’ll pass a hat, they say. See audacioustheatre.com. Contact: Ren Manley, 720-445-5242. Bird walks are also scheduled at Hudson Gardens. Or just wander in and enjoy Evelyn and King Hudson’s gift to us all. Depot Art Gallery The All Colorado Show will be exhibited through Aug. 27 at the Depot Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Free admission. See depotartgallery.org. Town Hall Arts Center The Stanton Gallery at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., holds its Wild West exhibit through Sept. 11. Open during box office hours or view online: depotartgallery.org. Paintings, mixed media and photography. Mosaics “Mosaics 2022: As Seen Through
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New Eyes” is presented by Foothills Art Center in Golden, in cooperation with the Colorado Mosaic Artists, through Oct. 2. Juried by Yulia Hanansen and Foothills curator Eriq Hochuli. Admission free. Foothills Art Sonya Ellingboe Center: 809 15th St., Golden. 303-2793922, foothillsartcenter.org. Curious Theatre Incoming artistic director is Jada Suzanne Dixon, who worked with outgoing Producing Artistic Director Chip Walton to curate a 25th Anniversary Season, based on the question: “What does it mean to be an American? Watch for: “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” “Amerikin,” “Franklinland,” “Alma” and “On the Exhale.” Single tickets on sale Aug. 1. Curious is at 1030 Acoma St., Denver 303-623-0524. Tickets: $32-$53. curioustheatre.org. Comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!” featuring Peter J. Fogel will play Aug. 3 to 21 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Plays 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Tickets $45-$65: PlayHouseInfo.
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com, 303-987-7845 or in person. Douglas County Libraries “Hansel and Gretel: Gingerbread Cottage,” a benefit for Douglas County Library Foundation, is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 27 at Lone Tree Library, which will become a fabled forest. Entertainment, food, drinks, dance. Bring little ones in costume. (You can dress up too!) Tickets: $50, adults; $25, child. dcl.org. DMNS The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, will feature “60 Minutes
in Space” at 7 p.m. Aug. 31 in the Ricketson Auditorium. Also on Aug. 31, time to be announced: Scientists in action, live from the International Space Station. Check dmns.org. Performance Now Performance Now Theatre Company announces its new season: “A Grand Night for Singing,” Sept. 9-25; “Little Women,” Jan. 6-22, 2023; “Carousel,” March 17-April 2; “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” June 10-16. All performances at Lakewood Cultural Center, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. performancenow.org.
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Notable building marks 150 years Former general store goes back to early days of metro area BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
On July 30, Historic Littleton Inc. invites interested folks to join the organization at 2 p.m. in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the J.D. Hill General Store at 5728/5738 S. Rapp Street (just east of the Bowles Avenue and Santa Fe Drive intersection). A brief walking tour along South Rapp Street will follow, introducing other important nearby buildings as well, including the Richard Little House and the Columbine Mill. HLI member Rebecca Kast writes: “Picture the J.D. Hill building with horses tied up to the posts ... This was the economic center of the little hamlet of Littleton. The mill was here, a hotel, the church and a schoolhouse were built nearby. With the road to Santa Fe right in front, it was a convenient stop for travelers. The J.D. Hill Store was Littleton’s first general store and post office. This is a two-story, wood clapboard building with three chimneys of corbeled brick. It has been remodeled extensively. The social activities of Littleton revolved around
The J.D. Hill General Store building at Rapp Street and Alamo Avenue is marking its 150th anniversary. PHOTO FROM HISTORIC LITTLETON INC. FACEBOOK PAGE
this building 150 years ago ...” The second floor served as meeting space, including for the Weston Masonic Lodge (which is housed nearby and is also about to
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celebrate 150 years). J.D. Hill was born in Massachusetts and arrived in Denver in 1866. He cut hay along the South Platte River and worked at assorted odd jobs. He arrived in Littleton in 1870 and worked at the Rough and Ready Flourmill. In 1872 he built a large two-story white frame building and stocked hay, coal, groceries and dry goods. It was also the first post office and both Richard Little and Hill served as postmaster ... The building also served as meeting place for Catholic, Methodist and Christian Science churches and the Odd Fellows Lodge. The town was incorporated in 1890 and Hill served on the first city council, and again in 1895-1896. The building served as a town hall until 1920 when the Italianate building on Main Street was completed. The first drugstore was on the present site of the Masonic Hall, operated by Hill’s brother, Oscar. Hill married Inez Berry in 1876 and they had one daughter, Eva. In 1884, with J.S. Morse, Hill built the Littleton Creamery next to the general store on Alamo Street and his first home was on the north side of Main Street, near the present location of Bradford
Auto Body. The creamery was part of a larger facility and by 1888, it was processing milk from 1,000 dairy cows, belonging to farmers who brought their milk into Littleton. By 1902, the creamery building was used as Littleton’s first high school and by 1908 the Christ Scientist Church used the building for religious services. Hill was also one of the organizers of the First National Bank in Littleton, which closed during the Depression. For a time, the building served as residences and it’s not certain when the front porch was added. The Littleton Flower Shop and Pongo Lifestyles fill the Hill Building’s storefronts today. The florist has been in Littleton at other locations for many years. Pongo means orangutan, according to assistant manager Anne Kiley, who said the store carries clothing, accessories, jewelry, gifts, shoes, pet items and more. The owner is Ronna Phillips, who is active in supporting rainforest projects and volunteers with the apes at the Denver Zoo. To join the celebration and walk, find a parking place in the neighborhood and appear at the former J.D. Hill General Store at 2 p.m. (Note: Historic Littleton Inc. welcomes new members.)
