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Unusual symptoms of a heart attack, THE SEASON FOR SHARING intuition save Fort Lupton woman’s life WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 , 2020

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brain. He then proceeded to operate by opening the right coronary artery – which was 100 percent blocked – and inserting two stents.

The surgery restored Edwards’ blood flow into the artery, and her blood pressure and heart rate recovered. The pacemaker was no longer necessary; three days later, Edwards went home.

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Shelby Edwards was hiking when she started to experience indigestion, right in the Walking miracle middle of her abdomen.

Platte Valley nurses and Even though there was physicians call Edwards “the no pain, the uncomfortable walking miracle.” Her intufeeling was even worse the ition and unusual symptoms next day. The 64-year-old’s with her body that something intuition told her something was wrong kept her alive. was wrong, and her husband Paying attention to less-thancalled 911. usual symptoms that could be By the time the ambulance a sign of a heart attack is very arrived, she had collapsed. important, they said.

“The day before we were For more than 20 years, hiking at Bear Lake, and I Cannon has seen both usual picked up a snowball to throw and unusual symptoms. The it at my husband. Then I took usual typical symptom are off running so he wouldn’t hit me with a snowball. Then sud- pain in the center of the chest denly, I felt pressure at the top and also towards the left side of the chest. Often, the pain of my stomach. It didn’t feel radiates towards the left right so I slowed down runshoulder or into the left arm ning,” said Edwards. down into the elbow area; the She woke up the next day pain can be sharp. Also, there not feeling well. She went to is pressure, heaviness such as the restroom and sweat was weight sensation on the chest dripping off her head. She got with shortness of breath, scared and called her hussweating and, sometimes, band, suspecting something nausea. was wrong. He called the amCannon said women tend to bulance; it was the last thing experience unusual symptoms Edwards remembered. She often with pain in the neck woke up in the hospital. and jaw and sometimes in the “Shelby’s heart rate and middle of the back between blood pressure were very low. both shoulders. A heart attack She wasn’t getting a lot of can come with chest pain or blood flow to her head at that without chest pain along with time. She was dizzy, disoridizziness, shortness of breath ented’ and feeling weak, very and headache. washed out and tired. It all “With men, traditional made sense,” said Dr. Chris symptoms are with chest pain Cannon. in middle of the chest or the Cannon, an interventional left side and maybe going into cardiologist at Platte Valley Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank provide community that left arm, it’s a more comMedical in Brighton, attached members with food boxes.

This will be the program’s 10thsaid consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change 4 Change, mon scenario for men,” a temporary external paceCannon. maker Edwards to support anothertoorganization that helps with the food drive. See more on Page 2. her blood pressure and keep Shelby Edwards and Dr. Christopher Cannon are in the heart catheterization lab where he worked on sufficient blood flowing to her SEE SYMPTOMS, P11 PHOTO BY CAITLYN MAJOR her blocked artery saving her life.

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She attended the local elementary school and graduated in 1950 from Medford High School. She continued her education at Stevens Point Teacher’s College (now University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point) and graduated in 1954.

She then taught school for several years in Green Bay, WI. A change of careers took her to Aeronautical School in Kansas City. She was hired by United Airlines and sent to the Cleveland Office. She also worked for Northwest Orient and TWA Airlines in Cleveland, Denver, and Albuquerque.

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Criticism flows about mask mandates in Re-8 district

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton Police Chief John Fryar knows his department is facing a lot of challenges, and they go a little deeper than just a small number of officers covering the city.

For one, there’s a pandemic, just coming to an end. Then there’s legal matter of the recent loss of qualified immunity through a new state law. Fryar said officers are responding to more calls for service involving weapons this year.

“We’re under the microscope, it’s stressful learning to work with these issues and figuring out how we help the new ones navigate,” he told the council during a workshop meeting on May 25.

The turnover is significant, particularly for female officers.

“Our cadet program failed,” Fryar added. “I can’t tell you a single suc-

cess story. We’re going to abandon that.”

The department has a transformational change team whose job is to provide insight into things the department is doing well and areas where there could be improvements.

Almost nine in 10 department employees – officers and civilians – took a recent survey that outlined other issues facing the department.

Human Resources Director Laura Howe said the survey included a dozen or so categories, including salary and benefits, working conditions, promises and engagement with higher-ranked officers.

The most common response to the anonymous survey was lack of pay and lack of ability to move up in rank.

“All of them spoke to the fact they could go to another program,” said Officer Kaitlynn Walker. “The other departments have step programs,

on top of working with other officers and 98 not being left alone.

There aren’t any restrictions on overtime. One question we asked was, ‘What motivates you to look for another job?’ Pay was a major response.”

“It costs us to hire people to do the training. There’s burnout,” Fryar said. “We’ve got certain people who do that for us.”

Mayor Zo Stieber wondered if the department’s size didn’t strip some of the anonymity from the survey.

“Getting that information is more restrictive,” Fryar said. “It doesn’t allow us to be overlay specific. The big thing we got is the information that led us to specifically identify the problems. It’s important to us to pay attention.”

Howe said employees who have been on the job three to five years “are at a level of experience where they can see the problems. We need

to be talking to them.”

It wasn’t all bad news. Fryar said a key to the survey was the employees’ loyalty.

“They want to be here. That’s huge,” he said. “Most of the time, there’s that feeling they can apply anywhere else. I want to take care of them.”

Fryar also said that despite some of these internal matters, the department is meeting national accreditation standards. But he still faces a problem of recruiting people to come to work in Fort Lupton.

Howe said the pool of potential officers is shrinking because people are leaving the profession.

“The unemployment rate for qualified officers is zero percent,” he said. “If you don’t have what I call ‘scars,’ you’ll have 20 departments looking for you. We have to look at how we do the best with what we have.”

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Police department survey says: Pay low, loyalty high

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The message to the Weld Re-8 School District May 25 was pretty simple: Get rid of masks in schools.

Parent Trinity Fuller said she was never in favor of masking children and was sorry she hadn’t stood up for her two children before now.

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Parent Cassie Rodriguez said the presence of vaccines for those who want them makes masks unnecessary for youngsters.

“It’s time for medical decisions made by parents, not schools,” she said.

“Please make masks optional. Chil-

dren depend on us as parents to guide them, yet we are still forced to socially distance with no end in sight. Your responsibility is to protect our children, not the other way around.”

Student Ava Langston told the board the continued use of masks causes oral health issues, such as tooth decay, plus mental health issues, such as low SEE POLICE, P11

Due to the Memorial Day holiday and print deadlines, coverage of Fort Lupton High School’s May 29 graduation ceremony will appear in the June 9 print editions. Look for photos online, however, at ftluptonpress.com.

