Clear Creek Courant April 24, 2025 by Colorado Community Media

Residents

Epic Day of Service

E ort to clean up neighborhoods and parks draws support

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Epic Day of Service is aimed at cleaning up parks and neighborhoods in Clear Creek County.

Look for lots of volunteers carrying orange trash bags across the county May 17. e business community along with Idaho Springs director of Business & Community Promotion Sadie Schultz organized the day to clear out the trash in every county municipality with the help of local volunteers, e Rotary Club, Cabin Creek Brewing, Tommyknockers, Mountain Youth Network and Doyle Disposal providing a network of dumpsters donated for the day.

You’ll nd supplies, orange trash bags and instructions at several locations across the county starting at 9 a.m. including:

• Idaho Springs: former Citywide bank parking lot

• Georgetown: Events parking lot

• Empire: Minton park parking lot

• Silver Plume: Dinger Park

Volunteers who ll an orange bag will receive a food and beverage coupon to Tommyknocker Brew Pub in Idaho Springs. Items that cannot be accepted in the clean up include:

• Mattresses

BY CHRIS KOEBERL

CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dozens of local residents, businesses, community and government leaders join for a town hall in Idaho Springs to talk about and question: “What’s on the horizon for the town and county?”

Yards Tap House o ered the space and food for the event April 10 with several key players in business and government providing updates and answering questions about the rapidly changing

landscape of the town.

Sadie Schultz, Idaho Springs director of business and community promotion, led the discussion that included Mayor Chuck Harmon, leaders in the construction of the Trek Trails at Virginia Canyon Mountain Park, and included updates on the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District skate park set to break ground soon.

“My commitment in my new role is we’d have community conversation every quarter; one focused on the east end

and one focused on the downtown district,” Schultz said. “ ere are signi cant changes in the landscape, daily tourist population and business culture heading to Idaho Springs and the county, in some cases rapidly.

• Exercise equipment

• Electronics

• Tires

• Hazardous material/old paint cans

Organizers say it will be a day of community service cleaning up Clear Creek while having some fun with neighbors.

Townhall meeting at Yards Tap House in Idaho Springs April 10.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Buen sentenced to three years in prison

Years after shooting death of Christian Glass, former deputy convicted of criminally negligent homicide

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Former Clear Creek County Deputy Andrew Buen was sentenced to three years in prison after a jury convicted him of criminally negligent homicide for ring his service weapon ve times at Christian Glass, killing him instantly early in the morning of June 11, 2022.

Buen will have an opportunity for parole after two years for the criminally negligent homicide conviction, but he was also sentenced to 120 additional days to run concurrently for a reckless endangerment conviction.

Before handing down sentencing on April 14, Colorado District Court Judge Catherine Cheroutes allowed family members to address the court with a “victim impact statement” about how lives have forever changed as a result of the homicide.

“I now live with constant anxiety and a deep sense of unease in my darkest moments,” Simon Glass, Christian’s father, said during the victim impact statement. “I wonder, what’s the point of anything? I’m under treatment for depression and trauma, taking various medications and seeing a therapist and a coach. e joy in life was gone … I feel no joy because I’ve lost Christian. I don’t know when or if it’ll come back.”

Katie Glass, Christian’s sister, and Sally Glass, his mother, also spoke and both said they live with anxiety. Both said they did not believe that Buen felt any remorse for his actions that killed Christian.

“As Simon and Katie said, we’ll never be the same people, we’re not the same people, It’s not the way it should be … parents shouldn’t have to bury their children,” Sally Glass said. “ e hurt … is unimaginable. I’ll never be happy again, not for for as long as I live.

“(Christian) met evil that night, and there was no compassion,” she continued. “I think you got away with murder that night, I really do.”

Sally Glass also said she didn’t think the maximum sentence that Buen could have faced was long enough for what he did. But she also said she hopes that Buen will do something positive once he’s released from prison.

“ at would be the best outcome,” she said. “Dear Christian, rest in peace.”

Buen spoke after members of the Glass family gave their statements. A tearful Buen said he would not want to “invalidate any emotion” of the Glass family.

“From the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry for your loss and my actions that led to your loss,” Buen said, wiping away tears. “I pray God touches (the Glass family’s) hearts and blesses them. And I pray God grants you guys peace. ere is nothing I can do or say that can change the past. ere’s a million things I should have done better that night. … I know my actions and decisions that night are what escalated that situation, and Christian deserved better, you all deserved better.

“I do not ask for anything. I’m willing to accept whatever punishment is best,” Buen added. “I pray for there to be light from such a dark and tragic situation. I also know and understand the impact of my actions on the community. Part of the

family

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to members of the media following the sentencing of former Clear Creek County deputy Andrew Buen, who received three years in prison on April 14, 2025. Buen was found guilty in February of negligent homicide in the shooting death of Christian in June 2022.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

reason I got into law enforcement was to change the view of law enforcement, and my actions did the opposite. “

Laura Boyd, Buen’s mother, also spoke and asked for “mercy” from the judge.

“Prisons are a very dangerous place for police o cers,” Boyd said. “I’m terried for what he’s going through, what he may go through. I just, please, your honor, please have mercy on my son.”

Cheroutes said she does believe that Buen is a “kind” person, but that punishment needed to be rendered.

Family members, former coworkers and friends of Buen as well as his attorneys, who have worked as his defense for more than two years, showed support as Cheroutes read the sentence putting the former law enforcement o cer in prison.

Prior to sentencing, district prosecutor Stephen Potts played video of Buen’s behavior while he has been held in jail, actions he described as “inappropriate.”

Defense attorneys objected but were overruled.

“What that video tells us, your honor, is it tells us don’t mess with Andrew Buen,” Potts said. “He engaged in behavior that was totally consistent with the behavior in this case.”

In February, a jury made up of six women and nine men — 12 jurors and three alternates, all Clear Creek County residents — listened to several days of testimony from multiple court-approved experts called by both prosecutors and defense attorneys, about use of force by police ofcers.

Although he never took the stand in his own defense, Buen nonetheless provided key evidence in the case through more than an hour of video and audio from his body-worn camera that night.

e jury watched Buen from the time he turned it on as he arrived on scene, to when he stopped recording as he was taken to the Clear Creek Sheri ’s o ce for an “after action” interview with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Buen’s body cam recording includes a “timecode” displaying the exact time of every interaction between the six other law enforcement o cers on scene, from Buen’s point-of-view, leading up to him ring the fatal shots that killed Glass.

After the rst trial in April 2024, Buen was found guilty of reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. However, jurors at that time were unable to reach a decision on the second-degree murder and o cial misconduct charges, so Cheroutes declared a mistrial and ordered the case to be retried.

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

Week of April 7, 2025

Each day at about 8 a.m. a local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at the Georgetown Weather Station and wind observations at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from an NWS digital “Maximum/Minimum Temperature System.” “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated. T = Trace of precipitation or snowfall. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 56 years within the period 1893-2024). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set for that speci c date.

Day and date of observation (2025)

Former Clear Creek County deputy Andrew Buen addresses Christian Glass’ family in advance of his sentencing in district court on April 14, 2025. Buen was convicted in February in the shooting death of Christian Glass.

PHOTO COURTESY COURT VIDEO

From left,

members

Christian Glass — father Simon, sister Katie

mother Sally — speak

Next Week Colorado Homeowners Will Receive Updated Property Valuations From Their County Assessors

During the first week of May in every odd numbered year, Colorado’s county assessors are required to notify every property owner of the full valuation which the assessor has assigned to their property. Unless revised downward through the statemandated appeal process, that valuation will be the basis of the property tax charged for that year and the following year.

The system actually depends on your participation in correcting the assessor’s valuation which was the result of a computer-driven “mass appraisal” system, because there’s no way that the assessor’s staff of human appraisers could create a valuation for every home in the county. Those appraisers will, however, read or listen to your appeal of the valuation which their system generated for your home.

in Jefferson County, on the assessor’s website, http://assessor.jeffco.us, first find your home by clicking on this green bar:

of each year because of, for instance, it was burned to the ground or had an addition in place on January 1st.

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Bottom line, therefore, is that you owe it to yourself and to the county to help the assessor come up with the proper valuation for your home.

So how do you do that? For commercial properties, which pay roughly four times the property tax per $100,000, a whole industry has arisen to help property owners (for a fee) get their valuations reduced. Residential taxes are so much lower that those professionals don’t solicit residential property owners to assist them in arguing for lower valuations.

County assessors are expected to make it easy for property owners to determine whether the assessor correctly estimated their home’s value on June 30th of last year. Here

That will take you to the page where you can click on “Address” at left and enter your home’s address. (The address number and street name should suffice.) Click on your home when it appears, which will take you to the page where you can click on “View Notice.” Then click on the tab “Sales” and scroll down to see all the “qualified sales” that you can cite in your appeal. Note that you can click on any column heading for it to sort on that column, which can make it easier to find suitable comps for your appeal.

If you’re not in Jefferson County, Google your own county assessor’s website.

Only homes that sold during the 24 months prior to June 30, 2024, can be cited in your protest, and they have to be “time adjusted” to reflect what they would have sold for on June 30, 2024. However, the Jeffco assessor told me that property values increased by only 2% during the 24 months from which qualified comps are drawn, so you needn’t bother.

Remember above all, the intention is to determine what your home was worth on June 30, 2024, not what it is worth today! Your taxes for both 2025 and 2026 will only be based on what your home was worth back then! The only adjustment would be if your home is physically different on January 1st

Celebrate Earth Day With Free Film Screenings This Saturday

The Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF), which I wrote about and co-sponsored in February, returns to the Green Center on the Colorado School of Mines campus this Saturday, April 26th, 1 to 3 pm, for a screening of two environmental films. Admission is free, although a contribution of $12 or more is encouraged.

The first film is Peaks to Prairie and is described as follows: “In Boulder County, an ambitious initiative harnesses the power of nature to combat climate challenges in the peaks and prairie ecosystem. As megafires rage across the Western U.S., millions of acres of nearby agricultural prairies remain degraded, stripped of the nutrients vital for a thriving landscape. To address these challenges, three ecological partners—Boulder Watershed Collective, Grama Grass & Livestock, and Boulder Mushroom—have come together in a pioneering effort to restore the land.”

The second film is Common Ground (43 minutes). It’s described as follows: “From the creators of Kiss the Ground (CEFF’s 2021 Best of the Fest), this eye-opening film explores the regenerative farming movement and its potential to heal the soil, reverse climate change, and restore human health. Featuring passionate farmers, activists, and thought leaders, Common Ground offers a hopeful vision for the future of our planet— and the role we all play in shaping it.”