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The statewide gun regulations adopted after Aurora theater shooting No fewer than 10 statewide changes to gun policy have been adopted BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
The 2012 Aurora theater shooting, which left 12 people dead and 70 others injured, prompted Colorado Democrats to immediately begin pursuing tighter regulations on firearms. Since the attack 10 years ago Wednesday, no fewer than 10 statewide changes to gun policy have been adopted, making Colorado one of the nation’s most progressive states when it comes to firearm regulations. Here’s a detailed look at how Colorado’s gun policies have changed over the past 10 years:
A 15-round gun magazine limit Three big gun regulation changes were made during Colorado’s 2013 legislative session, the first lawmaking term after the Aurora theater shooting. The most controversial of the three was a bill imposing a 15-round limit on gun magazines. The gunman in the theater shooting used a semi-automatic, AR-15style rifle with a 100-round drum attached. The gun jammed, preventing him from inflicting more carnage, but the circumstances of the shooting led state lawmakers to take a hard look at magazines and whether they should be regulated. Opponents of the law have filed lawsuits trying to overturn it, arguing that the policy is unconstitutional, but have been unsuccessful. Several states have passed similar magazine limitations since. A 9News investigation in 2019 found that some Colorado gun stores were still selling magazines
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with a capacity greater than 15 rounds despite the 2013 law. Universal background checks The other major regulation adopted during the 2013 legislative session was a bill requiring universal background checks for gun purchases and transfers in Colorado. There are some exceptions, including when the gun is being transferred as a gift or loan between family members, or the firearm is being transferred temporarily for use at a shooting range or for hunting. Violators of the background check requirement could be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor and be barred from possessing a gun for two years. A third bill passed in 2013 requires the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to recoup the costs of completing a background check. Red flag law The passage of the 2013 gun laws resulted in political backlash for Colorado Democrats. Two Democratic state senators, including the Senate president, were recalled as a result and a third resigned to avoid being recalled. Democrats then lost their majority in the Senate in the 2014 elections and didn’t win it back until the 2018 elections. During the period when Republicans controlled the state Senate, consequential gun legislation in Colorado did not pass. When Democrats regained control of the legislature in 2019, they used their new majority to pass a so-called red flag gun bill, which lets judges order the temporary seizure of firearms from people deemed a significant risk to themselves or others. People subject to
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an extreme-risk protection order are also temporarily barred from purchasing guns. Here’s how the law works: Law fi enforcement or someone close a to a gun owner petitions a judge s to have that person’s firearms s temporarily seized through the a civil court system. If the order is granted, the judge must rule E within 14 days whether to extend t the seizure period and prevent the person from purchasing more guns for up to 364 days. The policy has been used dozens of times in Colorado to temporarily seize guns from people. Republicans again initiated recalls after the 2019 legislative session, in large part because of the red flag law, but all of those efforts were unsuccessful, empowering Democrats to keep pushing on gun regulations. Safe storage No new gun regulations were passed in 2020 by the Colorado legislature, which had its hands full trying to respond to COVID-19. In 2021, however, Democrats began pursuing new gun control measures with an eye toward preventing suicides and accidental gun deaths. One of those was a bill that passed and was signed into law requiring Coloradans who own guns to store their weapons in a gun safe or with a trigger or cable lock when the owner knows or should reasonably know that a “juvenile or a resident who is ineligible to possess a firearm can gain access to the firearm.” The guns don’t have to be stored in a safe or with a trigger or cable lock if the owner is carrying the weapon or if they place it in a “secure container which a reasonable SEE LEGISLATION, P21
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person would believe to be secure.” Antique firearms are also exempt from the law. Violators of the law could be charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor offense. People charged with the crime can argue that the gun wasn’t safely stored because a juvenile needed to gain access to the weapon for self-defense or to defend livestock. The law also requires licensed gun dealers to provide a trigger or cable lock with each firearm they sell or transfer, except when it comes to the sale or transfer of antique firearms. They also must post a conspicuous safe-storage notice developed by the state’s health department in their shop. To meet the notice requirement, gun shops may also post a sign saying: “UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A FIREARM MAY RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OR FINE.” A licensed gun dealer who does not provide a locking device or post the required notice could be charged with an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500. Lost and stolen firearms Also in 2021 lawmakers passed Senate Bill 78, which requires gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm to law enforcement within five days of realizing the weapon is missing. Failing to report a lost or stolen firearm is a civil offense punishable by a $25 fine. A second or subsequent infraction is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $500. Ensuring domestic abusers turn over their guns A third measure passed in 2021 —
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processing current claims as they (come in) right now. Again, right now, that requires some manual work for supervisors,” Spesshardt said. “They’re supposed to roll out an enhancement within the system that will allow the system to automatically do that so we hope
House Bill 1255 — requires people who are subject to a restraining order because of domestic abuse to submit to a judge, within seven business days, an affidavit including a list of the type and number of firearms they own, as well as the location of those weapons. The legislation is aimed at ensuring those charged with or convicted of domestic abuse relinquish their firearms as required. Eliminating the local preemption The March 2021 massacre of 10 people at a King Soopers in Boulder prompted Democrats in the legislature to pursue additional gun control measures in the middle of the 2021 lawmaking term. Arguably the most impactful piece of legislation was Senate Bill 256, which will allow local governments, public higher education institutions and special districts to enact gun policies that are stronger than what’s written in state law. The bill rolled back a 2003 preemption measure in Colorado. The 2003 preemption policy led a judge to toss out Boulder’s municipal assault-weapons ban days before the King Soopers shooting. Closing the Charleston loophole, temporarily preventing people convicted of certain misdemeanors from purchasing guns The second most consequential measure passed after the King Soopers shooting was House Bill 1298, which temporarily prohibits people convicted of certain misdemeanors from purchasing a gun. It also closes the so-called Charleston loophole by requiring gun dealers to complete a background check on a gun buyer before transferring a weapon. While Colorado has universal background checks, federal law allows guns to be transferred to buyers after three business days if the background check hasn’t to see better efficiencies moving forward.” According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of new unemployment claims in Colorado was 2,289 for the week ending July 2, up about 215 from the prior week. That’s also about the same number as a year ago but higher than the average week in 2019, when weekly new claims were around 1,500 to 1,800. Continued claims were roughly the same as the prior week,
