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VOLUME 126 | ISSUE 11

Statehouse bill makes commissioners leery County not yet taking official stance on bill regarding exotic animals in traveling shows

Search produces two candidates for consideration

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Elbert County commissioners discussed yet another piece of legislation that they believe will hurt the agriculture industry at their April 14 meeting. Senate Bill 21-135 would make it a misdemeanor to use certain animals in a traveling animal act, and carry fines of up to $1,000.

The Traveling Animal Protection Act, according to Commissioner Chris Richardson, was written to stop abuse of animals used in circuses, and currently exempts livestock animals. But the language, the commissioners believe, pave the way to easily remove the livestock exemptions in the future.

“One of the many bills that can and do affect the rural lifestyle many people out here love is SB21-135,” said Richardson.

“It’s an outright ban on traveling circus acts, and also bans transportation of animals for photography. It’s kind of one of those slippery slope things, and several folks have reached out to us asking what does that do for the future of rodeos? Well, a slight change in the future could wipe out the landscape of rodeos in Colorado.”

The bill, sponsored by nine Democratic senators and Democratic Reps. Monica Duran and Meg Froelich, would prevent certain animals from being “required to perform tricks, give

Kiowa Schools eyeing two for superintendent

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Colorado Renaissance Festival attendees ride an elephant in 2017. A bill introduced in the Legislature would ban the use of exotic animals in traveling shows.

SEE BILL, P11

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 15 | SPORTS: PAGE 18

FILE PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS

Kiowa Schools Superintendent Scott Mader has given his resignation and will be leaving the district at the end of the school year.

Mader joined the district in July of 2018, and is leaving with one year left on his contract.

“I’m going to retire,” said Mader at the Feb. 3 school board meeting. “I’ve done that before, but this time it’s for sure. I’ve got some things I want to do, like spend time with my family, and I’ve got some writing I want to do, and maybe some watercolors. There’s some things in life I want to do and I’ve finally gotten old enough, I think, to do it. I have the best wishes for the district.”

The Kiowa district (Elbert County School District C-2) began searching for a new superintendent in February, and narrowed the search to two candidates out of 20 submissions. Parents, faculty, staff and community members were asked to submit questions of the candidates as part of the interview process. The school board hopes to make a final decision by the end of April.

Here are questions and answers with the two superintendent candidates: SEE SCHOOLS, P2

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SCHOOLS FROM PAGE 1

Dr. Silvia McNeely What makes you the best candidate for superintendent?

Well, I possess the characteristics that Elbert County School District is looking for.

For example, I am highly motivated, transparent and my agenda revolves around what is best for kids. I began my McNeely career in education in 1990 and gained a vast amount of experience from a classroom teacher, district curriculum director, PK-12 principal to a superintendent. In the duration of those years, I have become acquainted in working within rural school communities. I have learned to become innovative and flexible when confronted with challenges or obstacles that may impede district goals.

This is the best way I can describe myself: My words are mild, my writings are passionate, and my actions have substance. I have taken up the role of a servant leader for many years, and I have the ability to lead in order to attain goals. I have found that the key is building leadership among all stakeholders and collaboratively leading stakeholders toward

district goals that have been “collectively” established.

What is the most important thing you hope to accomplish?

The most important thing I hope to accomplish is closely related to my top priority and that is building relationships and building leadership among all stakeholders (students, teachers, parents, administrators, and community leaders). I have found that those two components are what it takes for a school community to experience success across the board, such as effective research-based curriculum and instruction, increased student learning, teacher sustainability, parent engagement, etc.

What do you believe should be the top priority?

Everything we do has to be about the student — we have to remember the “why” before focusing on the “how” and the “what.”

When our priorities begin to shift from the “why” to the “how” and the “what” — we begin to major in the minors and minor in what really is important.

Robert McMullen What makes you the best candidate for superintendent?

Several things. First of all my broad experience. I have 30 years’ experience in education at urban, rural, large and small schools.

I’ve served in alternative, middle and high schools, and worked with elementary school teach-

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ers and principals.

There’s a wide range of things I’ve done and experienced that I can bring to a district like Kiowa. I’ve done budgeting and am very familiar with the McMullen Colorado school law and finance act, and all that goes along with what superintendents need to be aware of.

I’ve lived in Elbert County for 17 years, and have been a leader in Elizabeth schools for 16 of those. I have strong ties to the community and understand family and values that Elbert County supports. I’ve been connected to Kiowa Schools off and on indirectly, and I know our community. I’ve been involved in 4-H and Scouting, fairs and rodeos. I have a broad knowledge of our community. Finally, I think I have a strong vision for school systems that will innovate and move school systems forward for continual improvement.

What is the most important thing you hope to accomplish?

I think wherever I’m at, in education the ultimate goal is always that every student will move through our system and graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary to take the next steps to a happy productive adult live.

Each student should reach their

potential, and I think Kiowa Schools can and should become a district of distinction. A destination district where we’re drawing people into the community because of their high standards of what we can do for our kids and family.

What do you believe should be the top priority for a superintendent?

A superintendent wears many hats, especially in a system like Kiowa. One of them is that the superintendent needs to work in the trenches along with the staff.

Primarily, a superintendent has three roles — hiring, budgeting and communication. You use those three priorities to achieve objectives for the district. Building a community that is directed toward the same mission and keeping students at the center of all decision-making. Budgeting is huge. The superintendent and board are the only ones who have the broad view of the budget and how it matches, and your budget is a true picture of your mission.

I have never been in a system where communication cannot be improved. Building trust with the school system and teachers, staff and community, and that’s how we make a culture for constant improvement for our students and community.

Students in Parker schools help Make-A-Wish Ponderosa, Chaparral raise nearly $100,000 combined

were lots of obstacles and challenges to overcome to stay COVID-safe,” said Kathy Gappinger, the school’s student government faculty advisor.

Chaparral raised about $80,000

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER during their events, which will EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM fund at least 10 wishes.

Ponderosa High School and Chap“We were immediately all in tears paral High School completed their at that dollar amount,” Gappinger wish week celebrations on April said.

9, raising a combined $98,000 for Both schools raised funds Make-A-Wish Foundation. through business partnerships and Each participating school has a donations from the community and “wish kid” who students. represents the “It’s hard to kids that the explain what wish students are week feels like in fundraising for. the building, it just Make-A-Wish is has this certain a nonprofit that kind of magic,” helps fulfill the Gappinger said. “I wishes of childidn’t know this dren with a critiyear if we would cal illness. feel it … and we Chaparral High definitely did.”

School’s wish kid, At Ponderosa 7-year-old Emma, High School, Zoey, has a genetic Kathy Gappinger, 12, from Denver disorder impactwas selected as Chaparral High student wish kid, according her heart and lungs. Her wish, government faculty advisor ing to a Make-Afor a camper, Wish spokesperwas granted last son. month.

Zoey, who has The school also had an additional been diagnosed with cancer, is waitwish kid since last year’s events ing to finalize her wish. The school were canceled. Chelsea, 10, has raised more than $18,000 for the aplastic anemia and leukemia. She nonprofit. is still waiting to finalize her wish.

Legend High School’s wish week “We do wish week every year. will begin April 23 and end April This year was very different, there 30.

‘It’s hard to explain what wish week feels like in the building, it just has this certain kind of magic.’

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The View gets green light to move forward Town council votes 4-3 in favor of agreement for downtown project

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A 4-3 split vote by Castle Rock Town Council pitted visions to increase business vitality downtown against concerns about increasing congestion and the costs the town bears in continued development.

The latest issue came in the vote to allow the six-story, mixed use development known as The View.

Mayor Jason Gray, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Bracken and Councilmembers Ryan Hollingshead and Desiree LeFleur voted in favor of the redevelopment agreement at the April 6 meeting. Voting in opposition were Councilmembers Laura Cavey, Tim Dietz and Caryn Johnson.

The View is being developed by Castle Rock Development LLC, which is composed of Treanor Investments LLC, Douglas County Properties LLC, and Rock View Holdings LLC. The developer is proposing redevelopment of the storage facilities at the northeast corner of Sixth and Jerry streets into a mixeduse, six-story building with 221 for-rent residential units, 14,500 square feet of office space and

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Altogether, the building is more Members of the business comthan 300,000 square feet, including munity continue to voice support the parking garage. for The View, saying it will bring The project includes a 400-car business and improve downtown. parking garage. The town has Kevin Tilson, director of the agreed to purchase 100 of the Downtown Development Authorspaces for $3 million. ity, said The View is a good fit for Citing a background in engiCastle Rock. He said he wants an neering, Cavey expressed concern “active downtown” to help busiwith building more apartments ness owners and condos experience downtown. more busiCavey warned ness Monday fellow councilthrough Friday. members there Frank Gray, is no way to president of widen downCastle Rock town streets, Economic Deand with new velopment Colresidents in the orado (EDC), ongoing Encore said finding project and office space in now the View, Castle Rock is traffic is going currently chalto become a lenging and he problem. Cavey welcomes the said even be14,000 square fore the expectfeet of space ed increased The View will population bring. downtown, it In voting takes multiple light cycles Tim Dietz, against the development with to go through Castle Rock town councilmember Councilmemat 4 p.m. on a bers Johnson weekday. and Dietz, Encore will Cavey continued to question the offer 124 condos for sale downtown, along with a 601-car parking process by which the unelected Design Review Board (DRB) overgarage, including 308 spaces the sees and approves major development.

Cavey repeated her view at the beginning of the council meeting, saying the council must compromise and limit the powers of the DRB. He once again asked the council to limit DRB to oversee projects under 10,000 square feet, returning major projects to coun-

‘Infrastructure in town is not keeping up with growth. Police, fire, roads — none of them were even considered with this project. But sure, you can still keep building these monsters.’

cil oversight.

