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VOLUME 125 | ISSUE 23

Elbert County Fair gets approval for 2020 Agricultural Modified version of event Alliance has includes safety measures high hopes for home

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners gave the green light for the Elbert County Fair to take place July 28 through Aug. 2, after hearing from the fair board president during the June 24 BOCC meeting.

Many events have been postponed until next year, including any highspectator events, and several events will be livestreamed through the Show Barn Flix provider.

“Myself and the executive board members have worked diligently over the last couple of months as we navigate the ever-changing world of COVID-19, and what that means for the community,” said fair board president Tammi Schneider. “All of your staff and Dwayne (Smith) at the health department have been extremely helpful, and we feel we can enable the fair to go on safely.”

Anyone attending the fair will have to sign a waiver stating they assume

A 4-H member at the 2016 Elbert County Fair.

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BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Democrat Amy Padden will face off against Republican John Kellner

in the November election for 18th Judicial District attorney after Padden glided to a win in the party primary that ended June 30.

In unofficial results the morning of July 1, Padden led Democratic opponent Matt Maillaro by nearly 2.5to-1 margin, 71.2% to 28.8% Padden enjoyed a wide lead in all four counties of the judicial district: Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln.

Padden declared victory and released a statement shortly after 9:30 p.m. on June 30.

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BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

“I am honored and humbled that the people of the 18th Judicial District supported my vision for a more just district attorney’s office,” Padden said. “It is important that we have a true progressive to reform the office from the regressive state George Brauchler has put it in, and I am thrilled that the voters of the four counties of the 18th Judicial District decided I am the right woman for that job.”

The Elbert County Agricultural Alliance, in collaboration with Elizabeth Parks and Recreation, will hold its third annual Homestead Fair on Oct. 10 at Casey Jones Park in Elizabeth.

Diane Cribley, founder of ECAA, said the alliance hopes to unveil the future site of the alliance’s Homestead Education Center at that time. ECAA has been looking for a place to build the education center since the alliance was formed nearly three years ago as a way to provide support for agriculturally based businesses in Elbert County.

“We are going to be building the center at Casey Jones Park, on some of the land that the parks and rec just bought,” said Cribley. “We don’t know for sure yet what it will look like, but we know there will be gardens with native plants, maybe a permaculture food forest and livestock education area.”

Many members of ECAA are small, rural and agriculturally based businesses, including animal husbandry, wellness-based production, growing for markets and agritourism. The ECAA was founded to help business owners collaborate and share resources, education and marketing efforts.

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Big win for Padden in Dem race for 18th District DA She’ll face unopposed Republican Kellner in race to succeed George Brauchler

October event in Elizabeth park could include site unveiling

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Rally in Castle Rock to support police Hundreds gather amid national police brutality protests

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock residents rallied in support of police on June 27, drawing hundreds who marched downtown and gathered on the steps of the Castle Rock Police Department.

Event organizer Robert Zearing hoped the rally would boost morale among officers as protests take place across the nation decrying police brutality and urging police reform.

Zearing said he has friends on the Castle Rock police force and he believes good officers are being punished for the actions of police who acted improperly.

“With everything negative going on, it’s time to show thanks,” he said.

Zearing also said he supports calls for equality and the Black Lives Matter movement. He attended two local protests held earlier that month in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter, he said.

People need to come together to both decry racism and acknowledge police who do their jobs correctly, he said.

“We’re with them 100%, we’re for equality and social justice,” he said of Black Lives Matter.

Protester Todd Soileau said he also supports Black Lives Matter’s mission to address police brutality and calls for equality, but he believes good

Crowds gathered in Festival Park for a pro-police rally before marching throughout the downtown. officers are getting “a bad rap” for the actions of a few.

“Everybody needs to understand that the 1% don’t define the 99%,” Soileau said.

Soileau expressed frustration with incidents of looting and violence seen in some communities in the wake of police killings of people of color.

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People listen in Festival Park as a pro-police rally begins on June 27.

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Drive-thru Strive to Thrive Resource Fair Crowds gather on the steps of the Castle Rock Police Department after marching in the downtown area.

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“I don’t think Black Lives Matter is the massive hate group that they’re made out to be, but they have to take responsibility for the people who fall in with their crowd,” he said.

Police Chief Jack Cauley came out to the rally to thank people for their support. Cauley said morale among local officers has stayed strong amid the COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality protests.

Local community support is strong as well, he said. Residents are dropping off food and cards for police nearly every day.

But Cauley added that he is frustrated with what he called the national narrative toward police, and he criticized the news media. Cauley believes the policing profession is being broadbrushed in a negative light, which he called “not right.”

Certain incidents involving police warrant criticism, Cauley said, adding that and law enforcement across the nation should enact changes in policing. But he also said, “There is also a lot of good work being done by law enforcement officers every single day that right now is being overshadowed.”

As people marched in Castle Rock, thousands gathered in Aurora to protest the police killing of Elijah McClain, and for a time blocked traffic on Interstate 225 through the city.

The unarmed 23-year-old died after

The Strive to Thrive Resource Fair will be held July 28 from 3-6 p.m. at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Rd. in Parker. Due to COVID-19 safety measures, this will be a “drive-thru” event. Douglas County families may register for school supplies by July 13 at https://bit. ly/2YMarwU. For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for Community of Care.

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A boy holds up an American flag to the backdrop of a Thin Blue Line flag. Both were displayed in abundance at a June 27 pro-police rally. he was detained by police in August, the Sentinel Colorado reported. Gov. Jared Polis has appointed Attorney General Phil Weiser to re-investigate McClain’s death.

The two protests marked the latest phase in weeks of local civil action spurred by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and other Black citizens who died following police encounters.

People march past Castle Rock Fire Rescue headquarters during a June 27 pro-police rally.

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Our commitment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about public meetings at which the business of government is conducted.

To view various public meeting agendas and to participate in-person or remotely visit douglas.co.us and search for Meetings and Agendas.

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Hickenlooper to take on Republican Gardner for U.S. Senate Ex-governor defeats Democrat Romanoff by 19 points in primary

BY ERNEST LUNING COLORADO POLITICS

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in November, voters decided in the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary.

Hickenlooper jumped out to an early lead over former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff when initial results were posted shortly after the 7 p.m. June 30 deadline to return ballots in the all-mail election, and he never relinquished it. The Associated Press called the race for Hickenlooper at 7:37 p.m..

In unofficial results July 1, Hickenlooper had 59.4% of the vote to Romanoff ’s 40.7%, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

“We must come together to reclaim our country and assert the fundamental decency of a nation that looks out for its people, treats everyone with respect and lives up to the ideals at the very foundation of who we are as a country,” a jubilant Hickenlooper said in a live video feed after the race had been called.

“Let me be clear: Change is coming, and you and I are going to bring it together.”

Recruited by national Democrats into a crowded primary last summer after he abandoned a stalled presiden-

John Hickenlooper greets supporters at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 2019, during his campaign for president. He later switched to Colorado’s U.S. Senate race.

PHOTO BY JULI HANSEN/SHUTTERSTOCK tial run, Hickenlooper was the early favorite and the first candidate to make the primary ballot, by petition.

But as ballots went out, he was met with weeks of blistering attacks from Romanoff, Gardner and national Republicans, who kicked off their summer ad campaign weeks earlier than originally scheduled after Hickenlooper was found to have violated a state gift ban.

