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Interim leader named for RTD Paul Ballard retired last year as chief executive of Texas district

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Carly Taylor smiles as she receives her badge during the Denver Fire Department’s graduation ceremony on Jan. 17.

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‘Something bigger than themselves’

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he Denver Fire Department welcomed its newest members during a graduation ceremony in January, marking the recruits’ successful completion of the fire academy. They bring the Denver Fire Department to 1,042 active members.

The third class of graduates of 2019 totaled 23 people

who range in diversity from a professional boxer and a former tight end for the Denver Broncos, to two female military veterans and a man currently deployed with the military.

Denver firefighters are dedicated and held to high expectations, said Chief of Department Eric Tade in his speech during the graduation. “Our people join the Denver Fire Department to be part of something bigger than themselves.”

Daniel Ennis hugs his mom Stacey Ennis following the Denver Fire Department’s Class 2019-03 graduation ceremony on Jan. 17. Stacey Ennis flew in from Wisconsin to celebrate her son’s accomplishments in fire rescue.

The former head of a Texas transit agency will serve as the new interim general manager and CEO of the Regional Transportation District, RTD’s board of directors announced Jan. 28.

Paul Ballard will replace Dave Genvoa as head of the agency, concluding a monthslong search that included more than 40 applicants.

Ballard’s half-century of service in transportation, leadership and ideas put him ahead of the pack, RTD Chair Angie Rivera-Malpiede said in a news release.

“My board colleagues Ballard and I think that Mr. Ballard will skillfully lead us into RTD’s next era while also ensuring that the agency’s employees remain focused on their service to the public,” Rivera-Malpiede says. “On behalf of every board member, we want to thank the community for its input as part of this process. We look forward to working with him in the months ahead.”

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February 6, 2020

On the streets and on the move Annual count highlights hurdles in climbing out of homelessness

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Going to college but still living on the South Platte River. Surviving on the streets for years after a divorce.

Two brothers, nearly 60 years old, still searching for foliage to stay outdoors undetected.

These are among the stories people experiencing homelessness shared with volunteers for the annual Point in Time survey, an effort to count the number of people sleeping outdoors in metro areas around the country.

Each January, volunteers from churches, human services departments, nonprofits and law enforcement spread out across the Denver metro area, and around the nation, to conduct the one-day survey. Last year, the survey found 5,755 people homeless across the Denver metro area.

Housing prices skyrocketed over the past decade in the Denver area, but the cost of a roof overhead isn’t the only factor that pushes people into homelessness. And many of them grew up in the area where they now survive outside.

“I got laid off and divorced, lost my house,” said Billy Welty, 51, who grew

Billy Welty, 51, sits at Giving Heart homeless-services center in Englewood during an event for the Point in Time survey. Welty grew up in Englewood and has been homeless for 16 years on-and-off.

ELLIS ARNOLD up in Englewood. “I ended up on the streets. I had a motor home for a while and had a truck and camper. I had to sell them just to eat.”

Welty has been homeless for 16 years off-and-on. He came to Giving Heart Englewood, a homeless services center, for a Jan. 28 event where volun-

teers interviewed people for the Point in Time survey. The night before, Welty slept at a bus stop. That day, he’d likely stay on a local greenbelt, he said. Often, he’ll sleep all day and walk around all night to stay warm.

Asked what has kept him homeless for so long, Welty said: “If you really want to know, it’s employment. If you can’t get a job, you can’t get a roof. I had over 100 applications out there in the last few years.”

But getting calls back didn’t matter when his phone stopped working.

Homeless individuals outdoors often must play a game of bouncing from place to place, hoping law enforcement doesn’t uproot them.

“If you go to the Platte (River), Denver cops will run you out. If you’re in Littleton, police will (move you). Englewood sends you to Littleton, Denver sends you to Littleton or Englewood, or vice-versa,” Welty said.

One familiar face on the river is D.J. Morrison, a 41-year-old who has attended Metropolitan State University of Denver for the past few years with the help a student loan and financial aid. He weathered 2 1/2 years on a housing waiting list through Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, and his number finally came up, he said. He’s hoping to be housed soon.

People experiencing homelessness often hang around the Auraria college campus’s Tivoli building and library, a trend that has increased since fall 2018, Morrison said. A free meal service operates at the campus each day, he added.

Near the time that a Denver County judge ruled in December 2019 that Denver’s urban camping ban is unconstitutional based on protections against cruel and unusual punishment, Morrison said more people appeared to move to the Platte.

“I’ve seen tents just pop up out of nowhere on the river, next to the light rail (and) in vacant lots” around that time, Morrison said.

Each January, volunteers from churches, human-services departments, nonprofits and law enforcement join forces in communities across the Denver metro area, and areas around the nation, to conduct the Point in Time survey of their region’s homeless population.

The count includes people who stay overnight in a place not ordinarily used for sleeping, such as a car, park, abandoned building or bus station. The count also includes people who are living in shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by a government or charitable organization.

The results from this year’s survey are months away, but here’s a breakdown of the 2019 numbers: • The PIT survey by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative counted 5,755 homeless people on Jan. 28, 2019, in the sevencounty metro area.

• That’s an uptick from 5,317 people on Jan. 29, 2018, but because of limitations in the one-night survey, trends are difficult to identify.

• The area includes Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams, Douglas, Broomfield and Boulder counties. About 69% stayed in Denver, 11% in Boulder, about 8% in both Adams and Jefferson, and 4% — or 228 individuals — in Arapahoe County.

• The total included 627 veterans.

• Of the survey’s total, 542 people said they were fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.

• Of the total, 1,706 said they had a substance abuse issue, 95 were living with HIV or AIDS and 1,947 indicated a mental health issue.

• About 29% of all homeless individuals stayed in transitional housing, while about 54% were in emergency shelter and 0.6% were in supportive housing for mental illness, also called “safe havens.” About 16%, or 946 people, were unsheltered.

• Those who identify as black or AfricanAmerican are overrepresented in homelessness at (21.2%) compared to those in the general metro Denver population (5.1%). Native Americans are also overrepresented, making up just 0.5% of the regional population overall but 6% of those experiencing homelessness.

• The count did not include people sleeping at friends’ or families’ homes.

Source: 2019 Metro Denver Homeless Initiative Point-In-Time survey (available at www.mdhi.org/pit) Denver police announced they would no longer enforce the city’s urban camping ban after the ruling, but they resumed enforcement in January pending an appeal of the case.

Morrison finds enough resources to survive in the metro area, but he said transportation — specifically bus passes — is a top need for homeless people in the area.

Brothers Thomas Trevithick, 59, and Timothy Trevithick, 58, stay in the Englewood-Littleton area and also came to Giving Heart during the survey event. They avoid the Platte River — calling it too cold, crowded and dangerous — instead dwelling in foliage and bushes and trying “not to get busted,” Timothy Trevithick said.

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February 6, 2020

New venue for burgers, craft beer coming Denver Beer Co. expects to open location this summer

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Beer and burgers simply go well together.

That was the idea when Patrick Crawford and Charlie Berger, coowners of the Denver Beer Co., joined up with Brendan McManus and James Samara and their The Mighty Burger concept about three years ago in Arvada.

Now, the two teams of business partners are bringing their brewery and burger joint to Washington Park.

“We hope this new taproom will become a community gathering place and hub for the surrounding south Denver neighborhoods,” Crawford said in a news release.

Denver Beer Co. is aiming to host a grand opening at its new location in Washington Park, 2425 S. Downing St., this summer.

The property purchase, which Denver Beer Co. announced in January, includes two buildings and about 10,000 square feet of patio and lawn spaces.

The vision is to create a gathering spot that is family-friendly, as well as a place to hang out with friends and/or meet new people. Crawford and Berger intend on featuring an outdoor tiki bar, fire pits, yard games and commu-

nal beer garden tables.

“We’re all about fun,” Berger said, adding the new taproom will be a place where people can get together and “talk about what’s happening in their neighborhood.”

Berger and Crawford opened their first Denver Beer Co. brewery and taproom in Denver’s Highland in 2007.

That was followed with Denver Beer Co.’s production brewery called Canworks in Sunnyside, then Olde Town Arvada’s Denver Beer Co. in 2017.

