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VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 24

State halts work with Douglas County health contractor

Lone Tree officials back ballot question Levy to expire in 2024

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Representatives of the City of Lone Tree have voiced support for adding a November ballot question that would ask voters about extending Douglas County’s Open Sales and Use Tax for an additional 20 years.

“We’re so excited to see this citizen-led initiative come forth,” said Austin Good, Lone Tree’s assistant city manager, during a July 18 meeting with the Douglas County commissioners. “We really hope that the residents of the county are given the chance to decide whether … to continue this program.”

The Open Space Sales and Use Tax funds acquisitions and maintenance of county open spaces, trails, parks and historic sites.

The 0.17% tax is part of Douglas County’s 1% sales and use tax and was approved by voters in 1994.

If no action is taken, the tax will sunset in 2024.

In hopes of extending the tax, a group of residents formed the Douglas County Open Space SEE OPEN SPACE, P15

County will continue contract with Jogan Health

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

roles including Spanish teacher, dancer, AARP volunteer and decorated pageant queen, Highlands Ranch resident Yvette Gunther hasn’t let any time go to waste.

Gunther turned 100 years old on July 30, celebrating with 80 friends and family members at Mount Vernon Canyon Club west of Golden.

A Douglas County health contractor, hastily hired during the county’s divorce from Tri-County Health in 2021, has been cut off from new work by the state, recently settled a lawsuit with a former business partner and is under investigation by the state’s labor department.

The county health department stands by its decision to hire Jogan Health and says it sees no reason to end their multimillion-dollar contract prematurely.

Jogan Health was hired by Douglas County in November 2021 after the county board of health approved an order disallowing local mask requirements, resulting in Tri-County halting its COVID services in Douglas County.

At the time, the state and Tri-County had been working with Jogan on vaccine clinics and both mentioned the company to the new county health department, said county spokesperson Wendy Holmes.

In January, however, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment told Jogan the department was “seriously worried” about the company continuing work in the state, according to public records obtained

by Colorado Community Media.

“The complaints are just piling up,” wrote Daniel Rockwell, a supervisor with the state health department, in a Jan. 25 email to Jogan Health.

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SEE JOGAN, P12

Jennifer Drybread, left, and Michella “Micki” Clark present to Lone Tree City CounPHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW cil during the council’s study session on July 19.

‘Friendship is the most important thing’ Highlands Ranch resident going strong at 100

BY MADDIE BROWNING SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Yvette Gunther, Highlands Ranch resident, said her best friend is her dog, Toby.

Tiaras line the shelves of a display case near a small white couch. A great grandchild’s paint-

ing of a bouquet of flowers is displayed proudly in the hallway.

Photo albums containing snippets of a woman’s life lay scattered across the coffee table. No matter how many years pass, she always has a smile on her face.

After 100 years of life, two husbands, five children, and many

REPORT NOT AVAILABLE Commissioners not releasing findings in $17,000 Thomas investigation P4

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Gerald Albright Sessions series continues The Lone Tree Arts Center recently announced the third performer in Gerald Albright Music’s Lone Tree Sessions Series: Jane Monheit. The New York Times says Monheit has “a voice of phenomenal beauty.” From the outset of her career, Monheit has been

compared to the iconic voices of jazz: Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Don’t miss Jane Monheit at LTAC on Friday, October 7 at 8pm. Tickets are on sale now to LTAC subscribers and donors, and go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. For information, visit www.lonetreeartscenter.org/ showinfo.php?id=1501.

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Briefly In Douglas County

Don’t miss the last weekend for the 2022 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo for some old-fashioned family fun. Enjoy live music, classic fair food, and even an Old West Town. For more information, a schedule of events, or to purchase tickets online, visit FairandRodeoFun.com or call 720-733-6941.

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Castle Rock plays host to annual parade The streets of downtown Castle Rock were lined with expectant faces last week for the official Fair & Rodeo

kick-off Parade, presented by the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce. The annual Douglas County Fair is held between July 29 and Aug. 7 this year.

Fire restriction lifted On July 28, Douglas County Sheriff Spurlock announced he would suspend fire restrictions for the county. According to the social media announcement, event without restrictions, citizens are still encouraged to be cautious and mindful when conducting outside activities that may involve fire and/or a spark.

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School Zone safety is a shared responsibility Please remember: Reduce your speed. Don’t drive distracted. Respect crossing guard instructions, and follow specific student drop-off and pick-up procedures. Learn more at douglas.co.us and search School Zones.

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What’s happening with your County government?

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

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Commissioner probe not being released publicly Laydon, Teal sought report that cost $17,000 to investigate Thomas

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A monthslong investigation into a Douglas County commissioner by her colleagues wrapped up last week but the full results will not be released publicly.

The commissioners met in an executive session July 26 to discuss the investigative report about Lora Thomas, which cost about $17,000 in legal fees to produce.

When they came out of the closeddoor meeting, Thomas said she wished to see the report released to the public. In a board statement posted later that day, the county called the report “privileged & confidential” and said it wouldn’t be released.

In the past, commissioners have voted to allow similar documents to be made public.

Commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal asked for an investigation into Thomas in April after they said she went against their direction and asked their legal counsel for information about supporters of a controversial water proposal from the San Luis Valley. The proposal, from Renewable Water Resources, had strong opposition in the southern Colorado community.

Douglas County Commissioners, from left, Abe Laydon, George Teal and Lora Thomas.

During his process to decide if he supported the project, Laydon announced plans to meet with farmers who he said supported the project but feared negative financial ramifications if their stance became public.

“Protecting those vulnerable individuals was a priority of this board,” Laydon said.

Thomas maintains she didn’t ask for personal identifying information, only the names of people and organizations who would attend the meeting.

“It was not to be released,” she said. “I had every right as a commissioner to know who you were meeting with.”

Laydon said that someone’s name alone is enough to find their home address, occupation and other

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personal identifying information, “especially in a really small community.”

The water proposal is no longer being considered by the commissioners for federal COVID relief dollars.

They also accused Thomas of creating a hostile work environment and causing the resignation of a first responder in the county by distributing an anonymous letter received by the county that detailed concerns about employees of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation found that Thomas did distribute that letter but didn’t determine who wrote it, according to the county’s announcement.

“The investigation found that it was more likely than not that Commissioner Thomas did not

create a hostile work environment or cause the discharge of a former employee,” according to the public announcement.

Thomas said she also wanted it known that she was willing to participate in the investigation only if she could have an attorney present.

In the statement posted to the county website, Laydon commented on the findings.

“Our valued citizens expect the county to govern, not be enmeshed in political sideshows which detract from our work,” he said. “The results of this investigation support the decision to remove Lora Thomas as Chair while underscoring our need to focus this board on public priorities, integrating professionalism, respect, and service into our board governance.”