been completed. The gap in law is called the Charleston loophole because the gunman who killed nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015 was able to purchase a firearm despite being prohibited to do so because his background check wasn’t completed within three days. Meanwhile, people convicted of the following misdemeanors are prohibited from purchasing weapons within five years of their conviction: • third-degree assault • a bias-motivated crime • child abuse • a crime against an at-risk person • cruelty to animals • harassment • possession of an illegal weapon • sexual assault • unlawful sexual contact • unlawfully providing a firearm other than a handgun to a juvenile • violation of a protection order The misdemeanor provision was driven by the fact that the Boulder shooter had been convicted of third-degree assault a few years before the shooting. Openly carrying guns at polling places is prohibited In 2022, Colorado lawmakers passed House Bill 1086, which makes it illegal to openly carry a gun within a polling location or within 100 feet of a ballot drop box while voting is happening. The measure also makes it illegal to openly carry a firearm inside or within 100 feet of a central counting facility during any election administration activity. What other states have that Colorado doesn’t Despite all of the gun regulation changes in Colorado over the past decade, there are a number of policies that have been adopted in other states that haven’t been repeated in Colorado. at 16,566. Weekly continued claims have been declining all year. People who are waiting on their unemployment claim to be processed should continue to document their search for work and request a payment each week. After their claim is processed and approved, all eligible weeks will be paid. For those who have been waiting more than 12 weeks, Spesshardt advised that they check spam filters and missed calls, and also call the
“Colorado has taken tremendous strides towards gun safety in recent years,” said Allison Anderman, senior counsel and director of local policy for the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which is named for former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, the Arizona Democrat wounded in a gun attack. “But there is much more to be done.” Colorado has not enacted a state ban on assault or assault-style weapons, as seven other states — including California and New York — and Washington, D.C., have. Some states also have waiting periods between when someone purchases a firearm and when they can access it. Finally, some states, including Florida, have raised the age at which someone can purchase a gun to 21. In Colorado, you must be 21 to purchase a handgun, but you can purchase a rifle or shotgun by 18. There have been discussions at the Colorado Capitol in recent years about enacting an assaultstyle weapons ban, implementing a gun-purchase waiting period and raising the age at which people can purchase a firearm. While those policies haven’t been adopted on the state level, some municipalities in Boulder County have recently passed them in light of the 2003 preemption law being overturned. And the Denver City Council earlier his year banned the concealed carrying of guns in all city buildings and parks. 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. customer service line at 303-3189000 and ask that their case be escalated. 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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wim Team season is officially over. I struggle to understand this thing called “Swim Team.” I used to do swim team when I was a kid. It was kind of fun for the two summers I did it. I mostly remember playing cards in tents with friends while eating a ton of candy. And that’s what I thought it would be as an adult, just sending my kids off to learn how to swim while I ate candy and played cards. Riiiiight. As a parent, it’s a completely different ball game. Besides getting four kids to their different swim practices and then keeping track of who swims when all day in blazing heat, there’s the volunteer commitment. It seemed that my husband and I were always helping with something. From timing to concessions to bench police, there was a lot to do, and all of it was mandatory. As I observed the beehive-like manner of making the entire swim team experience work, I was astounded. From the DJ, to the concession stands, to the timer sheets, to the volunteer name tags, to coordinating which volunteer had done which shift, let alone creating the lineup of all the swimmers in each event, it was like a second job to most of the people in charge. Was all of this really worth it? Then my 6-year-old, Liam, was needed to fill in a relay spot for a team of 8-year-old boys. He didn’t know he was in a relay with older boys. All he knew was where to start and where to stop swimming. He waited at the other end of the pool. First the backstroke swimmer, then breaststroke. As the butterfly swimmer came down the lane, he got in the pool. His job was to swim freestyle. Technically, because he’s 6, he just swims any which way he can and it counts. His teammate touched the wall and he was off. Now Liam didn’t know how to swim before this summer. But he had made a ton of progress after practicing every day with the coaches. He is the type of athlete that does exactly what he is told, when he’s told to do it. When they told him to do ice cream scoops, he scooped that water as fast as he could. When they worked on backstroke, he did the arm stroke and feet kick perfectly, just like they explained. Only he tucked his knees in while kicking which made him sink, still stroking and kicking, all the
way to the bottom. With freestyle, he hadn’t learned how to breathe and swim at the same time, so he swims two or three strokes, grabs the lane rope to breathe and does that again and again until he gets to the other side. He eventually figured out how to float on his back. Now, when he can’t breathe, he rolls onto his back and kicks while he catches his breath before he rolls to his stomach to do another three strokes and then onto his back. It’s a pretty good system that he’s figured out. For some reason with all of the excitement of this particular relay, when he left the wall, he couldn’t figure out how to float on his back when he rolled over to rest. Quickly realizing this, he rolled over again and then swam to the lane rope to catch his breath. Despite trying again and again, this little boy could never manage to keep his mouth above water while floating on his back. Down the lane he went: stroke, twirl, rest, stroke, twirl, rest. I was laughing and clapping for him the whole way. But then other people started to notice him. The busy crowd of parents, kids, volunteers and coaches started noticing my boy as well. You see, at swim meets, there’s something magic that happens with all of the hustle and bustle. Spending all of those grueling hours working together in the hot sun to make these meets happen builds a special type of camaraderie among the group. There’s usually always someone cheering for the swimmers, but it’s what happens when a swimmer falls behind, more behind than usual. It happens to the ones that fall so far behind that it would be so easy to give up because all of the other racers have finished and are getting out of the pool. What happens is the entire pool starts cheering for them. Liam, being as young as he was in a relay with kids two years older than him, was the last swimmer in his group and definitely way behind. Within two rounds of his stroke-twirlrest, everyone around the pool stopped what they were doing to cheer on my boy. And with each stroke-twirl-rest, the cheering and the clapping got louder and louder. It got louder until, when he touched the wall, he had more than 50 people yelling at the top of their lungs for my boy. It brought me to tears.
