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Frontier High students plead for school to stay open Many say closing facility would derail their education

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Caleb Carter, a junior attending Frontier High School, never really planned to go to college. He hoped to graduate from Elizabeth High School, but beyond that he didn’t have a hopeful future. He wasn’t a good student, often got D’s and F’s in his classes, and dreaded going to school each day.

But after transferring to Frontier, the alternative high school in Elizabeth, Carter said everything changed.

“When I went to Elizabeth High, I used to wake up every day and wonder what I was going to have to deal with at school that day,” said Carter. “Now I wake up and think: `What do I get to learn today?’ After transferring to Frontier I realized I had hope for my future, and it makes me proud.”

Carter is planning to pursue an education in the field of auto mechanics or welding after he graduates in 2021.

The question for Carter, and the nearly 40 students who currently attend Frontier High, is whether or not they will graduate if the district votes to close the school after the 2020 school year.

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Frontier High School students turned out in force at the school board meeting March 9, when community members and students were allowed to speak to board members about the potential closing of the alternative high school in Elizabeth. PHOTO BY TABATHA STEWART

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“We are likely on the verge of a tipping point where we will see more community spread. This will get worse before it gets better.”

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‘This will get worse before it gets better’ Governor gives update on ‘community spread’ of COVID-19 as case numbers climb

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A day after Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19 — the disease caused by a widespread coronavirus — the number of confirmed cases nearly doubled, and Polis announced guidelines for K-12 school closures and travel to Colorado’s mountain towns.

“At this point, we can confirm community spread in the high country of Colorado, and while we’re still investigating and have not confirmed community spread in the Denver metro area, we Polis are treating it as if it is already occurring,” Polis said at a March 11 news conference.

Community spread can mean cases and outbreaks in areas where people became infected and the source is unknown. When it’s more widespread, it means cases and outbreaks

WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS?

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

Coronavirus is a family of viruses named for the microscopic view of crownlike spikes on their surfaces, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These viruses can cause the common cold or more severe diseases such as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), which have seen outbreaks in the past, according to the CDC. COVID-19 — standing for “coronavirus disease 2019” — first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China.

Symptoms of COVID-19 can include fever, cough and breathing trouble. Most people develop only mild symptoms, according to Denver Public Health. But according to the CDC, some — usually those with severe underlying health conditions or older adults — develop more serious symptoms, including pneumonia, which can be fatal.

Technically, COVID-19 is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2.

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, first call a health care provider, clinic or hospital. The provider will give instructions on whether you need to be tested and on where to go to for care and testing.

If instructed to seek care, follow the precautionary advice of the medical provider before going into any health facility, the state advises.

Certain people are at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, including older adults, especially those over 80; and those with chronic medical conditions such as heart, lung or kidney disease. Older adults who have chronic medical conditions are at the highest risk.

Illness can be severe and require hospitalization, but most individuals recover by resting, drinking plenty of liquids, and taking pain- and fever-reducing medications, according to the state.

Other advice from public health officials: • Stay home if you are sick.

• Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces such as desks, phones, doorknobs and rails.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

Generally, cases are being referred in many communities where the to as presumptive positive because virus is spread between people. initial testing is done at the state Also on March 11, the World level, and results will be confirmed Health Organization — the United by the federal Centers for Disease Nations health agency — classified Control and Prevention, or CDC. COVID-19 as a pandemic, which “We are likely means an outon the verge of break of illness a tipping point with sustained where we will transmission, or see more comspread, on more munity spread,” than one contiPolis said at the nent. news conferBy the end of Gov. Jared Polis, ence, where last week, Colorado had dozens on the role of citizens to mitigate he also noted, will get of presumptive the spread of COVID-19 “This worse before it positive cases of gets better.”

COVID-19, and But he also hundreds had emphasized the role everyday citibeen tested. zens have in mitigating the spread In the metro area, there were muland putting others first in the face of tiple presumptive positive cases in disruptions to daily life.

Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas “This is really a test of our Coloand Jefferson counties. rado character,” Polis said.

Polis announced guidance for all K-12 school districts in the state, outlining closures if they have a student or staff member who is infected.

One COVID-19 case at a school would trigger a closure for at least 72 hours to disinfect the building. For schools with three cases within a 30day period, closure is required for a minimum of 14 days. If three schools in a district have cases within a 30day period, all schools in the district are required to close for a minimum of 14 days.

The University of Colorado-Boulder announced it would transition to online classes for the rest of the semester, starting March 16, due to COVID-19 concerns. Metropolitan

‘This is really a test of our Colorado character.’

State University of Denver is moving classes online by March 30, as is Colorado State University on March 25.

The state is also limiting visitation to senior facilities, announcing incoming rules regarding nursing homes and senior-care facilities.

Some groups are at higher risk of getting very sick or dying from COVID-19, including those over age 60 — especially people over 80 years old — as well as people with chronic medical conditions.

“Young, healthy people should take the proper precautions so they don’t perhaps fatally (impact) vulnerable populations,” Polis said.

The governor also advised that that older people and those with underlying health conditions should avoid travel to the high country and refrain from attending large gatherings.

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Commissioners adopt county’s budget for 2020 More county employees and building maintenance to be funded

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners has adopted the 2020 budget, which is $32,510,609 for all funds, reflecting a 6.38% increase from 2019. Part of the increase is the result of the reassessment of property values, which occurs every two years, and which added just over $3 million dollars to county coffers in 2020.

“The budget development was a collaborative effort between elected officials, county staff and residents,” said Sam Albrecht, Elbert County manager. “The Elbert County 10-year strategic plan was an important guide in the budget development process.”

The budget allows for additional full time employees within the county, including one additional human services child support specialist, two positions for road and bridge blade operator and project crew member, and a community and development services land use planner. Realignment of positions in the sheriff ’s office has allowed for two additional detentions deputies.

Approximately $500,000 will be used for critical infrastructure capital investments for repairs and critical preventive maintenance to county facilities, including roof repairs, which tops the list of priorities on the facilities condition assessment report delivered in 2019.

“Critical repairs on roofs and other

parts of the buildings, those are going to be the most pressing issues,” said Albrecht. “Our goal is to group some of these projects together. For instance, if we need repairs on several roofs, we’ll try to do them at the same time to save money.”

Bringing all facilities up to code to be ADA compliant is another issue outlined in the facilities condition assessment report, and according to Albrecht it’s mostly minor issues that need to be addressed.

“Most of the things we need to be ADA compliant are small things like fixtures and door handles in the county buildings, the fairgrounds and the Samuel Elbert building.”

The road and bridge department’s five-year transportation capital improvement plan (CIP) was also included in the budget, which will include a bridge, paved road and gravel road assessment. The county received a matching grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs in 2019 to complete a new and expanded Elbert County Master Transportation Plan.

The county is already working on next year’s budget, which won’t include an increase due to home value reassessments, but should include revenue from a few new businesses, more homes being built in Spring Valley, and the anticipation that the Independence community will begin to pull building permits.

“The nice thing we did in this budget is we started to project forward expenses into future years,” said Albrecht. “All these details reflect increasing financial stability and greater transparency in your county government.”

The full budget is available to view at https://www.elbertcounty-co.gov/ budget_information.php.

Spring high school sports, activities suspended through April 6 STAFF REPORT

The impact of COVID-19 on the sports world has extended to the Colorado high school level.

The Colorado High School Activities Association has suspended all spring sports and activities through April 6, according to a news release issued March 12. The decision was scheduled to become effective as of March 13.

“The situation will be monitored and evaluated with key decisionmakers from around the state to determine when, or if, to resume the spring season,” the release states.

In addition to sporting events, the decision means the suspension of

activities such as music festivals and the state speech tournament, according to the release.

On March 11, CHSAA made the decision to dramatically limit the number of people allowed to attend the state high school basketball championships, scheduled for March 12-14. After the girls basketball semifinals March 12, the decision was made to cancel the remainder of the tournament games in all classifications.

CHSAA’s moves came on the heels of Gov. Jared Polis’ announcement that large public gatherings, including sporting events, should have protocols in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Testing center for COVID-19 opens Patients must present doctor’s order, photo ID to get tested at drive-up center

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The state’s first community testing center for COVID-19 opened on March 11.

The center operated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is located at 8100 E. Lowry Blvd., in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood.

Weekly hours of operation will be posted on the CDPHE’s website: www.

colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/2019novel-coronavirus. Scroll to “COVID-19 testing” and select the link to find the schedule.

The center is drive-up. Individuals being tested drive through a secured area and will remain in their vehicles throughout the entire testing process.

“This testing center will help the state test as many people as possible and improve the public health response by identifying and isolating those who are ill,” a news release states. “This approach also helps to protect older adults and people with compromised immune systems.”

Interpretation services via telephone will be available for non-Eng-

lish speakers.

It is free to get tested and proof of health insurance is not required. However, to get tested, a person must have a doctor’s order confirming the individual meets certain criteria relating to novel coronavirus. A list of criteria can be found on the CDPHE’s website.

It is recommended that people obtain the doctor’s order electronically, such as via email or fax, rather than visiting the doctor’s office in person. Each person must have his or her own doctor’s order.

A form of photo identification with a name that matches the name on the doctor’s order is also needed to get tested. The photo ID does not need to be government issued.

People getting tested at the drive-up center should be prepared for long wait times, and it is recommended to bring water, snacks and other items to be comfortable while waiting. Additionally, no restrooms are available at the site.

Those who get tested will be contacted directly with their results within 72 hours, depending on test volume.

During that time, individuals should stay home.

Individuals who receive positive test results may be issued isolation orders.

The news release states that the lab’s capacity for testing has increased, and will continue to receive additional tests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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STAFF REPORT

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At the state’s drive-up facility in east Denver, those looking to be tested for COVID-19 must have a doctor’s note stating they meet the criteria. That facility is located at 8100 E. Lowry Blvd.

The lab was open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays in its first week.

Call the public health department at 303-692-2000 or email cdphe.information@state.co.us for the current hours.

To be tested there for COVID-19, people must meet one of seven criteria, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: • Having fever or signs of lower respiratory illness, such as cough or shortness of breath, and having close contact with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patient within 14 days of showing symptoms, or: • Having fever or signs of lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain them, such as influenza, and having a history of travel to areas with ongoing community spread of COVID-19 within 14 days of showing symptoms, or: • Any person who is hospitalized and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness without a diagno-

sis that could explain it, or: • Anyone who lives in a residential facility such as a nursing home and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain it, or: • Any health care worker, clinical laboratory worker or first responder who has new onset of symptoms within 14 days of having direct contact with patients who have signs of respiratory illness or their clinical specimens; and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain it, or; • Anyone who is at risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, including adults 65 and older, and those with chronic medical conditions or who are receiving immunosuppressive medications; and also has fever or signs of a lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain it, or; • Any person in a group with multiple individuals with symptoms that is being investigated by public health officials; and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness.

People who do not meet the state’s testing criteria can be tested at LabCorp and other commercial labs that will conduct COVID-19 testing.

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In the Class 5A girls basketball state semifinals on March 12, Grandview defeated Valor Christian and Cherry Creek downed Highlands Ranch at the Denver Coliseum. But there would be no champion decided this year.

COVID-19 continued to have an impact on sports at all levels in the United States as the Colorado High School Activities Association canceled the remainder of the girls and boys basketball tournaments in all classifications. The decision was announced in a news release issued shortly after 11 p.m. March 12. The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments earlier in the day.

Boys semifinals were scheduled to begin March 13, with championship games for boys and girls slated for March 14. In Classes 4A and 5A, the semifinals and finals for both boys and girls were scheduled to be played at the Denver Coliseum. The Class 3A semis and championship game were scheduled to be held at the University of Denver.

Here is the full news release from CHSAA: “Throughout the process of communicating our plan regarding the state basketball tournaments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have maintained that the tournaments would be played unless a state agency or a host

venue made a decision affecting that status.