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“I’ve never lost an election in this state, and I don’t intend to lose this one,” said Hickenlooper, who served two terms as Denver mayor and two terms as governor. “There’s far too much at stake. But this fight isn’t going to be easy.”

With a nod toward the barrage of charges already hurled at him

by Republicans, Hickenlooper said, “Donald Trump, the Republicans and

their dark money groups are going to keep throwing everything they’ve got at us because they can’t defend Cory Gardner’s record.”

President Trump, who lost Colorado to Democrat Hillary Clinton by about 5 percentage points and has embraced Gardner, is underwater with state voters, according to polls.

Hickenlooper left no doubt that he plans to run against both Republicans in the four months that remain in the campaign.

Hickenlooper said his opponents won’t be able to defend Gardner’s attempts to “gut people’s health care” or his vote to cut taxes for corporations and the nation’s wealthiest.

“And they can’t defend Gardner’s cowardly silence as Donald Trump ignored a pandemic, fanned the flames of racism and divided the America we love.”

Shortly before 8 p.m., Romanoff told supporters gathered online for a virtual primary night watch party that he had just called Hickenlooper to congratulate him and pledge his full support in the race against Gardner.

“I hope you’ll join me,” Romanoff said. “For all the differences we had, and there were many in this race, I am equally committed to making sure Cory Gardner is a one-term senator.”

Romanoff, who has been in Ohio since traveling there a week ago to be with his ailing father, who died Sunday night, added: “I’ve learned this week that there are far more important things than losing an election.”

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As he encouraged his supporters to join Hickenlooper’s campaign, Romanoff said, “The causes that we championed will go on — not with me in the U.S. Senate, but with other leaders who will take up the mantle. ... For you and for me, the work goes on.”

As the conclusion of a primary season filled with curve balls neared, both candidates’ campaigns were charging to the finish line as mail ballots poured in to county clerks, though vote totals fell short of the record primary turnout in Colorado’s March 3 presidential primary.

The primary caps months of campaigning amid a pandemic — with the candidates pressing “enter” instead of pressing the flesh, in-person events replaced by virtual gatherings online and door knocks replaced by text message alerts.

Hickenlooper was the early front-runner and maintained an overwhelming lead in fundraising through the primary. But weeks of missteps and millions of dollars in attack ads could leave the still-popular former brewpub owner battered heading into a fall campaign that could determine which party controls the Senate after the election.

Romanoff, running against the establishment favorite from the left, hoped for an upset in a primary for a nomination he argued is too important to hand to a candidate with as many vulnerabilities as Hickenlooper.

Those include rulings by the state’s Independent Ethics Commission that found Hickenlooper violated an

ethics clause in the state constitution by accepting a private plane ride and ground transportation during trips he took as governor, as well as a contempt citation after he spurned a subpoena to testify in a virtual hearing.

True to form, the avowedly unpolished politico also found his foot frequently in contact with his mouth, including mangling an answer about the sentiment behind the Black Lives Matter movement and being forced to apologize for a years-old remark comparing busy politicians to whipdriven slaves.

Coupled with more pointed performances by Romanoff in a series of televised debates held after ballots went out to voters, those stumbles appeared to boost Romanoff ’s momentum, though the underdog still trailed by double digits in a pair of polls released in recent weeks, including one commissioned by Romanoff ’s own campaign.

Even as Colorado’s electorate appears to be trending more liberal, however, Romanoff staked out positions far to the left, including support for the aggressive Green New Deal and the single-payer Medicare for all plan — potentially making him vulnerable in the general election in a state that still counts roughly equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans among its registered voters.

Hickenlooper will face a skilled and disciplined campaigner in Gardner — though he’s one of only two Republicans still holding office statewide after a 2018 blue-wave election swept Democrats into offices they haven’t held in decades.

“I think it’s the record of results we can put forward for the people of Colorado,” Gardner told Colorado Politics Tuesday night. “With John

Hickenlooper it’s a record of indecision and a lot of private jet trips.”

Gardner said Hickenlooper still has to explain the ethics violations — when the Democrat accepted a ride on a private jet to attend a ceremony for a nuclear submarine named after the state and rode a limousine from the airport to an international conference in Italy.

Hickenlooper has said he thought he was complying with the ethics rules, but the ethics commission disagreed, handing him a record fine and the contempt citation earlier this month.

“He needs to give us more transparency on who he was on those jets with and whether those people had business before the state of Colorado,” Gardner said.

Gardner said he also plans to press Hickenlooper to explain “his new, radical positions” on health care and the environment, though Gardner cited positions championed by Romanoff but rejected by Hickenlooper, such as Medicare for all and the Green New Deal. Indeed, much of Romanoff ’s campaign against Hickenlooper centered around his primary rival’s opposition to those proposals.

“He needs to explain why 20% of the state tried to secede when he was governor,” Gardner said, referring to a failed 2013 effort by some conservatives in 11 northeastern Colorado counties — representing 7% of Colorado’s population — to form the 51st state.

The primary has seen an avalanche of outside spending, including $1.4 million spent by the National Republican Senatorial Committee on ads attacking Hickenlooper, $1.4 million spent by Let’s Turn Colorado Blue, a shadowy group of Hickenlooper sup-

porters, on ads attacking Romanoff, and nearly $2.7 million spent by the Senate Majority PAC, the leading Democratic Senate PAC, defending Hickenlooper.

After Hickenlooper was declared the primary’s winner, a spokeswoman for the NRSC applauded the Democrats for nominating a candidate who said repeatedly during his presidential campaign that he wasn’t cut out to be a senator.

“Over the next few months, voters are going to learn what Hickenlooper has been hiding — about his disregard for the law, his misuse of taxpayer funds, and all the illegal gifts and travel from his corporate sugar daddies. If watching him fall apart under pressure these last few weeks is any indication, ‘hot mess’ Hickenlooper is in for a very bumpy ride,” said Joanna Rodriguez, NRSC press secretary.

In a rare move, Gardner — who didn’t face primary opposition — waded into the Democrats’ election with an ad mocking Hickenlooper’s frequent declarations last year on the presidential campaign trail that he wouldn’t make a good senator.

There’s a reason Republicans have spent so much money bashing Hickenlooper before he won the nomination. Recent polling has showed him leading Gardner by as much as 18 percentage points, and in April national election forecaster Nathan Gonzales at Inside Elections moved the seat from the “toss-up” category to “tilts Democratic,” citing the state’s shifting electorate and Hickenlooper’s strengths as a challenger.

This story is from Colorado Politics, a statewide political and public policy news journal. Used by permission. For more, visit coloradopolitics.com.

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Colorado Book Award winners announced STAFF REPORT

Colorado Book Award winning authors read from their works at a Facebook Live celebration event that was watched by more than 1,000 viewers on May 30.

Special guests were Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book Board Chair Thor Nelson, a partner at Holland & Hart LLP; and Larry Ryckman, managing partner of The Colorado Sun. Sponsored by Outskirts Press and The Colorado Sun, the Colorado Book Awards recognize contributions by Colorado authors, editors and illustrators in 16 categories.

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Padden was not immediately available for comment. Maillaro provided a written statement congratulating Padden.

“We ran an important issue-focused campaign. I’m proud of my team’s effort, and I believe we elevated the discourse surrounding much-needed criminal justice reform,” he said.

