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Hazel, left, and Carly Allen jog along the Turkey Trot 5K route. PHOTO BY GLENN WALLACE

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In all, 33 brave souls ventured out into the chilly, and occasionally icy streets of Idaho Springs on Thanksgiving morning to participate in the 2020 Turkey Trot.

No mass start this year — the participants all wore masks and maintained a good distance at the starting line,

before heading out on the 5K or one mile course in 30-second intervals.

No finish line fraternizing either.

Everyone who finished was given a free voucher for an ice skating session at the e Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District’s planned outdoor synthetic ice rink.

Rec district representative Samantha Dhyne oversaw this year’s turkey trot.

“The biggest difference is that it’s free,” she said. “We’re just asking for donations for the ice rink.”

Some folks came for fun, like the “Graham Fam,” whose members showed up in matching yeti costumes to do the run.

The mom of the family, Pippi Graham, said the family was usually out

For a county such as Clear Creek, heavily dependent on tourism and prone to colder and snowier conditions than much of the state, the latest round of state-designated COVID-19 public health restrictions hits harder than most.

Clear Creek was one of more than 20 counties that were moved to “Level Red” by state health officials due to rising COVID-19 case numbers.

Among the tightening restrictions: restaurants had to move from 25% inperson dining to zero indoor dining.

“I only have five outdoor tables,” said General Manager Tom Anderson at Tommyknockers Brewery & Pub in Idaho Springs. “And once the sun goes down business dies.”

In Georgetown last week, few eateries have more than a table or two of outdoor eating. And many of those stood unused on Thanksgiving weekend, shrouded by snow in a city where even the warmest winter sun moves behind the ridgeline by 3:30 p.m. every day.

While the sun was out though, Lea Quintana, along with her husband

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Clear Creek County Briefs

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Grant to improve Floyd Hill park Clear Creek County has received a Great Outdoors Colorado grant for nearly $344,000 to help with improvements and trail maintenance at Floyd Hill Open Space Park.

The money will be used to improve access to the park’s trailhead by expanding the roadway and parking, and to build new restrooms, an entrance sign and kiosk. Plus it will provide funding for the county to hire a TeamWorks youth crew to work on trails countywide for five weeks this summer, according to a GOCO release.

The grant is part of GOCO’s Resilient Communities program, geared to promote outdoor recreation, stewardship and land protection work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The county has been working to expand recreation opportunities for residents during the pandemic as many area trails have seen record usage during the past several months, the release said.

Gilpin to help Clear Creek with shooting range Gilpin County commissioners are interested in helping Clear Creek County improve the Dumont shooting range to comply with requirements, so

the U.S. Forest Service will close sport shooting ranges north of Interstate 70.

The shooting range, currently operated by the Clear Creek County Sportsmen Club, would need 25 public lanes for both Clear Creek and Gilpin counties to meet the requirements.

The range would need $2.6 million in improvements, Clear Creek commissioners learned last week.

In a Nov. 24 joint meeting of both Clear Creek’s and Gilpin’s commissioners, Gilpin officials said they had about $400,000 in grant money that must be used for outdoor projects that could be put toward the shooting range.

Officials said they might be eligible for more grants if both counties are involved in applying, and both counties would prefer to fund the construction and operation with money from outside their counties’ general budgets.

Gilpin biz a target for clinic fundraising Clear Creek commissioners asked Gilpin County officials if they would help with fundraising for the clinic that is being built in Idaho Springs.

Gilpin officials said during the Nov. 24 meeting that they were envious that Clear Creek had begun construction on a clinic building, and they hoped to create a clinic in Gilpin in several years. Clear Creek still needs to raise $2.7 million of the $7.1 million price

tag for the building, which began construction last month.

“Perhaps when the gambling industry gets back on its feet, it would be interested in helping,” Clear Creek Commissioner Sean Wood said.

“There are potentially people who are really aligned with rural health care in Gilpin County. When the time is right, maybe we can come up with an offering that would appeal in Gilpin.”

Robb Pike, Clear Creek’s fundraising consultant, told the Clear Creek commissioners that he is finding more donors because they can pledge money that can be paid over five years, and Colorado tax credits are available.

Pike said large grants from such organizations as the Colorado Health Foundation, Department of Local Affairs and the El Pomar Foundation have helped. Local donations that include Beau Jo’s, Albert Frei & Sons, Craig and Dana Abrahamson, the Henderson Mine and more have also helped. In addition, each commissioner has donated to the effort.

“It’s rare that a rural community can put together something of this quality and has worked hard to get money outside the community first,” Pike said. “Everybody on this list (of donors) has said in no uncertain terms that the impact the clinic will have (on Clear Creek County) is great.”

County set to approve a balanced budget The county has tightened its belt to have a balanced 2021 budget, compared with past years’ budgets in which the county borrowed from its reserves to make up deficits.

Finance Director Brent Worthington attributes the balanced budget to reducing, combining and eliminating positions and programs.

The budget will be approved at the county commissioners’ Dec. 15 meeting. The county’s operating expenditures will be $645,000 or 3 percent less than 2020’s expenditures.

Worthington told commissioners on Nov. 24 that the county will spend $1 million less in capital improvement projects, only funding projects that are necessary for safety or protection of capital assets.

“We tightened things up considerably,” Worthington said. “There will be capital needs that will be deferred to the future and will need to be addressed at some point.”

Worthington projected the county would need to tighten the budget for the next two to three years as Henderson Mine’s operations level out. The mine’s percentage of property taxes to the county has been steadily declining as the mine produces less molybdenum.

Idaho Springs City Council Briefs

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Council supports skating rink The Idaho Springs City Council opted to donate funding to the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District’s efforts to install a synthetic ice skating rink on the old Golddigger Field.

The council heard an update from the recreation district, as well as a plea for a $2,500 donation during a Nov. 23 work session. During the following regular meeting that same night, the council voted 7-0 to donate

$3,500.

Mayor Michael Hillman called the synthetic rink a chance for people “to shake off some cabin fever.”

He said that he was confident that the city would see at least some of the donated funds come back in the form of additional economic activity, as well as noting that the county’s Public and Environmental Health Director Tim Ryan had given the ice rink concept his “OK.” According to Samantha Dhyne, who gave the ice rink update to the council, the rink is scheduled to be installed in mid-December and will be in opera-

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Tree lighting to be taped To preserve what Assistant City Administrator Jonathan Cain called “a long tradition in Idaho Springs,” the City Council chose to have the mayor and Santa Claus tape a tree-lighting ceremony, instead of holding the traditional community gathering.

“It’s unfortunate, but that’s the way it is,” Councilor Bob Bowland said, of having to conduct this tree lighting without an in-person crowd.

