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‘Magic mushrooms’ decriminalized in Denver

Measure prevails by narrow margin; drug is not legal but will be low priority for authorities

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FIRST. He was also among the first students to intern at Panther Industries, an automated labeling equipment manufacturer in Highlands Ranch, just down the road from STEM. Then just 16 years old, Castillo was determined to learn all facets of a professional manufacturing job.

“Our hearts go out to Kendrick’s family and friends, and to all affected by the shooting,” FIRST, a nonprofit robotics organization based in New Hampshire, wrote on Facebook.

Voters narrowly made Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms.”

Decriminalization led by a slim 51%, according to preliminary figures in the May 7 election released by Denver’s Election Division. As many as 1,300 votes still remained to be counted, but that figure was not enough to swing the vote the other way, division spokesman Alton Dillard said.

Final election results are to be released on May 16, he said.

“I think today’s outcome really demonstrates that the conversation is going to continue, and the world is ready for it,” said Cindy Sovine, chief political strategist for the campaign to decriminalize the drug.

“Psychedelics are already here. Now we can start to have the conversation about using them mindfully,” she added.

Organizers turned to the same strategy that marijuana activists used to decriminalize pot possession in the city in 2005.

That move was followed by statewide legalization in 2012. A number of other states have since broadly allowed marijuana sales and use by adults.

Organizers say their only goal in the mushroom measure is to keep people

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Kendrick Castillo, 18, was killed in the shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7. Here, he is shown at age 16 working on a label-printing product at Panther Industries.

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‘He was an angel among us’ Kendrick Castillo was killed while saving others, classmates say

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kendrick Castillo was kind, talented, a hero.

Castillo was killed in the May 7 shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch. He was less than two weeks away from graduation.

His senior quote: “The most difficult roads lead us to the most

beautiful places.”

Penny Eucker, executive director of STEM, called Castillo the “glue of the senior class.” He was always positive, she said. Everyone who met him felt safe with him.

“He did have a transcendent smile and he was an angel among us,” Eucker said, holding back tears.

“When people say be kind, he was the definition of that.”

Castillo charged a shooter who had entered his classroom in an effort to save others, classmates said.

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Polis urges wildfire vigilance amid milder forecast Governor cautions against ‘false sense of security’

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After an onslaught of raging wildfires in Colorado in 2018, this year’s fire season looks to be less severe, but state officials are urging the public not to let its guard down.

“I don’t want it to lure people into a false sense of security,” said Gov. Jared Polis, speaking May 7 at the state’s 2019 wildfire outlook briefing.

The event at Centennial Airport in unincorporated Arapahoe County, just south of Centennial, featured input from public safety officials who noted the wildfire season this year will likely be average to below average.

“Today, we’re looking at 130 to 140 percent of average snowpack,” said Mike Morgan, director of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. “It appears (this year) will have above-average moisture and below-average temperature.”

Rising population and climate change have caused wildfires and other natural disasters to become more costly, Polis said.

“Fires don’t know jurisdictional boundaries,” Polis said, noting that fires can start on federal land but spread to county or private areas.

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Gov. Jared Polis gives an address on Colorado’s 2019 wildfire forecast May 7 at Centennial Airport. The event at 8082 S. Interport Blvd. in unincorporated Arapahoe County, just south of Centennial, featured addresses from public safety officials and up-close looks at aircraft and land vehicles used to fight wildfires.

PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD Officials emphasized the coordination between federal, state and local agencies to respond to blazes.

Out of the 20 largest wildfires in Colorado’s history, five occurred in 2018, a fact sheet from the fire prevention division said. Thirteen happened since 2010, and all 20 occurred since 2000, according to the division.

The 2019 outlook is “considerably better” than at this point in 2018, the division said. Although a repeat of last year’s severity is unlikely, an

Rock Creek Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brita Horn, right, talks to Col. Will Gentle, director of aviation for the Colorado Army National Guard, on May 7 next to a Blackhawk helicopter from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. The aircraft provides “water buckets,” rescue hoisting and a medical evacuation kit that aid in responding to wildfires. average year sees more than 6,000 fires that burn more than 100,000 acres on state and private land, with large fires still occurring, according to the division.

In the Denver metro area, mountain communities in west Jefferson County bear risk because fires that start in vegetation can reach homes, Morgan said after his address.

“We’ve been asked if what happened in California can happen in Colo-

rado,” Morgan said, referring to that state’s recent, especially destructive fire season. “The answer is yes.”

Stan Hilkey, executive director of the state Department of Public Safety, joined other officials in a reminder that homeowners should take precaution.

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Capitol report: Recapping major bills in 2019 Sex ed, affordable housing, family leave saw developments

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With power in both houses of the Legislature and the governor’s office, Democrats this year led lawmakers into some sweeping changes, as well as hard-fought battles that left the party short of some goals.

A major overhaul of Colorado’s oil and gas rules turned the state’s focus away from encouraging production and made public safety and the environment a top priority, handing local governments new authority to regulate drilling.

And the much-mentioned “red flag” bill — which allows firearms to be temporarily taken away from people deemed a significant threat to themselves or others — passed after an even more partisan debate than last year’s version faced. And it still faces a conservative-backed court challenge.

A laundry list of other notable bills came up during the 2019 legislative session, the four-month part of the year when state lawmakers pass bills.

It ended May 3.

Sex ed curriculum updated After much public opposition, Democrats’ effort to strengthen sex education requirements succeeded.

The law does not require schools to teach sex education, but if they do, schools must address topics including birth control and pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease prevention, consent, and abstinence, according to state House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder.

Already-existing law had outlined “comprehensive” sex education standards, but the new law makes some updates on consent and healthy relationships, House Democrats have said.

The 2019 proposal, House Bill 191032, spurred panic about teaching of the sex acts or practices of LGBT individuals, but the law’s text does not require that.

It does mandate that sex ed include

information that is “meaningful to the experiences and needs” of LGBT or intersex people, and it adds that sex ed cannot exclude “the health needs” of those groups. For the most part, that’s not new, aside from adding those who are intersex. The law also bars shame-based language or gender stereotypes.

In 2013, the Legislature passed the “comprehensive” standards in connection with a grant program to support teaching sex education, but it didn’t fund the grant. The new law gives at least $1 million annually to the program, and rural schools and public schools that currently don’t offer comprehensive sex education would be prioritized for the funding.

Late in the session, lawmakers amended the bill to maintain eligibility for charter schools for waivers that can exempt them from the comprehensive standards.

State Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said changes to the bill amounted to “a step in the right direction.”

“We heard from thousands of Coloradans that were concerned about this piece of legislation,” Holbert said in a news release. “The majority of Republican senators remain opposed to the bill and stand with a parent’s right to teach and raise their children as they see fit.”

Parents can still opt their kids out of sex ed classes.

Vaccine bill falls Colorado lawmakers abandoned legislation that would have made it harder to opt children out of vaccinations as time was running out in the legislative session with one day to go.

Colorado allows parents to opt children out of vaccinations for medical reasons with a doctor’s note. Those who object for religious or personal reasons can also submit a statement to be exempted.

House Bill 19-1312 would have limited the allowed reasons for a medical exemption. It would have also required those seeking religious or personal exemptions to initially apply in person at a local health department or the state health department.

“Republicans were not willing to let the vaccine bill come to a vote without hours and hours of debate, which would have prevented us from delivering on priority bills,” including health care and education, said state Senate Majority Leader Stephen Fenberg, D-Boulder, according to the Associated Press.

