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Denver issues stay-at-home order Residents can still buy food and go to doctor STAFF REPORT

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced on March 23 that a stayat-home order been issued for the city and county of Denver to escalate social distancing measures to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The order will be in effect through April 10, but may be extended if necessary.

“This stay at home order responds to the public health advice we have received as well as ongoing conversations with the governor and metro mayors,” Hancock said in a news release. “People and businesses need to continue to take physical distancing seriously to make an impact on the spread of this virus. Frankly, voluntary ‘distancing’ is simply not enough.”

The state urged people to remain home except to buy food, obtain medication or health care service or collect supplies needed to work from home.

The following are considered “critical” industries that are exempt from the order: • Health care • Infrastructure, including utilities, fuel, public water, telecommunications, transportation and food supply chain • Hotels • Businesses and organizations that provide for disadvantaged people, and those that provide necessities to the economically disadvantaged • Manufacturing, including food, beverages, chemicals, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, sanitary products • Agriculture • Retail, including grocery stores, liquor stores, farms, gas stations,

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Denver first responders preparing for worst Police, fire departments make plans as disease gains steam

BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE.COM

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock on March 16 addresses members of the media on updates to the city and county’s response to COVID-19. As of March 17, all restaurants and bars in Denver were closed to onsite service until May 11. Delivery, carry-out and drive-through services are permitted. The mayor issued a stay at home order on March 23, effective until April 10, to escalate social distancing measures to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus.

CHRISTY STEADMAN restaurants and bars, hardware stores • Marijuana dispensaries (for medical or curbside delivery) • Services, including trash and recycling, mail, shipping, laundromats, building cleaning and maintenance, auto supply and repair, funeral homes, crematoriums, cemeteries, and animal shelters and rescues • Warehouses and distribution • Child care

• News media • Financial institutions • Construction • Defense • Public safety, including law enforcement, fire response, emergency medical technicians, security, disinfection, cleaning, building code enforcement and snow removal • Logistics, tech support or contractors with critical government services • Critical government functions

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency service providers were accustomed to working in worst-case scenarios.

Denver Fire Department spokesperson Greg Pixley said their world is built on preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. The current coronavirus outbreak is no different.

Pixley noted the department has contingency plans in place — basically backup plans — for disaster scenarios, including if a pandemic were to take out personnel.

“We don’t want to have to try and figure it out without having thought about it first,” Pixley said. “We have those plans, which we have worked out before, before the coronavirus.”

Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said DPD also has contingency plans in place in the event of a department outbreak. While he declined to provide details about how the plans would work, he said the plans are based on potential staffing reductions of between 10% and 85%. (DPD declined a records request from Denverite asking for its contingency plans for staffing during a pandemic, SEE PREPARING, P13

THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL

“You have the chance to be a hero and save thousands of lives by staying home.”

Gov. Jared Polis | Page 2 INSIDE

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State issues stay-at-home order State announces order to last through at least April 11

Voluntary compliance with order is goal

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After about two weeks of escalating orders and guidance from the state, and more Colorado counties issuing their own stay-at-home orders, Gov. Jared Polis invoked Americans’ sacrifice in World War II as he announced a statewide stay-at-home order to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Referencing how Americans gave up normal life to support that war effort, Polis framed the spread of coronavirus in dire, historical terms.

“Americans have been called on to serve our country time and time again,” Polis said at a March 25 news conference. “You have the chance to be a hero and save thousands of lives by staying home.”

As of March 25, Colorado’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to nearly 1,100 across 36 counties, with more than 8,000 people tested and 19 deaths.

Earlier on March 25, three Denver metro area public health departments issued stay-at-home orders, covering Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson and Boulder counties.

The statewide stay-at-home went into effect at 6 a.m. March 26 and will last through at least April 11.

View it online at www.tinyurl.com/ twm92u2.

With the state order in place, the health departments covering Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties rescinded their stay-at-home orders on March 26.

What the order says Under the order, Coloradans must stay home except to leave for certain necessities, such as shopping for groceries or seeking medical care.

Caring for a family member or pet in another household, or for livestock

Stay-at-home violations could result in jail, but officials hope to avoid that

On March 25, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a statewide stay-at-home order.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

WHAT YOU CANNOT DO

Some examples of what Coloradans are allowed to do: • Shop for groceries, liquor, hardware and more • Visit a doctor • Obtain medication or medical supplies • Get food from a restaurant by means of drive-thru or take-out • Collect supplies needed to work from home • Deliver necessary services or supplies to others • Engage in outdoor activity while remaining at least 6 feet from others • Receive meals or any related services, or collect materials for online class or other remote learning, from educational institutions • Care for a family member or pet in another household • Care for someone who is older than 60, has a disability or has a serious underlying condition at another household • Travel to work for or access “critical businesses”

Some examples of what Coloradans are not allowed to do: • Leave home except for “necessary” activities for health and safety, or to obtain necessary services or supplies • Hold gatherings of any number of people outside of a “residence,” but gatherings of people who live in the same residence are allowed • Leave home at all, if a person is 60 or older, has a serious underlying condition or is sick, except to receive medical care

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Caring for a vulnerable person — anyone who is older than 60, has a disability or has a serious underlying health condition — at another household is also permitted.

The statewide order prohibits all public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside of a “residence,” except for during “essential” activities. Gatherings of members living in the same residence are allowed.

Other allowed actions include obtaining medication or medical supplies, collecting supplies needed to work from home, The order also permits walking, biking or other outdoor activity.

People must remain at least 6 feet apart from others.

State parks will remain open, but all playgrounds, picnic areas and “other similar areas conducive to public gathering” will be closed.

People at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 — adults 60 or older and people with serious underlying conditions — and those who are sick must not leave home except to receive medical care. Those with symptoms of COVID-19 must self-isolate until their symptoms cease or until they

have a negative test result.

People also may travel to collect materials for online class or other remote learning, or to receive meals or any related services from educational institutions. Travel to provide or access “necessary” activities or “critical businesses” is permitted.

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State warns of scammers exploiting COVID-19

Secretary of State Jena Griswold cautions Coloradans about charity scams during public health crisis STAFF REPORT

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is warning Coloradans to beware of possible charity scams during the COVID-19 public health crisis and is offering guidance for safe giving to those impacted by the pandemic.

“The COVID-19 public health crisis is tremendously impacting all of Colorado,” Griswold said in a news release. “Unfortunately, in times of crisis like this, we’ve seen scams looking to exploit Coloradans’

generosity. I encourage Coloradans to continue to give to those in need but do so wisely by making sure their donations are going to the right place.”

When making a financial contribution, the Secretary of State’s Office offers the following tips: * Confirm that the organization is registered and current at checkthecharity.com. * Ask callers if they are paid solicitors. If so, ask for their name and the name of their company, along with the paid solicitor’s registration number, which can be verified at www. sos.state.co.us/ccsa/pages/search/ basic.xhtml. Also ask what percent of your donation will go to charity. If the caller refuses to give you any of this information, do not give to that charity. * Be on alert for newly formed charitable organizations. These may be formed with the best of intentions,

MORE RESOURCES Internet and Social Media Solicitations, https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/charities/internetTips.html Charities and Fundraisers FAQs: https:// www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/charities/FAQ/ consumers.html but an existing charity is more likely to have the sound management and experience to quickly respond to the situation, and it will have a track record that you can review. * Make a note of the representations made regarding how your donation would be used, e.g. what charitable purposes or programs would benefit and whether or not anyone will benefit locally. Call the charity itself to confirm the details of the solicitation and any local benefits. * Watch out for charities with names that sound similar to well-

known, reputable organizations.