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Where Colorado jobs would be if pandemic hadn’t happened Even with setback, state is at one of its highest levels ever

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

Thanks to a gain of 4,500 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, Colorado has now recovered 110.1% of jobs lost in the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic. That helped push down Colorado’s unemployment rate to 3.4% in June, the lowest since February 2020’s very low 2.8%.

The U.S. unemployment rate didn’t change for the fourth straight month, at 3.6% in June.

But if the pandemic hadn’t happened, Colorado would have added another 100,000 more jobs by now, according to data compiled by the state Department of Labor and Employment. Before the pandemic, the state’s job growth trajectory was at 4,900 per month.

However, getting to 2,857,400, as the state did in June, still puts the state at one of its highest levels of jobs ever. Colorado had a fast recovery, said Ryan Gedney, senior economist with the labor department. But that job growth is starting to slow.

“I think we’ve gotten out of that recovery mode. The state has regained what jobs that were lost (after) February 2020,” Gedney said.

Unemployment rates continue to improve in Colorado. However, a question being posed is: What could have happened without SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE the pandemic?

But he added that had the pandemic not happened, there might have been a recession anyway, or at least a slowdown in new job creation. It was already challenging to hire enough workers before the pandemic.

“Remember, at the end of 2019, the nation, the state, we were still at a historically long economic expansion,” he said. “Was 4,900 a realistic measure? Possibly not.

Could there have been a recession that happened? You’d go crazy if

you tried to play out all these different what ifs.”

But he did revise that 4,900 prepandemic projection, dropping it to a “what if” of 2,500 new jobs per SEE JOBS, P6

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“I have a lot of friends. You know, you accumulate them over the years,” said Gunther.

Before the party, Gunther described how she planned to dance with her performing group, Cream of the Crop, which started when she lived in Littleton. Three of the original members are still involved and would be dancing with her. Gunther also takes Chinese ribbon dancing lessons from instructor Christina Ye and planned to perform her own dance.

Before her time in Colorado, Gunther grew up in British Columbia and attended an all-girls boarding schools from age 6 to 12. “I graduated number one in my class, and guess what I won? Four years of another girls school in California, and I wouldn’t take it,” said Gunther.

She decided to attend the University of Washington instead for general studies.

Gunther spent the summer after her senior year working in Seattle while living at her sorority house.

That’s when she met her first husband, Carl Gunther, who was a navy officer at the time, on a blind date.

She followed Carl to Colorado to meet his family, and he proposed to her in the mountains. “Then we came back here and raised our family in Littleton. It was a very nice place to live. And finally, we moved to Highlands Ranch,” she said.

After 59 years of marriage, Carl died, and Gunther joined a widows’ club where she met her second husband, Calvin Wilson.

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Only two regions in the state haven’t recovered all the lost jobs. The Fort Collins metro area has recovered 97% of jobs lost, while the Greeley region is still down 4,800 jobs having recovered just 59% of jobs lost.

The decline in mining and logging is to blame. The industry, which includes oil and gas companies, not only hasn’t recovered, it continues to shed jobs. It lost 2,400 jobs in the first two months of the pandemic, but is still down 3,400 jobs since April 2020.

But as Colorado continued to add more jobs elsewhere and people joined or returned to work, the state is now near its highest labor force participation rate since March 2020.

Approximately 69.5% of working-age

said, ‘No, I don’t know you.’ So, he waited a few months and asked me if I’d go out with him, and I did,” said Gunther.

She was married to Wilson for nine and a half years before he died. Gunther said both of her husbands loved her very much and she was lucky to have two wonderful people take care of her.

Gunther has been very involved in the community over the years, founding chapters of Toastmasters in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker.

“It’s a great organization where you learn to speak,” said Gunther. “I was made president of three clubs at one time, and I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, I need to have some experience talking in front of people,’ so I started Toastmasters.”

She taught kindergartners in Denver for a few years, including one year of Spanish. “The next year they said, ‘You have to take the test now to see if you can pass,’ and I said, ‘I don’t think I can pass the test,’ so I dropped out quick,” said Gunther.

Gunther volunteered for AARP for many years, founding two chapters in Colorado.

She also competed as a senior pageant queen, winning Miss Senior Colorado in 1998 among others.

Now, Gunther attends an aerobics class every Monday and Thursday with her friends and walks her dog and best friend, Toby, every day.

She said maintaining good friendships is the most important part of life.

“I think to have a good friend, you have to be a good friend,” said Gunther. “I try to be a good friend. I remember everybody’s birthday and do things like that and remember to call them every once in a while.

Friendship is the most important thing right now.” adults were employed or looking for jobs in June. The preliminary count is 3,248,800 Coloradans in the labor force — the highest number to date.

Industries that saw the most change in June: • Leisure and hospitality gained 2,300 jobs • Government (largely in education), gained 2,100 jobs • Professional & business services, down 1,800 jobs • Financial services, down 1,900 jobs Wages up again. Average hourly earnings reached $34.21 in Colorado in June, or up $2.61 from last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national average hourly wage was $32.08.

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County moves forward with proposal to increase water supplies Project could help more than 300,000 county residents

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Douglas County still wants to use a portion of its COVID relief funds to secure future water, but may now back a plan to store unused South Platte River flow after dropping a controversial proposal to use the money to buy San Luis Valley supplies.

The Douglas County commissioners indicated they may help fund the major water proposal from Parker Water and Sanitation when they unanimously directed staff to continue work on the project and asked them to provide options for how much funding they could supply July 11.

“I think this is a good project for us to support with our ARPA dollars, it makes good sense for our citizens into the future,” said Commissioner Lora Thomas.

Commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon both agreed.

Parker Water’s project, the Platte Valley Water Partnership, would provide water for more than 300,000 people in Douglas County, including in Parker, Castle Rock and portions of Castle Pines and Lone Tree, according to a project proposal. It would also get the district to 75%

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To do so, they plan to partner with a water conservancy district in Sterling — a town in eastern Colorado — to capture excess water in high runoff years from the Platte River, store it and pipe it back to Parker.

The proposal would capture about 20,000 acre-feet of renewable water per year that would otherwise flow from the state. The project won’t impact existing water rights and won’t allow buy-and-dry of nearby agriculture, said Ron Redd, Parker Water’s district manager.

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Castle Rock Water is a partner in the project.

Parker Water estimates the overall cost of that project to be about $828 million. They asked commissioners to contribute $20 million of ARPA money for it.

The water district was notified July 22 they’re a finalist for a portion of the funding and were asked to gather additional information for another presentation to the commissioners in about two months, said Parker Water spokesperson Deirdre Mueller.

