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Vaccinations begin for Clear Creek seniors

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Silver Plume’s Judy Caldwell, right, receives her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She will return Feb. 5 for her second dose. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Clear Creek County has launched a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic for individuals 70 and older whose primary residence is in the county.

Public health staff and Clear Creek EMS hosted the first clinic Friday at the EMS station in Dumont with 110 people participating.

Clear Creek hopes to host this drive-thru clinic weekly, however, that will depend on how many vaccines it receives week-toweek, according to Suzanne Boccia, director of the county’s Office of Emergency Management.

The county only has a few days’ notice of how many vaccines it will receive before they arrive.

On Friday, the process looked much like the previous iterations at the Idaho Springs fire station, albeit with cars. Recipients either printed out and completed forms beforehand, or filled them out at the Dumont site, received their vaccine, and then drove to a nearby waiting area for 15-30 minutes’ observation for allergic reactions.

Boccia and other officials hosting the clinic said the operation was running smoothly, and recipients described it as easy and efficient.

Silver Plume’s Rick and Judy

Caldwell thought they would have to go inside the building, but were happy to see the clinic was outside, which is safer because of the airflow. While the two did get out of the car to receive their injections — because they wanted it in the arms that were away from the window — they noted that most people were staying in their cars and receiving it in the arm closest to the window.

The Caldwells also recommended people fill out their forms ahead of time, as they did, because it speeds up the process.

“I was glad to see so many cars here,” Judy continued. “We had SEE VACCINE, P5

December I-70 lane closures a learning experience

Much work remains in Idaho Springs area

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While Colorado Department of Transportation staff members said the daytime Interstate 70 lane closures in mid-December were a necessary measure to ensure the corridor’s safety this winter, they also said it has become a learning experience.

“I realize it was pretty bumpy, but you can see we got quite a few things done,” CDOT Project Engineer Jeff Hampton said at a Jan. 6 county commissioners meeting.

Hampton and his colleagues

emphasized that they don’t want to do anymore daytime lane closures for the remainder of the project, and added that they’re considering labeling mid-December as a no-work timeframe on future projects.

During the next few months, construction work will primarily be in the shoulders on I-70 or off the highway altogether.

Hampton said there’s still a great deal of work to be done in Idaho Springs’ downtown parking lots, including relocating the sewer main and finishing the sound wall near the 100 block of Miner Street.

Additionally, exits 240 and 239 will see safety improvements for both pedestrian and vehicle traffic.

In the meantime, CDOT is waiting for temperatures to warm again before finishing the last half-mile

Traffic passes through Interstate 70’s exit 240 intersection, which is under construction to improve safety and traffic flow as part of the westbound mountain express lane project.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

of paving on Interstate 70. Hampton said he’s hoping to resume that work in mid-April and have the lane

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OBITUARIES Bobby Christopher Secrease 4/6/1928 - 1/3/2021

Bobby Christopher Secrease, 92, of Pierce, Colorado, formerly Idaho Springs, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 6, 1928 in Elsinore, Missouri to John Thomas Lee and Hester Ann (Caruthers) Secrease.

He married Mary Jane Condray on April 24, 1962 in Olathe, Kansas.

He served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957.

After leaving the Army, Bobby moved to Colorado where he worked in the logging industry alongside his father.

In 1974 Bobby began his career as a hard rock miner at Henderson Mine where he was employed for over 20 years. He was late for work once during his career when an elk ran over his truck. After retiring he went back to Henderson as a contract employee for a number of years.

Bobby’s greatest joy was spending time with his family. He had many hobbies that included collecting rocks, reading westerns and books on WWII, tinkering

in his shop and being outside.

He had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed teasing people whenever he got the chance. His kind heart and fun loving ways are treasured memories of all those who knew him.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Hester Secrease; his wife, Mary Jane Secrease; his children, Michael Patrick Secrease and Bobby Christopher Secrease Jr.; his siblings, Clinton Ray Secrease and Ethel Mae Carroz.

Bobby is survived by his children, Tonya Secrease, Debbie Secrease, Missie Secrease (Ken La Velle), Dan Secrease, and Dakota Secrease; his grandchildren, Garrett Reich (Susan), Michael Reich, Christy Reich, Dawn Messer, Coltt La Velle, and AllieRae La Velle; his nine great grandchildren; and his sister, Genafay Marie Secrease.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

Go to www.montgomerystryker.com to send condolences or to sign the online guestbook.

A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Weather Observations forGeorgetown Georgetown,Lake.

Colorado Station. Wind observations are made at “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of Week of January 4, 2021 of rainfall plus melted snow. the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours.

T = Trace of precipitation. = Not Reported.

“Peakobservations wind gust A local National Weather Service volunteerNR observer makes temperature and precipitation each dayatat Georgetown about 8 a.m.

Lake” is the velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures arewind from gust digital thatdisplays occurred during the calendar preceding date ofcalculated observation. of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperatureday System”); “Mean daily” the temperature is the average Historic data are based on the period which statistical data of the max and min.

“Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfallof plus record melted snow.for “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated haveduring been compiled years within the period 1893-2019). the preceding 24 hours.(about T = Trace of52precipitation.

NR = Not Reported.

“Peak wind gust at Georgetown Any Lake” is weather the records are a comparison ofoccurred the during observed with theof velocitynoted in miles per hourbased and the timeon of the maximum wind gust that the calendarvalue day preceding the date historical observation.data Historicset. data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 52 years within the period 1893-2019). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.

Day and date of observation (2021)

Monday, 01/04 Tuesday, 01/05 Wednesday, 01/06 Thursday, 01/07 Friday, 01/08 Saturday, 01/09 Sunday, 01/10 Summary

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Week’s avg max, min, mean daily T; sum of TP, SF Historic week’s avg max, min, mean daily T; avg sum of TP, SF

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Precipitation (P) (inches) Total Snowfall (TP) (SF)

During the 24 hours prior to 8 a.m.

37 25 31.0 0.10 0.1 41 23 32.0 0.00 0.0 37 15 26.0 0.04 0.5 38 14 26.0 0.00 0.0 43 12 27.5 0.00 0.0 34 11 22.5 0.00 0.0 26 1 13.5 0.02 0.5 36.6 14.4 25.5 0.16 1.1 37.0

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Alan Head scheduled for trial in May

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Alan Head, the Idaho Springs man accused of killing his infirm older sister in July 2019, has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for a jury trial in May. n Head, 69, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last February and was scheduled for sentencing in March. However, court procedures were delayed because of COVID-19 closures.

In May, Head requested and was granted new counsel in Dana Christiansen from Breckenridge,

who was appointed by the Office of Alternate Defense Counsel.

He helped Head file a motion to withdraw the plea on the grounds that former defense counsel had been ineffective in communicating things to him when he entered the plea. The motion was granted on Sept. 1.

On Dec. 28, Head pleaded not guilty to the eight charges filed against him, including first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first-degree assault of an at-risk person — all felony charges — and neglect of an at-risk person.

He is scheduled for a pre-trial

One dead and seven injured in weekend crash

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One person died and seven others were injured in a vehicle collision Sunday on U.S. Highway 40 above Empire. The highway was closed for several hours while emergency crews investigated and cleaned the scene.

According to Colorado State Trooper Josh Lewis, a Ford F-150 was traveling westbound and collided with an eastbound Jeep Grand Cherokee around 12:45 p.m. Sunday.

Icy road conditions are believed to have been a factor in the crash,

Lewis said, adding that drugs, alcohol and speed have been ruled out.

There were four people in each vehicle, and one of the Jeep passengers, 60-year-old woman from Colorado Springs, was confirmed dead at the scene. At least two others at the scene were transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Everyone in the Jeep was from Colorado Springs and the Ford F-150 passengers were listed as Denver residents, Lewis stated.

He noted that everyone had been wearing their seat belts at the time of the collision.

conference on March 1, and a trial is slated for May 3-14.

District Attorney Bruce Brown explained that if Head is convicted of first-degree murder, he would be sentenced to life without parole.

Initial incident

Head was arrested on July 27, 2019, at his home near the 1500 block of Highway 103 for allegedly killing his 74-year-old sister Mary Jo Head. She was found dead of a gunshot wound.

According to Clear Creek Sheriff ’s Office investigators and the dispatcher who took the initial 911

call that day, Alan Head described the incident as a “mercy killing.”

During an interview later that day, Alan Head told investigators that his sister’s mental and physical health had been deteriorating to the point where she had the mental capacity of a 2-year-old.

During a Nov. 2019 preliminary hearing, Alan Head’s previous attorneys emphasized Mary Jo Head’s quality of life, that her brother had been her caregiver since 2013 or 2014, and Alan Head’s description of the incident as “the most merciful way to put her out of her misery.”

Police Blotter Crime Calls from Dec. 28-Jan. 3 Tuesday, Dec. 29 — Georgetown police investigated a vehicle trespass and theft of objects from inside. The investigation is ongoing. Police warn residents to keep their vehicles locked at all times.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 — Georgetown police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle, which was later recovered with damage. The

suspect or suspects were able to enter the vehicle through an unlocked door and located keys inside. The investigation is ongoing.

Wednesday, Dec. 30 — Idaho Springs police investigated a claim of someone in violation of a protection order. According to police, the restrained party attempted to burglarize the residence of the protected party. An affidavit was submitted and a warrant of arrest issued.

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Residents voice concerns about proposed mountain bike park Full Send Bike Ranch wants to locate on Shadow Mountain Drive in Conifer

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Great idea. Bad location.

That was the consensus of many who attended a virtual community meeting about a proposed freeride mountain bike park on Shadow Mountain Drive approximately 2 miles from Highway 73.

Neighbors said during the Zoom community meeting on Jan. 5 that they thought such an endeavor would provide a great recreation venue for mountain bikers, bring more business to Conifer shops and restaurants, and ease the overcrowding of nearby parks.

