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June remains finish line for I-70 express lane project

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

lenge was to design an airbag using nontoxic chemicals. Students used a reaction between sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid — more commonly known as baking soda and vinegar — to inflate a bag to 5 kilopascals.

After trial and error, and keeping track of the results, students performed the experiment, trying to get as close to the 5 kilopascals above atmospheric pressure as possible in

Fingers crossed, all the heavy work on the Interstate 70 westbound express lane will be done in June.

By then, all the work around Idaho Springs should be done and the lane should be open for a test period with tolling likely starting in the fall, Colorado Department of Transportation representatives told the county commissioners on April 6.

The remaining work includes putting in concrete barriers in the median and shoulders, putting in a permanent metal guardrail, some ramp work, some shoulder work and springtime paving around exits 240 and 241.

According to CDOT Program Engineer Mike Keleman, the springtime paving should start around April 19, which will all be done at night.

There will be no extended daytime lane closures, he emphasized.

CDOT has been having ongoing issues with its contractor, Graham Construction LLC, with Keleman saying CDOT feels the company has demonstrated an inability to plan and execute its work on time, and CDOT has not given any additional time or funds to help with delays and stopwork orders.

“CDOT’s stance is that we’ve gone

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Clear Creek High School students attach a balloon to a bag of chemicals as part of the airbag challenge experiment on April 1.

PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

The right chemistry Science students experiment to meet the airbag challenge

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Chemistry students at Clear Creek High School always are up for a challenge.

The latest was to make a chemical reaction similar to the reaction that happens in a vehicle airbag. Not a huge reaction, mind you, but a controlled inflation of a sandwich bag.

Teacher Jill Stansbury said she prefers using inquiry-based learning, which precipitated the airbag challenge, and in the process, students learned hands-on about chemical reactions, gases and more.

Vehicle airbags actually are filled with toxic chemicals, and the chal-

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Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado Week of April 5, 2021 A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown W E A T H E R O B S E R V A T IO N S F O R G E O R G E T O W N , C O L O R A D O Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake.

“Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); Week of April 5, 2021 “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during preceding hours.

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

ROAD WORK

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out of our way to help (Graham Construction),” Keleman said. “ … If you ask them, they’d say it was the other way around.”

Keleman confirmed the contractor has submitted a delay claim to the state Dispute Review Board, and that review is ongoing.

Even still, early June is still the target date to have the heavy civil work done, he said.

“I can send out an update if anything starts to slide, and we feel like it’s not supposed to be June,” Keleman told the commissioners.

He also hoped to remove all the equipment and pave Idaho Springs’ main parking lots sometime in May, saying that progress is also being monitored weekly to ensure it will be done soon.

Idaho Springs had CDOT and Graham Construction pull back on work in the city lots from the beginning of March until April 5 to ensure it had as many parking spaces available as possible for spring break crowds.

According to City Administrator Andy Marsh, because the express lane project is in Idaho Springs, the city had to issue a permit to CDOT for the work. One of the permit’s conditions is that there would be no work in the parking lots during high-visitation periods.

Getting more than 100 spaces back

for March and early April was a godsend for the businesses and the visitors, Marsh said.

Thus, if work in the parking lots isn’t done by Memorial Day weekend, Marsh said the city will have to take the same approach. He emphasized, though, that city officials are hoping to avoid that.

“We don’t want (the construction crews) back in the fall,” he said. “It’s in everybody’s interests to get it done.”

However, not knowing if and when the parking lots will be paved and available is proving difficult for Miner Street Market organizers. (Editor’s note: See related story on Page 5.)

CDOT has told the city it’s removing the concrete barriers currently on Miner Street in early May. At that point, the city will either have to close the street to vehicle traffic or not have any streetside dining for a few weeks.

Marsh explained that, if the city loses those Miner Street parking spaces while the main lots are reduced or closed, there will be almost nowhere to park downtown.

Thus, the city may opt to not have outdoor dining and keep those Miner Street parking spaces until Memorial Day weekend; however, nothing has been decided yet, he clarified.

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Cool dog meets hot dog PHOTOS COURTESY OF DUSTIN SCHAEFER

Parker the Snow Dog, the honorary mayor of Georgetown, and Georgetown Community School students enjoyed a “meat” and greet with the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile on April 7.

There are six Wienermobiles touring across the United States, and “Big Bun” visited downtown Georgetown last week.

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Miner Street shops want summer market to have events, better branding

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After last summer’s successful market along Miner Street, Idaho Springs plans to close the street again to allow for pedestrian traffic, outdoor displays and seating areas.

This summer, though, downtown businesses want to use the additional prep time to make the experience more cohesive, utilize all the available space, and host more events to increase visitation, particularly on slower days.

Sadie Schultz of The Spice and Tea Exchange, representing other Miner Street business owners, outlined recommendations during an April 5 work session with City Council. She said the city should form a committee to finalize plans, as summer is quickly approaching.

This year, downtown businesses have recommended branding the area as the Miner Street Market and using that name on all advertising materials and any merchandise, such as hats and stickers.

“Last year’s market was organic, and the businesses and the chamber (of commerce) did their individual approach,” Schultz said. “With a more coordinated effort, we can maximize on the successes of last year as well as creating the new attraction.”

City officials are still trying to figure out when to close Miner Street, saying it will depend on when work in the main city parking lots is complete.

(Editor’s note: See related story on Page 1.)

If the city’s able to close the street in early or mid-May, businesses will have time to set up outdoor seating and other materials before the proposed grand opening on Memorial Day weekend, Schultz outlined.

Bigger and better Once the Miner Street Market is up and running, she described, the business community wants to have all the spaces along Miner Street activated.

Any unused spaces, such as those in front of vacant storefronts, will be sponsored by other businesses for additional seating or other vendors.

The market should also have a consistent theme, she said, adding that businesses received a lot of feedback about last year’s looking hodgepodge.

This year, all the aesthetics should

reflect Idaho Springs’ origins as a mining town, she detailed.

“We threw it together at the last minute,” Schultz said of last year’s market. “We did the best we could with the short time we had. With more advanced notice, a lot of the businesses want to have a consistent theme and look.”

Regarding events, Schultz recommended having a content calendar with regular events, such as a petting zoo, music nights and cornhole leagues. The hope is that these smaller events on weeknights will bring people downtown who might not otherwise.

While Councilman Chuck Harmon appreciated the idea of using small, regular events to increase visitation on weekdays, Councilman Scott Pennell said he was concerned about maintaining social distancing.

Schultz said that, with the street closed, there’s more than enough space for people to social distance, and that the Miner Street Market and any events would incorporate all current and possible future ones into their planning.

Schultz and her colleagues also hope to host special events, such as a monthly Taste of Idaho Springs event.

On the third Saturday of every month, starting in June, businesses would offer special plates and beverages to reflect a local nonprofit and 10% of those sales would benefit the organization, she proposed. The June event, for example, could benefit the Carlson Elementary School’s playground project.

According to Schultz business community would like these events to be open-carry alcohol throughout downtown. The cups would have special logos to make it easier to track and police them. Long-term, the goal is to work toward an entertainment district policy on Miner Street that would allow open-carry alcohol on a more regular basis.

City staff members said there are still a lot details about these events and the long-term goal that still need to be worked out.

Police Chief Nate Buseck said wristbands would be needed at such events to ensure underage people are not drinking alcohol, and City Clerk Diane Breece said a lot more planning is needed for any events that loosen alcohol restrictions.

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CLEAR CREEK COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATES

VACCINATIONS & TESTING HOW DO I GET THE VACCINE?

Clear Creek County Public Health schedules vaccination clinics based on vaccine shipments received from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

WEEK OF FEB For clinic dates and available appointment times, please frequently check our website: www.clearcreekcounty.us/covid19

You must have an appointment to receive a vaccine.

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We appreciate the community’s patience as we work to safely administer vaccinations.

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FOR VACCINATION INFORMATION/ FOR VACCINATION SCHEDULING & CLINICTRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ASSISCLINIC ASSISTANCE: TANCE: Contact our COVID-19 Response Assistant at covid19vaccination@clearcreekcounty.us 303-670-7528 / COVID-19 INFO LINE

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SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE: Results directly to you in two to|four days. fever oravailable chills | cough | fatigue | sore throat headache by the State, the Clear Creek drive-thru test site in Idaho Springs is cancelled until further notice. County Public Health is exploring lab availability and other logistics to re-open a Clear Creek County test site as quickly as possible.

Summit County is offering three alternative sites for community testing. These are NOT Curative tests and are available to all.

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Participants in a babysitting class at the Buchanan Rec Center on Saturday learn the proper way to turn someone on their PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST side.

Participants in the babysitting class practice baby and child CPR techniques.

Changing diapers was a technique participants practiced during the babysitting class.

Rocking the baby 18 learn the ins and outs of babysitting in six-hour class

There’s more to babysitting than simply playing with children — much more.

That was the overriding lesson of a babysitting class on April 10 attended by 18 area would-be babysitters at the Buchanan Rec Center. In six hours, the participants learned about child and infant CPR, how to change a diaper, feeding and burping babies,

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safety issues, personal responsibility, discipline and more.

Students participated for varying reasons: so they had the tools necessary to babysit, to be able to watch siblings while their parents were gone and simply to learn more about taking care of small children.

“We really do want to make sure the kids have the knowledge and the

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Clear Creek board to decide on 4-day school week, Carlson Elementary renovations

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Fifth grader Clare Sweet practices techniques to stop an infant from choking while PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST Layne Steadman-Lieb watches.

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job safe for them and the kids.”

Friends Clare Sweet and Layne Steadman-Lieb, both fifth graders at Wilmot Elementary, called the class a good experience and a wake-up call about the responsibilities involved in babysitting. They didn’t realize what went into deciding when to call 911, for example, and they never thought they would need CPR while babysitting.

Layne said she hoped completing the class would allow her to hang out with children more because she loved being with them.

McKenzie Bracken, a sixth grader at Evergreen Middle School, said some information she learned was eye-opening, such as you can’t re-enter a home if there was a fire. She hoped completing the course would give her more

opportunities to be with children.

Instructor Amber Waller walked around the room, showing participants how to aid a choking infant, getting them to practice CPR for infants and children, and showing them how to diaper and feed a baby.

Advanced Care CPR Training teaches babysitting classes all over the metro area and has been providing the class in Evergreen for years.

Debra Waller explained that the class essentially teaches participants to be prepared for the worst, hoping that babysitting jobs go smoothly.

As the introduction to the worksheets the students used to take notes during the class explained: “It is extremely important that you learn all that you can, acquire and use common sense, and the utmost sensitivity to provide love, care and a safe environment for that child until the parents return.”

April 20 is a big day for the Clear Creek school board when it is expected to decide on two issues: whether to move the district to a four-day school week and whether to renovate Carlson Elementary School or renovate the former middle school to house Carlson.

The board will meet at 6 p.m., and information about the Zoom link to watch the meeting will be available at ccsdre1.org. The meetings are also livestreamed on the school district’s Facebook page.

The four-day school week discussion started two months ago, though it has been on the district’s radar for several years. A four-day school week would not save the district money, but it could be used to attract and retain teachers, which has been an issue for the district.

Reaction from parents has been mixed, with parents most concerned about finding options for their children on the fifth day if a fourday week was implemented. District officials have discussed options with organizations such as the Clear Creek

Metropolitan Recreation District and the Mountain Youth Network.