Sometimes these sound-alike names are simply intended to confuse donors. * Do not assume that charity recommendations on Facebook, blogs or other social media have already been vetted. * Be wary if a charity fails to provide detailed information about its identity, mission, and finances and how the donation will be used. Reputable charities will gladly provide the information requested. * Do not pay in cash. Donate by check made payable to the charity or use the charity’s website to donate by credit card.

Residents who believe they have been solicited by a fraudulent charity can file a complaint with the secretary of state, 303-894-2200, www.sos. state.co.us; or the attorney general, 1-800-222-4444, coag.gov

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Amid shutdown, seniors battle loneliness Coronavirus crisis robbing elderly of socialization

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rich Foerster doesn’t know when he’ll see his friends again.

Foerster, 72, is on the board at the Parker Senior Center, which most days is filled with folks chatting over card games and coffee. But amid the COVID-19 crisis, the center is shuttered, and Foerster worries about what that means for lonely seniors.

“I feel helpless,” Foerster said.

“I’m worried they’ll get lonely, then depressed, then stop eating, then get sick. Loneliness can be deadly, and that’s what we try to address.”

The Parker Senior Center is doing what it can, Foerster said. Volunteers are calling as many members as possible, and the center is still selling to-go meals.

But the center’s food bank is closed, and nobody knows when old friends will be able to gather together again.

Beyond the center, Foerster said, churches, rec centers and libraries are closed, leaving few options for the elderly to maintain their routines.

“I hope people pull together,” Foerster said. “I hope people are looking out for the seniors in their lives.

IN NEED OF HELP? Seniors in need of companionship or assistance can reach out to local agencies for help, including the following: • The Senior Assistance Center, based in Denver, can help with food, utilities, medical equipment and more. Call 303-4559642 or visit seniorassistancecenter.org.

• Love Inc. of Littleton provides a wide range of personalized services for seniors and people in need. Call 303-794-5683 or visit loveinclittleton.org • The Denver Public Library maintains a database of local resources for seniors and others. Visit denverlibrary.org/content/ community-resources • The Seniors’ Resource Center, based in Wheat Ridge, can help with food, transportation and more. Call 303-238-8151 or visit srcaging.org They’re going to need it.”

Across the metro area, seniors are facing the prospect of prolonged shutdowns and quarantines that could cost them socialization that’s vital to keep health and morale up. Older adults and people of any age with serious underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for the most severe complications of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I can see the fear of isolation cropping up already,” said Jen Engquist, the director of Break Bread, a free weekly community meal program

Leigh Dehne, left, and Linda Summers stop by Break Bread in Littleton to pick up a free meal on March 21. Both said they spend all week looking forward to the companionship they enjoy at the free weekly dinner, but for now take-out will have to do.

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Hospitals prepare for surge of COVID-19 patients Well-being of staff members is key component, health leaders say

pus in Westminster. Elliott said the other Centura hospitals are similarly prepared for the outbreak. A Centura webpage with information about COVID-19 and the hospital’s response can be accessed at centura.org/COVID-19.

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Incident command system A chief medical officer at HealthOne, the largest hospital operator in the Denver metro area, said the hospitals in that system, which include Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Swedish Medical Center in Englewood and North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, are similarly ready to deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases.

That’s in part because HealthOne is owned by HCA Healthcare and is therefore able to benefit from the sophisticated incident command that HCA employs for the 184 hospitals it owns across the United States and the United Kingdom.

“We’ve done a fairly sophisticated analysis of what we expect in terms of patients and the supplies we are going to need to care for those patients, and we feel pretty good that we are in this for the long haul and we are able to take care of these patients,” said Dr. Jason Kelly, the chief medical officer.

Still, the COVID crisis has presented some unique and perhaps unintuitive challenges — even if its treatment is mostly similar to treating other existing respiratory diseases. Among the recent concerns has been the closure

Since early March, managers and administrators at Littleton Adventist Hospital have been meeting as many as six times a day.

Those meetings, part of the hospital’s emergency preparedness activation, originally took place in-person but have since shifted to video chat as the hospital aims to reduce in-person contact between its employees.

However, the purpose of the meetings has remained the same: to evaluate and discuss where the hospital’s capacity and stock of supplies are at as the facility anticipates a possible influx of seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

It’s a worrying possibility, but Dr. Mark Elliott, an emergency room physician who serves as the president of Littleton Adventist’s medical staff, says he feels “very good” about Littleton Adventist’s ability to respond to the challenge.

“We have been training for this kind of thing for years, and Littleton Adventist has experience with mass casualties in the past,” Elliott said.

“This is not a mass casualty situation,

The emergency entrance to Littleton Adventist Hospital.

PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO but the same preparation that gets us ready for that gets us ready for this.”

That pre-existing preparedness has also been bolstered more recently, Elliott said, by efforts to convert underutilized space into negative airflow rooms where COVID-19 patients could be treated and to make more nurses available to treat those patients by postponing elective procedures.

Littleton Adventist Hospital is part of Centura Health, a Centennial-based network of 17 hospitals that also includes Parker Adventist Hospital, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood and the St. Anthony North Medical Cam-

of all schools for several weeks, a decision that could slow the spread of the disease but also have an impact on hospital staffing levels.

“One of the things that we worry about,” Kelly said, “is child care in terms of — if we have moms and dads that work here but they don’t have any child care, are they going to be able to come to work?”

Kaiser closes 21 clinics The COVID-19 crisis is also having an impact on Kaiser Permanente, a managed care consortium that serves more than 600,000 members in Colorado, with many locations in the metro area. On March 18, Kaiser announced it was closing 21 of its 31 Colorado clinics and canceling all elective procedures in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The separate Children’s Hospital Colorado also recently announced that it is closing several of its clinics for the same reason.

But even with a reduced number of open clinics, Kaiser still has an important role to play in helping address and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Dr. Wendoyln Gozansky, a geriatrician and vice president and chief quality officer at Kaiser, said the company is trying to take what she called “a virtual-first approach” to caring for potential COVID-19 patients.

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Practice kindness, connect with others, journal How to manage feelings of stress and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With a global pandemic closing schools, businesses, entire communities and threatening people’s livelihoods in addition to their health, it can be difficult to stifle the anxiety, stress and fear coming with the crisis.

“I think the public is very scared and I think that there’s a lot of fear and anxiety because there’s so much uncertainty,” said Cynthia Grant, chief clinical officer for AllHealth Network, a behavioral health nonprofit offering services throughout the Denver metro area.