“On Thursday evening, the CHSAA office was informed by the University of Denver that the school would no longer be able to host the Class 3A state basketball tournament.

“With uncertainty at all additional sites, including a state of emergency declaration by the City of Denver, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the remainder of all state basketball tournaments in all classes.

“Everything we’ve done up to this point was to try and keep the experience of a state basketball tournament for our student participants and high school communities,” said CHSAA commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green. “In the face of this unprecedented public health emergency, we are compelled to discontinue play in all tournaments.”

“The move is in line with similar decisions from the NCAA, which canceled all remaining winter sports championships and spring sports championships. Additionally, other high school associations, such as Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, California and Kentucky have made similar announcements. Some of those, Wisconsin and Kansas, canceled on Thursday night.

“We want to thank those who have supported us through the difficult decisions in these uncertain times,” Blanford-Green said.

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March 19, 2020

What colleges, universities are doing

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As with many institutions across the nation, Denver-area colleges and universities are taking precautions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. Here is a look at what schools are doing: Arapahoe Community College Spring break will be extended through March 30 to give the college time to transition to remote or online classes. Courses that cannot be delivered remotely will be structured to provide social distancing and other responsible precautions. www.arapahoe.edu/ Auraria Campus Auraria Campus includes Community College of Denver, University of Colorado-Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver. The three colleges are working together on handling shared facilities.

University of Colorado-Denver: The school will remain open during spring break, March 23-27 as it prepares for a transition to online or remote courses. UCD expects to have full implementation of remote teaching and learning by March 30, though some courses may transition sooner. www1.ucdenver.edu/coronavirus Metropolitan State University of Denver: The school will remain open during spring break as it prepares for a transition to online or remote courses. Metro expects to have full

implementation of remote teaching and learning by March 30 and stated that it is likely classes will not take place on campus for the remainder of spring semester. www.msudenver.edu/ coronavirus-update/ Community College of Denver: No announcements on campus closures or a transition to online courses has been made as of March 12. Updates concerning campus operations are expected.

Colorado Christian University As of March 12, “classes, chapel and other operations on the Lakewood campus for students in the College of Undergraduate Studies will continue as usual at this time.” www.ccu.edu/ coronavirus/ Colorado School of Mines Classes will be canceled March 16-20 to prepare for a transition to remote and online courses. All courses will transition to online by March 30, which will be implemented for the remainder of the semester. Though classes will not be taking place inperson, the campus and its facilities will remain open to provide academic support services. www.mines.edu/ emergency/coronavirus/ Front Range Community College Classes are canceled during the week of March 16 at the Westminster and Boulder County campuses, and the week of March 23 at the Larimer Campus. Spring break has been extended by one week, but campus buildings will remain open. Classes on all campuses will resume on March 30.

However, most classes will be conducted either online or videoconferencing, and some will be conducted through a combination of remote access and campus-based lab time where social distance can be maintained. It is expected that courses will continue as such for the remainder of the semester. https://www.frontrange.edu/ Johnson & Wales University Denver Campus As of March 11, the school’s website stated: “A Denver Campus student who presented to that campus’ Health Services is presumably positive while awaiting CDC evaluation. Out of an abundance of caution, the Denver Campus remains closed and updates are being provided to those students, faculty and staff.” www.jwu.edu/ news/coronavirus.html Red Rocks Community College Classes will not be held from March 16-29. Remote instruction and exams for most classes, and risk reduction plans for those classes not easily transitioned into remote instruction will be in place beginning March 30. www. rrcc.edu/cdphe-coronavirus Regis University Regis University’s website states “academic continuation plans have been developed to ensure that courses may continue online in the event that face-to-face instruction must be suspended for a period of time. As the situation unfolds, the university response will evolve in equal measure.” www.regisupdates.com

University of Denver As of March 12, the University of Denver is not closing its campus.

However, certain measures are being implemented: All classes will move to online courses, beginning March 17 and continuing until at least April 10.

Decisions about whether online instruction will continue for the remainder of the spring term will be made no later than March 31. In-person, winter quarter exams beginning on March 17 will be moved to remote or online exams. www.du.edu/coronavirus Colleges outside of the Denver area University of Colorado-Boulder: Starting March 16, the university will transition to online classes for the rest of the semester.

Colorado State University: A transition to online courses will occur

by March 25.

University of Northern Colorado: All classes will be taught remotely following the university’s spring break, March 15-22, through April 5. In-person classes are expected to resume on April 6, but that could change.

Colorado College: Spring break has been extended until March 29.

Distance-learning classes only may be implemented for the remainder of the academic year.

Colorado Mesa University: As of March 11, the campus is open, but following spring break, courses will be temporarily moved to an online format from March 23-April 5.

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Castle Rock’s first Whole Foods to open in April

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock’s first Whole Foods is set to open on April 2, the store has announced, and construction is still underway on the Castle Rock location of Tex-Mex eatery La Loma.

The 43,000-square-foot Whole Foods grocery store will be the latest in the 166-acre Promenade at Castle Rock development on the north edge of town. The grocery store, located at 6384 Promenade Parkway, will open its doors for the first time at 9 a.m. that Thursday.

Free coffee, food and music will welcome shoppers in on April 2, and the first 300 will receive a custom Whole Foods Market Castle Rock tote bag.

Store hours after the grand opening are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

“It’s an additional part of our merchandising plan for the whole (Prom-

enade) property and kind of fills out the gap of your organic grocery store,” said Peter Cudlip, principal at Alberta Development Partners. “We feel it’s very important and helps the town.”

Castle Rock shoppers can expect many of the amenities common in Whole Foods stores — full-service butcher services, a seafood counter, specialty foods and cheeses, in-house bakery products and products from local growers and producers.

The new location also includes an in-store restaurant and taproom, Genji Izakaya and Ramen Taproom, plus a coffee and juice bar. The store brings approximately 135 full- and part-time jobs to the area.

“The opening of Whole Foods has been highly anticipated in Castle Rock, and our surrounding communities,” Mayor Jason Gray said. “It offers another great, healthy grocery option for our residents and it will

bring more investment and employment opportunities to the town. Additionally, sales tax revenue from Whole Foods will further help us provide core services, such as fire, police road maintenance and park maintenance.”

Nearby, construction is still underway on La Loma, a Tex-Mex and Mexican eatery founded in Denver by Savina Mendoza, whose recipes still inspire the menu, said director of operations Deanna Price of Brinkerhoff Hospitality. La Loma has a location in Denver and opened Sierra, an American and Southwestern restaurant in Lone Tree.

La Loma does not have a set opening date in Castle Rock but aims to be up and running by early July. The menu in Castle Rock will be the same as La Loma’s flagship location in downtown Denver, complete with a tortilla machine where diners can watch cooks make the tortillas in-house.

The approximate 250-seat, 7,500-square-foot restaurant will have semi-private dining space, an outdoor bar, floor-to-ceiling glass, brick and copper accents — all aesthetically similar to the Sierra, Price said. The number of seats may change as construction continues.

Price said Castle Rock’s growth as a whole and throughout the Promenade area attracted them to town.

“I think it’s pretty obvious that Castle Rock is an up-and-coming area and that it’s growing, and it’s going to continue to grow,” Price said. “I just think it was a really easy decision with the growth of the area, and we just wanted to be a part of that.”

Cudlip said he is in talks with three to four more sit-down restaurants looking into opening locations at the Promenade, although he can’t announce them until contracts and leases are signed, he said.

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Elbert County News 7

March 19, 2020

Governor declares state of emergency

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by a widespread coronavirus, as the number of cases in Colorado continued to grow on March 10.

“Our administration’s response will be guided by the science and lessons learned from the countries and states that this virus arrived in first,” Polis said in a statement. “We will continue to be proactive and working around the clock to protect public health and safety with an eye towards preventing the need for more drastic measures that result in social disruption.”

The World Health Organization — the United Nations health agency — on March 11 classified COVID-19 as a pandemic, which means an outbreak of illness with sustained transmission, or spread, on more than one continent.

The emergency declaration gives Polis broad temporary powers, and he is acting to protect those who are most vulnerable to the virus, said Conor Cahill, the governor’s press secretary.

Polis directed the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to make emergency rules to ensure workers in food-handling, hospitality, child care, health care and education receive paid sick leave if they exhibit flu-like symptoms and have to miss work awaiting testing results for COVID-19, according to a governor’s office news release.

For workers who test positive and lack access to paid leave, Polis directed the Labor Department to identify other support, such as access to unemployment insurance.

That’s an especially important step for those who work with older people and those with underlying health issues, who are all considered vulnerable populations amid the spread of COVID-19, according to the state.

“When those workers lack access to paid sick leave, it poses a great risk to our ability to protect the public,” the governor’s office said in a release.

Polis also directed the Colorado Department of Revenue to temporarily allow those over the age of 65 to extend their driver’s licenses online to avoid having to gather at DMVs. The declaration also allows Colorado to request more federal funding to respond to COVID-19.

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Polis also highlighted sporting events as among the public gatherings that should take measures to prevent spread of the virus. To that end, the Colorado High School Activities Association announced it would limit the number

of people attending state basketball tournament games last week, before ultimately canceling the remainder of the tournament after several girls games had been played on March 12. CHSAA also suspended all spring sports and activities through April 6.

Guidance will also be issued on protecting staff and people in custody at Colorado’s 24/7 facilities, such as correctional facilities, Polis said.

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When difficult times create easy decisions

eople make new decisions based on new information.

And sometimes, what we think are difficult decisions to make as we face a trying or challenging time, become much easier to make when we receive the right information and new data.

For the past few weeks, individuals, businesses of all sizes, organizations and schools have all wrestled with difWINNING ficult decisions. Do WORDS I travel? Do I go to work? Do we restrict our people from coming to work? Do we place a ban on company travel? Do we cancel events and conferences? Do we not attend those events or conferences?

Michael Norton Those are all behavior-based decisions. Should we or shouldn’t we do or attend something? Just within the past two weeks many were still trying to minimize the outbreak or impact of the coronavirus.

While some closings and events were

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canceled and people had no choice or decision to make about going somewhere or doing something like showing up to work or attending class, others still pressed on and went to concerts, conferences, work, and other events and gatherings where many people were together. They still made the decision to shake hands, give hugs, and live and work as they always did.

And these behavior-based decisions were sometimes made because people believed they had to do what they needed to do in order to survive and provide for their families. These were difficult decisions for many people, and they were difficult decisions made in the face of a difficult situation.

Then there was new information.

Those behavior-based decisions were replaced with belief-based and knowledge-based decisions. The spread of the virus became a pandemic. The stock market went into a free fall. This all became very real for those who chose not to believe. Those of us who moved forward with our daily behaviors and work patterns now found ourselves making much easier decisions.

It’s time to stay home, it’s time to keep a safe distance, it’s time to wash our

hands more than we have ever washed them before. It’s time to let make better decisions for ourselves, our neighbors, and our businesses.

Here’s another belief-based decision we can make. It may seem harder for some and easier for others. We need to make the decision to maintain our mind, our body, and our spirit. In this difficult time, we need to make the easy decision to stay positive in every aspect of our lives. Our behaviorbased decisions will now look and sound like this: I can work remotely and still be productive; I can use more virtual technology and not get on airplanes for a little while; I can keep learning and complete my classes online if I need to; and I can probably survive emotionally without giving out handshakes and hugs for a while.

Staying positive in a seemingly negative situation is a decision. And to do that we need to make sure that we are making new decisions based on new information and making certain that the information is coming from a reliable source. And there are other things we can do like choosing to do more reading of books we have been meaning to read; listening to uplifting and posi-

tive podcasts; spending time in prayer, meditation, or silence; eating healthier; maintaining some level of exercise at home even if we can’t go to the gym.

As we sit here today, there are restrictions and conditions we are forced to live with. And many of those restrictions and conditions were difficult decisions made by government agencies. They were made to try and protect us to the best of their ability. Even if it means economic hardships for a while.

