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Clear Creek moves forward with 4-day school week for 2022-23 Board members want more data and an option to reverse course

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Deb Evangelista, foreground, and Sarah Holloway, both of Longmont, enjoy ciders at Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery in Idaho Springs on April 20. The two were visiting the hot springs for the day and stopped by the cidery for dinner, saying they appreciate cider as a PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN gluten-free alternative to other alcoholic drinks.

How `bout them apple ciders?

Locals keep creative juices flowing as cider grows in popularity

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Imagine it’s a hot Colorado day and adults are looking for alcoholic beverages to help beat the heat.

Many seek out beer, seltzers and cocktails.

But, for Georgetown’s Sam AlJassim and many others, the answer is cider.

This fruit wine has grown in popularity in the United States and Colorado over the last 10 years, and cideries, taprooms and tasterooms have recently opened across the Denver metro area.

Unfortunately, the sugary national brands have given cider a bit of a bad reputation, but locals are working to correct that, saying there’s

Sam Al-Jassim, a Georgetown resident and manager at Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery, pours a selection of cider for a flight of four. This cidery in Idaho Springs hopes to launch its own line of ciders later this year, and currently features nine Colorado ciders on tap and 14 others in cans.

A four-day school week is a step closer to reality for Clear Creek children in the 2022-23 school year after the school board on April 20 asked the superintendent to create a resolution to be approved in May. However, there are some caveats.

The board will set a go/no-go date in January or February 2022 where the district can remain at a five-day school week if the board feels the district isn’t ready to move forward.

In addition, in the next 10 months, the district will continue to poll families about how they feel about the switch and create options for all age groups for the fifth day, including funding sources.

Board members said they wanted families to know their intention on the issue, which is why they are taking this approach. The go/no-go date will give families time to make plans for the 2022-23 school year. “(This is) saying at a high level, a four-day school week lines up with our graduation profile and our vision for the district,” board member Kelly Flenniken said, “and this is

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OBITUARIES

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Lois Yvonne Paradise-Latimer

Kane Rolly Farris

2/9/1929 - 4/21/2021

November 25, 1939 – March 21, 2021 Kane Rolly Farris passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 21st, 2021 after a long better with cancer. Kane was born on November 25th 1939 to Keith and Marion Farris in Fort Collins CO. He married Judy Jone in 1962 in Fort Collins and had three children. In 1964 they moved to Idaho Springs CO. where Rolly started work at the Urad mine in Empire CO. In 1977, Rolly and his family built a home in Dumont CO. where Judy continues to reside. Rolly retired from the Henderson Mine in 1994 after 30 years of service.

Rolly coached baseball through the 70’s and 80’s and enjoyed working with all of the kids. Rolly and July owned and operated Farris’s western clothing store on

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Miner Street Idaho Springs CO. from 1980-1995.

After retiring, Rolly spent most of his time traveling with Judy, remodeling his house, and volunteering for the Recreation District at the Idaho Springs baseball field where he was instrumental in bringing the little league baseball program back to life.

Rolly is survived by his wife July Farris, son Brian Farris, (Terrie), son Mitch Farris, son in law Phil Morin (Dawn), grandchildren, Amanda Popham, Dustin Nordine, Josh Farris, Jeff Farris, Jess Farris, James Farris, Phillip Morin and many great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents and his daughter Kristie Farris Morin.

William Scott Anderson 3/21/1961 - 3/26/2021

William Scott Anderson (Bill) Passed away at home in Idaho Springs unexpectedly on 3/26/2021 at the age of 60.

Bill was born in Denver Colorado 3/21/1961.

Preceded in death by Ted and Donna Anderson, Robby Weaver.

Bill is survived by Andi (Anderson) Magyar and Michael Weaver.

As a younger man Bill loved to go camping and

hiking.

There wasn’t a comic book or a movie that Bill didn’t know about.

Bill also loved gathering with family and friends at Holidays, there was always room for one more.

Lois Yvonne Parent-Paradise-Latimer passed away on April 21, 2021 at peace with family present in her home in Idaho Springs, Colorado. She was born February 9, 1929 in Flint, Michigan to Jeanne Desiree Maury and William Raymond Parent.

the outdoors, captured in her paintings later in life, is just a part of her story which will be told and retold by her children, her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Lois was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters; her daughter, Jennifer Paradise; her son, Michael Paradise; her grandson, Greg Gamber; her husband, Carl Latimer; and her first husband, William Jay Paradise. She is survived by her brother, Robert Parent; two daughters, Kellie Paradise and Bonnie Reimer; two sons, William Paradise and Franky Paradise; and her dear friend and companion, Jim Hedley. Lois’s love for

A remembrance gathering will be held at Hillcrest Congregational United Church of Christ in Montrose, Colorado on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

A second gathering will be held in Idaho Springs, Colorado, on July 10, 2021.

In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to Mount Evans Home Health Care and Hospice at www.mtevans.org.

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Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATES

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Week of April 19, 2021

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Summary

A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake.

“Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” WEATHER OBSTemperature ERVATIONS FOSystem”); R GEORGET“Mean OWN, COdaily” LORADtemperature O (“Maximum/Minimum is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus meltedWeek snow.

“Snowfall” of April 19, 2021 is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation.

NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from during the day preceding the date observation.

Historic digital displayscalendar of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”);of “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average the maxbased and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated dataofare on the period ofofrecord for which statistical data have the preceding 24 hours. T = 52 Traceyears of precipitation.

NR = Not Reported.

“Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake”weather is the beenduring compiled (about within the period 1893-2019).

Any velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the calendar day preceding the date of records noted based a comparison of the observed the observation.

Historicare data are based on on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiledvalue (about 52 with years within the period 1893-2019).

Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set. historical data set.

Day and date of observation (2021)

Temperature (T) (degrees F) Max Min Mean daily

Monday, 04/19 Tuesday, 04/20 Wednesday, 04/21 Thursday, 04/22 Friday, 04/23 Saturday, 04/24 Sunday, 04/25

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

During the 24 hours prior to 8 a.m.

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Preparing for wildfire Rotary, fire departments hosting education event on May 1

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wildfire season is now considered to be year-round, and Rotary Wildfire Ready along with area fire departments are hosting a day of educational events to help residents prepare for what many say is the inevitable.

May 1 is Wildfire Preparedness Day, and it will be 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Elk Creek Fire Station 1, 11993 Blackfoot Road in Conifer, and from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Evergreen Fire/ Rescue’s Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. The public is invited to visit the booths to learn more about preparing for wildfire.

“We really wanted to make sure to have this event in conjunction with our fire departments to get the word out,” said Cindy Latham, chair of Rotary Wildfire Ready. “We are not prepared as a community at all. It’s important to have each individual

take steps to protect their home and their family.”

Both locations will provide attendees information about the fire departments’ wood chipping program, hardening homes, defensible space, emergency go bags, getting neighborhoods involved in wildfire preparedness and more. In addition, fire departments hope people will sign up for the emergency notification program.

Children won’t be left out since there will be activity guides available, and the Rotary Wildfire Ready fire truck, which is a rolling educational laboratory on wildfire readiness, will be at both locations.

Latham said last year’s Elephant Butte fire west of Evergreen plus the numerous wildfires around Colorado should be a wake-up call to residents to get prepared now.

Rotary Wildfire Ready consists of the Evergreen, Conifer and Mountain Foothills Rotary clubs, and it tries to increase wildfire awareness through education to make the foothills safer.

“We need to get people ready and thinking about this,” Latham said.

“We need to keep our residents safe.”

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Second-grade teacher Tiffany Taylor teaches GCS sixth-graders about the science of oil spills and their clean-up efforts as part of a schoolwide Earth Day event Friday. Students PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN rotated to different classrooms where teachers hosted a variety of activities to promote environmental conversation.

The World is in Their Hands GCS’ Earth Day event empowers students to make a difference

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Georgetown Community School students have made a promise — to take care of the Earth.

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They promised to not pollute, to pick up litter, and to conserve water and electricity.

In the third-grade class, Avery promised not to harm the environment and not to step on grass; Kira, to compost food; Steve, to grow plants; Aurora, to save the oceans; and Elise, to not use a car.

GCS hosted its annual Earth Day event Friday and had each grade complete a rotation of activities in each teacher’s classroom. For instance, third-grade teacher Lorray Singmaster hosted an Earth Day promises activity.

Sixth-grader Merrell Harvey said his promise was to continue recycling and to use less plastic. He gave the example of doing less online shopping, which uses up a lot of plastic bubble-wrap.

“I don’t want my kids living in a world that’s trashed,” sixth grade student Finn Gower said, “and I don’t want to move to Mars.”

While the sixth-graders said the Earth Day promises activity was fun, they said the best station they’d visited so far was “All ‘Round the World” bingo in Faith Owen’s kindergarten classroom.

Owen explained that the older students got to play bingo with each square being a notable global landmark, such as the Taj Mahal, the Acropolis and Angkor Wat. However, with younger students, she went through a list of everyday objects and asked whether they could be recycled.

