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County moves toward normalcy

LIGHTING THE WAY

‘Safer at home’ stage continues to involve considerations for safety

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The stadium lights at Elizabeth High School are lit every Monday night at sundown, as part of the “Be the Light” campaign started by the Colorado High School Activities Association, in a show of support for their communities. The empty stadium would normally be packed with graduates and their families next month for the commencement ceremony, but this year will remain empty as students will not return to in-person learning before the end of the school year. School officials are hashing out possible ways to recognize seniors safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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With the statewide stay-at-home being lifted earlier this week, the Elbert County Board of Health has issued its own recommendations for citizens within the county, as businesses reopen and citizens reengage in public life.

Officials warn that everyday life won’t resume completely as it was before, and encourage residents to continue practicing safe social distancing, wearing masks, taking precautions for the elderly and higher-risk individuals and limiting gatherings to no more than 10 people.

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“The board (of commissioners) is committed to openness and transparency in all public matters.”

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Commissioners amend policy on public meetings Public brouhaha focuses on ‘abusive’ terminology that turns out to be years old

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to amend the county’s policy on public meetings during the BOCC meeting held April 22, to address how to handle public meetings during emergency situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The commissioners also eliminated language referring to a previous practice of commissioners holding Friday breakfast meetings.

The commissioners met at the county building, in chairs spaced far apart in keeping with social-distancing guidelines, and the meeting was livestreamed. The amended policy includes a paragraph stating that “in the event of an emergency, hearings may be held, in part, electronically and/or telephonically,” and “hearings held electronically under such circumstances shall be electronically broadcast and available for public viewing, and include an opportunity for public comment either electronically or telephonically if public attendance is not possible to to closure of the County Building.”

form of public service in Elbert the time of all involved, Prior to the April 22 County for 20 years, and has never the chair may restrict meeting, commissionseen the “barring” of people from pubcomments should they ers received letters from lic comment invoked. become repetitive,” reads concerned citizens, who “This has been in practice as long the policy. believed commissioners as I’ve been involved in county busiDoris Hubbard was one were adding language ness,” said Thayer. “We let them of many who sent a letter to the policy that would speak. We have respect for them and to the commissioners, restrict personal speech Richardson questioning the authority their different views and respect for at public meetings.

Thayer everyone who is at a meeting. There to ban individuals deterCommissioner Chris mined to be abusing public comments, are differing views and we want to Richardson read several letters from make sure we give everyone an opporand expressing concern that it was a citizens who questioned whether or tunity to speak. The idea that someviolation of First Amendment rights. not a particular paragraph allows body would be silenced because of According to the chairman to behavior would be a very rare event.”

Commissioner bar citizens from Commissioners stated they have Grant Thayer, the future public comtaken action over the years to encourcurrent board did ment if they were age and allow public participation not change the deemed “abusive” in all of their meetings, including policy regarding of the public commaking their meeting available via the ability to bar ment rules.

YouTube since March of 2017. speakers from pub“Abuse of public “The board is committed to openlic comment, which comment periods ness and transparency in all public has been part of may result in matters,” said Richardson. “As elected the policy since it individuals beofficials we are always available to was last amended ing barred from hear concerns and happy to assist with in 2017 and was future comment citizens’ understanding of issues.” likely in place long at the discretion Commissioners also voted to rebefore then. of the chairGrant Thayer, move reference to Friday breakfast “We didn’t man. It should be meetings, which allowed for them remembered that Elbery County commissioner change the policy to periodically hold breakfast meetabout abusing pubthe purpose of on public comment lic comment,” said ings where they could discuss public public comment is Thayer. “We needed business. Those meetings were open to help ensure all to update the policy to the public, and according to Thayer, aspects of issues regarding electronare considered were practiced several years ago, but ic meetings now that we’re having to prior to policy decisions being made. no longer utilized. The commissiondo stuff online.”

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Stay-at-home order lifted but some restrictions remain Colorado Gov. Jared Polis discusses COVID-19 at his news conference Wednesday, April 22.

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‘Safer at home’ social distancing phase will likely last months

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the final week of Colorado’s stay-at-home order, Gov. Jared Polis compared the month-long measure to a sprint and emphasized that the months ahead — a “marathon” of social distancing — will be critical to keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control in the state.

“I hate to break it to you, but the easy part was the sprint,” Polis said at an April 20 news conference, announcing a new phase of restrictions Coloradans likely will need to sustain for months.

Coloradans won’t endure a second extension of the statewide stay-athome order — its final day was April 26 as scheduled. Now, the state still encourages staying home as much as possible, while some semblance of normalcy will return to business and people’s social lives.

Retail stores, for example, will be open for curbside delivery and then gradually open with precautions, according to Polis’ presentation. That could involve spacing between customers, one-way aisles and employees wearing masks, Polis said.

Nightclubs and event venues will remain closed, and bars and restaurants won’t open for dine-in service at least at first, according to Polis’ presentation. The state will wait for data on how opening up retail affects the pandemic in Colorado before making a decision on restaurants, Polis said.

“A phased reopening of restaurants” by mid-May is the goal, Polis said.

Details of ‘safer at home’ State officials dubbed the new phase of social distancing a “safer at home” phase — an order was to be issued April 26 — and for adults older than 60 and people with serious underlying health conditions, the state still urges staying home except when absolutely necessary. Social distancing is a public

health term that means reducing faceto-face interaction.

For everyone else, the state strongly advises wearing face coverings in public. Among other restrictions: Sick people may not go to work, Coloradans should avoid unnecessary travel and another part of the presentation said “no gatherings over 10 people.”

“It doesn’t mean we’re going to big nightclubs, but you shop for clothes, get a haircut,” Polis said. Businesses such as salons, tattoo parlors, dog grooming and personal training will open with precautions.

Other changes include: • Office workplaces the state had deemed noncritical can return to work May 4 at up to 50% capacity. Workplaces are advised to use temperature and symptom checks. Working from home still “needs to be maximized,” and Polis encouraged staggering shifts to keep distance between workers.

• “Elective” medical and dental services — those that that are not urgent — will be allowed with precautions.

• Normal in-person classes at K-12 schools, and public preschools on public school campuses, remain closed until the end of this school year. Polis has said he’s “optimistic” but not certain that schools will re-open in fall.

• Real estate showings can begin, but no open houses.

• Child care will be open with precautions.

Coloradans are asked to avoid “unnecessary social interactions,” according to the presentation.

Eventually, a third social distancing phase — dubbed “protect our neighbors” — would see people socialize more normally with “significant precautions” and protections for vulnerable populations.

That will occur when the capacity to better test for COVID-19 and monitor its spread will work “at scale,” the presentation said.

But “that’s a long way off,” Polis said.

Fluctuation between the three levels — the first was the stay-at-home order — may be needed to recover from outbreaks, according to the presentation.

