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Fight against gun violence brings agencies together Task force unites 18 groups under acronym RAVEN

BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE.COM

Karen Duell, center, holds a sign for South High School surrounded by students on the school Senate. Duell was one of the first community and family liaisons with Denver Public Schools.

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Strengthening community ties Karen Duell retires from South High School after 22 years with Denver Public Schools

BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Karen Duell stands quietly in the main entrance of South High School as a swarm of middle school students enter the building. The students are about to tour the school to see if South is the right fit for them.

It’s a program Duell started at South shortly after her arrival at the school in 2011. She had followed Principal Kristin Waters to South after the two had worked at Morey Middle School in Capitol Hill, where Duell had spent about 14 years. At the time, South was not a popular choice for parents living in the neighborhood.

As the community and family liaison at South, Duell set out to change that.

“South was a great school, but it just didn’t have any traction in the neighborhood,” said Carolyn Howard, a former South parent and former president of the Parent Teacher Association. “Kristin and Karen worked really hard to basically bring out South’s strengths.”

The community liaison wears a lot of hats. After starting as a nurse’s assistant at Morey, Duell became one of the first to hold the new position across Denver Public Schools.

‘I know it’s the right decision. I’m excited about retirement, but I definitely leave with a bit of sadness and emotions.’

Karen Duell, retiring from South High School

The Denver Police Department is beefing up its approach to combating gun violence by joining forces with the Aurora Police Department and federal authorities in a regional task force called RAVEN. The agencies made the announcement June 12 at the Denver Crime Lab on Cherokee Street. The task force, which stands for Regional AntiViolence Enforcement Network, will focus on preventing gun violence. It includes 18 agencies including the Denver District Attorney’s Office, the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz didn’t need to look too far back to find the latest example of why such a program could prove useful. Just a day before the announcement, three adults and a teenager were wounded in a shooting in Aurora. RAVEN assisted in the investigation, leading to an arrest shortly before the announcement of the task force.

“Fortunately, all survived,” Metz said of the gunshot victims. “It’s another sad reminder of the number of high-profile youth-related shootings that we’re seeing throughout our metro region.”

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“If there is a teenager within the sound of this column who does not let a smartphone control your life, I’d like to hear about it.

Just don’t call me.”

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Museum exhibits are well worth dawdling over Summertime offers opportunity to absorb intriguing shows

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Both exhibits are included with admission to the Denver Art Museum. All members and all children 18 and younger: free. Colorado adults, $10; seniors and college students $8.

Out-of-state visitors $13/$10. Open daily; 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway in downtown Denver; denverartmuseum.org.

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The Denver Art Museum has opened two recent exhibits that offer another way to spend summer hours, when one can enjoy an up-close experience of color and light, in contrast to the truly exceptional vistas and outdoor experiences that we enjoy close to home or within a few hours’ drive.

Exhibits are in the Hamilton Building, while the Gio Ponti building to the north is closed for renovation.

“Way cool,” one might observe!

“Serious Play: Design in Midcentury America” opened on the second floor early in May, running through Aug. 25, and might be of special interest to residents of Arapahoe Acres in Englewood and Arapahoe Hills in Littleton, who live in midcentury communities. Many other homes in our south area carry similar architectural design, and midcentury furnishings find their way into buildings of every style in the area. It’s said to be a first with its strong emphasis on play, as well as design. Playful objects for adults are multiple, as well as child-sized furniture and playthings.

Co-curated by Denver Art Museum’s architecture and design curator

“The Way the Moon’s Afraid of the Dark,” a sculpture/chandelier by Fred Wilson, hangs near “Rain Has No Father” by African artist El Anatsui in the “Light Show” at Denver Art Museum.

COURTESY DENVER ART MUSEUM Darrin Alfred and Monicka Obniski, curator of 20th and 21st century design at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where it debuted, the exhibition includes over 200 items in a variety of mediums: paper, textile, metal and wood furniture, toys, clocks and many other accessories. Items on exhibit are designed, among others, by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Furniture Company, Irving Harper, Alexander Girard, Anne Tyng, Henry P. Glass, Estelle and Erwin Laverne and sculptor Isamu Noguchi, whose

curvy, sculptural red playground piece is so inviting. Stop by the table full of tops you can spin.

Playful related films show in several locations, recognizing the need to escape Cold War anxieties that were in and on the air daily … New manufacturing techniques made ownership of many items affordable — and a different attitude on child-rearing reflected the inclination to interact with good design.

One finds a choice of sets of “House of Cards” available in the special gift

shop where one exits, as well as handsome design books and assorted toys for kids and grown-ups. A related project is “Make a Card, Build a House,” where visitors will decorate Eames cards for a giant house of cards.

Also at the DAM is the just-opened “The Light Show,” co-curated by modern and contemporary art curator Rebecca Hart and Spanish colonial art curator Jorge Rivas Perez. It will run through May 3, 2020 and warrants more than one visit to let your mind play with a variety of experiences.

It illustrates how artists have used light (and shadow) over time to present symbols, images of physical light in the natural world as well as metaphorical, spiritual and divine representations of light. The museums’ vast collection was the source for objects in this exhibit. One has to reset the brain a bit to process the works in perhaps a different perspective from simply looking at a series of items in a row on a wall.

