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Pay gap between DSCD, other districts is festering issue

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The distance between Aurora and Castle Rock is about 30 miles. However, the annual cost to a teacher driving to a job in the Douglas County School District is between $15,000 and $20,000.

That is not measured in gasoline but instead is the salary difference between districts in Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

As the Douglas County School District tries for a second time in a one-year span to get voters to approve a mill levy and bond — known as measures 5A and 5B on the fall

ballot — with most of the funds slated to go toward salaries, teachers and administrators are speaking up about the reality of a competitive market.

Susan Fairchild has been teaching third grade at Sage Canyon Elementary School in Castle Rock since 2009. She was there the day the school opened its doors.

With the pride only a teacher can have, Fairchild talked about the joy of being part of a brand-new school.

She talks about how great it is that she now teaches students who are the siblings of the elementary school’s first classes.

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making that trek into Castle Rock each weekday is disheartening.

She lives in Aurora because that is where she can afford to live. Like many teachers who work in Douglas County schools, she cannot afford to live where she works, and she works extra jobs to make ends meet.

The Colorado Department of Education reports that the statewide average teacher salary for teachers of all experience levels is $63,235. The Douglas County School District average is somewhat lower at $61,448.

However, when compared to neighboring districts in the costly Denver metro area, Douglas County’s numbers fall short.

In Cherry Creek, the average teacher salary is $80,221. Littleton Public Schools pays an average of $75,434 and Englewood averages about $66,500.

Josh Miller, the principal of Parker’s Cherokee Trail Elementary School, said that pay discrepancy hurts Douglas County in what he called the “sweet spot,” which is having a high number of teachers with experience ranging from second or third year up through teachers who are near retirement.

However, to get and keep those teachers, a district must compete in pay, which Douglas County is not doing.

“You get to a recruiting event, and you say we have great kids, great parents and a great community,” Miller said. “But once you get to the question of pay, they say they will get back to you. It’s about the kids.

Our kids deserve the best, and right now you can’t put the best in place for our kids.”

But the test scores are good

Opponents of measures 5A and 5B point to a district already thriving, saying student test scores are higher than neighboring districts such as Cherry Creek.

Miller said he agrees that Douglas County students are performing well, due in part to great teaching.

However, he said, the problem if 5A and 5B do not pass is the future.

When the “sweet spot” teachers decide to call it quits and retire, Douglas County does not have a cache of quality teachers to take their place. That has a lot to do with the ability to recruit first-year teachers.

While Douglas County is the ninth richest county in the U.S., a starting teacher’s salary does not keep up with the cost of living. With the median household income being about $127,000 in Douglas County, a brand-new teacher is making SEE PAY GAP, P3

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about $45,000.

The Cherry Creek School District pays its teachers about $57,000 to start. Westminster leads the region, paying $61,000.

Douglas County also falls behind Denver Public Schools, which shows a new teacher salary scale of around $53,000.

“First-time teachers do not even want to start with (the Douglas County School District),” Miller said. “With student loans, the cost of living — this is not the first job they are looking for.”

If this trend continues, Miller said test scores will fall because the pool of quality teachers will continue to decrease, meaning the district will hire more mediocre teachers or professionals who are looking for a second career where money is not

as much of a driving factor.

The message to teachers

Miller said he understands how his staff and teachers are feeling as the rest of the metro area is competing and trying to pay better.

The message, he said, is: Douglas County does not care as much.

“There are consequences here that people just don’t think about,” Miller said.

For Miller, the situation is difficult when he has a teacher with a master’s degree who is single and driving for Uber Eats at night to keep up with the cost of inflation. Another teacher, who is married with two children, gets help from a local backpack program that provides food, so the family has enough to eat over the weekend.

Miller estimated that out of a staff of about 75 at Cherokee Trail, only a handful can afford to live in Douglas County.

“They live outside of the district

because they cannot afford to live here,” he said. “Teachers tell me they are driving from Littleton where they can work near their house and make a lot more money.

Serving us right now are veteran teachers, good kids, and good families.”

For Fairchild, she thinks about exactly what Miller is describing. Every morning during the week, she drives 40 to 50 minutes, with most of her commute going through Cherry Creek School District, where on average, a teacher can make up to $20,000 more a year.

“It is disheartening,” she said.

“I live in Cherry Creek, so yeah, I don’t have another way to say it.

People who are coming and wanting to be teachers are not even considering Douglas County. For sure (pay rates compared to other districts) is a problem.”

Beyond teacher salaries

Besides the ballot measures going

toward funding teacher salaries, Fairchild said the measures need to pass for another important issue that directly affects kids — building maintenance and management.

If ballot measure 5A is approved the district will get $66 million in the mill levy override, which will specifically go toward teacher salaries.

If Measure 5B passes, the district will get a $484 million bond, which will go toward building new schools and maintaining buildings.

At Sage Canyon Elementary School, Fairchild said there will be funding to upgrade control panels and the fire alarm system.

Miller said buildings are aging, and funding to improve them is badly needed.

(Editor’s Note: The teachers and administrators who participated in this story were interviewed in the late evening away from any Douglas County School District properties.)

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Douglas County School Board candidate Q&A

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experience, but I will take the hours, weeks and months necessary to learn more about our districts strengths and weaknesses and help create the positive culture and climate necessary for a safe and caring environment.

I have developed safety plans that help protect military base schools, shopping facilities and housing. I have trained and led units that were responsible for the safety of our bases in the United States in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. I have trained with multiple agencies utilizing the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

We will consider existing and new policies and practices in a measured, thoughtful way, ensuring that meaningful conversations with impacted stakeholders take place.

How would you balance the interests of parents, teachers/staff and students?

Truly engaged parents don’t just serve on Board (District Accountability, Fiscal Oversight, Long Range Planning) or School Committees, Parent Teacher groups or charter governing boards, but are woven into each day’s events for a child. Parents serve in carpool lines, cut shapes for a teacher, walk the school perimeter as a “Watchdog” dad, help the coach of a team, sew costumes for the school plays, and so many other ways.

Studies show that there is a direct correlation between parent involvement in the child’s education and successful outcomes. In and out of school, mental health, confidence and performance are all areas that are directly impacted in a child’s day when they see moms and dads, especially their mom or dad, involved with their education.

In other words, the most effective school-family-community partnerships—i.e., those that have the greatest positive influence on a student’s social, cognitive, emotional, educational development and thriving— recognize that the three primary “spheres” of influence do not operate independently of one another, but are mutually reinforcing—or mutually undermining.

In the balance of parent, teacher and district “interests”, the parents form a contract with the teacher and district to provide a quality educational service for their child. At no point does the district or staff have

an overriding interest in the child unless suspected abuse is taking place.

Therefore, the district and staff are in a mutually supporting role and the educational, medical and mental health decisions must be coordinated and supported by the parents first.

How should the district address equity?

What are your thoughts on the district’s current policies?

DCSD is affirmatively addressing educational equity by both board policy guidance and the superintendent’s implementation policy.

Recently, policy ADB was revised after over a year of obtaining input from stakeholders in the community. The board majority rejected calls by some in the community to tear it up and start over. After the revision, “The policy’s updated purpose includes “maximiz(ing) student academic growth and achievement” and “develop(ing) student critical thinking and problem solving skills that are essential for postsecondary success” — both among the top goals that stakeholders reported they want the policy to achieve,” wrote a local new reporter. As a community member who complained when the policy was originally written, that not all voices were included, I was glad that my input as well as so many others were finally listened to.

The board’s current policy ADB addresses all elements of a diverse population and the equitable access of every student to allow them to achieve their maximum potential.

The effort to provide equitable education services will never be perfectly delivered, but with constant oversight, the board of education can strive to ensure that all students are treated fairly and with every tool available to succeed.

Jason Page Do you support putting a bond and mill levy override on the ballot to increase school funding? Why/ why not?

