Parker Chronicle 092222

remains a priority for me in support of Parker’s families.”

Town attorney Kristin Hoffman said if Toborg participates in a citizen’s initiative, he will need to make it clear he’s not speaking on behalf of the council and he’s not representing the direction the council.

Kelly Moye bought her first house in the north Denver metro area for $120,000. That was in 1991.

short-termpricesHomeseedrop

SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

“We have some time to get this done,” said Mayor Jeff Toborg. “It

SEE GROCERY TAX, P5 SEE HOUSING, P6 SEE WATER, P10

In an April town council work session, Toborg told the council he planned to participate in a citizen’s ballot initiative. Several members responded with surprise, stating the majority of the board had not agreed to such a measure.

Prices likely won’t ever come back down to that level, said Moye, who has worked as a Realtor for three decades. But home prices in the metro area and statewide have shown some early signs that they may be breaking the pandemic-era trend of steep increases.Augustwas the fourth consecutive month of decreases in the median price for single-family homes in the metro area and statewide, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors’ most recent report. The median price was $620,000 in August in the metro area, down from $660,000 in April.And while the single-family home prices are still up compared to this time last year, the rate of year-overyear growth in prices has slowed for the last several months in the metro area and statewide.

Commissioners meet again about San Luis Valley water project

with RWR once each of us has had an opportunity to look at that work product,” Commissioner Abe Laydon said during the public portion of the meeting.

But Colorado’s housing situation is still dire: This spring, the measure of housing affordability tracked by the association reached its lowest level since at least 2014 for both metro Denver and the state as a whole. While the market remains in an affordability crisis, the tracker has at least started to turn in the other direction.

In Parker’s form of government, the mayor does not vote on council issues, except to break ties.

A controversial plan to pipe water from the San Luis Valley to Douglas County may be seeing new life after

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While Parker’s mayor discussed running a citizen’s initiative to ask voters to consider repealing the town’s grocery tax, the question will not be on this November’s ballot.Thetown clerk’s office said in an email they had not yet received a formal initiative for the repeal Sept. 13. The last day to certify ballot content for the November election was Sept. 9.

the county commissioners recently met behind closed doors to discuss it Fouragain.months after announcing they wouldn’t use federal COVID-19 funds on the proposal from Renewable Water Resources, or RWR, the commissioners heard a legal update on the project from the county’s

In May, Laydon made the decisive vote not to use a portion of the

Longtime Realtor not sold on recession talk

A citizen’s initiative could trigger a special election any time outside of the November ballot as well.

“You speak for the council and right now a majority of the council does not have that idea,” said Town Councilmember Josh Rivero in the meeting. “And you’re not speaking forWhencouncil.”pressed on this decision to begin an initiative without being directed to do so by the council, Toborg said he had gotten approval from legal staff.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

outside counsel, Steve Leonhardt, Sept.Leonhardt,13. who recently met with RWR, provided advice and a piece of “work product” for commissioners to“Wereview.intend to provide the public with more input and information about any additional discussion

A publication of Week of September 22, 2022 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADOFREE ParkerChronicle.net VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 43INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 22

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parker won’t ask voters to repeal grocery tax in November

More information to come

The mayor also facilitates council meeting discussions and acts as the spokesperson of the town.

Toborg added that if voters approved a repeal of the 3% grocery tax, also known as the food for home consumption tax, it wouldn’t be implemented until after a bond on the town’s recreation center is satisfied in 2025.

Toborg says it’s still a priority

feedback, board member Elizabeth Hanson cautioned her collegues not to duplicate work that was already done during the creation of the policy due to the risk of losing engagement.“Ithinkwe could run into some problems with having a robust community willing to participate in a process that we really need them to be a part of,” Hanson said.

Peterson agreed that he would also like to see suggestions for how to measure the success of the policy and other metrics.

Board members split on whether to have Kane focus on gathering comments about potential changes to the policy, but agreed they wanted more information on the implementation and impacts of the policy.Members Mike Peterson and Christy Williams said they liked the idea of hearing thoughts on where the policy could be clarified or“Puttingchanged.together an implementation plan is what I’d like to see first and foremost,” Peterson said. “What does it look like to the superintendent based on the feedback from all of the groups.”

The proposed questions ask what people want to see happen, what fears they have and what questions they have. The plan lists the district’s equity advisory council, staff, students and parents as some of the main groups to be involved.

A conservative educational nonprofit and Republican officials are calling on the Douglas County School District to include two nondistrict charters in funding allocations should the district’s mill levy override question pass in November.

The letter is signed by Reps. Mark Baisley and Kim Ransom, Sen. Kevin Van Winkle, former representative Frank McNulty and Colorado House candidates Lisa Frizell and Anthony Hartsook, as well as Ross Izard of Xiphos Strategies.

Conservatives call out DCSD on charter funding

Discussions about the district’s equity policy ramped up earlier this year when the board approved a resolution asking the superintendent to recommend changes to the policy by Sept. 1. The board waived that deadline in August.

Peterson went on to say the board would still need to deliberate whether to change the policy and what changes to make.

thorized by the school district, but instead by the statewide Charter School Institute (CSI). Schools in the CSI receive funding from the state instead of the district.

“The Douglas County School Board could have funded all publicschool students in its boundaries equitably right now, to the immediate benefit of educators and students at Ascent Classical Academy and Colorado Early Colleges,” the letter says. “We are disappointed that the district instead chose to exclude those 2,000 students from the anticipated MLO revenue.”

Exhibit included in price of museum admission

September 22, 20222 Parker Chronicle WingsMuseum.org

The board did not take action on the discussion, but plans to vote on next steps at the Sept. 27 meeting.

The two charters are located in Douglas County, but are not au-

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ensure accountability to the ballot language, which requires the MLO money be used on staff compensation.Ingeneral, the letter is supportive of the goal of the MLO to raise compensation, but says DCSD’s decision isn’t inclusive of all students in Douglas County.

“I would like to know if there are violations and I’d like to know what’s happening with that policy. That kind of feedback would allow us to take actions and make needed changes,” Meek said.

Kane to continue process

At an Aug. 23 meeting, the Douglas County school board responded to comments about including Ascent and Colorado Early Colleges in the fund allocations by raising concerns about accountability over money leaving the Superintendentdistrict.Erin Kane and board member Mike Peterson indicated Ascent or Colorado Early Colleges could choose to return to the district if they wanted district funding.However,

Douglas County school board members indicated they will direct Superintendent Erin Kane to create an implementation plan and monitoring report for the district’s equity policy this year.

Challenge yourself to find sources of water and oxygen, grow food in a foreign atmosphere and build shelter to survive the elements.

distribution of future MLO funds if voters approve it in November.

gage the community for feedback on the equity policy to the board at a Sept. 13 workshop. She outlined three main questions around the implementation of the policy and suggested a deadline of March 31 to present that feedback to the board.

Members David Ray and Susan Meek advocated for Kane’s focus to be a monitoring report on the policy to examine how it’s working.

“The Douglas County School Board should support all Douglas County families that exercise their right to school choice,” the letter reads. “These families deserve to have equal access to public funds. Standing up for the principle of school choice means standing up for all families, including those attending Ascent Classical Academy and Colorado Early Colleges.”

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Members of the Douglas County School Board.

Ready Colorado’s letter to the board argues that the Charter School Institute could partner with DCSD to distribute funds and

Republican o cials urge district to support school choice

The equity policy was enacted in 2019 and remains in effect as it was

Kane presented her plan to en-

To read the full letter, go to https://bit.ly/3BpR7rq.

the March meeting,” Kane said.

“I personally still believe the policy is overly broad and vague and I believe our charter as a board is to not have overly broad and vague policies,” he said. “I would like more specificity. That’s not to say blow it up.”

A letter from Ready Colorado, a nonprofit focused on parent choice in education, urged the district to include Ascent Classical Academy and Colorado Early Colleges in the

PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD

Douglas County School Board talks implementation of equity policy

“Given our community and how actively engaged our community is on this work, I would want to specify based on feedback what the implementation will look like and will not look like and present that to you at

OPENS SEPTEMBER 18TH 7711 East Academy Blvd Denver, CO 80230

South Metro Editor Thelma Grimes took fi rst and second place in the Best Sustained Coverage or Series In the Class 6 division. She won fi rst place a series on the Douglas County mental health program that has set standards at the state and national levels. She took second place for a series on delayed medical care due to COVID.Senior reporter Ellis Arnold took home a second-place honor in the news writring category for his coverage of Xcel Energy’s concerns for health, property values in south metro Denver.

West metro reporter Olivia Jewell Love was excited to receive her fi rst professional award, taking home second-place honors in the health category for an article on Evergreen-area RNs tackling nurse burnout through healing groups, resources.

CCM writers, sta net 19 newspaper awards

Colorado Community Media reporters and staff received 19 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest, which honored the state’s best journalism work for 2021.Leading the honorees named during a Sept. 17 ceremony at Coors Field was west metro reporter Rylee Dunn. Dunn, who primarily covers Arvada, received two fi rst-place honors. Dunn received the top prize in the Best Series or Sustained Coverage in the Class 4 division for the work on the Olde Town Arvada shooting and aftermath, and a fi rst-place award in the Best Business/News Feature category for her work on Namiko’s 30-year history spanning two generations.Dunnalso took second place for Best News Story for her investigative work on a former political candidate being charged with felony identity theft.

Emergency assistance is available for veterans struggling with housing (mortgage/rent), transportation, employment, healthcare or other emergency needs. To apply for the veterans assistance funds, visit douglasveterans.org or call 303-663-6200

Visit DouglasVotes.com to:

Douglas County is Election Ready - Are You?

Parker Chronicle 3September 22, 2022 Visit douglas.co.us

Community Resource Fair for Older Adults

Douglas County students, in grades 9-12, have an opportunity to become involved as youth delegates at the 2022 Douglas County Youth Congress on Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Legacy Campus, formerly the Wildlife Experience. To complete your online registration or to learn more, visit douglas.co.us and search for Youth Congress

STAFF REPORT

What’s happening with your County government?

Reach out to your Douglas County Master Gardenersthey are ready and waiting to help seven days a week. Send your questions to dcmgardenr@gmail.com or learn more by visiting horticulture/master-gardener/douglas.extension.colostate.edu/

Christy Steadman won second place for Best Health Enterprise story for her work on Denver Hospice.Inadvertising and design, the CCM team took home four separate awards, with designer Tina Meltzer winning fi rst- and secondplace awards for print ad design in the Class 4 division. In the Class 6 division, designer Tom Fildey placed second for best print ad.

CPA hosts annual event

Registered voters in Douglas County, watch your mailbox for your ballot the week of Oct. 17.

Youth Congress seeks delegates

Find a ballot drop box near you

Gibbs took second place for Best Education Story on school districts addressing racial equity issues.

Funds available to veterans

Members of the Colorado Community Media team attend the Colorado Press Association awards ceremony held at Coors Field on Sept. 17. STAFF PHOTO

Update your mailing address

Designer Ben Wiebesiek won second place in the Lone Tree Voice for Best Page Design.

General Election Nov. 8, 2022

Watch videos to learn about election security

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.

Learn more at DouglasVotes.com or 303-660-7444.

Have late-season gardening questions?

Former reporter David Gilbert won two fi rst-place honors for his in-depth investigation on the Colorado Center for the Blind’s handling of sexual assault allegations.Inanother fi rst-place honor, former Jeffco Transcript reporter Bob Wooley won for his feature story on the aftermath in the decades since the 1999 Columbine High School Washingtonshootings.ParkProfi le Editor

The 2022 Community Resource Fair for Older Adults will be held Sept. 29 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, in Event Rooms A & B, from 9 a.m. - noon. The event is FREE and open to the public. Vendors include local businesses, government agencies, healthcare providers, financial and legal services, senior housing communities, nonprofits and others offering products and services to older adults. A light breakfast will be provided. For more information visit, parkerseniorcenter.org

Register to vote, or check your status/affiliation

Douglas County reporter Elliott Wenzler also took home several awards, including fi rst place for Best Health/Enterprise Story for an interview with Dr. John Douglas, the head of Tri-County Health Department, after one year of the COVIDWenzlerpandemic.received two second-place honors for feature (H2O’Brien Pool) and news photography (Homeless issues in Douglas County); in addition, she and former reporter Jessica Gibbs were honored in the breaking news category for their coverage of the STEM school shooting trial.

“Without knowing exactly what’s going on, what the current condition is and needs going forward, there’s no reliable way to estimate (the fees),” Marencik said. “Under state statutes, any changes have to be fully justifiable about why we’re doing that - we actually have to have some concrete numbers to back that up.”Penny said the estimated fees from this analysis would be presented to the CPNMD board in the first quarter of According2023. to CPNMD board member Tera Radloff, transferring stormwater rights is a step towards consolidation of the city and the district, which would create more efficiency of government. This increased efficiency could eventually be reflected in where city taxpayer’s funds are going, she said.

“From a city council perspective, that is serving the community and making it easy for the public to maintain the accountability that comes with that,” he said.

SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

According to Marencik, the fees will be determined based on a fullscale engineering assessment of the condition of the stormwater system and associated maintenance needs.

Plans to unify move forward

“Both from a capital needs as well

BY NINA JOSS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

If the district decides to pursue a new inclusion plan, there would be another vote would be required in a special election, Radloff said. The election result in which CPNMD customers overwhelmingly approved the Parker inclusion plan would not be applicable to a new water inclusion decision, she said.

The groups will discuss this idea in CPNMD’s study session on Sept. 21, Radloff Accordingsaid.toPenny, transferring stormwater and parks, trails and open spaces to the city implements the council’s overall goal of being a single governance system with ease of communication for citizens.

Since the termination of the Parker water inclusion in February, the path towards dissolution of the Castle Pines North Metro District, or CPNMD, has been unclear. But in a unanimous decision on June 20, the CPNMD approved an intergovernmental agreement, or IGA, to transfer its stormwater system and necessary property rights to the city of Castle Pines – handing over one of its main responsibilities and bringing the body a step closer to dissolution.Untilthisdecision, CPNMD provided its community with stormwater, water and wastewater services and managed the district’s parks, trails and open spaces, according to itsThewebsite.newIGA transfers the ownership of the district’s stormwater infrastructure to the city in its current condition, Castle Pines Public Works Director Larry Nimmo said in the June meeting. In addition, the district will transfer its stormwater enterprise funds of over $1 million to the city for the sole purpose of administering the stormwater utility, according to the agreement.

September 22, 20224 Parker Chronicle ResourceCommunity2022Fair F Old Adults THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 9:00 to 12:00 noon Parker Library | 20105 E. Mainstreet in Parker Vendors include local businesses, government agencies, healthcare providers, financial and legal services, senior housing communities, nonprofits and others offering products and services to older adults. FREE event open to the public. A light breakfast will be provided. Hosted by: Sponsored by:

are paying for basically two whole administrations,” said Radloff, who is the former mayor of Castle Pines. “There could be more efficiencies if those two Becausecombined.”ofthisIGA, Radloff said the district can also put more of its focus towards water and wastewater services. After the Parker water deal was terminated, the board started looking into a wide range of water providers for the district, including Centennial Water and Sanitation, Aurora Water, Castle Rock Water, Parker Water and Sanitation and the possibility of remaining as a smaller water district.

as an annual operations standpoint, just having two governmental entities really made for inefficiencies in the management of that system,” Penny said.

from the state that imposes regulations the city must meet, he said.

In addition to the stormwater IGA, Radloff said she hopes CPNMD will soon transfer ownership and management of its parks, trails and open spaces to the city. This would contribute to efficiency in management and would reduce complications in transferring stormwater easements, as a lot of the district’s stormwater infrastructure exists in its open space property, Penny said.

The closing date for the stormwater IGA is Sept. 30.

CPNMD president Chuck Lowen did not respond to Colorado Community Media’s requests for comment.

In addition to creating inefficiency, the preexisting stormwater system posed liability concerns for Castle Pines, said Joseph Marencik, the city’s stormwater coordinator. Castle Pines has a stormwater permit

Castle Pines North to transfer stormwater rights to city

“Something could happen in the metro district system and… even though we didn’t cause it, as soon as it enters our system, we now become one of the responsible parties,” he said.Marencik said having rights to the metro district’s stormwater system gives the city more control over the quality of stormwater services for allAccordingresidents.to the IGA, the city may alter existing stormwater fees charged to city residents based ondocumented costs of maintaining the system, projected future capital improvements and other relevant factors.District customers currently pay $5 per month for stormwater services, said former CPNMD district manager Jim Worley in the June meeting. CPNMD vice president Chris Lewis expressed concern about the potential for fees to rise under the city’s management.

According to Castle Pines City Manager Michael Penny, the IGA creates a more unified stormwater system for the city.

“The 3,500 residential and commercial customers on the west side

Castle Pines is taking over the stormwater system and associated property rights from the Castle Pines North Metro District.

Millions pour into 2022 booze ballot measures

Lou Brown has estimated that the tax provides between $7 million and $10 million annually for the town’s general fund, which is the fund that pays for the police department, roads and parks, along with other expenditures.

Parker Chronicle 5September 22, 2022 “Helping those in my community with their mortgage needs for over 36 years.” All applications are subject to underwriting guidelines and approval. Not all programs available in all areas. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice. Licensed and regulated by the Division of Real Estate. Cl Partners LLC dba Reverse Mortgages of Colorado, NMLS# 1846034, licensed in CO, MT License # 1846034, and TX. This is not a commitment to lend. Restrictions apply. Not all applicants will qualify. Corbin Swift Vice President | Reverse Mortgage Specialist NMLS #1883942 Colorado Lic #100514955 Cell Corbin@RMofCO.com(720)812-2071 6530 S Yosemite St#310 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Does the current economy have you concerned? Are you utilizing your best options? Find out how a reverse mortgage* might help! (*Must be at least 55 years old) .... give me a call for a confidential, free, in-home review of this retirement changing product.