The commissioners have decided to focus their $68.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funding on seven areas: water and wastewater, homelessness, broadband, mental and behavioral health, wildfire suppression, economic investments and the intellectual and developmental disabilities community.

San Luis Valley project At one point, the commissioners were considering using ARPA funds on a proposal from Renewable Water Resources, which would have pumped about 22,000 acre-feet of water per year to Douglas County from the San Luis Valley, permanently

drying up wells there.

The project was heavily opposed by water conservancy districts, residents and environmental groups in the valley who said their agricultural community is already in a drought and can’t afford to lose more water.

Douglas County water providers all said they were not interested in using the San Luis water, in part because they have already heavily invested in other projects.

Teal was in support of the San Luis Valley plan and Thomas was opposed. Laydon remained undecided for many months while the county conducted informational meetings with various stakeholders about the project.

In May, Laydon announced he would vote against the county using ARPA dollars on the proposal after the county’s legal counsel concluded the project wasn’t eligible for the federal dollars.

“Right now there are simply too significant and enormous of hurdles for us to move forward on this project,” Laydon said at the time. “That’s not to say that we can’t explore this in the future, I think we certainly can, but RWR will have to do significant additional homework on all of these fronts to accomplish that.”

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Accused gunman’s brother killed at standoff scene Affidavit provides insights after July 24 incident in southwest Englewood

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Editor’s note: This article mentions suicide.

A 22-year-old man who was shot and killed by Englewood police July 24 had not fired at the officers, according to a claim in an arrest affidavit for the victim’s brother, who is the one accused of shooting at police and who was taken into custody.

Englewood police and city officials have said little about the incident, and a gag order issued by an Arapahoe County judge July 29 limits what the city can publicly discuss about the events.

According to the affidavit, obtained by Colorado Community Media, the shooter — 29-year-old Phillip L. Blankenship — was suicidal and “wanted the police to kill him.”

The affidavit says officers were sent to investigate a call at a home in the 5000 block of South Grove Street in southwest Englewood about 7:39 p.m. on July 24.

Blankenship’s mother, Kimberly Mitchell, called police because her son was intoxicated and causing a disturbance, according to the affidavit.

Details from a fatal shooting continue to unfold in Englewood.

Mitchell told police that her son was suicidal and shot a gun inside the home, according to the affidavit.

After arriving at the home, police set up a perimeter and made “loud commands” for Blankenship to exit the home, the affidavit says.

A man was heard saying “give me a minute,” before Blankenship fired a shot from the front living room window at officer Trey Sammon, who was taking cover behind a car parked in the driveway, the affidavit says.

A round from Blankenship’s gun hit the upper corner of the driver side of the car’s windshield and Sam-

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mon fell to the ground but was not injured, according to the affidavit.

Blankenship fired more shots at another officer, Aaron Jarret, according to the affidavit, and officers began shooting back. Gunfire hit Blankenship’s brother, Matthew Neal Mitchell, who was inside a barricaded bedroom with Blankenship.

Blankenship said his brother did not fire at officers, according to the affidavit.

Blankenship exited the house and was arrested, according to the affidavit, and was booked into the Arapahoe County jail on suspicion of criminal attempted first-degree murder. No officers were injured in the incident.

Before speaking with detectives July 25, Blankenship asked about his brother’s condition. He told detectives he last saw his brother “on the ground bleeding to death and unable to speak,” according to the affidavit.

He told investigators he was the only person shooting at officers and that his brother did not fire a single shot.

Englewood police had not clarified who was shooting at them when they first released a brief statement on social media July 24 about an “officer-involved shooting” in the area.

22nd Annual On July 25, police said they had shot and killed a 22-year-old during the incident but still would not say whether he was the one shooting at police. When reached for com-

ment, Investigator Scot Allen said any additional information would come from the 18th Judicial District, which has opened an investigation.

The officers who fired shots are currently on administrative leave, according to the police department.

Eric Ross, spokesperson for the 18th Judicial District, said the district is “very early in the investigation, and we are still working through reviewing all the facts and evidence.”

On July 28, nearly four days after the shooting and two days after the release of the affidavit, Englewood Police Chief Sam Watson released a brief recorded statement in which he said footage from officers’ body cameras would be released “as the investigation allows.”

“The recordings will reveal the extreme risk that the officers and community faced in this event,” Watson said.

On July 29, the same day the city was issued a gag order, Englewood Mayor Othoniel Sierra released a statement saying, “We are all saddened that a life was lost, a family is grieving and Englewood officers have been traumatized by this tragic event.”

“It is our hope that our entire community can move forward and recover from the devastating impacts of that day as we await the results of an independent investigation by the 18th Judicial District,” Sierra said.

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JOGAN FROM PAGE 1

He later told Jogan CEO Dan Dietrich that the department would no longer give the company new work.

In June, Jogan’s final project ended.

That same month, Douglas County extended its contract with Jogan until the end of 2022 with a maximum payout of $3.5 million.

Michael Hill, the public health director for Douglas County, said he was unaware of why the state was no longer working with Jogan.

“I know they did some contract changing as the pandemic was winding down a little bit,” he said. “I assumed it was because of just that slowdown.”

Dietrich did not respond to detailed questions about CCM’s reporting on Jogan.

Hill added that the Douglas County Health Department hasn’t had any complaints or issues with Jogan.

“I feel confident we’re getting what we’re paying Jogan for,” he said.

“They’re very impressive people, they’re very dedicated and I think they’re doing an outstanding job.”

CDPHE paid Jogan $74.3 million for their services before deciding not to extend their contract. During that time, Jogan administered more than 175,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“From the state’s perspective, Jogan Health did meet its obligations with the state,” according to an emailed statement from CDPHE. State complaints According to public records, the state received complaints that Jogan

staff had administered expired doses of vaccines, that leadership from the company displayed “aggressive behavior” toward its staff and that it struggled to provide enough vaccine supplies for clinics.

“We have received complaints from multiple sources and for multiple areas,” Rockwell wrote about the expired vaccines.

Dietrich responded to the state’s emails about complaints, saying he needed more information to respond to some allegations. Regarding expired doses, he said it was simply staff who misunderstood the difference between manufactured dates and expiration dates and refused to administer the vaccines.

In response to complaints about vaccine clinics, Hill said this hasn’t been an issue because Jogan doesn’t distribute vaccines for the county.

Tri-County still runs those services, he said.

The state’s labor and employment department is investigating Jogan following a complaint, a spokesperson for the department said. No further information was released about the nature of the ongoing investigation.

Douglas County litigation A civil case in the county settled in June shows further allegations that Jogan failed to pay one of its subcontractors $5 million for more than six months while simultaneously purchasing multimillion-dollar homes. A judge granted a temporary protection order against Jogan in March, ordering the company and Dietrich not to use or transfer Jogan’s financial assets.