Vincent Atchity, president and CEO of the statewide nonprofit Mental Health Colorado, believes a tipping point came when organizations started canceling events Atchity and closing offices in mid-March as COVID-19 concerns mounted.

“Once the school districts started going, that creates this dramatic ripple effect,” he said.

Still, there are ways to cope, manage

COPING AMID CRISIS

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES If you or someone you know needs additional mental health support during the COVID-19 crisis, here are some resources based in the Denver metro area.

AllHealth Network A mental health nonprofit with crisis services, a walk-in center, acute treatment, counseling and substanceuse services. Locations in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Parker, the Denver Tech Center and more.

For information or to schedule an appointment,

call 303-730-8858 or go to allhealthnetwork.org.

Community Reach Center A mental health community center also offering substance-use disorder assistance. The center is based in Westminster and has locations in Thornton, Northglenn, Broomfield, Brighton and Commerce City.

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the mental health challenges, and yes, find joy in the days and weeks ahead.

Abigail Tucker, chief clinical officer at the Westminster-based Community Reach Center, said it’s important that people focus on their mental well-being in addition to their physical health while responding to the pandemic.

“People are sometimes still forgetting that health includes your mental health,” Tucker said.

What’s normal, what’s not?

Additional stress and anxiety at a time like this is a common and collective experience, Atchity, Grant and Tucker said. Just how much is normal

and immediate support for people experiencing a mental health, substance use or emotional crisis 24/7, year-round. Call 1-844-493TALK (8255) or text TALK to 38255 to speak with a professional.

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Mental Health Colorado A statewide mental health advocacy organization based in Denver. Go to mentalhealthcolorado.org to find mental health resources and more information about the nonprofit.

WARNING SIGNS Heightened stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic is a normal, human reaction to the crisis, said mental health experts in the Denver metro area. But it can also escalate into an unhealthy state of mind.

Losing interest in activities someone typically enjoys, being unable to eat or eating too much, being unable to sleep and increased substance use are all signs someone may need to seek professional help to manage his or her mental health during the outbreak. will vary for each person, but clear signs emerge when someone is struggling with his or her mental health.

“Everybody reacts differently to stressful situations so normal is definitely a very wide range,” Grant said.

Being isolated and quarantined can add to the challenge.

“It can make people feel really helpless, that there’s really nothing they can do,” Grant said, “and I think that all of that is normal.”

For people with existing mental health conditions, times of crises can be exceptionally tough. Grant said some of their clients with mental illness were stable before the pandemic but not any longer. People with trauma histories can experience more flashbacks, nightmares and anxiety in the stressful environment.

Tucker’s center had more calls on March 16 than it had all year, she said, although the number of calls was not immediately available. Callers had a mix of needs. Some were new clients in search of service, others were rescheduling appointments and more wanted information about Telehealth appointments. Both AllHealth and Community Reach Center are seeing increased demand for services along with Telehealth, which allows people to access treatment remotely.

The pandemic “can also have a peculiar effect if somebody is used to living with bipolar disorder or depression,” Atchity said. “In collective unsettlement, they can suddenly find they are the calm ones and are more unflappable, like, `OK, now you understand my world.’ ” When in doubt, the three said, reach out to a local provider with questions about mental health.

There are many ways to make the best of social distancing, self-isolation or selfquarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not only can these tips fend off boredom and restlessness, but they can also help manage stress, anxiety and other mental health challenges, local experts say.

Mental Health Colorado President and CEO Vincent Atchity suggests staying busy to keep the mind off stressors and limiting the flow of information on social media and the news. Stay informed and educated, but don’t obsess over updates.

He also encouraged people to get outside and appreciate the natural beauty around them.

Cynthia Grant, chief clinical officer for AllHealth Network, and Abigail Tucker, chief clinical officer for the Community Reach Center, offered several other suggestions.

Take up a home-improvement project. Bake cookies. Clean the house. Play with the kids.

Take the dog for a walk. Go on your favorite hike. Most importantly, keep connected with loved ones using technology like Facetime, phone calls and social media.

Tucker said a good way to gauge whether your reaction is healthy is to reach out to a trusted loved one and ask how he or she has perceived your response. Are they worried about you?

How to cope, offer support Atchity urged the community to find ways to quell panic even in the midst of crisis “so that we’re not defeated by our anxiety.”

There are many ways to keep spirits up and fears at bay during the pandemic, Tucker, Grant and Atchity said.

Stay busy. Cross that home improvement project off the to-do list. Bake cookies. Go outside. Appreciate the world’s natural beauty. Play with the kids. Clean the house. Walk the dog.

Journal. Eat a healthy diet and exercise — both can affect one’s mood and stress level.

Stay up to date and keep informed, and change practices as recommended, but don’t obsess over checking the news or information floating around online.

“Control your flow of information,” Atchity said.

And go ahead, watch those popular plague movies or find one of the COVID-19 playlists trending on Spotify.

“That’s great. That’s funny,” Atchity said. “That’s the beautiful, funny thing about humans.”

Socializing while social distancing Atchity, Grant and Tucker stressed the need for people to stay connected with one another, ground themselves in their humanity and practice kindness throughout the pandemic.

“The idea of connecting with other people is something that we are very much advocating,” Grant said. “Social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t connect with people.”

Use all the technology available to stay in touch with loved ones. Text, phone calls, social media, Facetime, and so on. If someone isn’t familiar with the high-tech tools, use the extra time at home to learn.

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s your perception of time any different than it was a few months ago?

For a while it seemed like I was having at least two birthdays every year. Now? Time has QUIET slowed down.

Days are different.

DESPERATION Weeks are different.

Needing a cue, I came up with a calendar of songs.

I heard the Mamas and Papas sing “Monday Monday” at the Melodyland Theatre in Anaheim, California in 1966. The openCraig Marshall ing act was Simon and Garfunkel.

Smith The stage rotated and about every eight minutes I looked at Michelle Phillips with barely constrained desire.

(Try to pay attention. I am going to weave together a few threads here.)

The Rolling Stones sang a song inspired by Keith Richards’ then-girl-

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United States and it landed in my home state, near Bay City.

The Bay City Rollers hit it big with “Saturday Night” in 1973.

Songs about Sunday? There have been a few.

“Sunday Bloody Sunday,” notably performed at Red Rocks by U2. “A Sunday Kind of Love” by Etta James is as good as it gets. The song was covered by the Harptones in 1953.

Billie Holiday sang Sunday differently. “Gloomy Sunday” was recorded in 1941.

“Never on Sunday” by the Chordettes, “I Met Him on Sunday” by my favorite girl group, the Shirelles, and, certainly, “Sunday Will Never be the Same,” by Spanky and Our Gang.

After Mama Cass died, who took her place for a while?

Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane, former lead singer of Spanky and Our Gang.

(McFarlane is 77.)

The ways things are going right now, it seems like there are at least eight days in a week. Therefore, I’m starting over with a Monday song that’s going

to need an antidote.

The Boomtown Rats recorded “I Don’t Like Mondays” after Rat Bob Geldorf heard the story about a 16-year-old girl who shot up the school across the street from her home because, she said, “I don’t like Mondays.”