However, they agreed it didn’t make sense to put the bike park that is estimated to have 700 visitors a day on weekends in the middle of a residential area on a two-lane road that isn’t equipped to handle the high traffic volume.

Jason Evans and Phil Bouchard, who are lifelong friends and mountain bikers, want to lease 230 acres of land owned by the State Land Board for Full Send Bike Ranch. The land board uses the proceeds from leasing the 2.8 million acres it owns around the state to fund the Colorado Department of Education’s Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST)

grant program.

Even though the state owns the land, the developers and the state board are bound by the Jefferson County commissioners’ decision on whether to allow the bike park, according to Kristin Kemp, State Land Board spokeswoman.

Kemp said Full Send has not filed an application with the board to use the land for the bike park. Since the State Land Board owns the property, once it gets an application, it would sign “consent-to-apply” documentation, so Full Send could move through the county’s process for the special use permit for the property.

The land is zoned Agricultural 2, and the special-use permit must go through public hearings before the Planning Commission and the Jeffco commissioners.

The proposal

Evans and Bouchard propose a day-use bike park with a chairlift, the only one of its kind in Colorado. It would be open generally from April to October, with a lodge that would provide a registration area, bike rentals, same-day bike repairs and a bar/lounge.

Evans said the recreational use is what Jefferson County envisions for the area. While mountain biking can be a dangerous sport, the bike park would be a safer place to ride.

Full Send would have a medical staff to take care of injuries and they are consulting with Elk Creek Fire regarding any additional medical

response and fire mitigation.

“If developed properly,” Bouchard said, “the park could provide 230-plus acres of mitigated area. It has the potential to become a fire evacuation asset.”

They said they would complete a traffic study to look at impacts on Shadow Mountain Drive, Highway 73, Barkley Road and U.S. 285.

They hope to get approvals and permits this year and to begin construction in 2022, with an opening date tentatively set for spring 2023.

Evans said they wanted to address community concerns.

“We want to be very much a part of this community and want to address concerns as much as possible,” he said.

Evans and Bouchard said they knew their proposal might be polarizing, but they were pleased with the support they have received from some area residents and from the mountain biking community. They believe a bike park would not be as impactful as other possible development such as residences.

The duo said the Shadow Mountain site made the most sense for the bike park, but they would consider other locations.

More information about the proposal is available at fullsendbikeranch.com.

Concerns

Residents had concerns about traffic, the additional workload for emergency medical services, wildlife

that migrate through the area, water and wastewater issues, and more.

A resident wrote in the chat, “I know a lot of people who this would benefit, however, I live on Shadow Mountain and have had many people end up in my front lawn because they were trying to bypass bikers as is. I don’t need more accidents in my front yard because people want to have a park off a narrow, windy road.”

Residents were concerned that injuries at Full Send would occupy EMTs and ambulances, so they wouldn’t be available for community emergencies.

Neighbor Ted Stirgwolt called the proposal a huge issue for those who live on Shadow Mountain and Conifer Mountain.

“We moved to this area to be around the elk herds, the deer herds and all the other animals that live in that area,” Stirgwolt said. “We didn’t spend money to live here … so a bike park could go up in our neighborhood. You don’t want to be part of the community. You want to make money off of my community.”

Conifer resident Charles Newby wrote in the chat: “Do you really want to try to foist your plan onto a rural residential community with the (resulting) traffic safety issues, destruction of the mountain meadow and wetland environment/habitat?

Think about what you are asking of the community — this is not tenable.”

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VACCINE FROM PAGE 1

friends who had the same timeslot we did, and we wondered how that was going to work. ... I’m grateful that we will have that added protection, and I encourage other people to (get vaccinated).”

The two will be returning for their second injections on Feb. 5 and thanked all the county employees for their hard work.

As health officials have recommended, the Caldwells said they’d continue to wear masks, social distance, and limit personal gatherings to protect themselves and others from COVID-19.

How to participate

To register online, visit www. clearcreekcounty.us/1173 for more information and the link to the registration form.

If residents cannot complete the form online, they may call the county’s COVID Health Line at 303-670-

7528 for assistance in registering.

Clear Creek officials emphasize that completing the form doesn’t mean residents are scheduled for an appointment, but simply will be contacted about scheduling one when Clear Creek has received enough vaccine supplies to do so.

Those who own second homes in Clear Creek are asked to contact the county they primarily live in for vaccine information.

Residents should bring some identification to verify where they live, and those who can’t drive themselves should inform county staff when scheduling an appointment.

Scheduling is based on when people register, and their availability for the first and second appointments.

County staff emphasized that residents should not show up to the vaccination clinic site asking to receive one, as it needs to be properly scheduled.

Boccia emphasized that everyone who wants a vaccine will receive one, but asked for their patience while officials continue to navigate the ever-changing COVID-19 vaccination landscape.

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OPINION

January 13, 2021

We must get rid of the hate Sometimes we see things we didn’t want to see, but once seen the image stays with us forever.

The images of President Kennedy being shot or the 9/11 visuals are examples. Last week, we saw thousands of Americans, some carrying U.S. flags, storming our U.S. Capitol. Some broke down doors and windows to get inside the Capitol building. Officials knew that President Trump had called on his followers to converge on Washington, D.C. to promote his assertion that the election wasn’t honestly conducted.

I had the television on to watch the debate of the certification of the electoral college delegate votes.

Suddenly, the members of Congress were whisked away to safer parts of the Capitol building.

I have voted in many presidential

elections and even served as a state representative to my party’s convention. I worked on a couple of campaigns. Two campaigns on which I worked didn’t win. I was deeply disappointed that my candidate lost, but it never occurred to me to not support the president who JIM was elected. Well, ROHRER 81 million voters COLUMNIST chose Biden, while 74 million chose the president, and it’s not certain that the 74 million will support or even acknowledge President Biden.

This disagreement is made more

pronounced by the fact that there is little neutral ground between the two camps. I planned to write about this horrific event and to fix the blame and go on awfulizing about what happened. But I am not going to do that. Instead, I want to talk about the real underlying cause … hate or lack of empathy towards others. I have already written about more civility in the new year.

I remember a great book I read last year by Arthur C. Brooks “Love Your Enemies.” As a result of Brooks’ book, last week was one of those times that I decided to do something that would be exceedingly difficult … to give forgiveness to someone whose actions had hurt me in a significant way. Brooks’ book had convinced me that the benefit to this person would be

minor compared with the benefit I would receive and the cleansing that would occur. I hope my decision to forgive this person wasn’t selfish, but I did know that it would be hard.

The act of this person wasn’t meant to harm me, but it was done with self-serving motives and the person certainly knew that it was wrong.

The result has changed my life and is not reversible.

This individual lives in Chicago, so I decided that I would deliver the forgiveness while visiting my son who also lives there. I must have been afraid I wouldn’t follow through, so I shared my plan with my son. I guess this was my way of committing to act.

On the given day that I planned SEE ROHRER, P7

Follow your dreams no matter your age

BY FROSTY WOOLDRIDGE COLUMNIST

At the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, you might consider your life on this planet as an “eternity” of 80 years, give or take. You may choose any style, any path and any attitude. You may live large, average or choose a “meek” existence.

It’s up to you. It’s your choice. It’s your individual “eternity.” Once you draw your last breath on this planet, your “moment” is gone forever.

We humans enjoy and/or are cursed with the fact that we know our time on this planet will end. Other creatures on

this globe don’t realize their lives carry a departure date. Mountain man John Muir said it with style as to bears: “Bears are made of the same dust as we, and breathe the same winds and drink of the same waters. A bear’s days are warmed by the same sun, his dwellings are overdomed by the same blue sky, and his life turns and ebbs with the heart-pulsing like ours, and was poured from the same First Fountain. And whether he, at last, goes to our stingy heaven or not, he has terrestrial immortality. His life not long, not short, knows no beginning, no ending. To him, life unstinted, unplanned is above the

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Efficient and effective

While people and institutions throughout the metro area seem to be struggling, Jean and I had the luxury of receiving our first dose of the vaccine last Friday.

If the federal government lives up to its commitment to ship vaccines and if our governor doesn’t change the distribution plans too much, the people of Clear Creek County can be confident that our little county will have one of the quickest and most

efficient vaccination programs in the state, and all of us will be safer because of it.

Those who know me know I almost never use the words “efficient” and “effective” when talking about government, but people involved with our county’s roll-out of the vaccine have earned both descriptive adjectives.

Thank You Clear Creek County.

Nelson Fugate, Idaho Springs

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accidents of time, and his years, markless and boundless, equal Eternity.”

So, what do you choose to do in the last part of your eternity? What actually enthralled you to the point of fervor, passion and joy during the early parts of your eternity?

Have you watched Paul McCartney?

He’s still playing his guitar and writing music at 78. What about Mick Jagger?

He’s still dancing across the stage at 77.

What about Betty White at 98? She’s still entertaining.

What about Danielle Steel? She’s still writing brilliant novels. What about President Jimmy Carter at 96? He’s hammering nails and building houses for Habitat for Humanity? At 104, Olivia de Havilland still participated in the arts until her last breath in 2020.

So, if you’re over 60, 70 or 80, the window of creative opportunity narrows with each sunrise. Unlike the bear, you know he’s coming … the Grim Reaper.

But, he’s not here yet! Big question: what new ideas, paintings, events, contests or anything that excited you in your youth can still be realized today?

Like the bear who doesn’t know about his final moment, you may pursue anything your heart desires, which in the end, pushes that “final moment” further into the future. One of my dear friends, Lindy, watches her 95-year-old father play competitive tennis matches regularly. My friend, Bob, at 77, swims a mile six days a week.

I remember A.B. Facey, an Australian, SEE WOOLDRIDGE, P7

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ROHRER FROM PAGE 6

to meet the person, I picked up the phone to verify that he would be present. I secretly hoped he wouldn’t be there … he was. As I approached him, he didn’t recognize me until I gave him my name. As I had rehearsed, I said, “I have come here to announce that I have forgiven you.”