Her goal was to help the children have fun, Owen said.

Meanwhile, first-grade teacher Chynna Candlin taught the students how to make birdseed cookies out of birdseed and gelatin. The cookies, she clarified, were for birds.

“It’s about doing something for nature, not just ourselves,” Candlin said of the activity.

Whenever a new class rotated into her room, Candlin passed out the mix and students always commented about the slimy feeling of the gelatin-covered

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Second-grade teacher Tiffany Taylor shows GCS sixth-graders how oil and water separate while describing the science behind oil spills and clean-up efforts during the school’s annual Earth Day event Friday.

birdseed. Some students thought it was cool, while others described it as gross.

Another texture-intense station was second-grade teacher Tiffany Taylor’s classroom where she demonstrated the science behind oil spills and their clean-up efforts.

Taylor said she wanted the students to learn “the consciousness of what we’re consuming — how to cut down on (oil spills) by cutting down on oil consumption.”

She and the sixth-graders discussed how they could do this by using fewer plastics and relying more on renewable energy sources.

“The older kids have been more understanding; they ask a lot of good questions,” Taylor said, adding that the younger students were more fascinated by the demonstration. “... They’re getting the idea.”

Overall, the teachers were happy to have a school-wide event, saying it’s the first time they’ve done so all year.

Candlin said her students were excited to see the other teachers, and she was having fun interacting with the other classes.

Taylor commented: “We’re so happy we get to do this after staying in our classrooms all year.”

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Left: GCS sixth-graders craft a cookie of birdseed during a schoolwide Earth Day event Friday. The idea behind the cookies, teacher Chynna Candlin explained, is to encourage the students to benefit nature when they can.

Georgetown Community School students share their Earth Day promises on the wall in PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN teacher Lorray Singmaster’s classroom Friday.

Second-grade teacher Tiffany Taylor teaches GCS sixth-graders about the science of oil spills and their clean-up efforts as part of a schoolwide Earth Day event Friday.

Students rotated to different classrooms where teachers hosted a variety of activities to promote environmental conversation.

Kindergartner Cassie Marble cuts out a tracing of her hands to place alongside her Earth Day promise during Georgetown Community School’s event Friday. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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Police Blotter: Crime Calls from April 12-18 Monday, April 12 — Idaho Springs officers were dispatched to help a juvenile who’d been reportedly assaulted. He had sustained some wounds on his face after he and the suspect, another juvenile, were walking down the street and the suspect struck him in the back of the head. Assault charges against the suspect are in process.

Tuesday, April 13 — The Sheriff’s Office received a report of theft in the 900 block of Main Street in Silver Plume. A shop had been broken into the previous night.

Wednesday, April 14 — Emergency personnel responded to a smoke investigation in the 200 block of Main Street in Empire.

The area was checked and all was OK. A small campfire or something else in the area might have prompted the initial call.

Wednesday, April 14 — While patrolling Miner Street, Idaho Springs officers observed a car parked along the road with its lights on. Officers contacted the vehicle, and suspected the driver of being intoxicated. He was taken into custody and released with a summons.

Thursday, April 15 — Georgetown police responded to a suspicious-activity call in the 900 block of 15th Street. The reporting party stated an unknown vehicle had been parking there for some time.

Police contacted the occupants, who believed they were at a rest area.

Thursday, April 15 — Georgetown police received a report of fraud in the 1100 block of Rose Street. Officers determined the alleged phone activity constituting

the call was unfounded.

Friday, April 16 — Empire police responded to multiple calls related to a local domestic situation.

At one point, one person alleged the other had falsified their name on a check.

Friday, April 16 — Idaho Springs officers were dispatched a report of harassment at a business. The reporting party stated her employee had been harassed repeatedly by an unknown man after asking him to wear a mask.

Surveillance video from an April 14 encounter reportedly shows the man being aggressive and yelling at the employee. Officers are in the process of identifying the suspect.

Saturday, April 17 — Georgetown police received a report of fraud in the 2000 block of Bluebird

Drive. The reporting party said his computer had been hacked, and the incident is still under investigation.

Saturday, April 17 — The Sheriff’s Office received a report of an unwanted person near mile marker 221 of eastbound Interstate 70. The incident stemmed from a mistaken property line.

Sunday, April 18 — Empire police responded to theft in the 200 block of East Park Avenue. Items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

Sunday, April 18 — Empire police responded to a call about an unlocked vehicle along Freeman Street being entered illegally and rummaged through, but nothing stolen or damaged.

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Idaho Springs Briefs Fourth of July event in the works The City Council has directed organizers to confirm four bands and a sound company for its annual Fourth of July event in Citizens Park. The event is scheduled to start around 1 p.m. and go until 9 p.m.

While there might be some forces out of its control, particularly because of the pandemic, the city should push forward and do what it can, Councilman Bob Bowland said.

During an April 19 work session, organizer Phyllis Adams said she had four bands and a sound technician tentatively scheduled, but no one had signed any contracts. One of the bands was asked to play elsewhere on the Fourth of July, though, and Adams said she wanted to get a sense of whether to solidify agreements.

Even if that band can’t play, Adams said she had a list of others she

could contact.

The city is also putting together a COVID-19 plan for the event, she confirmed, and plans to submit it to the county public health department soon for approval.

Adams said she’s hoping to host a dunk tank, bounce house, nonprofit beer tent and other activities.

City, pedicabs near summer agreement Mountain Youth Pedicabs likely will return to Miner Street this summer, as a resolution approving its operation was scheduled for Monday’s City Council meeting.

During council’s April 19 work session, Laura Robertson, who’s helping to coordinate the pedicabs, asked for a few tweaks to the resolution that was expected to be approved Monday. She requested permission to put the business’ name on the pedicabs and to have a firm

closing time rather than 30 minutes after sunset.

Last year, the city prohibited any kind of signage on the pedicabs, Roberts explained, adding, “We had discussed getting businesses to sponsor the pedicabs, but now, (we) just want the name of our business.”

Council asked her to present a mock-up of the pedicabs with the business name during Monday’s work session before the regular meeting.

Mountain Youth Pedicabs’ sixweek trial period last summer went relatively well, as the operators really connected with the community, she said. At the same time, though, they didn’t get as much visibility as they’d hoped.

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Flower-filled whiskey barrels Jonathan Cain, assistant city administrator, plans to use leftover grant funds to purchase about 65 whiskey barrels for local businesses to plant flowers this summer.

The city received business improvement grant funds from Freeport-McMoRan, and about $5,500 is unused, he told City Council on April 19.

He’s received permission from the company and now the city to use the funds to purchase a barrel for each business. These could hold flowers in the summer, other decorations in the fall and holiday items in the wintertime, he suggested.

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Clear Creek news briefs County pondering no capacity restrictions Should Clear Creek keep pace with Jeffco and eliminate all capacity restrictions mid-May or should it take a more cautious approach this summer?

These were the questions local residents and officials discussed during a special meeting April 22.

The county commissioners directed Public Health Director Tim Ryan to devise metrics under which Clear Creek should lift all restrictions and/or under which it should become more restrictive.

Clear Creek is currently in Level Blue under the state’s COVID-19 dial guidance.

The commissioners, sitting as the County Board of Health, were scheduled to revisit the issue at its Tuesday meeting with a vote expected (after the paper’s print deadline).

According to Commissioner George Marlin, Jeffco is moving to a so-called Level Clear on May 16.

Thus, Marlin believed Clear Creek should do likewise, especially as local businesses compete with Jeffco

for employees.

Ryan recommended keeping some kind of restriction throughout the summer, saying, “Otherwise, it will be harder to enforce a mask mandate.”

About 30% of Clear Creek’s eligible population is vaccinated, although he admitted that is likely an undercount as the state’s database has been faulty, he said. If Clear Creek were to set a goal of having 60% vaccinated before loosening restrictions, Ryan believed that was more reasonable.

During public comment, Silver Plume Town Board member Marty Gitlin advocated for maintaining restrictions this summer, while Georgetown businessman Craig Abrahamson said loosening restrictions would help restaurants survive after 14 brutal months.

Ryan pointed out how, when the pandemic started, the most vulnerable population was those 70-plus.

Now, because many are vaccinated, those now being hospitalized with COVID-19 are primarily 30- to 50-year-olds. “(The virus) is constantly mutat-

ing, and it’s now doing things it didn’t do 14 months ago,” he said.

“Now, the vulnerable has shifted, and it’s going to continue to shift.”

Alan Head sentenced to 12 years for his sister’s murder Alan Head, the Idaho Springs man accused of murdering his infirmed sister in July 2019, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Head, 69, was previously scheduled for jury trial next week. However, he said during his March 29 sentencing that he wanted to spare his family the pain of having to go through a trial.

He also took full responsibility for what happened on July 27, 2019.

