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Elbert County digs out after blizzard

Brewery a hopping place Elizabeth Brewing Company opened doors to taproom in mid-December

Some trapped in cars for more than 16 hours

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There have been a lot more visitors to the historic Carlson Building since the Elizabeth Brewing Company opened the doors to the taproom on Dec. 15.

“It has been great since we opened,” said Emily Briggs, one of the owners. “We are doing well.

Weekends are our busiest time. We are least busy Mondays and Wednesdays. We do trivia on Tuesday and usually have a pretty good crowd and Thursday through Saturday we are pretty busy.”

The taproom is open from 4 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from noon to 10 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.

The brewery offers the choice of eight craft beers. The top five beers on the list are always available. The other three choices change.

“The last three beers on the list change when the supply of that beer runs out,” Briggs said. “Our customer’s favorite beers that are always available are our amber and our brown.”

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costs of the meals are added to the bill at the brewery.

She said the brew master is Scott Roberts, a longtime friend.

Briggs said a lot of people come to visit the brewery from surrounding communities as well as quite a few people who live in the Elizabeth area.

Kaela Teitelbaum and her husband said it was their first time at the brewery.

With the start of spring, and the warm weather that has come with it, it’s hard to believe that Elbert County was in a state of emergency March 13, with hundreds of passengers trapped in their cars, under several feet of snow, during the blizzard that crippled many counties in Colorado.

Elizabeth resident Kelsey Holden, 26, said March 13 is a day she will never forget.

“My mom is a nurse, and she called to say she had gotten stuck on the way home,” said Holden. “I’ve lived in Colorado all my life, and am used to snowstorms. So I called my brother and we went to find my mom.”

Holden and her brother, Zachary, 24, found their mom’s car buried in the snow in a ditch along County Line Road and County Road 17, after she sent them her location through Google Maps. The three managed to get into Holden’s car, where they remained for 17 hours

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Emily Briggs, co-owner, fills an order for an Elizabeth Brewery customer. The brewery at 239 Main St. opens daily at 4 p.m. TOM MUNDS Visitors enter the brewery on the first floor, walk past the brewing area and take the steps to the taproom.

Briggs said while the brewery doesn’t have a kitchen, it has contracts with Elizabeth businesses — Catalina’s Restaurant and Buzzard’s Big Mouth Pizza. She said the brewery calls in the orders for the customers from menus on the brewery’s tables, and the food is delivered to them at the brewery. The

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American Legion marks century anniversary Post in Elizabeth has more than 100 members contributing to community

BY GERALDINE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

American Legion Post 82 in Elizabeth commemorated the 100th anniversary of the American Legion at the Legion Hall on March 16 with a barbecue for the community.

The American Legion centennial period began August 30, 2018 and will culminate on November 11, 2019 with observance of the anniversary of the first national convention. However, the American Legion was actually founded 100 years ago in March 1919 by 20 officers who served in the American Expedentiary Forces (AEF) during World War I. The officers were asked to find ways to improve troop morale.

Not surprisingly, Lt. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. proposed an organization of veterans. American’s largest veterans’ service organization was born committed to four pillars of service and advocacy: veterans, military personnel, youths and patriotic value. Since that time, the American Legion has continually supported veterans and was instrumental in creating and executing the GI Bill in 1944, thereby providing education

American Legion Post 82 Cmdr. Bonnie Rought cuts the cake at the barbecue in the Legion hall March 16 commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the American Legion established in March of 1919.

PHOTO BY GERALDINE SMITH and other benefits to veterans.

In existence for 99 of those 100 years, the Elizabeth American Legion Post 82’s mission statement mirrors the values advocated by the original founders of the American Legion: “Since 1920, American Legion Post 82 of Elizabeth has been committed to our fellow veterans, youth, community and nation. As members of America’s largest Veterans Service Organization, we continue to serve, not because of obligation but be-

cause of loyalty.”

After all these years, the post continues to serve. More than 100 members quietly support each another and the Elizabeth community. The group works quietly behind the scenes with little fanfare, promoting each of their mission’s four commitment areas by implementing programs that benefit others.

Elizabeth’s veterans benefit from the loyalty and camaraderie of the post. All veterans are welcome at their

Wednesday morning gathering featuring coffee and lively conversation during friendly games of cards. Or, the Friday social begins at 5:30 p.m. and is an ideal time to connect with other veterans and share a few drinks.

Post 82’s second mission commitment is to the youths of Elizabeth.

Youth mentorship is a high priority within the group and the post awards a scholarship, sponsors participants in the Boys and Girls State a program designed to promote leadership, and supports all scouting.

Youths are only a part of the community commitment. Post members are in evidence at most town events, whether it be manning their signature fundraising Burger Burn at the Elizabash, participating in the Stampede parade or pouring beer at the Stampede Rodeo.

Lastly, their commitment to the nation is self-evident and the members of the post continue to promote and honor the symbol of our nation by providing a color guard when asked and supplying the honor guard and the 21-gun salute on Memorial Day. The honor guard detail is present at any military ceremony and remembrance ceremonies at the Veterans Monument in Elizabeth.

Post 82 members aptly describe themselves as, “A group of veterans in the Elizabeth area who come together for camaraderie and the opportunity to do great things for the community.”

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Lawmakers seek ballot question on roads, schools funding Voters would decide in November if state could keep excess tax revenue

BY JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado’s Democratic House speaker said she wants to ask voters this November if the state government can keep excess tax revenue to spend in future years on underfunded roads and schools.

House Bill 19-1257 would ask voters if the state can keep revenue it currently is required to return to taxpayers under the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, state Rep. KC Becker, D-Boulder, told reporters on March 20. A companion bill, HB 19-1258, would allocate any of that excess revenue in thirds to transportation infrastructure, K-12 schools and higher education each year.

Coloradans voted in 2005 to let the state avoid tax refunds for a fiveyear period. The new ballot question would make the change in tax law permanent, Becker said.

Becker called the initiative “a common-sense first step,” but not a permanent solution, to investing in schools and roads that have been underfunded for years because of

Colorado’s inability to raise taxes without voter approval.

Democratic Sen. Lois Court, of Denver, and Republican Sen. Kevin Priola, of Brighton, joined Becker in announcing the initiative. They said they hoped they could build bipartisan support in the Democratcontrolled Legislature. Becker read a message from Democratic Gov. Jared Polis endorsing it.

Colorado voters consistently have rejected ballot measures asking them to raise state taxes for education and other priorities. In November, they defeated an education tax hike and competing measures to raise money for the state’s aging road network.