Drivers’ cellphone use slips by Senate Bill 19-012 would have made use of cellphones while driving — except with a hands-free device — illegal for everyone. Currently, state law bars anyone under 18 from using cellphones while driving.

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Officials urge vaccinations as measles threat spreads Bill that would have modified state law on exemptions failed to pass state Legislature

‘EDUCATED DECISION-MAKING’ Several state and national organizations oppose stricter vaccination laws and promote informed consent and privacy rights. For example, Colorado Health Choice Alliance states that its mission is to inform consumers on the “safety, efficacy, history and ingredients of vaccines.” Similarly, the National Vaccine Information Center says it offers information on vaccinations and health to encourage “educated decisionmaking.”

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From Jan. 1 to April 26, 704 measles cases were reported in the United States, the most in 25 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A contentious bill that would have made it make it harder for parents to get vaccine exemptions for their children died with time running out in the final days of the legislative session, which closed May 3. But health experts say they will continue to stress the importance of vaccine requirements in Colorado, a state with historically low vaccination rates.

“Outbreaks happen in communities with low rates of vaccinations and spread really quickly,” said Jessica Cataldi, a pediatrician and specialist in infectious diseases at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “I think for Colorado, the best thing to do is to try to act now and act preventative before we are in the situation of an outbreak.”

Colorado’s vaccination rate in kindergarten-aged children is among the lowest in the country at roughly 89

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percent, according to a recent CDC survey. To protect the population, health professionals say 95 percent of people should be vaccinated.

State Rep. Kyle Mullica, D-Thornton, one of three sponsors of House Bill 1312, called Colorado’s low vaccination rates a “public health crisis.” The state has had one confirmed case of measles in 2019.

“Waiting for a tragedy to happen is not an option,” Mullica, a trained trauma nurse, said in an April 27 news release. “This is about the safety of our students and experts have been consulted in crafting this important legislation.”

The bill was also sponsored by Sen. Kevin Priola, R-Aurora, and Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver. In the measure’s final hearing on May 1, hundreds of families showed up at the Capitol in an effort to stop the bill, which received

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The bill would have created a standardized exemption form and required that all exemptions be submitted to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment or the local public health agency. It would have also required initial non-medical exemptions be submitted in person to the state health department or local public health agency, a condition that Polis opposed.

Highly contagious Some of the largest school districts in the Denver metro area either meet or are on the cusp of the preferred vaccination rate. Jefferson County Public Schools has a 94.8 percent compliancy rate for all immunizations. Douglas County School District has a 94.6 percent compliancy rate for MMR, the measles vaccine.

On the higher end, Adams 12 Five Star Schools has a 98.7 percent compliancy rate.

Still, health professionals are concerned. Measles is one of, if not the most, contagious infections, officials say. Spread through the air, measles can lead to pneumonia or encephalitis.

The risks are significant if a community is exposed to the disease and less than 95 percent of the population is vaccinated, Cataldi said.

“Even thought it’s an old disease, it’s still the one that is most contagious,” Cataldi said. “Meaning if one person gets measles, they are likely to make between 12 and 18 other people sick.”

To protect against measles, the CDC recommend two doses of the MMR vaccine, starting with the first dose at 12 to 15 months of age, and the second dose at 4 to 6 years of age. Symptoms of measles include a fever, cough, red eyes and a red rash on the skin. The infection is most problematic in babies and pregnant women, according to health care professionals.

Two years ago, Allison Coppel’s family was exposed to a measles outbreak from a tutoring center in Highlands Ranch, she said. Her newborn baby wasn’t infected, but she described the experience as “harrowing.”

“Voluntarily putting families in this situation because you choose not to believe science isn’t acceptable to me,” Coppel, a Highlands Ranch resident, wrote on a Facebook inquiry on the topic.

‘Communal effort’ Public health officials, and many parents, agree that choosing to not vaccinate puts individuals with compromised immune systems who can’t

Phil Silberman, president of the Colorado Health Choice Alliance Board of Directors, fully supports Colorado’s current law on vaccines, he said. He believes citizens should have the right to research and make an informed decision on vaccinations.

“It’s a parent’s right, a citizen’s right, to choose whether to inject products into our bodies,” Silberman said. “A vaccine can’t be undone. You can’t be unvaccinated.” vaccinate, or babies who are too young to vaccinate, at risk.

“It’s a tremendous threat when you have a lower vaccination rate,” said Margaret Huffman, community health services director at Jefferson County Public Health. “We are counting on people who can be immunized to be vaccinated.”

Krissy Mosbarger, whose son has autism, said she believes in vaccinating but on a different schedule than the state recommends. After receiving several vaccines at the same time, she noticed changes in her son’s behavior, she said.

“We worked with our pediatrician to stagger the vaccination so they weren’t getting so many at one time after that,” Mosbarger, of Highlands Ranch, said on Facebook.

Vaccines are a victim of their own success, said John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health Department, which covers Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas Counties. Like other health care professionals, his concern is that measles has the potential to explode, threatening the progress made in the past 25 years to eradicate the infection.

Douglas also recognizes that people approach science and public policy differently, he said, adding that there needs to be a middle ground.

“It’s a communal effort,” Douglas said. “Ideally, you want to have people approaching this from a communitarian prospective.”

In the wake of measles outbreaks across several states, including New York, Michigan and Washington, health experts agree that now is a good time for people to discuss vaccination schedules and concerns with their health care providers.

“We all want our children to grow up in a world that is free from preventable diseases,” Elsa Ramirez, an executive officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a opinion piece emailed to the media. “The single most important thing each of us can do to achieve that goal is to get fully vaccinated – for ourselves, our families, and our communities.”

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May 16, 2019

STEM shooting suspects being held without bond Teens make first court appearances in Castle Rock

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The two teenagers arrested on suspicion of shooting nine students at STEM School Highlands Ranch, killing 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo, appeared in court for the first time on May 8 at hearings attended by students who survived the shooting and Castillo’s family.

One of the suspects is Devon Erickdson, who is being held at the Douglas County jail without bond. Erickson, 18, was booked on one count of firstdegree murder and 29 counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to court records. He was either a current or former student at STEM School Highlands Ranch.

The second suspect is a juvenile student at STEM, also being held without bond, and it was not immediately known what charges were pending. Colorado Community Media will not identify the juvenile suspect, who is 16, unless that suspect is charged as an adult. Both suspects were expected to be formally charged on May 15 after a May 10 hearing was postponed.

The morning of May 8, Douglas

decides whether the case would reCounty Sheriff Tony Spurlock said main a juvenile case or not, he said. authorities mistakenly identified Charging the suspect as an adult the juvenile suspect as a male the would change the day of the shoottype of sentence ing only to learn he could face if after conducting found guilty. further inter“This is the views the susbeginning of pect was female. what’s likely to He could not be a long proconfirm how the cess,” Brauchler suspect identisaid after the fies, but said the hearing. department was When officers considering the brought Ericksuspect female. son into the A defense atcourtroom, he torney for the barely looked suspect told up — face buried District 1 Judge thick Theresa Slade at George Brauchler, under hair dyed half the May 8 hear18th Judicial District Attorney black and half ings in Castle a bright pink.

Rock the teenHe stooped deep ager uses “he” in his chair and pronouns and a did not speak except for when Slade different name from what was listed required he verbally answer a queson the docket. tion instead of shaking his head.