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Wild at the Chamber Awards Banquet

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cody Leblanc received the Outstanding Member of the Year award from business owner Brook Sarmiento of Bee-och Organics for his contributions on school board with Weld-re 8 and the community.

Chief John Fryar received the Presidents award that honors the Fort Lupton Police Department for their dedication in the keeping the community COURTESY PHOTOS safe.

Fort Lupton Fire Protection District Chief Phil Tiffany is honored with the President’s award from Mary Ellen LeBlanc for the fire departments contributions for saving lives.

The Fort Lupton Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 2021 annual awards banquet at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, honoring members for their contributions to the community.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the banquet was held virtually on video honoring the awards.

Chief Phil Tiffany with the Fort Lupton Fire District received the President’s award, Chief John Fryar with the Fort Lupton Police Department also received the President’s Award, Cody Leblanc received the Outstanding Member of the Year award, David Maddox owner of Little Caesars Pizza was awarded the Business of the Year, Community Light award went to Linda Hunt Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank, Development Corporation award was handed over to Huy Duong, Dale’s Pharmacy and the Ambassador of the Year award was given to Jeanette Smith.

This year’s Lion sponsors are Bank of Colorado, Tiger sponsor United Power, and Bear Sponsor Aims Community College. The Wolf sponsors Aims Community College, Cruise Planners, Fort Lupton Pack and Ship, Golden Aluminium, Halo Branded Solutions, Jennifer Bell, KM Cup Coffee Shop, and Lily Farms.

First draft of Re-8 budget comes up short Outlay outspends revenue by $2 million

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Weld Re-8 School District is facing a potential $2 million budget deficit for the 2021-2022 school year.

The district’s director of business services, Jessica Holbrook, outlined the numbers for the Re-8 board during a May 25 meeting. The proposed budget includes $25 million in revenue (property taxes and special education dollars, e.g.) and $27 million in outlay.. $3 million in transfer funds and $24 million in expenses.

“If the budget stays as it is, you would need to do a resolution to

use the beginning fund balance,” Holbrook told the board. “If we do not do that, then you will have to go in front of the state and explain why you used the beginning fund balance. That will acknowledge you are using the beginning fund balance.”

Board member Cody LeBlanc wondered about potential budget cuts in case the budget remains unbalanced. Holbrook said the district is looking more into a budget that is student-based.

“It allows us to say if we need a particular number of staff at a school and students with special needs, we can look at grants to fulfill that,” Holbrook said. “I need to dig into the budget a little closer and figure out where those grants can assist.”

“I cannot vote for an unbalanced

budget,” LeBlanc said. “It hurts me to see a negative balance in our budget.”

Half of what’s in the proposed budget is for salaries and benefits.

There’s also money for major outlays, such as purchasing school buses, to hire outside help for professional development and to pay for a food service management company.

Adjusted funding for next year is about $20 million. Sixty-five percent of that is coming from property taxes, a decrease of $4 million. Assessed valuations are due to drop $330 million. Ownership taxes are due to drop, too.

Per-pupil funding was a bit more than $8,200 last year. The state education department feels the Re-8 district will lose 10 students, based on a

five-year average. That could mean a loss of $7,000 in per-pupil funding, even though that funding amount is expected to increase by $760.

The district is in the process of completing applications for extra funding. The federal government made some COVID-19 money available.

“We have put out questionnaires to the community to see what their feelings are,” she said. “We have several years to spend these dollars. These are things where we are restricted to how we can spend it. It has to be on COVID, protecting the spread.”

The first public hearing is set for Thursday, June 10. The last public hearing and adoption is set for Thursday, June 24. Re-8 has to adopt a budget by Wednesday, June 30.

Changes to Re-8 board appears headed for ballot Board make-up remains a question

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Weld Re-8 board of education leaned toward a redistricting question’s appearance on the November ballot. But the potential look of the school board will be up for a discussion and decision later

on.

Re-8 has seven distinct director districts. More frequently than not, the board has operated with five – and now six – members.

But Re-8 also hasn’t addressed changing demographics since 2012.

State law requires each district to have the same number of people based on the city population. One district has 500 people less than the average of the remaining districts.

Superintendent Alan Kaylor presented a plan to the board May 25.

It offered five director districts and two at-large seats. At-large reps on the board come from their areas of residence.

Board members Michelle Bettger and Kehle Griego supported that composition in January.

Kaylor suggested holding off on a decision until after a June 10 workshop to allow time for the board to ask questions and get answers.

“The worst-case scenario is you could have three board members

from one district,” Kaylor said.

“You could have two residents from within a common boundary.

Does that throw off representation across the district?”

Griego wondered how a potential November redistricting ballot question would play into a school board election.

“I would suggest you wait until June 10 to vote on what you were going to put on the ballot,” Kaylor said.

The board made no decision.

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June 2, 2021

No signees for new library yet

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton City Council, the city attorney and the Weld Re-8 board of education did not agree who should sign the title if and when the library moves to the north side of town.

The library wants to move from Fort Lupton High School to a two-acre plot of land near the Safeway store, about a block from the city recreation center.

What took up most of a combined workshop debate on May 25 was which group or groups could sign the title to the land.

There was no decision because the format of the meeting didn’t allow for decisions.

Councilman Tommy Holton thought the library board should be the only group to sign the deed.

“Since 1985, the (library) board has been its own entity,” Holton said. “ City Attorney Andy Ausmus didn’t agree.

“The advisory board does not have a tax ID number. It’s not an entity that can sue or be sued,” Ausmus said. “The two members are the city of Fort Lupton and the school district.”

“The board is a governing body,” Holton countered. “We don’t do that with FLURA (the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority).”

“The IGA (intergovernmental

agreement) made the city the fiscal agent and made the school district responsible for maintenance,” Ausmus said.

“They are not an advisory board. They are a governing body,” Holton said.

Mayor Zo Stieber tried to split the difference.

“I would like to see both founding members sign, but I’m OK if the city is the only one,” she said. “I don’t want it to look like the city took steps without involving the school district.”

“I don’t want the library,” Holton said. “I want the library board, the city and the district on there (signing the document).”

There was no word on when

the council might decide who signs and who doesn’t. Council’s next meeting is June 1. The library board would like the signed documents in hand by June 4.

The library board is proposing two facilities, one inside Fort Lupton High School for its students and one – the new facility – for the other members of the public.

“The library size would be better served if the services were divided,” said library advisory board President Lia Inge. “A lot of mothers don’t feel comfortable coming into the library at certain times of the day. The kids who need access to the library can be overwhelming.”