He was overcome with emotion.

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at 86, wrote a book “My Fortunate Life.”

No publisher would touch it. He decided to self-publish his book. In reality, he was an ordinary man. Because it was a memoir of his life as a soldier in WWI to circus performer to cowboy to driller to boxer, his book became a best seller. Audiences thrilled to his presentations. Colleges gave him honorary doctorates. At 87, when his eternity ended, Australians celebrated him as one of their greatest heroes.

Another woman, Helen Santmyer, at 87, wrote a New York Times best-seller “And Ladies of the Club.”

J.K. Rowling, living on welfare, began writing her Harry Potter stories on napkins at a coffee shop in London. Well, you know the rest of her story as one of the richest self-made millionaires in all of Great Britain.

So where does that leave you as we head into 2021? Answer: endless possibilities to make a mark in this world. You don’t

We spent almost an hour discussing how the event had affected us.

We parted and I headed back to my son’s house. He greeted me with “How did it go, dad?” He told me he was proud of me, and then it was my turn to become emotional. His comment made it worthwhile.

I tell this story in such detail because I hope to cause you to erase some hate you may be harboring.

What happened at the Capitol was a hate event. There must be a better way. I hope you will forgive someone.

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‘Point of no return’ Graham Construction LLC, CDOT’s contractor for the express lane project, had hoped to make the late November incentive deadline, and CDOT and local partners did what they could to help make that happen.

CDOT Region 1 Project Engineer Mike Keleman said he felt there was a reasonable chance to hit that milestone at the time, but admitted to being a little overly optimistic.

“You never know what’s going to happen in winter in the mountains,” Keleman said. “ … As time went on, our optimism window really started to shut.”

He said he felt that both CDOT and the contractor share fault for the situation.

Hampton claimed responsibility, explaining that he didn’t have good data on what was left to be paved, and once he and his team started researching, it was too late.

“It’s not 6,000 tons; it’s 12,000 tons,” he said. “And when you’re putting down 800 a day, those days add up.”

So, with the late November incentive deadline past, CDOT and Graham Construction focused on making the corridor safe throughout the winter, Hampton and Keleman explained, with the latter saying it was a point of no return.

Daytime lane closures were needed to complete the work, and Keleman said CDOT tried to get the message out and also looked at previous traffic

count data to find windows that would be acceptable. Crews brought up an extra paver and more trucks to try to expedite the closures, he described.

Only Christmas Day was labeled as a no-work period, Hampton said, adding that he’s recommending that change for future multi-season projects, such as Floyd Hill.

Hampton noted that perhaps CDOT wasn’t communicative enough about how lengthy delays would be the first week, but traffic the second week didn’t seem as bad because expectations were much clearer.

Commissioner Randy Wheelock said he was generally understanding of the situation. He also felt that daytime lane closures the week before Christmas is a bad idea, and that should be taken into account for Floyd Hill.

Keleman commented: “While the intentions were good, we’ll probably be more conservative the next time around. … I think that’s the biggest lesson learned.”

A front loader scoops up dirt Thursday in the parking area adjacent to The Vintage Moose in Idaho Springs. Several sections of the city’s downtown parking lots have been blocked off for construction work related to the westbound mountain express lane PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN project.

The sound wall between westbound Interstate 70 and the 100 block of Miner Street stands uncompleted Thursday morning. The sound wall is among several items that will be completed this winter and spring for the westbound mountain express lane project.

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Clear Creek scraps 2020-21 wrestling campaign Officials expressed COVID-19 concerns and threat to in-person learning in decision

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Clear Creek High School will not have a wrestling season for the 2020-21 school year, Athletic Director David Schuessler confirmed via email on Jan. 5.

“With our focus being in-person learning, the risks that wrestling entails with the proximity of competitors and those individuals being unmasked provides too great of a threat in our mind to our overall educational goal,” Schuessler said.

The decision was not a spur-ofthe-moment deal, Schuessler noted, saying a conversation about Season B and wrestling, in particular, began back in October.

Schuessler said that he met with Principal Chris Gould and Superintendent Karen Quanbeck on Jan. 4.

They had spoken with Clear Creek Public & Environmental Health Director Tim Ryan, about the variances for Colorado High School Athletics & Activities sports that were under consideration, including wrestling.

“This was a local decision that we felt was safe for our community,” Schuessler said in a phone interview on Thursday. “We’re making a good effort for in-person learning.

For some districts that are doing mostly the remote-learning model, if a kid would get a (COVID-19) exposure it doesn’t impact them as much while they’re still in remote whereas with in-person learning there’s the potential to shut you down.”

Schuessler, who professed respect for the sport of wrestling, also expressed concern with the level of risk of being exposed for a maskless competition where there is considerable face-to-face interaction during a pandemic.

“The decision to not hold a wrestling season was incredibly difficult, as we place a high value on sports in Clear Creek,” Quanbeck said via text on Friday morning.

“The benefits of social, emotional health and physical health are huge, especially now. However, it came down to the concern regarding no masks and close contact during competition. Even more difficult is the fact that last year we had significantly increased our team numbers and kids were so excited.”

Danion Baca, Clear Creek’s wrestling coach, called the decision “disappointing.”

“I was looking forward to having a season this year, to go back (to state) with Campbell (Houston) and Clay (Robertson), my two seniors,” he said.

Clear Creek’s Nick Baker, top, tries to pin Vista Ridge’s Jordan Valle at the Evergreen Invitational wrestling tournament last January PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI at Evergreen High School.

The Clear Creek wrestling team watches as Sean Mauracher faces off against Platte Canyon’s Colton Brown during a Dec. 19, 2019 PHOTO BY SARA HERTWIG match at Platte Canyon High School.

Clear Creek is not the only school or district that will forego a Season B wrestling season.

The Boulder Daily Camera reported that Boulder County Health didn’t approve variances for wrestling for schools in the county that had previously been approved by CDPHE. Mapleton Public Schools also announced that it wouldn’t compete in any sport in Season B, including boys and girls basketball as well as wrestling.

“We know this is very disappointing news. We value the benefits of these programs and are committed to getting them reopened,” said Melissa Johnson, Director of

School and Community Engagement for Mapleton Public Schools, in an email to Colorado Community Media. “We are committed to finding other engaging opportunities for our students to socially connect while staying physically distant.”

While Schuessler said decisions like those in Boulder and Mapleton support Clear Creek’s line of thinking, ultimately, the call was theirs to make.

Baca, who as of Jan. 6 wasn’t aware of any student-athletes planning to transfer into another wrestling program for the season, said that he thought the staff would have done everything it could’ve to

protect the wrestlers but that call was out of his hands.

“I hope this doesn’t kill our program in the end,” said Baca, who worried that some wrestlers would transfer elsewhere and not return to CCHS. “I’m definitely afraid that this will hurt the program in the long run.”

Baca said that there was discussion of moving wrestling to Season C or D at a recent state coaches meeting, but he opposed that call given that Clear Creek, where most of the dozen or so wrestlers double as football players, elected in the fall to play football this spring.

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‘Viewing the world in a different lens’ Snowshoeing is inexpensive option for socially distanced outdoor activity

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With health officials continuing to encourage outdoor activities amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there’s one affordable winter activity that’s getting folks outside, active and socially distanced: snowshoeing.

The sport, essentially the winter version of hiking, is a great way to enjoy being outside in the winter without having to empty one’s pockets to buy ski or snowboard gear and pricey lift tickets, said Frank Bulkley, owner of Eskimo Ski Shop in Centennial.

“If you want to get outside and get some fresh air, it’s a great way to do it. It doesn’t have to be a 10-mile hike either,” he said. “It’s a simple way to get out there and do something different in the snow.”

The only things needed to start snowshoeing are waterproof boots, waterproof layers like a jacket and pants and of course, the snowshoes, which can be rented for under $20 per day.

While hiking boots and shoe spikes can perform well when a trail is packed down with snow or a bit icy, snowshoes really thrive in snow about a foot or more deep, Bulkley said.

Jake Thomas, manager at Mountainside Gear Rental in Golden, says

the best way for beginners to try out snowshoeing is to head to familiar territory. “(Go) somewhere you’ve already been, somewhere you’re comfortable with going that’s not super remote,” he said. “Maybe somewhere you hike in the summer.”

It’s also best to go with a buddy and remain within cell service, he said.

“Any precautions you would take while hiking, you should take while on snowshoes,” Bulkley said.

That includes carrying a headlight, being ready for weather changes, bringing plenty of water and snacks and knowing how to react if confronted by wildlife. Those snowshoeing off trails or in the backcountry also need to be aware of avalanche precautions.

Many hiking websites, such as AllTrails.com, will have comments from recent hikers on snow conditions for specific areas or trails. Thomas likes to recommend Golden Gate State Park, St. Mary’s Glacier and trails around Nederland to those interested in snowshoeing.

How they work

Snowshoeing is largely intuitive.

The shoes snap on and off easily and are lightweight enough to carry in a backpack until needed.

“They’ve come a long way from the big clunky ones that looked like tennis rackets on your feet,” Thomas said.

Snowshoes vary in size based on a person’s weight and the snow conditions. They work by distributing the wearer’s weight across the surface of the snow, preventing the person from

Some people like to use trekking poles when they go snowshoeing.

sinking more than a couple inches.

“As long as you’re fit and able to push yourself a little and try something new, it’s really for everyone,” Thomas said. “It is a little more physically demanding than hiking.”

Thomas likes to bring trekking poles when he goes out. They aren’t essential, but they can help with balance, he said.

“In the wintertime, when everything is covered in snow, things are much more serene and quiet. You get to be more in touch with what’s going on around you,” he said. “It’s viewing the world in a different lens. Looking around and seeing untouched snow all around you is a really cool thing.”