Two handguns were recovered The 16-year-old, with short, during the investigation of the May cropped hair and a gray collared 7 shooting, Spurlock said. shirt, sat upright and looked up at Eighteenth Judicial District Atthe judge for most of his hearing. torney George Brauchler said he Seated in the courtroom were Cashad not yet decided on charges for tillo’s parents. The family did not the suspects or if he would pursue comment during the hearing. charging the 16-year-old as an adult.

“These are people that are still If he does, the court ultimately

‘These are people that are still dealing with the fact that a little more than a day ago they had a son. Now they don’t.’

dealing with the fact that a little more than a day ago they had a son,” Brauchler later told reporters.

“Now they don’t.”

Also in attendance was 17-yearold Jack Denler, a junior at STEM. Denler said he was in the hall when the shooting broke out on May 7. As alarms started to ring, he rushed to his classroom and took cover. Denler heard two loud sounds, which he later realized were gunshots.

Slade temporarily granted a motion from the people to suppress the case file entirely. Brauchler said the motion was temporary, and he would move to release the documents later.

Slade also issued protection orders against both suspects that prohibit them from contacting victims named in the order, consuming alcohol or drugs, possessing firearms, visiting STEM or contacting each other.

Brauchler said he would have 63 days following an arraignment to give notice of his plans on whether to pursue the death penalty.

Before hearing room doors opened May 8, a group of people, including the juvenile suspect’s mother, stood huddled in a circle in the hallway, looking down and staying mostly silent. They did not respond to media requests for comment between their arrival and the start of the hearing.

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May 16, 2019

A purrfect arrangement Catios allow cats to spend time outside in enclosed spaces

BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lance Harding is allergic to cats.

But that hasn’t stopped the 25-yearold Washington Park entrepreneur from creating an enclosed outdoor cat patio that lets felines safely enjoy fresh air and get some exercise.

Called catios, the enclosures connect to an opening of the house, usually a window, so that the cat can get in and out. The catios can be as small or large as customers would like, and can have features such as ramps and scratch pads.

“They’re a catio, but they’re also a home addition,” Harding said.

“People want to feel a part of it, too.”

Harding created Cat Topia with business partner, Sky Davis, in December. Harding got the idea for the business from a family friend who built a catio.

So far, Harding has built 10 catios in the metro area, with more projects scheduled. The largest was about 400 square feet, he said.

An architect helps design the enclosures, Harding said. Although Harding said they hire carpenters to build the catios, both he and Davis help in all phases of the projects: prefabrication, desing and building.

Depending on the size, construction usually takes about two days. And they can be removed if a family moves. Price varies, but on average, Harding said catios cost about $2,500.

He plans to donate a portion of Cat Topia’s revenue to the Denver Dumb

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Friends League, a nonprofit animal shelter.

“I wanted to give back to a community,” Harding said. “We just paired up really well with our missions.”

Maia Brusseau, the Dumb Friends League public relations manager, said the organization is always looking for local businesses to partner with for fundraising and to participate in events. Cat Topia is part of two upcoming annual events, the Furry Scurry at Washington Park this month and the Catwalk event in July.

Having local businesses at events is a “win-win” for everyone, Brusseau said. The businesses get exposure to potential buyers and eventgoers can learn about products for their pets.

When people adopt cats from the Denver Dumb Friends League, the organization recommends that people keep their pets inside. Having a catio is a way to provide cats with exercise while still keeping them in an enclosed space, Brusseau said. The way catios are built can also give those cats the feeling of being outdoors in a safe way.

“They can not only get some exercise, but some mental stimulation,” Brusseau said. “Some cats really crave to be outside.”

Harding grew up in Washington Park and attended Most Precious Blood Catholic School. After spending some time taking classes at the Art Institute, Harding decided to launch his first company, The Good

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Both The Good Couch and Cat Topia were ways to let Harding have the freedom to travel as a photographer. Before he came back to Denver and started Cat Topia, Harding spent the summer traveling the world and taking pictures.

He still works with The Good Couch, although his business partner Nick Reichert runs most of the company. The Good Couch has now expanded to Tennessee and Georgia.

He believes catios will catch on, too.

“I saw a need, that cats needed this,” Harding said, “and that was more important to me” than any allergy.

It passed the Senate but didn’t make it to a full vote in the House, instead postponed indefinitely in the House Judiciary Committee.

reported. Many in the business community opposed the program.

In its final form, Senate Bill 19188 created a plan that will result in an independent analysis to be completed by December that will ensure a potential program would be “efficient” and “fiscally responsible” if passed, a news release by House Democrats said.

Family leave yet to arrive The Democrats’ push to allow workers up to 12 weeks of paid family leave — to care for a sick family member, tend to a personal medical issue or take care of a new child — eventually lost steam, with lawmakers passing a study on the program instead.

The program would have required the state to collect a premium on each person’s paycheck, with employees and employers sharing the cost.

Someone earning between $12,001 and $20,000 a year would pay from $38 to $64 a year into the fund, and employees earning $60,001 to $80,000 would pay from $192 to $256, the Associated Press

Death penalty survives Democrats also fell short in a bid to end the death penalty, a debate that was personal for state Sen. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora Democrat whose son was murdered in 2005. Robert Ray and Sir Mario Owens were sentenced to die for the killings.

Lawmakers have tried before to repeal Colorado’s death penalty, which has been applied just one time in the past 51 years. Senate Bill 19-182 would have taken effect for offenses charged on or after July 1, 2019.

Democrats have a 19-16 majority in the Senate, but at least one, Fields, opposed the bill. At least four other party members hadn’t

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Lance Harding sits on a catio project.

Harding started Cat Topia in December.

The company builds outdoor enclosures, or catios, as a safe space for cats to play outside.

publicly committed to the repeal.

Putting money down Affordable housing gets a boost with the passage of two bills to increase the amount of money the state spends to drive the construction of less expensive dwellings.

House Bill 19-1228 passed in the state Senate to increase the annual amount the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority can spend on tax credits each year, according to a news release by Senate Democrats. The amount, currently up to $5 million per year, will increase to up to $10 million from 2020 to 2024, giving incentive to developers to build more affordable housing in the state, the release said.

House Bill 19-1322 will transfer up to $30 million over the next three years from the state’s Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to the Housing Development Grant Fund, another news release said, to improve funding for affordable housing options in Colorado.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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VOICES For a life well done, have friends who are rare

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good friend was once defined as someone you could call at 2 a. m. and tell, “Bring a shovel, and don’t ask questions.” QUIET Plutarch said, “I DESPERATION don’t need a friend who changes when I change and nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

There are books filled with quotes about friendship, and books filled with stories about friendCraig Marshall ship.

Smith Arnold H. Glasow (don’t know him) said, “A true friend never gets in your way unless you are going down.”

I think my requirements in a friendship have changed over time, and I have decided I need very few good friends.

A good friend and a friend can be

distinguished by a shovel.

I have plenty of good friends. I have four. However, two of them are out of state, and one of them doesn’t know what a shovel is.

Harry doesn’t know what a shovel is, true, but he also doesn’t know who the 45th president of the United States is, and that is a plus sometimes.

Further, he knows nothing about crime, deceit, or cruelty.

He is simply a happy entity, and fully enjoys my company. The perfect antidote to the brutalities of existence.

I have friends I could call on, but probably won’t, in a time of lesser need than a nighttime mission, but whom I greatly appreciate.