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Polis ‘optimistic’ but not certain about schools opening in August Announcement comes day after warning educators of possible long delay

The governor signed an executive order April 22 extending the shutdown of normal in-person classes until the end of this school year at all public and private elementary and secondary schools in Colorado, including public preschools on public school campuses.

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Signaling again how long COVID-19 may disrupt life in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis said he expects in-person classes to resume at the state’s schools in the fall, but acknowledged that it isn’t certain and that schools could stay closed until 2021.

“There’s nobody who can guarantee that that’s going to happen, and of course, school districts should plan for different contingencies,” Polis said at an April 22 news conference.

His comments came a day after he held a conference call with all of Colorado’s public-school district superintendents, advising them in part to prepare for the possibility that in-person classes may not start again until January.

“But I am very optimistic that in-classroom instruction will begin in August — not in exactly the same way,” Polis said at his news conference, noting that different desk configurations and modified passing

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times for students may be part of the new social distancing guidelines that shape what school looks like for the foreseeable future.

“We’re going to work very closely with school districts, with teachers, with superintendents, with principals” to figure that out, Polis added.

State officials will hammer out guidelines and implement them over the summer rather than rushing to issue them for the remaining weeks of this school year, Polis said.

“Trying to get something out the door and train people only to have one week left of school didn’t make sense,” Polis said.

Districts weigh in School districts around the Denver metro area reflected Polis’ caution when questioned by Colorado Community Media reporters.

It’s too early to make decisions about the fall, but a late start could be in the cards, Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert said.

What public health officials and the governor’s office see in data about the virus’ spread will influence decisions, he added.

“LPS will prepare for the worstcase scenario, which would be to continue with distance learning, but we will hope for the best, which would be open on a regular schedule. Other considerations floating around the state are opening late,” Ewert said.

That could mean starting school after Labor Day, he continued.

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Other ideas include “hybrid models,” where only a portion of the students come to school daily and alternate days, Ewert said.

“Nothing is off the table, and no decisions will be made for quite some time,” Ewert said.

Englewood Schools officials “don’t have a crystal ball,” Superintendent Wendy Rubin said, but they are preparing for several different scenarios.

Those include “beginning our year with remote learning again and including beginning with modified schedules for all kids coming back but having requirements around masks or having temperatures taken before coming into school,” Rubin said.

“We’re going to have a lot of scenarios we are going to plan for.”

Cherry Creek School District is “planning for and hoping for” a return to in-class learning in fall, but the district also is preparing for the possibility that schools are required to stay closed, said Abbe Smith, district spokeswoman.

“Our goal is to have a system in place to easily implement (online) learning if necessary at any point during next school year due to coronavirus,” Smith said.

The Douglas County School District is working closely with local health partners, the Colorado Department of Education and the governor’s office, a district spokeswoman said in a statement.

“We will continue to closely monitor the situation as it evolves and make any decisions in regard to fall learning in alignment with our partners.

We will share that information with our families as soon as decisions are made,” the spokeswoman said.

Jeffco Public Schools officials didn’t respond directly to requests for comment. But in a Facebook Live video April 23, district Superintendent Jason Glass raised the possibility of continued remote learning as one of “three different approaches to this that are being considered. One is that you just start school again just like it was. Another is you don’t do in-person schooling at all, you only go to remote leaning. And the third route is some hybrid of the two.

He added: “We are probably in the world of the hybrid where we try to create some in-person learning opportunities, but because of the restrictions placed on us because of the virus and trying to maintain public health and keep our students and our staff safe, … school is probably going to look different. And so we have to think of alternative schedules, alternative days, the blending of remote learning and inperson learning. We’re making every effort to stand up in-person learning in the fall. You can look for the release of plans related to that some time soon after our school year ends.”

Denver Public Schools didn’t directly mention plans for the fall but nodded to uncertainty in the coming months in a statement.

Reporters Jessica Gibbs, David Gilbert, Christina Steadman and Casey Van Divier contributed.

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Rollback may vary across state Polis announced the state had its first application from a county to lift the state’s stay at home order locally, a few days before it would end statewide.

Eagle County had seen a “sustained decrease for the last 14 days” and showed its testing capabilities and preparedness to contain the virus, according to Polis.

Local public health agencies had the ability to apply for relief from the stay-at-home order to more effectively meet local conditions, according to the order’s text.

The governor’s enthusiasm appeared to encourage moves for local control going forward, and the presentation announced a process for local governments to modify the state’s new guidelines based on local conditions.

“There should not be, in a big diverse state, one statewide approach.

We knew the situation would be different in Otero County, in Pitkin County” and so on, Polis said.

That means local officials could implement measures locally to address a COVID-19 outbreak at a single facility, or issue a stay-at-home order for a neighborhood or area with an outbreak, Polis said.

Local governments also can relax guidelines further than the state if they have “very low case counts and/ or demonstrate proof of 14 consecutive days of decline of infection of COVID-19 in the jurisdiction,” a governor’s office presentation said.

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“We remain proud of our Elbert County residents. Together, we have faced the challenging times with calm resolve and responsible behavior, which has helped keep the number of COVID-19 cases in the county low when compared to neighboring counties,” county commissioners and the health department stated in a joint press release. “In part, this is thanks to our rural landscape and low population density, but it’s also result of the good decisions of our population — an expression of our rural values. As County Commissioners we trust our neighbors to do the right thing, and we are focused on providing accurate information that allows residents to evaluate their own risks and determine the appropriate actions to take for themselves.”

While residents will no longer be restricted in their movements, commissioners support the “safer at home” phase of the statewide plan, especially for people in their 60s and older or with underlying medical conditions.

“We strongly recommend that people over the age of 60, especially those with

testing as social distancing restrictions roll back, to keep the virus’s spread controlled.

And while there was never a clear timeline for Polis’ goal of mass testing, it appears Colorado didn’t achieve widespread statewide testing before the stay-at-home order ended.

Polis said the state continues its work to increase testing capacity and noted the state is seeing 10 times as much testing as around when the pandemic began in Colorado.

“But even if you had all that (mass) testing, you wouldn’t have the ability

to follow up from a quarantine perspective” on most people, and social distancing would still be necessary, Polis said.

Another shortcoming of testing is that a large portion of those with COVID-19 don’t show symptoms, the governor added.

“No one anywhere is even close to testing (all) asymptomatic people,” Polis said.

Colorado is dealing with testing supply shortages, like other places across the country, according to Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist.

underlying medical conditions, continue to stay at home and limit physical contact as much as possible. People over 80 are particularly vulnerable and comprise over 50% of the deaths that have occurred,” the statement read.

Businesses will be allowed to open, and those that serve walk-in customers should adopt recommended social distancing and face-covering practices. Dentists, salons and chiropractors will receive guidance from the state licensing agencies regarding what restrictions apply to their businesses.

Real estate showings and in-person services such as legal and financial advisers may resume business May 1, using recommended social-distancing and face-covering practices.