And for us it comes down to the decision we will make, and how we choose to handle this and respond to it.

So how about you? Are you making new decisions based on new information? Are you making the decision to take care of your mind, body, and spirit during this difficult time? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we realize that difficult situations could create easier decisions that keep more of us all healthy, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

When life gives you moisture, make the moist of it

eadline: “Celebrity swears by moisturizer.”

Tell me: Who swears by a moisturizer?

What exactly is a moisturizer?

Is here a man alive who can say the word “moisturizer” with a straight face? My father never said the word “moisturizer.”

Like father like son.

You’re not going to QUIET hear me say “moisDESPERATION turizer.”

I’m one of the lucky ones. My father didn’t work at a moisturizer factory.

If he had worked at a moisturizer factory, I’d have to say “moisturizer factory” whenever I was asked Craig Marshall where my father worked.

Smith Maybe there are other jobs a father could have that his son would hate to admit to.

“He makes automobile scent diffus-

ers.”

“What?”

“You know? Those little pine trees you hang from the rear view mirror.”

A moisturizer is a lotion or cream that prevents dry skin.

So does St. Louis. Ever been there?

Dry skin in St. Louis is an impossibility.

Could you live there? I couldn’t. It would be double trouble for a curmudgeon. Walk out at dawn to pick the morning paper off the driveway and watch rivulets of human dew run down your arms and splash on the daily. No thanks.

Is moisturizer sold in Missouri?

I don’t swear by anything because I don’t swear. I leave that to others.

There’s plenty of it already.

Oh, I might swear when I’m alone, but never in public.

Swearing is so commonplace in films that your kids can hear the brunt of it in just about anything that’s made these days.

Remember one of Rhett’s last words to Scarlett? That was a big deal in 1939.

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voice that gives the impression it’s the last thing he wishes on anyone.

Try something else.

“May flights of angels carry thee to thy rest.”

“Purl one, knit two.”

“Bob’s your uncle.”

The celebrity who swears by her moisturizer is well known. She has a brother in the business as well, although his star doesn’t shine as brightly.

My sister outshined me in high school by a mile. She was a goldenhaired cheerleader. Say no more.

Boys opened doors for her. Teachers opened doors for her. The principal opened doors for her.

Me? I experienced none of that.

I still don’t. The last time someone opened a door for me, Mickey Mouse had five fingers.

But I can’t complain. My skin is naturally moist.

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Swearing is easy. One word in particular gets used as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and floor polish.

It is used so often it has no meaning.

Just like maraschino cherries.

If you have ever wondered where maraschino cherries come from, I’m here to tell you.

They come from the Marasca region in coastal Croatia.

If you have ever wondered where Croatia is, I’m here to tell you.

It borders Slovenia.

I only know where Croatia is; I don’t know where Slovenia is.

In another month or two, you’ll hear someone say, “We need the moisture.”

Then, after it rains, you’ll hear someone say, “We needed the moisture.”

Observations like this should be felonious.

Along with, “Hot enough for you?”

And the broken-record kid at the checkout stand who says, “Have a nice day” to everyone who comes through.

He says it in the same, flat tone of

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Let’s take a look at the ‘wall of worry’

he first quarter is not off to a good start for many investors.

It feels like we hit the perfect storm of coronavirus (CoV), political campaigns and the general aging of the business cycle all at the same time.

Every month our chief investment strategist, Jeff Krumpelman, CFA, publishes his “wall of worry” items, FINANCIAL listing the pros and STRATEGIES cons on what are major concerns at the time. From there he makes assessments about the economic outlook and the stock market.

This month’s “wall of worry” showed all the Patricia Kummer things we have worked through so far this year that are basically crossed off the list.

This is helpful to show we are eliminating some issues that were very worrisome that have now passed.

Here are some of those items: • Trade tariffs with China • Impeachment trial • Government shut down • Earnings season (originally

predicted to be flat but was actually positive) • Iran conflict What remains on the wall are concerns around how the coronavirus will spread and how it will affect the global economy. Also, the presidential election is causing uncertainty, which the stock market never seems to like.

The general economic slowdown that has been talked about for almost a year now may also be coming to fruition.

The positive items on the wall are actually keeping long-term investors optimistic. These items include wage growth, strong employment numbers and jobs creation, a strong housing market and the manufacturing and services index holding steady.

We believe we are fortunate in that the stock market correction comes after the record high water marks on Wall Street. That is a much easier decline than if we were already in economic doldrums. At this point, in our view, the market has lost some of “the house’s money” meaning some of the profits gained since late last year.

Corrections, defined as a drop of 10% from the high, are common and

healthy for markets that were in record territory daily. It is never fun to see red arrows on your brokerage statement; however, most investors realized there would be a pullback at some point. A bear market is defined as a 20% or more drop from the high.

The economic fundamentals are positive, albeit at slower rates than last year. And yes, there will likely be a recession someday too, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP (Gross Domestic Product).

At this point we don’t know if the CoV will be enough to pull economic activity into negative territory.

Without the impact of the virus, there are still some strong economic indicators that will likely give us some ballast later in this election year.

It is always a good idea to review your portfolio strategy with your

advisor, and to consider trimming profits at market record highs. Then you can update your strategy and determine if it makes sense to use these dips as buying opportunities if you have a long-term perspective.

Source: Jeffrey Krumpelman, CFA, Chief Investment Strategist, Head of Equities, Mariner Wealth Advisors.

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Lisa Rayne Hicks, 53, of Parker, Colorado, passed away at home on May 5, 2020. Lisa was born on June 2, 1966 in Waukegan, Illinois. She worked for many, many years at the local Safeway in Parker in various departments. Her specialties included decorating cakes and cookie in the bakery as she was very talented artistically. She loved all animals; her dogs especially. She also was talented as a nail technician, and flower arranging. She loved her Broncos!

Parker Funeral Home was entrusted with her care. Please visit www.pfh-co.com to leave condolences for the family. There are no services planned at this time.

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Leslie “Roger” Dean Jr., 61, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on March 10, 2020. He was born in Massachusetts at Westover Air Force Base on June 18, 1958 to Leslie Sr. and Elsie (Lindh) Dean. Roger and his wife own and operate the Parker Shoppes. Roger will certainly be missed. A service is planned for Tuesday, March 17 at the Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints Church at 7160 Bayou Gulch Road, Parker, CO at 10:00AM with a reception to follow. Burial will be a private service time for the family only. Please visit www-pfh-co.com for more details and to leave condolences for the family. Parker Funeral Home is honored to walk alongside the Dean family.

Antoinette Heidinger, 82, of Parker, Colorado passed away on March 10, 2020.

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THINGS TO DO Editor’s note: Please contact event organizers to ensure there has not been a cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elbert County

Peace Education: 4:30-5:45 p.m. Thursday, March 19, April 2 and April 9 at the Elbert Library, 24489 Main St. Free program for grades 6 and older. Contact Shelly Gould at 303-648-3533 or sgould@pplibraries.org.

Uncork Your Inner Artist: 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Patty Ann’s Café, 230 Comanche St., Kiowa. RSVP required; call 303621-2111 by March 18. Susan Austgen leads painting class with a spring theme. Painting will be whimsical clover. Painting supplies and canvas included.

St Patrick’s Playdate: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, March 25 at Elizabeth Police Department, 425 Main St., Elizabeth. Free to attend, but change will be collected. Money raised will go to the Fallen Officers Fund. Tour the police department, see the cars and meet moms.

Pancake Breakfast: 8 a.m. March 29 at Elbert Mercantile Building, 24223 Eccles St., Elbert. Call 303-243-1308. All you can eat.

An event put on by Elbert Woman’s Club and Elbert Creekside 4-H Crew.

Wine and Whiskey: 6-9 p.m. April 4 at Pines and Plains Libraries, 651 Beverly St., Elizabeth. Event and silent auction fundraiser for the Pines and Plains Libraries Foundation.

Ticket cost includes two glasses of wine or two shots of whiskey, and hors d’oeuvres from Jim ‘n Nick’s BBQ. Tickets available at the Elizabeth Library, or email wendy@ pplibraries.org.

Colorado Patriots Charity Golf: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at Spring Valley Golf Club, 42350 Co Rd 17/21, Elizabeth. Benefits the Folds of Honor Foundation, which offers support to the spouses and children of soldiers killed or disabled in service to our country. The Colorado Patriots Chapter has provided 25 scholarships totaling more than $125,000 since 2012. Money raised at our events directly benefits Colorado veteran families. Learn more at www.coloradopatriots.org.

Elizabeth Chamber Golf Tournament: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 at Spring Valley Golf Club, 42350 County Road 17/21, Elizabeth. Go to elizabethchamber.org.

Castle Rock

New Ancestry Tools for DNA Matching and Trees: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 21 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Explore new ethnicity reports, why they are different from your old reports and how to compare them to your genealogy. Go to http://www.crcgs.org Stars of Magic FUN-draiser: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Four professional magicians perform in one show to benefit the American Heart Association. Reservations required. Call 303-660-6799 or go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows.com.

ShamROCK Stampede: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 at the Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock. Family-friendly run/walk and Irish-themed festival to raise awareness and money for organizations that help veterans, first-responders and

others with post-traumatic stress disorder and mental illness. Register and learn more at www.shamrockstampede.com.

Artificial Intelligence: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at Castle Rock Senior Center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock. An overview of the development of computer systems capable of performing tasks typically done by a human brain, such as optical recognition, complex decision making, voice recognition, learning, language translation, and more. Call 303-688-9498 to RSVP.

Parker

Lenten Fish Fry: 4-6:50 p.m. Fridays through April 3 at Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker. Served by the Knights of Columbus. Ladies Auxiliary will sell desserts. Following dinner, guests are invited to the 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross service in the church. For menu, cost and other information, go to http://www. parkerknights.org/2020-calendar.

DCL Presents: Harlan Coben: 7-10 p.m.

Friday, March 20 at CU South Denver, 10035 Peoria St., Parker. New York Times bestselling author Coben will talk about his latest thriller, “The Boy from the Woods,” followed by a book signing. Tickets include a copy of the book. Learn more at DCL.org/authorsevents or call 303-791-7323.

Cup-a-Jo: 9-11:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Blu Note Bar and Grill, 19600 Solar Circle, Parker. Cup-a-Jo has been playing Colorado since 1996. Musical style includes funk, Chicago blues, jazz, New Orleans R&B, and early rock. Learn more at https://www. blunoteparker.com/live-music

The Custom Shop Band: 9-11:59 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 at Blu Note Bar and Grill, 19600 Solar Circle, Parker. Variety band from Denver that performs an edgier take on rock, R&B and motown. Learn more at https://www.blunoteparker.com/live-music Parker Comedy Show: 8 p.m. Sunday, March 21 at Blu Note Bar and Grill, 19600 Solar Circle, Parker. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Learn more at www.parkercomedyshow.com. Derrick Stroup will headline and is joined by Salma Zaky and Jeremiah Chinegwu. Local comedian Mark Masters is the host. Tickets for the April 19 show will be on sale soon. Learn more at https://www.blunoteparker.com/live-music Legend of King Arthur: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at Parker Arts Culture and Events Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Presented by Rocky Mountain Brassworks, the El Jebel Shrine Pipe Band, McTeggart Irish dancers. Explore the legend of the storied king of England through music, dance, scenic landscapes and other imagery. Go to http://www.rockymountainbrassworks.org

Denver

Denver Home Show: noon to 9 p.m. Friday, March 20; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 21; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Features nearly 400 exhibitors and experts. Go to DenverHomeShow.com.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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FRONTIER FROM PAGE 1

“I, personally, will not go back to Elizabeth High,” said Carter. “In my opinion, they don’t know how to help me learn.”

Carter was one of more than a dozen current and previous students of Frontier High who attended the March 9 Elizabeth School Board meeting to give public comments about the pending closure of the school.

District officials presented two reasons for closing the school, as well as plans for current students after the school closes.