The constitutional amendment known as TABOR allows government to ask voters to raise taxes or keep excess revenue. Many local municipalities have done so. In November, voters in Lakewood authorized the city to keep excess revenue for public safety and other purposes.

TABOR sets an annual income limit that can trigger tax refunds based on a formula that involves population and inflation. It’s blamed by many Democrats for contributing to a $9 billion backlog in road projects and a multimillion-dollar debt to schools — all at a time when Colorado’s economy is one of the nation’s strongest.

Colorado Republicans, in contrast, credit TABOR and its tax limits for the strong economy.

Assistant House Minority Leader Kevin Van Winkle, R-Highlands Ranch, called TABOR “an important safeguard against government overreach” in a statement opposing the ballot proposal.

The amount to be retained should a November ballot question pass isn’t known. Becker cited legislative and executive branch forecasts released last week that suggest growth could slow over the next two to three years in part because of trade disputes initiated by the Trump administration and global economic uncertainty.

Republicans began this legislative session wanting to build on a bipartisan effort last year that could generate $2.8 billion for transportation through bonding and direct spending. That measure will go before voters in November. If it fails, a 2017 law kicks in authorizing $1.9 billion in bonding for roads.

Priola said he hopes to generate Republican support for the new initiative. He noted that Colorado hasn’t raised its 22-cents-per gallon state gasoline tax, a primary funding source for roads, since 1993.

“The power of TABOR is that you can go to the voters and let the voters decide,” Priola said.

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Kari Eckert lost her 15-year-old son, Robbie, to suicide five months ago.

The Lakewood High School student was an athlete, a leader, everyone’s friend, Eckert said. She saw no signs of struggle.

“Robbie struggled silently and he suffered alone,” said Eckert, sitting in a small room at the state Capitol on March 21, an hour before a bill aimed at curbing youth suicide would go to a Senate committee for debate.

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously agreed to send the bill to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Eckert was joined by parent Leslie Kobi, who spent eight years fighting for her son’s mental health, and Heidi Baskfield, vice president of Population Health and Advocacy at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Also in attendance at the intimate press

conference were Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and Rep. Lois Landgraf, RColorado Springs, sponsors of Senate Bill 19-195.

The bipartisan bill addresses what public officials and health experts call a youth mental health crisis. In Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death for people ages 10-24, and one in six teens has a diagnosable mental health condition, Children’s Hospital reports.

Over the last decade, the hospital has seen a six-fold increase in admissions to its emergency departments and urgent care locations following a suicide attempt.

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Edward Butler had sold the ranch, but he was taking care of the rural Elbert County property while the new owners were away.

On Jan. 23, 2016, Butler noticed an unfamiliar vehicle outside the trailer he kept on the property.

Inside the trailer, Joe Robert Love had sat Butler down at a table for a meal and gone through Butler’s belongings, authorities say. Butler, who was armed with a handgun, confronted the intruder.

More than three years later, a jury would decide Love’s punishment for what happened next.

Love, 28, was found Love guilty of first-degree murder, among other charges, on

March 18. Love had taken Butler’s gun from his hip holster, using it to shoot the rancher twice in the head, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office that announced the guilty verdict.

“I hope the community and Mr. Butler’s family can find some measure of closure and solace in knowing that this cold-blooded murderer will spend his remaining days locked up,” District Attorney George Brauchler said in the news release. “This is why we build prisons.”

Love fled the scene after shooting Butler, authorities said.

Fingerprints and DNA evidence helped investigators link Love to the crime, and the former soldier was arrested in Fort Bliss, Texas, in January 2017, according to the DA’s news release.

Love faces a mandatory penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole at his sentencing on June 18.

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K. Here we go. It all comes down to this. With 4.8 seconds left, Smith takes the inbounds pass and dribbles the length of the court, maneuvering around the bewildered Missouri QUIET Tigers along the DESPERATION way. He dribbles behind his back — it’s something to see — and enters the lane.

The crowd is going crazy. Two seconds.

One second. He goes to the basket for an awkward righthanded lay-up and ...”

Craig Marshall The men’s college Smith basketball season began last November and it will end in April at the intimate U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

The stadium has a capacity of 66,655.

It’s where the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Gophers play their home football games.

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The stadium opened in 2016.

Despite requests for a “bird-friendly” exterior design by the Audubon Society and others, the stadium’s designers used highly reflective glass for “aesthetic reasons.”

The stadium is in the Mississippi Flyway route, and resulting bird deaths are double any other building in Minneapolis.

The women’s college basketball season will end in April as well, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

The arena opened in 1996 (as the Ice Palace), and seats 20,500 for basketball, and it is a much more sensible choice.

Some fans at the U.S. Bank Stadium will be so far away from the action that they won’t know who won until they get home that night.

I have attended regional and Sweet Sixteen games in the past, and even a Final Four, when the Final Four games were played in basketball-dedicated facilities.

But when someone figured out how much money could be made, the finals were moved to these behemoths.

Having faith, faith in anything whether it’s our religious convictions, belief systems, or people could be easier than keeping that faith going over sustained periods of time.

However, for some who have lost their hope or faith along Michael Norton the way, we should not minimize the importance of finding that hope again and reestablishing our faith.

Have the faith, keep the faith, share the faith. Have hope, keep the hope, share the hope. Which one is the most important? Which one is the hardest to live in our everyday lives? The answer will be different for each of us and each season of life that we experience. The answer will be different based on our past experiences, challenges, losses, and victories.

We can’t lose something that we do not have. So, we must first start by having faith and hope. To keep the

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a lot of Buffalos fans happy.

Highlands Ranch High School’s girls teams have provided starters for Connecticut and Notre Dame. And then there was Abigail Nellie “Abby” Waner, who attended ThunderRidge, and wound up at Duke.

My men’s team didn’t make it into the tournament this year. And my coach was handed his hat after an unacceptable, mid-season, home loss to Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University Flames.

The search is on for a new coach, and Kentucky’s John Calipari has been rumored. Calipari is a winner, but everywhere he has gone there has been some of that tarnish I mentioned.

Quite understandably, Harry is rooting for the Wofford Terriers this year.

Billups was a George Washington High School Patriot.

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Have faith, keep the faith, share the faith

hen you read the headline on today’s column you might have felt like we were going to dive into a religious or spiritual conversation.

And you might have been right. But if the headline of the column was changed just slightly to read, “Have hope, keep the hope, share the hope,” you might have had a different perspective or feel differently.

We can probably agree that most people have faith or hope in something or in someone, or at some point they did, and for reasons uncontrollable or not, they have lost that faith or hope.