I had my turn to join in cheering another kid. It was the prelims meet, the one that determines if you qualify for championships. The race was 100-meter butterfly for the 17-18 year old boys. I was sitting in the stands waiting for my son’s race that would start after this one when I noticed the crowd starting to cheer. I looked in the pool and saw a swimmer struggling to finish his butterfly stroke the best he could while the rest of the lanes waited, having finished a while ago. I joined in, yelling at the top of my lungs, “Go, Go, Go!” When he touched the wall, the crowd of more than 200 people in an indoor swimming pool went wild. It was deafening and all for him. The difference this time is that this athlete was not a 6-year-old, he was a seasoned teenager who was well aware of his predicament. It’s hard to try when you know you’re not the best. Many kids just don’t even attempt it because they’re afraid to make a fool out of themselves. But the thing that everyone at those swim meets understood was that you have to be bad before you’re good. You have to lose before you can win. Everyone has to go through it, it’s part of the process of becoming great. But we all know that it’s really hard to be the only one left in the pool, to be so far behind that there’s no hope of catching up. It’s really easy to think it doesn’t matter if you finish the race, that no one will notice. So the swim team crowd gets louder for these kids, it gets so loud because everyone joins in. And when those kids get out of the water, the crowd gives them a standing ovation. The first place finishers don’t get any of this. They get cheers from their coaches, their parents and their friends. But the crowd is a different beast. The crowd is your coaches, parents, friends AND everyone else’s coaches, parents and friends. The crowd knows that it’s not about if you win, it’s about getting in the pool and finishing. That’s why I love swim team. That’s why those volunteer hours are worth it. Because no matter how many ribbons each of the athletes win, what each of us hope for in our children is not that they win, but that they get some of what Liam and this boy got. After getting all their ribbons, we hope that they get some grit. Stacey Carruth is a mother of four living in Arapahoe County
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Responding to rising inflation and numerous unfilled employee positions at the Town of Castle Rock, the town council approved an additional $1.6 million to increase pay for staff and offer a monthly stipend for entry level positions. On July 19, Castle Rock Town Manager David Corliss told the council the town is having a hard time filling open jobs, particularly entry-level positions, on top of seeing an increase in staff departures. According to the town’s career portal, 48 positions are seeking applicants. “We’re not able to find, in many cases, people to apply or people we can hire and we know that our competitors in the labor market are increasing compensation for their employees as well in response to the inflation,” he said. “One of our main areas of concern is entry-level positions. When it starts snowing, and I know it’s kind of hard to think about that, will (the town) have enough snowplow drivers?” Corliss said many employees and applicants are drawn to other area employers who have raised wages and can offer better pay, including the county. Douglas County Commissioners recently voted to increase staff wages by 4%, along with some stipends. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer inflation hit an 8.3% annual rate in May, which dropped from earlier in the year from over 9%. The current inflation rate is still close to the area’s 40-year high, per the Denver Post. He proposed an across-the-board increase of either $1 per hour for employees making below $70,000 per year or a 3% annual increase for staff earning over $70,000 per year. Additionally, for employees below
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the $70,000 mark, Corliss recommended a $250 monthly stipend. The raises would start from July 9, via backpay, and continue throughout the year. In total, the changes would cost the town around $1.6 million. Though some council members raised concerns about a potential recession, Corliss said the town’s finances are budgeted conservatively and the proposal is mindful of potential economic changes. The town’s budget is also in a good spot with Corliss noting that sales tax collections are up double-digits over last year. “The risk of not doing it, is something that I can’t recommend,” Corliss said. “My worry is that we will be further behind our competitors and we will not attract and retain the employees we need in order to provide the services we have. Our most important asset is our employees.” In addition to the wage increases, the town has also hired a recruiter to help fill key jobs. Mayor Jason Gray agreed the town should prioritize keeping and hiring employees now while in a positive financial situation. “Recession might be coming, but inflation is here, so it’s hard to figure out what to do with that, but I’d hate to lose good employees or not be able to get good employees because we don’t implement something like this,” Gray said. Council members unanimously approved the 2022 budget amendment to for the adjustment to employee pay.