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Thornton City Council unanimously approved the conceptual site plan for a five-building retail space in north Thornton.

The plan is for the seven-acre parcel on the northeast corner of 144th Avenue and York Street to house boutique-style restaurants and shops, said developer representative Max Gansline at a May 25 council meeting. It will be walkable, shops will have outdoor patios and plazas, and it will connect to the area’s trail system. Buildings won’t exceed 30 feet in height.

Council held a public hearing for the conceptual site plan, but no public commenters were present. Councilors had almost no complaints as well.

Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Sandgren said the plan is unique because it’s a walk-able retail space next to a neighborhood. “I think this is something we have wanted to see for a while … I hope we see more of this development,” she said.

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Council gets wind of major improvements inside subdivision

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As he often does, public works Director Roy Vestal talked about money with Fort Lupton City Council during a May 25 workshop session.

“I’m not asking for money this time,” he told council. “It’s a public improvement project (at the Willow Bend Subdivision).”

The $2 million-plus project is within the bounds of the housing development, so no city money is involved. The four-part project will take care of streets, water

and sanitation services and storm drains. It’ll be in an area near 14th Street and Northrup Avenue.

Vestal said the agreement between the developer and the city was a standard pact, pending anticipated approval of the final plat.

Vestal said it could take between three and five years to complete the work.

‘Allo? Allo?’

Allo Fiber approached city officials about providing broadband service, according to City Administrator Chris Cross.

The Nebraska firm has a con-

tract for service in Fort Morgan and in Breckenridge.

“We may need to work with United Power and do a confidential thing,” Cross told council. “We have to work through some easements.”

Discussions are preliminary. The city has a month-to-month arrangement for broadband through Comcast.

“We had a 10-year deal (with Comcast). I don’t remember the start date,” Cross said. “we have to balance what they can give. If they do everything and can’t afford to pay their bills …”

Students need help after graduation, district told

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

High-school graduation is approaching in the Weld Re-8 School District, and Kacy Little Owl has her eyes set on a particular group of students’ lives after high school.

She is the district’s teacher transition coordinator, and her task is to help provide students who have disabilities to prepare for adult life after high school. The board’s agenda said “...the student’s transition plan provides the framework for identifying, developing and implementing academic and community based activities to prepare

students for employment/career, education/training and independent living post-school goals.”

Students who are properly identified, living at home and receiving the special services can receive services for 18- to 21-year-olds.

“I had a student in a previous school district who was living on his own but needed the services to be successful,” Little Owl told the board during a May 13 workshop.

“We worked with the parents side by side, but the student was living independently.”

Six students took part in the program in the 2019-2020 school year.

The number dropped to four this

year, thanks to coronavirus.

“However, we are looking for at least eight next year,” she told the board. “We’re going to work that so it’s more data-driven so we can reach students who need those services beyond high school. Keep your fingers crossed that we get more every year.”

Part of the district’s efforts to help these students adjust to life after high school involves the local community.

“We want to involve the chamber of commerce,” Little Owl said.

“We’re looking at a diverse community. If we work together, it makes everything better in the long run.”

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Colorado ends ‘legacy admissions’ at public colleges SAT/ACT requirement also will be thing of the past

BY PATTY NIEBERG THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill on May 25 making the state a leader in the nationwide effort to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities.

Prateek Dutta, Colorado policy director for Democrats for Education Reform, who brought the bill idea to state lawmakers, said Colorado is the first state he has found to have enacted such a law.

The bill prohibits public higher education officials from looking at “legacy preference,” or familial relationships to alumni of the institution, in their admissions process.

“Just because your parent or grandparent went to one of our

colleges in Colorado, that doesn’t mean that you automatically get in,” Polis said. “Because that could take the spot of somebody who is more worthy of that spot.”

Legacy admissions can disproportionately harm Coloradans who are first-generation college students, people of color or those who are living in the country illegally, he added.

In Colorado, nearly 63% of white students and 67% of middle- to high-income students enroll in a bachelor’s degree program right after high school compared with only 42% of Latino students and 47% of low-income students who enroll directly from high school, according to the bill’s text.

“This bill will help move us in a direction where our higher education institutions are moving towards being meritocracies — meaning that you have to earn admission because of who you are and what you can do and what

your potential is. Not who your parents or grandparents were,” Polis said.

While several states have tried to ban affirmative action based on race, Colorado seems to be the first to ban “affirmative action for the rich, aka legacy preferences,” said Richard Kahlenberg, director of K-12 equity and senior fellow at The Century Foundation, a progressive, independent think tank.

Several universities are considering ending their practice of legacy admissions, following behind Johns Hopkins University, which made its announcement in January 2020. Texas A&M University made the decision to abolish its legacy program in 2004.

In October 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law requirements for colleges to disclose whether they give preferential admissions to applicants related to donors or alumni. The bill came in response to the college admissions

scandal that revealed dozens of wealthy families paid bribes to get their children into elite California universities.

Polis also signed a bill on May 25 lifting requirements for public colleges in the state to consider SAT or ACT scores for first-time freshmen, encouraging what he called a more equitable and holistic approach to the admissions process and access to education.

Patty Nieberg is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com.

Court clears way for tax hikes, more school funding

BY ERICA MELTZER CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Legislators can raise school district property taxes without getting new voter approval, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on May 24.

The decision marks a major victory for supporters of school finance reform who have watched Colorado struggle to fund its schools, even as K-12 education takes up a growing share of the state budget.

With news of the Supreme Court’s blessing, state senators that same day approved a bill that would gradually increase local taxes in many school districts, generating more than $91 million for schools next year and more than $288 million a year when fully implemented.

The extra money will come from local taxpayers, not state coffers.

Republicans Sens. Kevin Priola of Brighton, Bob Rankin of Carbondale, and Don Coram of Montrose joined Democrats in what was otherwise a party-line vote.

The immediate impact will be a relatively modest 1.2% increase in the $7.8 billion Colorado planned to spend on schools next year. But the new revenue is expected to ramp up quickly.

Supporters expect that with this change, Colorado will get close to funding its schools as the state constitution requires in the next five years.

Advocates hope the extra money makes it more politically feasible to increase funding for students living in poverty, those learning English, and those with disabilities.

“This is a major win for Colorado kids,” said Leslie Colwell of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, which has called for school finance reform for years. “For decades the educational opportunities that have been available to students have been largely determined by zip codes and local property wealth. The Supreme Court decision affirms that the Legislature can begin to solve this problem and moves us closer to serving all kids.”

The Colorado Supreme Court decision comes in response to a formal inquiry that the legislature sent to the high court. Legislators wanted to know if they could return local school district taxes to levels that voters had previously agreed to without holding a new election. Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights typically requires a vote of the people to raise taxes, but in this case, tax rates had been reduced in error, supporters of the change said.