Financial issues were the main reason for the recommendation. Perstudent funding for Frontier High is nearly twice that for students attending other schools in the district, and the Frontier building needs nearly $11 million in repairs to continue housing the school, according to Superintendent Douglas Bissonnette. Some district officials believe that money might be better utilized to increase teachers, counselors and resources at Elizabeth High.

Frontier students commented that they understood the financial challenge, but are more concerned with the district’s plan for integrating them back into Elizabeth High, which all of the students left to pursue their educations at Frontier.

“We’re willing to work with all the students. We’ll work with their transcripts and make sure Frontier credits transfer,” said Bissonnette. “We wel-

Frontier High student Caleb Carter asks the school board to keep Frontier High open during the board’s meeting March 9.

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come them back with open arms, and we would be excited to have them. We can provide a level of education that will help them achieve what they want after they leave high school.”

Going back to Elizabeth High is not an option for some students, who

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commented that they were made to feel like they were a lost cause while attending EHS. “Elizabeth High just looked over my IEP (Individual Education Plan) and didn’t do anything to help me learn,” said junior Gage Wilson, who has a learning disability. “They just said I needed special education classes.

When I came to Frontier they found the best way for me to learn. Because of principal (Rob) McMullen and the teachers here I’ll be graduating on time. The teachers and principal have pushed me to learn, and made me feel better about myself and my hope for the future.”

Students and some school board members asked if there was an option to separate the Frontier students from the EHS students on the EHS campus, such as bringing in a portable classroom for Frontier students.

The idea was shut down by district officials, citing cultural issues.

“You can’t duplicate what Frontier has if you move it into Elizabeth,” one

official responded. “Sure, space-wise, they can have their space, but it’s a cultural thing. If you bring them into the building there are a lot of outside influences, like our schedules, our kids, our bells, that would not be the same. You could have something, but it would not be Frontier.”

School board members made it clear they would not be making a hasty decision, but will make a decision by their next meeting on April 6.

Frontier teacher Catherine WheelerMushlin was optimistic about the future of Frontier as she addressed the board.

“I’m not looking for a job because you guys haven’t made a decision yet,” said Wheeler-Mushlin. “I understand our building is old and it costs a lot.

But we’re serving kids that have already tried the traditional school setting and for whatever reason did not succeed or keep up to pace with their peers. Due to this their self-esteem is low and they need more help than students at a traditional school.”

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Women’s Divorce Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m.

Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Legal, financial and social issues of divorce. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. Contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

The Write Group: A community of young writers for tweens, teens and young adults meets from 6-7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the Elizabeth Library. Learn more at pplibraries.org.

AA If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-322-4440, or go to www.daccaa.org.

Affordable Colleges Online: guidebook includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specific scholarships and funding for special groups.

Go to www.affordablecollegesonline.org/ womens-guide-paying-for-college/ Anime Nights: Watch and discuss anime; some snacks provided. Meets from 7-9 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month at the Kiowa Library; from 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays at the Elizabeth Library; and 4:30-6:30 p.m. the second Friday of the month at the Simla Library. Go to pplibraries.org.

Book Clubs: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club meets from 5:30-6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the Elizabeth Library; Kiowa Book Club meets from 7-8 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month at the Kiowa Library; Elizabeth Book Club meets from 7-8 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the Elizabeth Library; Brown Bag Book Club meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at the Elizabeth Library; Elbert Book Club meets from 5-7 p.m. the last Thursday of the month at the Elbert Library; Wizarding World of Harry Potter Book Club meets from 4:30-6:30 p.m. the third Friday of the month at the Simla Library; Mystery Book Club meets from 10-11 a.m. the first Saturday of the month (October-May) at the Simla Library; Diverse & Rowdy Book Club meets from 10-11:30 a.m. the second Saturday of the month at the Simla Library.

Learn more at pplibraries.org Brain Booster: Drop in and get homework help, work on a group project or use the space for tutoring. Open from 4-7 p.m.

Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kiowa Library. Learn more at pplibraries.org Camping Singles: 7 p.m. the first Tuesday

of the month. Membership ranges from 40s to 60-plus. Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver.

Contact campingsingles@gmail.com Community Family Game Night: Bring family and friends for games of all sorts from 5-7 p.m. Thursdays at the Elbert Library.

Learn more at pplibraries.org Construction Masters: Show off your Lego building skills from 4:15-5:15 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library. Learn more at pplibraries.org.

Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association: 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Mainstreet. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.

Elizabeth American Legion, Post 82: a veteran’s association supporting veterans, their families and the community, meets the first Monday of every month (except when the first Monday is a holiday, in which case the meeting is the second Monday) at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Social hour begins at 5:30 and the regular business meeting starts at 6:30. Friday Afternoon Club meets from 5-7 p.m. every Friday and Veterans Coffee Club meets every Wednesday from 8-11 a.m. for social time with other veterans. All Veterans are invited to all meetings, we’d like to see you. Website: aml82.org.

Kiowa Creek Food Pantry: open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa.

Distribution for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to low-income individuals/families that qualify. We also distribute low-income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry at 303-621-2376.

Knitting & Crocheting Groups: Simla Witty Knitters meets from 2-3:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at the Simla Library; Close Knit Crochet Group meets from 4-5 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Kiowa Library; Hats for the Homeless meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursdays at the Elizabeth Library. Learn more at pplibraries.org Knitting and Crocheting Baby Beanies: Join #beaniesforbabies and use your knitting and crocheting skills for baby beanies that we donate to local hospital nurseries and NICUs. Meets every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Call 303-503-9773.

Lawyers at the Library: 6-8 p.m. the second m 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Elizabeth Library. Free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome.

Everyone will be helped on a first-come,

first-served basis. Learn more at pplibraries. org Marvelous Make it Monday: 4-6 p.m.

Mondays at the Simla Library. Learn more at pplibraries.org.

Movie Night: 5-7 p.m. Fridays at the Kiowa Library. Enjoy popcorn and movie of your choice. Learn more at pplibraries.org Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to eccog.com. Outback Express runs from Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs on the first and third Monday of each month; from Simla and Matheson to Limon on the fourth Thursday of each month; from Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs on the first and third Tuesday of each month; from Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker on the second Tuesday of each month. Good Samaritan Nursing Home Residents may ride the bus on the second Thursday of each month.

Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club: regular meetings on various weekday evenings and weekends at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery).

Open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 or find us online at http:// www.meetup.com/Parker-FranktownElizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/ SEE CLUBS, P23

Elizabeth Food Bank: 12:30-3 p.m. Friday and 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church); available to help anyone who needs food. Other times by appointment.

Garden Clubs: Seedy Ladies meets from 1-3 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month at the Elbert Library; Gardeners/Homesteaders (SRA) meets from 2-3 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at the Simla Library.

Learn more at pplibraries.org GED Preparation & Career Online High School: Get started with GED preparation and coaching throughout the process.

COHS allows students 19-plus to earn a certified high school diploma. Call 303646-3416 for more details. Learn more at pplibraries.org Genealogy Group: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Kiowa Library.

Learn more at pplibraries.org Homework Help at Simla: Arts: 4-6 p.m.

Tuesdays duing the school year. First Tuesday is literary arts; second and fourth Tuesdays are visual arts; and third Tuesday is performing arts. STAR: 4-6 p.m. Thursdays during the school year. Science, technoogy, activities and research. Learn how to use the Raspberry Pi and 3D printer. STEAM: 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays. Hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and math projects to take home. Fantastic Friday: 4-6 p.m. Fridays during school year. Arts, crafts and games for all ages. Participants of all programs will have time to work on homework. Learn more at pplibraries.org.

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utside Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Denver, the din of the city roars.

But inside the old church, a stone anachronism in a canyon of steel and glass, there is silence.

Organist Norm Sutphin walks into the cavernous sanctuary, lit only by the glow of sunshine through stained glass. He sits at a bench at the center of the altar, towered over by organ pipes stretching three stories high. He flips a switch, and a breath of air cuts the silence, just slightly.

Sutphin begins to play, and the sanctuary is suddenly alive with the majesty of Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, the low notes rattling hymnals in the pews.

“This instrument can rouse emotions in the soul like few other things,” Sutphin said. “I appreciate its beauty, and I respect its power.”

The pipe organ is one of the largest in Denver, and perhaps the oldest. Built in 1888, it consists of 4,275 pipes in 82 sections. The smallest are just inches long. The tallest, low C, is 32 feet.

The Roosevelt organ, which Sutphin calls “one of the monuments of organ building in the West,” is one of many mighty pipe organs scattered around the Denver metro area.

But, Sutphin said, as traditional religious denominations and traditional church music decline, he is part of a diminishing family of organists who still command the power of the

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LIFE Rick Morel, a thirdgeneration pipe organ builder, checks the tuning on a restoration job from Littleton’s St. Mary Catholic Parish.

Pipe organs were once staples of American life, but have begun to fade in recent decades, Morel said.

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“I work very hard to make sure my performances are tight,” said Sutphin, who practices up to six days a week in preparation for Sunday. “It means a lot to people.”

Organs in history They still mean a lot to Rick Morel, a third-generation pipe organ builder and repairman. Morel is one of three remaining members of Morel and Associates, one of few remaining pipe organ repair shops in the Mountain West.

In an aging warehouse in north Denver, Morel cleans, tunes and repairs pipe organs, using decades-old tools, many of which are handmade.

Pipe organs are marvels of engineering, Morel said.

“The people who designed these were as smart as any computer engineer designing microchips today,” he said. “They can make so many sounds.

No other single instrument has so much range.”

Developed in the 17th century, pipe organs were originally hand-pumped, and larger ones required multiple people working bellows to keep them playing, Morel said. The Industrial Revolution introduced organs powered by electric air blowers.

Pipe organs were once a staple of American life, Morel said.

“In the silent film era, any theater worth its salt had a pipe organ.

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Beyond a soundtrack of mood music, they could make so many sound effects: boat horns, sirens, even waves and pounding surf.”

The early 20th century saw an explosion of similar instruments, including automatic organs that even included banjos, violins and other instruments played mechanically.

Denver had some legendary organs.

The old City Auditorium, which today is part of the Denver Center for Performing Arts, was home to a colossal, four-story organ. The City of Denver employed a “city organist” who gave recitals as often as seven days a week some summers.

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The Phipps Mansion in Denver’s Belcaro neighborhood featured an automatic organ in the basement that could be controlled by switches throughout the house, and could play a variety of contemporary and classic tunes.

The advent of talking movies, the Great Depression and metal rationing during World War II spelled a downturn for pipe organs, but pent-up demand and a surge of suburban church building in the postwar years meant an explosion in the organ market. It would prove to be the last.

“Tastes in church music are changing, and they have been for a while,” Morel said. “We haven’t built an organ since the 1990s. A lot of the old churches are on hard times, and organs can be expensive to maintain.”

Morel said he’s got two or three restoration jobs left, and then it’s probably time to close up the multigenerational business.

“We can’t find anyone who wants to take it over,” Morel said. “This is a labor of love. You don’t do it to get rich. And if you’re not willing to run out in a blizzard to do an emergency repair on Christmas Eve, then you’re not living up to the standards we hold ourselves to.”

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Michael Zehnder, who leads musical worship at Littleton’s Ascension Lutheran Church, stands inside the heart of the church’s 1950s-vintage neobaroque style pipe organ. D

around a pipe organ performance, and a contemporary service built around modern music. Zehnder also leads several choirs and handbell choruses.

“I’m a pastor’s son, and when contemporary music came along in the 1970s, it seemed so wrong to me,” Zehnder said. “But time and again in the Scripture, we see passages about making joyous music to celebrate God.

We read about drums, cymbals, harps and trumpets. Martin Luther said, ‘Next to the word of God, I give music the highest praise.’”

Zehnder sees the organ as a bridge to the church’s past, and a way to preserve hymns that date to medieval times.

“It’s a way to feel the awe of God,” Zehnder said.