Superintendent Karen Quanbeck has said it was imperative to have parents on board with whatever the district did because the district can’t survive a significant enrollment loss.

Across Colorado 62% of school districts, 111 out of 178, use a fourday week model including the Gilpin County School District.

Renovating Carlson Elementary, which was built in 1938, and maintenance needs at other buildings have been an important topic for district officials, who are contemplating asking voters for a bond in November.

At the top of the bond list would be Carlson. The cost to renovate the building is estimated at about $15 million, while the cost to renovate the entire former middle school building, called Building 103, is estimated at up to $22 million.

The district believes it can get about $5 million by selling the Carlson property, while it could get about $1 million for Building 103.

District officials have conducted community meetings and entertained offers from developers regarding the building for more than a year.

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Silas Marner: The Weaver of Ravel

by George Eliot, 1861

One of the most important roles that literature plays in our lives is that of illustrating the ways in which we’re all interconnected. In life, it can sometimes be difficult to see and understand the longlasting consequences of our actions and the way that our decisions can permanently impact other people. Fiction shortens the process, describing the work of years in books that can be read over the course of a few days or weeks, allowing us to see the full story of a person’s life distilled, with the key moments focused in on and the progression of causes to their distant effects made clear.

Silas Marner is the story of a small, close-knit agricultural community in the English countryside, and about a weaver – Silas – who lives in the town but outside of their fellowship. After being cast out of the community he was raised in by the greed and selfishness of people he trusted, he has chosen to live in solitude. For years, he exists in unvarying isolation, until once again the greedy and selfish actions of two men bring about great changes in his life – only this time, they are changes that draw him outside of himself and back into the world.

Throughout, the story deals with the complex interplay of loyalty, love, trust, and faith: how fragile they can be, how difficult they are to regain when they’ve been lost, but how necessary and life-giving they appear when they’ve been found again. It presents in its purest form the old idea that a great loss is often a precursor to a greater blessing. Our impulse may be to say that it never works that way in the real world; but this book reminds us that it can be hard to recognize life’s give-and-take when we’re seeing it up close. It dares us to step back and try to look at things from a wider perspective.

That sense of perspective doesn’t only apply to looking for the good, though. It also means confronting past mistakes and realizing that sometimes one can’t ever fully make amends. While light reenters Silas’s life, the lives of the other protagonists are also forever altered, as the consequences of self-centered and impulsive behavior

finally catch up with them. Some hopes remain unfulfilled, and some questions remain unanswered, as the story reaches its conclusion – yet its ultimate message is that, even in the face of the unfulfilled and unanswerable, there is still reason to hope and to continue participating in the life around you.

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VOICES

Time to start thinking about running for political office Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part column on how and why to run for local office. f you read a lot of media in this state, the overwhelming theme about the Colorado Republican Party is that it is either dead or on life support. That is because of a long series of disappointing electoral losses.

While it is true there have been losses, I have been given the advice more than a few times that the best time to start a business is during a recession. Applying this to the political world, the best time to run for office as a Republican is when your party is on the ropes.

Look to your particular local races, and at the county level for potential offices.

The redistricting commission selected through Amendments Y and Z will always be redrawing the boundaries for districts in both houses of the legislature and congressional districts. Colorado will be getting an additional seat in the U.S. House of

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Representatives due to our population growth.

The work of the redistricting commission will be complete this fall, and the boundaries of those districts will become public knowledge. Until Joe Webb then, any such conversation about them will be speculative.

What I wish to do in this column,(and my next one) is describe the process of candidacy from the seed of an idea to successful election.

I am doing this because I like the idea of walk-ons to a team actually winning a starting position.

If you are an ordinary citizen, with a little luck, but mostly hard work and determination, you too can win political office and serve our county and state with the aim of making it a better place to live. The term “estab-

lishment” is unnecessarily thrown around to suggest that the political process on the Republican side is filled with people who will thwart you at every turn if you have political ambitions. That isn’t the case.

The much vaunted “establishment” is just a name tossed about to label others with whom the name caller disagrees. You would think as a former party chair that I am “establishment,” but I assure you I am not.

Finally, if you have ambitions of running for office, the time to at least think about it is now. If you wish to think about running, two questions need to be asked. What am I qualified to do and what do I wish to accomplish in office?

I myself have never worked in law enforcement or surveying, therefore I would be unqualified to run for the position of sheriff or surveyor. If you wish to make a statement about the national debt, a run for Congress or U.S. senator would be a more appropriate office to seek rather than a county office.

Figure out where you would best serve and then begin the process of exploring a candidacy.

In the beginning, before you decide to run, you ought to survey the field and figure out what will happen.

Who else may be contemplating a run for the office you seek? Does the office you seek have an incumbent?

What could be a good campaign strategy?

These are questions you should ask either the Jeffco GOP chair or the Jeffco Democratic chair. Introducing yourself to the local party chair is a good starting point for information.

You should also ask yourself a question: What is the worst thing that anyone can say about you? Negative campaigning is a reality. You ought to have a hard look at what could be placed about you in the media.

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Procrastination affects grades and is a waste of time. Some teens see no point in doing the project so they waste their time until the last minute which can lead to stress, depression, guilt, etc.

Their grades can also be affected by procrastination because their work can be rushed and not as well thought out.

In an article about teens procrastinating from Oxford Learning, it talks about how students

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will put more effort into something happening today instead of what is happening tomorrow. I believe that this statement is true because it is easier to do no work and hang out with friends.

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Police Blotter: Crime Calls from March 29-April 4 Monday, March 29 — Georgetown police received two complaints of unemployment fraud, both alleging that an unknown party attempted to file for unemployment benefits in the residents’ names. A report was filed, and they were directed to file reports with the state as well.

Tuesday, March 30 — Empire police investigated a motor vehicle theft along West Park Avenue. The vehicle was stolen sometime between mid-December and March 30.

Tuesday, March 30 — Idaho Springs officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Colorado Boulevard for a report of child abuse involv-

ing a man pushing a child onto the ground. Officers found an adult couple arguing in the area. Officers learned the woman had reportedly blocked the man from leaving the residence, and arrested her on suspicion of harassment.

Wednesday, March 31 — Idaho Springs officers responded to a fraud call at a residence after a man received a “warning” message in his email. The warning directed him to a tech support phone number. The man called and the supposed tech support employee took over his computer remotely and asked for specific information. The supposed employee asked the man to go to Target and

buy $3,500 in gift cards, which he did and read the numbers to the supposed employee. He later realized it was a fraud, and the case remains open.

Wednesday, March 31 — Georgetown police responded to a kidnapping call in the 1500 block of Argentine. Three individuals who described themselves as friends had been arguing, and one of them alleged the kidnapping. One individual was issued a summons for the false report.

Friday, April 2 — Idaho Springs officers were dispatched to assist Colorado State Patrol on Interstate

70 after receiving a report of a man without a shirt or shoes standing on the highway with a sword. Officers found the man, who seemed intoxicated but didn’t have a weapon. He had been left on the side of the highway after fighting with two family members in the car. He was evaluated by medical staff and then taken to a facility to sober up.

Sunday, April 4 — Georgetown police investigated a vehicle stolen from the 1800 block of Argentine Street. Arrests have been made involving other local thefts, and efforts continue to identify additional suspects for prosecution.

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Clear Creek County Briefs Mt. Evans Highway could open June 4 June 4 is the proposed date for reopening the highway from Echo Lake to the summit of Mount Evans, Colorado Department of Transportation representatives have stated.

The U.S. Forest Service, Denver Mountain Parks and CDOT are not planning to do a timed entry system, and will probably resume having USFS employees in the toll booths.

However, the forest service doesn’t want to begin that until after the Memorial Day weekend, which is when the highway typically opens, CDOT staff said during an April 6 county commissioners meeting.

New clinic likely open mid-September Centura Health is planning to host patients at the collaborative care center in Idaho Springs on Sept. 13.

According to Jessica Bein of Centura Health, the general contractor will be done and turn the space over to Centura around Aug. 16.

At that point, Centura staff would need about two weeks to get the space ready, which would put opening around Labor Day. However, Bein told

the county commissioners on April 6 that the organization wants to avoid opening on a holiday weekend.

Thus, Centura and county staff are planning a grand opening for Monday, Sept. 13.

Centura has about 1,000 unique patients at its current Idaho Springs clinic, and is hoping to expand care as it moves into the collaborative care center.

County investigates Road & Bridge sales tax Revenues from a 1% sales tax might be enough to help County Road & Bridge weather an anticipated multimillion-dollar shortfall, county staff has found.

However, the Clear Creek officials would need buy-in from the municipalities and determine how much revenue they would receive from such a sales tax, officials discussed during an April 6 work session.

Commissioner Sean Wood said he would begin those discussions with county staff and the municipalities.

While Wood and Commissioner George Marlin seemed to prefer asking the voters for a 1% sales tax over

a mill levy increase, they also didn’t want to eliminate the latter option either, saying they wanted more data.

Commissioner Randy Wheelock described how voters have stated for years that road conditions are among their highest priorities, and that a sales tax would help the people using the roads up help to pay for their maintenance.

“I would say that half the people using our roads don’t pay property taxes here,” he continued.

Whether it’s a mill levy increase or a new sales tax, Finance Director Brent Worthington said that, without some additional revenue for Road & Bridge,

its funding is “a fairly bleak picture.”

Based on forecasted expenses and capital projects, he said the fund balance would go negative in 2024 and the county would be $5 million to $7 million in the red for several years, and it would get worse in 2030.

If the county goes the mill levy route, Worthington said that an additional 5.75 mills would be sufficient to fund Road & Bridge long-term.

Wood commented of Worthington’s projections, “This is the first time I’ve seen something that looked achievable.”

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Football newcomer Breyda Spinner enjoying her time on the field

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SPORTS Not holding back

April 14, 2021

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

This spring, Breyda Spinner isn’t cheerleading at Clear Creek football games; she’s one of the players.

And, in case football fans have missed her neon coral shoes and the dual braids lining the No. 22 jersey during special team plays, she’s taking no prisoners.

“I catch up on things pretty quickly,” Spinner said, adding that she plans to return for the fall season. “I have a lot of work to do still, but I’m getting there. … I have a good environment to try (football) in.”

On April 7, the Clear Creek junior — who’s participated in cheerleading, cross-country, basketball and soccer — was named one of the team’s weekly co-captains who’s responsible for leading the team’s stretches.

Coach Danion Baca explained how he initially recruited Spinner to be a kicker.

He asked two girls with soccer experience if they wanted to join the team, and Spinner agreed.

“I was definitely a little scared at first,” Spinner said of attending her initial week of practice. “But, my teammates are encouraging.”

Incidentally, Spinner hasn’t really had any playing time as kicker. Along with all special team plays, Baca anticipates she will see more playing time on defense and potentially offense as the season continues.

Spinner said she’d like to play defense more, and one of her goals is to get an interception.

“I’m proud of her and excited for her,” Baca said. “(The players) don’t go easy on her, because the other team won’t. …

She understands all her plays and shows up at all the practices — she’s earned all her playing time.”

While Spinner isn’t the first girl to play football at Clear Creek, she’s probably had the most playing time of the more recent female players, Baca commented.

Clear Creek has had at least three other female football players in the past 35 years, including Jillian Lupinacci on the 2020 team. Spinner remembered cheering at football games and watching Lupinacci play.

