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New program to merge art and research Latino Cultural Arts Center hopes to ‘bring theory back to the people’

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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“The Denver 7 building is an outstanding example of Brutalism,” Henry said. He, along with Brad Cameron and David Wise, “felt it was worth the effort to try to save it rather than see it demolished.”

The Denver 7 building was constructed in 1969, and its prime location at the cross-streets of Speer and Lincoln makes it quite visible — its five-story tower on the west side of the property being the

The Latino Cultural Arts Center is launching a new residence program that merges art and research.

The goal of the new program, which is called Popul/Arte: Merging Art, Culture and Theory, is to bring higher education to the public through the creative arts at no cost to anyone who would like to participate, states a news release.

“Academia can give people the tools to lift their communities through knowledge, creativity, art and innovation. However, it is inaccessible financially and mostly reluctant to communicate clearly with non-specialist audiences.

Popul/Arte seeks to change that by bringing theory back to the people,” states the news release.

Popul/Arte takes place May 18June 12. For each of those weeks, Popul/Arte will consist of two workshops — one lecture and one art workshop — will be offered virtually. The overarching theme for the lectures and art workshops together is Peace and Conflict in Latin America: Violence, Resistance

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Some Denver residents believe the Denver 7 building, with its prominent location at Speer Boulevard and Lincoln Street, is COURTESY OF BRAD CAMERON worth preserving to maintain the city’s landscape.

A building that stands out in the city landscape Denver City Council to decide if Denver 7 building will receive landmark status

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brutalist architecture, though popular in the 1960s and 1970s, isn’t necessarily everybody’s favorite style of architecture today.

But there is one Brutalist building in particular in the Speer

neighborhood that a few Denver residents feel is worth saving. And now, it is up to Denver City Council to decide whether to designate it with landmark status.

The building in question is the KLZ Communications Center — more commonly known as the Denver 7 building — at 123 Speer Blvd.

The Brutalist style of architecture is not well represented in the city’s portfolio of landmarks, said Michael Henry, chair of the Historic Preservation committee for the Neighbors for Greater Capitol Hill,

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Vaccine effort hopes to close gap for minority, low-income areas Colorado targets residents who face barriers to accessing vaccine shots

When will enough Coloradans be vaccinated?

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Even with Colorado’s six mass vaccination sites around the state up and running — and with local health providers also putting shots in arms — state officials knew they needed to go further to reach Coloradans who can’t drive to appointments or set them up online.

That’s why Colorado started organizing what it calls “equity clinics” — and as of mid-April, state officials had worked with more than 100 community organizations in the effort to reach low-income areas, people of color and rural residents, too.

For some communities, barriers to coronavirus vaccination aren’t just economic but can also stem from distrust, Gov. Jared Polis said.

“It is important that people understand some of the legitimate roots of that skepticism, where, inexcusably, Black Americans were experimented on without their permission,” Polis told Colorado Community Media.

That’s a reference to what became known as the Tuskegee syphilis study: In 1972, the Associated Press broke news that the federal government had let hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama go untreated for syphilis for 40 years for research purposes.

A public outcry ensued, and the study ended three months later, according to the AP. The effects of the study still linger — it’s routinely cited as a reason some Black Americans are reluctant to participate in medical research, or even go to the doctor for routine check-ups, the AP reported.

But other communities also experience “vaccine hesitancy,” and making vaccination quick and easy is crucial for the state to be able reach “herd immunity,” Polis said. That’s a term for when enough people become immune that the spread of COVID-19 becomes unlikely, which could happen when around 70% to 80% of people attain immunity.

“That means reaching people where they are, and protecting any Coloradans protects all Coloradans,” Polis said.

The state’s Vaccine Equity Outreach Team — co-chaired by Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the state public-health department, and Rick Palacio, strategic consultant to the governor — worked to schedule vaccine equity clinics across Colorado in partnership with communitybased organizations, local public health agencies and tribes, according to a news release from the state public-health department.

“One of the data points we use to guide our efforts are targeted census tracts,” Palacio said, using a term for geographic areas. State

SOME MASS VACCINATION SITES NOW ACCEPTING WALK-INS Most Coloradans can access vaccines via local pharmacies, hospitals or the state’s mass vaccination sites. Four of the mass vaccination sites now accept walk-ins — Coloradans no longer need an appointment, according to Gov. Jared Polis’ office.

Those four sites are: • Pueblo County — Colorado State Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday • Larimer County — The Ranch Events Complex, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday • Denver — Ball Arena, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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• Mesa County — Grand Junction Convention Center, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

The other sites will accept same-day registrations if appointments are available and haven’t been filled, Polis’ office said. Those other mass vaccination sites are in Adams County at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and in El Paso County at the Broadmoor World Arena. Register for those locations at centura.org/covid-19/ covid-19-vaccine-information/vaccineevents.

Colorado also is served by “mobile vaccine clinics” that travel around the state.

Visit mobilevax.us/clinics to sign up and see a schedule of upcoming clinics. officials targeted tracts that are below the poverty line and high in minority populations and also worked with organizations that serve those areas.

“Not everyone has a health care home,” and often that includes Black and brown communities, Palacio said.

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Gov. Jared Polis, right, visits a mobile vaccine clinic, an effort supported by state officials to bring vaccinations sites to locations around Colorado.

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State officials have partnered with community organizations to host more than 200 clinics across the state, according to Polis’ office.

“They’ve been in church and school parking lots, at local rec centers, and a variety of other locations that community members trust,” said Elizabeth Kosar, a spokeswoman for the governor.

Many of the equity clinics are temporary, and others were ongoing as of late April. Some ongoing locations, according to the governor’s office, include: • Project Angel Heart, an organization that delivers meals to people with life-threatening ill-

Gov. Jared Polis, center, visits a mobile vaccine clinic, an effort supported by state officials to bring vaccinations sites to locations PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE VIA FACEBOOK around Colorado. The state has two bus routes and was to announce a third soon.

nesses, at 4950 N. Washington St. in Denver.

• Bear Valley Branch Library at 5171 W. Dartmouth Ave. in Denver.

• Village Exchange Center, a nonprofit that serves immigrants and refugees in the Denver metro area, at 1609 N. Havana St in Aurora.

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On top of that, a mobile vaccine clinic program is also helping distribute vaccine shots around Colorado. The mobile vaccine clinics kicked off on April 2, and the equity clinics began in January, according to Polis’ office. The state had two bus routes as of late April.

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are currently running routes in Northeast and Southern Colorado. Previous stops include Eaton, Sterling, Yuma, Fort Morgan, Avondale, Ordway, La Junta, Las Animas and Lamar,” Kosar said.

“And soon, we will be launching a third bus, which will run a route reaching mountain communities.”

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Rachel Taylor, a teaching artist and program manager for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts works with a youth in a previous year. Taylor will also be teaching a variety of classes for both adults and youth virtually this year for the DCPA’s 2021 COURTESY OF DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Robert & Judi Newman Summer Series.