In October 2021, SMS alerted Jogan that the company was past due on its

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payments for services, according to the lawsuit.

Public records show that in September 2021, a company called Jogan Properties Colorado, also formed by Dietrich, purchased a $3 million home in Parker. In December, another Dietrich company called Jogan Properties Hawaii purchased a $3.5 million home in Hawaii.

When the lawsuit was filed in April, the debt to SMS was still owed, according to the document.

The lawsuit filed by SMS also claims that Jogan used false credentials to gain legitimacy and work with them and then used SMS’s background and abilities to gain contracts with CDPHE, acting as if the accomplishments were Jogan’s.

The same format and references used by Jogan for its state health department application appear in one from SMS to work for the Louisiana Health Department.

Garner Environmental, one of the companies listed on Jogan’s application as a reference for their work, told Colorado Community Media they have “no association” with Jogan “either directly or through a subcontractor.”

Three times since Jogan Health was formed in January 2021, the Colorado Department of Revenue contacted Dietrich regarding unpaid taxes, according to court documents. The latest was in June. All cases were closed the same day they were filed.

Jogan Health is one of eight companies founded by Dietrich since 2020.

He also founded Jogan 5G, Jogan Security, Jogan Traffic and Jogan Thermal Checkpoint.

In June, the SMS lawsuit was settled out of court.

Douglas County responds Douglas County’s health director Michael Hill says none of the information he’s heard about Jogan has an impact on their current contract.

“As long as they’re doing what we’ve hired them to do and their invoices check out and the state keeps paying us for paying those invoices, it would not be in the best interest of Douglas County to discontinue at this point and then have to re-invent that wheel on the fly, again, in a pandemic,” he said.

Hill says that while the county hasn’t seen any issues with Jogan’s work, new information about the organization could impact future

contracts with them.

A Douglas County records custodian said there are no applications or background information from Jogan for their request to work with the county and the company was considered to have already been vetted by the state.

The state pays for Jogan’s services with Douglas County through federal grant money.

Split from Tri-County When Douglas County first voted to leave Tri-County’s jurisdiction, they entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the agency that stated the county would continue to receive all public health services from Tri-County until at least 2023.

Under the IGA, the county health department is in control of things like governance and county-wide public health orders.

In October, the county health board began considering a health order that would give any individual the ability to opt out of mask mandates in the county and for parents to be able to opt out their children.

Jennifer Ludwig, deputy director of Tri-County and soon-to-be director of the Arapahoe County Health Department, emailed the Douglas County board of health president, calling the action “greatly concerning” and saying it would make it difficult for Tri-County to continue providing COVID services.

After the order was approved on Oct. 8, Ludwig told Douglas County they would no longer provide COVID-19 services, and by early November, the county chose Jogan to do so instead.

In an email sent through a spokesperson, Douglas County staff member Jon Surbeck said the county looked at six other contractors before choosing Jogan.

“Jogan Health offered an on-site staffing solution within Douglas County that we could easily visit/ monitor and utilized secure computers rather than personal devices,” according to the email.

Hill said Douglas County is not considering ending its contract with Jogan early.

“We would be right back in the frying pan trying to do an emergency solicitation for somebody to take over,” he said. “We aren’t staffed up to take on that much work, and Tri-County isn’t going to take it back up.”

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n a recent cross-county trip to see my brother, I saw and experienced several acts of kindness that I am hoping are signs of good things changing in the country.

Over the last few years, I feel like political division, a pandemic and the economy have created some bitter, angry citizens. This means seeing more fighting, angry groups and less kindness in public.

FROM THE In flying recently, I was brought to tears a few times. Or, maybe, close to EDITOR tears is a better way to describe it.

I was traveling with my children who are now 6, 8 and 17. No husband on this trip. I was a parent flying solo and that is tough any time.

Due to a lengthy drive from my brother’s home and to save on some costs on my rental car — I had to go to the airport extremely early, meaning Thelma Grimes my 6 a.m. flight from Newark to Denver meant almost all night in the airport.

I had no idea how much Newark worked to prevent sleeping in the airport. Chairs are screwed down, big metal bars prevent you from stretching out on other chairs. The floor does not have carpet. There may as well have been signs say, “Do not try to rest here.”

Anyway, it was what it was. My kids and I were going to tough it out. However, after about an hour of us trying to find ways to get comfortable — just picture a 17-year trying to sit cross-legged, backwards in a chair against the wall — it was not going well.

Then, a man who worked at the airport came through.

He did not speak English but shook his head as he walked by me. The pessimistic side of me figured I was being judged as a not-so-good mom having my kids there.

Instead, he pulled out a key, went into a storage room and came out carrying four cots. He gave each of my kids a cot, a blanket and a pillow. He got one for me and encouraged me with his hand gestures to get some rest as well.

When my kids seemed overwhelmed with his gesture and thanked him with their tired voices — I was brought to tears.

I am a true believer that most people are good. I just love having that belief reaffirmed in a strange place.

Once on the plane, I saw another act of kindness that was not aimed at me but still mattered.

An older woman who also did not speak English took her seat next to my son and myself. Come to find out, she was not in the right seat. However, my Spanish has gone way downhill since living in Arizona and the flight attendant struggled.

Before long, a man in a nearby seat came over and helped translate, easing the woman’s stress and alleviating a tough situation.

On the news, I have heard reports of families being separated from their children on flights. This happened to me as well. My son and daughter were put in a different row, and I sat with my 6-year-old separately.

I trusted my 17-year-old to manage my 8-year-old (praying they would not argue over some nonsense). I wasn’t happy but did not raise a stink with the airline.

After the flight, my daughter told me a nice woman sitting near them opened her arms and allowed my son to sleep against her, telling my daughter his comfort mattered to her.

I hope this is a sign that we are getting better. I hope these instances can become regular again as we travel or go about our daily lives.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Drama was overwrought Regarding Linda Newell’s guest column “Fewer freedoms, more politics”: Kudos to letter writer Mike Morgan, who pointed out in a somewhat satirical fashion, that your column, prominently placed, may have had some misconceptions nicely wrapped in tearful emotion.

No, your daughters can still get an abortion. Up to the time of delivery, if you so choose to get rid of a grandchild. As long as you stay in Colorado, where our overwhelmingly Democratic house and senate passed a very liberal abortion law. So those tears did not need to be shed. And that nasty Supreme Court has no effect over you, as long as Colorado is

NORTON FROM PAGE 14

we cannot get the car we want for several months. And we believe we have the right to be frustrated, upset and impatient, being angry about what we cannot get or have.