Dine-in restaurants will not immediately resume operations and the timetable is unclear now. May 15 is a target date set by Gov. Jared Polis’ office for possible reopening of dining areas, depending on what happens with disease numbers in the meantime.

Residents will be allowed to return to work based on their employers’ practices, but officials caution that most cases of COVID-19 in Elbert County were contracted elsewhere, and if possible, residents should not stop at local businesses on the way

home from work. Showering and changing clothes at home before venturing out to Elbert County business is recommended whenever possible.

Most county services will continue to be provided remotely for several more weeks, and county staff members are installing “sneeze guard” barriers and other measures designed to protect citizens and employees.

If conditions allow, county facilities were to begin to reopen April 27.

Fairground amenities will remain unavailable, and county officials do not yet know how large gatherings will be phased in.

Schools will remain closed through the end of the school year.

The towns of Elizabeth, Simla and Kiowa may provide their own guidance for their residents.

“The coordination and response to the COVID-19 impact on Elbert County has been a team effort, coordinating people from many departments, including my office, the county, the sheriff ’s office and the office of emergency management,” said Dwayne Smith, the administrator of Elbert County Public Health. “They have all done a tremendous job addressing the challenges, and anticipating challenges to come.”

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Colorado Community Media earns honors in multi-state contest Reporters picked up three first-place awards in SPJ competition

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Colorado Community Media reporters won seven awards, including three first-place honors, in the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2020 Top of the Rockies Contest.

The contest matched papers from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Weekly and daily publications were grouped together, based on the size of the newspapers’ circulation, or number of papers distributed.

Work entered in the contest was published in 2019.

SPJ is a national organization that advocates for high ethical standards for journalists, promotes journalism education and works to protect First Amendment rights.

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Circulation class of 10,000-29,999 First place —Breaking news story: Jessica Gibbs, Alex DeWind, David Gilbert, Ellis Arnold, Nick Puckett, for coverage of the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting First place — Marijuana general reporting: Jessica Gibbs, for “Family fights medical marijuana policy” Second place — General reporting (series or package): Jessica Gibbs, Alex DeWind, for sustained coverage of the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting Third place — Feature story (short form): Alex DeWind, for “The perfect son,” about Kendrick Castillo, the student killed in the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting Third place — Education (general reporting): Jessica Gibbs, for “Public funds for private schools” Circulation class of less than 10,000 First place — Education (enterprise reporting): Ellis Arnold, for “A united voice,” about mental health initiatives in the Cherry Creek School District Second place — Education (general reporting): Casey Van Divier, for “Bus driver shortage”

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That’s why I couldn’t be prouder to be stepping in as editor of Colorado Community Media.

This locally owned FROM THE family of 18 weekly EDITOR newspapers and websites (including this one), plus two monthly Denver neighborhood publications, serves Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and Jefferson counties. CCM’s dedicated news team Mark Harden includes some of the most talented journalists working in Colorado today, watchdogging local governments and school districts, spotlighting businesses and community groups, and portraying the character and color of life in our cities and towns.

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f you have in-home family or companionship, please shove off.

I’ll see you next week. This is for the others who don’t.

My 80-year-old high school English teacher don’t.

She’d love that sentence.

She went 23 days without leaving the house and admitted it was getting to her.

QUIET I wrote something to her every day. It DESPERATION wasn’t much, but she said she looked forward to whatever it was.

Until she caught on, I intentionally made grammatical errors. It gave her something to do.

I split an infinitive.

Craig Marshall I misplaced a modifier.

Smith I used “who” when the sentence called for “whom.”

Her instincts kicked in, and she corrected me every time.

Fortunately, she lives in a subdivision near families who know her, like her, and are checking in on her.

But what if someone lives in the middle of nowhere? What if someone lives in the middle of nowhere and isn’t on the internet?

That leaves the phone.

That leaves the daily newspaper.

That leaves Colorado Community Media. We’re here and that means I’m here. My email address follows, if there’s something you want to say, ask, get off your chest, or reveal.

I’d like to hear from you.

As for me: I have companionship in the form of a dachshund. Harry has no idea what is going on. He just knows that dad is home all day and all night and that’s fine with him.

He is getting more attention than ever.

The word “spoiled” has come up.

When (if ?) things normalize, he might question the cutback in our contact hours.

No one wants to face the disapproving eyes of a German scent dog.

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stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.”

This virus has made some lonely people out of people who weren’t lonely before because they have lost their companions.

Now what? I don’t know. When it comes to social studies I don’t claim to be an “A” student.

S Charles Bukowski, of all people, s said, “being alone never felt right. “ sometimes it felt good, but it never o felt right.”

(Bukowski often wrote in lower e case, like E. E. Cummings.) c I am never lonely because I have e films, books, music and Harry. I i take a least one film a day just like a i vitamin. Often it’s a film I have seen t before. m With films, books and music close a by, I am never alone, as syrupy as that l may sound. t Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, c educator and Highlands Ranch resi- d dent. He can be reached at craigmar- a i shallsmith@comcast.net. a i Columnists & Guest Commentaries ELBERT COUNTY NEWS

I will be able to audition for “Hair” when this ends. I haven’t looked like this since “The Summer of Love.”

I was a college sophomore and grousing because I was missing out. I was missing out on love, but I wasn’t missing out on the music.

Yes, some of it was psychedelic and aimless, but a lot of it was highly creative and potent.

We no longer listened to threeminute pop songs on AM radio. No: We listened to five-, six- and sevenminute-long songs on FM. The 1967 album version of The Doors’ “Light My Fire” was 7:02. FM stations played that and the AM stations played the truncated 2:52 single version.

I rarely have listened to AM radio since.

Honoré de Balzac said, “Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”

Are you fine?

Charlotte Brontë said: “The trouble is not that I am single and likely to

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It’s not about yesterday or tomorrow, it’s about today

K, so maybe we can reflect on our yesterdays. And yes, it’s awesome to dream about our tomorrows. But right now, it is about today. It is about this moment that you are reading this column. This is for you and about you. I am not writing about your neighbor, your friend, your cowork- WINNING er, or your family, WORDS today I am writing about you.

Paying it forward is not just a cliché or “nice” sentiment or feeling. In our world today it is one of the best things that we can do for each other.

Have you ever Michael Norton asked yourself, “What can I do today to help someone else?” Or is the talk track in your brain, “What can I do for myself today?” Or maybe, “How can someone else help me today?”

When we become “Me” focused and not “Us” focused we tend to start down the slippery slope of negativity and our overdeveloped strengths of survival of the fittest becomes a weakness.

Stay with me as I share this real story. Main streets everywhere have already had enough competition from online shopping. But the spirit of the entrepreneur is resilient.

Many have stayed the course and offer our towns a place to walk, shop, say hello to friends and just appreciate each other. That was prepandemic. Now, all are trying to offer curbside pickup, or online ordering and shopping.