When asked where the missing revenue would come from if the grocery-tax repeal is approved, Toborg suggested the town could raise its lodging tax or add a tobac-

GROCERY TAX

They say whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting. But there will be plenty of battling over booze in this year’s election in Colorado.

SHUTTERSTOCK

SEE

FROM PAGE 1

Big money backs plan for wine sales, delivery services ALCOHOL,

co tax but didn’t provide specifi cs on how much of the lost revenue could be Duringregained.the2020election for mayor, Toborg made the repeal of the grocery tax a central element of his campaign. He called it an antiquated tax and said it hurts low-income residents in the town. Town Finance Director Mary

A major influx of money — about $8 million — poured last month into the committees backing ballot initiatives that would let grocery stores sell wine and allow third-party delivery services to transport alcohol, as well as an initiative that would open the door for liquor retailers to open as many locations as they’d like in Colorado.

An initiative would need 7,000 signatures from town voters before it could move forward, Toborg said.

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

IMAGE

In the April 25 meeting, Toborg said because the town doesn’t separate food for home consump-

tion from other items purchased at a grocery store, the fi gures for how much revenue comes from the tax aren’t correct. He said he believes he has a more accurate fi gure but didn’t provide it.

Wine in Grocery Stores raised most of the cash, at roughly $7.5 million. The group is backing Propositions 125 and 126. The measures would, respectively, let grocery stores sell wine and third-party services deliver alcohol.

Should wine be sold in grocery stores? Colorado voters will decide in November.

P31

“A housing recession would mean more inventory than demand from buyers, so your supply and demand would be out of whack — it would be out of balance. And prices would be going down, not like the 11%

Now, the percentage of the listing price received on home purchases has dipped below 100% for the first time since 2020, according to the report. For single-family homes, the rate was about 99% in August.

She added: “Sellers should be watching to see if more homes will be coming to the market. If not, we may see another strong seller’s market in January.”

SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

Instead of a “screeching halt” in the housing market, Colorado is experiencing a slowdown to a more sustainable pace, Moye said.

A typical amount of supply for the Front Range — roughly from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs — is 24,000 houses on the market, according to Moye. But that region has about 6,000 houses on the market, she said in mid-September.

It’s unclear how long the shortterm downturn in prices will continue, particularly because the time of year — not just interest rates — are likely playing a role in pulling prices

Realtors’ association.

“Suddenly, they could afford (less) than they thought they could buy, and they ended up renting” or were pushed out of the market, Moye said.As demand changed, prices have been pulled back, too. From 2015 through 2019, homes in the Denver metro area were garnering about 100% of their listing price — or close to that, according to the Realtors’ report. In 2021, that number shot up to about 105%. Earlier this year, it reached above 106%.

FROM PAGE 1 HOUSING

Di erent world than in 2008

Still, Colorado isn’t seeing what some in the industry have termed a “housing recession,” Moye said — and it remains to be seen how the market will look on the other side of typical seasonal changes.

And as families stayed home, they began looking at housing in new ways. “It was their office, their home, their gym, their schools for the kids, and suddenly people needed way more space,” Matthew Leprino, a Realtor based in metro Denver, has told Colorado CommunityWhenMedia.looking at housing statistics, “it’s vital that we look at historic perspectives and shift our thinking to pre-pandemic, premultiple offers and yes, pre-extreme price increase madness,” Leprino said in the news release. He added: “The truth is that we have simply returned to more of a 2019 type of pace that’s simply less head spinning.”

Housing sees seasonal e ect

“In just a four-month period, we went from buyers … offering well over the seller’s asking price to having sellers offer them money to help pay down their interest rate payment,” Moye said.

6 Parker Chronicle Craft Fair! October 7 & 8, 2022 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Parker Senior Center 10675 Longs Way 25+ vendors, artisans, and crafters selling hand-crafted items including jewelry, needle-works, candles, and more! Unique gift ideas, plus holiday and home decor! Hosted by:

The Realtor association’s re-

Colorado’s housing market is in a “totally different place” than it was during the Great Recession, when the market had too much housing inventory, or supply, and people had loans they couldn’t afford, Moye said.“A lot of times, people make the mistake of thinking we are headed right back to where we were in 2008, and that’s not true,” Moye said.

(A “seller’s market,” as opposed to a buyer’s market, means there is more demand than supply, so homes sell quickly and the seller has more power to set high prices.)

The federal government’s move in recent months to raise interest rates — the cost of borrowing money — to combat inflation “almost changed our market overnight,” Moye said.

The last time Colorado’s market scored above 100 was late 2017, according to Leprino. The last time the Denver metro area hit 100 was October 2017, he said.

In December 2017, the median home price was $378,000 for metro Denver and $363,000 for the state, taking into account single-family and the lasBoulder,vertorssaid.atadded.wheretheypricesMoyereallywaysingwhatdecadesrisereachtionfactoraffordaDenver.placesremotely,withtana,”torado,leaveswitches,continuewasscoremarketscondominium-townhomecombined,Leprinosaid.ThehousingaffordabilityindexinmetroDenverthisAugust55.Statewide,itwas58.HomebuyingdemandislikelytountilthenetmigrationmeaningmorepeopleColoradothanmovetoColo-Moyesaid.“IseelotsofmyclientsmovingCheyenneandIdahoandMon-saidMoye,whonotedthatmanyemployeesabletoworkpeoplearefreertomovetotheycanaffordoutofmetroBusinessesdon’twanttolocateinplacewheretheiremployeescan’ttolive,Moyesaid,anotherthatcouldinfluencemigra-patterns.HomebuyinghasgrownoutofformanypeoplebecausetheinhousingpricesinrecentfaroutstripstheincreaseinAmericanfamiliesearn.Moyepointedtoaffordablehous-programsatthecitylevelastoalleviatethatissue.“Personally,Idon’tthinkthey’llbeenoughtomakeadent,”said.Buttosomeextent,falleventually,eventhoughwilllikelynevercomedowntotheyweredecadesago,she“Itwilleventuallycorrectitself—leasttoacertaindegree,”MoyeTheColoradoAssociationofReal-definestheseven-countyDen-metroareaasAdams,Arapahoe,Broomfield,Denver,Doug-andJeffersoncounties.

“For buyers, there is a lot more inventory to choose from currently — however, that may not be the case for long,” Ecker said in the Sept. 13 newsThoughrelease.prices have dropped in the short term, a “true” price decline in the housing market would occur over an annual or multi-year time period, Cooper Thayer, a Douglas County-area Realtor, said in the release.Thecoronavirus pandemic shook up the housing market partly because, amid the spread of working from home, some people had flexibility in where they chose to live and drove up suburban home prices.

Low a ordability scores

“The cutoff for it to be affordable is that 100 number,” Leprino told CCM in mid-September. If the score is 100, that means essentially that “the average person could afford the average house,” Leprino said.

appreciation we’ve seen so far this year, going up” in the long term, MoyeWhatadded.didshake up the market lately was the interest rate hike taking many buyers out of the running.

In the long term, housing affordability in Colorado continues to be an issue of staggering proportions. Since the start of 2010 — when the median single-family home price in metro Denver was about $200,000 — the median price has roughly tripled. Statewide, it has tripled as well.“That’s significant — that’s not expected. It is certainly expected over 20 or 30 years for that to happen, but for us, we had so much significant (price) appreciation starting in 2013 through 2022,” Moye said, using a term for price increases.

“Withdown.theschool year in full swing, we are experiencing a normal seasonal slowdown,” Barb Ecker, a Jefferson County-area Realtor, said in a news release from the

port uses a “housing affordability index,” or a measure of how affordable a region’s housing is to its consumers. The index is based on interest rates, median home price and median income by county. The higher the score, the greater affordability is.

“If somebody else is in this position 10 years from now, what would they want to know? We kind of have that now,” he said. “We want to be able to have it down in writing.”

Health department considers ending pandemic health order

risk for COVID-19 and a judge issued a temporary halt of the order.

Order restricts requirementsmask

back and say we’re going to be looking exclusively at your actions,” Benevento said. “What we’re trying to do is provide a fair assessment of whatThehappened.”documentwould include an assessment of lessons learned from the pandemic response to provide for future boards.

Michael Hill, the public health director for Douglas County’s new health department, moved to the job from his position with the San Luis Obipso Public Health Department in California.

The county’s only public health order, which was approved in October 2021, initially was intended to prevent the school district from enforcing a mask mandate in schools. Then, the health department was sued by the school district and the families of nine students at high

Benevento discussed the possibility of repealing the motion during the first few minutes of an Aug. 11 board of health meeting. During these comments, he directed the board staff to produce an “after action review” of the pandemic response at the county level.

Parker Chronicle 7September 22, 2022 amazon.com/hiring Amazon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Learn more What are you waiting for? seasonal job and get an offer today. No interview required. CHANGESINSKIINDUSTRYCLIMATECHALLENGESLESSONSLEARNED THECOLORADOSUN PRESENTS BOSSES OCT.6|6-7P.M.| VIRTUAL|FREE SKIAREA SCAN THE QR CODE OR COLORADOSUN.COM/EVENTSVISITTOREGISTERFORFREE!

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

The board will consider a resolution to end the health order on Oct.

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

13.The board will also consider a measure that would allow Public Health Director Michael Hill to enact an emergency health order if needed, with board consideration of the order soon afterwards.

Board member Kevin Bracken said he would like to see the analysis focus on the Tri-County Health Department. Benevento responded that they would look at many other aspects beyond the regional health department.“WhatIdon’t want to do is I don’t want to put a target on anybody’s

The Douglas County Health Department will soon weigh whether it’s time to end a pandemic-related local public health order that restricted county entities from requiring masks.

The health order was then amended to include all entities outside of the school district.

“I think we’re all acknowledging at this point, I am anyway, and certainly this is open for discussion and debate, that the pandemic is over,” Board President Doug Benevento said.

A twin living in a legal state, on average, reports using marijuana more frequently than their co-twin living in a state where recreational marijuana use is illegal, according to the Zellersstudy.said the difference is about 20% — which amounts to consuming cannabis on five more days per every six months. Twins living in states where recreational cannabis use is illegal, on average, consumed on 13 days in the previous six months, while twins living in legal states consumed on 18 days. (Zellers said she and her coauthors weighted the data for age and other factors to standardize it, which is why the difference between those numbers isn’t exactly 20%.)

Colorado voters gave marijuana green light in 2012 balloting

“Wehappen?don’tknow why someone might have changed their use,” Zellers

Beyond the headline result, there are still a lot of unanswered questions in the new study.

“It’s pretty rare to have this amount of data on this many people going this far back.”

The study’s finding is in line with those from a large-scale state report released last year, which found that cannabis use has increased among adults in Colorado since legalization. (The trends around youth use are more muddled, but there is ultimately no conclusive evidence that legalization caused more kids to use cannabis.)Thenovel approach of the research, though, provides it with extra heft, another of the study’s authors said.

Zellers said that is the subject of a follow-up study that she hopes will be published by the end of the year.

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.

September 22, 20228 Parker Chronicle Join Spine, Pain & Rehabilitation Center of Colorado at this Control Your Pain event.Dr.Gin-Ming Hsu, M.D. October 05, 2022 - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (720) 505-6456 This is an online event. Join us by registering today! NM-652307-AA ID#1464 To attend virtually register online at: http://bsnevents.com/1464j Or use your smartphone camera to register. Hear from a special guest who is successfully managing their chronic pain. We welcome family, friends and care providers to attend.

SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

In the decade since Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 legalizing adult use of marijuana in state law, a slew of studies have tried to estimate the They’veimpact.looked broadly and more narrowly, and have concluded — depending on how you might read them — that legalization either did or did not lead to an increase in can-

So she went looking for a different method, and she found it in a massive dataset on the lives of twins born in Colorado or Minnesota.

But a new study, conducted by a former Ph.D. student in Colorado, takes perhaps the most novel approach yet and comes to the conclusion that legalization may, in fact, lead to people using marijuana more frequently.Thestudent, Stephanie Zellers, was studying neuroscience at the University of Colorado before she followed her adviser to finish up her doctorate at the University of Minnesota. She was interested in studying the effects of substance use on the brain, but a lot of studies on the brain work the same way: you have to crack open the craniums of lab animals. That didn’t sit well with Zellers.

There’s also the issue of motivation — if this increase is legit, why did it

So, the results?

Using the data, Zellers looked at more than 3,400 adult twins born in Colorado and Minnesota and charted where they were living just prior to legalization. Some were still living in the state of their birth, some had moved; some pairs were living in the same state while other pairs had split and were living in separate states. The variability allowed her to effectively create a randomized controlled trial, something normally not possible when you’re talking about government policies.

“This is the first study to confirm that the association between legal cannabis and increased use holds within families in genetically identical individuals,” John Hewitt, a professor in CU’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, said in a statement. “This makes it much more likely that legalization does, in itself, result in increased use.”

Study sees more pot use after legalization

The dataset also neatly straddled a dividing line — Colorado voters have legalized marijuana for recreational use, while Minnesota, which is otherwise similar to Colorado in a number of ways, has not.

A new study shows that legalization may have led to people using marijuana more frequently.

“This is about as conclusive as we can say that the policy does cause more use,” Zellers said.

“I think we got really lucky with legalization happening the way it

For one, these are self-reported statistics. So it’s possible that twins living in states where marijuana use is illegal were less likely to report their true levels of use.

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

The data are longitudinal, meaning they follow the same people over long periods of time. And twins make for intriguing research subjects because they are not only genetically similar but they also generally grow up in the same household, meaning they typically share the same socioeconomic background, education experience and other social factors.

Lastly,said.the study doesn’t explore potential consequences to the apparent increase in cannabis use. Did people suffer worse health problems? Did they cut back on their use of alcohol or other substances?

That helped solve two big problems other studies on legalization have run into. How can you be sure that aggregate changes in marijuana use are the result of individual people changing how they use marijuana and not population changes that occurred post-legalization? And how can you fairly compare the behaviors of two people when they might differ in so many ways?

did and happening to be legal in one state and not in the other,” Zellers said in a video interview from Finland, where she is conducting postdoctoral research on tobacco use.

“It is not in line with the familyfamily entertainment we had planned,” according to the statement. “We are adding additional steps and oversight to our entertainment planning process to prevent similar incidents from happening in theInfuture.”astatement from the county, commissioners said they had accepted the apology.

In his Aug. 29 social media post, Commissioner George Teal said he believes the exposure constituted a violation of zoning uses for the fairgrounds.“Exoticadult entertainment is not an allowed use at the fairgrounds,” he said. “Doesn’t matter if accidenital.”Castle Rock Pride responded to the comments by saying their goal is to provide a positive network of support and inclusion.

PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS

He went on to say he doesn’t believe any kind of burlesque-style entertainment is appropriate for countyVideosfacilities.ofthedrag performance circulated on social media, where some commenters expressed frustration with the exposure at an event not designated for adults only. Organizers sent out an apology over what happened, saying it was not a planned part of the performance.

“I will not use the power of government to support thinly veiled bigotry and anti-gay rhetoric,” he said. “I represent everyone in this county and will continue to respect the rights of all people.”

Pride has informed the county that performers associated with the incident will not be invited back to the event, according to a statement from the county.

With Robert Johnson and the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra Sextet OCT 14 | 7:30 PM | The Schoolhouse Czech, Please! Parker Symphony Orchestra OCT 14 | 7:30 PM | PACE Center A SOULFUL EVENING OF R&B, BLUES AND JAZZ PSO PRESENTS THE WORKS OF WORLD-RENOWNED CZECH COMPOSERS Buy tickets at PARKERARTS.ORG

“It’s unacceptable that there are politicians who characterize our family-friendly entertainment as exotic adult dancing and who want to make this single incident an excuse to follow their agenda to erode diversity, equity and inclusion for all in Douglas County,” according to theirLaydonstatement.andThomas both said they were not interested in banning the event following Teal’s comments.

After multiple executive sessions to receive legal advice on the topic, the Douglas County commissioners have voted to work with Castle Rock Pride to ensure their future events areThefamily-friendly.decisioncomes after comments have poured into the county government regarding an LGBTQ event at the county fairgrounds Aug. 27. During a drag show at the celebration, a performer’s breast plate and false nipple were temporarily exposed.CastleRock

“I’m just not seeing any evidence that these are people that we can trust,” he said. “I hope this is an instance where I am proven wrong.”

Castle Rock Pride is a new nonprofit in Castle Rock aiming to increase the visibility of the LGBTQ community in town. It’s a group of community members and allies.

Some performers not invited back

County to work with Castle Rock Pride

So the Story Goes

Parker Chronicle 9September 22, 2022 FRIDAYPRESENTSNIGHTJAZZ&CLASSICALMUSIC FridayNight

“We did receive thousands of comments,” Commissioner Abe Laydon said. “Most of them said we are parents or we care about kids, we don’t want to see the sexualization ofTheyouth.”county will also review their ordinances and guidelines for “sexually-oriented businesses” using their facility for ises.haveingcountyinterestedpostedThomassomeoneatprovementsthatrepeataremeetwhereeventsheCommissionerperformances.LoraThomassaidmetwiththeorganizersofthetodiscussitsfuture.“Successfultothemisaneventthepubliccancomeinandthem,celebratewhotheyandtheydonotwanttohaveaofthewardrobemalfunctionhappened,”shesaid.Thecountyreceivedalistofim-organizersplantomakefutureevents,includinghavingmonitoreachperformance,said.CommissionerGeorgeTeal,whoonFacebookthathewasinbanningtheeventfromfacilities,saidinthemeet-hedoesn’tbelievetheorganizerstheabilitytokeeptheirprom-

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Without providing details, RWR has said their plan won’t hurt the surrounding area and have offered a $50 million community fund as part of their plan.

county’s $68 million in American Rescue Plan Act money on the proposal. However, he said he was still interested in continuing to look at the project.