Combined, the two Democrats garnered 138,708 votes, while unopposed Republican Kellner drew 93,595 votes in results early July 1.

Padden, an Aurora resident, has vowed to bring change to the 18th Judicial District, casting both Maillaro and Kellner as establishment candi-

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This year’s winners are: Anthology/Collection — “Rise: An Anthology of Change,” edited by Northern Colorado Writers (Northern Colorado Writers, LLC) Children’s Literature — “Truman” by Jean Reidy, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon & Schuster) Creative Nonfiction — “Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country” by Pam Houston (W.W. Norton & Company) General Fiction — “The Gifted School” by Bruce Holsinger (Riverhead Books/Penguin Random House) General Nonfiction — “Taste the

Sweetness Later: Two Muslim Women in America” by Connie Shoemaker (Amity Bridge Books) History — “Scholars of Mayhem: My Father’s Secret War in NaziOccupied France” by Daniel C. Guiet and Timothy K. Smith (Penguin Press) Juvenile Literature — “Tree of Dreams” by Laura Resau (Scholastic Press) Literary Fiction — “Burn Fortune” by Brandi Homan (CLASH Books) Mystery — “Celtic Empire” by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Pictorial — “Bird Parade” by Patrick Loehr (Centipede Press)

Poetry — “How To Dress a Fish” by Abigail Chabitnoy (Wesleyan University Press) Romance — “Zapata, Book 1: The Border Series” by Harper McDavid (Soul Mate Publishing) Science Fiction/Fantasy — “An Illusion of Thieves” by Cate Glass (Tor Books) Short Story Collection — “Not a Thing to Comfort You” by Emily Wortman-Wunder (University of Iowa Press) Thriller — “The Dead Girl in 2A” by Carter Wilson (Sourcebooks) Young Adult Literature — “There’s Something About Sweetie” by Sandhya Menon (Simon Pulse, Simon & Schuster Children’s Division)

dates because of their current leadership roles within the 18th.

Padden has worked as an attorney for 25 years, starting her career in private practice before serving as a prosecutor at the Colorado Attorney Padden General’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and within the 5th Judicial District.

She’s promised to be tough on hate crime, focus on immigrant communities in the 18th, reduce overincarceration and bring about police and prosecution reform. She has said her experience with criminal justice reform set her apart from other candidates.

Leading up to the primary, Padden touted her work building a judicial

district adult diversion program “from the ground up” and said she aims to expand the 18th Judicial District’s adult diversion program. She called racial inequalities the most pressing issue facing the 18th Judicial District.

Padden snagged endorsements from elected officials including U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont; U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colorado; Colorado state Sens. Julie Gonzales and Jeff Bridges; and Denver School Board Director Tay Anderson.

Maillaro, the assistant district attorney in the 18th District, has worked as a prosecutor for 22 years.

Endorsed by state Sen. Rhonda Fields, former Gov. Bill Ritter and Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown, among others, Maillaro had promised a focus on community engagement if elected.

He built a platform on bolstering resources for crime victims, expanding diversion and restorative justice programs and hiring a more diverse team within the district.

Maillaro said he believed addressing the juvenile justice system and steering children toward diversion programs was one of the most important issues facing the district.

Padden will now prepare to square off with Kellner in the November general election.

Kellner served active duty in the Marine Corps before forging a full-time career in law as a prosecutor. In 2012, Brauchler tapped Kellner to help start a cold case unit in the 18th Judicial District. Today he supervises prosecution in Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties and remains in the Marine Corps Reserves.

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“Our members care about our community,” said Cribley. “We have longed for a place where we can come together to learn and share creative skills, homesteading skills, creative arts, culture and history. We also want a place where we can give support to others and feel comfortable asking for support when needed. The `homesteading spirit’ of working together.”

Original plans for the HEC involved one defined space, but the new area might be better suited for a smaller building with activities scattered about the land surrounding the center.

“When we originally conceived this we thought it would be a defined space,” said Cribley. “But looking at the property it might be an area where we have a learning center, gardens and certain things there, and then do other things along the trail.”

Now that ECAA has found a home for their center, raising funds for the center and getting local residents involved in the creation of the center are important next steps.

“We certainly need money to build the center, but more importantly we want people’s involvement,” said Cribley. “If there are people who are passionate about, say, youth programs, I want them to be part of this. I want anyone who enjoys a homesteading lifestyle, whether they’re veterans at it or new, to join us and give us input as to what they would like to see in the center.”

ECAA is also looking for sponsors for the homestead fair. For more information on the fair or the HEC visit www.elbertcountyagalliance.org.

The Casey Jones Pavilion is an established feature of Casey Jones Park in Elizabeth. The Elbert County Agricultural Alliance is now working on its plan to build a new Homestead Education Center on property adjacent to Casey Jones Park.

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“I

saw a picture of you. Those were the happiest days of my life.”

Chrissie QUIET Hynde, lead singer DESPERATION of the Pretenders, wrote “Back on the Chain Gang” as a memorial to lead guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, who died of a drug overdose.

(Back to the song later.)

What were the Craig Marshall happiest days of Smith your life?

It seems unlikely, but maybe your answer is “right now.” People are still falling in love, getting married, having babies, learning how to sing, dance, play a guitar, write and paint.

Mine? Ages 9-12.

Little League baseball, Pop Warner football, a Schwinn, a baseball glove, a Toshiba transistor radio, and the discovery that girls were often far more fascinating than boys.

At 13 the fog of my childhood lifted. I began to hear about the Cold War, addiction and homelessness.

Names came up: Joseph McCarthy, Emmett Till, George Wallace.

A Washington Post headline reads, “Americans are getting more miser-

able, and there’s data to prove it.”

I think you could prove it just by looking around.

Not everyone, of course, is down in the dumps or letting a little pandemic ruin their fun.

Defying Dr. Fauci and others, many insist their happiness depends on the freedom not to comply.

It’s kind of a corny question to ask the meaning of happiness, but why not? Give it to me.

A two-car garage? No student loans? U.S. citizenship? All of your teeth? A warm puppy? A warm gun?

An economist might equate happiness with prosperous material determinants.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Support McCorkle, give Buck the boot Guns and safety will be a big topic in the next legislative session and it’s important that Coloradans have their voice heard. Our state laws are evidence-based and use common sense because lawmakers have engaged with gun owners and advocates. Unfortunately, Congressman Ken Buck has abdicated his legislative duties nationally and automatically votes “no” to even the most basic and beneficial bills like Universal Background Checks (HR8) and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Not only does this expose his constituents to unnecessary risks, but it also gives up Colorado’s “seat at the table” for future bills around guns and safety. Buck’s refusal to listen prevents us from having any productive input into future bills dealing with gun violence.

We need to vote in legislators that

are not afraid to dive into these gun bills and make good laws out of them. We need candidates like Ike McCorkle who has real experience with guns through his military training. We need to vote out Ken Buck who hides under the prop AR15 in his office while voting against bills that real Colorado gun owners support. Ike can make sure that the gun safety bills that get passed in Washington are both reasonable and effective by engaging with other lawmakers to provide real-world facts and evidence-based data. Ike, a combat-wounded veteran, will represent us in Congress instead of running away from the fight and letting other legislators shape the future of gun safety laws.