Brenda Ann Spencer asked her father for a radio for Christmas. Instead he gave her a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22-caliber rifle with a telescopic sight and 500 rounds of ammunition.

The school’s principal and a custodian were killed, and eight children and a police officer were injured.

She said, “This livens up the day.”

See what I mean about an antidote?

How about “Sunday Papers,” by Joe Jackson? No? The Bangles’ “Manic Monday”? Not that one either?

“Another Saturday Night” by Sam Cooke. That works for me.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Minding our own business of the mind

ind your own business,” has probably never felt more literal than right now.

With social distancing and sheltering in place orders, we are finding ourselves with a lot of time at home with our immediate family or roommates, and maybe even on our own. As WINNING we are minding our own business, it’s so WORDS very important to mind the business of our mind.

We may not be able to control what is happening outside of our homes, but we can absolutely control what we allow into our minds.

Michael Norton “Mind your own business” can easily become lost in social media, as people are not short on opinions and feedback. During this time, I am personally seeing so much positivity in the form of music videos, messages, dancing, and other fun and engaging content. And I hope

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friend, Linda Keith. “Ruby Tuesday” charted Number One in the United States.

Across town, the Moody Blues, melodramatic as ever, recorded, “Tuesday Afternoon,” on October 22, 1967. A Sunday.

Simon and Garfunkel’s debut studio album, “Wednesday Morning, 3 a.m.,” had none of the songs on it they are known for today.

David Bowie’s “Thursday’s Child” is a lovely bit of obverse to “Space Oddity,” and further substantiates the range of a remarkable performer.

As for Friday? There were many to choose from.

The infectious “Friday on My Mind” by the Easy Beats is hard to resist.

The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love,” with Robert Smith’s lead vocals is the cure for “Monday’s blue” and “Tuesday’s gray.”

Some may recall “Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night” by Al Jolson and others.

An as-yet-unnamed Scottish boy band threw a dart at a map of the

that those who are filling up social media with hope and encouragement will continue to do so.

The other side of that is the negativity that finds its way online. The petty arguments, the sniping and the backbiting have no place in our minds right now, or at any time, really. I highly recommend cutting those sources out immediately.

Zig Ziglar said, “We are what we are and where we are because of what we put into our mind. We can change what we are and where we are by changing what goes into our mind.”

Spending so much time working from home or in isolation gives us plenty of time to access information and consume content. So, wherever we can find the positive, motivational, uplifting, educational and inspirational information, I encourage us to lock in on those people and sources who are helping us mind the business of our own mind while shutting out and shutting down the noise of negativity.

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And others have shared with me that they simply sit quietly and allow their minds to empty as they focus on nothing more than the pace of their breathing. And whether it’s through meditation, prayer, or just being completely still and quiet, the one thing that everyone shares is that they come out of each with clarity and a greater sense of peace.

Another area we can focus on as we take care of ourselves and our minds is learning how to practice patience.

Many people were born with the patience gene, and God bless them, as it is much easier for them to be patient.

Others of us missed out on that gene, and patience is work, and takes a lot of practice. Just like choosing what we allow into our minds, we can also choose to be patient and practice patience.

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How about you? Are you minding your own business, the business of minding your mind? Are you choosing what gets into your mind and what doesn’t? I would love to hear how you are minding your own business at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we take the time to look after ourselves and protect our minds, it really will be a better than good week.

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An ‘unexpected new normal’ Parents working at home juggle family duties during extended spring break

The Stepelman family is using the extended spring break to connect online with out-ofstate family members.

The family’s children, who attend Teller Elementary School, receive math lessons from their grandmother and virtual piano lessons from their grandfather.

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With children on an extended spring break and people working from home, parents everywhere are modifying daily routines and schedules to accommodate both child care and career success simultaneously.

“It’s a lot for everybody,” said Batya Stepelman, a parent of two children who attend Teller Elementary School in Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood. “But there is comfort in knowing that everybody is going through this.”

About three years ago, Stepelman launched a home business called Walltawk, which is a wallpaper boutique for which the showroom is in the family home. On March 13, Stepelman stopped hosting her in-person appointments and switched to her online business model that was in place for her out-of-state customers.

Normally, Stepelman was able to do most of the work her business required while her children were at school, and had some family time in the late afternoons and evenings.

But now, preparing for an expected slowdown or cessation of the supply chain for her business, Stepelman is working 10- to 12-hour days.

And with the children on an extended spring break, Stepelman’s husband, Matt Berman, has taken on the role of scheduling and overseeing the children’s daily activities.

“For the most part, they (the children) have been pretty good, and understanding,” Stepelman said, but added “there were definitely a few meltdowns with not getting to see people and having their playdates canceled.”

In addition to Berman taking the children out for bike rides and other types of outdoor exercise, the family has developed a routine to keep Otis, 10, and Theo, 8, occupied. It includes reading time, a movie night and networking with other parents from the children’s classrooms to implement creative playdates such as virtual chess or Monopoly games and online Pokémon.

“We’re also traveling the world from our house,” Stepelman said.

As the room parent for Theo’s second grade class, Stepelman created Passport Thru Denver. Using Instagram, it is a way for students to learn about other countries by experiencing different cultures locally, such as ordering htake-out from ethnic restaurants.

“I’m going to continue with this project and I’m sending it out to all . the families,” Stepelman said. “It will be fun to see what people come up with in terms of projects, music, artwork, etc.”

The family is also connecting with out-of-state family members. The children receive math lessons from their grandmother, who sends printable

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BEST The Reed family normally has a busy daily routine, with all four children — who range in age from 11 to 17 — involved in sports and extracurricular activities. During the extended spring break, the children are using their personal electronic devices to keep in touch with their friends, but are also spending more time together as siblings. worksheets to complete, and virtual piano lessons from their grandfather.

“Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social isolation,” said Sara Reed, a parent of four children. “Teens and tweens need their social time, and we’re fortunate that many have personal phones and iPads so they can connect socially with their friends.”

However, it is also important to place limits on the time that teens and tweens are spending on their personal devices so that the extended spring break does not become a “24-hour screen time vacation,” Reed said.

The Reed children — Eli, 17, and Georgia, 16, who attend Littleton High School; and India, 13, and Henry, 11, who attend Slavens Middle School in Denver’s Wellshire neighborhood — are old enough to not need constant parental supervision, but still must find ways to keep themselves occupied.

Normally, the family has a busy daily schedule — all four children are involved with a couple of different sports each, are taking advanced placement and honors courses, and are involved with additional extracurricular activities such as student council and tutoring others.

“It has been an adjustment with them having to keep in touch with their friends virtually,” Reed said.

“But they’re spending more time together as siblings.”

Together, the family has been baking, doing puzzles and walking the dogs, as well as doing chores around the house and yardwork.

“We are working toward a more organized schedule that will include some academic, athletic and family time each day, but we’re still evolving that schedule,” Reed said, adding some of the activities already planned include virtual museum tours, phone calls with grandparents, watching documentaries and a spring break book report.

Reed works part-time as audiologist, and as of March 19, is still commuting to her workplace. Her husband Emile is a CFO of a banking organization and is currently working from home.

