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Pat Milbery blends paint on his mural on the side of Larimer Lounge. Milbery helped to found the So-Gnar Creative Division, which has painted murals all over the city.

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Walking down the alley between Larimer and Walnut streets, the sound of spray cans fills the air. Artists stand on ladders or lifts, painting the sides of buildings in every color of the rainbow.

Pat Milbery, who lives a few

blocks away from his mural spot on the Larimer Lounge, said he likes to use bright colors in his art because it helps lift the spirits of passerby looking at the work.

“I think people need it,” he said of adding colorful works to the sides of buildings.

His mural, which includes a large tyrannosaurus rex and a purple octopus holding a boom box, has vibrant pinks and teals.

Milbery painted the mural with Patrick McKinney.

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Anna Charney paints a mural for her third Crush Walls event. Charney uses stencils to help create some of the circles in her murals.

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Denver’s tech industry has been growing so fast over the last several years that it is literally changing the way office space is utilized in the city, according to a recent report from commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE. Changes include tech spaces taking up office space in Denver at twice the rate this year as last year.

Over the past four quarters, downtown Denver alone has taken on an additional 472,282 square feet of tech-focused office space.

“The net absorption is probably the biggest we’ve ever seen; it’s double from last year,” said Alex Hammerstein, a senior vice president with CBRE’s Tech and Media Practice in Denver. “It is obvious that there has been a significant change in the tech landscape.”

The reasons for the massive tech boom are many, but Denver’s cost of living and ability to attract and foster a young, educated talent pool for tech companies are among the biggest. According to CBRE’s research, between 2010 and 2017 the share of people between 20 and 34 years old increased 16.9 percent.

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The median sales price of a single-family home in the Denver metro area in August was $445,000, an 8.5 percent rise from a year earlier.

Source: Denver Metro Association of Realtors

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Turning leftovers into meals for the hungry City officials announce plan to reduce food waste and trash

BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a large warehouse in north Denver, We Don’t Waste has packed pallets of tomatoes, spicy peppers, cookies and more into its storage facility. Last year, the organization helped to provide about 30 million meals throughout the Denver-metro area.

The company has come a long way since 2009 when founder and executive director Arlan Preblud brought leftover food to nonprofits out of his own car.

“I only had the car, and after about three months knowing the volume of food that I was picking up I knew that the next step had to be some other form of transportation,” he said. “One thing led to another, and that led to something else, and pretty soon we needed a truck.”

The nonprofit receives leftover food from professional sporting events and caterers or rejected food from grocery stores. We Don’t Waste then works with more than 60 organizations across the Denver-metro area to provide food to other nonprofits, churches and schools, keeping those items out of landfills.

Supporting food-insecure households Metro Caring in Uptown, which serves more than 60,000 people in the metro-Denver area, receives some food items from We Don’t Waste. The nonprofit also has a warehouse at 1100 E. 18th Ave. The organization does not restrict its services by zip code, and sometimes people drive from as far as Brighton to use the food bank, Metro Caring’s CEO Teva Sienicki said.

The food bank runs on an honor code system, Sienicki said. Customers use a shopping cart to pick up toiletries, fresh fruits and even frozen meats from a deli counter, as much as they think they need.

“They basically shop the same way as they would at a grocery store,” she said.

We Don’t Waste moved into its warehouse at 5971 Broadway in November last year. The warehouse has room

A box of peppers sits in the refrigerated warehouse space at We Don’t Waste.

Before We Don’t Waste had the warehouse, it was unable to store food and had to immediately deliver donated items.

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Before, the nonprofit had to take donated food to its partner nonprofits immediately since it didn’t have storage space. The nonprofit also has three trucks to deliver the food around the state.

At the end of June, the city of Denver announced a new Food Action Plan to tackle some of the food waste and insecurity issues here. The city’s Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) worked with organizations like We Don’t Waste to help educate restaurants and other businesses on food donation.

The plan is focused on reducing food waste and finding ways to get unused foods into the hands of food-insecure populations within the city. The city is aiming to lower the number of foodinsecure households by 55 percent and cut food waste by 57 percent by 2030.

Restaurant waste is one of the first areas the city wanted to tackle.

Tristan Sanders, the public health program manager with DDPHE, said the city created new pamphlets on food storage to help restaurants safely store leftover food that could be donated to organizations like We Don’t Waste.

“Many restaurants don’t donate food because they think they’re going to get in trouble,” he said.

To create the Food Action Plan, the city partnered with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Rockefeller Foundation. Studies from the NRDC showed that about 4.2

Metro Caring converted its garden space into individual plots to help teach people gardening skills. People using Metro Caring for food every week can sign up for a garden and grow whatever they want. pounds of trash per person is thrown out in a week in Denver. Of that, more than three pounds is edible food.

While Sienicki said she’s glad the city is talking about food waste, she thinks the plan is not getting at the root of the problem.

Metro Caring was started 44 years ago as a means to give Denver residents food after a large sweep of layoffs throughout the city. It was built to be something people used occasionally.

But now, Sienicki said it’s become part of people’s day-to-day budget. Many of the nonprofit’s clients have two or three jobs just to make ends meet.

“Hunger is not caused by a shortage of food, it’s caused by an inability to pay for food,” she said. “We very much view our market as a for now a BandAid, but it’s not where we want to be.”

Shifting services to help break poverty cycle Metro Caring has more than 70 garden beds throughout the city of Denver.

Previously, the organization used volunteers to grow and harvest food for the nonprofit’s services. Now, clients use the gardens to grow their own food.

Each plot has been personalized to grow what that person needs or wants.

Metro Caring is trying to shift its services to be more communityoriented, Sienicki said. In addition to gardening, Metro Caring will have a cooking club with different ethnic foods and classes on dietary needs like diabetes. The goal is to provide solidarity rather than charity.

“One of the things that people really

need to break out of poverty is that social network,” she said.

Perishable items make up a majority of what people throw away.

Maddie Keating, Denver city lead with the NRDC Food Matters Project, said a majority of the items thrown out are perishable from people buying more than they need or can consume from the grocery store.

“We’re not talking about bread and products that aren’t going to provide nutritional benefits. We want to make sure that proteins and produce are being rescued,” she said. “We need to find ways to get these vast amounts of wasted food to our most vulnerable residents.”

The organization helped to provide Denver with statistics and expertise that helped inform the action plan.

The NRDC also found that one in six adults are food insecure in Denver. For children, the ratio is slightly higher at one in five.

Population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau said the city of Denver had more than 700,000 people in July 2017. This means more than 110,000 adults don’t know where their next meal may be coming from.