Crescent Moon Snowshoes, based in Englewood, also makes foam snowshoes, which are perfect for beginners, said Tanner Dunn, vice president of the company.

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the heel of the wearer’s shoes, unlike other snowshoes, Dunn said.

“You can give them to anyone, they’re so intuitive and easy to walk in,” he said.

Normally, the company offers direct sales and rentals of these shoes, but this year, their inventory has been depleted as a surge of buyers have appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dunn said.

“It’s one of the few winter activities besides skiing,” Dunn said. “Snowshoeing is easier to go and grab real quick.”

For Dunn, one major benefit of snowshoeing is how easy it is to feel like you’re the only person on a trail.

“It’s so quiet. I love hiking, too, but it’s really hard to find a trail that’s not packed — whereas snowshoeing, it’s just dead quiet. It really is different,” he said. “So many people hike but not that many snowshoe.”

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JAN. 13 “All People Considered” will feature an encore show with Sandra Dallas, prolific western writer from Georgetown at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13. KYGT can be found at 102.7 and 103.9 FM or by streaming at www.clearcreekradio.com.

JAN. 14 The Clear Creek Democrats will meet virtually on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Visit clearcreekdems. org to get the link.

ONGOING DriveSafe Driving Schools is hosting its 2020-21 scholarship competition to award a $1,500 scholarship to a student who plans to attend college in 2021. The application deadline is March 1, 2021, and the winner will be notified by April 15. To apply, students must complete the applica-

tion and submit a qualifying entry of either an essay or other creative expression posted on social media.

For more information and complete competition rules, visit DriveSafeColorado.com/scholarship.

Young people ages 12 to 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Resilience1220. Comprised of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in Evergreen, Conifer, Bailey, Idaho Springs, and Georgetown. They also facilitate several school and com-

munity groups to build life skills in wellness and resilience among youth. For more information, or to schedule a counseling session, visit www.Resilience1220.org, email Resilience1220@gmail.com or call 720-282-1164.

Resilience1220 has started a support group called College Age Community that meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For information and the Zoom link, email lior@ wisetreewellness.com.

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GEORGETOWN 812 Taos St., Georgetown • 303-569-2360 Serving the community since 1874.

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THE UNITED CHURCH OF IDAHO SPRINGS AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTY 1410 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs (303) 567-2057 Sunday Worship Service – 10:00 AM PASTOR BILL ROBERTSON Taste and See Tuesdays - 5:30-7:00pm Good food and good conversation - Building community by bringing hope and encouragement to our town and county.

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Public Notices call Bobi 303.659.2522 Legals City and County Check Register for the Newspaper Check Issue Dates: 12/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 Check Invoice Issue Date Payee Amount 35694 12/09/2020 City of Idaho Springs 20,000.00 35695 12/14/2020 City of Idaho Springs 500,000.00 35696 12/14/2020 A T & T Mobility 140.20 35697 12/14/2020 A-Fast Patch Inc 44,460.21 35698 12/14/2020 Amerigas 3,770.71 35699 12/14/2020 Argo Mill LLC 20,000.00 35700 12/14/2020 AVA Rafting and Zipline 20,000.00 35701 12/14/2020 Billy Thompson 449.99 35702 12/14/2020 Blue Tarp Financial Inc 154.99 35703 12/14/2020 Blue360 Media 513.36 35704 12/14/2020 Brannan Aggregates 3,983.73 35705 12/14/2020 Broomfield Sign Company 13,683.00 35706 12/14/2020 Browns Hill Engineering & Cont 3,240.00 35707 12/14/2020 C&C Welding 2,158.00 35708 12/14/2020 Canyon Trading 20,000.00 35709 12/14/2020 Caselle Inc. 1,350.00 35710 12/14/2020 CCMRD 3,500.00 35711 12/14/2020 CenturyLink 807.38 35712 12/14/2020 Chicago Creek Sanitation 787.00 35714 12/14/2020 Clear Creek County Clerk & Rec 121.00 35715 12/14/2020 Clear Creek County Transfer Stati 54.00 35716 12/14/2020 Clear Creek Cty Road & Bridge 1,153.76 35717 12/14/2020 Clear Creek Economic Developm 43,084.00 35718 12/14/2020 Clear Creek Fire Authority 32,695.00 35719 12/14/2020 Clear Creek Outdoors 5,000.00 35720 12/14/2020 Clear Creek Ski and Bike 17,000.00 35721 12/14/2020 Clear Creek Supply 402.00 35722 12/14/2020 CO Communications & Utility Allia 550.00 35723 12/14/2020 Co Dept of Public Hlth & Env. 92.00 35724 12/14/2020 Colorado Analytical Lab 36.90 35725 12/14/2020 Colorado Barricade Co. LLC 3,060.11 35726 12/14/2020 Colorado Municipal League 1,966.00 35727 12/14/2020 Comcast 224.94 35728 12/14/2020 Common Knowledge Technology 3,633.50 35729 12/14/2020 Core & Main LP 312.27 35730 12/14/2020 Dancing Dog Pet Supply 8,278.00 35731 12/14/2020 Dustin Sims 25.00 35732 12/14/2020 Echos Hippie Shop 20,000.00 35733 12/14/2020 Elks Club #607 20,000.00 35734 12/14/2020 Fischer Construction 865,981.41 35735 12/14/2020 Frontier Fire Protection Inc. 4,565.00 35736 12/14/2020 Grainger Inc. 423.80 35737 12/14/2020 Gypsum Rose 10,000.00 35738 12/14/2020 Historical Society of I S 22,750.00 35739 12/14/2020 Home Depot Credit Services 1,010.10 35740 12/14/2020 HRS Water Consultants 1,888.52 35741 12/14/2020 IntelliPay 51.20 35742 12/14/2020 JVA Incorporated 12,979.89 35743 12/14/2020 Liberty Communications 1,140.66 35744 12/14/2020 Michael Goodbee 1600.00 35745 12/14/2020 Mountain Tool and Feed 14.99 35746 12/14/2020 Murray Dahl Beery & Renaud 17,427.90 35747 12/14/2020 Peak Performance 492.23 35748 12/14/2020 Petros & White 424.88 35749 12/14/2020 Professional Management Solutio 1,995.00 35750 12/14/2020 Project Support Senior Center 20,000.00 35751 12/14/2020 Ramey Environmental Complianc 4,313.92 35752 12/14/2020 Rapid Image 9,500.00 35753 12/14/2020 Republic Services #535 178.15 35754 12/14/2020 Law Firm Of Suzanne Rogers PC 1,296.90 35755 12/14/2020 SAFEbuilt Colorado Inc. 3,457.78 35756 12/14/2020 Safeguard Business Systems 161.99 35757 12/14/2020 Sprint 269.80 35758 12/14/2020 Staples Business Advantage 267.75 35759 12/14/2020 T & D Car Wash Inc. 133.60 35760 12/14/2020 The Home Depot Pro 196.24 35761 12/14/2020 Timberline Disposal 322.48 35762 12/14/2020 Treatment Technology 2,527.30 35763 12/14/2020 USA Blue Book 2,208.58 35764 12/14/2020 WALMART COMMUNITY/ RFCSL 30.84 35765 12/14/2020 Wear Parts & Equip Co. Inc. 525.64 35766 12/14/2020 Westbound and Down

19,980.00 35767 12/14/2020 City of Idaho Springs 2,700.00 35768 12/16/2020 City of Idaho Springs 30,000.00 35769 12/29/2020 Clear Creek School District 5,000.00 35770 12/29/2020 Colorado Geological Survey 1,250.00 35771 12/29/2020 Richard Sonnenberg 2,700.00 12142001 12/14/2020 Xcel Energy 366.05 12142002 12/14/2020 Xcel Energy 473.38 12142003 12/14/2020 Xcel Energy 4,297.04 12142004 12/14/2020 Xcel Energy 3,224.76 12142005 12/14/2020 Xcel Energy 42.26 12142006 12/14/2020 WEX BANK 1,197.95 12142007 12/14/2020 Pitney Bowes 502.53 12292001 12/29/2020 VISA 972.34 1229200212/29/2020 Pitney Bowes 334.26 Legal Notice No. CCC000007 First Publication: January 13, 2021 Last Publication: January 13, 2021 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant L-0113-TD 20-026 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to J L MONTGOMERY INC And Whereas, You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 05 day of November, A.D. 2010, the then County Treasurer of Clear Creek County, in the State of Colorado, at the sale so publicly held on the 05 day of November, A.D. 2010 by the Treasurer, no bids were offered or made by any person for the tax lien on said property, and no person having offered to pay the said taxes, penalty interest and costs upon the said property for the year 2009, and the Treasurer having become satisfied that no sale of the tax lien on said property could be had, therefore, the said tax lien on said property was, by the then Treasurer of Clear Creek County, stricken off to the County, and a certificate of sale was duly issued therefor to THE CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) in accordance with the statute in such case made and provided; TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #20090050 Property Schedule R011306 Parcel 196106100677 MINE: PORTLAND - 15841 3.704 ACRES TC 6-4-73 SRO 644/147 COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO AND, Whereas, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC), acting by and through its Treasurer, did, on the 29 day of December, A.D. 2020 duly assign the certificate of sale of the tax lien on the said property, so issued as aforesaid to CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOCC, and all its rights, title, and interest in the said property held by virtue of said sale to David Van der Vieren, whose address is 2119 S Yukon St., Lakewood CO 80227 for the sum of Six thousand nine hundred ninety five dollars and ninety cents; And Whereas, That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2009; And Whereas, That said real estate was taxed in the name of J L MONTGOMERY INC for said year of 2009; And Whereas, That said David Van der Vieren on the 29 day of December, A.D. 2020, the present holder of said certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of Clear Creek County for a deed to said real estate; And Whereas, That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued to the said David Van der Vieren at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 18 day of May, A.D. 2021, unless the same has been redeemed.