As a fiscal conservative, I am always conscious of the tax burden we carry as citizens of this county, state, and nation. Bonds and Mill levy overrides are what we have under the school finance act to fund items such as building new schools, maintaining current facilities, and giving the district the ability to pay our teachers a competitive salary to not only attract the best teachers, but to keep the great ones we have as well.

These decisions cannot be made SEE CANDIDATES, P6

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October 26, 2023 needs program, with an eye on deeper parent involvement in the programmatic and therapeutic needs of these wonderful students. The district spends a tremendous number of resources, including financial, on these students and I would like to see the parents of these students better able to guide the care and instruction their children get while in our district. And in cases where outside resources are being paid for by the district, parents should have a choice in where that therapy or outside resource comes from.

dents. Additionally, the district must continue supporting our teachers and staff through resource allocation, climate and culture, professional development, and celebration. I want the board of education to focus on meaningful stakeholder engagement and collaborative decision-making.

How would you balance the interests of parents, teachers/staff and students?

How would you balance the interests of parents, teachers/staff and students?

in the vacuum of what is happening today, but what the county will look like 10-20 years down the road. It was short-sighted thinking that put us in the position we are in and we cannot continue this path. The district runs with some of the lowest administrative overhead in the state and we’ve done “more with less” for almost 15 years. We are at a tipping point of not being able to do any more with much less. There is a national teacher shortage.

There is a bus driver shortage. The burden for taxpayers is between $10$20 a month for houses between $500k-$1M. It is a worthy investment in our children, the teachers (a large majority of whom live in Douglas County), and our community. And as a conservative, I will ensure the money will be spent as documented and will also look to continually examine the operating budget and call out anything that seems out of scope for our school district to be paying for.

What challenges or topics would you like to see the district prioritize?

1) I will help champion a power down policy for cell phones in all our schools to keep social media use and texting out of the hallways and classrooms of our schools so that students can concentrate on learning and building positive relationships with their peers. This needs to be a priority. Students staring at screens all day is having a dramatic negative effect on mental health and setting boundaries at school will hopefully spur action to curb its use even outside of school as well.

2) I would also like to see the district continue to enhance our special

I want to pay teachers a competitive salary to teach students the subjects they have trained to teach while having policies in place which keep order in the classroom through straight forward discipline policies. That should take care of most teacher/staff interests. The same goes for the students.

As a board, we should have simple to follow policies the superintendent can action on in a clear manner that is understood by all stakeholders, to include students, parents, and teachers. This should ultimately satisfy the interests of parents, as they desire transparency and accountability and to be recognized and treated as the students’ primary teachers, caregivers, and decision-makers.

How should the district address equity?

What are your thoughts on the district’s current policies?

I think the district’s current policy on equity does a good job of ensuring the equity of opportunity of all students. This is how the district should address the issue of equity.

For students who have mild learning challenges, we create IEPs (Individual Education Plans) to ensure they receive focused attention on areas where they may be struggling. For our special needs students, we spend many thousands more per pupil to not only get them to school with special transportation options as needed, but provide avenues for specialized therapies, instructional aides, and custom-tailored curriculum for an equitable opportunity at a future that may possibly include independent living.

And for those students who accel at some or all things mechanical, technical, or skill-wise, we offer one of the top career and technical programs in the nation. This is how we address equity in Douglas County schools and I believe we are doing well, but always have room to improve.

Valeria Thompson Do you support putting a bond and mill levy override on the ballot to increase school funding? Why/ why not?

Yes, and I fully support the current funding measures on the ballot this November. The MLO will help lessen the pay gap between our district and all of our neighboring districts. Our schools are losing staff at high rates, with a 23.2% turnover rate, and the applicant pool for filling positions is small and sometimes nonexistent.

The district has many open positions across staff that are negatively impacting our students. The bond will help us keep up with the muchneeded maintenance of our current buildings and allow us to build and expand to address growth in new areas of our district. The cost to help sustain our district is around $200/ year for a million-dollar home. The ask is reasonable. A healthy and wellfunded school district benefits the entire community. Many of us moved to Douglas County specifically for the schools; our responsibility as members of this community is to maintain that.

What challenges or topics would you like to see the district prioritize?

Areas I would like the district to continue to focus on include literacy, special education services (SPED), mental health, and continued advancements in CTE. Literacy work, for example, must continue to advance to address better the specific learning needs of our students with dyslexia.

We can continue to improve SPED services through work on consistency of services, improving relationships with families, and providing equitable opportunities to our students.

The district has advanced CTE opportunities, and I would love for this to expand better to our SPED stu-

First and foremost, we need to ensure we have methods in place to engage meaningfully with those served by our district. Meaningful engagement includes two-way dialogue. As a parent serving on board committees, I have felt frustrated with feedback opportunities that have not included two-way communication. It is challenging to share interests or feedback when you feel uninformed. Additionally, we need to identify accessible solutions to communicate; that way, we will hear more representative feedback.

How should the district address equity?

What are your thoughts on the district’s current policies?

Equitable access to education is an absolute necessity. Considering all student groups should be the focus of all decision-making. Our district’s mission states, “The mission of the Douglas County School District is to provide an educational foundation that allows each student to reach his or her individual potential.” This mission can only be fulfilled with equity of access at the forefront. As for the current policy, I was disheartened with the changes and the process used to make those changes.

Susan Meek What challenges or topics would you like to see the district prioritize?

Our District is currently struggling with several critical challenges that require the board’s prioritization.

Firstly, there is a pressing concern regarding the perception of the board as overly political and wasting taxpayer resources due to poor decision making. Recent polling highlights this as the top community concern, necessitating a concerted effort to restore confidence and trust in the Board’s actions.

Secondly, the District faces an ongoing struggle to offer competitive compensation packages to attract and retain highly qualified educators. This issue has its roots in past board leadership from 2009 through 2017 that failed to advocate for local SEE CANDIDATES, P7

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school funding, which subsequently hindered the district’s ability to maintain competitive pay for teachers. Addressing this challenge is crucial to ensure the recruitment and retention of skilled educators.

Lastly, the District must grapple with addressing societal challenges and impediments that adversely affect its capacity to create inclusive and welcoming environments for all students. Tackling the issues that prevent every student from feeling safe, valued, and supported within our schools will benefit all of our students and prepare them for their future.

The Board’s top priorities should revolve around rebuilding community trust, addressing teacher compensation challenges, and actively creating a safe and welcoming school environment, one where students can thrive, and the academic achievement and well-being of every student is prioritized.

How would you balance the interests of parents, teachers/staff and students?

Public schools operate most effectively when there exists a robust and trusting partnership among parents, teachers/staff, and students. Achieving a balance among these stakeholders necessitates continuous dedication to collaboration, empathy, and fairness. The ultimate objective is to establish an educational setting that places the academic achievement and well-being of every student at the forefront, while concurrently valuing the viewpoints and contributions of students, parents, teachers/staff, and the wider school community.

Among my key priorities is the es-

tablishment of safe and welcoming schools. This entails working closely with parents, teachers, and students to continually review and refine all school policies. The voice of each stakeholder group is essential to maintain balance and each of these stakeholders have rights that help provide a roadmap for charting the course forward.

Another top priority is the cultivation of a culture characterized by trust, transparency, and accountability. This requires the establishment of transparent lines of communication with parents, teachers, and students to actively seek their input and provide regular updates on board decisions and ongoing initiatives.

Ultimately, attaining this equilibrium among the interests of parents, teachers/staff, and students hinges on a steadfast commitment to shared values and objectives. By placing a safe, welcoming environment, stable teaching and learning environments, equal opportunities for every student, and a culture of trust at the forefront, the board can foster an environment where all individuals feel respected, supported, and empowered to contribute to the success of our great school district.

How should the district address equity?

What are your thoughts on the district’s current policies?

Addressing equity in our district is deeply personal for me due to my experience as a first-generation college student. Navigating the complex college admissions and financial aid processes independently while working to support myself through college was a challenging journey. The financial strain and a sense of not fitting in took a toll on my physical and mental health, underscoring the urgent need for educational equity.