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

According to Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office investigators and the dispatcher who took the initial 911 call that day, Head described the incident as a “mercy killing.” Head later told investigators that his sister had

the mental capacity of a 2-year-old and that he had been her caregiver for several years.

In February 2020, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was scheduled for sentencing in March. However, court procedures were delayed because of COVID-19 closures.

In May, Head requested and was granted new counsel who helped Head file a motion to withdraw the plea on the grounds that former defense counsel hadn’t communicated properly when he entered the plea.

The motion was granted on Sept. 1.

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

The trial was scheduled for early May, but Head pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month.

According to Assistant District Attorney Steve Potts, both sides agreed the 12-year sentence was a fair decision.

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VOICES A volatile budget process

In 1985, Dale Erickson, a freshman state representative from Fort Lupton got a lot of attention when he voted against the state budget. The budget historically passed unanimously on the rationale that without a budget, state government would shut down. Regardless of what lawmakers thought of elements of the bill, the common belief was its passage was so necessary that the final version must be supported.

Erickson lasted just one term, but maybe he was ahead of his time. Over the years, the paradigm changed and unanimous support for the budget has been unheard of for many years. While there is general recognition that the legislature must pass a budget and it would be unthinkable for it not to happen, legislators (typically those in the minority party) who do not agree with

the priorities and values that are expressed in the budget routinely vote no.

The last 12 months have been the most volatile budget cycle in state history. After the pandemic began and based upon revenue projections of dramatic reductions in state tax dolGreg Romberg lars, the legislature made draconian costs for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2020. After state revenues were better than anticipated, the legislature was able to increase state funding during a special session last fall.

As the budget for 2021-22 was developed, revenues had improved to the point that the introduced budget

replaced all the previous cuts, had significant increases and put more money into state reserves than could have been imagined last year. When the bill was considered in the Senate, many bi-partisan amendments moved moneys from the reserve to additional targeted state spending.

The budget passed the Senate with only one no vote.

When the bill went to the House, similar increases to the introduced budget were added to the bill, but the dynamic was very different. After initial votes, minority Republicans offered additional amendments that were not accepted. Despite the fact that the Republican House leader lauded the process and said he would vote for the budget, he was the only member of his party to do so.

It’s an odd truth that crafting a budget can be more difficult during

good times than in bad. When there is not enough money to do even things most everyone agrees are necessary, prioritization of those things that can be funded is often obvious. When there is more money and wants in addition to needs can be funded, it can be a harder process.

The differing conclusions of minority Republicans in Colorado’s Senate and House of Representatives about whether to support the final budget reflects different theories about how to participate and influence policy.

While arguments can be made for either approach, my experience is that it’s more effective to be part of the solution than simply oppose others’ actions.

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Media literacy bill makes sense There is a bill wending its way through our state legislature that would require media literacy to be incorporated into the curriculum for pre-K and K-12 students. If House Bill 1103 passes, the State Board of Education would be obligated to adopt revisions to existing reading, writing and civics standards to teach media literacy and develop an online resource of materials on media literacy that would be available to all school districts throughout the state.

This is a skill that is sorely needed in today’s world of continuous access to global information through 24 hour “news” stations, talk radio, online resources and social media. Media literacy is defined in the precursor to HB1103 as “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act through the various forms of media;” (ii) analyze the reliability of information, claims, and sources;” and “practice digital citizenship, including norms of appropriate and responsible behavior and discourse when engaging with media, and the prevention of cyberbullying.”

One of the goals of teaching media literacy is to ensure Colorado students

of all ages can decipher whether what they are reading, watching and hearing is fact, opinion or something else and to evaluate the credibility and trustworthiness of the source of the material. To put it in today’s lingo, is it fact or fake news?

Other goals include teaching students Janet Heck-Doyle to be open to and to respect diverse points of view, to understand the consequences of how and what they choose to communicate and how to build a positive online community. Underlying this is the idea of knowing all they can about news feeds, click bait and credible sources, so students don’t fall down the rabbit hole that can be created by misinformation or disinformation from non-credible sources.

Being media literate enables one to determine the validity of information sources, engage respectfully with people with different views than one’s own and use technology to make your community better by being more informed.

When I first heard about the media literacy bill, I was immediately struck by how our world would be vastly changed for the better if the bill could be expanded to require each of us, not just students, to become media literate.

The political divide has grown into an enormous chasm that is increasingly difficult to bridge to a great extent as a result of the reliance on fake news, the inability to analyze and evaluate the vast amount of information we receive on a continuous basis and our reluctance to engage with people whose views differ from our own.

Think for a moment from where you get your news and information.

Most of us rely on the same sources day after day, whether it’s a particular newspaper, a certain TV or radio station, online, social media or a combination thereof, without analyzing and evaluating the factual accuracy of the content or the credibility of the source before relying on it.

We don’t typically take the time to reflect on whether the information source is biased or whether we are filtering it through our own bias, conscious or unconscious. When we receive or pass on information from

any source, we should be determining whether it is true or is misinformation or disinformation. Many of us may have shared or received information we didn’t realize was wrong or that was deliberately created false information intended to mislead.

Becoming media literate will help us each to be better informed, reflective and engaged participants resulting in a more harmonious and productive society.

I applaud the primary sponsors of HB1103, one of whom is Lisa Cutter, our own House District 25 state representative. Please take the time to inform yourself on HB1103 and try to increase your media literacy and ensure the factual accuracy of any information on which you rely, particularly before sharing it with others who may be relying on you as a credible and trustworthy source.

Janet Heck Doyle is a retired CEO and attorney who has lived in Evergreen with her family for 20 years. She is involved with various nonprofit organizations in Evergreen and Jefferson County, and served eight years on the Evergreen Park & Recreation board.

Trash-eating bears have shorter lifespans If you are a “Stardew Valley” farmer, there are serious reasons why you want to be tucked into bed before the clock strikes 2 a.m. The late-working little farmers are assessed big fines and worse, and receive scolding letters from the mayor in their mailboxes the following morning.

For real people, not allowing daily time for the body to heal and rejuvenate will eventually result in health complications such as memory loss and reduced cognitive capability.

Bears need their sleep as well, but counted in terms of months rather than hours. A six-year study led by Colorado Parks and Wildlife revealed that bears who don’t get the benefit of a full hibernation cycle have adverse outcomes in the form of physiological and human-related threats.

In 2011, biologists distributed 1,100 bear-resistant trash cans to homes and businesses in the Durango, Colorado, area. After fitting 600 bears with radio collars, biologists monitored how the bears interacted with the resistant containers and other bear-proofing measures. Study results, published in

2017, revealed that the bear-resistant trash cans reduced bear-human conflicts by a remarkable INSIDE THE 50%.

OUTDOORS But for bears that successfully dine on human-provided calories like birdseed and trash, the effect on their fitness and survival is concerning.Very simply stated, human-fed bears had shorter Christy Greene hibernation periods, and that’s not a good thing.

The study’s lead researcher Heather Johnson, a biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, states, “Hibernation represents a time of repair and recovery for many animals. It allows them to survive periods of food shortage and harsh environmental conditions. Hibernation is an adaptation to deal with seasonal food limitation, but if a bear still has food available, it doesn’t necessarily need to hibernate.”

The Durango bear study found that shortened hibernation time has several adverse effects that can influence a bear population’s long-term viability.

Increased exposure to humanrelated risks like falling victim to wildlife-vehicle collisions or breaking into homes is likely when bears spend more time each year roaming instead of snoozing. Bears that are able to seek food near homes and restaurants can lose their fear of humans and can become increasingly aggressive.

When bears cross the line from being an annoyance to being dangerous, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers may intervene to protect public safety.

Shorter hibernations can result in overall decreased wellness for bears, meaning fewer cubs are born, and populations could decline. As an apex predator, a bear’s removal would have a widespread, deleterious effect on the ecosystem.

Less time in the den leads to increased cellular aging or senescence.

When a bear cannot hibernate long enough to allow recovery and repair of DNA strands, resulting damage to

the strands leads to a shortened lifespan for the animal.

More troubling is the trend toward even shorter hibernations.

Johnson says, “Our models project that by 2050, bears on average will hibernate for about 15 to 40 days less than they do right now. That has big implications for bear-human conflicts because if bears hibernate for several weeks less each year, that’s a lot more time they can interact with people.”

Respecting and valuing neighborhood bears equates to removing all sources of human food from bear access, including trash and birdseed. By modeling wildlife-friendly behavior and sharing knowledge with neighbors, we can help bears live a wilder, safer life.

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Clear Creek quarterback Bode Baker (2) carries the ball past the St. Mary’s defense during Friday’s home game.

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Friday Night Plights Clear Creek falls 22-13 in senior night nail-biter

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Clear Creek’s final home football game had all the drama sports fans crave.

There were hugs and tears; a fistfight and swear words; a trick play and nail-biter finish. All it was missing was the one thing the Golddigger faithful wanted most of all – a win.

Clear Creek, now 0-6 at the end of the regular season, lost Friday’s senior night game to St. Mary’s 22-13 in a down-to-the-wire heartbreaker.