Dietz questioned how boards like DRB are truly representing all the people.

“Everything is already decided before it gets here,” he said. “Infrastructure in town is not keeping up with growth. Police, fire, roads — none of them were even considered with this project. But sure, you can still keep building these monsters.”

In another 4-3 vote, the council approved $2.2 million to build a roundabout downtown. The roundabout is recommended due to the increased traffic counts expected with the Encore development nearing completion.

In voting against the measure along with Dietz and Johnson, Cavey said she does not understand the city paying so much money for a roundabout that is directly caused by Encore developers.

“I would rather put that money towards police and fire rather than a roundabout,” she said.

According to information provided by the town, the roundabout will be covered with $750,000 generated by redevelopment projects, with the remaining costs from transportation funds.

With construction planned between April and June, Wilcox Street will be fully closed between First and Phelps streets. Also, during construction, South Street will be closed between the alleys east and west of Wilcox Street. The detour route will be Perry Street to Third and Phelps streets.

In expressing support for the project, Hollingshead said he is confident the roundabout is going to “make downtown smooth and that’s the point.”

Businesses in the area will remain open during construction.

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Road closures along Coachline Road will begin Monday, April 12 and continue through approximately Monday, May 10, in preparation for a residential development. HEI Civil will be completing utility infrastructure work on The Meadows 16 development project, located at the intersection of Wolfensberger and Coachline roads.

The work will require lane closures along Coachline Road — along with two weekend-long, full closures of Coachline Road — between Wolfensberger Road and Freedom Way. Please take Prairie Hawk Drive as a detour.

Coachline Road will be fully closed Saturday, April 17, through Sunday, April 18, and Saturday, April 24, through Sunday, April 25. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to about 6 p.m. daily. During these closures, trail access to Ridgeline Open Space via Coachline Road will be closed. Please access the trail through the Bison Park entrance.

Look for signs in the area for updates. Schedules are dependent on weather and could change.

Questions? Contact Abram Walker at 720-591-3520 or abram. walker@heicivil.com. Learn more about development projects around Town at CRgov.com/DevelopmentActivity.

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One year later: Voices from south metro area Locals, former residents reflect on trials endured, lessons learned, hopes STAFF REPORT

A year after Colorado’s statewide stay-at-home order took effect and drastically changed virtually all aspects of daily life, Coloradans are still grappling with public health orders and — hopefully — nearing the end of the pandemic in sight.

As the state’s health care structure works to vaccinate more Coloradans in the coming months, some may begin to look back at what, one year ago, would have seemed an unthinkable change to society and personal life.

Colorado Community Media spoke with local residents — some of whom CCM also talked to roughly a year ago — to hear what the last year has been like for them.

----Barry Kittay, former longtime Highlands Ranch resident Barry Kittay wishes he could just write off the past year.

After contracting COVID-19 in March 2020, Kittay spent 20 days in the hospital, including 11 on a ventilator. He lost 55 pounds and had to spend months in rehabilitation, relearning how to walk, drive a car

Barry Kittay spent 20 days in the hospital battling COVID-19.

and even shower.

“The best way I can put it is it’s kind of a lost year,” he said. “It took a long time to get healthy again …

I would call it a lost year, a wasted year.”

Kittay was a longtime Highlands Ranch resident before he moved during the pandemic to a mountain town.

He was deeply rattled by his bout with the disease and how close he came to death. After leaving the hospital, Kittay said he was generally more nervous than before his illness.

Sharp loud noises still make him jump and occasionally, the fear he experienced shortly after he recovered returns.

“I still go to bed and wonder if I will wake up in the morning once in a while,” he said.

Physically, he hasn’t had many long-term symptoms from the illness, he said.

While he was relieved to learn he still had antibodies for the disease as recently as February, Kittay still decided to get his first of two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine recently.

After spending so much time

in the hospital, “I just don’t want to have to ever do that again,” he said.

Kittay lost several friends over the past year, including three who died from COVID-19.

“That’s been pretty tough,” he said.

In the coming months, he’s hoping to be able to attend a Motley Crue concert that was rescheduled last year. He’s also thinking about whether or not he will feel comfortable attending a Broncos game next season.

“I just would like life to be back to normal,” he said. “And it’s not.”

----Doug Stephens, Littleton Police Department chief “I hope the community truly understands the heroism demonstrated by our officers and professional staff over the last year as they faced an unknown and deadly threat on a daily basis. The men and women of our department have once again proven they can overcome any adversity.

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Early childhood programs could join in one agency Currently, multiple state offices have hodgepodge of duties

preschool for at least 10 hours a week.

Harris, who said she’s ecstatic about the commission’s vote, said some legislators have already expressed interest in sponsoring a bill to create a new early childhood agency. If such a bill beBY ANN SCHIMKE comes law this spring, the agency CHALKBEAT COLORADO would launch in 2023 at the latest, Colorado could get a new standshe said. alone state agency dedicated Currently, Colorado has 19 state to early childhood programs if agencies and the state constitulawmakers act on a recommendation allows a maximum of 20. The tion approved April 6 by a state size of the governor’s cabinet is advisory group. not limited by the state constituThe idea is to consolidate protion or by law. grams and services for children In 2013, state officials put new from birth to age 5 and their famiemphasis on early childhood by lies in a single cabinet-level decreating an Office of Early Childpartment. Currently, early childhood within the Department of hood programs are spread among Human Services, but that office multiple state agencies, including doesn’t have as much clout as the Department of Education, the a stand-alone agency. The curDepartment of Human Services, rent recommendation goes even the Department of Public Health farther. and Environment, and the DepartHarris, who leads the Mile High ment of Health Care Policy and Early Learning network of child Financing. care centers, said creating a cabWhile the new agency is not a inet-level agency is “the ultimate sure thing since lawmakers must step. It’s the next place to go in pass legislation to create it, the bringing support, attention, and April 6 vote was a momentous one recognition for early childhood.” for the state’s Several other early childstates have hood advodedicated early cates. A new childhood agenearly childhood cies, including agency would Georgia and elevate the statNew Mexico. ure of issues In December, a affecting Colocommission in rado’s youngest Illinois recomchildren and mended a new — if all goes early childhood Allegra “Happy” Haynes, agency for that as planned — reduce red tape member of Colorado Early state. and regulaMany of the Childhood Leadership Commission dozens tory conflicts of atfor families tendees who and child care called into the providers.

Colorado’s leadership commisEarly childhood leaders said it’s sion meeting on April 6 expressed too early to say which programs excitement after the vote, issuing would be moved out of their curthank-yous and calling for celrent departments into a new early ebration. childhood agency, but possibilities Allegra “Happy” Haynes, a include the state’s public premember of the leadership comschool program and its child care mission, said, “This is a historic subsidy program. vote … that I hope is going to lead The Colorado Early Childhood to historic changes in this state.”

Leadership Commission approved Haynes’ mother, Anna Jo the recommendation for a new Haynes, a former co-chair of the agency in a 16-0 vote on April 6, commission and a longtime early with three members abstaining childhood leader in Denver and because they represent state dethe state, described the vote in the partments. video call chat box as “a dream Pamela Harris, a co-chair of come true.” the commission, said months of Charlotte Brantley, the former discussion about the planned president and CEO of Clayton expansion of Colorado’s publicly Early Learning, a nationally funded preschool program cataknown early childhood organizalyzed the recommendation for a tion in Denver, called April 6 the new agency. “best day I’ve experienced in my The state’s education departlong career in (early childhood) ment has for years run a prepolicy and administration.” school program that serves about a quarter of the state’s 4-year-olds, This story is from Chalkbeat but a new nicotine tax approved Colorado, a nonprofit news site covby voters in November will ering educational change in public dramatically grow the program. schools. Used by permission. For Starting in 2023, all Colorado more, and to support Chalkbeat, 4-year-olds will have access to free visit co.chalkbeat.org.

‘This is a historic vote … that I hope is going to lead to historic changes in this state.’

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while facing a potentially fatal threat. By stepping up and doing their duty they placed themselves in harm’s way against an unseen enemy in COVID. “As we come out of the pandemic, I am incredibly proud of the men and women of the Littleton Police Department for their dedication to their community despite great personal risk, that is the soul of a police officer.”

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Brian White, owner of Forever Flowers in east Centennial, stands April 1 at the shop near Smoky Hill and Buckley roads.

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Brian White, owner of Forever Flowers in east Centennial Brian White’s mom-and-pop flowers shop closed for a month last year in March and April, not taking any orders at all.

“When we reopened, we kind of had to modify our business model.

We used to have people coming in all the time, and we just said we’re going to do nothing but preordered, prepaid pickups and deliveries,” said White, a 64-year-old south Aurora resident.

He runs the shop — a bright spot in the type of strip-mall shopping center that’s common to Aurora and east Centennial — with his wife and son and another woman and her daughter. He took it over from the previous owner about 10 years ago, he said.

“This little shop has been here for 30 … years or so. It’s gone through a string of owners but stayed a flower shop,” White said.

It continues to endure in the pandemic economy: The shop didn’t take on any kind of pandemic assistance funding, White said. He paid his regular payroll while the shop was closed for a month. The business sits near Smoky Hill and Buckley roads in Centennial.

Personally, the biggest change for White in the pandemic has been not going anywhere in the evenings.

“We do takeout orders from restaurants, but I haven’t sat down at a restaurant for more than a year,” White said. “Movies and concerts and all that stuff — some of that summer stuff we normally do just didn’t get done last year. Probably the same for (most) everybody.”

One year after the stay-at-home order took effect, White feels “in relative terms” lucky to live in Colorado, particularly this part of the state.