This nicely updated and well-maintained condo at 10259 W. 55th Drive is in the Skyline Estates subdivision east of Kipling between the campus of Red Rocks Community College’s Arvada campus and the athletic fields on 58th Avenue. When you look out the bedroom window or from the enclosed patio between mature evergreen trees, all you see in greenbelt, a children’s playground and those athletic fields. No traffic noise, just the sounds of birds enjoying our spring weather! This condo is in great condition, as you’ll see when you come to my open house this

The screenings are followed by an audience chat “to dive deeper into the stories, themes, and action steps from each film.”

The Green Center is located at 924 16th Street in downtown Golden. Street and lot parking is free on weekends. I put a link for ordering tickets for as little as $0 on our blog, http://RealEstateToday.substack.com. There are trailers you can click on for each film.

Lennar to Build 1,500 Denver Area Homes Using Geothermal Energy

Lennar, one of the nation’s biggest home builders, announced recently that it is going to build 1,500 homes in the Denver area using geothermal energy to heat and cool them. It’s likely that these will be all-electric homes, although that was not mentioned, since gas will not be needed for space or water heating.

Dandelion Energy is the builder’s partner in the project, using heat pumps to extract heat from the ground in the winter and to extract heat from the homes in the summer. Each home will have its own individually drilled geothermal wells, which surprised me. If the homes are close together, a community geothermal system might make more economic sense.

The goal is to complete the 1,500 homes by the end of 2026, making it the largest residential deployment using geothermal so far.

April

Note: If, by chance, you bought your home on or close to June 30, 2024, don’t assume that your purchase price will be the assessor’s valuation of your home, because, regardless of what you paid for your home on June 30, 2024, its valuation is based on what eligible comps indicate it should have sold for.

Using the procedure described above, it’s possible that your home was valued correctly, but if it was overvalued, you need to appeal using a form that is page two on the file you saw when you clicked on “View Notice.”

Your form is due in the assessor’s office by June 8, 2025, so you’ll want to mail it by June 1st if you can’t deliver it in person to the assessor’s office on the 2nd floor of the “Taj Mahal.” My recommendation is always to request an in-person meeting with the assessor’s office. You can make an appointment or just show up and wait in line.

A couple months ago, I reported that I had traded in my Tesla Model Y (which I loved) for the Ford Mustang Mach E after testdriving multiple other brands, including Chevrolet, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan. Now that I’ve put 1,000 miles on my Mustang, and knowing that many readers may be thinking of trading in their Teslas, I thought it time to play automotive critic and write a review of the Mustang.

A few years ago, I spent 2 weeks driving an F-150 Lightning, which I liked, so I knew I would like the Mustang. Its “BlueCruise” hands-free driving, which only works on divided highways, is quite nice, but not worth (to me) the $50/month subscription fee after my three months’ free trial. It’s nowhere near as nice as Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” which I reviewed favorably in my Nov. 21, 2024, column and which costs twice times as much ($99 per month or $8,000 purchase).

Without “BlueCruise,” there is lane-keeping and adaptive cruise control which can be used on city streets and arterials. The lanekeeping is not as effective as in the Tesla, wandering to the very edges of lanes instead of keeping strictly to the center, and it gives out on sharper curves, which Tesla is great at. But what I prefer about Ford’s lane-keeping is that it’s automatic. When I break the lanekeeping to change lanes, it locks into the new lane without me having to set it again.

The adaptive cruise control is much better than Tesla’s, because when the posted speed limit changes, it automatically resets the set speed. Since I set it for 10 mph over the speed

Writing the articles for this full-page “advertorial” has been my privilege and passion for over two decades, but I have decided to give myself a break and publish every other week instead of weekly so I can devote more time to my thriving real estate practice and family life. All 26 newspapers in which it appears have graciously allowed me to make this change, and I look forward to having next week “off”! Look for me to return every other week starting now. On those “off” weeks, including May 1st, I’ll be publishing half-page ads on related topics. In next week’s ad, I start a series on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Look for it on this page.

Spend some time surfing around the assessor’s website to learn about the appeal process, including further appeals if the assessor’s office doesn’t respond favorably to your appeal.

limit, when it resets, it sets the new speed control accordingly. Not true on the Tesla.

My favorite feature is the “1-Pedal” setting for driving. This uses regenerative braking to slow down the car at a good rate when you release the accelerator pedal. And when it comes to a stop, it holds the car whether on an incline or not. The best thing about it is that once I have set it to “1-Pedal” driving, it is already set every time I drive. (It’s not the factory default setting, which is with minimal regenerative braking and unwanted “creep” as if you were driving a conventional car.)

The “frunk” is not as big as in any Tesla, but it’s bigger than other brands of EV, some of which have no front storage at all.

Like the newer Teslas, there is no need for a key fob (although they give you two), because your phone is your key. Instead of door handles, you touch a button above each door, which pops the door open enough to pull on it. There’s a smartphone app. It’s useful, but not as complete as Tesla’s.

There’s an EV round-up happening in the Arvada United Methodist Church’s lot at 68th and Carr St. this Sunday, April 27, from 9 to noon. I’ll have my car there if you’d like to get a closer look. Also, I wrote more about it at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com

Charities Which Used Our Free Box Truck Miss It. Our GoFundMe Campaign Is Off to a Good Start.

Back in February, I announced that our truck needed a new engine and other repairs and that we decided to retire it instead. This was a big loss to such non-profits as Operation Feed the Troops, Family Promise, BGoldN, Christian Action Guild, Buffalo Bill Days, and the International Rescue Committee, among others, which used the truck more often than our clients!

The truck is off the road but still available to be repaired. So far, we’ve received over $2,000 in donations. If you’d like to contribute, visit www.BringItBack.info. Thanks!

Review: My Mustang EV Is a Fine Replacement for My Tesla

A chance to sample wings from local restaurants, beneﬁt local food pantry

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e fourth annual Wing Crawl in downtown Idaho Springs will crown this year’s Best Wings in Idaho Springs and bene t Loaves and Fishes.

At least 10 downtown restaurants in Idaho Springs will compete in this year’s Wing Crawl and the public option will crown the winner of the coveted chicken wing trophy.

For a $35 donation to Loaves and Fishes participants will be able to visit all 10 participating restaurants where two wings await their judgemental tastes from noon to 7 p.m. on May 3.

e event started with an idea from Carolyn Hohne of St Mary’s whose love of chicken wings prompted a thought for a local/friendly competition for charity.

“ e event was in my head; the question was who could bene t from it?” Hohne said.

Eventually, Hohne said the answer was clear.

“I’m just glad that this organization gets the bene ts because It became so obvious it was Loaves and Fishes, you know, ‘food for food,’” Hohne said.

According to Loaves and Fishes Director Rachel Josselyn, the Wing Crawl has grown into one of their biggest fundraisers of the year raising as much as $5,000.

Annual Wing Crawl is back

A big reason the fundraiser is such a revenue generator for the food bank is,

“All of the wings are donated. All the restaurants are doing this out of the kindness of their hearts. We get every single ounce of money from the tickets,” Josselyn said. at’s especially important now when Josselyn said the rising cost of food from one of their main suppliers, Food Bank of

the Rockies, out of Denver, is sometimes prohibitive on certain items.

gets us out into the community, it brings people up to Idaho Springs before we hit our busy season, so it’s really good for the community and businesses,” Josselyn said.

Idaho Springs restaurants providing

the wings for this year are: Last year’s winner Tommyknocker Brew Pub, Yards Taphouse, Pick Axe Pizza, Beau Jo’s, e Vintage Moose, Clear Creek Cidery, MTN Prime, Gold Pan Tavern, Westbound and Down Tavern and B.P.O.E (Elks Lodge),

Tickets can be purchased at ze y.com/ ticketing/wing-crawl--2025.

Beneﬁt for Loaves and Fishes food bank in Idaho Springs The Wing Crawl is back May 3.

The fourth annual Wing Crawl in downtown Idaho Springs will crown this year’s Best Wings in Idaho Springs and beneﬁt Loaves and Fishes May 3. PHOTOS COURTESY OF

Airport parking rates rising in May

Hourly rates increase but premium spots drop by $5

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Denver International Airport is hiking parking fees at some of the airport’s parking lots while cutting the price of Premium Reserve parking starting May 14.

e changes have come as parking management and shuttle costs at DEN have increased by an average of 44.5% over the past three years, according to a Denver International Airport news release. Airport o cials looked at parking rates at airports in other major cities as well as the rates of nearby o -airport parking facilities before arriving at the new gures.

e last time DEN increased parking rates was July 15, 2022, the news release states.

“Increasing parking fees will allow DEN to continue investing in its parking facilities and further enhance the customer experience,” DEN Senior Vice President of Parking and Commercial Transportation Mark Nagel said in the news release. “Our investments include improved lighting, accessibility upgrades and enhanced security features.”

Increased parking fees will also allow DEN to continue to maintain competitive rates for its airlines, so they continue to add ights, bene ting local communities, the news release states. e rate increase is expected to generate more than $3 million in additional revenue per month.

DEN o cials say they are committed to o ering a diversity of transportation options to and from the airport. RTD buses and trains provide regular service at DEN. Additionally, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Bustang Outrider service provides transit between DEN and communities on Colorado’s Eastern Plains.

For more information on DEN Parking, including parking facility locations and real-time availability, visit https://www. ydenver.com/parking-and-transportation/parking-lots/.

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The parking rates in this table are e ective starting May 14, 2025.

Passengers ﬁll the Great Hall at Denver International Airport as they wait to pass through the south security checkpoint on Oct. 22.

PHOTO BY HART VAN DENBURG/CPR NEWS

“These are meetings designed so that businesses and residents have a place to interface with community leaders and city staff,” Schultz told the Courant during the meeting. “We have a lot of changes coming our way over the next couple of years and the biggest feedback I’ve heard is that it’s hard to get information or to know what’s happening.”

Progress on the Trek Trails at Virginia Canyon Mountain Park has been in the works for the last eight years, toward a master plan of 28 miles of designed trails, incorporated with plans for the Mighty Argo Cable Car, according to the Colorado Mountain Bike Association.

The trails were kept closed during the extreme weather habitat season that expired in March, according to COMBA.

However, plans to reopen public ac-

cess to the trails have been pushed back due to the ongoing construction of the Gondolas at the Argo, according to COMBA Executive Director Gary Moore.

“The work that’s going on out there just now, helicopter flights, big holes being dug, bags of concrete flying through the air, rocks rolling downhill, right now there’s just no way to organize all that,” Moore said. “There’s no way to have the public out there, especially in the numbers they would show up in.”