OPEN SPACE FROM PAGE 1

Initiative and created proposed ballot language that representatives of the group, such as Jennifer Drybread and Michella “Micki” Clark, have been presenting to various Douglas County municipalities and to the county’s commissioners.

Under this proposal, the 0.17% tax would extend for another 20 years, Drybread said during a July 19 presentation to Lone Tree City Council. The tax revenue would be split four ways: 20% for a shareback for municipalities; 30% for open space and trail acquisition; 28% for capital improvement, operations and maintenance of open space; and 22% for the parks fund.

The proposed municipal shareback program would include the City of Lone Tree and the City of Castle Pines, Drybread said. Both cities were not included in the initial tax because they did not exist yet, Councilmember Wynne Shaw said.

“We’re really, really looking forward to supporting this on the ballot. We’re grateful to be included in [the] shareback, as proposed by the citizens’ committee,” Good said.

Drybread said the amount of money municipalities receive through this proposed shareback program would be based on population, which would be reassessed yearly. She said 2022 projections for the proposed shareback program show that Lone Tree would receive somewhere close to $300,000 a year, based on a total revenue of $16 million.

“And [we’re] hoping that that will only increase over time, as the community grows,” Drybread said.

Mayor Jackie Millet asked if the group considered having municipalities receive funding proportionate to what is generated within their jurisdiction, rather than based on population.

“Parker didn’t like that idea,” Drybread said, laughing.

“It’s what’s generated within

the abortion capital of the US. You are safe here.

Mary Ann McCoy Lone Tree School funding? Not for this board Regarding Douglas County School District’s upcoming bond issue: I have always voted for school bond issues wherever I’ve lived — even if I had no children in the district. That reflects how strongly I believe in the value of public education. But, I have no intention of supporting the bond issue of the Douglas County School District this time around.

The actions of the school board in recent years

have been appalling and embarrassing. More time has been spent on politicking and infighting than on discussions of education.

I will not support a board that has spent excessively on legal fees, shown their support for using public funds for private education, watered down what should be taught about our nation’s history — and has allowed board meetings to become the laughingstock of the metro area.

Now they’re finally ready to discuss education?

Now they want my tax money? They haven’t earned it.

Jane Gruhl Lone Tree

Yet we never stop to think about how our lack of effort and complacency impacts our company, customers, co-workers, and even our ability to grow, advance, and earn a higher income. Complacency is the enemy of achievement.

“The Great Resignation” is very real. So, we must ask ourselves a hard question. Are we willing to

accept or tolerate complacency just to keep the company going?

Or do we need to find a way back to leading and motivating those who are on our team to break out of the complacency zone and into the striving for excellence zone?

I would love to hear your thoughts at mnorton@xinnix.com, and when we can get back to what

made our economy thrive in the past, that awesome work ethic, it really will be a better than good year.

the community. I’m not sure why that would not be appealing to our partners,” Millet said. “I’m just a little concerned about parity.

But I understand that you guys are trying to get something good done — and something good for everybody, I will work towards, rather than what’s just best for Lone Tree.”

Drybread and Clark, who both worked on the first initiative 28 years ago, thanked Lone Tree City Council for its support and emphasized the importance of extending the tax.

“If this is allowed to sunset, some 32% of the parks funding for operations and capital improvements and all that goes away, all of the municipal sharebacks go away, all of the open lands acquisitions go away,” Drybread said.

“We feel very strongly that, you know, we should continue this program.”

It’s ultimately up to the Douglas County commissioners whether to add the question to the ballot. During the July 18 meeting, two of the three commissioners, George Teal and Abe Laydon, voiced support for placing it on the ballot.

“I feel we have a very good chance of getting this on the ballot, and really having the voters decide,” Clark said.

Commissioner Lora Thomas, however, said she prefers the tax extension be for 10 years instead of 20 and would rather see the question on next year’s ballot.

Drybread said that because these types of campaigns take a lot of work, “to think to do it every 10 years is just, in our view, is crazy.” Ideally, she’d like to see the tax be extended in perpetuity, but 20 years is the minimum the group wants, she said.

Councilmember Mike Anderson thanked Drybread and Clark for “carrying the torch on this issue.”

“Douglas County would not be what it is without the open space tax over the past 20 years,” he said, adding that people across Douglas County are expected to come visit Lone Tree’s future 80acre regional park.

Millet said accessible open space is a priority of Lone Tree and that

the city wants to make sure there is land and park space available for people to recreate on, saying it’s important for physical and mental health.

“We appreciate the fact that you guys have been champions for

this 28 years ago and for today,” Millet said. “We look forward to entertaining the resolution, and supporting this and potentially supporting this initiative in a wholehearted way with our commissioners.”

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.

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If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then taking a walk through most metro area communities can be a delightful treat for the eyes.

Many communities have outdoor sculptures placed either in sculpture gardens or throughout the cities to provide beauty, create community, revitalize metropolitan areas and make people think. For those in charge of acquiring the sculptures, it’s vital work.

“I think there are a lot of reasons why public sculpture is important,” City of Northglenn Arts, Culture and Community Manager Michael Stricker said. “Not only does it help beautify parks and public areas, but it builds a sense of identity and community. Our community has really embraced all of the public art as their own.”

While public art also includes outdoor murals and other displays, sculptures come in all shapes and sizes, created out of every sort of material and in various genres from traditional to modern. And the best part is that viewing public sculptures is free.

“Outdoor sculptures are like a museum without walls in a way,” explained Tim Vacca with the Greenwood Village-based Museum of Outdoor Arts. “Our mission is to make art part of everyday life where people are walking in public areas, and it might bring a pleasant surprise to them. We want it to be accessible to all.”

Tricia Rosenthal, president of Sculpture Evergreen, a nonprofit that has placed 42 permanent sculptures throughout Evergreen, called it an artistic imperative to place sculptures in the downtown area and in area parks.

“They speak to people,” Rosenthal said. “It is fun for me to see that, and it’s pretty exciting. I’ve been to numerous places where many communi-

ties have decided this is something they want to do as part their community cultural enhancement, and people relate to the sculptures. There is something for everyone — especially with the pieces that change.”

Some communities have sculptures that are displayed on a rotating basis along with their permanent collections.

For Golden, which has extensive public sculptures throughout the city, the Public Art Committee believes sculptures contribute to community identity, civic pride and economic development, and allows the community to feel engaged with the city, according to Robin Fleischmann, Golden’s economic development manager.

Sculptor Shohini Ghosh of Highlands Ranch agrees that public sculptures are a great and important way to introduce art into people’s lives. The sculptor, originally from India, has work displayed as close as Evergreen, Hudson Gardens and the Denver Art Museum, and as far away as Topeka, Kansas; Edina, Minnesota; and even China.