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CML SECURITY LLC 277,422.00 Security Mesh Upgrades COBB, CRISTY 91.56 Travel Expense COLLINS ENGINEERS INC 1,000.00 General Engineering Services COLLINS, BRIAN MICHAEL 38.86 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 21,660.50 Due to CBI - Concealed Handgun COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 6,102.10 Newspaper Notices/Advertising COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 690.00 Due to State-PH Marriage License COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 13,100.00 Due to State-Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 4,600.00 Due to State-HS Marriage License COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT 230.00 Professional Services COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 3,345,870.23 Due to State - MV COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 22,870.48 Due to State -Drivers License COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF STATE 14,576.00 Due to State - eRecording COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 29,381.76 US 85 Project COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC 1,848.00 Contracted Snow Removal COLORADO DOORWAYS INC 1,035.80 Repair & Maintenance Supplies COLORADO EVENT TRAFFIC LLC 9,255.50 County Fair Service/Fair Administration COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 784.00 Due to State-Family Friendly Court COLORADO SAFETY SUPPLY COMPANY 17,650.00 Professional Services COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE 2.50 Due to State-Voter Confidentiality COLUMBINE PAPER & MAINTENANCE 1,050.94 Janitorial Supplies COMPASSCOM SOFTWARE CORPORATION 306.00 Telephone/Communications COMPRI CONSULTING 26,000.00 Recruitment Costs COMPUTRONIX INC 13,680.00 Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance CONSOR ENGINEERS LLC 5,900.50 Traffic Signals - 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Clerk & Recorder ERO RESOURCES CORPORATION 1,962.00 Professional Services ESKER SOFTWARE INC 718.07 Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS INC 375.52 Operating Supplies EZ LINER INDUSTRIES 740.58 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ASSOCIATION 1,350.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees FEDEX 61.44 Postage & Delivery Service FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG 58,710.34 Moore Road and County Line Road Design FIELDS, RENEE 203.32 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder FLORES, LIDIA 100.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground FOREMAN, JOEL 22.48 Travel Expense FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC 3,278.64 Medical, Dental & Vet Services FREDERICKS, FRANK 393.57 Travel Expense FRENCH, JA’DAE 293.73 Travel Expense FRIEND, JORDAN 1,088.19 Travel Expense FRONTIER FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY 4,845.78 Grounds Keeping Supplies GALLS LLC 13,808.05 Clothing & Uniforms GATES OF COLORADO 7,250.00 Road Repair & Maintenance GEM CENTER, THE 6,839.09 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder GIS PEACE LLC 800.00 Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance GOLD SPUR PRODUCTIONS LLC 592.00 Facilities Use Fees GOLF & SPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 6,685.43 Professional Services GOODLAND CONSTRUCTION INC 175,814.87 Broadway and Signal Reconstruction Projects GOVCONNECTION INC 104,896.95 Computers, Screens and Supplies GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 56,088.50 Legal Services GRIMCO INC 145.00 Sign Parts & Supplies GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC 1,527.50 Construction Inspection Services H & E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC 90.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder HAKE, DAVID LAWRENCE 174.74 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder HAMILTON, JEFFREY A 300.00 Purchased Services HARBOUR, RICHARD 32.76 Travel Expense HARTFORD TECHNOLOGY RENTAL COMPANY 3,600.00 Computer Supplies
HAYDEN, HAILEY HC PECK & ASSOCIATES INC HDR ENGINEERING INC HEALTHCARE MEDICAL WASTE SERVICES HELP & HOPE CENTER HERNAN, JAVIER & NICOLE M HERR, KAREN RAE HICO DISTRIBUTING OF COLORADO INC HIGH LINE CANAL CONSERVANCY HIGHLANDS RANCH METRO DISTRICTS HINNERS, JOHN HIRERIGHT LLC HODITS, SARAH HOFFMAN, DARCY HOKE, SARAH E HOLCIM-WCR INC HOPSKIPDRIVE INC HORDESKY, BRITTANY ANN HR GREEN FIBER & BROADBAND LLC HSS - HOSPITAL SHARED SERVICES HUDICK EXCAVATING INC HUMANE SOCIETY OF PIKES PEAK ICS JAIL SUPPLIES INC IDEAL FENCING CORPORATION LLC IMAGEFIRST INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICE INFO-TECH RESEARCH GROUP INC INTELLECTUAL TECHNOLOGY INC INVITAE CORPORATION ITERIS INC J & A TRAFFIC PRODUCTS J P MORGAN CHASE BANK JAKUBOWSKI, MATTHEW JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES JOGAN HEALTH LLC JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET
223.09 1,350.77 4,614.25 925.16 12,195.51 512.50 174.36 18.00 2,500.00 6,388.79 132.24 2,746.82 363.29 650.00 373.01 7,972.09 24,242.82 102.29 23,408.76 18,081.00 1,505,973.32 35,800.00 978.30 5,625.00 187.99 176.25 25,460.96 243.30 1,500.00 12,500.00 2,629.00 788,382.94 53.80
Travel Expense Professional Services Hilltop Road Project Biohazard Waste Removal Emergency Rent Assistance Funding Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Office Supplies Community Programs/Sponsorship Water & Sewer Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Recruitment Costs Travel Expense Veteran Affairs Stipend Travel Expense Aggregate Products Student Transportation Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Broadband Service Study Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance Waterton Road Phase 2 Project Animal Control Services Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Waterton Road Phase 2 Project Professional Services Unemployment Claims Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Forensic Testing Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance Sign Parts & Supplies Pcard Purchases 05/05/22-06/04/22 Travel Expense