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stacle or challenge to accomplish a goal or fulfill a dream always makes for a good story too. For me, there is nothing like the comeback story. Whether it is a person or team competing and coming from behind to win, or an individual making a comeback after an injury or accident. As I listen to the story of work ethic and effort that they put into their recovery, I cannot help but become motivated by their discipline, determination, grit, and resiliency.

Hearing stories told by our grandparents, aunts and uncles, and longtime friends of the family can be amazing as we listen to tales of the past. Especially as seen from their eyes and what they may have experienced firsthand.

All those victories and defeats, near misses, good times, bad times, hardships and opportunities, and all the laughs and tears along the way. Each in their own way makes for a good story.

My own grandfather was a fantastic storyteller. He captivated everyone’s attention who happened to be around him, whether he was telling a life story, a lesson learned, recounting a current event, or telling a joke. He had this knack for maintaining a little mystery and creating suspense with each tale told and with every punchline waiting to be delivered.

This is important because there is still much life to be lived. We will have mystery and suspense because we do not know what the future holds. The story we will share with others tomorrow will be different

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Are we more interested in telling our own tales? If the answer is yes, does that mean we may not be taking enough interest when others are sharing their story? A good storyteller is someone who can also listen and learn from the stories of others.

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0July 9, 2020

Douglas County outdoor exploration game begins

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Statue was part of Colorado’s story Meet my great-grandfather, John Dare Howland, designer of the Civil War statue that stood near Colorado’s Capitol.

“Jack” Howland, was born in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1843, son of an Ohio riverboat captain, descendant of ancestors who arrived on the Mayflower. Tiring of the river, he left home at age 14, with 87 cents in his pocket.

He worked his way west on riverboats to Fort Laramie, where he began living with the Sioux Indians, adopting their way of life.

His childhood love of drawing and painting allowed him to capture animals and hunting scenes, as well as the faces of American Indians, sketched from memory as they would never pose for a portrait.

At age 18, having failed at gold mining, Jack enlisted in Company B, 1st Regiment Calvary of Colorado Volunteers, serving in the Civil War. Discharged in 1864, he went to Washington, D.C., to continue his artistic career, and on to Paris, returning to be part of the Indian Peace Commission.

“Captain Jack” Howland became a respected artist in Denver, known for his many services to Colorado and for designing “On Guard,” the Civil War statue. He was described as “honorable, fearless yet considerate, one of the oldest pioneers, a scout over the plains before Colorado was known, a grand Army man, a good citizen, a celebrat-

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places such as Jonestown, Waco, or Rajneeshpuram to give a listen.

Yoolim Kim has a challenging job.

She’s neither a florist nor a chocolatier, professions that are categorically aligned with happiness.

No, she is a periodontist who performs oral surgery. Who looks forward to that? Yet somehow she almost magically suspends patient apprehension. I know firsthand.

I asked her about it. She told me she took the Myers-Briggs and DISC personality tests, “to get to know myself better,” and help her communicate with her patients.

She also read a book titled “Positive Intelligence” by Shirzad Chamine. In it, Chamine discusses what he calls the “invisible agents

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than the story we might have told today. New stories are being written each day. The narrative is being written by all of us as we continue to live our lives. We get to add to our stories based on what we strive to accomplish, through life’s journey, and by the people we meet along the way.

People love a good story. People are looking for a good story. And it makes me think of the Steven Spielberg quote, “The most amazing thing for me is that every single yperson who sees a movie, not necessarily one of my movies, brings a whole set of unique experiences,

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The Civil War Monument at the Colorado state Capitol, featuring a statue of a Civil War cavalryman

by Jack Howland, as it appeared in 2011. The statue was pulled down June 25. COURTESY OF DADEROT/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS ed artist, a family man, respected by all and loved by many.”

Now part of his story, part of Colorado’s story, is gone — and I am sad.

Linda R. Hindley Arvada Editor’s note: The statue was pulled down June 25.

Summer has officially arrived in Colorado, and so has the Decode Douglas County outdoors exploration game.

This activity was created to get residents and their families out of the house and into the fresh air, according to a news release from the county.

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

The booklet will lead participants to eight Douglas County Open Spaces and parks where they will discover a wooden post with a passport stamp on top containing a numeric clue, according to the release.

To play, booklet holders are asked to use a crayon or pencil to create a rubbing of the clue and find the next location.

Once all eight stamp rubbings are collected, the code is cracked. The numbers can be used to open the locks on the Decode Douglas County Outdoors treasure chest -- inside is a prize, according to the release.

Those who make it to this step will also be entered into the grand prize drawing.

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

of self-sabotage.”

My invisible agents share the guest room and do their own laundry. One of my therapists wanted me to kick them out, but I told her I needed them for my sense of humor.

Without a sense of humor I’d be babbling to pigeons under a viaduct.

In the early 1980s, Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders were achieving international success. Then in succession, the band fired bassist Pete Farndon because of a drug problem and two days later Honeyman-Scott died.

“Really suddenly,” Hynde said, “it went from everything to nothing.”

The song, however, always makes me think of someone I miss every day, and for 3:46 I’m happy.

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

but through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time.”

How about you? Do you love a good story? Maybe even a great story? Do you prefer to tell the story or hear the story? I would love to hear all about your storytelling experiences at mnorton@tramazing.com. And maybe through some great storytelling, we can all clap at the same time, making this a better than good week.

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outh Suburban Parks and Recreation District has a Public Art Committee that has developed an Art-onLoan Program, which exhibits large outdoor artworks by area sculptors for a year, giving artists considerable exposure for their works. SSPRD has purchased some works over the years but this program also offers art for the many visitors to its facilities to enjoy. (Two additional works were SONYA’S recently installed SAMPLER at Hudson Gardens in Littleton for a year.) At Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd. in Centennial, see: “Dragon Fly” by Kyle Ocean, composed of mild steel; “Eye Love You” by Justin Deister, made Sonya Ellingboe of metal, wood and paint; and “Spiral”

by Joseph “Gary” Manuel — formed with steel and plywood by the former cabinetmaker. The sculptures are at the entrance and courtyard at Goodson and were selected through a competitive process. Sculptors receive an honorarium for the loan of their works and some have found a buyer.

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Writing workshop Colorado Humanities announces a Veterans Writing Workshop online in July. Already underway — wish we had heard sooner — but interested writers can still join workshops, conducted by Cindy Skagg @csskagg. com. She is handling enrollment: July 15: Fiction Narrative; July 22: Business Writing. Contact Josephine Jones — jones@coloradohumanities. org. 720-489-7188.

Parking for culture Parker offers Parking Lot Concerts in July at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave.: July 10 — Cody Sisters Band (Gypsy jazz, folk, modern.)

July 17 — Bad Candy (three guys on guitars plus drummer: bluegrass, country, R&B, rock). July 24 Nacho Men (street corner a capella originally, now with brass and drums.) $30 per vehicle — you must stay in your car. Box office: 303-805-6800, PACEtickets@parkerarts.org.

“Per-spec-tives” Exhibit of works by Littleton

Fine Arts Board winners Courtney Cotton and Gabrielle Groves is still available virtually at the Littleton Museum. Go to littletongov.org and search for museum.

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The Denver Art Museum is open with a new exhibit of works by American artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell. Prior reservations required due to limitations on entry. Masks required, as at Denver Museum of Nature an& Science, Kirkland Museum and Denver Botanic Gardens. Admission charged for non-members. Hudson Gardens is open in Littleton, with free admission. Roses and other flowers are lovely.