“This is our opportunity to bring our beer a little farther south,” Berger said of the Washington Park location.

Berger added that he lives near the recently purchased property in Washington Park, and “stumbled upon” the opportunity to establish a Denver Beer Co. taproom there after the restaurant that was formerly operating there — Maddie’s Restaurant — had closed.

Craft beer available at Denver Beer Co.’s new taproom will include the brewery’s flagship brews — Princess Yum Yum Raspberry Kolsch and Incredible Pedal IPA, for example — rotating seasonals and additional beers exclusive to the Washington Park location. Berger and Crawford expect the head brewers at each of their locations to collaborate and share recipes, the news release states.

Denver Beer Co. plans on offering two eatery options at the new location.

The Mighty Burger will share the larger building, which is 2,563 square

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Patrick Crawford, left, and Charlie Berger, co-owners of Denver Beer Co., are looking to open their newest taproom in Washington Park, 2425 S. Downing St., this summer.

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feet, with the brewery’s taproom; and another restaurant partner for the smaller building, which is 761 squarefeet, is to be determined.

McManus and Samara began their partnership with Berger and Crawford when Denver Beer Co. opened its Arvada taproom. There, the Mighty Burger operates out of a vintage airstream food truck that’s permanently parked at the brewery.

McManus and Samara own four restaurant concepts — The Mighty Burger in Arvada; Lucky Pie pizza which has three locations, including one in Lodo; El Jefe Mexican food in Sunnyside; and OK Poke inside Zeppelin Station in RiNo. But the two restaurateurs decided to bring The Mighty Burger to Washington Park’s Denver Beer Co. because it’s “a natural fit,” McManus said.

“People love the burger and it pairs

well with the craft beer,” he said.

However, the menu at the Washington Park location will be expanded to include additional sandwiches and salads, McManus said. The Mighty Burger will have a much larger space than in Arvada, McManus said, in addition to the location already having a functional commercial kitchen inside the building.

“You can’t go wrong with a burger and a beer,” McManus said. But the “variety (of the expanded menu) is also going to please the guests.”

Berger expects the Denver Beer Co. taproom in Washington Park to be a spectacular beer garden, food venue and hangout/gathering spot, he said.

“Beer is a natural beverage for bringing people together,” Berger said. “This (Denver Beer Co. taproom) will bring even more life to an already wonderful location.”

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February 6, 2020

South Platte joins Waterkeeper Alliance Brad K. Evans hopes the organization will give the river a global presence

BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For years the South Platte River was a dumping ground for the city of Denver. Now, even though local organizations have come together to clean it up, the river is still what Brad K. Evans considers to be the “back side” of the city.

“Why isn’t this the crown jewel of Denver?” he asked.

Evans recently joined a group of water activists looking to make a greater impact on environmental issues. While working on campaigning for former mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis over the summer, Evans said he spoke to many residents about what they cared about in the city.

Looking further into what they could do to help the river, Evans said they found the Waterkeeper Alliance.

Evans was recently named the official Waterkeeper of the South Platte for the organization.

“Environment just kept coming up,” he said about voters. “We wanted some bigger muscle on it because the South Platte is a lifeline for Denver and the metro area.”

The Waterkeeper Alliance was

first founded in 1966 when a group of fisherman sued the Pennsylvania Railroad for dumping petroleum into the Hudson River, killing off the fish they made their livelihood from.

Evans said that was what most interested him about the organization: it showed that commerce and environment is all connected. “These things are tethered together,” he said.

The alliance now covers 2.5 million square miles of rivers, lakes and coastlines in 45 countries.

Although Evans said he’s not an expert on water issues, he doesn’t need to be. The resources from this global organization will help him tap into the expertise of others. For now, he said he is busy reaching out to the different interested parties in Denver — both good and bad for the river.

The Waterkeeper Alliance board first approved the new South Platte Waterkeeper group in October. Evans said he will primarily concentrate on the urban stretch of the river. The group’s borders will go from the Chatfiled Reservoir in Littleton up to the Brighton area.

One of the first things Evans wants is to create an outreach campaign to teach people that anything that gets dumped into the river eventually makes its way back to us, whether it’s through drinking water or water that goes toward agriculture. It’s all a cycle, Evans said.

For example, there are 300 storm pipes that feed into the South Platte,

Brad K. Evans was recently announced as the South Platte River Waterkeeper. The Waterkeeper Alliance is an international organization that works to preserve rivers throughout the world.

KAILYN LAMB Evans said. Although there are facilities that take certain chemicals out of the water, it’s hard to track everything, he added. There are also cities like Thornton, which gets half its drinking water from the South Platte River.

“It’s just going to be interesting to sort it out: Who’s doing what? What are we putting in the river? Why are we putting that in the river? There’s all these working parts,” he said.

“There’s a lot of stuff that nobody even knows what’s in the water.”

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A union-backed bill that would create a fund that cash-strapped districts could tap for teacher pay raises advanced out of the Colorado Legislature’s Senate Education Committee Jan. 29 on a party-line vote, though not before lawmakers of both parties raised questions.

Republicans on the committee said that by also including hourly workers like bus drivers and school secretaries, the money in the fund would be stretched so thin it wouldn’t do much for teacher pay. And state Sen. Jeff Bridges, a Greenwood Village Democrat, asked whether the bill would inadvertently create incentives for local communities not to tax themselves.

The bill calls for at least $15 million a year to be set aside from state lands proceeds. Districts with low teacher salaries or hourly wages could apply for those funds to raise pay. Those districts would eventually be responsible for assuming the ongoing costs of the raises. The specific criteria that would be used to determine eligibility is still being discussed.

A few hours later, Democrats on the Senate State, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee rejected a different teacher pay bill that would have given out bonuses up to $12,000 to highly effective teachers who took jobs in schools with persistent low test scores.

State Affairs is known as a “kill committee,” a place where bills die for largely partisan reasons.

Though the bonus bill had a Democratic co-sponsor, the outcome largely reflected ideological differences over the best way to pay teachers: raising wages across the board or targeting state funds to teachers who are making the most difference.

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February 6, 2020

Enhancing the Capitol Hill community CHUN honors inaugural S.E.E.D. funding recipients, 2020 Good Neighbors

lane House and Community Center, 1290 Williams St., and the organization’s membership program.

“The support of our benefactors, members and patrons of the TearsMcFarlane House made this new initiative possible (and) we hope to support more S.E.E.D. projects in 2020 and beyond,” Leiker said in a news release. “This initiative is an opportunity for our 50-year old organization to put creative ideas into action and for CHUN to improve neighborhoods through impact investing.”

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A community-implemented mini library, a mural commissioned by a local group, or the establishment of a support program for neighbors.

Whatever shape it takes, “there are many wonderful projects enhancing the character of CHUN neighborhoods,” said Travis Leiker, president of the board of directors for Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods. “If CHUN can play some part in supporting these programs and bringing to light civic entrepreneurship, then this is a job well done.”

Bringing back a regenerated form of its since-suspended community grants program, CHUN launched its S.E.E.D. Funding Program last year.

“As our financial status grew healthier, the board sought new ways to have a positive impact in the community,” Leiker said. “Direct financial investments made the most sense.”

The S.E.E.D. Funding Program exists to “meet immediate funding needs of smaller projects that would be brought to scale if another organization provided direct financial support,” Leiker added.

List of honorees Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods celebrated its inaugural S.E.E.D. Funding Program recipients and recognized those receiving a 2020 Good Neighbor Award on Jan. 9. Here is a look at the honorees:

Representatives from the Harm Reduction Action Center get silly during their photo op upon receiving their S.E.E.D. Funding Program award.

COURTESY OF DONNY BOULANGER To be awarded S.E.E.D. funding, a project must enhance the greater Capitol Hill community and align with CHUN’s mission and values.

S.E.E.D. is an acronym for Smart development, Enrichment, Environmental sustainability, and Diversity in the community.

“Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is excited to foster collabora-

tion throughout our neighborhoods and support the community we love and cherish,” said Vickie Berkley, a C.H.U.N. board member who chaired the S.E.E.D. application review committee.

S.E.E.D. funding awards range between $500 and $1,000 per recipient.