She had no idea she’d be joining the team herself at that time, describing how Baca approached her early in the 2020-21 school year. As she considered it, she said she had a lot of support from her family, friends and future teammates to join.

And that support remains, Spinner said, explaining how she’s only had positive comments and feedback from her classmates and friends.

“She’s pushing everyone to their best,” teammate Seattle Schuessler, a CCHS senior said. “… It’s fun to watch her go out there and not hold back. She won’t take any crap.”

While girls are allowed to play on primarily boy’s teams and vice versa, Baca and Spinner said former coaches weren’t always as welcoming and encouraging

Junior cornerback Breyda Spinner, pictured here at the April 3 home game against Flatirons, joined the Clear Creek football team this year and is the only girl in the program. Initially recruited to play kicker, Spinner is participating in all special teams plays and will likely see more playing time on defense and potentially offense later this season, according to head coach Danion Baca.

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Spinner (22) completes a block during a special teams play during the April 3 home game against Flatirons. Spinner, who is the only girl in Clear Creek’s football program this year, anticipates playing again in the fall. toward girls in the football program.

However, Baca said he doesn’t feel that way.

When he coached football and wrestling at Alameda High School, the girls in those programs were some of his best athletes. Plus, his daughter played football until eighth grade when she decided to prioritize softball.

As long as they’re willing to put in the work, just as Spinner is, Baca said he welcomes anyone to try out for the football.

If any girls are interested, Spinner said Clear Creek’s players, coaches and community have a created a good, comfortable environment to try their hand at playing football.

Clear Creek football player Breyda SpinCOURTESY OF DANION BACA ner.

Spinner (22) exits a team huddle during the April 3 home game against Flatirons.

Spinner, who plays on special teams, had her first official tackle of the season during a Flatirons kick-off return.

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CHEMISTRY FROM PAGE 1

three minutes.

“Both groups that tested from the class were successful,” Stansbury said. “They met the constraints, (though) both overshot the expected pressure in the bag by a bit.”

She planned to follow up with students about the excess reactants they used and how that would affect a business that made airbags similar to a cost-benefit analysis.

The experiment also taught perseverance, Stansbury said, as students kept trying for the exact mixture to create the reaction.

Students were diligently at work before the final test, trying to get everything to work the way it was supposed to.

Senior Annie Galke and junior Kaleigh Kittelberger had fun tweaking the ratio of baking soda to vinegar. “(The experiment) shows us how we can apply something in class to reality,” Kittelberger said.

“It shows how pressure works,” Galke added.

Students worked on how to remove air leaks using a lot of duct tape, so the pressure in the bag would increase as part of the chemical reaction.

“I think this is going to work pretty well,” senior James Rogers said.

Chemistry teacher Jill Stansbury checks the data from a group — Caleb North, on Zoom, Annie Galke, Cameron Jefferson and Kaleigh Kittelberger — as it tries to meet the air-bag challenge.

Senior Luna Weaver attaches a tube to a plastic bag as part of her chemistry experiPHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST ment.

James Rogers watches as Ben Jeffers works on the experiment.

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State’s budget: $34 billion price tag for post-COVID economy Hundreds of millions in play after pandemic did less fiscal damage than expected

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado lawmakers last week began debating the state’s $34.1 billion budget, which helps chart a path out of the coronavirus crisis and sets aside millions of dollars for equity-related initiatives and a historic sum for future economic downturns.

The Legislature was able to reverse funding cuts made as the pandemic descended upon the state last year, and lawmakers now have hundreds of millions more to spend than they were anticipating because Colorado’s economy fared better than expected during the pandemic.

“It is an interesting time for the budget given the gravity and the extent of the cuts that Moreno were necessitated last year compared to this year,” said Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat and chair of the Joint Budget Committee, which writes the budget. “It turns out those (cuts) were not only not necessary, but that we could actually build upon restoring those reductions and be able to allocate additional resources for the state’s most pressing needs.”

The bipartisan budget measure, Senate Bill 205, was expected to land on the Senate floor on April 8 before heading to the House this week.

We talked with state budget writers and combed through the budget bill to determine what you need to know about the spending: $3.8 billion That’s how much more money lawmakers are spending in the 2021-22 fiscal year than they did for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30.

The 2021-22 fiscal year budget is $34.1 billion. The budget was $30.3 billion for the current fiscal year.

In the 2019-20 fiscal year, the budget was $30.5 billion.

Part of the reason the budget is so much larger is because lawmakers last year made cuts that ultimately were unnecessary. The leftover money is reflected in the new budget and allowed lawmakers to “fill the gap temporarily.”

Sen. Bob Rankin, a Carbondale Republican who sits on the Joint Budget Committee, said he’s concerned about how much money was available for lawmakers to spend.

“My least favorite part is we had too much money,” he said. “I know

The Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. that sounds weird, but I’m still a fiscal conservative and I just have a hard time dealing with (having) so much money that we just cannot be frugal. We cannot be good stewards of money because there’s too much of it.”

That said, this extra revenue is a one-time boon and lawmakers can’t rely on so much money in future years.

“This budget does prepare us for the reality that revenues are picking back up,” Moreno said. “They’re not quite to a level where they can sustain a budget that we were at prior to the pandemic.”

The American Rescue Plan Colorado’s state coffers received $3.9 billion as part of Congress’ recently passed coronavirus stimulus bill, called the American Rescue Plan.

That money, however, is not reflected in the total amount of the state’s 2021-22 budget. That’s because lawmakers are still working to determine how to spend the money. A statewide listening tour is underway for people who’d like to submit ideas.

Lawmakers are taking that cash infusion into account, though, as they think through their spending priorities. $800 million for a state stimulus package Colorado’s new budget sets aside $800 million — up from the $700 million initially planned — for a package of bills aimed at helping people weather the lasting economic and health effects of the coronavirus crisis.

The legislation is still being rolled out, but the largest chunk of spending will be on infrastructure projects, including pricey repairs to the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels on Interstate 70.

House Speaker Alec Garnett said a bill introduced last week will allow restaurants to keep up to $70,000 a month in what they would normally owe to the state from sales tax in the coming summer months.

“Those months are key,” said

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Garnett, a Denver Democrat. “As the weather continues to warm up, as people continue to get vaccinated (you’ll) start to see a lot more economic activity.”

Garnett also touted a measure that will help the state attract conferences and events back to Colorado to spur economic activity on “main streets across the state.” $480 million for the negative factor The negative factor, also known as the budget stabilization factor, is Colorado’s annual K-12 school funding shortfall. It was created during the Great Recession to allow state lawmakers to legally withhold money owed to school districts despite funding requirements in the Colorado Constitution.

State Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat, said the $480 million being set aside in the budget next fiscal year for the negative factor will cover about half of what’s owed to schools next year. The rest will come from a $1.1 billion infusion from the American Rescue Plan.

“We have essentially wiped out the negative factor for the next two (fiscal) years,” Hansen said, explaining that he’s hopeful the money will allow schools to catch up children who have fallen behind because of COVID-19.

Hansen said lawmakers now need to look toward fiscal years 202324 and 2024-25 and how to tackle the negative factor in those years.

Colorado lawmakers will still owe schools at least $572 million in those years.

The budget would also set aside $100 million for the state education fund as a rainy day pool to be drawn from in future years.

Chalkbeat reports that the budget also calls for the state to spend $5 billion on K-12 education, which means schools will get about $7.8 billion when districts add in their own tax revenue. The sum represents a nearly 9% increase over the current fiscal year, translating into an average per-pupil allocation for districts of $8,857.

A 3% raise for state employees

The budget calls for giving Colorado’s roughly 30,000 state employees a 3% raise, which is more than the 2.05% raise proposed by Gov. Jared Polis.

Why the higher amount?

“We looked at the inflation numbers and they were above 2.5%,” Hansen said. “And we had a situation where the salary survey was showing that state employees were significantly below market.”

Colorado WINS, the union representing state employees, said it is pleased with the raise.

“We’re glad that it’s there,” said Hilary Glasgow, who leads Colorado WINS. “We were glad for the 3%.”

The budget also restores the legislature’s $225 million annual distribution to the Public Employees Retirement Association, the state employees’ pension fund, but not until the 2022-23 fiscal year. Lawmakers are putting off the spending for another year because PERA is in better shape than expected and they feel it can wait for the infusion.

Lawmakers are, however, setting aside money from this year’s windfall for PERA that can be tapped even further down the line.

“We actually walked away, on top of that, with about $380 million to meet the state’s future PERA obligation,” which will take pressure off of future legislatures, Moreno said.

‘Unheard of’ reserve savings The budget sets aside about $1.75 billion for Colorado’s reserve fund, which is there to help lawmakers deal with economic downturns or unexpected state expenses.

“I think a 13.5% reserve is unheard of,” Moreno said. “My entire time in the Capitol has been single digits.”

Hansen called the savings “historic.”

“We haven’t had that level of reserves in a very long time,” he said.

“I don’t know the exact year, but it’s been decades.”

In the 2022-23 fiscal year, lawmakers are planning to go even further SEE REGIONAL, P13

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Red Rocks Theatre Department wins award Recognition shines spotlight on innovation and problem solving at local community college

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) has been selected by the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) to be the recipient of the 2021 Bernice Joseph Award.

The award, named for an influential University of Alaska educator who passed away in 2014, was created to honor problem-solving and innovation among community colleges in the

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with a 15% budget reserve. Hansen thinks it’s needed to contend with the “massive amount of economic uncertainty right now.” $20 million more for people with developmental disabilities One of the most popular budget items among the six members of the Joint Budget Committee is the $20 million line item to create more than 500 new around-the-clock care

western United States.

According to the College’s press release, RRCC was selected for its “inventive and creative plan for how a Spring 2020 theatre history class would respond to a theater closure during a pandemic as artistic directors/producers.

The release said Dorothy Welty, RRCC Dean of Instruction, submitted “Building Bridges in the Dark: Actions that Held Together a Theater Department in a Pandemic” to the Alliance after seeing Kelly Jo Eldredge, Department Chair of Theatre Arts and Dance, empower her students to translate their vision into action in their very own project.

Welty and Eldredge accepted the award on behalf of RRCC and the announcement was made at the Forum and Alliance 2020-21 Virtual Meeting Series, April 9.

“We were so thrilled when we heard Dorothy had submitted our department for this award,” said Eldredge.

“Dorothy is always such a champion of the work we do in Theatre Arts and Dance. This past year has been an incredible and creative learning experience for both students and staff in the department. Our students deserve all the credit for coming up with fantastic ideas and carrying them through to production.”

Red Rocks Community College has the only fully developed two-year Theatre Arts program in performance, production, and theatre technology in Colorado. The program offers courses leading to an Associate of Arts in Theatre Arts and an Associate of Applied Science in Theatre Technology.

The school also offers unique certificates in technical theatre, costuming, stage makeup, choreography, musical

theatre, and writing for the stage and screen.

In addition, the Theatre Arts and Dance Department at RRCC engages in numerous partnership projects, both on campus and within the community.

The Alliance, founded in 2010 is a membership organization based at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is one of four U.S. higher education regional compacts established by Congress in 1953.

In receiving the Bernice Joseph award, RRCC’s theatre department gains recognition among the Alliance member institutions located in the WICHE region encompassing 16 state and territorial members for their ‘Ghost Light Theater’ 2020 summer project.

slots for people with developmental disabilities.

“That buys about a quarter of the people who were waiting for state services on the (intellectual disabilities) waitlist,” Hansen said.

“I think that’s an important highlight.”