In a Feb. 28 meeting, executive director of the South Metro Water Supply Authority Lisa Darling told the commissioners that none of the major water districts in Douglas County are interested in the water from RWR, as they have other costly plans in place.

Teal has spoken in favor of the proposal, saying based on the county’s need for water, they should consider every possible option. RWR has said their proposal could provide water for about 70,000 Douglas County households.Tealhasreceived about $5,000 in campaign dona-

Laydon said in May he wouldn’t support using ARPA dollars on the project after hearing from the county’s outside legal counsel Leonhardt that it isn’t eligible for the funding.

September 22, 202210 Parker Chronicle KICKOFF TO FALL SAVINGS EXPIRES 10/02/22 50% OFF INSTALLATION all shower & bath projects 48 MONTHS0% APR Special Financing for OVER 125,000 HOMEOWNERS HAVE CHOSEN US, BECAUSE THEY: • Wanted to Say Goodbye to Mold and Constant Cleaning • Needed a Safe & Low Step-in Shower • Wanted to Customize the Style to Match Their Bathroom • Needed the Job Done and Ready for Use in Less Than a Day • Needed Removal and Installation Completed by Trained Experts • Needed an Affordable Option to Meet Their Budget INSTALLED IN JUST 1 DAY! 4.8 4.8 SERVICING 33 LOCATIONS ACROSS 15 STATES OVER 125,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS HURRY! THIS OFFER EXPIRES 10/02/22, SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY! 720 -702- 9921 *Plan 6148 - Subject to credit approval. Fixed APR of 0.00% for 48 months. Actual payments based on usage. If full credit taken on approval date, payments for 6 month promo will be $20.83, followed by 42 monthly payments of $20.83 for each $1,000 financed. If transaction is later, the 42 monthly payments could be as high as $23.81. Financing for GreenSky® consumer loan programs is provided by federally insured, equal opportunity lender banks. NMLS #1416362. Minimum purchase $9,999 required. **50% off install is equal to 10% off the total project price. New orders only. Offer not valid on previous sales or estimates and cannot be combined with other offers. Offer expires 10/02/22. PC.0004485 www.BestBathDenver.com

Since then, the county has continued to pay Leonhardt to talk with RWR.

The project from Renewable Water Resources, or RWR, proposes pulling 22,000 acre-feet of water per year from the San Luis Valley, permanently drying up wells in the area, and transporting it to Douglas County.Theprivate water developer asked for an initial investment of $10 million with an additional cost of $19,500 per acre-foot of RWR.”forsaid.terprojectfrankly,comewouldchangesettingcurrenthardt’sSept.ofTeal,Commissionerwater.Georgealongtimesupportertheplan,saidduringthe13meetingthatLeon-advicereflectsthelegalandpoliticalandthatthingscouldinthedecadesittakefortheprojecttotofruition.“Wearetalkingquiteagenerationalworkinordertobringwa-toDouglasCounty,”he“IremainanadvocateproceedingforwardwithResidentsandwaterdis-

“Right now there are simply too significant and enormous of hurdles for us to move forward on this project,” he 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.” analysis of the proposal, completed by Leonhardt, points out that RWR has not formed a

Douglas County has been considering a plan that would bring water to the area from the San Luis Valley.

tions from RWR leader Sean Tonner, according to the Secretary of State’s campaign financeCommissionerdatabase.Lora Thomas has remained against the project since it was first proposed, siding with the residents of the valley who say it would significantly damage their way of life.

proposaladditionalaskcounty$75,000.Juneincreasedtomaximumagreed$375,of$395,underofmaximumcountywerememo.Valley,”‘win-win’itofmentpermits.andwithley,water”thereinalrights.avoidwouldaugmentationlegally-requiredplan,whichshowhowtheywouldinjurytootherwaterThememooutlinedsever-other“enormoushurdles”theproject,includingthatis“nounappropriatedavailableintheval-theplanisinconsistentthestate’swaterplanpossiblestruggleswith“Thepermanentretire-ofthousandsofacresirrigatedlandsmakesverydifficulttocreateawiththeSanLuisaccordingtotheLeonhardtandhisteaminitiallyhiredbytheinJanuarywithacontractamount$25,000.Leonhardt’shourlyratethatcontractwasthreeothercolleagueshisweregivenratesof$275and$175.InMarch,thecountytoincreasethetotalpayment$40,000.InAprilitwasto$55,000andinitwasincreasedtoLaydonsaidSept.13thedoesn’tintendtoLeonhardttodoanylegalworkontheatthemoment.FROM PAGE 1 WATER

with politicians and leaders throughout the state, have come out strongly against the project, saying there is no extra water to remove from the valley and that it would irreparably damage the droughttheopponentsothers.groups,attorneys,LuisstakeholdersbyerslongbothSimpson,Gov.ingpoliticalhavecommunity.agriculturalOpponentsoftheplancomefromacrossthespectrum,includ-Rep.LaurenBoebert,JaredPolis,Sen.CleaveR-AlamosaandU.S.senators.Inaseriesofsevenhours-meetings,commission-assessedtheproposalhearingfromvarioussuchasSanValleyfarmers,waterenvironmentalwaterdistrictsandThroughoutthemeetings,ofRWRhavesaidprojectwouldexacerbateinthevalleyand

SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

negative impact on their economy and water supply.

An

Parker Chronicle 11September 22, 2022 todayoutagesforPreparepower WITH A STANDBYHOMEGENERATOR $0 MONEY DOWN + LOW MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTIONS Contact a Generac dealer for full terms and conditions *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the generator with a participating dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions. REQUEST A FREE QUOTE CALL NOW BEFORE THE NEXT POWER OUTAGE (833) 750-0294 QUOTE FREE 7-Year Warranty*Extended–A$695 Value!

his election year will have a lot of tax questions for voters to consider as they sort through ballots that are expected to hit the mail starting on Oct. 17. As our reporters have worked to break down what each community, county and school district is asking for, I have seen a lot of Facebook chatter about just voting no, sometimes citing interesting reasoning.

Michael Norton

Columnists & Guest Commentaries

All seven of these board members have behaved in a way that makes citizens shudder. Whether on the minority or the majority, I can say citizens have a reason to be concerned. There are lawsuits, controversies and allegations that spread continuously.Then,suddenly the board realized it wasn’t the best image to portray when asking voters to dig into their pockets and say yes to spending more money in taxes. Now, they have agreed to work together. Hopefully that continues after Nov. 8.

Web: Chronicle

If you disagree on what the district is saying in terms of how they will use the money — then say no. But, if the sole reason is a dysfunctional board — I would say give it a bit more thought.

In 2021, Castle Rock probably got ahead of the crowd by asking voters for four ballot measures on an off year. I remember in discussions, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Bracken said he was worried too many tax questions may become confusing. They went with four — two passed.

s the presenter gave his opening remarks and welcomed the audience, he shared with everyone the agenda for his talk, the most important elements where he hoped they would focus, the amount of time he was planning on speaking, and that he would try and get through his 115 slides as quickly as possible. As the groans started to rumble loudly through the audience at the thought of a 115-slide death march through PowerPoint, the presenter allowed just enough time to capture their attention before saying, “Actually it sounds like this group is my kind of group, the good news is that I only have three slides, and we will have more dialogue today than presentation, sound better?”Withthat, his audience cheered, he had their attention, and he was off to what would be a phenomenal talk. His less-ismore approach really won them over.

Less is more is the way to go

T

We can start with the Douglas County School District. It has been interesting to see the comments and opinions posted about the school district asking for a rather sizable bond and mill levy override. One of the main reasons for saying no seems to be centered around distaste for the current school board.

80110

Columnist opinions are not necessarily those of the Chronicle. We welcome letters to the editor. Please include your full name, address and the best number to reach you by telephone.

Call first: 9233 Park Meadows Tree, CO

WORDSWINNING

To opt in or out of delivery please email us at coloradocommunitymedia.comcirculation@

ParkerChronicle.net To subscribe call 303-566-4100 Parker

To those saying no solely because of the board elected to the district, I say that may not be the best reason. You see, this funding, if approved, will benefit teachers and the district long after the terms of the seven members currently serving on the board end.

To those leaning on saying no — I say skip the board argument and look solely at what the district needs. Douglas County School District pays teachers less than neighboring districts. They have fallen behind in several areas.

Many of these measures are aimed at beefing up public safety. Let’s face it, defunding the police cannot really be an option when Colorado leads the country in car thefts and major crime rates are going up across the Denver metro area.

There may be some of that in the 2022 ballot as more tax questions from multiple locations fill the ballot this year.

Am I endorsing the proposed tax hikes — no. I am just adding to the conversations I am seeing spread throughout the community.Itisnosecret that Colorado is not doing exactly what it should be doing at the state level to fund education. If Douglas County wants to continue to reach a level of excellence they require — more money has to come from you to do it.

Before you say no

A Parker, Colorado, the Chronicle is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media, 9233 Park Meadows Dr., Lone Tree, CO 80124..

Send address change to: Parker Chronicle, 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, CO 80110

LINDA SHAPLEY lshapley@coloradocommunitymedia.comPublisher THELMA GRIMES South Metro tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.comEditor ELLIOTT WENZLER Community ewenzler@coloradocommunitymedia.comEditor ERIN ADDENBROOKE Marketing eaddenbrooke@coloradocommunitymedia.comConsultant AUDREY BROOKS Business abrooks@coloradocommunitymedia.comManager ERIN FRANKS Production efranks@coloradocommunitymedia.comManager LINDSAY NICOLETTI Operations/ Circulation lnicoletti@coloradocommunitymedia.comManager A publication of VOICES LOCAL

Hampden Ave., Suite

hopes that I can make the deal a bit bigger.”Thankfully the sales manager took the time for some coaching, as the salesperson did win the business, because the proposal that was submitted was laser-focused on the specific needs of the customer and nothing else. They proposed only to the value that they could deliver and clearly quantified that value. Again, the less-ismore approach was the much better way toHavego. you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt the need to explain your position or that you had to apologize? And when you did, did you ever find yourself talking more than you really needed to talk? This happens all the time to many of us. We think the more we speak, the more we say, and the more we say, the more they hear. And when we keep speaking, sometimes we say even more things we didn’t really mean or using words that we really didn’t need to use. A less-is-more approach tends to restore normalcy faster than a flurry of babbling words. Sometimes there are situations that need to be talked through when disagreements or conflicts arise, or when we are faced with difficult conversations and situations. That is a healthy dialogue and not a monologue, so that is different. However, sometimes the less we speak, the clearer our points are made and the faster we come to a resolution and a best path forward.Proverbs 10:19 reads, “When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls their lips is prudent.” Such a great less-is-more lesson right there.Why do we use so many words when ex-

A

80124

FROMEDITORTHE

September 22, 202212 Parker Chronicle 12-Opinion

It may take time to sort through the language and truly make an informed decision. Just saying no could be tough given that the state is held hostage by TABOR, and getting more revenue streams for local municipalities is tough these days.

Email letters to letters@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Thelma Grimes

measures.Asyouread through all of these, again, I say do not look at the board approving the measures, but instead how they help or hurt your communities.

Mailing Address: 750 W. 225 Englewood, CO

Deadline Wed. for the following week’s paper.

Phone: 303-566-4100

P15

Dr., Lone

legal newspaper of general circulation in

In other ballot questions throughout the region, cities and towns in Arapahoe and Douglas counties are asking for continued open space taxes, increased lodging taxes and other

Instead of judging the board or council, consider what the money pays for.

SEE NORTON,

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

The salesperson that the sales manager was coaching asked her for some guidance on a proposal that was being prepared for a potential prospect. As the salesperson took her through the proposal that was filled with information about every possible product and service that the company offered, she stopped and asked, “Is the prospect really interested in everything that we sell?” The answer was “no,” they were very focused on two specific solutions. She asked the salesperson why he was including everything else. The answer that came back seemed one of desperation, “My numbers are off, and I really want them to see more of our offerings in

There is a prevalent misconception that mental illnesses are not illnesses and that society should

How about you, is it easier for you when someone speaks directly or

The fi ve largest economies, U.S., China, Japan, Germany, and the U.K., have an average of 24.4% of their population that are age 65 or older.¹ This age group is typically referred to as non-productive, or of retirement age. A strong economy needs a strong labor force and currently we are heading toward one-fourth of the population potentially creating a drag on resources.Nowlet’s look at the economic backdrop to this aging population. Growth has eluded the United States the last two quarters, reporting negative GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Typically, that could meet the defi nition of a recession, however we continue to have low unemployment. When you add back in persistent infl ation, we experience stagfl ation, or high infl ation with low growth.

LETTERSSTRATEGIESFINANCIALTOTHE

The largest fi ve countries with growing populations over age 65 also have economic challenges. There is always the question of how to support retirees

shares information concisely? Have you ever been turned off by longwinded responses or apologies? Or have you ever found yourself as the one speaking more than listening? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we learn to take a less is more approach more often, it really will be a better than good life.

I am writing in response to the article titled “From the Editor: I have been there — Unmasking mental health can lead to help,” published in your newspaper the week of Sept. 15,There2022. has been a noticeable increase in people feeling depressed and anxious because our surroundings have become uncontrollable since the COVID-19 pandemic. Something needs to be done to ensure that people know how important mental health is, especially since 2020, with the unpredictable things that have affected so many people’s lives.

The Federal Reserve Board is very vocal now on their efforts to fi ght infl ation. A recent press release from Fed Chair Jerome Powell states they want to remain “vigilant” on fi ghting infl ation, which now call for Fed funds rates to rise to 3.5 percent early next year and possibly peak around 3.7 percent by December 2023.

The misconception is rooted in the people who believe those with mental health conditions that can mask their illness don’t indeed have that illness. We as a society need to realize that it is not shameful to have troubles with our mental health, and you are not alone if you are struggling with it.

Patricia Kummer has been in the fi nancial services industry for over 35 years. She is a Certifi ed Financial Planner professional and a Managing Director with Mariner Wealth Advisors.

Mental health struggle is real

The life expectancy in the U.S. has almost doubled since 1875 when age 39 was considered an average lifetime. The current expectancy is 79.05 and has been increasing. It is expected to reach age 80 by 2029 and age 85 by 2064. 2 Therefore longevity should be a major consideration in your retirement planning during all economic cycles.

through a social program such as Social Security, and the cost associated with that. Bill Greiner, Mariner Wealth Advisors’ chief economist, recently stated: “Going forward, this load will do nothing but get heavier. The size of this less-productive, more fi nancially needy group is going to continue growing more rapidly than the population in general in all fi ve countries noted.”

FROM PAGE 14 NORTON

In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, being diagnosed with a mental illness is very common, as one in five people has a mental disorder in a given year. With all this being said, one of the things we can do in our community is check in on friends and family. Reaching out can go a long way if you suspect that someone you know is struggling.

EDITOR

I want to thank Thelma Grimes, the editor of our Lone Tree Voice. Since you have started the whole paper has more pertinent information and I especially I enjoy your personal comments.

2. United Nation Macrotrends

The formula of an aging population plus a stagnant economy equals a cloudy outlook under historical standards. But these are unusual times.

Thank you for your hard work. Keep it up.

Demographics and stagflation

Lone Tree

Heidi Fleming

not treat mental health as crucial as physical health. Many think that those with a mental illness choose to have it or decide not to be happy and ‘normal.’ This belief implies that having a mental disorder is a choice rather than an illness.

T

1. Capitalism-The Best Game in Town by William Greiner, CFA

The labor force is shrinking by those downsizing their careers or retiring fully. The remaining three-fourths of the population is paying into Social Security, but with low unemployment, many jobs remained unfi lled, and this creates lost revenue.Thebest medicine could be economic growth and lower infl ation. Growth can be fueled by technology and low unemployment. Trade with underdeveloped countries with younger demographics and higher growth can also help keep prices low.

plaining or defending? Because we are trying to sell the other person or people around us on our side of the story. We believe that the more we say, the more persuasive we become. When in fact, it is the opposite. My experience tells me that the more we talk, the more opportunities we miss to gain consensus, to win over an audience, or apologize and reconcile fractured relationships.

This transparency may eventually calm the markets as we see if a soft landing (rising rates without triggering a recession) is Meanwhileachievable.investors also need to remain vigilant and stay the course in their fi nancial plan designed to help them meet their goals. You don’t want to be one of those retirees who did not plan well for your less-productive years. Having the resources to support yourself despite economic turmoil is the key. The other factor, however, is we are living longer, and your money needs to last more years.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

Thanks for good work

SEE LETTERS, P31

Parker Chronicle 13September 22, 2022 In Loving Place an Obituary for Your Loved One. Memory obituaries@coloradocommunitymedia.com303-566-4100SelfplacementavailableonlineatParkerChronicle.net

he world is aging, and our economy is shrinking. This is not a good combination.Let’sstartwith demographics.

Kaylee Cowdrey Castle Rock

September 22, 202214 Parker Chronicle

SEE DREAM, P15 LOCAL LIFE

That viewpoint is changing with her own home in Colorado. She and her husband bought their first home in Hudson, Wisconsin with a brook running through their half-acre backyard. After moving to Colorado, water remains an important concern for her.

Until last year, those yards were two green Kentucky bluegrass lawns. In 2021, she and her husband embarked on a project to replace more than 50% of the lawn with rocks, gravel and native plant species.