And Whereas, Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 30 day of December, A.D., 2020. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County Published 3 x in the Clear Creek Courant, January 13, 20 & 27, 2021 L-0113-TD 20-026

Water Court DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO OCTOBER 2020 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of OCTOBER 2020 for each County affected.

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BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRI-d ORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWN-P ERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEARp TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BYf d STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. T YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party whofi wishes to oppose an application, or an amended$ application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Boxo 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statemento of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the ap-i plication should not be granted, or why it should beb granted only in part or on certain conditions. Suchs Statement of Opposition must be filed by the lasti day of February 2021 (forms available on www.L courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and mustL be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filingd fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition mustT also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’sc Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such ser-$ vice of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.o o e Legal Notice No. CCC000006 t First Publication: January 13, 2021 i Last Publication: January 13, 2021 c Publisher: Clear Creek Courant 5 t i DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, p COLORADO C OCTOBER 2020 WATER RESUME t PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER s 5 APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified thata the following is a resume of all water right applica-d tions and certain amendments filed in the Office ofH the Water Clerk during the month of OCTOBERW t 2020 for each County affected.

2020CW3152 (2012CW286), CITY OF BLACKt HAWK, c/o Director of Public Works, 987 MinersO Mesa Road, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, Coloradoi 80422, Telephone: (303) 582-1324, tisbester@1 cityofblackhawk.org. Please send all corre-G spondence to: David L. Kueter, Kent Holsinger,V Holsinger Law, LLC, 1800 Glenarm Place, Suited 500, Denver, Colorado 80202, Telephone: (303)m P 722-2828 D dkueter@holsingerlaw.com kholsinger@holsingerlaw.com. APPLICATIONt FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCEp IN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY. 2. NAME OFi CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHT: Hidden ValleyA Diversion Point No. 3 (Infiltration Gallery). 3. DATEE OF ORIGINAL DECREE: October 7, 2014, CaseD No. 2012CW286, Water Division No. 1, State ofM Colorado. 4. DESCRIPTION OF ABSOLUTE ANDO CONDITIONAL DIRECT FLOW WATER RIGHT.C 4.a. Name of Structure: Hidden Valley DiversionO Point No. 3 (Infiltration Gallery). 4.a(1) Permit,A registration, or denial number(s): Permit No.2 76166-F. 4.a.(2) Legal Description of Diversiont Point: Hidden Valley Diversion Point No. 3 (Infiltra-t tion Gallery) is located under Clear Creek in thec SW quarter of the SE quarter of the NE quartero of Section 32, Township 3 South, Range 72 Westo of the 6th P.M., at a point 2,313 feet south of the North section line and 1,229 feet west of the EastW section line of said Section 32. A map showing theA location of the point of diversion is attached heretoB as Exhibit A, hereby incorporated. 4.a.(3) SourceO of Water: Groundwater and surface water tributaryE to Clear Creek, a tributary to the South Platte River.T 4.a.(4) Date of Appropriation: January 23, 2012.S 4.a.(5) Amount decreed: 0.890 c.f.s. (400 g.p.m.), absolute, and 2.110 c.f.s. (947 g.p.m.), conditional.Y 4.a.(6) Use: The water diverted under the waterw right described herein has been and will be useda for all municipal purposes, including domestic2 uses, irrigation of parks, lawns and grounds,o industrial, commercial, fire protection, stockwa-p tering, recreation, piscatorial, sewage treatment,g street sprinkling, maintenance and preservationS of wildlife and aesthetic values, replacement ofd lake and reservoir evaporation, augmentation, andc replacement, adjustment and regulation of Blackb Hawk’s water supply system, including exchangef within Black Hawk’s system and with other watera users, and storage, including storage for all of theA aforementioned uses following storage. The Cityv of Black Hawk has the right to use, reuse, successively use and dispose of, by sale, exchange orL otherwise to extinction all water lawfully divertedF and/or impounded pursuant to the decree CaseL No. 2012CW286. 4.a.(7) Place of use: The placeP of use for the water right described herein shall be any place served in the present or in the future by the City of Black Hawk. 5. PROVIDE A DETAILEDD OUTLINE OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TOWARDC COMPLETION OR FOR COMPLETION OFO THE APPROPRIATION AND APPLICATION OFP WATER TO A BENEFICIAL USE AS CONDITION-T ALLY DECREED, INCLUDING EXPENDITURES:A Pursuant to paragraph 16 of the decree in CaseP No. 2012CW286, Black Hawk’s potable watert system and raw water system and each of thet water rights and structures decreed in Case No.t 2012CW286 that now and in the future will provide2 water for the Applicant were determined to beA integrated systems of water rights and structures,1 and pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-301(4)(b) work on one or more of the separate components constitutes diligence for all. 5.a. From 2014 to the filing of this application, Black Hawk has spent in excess of $24,178,000 on its integrated water system of which the subject water rights are a part: 5.a.(1) For the year ending December 31, 2014, Black Hawk expended $6,560,453 on its water system including $3,826,497 on capital projects. Projects included construction of the Georgetown Lake outlet, continuation of the Green Lake pipeline replacement, and construction of the Dory Hill Water Treatment Plant. 5.a.(2) For the year ending December 31, 2015, Black Hawk expended $5,276,333 on its water system including $2,594,343 on capital projects. Projects included the design and construction of the Highway 119

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2020CW3164 JUNIPER MOUNTAIN HOUSE, LLC, c/o Ashley LaRoque, Alea Kilgore, 30500 US Highway 40, Evergreen, CO 80439, ashley@ junipermountainhouse.com, alea@junipermountainhouse.com, (303) 800-8193; (203) 470-964.

Attorneys for Applicants: Gilbert Y. Marchand, Jr., #19870, Cynthia F. Covell, #10169, Andrea L. Benson, #33176, Alperstein & Covell, P.C., 1600 Broadway, Suite 1070, Denver, CO 80202, phone: (303) 894-8191; fax: (303) 861-0420, gym@ alpersteincovell.com; cfc@alpersteincovell.com; alb@alpersteincovell.com. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHT AND PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION INCLUDING APPROPRIATIVE RIGHT OF SUBSTITUTION AND EXCHANGE IN CLEAR CREEK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. 1. Name, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number of Applicants: Juniper Mountain House, LLC, c/o Ashley LaRoque, Alea Kilgore, 30500 US Highway 40, Evergreen, CO 80439, ashley@ junipermountainhouse.com, alea@junipermountainhouse.com, (303) 800-8193; (203) 470-964. 2. Name of structure to be augmented: Juniper Mountain House well currently under well permit number 166383. The well is not currently decreed, but a water right for it is sought herein. Per the well permit, the legal description of the well is: at or within 200 feet of a point within the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 9, Township 4 South, Range 71 West, of the 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado, 775 feet from the south section line and 445 feet from the west section line. The UTM coordinates (per the DWR Map Viewer) are Northing 4395736.1 meters, Easting 470151.7 meters (Datum: NAD83; UTM Zone 13). The well is on Applicant’s property (“Property”) described as approximately 9.26 acres in the above-described southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 9, Township 4 South, Range 71 West, 6th P.M. The legal description and a general location map of the Property are contained, respectively, in Exhibits A and B, which are attached to the application filed with the Court and incorporated herein by reference. Applicant requests that the augmentation plan for which a decree is sought apply also to any replacement, supplemental, or additional wells that may subsequently be permitted as necessary to allow Applicant to obtain the water supply for the Property described herein. 3. Water rights to be used for augmentation: 0.25 acre-feet of water per year available to Applicant pursuant to a Water Supply Agreement (“Agreement”) with the City of Idaho Springs, a Colorado municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Colorado and acting by and through its Idaho Springs Water Activity Enterprise (“Idaho Springs”). Idaho Springs is the owner and operator of the Idaho Springs Reservoir, also known as Chicago Creek Reservoir (the “Reservoir”), located on Chicago Creek, a tributary of Clear Creek, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. More particularly, the Reservoir is generally located in the west half of Section 6, Township 5 South, Range 73 West, of the 6th P.M., and the east half of Section 1, Township 5 South, Range 74 West, of the 6th P.M. Water stored in the Reservoir was decreed to Idaho Springs by the District Court for Water Division 1 in Case Nos. 84CW508 and 84CW671, and is decreed for use for augmentation purposes. Pursuant to the Agreement, Idaho Springs leases and agrees to provide to Applicant one-quarter (1/4) of an acrefoot of water (“Subject Water”) each year during the term of the Agreement, subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions stated in the agreement. The Subject Water will be delivered by Idaho Springs by measured direct flow releases from the Reservoir, or, in Idaho Springs’ discretion, from such other water rights owned by or otherwise available to Idaho Springs which may be lawfully used to supply water to Applicant under the terms and conditions of the Agreement. The term of the Agreement is for twenty-five (25) years, and the Agreement automatically renews for additional five (5) year terms unless, within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then current term, either party provides written notice to the other party that the term of the Agreement shall not be extended.

The location of the Reservoir is marked on Exhibit C, which is a USGS topographic map, attached to the application filed with the Court and incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to C.R.S. Section 37-92-305(8)(c),the decree sought herein may provide procedures to allow additional or alternative sources of augmentation or replacement water, including water leased or purchased on a yearly or less frequent basis, to be used in the plan after the initial decree is entered if the use of the additional or alternative sources is part of a substitute water supply plan approved pursuant to C.R.S. Section 37-92-305(8) or if such sources are decreed for such use or are otherwise lawfully available. 4. Statement of plan for augmentation: 4.1 Water Demands: Applicant owns and operates Juniper Mountain House, which is a lodging facility near Evergreen, Colorado. The facility currently has five guest rooms, two owner’s bedrooms, and a wide range of common areas. Applicant is expanding the facility to add up to 8 micro-cabin structures. As expanded, the facility’s maximum occupancy will increase to 28 persons. The total water usage at the expanded facility is estimated to be 1.64 acrefeet per year, consisting of the following uses: commercial drinking and sanitary, hot tub and fountain purposes. The water usage will cause total use at the facility to exceed the limits of exempt commercial well permit number 166383 that presently supplies the facility. Applicant will apply for a new well permit to be issued in accordance with the final decree entered in this proceeding.

