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part to prepare for the possibility that in-person classes may not start again until January.

“But I am very optimistic that in-classroom instruction will begin in August — not in exactly the same way,” Polis said at his news conference, noting that different desk configurations and modified passing times for students may be part of the new social distancing guidelines that shape what school looks like for the foreseeable future.

Eva Araujo had mixed emotions when she heard that Gov. Jared Polis announced that Colorado could begin to come out of its pandemic hibernation.

Her Mexican restaurant, Araujo’s on 26th Avenue at Federal Boulevard in Denver, has been operating with a skeleton crew for weeks. Business has been very slow, and she said she was just barely able to make payroll on April 20. Her rent is more than $2,000 a month. With utilities and insurance, it’s a scary time for her family’s livelihood.

So the possibility of re-opening, even under social distancing guidelines, is tempting. She’d like her cash flow to start picking back up.

But the possibility that she or her staff could catch the novel coronavirus also concerns her. She and her husband have been talking through the dilemma since Polis’ announcement.

“It’s kind of frightening to say no, and it’s frightening to say yes,” she said. “We’re not sure all of this has actually gotten better.”

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Announcement comes day after educators warned of possible long delay

BY ELLIS ARNOLD AND CHRISTY STEADMAN EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Signaling again how long COVID-19 may disrupt life in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis said he expects inperson classes to resume at the state’s schools in the fall, but acknowledged

that it isn’t certain and that schools could stay closed until 2021.

And Denver Public Schools officials say they are “continuing to develop contingency plans” for the rest of the calendar year.

“There’s nobody who can guarantee that that’s going to happen, and of course, school districts should plan for different contingencies,” Polis said at an April 22 news conference.

His comments came a day after he held a conference call with all of Colorado’s public-school district superintendents, advising them in

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CU Denver prof studies how schools cope with COVID-19 He phoned school leaders worldwide to understand how they adapt

University of Colorado Denver professor Scott McLeod called schools across the world and synthesized their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT.COM

To understand the challenges school districts face during the coronavirus pandemic, University of Colorado Denver education Professor Scott McLeod called school leaders across the world.

The 10-minute interviews, McLeod said, led to an informal study that shows districts are going through similar experiences in how they adapt to the unprecedented global event.

McLeod, an associated professor in CU McLeod Denver’s School of Education & Human Development, is sharing his analysis from interviews that include schools in Colorado, China, and Italy to show the lessons learned.

“What I was hoping to do is try to distill some common leadership lessons or actions that seem to be working for people,” said McLeod, whose research includes how schools redesign instruction and school leadership.

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The brief interviews have led McLeod to recognize a pattern in how districts cope.

First, McLeod said districts focus on the basic needs of every student, such as food delivery, and then begin to build an academic structure to serve students.

After that, McLeod said, districts settle into the routine of the new remote environment and experiment with how to teach new information to students.

And last, McLeod said educators can take a much needed breath, innovate, and look to the future.

He believes the innovations can help improve experiences for students, such as students being allowed to choose what they want to learn or teachers finding opportunities to engage the district’s most in-need families.

“What I’m hearing from a lot of these leaders is that while they’re simultaneously focused on basic survival right now, they’re also trying to figure out how to create some new opportunities for the school system,” he said.

McLeod said he believes Colorado schools are closer to the second phase of remote learning. Denver Public Schools moved in early April to require online learning and some districts, such as Jefferson County Schools, have been teaching online for a few weeks.

Jefferson County Schools Technology Director Mary Beth Bazzanella said

teachers over the last several weeks are adjusting and learning new skills to engage students and parents. The district hasn’t been able to reflect on all that’s been learned yet, she said.

The plan, she said, is to use the new learning environment to empower all parents — regardless of background — to advocate for their child and create systems that meet individual student learning styles.

“The hope is that we use technology to empower our students and give them choice and a voice in their learning and that our students are given the opportunity to create and demonstrate their learning in new ways,” Bazzanella said.

Chalkbeat Colorado is a nonprofit news outlet covering education in Denver and around the state. This story is used by permission. For more, visit https://co.chalkbeat.org/.

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Denver will extend the stay-at-home order until May 8, Mayor Michael Hancock announced April 24.

Hancock made the decision in consultation with metro-area mayors, he said on Twitter.

“Extending our stay-at-home order will give us more time to do the things necessary for our community to reopen safely and in stages,” Hancock tweeted. “So, we need a little more time to scale up testing & tracing, & provide our (residents and businesses) w/ the kind of specific guidance they are asking for.”

Many indicators show progress is being made in the effort of slowing the spread of the virus, Hancock said.

“But the long-term public health challenge continues,” he said. “And so does the equally daunting challenge of restoring our economy.”

Previously, Denver had extended its order until April 30. Denver required that all events and gatherings of more than 10 people be canceled or postponed until May 11, according to a March 20 city news release, and that requirement also will be extended.

“Though it’s difficult, we as a society have become practiced at rebuilding economies that have been challenged through recessions. We know we can bring back the economy. We know we can rebuild businesses. We know we can start new businesses. What we cannot do is replace lives that have been lost,” Hancock said.

“We’ll do everything we can to help businesses, to help entrepreneurs get started again in the new economy. But let’s first start by protecting lives.”

In March, the city closed restaurants and bars, except airport concessioners, to on-site seating until May 11.

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Denver schools hit by steep COVID-19 costs Unexpected expenses include the purchase of 9,000 laptops

BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT.COM

With Colorado school buildings closed, and students learning remotely from home, it might seem that districts are saving money. But that’s not necessarily the case.

Denver Public Schools officials estimate the coronavirus school closures will cost the 92,000-student district $10.5 million this school year. That’s due to unplanned expenses, such as the purchase of 9,000 additional laptops for remote learning, and the loss of some revenue.

For instance, the district is not charging families tuition for preschool through the end of the school year, nor is it charging families for after-school child care.

The district also estimates it will lose out on $9.5 million in revenue from paid school lunches and federal reimbursements for subsidized lunches it won’t serve while schools are closed. Though the district is still getting reimbursed for the “grab-and-go” meals it is distributing, it is not serving nearly as many

meals as it would if schools were open.

These types of expenses and losses are likely being incurred by districts around Colorado, even as they prepare for the possibility of major budget cuts next year.