City staff report that the taping is scheduled for this week, with the

video likely to be available online this weekend.

Annexation approved The city formally approved the annexation of more land around the Argo Mine site, owned by Mary Jane Loevlie. The newly annexed land will have a zoning designation of Planned Development.

Councilor Bowland recused himself from the 6-0 vote, citing a conflict of interest.

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Idaho Springs group working on solutions to ban on indoor dining

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The next few weeks are going to be rough, both from a public health and from the restaurant perspective, even as groups like the Idaho Springs Economic Recovery Task Force look for creative ways to help both conditions.

That was the take-away from the Nov. 19 Zoom meeting of the task force, which began with a community COVID-19 update from Public and Environmental Health Director Tim Ryan.

“It’s heading in the very-wrong direction,” Ryan said shaking his head.

At of Monday, Clear Creek had 190 COVID-19 cases. At the time of the meeting, positvity had climbed to 9%.

Ryan said the worsening health data

TURKEY TROT From Page 1 of town on Thanksgiving, but not this year.

“It’s a good challenge, especially when you’re eating all that food later,” she said.

For solo runner Erin Tierney, getting to see the city and socialize a bit after moving to town just a month ago

was especially discouraging leading into Thanksgiving week, where a lot of indoor family gatherings were likely to occur.

“It’s going to literally add gasoline to the fire,” he said.

Ryan said he was thankful that Clear Creek at least received five day’s notice before the Level Red restrictions were handed down by the state.

Something he said some counties were not likely to get, as the statewide COVID-19 data continued to worsen quickly. Still, he acknowledged that the new restrictions, particularily the prohibition against indoor dining was likely to be painful news.

“Businesses are struggling and this sucks,” he said.

The task force members asked Ryan about the liklihood that the Level Red restrictions migh be lifted mid December, when the state is set to reevaluate conditions.

Ryan’s answer was “not likely.”

Instead, he predicted “we are going to see a spike the likes of which this nation hasn’t seen.”

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possibly including “outdoor” dining structures.

Those same structures could also be placed on the Idaho Street mall space, or in parking lot spots.

City staff will still have to consider any structure’s ventilation, safety of heating options, wind stability, snow load and fire safety.

However, in terms of COVID-19 safety, some state public health department-approved designs have already been identified.

“The fact that you have just one table and just one family in there changes the relevance immediately,” Ryan said, even if the structure, with a roof and multiple walls, would seem to contradict the “no indoor dining” edict.

The city was not immediately sure when the street closure and temporary outdoor dining structures might start appearing, but both issues were to be discussed at the Nov. 30 task force meeting earlier this week.

The three lead runners of the 2020 Turkey Trot - from left, Robert Kanieski, Erin Tierney and Clint Hedges - near the finish line.

all led her to sign up for her first Idaho Springs turkey trot.

“I was just excited to see this happen during Covid times!” she said.

Tierney got her chance to socialize, as she ended up running the route in proximity to fellow 5Kers Clint Hedges and Robert Kanieski. The trio were the first head out on the course, and the first across the finish line, side-byside-by side.

“I’m just really thankful to the rec center for doing this,” Hedges said.

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Warming to outdoor dining With Level Red restrictions likely to stay through the rest of the year, the task force discussion turned to how best to help the restaurant industry.

Several restaurant representatives on the task force call said that figuring out how to increase the feasibility of eating outside in the midst of a Clear Creek winter could be the difference between staying in business, or not.

“There’s no model that works for me for takeout,” Westbound and Down General Manager Marcel Templet said. “If I can’t figure out how to serve folks when the weather is below 50, I’m done.”

“What can we do fairly quickly to help businesses do something?” asked City Administrator Andrew Marsh.

The task force developed a few potential courses of action. One would involve closing one lane of Miner Street, and turning it into a one-way street. The closed side of the road ( sunnier northern curb) would be protected by concrete barriers, and opened up for more outdoor seating,

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LEVEL RED From Page 1 and 10-month-old daughter were taking family selfies along Sixth Street in Georgetown, regardless of the many darkened restaurants and storefronts on Nov. 27. The Texas family had come to the area in search of “small, hidden in the mountains,” according to Lea. She said Georgetown had lived up to the online hype, “plus some.”

“We just wanted to sightsee, do more of the outdoorsy things.”

That was good because, as Lea said, she anticipated they found many stores and restaurants closed and many special events canceled due to COVID-19 and the public health orders that have been instituted to mediate the effects of the pandemic. Though, she said finding out that the Georgetown Loop’s holiday train wasn’t running was sad.

“We’re just trying to make the best of it still though,” she said.

The nearby Happy Cooker, one of the few eateries in Georgetown with a sizable outdoor eating area, was doing a decent lunch business, albeit limited to those six outdoor tables.

“It’s a bit cold at times,” said waiter and table sanitizer Neil Poe, “but we’re doing what we can.

Poe said the restaurant has put in an order for outdoor heaters, which were hopefully arriving soon. He said the Happy Cooker has seen an increase in takeout business, but it hasn’t offset the loss of indoor dining or the general decline in foot traffic though.

Down I-70 in Idaho Springs, an Eco-

nomic Recovery Task Force met multiple times last week, as city leaders and business owners brainstormed possible options to maximize possible outdoor dining options. When it comes to outdoor dining in Clear Creek, however, there really is an advantage to “the sunny side of the street.”

Mayor Michael Hillman informed the rest of the city council last week that those on the southern side of Miner’s Street didn’t think outdoor conditions would make on-street dining worth the attempt.

Other businesses with sidewalks or available parking spots in sunnier spots may soon attempt to cordon off additional space to set up more tables and even possibly outdoor eating shelters, whether those be tents or even greenhouse structures.

“I think this community has done a really good job of being creative with the restrictions we have,” said Westbound and Down General Manager Marcel Templet, a member of the Idaho Springs task force.

However, Templet said the Level Red restrictions could be the end for his business unless more outdoor seating can be set up and soon.

“I need 50 seats to keep this place running,” Templet told the group, pointing out that not every restaurant was lucky enough to be like Beau Jo’s and have menu items (pizza) that worked well for takeout.

Tommyknockers is another one of the Miner Street businesses hoping to increase its outdoor eating capacity.

“We’re looking at all options and trying to be optimistic,” Anderson said.

“We’ll get through this, but I don’t know if everyone will.”

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Opinion

December 2, 2020 Commentary by a columnist or letter writer is the opinion of the author and does not reflect the view of Evergreen Newspapers. Opinion-page items offer one point of view; stories on the news pages strive to incorporate all sides of an issue.