Most historians believe the lawn started in Europe, most likely in France and England. Castles would

but already saw large reductions in water. In July 2020 their household used 35,000 gallons of water. In 2022, they used 22,000 gallons.

Her backyard takes in a lot of heat and sun, making it hard to keep the Kentucky bluegrass alive. Still, she wanted the grass aesthetic and plans to replace a portion with native grasses that don’t require much water and thrive in the sun. She added a patio as well.

However, too much of a good thing isn’t always a good thing.

P

“It was all grass,” she said. “My dad bought himself a riding lawn mower and his weekend project in the summer was taking care of that lawn. Everybody took care of their lawn, that was the culture. The pride of ownership was reflected in what your lawn looked like.”

She isn’t finished with the project

Her neighbors took notice of the change and jumped in. Two homes in the cul-de-sac hired the same landscape designer and changed their yard to about 50% native species or xeriscape.A15-minute drive from the Brookses lives Christopher Stimpson with his wife. They replaced almost 75% of their outdoor space with less waterintensive options.

Stimpson decided to get his hands dirty and do it himself. Most of his costs came from buying rocks and gravel.Inhis front, rocks and pebbles lie beneath a tree. Like Emily, the grass proved difficult to maintain because of the beating sun. In the back, a small patch of grass in a shady spot provides room for his dog and chairs to enjoy outside without the need for sunscreen.Nexttoit

erhaps Americans took the title of Walt Whitman’s book of poems to his beloved country, “Leaves of Grass” too literally when they considered the American“WhateverDream.satisfies the soul is truth,” he wrote, and in the 1950s a growing satisfaction came from the American lawn.

“There was water everywhere, but we don’t have that (in Colorado),” she said.So she yanked out the portions of both her lawns, replaced them with less water-intensive plants and created walkways with gravel.

Drive around Westminster’s Hyland Greens neighborhood and you’ll see that: a typical residential area with single-family homes fronted by wellmanicured, lush, beautiful lawns.

While Brooks decided to pay for a landscape designer and hire a company to do the dirty work, she realizes not everyone has the financial means. Or, they just want to do it themselves.

She did what made sense — the majority of the change took place in her front yard since her dogs use the grass in her backyard. In the particularly sunny spots in the front, she replaced it with gravel since the grass didn’t grow well in the sun. She used gravel on the side of her house and made a utility space for trash bins.

Even though Brooks and Stimpson both began replacing their lawns, they don’t doubt the benefits of lush grass. Brooks noted her dogs enjoy running in the grass and Stimpson enjoys sitting in his chairs that are on the grass. They’re good for recreation, too.

“When my grandson was three, the thing he loved best was sitting in the gravel with a spade and a bucket,” he said. “Filling it up, emptying it, filling it up. He didn’t care about the grass.”

PHOTOS BY LUKE ZARZECKI

Saving water and investing in their home proved to be their driving force for the change. It wasn’t something they were used to. The two hail from the Midwest and Emily grew up in a Wisconsin home with a half-acre lot.

The front of Emily Brooks’ home in Westminster.

One of those cul-de-sac homeowners is Emily Brooks, who maintains an 11,598-square-foot yard.

Zoom into one of the cul-de-sacs off Lowell Boulevard, however, and find something different. It’s a microcosm of a larger paradigm shift starting to occur across the United States.

Matthew Makley, a professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver, said the popular Kentucky bluegrass isn’t native to the United States at all.

BY LUKE ZARZECKI COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

is a deck with a vine climbing up the side to provide shade for a table. Even farther is a gravel area where his grandson used to enjoy digging and playing with the gravel.

A xeriscaped section of Emily Brooks’ front yard.

For Stimpson, who originally moved from London to New Jersey and then to Colorado, climate played a role in his decision. Not only was his grass not doing well due to the weather, but he felt a moral responsibility to switch it “It’sout. been true for many years that we’ve got a drying planet. The effects of water stress are going to be the chief impact of climate change on a state like Colorado, so anything we did to reduce our personal responsibility for that water stress was a positive move,” he said.

Emily Brooks showcases the front of her house where she xersicaped over 50% of her outdoor space.

The roots of grass

However, he learned that most felt ambivalent about lawns.Which led him to ask — why do they exist, then?

Taking root in the new world

If you think oxygen therapy means slowing down, it’s time for a welcome breath of fresh air.

He did find that there are many people who feel great satisfaction from mowing their lawn, and the smell of fresh-cut grass brings nostalgia.

Seeing the odd crop not just as a sup port for livestock, there is a status to having a lawn — and the 17th-century American colonies were status-bound.

Later during medieval times, Monks brought cuts of turf into their mon astery gardens and cultivated them because of the connection between the color green and rebirth.

Then the English began sailing to North America, landing in Jamestown in 1607. Their livestock could not toler ate the native grasses of the new land, and so Kentucky bluegrass began to take“Bluegrassroot. that we think of today with American lawns is actually in digenous to parts of North Africa and Europe,” Makley said.

lot of people and it has to keep going. That’s pretty depressing,” Robbins said.There are benefits. Lawns provide space for kids to play in, they serve as an aesthetic and cool off the urban heatEvenisland.so,other options can provide those benefits. Parks can socialize the cost of lawns, and native plants can provide another aesthetic while cool ing off urban areas.

Much has to do with the chemical industry that needs to dump agricul tural chemicals somewhere. In other countries around the world, those mar kets topped out and farmers remain efficient in their use of nutrient inputs andScott’s,pesticides.aleading company in the lawn care industry, figured out push advertising. Robbins believes that’s a reason they’ve been successful.

It’s tied to colonization and democ racy,“Oftentoo.we

Social classes were clearly articulated and“Americanobserved.colonists were desirous, they wanted to establish themselves as wealthy landholders and it was critical for them to do that in a new place. They were planting not just the grasses, but a new social order, a new economic order as well,” he said.

As well, his research also found chemicals used for lawns end up indoors. In one experiment, analytic chemists walked across chemically treated lawns with white boots and then walked indoors. They measured the amount of chemicals that ended up inside and how long they persisted. Turns out, the chemicals remain in house dust for a long time — chemicals that are known to cause mutations and can cause “There’scancer.noquestion that the health costs outweigh the health benefits of having an intensively managed lawn,” Robbins said.

Parker Chronicle 15September 22, 2022 WALK-IN BATHTUB SALE! SAVE $1,50000 Walk-In Tubs ✓ Backed by American Standard’s 150 years of experience ✓ Ultra low ease of entry and exit ✓ Patented Quick Drain® Technology ✓ Lifetime Warranty on the bath AND installation, INCLUDING labor backed by American Standard ✓ 44 Hydrotherapy Jets for an invigorating massage Limited Time O er–Call Today! 855-785-8519M &forDesignedpainreliefeasyuse1-844-823-0293FREEDOM.TOBEYOU. MKT-P0253

Robbins noted that the money used for maintaining a lawn could be used to remodel a kitchen or a bathroom, which can increase the value of a home more so than a lawn.

“I believe it goes back to the neigh borhood. Well-groomed landscaping in Cherry Creek will carry more value, I believe, than a well-groomed yard in Boulder,” said Tom Cech, the found ing director of One World One Water Center.InMoye’s experience, attitudes among people are trending more to wards sustainability. Moye said buyers want smaller spaces, smaller carbon footprints and less grassy lawns.

That reimagination may be taking place today.

However, it depends on the location and the neighborhood.

Stimpson has seen that change walk ing around his neighborhood. Many of his neighbors already have or started to change what their outdoor spaces look like. Although, he still notes a divide within the community.

Lawns are ingrained in American culture and imposed by convention.

Kelly Moye, a realtor in Boulder and Broomfield counties, has been selling homes since 1991 and she’s seen a shift away from lawns in buyers’ demands.

clear the land around their immediate vicinity to allow for clear visibility in case of foreign advances.

“The divide I think is people with the big lawns feel that they worked hard to

FROM PAGE 14 DREAM SEE DREAM, P16

Lawns today

“The benefits are marginal, whereas the costs are enormous,” he said.

In the 1500s and 1600s, lawns began to grow more popular within the wealthy classes of Europe for both recreation and enjoyment. Due to the time and labor required to main tain the lawn, it became a symbol of wealth.

Just as they were hundreds of years ago, lawns today are also seen as a status symbol. Beyond that, Robbins’ research showed respondents often said “What goes on outside the house tells you what goes on inside the house,” indicating they are also an in dicator of morals. That’s tied to social psychology. Many places in the world don’t maintain lawns, so it’s a learned behavior.“Lawncare companies who are trying to expand their markets have to really work hard when they go outside the United States to convince people that it’s worth putting the money and the time into having a lawn,” Robbins said. “If they’re going to expand the number of intensive lawn care users, they have to teach people to care about it.”However, lawn social psychology in the U.S. seems to be changing.

“People who are intensive lawn man agers feel really crappy about it. They feel guilty, but they feel that they have to do it for their neighbors because of the homeowners association, or what ever else,” he said.

In the 1990s and 2000s, she said a bright green, lush lawn was a real selling point for single-family homes. Now, people are more environmentally and cost-sensitive — they see lawns as requiring more money for mainte nance and using water where it isn’t needed.Thedecision to have a lawn or a xeriscaped garden doesn’t affect the home value either, she said, as long as it looks well kept.

In fact, she said most people prefer a native species or xeriscape garden in the front of their house and grass in the back for dogs, kids and barbecues.

That’s what Paul Robbins, dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmen tal Studies at the University of Wiscon sin-Madison, found in his research for his book “Lawn People: How Grasses, Weeds and Chemicals Make Us Who WeHisAre.”research showed lawns in America mostly began to boom in the 1950s, and rarely are lawns peoples’ first choice. Homeowners associations enforce their upkeep, construction companies lay out single-family home lots with leftover space and social pres sure for green grass to maintain prop erty values is imposed by neighbors.

“What will change the value of the house is if it doesn’t look nice. If it’s just dirt and it’s kind of scratchy and it’s got weeds and it’s not well kept, that will deter from the price of the home,” Moye said.

Class, morals and values

find moving lockstep with colonization is the fundamental trans formation of the landscape, and then over generations, a reimagining of what has happened to fit the conquest narrative,” Makley said.

“Scott’s learned that you say, ‘Here’s a product that will solve all your prob lems. Go ask for it by name.’ It totally changed the industry because they need people to buy this stuff. There’s an economy behind it, it employs a

Backing that up, he conducted a na tional survey that showed the people who use lawn chemicals are more likely to say those chemicals are bad for water quality, children and human health than those who don’t.

SAMPLERSONYA’S

get this aesthetic addition to their lives and that this is important enough to them,” he said. “They don’t want to let it go and they think of xeriscaping as an inferior alternative.”

September 22, 202216 Parker Chronicle Get the most out of your lawn this summer. SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY! 1-855-723-9333 *Requires purchase of annual plan. Special price is for first Lawn application only. Requires purchase of annual plan, for new residential EasyPay or PrePay customers only. Valid at participating TruGreen locations. Availability of services may vary by geography. Not to be combined with or used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Additional restrictions may apply. Consumer responsible for all sales tax. †Purchase of annual lawn plan required for Healthy Lawn Analysis, which is performed at the first visit. ◆Guarantee applies to annual plan customers only. BBB accredited since 07/01/2012. ©2022 TruGreen Limited Partnership. All rights reserved. In Connecticut, B-0153, B-1380, B-0127, B-0200, B-0151. 50% OFF* Save now with Your First Application

Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Art Museum; “Saints, sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks” at the Denver Art Museum, Oct. 16Jan. 22. 100 W. 14 th Ave. Parkway, Denver, denverartmuseum.org.

Jazz orchestra to perform in church

on it can be difficult and not maintaining it properly can turn into a mess. However, native species can support pollinator species and reduce the need for“Theyfertilizer.tend to not need a lot of fertilizer because they’re sort of adapted to our climate and soils,” said Mari Johnston, a natural resource extension agent at Colorado State University.As well, they create miniature habitats in backyards for birds, insects and pollinators. Planting native species helps native insects because they support each other and the entire ecosystem.

“By including native plant species in our gardens, we’re not only ensuring that those species continue to play their key parts in the Colorado ecosystem, but we’re providing much-needed resources to insects and to birds and other Colorado wildlife — food, shelter, materials for rearing their young,” said Ashley White, the Butterfly Pavilion’s Community Habitats Manager.

Despite what the future holds, the tide seems to be turning when it comes to lawns in the American West.

Englewood Arts presents classical guitarist Anna Vikervio from 2-3 p.m. Sept. 25. Tickets: Eric Bertolucci, 303806-8196.

Spider specialty

ver will open with one for kids: “Peter and the Starcatcher” Oct. 28 to Nov. 20. Tickets: 303-800-6578. Next in 2023: “Moon for the Misbegotten” Feb. 3-26; “The Headliners” by Jeffrey Neuman (world premiere) May 5-21; “Sondheim on Sondheim” Oct. 27-Nov. 19.

Denver Art Museum

he Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra will open the Littleton United Methodist Church Community Concert season at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 30. The church is at 5894 S Datura St., Littleton. Admission is free for this Big Band concert.

Art guild show

FROM PAGE 15 DREAM

Dance ensemble

Arapahoe Philharmonic

T

“Coyote, Badger, Rattlesnake” at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Fridays and Saturdays: 7:30 p.m. Sundays: 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. buntport.com, 720-946-1388.

Littleton exhibit

Creepy-crawlies at the Butterfly Pavilion — “Spiders Around the World” is the theme at the Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster. Oct. 7 to 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Included in the price of general admission. butterflies.org.

questions remain: how much oil does it take to produce the plastic? How will turf affect water runoff? Will water coming off the turf be contaminated with plastic and get into the drinking water?Hedoesn’t know the answer to these questions, but they’re worth asking.

“What we replace lawns with is the next most important question,” he said. “I don’t think we got a good answer for that yet.”

Ballet in Denver

“People are unlearning what they learned and learning something very different, which is water is more important than that lawn,” Robbins said.

Theatre for children

“The Chinese Lady” by Lloyd Suh plays through Oct. 16 at Denver Center Theatre Company. denvercenter. org.

Arapahoe Philharmonic will play at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree: “The Haunting Concert Hall” Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. In person or livestreamed to your home. $37, $32, $19, $12.

“Xanadu,” book by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Nick Sugar, musical direction by Donna Kolban Debreceni, plays at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 S. Main St. in downtown Littleton, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 16. Tickets: $50/$44/$35. townhallartscenter.org; 303-794-2787.

Judging alternatives

Robbins noted it’s important to consider whether alternatives to lawns are actually sustainable. He said artificial turf is an interesting case. With turf’s growing popularity,

Cherry Creek Theatre Company, which performs at the Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Den-

“Far Away Places” is the title of the new Littleton Fine Arts Guild exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and during performances. 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.

Buntport Theater

“Side By Side” exhibit at Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. depotartgallery. org. Admission free.

He said replacing grass with native species can be a great alternative, though it may not serve all the functions a homeowner may want it to serve. For example, walking barefoot

Lloyd Suh play

“Dracula” creeps into the Ellie Caulkins Theatre at the Denver Center Oct. 7-16. coloradoballet.org.

lonetreeartscenter.org.arapahoe-phil.org,

The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra will play at Littleton United Methodist Church on Sept. 30. COURTESY PHOTO

“Portals” — Performances by Zikr Dance Ensemble (David Taylor) at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village. moaonline.org, 303-806-0444. Oct. 13: Denver Ballet Theatre, 8000 S. Lincoln St., Littleton, zikrdance.com; Oct. 26: Wildcat Auditorium, Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 MacArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch, hrcaonline.org, 303471-7020; Oct 27, 28 7:30 p.m. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, lakewood.org, 303-987-7845.

Englewood concert

Xanadu

Denver Botanic Gardens York Street: “Glow at the Gardens” Oct 1823 6-9 p.m. Pumpkin carving available and a spooky scene. Chatfield Farms: Corn Maze — Friday to Sunday through Oct. 30. Seven-acre maze and a mini-maze for 10 and under. Food vendors. Pumpkin Festival Oct. 7-9. C-470 and Wadsworth. Admission charged at both. botanicgardens.org.