To promote equity, we must move beyond mere equality and offer additional support tailored to individual students’ needs. This could involve providing mentors or advisors to assist with processes like college applications and financial aid, recognizing that students require diverse resources to overcome obstacles and achieve their educational goals.

Equity should also encompass granting students access to opportunities they may not be aware of, broadening their horizons through diverse extracurricular activities, advanced coursework, and career readiness programs, ensuring an equal playing field for all.

Regarding current district policies, it’s crucial to evaluate their alignment

with equity principles. Are these policies effectively addressing students’ unique challenges and disparities in access and outcomes? Continuous policy assessment and improvement are essential to uphold our commitment to equity.

While it’s heartening that equity is a cornerstone of our district’s vision and mission statements, we must ensure these principles translate into concrete actions. The district must actively implement policies and practices that benefit all students, irrespective of their backgrounds, turning our commitment to equity into a reality.

Brad Geiger What challenges or topics would you like to see the district prioritize?

DCSD fortunately has strong test scores but continued work on literacy and math is needed to be sure all students are being served. Our career and technical education have been strengthened but it needs to be expanded to other parts of the district.

School safety is a current priority, and that coordination should continue.

There are areas of rapidly increasing enrollment in the district as well as areas where enrollment is declining. How to balance those issues will require engagement with the affected schools and the broader community.

Additional resources and focus need to be on dealing with mental health challenges of our students and to have an effective transparent procedure to deal with bullying and discrimination.

Finally, our leadership on the Board must focus on transparency and trust.

Before enacting policies, the Board must put aside the national political agendas the current leadership promotes. The district needs to consult meaningfully with all those involved

in our schools and to focus on the children in our schools. All decisions need to be made in an open collaborative environment rather than in backroom discussions kept from the public. It should go without saying that the Board should comply with the laws and avoid litigation that drains school budgets.

How would you balance the interests of parents, teachers/staff and students?

Those interests almost always align, and it is a false dichotomy to assert otherwise. Children do best when educators collaborate with parents (and guardians and other caregivers) and when the opinions of the child are given due consideration. When it appears, those interests diverge communication is then almost always the best solution to reach a conclusion.

These are complex issues that need to be dealt with on individual cases not with broad, poorly worded policies that ignore nuance in favor of getting headlines and money from national donors.

DCSD is looking to increase the number of school resource officers in the district. What are your thoughts on DCSD’s approach to school security? DCSD has generally done a good job on school security based on a broad-based approach where law enforcement works hand in hand with building administrators and educators. School Resource officers need to be focused on safety and not involved in discipline processes which are the job of educators. School security is done best when threats are identified before they can turn into dangerous actions.

How should the district address equity?

What are your thoughts on the district’s current policies?

This is an area filled with much misinformation, much of it spread by national groups with agendas that do not help kids in DCSD. Equity means simply that we understand that each student has different needs and challenges and that those must be evaluated and addressed to help those children. The reality of our nation is that some groups remain subject to discrimination due to their status or even perceived status. Our children are telling us this still happens and we need to address it through education of students and teachers, discipline where necessary and an abiding commitment to a safe and welcoming environment. We cannot guarantee a result for every student, but we can SEE CANDIDATES, P8

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adjust our systems to address actual obstacles.

October 26, 2023 Educating our children without the influence of a political agenda should be the primary focus of our education system. I will work diligently to assure that DCSD has a solid foundational core curriculum focused on reading, writing, mathematics, sciences, American History, Civics, Economics as well as the arts, languages and music.

How would you balance the interests of parents, teachers/staff and students?

Maria Sumnicht What challenges or topics would you like to see the district prioritize?

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Competitive pay for teacher and supporting staff.

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School Safety.

3. Educational excellence with the focus on solid foundational core curriculum focused on reading & mathematics at grade level, writing, spelling, sciences, American History, Civics, Economics as well as the arts and music, while also offering alternative paths to success in a life career.

(Legacy Campus & VALE).

Our teachers and staff need competitive pay. We need to realize that in order to educate our children with a quality education, it all starts with attracting and retaining excellent teachers and staff. I will work towards supporting this effort if elected.

I have performed security assessments, designed, implemented and managed large scale security systems for cities and schools; including America’s largest city, New York City, as well as many school districts in California. I led a staff of cyber security experts and was responsible for the cyber security posture of all Internet of Things (IoT) being procured

by New York City, including the City’s Board of Education. I have written policy for physical security measures as well as cybersecurity measures for over 30 years. My breadth and depth in this field I believe can be a valuable contribution to the DCSD Board.

I would work with the current majority board members, staff and parents to be transparent, encourage dialog regarding the education of their children, the curriculum and the services provided by the district.

Parent involvement is key in the mental health, confidence and performance of children. It directly impacts a child’s learning and social skills. When children see their parents take an interest in their achievements there is nothing more satisfying to a child than to see their parents cheering them on.

A child’s self-esteem comes from their parents from the age of one to eleven, as they age it moves to their peers. If that foundational parent involvement is not initially there during a child’s younger years, the transition can be extremely challenging and detrimental to a child’s well-being.

A child’s self-esteem is directly tied to how well they learn. Encouraging parents or guardians to get involved and stay involved is crucial to the success of every child. I would promote for school-hall meetings, invite parents, teachers and the superintendent staff to share news around the district. I would encourage for Press Releases, a monthly District Newsletter that would highlight the many different ways a parent can participate in their children’s schools. Many parents cannot work in the classroom, but many can volunteer for after work activities, score keepers at sporting games or a judge at the science fair.

There are many opportunities to engage, sometimes all you need to do is to establish a consistent communication method with them.

and “developing student critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are essential for postsecondary success,” top goals that stakeholders reported they want the policy to achieve.”.

As a minority, woman and legal immigrant, what I want EQUALITY “not” equity. I wanted the bar to remain “high” and not be lowered. I wanted to strive to meet and exceed the challenges before me. I want a playing field that with hard work, perseverance and determination, I person can achieve their dreams and earn a seat at the table and not because I was a token minority but because I worked hard and deserved a place at the table.

DEI and CRT are against ‘everything’ I stand for. DEI and CRT are ideologies that promote a victim mentality and cause reverse racial tension and discrimination. They destroy the fabric of this wonderfully diverse nation. As a minority I would never support ideologies that lower the bar just so I can be ‘included.’ As a minority I want to always know that I achieved a place at the table because of my hard work and meeting and/ or exceeding the requirements and not by being a ‘token’ minority at the table.

In my humble opinion the board’s current policy ADB addresses all elements of a diverse population with “equal” access for every student to allow them to achieve their maximum potential.

How would you balance the interests of parents, teachers/staff and students?

The most important interest—and, indeed, the purpose of the school district—is to address the needs and interests of the parents and their children. The district can, in first instance, address the interests of the parents by making sure they don’t price their families out of their homes with tax hikes.

Beyond that, the district provides a service to the parents to educate their children in the basics: Reading, writing, arithmetic, and accurate history.

Political ideology and propaganda that parents later need to correct is not in the interest of parents or students and has no place in public education.

The overriding interest is to provide educational services to the students in support of the parents. Presumably the teacher/staff ’s interests are the same.

How should the district address equity?

What are your thoughts on the district’s current policies?

How should the district address equity?

What are your thoughts on the district’s current policies?

The recently, updated policy, ADB, was revised after over a year ago with stakeholders’ participation. The revisions, includes “maximizing student academic growth and achievement”

ing the district accountable to the taxpayer and the parents.

The district needs to respect the taxpayer by living within its means, just like we do. But unlike most of us, the district’s revenue has already been increasing by twice the rate of inflation for at least the last five years. There is plenty of revenue, the district just needs to prioritize the spending on things like teacher pay and school security.

The district also needs to put the parents and students first. They are the parents’ children, not the district’s children. The parents know what’s best for their children and the district should be in a supporting role to help the parents educate the children with the basics: Reading, writing, arithmetic, and accurate history.

Propaganda, skewed history, and undermining students’ religious upbringing have no part in public education.

David Dicarlo What challenges or topics would you like to see the district prioritize?