Recently, one particular storefront suffered some damage due to a straight-line wind that roared through the town. Some argued it was a tornado. When the storm subsided the awning of this storefront was broken. The owner was unable to repair it on her own. So, she called the local awning company business who has been around for decades.

The owner of the company took the call. And within 15 minutes came to the shop.

He assessed the situation and realized that he could make the repair without replacing the entire awning. After working through it a few times, he finally secured the awning and made it look like new.

The shop owner asked, “How much do I owe you?” And the gentleman said, “Nothing, you people on Main

Street have enough to deal with. This one is on me.”

You see, it’s not about yesterday.

It’s not about tomorrow. It’s about today. It’s about right now and how we can help one another. It’s about giving others hope and encouragement. It’s about giving a hand up, not just a handout. It’s about doing the right thing when no one else is watching. And we call that integrity. I happened to be on the scene when the awning was repaired. I saw it firsthand. I observed kindness, goodness, and integrity during this challenging time.

So, when we think about our lessons from our past, and anchor ourselves in our beliefs and values, we can position ourselves to live today and serve today in such a way that helps others. When we plan for our tomorrows and dream our dreams, those dreams will be based on what

we are currently doing today. It is about right now, it is about this minute when we are all reading this column, it is about today and what we will do with each day we are given.

“You can have everything in life that you want, just as long as you help enough other people get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar So how about you? Are you living in the past? Are you living in the uncertain future? Or are you living in the moment, living today? I really would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we can repair the awnings of someone else’s shop, 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.

Colorado community colleges rise during challenging time

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ave any of us ever seen anything like this before?

Shuttered and locked businesses. Stay-at-home orders.

School-aged children underfoot as we struggle to adapt to remote work and “self-isolating.” Millions suddenly out of work and a stalled economy.

The impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic are overwhelming, inescapable and unprecedented, at least GUEST in our lifetimes. It COLUMN is enough — more than enough — to make us feel lost and, worse, hopeless.

How we choose to respond to the current crisis will define our future, and the good news is that Colorado has Joe Garcia always been resilient.

We have suffered through floods, fires and blizzards, and we have learned that we are adaptable, that we will pitch in to help our neighbor, and that we can still find groceries and toilet paper if we look hard enough.

For most of us, there is a sense of optimism that we will soon emerge, if not unscathed from the crisis, at least with most of our institutions and systems intact.

While COVID-19 may have brought

much of our country to a standstill, we know we need to keep moving, and it is our educational institutions that can fuel our recovery. In fact, almost all of those institutions are still functioning and still fulfilling their missions.

While our students are no longer on our campuses and in our residence halls, what we are doing now at the Colorado Community College System hasn’t stopped and hasn’t changed. Through our 13 colleges and 40 locations, we still offer more than 5,000 courses and 2,000 degree and certificate programs, serving more than 125,000 college students.

The south metro Denver region is served by Arapahoe Community College.

In the midst of this pandemic, we are still open for business and almost all of our students are continuing their education this semester, although most of them are doing so through online or remote instruction.

None of this is new to us. We have been delivering academic as well as career and technical education courses online for decades and we are good at it. Our students earn meaningful degrees and credentials that enable them to directly enter the workforce or transfer their credits to four-year colleges and universities in Colorado and beyond.

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Some institutions say digital approach could become lasting element

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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own Hall Arts Center in Littleton was just about to start its spring kids’ classes when the arrival of COVID-19 changed everything.

“Once that all came apart, I, like everybody else, sort of sat back and said: ‘What do we do?’” said Robert Michael Sanders, the education manager at the arts center.

But as the situation came into clearer focus, Sanders realized the center had an opportunity to do something

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LIFE good to help preserve a sense of normalcy for kids and the parents who are struggling to keep them entertained and engaged.

“What we did is we sort of created a pile of classes and decided we could put them together online and just put it out there for people,’” Sanders said. “And we decided that the best thing we could do for the kids stuck at home is just offer something (free of charge) and not add a financial hit to the parents who may or may not be working.”

Sanders said the arts center is offering 10 classes that take place on weekdays between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. to mimic a traditional after-school program. About 90 kids are currently enrolled.

“The response has actually been pretty overwhelming,” Sanders said.

It’s a new way of teaching for Sanders and his team and

Megan Murphy holds a chicken during a “Meet the Chickens” event as part of the Jefferson County Library District’s online offerings.

COURTESY PHOTO a new way of learning for the students, but one that has become increasingly commonplace in recent weeks as museums, libraries and other cultural institutions and organizations have responded to the closure of their physical

facilities by pivoting to offering content and experiences virtually.

‘Meet the Chickens’ and more On the website of the Golden History Museum and Park, the virtual offerings, which

are updated weekly, have ranged from lectures about history and museum artifacts to a “meet the chickens” program offering a behindthe-scenes look at the park’s SEE ARTS, P11

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chickens. Then there is a new recurring feature in which Nathan Richie, the museum’s director, demonstrates how to make a historical recipe in his kitchen with the help of his two kids.

Now, the museum is seeing value in what began as an experiment to try to adapt and stay connected to the museum’s audience during the closure.

“It’s actually been a little freeing for us because we are trying to just rapidly come up with stuff instead of taking weeks or months to plan something,” Richie said. “So far the stuff we have been doing has kind of had a grittier feel than some of the more produced stuff we are used to doing,” It’s an approach that seems to be finding an audience, as Richie said the museum has seen “an eight- or nine-fold increase” in its web and social media traffic. The director said he has also been excited to see people tune into the programs not just from Golden but around the world.

“The museum has a number of members that lived in Golden and moved away but still want to stay connected, or maybe their family members were pioneers in Golden but they’ve never been here, and now they are able to participate in the museum in ways that they’ve never been able to before,” said Richie.

Richie said the museum is making plans to continue with some online programming — although likely at a

• Denver Museum of Nature & Science Visit dmns.org and click on the DMNS@Home tab • Golden History Museum and Park Visit goldenhistory.org. The list of weekly programs comes out on Sunday.

• Jefferson County Libraries Visit Jeffcolibrary.org.

• Town Hall Arts Center Virtual spring classes are currently in-session. Information about summer class offerings, which will likely be paid, will be posted at townhallartscenter.org.

Briana Francis, a kids and family librarian at Jefferson County Library District, during her recording of a virtual storytime.

COURTESY PHOTOS reduced frequency — even after the museum reopens.

Museums as large as the Denver Museum of Nature & Science are also experimenting with homemade content and offerings—and seeing success doing so.

Tina Martinez, the director of programs and partnerships at the DMNS, said the museum is now seeing

“thousands of people” tune into the programs it is posting on the DMNS@ Home section of its website.

Martinez said she received plenty of feedback by people who have been amazed by the ability of museum staff to offer “museum-quality” programming online.