Rankin said that’s his favorite part of the 2021-22 budget.

“I think you’ll hear that from a lot of us,” he said.

of the initiatives have yet to be unveiled as part of the $800 million state stimulus package, lawmakers are highlighting one higher education initiative as proof of their commitment.

The budget sends about $100 million extra to the state’s colleges and universities to help first-generation, underrepresented and Pell Grant-eligible students.

“Those are the students who are having the most difficulty staying in school and completing” their degrees, Hansen said.

The spending comes after lawmakers cut general fund contribu-

tions by 58% for the current fiscal year. The new budget calls for restoring those cuts, as well as the additional $100 million.

The Legislature is also allowing tuition to rise by as much as 3% for students at all state-run colleges and universities but the University of Northern Colorado, which is authorized to hike tuition by 7%.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.

Millions for equity initiatives State budget writers made equity a big part of their spending plans for the next fiscal year. While many

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AROUND DENVER

Art for all From wall-sized postcards to optical illusions, public art turns Denver into a giant gallery

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For New York-born artist Victor Ving, Colorado looks like craft beer, skiers and Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

“At each stop, I collaborate with local artists, businesses, and residents to create a piece of true public art that engages the local community,” said Ving.

The result of his effort is plain for all to see: His mural “Greetings from Denver” located at 1695 Platte St. is one of 40 murals Ving has created across the country, offering his take — a vintage postcard view painted on public buildings, as a salute to the cities he visits.

It’s one of the many street-facing artworks commissioned by the City of Denver, picked by a local panel and free to see, just for the looking.

The city of Denver holds a collection of over 400 pieces of art in a variety of media — some combine sight and sound, others are light-based works or interactive new media, temporary fiber-based works or performancebased works. The collections are spread throughout the city.

Public art in cities boosts the economy, culturally and socially, according to the City of Denver’s Denver Arts and Venues Public Art program.

Public art creates a history of the past, present, and future. Within a neighborhood, public art creates uniqueness in the space as a community grows.

Established by Mayor Federico Pena in 1988 via an executive order, the Denver Public Art Program sets aside 1% of any capital improvement project over $1 million is set aside for public art. For more than 30 years, the city has developed a collection of artworks and accepted donations of art. According to the city’s rules, the collection must be a permanent structure to am-

“Greetings from Denver” located at 1695 Platte St. is painted by Victor Ving who travels the country full-time in his RV creating large postcard paintings on buildings.

PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD plify the space. The artists represent a wide range of cultural diversity and are selected in a transparent process by a panel of community members who live and work near the project site.

The panel writes the “call for entry,” reviews the application, and the project site. Then the panel selects the artists and interviews the semifinalist and finalist. Once the artists or groups are selected, the selection is forwarded to the Public Art Committee and the Commission on Cultural Affairs to make the final decision. Denver Arts & Venues plans the public art program and the Mayor’s Commission on Cultural Affairs administrators the activities and policies regarding public art.

Travels with Victor Ving, from New York City, started his nationwide “Greetings Tour” in 2015. He travels full-time in his RV, working to create the landmark

The “Mermaid” on the corner of 9th Street and Santa Fe Drive painted by Josiah Lee Lopez and Ratha Sok, students of Access Gallery.

murals in each city. The artwork resembles a postcard capturing the cities and communities.

Ving is a former New York City graffiti artist and the founder of Klughaus, a creative agency specializing in large-scale mural art.

“The ‘Greetings from Chinatown’ mural in New York City was painted in 2014, was the first piece I did where we noticed the potential of how much our artwork can positively affect the community,” said Ving.

“I went on a West Coast road trip later that summer and was inspired by others that I saw living on the road.

I decided to take a chance to paint and travel full time. I hit the road in spring 2015 and have been loving the lifestyle since.”

Ving lets his travel schedule determine his next project.

“My travels are loosely based around our commissioned project schedule,” he said. “If there are cities along the way that I connect with, I’ll

try to make those murals happen en route to the next destination.

“My current priority is creating murals in states where we have not painted in yet. The larger goal is to eventually paint in all 50 states and then take the project global. This is the way I make a living and it is my full-time job. However, from time to time I have donated my services to some good causes that align with my values and mission.”

The public art show continues. Just down the street in an alley, a half-block north, is the “Denver 1859” mural.

It’s painted by Delton Demarest and Harrison Nealey using an aerosol can with an array of colors to paint the history of Denver since 1859.

Demarest is a graffiti artist and a freelance illustrator working in the commercial and fine arts industries.

Nealey is a metal fabricator by trade and creates abstract art using a variSEE STREET ART, P21

Denver 1859 mural painted by Delton Demarest and Harrison Nealey using an aerosol can in an alley half a block north near 15th Street and Platte.

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Retro Colorado plates likely coming back Tags with green mountains would be available for an extra fee

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The green mountains are (really) poised for a comeback next year.

Colorado lawmakers are quickly advancing legislation that would make the state’s retro license plates — green mountains instead of white ones — available for an upcharge as soon as 2022. That’s thanks to Senate Bill 69, which also would require Coloradans to get new plates when they purchase a new or used car.

The retro plates would cost up to $75 extra, with $25 of that going to a disability support fund.

State Sen. Kevin Priola, a Henderson Republican and champion of the legislation, tried last year to bring back the green license plates, but the 2020 bill was vetoed by Gov. Jared Polis because of a problem with the legislation. It allowed the state Division of Motor Vehicles to collect new fees but not spend them.

“We encourage the sponsors and the General Assembly to bring this bill again next session,” Polis, a Democrat, wrote in his veto letter.

Priola listened — and made some changes. Last year’s bill would have switched all new Colorado plates to the retro style. But under the 2021 bill, the white mountains stay put as the default plate and the old school option is a specialty plate like one you might buy if you’re a University of Colorado alumnus or a fan of Nolan Arenado’s former baseball team.

The one hitch: If not enough people want the retro plates, they may not become available. That seems unlikely, though.

Access to the retro-style plates is just a perk of the legislation. Priola says the real reason for the bill has to do with public safety.

Right now, motorists can keep their license plates forever. That’s problematic because over time the numbers fade, making it difficult for law enforcement to read them and impossible for tollroad cameras to scan them.

Priola was recently driving to the Capitol and saw a Toyota Corolla with a rear license plate so faded it looked like the numbers were covered in Wite-Out. Also, people have been known to skirt registration fees by paying rates for older vehicles attached to their old plates even when they purchase a new car. Older cars have cheaper annual

registration fees. Priola said the goal is to protect state coffers from being drained by people abusing the system that way.

“It forces folks to actually be upholding the law,” he said.

If you like your license plate’s numbers and letters and don’t want to change them when you buy a new car, you would be able to keep them for a fee under Senate Bill 69.

(In case you are wondering, there are currently 180 license plate types in Colorado.)

Senate Bill 69 cleared its first committee hearing with unanimous support on March 8.

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Historian John Steinle takes a look at Conifer a century ago

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In the 1920s, the Charleston was the dance rage, Calvin Coolidge was president for most of the decade, and Charles Lindbergh piloted the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic.

And Conifer was a thriving community, with people making their livelihoods from ranching, farming and lumbering. In that decade, the Yellow Barn, owned by the Mullen family, had become a popular spot for dances, meetings and more.

The area’s population was about 500, according to historian John Steinle, and the core of Conifer had about 15 businesses including stores, a post office, a music teacher, stagecoach line, two churches and a painter. Fields Trading Post opened in 1929.

Steinle provided historical information about Conifer for a Conifer Historical Society and Museum virtual program on April 11, aided by other

area historians Bonnie Scudder, Suzi Morris, Rex Rideout and more, who chimed in with stories of the area.

Steinle told about 30 participants in the virtual meeting that he was proud that CHSM was keeping Conifer’s history alive.

“This wasn’t just a place,” Steinle told them. “It was a community.”

Participants heard old and new stories about the area, trying to envision the vibrant town 100 years ago. According to Steinle, root crops including potatoes, carrots, beets, onions and other varieties were grown and sent to Denver. In fact, he said, the annual potato harvest was said to be 50 to 60 tons.

The Luben family harvested Christmas trees, and in 1923, the Littleton Independent newspaper said the lettuce crop was huge. Long Brothers Garage opened in 1917 and has moved three times as the longest continuously operating business in Conifer.

The Conifer Junction School, which

The Conifer Junction School, now known as the Little White Schoolhouse, near Easter.

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Museum celebrates elegant wardrobe, lifestyle Veronique and Gregory Peck had influence on fashion

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Charmeuse, jacquard, organza, surah are among the fabrics included in Denver Art Museum’s current exhibition of “Paris to Hollywood: The Fashion and Influence of Veronique and Gregory Peck,” which includes 100 ensembles from the wardrobe of Veronique Peck and continues through July 18. This collection should interest not only fashion lovers, but history buffs, who can contemplate the events the Pecks may have attended ...

Florence Muller, DAM’s curator of textile art and fashion, was contacted by the couple’s daughter, Cecilia Peck

An installation in the “Paris to Hollywood “ exhibit at the Denver Art Museum includes a photo of Veronique and COURTESY PHOTO Gregory Peck.

Voll, who gave 20 of Veronique’s distinctive looks to the museum, loaned others and assisted in collecting items to complete the 100 ensembles exhibited. They were designed by couturiers and designers around the world for the Parisian journalist, philanthropist and fashion influencer Veronique

Peck. Voll also loaned personal documents, accessories, photographs and insights.

Veronique’s parents, a Paris architect and a Russian artist, encouraged their daughter’s interest in politics and science, as well as in the latest trends in art, theatre, literature — and the best restaurants.

Gregory Peck was visiting Paris in 1952, en route to the filming of “Roman Holiday” with Audrey Hepburn, and was scheduled for an interview with the young journalist, Veronique Passani. (French American 1932-2012).

On his return trip, he invited her to lunch, which caused her to give up an interview with Nobel Laureate Albert Schweitzer. The glamorous pair married in 1955 and the romance continued until his death in 2003.

“Paris to Hollywood ...” includes not only the ensembles Veronique wore, but sketches (which were at times sent to her if she was not in Paris and

created for her if she was interested), film clips, family snapshots and more that give insights into professional and home lives of this glamorous pair and their two children. Materials exhibited cover a period from the 1950s to the 1990s. (There is a Gregory Peck suit included.)

Veronique Peck followed her parents on a path that included an interest in the arts, political science, theatre, literature, restaurants and of course, couturiers and their related houses: Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy and more ... She is credited with introducing controversial pants suits and miniskirts by Courreges in the U.S in the 1960s, which soon became immensely popular among American women.

The 40 years covered in this exhibit were a period when women’s societal roles changed drastically as they launched into careers of all sorts — often calling for a change in style.

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“Larimer Boy and Girl” is painted by artist Jeremy Burns on a building exterior that is a “fit vertical concrete louver,” at Larimer & 27th.

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Louvered illusion At Larimer and 27th Street, the mural “Larimer Boy and Girl” was painted by artist Jeremy Burns on a building exterior that is a full vertical concrete louver. That means that depending on the viewer’s perspective you either see a boy with a bewildered expression on his face or a gloomy girl. Burns has been living and creating art in the RiNo district since 2004.

Santa Fe Arts District On the corner of 9th Avenue and Santa Fe Drive is the “Mermaid,” painted by Access Gallery students Josiah Lee Lopez and Ratha Sok. Access Gallery is a Santa Fe Drive program for people with disabilities to have artistic opportunities around Denver.