Funding came from the income generated through CHUN’s Tears-McFar-

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February 6, 2020

Skills and deliciousness go hand-in-hand with cookie sales Girl Scouts will be selling cookies Feb. 2-March 8

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Robin Morris, a Girl Scout troop leader and mom, loves what the annual cookie sales does for the girls.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity,” Morris said, “because they learn skills that they will take with them through adulthood.”

It begins with setting reasonable sales goals and time management that’s accomplishable within their other commitments such as family and school. It then proceeds to learning business ethics, money management and people/communication skills during the approximate month of sales. Finally, learned skills circle back to decision-making such as how the girls will use their cookie sales revenue.

“That’s a lot of responsibility for a 10-year-old,” Morris said. But “cookie sales — and Girl Scouts in general — teaches those skills in age-appropriate ways. And they (the girls) will build on those skills each year. It’s amazing to watch.”

Girl Scout cookie sales began on Feb. 2 and will continue through March 8.

Individual troops get to decide among themselves how they will use their cookie money revenue. The girls in Morris’ troop — Girl Scout Troop 65698, which includes the Hilltop and Lowery neighborhoods in Denver — will be working toward what they call the Three S’s — Spend, Save and Share.

Bianca Morris, Robin Morris’ daughter and one of four members in Troop 65698 explained: Spend will be on a to-be-determined fun day this

Bianca Morris, 10, stands with a delivery of Girl Scout cookies. She and the other girls in her troop will be spending a third of this year’s revenue on a fun day out, saving a third of it for a future troop trip and investing a third of it to go toward their Bronze project, which will benefit the community.

COURTESY PHOTO spring or summer that could include Elitch’s, bowling, camping or roller skating, for example. Save means the money will be put toward a troop trip to Costa Rica, to take place in another two years when all the girls turn 12.

And share will be the portion of proceeds that will fund the girls’ Bronze project this fall. The Bronze project is still in planning phase, but one idea in the mix is to fund a clothing drive for a homeless shelter.

“Girl Scouts look forward to cookie sales every year because you get excited to work toward your goal,” Bianca Morris said, who has been a Girl Scout for three years. “And it’s (selling cookies) is something you can do with your troop or alone.”

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The Blue Bench https://thebluebench.org/ The Blue Bench is a nonprofit that strives to eliminate sexual assault incidents and diminish the impact sexual assault has on individuals and community. The organization will use its S.E.E.D. Award funding to conduct Safe Bars trainings in the Capitol Hill community, which will help prepare staff at alcohol-serving establishments to recognize and respond to incidents of sexual harassment and assault.

Harm Reduction Action Center http://harmreductionactioncenter. org/ The Harm Reduction Action Center is a local public health organization that exists to reduce the harms associated with drug use. It will use its S.E.E.D. Award funding to underwrite ongoing harm reduction community clean-ups, which facilitate conversations with people who are homeless and neighbors who inject drugs. The clean-ups take place throughout Capitol Hill and

Shannon Francis, executive director of Spirit of the Sun, center, stands with Travis Leiker, president of Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods’ board of directors, left, and CHUN board member Vickie Berkley, for a photo on Jan. 9. CHRISTY STEADMAN include removing improperly disposed syringes and syringe-related litter.

Warren Village https://warrenvillage.org/ Warren Village, a residential community located at 1323 Gilpin St. that

Bianca Morris particularly likes booth sales, such as those set up outside of local grocery stores, because that’s when she generally sells the most cookies, she said.

“It’s important not to be shy when selling cookies,” Bianca Morris said.

Robin Morris added that although the girls do learn sales pitches and how to approach potential customers in a friendly manner, they also learn how to take rejection in stride.

“A `no, thank you,’ is part of the process,” Robin Morris said.

Bianca Morris is also looking forward to the new cookie this year.

Lemon-Ups is a crispy lemon cookie, baked with inspirational messages submitted by actual Girl Scouts. serves homeless or housing insecure single-parent households, will use its S.E.E.D. Award funding for a new resident mural. The mural will be located on the first floor of the building and will be representative of the cultures and diversity of the families living at Warren Village.

Historic Denver https://mollybrown.org/ The Molly Brown House Museum will benefit from Historic Denver’s S.E.E.D. Award funding. The historic house located at 1340 Pennsylvania St. will receive access amenities such as railings and a wheelchair lift. Historic Denver is a local historic preservation and advocacy organization that got its start by saving the Molly Brown House — the 1889 home of Titanic survivor Margaret “Molly” Brown — from demolition in 1970.

Spirit of the Sun www.spiritofthesun.org Spirit of the Sun works in partnership with Native American communities to empower Native youths to become leaders, entrepreneurs and skilled professionals who will help guide their communities toward wellness, prosperity and cultural revitaliza-

Girl Scouts will be going door-to-door, but consumers can also purchase cookies from booths set up in front of major retail and grocery stores. The Cookie Locator, available online or mobile app, can help people find local booth sales locations.

Sales can also be done online through the Digital Cookie, but to purchase cookies online, you need an invite to shop on a Girl Scout’s personal Digital Cookie website.

This year’s selection of cookies is Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, DoSi-Dos, Lemon Ups, S’mores and Toffeetastics.

All Girl Scout cookies contain zero grams of trans fat per serving, Thin Mints are vegan, Do-Si-Dos and Trefoils have no hydrogenated oils and Toffee-tastics are gluten free. More information about Girl Scout Cookie ingredients can be found at www.littlebrownie.com.

Consumers can also purchase a package of cookies to donate to the individual Girl Scouts troops’ hometown hero. Each Girl Scout troop chooses a hometown hero — any local nonprofit organization or uniformed personnel — to honor by donating packages of Girl Scout cookies. The troops choose their hometown hero prior to cookie sales beginning, so to participate, remember to ask about the Hometown Heroes/Gift of Caring program.

Visit www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org for more information.

Lemon-Ups are replacing Savannah Smiles, and joins Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Dos-Si-Dos, S’mores and the gluten-free Toffeetastic.

“All Girl Scout cookies are delicious,” Bianca Morris said. “But people always want to try the new cookie.”

She added that she doesn’t blame them.

“They sound pretty good.” tion. The nonprofit will use its S.E.E.D. Award funding to for its Indigenous Youth Art & Culture program, which strengthens cultural ties and provides an outlet for emotional expression to indigenous peoples residing in the greater Capitol Hill community.

Denver Turnverein https://denverturnverein.com/ The Denver Turnverein, 1570 Clarkson St., is a local, nonprofit dance hall and education center where members learn the educational, social and physical benefits of dancing. It will use its S.E.E.D. Award funding to enhance its neighborhood block by adding greenery and environmentally/climate appropriate landscaping.

2020 Good Neighbor Award recipients Margie Valdez — The Tom Knorr Award for Community Service Molly Williams — The Roger Armstrong Outstanding Volunteer Award Rose Andom Center — Safe Neighborhood Award Ivy on 7th and Carboy Winery — Neighborhood Character Award Denver NEST Program — Homelessness and Affordable Housing Award

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He ended up homeless about two years ago after losing a job, and his brother has been homeless for decades, owing to problems with his father that began in his childhood, Thomas Trevithick said.

Both brothers have had strokes, one in 2006 and the other about seven years later, they said. They grew up in the Arapahoe High School area in what’s now Centennial.

Affordable housing is the main challenge for them.

“That’s No. 1,” Timothy Trevithick said. “It’s hard enough to do anything without eating right and sleep and getting your prescriptions.”

The Point in Time survey doesn’t catch everyone experiencing homelessness.

At GraceFull Cafe, a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Littleton that caters to everyone, including the area’s burgeoning population without homes, Frances Radford and Rick Kible said though they often sleep outdoors as they struggle to find housing, they hadn’t encountered any volunteers with surveys, who left the cafe hours before Radford and Kible showed up for lunch.

Depending on the night, they might not even fit the survey’s definition of homeless.

“Sometimes we stay with a guy we know, but he’s pretty unstable, and some nights he won’t let us come by,” said Kible, 61. “Those nights we usually find a spot under a tree.”

Radford said she’d been homeless for about a year, after an apartment manager told her she had to stop allowing friends to move into her place, or hand over the keys.