“We did one program where we used some of our planetarium technology and we were able to put that online and take people through all through the universe just as we would in the planetarium, but we were doing that through a Zoom platform,” said Martinez.

Few Denver-area institutions can match the programming capacity of the Jefferson County Public Library system, which puts on “thousands of programs” each year, according to Assistant Director of Community Engagement Deirdre Keating. But with the system’s 10 library branches closed until further notice, Keating said the system is now focusing on “trying to meet people where they are at, and right now that’s in their homes online.”

On April 13, the library began post-

ing a variety of virtual story time videos online (one aimed at babies and toddlers has received several hundred views) and it’s also posting a variety of other offerings aimed at kids and adults to the virtual programs section of its website.

“Its’s very much been about figuring out how to do things in an entirely different format,” said Keating. “And it’s amazing to me because these are librarians in their home, with my staff holding their hands and showing them how to videotape themselves and get some good audio, and then our graphic design team editing those videos and fixing the sound and getting them ready.”

Karen Walker, a kids and family librarian at the Jefferson County Library District, inside the virtual studio she has created inside her home for presenting virtual programs, such as storytime.

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STEMShares is our opportunity to bring our community together to give back and share what being #STEMStrong really means. Our community showed an amazing amount of support for us in our time of need, and giving back is a great way to honor the heroic actions of our students and staff.

You can take part in #STEMShares during the week of May 4-8 by completing Acts of Kindness, Acts of Service or making a donation to a charity.

Share what you’ve done with us by completing the #STEMShares tracker form on our website so we can connect our community together, even though we cannot be together.

Visit our #STEMShares page at stemk12.org for more information.

Our low-tuition, flexible schedules, online courses, and student supportive services make it possible even for those who are working and raising families, or who face other obstacles to traditional college life.

Many of our students come from vulnerable populations that are taking the hardest hits right now.

Parents, employees, mid-career changers, the recently unemployed, and those for whom high school is a distant memory, can find a place and a program for them. They need an education now, more than ever, because we know that even as our economy recovers, it will look very different than it did before.

During the last decade in which we clawed our way out of the Great Recession, individuals with college certificates or degrees filled virtually all of the millions of new jobs created. Left behind were those whose ambitions ended with the completion of a high school diploma.

College matters, and college includes everything from the traditional liberal arts leading to a four-year degree to programs of study that may take only one or two years to complete.

Our academic programs lead to

guaranteed transfer to dozens of outstanding universities where you can complete your bachelor’s degree, and more. Our shorter certificate and associate degree programs lead to satisfying careers in fields as diverse as medicine, law enforcement, firefighting, construction, transportation, the trades, and too many others to list here.

Employers know the value of the well-educated employee, and they know our colleges and our programs make their employees even more productive and valuable.

Now is the time to look to your local community college and to discover the vast range of courses, programs, certificates and degrees that you can complete while studying from home, and at very low cost.

Now is the time to pursue that new degree or course that will improve your life, your income, and your future. Turn the crisis of the moment into the opportunity of your lifetime. Colorado’s community colleges stand ready to help and we are committed to your success.

You need an education, and Colorado needs you, now more than ever.

Joe Garcia is chancellor of the Colorado Community College System, the state’s largest system of higher education and workforce development.

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It’s official: Spring sports seasons are canceled

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It was an announcement that was expected.

Colorado High School Activities Association Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green revealed on April 22 in a statement to athletes, coaches, administrators, officials and school communities that the spring sports seasons have been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Blanford-Green in the statement said, “Around the nation more than 30 other state associations have made the difficult decision to cancel their spring season. We hoped that Colorado medical and health data would provide reassurances that we could go in a different direction. Unfortunately that will not be the case. The 2020 spring season is canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which is affecting communities across the world.

“On April 20, Governor Polis announced a transition to `Safer at Home’ guidelines, which included the cancellation of in-person learning for the remainder of the school year. The decisions to cancel the spring sports season aligns with these new guidelines.”

Cherry Creek baseball coach Marc Johnson agrees that the spring sports season should be suspended.

“We all knew this was coming,” said Johnson. “I feel so bad for the kids. As much as I would love and want to be playing, it was a good decision. I am

going to accept what it is and when it is time, I will move on.”

ThunderRidge baseball coach Brad Johnson had similar thoughts.

“I am heartbroken for all our seniors that they did not have the chance to complete this season,” he said.

Blanford-Green also had a message for seniors in her statement.

“Our hats off to the many seniors that have shown maturity and resolve as their culminating year of high school has been impacted beyond activities and athletics due to worldwide COVID-19 pandemic,” she said.

“The Class of 2020 will not be forgotten.”

Jack Tuttle, a senior lacrosse player at Castle View, wasn’t happy with the cancellation of the season.

“I think we were really going to turn some heads this year and missing the opportunity really stinks,” he said.

In her statement, Blanford-Green also said that the regulations outlined in the previous CHSAA spring moratorium would remain until June 1 even if federal and state guidelines are relaxed. That means no student and/or coach contact in an activity or athletic setting prior to June 1.

After June 1, all decisions regarding student and coach contact, virtual workouts, virtual tryouts and eighthgrade contact will be made at the local level.

Now the question that most people have is about the fall high school sports seasons.

“Our fingers are crossed and hopes are that the Association will be able to conduct a fall season with some level of normalcy,” she said in the statement. “Our office will be entirely focused on contingency plans for the 2020 fall season and beyond if they should be needed.”

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pollutants the division measures declined in nearly every instance, with some concentrations declining for as much as 60%.

Levels of nitrous oxide, a pollutant that is emitted from the burning of fuels and contributes to global warming, decreased by at least 11% and as much as 25% from March 2019 and as much as 59% from February, the comparisons show.

The amount of sulfur dioxide, a component of acid rain, also decreased by more than 50% from March 2019 at two measurement locations, although a third in Adams County showed a 6% increase.

But while those decreases suggest the pandemic crisis is having a positive impact on air quality in the metro area, CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division Director Gary Kaufman said in a statement that more data would be needed to draw any long-term conclusions about the overall impact of the response on air quality.

“We have never faced a pandemic like this, and that means tremendous uncertainty in trying to predict (longer range) outcomes from the crisis,” Kaufman said.

Although CDPHE did conduct an analysis of the air quality measures in response to media inquiries, Kaufman said predicting or modeling the longterm air quality impacts of the crisis is “not a current priority” at a time when CDPHE is focused on addressing the health aspects of the crisis.

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From the health-care system to the economy, COVID-19 has unleashed extraordinary stress and pain across the Denver metro area. But there’s one aspect of life on the Front Range that experts say has been impacted positively — albeit almost certainly temporarily — by the behavioral changes brought on by the virus: the natural environment.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division says a preliminary analysis of air quality data shows there have been significant declines in the concentration of several significant pollutants in the air since stay-at-home and social distancing practices started to be widely observed in the Denver area in March.