The Supreme Court agreed.

“The voters have previously approved what the General Assembly is attempting to implement, and we have made clear that, in such circumstances, corrections like these are permissible without additional voter approval,” Justice Richard Gabriel wrote for the majority.

State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, chair of the Senate Education Committee and a sponsor of the bill, said she was “overjoyed” at the ruling after spending many years working on school finance.

“This is very exciting because it’s going to allow us to insert some fairness back into the system,” she said.

“This is going to allow us to address some longstanding inequities, and it’s going to go a long way toward rebalancing the state and local share.”

The legislation, which heads now to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis, proposes to return mill levies, or property tax rates, to the levels they were at in the 1990s. At that time, most school districts got voter permission to keep revenue from existing taxes. That should have led to tax rates remaining flat, but the Colorado Department of Education instead interpreted the 1994 School Finance Act to require property tax rates to go down, until the Legislature froze mill levies in 2007.

Rates would go up by no more than one mill a year until they get back to the previous level. One mill is the equivalent of $1 for every $1,000 of taxable home value.

Taxpayers in school districts that

already collect the maximum 27 mills would not see any change. Nor would those whose local taxes already cover the full cost for schools.

Chief Justice Brian Boatright dissented. He argued that just because voters agreed to let their school districts keep revenue from existing taxes several decades ago, that doesn’t mean they intended to lock in those tax rates indefinitely.

“Put simply, due to the mill levy increase, property owners will pay more taxes from one year to the next,” he wrote. “That is the very definition of a tax increase under our constitution.”

The impact for taxpayers will depend on how home values change.

The owner of a $400,000 home in Englewood, for example, currently pays about $626 a year to support the school district. Next year, with the levy one mill higher, that same homeowner would pay closer to $655, a 4.6% increase, or more if their home value increased as well. Once Englewood reached the maximum of 27 mills, school district taxes on a $400,000 home would be $772 a year.

Conservative group Colorado Rising State Action is working to place a measure on the ballot that would reduce assessment rates, which would reduce how much property value is taxable. If successful, that could reduce the revenue from the mill levy increases. Executive Director Michael Fields predicted the court decision would only help his cause.

The impact of the court ruling on school districts depends on many factors. Denver, for example, will get an extra $9.5 million overall but lose state funding, according to a legislative analysis. The suburban Adams 12 district will get an extra $4.2 million, all of it from the state, because its taxpayers already pay the maximum.

Advocates hope that over time, the mill levy change will reduce the amount the state holds back and restore balance by shifting some costs back to school districts. They also

believe it’s fairer for school districts to pay similar tax rates.

“The decision handed down today will help us start to make up for years of deeply inequitable funding processes that have hamstrung certain districts like mine in Pueblo and held our schools back,” state Rep. Daneya Esgar, one of the bill’s Democratic sponsors, said in a statement. “It’s long past time to make fair and robust investments in our children and the future of Colorado.”

Most Republicans opposed the effort. Along with conservative advocacy groups, they argued that the proposal would undermine TABOR and open the door to other tax increase maneuvers.

The court majority rejected that argument, but the justices also emphasized that their decision applied only to the specific circumstances of the case. They said it should not be taken as a rejection of TABOR. “Allowing the mill levy corrections before us will not open the door to `trickery’ by the General Assembly,” they wrote. “Nor may the General Assembly simply label any past mill levy as `incorrect’ as a cover for raising taxes without prior voter approval.”

“Rather, we simply conclude, in the unique circumstances presented, that the General Assembly may act to effectuate mill levies that voters have previously approved but that, due to an error, were not given full effect.”

Colwell said she hopes the new money allows for progress on changing Colorado’s school funding formula.

Because districts get credit for factors like cost of living, the current formula sometimes sends more state money to well-off districts than to ones serving lots of students in poverty, but changing that has been challenging because no district wants to get less than it currently receives.

But now the school funding pie will be larger.

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Youth mental health services in crisis As suicide attempts are rising for children and teenagers, mental health experts declare state of emergency

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With suicide attempts on the rise, and emergency rooms statewide filling up with psychiatric patients, Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHC) declared a state of emergency last week.

During a special roundtable discussion on May 25, health experts said they are seeing dramatic increases in young patients suffering from depression, anxiety, and feelings of isolation and social disconnectedness. Hospital beds are filling up, resources are running low and more help from the county, state and federal levels are needed.

According to statistics provided in the hour-long discussion, the leading cause of death for kids and young adults, starting at age 10, is suicide in Colorado. According to 2021 data from Mental Health America, Colorado ranks 42nd in youth mental health services.

CHC has hospitals and services throughout the Denver Metro Area, including locations in Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, Denver, and Adams counties.

In Aurora, at the main regional campus in Aurora, the 52-bed emergency department is now overrun with youth in crisis.

Emergency visits have gone up 90% last month, compared to the same normal time in 2019.

In declaring a pediatric mental health state of emergency, CEO Jena Hausmann said CHC has worked more than decade to expand facilities, programs, and beds to serve mental/behavioral health issues for children and teenagers. However, she noted, it is not enough with the continual increase in patients starting in 2020 and continuing at an even faster pace in 2021.

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with kids attempting suicide and suffering from other major mentalhealth illness,” Hausmann said.

“The current system is unsustainable, and it is hurting our children. Our children need us to rally together.”

Dr. Janna Glover, CHC director of psychology training, said even though society is seeing COVID issues improve, the impacts on children and teenagers are going to continue.

“Kids have dealt with chronic stress in the past year that a has interrupted their development and education,” she said. “Now, kids are asked to get back to life again and they feel completely unprepared. They are burnt out and they feel so behind that they do not know how to catch up. They feel a sense of hopelessness.”

Glover said hopelessness is the top predictor of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.

Through tears, David Brumbaugh, the CHC chief medical officer, said some of the cases hit too close to home. Brumbaugh said he had a ninth-grade patient who attempted suicide after failing to make the baseball team. Brumbaugh said his own son is in ninth grade and plays baseball.

Brumbaugh said in his 20 years

of treating pediatric patients, he has never seen such a high demand for mental health services. The stress on the system started about 15 months ago, Brumbaugh said, and the last three to four months have been even worse.

“Our kids have run out of resilience,” he said. “We are seeing kids who were largely functional and now the floor is falling out.

They are attempting suicide.”

Patricia Givens, the chief nursing officer for CHC, said, “We are tapped out in all areas. We cannot build enough beds to keep pace with demand.”