“I’m stubborn,” said Radford, 81. “I handed over my keys. I wasn’t about to kick out my friends.”

Kible said he’s been homeless many times over the past 16 years. Struggling with alcohol-

Teachers unions generally oppose bonus pay or performance pay, instead preferring more predictable salary schedules that reward longevity and educational credits. Colorado Education Association President Amie Baca-Oehlert said the teacher rating system was never designed to be used for merit pay and that teaching is a team activity, in which no one person is responsible for the success or failure of students.

State Sen. Kevin Priola, a Brighton Republican and sponsor of the bonus pay bill, said he had hoped the idea would get a fair hearing.

“If this were to be adopted, I believe it would help, at the margin, those teachers who decide to stay (in challenging schools),” he said. “This will create a ripple effect that will benefit not only the students in the room but the culture of the school.”

The bonus bill would have created a $4 million fund for bonuses for teachers who get top ratings and either move to or stay in a low-performing school.

“As an instructor, I believe that all students and all schools deserve good teachers who can push them to improve their performance,” said Anne Keke, a teacher at Colorado Early Colleges in Aurora and a member of the African Leadership Group, as she testified in support of the bill.

Katie Martinez of the advocacy group A Plus Colorado pointed to research that has found bonus pay effective in keeping good teachers at high-poverty schools. Bonus pay was a major point of contention in the Denver teachers strike last year, with research showing mixed results and teachers divided. The Aurora school district has also experimented with bonuses or stipends for certain hard-to-staff positions.

A third teacher pay bill sponsored by Republican state Sen. Paul Lundeen, which also calls for bonuses for highly effective teachers, has yet to receive a hearing.

Thomas Trevithick, 59, left, and brother Timothy Trevithick, 58, sit at Giving Heart homeless-services center in Englewood at the end of an event for the Point in Time survey. They grew up in the Arapahoe High School area in what’s now Centennial.

ELLIS ARNOLD ism, Kible said he can manage to hold down a place while he’s sober, but relapses have cost him homes and friends.

Both said they’re grateful for GraceFull Cafe, where they can eat a healthy meal in peace and comfort without judgment.

GraceFull Cafe’s owner, Heather Greenwood, said the survey is just one data point toward addressing a large and nebulous issue.

“Quantitative data is a piece of the puzzle, but you can’t measure the qualitative portion,” Greenwood said. “Nobody is measuring what impact you can have by smiling and saying hello to someone on hard times. I think before we can talk solutions, we have to have empathy.”

— Reporter David Gilbert contributed to this report.

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A perfect place for those who love cats and toes rnest Hemingway kept six-toed cats at his home, now a museum, in Key West, Florida.

They’re called “polydactyl

cats.”

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum currently has 40-50 polydactyl cats roaming around.

Cats normally have QUIET five front toes and DESPERATION four back toes.

Six-toed cats were often taken on ships for two reasons: They were good at ridding rodents, and they were thought to be lucky.

Hemingway was given his first polyCraig Marshall dactyl cat, named Snow White, by a Smith ship captain.

In general, people are thought to prefer dogs or cats, not both.

I prefer dogs, and I prefer a specific breed. I am on my fourth (and final) Dachshund.

I don’t hold much with folklore, as

fascinating as it is. I doubt if Hexe, Badger, Smitty or Harry have brought me greater luck than the fortune of knowing them.

Harry has allergies. Determining what they were was expensive.

Bloodwork was done and sent to a laboratory in Mesa, Arizona. The results came back in a book that looked like the one Ralph Edwards used to read from on “This Is Your Life.”

There were pages of possible allergies with checked and unchecked boxes next to them.

The main culprit, we determined, was oats.

But there were others: rap music, Fox News, hat check girls who wear tons of makeup, and wedding receptions.

Harry now eats a prescription diet.

The dry and hard food cannot be purchased without a prescription.

He takes a pill a day too.

None of this has brought me luck.

But, as I said, knowing him does.

How does your dog or cat look to you these days?

My guess is your dog or cat looks

better than ever.

Harry and I read the newspaper together each and every morning.

I look at the front page and moan, groan, mumble and mutter, and all he does is give me two brown eyes that shine with the bliss of joyful ignorance.

Ignorance in the sense he is uninformed.

Harry is smart, but he’s not in the Top Ten. Here’s the list: Border Collie, Poodle, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Doberman Pinscher, Shetland Sheepdog, Labrador Retriever, Papillon, Rottweiler and Australian Cattle Dog. Dogs at the bottom of the list will be listed at the bottom of the column.

As for cats?

Who cares?

Oh, OK: Abyssinian, Burmese, Cornish Rex, Siamese, Scottish Fold and Eartha Kitt.

Remember Cat Stevens?

He was born Steven Demetre Georgiou. He changed his name to Cat Stevens and then to Yusuf Islam.

Like Cher, he now goes by a mon-

onym: Yusuf. That’s four names in one lifetime.

My name isn’t very cool. And cool is the word you want.

There are no hyphens, apostrophes or nothing. And it is easy to spell and to pronounce.

I have a boomer name.

If you have ever wondered about “Boomer” Esiason, here’s the skinny.

He was born Norman Julius Esiason in East Islip, New York.

He was given the nickname “Boomer” before he was born because of the loud noises he was making in the womb, not because he attended “Boomer Sooner” Oklahoma. He went to Maryland and was, therefore, a Terrapin.

The bottom ten: Shih Tzu, Bassett Hound, Mastiff/Beagle (tie), Pekingese, Bloodhound, Borzoi, Chow Chow, Bulldog, Basenji, Afghan Hound. (All of whom can outsmart the smartest cat ever made.)

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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But sometimes we just have to put things in the right context. What if the intent of the joke or story being told, regardless of how poorly it was told, was to lift the spirits of someone who Michael Norton was feeling down or needed encouragement? When we think of it in those terms, maybe we can start to see where intent could be equal to or even more important than technique.

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Some may argue that it cannot always be true. Again, let’s put perspective and context ahead of judgment for a moment. Let’s pretend that it is always 100% true, assuming of course that we are all in agreement that we are discussing the intention of a positive nature, not malintent. Then again, we are talking about our readers and community here, so we know that the readership here is always operating with positive intentions.

“Put your heart into it.” “How about we try that again, this time with feeling.” We have heard and know these sayings and others all too well. When used as a weapon or spoken with harsh words and tonality of sarcasm, they are demoralizing and demotivating. But, when used properly and spoken with love and hope, they evoke heartfelt feelings of encouragement and inspired motivation.

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Let’s add one more word to our formula for today, gratitude. Good intentions fueled by a positive attitude and founded on the basis of gratitude.

That’s right, being positively grateful for the opportunity to serve others and being absolutely grateful when others point their very best intentions in our direction. Wouldn’t you agree that it is so much easier to live and work with good intentions when we live with the attitude of gratitude and by placing our good intentions right up there with, and maybe even ahead of our techniques, processes and skills?

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Talks begin on the future of Rosedale Neighbors advocate for it to re-open as a public school

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Being a neighbor of the school for about 25 years, Pam Pritzel remembers when Rosedale Elementary was lively with students.

“Schools add to the vitality of neighborhoods,” Pritzel said. “Denver Public Schools needs to be good stewards of that property.”

Pritzel, among others, believes there is enough community support for the district to re-open Rosedale as a public school.

“This neighborhood is teeming with young families,” she said, adding schools are a deciding factor for people when choosing the neighborhood where they will purchase a home and raise a family. “A school is ideal for that property.”

Rosedale Elementary, 2330 S. Sherman St. in Denver, closed in 2005. But now the empty school is the center of attention for many of its neighbors.

Denver Public Schools, which owns the Rosedale property, received a letter of interest from the Archdiocese of Denver. The Archdiocese proposes to renovate the building and reopen it as a private high school that would accommodate about 400 students.

No decisions on the fate of the Rosedale school have been made yet, said Mark Ferrandino, the school district’s deputy superintendent of operations.

Particularly because the district dwants to include the neighborhood in those discussions, he added.

“There’s a broad spectrum of what the district can do” with Rosedale, Ferrandino said. “The community surrounding that site needs to be a part of those conversations.”