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I believe that all students and staff should follow the golden rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

All students are entitled to the same opportunities and education and all students should be treated the same as every other student.

I believe the district’s current policies needlessly complicate the golden rule.

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An open mind for tax questions

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t’s a tough year for entities looking to increase taxes in any way, shape for form. I feel for school districts and cities that must go to voters this year to FROM THE ask for more money.

I feel for them beEDITOR cause, let’s face it, voters are feeling in a little saucy about dishing out more tax dollars in a year where we are facing major property tax increases with no real solution coming from our state legisThelma Grimes lature.

Nonetheless, business is business, and school districts and our local municipalities have to make important ones as budgets are balanced and future plans are made.

Let’s start with the Douglas County School District. Ballot measures 5A and 5B are back on the ballot and some are questioning whether or not the school board understood the “no” vote handed down last year.

There is validity to the argument that the voters spoke and in 2022 they said no to the same measures.

However, one might argue that it’s clearly an important issue if the school board is immediately heading back to the ballot box and asking.

If you look at true data — it’s not hard to see why they are asking. The pay gap between Douglas County and Arapahoe County teachers is a lot and it is going to be a problem.

Voting against this ballot measure will continue to criple the district’s ability to recruit good teachers, which means once the current good teachers shuffle out — test scores and school quality will suffer the consequences.

Am I endorsing the ballot measures? Not necessarily. I understand that people are tired of being asked for more in a year when property taxes are ridiculous. However, when it comes to school district needs — I rarely vote against these measures on my own ballots because I know our schools are not always the priority they should be at the state level, and I see firsthand how much our teachers

put up with, manage and deal with — and that’s not even when they are actually teaching.

The Englewood School District is asking a similar question. Teacher pay, operations, maintenance and technology are important and, as I say often, these schools are teaching our future generations.

In Littleton, it was interesting to watch the city council this year.

They started with the prospect of a marijuana tax. Probably would have passed. However, they moved on to asking something more important, which is to keep extraTABOR funds generated from the approved 2021 3A ballot measure.

Ballot measure 3K asks voters to allow Littleton to retain about $6 million of extra revenue generated by the 3A sales tax and other city revenue sources in 2022.

Given the pandemic and the economy’s constant ups and downs - I can see how the officials may have underestimated total revenue amounts.

I can also understand the obstacles local municipalities have to work around due to TABOR. A few years ago, Castle Rock went to voters to pause TABOR refunds to work on issues related to growth, especially the Crystal Valley Interchange.

TABOR has its benefits — believe me, I like that refund check just as much as anybody. However, when I covered the Castle Rock election and truly gained some understanding of how the rules of TABOR can be an obstacle for cities trying to fund important projects – I understood why there are benefits to giving funds back to our municipalities.

For Littleton, they are just correcting some math with 3K and it is likely a good thing for citizens.

In the end, as voters, while we may be angry about our property tax situation – as I read through my ballot this week, I thought about the importance of not carrying that anger on to other ballot measures that will affect our cities, towns and school districts.

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support BEST DCSD

Two years ago the Douglas County community voted by a significant margin for four school board candidates who campaigned on the following: remove requirements around masking; stop the encroachment of an illiberal, regressive ideology that was making its way into the schools via an Educational Equity policy; and reinstate the voice of the parent.

The new school board has delivered on these promises, and three school board candidates — Brad Geiger, Susan Meek, and Valerie Thompson — have made it clear that they would reverse the progress made with respect to meeting the needs of individual students (versus the collective needs of identity groups) and affirming parental rights.

Colorado Community Media shared their Q&A with all school board candidates, and here is how the three aforementioned candidates responded. With respect to addressing equity, Ms. Thompson stated “Considering all student groups should be the focus of all decision-making.”

Director Meek spoke of the importance of teachers focusing “solely on the education, wellbeing, and success of all students,” which is counter to her comments during a May 8 school board meeting. When a discussion ensued about expanding the definition of Diversity in the Equity policy to go beyond identity groups, Director Meek said “We are diluting diversity by adding other areas.

I’m not saying they’re not important but they’re not as important. And we have limited time and resources.” Director Meek suggests that the most convenient way to identify the unique needs of students is based on what identity group they fall into. Mr. Geiger’s response to the question about the Educational Equity policy is “This is an area filled with much misinformation, much of it spread by national groups with agendas that do not help kids in DCSD.” None of these three candidates believe that a school has an obligation to tell parents of a student who is exploring their gender identity. Mr. Geiger states “this is an almost nonexistent `problem’ promoted by national groups to attack public schools.” It’s very worrisome when an individual seeking an elected office disregards concerns of parents, while the other candidates disavow the fundamental right of parents and guardians to raise their children in accordance with their own personal beliefs and convictions.

For the sake of our students and families, I implore Douglas County citizens to vote for BEST DCSD candidates who will continue the work that started almost two years ago.

Allyson Rydwell Parker Ode to tax increasers

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of clothes and the color of leaves. Guess what doesn’t change? The annual tradition of tax increase demands.

It’s the time of year when some in Douglas County have decided our pockets are just too heavy, and they’ve stepped up to help lighten the load.

How thoughtful of them — especially in these times of economic uncertainty!

You see, nothing says “community spirit” like reaching into your neighbor’s wallet and helping yourself. It’s as if we’re all part of one big, happy Robin Hood-themed party — robbing from the rich to give to ... well, the government, mostly.

But wait, there’s more! These tax proponents, whether Proposition HH or Ballot Issues 5A and 5B, are so convinced our wallets need a good diet they’ve taken to the streets, or rather, their driveways. Yes, the annual tradition of colorful car-based craft paints obstructing back windows overshadows the need for a savings account.

It’s remarkable how some believe now is the time to siphon away more money from hard-working citizens.

The economy might be on edge, but hey, who needs financial stability with rising mortgage defaults, unreplenishable Douglas County food banks, unsustainable credit card debt and increasing small business bankruptcies?

Dear tax increasers, your enthusiasm for parting ways with our money is truly inspiring. Your colorful cars and unwavering belief in the magic of tax increases have me spellbound. Who needs personal responsibility when we can rely on the government to solve our problems? I eagerly await the day when you don “Tax Me More” tattoos to show us how committed you are to this cause.

So, an ode to more taxes, more colorful cars, and more empty wallets.

Because why should we let economic common sense stand in the way of “progress”?

Stephen Collier

Highlands Ranch Choose Meek, Geiger, Thompson

When I was five, my parents moved our family from a house in Lakewood that they had quite literally built with their own hands to a new Shea-built property in Highlands Ranch. Though they were sad they wouldn’t raise their children in the home they had poured so much love into, Mom and Dad knew they were making the right choice — they valued education more than any-

thing, and Douglas County School District offered the best.

As a child, I didn’t know about the reputation of the schools I attended.

However, I knew that my teachers inspired a passion for learning while making me feel safe and cared for.

I knew that when I graduated from ThunderRidge High School I would be prepared for life beyond the classroom.

And I knew that when it was time for me to raise my own family, I wanted to do it in Douglas County.

I now have a son who will soon attend the neighborhood school where we own our home in Parker. I am deeply concerned that his experience in DCSD will be very different from mine.

Many amazing teachers have left our school district in recent years after trust in the school board was broken. The brave teachers, paraprofessionals, and bus drivers that have stayed make a significantly lower salary than in neighboring counties. Many students go to school each day not feeling welcomed, supported, or even safe in their community.

We have the opportunity to turn the tide back in DCSD’s favor this November by voting Susan Meek, Brad Geiger, and Valerie Thompson onto the school board. Each of these candidates is prepared to prioritize teacher and staff compensation to create a stable environment for our children. They will work to create a safe and inclusive culture where all students feel comfortable. Their leadership will also benefit the community beyond schools’ walls, as rising academic excellence ensures we end up with a productive citizenry.

Our children deserve a school board that will fight for them to make schools safe and welcoming to all. Our teachers deserve a school board that will fight for their support and respect. Our community deserves a school board that will fight to regain the title of one of the best districts in the nation, as it was when I was a student not too long ago.