Givens said hospitals are seeing children as young as 8 years old attempting suicide. CHC experts said a lot of the problems in are rural communities where training in schools and services are lacking.

With hospitals throughout the state, officials of CHC said beds once being used to treat patients with physical injuries and illnesses are being converted into beds for patients presenting with behavioral health issues. Besides treating patients who have attempted suicide, hospitals are seeing an increase in patients suffering from eating disorders and presenting with symptoms associated with substance abuse.

What is the answer? Many of the health experts said it is going to require partnerships with county governments, health departments, school districts and state and federal agencies.

Heidi Baskfield, CHC vice president of population health and advocacy, said it is going to require more funding. It is going to require more work to reach children or teens in crisis before they attempt suicide and put pressure on the healthcare system.

Mike DiStefano, chief medical officer in Colorado Springs, said a major focus must be placed on prevention where outpatient services intercept children in crisis long before they attempt suicide.

Preventative services are also in crisis. Over the last few years, Baskfield said 47 facilities across the state closed. These are facilities that have traditionally provided mental healthcare to children and teenagers.

“At a time when we are seeing volumes increase, severity increase and overall need, the system that is meant to be in place to serve these kids not only does not exist but those attempting to do this work are underwater and overwhelmed,” Baskfield said.

While not present during the roundtable discussion, Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas said they want to be the example other communities across the state can follow.

In 2017, Douglas County started investing more than $1 million per year into mental-health services, creating a Community Response Team. In 2019, the county created the Youth Community Response Team after more than 40% of the calls for help were for residents 19 and under.

Thomas said the partnerships health experts are calling for can work statewide and the CRT program is proof. Douglas County suicide rates are decreasing, partnerships with local organizations, especially the Douglas County School District, have gone up, she said.

“We want to take the success we have had here statewide,” she said.

“For us, the good news is we are ready to handle the crisis with our youth.”

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Tips for older adults emerging from pandemic year It can take time to return to former levels of activity

BY JUDITH GRAHAM KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Alice Herb, 88, an intrepid New Yorker, is used to walking miles around Manhattan. But after this year of being shut inside, trying to avoid COVID-19, she’s noticed a big difference in how she feels.

“Physically, I’m out of shape,” she said. “The other day I took the subway for the first time, and I was out of breath climbing two flights of stairs to the street. That’s just not me.”

Emotionally, Herb, a retired lawyer and journalist, is unusually hesitant about resuming activities even though she’s fully vaccinated.

“You wonder: What if something happens? Maybe I shouldn’t be doing that. Maybe that’s dangerous,” she said.

Millions of older Americans are similarly struggling with physical, emotional and cognitive challenges following a year of being cooped up inside, stopping usual activities and seeing few, if any, people.

If they don’t address issues that have arisen during the pandemic — muscle weakness, poor nutrition, disrupted sleep, anxiety, social isolation and more — these older adults face the prospect of poorer health and increased frailty, experts warn.

What should people do to address challenges of this kind? Several experts shared advice: Reconnect with your physician.

Large numbers of older adults have delayed medical care for fear of COVID. Now that most seniors have been vaccinated, they should schedule visits with primary care physicians and preventive care screenings, such as mammograms, dental cleanings, eye exams and hearing checks, said Dr. Robert MacArthur, chief medical officer of the Commonwealth Care Alliance in Massachusetts.

Have your functioning assessed.

Primary care visits should include a basic assessment of how older patients are functioning physically, according to Dr. Jonathan Bean, an

expert in geriatric rehabilitation and director of the New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System.

At a minimum, doctors should ask, “Are you having difficulty walking a quarter-mile or climbing a flight of stairs? Have you changed the way you perform ordinary tasks such as getting dressed?” Bean suggested.

Therapy may be needed Get a referral to therapy. If you’re having trouble moving around or doing things you used to do, get a referral to a physical or occupational therapist.

A physical therapist can work with you on strength, balance, range of motion and stamina. An occupational therapist can help you change the way you perform various tasks, evaluate your home for safety and identify needed improvements, such as installing a second railing on a staircase.

Don’t wait for your doctor to take the initiative; too often this doesn’t happen. “Speak up and say: Please, can you write me a referral? I think a skilled evaluation would be helpful,” said James Nussbaum, clinical and research director at ProHealth & Fitness in New York City, a therapy provider.

Start slow and build steadily. Be realistic about your current abilities. “From my experience, older adults are eager to get out of the house and do what they did a year ago. And guess what. After being inactive for more than a year, they can’t,” said Dr. John Batsis, associate professor of geriatrics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

“I’m a fan of start low, go slow,” Batsis continued. “Be honest with yourself as to what you feel capable of doing and what you are afraid of doing. Identify your limitations. It’s probably going to take some time and adjustments along the way.”

Nina DePaola, vice president of post-acute services for Northwell Health, the largest health care system in New York, cautioned that getting back in shape may take time.

“Pace yourself. Listen to your body.

Don’t do anything that causes discomfort or pain. Introduce yourself to new environments in a thoughtful

and a measured fashion,” she said.

Be physically active. Engaging regularly in physical activity of some kind — a walk in the park, chair exercises at home, video fitness programs — is the experts’ top recommendation. The Go4Life program, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, is a valuable resource for those getting started and you can find videos of some sample exercise routines on YouTube. The YMCA has put exercise classes online, as have many senior centers. For veterans, the VA has Gerofit, a virtual group exercise program that’s worth checking out.

Bienvenido Manzano, 70, of Boston, who retired from the Coast Guard after 24 years and has significant lower back pain, attends Gerofit classes three times a week.

“This program, it strengthens your muscles and involves every part of your body, and it’s a big help,” he said.

Have realistic expectations. If you’re afraid of getting started, try a bit of activity and see how you feel.

Then try a little bit more and see if that’s OK. “This kind of repeated exposure is a good way to deal with residual fear and hesitation,” said Rachel Botkin, a physical therapist in Columbus, Ohio.

“Understand that this has been a time of psychological trauma for many people and it’s impacted the way we behave,” said Dr. Thomas Cudjoe, a geriatrician and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. “We’re not going to go back to pre-pandemic activity and engagement like turning on a light switch. We need to respect what people’s limits are.”

Good eating is key Eat well. Make sure you’re eating a well-balanced diet that includes a good amount of protein. Adequate protein consumption is even more important for older adults during times of stress or when they’re sedentary and not getting much activity, noted a recent study on health aging during COVID-19.

Reestablish routines. “Having a structure to the day that involves social interactions, whether virtual or in person, and various activities, including some time outside when the weather is good, is important to older adults,” said Dr. Lauren Beth

Gerlach, a geriatric psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan.