Applicant reserves the right to revise the proposed annual amounts and uses without having to amend or republish this application, provided that any resulting revised consumptive use amount is within the amount that can be augmented by the replacement supply proposed herein. 4.2 Stream

depletions and Replacement: The total estimated consumptive use is estimated to be 0.165 acre-feet per year, comprised of 0.164 acre-feet from commercial drinking and sanitary and 0.001 acre-feet from hot tub and fountain use. Sewage treatment will be provided by a nonevaporative septic system. Return flows will be approximately ninety percent of total water usage at the facility. Applicant estimates that stream depletions will accrue to Beaver Brook, a tributary of Clear Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River, and that return flows will accrue to the same stream system in amounts sufficient to replace depletions.

The depletions from well pumping will affect a reach of Beaver Brook in the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 8, Township 4 South, Range 71 West, of the 6th P.M (“Depletion Reach”), which location is discernible in Exhibit B. Applicant will take credit for return flows and will replace out-of-priority depletions to the stream caused by withdrawals from the well. To replace such depletions, augmentation water will be delivered by Idaho Springs by measured direct flow releases from the Reservoir, or, in Idaho Springs’ discretion, from such other water rights owned by or otherwise available to Idaho Springs which may be lawfully used to supply water to Applicant under the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Applicant acknowledges that transit losses may be assessed by the Division Engineer on the delivery of such augmentation water. Due to the small volume of annual stream depletions projected to occur under this plan, instantaneous stream depletions may be aggregated and replaced by one or more releases of short duration. 4.3 Appropriative right of substitution and exchange: The augmentation supply will be delivered to the confluence of Beaver Brook and Clear Creek, which - per the DWR Map Viewer - is located in the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 3, Township 4 South, Range 71 West, of the 6th P.M. The location where stream depletions from the well pumping affect the stream system is the Depletion Reach described in section 4.2, above, which is upstream of the location where the augmentation water is delivered. Since the location of the augmentation supply delivery is below the location of the Depletion Reach, an exchange is involved. The reach of the exchange is from the confluence of Beaver Brook with Clear Creek to the most upstream point of the Depletion Reach. The date of appropriation of the substitution and exchange is October 30, 2020. The appropriation was initiated by Applicant’s formation of the intent to appropriate followed by actions to further and give notice of the appropriation including, but not limited to, the filing of this application.

The maximum rate of the exchange will be determined herein, and is presently estimated to be 0.05 cubic feet per second. The maximum volume of the exchange will be determined herein, and is presently estimated to be 0.10 acre-feet. Without amending the application, Applicant reserves the right to revise the rate and volume of the exchange as necessary to reflect the well pumping and augmentation operations proposed herein. The source of substitute supply for the exchange is the 0.25 acre-feet per year available to Applicant pursuant to the Agreement with Idaho Springs or such other replacement water that may be added to the plan pursuant to C.R.S. Section 37-92305(8). The proposed use is augmentation of the well depletions described herein. The exchange will operate to replace depletions to the flow of water in the stream system as the depletions occur. The exchange will be operated and administered with a priority date of October 30, 2020, at the maximum flow rate determined herein. If the claim for an exchange is withdrawn for any reason, Applicant’s augmentation plan will nevertheless cause depletion of the exchange reach described above, and future water rights in the exchange reach that are junior to an appropriation date of September 22, 1992 with an administrative priority date of October 30, 2020 will not be allowed to call out Applicant’s well pumping and/or augmentation plan. 5. Underground water right: Applicant seeks an underground water right for the Juniper Mountain House well described above in section 2. The name and permit information, as well as the location of the well, are described in section 2. The location of the well is shown on Exhibit B attached to the water court application.

The source of water is groundwater, tributary to Beaver Brook, tributary to Clear Creek, tributary to the South Platte River. The depth of the well is approximately 340 feet. The date of appropriation is September 22, 1992. The appropriation was initiated by formation of the intent to construct a well to supply water to a lodging facility, followed by application for, and granting of, well permit 166383 on September 22, 1992. The well was drilled in January of 1993, and since that time water pumped from the well has been applied to the beneficial use of a water supply for a lodging facility. The amount claimed is 15 gallons per minute (0.033 cubic feet per second), absolute.

The use of the well is water supply for the lodging facility. The well will operate pursuant to the augmentation plan to be decreed in this case. 6.

Name(s) of the owners of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure or existing storage pool is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored: Not applicable. WHEREFORE, Applicant requests the Court to enter a decree confirming the underground water right claimed herein and approving the plan for augmentation including appropriative right of substitution and exchange described herein and finding that the exercise of the underground water right and the augmentation plan will not cause injury to any owner of or persons entitled to use water under a vested water right or a decreed conditional water right if approved on the terms and conditions proposed and/ or to be determined herein, and to grant such other relief as the Court deems proper under the circumstances. Number of pages of application: five, plus verification page.

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Public Notices waterline loop, continuation of the Green Lake pipeline replacement, and completion of the Dory Hill Water Treatment Plant. 5.a.(3) For the year ending December 31, 2016, Black Hawk expended $2,768,008 on its water system including $464,615 on capital projects. Projects included installation of a fire suppression system at the Dory Hill Water Treatment Plant, sand blasting and painting the 350,000-gallon steel water tank, continued work on the Georgetown Lake outlet, and completion of the Green Lake pipeline replacement. 5.a.(4) For the year ending December 31, 2017, Black Hawk expended $2,059,524 on its water system including $456,689 on capital projects. Projects included design of the Church Ditch Augmentation Station replacement, sand blasting and painting the exterior of the Dory Hill water tank, installation of new Gregory Street pipeline and pressure reducing valve vault, installation of fiber optics within the distribution system, installation of new chlorine dioxide system at the Hidden Valley Treatment Plant, completion of the Georgetown Lake outlet, preliminary design and survey for a new headgate for the Green Lake inflow pipeline, and preliminary design of power generators for the Hidden Valley Treatment Plant and Pump Stations. 5.a.(5) For fiscal year 2018, the City of Black Hawk expended $2,934,151 on its water system including $741,990 on capital projects. Projects included construction of the Church Ditch Augmentation Station, painting the exterior of the Dory Hill water tank, sand blasting and painting PRV vaults in the distribution system, sealing Green Lake with sodium bentonite, design and construction to dredge Georgetown Lake, pre-design for a new head-gate for the Leavenworth diversion for Green Lake, and final design of power generators for the Hidden Valley Treatment Plant & Pump Stations. 5.a.(6) For fiscal year 2019, the City of Black Hawk expended $2,603,209 on its water system including $619,808 on capital projects. Projects included construction of the Hidden Valley Stand-by Generators back-up electrical system, design for a new head-gate for the Leavenworth diversion for Green Lake, rebuilding the Hidden Valley pipeline pumps, design and construction of the Green Lake seepage flume.

5.a.(7) For fiscal year 2020 up to September 16th, the City of Black Hawk expended $1,229,552 on its water system including $88,773 on capital projects. Projects included improvements to the Church Ditch Augmentation Station, purchasing the headgate structure for the Leavenworth diversion for Green Lake. 5.b. The amount in paragraph 5.a includes more than $2,181,184 for engineering and $182,264 for legal fees and costs during the diligence period. 5.c. On December 5, 2016, Black Hawk obtained a decree in Case No. 2012CW303, Water Division No. 1, which included an augmentation plan to replace depletions from diversions at the point identified in paragraph 4.a, above. 5.d On March 4, 2019, Black Hawk obtained a decree in Case No. 2018CW3131, Water Division No. 1, which found diligence for the Hidden Valley Groundwater Diversion Point and the Hidden Valley Surface Water Diversion Point, originally decreed in Case No. 96CW463, each of which may be diverted at the Hidden Valley Diversion Point No 3 as an alternate point of diversion. 5.e.

During the diligence period, Black Hawk has participated as an objector in numerous Water Court proceedings in order to protect its water rights, including the subject water rights. 6. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OWNERS OR REPUTED OWNERS OF THE LAND UPON WHICH ANY NEW DIVERSION OR STORAGE STRUCTURE OR MODIFICATION TO ANY EXISTING DIVERSION OR STORAGE STRUCTURE IS OR WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OR UPON WHICH WATER IS OR WILL BE STORED: Applicant. WHEREFORE, Applicant requests that diligence be found for the 2.110 c.f.s. (947 g.p.m.) conditionally decreed to the Hidden Valley Diversion Point No. 3 (Infiltration Gallery), and that said rights be continued as conditional in full force and effect until the due date of the next diligence filing herein. Number of pages of Application: 7, including 1 page of exhibits.

WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED

BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of February 2021 (forms available on www. courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. CCC000005 First Publication: January 13, 2021 Last Publication: January 13, 2021 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO OCTOBER 2020 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of OCTOBER 2020 for each County affected.

AMENDED APPICATION: 19CW3255 SKY MEADOW WATER USERS

ASSOCIATION c/o Panorama Law Practice, LLC, P.O. Box 4986, Boulder, CO 80306. Claim for Appropriative Right of Exchange in CLEAR CREEK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. Summary of Claim: The claim is an amendment to the Application filed December 31, 2019. The original Application amends a previously decreed augmentation plan to change the release location of the replacement water supply (Vidler Water Co. delivery water) to Guanella Reservoir. This amendment does not change any of the original claims. This amendment adds a claim for an exchange of the Vidler water from the confluence of Clear Creek and West Clear Creek to Guanella Reservoir for storage and later release to augmentation and replacement. 1. Name: Sky Meadow Exchange 2. Location: A. Downstream terminus/exchange from location: Confluence of Clear Creek and West Clear Creek, UTM Coordinates: Easting: 443693 meters, Northing: 4401119 meters; UTM Zone 13, NAD83, PLSS: Located at a point in the NW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 27, Township 3 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M., 2,059 feet from the South Section Line and 2,139 feet from the East Section Line of said Section 27. B. Upstream terminus/ exchange to location: Guanella Reservoir Inlet i.