Oct@Eisenhower8pm6th-Oct27th

@ 6pm

Trouble Bound: Moe's Presents: An @ExtravaganzaAmericana6pm Moe's Original BBQ, 3295 S Broadway, Englewood

Soccer: Adult - FREE AGENTSWed. Coed Open- Male- Fall 2022

Masters Kahumoku

Declan Mckenna w/ Annie DiRusso

and

@IDK7pm

@ 2pm Park, tbd, Centennial Colorado Junction @ Moe's BBQ

Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 E Plaza Dr, Parker

Jr., Daniel Ho, and Tia Carrere

The Alley, 2420 W Main St,

WILDFLOWERS: THE WOMEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC with KATIE DEAL @ 7pm Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree Halfway There Bon Jovi Tribute and Appetite For Destruction Guns and Roses Tribute @ 7pm Wild Goose Saloon, Parker

Tue

Brewery Ln,

The Ridge at Castle Pines 1414 Castle Pines Swan Lake @ 5pm Gates Concert Hall,

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

ThuWed10/0410/0510/06

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

@ Oct11pm3rd - Dec 20th

Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E Lincoln Ave., Parker

Critical J & The C-Minuses at The Alley

Flyin' Lion 5K

Denver Parks and Recreation (EIS), 4300 E Dartmouth Ave, Denver. 720-913-0654

@ 8am / $15-$30 199 E. Littleton Blvd., Littleton

Heritage

Seekarlplay: Keelan Hannah's @ 4:30pm

Denver

The King Stan Band Live at the Goose

YS: 3-4 Sports Experience @

Dear Marsha,: Heritage Fest

Arrowwood Elementary School, 10345 Ar‐rowwood Dr, Littleton. 515-708-0433

Cory Pearman Music:

Ragged Union Album Release @Party!3pm

Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree

Arrowwood Elementary

@ 7pm

PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

Littleton

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Kids’ Zone: Boo Bash (3-6 yrs) Oct@FALL223pm4th- Oct 25th

Featured

Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Littleton

North,

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood

Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 E Plaza Dr, Parker

Mon 10/03

Oct 3rd - May 26th

@ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, En‐glewood

Parker Chronicle 17September 22, 2022 powered by Thu 9/29 Fri 9/30

Kids’ Zone: Gym Jam (3-6 yrs) Oct @ Oct4pm5th - Oct 26th

powered

@ Oct11pm5th - Dec 22nd

@ Oct12am6th - Nov 2nd

Art: Hands-On Introduction to DSLR Photography (16+yrs)

Pkwy, Castle Pines

rehearsal dinner

Annie DiRusso

Anavrin's Day @ Tailgate @ 4pm

The best place to promote your events online and in print. Visit us @ https://littletonindependent.net/calendar

of Hawaiian Music feat. George

Sun 10/02

Wild Goose Saloon, Parker Catching Flies @ 7pm

by FeaturedFeaturedFeatured FeaturedFeaturedFeatured FeaturedFeaturedFeatured

Sat 10/01

Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E Lincoln Ave., Parker

@ 6pm

@ 2:30pm / $556.25

Wild

Moe's Original BBQ, 3295 S Broadway, En‐glewood

@Englewood6pm

@ 6pm

Soccer: Adult - FREE AGENTSMon. Coed -Females- Fall 2022

September 22, 202218 Parker Chronicle Buy tickets at PARKERARTS.ORG PRESENTS Choir! Choir! Choir! OCT 8 | PACE Center Fill the PACE Center theater with hundreds of voices when worldwide sensation Choir! Choir! Choir! teaches the audience an original arrangement to a popular song, creates a video, and everyone leaves a rock star! NO AUDITIONS. THE AUDIENCE IS THE CHOIR!

Fortunately, there are organizations like the Denver Architecture Foundation and its annual Doors Open Denver event, which provide the opportunity to not only peek into some exclusive spaces, but help to put our finger on why we like a piece of design so much.

Deborah Jang, a University of Colorado Denver graduate, continues in a 30- year career to explore new materials and techniques. She has participated in numerous group and solo shows in the western U.S. and her works are included in corporate and private collections in

Clarke Reader

to look at each piece and appreciate the craftsmanship involved here, as well as Enterstorytelling.thehistoric schoolhouse gallery and turn left to find works by Jimmy Descant, who describes himself as a “Severe ReConstructivist.” He writes: “I see in the parts found at thrift stores and flea markets my own vision of what craftsmen put into their anonymous vision and expression of their part in creating the Golden Age of American manufacturing.” He says he grew up in New Orleans, is mostly Cajun, part of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe from midLouisiana and currently lives and works in Tucson, Arizona. “But I am an artist and resident of the whole world,” he adds.

are: Deborah Jang, Mark Friday, Michelle Lamb, Susan Blosten, Jimmy Descant, Leigh Campbell, Floyd Tunson and Kelton Osborn.

Their announcement says: “These artists create a narrative through strategically arranging found objects and other ephemera, allowing a specifically determined amount of original patina, shape, texture or inherent iconography to provide the plot for their story.”

I’d add that a viewer might concoct more than one story from some of these works, as they enjoy the detailed pieces. Allow a bit of time

A group of eight established Colorado artists, who have been planning this exhibit for a year or so, opened “Recombobulation” at Curtis Center for the Arts at 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, which will run through Oct. 29. It should interest art lovers in the area, including younger ones, who may find inspiration to experiment. (Note the kids’ work near the entrance, produced in Michelle Lamb’s classesArtiststhere.)included in this exhibit

F

Dance the night away with Miners Alley Playhouse

IF YOU GO

Curtis Center for the Arts is in a historic schoolhouse at 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. greenwoodvillage. com/curtis. 303-797-1779. Admission free.

“Combobulate” means to put something together. So, while one does not find a dictionary definition of “Recombobulation,” one can assume that it speaks of putting even more things together ... The art of assemblage holds similar meaning.

“Antique Dealer” was created by Susan Blosten, an artist who is exhibiting works in the “Recombobulation” show at Curtis Center for the Arts. COURTESY PHOTO

or many of us, we don’t exactly know what makes a piece of architecture or interior design appealing. There’s just something about it we respond to.

Doors Open Denver returns from Monday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 26, and features both new inperson and virtual tours as well as archives featuring virtual tours from previous years.

Academy.Inaddition to the tours, there’s the annual Y/OUR Denver photography competition, which is hosted by the architecture foundation and the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. It is open to all photographers and participants are invited to submit their photos of architectural spaces in the metro area that capture their imagination. According to provided information, all forms of architectural imagery are welcome: black and white, color, exterior, interiors and detail images. 30 images will be selected from the submissions to be showcased on an online exhibit in December.Nomatter what kind of spaces connects with you, you’re bound to learn something and get a healthy dose of inspiration. For all the necessary information, visit denverarchitecture.org.

If you’ve been paying any attention to the tremendous work

Open the door to Denver’s spaces

ATTRACTIONSCOMING

SEE EXHIBIT, P19 SEE READER, P19

“This year we are exploring the ways in which large institutions have influenced the architecture and design of Denver,” said Pauline Herrera, president and CEO of the foundation, in a provided statement. “Attendees will get insider access to some incredible spaces and be encouraged to ask big questions about some of our most significant educational and cultural campuses.”

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The 2022 event features 24 inperson tours that highlight Denver’s cultural and education hubs, including the Denver Zoo (which is being showcased with tours for the first time), the University of Denver, the Auraria Higher Education Center and the Denver Center of the Performing Arts complex.

‘Recombobulation’ show runs through Oct. 29

In addition to the in-person options, the curious can use eight

new virtual free experiences to explore spaces in the metro area and Colorado Springs — including the Historic Elitch Theatre, Red Rocks and the United States Air Force

objects and allowing a specifically determined amount of the original patina, shape, texture or inherent iconography to provide the plot for my story. Making trash into trea sure is an alchemy more noble than the ethical necessity of recycling.” Her “Chronocalcula” has an air of mystery with a hand marked with astrological signs.

Attendees will be treated to live entertainment from the cast of “Hair,” dancing, full buffet dinner and cocktail reception, and more. Get all the details at https://miner salley.com/.

and went on to have a decades-long career full of other stunning songs is straight up not fair - I mean, “For A Dancer?” “Running on Empty?” “The Pretender?” Just straight-up bulletproof.It’satreat that one of rock’s greatest songwriters will be play ing at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alam eda Parkway in Morrison, at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25. Don’t miss the chance to see one of the best there is - get tickets at axs.com.

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

Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse has been doing over the last few years, then you know how innova tive and welcoming a real commu nity theater company can be. And that was just act one.

FROM PAGE 18

Green Center (Freidhoff Hall), 924 16th St. in Golden, from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Jackson Browne at Red Rocks

I’m of the opinion that if you write a song as good as “These Days,” you should be able to basi cally coast for the rest of your life. The fact that Jackson Browne wrote that song when he was 16

Susan Blosten, also from Littleton, writes that “one or two objects can spark her to create a scene in which they feel comfortable. Or a painting can dictate what added objects will complete the subject.” As a longtime antique dealer, she has collected fabrics, buttons and many objects that lead her into a finished work. Her “Room with a View” combines painting and the addition of small pieces of this and that.

the U.S. and beyond. “Each salvaged component carries its own unique history. Some remain mysterious while others offer familiar social or cultural references.” Note her “Keys to the MarkKingdom.”Friday“often starts in the middle of a piece” and adds “miscel laneous bits and pieces from the dis carded, unwanted leftovers from our mass-produced world.” He writes than he joins parts together with screws, bolts and nails and usually paints or stains, sometime incorpo rating screen prints or pigments.

unknown. From another direction, the human condition seems like a magnificent, orderly evolution of extraordinary beauty.”

FROM PAGE 18 EXHIBIT

...”Look for detail in all of this work...

Littleton’s multidisciplinary Michelle Lamb, whom we met when she created the mural on the back of the city’s light rail station, writes: “I consider assemblage a form of narrative, strategically arranging

Kelton Osborn says his works in clude marks and images that relate to past experiences. “I do not work in a linear process, but rather in a spiral that allows influences from multiple sources ...” Note his “Dead Fish and Debutantes” on a pedestal in the middle of the gallery.Longtime

Leigh Cabell says: “each of my creations is made from things we discard. Gum wrappers, twist ties and cereal boxes, just to name a few. I take small pieces of each, sometimes the whole if it is small enough, and sew them together without altering the original color

READER

Denver artist Floyd D. Tunson writes of his pleasure in learning. “Along the way, I have become a Janus. Looking at life from one direction, I see the terror of chaos, man’s inhumanity to man, mortality and the vastness of the

To kick off the company’s next act, celebrate all that has been achieved thus far and honor the current production of “Hair,” Min ers Alley is throwing its “Let the Sunshine In” Gala fundraiser at the Colorado School of Mines

Parker Chronicle 19September 22, 2022 Limited availability n select a eas. May not be availab e nyour area. Call or goto att.com/internetto see if you qualify. INTERNETAT&T 100†† $45/mo* For 12 mos, plus taxes & equip.fee.$10/mo equip ee applies Limited availability in se ectareas. *Price after $5/mo Autopay & Paper ess bill discount (w/in 2 bills) 877-381-5080IVSupportHoldingsContactyourlocalDIRECTV dealer Based on wired connection to gateway. FEEL THE SPEED, EVEN AT PEAK TIMES. No annual contract. Get strong, fast Wi-Fitowork and play throughout your home.^ Power multiple devices at once— everyone can enjoytheir own screen. Number of devices depends on screen size/resolution. Over 99% reliability. Excludes DSL Basedon network availability. INTERNET OFFER:Subj. to change and may be discontinued at any time. Price for Internet 100 for new residential customers & is after $5/mo. autopay & paperless bill discount. Pricing for rst 12 months only. After 12 mos., then prevailing rate applies. Autopay & Paperless Bill Discount: Discount o the monthly rate when account is active & enrolled in both. Pay full plan cost until discount starts w/in 2 bill cycles. Must maintain autopay/paperless bill and valid email address to continue discount. Additional Fees & Taxes: AT&T one-time transactional fees, $10/mo. equipment fee, and monthly cost recovery surcharges which are not government-required may apply, as well as taxes. See www.att.com/fees for details. Installation: $99 installation for full tech install, plus tax where applicable. Credit restrictions apply. Pricing subject to change. Subj. to Internet Terms of Service at att.com/internet-terms. ^AT&T Smart Wi-Fi requires installation of a BGW210, 5268AC, or NVG599 Wi-Fi Gateway. Standard with Internet plans (12M or higher). Whole home Wi-Fi connectivity may require AT&T Smart Wi-Fi Extender(s) sold separately. ††Internet speed claims represent maximum network service capability speeds and based on wired connection to gateway. Actual customer speeds are not guaranteed and may vary based on several factors. For more information, go to www.att.com/speed101. ©2021 DIRECTV. DIRECTV and all other DIRECTV marks are trademarks of DIRECTV, LLC. AT&T and Globe logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property. 10335 S. Parker Rd., 303-805-9742Parker TAKE OUT TAKE OUT AVAILABLE 11 AM - 2 PM 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM BIG DEAL #2 Regular Price $45.00 LIMIT 3. Take out only. No substitutions. Good Sunday-Thursday Only Expires September 28, 2022 $37 • FULL RACK OF DANISH RIBS • 1/2 SMOKED RED BIRD CHICKEN • PINT OF BAKED BEANS AND COLESLAW • TEXAS TOAST(5) • BOTTLE OF BBQ SAUCE $15 bottles of Wine & $2 Beers are Take Out Only! OPEN FOR PATIO, TAKE OUT, AND DELIVERY. HICKORY HOUSE RIBS FEATURED ON DINERS, DRIVE-IN’S AND DIVES. COME TRY THE FOOD GUY WAS RAVING ABOUT! SAVE $8.00 WITH COUPON

www.operationwalkusa.orgat

BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN

September 22, 202220 Parker Chronicle circulation@coloradocommunitymedia.com Weekly Carrier Routes Available

Denver Zoo leaders attribute the lack of racial diversity in the industry to too few opportunities for paid internships at a time when a racial wealth gap makes it hard for interns of color to take low paying jobs. In 2019, the most-recent data available, 74% of zookeepers were white, 16% were Latino, 4% were Black, 2% were Asian and less than 1% were Native American, according to Zippia, an online site providing tools and information to help people achieve their career goals.

See the details on Operation Walk USA, then go to Prospective Patients tab to check your eligibility and scroll down to 2022 REGISTRATION link to apply, if eligible.

vehicle and email access, required.

When Vescolani was hired in 2018, he launched a strategic planning process focused on community

email us at: Castle Rock, Parker & Highlands Ranch Area Ask about our sign on bonus! RESTORING MOBILITY & HOPE

no inquiries - but

the one that led to Ashley’s death.

Lion brothers at the Denver Zoo.

Last summer, Denver Zoo CEO Bert Vescolani apologized to Ashley’s family, and unveiled a water fountain and cooling station at the zoo in the 29-year-old’s honor.

Denver Zoo leaders have worked earnestly over the last few years to diversify their staff and visitors, continuing on a journey toward equity that was renewed last summer, when the zoo took responsibility for the death of a Black man who was tackled and tasered by police in 2011 while he suffered from heat stroke.Zooleaders stayed relatively quiet for years after Alonzo Ashley died, but were thrust into a local debate about diversity, equity and inclusion after his death, before the topic came up again following George Floyd’s death, and then once more during the Black Lives Matter protests that followed in 2020.

carrier

It was an important gesture that is part of Vescolani’s strategic vision for the zoo, which includes diversifying the organization’s staff and visitorship to reflect the makeup of the metro Denver area. The equity work, zoo leaders said, also fits in line with the zoo’s core mission of inspiring communities to conserve wildlife for future generations.“TheAlonzo incident was definitely a moment for us to really reflect on who we are and who the community thinks we are,” Kubie said. “With the Black Lives Matter movement growing over the last decade, and George Floyd, there have definitely been key moments along the journey that have really been a moment in time for us to pause and reflect on how we’re doing things.”

ship program to help recruit young people of color who are hoping to break into careers in the zoological and wildlife conservation industry.

COURTESY OF THE DENVER ZOO

telephone

Operation Walk USA helps uninsured low-income patients in the United States – US Citizens and Green Card holderswho require a total hip or knee replacement surgery.

Previous experience encouraged; reliable

Some of the zoo’s equity work is focused on training staff who provide services to guests. These frontline workers will soon be trained in mental health first aid, a course that gives people with little or no experience in behavioral health the tools they need to recognize the signs and symptoms of a mental health crisis and then lead the distressed person to adequate services. Security staff will continue to be trained to use de-escalation techniques in a course that will include a segment about how biases can impact how a person views a threat to help mitigate incidents similar

Zoo leaders are revamping their interviewing process to mitigate bias and create a culture where leaders can engage and manage a diverse team. There’s a focus throughout the organization on preparing leaders for diversity and ensuring guests, volunteers and employees feel that they are a part of the team, including by ensuring that workplace meetings are more accessible for people with disabilities.Teens, older adults, people of color and people with disabilities are among the main groups the zoo is trying to engage to increase diversity. Each year, the zoo is now hosting a sensory night, where all flashing lights and music are disabled, specifically designed to welcome people with sensory processing disorders.

During the last few years, the Denver Zoo has hired two staff members primarily focused on diversifying the zoo’s staff, and two team managers focused on getting the zoo involved in community events that should reach more people of color living and working in the neighborhoods surrounding theZoozoo.leaders have partnered with Inclusive Journeys, an organization creating data-driven economic incentives that push businesses toward becoming more inclusive of patrons who typically experience

Denver Zoo leaders work to diversify

route sizes

•Adaptable

Ashley died after a zoo volunteer felt he was acting strangely and then called police. It was later determined that Ashley was suffering from heat stroke. He died from cardiorespiratory arrest brought on by heat, dehydration and exertion during a struggle with police who had restrained and tasered him.

“All of those things led to the creation of the steering committee, and to where we are today with our new strategic plan, and the personnel we have in place,” said Jake Kubie, director of communications at the Denver Zoo. “It’s all connected,”

Part-time hours

This year is pivotal for the Denver Zoo, he added, because many DEI initiatives outlined in the strategic plan are finally coming to fruition.

Could inspire young people to save wildlife SEE DIVERSIFY, P21

•

•

discrimination.A$200,000grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services is being used to develop a more accessible recruitment and hiring process for early career professionals. Some of the money was used to create a paid intern-

Visit us online

No suit & tie required!

engagement and other DEI initiatives.Two years later, during nationwide Black Lives Matter protests calling for racial equality, the foundation of the strategic plan was finalized, Kubie said.

The zoo’s visitor demographics would reflect the racial makeup of the metro Denver area if 5% of its visitors were Black, if 23% were Hispanic, if 4% were Asian and if 64% were white. Currently, 16% of visitors are Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, and 79% of zoo visitors are white. Kubie said the organization has inched toward its goals over the last few years but recognizes there’s still room for improvement.

21September 22, 2022

“We are always looking at the barriers that prevent our community from visiting, and there are many barriers: there’s cost barriers, or psychological barriers, there’s emotional barriers, there’s people who don’t like zoos and are not going to agree with us, which is really where my department comes in to really tell people why zoos are important and what we do for wildlife conservation,” he said.