5,751.34 Foster Care Collaborative 80,000.00 Public Health Services 66,557.00 Purchase of 2022 Chevy Equinox & 2022 Chevy Tahoe JON P DICKEY LLC 11,390.00 Roofing Inspections JONES, WILLIAM & KIMBERLY 2,500.00 Escrow Payable JORDAN, DANIEL C 9,330.00 Right-of-Way-Permanent KALIHER, MEGHAN 328.59 Travel Expense KANE, MICHELLE 251.96 Travel Expense KARUPPUSAMY, KUMAR 51.44 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KELTY CONSTRUCTION INC 2,500.00 Escrow Payable KENNEDY - COLORADO LLC 15,310.51 Building/Land Lease/Rent KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 18,074.52 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler KLEEN TECH SERVICES LLC 72,925.08 Service Contracts KNOTH III, JOHN F 493.65 Travel Expense KORF CONTINENTAL 64,773.00 Purchase of 2022 Ford F350 Truck KRAMER, ROGER 597.06 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KRAV MAGA WORLDWIDE INC 700.00 Training Services KUNTAMUKKLA, MANJU 200.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground KUSTOM SIGNALS INC 2,883.00 Traffic Signal Parts LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA 144.00 Professional Services LANDY, KELLY LYNN 284.30 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL 126.00 Recruitment Costs LAUREL HEIGHTS HOSPITAL 3,200.00 Professional Services LEE, MICHAEL 494.88 Travel Expense LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS 11,706.21 Telephone/Communications LIFELOC TECHNOLOGIES INC 145.24 Operating Supplies LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING SYSTEMS 2,679.75 Vehicle Accessories LINDROTH, ALLISON 210.89 Office Supplies & Travel Expense LIVING CENTER LLC 360.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services LOCLYZ MEDIA SERVICES 9,365.00 Digital Media Services LONG, JOSEPH 22.53 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LONG, PAT 1,026.44 Travel Expense LONG, VANESSA DIANN 95.79 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LOUVIERS WATER & SANITATION 314.21 Water & Sewer LUMIN8 TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1,188.00 Traffic Signal Maintenance LYLES, CELESTENE (TENA) 106.47 Travel Expense LYTLE WATER SOLUTIONS LLC 1,211.25 Professional Services LYTLE, PAT 265.78 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MACLEOD, MAUREEN 272.73 Travel Expense MAES, CHRIS D 650.00 Veteran Affairs Stipend MAHAN, VICTORIA L 785.05 Payroll Reissue Checks MANNA RESOURCE CENTER 284,112.94 Emergency Rent Assistance Funding MAPLE STAR COLORADO INC 6,793.00 Professional Services MARQUEZ, ANALYSIA 291.04 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MARQUEZ, RYAN J 107.00 Travel Expense MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC 1,960,522.56 Asphalt Overlay MARTINEZ, MICHAEL 100.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground MASTER’S TOUCH, THE 538.90 Printing/Copying/Reports MCCLARNON, DAWN 522.30 Tuition Reimbursement MCCLOUD AND ASSOCIATES 4,500.00 Professional Services MCCUNE, ANDREW & MELISSA 191.84 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MCGINTY III, THOMAS PATRICK 859.63 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MCMILLAN, JENNY 362.60 Travel Expense MCMORRIS, KIRA 213.32 Travel Expense MENCK, MATTHEW & ANITA 252.57 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MERIDIAN FIRE AND SECURITY LLC 8,349.50 Service Contracts MEURER LAW OFFICES PC 13.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MILDREN, JODI B 611.33 Travel Expense MILLER WENHOLD CAPITOL 9,166.66 Lobbying Services MINNICK, KELSEY 650.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees MOBILE CONCEPTS TECHNOLOGY LLC 163,296.00 Computers MONARCH HOMES INC 2,500.00 Escrow Payable MORTENSEN MOUNTAIN LLC 600.00 Waste Disposal Services MOSS ADAMS LLP 5,600.00 Accounting & Financial Services MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 190,101.60 Communication Equipment MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC INC 1,451.59 Electric MOYERS, ANN 244.30 Travel Expense MUERER LAW OFFICES 13.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC 39,043.41 Broadway Projects MULTICARD 1,382.00 Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance MURPHY, TERESA 243.86 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS 8,840.00 Repair & Maintenance Service MYERS & SONS CONSTRUCTION LLC 187,808.83 Trumbull Bridge Project MYHRE, ABIGAYLE 174.92 Travel Expense NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC 7,160.00 Electrical Installation/Repairs NATIONAL TESTING NETWORK 138.00 Recruitment Costs NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION 250.00 Professional Membership & Licenses NEWELL, WILLIAM (BILL) 1,391.27 Travel Expense NMS LABS 7,014.00 Forensic Testing NORGAARD, JENS 2,500.00 Escrow Payable NORMAN, JEFFREY S & MARCIE L 160.13 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder NORTHWEST SIGN RECYCLING LLC 48.84 Sign Parts & Supplies NORTHWOODS CONSULTING PARTNERS INC 7,200.00 Server Migration NUEVA VIDA 3,500.00 Community Outreach Continued to Next Page 942401
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to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
Which has the address of: 2539 Greensborough Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
First Publication: 7/28/2022 Last Publication: 8/25/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
Dated: 5/31/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0075 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/31/2022 2:53:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
ILENE DELL'ACQUA Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-926646-LL
Original Grantor: Jeffrey M. Schizas Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for Town & Country Mortgage, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial, LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/26/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 6/30/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009051374 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $130,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $114,872.00
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0075 First Publication: 7/28/2022 Last Publication: 8/25/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0069
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/20/2022 11:26:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 11/18/2009, under Reception No. 2009087708. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Original Grantor: Gerard Menard Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Guaranty Residential Lending, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PNC Bank, National Association, successor by merger with Compass Bank Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/3/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 6/13/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003088551 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $393,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $236,947.61