Those data come from five sites in and around Denver where the Air Pollution Control Division measures those pollutants.

Comparisons of average measurements collected between March 1 and 25 to measurements collected in January and February 2020 and March 2019 found that concentrations of all six

The view of central Golden from Lookout Mountain.

PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO Kaufman said it is also “too early” to assess the effects of the COVID-19 on ozone, as ozone season does not typically start until June.

But while the positive changes that have resulted from COVID-19 will likely be reversed as people return to normal activities, the American Lung Association says the COVID-19 crisis is serving to illustrate why the government needs to play a bigger role in dealing with air pollution, particularly as some studies suggest air pollution exposure may increase COVID-19 risk.

“The science is really clear that the nation needs stronger limits on ozone and particulate pollution to safeguard our health,” said JoAnna Strother, a senior director of advocacy at the

American Lung Association.

While city residents may for now be able to breathe a little easier thanks to a decrease in pollution driven by COVID-19, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been monitoring the impact the crisis has been having on Colorado’s wild inhabitants.

Jason Clay, a spokesman for CPW, said heavy visitation to state parks and other popular natural areas seems to be leading some animals to avoid those areas. In contrast, many urban areas that animals typically avoid have become quieter and less heavily trafficked, which is leading some animals to visit or seek shelter in those locations.

Still, Clay said residents should not expect to see widespread changes in animal behavior, particularly if the crisis does not last too long.

“We are not necessarily predicting there is going to be major impacts because of this,” Clay said. “In general, wildlife are slow to adapt to big changes in human behavior.”

But there is one big change that Clay said he is expecting to see during the crisis — a sharp reduction in animal roadkill numbers. Those numbers are tracked by CPW but the organization has not yet released figures for the period since the COVID-19 crisis began.

“With so many fewer cars on the road you definitely expect to see a decrease,” he said. “So, it will definitely be interesting to get a look at those numbers.”

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Elbert County Public Trustee, Defendant(s): Regarding: Lot 31, Section 33 Township 6 Range 64 Subdivision Spring Valley Ranch Phase 2, County of Elbert, State of Colorado Also known as: 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107 (the “Property”).

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You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Elbert County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 18th day of June, 2020, at 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117, phone number 303-6212027. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-621-2027 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff: v.

PHILLIP BURR ULLOM; CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, a Utah corporation dba Citywide Home Loans; SHERYL L. HEWLETT, Elbert County Public Trustee, Defendant(s):

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2020CV30002 Division/Courtroom SALE NO. 20-01

Regarding: Lot 31, Section 33 Township 6 Range 64 Subdivision Spring Valley Ranch Phase 2, County of Elbert, State of Colorado

Also known as: 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107 (the “Property”).

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on March 13,2020, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Elbert County Government County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Elbert County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 18th day of June, 2020, at 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117, phone number 303-6212027. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-621-2027 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BENOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure ING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIOF REAL PROPERTY

Summons and Sheriff Sales Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2020CV30002 Division/Courtroom SALE NO. 20-01 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff: v.

PHILLIP BURR ULLOM; CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, a Utah corporation dba Citywide Home Loans; SHERYL L. HEWLETT, Elbert County Public Trustee, Defendant(s):

SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff: v.

PHILLIP BURR ULLOM; CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, a Utah corporation dba Citywide Home Loans; SHERYL L. HEWLETT, Elbert County Public Trustee, Defendant(s):

Summons and Sheriff Sales

Regarding: Lot 31, Section 33 Township 6 Range 64 Subdivision Spring Valley Ranch Phase 2, County of Elbert, State of Colorado Also known as: 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107 (the “Property”).

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on March 13,2020, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Elbert County Government County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

entered on March 13,2020, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Elbert County Government County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

Summons and Sheriff Sales

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Elbert County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 18th day of June, 2020, at 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117, phone number 303-6212027. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-621-2027 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH Office of Elbert County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVon the 18th day of June, 2020, at 751 Ute Ave. ER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. Also known as: 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Kiowa, CO 80117, phone number 303-621Elizabeth, CO 80107 (the “Property”).

2027. At which sale, the above described real PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEproperty and improvements thereon will be sold ING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIto the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warUnder a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure Public Notice EN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyentered on March 13,2020, relating to Tranded Transcripts of Judgement are in the ment in and to said real property in connection scripts of Judgments recorded in the Elbert PAYMENTS FOR PUBLICATION MARCH 2020 amount of $6,493.43. with this sale. All bidders will be required to have County Government County public records the GENERALisFUND Deep Rock Shop Supplies cash or certified funds at undersigned ordered to sell certain real 010 in their possession$532,734.54 HEALTH FUND 015 least equal to the amount 1,350.36 DeluxcreditAuto Detailing Child Welfare All telephone inquiries for information should be of the judgment property set forth and described above.

ROAD & BRIDGE FUND 020 or’s bid. Please telephone 183,254.74 Denver Industrial Sales And Service Co Inc Asphalt RepairSheriff directed to the office of the undersigned 303-621-2027 prior to SALES USE FUND 47,376.53 Denver Child Support at 303-621-2027. The name, address and busiamount of this bid. Sheriff The Department TO THE & ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, 025 the sale to ascertain the LEAF FUND 040 highest and best bidder 99,202.00 Dj hours Petroleum Fuelattorneys represwill have two fol- Incness telephone number of the Please take notice: HUMANS SERVICE FUND 050 lowing the sale to tender 29,188.29 Dominion Votingenting Systems License Fee of Trust the current owner of the Deed the full amount of their 1,424.48 Public Hwyand Authority Travel Modifications are: Tammy M. Alcock Esq., bid, or they will be deemed to haveE470 withdrawn YouRETIREMENT and each of you are hereby notified that 070 a IMPACT 085 their bid.

7,217.63 Elbert County Road AndLaw Bridge Auto Rep/Fuel Alcock Group P.C., 19751 E. Mainstreet, Sheriff's SaleFUND of the referenced property is to be TOTAL ALL FUNDS $901,748.57 Elizabeth Business Center Office303-993-5400, Supplies Suite 225, Parker, CO 80138, conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Elizabeth Fire Dept Attorney Reg. No. 39816. Blood/Alcohol Analysis BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH Office of Elbert County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., Vendor Name Description Amount Elizabeth School District Meeting Expense OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVon the 18th day of June, 2020, at 751 Ute Ave. Emergency Vehicle Specialists Auto Rep Dated 04/30/20, Kiowa, Colorado ER THE AT THE TIME Falcon OF SALE. Kiowa, CO 80117, phone number 303-621-Surcharge 18th Judical Vale Fund DueINITIAL BID$41,178.00 Asphalt Repair Equipment Capital Outlay Timothy Norton, Sheriff 2027.