The virus is expected to wreak havoc on the state’s finances, as coronavirus-related job losses and business closures cause declines in income and sales tax revenue. That will impact school districts that rely on state funding for a large portion of their budgets.

The Denver school board met in mid-April to discuss options for reducing its spending next year. Many options, such as freezing teacher pay or merging small schools, are proving unpopular with parents and teachers, some of whom took to social media to ask the question: Can’t the district use the savings from this year’s school closures to fill next year’s budget gap?

But it appears there are no savings. Here are the reasons why: -- The district is continuing to pay its employees, even if they’re not working.

Denver is continuing to pay more than 3,700 food service workers, custodians, maintenance workers, bus drivers, school security officers, and paraprofessionals, even though many of them are working

reduced hours or not at all because they’re unable to do their jobs from home.

That’s a decision the district made early on to support its hourly-wage employees. The estimated cost of doing so through the end of the school year: about $29.3 million.

That $29 million was already included in this year’s budget, so it’s not an added expense. But continuing to pay all employees means the district is not saving money on salaries, which is the district’s biggest expense, accounting for more than 80% of its yearly budget.

-- The coronavirus has caused the district to incur additional expenses.

District officials estimate the additional expenses will total about $4.1 million this school year.

They include $2.9 million to buy additional computers, which the district gave to students without devices at home, and $567,000 for hotspot devices for students without internet.

The district also estimates it will pay $267,000 in what it calls “thank you incentives” to hourly-wage food service workers, custodians, school safety staff, and bus drivers who work during the stay-at-home order cleaning schools or making and delivering “grab-and-go” meals. For example, food service workers are being paid an extra $5 an hour.

The district is also spending money on extra cleaning supplies and curriculum licensing.

-- The virus has caused the district to lose revenue.

The district will likely lose $13.2 million in revenue this school year, officials said. The biggest piece is the $9.5 million loss in revenue from school breakfast and lunch meals.

District officials also estimate Denver will lose $2.1 million in fees from after-school child care and activities, and $1.5 million in preschool tuition it’s not charging families.

The school closures will result in some cost savings, but not enough.

The savings are likely to total about $7 million, district officials said. For instance, the district will save about $3 million on private school bus transportation, and about $3.8 million on food. There may be additional savings on utilities and fuel, and some district departments may not spend their entire budget. But officials said those savings aren’t confirmed yet.

The Denver school board must pass a budget for next school year in June.

Chalkbeat Colorado is a nonprofit news outlet covering education in Denver and around the state. This story is used by permission. For more, visit https://co.chalkbeat.org/.

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Stay-at-home order lifted but some restrictions remain ‘Safer at home’ social distancing phase will likely last months

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the final week of Colorado’s stay-at-home order, Gov. Jared Polis compared the month-long measure to a sprint and emphasized that the months ahead — a “marathon” of social distancing — will be critical to keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control in the state.

“I hate to break it to you, but the easy part was the sprint,” Polis said at an April 20 news conference, announcing a new phase of restrictions Coloradans likely will need to sustain for months.

Coloradans won’t endure a second extension of the statewide stay-athome order — its final day was April 26 as scheduled. Now, the state still encourages staying home as much as possible, while some semblance of normalcy will return to business and people’s social lives.

Retail stores, for example, will be open for curbside delivery and then gradually open with precautions, according to Polis’ presentation. That could involve spacing between customers, one-way aisles and employees wearing masks, Polis said.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis discusses COVID-19 at his news conference Wednesday, April 22.

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FACEBOOK PAGE Nightclubs and event venues will remain closed, and bars and restaurants won’t open for dine-in service at least at first, according to Polis’ presentation. The state will wait for data on how opening up retail affects the pandemic in Colorado before making a decision on restaurants, Polis said.

“A phased reopening of restaurants” by mid-May is the goal, Polis said.

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April 26 — and for adults older than 60 and people with serious underlying health conditions, the state still urges staying home except when absolutely necessary. Social distancing is a public health term that means reducing faceto-face interaction.

For everyone else, the state strongly advises wearing face coverings in public. Among other restrictions: Sick people may not go to work, Coloradans should avoid unnecessary travel and another part of the presentation said “no gatherings over 10 people.”

“It doesn’t mean we’re going to big

nightclubs, but you shop for clothes, get a haircut,” Polis said. Businesses such as salons, tattoo parlors, dog grooming and personal training will open with precautions.

Other changes include: • Office workplaces the state had deemed noncritical can return to work May 4 at up to 50% capacity. Workplaces are advised to use temperature and symptom checks. Working from home still “needs to be maximized,” and Polis encouraged staggering shifts to keep distance between workers.

• “Elective” medical and dental services — those that that are not urgent — will be allowed with precautions.

• Normal in-person classes at K-12 schools, and public preschools on public school campuses, remain closed until the end of this school year. Polis has said he’s “optimistic” but not certain that schools will re-open in fall.

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• Child care will be open with precautions.

Coloradans are asked to avoid “unnecessary social interactions,” according to the presentation.

Eventually, a third social distancing phase — dubbed “protect our neighbors” — would see people socialize more normally with “significant precautions” and protections for vulnerable populations.

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That will occur when the capacity to better test for COVID-19 and monitor its spread will work “at scale,” the presentation said.

But “that’s a long way off,” Polis said.

Fluctuation between the three levels — the first was the stay-at-home order — may be needed to recover from outbreaks, according to the presentation. Polis has said a stay-at-home order may need to be issued again if the virus’s spread is dire enough.

Rollback may vary across state Polis announced the state had its first application from a county to lift the state’s stay at home order locally, a few days before it would end statewide.

Eagle County had seen a “sustained decrease for the last 14 days” and showed its testing capabilities and preparedness to contain the virus, according to Polis.

Local public health agencies had the ability to apply for relief from the stay-at-home order to more effectively meet local conditions, according to the order’s text.

The governor’s enthusiasm appeared to encourage moves for local control going forward, and the presentation announced a process for local governments to modify the state’s new guidelines based on local conditions.

“There should not be, in a big diverse state, one statewide approach.

We knew the situation would be different in Otero County, in Pitkin County” and so on, Polis said.

That means local officials could

implement measures locally to address a COVID-19 outbreak at a single facility, or issue a stay-at-home order for a neighborhood or area with an

outbreak, Polis said.