Also open: In Englewood — Malley Recreation Center and Englewood Recreation Center. Make reservation here as well. 303-762-2680.

Curtis Art Center Curtis Center for the Arts at 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, offers summer classes: 303-797-1779.

Register at greenwoodvillage.com/ art. Most are underway — check on availability and cost. Examples: July 18: “Illustrate a Family Recipe” with watercolors and hand lettering skills Paint lemons, strawberries, tomatoes, avocados ... 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through July 27 — Live Model Quick Sketch with Cliff Austin; Abstract Colorado Painting for Beginners with Christian Dore online; Exploring Oil Painting with Aimee Denewweth; Watercolor Fridays, July 10-Aug. 14 with Rick Brogan; There are more...

Libraries Douglas County Libraries are open with modified services. Cleaning with EPE-registered disinfectants.

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Gallery marks anniversary with online exhibition Event is not part of festival this year; facility might reopen in 2021

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Artists at Depot Art Gallery in Littleton are celebrating a 58th anniversary without the usual happy, crowded opening reception, which, at this time of year is ordinarily part of Western Welcome Week.

For this summer, the little red gallery will forgo its usual WWW show at its Powers Avenue home and run a collection of works by members online. From current wording on the website at depotartgallery.org, we gather that the gallery will not reopen until 2021.

We look forward to re-entering this local historic gem, which was the railroad station built in 1888 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. (Not to be confused with the historic stone and wood depot that serves as the Downtown Littleton Light Rail Station, after once serving the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.)

Both were busy establishments, transferring milk cans for many area dairy farms into Denver creameries daily, as well as other freight and a number of commuters. The commuters are clearly still with us, but dairy cows, not so much!

There were also creameries in Littleton — dairy farming was a big business in Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Former Littleton Independent publisher Ed Bemis worked in Littleton creameries as a young man and lived on a farm south of the old county courthouse, which is now Littleton’s Municipal Court.

Also on the Depot grounds is an 1880s caboose, which serves as an additional gallery. It was donated by a previous member.

The Littleton Fine Arts Guild was

The Depot Art Gallery in Littleton. founded in 1962 by 10 women who loved to paint. It first met in the Grange Hall that stood at the corner of Orchard Road and University Boulevard and members kept an eye out for a more permanent location.

In 1976, the nation celebrated its Bicentennial, and some historyrelated grant money, plus donations by local supporters, was obtained to move and renovate the building with elbow grease and affection.

It had stood unused in Bega Park.

Local supporter and sculptor Varian Ashbaugh moved the building to its present location and LFAG members went to work, aided by their families in many cases, scrubbing and painting, and waxing, plus installing wiring and plumbing.

Described as “a wooden frame, vernacular building, ‘Railroad Style,’ with wood board and batten structure,” the building opened in 1978, ready to exhibit works by guild

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members and other artists. It is a designated historic site.

The gabled roof and overhanging eves sheltered passengers from rain and snow. Most windows are original, according to the guild’s website — an important feature to historic preservationists.

The guild now numbers about 60 and includes photographers as well as painters and a few sculptors — and new members are welcomed.

See information on the website at depotartgallery.org. In a normal year, members would hang new exhibits every month or two, in a calendar with themes announced each year. Most exhibits are juried by a visiting area arts professional.

Enjoy the online 58th Anniversary Exhibit by Littleton Fine Arts members and celebrate the historic buildings, which would have many stories to tell if they could speak! To view, go to depotartgallery.org.

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0July 9, 2020

Colorado closes bars, nightclubs after young crowds spread virus Some counties get more relaxed phase of social distancing

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Just 12 days after Colorado allowed bars and nightclubs to open in-person service statewide, a concerning uptick in COVID-19 cases fueled by young Coloradans forced state officials to pump the brakes and close drinking establishments again.

“Our uptick, like the major spikes in other states, is largely among the younger demographic,” Gov. Jared Polis said at a June 30 news conference.

“I think it is partially attributable the bars and nightclubs and also potentially to the large public gatherings and the protest movements that we’ve seen outside. Those are two factors we’ve had in our state.”

While Colorado was “one of the first states to successfully transition” out of the stay-at-home phase of coronavirus restrictions into a “safer at home” phase with more economic activity — and, so far, has been spared the type of severe COVID-19 increases seen in nearby states — Colorado’s rate of new cases has risen for the last two weeks, Polis said.

“We’ve lost over 1,500 people to this.

This virus would take another 1,500 from us in a heartbeat if we let up, or more,” Polis said, also noting direr spread of the virus could mean an economic setback.

The governors of Texas and Arizona have pointed to bars and nightclubs as a major source of their outbreaks, Polis said. Arizona moved to close bars, nightclubs, movie theaters and gyms on June 29, and Polis announced Colorado is closing its bars and nightclubs too.

Polis signaled Colorado could consider returning to similar closures of places such as gyms, pools and movie theaters if the virus’ spread isn’t stemmed.

One of public health officials’ goals is to prevent having to return to stayat-home orders — a possibility state officials have repeatedly acknowledged.

Not all bars closed On June 18, the state announced bars could open at 25% of the posted occupancy limit or 50 patrons, whichever is less. That change also included many other drinking establishments, such as breweries, distillery pubs and clubs.

Under the new closure — effective July 1 — some bars that operate similar to restaurants may continue in-person service as long as patrons remain with their party, spaced 6 feet apart with no mingling, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

That’s an update to Colorado’s saferat-home order — the state’s current set of social distancing rules — which is extended until July 30.

Those bars that function with a fullservice kitchen or provide food from a licensed retail food establishment, such as a neighboring restaurant or food truck, were able to open along with restaurants as of May 27, according to a state fact sheet.

All bars still are permitted to sell alcoholic beverages for takeout or delivery if the beverages are sold with food, and they still can operate if

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in a May 15 appearance. they’re open under a county “variance,” a waiver from the state’s social distancing restrictions. Numerous counties across Colorado have been granted variances in different forms.

The safer-at-home order refers to bars, taverns, brew pubs, breweries, microbreweries, distillery pubs, wineries, tasting rooms, special licensees, clubs and other establishments that offer alcoholic beverages for on-site drinking as “bars.”

‘Protect our neighbors’ outlined In mid-June, Polis announced details of the state’s third phase of social distancing, which the state dubbed “protect our neighbors.” Officials on June 30 more clearly outlined what it will look like.

Counties or regions of the state with low enough COVID-19 spread and robust enough ability to quash outbreaks will soon be able to allow all activities at 50% of pre-pandemic capacity, with at least 6 feet between non-household members and no more than 500 people in one setting at a time, according to state officials.

Starting the week of July 6, counties can request to qualify for the new phase. Areas will need to meet the following criteria: • Low disease-transmission levels, including stable or declining COVID-19 hospitalizations or fewer new cases in the past two weeks.

• Local public-health agency capacity for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and outbreak response, including the ability to test 15 people per 10,000 residents per day, the ability to conduct contact tracing for at least 85% of assigned cases within 24 hours and strategies to offer testing to close contacts of outbreak-associated cases.

• Hospital ability to meet the needs of all patients and to handle the surge in demand for intensive hospital care, including capacity to manage a 20% surge in hospital admissions and patient transfers, and two weeks of personal protective equipment available.