Options include reopening it as a public school, leasing the property, leaving the property in the current state or selling it.

But there are some considerations that need to be taken into account.

Ferrandino estimates it would cost n between $12-$15 million in renovations to get the school up to par to host students again. This includes electrical work, fire safety, installing an HVAC system, ADA, etc.

“It needs a lot of updating,” Ferrandino said. “The codes have changed a lot in 15 years.”

If a sale were to occur, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education would be the final decision-maker.

Additionally, a potential sale would not be limited to the Archdiocese of hDenver, Ferrandino said. The district would issue a Request For Proposals, and within that, there would be .guidelines set forth by the community.

Then the proposals would be subject to a committee review process.

These initial conversations are not whether to sell it or not, Ferrandino said. “It’s a conversation about the future of Rosedale.”

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The halls of Rosedale Elementary, 2330 S. Sherman St. in Denver, have been empty since 2005. Some neighbors of the school are advocating for it to re-open as a public school to serve the neighborhood’s children.

COURTESY OF FACEBOOK GROUP DPS REOPEN ROSEDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL closed, enrollment was low — it had only 134 students enrolled its final year. The school’s capacity is about 300 students.

Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization that covers education, reported in January that another reason for the closure was to save money.

Neighborhood students now attend Asbury Elementary, 1320 E. Asbury Ave., which is within Rosedale’s boundaries and is about a mile away.

Parents may also choose to send their children to McKinley-Thatcher Elementary, 1230 S. Grant St., about two miles away from the Rosedale school.

Two elementary schools in the Englewood Schools district are also less than two miles away.

As for capacity in the nearby Denver Public Schools, Rosedale is not needed to accommodate students, Ferrandino said. However, projected enrollment will be included in the conversations about Rosedale, he added.

Daniel McAllister, an advocate for re-opening Rosedale as a public school, argues that neighborhood schools are important for the families in the community. A commute on foot from the Rosedale school to Asbury is too far for elementary-school aged children to do on their own, McAllister said. Especially so because the children would have to cross two busy streets — East Iliff Avenue and West Evans Avenue.

Therefore, school children in Rosedale either have to be bussed to a school outside of their neighborhood or their parents have to drive them, McAllister said. And that’s in addition to many of the parents having their own commute to their workplace every day.

Those aren’t the only reasons a local school is valued in a neighborhood,

COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON ROSEDALE Denver Public Schools is hosting two meetings concerning the future use of Rosedale Elementary, 2330 S. Sherman St. Both meetings take place from 6-8 p.m. in the South High School cafeteria, 1700 E. Louisiana Ave. The first meeting is on Feb. 13 and the second is on Feb. 27.

All community members are welcome. Attendees will have an opportunity to share their thoughts about the future of the site.

For more information, call 720-423-3200.

Advocates for re-opening the school as a public school for neighborhood children, Daniel McAllister, left, and his father Ray McAllister, look up some facts about Rosedale Elementary in a history book that Ray McAllister coauthored.

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McAllister said. “A neighborhood school gives the students an opportunity to go to a school they’re proud of.”

Along with getting Rosedale reopened as a public school, McAllister would like to see the building get historic landmark status. Rosedale Elementary opened in 1924 and served kindergarten through fifth-grade students. It is 41,000 square-feet and two stories. Its architecture is Victorian Gothic style. There are also rumors that a time capsule is buried under one of the stone planters in the front of the school, McAllister said.

“It’s too nice of a building to just fall

apart,” McAllister said.

McAllister, a Denver Public Schools graduate himself who is currently an educator at Skinner Middle School in northwest Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood, developed a fondness for Rosedale Elementary through his father. Ray McAllister served Denver Public Schools as a maintenance worker for 35 years before retiring in 2001.

Rosedale’s situation is sad, Ray McAllister said.

Anytime “a school closes,” he added, “it takes something out of the community.”

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Comedian Zac Maas headlined the show at Max Taps brewery in Highlands Ranch Sat. Jan. 25. Maas’ jokes produced laughter, shock and applause.

Comedy shows adjust to outlying audiences

Michael Jeffries hosted and produced the standup show at Max Taps Jan. 25. He began the show about two years ago.

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hen local comedian Michael Jeffries stepped up to the mic at Max Taps Brewery in Highlands Ranch, the room was filled with a variety of suburbanites.

Folks just getting off work, couples young and old, friend groups and beer lovers filed into the seats in the back room of the brewery on Jan. 25. Minutes before, the room was occupied by a crowd from a funeral reception.

Jeffries, 29, who produces and hosts the show, opened with a joke apologizing for his appearance.

“I made the mistake of sleeping on my hair last night,” he said. “I know I should start sleeping on a mattress instead, but mattresses are expensive and the hair is free if you don’t ask any stupid (expletive) questions.”

When Jeffries first started the suburban showcase, he was asked to only book comics who will remain clean and non-political. The crowds in the suburbs tend to skew older and more conservative, after all.

The problem, he said, is that leaves

almost no one to perform. So, he asked the owner to trust him and after one show, he was given full authority to just book the funniest people possible.

“Just because you live in the suburbs doesn’t mean you don’t like to laugh,” Jeffries said. “Even if the joke is dirty … or even against your political beliefs.”

Jeffries is just one of the Denverbased comedians capitalizing on the fact that while everyone enjoys laughing, not everyone wants to sit in an hour of traffic to do it.

A world away While solid comedy is generally successful everywhere, there are some big differences between the suburban and

urban comedy scenes. Those distinctions just might be the reason downtown’s shows are experiencing huge growth and the outskirts are seeing a slower uptick.

For starters, the suburbs are much more spread out, meaning ride-sharing services can get expensive quickly, said Wende Curtis, owner of Comedy Works, which has locations in downtown Denver and Greenwood Village.

Curtis opened up Comedy Works’ suburban club in 2008 after market research showed that’s where the bulk of people are moving, she said.

“It’s 13 1/2 miles from the original location downtown … but it’s a world away,” she said.

Even if suburban crowds still like to

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laugh at the not-so-clean jokes, producers still tend to book people who lean away from dirtier humor in their sets.

“My philosophy is on a Saturday night if I’ve got tickets available and people can walk in and buy a ticket, I want to appeal to (our audience),” Curtis said. “Chances are you might get somebody a little edgier walking in downtown and you’re going to get somebody a little cleaner if you go south.”

Another factor challenging the comedy scene in the suburbs is the demographics. Josue Flores, a Denverbased comedy producer, describes his target ticket buyer as between the ages of 21 and 34. In the city center, there’s a higher density of this group. A few miles from downtown, the crowds tend to skew a little older, more conservative and less diverse, Flores said.

That’s why the suburbs tend to be a place where local comics can really put their jokes to the test said Korey David, a local comedian and producer.

“The suburban rooms are where you find out what your material actually is,” David said. “It’s easy to pander to audiences in the urban area because everyone agrees with you.”

David, who hosts a traveling show called “Rotating Taps” at breweries in places like Centennial, Lakewood and Parker, has realized you often have to SEE COMEDY, P11

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Broncos hire new quarterbacks coach Mike Shula brings decades of experience to Denver ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Denver Broncos completed their U-turn on offense in late January by hiring veteran NFL assistant Mike Shula as their quarterbacks coach.

Shula and new offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur bring more than four decades of combined NFL coaching experience to Denver, where they’ll shepherd QB Drew Lock into his second season in 2020.

Shula and Shurmur, who are both 54 years old, replaced T.C. McCartney, 29, and Rich Scangarello, 47, respectively.

Scangarello and McCartney both brought zero experience into their roles a year ago as the Broncos tried to modernize their long-languishing offense. The Broncos (7-9) averaged 17.6 points and didn’t display the innovation that was expected but they did finish on a high note with Lock starting the final five weeks and going 4-1 in those starts.

Head coach Vic Fangio fired Scangarello a couple of weeks ago after

initially saying he planned no staff shakeups. That thinking changed after Shurmur became available following his ouster as head coach of the New York Giants.

Shula has been a QB coach or offensive coordinator in the NFL for the past 20 years, including the past two seasons in New York where he served as Shurmur’s offensive coordinator.