Local governments also can relax guidelines further than the state if they have “very low case counts and/ or demonstrate proof of 14 consecutive days of decline of infection of COVID-19 in the jurisdiction,” a governor’s office presentation said.

Mass testing not yet reached State officials in recent weeks had noted the importance of increased testing as social distancing restrictions roll back, to keep the virus’s spread controlled.

And while there was never a clear timeline for Polis’ goal of mass testing, it appears Colorado didn’t achieve widespread statewide testing before the stay-at-home order ended.

Polis said the state continues its work to increase testing capacity and noted the state is seeing 10 times as much testing as around when the pandemic began in Colorado.

“But even if you had all that (mass) testing, you wouldn’t have the ability to follow up from a quarantine perspective” on most people, and social distancing would still be necessary, Polis said.

Another shortcoming of testing is that a large portion of those with COVID-19 don’t show symptoms, the governor added.

“No one anywhere is even close to testing (all) asymptomatic people,” Polis said.

Colorado is dealing with testing supply shortages, like other places across the country, according to Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist.

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Writing around it Lighthouse programs help authors channel anxiety into narrative

location in Louisville — and now online — Lighthouse exists to support and elevate the literary arts through various outreach and youth programs, along with a wide variety of in-house writing workshops.

Lighthouse has always offered limited online options, but now with

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN the coronavirus pandemic, all of its CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM programming has been moved temporarily to a virtual setting. However, Andrea Dupree believes having a people have embraced the online rich creative life allows a person to workshops, and Lighthouse may add have a richer life in general. to those offerings, in addition to its “Creative writing,” said Dupree, who regular in-person workshops, from is the program director at Lighthouse now on, Dupree said. The biggest Writers Workshop, “is one of the most benefit to that, she said, is being able accessible of all the creative arts.” to offer the workshops to people who And in times like these, creative have limitations that prevent them writing can be especially valuable, from attending classes in person.

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Cela Buckner is one of them.

“We’re going through an unprecThe 12-year-old lives in Los Angeles edented time,” she said. “There are and dreams of becoming a novelist a lot of reasons stress can take over someday. She has attended in-person right now. Putting it into narrative workshops in her local area in the can help you gain control. The minute past, but none of them seemed to propeople just start writing it down, their vide much advancement to her skills, anxiety tends to remit.”

Cela Buckner’s mother Gayley said.

Additionally, the end result doesn’t For example, Gayley Buckner said, have to be a masterpiece, Dupree said.

Lighthouse offers detail-specific class“Anybody can write,” she said. es versus general writing courses.

“There are benefits to telling your “She’s inspired to work on new and story and hearing others’ stories. It different things,” Gayley Buckner helps you feel connected and realize said. “Part of it is probably just pure you’re not alone.” fun for her, and part of it is the feeling Lighthouse Writers Workshop is a that she’s accomplishing something nonprofit literary center established during this time. The days are becomin 1997. Serving about 25,000 writers Olde Towne N Ford.pdf 1 4/16/20 12:18 PM ing monotonous, and her (Lighthouse) a year between its 1065 main location in workshops are something she looks Denver, 1515 Race St., and satellite

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This year’s Lit Fest — the 15th annual — will take place virtually throughout the month of June.

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Tickets to Lit Fest events can be purchased á la carte or festival passes are available.

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Contact Lighthouse Writers Workshop with additional questions: info@lighthousewriters.org or 303-297-1185. forward to.”

Writing is personal, but it also builds a connection with people, said Joy Roulier Sawyer, a published poet with a background as a trained writing therapist who has been teaching at Lighthouse for about 10 years.

“For some, it’s a way of self-expression,” Sawyer said. “To work hard on a craft when we’re in a time of such crisis provides a sense of accomplishment and focus.”

Sawyer mentions the Hard Times workshops — a free course for people who have recently experienced or are currently experiencing poverty, addic-

tion, homelessness or other difficult situations — and free workshops for essential workers “designed to help nurture personal insight and emotional grounding,” states the website.

“Writing is therapeutic — or it can be,” said Steve Knopper, editor-at-large for Billboard magazine who has been teaching at Lighthouse for about 2 1/2 years.

He describes his students as “creative and committed.”

“One way the students inspire me is the way they’re willing to write about everything in their lives,” Knopper said. “It’s super interesting working with the students.”

Knopper has been in journalism since the 1980s, he said, and has been a full-time freelancer since the late 1990s. He noted how difficult it is to get published but added that he encourages his students to do so.

“What I love is when the students bring their own experiences of getting published,” Knopper said.

Writing is a means of expression for Lindsay Hayes, who has been taking classes at Lighthouse since last fall.

She always enjoyed writing as a child, she said, and as an adult did some travel blogging.

For her, the Thursday evening class she is currently enrolled in is a “twohour respite” from the current state of the world.

“There’s just something about writing. It’s cathartic,” Hayes said. “I am grateful to Lighthouse because it’s good to have something other than the pandemic to focus on.”

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It was an announcement that was expected.

Colorado High School Activities Association Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green revealed on April 22 in a statement to athletes, coaches, administrators, officials and school communities that the spring sports seasons have been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Blanford-Green in the statement said, “Around the nation more than 30 other state associations have made the difficult decision to cancel their spring season. We hoped that Colorado medical and health data would provide reassurances that we could go in a different direction.

“Unfortunately that will not be the case. The 2020 spring season is canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which is affecting communities across the world.

“On April 20, Governor Polis announced a transition to `Safer at Home’ guidelines, which included the cancellation of in-person learning for the remainder of the school year. The decisions to cancel the spring sports

season aligns with these new guidelines.”

Cherry Creek baseball coach Marc Johnson agrees that the spring sports season should be suspended.

“We all knew this was coming,” said Johnson. “I feel so bad for the kids. As much as I would love and want to be playing, it was a good decision. I am going to accept what it is and when it is time, I will move on.”

ThunderRidge baseball coach Brad Johnson had similar thoughts.

“I am heartbroken for all our seniors that they did not have the chance to complete this season,” he said.

Blanford-Green also had a message for seniors in her statement.

“Our hats off to the many seniors that have shown maturity and resolve as their culminating year of high school has been impacted beyond activities and athletics due to worldwide COVID-19 pandemic,” she said.

“The Class of 2020 will not be forgotten.”

Jack Tuttle, a senior lacrosse player at Castle View, wasn’t happy with the cancellation of the season.