“Sculpture is a mode of expression,” she explained of her art. “The whole concept of expressing a whole idea in one form excites me. It’s not a canvas where you have a story visually developing.

Sculpture is one idea, one moment, one emotion that you want to catch and make it permanent.

Each sculpture has its own rapport with the public. That’s how it is supposed to be.”

Different styles Public-sculpture selection and tastes vary wherever you go. In Evergreen, for example, a committee selects the sculptures that are part of the rotating Sculpture Walk.

Since

“Snow Queen” by Stephen Landis in downtown Evergreen.

Evergreen is not incorporated, the nonprofit Sculpture Evergreen needs to look for sites by working with private property owners and other entities that own area parks. Evergreen’s Sculpture Walk was started 28 years ago.

“For us, it’s a grassroots thing,” Rosenthal explained. “Other than money from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District and Colorado Creative Industries, everything is funded by donors. Also, in many ways, Evergreen is unique because of the environment we have.”

The rural area makes selecting sites that enhance the sculptures more challenging, she added.

In Northglenn, a committee of 50 people selects six sculptures for its rotating Art on Parade and invites the public to vote for their favorite, which is purchased by the city to add to its

permanent collection of about 30.

Northglenn started its collection in 2000.

Stricker said Northglenn is committed to public art and putting it throughout the city, with Art on Parade located at Eleanor M. Wyatt Centennial Park to create a destination feel. The permanent collection is throughout the city and continues to grow.

Golden’s sculpture collection is on temporary hold as the Public Art Committee evaluates its current collection and determines what sculptures should be added. Many of the 34 sculptures are along Clear Creek and Washington Avenue. Golden also has what it calls the Itty Bitty Art Project, which includes 14 tiny sculptures.

The commission wants to begin diversifying its sculpture collection since a large number of the sculptures are traditional bronze donated to the city by other entities, Fleischmann said.

The Museum of Outdoor Arts’ permanent sculpture garden is at Marjorie Park just outside Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, with 40 sculptures, plus more than 30 throughout Englewood. The Museum of Outdoor Arts was started in 1981.

Making sculpture relevant Ghosh is excited that public sculptures have caught on in many cities in the United States and abroad in part to help rejuvenate municipalities. Historically, a sculpture was put in town squares to help identify the town, and public sculpture is continuing that mission, she added.

“I love that this art form is used as a tool to help cities as they go through the revival process of bringing a city back to life,” Ghosh said.

She wants to see sculptures generate discussion among those who see them.

“I’ve seen people stop and contemplate sculptures,” she explained.

“Even in their hurried day, most people don’t just walk by. They give (the sculpture) a moment of thought. Art is a very strong form of communication other than writing or talking. (Sculptors) express directly from our souls — unadulterated, honest expression.”

For those who help bring public art to their communities, its importance is without measure. “(Sculptures) really reach into people’s hearts,” Rosenthal said. “That’s something worth preserving.”

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“Brother and Sister at the Rodeo”

by Mario Pahua in Golden.

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In Greenwood Village, Harry Marinsky’s “The Mad Tea Party” from the “Alice in Wonderland” series is displayed by the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Marjorie Park.

Shohini Ghosh’s “Man” sculpture being installed in EverPHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST “Joy of Music” by George Lundeen in Golden. green’s Bergen Park.

To learn more about public sculptures in the Denver metro area: Evergreen: sculptureevergreen.org Golden: www.cityofgolden.net/play/ recreation-attractions/public-art/ Lakewood: www.lakewood.org/Government/Departments/CommunityResources/Arts-and-Culture/Exhibitions-

and-Public-Art/Public-Art Wheat Ridge: www.ci.wheatridge. co.us/482/Public-Art Arvada: arvada.org/explore/culture-andcommunity/public-art Westminster: www.cityofwestminster.us/ ParksRecreation/ArtsCulture/PublicArt Northglenn: northglennarts.org/public-

art/ Brighton: www.brightonco.gov/1677/ Outdoor-Art Commerce City: www.c3gov.com/explore/public-art Lone Tree: artencounters.douglas.co.us/ lone-tree/ Parker: parkerarts.org/art-gallery-exhib-

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its/public-art/ Douglas County: artencounters.douglas. co.us Highlands Ranch: hrcaonline.org/aboutus/hrca-nonprofits/cultural-affairsassociation/public-art Littleton: www.littletongov.org/mylittleton/parks-trails/public-art

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astle Rock painter and teacher Cindy Welch will exhibit her works, original watercolors and prints, in the Marketplace at the Douglas County Fair on Aug. 5, 6 and 7. At 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock.

Water blossom celebration Reminder: Aug. 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the date for the annual Water Blossom Festival at Denver Botanic Gardens, with activities near the Monet Pool. Information, tours and free water plants, while supplies last.

Isakov Gregory Alan Isakov will perform with the Colorado Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall on Aug. 19 and 20, with works from his album “Evening Machines,” as well as a selection from his full catalog. Conductor will be Christopher Dragon.

Tickets:coloradosymphony.org/tickets, 303-623-7876.

“Wheel of Thrills” is among the works that Castle Rock artist Cindy Welch will display in COURTESY OF CINDY WELCH the Marketplace at the Douglas County Fair on Aug. 5, 6 and 7.

Littleton Symphony Catherine Sailer, new music director and conductor, and the Littleton Symphony Orchestra will perform two free outdoor summer concerts: Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m. at Bega Park in downtown Littleton and Aug. 24, 7 p.m. at Clement Park, 7306 West Bowles Ave. Music by Rossini, Bizet, Beethoven, Holst and John Williams. No tickets needed. Bring the family, a picnic and a blanket.

Mosaics The Colorado Mosaics Artists’ “Mosaics 2022: As Seen Through New Eyes” is at Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden, through Oct. 2, with a “contemporary

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CVA “Banana Craze” will bring two shows to the Center for Visual Arts, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver (Metro State University’s fine gallery) Aug. 26 to Oct. 22. “Banana Craze” looks at how one fruit has shaped the culture and environment of a continent and “Cultivate” explores food access in Colorado. Admission free. Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: noon to 5 p.m.

Adjacent free parking. 303-294-5207, msudenver.edu/cva.

Western Welcome Week The event schedule for Littleton’s Western Welcome week is available online, with concert and fireworks at Sterne Park on Aug. 13 (bring a picnic and stay after dark). Followed by pancake breakfast, “Summer Comes to the Diamond O,” play at Littleton United Methodist Church and the 93rd Grand Parade from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 13 — plus more ... find a schedule around town! Or online. 303-794-4870 or westernwelcomeweek.org for ques-

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“Volcanic Sunrise,” a metal print by photographer Jason Weiss, was chosen as Best of Show in the All Colorado Art Show at Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery, where the COURTESY IMAGE exhibit runs through Aug. 27.