“It’s just hard,” Clay Robertson, one of the team’s eight seniors, said. “ … I never could see a point where (the game) got away from us.”

The Golddiggers took the momentum early in the first quarter with

an interception by sophomore Evan Brandt and touchdown by senior Armando Acosta soon after.

On the next St. Mary’s possession, the Golddigger defense was in high gear with several sacks, including some by Robertson.

However, several penalties in the second quarter weakened the team’s momentum, and when St. Mary’s recovered a Clear Creek fumble, the play ended with punches on the field. Acosta and a St. Mary’s player were disqualified for fighting, and Clear Creek was called for another personal foul on the next play.

“We’re going to be physical,” Coach Danion Baca said. “(The St. Mary’s players) didn’t like it so they started throwing punches. (Acosta) made a mistake and threw a punch too. He’s a senior; he has to know better.”

After that, a failure to stop the Pirates on fourth down eventually led to a St. Mary’s touchdown and an

unsuccessful two-point conversion.

With less than a minute left before halftime, Clear Creek sophomore quarterback Bode Baker kept the ball and ran more than 50 yards for a touchdown. However, an illegal Clear Creek block walked the play back, and the score remained 7-6.

Very early in the third quarter, senior Jett Howard was called for a personal foul and disqualified.

Later, St. Mary’s forced a safety and took a narrow 8-7 lead.

With about 10 minutes left in the game and the Pirates 15 yards from the endzone, Clear Creek failed to stop St. Mary’s on a fourth-and-1 play. The Pirates scored again, though a Robertson sack stopped the two-point conversion. The score was now 14-7.

On kick-off, the Pirates recovered their onside kick and pushed down to the 13-yard line. Clear Creek intercepted, and the offense fumbled on a succeeding play. St. Mary’s

recovered and later scored, and this time the two-point conversion was successful.

Down 22-7 with 3:33 left in the game, Clear Creek needed not one but two miracles. A combination of junior Michael Hillman and Baker carries and a touchdown by senior Campbell Houston gave the Golddiggers their first one with 1:20 left.

The two-point conversion failed, though, as did the succeeding onside kick.

St. Mary’s tried to eat up the clock, but the Golddigger defense found its second wind and forced the punt.

With 13 seconds left on the clock, Clear Creek called a trick play the swinging gate. The entire offensive line shifted over to the left side of the field so Baker could throw it deep. But, Baker didn’t have a chance to get set properly and Clear Creek was called for an illegal forSEE DIGGERS, P11

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Clear Creek defenders Jake Wohlers and Campbell Houston (54) rush to tackle St. Mary’s quarterback Landon Kane.

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mation as the buzzer sounded.

“It’s a tough loss,” Baca said.

“We kicked their butts all night.

The scoreboard don’t show it, but we won this game. … There were too many of once again our young mistakes and not keeping our composure. That’s what killed us at the end.”

An emotional night Like Baca, Hillman also felt that the Golddiggers played their hearts out and that the outcome was the only downside of Friday’s senior night.

“I love these seniors,” Hillman said. “They’re literally my family.

I wouldn’t be happier in any place than with them on this field.”

Robertson, feeling the full weight of the night’s emotions, stated:

“(Senior night) is always something I’ve been dreading getting to. … Win or lose, I was going to be like this; I already knew that. I love everyone out here.”

He was especially proud of his fellow seniors, saying they’ve meant a lot to him and that some of them have played together for seven years.

“It’s sad to see these seniors go,” Baca said. “ … This is probably the best game we’ve played all year.”

Clear Creek now prepares for the April 30/May1 state 2A playoff game against the top-ranked Buena Vista (5-0).

Only eight 2A football teams qualified for spring playoffs, and Clear Creek is ranked eighth Baca said he was looking forward to having an offseason before resuming fall play, describing how it’s an important time for players to bond and learn the playbook.

“A lot of games are won in the offseason,” he said.

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Clear Creek wide receiver Jett Howard (3) tries to power through simultaneous tackles during Friday’s home game against St. Mary’s. Clear Creek lost the game 22-13.

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Clear Creek spring sports take to the field Baseball, soccer and lacrosse starting up STAFF REPORT

This week is one of transition for Clear Creek sports. The football team takes a stab at the postseason, even as a new crop of sports teams

SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE For this week’s list of events, check out clearcreekathletics.com/events hold their first practices.

Varsity baseball, boys lacrosse and girls soccer teams all held their first practices on April 26.

This will be an abbreviated sea-

son. Baseball for instance only has five games on the schedule, the first being an away game against Sheridan on May 8. While even this short a season is preferable to the complete cancellation of spring sports that occured last year, it is a far cry from the usual 20-game lineup. The 2019-2020 team earned a third place finish in league.

Girls soccer has 10 games on the scedule, kicking things off with a league away game against Nederland on May 4.

The lacrosse team has just four games scheduled. They start off against Boulder in an away game on May 13.

Middle school baseball and girls soccer also start this week.

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No decision on bond ask Clear Creek school board continues to grapple with fate of Carlson Elementary

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The Clear Creek school board has not decided whether it should ask voters for a bond in November and whether to remodel Carlson Elementary School or retrofit the former middle school into a stateof-the-art elementary school.

The board continued to wrestle with the decisions and gather more information at its meeting on April 20, though the board heard from a consultant who said he believed the school district could be successful in asking voters for a bond.

Both the 82-year-old Carlson building and the former middle

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what we’d like to see.”

Board member Erica Haag added: “But if it is not feasible, we can reverse direction.”

Sixty-two percent of school districts in Colorado, 111 out of 178, use a four-day week model including the Gilpin County School District.

While the district is looking at several school calendar scenarios, it is considering lengthening the school day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for middle school and high school, and 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. for elementary school.

Approximately two weeks would be added to the calendar.

Moving to a four-day week Superintendent Karen Quanbeck reminded the board that district officials were considering a four-day school week because they believe it

school — called Building 103 — would need close to $20 million in renovations. Plus other schools in the district needs millions of dollars in repairs and upgrades.

In fact, the Colorado Department of Education estimates that Clear Creek’s four school buildings will need about $31.6 million in repairs in the next five years.

Board member Larry Pyers said he was concerned about going to voters for another request for money when the district asked voters for a bond override three years ago and is still completing those projects.

However, consultant Nathan Steele with Steele Strategies said the last bond, which is paying for new playgrounds at the elementary schools, the new sports field at Clear Creek High School, three new buses and more, is showing taxpayers that the district is making good on its promises.

Board members also discussed

a bond request in terms of enrollment, hoping that the student count stops its downward slide.

They don’t know if more school consolidations might be in the district’s future.

However, board member Kelly Flenniken noted: “Whether we have exploding or declining enrollment, we have an obligation that (students’) learning environment is inspiring and beautiful.”

Regarding the Carlson vs. former middle school (Building 103) debate, board members were cognizant of the emotional attachment to the 82-year-old Carlson building. However, they noted that a lot could be done with Building 103 and the district could provide additional services since an elementary school would not use the entire building.

Idaho Springs resident Mike Caistor reminded the board that the district also has the option to raze part of the 80,000-square-foot

building to save money.

Carlson Elementary sixth graders, as part of an assignment, researched the Carlson-Building 103 question, and four students provided the board with their insights.

Three said the elementary school should move to Building 103, while one said to stay at Carlson.

Sixth grader Makenna Kowalewski said renovating Carlson would be less expensive and make the school a great place again, and the district would be better served staying there.

However, sixth grader Mckenna Clark said Building 103 had many large rooms to fit students comfortably, and there would be room for a lab dedicated solely to fifth-grade teacher Michael Rossino’s science experiments. Other students said Building 103 would provide more opportunities for activities both outdoors and indoors, including bike riding, gardening, drama classes and more.

will make a difference in teaching and learning.

“We want to make sure we are preparing our kids for the very best success when they leave us,” Quanbeck said, “and we acknowledge that teachers have the greatest impact on student success.”

She said it was important to provide teachers with planning time for the experiential learning model the district is moving toward because “deeper learning takes deep planning.”

She noted that many Clear Creek teachers drive up the hill, and they pass through districts that pay teachers 10% to 15% more, so providing other options of value would help keep them.

According to surveys the district has done about a four-day week, 61.9% of 239 parents who responded were in favor of a four-day week; 81.3% of the 64 employees -- about half ot the district’s full- and parttime employees -- who responded

said they favored a four-day week; and 68% of 72 students in sixth through 12th grade -- with about 300 students total in those grades in the district -- said they were in favor of a four-day week.

“Research shows that the first year is the trickiest,” primarily because of parent concerns about what their students will do on the fifth day, Quanbeck said. “We have a responsibility for a deliverable by saying here’s a draft proposal with all the options for the fifth day. We need to provide a list of what is reasonable for the first year, then build over time. This is a really complex thing to do, but it’s exciting.”

the Homegrown Talent Initiative, graduation requirements, and it’s attractive to employees,” Schuessler said. “I think we have an opportunity to dive deeper in the next nine to 12 months.”