Sharing the summer with students Denver Center for the Performing Arts offers its annual summer classes

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is looking forward to offering the entire community time with other students to share in the power of play this summer.

“We are so excited to share the summer with students,” said Allison Watrous, executive director of DCPA education and community engagement. “Theatre is all about connection, creativity and collaboration. It gives students of all ages the opportunity to explore the power of storytelling.”

This summer, the DCPA’s education department is again offering its annual Robert & Judi Newman Summer Series of classes with more than 150 class offerings making up the roster.

Classes for students who are age 5 through fifth grade will be virtual, and there will be a mix of both virtual and in-person classes for teens and adults to choose from.

The traditionally-popular classes — such as acting, improv and choreography for example — will again be offered this summer, but these will be complemented by newer classes that focus on voiceover for audio book narration and video games, for example. Attendees can choose between a mix of single-day and multi-week classes plus a full lineup of workshops. No experience is necessary, and scholarships are available.

“This variety allows us to invite newcomers to try a few classes to find the perfect fit,” Watrous said, “as well as welcome back the seasoned actor for advanced instruction as they prepare for the theatre season ahead.”

Rachel Taylor, a teaching artist and program manager for the DCPA, has been with the DCPA for about 20 years and will be teaching virtual

REGISTER FOR CLASSES The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ 2021 Robert & Judi Newman Summer Series of classes boasts more than 150 class offerings for attendees age 5 and older.

Classes for children PreK through fifth grade will all be offered in a virtual format, and classes for teens — sixth to 12th grade — and adults will be able to choose from both virtual or in-person class offerings.

The DCPA will implement and enforce all CDC and local COVID-19 guidelines, including, but not limited to, capacity limits, social distancing and face coverings.

To find a full roster of class offerings or to register, visit www.denvercenter.org/ education. classes this summer.

“The energy is different,” Taylor said of online theater classes, “but the value is parallel.”

In fact, she added, some people even feel “free-er” to express themselves when taking a theater class online.

Taylor finds teaching theater — whether virtual or in-person — rewarding because she gets to watch the youngest students become part of the story, see the middle schoolers come out of their shell and witness the teens and adults expand their creative thinking skills, she said.

“Theater arts is one of the coolest art forms because it involves all of the art forms combined into one,” Taylor said. “The skills you learn in theater are just as powerful for a 5-year-old as they are for an 85-yearold.”

People tend to love live theater for its togetherness, Watrous said. But, she added, something that the DCPA has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that “a virtual space is just as valuable for sharing time together.”

“This summer, as we are getting back out in the world, will be all about connecting,” Watrous said.

“We are so excited for the arts community to rebuild and welcome students back into all of our spaces — both in-person and virtual.”

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Meow Wolf Denver will open this fall Live performance venue, cafe will be included in arts space

BY MAGGIE DONAHUE DENVERITE

Meow Wolf caused quite a stir when, in 2018, it announced it would be opening a massive exhibition space in Denver, the largest Meow Wolf experience yet. Like the group’s other popular arts spaces in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, the 90,000-square-foot building at 1338 1st St. would be an immersive, interactive exhibition designed by artists to transport guests to fantastical realms.

Since Meow Wolf broke ground, Denverites have watched in anticipation as the oddly-shaped building (Meow Wolf calls the shape a “sleepy pizza” slice) rose up along West Colfax Avenue. Now, we’re finally going to get to see inside: Meow Wolf Denver is scheduled to open to guests this fall.

“Our most ambitious project to date, the Denver exhibition is bound to bend minds, inspire creativity, and touch hearts when we open our doors this fall,” said Todd Richins, Meow Wolf’s executive creative producer. “From our partnership with artists and collaborators on the venue, to the retail and food spaces within our walls, Meow Wolf

Meow Wolf rising from the shadows of the Colfax viaduct in Sun Valley in 2019.

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Denver is a one-stop immersive and imaginative art experience for the ages.”

Hundreds of artists, including more than 110 based in Colorado and partner groups like Montrealbased interactive art company Moment Factory, will be housed in the Denver space. The artists collaborated on 79 interactive projects, including murals, sculpture, sound art, projections and more, depicting fantastical worlds interconnected

by portals and wormholes. By day, guests can explore four floors of exhibitions, creep down secret passageways and interact with and even influence the art around them.

At night, the space will be converted into an immersive performance venue outfitted with interactive tech and projection equipment, where over 450 guests can attend concerts and events.

Visitors will also be able to dine-in or take out food at the Meow Wolf

Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant offering food inspired by Denver cuisine and made by local food and hospitality industry entrepreneurs. On the way out, guests can purchase artwork by participating artists and Meow Wolf merchandise at the exhibition’s 2,000-square-foot gift shop.

In the years leading up to its Denver opening, Meow Wolf has been busy constructing the site, recruiting artists and designing the space.

The group has been working to meet the goals on its social responsibility plan, guidelines designed to help Meow Wolf open the exhibition in a way that is inclusive, sustainable and conscious of its impact on Denver. Some of its goals included hiring contracted local artists to work on the space; funding community projects like the Oriental Theater mural, the Elitch Gardens Kaleidoscape ride, the Dark Palace music festival and the Sun Valley mural; and investing in local organizations, including ones that support artists.

But it’s also faced scrutiny, including a discrimination lawsuit filed by local artists and criticism for initially declining to support employees’ attempts to unionize.

While we know the exhibition will open this fall, there’s no set date for the opening yet.

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We do not oppose the idea of offering a clean slate to many who have blemishes on their records.

We appreciate that a clean record better paves the way to housing and employment opportunities.

OUR VIEW Even so, we strongly oppose HB 1214 because the loss of complete information would be too severe.

Passage of the bill would compromise the system because the cumulative value of the records is paramount. In our journalistic work to serve the public, we find revealing trends in complete arrest records. For example, we can analyze patterns that can lead to questions to ensure law enforcement agencies are accountable.

The information can tell us how agencies do their jobs, where they

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Advertisements taped or left hanging on front doors should be QUIET against the law.

The mischiefDESPERATION makers of advertisements taped or left hanging on front doors where there is a “No Solicitors” sign posted nearby should be subject to a sixCraig Marshall month sentence.

Smith The mischiefmakers of advertisements taped or left hanging on front doors where there are four “No Solicitors” signs posted nearby like mine should be subject to life without parole.

Littering is against the law.

Advertisements left on front doors is littering.

One of my signs, in red, says “No Ads, No Coupons, No Junk.”

Guess what?

It happened again today.

This is, in a world of death and destruction, small potatoes.

However, this is not the forum for large potatoes. Sometimes I wish it were, albeit knowing I’d be in for passionate disagreements.

I mentioned littering. Have you noticed any masks on the ground?

Where I live, Harry and I see masks and dog poop.

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The records can point to patterns of misconduct, racism and other issues. The patterns can play into whether to elect candidates to law enforcement positions, such as sheriff, and whether to vote to retain judges.