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The liaison does marketing for an individual school and also works in the community to create partnerships with local businesses.

While sometimes those partnerships mean monetary donations, they can also mean valuable programming and learning opportunities for students in the school. At South, which sits at 1700 E. Louisianna Ave., Duell worked with nonprofits like A Little Help, where students can volunteer and help local older folks with different projects. She also created partnerships with the South Pearl Street Association, Denver Parks and Recreation, and more, which often lead to student internships, job shadowing and employment.

“I’m really big on community involvement,” she said.

“It’s a two-way partnership, it’s not just give, give, give to us.”

But working with the students at South is Duell’s favorite part of the job and what she misses the most. Duell retired in May at the end of the 2018-19 school year.

Excited, but sad to move on For Duell, one of the strongest draws to South is the school’s diversity. Within the

Karen Duell sits on the front steps of South High School near Washington Park. Duell retired last month after 22 years with Denver Public Schools.

KAILYN LAMB student body, 42 languages are spoken. Part of the job of the community and family liaison is to make sure students and

families are comfortable within the school.

Often that meant driving across Denver to meet with

families in their homes, Duell said. Learning how to listen was key.

“If someone is mad about something, you have to learn to hear them,” Duell said.

“They have the right to be heard.”

Howard, who will be taking over as the new community liaison at South this July, said Duell’s patience and ability to work with those around her was a big part of what brought Howard’s family to the school in the first place.

Howard’s oldest child started at South in 2012. A year later, Howard became president of the Parent Teacher Association. She worked with Duell to create a new mission for the association, one that focused on helping students and teachers thrive. In the six years that Howard was president of the Parent Teacher Association, she said that Duell only missed a handful of meetings.

“She was great about really embracing parents and also about being really available,” Howard said. “I don’t think we could have made near the dent in what we wanted to do without her.”

Although Howard said she knows she has big shoes to fill, she’s hoping to expand on and strengthen many of the community programs that Duell started. Schools, she said, can only provide so

much. Going to the community can help bring in a “wealth of knowledge” to round out the student experience at South.

Working with Duell and the staff at South made Howard decide to change careers and embrace her new role at the school. But the students played a role as well.

“My involvement in the PTA, it really just reinforced my love of kids, especially this age group and this school,” she said. “I have learned so much from these kids whether they’ve come across town, or across the world.”

As for Duell, she’s ready for the next step in her life. After receiving a business degree in college, she said she felt grateful to land in a career helping students in a school she called home.

But now is the right time to move on. Her husband is taking a three-month sabbatical from work and the couple plans to spend the next few months in Duell’s home state of Florida. Retirement also means Duell can spend more time with her 14 grandchildren.

“Leaving South I have no regrets. It’s all been extremely positive,” Duell said. “I know it’s the right decision, I’m excited about retirement, but I definitely leave with a bit of sadness and emotions.”

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Feds consider new tools in fight against robocalls

BY TALI ARBEL AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER

Federal regulators voted June 6 to give phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers’ permission first.

The Federal Communications Commission’s move could make callblocking widespread and help consumers dodge annoying robocalls, which have exploded into a problem that pesters Americans on the level of billions of calls a month. One caveat: Phone companies don’t actually have to do anything, and they could start charging you if they do — just as they now charge for some caller ID features and other extras.

The FCC expects phone companies to offer these tools for free, but it doesn’t require them to.

The rise in debt collectors, telemarketers and, most worrisome, fraudsters ringing up consumers’ phones have led the FCC and Congress to push phone companies to do more. The companies have been slow to act against such automated calls on their own.

Robocalls have increased as cheap software makes it easy to make mass calls. Scammers don’t care if you’ve added your number to the government’s Do Not Call list, and enforcement is negligible. There are 5 billion per month in the U.S., according to call-blocker YouMail. That works out to 14 calls per person.

The June 6 FCC vote could potentially be a powerful counter against unwanted calls. While call-blocking apps already exist, you have to turn them on or ask for them. Now, along with clarifying that both wireless and landline companies can block unwanted calls without asking customers first, the FCC said that wireless carriers are also allowed to block all callers who aren’t on a customer’s contact list. You would have to request that from your phone company.

On the flip side, the measure might inadvertently lead to blocking of automated calls about flight changes, school closings and appointment reminders, Republican Commissioner Michael O’Rielly warned.

Royal Credit Union, a small Midwestern bank, worries that widespread call-blocking would make it harder for their fraud alerts and low-balance warnings to reach customers. The rules will let consumers ``opt out’’ and ask their phone company not to block anything.

Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, criticized the agency June 6 for not requiring that call-blocking services be made free.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai believes phone companies will have an incentive to step up and offer these services for free. ``These robocalls that are being placed on their own networks are a hassle and a cost for them to handle,’’ Pai said in an

interview.

Verizon said it will ``evolve’’ its free call-blocking tool for wireless customers and be able to provide spam alerts and blocking more broadly, but spokesman Richard Young said there will not be ``shortterm across-the-board blocking.’’