“It’s significant,” she said. “For people that might not be that invested in this issue, when you draw the connection between how much good food is ending up in our landfills … and then you equate that to the fact that your neighbors might not know where their next meal is coming from, that’s pretty significant.”

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Gym is open for those ready to climb walls Earth Treks indoor climbing facility offers variety of challenges

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Emily Camp smiled as she emerged from Earth Treks facility at 1050 W. Hampden Ave. in Englewood after spending a couple hours on the facility’s indoor climbing walls.

“I am an avid climber and I have been a member of the Earth Treks climbing wall in Golden since 2014,” she said. “I like climbing because it helps keep me physically fit, which is important because I am a fitness instructor.”

She said she liked the Englewood facility because the wall is taller than the one in Golden.

“This is a beautiful facility,” she said. “They have a lot of choices for climbing which are challenging, and that is part of what makes climbing fun.”

The Earth Treks in Englewood opened Aug. 31 and is touted as the nation’s largest indoor climbing facility. It is in the south building on what once was the Sports Authority campus, and is easily reached from Jason Street just north of Kenyon Avenue.

Tori Barnett, marketing director,

Sebastian Lang looks down as he completes his ascent on one of the climbing routes on the walls of Earth Treks. The 7-year-old said the hardest part of his effort was when he looked down and realized how high he had climbed. But he was wearing a harness and had a person on the floor to keep him safe and allow him to belay his way down.

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raised a portion of the roof to create a vertical space 55 feet tall, and that with the overhanging terrain at the top of some walls, the facility offers climbing lengths of up to 65 feet “to challenge our climbers.”

“Our facility offers 500 possible climbing routes,” Barnett said. “We have routes for hand climbers as well as routes for those who prefer to use a belaying harness and rope.”

She said the layout of the facility could accomodate up to about 400 climbers at a time. No climbers would be taking the same route, so the none of the walls or routes would be crowded.

Climbers can buy day passes to use the facility or they can buy a membership that is valid at the Englewood and Golden facilities. Barnett said there is a special offer of a membership for $59, which is half price. The price will be available until Oct. 31.

The facility also offers child care, which costs $7 an hour for non-members and $5 an hour for Earth Treks members.

Earth Trek will also be home to a climbing team that competes against teams from other facilities.

“We also will have a recreational climbing club that for the younger climbers from 8-year-olds to young men and women in high school,” Barnett said. “We will be holding tryouts in the fall for the teams.”

The facility draws climbers of all ages. Sebastian Lang was climbing for the first time Aug. 31.

His mother said he has always been a good climber, so they brought him to Earth Treks so he could try its facilities.

After he completed about an hour of instruction and practice on the walls, the 7-year-old said climbing is a

Climbers test their skills on the walls at Earth Treks, 1050 W. Hampden Ave. The company is located in one half of the original Sports Authority complex and they raise a portion of their roof so their highest climbing wall is 55 feet above the floor. lot of fun.

“This kind of climbing is new to me,” he said. “It was challenging. I liked being in harness but the hardest thing still was when I looked down.

I knew that I was safe but it still was a little scary being that high off the ground. It was scary but still it was a lot of fun and I want to come back and climb the walls again.”

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Drilling setbacks are headed to ballot amid controversy

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A contentious proposal to tightly restrict the location of new oil and gas wells in Colorado attracted more than enough petition signatures to qualify for the November ballot, according to election officials.

The measure, known as Initiative 97, is certain to ignite an expensive and high-stakes battle over how much control state and local governments can exert over one of the state’s most powerful industries.

Backers submitted an estimated 123,000 valid signatures, well over the 98,492 required, Secretary of State Wayne Williams said.

The measure would require that new oil and gas wells be at least 2,500 feet from occupied buildings and “vulnerable areas” such as parks, creeks and irrigation canals.

It would allow local governments to require greater setbacks.

Current requirements are 500 feet from homes and 1,000 feet from schools.

Supporters said bigger setbacks would better protect people and the environment, especially from fracking, or hydraulic fracturing.

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safer setbacks from fracking will be on the ballot this November,” said Micah Parkin, a board member with Colorado Rising, the initiative’s primary backer.

Opponents warned of dire consequences if it passes.

“This measure will devastate the state of Colorado by destroying nearly 150,000 jobs over the next decade, eliminate billions in state revenues, and negatively impact essential services such as health care, education, transportation, fire and safety,” said Chip Rimer, chairman of Protect Colorado, an industry-backed group.

A state analysis said the measure would place 85 percent of non-federal land in Colorado off-limits to drilling. An oil and gas advocacy group warned in June that taxpayers could face billions of dollars in compensation claims because energy companies would not be able to extract and sell privately owned reserves.

Both the Democratic candidate for governor, Jared Polis, and his Republican opponent, Walker Stapleton, have said they oppose the measure.

Setbacks are the subject of fierce debate in Colorado, where drilling rigs and storage tanks intermingle with schools, homes and hospitals, especially in the urban Front Range corridor north of Denver.

Colorado ranks fifth in the nation in natural gas production and seventh in oil.

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Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra plays The Music of Stevie Wonder: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 13 at Dazzle Jazz at Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver. The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra featuring vocalists Robert Johnson and Heidi Schmidt perform with music from their new Stevie Wonder recording project, “Overjoyed.” Tickets are $25 - 303-839-5100 or dazzledenver.com/ events/colorado-jazz-repertory-orchestrasstevie-wonder-project/ ‘Miscast’: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17 at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. `Miscast’ is an opportunity for some of the local theatre community’s top performers to sing songs and act out scenes they would never … ever! … get cast to perform on a legitimate stage. Tickets are $20 (plus fees if ordered online)at https:// tinyurl.com/MISCAST2018. No fees if you purchase by phone at 303-3166360.

interactions with energy experts designed to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Learn more at https://energydayfestival.org/colorado/ NY Vocalist Kendra Shank & Pianist Art Lande: 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 at Dazzle, 1512 Curtis Street, Denver. Tickets: $15 gen / $10 student, teacher. For more information, visit dazzledenver.com.

Athena Project Presents Honor Killing to debut in Denver at the JCC Denver: Runs through Sept. 30 at JCC Denver, 350 S. Dahlia St. Honor Killing is a suspenseful and compelling story of New York Times reporter Allisyn Davis who is investigating the honor killing of a young Pakistani woman at the hands of family. Tickets are $25.

Visit www.athenaprojectarts.org/premiereproduction/ for more information.

‘Things Remembered…Things Forgotten’: Sync Gallery’s Third Friday artists’ reception will be held on September 21 from 6-9pm, Art of Brunch on Sunday September 30 from 11am-3pm, First Friday Art Walk on October 5 from 6-9pm; Exhibition runs September 20 through October 13, 2018.