Please vote Meek, Geiger, and Thompson for DCSD.

Alex McCall Parker Nope on HH

Thanks to Jay Reichel of Highlands Ranch. His letter to the editor on why to vote no on HH was clear, concise and understandable. We need more letters like this so we will vote to protect TABOR by voting against HH. Encourage one or two more people to vote against this sneaky bill to raise our homeowner taxes and even take money away from renters. No, no, no. Just say no.

Mary Ann McCoy Lone Tree

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PRIMARILY PUMPKIN

PERCEPTI The orange gourd has moved from inauspicious beginnings to being an autumn staple

it, the seeds were tasty. The hard fruit was scraped out to use for bowls and cups. Through years of seed cultivation and seed trading, pumpkins became larger and oranger, and then other modifications were bred into them.

Current pumpkins

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ou could call pumpkins an important symbol of autumn.

The minute September rolls around, pumpkin appears in every food imaginable from pumpkin-spice lattes to soups to pumpkin cereal. Huge cartons of pumpkins arrive in stores as we prepare for fall holidays.

But what do we know about pumpkins? How long have they been growing? Do they have other uses than decorations and pie? Why are some pumpkins different from the orange pumpkins we carved as children?

Here’s your chance to learn more about the orange — and sometimes white and even teal — gourds.

Bitter beginnings

The pumpkin began as a tiny fruit — yes, pumpkins are fruits — as long as 7,500 to 10,000 years ago in Mexico and Central America, according to Jennifer Ackerfield, head curator of natural history collections at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

The original fruit from the Cucurbita family, which is Latin for gourd, was tiny, hard and round, nothing like today’s pumpkins, and the plants were stinky. Historians hypothesize that the fruits were eaten by woolly mammoths, Ackerfield said, and there were six indigenous species, with one species growing now in the Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location.

While the plant was gross, as Ackerfield put

Halloween pumpkins are specifically bred for size, shape and the pumpkin-wall thickness, so they make better jack-o’-lanterns, according to Eric Hammond, CSU Extension director for Adams County.

“Recently there has been a lot more interest in unique shapes, sizes and textures, even those with warty textures,” Hammond said.

“Interestingly, the funky varieties are old-time varieties. We wouldn’t call them heirloom pumpkins, but it’s in a similar vein.”

He said pumpkins, like many fruits and vegetables, have a wide genetic diversity, and some plant breeders look for that.

“Sometimes they find wild varieties that are attractive, and they cross-breed them to get desirable traits,” Hammond said.

He said nowadays, people are looking for unusual-looking pumpkins, and growers are happy to take advantage of the demand for them.

“Unusual-looking pumpkins have always been there,” he said. “It’s just there wasn’t a demand for them until recently.”

If you want your pumpkins to last a lot longer and you are not carving them into jack-o’-lanterns, wipe them with a diluted bleach solution, which kills microbes, and the pumpkins will last a lot longer, Hammond said.

He advised people to compost their pumpkins after they have outlived their decorative purpose rather than throwing them away, so they don’t add to landfill waste.

Who knew?

• The largest pumpkin ever grown in Colorado

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weighed 1,729 pounds, and earlier this month, a pumpkin named Michael Jordan was crowned at the 50th World Championship Pumpkin WeighOff in California as the largest pumpkin ever grown, weighing 2,749 pounds.

• The Pumpkin Capital of the World is Morton, Illinois, which is the home of Libby’s pumpkin industry. About 12,300 acres of pumpkins are grown yearly in Illinois, the most of any state, and more than 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins are grown yearly in the United States, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.

• Pumpkins were once considered a remedy for freckles and snakebites, the almanac said, and settlers cut the flesh into strips, dried them and used them to weave mats.

• Native Americans grew and ate pumpkins and their seeds long before the Pilgrims reached North America. Pilgrims learned how to grow and prepare pumpkins from the Native Americans. Pumpkin was most likely served at the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, the almanac said.

• The earliest pumpkin pie made in America was different from today’s pumpkin pie. Pilgrims and early settlers made pumpkin pie by hollowing out a pumpkin, filling the shell with milk, honey and spices, and baking it, the almanac said.

• Each pumpkin has about 500 seeds, and there are 45 varieties of pumpkins, according to Good Housekeeping magazine.

• The first jack-o’-lanterns weren’t made from pumpkins. Instead, the Irish carved faces in turnips, and Ackerfield called them very scary looking. When Irish immigrants moved to America, they found pumpkins more suitable.

• Christopher Columbus brought pumpkin seeds, along with corn and potatoes, back to Europe, the almanac said.

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TOP RIGHT: Jennifer Ackerfield, head curator of natural history collections at the Denver Botanic Gardens, holds the pressed pumpkin plant that grew in Mexico thousands of years ago. The round portion with seeds toward the bottom right is what the original pumpkins looked like.

Traditional pumpkins of all shapes and sizes await selection by jack-o’-lantern carvers at the Conifer Fall Festival.

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World’s record pumpkins

Pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colors are available for sale at a local Safeway.

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Guinness World Records lists 73 pumpkin records. Here are a few: • The largest pumpkin pie weighing 3,699 pounds was made by New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in New Bremen, Ohio, in 2010. The diameter of the pie was 20 feet. The crust was made of 440 sheets of dough.

• Steve Clarke is the world’s fastest pumpkin carver. The teacher in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, holds the record for fastest pumpkin carving at just over 16 seconds.

• Trevor Hunt holds the record for most pumpkins carved in an hour. He carved 109 pumpkins in 60 minutes or 33 seconds per pumpkin.

• The longest journey by paddling in a pumpkin boat is 37.5 miles achieved by Duane Hansen in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in 2022.

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High hopes. Low expectations. I still can’t understand why Superintendent Kane and the DCSD would place two (albeit important) measures on the ballot this fall. What’s changed since last election when both similar measures tanked? Although I personally support both, I don’t expect a majority of voters to approve two separate tax increases on the same ballot especially after property taxes have gone through the roof. Who is advising these school district leaders? The school board and Superintendent Kane are either naive or lack the political experience to understand the old adage of what constitutes insanity, “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Yes, it’s rather insane that Douglas County pays its teachers so much less than surrounding school districts. The backlog of infrastructure work is also insane. Education funding is too important to fail, but why place two costly measures on the same ballot ... again? Why not space them out: One ballot measure this fall, and the other measure next election. Well, I hope they both pass but my expectations are low, even lower than per pupil spending in Douglas County.

Nate Kaplan Highland Ranch Biden’s disasters

I was wrong. Joe Biden isn’t just interested in shaping America, he is also interested in shaping the world.

He is ambitious, and I didn’t think he could accomplish both, but gee whiz, he has a hand in every major disaster domestically and internationally.

Lets look at Sleepy Joe’s accomplishments. He halted the Keystone pipeline, which then contributed to higher gas prices. That translated to higher transportation cost for domestic products which again were passed on to us the consumers.

The disaster at the border, all done by reversing proven working policies, has overwhelmed

this country’s ability to take care of their own, while allowing who knows how many terrorists to enter the U.S. Here are some of Joe’s international accomplishments that has helped shape the world.

Joe waived sanctions on Russia on the Nord Stream 2 project.

I wonder if the financial flexibility Russian gained allowed for the invasion of Ukraine?

How about giving Iran billions and then seeing a funding of Hamas to target Israel. Good job Joe. And his most historic accomplishment, creating 13 gold star families with his horrific withdraw from Afghanistan.

All of the above doesn’t even touch on the pride all Americans have when POTUS shows obvious physical and mental deterioration, such as searching for a dead congress person in the crowd, or falling asleep at a meeting, or tripping while walking. Gosh remember when he said “if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black’.

So proud.

If you want to read about more exciting accomplishments that this limited space does not allow for, read Alex Marlow’s Breaking Biden. It helps highlight the nearly half century of corruption by our puppet president.