Virtual life probably isn’t going to be a thing Thanksgiving this year was my mom, my girlfriend and myself. My little brother and his girlfriend, currently under a mandatory 14-day quarantine in Oregon after a COVID-19 exposure, had a two-person Turkey Day. My aunt was by herself, my grandmother and dad celebrated alone, my other grandmother had her 94th Thanksgiving solo under her eighth month of effectively complete lockdown in California. With the three of us here in Georgetown, we were actually ahead of the pack.

It’s true, there are some advantages to virtual life. For instance, there’s a large population of those who might be (slightly-derogatorily) known as yuppies, hipsters and other popula-

tions who’ve taken advantage of remote work to flee the cities in droves. They also pollute, litter, overuse, and sometimes abuse rural and natural resources, DAVID and are still HODGE straining thin COLUMNIST local medical and emergency resources to the breaking point, but that’s another story.

It’s true that we’ve all probably gotten more at-home chores done in the

last eight months than in the last eight years.

It’s true that a lot of businesses are discovering the joy of rent-free operations with all of their employees at home.

It’s true that with the vastly reduced travel this year that our air is cleaner than it has been in decades.

But still. I’m only 27. I am no great fount of wisdom or experience. But I can’t say I think humanity works like this.

Because it’s a fact that on the one day I’ve been able to go into the office in months, I got three times as much done.

It’s a fact that ideas flow better in a room full of people, coffee, donuts and a white board than they ever will

across Zoom.

It’s a fact that working together will get us to an environmentally sound future a heck of a lot faster than everyone becoming permanent couch potatoes averse to travel.

It’s a fact that Thanksgiving is better when you get to throw your arms around Grannie and shoot the breeze with Uncle Bob. While we may retain the ability to work from home when it’d be more convenient, I for one will be back at the office as soon as the vaccines make their way to my age group.

And who really needs to organize all their books out of sheer boredom anyway?

Lifting our holiday spirit Thanksgiving marks the beginning of our holiday season. Each year, we take the time to express our thankfulness for our many blessings. Then comes Christmas and Hanukkah, wonderful times of religious celebration, but this year a pandemic has changed this most wonderful time of the year. We may have decided that it’s too dangerous for family gatherings.

Hopefully, you are healthy, and your family is as well, but many of us may have to dig deep to find the positives of the season.

The virus has shown no respect for human boundaries attacking without regard to the circumstance of victims.

There are differences of opinion concerning how we respond with some

miss meeting personally with the members of my Rotary club. I miss the ability to attend a Rockies game, the ability to enjoy a packed bar or restaurant, hanging out with my sons and my grandkids. I am trying to use my thoughts about how much these things are missed to imagine just how wonderful it will be when I can experience them again. I try to visualize the intense joy each of these activities will bring when they can be resumed.

How much joy these simple pleasures will bring proves the adage that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. The truth is you knew what you had, you just thought you would never

showing total deference to the medical community while others do not.

Unfortunately, respect for the virus has become a political issue. Then, there are the job losses that JIM ROHRER have come from our attempts COLUMNIST to reduce the exposure of citizens. Unemployment in Colorado shot up as high as 12%. Our state is experiencing economic difficulty

because of the cost of unemployment benefits. I am not trying to depress you, but I want to mention all the sources of our tough times. Fear, serious illness, financial distress, political divisiveness, and separation from family are all making us less than happy.

Have I convinced you that things could not get much worse?

Well, there is a cause for Thanksgiving. A vaccine has been developed and approved. A massive distribution plan is about to be implemented. The plan will most probably not work perfectly, but I believe it will get the job done. I have said to myself “don’t do stupid, the cavalry is on the way.”

Beyond this, I have been focusing on all the things I miss most. I

bus barn and the old middle school, would be transparent. In fact, it was so transparent it was invisible: You couldn’t even see it.

Please participate in the city’s school property rezoning and approval process to help protect the small town character and quality of life of Idaho Springs and the Clear Creek community.

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Observing the election I and another person were responsible for gathering ballots from drop-boxes this past election (for Clear Creek). Each of us, per election law, represented different political parties active in the county. Our job was to perform an established, documented and secure process to deliver those ballots to the central processing area, located in the County Clerk’s office in Georgetown. This central processing area was staffed by trained Clear Creek residents, our neighbors, many of whom have many years of experience, and all of whom were closely supervised by the elected Clerk of Clear Creek, Bren-

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Participate in school property development process The developer of some of our most important public land in the Clear Creek community, which will create a new face on the small historic town of Idaho Springs, will be the Four Points group. Mary Jane Loevlie is an “adviser” for this group.

The school district said the public process for the sale of the school properties, including Digger Field, the

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ROHRER From Page 6 lose it.

Perhaps we can best process all this by focusing not on our situation, but on someone else’s – someone who needs our help. The 59 Rotary Clubs in the Denver area were feeling sorry for themselves for their inability to do what they usually do. It was suggested that each come up with a special project during the first week in December.

They knew that focusing on helping others is the best work they could undertake and that it would lift their spirits.

The clubs focused on what they could accomplish rather than the barriers they had to overcome. My club, Mountain Foothills Rotary, decided to organize a food drive for EChO. The number of those counting on

LETTERS From Page 6 da Corbett.

These folks worked as bi-partisan teams throughout. The signature on the outside envelope is compared with previous examples and both team members validated the ballot authenticity.

Questions regarding any signature were resolved by the bi-partisan team, again following established procedure, without exposing the ballot. Once the signature is authenticated, the ballot itself is sepa-

food from EChO has grown by 40%.

Currently, 672 families are having to depend on EChO’s helping hand, many for the first time. Traditionally during the holidays, citizens keep the shelves at the food bank full, but after the holidays, the need continues but the inventory often dwindles.

If you want to be part of this helping hand, bring nonperishable items to 32186 Castle Court Suite 110 (north side door) in Evergreen between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. We will make sure your donations are safely delivered to EChO. Perfect items would include canned meats, soup, pasta, veggies, chili, coffee, tea … non-perishables, please. The winter is always a challenge and the current need is great.

Let’s fill EChO’s pantry. It will be a great way to help someone who needs a hand, and it just might get us into the spirit of the holiday season.

rated from the envelope and scanned.

Measures are in place to prevent the premature release of results and then finally the reported results are subject to audit.

What I saw and participated in was a rigorous and accountable process, carefully documented and secure. Voters and non-voters alike all owe a debt of gratitude to the election judges, the staff in the Clerk’s office and to the Clear Creek County Clerk herself for delivering election results that are highly defendable and accurate.

Larry F Pyers, Georgetown

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OBITUARY

James `Jim’ R. Vogt II

James “Jim” R. Vogt II of Idaho Springs passed away on Nov. 17, 2020.