So, as we go through our lives, we have faith and hope, the hard part is keeping or maintaining our faith and hope.

And it’s not just when we struggle, but also when we succeed.

What does that mean? When we struggle or lose, it can become easy to disengage from our beliefs and abandon hope. And even in our successes and victories, we can quickly forget how our faith and hope brought us to the realization of our goals and dreams.

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At its best, basketball is a wonderful and very simple game. It even can be played one-on-one. That’s what my best friend Mike and I did, hundreds of times in his driveway when we were in high school, in little Greenhills, Ohio, during the years when the nearby University of Cincinnati Bearcats were the men’s powerhouse.

The game has evolved, and it has been tarnished in a number of ways, by recruiting and academic scandals, and diminished (I believe) by what are called “one-and-dones,” with the University of Kentucky leading the way. The Wildcats have completely different rosters every year.

Winning is an absolute. Coaches can be — and are — fired in mid-season.

There is always some local talent in the tournament games. I think most of us remember where Chauncey Billups went to high school. If not, the answer is at the end. Billups could have gone anywhere he wanted to, and played with a more already-successful program.

Instead, he went just up the road to the University of Colorado, and made

faith and hope alive, we need to trust in and stay true to our core beliefs in the good times and in the bad times. I think the harder part, is sharing the faith and the hope with others.

It seems more and more each day we live in such a way that we want to maintain a privacy around our faith and beliefs, protect them for ourselves.

It seems like we would rather not share with others how our faith and hope helped us through some of the darkest days and times in our lives.

We would rather not acknowledge or give credit to our faith and hope when good things happen in our lives or as we meet with happiness and success.

My experience and belief tell me that when we do have the courage and conviction to share our faith and hope openly, it moves from being the hardest part to the easiest part of having the faith, keeping the faith, and sharing the faith philosophy.

The more we do it, the more comfortable we become, and the more comfortable we become the greater our chances become of truly being a difference maker in the lives of other

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people simply by having faith, keeping the faith, and sharing the faith. Simply by living with hope, maintaining our hope, and sharing our hope with others. It is life changing.

For those of you who communicate with me via email, you have seen my signature. There are two that I primarily use, but the one that you will see most often is this one; Have faith, keep, the faith, share the faith, Michael So how about you? Do you see faith and hope as the same thing? Do you have it? Do you find it harder to keep the faith and hope alive or share the faith and hope with others? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can find our faith, keep our faith, and share our faith, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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before the National Guard was able to reach them using a snowcat.

“We alternated between running the engine for 40 minutes, then shutting it off for two to three hours,” said Holden.

“My brother kept getting out to clear snow away from the doors and exhaust pipe. We used the big rubber floor mats to cover up with to keep warm.”

Holden said she had no doubt her mother would have frozen to death if they hadn’t gotten to her, since she had little gasoline and no provisions for staying warm.

Elbert County declared a state of emergency in the early afternoon, which allowed the county to call in the National Guard and use resources from the Colorado Department of Transportation.

“We were able to get folks to come help who were not affected as badly by the storm,” said County Manager Sam Albrecht. “Gilpin County sent over a snowcat, and some folks came down from Boulder to help out. We rescued a lot of people, and we’re very thankful that we did not lose any lives.”

Elbert County residents pulled together to help each other, with citizens welcoming stranded motorists into their homes, and using personal equipment to help rescue those stuck near them. Local businesses donated food and supplies, and served as shelters for those who couldn’t make it home.

Rory Hale, road and bridge director for Elbert County, said they were prepared for the storm, but faced an

Elbert county road and bridge crews, along with members of the Army National Guard and Colorado Department of Transportation, worked for several days to clear the roads after the March 13 blizzard. Photo courtesy of Rory Hale. PHOTO COURTESY OF RORY HALE unexpected obstacle when Google Maps rerouted drivers through the county who were not familiar with the area.

“We had people rerouted by Google, people from out of state, from Colorado Springs or the Denver metro area, who didn’t know the area, and when they got stuck they didn’t know where they were,” said Hale. “County Road 194 was especially bad, with more than 20 vehicles stacked up.”

Hale’s department, which includes 55 staff members, under the direction of superintendent Monty Hankins, assisted or rescued 213 people who were stranded, but many more remained unreachable.

Don Ogborn, deputy chief of Kiowa Fire District, said his department, which relies heavily on volunteers from outside the county, had four people working to help free stranded motorists, and were able to get nearly 40 people

to shelters before the snow became too much for their equipment to get through.

“People were a little fooled by the storm,” said Ogborn. “Especially when it was just raining in the morning. Even though we had put out warnings for

several days before, people were caught in the blizzard, and many were driving around the road closed signs. We get that people wanted to get home, but we would rather have had them shelter in place than try to go around the signs.”

Albrecht said county officials will meet to review the processes used to handle the storm, and try to identify areas that can be improved in the event of future blizzards.

“The biggest thing is that people need to pay attention to the storm warnings,” said Albrecht. “We did a good job of getting the information out there, and we realize some people had to go to work, but in the future we hope everyone will heed the warnings.”

As for Holden, she said she realizes she and her family members are lucky to be alive.

“We are so lucky to have such wonderful, professional and dedicated Americans who would come to rescue people in a blizzard. My brother is also a hero as he truly saved my mom, and then the Army National Guard saved us all. You are all angels and much appreciated.”

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She said the brew master is Scott Roberts, a longtime friend.

Briggs said a lot of people come to visit the brewery from surrounding communities as well as quite a few people who live in the Elizabeth area.

Kaela Teitelbaum and her hus@ band said it was their first time at the brewery.

“We didn’t know this brewery existed until my husband found out about Elizabeth Brewery on social media,” the Parker resident said.

“We liked trying new beers and decided to check it out.”

Her husband Aaron said he liked l the beer he was drinking and they probably will be back.

The brewery is located in the historic Carlson Building located at 239 Main Street in Elizabeth.

The Carlson Building was constructed in the 1890s. Not a lot of information about the building’s history is available. Research information from the Elizabeth Library indicates the building had a variety of uses. For example, it was the Watt and Worthinham General Merchandise store that also sold farm machinery. It was also once home to the Elizabeth Library. Research indicates that

In Loving Memory Place an Obituary for Your Loved One. Private The historic Carlton building is home to the Elizabeth brewery. The brewery operation occupies the first floor and a staircase leads to the second-floor tap room. The tap room opens daily at 4 p.m.

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Later it was a coffee shop, bar and, at one time, it was the offices of the Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce.