“Mike is a well-respected coach around the league, especially when it comes to developing quarterbacks.

The familiarity he has with Pat is an added bonus, but what’s most impressive is Mike’s proven track record coaching quarterbacks at many different stages of their careers,” Fangio said in a statement.

Under Shula’s tutelage last season, Daniel Jones became the second rookie in league history to throw for two dozen touchdowns with 12 or fewer interceptions.

A year earlier, Eli Manning, who retired last week, completed a careerhigh 66 percent of his passes and registered the lowest interception percentage (1.9) of his career.

Before joining the Giants, Shula worked with Cam Newton for seven seasons as Carolina’s QBs coach (2011-12) and offensive coordinator (2013-17).

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start safe at the suburban shows, he said. That’s because many people in these areas have never seen a show like this.

“You’re just dealing with different types of people who are going to find different types of comedy funny,” he said. “Once you start getting repeat customers, then you can take more risks.”

David also hosts a regular show in Arvada called Hootenanny, which combines live music and comedy.

“A lot of times people think it will be rough (in the suburbs) but it’s actually quite the opposite,” he said.

In Parker, stand-up comedian Rion Evans and improv comedian Grant Garrison are also both working to distinguish the small town as a strong place for comedy.

“I want to turn Parker into the city that’s known for having the best comedy scene in Colorado,” Garrison said. “I don’t want to commute for my comedy.”

Build it and they will come While the audiences tend to be extra appreciative of these live shows close to home, they can also be pickier.

“When you’re older, you’re more selective,” Curtis said. “You just want to see who you want to see.”

Another reason the community hasn’t taken off more is because of a lack of open mics for people to try

Local comedian Mandy Kay delivers her set at a suburban stand-up showcase in Highlands Ranch.

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out comedy for the first time, said Harrison Garcia, another local comic working the suburban crowds.

“I wouldn’t say that any places in (suburban Denver) have their own distinct scene,” he said, “Most of the time a comedy scene needs a few venues that are willing to regularly host not only shows but open mics allowing new comics to try things out.”

As Denver and its comedy scene continue to grow, spaces like the ones Garcia described will continue to pop up, Curtis said. But will the same happen in the suburbs?

“I think the more urban (shows) are going to have a better success rate than the suburban ones, but you know, eventually something’s going to stick,” Curtis said. “Build it and they will come and if it’s strong enough … they’re going to come back.”

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THINGS TO DO Garden Guru Orchid Tour: 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. Nick Snakenberg, curator of tropical collections and associate director of horticulture, shares information about the colorful, peculiar plants from habitats around the globe. $17, $15 member. Visit botanicgardens.org for more information.

Junk Raft: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Ricketson Auditorium, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. Author Marcus Eriksen will share how a grassroots movement developed into massive global coalitions demanding better waste management and corporate responsibility to make smarter products and packaging. $12 Museum member, $15 nonmember. Visit dmns. org for more information.

Salon Series: Remember the Ladies: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 N. Pennsylvania St. A free community conversation event, the Salon Series at the Molly Brown House Museum connects current headlines to historical events relevant to women’s issues and social activism. Starting with a fun Women’s History 101 lesson, each Salon is themed around a topic that connects the issues of Margaret Brown’s time to those that impact our lives today. Visit mollybrown.org for more information.

Look and Make: Early Years Tour and Workshop - Pastels: 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St. Like any budding artist, Still learned foundational techniques as he began his career. Join a Clyfford Still Museum educator in the Early Years exhibition to see how Still applied these techniques in his early work, then move into The Making Space to try it yourself during a playful 30-minute, handson workshop led by the Art Students League of Denver. Materials for each workshop are included. Visit clyffordstillmuseum.org for more information.

Serenade: Of Love & Enchantment - Stratus Chamber Orchestra: Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. (Immersive Seating), 1st Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30pm (Traditional Seating), Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave. The Serenade is the “music of the evening.” A lover sings below his lady’s

open window, a violinist spins a tune to intertwine the hearts of the couple in the restaurant. Tickets: $5 to $25. Visit augustanaarts. org/buy-tickets for more information.

Veterans Free Monthly Non-Narcotic Care Pop Up Clinic: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at VFW Post 1, 841 Santa Fe Drive. Healing Warriors Program (HWP) offers free nonnarcotic clinic therapy for pain and PTS on the 2nd Saturday of the month in Denver at VFW Post 1 for all service members and spouse/ partner/parent. Therapies include Acupuncture, CranioSacral Therapy and Healing Touch Therapy. Please bring proof of military service, i.e. DD214 or military ID. Visit healingwarriorsprogram.org for more information.

Ballet Ariel’s Fairy Tale Suite & Tea Party: Curtain rises at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Pinnacle Performing Arts Center, 1001 W. 84th Ave. Children of all ages, and their adults, will be captivated as Beauty and the Beast, Pavane of Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, Empress of the Pagoda and The Fairy Garden come to life before their eyes, and the Prince wakes the Sleeping Beauty with a kiss as Ravel’s spectacular finale reaches its peak.

Children $20, Adults $25. Visit balletariel.org for more information.

STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries: 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St. Join us each month to clear your mind and refresh your spirit with guided meditation sessions led by experienced meditation practitioners. All are welcome; no prior experience with meditation is required. Presented in collaboration with the Zen Center of Denver and the Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver. Visit clyffordstillmuseum.org for more information.

Music in the Galleries: Ivalas Quartet: Performances at 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St. Join us for a program as exciting and eclectic as the record collection of Clyfford Still that inspires it. Experience live performances surrounded by Still’s vibrant paintings and award-winning architecture. A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Visit clyffordstillmuseum.org for more information.

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COLORADO NEWS IN A HURRY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hemp compounds to be studied A research center at Colorado State University dedicated to studying the chemical compounds in hemp is expected to open this spring, school officials recently said.

The announcement comes after the university received a $1.5 million donation from a Golden-based company that makes products out of CBD, a popular cannabis compound with unproven health claims.

The money would be used to fund research, cover operating costs and purchase equipment, university officials said.

The facility would allow faculty and undergraduate and graduate students to study the formulation of cannabinoids, separation efficiencies, efficacy testing and more, The Denver Post reported. Cannabinoids can include CBD, also known as cannabidiol.

The research center will be in the College of Natural Sciences on the Fort Collins campus. The university is renovating part of the chemistry building to house the research center, officials said.

Jobless rate hits 44-year low Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 2.5% in December, the lowest level in at least 44 years.

An unemployment rate of 2.6% in October and November tied the pre-

vious record low rate in early 2017.

Yuma and Kiowa counties in northeastern Colorado had the nation’s lowest seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 1.1% in December.

Low unemployment is better than high unemployment but can make it hard for employers to find workers, economist Gary Horvath said.

Colorado has averaged about 84,000 job openings a month since 2001.

Hospital profits per patient way up Colorado hospitals’ per-patient profits reached their highest levels in a decade in 2018, according to a state report released in late January that comes amid mounting industry opposition to a public health insurance option.

Hospitals earned an average per-patient profit of $1,518 in 2018, compared to $538 in 2009, said the report by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

The department insisted that inflation and expenses alone don’t explain the increase, The Colorado Sun reported.

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ administration wants to curb hospital pricing as part of its health care affordability agenda. It supports a prospective public health insurance option designed to lower insurer rates across the board.

Health industry groups are waging an ad campaign against a public option, while hospital associations

insist profits aren’t excessive.

Judge rules against ICE Immigration and customs officials violated federal law by refusing to release documents about people who are not citizens, a Colorado federal court judge said.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement used the rule to deny the release of records at least 333 times between July 2017 and April 2019, The Denver Post reports.

The court ordered ICE to change its nationwide standard operating procedure and comply with the Freedom of Information Act. The case started in 2013 in Glenwood Springs when attorney Jennifer Smith requested documents about her client, but ICE refused to release them because the client was deemed a fugitive, authorities said.

State may be missing oil-gas revenue A state audit found Colorado may be losing significant tax revenue due to oil and gas companies failing to submit thousands of monthly reports used to track how much energy they produce.

The audit estimated the energy producers operating in Colorado would have been subject to “about $308 million in penalties for delinquent reports,” Colorado Public Radio reports.