Jim was a devoted husband to his wife of 27 years, Stephanie (Sauer) Vogt, and a loving father to their son, Caden. Jim is also survived by his father, Ronald Vogt of Arvada; his sister, Renée (Scott) Corcoran of Ohio; and his brother, Danny (Amy) Vogt of Arvada. He also leaves behind a niece and two nephews who adored their fun Uncle Jim! He is preceded in death by his mother, Ann (Grace) Vogt.

A Colorado native, Jim was born on Feb. 25, 1966, in Denver and moved around during his childhood, living in numerous cities around the state until settling in Arvada in seventh grade. In 1984, he graduated from Pomona High School and then attended Colorado State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

He became a police officer and went on to have a long and decorated career in law enforcement, rising to supervisory ranks and receiving numerous awards and honors. After leaving local law enforcement, Jim worked for the Department of Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness.

He also spent many hours volunteering for various organizations including the Colorado Special Olympics and the American Red Cross. He was active in his local community as a youth soccer coach for his son’s team as well as serving as a Cub Scout Den leader.

Jim and his wife loved the mountains, so they made it their home, building a beautiful log home high in the Rockies with very little “profes-

sional” help. Maintaining their home was a labor of love, and Jim spent much of his spare time caring for it.

He will always be remembered for his zest for life, outgoing personality, generous spirit and bold clothing choices! Jim was the life of the party, never met a stranger and went out of his way to ensure everyone around him was having fun. He was a great cook and shared this gift by making elaborate and delicious meals for his loved ones. He loved to travel, go camping and had a passion for science, especially astronomy.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jim’s name to the American Red Cross or the Special Olympics. A celebration of life will take place at a later date when we can all gather safely.

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Neguse town hall focuses on COVID-19, wildfires U.S. Rep is hopeful that help will be forthcoming to combat multiple Colorado issues

BY BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wildfires, COVID-19, health care and the environment were all topics of interest as Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse held an hour-long virtual town hall, along with local and state emergency management officials, on Nov. 23.

Neguse, who recently won reelection in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, praised first-responders and law enforcement officials for their diligent efforts in combating wildfires that consumed the state this summer and fall while mourning those who’ve lost their lives and homes.

Be it wildfire mitigation or fighting climate change, Neguse is hopeful that there will be a template mov-

ing forward to combat these issues. He’s also cognizant of the financial struggles people have endured during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He knows there’s a need for federal assistance, noting the call for an Joe Neguse extension of unemployment assistance; resolving issues tied to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance that is hampering those seeking to receive the help; and directing monetary relief as the government did with the initial CARES Act. But that’s a challenge when dealing with a divided government that includes a Republican Senate, a Democratic House and a Republican president.

“I am pushing my colleagues in the House and my colleagues in the upper chamber in the Senate to take action,” Neguse said. “People are struggling to put food on the table. Small businesses

are shuttering and may be unable to survive the winter without additional federal relief.”

As of mid-November, the state has paid out $6.1 billion in unemployment insurance to approximately 800,000 Coloradoans, according to Cher Vaavind, chief communications officer for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. But residents are desperate for more support.

“The pandemic has had a devastating effect on Coloradans, especially the workforce,” Vaavind said.

While COVID-19 cases were increasing at a slower rate just before Thanksgiving compared to earlier in the month, it may be too early to tell if Colorado is trending in the right direction, said Dr. Eric France, chief medical officer with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

The concern: a post-holiday bump in COVID-19 cases. But France says the focus needs to be on getting a vaccine.

Expectations are that the first doses — approximately 10,000 of them — should arrive in Colorado this month, with health care workers among the first to receive it followed by high-risk

patients in nursing homes and those with preexisting conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease, France said. Another upwards to 10 million doses could be available in January, he added.

So, his advice?

“Stay at home, stay in your household,” said France, who is hopeful that lives will return to some sense of normalcy in the spring.

Jeff Zayach with Boulder County Public Health echoed those sentiments. While Zayach said there’s been a decrease in new cases in the days before Thanksgiving, hospitalizations were increasing.

He noted that 1 in 49 Coloradans have been infected by COVID-19. That said, there are still a lot of people who haven’t contacted the virus, Zayach noted.

“This indicates that there’s a lot of virus out there. We really do have to be extremely diligent so that we can prevent ourselves from getting the virus,” Zayach said.

“This is preventable. This is a preventable disease.”

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Gov. Jared Polis, in partnership with the Colorado Restaurant Association and Xcel Energy, announced that appli-

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Round 1 of grant applications has closed, and round 2 was to open on Nov.

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Changing of the guards with Conifer’s basketball programs Campbell, Fairchild take over as head coaches for the Lobos

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One started his coaching career nearly 20 years ago as an assistant in college. The other will be going into his first year as a head coach in January. Still, Pete Campbell and Pat Fairchild are faced with similar tasks — directing Conifer basketball for the foreseeable future.

Campbell and Fairchild are taking over the Lobos’ girls and boys’ basketball programs, respectively, this winter. Campbell replaces John Coder, who coached Conifer to back-to-back

8-16 seasons. Fairchild, meanwhile, takes over for Eric Valerio, who went 90-76 the last seven seasons, including five winning campaigns and four straight trips to the state tournament.

Campbell played high school ball in Maryland before attending Rutgers University-Camden in New Jersey. He was named the team’s most dedicated player in 2001. He served as an assistant at Rutgers University-Camden, as well as at Bishop Ireton and Annandale high schools in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. before landing a head coaching gig at Edmund Burke School in 2015. He played professionally for the Washington Justice of the National Rookie League as well as semi-pro basketball.

He takes over a girls’ program that hasn’t had a winning season since going 16-8 during the 2012-13 campaign, but the Lobos have qualified for the 4A state tournament in each of the last three seasons.

“Even though they’ve had a losing record, I can see some potential,” said Campbell, who will be the third head coach in the last six seasons. “It’s about getting back to where they used to be. It’s all about … bringing some life into the program.”

Conifer returns the bulk of last year’s roster, but the Lobos must replace 26 of its average 39.5 points per game with the graduation of Jordyn West, Sierra Hayes and Carly Scheck.

“I want to kind of keep it simple,” Campbell said of his offensive philosophy. “We won’t have time to implement a whole lot.”

But he will expect his players to cover both sides of the floor and pressuring with a pack-line defense with a more of a man-to-man mentality and reverting to zone when the situation calls for it. Otherwise, his coaching style focuses on the individuals and the basics, relying on the play of junior Anastasia Satchell and returning senior Isabella Namaksy, who played just six games a season ago due to a knee injury.

“My philosophy is about fundamentals, defense, basketball IQ and a hard work ethic,” Campbell said. “You need to stand before you can walk.