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Eight candidates vying for IREA board seats Four incumbants look to retain positions with rural electric company

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Customers of the Intermountain Rural Electric Association are gearing up to elect four board members, and they’ve got a pool of eight candidates to choose from.

The Sedalia-based IREA serves 11 counties in or near the metro area — including a large portion of Douglas County and chunks of Arapahoe, Jefferson and Elbert counties. The service area covers 5,000 square miles and includes more than 150,000 members, according to its website.

The nonprofit cooperative serves customers not provided energy through municipal or investor-owned utilities.

A seven-member board of directors makes policy decisions for the district that are implemented by IREA administration. Directors serve four-year terms and are not term limited.

Four districts are up for election this year. Seats in districts 1, 2, 4 and 6 will be decided in an election held during the district’s annual meeting on April 13. All ballots were mailed out by March 14. Mail-in ballots must

be returned no later than April 12.

Members can also vote in-person at the annual meeting, held at 5496 N. U.S. Highway 85 in Sedalia.

Directors Michael Kempe in District 1, James “Duke” Dozier in District 2, Timothy White in District 4 and Robert Graf in District 6 are all seeking re-election. Kempe is unopposed, and members will not receive a ballot for that seat. Dozier faces two challengers while White and Graf each face one.

Vying for Dozier’s District 2 seat, which comprises portions of southern Castle Rock, Sedalia, Conifer and Bailey, is Peter Smith of Castle Rock.

Smith worked in the cable television industry for 35 years and now is a business owner. He supports increasing the IREA’s use of solar power and exploring new revenue streams.

The remaining three challengers are running with Change IREA, also called Energy Freedom Colorado, a group of IREA members or volunteers who want the district to transition to clean energy.

Among them is Steve Roescher, of Castle Rock, who also has his sights sets on District 2. Roescher is a certified project professional and finance executive for Siemens Mobility. He aims to leverage that experience to help the district address debt incurred from running its coal plant.

Running in District 4 is Michael Hays, an IT professional from Castle

Rock. His plans if elected include advising the board on policies to purchase renewable energy. District 4 includes portions of Castle Rock, Franktown and The Pinery.

In District 6 is candidate Jason Altshuler, of Centennial, who hopes to represent portions of Aurora, Bennett, Strasburg, Byers and Deer Trail.

He works in the financial industry, currently for Westerra Credit Union.

He also plans to address coal plant debt using his financial background.

Incumbents say they’ve focused on transitioning the IREA to use more sustainable sources and on helping the company manage shifts in the industry.

In addition to serving on the IREA board, White is a former mayor of Castle Rock who’s held numerous board positions. He is founder and chairman at White Construction of Castle Rock. He’s focused on introducing more energy sources and technology to the IREA while keeping costs low, he said.

Dozier is an 18-year IREA board member who’s also served on the Deer Creek Metro District board. His historical knowledge with the IREA makes him an asset to the company, particularly as it carries out long-term plans, he said. He supports the IREA in acquiring more clean power.

Graf, of Centennial, was first elected to the board in 2011 and is a 35-year

member of the IREA. Graf says his background in commercial banking and work as a certified public accountant sets him apart as a director and is crucial to the company. He’s used his finance and accounting background to help IREA restructure outstanding debt and lower interest rates, he said.

The IREA owns 25 percent of the Comanche Unit 3 coal plant, located in Pueblo and operated by Xcel. Change IREA candidates argue the plant is less economical that clean energy sources and hope to bring down company debt incurred from the plant.

IREA Corporate Affairs Manager Josh Liss confirmed that as of the end of February, IREA’s total debt from the Comanche Unit 3 was nearly $317.4 million. White has pushed back on claims the coal plant is too expensive to operate, writing on is website the plan has saved members money.

“It is true that the energy produced by renewable projects built today is inexpensive,” he wrote, “but Unit 3 provides more than energy; (sic) provides capacity and reduces the demand charges we would pay otherwise.”

Dozier said he’s open to selling some of IREA’s Comanche power entitlement, “if appropriate or necessary.”

Liss said a purchase agreement with the plant ends in 2025 but IREA owns a 25 percent interest in Unit 3 for the duration of its “useful life,” which extends beyond 2025.

From left, Kari Eckert, who lost her 15-year-old son to suicide, discusses Senate Bill 19-195 with Heidi Baskfield, vice president of Population Health and Advocacy at Children’s Hospital Colorado; Rep. Lois Landgraf, R-Colorado Springs; and Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora. ALEX DEWIND

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The bill would create the Office of Children and Youth Behavioral Health Policy Coordination in the governor’s office, along with a commission and advisory council.

The commission would serve as a “behavioral health backbone” for the state, with representation from counties, the Legislature, multiple state departments, the state attorney general’s office and others. It would work to increase public awareness of youth behavioral needs and facilitate collaboration between communities, state departments and political subdivisions, the bill outlines.

The commission’s immediate actions would be to implement cost-effective “wraparound” services — which provide a continuum of care for young people with complex needs — develop

standardized assessment and screening tools, and design an integrated funding pilot project, according to the bill.

For the 2019-20 fiscal year, the bill would increase state spending by at least $1.3 million, according to the bill’s fiscal note. Over time, legislators say the bill would save $25 million to $30 million by reducing the need for extensive, costly mental health services, such as inpatient care and residential treatment services.

Although the bill has a long way to go before it reaches the governor’s office, backers are confident it will go through.

“I think this is one of, if not the most, important bill we are going to see this session when it comes to health,” Landgraf said. “You can’t put a price tag on any one of these kids.”

Eckert agreed, emphasizing the significance of screening and assessing children for mental health issues.

“If Robbie was asked those questions,” she said of her son, “maybe he would be here.”

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t’s that time of year, where our hemisphere comes to life, and that means your gardens are ready for some sprucing up, observation, and finally, Take a walk around the yard It’s been months since time has been spent in the garden so it’s important to walk around and observe changes. Maybe the perennials you planted in the fall didn’t make it. This will help you stay ahead of any bare spots or unwanted aesthetics as you prepare to grow.

New plants Colorado has a unique climate, sometimes making it difficult to know when to plant.

Landscaping plants should go in late spring or fall, while edible gardening plants can go in various times of the year from March to September.

Sometimes the weather moves these schedules around.

Prune By removing dead and old plant matter your plants can thrive. Be sure your pruning at proper lengths and times, as each plant is different. A quick google search or email to Rooney Bloom can make all the difference in the life of your plants.