He did not say how Verizon plans to change its offerings for landline customers, who today can sign up for a third-party blocking service.

AT&T did not answer questions about its plans but said it is committed to fighting illegal and unwanted calls.

T-Mobile said it hasn’t made a decision yet on whether to make default free call-blocking tools.

Sprint, which charges for its callblocking service, said that it was looking at ``additional solutions’’ and was optimistic that the changes would let it ``take more aggressive actions.’’

There are other attacks against robocalls in the works, like trying to get rid of ``spoofed’’ numbers. That’s when a scammer fakes the number on your phone to look like it’s coming from the same area code you have, in an effort to get you to pick up. The industry has been working on a system that will ensure that the number that comes up on people’s phones is real. That’s only beginning to roll out, and to work well, all the phone companies have to implement it.

There’s no hard government deadline, but Pai has threatened regulatory action if it doesn’t happen this year. The June 6 vote took procedural steps to make it easier to enforce that threat against major phone companies.

The Senate, with near-unanimous support, passed a bill in May that would give phone companies an 18-month deadline to put this antispoof system, called Stir/Shaken, in place, as well as give regulators more tools to go after scammers. But it’s not clear how the bill will fare in the Democrat-controlled House, which has several anti-robocall proposals that go further.

Whatever happens, determined scammers and telemarketers will likely find ways to get through, just as malware on personal computers is still a problem despite antivirus software.

Automated callers could circumvent new safety measures by buying real numbers and using those to call you. They could hack into businesses and hijack the phone lines, then use those to call out.

T-Mobile said it has already seen that happen. ``We get things working really well. We’re flagging all these calls as scams. And then the scammers find a new way,’’ said Grant Castle, vice president of engineering at T-Mobile. ``We have to adjust. It is a constant back-and-forth.’’

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Park People group spearheads tree plantings STAFF REPORT

What do you get when you combine 100 volunteers, six organizations, 125 trees, four Denver-area parks, and four days of tree plantings? A healthier urban forest and lots of tired people satisfied with a job well done.

The May tree plantings were part of the Mile High Tree Champions program, an initiative of The Park People that encourages companies to enhance Denver’s urban tree canopy and improve the city’s green infrastructure, according to a news release.

The Park People is a nonprofit that says it “works to preserve, enhance, and advocate for Denver’s parks, recreation resources, open space, and urban forest.”

The new trees now grace several Denver parks, including Aztlan Park, Sloan’s Lake Park, Stapleton’s Central Park and Stapleton’s Greenway Park.

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Metz said this new task force essentially replaces the old Metro Gang Task Force, but with an added component.

“We’re going to continue to do the things like the boots-on-the-ground, the investigations, all the things that MGTF used to do, but with one added component,” Metz said. “That added component is going to be the use of science and the use of our crime labs.”

Last year, Denver saw its highest murder rate in 14 years. There were 67 homicides in the city, including 49 people who were fatally shot. Officials have cited gangs and guns as one of the reasons for the uptick in homicides in 2018.

At least 214 guns were stolen last year in Denver, an increase from the previous year, while at least 10 murders in 2018 were gang-related.

Right now, the department looks to be on track to surpass the number of firearms seized from the previous year.

Figures provided by Denver Police showed the department seized 692 firearms from Jan. 1 to June 11, compared to 686 during the same time span in 2018.

“From DPD’s perspective, a number of factors contribute to the seizure of firearms, such as ShotSpotter, the work of task forces, and it being a point of emphasis with DPD officers in their day-to-day work,” police spokesperson Doug Schepman said in an email June 12.

Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said the program is the first of its kind in the country. He said the task force’s overarching goal will be getting firearm shooters off the streets

Volunteers from Enterprise RentA-Car, Target, the Arbor Day Foundation, First Western Trust, Stapleton United Neighbors and Metropolitan State University of Denver provided the sweat equity and enthusiasm needed to complete this vital effort for the city.

“This was a great spring for growing partnerships through the Mile High Tree Champions initiative,” The Park People’s Mike Haaf said in the release, “particularly during a milestone year for our organization.

“The Park People is turning 50 this year, and we’re excited to build new partnerships as our community faces unprecedented growth. We are so grateful for the time and effort of every Mile High Tree Champion.”

Since the inception of the Mile High Tree Champions in 2010, more than 1,000 volunteers from 16 companies have added almost 1,000 trees to Denver’s skyline.

“in hours and days, not weeks and months.”

“Gun violence doesn’t just stay in Denver or Aurora, it impacts the entire metro region,” Pazen said. “For us to maximize our effectiveness, we have to work together in order to address this.”

ATF Special Agent in Charge David Booth said the new task force builds upon existing programs like the Crime Gun Intelligence Center, a federal program focusing on gun evidence operating nationally that helps local law enforcement with investigations.

Metz noted there are several other task forces in the region, including ones combating human trafficking, bank robberies and internet crimes against children.

During the press conference, Booth pointed toward a large board and a map pinpointing the location of 13 seemingly random incidents in Aurora and Denver from April 2017 through March 2018, including several attempted murders.

The task force was able to tie all the cases together to a single criminal street gang with the use of forensic technology. Booth said it led to the arrest of 19 people, including 15 who have already pleaded guilty to charges.