“The challenges for him have been keeping the kids quiet when he’s on the many, many conference calls required to keep his staff, the regulators and auditors moving forward,” Reed said.

This “unexpected new normal” can cause fear and anxiety of the unknown, Reed said.

“It’s important to be both honest with your children about what’s going on, and a source of calm for them,” Reed said. “Taking time to enjoy this forced family time creates lifelong memories and in these overly busy times we live in, it can be a real gift to slow down and reconnect as a family.”

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First responders, community members turning to alternative source

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round the time a national increase in COVID-19 cases began leading to product shortages, Spring44 Distilling in Loveland planned to make one highly demanded product — hand sanitizer — on-site. The distillery started making a handful of calls to gauge interest from those who might need the sanitizer most, like first responders.

Within a matter of days, the distillery was receiving call after call from police departments — not only in nearby northern Colorado cities but also from departments throughout Jefferson County and the broader Denver area.

“It just snowballed. The requests are coming fast and furious,” said Spring44 chief financial officer Robin Marisco. She added that the distillery has distributed more than 6,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to police organizations and others so far.

“Booze is not usually the answer in a crisis, but distilleries are now able to help in a super positive way,” she said.

“It’s a way for us to give back.”

As the impact of COVID-19 has escalated, numerous distilleries throughout the metro area have also launched hand sanitizer operations, producing and distributing to first responders and the wider community.

Where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) would normally prohibit this, the two government agencies have amended their regulations in recent weeks as distilleries across the country have requested permission to enact their hand sanitizer plans.

As of March 26, the TTB’s latest statement said the organization is providing authorizations and exemptions for distilleries producing hand sanitizer, such as by waiving the need for additional permits. In turn, distilleries must keep detailed records of operations and follow a specific formula.

The FDA likewise has posted a statement saying it will not take action against distilleries, provided they meet certain requirements. Those include following the approved formula, preparing products under sanitary conditions and registering products with the FDA. With the relaxed regulations, more and more distilleries have jumped on board to address the needs of local organizations like the Westminster Police Department — which, on average, uses about three gallons of hand sanitizer per day, said investigator Cheri Spottke.

Austin Adamson, co-owner and distiller at Lakewood distillery Ballmer Peak, adjusts the equipment that distills ethanol to be made into hand sanitizer.

“This is an effort to get more hand sanitizer to the people who want it and calm some of the panic,” Adamson said.

Ethanol rises through distilling equipment at Ballmer Peak Distillery during the sanitizer-making process.

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So far, the department has received sanitizer from almost 10 distilleries, she said.

“At this point, all of it has been donated. Moving forward, we will be working with these distilleries to purchase hand sanitizer,” Spottke said.

“We cannot express our gratitude enough to these distilleries for their generosity.”

However, Marisco said, as more distilleries work to meet the growing demand, “there are certain components that are harder and harder to get.”

The lack of supply has been a barrier for Devil’s Head Distillery in Englewood, said owner Ryan White.

The distillery has the equipment necessary to make hand sanitizer but has had trouble sourcing some of the necessary ingredients, such as ethanol.

Some distilleries have been able to obtain ingredients through existing connections with plants or by producing the components on-site. But for White, while his distillery produces ethanol, the cost of producing the amount necessary for hand sanitizer isn’t attainable, and many of the suppliers he’s reached out to don’t have ethanol available to provide to new

accounts.

“I’ve got about 30 emails out to some of the smaller plants so we can help our community,” White said. “We’ve been getting multiple inquiries for hand sanitizer. The shortages nationwide have people looking at all sources, and we really want to participate and help with the relief effort.”

If the distillery is able to secure the necessary ingredients, it could be distributing sanitizer three or four days later, White said.

“My intention would be to make it as long as there’s a need for it,” he said. “The big piece of the puzzle is being able to have an uninterrupted supply.”

When the operation is up and running, White hopes to assist the entities that have reached out, which includes nursing homes, police departments and health care organizations.

In addition to distributing to these operations, many local distilleries have also been selling or donating bottles to individual community members. At Ballmer Peak Distillery in Lakewood, hundreds of area residents have come by to receive a four-

ounce bottle of hand sanitizer, with the distillery having already produced more than 2,700 ounces, said Austin Adamson, co-owner and distiller.

“We saw other distilleries in Seattle making hand sanitizer, so I started researching how they were doing it,” Adamson said. Ballmer Peak has provided the sanitizer to community members for free, finding that many donate to help the distillery cover costs.

Others in the area have found different ways to ensure the sanitizer gets into customers’ hands. For instance, Golden Moon Distillery, located in Golden, cannot distribute sanitizer for free because of its licensing regulations, but it has given sanitizer out along with the purchase of any bottle.

As the distilleries remain open under current stay-at-home orders, they’re also taking the chance to encourage customers to support their businesses after stocking up on sanitizer.

“When our tasting room closed, we were worried we couldn’t stay open.

We had to switch to only bottle sales to go,” Adamson said. Now, as residents line up by the dozens, the distillery has seen some buy a bottle of spirits to show their support.

And, while the distillery is thanking customers for continuing to support them, residents are returning the favor.

“We get people just thanking us, saying they’ve searched grocery stores and pharmacies and couldn’t find any hand sanitizer,” Adamson said.

“They’re just so happy there’s someone doing something like this.”

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RTD approves plan to reduce services starting April 19 Changes include package originally scheduled for May, plus weekend service levels in response to COVID-19 STAFF REPORT

Service changes originally planned for May, along with a service-reduction plan to address COVID-19, were approved March 24 by the Regional Transportation District’s Board of Directors.

According to a news release, the approved changes will reduce the agency’s bus, light rail and special services starting April 19.

The extensive package of May service changes would originally have taken effect May 17, the release said. However, a special board meeting was called to address COVID-19 by moving to the weekend service outlined in the May service changes.

The COVID-19 plan was passed unanimously.

The initial changes shift most bus service to a Saturday schedule and light rail service to a Sunday schedule as outlined in the May service change plan. This is in response to a 70% decrease in ridership resulting from the spread of COVID-19, the release said. The weekend levels of service that were approved reduce service by about 40 percent from current levels.

“The current decrease in RTD ridership is un-

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That approach asks those exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms to use virtual options ranging from emailing a doctor to “e-visits” to seek initial treatment, although Gozansky emphasized those patients whose treatments cannot be managed virtually can still seek treatment at Kaiser offices.

“We really are trying to meet our members where they are during this time of unprecedented change during this pandemic,” Gozansky said.

rivaled in the agency’s history, and by taking this action, we exercise responsibility and care for our employees and our customers,” RTD Interim General Manager and CEO Paul J. Ballard said in the release. “This also allows us to continue to serve those who rely on us, including health care and food service workers and others who are critical to fighting this crisis, while also giving us flexibility to restore service as ridership returns.”

Ballard said the reduced service levels will remain in effect through Sept. 20, which is the next planned service change. RTD will continue to evaluate ridership and service needs and reinstate service as demand warrants and ridership returns, according to the release.

Service will be restored as necessary from Saturday and Sunday service to the service levels outlined in the May service change.