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 37, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 12-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10345 Hazel Court, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 306, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 134-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
3,687.00 4,015.63 23,250.00 26,430.00 26,723.14
ORMSBEE, SONIA OUTPUT SERVICES INC OUTSYSTEMS INC PALMER, NICOLE E PALOMERA, KAREN PANORAMA WELLNESS AND SPORTS INSTITUTE PANUNZI, KARL JACKY PARAGON BANK PARKER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT PATTERSON, CASEY PAWS 4 PRODUCTIVITY LLC PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC PENO, JACOB T PERROTT, JOSHUA E & RENEE M PERRY PARK WATER & SANITATION PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC PINERY HOMEOWNERS PINERY WATER DISTRICT PIONEER SAND COMPANY INC PLURALSIGHT LLC PMAM CORPORATION POO CREW LLC, THE POSEY JR, DAVID PAUL POTTERS INDUSTRIES LLC PRECISION DYNAMICS CORPORATION PRO COM - PRO COMPLIANCE PUMFREY, MARION A QUANTIX CONSULTING INC RANDLETT, KRISTIN RAYBON, THOMAS RAYNOR, MICHAEL EDWARD REDDISH, JACKIE RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES RG LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC RHOMAR INDUSTRIES INC RIGHT ON LEARNING RMS RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS ROCK PARTS COMPANY, THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIR SOLUTIONS ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAIL SERVICES ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAVEMENT ROXBOROUGH STATION LLC ROXBOROUGH WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT RS & H INC RST SOLUTIONS RUNBECK ELECTION SERVICES INC RUTKOWITZ, CHRISTA SANBORN MAP COMPANY SANCHEZ, SHAWN SANDERLIN, ARNOLD E SANDOVAL ELEVATOR COMPANY LLC
60.06 24,000.00 14,400.00 164.27 100.00 5,000.00 156.46 15.00 5,807.19 931.15 450.00 18,061.02 113.90 235.01 3,465.58 34.75 993.00 7,498.56 66.06 5,121.00 6,782.30 525.00 216.54 23,848.00 1,270.70 4,185.65 234.35 3,920.00 90.32 205.25 563.96 228.24 11,451.26 30,930.00 876.66 22,565.00 631.00 8,499.01 37.32 40,908.65 29,486.50 801.14 120.00 2,572.50 4,150.00 894.03 92.20 21,400.00 200.10 801.82 2,614.50
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. First Publication: 7/14/2022 Last Publication: 8/11/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/20/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MARCELLO G. ROJAS Colorado Registration #: 46396 3600 SOUTH BEELER STREET SUITE 330, DENVER, COLORADO 80237 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO200013 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0069 First Publication: 7/14/2022 Last Publication: 8/11/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0068 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2022 4:34:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: Steve C Quintana Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for The Mortgage Company, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/9/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 5/15/2019
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Bids and Settlements PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 15, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1-I, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9650 Aspen Hill Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. First Publication: 7/7/2022 Last Publication: 8/4/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on August 21, 2022, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Myers & Sons Construction, LLC for the Trumbull Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2019-018, in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Myers & Sons Construction, LLC for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said August 21, 2022, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Daniel R. Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.
The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works. Legal Notice No. 942371 First Publication: July 21, 2022 Second Publication: July 28, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Pree Account Number: 2734
Dated: 5/12/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ILENE DELL'ACQUA Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-925398-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0068 First Publication: 7/7/2022 Last Publication: 8/4/2022
26.19 Travel Expense Recruitment Costs Clothing & Uniforms Construction/Maintenance Materials Traffic Signal Maintenance Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance Travel Expense Postage & Delivery Service Professional Services Travel Expense Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Professional Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Water & Sewer Travel Expense Purchased Services Furniture Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Bulk Water Janitorial Supplies Security Services Water & Sewer Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Alarm Administration Expenses Pet Waste Removal Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Paint & Road Striping Operating Supplies Medical, Dental & Vet Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Contract Work/Temporary Agency Metro Area Meeting Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Professional Services Landscaping Service Paint & Road Striping Tutoring Services UA Testing Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Operating Supplies Postage & Delivery Service Insurance Claims-Property Building/Land Lease/Rent Water & Sewer C-470 Trail Bridge Design Contract Work/Temporary Agency Printing/Copying/Reports Travel Expense Professional Services Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Service Contracts
SATHER, ELIZABETH L PSY D SCHALLERT, MILES C & ANNETTE M SCHERIBEL, ANGIE SCHEUBER & DARDEN ARCHITECTS S-COMM FIBER INC
2,500.00 274.41 100.00 1,500.00 56,775.00
SEDALIA LANDFILL SEDAM, PENNY SEMPERA SGR LLC SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC SHILOH HOUSE SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES SIGN SOLUTIONS USA SIMON, MARISOL SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC SKYLINE STEEL SLATE COMMUNICATIONS SMH WEST LLC SMITH, DANIEL SMITH, JASON STEPHEN SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC SPATIALEST INC SPICHER, MARISOL SPRADLIN PRINTING INC SPURLOCK, ANTHONY G. SQUAREI TECHNOLOGIES