“This case is a great example of the collaboration and the regional connection that we have here with RAVEN,” Booth said.

Colorado U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn called the initiative “smart enforcement” that could have a significant impact on public safety, and pledged to dedicate resources to the task force.

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was standing at the crossroads a few years ago. Along came a fellow with a guitar.

Said his name was Robert Johnson and that he had QUIET something to sell, but DESPERATION not to me.

I told him, “Me too.”

He gave me a smile and then he played a tune. I found out later it was a song called “Dust My Broom,” which makes no sense grammatically, but it sure sounded Craig Marshall good.

Smith After he was through playing, he said, “What are you asking for in exchange?”

I told him I had a strange request.

I said I wanted resistance.

“Resistance to what?”

“Excessive social media usage.”

He said, “Man, what are you talking about?’

I told him I wanted mental health.

He said, “You know what that means, don’t you? You’ll have to give up your phone.”

I told him, “I can do it.”

New research shows that “phones raise student anxiety,” according to an Associated Press article written by Carolyn Thompson.

She cites a National Education Association newsletter that labeled the anxiety a “mental health tsunami.”

She said, “Research now points to smartphone-driven social media as one of the biggest drivers of (student) stress.”

She referred to a South Carolina high school teacher’s classroom experiment that had each student document every smartphone notification they received for one hour.

“One girl got close to 150 Snapchat notifications,” the teacher reported.

Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State, said, “What a lot of teens told me is that social media and their phones feel mandatory.”

An editorial in the American

Academy of Pediatrics’ journal stated, “Aberrant and/or excessive social media usage” could contribute to teenage “feelings of isolation, depressive symptoms, and anxiety.”

I have not seen a teenager in public in the past 20 years who wasn’t on the phone, holding a phone, kissing a phone or dancing with a phone.

A school in Maine, Belfast Area High, tried an experiment of its own that failed miserably.

No cellphones for a single day.

Guess what percentage took part?

(Answer at the end.)

I got what I wanted at the crossroads. My mental health seems fine.

(Maybe not everyone would agree with that.)

All I know is I don’t have a speck of anxiety when I realize I have left home without my phone.

And I don’t have an iota of anxiety when I haven’t checked my messages for 10 minutes.

It might help to be enormously unpopular in the first place.

I do email all over the place, respond

to every column comment I receive, and appreciate all of the offers from wealthy potentates and lonely Russian women.

However, I am smartphone free.

If there is a teenager within the sound of this column who does not let a smartphone control your life, I’d like to hear about it. Just don’t call me.

How do you do it, when all of those around you are transfixed and absorbed?

We didn’t even have cordless phones when I was a kid. The ages were darker than that: We didn’t have rap music.

Imagine that: We didn’t have cellphones or salacious, rhyming chants that all sounded alike.

Sometimes I don’t know how I made it without them.

Less than 20 percent of the students and staff at Belfast Area High School took part in the experiment.

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ne of my favorite things to see is a humble winner. Not only a humble winner, but also a humble leader who willingly shares the victory and gives credit to the team around them, WINNING their friend, or a family member. In a WORDS world where outrageous behavior seems to garner the most attention, I still try and purposely find examples of those humble winners out there who let their actions and results speak Michael Norton for themselves and show gratitude and appreciation for those who have helped along the way.

Now I love entertaining and exciting events. It’s good to see people fired up about their achievements and success.

As a matter of fact, sometimes those feats are worthy of our applause.

The walk-off home run, the hole in one, the artist and song we love winning the Grammy, the movie we

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enjoyed so much winning the Oscar, the salesperson on our team who just closed a massive opportunity and so many other examples. I love it, I applaud it, and I appreciate it.

What I appreciate more, however, is when the athlete thanks their teammates and coaching staff or acknowledges their family that has supported them along the way. The celebrity who receives their award on stage and gives thanks to God, their family, and their co-stars. The golfer who tips their hat, picks up their ball, and moves on to the next hole.

When things seem to be going really well, maybe even when things are going fantastic for us personally or professionally, it becomes easy for us to get caught up in our own success.

Adoration and praise go right to our head, and we forget our humility.

Conversely, when things are tough and going bad, we could become susceptible to blaming others, events beyond our control, and conditions for our loss. We hate losing so much that our humbleness goes out the window and the finger-pointing begins.

The humble winner knows that we

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The humble winner remembers the hard work and the journey not just the victory.

The humble winner leads their team during the setbacks and slumps and instills confidence as the team or company climbs back to the top.

The humble winner makes sure that others who deserve credit are duly compensated and rewarded along the way.

Humbleness is like gratitude in a way. The more we show gratitude for what we already have and who we have in our lives, typically we will have more to be grateful for. Well the more we weave a humble nature into our winning and leading, the more we will win, and we will build a loyal following of people who want to work with us or become a part of our team.

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by most, and a trait that comes more easily to some, and for others takes a bit of practice and effort.

In today’s “me first” society, the race for “likes” and “followers,” the humble winner and the humble leader have learned that it’s “we first,” a race that we run together, and that their followers and fans are the encouragers who inspire them to greatness.