Board member Larry Pyers was concerned about academic success and the impact a four-day school week could have.

“Can we defend this decision on the basis of not compromising student achievement?” he asked.

Quanbeck replied that she wouldn’t be surprised if there was a dip in academic achievement scores the first year because of implementation.

“Our responsibility is to see (academic achievement) going up no matter what the school day looks like,” she said. “That’s our bar no matter what schedule we have. I promise we will do everything we can to make sure our students are growing every year.”

Board member comments Flenniken said she wanted to push for more engagement from families and employees, with board member Sandi Schuessler noting that it would be great to have 100% response on the issue.

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Above: Sam Al-Jassim, a Georgetown resident and manager at Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery, pours a selection of cider for a flight of four. This cidery in Idaho Springs hopes to launch its own line of ciders later this year, and currently features nine Colorado ciders on tap and 14 others in cans.

Left: Luke Furey, operations manager at Golden’s Colorado + 49 Cidery & Pub, assembles a flight of ciders. The drink, typically made from fermented apples, features a range of dryness to sweetness as well as a variety of flavors. Furey said one of the cidery’s most popular ones is a Nordic dry blueberry lavender cider.

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something for everyone.

“We have seen people who don’t like cider try it and come back,” Al-Jassim, a manager at Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery in Idaho Springs, said. “I feel like there’s a cider for everybody.”

At its core Like wine, the drink has a range of dryness and sweetness, with some falling at either end and some in the middle, bar manager Blaise Scott-Miller described. The industry also offers a variety of flavors — anything from mojito to blueberry lavender.

Idaho Springs’ cidery hopes to introduce its own line of ciders later this year, but in the meantime, it has nine Colorado ciders on-tap and 14 in cans.

For beer-drinkers who are reluctant to try cider, Al-Jassim said he recommends Colorado Cider Company’s Grasshopp-ah, which has more of a hops taste.

Cider’s gluten-free profile is one reason it’s become so popular.

Bartender A.J. Sena said she prefers cider because it typically has less sugar than beer and is lower in alcohol content than liquor.

Thus, she posited, it’s healthier

Deb Evangelista, foreground, and Sarah Holloway, both of Longmont, enjoy ciders at PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery in Idaho Springs on April 20.

overall than other alcoholic drinks.

Plus, there’s a lot of craftsmanship in the cider industry, she added, commenting, “The art behind it is intriguing for a lot of people.”

Scott-Miller said he fell in love with the drink because he started working at the cidery and enjoys dry ciders in particular. Now, he said, he would choose it over beer for reasons of taste and health.

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Longmont’s Deb Evangelista and Sarah Holloway, who stopped by the cidery last week after visiting the hot springs, sampled a flight of ciders and a glass during their dinner.

Evangelista said she appreciated cider’s gluten-free nature, commenting, “It’s nice (for those with allergies) to have that alternative.”

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Cider is made from fermented fruit — primarily apples — and is most popular in Britain and other parts of Europe. Brad Page, owner of Denver-based Colorado Cider Company and board member of the Colorado Cider Guild, said it used to be a common drink in the United States but fell out of favor before Prohibition.

However, as the craft beverage movement began in earnest, Page said it was only a matter of time until ciders saw a revival.

When Colorado Cider Company opened in 2011, it was the first commercial cidery in the area. Then, between 2013 and 2018, the industry exploded, and now, Page estimated there were probably 18 across Colorado.

Recently, though, the industry has taken two major hits. The first is the pandemic, which restricted capacities and forced many cideries to survive on to-go orders. The other is the rise of hard seltzer, which Page said breweries can mass-produce at relatively low cost.

While Page was unsure whether the metro area will see more cideries in the near future, he said the existing ones are definitely growing.

Luke Furey, operations manager at Golden-based Colorado + 49 Cidery & Pub, was more optimistic. He believes more cideries will pop up in Colorado over the next five years as they gain more national popularity.

Of course, cider-makers aren’t advocating that Coloradans completely abandon beer. After all, there’s no reason why drinks have to be mutually exclusive, as there’s plenty of local craftsmanship to go around.

Page pointed out that the British — the world’s biggest cider drinkers — often drink beer and cider in the same sitting. Plus, Clear Creek and some other cideries keep beer on tap, offer flights of beer and/or cider, and can make beer-cider mixes.

So, whether people are die-hard fans, casual drinkers or uninitiated, Al-Jassim and his colleagues only ask that they keep an open mind and explore what local cideries have to offer.

“If I was going to drink something, it’d be a cider for sure,” AlJassim said.

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CURRENTS tance, call 303-670-7528.

We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Visit www.clearcreekcourant. com/calendar/ and post your event online for free. Items will appear in print on a space-available basis.

COVID-19 TESTING is available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays at the EMS station, 411 Chicago Creek Road, Idaho Springs. Appointments are not necessary. To reduce wait time, pre-register at covidcheckcolorado.org.

APRIL 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 6:308:30 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.

MAY 5 Parents and other concerned individuals who would like to help a young person dealing with the repercussions of trauma are invited to a free Zoom presentation Wednesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. sponsored by Resilience1220. Presenter Art Ginley will discuss what trauma is, how to support someone who has experienced trauma and what resources are available. The presentation is free, but registration is required to get the Zoom link. Register at Resilience1220.org.

MAY 8 Canine on the Creek 5K and 1K will start at 10:30 a.m. May 8 in Dumont. The event is a fundraiser for Friends of Charlie’s Place animal shelter and the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation Center. For more information and to register, visit www.friendsofcharliesplace.org.

MAY 12, 19, 26, JUNE 5 Team Evergreen is hosting a weeknight short-course enduro series with a Saturday finale at Floyd Hill Open Space Park. The series will be from 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,

EVERGREEN AUDUBON IS SELLING nest boxes, also known as bird houses, made in Evergreen.

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

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For more information, contact Josh Kravetz at 303-408-0747 or josh@ adventurefit.com.

MAY 22 Pianist Joshua Sawicki will perform in person at 6 p.m. May 22 at the Georgetown Heritage Center, 809 Taos St., Georgetown. Tickets for both in-person or livestreaming the event are between $35 and $125. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Georgetown-colorado. org.

MAY 28-31 Georgetown Days, including the opening of the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, burro races and more are planned. On May 28, meet Parker the Snow Dog, who is Georgetown’s honorary mayor, from 8-11 a.m. in Strousse Park. A $5 breakfast will be available. On May 29, the Hotel de Paris will be open for tours, and the burro races start at 11 a.m. May 30 is Georgetown Business Day. On May 31, a memorial ceremony will be at

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JUNE 26 The Slacker Half Marathon will start at 8 a.m., beginning at Loveland Ski Area and ending in Georgetown. For more information and to register, visit slackerhalfmarathon. com JUNE 27 The Mount Evans Ascent, a 14.5mile race considered America’s highest road race, will be June 27 and is capped at 500 runners. The race starts at 6:30 a.m. For more information and to register, visit www.racingunderground.com/mtevans.

ONGOING COVID-19 VACCINES are available in Clear Creek County by visiting www.clearcreekcounty.us/ covid19 to get information on clinic dates and available appointment times. You must have an appointment to get the vaccine. For assis-

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.

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.

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Vaccine effort hopes to close gap for minority, low-income areas Colorado targets residents who face barriers to accessing vaccine shots

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Even with Colorado’s six mass vaccination sites around the state up and running — and with local health providers also putting shots in arms — state officials knew they needed to go further to reach Coloradans who can’t drive to appointments or set them up online.

That’s why Colorado started organizing what it calls “equity clinics” — and as of mid-April, state officials had worked with more than 100 community organizations in the effort to reach low-income areas, people of color and rural residents, too.

For some communities, barriers to coronavirus vaccination aren’t just economic but can also stem from distrust, Gov. Jared Polis said.

“It is important that people understand some of the legitimate roots of that skepticism, where, inexcusably, Black Americans were experimented on without their permission,” Polis told Colorado Community Media.

That’s a reference to what became known as the Tuskegee syphilis study: In 1972, the Associated Press broke news that the federal government had let hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama go untreated for syphilis for 40 years for research purposes. A public outcry ensued, and the study ended three months later, according to the AP. The effects of the study still linger — it’s routinely cited as a reason some Black Americans are reluctant to participate in medical research, or even go to the doctor for routine check-ups, the AP reported.

But other communities also experience “vaccine hesitancy,” and making vaccination quick and easy is crucial for the state to be able reach “herd immunity,” Polis said. That’s

SOME MASS VACCINATION SITES NOW ACCEPTING WALK-INS Most Coloradans can access vaccines via local pharmacies, hospitals or the state’s mass vaccination sites. Four of the mass vaccination sites now accept walk-ins — Coloradans no longer need an appointment, according to Gov. Jared Polis’ office.