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A Christmas Party

by Julianne Seifert

by Georgette Heyer 1941

your reading this month. One particular subgenre of holiday reading which has been a staple of the season for nearly a century is the Christmas murder mystery – that strange blend of suspense and Yuletide cheer which, when accompanied by a hot drink and a warm blanket, provides such excellent reading for cold, homebound winter days.

Georgette Heyer is not as well-known or widely read as her contemporary, Agatha Christie, but her mystery novels are every bit as layered, engaging, and well-written as Christie’s. A Christmas Party features the familiar Golden Age mystery setup: a varied group of eccentric characters are all staying at a country house at Christmastime when one of them is murdered. Almost everyone has a motive, and almost no one has an alibi, so the investigators on the case must suspect all of them.

The book builds slowly, taking the time to thoroughly establish its characters and show every step of the investigation.

As the story comes together, piece by piece, you see the significance of each moment, of every interview and conversation and clue. Yet it’s often just as much a comedy as it is a mystery, highlighting the absurdities of human nature, polite society, and the way that people behave in times of heightened emotion. In spite of – or, perhaps, because of – the exaggerated nature of the characters and situations, readers can see echoes of themselves, people they know, and their own complex family dynamics scattered throughout.

At the very least, anyone who’s ever been trapped at a tense and uncomfortable holiday party will be able to sympathize with the protagonists long before the murder takes place.

Heyer once said that she wrote the kind of books she would want

to read if she were hiding in a bomb shelter or recovering from the flu.

Eighty years later, the purpose and appeal of holiday novels and lighthearted mysteries remains much the same. They provide a rest and escape for the mind from every kind of stress, as well as that little bit of humor and closure necessary to get through the last long month of the year. With that in mind, I wish you all a very happy, healthy, and peaceful holiday season.

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Time to clothe the wolf in regulatory clothing The Colorado Gray Wolf reintroduction initiative legislation passed on the narrowest of margins. The Colorado population who closely follows and understands wildlife management issues understood the opposition of the Parks and Wildlife Commission and other professional wildlife interests and individuals to the controversial gray wolf reintroduction plan.

The impact on the state’s valuable elk and deer herd populations can be significant. Additionally, there are key economic factors for Colorado that were not represented at the table. The agricultural interests of the sheep and cattle industry have rightfully been well considered in the drafting of the legislation. But wildlife did not have sufficient voices and those wildlife concerns are critical to the overall failure or success of this issue.

Let us look at Colorado’s wildlife populations and what that means to our state.

Colorado has proudly enjoyed having the nation’s largest population of elk and that claim has drawn substantial economic benefit during the annual big game seasons.

Ask any sports shop owner, lodging service and restaurant operator, hunting Ron Hellbusch guide service, or fuel dispenser, not to mention the State itself, in terms of the flow of dollars into Colorado each hunting season.

The missing link in just simply introducing a predator mammal into Colorado with no consideration for the growth of the specie or control over the growth in numbers that will naturally occur is significant. One can simply look at Montana or Idaho

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as examples where wolf packs have expanded significantly over the years and the impacts of those uncontrolled expanding packs have had on elk and deer populations.

The missing element in this legislation is simply the absence of an early conditional plan to determine and know the numbers of wolves and to control the numbers of wolves in specific locations where they are making a negative impact on the states elk and deer populations. That is not unreasonable. Parks and Wildlife Division monitors almost all other wildlife.

That includes elk, deer, antelope, rabbits, etc. plus many bird and waterfowl species. When the wildlife number is in excess of the habitat or the growing wildlife populations are overly consuming habitat or pray steps are taken to adjust predator populations. Managed wildlife is often transplanted out of an overly consuming region. For those on the big and small game hunt-

ing list, the bag limit will be adjusted or limited to assure there is a safe and healthy pray populations.

If the state can control the population of elk, deer, rabbits, pheasants or waterfowl should not they control the population of a highly consuming predator such as a wolf ? Emotion and politics need to be put aside and the Division of Parks and Wildlife should be supported in immediately establishing a plan that manages the wolf population along with other state wildlife to assure healthy big and small game populations and that includes managing wolf populations as we manage all other wildlife.

That wildlife management plan with inclusion of the changing Gray Wolf population numbers needs to be in place before the first pack of gray wolves are introduced into Colorado.

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Clear Creek Police Blotter Crime calls from Nov. 16-22 • Wednesday, Nov. 18 — An Idaho Springs police officer was near milepost 242 on I-70 when their radar gun clocked a vehicle travelling 71 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone through the construction zone. The officer stopped the vehicle, and discovered that the driver had a suspended license for failure to maintain insurance. The

driver was given a mandatory court summons.

• Wednesday, Nov. 18 — Idaho Springs police responded to a report of a heavily intoxicated subject at 16th and Colorado Boulevard, with an open cut to the hand and an abrasion to the knee. Witnesses said the person had been injured by fallen off of a bar stool at a Miner Street bar, and then left on foot to where police found them. The intoxicated individual was left in the care of a responsible sober

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• Thursday, Nov. 19 — Idaho Springs police responded to a confrontation in a Miner Street gas station parking lot. Upon police arrival both parties claimed that had been no physical violence but admitted to arguing. The male party provided police with a false identity, but was later correctly identified by the Clear Creek Sheriff ’s Office fingerprint reader. The man was in violation of a protection order related to a previous family violent as-

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• Sunday, Nov. 22 — Officers in Empire were checking on a vehicle parked for days behind an Empire business, when they discovered a deceased 72-year-old man. It appeared he had been living out of his van and using a propane heater for warmth during cold nights. The preliminary cause of death is believed to be an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

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A magic artistic touch Artist Tatiana Lee lets the universe guide her paintings

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tatiana Lee’s home is wallpapered in her paintings.

The Snyder Mountain resident has been painting so much that the walls of her home — living room, kitchen, bedrooms, hallways and even the bathrooms — are filled with her framed paintings large and small.

Painting, she says, is like opening a letter: The universe sends a message, and all she has to do is read it on the canvas. Sometimes she starts with, as she puts it, “an empty canvas and an empty head,” not knowing where the paint and her brush will take her.

She calls it an artistic pareidolia, which is like seeing shapes in clouds or faces in rocks.

“Why fight it?” she asked. “If a face or birds or an elephant want to be on the canvas, then they need to be there.”

For instance, she decided to paint the rings of Saturn, but as she was painting, a face appeared out of nowhere. Rather than painting over it, she left the face in the painting.

“I don’t think to paint,” she said. “I start painting something realistic, and then the painting takes over.”

She believes her paintings are part God and part nature filtered through her.