Regulators are not imposing penalties or tracking missing or incomplete production reports, the audit found.

The reports help the state determine whether the companies have paid the correct tax amounts.

The audit said 10% of operators also filed reports with missing information.

One company failed to submit as many as 1,123 monthly well reports in 2016 that may have equaled an additional $2.6 million in severance taxes the operator would have owed the state, the audit found.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission did not impose the possible penalties, the report said.

Energy company to pay in air case Federal and state authorities reached a $3.5 million settlement with a Colorado energy company to resolve alleged violations of air quality laws, officials said.

Denver-based oil and gas producer KP Kauffman Company Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million and spend $2.5 million more improving pollution controls at 67 Colorado facilities, The Denver Post reports.

The settlement filed in late January in federal court was the fourth recent settlement with oil and gas companies in Colorado accused of violating laws designed to minimize air pollution from storage tanks.

Environmental Protection Agency inspectors and the state investigated Kauffman operations between 2013 and 2018 and found elevated hazardous emissions from tanks.

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Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS

mination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the termination of the parent-child legal relationship, YOU MUST: • Request and then return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” to Hope’s Promise at the above addresses or to Grob & Eirich, LLC, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390, Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

OR • Request and return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” in person to Hope’s Promise, at the address indicated above, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. You should bring photo identification with you for in-person submission.

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PUBLIC NOTICES ABRA C. YOUNG, Petitioner, and ZALEN JOHN MICHAEL POWELL; ZARANNA MAY ROSE POWELL, Respondents.

Case No. 18-AD-35

ADOPTION NOTICE PURSUANT TO 750 ILCS 50/7A

TO: Felicia Dawn Salter and All Whom it May Concern:

Take notice that a petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois for the adoption of a male child named Zalen John Michael Powell and a female child named Zaranna May Rose Powell. Now therefore, unless Felicia Dawn Salter and all whom it may concern file their answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file an appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of Peoria County, Room 201, in the City of Peoria Illinois, on or before the 7th day of February, 2020, a default may be entered against them at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Misc. Private Legals Public Notice SUMMONS CIVIL (ORIGINAL) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN Case No. ST-13-CV-239 ACTION FOR DEBT AND FORECLOSURE OF REAL PROPERTY, and MORTGAGE

RC ST. THOMAS, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

PHILIP N. PILGRIM, CHARLES W. FERREL, JOHN AMARI, RICHARD AMARI, and Heirs at Law of NORMA J. AMARI, deceased, and her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, or other claimants; and all parties having a claim, right, title or interest in the property herein, Defendants.

TO: Heirs at Law of NORMA J. AMARI, deceased, and her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, or other claimants; and all parties having a claim, right, title or interest in the property herein,

Within the time limited by law (see note below) you are hereby required to appear before this Court and answer to a claim filed against you in this action. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment by default will be taken against you as demanded in the Complaint for ACTION FOR DEBT AND FORECLOSURE OF REAL PROPERTY MORTGAGE.

Witness my hand and the Seal of the Court this 25th day of February, 2019.

ESTRELLA GEORGE, Clerk of the Court By: Donna Donovan, Deputy Clerk /s/ Richard P. Farrelly Richard P. Farrelly, Esq. Birch, de Jongh & Hindels, PLLC Poinsettia House at Bluebeard’s Castle 1330 Estate Taarnebjerg St. Thomas, USVI 00802 Telephone: (340) 774-1100 Telecopier: (340) 774-7300

NOTE: The Defendant, if served personally, is required to file his/her answer or other defense with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, excluding the date of service. If served by publication or by personal service outside of the jurisdiction, the Defendant is required to file his/her answer or other defense with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the attorney for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the completion of the period of publication or personal service outside of the jurisdiction.

Legal Notice No.: 80316 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 27, 2020 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS ABRA C. YOUNG, Petitioner, and ZALEN JOHN MICHAEL POWELL; ZARANNA MAY ROSE POWELL, Respondents.

Case No. 18-AD-35 ADOPTION NOTICE PURSUANT TO 750 ILCS 50/7A TO: Felicia Dawn Salter and All Whom it May Concern:

Take notice that a petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois for the adoption of a male child named Zalen John Michael Powell and a female child named Zaranna May Rose Powell. Now therefore, unless Felicia Dawn Salter and all whom it may concern file their answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file an appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of Peoria County, Room 201, in the City of Peoria Illinois, on or before the 7th day of February, 2020, a default may be entered against them at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

MICHELLE R. EGGERT WESTERVELT, JOHNSON, NICOLL & KELLER, LLC 411 Hamilton Blvd., Suite 1400

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MICHELLE R. EGGERT WESTERVELT, JOHNSON, NICOLL & KELLER, LLC 411 Hamilton Blvd., Suite 1400 Peoria, IL 61602 Telephone: 309-671-3550 Facsimile: 309-671-3588 meggert@wjnklaw.com Legal Notice No.: 80299 First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Hope’s Promise 1585 S. Perry Street, Ste E Castle Rock, CO 80104 (303) 660-0277 Seth Grob, Esq. Kerry Simpson, Esq. Attorney for Hope’s Promise Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266 NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP TO: JAKE MILLS, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHERS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS: 1. You have been identified by Amy Pham Tran as the possible birth father of her child, who is expected to be born on February 20, 2020 in Colorado.

2. Ms. Tran plans to relinquish her parental rights to the child on an expedited basis in the Douglas County District Court, State of Colorado, where the adoption agency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption.

Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parenting time with the child; (b) no longer have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or well-being of the child; and (c) have no say in any further decisions concerning said child.

3. A birth parent of a child has the right to contest the termination of parental rights.

4. Failure to declare intent to contest the termination of parental rights may likely result in a termination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the termination of the parent-child legal relationship, YOU MUST: • Request and then return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” to Hope’s Promise at the above addresses or to Grob & Eirich, LLC, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390, Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

OR • Request and return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” in person to Hope’s Promise, at the address indicated above, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. You should bring photo identification with you for in-person submission.

YOU MUST ALSO: • File a claim of paternity pursuant to Article 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes and notify Hope’s Promise pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-4105.5. This claim of paternity must be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall

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YOU MUST ALSO: • File a claim of paternity pursuant to Article 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes and notify Hope’s Promise pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-4105.5. This claim of paternity must be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

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5. You may also waive your right to contest the termination of parental rights and doing so will likely result in a termination of any parental rights you may have to the child. If you do not believe that you are the father of this child, please check the appropriate box on the reply form.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TO THIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT PROCEEDINGS AND YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, IF ANY, WILL LIKELY BE TERMINATED BY THE COURT. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Seth Grob Kerry Simpson Attorneys for Hope’s Promise Legal Notice No.: 80313 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Allen Bybee, a/k/a Robert A. Bybee, and Bob Bybee, Deceased Case Number: 19PR31414

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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Kathleen J. Bybee Personal Representative 3775 S. Poplar Street Denver, Colorado 80237 Legal Notice No.: 80284 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Edward Lawson, aka James E. Lawson, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 31430 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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robinn R. Ford Personal Representative 1843 S. Ivy St. Denver, CO 80224 Legal Notice No.: 80288 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Morgan Wesson Nields, also known as Morgan W. Nields, and Morgan Nields, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30042

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roger Gilbert Beck, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30105 All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gabriela M. Quiroga Chavez Personal Representative 6390 East Wesley Avenue Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No.: 80311 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JACQUELINE KAY THOMPSON, a/k/a JACQUELINE K. THOMPSON, a/k/a JACQUELINE THOMPSON, a/k/a JACKIE THOMPSON, a/k/a KATIE THOMPSON, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30024 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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Jane G. Ebisch Jane G. Ebisch, #15029 The Ebisch Law Firm 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Suite C-400 Lakewood, CO 80215 Phone (303) 233-1232 Email jebisch@ebischlaw.com Legal Notice No.: 80282 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Allen Bybee, a/k/a Robert A. Bybee, and Bob Bybee, Deceased Case Number: 19PR31414 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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen J. Bybee Personal Representative