“Because I think we don’t have a whole lot of anti-maskers around,” White said, pointing to people refusing to wear masks as one of the reasons his shop stayed closed for a period last spring.

All told, adapting to a new business model has worked well for White’s shop.

“In a lot of ways, it’s kind of been good for business because so many folks are frustrated that they can’t physically go to somebody’s birthday or wedding or funeral,” White said.

“They can’t send their own human beings,” but they can send flowers, White said.

----Harrison Kolar, Highlands Ranch After the end of his senior year at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch was marred by the virus, Harrison Kolar started anew as a freshman at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs last fall.

With the majority of his classes online and COVID precautions still prohibiting many typical events, Kolar has had an unusual start to his college life.

“With such a key portion of our education missing, it’s definitely more of a struggle to be able to learn the material fully,” he said.

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thing that made this particularly challenging at the start of school was not having a roommate due to the campus COVID-19 precautions.

“Having a roommate definitely has its benefits, you automatically have a friend there on campus, they’re an automatic support structure,” he said. “The first couple of weeks were definitely the loneliest because I knew nobody.”

Over time, he’s grown to see the benefits of having his own space, however.

During his first year, he’s gotten involved in student government, winning the secretary seat in the fall and the vice president seat in the spring.

One of the hardest things about starting college during the pandemic has been the feeling of separation from others, he said.

“There’s a lesser sense of community at the college,” Kolar said. “I have friends who have been here for years and they’re graduating and they say how campus just used to be full of students and people were walking around smiling at each other … making new friends. But now, campus is much more empty.”

Throughout it all, though, Kolar has learned about himself and the world around him, he said.

“COVID has taught me a lot of personal accountability and it’s given me much more of a sense of … we’re in this together,” he said.

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That’s on top of learning by “looking at a screen rather than talking with a person,” he said.

Finding social outlets proved key to Chadha pulling through. For him, that included talking with others online.

“Being able to find alternatives like playing games together with my friends helped me feel some sense of normalcy,” said Chadha, recalling when the stay-at-home order was lifted going to play sports with friends. “Basically just socializing in any way we could helped me find some purpose.”

Many people felt they were robbed of certain experiences, but Chadha tries to look at the pandemic as an opportunity to try new things.

“I think a big thing I learned, as well as many others, is that you can’t really take for granted what you have, and you can’t expect that some guarantees will be upheld,” Chadha said. He added: “Always having that tough skin and mental agility to adapt to what’s thrown at you … is imperative.”

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Basic livestock, as well as domestic cats and dogs, are exempt from the restrictions, which primarily focus on exotic, or non-native animals, including Marsupialia, Felidae, Pinnipedia and Proboscidea, according to the language of the bill.

“There are already laws that control animal cruelty,” said Richardson. “At this point, I think there’s some concerns for at least one of our animal rescues in the county that is focused on nonnative exotic species. They don’t show or travel, but they breed and supply to zoos and other businesses. Potentially, if they have animals that are being used for

citizens, and as commissioners, entertainment, that does cut off a to watch this and make sure the market for them.” public is well aware of some of Commissioner Grant Thayer these negative said he’s conaspects.” cerned about Richardson the future of said the county agriculture in is not taking an Colorado. official position “It looks like on SB21-135, there’s a group but they are out there that waiting to see want to make if there are any agriculture amendments, in our state or any other opeconomically position. non-viable,” “This is one said Thayer. exemption “What the Legaway from islature, and killing rodeo some of these and ending people like that mainstay from PAUSE (a Chris Richardson, of Colorado farm-animal Elbert County commissioner culture,” said rights camRichardson. paign), want to “Once it passes, put in place is it wouldn’t take cutting away a lot to have the livestock exempthe viability of agriculture in tion removed.” our community. It’s up to us as

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VOICES

A century ago wasn’t just any old time

hings were different one hundred years ago. For example, no one wore flip-flops to the airport.

However, there were no flip-flops and few airports. That makes a difference.

They had a presi- QUIET dential inauguraDESPERATION tion in 1921 too, but not like ours, that’s for sure. The television ratings were terrible. In fact, not a single person watched it on TV. A nickel if you can tell me who was sworn in.

Craig Marshall Hint: He didn’t Smith make it through his term. His pump quit on August 2, 1923.

In 1921, no one on Earth had heard of the Beatles. Imagine that.

Or In-N-Out. But in September of that year, the first White Castle hamburger restaurant opened in Wichita, Kansas.

“The Kid,” starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan, was the second highest-grossing film of the year.

Lana Turner was born on February 8 in Wallace, Idaho, a mining town that was known in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth for its “permissive approach” to vice. Wallace’s current population is less than 800.

The Spanish flu had just ended the year before. It infected about one-third of the world’s population.

Until the 1920s started to “roar,” live and recorded music options were limited. It would have been a bad time to be a teenager.

But help was on the way.

Fiszel Czyz was born on March 28, 1921, in Motal, Poland. His brother Lejzor was born in 1917.

The Czyz family moved to New York then to Chicago. Fiszel and Lejzor changed their names to Phil and Leonard Chess and co-founded Chess Records in 1938.

Chess specialized in rhythm and blues as well as jazz and early

rock ‘n’ roll.

Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Dale Hawkins, Howlin’ Wolf, the Flamingos, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson and John Lee Hooker all recorded for Chess.

But “Suzie Q” (Dale Hawkins) was a long way off in 1921.

“The Kid,” like all films released in 1921, was silent.

The first feature-length “talkie” wasn’t released until October 6, 1927.

However, by 1931 extraordinary advances had been made in the film industry. That was the year “Frankenstein” was released; a 100% film on Rotten Tomatoes in 2021.

Major League Baseball was being played in 1921, just as it will be again soon.

The 1921 season ended when New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in Game 8 of the World Series.

That year, Babe Ruth led MLB with 59 home runs. Bob Meusel — remember him? — was second on the list with 24.

Ironically, the Baby Ruth candy bar was introduced in 1921. But it

was not named after the baseball player.

It was named after President Grover Cleveland’s daughter.

Famous people born in 1921: John Glenn, Rodney Dangerfield, Nancy Reagan, Sugar Ray Robinson and Steve Allen, the first host of “The Tonight Show.”

One hundred years seems like a mighty long time, doesn’t it? Maybe it’s not.

“The Maltese Falcon” (movie) is 80 years old. “Dark Side of the Moon” is 48. The final original “Peanuts” comic strip was published 21 years ago.

How is that possible?

Albert Einstein said, “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” That makes (almost) perfect sense to me.

The president’s name? Warren Gamaliel Harding. He was 57 when he died.

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

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his past week I was reminded of something as I once again experienced the intimacy, joy and power found in a whisper.

Although it is just my wife and I who live in our home now, for some reason I paid parWINNING ticular attention to how we were WORDS saying goodnight to one another. I noticed that our voices were low as we whispered softly, “Goodnight, I love you.” This caused me to think about how we wake up together as well, Michael Norton another whisper and soft greeting of good morning.

No one else can hear us. Even if we raised our voices, there is no one in the house that could possibly hear what we say. Yet we whisper. It’s not because we are worried about anyone else hearing us, the whisper just seems to intimately connect us as we begin and end each day.

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there are several things that we can do to help people hear what we are saying. We can speak faster, which will have some people paying a little closer attention as they try and keep up. We can speak louder, and that sometimes helps bring others back to a conversation if they have drifted off for a moment. Or we can speak quietly, even whispering, which can help those we are trying to reach lean in more to hear what we are trying to say.

In addition to the shared intimacy that comes with whispering, there could also be incredible joy.

It’s like when we have a really good secret to share with someone and we know that when we whisper it in their ear, we will see the joy shine upon their face. Or when someone shares something very important, and they want to make sure that no one else can hear them, but they trust us with whatever important or sensitive information they need us to know, it brings us profound joy knowing how much we are trusted.

Becoming loud or shouting seems to be the go-to for some of us when we are trying to exert

power or make a point. There are some of us who do believe that the only way we can get anyone to listen is by amplifying our voice, both in volume and tonality. Those we are attempting to reach may have no other option as they listen to the shouts, however, that does not mean that they heard what was being said. When shouting and screaming cause others to shut down, become defensive, or simply walk away, the message goes unheard no matter how loud we become.

Some of the most respected leaders learned how to garner respect because of their ability to stay calm and focused when delivering a message or when they tried to influence, inspire and lead those around them. As a matter of fact, they learned the power that comes from whispering. And that power comes because the leader is trying to transfer a feeling by intimately whispering their most sincere words of hope and encouragement.

People who follow such leadership and whispered conversations tend to feel happiness and joy based on the flow and direction of the message.

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When we start raising our voices, we are inviting people to turn us off. But when we lower our voices, talk to each other like human beings, even whispering just loud enough so others can hear our words and our intended message, we are inviting them to stay tuned.

If you are looking for a better way to communicate, build winning relationships, lead, or inspire others, try finding the whispers of success.

How about you? Is there a message that you are hoping others will hear? Have you learned or experienced the intimacy, joy and power of whispering? I really would love to hear your story of effective communication and how you have used whispering to make your point at mnorton@tramazing.com. And when we can start engaging others and turning them on instead of turning them off through whispering, it really will be a better than good year.

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.

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MY NAME IS

THOMAS QUINLAN

Sometimes it takes us days to process something. At first, I’d get upset with myself. I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t understand. As time went by, I started to find my way.

I’ve been tested by doctors, and they say I’m no better off, but that I’ve just learned to live with it better. It’s discouraging, but it’s what I’ve got.

Traumatic brain injury survivor advocates for compassion Surviving every day

A few years ago, I was hit by a car and suffered a traumatic brain injury. I lost everything. I lost my business, my friends, and connections with my family. I became homeless. I started wandering along the river.