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Wild West — the 38th All Colorado Art Show at Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery — opened with a reception where juror Doug Dawson awarded the Best of Show to photographer Jason Weiss for his “Volcanic Sunrise,” a fine metal print. It is one of 400 entries submitted for this highly competitive exhibit. Dawson selected 70 works to be displayed through Aug. 27.

Dawson’s own piece, a pastel called “A Break in the Sky,” is hung just to the right of the entrance, as one faces the front door. Pause and enjoy it.

Jason Weiss’ winning work is finely detailed, with every small bit of rock clearly depicted and beautifully balanced color. A viewer really feels

IF YOU GO The Depot Art Gallery is at 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, in the 1861 red Santa Fe Depot near the old courthouse on Littleton Boulevard. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. depotartgallery.org. drawn to a special spot with an amazingly serene view, given the explosive subject …

Also winning a Best of Show ribbon is Mike Grant’s very clever cat image: a grinning kitty filled with other animals — you have to look at this one to get it. I’m thinking kids will be as enchanted as I was ...

Many of the works selected for the exhibit are landscapes. Entrants would be aware that Dawson is a master pastellist and teacher, known for his landscapes, figures and twilight city scenes.

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A Second Place ribbon was awarded to Paul Nutting’s painting, “Evening Quiet,” an oil on canvas depicting a creek flowing toward mountains. One can almost hear a gurgle ...

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Honorable Mention ribbons include Sheryl Detert’s acrylic painting, “Alone,” and Elizabeth Kayle’s digital fine art photograph, “Sunset Sentinel,” silhouetting a lone raven ...

For years, there has been more than one “All Colorado Show” appearing in mid- summer, so we just specify “at the Depot” or “at Curtis Center” and encourage readers to enjoy both after years of suggesting one or the other venue change a summer show title ... They really are both crowd pleasers, and a great introduction to art for young people who are just starting to create their own images. Here are many approaches to making a thing of beauty ...

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ATTRACTIONS “There’s a timelessness to this show, which is unfortunate,” said Valerie Igoe, who plays Sheila in the production.

“Sixty years later, the relevance is still here. There’s something that completely resonates.”

Sponsored by The Buffalo Rose, “Hair” runs at Miners Alley, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, through Oct. 2.

Clarke Reader The show runs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Directed by Len Matheo, and featuring music direction by David Nehls and choreography by Angie Simmons, the show brings alive the 1960s counterculture with memorable songs, vivid costumes and a story that examines ideas that include identity, global responsibility and much more.

“The shows that meant the most to me in the past have been the shows that really bring the community together and are more actual events than just going to see a musical or play,” Matheo said. “People in the older crowd will remember those times and it will connect them to their youth and everyone else in the audience.”

What most recognize “Hair” for is the tunes, which include favorites like “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” and “Let The Sun Shine In.” Performing these songs will be Brian Bohlender, Alejandro Roldan, Bussy Gower, Ben Hilzer, Preston Adams, Katie Jackson, Vi Dang.

Jasmyn Pierce, Ronald McQueen, Jade McGee and Daja McLeod. Matheo said the production’s

non-traditional and colorblind casting allows everything about the show to take on a layer of meaning.

“There’re so many music scenes in the show, but in some ways, it’s like a French film,” Igoe said. “You’re thrown into all these characters’ relationships and lives… and see them build their tribe.”

Regardless of if the show is something audience members are familiar with or not, Matheo is certain everyone will find something that moves them.

“I want people to know what they’ll feel when they come to the show — for much of the show, they won’t be able to stop smiling,” he said. “Audiences will have a wonderful time and possibly a cathartic experience around the pure joy of being young and the pain and grief of being young.”

Get tickets at www.minersalley.com.

Immerse yourself in ancient Egypt There’s been a string of immersive events in the Mile High City this year, but this is one I’m most excited about (history nerd that I am) — Immersive King Tut: Magic Journey to the Light, which is set up at Lighthouse Denver at 3900 Elati St., through Oct. 10.

According to provided information, this event celebrates the 100th anniversary of archeologist Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of the legendary “boy king” in November 1922. Visitors will learn more about “Amduat, an important ancient Egyptian funerary text, thought to be the oldest known illustrated story that was depicted on the tombs of pharaohs.” For those who long to explore Egypt but may not get there, this is the next best thing.

Secure your passport to the exhibit at immersive-kingtut.com/denver.

Get your soul sizzle on with Larry Braggs and the CJRO There’s a reason soul music will never go out

of style and if you are curious about that reason, all you need to do is listen to the vocals of Larry Braggs. The lead vocalist of Tower of Power for 14 years, he’s returning to the Arvada Center Amphitheatre after last year’s brilliant visit.

Braggs and the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra will be bringing their A Night of Sizzling Soul to the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6. As someone who attended last year’s performance, I can attest that both the band and singer bring their A-game to all kinds of classics of the genre.

If you love some of the best music ever written (and why wouldn’t you?), this is a can’t-miss event. Get tickets at www.coloradojazz.org/concerts.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Wild Hearts Tour at Mission Ballroom Three of the best voices in modern alternative rock are joining forces for what will undoubtedly be a truly wonderful concert - one of the best in a season of killer bills. Julien Baker, Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen are the three members of the Wild Hearts Tour and will be performing at Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St. in Denver, at 6 p.m. Aug. 7.

All three artists have unleashed stellar releases this year — Baker just dropped a companion EP to last year’s “Little Oblivion,” while Olsen’s “Big Time” is a stirring and searing album that ranks amongst her best (and that’s no small thing).

And Van Etten’s “We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong,” shows that six albums in, her pen remains as powerful as ever.

With talents this strong, you don’t want to miss this show. Get tickets at www.axs.com.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE 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.

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 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.

Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 11/18/2009, under Reception No. 2009087708.

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 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 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 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: 7/28/2022 Last Publication: 8/25/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press 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: 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 *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 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.

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 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 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 Which has the address of: 2539 Greensborough Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 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, 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 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 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.

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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 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 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0078 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/7/2022 1:47:00 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: Keith M LaGrenade Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/13/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 6/19/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013051478 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $268,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $226,885.95 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: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 5B, AREA TWO, BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM AND SUBASSOCIATION DECLARATION FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, INC., OF HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. RECORDED JANUARY 19, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 2005005755, AND SUPPLEMENTAL CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, INC. RECORDED ON, DECEMBER 4, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 2006103843, AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, AREA TWO-PHASE 2, RECORDED ON DECEMBER 4, 2006, AT RECEPTION NO. 2006103844 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO (THE “PROPERTY”).