Compost area After trimming and raking, you’ll have organic matter that can be a great addition to other parts of your garden. Most counties offer a composting service, however if not, start one in your backyard! Just remember brown (dead organic matter such as sticks), greens (apple cores, leftover lettuce, grass trimmings) and water!

Never use pesticides These kill and gravely harm creatures/pets, people and our environment. There are a plethora of other ways to address invasive species and unwanted creatures into your garden. Try industrial strength white vinegar for weeds, or planting African marigolds to keep bindweed away! Speaking of...did you know Lavender repels fleas?

planting! By keeping these tips and tricks in mind, you can ensure a healthier more vibrant garden, a garden that will allow birds, bees and other creatures to flourish. I’ve got all the details to keep your gardening flourishing, these are just a few. When in doubt ask for help, after all, plants are living.

Tools A few tools are necessary for proper garden upkeep and care.

A shovel, set of loppers, garden shears and rake will get you started strong. Ensuring these are in your “tool kit” will save you time and money. Make sure you know how to use these tools properly, they’ll become a good ally in the yard.

Organic mulch Mulch assists in suppressing weeds, retaining moisture, and improves soil fertility as it decomposes. Using mulch to top off your veggie garden or flower beds helps, especially in Colorado’s arid climate. BE SURE the mulch your purchasing is organic and hasn’t been treated with dyes.

Editor’s note: Rooney Bloom has been gardening for more than 10 years from east to west coasts, with a focus on landscapes, edible gardens and house-plant care and maintenance. In the winter you can find him in his plant room propagating and organizing his cache of 40,000+ seeds. Contact him on instagram @rooney_bloom or rooneybloom@gmail.com to chat everything plants.

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WHEN: On Wednesdays between June and October

pring times brings better weather, and the ability to buy more fresh produce. Below is a listing of Farmer’s Markets opening in spring, with many continuing through fall.

CHERRY CREEK FRESH MARKET LOCATION: E. 1st Ave. and University Blvd.

DETAILS: The award-winning Cherry Creek Fresh Market is the largest farmers’ market in Denver. Find a highquality mix of Colorado growers and unique local gourmet food vendors representing the best of the Rocky Mountain region. Also enjoy chef events, gardening tips from Master Gardeners and Master Composters.

Parking is free during the market.

WHEN: Saturdays, May 4–Oct. 26, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.; Wednesdays, June 12– Sept. 25, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

CITY PARK ESPLANADE FRESH MARKET LOCATION: E. Colfax Ave. and Columbine St. DETAILS: Now in its 22nd season, the City Park Esplanade Fresh Market sets up around historic Sullivan Fountain among the majestic statues and architecture of City Park. A strong agricultural market, you’ll find the best selection of local growers on a Sunday complemented by a fun mix of fresh food vendors in an urban park setting.

WHEN: Sundays, June 2–Oct. 27, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

SOUTHWEST PLAZA FARMERS’ MARKET LOCATION: Southeast Parking Lot at Wadsworth and Bowles Ave. DETAILS: Local suppliers come to the Southwest Plaza Farmers’ Market with their fresh peaches, plums, apricots and cherries mid-season, and you’ll also find fresh baked goods, honey and greens.

WHEN: Saturdays between May 4 and Oct. 26 STAPLETON FRESH MARKET LOCATION: E. 29th Ave. and Roslyn St. DETAILS: The Stapleton Fresh Market takes place from June to October on the Founders’ Green. Don’t miss freshly popped kettle corn and other tasty snacks while you browse for healthy produce. This year’s kickoff is on Father’s Day, making it the perfect way to spend the morning with Dad. WHEN: Sundays, June 16–Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

of farmers and producers from the areas surrounding Denver, this is a fun, fresh market that is worth the drive to Highlands Ranch. Fill all of your fruit and veggie needs and then explore some of the other, more unique booths of the Highlands Ranch Farmers’ and Street Market, offering everything from handbags to cooking utensils to garden adornments.

WHEN: Open Sundays between June and October LITTLETON FARMERS’ MARKET LOCATION: 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton DETAILS: Venture outside of the city to the Littleton Farmers’ Market at the Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center. If you

HIGHLANDS RANCH FARMERS’ AND STREET MARKET LOCATION: 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch DETAILS: Made up almost entirely

LAKEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET LOCATION: Mile Hi Church, Alameda Ave. and Garrison St., Lakewood DETAILS: At the Lakewood Farmers’ Market, a large lineup of vendors will tempt you with beautiful leafy greens, glistening grape tomatoes, fragrant green chili and shiny string beans. And you’ll also have the chance to munch on kettle corn and cheese samples while you browse knitted shawls and handmade soaps.

WHEN: Saturdays, June 15–Sept. 28, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

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THINGS TO DO Elbert County Wine and Whiskey Silent Auction: 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 at Pines & Plains Libraries District Office, 651 Beverly St., Elizabeth.

Fundraiser for Pines & Plains Libraries. Tickets include two glasses of wine or two shots of whiskey, along with hors d’oeuvres from Jim `n Nick’s BBQ. Stop by the Elizabeth Library or email wendy@pplibraries.org for tickets.

“Rising Strong” Book Discussion: 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the Elbert Library, 24489 Main St., Elbert. Discussion of “Rising Strong” by Brené Brown will be led by Karen Wehrman and Gayle Gresham. Call Gayle at 303-243-0266 or Karen at 303-243-3658.

Elbert Booster Club Silent Auction: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 at the Russell Gates Mercantile Building, Elbert. For those who cannot make it in person, you can put in a maximum bid online on April 10, and boosters will bid for you up to your maximum. Learn more about the event at https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/ event/event.action?auctionId=341691041 Easter Egg Event: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13 at Fawn Valley Park, Kiowa. Rain date is April 20.

4H Spring Gala: 5-11 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building.

9Health Fair: 8 a.m. to noon April 20 at Elizabeth Middle School.

Easter Eggstravaganza: 12:30-4:30 p.m.

April 20 at Elizabeth Park and Recreation.

Elbert Easter Egg Hunt: noon April 21 at the school track and Elbert Mercantile Author Talk with Jonah Bowman: 6-8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 23 at Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Copies of Bowman’s book “For Those Lost in the Asteroid Belt” will be available. Bowman is a musician and self-published poet. Learn more at facebook.com/JonahBowmanBooks.

Castle Rock Lifetree Café: “Breaking the Cycle of Sexual Abuse: One Brave Woman’s Story”: 6-7 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline Conference Room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Group discussion about sexual abuse.