More than a decade after Ashley died at the zoo, organization leaders say they’re still on the journey toward creating a more diverse and equitable Denver Zoo.

and fires the CEO and maintains oversight of zoo operations. In 2018, when Vescolani was hired, 8% of the board of governors were Black and 8% were Latino. This year, the percentage of Black members rose to 13% and 20% for Latino board members.By2025,

The zoo recently opened a new animal hospital where guests are able to watch procedures in real time. The new hospital showcases the medical work done at the zoo but also helps kids see themselves in the shoes of a veterinarian or a wildlife biologist, Kubie said.

“You don’t change systems that have existed for hundreds of years in two, three years, so the zoo is focused on this long term,” Alfred said. “We’re doing the work, and we’re looking at systemic change, and not just meeting quotas.”

The demographics of the zoo’s staff and visitors are not reflective of the area, a concern for organization leaders. Of the 406 employees working at the Denver Zoo, 19% are people of color.

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.

Greenwood Village To advertise your place of worship in this section, call Erin at 303-566-4074 or eaddenbrooke@ColoradoCommunityMedia.comemail Serving the Southeast Denver area Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org 303-505-9236 Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the southeast Denver area Castle Rock/Franktown WORLD MISSION CHURCH (KOREAN CHURCH) 7249 E. Park Dr. Franktown, CO TIME: 10:30 PM PHONE: 303-688-1004 TRANSLATIONENGLISH ISEVERYONEWELCOME! Sunday Services - 10:00 a.m. Meditation before service - 9:30 a.m. Cimarron Middle School 12130 Canterberry Pkwy, Parker, CO 80138 www.CSLParker.org • (303) 805-9890 Parker Advertise Here! Advertise Your Place of Worship HERE Advertise Here! Advertise Your Place of Worship HERE FROM PAGE 20 DIVERSIFY

Orangutans at the Denver Zoo.

Since Vescolani started in his role, he said he has worked hard to diversify the zoo’s staff and its board of governors, which hires

Manycommunities.skepticsare also concerned about the level of care provided by zoos. There are about 2,500 zoos in America and only 238 are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, meaning the accredited zoos, like Denver Zoo, adhere to the strictest animal care standards and contribute to wildlife conservation. Kubie said the only animals that come to the Denver Zoo from the wild are those that were rescued. The vast majority of animals there are born and bred within a

“I think there’s a case to be made for the likelihood of that increasing if a Black elementary school kid sees a Black vet tech or veterinarian or zookeeper,” he said.

When an organization is diverse, it’s more innovative and creative, and improves business outcomes, said Elkin Alfred, director of equity and culture at the Denver Zoo, whose role was recommended a few years ago by the zoo’s DEI steering committee. “But it’s also the right thing to do.”

zoo setting in species survival programs to help conserve threatened, vulnerable and endangered species with an intent to eventually release them into the wild, he added.

COURTESY OF THE DENVER ZOO

The Denver Zoo is a high profile, visible organization where staff are the catalysts for making connections between guests, animals and the rest of nature, Kubie said.

These historical events coupled with a sense that people of color are not welcomed in the outdoors because of lacking representation has created distrust in the zoo and wildlife conservation industry, especially among patrons of color, Kubie said. Now, Denver Zoo leaders are working to engage with those

“That is the central theme of our work,” she added. “It is internally focused, so we can be more representative of the community, but also externally focused, so that when people engage with the zoo, they feel seen, and they feel like their identities are taken into consideration when we create exhibits, when we make updates, when we put information out on social media. We want everyone to feel like they have a role in saving wildlife for future generations.”

The zoo is using an ongoing guest experience survey to track whether guests feel welcome at the organization.One question asks visitors to indicate whether they feel the zoo is a welcoming place for them and other visitors in their group. To date, in 2022, 88% of people have ranked the zoo as “very” or “extremely welcoming.” Zoo leaders hope that figure will increase to 95% or greater by next year.

The Denver Zoo has nearly 2 million guests per year who visit about

But zoos haven’t always bathed in glory. In the 19th and 20th centuries, human zoos were prominent across the U.S., and other parts of the world, where people of color were displayed in zoos, fairs and museums as living exhibits. White visitors would pet and photograph the people on display for having features they deemed unusual.

millennials will make up 75% of the workforce, according to the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization conducting research. “If you think about millennials, what they come to the workforce with is a far greater and more focused wanting of diversity in its broadest sense, and they come with expectations that that’s the way it’s going to be, so it is not an option for any employer,” Vescolani said. “Nature survives because of its diversity and that same diversity should translate here.”

450 species. Zoos build empathy and curiosity for children who visit and create educational opportunities for adult patrons, Alfred said.

“We had a hard time getting them slowed down. We made a couple adjustments which helped us. We were forunate to get on our hands on a few of the balls. We had too many penalties. Some of them I think we earned and some of them probably not. We’ll get those cleaned up. I thought the offensive line was the key to the running game.”

Creek takes down A-West 62-21

Cherry Creek starting quarterback Aurelio Marchiol (11) completed 10 of 17 passes for 125 yards in limited duty in the Bruins’ 62-21 win over Arvada West on Sept. 16.

Bruins coach cautions against reading too much into decisive win

“We just executed,” said Herron. “Coach Logan always brings that up. We always have a good run game and with these backs, we are always going to be efficient with the run game. Tonight was pretty fun. It was homecom-

PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

Blake Purchase of Cherry Creek is held as he goes after Arvada West quarterback Ethan Cook.

ing week. I learned a lot in the game. I’ve got to be more explosive and bring more energy.”

PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

“It got away from them a little bit in the first half. We had several big turnovers and two defensive scores.”Herron scored twice for the Bruins, backup quarterback Brian Rudden threw two TD passes, Chase Brackney recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and junior Brantley

Jake Howell (40) of Cherry Creek brings down Arvada West quarterback Ethan Cook (9).

“It is the same as it always has been for us. We want to be playing our best football in November. What you can’t do is look too far ahead. This is a week-to-week proposition.”ArvadaWest’s passing game and quarterback Ethan Cook was a challenge for the Bruins despite four Creek interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Too many penalties against the Bruins were another concern.

September 22, 202222 Parker Chronicle 22-Sports SPORTS LOCAL

“We have a long ways to go,” said Logan. “This is a long season. You learn a lot about your team during the regular season during wins and losses.

“They are a really good passing team,” added Logan “They have good receivers, good skilled position players and the quarterback has been a two-year starter. We knew they could throw it and they did a lot of good things in the passing game especially in the first couple drives.

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“We played a lot of guys in the second half, which is always good, and listen, Arvada West is a really good team,” said Logan.

Cherry Creek football coach Dave Logan cautioned fans not to get wrapped up in the final score. The top-ranked and three-time defending Class 5A champion Bruins whipped Arvada West, 62-21, in a Sept. 16 game played at the Stutler Bowl.

Cherry Creek’s offensive line and running backs led by Carlson Tann and Jordan Herron ground out yardage and took control of the game in the first quarter after the Wildcats managed a 7-7 tie early in the game. The Bruins wound up using three different quarterbacks in the game and the trio completed 14 of 17 for 239 yards.Cherry Creek’s defense, led by Chase Brackney, Blake Purchase and Jake Howell, shut down the Arvada West ground attack and limited everybody except Cook and Brady Witherspoon, who teamed up for three TD receptions.Tann gained 118 yards on 11 carries for Creek and scored once. Herron picked up 101 yards on seven carries and had two TDs.

Cherry Creek, 3-1, faces Regis Jesuit on Sept. 22 at the Stutler Bowl. Regis was ranked second in the Sept. 12 CHSAANow.com poll but dropped a 29-28 decision to Ralston Valley on Sept. 16.

Logan had two interceptions and both went for touchdowns.

first but lost match 2-1

Rock Canyon junior goalie Mason Vogel secures the ball as Heritage’s Noah Gilbert leaps over him during the Sept. 6 game which the Eagles won, 2-1.

“With our group we talk about a mentality of dealing with adversity, staying positive, don’t let the referee bother you, don’t yell at each other, don’t yell at your opponent. The guys did a good job of buying into that against RockSophomoreCanyon.”Liam Gilbert scored both Heritage goals in the comeback win after Rock Canyon’s Aiden Bowman gave the Jaguars a 1-0 lead in the 65th minute with a penalty kickGilbertgoal.tied the game with a goal 13 minutes later and won the game with his second goal with 3:40 left to play in regulation“Thetime.first one I kind of found a space inside the 18, got a punch on the ball and shot it on goal and it went in,” said Gilbert. “The second one, Zach (Armijo) shot it and a player checked it right to me.

Rock Canyon scored

Parker Chronicle 23September 22, 2022 Promo Code: 285 FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 Subject to credit approval. Call for details. TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! SENIORS MILITARY!&YOUR PURCHASEENTIRE & + 5 1015%OFFOFF OFF WE YEAR-ROUND!INSTALL Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST *For those who qualify. One coupon per household. No obligation estimate valid for 1 year. **Offer valid at time of estimate only The leading consumer reporting agency conducted a 16 month outdoor test of gutter guards in 2010 and recognized LeafFilter as the “#1 rated professionally installed gutter guard system in America.” Manufactured in Plainwell, Michigan and processed at LMT Mercer Group in Ohio. See Representative for full warranty details. CSLB# 1035795 DOPL #10783658-5501 License# 7656 License# 50145 License# 41354 License# 99338 License# 128344 License# 218294 WA UBI# 603 233 977 License# 2102212986 License# 2106212946 License# 2705132153A License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 License# WC-29998-H17 Nassau HIC License# H01067000 Registration# 176447 Registration# HIC.0649905 Registration# C127229 Registration# C127230 Registration# 366920918 Registration# PC6475 Registration# IR731804 Registration# 13VH09953900 Registration# PA069383 Suffolk HIC License# 52229-H License# 2705169445 License# 262000022 License# 262000403 License# 0086990 Registration# H-19114 1-844-784-8518CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE Prepare for power outages today WITH A HOME STANDBY GENERATOR *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the generator with a participating dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions. REQUEST A FREE QUOTE CALL NOW BEFORE THE NEXT POWER OUTAGE (866) 977-2602 $0 MONEY DOWN + LOW MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTIONS Contact a Generac dealer for full terms and conditions FREE 7-YearWarranty*Extended A $695 Value! JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Heritage comes back in soccer win

“We have a lot of juniors who play a lot, we do have a lot of seniors too, but the juniors really have matured,” said Buseck. “It’s showing that they want to fi ght and win games.

“We just had to stay focused. We’ve won the last two games so it can only being going up forHeritageus.” improved its overall record to 3-2-1 and 1-0 in the Continental League while coach Luis Beimad’s Rock Canyon team slipped to 2-3-2 and“It0-1.was our fi rst win in league so that sets us up to start league play,” said Buseck. “The Continetal League is still tough. It does feel open this season and this sets us up for league play and we’ll see if we can get more.”

Heritage’s boys soccer team rallied to earn a 2-1 Continental League victory over Rock Canyon in a Sept. 13 match played at Halftime Help Stadium.Eagles coach Adam Buseck made some personnel changes in the second half but insists it was his team that ignited the comeback after the teams played a scoreless fi rst half.

Highest inflation in 40 years causing widespread problems

partment said the consumer price index rose 8.3% in August compared to last year, dashing hopes that the reading would show inflation receding. Food and housing costs were big contributors to the most recent gains.Pegging minimum wage to inflation is helpful for workers, but it doesn’t help families recoup the higher costs they’ve already absorbed, according to Paula Cole, a professor of economics at University of Denver.

This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.

State minimum wage to increase in 2023

SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

BY SARAH MULHOLLAND COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

September 22, 202224 Parker Chronicle PLAYING! THANKS for THANKS Answers CROWSSUP DRO ELZZ Solution Inc.Synd.,FeaturesKing2016©

Colorado’s minimum wage will jump to $13.65 per hour next year — an 8.68% increase — amid persistent inflation.Thenew hourly wage will take effect Jan. 1, according to the state’s department of labor and employment. The annual adjustment, based on the consumer price index in Denver, Aurora and Lakewood, is written into the state’s constitution. In Denver, the minimum wage will rise to $17.29 per hour next year, up fromBusinesses$15.87. and consumers are struggling with the highest inflation in 40 years. The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates in an effort to slow price gains, but costs for many goods and services are still climbing. On Sept. 13, the U.S. Labor De-

“It doesn’t offset the pain that workers were feeling this year because of prices being higher now,” ColeMoreover,said. the tight labor market means that a lot of service jobs are already paying above the minimum wage, she said, and the annual increase won’t affect those wages. The increase will likely be felt most in rural areas where pay tends to be lower, she said.

The state’s minimum wage will increase by nearly 9% in 2023. However, inflation rates continue to cause families to struggle.

Donation Station at arc Thrift store: 12402 W. KenCaryl Ave Littleton, CO 80128 here to Wanted

• Energy to take on a fast-paced work environment.

apply

arc Thrift Stores offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including 401k/ Profit Sharing.

Scan here to apply

• Merchandising/display of retail floor.

–

LEGITIMATE WORK AT HOME

applyHelp

Scan

HelpCareersWanted

Parker Chronicle 25September 22, 2022

No Sales, no Investment, No Risk, Free training, Free website. Contact Susan at 303-646-4171 or fill out form at www.wisechoice4u.com

Fast-paced/Warehouse

Classifieds Advertise with us to nd your next great hire! Call us at 303.566.4100 Need to get the word out? HRING?RING?It’seasytoplaceyouradonline. Rates are very reasonable with self-placement. It will run in print and on all 20 of our newspaper websites. classifieds.yourquickads.com/ccm/ CLASSIFIEDS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA DEADLINES CLASSIFIED LINE ADS: MONDAY, 5 P.M. SERVICE LEGALS:THURSDAY,DIRECTORY:5P.M.THURSDAY,3P.M. CLASSIFIED AD SALES 303-566-4100 classifieds@coloradocommunitymedia.com SERVICE DIRECTORY ADS Contact Erin, eaddenbrooke@coloradocommunitymedia.com303-566-4074 CAREERS Help Wanted Join the arc thrift Store Team! Fast-paced/Warehouse experience employees join our NEW team! Merchandising & retail are a plus! Hiring for Production/Warehouse Work! HiringWarehouseLocation:location: 5941 N. Broadway Denver, CO 80216 Scan here to apply Daily Interviews from

Join the arc thrift Store Team!

• Ensures that associates handle all duties in the store.

• Experience managing 40plus employee’s

• Experience with working with a diverse workforce.

• Well organized, self-directed, and a good listener.

Join the arc thrift Store Team!

Warehouse employees join our team! Merchandising & retail is a plus! Hiring for Production/Warehouse Work! Hiring

• Generate revenue sales of over $1 million annually.

plus!

Join the NEW arc thrift Store Team!

am - 3 pm

The qualified candidate:

ECE-Elementary Teacher

Multiple Positions: ELA-S

Secondary Teacher: Follow DPS curriculum to instruct students. Req: Bach degree (or foreign equiv) in Edu, Spanish Edu, Foreign Lang Edu, or rltd. Must possess a valid CO Dpt of Edu Teacher’s Lic with appr endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (K-12), or ability to obtain. Ability to speak, read, and write both in English and Spanish Ref #0310 To apply, email resume with ref number to Denver Public Schools District 1, HR, Fatima_puelles@ dpsk12.net.

Scan here to

• 5-7 yrs supervisory experience in managing people.

Denver Public Schools District 1 seeks the following positions in Denver, CO:

Reqs: Bach (or fgn eq) in Comp Sc, MIS, Engg Mngmnt or rltd. 5 yrs’ exp as a data anlst, dev;r or rltd. Email to: Attn: E. Elder eelder@ risebroadband.com Ref #0013. 9 In-person or online

Hiring for Production/Warehouse Work!

• Meeting all budget and expense requirements.

Merchandising a

• Possess leadership skills, both oral and written.

experience employees join our NEW team!

Dry Creek arc Thrift store: 7450 S. University Blvd. Unit 100 Centennial, CO 80112

ARC Thrift Stores currently has a Store Manager position;

Arc Thrift Stores is a nonprofit organization, entirely based in Colorado.

Job Fair Location:

• Provides training, gives direction, and constructive feedback.

ELA-S: Follow DPS curriculum to instruct students. Req: Bach degree (or foreign equiv) in Edu, Early Childhood Edu, or rltd. Must possess a valid CO Dpt of Edu Teacher’s Lic with appr endorsement in Elementary Education (K-6) or ability to obtain. Ability to speak, read, and write both in English and Spanish Ref #0379

Responsibilities for the Store Manager position:

Daily Interviews from 9 am - 3 pm In-person or online

Developer, BI/ SQLDBA (Englewood, CO) Jab Wireless, Inc. d/b/a Rise Broadband: Asst in implmnt’ng, cnfgr’g, & mntn’g dtbs mngmnt supp tools.

Small Location:

& retail are

IRS AUCTION PRECIOUS METALS

Community Events SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 9 AM – 4 PM (Rain or Shine) 51stKETRINGAnnualPARK 6000 S. Gallup Street, Littleton, CO 80120 Just North of the Littleton Museum WWW.LittletonCraftFair.org Sponsored by: Start your holiday shopping! Over 250 crafters! ENTRY!FREE ConcessionsDrinkFood& A few booth spaces are still available

Sale Time: 11:00 a.m.

Antique Furniture: spinning wheels, Hepplewhite high chest of drawers ca. 1800, Exceptional Antique cherry cupboard, armoires, trunks, Hitchcock chair set, book cases, bedroom pieces

VISIT US IN THE COUNTRYSIDE! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

Sale Date: 10/19/22

Registration and Viewing at 9:00-11:00a.m.