Which has the address of: 768 Brookhurst Ave #B, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

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, September 28, 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: 8/4/2022 Last Publication: 9/1/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/7/2022 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-22-915304-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0078 First Publication: 8/4/2022 Last Publication: 9/1/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Bids and Settlements Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #028-22 SURREY RIDGE HORSE ARENA The Douglas County Department of Open Space and Natural Resources, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified vendors/contractors for the provision of the purchase and/or installation/construction of an outdoor horse arena near Surrey Ridge. BIDDERS CAN RESPOND TO THIS IFB TO PROVIDE MATERIALS ONLY, INSTALLATION ONLY, OR BOTH MATERIALS & INSTALLATION. The Surrey Ridge Horse Arena doesn’t have a specifically designated address; however, the adjacent lot address is: 9980 Heather Drive, Castle Rock, Colorado 80108.

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

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

While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 028-22, Surrey Ridge Horse Arena” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 3:00pm on Monday, August 22, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so.

Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 942443 First Publication: August 4, 2022 Last Publication: August 4, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #026-22 CONCERT PRODUCTION SERVICES for DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO The Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Ser-

vices Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, is soliciting responses from responsible, qualified concert producers for Douglas County, Colorado.

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

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

While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 026-22, Concert Production Services” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 4:00pm on Monday, August 22, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so.

Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 942434 First Publication: August 4, 2022 Last Publication: August 4, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on September 4, 2022, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Hudick Excavating, Inc. DBA HEI Civil for the FP-P1 Pine Gulch Dam Conversion Project, Douglas County Project Number SP 2021-010, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Hudick Excavating, Inc. DBA HEI Civil 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 September 4, 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, Zachary Humbles, 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. 942439 First Publication: August 4, 2022 Second Publication: August 11, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734 Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #027-22 ROOFING SERVICES for DOUGLAS COUNTY FACILITIES The Department of Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified contractors to provide roofing services, on an as-needed basis, to include installation, replacement, repairs, preventative maintenance, and emergency/afterhours service at various Douglas County facilities located within the County limits. All contracts and purchase order requests will be executed as projects are identified and accepted.

ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022 @ 10:00 A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS WITH STAFF. THE PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT DOUGLAS COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, 3026 NORTH INDUSTRIAL WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109.

ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AT-

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Couple builds community through trading cards

BY HENRY HARGAVE SOCIALMEDIA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sitting at the corner of Wilcox and Sixth Street in the heart of historic downtown Castle Rock with the namesake of the town looking over it, lies a small blue wooden 160-plusyear-old building. Inside, Christian Aznar and Amber Tyrell have created the House of Cards Sports and TCG. Though from the outside it may look more like a modest one-story home, inside thousands of Pokémon, baseball, football and other sports trading cards line the shelves.

Ready for collectors and card enthusiasts to come to buy and trade from the couple’s ever-growing stash.

But owning his own trading card shop was never the plan for Aznar, 46, who opened House of Cards in April 2021.

“I grew up collecting cards from the mid-’80s to about the mid-’90s,” Aznar said. “Then other things in life took over, and I stepped away from cards for many years.”

Throughout his professional life, Aznar pursued various entrepreneurial efforts. Aznar owned an event catering business, and for 16 years, ran the Goods Smoke and Grill, where he traveled all over the state serving up barbeque at concerts, festivals and other community events.

Then COVID-19 hit.

“First, there were no events for six months,” Aznar said. “Then, it became another six months, and soon, it was 18 months with no events.”

The pandemic gave Aznar, Tyrell and their two children the opportunity to explore their hobbies, which included the whole family getting back into cards.

One day while out looking at card shops, many of which Aznar says are outdated in their business practices and facilities, he noticed the property at 522 Wilcox St. was up

Though it may not look like much from the outside, a trading card emporium awaits guests once they step inside House of Cards.

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for lease.

Aznar thought, “Are we supposed to be playing cards as a hobby, or is this a business?”

He called the number listed and the following day, he signed a fiveyear lease on the property. Soon after, House of Cards was born. “[The pandemic] was really a blessing in disguise,” Aznar said.

“I never would have taken the time out of my life to do something like this otherwise. But I’ve never been afraid to try new things.”

More than a year later, with Goods Smoke and Grill back up and running, Aznar and Tyrell find themselves pulling double duty and

working every day. Aznar said having no other employees at House of Cards can feel “constricting,” but the community he’s met and seen grow in the short period of time the shop has been open has made it worth it. He cites a recent Pokémon kids’ trade day event as a time of particular pride.

“Thirty-four kids showed up, and I recognized every single one of them,” he said.

Aznar says the shop has also hosted car shows and has a fencedin backyard area where parents sometimes drop off their kids. His ultimate goal is to be able to buy the property, expand it and fully cement

IF YOU GO House of Cards Sports and TCG is located at 522 Wilcox St. in Castle Rock.

They are open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

House of Cards into a staple of the Castle Rock community.

“This is something tangible, that’s not on a screen, that everyone can enjoy,” he said. “Kids can also learn valuable lessons about money, buying and investing (from being involved in this hobby).”

Public Notices TENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT. Please bring a business card, as sign-in sheets will not be passed around.

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

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

While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Five (5) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 027-22, Roofing Services for Douglas County Facilities” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 3:00pm, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so.

Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 942451 First Publication: August 4, 2022

Last Publication: August 4, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on September 4, 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 Kiewit Infrastructure Co. for the Palmer Divide Avenue Phase 2 Construction Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2021-043, in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Kiewit Infrastructure Co. 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 4th day of September, 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 Karl Lucero, 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. 942428 First Publication: August 4, 2022 Second Publication: August 11, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

Children Services (Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: ETHAN FEELEY, D.O.B.: 09/03/2021 EMMA TORRES, D.O.B.: 04/06/2007 Children, And concerning: KARI ANSTETT, D.O.B.: 08/03/1981, Mother; NEIL FEELEY, D.O.B.: 10/20/1985, Father of Ethan Feeley; CHRISTOPHER TORRES, D.O.B.: 05/05/1981, Father to Emma Torres; Respondents.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Angela Borkowski, #50088 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326

Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us aborkowski@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 22JV30002 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019.

TO: CHRISTOPHER TORRES, D.O.B.: 05/05/1981 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

An Adjudicatory Hearing for Respondent Father Torres and a Review Hearing is set for August 15, 2022 at 9:45 AM in Division 8 of the Douglas County District Court. The hearing will be by phone: 720-437-6180, code 75590#. Parties shall participate by phone unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate.

You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2021, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: July 24, 2022 /s/Angela Borkowski Angela Borkowski, #50088 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 942429 First Publication: August 4, 2022 Last Publication: August 4, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means,

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2022

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