Despite the Argo construction, Moore said careful communication with developers allows trail construction to continue.

“We’re continuing to build the next top-to-bottom trail called Eureka; it’s a blue-level trail. That won’t be right away but should be open in maybe July,” Moore said.

Many Idaho Springs residents may have already noticed the large commercial helicopters flying overhead the Argo.

“The flights are staged and flown directly up the gondola line by Mountain Blade Runner helicopters, operating out of Boulder,” Mighty Argo partner Mary Jane Loevlie said.

Those flights will likely continue into June and July as heavy machinery is brought to the top and more than 400 yards of concrete are poured into 14 tower foundations at various stages of the mountain.

Hundreds of flights will continue to supply construction efforts, and in July, residents and locals may have an opportunity to witness several Blackhawk helicopters deliver some of the heaviest and most important towers to the project, Loevlie said.

Also in May, members of the Idaho Springs “SkateBoard” and the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District hope to break ground on a long anticipated skate park in east Idaho Springs, where the Shelly/Quinn ballfields are currently located.

New Line Skateparks was named to

design and construct the 18,000-squarefoot skatepark with a budget of at least $1.17 million, according to CCMRD General Manager Cameron Marlin.

Idaho Springs Mayor Chuck Harmon said the highlights, activities and events of the new venues will bring more people to town.

“It is going to bring more people and more traffic… yeah, if there’s a couple hundred more people walking around downtown, it should be a good shot in the arm for the businesses, but I don’t think that’s going to affect locals that much,” Harmon told the Courant.

Harmon said the area of construction on the east side is in a part of the city that was never really overbuilt. Still, he expects some scrutiny from the public. He said keeping himself and the council accountable is a “very necessary part” of government.

“I’m here for the long haul and the last thing I want is the flavor of this town to change. You have one chance to get it right,” Harmon said.

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UPCOMING

Idaho Springs Wing Crawl: Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3. Participating Idaho Springs restaurants to serve one-of-a-kind wing creations in a bene t for Loaves and Fishes food pantry.

Devil’s Gate History Club: 7 p.m. Friday May 16 at the Georgetown Community Center. “ e spore you know” Mushroom foraging in Clear Creek County Hosted by John Sprunger.

Idaho Springs Epic Day of Service: Friday, May 17, 1744 Miner St., Idaho Springs. Join us in making a di erence! Help clean up your favorite park, neighborhood, or street. ONGOING

Idaho Springs Lions Club meetings: 7:30 a.m. every rst and third ursday of the month at Marions of the Rockies, 2805 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs. Come join us and help to serve our community. For information – www.islions.org, email info@isLions. org or call 720-608-1140.

Clear Creek Democrats: 5-7 p.m. “ irsty 3rd ursday” at the Vintage Moose, 12 16th Ave. in Idaho Springs. Non-alcoholic options and snacks are provided.

Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and exible schedules are available on new construction sites as well as for exterior minor home repairs. No previous construction experience needed. Contact volunteer@ bluesprucehabitat.org for information.

Resilience1220 counseling: Young people 12 to 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Resilience1220. Composed of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. ey also facilitate school and community groups to build life skills in wellness and resilience among youth. For more information or to schedule a counseling session, visit R1220.org, email Resilience1220@ gmail.com or call 720-282-1164.

CASA of the Continental Divide seeks volunteers:CASACD promotes and protects the best interests of abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings through the advocacy e orts of trained CASA volunteers. Be the di erence and advocate for the youth in our community. e o ce can be reached at 970-513-9390.

Clear Creek EMS/Evergreen Fire Rescue Launch Mugs for Rugs Campaign: Bring an old throw rug and you’ll leave with a bright green mug! You can bring them to Station 1A in Dumont, 3400 Stanley Road, or you can email captains@clearcreekems. com and CCEMS will come to you to make the trade. Clear Creek EMS also o ers fallrisk assessments by bringing someone from the re department to make sure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly. To request a visit, ll out the form at clearcreekcounty.us/1388/CommunityOutreach.

Dental clinics: Cleanings, X-rays, dentures, tooth extractions and more. Most insurances are accepted including Medicaid. Sliding scale/low-cost options are also available. No appointment necessary. is is a mobile dentist that comes once a month. Call program manager Lauralee at 720-205-4449 for questions.

Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meetings: Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Marion’s of the Rockies. 2805 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs. For more information, email loe er806@comcast.net.

Support after suicide loss: A safe place to share and learn after losing a loved one to suicide. is group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 o ce. For ages 14 and up. Suggested donation for this group is $15. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

Planning Services at the Health and Wellness Center in Idaho Springs. Public Health o ers counseling, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, STI and HIV screenings, basic infertility services and birth control options and referrals. ese services are con dential. Public Health can also now bill Medicaid and most private insurance. However, if you do not have insurance, fees are based on a sliding scale — and no one will be turned away if they are unable to pay.

Clear Creek County Lookout Alert: e CodeRED alerts have been replaced by the Lookout Alert. Residents can sign up for emergency alerts county-wide by signing up at www.lookoutalert.co. e new site replaces CodeRED following the switch to Je Com911 for emergency dispatch earlier this year.

Storytime with Miss Honeybun: Storytime with Miss Honeybun is at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the Idaho Springs Public Library and at 11:15 a.m. ursdays at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.

Sensitive collection: Resilience1220 strives to inform and support highly sensitive people to live healthy and empowered lives. It meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. and is o ered via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 ofce. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

Public Health o ering sexual health and family planning: Clear Creek County Public Health is now o ering Sexual Health and

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The season of new beginnings

SWINNING WORDS

pring has arrived, bringing with it the unmistakable signs of new beginnings. e air is warmer, the days are getting longer, and nature is waking up from its winter slumber. e robins are back, hopping across lawns as they search for food, and the trees are beginning to bud, promising a vibrant canopy of green. Flowers are cautiously peeking through the soil, eager to bloom. For those of us in colder climates, this change is not just welcome, it’s eagerly anticipated. We aren’t quite yearning for the sweltering heat of summer, but the gentle warmth and the hint of what’s to come are a comfort. In past columns, I’ve shared thoughts on new beginnings, each time re ecting on how they can mean di erent things to different people. Whether it’s the New Year, a new job, or even a signi cant life transition, the idea of starting fresh resonates with all of us in one way or another. Yet, spring brings a unique sense of renewal. It’s not just the visible changes in nature but the feeling of being reinvigorated after a season of waiting and hoping. Easter is one of the most profound symbols of new beginnings at this time of year. While some see the New Year as a moment to set new goals or make resolutions, Easter carries a deeper meaning for many of us. It’s not just about making a change; it’s about being transformed. It calls us to look inward, examine our spiritual lives, and consider how our relationship with God might shape who we are becoming. Easter invites us to re ect on what we want to do di erently and who we want to become. It’s a time to think about how to deepen our relationships, with our families, friends, and even strangers. Easter has always been more about the heart than the calendar. As I grow older, I focus less on grand resolutions and more on small, intentional steps that lead to meaningful change. is change is not driven by external forces or societal pressure but by a desire to live with greater purpose and connection.

In a world that is changing faster than ever, driven by technology, evolving social norms, and shifting perspectives, it’s essential to recognize that true personal growth is a slower, more deliberate process. Unlike technological advancements, which seem to burst onto the scene almost overnight, personal change often happens quietly, through re ection and commitment. It’s born internally, shaped by our deepest desires and new insights, and slowly manifested in our actions and attitudes.

We can’t overlook that the world in uences how we think and feel about new beginnings. e information we consume, the conversations we have, and the voices we choose to listen to all shape our beliefs and attitudes. at’s why it’s so important to pause and listen to the voice from our heart and mind, especially in a season like this when we’re naturally inclined to think about renewal and transformation. Easter remains a powerful reminder of the most signi cant new beginning I can embrace, strengthening my relationship with God. It’s not about making sweeping changes or setting lofty goals but about seeking more profound connections with God, those I love, and those I don’t yet know. It’s about being more welcoming, open, and intentional in how I show up in the world.

As the world around us continues to change, sometimes at a dizzying pace, let’s remember that the most meaningful changes are the ones that start within us.

As we embrace this season of renewal, let’s challenge ourselves to witness the new growth around us and nurture it within us. Let the robin’s song remind us that change is inevitable and beautiful. Let the budding trees and blooming owers inspire us to grow in ways that re ect our values and aspirations. And most importantly, let the spirit of Easter guide us toward becoming the best version of ourselves, rooted in faith, love, and the promise of new beginnings. I would love to hear your “new beginnings” story at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can begin that transformative journey from within, it really will be a better-thangood 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.

VOICES

Resistance and grit, in the service of others

Iwant to take a moment to tell you about a hero few know. Virginia Hall was born into a well-to-do family in 1909. She desperately wanted to be a part of the Foreign Service, so she left the comfort of her Baltimore home to study in Europe. Eventually, in the early 1930s, she took a clerical job in the U.S. Embassy in Poland. After relocating to a similar role in Turkey, Hall lost her left leg below the knee in a hunting accident and received a wooden prosthetic leg. She named her prosthesis “Cuthbert,” explaining that something that was going to be with her forever needed “a name”, and after a short convalescence, she continued to pursue her Foreign Service dream.

After being blocked multiple times from entering the U.S. diplomatic service, she eventually became an ambulance driver for the French at the start of World War II. She was later recruited by British Intelligence and served for two years as a British agent in France.

As the rst Allied spy in German-controlled territory, her success in the role was unparalleled. During a 15-month period behind enemy lines, she was often the only Allied source of information on German troop movements and forti cations. With heroic e ort, she was able to establish networks of resistance that operated even after she ed France.

In November of 1942, with German forces close to capturing her, she crossed the Pyrenees on foot, with snow falling and “Cuthbert’s” rivets cutting her stump with every step.

Barely a year after her escape,

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

she was back in France working for the U.S. precursor to the CIA. In her second 15 months of service, Hall’s work as a wireless operator and resistance organizer was identi ed by General Eisenhower as critical to the success of the D-Day invasion.

Hall was eventually honored, with some of the highest awards of distinction given in France, Britain and the United States. Additionally, the Germans acknowledged her as the most dangerous foreign operative in France, putting up posters and allocating signi cant resources to nding her. eir name for her was “ e Limping Lady.” Virginia Hall was identi ed by friend and foe as a di erence maker.

Even with all these accolades, Virginia Hall has faded from our collective memory. e one group of people who never forgot Hall were those who worked directly with her in France. e resistance hubs she created continued, for decades, after the war, to gather yearly to reminisce. ose who attended the get-togethers said their conversations would always turn to their appreciation for the woman who did so much to help them and France. Even those who argued with her during the war about her initiatives came to appreciate her in re ection.