The mermaid is painted on the corner of the building with colorful flowing hair appearing as though she’s swimming in the ocean.

Lopez has been working for more than 29 years and started his passion for drawing and painting when in high school. He has been a graffiti writer and muralist since mid-1990. He received his bachelor of fine arts from Metropolitan State University and a master of fine arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Both Lopez and Sok have been students with Access Gallery for about eight years.

“I work at Access Gallery as a mentor and teaching artist and worked at Access for about 11 years,” said Lopez.

Lopez said gallery managers simply wanted the pair to create something colorful.

“So we came up with the ‘Sirens’ of Ninth Avenue,” Lopez said. “The Ninth Avenues Sirens, awaking from slumber, observing from afar, and emerging from oceanic morning tide.

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Lopez paints a mural every five years at 10th and Santa Fe in the alleyway behind Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Center for Visual Arts and another mural under the Sixth Avenue bridge at Sixth and Lipan.

His website is www.josiahleelopez. com, said Lopez.

Farther down in the next block off Santa Fe Drive is the “Smiling Boy” in an alley between Santa Fe Drive and Inca Street. The artist goes by the street name B.L.V.D. Artist B.L.V.D painted a stunning large mural of a boy with his arms extended across the

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On the east side of Denver at East Colfax Avenue and High Street, a mural of George Floyd was painted by artists Detour aka Thomas Evans and Hiero Veiga. The mural was painted after Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.

Evans is an artist with a focus on the innovation of art. Veiga is a graffiti artist from the South Shore of Massachusetts traveling the world creating murals.

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Clear Creek Currents We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Go to www.clearcreekcourant.com/calendar/ and share your community events for free. Items will appear in print on a space-available basis.

APRIL 15, 22, 29, MAY 6 Clear Creek County’s CSU Extension will host a four-week virtual introduction to quilting class on April 15, 22, 29 and May 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Led by Dana Jones, participants will learn the steps of cutting, piecing, quilting and finishing a Log Cabin block. Create a small quilt or a pillow sham from start to finish. Tickets are $40 for all four classes. Visit Eventbrite.com for more information and to sign up.

APRIL 20 Clear Creek High School will hold an open house for students and adults interested in starting and participating in a local Civil Air Patrol. From 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at Clear Creek High School in room A202.

Interested parties can contact Tina Matthew at 303-679-4624.

APRIL 21 Parents, family members and care-

givers who would like to better understand eating disorders are invited to a free Zoom presentation Wednesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. The hour-long workshop is designed to provide an overview of eating disorders, to assist in detecting an eating disorder, and to discuss levels care and treatment options. “Eating Disorders 101” is hosted by Resilience1220, and the presenter is Maggie Moore, the national family outreach manager at Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight. The presentation is free, but registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link. Register at Resilience1220.org.

MAY 12, 19, 26, JUNE 5 Team Evergreen is hosting a weeknight short-course enduro mountainbike series with a Saturday finale at Floyd Hill Open Space Park. The series will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays, May 12, 19 and 26, with a finale from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday, June 5. Parking lots and trails at the park will be busy for the events. Registration, which is limited to 200 riders, is open at www. teamevergreen.org. For more information, contact Josh Kravetz at 303-4080747 or josh@adventurefit.com.

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Boxes come with installation instructions and if you have any problems or questions, you can contact a local expert through the Audubon website.

For more information and to purchase, visit www.evergreenaudubon. org CLEAR CREEK COUNTY HAS LAUNCHED a COVID-19 community impact survey to better understand the needs of the community. Every household in the county will be mailed a paper copy of the survey.

For more information on the survey and countywide COVID-19 recovery efforts, contact Alyssa Dinberg at 970-389-4269 or adinberg@clearcreekcounty.us. Visit the CCIS Survey Page on the County website at http://bit.ly/ COVID19CommunitySurvey.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF CLEAR CREEK 2000 will award a scholarship to a student to pursue vocational training at an accredited school or training institution. Students graduating from Clear Creek High School in May 2021, students who are residents of Clear Creek County and complet-

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The scholarship will be for tuition, fees, books and materials/tools, up to $2,000. The award will be announced in May. Applications, which are due April 15, are at https://form.jotform. com/90025387104147.

YOUR PEOPLE 12 TO 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Resilience1220. Comprised of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. They also facilitate school and community groups to build life skills in wellness and resilience among youth. For more information or to schedule a counseling session, visit 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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Both the Medlen and Pleasant Park schools are older.

Prohibition started in 1916 in Colorado and in the nation in 1920, and Steinle said many Conifer ranchers hid stills back in the woods.

Tiny Town opened in 1921 and became one of the area’s top tourist attractions, and it originally had a fullsize dance hall on the property, which burned in 1935, he explained. Beaver Ranch was known for its Independence Day celebrations that included horse races, boxing matches, rodeos, dances and more.

One of the most famous people from the area was Isham (pronounced Eyesham) Jones, who lived in Shaffers Crossing. A band leader and composer, Jones is known for writing such classics as “It Had to Be You” and “I’ll See You in My Dreams.”

Fields Trading Post was a mainstay in Conifer.

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In the 1920s, the Yellow Barn at Highway 73 and Barkley Road was a community gathering place.

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Public Trustees L-0331-003 COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2021-003 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 26, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records.

Original Grantor(s):James M. Houston and Elizabeth M. Houston Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: West Coast Servicing, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust: July 25, 2002 County of Recording: Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 05, 2002 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 214536 Book: 645 Page: 917 Original Principal Amount: $100,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $40,940.37 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. See Legal Description Attached Hereto and Incorporated by Reference Herein Also known by street and number as: 361 Red Tail Trail, Evergreen, CO 80439.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 05/27/2021, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 3/31/2021 Last Publication: 4/28/2021 Name of Publication: The Clear Creek Courant IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 01/26/2021 Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado /s/ Carol Lee [seal] By: Carol Lee, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5575 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # FJGG 7174-1160 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION A parcel of land located in the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24, Township 4 South, Range 72 West of the 6th P.M., County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4, whence the Northwest corner of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4 bears South 84 Degrees 02 Minutes 47 Seconds West, 457.95 feet; thence North 84 Degrees 02 Minutes 47 Seconds East, along said North line, 358.00 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 30 Mminutes 09 Seconds East, 642.00 feet; thence South 19 Degrees 40 Minutes 37 Seconds West, 436.42 feet, to the Northeasterly right of way of Old Squaw Pass Road; thence Northwesterly along said right of way, along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 163.47 feet and a central angle of 49 Degrees 51 Minutes 00 Seconds, 122.25 feet; thence North 71 Degrees 51 Minutes 58 Seconds West, 30.94 feet, to a point of curvature; thence along the arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of 491.66 feet and a central angle of 10 Degrees 56 Minutes 30 Seconds, 93.89 feet; thence North 60 Degrees 55 Minutes 28 Seconds West, 56.00 feet, to a point of curvature; thence along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 212.81 feet and a central angle of 24 Degrees 22 Minutes 30 Seconds, 90.53 feet, to a point of curvature; thence along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 191.74 feet and a central angle of 20 Degrees 04 Minutes 00 Seconds, 67.15 feet; thence North 22 Degrees 40 Minutes 50 Seconds East, 548.85 feet; thence North 02 Degrees 57 Minutes 54 Seconds West, 339.49 feet, to the Point of Beginning, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado.

A/K/A Parcel B of the Williams Class B Exemption Reception No. 91049411

CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, a public hearing will be held commencing at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th day of May, 2021 before the City Council.

This hearing will be held at the Idaho Springs City Hall, located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado or may be held virtually (TBD) for the purpose of amending Section 21-50 of Chapter 21, Land Development Regulations of the Idaho Springs Municipal Code concerning Body Art Establishments. Copies of Ordinance #5, Series 2021 is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado.

Dated this 07th day of April, 2021.

To be published on April 14, 2021 Diane Breece, City Clerk Legal Ad No.: CCC000065 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

Bids and Settlements Request for Proposals Clear Creek County Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Project Georgetown, Colorado PURPOSE The Clear Creek Board of County Commissioners seeks to construct/install two, Level 2, dual-port electric vehicle chargers, at the County Courthouse parking lot located at 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO.

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P.O. Box 2000 Georgetown, CO 80444 (303) 679-2312 bluther@clearcreekcounty.us The deadline for submitting a Response is 4:00 p.m. local time on April 26, 2021.

Legal Ad No.: CCC000063 First Publication: April 14, 2021 Last Publication: April 14, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

REQUEST FOR BIDS CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR SODA CREEK ROAD PAVEMENT OVERLAY PROJECT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO PW 21-01 Notice is hereby given that the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department is soliciting lumpsum priced bids for performing civil engineering services for asphalt pavement overlay project of approximately 1.3 miles of Soda Creek Road. The work will include the preparation of construction plans and specifications.

The Project is located from Idaho Springs south city limit to a point just before the entrance to the Clear Creek County Transfer Station. The working environment is indicative of a mountainous environment, lying at an elevation of 8,000 feet, and experiences moderate to heavy thunderstorms during the spring and summer. The engineering work needed will be to establish the appropriate road profile and cross section, as well as the rehabilitation of portions of the drainage infrastructure.

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the Request for Bid (RFB) Documents will be available from the Clear Creek County Road and Bridge Department.

Please send an email to pw@clearcreekcounty. us to request a copy of bid documents and to be added to the bidder list.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Inquiries will be accepted until April 28, 2021 with responses to inquires posted on the County’s Website by April 29, 2021 (www.clearcreekcounty. us). Bids must be received no later than 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Bids will be accepted by the Clear Creek County Road and Bridge Department, via email at pw@clearcreekcounty.us, parcel service at 3549 County Road 312 (Stanley Road), Dumont, Colorado, 80436 or USPS at P.O. Box 362, Dumont, Colorado, 80436-0362. Bids will subsequently be publicly opened and read aloud via a Zoom video conference (all details are included in the Bid Documents). The County reserves the right to reject all Bids, reject portions of any Bid, or accept any Bid that is deemed most advantageous to the County.

The Scope of Services desired includes but is not limited to the following:

George Marlin, Chairman Board of County Commissioners

Two Level 2, dual-port, electric vehicle charger installation: • Purchase & installation of two (2), level 2, dual port, charging stations • Furnish and install 225A service • Power from utility pole along Fourth Street • Remove and replace concrete sidewalk section in order to route power underground • Along the south edge of the parking lot, install a new Unistrut rack, painted to match courthouse building and mounting a new meter housing and 225A panel. This service must be sufficient for two chargers now and capable of adding two (2) similar chargers in the future.

• Install (2) 50A or greater, 208V circuits that will feed (2) new dual-port Level 2 charging stations. These will be mounted on one pole, with cable management units.

• Installation of (2) steel bollards installed along the curb to protect the chargers.

• Include underground conduit for (2) future Level 2 chargers from the electrical service.

• Base proposal includes a standard (3) year warranty.

• Demo and debris cleanup and removal • Wireless and hard-wire connectivity of each charger via County facility • Final as-built survey and CAD files for Clear Creek County’s records • Secure all permitting for the completion of the project (Town of Georgetown) • Include an Owner’s contingency amount to be controlled by Clear Creek County; shall be 10% of total GMP. • Onsite Supervision: Provide fulltime onsite supervision over the duration of the project while contractors are onsite. Supervisor shall oversee all operations and ensure contractors are performing the work in a safe and professional fashion consistent with the plans and specifications.