The colossal 1888 Roosevelt pipe organ at Denver’s Trinity United Methodist Church is “one of the monuments of organ building in the West,” said organist Norm Sutphin. their pipe organs, and finding ways to incorporate them into modern worship.

At Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton, the 1950s-vintage pipe organ is still a draw for parishioners, said Michael Zehnder, the church’s director of music ministries.

The church now holds two services every week: a traditional service built

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Colorado’s David Dahl looking for a full season Outfielder hopes history of frequent injuries can be left behind

BY JACK MAGRUDER ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado outfielder David Dahl likes to keep his numerical goals private, but there is one he is willing to share — 150. As in games.

A series of injuries have limited Dahl to 100 games or fewer in a threeyear career with the Rockies that has featured extended periods of highlevel production interspersed with rehab and recovery.

Dahl hit .302 with 15 homers and 61 RBIs in a career-high 100 games last season before suffering a seasonending high right ankle sprain in early August, his fourth debilitating setback.

“If you look at my career numbers and stuff, they’ve been broken up a lot by those injuries,” said Dahl, an All-Star last season, “and I haven’t been able to really get in a rhythm for a whole season.

“You start getting into a rhythm and then something freaky would happen, and I’d have to wait a couple months and then try to go play again. It’s hard when it is broken up and you’re not getting consistent (time). So I’m doing everything I can to go out there and play 150-plus games. And the rest will take care of itself.”

Dahl, who turns 26 on April 1, will enter the season as the Rockies’ starting center fielder after settling there just before the 2019 injury, which occurred when his right ankle got stuck in the turf as he attempted to field a sinking liner at Coors Field.

That was the most recent misfortune for Dahl, who missed two months in 2018 because of a broken right foot, did not play in the majors in 2017 because of a stress reaction in his rib cage and missed most of 2015 after undergoing surgery to remove his spleen following an outfield collision in a minor league game.

“I’m not thinking about past injuries or anything anymore,” Dahl said.

“A lot of times I think too much about it and then something else happens, so I’m just going to be positive. Just play hard and do what I can.”

Dahl showed his offensive potential and vaulted onto the national stage in the 2018 NL stretch drive, when he hit six homers in the final eight games of the regular season to help the Rockies into the playoffs for a second straight season. He hit .273 with 16 homers and 48 RBIs in 77 games.

“I think if I can put together that last week (in 2018) with what I did last year,” he said. “There are a lot of things I’m still working on, like increasing my walk rate, not swinging and missing, and not chasing as much.”

Dahl has hit leadoff early in spring training games and is a candidate to bat first in the regular season when right fielder and usual leadoff hitter Charlie Blackmon is given a day off.

Dahl has hit .340 with three homers in 50 plate appearances as a leadoff hitter.

“When you have the guys coming up behind me that are coming up, I think I’ll get a lot of pitches to hit,” Dahl said, alluding to teammates Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado, among others.

“They basically told me just do what I always do, don’t change the way I go about my at-bats. I’m an aggressive hitter. I want to be aggressive. But I know when to tailor it back a little bit and be smart for the team.”

Colorado manager Bud Black said he believes Dahl is a good fit in Coors Field’s spacious center field.

“On a scouting scale, he can be an above-average defender,” Black said.

“Our park is arguably the hardest outfield to play based on space and ball travel, but he can handle it. He has foot speed. He has range, takes good routes and gets good jumps.

If we’re talking about the complete player, it’s in there.”

Dahl was a center fielder in the minors after being the 10th overall pick in the 2012 draft. He has been used at all three spots in the majors, with 98 starts in left field, 38 in center and 37 in right.

“Hopefully, I play center and stick in center,” Dahl said. “I feel really good out there. If they need me to play all three, I will. Center has its challenges. Can’t be scared. Gotta go get it.”

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The Double Angel Foundation will award $7,000 in baseball/softball scholarships in 2020 so enthusiastic ballplayers ages 5 to 18 can enjoy their sport.

A total of $3,000 is dedicated for individual players who love their sport but are unable to pay for all the costs associated with competition. These scholarships can be used to pay for registration fees, tournament costs, uniforms and equipment for all types of baseball and softball programs.

To apply for scholarships, young athletes in Douglas County and the Denver metro area are asked to pro-

vide information about themselves and their financial need. They must also include a recommendation from their coach or parents.

The remaining $4,000 will be donated to Parker Youth Sports to help local players who are involved in its programs and to purchase new equipment.

The scholarship program is just one mission of the Double Angel Foundation, which was organized in 2000 to honor Dillon and Logan Dixey, two Parker brothers who loved baseball but drowned after being overcome by carbon monoxide while swimming at the rear of a houseboat.

The foundation also promotes awareness about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. It constructed a baseball complex in Parker to provide more fields for youths to play the game.

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Editor’s note: How to Make a Difference listings are published free, on a spaceavailable basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a listing, or to change or delete an existing listing, contact hharden@coloradocommunitymedia. com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals to residents in Englewood, southern Jefferson County and western Arapahoe County Need: Drivers to deliver meals; volunteers to help prepare, box and label meals Requirements: Must dedicate one to two hours a week Contact: Phil or Mary at 303-798-7642 (from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) Neighbor Network: Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County Need: Volunteers who can provide transportation, light housekeeping, handyman and companion services to seniors.

Requirements: Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

Contact: 303-814-4300, neighbornetwork@douglas.co.us or dcneighbornetwork.org.

Parker Senior Center: Provides services to local seniors.

Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more.

Contact: Louise West at 303-841-5370.

PeopleFirst Hospice: Denver hospice Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families.

Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Red Cross: Supports the elderly, international causes and social services Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 Sunset Hospice: Provides end-of-life support Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105 The Right Step Inc.: Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton.

Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses.

Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising.

Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session.

Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc.org or go to www.therightstepinc. org.

Volunteers of America, Foster Grandparent Program: Foster grandparents volunteer in early childhood centers and public schools focusing on literacy and numeracy for at-risk children and youth.

Need: Seniors on a low, fixed income who enjoy working with children. Volunteers work 15-40 hours a week.

Contact: 303-297-0408 or www.voacolorado.org.

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tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

Need: Volunteers to to help older, lower-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

Ainsley’s Angels in Denver: Pairing runners and riders with special needs or physical limitations in races from 5k’s to marathons.

Need: Volunteers to run and help push the specialized race chairs in local races.

Volunteers to take pictures and videos of Angel teams at the start, middle and finish of races.

Requirements: Able to run/jog a 5k and/or work an iPhone.

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Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer support.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial.

Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis. org, 720-409-3143.

ASSE International Student Exchange Program: Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: To provide students with a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430

or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa. org.

Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 Colorado Humane Society: Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Court Appointed Special Advocates: Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force: Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street.

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext. 32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and

other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers.

Contact: 303-751-5772 or go to www.ddfl. org.

Girl Scouts of Colorado: Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, administrative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 Hospice at Home Need: Volunteers help patients and their families with respite care, videotaping, massage and other tasks. Home study training is available.

Contact 303-698-6404 Literacy Coalition of Colorado: Volunteer to support literacy in MetroDenver and impact state-wide literacy programs.

Need: Volunteer for special projects, training classes or provide clerical and administrative support. Volunteer for a few hours a week or occasionally as needed.

Contact: literacyvolunteercolorado@ gmail.com or 720-251-3141. Go to Literacycolorado.org to volunteer for literacy providers nearest you.

When you get your invitation to take the 2020 census, make sure you’re counted.

Did you know funding for the community programs you care about is based on census numbers? Make sure you and your community are counted by responding to the 2020 census.

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This year, you can answer online, by phone or mail.

Learn more about the census at 2020census.gov.

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Be there for Beethoven birthday bash

ittleton Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jurgen de Lemos, will join the international celebrations of Ludwig von Beethoven’s 250th birthday on April 3, with a performance of his “Piano Concerto No. 4” by David Korevaar and the orchestra at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. The program is called “Beethoven and The Pines” and will also feature the wellSONYA’S known Respighi’s tone poem, plus SAMPLER John Adams’ “Short Ride on a Fast Machine.” Tickets: littletonsymphony. org, 303-933-6824.

Pianist David Korevaar will perform with the Littleton Symphony on April 3, in honor of Beethoven’s birthday.

March 20 to April 26 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton.

The juror this year is Angela Faris Belt, program chair for the studio art and art history programs at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, where she teaches darkroom and digital photography. 303-795-3950.

Ikebana on display The annual Denver Home Show will be held at the National Western Complex from March 20-22. Seek out the Sogetsu Colorado Ikebana Show there and enjoy the color and highly specialized traditional Japanese art form of Ikebana as taught by the Shigetsu school — a modern take on a traditional form. Included in entry fee for show. More than 50 arrangements are planned. 4655 Humboldt St., Denver, denverhomeshow.com.

‘Bold Women. Change History’ History Colorado celebrates the Women’s vote Sonya Ellingboe centennial with ongoing exhibits and programs. The namesake exhibit runs through February 2021 at the Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St. Tickets ($4-$8) include a tour. A related speaker series and call to action are ongoing. See: COWomensCentennial.org, 303-620-4933.

Colorado Gallery of the Arts The annual Arapahoe Community College Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition will be on display from March 26 to April 15 in Colorado Gallery of the Arts, at the Arapahoe Community College Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. The gallery is at the east side of the campus and entrance is free. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday to Friday. 303-797-5699.

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Hall, in the Englewood Civic Center.

Tickets; $25, $20. 1000 Englewood Parkway, englewoodarts.org.

Admission: $25, includes reception.

See Coloradohumanities.org for more information.

Colorado Book Awards Finalists are announced for the 2020 Colorado Book Awards in a number of categories. Finalists will read from and talk about their books in a series of free readings in April and May at the Book Bar, 4280 Tennyson St., Denver, featuring drink and food specialties related to the books. Categories: Juvenile Literature, Young Adult Literature, Children’s Literature, general and literary fiction, Poetry, Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, General Nonfiction, History, Pictorial, Anthology, Creative Nonfiction, Short Story.

Winners will be announced and read briefly at 4 p.m. May 30 at the Historic Evans School, 1115 Acoma St., Denver.

Improv class Centennial author, artist, instructor, performer Pam Roth O’Mara will teach “Improv and the Art of Everyday Communications” from March 31 to May 5 at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton Campus. The 6:30 p.m. classes will help with communication skills. ARHU 1001 101-80047. $129. Go to arapahoe.edu.

Depot Art Gallery The annual “$100 or Less” show is at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, through April 19.

Admission is free. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. 303-795-0781, depotartgallery.org.

Classifieds

Englewood Arts Presents “Zalkind Plays Bach” is the name for the 2 p.m. March 21 Chamber Music of the Masters concert at Hampden

Photography exhibit Littleton Fine Arts Board’s annual Eye of the Camera exhibit will run

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Opportunity to work with SLP-A. Competitive salary, Excellent benefits, including full health benefits & mileage reimbursement or use of a car. Questions contact Tracy (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. To apply for this position, please complete the Certified Application for Employment available on the East Central BOCES website www.ecboces.org under “Jobs”. EOE

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Old time and temp line awaits your call

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Does the phone number 303-222-8811 sound familiar? Longtime residents of the Denver area may recognize it as one of the city’s old-time and temperature numbers.

Disconnected since the 1990s, the line recently came back to life thanks to John Lochridge, a Texas telecom engineer on a mission to resurrect the nation’s time and temperature lines.

“It’s something from childhood,” Lochridge said. “For many people, the time and temperature was the first number they learned to call.”

Lochridge has reinstated hundreds of lines around the country over the past several years. He begins with research, he said. He sometimes finds former time and temp lines listed in old phone books and road atlases, but others come from community Facebook groups.

Then, it’s a matter of working with phone companies to obtain the rights to the phone number itself, many of which have been disconnected for years. Finally, Lochridge uses his engineering and computer programming skills to connect the line to an automated recording that reads the time and local temperature. Some lines also read a weather forecast from the National Weather Service.