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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Belinda J. Nields, Personal Representative c/o Holland & Hart LLP 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 80289 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Josephine Wolfers, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30004 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 1, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cameron Syke Personal Representative 50 S. Steele Street #1000 Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No.: 80294 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Ron Singer, a/k/a Michael R. Singer, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030006 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 May 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Giora Y. Singer, Personal Representative 205 Spring Lake Hills Drive Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 Legal Notice No.: 80301 First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Adolph P. Wolff, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR31440

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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mr. R. Alan Wolff, Co-Personal Representative 317 8th Street Scribner, NE 68057 (402) 317-4646 And Mr. Roy Cue, Co-Personal Representative 37432 County Road 7 Lamar, CO 81052 (720) 891-9929 Legal Notice No.: 80295 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold Lewis O’Brien, aka Harold L. O’Brien, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30086

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 1, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Ann O’Brien Stoeber Personal Representative 272 Blackbird Drive Bailey, CO 80421 Legal Notice No.: 80302 First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rosa Lee Lawrence, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR31434

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 May 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

AJ Beckman, Personal Representative c/o Kokish & Goldmanis, P.C. 316 Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104 Legal Notice No.: 80303 First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Publisher:The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elaine Ruth Schaffert, aka Elaine R. Schaffert, aka Elaine Schaffert , Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30100

All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carol J. Keslinke Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No.: 80305 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARVIN M. TYOR, also known as MARVIN MERLE TYOR, also known as MARVIN TYOR and MARV TYOR, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR31448

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German Jewish descent—came in search of economic opportunity, religious freedom, and adventure. Visit historycolorado.org for more information.

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Mystery Dinner Theatre: 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 9 at Highlands Masonic Temple, 3550 Federal Boulevard. Cost: $25.00/Adults; $15/12 and under; under 3 free. Reservations required by Feb. 3. Please make checks payable to: El Mejdel Temple No. 47. See flyer for reservation information or contact: Annette Stewart at 720-656-8630.

All the Feels: A Multisensory Tour: 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St. The stunning visual experience you’ve come to expect from a Museum visit will be enhanced with evocative scents, sounds, and tactile experiences, connecting you with the artwork in new, powerful ways. Included with Museum admission (kids 17 and under are always free!) Visit clyffordstillmuseum.org for more information.

SPARK! Gallery Tour: 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St. Presented in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, these experiences are designed for visitors with earlystage Alzheimer’s or dementia, and their care partners. Tours present opportunities for discussion, storytelling, artmaking, and interactive engagement with Clyfford Still’s art and archives. The theme for each tour will be different, so join us each month! This month’s tour theme is architecture. Visit clyffordstillmuseum.org for more information.

One Painting at a Time: Kalyn Heffernan: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St. “People should look at the work itself,” Clyfford Still once said, “and determine its meaning to them.” Discover personal Public Noticeof Still’s art with a new interpretations In Search of Health and Wealth: guest each session, spending time with Colorado’s Early Jewish Community: NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JANICE L. WELTY, a single painting and going beyond your 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at History also known as Janice Long Welty, Deceased. firstNumber: impression.

Artist Kalyn Heffernan Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway. What Case 2020PR30107 will hostclaims the February One Painting at drew Jewish settlers to Colorado? StartAll persons having against the11aboveare required to present them to a Time.

Visit clyffordstillmuseum.org for ing with the earliest 1859ers, the first named estate the personal representative or to the Probate more Jewish pioneers—mostly young men ofCourt of the Cityinformation. and County of Denver Public Notice

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARVIN M. TYOR, also known as MARVIN MERLE TYOR, also known as MARVIN TYOR and MARV TYOR, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR31448

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 1, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Roger D. Kempton, Jr. Personal Representative 2661 S. Ivy St. Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 80306 First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JANICE L. WELTY, also known as Janice Long Welty, Deceased.

Case Number: 2020PR30107 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Probate Court of the City and County of Denver Colorado on or before June 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Russell T. Welty Personal Representative 2232 S. Adams Street Denver, Colorado 80210 Legal Notice No.: 80308 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Colorado on or before June 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Russell T. Welty Personal Representative 2232 S. Adams Street Denver, Colorado 80210

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Legal Notice No.: 80308 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charlotte Ann Terwilliger, a/k/a Charlotte A. Terwilliger, and Charlotte Terwilliger, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030020 All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gary Terwilliger, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

InSights & InPerson: Preparing Objects for Exhibit: 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 12 at History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway. Exhibiting objects takes a lot of preparation, consideration, and care.

Join Kimberly Kronwall, exhibits and loan registrar at the History Colorado Center, for an exploration of the process of preparing objects for safe and appropriate exhibition with a focus on Ouray’s chief’s blanket, now on exhibit in Written on the Land: Ute Voices, Ute History. The program requires some walking, so please wear comfortable shoes. Visit historycolorado.org for more information.

After Hours, History Colorado Event and Lecture: Carol Anderson: 7 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 at History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway. As we enter a historic presidential election year, bestselling author Carol Anderson explores the impact of gerrymandering, poll closures, and purging voter rolls on American voting rights and democracy. $25. Members $15. Students $10. Colorado Room Visit historycolorado.org for more information.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday FOR publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia. com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marceline S. Holt, aka Marceline Steelman Holt, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30110

Notice To Creditors

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 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

John M. Holt, Personal Representive 3005 E. Bates Ave., Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 80310 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID L. DEBOER, Deceased, Case No.: 2019 PR 31142

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Ballard retired as the chief executive of Trinity Metro in Fort Worth, Texas, last year. Before that, Ballard was the CEO of Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee — more than 45 years as general manager, CEO or president of public- and private-sector transit systems, according to the release. He replaces Genova, who served RTD for 26 years, the last four as GM and CEO. Ballard takes charge of RTD during a tumultuous time for the transportation district as it mulls cutting service lines to accommodate a shortage in bus drivers and light rail operators.

Ballard was chosen from among five finalists. The others were Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet; Amy Ford, director of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s Mobility on Demand Alliance; Michael Ford, RTD chief operating officer; and Mike Meader, RTD chief safety and security officer.

RTD was founded in 1969 to develop, operate and maintain a mass transportation system in Denver. RTD currently serves 3.08 PUBLIC NOTICE million in 2,342 square miles across eight NOTICE TO CREDITORS Denver-area counties.

Estate of Elizabeth Mungeer Geiss,

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Adelaide Anne Kirsten, a/k/a Adelaide A. Kirsten and Adelaide Kirsten, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030016 All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 May 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Elizabeth M. Hogan, Co-Personal Representative Martin V. Kirsten, Co-Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

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Legal Notice No.: 80309 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marceline S. Holt, aka Marceline Steelman Holt, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30110

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 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shenika Juanita Dean Personal Representative 11660 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Stair 6, Apt. 321 Denver, CO 80238 Legal Notice No.: 80314 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

John M. Holt, Personal Representive 3005 E. Bates Ave., Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No.: 80310 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Legal Notice No: 80280 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elizabeth Mungeer Geiss, aka Elizabeth M. Geiss, aka Elizabeth Geiss, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030053

All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jay A. Geiss Personal Representative 19538 E. 52nd Avenue Denver, Colorado 80249

Legal Notice No: 80286 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Second Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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aka Elizabeth M. Geiss, aka Elizabeth Geiss, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030053

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All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 May 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jay A. Geiss Personal Representative 19538 E. 52nd Avenue Denver, Colorado 80249 Legal Notice No: 80286 First Publication: January 23, 2020 Second Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maureen Conway Yockey, aka Maureen C. Yockey, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30076

All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 8, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael W. Reagor Personal Representative Dymond Reagor, PLLC 8400 E. Prentice Avenue, No. 1040 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 80312 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rebecca Ana-Belle Tribelhorn, aka Rebecca Anabelle Tribelhorn, aka Rebecca A. Tribelhorn, aka Rebecca Tribelhorn, aka Rebecca Ana Belle Tribelorn, aka Beth Ann Tribelhorn, aka Beth A. Tribelhorn, aka Beth Tribelhorn and Rebecca Anabelle Tribbelhorn, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30072

All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 6, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Oren "Von" Limbaugh, Attorney for Personal Representative 13791 E. Rice Place, Suite 122 Aurora, CO 80015 Legal Notice No: 80307 First Publication: February 6, 2020 Last Publication: February 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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