Would this then mean I have tiers of friendship?

Maybe you do too.

Jennifer (one of the four, certainly) and I watched the ending, just the very ending, of “Thelma and Louise.” It’s a story about good friends who wind up in a wingless flight in a Thunderbird.

They were willing to die together after a crime spree that was initiated in a parking lot when Louise (Susan Sarandon) shoots and kills a man who assaulted Thelma (Geena Davis).

They amscray, thinking no one will believe them. The movie pivots on that point. The anticipated doubt of the instance of a sexual assault continues to be a reason given why all assaults and rapes are not reported, so it has legitimacy as a plot device.

It’s fulfilling as entertainment, and watching it is one thing. In a real-life instance, I would hope the women would address the situation, and not wind up where they did.

One of my good friends did what good friends do: He intervened. It’s a potent thing to do with anyone, especially with a curmudgeon.

Another stood beside me when others had doubts about my testimony.

Trust in a friendship is preeminent.

“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” (“Louis,” not “Louie,” is correct.)

That’s one of the most famous final lines in film history. Can you name the film?

Mark Twain said, “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: This is the ideal life.”

Can a good book be a friend? Yes. How about a good movie? Yes. I watch 10 minutes of an old friend before I fall asleep, just in case I die before I wake.

For one, “My Little Chickadee,” starring W. C. Fields and Mae West, who were not friends. Some of Fields’ self-written lines are brilliant.

He referred to West as “yon damsel with the hothouse cognomen.”

However, I never close the day with “Casablanca,” the final-line film. It’s a good one, but it manipulates my emotions. A good friend won’t do that.

Trust me.

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

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Number two killer of success: Lack of authenticity

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ast week we identified the impact of complacency in our pursuit of success. Today we will visit the power of authenticity in our success journey.

And next week we will wrap it all up when we jump into the role of gratitude and appreciation as a major WINNING contributor to our WORDS success.

Are we authentic?

Maybe it has become kind of like, “We can be authentic with some of the people all the time. We can be authentic with all the people some of the time. But we can never be authentic Michael Norton with all the people all of the time.” Why is that?

In a group discussion about potential barriers to success, this topic of being genuine or authentic came up.

As the conversation continued, we debated the reasons why people are struggling with being genuine, several hypotheses were surfaced. One idea

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By manipulating others and being disingenuous we find ourselves trapped in a web of lies, fabrications, and an endless cycle of weak defenses and justifications. Some people have no issue with doing this and they repeat the behavior over and over again to create the best possible outcome for themselves, or to place themselves in the spotlight and as the center of attention. The problem is they actually believe they are fooling the rest of us, when in fact, most times we can see right through the disguise, pretense and manipulation.

Lack of authenticity is a successkiller for sure. It damages brands, it tarnishes reputations, and it damages relationships, sometimes beyond repair. The amount of work that has to be done in order to undo the hurts and collateral damage, and re-establish credibility, is so much harder and

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takes so much more time than just simply being genuine and authentic right from the start. Being transparent and vulnerable takes courage, but as we become proficient at authenticity and transparency, our courage and confidence grow in parallel. And as this happens, we quickly recognize just how powerful these character traits are to the pursuit and achievement of our personal and professional success.

Integrity comes with authenticity.

And integrity can be defined as living in such a way that we never have to look over our shoulder. It can also be defined as doing the right thing when no one else is looking. Being genuine, living, loving, and working with character and integrity sets us up to pursue our success from a position of authenticity. With authenticity comes trust, with trust comes deeper relationships, and with deeper relationships comes success.

“You will make a horrible anyone else, but you will make the best you that ever lived.” Zig Ziglar If this is true, then why do we try and keep up with the Joneses? Why do we try and impersonate other people?

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Why do we spin stories and manipulate situations that could hurt others?

It’s because we lack authenticity. Maybe we believe others won’t like who we really are. If that’s the case, maybe we have to find different friends, people who accept us for exactly who we are.

Or, if after a good hard look in the mirror, we can clearly see areas in our life that need to be changed. And then we take the time to become who it is we truly want to be. It is never too late to become authentic, genuine, transparent, and yes, even vulnerable.

These are not success-killers; these traits are the building blocks of success.

So how about you? Are you the real deal, the authentic and genuine article? Or is time to work on your own authenticity? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can be the best “us” that ever lived, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Mayoral race headed for round two Hancock got the most votes but didn’t reach the 50 percent mark needed for victory

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The race for mayor isn’t done yet as the May election extended into a runoff election set for June 4. Incumbent Mayor Michael B. Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis will be matched in a runoff ballot.

About 185,000 Denver residents turned in ballots on May 7 for the municipal election. The turnout for this year’s election was 39 percent of registered voters in Denver, according to numbers from the Denver Elections Division. That number was higher than the 24 percent who voted in the last may-

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Totals released on May 8 were an unofficial count from the Denver Elections Division. The division will certify the results and give an official count on May 16.

Hancock With six candidates for mayor, none made it to the required tally of at least 50 percent of the votes to be elected to the position. Hancock and Giellis will run against each other again on June 4 in the runoff ballot.

Those ballots will be sent Giellis out starting on May 20.

The unofficial count for mayor from the Denver Elections Division was as follows: • Michael B. Hancock 38.6 percent (68,787 votes) • Jamie Giellis 24.9 percent (44,279 votes)

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Brendan Kerr, a sophomore at STEM, looked up to Castillo, he said. They were in a physical education class together.

“He was a good friend,” Kerr said. “I’ll remember him as a hero.”

STEM student Nui Giasolli told NBC’s “Today’’ show that she was in her British literature class when one of the two suspects came in and pulled out a gun.

Castillo lunged at the gunman, who shot the teen. Castillo’s swift action gave the rest of the class time to get underneath their desks and then run across the room to escape, Giasolli said.

Castillo, friend and classmate Brendan Bialy said, felt an obligation to protect his fellow students. Bialy said Castillo rushed the shooter and was like a “bowling ball” coming toward him. Bialy said he and another classmate, who was injured and did not want to be identified, helped Castillo bring the suspect down.

Bialy, who was not injured, said Castillo was interested in cars and the two met in ran internal combustion class at STEM. Bialy said the two of them would cruise around and just talk or watch funny videos together.

“Kendrick Castillo died a legend,” Bialy said. “He died a trooper... I love that kid.”

Rachel Short said Castillo was a funny and empathetic person who loved others and was a part-time employee at her manufacturing company, Baccara USA, based in Englewood.

“To find he went down as a hero, I’m not surprised,” Short said. “That’s exactly who Kendrick was.”

Cecilia Bedard, 19, knew Castillo since helementary school and said he was always friendly, modest and excited to help people.

He made a point of always joining his father . at Knights of Columbus fundraisers and bingo nights.

“He was amazing,’’ Bedard said. “He was honestly the sweetest kid I ever met. Never said a mean joke.’’

— Colorado Community Media reporter Nick Puckett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

• Lisa Calderon 18.5 percent (32,839 votes) • Penfield Tate 14.7 percent (26,213 votes) • Kalyn Rose Heffernan 2.5 percent (4,431 votes) • Stephan “Seku” Evans 0.7 percent (1,311 votes) A total of 177,975 people voted for mayor.

The race for mayor was not the only elected office to see a runoff election.

Clerk and recorder, as well as several city council candidates will head to the ballot again in June.

An uncontested Timothy O’Brien was elected as the city auditor with 131,316 votes.