Counties or regions also will need to create a “mitigation plan,” state epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said at Polis’ June 30 news conference. That plan would list how counties will promote public compliance with social distancing guidelines, increase mask-wearing

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The plans must be approved by local elected officials — including county commissioners and mayors — and hospitals that serve the county, law enforcement, emergency management officials, local public health directors and, if applicable, tribes, according to the news conference slideshow.

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Killer gets life sentence in case from 1980 Slaying of Helene Pruszynski left her loved ones with pain for decades

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It has been 40 years since Helene Pruszynski was killed, but for her family and friends, it might as well have been yesterday.

That was the theme of a July 1 sentencing for the man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing the young woman.

Pruszynski was kidnapped Jan. 16, 1980 after getting off an RTD bus in Englewood. The 21-year-old had recently traveled to Colorado from Massachusetts for an internship with KHOW radio. She had dreams of becoming a journalist. The morning after her disappearance, she was found dead in a field in Douglas County.

Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office arrested James Curtis Clanton, 62, in December of last year after cracking the case using genetic genealogy. After he was arrested, he admitted to the crime and pleaded guilty in February.

On July 1, he was sentenced by Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth speaks to reporters after the sentencing for James Curtis Clanton on July 1.

PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER Douglas County District Court Judge Theresa Slade to life in prison. He has a chance to receive parole after servheartache and deep sadness my family conducted virtually due to precautions around the COVID-19 pandemic. ing at least 20 years, she said. felt that day,” Pruszynski’s sister About 80 people joined the virtual Janet Johnson said. “As the days and During the hearing, Pruszynski’s courtroom and 13 people testified duryears passed, it never got any easier.” loved ones spoke about the impact the ing the hearing.

While some of Pruszynski’s loved crime had on their lives.

T:4.73" “She was deprived of all she may ones were able to travel to Colorado “I cannot find the words to accuhave accomplished. The world was for the sentencing, the hearing was rately express the pain, the anguish, deprived of what she would have contributed to make it a better place.” said Monique Shire, a college friend of Pruszynski’s. “For me, the brutal act of taking her life is unforgivable ... my heart will be forever broken so it will now have to suffice that the person who killed my beautiful friend is finally being brought to justice.”

Many of the testimonies included memories of Helene — her smile, warmth, kindness and the sense of ease that she provided to all who met Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth with her. While every person testifyembraces one of Helene Pruszynski’s ing expressed a deep pain felt from friends who traveled to Colorado for the losing Pruszynski, many also spoke sentencing July 1. about the love and light they still feel Pruszynski’s from college, “in the from having met her. cracks of my broken heart there are “While my heart was broken on bright rays of light and love and joy the day I heard of Helene’s death and from Helene that illuminate these again when I heard the person who took her away from us was captured,” said Rosemarie Bruno, a friend of SEE KILLER, P13 T:6.7"

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James Curtis Clanton wipes his face as a slideshow of Helene Pruszynski plays during his virtual sentencing July 1.

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spaces of my heart.”

At some points, those testifying spoke directly to or about Clanton.

“For the convicted murderer sitting in his jail cell today, for overpowering and brutally taking the life of a gorgeous, innocent … woman, a very different fate awaits his soul,” said Mike Johnson, a high school friend of Pruszynski’s. “After he eventually dies, instead of being lifted to heaven, he will descend to hell ... good luck with that.”

Throughout the hearing, Clanton frequently wiped away tears, put his face in his hands and showed other signs of emotion. He chose not to speak during the sentencing and instead his lawyer, Daniel Cunny, made a brief statement on his behalf.

“As the years have passed, the sense of remorse Mr. Clanton feels for his act has only increased. In the immediate years following the murder, Mr. Clanton prayed for Ms. Pruszynski and the harm he caused her.” Cunny said. “Mr. Clanton wants Ms. Pruszynski’s family ... to know that he’s sorry, but those words are probably meaningless based on the pain that he caused.”

After hearing the testimonies, Slade gave her sentence and accompanying remarks.

“There’s absolutely no way you can understand or comprehend the pain that has been expressed today,” she said to Clanton. “But I do believe that you are sincere in your regret.”

The judge encouraged Clanton to take his life into his own hands and take any chance possible to do good and be a better person.

“It doesn’t matter that this happened 40 years ago other than the fact that, Mr. Clanton, you did get some form of a life,” she said. “It seems unjust ... what you do with the rest of your life, there are opportunities for rehabilitation.”

She echoed a poem, written by Pruszynski, that a friend of the young woman’s had read during testimony. “`Let us live today with every hopeful promise of tomorrow,’” she said.

“It seems to me, that the way you all have described (Helene) that if she were able to join us today, in spite of what happened to her, she would probably, Mr. Clanton, still be giving you that message.”

In interviews following the hearing, Pruszynski’s family and friends who traveled to Colorado expressed relief at having finished the hearing.

“We’re just so appreciative of everything. It’s been 40 years and they didn’t give up,” said friend Kitsey Snow, about investigators. “Justice would be Helene being here, so it doesn’t even feel like justice. But I’m glad that he is away and not going to hurt anybody else.”

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Elbert County library system vows ‘equitable access’ STAFF REPORT

Pines & Plains Libraries, the Elbert County library district, issued a statement July 2 saying that, “in the wake of worldwide protests condemning disproportionate violence and institutional bias against Black people and other minorities,” it would “provide equitable access to diverse and abundant information featuring a wide array of perspec-

tives” at its physical and digital branches.

The statement was approved by the system’s board of trustees at its July 1 meeting, a spokeswoman said.

The statement said the P&PL system “provides people of all races, ethnicities, and belief systems with safe places in which they can learn and grow through information empowerment.”

It said P&PL “will also move

forward in solidarity with the American Library Association’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity). Our libraries serve as sanctuaries for civil discourse, respites from an increasingly polarized world, and marketplaces for ideas.

We believe that both society and the individual are strengthened through access to physical, cultural, and intellectual diversity. All are safe at

our branches. All are welcome.”

The statement added: “Therefore, P&PL would like to extend a special invitation to people of color, minority ethnicities, and diverse cultures who reside in and around our communities. Please allow us the honor of serving you through free access to items, activities, spaces, and technology.”

The system has branches in Elizabeth, Kiowa, Simla and Elbert.

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Classifieds Real Estate NOTICE OF PENDING SEALED BID AUCTION OF STATE LAND LEASE NOTICE is hereby provided that the State Board of Land Commissioners (“Board”) has authorized an auction for a lease on the following parcel of state trust land located in Elbert County, Colorado: SECTION 36-T6S-R64W containing 640 acres, more or less The above-described lease parcel will be auctioned for lease. The minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is $15.10/AUM or $3,216.30 per year.

The publication of this Notice on June 25, 2020 begins a notice and public bid period during which sealed bids may be submitted to the Board.

To be considered, sealed bids must be received by 4 p.m. on July 22, 2020 by the Board’s North Central District Office located at 360 Oak Avenue, Suite 110, Eaton CO 80615.

Sealed bids must be submitted on the Board’s Agricultural Lease Application with a check for the $100 non-refundable application fee, a Resource Management Questionnaire and a separate check for the full amount of the first year’s rental bid. Interested parties must request an application from the District Office listed below. The words “Sealed Bid for the Elbert County Road 174 Auction” must be clearly marked on the outside of the sealed envelope.