Virginia Hall wanted, with every ber of her being, to help free

France and to make a di erence. In that work, she found in her very core an ability to persevere. She refused to allow Cuthbert, the dripping misogyny of the time, the loss of dear friends, the German military, criticism of her actions, or any list of hardships to sway her from her work supporting the Allies. In the end, her e orts were spectacularly successful.

I share Hall’s story with you in hopes that when you are in the midst of a struggle you will remember that sometimes we need to set aside the focus on self and turn it toward others. When I am focused on helping others, I do not see the struggles of moving my body, I see the di erence I have made for someone. More importantly, I realize that my heart, not my limp, is what makes a lasting di erence. e same will be true for each of us.

I hope my words encourage you, and that you will share them with those who need support. ank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me so far; I truly appreciate hearing about the valuable ideas you nd in these columns and how you use them to uplift those around you.

Jim Roome lives in Arvada with his wife Beth. He spent 34 years in public education. Lessons learned from the one two punch of being diagnosed with MS shortly before his best friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer led him into a new pursuit as a freelance writer and speaker. He uses his life experiences and love of stories to inspire, educate and encourage local, national and international audiences. Contact him at jim.roome@gmail. com.

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During a 15-month period behind enemy lines, Virginia Hall was often the only Allied source of information on German troop movements and fortiﬁcations.

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Proposed fund would help defend against Trump cuts

BY SARA WILSON COLORADO NEWSLINE

Colorado lawmakers began debate on April 15 over a bill that would set aside $4 million for the o ce of Gov. Jared Polis to defend the state against actions — including legal proceedings, funding freezes and investigations — from the Trump administration.

“ is is a special circumstance where this state needs exibility to do everything we can and be able to ght, to defend our state and to draw down federal tax dollars that our good citizens have paid into the co ers of Washington, D.C,. and pull those funds back into Colorado,” said bill sponsor Rep. Shannon Bird, a Westminster Democrat.

Bird is running the bill with House Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat. ere are no Senate sponsors yet.

e money would be appropriated from the state’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act cash fund, which was created in 2022 to bank state money to match federal dollars available through that Bidenera law, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. e governor’s o ce would also be able to accept grants and donations for the legal fund.

e chamber gave preliminary approval to House Bill 25-1321, which needs to pass on a nal recorded vote before heading to the Senate.

Speci cally, the money could be used to pay for sta and contractors to defend against threats to obligated federal funding owed to the state, or reimburse the Colorado attorney general’s o ce for the work. e money could also be used to defend state employees in criminal proceedings if that need arises.

e bill comes after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping federal funding freeze in January in order to evaluate if the spending aligned with White House policy goals, which sowed confusion in how the state could pay for programs like Medicaid, early childhood education and grant-reliant services absent federal dollars.

A federal court later blocked the freeze and that decision was upheld by an ap-

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peals court, but the administration is still undertaking a broad e ort to slash government spending and grant funding, especially for institutions that don’t bow to administration demands.

About one-third of the state’s annual budget comes from federal funding, and there is uncertainty about future cuts or other adverse actions by the federal government.

“We know there are going to be unlawful attempts to withhold money from our state. e only way we can defend against those unlawful attempts is to go to court.

at costs money,” Rep. Bob Marshall, a Highlands Ranch Democrat, said.

Attorney General Phil Weiser signed on to the lawsuit challenging the federal funding freeze. He also joined a lawsuit earlier this month challenging the cancellation of about $230 million in public health cuts to the state.

“We are in uncharted territory, where federal funding has been frozen, and we have examples of that with Medicaid, (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and numerous independent grants. We need to have the exibility to respond to protect the state’s interests. It is very concerning and should be to all of us,” McCluskie said.

House Republicans have repeatedly offered amendments on bills this session to invalidate a policy if it results in loss of federal funding. All of those amendments have been defeated.

“ is is our own doing that we’re losing federal funding because of the bills that we’re passing here. We have tried to run amendments on these bills that say if they impact our federal funding, it will be null. is body has voted those down,” said Rep. Carlos Barron, a Fort Lupton Republican.

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Bennet sets o campaign struggle — for Senate

Senator’s entrance into governor’s race ignites shadow campaign

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Michael Bennet, Colorado’s senior U.S. senator, announced April 11 that he will run for governor in 2026, entering the race as the de facto favorite and igniting a power struggle among the state’s top Democrats over who will be appointed to his seat in Washington if he wins.

“I think we can address many of the challenges that people are facing — from housing to education to health care and mental health care — and also make Colorado a model for the rest of the country,” Bennet said in an interview with e Colorado Sun ahead of his announcement.

Bennet was appointed to the Senate in 2009 by then-Gov. Bill Ritter and is now in his third term. A graduate of Yale Law School, he previously served as superintendent of Denver Public Schools and chief of sta to then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Hickenlooper went on to be governor and is now a fellow U.S. senator. Before rising in Democratic politics, Bennet worked for the conservative billionaire Phil Anschutz as part of the Denver businessman’s investment arm.

Bennet is the second big-name Democrat to jump into the gubernatorial race. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced his candidacy at the start of the year.

e senator, who lives in Denver, plans to remain in the U.S. Senate while he campaigns for governor, saying he’s con dent he will be able to do both jobs at once.

“I am going to continue to work tirelessly to both ful ll my responsibility to Colorado and to continue to help lead the battle against Donald Trump,” he said. “I have run for o ce before while I’ve been in this job. To be really honest, my schedule doesn’t change very much when I’m running for o ce versus when I’m not.”

Bennet’s decision to jump into the gubernatorial race has started behind-thescenes maneuvering to replace him in the

Senate.

Should he be elected governor, Bennet could resign from the Senate and let Gov. Jared Polis select the person who would serve out his term, which ends in January 2029. However, Bennet said he plans to stay in the job until he is sworn in as governor and hand pick his successor.

“I believe that if I’m elected governor, I will be in the position to pick the replacement,” he said.

U.S. Reps. Joe Neguse, Jason Crow and Brittany Pettersen are seen as the top contenders for Bennet’s seat. Colorado has never had a Black senator or a woman senator.

Neguse, who is Black, was also mulling a 2026 gubernatorial bid, but endorsed Bennet.

Pettersen didn’t rule out pursuing the appointment when asked recently by e Sun.

“I’m honored to have people calling me and that have me in the consideration,” she said. “Oftentimes women are overlooked and underestimated.”

Crow, who also endorsed Bennet after also considering a 2026 bid to be Colorado’s next governor, is also interested in the appointment.

Bennet’s entrance in the governor’s race is likely to keep other big-name Democrats out of the contest. For instance, Secretary of State Jena Griswold was considering a run for governor next year, but she’s now running for attorney general in 2026 in the wake of Bennet’s plans.

In addition to support from Crow and Neguse, Bennet launched his campaign

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet announces his gubernatorial bid in Denver’s City Park on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Friday with endorsements from Hickenlooper, Colorado Senate President James Coleman, D-Denver, and Colorado House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, as well as the backing of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston.

Bennet held a 10 a.m. event April 11 in Denver’s City Park to roll out more endorsements and talk about his campaign. Crow, Neguse and Johnston were there. News of Bennet’s gubernatorial bid began to leak out ursday.

People began approaching Bennet last year in an attempt to draft him to run for governor. Initially, he resisted, telling top Democrats was going to stay in the Senate. But his views changed around the new year, as rst reported by e Sun in February.

“ e epiphany was knowing that there’s a really, I think, as important a ght in the states as there will be here in Washington,” he said. “ ere is also the opportunity to be able to do substantive work as an executive, to create solutions to the challenges that we’re facing economically, as a country and as a state.”

Bennet is setting his sights on the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — “we are long overdue a conversation in Colorado about how our state government is funded” — and helping Colorado weather any federal funding cuts.

“I’ve got rst-hand experience of how the federal government works, how Donald Trump works,” Bennet said. “I think I’m in a position to be able to help protect Colorado from some of the potential cuts that are coming, and to help us think

through how best to respond to those cuts, both substantively and politically.”

If Bennet loses his gubernatorial bid and completes his current term, he would be Colorado’s longest-serving senator in the century since state legislatures stopped selecting senators.

Bennet is better known than Weiser

A recent poll indicates Bennet has a big leg up on Weiser.

e survey showed that 45% of likely 2026 voters in Colorado had a favorable opinion of Bennet, while 31% had a negative view of him. Seventeen percent said they had no opinion of the senator, while 8% said they didn’t know him.

As for Weiser, 22% said they had a favorable view of him, while 18% said they had an unfavorable view. A whopping 34% said they had never heard of Weiser, while 26% said they had no opinion of him.

e Colorado Polling Institute Survey was conducted among 615 likely 2026 voters in Colorado from March 27 to 31. It had a margin of error of 3.95 percentage points.

Weiser, however, is a fundraising juggernaut. His gubernatorial campaign raised nearly $2 million in its rst three months.

In a written statement April 10, Weiser took swipes at Bennet for leaving the Senate and hinted that he was out of touch with Colorado issues.

“While Sen. Bennet has been in Washington, I have served Colorado as the people’s lawyer, working directly with people in every county of every background to solve di cult challenges,” Weiser said. “Two years ago, the voters sent Sen. Bennet back to D.C. because we believed he would be there for us no matter what – especially in historically dangerous moments like the one we currently face.”

On Friday, Bennet pushed back, saying the. notion that he hasn’t spent enough time in Colorado “absolute nonsense.”

“ ere isn’t anybody who’s spent more time in Colorado than I have as a statewide elected o cial,” he said. ere isn’t anybody who’s spent more time in rural Colorado than I have.”

As for leaving Washington before the end of his Senate term, Bennet said it’s a matter of positioning himself best to defend

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PHOTO BY JESSE PAUL/ THE COLORADO SUN

Republican Lopez takes 3rd shot at governor

Former Parker mayor, 4th CD stand-in says ‘We can’t a ord to sit back’

BY CAITLYN KIM CPR NEWS

Republican Greg Lopez is hoping the third time’s the charm.

He’s joining an increasingly crowded eld of candidates and launching another bid for governor.

“It feels like we’re losing the Colorado we love, but we don’t have to accept this,” Lopez said in a videotaped announcement. He highlighted a ordability issues, public safety and government regulations. “ e future of Colorado is on the line. We can’t a ord to sit back.”

His message also stressed political unity.

“We’ve been told we must pick sides, we’re too di erent to work together. But I don’t believe that for a second. We don’t need more political games, we need real leadership,” he said.

movement “about listening, not dividing.” It’s a phrase that’s been used by congressional Democrats in the last few years.