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Write and Workshop Series: 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcos St., Castle Rock. Call 303-521-8615 or go to www.castlerockwriters.com. 2019 schedule: April 1, Speaker for Poetry Month; May 6, Write-out and Workshop; June 3, Write-out and Workshop; July 1, “Out-of-Date Stereotypes in Character Development,” by Bonnie McCune; Aug. 5, Write-out and Workshop; Sept. 27-28, Writing-in-Progress conference; October, Write-out and Workshop; Nov. 4, Write-out and Workshop; and Dec. 2, Holiday Party.

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ThumbleMania Thumb Wrestling Tournament: Saturday, April 6 at Burly Brewing Co., 680 Atchison Way, Castle Rock.

Sessions at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. with a finale at 7 p.m. to determine the overall winner. The competition is open to all ages.

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Experience the Old West: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Presentation of the Castle Rock Historical Society features re-enactor Jeff Norman as Buffalo Bill Cody. Call 303-814-3164, email museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org or go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety. org.

Wildland Fire Evacuation Seminar: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at the County Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third St.,, Castle Rock. Learn about wildland fire alerts and warnings, and also about evacuation preparedness. RSVP to 303-814-4356 or alwalton@dcsheriff.net.

Franktown Hummingbird Program: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, 2989 South State Highway 83, Franktown. Presentations at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

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omedian Sam Adams had just finished auditioning for a commercial the afternoon of Aug. 22, 2018, when he saw the text from a friend: “Dude, you are blowing up Facebook.”

A video showcasing a piece of his routine, which Dry Bar Comedy filmed in 2017, was catching fire. Called “True Color,” it took a humorous look at race by pointing out we aren’t truly white or black, but rather shades of many colors. It had a million views and counting.

Ann Macari He drove to his Healey Parker home, loosened his tie, sat on the couch, stared at his phone, watching the number of views on his Facebook homepage climb. He switched to his laptop, hitting the refresh button every five minutes: 1.4 million. 2 million. 3 million.

Messages poured in, from Germany, Switzerland, Vietnam, across the U.S. “I’m going to go the hardware store now — I bet I’m Paisley Pink.”

“We are Sahara Sands and Cashmere Pink.”

“We love this.”

Adams was stunned.

“Some people had already gone to the hardware store, sending me pictures of them holding up paint chips,” he remembers. “It was just mesmerizing.”

He stayed up until 4 in the morning, answering every message, saying “thank you, thank you,” posting smiley faces.

Eventually, the video surpassed 29 million views.

And Adams — whose true color, he will tell you, is not black — took a breath.

“I think people are tired of the divisiveness that comes with race,” he says, sitting in a Starbucks recounting the moment, still as awed by it seven months later as he was then. “With race, I can’t solve it. I’m gonna try to make you laugh about it — maybe the humor makes you think about it differently.” ***** In Harrison, Arkansas, a town of 13,000 people in the heart of the Ozark Mountains near the Missouri border, the “True Color” video popped onto Veda Remington’s Facebook feed.

She smiled as she watched, then promptly shared the video with friends — one of them Eric Stefanski, president of the Ozarks Arts Coun-

Denver-area comedian Sam Adams’ “True Colors” routine went viral last August, inspiring people around the world to match their skin tones to paint chips. “We’re all people of color,” Adams says, “so go find out what color you are.”

COURTESY PHOTO cil who also books acts for the local theater.

“I feel like racism is something that people battle against or something they try to hold onto — it depends on which side of the coin they’re on,” says Remington, a mother of two young boys who has lived in Harrison all but a few of her 26 years. “That bit spoke to me in such a way — stop worrying about what you’re not, identify what you are, be OK with that, and move onto something that actually matters.”

Stefanski, 56, also a longtime Lutheran pastor, loved the routine, too, and thought Adams just might be a

game-changer for the town.

“We have a reputation we have to live down,” says Stefanski, who moved to Harrison about 19 years ago with his wife and their two young daughters. But “for all the attempts people make to get rid of that reputation, really the only way to get rid of it is to have someone who understands the problem in the country and who is able to look at it with humor, is not afraid to address it and who can bring people together.”

So, on Aug. 23 at 10:17 p.m., Stefanksi emailed Adams’ agent with an SEE CONVERSATION, P19

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invitation to perform in Harrison’s Lyric Theater in the historic district of a town that has been called the most racist in America. ***** In 2001, Adams, now 59, was a sports writer — he covered the Broncos and other sports teams for The Denver Post and the defunct Rocky Mountain News. He did stand-up comedy at night as a hobby. On Tuesdays, his day off because the Broncos had the day off, he would head to Cherry Creek mall, one of his “think-tank places” for comedy ideas.

On this day, he was standing on the second floor, peering over the railing at the children’s breakfast-themed play area below. Kids were playing on the curvy strip of bacon, the fried egg, the waffle. He didn’t see the little boy, but his voice carried clearly through the air: “Look at all the pink people.”

The words struck Adams: “There’s a little kid who sees actual color. He’s looking at white people, but he’s not calling them white. He sees the true color.”

That night, he tried out a new routine.

“I don’t know why we say black and white — they’re the blandest colors on the color wheel,” he told the audience.

“This mic stand is black. I’m brown.

White people, you’re not white. Grab a napkin, put it on your hand. You’re pink. It had people laughing, no matter where I did it.”

With some polishing, he thought, that could be his signature bit.

It was in McCook, Nebraska, about six years later, that Adams — by then working full-time at comedy — nailed the home run.

He was wandering around in the small town’s Super Walmart, killing time before his show, when he saw the paint chips in the hardware area. He grabbed some brown ones, noticing the funny names.

“This really old man asks: ‘What are you doing?’ ” “I’m trying to find my true color.” “ ‘Well, you’re black.’ ” “No, I’m not. I’m Hoot Owl. Other shoppers in the area start gathering, thinking maybe I’m confronting him.

I say to the old man, ‘Let’s see what color you are.’ I grabbed some pink ones, put it up against his arm. You’re Papaya Smoothie. Now people are laughing — they see what’s happening.”

That night, the mic stand is black.

Adams is Hoot Owl. He pulls out the chip. The place erupts.

“Every time I went someplace, I went to Walmart, got some more paint chips. They didn’t all have the same ones. Caramel Nut is my favorite.

Sumptuous Spice, this is my all-time favorite. Chocolate Indulgence. I have four that I like. I just like saying them.” ***** Mike Raftery, Adams’ agent, forwarded him Stefanski’s email. “What are your thoughts on this?” he asked.

“I think Mike thought I would say ‘I don’t think so.’ ” But Adams took a long look at the offer. He researched the town, read the stories about its past — and its present.