• Proposal alternate for solar panels on top of chargers to offset electric cost.

• Proposal alternate for cost and design for future addition of credit card payment station per charger.

• Cost estimates • Construction and construction administration • Other tasks may be included as the Project progresses and needs are identified.

• To review the entire Request-for-Proposal conditions and requirements, please visit our County website: http://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/bids.aspx

Legal Ad No.: CCC000066 Published in Clear Creek Courant April 14, 2021

Please address questions and submittals to: Beth Luther Clear Creek County Operations 405 Argentine Street

Clear Creek County may reject any proposal determined not to be responsive to this request and may reject for good cause any and all proposals upon a finding by the County that it is in the best

The Courthouse has three public parking areas and this charging station will be within one of these public parking areas. Coordination with Courthouse officials is paramount to the project and the ability of the public to access County and State services.

The purpose of this Request-for-Proposal is to obtain relevant information, credentials, qualifications, experience and a proposed Project Approach from interested Firms to inform the Board for selection of a contractor to construct/install two, Level 2, dual-port charging stations.

Defendants: BRUCE ANDRUS and ALL UN

interest to do so.

Scope of Services: Please refer to Attachment A for the Scope of Services.

Required Submission Information: ˖ Qualifications: o Brief overview of the history and structure of the firm including structure, time in business, number of employees, and other data to assist in characterization of the firm. o Statement of the particular expertise and experience in performing law enforcement evaluation and advisory services, particularly as these relate to similar types of projects. o Brief description of 2 – 3 similar engagements performed by the Firm within the past five years.

Please provide contact information for these clients. ˖ Project Team: o Listing and resumes for the project lead and any others that would support the project with a summary of each team member’s area of responsibilities, expertise, experience and qualifications for this work. Provide an organizational chart of the project team. ˖ Conflicts: o The proposing firm shall include as part of the proposal a disclosure of the name of any employee or official of Clear Creek County who could be directly and personally benefited if the proposing firm is awarded a contract pursuant to this RFP. If there is nothing to disclose, the proposal shall so state.

Evaluation Criteria and Consultant Selection: A screening committee will evaluate proposals based on the following criteria: ˖ Qualifications and prior experience in performing similar work ˖ Approach and process to be used in performing the work ˖ Ability to communicate in writing as evidenced by information provided in this RFP response ˖ Examples of similar work completed ˖ References ˖ Proposed cost and timelines The screening committee reserves the right to solicit additional information from applicants should the committee deem such information is necessary during the evaluation process.

All interviews will be conducted via zoom. Upon selection of a finalist, Clear Creek County will enter into contract negotiations.

Questions: Procedural and technical questions on any aspect of this RFP should be directed via email to: Brent Worthington, Finance Director bworthington@clearcreekcounty.us Agreement: The attached contract template (Attachment B) will be used to enter into the agreement between the County and consultant.

March 16, 2021

Purpose: This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for the selection of a qualified accounting firm to general accounting functions, including (but not limited to) ˖ Posting monthly journals entries (Treasurer activity, summary payroll, other cash receipts) ˖ Bank reconciliations ˖ Inter-fund transfers/balances reconciliations ˖ Payroll Reconciliations ˖ Month-end closing ˖ General and Specialized Reporting ˖ General Ledger Maintenance ˖ Grant reporting ˖ Audit preparation ˖ Annual Financial Statements Background: Clear Creek County with a population of approximately 9,800 is located 30 miles west of the Denver Metro area along the I-70 corridor. The Sheriff’s Office consists of an elected County Sheriff and has a staff of 74 employees consisting primarily of the Command Staff, Patrol, Confinement, Dispatch, Investigations, Emergency Management and Administration.

Deadline: Proposals must be received at the County by end of business Thursday, April 29, 2021. Proposals received after the aforementioned date will not be considered.

Delivery: Completed proposals may be delivered via email and should be sent to: Brent Worthington, Finance Director bworthington@clearcreekcounty.us If providing the proposal via mail or hand delivery, applicants must submit six (6) copies of the proposal to Brent Worthington, Clear Creek County, P.O. Box 2000, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444

Clear Creek County intends to enter into a contract for accounting services with the selected vendor to perform all accounting services for Clear Creek County on an ongoing basis.

Clear Creek County uses Springbrook accounting software; the County Treasurer uses Tyler accounting software. The systems are reconciled monthly.

Working with the County Finance Director, the firm shall take on and perform the general accounting role and function for Clear Creek County.: ˖ Post monthly journals entries ˖ Bank reconciliations ˖ Inter-fund transfers/balances reconciliations ˖ Payroll Reconciliations ˖ Month-end closing ˖ General and Specialized Reporting ˖ General Ledger Maintenance ˖ Grant reporting ˖ Audit preparation ˖ Annual Financial Statements ˖ Assist the Finance Director to plan the County’s financial strategy ˖ Follow proper accounting procedures ˖ Monitor financial accounting data ˖ Monitor compliance with internal controls March 16, 2021 Legal Ad No.: CCC000064 First Publication: April 14, 2021 Last Publication: April 14, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

Summons and Sheriff Sale DISTRICT COURT CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 5th & Argentine PO Box 367 Georgetown, Colorado 80444 Telephone: 303.569.3272 Case Number: 2021CV30014 Plaintiff: WILLIAM W. HOLBERG vs.

Attorney for Plaintiff: Phillip A. Less HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. 5400 Ward Road, III, #100 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Telephone: 303.424.4486 Telefax: 303.424.4993 Atty. Reg. # 3440 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response . You are required to file your Answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situate in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to wit:

PARCEL A: THE NORTHERN VIEW LODE MINING CLAIM, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 14761A, AS DESCRIBED IN U.S. PATENT RECORDED MARCH 16, 1903 IN BOOK 142 AT PAGE 96, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO AND PARCEL B: THE GOLDEN RATTLE LODE MINING CLAIM, U.S. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 14761A, AS DESCRIBED IN U.S. PATENT RECORDED MARCH 16, 1903 IN BOOK 142 AT PAGE 96, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO. Dated this 7th day of April, 2021 HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. /s/ Phillip A. Less, #3440 Attorney for Plaintiff

(This Summons is issued pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

(TO THE CLERK: When this Summons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block for the Clerk or Deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.)

Editors Note: C.R.C.P. 4 provides that:

Attachment A Scope of Services

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Clear Creek County Contract for Accounting Services

KNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

If the Summons is served by publication, the Summons shall briefly state the sum of money or other relief demanded. The Summons shall contain the name, address and registration number of the Plaintiff’s attorney, if any, and if none, the address of the Plaintiff. Except in case of service by publication under Rule 4(g) or when otherwise ordered by the Court, the Complaint shall be served with the Summons. In any case, where by special order personal service of Summons is allowed with the Complaint, a copy of the Order shall be served with the Summons.

*C.R.C.P. 12(a) allows 35 days for answer or other response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., C.R.S. Sections 38-6-104 (eminent domain); 38-36-121 (Torrens registration).

Legal Ad No.: CCC000067 Published in the Clear Creek Courant First Publication: April 14, 2021 Last Publication: May 12, 201

DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 5th & Argentine P.O. Box 367 Georgetown, Colorado 80444 Telephone: 303.569.3272 Case Number: 2021CV30003 Division: C

Plaintiff: WILLIAM W. HOLBERG vs.

Defendants: GERLAD D. JOHNSON and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION Attorney for Plaintiff Phillip A. Less HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. 5400 Ward Road, III, #100 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Telephone: 303.424.4486 Telefax: 303.424.4993 Atty Reg. #3440 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

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Public Notices You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk and this Court an Answer or other response.

You are required to file your Answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situate in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to wit: Lot 588 St. Mary’s Subdivision Unit 4 DATED this 19th day of March, 2021 Legal Ad No.: CCC000050 Published in the Clear Creek Courant First Publication: March 31, 2021 Last Publication: April 28, 2021 HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. /s/ Phillip A Less, #3440 Attorney for Plaintiff (This Summons is issued pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

(TO THE CLERK: When this Summons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block for the Clerk or Deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.)

Editor’s Note: C.R.C.P. 4 provides that: If the Summons is served by publication, the Summons shall briefly state the sum of money or other relief demanded. The Summons shall contain the name, address and registration number of the Plaintiff’s attorney, if any, and if none, the address of the Plaintiff. Except in case of service by publication under Rule 4(g) or when otherwise ordered by the Court, the Complaint shall be served with the Summons. In any case, where by special Order personal service of Summon sis allowed without the Complaint, a copy of the Order shall be served with the Summons. * C.R.C.P. 12(a) allows 35 days for answer or response where service by process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth, e.g. C.R.S. Sections 38-6-104 (Eminent Domain); 38-36-121 (Torrens registration).

DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 5th & Argentine PO Box 367 Georgetown, Colorado 80444 Telephone: 303-569-3272 Case Number: 2021CV30005 Division: C Plaintiff: WILLIAM W. HOLBERG Vs. Defendants: DIANNE L. MILLER and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION Attorney for Plaintiff: Phillip A. Less Helm, Less & Williams, L.L.P. 5400 Ward Road, III, #100 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Telephone: 303-424-4486 Telefax: 303-424-4993 Atty. Reg. # 3440 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response.

You are required to file your Answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action to quiet title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situate in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to wit: Lot 629 St. Mary’s Subdivision Unit 4 DATED this 23rd day of March 2021 Published in the Clear Creek Courant First Publication: April 7, 2021 Last Publication: May 5, 2021 HELM, LESS & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. Phillip A. Less, #3440 Attorney for Plaintiff (This Summons is issued pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

(TO THE CLERK: When this Summons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block

for the Clerk or Deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.)

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.

Editor’s Note: C.R.C.P. 4 provides that:

Legal Ad No.: CCC000071 First Publication: April 14, 2021 Last Publication: April 14, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

If the Summons is served by publication, the Summons shall briefly state the sum of money or other relief demanded. The Summons shall contain the name, address and registration number of the Plaintiff’s attorney, if any, and if none, the address of the Plaintiff. Except in case of service by publication under Rule 4(g) or when otherwise ordered by the Court, the Complaint shall be served with the Summons. In any case, where by special Order personal service of Summons is allowed without the Complaint, a copy of the Order shall be served with the Summons. *C.R.C.P. 12(a) allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., C.R.S. Sections 38-6-104 (eminent domain); 38-36-121 (Torrens registration).

Legal Ad No.: CCC000057 First Publication: April 7, 2021 Last Publication: May 5, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

Water Court DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MARCH 2021 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 MARCH 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3042 TOWN OF GEORGETOWN, COLORADO, APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL STORAGE RIGHTS IN CLEAR CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, in CLEAR CREEK COUNTY. Applicant. Town of Georgetown (“Georgetown” or “Applicant”), c/o Kent Brown, Town Administrator, P.O. Box 426, Georgetown CO 80444, Telephone: 303.569.2555. Email: townadministrator@ townofgeorgetown.us. Please serve communications, including pleadings regarding this case, on counsel for the applicant, Cynthia F. Covell, Andrea L. Benson, and Gilbert Y. Marchand, Jr., Alperstein & Covell P.C., 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 730, Denver, CO 80204. Name of Reservoir.