Lopez touted, “people over politics,” in his gubernatorial launch, saying it was a

PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY/THE COLORADO SUN

Earlier this year, Lopez nished a short term-stint as a member of Congress. He was elected in a 2024 special election to nish the rest of GOP Rep. Ken Buck’s term in the Republican-stronghold 4th Congressional District.

He touted himself as a place holder candidate during the vacancy committee meeting, vowing to serve only six months and not run for a full term in the seat, which is now held by U.S. Rep. Lauren

Lopez ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022, losing out to Heidi Ganahl in the primary. In 2018, he came in third in the Republican primary.

He was also the lead plainti in a case last year to try to overturn Colorado’s limits on campaign contributions, which was seen as a sign that Lopez planned to try again to be the state’s chief executive.

Lopez was elected the mayor of Parker in the 1990s. He also served as the Colorado Director of the Small Business Ad-

ministration from 2008-2014. In 2020, the Trump Department of Justice and Lopez settled claims that he violated con ict of interest rules.

Current governor, Democrat Jared Polis, is term-limited.

e last time a Republican was elected governor of Colorado was in 2002, when Bill Owens won his second term.

A number of Republicans have already entered the race, including state Sen. Mark Baisley, state Rep. Scott Bottoms and Teller Country Sheri Jason Mikesell. Two Democrats have also entered the race: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser.

e primary is more than 14 months away.

is story was produced by the Capitol News Alliance, a collaboration between KUNC News, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and e Colorado Sun, and shared with news organizations across the state. Funding for the Alliance is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

democracy.

“ is is where I believe I can make the biggest di erence to our state at this moment where there’s red alert ashing with respect to our democracy, with respect to our democracy and with respect to our

economy,” he said.

Bennet has long been interested in an executive political role. He ran for president in 2020, but dropped out after the Democratic primary in New Hampshire.

e Democratic primary for the 2026 gubernatorial race in Colorado won’t be held until June 2026. Whoever wins the primary will likely cruise to victory in the general election.

Current Gov. Jared Polis is term-limited

and can’t run for reelection in 2026. He won reelection in 2022 by nearly 20 percentage points. He secured his rst term in 2018 by 10 points.

e Democratic headwinds haven’t stopped a growing crowd of Republicans from getting into the gubernatorial race, including state Rep. Scott Bottoms of Colorado Springs; Sen. Mark Baisley of Woodland Park; Teller County Sheri Jason Mikesell; and former Parker mayor and 4th

CD stand-in Greg Lopez.

State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, is also weighing whether to jump into the race.

Colorado has not elected a Republican to be governor since 2002, when then-Gov. Bill Owens secured a second term. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.

Greg Lopez speaks during the GOP assembly at the Broadmoor World Arena on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Colorado Springs.

Statue replacing Civil War soldier that was removed in 2020

BY LUCAS BRADY WOODS KUNC

Massacre survivors, Colorado lawmakers unanimously greenlighted a memorial sculpture to commemorate the 1864 atrocity at the State Capitol.

“Our hope is that this memorial will be a turning point when Colorado says, ‘We are not afraid to confront our past because we believe in a just and honest future,’” said Sen. Kyle Mullica, a ornton Democrat and sponsor of the memorial resolution.

Both chambers unanimously approved the proposal for the project that will be built in front of the west steps of the building, overlooking Civic Center Park and downtown Denver.

e bipartisan resolution was co-sponsored in the Senate by Cheyenne Wells’ Republican Rod Pelton. In the House, it was sponsored by Democratic Rep. Tammy Story and Republican Rep. Ty Winter.

e memorial will comprise of a massive, 24-foot-tall sculpture of an Arapaho chief, a Cheyenne chief and a Native American woman holding a child.

e current plan is for the sculpture re-

e 1864 Sand Creek Massacre is possibly the worst atrocity in Colorado history.

About 250 Arapaho and Cheyenne civilians, mostly women, children and the elderly, were killed by U.S. troops along Colorado’s eastern plains, near the modern day town of Eads.

Otto Braided Hair is a representative for the Northern Cheyenne and a descendant of Sand Creek Massacre victims. He was on the Senate oor during Monday’s vote on the resolution.

“ ere’s got to be some kind of acknowledgement. at’s a beginning of the healing,” said Braided Hair. “When we rst went to go set up the work on the massacre site, they were unfriendly. Today, the Cheyenne and Arapaho nations are recognized, acknowledged, both unanimous support from the House side and Senate side. And I’m just beside myself.”

Braided Hair and other Sand Creek victims’ descendants have been working for decades to memorialize the massacre at the Capitol. Coming more than a century

both the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes.

About a dozen other Cheyenne and Arapaho community members joined Tall Bear and Braided Hair to witness the resolution’s passage.

e artist, Gerald Anthony Shippen, said he wants the piece to invoke heroism.

“I’m a conduit, you know, to carry this forth,” said Shippen, who is from Wyoming. “ is is a statue that represents the people who have survived. e gures will be seven feet tall. So that makes them heroic. e tepee, at about 23 feet tall.

at’s pretty much life size, you know, for a tepee.”

e memorial will be installed in 2026.

is story was produced by the Capitol News Alliance, a collaboration between KUNC News, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS and e Colorado Sun, and shared with Rocky Mountain Community Radio and other news organizations across the state. Funding for the Alliance is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

A clay model of the planned Sand Creek Massacre Memorial depicts a Native American woman holding a child and two chiefs under the structure of a tepee. Colorado lawmakers approved the proposal on April 14.

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Otto Braided Hair of the Northern Cheyenne and Chris Tall Bear of the Cheyenne and Arapaho stand in the Colorado Capitol rotunda on April 14. Both are descendants of Sand Creek Massacre victims and were at the statehouse to witness a resolution to build a memorial for the atrocity on Capitol grounds.

PHOTO BY LUCAS BRADY WOODS/KUNC

Student group inspired these 7 state laws

Now, funding woes will likely end Colorado Youth Advisory Council

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT

State Rep. Hugh McKean saw a problem. Although Colorado had an outlet for students to talk with lawmakers about issues relevant to them, those conversations happened near the end of the legislative session, and the students’ priorities often got lost.

So in 2019, the late Republican lawmaker from Loveland helped pass a law to revamp the Colorado Youth Advisory Council. It allowed students to meet before the legislative session to discuss priorities and present policy proposals, with up to three getting drafted into bills.

“ ey can come and present their ideas and re ne those ideas right here in the Capitol,” McKean said at the time.

But now, after six years of being able to draft real bills that have a shot at becoming law, COYAC is expected to lose that power. What started as a conversation among state lawmakers about cutting about $50,000 to run the program amid a $1.2 billion budget shortfall this year turned into altering the program after Republican leadership said it has strayed away from its original mission.

Republican leadership also said that legislators are paying for the group to draft laws — a few of which conservative lawmakers, who are in the minority, have opposed. ey’ve argued the legislature doesn’t do that for other groups. e program was created in 2008 by former Durango Republican Rep. Ellen Roberts and brings together 40 students between the ages of 14 and 19 from Colora-

do’s 35 Senate districts and the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribes. Students serve two-year terms.

Since 2019, student ideas have inspired more than a dozen bills, including the three under consideration this year. One proposal would reduce food waste in schools. Another bill would have students on the council advise lawmakers on the youth opioid crisis.

Sarah Moss, COYAC director, has pointed out how valuable the program is to the students. She’s pleaded with lawmakers to keep it, because students learn about the legislative process, how to talk with lawmakers, and other valuable skills.

While the program will go on helping students learn and experience the legislative process, it’s clear students won’t be able to get legislation in front of lawmakers any longer. With that power gone, here are seven of the most signi cant laws that the council has helped inspire:

Student preferred names

One of the council’s more contentious bills, House Bill 24-1039 was an e ort by students to support transgender youth and protect them from bullying. e law says educators must call students by their preferred name upon request. Supporters said it reduces discrimination against transgender students and creates a more inclusive environment statewide. Colorado House and Senate Democrats, who are in the majority, overwhelmingly supported the bill.

Meanwhile, opponents at the time pushed back because they felt it would infringe on educator and parent rights.

College ﬁnancial assistance for foster youth

In 2021, COYAC students recognized that students in the foster care system had trouble getting to college. Citing a report from the University of Denver’s Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab, they highlighted that

only 13.4% of students who entered foster care at age 13 enrolled in college by age 21. eir focus on the issue helped lawmakers le Senate Bill 22-008. e law sets aside $5 million a year in nancial aid support for the about 4,500 foster kids statewide who might decide to go to college.

Student mental health resources

COYAC students had a hand in the information on Colorado student identi cation cards.

House Bill 22-1052 requires the identication cards to include the number, the website, and text to talk number of the 24hour state’s crisis service center and Safe2Tell, a violence intervention and prevention program for students to anonymously report threats.

Eating disorder prevention

Colorado residents also have resources about eating disorders thanks to student ideas.

Senate Bill 23-014 created the Disordered Eating Prevention Program within the Department of Public Health and Environment, as well as a research grant that helped fund studies on the impacts and how to prevent eating disorders. e program holds information for Colorado residents on interventions, treatments, and other educational resources.

Budget cuts will eliminate the program next year.

Student voice in academic standards review

Senate Bill 23-008 created opportunities for students to get involved in the state’s education standards review, giving students a voice in what they learn.

Student discipline review committee

A COYAC idea helped the state dig into discipline practices and whether certain groups of students were being disproportionately disciplined. Senate Bill 23-029 created a task force made up of 18 members and charged with reviewing discipline data and policies. It released a nal report in August.

Free menstrual products in schools

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BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From hand painted cross stitch patterns to intricate knitted designs to textile complex quilts, artists and hobbyists alike are drawn to the array of ber arts shops and organizations strewn across the Denver metro.

Owners and employees of these establishments say the Denver ber arts scene is lively and inclusive.

“We all have di erent vibes,” said Marsha Corn, owner of the Tangled Ball. “We all carry some of the same, some di erent, we all specialize. (But) we’re in it for the same reason because we all love ber and we all want to succeed and maybe make our customers love bers as much as we do.”

The Tangled Ball: ‘A community’ e Tangled Ball, located at 5505 W. 20th Ave. in Edgewater, is not just a yarn shop – it’s a vibrant community hub for individuals of all ages and skill levels to come together and engage in the ber arts.

“We have classes here, we have work-

shops here, we have events here,” Corn said. “It’s a safe place for people to come and just hang out and create.”

Corn said her mother inspired her passion for the ber arts, and she was inspired to open the Tangled Ball after sitting in a shop with some friends and wishing there was one similar near where she lived.