“Nature shows you its soul,” she

said. “The beauty is in front of you, and it has the capacity to heal people’s souls and bring them closer to God. Only humans can understand God’s genius and really see his message.”

Some of Lee’s paintings take a few hours while others can take a few weeks.

“Some are so magical,” she said, “they fly out of you with no hesitation or breaks.”

She employs every technique imaginable, which is why each painting is unique from fantasy to Picasso-like to realistic.

Rob Lee, Tatiana’s husband of 17 years, is a musician, and he works downstairs in his studio while she paints upstairs in her studio with lots of light and beautiful views to the west.

He said their home was like a museum with Tatiana’s paintings on the walls, and the two are opposites, so they complement each other like ying and yang.

Tatiana Lee has worked with realism, creating portraits and lifelike landscapes, though she said they’re never as good as the real thing — “You can’t compete with God” — which is why she has moved into expressionism and impressionism, in which nature is a springboard for interpretation.

Early beginnings Lee started painting in high school in Russia, and she had aspirations to become an art teacher. However, her parents had other ideas, so she stopped creating and became a bookkeeper to ensure her financial secu-

Artist Tatiana Lee stands in front of some of her paintings on the walls of her home.

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ARTIST From Page 14 worked as a night security guard as she learned English.

The nights were long and quiet, so she brought art supplies to help pass the time. Her first painting while at that job is titled “I Will Survive” of a kayaker’s determination to traverse the rapids, which was similar to her determination to survive her divorce.

The painting hangs in her bedroom.

Lee eventually got an art teaching license and taught art, though now, because art teaching jobs are scarce, she takes classes and has joined several painting groups through Center for the Arts Evergreen.

She’s excited because she wants to be part of the Open Door Studios Tour next September, when she plans to sell her latest creation: prints of her work that she enhances by adding

Artist Tatiana Lee has painted so many canvases that even her bathroom walls are filled with paintings.

Artist Tatiana Lee works on a painting in her home studio on Snyder Mountain.

Artist Tatiana Lee paints in her home studio on Snyder Mountain.

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Lee said she doesn’t like selling her paintings because she considers them her children, and she doesn’t like prints of her paintings because she says the printing process sucks the life out of the paintings’ essence.

So she has started making prints of

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“The printing machine cannot put in the main ingredient of art: Its magic-energy of an artist,” Lee wrote to her art fans. “Only real brush strokes, only the artist’s hand can bring an image to life.”

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Holiday celebrations amid the pandemic Some mainstays are canceled, but many beloved events soldier on

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As it has with nearly everything in 2020, the novel coronavirus intends to have its say in how you spend your holidays. But for those willing to brave the elements, to dial back expectations or perhaps even celebrate in the virtual realm, the metro area still has plenty of options to keep the spirit of the season alive. Social distancing and masking will continue to be the order of the day and many events will be scaled back to follow community guidelines, but most of the celebrations people in the area know and love are forging ahead. Here’s a list of several options that just jingle your bells.

Zoo Lights Zoo Lights is celebrating its 30th season. Spanning more than 80 acres, this annual holiday event turns the Denver Zoo into a sparkling wonderland filled with more than a million lights. Tickets are available online. A limit of five tickets per purchase is in place to comply with city and county safety mandates. Zoo lights will be closed Christmas Day. During the holidays, the zoo will close at 5 p.m., with entry gates closing at 3:30 p.m. and reopening at 5 p.m. for Zoo Lights.

Though no specifics are given, their website says there will be “a host of special measures to keep your family

safe and healthy.”

Blossoms of Light Blossoms of Light, the signature holiday event at Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location, has delighted visitors for over three decades.

Billed as “a dazzling and ever-changing display of light and color,” this year’s event will require visitors to follow COVID-19 precautions. Masks will be required for anyone over 3 years old, capacity limitations will be in place and social distancing is requested.

Trail of Lights Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms, a rural part of the Botanic Gardens family, gives visitors a choice of two illuminated paths glistening with holiday lights. According to their website, this year’s event will feature synchronized music in the children’s play area, a three-sided light tunnel and a display of illuminated antique and model tractors. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Covid-19 restrictions will be in place, including limited capacity and timed tickets, social distancing and mask requirements for anyone 3 years and older. Santa, Mrs. Claus, the reindeer, hayrides and crafts won’t be part of the festivities this year.

Christkindl Market The Denver Christkindl Market offers an authentic German holiday experience in Civic Center Park. According to their website, this year’s event will offer opportunities to meet St. Nikolaus, Krampus and the

Trees illuminated with vibrant holiday lights at Denver Botanic Gardens. PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY Christkind (the traditional Christmas gift-bearer in parts of Germany and Austria). There will also be food, drinks, live entertainment and shop-

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From Page 16 chants will be on hand to sell artisan gifts and holiday treats. Running Nov. 20 through Dec. 23, the Denver Christkindl Market will operate Thursdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays through Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Starting December 16-23 the Market will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Camp Christmas Camp Christmas, the brainchild of local installation artist Lonnie Hanzon, was brought to life in 2019.

Produced with help from Denver Center for Performing Arts’ Off Center, Camp Christmas turned a 10,000-square-foot hangar at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora into an Instagrammer’s holiday dream come true.

This year, with COVID-19 restrictions in place and large crowds gathering together no longer an option, the event has shifted gears and reinvented itself as a hybrid digital and mail delivery version of the fictional campground. In a video introduction, Hanzon says “We’ve packed the joy, sparkle and magic of Camp Christmas into an interactive holiday experience that delivers curated crafts, activities and adventures directly to your home and imagination.” Camp Christmas runs through Jan. 5, 2021 and potential campers can begin their adventure on the Camp Christmas website at www.camp-christmas.com.

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Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens. PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY lights and decorations. This year they will once again be hosting a plethora of events with snow tubing, ice skating, gingerbread decorating, a BuildA-Bear Workshop, scavenger hunt, ice bumper cars, a brand-new “I Love Christmas Movies” event and more.

COVID-19 precautions will be in effect, with social distancing, mask wearing for all visitors over the age of 2 and hand-sanitizing stations throughout the property. More details and online ticket sales can be found on their website.

Canceled The Colorado Ballet has canceled its in-theater production of “The

Nutcracker” due to COVID-19. Instead, ballet fans can catch this year’s rendition on Rocky Mountain PBS. The show will air Dec. 19 at 1 a.m.; Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and again on Dec. 25 at 12 a.m. (midnight in the wee hours of Christmas morning).

Various holiday events including the annual Golden Candlelight Walk, Lakewood Lights and ice skating at Skyline Park and Belmar have been canceled this year. With COVID-19 rates continuing to rise, city and county restrictions are subject to change, so be sure to check local regulations and websites of events you’re planning to attend in advance.