At which A And E Tire sale, Inc the above described real Tires 648.20 Family Support Registry Child Support Elbert County, Colorado property improvements thereon will be soldBldingPLEASE JUDGMENTS A Pestand Control Co. Repairs NOTE THAT THE 738.00 FastenalBECompany Equipment Parts/Signs to the highest bidder.

Plaintiff makes no warING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIAarms Software Support 175.00 Flat And Fancy Capital Outlay KristyUniforms Haas, Civil Clerk ranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoy-BldingEN ON THE SUBJECT612.50 PROPERTY. Acoma Locksmith Service Repairs GallsRecorLlc Dba Neves Operating/Uniforms Elbert County, Colorado ment in and to said Products real property in connectionUniforms ded Transcripts of Judgement are in the Adamson Police 1,150.00 Gary Mayfield Elections Wages withAdvanced this sale. Quality All bidders be required to have amount of $6,493.43.

Autowill Repair Auto Rep 3,276.16 General Air Welding Supplies Legal Notice No.: 244355 Utilities in their Aflac possession cash or certified funds atBenefits Payable 1,715.51 Glaser Gas Company least equalIntermountain to the amount of the judgment credit-Welding All Supplies telephone inquiries for846.34 information should be Llc First Publication: April 30, 2020 Airgas Gps Servers Civil Process Last Publication: May 28, 2020 or’sAlan bid. Krenek Please telephone 303-621-2027 prior toElections directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff Wages 265.00 Grainger Blding Repairs/Supplies Published In: Elbert County Benefits News Payable the Alessandra sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. TheElections at 303-621-2027.

The name, address andWest busi-Life And Navetta Wages 231.70 Great Annuity highest and best telephone number1,166.00 of the attorneys All Access Inc bidder will have two hours fol-Bldingness Repairs GregrepresLarsen Operating lowing the sale to tender the Inc full amount of theirOfficeenting the current owner364.07 of the Deed ofLaudenslager Trust Amazon Capital Services Supplies Greg Reimbursements bid,American or they will be deemed to have withdrawnBenefits andPayable Modifications are: 5,549.63 Tammy M. Alcock Esq.,Mix Inc Fidelity Assurance Company Halde Redi Capital Outlay their bid.

Alcock Law Group P.C., 19751 E. Harris Mainstreet, American Fidelity Health Services Computer Systems Training Suite 225, Parker, CO 80138, 303-993-5400, Administration Benefits Payable 12,732.93 Harry L Simon Pc Civil Process Applied ARE Concepts Repairs Hbs Utilities Attorney Reg. No. 39816.504.00 BIDDERS REQUIRED TO HAVE CASHEquipment Heating Service Inc 1,433.67 Hd Supply Equipment Parts ORArapahoe CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COV-Blding Repairs Maint Blding Repairs/Supplies Dated 04/30/20, Kiowa,1,000.00 Colorado Home Depot Credit Service ER Atis THEElevator INITIALInspections BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.Building Auto Chlor System Of Denver Equipment Repairs/Operating Honnen Equipment Company Equipment Parts Timothy Norton, Sheriff 358.25 AutumnNOTE Packard Welfare Integrated Electric Blding Repairs County, Colorado 76.15 PLEASE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BE-Child Elbert Of The WestMAY NOT BE A FIRST LI-Credit Card 28,588.59 Integrity Auto Repair Auto Rep INGBank FORECLOSED Barry Mitchell Radio Pager 1,850.48 Integrity Coaching And Consulting Llc Contract Services Kristy Haas, Civil Clerk EN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. RecorEngineering Corp ServiceColorado 935.00 Intermountain Rural Electric Association Utilities Elbert County, dedBaseline Transcripts of Judgement are in theProfessional Bender Menders Auto Rep/Insurance 1,639.00 Iron Mountain Contract Services amount of $6,493.43.

Bent County Sheriff Department Child Legal Support Isabella Fairchild Operating Notice No.: 244355 37.00 Berg Hill Greenleaf And Ruscitti Contract Litigation 6,397.00 J And M Gutters Blding Repairs First Publication: April 30, 2020 All telephone inquiries for information should be Beth Willcox J&A Traffic Products Signs LastWages Publication: May 28,537.50 2020 directed to the office of the undersigned SheriffElections Beverly Susan The Shickname, address and busi-Elections WagesIn: Elbert County 175.00 Elections Wages Published News James Duvall at 303-621-2027.

Black Hills Energy 3,649.27 Jc Electric Blding Repairs ness telephone number of the attorneys repres-Utilities Blue Tarp Financial Inc Equipment Parts 29.87 Jill Duvall Elections Wages enting the current owner of the Deed of Trust Of The Rockies Equipment 1,816.99 John Deere Financial Blding Repairs/Supplies andBobcat Modifications are: Tammy M. Alcock Esq., Bradford Eidt Elections Wages 412.50 Jrg All Terrain Medical And Safety Auto Rep Alcock Law Group P.C., 19751 E. Mainstreet, Brandi Snelling Reimbursements 34.00 Julie Charobee Elections Wages Suite 225, Parker, CO 80138, 303-993-5400,Sand Salt Brannan Aggregates 38,402.85 Justice Benefits Inc Scaap Grant Attorney Reg. No. 39816.

Carolyn Burgener Contract Services 800.00 Kali Benson Reimbursements Carpet Elegance Blding Repairs 7,694.60 Karen Suchan Elections Wages Dated 04/30/20, Central StatesKiowa, Hose Colorado Water For Roads 458.25 Kimball Midwest Equipment Parts Timothy Norton, Sheriff Centurylink Telephone Maint 69.27 Kimberky Babcock Elections Wages Elbert County, Colorado Certified Laboratories Equipment Parts 1,318.93 Kimberly Simon Reimbursements Cintas Uniforms 1,466.71 Kimley-Horn & Associates Professional Service Kristy Haas, Civil Clerk Co Colorado Barricade Grounds Maintenance 86.19 Kiowa Auto Repair And Alignment Center Auto Rep Elbert County,Bureau Colorado Colorado Of Investigation Kiowa Water & Waste Water Authority Utilities Concj1522 Ccw Cbi 1,690.00 Kois Brothers Equipment Co Inc Equipment Parts Legal Notice No.: 244355 Colorado Community Advertising 201.25 Kubat Equipment And Service Co Equipment Parts FirstColorado Publication: April 30, 2020 Coroners Assn Dues 858.00 Kyle Gustafson Reimbursements LastColorado Publication: May 28, Of 2020 Department Human Services Surcharge Due 37,752.00 Kyrei Zion Reimbursements Published In: Dept ElbertAgriculture County News Colorado Equipment Repairs 192.00 Legal Shield Benefits Payable Colorado Dept Of Health And Enviroment Vital Statistics 35.75 Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Software Support Colorado Judicial Dept Surcharge Due 4,444.00 Marjorie F. White Elections Wages Colorado Standby Generator Maintenance 2,795.04 Maryrobin B. Wills Elections Wages Colorado State University Extension Payroll Reimbursed 7,350.00 Maureen Pellowski Operating Comcast Operating 81.76 Mccandles International Trucks Control Solutions Inc Capital Outlay 3,004.00 Of Colorado Equipment Parts Corporate Billing Llc Diesel 440.96 Mhc Kenworth-Denver Fuel/Equipment Parts Correct Care Solutions Medical Services 42,565.10 Michele Suriano Civil Process County Health Pool Benefits Payable 120,178.68 Mike Nolan Reimbursements County Sheriffs Of Colorado Concealed Handgun 500.00 Mines & Associates Pc Other Benefits Crowley County Sheriff Office Child Support 41.00 Motorola Solutions Credit Company Llc Lease Danny Willcox Elections Wages 632.50 Mountain View Electric Utilities Darcy Bolding Reimbursements 27.84 Northwestern University Training