“So my mom taught me how to knit and crochet (and) do all that kind of stu ,” Corn said. “I’ve always wanted to open my own business, so I proposed the idea to my husband about (opening) a yarn store, and it was one of the few that he was like, ‘yeah, we could do that.”’

e location Corn chose was ideal because it’s within a marketplace that o ers food, drink and ample parking — creating a perfect environment for a community-centered store.

e Tangled Ball opened its doors in July 2020, after delays caused by the pandemic, and it has since grown into a space that serves many.

For Corn, the best aspect of the Tangled ball is the way it provides support to people.

“We solve each other’s world prob-

lems. We get people through divorces. We get people through breakups. We get people through what to make for dinner. It’s just such a great community,” Corn said.

As a lover of the ber arts, Corn feels di erent forms — such as needlepoint, knitting, crocheting and more — are both for those searching for a hobby and those skilled in the art of all of it.

For Corn, something like a hand-knitted article is a work of art.

“It’s the yarn. e color of the yarn. e texture of the yarn. e composition of the yarn. (It) has linens and silks and rolls blended into it, and it’s just beautiful,” Corn said. “It’s an art form of design patterns. I do say we don’t knit or crochet now out of necessity, we knit out of joy or hobby.”

Corn believes people especially enjoy the ber arts because it allows them to focus on something other than the stresses and challenges of day-to-day life.

“I’m not thinking about all the junk going on up here in the world,” Corn said. “I’m focused on what I’m doing, even if it’s just 10 minutes. I’m not thinking about what to make for dinner. I’m not thinking about politics. I’m not

thinking about religion. I’m just concentrating on what’s in front of me.”

Diversions Needlepoint: ‘Keeping needlepoint alive’

Similar to Corn, Colorado native and co-owner of Diversions Needlepoint, Cari Davis, was inspired by her late mother to practice the art of needlepoint. It was her passion for the art that eventually led her to pursue it as a career.

“I saw her doing it and wanted to do it,” Davis said. “(I love) the color, the people, the challenge, the creativity, and I love the tactile. I enjoy the kinesthetic.”

Davis and her mother, Mary Lou Kidder, initially opened Diversions in Vail. It is now located at 410 W. Hampden Ave., and for over 50 years, the store has brought ber arts supplies and knowledge to people throughout Colorado. Davis now runs the shop with her own daughter, Mandy Adams, who grew up in the ber business – even making her rst project, a belt, at the age of 4.

One of hundreds of quilts on display throughout the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden. This quilt was created by David Taylor. PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

FIBER ARTS

Adams brought her own artistic talents to the shop, o ering custom design services such as hand-painted canvases for needlepoint projects. Her ability to turn a customer’s vision into a unique work of art quickly became a hallmark of the store.

“I was just born artistic,” Adams said. “I always drew and painted and played with color from the time I was just a little one. (I am) awful at math and everything else, but I can kind of draw.”

e sta at Diversions, a mix of paid employees and volunteers, is knowledgeable and passionate about needlepoint. Many of the sta members have been with the shop for years, ensuring that customers always receive expert guidance and support.

“We’ve got a great group of women and wonderful people that volunteer here to help people,” Davis said. “Every day is di erent. You never know what’s going to happen or who’s going to walk in the door, and that makes it fun.”

Adams said she enjoys the challenge and the creative aspect of her art.

“You’re making heirlooms,” Adams said.

As the shop celebrates over ve decades of business, it remains committed to providing a welcoming space where people can explore their creativity, build connections and nd inspiration.

For Davis and Adams, it’s not just about selling products — it’s about building a community of makers.

“We hope to keep making people happy and inspire future generations and to keep needlework alive,” Davis said.

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: ‘All about stories’

Another institution that works to educate and foster a community of ber arts enthusiasts is the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden.

Located at 200 Violet St. Suite 140, this museum is dedicated entirely to the history, teaching and fundamentals of quilting.

“It’s a place where people really nd an opportunity to experience what quilts are all about,” said Holly Bailey, the museum’s education manager. “And quilts are all about stories — stories of the people who made the quilts, stories of people who owned the quilts and got to experience the quilts. Even brand new quilts, the makers, almost always have a story of why they made the quilt or things that happened along the way while they were making it.”

e museum has over 850 quilts in its permanent collection and about 150 quilts in its educational collections.

“(With) the permanent collection, preservation is kind of the primary thing that we’re concerned with, and then exhibiting so that people can see those quilts,” Bailey said.

e education collection contains quilts that don’t make it into the permanent collection.

“ ey’re still really valuable for education purposes,” Bailey said. “So we use those quilts to be able to bring them out. We take them out in trunk shows around the community and (country). e audience can touch

them. So the education collection has the ones that you can get up close and personal with.”

For Bailey, quilting began not as a lifelong passion, but as a deeply personal project.

“I started doing it for kind of a strange reason,” Bailey said. “My sister was a quilter and she was the major caretaker for my parents and lived very close to them. I lived 1,500 miles away.”

Bailey said her mother had Alzheimer’s. So as a way to help her stay engaged in the story of her life, Bailey and her sister decided to make a quilt of their mother’s memories.

“She could talk about it and it didn’t really matter whether she was right or wrong or anything, but it was conversational and it would be something that she would get to enjoy,” Bailey said.

Based on her experience, Bailey believes many people begin quilting due to sentimental purposes and then just fall in love with the storytelling element of the art.

“I think a lot of people get involved because of friends or family or somebody else,” Bailey said. “Maybe they learn it from their relatives or people they’re around. But it’s very creative. Most of the time it’s very relaxing. Touching fabric has a value in and of itself. It’s almost like giving somebody a hug when you give them a quilt because it’s something that’s going to wrap around them and they’re going to nd comfort in it.”

Bailey said many di erent people — from children to seniors — visit and enjoy all the services the museum has to o er, including its extensive library and classes.

Classes range from beginner quilting to advanced textile arts, with topics like hand-stitching, machine quilting and even digital-to-fabric design. One recent class explored how to turn a photograph into a quilt, using technology to manipulate and print images on fabric.

Another key highlight is the museum’s summer kids’ camp. Running for four weeks in June, the camp o ers young artists, ages 8 to 16, the opportunity to design and complete their own quilts.

“ ey do everything,” Bailey said. “From the design of it through all of the sewing, all of the quilting, the binding.”

e museum also o ers free community groups, including hand-stitching circles, study groups and technique-focused clubs.

Despite the richness of the ber arts scene in the Denver metro area, Bailey feels there’s room for deeper collaboration.

“ ere’s a lot of variety, but we don’t come together very often and really trade ideas and crossover in our teaching,” Bailey said. “It would be nice if we could maybe be a little more intentional about that.”

One step toward greater unity is an upcoming partnership with the Embroidery Guild of America. e two groups will share knowledge through workshops, such as one on crazy quilts, which often incorporate intricate embroidery.

e team has recently expanded into a third unit of their building, with hopes to eventually occupy the entire space. e overall goal is to create a full- edged quilting and ber arts complex and a destination for locals and visitors alike.

Owner of the Tangled Ball Marsha Corn spins yarn for a customer on a wheel at her shop located in the Edgewater Public Market. The market address is 5505 W. 20th Ave. in Edgewater.

Co-owners of Diversions Needlepoint and mother and daughter Cari Davis and Mandy Adams stand among the thousands of skeins of thread available at their shop located at 410 W. Hampden Ave. in Englewood. PHOTOS

ELISABETH SLAY

State’s ﬁght against ozone turns to long term

Colorado asks EPA to downgrade status to ‘severe’

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado is giving up on meeting mandates for controlling toxic ozone in the next few years, while doubling down on plans that recently passed rules will start to make an impact by 2032.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment o cials say they are asking the federal EPA to preemptively downgrade the Front Range ozone nonattainment zone to “severe” from the current “serious” violation standard, when judged by the 2015 ozone cap of 70 parts per billion.

Recent updated computer modeling of Front Range air shows continuing violations closer to 80 parts per billion, according to Regional Air Quality Council Executive Director Mike Silverstein. e RAQC is an advisory board and not a policy-making agency, but was briefed by the state about the downgrade request.

at means Colorado isn’t projected to meet even the more lax 2008 standard of 75 parts per billion before 2027, Silverstein added.

Yes, it’s confusing: e nine northern counties included in the nonattainment area are on parallel but di erent schedules to cut lung-damaging ozone, one schedule whose clock started with the 2008 regulations and another schedule launched with the tighter 2015 standards.

e bottom line is Colorado is failing on

Downtown Denver under hazy air seen on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY/THE COLORADO SUN SEE OZONE, P18

both tracks.

For the 2008 track, Colorado has submitted to the EPA for approval an improvement plan aimed at getting closer to the 75 ppb standard by 2027. On that 2008 track, Colorado has already been downgraded to “severe” violations.

The first year of monitoring actual ozone for that plan was 2024, “and we didn’t start off well in our first year,” Silverstein said.

“So we need to have much better summertime air quality these next two years,” he added.

Is that likely?

No. New modeling run by the state “doesn’t predict we’re going to make it to 75” in 2025 or 2026, Silverstein said. “Our emission trends are flat,” he said.

The state asking for a “severe” reset on

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the 2015 track buys time and moves the deadline for achieving 70 ppb to August 2032.

The state’s action, detailed in a letter to the advisory Regional Air Quality Council in late March, also helps Colorado avoid some of the additional EPA sanctions that would have come from leaving nonattainment in the “serious” category and then officially exceeding those caps. By moving to “severe,” Colorado avoids having to submit a new improvement plan on the 2015 standards during 2025, and skirts these new sanctions:

• A requirement that proposed pollutants from new or modified large-source facilities be offset 2-to-1 by emissions cuts elsewhere in the nine-county area before projects could move forward.

• Federal highway funding sanctions that could hold back money for important Colorado transportation projects.

Colorado’s request does involve, though, adding some new territory into

the nonattainment area. Far northern Weld County will now be included, along with the remainder of Weld, part of Larimer, and all of Boulder, Jefferson, Denver, Broomfield, Adams, Douglas and Arapahoe counties. The change means new oil and gas developments in northern Weld will be subject to more state scrutiny in permitting.

Does Colorado have any chance of making big improvements in those outlying years, even with the bonus time from seeking the second “severe” downgrade?

Colorado and RAQC officials cite these recent laws or policies as examples of potentially effective ozone-cutting practices that could start changing the results on monitors by 2030 to 2032:

• Ongoing state subsidies for purchasing clean electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, attacking ozone in the stubborn area of transportation.