He said a woman in New Mexico recently dialed one of his newly acquired lines, simply for the sake of punching in the old numbers she dialed so often as a kid. Lochridge hadn’t yet attached the line to a

recording, so it rang to his personal phone.

“I told her what I was doing, and she said she didn’t know why, but it just made her so happy,” Lochridge said.

Time and temperature lines date back to the early days of telephony, Lochridge said.

People used to call operators to get the right time to set their clocks, which bothered phone companies because the calls were taking up operator time but didn’t generate revenue. For a time, phone companies hired employees specifically to stare at a clock and read the time out loud all day.

Eventually, companies developed automated lines that connected to a mechanical device that announced the time and temperature off of a series of electromagnetic drums. As the 20th century progressed, time and temperature numbers proliferated. Many were operated by phone companies, but others were run by local banks.

“Before the internet, and especially before television, it was the best way to accurately set your clocks,” Lochridge said.

In Denver, 303-222-8811 belonged to the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, which became US West in 1991. The line was unceremoniously decommissioned sometime in the 1990s, and US West became Qwest, now CenturyLink.

The line joins another old Denver time and temp line that Lochridge restored: 303-844-4444. The Denver Post also operates the Weatherline Forecast Service at 303-337-2500.

“I hope it brings joy to people’s lives,” Lochridge said. “We try to offer hope, too. On Sunday I include a Scripture reading in the calls. I want to offer more than memories. A little hope for the future, too.”

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Clearwater Metropolitan District, Elbert County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

entative of the Denver Basin aquifers underlying

BROWN DUNNING WALKER PC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80222 Telephone: (303) 329-3363 Facsimile: (303) 393-8438 E-Mail: ndunning@bdwfirm.com Case Number: 2020CV30007

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AQUIFER Annual Avg. Withdrawal 100 Years (Acre Feet)

PUBLIC NOTICES The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Alan Luke: 2 until May, 2022 (2 or 3 year term)

Michael Ranger Duran: 3 until May, 2023 (3 year term) Brian TerHark: 3 until May, 2023 (2 or 3 year term)

SUMMONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE:

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty days (21) after this Summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty (35) days after this Summons is served on you outside of the State of Colorado.

Public Notice

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

DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Brian Matise, General Counsel Public Notices callTelephone Sheree 303.566.4088 Number of the District: Contact Person for the District:

City and County Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of March, 2020, at 9:00 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, a Board of County Commissioner’s Hearing will be conducted in the Board of County Commissioner’s Hearing Room located at 215 Comanche St., Kiowa, CO. The Public hearing will be upon the recommended increase in miscellaneous building permit fees and the recommendation to use the August, 2019 ICC valuation Data for calculating building permit fees, as was recommended in the previously adopted Elbert County Resolution 16-17.

A copy of the amended fee schedule is on file and available for the public to view at the Elbert County Building Department located at 215 Comanche St., Kiowa, Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 244323 First Publication: March 12, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE ELIZABETH PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Elizabeth Park and Recreation District, Elbert County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Dondi Connelley: Three-year term to 2023 Kelly L. Moffatt: Three-year term to 2023 Douglas A. Severinsen: Three-year term to 2023 John E. Cook: Two-year term to 2022 Vacancy: Two-year term to 2022 ELIZABETH PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT /s/ Mike Barney Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 244326 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS §1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Clearwater Metropolitan District, Elbert County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Alan Luke: 2 until May, 2022 (2 or 3 year term) Michael Ranger Duran: 3 until May, 2023 (3 year term) Brian TerHark: 3 until May, 2023 (2 or 3 year term) Contact Person for the District: Brian Matise, General Counsel Telephone Number of the District: (303) 792-5595 Address of the District: P.O. Box 630800 Highlands Ranch, CO 80163 District Email: bmatise@burgsimpson.com Legal Notice No.: 244327 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020

(303) 792-5595 Address of the District: P.O. Box 630800 Highlands Ranch, CO 80163 District Email: bmatise@burgsimpson.com

Metropolitan Districts

Legal Notice No.: 244327 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS §1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the North Pines Metropolitan District, Elbert County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected: John Canedy 2 until May, 2022 (2 or 3 year term) Alan Luke 2 until May, 2022 (2 or 3 year term) Michael Ranger Duran 3 until May, 2023 (3 year term) Brian TerHark 3 until May, 2023 (2 or 3 year term) Contact Person for the District: Brian Matise, General Counsel Telephone Number of the District: (303) 792-5595 Address of the District: P.O. Box 630800 Highlands Ranch, CO 80163 District Email: bmatise@burgsimpson.com Legal Notice No.: 244328 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Summons and Sheriff Sales Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO 751 Ute Ave., P.O. Box 232 Kiowa, CO 80117; 303-621-2131 Plaintiff: COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO, a division of NBH BANK, v.

Defendants: CHARLES P. ARAGON, individually and ELIZABETH TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICES, LLC. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Neal K. Dunning, Reg. No. 10181 BROWN DUNNING WALKER PC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80222 Telephone: (303) 329-3363 Facsimile: (303) 393-8438 E-Mail: ndunning@bdwfirm.com Case Number: 2020CV30007 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE:

Decreed amounts may vary from the above table to conform with the State’s Determination of Facts. The actual depth of any well to be constructed within the respective aquifers will be determined by topography and actual aquifer conditions. Requested Uses. The Applicant requests the right to use the groundwater for beneficial uses upon the Applicant’s Property consisting of domestic, commercial, irrigation, stock water, recreation, wildlife, wetlands, fire protection, replacement, and also for storage, augmentation and exchange purposes associated with such uses. The Applicant also requests that the nontributary water may be used, reused, and successively used to extinction, both on and off the Applicant’s Property subject, however, to the requirement of C.R.S. §37-90-137(9)(b), that no more than 98% of the amount withdrawn annually shall be consumed. The Applicant may use such water by immediate application or by storage and subsequent application to the beneficial uses and purposes stated herein. Well Fields. Applicant requests that it be permitted to produce the full legal entitlement from the Denver Basin aquifers underlying Applicant’s Property through any combination of wells. Applicant requests that these wells be treated as a well field. Averaging of Withdrawals. Applicant requests that it be entitled to withdraw an amount of groundwater above the average annual amount decreed to the aquifers beneath the Applicant’s Property, so long as the sum of the total withdrawals from all the wells in the aquifers does not exceed the product of the number of years since the date of issuance of the original well permit or the date of entry of a decree herein, whichever comes first, multiplied by the average annual volume of water which the Applicant is entitled to withdraw from the aquifers underlying the Applicant’s Property.

Owner of Land Upon Which Wells are to Be Located. The Applicant owns the land upon which all wells will be located.

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Dated: February 12, 2020 BROWN DUNNING WALKER PC

Summons and Sheriff Sales

s/ Neal K. Dunning Neal K. Dunning, Atty. Reg. No. 10181

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.

WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff.

Legal Notice No.: 244320 First Publication: March 5, 2020 Last Publication: April 2, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of FEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected.

20CW11 Pitcher Living Trust % Jill K. Pitcher and Roper Living Trust % Lesley J. Roper, 45795 Coal Creek Dr., Parker, CO 80138. 303243-0988 or 303-551-4560. Application for Underground Water Rights in the Denver Basin Aquifers in ELBERT COUNTY. Applicant seeks to adjudicate the well, permit 139974, and to adjudicate the non tributary and not nontributary Denver Basin groundwater underlying a 8.303 acre tract of land lying in the NW1/4, NE1/4, S13, T6S, R65W of the 6th PM, including the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.

WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of APRIL 2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty days (21) after this Summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty (35) days after this Summons is served on you outside of the State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 244330 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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

DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Dated: February 12, 2020 BROWN DUNNING WALKER PC s/ Neal K. Dunning Neal K. Dunning, Atty. Reg. No. 10181

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of FEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected.

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint

20CW3019 MEC LIVING TRUST, 35778 Elkridge Run, Elizabeth, CO 80107, PH: 303-

Public Notice

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of FEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected.

Misc. Private Legals

20CW3019 MEC LIVING TRUST, 35778 Elkridge Run, Elizabeth, CO 80107, PH: 303646-1455 (Please send all correspondence and pleadings to David M. Shohet of Monson, Cummins & Shohet, LLC, 13511 Northgate Estates Dr., Ste. 250, Colorado Springs, CO 80921, (719) 471-1212). Application for Underground Water Rights and Adjudication of Denver Basin Groundwater in ELBERT COUNTY. Name of Well: Crystal Well. Legal Description: The Crystal Well is located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 8 South, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, Colorado, approximately 700 feet from the north section, and 940 feet from the east section line. The location of the Crystal Well is generally shown on the attached Exhibit A map. Date of Initiation of Appropriation: April 6, 2000. How Appropriation Was Initiated: Appropriation was initiated by the issuance by the Office of the State Engineer of an exempt domestic well permit no. 224804, which is attached as Exhibit B, together with an intent to appropriate the water from the well and apply the water to beneficial use. Date Water Applied to Beneficial Use: April 27, 2001.

Amount Claimed: Up to 15 g.p.m. absolute. Use: Ordinary household purposes inside one single family dwelling, the watering of four large domestic animals, and the irrigation of not more than 6,000 square feet of home, gardens and lawns. Land Ownership: The land upon which the Crystal Well is located is owned by the Applicant. Remarks: The well which is the subject of this Application is an exempt well issued pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-602(3)(b)(I) and a decree for this exempt well is sought pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-602(4). Application for Denver Basin Groundwater Rights. Legal Description.

Applicant owns an approximately 2.67 acre property (“Applicant’s Property”), located at 35778 Elkridge Run, Elizabeth, CO 80107, and more particularly described as Lot No. 25 of the Saddlewood Subdivision. The Property is generally shown on the attached Exhibit A map. NotNontributary. Groundwater withdrawn from the Upper Dawson aquifer underlying the Applicant’s Property is not-nontributary. Nontributary. The groundwater withdrawn from the Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers underlying the Applicant’s Property is nontributary. Estimated Rates of Withdrawal. The pumping rates for any well will vary according to aquifer conditions and well production capabilities. The Applicant requests the right to withdraw groundwater at rates of flow necessary to withdraw the entire decreed amounts. The actual depth of each well to be constructed within the respective aquifers will be determined by topography and actual aquifer conditions. Estimated Average Annual Amounts of Ground Water Available. Applicant requests a vested right for the withdrawal of all legally available groundwater in the Denver Basin aquifers underlying the Applicant’s Property. Said amounts might be withdrawn over the 300-year life of the aquifers as required by Elbert County, Colorado Land Development Code which may be more stringent than the State of Colorado’s 100-year life requirement under C.R.S. §37-90137(4). Applicant estimates that the following values and average annual amounts are representative of the Denver Basin aquifers underlying Applicant’s Property:

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Decreed amounts may vary from the above table to conform with the State’s Determination of Facts. The actual depth of any well to be constructed within the respective aquifers will be determined by topography and actual aquifer conditions. Requested Uses. The Applicant requests the right to use the groundwater for beneficial uses upon the Applicant’s Property consisting of domestic, commercial, irrigation, stock water, recreation, wildlife, wetlands, fire protection, replacement, and also for storage, augmentation and exchange purposes associated with such uses. The Applicant also requests that the nontributary water may be used, reused, and successively used to extinction, both on and off the Applicant’s Property subject, however, to the requirement of C.R.S. §37-90-137(9)(b), that no more than 98% of the amount withdrawn annually shall be consumed. The Applicant may use such water by immediate application or by storage and subsequent application to the beneficial uses and purposes stated herein. Well Fields. Applicant requests that it be permitted to produce the full legal entitlement from the Denver Basin aquifers underlying Applicant’s Property through any combination of wells. Applicant requests that these wells be treated as a well

Misc. Private Legals

WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of APRIL 2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No.: 244331 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of FEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected.