“I think we were really going to turn some heads this year and missing the opportunity really stinks,” he said.

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BUSINESS FROM PAGE 1

At press time, the statewide stay-athome order was set to expire on April 26, and Polis said workplaces will be allowed to reopen to half of their normal capacity on May 4. Denver’s stay-at-home order was set to expire on April 30, but it has yet to reveal a plan for how the city will reopen.

Still, proprietors are beginning to think about their next steps.

Martha Jamieson, who owns a piñata shop not far from Araujo’s, said she could use the money, too. She said she feels bad that she’s not taking calls from her landlord right now, but she just can’t pay the rent.

Meanwhile, she’s trying to figure out how to keep the business going.

Mother’s Day is around the corner, and she hopes she can sell flowers from her parking lot.

Jamieson has applied for money wherever she can get it, but so far nothing has come through. She’s hoping she’ll hear soon from the city, which has offered $7,500 grants for businesses. She still hasn’t heard back from the Small Business Administration about her loan application, and she hasn’t received a stimulus check from the federal government.

She should get a couple thousand dollars soon from the Federal Boulevard Business Improvement District, which has turned its $30,000 event budget into a grant fund. Small as it may be, Jamieson said that money will go a long way.

While these opportunities may tide her over, they won’t replace her revenue forever. She needs to get the business going again, but it’s a proposition that fills her with anxiety.

“I’m so worried about the virus,” she said. “I will do everything to take all the safety into account, anything I can do to prevent [the spread]. But at the same time, I’d at least like to be allowed to make some money.”

She said she’ll open on May 1, though she’s still waiting to hear what rules she’ll need to abide by.

On Broadway, Alicia Cardenas is try-

Alicia Cardenas, owner of Sol Tribe Tattoo and Body Piercing, stands in her Broadway shop as her daughter, Xochitl, plays on a silk behind her on April 22.

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ing to rework her tattoo and piercing parlor, Sol Tribe, to reopen eventually.

When she spoke to Denverite a few weeks ago, she was concerned about her ability to continue operating in the commercial district where rents had already become tough to manage.

But Cardenas’ perspective has shifted since April 1. She was able to work out a plan with her landlord, so now she’s less worried about bankruptcy than she is about how, exactly, she’ll be able to open.

Tattoos and piercings are an especially difficult area, she said, because it’s so intimate.

“We’re within people’s mouths,” she said. “There’s no way that we’re in a position right now to do that.”

Cardenas hopes Denver will come up with some solid guidelines for shops like hers to safely restart business. She helped pen the city’s tattoo and piercing rules more than 20 years ago, and she said they’ve long needed updating.

She thinks shops should be required to talk with clients before they come in to ensure they’re not sick. She plans to put up signs and rope barriers to keep people away from staff when it’s not their turn to get ink. As tight as things are for her bottom line, she’ll have to spend more for these items before she’s comfortable letting customers back inside.

And even if the mayor decides to

make rules on top of state guidance, slowing Denver’s reopening beyond the rest of Colorado, Cardenas said she’ll stick to her own schedule. It will be phased, staggered to meet her concerns.

“There’s going to be a second wave of this if we’re not careful,” she said.

“We are not going to be lured into opening a business that doesn’t have solid guidelines.”

In Sun Valley, Belfay Engineering President Dave Bellefeuille said he’d like to bring his employees back to the office as soon as possible.

Unlike the others we spoke to for this story, his business does not rely on customers walking through the door. Belfay creates plans and blueprints for HVAC and power systems for the many apartment buildings under construction across the city. While most of his staff of about 15 have been working from home, he said they’ve been almost as productive as usual.

He’s just missing that collaborative aspect that his team only gets when they’re in the same room.

Bellefeuille said the virus has never worried him much, but he let his employees work from home because they were preoccupied with it.

He was among the crowd on the Capitol lawn on April 19 calling on an end to statewide restrictions.

“They should just open everything up,” he said. “Otherwise we’ll go into a recession, and that will suck.”

Denverite, an affiliate of Colorado Public Radio News, is a nonprofit news organization covering Denver. This story is used by permission. For more, visit denverite.com.

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That’s why I couldn’t be prouder to be stepping in as editor of Colorado Community Media.

This locally owned FROM THE family of 18 weekly EDITOR newspapers and websites (including this one), plus two monthly Denver neighborhood publications, serves Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and Jefferson counties. CCM’s dedicated news team Mark Harden includes some of the most talented journalists working in Colorado today, watchdogging local governments and school districts, spotlighting businesses and com-

munity groups, and portraying the character and color of life in our cities and towns.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CCM newspapers have performed a crucial service in keeping readers abreast of its impact in the communities they serve and how this global catastrophe affects lives, families, schools and businesses, proving the value of locally focused reporting.

Like many of our readers, CCM reporters and editors have been working from home during the crisis, in some cases covering their beats while looking after their kids. I salute their commitment to telling these crucial stories under trying circumstances.

CCM journalists also compellingly conveyed the pain and anguish of the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting last May, delivering award-winning coverage of this close-to-home tragedy. And in 2018, our staff teamed up to present “Time to Talk,” a powerful series probing the challenges of

mental health and how to spur discussion of the issue into everyday life.

Through it all, CCM has stayed true to its main goal: Keep it local. We are inundated with news and commentary about national and international developments, and the city of Denver is the focus of much coverage by its daily newspaper, TV stations and online outlets. Where CCM fills a vital role is in keeping the spotlight on the many distinctive metro-Denver communities where hundreds of thousands of people live, work and go to school, telling stories in ways that no one else does.

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In the midst of this pandemic, we are still open for business and almost all of our students are continuing their education this semester, although most of them are doing so through online or remote instruction.

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It’s not about yesterday or tomorrow, it’s about today

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K, so maybe we can reflect on our yesterdays. And yes, it’s awesome to dream about our tomorrows. But right now, it is about today. It is about this moment that you are reading this column. This is for you and about you. I am not writing about your neighbor, your friend, your coworker, or your family, today I am writing about you.

WINNING Paying it forward WORDS is not just a cliché or “nice” sentiment or feeling. In our world today it is one of the best things that we can do for each other.

Have you ever asked yourself, “What can I do today to help someone else?” Or is the talk track in your Michael Norton brain, “What can I do for myself today?” Or maybe, “How can someone else help me today?”