John Salanitro Highlands Ranch Go with Meek, Geiger, Thompson

At a school board candidate forum Oct. 5, candidate Andy Jones responded to the assertion that Jones’ slate was friendly with the current board majority by confirming it, saying “You don’t have any idea of the discussions I have behind the scenes with any of the board members to offer them input.” I have to wonder about which topics Jones provided input to the directors. As has been previously reported by Colorado Community Media, we have seen the board majority make some questionable and even unlawful decisions, so it is troubling that a candidate would

tell the public he’s been influencing elected officials “behind the scenes.”

The community has realized that the directors elected in 2021 are not what they seemed during their campaign. It’s no wonder the three candidates aligned with them have rebranded themselves for this year’s election.

We cannot shift control of the board this year, because those four seats are not up, but we can retain some balance and accountability by electing Meek, Geiger, and Thompson. Susan Meek is the incumbent who excels at holding the majority accountable. An accredited Governance Systems Professional, she is hired by other boards to assist them with training on governance — the work of school boards. Susan has a remarkable ability to tackle difficult subjects calmly and professionally, maintaining decorum even during the hardest conversations.

Brad Geiger is a father and an attorney focused on local solutions, who tells it like it is when others use national agendas to try to divide our community. During his nine years on the Long Range Planning Committee (including two terms as chair) he has worked alongside and advised multiple school boards and superintendents with varying perspectives and ideals, always able to put aside differences to work for the good of our students.

Valerie Thompson is the mother of two young children attending a DCSD neighborhood school and a member of the District Accountability Committee and Mill Bond Exploratory Committee. Her professional experience with positive youth development and youth violence prevention combined with her current coursework towards her PhD in behavioral psychology will be a valuable resource as the district navigates issues pertaining to student mental health.

Please join me in voting for Meek, Geiger, and Thompson for balance and accountability.

Connie Davison Highlands Ranch

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Parker Symphony marks anniversary

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he Parker Symphony, conducted by Rene Knetsch, celebrates its 30th anniversary this season, beginning with a concert on Oct. 20 at the PACE Center titled, “Destination: Europe.”

SONYA’S The Program will include Mozart’s SAMPLER “The Magic Flute,” Enesco’s “Rumanian Rhapsody,” Gliere’s Russian Sailor’s Dance;” and Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto,” performed by Yumi Hwang-Williams, concertmaster of Sonya Ellingboe the Colorado Symphony.

The PACE Center is at 20000 E. Pike’s Peak Ave. For information, call 303-805-6800 or visit the website at parkerarts.org/. Tickets are $32.

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he Seniors’ Council of Douglas County (SCDC) invites you to join us for our Holiday Reception on Thursday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (the location to be determined) to celebrate our accomplishments in advocating for the over 65,000 older adults residing in Douglas County. SCDC has had a very successful 2023 providing monthly educational presentations, collaborating with local agencies and organizations offering community services and advocating on behalf of those 60 years and older making Douglas County their home.

This year’s educational series included presentations on a wide variety of topics. Several of our most popular presentations focused on starting a business later in life, learning about the upcom-

ing changes to Medicare in 2024 and how to access assistance during Medicare’s open enrollment period (Oct. 15 through Dec. 7), how we all can view, speak and act more positively about aging, and scams targetGretchen Lopez ing older adults.

Additionally, the Seniors’ Council, in conjunction with Aging Resources of Douglas County and Douglas County, hosted a daylong educational event entitled “Vintage & Vibrant 2023.” This event was attended by approximately 200 older adults who enjoyed breakfast, lunch, three keynote speakers, seven breakout

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sessions, three interactive activities and numerous door prizes.

The SCDC actively pursued and supported collaborations with local entities serving the needs of our older population. Our monthly electronic newsletter, First Friday Update, consistently promoted the events of other organizations to connect our older residents with local resources.

Examples include the Douglas County Libraries, the Castle Rock Senior Activity Center, the Parker Senior Center, the Denver Metro District, the Denver Regional Council of Governments and many others.

We were especially active in supporting the County’s Older Adult Initiative designed to identify the current needs and concerns of our older residents as a basis to formulate a plan of ac-

tion to ensure the highest quality of life for those choosing to age in our communities. This effort included a listening tour comprising 13 in-person listening sessions, an online resident survey and a local providers survey, and will culminate in a report of the data collected and a live town hall meeting in early 2024.

Mark your calendars for our upcoming celebration and plan to join us for a “sneak peek” at what we’re planning for 2024. Visit our website at: www.douglas.co.us and search for “Seniors’ Council” for more details and the meeting’s location.

Gretchen Lopez is the executive chair of the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. The council seeks to engage, educate, and support older adults. Meetings are free and open to the public.

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outines are easy things to fall into, especially when it comes to our viewing habits.

Many find a genre or subject they connect with and not explore much else of what’s out there.

For 46 years, the Denver Film Festival has worked to get viewers out of their routines and exposed them to filmmaking from all over the world — films they otherwise might not be able to access. And it’s doing it again this year.

“We’re here to entertain, but at the same time, what’s unique about film festivals is the eye-opening experiences viewers can have,” said Matthew Campbell, artistic director at Denver Film. “We hope these stories induce empathy to the human condition, which is something cinema is uniquely positioned to do.”

The 46thDenver Film Festival runs from Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 12 at several venues, including the Sie FilmCenter, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Botanic Gardens, AMC 9 + CO 10 and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

As is always the case, the festival is brimming with viewing options, from the critically acclaimed opener, “American Fiction,” to dramas like “All of Us Strangers,” and thrillers like closer, “I.S.S.” Actor/director Michael Shannon and writer/director Andrew Haigh will both be on hand to be honored at the festival, as will numerous other filmmakers and creatives.

“Every year we try to have a good

balance of differ- some empathy at the same time.” ferent animal species continues in COMING ent types of films,” The full festival schedule and tick- his painted work.

ATTRACTIONS Campbell said. ets can be found at www.denverThe exhibition is hosted in part-

“This year we have a really robust local films offering, so there are a lot of hidden gems in the lineup.”

All told, there will be 186 films (108 feature-length), Clarke Reader so participants are really spoiled for choice. There are all kinds of themes audiences can select from, like Italian Showcase and Politics to LGBTQIA+ and CineLatinx. But no matter what path a viewer selects, they’re going to be joined by passionate film lovers.

“What excites me most during the festival is getting to interact with everyone and hear what they think about the films,” Campbell said.

“We love bringing out the filmmakers and celebrating their work, and they love engaging with audiences and the communal aspect of a festival.”

Whether you’re new to the festival or an old hand at navigating things, Campbell encourages all viewers to come with an open mind and try something that they normally wouldn’t.

“Having that in-person viewing experience is paramount for us,” he said. “Audiences get to illuminate their understanding of the world in a really great way. They can be entertained, educated and create

film.org/denverfilmfestival/dff46/.

Miners Alley celebrates two decades in Golden

Reaching community institution status is no small achievement, so it’s fitting that Miners Alley Playhouse is pulling out all the stops to celebrate 20 years of bringing theater to the Golden and Jefferson County communities.

The Golden Goes Platinum 20thAnniversary Gala will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Colorado School of Mines’ Friedhoff Hall, 909-1011 15th St. in Golden.

According to provided information, the event will feature a cocktail reception, free beer and wine, live entertainment from the casts of “Avenue Q” and “A Trailer Park Christmas,” full buffet dinner, prizes and auction items, and dancing.

All the money raised supports Miners Alley’s important cultural work, so visit https://minersalley. com/get-involved/annual-fundraiser/for information and tickets.

A creative gift at Parsons Theatre Gallery

The Parsons Theatre Gallery, 1 E. Memorial Parkway in Northglenn, is showcasing “A Gift from God,” a new exhibit from sculptor and painter Alonzo Clemons. According to the provided information, Clemons is primarily known as a sculptor and his careful consideration of dif-

nership with the Access Gallery, an inclusive nonprofit organization “that engages the community by opening doors to creative, educational and economic opportunities for people with disabilities to access, experience, and benefit from the arts.”