RTD intends to retain its operations staff during the service reduction. Those who aren’t assigned regular routes will be on standby to cover open trips or shifts for operators who call in sick, as well as participate in refresher training.

Taking this approach will keep the agency’s workforce intact for when the pandemic subsides and service levels can be restored, the release said.

RTD’s commuter rail lines — University of Colorado A Line, B Line and G Line — will continue to run at current service levels, because they are operated by Denver Transit Partners, a private concessionaire, according to the news release.

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Medical staffers under stress Such approaches make sense not only to prevent the spread of the virus at medical facilities but also because hospitals must try to save as much space as possible for the most critical patients, given the likelihood they will receive an influx of them.

That possibility, as well as the general anxiety that comes with the unpredictability of a pandemic and treating patients who may have COVID, also takes a toll on those who do the work of treating patients.

“I think it has tremendous impact on the staff,” said Elliott. “We have staff that are coming every day knowing they may have potential exposure and taking that home, and I think that certainly adds an added stress. But we certainly have resources to help staff that feel uncomfortable.”

That impact is likely to increase as facilities have so far seen few if any COVID-19 patients. Kelly said Sky Ridge has only had a couple of confirmed patients.

“Right now you feel a little bit like the soldier on the castle wall,” Kelly said. “You’re ready, your sword is sharpened, the castle has been battened down and now you’re kind of waiting for the invading army to show up.”

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“People need to know they mean something to others, that somebody still cares,” Engquist said. “We’re getting through this together, apart.”

Even those elderly people who live in senior homes are adjusting to a more limited lifestyle as state health orders force strict quarantines.

Bill Hemingway, who lives at the MorningStar senior living home in Arvada with his wife Kim, said the crisis has taken the social life that prompted them to move to the center in the first place.

“Everything’s shut down,” said Hemingway, 85. “We just stay in our rooms. We’re taking it day by day.

People our age are the ones this virus kills, so there’s a lot of worry.”

Hemingway praised the center’s staff, saying they are trying to keep morale up, and are diligent about watching for fevers among residents.

“We’re well taken care of,” Hemingway said. “We’re just wondering how long this will last.”

‘A very scary time’ The uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis is weighing on some seniors.

“I don’t know when I’ll see my grandkids again,” said Sue Frommelt, a board member with the Highlands Ranch Senior Club. “It’s surreal.”

Frommelt, 70, said she moved to Highlands Ranch to be closer to her grandkids, just like many members of the Senior Club.

“We had a cruise planned, and that got canceled, and we figured we’d just spend Spring Break with the grandkids,” Frommelt said.

“Then my kids told me they want me to just stay home, and they won’t come over. It hurts. I understand it, but I don’t like it.”

Many older folks in Highlands Ranch are transplants, Frommelt

said, and without senior clubs and other community groups, life can drag.

“I saw a post on Facebook that said ‘In case you need to know, today is Thursday,’ ” Frommelt said.

“I have a husband, but for those living alone, this could be a very scary time.”

Some seniors are doing their best to make use of new technology.

Andrea Suhaka of Centennial prides herself on being wellconnected in the community. The author of a popular local newsletter, Suhaka is doing her best to stay in touch.

She belongs to a computer club, where seniors stay current on modern software. The club is working on learning Zoom, a web-based video conferencing tool.

“It’s a challenge, but it’s just so nice to see everyone’s faces,” Suhaka said.

Obstacles ahead As the crisis drags on, so will other challenges for seniors.

For Love Inc, a Littleton-based nonprofit, many of their volunteers and the people they serve are elderly.

One of Love Inc’s programs is driving elderly people to errands or doctor’s appointments. The pool of drivers has plummeted, said Kathryn Roy, the group’s director.

“Our volunteers are mostly vulnerable retirees,” Roy said. “We’re understanding if they don’t want to serve as they have been.”

Thankfully for now, the number of needed rides has also dropped, but Roy said she anticipates it will rise again in coming weeks.

“People are putting off doctor’s appointments, but they can’t do that forever,” Roy said. “People will need to get to food banks and drugstores.”

The best thing the community can do, Roy said, is stay as connected as possible and look for ways to help vulnerable seniors.

“Look out for your neighbors,” Roy said. “Call people. We have to renew our commitment to community, even as we’re feeling isolated.”

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ToGoDenver.com helps restaurants in midst of closures More than 450 restaurants have joined to offer takeout/ delivery service during mandated shut down STAFF REPORT

Statewide mandated dine-in closures, issued to curb the spread of the coronavirus, have left local restaurants scrambling to stay afloat and keep their staff employed.

- Many now offer curbside delivery and takeout services, and a new resource created by Visit Denver, Boulder Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, Eat Denver and the Colorado Restaurant Association allows residents to find restaurants that remain open for takeout or delivery during the shut-down.

ToGoDenver.com offers local restaurants free registration to list their home or curbside delivery and takeout services available, and res-

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taurant seekers can search listings by restaurant name, by neighborhood or by cuisine.

“This crisis is creating immense hardship for our local hospitality community, but this new resource gives us all an opportunity to do our part in supporting our local restaurants that have made Denver and Boulder among the finest culinary scenes in the country,” Richard W. Scharf, president and CEO of Visit Denver, said in a news release. “Our hope is that ToGoDenver.com will help fill an urgent need to aid local restaurants as they struggle to remain in businesses through these difficult times.”

Visit Denver, which also hosts the annual Denver Restaurant Week, has created a portal for restaurants to upload their information.

Learn more at https://www.denver.org/restaurants/restaurantsopen-for-carryout-or-delivery-dueto-coronavirus-march-2020. The hashtag #coloradocurbside on Instagram is also a helpful resource.

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saying such plans contain sensitive details, such as security procedures.)

The police department has about 1,600 sworn staff, including recruits.

Some recruits are still completing training online, though some training had to be suspended due to the outbreak.

Pixley said that if the department had symptomatic firefighters or a sudden outbreak among its 1,040 active firefighters, it would move people from others roles or duties to help fill any vacancies on the front lines.

“If worse got to worse, and God forbid it would happen, I could go back, even at 54 years old, I could go back and be a firefighter, and I think I could be a pretty good one,” Pixley said.

Brent Stevenson, assistant chief for the Denver Health Paramedic Division, is overseeing the city’s paramedics’ COVID-19 response and preparedness. Denver Health is in charge of the city’s paramedic division, which Stevenson said includes about 200 paramedics.

If an outbreak were to happen among EMTs, Stevenson said the paramedic division would pull additional EMTs from the educational department, which is made up of certified paramedics.

Stevenson noted that many paramedics will very likely be exposed to the new coronavirus because they are facing the pandemic on the front lines.

“There’s a lot of anxiety and questions about what’s going to happen with this,” Stevenson said. “I think a lot of paramedics are digging in and are excited for this because we always train for some new emergency pathogen or disease.”

The agencies are providing extra protective measures to ensure personnel safety.

Firefighters carry gowns, goggles, gloves and N95 masks in case they need to help someone who is symptomatic. Pixley said this ensemble gives firefighters “a tremendous degree of protection.”