LGBTQ Student Resource Center Silver Soiree: 6:30 p.m to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

13 at Auraria Campus Tivoli Turnalle, 4141 Umatilla St., Denver. Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Auraria Campus LGBTQ Student Resource Center at our Silver Soiree. Event is free. Email info@glbtss.org for more information.

‘It’s all Relatives’: Performances at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive. Celebrating their 18th Season, Stories on Stage presents renowned actors performing dynamic and entertaining short stories. Single tickets are $15-$28 and available online at www.storiesonstage.org or by calling 303-494-0523.

From Dvorak to Debussy to Phish Eclectic String Ensemble Concert: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Studios at Overland Crossing, 2205 South Delaware, Denver. Sphere Ensemble is offering an exciting mix of music, from classical, to jazz, to jam band, to pop, played by thirteen string musicians violin, viola, cello, and bass. Adult tickets $20, Senior/Military $15, Student/Child $10. https://www.sphereensemble.org/upcoming-events-1 Change, Not Charity: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Posner Center, 1031 33rd St., Denver. Are you passionate about social change and interested in building your skills in fundraising, grantmaking, and community building? Then come learn about our community leadership program in social justice philanthropy, The Giving Project. Meet our staff and learn how you can support definite, statewide impact for social justice.

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Energy Day STEM Festival: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at East High School, 1600 City Park Esplanade, Denver. Exhibits and

Doors Open Denver: 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23 at Union Station, 1700 Wynkoop St. See what’s on the horizon for Denver in design, architecture and urban planning and explore the richness of Denver’s built environment.

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The secretary of state’s office estimated the number of valid signatures by examining a 5 percent sample of the nearly 173,000 submitted. That is standard practice for this type of ballot measure, said Julia Sunny, a spokeswoman for the office.

Opponents have not ruled out a challenge to the signatures, said Karen Crummy, a spokeswoman for Protect Colorado.

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Colorado Pen Show: Oct. 5 to Oct. 7 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver - Stapleton North, 4040 Quebec St., Denver. Come check out the latest analog tools for your digital world at the Colorado Pen Show.

Our fifth year in Denver, the Colorado Pen Show is the penultimate event for new and vintage pens, inks, papers and accessories in the Rocky Mountains.

Joy Wine and Spirits - 2018 Chili Cook Off: Noon to 4 p.m., Oct. 21, at Joy Wine and Spirits, 1302 E. 6th Ave., Denver. The Joy Wine and Spirits Annual Chili Cook Off is back for our 8th year benefiting Hunger Free Colorado. $20 Pre-Order $25 Day Of. Drinks and games are purchased separately. https://www.joywineandspirits.com/chilicookoff/.

Free Fridays at Clyfford Still Museum: Free Fridays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street. Minimalist showcase for the large-scale paintings & archives of the namesake Abstract Expressionist. Call (720) 354-4880 for more information.

The Jester’s Court Returns to The Voodoo Comedy Playhouse: 10 p.m., Fridays at The Voodoo Comedy Playhouse located at 1260 22nd Street, Denver. The Jester’s Court is proud to announce several new performances of its hilarious and very popular short-form improv comedy show.

Tickets are just $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Tickets are available online at www. jesterscourtcomedy.com.

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In late August, the secretary of state’s office said a separate measure backed by the oil and gas industry had drawn enough signatures to get on the November ballot.

Initiative 108 would make it easier for property owners to seek compensation from the government for actions that diminish their property’s value. Supporters say it could be used if expanded setbacks prevent drilling for oil and gas.

The Colorado Municipal League has warned it would unleash litigation over all sorts of claims, including zoning changes, and taxpayers would have to pay for it.

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Down-payment assistance helps teachers get foothold Program aims to ease disparity between pay, housing prices

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Carissa Travis is an early bird. She’s usually at school by 6 a.m., two hours before her second-graders arrive, because she does her best work when the hallways of Denver’s Steele Elementary are quiet. She spends seven hours on her feet teaching and then sometimes several more after school in training sessions or PTA meetings.

When she gets home from what can be a 12-hour day, Travis needs some space. It’s one reason the 29-yearold was eager to buy her own home.

She also wanted to leave behind the revolving roommates and rising rent that caused her to move four times in five years.

But she found her teacher’s salary didn’t go far in a gentrifying city where the median home price is now more than a half-million dollars. It’s a familiar problem that’s especially acute in Colorado, which a recent study ranked dead last among states for the competitiveness of its teacher salaries. The average Denver teacher earned $57,753 last year, according to the district.

DISTRICTS IN PROGRAM Landed is working with employees of these Colorado school districts: Denver Jefferson County Aurora Adams 14 Westminster Adams 12 Five Star Sheridan Englewood Mapleton 27J in Brighton Cherry Creek Littleton Douglas County Boulder Valley St. Vrain Valley Just as Travis was ready to give up, she got an email about a novel program that helps teachers buy homes in the communities where they work.

In June, she became the first Denver teacher to seal a deal through it when she closed on a remodeled one-bedroom condo just a five-minute drive from her school. Hers was not the highest offer, but the previous owners liked her story.

“They were excited to sell to a teacher,” Travis said.

The program that helped her is called Landed. Using philanthropic dollars, it pays for part of an educator’s down payment with the understanding that the educator will pay

that amount back, plus a percentage of the increase in the home’s value.

The most common scenario is that the educator puts down 10 percent of the home price and Landed kicks in 10 percent to get to a down payment of 20 percent, said Paula Davis, a former teacher who helped bring the program to Colorado and is the company’s representative here. But the bar to qualify is lower: Educators have to put down just 5 percent and Landed will pick up the rest, up to $70,000 in Colorado.

Donations fund program Landed pays for its portion with more than $15 million in donations from foundations including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, funded by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan; and the Zoma Foundation, funded by Walmart heir Ben Walton and his wife Lucy Ana. (Chalkbeat also receives funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Waltons.)

Landed is not a nonprofit but rather a mission-driven for-profit that reinvests the money teachers pay it back into the down payment fund, and makes its money by taking a fee from the real estate brokers’ commissions.

It was founded in San Francisco in 2015, and expanded to the Redondo Beach Unified School District near Los Angeles and Denver Public Schools earlier this year.

Landed recently grew its reach in Colorado even further by making its services available to employees of 14 additional school districts, including Jeffco Public Schools, Westminster Public Schools, Englewood Schools, Littleton Public Schools and the Douglas County School District.