Golden Diversion Dam and Pipeline, UTM Coordinates: Easting: 439341 meters, Northing: 4401380 meters; UTM Zone 13, NAD83, PLSS: Located at a point in the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M., on the right (South) bank of the West Fork of Clear Creek, at a point whence the Southeast corner of Section 29, Township 3 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M. bears South 64º20’ East a distance of 6,400 feet. ii. Lindstrom No. 2 Ditch and First Enlargement, UTM Coordinates: Easting: 438791 meters, Northing: 4401487 meters, UTM Zone 13, NAD83, PLSS: Located at a point in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M., on the right (South) bank of the West Fork of Clear Creek, at a point whence the Southeast corner of Section 29, Township 3 South , Range 74 West of the 6th P.M. bears South 66º20’ East a distance of 7,900 feet.

3. Appropriation date: May 24, 2018 4. How appropriation was initiated: Entering into lease with the City of Golden for storage space in Guanella Reservoir 5. Amount: A. Exchange Rate: 1 cfs B. Volume: 1.0 acre-foot 6. Uses: Exchange to storage for subsequent release for augmentation and replacement.

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BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of February 2021 (forms available on www. courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. CCC000003 First Publication: January 13, 2021 Last Publication: January 13, 2021 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO OCTOBER 2020 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of OCTOBER 2020 for each County affected.

20CW3151 THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, The City of Black Hawk (“Black Hawk”) c/o Director of Public Works, 987 Miners Mesa Road, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422; tisbester@cityofblackhawk.org; Telephone: (303) 582-1324; Board of county commissioners of the county of Clear Creek (the “County”), c/o Lisa Leben, Special Projects Manager, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, Colorado 80444; lleben@clearcreekcounty.us; Telephone: (303) 679-2434. Please direct all correspondence concerning this Application to: David L. Kueter, Esq., Kent Holsinger, Esq., Holsinger Law, LLC, 1800 Glenarm Place, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202; E-Mail: dkueter@holsingerlaw.com; kholsinger@holsingerlaw.com; Telephone: (720) 3308253 and Paul Zilis, Esq., Andrea A. Kehrl, Esq., Alison I. D. Gorsevski, Esq., and Peter C. Johnson, Esq., Vranesh and Raisch, LLP, 5303 Spine Road, Suite 202, Boulder, Colorado 80301; E-Mail: pjz@ vrlaw.com; aak@vrlaw.com; adg@vrlaw.com; and pcj@vrlaw.com; Telephone: (303) 443-6151. APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY. The Applicants shall be referred to herein collectively as “Co-Applicants.” 2. Name of Reservoir: Green Lake Reservoir II storage right, referred to herein as the “Green Lake Storage Right.” 3. Description of Conditional Water Right: 3.1. Original Decree: The Green Lake Storage Right was originally decreed in Case No. 94CW029, Water Court, Water Division 1, on December 16, 1994.

3.2. Subsequent Decrees Awarding Diligence: Diligence continuing the Green Lake Storage Right was awarded in Case No. 06CW200, Water Division 1, on December 4, 2007. Co-Applicants acquired the Green Lake Storage Right and Green

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Lake structure on January 12, 2009 and filed a Notice of Transfer of Conditional Water Right with the Water Court in Case No. 2006CW200 on October 24, 2013. Diligence continuing the Green Lake Storage Right in full force and effect was again awarded in Case No. 13CW3170, Water Division 1, on October 1, 2014. 3.3. Legal Description: 3.3.1. Location of Dam: The point over the intersection of the outlet pipe and the downstream face of the dam is located whence the Northwest Corner, Section 29, Township 4 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M. bears North 15°30’00” West 1625 feet. 3.3.2. Legal Description for Reservoir: The location of Green Lake Reservoir is more particularly described in Case Nos. 94CW029, 06CW200, and 13CW3170 as follows: Beginning at the outlet whence the Northwest Corner of Section 29, Township 4 South, Range 74 West, bears North 15°30’00” West 1625 feet; thence South 21°45’00” West 160 feet; thence South 42°10’00” East 235 feet; thence South 11°30’00” West 530 feet; thence South 30°25’00” West 150 feet; thence South 9°10’00” East 290 feet; thence South 36°15’00” West 82 feet; thence North 42°55’00” West 120 feet; thence North 21°20’00” West 180 feet; thence North 28°00’00” East 245 feet; thence North 22°40’00” West 695 feet; thence North 4°50’00” East 525 feet; thence South 74°40’00” East 165 feet to the place of beginning. Green Lake has been re-surveyed, and the actual location is as described in Exhibit A hereto. A map showing the location of Green Lake is attached hereto as Exhibit B. 3.3.3. Diversion Structure: Water is diverted into Green Lake from a pipeline that diverts from Leavenworth Creek at a point which is located 2,580 feet east of the west section line and 80 feet south of the north section line of Section 30, Township 4 South, Range 74 West, of the 6th P.M. Due to an administrative error, previous decrees erroneously located the diversion structure in Range 79 West; the legal description for the diversion structure was corrected in Case No. 13CW3170 to reflect the correct location in Range 74 West. The capacity of the Leavenworth Creek to Green Lake pipeline was previously decreed in Case No. 94CW29 as 1.25 cfs. It has since been decreed to have a capacity of 50 cfs in Case No. 09CW277. Natural inflows are also stored in Green Lake. Water is discharged from Green Lake to South Clear Creek. 3.4. Source: Leavenworth Creek, a tributary of Clear Creek.

3.5. Decreed Amount: 270 acre-feet, conditional.

3.6. Appropriation Date: April 1, 1994. 3.7. Uses: Power and industrial purposes, including augmentation and replacement of evaporation on a fully consumable basis, including the right of reuse and successive use to the point of extinction. 3.7.1. The specific type of use referenced in the Decree in Case No. 94CW029 to utilize releases to provide return flows required in Public Service Company’s Fisher Ditch change case, (Case No. 91CW005) was cancelled in Case No. 13CW3170. However, Co-Applicants retained the right to use the water stored in Green Lake Reservoir for power and industrial purposes, including augmentation and replacement of evaporation on a fully consumptive basis, including the right of reuse and successive use to the point of extinction, as originally decreed.

4. Absolute Claim: N/A - Co-Applicants do not seek to make any portion of the Green Lake Storage Right absolute in this Application. 5.

Diligence Claim: Co-Applicants intend to pursue the full decreed diversion and beneficial use of the Green Lake Storage Right. Co-Applicants seek a determination from the Court pursuant to § 37-92-301(4), C.R.S., that they have been reasonably diligent in the development of the Green Lake Storage Right. 6. Detailed outline of what has been done towards completion of the appropriation and application of water to a beneficial use as conditionally decreed, including expenditures, during the previous diligence period: Pursuant to paragraph 13 of the decree in Case No. 13CW3170, the Green Lake Storage Right is part of the integrated systems of water rights and structures for each of the CoApplicants, and pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-301(4) (b), work on one or more of the separate components constitutes diligence for all. 6.1. County Diligence activities: 6.1.1. For purposes of C.R.S. § 37-92-301(4)(b), the Green Lake Storage Right is part of an integrated system of water rights and structures operated by the County for use of water within Clear Creek County, which system includes reservoirs, exchanges, the plan for augmentation decreed in Case No. 05CW302, Water Division 1 (“05CW302 Augmentation Plan”), and numerous decreed water rights. 6.1.2. Throughout the diligence period, the County has operated, managed, administered, and maintained accounting for the 05CW302 Augmentation Plan, both for its own purposes and for plan participants who are included in the 05CW302 Augmentation Plan. 6.1.3. During the diligence period, the County included five new plan participants into the 05CW302 Augmentation Plan. As the number of plan participants increases, the County’s augmentation needs will increase, as will the County’s need to store replacement water.

The County incurred legal and engineering costs and invested staff time and resources to develop, review, and negotiate water lease agreements and inclusion applications required under the 05CW302 Decree. 6.1.4. The County has participated in numerous regional and statewide water planning efforts. The County retained voting membership and participated fully in the South Platte Basin Roundtable discussions. Certain of the County’s reservoirs were identified in the Colorado Water Plan’s Basin Implementation Plan for purposes of funding studies and construction of certain facilities through the Identified Projects and Processes (IPPs). 6.1.5. The County engaged in water planning efforts during the diligence period, resulting in a Strategic Water Plan. That plan emphasizes the importance of the 05CW302 Augmentation Plan and the County’s Leavenworth Exchange, which was also decreed in Case No. 05CW302 and allows for storage of water in Green Lake by exchange. 6.1.6. Throughout the diligence period, the County monitored and participated in water quality matters on Clear