When we become “Me” focused and not “Us” focused we tend to start down the slippery slope of negativity and our overdeveloped strengths of survival of the fittest becomes a weakness.

Stay with me as I share this real story. Main streets everywhere have already had enough competition from online shopping. But the spirit of the entrepreneur is resilient. Many

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have stayed the course and offer our towns a place to walk, shop, say hello to friends and just appreciate each other. That was pre-pandemic. Now, all are trying to offer curbside pickup, or online ordering and shopping.

Recently, one particular storefront suffered some damage due to a straight-line wind that roared through the town. Some argued it was a tornado. When the storm subsided the awning of this storefront was broken.

The owner was unable to repair it on her own. So, she called the local awning company business who has been around for decades. The owner of the company took the call. And within 15 minutes came to the shop.

He assessed the situation and realized that he could make the repair without replacing the entire awning.

After working through it a few times, he finally secured the awning and made it look like new. The shop owner asked, “How much do I owe you?” And the gentleman said, “Nothing, you people on Main Street have enough to deal with. This one is on me.”

You see, it’s not about yesterday. It’s not about tomorrow. It’s about today.

It’s about right now and how we can help one another. It’s about giving others hope and encouragement. It’s about giving a hand up, not just a handout. It’s about doing the right thing when no one else is watching.

And we call that integrity. I happened to be on the scene when the awning was repaired. I saw it firsthand. I observed kindness, goodness, and integrity during this challenging time.

So, when we think about our lessons from our past, and anchor ourselves in our beliefs and values, we can position ourselves to live today and serve today in such a way that helps others.

When we plan for our tomorrows and dream our dreams, those dreams will be based on what we are currently doing today. It is about right now, it is about this minute when we are all reading this column, it is about today and what we will do with each day we are given.

“You can have everything in life that you want, just as long as you help enough other people get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar So how about you? Are you living in the past? Are you living in the uncertain future? Or are you living in the moment, living today? I really would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we can repair the awnings of someone else’s shop, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

This is for all the lonely people

f you have in-home family or companionship, please shove off.

I’ll see you next week. This is for the others who don’t.

My 80-year-old high school English teacher don’t.

She’d love that sentence.

She went 23 days without leaving the house and admitted it was getting to her.

QUIET I wrote something to her every day. It DESPERATION wasn’t much, but she said she looked forward to whatever it was.

Until she caught on, I intentionally made grammatical errors. It gave her something to do.

I split an infinitive.

Craig Marshall I misplaced a modifier.

Smith I used “who” when the sentence called for “whom.”

Her instincts kicked in, and she corrected me every time.

Fortunately, she lives in a subdivision near families who know her, like her, and are checking in on her. h But what if someone lives in the middle of nowhere? What if someone .lives in the middle of nowhere and isn’t on the internet?

That leaves the phone.

That leaves the daily newspaper.

That leaves Colorado Community Media. We’re here and that means I’m here. My email address follows, if there’s something you want to say, ask, get off your chest, or reveal.

I’d like to hear from you.

As for me: I have companionship in the form of a dachshund. Harry has no idea what is going on. He just knows that dad is home all day and all night and that’s fine with him.

He is getting more attention than ever.

The word “spoiled” has come up.

When (if ?) things normalize, he might question the cutback in our contact hours.

No one wants to face the disapproving eyes of a German scent dog.

I will be able to audition for “Hair” when this ends. I haven’t looked like this since “The Summer of Love.”

I was a college sophomore and grousing because I was missing out. I was missing out on love, but I wasn’t missing out on the music.

Yes, some of it was psychedelic and aimless, but a lot of it was highly creative and potent.

We no longer listened to threeminute pop songs on AM radio. No: We listened to five-, six- and sevenminute-long songs on FM. The 1967 album version of The Doors’ “Light My Fire” was 7:02. FM stations played that and the AM sta-

tions played the truncated 2:52 single version.

I rarely have listened to AM radio since.

Honoré de Balzac said, “Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”

Are you fine?

Charlotte Brontë said: “The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.”

This virus has made some lonely people out of people who weren’t lonely before because they have lost their companions.

Now what? I don’t know. When it comes to social studies I don’t claim to be an “A” student.

Charles Bukowski, of all people, said, “being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.”

(Bukowski often wrote in lower case, like E. E. Cummings.)

I am never lonely because I have films, books, music and Harry. I take a least one film a day just like a vitamin. Often it’s a film I have seen before.

With films, books and music close by, I am never alone, as syrupy as that may sound.

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

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Some institutions say digital approach could become lasting element

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own Hall Arts Center in Littleton was just about to start its spring kids’ classes when the arrival of COVID-19 changed everything.

“Once that all came apart, I, like everybody else, sort of sat back and said: ‘What do we do?’” said Robert Michael Sanders, the education manager at the arts center.

But as the situation came into clearer focus, Sanders realized the center had an opportunity to do something good to help preserve a sense of normalcy for kids and the parents who are struggling to keep them entertained and engaged.

“What we did is we sort of created a pile of classes and decided we could put them together online and just put it out there for people,’” Sanders said. “And we decided that the best thing we could do for the kids stuck at home is just offer something (free of charge) and not add a financial hit to the parents who may or may not be working.”

Sanders said the arts center is offering 10 classes that take place on weekdays between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. to mimic a traditional after-school program. About 90 kids are currently enrolled.

“The response has actually been pretty overwhelming,” Sanders said.

It’s a new way of teaching for Sanders and his team and a new way of learning for the students, but one that has become increasingly commonplace in recent weeks as museums, libraries and other cultural institutions and organizations have responded to the closure of their physical facilities by pivoting to offering content and experiences virtually.

‘Meet the Chickens’ and more On the website of the Golden History Museum and Park, the virtual offerings, which

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LIFE are updated weekly, have ranged from lectures about history and museum artifacts to a “meet the chickens” program offering a behindthe-scenes look at the park’s chickens. Then there is a new recurring feature in which Nathan Richie, the museum’s director, demonstrates how to make a historical recipe in his kitchen with the help of his two kids.

Now, the museum is seeing value in what began as an experiment to try to adapt and stay connected to the museum’s audience during the closure.

“It’s actually been a little freeing for us because we are trying to just rapidly come up with stuff instead of taking weeks or months to plan something,” Richie said. “So far the stuff we have been doing has kind of had a grittier feel than some of the more produced stuff we are used to doing,” It’s an approach that seems to be finding an audience, as Richie said the museum has seen “an eight- or ninefold increase” in its web and social media traffic. The director said he has also been excited to see people tune into the programs not just from Golden but around the world.