Stevenson said each paramedic has access to eye protection, which can be goggles or face shields, as well as surgical masks and a gown.

Pazen said each officer carries protective equipment kits that include an N95 mask, gloves, glasses and decontamination material and equipment.

The police and fire departments have changed how they take calls due to the outbreak. Pixley said 911 operators ask callers a series of questions to determine whether someone could potentially expose emergency personnel to COVID-19.

On March 13, DPD modified its reporting process to limit person-toperson contact after Mayor Hancock closed all city-owned facilities. Police are now taking reports for some lowlevel crimes over the phone instead of in-person to reduce their exposure.

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4. When you file your answer, you must pay a filing fee to the Clerk of the Court.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the Petition To Partition For Purpose of Distribution Pursuant To CRCP §15-12-911 filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be compelete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

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Dated: 03/25/2020 CURTIS LAW FIRM, LLC By: Cory M. Curtis Cory M. Curtis, #40549 5353 W Dartmouth Ave., Suite 504 Denver, CO 80227 Legal Notice No.: 80420 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 30, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Broncos Towing, 303-722-3555 (office), will be applying for title to the following vehicles, abandoned: 1) 2005 Suzuki silver vin: 148855 2) 2000 Acura gray vin: 008770 3) 1995 Lincoln beige vin: 727029 4) 2004 Dodge red vin: 567492 5) 1993 Jayco Motorhome white vin: B46027 6) 1997 Saturn maroon vin: 212033 7) 2006 Honda black vin: 138245 8) 2004 Chev Impala vin: 227832 Legal Notice No.: 80367 First Publication: March 12, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice County Court, Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street, Room 135 Denver, Colorado 80202 720-865-7840 Party Without Attorney: Plaintiff(s): Michal Hoxsie and Julie Hoxsie and Denver Real Estate Services Inc. v.

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8. If you want to file an answer or request for a jury trial and you are indigent, you must appear at the above date and time, fill out a financial affidavit, and ask the Court to waive the fee.

Dated at Denver, Colorado, this 12th day of March, 2020.

By: Deputy Clerk of Court Michael Hoxsie, Julie Hoxsie 2577 Bay Point Lane Broomfield, Colorado 80023 970-286-3817 This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 303, Rules of County Court Civil Procedure, as amended. A copy of the Complaint together with a blank answer form must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

To the clerk: If this Summons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block for the clerk, deputy and the seal of the Court should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.

WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID. Legal Notice No.: 80394 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice COLORADO DIVISION OF INSURANCE SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR PUBLICATION Required pursuant to §10-3-109(1 ), C.R.S FOR YEAR 2O19 FAILURE TO FILE THIS FORM BY MARCH 1 WILL RESULT IN PENALTIES PURSUANT TO §10-3-109{2), C.R.S.: If any annual report or statement from any entity regulated by the Division of Insurance is not filed by the date specified by law or by rules and regulations of the commissioner, the commissioner may assess a penalty of up to one hundred dollars per day for each day after the date an annual statement or report is due from any such entity.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of my office to be affixed at the City and County of Denver this first day of March, 2020.

Michael Conway Commissioner of Insurance CGB Insurance Company Vice President & Controller: /s/ Scott Hall Phone Number: 314-312-4538 800 Market Street, Suite 1500 A St. Louis, MO 63101 Legal Notice No.: 80370 First Publication: March 12, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE – CRAN_ COL0 AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct six utility structures in Denver, Denver County, CO. Node ID: Near Address: Latitude: Longitude: Overall Structure Height CRAN_COL06939F_R02 (FA 14891766) Colorado Blvd.

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39-45-43.2 N 104-56-51.5 W 35’ Public comments regarding the potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30-days from the date of this publication to: Maggie Klejbuk – CBRE, 70 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY 10604, whiteplainsculturalresources@cbre.com or (914) 694-9600.

Legal Notice No.: 80412 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE: Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to collocate antennas on a 39-foot Public Lighting Structure near E 4th Ave, Denver, Denver County, CO 80230. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to, Environmental Resources Management, C/O Danna Allen, Wireless Projects, 235 Magrath Darby Boulevard, Suite 130, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or by email vzwnepa@erm.com, or by phone 1615-656-4633.

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Legal Notice No.: 80416 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STUART C. CRIPPEN, a/k/a STUART CREGO CRIPPEN, a/k/a STUART CRIPPEN, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30305

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 July 21, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Loretta Jo Crippen, Personal Representative 642 S. Williams Street Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No.: 80387 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LUCY BELLE ETHINGTON, also known as LUCY ETHINGTON, also known as LUCY BARKDULL, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30280

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to collocate antennas on a 39-foot Public Lighting Structure near 267 E Speer Blvd, Denver, Denver County, CO 80203. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to, Environmental Resources Management, C/O Danna Allen, Wireless Projects, 235 Magrath Darby Boulevard, Suite 130, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or by email vzwnepa@erm.com, or by phone 1-615-656-4633.

Bonnie Schlaine Deyo Personal Representative 3053 South Fox Street Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No.: 80417 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No.: 80389 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HELEN G. SCARLETT-BRICKHOUSE, aka HELEN LOUISE SCARLETT -GATLIN BRICKHOUSE, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30298 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court in the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 19, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amy E. Symons, Esq., Attorney for Matthew Landis, Personal Representative Person Giving Notice 3773 Cherry Creek N. Dr., Ste. 600, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 331-7969 amy@symonsratner.com Legal Notice No.: 80378 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Russell Craig Smith, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30228 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 20, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn M Kaeble, Kaeble Law LLC Attorney to the Personal Representative 14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 287 Lakewood, CO 80401 Legal Notice No.: 80384 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STUART C. CRIPPEN, a/k/a STUART CREGO CRIPPEN, a/k/a STUART CRIPPEN, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30305

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to collocate antennas on a 37-foot Utility Structure Communications Tower near E 7TH

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,

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 20, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HAZEL AILEEN PENDER, aka HAZEL A. PENDER, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30264

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 20, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Hal R. Blanchard, #1305 Personal Representative 400 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 590 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 80393 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAULA JEAN BARAJAS, a/k/a PAULA J. BARAJAS, and PAULA BARAJAS, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30097

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 July 27, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Danica L. Barajas Personal Representative 2041 South Patton Court Denver, Colorado 80219 Legal Notice No.: 80398 First Publication: March 26, 2020 Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James M. McCarty, a/k/a James Michael McCarty, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30343

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 July 27, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Danny McCarty Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

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more frequent services with 10 or fewer congregants to follow the requirement to stay at least 6 feet apart from others.

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Employees in “critical businesses” may still go to work, but those businesses must comply with social distancing requirements, which generally means staying 6 feet apart from others.

Grocery stores and liquor stores will remain open, and restaurants and bars will continue to deliver and sell takeout. The state’s list of other “critical” businesses includes industries such as health care, infrastructure, utilities, agriculture, banks, news media, firearms stores, in-person pastoral services for individuals in crisis or in need of end-oflife services, homeless shelters and food banks, and many more.