So how about you? When you win or lose, do you accept both humbly? If so, congratulations as I am confident that you are probably winning more than you are losing.

If you are reading this and thinking you might need to work on your confident humbleness, just change your focus from “me” to “we” and watch as even more people rally around you. I would love to hear your humble story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we walk humbly, talk humbly, and practice confident humbleness, 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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Face It Together nonprofit awarded $500,000 grant STAFF REPORT

Face It Together has received a $500,000 grant from the Stand Together Foundation to help the nonprofit expand its reach in Denver and help more people fighting addiction.

The foundation supports social entrepreneur-led nonprofits that deliver personal transformation and remove barriers for individuals in poverty, including addiction and mental health issues, according to a news release.

Face It Together helps break the cycle of poverty by equipping individuals struggling with substance abuse disorders with access to effective care.

The organization is part of the foundation’s Catalyst Network, a growing group of nonprofits.

In the Denver metro area, approxi-mately 260,000 people suffer from an alcohol or illicit drug addiction problem, and Colorado stands out nationally for heavy substance use, the news release said. It’s estimated that addiction-related issues cost the Denver area almost $884 million annually.

“We are excited to have Stand Together’s continued support in our efforts to build a community-wide

solution for chronic disease-focused addiction support,” Face It Together President Jane Ingalls said in the release.

Headquartered in Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood, Face It Together provides evidence-based peer addiction management coaching to people impacted by addiction.

Face It Together’s approach is highly data-driven, with coaches tracking client progress through a digital health platform in more than 60 areas.

Their coaching is focused on helping people improve every aspect of their lives, not just the part that involves drinking or using.

Sessions are offered in person and remotely by secure video, email, text or phone through the Face It Together mobile app. Coaches work with clients to develop effective, sciencebased strategies for behavior change, learn practical skills to manage their chronic disease, address barriers to wellness and re-establish connections to family and community, the release said.

Face It Together’s data show that 91 percent of its clients with addiction show measurable steps toward wellness after 90 days of coaching, the release said.

Two Denver education nonprofits announce merger STAFF REPORT

Denver Urban Scholars announced last month it would merge with Uptown-based Denver Kids, Inc. Denver Urban Scholars is a nonprofit based in the Cole neighborhood that helps children middle school students find their paths to college or a career.

Denver Kids, also a nonprofit, works with students to help them graduate high school.

The merger will be completed in July and the new organization will operate as Denver Kids, Inc., according to a news release from Denver Kids.

The newly combined organization will continue supporting all students enrolled in both programs through academic support, mentoring and case management. Denver Kids serves approximately 1,000 students in more than 150 Denver Public Schools, and Denver Urban Scholars serves more than 500 individuals, which includes students and parents, the release said.

Denver Kids will begin serving students in third grade and will continue working with them through post-secondary education. The

nonprofit’s goal is to have all participating students graduate from high school and help student seek opportunities in college or careers.

“This is an exciting opportunity to come together to achieve a mission we both deeply care about: empowering youth to stay anchored to their education, develop fundamental social-emotional skill-building opportunities and graduate high school,” said Denver Kids, Inc. CEO Jim Goebelbecker in the release.

“Only good things can come out of the collaboration of two like-minded organizations with similar heart and passion.”

Patrick Byrne, CEO of Denver Urban Scholars, agreed, adding that both organizations are committed to helping students “unlock their own opportunity.”

Byrne takes on the role of executive vice president of community relations with Denver Kids.

“This proposed combination creates a new way for us to do more for Denver’s youth while continuing to use mentoring; social, emotional and academic support; and case management that we know leads to better outcomes for our youth,” he said.

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LIFE

FIREWORK SAFETY TIPS Firework laws vary throughout each city, so if you’re planning on having your own firework show, make sure to check your local laws. Here are some tips about how to be safe with fireworks, courtesy of the National Safety Council, an organization that works to eliminate preventable deaths.

• Don’t use fireworks when impaired from drugs or alcohol.

• Do not let young children handle fireworks. If older children use them, they should be under adult supervision.

• Use fireworks away from people, houses and flammable material.

• Keep water nearby to extinguish fireworks that don’t go off or if a fire starts.

• Do not light fireworks inside.

Fireworks at Coors Field.

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Fourth of July, the Colorado way Where to go to celebrate Independence Day

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

T

he day before the Continental Congress’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote a letter to his wife on July 3, 1776 about how he hoped succeeding generations would celebrate Independence Day. “It ought to be commemorated as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty,” the letter, on the Massachusetts Historical Society’s website, reads.

“It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”

Adams might be proud to see how the Denver metro area is following through on his exhortation, with fireworks lighting up the sky, sporting events, kid festivities and more.

Here is your guide to finding the perfect way to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Unless otherwise mentioned, all festivities take

Fireworks at Broncos Stadium at Mile High. place July 4.

4th of July Festival & Fireworks in Englewood Where: Cornerstone Park at 5150 S. Windermere St. and Belleview Park at 5001 S. Inca Drive When: The festival begins at 3 p.m.; fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks are visible from both parks, and the majority of the children activites take place at Cornerstone Park.