For details, visithttps://northglennarts.org/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Durand Jones at the Gothic Theatre

The R&B and soul genre is far more dynamic and complex than people give it credit for, and so many musicians are finding new ways to push the sound forward. As the leader of Durand Jones & The Indications, Jones has found a way to throw back to some of the genre’s classic sounds, while keeping a foot in the modern soul world. That trend continues on his debut solo album, “Wait Til I Get Over,” which was released this spring.

In support of the album, Durand Jones will be stopping at the Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway in Englewood, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Anyone who loves soul music, either classic or modern, won’t want to miss it.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0147 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/21/2023 1:09:00 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: James A. Barron and Roberta K. Barron Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/27/2021 Recording Date of DOT: 10/18/2021 Reception No. of DOT: 2021117889 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $422,485.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $408,546.56 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 MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 23, Block 3, Villages of Parker Filing No. 8A, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 23820 Broadmoor Dr, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/19/2023 Last Publication: 11/16/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/22/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO22206 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ legal Notice No. 2023-0147 First Publication: 10/19/2023 Last Publication: 11/16/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0149 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/23/2023 8:59:00 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: Moveability, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company Original Beneficiary: Pinetree Financial Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Pinetree Financial Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/20/2022 Recording Date of DOT: 12/22/2022 Reception No. of DOT: 2022078141 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $250,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $250,000.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly payments of principal and interest 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.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 132, Cottonwood Subdivision Filing No. 3, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Which has the address of: 8524 Wheatgrass Circle, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 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

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purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

FINED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED JANUARY 31, 1985 IN BOOK 587 AT PAGE 140, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

First Publication: 10/19/2023 Last Publication: 11/16/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Dated: 8/24/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT GRAHAM Colorado Registration #: 26809 360 S GARFIELD STREET, 6TH FLOOR , DENVER, COLORADO 80209 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 27372.0005 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0149 First Publication: 10/19/2023 Last Publication: 11/16/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0148 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/21/2023 11:56:00 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: Christopher Gene Wright aka Chris Wright Original Beneficiary: Citizens Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Citizens Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/30/2020 Recording Date of DOT: 8/5/2020 Reception No. of DOT: 2020071570 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $146,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $140,762.91 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 MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: The following real property in the County of Douglas, and State of Colorado, to wit: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 4J, BUILDING #4, THE RANCH AT COTTONWOOD, BUILDING #4 CONDOMINIUM MAP, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2002096343, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, AND AS DESCRIBED AND DE-

Which has the address of: 18088 Becket Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/19/2023 Last Publication: 11/16/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/22/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO22172 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0148 First Publication: 10/19/2023 Last Publication: 11/16/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0154 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/1/2023 11:53:00 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: TIMOTHY FRANCIS SAVOY AND DONNA MECHE SAVOY Original Beneficiary: NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2002-NC3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/30/2002 Recording Date of DOT: 6/3/2002 Reception No. of DOT: 02052403 Book 2339

Page 2256 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $295,950.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $172,924.01 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 LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 2, BLOCK 4, STONEGATE FILING NO. 15-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 16243 Creekview Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/26/2023 Last Publication: 11/23/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/5/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 20-024676 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0154 First Publication: 10/26/2023 Last Publication: 11/23/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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#048-23 PREFERRED FURNITURE VENDOR The Department of Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsive and responsible companies for the provision of the purchase and delivery of office furniture, as specified, on an as-needed basis.

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

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

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

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 048-23, Preferred Furniture Vendor” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 2:00pm on Friday, November 17, 2023 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

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

Legal Notice No. 946212 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

COST ALLOCATION PLAN SERVICES The Finance Department in coordination with the Office of the County Manager of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified firms to perform a Cost Allocation Plan and indirect cost rates in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87, “Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments”, as specified.

The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the RFP documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses.

RFP responses will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 2023 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) original hard-copies of your proposal response must be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #045-23, Cost Allocation Plan Services”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful vendor.

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

Legal Notice No. 946212 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 20th day of NOVEMBER 2023, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and ACADEMY SPORTS TURF, LLC for the HIGHLAND HERITAGE REGIONAL PARK SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 9651 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET, LITTLETON, COLORADO 80130 (PO#2023656); and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said ACADEMY SPORTS TURF, LLC for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 20th day of NOVEMBER 2023, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Parks, Trails, & Building Grounds, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 20th day of NOVEMBER 2023, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and ECI SITE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT for the CHERRY CREEK TRAIL PROJECT ~ INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #014-22 (PO#2022669); and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said ECI SITE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 20th day of NOVEMBER 2023, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Parks, Trails, & Building Grounds, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.

Legal Notice No. 946169 First Publication: October 19, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 946170 First Publication: October 19, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

DOUGLAS COUNTY FLEET EMERGENCY LIGHTING and LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT UPFITTING SERVICES The Fleet Services Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and highly-qualified companies to provide emergency lighting components and upfitting services for our fleet of vehicles.

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

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

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

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 059-23, Emergency Lighting and Law Enforcement Equipment Upfitting Services” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 2:00pm on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

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

Legal Notice No.946210 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #047-23 OFFICE SUPPLIES The Purchasing Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsive and responsible office supply companies for the provision of the purchase and delivery of Office Supplies for all County Departments, on an asneeded basis.

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

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

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

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 047-23, Office Supplies” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time.

Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 2:00pm on Monday, November 20, 2023 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #045-23

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Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-

660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 946224 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #042-23 CAR WASH SYSTEMS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE and SERVICE

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 (720) 437-6200

The Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified companies for the preventative maintenance and service of our car wash systems located at 3030 North Industrial Way, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, and 9040 Tammy Lane, Parker, Colorado 80134. Ideally, the County and other municipalities’ vehicles will use these locations; the average use cycles at each location are five hundred (500) vehicle visits per month.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023 @ 10:30A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS AND VIEW THE WORK SITE LOCATIONS – ALL ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION TO THE SITE LOCATIONS. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN IN THE FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE ROOM, 3026 NORTH INDUSTRIAL WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109 AND THEN PROCEED TO EACH CARWASH STARTING IN CASTLE ROCK AND THEN TO PARKER. PLEASE CALL 303-663-7707 FOR DIRECTIONS, IF NEEDED. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT. Please bring a business card, as sign-in sheets will not be passed around.

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

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

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

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 042-23, Car Wash Systems” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00am on Friday, November 17, 2023 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

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

Legal Notice No. 946223 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

In the Interest of: BRINNON WILLIS-SMITH, D.O.B.:10/14/2009 Child And Concerning: TARA SMITH, D.O.B.: 11/18/1982, Mother DESHUN WILLIS, D.O.B.: 01/01/1980, Father Respondents, And PATRICK SMITH, D.O.B.: 12/14/1957, Maternal Grandfather, VALERIE SMITH, D.O.B.: 12/21/1958, Maternal Grandmother, Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Kathryn Cherry, #42682 4400 Castleton Court Castle Rock, CO 80109 Phone: (303) 814-5325 lreigrut@douglas.co.us kcherry@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 23JV48

DIVISION C

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. TO: Deshun Willis TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Return of Service and Adjudicatory Hearing for Respondent Father Deshun Willis has been set for November 13, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. in Division C by phone: 720-437-6180 + 75553# Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition.

IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

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

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

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas

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Dated: October 16, 2023. /s/ Kathryn Cherry Kathryn Cherry, #42682 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 946211 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 (720) 437-6200 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: BABY BOY LANDERS, D.O.B.: 11/14/2022 Child, And Concerning: XEA ELIZABETH MARIE LANDERS, A.K.A. XEA BERGFELD, A.K.A. XEA LANDERS-BERGFELD, Mother JOHN DOE, Possible Father Respondents.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Amy Hendrickson, #32110 4400 Castleton Court Castle Rock, CO 80109 Phone: (303) 814-5325 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us ahendrickson@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 22JV106 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

Legals Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT (the “District”) County of Elbert, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting (the “Meeting”) at 6:30 PM on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The meeting will be held at Deer Creek Water Facility Building, 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker, Colorado 80138 and via zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81167572442?pwd=a Xkm6fH5Z6tTDHWDiIDUSUtrtGPI9J.1 Meeting ID: 811 6757 2442 Passcode: 279205 Telephone: 1 719 359 4580 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget of the District, if necessary, may also be considered at a public hearing held during the above-referenced meeting of the Board of Directors.