Routines are especially true for older adults with cognitive impairment, who tend to do best when their days have a dependable structure and they know what to expect, she noted.

End-of-day routines are also useful in addressing sleep problems, which have become more common during the pandemic. According to a University of Michigan poll, administered in January, 19% of adults ages 50 to 80 report sleeping worse than they did before the pandemic.

Reconnect socially. Mental health problems have also worsened for a segment of older adults, according to the University of Michigan poll: 19% reported experiencing more sadness or depression while 28% reported being more anxious or worried.

Social isolation and loneliness may be contributing and it’s a good idea to start “shoring up social support” and seeing other people in person if seniors are vaccinated, Gerlach said.

Families have an important role to play in re-engaging loved ones with the world around them, Batsis suggested. “You’ve had 15 months or so of only a few face-to-face interactions: Make it up now by visiting more often. Make the effort.”

Laura Collins, 58, has been spending a lot of time over the past month with her mother, Jane Collins, 92, since restrictions on visitation at Jane’s nursing home in Black Mountain, North Carolina, eased and both women were vaccinated. Over the past year, Jane’s dementia progressed rapidly and she became depressed, sobbing often to Laura on the phone.

“She loves getting outside and that has been wonderful,” Laura said.

“Her mood immediately shifts when she gets out of the building: She’s just happy, almost childlike, like a kid going out for ice cream. And, in fact, that’s what we do — go out for ice cream.”

This story is from Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. Used by permission. For more, khn.org.

NEWS BRIEFS Preschool registration The city of Fort Lupton is accepting registration for its preschool program for 3- to 5-year-olds. Sign-up has to be finished before the August parent meeting.

Enrollment packets are a must, as is a health appraisal and immunization. Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/346/Preschool.

Summer camp sign-ups Fort Lupton’s summer day camps for kindergarteners through fifthgraders are looking for participants.

Children have to have finished kindergarten to enroll. Visit https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/347/SummerDay-Camp FLHS all-class barbecue

Any and all classes from Fort Lupton High School are welcome to attend a barbecue from noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 19, at the recreation center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Bring a dish to share.

City plans its Fourth of July party Add food and fireworks, a certain amount of fun and a celebration of freedom, and you wind up with the city of Fort Lupton’s annual Fourth of July party.

It lasts most of Sunday, July 4, at Community Center Park, 203 S. Harrison Ave. The slate of events and activities includes the area’s only Ninja Warrior course, water slides, a bounce house obstacle course, a bouncy boxing arena, a tractor people mover,

face painting, shaved ice cones and a live concert. The day winds up with a firework show, courtesy of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection district.

Those interested in becoming vendors should visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/FormCenter/ Events-13/Event-Vendor-ApplicationNon-Food-Booth-91. Organizers need volunteers, too. The link is https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/FormCenter/ Events-13/Volunteer-Application-87.

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FORT LUPTON POLICE BLOTTER May 8 Matthew Wagoner, 30, of Fort Lupton, was issued a summon in the 100 block of Denver Avenue for a DUI to appear in court.

Raymond Rangel, 28 of Fort Lupton, was issued a summons at U.S. Highway 85 and mile marker 241 for failing to display lamps when required.

May 9 Robert Macias-Martinez, 19, of Fort Lupton, was issued a summon for reckless driving in the 1400 block of 14th Street.

May 11 Sharon Aranda,74, of Fort Lupton, reported a criminal mischief involving a damaged trash can in the 1200 block Dexter Street.

May 12 Brian Cosper, 64 of Gilcrest,

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was issued a summons for careless driving and failing to possess current insurance.

Juan Estrella, 24, of Fort Lupton, was issued a summons for a code violation in the 200 block of Sixth Street.

Michael Swendroski, 53, of Arvada, reported a theft of more than $3,500 worth of OSB board from a construction site in the 2100 block of Mountain Sky Drive.

Matthew Thompson, 47, of Greeley, was issued a summons for driving without insurance and obstruction of vision through not wearing required glasses.

May 13 Olga Ma Ortega, 43, of Fort Lupton, was issued a summons for careless driving at First and Main streets.

bering Service” by Stefan Brodsky.

In Best Page Design, the Highlands Ranch Herald won second place for “Community Service Groups” by Stephanie Dyke.

In Best Sports or Sports Event Story, the Highlands Ranch Herald won second place for “Cycling event survives” by Jessica Gibbs.

In Best Photography Portfolio, the Littleton Independent won first place for photos by David Gilbert. For Best Photo Slideshow, the Littleton Independent won first place for work by David Gilbert.

For Best Public Service Project in Class 3, the Canyon Courier won first place for “Teen Mental Health” by Deb Hurley Brobst. In Class 4, the Centennial Citizen won first place for “A united voice” by Ellis Arnold.

Monthly publication awards In Best Column Writing Award in monthlies, the Washington Park Profile won first place for “A reflection of the times” by Christy Steadman.

“I had never written a personal column before, so receiving the first-place win for my column on pandemic times was certainly a surprise, but one that I am proud of,” Steadman said.

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Age, genes and other risks Cannon said people in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s are more prone to heart attacks. It’s rare for patients ages 30s and 40s to have a heart attack, but doctors have seen patients that young.

Prevention is very important by keeping blood pressure under control and maintaining low cholesterol and a well-balanced diet is a key.

“There are also genetic components to high cholesterol as well. (In some cases), their liver produces cholesterol, so it’s not all from what we eat. Some people are genetically

Kyrstall Beck, 40, of Fort Lupton, was arrested on a Lakewood warrant for identity theft in the 1000 block of Trapper Drive. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail May 14 Armondo Escarcega, 60, of Fort Lupton, was issued a summons for false reporting in the 200 block of Denver Avenue.

A juvenile male, 17 of Fort Lupton, was taken into custody for second-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft in the 900 block of Denver Avenue. He was held at the Platte Valley Juvenile Detention Center.

Police arrested Jaiden Emerson, 22, of Aurora, at U.S. Highway 85 and Weld County Road 14.5 for failing to dim headlight, weaving and DUI. He was released on a summons.

In Best Education Story for monthlies, the Washington Park Profile won second place for “An unexpected new normal” by Christy Steadman.

For Best Feature Story, the Washington Park Profile won second place for “Grasmere Lake: murky no more” by Kirsten Dahl Collins.

For Best Series of Sustained Coverage, the Washington Park Profile won first place for “Rosedale Elementary” by Christy Steadman.

For Best Photo and Design, Life on Capitol Hill won first place for the February 2020 cover by Ben Wiebesiek.

“I work closely with the page designer to ensure that with each turn of the page, readers have something spectacular to enjoy, something new for them to learn or something to experience in their community,” Steadman said of her work on the two monthly papers.