White race riots in the early 1900s drove out all but one of the 115 black residents, who although poor were a vibrant community with deep roots, according to The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Today, the head of the Ku Klux Klan, designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, lives 15 miles from town.

News photos show the driveway to his compound lined with Confederate and KKK flags. Harrison is the organization’s postal address, and white-pride billboards sometimes appear along roadways, news reports say.

The 2010 U.S. Census put the town’s population as 96 percent white and 0.3 percent black — who are generally students at the junior college or employees at the FedEx freight carrier company, Stefanski says.

The Community Task Force on Race Relations, founded in 2003, openly acknowledges on its mission statement the town’s ugly history and racial challenges, and emphasizes its commitment to promoting diversity and an inclusive environment. A victory: In 2016, the town won the Dream Keeper Award, given by the state’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission

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With some resident-organized peace rallies and town-sponsored diversity marches, as reported in local news accounts, Harrison is working toward rebranding its image.

But the past lingers. The reputation still makes African-Americans reluc-

tant to live there, Stefanski says. And there are still people in the community who display prejudice and hate toward others different from them, Remington says. Her late grandmother was one.

But, she says, “The majority are not that way.”

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She credits her father— whom she describes as a man with a heart open to all kinds of differences — for instilling in her the creed “that people are people, that women and men need to be respected equally, that color doesn’t define a person.”

“We have some really truly wonderful people that live here,” Remington says of the town she learned to love in recent years, when she started looking for the good.

In the end, the astonishing reaction that “True Color” had inspired in so many people around the world persuaded Adams to accept Stefanski’s invitation.

“Race stimulates conversation, positive and negative, like no other topic,” Adams says. “It’s really just a comedy bit, not intended to stoke political fires. But the people, in their comments, were finding a message they deemed positive in that conversation about race. For me it’s a funny-yet-true look at skin tones.

Nothing more. But if people believe the bit can be a positive in the conversation, then I will deliver it. To do it in place where the reputation is stained with racism, I wanted the challenge.” ***** Adams knows racism. He heard it, saw it, felt it. He attended, he says, one of the most racist high schools

A Harrison resident gave Adams this paint chip after his Dec. 7 performance in the town. Adams keeps it in his “me” room, along with other memorabilia important to him.

COURTESY PHOTO in America in the 1960s and ‘70s in Cleveland. But his first experiences with discrimination started earlier.

“We would get off the city bus for junior high school, walk down the street. It was eerily quiet, sun’s out, too silent. Then white kids would pop out from behind the trees, throwing rocks.”

During a drive to visit family in Georgia one July, a 9-year-old Adams and his family stopped at a restaurant. They ordered waters

and soda. A little boy in a nearby booth asked for a soda, too. His father said no. The boy noted Adams’ sister, then 3, had one, but referred to her by the N word. It was the first time Adams had felt the word directly aimed at him or his family.

It made him feel small. He and his family walked out.

“I knew a lot of white kids were sort of hiding behind this thing that’s been passed down ... the cloak of racism” as he calls it. But “in class we would see how people really are. I was in band — the same kid who played trombone in the brass section, laughing and joking with me, was the same kid who would pop from behind the tree and throw rocks.”

And Adams thought: “ ‘I know who you really are — you’re the trombone player, you’re not the rock thrower.… Eventually that’s how we worked it… I’m just going to be me — when everybody started being themselves, things started getting better.”

He looks back on that time and wishes he’d displayed more leadership, more willingness to try to defuse situations, to find a way to connect.

Humor, he thinks, could have been a good tool. ***** On Dec. 6, Adams flew into Little Rock, Arkansas, then drove to Fayetteville, about 75 miles from Harrison.

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cerned, as he would tell his audience the next night.

He had prepared, trained, for months. “Like a boxer getting ready for a big fight. . . . I let myself believe I was going to fight racism.”

He studied the town’s everyday life to find ways to connect. He knew the high school football team was on a winning streak and congratulated it in promotional videos for the show. He found the diversity task force’s Facebook page and contacted it to gauge interest in his show. He knew about the town’s annual hot air balloon race.

He envisioned every possible scenario — from no one showing up to the performance to being the target of heckling or violence — and how he would respond.

As Adams left for the drive to Harrison, he made sure his gas tank was full. He bought plenty of water and snacks so he wouldn’t have to stop along the way.

In Harrison, he parked by the town gazebo. The night was cold, quiet. Whatever happens, happens, Adams thought, as he got out of the car.

He looked up and saw the Lyric Theater across the street, its neon sign announcing: “Comedian Sam Adams Dec. 7 @7:00.”

He met Stefanski inside. They exchanged pleasantries, talked about how to introduce him. Make your announcements and I’ll just walk on, Adams said.

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As he did, a loud roar swelled through the hall, where almost all 350 seats were filled. Adams’ knees slightly buckled. The cheering seemed to go on and on.

He hadn’t envisioned that scenario: “What if you go out there and they give you this great ovation? I didn’t know what it meant to them.”

Sitting in the audience for her first comedy show ever, Remington felt her heart fill.

“It just validated for me that the town is what I like to believe it is, and that we have people here that are supportive and find good humor, and they’re not what our reputation says we are. . . . Just to hear the entire place light up like that — it was incredible.”

A few seconds of silence passed as Adams composed himself.

Stefanski finds it difficult to capture the moment in words. “It was a matter of him being honored and us being honored. It’s hard to describe apart from being there — it’s kind of one of these awesome moments.”

Time flew. Adams’ 45-minute show stretched into 90 minutes. He emptied his bag of fun. At the end, he invited people to shake his hand or have a picture taken with him for $5 — to raise money for the local food bank, which Adams had read was in need of donations.

A line formed down the aisle.

There was the 13-year-old girl with the pink-and-white “I (heart) comedy” sweatshirt who wants to be a comedian.

And the woman who told Adams he would never know how much this meant to the town, because by showing up he had helped dissolve some of the reputation they were working so hard to erase.

“It was my pleasure to perform for them,” says Adams, who was deeply moved by the warm reception.

“They were genuinely nice to me … I saw that they weren’t what the

internet portrayed them to be.”

The crowd that night was mostly white, with a few Hispanic women, Remington says. But a cross-section of the town had shown up, Stefanski says — politicians, businesspeople, everyday residents, young and old.

And after the show, many lingered in conversation.

“I would have never seen them talking to one another,” Stefanski says. “That dialogue is exactly the sort of thing we have to have going on here. That’s where a lot of things are going to get repaired.” ***** That his “True Color” bit has touched so many still amazes Adams. At the end of the day, he says, his job is to make people laugh, not to make a political statement.