20CW3020 THE MICHAEL & AUDREY STEFFAN TRUST, 41550 Vista Ridge Road, Parker, CO 80138. (Please send all correspondence and pleadings to David M. Shohet of Monson, Cummins & Shohet, LLC, 13511 Northgate Estates Drive, Ste. 250, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 (719) 471-1212). Application for Adjudication of Denver Basin Groundwater in ELBERT COUNTY. Legal Description. Applicant owns an approximately 4.02 acre property (“Applicant’s Property”), located at 41536 Vista Ridge Road, Parker, Colorado 80138, and more particularly described as follows: A Tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, Colorado, known as Lot # 39 Vista Del Sol Subdivision. The Property is generally shown on the attached Exhibit A map. Not-Nontributary. Groundwater withdrawn from the Upper and Lower Dawson aquifers underlying the Applicant’s Property is not-nontributary. Nontributary. The groundwater withdrawn from the Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers underlying the Applicant’s Property is nontributary. Estimated Rates of Withdrawal. The pumping rates for any well will vary according to aquifer conditions and well production capabilities. The Applicant requests the right to withdraw groundwater at rates of flow necessary to withdraw the entire decreed amounts. The actual depth of each well to be constructed within the respective aquifers will be determined by topography and actual aquifer conditions. Estimated Average Annual Amounts of Ground Water Available. Applicant requests a vested right for the withdrawal of all legally available groundwater in the Denver Basin aquifers underlying the Applicant’s Property. Said amounts might be withdrawn over the 300-year life of the aquifers as required by Elbert County, Colorado Land Development Code which may be more stringent than the State of Colorado’s 100-year life

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Office of the Water Clerk during the month of quests the right to use the groundwater for bePER DAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT COUNTY. FEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected. neficial uses upon the Applicant’s Property con5 acres being Lot 10, Block 10, Pawnee Hills Filsisting of domestic, commercial, irrigation, stock ing 2, located in the NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 2, 20CW3027 Joel and Laura Wendler, 34352 water, recreation, wildlife, wetlands, fire protecT8S, R65W of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, as County Road 17, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (Eric K. tion, replacement, and also for storage, augshown on Attachment A hereto ("Subject PropPublic Notice Trout, stories Petrock Fendel Poznanovic, mentation and historical exchange purposes associated erty").

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Learn There is700 no 17th fee for this meeting and a lendpreservation and share of Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), APPLICAwith such uses. The Applicant also requests that Dawson aquifer is not nontributary as described DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, TION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS the nontributarySimla’s water maypast. be used, reused, and at pplibraries.org in Sections 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the COLORADO at pplibraries.org ing library is available. Call Sue Huseby, 970Learn more IN THE NONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON, successively used to extinction, both on and off Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and LaramieFEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME 376-5236 or email sebcbeemail@gmail.

DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX the Applicant’s Property subject, however, to the Fox Hills aquifers are nontributary as described PUBLICATION HILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPrequirement of C.R.S. §37-90-137(9)(b), that no Support in Section 37-90-103(10.5), Estimated Teens of the Round Table: 4-5 C.R.S. p.m. the com. Go to southeastbeekeepingclub.com.

Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Group: FROM TO: PAGEALL 13 PERSONS INTERESTED PER DAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT COUNTY, more than 98% of the amount withdrawn annuAmounts: Upper Dawson: 1.0 acre-feet, Lower IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 last Thursday the monthDenver: at the1.6 Kiowa 10-11:30The a.m. the third Tuesday of each 3 acres generally located in the NW1/4SW1/4 of ally shall be consumed.

Applicant may use Dawson:of0.8 acre-feet, acre-feet, Section 8, T8S, R64W of the 6th P.M., Elbert such water by immediate application or by storArapahoe: 2 acre-feet, Laramie-Fox Hills: 1.5 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified Library. Help advise the library about proStory Time: Help your little one build literacy month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock.

Pray it Forward Fiber Guild: 6-8:30 p.m. the County, as described and shown on Attachment age and subsequent application to the benefiacre-feet. Proposed Use: Domestic, commercial, that the following is a resume of all water right hereto ("Subject Source of Water cial uses and Caregiving purposes stated herein. Well industrial, irrigation, livestockLearn watering, fire proapplications and certain the Elizabeth grams, materials and games. more at skills by interacting with engaging stories, folfor adults can be Achallenging atProperty"). first Thursday ofamendments the monthfiled atinthe Rights: The Upper Dawson aquifer is not nonFields. Applicant requests that it be permitted to Office of the Water Clerk during the month of tection, and augmentation purposes, including pplibraries.org. by a37-90craft. Kids and adults alike make and you’re alone.tributary For informaLibrary. Learn toeach crochet, or spin. Items as described inlowed Sections produce the fulltimes, legal entitlement from not the DenFEBRUARY 2020 for Countyknit affected. storage, both on and off the Subject Property.

103(10.7), C.R.S., and the Lower ver Basin aquifers underlying Applicant’s Prop-know Groundwater to be augmented: Groundwater to newDawson, friends.DenDrop in: noon to 4 p.m. Mondays tion, or to let the center if you’re comdonated to charity to support an orphanage ver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers erty through any combination of wells. Applicant be augmented: 1 acre-foot per year of Upper 20CW3020 THE MICHAEL & AUDREY STEFTeen Time: Hangaquifer out, get homework done, and 4:30-737-90p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays ing, call or email skycliffctr@ in TRUST, China. 41550 LearnVista more at pplibraries.org are nontributary as described in Section requests that these wells303-814-2863 be treated as a well Dawson groundwater as requested FAN Ridge Road, Parker, 103(10.5), C.R.S. Estimated Annual Amounts: field. Averaging of Withdrawals. Applicant reherein. Water rights for augmentation: Return CO 80138. (Please send all correspondence play board and/or from 5-7 at the Elbert Library; 10 am.

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Applica- Library, rigation, stockwatering, fire protection, and aug- 11 a.m. Fridays at the Kiowa total withdrawals from to all12:30 the wells inthe the second ter will be used on the Subject Property for in tion for Beverly Adjudication of Denver Basinis GroundwaElizabeth Library; 10 a.m. p.m. and last 651 St. Membership open to Republimentation purposes, on and off the Subject aquifers does not exceed the product of the house use in one residence (0.3 acre-feet), irrigter in ELBERT COUNTY. Legal Description. ApProperty.

Further, Applicants Library. pray that Learn this Court number of years since the dateofofeach issuance of ationRiding: of 10,000 Promise square-feetRanch of lawn, Theragarden, and plicant approximately 4.02 acrevoting prop- member Therapeutic more at pplibraries.org Wednesday month at Christlife cansowns only.anDues are $25 for a full grant the application and for such other relief as the original well permit or the date of entry of a trees (0.65 acre-feet), and stockwatering of up erty (“Applicant’s Property”), located at 41536 peutic Riding in Franktown is a nonprofit orCommunity Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, (women only) and $10 for a non-voting member seems proper in the premises.

(5 pages). decree herein, whichever comes first, multiplied to 4 large domestic animals (0.05 acre-feet), Vista Ridge Road, Parker, Colorado 80138, and by the averageFranktown annual volume of water which through existing well Permit No.assisted 163090. Applicmore particularly described as follows: A Tract ganization that provides equine acTeen After Hours Gaming: 2-4 p.m. the (lunch provided).

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For a membership WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOthe Applicant is entitled to withdraw from the ants reserve the right to amend the amounts of land located in the Northeast Quarter of the tivities and foramending childrentheand adultsor a.m. the theApplicant’s third Wednesday eachADJUDICATED month at THEfourth application andofother information, go7to www.

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AFFECT IN PRIORITY WITHIN THIS DILocated. The Applicant owns the land upon 10101 house useand/or will be provided by a non-evaporatCounty, Colorado, known as Lot # 39 Vista Del AND at OWNERS Learn OF AFFECTED which all wellsParkway, will be located.

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Mondays atthe theUpElizabeth THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETO15% of and that use, respectively. During pumping tributary. withdrawn from FOREVER BARRED. FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS Applicants will replace actual depletions to the perSenior and Lower Dawson aquifers underlying the hippotherapy treatment sessions, to include Teen Craft Works: Come make creative crafts Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY affected stream system pursuant to Section 37Applicant’s Property is not-nontributary. Nontriboccupational therapy and physical therapy YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party from recycled and new materials.

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90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Depletions occur to the utary. The groundwater withdrawn from the Denwho wishes to oppose an application, or an VISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED Creek stream system. Return flows acver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers services,Running andtohorsemanship forRiver veterans.

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Learn more at pplibraries.org er. All levels of beekeeping welcome, fromthe application 303-883-7881 or well Carol at 303-646-3425. individuals that could notpumped. otherwise afford facts as to why should not be groundwater is being Applicants will to reaquifer conditions and production capabilitgranted, or why itOur should be granted only in part YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any partyto tons serve an equalsponsorships amount of nontributary groundies. The Applicant requests the right to withno-bees to wanna-bees of bees. participate through and donaor on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opwho wishes to oppose an application, or an draw groundwater at rates of flow necessary to water underlying the Subject Property to meet position must be filed by the last Game day of APRIL amended maytime file with the Water withdraw Historical the entire decreed amounts.

The actupost pumping augmentation Teen Night: 6-8 p.m. Thursdays at the meeting is spent solving beekeeping tions. Call 303-817-6531 or visitrequirements. our websiteFurSimla Society: meets from 11 a.m. application, 2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a ther, Applicants pray that this Court grant the al depth of each well to be constructed within Library. challenges, networking refreshments. at www.prtr.org.

1 p.m. at the Simla Library. Discuss local in the Clerk’s office) and Kiowa must be filed as anEnjoy video games, board verified Statement of Opposition, setting forthand or application and for such other relief as seems theto respective aquifers will be determined by toOriginal and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of facts as to why the application should not be proper in the premises. (5 pages). pography and actual aquifer conditions. Estimeach Statement of Opposition must also be granted, or why it should be granted only in part ated Average Annual Amounts of Ground Water served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attoror on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpWATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOAvailable. Applicant requests a vested right for ney and an affidavit or certificate of such serposition must be filed by the last day of APRIL FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS the withdrawal of all legally available groundwavice of mailing shall be filed with the Water 2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY ter in the Denver Basin aquifers underlying the Clerk. or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIApplicant’s Property. Said amounts might be Public Notice Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of VISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED withdrawn over the 300-year life of the aquifers Legal Notice No.: 244333 each Statement of Opposition must also be RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN as required by Elbert County, Colorado Land DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, First Publication: March 19, 2020 served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s AttorTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE Development Code which may be more strinCOLORADO Last Publication: March 19, 2020 ney and an affidavit or certificate of such sergent than the State of Colorado’s 100-year life FOREVER BARRED. FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME Publisher: The Elbert County News vice of mailing shall be filed with the Water requirement under C.R.S. §37-90-137(4). ApPUBLICATION Clerk.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party plicant estimates that the following values and TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED who wishes to oppose an application, or an average annual amounts are representative of IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Public Notice Legal Notice No.: 244332 amended application, may file with the Water the Denver Basin aquifers underlying Applicant’s First Publication: March 19, 2020 Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a Property: Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, Last Publication: March 19, 2020 verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth that the following is a resume of all water right COLORADO Publisher: The Elbert County News facts as to why the application should not be AQUIFER Annual Avg. applications and certain amendments filed in the FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME Office of the Water Clerk during the month of granted, or why it should be granted only in part Withdrawal 100 Years PUBLICATION FEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected. or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Op(Acre Feet) TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED position must be filed by the last day of APRIL Upper Dawson 1.0 IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Public Notice 20CW3033, Joel and Laura Wendler, 1272 2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us Lower Dawson 0.3 Pawnee Parkway, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (Eric or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Denver 1.9 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, K. Trout, Petrock Fendel Poznanovic, 700 Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of Arapahoe 2.2 that the following is a resume of all water right COLORADO 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), APeach Statement of Opposition must also be Laramie Fox 1.1 applications and certain amendments filed in the FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME PLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s AttorOffice of the Water Clerk during the month of PUBLICATION RIGHTS FROM NONTRIBUTARY AND NOT ney and an affidavit or certificate of such serDecreed amounts may vary from the above taFEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected.