The race for clerk and recorder was tight, with each of the candidates securing around one-third of the votes. Former city councilmember Paul Lopez pulled slightly ahead with 37 percent (52,994), and will face off against Peg Pearl, 33 percent (46,976), in the runoff this month.

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Final counts for the May ballot showed voters were split on the two initiatives. Right to Survive, or Initiative-300, was turned down by 81 percent (145,649) of voters. The initiative would have overturned Denver’s current camping ban. Initiative-301, which decrminalizes the possession of psilocybin mushrooms, was back and forth in counts through the night on May 7. A final unofficial count on the afternoon of May 8 showed 50.6 percent (89,320) of voters were for the initiative, while 49.4 percent (87,341) were against.

A new ballot initiative will also be included in the runoff ballot. The Let Denver Vote, or Initiative-302, received the correct amount of petition signatures after the deadline for the May ballot, but within the six-month window allotted to be on a potential runoff ballot. Let Denver Vote, if passed in June, will allow the citizens of Denver to vote on the use of taxpayer dollars to put in bids to host the Olympics in the city.

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out of jail in Denver for using or possessing the drug to cope with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and other conditions.

“We’re not talking about legalization, we’re talking about not putting people in jail,” Sovine said.

The initiative effectively decriminalizes use or possession of psilocybin by people 21 and older, making it the lowest enforcement priority for police and prosecutors.

It does not legalize psilocybin or permit its sale by cannabis businesses.

Kevin Matthews, director of the Decriminalize Denver campaign, said psilocybin has helped him deal with depression for years.

“This is not something you have to take every day,” the 33-year-old Denver native said. “It provides a lot of lasting benefits, weeks and months after one experience.”

Psilocybin has been federally outlawed since the 1960s, when it was widely known as a recreational drug. The ban stymied medical research, but small studies in recent years have found the substance had positive effects on anxiety and depression for cancer patients.

Users have described seeing vivid colors and geometric patterns and experiencing powerful spiritual connections and emotions.

Magic mushrooms have been used in religious practices for decades because of their powerful effect on perceptions and spiritual experiences. Those same effects have appealed to recreational users dating to the 1960s counterculture movement.

A California effort to decriminalize psilocybin failed to qualify for the statewide ballot in 2018. Organizers in Oregon are trying to gather enough support to put an initiative to a statewide vote next year.

It took the pro-psilocybin organizers in Denver three tries to develop language approved by city officials for the ballot. The organizers collected more than 8,000 signatures to qualify for the May 7 election.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and District Attorney Beth McCann opposed the initiative, but there was no organized campaign against decriminalization. The city’s election largely focused on a six-way race for mayor and a heated effort to end Denver’s “urban camping” ban that affects people without housing.

Voters roundly rejected an end to the camping ban. In the mayor’s race, incumbent Michael Hancock will face a June 4 runoff election against challenger Jamie Giellis.

The mushroom ordinance also prevents city funds from being used to pursue criminal penalties on possession or use and creates a panel to study the effects of the change.

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eing a climber for more than half his life, Kegan Minock has never heard an excuse that he thinks should deter someone from trying bouldering.

It doesn’t matter your age or weight, he said, or even if you have a fear of heights.

“Often, when people think of rock climbing, they think of going really high,” Minock said. “With bouldering, you’re not super high off the ground. But it’s just as challenging.”

Minock, 27, general manager of ROCK’n & JAM’n gym in Centennial — ROCK’n & JAM’n also has a location in Thornton — has been climbing for 16 years and started focusing on bouldering about a decade ago.

“To me, it’s more fun,” Minock said, adding he enjoys the gymnastics skills required and the problemsolving aspect of it. “It’s physical, but also mentally challenging.”

In his blog written to serve as a beginner’s guide to bouldering, Willis Kuelthau, editor and climbing gear tester for 99Boulders.com, defines bouldering as “climbs that are protected by (landing/crash) pads rather than ropes.” He adds that bouldering is the physical act of completing “relatively short sequences that prioritize power and technique over long-term endurance.”

A “boulder problem” is the common term for the climbing challenge, or route. It is “the sequence of holds (which have) a start point and end point,” Kuelthau wrote. Boulder problems have “various levels of difficulty.”

Scott Rennack, marketing manager for The Spot Bouldering Gym, believes the term is coined boulder problems because of the problemsolving skills required to complete them.

“You have to figure them out,” he said. “You can try a move 20 or 30 times before you figure it out. Even a hundred times isn’t that uncommon.”

Rennack, 42, was introduced to climbing as a youth in the Boy Scouts, and “after 25 years, I’ve tried just about everything,” he said.

Rennack was involved with starting the American Bouldering Series in 1998 — a competition that has since merged with USA Climbing and is now known as USA Climbing’s Bouldering Open National Championships. It took place this year on Feb. 1 and 2 in Redmond, Oregon. National championship titles went to Ashima Shiraishi for women and Sean Bailey for men.

“Colorado has kind of always been in the center of the bouldering world,” Rennack said. And The Spot can also claim it contributed to the

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Scott Rennack, marketing manager for The Spot Bouldering Gym who has been climbing for about 25 years, sets a route when the gym’s Boulder location opened in 2002. The Spot Denver opened on April 18.

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The Spot’s Boulder location, which opened in 2002, was the first bouldering-only gym to open in Colorado. It “missed the title for all of the U.S. by about two months,” Rennack said. “A place in Salt Lake City opened just before (The Spot) did.”

Just south of downtown, The Spot Denver opened on April 18.

Though English mountaineer Oscar Eckenstein, circa 1880s, and French alpinist Pierre Allain, in the 1930s and 1940s, preceded him, many climbers point to John Gill as the father of modern bouldering.

According to Gill’s website, www. johngill.net, he “initiated a gymnastic approach to short rock climbs, specifically bouldering, in America in the 1950s.” Gill’s article “The Art of Bouldering,” published in the American Alpine Club Journal in 1969, “encouraged the recognition of bouldering as an authentic form of climbing,” states Gill’s website.

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Outdoors According to Nomad Colorado, an online travel and outdoor guide specific to Colorado, two popular spots for beginner outdoor bouldering — just outside of the Denver area — are Castlewood Canyon State Park in Castle Rock and Morrison Bouldering in Morrison.

For an outdoor inner-city experience, but still outdoors, Nomad Colorado suggests the man-made boulders/walls at Westlands Park in Greenwood Village and Central Park in Stapleton, Denver.

he Avengers are all well and good for an escapist superhero story, but audiences in search of the real thing will instead want to head to the Phipps IMAX Theater at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.

That’s where “Superpower Dogs” is showing, and will be through the end of the year.

“This is a real-life action-adventure science comedy about real dogs who fight crimes and save lives,” exCOMING producer, ATTRACTIONS plained writer and director Daniel Ferguson, who also worked on the recent IMAX film, “Jerusalem.”

“The film takes our whole obsession with superheroes and transpose to that to these amazing dogs.”

Clarke Reader Narrated by devoted dog guy and everyone’s favorite Captain America, Chris Evans, the movie follows Halo, a rookie puppy training to join one of the most elite disaster response teams in America.

As Halo develops his skills, the audience gets to meet dogs who represent the best of these skills (or superpowers) from all over the world. That includes an avalanche rescue dog from British Columbia, bloodhound brothers in Kenya who assist in locating poachers and a therapy dog.