Those four sites are: • Pueblo County — Colorado State Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday • Larimer County — The Ranch Events Complex, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday • Denver — Ball Arena, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Saturday.

• Mesa County — Grand Junction Convention Center, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

The other sites will accept same-day registrations if appointments are available and haven’t been filled, Polis’ office said. Those other mass vaccination sites are in Adams County at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and in El Paso County at the Broadmoor World Arena. Register for those locations at centura.org/covid-19/covid-19-vaccineinformation/vaccine-events.

Colorado also is served by “mobile vaccine clinics” that travel around the state. Visit mobilevax.us/clinics to sign up and see a schedule of upcoming clinics.

a term for when enough people become immune that the spread of COVID-19 becomes unlikely, which could happen when around 70% to 80% of people attain immunity.

“That means reaching people where they are, and protecting any Coloradans protects all Coloradans,” Polis said.

The state’s Vaccine Equity Outreach Team — co-chaired by Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the state public-health department, and Rick Palacio, strategic consultant to the governor — worked to schedule vaccine equity clinics across Colorado in partnership with community-based organizations, local public health agencies and tribes, according to a news release from the state public-health department.

Gov. Jared Polis, center, visits a mobile vaccine clinic, an effort supported by state officials to bring vaccinations sites to locations around Colorado. The state has two bus COURTESY OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE VIA FACEBOOK routes and was to announce a third soon.

“One of the data points we use to guide our efforts are targeted census tracts,” Palacio said, using a term for geographic areas. State officials targeted tracts that are below the poverty line and high in minority populations and also worked with organizations that serve those areas.

“Not everyone has a health care home,” and often that includes Black and brown communities, Palacio said.

State officials have partnered with community organizations to host more than 200 clinics across the state, according to Polis’ office.

“They’ve been in church and school parking lots, at local rec centers, and a variety of other locations that community members trust,” said Elizabeth Kosar, a spokeswoman for the governor.

Many of the equity clinics are temporary, and others were ongoing as of late April. Some ongoing locations, according to the governor’s office, include: • Project Angel Heart, an organization that delivers meals to people with life-threatening illnesses, at 4950 N. Washington St. in Denver.

• Bear Valley Branch Library at 5171 W. Dartmouth Ave. in Denver.

• Village Exchange Center, a nonprofit that serves immigrants and refugees in the Denver metro area, at 1609 N. Havana St in Aurora.

• Fort Lupton recreation center at 203 S. Harrison Ave. On top of that, a mobile vaccine clinic program is also helping distribute vaccine shots around Colorado. The mobile vaccine clinics kicked off on April 2, and the equity clinics began in January, according to Polis’ office. The state had two bus routes as of late April.

“The mobile vaccine clinics are currently running routes in Northeast and Southern Colorado. Previous stops include Eaton, Sterling, Yuma, Fort Morgan, Avondale, Ordway, La Junta, Las Animas and Lamar,” Kosar said. “And soon, we will be launching a third bus, which will run a route reaching mountain communities.”

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Restaurants, event venues, movie theaters can get pandemic assistance Other businesses may still access programs, including PPP loans

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than a year after the pandemic began upending the economy, federal assistance is still available for many types of businesses, with a fund aimed at restaurants expected to open up soon.

Another grant program provides help for event venues, performing arts, museums and movie theaters.

Other businesses may still access the federal Paycheck Protection Program — commonly known as PPP loans — and another batch of dollars called the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.

Colorado has also compiled a list of local funding sources that it updates regularly.

Here’s a look at the different assistance programs.

For restaurants The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, will provide $28.6 billion in grants to restaurants and bars in need. Restaurants will able to apply for grants based on lost revenue.

The official application launch date was to be announced soon, according to the Colorado government website as of late April.

For the first 21 days that the program is open, the U.S. Small Business Administration, a federal agency, will prioritize reviewing applications from small businesses owned by women, veterans, and

“socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,” according to the state’s website.

Following the 21-day period, all eligible applicants are encouraged to submit applications.

For now, the state recommends viewing the list of documentation required to prepare an application.

See more information at tinyurl. com/RestaurantPandemicFund.

For events, arts venues The federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program was established by the Economic Aid to HardHit Small Businesses, Non-Profits, and Venues Act, signed into law in December. The program includes $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues, according to the Small Business Administration.

Entities that can apply include: • Live venue operators or promoters; • Theatrical producers; • Live performing-arts organization operators; • Museum operators; • Motion picture theater operators (including owners); • Talent representatives.

Eligible applicants may qualify for grants equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue, with the maximum amount available for a single grant award of $10 million. The program reserved $2 billion for eligible applications with up to 50 full-time employees.

Applications opened on April 8.

See more information at tinyurl. com/EventsArtsAssistance.

If you didn’t get PPP, try again With a $284 billion congressional package for small-business relief, the federal Paycheck Protection

Program reopened the week of Jan. 11. If banks said that a business didn’t qualify previously, the business should try again because of the recent changes, according to the state’s website.

In addition, to apply for this round, a business does not need to have had the first round of its PPP loan forgiven — it only must have used the money from the first round to qualify for the second round.

If a business has not received a PPP loan before, “First Draw” PPP loans are available.

For those who already received a PPP loan, certain businesses are eligible for a “Second Draw” PPP loan.

To promote “equitable relief for the smallest of small businesses,” the SBA announced that it would make the following changes to the program: • Allow sole proprietors, independent contractors and self-employed individuals to receive more financial support by revising the PPP’s funding formula; • Eliminate a restriction for smallbusiness owners with prior nonfraud felony convictions; • Eliminate restrictions on smallbusiness owners who have struggled to make federal student loan payments, by eliminating federal student loan debt delinquency and default as disqualifiers to participating in the PPP program; • Ensure access for non-citizen small-business owners who are lawful U.S. residents by clarifying that they may use an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to apply for PPP. For more information and to apply, see tinyurl.com/PPPSecondRound.

The Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program provides low-interest loans to small businesses and nonprofits to help overcome loss of revenue due to COVID-19, according to the state’s website.

Small businesses that receive a COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan won’t have to start making payments on the loan until 2022.

The loan may be used for the following purposes: • Keeping employees on payroll; • Paying for sick leave; • Meeting increased production costs due to supply-chain disruptions; • Paying business obligations, including debts, rent and mortgage payments.

Eligible entities include small businesses, nonprofits, veterans organizations, tribal businesses and cooperatives with fewer than 500 employees, sole proprietorships, self-employed individuals, and independent contractors.

The Small Business Administration announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program regarding COVID-19 is extended to Dec. 31.

For more information, see tinyurl. com/EIDLassistanceprogram.

Other sources of funding An “Alternative Sources of Funding” Google sheet lists other help for Colorado’s small businesses. The state’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade will be updating this sheet regularly.

See that and other resources at oedit.colorado.gov/covid19.

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When will enough Coloradans be vaccinated?

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the state continues to rack up vaccinations, some Coloradans may find themselves wondering when enough people will have been vaccinated for life to begin returning to some semblance of normal.

“Herd immunity” — a term for

when enough people become immune that the spread of a disease becomes unlikely — could happen when around 70% to 80% of people attain immunity to COVID-19.

The exact percentage depends on what’s called the coronavirus’ “reproduction number,” how many people each infected person was likely spreading the virus to, on average, when there was

zero immunity. That number is referred to as R0, pronounced “R naught.”

(On the other hand, the “effective reproduction number,” sometimes written “Re,” represents the level of infectiousness once the virus is more common and once public health measures — such as mask-wearing, restrictions on capacity at businesses and so on

— are implemented.)

An analysis by the Colorado School of Public Health says if the R0 for COVID-19 was 3 people, herd immunity is estimated to be reached when 66.7% of people are immune. And if R0 was 5, herd immunity would be reached at 80%. The report noted that there is uncertainty regarding the true herd immunity threshold.

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10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the traditional birthstone for June babies?

2. TELEVISION: Which sitcom features a bar named Paddy’s Pub?

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3. SCIENCE: Mycology is the study of what?