We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Email items of 75 words or less to news@evergreenco.com. Items will appear on a space-available basis.

DEC. 2 All People Considered will feature an encore program with Peter Werlin, a Georgetown native and Flight for Life paramedic for St. Anthony Hospital. Tune in to 102.3/103.9FM or www. clearcreekradio.com at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2.

DEC. 2 Adults and teens interested in learning more about domestic violence are invited to a free Zoom presentation Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. “Recognizing and Dealing with Domestic Violence” is hosted by Resilience 1220, an organization that provides free mental-health services to youth ages 12 to 20 in the mountain communities west of Denver. The presentation is free, but registration is required. Register at Resilience1220.org. Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email.

DEC. 10 The Clear Creek Democrats will meet virtually on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Visit clearcreekdems.org to get the link.

THROUGH DEC. 17 Keller Williams is hosting a toy drive through Dec. 17. If you want to donate toys, contact Debbra Abeyta at agent442585@mailer.kw.com. Someone can pick up toys or you can drop them

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COVID-19 contact tracing apps not gaining much traction Many Americans steer clear of smartphone technology that fights disease spread

BY RAE ELLEN BICHELL KAISER HEALTH NEWS

The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They’d planned for heavy criticism about privacy, in many cases making the features as bare-bones as possible. But, as more states roll out smartphone contacttracing technology, other challenges are emerging. Namely, human nature.

The problem starts with downloads. Stefano Tessaro calls it the “chicken-and-egg” issue: The system works only if a lot of people buy into it, but people will buy into it only if they know it works.

“Accuracy of the system ends up increasing trust, but it is trust that increases adoptions, which in turn increases accuracy,” Tessaro, a computer scientist at the University of Washington who was involved in creating that state’s forthcoming contact-tracing app, said in a lecture in October.

In other parts of the world, people are taking that necessary leap of faith.

Ireland and Switzerland, touting some of the highest uptake rates, report more than 20% of their populations use a contact-tracing app.

Many Americans balk

Americans seem not so hot on the idea. As with much of the U.S. response to the pandemic, this country hasn’t had a national strategy. So it’s up to states. And only about a dozen, including the recent addition of Colorado, have launched the smartphone feature, which sends users a notification if they’ve crossed paths with another app user who later tests positive for COVID-19.

Within those few states, enthusiasm appears dim. In Wyoming, Alabama and North Dakota, some of the few states with usage data beyond initial downloads, under 3% of the population is using the app.

The service, built by Google and Apple and adapted by individual countries, states or territories, either appears as a downloadable app or as a setting, depending on the state and the device. It uses Bluetooth to identify other phones using the app within about 6 feet for more than 15 minutes. If a user tests positive for COVID-19, they’re given a verification code to input so that each contact can be notified they were potentially exposed. The person’s identity is shielded, as are those of the people notified.

“The more people who add their phone to the fight against COVID, the more protection we all get. Everyone should do it,” Sarah Tuneberg, who leads Colorado’s test and containment effort, told reporters on Oct. 29. “The sky’s the limit. Or the population is the limit, really.”

But the population could prove to be quite a limit. Data from early-adopter

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governments suggests even those who download the app and use it might not follow directions at the most critical juncture.

According to the Virginia Health Department, from August to November, about 613 app users tested positive and received a code to alert their contacts that they may have exposed them to the virus. About 60% of them actually activated it.

In North Dakota, where the outbreak is so big that human contact tracers can’t keep up, the data is even more dire. In October, about 90 people tested positive and received the codes

required to alert their contacts. Only about 30% did so.

Researchers in Dublin tracking app usage in 33 regions around the world have encountered echoes of the same issue. In October, they wrote that in parts of Europe fewer people were alerting their contacts than expected, given the scale of the outbreaks and the number of active app users. Italy and Poland ranked lowest. There, they estimated, just 10% of the app users they’d expect were submitting the codes necessary to warn others.

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Breaking the ice Longmont artist saws, carves his way to creating Evergreen holiday sculptures

“The big projects are my favorite part,” he said. “That’s when the magic happens.”

He says he likes that his sculptures are temporary.

“Beautiful things come and go,” he said, “and (ice sculptures) are the same way. They are temporary.”

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Ice sculpting is not for the weakhearted.

While the cold, heavy, slippery ice can be dangerous, it’s a challenge that ice sculptor Jess Parrish takes on with relish. Parrish, who lives in Longmont, has been sculpting ice, snow and sand for 13 years.

He’s creating 10 sculptures to help spread holiday joy throughout Evergreen. His first sculpture, a decorated Christmas tree and a fireplace complete with stockings, stands outside the door to the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce office.

The Evergreen chamber initiated the program to help residents shop locally and to give Evergreen a more festive atmosphere, chamber President Nancy Judge said, noting that the schedule for unveiling the sculptures is fluid — pardon the pun — based on the weather. However, she hopes the sculptures will remain beautiful works of art until 2021.

Parrish and his helper, Avery McQuiston, worked nearly nine hours on the chamber office sculpture.

Judge said the chamber chose Parrish, whose company is called Cool Hand Ice Carving, after reaching out to several ice sculptors.

“He impressed us with photos of his work, his credentials in the icesculpting world and his flexibility,” Judge said.

Parrish, an artist all his life, watched an ice sculptor at the Boulder Country Club years ago and decided to try it himself. He learned by watching others, especially at ice-sculpting competitions.

Being in the cold for his craft is the easy part, he explained, and ice is fragile yet forgiving since it can be melted and reformed. Parrish used 300-pound blocks, 14 in all, to create the sculptures at the chamber office, so the entire ice masterpiece weighs more than two tons.

The hardest part: carving people in ice.

Parrish travels a lot, working on competitive teams around the world.

Ice Sculptor Jess Parrish with Cool Hand Ice Carving carves a stocking out of ice.

The entire sculpture weighs more than two tons. PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST Ice sculptor Jess Parrish with Cool Hand Ice Carving carves a bough on the ice Christmas tree . PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Ice sculptor Jess Parrish, left, with Cool Hand Ice Carving and his helper Avery McQuiston “hang” ice ornaments on an ice-sculpture Christmas tree in front of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce office in Bergen Park. PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

A bugling elk is part of the ice fireplace that graces the entrance to the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce office. PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

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COVID TRACING From Page 18 “I’m not sure that anybody working in this field had foreseen that that could be a problem,” said Lucie Abeler-Dörner, part of a team at the Big Data Institute at England’s University of Oxford studying COVID-19 interventions, including digital contact tracing. “Everybody just assumed that if you sign up for a voluntary app … why would you then not push that button?”

So far, people in the field only have guesses. Abeler-Dörner wonders how much of it has to do with people going into panic mode when they find out they’re positive.