“We did a lot of research, because every documentary lives and dies on research and casting. I wanted a mix of breeds and color palettes, as well as a range of superpowers,” Ferguson said. “This is a great subject because it forms a natural line of inquiry from the audience. They will come up with questions on their own instead of forcing scientific content on the audience.”

Being ever cognizant of the special requirements of telling a story on the larger-than-life IMAX screen, Ferguson said it was important to find the most interesting place to put the camera. A camera rig was also built that sees world in 250 degrees and visual effects were employed to create the world of heightened smell that dogs inhabit. But it is the story of connection that really sets this film apart.

“IMAX movies are often great at spectacle but struggle with intimacy.

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According to an article by Alex Beale, owner and editor of 99Boulders.com, John “Verm” Sherman created the V Scale — now the standard grading scale for the boulder problems in the U.S. — in the late 1980s while climbing in Hueco Tanks, Texas.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing’s (IFSC) website states that climbing competitions largely began in Europe in the 1980s. The site states that “in 1991, the first World Championship was organized in Frankfurt, Germany,” and bouldering “was officially introduced as a new climbing discipline” in 1998.

As fun as bouldering may be, Rennack would remind people that there are dangers that can come with it — injuries due to not knowing how to fall properly or adverse outdoor elements, such as no padded landing spots.

Luckily, bouldering is a “very social” sport, said Hilary Harris, founder and co-owner of EVO Rock + Fitness in Louisville.

“Everyone gets to try” the boulder problem, she said, “and everyone cheers each other on.”

Minock “absolutely recommends” that anyone going bouldering outdoors for the first time should go with someone who has some experience with the sport. But, he said, it’s probably best for people to start out in a gym to get a foundation for bouldering, then transition to the outdoors.

Rennack agreed. An indoor gym is a controlled environment and it’s “cactus-free, guaranteed.”

In addition, many gyms offer introductory clinics and/or safety briefings.

Coloradoans in general are enthusiastic about the outdoors, Minock said.

“People come from all over the world to test out what we have to offer,” he added. “We (indoor climbing gyms) try

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graphic novels and comics and used it to tell the story of pets making the world a better place. This film is a dramatic celebration of that.”

For information on tickets and showtimes, call 303-370-6000 or visit dmns.org/imax.

Get out and about to see Denver’s public art We’re right on the cusp of summer, which means many of us will be looking for just about any excuse to spend some time outside. If you’re also a person who appreciates art, Denver Public Art Summer Tours are back to scratch both itches.

These free events include a 14th Street Tour, Commons Park, Confluence Park Tour, Cherry Creek Trail Urban Arts Fund Mural Bicycle Tour, Golden Triangle Public Art Tour and many more, all with the aim of shining a light on different aspects of the Mile High City.

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Hilary Harris, co-owner of EVO Rock + Fitness in Louisville, climbs a boulder in 2016.

Harris, now 51, has been climbing for more than 30 years and will be opening EVO Bouldering Golden, in the winter of 2020.

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But it doesn’t matter if you’re bouldering indoors or outdoors, as long as you’re just enjoying the climb.”

One reason indoor gyms are becoming more popular may be because they are making bouldering more accessible to everyone, Harris said.

Bouldering gyms “are popping up all over the country,” Harris said, “especially in urban areas where people don’t have access to the outdoors.”

Harris, 51, has been climbing for more than 30 years. She did some

competitive climbing while living in Europe in the early 1990s, but it was her background as an architect — along with her love of the sport — that inspired her to open EVO Rock + Fitness. EVO Bouldering Golden, which will be a bouldering-only gym expected to open in the winter of 2020, will be the fourth EVO gym in the U.S. “Climbing is a canvas to let people discover their full potential,” Harris said. “You have to face challenges that you think are impossible, but you work it out, move by move.”

and public art administrators and can be traveled on foot or bike. Attendees will learn about how the city commissions new pieces, the history of the program and the stories behind the artworks and more.

For tour information and times, visit www.denverpublicart.org/tours/.

Broadway in Denver, through August 2020. Visit HistoryColorado.org or call 303-HISTORY, for more information.

A carnival for the taste buds The History Colorado Center is getting in on summer beer enjoyment with its new Beer Here! Brewing the New West exhibit, which opens on May 18.

The exhibit is split into five distinct sections, spanning 160 years of Colorado history. The exhibit explores the state’s economic, social and environmental history, using beer and breweries as the connecting thread. Section examples include Beer on the Mining Frontier, Prohibition and The Rise of Craft. All facets of the drink and its history in Colorado are explored, including the importance of saloons in the West, how technology changed the beer industry and how Coors became the huge company it is today.

The exhibit will remain open at History Colorado Center, 1200 N.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Kevin Morby at the Bluebird Theater A wise man once said, “there are three things I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.” Indie rock musician Kevin Morby obviously didn’t get the memo when it came to religion, but that’s what makes his newly released fifth album, “Oh My God” so compelling.

Morby has always made music that

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Kegan Minock, 27, has been climbing for 16 years and started focusing on bouldering about a decade ago. He is the general manager of ROCK’n & JAM’n gym in Centennial. is extremely intelligent and writerly, but on “Oh My God” he channels some of the classic alt-rock vibes that musicians like Lou Reed specialized in.

He’s leveled up on every album, and this might be his strongest release yet.

In support of the album Morby will be performing at the Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., at 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. Score your tickets www.bluebirdtheater.net.

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Colorado students awarded Boettcher scholarships STAFF REPORT

Graduating seniors in the Colorado Community Media coverage area are among those named 2019 Boettcher Foundation Scholars, according to a news release from the foundation.

“The Boettcher Foundation invests in the promise of Colorado and the potential of Coloradans, and these students represent the very best of our state,” Katie Kramer, president and CEO of the Boettcher Foundation, said in the release. “We are delighted that they have committed to attending Colorado universities.”

Established in 1952, the Boettcher Scholarship program annually awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Colorado. The fouryear scholarship includes virtually all expenses to attend the Colorado school of the recipient’s choice: full tuition, fees, a book allowance and an annual stipend for living expenses.

The scholarship also includes programming and support to ensure that students reach their full leadership potential. Scholars are selected based on academics, service, leadership and character, and the Boettcher Scholar network includes more than 2,500 leaders who have gone on to make their marks in business, government, nonprofits, academia and other endeavors.

“Our 2019 Boettcher Scholars stood out from a highly competitive pool of nearly 1,500 qualified applicants,” Tiffany Anderson, the foundation’s director of programs, said in the release.

“This year’s class includes an entrepreneur who launched a dessert-focused catering business, a 13-year dancer in Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s Folklórico group, a student who completed the Junior Firefighter Academy and was certified as an Emergency Medical

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The following are the scholarship recipients in the Colorado Community Media coverage areas: Sunderland Baker, Northglenn High School, Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Baker will attend Colorado College.

Sharonya “Sharon” Battula, Cherokee Trail High School, Cherry Creek 5. Battula will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Colleen Campbell, Denver South High School, Denver County 1. Campbell will attend Colorado College.

Abigail Fennell, Eaglecrest High School, Cherry Creek 5. Fennell will attend Colorado State University.

Etash Kalra, Douglas County High School, Douglas County RE1. Kalra will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Sydnei Lewis, Northglenn High School, Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Lewis will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Noelle “Ellie” Mayer, Two Roads Charter School, Jefferson County R-1. Mayer will attend Colorado State University.