4. MUSIC: Which city is mentioned in the Eagles’ 1972 song “Take It Easy”?

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7. “Harry Potter”

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9. The Great Charter

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Public Notices call Bobi 303.659.2522 Legals 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 L-0331-003

City and County March 2021 Pd Bills Fund: 01 General Air Filter Supplies $485.13 Airgas Services $746.99 Air-O-Pure Services $480.00 Allied Towing $305.00 All-Pro Forms Supplies $211.44 Alpinaire Healthcare Supplies $48.00 Amazon Supplies $3,615.89 American Family Ins. $1,478.72 Animal Care Equip Supplies $292.50 AT&T Phone $4,971.34 Auto-chlor Supplies $171.98 AutoNation Supplies $38,379.00 Axiom Services $16,500.00 Axon Services $232.00 BALCO Uniforms $475.26 Banky Blackmer Services $875.00 Bear Electric Services $447.00 Bert Weaver Services $850.00 BFI Tipping Fees $6,190.07 Big Dog Mobile Services $6,293.00 Black Hawk Services $2,078.00 Blackwell Oil Fuel $1,531.93 Blue Star Uniforms $4,323.50 Bob Barker Co. Supplies $1,868.69 Bound Tree Supplies $2,220.92 C C E D C Services $236,770.63 CASTA Services $275.00 CC Rock House Services $20,298.00 CC Supplies $2,156.12 CCC Advocates Services $9,744.00 CCC Clerks Services $2.18 CCNC Services $100.00 Century Link Services $711.86 Chris Hegmann Reimb $71.23 Christine Crouse Reimb $1,525.45 Clean It Supplies $877.99 CML Security Services $3,300.00 Cnty Sheriffs Of CO Services $3,288.00 CO Auto Theft Investigators Dues $40.00 CO Cmmty Media Services $2,734.04 CO Dept of Revenue Services $77.00 CO Emergency Mgmt Assoc Dues $45.00 CO First Class Auto Glass Services $747.00 CO Medical Waste Services $247.00 CO State Patrol Services $534.28 CO State Treasurer Services $20,386.83 Columbia Sanitary Services $1,317.66 Comcast Services $2,792.87 Complete Wireless Tech Supplies $302.05 Compliance Alliance Services $1,020.00 Conserve-A-Watt Supplies $36.95 CORHIO Services $200.00 Corr’l Health Partners Services $10,242.88 Cortech Supplies $750.32 CSU Extension Services $3,933.00 Cynthia Neely Services $750.00 Datamars Services $362.50 DataWorks Plus Services $2,853.03 David Christiansen Services $600.00 Delta Dental Ins. $1,070.87 Denver Athletic Uniforms $460.00 Denver Health Services $48.85 Derby Ind. Supplies $2,385.26 DiNatale Services $843.75 Directv Services $139.24 District Attorney Services $16,509.00 DogWatch Services $29.00 Doyle Trash $1,480.00 E.C.S. Services $245.00 E-470 Tolls $341.34 East Slope Excavating Services $675.00 Economy Air Services $2,565.60 Edward Smith Reimb $1,190.25 ETC Institute Services $9,950.00 Evercom Services $11,062.86 Evergreen National Bank 03/01 Fica $1,174.15 Evergreen National Bank 03/01 Retire $664.67 Evergreen National Bank 03/12 Fica $35,029.56 Evergreen National Bank 03/12 Retire $29,026.76 Evergreen National Bank 03/18 Fica $2,431.29 Evergreen National Bank 03/26 Fica $37,012.06 Evergreen National Bank 03/26 Retire $30,895.19 EXpress Tolls $308.50 Farmer Bros Supplies $1,299.75 Fed Ex Shipping $70.97 Fire & Safety Services $1,072.50 Foothills Real Estate Services $1,500.00 FR Occupational Medicine Services $85.00 Funeral Source One Supplies $25,765.00 Galls Supplies $1,285.66 George Douvas Dental $118.00 Georgetown Services $11,561.40 Goliath Services $20,734.95 Grainger Supplies $220.94 Grand Foundation Services $350.00 Guanella Pass Brewery Services $264.00 Hinkle & Co. Audit $4,277.00 Historic District Public Lands Services $600.00 Home Depot Supplies $1,161.60 HydroLogik Services $279.60 I R E A Services $274.57 Idaho Springs Services $2,827.61 IHS RX Supplies $1,929.85 IMA Services $3,347.50 Insight Marketing Services $2,500.00 Interstate Billing Services $49.90 iWebVisit Services $1,750.00 Jackqulyn Brooks Services $200.00 James Kovaly Reimb $435.00 Jffrsn Cntr For Mental Health Services $21,925.94 Jo Ann Sorensen Services $787.50 John Bottomley Reimb $2,405.35 John Tomay Library Services $230.00 Keystone Policy Cntr Services $5,060.41 Language Line Services $84.25 Legal Shield Services $763.25 LexisNexis Services $52.50 Linxup Services $153.93 Marlin Business Copier $358.21

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Master’s Touch Services $4,350.00 Matt Taylor Reimb $285.00 Maverick Networks Services $3,200.00 McKesson Supplies $1,208.75 MEI Services $391.46 Meredith Ann Frank Services $3,075.00 Milo’s Services $1,278.54 Momentum Marketing Services $831.25 Motorola Services $1,393.24 Mt. Evans Hospice Services $14,485.00 Mtn Lock & Key Services $250.20 MUNIRevs Services $1,666.66 Nanette Reimer Reimb $89.36 NAPA Supplies $68.60 Nelco Supplies $82.70 NMS Labs Services $294.00 Office Depot Supplies $2,531.74 Patrick Gray Services $500.00 Peak Perf. Copier $1,429.74 Penny-Wise Supplies $49.04 Pet Cremation Services $309.00 Quest Diag. Supplies $212.79 Region 8 Enviro Services $7,497.29 Rky Mtn Air Solutions Supplies $34.64 Rky Mtn Microfilm & Ima Services $1,255.00 Rky Mtn Water $996.15 Rockart Signs $433.74 Rusty Garage Services $50.00 Safeway Supplies $122.93 Scorpion Texaco Services $307.50 Shamrock Foods Supplies $28,151.14 Sirchie Finger Print Lab Services $169.67 St. Anthony Summit Services $695.68 State of CO Services $554.81 Steve Coffin Services $19,756.25 Stevinson Chevrolet Services $1,884.54 StopStick Supplies $136.00 T and D Car Wash $882.42 tcag Uniforms $64.18 Thomson Reuters Services $1,270.00 Tim Moreland Reimb $11.58 Timberline Services $242.65 Tire Disposal Services $1,030.80 Town Office Supplies $291.35 Turnkey Services $1,552.11 Tyler Tech. Services $1,072.08 U S Bank Services $10,234.73 USDA Forest Services $5,000.00 VertiGIS Services $5,305.00 Virginie Plett Reimb $34.47 Visa Services $7,050.50 Visionary Communications Services $80.00 Vranesh & Raisch Services $3,296.50 VSP Ins. $1,691.02 Wage Works Services $345.05 Walmart Supplies $731.34 Waste Mgmt Trash $226.17 WellAble Services $1,341.00 West Metro Fire Services $3,663.99 Western Paper Supplies $497.82 Western Slope Paint Services $736.34 WEX Bank Fuel $248.96 Xcel Services $12,641.09 Your Dog Services $26.97 Zep Supplies $601.42 Total for Fund:01 $885,681.52 Fund: 02 Road And Bridge Albert Frei Services $320.55 Allied Towing $250.00 ATTP Supplies $486.56 Auto Truck Supplies $1,312.01 Blackwell Oil Fuel $16,859.54 CC Supplies $1,092.13 CCC Clerks Title $9.09 Cintas Supplies $263.40 CO Barricade Services $861.36 CO Brake Supplies $940.38 CO Dept. of Labor & Employment Fee $280.00 CO Natural Gas Services $775.61 Columbia Sanitary Services $110.00 Compliance Alliance Services $3,060.00 E.C.S. Services $50.00 H2O Power Equip Supplies $576.86 Hill Petroleum Fuel $3,161.77 Hinkle & Co. Audit $1,113.00 Home Depot Supplies $261.38 Honnen Supplies $703.18 I R E A Services $550.08 Ideal Fencing Services $42,625.18 Imperial Supplies $140.55 Ind. Propane Supplies $2,348.84 J J Keller Supplies $58.95 Kubat Supplies $334.95 Larry H Miller Ford Services $4,731.21 Mtn Auto Parts Supplies $137.98 Pavement Repair Supplies $810.00 Peak Materials Supplies $23,246.93 Peak Performance Copier $263.99 Power Motive Services $269.87 Power Systems West Supplies $55.59 Sno-white Linen/uniform $975.13 Souder, Miller, & Assoc Services $2,640.00 Staples Supplies $293.78 T and D Car Wash $28.00 Verizon Phone $309.06 Visa Services $125.00 Vortex CO Services $3,515.72 Walmart Supplies $150.85 Waste Mgmt Trash $372.08 Wright Water Eng. Services $11,867.00 Xcel Energy Services $2,019.03 Total for Fund:02 $130,356.59 Fund: 04 Emergency Telephone Century Link Services $1,052.19 DSS Corp Services $5,406.73 Total for Fund:04 $6,458.92 Fund: 08 Open Space Columbia Sani Services $200.00 Hinkle & Co. Audit $91.00 Historic District Public Lands Dues $100.00 Martha Tableman Reimb $34.15 Timberline Services $460.00 Xcel Services $22.33 Total for Fund:08 $907.48 Fund: 15 Emergency Services