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED NONTRIBUTARY SOURCES AND FOR APvice of mailing shall be filed with the Water ble to conform with the State’s Determination of IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 PROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN Clerk.

Facts. The actual depth of any well to be con20CW3032, Joel and Laura Wendler, 3631 structed within the respective aquifers will be deTHE NONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON, Lonesome Rock Road, Elizabeth, CO 80107 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified termined by topography and actual aquifer conDENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX Legal Notice No.: 244335 (Eric K. Trout, Petrock Fendel Poznanovic, that the following is a resume of all water right First Publication: March 19, 2020 ditions. Requested Uses. The Applicant reHILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBUTARY UP700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), applications and certain amendments filed in the Last Publication: March 19, 2020 quests the right to use the groundwater for bePER DAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT COUNTY. FOR UNDERGROUND WATER APPLICATION Office of the Water Clerk during the month of Publisher: The Elbert County News neficial uses upon the Applicant’s Property con5 acres being Lot 10, Block 10, Pawnee Hills FilRIGHTS IN THE NONTRIBUTARY LOWER FEBRUARY 2020 for each County affected. sisting of domestic, commercial, irrigation, stock ing 2, located in the NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 2, DAWSON, DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAwater, recreation, wildlife, wetlands, fire protecT8S, R65W of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, as MIE-FOX HILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBU20CW3027 Joel and Laura Wendler, 34352 Public Notice tion, replacement, and also for storage, augshown on Attachment A hereto ("Subject PropTARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT County Road 17, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (Eric K. mentation and exchange purposes associated erty"). Source of Water Rights: The Upper COUNTY, 60 acres being the SE1/4NW1/4 and Trout, Petrock Fendel Poznanovic, 700 17th NOTICE OF MEDICAID APPLICATION with such uses. The Applicant also requests that Dawson aquifer is not nontributary as described the E1/2SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 20, T9S, Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), APPLICAthe nontributary water may be used, reused, and in Sections 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the R64W of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, as shown TION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT E.C.M.C., successively used to extinction, both on and off Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramieon Attachment A hereto ("Subject Property").

IN THE NONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY HAS FILED AN the Applicant’s Property subject, however, to the Fox Hills aquifers are nontributary as described Source of Water Rights: The Upper Dawson DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX APPLICATION WITH THE COLORADO DErequirement of C.R.S. §37-90-137(9)(b), that no in Section 37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. Estimated aquifer is not nontributary as described in SecHILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND more than 98% of the amount withdrawn annuAmounts: Upper Dawson: 1.0 acre-feet, Lower tions 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the Lower PER DAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT COUNTY, FINANCING FOR MEDICAID CERTIFICATION ally shall be consumed. The Applicant may use Da wson: 0.8 acre-feet, Denver: 1.6 acre-feet, Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox 3 acres generally located in the NW1/4SW1/4 of OF ITS PROPOSED NURSING FACILITY LOCsuch water by immediate application or by storArapahoe: 2 acre-feet, Laramie-Fox Hills: 1.5 Hills aquifers are nontributary as described in Section 8, T8S, R64W of the 6th P.M., Elbert ATED AT 132 COUNTY ROAD 17 IN THE age and subsequent application to the benefiacre-feet. Proposed Use: Domestic, commercial, Section 37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. Estimated AnCounty, as described and shown on Attachment TOWN OF ELIZABETH. THIS APPLICATION cial uses and purposes stated herein. Well industrial, irrigation, livestock watering, fire pronual Amounts: Upper Dawson: 16 acre-feet; A hereto ("Subject Property"). Source of Water HAS BEEN FILED PURSUANT TO THE APFields. Applicant requests that it be permitted to tection, and augmentation purposes, including Lower Dawson: 11 acre-feet; Denver: 24 acreRights: The Upper Dawson aquifer is not nonPLICABLE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF produce the full legal entitlement from the Denstorage, both on and off the Subject Property. feet; Arapahoe: 21 acre-feet; and Laramie-Fox tributary as described in Sections 37-90HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING Groundwater to be augmented: Groundwater to ver Basin aquifers underlying Applicant’s PropHills: 17 acre-feet, Uses: domestic, commercial, 103(10.7), C.R.S., and the Lower Dawson, DenREGULATIONS FOR NEW FACILITY CERTIbe augmented: 1 acre-foot per year of Upper erty through any combination of wells. Applicant irrigation, stockwatering, fire protection, and ver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers FICATION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR Dawson aquifer groundwater as requested requests that these wells be treated as a well augmentation purposes, on and off the Subject are nontributary as described in Section 37-90VIEWING

BY THE PUBLIC AT THE DEPARTherein. Water rights for augmentation: Return field. Averaging of Withdrawals. Applicant reProperty. Further, Applicants pray that this Court 103(10.5), C.R.S. Estimated Annual Amounts: MENT’S OFFICES AT 1570 GRANT STREET, flows from the use of not nontributary and nonquests that it be entitled to withdraw an amount grant the application and for such other relief as Upper Dawson: 0.87 acre-feet; Lower Dawson: DENVER, COLORADO 80203 OR ON THE tributary groundwater and direct discharge of of groundwater above the average annual seems proper in the premises. (4 pages).

0.63 acre-feet; Denver: 1.27 acre-feet; ArDEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE: nontributary ground water. Statement of plan for amount decreed to the aquifers beneath the Apapahoe: 1.16 acre-feet; and Laramie-Fox Hills: www.Colorado.gov/hcpf. augmentation: The Upper Dawson aquifer waplicant’s Property, so long as the sum of the WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETO0.97 acre-feet, Uses: domestic, commercial, irter will be used on the Subject Property for in total withdrawals from all the wells in the FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS rigation, stockwatering, fire protection, and augLegal Notice No.: 24495 house use in one residence (0.3 acre-feet), irrigaquifers does not exceed the product of the CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY mentation purposes, on and off the Subject First Publication: February 6, 2020 ation of 10,000 square-feet of lawn, garden, and number of years since the date of issuance of AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIProperty. Further, Applicants pray that this Court Last Publication: March 19, 2020 the original well permit or the date of entry of a trees (0.65 acre-feet), and stockwatering of up VISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED grant the application and for such other relief as Publisher: The Elbert County News to 4 large domestic animals (0.05 acre-feet), decree herein, whichever comes first, multiplied RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN seems proper in the premises. (5 pages). through existing well Permit No. 163090. Applicby the average annual volume of water which THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE ants reserve the right to amend the amounts the Applicant is entitled to withdraw from the FOREVER BARRED. WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOand values without amending the application or aquifers underlying the Applicant’s Property.

FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS republishing the same. Sewage treatment for inOwner of Land Upon Which Wells are to Be YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY house use will be provided by a non-evaporatLocated. The Applicant owns the land upon who wishes to oppose an application, or an AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIive septic system and return flow from in house which all wells will be located. 5 Pages amended application, may file with the Water VISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED and irrigation use will be approximately 90% and Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN Public Notice 15% of that use, respectively. During pumping WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOverified Statement of Opposition, setting forth THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE Applicants will replace actual depletions to the FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS facts as to why the application should not be FOREVER BARRED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS affected stream system pursuant to Section 37CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY granted, or why it should be granted only in part Estate of Robert Norman Dunn, 90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Depletions occur to the AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIor on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party also known as Robert N. Dunn, Deceased, Running Creek stream system. Return flows acVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED position must be filed by the last day of APRIL who wishes to oppose an application, or an Case Number: 20PR30004. crue to the South Platte River via Running RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN 2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us amended application, may file with the Water Creek and those return flows are sufficient to reTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an or Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a All persons having claims against the above place actual depletions while the subject FOREVER BARRED. Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth named estate are required to present them to groundwater is being pumped. Applicants will reeach Statement of Opposition must also be facts as to why the application should not be the personal representative or to the District serve an equal amount of nontributary groundYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorgranted, or why it should be granted only in part Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before water underlying the Subject Property to meet who wishes to oppose an application, or an ney and an affidavit or certificate of such seror on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpJuly 13, 2020, or the claims may be forever post pumping augmentation requirements. Furamended application, may file with the Water vice of mailing shall be filed with the Water position must be filed by the last day of APRIL barred. ther, Applicants pray that this Court grant the Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a Clerk.

2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us application and for such other relief as seems verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Bruce A. Gustafson proper in the premises. (5 pages). facts as to why the application should not be Legal Notice No.: 244334 Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of Personal Representative granted, or why it should be granted only in part First Publication: March 19, 2020 each Statement of Opposition must also be 3800 County Road 166 WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOor on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpLast Publication: March 19, 2020 served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s AttorElizabeth, CO 80107 FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS position must be filed by the last day of APRIL Publisher: The Elbert County News ney and an affidavit or certificate of such serCLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY 2020 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us vice of mailing shall be filed with the Water Legal Notice No.: 244324 AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIor in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Clerk.

Public Notice First Publication: March 12, 2020 VISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of Last Publication: March 26, 2020 RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN each Statement of Opposition must also be Legal Notice No.: 244333 DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, Publisher: The Elbert County News THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s AttorFirst Publication: March 19, 2020 COLORADO ney and an affidavit or certificate of such serFOREVER BARRED. Last Publication: March 19, 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WATER RESUME vice of mailing shall be filed with the Water Publisher: The Elbert County News PUBLICATION Clerk.

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According to the CDC, there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the use of pools and hot tubs. Proper operation, maintenance, and disinfection (e.g., with chlorine) of hot tubs and swim spas should remove or inactivate the virus that causes COVID-19.

A hot tub can be a way for you to disconnect from the 24-hour news cycle, relieve stress, reduce your anxiety, and connect with the people you love most.

getting in. Double check the chemical levels before getting in. Do not enter the hot tub if the chlorine levels are outside of the safe, recommended ranges.

When you are finished using your hot tub or swim spa: Test the water again and adjust the chemical levels again.

Always: Follow the water guidelines in your owner’s manual. The concentration of active ingredients in spa chemicals varies by manufacturer, so always consult chemical manufacturer’s instructions.

Safe Haven The reach of the COVID-19 pandemic is far and wide. Schools are closed, employees are working from home, and public places are closed. Our daily Your Master Spas Product and the Coronavirus lives have been interrupted as health leaders — in the Maintaining the water quality of your hot tub or United States and around the world — work to control swim spa is essential to enjoying the health benefits. the virus.

During this time, though, it’s of even more imporLooking for ways to pass the time at home? Use your tance. To make sure that your spa water has the hot tub or swim spa to relieve stress, or create a sense proper sanitation levels, follow these steps: of normalcy: Before you get into your spa: Test the spa water • Create a routine. Start your morning with a cup of for proper pH and sanitation levels. Adjust accordcoffee and well-balanced breakfast and then spend 20 ingly to the proper levels. When adding chemicals, minutes soaking in the warm water. Your blood presalways spread them across the surface of the water sure will decrease, along with your stress and anxiety. while the pumps are running. Wait 15 minutes before • Turn off notifications. The news about the virus is

everywhere, and it can be hard to turn away from it. Set your phone to silent and take a deep breath.

Leave it on the counter when you soak in the hot tub or exercise in your swim spa.

• Spend time with family. School closures and workfrom-home policies can mean the entire family is working in close quarters. Get some fresh air and take a mental break from reports and get some fresh air. Stream a fun playlist through the Fusion Air speakers or play some hot tub games.

• Tame the tension. You might feel the stress creeping up … right to your shoulders. Take some time for much needed self care and treat yourself to a spa massage — in your Master Spas hot tub or swim spa.

• Sleep easier. It might be hard to turn off your mind and relax enough to get a good night’s rest. Using a hot tub for 20 minutes at the end of the day has been shown to help you fall asleep more quickly and improve sleep quality.

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