Statewide major awards Major award winners were First Amendment: Jeff Campbell, for letters to the editor about a killing by sheriff’s personnel in Kiowa County; Rising Star: Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins of the Ouray County Plaindealer; and News Leader: Lisa Schlichtman and Steamboat Pilot & Today staff for the paper’s “Indivisible” series.

programmed to produce a lot of cholesterol; others are not. The people that have a lot of cholesterol production are at high risk,” said Cannon.

People who eat a very poor diet with lots of sugar and fat are also at higher risk. Smoking cigarettes and diabetes are also risk factors.

“Family history are genetic components,” Cannon said. “If you have a strong family history, with parents, brothers or sisters with heart attacks or heart issues, it makes them more likely as well to have a heart attack.”

Recovering “The nurses and doctor cared about me,” Edwards said. “If you needed something, they would go out of their way. I was impressed.

Dalanie Shaffer,22, of Brighton, was issued a summons for DUI and careless driving in the 1000 block of South Fulton Avenue.

Jim Roedell, 46, of Fort Lupton reported the theft of a laptop, backpack, vehicle fob and miscallaneous school in the 300 block of Mountain View Avenue. The theft was under investigation.

A juvenile male, 17, of Fort Lupton, was issued summons for assault in the 500 block of Reynolds Street.

Nicholas Trevizo, 18, of Fort Lupton, was issued a summons for careless driving at Denver Avenue and First Street.

Lawrence Parker,57, of Brighton, was issued a summons at U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 52.

Rosangelica Guerrero, 27, of Fort Lupton, reported a criminal trespass of a vehicle. The case was under investigation.

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self-esteem.

“Students have to repeat themselves,” she said. “Seeing faces lets you see how your messages are being received. Students will wear the same mask every day.

The masks fall on the ground, but the kids continue to wear them.”

Earlier in the meeting, board members Cody LeBlanc and Jaime Sierra tried to get the board to rescind graduation requirements for Fort Lupton High School’s ceremony May 29. The motion failed 4-2.

“Use some common sense,” Langston said. “Stop making decisions out of fear.”

“You are elected to that seat,” Rodriguez told the board. “You are not entitled to it.”

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The Staenberg Group, the developer, isn’t exactly sure which business will go there yet, Gansline said. The firm wants to tailor the businesses to area residents and the COVID-19 pandemic changed earlier predictions of who is moving into the area.

Mayor Jan Kulmann said she lives in the neighborhood and often walks by the bare land that currently is there. She said, “It’s been one of those things the neighborhood has talked about for years … So it’s nice to see a very quality presentation, a very quality product.”

They treated me well and were excellent.”

She and her husband, Aaron Edwards, were in the Navy. Shelby Edwards worked for the Department of Defense, and Aaron worked on a submarine. After the Navy, they moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, then moved to Colorado Springs and now reside in Fort Lupton. Her husband works as an international trainer for a company in Denver.

Edwards said her husband wrote her a letter after her recovery.

“He said, ‘I know you could get depressed over regulating your blood pressure. I just want to let you know you’re my wife. You’re my partner. You’re my best friend. And I couldn’t imagine life without you.

So, rushing you to the emergency room for your blood pressure is no big deal to me because I would rather do that than not have you,’” she said.

Edwards’ goal for the future is to reach everyone’s heart with her dynamic personality.

“I think there’s too much hate and too much judgment in the world. My life’s goal if you save one person’s life, say something kind and just be nice to people,” said Edwards.

If you have concerns about your heart health, call the SCL Health Heart & Vascular Institute at 303659-7000 to make an appointment with a cardiologist.

If you’re experiencing urgent symptoms, call 911 immediately. Acting fast could save your life.

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Gummball rally The fourth annual Gummball Rally is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Riverdale Regional Park, East 124th Avenue and Brighton Road.

The 5K run is in memory of Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm, who died in the line of duty in January 2018.

The fee is $30 for racers 13 years of age and older (T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Sunday, Aug. 6), and older, $10 for those 12 and under with a T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Aug. 6 and free for racers 12 and under (no T-shirt).

Visit https://gummball5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=11277.

Boards/committees’ openings The city of Fort Lupton is looking for volunteers for its planning commission (term expires Jan. 22), historic presesrvation board, the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority, FLURA business representative (a five-year term), FLURA alternate member (term expires March 5, 2023) and library board trustee (term expires December 2024).

Call Alyssa Knutson at 720-4666128.

Senior meals Eagle View Adult Center and Volunteers of America are offering a box of five frozen meals delivered to your home. You must

be 60 or older and be a resident of Brighton. The suggested contribution for the meals is $2.50 meal / $12.50 per box, although the ability to pay is not the deciding factor if you are eligible. Call 303-655-2075 and leave your name and phone number.

Fort Lupton senior lunches Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison AVe. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext.

6166.

Pen pals Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/950/SeniorPen-Pal-Program Coffee fundraiser The Fort Lupton High School chapter of DECA is teaming up with School Spirit Coffee for a fundraiser for club supplies. Orders greater than $50 include free shipping. Visit schoolspiritcoffee.com for details.

COVID-19 vaccines The Salud clinic in Fort Lupton, 1115 Second St., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 years of age and older, healthcare workers and workers in the state’s 1b category. You don’t need to be a patient Register at saludclinic.org.

Historical society seeks volunteer The South Platte Valley Historical Society needs a volunteer coordinator or co-coordinator for

The Independence School.

Necessary skills include advertising, student registration and teacher recruitment. Email lwatson@spvhs.org.

Food resources available Here’s a list of food programs and resources available during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ongoing, the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday is open for people who need help with food. Also, donations can be dropped off at 421 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton. For more information call 303-857-1096.

Volunteers with the Eagle View Adult Center are delivering boxes of frozen meals to seniors in Brighton. The boxes contain five frozen meals. Call 303-655-2075.

Hunger Free Colorado. For anyone who might need help locating food. Call 855-855-4626 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The hotline keeps information confidential and has bilingual staff on hand.

The Colorado Department of Education tracks meal site information for every school by school name and address, including service times, start and end dates and how meals are handed out.

Brighton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 567 E. Bromley Lane, 10 a.m. to noon, first and third Thursdays.

Meals on Wheels delivers hot meals at noon to anyone, regardless of age in Brighton. Meals are delivered on weekdays; customers can choose the days. The cost is $4.25 per meal payable at the end

of the month. Call 303-659-0978.

27J Schools have free grab-andgo meals for youngsters up to age 18. Drive-by or walk up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Overland Trail Middle School, 455 N. 19th Ave., and at Thimmig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor.