“The museum has a number of members that lived in Golden and moved away but still want to stay connected, or maybe their family members were pioneers in Golden but they’ve never been here, and now they are able to participate in the museum in ways that they’ve never been able to be-

Megan Murphy holds a chicken during a “Meet the Chickens” event as part of the Jefferson County Library District’s online offerings.

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WHERE TO FIND FREE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND CONTENT • Denver Museum of Nature & Science Visit dmns.org and click on the DMNS@Home tab • Golden History Museum and Park Visit goldenhistory.org. The list of weekly programs comes out on Sunday.

• Jefferson County Libraries Visit Jeffcolibrary.org.

• Town Hall Arts Center Virtual spring classes are currently in-session. Information about summer class offerings, which will likely be paid, will be posted at townhallartscenter.org. fore,” said Richie.

Richie said the museum is making plans to continue with some online programming — although likely at a reduced frequency — even after the museum reopens.

Museums as large as the Denver Museum of Nature & Science are also experimenting with homemade content and offerings—and seeing success doing so.

Tina Martinez, the director of programs and partnerships at the

Karen Walker, a kids and family librarian at the Jefferson County Library District, inside the virtual studio she has created inside her home for presenting virtual programs, such as storytime.

DMNS, said the museum is now seeing “thousands of people” tune into the programs it is posting on the DMNS@Home section of its website.

Martinez said she received plenty of feedback by people who have been amazed by the ability of museum staff to offer “museum-quality” programming online.

“We did one program where we used some of our planetarium technology and we were able to put that online and take people through all through the universe just as we would in the planetarium, but we were doing that through a Zoom platform,” said Martinez.

Few Denver-area institutions can match the pro-

gramming capacity of the Jefferson County Public Library system, which puts on “thousands of programs” each year, according to Assistant Director of Community Engagement Deirdre Keating. But with the system’s 10 library branches closed until further notice, Keating said the system is now focusing on “trying to meet people where they are at, and right now that’s in their homes online.”

On April 13, the library began posting a variety of virtual story time videos online (one aimed at babies and toddlers has received several hundred views) and it’s also posting a variety of other offerings aimed at kids and adults to the virtual programs section of its website.

“Its’s very much been about figuring out how to do things in an entirely different format,” said Keating. “And it’s amazing to me because these are librarians in their home, with my staff holding their hands and showing them how to videotape themselves and get some good audio, and then our graphic design team editing those videos and fixing the sound and getting them ready.”

Briana Francis, a kids and family librarian at Jefferson County Library District, during her recording of a virtual storytime.

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Outdoor beauty helps take edge off hard times

s our world around us starts to turn green, many find comfort in watching new sprouts appear, trees and shrubs leaf out — and with even better luck, bloom — it smells good after a rain and somehow the world becomes more manageable ... May all of our readers share that sense of hope as we enter yet another week of limited activity ... Or going for a walk or bike ride, perhaps ... Watch for migrating birds as you stroll in the SONYA’S neighborhood — or SAMPLER explore your yard or perhaps one of the many local trails that are open — or visit Littleton’s Hudson Gardens, which is open for walkers, although the office is not. In any case, admission is free. Colorado State Sonya Ellingboe Parks (cpw.state. co.us) include several locations within a short drive — and we read recently that some gates are manned to collect admission fee.

See website for open hours. South Suburban’s parks are yes and no — playgrounds are closed — check for information on trails ... Virtual visits to Denver Botanic Gardens are available online: botanicgardens.org, but the properties at York Street and

Chatfield are closed. See online info for eye candy! Explore ... (I realize this isn’t a treat for all, but there’s beauty out there ...

Museums online Virtual tours of museums near and far are available online and one can get lost for a bit with a visit to Denver Art Museum, the Kirkland, the British Museum in London, the Prada in Madrid, the Louvre in Paris, the Smithsonian in D.C., the Metropolitan or MOMA in New York — or where you imagination might lead you ... Those tours could be tailored to a child’s interests, as well. Explore ...

Concerts canceled Sad news today (April 21) is that Hudson Gardens has canceled its entire summer concert season, right about when tickets would ordinarily go on sale. Still waiting to hear about other series nearby and will report ...

Mask challenge Colorado Creative Industries has launched a Colorado Face Mask Design Challenge design contest for kids. All Colorado schoolchildren are invited to create a design representing the masks they want to see in their schools or neighborhoods. Guidelines and entry submission forms at: coloradocreativeindustries.org/masks. This state office, CCI, has also created and donated to a Colorado Artist Relief

Fund to aid the many artists who are without places to exhibit, sell or perform. redlineart.submittable.com.

Arts and culture makes up 4.5 % of the state’s GDP, according to Margaret Hunt, CCI director. (We hope readers will find a way to support your favorite arts group — many are hurting badly.)

Virtual concerts stream The Colorado Symphony has released a recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and every Friday at 6 p.m., we are told that viewers can go to ColoradoSymphony.org to tune in a performance made with separate shots of each musician — with the sound all pieced together. CSO Conductor Brett Mitchell is quoted in a release: “If anyone understood the struggles of self-distancing and isolation — something we’ve all learned a little more about in the past few weeks — it was Beethoven.

When he was barely 30 years old, he wrote a heartbreaking letter to his brothers saying that because of his ever-worsening hearing loss `I was compelled early to isolate myself, to live in loneliness ...’”

Virtual rec center Englewood’s Virtual Recreation Center is open for fitness and health, fun and games, cultural excursions, family-friendly outdoor activities, educational resources, social connectivity.

It hosted an “Eggstraordinary Virtual Eggstravaganza Eggsperience” that attracted over 550 Facebook Friends to search for eggs in virtual parks! www. englewoodco.gov/parks-recreationlibrary/recreation/virtual-recreationcenter Exhibit rescheduled We had reported earlier on the Governor’s Art Show, scheduled for the Loveland Museum this spring, including some local artists. It is rescheduled for Sept. 26 through Nov. 1 as we write this week.

Art festival off for 2020 The annual Denver Art Festival, normally is held on Memorial Day Weekend, is canceled. Paul Suter writes that the Affordable Art Festival is still scheduled at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton on Aug. 30 ...