Employees - including teachers, principals, bus drivers, custodians, and others - must have worked for the district for at least two years, and must agree to stay for two more.

Part of Landed’s mission is to help districts recruit and retain teachers, Davis said.

Educators who leave the profession voluntarily before then have up to a year to pay Landed back. Educators who fulfill the two-year commitment must pay Landed back when they refinance or sell their home, or earlier if they want.

The idea differs from most others aimed at helping Colorado teachers find affordable housing in that it focuses on buying rather than renting.

Some small, rural districts own housing units that they rent to teachers on the cheap. The school district in pricey Aspen does the same. Denver briefly considered converting a vacant elementary school into teacher housing, but pushback from the neighborhood caused the district to shelve the idea.

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VOICES Would you rather be this or that — or that or this?

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ould you rather be rich or famous?

Questions like this are fun but fruitless.

Let’s have some fruitless. (Disregard that some of your options are deceased.)

Would you rather be one of the Beatles or one of the Rolling Stones?

Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla?

Bruce Jenner or Caitlyn Jenner?

Would you rather be Sarah Huckabee Sanders or Colonel Sanders?

Would you rather be allergic to country music or allergic to rap? (I’m both.)

Would you rather be a cat or a dog? Cat Stevens or Dog the Bounty Hunter?

Would you rather own a Mustang dealership of the Mustang Ranch?

Would you rather be Jerry Lewis or Jerry Lee Lewis?

Ulysses S. Grant or Cary Grant?

As this adventure (life) of mine

is winding down, I have very few regrets. I wish I were more musical.

Actually, I am not musical at all. I can “Name That Tune” with the best of them, but I can’t play music on anything except the radio.

QUIET But if I had to DESPERATION choose between music and writing or music and art or music and humor, I couldn’t do it. I am happy with what I have.

I wouldn’t mind trying rich and famous for a month or two. But famous for Craig Marshall what?

Smith Would you rather be a jewel thief or Rickey Henderson, the all-time leader in stolen bases?

Would you rather be Godzilla or

King Kong? Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?

Steve Lawrence or Eydie Gormé?

Seals or Crofts? Ben or Jerry?

Would you rather have a walk-on part in a war, or a lead role in a cage?

Would you rather be Pink or Pink Floyd?

UCLA or ACLU? George Will or Will Rogers? Mr. Rogers or Captain Kangaroo? Would you rather be a contestant on “The Price is Right” or have a measureable IQ? Would you rather have a ton of friends or 2,000 friends?

Would you rather be Hoda or Yoda?

Sarah Palin or Michael Palin? Katharine Hepburn or Audrey Hepburn?

Synonym or antonym? Protagonist or antagonist? Would you rather be a metaphor or a cliché? (Be careful what you wish for.)

Wide receiver or tight end?

Would you rather watch an Adam Sandler movie or hit yourself over the

head with a croquet mallet?

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is a short story written by James Thurber. Mitty is an uneventful man who daydreams about being someone he is not: a magnificent surgeon, a deadly assassin, and a Royal Air Force pilot, among others (the film versions are somewhat different).

It’s natural to imagine yourself leading the team down the field in the fourth quarter, or hitting the walkoff to put your team in the play-offs.

Those are not unrealistic.

Becoming a millionaire overnight supports the concept of the lottery. I see a one-legged man in a wheelchair scratching a lottery ticket at least once a week, and I always hope I will hear him say, “Hallelujah.”

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However, I have met people who actually do like to be placed in the position of making really difficult decisions. And I say to them, “God bless you.”

The other day I was talking with a client who has also become a close friend. Our discussion was centered on a big decision that he needed to make. It was a decision that would have an impact on him and his family, him personally, and certainly on him professionally.

What had happened to him is what happens all too often to many of us, we become decidedly undecided, and then what happens is that we become decisively undecisive. We get so caught up in being undecided that we cannot make a decision. Stuck, frozen in time, and unable to focus on anything else. We seek information, we search the internet, we talk to friends, family, colleagues, coaches, and consultants. Sometimes the information is consistent, and yet other times, the

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It is decision-making atrophy.

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When we want to build up our physical strength and endurance we do not send our neighbor to the gym. When we need to go to the doctor’s office we do not send our cousin to have the X-ray taken for us or have our brother go for the blood test. The answer is no.

There are certain things that we have to do, that we are required to do, and that we get rewarded for doing.

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What I have learned when it comes to decision making is that a “less is more” approach is the best approach.

Seeking wise counsel, having strong advisers, and receiving rock-solid data to support a difficult decision is absolutely encouraged. It is when we seek too much information, when we try and justify the easy way out because we know someone will give us an opinion that will let us off the hook, and when we spend countless hours and days searching the internet just to make sure we didn’t miss that opinion piece from 2005 that will

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Look, if you are like me and really prefer the easy decisions, but from time to time have to make a really tough call, do yourself a favor and limit the sources of information and people that will influence that decision. You will save time, energy, stress, and relationships, and in the end, I am sure most times you will make the right decision, and probably the decision that you were going to make even before you did your research and talked to your family and friends.

So how about you? How are your decision-making muscles these days?

Are you relying more on others and becoming increasingly undecided? I would love to hear your strategy for making up your mind at gotonorton@ gmail.com and when we can avoid being decisively undecisive, it really will be a better than good week.

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The pair are both part of So-Gnar Creative Division, which Milbery founded. So-Gnar has several murals across Denver, including three in the “Love This City” project.

“We’re very lucky to paint as much as we do around the city,” Milbery said.

More than 60 artists from around the world came to the River North neighborhood for the 2018 Crush Walls event, which happened from Sept. 3-8. This year, artists also used the pavement as a canvas, adding colorful designs to the streets of the neighborhood.

While the event brings in artists from around the globe, several local painters participate as well. Wemfer, a local artist who is a veteran of

painting in Crush, said it helps bring members of the Denver art community back together.

Wemfer said he took time off from his everyday job to paint during the weeklong event, calling it a “spraycation.”

He added that he works on whatever space the city will offer him. Recently, Wemfer painted an electrical box near Coors Field with purple and black as well as stencils of the Colorado Rockies logo.

Wemfer uses shapes to create motion within his works. He started with a white base-layer and then works across it with one color at a time. By the time he’s finished there’s no white space left.

Artists add their Instagram handles to murals so that people can tag them when they take pictures. It helps connect people back to the work, Wemfer said.

“It makes people happy.”

Wemfer, a Crush Walls veteran, works on his piece located in the alley between Larimer and Walnut streets. He starts with a white background and then fills the space with one color at a time until there are no white spaces left.

PHOTOS BY KAILYN LAMB Patrick McKinney works on a large-scale octopus painting on the side of Larimer Lounge.

McKinney said he likes to paint the animal in his work.

Shepard Fairey, known for the Hope poster of President Barack Obama, painted a mural on the Denver Central Market Building on Larimer Street in the River North neighborhood. The mural was part of the Crush Walls art event, which included more than 80 pieces.

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Although that trend has also led to increases in the tech industry in other Colorado cities like Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Boulder, this industrial shift has been especially forceful in the Denver landscape because that’s where the bulk of the tech labor pool wants to be, he said.

“As long as the labor base continues to live around central downtown Denver we’ll continue to see tech growth downtown,” Hammerstein said.

Hammerstein said it’s surprisingly common to see millennials follow their companies to Denver from other locales. They find a more affordable living situation than what they are accustomed to in the major coastal cities, where most of the tech industry is currently housed.

Denver’s lower cost of living works

out for the employers, too. The average tech employee in Denver gets paid $100,751 annually — in contrast to $125,438 and $117,159 in salaries in San Francisco and Seattle respectively.

“The sense I get, from the people I talk to, is that a lot of their new employees are millennials that are moving to Denver for the quality of life and low cost of living combination,” said Hammerstein. “What we’re seeing with our clients that are moving from the Bay Area, is that they’re actually importing a lot of their employees. There’s been a really positive response from those employees for obvious reasons.”

Gusto, a small business-focused tech company, opened a second headquarters in Denver for a lot of those reasons.

Their original headquarters is in San Francisco. But Rick Chen, Gusto’s communications director, says that unlike other companies they didn’t

have much interest in bringing talent to Denver. They were instead interested in trying to capitalize on the talent pool in Colorado they recognized before many of their competitors, he said.

“It was really access to the talent.

We wanted to get our roots in before anyone else because we wanted to keep access,” Chen said. “As we did some sourcing and recruiting of the different talent pools across the country, we found that Colorado is the place to be, and we wanted to be in downtown Denver.”

It would also allow them to create the type of work environment they want to foster for their employees, he said.

“We wanted to be in the large urban core of Denver because that’s where all the young people are, and all the more experienced folks in the suburban areas of Denver, want to work.”

They have ambitions for their 16th Street Mall-adjacent office to become

Nick Napoletano is painting this wall with his sister Marissa. Napoletano said he treats murals as if he is working on an oil painting, layering colors to get the effect he wants.

a New York University-style “urban campus” as they expand. Oh, and they’d like to eventually employ 1,000 people here.

“It’s the perfect place for us to build,” Chen said. “There are a lot of tech companies that are in the suburbs or the Denver Tech Center, and we have no intention of moving. We really want to stay in Denver. When we do employ 1,000 people they’re going to be in downtown Denver.”

He said that Gusto’s focus on small and local businesses makes it critical for employees to be interacting with those businesses on a daily basis.

This influx of tech offices may only be the beginning of a trend. With 1.3 million square feet of office space currently under construction, there’s about to be more room to expand.

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n 1993, after geologists Charlie and Janine Sturdavant lost their jobs, they purchased a Victorian-style home in Golden’s historic district.

They filled a machine shop behind the house with old dairy tanks. They transformed the sunroom into a tasting room. The back yard became an intimate beer garden, with picnic tables and bulb lights draped overhead.

More than 30 years later, Golden City Brewery is the city’s second largest brewery.

“Nothing was planned out — it happened organically,” said Derek Sturdavant, the son of the original owners.

After he graduated from college, he took on the role of head brewer, or as his bio says, “mad scientist.”

Golden City Brewery, 920 12th St., is one of more than 800 breweries from across the U.S. that will be participating in this year’s Great American Beer Festival in downtown Denver.

Sturdavant will be pouring favorites like the Cherry Bomber, which takes a half-pound of cherries per pint, and the Clear Creek Gold Pale Ale, a German-style beer.

The three-day beer extravaganza is from Sept. 20-22 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. in downtown Denver. As of press time, tickets were still available for the Sept.

20 opening-day session, from 5:30-10 p.m. An $85 ticket gets you a festival program, commemorative tasting cup and unlimited one-ounce samples

BY THE NUMBERS: GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL IN 2017 4 hours and 15 minutes — How long it took the festival to sell out that year

3,900 — Beers served in the festival hall 60,000 — People attended 800 — Breweries from across the country participated

$29.3 million — Economic impact on Denver

Source: greatamericanbeerfestival.com of beer. Ticket purchase can be done online at greatamericanbeerfestival. com/tickets/public-tickets.

The beer fest dates back to 1982.

Charlie Papazian, founder of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), an organization of more than 46,000 members based in Boulder, started the festival.

The AHA is a division of the Brewers Association, a national nonprofit dedicated to craft brewers.

The largest of its kind in the country, the Great American Beer Festival is an opportunity for beer lovers to rejoice in all things beer, from tastings to food pairings to educational sessions with master brewers. This year, more than 8,000 styles of beer will be served. More than 62,000 attendees are expected over the three days.

“It’s like a big ol’ music fest but everyone is a craft beer fan,” Sturdavant said.

Brewers get creative and showcase new recipes to beer drinkers and to each other.

“I always love the fest because there is so much great beer from all over the

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country,” said Jeff Tyler, head brewer at Spice Trade Brewery, formerly Yak & Yeti Brewpub, in Olde Town Arvada.

“You really get to explore and try some things that you wouldn’t be able to try unless you were hopping on an airplane every weekend and going to different places around the country.”

Tyler, a New York native with a degree in mechanical engineering, has been the head brewer since 2016. He brews his eclectic beers in a seven-barrel brewhouse located inside the Yak & Yeti Restaurant, 7803 Ralston Road.

The Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan food restaurant is in a 153-year-old historic home.

“A lot of the beer we do has an interesting culinary influence to it,” said Tyler. Some of his styles are a jalapeno-infused beer, chai milk stout and lemon cello suasion.

He describes his favorite, the Jalapeno Lena, as a crisp, clean, effervescent, slightly bitter German-style Pilsner.

He will be pouring it, along with four other styles, at the festival.

Megan Koloskie, manager of Grist Brewing Company in Highlands Ranch, 9150 Commerce Center Circle, said there’s a strong camaraderie among brewers at the festival. This year, she will be pouring a Berliner

Weisse sour-style beer, Mexican-spiced fruit ale and sake collaboration “It’s very fun,” said Koloskie, who is originally from Las Vegas. She discovered her love for craft beer when she moved to Denver. “I’m looking forward to meeting some other brewers and other breweries to do some potential collaborations moving forward, and getting our name out there.”

New this year, the beer fest will have an additional 100,000 square feet of space — making the entire hall almost six football fields large, said Ann Obenchain, marketing director at the Brewers Association.

“We expanded the Meet the Brewers section,” Obenchain said. “That’s where all the beer lovers can go meet the people behind the beer.”

There will also be a barrel-aged beer garden sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey and a Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar with 12 giant TVs playing college and professional football games.

Most brewers will enter their beers in the contest, which has 102 categories of beer. Winners receive a medal and, more importantly, widespread recognition, Derek Sturdavant said.

“You get a lot of beer nerds coming to your brewery,” he said. “And they will drain your tanks.”

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‘Stinky’ blooms at Denver Botanic Gardens

Staff at the Denver Botanic Gardens estimate that the corpse flower is around 20 years old. The flower bloomed for the first time in 2015.

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On the Thursday afternoon before Labor Day weekend, staff at the Denver Botanic Gardens annouced that “Stinky,” a 53-inch corpse flower, was blooming.

Corpse flowers are native to Sumatra, an island off the coast of Indonesia. The flower emits a smell similar to rotting meat in order to attract pollinators. The reddish-purple color on the inside of the flower also attracts insects.

Staff estimated that the flower is about 20 years old. It bloomed for the first time in August 2015. A corpse flower blooms for the first time in its first 15 to 20 years. After that, the flower blooms every three to 10 years.

The bloom, and subsequent smell, only lasts for 24 to 48 hours.

At the Denver Botanic Gardens, Stinky and a smaller corpse flower

nicknamed “Little Stinky,” are in a greenhouse that controls their environment such as temperature and humidity.

The first time Stinky bloomed, the gardens saw 22,000 visitors over two days. At the time, staff were afraid to move the flower out of its enclosed greenhouse space. Instead, they removed some of the glass so viewers could come see Stinky.

This time, staff brought the flower out on a wheeled cart into the main area of the greenhouse, and opened the doors in order to let its smell drift out and bring in viewers. The gardens had 11,400 vistors from Thursday through Saturday.

Linda and Ken Walczyk came from north Denver to see the flower. Ken said the smell was not what they expected. Linda said it was their first time seeing the flower.

“It’s one of those little minor checkoffs on the bucket list,” she said.

Corpse flowers are native to Sumatra, an island off of Indonesia. The flower is currently endangered.

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Family STEM festival returns to Denver Energy experts to spark kids’ interest in science, tech, engineering, math STAFF REPORT

Exhibits and interactions with energy experts designed to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math will highlight Energy Day, an annual free family STEM festival in Denver.

The Energy Day festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at East High School, 1600 City Park Esplanade, Denver.

“Encouraging students by providing a space for them to see and experience the skills necessary to solve big-world problems in energy is the reason we put on one of the biggest STEM events in Denver,” Andrew Browning, chief operating officer of Consumer Energy Alliance, one of the hosts of this year’s Energy Day event in Denver, said in a news release.

“We want kids to see how fun jobs in the energy sector are and help students get excited about jobs that could fill Colorado’s workforce-ready pipeline with graduates who are wellversed in the sciences — setting them up for a successful career path.”

Dozens of exhibitors will host interactive demonstrations and exhibits to teach students and their families about Colorado’s various forms of energy, science, technology, efficiency, conservation and careers in the energy industry.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will have its electric vehicle on hand to showcase the driving options of the future. In partnership with CDOT, School of Mines students will present a Hyperloop project, highlighting the next generation in transportation. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Dakota Ridge High School Robotics Team will present model electric cars designed and constructed for NREL’s annual Middle School Electric Car Competition this past May.

Breaking the gender wall All-female team leads Cherry Creek Theatre into 2019 season

BY KATIE PARKINS SPECIAL TO LIFE ON CAPITOL HILL

The managers of Cherry Creek Theatre (CCT) have made an unprecedented move in the company’s history — some say in the history of all of Denver’s theater community: They have hired an all-female team of directors for the upcoming 2019 season.

Since the curtain rose on the CCT’s first production in 2011, the company has only had four female directors out of 24 total. The company’s 2019 season includes three shows that will be performed at the Pluss Theatre of the Mizel Arts and Cultural Center at 350 S. Dahlia St. in the Virginia Vale neighborhood.

Denver theaters have hired female directors in the past.

Susie Snodgrass, the first female artistic producer at CCT, said the difference here is she and CCT managers have consciously made the decision to hire an all-female team for the entire season.

“We have incredible male talent in Denver,” Snodgrass said. “I don’t ever want to speak against that. But right now, I have chosen to help women along.”

Both Sheila Ivy Traister and Billie McBride found the Denver theater community difficult to break into when they first started working here as actresses and directors.

McBride, who will be directing CCT’s “Tuesdays with Morrie” in the fall, said 20 years ago, McBride there were not nearly as many options when it came to theater.

Traister, who will direct “Other Desert Cities,” CCT’s spring production, said many theaters could be doing more to be inclusive.

“Opportunities for women and people of color have certainly improved in recent years, and the concept of inclusion and Traister diversity is on the lips of most of the prominent companies in town,” Traister said. “There is still a

gap in practice, and there needs to be a willingness on the part of existing establishments to go outside their comfort zone, to seek new and different stories — and new and different faces to tell those stories — to become truly inclusive.”

The culture now is supportive of female directors, according Kelly Van Oosbree, who is a director and choreographer. She will be directing CCT’s 2019 season opener, Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.”

“I have often been recommended by other female directors/choreographers for projects, Oosbree and I have done the same in turn,” she said. “I think Colorado theater companies want the best person for the job and, luckily, our community is blessed with some really fantastic women who can get things done.”

When it comes to staffing, Snodgrass said she’s not going to hire a woman just because of her gender.

“She has to be good,” she said. “I seek those people out.”

Talent is only half the battle, she said, noting she also asked her directors to take the job because they’re passionate about the shows.

“If you don’t like what you’re doing, it will show on stage,” Snodgrass said.

“If you’re excited to put it on stage, your actors are going to get that and your staff are going to get that.”

The 2019 season opens on Jan. 24 and includes Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,” “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Other Desert Cities.”

According to Van Oosbree, “A Little Night Music” has not been produced in the Denver area in at least 15 years.

Both Van Oosbree and Traci Kern, the musical director, are thrilled to start working on Sondheim’s challenging material and find skilled actors and musicians who are up to the task.

The characters of “Other Desert Cities” are scripted with an explicitly

WOMEN DIRECTORS AT CHERRY CREEK THEATRE

• Billie McBride, “Vigil,” 2013

• Haley Johnson, assistant director in “12 Angry Men,” 2014 • Piper Lindsay Arpan, “Red, Hot & Cole,” 2017 • Shannan Steele, “Respect: A Musical Journey of Women,” 2018 • Billie McBride, “A Picasso,” 2018 • Kelly Van Oosbree, “A Little Night Music,” 2019 • Sheila Ivy Traister, “Other Desert Cities,” 2019 • Billie McBride, “Tuesdays With Morrie,” 2019 white family demographic, Traister said, inhibiting her from choosing a diverse group of actors like she would prefer. However, she is excited to dive into the complex issues this play addresses such as race, class distinction and politics, among many others.

McBride is looking for the perfect duo to cast in leading male roles in “Tuesdays with Morrie’s.” McBride plans to have a loose idea of what she wants to do with the show before casting and then craft the rest of the story with her actors during rehearsal. She said she thinks it will be interesting to see what she brings to the production as a woman directing two men.

Snodgrass, Kern and McBride all agree women are different from men in the way they think and the emotional perspective they bring to their work. They bring a side to artistry that’s different, Snodgrass said. Kern added that she hopes more theaters will take steps to add diversity.

“It has been fantastic to be on a team with talented women,” Kern said, “to be celebrated for that and, hopefully, be the start of that becoming more the normal, not a novelty.”

Denver Public Art seeks artist for new project STAFF REPORT

Denver’s Public Art Program, now in its 30th year, seeks to commission an artist or team of artists to create an original work of art for Westwood Park.

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 at CallforEntry.org. The budget for this project is $55,000, with a portion of the budget granted by The Trust for Public Land. The commission is open to all Colorado artists.

The selection panel is seeking one-of-a-kind artwork appropriate for park visitors, reflective of the park’s design theme and integrating

into the vision of Westwood Park as a place where kids and families can connect to nature. The artist or artist teams should understand and respect the cultural diversity and history of the Westwood neighborhood.

A requirement of this project is engaging the community in the creative process through hands-on workshops for youth and residents. The goal of the artwork is to celebrate the community of Westwood and help instill a sense of pride and ownership in the park through the creation of a timeless and permanent art installation of high artistic merit and quality.

More information can be found at DenverPublicArt.org.

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Denver native receives civil leadership award STAFF REPORT

Judge Gary Jackson, of Denver County Court, received the Monte Pascoe Civil Leadership Award in August during the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce State of the City luncheon.

The award honors the legacy of Monte Pascoe, who worked as a lawyer in Colorado until his death at the age of 71 in 2006. Gov. John Hickenlooper, then Denver’s mayor, established the award that year to honor Denver residents who are also civic leaders within the community.

Hancock said the award is given annually to leaders within Denver who “work tirelessly” to improve the community, fight for justice and work as a mentor for others.

After graduating high school in Denver, Jackson received a degree in political science from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He continued his schooling there at Colorado Law, graduating in 1970.

Jackson began his career in the Denver district attorney’s office.

In 1971, he helped to found the Sam Cary Bar Association, offering resources to African-American attorneys. He served as the association president and co-founded its endowment fund, which provides scholarships.

“It was this association in 1971 that started me on what I call my

leadership journey,” Jackson said.

Jackson then transitioned to the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Denver working the civil division in 1974. He started his own firm in 1976. He practiced law for more than 40 years before being appointed as a judge to the Denver County Court in 2013 by Hancock. He was the mayor’s first appointment to the bench.

Pascoe graduated from East High School in the City Park neighborhood and attended Dartmouth College. He earned his law degree from Stanford University. Upon his return to Denver, he worked for the Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe law firm until his death. He was an education advocate and served as a board member for several entities including the Colorado School of Mines, the Colorado Open Lands Foundation, Colorado Water Conservation Board and more.

Pascoe backed a case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court, calling for an end to policies that enabled segregation in Denver schools. The court ruled in favor of the families in 1973, allowing for desegregation.

Jackson touched on this own history as a black student at George Washington High School. The school is in the Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood in southeast Denver.

He said the efforts of Pascoe and education advocates such as Rachel Noel, the first black woman elected to the Denver Board of Education in 1965, were key in moving the city forward.

“In 1963, in my class of 600 at George Washington, there were only two black students, one Latino and a few Asian-American students,” he said. “Now at George Washington, it is 30 percent white, 30 percent black and 30 percent Latino.”

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Area hospitals honored for heart, stroke care STAFF REPORT

Nine Centura Health hospitals have received Get With The Guidelines awards, given by American Heart Association/American Stroke Assication to hospitals that provide industry-leading heart and stroke care.

“We are pleased to recognize so many of the Centura family of hospitals for their commitment to quality care,” Eric E. Smith, M.D., national chairman of the Get With The Guidelines steering committee, said in a news release.

“Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”

Centura hospitals in Colorado Community Newspapers coverage areas being honored for stroke care are Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Littleton Adventist Hospital, Parker Adventist Hospital, Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, and the St. Anthony North Health Campus in Westminster.

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treat ischemic stroke. The Elite Plus designation is the highest level of honor roll recognition levels.

Porter, St. Anthony and the St. Anthony North Health Campus also were recognized for high-level work in heart failure.

Porter earned the Heart Failure Gold Plus and Target HR: Honor Roll recognition, while St. Anthony and St. Anthony North earned the Heart Failure Silver Plus and Target HF Honor Roll deisgnations.

Recognized hospitals have demonstrated a commitment to ensuring heart and stroke patients receive treatment using nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, based on the latest scientific evidence, and only those that meet specific quality achievement measures receive the honor.

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the United States suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

thony North each received Get With The Guidelines’ Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, the association’s most advanced level of recognition.

This award is earned by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period, and these measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications as well as other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines, with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients, the release says.

Additionally, Castle Rock, Littleton, Parker, Porter and St. Anthony received the association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll-Elite Plus award, while St. Anthony North earned the Target: Stroke Honor Roll.

To qualify for the Elite Plus award, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster, tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to

Educators get break Thus far, Landed has helped more than 90 educators with their down payment, Davis said. That includes the first three to buy homes in Denver: a longtime teacher with grown children who owned a house in Aurora but wanted to move closer to where she works in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood, a young couple who bought their first home near Stapleton, and Travis, who bought a condo in Capitol Hill. The home prices ranged from mid-$200,000 to mid-$500,000, Davis said.

“What we hoped it would be is a tool that would empower people to do what they wanted to do,” Davis said. “It’s nice to see we’re meeting people where they are.”

For Travis, who is single and loves to travel, that meant buying a small place in good shape that she could lock up and leave over the summer with few worries. During her second weekend of house-hunting with the realtor Landed recommended, she found it in a fifth-floor one-bedroom with air conditioning, hardwood floors, and a view of the gold Capitol dome.

She began her sixth year at Steele Elementary a homeowner. The daughter and granddaughter of teachers, Travis said she enjoys having a job she feels is important, and she relishes getting to know each of her students and watching them grasp a new concept or learn a new skill. Despite the relatively low pay, she hopes to be in the profession for the long haul.

“The stress of modern teaching keeps increasing,” Travis said. “If some of the stress around pay and living situations could go down, it would make it a much more tenable profession.”

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Tommie Jueroyal Stephens, a/k/a T. J. Stephens, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30875

OF HOMELAND SECURITY Public Notices callDEPARTMENT Sheree 303.566.4088 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 Court Phone: 720-865-8301

PLAINTIFF: THE DORCHESTER CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

DEFENDANTS: MARC P MISHKIN; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION; and DEB JOHNSON AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF DENVER COUNTY Attorney: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Firm: HindmanSanchez P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.8999 E-mails: kleason@hindmansanchez.com jsmith@hindmansanchez.com Our File No.: 9950.0087 Case No.: 2018CV031077 Div: 409 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of Plaintiff, as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after service upon you if within the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after service upon you if outside the State of Colorado or if served by publication pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, service shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the time required, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action affecting the real property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as a proceeding in personam.

Dated: March 26, 2018 Respectfully submitted, HINDMANSANCHEZ P.C.

Original signature of Kate M. Leason is on file with the law offices of HindmanSanchez P.C. pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7). /s/ Kate M. Leason Kate M. Leason, #41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 303.432.8999 Attorneys for Plaintiff The Dorchester Condominiums Association, Inc Address of Plaintiff: The Dorchester Condominiums Association, Inc. c/o Hammersmith Management c/o Hammersmith Management 23 Inverness Way East, Suite 200 Englewood, CO 80112 Legal Notice No.: 8640 First Publication: September 13, 2018 Last Publication: October 11, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, Case No. 18-08-1060P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community.

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, Case No. 18-08-1060P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community.

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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Legal Notice No.: 8631 First Publication: September 6, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice Crown Castle is proposing to increase the height of an existing telecommunications tower to 70 feet, expand the tower compound area, and add two cabinets at the following site: 4402 Umatilla Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80211, (39° 46’ 36.90” N, -105° 00’ 42.84” W). Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment.

Specific information regarding the project is available by calling Monica Gambino, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Monica.Gambino@CrownCastle.com, 724-4162516 within 30 days of the date of this publication.

Legal Notice No.: 8638 First Publication: September 13, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Crown Castle is proposing to increase the height of an existing telecommunications tower to 54 feet, expand the tower compound area, and add new cabinets at the following site: 3635 S. Monaco St., Denver, Denver County, CO 80237, (39° 39’ 04.27” N, -104° 55’ 00.54” W).

Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment.

Specific information regarding the project is available by calling Monica Gambino, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Monica.Gambino@CrownCastle.com, 724-416-2516 within 30 days of the date of this publication.

Legal Notice No.: 8639 First Publication: September 13, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Tommie Jueroyal Stephens, a/k/a T. J. Stephens, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30875 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 December 31, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Vickie Stephen Personal Representative 2909 Saint Paul St.

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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 December 31, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Vickie Stephen Personal Representative 2909 Saint Paul St. Denver, CO 80205 Legal Notice No.: 8622 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas N. Vincent, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31014 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 December 31, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

William H. Vincent Personal Representative c/o Carl G. Stevens, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No.: 8623 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roy Chester Canfield, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR030994 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 December 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janet K. Canfield Personal Representative 2660 S. Wolff Way Denver, CO 80219 Legal Notice No.: 8624 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Henry Betz, Deceased Case Number: 18PR0198 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 December 31, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Neal K. Dunning, Esq. Brown Dunning Walker PC Attorney to the Personal Representative 2000 S. Colorado Blvd, Tower 2, Ste 700 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 8626 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Benjamin Heath Lane, also known as Ben Lane, aka Ben H Lane, and Benny Lane, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30897 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 January 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn M Kaeble, Kaeble Law LLC Attorney to the Personal Representative 14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 287 Lakewood, CO 80401 Legal Notice No.: 8629 First Publication: September 6, 2018 Last Publication: September 20, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara Jean Wetzel, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30949 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 January 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rebecca Gillespie c/o Keith L. Davis, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No.: 8630 First Publication: September 6, 2018 Last Publication: September 20, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Curtis Richard Knudson, also known as Curtis R. Knudson, and Curtis Knudson, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31020 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 January 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Corinne K. Omann, Personal Representative 39947 95th Avenue St. Joseph, Minnesota 56374 Legal Notice No.: 8633 First Publication: September 6, 2018 Last Publication: September 20, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bette L. Cookson, a/k/a Bette Lou Cookson, Deceased Case No.: 18PR30879

Notice To Creditors

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 January 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bradley J. Cookson Co-Personal Representative 8225 S. Trenton Way Centennial, CO 80112 Jan R. Ziaja Co-Personal Representative 818 Panorama Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Legal Notice No.: 8636 First Publication: September 13, 2018 Last Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Susan Ann Paulien, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31063

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 January 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel K. Paulien Personal Representative 3333 East Florida Avenue, Apt. 83 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 8637 First Publication: September 13, 2018 Last Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Reathel Irene Kilker, aka Reathel I. Kilker, aka Reathel Kilker, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 280

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lea Adrian Wright, aka Lea A. Wright, aka Lea Wright, aka Lea A. Hines, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR310

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 December 31, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before January 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chanteé Wright-Kidd and Siet Milne-Wright Co-Personal Representative P.O. Box 621773 Littleton, Colorado 80162 Legal Notice No.: 8634 First Publication: September 6, 2018 Last Publication: September 20, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charlene Levitt, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31054 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 January 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jim Levitt Personal Representative 25 Beacon Hill Lane Greenwood Village, CO 80113 Legal Notice No.: 8635 First Publication: September 6, 2018 Last Publication: September 20, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Thomas Kilker Personal Representative 9683 W. Prentice Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80123 Legal Notice No: 8625 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: September 13, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bertha Morein, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31026

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 January 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leeann Gardenswartz Personal Representative 8488 Colonial Drive Lone Tree, Colorado 80124 Legal Notice No: 8632 First Publication: September 6, 2018 Last Publication: September 20, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bette L. Cookson, a/k/a Bette Lou Cookson, Deceased Case No.: 18PR30879 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 January 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

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