September 22, 202226 Parker Chronicle Home for Sale Full Service Saving THOUSANDS$$$ SELLING only? 1%* **listing commissions fees **+buyer agent co-ops BUYING only? Up to 1% credit of sale base price* *equal to 33% of my commission paid *applied to Buyer closing costs Charles Paeplow Cornerstone Homes Realty 720-560-1999 • charlespaeplow@yahoo.com *Commissions subject to change $2495 up to 500k over 500k ½ %SELL YOURHOME OR If Buying a home in Denver Metro & I’m Agent TO ADVERTISE CALL 303-566-4100 CLASSIFIEDS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA Market Place Classifieds Misc. Notices WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA. A social club offering many exciting activities and life long friendships. Social hours for all areas of Metro forWidowedamerica.orgVisitDenver.detailsInyourarea! SplitMerchandiseFirewood & Delivered $350 a cord Delivery $50. Stacking $50 Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173 ScrapMiscellaneous Metal, Batteries, Appliances, Wiring, Scrap Plumbing/Heating, Cars/Parts, Clean Garages/Yards,out Rake, Yard work done w/chainsaw, Certified Auto Mechanical / Body Work & paintAlsoavailablecando inside or outside cleaning 303-647-2475 / 720-323-2173 PetsDogs AKC Golden Retrievers. Born 07/12/22 Raised with the puppy culture method. First vaccinations. Ready to go home now with their puppy pack. Located in Loma, CO. Willing to deliver or meet halfway. Call 801-814-1451 Dogs Doodle Puppies Golden Doodles and Home-RaisedBernedoodles Heath Tested and Guaranteed Standard and Mini Size available Schedule a visit www.puppylovedoodles.com(970)215-6860today! TransportationAutosforSale2013ToyotaAvalon 73,000 miles. Good condition. Asking $19,000 Call 303-674-9816 Wanted Chunky’s 720-560-6763Towing Colorado Statewide Network To place a 25-wordCOSCAN Network adin 91 Colorado newspapers for only $300 contact your local newspaper or email Colorado Press Association Network at rtoledo@colopress.net SAFE STEP - WALK IN TUBSDIRECTV DIRECTV for $79.99/mo for 12 months with CHOICE Package. Watch your favorite live sports, news & entertainment anywhere. First 3 months of HBO Max, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz and Epix Included! Directv is #1 in Customer Satisfaction (JD Power & Assoc.) Some restrictions apply. Call for more details! 1 888 725 0897 AT&T WIRELESS DOGS, PETS OR LIVESTOCK Great New Offer from AT&T Wireless! Ask how to get the NEW iPhone 12 mini for as low as $0 with trade in. While supplies last! CALL: 1-877-384-5339 Use Happy Jack ® mange medicine to treat horse mane dandruff & lice. At Tractor Supply® www.fleabeacon.com Safe Step. North Americas #1 Walk-In Tub. Comprehensive Lifetime warranty. Top-of-the-Line installation and service. Now featuring our FREE shower package and $1,600 off for a limited time! Call Today! Financing available. Call Safe Step: 1-877-596-2899 TO ADVERTISE CALL 303-566-4100 Senior Housing Senior Subsidized Housing Taking applications. 30% of monthly income equals rent. Castle Rock Colorado. 303-319-9901 or 303-688-3353 CLASSIFIEDS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA REAL ESTATE Estate Sales ESTATE SALE SJAASTAD Ranch Estate Sale 26500 N Elbert Rd, Elbert, Colorado 80106 September 23-25, FRI-SAT-SUN 9:30-5:00 daily Family heirlooms generational sale-Pennsylvania & North Dakota roots • 1900’s tin litho toys & vintage games and toys Vintage collegiate sports memorabilia including ivy league pennants Museum quality Pennsylvania 1800’s jacquard coverlet by known maker • US Coin Collection & Sterling silver flatware set plus other sterling pieces

Mail in bids are not accepted For more info visit our at www.irsauctions.gov

Auctions

Antique jewelry and vintage costume jewelry

• Library: western, regional history & Colorado history books, railroad, art Native American subjects, children’s books

Great old tin advertising store displays, Van Briggle collection, much china, and an unbelievable collection of Stangl pottery, Victorian clothing & old, beaded bags.

7- Gold Bars 10oz. each; 150 South African American Krugerrands, 1 oz. each, 80- Buffalo Silver rounds, 80- other Silver rounds 1 oz. each. Minimum Bid: for unidentifiable will be set for 80% and 95% of the spot price per troy ounce as of the day preceding the sale for identifiable coins.

Old Halloween articles and old Christmas ornaments; other Americana Oriental rugs, loads of linens & laces, Vintage Shirley Temple dolls

Fine art, old framed prints, vintage pictures

• Gorgeous 1930’s dining set with original paperwork

Fine old quilts including an exceptional signature quilt dated 1917

Inventory includes:

website

Contact: Kelila Callahan @ 925-260-4087

Parker Chronicle 27September 22, 2022 Carpet/Flooring HARDWOOD ,... FOOTPRINTS Great F1oors. floors Great Impressions. Call today for a free estimate! 720-344-0939 WWW FOOTPRINTSFLOORS COM BACKSPLASHESTILE&LAMINATES CarpetSolutions • CARPET •RE-STRETCHINGREPAIRS•PETDAMAGE Call Ken: 720-244-3623 Cleaning A BROOM AND A BUCKET Quality Clean at Unmatched Value Your favorite house cleaners are now also your cleanerscarpet TODAY!CALLUS 303-667-3536 abroomandbucket@gmail.comabroomandabucket.com 303-888-7595 •All Concrete •Tear Out ••PatiosDriveways •Curb & Gutter ••WallsAnythingConcrete Driveways Tear Outs & Replace • patios • sidewalks • garage floors • • porches • stamped/colored • exposed agregate • lic.& ins. free estimates 720-218-8849 www.delsolconcrete.com On The Level · Driveways · Patios · Foundations · DanielOrdonezOTL@gmail.comConcreteDanielWalkwaysOrdonezAlltypesofConcreteWorkColorado,USA720.363.6004 PRO CALLCONCRETEFORMFORANESTIMATE303-888-7755We do driveways, garage floors, walkways, front porches, steps, back patios, and always provide free estimates. Fully insured, local and perform quality work. Reasonableratesconcrete.Qualitywork,Lic./Ins.Tear-outs,stamped&coloredDriveways,Sidewalks,PatiosT.M.CONCRETEAllPhasesofFlatWorkby "SmallJobsOK!" tmconcrete.net303-514-7364AllPhasesofFlatWorkbyT.M.CONCRETEDriveways,Sidewalks,PatiosTear-outs,stamped&coloredconcrete.Qualitywork,Lic./Ins.Reasonablerates "SmallJobsOK!" tmconcrete.net303-514-7364 Deck/Patio FREEESTIMATES BEST PRICES 30+ years experience Clem: 303-973-6991 WE DO ALL DECK & FENCE REPAIRS CALL US FOR A FREE ESTIMATE SAND/WASH/STAIN 15% OFF! www.coloradodeckandfence.comcodeckandfencepro@gmail.com 303-501-3264 UTDOOR ESIGNS, INC “Specializing in Composite Redwood and Cedar Construction for Over 30 Years” • Decks • Fences • Stairs • Overhangs • 303-471-2323 Drywall A PATCH TO MATCH Drywall Repair Specialist • HomeRenovation andRemodel • 30yearsExperience • Insured • Satisfaction Guaranteed Highly rated & screened contractor by Home Advisor & Angies list Call Ed 720-328-5039 Fence Services Cowboy Fencing is a full service fence & gate company installing fences in Colorado for 23 Residential/Commercial/years.Farm&RanchFencing Low rates, Free estimates Scott, Owner - 720-364-5270 6 Bathrooms Bathroom Remodeling Made Easy! Call us today, for a free design consultation. 303-997-4763 www.BuildABath.net Heating/Air Conditioning Serving the Front Range since 1955 Furnaces • Boilers • Water Heaters Rooftop HVAC • Mobile Furnaces Commercial • Residential Install • Repair • Replace Free Estimates • 720-327-9214 AC, Furnace and Boiler Specials Serving the Front Range since 1955 Water Heaters • Rooftop HVAC • Commercial Residential • Install • Repair • Replace Free Furnace Inspections & A/C Startups Free Estimates • 720-327-9214 Buildings, Metal OUTLET CORP. METALBUILDING 303.948.2038 METALBUILDINGOUTLET.COM · SHOPS & GARAGES · EQUIPMENT STORAGE · SELF STORAGE · BARNS & AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS · EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES · COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS · AND LOCALMORE...BUILDINGS FOR 30+ YEARS! CLASSIFIEDS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA DEADLINES CLASSIFIED LINE ADS: MONDAY, 5 P.M. SERVICE LEGALS:THURSDAY,DIRECTORY:5P.M.THURSDAY,3P.M. CLASSIFIED AD SALES 303-566-4100 classifieds@coloradocommunitymedia.com SERVICE DIRECTORY ADS Contact Erin, eaddenbrooke@coloradocommunitymedia.com303-566-4074 SERVICE DIRECTORY Cleaning Weekly • Bi-Weekly • Monthly Move-In • Move-Out FREE ESTIMATES Call Today:ProMaidsInc@yahoo.com720-225-7176 PROMAID CLEANING Licensed with excellent references Construction 720.838.6851jimmyj71168@yahoo.com PaintingTrimCarpentryElectricalDrywall/Texturing TilingBasement Remodels FramingPlumbing Interior Finishing Specialists Fully Insured Jimmy J’s Construction Interior Painting Exterior Painting Trim Drywall/TexturingElectricalCarpentry BasementTiling Remodels PlumbingFraming Concrete soucyconcrete.com • •Broom•Starting•Free•Excavation•Driveway•Decorativeshawnsoucyconcrete@gmail.com970-819-6427StampedConcreteInstallsandSitePrepEstimatesat$8.00persq.ft.finish soucyconcrete.com Call us today to schedule an estimate!

September 22, 202228 Parker Chronicle Handyman HANDYMAN Repairs Install Fixtures, Appliances Plumbing, ContactKitchen/ExpertElectricalTileBathRemodelDecks35yrs.experienceLicensed,InsuredReferences.info:Wes720-697-3290 DeSpain’sHOMESOLUTIONS RELIABLEDEPENDABLE,SERVICE Over 30 Years Experience Licensed & Insured Solving All your Remodeling & Repair Problems – Just Ask! Eric DeSpain 303-840-1874 TM HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING • Drywall • Painting • Tile • Trim • Doors • Painting • Decks • Bath Remodel • Kitchen Remodels • Basements & Much More! We Never Mark Up Materials Saving you 25%-35% All Work Guaranteed • A+ BBB Rated Call Today for a FREE 303-427-2955ESTIMATE “HONEY-DO’S DONE… THAT YOUR HONEY DON’T DO.” JIM 303.818.6319 — SMALL JOBS INSIDE AND OUT — INSURED! Hauling Service Cut Rate Hauling Trash / Rubbish / Debris and Junk Removal Rubin (720)434-8042 Kerwin (720) 519-5559 Professional and Reliable Year Round Service Health and Well-Being www.C-60.com720-600-6040 Oral & Topical Supplement A Better You at Any Age! Greska’s Carbon-60 Health Energy Vitality Landscaping/Nurseries &Landscape Concrete 720-436-6158 Landscaping • Yard Cleanup • Sod Concrete • Sprinklers • Fertilization Tree Trimming/Cutting • Planting Retaining Walls • Flagstone Fencing • Gutter Cleaning Power Raking • Aerating Lawn/Garden Services LAWN SERVICES C.Y. FREE ESTIMATES  SIZE OF YARD MOW & TRIM MULCH & POWERAERATIONTRIMRAKING SMALL$25$25$30$75 $90-$105$35-$40$30-$35$30-$35MEDIUM LARGE$40-$40-$45-$120I don’t take the grass or leaves away, but I do supply my own bags. RAKING LEAVES  FERTILIZING I have all my own equipment. In business since 1991. CHRIS 303-745-7676YOAKAM Serving Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker and WashingLandscapingSPRING/SUMMER:Centennial-Tree/HedgeTrimmingShrubRemoval-Aeration-SodEdging-RiverRock-MulchWeeklyMowing-Power–Deck/FenceInstall/RepairShrubRemoval-Aeration-SodEdging-RiverRock-MulchWashing–Deck/FenceInstall/Repair LawnColoradoCare 720-202-9975scottcindy4242@gmail.comCommercial–ResidentialLicensed/Insured OUTDOORPROFESSIONALSERVICESTREES/SHRUBSTRIMMED Planted, Trimmed & Removal • Sod Work • Rock & Block Walls • Sprinklers • Aeration • Stumps Ground • Mulch Licensed / Insured 303-859-8165 AlpineManagementLandscape Weekly Mowing, Aerate, Fertilize, Spring Clean-up, Trim Bushes & Small Trees, Senior Discounts 720-329-9732 Lawn/Garden Services RON’S LANDSCAPING Yard Clean-up, Raking, Weeding, Flower Bed Maintenance, Shrubbery Trimming Soil Prep - Sod Work Trees & Shrub Replacement also Small Tree & Bush Removal Bark, Rock Walls & Flagstone Work FREE Estimates Family owned business with over 35 yrs. exp. Call or email Ron vandergang@comcast.net303-758-5473 Painting 720-328-2572 C AL LTODAY FO R YOU RFRE E QUOTE www.innovativepaintingllc.com 35% O Residential Experts All Int. & Ext. We paint over 800 Homes Per Year No Deposit Ever Satisfaction Guaranteed 5 year, 7 year and 9 year Exterior Warranties 2Yr. InteriorWarrantyLicensed & Insured up to $2 Million Locally Owned and Operated In business for 29 years Free Color Consulting & Samples Residential Experts L.S. PAINTING, Inc. • Stain and Renew Custom Handrails • Custom Interior & Exterior • Residential & Commercial Painting • Paint Kitchen Cabinets • Free Estimates - Insured • 30 Years Serving Metro Denver • Satisfaction Guaranteed Littleton Based & Family www.lspaintinginc.comLS@LSPaintinginc.com303-948-9287Owned A+ RatingBBB DANIEL’S PAINTING exterior • replaceRe-caulkresidentialinteriorrepaintsallhomecompleteprimeallcaulkedareas/anydamagedboards/popcornremovaldrywallandtexturerepair/fencesanddecks/insuredandbonded 720-301-0442 Plumbing Residential: Hot Water Heat • Forced Air Water Heaters • Kitchens • Baths Service Repair • Sprinkler Repair PLUMBINGANCHOR(303)961-3485 Licenced & Insured CLASSIFIEDS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA DEADLINES CLASSIFIED LINE ADS: MONDAY, 5 P.M. SERVICE LEGALS:THURSDAY,DIRECTORY:5P.M.THURSDAY,3P.M. CLASSIFIED AD SALES 303-566-4100 classifieds@coloradocommunitymedia.com SERVICE DIRECTORY ADS Contact Erin, eaddenbrooke@coloradocommunitymedia.com303-566-4074 SERVICE DIRECTORY Painting Helpful Ace Hardware Pro Painters is a residential painting company which specializes in exterior and interior painting. Our core values are honesty, integrity, service, quality and beauty and our focus is on delivering an outstanding customer experience. We currently include a full color consult, test pints and a detailed walkthrough with all of our paint jobs. Give us a call to set up a free estimate! (720) 432-6125 helpfulacehardwarepropainters.com • Benjamin Moore Paints • Labor and Materials Warranty • Free Estimates • Color Consultation Included • Kind/Highly Communicative Staff Painting PAINTINGPEREZLLC • Cedar & Log Home Specialist • Stucco Special Coatings • Restoring Color in Concrete Excellent reviews, licensed & insured For appointment contact: perezpaintingcolorado@yahoo.com or call 720-298-3496 CLASSIFIEDS WORK!! TO ADVERTISE CALL 303-566-4100

Parker Chronicle 29September 22, 2022 Plumbing DIRTY JOBS Done Dirt Cheap Call for a free phone 720-308-6696quote Drain Cleaning Specialist Camera & Sewer Repairs Plumbing Repairs 24/7 - 35 yrs experience No extra charge for weekends Plumb-Crazy, LLC. “We’re Crazy About Plumbing” ALAN ATTWOOD, Master Plumber PH: 303-472-8217 FX: 303-688-8821 CUSTOM HOMES • REMODEL FINISHED BASEMENTS SERVICE AND REPAIR Licensed • Insured PLUMBING&SPRINKLERSFreeInstantPhoneQuote forcouponsgotoWaterPressureRegulator,IceMaker,Disposals,WaterHeaters,GasLines,RepairorReplace:Faucets,Sprinklers,Toilets,Sinks,BrokenPipes,Spigots/Hosebibs,DrainCleaning,DishwasherInstl., vertecservices.com CALLVertec303-371-3828 ANDDEPENDABLERoofing/GuttersROOFGUTTERREPAIR Repairs are all I do! Wind Damage & Fix Leaks Gutter repair/cleaning 40 years experience FREE Estimates (720)209-4589Sprinklers ••CustomColumbineContracting•SprinklerBlowOuts$40GutterCleanups$40•Fertilization$30FenceRepair&Painting•Aerations$40•Powerwashdecks&houses•CleanUp/Treeservice•GarageDoors•Interior/ExteriorPainting•LicensedPlumberTony720-210-4304 Tile ANYTHINGTILE ● Marble ● Repairs ● GraniteCounterTops Remodelingismyspecialty! Callnowforfreeestimate (303)646-0140 Tile omas Flooring & Tile • All Types of Tile • • Granite-Ceramic • • Porcelain • • Natural Stone •Vinyl • •Bathroom Remodel• 32 Years Experience • Work 303-781-4919WarrantyFREEEstimates Tree Service Stump grinding specialist A-1 Stump Removal Most stumps $75.00 and up $55 Minimum. Free 41Licensedestimates.&Insured.yearsexperience. Terry 303-424-7357 Corey 720-949-8373 A father and son team! CallTextor 10% off when coupon presented Tree Service ABE’S TREE & SHRUBCARE Abraham Spilsbury Owner/Operator • Pruning • Removals • Shrub Maintenance • FreeEstimates 720.283 8226 • C:720.979.3888 aspilsbury@msn.com CertifiedLittletonArborist,Insured,Resident Windows TOP WINDOW CLEANING #1 in Customer Satisfactions 10% OFF to NEW CUSTOMERS Over 20 Years Experience Insured / Bonded Call Today For A FREE Estimate Quality work guaranteed Gutter, Tree Trimming/Removal topwindowcleaning.net720-400-6496 CLASSIFIEDS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA DEADLINES CLASSIFIED LINE ADS: MONDAY, 5 P.M. SERVICE LEGALS:THURSDAY,DIRECTORY:5P.M.THURSDAY,3P.M. CLASSIFIED AD SALES 303-566-4100 classifieds@coloradocommunitymedia.com SERVICE DIRECTORY ADS Contact Erin, eaddenbrooke@coloradocommunitymedia.com303-566-4074 SERVICE DIRECTORY Roofing/Gutters - Call Golden Spike Roo ng - We are 100% Local & Have Great References - Roofing • Siding • Paint • Windows • Gutters Have a Hail Damaged Roof? - Call Dave Vaughn 720-427-7422 - davegoldenspikeroo ng@gmail.com Roofing All Types of Roofing Residential & Flat,Sloped/Steep,CommercialMetal,andTile Service and Pricing Can Not Be Beat! Give us a call for your FREE Quote. Locally Roofing for Over 30 Years Sunny Constructors & Roofing LLC www.sunnyroofing.com 303-734-0956 Sign up today to receive our weekly newsletter Stay connected to your local community! Go toandcoloradocommunitymedia.comclickthenewslettertab

PUBLIC

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Legaltrust.Description

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$412,392.00

Principal Amount as of the date

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/27/2018

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Attorney File #: 22-027931

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 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 Firstextended.Publication: 9/15/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 10/4/2018

Original MORTGAGEBeneficiary:ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LOANPAL, LLC

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.