Food and more ...

The City of Littleton has compiled an extensive list of restaurants and businesses that are available for curbside pick-up and in some cases, delivery. It ranges from Adelita’s to View House and several pages in between, with hours and offers. We hope you can support our local businesses.

Southeast suburbs Parker has canceled almost 100 shows and is working to reschedule others, as has Lone Tree. Stay tuned ...

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Colorado Community Media earns honors in multi-state contest

BY CHRIS ROTAR CROTAR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado Community Media reporters won seven awards, including three first-place honors, in the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2020 Top of the Rockies Contest.

The contest matched papers from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Weekly and daily publications were grouped together, based on the size of the newspapers’ circulation, or number of papers distributed. Work entered in the contest was published in 2019.

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Volunteer Lydia NelsonGardner packs a food box at Metro Caring, a nonprofit anti-hunger organization that has an emphasis on providing healthy, nutritious food.

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Teva Sienicki, CEO of Metro Caring, points out that everybody has a story that revolves around food — whether it’s gardening fresh veggies with a relative, a specific dish that always accompanies a holiday dinner, or cooking that special meal from a recipe that has been passed down for generations.

“Food is something that brings us together,” Sienicki said. “We can love through our sharing of food traditions.”

And during this time of social distancing, Metro Caring is working to continue its mission of providing healthy, nutritious food and spark a togetherness in the community.

Metro Caring, at 1100 E. 18th Ave. in Denver, is a nonprofit anti-hunger organization that primarily serves the seven-county Denver metro area.

Metro Caring has an emphasis on providing healthy, nutritious food “while building a movement to address the root causes of hunger,” states its website.

In the midst of COVID-19, Metro Caring is facing increased pressure

LEARN MORE Metro Caring is continuing its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about the organization, visit www. metrocaring.org. The website includes information on the organization’s needs for volunteers and financial donations during this time, as well as information about its operations for food distribution.

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to supply food for those who were already facing food insecurity and those who now need support following job loss.

“The need has gone through the roof,” Sienicki said, adding that it far surpasses the need during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. “This pandemic is exposing inequities in an acute way. (And) those needs are not going to go away overnight.”

Sienicki added that the economic crisis will likely continue after the public health threat has subsided, and will have a long-term effect.

Metro Caring is dedicated to working with the community to meet people’s immediate need for food, and, in fact, is primed to respond quickly in such a crisis, said board member

Iris Gardner.

“Metro Caring’s model works because it gives people dignity during a time of need,” Gardner said. The model, she said, “is working with the community, rather than for the community.”

Though Metro Caring continues to operate with some adjustments to adhere to mandated social distancing measures, it is in immediate need of additional volunteers and financial donations.

Financial donations will support Metro Caring’s ability to buy food in bulk, and purchase personal protective equipment for volunteers.

As for volunteers, Metro Caring is asking that prospective volunteers are healthy, younger than age 65 and can

commit to three, two-to-three-hour shifts each week.

“Volunteers are the heart of helping Metro Caring move forward,” Gardner said. “When we can give a part of ourselves, we reap the rewards, ten-fold.”

Gardner has always had a passion for providing access to nutritious for all people. She grew up in Denver and knew of Metro Caring, but moved out of state for 10 years. Upon returning, she began her volunteer journey with Metro Caring. In the past four years, she has worked in the organization’s Fresh Foods Market, helped establish the Spanish-language cooking classes and currently serves on the board of directors as she pursues a graduate degree and is employed fulltime.

“There is a special vibe at Metro Caring. It’s a slice of Denver — of Colorado,” Sienicki said. “Everyone has different strengths and assets that they bring, (which) creates a rich environment. It’s really an incredible family.”

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Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at one location. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 101 feet on a 117-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 2590 South University Blvd., Denver, Denver County, CO 80210. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Alison, a.cusack@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

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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 August 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred Jerri Sue Newman Personal Representative 3420 359th Street Ct. S. Roy, WA 98580 Legal Notice No.: 80456 First Publication: April 23, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROMAN O. GONZALES, aka ROMAN ONECIMO GONZALES, aka ROMAN GONZALES, aka RONNIE O. GONZALES, aka RONNIE GONZALES, Deceased Case No.: 2020PR030383 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 18, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary-Anne Petroff Personal Representative 5112 So. Olathe Circle Centennial, CO 80015-4181 Legal Notice No.: 80438 First Publication: April 16, 2020 Last Publication: April 30, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM R. SHEPARD, aka ROBERT SHEPARD, aka WILLIAM ROBERT SHEPARD, Deceased Case No.: 2020PR30418 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 20, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas A. Simonson Personal Representative P.O. Box 854 Wheat Ridge, CO 80034 Legal Notice No.: 80440 First Publication: April 16, 2020 Last Publication: April 30, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RICHARD PORTER, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030406 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 September 1, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Fiduciary Trust Company Personal Representative 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Legal Notice No.: 80441 First Publication: April 16, 2020 Last Publication: April 30, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Diana L. Vos, also known as Diana Vos, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30389

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Diana L. Vos, also known as Diana Vos, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30389 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 17, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Gregory J. Moss Personal Representative 4211 Desert Highlands Court Sparks, Nevada 89436 Legal Notice No.: 80442 First Publication: April 16, 2020 Last Publication: April 30, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra Sue Phillips, a/k/a Sandra S. Phillips, a/k/a Sandra Phillips, a/k/a Sandy Phillips, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030309 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 Monday, August 17th, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Barclay A. Phillips, Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 625 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 80444 First Publication: April 16, 2020 Last Publication: April 30, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CAROL EILEEN BRUCE, aka CAROL E. BRUCE, aka CAROL BRUCE, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30438 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 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kay Kristine Kidney, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30450

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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 August 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephanie Kidney Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks, JD 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No.: 80450 First Publication: April 23, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sue Miles Chamlee, a/k/a Sue M. Chamlee, a/k/a Sue Chamlee, and Dorothy Sue Miles Chamlee, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030420 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 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennie Chamlee Bayless, Co-Personal Representative Starr Boldrick Bauer, Co-Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Address Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 80451 First Publication: April 23, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CAROLYN ELIZABETH HEINS, a/k/a C. ELIZABETH HEINS, a/k/a LIZ HEINS, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30307 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 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kimberly D. Bruce Personal Representative c/o Snell & Wilmer, LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202