Georgetown Lake Second Enlargement. Description of Conditional Water Right. Legal Description of Reservoir: Georgetown Lake is an on-channel reservoir located in the SE1/4 and portions of the NE1/4 of Section 5, and the NE1/4 of Section 8, Township 4 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M. in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The dam outlet is located 800 feet from the East section line and 1,900 feet from the North section line of Section 5, Township 4 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M. A map showing the location of Georgetown Lake is attached to the application as Exhibit A. Source of water: Clear Creek, a tributary to the South Platte River. Name and capacity of ditches used to fill reservoir and legal description of point of diversion: Not applicable. Georgetown Lake is an on-channel reservoir. Date of appropriation: December 12, 2017. How appropriation was initiated: Execution of contract to provide engineering services for dredging of Georgetown Lake. Date water applied to beneficial use: Not applicable. The water storage right sought herein is a conditional water right. Amount claimed: 43.04 acre-feet conditional, and a right to one refill. This amount is the additional amount of storage capacity made available in Georgetown Lake following dredging in 2018. This amount is addition to the 386 acre-feet of storage decreed to Georgetown in Case No. 99CW12 (315 acre-feet) and Case No. 07W324 (71 acre-feet). Use. All municipal purposes (including but not limited to domestic, commercial, industrial, power, milling, fire protection, dust suppression, recreation, and irrigation of lawns, gardens, municipal parks and open space), augmentation, and exchange, fish propagation, recreation, wildlife habitat, production of fur-bearing mammals and other piscatorial and wildlife purposes, and the right to one refill for all such purposes. Georgetown requests the Court to decree that it has the right to use, reuse, successively use and dispose of, by sale, exchange or otherwise to extinction all water lawfully diverted and/or impounded pursuant to any decree entered in this case. The place of use shall be any place served in the present or in the future by Georgetown’s treated water and raw water service systems. Surface area of high water line: 63.07 acres. Vertical height of dam in feet: 13.0 feet.

Length of dam in feet: 334 feet. Total capacity of Georgetown Lake: 429.29 acre-feet, including 4.99 acre-feet of dead storage. Names and addresses of 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: Georgetown. Remarks: Georgetown is party to contracts with the City of Black Hawk by which Black Hawk is authorized to store water in Georgetown Lake. Georgetown will operate this water right in accordance with its existing contractual obligations to Black Hawk so long as such contracts remain in effect.

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 MAY 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

DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MARCH 2021 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 MARCH 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3038 CITY OF BLACK HAWK (“BLACK HAWK” OR “APPLICANT”), c/o Director of Public Works, 987 Miners Mesa Road, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422, Telephone: (303) 582-1324, Email: tisbester@cityofblackhawk.org. Please send all correspondence to: David L. Kueter, #26136, Kent Holsinger, #33907, Holsinger Law, LLC, 1800 Glenarm Place, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202, Telephone: (303) 722-2828, Email: dkueter@holsingerlaw.com, kholsinger@holsingerlaw.com. APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL WATER STORAGE RIGHTS in CLEAR CREEK COUNTY. 2. NAMES OF WATER RIGHTS: 2.a. Georgetown Lake / Black Hawk Storage Right Enlargement. 2.b. Georgetown Lake / Black Hawk Refill Right. 3. DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONAL WATER STORAGE RIGHT. 3.a. Name of Water Storage Right: Georgetown Lake / Black Hawk Storage Right Enlargement.

3.b. Legal Description of Reservoir: Georgetown Lake is an on-channel reservoir located in the SE1/4 and portions of the NE1/4 of Section 5, and the NE1/4 of Section 8, Township 4 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M. in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The dam is located 800 feet from the East section line and 1,900 feet from the North section line of Section 5, Township 4 South, Range 74 West of the 6th P.M. A map showing the location of Georgetown Lake is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3.c. Name and capacity of ditches used to fill reservoir and legal description of point of diversion: Not applicable. Georgetown Lake is an on- channel reservoir. 3.d. Source of Water: Clear Creek, a tributary to the South Platte River. 3.e.

Date of Appropriation: December 12, 2012. 3.e.(1) How appropriation was initiated: By entry into the Intergovernmental Agreement between Town of Georgetown and City of Black Hawk Regarding Supplemental Water Storage in Georgetown Lake (the “Supplemental Storage Agreement”), by which the Applicant was granted the right to additional storage space in Georgetown Lake.

3.e.(2) Date water was applied to beneficial use: Not applicable. The water storage right sought herein is a conditional water right. 3.f. Amount claimed: 60.1 acre feet, conditional. This amount is in addition to the 100 acre feet previously decreed to Black Hawk in Case No. 2007CW327, and made absolute by the decree in Case No. 2018CW3152. 3.g. Use: The water diverted under the storage right described herein will be used for all municipal purposes, including domestic, irrigation, industrial, commercial, fire protection, stockwatering, recreation, piscatorial, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation of parks, lawns and grounds, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, lake and reservoir evaporation, augmentation, replacement, and adjustment and regulation of Black Hawk’s water supply system by exchange within Black Hawk’s system and with other water users. Black Hawk asks the Court to decree that it has the right to use, reuse, successively use and dispose of, by sale, exchange or otherwise to extinction all water lawfully diverted and/or impounded pursuant to any decree entered in this case. The place of use shall be any place served in the present or in the future

by Black Hawk’s treated water and raw water service systems. 3.h. Surface area of high water line: 63.07 acres. 3.h.(1) Vertical height of dam in feet: 13.0 feet. 3.h.(2) Length of dam in feet: 334 feet. 3.i. Total capacity of Georgetown Lake: 429.29 acre-feet, including 4.99 acre-feet of dead storage. 4. DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONAL WATER STORAGE REFILL RIGHT. 4.a. Name of Water Storage Refill Right: Georgetown Lake / Black Hawk Refill Right. 4.b. Legal Description of Reservoir: See paragraph 3.b., above. 4.c. Name and capacity of ditches used to fill reservoir and legal description of point of diversion: Not applicable.

Georgetown Lake is an on-channel reservoir. 4.d.

Source of Water: Clear Creek, a tributary to the South Platte River. 4.e. Date of Appropriation: January 27, 2021. 4.e.(1) How appropriation was initiated: By entry into the Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement between Town of Georgetown and City of Black Hawk Regarding Supplemental Water Storage in Georgetown Lake (the “Amendment to Supplemental Storage Agreement”), which contemplated Applicant filing for the refill right requested herein. 4.e.(2) Date Water was applied to beneficial use: Not applicable. The water storage refill right sought herein is a conditional water right. 4.f. Amount claimed: One refill in the amount of 160.1 acre feet, conditional, for the Georgetown Lake/Black Hawk Refill Right. 4.g.

Use: See paragraph 3.g., above. 4.h. Surface area of high water line: See paragraph 3.h., above. 4.i.

Total capacity of Georgetown Lake: See paragraph 3.i., above. 5. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OWNERS OF LAND ON WHICH THE POINTS OF DIVERSION ARE LOCATED. Georgetown Lake is located on lands owned by: Town of Georgetown 404 6th St., P.O. Box 426, Georgetown, CO 80444.

6. REMARKS. 6.a. Black Hawk’s right to store the water rights requested herein in Georgetown Lake is subject to the terms of the Vidler Agreement (as defined in the Amendment to Supplemental Storage Agreement), the Supplemental Storage Agreement, the Amendment to Supplemental Storage Agreement, any amendments thereto, and any other agreements between Black Hawk and Georgetown. WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requests that the Court enter a decree granting the conditional water storage rights requested by this Application and granting such other relief it deems proper. Number of pages of Application: 6, including 1 page of exhibits.

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Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of MAY 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.

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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MARCH 2021 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 MARCH 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3032, (14CW3052, 02CW389) a. CENTER OF COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY District. P.O. Box 1747, Fairplay, CO 80440, (303) 838-0302 (“CCWCD”) c/o David M. Shohet, Ryan W. Farr, Monson, Cummins & Shohet, LLC, 13511 Northgate Estates Drive, Suite 250, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 b. UPPER SOUTH PLATTE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, P.O. Box 612, Fairplay, CO 80440, (719) 8369848 (“USPWCD”) c/o Madoline Wallace-Gross, Anthony J. Basile, Lyons Gaddis Kahn Hall Jeffers Dworak & Grant, P.C. PO Box 978, Longmont, CO 80502-0978 APPLICATION FOR FINDINGS OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE AND TO MAKE CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS PARTIALLY ABSOLUTE IN PARK, TELLER, JEFFERSON, DOUGLAS, AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES II. Summary of Application. Applicants seek to make absolute portions of five of the ten exchanges adjudicated in Case No. 02CW389, District Court, Water Division No. 1 (“Decree”) at varying rates based on operation during the subject diligence period. Applicants also seek a finding of reasonable diligence for all of the exchanges in the remaining conditional amounts: a. Reach, Termini, Decreed Rates Conditional and Absolute.

Stream Exchange Reach Upper Terminus Lower Terminus Maximum Exchange Rate (cfs) Conditional Exchange Rate (cfs) Absolute in Case No. 14CW3052 Exchange Rate (cfs) Conditional in Case No. 14CW3052 South Fork South Platte River Headwaters in vicinity of lat 39 07 40N long 106 10 48W Confluence Middle Fork South Platte River at lat 39 00 39N long 105 44 23W 1.0 NA 1.0 Middle Fork South Platte River Headwaters in vicinity of lat 39 21 52N long 106 08 51W Confluence South Fork South Platte River at lat 39 00 39N long 105 44 23W 1.0 0.019 0.981 Tarryall Creek Headwaters in vicinity of lat 39 20 32N long 106 00 30W Confluence South Platte River in S16 T11S R71W 1.5 0.068 1.432 Michigan Creek Headwaters in vicinity of lat 39 27 02N long 105 56 09W Confluence Tarryall Creek in NE/4 SW/4 S1 T9S R75W 1.0 NA 1.0 Jefferson Creek Headwaters in vicinity of lat 39 28 35N long 105 53 04W Confluence Michigan Creek at lat 39 19 40N long 105 46 07W 1.0 NA 1.0 North Fork South Platte River Headwaters in vicinity of S14 T6S R76W Confluence South Platte River in SW/4 SE/4 S25 T7S R70W 3.0 0.007 2.993 South Platte River Confluence South Fork and Middle Fork South Platte River at lat 39 00 39N long 105 44 23W Confluence North Fork South Platte River in SW/4 SE/4 S25 T7S R70W 1.0 NA 1.0 Horse Creek Confluence Horse Creek and West Creek in NW/4 SW/4 S36 T9S R70W Confluence South Platte River in NW/4 NE/4 S21 T9S R70W 1.0 0.005 0.995 West Creek Teller County line in SW/4 SW/4 S31 T10S R69W Confluence Horse Creek and West Creek in NW/4 SW/4 S36 T9S R70W 1.0 0.004 0.996 Trout Creek Teller County line in SW/4 SW/4 S34 T10S R69W Confluence Horse Creek and Trout Creek in NW/4 SW/4 S36 T9S R70W 1.0 0.001 0.999 All in the 6th P.M. b. Date of Original Decree. April 28, 2008, Case No. 2002CW389, District Court, Water Division 1. c. Subsequent Decree. March 4, 2015, Case No. 2014CW3052, District Court, Water Division 1. d. Sources of Substitute Supply. 1. Spinney Mountain Reservoir Water: An undivided interest in first use to a firm 37 acre-feet of water per annum from any of the water rights owned by the City of Aurora decreed for augmentation or fully consumable and that are decreed for storage in the Spinney Mountain Reservoir. This 37 acre-feet of firm yield has been deeded by the City of Aurora to the USPWCD. 2. Water Stored by the Applicants in Spinney Mountain Reservoir: Water stored by the Applicants in 50 acre-feet of storage space in Spinney Mountain Reservoir. The 50 acre-feet of storage space has been assigned to the USPWCD by the City of Aurora. 3. Shares of the Mountain Mutual Reservoir Company: Those water rights represented by 21.5 shares of the Mountain Mutual Reservoir Company (“MMRC”), Class A stock, evidenced by Stock Certificate No. 231. By virtue of its shareholder status in MMRC, USPWCD is entitled to receive 0.675 acre feet of consumptive use water per year. The shares were originally allocated to the plan for augmentation decreed in Case No. 80CW050, entered May 2, 1982 as modified by a decree entered January 4, 2013.