Cost: Free The scoop:Food trucks, business vendors and children activities. Attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and blankets.

Fireworks in Castle Rock Where: The fireworks can be seen from most places in Castle Rock.

When: 9 p.m. -10 p.m.

Cost: Free The scoop: Castle Rock is planning on blasting off

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fireworks from the Santa Fe Quarry butte above Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course.

There will not be a designated space to see the fireworks, and because of that, the city is encouraging people to be courteous of driveways if they park in neighborhoods.

Colorado Rockies Where: Coors Field, 2001 Blake St. When: July 2 and July 3 at 6:10 p.m.

Cost: Prices vary The scoop: The Rockies will have the Fourth of July off this year, but that isn’t stopping the team from hosting fireworks after its July 2 and July 3 games against the Houston Astros. On July 2, the team will offer handheld USA flags to attendees. For more information, visit mlb. com/rockies.

Denver Outlaws Where: Broncos Stadium

at Mile High, 1701 Bryant St. When: 7 p.m.

Cost: $15-$45 per ticket The scoop: The Denver Outlaws lacrosse team is set to face off against the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Last year, the team won the Major League Lacrosse championship.

Following the game, there will be a “close-proximity fireworks spectacular,” according to Grant Larson, the team’s coordinator of digital media, public relations and marketing.

Golden Lions Club’s annual Fourth of July Celebration Where: Lions Park, 1300 10th St. When:The event starts at noon. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.

Cost: Free The scoop: Free rides for children, face painting and live music.

Big Boom Bash! By Lakewood Where: Jeffco Stadium, 500 Kipling St. When: 5:30 p.m.

Cost: Free The scoop: Kids’ activities, food trucks, a beer garden, music and more.

Fireworks will last about 20 minutes, and the event is smoke-free. “This year, the fireworks will be visible for miles, with the highest display reaching 1,200 feet, or twice as high as the Statue of Liberty,” said Amber Wesner, the city’s public

engagement and operations manager.

Parker Stars and Stripes Celebration Where: Salisbury Park, 12010 N. Motsenbocker Road.

When: 6 p.m.-10 p.m.

Cost: Admission is free, but parking is $10.

The scoop:The Six Million Dollar Band will play patriotic and ‘80s music.

Many activities are free.

“Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and set up for an evening jam-packed with family fun,” said Brooke Spain, the city’s special events and sponsorship coordinator.

Westminster’s 4th of July Celebration Where: Westminster City Park, 10455 N. Sheridan Blvd.

When: Performances begin at 4 p.m. Fireworks start at 9:15 p.m.

Cost: Free The scoop: Activities, food and beer vendors and performances, including a concert by Rockslide.

The city will offer a free shuttle bus from numerous locations in Westminster.

“Westminster is one of the few Front Range communities offering an expanded menu of family activities and entertainment spanning nearly the entirety of Independence Day,” said Rick Neumann, the city’s marketing supervisor.

June 20, 2019

THINGS to DO Gatsby Summer Blowout at The Cottonwood Club: 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, June 21 at Ironworks, 25 Larimer St. The event features nationally acclaimed flapper tap troupe, live DJ fusion music, and circus acts complete with impeccable dress, flowing libations and laissez-faire attitudes inspired by the 1920s. Tickets can be purchased at RoaringTwentiesDenver.com starting at $35 including admission and one drink. This event is limited to guests 21 and over.

Workshop: The Tropical Nature of Terrariums: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 20 at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. Discover a unique way to grow tropical plants. Nicholas Giaquinto, conservatory horticulturist, discusses how to brighten the home with tropical plants on a tour through the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory. Participants then design and plant a terrarium to take home. $69, $64 member. Visit botanicgardens.org for more information.

Running Wild 5K or 1-Mile Run: 8:15 a.m.

Saturday, June 22 at Regis University, Northwest Denver campus, 3333 Regis Blvd.

Running Wild events raise awareness about endangered African wildlife and fund African wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts. Go to runningwildrace.org.

Jordan Casteel: Returning the Gaze public tour: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 20 at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Pkwy.

This presentation of nearly 30 paintings by the Denver-born artist represents Casteel’s first major museum exhibition. Visit denverartmuseum.org for more information.

The Science Lounge: Science is a Drag: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. Earn your bedazzled wings during a night dedicated to the physics of flight while looking fly. Ages 21+ $13 member, $15 nonmember. Cash bar. Visit dmns.org for more information.

Volcanoes: Fires of Creation: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 at Phipps IMAX Theater, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.

After the film, John Sanderson, director of science with The Nature Conservancy Colorado (TNC), will discuss TNC’s work in volcanic areas and Colorado’s geological history.

Coffee and dessert follow the presentation, featuring a display volcanic specimens from the Museum’s earth sciences collection. Presented in partnership with The Nature Conservancy Colorado. Visit dmns.org for information.

Denver Greek Festival: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday, June 21 at Assumption of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 4610 E. Alameda Ave. Eat, drink and dance like a Greek at the 54th annual Denver Greek Festival. Cost: $5 adults, $3 seniors, children 12 & under free; visit thegreekfestival.com to buy tickets.