Clarity of instructions questioned Tessaro, the University of Washington computer scientist, asks if the health officials who provide the code need more training on how to provide clear instructions to users.

Elissa Redmiles, a faculty member at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems who is studying what drives people to install contact-tracing apps, worries that people may have difficulty inputting their test results.

But Tim Brookins, a Microsoft engineer who developed North Dakota’s contact-tracing app as a volunteer, has a bleaker outlook.

“There’s a general belief that some people want to load the app so that they can be notified if someone else was positive, in a self-serving way,”

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ONGOING A video of the 2019 Christmas Cantata is available to watch for free during the holidays. This concert was filmed in January 2020 at First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, and it is made available by the Georgetown Cultural Arts Program. Watch the performance. at https://youtu. be/8wbOLwg21Bk. DriveSafe Driving Schools is hosting its 2020-21 scholarship competition to award a $1,500 scholarship to a student who plans to attend college in 2021.

The application deadline is March 1, 2021, and the winner will be notified

he said. “But if they’re positive, they don’t want to take the time.”

Abeler-Dörner called the voluntary notification a design flaw and said the alerts should instead be automatically triggered.

Even with the limitations of the apps, the technology can help identify new COVID cases. In Switzerland, researchers looked at data from two studies of contact-tracing app users.

They wrote in a not-yet-peer-reviewed paper that while only 13% of people with confirmed cases in Switzerland used the app to alert their contacts from July to September, that prompted about 1,700 people who had potentially been exposed to call a dedicated hotline for help. And of those, at least 41 people discovered they were, indeed, positive for COVID-19.

In the U.S., another non-peer-reviewed modeling study from Google and Oxford looking at three Washington state counties found that even if only 15% of the population uses a contact-tracing app, it could lead to a drop in COVID-19 infections and deaths.

Abeler-Dörner, a study co-author, said the findings could be applicable elsewhere, in broad strokes.

“It will avert infections,” she said.

“If it’s 200 or 1,000 and it prevents 10 deaths, it’s probably worth it.”

That may be true even at low adoption rates if the app users are clustered in certain communities, as opposed to being scattered evenly across the state. But prioritizing privacy has required health departments to forgo the very data that would let them know if users are near one another.

by April 15. To apply, students must complete the application and submit a qualifying entry of either an essay or other creative expression posted on social media. For more information and complete competition rules, visit DriveSafeColorado.com/ scholarship.

Young people ages 12 to 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreenbased organization called Resilience 1220. Comprised of licensed therapists, Resilience 1220 serves individuals and groups in Evergreen, Conifer, Bailey, Idaho Springs, and Georgetown. They also facilitate several 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 720282-1164.

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Board of Directors Clear Creek Fire Authority, Colorado Published in the Clear Creek Courant November 25, December 2 and 9, 2020 L-1125-005 COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2020-005 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 22, 2020, 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): John Webb and Nikay Webb Original Beneficiary(ies): Walnut Valley Log Homes, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Walnut Valley Log Homes, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company Date of Deed of Trust: March 14, 2017 County of Recording: Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 15, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 283556 Book: 932 Page: 163 Original Principal Amount: $26,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $15,599.90 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

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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, 01/21/2021, 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: 11/25/2020 Last Publication: 12/23/2020 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: 09/22/2020 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: Richard L. Garnett #8289 Richard L. Garnett, P.C. 1536 Miner Street, Suite One, P.O. Box 656, Idaho Springs, CO 80452 (303) 567-2456 Attorney File # Walnut Valley Foreclosure 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.

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Parcel B: The Surface rights only in and to the following described property: Puritan #14761A, Section 29, Township 3 South, Range 73 West, Mining District Montana and Morris, Excepting therefrom all mineral rights as well as any portion in conflict with Survey No.s 331, 8938, 8939, 1145, 1354,1454, 1455, 1462, 1639, 1640, 1641, 1649, 12517, 12974,14577B and 14853 and further excepting the Monte Christo, Psalm of Life, New Discovery and Necla, Stella, Silent Friend, Ward, Benton, Burton and Olympic Lode claims, Survey No. 12674 as disclosed by United States Patent recorded in Book 142 at Page 96.

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L-1125-005 CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO NOTICE OF BUDGET (Pursuant to 29-1-106, C.R.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado for the ensuing year of 2021. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the City Clerk and open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at the regular meeting of the Idaho Springs City Council to be held at City Hall, 1711 Miner Street on December 14, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. Any interested elector of the City of Idaho Springs may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

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L-1202-006 COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2020-006 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 29, 2020, 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): JEFFERY A HARR Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-23 Date of Deed of Trust: May 15, 2006 County of Recording: Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 02, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 238874 Book: 754 Page: 001 Original Principal Amount: $157,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $85,507.02 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. LOTS 2 AND 5, CASTLEWOOD WEST, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 28 ASPENWOOD LN, EVERGREEN, CO 80439-4614.

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.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 01/28/2021, 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: 12/2/2020 Last Publication: 12/30/2020 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: 09/29/2020 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: David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024940 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.

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Published in the Clear Creek Courant December 2 and 9, 2020 CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, a public hearing will be held commencing at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th day of December, 2020 before the City Council. This hearing will be held at the Idaho Springs City Hall, located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado for the purpose of amending Section 21-33 of Chapter 21, Land Development Regulations of the Idaho Springs Municipal Code concerning short term rentals. Copies of Ordinance #19, Series 2020 is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado.

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To be published on December 02, 2020 Diane Breece, City Clerk CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS MARIJUANA LICENSING AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A CHANGE OF CONTROLLING BENEFICIAL OWNER APPLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, a public hearing will be held commencing at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the 14th day of December 2020, before the Idaho Springs City Council, sitting as the Idaho Springs Marijuana Licensing Authority.

This hearing will be held at the Idaho Springs City Hall, located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado, pursuant to Idaho Springs Municipal Code § 9-159 (A) and C.R.S. 44-12-302, for the purpose of considering an application for a change of controlling beneficial owner for the retail marijuana cultivation facility license #403R-00151 located at 2058 East Idaho Springs Rd, Idaho Springs, CO 80452 issued to Nine Pound Hammer and medical marijuana cultivation facility license #403-01893 issued to Nine Pound Hammer located at 2058 East Idaho Springs Rd., Idaho Springs, CO 80452 to proposed applicant, Igadi, Ltd. Any person interested may appear at the public hearing and be heard Diane Breece, City Clerk

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Clear Creek School District RE1, does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, marital status, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its educational programs or activities.

Inquiries may be referred to the Director of Human Resources, Robin Payne, robin.payne@ccsdre1.org 303-567-3851

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