Anila Narayana, Rock Canyon High School, Douglas County RE1. Narayana will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Preston Nash, Legacy High School, Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Nash will attend Colorado School of Mines Ethan Perry, Heritage High School, Littleton 6. Perry will attend Colorado School of Mines.

Mikayla Postma, Horizon High School, Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Postma will attend the University of Denver Antonio “Tony” SalcidoAlcántar Jr., Prairie View High School, Brighton 24J. SalcidoAlcántar Jr. will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Sounds of an American Choir: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1600 Grant St. Final concert of the year.

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Organic Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 700 S. Franklin St, Denver. Presented by the Herb Society of AmericaRocky Mountain Unit and Front Range Organic Gardeners. 50plus varieties of herbs, tomatoes o and vegetables plus select annuals and perennials, all organic, mostly heirloom.

James Whitbourn’s Son of God Mass: 7 p.m. May 19 at Althea Center, 1400 Williams St., Denver.

Concert version of Whitbourn’s mass setting features the choir, organist Kris Wittry, and soprano saxophone soloist Lynn Baker. Go to www.gaudetesingers.org.

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Saturday, May 25; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 26; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 27 at Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St. Play a huge game list and variety of themes in pinball machines and classic arcade video games; no quarters needed. Play, buy, sell, mod, repair, tournament, education, meetup, and have fun.

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Hay Fever by Noël Coward: through June 8 at John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver.

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4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address listed at the top of the preceding page, from the Clerk of the Superior Court’s Customer Service Center at 601 West Jackson, Phoenix, AZ 85003, or 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032, or 222 East Javelina Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85210, or 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, AZ 85374.

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NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP

www.ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/Notices TO: JEREMY (LAST NAME UNKNOWN); TY (LAST NAME UNKNOWN); AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHERS, RESPONDENTS

PUBLIC NOTICES 5. If this is an action for dissolution (divorce), legal separation or annulment, either or both spouses may file a Petition for Conciliation for the purpose of determining whether there is any mutual interest in preserving the marriage or for Mediation to attempt to settle disputes concerning legal decision-making (custody) and parenting time issues regarding minor children.

6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) judicial days before your scheduled court date.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS:

1. You have been identified by Samantha Shields as the potential birth father of her child, Baby Girl Shields, who was born on May 3, 2019 in Colorado.

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

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Augustina Rayanne Gonzales 1804 E. Dunbar Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85042 (720) 980-4086 • itsaugustray@gmail.com Petitioner Pro Per Jessica Worley, AZCLDP #81548 Affordable Arizona Divorce LLC, AZCLDP #81590 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA AUGUSTINA RAYANNE GONZALES, Petitioner, vs.

DEANGELO NICKOLAI RUFF, Respondent.

Case No.: FN2019-001291 SUMMONS (DOMESTIC RELATIONS) WARNING: This is an official document from the Court that affects your rights. Read this carefully. If you do not understand it, contact a lawyer for help.

FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: DEANGELO NICKOLAI RUFF 1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers are served on you with this “Summons”.

2. If you do not want a judgment or order taken against you without your input, you must file an “Answer” or a “Response” in writing with the Court, and pay the filing fee. If you do not file an “Answer” or “Response” the other party may be given the relief requested in his/her Petition or Complaint. To file your “Answer” or “Response” take, or send, the “Answer” or “Response” to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 201 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003-2205, or the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 222 East Javelina Drive, Mesa, AZ, 85210-6201, or the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032, or the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, AZ 85374.

Mail a copy of your “Response” or “Answer” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons.

3. If this “Summons” and the other court papers were served on you by a registered process server of the Sherriff, within the State of Arizona, your “Response” or “Answer” must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. If this “Summons” and the other court papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff outside the State of Arizona, your Response must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. Service by a registered process server or the Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of the first publication.

4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address listed at the top of the preceding page, from the Clerk of the Superior Court’s Customer Service Center at 601 West Jackson, Phoenix, AZ 85003, or 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032, or 222 East Javelina Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85210, or 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, AZ 85374.

5. If this is an action for dissolution (divorce), legal separation or annulment, either or both spouses may file a Petition for Conciliation for the purpose of determining whether there is any mutual interest in preserving the marriage or for Mediation to attempt to settle disputes concerning legal decision-making (custody) and parenting time issues regarding minor children.

6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) judicial days before your scheduled court date.

7. Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of your scheduled court date.

SIGNED AND SEALED this date: JEFF FINE, CLERK OF COURT By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No.: 8946

7. Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of your scheduled court date.

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SIGNED AND SEALED this date: JEFF FINE, CLERK OF COURT By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No.: 8946 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 30, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE: Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to modify telecommunication antennas on a Roof-Top at 1536 Wynkoop St, Denver, Denver County, CO 80202. The overall height including appurtenance is 94 feet. 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.

Legal Notice No.: 8951 First Publication: May 16, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE Date: May 16, 2019 and May 23, 2019 Holders of first mortgages (as shown on the recorded deeds of trust or assignments in Denver County, Colorado records) on Units in the Cheesman on the Park Condominiums Community are hereby advised of a proposed Amendment to the Condominium Declaration for the Cheesman on the Park Condominiums (“Amendment”). The original Declaration was recorded November 15, 2000 at Reception No. 2000167289, Denver County, Colorado. This notice has been sent by certified mail to first mortgagees along with a consent form and a copy of the proposed Amendment. A copy of the proposed Amendment and consent form can be obtained by contacting attorney Aaron Goodlock, Orten Cavanagh & Holmes, LLC, 1445 Market St., Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202. (720) 221-9787.

Legal Notice No.: 8953 First Publication: May 16, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Bethany Christian Services of Colorado 3000 South Race Street, Denver, CO 80210 (303) 221-0734 Bethany Christian Services of Colorado 4820 Rusina Rd, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80907-8127 (719) 591-7595 Seth A. Grob Esq. Attorney for Bethany Christian Services Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266 NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP TO: JEREMY (LAST NAME UNKNOWN); TY (LAST NAME UNKNOWN); AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHERS, RESPONDENTS

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

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

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

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

YOU MUST ALSO: • File a claim of paternity pursuant to Article 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes and notify Bethany Christian Services of Colorado pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-4-105.5. This claim of paternity must be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

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

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

Sincerely, Seth A. Grob Attorney for Bethany Christian Services of Colorado Legal Notice No.: 8949 First Publication: May 16, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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1. You have been identified by Samantha Shields as the potential birth father of her child, Baby Girl Shields, who was born on May 3, 2019 in Colorado.

Public Notice

Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parent-

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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS:

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

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CYNTHIA THERESE FULLERTON, a/k/a CYNTHIA T. FULLERTON, a/k/a CYNTHIA FULLERTON, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30264.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CYNTHIA THERESE FULLERTON, a/k/a CYNTHIA T. FULLERTON, a/k/a CYNTHIA FULLERTON, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30264.