Monet Tickets On Sale Celebration: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 25 at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy. Tickets for the highly anticipated exhibition Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature will go on sale to the public at 10 am on June 25! To celebrate this occasion, the Denver Art Museum is inviting visitors to participate in several free activities on Martin Plaza outside the DAM from 10 am-noon that day (does not include admission to the museum). Visit denverartmuseum.org.

Grab and Go Flower Arrangements: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. Learn tricks of the trade to make those colorful bunches of flowers from the farmers market or local grocer into professional arrangements.

Make a vase arrangement to take home.

This workshop is part of the BonfilsStanton Series. $60, $55 member. Visit botanicgardens.org for more information.

Cherry Blossom Festival: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 22 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 23 at Sakura Square, 20th and Lawrence Streets. The 47th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the Japanese heritage and culture through live entertainment, food and drink, a marketplace and informative exhibits and demonstrations.

Visit cherryblossomdenver.org.

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Concert in The Park: MHCB Jazz and Symphonic Bands Perform: 6 to 7:45 p.m. Friday, June 28 at Citizens Park, 5500 West 24th Avenue. The Mile High Community Band Jazz Combo, Big Jazz Band and Concert (symphonic) Band will perform.

Especially for the Concert Band, this concert will have a theme of celebrating America.

Visit milehighcommunityband.net for more information.

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1918 Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, becoming its first female African American graduate. Visit historycolorado. org for more information.

Science Riot: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 27 at Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. Cheer on local scientists turned comedians as they attempt standup for the first time and wax hilarious about the unique nuances of their work.

This one-of-a-kind comedy night for science fans will get you laughing with (and at!) some of the biggest brains in town. Ages 18+. Cash bar. Call 303-3706000 or visit dmns.org for more information.

Summer Porch Party: 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 28 at Leopold Bros., 5285 Joliet St. Summer Porch Party returns this June! We’re partnering up with Leopold Bros. Distillery for an evening filled with inspired cocktails, light bites, and a musical performance by a Colorado Symphony small ensemble. Visit coloradosymphony.org for more information.

Colorado Women Lecture: Lucile Berkeley Buchanan: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29 at Center for Colorado Women’s History at Byers-Evans House, 1310 Bannock St. In

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New diabetes cases fall as obesity rates on rise

BY MIKE STOBBE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren’t sure why.

New federal data released May 28 found the number of new diabetes diagnoses fell to about 1.3 million in 2017, down from 1.7 million in 2009.

Earlier research had spotted a decline, and the new report shows it’s been going on for close to a decade. But health officials are not celebrating.

“The bottom line is we don’t know for sure what’s driving these trends,” said the lead author of the new report, Dr. Stephen Benoit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Among the possibilities: Changes in testing and getting people to improve their health before becoming diabetic.

The report was published by the journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. The statistics run through 2017. Last year’s numbers are not yet available, Benoit said.

Diabetes is a disease in which sugar builds up in the blood. The most common form is tied to obesity, and the number of diabetics ballooned as U.S. obesity rates increased.

But other factors also might have pushed up annual diabetes diagnoses from 2000 to 2010, and they may partly explain why the numbers have been going down since some experts said.

First, the diagnostic threshold was

lowered in the late 1990s. That caused more people to be counted as diabetics, but the impact of that may have played out.

“We might have mined out a lot of the previously unrecognized cases” and so new diagnoses in the last several years are more likely to be actual new illnesses, said Dr. John Buse, a University of North Carolina diabetes expert.

Meanwhile, doctors have increasingly used a newer blood test to diagnose diabetes.

It’s much easier than tests that required patients to fast for 12 hours or to undergo repeated blood draws over two hours.

The American Diabetes Association recommended the new test, known as the hemoglobin A1C blood test, for routine screening in 2010.

Because it’s easier to do, it would be expected to lead to more diagnoses.

But some experts say it may miss a large proportion of early cases in which people aren’t showing symptoms.

“You may be missing people that would have been diagnosed” with older tests, Benoit said.

Another possibility: Increasingly, more doctors have been diagnosing “prediabetes,” a health condition in which blood sugar levels are high but not high enough to hit the diabetes threshold.

Physicians typically push such patients into exercise programs and urge them to change their diet.

“Prediabetes is becoming a more accepted diagnosis” and may be causing an increasing number of patients to improve their health before becoming diabetic, said Dr. Tannaz Moin, a UCLA expert.

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Symposium for those working with trafficked, abused Restoring the Shattered to help counselors, mental health professionals learn from leading experts STAFF REPORT

Pastors, ministry leaders, counselors, mental health professionals, counseling students and others who care for those wounded by sex trafficking or sexual abuse are invited to participate in the Restoring the Shattered symposium.

The two-day conference hosted

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Rivas said: “The exhibition will explore and raise meanings about the emblematic meanings of light and darkness, including a section about the underworld.”

Altars and deities appear as well as abstract patterns and the installation, “Corridor #2” by Lucas Samaris, last seen in 2003.

(Take time to walk through this tunnel and experience it.)

A major recent acquisition (2017) by sculptor Fred Wilson: “The Way the Moon’s Afraid of the Dark,” is a good place to begin one’s visit on the fourth floor. It’s a huge chandelier, 4 1/2 feet wide and 6 1/2 feet tall, made with Murano blown glass, clear brown glass and steel. Created

by Denver Seminary, Deeper Walk International and Lydia Discipleship Ministries will provide best models, materials and information from leading experts in the areas of trauma and abuse. Up to 10 hours of CEUs are available.

“This modern-day slavery creates broken hearts and the need to minister to those being rescued increases

for the 2017 Istanbul Biennial, Wilson incorporated Ottoman and Venetian lighting traditions — historically opposed to each other.

Next to Wilson’s work — and illuminated by it — is the massive and elegant “Rain Has No Father?” by African artist El Anatsui, with glitter reflecting light — and incorporating found materials: bottle tops and copper wire. (153 by 239 inches.) It was included in and purchased from an exhibit of his work at the museum in 2008 and we were so pleased to see it again.

Absorb works on the fourth floor, then descend to the third floor for more images of light and dark, ranging from Tres Birds Workshop’s “Infinity Screen Prototype for Lumina, Denver CO, 2014,” created with anodized aluminum and lighted

daily,” Timothy Jensen, executive director, Deeper Walk International, said in a news release. “Restoring the Shattered is a symposium for those who wish to understand the unique challenges of ministering to the deeply wounded and sexually trafficked.”

The symposium will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 27-28 at Denver Seminary, 6399 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Spe-

dramatically. (Figuring out the display logistics for this one piece took several days, Rebecca Hart said.) It’s a model for a panel that decorates a Denver building.

Walls also hold traditional religious paintings — many with reflective gold paint, that speak to a different sort of illumination. Or, enjoy a Japanese lantern, a contemporary “Ashoka Lamp,” 1981,

by Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsas and a gilded traditional Mexican altar (1958 — “an important conservation project” per Perez), as well as a handsome — and unexpected — contemporary altarpiece by American pop artist Keith Haring. A glance in any direction yields a new discovery.

Don’t miss photographer Ansel Adams’ famous “Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico,” 1944!

cial pricing is available for students.

For a schedule of events, speaker information or to register, go to deeperwalkinternational.org/restoringtheshatteredheart/. For more information about the symposium, contact Sharon Gipe, counseling division administrative director, at sharon.gipe@denverseminary.edu or 303-762-6954.

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The new report is based on a large national survey conducted by the government every year.

Participants were asked if they had been diagnosed with diabetes, and also if the diagnosis was made in the previous year.

It found the rate of new diabetes cases fell to 6 per 1,000 U.S. adults in 2017, from 9.2 per 1,000 in 2009. That’s a 35 percent drop and marks the longest decline since the government started tracking the statistic nearly 40 years ago, according to the CDC. The decrease was mainly seen among white adults, the researchers said.

Meanwhile, the overall estimate of how many Americans have diabetes — whether the diagnosis is recent or not — has been holding steady at 80 per 1,000 U.S. adults. That translates to about 21 million Americans.

Diabetes has continued to become more common among young adults and people who are black and Hispanic, the report noted.

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These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

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Notice To Creditors

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ABNER SHELTON ZACHRY III, a/k/a ABNER S. ZACHRY, a/k/a ABNER ZACHRY, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30419.

Karen Wolfe Hermann Personal Representative c/o Snell & Wilmer, LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202

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 October 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No: 8978 First Publication: June 6, 2019 Last Publication: June 20, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Sara S. Price, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative Karl Zachry 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212

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 27, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No.: 8992 First Publication: June 20, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

David A. Simmental, Esq. Personal Representative 9085 East Mineral Circle, Suite 190 Centennial, CO 80112

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elaine B. Goldman, AKA Elaine Goldman, AKA Elaine Beck Goldman, AKA Elaine Rozella Goldman, AKA Elaine R. Goldman, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30622 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 October 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carol G. Maxym Personal Representative 583 Kamoku Street, #2401 Honolulu, HI 96826

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Scott Lee Hanford, aka Scott L. Hanford, aka Scott Hanford, Deceased Case Number: N/A

Rose Mary Zapor, Esq. Lakewood Legal Center 7475 W. 5th Ave., No. 202 Lakewood, Colorado 80226

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mildred Rosenthal, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30650 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 October 20, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Glen Rosenthal Personal Representative 1470 S. Quebec Way, #185 Denver CO 80231

on or before October 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No: 8989 First Publication: June 20, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No.: 8994 First Publication: June 20, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public notice is given on May 24, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult was filed with the Denver District Court

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Pierre P. Wolfe, aka Pierre Wolfe, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30559 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 October 6, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No: 8978 First Publication: June 6, 2019 Last Publication: June 20, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No: 8981 First Publication: June 6, 2019 Last Publication: June 20, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to:

Legal Notice No.: 8993 First Publication: June 20, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Karen Wolfe Hermann Personal Representative c/o Snell & Wilmer, LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JoAnn McCarty, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR523

The Petition requests that the name of Sellassie Lee Conley be changed to S Lee Conley Case No.: 19C01315 Clerk of Court By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 8979 First Publication: June 6, 2019 Last Publication: June 20, 2019 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

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