Sealed bids received via facsimile or electronic mail will not be considered.

Board staff will open the sealed bids at 10:00 A.M. on July 23, 2020 at the office of the Board, 360 Oak Avenue, Suite 110, Eaton, CO 80615. This Bid Opening will be open to the applicants and to the public in general.

Participation in the bidding process does not create any rights for the winning bidder or anyone else participating in the bidding process.

The successful applicant will be required to cooperate with the Board in complying with the mandates of § 36-1-118(1,2,3) and § 36-1-119.

Property Information:

Location: Approximately 10 miles North of Kiowa in western Elbert County. Parcel is o n e mile east of Road 29 on the south side of Road 174. Parcel is posted with sign indicating auction.

AUM’s: 213 Minimum Bid: $3,216.30 per year ($15.10 per AUM) Lease Term: 10 years Improvements: One mile of exterior fence, stock well, windmill and tank. Successful bidder will be required to reimburse former lessee for these improvements at a current value of $5,721. The property is not entirely fenced off from neighboring properties. Successful bidder will need to construct new boundary fence in cooperation with adjacent land owners according to Colorado fence law.

Water: Stock well, windmill, and tank in SW Use of Property: Grazing Possession: Upon receipt of confirmation letter All leases will be “as is where is”. An agricultural lease for this property is/ is not in effect.

For more information or to receive an application, please contact the North Central District office at (970) 454-5279.

Unsuccessful bidders will have the first year’s rental bid returned to them within 15 working days of the final approval of a lease application.

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0July 9, 2020

Sky Ridge doctor sentenced to jail for choking nurse

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A doctor who pleaded guilty to choking a nurse at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree has been sentenced to 30 days in jail by a Douglas County District Court judge.

Mark Randle Ryan, 58, a contract anesthesiologist, grabbed a 51-year-old nurse by the throat Oct. 18, 2018, after she reminded Ryan not to turn off vital-sign machines of patients recovering from surgery, according to a June 23 statement from the office of 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.

The nurse reported the incident to hospital officials and police. Ryan was arrested by

Lone Tree Police officers.

The nurse told Judge Theresa Slade during the June 22 sentencing that Ryan had “strangled me in a recovery room filled with patients and staff in a selfish act of violence.”

“I was assaulted by a man who took an oath to do no harm. I feel he might have killed me if no one else would have been around,” she said.

Ryan pleaded guilty March 9 to one count of second-degree assault by strangulation and one count of third-degree assault. Slade sentenced Ryan to 30 days in jail June 22.

“This happened in front of other patients and in front of other professionals,” Slade said during the sentencing.

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Open Class will still be judged, but there will be no public viewing of the items.

The Junior Market Sale will be held via an online, virtual format, with call-in bidding accepted. There will also be a phone bank for call-in bids, and Junior Market Sale committee members will be on grounds to assist those who wish to bid in person.

The Cowboy Church, Ranch Rodeo, High Plains Fiddlin’ and Pickin’ Fest and the parade will still take place on Sunday, Aug. 2.

4-H contestants will be able to show their animals throughout the fair, with some modifications on the length of time they will be allowed to stay. Judging will be conducted without interviews and without contestants present.

For a complete list of events and schedules, visit www.elbertcountyfair.com.

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all risks associated with attending, and they will be responsible for maintaining social distancing. Attendees will be encouraged to wear face coverings, and signs will be placed around the grounds reminding people of safety steps. Eight handwashing stations will be available, in addition to the public restrooms.

Many of the popular events have been canceled for this year, including the garden tractor pull, the horse pull, the kiddie corral, barbecue, trade show, the family fun rodeo, mutton bustin’ and kids races.

All 4-H projects will still be judged, and family members of 4-H participants will be given priority when it comes to attendance at 4-H shows.

Events will be livestreamed

“When you did this to (the nurse), she couldn’t care for other patients, and you put them at risk. You don’t get to act this way, ever.”

The nurse said Ryan squeezed her neck so hard she saw stars, the nurse told police.

“Few people in society have as much responsibility as the medical professional we trust to treat us in the hospital. This defendant was an anesthesiologist, who worked in stressful situations every day to monitor patients during surgery,” Brauchler said in the June 23 statement.

“No occupation, regardless of stress, provides an excuse for assault, especially strangulation.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 KATHERINE DOBBS and MICHAEL DOBBS Special Respondents

Legals Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117 Phone: (303) 621-8521

Jeffrey J. Timlin, #13836 Elbert Assistant County Attorney 899 Logan Street, Suite 203 Denver, Co 80203 (303) 837-9284 Fax: (303) 837-0311 jtlawfirm@aol.com Case Number: 20 JV 05 Division: 1 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT

And Concerning: JORDAN DOBBS, RICHARD SIMMONS, and JOHN DOE, Respondents And Concerning:

This hearing may be conducted electronically or

In the Interest of: KENNEDY DOBBS DOB 08/06/2015 and KHLOE DOBBS DOB 12/23/2017, Children ELBERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Petitioner,

by telephonically as follows: https:// judicial.webex.com/join/Judge.Gary.M.Kramer

Richard Simmons Last Known Address 201 Karla Street, Lufkin, TX 75901

Dial (720) 650-7664 (local Denver area) or (415) 655-0001 (U.S.) Enter Meeting Code:927-598-250 #

Misty L. Callahan, Paralegal

Respectfully submitted this 26th day of June, 2020.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JOHN DOE is set for August 13, 2020 at 9:00 AM in Division 1 at the Elbert County District Court, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, Colorado 80117. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioners, the People of the State of Colorado and the Elbert County Department of Health and Human Services, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Legal Notice No. 244395 First Publication: July 9, 2020 Last Publication: July 23, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No. 244393 First Publication: July 9, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: The Elbert County News

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Garth M. Willson, aka Garth Macleod Willson, II, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 30012

Jeffrey J. Timlin, #13836 Asst. Elbert County Attorney

All persons having claims against the aboveNotice to Creditors named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of CERTIFICATE OF MAILING CONCERNING THE ABANDONMENTS LIST OF Elbert County, Colorado on or before November Public Notice WATER RIGHTS IN ELBERT COUNTY 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 26, 2020, I sent NOTICE TO CREDITORS a true and correct copy of the foregoing NOTICE The Division Engineer, in accordance with §37-92-401, Colorado Revised Statutes (2019), has compiled the list of absolute water Nancy L. Willson Estate of LILLIE MORRIS, Deceased OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT rights that he or she “has determined to have been abandoned in whole or in part and which previously have not been adjudged to Personal Representative Case Number: 20 PR 7 JUDGMENT via email or placed in the United have been abandoned.”

41865 Muirfield Loop States mail, proper postage prepaid, addressed A complete list of water rights have been abandoned, in the opinion of the Division Engineer, may be found on the Division of Elizabeth, Colorado 80107 All that persons having claims against the above to the following: Water Resources (DWR) website https://www.colorado.gov/water. named estate are required to present them to the Legal Notice No. 244390 personal representative or to the District Court of Chastity Henrichs, ECDHHSIf you wish to object to the inclusion of any water right on the Division Engineer’s abandonment list, you must file a written statement First Publication: July 2, 2020 Elbert County, Colorado on or before November Anne Cardea, Esq., Guardian ad litem of objection with the Division Engineer by July 1, 2021. We request that objections be submitted using DWR’s Abandonment Last Publication: July 16, 2020 9, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Objection Form, which can be obtained on the DWR website (search keyword “Abandonment 2020”) or from any DWR office.