Elizabeth A. Savage, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 3900 East Mexico Avenue, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No.: 80446 First Publication: April 23, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Beverly Wheeler, aka Beverly June Wheeler, aka Beverly June (Carter) Wheeler, aka Beverly June Carter, aka Beverly J. Carter, aka Beverly Carter, Deceased.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PABLITA C. ROMERO, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30426

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of the City & County of Denver, Colorado, on or before August 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Debra Schamber, Personal Representative c/o Dana Petersen, Attorney 8811 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 217 Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No.: 80447 First Publication: April 23, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kay Kristine Kidney, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30450 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,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES E. HENRY, a/k/a JAMES EUGENE HENRY, a/k/a JAMES HENRY, Deceased Case No.: 2020PR98

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Maxine Henry, Personal Representative David K. Bailey #6709 Attorney for Personal Representative 390 Interlocken Crescent, #350 Broomfield, CO 80021 Legal Notice No.: 80457 First Publication: April 23, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ELIZABETH MARILYN TRUDGEON, aka ELIZABETH M. TRUDGEON, aka ELIZABETH TRUDGEON, Deceased Case Number 2020PR30355

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

Debra L. Drissel, Personal Representative c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 80458 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Clara Maxine Yanke, a/k/a Maxine Yanke, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30434

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 31, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

William G. Adams Personal Representative 4063 West Eldorado Place Denver, CO 80236 Legal Notice No.: 80459 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAPHETH ANYONA, aka JAPHETH ANYONA ASIAGO, aka JAPHETH MORIANGO SIAGO ANYONA, aka MORIANGO OSIAGO ANYONA, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30412

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

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 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Abinael Asiago c/o Snell & Wilmer, LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marvin Rogoff, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30430

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 31, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda Rogoff Personal Representative 7000 E. Quincy Ave. Apt. F218 Denver, CO 80237 Legal Notice No.: 80464

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“We’re going to work very closely with school districts, with teachers, with superintendents, with principals” to figure that out, Polis added.

State officials will hammer out guidelines and implement them over the summer rather than rushing to issue them for the remaining weeks of this school year, Polis said.

“Trying to get something out the door and train people only to have one week left of school didn’t make sense,” Polis said.

The governor signed an executive order April 22 extending the shutdown of normal in-person classes until the end of this school year at all public and private elementary and secondary schools in Colorado, including public preschools on public school campuses.

Generally, that includes P-12 education.

Districts weigh in School districts around the Denver metro area reflected Polis’ caution when questioned by Colorado Community Media reporters.

Denver Public Schools didn’t directly mention plans for the fall but nodded to uncertainty in the coming months in a statement.

“DPS leadership is continuing to develop contingency plans for the various scenarios and health precautions we could be facing over the next several months, with the overriding priority always being the health and well-being of our students and staff,” Winna MacLaren, a spokesperson for DPS, said in a statement. “It is important that we prepare for various possible options, while we hope to be able to reopen as soon as possible and welcome our students back into our schools.”

Publicto Notice It’s too early make decisions NOTICE TObut CREDITORS about the fall, a late start could be Estate of Marvin Rogoff, Deceased in the cards, Littleton Public Schools Case Number: 2020PR30430 Superintendent Brian Ewert said.

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the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 31, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Legal Notice No.: 80464 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bradley Louis Nassimbene, a/k/a Bradley L. Nassimbene, a/k/a Brad L. Nassimbene, and Brad Nassimbene, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030480 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 September 1, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathy Klontz Nassimbene, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 80465 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Niki Brock, a teacher at Mesa Middle School in Castle Rock, has been remote teaching her students amid the COVID-19 shutdown of in-person learning.

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Those include “beginning our governor’s office see in data about the year with remote learning again and virus’ spread will influence decisions, including beginning with modified he added. schedules for all kids coming back but “LPS will prepare for the worsthaving requirements around masks case scenario, which would be to or having temperatures taken before continue with distance learning, but coming into school,” Rubin said. we will hope for the best, which would “We’re going to have a lot of scenarios be open on a regular schedule. Other we are going to plan for.” considerations floating around the Cherry Creek School District is state are opening late,” Ewert said. “planning for and hoping for” a return That could mean starting school after to in-class learning in fall, but the Labor Day, he continued. district also is preparing for the posOther ideas include “hybrid modsibility that schools are required to els,” where only a portion of the stay closed, said Abbe Smith, district students come to school daily and spokeswoman. alternate days, Ewert said.

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

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

the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 1, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

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partners, the Colorado Department of Education and the governor’s office, a district spokeswoman said in a statement.

“We will continue to closely monitor the situation as it evolves and make any decisions in regard to fall learning in alignment with our partners.

We will share that information with our families as soon as decisions are made,” the spokeswoman said.

Jeffco Public Schools officials didn’t respond directly to requests for comment. But in a Facebook Live video April 23, district Superintendent Jason Glass raised the possibility of continued remote learning as one of “three different approaches to this that are being considered. One is that you just start school again just like it was. Another is you don’t do in-person schooling at all, you only go to remote leaning. And the third route is some hybrid of the two.

He added: “We are probably in the world of the hybrid where we try to create some in-person learning opportunities, but because of the restrictions placed on us because of the virus and trying to maintain public health and keep our students and our staff safe, … school is probably going to look different. And so we have to think of alternative schedules, alternative days, the blending of remote learning and in-person learning.

We’re making every effort to stand up in-person learning in the fall. You can look for the release of plans related to that some time soon after our school year ends.”

The prospect of students participating in sports this fall “is very realistic,” Polis said. Officials will work with the Colorado High School Activities Association and with others to figure that out, the governor added.

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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 August 15, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Jeffrey Scaman Personal Representative c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 906 Denver, Colorado 80210

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Legal Notice No.: 80465 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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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 August 15, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Robert Jeffrey Scaman Personal Representative c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 906 Denver, Colorado 80210 Legal Notice No: 80463 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN MARCUS HUTYRA, aka JOHN M. HUTYRA, aka JOHN HUTYRA, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30405

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 31, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Jeffrey Scaman Personal Representative c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 906 Denver, Colorado 80210

Melanie A. Robinson Personal Representative 1212 Clarita St. Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198

Legal Notice No: 80463 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No.: 80452 First Publication: April 23, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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