Walking that river kept me alive.

It gave me purpose. I focused on the birds: When I started, I knew 17 birds by sight. As time went by, I taught myself maybe 350 birds, by sight, sound and movement. It kept my brain active.

Having a TBI is about survival every day. Every moment of every day. It wants to do you in. God is the foundation of my survival.

Just wanting to be listened to

TBIs are sometimes called an invisible disability. If you’re in a wheelchair, there’s very little condemnation. With a TBI, you may

‘I don’t want to be invisible’

Thomas Quinlan said traumatic brain injury survivors deserve to be treated humanely.

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walk into a room strong, but before long people start to get frustrated with you.

Once you tell people you have a TBI, they treat you like a second-

class citizen. Like you’re crazy. Like you’re not quite human.

Most of us with TBIs just want to be listened to as intelligent human beings. We just need to go slower.

The slower we go, the better off we are. Before I got injured, I could cook, clean and do homework at one time. Now I’m fortunate to do one thing at a time. Now I can get three or four things done in a day, but I have to do them with total focus.

I run a website called TBIVisual. com. I share survival skills, stories, and tips and tricks about living with a TBI. Everything from how to use public transit, how to cook safely, how to meditate, to how to advocate for yourself.

It’s easy to become invisible, but I don’t want to be invisible. I want to be part of the world, without having to explain myself.

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Greeley Stampede plans to return this summer Ticketing could start in May as officials wait for best estimate on restrictions

BY HANNAH METZGER THE DENVER GAZETTE

One of Colorado’s foremost Western summer celebrations is returning this year with the annual Greeley Stampede community festival set to be held.

This summer’s celebration is scheduled for June 24 to July 4 at Island Grove Park. This comes after the festival was forced to close in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions.

“We are thrilled to finally say we are officially having a Stampede in 2021,” said Justin Watada, Greeley Stampede general manager, “but we still have a lot of work to do.”

The Greeley Stampede tradition dates back to the late 1800s as a community celebration started to honor local potato farmers. Now, it’s an internationally acclaimed festival that attracts more than 250,000 people each year.

The festival as it’s known today began in 1922, first titled the Greeley Spud Rodeo and renamed the Greey ley Independence Stampede in 1972.

It features rodeos, concerts, a carnival, a Western art show, food and a Fourth of July parade. Officials don’t know what the festival will look like this year, saying they’re making modifications to meet current COVID-19 event guidelines.

“The Greeley Stampede has been working hard making plans and col-

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laborating with the city and state,” said Greeley Mayor John Gates. “We are confident that the Stampede is creating an event that will be safe and entertaining for our community.”

Additional information on this year’s festival events will be available soon, officials said.

Tickets are set to go on sale sometime in early May. Officials said the ticket sale date is so late because they are unsure what capacity they’ll be allowed with COVID-19 restrictions.

Guests that chose to receive a credit for their 2020 tickets will be notified when they will be able to claim their tickets before they go on sale to the general public.

“We appreciate everyone’s support and patience as we navigate through this,” Watada said. “It hasn’t been easy to prepare for 2021, but we’re dedicated to making the Stampede something to look forward to.”

Updated information about the Greeley Stampede will be posted on its social media accounts and website at greeleystampede.org.

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From wall-sized postcards to optical illusions, public art turns Denver into a giant gallery

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or New York-born artist Victor Ving, Colorado looks like craft beer, skiers and Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

“At each stop, I collaborate with local artists, businesses, and residents to create a piece of true public art that engages the local community,” said Ving.

The result of his effort is plain for all to see: His mural “Greetings from Denver” located at 1695 Platte St. is one of 40 murals Ving has created across the country, offering his take — a vintage postcard view painted on public buildings, as a salute to the cities he visits.

It’s one of the many street-facing artworks commissioned by the City of Denver, picked by a local panel and free to see, just for the looking.

The city of Denver holds a collection of over 400 pieces of art in a variety of media — some combine sight and sound, others are light-based works or interactive new media, temporary fiber-based works or performance-based works. The collections are spread throughout the city.

Public art in cities boosts the economy, culturally and socially, according to the City of Denver’s Denver Arts and Venues Public Art program. Public art creates a his-

“Greetings from Denver” located at 1695 Platte Street painted by Victor Ving who travels the country full-time in his RV creating PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD large post-card paintings on buildings.

Arts & Venues plans the public art program and the Mayor’s Commission on Cultural Affairs administrators the activities and policies regarding public art.

The “Mermaid” on the corner of 9th Street and Santa Fe Drive painted by Josiah Lee Lopez and Ratha Sok, students of Access Gallery.

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Within a neighborhood, public art creates uniqueness in the space as a community grows.

Established by Mayor Federico Pena in 1988 via an executive order, the Denver Public Art Program sets aside 1% of any capital improvement project over $1 million is set aside for public art. For more than 30 years, the city has developed a collection of artworks and accepted donations of art. According to the city’s rules, the collection must be a permanent structure to amplify the space. The artists represent a wide range of cultural diversity and are selected in a transparent process by a panel of community members who live and work near the project site.

The panel writes the “call for entry,” reviews the application, and the project site. Then the panel selects the artists and interviews the semifinalist and finalist. Once the artists or groups are selected, the selection is forwarded to the Public Art Committee and the Commission on Cultural Affairs to make the final decision. Denver

Travels with Victor Ving, from New York City, started his nationwide “Greetings Tour” in 2015. He travels full-time in his RV, working to create the landmark murals in each city. The artwork resembles a postcard capturing the cities and communities.

Ving is a former New York City graffiti artist and the founder of Klughaus, a creative agency specializing in large-scale mural art.

“The ‘Greetings from Chinatown’ mural in New York City was painted in 2014, was the first piece I did where we noticed the potential of how much our artwork can positively affect the community,” said Ving.

“I went on a West Coast road trip later that summer and was inspired by others that I saw living on the road. I decided to take a chance to paint and travel full time. I hit the road in spring 2015 and have been loving the lifestyle since.”

Ving lets his travel schedule determine his next project.

“My travels are loosely based around our commissioned project schedule,” he said. “If there are cities along the way that I connect with, I’ll try to make those murals happen en route to the next destination.

“My current priority is creating murals in states where we have not painted in yet. The larger goal is to eventually paint in all 50 states and then take the project global. This is the way I make a living and it is my full-time job. However, from time to time I have donated my services to some good causes that align with my values and mission.”

The public art show continues.

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Just down the street in an alley, a half-block north, is the “Denver 1859” mural. It’s painted by Delton Demarest and Harrison Nealey using an aerosol can with an array of colors to paint the history of Denver since 1859.

Demarest is a graffiti artist and a freelance illustrator working in the commercial and fine arts industries.

Nealey is a metal fabricator by trade and creates abstract art using a variety of mediums and found objects.

Louvered illusion At Larimer and 27th Street, the mural “Larimer Boy and Girl” was painted by artist Jeremy Burns on a building exterior that is a full vertical concrete louver. That means that depending on the viewer’s perspective you either see a boy with a bewildered expression on his face or a gloomy girl. Burns has been living and creating art in the RiNo district since 2004.

Santa Fe Arts District On the corner of 9th Avenue and Santa Fe Drive is the “Mermaid,” painted by Access Gallery students Josiah Lee Lopez and Ratha Sok. Access Gallery is a Santa Fe Drive program for people with disabilities to have artistic opportunities around Denver. The mermaid is painted on the corner of the building with colorful flowing hair appearing as though she’s swimming in the ocean.

Lopez has been working for more than 29 years and started his passion for drawing and painting when in high school. He has been a graffiti writer and muralist since mid-1990.

He received his bachelor of fine arts from Metropolitan State University and a master of fine arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Both Lopez and Sok have been students with Access Gallery for about eight years.

“I work at Access Gallery as a mentor and teaching artist and worked at Access for about 11 years,” said Lopez.

Lopez said gallery managers simply wanted the pair to create something colorful.

The mural of George Floyd is painted by artists Detour aka Thomas Evans and Hiero Veiga.

“So we came up with the ‘Sirens’ of Ninth Avenue,” Lopez said. “The Ninth Avenues Sirens, awaking from slumber, observing from afar, and emerging from oceanic morning tide. Their colorful tresses are the protectors of the ever-changing West Side.”

Lopez paints a mural every five years at 10th and Santa Fe in the alleyway behind Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Center for Visual Arts and another mural under the Sixth Avenue bridge at Sixth and Lipan.

His website is www.josiahleelopez. com, said Lopez.

Farther down in the next block off Santa Fe Drive is the “Smiling Boy” in an alley between Santa Fe Drive and Inca Street. The artist goes by the street name B.L.V.D. Artist B.L.V.D painted a stunning large mural of a boy with his arms extended across the outside of the building.

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Junior Jack Pucciano is a striker for the Castle View boys soccer team who works hard on the technical aspects of the sport.

And he gives a lot of credit to his two dogs who help him polish his technical skills at home.

“Every off day we have I always try to go to a field near by and take some shots, do some one vs. one even if it is against a stationary goalkeeper just to work on my ball placement and finish,” Pucciano said.

“I also have two dogs that love the tennis ball that I like kicking around in the house,” he continued. “So they help me with keeping the ball close especially with a tennis ball.”

Castle View head coach Mark Burfeind knows he has a talented player in Pucciano.

“Jack is one of the hardest working player I have coached that has a phenomenal technical ability,” Burfeind said. “Those two aspects together make Jack a hard player

to stop.”

Pucciano’s work ethic starts with his distaste for losing.

“I love running all over the place, and I play with a lot of passion and that’s one of the main reasons why he considers myself a hard worker because I hate losing,” said Pucciano. “I despise losing so much that I can’t stand it. I work hard everyday and try to win.”