Delivery of MMRC’s water will be made at various points including the confluence of the main stem of the South Platte River and the North Fork of the South Platte River from the following described sources: A. Guiraud 3T Ditch: MMRC owns 2.868 cfs of the water rights decreed to the Guiraud 3T Ditch as follows: 1. Original Adjudication: Case No. 341, District Court, Park County 2. Adjudication Date: October 18, 1889 3. Appropriation Date: July 1, 1867 4. Amount: 20 cfs B. Spinney Mountain Reservoir: MMRC owns by deed a firm annual yield of 80 acre-feet of water stored in Spinney Mountain Reservoir. 1. Case No. W-7395, District Court, Water Division 1 2. Adjudication Date: October 18, 1977 3. Appropriation Date: March 26, 1973 4. Amount: 86,000 acre-feet C. Lower

Sacramento Creek Reservoir No. 1: MMRC owns a 25.2 percent interest in the Lower Sacramento Creek Reservoir No. 1. Case No.: W-7741-74, District Court, Water Division 1, 2. Adjudication Date: September 25, 1981 3. Appropriation Date: July 25, 1974 4. Amount: 40 acre-feet 4. Sessions Ditch Consumptive Use Water: CCWCD owns 1.15 cfs decreed to the Sessions Ditch. A. Original Adjudication: Case No. 341, District Court, Park County and as amended by decree of the District Court, July 30, 1896 B. Adjudication Date: October 18, 1889 C. Appropriation Date: July 31, 1880 D. Amount: 3.5 cfs E. Remarks: The Sessions Ditch water right was changed and the historical consumptive use was quantified by CCWCD and the Centennial Water and Sanitation District in Case No. 05CW111, Water Division No. 1. e. Uses of Exchange Water: Augmentation, substitution, and replacement purposes by the Applicants or by persons with whom the Applicants have agency relationships or firm contractual commitments. f.

Appropriation Date of Exchanges: December 4, 2002 III. Outline of Work Done Towards Completion of Appropriation and Application of Water to Beneficial Use. In the Decree, Applicants were awarded a blanket plan for augmentation to replace all out of priority depletions from participating diversions within the Applicants’ service areas. Applicants independently and through a water authority created to manage their operations, Headwater Authority of the South Platte, completed the following work during the diligence period at a cost in excess of $1,515,200.00. The conditional water rights approved in the Decree are component parts of Applicants’ integrated water supply system, which consists of storage water rights, plans for augmentation, appropriative rights of exchange, and surface water rights. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-301(4)(B), work on one component of the integrated system shall be considered in finding that reasonable diligence has been shown for all components of the integrated system. a.

Applicants operated several of the exchanges in varying amounts for the decreed uses as listed below and have made such amounts absolute.

Stream Exchange Reach Exchange Rate (cfs) Conditional in Case No. 14CW3052 Additional Amount Claimed Absolute During Diligence Period (cfs) Dates Placed to Beneficial Use by Exchange During Diligence Period South Fork South Platte River 1.0 0.002 8/1/15‐8/31/15, 7/1/18‐7/31/18, 8/1/19‐8/31/19, 10/1/19‐2/29/20, 4/1/20‐4/16/20, 4/27/20‐4/30/20, 6/1/20‐7/31/20 Middle Fork South Platte River 0.981 0.010 7/1/18‐7/31/1 North Fork South Platte River 2.993 0.004 6/1/20‐6/31/20 Horse Creek 0.995 0.008 8 / 1 / 1 8 ‐ 8 / 3 1 / 1 8 , 6/1/20‐6/30/20 Trout Creek 0.999 0.012 8 / 1 / 1 8 ‐ 8 / 3 1 / 1 8 , 6/1/20‐6/30/20 b.Applicants pursued an Application for Approval for Plan for Augmentation including Appropriate Rights of Exchange in Case No. 12CW50, District Court, Water Division No. 1, which was decreed on July 7, 2015 (“12CW50”). 12CW50 is an additional blanket augmentation plan for the Applicants to provide augmentation water throughout the Applicants’ service areas in Water Division No. 1. c. Applicants pursued an Application for Approval of Plan for Augmentation including Appropriative Rights of Exchange in Case No. 03CW19, District Court, Water Division No. 2 (“03CW19”), which was decreed on June 29, 2016. 03CW19 is a blanket augmentation plan for the Applicants to provide augmentation water to areas of Park County located in Water Division No. 2. d. CCWCD obtained storage in Chatfield Reservoir, pursuant to the Chatfield Reallocation Project and pursued an Application for Water Storage Right in Chatfield Reservoir in Case No. 13CW3148, District Court, Water Division No. 1, which was decreed on November 5, 2015. e. USPWCD pursued an Application for Water Storage Right in Spinney Mountain Reservoir in Case No. 16CW3179, District Court, Water Division No. 1, which was decreed on September 16, 2017. f. Applicants pursued an Application for Conditional Surface Water Right in Case No. 15CW3146, District Court, Water Division No. 1 for County Road 59 pump station and State Highway 9 pump station, which was decreed on March 24, 2018. g. Applicants pursued an Application for Finding of Reasonable Diligence in Case No. 17CW3072, District Court, Water Division No. 1, which was decreed on November 27, 2017. h.

CCWCD obtained a storage lease in Lininger Lake and pursued an Application for Conditional Water Storage Right and Conditional Exchanges in Case No. 17CW3214, District Court, Water Division No. 1, which was decreed on August 11, 2020. i. Applicants paid annual assessments to Mountain Mutual Reservoir Company and Twin Lakes Reservoir and Storage Company associated with their water rights represented by shares. j. Applicants filed a preliminary injunction motion in Case No. 18CW3102 related to measurement on Deer Creek. Applicants designed and constructed the Deer Creek gage and entered into agreements with water users regarding the same. k. Applicants included 50 additional Participating Diversions to their plans for augmentation during the diligence period, of which 38 were added to the plan for augmentation authorized by the Decree. l. Applicants have operated the plan for augmentation and completed accounting for approximately 93 customers during the diligence period. m.

Applicants have filed statements of opposition to numerous Water Court applications including Case Nos. 15CW3123, 15CW3125, 16CW3025, 16CW3050, 16CW3127, 16CW3197, 16CW3184, 17CW3168, 18CW3100, 18CW3188, 18CW3128 and 19CW2154, to protect Applicants’ water rights, including the exchanges that are subject of this case. IV. Claim to Make Water Rights Absolute and to Maintain as Conditional. Applicants seek to make absolute the exchanges fully set forth in Section III.a. above. Evidence supportive of the absolute claims is set forth in Exhibit A. Applicants seek a finding of reasonable diligence for the amounts not yet exchanged as set forth below: Stream Exchange Reach - Max Amount Decreed to Exchange (cfs) - Amount Remaining Conditional (cfs) South Fork South Platte River - 1.0 - 0.998 Middle Fork South Platte River - 1.0 - 0.971 Tarryall Creek - 1.5 - 1.432 Michigan Creek - 1.0 - 1.000 Jefferson Creek - 1.0 - 1.000 North Fork South Platte River - 3.0 - 2.989 South Platte River - 1.0 - 1.000 Horse Creek - 1.0 - 0.987 West Creek - 1.0 - 0.996 Trout Creek - 1.0 - 0.987 V. Landowners. a. Spinney Mountain Reservoir:

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Public Notices Spinney Mountain Reservoir, City of Aurora, c/o Director of Utilities, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Ste 3200, Aurora, CO 80012. b. Mountain Mutual Reservoir Company Structures: Mountain Mutual Reservoir Company, 6949 Highway 73, Suite 15, Evergreen, CO 80439. c. Sessions Ditch: CCWCD. WHEREFORE, the Applicants request the Court find that Applicants have made portions of the conditional water rights absolute as set forth in Section III.a, have maintained diligence for the remaining portions of the conditional water rights as set forth in Section IV, and for such other relief as the Court deems appropriate. Application is 8 pages, excluding the exhibit.

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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 MAY 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 ser

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WATER WELL TESTER/PART-TIME This position is an excellent opportunity for candidates looking to establish themselves with a family-owned and operated company that places value in fostering an individual’s career growth.

A Successful Candidate will be: • Desiring Part Time/Long Term Employment and Industry Development. (Perfect for a retired or semi-retired individual).

• Reliable.

• Ethical and Displaying a Consistent Work History.

• Attentive to Detail and Customer Focused.

• Responsible for Water Well Production, Testing, Water Sampling & Water Treatment.

• Able to lift light to medium loads.

GeoWater Services, LCC, an established, successful, Well Pump Service and Water Treatment Company, is offering competitive salary and fringe benefits, including 401k and profit sharing.

Prior knowledge of water well equipment (your own well?) or electrical controls is helpful but not required.

If interested, please send cover letter and resume to: cs@ geowaterusa.com

NOW HIRING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY

*FT Equipment Operator I for the Transfer Station; CDL; $18 - 19.80 an hr *FT Equipment Operator II for Road and Bridge; CDL; $21- 23.10 an hr *Full and Part Time Shelter Assistant; $14.90-15.00 an hr *IT Help Desk Tech; $25.24- 27.76 an hr *HR/Finance Admin Assist; $17.65-19.42 an hr *Control Tech; $20.14-22.15 an hr *Dispatcher; $24.62- 25.35 an hr *Part Time Property Transfer Tech; $20.14-22.15 an hr Please view the HR page on the County Web Site to see benefits offered.

Taking applications until filled See full job descriptions and application at: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/CLE1013CLRC/ JobBoard/28568270-1bc0-405c-897f-a30d7d4fdc31 Or go to https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/ Under I want to - on the right-hand side under Apply For/Register - Dropped down, Click on Jobs in Clear Creek County - This will take you to the job posting site.

Clear Creek County is an ADAAA/EEO employer.

Now Hiring for the 2021 Season

Georgetown Loop Historic Mining and Railroad Park Full Time and Part Time Seasonal Positions Flexible start dates & Schedules Food & Beverage Service · Mine Tour Guides · Guest Services Telephone Reservationists · Depot Ticket Agents Train Crew · Gift Shop Most starting rates $14.00 per hour and upward depending on experience.

Apply in person at: 1520 Argentine St, Georgetown, CO 80444 or download an application at www.georgetownlooprr.com For more information please call 801.319.3015 or 800.456.6777

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Have you applied for LEAP? LEAP applications can be found online at: coloradopeak.secure.force.com clearcreekcounty.us OR You can request one or get help filling one out from: Stephanie McCaulley at the Clear Creek County Resource Center 303-670-7550 – 1531 Colorado Boulevard, Idaho Springs

OR Donna Kline – Clear Creek County Department of Human Services 303-679-2364 – 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown