Denver Herald Dispatch March 6, 2025

Food forests bring fresh produce to neighborhoods

BY MERYL PHAIR

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roughout the Denver metro area, edible gardens are popping up in unused lots.

ese gardens have trees planted in 8-foot-wide sunken basins lled with mulch with divots acting as sponges to gather rainwater and retain moisture. Small berry bushes and nut shrubs are planted near the trees with bigger bushes lling out the areas between the basins.

e growing network of green oases is part of Denver Urban Gardens (DUG)’s Etkin Family Foundation Food Forest Program, an initiative that has expanded to 24 planting sites. is harvest season, the neighborhood for-

ests will supply the immediate community with an assortment of fresh produce, such as apples, cherries, peaches, gooseberries, hazelnuts and pears.

Niki Barouxis, DUG’s food forest manager, said the initiative came out of the need for more public access green spaces across the city. Unlike DUG’s community garden program that focuses on individual garden plots and annual plantings, the food forests are gardens of perennials, those that stay alive year round and grow year to year.

“Our food forest program is designed to be stewarded by community members and grown by and for the public,” Barouxis said.

e food forests provide fruit trees, nut shrubs and berry

bushes for anyone who wants to stop by for fresh produce. Each of the gardens across the metro area has signage that indicates what is in each garden and when produce should be harvested. Having started in 2022, the sites are still young and this summer will be the rst year to bear fruit for the public, Barouxis said.

“Right now, the sites are being babied and getting ready for public harvest,” Barouxis said. “We do have some existing sites where we added more perennials to make it into a food forest such as Barnum Community Orchard, which had mature fruit trees already there.”

By increasing green space throughout the city, the growing canopy has important en-

vironmental bene ts such as keeping neighborhoods cool by providing shade that lessens the “urban heat island e ect” and activating unused plots of land. rough diverse plantings that mimic a forest, the sites also increase biodiversity and provide habitat for wildlife.

Barouxis said DUG looks for several factors that indicate an ideal food forest site such as a slope on which fruit trees do particularly well and access to water. ey typically look for sites near existing DUG gardens while schools and churches are good community partners for land use. One of the food forests was even planted on top of a land ll.

Auraria Campus safety center to open in 2027

BY LONDON LYLE

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Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) is planning to construct a new 33,000-squarefoot, three-story safety center to improve security on campus and create additional student spaces, which is expected to be completed by 2027.

e state will fund the multimillion-dollar project with no student fees. e building is planned to host a new police facility and a number of public spaces, including classrooms and an event center designed to hold 100 people.

Kwon Atlas, a consultant on the project and the director of economic development for the Montbello Organizing Committee, said the group envisioning the project prioritized community engagement in the design process for the new facility.

“Our work really starts with hearing from the community,” Atlas said during a recent press conference about the building plans.

e planning process rst began in 2021 with a campus-wide survey that received more than 1,000 responses. ose engagement e orts resulted in many of the recommendations the group started out with, said Carl Meese, deputy chief of planning and sustainability at AHEC.

Some of the public-facing components that AHEC is exploring right now include a student lounge that may be accessible 24/7, study areas and class labs.

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Sonya Ellingboe — a life well lived

Longtime journalist, arts advocate and Littleton community activist dies at 94

BY SCOTT GILBERT SGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sonya Ellingboe, a longtime Littleton resident and beloved community activist widely known for her decades of writing about arts and culture in Colorado Community Media newspapers, died Feb. 22, 2025, at age 94.

Ellingboe was born Sonya Joyce Watson on July 9, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio, to economics professor Jesse Paul Watson and art instructor Elizabeth Joyce Watson. e little family moved soon after to Pittsburgh, where Ellingboe grew up and began her love of art and reading, in uenced by her parents and “a really super art teacher in high school,” as she recalled in a 2018 biographical interview with Colorado Community Media.

Ellingboe got her bachelor’s degree in visual art from Carleton College in Northeld, Minnesota, where she met St. Olaf College student John “Jack” Ellingboe. ey married after she graduated from college and she then lived in Ames, Iowa while her husband got his doctorate in analytical chemistry at Iowa State University and the rst of their children was born.

e young couple wanted to live in Colorado, and Ellingboe recalled how a college connection helped her husband arrange an interview with Littleton’s Marathon Oil operation, where she said the company was “paying salaries in scenery.” ey moved to Littleton in 1956 and lived there except for a couple of years at the Marathon home o ce in Ohio in the

mid-1960s. ey raised their four children in Littleton’s Aberdeen Village neighborhood before divorcing in 1981.

“I had four children in six years, which can tell you pretty well what my life was like,” Ellingboe said of her time as a busy young mother, but from her earliest days in Littleton she began her community engagement by joining the League of Women Voters, going to museums and classes, and creating pottery in a local studio “to talk to big people.”

Ellingboe’s love of reading was a big part of her life, which she shared with others by working as a librarian in Iowa in the 1950s until her rst child was born in 1955, and later by buying e Book House bookstore in Englewood’s Brookridge shopping center in 1970, then moving the store to a house on Littleton’s Curtice Street near Arapahoe Community College. “I moved it from Brookridge to an old house across from ACC, which had been a dream of mine from when we were in Ames, where there was a woman who had a bookstore in an old house,” she recalled.

Ellingboe operated e Book House until competition from chain stores led her to close the business in 1986. With her lifelong love of books remaining strong, she then returned to work as a librarian, spending the next couple years with Jefferson County’s Columbine Library. In 1988, Ellingboe began her career as a writer, rst for the Littleton Times and then the Littleton Independent and its sister papers in the Colorado Community Media chain. Her writing career lasted

35 years until her retirement at age 93 in September 2023.

Even after health issues led her to retire, Ellingboe remained active in book clubs and kept a stack of books at hand to read along with e Denver Post, e New York Times and the Littleton Independent. She also continued to attend local artistic performances.

rough her years in Littleton, Ellingboe was active in many community organizations and cultural amenities and played a founding role in some. ey included the League of Women Voters, Bemis Library Fine Arts Committee, Town Hall Arts Center, Littleton Business Chamber, Commission on Human Rights, Littleton Fine Arts Guild, Hudson Gardens and Event Center, Friends of the Library and Museum, Littleton Garden Club and Historic Littleton Inc.

“Most of the time we’ve been here I’ve been involved one way or another with something going on in Littleton … I get nostalgic about old things that get overwhelmed but I think we need to be changing and gaining,” Ellingboe recalled in the 2018 interview.

“I’ve been a joiner, I guess,” she added with her signature bright laugh. “I recommend it.”

Ellingboe’s career as an arts and culture writer was marked by the positivity and encouraging tone of her coverage. “Family is important to me, and so is making art accessible to as many people as possible,” she recalled. “I feel my mission in writing stories isn’t to slam something, but to get people o their sofas to go see it.”

Hartwell) Ellingboe, daughter Kirsten (Al) Orahood, daughter Karen (Peter Krasno ) Ellingboe and son Bruce (Cindy) Ellingboe; half-sister Anne Redmond; four nephews; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

No public memorial service is planned, as family members note their gratitude for the many celebrations of Ellingboe’s life while she was alive. Memorial donations in Ellingboe’s name may be made to Historic Littleton Inc., P.O. Box 1004, Littleton, CO 80160; historiclittleton@ gmail.com; or to the arts organization of the donor’s choice.

“I hope I’m remembered as someone who encouraged people to participate in what pleases them,” Ellingboe said in the 2018 interview. “Getting involved in your community makes a huge di erence in how your life proceeds.” She added: “Keep moving — that’s my other advice — as long as possible.”

Sonya Ellingboe speaks to the audience at the Littleton State of the Arts event in 2024 after receiving the inaugural Arts and Culture Award.

Sonya Ellingboe, then Sonya Joyce Watson, as a young adolescent at a summer camp in West Virginia. COURTESY OF THE ELLINGBOE FAMILY

With Affordability an Increasing Problem, More Buyers Consider Condos, But Can You Get a Loan?

Assuming you have good credit and a sufficient income, getting a loan to buy a single family home is not that hard, but when it comes to buying a condominium, the loan may not be possible if the building does not meet some challenging Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac guidelines. Most loans are sold to one of those institutions, and they will not buy a condo loan from a lender if the following is true:

 The condo development hasn’t been completed

 Less than half of the units are owner-occupied (for investors)

The condo association you’re looking at may not have any of those problems, but if it has not completed the proper paperwork, it will still not make the list of “warrantable” condos.

money to buy a replacement home, that definitely doesn’t work.

Follow-up on Last Week’s Column

 An individual or company owns more than 10% of the units within the building (including the developer)

 More than 25% of units are delinquent on HOA fees

 If the homeowner’s association is still controlled by the developer

 Commercial space is 35% or more of the building’s total square footage

 There are pending lawsuits against the condo owner’s association

 The deductible for hail damage is greater than 5%

 If there’s central heating, the master policy doesn’t cover the boiler.

Just last Friday one of our broker associates, Kathy Jonke, closed for a condo buyer who had to terminate her first purchase contract because it was discovered just before closing that the hail deductible was 10%. On the condo which closed last Friday, the lender thought the master insurance policy did not cover the boiler, but our inhouse lender, Wendy Renee, got the right person on the phone and was able to verify that the boiler was covered, and the closing took place on time. Such is the life of a strong buyer’s agent and a strong loan officer!

I’m not saying that you can’t get a loan for an unwarrantable condo. It’s just that you can’t get a conventional loan which the lender plans to sell to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. That’s true of all the big banks and big lenders, but small banks and credit unions are often “portfolio lenders,” meaning that they keep their loans in-house instead of selling them. Another option (rarely used) is for the seller to “carry” the loan, which can work for some but not all sellers. If the seller needs the

Another option is to get the mortgage from FHA, which has a Single-Unit Approval (SUA) option whereby they evaluate the loan on a case-by-case basis. FHA loans, however, require an upfront and ongoing purchase mortgage insurance (PMI) premium. Kathy’s buyer was given that option on her first condo purchase where the hail deductible was 10%, but she chose to terminate the contract rather than assume that added expense.

In any condo purchase, the lender will ask the condo association to complete a questionnaire and base its approval on the response. For example, in addition to the criteria mentioned above, the lender will want to know the association’s budget and its reserves.

Loans on non-warrantable condos can also require a larger down payment and carry a higher interest rate to compensate for the added risk. Recent increases in master insurance policy deductibles alone has made a higher percentage of condos non-warrantable, and loans on unwarrantable condos are estimated to equal over 22% of the market now.

If you are considering writing an offer on a condo, make sure your agent and loan officer submit the condo questionnaire immediately and ask questions about warrantability before spending money on inspection and appraisal.

62% of Americans Think a 20% Down Payment Is Required, But It’s the #1 Myth

NerdWallet.com is a trusted resource for consumer information, and, according to its 2025 Home Buyer Report, 62% of Americans believe that a 20% down payment is required to purchase a home. That’s the number one myth that is holding back Americans from pursuing the American dream of home ownership.

In fact, there are many programs, especially for first-time home buyers, which require zero down payment. Here in Colorado, the Colorado Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has a website www.WhyWaitBuyToday.com, which describes their programs for both first-time and repeat buyers with 4% down payment assistance (DPA) up to $25,000.

To qualify for DPA, you have to have a credit score of 620 or higher. The deferred DPA takes the form of a second loan with a 30-year term and a zero percent interest rate. It accrues no interest, has no monthly payments, but is due and payable upon sale, refinance or payoff of your first mortgage. Some DPA is provided as a gift and does not have to be repaid.

Since, according to NerdWallet’s report, 33% of non-homeowners say that not having enough money for a down payment is holding them back from buying a home at this time, “this misconception could be stopping them unnecessarily.”

FHA is famous for requiring only a 3.5% down payment, but conventional loans are

available with as little as 3% down payment. Veterans with a “certificate of eligibility” can get a loan with zero percent down payment for a primary residence.

USDA loans with zero percent down are also available for rural properties.

Larger down payments are always better, and can avoid the added expense of purchase mortgage insurance (PMI), but once your equity reaches a certain level, conventional mort-

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One of the articles, “Buyers Need and Deserve Professional Representation, But Here’s Why They Shouldn’t Have to Pay for It,” produced some feedback from readers. One said the percentages I quoted were wrong, and I’m embarrassed to admit that’s true. (Did I really go to MIT?) The numbers, however, were correct as was the logic of my argument, which is supported by the fact that virtually all closings taking place are ones in which the seller is still compensating the agent representing the buyer.

I confirmed that fact with one of the region’s biggest title companies. What that tells us is that sellers want one thing above all else — to sell their property. They have come to realize that they can try to avoid offering any compensation to the agent representing a buyer, but if they’re the only seller taking that stand, buyers will gravitate to other listings. Also, the standard contract to buy and sell real estate has a section in which it is stated what the seller will pay, so sellers are given the opportunity to accept that amount or call the buyer’s bluff and hope they come to terms. Closing data available to title companies suggests that sellers don’t win that argument often or at all.

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FOOD FORESTS

“Land ll sites are great places for fruit trees because if there is an uptake of any toxic materials, it stays within the woody parts of the plant and doesn’t get to the fruit so they’re great for remediation,” Barouxis said.

is year is also the rst DUG has an application for community members to submit proposals for food forest sites. at application will be open from June through August, and Barouxis said DUG currently has the management capacity to open four to six new sites a year. Ideal-

ly, these sites will be turned over to “tree keepers” who will steward the neighborhood forests.

Tree keepers can apply for DUG’s food forest training, a program that accepts applications on a rolling basis throughout the year. Training will include basic stewardship such as pest and weed control, watering and pruning. ese dedicated volunteers will also have access to ongoing educational workshops and resources such as DUG’s all-encompassing food forest guidebook. No prior experience is required and community members can also volunteer their time working at these sites without being a trained tree keeper.

e garden stewards are also encour-

aged to grow what might work best for their unique neighborhood needs, such as corn and squash or even owers, but DUG requires noti cation if they will be planting trees.

Barouxis explained most trees are not native to Denver and so trees are selected for their ability to thrive in an urban environment, speci cally those that are disease-tolerant and do well in an arid climate.

“We have experimented a little bit with di erent trees,” Barouxis said. “In 2023 we tried a hybrid persimmon, which is a fusion between a native and an Asian persimmon, and last year we planted some pawpaws.”

Food forests are an ancient form of

land stewardship, around for much longer than Denver was a city. Interest in these community-centric food access projects has popped up in other metro areas such as the Beacon Food Forest in Seattle and the Festival Beach Food Forest in Austin, Texas. DUG is also connected to Giving Grove, a network of community orchards across the country.

“ e unique thing about our program is we’re speci cally doing food forests, which include more diverse plantings rather than an orchard where it’s just fruit trees,” Barouxis said. “Many of these sites are stand-alone, whereas we’re expanding these all over the city. Our vision is to have one in every neighborhood.”

Creighton Hofeditz with Denver Urban Gardens shows volunteers how to plant root trees.

Flowers bloom at one of the many community gardens run by DUG across Denver. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DUG

DU professor makes strides in technology, cancer research

Dali Sun develops more accessible technologies for studies, treatment

It’s no secret that cancer is a di cult disease to research and treat.  e notorious illness is almost undetectable in its earliest stages, and while there are e ective treatments, they are expensive and harmful to regular cells in the body. Cancer research has also hit multiple roadblocks due to a lack of accessible devices that can detect cancer cells.

Enter Professor Dali Sun of the University of Denver’s Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science. e researcher has used his multifaceted academic background to develop more accessible technologies for researching and treating cancer.

“Many scientists only focus on one eld,” Sun said, “but a lot of my research has bene ted from incorporating other elds of study. I’m always bringing in students from other elds to help with my research.”  Sun’s background in computer science was especially useful in the development of his new, smaller spectrometer that can detect cancer cells, chemicals and microplastics in concentrated samples.  e device will be much cheaper and more accessible than the CD spectrometer, the only other device that can successfully detect cancer cells.

“ is is called an Elliptical Dichroism (ED) machine. We invented Elliptical Di-

chroism,” Sun explained. “While Circular Dichroism (CD) is the standard practice for molecular research, ED is actually the simpli ed version of CD.”

Dichroism is a practice that shades different molecules in di erent colors based on the molecules’ behaviors. Spectrometers are able to use dichroism by exposing molecules to light before analyzing their behavior over time.

While the lens used in CD spectrometers is perfectly circular, the elliptical — or oval-shaped — lens in Sun’s device is asymmetrical, which makes it easier for the spectrometer’s algorithm to analyze the molecules’ behavior and color them accordingly without the assistance of the CD’s more complicated operating system.

Sun’s rst ED spectrometer is smaller than a shoebox — at least three times smaller than the CD spectrometer — but he is currently developing an even smaller, cheaper model to be sold to labs, schools and hospitals in the hopes that the device’s visual representation of di erent molecules could increase the public’s understanding of molecular science.

“We are focusing on cancer detection and treatment, but the spectrometer itself could be a bene t to all labs,” Sun said. “Even at an elementary level, it could increase kids’ interests in the science and stem elds, which would bene t the (scienti c) community.”

Sun’s team plans to complete the smaller version of the ED spectrometer within a year before sending it to testers.

Sun has also done extensive research on creating a much cheaper, side e ect-free cancer killer.

“We have found that a natural molecule has the ability to kill the tumor cells with-

out introducing side e ects,” Sun said. “Most cancer treatments, chemotherapy, for example, introduce more side e ects than the therapeutic impact. ey’re not only killing the tumor cells but they also harm a lot of normal cells.”

e molecule, a speci c type of amino acid, could be mixed into water and drunk by cancer patients without causing any additional harm to normal cells.

However, Sun’s side e ect-free treatment still needs to undergo extensive research and clinical trials before being ready for distribution, something that will be dicult without pharmaceutical funding.

“It’s low-cost, so it’s not pro table for the pharmaceutical industry to produce this,” Sun said. “And since we’re using natural molecules, it’s not actually patentable, and the companies can’t put protections on it.”

As a result, the lab is turning to crowdfunding through DU to gain nancial support for their vital research. You can help support Sun’s research on a side e ect-free cancer killer by donating at this link and listing your giving priority as “Side-e ect Free Cancer Treatment.”

Cancer is still a deadly and mysterious disease, but if researchers like Sun can keep making promising progress on detection and treatment, it could become a more manageable illness in the years to come.

“Cancer is still a really severe clinical situation, and most new therapies are still in the developing phase. Our work could shorten that development,” Sun said. “I don’t think this research is in the interest of the pharmaceutical industry, but it is in the interest of cancer patients.”

Associate professor Dali Sun, arriving at the University of Denver as a professor in 2023, has been researching cancer for 10 years.

Disrupting the status quo

As Latin fades in Colorado’s big public high schools, classes thrive in charters

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT

e students in Amy Rosevear’s Latin class at Cherry Creek High School are reading a poem by the Roman poet Catullus, one written during the rst century B.C.E. in which he’s both feeling sorry for himself and admonishing himself over unrequited love.

With Rosevear’s help, the students translate the ancient words, touching on verb tenses and proper pronunciation but also 21st century connections. When she gets to the phrase “Val puella,” she laughs and tells the class, “You could have translated that on your rst week of Latin.”

“Bye girl!” a student quickly chimes in.

e Latin program at Cherry Creek High School, Colorado’s largest high school with more than 3,800 students, is an anomaly in today’s public school landscape. It’s one of about seven Latin programs left in comprehensive district-run high schools across the state, down from about 17 two decades ago. For Latin educators, the decline is worrisome, representing the loss of lessons that help students understand the classical language and history that still echo in their lives.

Latin o erings will soon dwindle further as two other high schools in the Cherry Creek district — Smoky Hill and Eaglecrest — jettison Latin over the next couple years. Fairview High in the Boulder Valley district still offers higher level Latin classes, but this year for the rst time doesn’t o er an introductory class. A district spokesman said the school may o er Latin 1 next year if there’s enough student interest. In a bright spot, Doherty High School in the Colorado Springs 11 district will launch a Latin program next school year.

Even as Latin o erings decline in some public schools, the classes are thriving in many charter schools, which are publicly funded and privately run. Some charters, including several that feature a classical education model, o er Latin in elementary through high school.

While Latin educators and advocates are pleased to see robust Latin programs in charter schools, they also want to keep the classes alive in traditional public schools, which serve about 85% of Colorado’s public school students. e Colorado Classics Association recently made a promotional video called “You belong in Latin,” to get the word out.

Pierre Habel, a spokesperson for the association, said the idea is to educate school leaders and parents “who have lost contact

with Latin’s value,” or who experienced an earlier iteration of Latin education that involved chanting verb forms and noun declensions — endings that indicate a word’s function in a sentence. Habel retired in 2021 after teaching Latin at the Je co district’s D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School, which still o ers a full menu of Latin classes.

Rosevear’s elevator pitch for Latin often highlights its interdisciplinary nature: “ is is not only a language, but it’s also culture and history and mythology and art all combined.”

“I try to emphasize how it really does live on in so many places,” she said. “You’re going to understand American government more if you understand Roman government. You’re going to understand philosophy and religious discussions more if you understand the Latin underpinnings of some of those terms they’re using.”

Students say Latin is ‘equalizing’

Talk to the students in Rosevear’s classes, which range from Latin 1 to AP Latin, and you’ll hear all kinds of reasons for enrolling. Some say singing Latin songs in choir class or studying mythology piqued their interest. Others say Latin helps them excel in other classes, prepare for the SATs, or learn terminology that will come in handy for medical or law careers.

Many simply want to understand the building blocks of the language they use every day.

“It just gives you a really good insight into how so many people speak,” said Eden, a ninth grader who worked with three classmates to translate a story about a Roman family eeing from a rentcollector.

Nyx, a junior who hopes to go into psychiatry, said some of her friends think Latin is a “little dorky,” sometimes saying things like, “Oh, it’s a dead language.”

But she doesn’t care. To her, it’s unique and helps her see where words come from, including vocabulary from her language arts class.

riety of students,” she said.

Rosevear, who started taking Latin in eighth grade in her Fargo, North Dakota junior high school, said another impediment to broader Latin adoption is that the state doesn’t require any world language courses for high school graduation. And while Cherry Creek High School o ers six languages — Latin, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and American Sign Language — the Cherry Creek district, like many in Colorado, also doesn’t require any world language to graduate.

Emphasizing a spoken language

Tim Smith started a recent Latin class at Loveland Classical School with a story about Saint Columba saving his friend from Scotland’s famed Loch Ness monster more than a thousand years ago.

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“I nd myself blowing through them because I can just dissect them and know the root words and stu from Latin class.” she said. “Like the word amnesty and amnesia, they come from the same root,” which is to forget.

Before class started on a recent day, Noah, a 10th grader, compared favorite Latin words with his classmate Finn, a senior. Noah chose “placenta,” which means cake, and Finn chose “invictus,” which means unconquered and is the name of a famous British poem about fortitude in the face of hardship.

Noah, who’s vice president of the school’s Latin club, said he appreciates Latin because everybody starts on the same footing.

“It’s equalizing,” he said. “No one’s coming in like, ‘I already know Latin.’”

Latin o erings decline over 20 years

Two decades ago, more than a dozen traditional public high schools in the state o ered Latin, including ve in Colorado Springs, George Washington High in Denver, Northridge High in Greeley, and Grand Junction High in western Colorado.

Barbara Hill, who used to coordinate Latin programming at the University of Colorado Boulder, said, “When I arrived in the 80s, Latin was thriving and there were [high school] programs all across the state.”

She said there are lots of reasons Latin has been steadily discontinued in some public schools, including the rise of American Sign Language o erings and increasing demand for Spanish, which is attractive to many students because of its prevalence in Colorado and its usefulness in future careers.

Hill said there’s also a misconception among some school leaders that Latin’s an elitist language — a claim that may have been true in some classrooms in the past, but not anymore.

“ e teachers have changed with the times, and they realize that a Latin program depends largely upon their ability to connect with and … teach a wide va-

Soon, Smith and his ninth grade students were discussing which form of “mordere,” the verb “to bite,” they should use to describe Nessie’s attack on the friend. Was it one clean bite to the leg? Or was it taking awhile to chomp through the limb?

As they talked it through, one student murmured, “It’s where we get morsel.”

Smith, who’s one of four Latin teachers at the K-12 charter school’s two campuses, favors a newer approach to Latin education that emphasizes immersion in the spoken language, the same way students might learn Spanish or French.

Smith became a convert about a decade ago when his wife suggested he learn to speak Latin as an everyday language. At rst he told her “ at’s not a thing,” but after researching it, discovered a weeklong Latin immersion experience in West Virginia.

“I was con dent that I could say things like, ‘Caesar led an army across the Alps,’” Smith said. “But to ask, ‘Where’s the bathroom?’ or ‘How old are you?’ ... I had never tried to have any kind of casual conversation before.”

e West Virginia trip jumpstarted his journey to becoming a uent Latin speaker and now he emphasizes speaking in his Latin class as much as reading and writing. Smith also tapes a Latin cooking show on YouTube called Coquamus, or “Let’s Cook.” Recent episodes, lmed with his daughter, who’s a senior at Loveland Classical, feature the pair cutting up a pineapple — “ananas” — and making a chocolate pie — “scriblita socolata.”

Smith said he realized the impact of his immersion approach to Latin when he saw seventh grade boys trash-talking on the basketball court

“Like, a kid makes a basket, and he’ll shout, ‘Quid est nomen mihi?’” said Hill, laughing. “What’s my name? What’s my name?”

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SAFETY CENTER

Since completing the program plan in 2022, the project has secured $35 million in state funding, with an additional round of funding to come this spring.

Construction is set to begin later this year, and the center is projected to open in fall 2027. e new facility will feature sustainable design elements with the goal of achieving LEED Gold certi cation, including rooftop solar panels, parking canopies and an all-electric energy system.

“As a police department, one of our priorities is to really get out and be involved with the community,” Auraria Campus Police Department Chief Jason Mollendor said. “We want people to understand who we are and how we want to keep our community as safe as possible.”

e ACPD regularly hosts outreach events, including Barbecue with a Badge, Cocoa with the Cops, and Campus Safety Night, which o er students opportunities to meet o cers and give feedback on safety concerns.

“We get to know students, and they get to know us,” Mollendor said. “You build that trust now so that when there is a problem, you don’t hesitate to contact the police department.”

e new facility is designed to address the campus’s growing population and safety needs. Originally built for 15,000 people in the 1970s, the Auraria Campus now serves approximately 45,000 students, faculty, and sta . ere is currently one holding cell in the designated police department space that doesn’t have access to a bathroom.

Mollendor said that most interactions ACPD o cers have are with individu-

als from outside the campus rather than students.

“We are in a challenging area, being downtown, a very urban setting,” he said. “I hope when you’re on our campus, you feel incredibly safe, and you might not feel that same way when you cross the street.”

Criminal justice professor Joe Schreiner from the Community College of Denver said the educational bene ts of the new classrooms will be a game-changer for educators.

“Criminal justice is a very dynamic environment, both in terms of practical application as well as academic study,” Schreiner said. “Being able to integrate all of those di erent elds into one area allows students to expand horizontally and vertically, working with MSU, CU, and CCD in a shared space.” e site is to be built on 7th Street and Curtis Street, where the current temporary modular classrooms are located.  “We’re planning a building that is open and inviting, not just for the police but

for the entire campus community,” said Julie Zurakowski, an architect for Anderson Mason Dale Architects.

Zurakowski and Holly Hall, the Auraria Campus lead architect, have been gathering student feedback through “visioning exercises,” including dot-placement activities to gauge preferences for student spaces.

“We’ve been looking for feedback and will continue to do so,” Zurakowski said. “We want to understand what the three institutions on this campus really need.”

Despite the project’s emphasis on community collaboration, concerns about student trust in law enforcement were raised. Atlas responded by reiterating the project’s commitment to ongoing engagement with the campus community. ey intend to hold focus groups with student government and campus clubs.

Mollendor said ACPD strives to uphold a serious commitment to transparency and accessibility. “We want people to meet us where they live,” he said. “We’re not asking people to come to the police department to get cocoa—we’re going on the mall, we’re staying on campus, because we want to make sure people know what we’re doing.”

Students have raised concerns about the building’s distance from the main campus. e project’s location near Colfax was chosen partly due to code restrictions preventing construction in the 500-year oodplain, which covers much of the campus.

“ is is your building, too,” Hall said. “We really want to know how you see it, how you value it, and how you can share your thoughts and ideas.”

As planning continues, project leaders encourage students, faculty, and sta to provide feedback. A link to a form to provide feedback is available in this article at denvernorthstar.com.

Auraria Campus Police Department Chief Jason Mollendor, center, speaks about the planned Auraria Campus safety center, which is expected to be completed by 2027, on Jan. 30 at the Tivoli Student Union. PHOTO BY LONDON LYLE

Thu 3/06

Annie in the Water: New Terrains Brewing Co.

@ 6pm

New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden

The Hails & Never Ending Fall

@ 8pm

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station, Den‐ver

Fri 3/07

René Moffatt Music: Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission Spring Mixer / Art Sale

@ 5pm

Live @ The Rose - Paradise

Theatre

@ 6pm / $25

Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Av‐enue, Golden. information@buf falorose.net

Teague Starbuck @ 7pm

Project Prom Program Fashion Show

@ 4:30pm / $25

RuPaul - House of Hidden Meanings (16+ Event) @ 6pm

Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge

Experiments in Photography: Month of Photography at EDGE

@ 6pm

Edge Gallery, 6501 West Colfax Av‐enue, Lakewood. edgethegallery@ gmail.com, 303-477-7173

The Arvada Tavern, 5707 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada

DJ Don P @ 7pm

Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver

Roma Ransom @ 8pm

Skylark Lounge, 140 S Broadway, Denver

The Bordas Brothers @ 10pm / $14.95 Club Vinyl, Denver

Sat 3/08

Blarney on Belmar @ 11am

439 S Upham St, 439 South Upham Street, Lakewood. info@belmarcol orado.com, 303-742-1520

Hilton Garden Inn Arvada Denver, 5455 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada. hopeconnectioncommunity@ gmail.com, 303-386-6232

SheWolf @ 7pm

Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, Denver

Five8 @ 10pm

Larimer Beer Hall, 2012 Larimer St, Denver

Sun 3/09

Collections @ 4pm

Studio Loft at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 980 14th Street, Denver

Squash @ 5pm

Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Steelo Suave @ 9pm

Larimer Beer Hall, 2012 Larimer St, Denver

Mon 3/10

Pom Pom Squad - The Mirror Ball Tour @ 7pm / $20 Marquis, Denver

Tue 3/11

Tenia Nelson @ 6:30pm

Monolith Brewing, 1290 S Broadway, Denver

Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, Denver

One Night of Queen @ 7:30pm Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver

Neriah @ 8pm

Marquis Theater - Denver, 2009 Larimer Street, Denver

Wed 3/12

Trevor Toms @ 3pm

The Hampton Social - Denver, 2501 16th St, Denver

The Dangerous Summer @ 6:30pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Haiden Henderson @ 7pm

Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Av, Denver

Ashley Mehta: The Rabbit Hole @ 7pm

Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Av, Denver

Vanessa Collier @ 7pm

Dazzle Denver, 1080 14th Street, Denver

The Dead & Down @ 7:30pm

Skylark Lounge, 140 S Broadway, Denver

Elektric Animals @ 8pm

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AVOICES

Colorado Dragon Boast Festival marks milestone

Author’s note: I had the pleasure of working alongside Sonya Ellingboe for many years. Her love of the arts was palpable and it was always inspirational to talk with her about the work that moved her. Since her death on Feb. 22 I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of art and the impact it can have on everyday life. I hope her legacy is that we all appreciate the beauty of creativity and support it however we can.

Sonya will be very much missed by all who were lucky enough to know her. - Clarke Reader

decade in existence is no small thing for any event, so Colorado Dragon Boat and Denver Film are going all out to celebrate a decade of the annual Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival

“It’s incredible to think that for the past decade, we’ve been bringing Colorado the only all-Asian and Asian American lm festival. We are beyond honored to hold this title and remain committed to continuing this vital work,” wrote Sara Moore, executive director of Colorado Dragon Boat, in an email interview. “It has been an intense labor of love, especially with limited sta ng and resources. But thanks to the dedication of our team and the support of our community, we’ve made it happen.”

is year’s festival runs from Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16 at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver.

In addition to the top-notch local and international lms that center on uplifting the art and culture of the AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Paci c Islander) communities, the festival brings a wonderful array of extra-curricular activities. is includes receptions, a culinary experience, community con-

When we face struggles, it is easy to fall into a mindset of simple survival. at focus can become all-encompassing and often will prevent us from nding the road to thriving. In those moments, the expanse between “survive” and “thrive” can seem insurmountable.

Four years ago, I was given an opportunity to learn that the chasm between “survive” and “thrive” is only as wide as our mindset. Many of you who have been following Words of Encouragement from the beginning know that my work as a writer started when I was supporting a friend, Shane, who was battling stage-4 colon cancer.

In January 2021, Shane had taken a leave of absence from work to focus on trying to get better. I went to visit him during that leave, and as we sat and talked, he told me that the chemotherapy he was taking was making him so ill that he had decided to focus on the quality of his life, not the quantity.

He explained to me that he was stopping chemotherapy and that the remainder of his life span would be measured in weeks. As he told me of this decision, I began to tear up, and as the rst tear fell onto my cheek, he waved his hand in the way that only he could and said, “We are not going to do that; we are going to celebrate.”

With a lifespan remaining that could be counted in hours and pain grow-

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versations, Q&A panels and an Asian marketplace.

We visited with Moore and talked about the festival, what to expect and more.

Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about this year’s theme? is year’s theme, “Honoring Our Past to Guide Our Future,” holds deep signicance for me, and I hope it resonates powerfully with everyone. One of the things I love most about our themes is that they are broad enough to invite interpretation and spark meaningful conversations. is year, the theme feels especially timely as we witness history repeating itself in ways we cannot ignore. e only way to truly move forward is to honor and share the stories of our past and to learn from them.

Tell me about this year’s lms?

I can’t contain my excitement about this incredible lineup of lms. If you asked me to pick a favorite, I honestly couldn’t, be-

cause they’re all my favorites. Beyond our incredible Film + Receptions and local showcases, we’ve curated a lineup that perfectly embodies this year’s theme.

What do you wish more people knew about the festival?

I wish more people knew that we are a small nonpro t with just two full-time sta members. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we re ect on the passion and dedication that brought us here. To continue hosting this one-of-a-kind festival, we need our community’s support. By uplifting and sustaining nonpro ts like ours, we can preserve and expand these vital cultural spaces for generations to come.

What do you hope people come away from attending with?

I hope everyone leaves this festival feeling the profound connection and love that lm, art and community can cultivate. Now more than ever, we need empathy and togetherness. As Coloradans, we are fortunate to be part of a community that not only embraces diversity but also fosters compassion and curiosity. Our state has long been a place where art and culture thrive, and it is this collective

The chasm between striving and thriving

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

spirit that continues to uplift and unite us. See the full schedule and purchase tickets at www.dever lm.org.

Belmar Gets Its Blarney on for St. Patrick’s Day

It’s never too early to start in on the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, and Lakewood’s Belmar district is getting things going with Blarney on Belmar, a free family-friendly festival held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 8. e event will be held at Belmar Plaza, 439 S. Upham St.

Presented by e Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District and Bridge33 Capital, Blarney on Belmar will feature Irish music from e Elders, a much-loved Kansas City Celtic rock band, e MileHighlanders Pipe Band and Denver’s All-Star Irish Session Players. e Reed School of Irish Dance will also be on hand to demonstrate traditional dancing.

Attendees can also shop and dine on some delicious food. Get all the details at https://alamedaconnects.org/2025-blarney-on-belmar-schedule/.

ing in his body daily, Shane made a very conscious decision. He was not going to simply survive each remaining day; he was going to thrive.

Over the next few weeks, he went to watch movies in theaters that had been rented out exclusively for his extended family, had dinners xed by chefs who came to his house and attended a parade in his honor. He had the opportunity to talk with friends, spend precious hours with his wife and daughters, and even play in a poker tournament at his house.

It was inspiring to watch and learn from Shane during that time. e experience left me with the con dence to know that thriving is a conscious decision. It is both scary and empowering to recognize this reality.

When we understand that our mindset is the catalyst to thriving, then we are not able to hide behind our struggle, satis ed with the idea that we made it through another day. Don’t misunderstand me. Your struggle, my struggle, they are not easy things to navigate, but they are not insurmountable. e only thing that can keep us from thriving is our-

selves. Shane demonstrated this in the most di cult situation possible, facing his own mortality.

When we take the time to truly look at the world around us, we will see we have front-row seats to watch insightful, heroic, and authentically brilliant moments in the human experience unfold before us.

Shane’s unwavering commitment to thriving is an example of this and gives me an invaluable reset button for when I nd myself stuck in survival mode. It is my sincere hope that you, too, can learn from this incredible model.

You have got this.

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

Realigning priorities to achieve our dreams

IWINNING

f you’ve ever driven your car through a winter lled with bumpy roads, dodging potholes (or hitting them head-on), you know that your car may end up out of alignment sooner or later. You don’t even have to be a mechanic to realize something is o . Take your hands o the steering wheel for just a few seconds, and you’ll feel it, your car veers to the left or right, some only slightly, others quite aggressively, depending on how far out of alignment things have become. e same holds true for our personal dreams and profession-

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

Many of us started 2025 with new resolutions, clear objectives, and fresh energy to chase after what we wanted most. But the road hasn’t been perfectly smooth. We’ve hit some rough patches. Unexpected challenges, distractions, and competing priorities have thrown us o course. And if we don’t take the time to check in and realign, we can nd ourselves drifting further and further away from where we intended to go. Just like our car, if we ignore the misalignment for too long, it starts to wear things down. e tires on our vehicle begin to bald unevenly, making it harder to steer and control. Our progress toward our goals can wear down, too. e frustration builds, and before we know it, we feel stuck, spinning our wheels without getting anywhere.

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Clarke Reader talked

Failed AI wildfire bill still sparks a crucial conversation

The 20 largest wild res in Colorado’s history all happened in the 2000s – nine of them between 2018 and 2020. Changing weather conditions such as ongoing drought expose the state to a much greater risk of a small spark becoming a devastating ame. Just a few years ago, high winds fanned two small res into the Marshall re, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County. Similar conditions across the nation have made recordsetting res increasingly normal, creating escalating threats to communities, ecosystems and economies. Faced with a tougher – and more ammable – environment than ever before, the re service must evolve alongside the threats it’s tasked with extinguishing.

Earlier this year, Colorado introduced Senate Bill 25-022, a forward-thinking bill that aimed to devote resources to developing AI tools for ghting res. It was a smart, proactive approach that recog-

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nized the potential of harnessing technology to do tasks such as analyze vegetation, predict an area’s wild re ignition potential and forecast the potential spread of an ongoing wild re. e bill was based on a recognition that traditional methods are no longer su cient in an era of climate-driven wild res.

While SB25-022, unfortunately, failed to pass, its introduction alone signals an important shift in how we approach reghting – from reactive responses with old equipment to proactive, data-driven strategies coupled with advanced tools. Traditional equipment and methodologies weren’t designed to handle the scale and intensity of today’s wild res.

Integrating time-honored practices with cutting-edge technology can alleviate the immense pressure re ghters face on the front lines by freeing them to focus on the areas and tasks that need them most.

Find the Beauty in Everyday Life at SeeSaw Englewood’s SeeSaw Art Gallery, 5 W. Radcli Ave., is kicking o 2025 with its rst exhibition of the year, “Visible/Invisible,” a group photography exhibition co-curated with artist Christine Nguyen. e show opens on Saturday, March 8 and runs through Monday, April 28.

According to provided information, the exhibition “invites viewers to explore the nuanced interplay between perception and reality.” e works on display challenge the viewer and encourage them to look at the world through di erent perspectives. For more information, visit www.seesawgallery.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Soccer Mommy at the Ogden Theatre

Sophie Allison (who records under the name Soccer Mommy) has perfected a blend of 90s grunge and indie rock with an appreciation of generational pop gures like Taylor Swift. Over the course of four albums, she’s brought listeners into her world for a moving look at her experiences and challenges. Last year’s “Evergreen,” may well be her best yet, a devastating record that cuts deeper than ever before.

In support of “Evergreen,” Soccer Mommy is coming to the Ogden eatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 10. She’ll be joined by alternative singer/songwriter Hana Vu for an evening of indie rock sure to knock your socks o . Get tickets at www.axs.com.

Clarke Reader is an arts and culture columnist. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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So, what do we do?

Future legislation around modernizing the re service can be the key to helping encourage the re service to adopt valuable new technologies. Fire ghters are often slow to embrace change, preferring the security and legacy of adhering to the tradition that de nes the re service for many. Linking the e ort to modernize the re industry with nancial incentives can o er re ghters a compelling reason to reconsider familiar practices and tools. Fostering a culture of growth within the re service is essential for both adapting to modern wild re challenges and attracting the next generation of reghters. Moving away from the rigid, old-school rehouse mentality creates an environment where younger reghters and fresh ideas can strengthen an industry that needs them more than ever. is shift is particularly important for recruiting Gen Zers, who overwhelmingly report that technological sophistication impacts their willingness to work

Step One: Refocus on Your North Star e rst step in any realignment is to get clear on where we are headed. Has our goal changed, or have we simply pushed it aside in the face of di culty?

Sometimes, life throws us detours that require us to adjust our course, but that doesn’t mean we have to abandon our destination altogether.

One of the most dangerous things we can do is convince ourselves that we are too far o track to get back on. But that’s just not true. We are the only person who can truly stop us from achieving our goals.

Legendary motivational speaker Zig Ziglar often said, “Sometimes we need a check-up from the neck up to get rid of our stinkin’ thinkin’.” In other words, our mindset matters. If we’ve allowed doubt, discouragement, or distraction to take control, we must step back and reset.

Step Two: Reassess and Realign

Once we’ve refocused, the next step is to take intentional action to realign our daily habits with our bigger goals. Just as a mechanic makes the necessary adjustments to our car’s wheels, we must adjust how we spend our time, energy, and focus.

Ask yourself: Are my daily actions bringing me closer to my goal or pulling me further away? What small habits or disciplines do I need to re-instill? Am I sur-

at an organization. Embracing e ective change not only strengthens re ghting capabilities, it strengthens the pipeline of young professionals ready to tackle the next wild re. Colorado’s attempt to integrate AI into wild re management may have stalled, but the idea behind it cannot be ignored. Investing in technology and advancing re ghting strategies allows the industry to better protect communities and natural resources from the devastating impacts of wild res. Policymakers nationwide must take note and consider adopting new measures to safeguard both people and the environment. Wildres aren’t waiting for us to catch up –saving lives and property demands we get ahead of them.

Jason Cerrano is a 20-year veteran of re departments across the nation and the inventor of SAM, an automated water ow technology under the IDEX brand.

rounding myself with the right people who support and challenge me?

Just as a car alignment isn’t a one-time event but something that needs regular maintenance, realigning our priorities is an ongoing process. We have to check in periodically to ensure we’re staying on course.

Step Three: Give Yourself Grace and Keep Moving

If you’ve ever put o xing your car’s alignment, you know that the longer you wait, the worse it gets. But here’s the good news: no matter how far o track you’ve gone, you can always make the necessary adjustments to get back to where you need to be. Every single one of us has had a dream or goal that we’ve put on hold. Life happens. Other things take priority. But that doesn’t mean we can’t recalibrate and start again.

Like a realignment restores control over our car, realigning our priorities restores control over our path. It puts us back in the driver’s seat of our success.

So, if you’ve found yourself drifting, don’t panic. You’re not alone. Take a deep breath, make the adjustments, and get back on the road toward the future you’ve envisioned. e journey is still yours to take. As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com. When we can get realigned where it matters most, it really will be a better-than-good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Denver artist omas “Detour” Evans has planted his artistic footprint all over the Denver metro area, including the Arvada Center. His work creating the mural at the Center’s main gallery for all visitors to see and then displaying the nished product drew rave reviews from the Center’s visitors, said Collin Parson, Director of Galleries and Curator.

“Our visitors loved it,” Parson said via email. “It was an interactive piece that took the art of murals to the next level. Detour is an innovative artist who a few years ago was considered a ‘muralist’ but not as ‘an artist’ who happens to also make murals.”

“I’m proud of him and think he represents the quality and creativity of Colorado arts,” Parson said.

Evans could not be reached for comment.

Described as a painter, muralist and installation artist, Evans served as a Creative in Residence at the Denver Art Museum in the fall of 2017, exploring work that encourages a mixture of traditional art and interactive paintings. He has gained state and national fame for his mural and print creations that celebrate African American history as well as musical, civil rights and sports icons.

What may be Evans’ most acclaimed piece was recently unveiled before international travelers that streamed though Denver International Airport. e airport introduced Evans’ sculpture “It’s Not What You Take, It’s What You Bring Back” in its permanent public art collection in January in the Concourse B expansion area.

“DEN’s participation in the City’s 1% for Public Art program is a point of pride for the airport. Many of the works in our permanent collection loom large in the memories and imaginations of our millions of annual visitors. omas Evans’ work, “It’s Not What You Take, It’s What You Bring Back,” will soon become an iconic xture of the world’s sixth busiest airport, welcoming or bidding farewell to our passengers,” airport CEO Phil Washington said in a news release. “I am so pleased to welcome Evans’ unique and vibrant sculpture to DEN.”

“It’s Not What You Take, It’s What You Bring Back” was inspired by the idea that life is always in perpetual motion and it’s our luggage that carries the items we hold dear. It was selected by a panel of community representatives, arts and culture professionals, and civic leaders in 2022, the news release states.

“I was super ecstatic to be selected to be a part of the process of adding art to such a vibrant place where millions of travelers pass through during their journey in life,” Detour said in the news release.  e artwork, located on Concourse B East near gate B60, is 26 feet long by 12 feet wide by 8 feet high and suspended from the concourse ceiling. To help build the sculpture, Evans put a call out to the public for personal luggage that had a story behind it. at resulted in 183 donated bags that were incorporated into the nal design, including pieces from Cleo Parker Robinson, Ed Dwight, a ight attendant of 33 years, three DIA employees, as well as from folks with Denver’s ve professional sports teams.

Evans said on his webpage that the exhibit showcases the frenzied nature of modern life. “ e goal is to symbolize the 24/7 nature of both the airport and the journey of life, as well as memorialize the stories and experiences you gain when you travel,” Evans said.

Evans said that his fabricators, Demiurge, built a steel armature in six di erent sections that will serve as the backbone of the sculpture. Each piece of luggage will have its own plate extension that will be

RIGHT: Thomas “Detour” Evans works on a mural for the 2021 Black Love Mural Festival at Civic Center Park. PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

LEFT: Thomas “Detour” Evans’ work was featured at the “In Sight On Site: Murals” exhibit at the Arvada Center. COURTESY OF WES MAGYAR

“I was super ecstatic to be selected to be part of the process”

ans wrote on his webpage. .

e mural got statewide and national attention and was featured in e New York Times, the Athletic, the NBA’s social media accounts and several other media outlets, Evans said.

welded onto the armature.

For more information about the backstories of the donated bags and their donors, go to the airport’s arts page which opened for views this month. A time-lapse video of the installation can be found there as well.

e news release points out that the City’s 1% for Public Art Ordinance directs that 1% of any capital improvement project over $1 million undertaken by the city be set aside for the inclusion of art. At DIA, funds are set aside and then site-speci c large-scale public art opportunities across the campus are identi ed. For this speci c project, funding was designated by the Gate Expansion Program’s construction budget. No taxpayer dollars are used for any artwork at DIA.

Evans also explores ethnic identities through his African art display “ ey Still Live,” which mixes photography, DNA mapping and African objects, according to the Hu ngton Post. His prints celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., the music icon Prince and soccer legend Pele.

Evans also honored the 2023 NBA champion Denver Nuggets with a mural planted on the side of the building at 1919 E. Colfax Ave. Evans said he only created the mural to replace another that was in disrepair. However, “this mural evolved to be a beacon for the community because of the awesome year that the Denver Nuggets had,” Ev-

Evans drew plenty of local acclaim for his work at the Arvada Center. Evans used sound and interaction to draw patrons into his brightly colored creation at the Arvada Center’s main gallery, said the Arvada Center’s Parson.

Evans was part of a temporary exhibition titled “In Sight On Site: Murals,” Parson said. Working on the site at the Arvada Center as artist schedules allowed, visitors were able to see murals develop over a weekend, a week or even a month, he said. Evans contributed to a temporary exhibit at the Center so it was only displayed for a few months.

“Detour and artists like him use exhibitions like this to test ideas and concepts that otherwise might just be experiments in their studios,” Parson said.

He said that he donated a bag to the DIA exhibit, at Evans’ request. Parson said he was caught o guard by the request but suddenly remembered that his four-year-old daughter, Cora, had left her Kitty Cat purse in the back seat of Parson’s car.

“I knew she’d be momentarily upset, but I also believed she’d understand its signi cance when she was older,” he said.

“So I took the risk,” Parson said. “So far, it’s paid o . She’s forgotten all about the purse, and I can’t wait to take her to see her small but meaningful mark in Denver’s art history.”

Thomas “Detour” Evans

LEFT: Artist Thomas “Detour” Evans poses with his creation at Concourse B at DIA.

RIGHT: Another view of artist Thomas “Detour” Evans sculpture

CROWSSUPDRO

1. LITERATURE: Who lives at 4 Privet Drive?

2. TELEVISION: Which 1980s sitcom featured the Keaton family?

3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the rst American-born president?

4. COMICS: What is Deadpool’s profession?

5. AD SLOGANS: Which makeup company’s slogan is “Maybe she’s born with it”?

6. HISTORY: Which battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

7. INVENTIONS: e 1904 World’s Fair introduced which u y confection?

8. MOVIES: In which year were the rst Oscars awarded?

9. MEASUREMENTS: What does 1 gallon of water weigh?

10. GEOGRAPHY: What are the colors of the Italian ag?

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Answers

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SECOND NOTICE TO MORTGAGEES IN THE JASMINE CONDOMINIUMS COMMUNITY

Second Notice is hereby given to all mortgagees within the Jasmine Condominiums community in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, that the Jasmine Association is seeking mortgagee approval of a proposed Amendment to the Condominium Declaration for Jasmine (the “ Proposed Amendment ”). The Proposed Amendment can be obtained at the following address: Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang St., Ste. 100, Lakewood, CO 80228. Failure of any mortgagee to deliver a negative response to the Jasmine Association, Inc., c/o Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang St., Ste. 100, Lakewood, CO 80228, within 60 days shall be deemed consent on behalf of the mortgagee.

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First Publication: March 6, 2025

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The GES Coalition will submit an application to the Colorado Division of Housing (DOH) on March 3, 2025. The purpose of this application is to request $308,000 to develop 4 affordable homes for purchase at 4151-4159 Fillmore St. in the Swansea neighborhood. The request of funding from DOH is to benefit persons with low and moderate incomes by increasing the availability of affordable housing in Globeville, Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods.

All interested persons are encouraged to contact the applicant for further information. Written comments should be sent to 4700 Claude Ct., Denver, CO 80216 or info@ges-coalition.org and will be forwarded to DOH for consideration during the application process.

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Legal Notice No. DHD 3482

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 6, 2025

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS ON FOX PARK LOCATED AT 4400 NORTH FOX STREET, DENVER, COLORADO

Vita Fox North LP and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to impose binding environmental use restrictions (EURs) on Fox Park located at 4400 North Fox Street, Denver, Colorado. The EURs define that no excavation, drilling, grading, tilling or any other soil-disturbing activity is permitted on the Property unless conducted in accordance with the CDPHE-approved Materials Management Plan and any amendments. Pursuant to § 25-15-318.5, C.R.S., once the EURs have been finalized, they are binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons possessing an interest in the land. CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft EURs. Copies of the proposed EURs and a legal description of the affected property are available by contacting Mr. Fonda Apostolopoulos at (303) 692-3411 or fonda.apostolopoulos@state.co.us. All comments must be submitted to fonda. apostolopoulos@state.co.us by April 7, 2025.

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First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR PUBLICATION

Required pursuant to §10-3-109(1), C.R.S FOR YEAR 2024

FAILURE TO FILE THIS FORM BY JUNE 30TH MAY RESULT IN PENALTIES

PURSUANT TO §10-3-109(3), C.R.S.:

If any annual report or statement from any entity regulated by the Division of Insurance is not filed by the date specified by law or by rules and regulations of the commissioner, the commissioner may

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at the City and County of Denver this first day of Julyu 2025.

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First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 27, 2025

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Estate of Jimmie Richard Knutson, aka Jimmie Knutson, aka Jimmie R. Knutson, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR031449

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristina Strausser Personal Representative 14822 E. Kansas Pl.

Aurora, CO 80012

Legal Notice No. DHD 3469

First Publication: February 20, 2025

Last Publication: March 6, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jerald B. Miller, Deceased Case Number, 2024 PR 31461

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before: June 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mario Mejia, Personal Representative c/o Whitcomb Selinsky, PC 300 Union Blvd., Ste. 200 Lakewood, CO 80228

Legal Notice No. DHD 3466

First Publication: February 20, 2025

Last Publication: March 6, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of DONALD STUART MACPHAIL, a/k/a STUART MACPHAIL, Deceased. Case Number: 2024PR31537

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Virgina MacPhail, Personal Representative

Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 5347 South Valentia Way, Suite No. 335 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. DHD 3487

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Chaz Ryan Murphy; Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30111

All persons having claims against the

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above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver on or before July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bryce Patrick Murphy and Christopher Shaun Deherrera

Co-Personal Representatives

c/o Carl H. Hutchins

1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. DHD 3492

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Alita Davis Pirkopf, Deceased

Case Number: 2025PR30170

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver on or before Monday, July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Meghan Quinlivan

Personal Representative

c/o Alex T. Kirven

1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. DHD 3491

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of John Harold Oliver, also known as Harold Oliver, also known as John H. Oliver, also known as John Oliver, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30041

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 20th, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Lynn Green

Personal Representative

2520 South Downing Street Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. DHD 3465

First Publication: February 20, 2025

Last Publication: March 6, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of CHARLES MATTHEW MCGEE, a/k/a CHARLES M. MCGEE, a/k/a CHARLES MCGEE, Deceased Case Number 2025PR30133

All persons having claims against the

above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before Monday, July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deidre McGee, Personal Representative c/o Megan Jury, Esq., Attorney for Personal Representative Robinson & Henry, P.C. 7555 E. Hampden Ave. Suite 600 Denver, CO 80231

Legal Notice No. DHD 3483

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of MARIAN E. LYONS, also known as MARIAN ELIZABETH LYONS, aka MARIAN LYONS, AND MARIAN ELIZABETH CARPENTER, Deceased

Case Number: 2025 PR 30020

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the PROBATE COURT OF CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, on or before July 3, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.

Carol Rea Smith, Personal Representative 266 Melrose Avenue Encinitas, CA 92024

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First Publication: February 27, 2025

Last Publication: March 13, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Isaac Howard Kaiser, a/k/a Isaac H. Kaiser, a/k/a Isaac Kaiser, a/k/a Ike Kaiser, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30184

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gina Kaiser, Personal Representative c/o Maureen Cook, Esq. Spencer Fane LLP

1700 Lincoln Street, Ste 2000 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. DHD 3494

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Mitchell E. Feldman, a/k/a Mitchell Evan Feldman, a/k/a Mitchell Feldman, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30042

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 6, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan F. Townsend, Personal Representative c/o Long Reimer Winegar LLP 1800 Glenarm Place, Suite 1202 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. DHD 3493

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025

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Estate of GLORIA D. SISNEROS, aka GLORIA DEANNE SISNEROS, aka GLORIA SISNEROS, aka GLORIA D. MARTINEZ, aka GLORIA DEANNE MARTINEZ, aka GLORIA MARTINEZ, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR31535

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deanne Martinez, Personal Representative 2730 Lowell Blvd. Unit C Denver, CO 80211

Legal Notice No. DHD 3486

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Sean Aaron Carnahan, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 31529

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before: June 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kimberly Hunter

Personal Representative c/o Whitcomb Selinsky, PC 300 Union Blvd., Ste. 200 Lakewood, CO 80228

Legal Notice No. DHD 3468

First Publication: February 20, 2025

Last Publication: March 6, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of JAMES WALKER JOHNSON, also known as JAMES W. JOHNSON, Deceased Case Number: 2025 PR 30174

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before July 6, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Darcy J. Montoya, Personal Representative 203 Wright Street, Unit 206 Lakewood, CO 80228

Legal Notice No. DHD 3488

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Sherry Mamasian, also known as Sherry A. Mamasian, Deceased Case No: 2025PR30040

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Edward Christopher Lee Robinson Personal Representative 4395 East 122nd Ave. Thornton, CO 80241

Legal Notice No. DHD 3467

First Publication: February 20, 2025 Last Publication: March 6, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Barabra A. Williams, aka Barbara A. Williams, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30104

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before Monday July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

s/ Rebecca Wallace Beattie

Attorney for Ilona Williams, Personal Representative

6390 Gardenia Street, Suite 150 Arvada, CO 80004

303-384-0046

rebecca@wallacebeattie.com

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First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

‘Red alert’ for soccer as ejections soar in high school sports

BY STEVE SMITH

e number of red cards in boys and girls soccer matches is going up among both players and coaches.

In 2023, game o cials handed out 27 red cards (ejections) to girls players and 236 to boys players, according to Justin Saylor, assistant commissioner for the Colorado High School Activities Association. In 2024, the number increased to 39 for girls players and 242 for boys.

Mike Lovinguth, Arrupe Jesuit High

School’s assistant principal and the chairman of CHSAA’s soccer committee, said that none of those instances seem appropriate for the coaches.

“I’m not sure what the reason is,” Saylor said during a soccer committee meeting in early December. “To see 39 red cards for girls and 242 red cards for boys, we’ve got something we need to look at. It’s worth a discussion about how we’re going to address that. What can we do?

Something has to be done. How can we lower this number?”

CHSAA o cials said of those boys ejections, 30 were for denying an obvious chance to score a goal. Fifty-three were for violent conduct, 97 were the result of two yellow cards, or cautions, and 35 were for foul or abusive language.

Coach ejections are on the increase, too. O cials tossed out ve girls coaches in 2023 and just four this last spring. In 2023, 18 boys coaches were ejected. e number grew to 30 this season.

Of the coaching ejections on boys teams, six of the red cards were for foul language, 12 for two yellow cards, seven were for dissents and three were for taunting.

Saylor couldn’t address ejection rates for sports over which he is not responsible. Frederick High School Athletic Director Ty Gordon said ejection rates increased for the recently concluded football season.

Doherty High School Athletic Director Jon Shub asked for a breakdown of the reasons for the ejections.

“ e numbers on the boys side are one per team throughout a season and lower for the girls. Coaches are 10% for the boys and signi cantly lower for the girls,” he said. “If we can have more disaggregated

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Estate of Alfonso Victor Galluzzo, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30157

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 27, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.

Vito Anthony Galluzzo

Personal Representative

5066 S. Oak Street Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. DHD 3479

First Publication: February 27, 2025

Last Publication: March 13, 2025

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Estate of Donald Dean Winfrey, aka Donald D. Winfrey, aka Donald Winfrey, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30169

All persons having claims against the

data, that might be helpful as well.” e CHSAA o ce keeps a record of the reasons for each ejection.

“It’s useful to look at what the second yellow was for … dissent, violent conduct,” said Ken Hehir, president of the state high school soccer o cials association. “ e key thing to bear in mind is not the absolute number; it’s the increase. e percentages of each type of card is going to be similar. It’s just there’s a lot more of them. Boys games are more intense, but that shouldn’t equate to more coach reds, even if the game is more intense.”

Fossil Ridge High School girls soccer coach Cyrus Salehi said the issue goes back to leadership. He called the number of coaching red cards “appalling.”

“If you have players who are taking ‘last-man’ reds, pulling a player’s jersey to deny, that’s just one aspect,” he said. “Studs up, breaking a player’s leg (it happened to the SaberCats last year, Salehi noted), and then their coach pats them on the back, you have coaches that are unhinged. It’s leadership. Something needs to be done. Why is that tolerated?”

Hehir said the increase in coaching red cards “is the most concerning part.”

“ e referee has more control on the eld. Cards are used for game management, game control,” Hehir said. “ e coach numbers are very concerning.”

Ejection penalties

Coaches who are tossed out of games have to complete national courses for sportsmanship and teaching behavior. ey have to sit out two games for the rst ejection, while players have to sit out one. Coaches also go on probation.

“We did bring in that two-game suspen-

sion a few years back because we were seeing an uptick in coach reds,” Saylor said. We felt that additional punishment may give a coach a second thought about continuing a discussion with an o cial, but it appears not to have worked.”

A coach’s second ejection prompts a meeting with CHSAA o cials. A third ejection results in a restriction. Saylor said he’d not seen a coach placed on restriction in his ve years with CHSAA.

Stephen Dimit, the president of soccer coaches within the Colorado High School Coaches Association, thought any extra educational piece involved the right people.

“I’d be curious how many of these red cards are repeat red cards year after year. How many of these coaches are continuing to coach these teams?” he asked. “ e last few seasons, I haven’t seen a red card.”

Saylor said the same group of o cials work both boys and girls matches.

“ ere are more girls games, yet we have four girls coaches ejected and 30 on the boys,” he said. “I’m struggling to understand why that’s happening. e number of dissent reds is going to be above the girls’. e majority of the girls’ reds will be for play on the eld.”

Salehi suggested more of an accountability piece between the coaches and their athletic directors. Hehir said the shock value of the numbers will have an e ect.

“We can work closely with Justin and CHSAA and the coaches group to set expectations,” he said. “We’re all on the same page. If we can lay out expectations on coach behavior, what’s acceptable and not acceptable, we can set some expectations.”

above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before Monday, July 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda Anderson, Personal Representative 1415 N. 6th St. Canon City, CO 81212

Legal Notice No. DHD 3490

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Donald G. Pomroy, aka Donald Gordon Pomroy, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30032

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristi Radosevich

Attorney to the Personal Representative PO Box 2708 Elizabeth, CO 80107

Legal Notice No. DHD 3473

First Publication: February 27, 2025 Last Publication: March 13, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Mary Helen Hillary, a/k/a Mary H. Hillary, a/k/a Mary Hillary, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030156

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gerald D. Brennan and 3i Law, LLC, Co-Personal Representatives 2000 S. Colorado Blvd Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. DHD 3480

First Publication: February 27, 2025

Last Publication: March 13, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Estate of Michael Karl LaDuke, a/k/a Michael K. LaDuke, a/k/a Michael LaDuke, Deceased, Case Number 2025PR30018

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 23, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jack LaDuke, Personal Representative 1215 Fairmont Ln Manitowoc, WI 54220

Legal Notice No. DHD 3485

First Publication: March 6, 2025

Last Publication: March 20, 2025 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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According to the Colorado High School Activities Association, the number of red card penalties has for high school soccer has increased significantly in recent years. SHUTTERSTOCK