After the first eight games of the season on April 13, Legend was unbeaten and Pucciano led all Continental League scorers with 20 points. He had a conferenceleading seven goals and was tied for first with six assists.

“I play with a lot of skill,” said Pucciano. “I like to dribble a lot and sometimes that can be bad but a lot of times it pays off.

“That’s another thing the tennis ball helps with is the technical skills. Going to a field near by also helps with the technical skills. If you work on it, practice makes perfect.”

Pucciano has worked himself into one of the league’s top players this season.

“I try not to be selfish and if my teammates are open, I’ll feed them, and if I’m open they will feed me,” he said. “It’s just great. I would not be having a good season without my teammates. They trust in me and I appreciate that.”

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Castle Rock pizza shops share a slice of profits, food

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Angie Trano Wurm of Granelli’s Pizza, left, presents Robin Crooks of 212 Pizza in Castle PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES Rock with a $4,000 check.

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Granelli’s Pizzeria and 212 Pizza Co. in Castle Rock suspended competition to team up in a time of need. The two companies agreed to share profits and food after 212 Pizza Co. was required to close due to a COVID-19 case.

On March 26, Robins Crooks, co-owner of 212 Pizza, said a staff member contracted COVID which in turn required the business to shut down for 10 days.

To avoid wasting food, Crooks said she offered to donate all of her produce to Granelli’s Pizza.

Angie Trano Wurm, owner of Granelli’s, said she was on vacation when her general manager called to tell her 212 had to shut down. She said she told the general manager to write a check for the food supplies and was shocked when Crooks refused payment.

Wurm contacted Crooks and proposed that she promote Granelli’s website on the 212 Pizza Co. website

during the closure and they share the profits for a day.

Soon, word spread in Castle Rock about what Granelli’s was doing to help a neighboring business.

With lines and call-in orders stacking up, Wurm said they had customers coming from Pueblo, Thornton and Boulder just to help the two businesses.

On March 31, Wurm presented Crooks with a $4,000 check. Wurm said she had hoped it was more, as Crooks said the gesture meant so much more than the money.

“It gives me chills,” Wurm said. “I had no idea it would turn into something so amazing. This country has been through so much this last year.

There are so many struggling businesses, we have to help each other.”

Crooks said having to shut down is tough on every business, estimating she lost about $30,000 over the 10-day period. She reopened on April 1.

“Something like this to a business is huge,” she said. “It is just devastating.”

Crooks said one of the biggest stressors through it all is that she has 36 part-time and full-time employees who went without a job for 10 days. Crooks said her goal is to find a nonprofit or governmentsupport program that can replenish some of the lost wages.

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Show is stuff of ‘Myths and Legends’ April 24 is final day of photo exhibit with 42 pictures on display

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Time is running out fast before the April 24 conclusion of “Myths and Legends,” the 2021 Eye of the Camera photography exhibit (by reservation) at the Littleton Museum, and we hope some will have already visited it. In the 55th year, the exhibit, presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Board, includes 42 works by 24 artists in both color and black and white. This year’s juror was John Barnabas Lake, from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

Lake is the photo area coordinator at the UNC School of Art and Design and College of Visual and Performing Arts at UNC. The 2021 exhibit, smaller than usual, but strong, offers especially nice statements about each piece — allow a bit of extra time to read these. Many are strongly poetical!

Lake chose as Best of Show “Outside Woman,” a

collaboration by conceptual artist Sherry Wiggins and photographer Luis Felipe Branco, that made me think of La Llorona, a woman of Latin American legend, who searches for her drowned children. Dressed in white, she wanders and cries for them ... This large black and white print has a ghostly woman in a gauzy white dress peering in the window of a mountain home. “Is this a ghost or a goddess?” the text asks. “There is a sense of mystery and of the mythical ...”

First Place went to Mattie Cox’s “Gondola Ride,” one in a series of colored vertical prints depicting an abandoned Kentucky theme park that had shut down in the 1990s. Cox wrote that her friends felt uncomfortable there — convinced it’s a “Wrinkle in Time” vortex or a portal to another dimension ...

As one enters the gallery to the right, Thomas Carr’s “Decay #2 and “Decay #3” also convey mystery from a long-ago era. Carr is an archaeologist, whose images of ancient stone walls reflect layers of “decay and rebirth all around ...”

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“Hovering,” a digital painting by Littleton Fine Arts Guild member Jacqueline Schuler, is exhibited in a “Member Appreciation Show” at COURTESY PHOTO the Depot Art Gallery in Littleton.

known Denver painter Tony Ortega, depicting legends from his world: “Dia @ Santa Maria,” shows a happy parade with townspeople carrying a color-

ful, flower-laden statue of Mary through a town, and “Day of the Dead Danzante Muerta” with a figure with skull face ... in sepia with touches of red and yellow.

One can almost hear music from behind these figures.

“A gentleman came from nowhere and stood at the cliff — in the right place at the right time,” says Danny Lam of his “Grand View,” which won an Honorable Mention.

Second Place went to Kathryn Charles, who grew up in Littleton. Her “Between Me and the Sea” depicts “the rough sea of the lower Hebrides” captured in 2020.

“Crow,” by Nicholas Kremsky, is labeled “altered photo.” The large portrait shot carries the note that “The crow is known as the messenger in myths. They also carry the souls of the dead ...”

Elizabeth Kayl’s “When Midnight Calls” relates, she wrote, “to the story of seven birds who sing at night. It harks back over centuries and over multiple cultures.

The song of these night birds forecasts calamity ... in ancient France they are the spirits of souls in torment ...”

At the rear of the gallery, one finds Justin Key’s large horizontal images of Great Sand Dunes National Park — a magical place where he says “every step produces a new alignment.”

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Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ELIZABETH RODEO ASSOCIATION, PO BOX 1062, ELIZABETH, CO. 80107, SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION ON April 12TH, 2021, TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE ELIZABETH STAMPEDE EVENT. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 3rd, 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH AT CASEY JONES PARK, LOCATED AT 4189 HWY 86, ELIZABETH, CO 80107.

OFFICERS: TRACI MCCLAIN, PRESIDENT TOM ORTIZ, EVENT MANAGER THE HEARING IS TO BE HELD BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 2021, TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO GRANT THE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE, IN THE ELBERT COUNTY AGRICULTURE BUILDING, 95 UTE AVE, KIOWA, COLORADO, 80107 AT 9:00 A.M. Legal Notice No. 24595 First Publication: April 22, 2021 Last Publication: April 22, 2021 Publisher: Elbert County News

Spring Valley Metropolitan District No. 1 (hereinafter called the “Owner”) will receive sealed Bids for the Spring Valley Golf Course Project (the “Project”) at Phelps Golf Design LLC, 10655 W. 73rd Place, Arvada, CO 80005 until 4:00 p.m., April 28, 2021. Electronic bids (email) will be allowed at rick@phelpsgolfdesign.com. Confirmation of email receipt will be the responsibility of the bidders. Bids received will be privately opened, but bid results will be available within two (two) working days from the due date.

A description of the Work to be performed is: Golf course improvements at the Spring Valley Golf Club, including construction of a new green and green surrounds, cart path improvements, miscellaneous golf shaping, irrigation replacement/repairs and grassing.

Bid packages will be available after 12:00 p.m. on April 1, 2021, at Phelps Golf Design. Digital documents will be sent at no cost. Any request for hard copy documents will be fulfilled at the cost of printing and shipping and payment must be arranged prior to production.

There will be no formal pre-bid for this project. Bidders are invited to tour the site and meet with the Golf Course General Manager, Vladimir Mocevic, prior to submitting a bid for this work.

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All Contractors intending to submit bids as General Contractor for this work shall be experienced in the field of golf course construction. The General Contractor must be a builder member of the Golf Course Builders Association of America and/ or have completed at least 36 holes of new or extensive renovation golf course construction, under the direction of a golf course architect, within the past five years.

Attention is called to the fact that Bidders offer to assume the obligations and liabilities imposed by the Contract Documents. The Successful Bidder for the Project will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond in the full amount of the Contract Price, in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

Bidders are hereby advised that the Owner reserves the right to not award a Contract until sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of Bids, and Bidders expressly agree to keep their Bids open for the sixty (60) day time period. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any informality, technicality or irregularity in any Bid, to disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, conditional or alternate Bids, to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, to require statements or evidence of Bidders’ qualifications, including financial statements, and to accept the proposal that is in the opinion of the Owner in its best interest. Owner also reserves the right to extend the Bidding period by Addendum if it appears in its interest to do so.

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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before August 9, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Benefits Payable

4,004.02

ARAMARK ASIA KITCHEN ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS Attenti US Inc AUTO CHLOR SYSTEM OF DENVER AXIOM HUMAN RESOURCE SOLUTIONS INC. BANK OF THE WEST BARRY MITCHELL BLACK HILLS ENERGY BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES Brannan Aggregates CAPITAL ONE TRADE CREDIT CAROLYN BURGENER CASTLE ROCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM CDW GOVERNMENT CENTENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC CENTRAL STATES HOSE CENTURYLINK CERTIFIED LABORATORIES CHALKBOX GYMNASTICS CINTAS CORPORATION CO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CONCJ1522 COLORADO COMMUNITY COLORADO CORONERS ASSN COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLORADO GEOSCIENCE AND DESIGN INC COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPT COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE ELECTION DIVISION COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION COMCAST COMFORT OF HOME CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL SOLUTIONS INC CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS COUNTRY CORNER COUNTY HEALTH POOL COUNTY SHERIFFS OF COLORADO CPS HR CONSULTING

Benefits Payable Office Furniture State County Administration Uniforms CO SM BUS Relief Dues GPS Monitoring Equipment Rental Professional Service Credit Card Radio Pager Utilities Asphalt Repair/capital Sand Salt Equipment Parts Contract Services Equipment Repairs Equipment Child Welfare /Inmate Mental Health Equipment Parts Telephone Maint Equipment Repair CO SM BUS Relief AED Dues CCW CBI Advertising Dues

$625,662.99 19,497.20 338,263.81 120,705.00 92,797.58 9,937.98 43,034.68 38,000.00 150.00 7,500.00 287.73 $1,295,836.97

12,147.26 7,649.00 65.00 1,174.76 3,500.00 200.00 499.20 165.46 68.60 23,492.37 100.76 4,416.97 102,183.07 34,277.26 86.55 1,200.00 1,492.78 265.69 24,742.18 181.71 93.64 141.38 3,500.00 297.00 50.00 3,394.50 284.00 858.00

Surcharge Due

36,985.00

Gravel Surcharge Due

50.00 2,183.00

Operating Payroll Reimbursed Operating CO SM BUS Relief Utilities HVAC Service Medical Services CO SM BUS Relief Benefits Payable Dues Professional Service

20.00 7,358.86 93.80 3,500.00 318.34 5,664.00 22,133.85 3,500.00 125,029.19 3,650.00 25,553.34

PAYMENTS FOR PUBLICATION MARCH 2021 CUSTOM FLAG COMPANY Blding Repairs 38.00 D AND D TIRE SERVICE INC Auto Rep 1,533.44 DEEP ROCK Shop Supplies 18.90 DIGITAL DATA SERVICES Professional Service 4,125.00 DJ PETROLEUM INC Fuel 44,516.24 DOUGLAS COUNTY DETENTIONS DIVISION Inmate Housing 3,594.14 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE Operating 39.00 E470 PUBLIC HWY AUTHORITY Travel 102.25 EC CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Capital outlay 38,000.00 EL RINCONCITO LLC CO SM BUS Relief 3,500.00 ELBERT COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE Fuel/Maint 8,804.75 ELBERT CTY SHERIFF OFFICE Child Welfare 39.00 ELIZABETH ANIMAL HOSPITAL Canine Unit 189.00 ELIZABETH FIRE DEPT COVID 19 1,400.00 EMERGENCY VEHICLE SPECIALISTS Auto Rep 1,460.90 ENGLEWOOD CAMERA Equipment Under $5,000 2,367.00 ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC Mag Chloride 33,817.33 FIGUEROA ENTERPRISES DBA SAWMILL BAR AND GRILL CO SM BUS Relief 5,000.00 Force America Distributing LLC Equipment Parts 150.82 FORENSIC PATHOLOGY CONSULTANT Autopsies 5,000.00 FRANCY LAW FIRM PC Civil Process 15.00 FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE Child Support 38.36 GALLS LLC DBA NEVES UNIFORMS Uniforms 2,105.35 GLASER GAS COMPANY Utilities 259.74 GLOBAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY Equipment Under $5,000 595.28 GPS SERVERS LLC Civil Process 15.00 GRAINGER Blding Repairs 983.25 GREAT WEST LIFE AND ANNUITY Benefits Payable 103,633.78 HBS Trash 857.52 HIGH PLAINS FOOD STORE CO SM BUS Relief 3,500.00 HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICE Blding Repairs 405.72 HONNEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY Equipment Parts 2,643.56 INTEGRATED ELECTRIC Building Maint 7,216.65 INTEGRITY AUTO REPAIR Auto Rep 748.32 INTEGRITY COACHING AND CONSULTING LLC COVID 19 3,400.00 INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION Utilities 9,148.36 JCH2 ENTERPRISES Gravel 81,347.60 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL Blding Repairs/Supplies 1,265.98 JOHNSON CONTROLS Fire Alarm Maintenance 3,186.00 JONATHAN SHAFFER Reimbursement 100.00 JORDAN EXCAVATING Professional Service 4,380.00 KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES Transportation Plan Grant 11,072.50 KIOWA WATER & WASTE WATER AUTHORITY Utilities 2,546.46 KOIS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT CO INC Blades/Equipment Repair 3,551.42 KYREI ZION Reimbursement 429.89 LEGAL SHIELD Benefits Payable 415.88 LENOVO INC Equipment Under $5,000 8,558.38 LEWAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. Copier 640.24 LITTLE VALLEY SMOKE HOUSE CO SM BUS RELIEF 3,500.00 LN CURTIS AND SONS COVID 19 14,320.00 MAK VALUATION CONSULTANTS Contract Services 5,000.00 MARC DETTENRIEDER Reimbursement (40.00) MARK LAMOREAUX Reimbursement 9.38 MATT MARTINICH Social Services Admin 455.00 MCCANDLES INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS OF COLORADO Equipment Parts 697.41 MESSER EVENT AND AGRICULTURUAL CENTER FB Royalty Other (300.00) MHC KENWORTH-DENVER Fuel/Equipment PartS 1,652.82 MINES & ASSOCIATES PC Other Benefits 367.20 MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC Utilities 1,055.80 MRO Child Welfare 20.40 N2IT PLUMBING Blding Repairs 225.00 NAPA CALHAN Equipment Parts 9.99 NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION Training 551.20 NATIONAL TIRE WAREHOUSE Tires 784.04 NILEX ENVIRONMENTAL INC Reclamation 105.00 NMS LABS Autopsies 757.00 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Training 4,500.00 ODARI INVESTMENTS SUBWAY CO SM BUS Relief 3,500.00 PARKER PORT-A-POTTY INC. Equipment Rental 201.00 PATTY ANN’S CAFE CO SM BUS Relief 5,000.00 PHOENIX TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC Network Operating 27,074.16 PITNEY BOWES Postage Inventory 5,536.26 PITNEY BOWES INC Postage Meter 387.57

POSTMASTER GENERAL PRAIRIE TIMES PROGRESSIVE URBAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES PROVEST LLC PUREWATER DYNAMICS INC QUILL CORPORATION RADIUS 180 RAE AND CO CPAS LLC RAMPART SUPPLY RANCHLAND NEWS REILLY JOHNSON ARCHITECTURE RHONDA L BRAUN ROBERT BELVEAL ROBS SEPTIC SERVICE AND PORTA POT RENTAL ROCK PARTS COMPANY ROYAL B THREADS LLC RUBIN BROWN LLP RUNNING CREEK QUICK LUBE OF ELIZABETH SAFARI AUTO GLASS SALAVADOR LLC EL ABUELO RESTAURANT SEALMASTER SIGNAL GRAPHICS SILVER CLOUD PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LLC SOUTH 40 BAR AND GRILL STAPLES ADVANTAGE STERICYCLE STONE OIL CO INC SYSCO FOOD SERVICES TEX AND LINDA ADUDDELL TEXAS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY THE LAW OFFICE OF STEPHANIE L EXNER LLC THE MASTER’S TOUCH LLC TLO LLC T-MOBILE TODD COMPANIES, INC. TOWN OF SIMLA Transwest Truck Trailer RV TRITECH FORENSICS TRUCKHUGGER TARP SYSTEMS TRUE VALUE HARDWARE TURNKEY CORRECTIONS TYLER TECHNOLOGIES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE UMB BANK UNITED REPROGRAPHIC SUPPLY INC US BANCORP US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE VALUE CONSULTANTS INC VANCE BROTHERS VAUGHN CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC VERIZON CONNECT NWF INC VERIZON WIRELESS WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO INC WAKEFIELD AND ASSOCIATES INC WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY WEAR PARTS & EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC. WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL LEASING WESTSIDE TOWING WHITE CAP WHITES EXCAVATION AND TRUCKING LLC WITT BOYS-NAPA WOLD ARCHITECHTS AND ENGINEERS WYN LIFESTYLE RESQUE JOE XEROX CORPORATION ZACHARY TRESTER TOTAL ALL FUNDS

Postage Public Outreach

245.00 659.00

COVID 19 Civil Process Equipment Rental Office Supplies COVID 19 Financial Blding Repairs LEAP Capital outlay Operating Gravel

15,050.00 48.00 115.00 886.94 4,680.00 55,826.78 164.48 1,076.00 7,500.00 19.73 9,607.50

COVID 19 Auto Rep & Maint Office Supplies Financial

585.00 4,232.26 60.00 4,000.00

Auto Rep Equipment Repairs

104.96 1,547.00

CO SM BUS Relief Asphalt Repair Office Supplies

7,000.00 19,750.01 728.95

COVID 19 CO SM BUS Relief office supplies Haz Waste Rem Fuel Prisoner Meals Gravel Benefits Payable

6,700.00 3,500.00 4,044.74 146.10 18,076.32 3,330.34 7,801.92 675.05

Professional Service Forms/Postage Software Support Telephone Maint Blding Repairs Utilities Equipment Parts Blood/Alcohol Analysis Equipment Repairs Blding Repairs Operating RMS Social Services Admin Bond Pay Agent Fee Copier Lease/Purchase Principal Copier Kiowa Shop Asphalt Repair Road Rebuild Construction Radio Pager Telephone Maint Equipment parts Civil Process Operating

2,749.75 5,332.00 209.10 (201.45) 480.00 106.57 1,912.18 404.49 268.00 1,453.70 49.00 13,791.60 284.00 150.00 164.80 52,540.93 169.00 2,500.00 5,328.00 11,786.00 404.75 171.37 5,368.28 15.00 586.34

Blades, Teeth Copier Auto Rep Equipment Repair Professional Service Equipment Parts Kiowa Shop CO SM BUS Relief Copier Reimbursement

2,977.68 431.07 119.00 94.42 1,938.75 105.98 5,250.00 3,500.00 8,124.94 20.80 $1,295,836.97

Legal Notice No.: 24594 First Publication: April 22, 2021 Last Publication: April 22, 2021 Publisher: Elbert County News

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Public Notices Adoption / Guardianship Public Notice JUVENILE COURT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117 The People of the State of Colorado In the interest of: A.B.M., minor child.

Upon the Petition of: LAURA PAIGE MCDANIEL and BYRON MCDANIEL, And concerning: AUSTIN TIMOTHY MCDANIEL and ELIZABETH DODSON.

Your failure to file a Response, or to appear, within 35 days after service, and, in the case of an alleged father, your failure to file a claim of paternity under Article 4 of Title 19, C.R.S., within 35 days after service, if a claim has not previously been filed, may likely result in termination of your parental or your alleged parental rights to the minor child.

The following documents are also served herewith: x Petition for Kinship Adoption x Petition to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship x Affidavit of Abandonment x Consent to Adoption

Legal Notice No. 24592 First Publication: April 15, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice JUVENILE COURT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117

NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING AND SUMMONS TO RESPOND PURSUANT TO § 19-5-105, C.R.S. To the above named Respondents: You are hereby notified that a Petition for Adoption has been filed and if you wish to respond to the Petition, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Notice is served on you.

Your response must be accompanied by the applicable filing fee of $192.00.

In re the Matter of the Petition of: LAURA PAIGE MCDANIEL and BYRON MCDANIEL, For the Adoption of a Child.

GEM FAMILY LAW, LLC Attorney for Petitioners Ashley G. Emerson, #44867 Adeline M. Sulentich, #54548 650 S. Cherry Street Suite 500 Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (303) 317-3239 Facsimile: (720) 438-7509

NOTICE OF HEARING To: Elizabeth Dodson Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. x An Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on May 21, 2021, at 3:30 PM in the court location identified above. The Hearing will be conducted via WebEx.

Date: Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

GEM FAMILY LAW, LLC Attorney for Petitioners Ashley G. Emerson, #44867 Adeline M. Sulentich, #54548 650 S. Cherry Street Suite 500 Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (303) 317-3239 Facsimile: (720) 438-7509 E-mail: aemerson@gemfamlaw.com asulentich@gemfamlaw.com Case Number: 2021JA1 Division: 1

E-mail: aemerson@gemfamlaw.com asulentich@gemfamlaw.com Case Number: 2021JA1 Division: 1

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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MARCH 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of MARCH 2021 for eachPublic Notice County affected.

COURT, WATER DIVISION Decreed Uses: Groundwater will be used, reused, and successively used for domestic, industrial, commercial, irrigation, stock 21CW3029 GREENTREEDISTRICT LAND CO., LLC, P.O. Box 1869,1,COLORADO Elizabeth, CO 80107. James J. Petrock, MARCH 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION watering, recreation, fire protection, and augmentation. Jurisdiction: The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Eric K. Trout,TO:Hayes Poznanovic Korver LLC, 1999 Broadway, SuiteIN 3200, ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS WATERDenver, DIV. 1 CO 80202. application pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 37-90-137(6), 37-92-203(1), 37-92-302(2). Summary of Plan for Augmentation: Groundwater to be Augmented: Approximately 3 acre-feet per year, for 100 years, of Upper Dawson Aquifer groundwater. Water Rights to APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION IN THE NONPursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain be Used for Augmentation: Return flows from the use of not-nontributary Upper Dawson Aquifer groundwater, and return flows NONTRIBUTARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFER, IN ELBERT COUNTY. Subject Property: 51 amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of MARCH 2021 for each County affected. and direct discharge of nontributary groundwater. Statement of Plan for Augmentation: The Upper Dawson Aquifer groundwater acres generally located in the S1/2 of Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th PM, Elbert water will be used for 100 years on the Subject Property for in-house use in four residences (0.3 acre-feet per residence; 1.2 County, Colorado as shown onLLC, Exhibit (“Subject Property”). is theJ.sole ownerEric of the 21CW3029 GREENTREE LAND CO., P.O. A Box 1869, Elizabeth, CO Applicant 80107. James Petrock, K. Subject Trout, Hayes acre-feet total), irrigation on each lot of up to 10,000 square-feet of lawn, garden, and trees (.4 acre feet per house; 1.6 acrePoznanovic Korver LLC, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3200, Denver, CO 80202.

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR feet total), and stockwatering of up to 4 large domestic animals per house (.05 acre feet per lot; 0.2 acre-feet total). Applicant Property and there are no liens, mortgages, or encumbrances on the Subject Property. Well Permits: There AUGMENTATION IN THE NON-NONTRIBUTARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFER, IN ELBERT COUNTY. Subject Property: 51 reserves the right to amend the amounts and values without amending the application or republishing the same. Sewage are currently no wells on the Subject Property.

Well permits will be applied for prior to construction of acres generally located in the S1/2 of Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th PM, Elbert County, Colorado as treatment for in-house use will be provided by non-evaporative septic systems. Return flows from in-house use will be approxiSource of Water Rights:Applicant The Upper aquifer is not-nontributary as defined in or mately 90% of that use, and return flows from irrigation use will be approximately 15% of that use. During pumping Applicant shown wells. on Exhibit A (“Subject Property”). is theDawson sole owner of thegroundwater Subject Property and there are no liens, mortgages, encumbrances the Subject Property.

Permits: There are currently wells on theand Subject Property. Hills Well permits C.R.S. §on37-90-103(10.7).

The Well Lower Dawson, Denver, LowernoArapahoe, Laramie-Fox aquiferwill be will replace actual depletions pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5). Depletions occur to the Running Creek stream system, applied for prior to construction of wells. Source of Water Rights: The Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater is not-nontributary as and return flows accrue to that creek system and are sufficient to replace actual depletions while the subject groundwater is groundwater is nontributary as defined in C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.5). Prior Decree Information: The defined in C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.7). The Lower Dawson, Denver, Lower Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer groundwater is being pumped. Applicant will reserve an equal amount of nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Property to meet groundwater underlying Subject Property decreed in Case The No. groundwater 2004CW246, District the Court, Water nontributary as defined in C.R.S. §the 37-90-103(10.5).

Priorwas Decree Information: underlying Subject Property post-pumping augmentation requirements. After 100 years of pumping from the Upper Dawson Aquifer any wells constructed was decreed in Case 2004CW246, District Court, Decree”).

Water Division 1, on April 6, 2005 (“04CW246 Decree”).

Applicant Division 1, onNo. April 6, 2005 (“04CW246 Applicant was deeded the following amounts of was pursuant to this augmentation plan will be redrilled and re-permitted into the nontributary Denver Aquifer for use during the next deededgroundwater the followingfor amounts groundwater for use on the Water SubjectDeed Property the Water use onofthe Subject Property in the dateinJanuary 28,Deed 2021date and January recorded28, in 2021 the and 200 years. The total amount of time for pumping of wells pursuant to this application is 300 years. Applicant requests the Court recorded in the records of the Elbert County Clerk & Recorder under Reception No. 604310: approve the above augmentation plan, find that Applicant has complied with C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4) and water is legally available records of the Elbert County Clerk & Recorder under Reception No. 604310: for withdrawal, find there will be no material injury to the owners of or persons entitled to use water under any vested water right

Water Court Notices

Aquifer Upper Dawson Lower Dawson Denver Lower Arapahoe Laramie-Fox Hills

Saturated Thickness 70 feet

Annual Amount (100 Years) 4.1 acre-feet (NNT)

Annual Amount (200 Years) 2.5 acre-feet (NNT)

Annual Amount (300 Years) 1.367 acre-feet (NNT)

40 feet

4.1 acre-feet (NT)

2.5 acre-feet (NT)

1.367 acre-feet (NT)

195 feet 225 feet

16.9 acre-feet (NT) 19.5 acre-feet (NT)

8.45 acre-feet (NT) 9.75 acre-feet (NT)

5.633 acre-feet (NT) 6.5 acre-feet (NT)

185 feet

14.2 acre-feet (NT)

7.1 acre-feet (NT)

4.733 re-feet (NT)

or decreed conditional water right, and grant such other and further relief as is appropriate. 4 pages.

WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of MAY 2021 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. 24596 | First Publication: April 22, 2021 | Last Publication: April 22, 2021 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Decreed Uses: Groundwater will be used, reused, and successively used for domestic, industrial,Public Notice commercial, irrigation, stock watering, recreation, fire protection, and augmentation. Jurisdiction: The DISTRICT WATER DIVISION 1,COLORADO The water supply availability listed in the table above is based on a 100-year aquifer life in accordance with C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4) Court has jurisdiction over the subjectCOURT, matter of this application pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 37-90-137(6), 37MARCH 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION (b)(I). Applicant claims the right to withdraw more than the average annual amounts listed above pursuant to Rule 8A of the State92-203(1), 37-92-302(2).

Summary of Plan for Augmentation: Groundwater to be Augmented: TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 wide Rules, 2 C.C.R. § 402-7, F. Wellfield: Applicant requests that this Court determine that Applicant has the right to withdraw Approximately 3 acre-feet per year, for 100 years, of Upper Dawson Aquifer groundwater. Water Rights all of the legally available groundwater lying below the Property through wells which may be located anywhere on the Property Pursuant C.R.S.for 37-92-302, you are notified thefrom following is aofresume of all water Upper right applications and certain and any additional wells which may be completed in the future as Applicant’s wellfields. As additional wells are constructed, well to beto Used Augmentation: Return that flows the use not-nontributary Dawson Aquifer amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of MARCH 2021 for each County affected. permit applications will be filed in accordance with C.R.S. § 37-90-137(10), G. Proposed Uses: Municipal, domestic, commercial, groundwater, and return flows and direct discharge of nontributary groundwater. Statement of Plan for industrial, irrigation, livestock watering, fire protection, recharge, storage, recreation, exchange, augmentation, and replacement.