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The hampton.gov web site states, “More than 51 billion pieces of litter are released on American roadways each year,” adding that littering costs the United States more than $11 billion to clean up annually.

My front doorknob is forty inches above a woven mat. If the taped ad falls off the door, it’s litter and I’m calling the cops.

There’s nothing like spending time in the old stoney lonesome when it comes to learning a few lessons about unlawful behavior.

Some of you may remember when men and women went door to door with household products and vacuum cleaners “Avon calling.”

Representatives for Watkins Incorporated offered “home remedies, baking products, and other household items.”

In 2021, it’s a little hard to imagine inviting someone into your home to peddle a floor wax or dessert topping.

Ads left on my front door against my wishes might be considered “small stuff.”

I think that’s what the moderators of my anger management classes would have claimed.

Over and over we were told, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”

Or maybe it was, “Don’t pet the sweaty stuff.”

All I know is that it bothers me.

While I’m at it, there’s one more thing that is even more annoying than ads left on my house.

Unwanted phone calls.

My phone allows me to block

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“Why don’t you get an unlisted number?”

I have an unlisted number.

“Why don’t you add your name and number to the National Do Not Call Registry?”

I added my name to the National Do Not Call Registry years ago.

These people are like weeds: They grow where nothing else can.

Sometimes I have engaged in animated discussions with the callers. You don’t want to know.

I don’t feel good about it, but there’s only so much a kind and sensitive individual can take.

Some of my comments and suggestions are very colorful. It is one benefit of knowing a wide range of creative expressions.

Most of the callers hang up on me.

If a call is especially egregious, I contact the Federal Communications Commission whose chairperson is Jessica Rosenworcel (a name straight out of Dickens).

What happens next? Absolutely nothing.

But at least I’ve done all I can.

One door-to-door salesperson asked if I would make a small donation towards the local swimming pool.

I gave him a glass of water.

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

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It’s all about community Farmers markets offering Colorado products are back for the season

IF YOU GO It is expected that farmers markets will be able to once again have live music and other entertainment for the 2021 season, as well as onsite eating at socially-distanced spaced tables.

Vendors being able to offer samples and food and beverage tastings may come back as well. However, certain guidelines for operations might vary and be different for each market, so it is recommended to check websites before visiting each market to ensure you know the rules for the ones you wish to visit.

Another benefit to browsing the farmers markets’ websites is to find a variety of information not related to COVID-19 restrictions. For example, most have a list of vendors and links to the vendor’s website, and some farmers markets list the vendors’ seasonal offerings as they become available.

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

People love to hear the stories behind the food they consume.

“It puts the personality back in food,” said Steve Ela, a fourth generation farmer with Colorado’s Ela Family Farms which got its start in 1907.

One of the best ways to hear these stories is from the famers themselves, and a local farmers market is a wonderful place to have such conversations, Ela said. Consumers get excited when they get to learn every detail about how the food is grown, and how it went from bloom on the farm to their family’s table, he said.

People love to explore different tastes and varieties, and for the farmers, Ela added, all the hard work they put into growing the food is rewarded when someone says, “‘wow, that was the best peach I’ve ever eaten.’”

It is farmers market season again in Colorado, and the Denver area boats many different markets to explore — each with their own uniqueness and charm.

A relational, community experience Peter and Margo Wanberg will be opening their City Park Farmers Market this year in the space that was formerly occupied by City Park Esplanade Fresh Market.

This will be the first year for the husband and wife team to run a farmers market, though the two have been vendors at various markets with Peter Wanberg’s Jubilee Roasting Co. coffee since 2017.

Margo Wanberg is co-founder of 3 Sisters Honey.

“When you shop at farmers markets, you get a relational experience,” Peter Wanberg said. They are “something that bonds the community further.”

The City Park Farmers Market will feature food trucks and live music, and its unique entertainment includes a donation-based yoga class led by Big Power Yoga.

With the market, the Wanbergs have a goal to provide the fundamentals of what a farmers market can be — focusing on Colorado local and focusing on food, Wanberg said.

“We’ve really curated our selection of local producers, farmers and artisans to provide a food-focused experience for guests,” Wanberg said. “Local produce is the foundation of a farmers market and everything else we’re doing is built around that.”

Market shoppers will be able to browse at least 60 vendor booths each week whose businesses range hfrom established brands to startups. Goods will include mostly .consumable products — fruits and vegetables, dairy, baked goods, jams and sauces, for example — and a few that will offer goods such as botanical soaps, flowers or zero waste supplies.

All of the vendors are “passionate about growing food (and) using local

Denver residents Peter and Margo Wanberg will be opening the City Park Farmers MarCOURTESY PHOTO ket with a focus on local consumable goods on May 15.

and organic ingredients,” Wanberg said. He added that he and Margo are especially looking forward to being advocates for the local producers and offering market-goers the opportunity to not only shop for fresh food, but the opportunity to contribute to the local economy.

“We get to be champions for these local food producers,” Wanberg said.

“By purchasing local, the dollars go directly from consumer to producer.”

Offering new inspirations for mealtimes Considering what aspects are important to people when thinking about their ideal shopping experience, shopping at farmers markets can check a lot of those boxes, said Nicole Jarman, farmers market manager of the South Pearl Street Farmers Market.

There is a community aspect, Jarmen said, which is important to a lot of market-goers.

“We’re all craving that connection and community,” she added. “Historically, visiting your local farmers market each week means you get to see your neighbors.”

But also, Jarmen added, people typically want to support local businesses and food producers when they can. And still others shop at farmers markets for the healthier options of having a great selection of fresh food to choose from.

South Pearl Street, as a whole, is quite the destination place for people, Jarmen said. People enjoy spending some time at the farmers market in the earlier part of the day, then spending the afternoon browsing the unique small businesses and dining at the various restaurants.

This year’s farmers market boasts a mix of 140 vendors offering quite the variety of goods, Jarmen said.

“There are two very long blocks dedicated to the farmers market,” Jarmen said. “I don’t think there’s anything you won’t be able to find at the market this year.”

The South Pearl Street Farmers Market has been going on for a couple decades. It will feature food trucks, live entertainment and new

this year is what’s being called the chef experience. This will provide people with new inspiration for their meals and cooking, Jarmen said.

Each week, a Front Range chef will be featured to write a recipe that can be made completely with items purchased from the South Pearl Street Farmers Market. The recipe will be available to the public

prior to the weekly market on Sunday so people can shop for the items.

Each Sunday evening, the featured chef will host a virtual cooking class, which will be available on the South Pearl Street Farmers Market’s website.

‘When the music came back’ Farmers markets truly are all about community, said Chris Burke, president of Colorado Fresh Markets-Cherry Creek.

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magine it’s a hot Colorado day and adults are looking for alcoholic beverages to help beat the heat. Many seek out beer, seltzers and cocktails.

But, for Sam Al-Jassim and many others, the answer is cider.

This fruit wine has grown in popularity in the United States and Colorado over the last 10 years, and cideries, taprooms and tasterooms have recently opened across the Denver metro area.

Unfortunately, the sugary national brands have given cider a bit of a bad reputation, but locals are working to correct that, saying there’s something for everyone.

“We have seen people who don’t like cider try it and come back,” Al-Jassim, a manager at Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery in Idaho Springs, said. “I feel like there’s a cider for everybody.”

Like wine, the drink has a range of dryness and sweetness, with some falling at either end and some in the middle. The industry also offers a variety of flavors — anything from Locust Cider’s mojito to Colorado + 49 Cidery & Pub’s blueberry lavender.

Luke Furey, operations manager at Golden-based Colorado + 49, described how he thinks of cider as a happy medium between beer and hard seltzer, saying it’s the perfect crisp and cool drink to enjoy on a hot day.

Of course, there’s no reason why drinks have to be mutually exclusive as there’s plenty of local craftsmanship to go around.

Brad Page, owner of Denver-based Colorado Cider Company, pointed out that the British — the world’s biggest cider drinkers — often drink beer and cider in the same sitting.

And some local cideries, like Clear Creek and Colorado + 49, keep beer on tap, offer flights of beer and/or cider, and can make beer-cider mixes.

And, for those who don’t drink, local cideries also offer a variety of food options.

So, whether people are diehard fans, casual drinkers or uninitiated, Page and his colleagues only ask

CIDER SAMPLES Want to sample local cider? Here are the sweet details on some Denver-area cideries.

Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery Location: 1446 Miner St., Idaho Springs Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day Offers: Nine Colorado ciders on tap, 14 in cans; full bar and full kitchen Founded: Restaurant and bar opened Feb. 22, 2019; in-house fermentation is forthcoming Clear Fork Cider (tasting room) Location: 4965 Iris St., Wheat Ridge Hours: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays Offers: Exclusive small-batch Clear Fork ciders along with others; snacks Founded: Initial location in downtown Denver opened about five years ago; moved to current location in July 2019 and opened tasting room that September Distribution: Some local restaurants and liquor stores Events: May 1 was launch day for new ciders; participating in Lakewood’s Cider Days Oct. 2-3 at Belmar Park Colorado + 49 Cidery & Pub Location: 1100 Arapahoe St., Golden Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day Offers: In-house dry-mediums to semisweet ciders; 29 taps with about half ciders and half non-Colorado beers; full kitchen with all gluten-free menu items Founded: June 25, 2018 Distribution: Growlers to-go at Golden location only that they keep an open mind and explore the world of flavor local cideries have to offer.

A blooming industry Cider is made from fermented fruit — primarily apples — and is most popular in Britain and other parts of Europe. Page, a Colorado Cider Guild board member, said it used to be a common drink in the United States but fell out of favor shortly before Prohibition.

However, as the craft beverage movement began in earnest, Page said it was only a matter of time until ciders saw a revival.

When Colorado Cider Company opened in 2011, it was the first commercial cidery in the area. Now, there are probably 18 across Colorado, Page estimated.

Cider’s gluten-free profile is one reason it’s become so popular. It also has less sugar than beer, in most cases, and is lower in alcohol content than liquor. Thus, it’s healthier

Events: Anniversary celebration on June 25 with staff members’ “tap takeover” to introduce new ciders Colorado Cider Company (tasting room) Location: 2650 W. 2nd Ave. No. 10, Denver Hours: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Offers: Variety of in-house ciders Founded: 2011 Distribution: Wide-ranging at Denverarea restaurants and liquor stores Events: Participating in Lakewood’s Cider Days Oct. 2-3 at Belmar Park Locust Cider (Belmar taproom) Location: 7260 W. Alaska Drive, Unit A, Lakewood Hours: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, noon to 9 p.m. Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays Offers: 16 Locust Ciders on tap and others in cans; wines; small-plate food menu and snacks Founded: Seattle-based Locust Cider opened its first Colorado location in Boulder in 2019; taprooms in Fort Collins and Belmar opened fall 2020 Distribution: Wide-ranging at restaurants and liquor stores; taproom locations also offer ciders to-go Events: Participating in Lakewood’s Cider Days Oct. 2-3 at Belmar Park overall than other alcoholic drinks, industry members posited.

While the industry’s growth seemingly exploded between 2013 and 2018, Page said two things have hindered it recently.

The first is the pandemic, which restricted capacities and forced many cideries to survive on to-go orders. The other is the rise of hard seltzer, which breweries can massproduce much cheaper than cideries can make their products.

However, the overall movement toward craft beverages in general is helping, Page said, as many Coloradans want to support smaller producers and enjoy better quality drinks.

Is there an untapped market?

While Page was unsure whether the metro area will see more cideries in the near future, he said the existing ones are definitely growing.

Furey was more optimistic, believing that more cideries will pop up over the next five years and that

they could eventually be on par with breweries as they gain more national popularity.

The success of Seattle-based Locust Cider’s new Belmar taproom also seems to indicate the cidery market is relatively untapped.

Despite opening last fall — among increasing COVID-19 restrictions and poor weather — business has far exceeded expectations, manager Sarah Mutch stated. She and Eric Smith, vice president of Locust Cider-Rocky Mountains, said they can’t keg the place fast enough sometimes.

“It’s a good problem to have,” Mutch said.

Unlike breweries, local cideries don’t have as much geographic competition. Both Furey and Mutch pointed out that their locations are the only cideries in Golden and Lakewood, respectively.

Additionally, while some cideries like Wheat Ridge’s Clear Fork Cider distribute to local restaurants and liquor stores, others like Colorado + 49 only offer theirs on-site.

Although the market is growing, it’s still relatively small so everyone knows and helps each other, Smith said. The better the industry does as a whole, the better for each cidery.

Keeping history fresh For Rob Bayless, Clear Fork’s director of operations, the industry is as much about the drink itself as it is about the people who enjoy it.

Bayless described how he takes pride in crafting cider, explaining everything from visiting local orchards to hand-pressing the apples to letting the juice ferment for several months.

“When you go to make it, it always feels like alchemy,” he said. “You start with a sweet juice, and six months later, it can end up as a completely changed product. … It’s magical to see that transformation.”

Along with the taste, people can also connect with the story behind the ciders, Bayless continued. Cidermaking is very much tied to Colorado’s agricultural and orchardindustry roots.

Whether people have similarly deep ties or are relatively new to Colorado, he said, “I think people can relate to that history and that story … There’s a lot of (Colorado) pride around that.”

Contact reporter Corinne Westeman at 303-567-4491 or cwesteman@coloradocommunitymedia.com, and follow her on Twitter @cwesteman.

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get to form relationships with the consumers, “the vendors enjoy it (farmers markets) just as much as anybody.”

The outdoor setting of farmers markets lends to them being one of the few venues that can currently offer live entertainment, so this year, people are especially looking forward to that, Burke said.

He added that it wasn’t until later in the season last year when the Cherry Creek farmers market was able to bring back its live music.

“When the music came back, it was such a warming feeling,” Burke said, adding that people were dancing and simply enjoying it in a socially-distanced manner.

The Cherry Creek farmers market is going into its 24th season.

It will have food trucks, live entertainment and will boast hundreds — if not a few hundred or more — fresh items to shop for, from spring flowers to European cheeses, all by Colorado vendors. And many of these items are unique and/or not readily available in grocery stores, Burke said.

Colorado Fresh Markets-Cherry Creek offers a market on Saturdays as well as Wednesdays.

“Crops come in all week long,” Burke said. So “there’s a demand for it.”

Additionally, people working in the nearby area enjoy being able to grab a fresh bite to eat for their lunch on Wednesdays, Burke added.

Along with many other harvestable fruits, Ela Family Farms grows about 32 varieties of apples, which they will be bringing to farmers markets near the end of August, roughly. Ela Family Farms will be at a number of farmers markets this year, but the ones in Denver are the City Park Farmers Market, South Pearl Street Farmers Market and the Central Park Farmers Market.

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Maya Dank, market director for Rebel Bread, sets the local bakery’s items out for sale during last year’s South Pearl Street Farmers Market. Rebel Bread is looking forward to being a vendor at both the South Pearl Street Farmers Market and the City Park FarmPHOTO BY MASON E HUCKABEE PHOTOGRAPHY ers Market this year.

More than an essential business Last year, in the midst of the coro-

navirus pandemic, farmers markets were deemed an essential business

because of the fresh groceries and other goods that can be purchased at them, said Zach Martinucci, founder and owner of Rebel Bread which specializes in artisan breads and coffee shop pastries.

This year, especially as restrictions ease, farmers markets will be able to go back to offering the community-feel that is associated with farmers markets, and once again serve as local, social gathering spaces, he added.

“Farmers markets mean so much for the local business community,” Martinucci said. “For these five months each year, it is our opportunity to get to know our customers.”

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and Social Justice.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about everyday artivism and grassroots organizing to institutional and international advocacy, states the news release.

The lectures will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday for the duration of the program. Lectures will be presented by Michael WilsonBecerril, Ph.D., of Mexico City, Mexico, who will “explore decolonial approaches to peace, conflict and environmental justice,” states a news release. He will present a different topic each week.

The art workshops will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. each Saturday.

Five artists part of a Negr á frica, will lead the workshops. Negr á frica is a Brazilian artist collective, and the artists are Mayara Smith, Camila Parreiras, Dailey Gonçalves, Jéssica Goés and Leticia Moreno. Their art is focused on investigating identity, race and their experiences as Black women. The specialize in a variety of mediums that include comics, photography, painting, drawing and poetry, states a news release. Attendees will learn “Brazlian concepts of making art with resources around you to amplify your creative expression and

voice,” states the news release.

Popul/Arte will culminate in a public presentation of a co-created art project that will live in the Latino Cultural Arts Center’s library.

Everybody is welcome to participate in Popul/Arte, and it is free for anyone to attend. All materials will be available online to the widest audience possible through free and engaging multimedia, states the news release.

Registration is now open, and can be done online at http://bit.ly/ popul-arte.

The Latino Cultural Arts Center is a Denver-based nonprofit. To learn more, visit www.lcac-denver.org.

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5 things to know: 2020 saw spike in deaths from Alzheimer’s, dementia Some racial minorities unlikely to seek care for memory problems, national survey says

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The broad disruption to Americans’ lifestyles that the coronavirus caused likely led to an increase in deaths among people with Alzheimer’s disease — and that loss of life was not directly due to COVID-19 but, rather, to associated factors such as social isolation, according to an annual report about Alzheimer’s disease.

And although Black Americans are twice as likely as their white counterparts to develop Alzheimer’s — and Hispanic Americans are 50% more likely than white Americans — certain people of color have the most concerns about receiving medical care for dementia, according to the report, which included a special section on race, ethnicity and Alzheimer’s this year.

“Despite ongoing efforts to address health and health care disparities in Alzheimer’s and dementia care, survey results show there is still a lot of work to be done,” Carl Hill, the Alzheimer’s Association’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, said in a news release.

Colorado saw 850 more deaths from Alzheimer’s and dementia in 2020 compared to averages over the past five years, according to the news release.

Here’s a look at the findings in the 2021 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report put out by the Alzheimer’s Association, a nonprofit health organization that works to accelerate progress in the prevention and cure of Alzheimer’s.

Pandemic appears to have exacerbated deaths Alzheimer’s disease is a memory-affecting condition that worsens over time, and dementia is a general term for loss of memory and other mental abilities

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that interferes with daily life.

Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, but there are many kinds, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

There were at least 42,000 more deaths from Alzheimer’s and other dementias across the United States in 2020 compared with averages over the previous five years, according to the report. These were not deaths attributed to COVID-19 but to associated factors.

The Alzheimer’s death total for 2020 was 16% higher than anticipated, said Jim Herlihy, a spokesman for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Colorado chapter.

Based on the prior five years, Colorado’s Alzheimer’s deaths in 2020 exceeded projections by about 23%, Herlihy said.

While there may not be a precise way to determine how much different coronavirus-related lifestyle changes affected deaths, researchers believe many factors contributed to the increased death rate.

“Beyond the health implications of the coronavirus itself, people living with Alzheimer’s are at greater risk because of the disruption in their routines, the social isolation from family and friends, the requirement to wear masks and wash hands, and so much more,” Amelia Schafer, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, said in the news release.

“These increased deaths are a clear sign that the disruption in lifestyle and related confusion are shortening the lives of many of our older adults living with dementia,” Schafer continued.

People of color distrust health care, survey says Fewer than half of Black and Native Americans feel confident they have access to health care providers who understand their ethnic or racial background and experiences, and only about three in five Asian Americans and Hispanics likewise feel confident, according to the news release.

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Skepticism about memory care abounds More than half of nonwhite Americans believe significant loss of memory or cognitive abilities is “a normal part of aging,” the news release said.

Hispanic, Black and Native Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to say they would not see a doctor if experiencing thinking or memory problems.

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If people tell their doctor about thinking or memory issues, the physician can look at different factors besides Alzheimer’s that may be contributing to the situation, Herlihy said.

There are reversible causes of memory loss “that include certain medications, minor head trauma or injury, emotional disorders, vitamin B-12 deficiency and alcohol-

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Diagnosis clears an easier path forward Perhaps the most important step people can take is getting a diagnosis, Herlihy said.

“About half of all Alzheimer’s cases are never diagnosed,” Herlihy said. “That means that loved ones may never fully understand what is happening to the individual, and the symptoms can be mistaken or misinterpreted for personality changes or other things.”

By understanding the disease, family and friends can learn about medications that can help with symptoms, how to practice healthy lifestyles that may help extend a person’s cognitive health, and how to prepare for the future in terms of legal or financial aspects — as well as ensuring the safety of all involved, Herlihy said.

They can also take advantage of resources offered by the Alzheimer’s Association at no charge that include disease information and classes on topics such as communication techniques, legal and financial planning, and care at various stages of the disease, Herlihy said.

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Museum includes tribes in Sand Creek exhibit Cheyenne, Arapaho voices help shape story of 1864 massacre

BY COREY H. JONES DENVERITE

Otto Braided Hair’s great-grandparents survived the deadliest day in Colorado history.

On Nov. 29, 1864, U.S. soldiers attacked a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in eastern Colorado back when the state was a territory.

Troops brutally killed more than 200 people — most of them women, children and elders — during what’s now widely known as the Sand Creek Massacre.

“It’s more of a generational trauma,” Braided Hair said. “We still have strong feelings and emotions about our history and what happened to our old people, especially in this instance where they were wronged.”

The United States government celebrated the atrocity as a military victory. That slowly changed as people spoke out about the unprovoked ambush on a peaceful camp.

Still, the narrative about the Sand Creek Massacre among white historians and lawmakers hasn’t always stayed true to what actually occurred.

“Because it happened to the tribes, most people think, ‘Well, that’s

tribal history,’” Braided Hair, a Northern Cheyenne tribal member, said. “It’s not, it’s everybody’s history. It happened in Colorado, so it’s a history of Colorado. And then it’s U.S. history. It belongs to the public and needs to be told.”

Braided Hair is working with History Colorado on a long-term exhibit about the Sand Creek Massacre. The Denver-based museum will share its history and more from the viewpoint of Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal members.

“We want to be involved in telling the story,” Braided Hair said. “We haven’t had that and didn’t have that in the earlier times. History Colorado actually developed an exhibit some years ago without the tribes’ involvement or consultation.”

The History Colorado Center opened in Denver in 2012. The brand-new space included an exhibit on the Sand Creek Massacre that was supposed to run for five years. But History Colorado closed it to the public after just 45 days and eventually took it down because of criticism from tribal representatives and leadership, who had little input in its development.

“It was a hard lesson to learn,” said Shannon Voirol, who directs exhibit planning for History Colorado.

About eight years ago, History Colorado started to create a more formal partnership with three tribal groups: the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana, the North-

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ern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

In 2014, the organization hoped to open a smaller, temporary exhibit in honor of the massacre’s 150th anniversary. But that didn’t pan out.

“We hadn’t yet found productive ways to work together, and those plans stalled,” Voirol said.

History Colorado also runs the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose.

The organization has worked closely with Ute tribes of Colorado and Utah on the building’s design and exhibits. History Colorado curated a sister exhibit, “Written on the Land: Ute Voices, Ute History,” in Denver with the same collaborative approach.

“That gave me a lot of experience in this work and in the listening that it requires,” Voirol said. “Now we can’t imagine doing it any differently, and it’s really required that our whole institution flexes in some ways.”

Those lessons are guiding History Colorado in how it recounts the Sand Creek Massacre and honors the lives, histories and lasting cultures of those who were attacked.

The center plans to run its exhibit for five years starting in the fall of 2022.

“We are taking the time to do it right,” Voirol said. “I’m really happy that our leadership understands that we want the tribes’ buy-in on this. And if it’s starting to feel like

for whatever reason they are not happy with it, they’re not owning it, then we’ve heard pretty clearly that we can take a pause again.”

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded History Colorado $400,000 to support the effort. That grant will help pay for things like exhibit materials and trips for museum staff to reservations to visit with tribal members.

Some of the money will go to consultants, Voirol said.

“It’s definitely a sign that shows some commitment and dedication (from History Colorado),” Braided Hair said.

As a descendant of survivors, he hopes the exhibit can bring some healing to the tribes, memorialize the victims and educate the public.

Braided Hair said it’s hard to talk about his great-grandfather, one of the hundreds of Cheyenne and Arapaho who had gathered along a dry creek bed in November 1864, expecting to negotiate peace. Instead, he was shot by U.S. troops, but still managed to save his wife’s life and join the rescue team to search for other survivors.

“It’s a tragedy, it’s terrible,” Braided Hair said. “He managed to put my great-grandmother on a horse, and she rode off with the herd. She happened to be pregnant with her first son, and later that year he was born.”

The exhibit will also explore the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, which saw some controversy of its own, and highlight the annual healing run from the site of the massacre to the state Capitol. It will also document tribal histories and their contemporary cultures.

“We are just in the early stages of identifying what we want to display and the storyline,” Braided Hair said. “I think the positive is that the Cheyenne and Arapaho definitely are resilient and have a lot of pride, despite what happened during those times.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Denver County District Court 1437 Bannock St Denver, CO 80202 Case No.: 2021CV30501 Division: 280 Plaintiff: TRAILS AT PARKFIELD LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION v.

Defendants: MARQUITA C BRISTER; MICHAEL S STEWART; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; DENVER COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Attorneys for Plaintiff: Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt, LLC Hal R. Kyles, #23891 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (720) 221-9780 Matter ID # 2492.0021 DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you as a government agency, you are required to file your answer or other response within 60 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

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

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ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC By: /s/Hal R. Kyles Hal R. Kyles, #23891 Plaintiff’s Address: Trails At Parkfield Lake Condominium Association c/o ACCU, Inc. 2140 S Holly St. Denver, CO 80222 This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

Legal Notice No. 80950 First Publication: April 8, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice May 6, 2021 NOTICE TO MORTGAGEES IN THE EMERSON PLAZA COMMUNITY Notice is hereby given to all mortgagees within the Emerson Plaza community in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, that the Emerson Plaza Homeowners Association, Inc. is seeking mortgagee approval of a proposed Limited Amendment to the Amended and Restated Declaration for Emerson Plaza (the “Proposed Amendment”).

The Proposed Amendment can be obtained at the following address: Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang St., Ste. 100, Lakewood, CO 80228.

Failure of any mortgagee to deliver a negative response to the Emerson Plaza Homeowners Association, Inc., c/o Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang St., Ste. 100, Lakewood, CO 80228, within 60 days shall be deemed consent on behalf of the mortgagee.

Legal Notice No. 80989 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the

City and County of Denver, Colorado, Case No. 20-08-0896P. 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 (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 80978 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate antennas on a building (smoke stack) with an overall height of 93 feet. The Site location is near 381 S Broadway, Denver, Denver County, CO 80223. Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Environmental Resources Management, C/O Danna Allen, Wireless Projects, 235 Magrath Darby Boulevard, Suite 130, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or by email vzwnepa@erm. com, or phone 1-678-904-4399.

Legal Notice No. 81001 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice ClearHome Self Storage Denver located at 1830 S Bannock St., Denver CO 80223 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below list of Occupants whom are in default at a Auction.

The sale will occur as an online auction via www. storagetreasures.com on 5/26/2021 at 12:00 PM. Jonathan L Kelley unit #22; Surreyyah Damissalaam unit #75; Debora Fernandes unit #91.

This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

Legal Notice No. 80994 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street, Room 256 Denver, CO 80202 In re the Marriage of: Petitioner: Kristilla Silva and Respondent: Jose Hipollito Garcia Counsel for Petitioner: Cory M. Curtis, #40549 Curtis Law Firm, LLC 5353 W Dartmouth Ave., Suite 504 Denver, CO 80227 720-263-4600 | cmcurtis@cmcurtislaw.com Case Number: 2021DR30240 Division 309 SUMMONS FOR: DISSOLUTION OF CIVIL UNION To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1252) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

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This is an action to obtain a Decree of Dissolution of Civil Union or Legal Separation of Civil Union as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders regarding the children of the union.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution or Legal Separation of Civil Union by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court.

Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S. Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Partner are: 1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any property of the union, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

Date: 03/31/2021 CURTIS LAW FIRM, LLC By: /s/ Cory M. Curtis Cory M. Curtis, #40549 Legal Notice No. 80972 First Publication: April 22, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Vincent Franco Sr., Deceased Case Number: 21PR0170 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 8, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Trustee Michael Franco Sr. Personal Representative 3717 Lipan St. Denver, CO 80221 Legal Notice No. 80998 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SHARON RILEY, also known as SHARON MAURICE RILEY, Deceased Case Number 2021 PR 30533 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew A. Lombardo, Personal Representative 1212 Rocky Mountain Court Celina, TX 75009 Legal Notice No. 80982 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Walter Braude, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30506

After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting the status of your civil union, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decision-making and parenting time), maintenance (partner support), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 23, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided

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Estate of Roger Alex Martinez, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30379

Legal Notice No. 80973 First Publication: April 22, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rodney N. Plummer, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30282 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

Cynthia D. Pellegrino, Personal Representative 13615 Fairgate Drive Poway, California 92064

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joanne Darlene Otten, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030529 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 31, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah P. Brooks Attorney to the Personal Representative c/o Frutig Law, LLC 11001 West 120th Ave. Ste. 400 Broomfield, CO 80021

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert A. Scofield, also known as Robert Allan Scofield, aka Robert Scofield, aka Rob A. Scofield, aka Rob Allan Scofield, and Rob Scofield, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30572 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 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

W. Robert Stubbs, Personal Representative 20971 E. Crestline Circle Centennial, CO 80015

Legal Notice No. 81000 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

John H. Lilak Personal Representative 7821 Mohawk Drive Prairie Village, Kansas 66208 Legal Notice No. 81003 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GEORGIA A. LONG-VILLANUEBA, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30565

Legal Notice No. 80996 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nelson L. Sjostrand, a/k/a Nelson Lewis Sjostrand, a/k/a Bus Sjostrand, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30475

Kenneth W. Barr, Personal Representative 535 Ashton Drive Corvallis, MT 59828

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 29, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marlene M. Sjostrand Personal Representative 3032 S. Monroe Street Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. 80992 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARIA A. PADILLA, Deceased Case Number 2021 PR 30487 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before August 29, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 80974 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Leonard A. Padilla, Personal Representative 700 Newton Street Denver, CO 80204

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harry Schuller, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30528 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Linda Loera, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

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All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Keith Lilak aka John K. Lilak, aka J. Keith Lilak, aka Keith Lilak, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 030540

Legal Notice No. 80979 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of TERESA R. ROMERO, aka Teresa Ruby Romero, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30162

Legal Notice No. 80988 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Helga O’Dell, Personal Representative 880 S. Arbutus St., Lakewood, CO 80228

Gabrielle Nicole Martinez Personal Representative 985 Albion St. Apt 618 Denver, CO 80220 Phone: 720-595-0031

Legal Notice No. 80975 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Theresa Ripepi, aka Anne D. Ripepi, aka Anne T. Ripepi, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30376 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 30, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Voters may decide whether city can borrow $400 million Money would be used for infrastructure projects that are portrayed as job creators

BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE

Mayor Michael Hancock said on April 28 that his administration will ask voters in November to approve a $400 million bond package to help with pandemic recovery that would mostly fund infrastructure projects aimed at creating jobs.

City of Denver Chief Finance Officer Brendan Hanlon said the money isn’t earmarked for specific projects yet; the city will figure out where exactly the money would go over the next few months. Hanlon said the city has a list of roughly 5,000 projects that include things as small as street intersection fixes to big, multi-year projects.

“We’re really not here to announce a series of projects, we’re here to announce the beginning of a process,” Hanlon said.

The city doesn’t have an exact

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estimate for how many jobs would be created by the borrowed money, though Hanlon said it would be in the thousands.

Denver lost about 25,000 jobs during the pandemic, according to city Economic Development Executive Director Eric Hiraga. Many of these losses were in the restaurant

and hospitality industries. Hiraga said Denver’s job-loss numbers are consistent with those of other cities in the U.S. Despite the pandemic’s impact on local businesses and jobs, Hancock said he believes the city’s economy is in a much better place financially than where he imagined it would be

a year ago, when the city was still under a stay-at-home order.

“We are doing better than I would have anticipated because there were some pretty dark moments during the 2020 season of the pandemic,” Hancock said. “I think that has a lot to do with the resiliency of the people of Denver.”

The city has provided millions of dollars to local businesses in the form of relief grants since March 2020. The city’s getting money from the feds for recovery, too: It anticipates getting anywhere from $140 million to $311 million from the American Rescue Plan, a giant stimulus package signed by President Biden this year. Hanlon said Denver expects to get some of this money over the next few weeks, the first of two installments, with the second chunk of money coming in 2022.

Denver City Council will likely vote on whether to refer the bond package to voters over the summer.

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Public Notices Personal Representative 1201 W. Flournoy Street Chicago, IL 60607 Legal Notice No. 80976 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joanna Jessica Palmer, a/k/a Joanna J. Palmer, a/k/a Joanna Palmer, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30421 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 23, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dennis Palmer, Co-Personal Representative 13909 W. Cedar Place Golden, CO 80401 Susan Palmer, Co-Personal Representative 34 Kean Drive Bozeman, MT 59718 Legal Notice No. 80968 First Publication: April 22, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

claims may be forever barred.

Jason F. Achatz, Personal Representative 2216 Acacia St. Richardson, TX 75082 Legal Notice No. 80981 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John A. Chacon, Sr., also known as John A. Chacon, aka John Chacon, Sr., aka John Chacon, aka John Andrew Chacon, Sr. and John Andrew Chacon, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30535 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 29, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gina M. Weinberger, Attorney for the Personal Representative 2425 Canyon Blvd. #110 Boulder, CO 80302 Legal Notice No. 80983 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234 Attorney for Personal Representative Legal Notice No. 80984 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph L. Wagner, aka Joseph Lajos Wagner, aka Joe Wagner, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30522 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 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristi M. Radosevich, Attorney to the Personal Representative P.O. Box 2708 Elizabeth, Colorado 80107 Legal Notice No. 81004 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Matthew John Brewer, a/k/a Matthew J. Brewer, a/k/a Matthew Brewer, a/k/a Jack Brewer, a/k/a Matthew Brewer, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30403

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID E. BAILEY, a/k/a DAVID EDWARD BAILEY, a/k/a DAVID BAILEY, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30386

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jay W. Enyart, aka Jay Wilson Enyart, aka Jay Enyart, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30567

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 23, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

Elizabeth Guthrie Brewer n/k/a Elizabeth B. Callahan, Personal Representative c/o Steven R. Hutchins Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202

Ruth R. Gries, Personal Representative 6887 W. Bennett Place Lakewood, CO 80227

Nancy S. Enyart, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln St., #1100 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 80986 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GERALD L. ACHATZ, aka GERALD LEE ACHATZ, aka GERRY ACHATZ, Deceased Case No. 2021PR30539 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to teh Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 5, 2021, or the

Legal Notice No. 80970 First Publication: April 22, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Joseph Olson, aka Robert J. Olson, aka Robert Olson, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30548 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 10, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronald D. Olson, Personal Representative Robert G. Frie (1796)

Legal Notice No. 80993 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Linda Sue Murphy, a/k/a Linda S. Murphy and Linda Murphy, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30448 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 3, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Samuel Ian Murphy Landis

Personal Representative 4807 S Fultondale Way Aurora, CO, 80016

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothea P. Flax, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30507

Legal Notice No. 80977 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press The Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GILBERTO T. VILLEGAS, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30373 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court on or before August 22, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Veronica Montoya, Personal Representative c/o The Hickey Law Firm, LLC 1075 South Yukon Street, Suite 260 Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No. 80971 First Publication: April 22, 2021 Last Publication: May 6, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MANFRED W. STURM, also known as MANFRED WERNER STURM, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30537 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephenie D. Lorimer, Personal Representative 4350 Wadsworth Blvd., #240 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 80987 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nancy Darby Eicher, a/k/a Nancy D. Eicher, and Nancy Eicher, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30498 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 29, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paige E. Mulvey, Personal Representative 19025 NE 183rd Street Woodinville, WA 98077 Legal Notice No. 80980 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James D. Harpster, Jr., aka James D. Harpster aka James Harpster, aka Jim Harpster, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30452

Legal Notice No. 80995 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

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 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CAROL ARLENE ERICKSON, a/k/a CAROL A. ERICKSON, a/k/a CAROL ERICKSON, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030574 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julee R. Erickson, Personal Representative 467 S Grant Street Denver, Colorado 80209 Legal Notice No. 81002 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021

Barbara L. Finke Personal Representative 9532 E. Lake Circle Greenwood Village, CO 80111

/s/ signature on original in office Signature of Attorney for Person Giving Notice Personal Representative Thomas R. Ripp, c/o Boatright, Ripp & Llusk, LLC 4315 Wadsworth Blvd.

Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 Phone: 303-423-7134 Legal Notice No. 80985 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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most iconic portion of the structure. The color, which comes from Colorado-sourced red sandstone, is also worth noting, Henry said, adding that most Brutalist buildings are grey-ish in color because of the use of concrete materials.

“It stands out in our city landscape,” Cameron said. “Thousands of people pass by it daily. Its demolition would leave a gaping hole in Denver’s landscape.”

The property is owned by Scripps Media, the parent company of KMGH Denver 7. The company would like to sell the building and relocate its operations to a different centrally-located and more modern building, which had not been determined as of the beginning of April.

However, the property has a potential buyer — a “highly respected developer of mixed-use projects in urban neighborhoods through the United States,” states a letter from Dean Littleton, vice president and general manager of Denver 7, to the city’s landmark preservation commission.

Littleton’s letter also states that the news operation has outgrown its current building, and additionally, the news station’s staff faces the challenge of operating in an antiquated building that was “purposebuilt to serve the needs of a 1970s television studio, before the advent of the technology, connectedness and collaboration that define the industry today.”

Cameron, Henry and Wise filed for the landmark designation in response to a public notice of a Certificate of Demolition Eligibility application for the property, which was filed in late November and submitted to Denver’s Community Planning & Development on Dec. 4.

The city’s landmark staff, however, found that the Denver 7 building may have potential for a landmark designation and posted the public notice of the Certificate of Demolition Eligibility application.

Information on the city’s website states that “if a Certificate of Demolition Eligibility is issued, a property owner or owner’s agent may proceed with a demolition ap-

Denver City Council is expected to entertain a public hearing and vote on potential landmark status for the Denver 7 building at 123 Speer Blvd. on May 10. COURTESY OF BRAD CAMERON

plication without further Landmark Preservation review for a period of five years.”

Landmark status would protect the exterior of the building, and would make demolition a more difficult task.

Scripps Media argues that if the Denver 7 building receives historic designation, it would present a challenge to sell the property by placing “significant restrictions and procedural requirements on our — or any future owner’s — ability to make needed modifications to the structure to accommodate our business or that of another user.”

Cameron, Henry and Wise argue that because the property itself takes up an entire city block, there could possibly be some sort of adaptive reuse project on the property.

Because of application requirements, the three had to include the entire building in the landmark application, but what Cameron refers to as the “north box” of the building — which is adjacent to Lincoln and Seventh Avenue — could be sacrificed if the tower can be saved, he said. The landmark application does not include the parking lot along Sherman Street.

On April 6, Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission voted 6-to-1 to forward the decision on the landmark application to city council. The commission’s Brad Gassman voted no. He pointed out that he did not believe the property met all of the criteria required for landmark designation — one being that the property does not have “a direct association with a significant

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historic event or with the historical development of the city, state, or nation.”

Gassman tended to agree with a statement in a rebuttal prepared by Heritage Consulting Group, which was hired by Denver 7 to assess the property’s eligibility for designation under the applicable criteria: “As a radio and television news studio and broadcasting station, the journalists at Denver 7 have reported on numerous historic events.

These events, however, were only documented by the station. The station and its journalists themselves are not the history, but only bring those stories to the community. It is a key ethos of journalism that the reporter and the news outlet are not the news. They are only a conduit for the news to the community.

Denver 7 has adhered to this ethos throughout its history, and the location and the Denver 7 Building itself

are not associated with any significant historic event.”

Cameron, Henry and Wise disagree, however, stating in their application that “the KLZ Communications Center is significant for its direct and substantial association with the historical development of the television communications industry in Denver. For over 50 years, the iconic building has been the center of operations for one of Denver’s oldest television stations … and the property at 123 E. Speer Boulevard has been the station’s home since it first went on the air in 1953. The impressive and memorable building embodies the history of KLZ Channel 7 and serves as a physical representation of the local television industry’s explosive growth during the 1960s into the preeminent source of news and entertainment for Denver-area residents.”

“Back in the 1960s,” Cameron added in an interview, “the television station wanted a monumental building to mark the significance of the station. They were making a statement.”

The landmarking issue went to Denver’s to Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure (LUTI), which is a committee made up of city councilmembers, on April 20 and passed it along to the entire city council body. It is expected that city council will entertain a public hearing and vote on the matter on May 10.

“We’re happy to have gotten the support of the landmark” commission, Cameron said. “But the question now is, what will city council opt to do.”

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