• A series of new rules meant to cut ozone and greenhouse gas-causing

emissions from the oil and gas industry, including “midstream” controls at oil and gas gathering and pipeline operations, and sharp cuts to allowed nitrogen oxide produced in upstream oil and gas.

• Rebates to buy clean lawn and garden equipment and restrictions on when large institutional users of gas-powered equipment can use the highly polluting engines in high ozone summer months.

• Advanced clean trucks rules requiring makers of heavy-duty commercial vehicles to start selling an increasing percentage of electric or otherwise cleanfuel models beginning in the 2027 model year.

Colorado’s request for a downgrade, said RAQC spokesman David Sabados, “in no way reduces our sense of urgency.”

This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

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IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 06/12/2025, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On January 30, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records.

Original Grantor(s) EVAN TODD AND KATHERINE TODD Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

September 09, 2022

County of Recording Clear Creek

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 12, 2022

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 307096 Book: 1035 Page: 531-547

Original Principal Amount

$647,200.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$629,269.22

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 22, EVERGREEN WEST, 3RD FILING, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 331 SNYDER MOUNTAIN ROAD, EVERGREEN, CO 80439.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 05/29/2025, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 4/3/2025

Last Publication 5/1/2025 Name of Publication

The Clear Creek Courant

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;

DATE: 01/30/2025 Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Carly Imbrogno, Esq. #59553 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000010350296

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Legal Notice No. CCC1034

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: May 1, 2025

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2025-001

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On January 27, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and De-

mand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records.

Original Grantor(s) QUEEN BEE EVERGREEN, LLC, a COLORADO limited liability company

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MONTEGRA CAPITAL RESOURCES, LTD., a COLORADO corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

MONTEGRA CAPITAL RESOURCES, LTD., a COLORADO corporation

Date of Deed of Trust May 15, 2020 County of Recording Clear Creek

Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 18, 2020

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

295463* Book: 982 Page: 701

Original Principal Amount

$295,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$450,000.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: You are hereby notified that the undersigned, as owner of the $450,000.00 Evidence of Debt identified above dated May15, 2020, as modified as described below, and secured by the Deed of Trust identified above dated May15, 2020, as modified as described below, declares that the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

Therefore, the owner of the Evidence of Debt has accelerated the indebtedness and declared the entire indebtedness due and payable in full.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Parcel 1: Units D301 and D302, Clear Creek Technology Office Condominiums, Building D, according to the Amended and Restated Condominium Map of Clear Creek Technology Office Condominiums, Building D as recorded January3, 2017 at Reception No. 282737, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Clear Creek County, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Clear Creek Technology Office Condominiums, Building D recorded January3, 2017 at Reception No. 282736, in said records, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado.

Parcel 2: Reciprocal Grant of Easements recorded June25, 1998 in Book 566 at Page 605 and Amendment thereto recorded July13, 2000 in Book 599 at Page 396, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado.

The property has a street address of 35715 US Highway 40 Units D301/D302, Evergreen, CO 80439.

*Modified pursuant to three loan modification agreements:

Promissory Note and Deed of Trust Modification Agreement dated May15, 2022, recorded May 17, 2022 in the records of the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder, State of Colorado at Reception No. 305808;

Second Promissory Note and Deed of Trust Modification Agreement dated May15, 2023, recorded May15, 2023 in the records of the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder, State of Colorado at Reception No. 309363; and

Third Promissory Note and Deed of Trust Modification Agreement dated August14, 2023, recorded August15, 2023 in the records of Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder, State of Colorado at Reception No. 310237.

Purported common address: 35715 US Highway 40, Units D301/D302, Evergreen, CO 80439.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

provided by law.

First Publication4/3/2025

Last Publication5/1/2025

Name of Publication

The Clear Creek Courant

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;

DATE: 01/27/2025

Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Emily J. Bennett, Attorney #15431 LAFF . BENNETT, P.C. 3200 East Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80209-3245 (720) 484-3933

Attorney File #

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Legal Notice No. CCC1033

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: May 1, 2025

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

City and County

Notice

Hearing May 20th, 2025 at 6:30 PM Empire Town Hall 30 E. Park Ave Empire, CO 80438

Second reading of Ordinance 275: An Ordinance of The Town of Empire, Colorado Extending the Temporary Moratorium on the Submission, Acceptance, Processing, And Approval of Certain Land Use Applications and Declaring an Emergency

Second Reading of Ordinance 276: An Ordinance of The Town of Empire, Colorado Adopting The 2024 Edition of The Model Traffic Code for Colorado for the Regulation of Traffic Within the Town

Second Reading of Ordinance 277: An Ordinance of The Town of Empire, Colorado Amending Ordinance 273 Concerning Junk and Abandoned Vehicles and Parking Regulations Within the Town

Second Reading of Ordinance 278: An Ordinance of The Town of Empire, Colorado Implementing a Surcharge Schedule Legal Notice No. CCC1076

First Publication: April 24, 2025 Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice

NOTICE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE GRANTING A GAS AND ELECTRIC FRANCHISE TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO

NOTICE is hereby given that at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, State of Colorado, to be held on April 28, 2025, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. at 1711 Miner Street Idaho Springs, Colorado 80452, Public Service Company will request the City Council adopt a measure to approve an ordinance granting a gas and electric franchise to Public Service Company of Colorado, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS GRANTING A GAS AND ELECTRIC FRANCHISE TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, ITS AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO USE THE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY TO FURNISH, SELL, TRANSMIT, TRANSPORT, AND DISTRIBUTE GAS AND ELECTRICITY TO THE CITY AND TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, GRANTING THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, LOCATE, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND EXTEND INTO, WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY ALL FACILITIES REASONABLY NECESSARY TO FURNISH, SELL, TRANSMIT AND DISTRIBUTE GAS AND ELECTRICITY WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY AND FIXING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF.

The franchise to be applied for will be for a term of twenty (20) years. Public Service Company of Colorado shall collect a fee from a surcharge upon City residents who are customers of the Company.

The City of Idaho Springs City Council will conduct a public hearing at its regular meeting on April 28, 2025 for further consideration as to its adoption and passage; as provide by law said Ordinance was introduced and read for the first time at a regular meeting of said Council held on April 14, 2025. The hearing will be open to the public and may be attended in person or via Zoom. Interested persons may contact Deputy City Clerk Wonder Martell for

a link to the meeting.

Dated at Arvada, Colorado, this 5th day of March, 2025.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO

BY /s/ Daniel Trujillo

Daniel Trujillo

Area Manager

Legal Notice No. CCC1032

First Publication: April 17, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that public hearings will be held in accordance with Chapter 25 of the Idaho Springs Municipal Code commencing at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard on the 27th day of May 2025 before the City Council to consider 1041-25-001: a 1041 application for the Central Portion Floyd Hill to Veterans Memorial Tunnels project.

This hearing will be held at the Idaho Springs City Hall, located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado 80452.

Dated this 24th day of April 2025

Dylan Graves, Community Development Planner

Legal Notice No. CCC1077

First Publication: April 24, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS Clear Creek County, Colorado

Ordinance No. 8, Series 2025

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 5-11(A) OF THE IDAHO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING VARIANCE BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Legal Notice No. CCC1071

First Publication: April 24, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

PUBLIC NOTICE

Georgetown’s 2025 Certified Municipal Election Results:

In the election for the Police Judge, Georgia Kofoed received 151 votes. Mike Huggins received 12 votes.

In the election for the Ward I Selectman, Amanda Cooper received 53 votes.

In the election for the Ward II Selectman, Alex Sassoon received 43 votes. Jake Cooper received 30 votes. Kristin Antenen received 21 votes.

In the election for the Ward III Selectman, Richard Barrows received 29 votes.

Legal Notice No. CCC1067

First Publication: April 17, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS County of Clear Creek State of Colorado

Ordinance No. 2, Series 2025

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF THREE (3) PARCELS IN AND NEAR VIRGINIA CANYON MOUNTAIN PARK TO YOUNG RANCH, LLC, AS APPROVED BY CITY ELECTORS AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 ELECTION

WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-15713(1), the Idaho Springs City Council (“Council”) for the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado (the “City”) possesses the authority to sell or dispose of, by ordinance, City-owned real property used or held for park purposes only upon City elector approval of such sale or disposition; and

WHEREAS, in 2024, the City and Robert Young engaged in negotiations to trade certain real properties held by each to the other in the vicinity of Virginia Canyon Mountain Park (VCMP) for purposes of conforming the eastern boundary of VCMP to the natural geographic boundary of Gilson Gulch; and WHEREAS, the Council referred the question of the proposed land swap to City electors at a special City election called for and held on November 5, 2024, in coordination with the general election held on such date; and WHEREAS, City electors approved the proposed land swap by the certified result of 546 votes in favor and 299 votes against; and WHEREAS, the Council now wishes to implement the approval given by City electors to convey parcels 2, 4 and 6 to Young Ranch, LLC, and to accept the conveyance of parcels

1, 3, 5 and 7 from various entities owned by Mr. Young to the City, all as identified in the Idaho Springs Mountain Park / Young Ranch Land Swap 2024 Plat distributed to City voters with the November 5, 2024 ballot question; and WHEREAS, the Council hereby approves the quit claim

INTRODUCED,

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED: Diane Breece, City Clerk

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED, after publication at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, held on the 12th day of May, 2025. Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED: Diane Breece, City Clerk

ATTACH – QUIT CLAIM DEED CITY PROPERTY TO YOUNG RANCH, LLC

QUITCLAIM DEED THIS QUITCLAIM DEED is made this _____ day of April, 2025, between THE CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO, a statutory city and municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Colorado (“Grantor”) and YOUNG RANCH, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Grantee”). Collectively, Grantor and Grantee may be referred to as the “Parties.”

WITNESS, that the Grantor, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, has remised, released, sold and QUITCLAIMED, and by these presents does remise, release, sell and QUITCLAIM, unto the Grantee and its assigns forever, all the right, title, interest, claim and demand which the Grantor has in and to the real property, together with improvements, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Clear Creek and State of Colorado, more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and fully incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”).

SUBJECT to all easements, rights-of-way, protective covenants and mineral reservations of record, if any.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all and singular the appurtenances and privileges thereunto belonging, or in anywise thereunto appertaining, all the estate, right, title, interest and claim whatsoever of the Grantor, either in law or equity, to the only proper use, benefit and behalf of the Grantee and its assigns forever.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has hereto executed this Deed as of the day first above written.