The state updated the “critical” list the morning of March 26 to include K-12 public and private schools — and Public Notice colleges and universities — to provide meals, online class and other services.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James M. McCarty, Other exceptions wereDeceased also added. a/k/a James Michael McCarty, Number: 2020PR30343 TheCase update clarified that houses of worship mayclaims remain open but are enAll persons having against the abovenamed estate are to present them to couraged to required use electronic platforms to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Courtservices of the City and of Denver, smaller, conduct orCounty to conduct Colorado on or before July 27, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Danny McCarty Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

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Legal Notice No.: 80399 First Publication: March 26, 2020 Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Carolyn Bennett, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 30310 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado or on or before July 27, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

James Bennett Personal Representative c/o Flatiron Legal Advisors, LLC 3393 Iris Ave., Suite 110 Boulder, CO 80301 Legal Notice No.: 80401 First Publication: March 26, 2020 Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia T. Falk, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30263 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 27, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Pamela Bangtson Personal Representative 4348 NW 164th Street Clive, Iowa 50325 Legal Notice No.: 80402 First Publication: March 26, 2020 Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Adelaide C. Kimbro, Deceased Case Number: 2020-PR-30359

Preventing broader pain Polis framed the urgency of the situation both in terms of dire economic and human costs, noting that thousands of people in Italy, “from all stripes of society,” have died from COVID-19, “and we can’t allow thousands of Coloradans to meet the same fate,” he said.

“It could be your aunt or your uncle, it could be your parent ... it could be your own life that is saved by this strong action we are taking now,” Polis said.

The governor also argued the economic devastation to the state would be far greater than it is now if Colorado doesn’t apply the order now and that the action will allow for “returning to normal sooner rather than later.”

For those who have lost jobs or are feeling other economic effects of the pandemic, Polis reassured them that federal action is on the way to ease the pain — cash payments of more than $1,000 to Americans could be en route after expected congressional action.

The governor acknowledged on March 22 that it’s unrealistic for law enforcement

Notice To Notice Creditors Public NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LUANNA MAE TRAUBERT, aka LUANNA M. TRAUBERT, aka LUANNA TRAUBERT, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30235 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 August 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

James David Paul McMillen Personal Representative c/o 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 80407 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary J. Breukelman, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 439 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 August 3, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas E. Rodriguez, CPA Personal Representative 2323 S. Troy Street, Bldg. 5, Suite 300 Aurora, CO 80014 Legal Notice No.: 80408 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DONALD EDWARD ROSENTHAL a/k/a DONALD E. ROSENTHAL, a/k/a DONALD ROSENTHAL and BUD ROSENTHAL, Deceased.

Case Number: 2020 PR 30336 All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 August 3, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

to ensure people are complying with a stay-at-home order, but he hopes that Coloradans’ concern for their lives and their loved ones will lead them to comply.

“We are making an appeal for people to do the right thing,” Polis said.

Preparing for a surge The stay-at-home order is intended to buy the state more time to increase its health care capacity before an inevitable surge in patients due to COVID-19, Polis said. Adding more ventilators and health care professionals to the workforce who aren’t currently working in the field takes time, he said.

On the question of whether the peak of the virus’ spread would come before April 11, when the stay-at-home order ends, Polis said it’s possible that the order could last longer and that the state will make that call based on data it continues to gather about the virus’ spread.

Polis again mentioned his goal of mass testing much larger numbers of Coloradans to more accurately quarantine — rather than shutting down large sections of society — again referencing South Korea and Taiwan. Such an effort could take weeks or perhaps months to be ready, he has said.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph Edward George, aka Joseph E. George, aka Joseph George, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30256

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hugh William Wallis, a/k/a Hugh W. Wallis, a/k/a Hugh Wallis, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30315

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 August 3, 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 Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chela O'Connor, Personal Representative 1123 Jenifer Street Madison, WI 53703

William Gorsky, Personal Representative 12025 W. 34th Place Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No.: 80410 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No.: 80414 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Valentine Browne, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30176

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CARLA SLATT-BURNS, A/K/A CARLA DIANE SLATT-BURNS, A/K/A CARLA DIANE BURNS, A/K/A CARLA BURNS, Deceased.

Case Number: 2020PR030379

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 13, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Kevin Browne Personal Representative 5476 S. Independence St. Littleton, CO 80123 Legal Notice No.: 80411 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CHARLES G. PATTERSON, III, a/k/a CHARLES GREENWOOD PATTERSON, III, a/k/a CHARLES PATTERSON, III, a/k/a CARL PATTERSON, Deceased.

Case Number 2020PR030346 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 August 3, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey D. Dunn Co-Personal Representative 2860 San Fernando Road Jacksonville, FL 32217

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 August 3, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

William E. Grace Personal Representative 20 Franklin Rodgers Road Hingham, Massachusetts 02043

Richard Haynes Co-Personal Representative 130 Pearl Street, #1708 Denver, CO 80203

Michael W. Reagor Attorney for Personal Representative 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No.: 80409 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No.: 80413 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No.: 80406 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LUANNA MAE TRAUBERT, aka LUANNA M. TRAUBERT, aka LUANNA TRAUBERT, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30235

Notice To Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph Edward George, aka Joseph E. George, aka Joseph George, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30256

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hugh William Wallis, a/k/a Hugh W. Wallis, a/k/a Hugh Wallis, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30315

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,

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver,

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 August 3, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenton L. Burns, Personal Representative 2225 Birch Street Denver, CO 80207 Legal Notice No.: 80418 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARTIN JOSEPH RUBINOWITZ, a/k/a MARTIN J. RUBINOWITZ, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030386 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 August 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A. Personal Representative 999 18th Street, Suite 2001 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 80421 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rhonda Cardamone, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR31333 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 August 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephanie Dahl Attorney to the Personal Representative 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 2-430 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 80425

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“Social distancing does not need to be emotional distancing,” Tucker said.

Most people depend on social interaction, which contributes to someone’s sense of being supported, feeling safe and staying mentally and emotionally healthy, Atchity said.

“There are so few of us who are true hermits and thrive in total isolation,” Atchity said.

Don’t be afraid to check on people if there’s reason to worry about them, he said. Tucker also cautioned friends and family looking to support someone struggling with their mental health should be prepared to help them find resources.

“The way we really turn this disruption to Public our advantage as Notice a community is to take some of NOTICE TO CREDITORS this Estate downof time reallyDeceased put it Rhondaand Cardamone, Case Number: 2019PR31333 toward one another with human All persons having claims against connection,” Atchity said. 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 August 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Stephanie Dahl Attorney to the Personal Representative 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 2-430 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 80425 First Publication: April 2, 2020 Last Publication: April 16, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Freeman A. Fowler, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30297

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 July 20, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jill R. Heard Personal Representative 3738 E. Glenrosa Avenue Phoenix AZ 85018 Legal Notice No: 80395 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brent Paul Brodell, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030314

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 July 30th, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

S. Blake Harris, Esq. #45942 Attorney to the Personal Representative 1660 17th Street, Suite 120 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No: 80396 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael John McLean, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030286

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 July 30th, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

S. Blake Harris, Esq. #45942 Attorney to the Personal Representative 1660 17th Street, Suite 120 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No: 80397 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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