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 3, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Virginia A. Frazer-Abel Personal Representative 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212 Legal Notice No.: 8930 First Publication: May 2, 2019

Colorado on or before September 3, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Virginia A. Frazer-Abel Personal Representative 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212

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Legal Notice No.: 8930 First Publication: May 2, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marguerite M. DeRose, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30394 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 September 5, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dominic DeRose, Jr. Personal Representative 2975 S. Bellaire Street Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 8931 First Publication: May 2, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Jung, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30302 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 September 3, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Elizabeth Takeshita Personal Representative 251 Morning Sun Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941 Legal Notice No.: 8932 First Publication: May 2, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lois S. Rainer, a/k/a Lois Sayre Rainer, a/k/a Lois Rainer, a/k/a Lois Mildred Sayre, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30449 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 September 2, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

William G. Rainer, Jr., Personal Representative 1800 East Empire Cortez, CO 81321 Legal Notice No.: 8933 First Publication: May 2, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: Alan Dean Miller, a/k/a Alan D. Miller, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30448 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 September 3, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark Alan Miller Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No.: 8934 First Publication: May 2, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOAN LOIS DEFFKE, aka Joan L. Deffke, aka Joan Deffke, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30445

Notice To Creditors

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 September 2, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Clifford J. Deffke Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No.: 8935 First Publication: May 2, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DOROTHY STEBBINS, aka DOROTHY J. STEBBINS, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 030415

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 September 2, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amy E. Symons, Esq., Attorney for James E. Mitchell, Personal Representative 3773 Cherry Creek N. Dr., Ste. 717, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 331-7969 amy@symonsratner.com Legal Notice No.: 8936 First Publication: May 2, 2019 Last Publication: May 16, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patrick Duffy Barron, a/k/a Patrick D. Barron, a/k/a Patrick Barron, a/k/a Pat Barron, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30494

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 September 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Virginia Barron, c/o Groves Law, LLC Personal Representative 2143 S. Fillmore Street Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 8941 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Diana L. Trujillo, a/k/a Diana Lynn Trujillo, a/k/a Diana Sandoval Trujillo, Deceased Case No.: 2019PR30462

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representatives or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before September 10, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anthony Trujillo Co-Personal Representative 1821 S. Ivanhoe Street Denver, CO 80224 Renee Sandoval-Griego Co-Personal Representative 5867 W. 50th Ave. Denver, CO 80212 Legal Notice No.: 8943 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOAN LOIS DEFFKE, aka Joan L. Deffke, aka Joan Deffke, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30445

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alice Hedges, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30455

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May 16, 2019

‘One Fell Swoop’ invites a visit One-of-a-kind sculpture at Chatfield location uses natural materials

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

IF YOU GO Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms is located off South Wadsworth Boulevard just south of C-470. Turn west from Wadsworth onto Deer Creek Canyon Road and almost immediately turn left at the gardens’ sign. There is a large parking lot — and there is an entrance charge for non-members. It has been by the car, but seemed to be changing as we write. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. (No pets allowed except service dogs.) Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Portions of the trails are wheelchair-accessible. 720865-4356, botanicgardens.org.

Curving entries almost suck you in as you stand in front of Patrick Dougherty’s swirling, swooping new Stickwork sculpture, “One Fell Swoop” on the lawn behind the Earl J. Sinnamon Visitor Center and Deer Creek Stables at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms southwest of an original schoolhouse that was Littleton. rescued from the site of Chatfield Lake, a number of specialized gardens For a number of years, Denver (iris, heritage, prairie garden, pumpBotanic Gardens at York Street has kin patch, etc.) and a large natural hosted a summer sculpture exhibit, area, “native plant refuge,” along Deer with perhaps an example at Chatfield, Creek, reached by paved paths in some but it’s nice to see this major work cases. Picnics are permitted. appear in the south division of DBG. The receptionist said at least four (There is also a sculpture show of large trucks arrived bearing materials figural works in the city garden.) (all sustainably harvested, we are asThe artist said, in a radio intersured). Willow, choke cherry and more view, it was his 300th work built from were found on the 700-acre gardens fresh, flexible saplings and branches, property as well as at other sites and sourced in this case from the gardens’ the variety woven together lends a property and across Colorado. It bright, striped quality and a woodsy opened to the public on April 27, after smell toNotice the new work. hours of building by volunteers who Public “One Fell Swoop” is appealing and twisted and wove materials according NOTICE TO CREDITORS inviting Reactions will to Dougherty’s design.

Estate of JOHNto W.visitors.

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JOHN WAYLAND LOW, probably vary from feeling a bit of It is now included with entrance a.k.a. JOHN LOW, Deceased.

Number: as 2019 PR 30474 you enter to “how in the ticket to the gardens, where families Casemagic worldclaims doesagainst he do Or both. will find in addition: historic farms, All persons having thethat???” above Public Notice

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alice Hedges, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30455

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 September 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cynthia Threlkel Personal Representative 7764 S. Brentwood St. Littleton, CO 80128 Legal Notice No.: 8944 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN W. LOW, a.k.a. JOHN WAYLAND LOW, a.k.a. JOHN LOW, Deceased.

Case Number: 2019 PR 30474 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court, Colorado on or before September 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Lucinda A. Low Personal Representative 8564 Horseshoe Lane Potomac, Maryland 20854 Legal Notice No.: 8945 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court, Colorado on or before September 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Personal Representative: Lucinda A. Low Personal Representative 8564 Horseshoe Lane Potomac, Maryland 20854 Legal Notice No.: 8945 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Stewart Bayer, a/k/a Patricia S. Bayer, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30498 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 16, 2019 or the claims may be forever barred.

Artist Patrick Dougherty with the newly finished “One Fell Swoop” at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms.

PHOTO BY SCOTT DRESSEL-MARTIN The visitor sees yellow, red, green, brown, shades of gray ... Of course, as it dries and ages, it will lose the contrasts and become a weathered graybrown, becoming a different artwork than it is today ...

Dougherty’s works are left in place until they deteriorate. Some have lasted for a number of years.

The thin saplings’ flexibility allowed Dougherty and volunteers to form arched entrances to the piece, which is perhaps the size of a small cabin — high enough for an adult to walk through. It has several curved entryways, wispy partitions and several exits. A bit of dappled sunlight filters through and there is plenty of light PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY LOU HANSEN, A/K/A MARY LOUISE HANSEN, AND MARY L. HANSEN, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30451 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the PROBATE COURT OF CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, on or before September 23, 2019 or the claims may be forever barred.

Christy Kadera Personal Representative 4587 E. Dartmouth Avenue Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 8952 First Publication: May 16, 2019 Last Publication: May 30, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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We are told that a book about Dougherty’s artwork will be available.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lars M. Brink, aka Lars Murray Brink, and Lars Murry Brink, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30334

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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 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer S. Gormley Attorney to the Personal Representative 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 8939 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Clendon Wright Tews, aka Clendon W. Tews, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30359

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Jeff Bayer, Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 625 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 8948 First Publication: May 16, 2019 Last Publication: May 30, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lars M. Brink, aka Lars Murray Brink, and Lars Murry Brink, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30334

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 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jared A. Tews Personal Representative 11452 Chambers Drive Commerce City, Colorado 80022

Legal Notice No: 8942 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Jennifer S. Gormley Attorney to the Personal Representative 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Legal Notice No: 8939 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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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 September 9, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Jared A. Tews Personal Representative 11452 Chambers Drive Commerce City, Colorado 80022 Legal Notice No: 8942 First Publication: May 9, 2019 Last Publication: May 23, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nancy Ann Kennedy, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30515

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 17, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Darcy R. Kennedy Personal Representative 7741 So Hill Dr Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No: 8947 First Publication: May 16, 2019 Last Publication: May 30, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Notice to Creditors Estate of Patsy A. Valdez, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR030137

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 September 18th, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

S. Blake Harris, Esq. #45942 Attorney to the Personal Representative 1610 Wynkoop Street, Suite 550 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8950 First Publication: May 16, 2019 Last Publication: May 30, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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