Augmentation: The FOR Upper Dawson AquiferWATER groundwater water willNONTRIBUTARY be used for 100AND yearsNOT-NONTRIBUTARY on the Subject Applicant also claims the right to reuse and successive uses of the water to extinction, and the right to lease, convey, or otherwise 21CW3039 APPLICATION UNDERGROUND RIGHTS FROM SOURCES ANDfor FOR APPROVAL PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION INresidence; ELBERT COUNTY 1. Name, Property in-house use inOF four residences (0.3 acre-feet per 1.2 acre-feet total),Address, irrigationand on Tele- dispose of the water, H. Place of Use: Applicant seeks the right to use the legally available groundwater lying below the Property phoneeach Number Applicant: LAND LLCfeet (“Applicant”), c/o acre-feet James L. total), Yates, 1600 both on the Property and off the Property. Uses off the Property include, but are not limited to, other lands contiguous to the lot ofofup to 10,000COLORADO square-feet RANCH of lawn,AND garden, andHOLDINGS, trees (.4 acre per house; 1.6 Stout Street, Suite 1710, Denver, CO 80202, (303) 534-9000. Direct All Pleadings to: Steven J. Bushong, Cassidy L. Property and owned by the Applicant (the “Adjacent Property”), depicted on Exhibit A. 5. Description of Plan for Augmentation: and stockwatering of up to 4 largeLLP, domestic animals per Boulder, house (.05 feet per lot; 0.2 acre-feet total). to ad- A. Groundwater to be Augmented: All withdrawals of not-nontributary Lower Dawson and Denver Aquifer groundwater underlying Woodard, Porzak Browning & Bushong 2120 13th Street, COacre 80302.

2. Overview: Applicant seeks judicate the Denver Basin Aquifers underlying approximately 456.3 owned

by Applicant in Elbert Colorado Applicant reserves the right to amend the amounts andacres values without amending the County, application or (the the Property, as requested herein, B. Water Rights to be Used for Augmentation: i. Not-nontributary and nontributary groundwater “Property”).

This includes not-nontributary water the for Lower Dawsonuse Denver and nontributary waterof inseptic the Denver, from the Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers underlying the Property as decreed herein; and ii. underlying allthe of same. the Property, which isinfurther described asand follows: Parcel A: Parcel A consists 303.7 republishing Sewage treatment in-house will be i.Aquifers provided by non-evaporative Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers.

Applicant also seeks approval of a plan for augmentation for withdrawals of the not- Not-nontributary and nontributary groundwater from the Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers unacres in Elbert located in the E1/2will of be Section 35, Township Range 64 Westflows of the 6th systems.

ReturnCounty, flows from in-house approximately 90% 6ofSouth, that Water use, and return from nontributary groundwater from the Lower Dawsonuse and Denver Aquifers. 3. Jurisdiction: The Court has jurisdiction over the derlying the Adjacent Property, which is located in the Kiowa-Bijou Designated Ground Water Basin, as may be permitted by the P.M., ii.

Parcel B: Parcel B consists of 152.6 acres in Elbert County, located in the N1/2 of the N1/2 of irrigation use will be approximately 15% of that use.

During pumping Applicant will replace actual subject matter of this application pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 37-92-302(2) and 37-90-137(6). 4. Underground Water Rights Claimed: Colorado Ground Water Commission, C. Statement of Plan for Augmentation: Applicant is seeking and obtaining development Section Township 7 South, Range 64 West oftothebe6th P.M., by C. this Source of Water Rights: The source of the nor approvals to construct a development on the Property and on the Adjacent Property that will be served by groundwater withdrawn A. Wells: Wells 2, that will withdraw the groundwater sought decreed Application have not yet been constructed, have applications for to well beenfrom filed.the Prior to constructing any wellistonot-nontributary withdraw the subject groundwater, Applicant groundwater bepermits withdrawn Lower Dawson Aquifer as described in C.R.S. § will from the Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and/or Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers underlying the Property and Adjacent Property. apply to the State Engineer for a permit to construct that well, and the Applicant requests that the Court require, as a condition During pumping, Applicant will replace depletions associated with the withdrawal of the not-nontributary groundwater decreed 37-90-103(10.7).

Thecase, source groundwater be withdrawn from the Denver not-nontributary of the decree entered in this thatofwell permits be to issued upon application for any suchAquifer wells in is accordance with said de- herein to the Hay Gulch drainage on the Property pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5) (i.e., 4% of not-nontributary groundwaParcel of A Wells and nontributary underlying B. be Thelocated sourceonofthegroundwater to be on withdrawn cree, B.underlying Legal Description and Subject Property: TheParcel wells will Property, depicted Exhibit A, and ter withdrawals for the Denver Aquifer and actual depletions associated with withdrawals from the not-nontributary Lower DawApplicant seeks adjudicateAquifer the Denver Aquifers underlying of the is Property, which isD. further described as follows: son Aquifer). To ensure such replacements are made, Applicant will develop accounting to document replacements that accrue from the toArapahoe and Basin the Laramie-Fox Hills all Aquifer nontributary, Parcel Ownership: i. Parcel A: Parcel A consists of 303.7 acres in Elbert County, located in the E1/2 of Section 35, Township 6 South, Range 64 by (i) return flows from irrigation; and (ii) treated wastewater discharges. Further, direct releases of not-nontributary and nontribuApplicant is the owner of the Property and of the water underlying the Property, free and clear of all liens West of the 6th P.M., ii. Parcel B: Parcel B consists of 152.6 acres in Elbert County, located in the N1/2 of the N1/2 of Section 2, tary groundwater may be used for augmentation. To meet post-pumping depletion requirements for not-nontributary withdrawals and7 encumbrances, noofother orSource entity of has a financial interest in ofthe E. Estimated Township South, Range 64and West the 6thperson P.M., C. Water Rights: The source theProperty, groundwater to be withdrawn of groundwater underlying the Property, Applicant will reserve an amount of nontributary groundwater equal to the post-pumping from the Lower Dawson Aquifer is not-nontributary as described in C.R.S.the § 37-90-103(10.7).

The source of necessary groundwater Amounts and Rates of Withdrawal: The wells will withdraw groundwater at rates of flow to to be depletions, D. Augmentation Plan Assumptions. Applicant will develop augmentation plan assumptions and measuring devices withdrawn from the Denver Aquifer is not-nontributary underlying Parcel A and nontributary underlying Parcel B. source of to account for replacement water. Consumptive use is expected to be approximately 10% for all groundwater pumped for indoor efficiently withdraw the entire decreed amounts. Applicant will withdraw the subject groundwater The through groundwater to be withdrawn from the Arapahoe Aquifer and the Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifer is nontributary, D. Parcel Ownership: use to account for any treatment and inhouse loss. For irrigation, sprinkler irrigation is expected to be approximately 85% conwells toowner be located at any location onwater the underlying Property, the andProperty, Applicant any spacing rule as and sumptive and drip irrigation is expected to be approximately 95% consumptive. Applicant reserves the right to use reclaimed Applicant is the of the Property and of the freewaives and clear of 600-foot all liens and encumbrances, no other person orinentity has§ a37-90-137(2)(b)(I)(B) financial interest in thefor Property, E. Estimated and Rates of Withdrawal: wells will water or gray water for irrigation and will separately measure and account for such uses. WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully described C.R.S. wells located on theAmounts Property.

The estimated averageThe annual withdraw the groundwater at rates of flow necessary to efficiently withdraw the entire decreed amounts.

Applicant will withdraw requests the Court enter a ruling that: (1) grants the determination of groundwater rights requested herein for the nontributary amounts of withdrawal available from the subject aquifers as indicated below are based upon the Denver the subject groundwater through wells to be located at any location on the Property, and Applicant waives any 600-foot spacing Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers and the not-nontributary Lower Dawson and Denver Aquifers; (2) grants the Rules, 2 C.C.R. § 402-6. Applicant, based on the Division of Water Resources rule as Basin described in C.R.S. § 37-90-137(2)(b)(I)(B) for wells located onColorado the Property.

The estimated average annualonline amounts of plan for augmentation described in Paragraph 5; and (3) grants such other and further relief as the Court deems appropriate. aquifer determination tool, estimates theindicated following annual amounts nontributary andRules, not-nontributary withdrawal available from the subject aquifers as below are based uponofthe Denver Basin 2 C.C.R. § 402-6. (6 pages + Exhibit) Applicant, basedthe on Property: the Colorado Division of Water Resources online aquifer determination tool, estimates the following annual underlie amounts of nontributary and not-nontributary underlie the Property:

Water Supply Availability* Area Lower LaramieLocation Denver Arapahoe Total (acres) Dawson Fox Hills Parcel A: E1/2 of S35, 147.8 303.7 49.1 (NNT) 133.6 74.4 404.9 T6S, R64W (NNT) Parcel B: N1/2 N1/2 of 152.6 29.5 (NNT) 75.2 66.7 39.9 211.2 S2, T7S, R64W Total 456.3 78.5 223.0 200.3 114.3 616.1 Total Not-Nontributary Water 78.5 147.8 0 0 226.3 Total Nontributary Water 0 75.2 200.3 114.3 389.8 *Not-nontributary water is denoted with “NNT.” All other water is nontributary.

The water supply availability listed in the table above is based on a 100-year aquifer life in accordance with C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4)(b)(I). Applicant claims the right to withdraw more than the average annual amounts

WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of MAY 2021 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. 24597 | First Publication: April 22, 2021 | Last Publication: April 22, 2021 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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