Publisher: Elbert County News Justin Haenlein, Esq. The Abandonment List, withMichael any revisions made as a result of written statements of objection, will be filed with the Water Court by L. Morris Attorney for Respondent Mother December 31, 2021. OncePersonal the list is adjudged by the entry of a decree by the Water Court, such decree will be conclusive as to the Representative 3124 Antelope Ridge Trail abandonment of the water right.

Paula Ashen, Esq. ### Parker, Colorado 80138 Attorney for Special Respondents In the following table, U indicates units of either C=cfs or A=acre-ft. The uses being abandoned are either 'All Uses' indicating all decreed uses of the water right, or the individual uses listed, such as Irr=Irrigation. If any aspect of the decreed place of use is being abandoned, that is indicated by 'Yes' in the Place column.

Water Rights

WATER DIVISION 1 ABANDONMENT LIST Structure Name Water Source AGATE DITCH

BOONE WELL 1-14871 Public Notice

Decreed Amount

Aband Amount

Remain U Abandoned Amount Uses

Agate Creek South Platte River

30.0000 0.2600

30.0000 0.2600

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

Place No No

BOONE WELL 2-14872

South Platte River

0.2900

0.2900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CONCERNING THE ABANDONMENT LIST OF WATER RIGHTS IN ELBERT COUNTY

BOONE WELL 3-3199F

South Platte River

0.2900

0.2900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

BOONE WELL 4-3198F

South Platte River

0.2900

0.2900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

The Division Engineer, in accordance with §37-92-401, Colorado Revised Statutes (2019), has compiled the list of absolute water rights that he or she “has determined to have been abandoned in whole or in part and which previously have not been adjudged to have been abandoned.”

A complete list of water rights that have been abandoned, in the opinion of the Division Engineer, may be found on the Division of Water Resources (DWR) website https://www.colorado.gov/water.

If you wish to object to the inclusion of any water right on the Division Engineer’s abandonment list, you must file a written statement of objection with the Division Engineer by July 1, 2021. We request that objections be submitted using DWR’s Abandonment Objection Form, which can be obtained on the DWR website (search keyword “Abandonment 2020”) or from any DWR office.

The Abandonment List, with any revisions made as a result of written statements of objection, will be filed with the Water Court by December 31, 2021. Once the list is adjudged by the entry of a decree by the Water Court, such decree will be conclusive as to the abandonment of the water right.

In the following table, U indicates units of either C=cfs or A=acre-ft. The uses being abandoned are either 'All Uses' indicating all decreed uses of the water right, or the individual uses listed, such as Irr=Irrigation. If any aspect of the decreed place of use is being abandoned, that is indicated by 'Yes' in the Place column.

DEITRICH DITCH 2

Kiowa Creek

1.5000

1.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

GODLEY WELL 2-3740-F GODLEY WELL 5

South Platte River South Platte River

1.5600 0.2780

1.5600 0.2780

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

HERBST SPRG

South Platte River

0.0001

0.0001

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HOWELL WELL 2-20205-2

South Platte River

0.2900

0.2900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HOWELL WELL 3-19955

South Platte River

2.0900

2.0900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

KRUSE MAULDIN DITCH

Running Creek

1.5000

1.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

PHILLIPS WELL 1-20002-1

South Platte River

1.1500

1.1500

0.0000 C All Uses

PHILLIPS WELL 2-20002-2

South Platte River

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No No

SIEFKAS SUMP 14697

South Platte River

0.7800

0.7800

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SIEFKAS SUMP 19991-1

South Platte River

1.6000

1.6000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SIEFKAS SUMP 19991-2

South Platte River

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SIEFKAS SUMP 19992

South Platte River

0.7800

0.7800

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WILLIAMS WELL R20700

South Platte River

1.1200

1.1200

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WATER DIVISION 1 ABANDONMENT LIST Structure Name Water Source

Decreed Amount

Aband Amount

Remain U Abandoned Amount Uses

Place

AGATE DITCH BOONE WELL 1-14871

Agate Creek South Platte River

30.0000 0.2600

30.0000 0.2600

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

BOONE WELL 2-14872

South Platte River

0.2900

0.2900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

BOONE WELL 3-3199F

South Platte River

0.2900

0.2900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

BOONE WELL 4-3198F

South Platte River

0.2900

0.2900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

DEITRICH DITCH 2

Kiowa Creek

1.5000

1.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

GODLEY WELL 2-3740-F

South Platte River

1.5600

1.5600

0.0000 C All Uses

No

Legal Notice No.: 244394 First Publication: July 9, 2020

Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Elbert County News

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July 9, 2020

Football coach looks at past for future ThunderRidge’s Nisenson remembers spirit of his days playing for Grizzlies

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Doug Nisenson is a former football player at ThunderRidge High School and he’s now the head football coach for the Grizzlies.

ThunderRidge won two Class 4A state football championships in 2004 and 2005 when Nisenson played, and the Grizzlies captured three titles in six years starting in 2000.

Nisenson became the ThunderRidge head coach in 2017 and he wanted to re-create an atmosphere that existed when he played for the Grizzlies.

“One of the things I’m most proud of in three years is the mentality side,” said Nisenson. “When I played here it was always about us. It was about what we were going to go do. A couple years before I took over here it started to turn the other way. We started to worry about winning.

“Over the years our kids have sort of rebuilt the culture around how we work and how we practice and the importance of our attitude while we do that. In terms of comparing it to back then, we’re not as big as we were when I played and we look different in terms of what we do offensively and defensively. But worrying about the mindset of ourselves, it is back.

That’s what I missed the most. Part of it is the mindset that we`re going

ThunderRidge football coach Doug Nisenson is most proud of the mentality his team has developed over the past three seasons.

COURTESY PHOTO to fight you till the end and we’ve rebuilt that.”

Nisenson hasn’t had much of a chance to mentor any of his players because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s been an interesting summer,” said Nisenson. “Our district shut us

down to July 1 and then since backed that off to June 22. The restrictions were tough but we were actually able to get our kids organized into some private trainers.

“The kids were training on their own, which is different, since we had

not had any contact with them expect for Zoom meetings. It’s better than sitting out and doing nothing.”

However, the early work the team did was fundamental.

“All we were cleared to do is work out outside only and with no footballs involved,” explained Nisenson. “So basically you are taking about speed, agility and footwork. It was one of those things where kids were back out and able to do those things.”

If the season is played, Nisenson has positive hopes for the Grizzlies.

“I do feel football season will be played whether it’s pushed back, shortened or played in the spring,” he said. “It stands like the intention is to play it in the fall and I hold out hope that is going to stand.”

And Nisenson says ThunderRidge will have an interesting team this season.

“I feel pretty good about our team this year,” he admitted. “We’re going to be a team of a lot of experience and also a lot of new players. We’re bringing back 10 full-time starters and 12 that started at least two games and another kid that started a game. We are young at receivers and quarterback.

“I hate the time we’ve lost because of the youth at some of our positions but I really feel good about our line. We haven’t returned this much experience on our line, offensive or defensive, in a lot of years. We have a stable of running backs and you’re going to see us use a lot more running backs. We have a lot of good experience on defense in the secondary and linebacker position. It all depends on how fast we can learn.”

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