Firstextended.Publication: 9/1/2022

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0102

ANNA JOHNSTON Colorado Registration #: 51978 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0108

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 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

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0113

Which has the address of: 23669 E Swallow Cir, Aurora, CO 80016

of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 10, ROCKINGHORSE SUBDI VISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Original Beneficiary: NORWEST MORTGAGE, CurrentINC. Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK

of Real Property: LOT 12, BLOCK 3, REATA NORTH FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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.

NOTICE OF SALE

Attorney File #: 22-028005

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/22/2022

PUBLIC

N. APRIL NORTON Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https://

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: SAMUEL O. LA DUE AND SHERON H. LA DUE

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $305,000.00

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.

Publisher:LastFirstLegalwww.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/NoticeNo.2022-0114Publication:9/15/2022Publication:10/13/2022DouglasCountyNewsPress

Which has the address of: 8404 Pioneer Trail, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICEAuroraNOTICEOFSALE

Last Publication: 10/13/2022

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Dated: 7/22/2022

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LYNN M. JANEWAY Colorado Registration #: 15592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Original Grantor: REXFORD D. EVANS

Firstextended.Publication: 9/8/2022

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

PublicPublicLegalsTrusteesPUBLICNOTICEParkerNOTICEOFSALETrusteeSaleNo.2022-0107

Reception No. of DOT: 2019009972

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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.

Last Publication: 10/13/2022 Douglas County 7/21/2022 2020030899

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 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 Firstextended.Publication: 9/15/2022

Firstextended.Publication: 9/15/2022

Legaltrust.Description of Real Property: LOT 54, BLOCK 1, COMPARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

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.

DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$245,471.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $234,891.24

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of

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 ColoradoDELL'ACQUARegistration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax Attorney#: File #: CO-22-940180-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// Publisher:LastFirstLegalwww.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/NoticeNo.2022-0112Publication:9/15/2022Publication:10/13/2022DouglasCountyNewsPress PUBLIC NOTICEParkerNOTICEOFSALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0114 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/22/2022 3:15:00 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: RICHARD PINTO AND YARI MERCADO Original MORTGAGEBeneficiary:ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/17/2020 Recording Date of DOT: 4/20/2020 Reception No. of DOT:

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.

Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

SALE

DAVID R DOUGHTY

Dated: 7/15/2022

Which has the address of: 8489 Canyon Rim Circle Unit 308, Englewood, CONOTICE80112

Original Grantor: BRANDON C GONZALES AND CATARINA M GONZALES

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.

Which has the address of: 8351 Dove Ridge Way, Parker, CO 80134-8889NOTICEOF

Original Beneficiary: WEINBERG SERVICING, CurrentLLC Holder of Evidence of Debt: WEINBERG SERVICING, LLC

THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH RANGE 65 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

modified and any other modifications: Legal Description.

of Real Property: UNIT 308, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 4, CAN YON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON AUGUST 22, 2006, AT RECEPTION NO. 2006072105, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OF FICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DELCARA TION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2005, AT RECEPTION NO. 2005016274 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

News Press Dated:

Firstextended.Publication: 9/8/2022 Last Publication: 10/6/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/14/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMY K ColoradoHUNTRegistration #: 37160 450 EAST 17TH AVENUE, SUITE 210, DENVER, COLORADO 80203 Phone #: (303) 592-4500 Fax Attorney#: File #: RIPPLE 8351 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// Publisher:LastFirstLegalwww.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/NoticeNo.2022-0107Publication:9/8/2022Publication:10/6/2022DouglasCountyNewsPress PUBLIC NOTICEEnglewoodNOTICEOFSALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0112 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/21/2022 11:47:00 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: Zac Debrun Original MortgageBeneficiary:Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Guild Mortgage Company LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT):

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/14/2022 4:52:00 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.

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/5/2022 8:44:00

hereof: $370,070.97

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Recording Date of DOT: 2/27/2019

Original Grantor: RIPPLE PROJECT 8351 DOVE RIDGE WAY, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LI ABILITY COMPANY

Attorney File #: 22-027526

NOTICE OF SALE

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

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: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Which has the address of: 22303 E Idyllwilde Dr, Parker, CO 80138

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/10/2020 Recording Date of DOT: 4/23/2020 Reception No. of DOT: 2020032527 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description

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: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$82,982.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $7,019.98

Reception No. of DOT: 9305083 Book 1109 Page 2155

NOTICE OF SALE

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Which has the address of: 12743 Leesburg Rd , Parker, CO 80134

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/21/1993

Recording Date of DOT: 2/4/1993

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/22/2022 3:14:00 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.

NOTICEParkerNOTICEOFSALE

Publisher:LastFirstLegalwww.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/NoticeNo.2022-0113Publication:9/15/2022Publication:10/13/2022DouglasCountyNewsPress

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.

Fax

Reception No. of DOT: 2018061035

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original MORTGAGEBeneficiary:ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 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 9/4/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 9/11/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019058338

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description of Real Property: LOT 16, BLOCK 1, COUNTRY MEADOWS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Publisher:

DAVID GILL

PUBLIC NOTICEParkerNOTICEOFSALE

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$474,000.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $472,371.17

Attorney#: File #: 00000009544206 www.ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/Notices Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com PUBLIC NOTICES

Last Publication: 9/29/2022

Last Publication: 10/6/2022

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/14/2022 3:29:00

September 22, 202230 Parker Chronicle Parker Legals September 22, 2022 * 1

NOTICE OF SALE

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$485,000.00

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of

The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 7/12/2022, Reception number 2022048452. Reason

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$520,000.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $504,829.08

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/5/2022

Last Publication: 10/13/2022

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 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

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https://

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2019

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: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

of Real Property:

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: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// Publisher:LastFirstLegalwww.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/NoticeNo.2022-0102Publication:9/1/2022Publication:9/29/2022DouglasCountyNewsPress

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

The committee raised and spent millions earlier this year, much of it from New Approach PAC, a Washington, D.C.-based political nonprofit, to collect enough signa tures to make the ballot.

In response to the article au thored by Robert Tann on “Biden’s student debt relief plan met with mixed reactions,” I would offer a counterproposal. Often the absur dity of an idea is best illustrated by proposing one that is in the op posite direction.

• Include your full name, address and phone number. We will publish only your name and city or town of residence, but all of the information requested is needed for us to verify you are who you say you are.

September with roughly $600,000 in its bank account.

EDITOR

A handful of other committees backing initiatives on the Novem ber ballot this year had big fund raising hauls in August.

• Do not use all caps, italics or bold text.

/s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County

Bill of Rights refunds.

In this way, The Sun contributes to a more vibrant, informed and whole Colorado.

HEDRICK - WALTER KOWALSKI WALTER KOWALSKI KARREN E KOWALSKI KARREN KOWALSKI - ALLEN H ALLEN HUGO HEDRICK - HIGH MEADOW PROPERTIES LLC, WALTER KOWALSKI AKA WALTER ANTHONY KOW ALSKI, KARREN E KOWALSKI AKA KARREN ELLEN KOWALSKI - WALTER A KOWALSKI AKA WALTER ANTHONY KOWALSKI PRESIDENT HIGHLAND MEADOW PROPERTIES LLC

Legal Notice No. 942804

ANTHONY

LOT 10 BLK 6 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 329-309 0.472 AM/L

LETTERSABOUTLETTERSTOTHE

The Sun, launched in 2018, is committed to fact-based, in-depth and non-partisan journalism. It covers everything from politics and culture to the outdoor industry and education.

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Who will pay off these loans? Why the US taxpayer of course! If my idea rankles some people, then you will realize just how ticked off I, and millions of other Americans are, with yet another political scheme by this presiden tial administration. It is beyond unfair on so many levels. It pun ishes those of us who have worked extra jobs, saved money, done without many things (restaurants, movies, vacations, new cars, etc) in order to pay for our kids’ col lege education. Let’s include those

A

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.

•

TURN TO THE COLORADO SUN FOR NEWS ACROSS THE STATE

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to WARREN R. & SALLY A. HOPKINS the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

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.

AKA

AKA

cation will be given to writers who have not submitted letters to us recently.

Jerry HighlandsRath Ranch

• Publication of any given letter is at our discretion. Letters are published as space is available.

Now, The Colorado Sun co-owns this and other Colorado Community Media newspapers as a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy. The Sun is CCM’s partner for statewide news.

Colorado Community Media welcomes

• Keep it polite: No name calling or “mudslinging.”

That said WARREN R. & SALLY A. HOPKINS on the 2nd day of May 2022 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 5th day of January 2023 unless the same has been

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WARREN R. & SALLY A. HOPKINS. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of HIGHLAND MEADOWS PROPER TIES LLC for said year 2010

ELLEN

PAGE 13

• Submit your letter in a Word docu ment or in the body of an email. No PDFs or Google Docs, please.

republished elsewhere.

Parker Chronicle 31September 22, 2022 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// Publisher:LastFirstLegalwww.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/NoticeNo.2022-0108Publication:9/8/2022Publication:10/6/2022DouglasCountyNewsPress Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occu pancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: HIGHLAND MEADOWS PROPERTIES LLC - OCCUPANT - WARREN R & SALLY A HOP KINS - GLEN RAMON JARRELL - JAMES BRENT JARRELL AKA JAMES BRENT JARRELL JR - LYNDA KAREN JARRELL - TERRI LYN FUDICKAR AKA TERRI LYN JARR FUDICKAR AKA TERRI LYN JARR FUDICKAR HORNSBY AKA TERRI LYN JARRELL FUDICKAR - WAL TER A KOWALSKI & ALLEN H HEDRICK AKA WALTER ANTHONY KOWALSKI & ALLEN HUGO

who have faithfully paid off their student loan debts. Finally, for those Americans who have chosen not to attend college and are now employed as plumbers, electri cians, truckers, auto mechanics and hundreds of other essential occupations, this plan is especially cruel to Ultimately,them.Biden’s plan will be challenged in court and at some point, struck down. In the mean time, the election will have been held and the political motives achieved. This is a disgusting brib ery of the populace just prior to an election.Lastly, I offer these constructive criticisms of Mr. Tann and CCM. By my count, the article contained

FROM PAGE 5 ALCOHOL

• Coloradans for Affordable Housing Now, which is support ing Proposition 123 to divert 0.1% of taxable income from the gen eral fund to the state affordable housing fund, raised $880,000 last month. The money came from nonprofits, including Fort Collinsbased Bohemian Companies, the Arvada-based Community First Foundation and the Denver-based Caring for Colorado Foundation at $250,000 each. The measure, if approved by voters, is forecast to generate about $270 million in its first year and reduce the amount of money available for Taxpayer’s

For Colorado Sun stories, opinions and more, and to support The Sun’s misssion as a member or subscriber, visit coloradosun.com.

Try this one on for size: A Re publican president announces less than 90 days before an election that all NRA members are to receive $10,000 forgiveness on any truck loans. Furthermore, if one is an

HEDRICK AKA

LAND

redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of September 2022

Right now, liquor retailers are allowed to open only three stores inKeepingColorado.Colorado Local, a group run by independent liquor stores fighting the three ballot measures, has raised a pittance compared to its rivals. The committee raised a little less than $200,000 last month, starting September with about the same amount in its coffers.

FROM

letters to the editor. Please note the fol lowing rules:

### Public Notices Parker Legals September 22, 2022 * 2

NRA member who has never gone to college, this president is espe cially “concerned.” For these folks, $20,000 forgiveness on any truck loans is now the plan.

Last Publication: October 6, 2022

• Letters will be considered only from people living in Colorado Community Media’s circulation area in Adams, Arapa hoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Je erson and Weld counties.

A

• Coloradans for Ballot Transpar ency, which is supporting Proposi tion GG, a measure referred to the ballot by the legislature, raised $600,000 last month. The measure would require detailed informa tion about how income tax initia tives on the ballot would impact various income brackets to be more prominently displayed to voters. The national Democratic nonprofit Sixteen Thirty Fund accounted for $500,000 of the haul. The Colorado Sun refers to the nonprofit as a dark-money group because it is a political group that does not have to disclose its donors.•Healthy School Meals for All Colorado Students, which is back ing Proposition FF, raised about $525,000 in August. The measure referred to the ballot by the legisla ture would reduce state income tax deductions for people with income over $300,000 and use the savings to provide free K-12 school meals for all students. The Community First Foundation and Hunger Free Colorado each contributed $250,000 to the committee, which began

Email your letter to thesocialorshouldtedwords.newspaper.forWednesdayeditor”postalcommunitymedia.com.letters@coloradoDonotsendviamail.Putthewords“lettertotheintheemailsubjectline.•Submityourletterby5p.m.oninordertohaveitconsideredpublicationinthefollowingweek’s•Lettersmustbenolongerthan400•LettersshouldbeexclusivelysubmittoColoradoCommunityMediaandnotsubmittedtootheroutletspreviouslypostedonwebsitesormedia.SubmittedlettersbecomepropertyofCCMandshouldnotbe

Student loan counterproposal

• Letters advocating for a political candidate should focus on that candi date’s qualifications for o ce. We cannot publish letters that contain unverified negative information about a candi date’s opponent. Letters advocating for or against a political candidate or ballot issue will not be published within 30 days of an election.

Natural Medicine Colorado, which is backing Proposition 122, the measure that would de criminalize and regulate the use of “magic” mushrooms, raised just $15,000 in August and ended the month with about the same amount in the bank.

&

Path to Zero, which is support ing Proposition 121, a measure that would reduce the state income tax rate to 4.4% from 4.55%, didn’t report any donations or spending for August.

The biggest contributor to the committee was the delivery service Instacart at $2.8 million, bringing its total investment in the group to $3.3 million. Whole Foods gave Wine in Grocery Stores $1.3 mil lion, while Target contributed $1.1 million, Albertsons Safeway gave $1.1 million and Kroger, which owns King Soopers, gave $1 mil lion.The group had a whopping $8.35 million in the bank to begin Sep tember, giving it one of the largest campaign war chests of any group or candidate in Colorado heading into the home stretch before the Nov. 8

Coloradanselection.for Liquor Fairness, which is supporting Proposition 124 to let liquor retailers open more locations, received $400,000 last month from Colorado Fine Wines & Spirits, a subsidiary of Total Wine & Spirits, the national chain that, along with its owners, is bankrolling the measure.

• We will edit letters for clarity, gram mar, punctuation and length and write headlines (titles) for letters at our discretion.•Please don’t send us more than one letter per month. First priority for publi

30 paragraphs. There were just two paragraphs that discussed the opposite side of the issue. Even then, it was expressed that per haps the plan didn’t go far enough. This article should have included comments and rationale from others who oppose this idea and are amongst those Americans I described above. The fact that this article was so one-sided reveals Mr. Tann’s bias. The fact that the edi tor didn’t direct him to dig deeper into the story to present the other side reveals CCM’s bias. I am call ing it out and asking you to work harder, work better and produce coverage that is balanced.

September 22, 202232 Parker Chronicle 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 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 Admission is free to the public PRESENTS 2022 Holiday Craft Show& Mini-Market 10amSaturdayNov.26-6pm 10amSundayNov.27-2pm Douglas 500FairgroundsCountyFairgroundsDv.CastleRock,CO. Visit Santa at the show on NovemberSaturday,26