13,485.22 12,277.75 20,280.00 10,235.00 1,800.00 9,835.80 15,675.00 4,771.44 158.94 5,800.00 4,272.30 2,185.00 68,732.50 100.00 75.50 377.12 601.52 2,138.42 25,000.00 200.00 587.40 88.32 10,600.00
STAMPS, JAMES 316.00 STARCHASE LLC 3,472.02 STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD 20,585.00 STEVEN MONTANEZ (PETTY CASH) 200.00 STOCKTON, LAUREN 39.07 STONE SECURITY 15,533.75 STONEGATE VILLAGE METRO SUCHMAN, JOE SUMMIT PATHOLOGY SUPNET OLSEN, TERRA SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES SURBECK, JON T4S PARTNERS INC TAILOR STUDIO TARBY JR, MICHAEL TECHNO RESCUE LLC THOMSEN, MICHAEL W THOMSON REUTERS WEST THREE PEAKS VETERINARY LLC TIGER CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TO THE RESCUE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF PARKER TOWN OF PARKER TPM STAFFING SERVICES TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRIPLE C COMMUNICATIONS INC
10,855.58 62.06 398.50 179.40 200.00 434.03 70,250.00 245.00 71.30 7,167.96 650.00 1,136.89 76.29 44,333.74 8,261.00 829,453.40 308,300.62 91.21 1,606.46 445,995.86 288,089.03 1,138.32 3,218.23 58,141.65
Training Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Professional Services Fiber Optic & Wireless Access Install Fairgrounds Waste Disposal Services Professional Services Contract Work/Temporary Agency Legal Services Landscaping Service Child Welfare Services Elevator Witness Test Sign Parts & Supplies Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Parks & Recreation Improvement Construction/Maintenance Materials Professional Services Baldwin Dam Project Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Office Supplies Building/Land Lease/Rent Operating Supplies Software Renewal Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Printing/Copying/Reports Travel Expense Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Vehicle Accessories Escrow Payable Petty Cash Travel Expense Software/Hardware Support/Maintenance Water & Sewer Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Forensic Testing Travel Expense Professional Membership & Licenses Travel Expense Tax Roll Phase 3 Consulting Clothing & Uniforms Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Waste Disposal Services Veteran Affairs Stipend Software/Hardware Subscription Medical, Dental & Vet Services Inmate Meals Transportation Services 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 Public Health Services Communication Equipment
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Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 2 NYSTROM, SCOTT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF THE SOUTHWEST OD KIT LLC OLDCASTLE INFRASTRUCTURE OLS RESTORATION INC ORACLE AMERICA INC
NOTICE OF SALE
Reception No. of DOT: 2019026608 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $561,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $550,549.72
TRS CORPORATION 243.00 TRUE NORTH SURVEYING & MAPPING 2,500.00 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC 23,500.00 ULINE 523.97 UMB BANK 480.48 UNCC-UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF COLORADO 1,522.30 UNIFORMS WEST 1,095.90 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 357.13 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 1,258.99 URBAN LABORATORIES LLC 19.80 US BANK NA 527.00 VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC 229,398.00 VAN WINKLE, CHERI A VANCE BROTHERS INC VISITING ANGELS WAGNER EQUIPMENT COMPANY WARNER, CAITLIN WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLORADO INC WAVESPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WEBOLUTIONS INC
272.03 4,005.50 26,941.07 332,601.00 118.81 35.00 750.00 4,540.00
WEIS, KEITH WEIS, KEITH WELLS FARGO BANK WES TEST
16,353.17 1,214.43 1,378.13 20,797.50
WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS WHITTINGTON, DEWAYNE E & BRENDA T WILSON & COMPANY INC WINSLOW, CODIE WINTER EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC WIZ-QUIZ LAKEWOOD WOLFE V, HIRAM M WORLD DATA PRODUCTS INC WSP USA INC XCEL ENERGY XEROX FINANCIAL SERVICES XILLIO US INC YANTIS, DONALD R ZAENTZ-LEWIS, PAUL THOMAS ZAPFE, MIKE ZAPFE, TINY ZEPESKI, ZACHARY ZION, LASIE
4,104.56 39.07 2,397.30 207.36 16,482.00 150.00 61.80 29,230.00 11,001.25 32,231.99 1,472.02 32,480.00 32.18 261.64 21.76 945.00 170.20 259.92
TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2022
- Handheld Radios Road-Street Drainage-Engineering Professional Services Software/Hardware Installation Operating Supplies Banking Service Fees Professional Services Clothing & Uniforms US 85 Corridor Improvements Professional Services Purchased Services Bank Fees Traffic Signals - Construction Havana, Meridian & Lincoln Travel Expense Asphalt & Asphalt Filler Senior Services Grant Purchase of Caterpillar Tractor Travel Expense Waste Disposal Services Purchased Services Website Projects & Software/Hardware Support Professional Services Travel Expense Banking Service Fees Materials Testing Construction Inspection Janitorial & Operating Supplies Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Road-Street Drainage-Engineering Metro Area Meeting & Travel Expense Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Purchased Services Travel Expense Wireless Installation - Fairgrounds Professional Services Utilities/Electric & Gas Equipment Rental Software Migration Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Tuition Reimbursement Travel Expense Travel Expense
$22,196,625.68
THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 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.: 942401 First Publication: July 28, 2022
Last Publication: July 28, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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PRESENTS
Holiday Craft Show & Mini-Market Saturday Nov. 26
10am - 6pm
Sunday Nov. 27
10am - 2pm
Douglas County Fairgrounds 500 Fairgrounds Dv. Castle Rock, CO.
Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 200 exhibitors filling the Douglas County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more. In it’s third year - expanding into two buildings. In 2021, 3,000 customers attended
Admission is free to the public Interested in selling your handmade crafts? Interested in hosting classes?
Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate