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Denver schools extend remote learning Beverly Grant teaches a yoga class at the Dahlia Campus of the Mental Health Center of Denver in February. In dealing with her son’s violent murder, the fear over the coronavirus pandemic and the stress of coping with systemic racism, Grant has found strength and peace through yoga.

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Co-op seeks to heal racial trauma with yoga ‘It helps you feel more empowered’

BY CHANDRA THOMAS WHITFIELD KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Beverly Grant spent years juggling many roles before yoga helped her

restore her balance.

When not doting over her three children, she hosted her public affairs talk radio show, attended community meetings or handed out cups of juice at her roving Mo’ Betta Green MarketPlace farmers market, which has brought local, fresh foods and produce to Denver’s food deserts for more than a decade.

Her busy schedule came to an abrupt halt on July 1, 2018, when her youngest son, Reese, 17, was fatally stabbed outside a Denver restaurant. He’d just graduated from high school and was weeks from starting at the University of Northern Colorado.

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Denver looks at proposal for group living Zoning change would allow more unrelated people per unit

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With expected increased evictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic,

the city of Denver believes it is important to allow flexibility for all types of housing and households.

“There is a very high cost of living” in Denver, said Andrew Webb, a city planner and the project manager for the Group Living Zoning Code Update. “It is important that the code is not preventing all types of housing where appropriate.”

Denver’s Group Living Zoning Code Update is currently making its

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way to the city’s legislative review process. If it passes, the updates would allow more unrelated people to reside as a household unit under one roof.

It is expected to go to Denver’s Planning Board late August, and city council in October. There will be public hearings at both meetings.

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Some students may return to class ahead of others

BY ERICA MELTZER CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Denver Public Schools will hold classes in the new school year remotely at least through Oct. 16. District officials are working with public health officials on a framework that would allow students to return to the classroom.

DPS made the announcement July 29. Superintendent Susana Cordova said she understands that constantly changing plans are difficult for parents, students, teachers, and staff, and she acknowledged that remote learning doesn’t meet the needs of all students.

“I know we’re all frustrated with the lack of clarity about what lies ahead,” she said. “As the cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, our plans must shift. We know that we want our students back in our classrooms, and we know how much our community depends on our schools.”

Cordova said the district is working on a way to bring small groups of students who most need in-person SEE SCHOOLS, P7

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ll was quiet at West Metro Fire Rescue’s Station 1 on July 23. That is, until a recording of a woman’s voice rang through the bay, announcing an emergent medical alert.

Within seconds, the station’s firefighters, paramedics and the on-duty officer burst through a set of swinging doors.

“We’ve got a woman in labor,” announced Lt. Brian Worth as he charged toward the ambulance.

In less than a minute, the ambulance has pulled out of the large garage and headed in the direction of the emergency. The protocol for these emergency workers once they hear an alert is the same as always: change shoes, grab any needed equipment, hop in the ambulance or fire truck.

Only now, they’re also pulling on personal protective equipment such as masks, eyewear and gowns and preparing for the chance that the person in need of their help could also infect them with COVID-19, the potentially deadly virus sweeping the globe.

Fire departments and emergency responders across the Denver metro area have been forced to adjust their procedures in an attempt to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We just had to respond very, very quickly to the changing environment ... the landscape changed overnight,” said Jeremy Metz, West Metro Fire Rescue’s EMS chief. “Almost daily we were getting new updates or new guidance. Sometimes several times a day things would change.”

For Metz, some of the biggest changes have been in how his staff responds to 911 calls, he said. In March, the department began responding to any medical calls in a full coverall, including gloves, eyewear and a mask.

“It takes them a lot longer to put the ensemble on to respond to the call than traditionally it would be,” Metz said.

Then, once the emergency responders arrive on the scene of the 911 call, they face another new challenge: communication barriers. With their voices muffled by masks, getting basic patient information can be a challenge.

And as the summer heats up, wearing personal protective equipment, or PPE, has become an issue, causing fatigue and discomfort, Metz said.

As the pandemic has stretched on, dispatchers have improved their questions for 911 callers and now can better predict if the caller presents a risk of spreading COVID-19 to first responders. As a result, responders are able to gauge how much PPE is necessary, sometimes opting for less intense protection.

“If we didn’t implement these PPE procedures, we could have had way more providers infected than we do,” Metz said.

Between March and mid-July, 12 of the 424 employees of WMFR tested positive for the virus, he said.

Another way that 911 procedures changed during the height of the first wave of the pandemic is in the ways they treated patients. From April through May, certain breathing treat-

Firefighters and paramedics Chris Marvin, left, and Tyler Finley prepare to climb into a West Metro Fire Rescue ambulance to respond to an emergency call on July 23.

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Firefighter and paramedic Nick Bourne pulls on his gown in preparation of an emergency call July 23 at West Metro Fire Rescue’s Station 1. ments for respiratory patients were limited.

“We were really watching our numbers. We were responding to approximately 10 suspected COVID patients per day,” Metz said.

Dispatchers also began encouraging patients with non-life-threatening medical symptoms to remain at home in isolation.

“We were still able to deliver appropriate care and do procedures but it certainly did interfere with normal day-to-day operations,” Metz said.

South Metro Fire Rescue also changed the way they handle 911 calls, said Lt. Lindsey Miller. Normally, dispatchers would immediately send three to six people to respond to a call but as the pandemic began to ramp up, SEE FIREFIGHTERS, P12

The inside of a locker on a West Metro Fire Rescue fire engine. Extra gear and personal protective equipment is kept inside.

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Beverly Grant finds peace and balance through yoga and meditation in the midst of painful losses — her son’s murder in 2018, and her mother’s death earlier this year.

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“It’s literally a shock to your system,” Grant, 58, said of the grief that flooded her. “You feel physical pain and it affects your conscious and unconscious functioning. Your ability to breathe is impaired. Focus and concentration are sporadic at best.

You are not the same person that you were before.”

In the midst of debilitating loss, Grant said it was practicing yoga and meditation daily that helped provide some semblance of peace and balance.

She had previously done yoga videos at home but didn’t get certified as an instructor until just before her son’s death.

Yoga then continued to be a grounding force when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March. The lockdown orders in Colorado sent her back to long days of isolation at home, where she was the sole caregiver for her special-needs daughter and father.

Then, in April, her 84-year-old mother died unexpectedly of natural causes.

“I’ve been doing the best that I can with facing my new reality,” said Grant.

‘The power to heal’ As a Black woman, she believes yoga can help other people of color, who she said disproportionately share the experience of debilitating trauma and grief — exacerbated today by such disparities as who’s most at risk of COVID-19 and the racialized distress from ongoing police brutality such as the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

While the country still needs much work to heal itself, she wants more people of color to try yoga to help their health. She said the ancient practice, which began in India more than 5,000 years ago and has historical ties to ancient Africa, is the perfect platform to help cope with the unique stressors caused by daily microaggressions and discrimination.

“It helps you feel more empowered to deal with many situations that are beyond your control,” said Grant.

She teaches yoga with Satya Yoga Cooperative, a Denver-based group operated by people of color that was launched in June 2019, inspired partly by the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements. The co-op’s mission: Offer yoga to members of diverse communities to help them deal with trauma and grief before it shows up in their bodies as mental health conditions, pain and chronic disease.

“When I think about racism, I think about stress and how much stress causes illness in the body,” said Satya founder Lakshmi Nair, who grew up in a Hindu family in Aurora. “We believe that yoga is medicine that has the power to heal.”

Satya’s efforts are part of a growing movement to diversify yoga nationwide. From the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance to new Trap Yoga classes that

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incorporate the popular Southern hip-hop music style to the Yoga Green Book online directory that helps Black yoga-seekers find classes, change appears to be happening.

According to National Health Interview Survey data, the percentage of non-Hispanic Black adults who reported practicing yoga jumped from 2.5% in 2002 to 9.3% in 2017.

Nair seeks to plant the seeds for more: The co-op is trying to make classes more accessible and affordable for people of color. It offers many classes on a “pay what you can” model, with $10 suggested donations per session. Satya also hosts two intensive yoga instructor training sessions for people of color per year, with hopes to offer more, in an effort to diversify the pool of yoga providers.

A unique, healing experience Blacks and Latinos consistently top national health disparities lists, with elevated risks for obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer, which has made them more susceptible to contracting and dying of COVID-19.

They also face an elevated risk for depression and other mental health conditions.

And a growing body of research asserts that racism and discrimination may be playing a larger factor than previously thought. For example, an Auburn University study published in January concluded that Blacks experience higher levels of stress due to racism, resulting in accelerated aging and premature death. Another study, from the American Heart Association, showed a link between Black people experiencing discrimination and developing increased risk for hypertension.

Yoga is obviously not a panacea for racism, but it has shown positive results in helping people manage stress, and as a complement to therapeutic work on trauma.

Satya co-op member Taliah Abdullah, 48, said stress brought on by a toxic work environment and family problems inspired her to finally attend

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classes. The effect was so life-changing that she enrolled in Satya’s teacher training.

“I didn’t know I needed this, but it’s really changed my life for the better,” she said. “I feel like now I have the tools and the toolbox that I need to better navigate the world as a woman of color.”

At a Saturday morning class Grant led before the pandemic hit, five Latina and Black women and a lone Black man sat atop colorful yoga mats in a half-circle around Grant with smoke billowing around them from a copal-scented incense stick.

Grant spoke in hushed tones during the hourlong session, leading them through cat-cow, downward dog and boat poses. The theme was more spiritual than physical, more relaxing than vigorous, as illustrated by the mantra she used to begin the class: “We are resilient, we are grounded, we are complete. And the spirit of love is in me.”

First-time attendee Ramon Gabrielof-Parish, 42, a Black professor at Naropa University in Boulder, became so relaxed that at one point he began snoring. He said that after an exhausting week he appreciated the serene vibe.

Sarah Naomi Jones, 37, who graduated from Satya’s training, said the co-op provides a safe space to bond, vent and heal — a very different vibe from predominately white yoga spaces where many people of color often feel unwelcome. She said she felt that icy reception when, as a Black yoga newbie, she attended an intensive yoga class mostly filled with white attendees.

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recalled Jones. “The spiritual component was totally missing. It wasn’t about healing. It felt like everyone was there just to show off how much more stretchier they were than another person.”

Moving forward in a new world Denver-based Black yogi Tyrone Beverly, 39, said the growth of yoga among people of color is a sign of yearning for more inclusivity in the practice. His nonprofit, Im’Unique, regularly hosts “Breakin’ Bread, Breakin’ Barriers” yoga sessions with a diverse mix of attendees followed by a meal and discussion on topics such as police brutality, racism and mass incarceration.

“We believe that yoga is a great unifier that brings people together,” he said.

Because of the pandemic, Beverly has moved all his events and classes online for the foreseeable future as a safety precaution. Satya took a brief hiatus of in-person classes, Grant said, but now offers some classes outdoors in parks in addition to daily online classes. Grant said that during the pandemic, even online classes could make a difference for individuals.

“That’s the beauty of yoga,” Grant said. “It can be done in a group. It can be done individually. It can be done virtually and, most importantly, it can be done at your own pace.”

This story is from Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. Used by permission. For more, khn.org.

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Firefighter and paramedic Nick Bourne holds a medical oxygen tank while wearing personal protective equipment in the back of a West Metro Fire Rescue fire engine moments before the truck departed from Station 1 on July 23.

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they began asking more questions to determine how much of a response is needed.

“Now, if possible, we scale back our interactions with patients,” Miller said.

As of July 10, SMFR had 10 members of their staff test positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson.

EMS services weren’t the only aspect of emergency response affected by the virus. The Douglas County Emergency Management Center also experienced difficulties.

“From our perspective, it definitely adds a challenge to us in terms of our response,” said Tim Johnson, director of the Douglas County Emergency Management Center.

When responding to events like wildfires, it’s important for EMC personnel to enter the physical

center and then work together with a variety of agencies to contain the situation. With social distancing being one of the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus, only a limited number of people can enter the facility now.

“We eventually went to a virtual EOC (Emergency Operation Center) and you lose something when you go virtual,” Johnson said. “It’s that spontaneity.”

For the most part, though, confronting structure and brush fires is one of the only things still familiar to firefighters, Miller said.

“If we respond to a structure fire, I know what I’m going to put on and I’m going to execute that 911 call just like I’ve done for the entirety of my career,” Miller said. “It’s great to be able to help people and feel like that hasn’t changed.”

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events, PPE isn’t required, he said.

Even just hanging out in the fire station has changed. In the beginning of the pandemic, firefighters tried to only interact with the staff from their station, Miller said.

“Initially for two to three months, we operated in extreme silos,” he said. “We did our best to maintain social distancing within our fire stations.”

With that being said, this wasn’t always easy.

“It can be very difficult for five to eight people to live and work together for 48 hours without being in close contact with each other,” he said.

Adding stress to a stressful job While many firefighters already define their job as stressful, risk-intensive and busy, the addition of a pandemic worsened those conditions. Now, instead of just worrying about themselves getting injured, firefighters have the added concern of bringing an illness home to their

family members, Metz said.

“In our profession there’s always been risks associated with our job,” he said.

“We do the best we can to mitigate those risks as much as possible.”

The many uncertainties associated with the virus have also added stress to these first responders’ lives.

“Our morale throughout this has been very high but you can really sense that it’s starting to wear on all the providers,” Metz said.

For Miller, during the period at the beginning of the pandemic, which was filled with anxiety and unknowns, it was harder to sleep at night, he said. He noticed that same fear in some of his colleagues.

“In a profession that shrugs off fear, those folks on the older and younger end of the spectrum, there was a lot of unknown,” he said. “That brought fear into our fire service that I had never felt before in my 15-year career.”

Miller believes the station has begun to finally adjust to the pandemic and the accompanying anxiety, he said.

“We’ve learned how to do things differently,” he said. “I think we’ve turned a corner and adapted.”

Lt. Brian Worth of West Metro Fire Rescue grabs his boots after returning from an emergency call July 23.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice District Court City and County of Denver, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street, Room 256 Denver, CO 80202 Plaintiffs: The Julianne and William R. Murphy, Jr. Trust, aka, The Julia Ann and William R. Murphy, Jr. Trust, by its Trustee, William R. Murphy, Jr. v.

Defendants: Tricone Industries, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, and Fabian Conner, individually.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Craig D. Johnson & Associates, P.C. Craig D. Johnson, #11902 Michael B. Garlan, #39211 Jessica Meza, #39450 8 Garden Center, Unit 2 Broomfield, CO 80020 Phone Number: (303) 466-2335 Fax Number: (303) 466-6342 E-mail: cjohnson@cdjlaw.com; mgarlan@cdjlaw.com; jmeza@cdjlaw.com Case Number: 2020CV31593 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of 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 35 * days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons 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 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on July 27, 2005 at Reception Number 2005125361 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on June 5, 2014 at Reception Number 2014064170 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver Colorado.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (b) (i) has been violated; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $231,111.74 as of June 9, 2020; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at Reception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given that August 21, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 109-27 EASTMOOR PARK (A CONDOMINIUM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECLARATION RECORDED FEBRUARY 21, 1978 IN BOOK 1604 AT PAGE 495 THROUGH 524, AND AS AMENDED APRIL 27, 1978 IN BOOK 1652 AT PAGE 314, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP FILED FEBRUARY 21, 1978 IN BOOK 6 AT PAGE 1 THROUGH 14 AND AS AMENDED

BY MAP FILED MARCH 23, 1978 IN BOOK 6 AT PAGE 64 OF DENVER COUNTY RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: GARAGE SPACE 44 AND 39, STORAGE SPACE 44, CITY AND COUNTY DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Commonly known as: 7255 East Quincy Avenue, #109, Denver, CO 80237.

This is an action: Breach of Lease, Unjust Enrichment, Breach of Personal Guarantee, seeking damages in the principal amount of not less than $1,352,239.00

The sale will be held on the front steps of the City and County Building located at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202.

Dated: July 1, 2020

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

/s/ Craig D. Johnson Craig D. Johnson, Atty. No. 11902 Attorney for Plaintiffs (This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

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Legal Notice No. 80609 First Publication: August 6, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on July 1, 2005, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Phyllis Ann Egan, Grantor, in favor of Universal Lending Corporation, as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Denver County,

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as

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provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $231,111.74 as of June 9, 2020, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Dated: July 14, 2020 Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 623-1800 Email: foreclosure@messner.com Legal Notice No. 80590 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on September 27, 2005, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by John York Carruth a/k/a/ Jack York Carruth, Grantor, in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, A Subsidiary of Indy Mac Bank, F.S.B., as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on October 25, 2005 at Reception Number 2005180822 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on July 3, 2014 at Reception Number 2014079800 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver Colorado.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $278,703.93 as of June 9, 2020; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at Reception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given that August 21, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: LOT 100, BLOCK 2, THE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, CITY AND COUNTY DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Commonly known as: 7505 West Yale Avenue, #2004, Denver, CO 80227.

The sale will be held on the front steps of the City and County Building located at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral

bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $278,703.93 as of June 9, 2020, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Dated: July 14, 2020 Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 623-1800 Email: foreclosure@messner.com Legal Notice No. 80591 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on March 24, 2003, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Leonard Sachs, Grantor, in favor of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on April 2, 2003 at Reception Number 2003062025 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on May 22, 2008 at Reception Number 2008070942 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver Colorado.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (b) (i) has been violated; and

WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $231,942.46 as of June 9, 2020; and

WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at Reception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given that August 21, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 406, BUILDING B, CANDLEWYCK, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF, RECORDED IN CONDOMINIUM PLAT BOOK 4 AT PAGE 36 AND FIRST SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED IN BOOK 4 AT PAGE 150 AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 1033 AT PAGE 173, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACES NUMBERED B 27 AND BB 89, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Commonly known as: 7877 East Mississippi Ave., #406, Denver, CO 80247.

The sale will be held on the front steps of the City and County Building located at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $231,942.46 as of June 9, 2020, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s

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Douglas County outdoor exploration game under way STAFF REPORT

The Decode Douglas County outdoors exploration game was created to get people out of the house and into the fresh air, according to a news release from the county.

The first step is to pick up a decoder booklet or print it from home. Locations and a printable version are available at douglas.co.us/decode. This site also includes rules, instructions and a starting point for the adventure.

The booklet will lead partici-

pants to eight Douglas County Open Spaces and parks where they will discover a wooden post with a passport stamp on top containing a numeric clue, according to the release. To play, booklet holders are asked to use a crayon or pencil to create a rubbing of the clue and find the next location.

Once all eight stamp rubbings are collected, the code is cracked.

The numbers can be used to open the locks on the Decode Douglas County Outdoors treasure chest

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-- inside is a prize, according to the release. Those who make it to this step will also be entered into the grand prize drawing.

The activity must be completed before Dec. 1. The program is open to both county residents and nonresidents.

“Douglas County hopes this fun, interactive program helps citizens of all ages discover new parks, trails and open spaces right in their own backyards,” County Commissioner Lora Thomas said in the release.

I write according to the AP Stylebook, which has its own rules and regulations.

It forbids the Oxford comma. I can never remember not to use the Oxford comma.

In the eight years I have been writing this column, I have never used an excalmation mark (of my own.)

F. Scott Fitzgerald was opposed to them and so am I. He said they were like laughing at your own joke.

Do you know anyone who laughs at his own jokes? It’s annoying, isn’t it.

So is reading an ungrammatical column.

How many have you counted so far? I promise next weeks column will look prefect.

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

Public Notices attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Newton Perry, III, aka William N. Perry, III, aka William N. Perry, aka Bill Perry; aka Billy Perry, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 130

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

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 November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated: July 14, 2020 Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 623-1800 Email: foreclosure@messner.com Legal Notice No. 80592 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RICHARD S. BAUM, a/k/a RICHARD SAMUEL BAUM, a/k/a RICHARD BAUM, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30912 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 December 7, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gary Siegel Personal Representative 7108 E. Lowry Blvd, #1122 Denver, Colorado 80230 Legal Notice No. 80608 First Publication: August 6, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Estate of James Kenneth Smith Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030915 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado on or before December 14th, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

S. Blake Harris, Esq. #45942 Attorney to the Personal Representative 1660 17th St. Suite 120 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 80605 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Sonia Lichtman Boin, AKA Sonia L. Boin, AKA Sonia Boin, Deceased Case No: 2020PR30557 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court on or before November 30, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Boin, Personal Representative c/o CHAYET & DANZO, LLC 650 S. Cherry St., #710 Denver, CO 80246 (303) 355-8500 Legal Notice No. 80600 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

Douglas S. Holden Attorney for the Personal Representative 3751 W. 136th Avenue, Unit B-4 Broomfield, Colorado 80023 Legal Notice No. 80594 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Shirley M. Xavier, a/k/a Shirley Marie Xavier, a/k/a Shirley Xavier, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30706 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 November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cynthia X. Everhart Personal Representative 3225 S. Tulare Court Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No. 80593 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roberta Joy Pierce, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30801 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 November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Everett Pierce Personal Representative 3073 S. Vrain Street, Denver, CO 80236 Legal Notice No. 80586 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Andrew John Boucher, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30839 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 November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Catherine Rose Boucher Personal Representative 1328 Deer Path Kankakee, Illinois 60901 Legal Notice No. 80595 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Amos Joseph Beaghler, aka Joseph Amos Beaghler,

aka Amos J. Beaghler, aka Amos Beaghler, aka A. Joseph Beaghler, aka A.J. Beaghler, aka Joe Beaghler , Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30830 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 November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Steven Beaghler, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 80588 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LAURIE J. HAHN, a/k/a LAURIE HAHN, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30895 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 November 30th, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Margaret Ulrich-Nims Personal Representative 1300 N. Ogden Street, Unit 307 Denver, CO 80218 Legal Notice No. 80603 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

also known as DONALD E. GOOD, SR., aka DONALD ELSWORTH GOOD, aka DONALD E. GOOD, aka DONALD GOOD, and DON GOOD, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30858

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 November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Peggy L. Good-Baer, Personal Representative 2292 S. Sherman Street Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 80589 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marc Richard Schapiro, a/k/a Marc R. Schapiro, a/k/a Marc Schapiro, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30836

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty O. Bowman, a/k/a Betty Bowman, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30382

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory M Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30783

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

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before November 15, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard L. Katzman Special Administrator

Phyllis C. Copland Personal Representative 4592 S. Jebel Way Aurora, CO 80015

Kelly E Brown, Personal Representative

Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003 Phone Number: 303-420-1234 Attorney for Richard L. Katzman Special Administrator Legal Notice No. 80596 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rebecca V. Gonzales, also known as Rebecca Virginia Gonzales, and Rebecca Gonzales, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30846 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 7, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paul Petitt, Personal Representative 3915 Quitman St. Denver, CO 80212 Legal Notice No. 80610 First Publication: August 6, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Douglas Kayser, a.k.a. John D. Kayser, a.k.a. John Kayser, a.k.a. Johnny Kayser, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30662 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 November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles Butterworth Personal Representative 4923 W. Hanover Ave. Dallas, TX 75209 Legal Notice No. 80587 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 80604 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Ann Logsdon, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30392 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Probate Court in the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before December 1, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Achieve Law Group, LLC Personal Representative 146 W. 11th Avenue Denver, CO 80204 Legal Notice No. 80585 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Colette E. Reynders, a.k.a. Colette Reynders, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30899 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dominique Michel Reynders Co-Personal Representative 2118 Glenna Goodacre Blvd.

Lubbock, TX 79401 Jean Noel Henry Reynders Co-Personal Representative 5604 South Shawnee St. Aurora, CO 80015 Legal Notice No. 80599 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Address: c/o Flatiron Legal Advisors, LLC 3393 Iris Ave., Suite 110 Boulder, CO 80301 Legal Notice No. 80602 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Patricia Jordan, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30721

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anna Jordan-Helser, Personal Representative 10670 W. 104th Place Westminster, CO 80021 Legal Notice No. 80597 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SAMUEL E. ABRAHAM, aka Samuel Edward Abraham, aka Samuel Abraham, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30867 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 December 7, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maria Theresa B. Lopez, Esq., Attorney for Ruth Abraham., Personal Representative 501 S. Cherry St. - Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No. 80607 First Publication: August 6, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DONALD ELSWORTH GOOD, SR.

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Judge refuses to block COVID-19 restaurant, bar limits Businesses objected to limits on patrons, early last call

BY MARIANNE GOODLAND COLORADO POLITICS

Denver District Court Judge Brian Whitney, despite misgivings, has denied a request for a temporary restraining order against the state over executive orders that business owners say have hurt the state’s bar and restaurant industry.

Whitney ruled July 30, the day after the start of a court hearing on two state orders — a “last call for alcohol” at 10 p.m. and limits on how many patrons a restaurant can host.

The Tavern League of Colorado, representing restaurant and bar operators, sued the state, calling the orders unfair and arbitrary. It sought a temporary restraining order against the rules.

A public health order issued in May limited the number of patrons a bar and restaurant could serve, depending the capacity of the establishment.

Restaurants could open to in-person dining at 50% of capacity or 50 people, whichever is less.

On June 18, that order was amended to allow larger restaurants to expand to 100 patrons, no matter how large the restaurant.

In court documents, the league said those rules were arbitrary and not based on any scientific data, in contrast to other public health orders that Gov. Jared Polis has said rely on

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science, such as the mandatory mask order issued in July.

At the hearing, Chris Fuselier, owmer of Denver’s Blake Street Tavern, testified that his restaurant could seat 900, spread over three different rooms, but that the order still kept him at no more than 100.

The order was amended again to

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allow for more capacity from outdoor them at every turn,” he said, adding seating. these orders have resulted in “towerThe “last call” order, issued July ing unemployment, closing of many 21, required liquor stores, distilleries, businesses, decimated budgets, total breweries and restaurants to stop servchange to the banking system and ing alcohol after 10 p.m. Polis amended unemployment that will be a problem the order two days later to make last well into the future.” call 10 p.m. for restaurants, and to alBut the other issue is that people, low liquor stores, breweries and distillleft to their own devices, won’t take eries to stay open until midnight. the significant precautions needed Judge Whitney ruled only on the and the virus will get out of control, request for a restraining order. The the judge said. “We don’t want to belawsuit itself will be heard in a formal lieve this is a problem,” but the public trial. needs guidance, Whitney said.

Whitney said he knew his July 30 Addressing the capacity and social decision would harm businesses, and distancing requirements, Whitney that he was sad for that. said the state’s choice was either to go However, he said he believed that ofback to stay-at-home orders or allow ficials from the Colorado Department businesses to fully open, which would of Public Health and Environment cost lives. The distancing requirement and the state epidemiologist used between tables is larger than other scientific and rational data to make states, but data has shown that social the recommendations that led to the distancing works, he said. orders.

The limitbe is arationally St. Vincent Healthcare is excited tocapacity once again part of the 201 CDPHE has maintained that the last based on scientific principles and is MATE show. Our booth will host a number of healthcare specialist call order targeted 20- to 29-year-olds, based on valid reasons, he decided. health to answer yourWhitney questions and provide freeorder screeni who are among thecoaches fastest-growing viewed the last-call age group for COVID-19 infections. slightly differently “It seemed including blood pressure andonly glucose testing.

The .Mobile Whitney said the last-call order and arbitrary” and that restauMammography coach will beunfair on hand Thursday and Friday. Invest targeted the patrons, not the industry rants were an easy target, he said. The in your personal health and wellness this year. itself. age group being targeted is most likely Whitney said the plaintiffs claimed to be asymptomatic, and most likely to there was no rational relationship still be in bars and restaurants after between the last call order and state 10 p.m. policy, that it was politically motivated “I have to decide if the data is to make restaurants “the scapegoat” reliable enough, and I find it was,” VisitWhitney us at Booth #616 it was clear for other activities. said, although The state’s attorneys claimedMontana the the choice of 10 p.m. was arbitrary.

Pavilion at MetraPark orders were put in place to slow the “We brought this lawsuit because Thursday – Friday, – 20 | 10 a.m.

–6p spread of the pandemic, Whitney said, February we believed19 that the State’s policies and to protect human life,Saturday, the state’s February were arbitrary in a 21 | ,” 10Fuselier a.m. –said 5 p.m. top priority. statement after the July 30 ruling.

He added that there is no doubt that “Sadly, our suspicions were confirmed the pandemic has financially harmed as the State could not offer more than the entertainment and hospitality inguesswork for decisions that are havdustries unequally compared to other ing a crippling effect on our industry. industries, which he said isn’t because Worse, it’s clear that Polis has no clue of the type of business but the type of how our industry works.” patron.

Fuselier added that Judge Whitney Regardless of the outcome of the “said that many aspects of these polilawsuit, “I heard the plight of their cies are arbitrary. We’re not done. The concerns about employees and pacase goes on. And, the State is going to trons. It was heartening to hear how have a harder time in the next phase much they want to continue their of the lawsuit.” business,” Whitney said.

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STEM shooter sentenced to life, parole possible McKinney: ‘I do not deserve leniency or forgiveness’

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Sitting in her literature class on May 7, 2019, Nui Giasolli noticed her friend Alec McKinney standing just behind her.

McKinney was not enrolled in that class and was supposed to be in the classroom next door. But because she considered McKinney one of her best friends, his presence did not raise alarms for her.

She learned later through court hearings and statements McKinney made to investigators that McKinney targeted her that day, she said, as he helped carry out a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch.

“He had a gun aimed at the back of my head and he was ready to shoot me knowing full well that I didn’t consider him a threat,” she said.

Giasolli was one of numerous students, teachers and community members who gave tear-stricken victim impact statements during a July 24 sentencing hearing for McKinney at a Castle Rock courtroom.

McKinney was accused of planning the shooting that left one dead and eight students injured.

18th Judicial District Judge Jeffrey Holmes on July 24 sentenced him to life in prison plus 38 years, with the possibility of parole after 40 years.

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John Castillo, father of STEM victim Kendrick Castillo, delivers his statement during the sentencing of Alec McKinney at the Douglas County District Court in Castle Rock on July 24.

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McKinney pleaded guilty in February to numerous felony charges, including first-degree murder for the death of Kendrick Castillo, 18. Six students were shot by the defendants in the case and two were injured by gunfire from an armed guard responding to the incident.

McKinney was 16 at the time of the attack, so under law he was not eligible for a death penalty, but he was charged as an adult. He is now 17.

A co-defendant Devon Erickson, 18 at the time of the shooting, will face trial in September. Erickson has argued he was an unwilling participant in the attack, forced to cooperate on the threat of death from McKinney.

Prosecutors have sharply scrutinized that narrative and McKinney also alleged July 24 he acted under pressure from Erickson.

Judge Holmes noted in his closing remark’s McKinney’s age, his history with mental illness and major depressive disorder, and his drug use leading up to the attack. Holmes also said McKinney took responsibility for his actions in the case by pleading guilty.

“He has not tried to excuse his behavior today and I sincerely hope, based on the statements that he made, that he has come to a recognition of the harm his wrong decision has caused,” Holmes said.

Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler said a juvenile offender program available to McKinney could significantly shorten the time McKinney ends up serving.

Like victims, Brauchler called on Holmes to issue the maximum

Judge Jeffrey K. Holmes delivers his sentencing to Alec McKinney on July 24.

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sentence of life in prison plus 407-1/2 years. McKinney and Erickson had planned to kill as many people as possible on May 7, he said, and might have succeeded had teachers and students not stopped the attack.

Kendrick died while rushing Erickson with two other students. A teacher and a student also confronted McKinney.

The court proceeding was conducted both remotely and in-person amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A limited number of victims were allowed to sit in the courtroom.

McKinney participated remotely from the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center in Centennial where he is detained. He addressed the court, saying, “I do not deserve leniency or forgiveness. I don’t want a lighter sentence.”

The hearing was an hours-long outpouring of anger, pain and grief, as victims recounted how the shooting affected them. The ramifications

Student Nui Giasolli wipes away tears as she delivers her statement during the sentencing of Alec McKinney on July 24. of McKinney’s actions for most those involved will be life-long, victims said.

Accounts from victims culminated with gut-wrenching testimony from John and Maria Castillo, Kendrick’s parents.

John and Maria said they will never forgive McKinney for their son’s death and vowed to remain life-long activists in the fight to end school shootings.

John Castillo recounted having breakfast with his “perfect family” the morning of the shooting. As Kendrick drove away, John took video of his

Jeep because it needed new tires, he said. He didn’t know that would be the last time he saw his son alive.

Castillo called McKinney’s display of emotion in court rehearsed and fake. Castillo’s last words to McKinney in the hearing were telling him to “wipe that smirk off your face. Those crocodile tears. You disgust me.”

Maria Castillo vowed to do everything in her power to hold McKinney accountable.

“I will never forgive you. Evil killer,” she said.

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Hockey to lacrosse I grew up playing hockey, and lacrosse was just something I did in the offseason to stay busy and active. It wasn’t until after my sophomore year of high school that I started to get serious about lacrosse.

I played in a tournament on the East Coast and started getting college recruiting letters. Instead of trying to go play junior hockey somewhere for two years, I decided I was going to pursue lacrosse in college.

From there, I just worked really hard at it and ended up getting drafted to Major League Lacrosse my senior year.

Outside of the Outlaws I work at Bow River Capital, which is a private equity firm in Denver. I am on the investor relations team and my favorite part of the job is being able to meet and talk to new people on a daily basis.

My parents still live in Highlands Ranch, so I spend quite a bit of time hanging out with them. I coached lacrosse at Valor Christian High School for three years, and coached several youth teams in Highlands Ranch in the past.

During my free time, I love to play golf with my dad and cook with my mom. I also grew up loving marine biology and still do. I look forward to Shark Week every year.

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Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs announced the Property Owner Preservation program, resulting from state House Bill 20-1410, a recently-signed act that provides $20 million in direct rental and mortgage assistance to Coloradans experiencing financial need, including $350,000 for legal aid for renters at risk of eviction.

Landlords and property owners can apply for assistance on behalf of multiple tenants, and tenants can also apply on their own. Visit cdola. colorado.gov/rental-assistance or call 303-864-7810 for the steps to apply.

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Teachers across Colorado to get supply of masks State will supply medical-grade coverings to student-facing staff

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Colorado will provide hundreds of thousands of medical-grade masks to schools in every district across the state, Gov. Jared Polis has announced.

“We will be supplying every teacher in the state with one medical-grade mask per week. We’re making that initial commitment of at least eight weeks,” Polis said during a July 21 news conference.

The state’s commitment to providing the masks may last up to 10 weeks, said Shelby Wieman, a spokeswoman for the governor’s office. If the state continues to see

success in securing supplies, officials hope to extend that time period, Polis said at a July 23 news conference.

The masks will also be distributed for student-facing staff, Wieman said, possibly such as librarians and clerks.

“We’re also hoping that school districts augment that with additional personal protection equipment that they’re able to provide,” Polis said.

PPE acquisition will still be driven at the local level, Wieman said.

And whether a school district starts in-person class at the start of the school year or not, it will still receive masks from the state.

“Critically, (the masks) will go to all school districts whether they are in-person or not,” Polis said. “So if there are some schools that are just starting out for a few weeks virtual, they can then stockpile those masks, and they can use them when they do go back.”

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instruction and services back to school buildings sooner, possibly after Labor Day. Those could include preschool students, those with significant disabilities, and students who are in the earliest stages of learning English.

However, many details still need to be worked out.

Cordova said she knows that remote learning presents major challenges for parents, especially for those of elementary students, and said the district is working to provide some child care in school buildings.

Colorado’s largest school district already had planned to hold remote classes through Sept. 8, with the school year set to start Aug. 24, a week later than originally scheduled.

In announcing the remote start earlier this month, Cordova said public health officials raised concerns about the district’s plan for return when cases of the coronavirus are rising in the community.

At that time, Cordova said district officials would assess closer to Labor Day whether classes could safely resume. This week, leaders of two Denver charter networks also announced they would keep students learning online until mid-October because they did not think it was likely the public health situation would improve enough by September.

“Health models indicate we won’t reach a different conclusion in a couple of weeks,” Bill Kurtz, CEO of the DSST charter network, wrote in an email to parents explaining the decision.

Kylie Dennison drives up to Joe Shoemaker School in Denver on March 25 to get a laptop for her son, Tachen, a student at the school who was studying at home while COVID-19 “social distancing” orders are in place.

PHOTO BY KEVIN J. BEATY/DENVERITE and special service providers, said she supports the decision to delay opening. The union wants the district to spell out what data would determine whether it’s safe to reopen, and to provide more details on safety protocols in buildings.

“We need to prioritize people’s lives and focus on quality instruction, instead of scrambling to open before the community and the schools are ready,” Choi said in a statement. “Extending remote learning allows more time to collaborate around meticulous plans for in-person reopenings.”

Cordova said July 29 the rate of spread in the community continues to weigh on the district’s decision-making. The district hopes to get guidance from public health officials about when and how to re-open.

And Cordova said it’s very likely that when students do return to school, it will be through a hybrid model that has students split into groups and attend school just a few days a week to keep class sizes smaller.

Tiffany Choi, president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, the union representing teachers

Many parents have called for a return to in-person learning, but others are just as concerned as teachers that not enough safety precautions are in place or that we don’t know enough about how transmission could occur in schools.

Nallely Antúnez Gonzalez, whose children will be entering kindergarten and second grade, said she’s of two minds about going back to school.

Learning online was very challenging for her children in the spring, and she feels like they lost important skills. At the same time, she worries that young children would struggle to abide by stringent health rules and that people might get sick.

“I have mixed feelings,” she said.

“It’s complicated.”

Cordova said she continues to welcome feedback from parents, teachers, and staff.

“Even the people who have been unhappy with us have helped us create stronger plans,” Cordova said.

As in many districts, parents in Denver can choose an entirely online option or in-person instruction, which would allow students to transition to the classroom if and when they open.

Enrollment opened July 27 and continues through Aug. 21. Denver officials had previously said parents would be locked in through December to the choice they make at registration, but Cordova said July 29 that parents need more information. The district will no longer hold parents to a selection they make before school starts.

This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

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Joy Burns, known to the University of Denver as the first woman to chair our Board of Trustees and as the generous spirit behind so many campus initiatives, academic programs, buildings and amenities, passed away peacefully at home July 17.

In our long and eventful history, the GUEST university has had COLUMN few better friends Jeremy Haefner than Joy. She was respected for her steady leadership and strategic thinking, both of which helped the university stave off insolvency and restructure for a 21st-century marketplace. Much as she was admired for her leadership qualities, she was also loved for her many kindnesses and for her indefatigable support of student achievement.

During her two stints as board chair, from 1990-2005 and 2007-2009, Joy saw the university through some of its biggest financial challenges and historic triumphs. Along with Chancellor Emeritus Daniel L. Ritchie, she was largely responsible for a radical transformation of the physical campus.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Joy left a lasting mark on this campus and on all who knew her. She was ahead of her time in so many ways — as a woman leader, as a champion of equity and as a visionary who understood that the world was changing in radical ways.

Joy Burns’ generosity to DU made — and continues to make — life immeasurably better for all of us. In 1997, she and her husband, DU alumnus Franklin Burns, gave $5 million to DU to establish the Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate & Construction

Joy Burns was the first woman to chair the University of Denver’s Board of Trustees.

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Management. In addition, her name is everywhere on campus: on the building housing the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, on a plaza in the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts and on the community ice arena at the Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness.

Joy also is remembered for philanthropic acts with more ephemeral, but nonetheless resonant, impact. In 2003, when the curtain rose on the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Burns underwrote an appearance by a prominent baroque touring ensemble, offering the seats free to faculty and staff to ensure they could be among the first to enjoy the new venue.

Thanks to her service, dedication and generosity, the University of Denver presented her with its highest honor, the Founders Medal, at its annual Founders Gala in March 2018. Established by Chancellor Emerita Rebecca Chopp in 2016, the Founders Medal is bestowed upon individuals or families

whose transformative leadership and engaged philanthropy represent the pinnacle of DU’s mission and values.

Joy’s life story serves as inspiration for all of us. As Joy Steelman Colwick, she came to Colorado from Houston in 1956 to work for an oil company.

Two years later she met Franklin Burns, then one of Denver’s premier homebuilders. One of their first dates involved a DU hockey game — and thus began her romance with her husband’s alma mater.

Joy remained an avid fan of Pioneer sports programs for the rest of her life and was instrumental in bringing DU into Division I. In 1997, she was inducted into the DU Sports Hall of Fame. That honor acknowledged her many contributions not just to DU, but also to Denver’s sports scene and to women’s athletics in particular.

As the only female gubernatorial appointee to the Metropolitan Football Stadium Board, Joy once was hailed as the most powerful woman in Colorado sports. She was part owner of the Colorado Xplosion women’s professional basketball team and for a while served as president of the Sportswomen of Colorado Foundation.

Like any great athlete, Joy was always out there competing. She earned a business degree from the University of Houston, reportedly one of the first women in the school’s history to do so. Once established in Denver, she developed, owned and managed the Burnsley Hotel, formerly the Hampshire House, on the fringes of downtown Denver. She assumed the helm of her husband’s firm, D.C. Burns Realty & Trust Co., in 1995, two years before his death.

She also served on the board of the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors

Bureau and on a number of task forces and bureaus dedicated to fostering Denver’s business climate. Her love for the Mile High City and her appreciation for the performing arts led her to serve on the board for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

A strong advocate for women’s issues, Joy also was one of the founders of the Women’s Bank, later renamed the Colorado Business Bank, and of the Women’s Foundation of Colorado.

Joy joined the DU Board of Trustees in 1981 and was ultimately one of the longest serving trustees in DU’s history when she retired from the board in 2017. When she stepped down from her second stint as board chair in 2009, Chancellor Robert Coombe nominated her for, and she received, an honorary Doctor of Higher Education.

Her service on the board will be remembered for remarkable accomplishments. In partnership with Dan Ritchie, Joy not only oversaw implementation of a number of academic innovations, she also presided over growth of the University’s endowment and the launch of one of the most successful capital campaigns in DU history. Money raised at that time allowed DU to make more than $400 million in investments in new facilities and infrastructure.

The University of Denver owes a lot to Joy Burns, to her fierce spirit, fearless leadership and her dedication to our students. She was a bright light and a force to be reckoned with. She will be sorely missed.

When we are able to do so again, we will find a way to come together to celebrate her wonderful life and legacy at the University of Denver.

Jeremy Haefner is the University of Denver chancellor.

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He said it didn’t take very much imagination to spell the same word the same way twice.

There’s one word that always stumps me: its “schedule.”

Whomever came up with that should be kept after school.

I dated a girl who spelled “philosophy” with an “f.” And why not? That’s the way its pronounced.

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Some people, like motivation speakers, doubletalk because that’s their stock in trade, and some people, remember Norm Crosby?, double talk because they’re comedians.

Professor Irwin Corey used to ap-

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pear on The Tonight Show and begin a “lecture” that had the sound of plain speaking, and then it would devolve into disorientational nonsense.

He made a living out of making mistakes. Some people think politicians do the same thing.

But seriously.

Have you ever seen a wedding invitation that had the date wrong? Or a location wrong?

I double- and triple-check my columns before I send the off, but invariably something is overlooked.

I try not to split my infinities, but now and then I split one, as I did earlier in this essay.

Did you notice it?

Is it “poinsettia” or “poinsetta”?

Learning where punctuation goes takes a liftline, let me tell you.

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Elitch Gardens will stay closed this year Theme park officials say they can’t get OK to open

BY ANA CAMPBELL DENVERITE

Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park announced that it will not open this year.

It’s the first time in the theme park’s 130-year history that it will remain closed for the summer season, Elitch’s said in a statement July 31 “Park management has spent months consulting with industry experts and government officials to develop a comprehensive plan, including new sanitation and social distancing protocols, that would allow the Park to operate safely,” the statement said.

“Management has also spent a considerable amount of resources training employees, inspecting rides, filling pools, and sprucing up the property, all in anticipation of opening day.

“Unfortunately, despite management’s substantial efforts, the Park has been unable to obtain government approval to open.”

Elitch’s said it sees more than 1 mil-

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The code update, commonly known as Group Living, will determine “who can live where, and what types of residential” housing are allowed, Webb said.

It is meant to bring existing rules up-to-date and define the “city’s overall strategy to provide more and better housing opportunities for all residents,” states the project’s website.

The current zoning code was adopted in 2010, with some of the language having been transferred from the previous code that dates back to the 1950s. An update will clarify and eliminate the outdated and/or confusing language, and will address the city’s changing housing needs.

Examples of the latter include new types of housing such as tiny homes; expansions such as those for ADA; and some unique housing needs such as nursing homes, homeless shelters and community corrections.

One of the biggest issues in the current code is the definition of a household, Webb said. Currently, only two unrelated people are allowed to live together in Denver — a rule that city staff and Denver residents, in general, feel is outdated.

The latest proposal is to allow five unrelated persons and any number of their relatives to live together in any dwelling unit. Structures larger than 1,600 square feet will be allowed to have one additional unrelated person per 200 square feet up to a maximum of 10 unrelated persons in a 2,600 square foot or larger home.

Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods addressed Denver City Council with a hletter dated June 29 that supports the proposed updates to the Group Living Zoning Code. . “We believe that the proposed Group Living Zoning Code Amendments are a much-needed update to our code and will assist in creating more safe, accessible, diverse places for people to live within CHUN’s geographic boundaries and our beloved city,” states the letter. “Moreover, we support the catego-

Elitch Gardens is shown on April 12, 2019.

PHOTO BY KEVIN J. BEATY/DENVERITE

lion visitors per season and employs 1,400 people during the summer.

Any tickets purchased for 2020 will

transfer to 2021, the park said.

This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated

with CPR News. Used by permission.

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rization of residential care and group living homes by size rather than the type of facility or services being provided, to advance people’s ability to live in places accessible to transit, jobs and other community-based services.”

Denver resident Christine O’Connor, who co-chairs Denver Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation’s Zoning & Planning Committee, feels that not all Denver residents have been able to fully educate themselves on it — perhaps because of distractions brought on by the pandemic.

She said the process has been going on for two years, but a lot of people didn’t know about it, despite that the proposed changes would affect all Denver residents and every neighborhood in Denver.

“I believe most residents who have learned of this work understand the importance of the issues identified by the (city’s) Group Living Advisory Committee,” O’Connor said. “They want to see these solutions evaluated and discussed by residents of all council districts since the amendments apply citywide.”

The Denver INC Zoning & Planning Committee on July 25 discussed the proposed changes to the Group Living Zoning Code and drafted a resolution to advance to the Aug. 15 INC delegate meeting for a vote. The resolution suggests that Denver City Council provide additional time — while still being mindful of how the pandemic is affecting residents — “for further consideration of the proposal in order to allow council members to make sure that their constituents are educated on the proposal and its implementation/effect.”

It also suggests that the various issues of the updates be “unbundled to allow full consideration of each material aspect of the proposal and, when outreach and compromise is achieved to the satisfaction of council members, such portion should be adopted separately.”

Washington-Virginia Vale resident E.J. Lorimer believes it is important to note that comments about the proposed changes are separate from current needs connected to COVID, she said.

“While current needs are critical without question, the ordinances will be permanent changes post-COVID,” Lorimer said. “Those who intertwine the issues are not considering future impact once COVID is resolved.”

She is also concerned about the “so many unknowns” and “unanswered questions” that may come up should

the proposed changes be adopted.

“There are layers of complexity. We need to make sure this works correctly,” Lorimer said. “I’m worried because Denver is changing. I want those changes to reflect the beautiful city that it can be.”

To learn more, visit www.DenverGov.org/groupliving.

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