But, he reflects, we’re conditioned to see what’s different from the time we’re little. If you’re given three triangles and a circle, we’re always told to pick out the one that’s different, not the ones that are alike.

“Maybe,” he says, “if we stop seeing black and white, stop looking at color, we’ll get on to more important things.”

Adams, who is most likely returning to Harrison for a fall show this year, still has his original paint chips — Hoot Owl, Caramel Nut, Sumptuous Spice, Chocolate Indulgence. He also has the paint chip a woman in Harrison handed him that night. On it, she signed her name, circled the Peach Medley shade and wrote “We love you. You are great!”

The paint chip sits on his desk, in the “me” room, alongside the trophies and photos with famous people — a reminder of an unforgettable night in which hundreds of true colors swirled into a tapestry of humanity at its joyful best.

Ann Macari Healey writes about people, places and issues of everyday life. An award-winning columnist, she can be reached at ahealey@ coloradocommunitymedia or 303-5664100.

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John Elway insists Joe Flacco is at the top of his game at age 34 even though the former Baltimore Ravens quarterback hasn’t thrown a pass in the playoffs since 2015.

“Joe is a perfect fit for us,” Elway said at Flacco’s recent introductory news conference. “He’s played in a lot of big games, he has a lot of good football left in him. At 34, (I) feel like he’s just really coming into his prime.”

That echoed comments Elway made earlier when he told the NFL Network that Flacco’s “arm strength is still great” and “he’s just going into his prime,” even though the veteran QB was supplanted by rookie Lamar Jackson last season and didn’t play in the Ravens’ wildcard loss to the Chargers.

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No matter the motivation, Flacco appreciates Elway’s endorsement .

“I definitely feel that way,” Flacco said of being in his prime. “So, it feels good to hear somebody say that. I mean, shoot, with Tom Brady now, quarterbacks are playing until they’re about 60 years old.”

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The Ravens went 106-72 with hardy and can’t wait to get going.

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OFFICERS: WENDY WALP, TREASURER EDDY SANDERS, EVENT MANAGER

THE HEARING IS TO BE HELD BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019, TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO GRANT THE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE, IN THE ELBERT COUNTY BUILDING, COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM, 215 COMANCHE STREET, KIOWA, COLORADO, 80107 AT 9:00 A.M.

THE HEARING IS TO BE HELD BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019, TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO GRANT THE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE, IN THE ELBERT COUNTY BUILDING, COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM, 215 COMANCHE STREET, KIOWA, COLORADO, 80107 AT 9:00 A.M.

City and County

Legal Notice No.: 24260 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING For Rezoning and Minor Residential Development Case Numbers RZ-18-0085 & MD-18-0086 Notice is hereby given that the property described below shall be considered for a Rezoning and Minor Residential Development, pursuant to Elbert County Regulations. Further information concerning this proposal may be obtained by calling the CDS department office at (303) 621-3185.

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING For Rezoning and Minor Residential Development

A hearing is to be held before the Planning Commission on the 16th day of April, 2019, in the Elbert County Commissioners Board Room, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado at 7:00PM, or soon thereafter as possible.

And A hearing is to be held before the Board of County Commissioners on the 8th day of May, 2019, in the Elbert County Commissioners Board Room, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter as possible.

DOCKET NO. 190400265 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Contact Elbert County Community

Case Numbers RZ-18-0085 & MD-18-0086 Notice is hereby given that the property described below shall be considered for a Rezoning and Minor Residential Development, pursuant to Elbert County Regulations. Further information concerning this proposal may be obtained by calling the CDS department office at (303) 621-3185.

Misc. Private Legals

A hearing is to be held before the Planning Commission on the 16th day of April, 2019, in the Elbert County Commissioners Board Room, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado at 7:00PM, or soon thereafter as possible.

And A hearing is to be held before the Board of County Commissioners on the 8th day of May, 2019, in the Elbert County Commissioners Board Room, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter as possible.

Contact Elbert County Community Development Services for more information: 303-621-3185.

The affected property as being described as a 53.6-acre tract of land situated in the South-Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Elbert, State of Colorado, except the west 882.66 feet thereof. The existing home on the property has an address of 38325 County Road 5, Elizabeth, CO 80107.

Development Services for more information: 303-621-3185.

The affected property as being described as a 53.6-acre tract of land situated in the South-Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Elbert, State of Colorado, except the west 882.66 feet thereof. The existing home on the property has an address of 38325 County Road 5, Elizabeth, CO 80107.

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Legal Notice No.: 24259 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice BEFORE THE COLORADO OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION NOTICE AND APPLICATION FOR HEARING DOCKET NO. 190400265 TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Pursuant to Rule 522.e., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff has applied to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation against PetroShare Corporation (Operator No. 10454)., to adjudicate allegations in the Notice of Alleged Violation No. 401785147.

A hearing is to be held before the Planning Commission on the 16th day of April, 2019, in the Elbert County Commissioners Board Room, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado at 7:00PM, or soon thereafter as possible.

And A hearing is to be held before the Board of County Commissioners on the 8th day of May, 2019, in the Elbert County Commissioners Board Room, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter as pos-

Legal Notice No.: 24259 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News

NOTICE AND APPLICATION FOR HEARING TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Pursuant to Rule 522.e., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff has applied to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation against PetroShare Corporation (Operator No. 10454)., to adjudicate allegations in the Notice of Alleged Violation No. 401785147.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to §§ 3460-101 to -130, C.R.S. and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2 CCR 404-1, that the Commission has scheduled this matter for hearing on: Date: April 29-30, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: City of Boulder Council Chambers 1777 Broadway Boulder, Colorado 80302 The Notice and Application for Hearing and related information is available at http://cogcc.state.co.us/reg.html#/hearings by scrolling to the appropriate Docket month and locate “Enf_Docket” link.

Legal Notice No.: 24261 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to §§ 3460-101 to -130, C.R.S. and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2 CCR 404-1, that the Commission has scheduled this matter for hearing on:

ESTRAY - One buckskin gelding, no brand, star, snip. Livestock must be claimed by legal owner within 10 days or will be sold by Colorado Brand Board. For information call 303-503-1848 or 303-869-9160.

Date: April 29-30, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: City of Boulder Council Chambers 1777 Broadway Boulder, Colorado 80302

Legal Notice No.: 24262 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Please recycle this newspaper.

Legal Notice No.: 24260 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Public Notice

BEFORE THE COLORADO OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

The Notice and Application for Hearing and re-

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