Copies of the proposed 2024 budget and, if necessary, the proposed amendment of the 2023 budget are on file in the office of the District located at Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado and are available for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file or register any objections to the proposed 2024 budget and the proposed amendment of the 2023 budget at any time prior to the final adoption of said budget and proposed budget amendment by the governing body of the District.

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. TO: XEA ELIZABETH MARIE LANDERS, A.K.A. XEA BERGFELD, A.K.A. XEA LANDERS-BERGFELD, D.O.B.: 11/13/1982 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Amended Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Permanency Planning and Termination of Parental Rights Hearing have been set for November 6, 2023, commencing at 2:45 p.m., in Division 8, Douglas County District Court. All parties shall appear in person unless otherwise indicated by the Court.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge.

You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you,

one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

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

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

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

Dated: October 17, 2023 /s/ Amy Hendrickson Amy Hendrickson, #32110 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 946207 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 (720) 437-6200 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: BABY BOY LANDERS, D.O.B.: 11/14/2022 Child, And Concerning: XEA ELIZABETH MARIE LANDERS,

A.K.A. XEA BERGFELD, A.K.A. XEA LANDERS-BERGFELD, Mother JOHN DOE, Possible Father Respondents.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Amy Hendrickson, #32110 4400 Castleton Court Castle Rock, CO 80109 Phone: (303) 814-5325 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us ahendrickson@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 22JV106 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. TO: JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Amended Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge.

You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

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

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

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

A Permanency Planning and Termination of Parental Rights Hearing have been set for November 6, 2023, commencing at 2:45 p.m., in Division 8, Douglas County District Court. All parties shall appear in person unless otherwise indicated by the Court.

Dated: October 17, 2023

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

Legal Notice No. 946208 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

/s/ Amy Hendrickson______________________ Amy Hendrickson, #32110 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

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Elbert County Legals

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DEER CREEK WATER DISTIRCT /s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCE SERVICES OF COLORADO, L.L.C.

posed Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budgets and Proposed Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (719) 447-1777.

Legal Notice No. 25060 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: ELBERT & HIGHWAY 86 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2023 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Elbert & Highway 86 Metropolitan District (the “District”), will hold a meeting at the Legacy Academy, 1975 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth, CO 80107 and via teleconference on November 1, 2023 at 5:30 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2023 amended budget (the “Amended Budget”) and 2024 proposed budget (the “Proposed Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: Please join using this link: https://video.cloudoffice.avaya.com/ join/501075171 Meeting ID: 501075171 Or dial: +1 (213) 4634500 United States (Los Angeles, CA) Access Code / Meeting ID: 501075171 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budget and Proposed Budget have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Amended Budget and the Proposed Budget are on file in the office of Walker Schooler District Managers, 614 N. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Amended Budgets and Pro-

Estate of James Joseph Soukup, also known as Jim Joseph Soukup, aka James J. Soukup, aka Jim J. Soukup, aka James Soukup, and Jim Soukup, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30060

/s/ Walker Schooler District Managers, District Manager

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before February 26, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 25062 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

Brigit P. Mahon-Soukup Personal Representation 1123 Pawnee Parkway Elizabeth, Colorado 80107

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Michael Palischak, a/k/a David Michael Palischak, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30057 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or the District Court of Elbert. County, Colorado on or before March 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Tammy W. Akers Tammy W. Akers, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 18 East Willamette Avenue Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 Legal Notice No. 25064 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Legal Notice No. 25063 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harlan James Steppig, aka Harley J. Steppig, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30056 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to on or before February 20, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Salem Steppig, Personal Representative 5842 Kingsfield Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 Legal Notice No. 25055 First Publication: October 19, 2023 Last Publication: November 2, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

Name Changes

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald F. Sprague, a/k/a Donald Francis Sprague, Jr., a/k/a Donald F. Sprague, Jr., a/k/a Donald Francis Sprague, a/k/a Donald Sprague, a/k/a Don Sprague, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030058 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before February 26, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Martha Sprague, Personal Representative c/o Little Law Office 15530 E Broncos Pkwy, Ste. 300 Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 25061 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FRED L. PICKERING, also known as FRED LUKE PICKERING, and FRED PICKERING, Deceased Case Number: 23 PR 30061 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the DISTRICT COURT OF ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO, on or before February 26, 2024 or the claims may be forever barred.

Robin Pickering, Personal Representative 1579 Belgian Trail Elizabeth, CO 80107 Legal Notice No. 25059 First Publication: October 26, 2023 Last Publication: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News ###

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Goal-oriented and results-focused

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ife can often feel like a disorganized mess of todo lists, distractions, and looming deadlines. It’s easy to lose sight of what really matters most to us. That’s why developing a goal-oriented, results-focused mindset is so important. When we get crystal clear on our biggest goals and take purposeful action to achieve them, we gain momentum and make meaningful progress.

So building upon the previous four columns beginning with the importance of our healthy selfimage, developing and maintaining a positive attitude, building winning relationships at home and at work, and using hope as a catalyst for change, I will conclude this series with not only the importance of goal setting, but also the results that we will receive as we meet and exceed our goals and objectives, and pursue our biggest and wildest dreams.

Zig Ziglar calls this the blueprint for success, being well rounded in all of the key areas of life. Zig referred to each one of these areas as key success factors when building and living a balanced life. And as he looked through the lens of each of the five areas, healthy self-image, positive attitude, winning relationships, hope, and goal

WINNING WORDS

setting, he connected them to the seven pillars of life which are family, mental, spiritual, physical, financial, career, and personal.

Being goal oriented means having a compelling vision for our fuMichael Norton ture and breaking that down into specific, measurable objectives.

Like a roadmap, well-defined goals give direction and help us allocate our time and energy wisely. They provide motivation on days when we feel like giving up. Goals also stretch us to grow beyond our comfort zone.

Equally vital is being results focused — keeping our eye on tangible outcomes rather than just effort. Results reveal if our strategies are working or need revising.

They build confidence and excitement as we check off milestones.

Staying focused on results guards against busy work that yields little real reward.

Powerful goal setting requires audaciously dreaming big while simultaneously having the discipline to chunk goals down into daily, bite-sized wins. Each small

win builds our capabilities and belief, strengthening our resolve to see our goals through to completion. With consistent action over time, these small steps compound into phenomenal results.

When it comes to goal setting and putting plans in place to realize our dreams, it’s also a great idea to make sure we not only chunk our goals down daily, but to also include near-term, midrange, and long-term goals. We need the near-term wins to keep us going and to propel us into the achievement of our mid-range goals and long-term goals.

Being goal-oriented and results-focused is a lifelong practice requiring self-awareness, strategic planning, unshakable perseverance, and the ability to enjoy the journey. It may mean sacrificing short-term pleasures for long-term payoff. When done right, it leads to a deeply fulfilling sense of purpose and achievement. Can you think of a goal that you have set where maybe you didn’t make the sacrifices necessary to achieve those goals? Can you think of a time where you had a dream or a goal, and the lack of perseverance hampered your attempts of reaching that goal or achieving that dream?

The answer to those last two

questions will be yes for all of us.

No matter who we are, at some point we let something derail us in the pursuit of something we wanted, but at the time, maybe we didn’t want it bad enough.

What would your life look like if you ruthlessly focused on your most inspiring goals and only chased activities that moved you toward those goals? You have limitless potential to create the reality you desire. With clear goals and a results-focused approach, you can live with intention and make your biggest dreams come true.

As we get ready to close out the last few months of 2023, where are you in relation to your goal achievement and have you already started to plan for your 2024 goals? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we can be intentional about our goals, and hold ourselves accountable for the results, it really will be a better than good life.

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.

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