Regarding: Lot 31, Section 33 Township 6 Range 64 Subdivision Spring Valley Ranch Phase 2, County of Elbert, State of Colorado

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Summons and Sheriff Sales

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $6,493.43.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-621-2027. The name, address and business telephone number of the attorneys representing the current owner of the Deed of Trust and Modifications are: Tammy M. Alcock Esq., Alcock Law Group P.C., 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 225, Parker, CO 80138, 303-993-5400, Attorney Reg. No. 39816.

EN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $6,493.43.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-621-2027. The name, address and business telephone number of the attorneys representing the current owner of the Deed of Trust and Modifications are: Tammy M. Alcock Esq., Alcock Law Group P.C., 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 225, Parker, CO 80138, 303-993-5400, Attorney Reg. No. 39816.

Summons and Sheriff Sales

Dated 04/30/20, Kiowa, Colorado Timothy Norton, Sheriff Elbert County, Colorado Kristy Haas, Civil Clerk Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 244355 First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 28, 2020 Published In: Elbert County News

Dated 04/30/20, Kiowa, Colorado Timothy Norton, Sheriff Elbert County, Colorado Kristy Haas, Civil Clerk Elbert County, Colorado 9.45 No.:Office Furniture Ez Legal Notice 244355 135.00 Parker Port-A-Potty Inc. First Publication: April 30, 2020 720.16 Pikes Peak Community College Last Publication: May 28, 2020 48.20 Positive Promotions Published In: Elbert County News 46,446.08 Poysti And Adams 26,793.38 Prairie Times 42.15 Proforce 12,587.39 Purewater Dynamics Inc 100.00 Quill Corporation 300.00 Ramport Corporation 63.00 Ranchland News 1,033.50 Redwood Toxicology Laboratory 47,124.00 Revize Llc 1,700.00 Road Safe Traffic Systems 611.66 Robs Septic Service And Porta Pot Rental 3,100.00 Rock Parts Company 1,620.86 Ruth Freeman 25.00 Ryders Public Safety 396.17 Safari Auto Glass 376.54 Schmidt Construction Company 15.00 Severson Supply Co 1,144.12 Shady Tree Services 82,521.78 Sherry Hansen 164.92 Southwest Mobile Storage 99.00 Stacey Rinehart 819.00 Staples Advantage 2,851.78 State Of Colorado 15.00 Steel Corner 173.52 Stephani Turner 8.52 Stericycle 5,002.61 Stone Oil Co Inc 1,154.86 Summit Safety Llc 4,240.85 Sun Valley Electric Inc 1,789.83 Ted Tedesco 350.00 Tex And Linda Aduddell 11,086.70 Texas Life Insurance Company 30.00 The Law Office Of Jeffrey J Timlin 109.00 The Sidewell Company 7,687.00 Tlo Llc 3,825.00 T-Mobile 25.00 Town Of Simla 2,850.00 Tracey Aaron 336.70 Tracy Ducharme 716.78 Transwest Truck Trailer Rv 1,317.65 Truckhugger Tarp Systems 120.00 True Value Hardware 584.40 Turnkey Corrections 103.00 Tyler Technologies 168.00 Tyler Technologies Inc 499.13 U.S. Postal Service 205.80 United Reprographic Supply Inc 30.58 Us Bancorp 337.50 Us Bank Equipment Finance 3,966.76 Verizon Connect Nwf Inc 3,438.35 Verizon Wireless 392.25 Viaero Wireless 627.49 Wagner Equipment Co Inc 105.00 Waxie Sanitary Supply 340.78 Wear Parts & Equipment Company Inc. 544.25 Wells Fargo Financial Leasing 2,369.00 Wendy Walp 420.00 Westside Towing 222.50 Winterberg Oil Company 240.00 Xerox Corporation Zircon Container Company 209.27 Total 3,328.06 15.00 29.98 Legal Notice No.: 244356 356.40 First Publication: April 30, 2020 15,636.00 Last Publication: April 30, 2020 699.56 4,500.00 Publisher: Elbert County News

Equipment 947.00 Equipment Rental 185.00 Training 4,964.73 State County Administration 148.76 Professional Service 4,017.89 Operating 672.00 Equipment 2,652.24 Equipment Rental 115.00 Janitorial/Office Supplies 1,258.32 Training 2,392.00 Colorado Works/Leap 1,076.00 Blood/Alcohol Analysis 88.45 Software Support 175.00 Safety Supplies 1,335.00 Equipment Rental 565.00 Equipment/Operating 3,578.54 Reimbursements 314.74 Uniforms 119.40 Auto Rep 2,009.00 Capital Outlay 252.53 Equipment Rental 1,262.62 Grounds Maintenance 4,180.00 Reimbursements 56.64 Child Welfare 306.00 Reimbursements 35.97 Office Supplies 2,002.30 Motor Vehicle Renewal Card 2,364.09 Sand Salt/Welding Supplies 8,129.86 Uniforms 146.00 Haz Waste Rem 139.38 Fuel 13,300.93 Safety Supplies 1,394.14 Blding Repairs 7,898.20 Equipment 240.00 Gravel 3,630.90 Benefits Payable 776.73 Contract Services 15,474.50 Professional Service 3,828.00 Software Support 948.50 Telephone Maint 154.55 Utilities 107.60 Reimbursements 112.60 Elections Wages 665.00 Equipment Parts 357.97 Equipment Repairs 268.80 Blding Repairs 377.37 Operating 22.00 Rms/Security Grant 33,324.00 Equipment 8,585.00 Postage 1,000.00 Copier 677.00 Lease/Purchase Principal 21,211.71 Copier 169.00 Radio Pager 518.87 Equipment/Phone 23,181.21 Utilities 4,471.16 Equipment Parts 1,346.61 Operating 933.08 Blades, Teeth 982.28 Copier 317.39 Elections Wages 275.80 Operating 512.50 Tow 500.00 Copier 4,201.50 Capital Outlay 228.00 $901,748.57

Please be safe and well.

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