GRANTOR: Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTEST: Diane Breece, City Clerk STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK)

The

point on the southerly line of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 32 and a point of compound curvature and a point on Parcel 4-CC Revised 2023; Thence along said Parcel 4-CC and the Central City Parkway Right-of-Way the following seven (7) courses:

1. 906.05 feet along the arc of a curve concave to the east with a radius of 425.00 feet, a central angle of 122°08’53”, and whose chord bears S 02°11’16” East a distance of 743.96 feet;

2. South 73°50’56” East a distance of 337.75 feet;

3. South 80°55’50” East a distance of 379.52 feet;

4. South 86°00’00” East a distance of 536.88 feet;

5. South 83°24’32” East a distance of 655.70 feet;

6. South 12°59’15” West a distance of 78.56 feet to a point of non-tangent curvature;

7. 146.59 feet along the arc of a curve concave to the southeast, with a radius of 809.17 feet, a central angle of 10°22’46”, and whose chord bears South 67°18’20” West a distance of 146.39 feet to the most northerly corner of a parcel of land described in Reception Number 310745 of the Official Records of the County of Clear Creek, Colorado; Thence along the northwesterly line of said parcel the following three (3) courses:

1. South 78°59’24” West a distance of 112.89 feet;

2. 75.81 feet along the arc of a curve concave to the southeast, with a radius of 100.00 feet, a central angle of 43°26’15”, and whose chord bears South 57°16’20” West a distance of 74.01 feet;

3. South 35°33’16” West a distance of 31.91 feet to a point on the east-west centerline of said Section 32; Thence South 88°34’56” West along said east-west centerline of Section 32 a distance of 1050.74 feet to the Center 1/4 corner of said Section 32; Thence South 88°32’53” West continuing along said east-west centerline a distance of 2536.39 feet to the East 1/4 corner of said Section 31;

Thence South 88°05’43” West a distance of 2594.71 feet along the east-west centerline of said Section 31 to the Center 1/4 corner of said Section 31;

Thence South 88°03’12” West along the eastwest centerline of said Section a distance of 59.40 feet; Thence South 01°51’12” East a distance of 280.15 feet to a point of the north Right-of-Way line of Interstate Highway No. 70; Thence along said north right-of-way line the following four (4) courses:

1. South 73°33’32” West a distance of 51.24 feet;

2. South 51°27’32” West a distance of 181.94 feet;

3. South 58°36’32” West a distance of 429.28 feet;

4. South 64°19’02” West a distance of 148.06 feet to the easternmost corner of the First Amended Plat of Big Horn Community Filing No. 3, a subdivision recorded at Reception Number 111795 of the Official Records of the County of Clear Creek, Colorado; Thence along the boundary of said subdivision the following five (5) courses:

1. North 81°56’19” West a distance of 171.76 feet;

2. South 77° 56’ 41” West a distance of 593.00 feet;

3. South 72° 02’ 40” West a distance of 350.17 feet;

4. South 07° 30’ 34” East a distance of 90.00 feet;

5. South 81° 24’ 37” West a distance of 360.55 feet to the northeast corner of Parcel

7 (land swap); Thence along the northerly lines of said Parcel

7 the following two (2) courses: 1. South 84° 49’ 39” West a distance of 200.93 feet;

2. South 57° 26’ 32” West a distance of 55.15 feet to the northeast corner of Parcel

6 (land swap); Thence along the southerly lines of said Parcel

6 the following two (2) courses:

1. South 77° 39’ 03” West a distance of 46.02 feet;

2. South 86° 03’ 14” West a distance of 104.31 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of Riverside Drive as shown on said First Amended Plat of Big Horn Community Filing No. 3;

Thence South 81° 24’ 41” West along said northerly right-of-way line a distance of 33.72 feet to a point of curvature to a point on the northerly line of Big Horn Community Filing No. 1, a subdivision recorded at Reception Number 63244 of the official records of the County of Clear Creek, Colorado; Thence 42.60 feet along said northerly line and the arc of a curve to the concave to the southeast, with a radius of 235.78 feet, a central angle of 10° 21’ 08”, and whose chord bears South 76° 14’ 05” West, a distance of 42.54 feet to a point on the southerly line of Parcel 5 (land swap); Thence along the southerly and easterly lines of said Parcel 5 the following eleven (11) courses: 1. North 52°

2025 and 2026;

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is scheduled to conduct a hearing upon and review all facts and circumstances relevant to the 2025 application (the “Application”) on April 2, 2025, after which it shall forward its recommendation to the City Council; and

WHEREAS, the Application is scheduled for public hearing before the City Council on April 14, 2025, and due notice thereof shall be given by publication, mailing and posting of the Property, all as required by the laws of the State of Colorado and the Zoning Ordinance of the City; and

WHEREAS, at each public hearing, before the Planning Commission and before the City Council respectively, the public shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard; and

WHEREAS, after reviewing all of the relevant evidence and testimony, the City Council wishes to enter its findings on the Application and render decision thereon, all as further set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, as follows:

Section 1. The above and foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by reference and are adopted as findings and determinations of the City Council.

Section 2. The City Council hereby determines that the proposed Conditional Use conforms to the relevant requirements of the Idaho Springs Municipal Code (“ISMC”), is generally in conformity with the City’s comprehensive plan, and will not impact adjacent properties in a manner that is significantly different than the impacts caused by uses that are permitted by right in the area, only upon the imposition of certain conditions.

Therefore, the Property is allowed a Conditional Use for temporary seasonal employee camping during the 2025 and 2026 rafting seasons with the following conditions and limitations:

1.Approval will expire on October 1, 2026.

2. The use is authorized from April 1 through September 30 in calendar years 2025 and 2026.

3. Adherence to the applicant submitted Handbook and Lease and the Map of the site.

4. Potable water must be available on-site at all times. Applicant shall receive Clear Creek Fire Authority approval concerning the size and location of the potable water storage.

5. The Clear Creek Fire Authority shall approve the location of campsites and cooking areas prior to occupation

6. No open fires are permitted at the property.

7. All campsite locations shall be numbered and a map of the site, showing all campsites labeled, shall be provided to the City prior to operation and shall be posted at the site.

feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 859.27 acres, more or less.

Legal Notice No. CCC1070

First Publication: April 24, 2025 Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS Clear Creek County, Colorado

Ordinance No. 10, Series 2025

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE TO PERMIT TEMPORARY SEASONAL EMPLOYEE CAMPING DURING RAFTING SEASON ONLY IN 2025 AND 2026 ON PROPERTY WEST OF THE SHELLY/ QUINN BALL FIELDS PARK ALSO KNOWN AS 95 EAST IDAHO SPRINGS ROAD WITH CONDITIONS

WHEREAS, the City Council and Planning Commission have authority pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado and the Idaho Springs Zoning Ordinance to grant Conditional Uses within zone districts for property within the City; and

WHEREAS, in 2024, Duke Bradford (the “Applicant”) applied to the City for a Conditional Use to permit a trial run of temporary seasonal employee camping during the 2024 rafting season upon property located directly west of the Shelly/Quinn Ball Fields Park, south Exit 241 of Interstate 70, that was annexed into the City as part of the Silver Spruce Annexation of 1974, further described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”); and

WHEREAS, this year, the Applicant has again applied to the City for a Conditional Use permit to conduct seasonal employee camping upon the Property during rafting seasons only in

8. Trash and recycling must be picked up weekly at minimum.

9. Adequate portable toilets will be provided on-site and will be pumped monthly at a minimum or as needed.

10. The applicant is required to provide to City Administration and the Police Department two (2) authorized contacts (a primary contact and backup contact) for the property who can physically respond to the site within sixty (60) minutes or less.

11. Parking spaces shall meet minimum parking dimensional standards, and shall be delineated on-site to the City’s satisfaction, and shall include spaces for at least 38 vehicles (including 10 campervan spaces). A parking plan showing the layout of spaces shall be provided prior to occupation of the property.

No parking associated with this use shall be permitted off site.

12. Public pedestrian access across the property along the existing paved path shall be maintained and not blocked.

13.City Staff shall perform a site walk-through once all improvements proposed are established on-site to confirm compliance with the above conditions of approval.

14. A gate or other barrier shall be installed at the entrance to the trail underpass to I-70 at Edwards St. to stop vehicles from traveling the corridor. The City’s Public Works Department will approve of and install the gate, at the applicant’s expense.

15. All camping platforms proposed as part of this development shall receive a Certificate of Occupancy before they can be used for camping purposes.

16. Prior to the commencement of operations under this Permit in 2026, the Applicant shall appear before the Idaho Springs Planning Commission for a Compliance Review to review the operation’s compliance with all relevant requirements and conditions during 2025. The Compliance Review is not a formal public hearing, but an informal review and discussion.

Nothing herein constitutes approval of any use of any type not specified by this Ordinance. Any such additional use would require its own distinct Conditional Use approval, if so required by the Code.

Section 3. Any and all Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent herewith are, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, hereby repealed; provided, however, that the repeal of any such Ordinance or part thereof shall not revive any other section or part of any Ordinance heretofore repealed or superseded.

Section 4. Should any one or more sections or provisions of this Ordinance be judicially determined invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Ordinance, the intention being that the various provisions are severable.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED

PUBLISHED, on March 24, 2025, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado.

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED: Diane Breece, City Clerk

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED, after publication and public hearing, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, held on April 14, 2025.

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED:

Diane Breece, City Clerk

EXHIBIT A

Legal description of property

THE LAND REFERRED TO IN TITLE COMMITMENT NO. CC2003-7925 AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 72 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., FURTHER DESCRIBED AS:

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE N86’04’30”E, 1262.58 FEET TO A POINT MARKED BY A STEEL PIN, WHICH POINT IS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE N0’43’30”W, 838.80 FEET TO A STEEL PIN ON THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND 40 AS LOCATED ON JANUARY 28, 1993 (INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 70); THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND 40 A DISTANCE OF 1332.40 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE S0-13’30”E, 522.02 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31, THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, KNOWN AS SILVER SPRUCE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice No. CCC1072

First Publication: April 24, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

PUBLIC NOTICE

REAL PROPERTY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY PROTEST DEADLINES

Clear Creek County Assessor’s Office PO Box 2000 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

Colorado law requires the county assessor to hear objections to real property classifications and valuations beginning May 2, 2025. Objections to the valuation or classification of real property must be postmarked, delivered, or presented in person to the county assessor’s office no later than June 9, 2025.

Colorado law requires the county assessor to begin hearing objections to personal property valuations no later than June 16, 2025. Objections to personal property valuations must be postmarked, delivered, or presented in person to the county assessor’s office no later than June 30, 2025.

For additional information, contact the County Assessor’s Office at (303)679-2322.

CCC1068