Creek, particularly as they relate to the development and operation of the County’s integrated system. 6.1.7. The County has maintained its water rights portfolio during the diligence period, and has applied for and been granted findings of reasonable diligence for water rights and, in certain cases, made absolute water rights in the following reservoirs: Clear Creek Reservoirs No. 2, 3, and 4 (Case No. 16CW3056, entered November 7, 2016); Upper Johnson Gulch Reservoir (Case No. 17CW3007, entered September 14, 2017); Grizzly Gulch Reservoir (Case No. 17CW3115, entered March 1, 2018); Green Lake (Case No. 18CW3184, entered June 25, 2019); Leavenworth Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 and Bakerville Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 (Case No. 19CW3095, entered November 19, 2019); and the Clear Creek Mainstem Exchange and the Leavenworth Exchange (Case No. 20CW3082, pending). 6.1.8. The County has continued to install, maintain, and upgrade facilities, including but not limited to Green Lake and related facilities. 6.1.9. The County opposed approximately 15 Water Court applications to protect its water rights during the diligence period. 6.1.10. The County expended in excess of $556,000.00 for the activities described above during the diligence period. 6.1.11. The County has a continuing need for its interest in the full decreed storage volume of Green Lake and the Green Lake Storage Right, maintains the intent to develop the Green Lake Storage Right, and can and will divert, store, and place to beneficial use water diverted pursuant to the Green Lake Storage Right. The County’s claim for findings of reasonable diligence and continuation of the Green Lake Storage Right is not speculative. 6.2. Black Hawk diligence activities: 6.2.1. From 2014 to the filing of this application, Black Hawk has spent in excess of $24,178,000 on its integrated water system of which the Green Lake Storage Right is a part: 6.2.1.1. For the year ending December 31, 2014, Black Hawk expended $6,560,453 on its water system including $3,826,497 on capital projects. Projects included construction of the Georgetown Lake outlet, continuation of the Green Lake pipeline replacement, and construction of the Dory Hill Water Treatment Plant. 6.2.1.2. For the year ending December 31, 2015, Black Hawk expended $5,276,333 on its water system including $2,594,343 on capital projects. Projects included the design and construction of the Highway 119 waterline loop, continuation of the Green Lake pipeline replacement, and completion of the Dory Hill Water Treatment Plant. 6.2.1.3. For the year ending December 31, 2016, Black Hawk expended $2,768,008 on its water system including $464,615 on capital projects. Projects included installation of a fire suppression system at the Dory Hill Water Treatment Plant, sand blasting and painting the 350,000-gallon steel water tank, continued work on the Georgetown Lake outlet, and completion of the Green Lake pipeline replacement. 6.2.1.4.

For the year ending December 31, 2017, Black Hawk expended $2,059,524 on its water system including $456,689 on capital projects. Projects included design of the Church Ditch Augmentation Station replacement, sand blasting and painting the exterior of the Dory Hill water tank, installation of new Gregory Street pipeline and pressure reducing valve vault, installation of fiber optics within the distribution system, installation of new chlorine dioxide system at the Hidden Valley Treatment Plant, completion of the Georgetown Lake outlet, preliminary design and survey for a new headgate for the Green Lake inflow pipeline, and preliminary design of power generators for the Hidden Valley Treatment Plant and Pump Stations.

6.2.1.5. For fiscal year 2018, the City of Black Hawk expended $2,934,151 on its water system including $741,990 on capital projects. Projects included construction of the Church Ditch Augmentation Station, painting the exterior of the Dory Hill water tank, sand blasting and painting PRV vaults in the distribution system, sealing Green Lake with sodium bentonite, design and construction to dredge Georgetown Lake, pre-design for a new head-gate for the Leavenworth diversion for Green Lake, and final design of power generators for the Hidden Valley Treatment Plant & Pump Stations.

6.2.1.6. For fiscal year 2019, the City of Black Hawk expended $2,603,209 on its water system including $619,808 on capital projects. Projects included construction of the Hidden Valley Standby Generators back-up electrical system, design for a new head-gate for the Leavenworth diversion for Green Lake, rebuilding the Hidden Valley pipeline pumps, design and construction of the Green Lake seepage flume. 6.2.1.7. For fiscal year 2020 up to September 16th, the City of Black Hawk expended $1,229,552 on its water system including $88,773 on capital projects. Projects included improvements to the Church Ditch Augmentation Station, purchasing the headgate structure for the Leavenworth diversion for Green Lake. 6.2.2. The amount in paragraph 6.2.1 includes more than $2,181,184 for engineering and $182,264 for legal fees and costs during the diligence period. 6.2.3.

On December 5, 2016, Black Hawk obtained a decree in Case No. 2012CW303, Water Division No. 1, which included an augmentation plan to replace depletions from the structures identified in paragraph 3, above. 6.2.4. On December 30, 2018, Black Hawk obtained a decree in Case No. 2017CW3204, Water Division No. 1, which found diligence and made a portion absolute of Black Hawk’s exchanges originally decreed in Case No. 2009CW276, to the points of diversion and storage set forth in paragraph 3, above. 6.2.5. During the diligence period, Black Hawk has participated as an objector in numerous Water Court proceedings in order to protect its water rights, including the Green Lake Storage Right. 6.3. Co-Applicants have made uses of water stored in and released from Green Lake, albeit associated with distinct water rights from the Green Lake Storage Right.

7. Name(s) and address(es) of owner(s) or reputed owner(s) of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification

to the existing storage pool: 7.1. Green Lake is located on property owned by the Co-Applicants.

7.2. The pipeline from Leavenworth Creek to Green Lake is located on property owned by the U.S. Forest Service, with an address of 1617 Cole Blvd., Lakewood, Colorado 80401. 8. Remarks: In Case No. 13CW3170, the Court found that the Green Lake Storage Right was part of CoApplicants’ integrated water systems with additional water rights and facilities currently owned by them, as follows: 8.1. Black Hawk Integrated System Water Rights: Those water rights decreed in Cases Nos. 92CW58, 92CW59, 93CW55, 94CW36, 96CW463, 2007CW327, 2009CW276, 2009CW277, 2010CW308, 2010CW309, 2012CW286, and 2012CW303, and related facilities. 8.2. Clear Creek County Integrated System Water Rights: Those water rights decreed in Case Nos. 00CW265, 01CW290, 02CW309, 02CW310, 05CW302, 05CW303, 05CW304 and 09CW277, and related facilities. WHEREFORE, Co-Applicants request the Court to enter a decree granting the claims set forth in herein; to wit, finding that the Co-Applicants have exercised reasonable diligence and granting findings of reasonable diligence for all conditional portions of the Green Lake Storage Right, up to the full decreed amount, and continuing the conditional Green Lake Storage Right, in its entirety, for another six years or until made absolute by the completion of the appropriation. (12 pgs., 2 Exhibits)

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BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of February 2021 (forms available on www. courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. CCC000004 First Publication: January 13, 2021 Last Publication: January 13, 2021 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas Ward Hauser, Deceased Case Number 20PR15 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before May 13, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephen Ward Hauser 11977 West Ranch Elsie Road Golden, CO 80403 Personal Representative Legal Notice No. CCC000002 First Publication: January 13, 2021 Last Publication: January 27, 2021 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rose M. Thomas, a/k/a Rose Margaret Thomas, a/k/a Roe Thomas, Deceased Case Number 2020 PR 30026 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before May 13, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

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Folks with exercise and outdoorfocused New Year’s resolutions need to look no further than a hiking, snowshoeing or skiing tour with Georgetown Outdoor Discovery.

Georgetown resident Kimberly Knox said launching the business last March proved challenging because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but she pivoted and booked her first group in July. Since then, she’s seen a steady flow of locals and visitors alike.

“If you’re going to protect yourself from a virus, it does help to get regular outdoor time,” she said. “ … Time spent outdoors in a forest helps you heal and stay healthy, and it’s good for your state of mind as well.”

Knox, who’s been in the recreation business for decades, said she’s always been the person her friends call when they have relatives or friends in town who want to go for a hike or backcountry excursion.

So, she turned that into a business, explaining, “I have always had a passion for enjoying the outdoors and sharing it with other people.”

Georgetown Outdoor Discovery offers a variety of information and personalizes it based on the trail and the clients. Knox covers local history, flora and fauna, safety training, environmental conservation, and team-building exercises. She also teaches snowshoeing and crosscountry skiing.

Ultimately, she tailors the experience to the client’s experience levels, interests and method of recreation.

For those locals who’ve never hiked before, Knox said she’s happy to help them get started in a way that’s fun, educational and safe. She also hopes Clear Creek residents will recommend her business when their loved ones come to visit, explaining that most of her tours are in the Georgetown and Silver Plume area.

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Idaho Springs restaurant to start making its own cider When Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery opened in February 2019, co-owners Evan Lombardi and Greg Dalrymple said one of their longterm goals was to hold true to the restaurant’s name and make their own cider.

On Thursday, that goal started to take shape as staff unloaded and set up four fermentation tanks, a brite tank, and other equipment in a production room at 1438 Miner St., the storefront adjacent to the restaurant.

Dalrymple said the cidery had hoped to do it sooner but was delayed by COVID-19 and its associated closures.

Clear Creek Cidery was closed while the county was in Level Red restrictions, he explained, but reopened for indoor and outdoor

Kimberly Knox, owner of Georgetown Outdoor Discovery, poses during a snowshoe hike at Silver Dale.

dining on Dec. 26. He added that he appreciated all the community’s support, and hopes everyone’s as excited as he is to see the cidery live up to its name.

Which type of ciders it will launch first is still in the research and development process, he described, and they won’t be on the menu until they’ve passed a strict taste test.

“We will test it until 80% of people say, `Damn, that’s good,’” Dalrymple continued, explaining that the tasters will be restaurant staff and friends of the cidery.

The new equipment can store up to 160 kegs, which would ferment over three to four weeks depending on the recipe.

Dalrymple said the cidery has prospective partnerships with other Colorado restaurants, including at least one local one, to carry Clear Creek Cidery’s brand. As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, Dalrymple said he’s hopeful the restaurant will eventually host tastings and other community events to help launch and promote its line of ciders.

For information about Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery, visit ClearCreekCider.com.

Clear Creek Cidery Tavern & Taps’ cider production room starts to take shape Thursday morning. Employees were moving in equipment, including four fermentation tanks and a brite tank for PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN carbonation.

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Clear Creek Cidery Tavern & Taps employees unload a brite tank Thursday morning to install in its cider production room. Clear Creek Cidery opened in Feb. 2019 as a restaurant first with a long-term plan to make its own cider -- a plan that will be realized soon.

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