Hinkle & Co. Audit $301.00 Total for Fund:15 $301.00 Fund: 16 Housing Housing Cnty of Grand Services $669.00 Total for Fund:16 $669.00 Fund: 19 Capital Concrete Express Services $24,859.12 Muller Services $9,921.50 Yeh and Assoc Services $22,589.95 Total for Fund:19 $57,370.57 Fund: 20 Social Services Amazon Supplies $3,196.74 AT&T Services $716.76 Bal-Swan Child Care $1,414.50 CC Metro Rec Services $7,033.75 CO Cmmty Media Services $1,288.00 Colo Corr’l Ind. Center State Forms $99.42 Donna Kline Reimb $88.48 Easter Seals Services $3,419.25 Elizabeth Kalkstein Reimb $111.49 Hinkle & Co. Audit $1,071.00 I R E A Services $593.64 Jamie Walker Reimb $99.15 Katia Marino Services $1,990.00 Koy Dingboom Services $7,312.00 Kristen Chamberlain Services $480.00 Lab Corp. of America Services $114.00 Neal Christensen Services $180.00 Office Depot Supplies $1,892.76 PaperDirect Supplies $159.13 Peak Perf Copier $9.42 PharmChem Services $399.70 Stephanie Meeks Services $1,374.54 Town Office Supplies $230.85 Visa Services $912.00 Xcel Services $466.31 Total for Fund:20 $34,652.89 Fund: 21 Public Health Amazon Supplies $472.87 Andrea Grohmann Reimb $95.91 AT&T Services $144.58 Big O Tires $709.20 CALPHO Services $951.00 CC School Dist Services $9,827.40 Chloe Alspaugh Services $405.00 CO Cmmty Media Services $2,000.04 Cooper Frey Services $450.00 Coopers On The Creek Services $300.00 Grant Writing Services $455.00 Hannah Jensen Reimb $20.22 Hinkle & Co. Audit $147.00 His Co. Supplies $507.93 Kimberly Knox Services $175.00 Laura Robertson Reimb $1,020.92 Main Street Services $102.00 Motorola Services $3,600.00 Office Depot Supplies $947.17 Olivia Watson Reimb $35.34 PHC Corp Services $8,100.00 Rebecca Abrahamson Reimb $371.50 Safeway Supplies $412.70 Seattle Schuessler Services $195.00 Tommy Knocker Services $150.00 Two Brothers Deli Services $595.80 Visa Services $2,476.52 Walmart Supplies $87.31 Worldwide Travel Nursing $28,374.50 Total for Fund:21 $63,129.91 Fund: 23 Hlth Clinic Ambient Services $7,514.50 Kumar Services $4,437.70 Pinecroft Services $2,500.00 TreanorHL Services $77,279.20 Total for Fund:23 $91,731.40

Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to MCCULLOUGH DOLORES V

And Whereas, You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 06 day of November, A.D. 2017, the then County Treasurer of Clear Creek County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to CHARLES L HARMON the following described real estate in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, to wit: TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2017-00658 Property Schedule R005273 Parcel 183702304010 Subdivision: SAINT MARYS SUBDIVISION Lot: 100 U2 471/621 471/622 DC 640/403 COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK STATE OF COLORADO

And Whereas, Said County Treasurer issued a Tax Lien Sale Certificate of Purchase therefore to CHARLES L HARMON; And Whereas, That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016; And Whereas, That said real estate was taxed in the names of MCCULLOUGH DOLORES V for said year of 2016; And Whereas, That said CHARLES L HARMON on the 13 day of APRIL, A.D. 2021, the present holder of said certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of Clear Creek County for a deed to said real estate; And Whereas, That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued to the said CHARLES L HARMON at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 31 day of AUGUST, A.D. 2021, unless the same has been redeemed. And Whereas, Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 16 day of APRIL, A.D., 2021 /s/ Carol Lee[Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County Published 3 x in the Clear Creek Courant, APRIL 21, 28 AND MAY 5, 2021 L-0421 - TD 21-036 Legal Ad No.: CCC000077

Metropolitan Districts NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY FROM THE EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that a Petition for Exclusion of real property has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Evergreen Metropolitan District. The Board of Directors has fixed Wednesday, the 26th day of May, 2021, at the hour of 8:30 a.m., at 30920 Stagecoach Boulevard, Evergreen, Colorado, as the date, time and place of an open meeting at which such Petition shall be heard.

PROPERTY OWNER’S NAME AND ADDRESS: Sarah J. Hiss Revocable Trust 4485 Songbird Lane Evergreen, Colorado 80439

Grand Total $1,271,259.28 Legal Ad No.:CCC000083 First Publication: April 28, 2021 Last Publication: April 28, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 6A, Independence Heights Unit 4 Adjustment 1, Jefferson County, Colorado; also known as Jefferson County Parcel No. 51-112-02-057

PUBLIC NOTICE REAL PROPERTY PROTEST DEADLINE Clear Creek County Assessor’s Office PO Box 2000 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

All interested parties may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.

Colorado law requires the County Assessor to hear objections to real property classifications and valuations beginning no later than May 1, 2021. Objections to the valuation or classification of real property must be postmarked, delivered, or presented in person to the County Assessor’s Office no later than June 1, 2021.

Protests must be: ~ Mailed to PO Box 2000, Georgetown CO 80444 ~ Faxed 303-679-2441 ~ Emailed to assessor@clearcreekcounty.us ~ In Person Protests by Appointment Only For additional information, contact the County Assessor’s Office at (303) 679-2322.

Legal Ad No.:CCC000074 First Publication: April21, 2021 Last Publication: April 28, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

By: /s/ James Viellenave EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Legal Ad No.: CCC000082 Published in: Clear Creek Courant Published on: April 28, 2021

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

L-0421 - TD 21-036 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or

vs.

Defendants: BRUCE ANDRUS and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION Attorney for Plaintiff: Phillip A. Less

Clear Creek Courant April 28, 2021 * 1

20 Clear Creek Courant

April 28, 2021

Public Notices 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: 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).

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): 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

Defendants: Cary C. Crane; Beth Ann Lilly; TREASURER OF CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION. Attorney: Ed Hartshorn Address: P.O. Box 1502 Fairplay, CO 80440 Phone Number: (719) 836-0100 Fax Number:(719) 362-4272 E-mail: ed@fairplaylaw.com Atty. Reg. #: 25402 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

This is an action:

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Court an Answer or other response to the Complaint on file herein. This service upon you is being made by publication. You are therefore required to file your Answer to the Complaint on file herein within thirty (30) 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.

Legal Ad No.: CCC000075 Published in Clear Creek Courant First Publication: April 21, 2021 Last Publication: May 19, 2021

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within thirty (30) 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 in the Plaintiff, Harry Mott, to the following described property located in the County of Park, State of Colorado, to-wit: Lot 429, St. Mary’s Subdivision, Unit 3, County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado.

Also known as vacant land, account no. 5975 DATED this day of, 2021.

DATED this 19th day of March, 2021

Respectfully submitted, Hartshorn Law Office, LLC * Original signed document is on file at the law office of Hartshorn Law Office, LLC pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, Section 1-26 By: S/ Ed Hartshorn

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.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint [petition] 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 [petition] without further notice.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

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Legal Ad No.: CCC000050 Published in the Clear Creek Courant First Publication: March 31, 2021 Last Publication: April 28, 2021

and defend against the claims of the complaint [petition] 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 21 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 [petition] may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

Legal Ad No.: CCC000073 First Publication: April 21, 2021 Last Publication: May 19, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

DISTRICT COURT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 405 Argentine St, Georgetown, CO 80444 (303) 569-0820 2021CV030011 Division: C Courtroom Plaintiff: ESTATE OF ELIZABETH A. BEELER, deceased. v.

Defendants: ESTATE OF ELSIE M. ROCKWELL, deceased, and all unknown persons who claim under or through the named defendant and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action.

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Zachary A. Grey, Atty. Reg. 49269 Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein P.C. 4750 Table Mesa Drive Boulder, CO 80305 Telephone: 303-494-3000 Facsimile: 303-494-6309

Dated: April 12, 2021

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.)

/s/ Zachary A. Grey Attorney for Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s) (This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. 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.) *Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., 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., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration).

Misc. Private Legals

(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 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).

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

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

Plaintiff: WILLIAM W. HOLBERG

May 12, 19, 26, 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Vs.

June 5th, 11am-5pm

Defendants: DIANNE L. MILLER and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

Parking lots and trails at the park will be used for a cycling event

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

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SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Andrea M. Ketch, Deceased

Get Involved!

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

* 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 P.O. Box 367 Georgetown, Colorado 80444 Telephone: 303.569.3272 Case Number: 2021CV30003 Division: C

DISTRICT COURT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 300 4th Street, P.O. Box 190, Fairplay, CO 80440 Case Number: 2021-CV-30020 Div.: C Ctrm.: Plaintiff: Harry Mott

Email: zac@frascona.com Case Number: SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

You are hereby summoned and required to appear

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.

Case Number 2021PR30006

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado or on or before August 23, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Legal Ad No.: CCC000072 First Publication: April 21, 2021 Last Publication: May 5, 2021 Published In: Clear Creek Courant

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