Chapel Hill Church, 10 Chapel Hill Drive, Brighton, hands out one box of food per family the second and fourth Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.

St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., offers food Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ID and paperwork required.

The pantry serves Brighton residents who love between Quebec Street and Cavanaugh Road and between Weld County Road 4 1/2 and 96th Avenue.

Calvary Chapel Brighton Food Pantry, 103 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Open from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.

Community Baptist Church Food Pantry, 15559 Weld County Road 2, Brighton. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Alcoholics Anonymous The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays.

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2011 AT RECEPTION NO. 3779824, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWED:

City and County

COMMENECING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAIS LOT B; THNCE S85°03’17”E ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT B A ISTANCE OF 30.13 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE YARDLEY WETLANDS ANNEXATION & ZONING #4, RECORDED JULY 5, 2007 AT RECEPTION NO. 3488204, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT B FOR THE FOLLOWING TWENTY THREE (23) COURSES: 1) S85°03’17”E A DISTANCE OF 65.99 FEET; 2) N82°52’50”E A DISTANCE OF 51.26 FEET; 3) N62°07’44”e A DISTANCE OF 91.00 FEET; 4) N70°51’07”E A DISTANCE OF 53.99 FEET; 5) N87°21’42”E A DISTANCE OF 61.17 FEET; 6) S83°39’28”E A DISTAINCE OF 197.29 FEET; 7) S76°08’00”E A DISTANCE OF 166.81 FEET; 8) S65°25’48”E A DISTANCE OF 75.58 FEET; 9) S55°59’46”E A DISTANCE OF 70.42 FEET; 10) S64°31’11”E A DISTANCE OF 49.42 FEET; 11) S16°01’04”W A DISTANCE OF 59.29 FEET; 12) S24°33’31”E A DISTANCE OF 53.35 FEET; 13) S46°28’50”E A DISTANCE OF 70.10 FEET; 14) S54°09’37”E A DISTANCE OF 435.08 FEET’; 15) S20°54’57”E A DISTANCE OF 82.09 FEET; 16) S28°44’54”W A DISTANCE OF 61.64 FEET; 17) S44°53’23”W A DISTANCE OF 119.18 FEET; 18) S52°43’59”W A DISTANCE OF 212.55; 19) S67°45’14”W A DISTANCE OF 95.46 FEET; 20) S58°33’22”W A DISTANCE OF 62.45 FEET; 21) S36°12’20”w A DISTANCE OF 65.89; 22) S27°54’36”w A DISTANCE OF 81.11 FEET; 23) N85°43’21”W A DISTANCE OF 773.83 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID YARDLEY WETLANDS ANNEXATION; THENCE N00°17’33”W ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 978.10 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF WELD RE-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Education of the Weld RE-8 School District for the ensuing year of 2021-2022; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed at the Weld RE-8 Administration Office located at 200 S Fulton Ave, Fort Lupton, CO 80621, and online at www.weldre8.org, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Education of the District to be held at 200 South Fulton Ave, Fort Lupton, CO 80621, along with virtually, on June 10, 2021 at 6:00pm. Any elector with the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget on June 24, 2021, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

WELD RE-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT By: Jessica Holbrook Director of Business Services Legal Ad No.: FLP222316 First Publication: June 2, 2021 Last Publication: June 23, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press

Metropolitan Districts Notice of Public Hearing on Petition for Inclusion Of Real Property into Recreation District Frederick, Colorado - PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 6:30 PM on June 16, 2021 the Board of Directors of the CARBON VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT will hold a public hearing to consider a Petition of Inclusion by GRIGSBY/ FIELING ANNEXATION to be included into the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District’s boundaries with the following legal description of real property: LEGAL DESCRIPTION – A PERCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BEING PART OF LOT B, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO. 1313-33-2 RE-5056, RECORDED JULY 14,

DESCRIBED TRACT CONTAINS 1,038,591 SQ. FEET 23.843 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENT AND RIGHS-OF0-WAY EXISTING AND/ OR OF PUBLIC RECORD. Copies of the Petition and the legal description of the property is subject to the above-mentioned inclusion may be obtained from Abbigail Hebert, 8350 County Line Rd. 13, Suite 180, Firestone, Colorado.

The public hearing will be held at the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District Administrative Studio Building located at 8350 County Line Rd. 13, Suite 170, Firestone, Colorado, June 16, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Questions prior to the public meeting should be directed to Hannah Wardlow, Administrative Specialist, (303) 833-3660 Ext. 103.

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All interested persons, municipalities or counties that may be able to provide service to the real property, shall appear at the public hearing and show cause, in writing, why the Board of Directors of the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District should/should not adopt a final resolution and order approving the inclusion of the aboveidentified real property. The Board of Directors may continue the public hearing to a subsequent meeting. The failure of any person within the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his or her part to the inclusion of the property.

Dean Rummel, Executive Director Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District For more information or to view Petitions for Inclusion, please contact Abbigail Hebert at ahebert@ cvprd.com.

Legal Ad No.: FLP222317 First Publication: June 2, 2021 Last Publication: June 2, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press

District Court Weld County, Colorado Court Address: 901 9th Ave., P.O. Box 2038 Greeley, CO 80631 Case Number: 2021CV30046 Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association v.

A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. This is an action in Replevin to obtain possession of the property more particularly described in the Complaint. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

Dated: May 12, 2021 By: Amanda Ferguson, #44893 Legal Ad No.: FLP222300 First Publication: May 19, 2021 Last Publication: June 16, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Hunt Farms is applying for a new MLRB permit to mine soil at the project site. The site is located within the northeast ¼ of Section 33, Township 4 North, Range 66 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. The site is generally bounded on the north by the Weld County Road 40, on the south by farmland, the east and west by Weld County Road 31 and a feedlot, respectively. The project is located in Weld County, Colorado.

The proposed date of commencement is late fall/winter 2021 or early spring 2022, and the proposed date of completion is winter 2027. The proposed future use of the land will be reclaimed as irrigated cropland.

Defendants: Serafin Castro

SUMMONS

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

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Attorneys for Plaintiff: Amanda Ferguson, #44893 Heather L. Deere, #28597 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 Telephone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: (303) 274-0159 E-Mail: infoco@hwmlawfirm.com File No. CO10756

shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Clerk to the Board of County commissioners, or the above named applicant.

Legal Notice No. FLP222313 First Publication: May 26, 2021 Last Publication: June 16 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

NOTICE - The Lupton Meadows Ditch Company a Colorado Corporation has been notified and an official Demand made for the issue of a replacement stock certificate for the following original certificate, Certificate #598 for seven shares issued to The Public Trustee of Weld County for the use of First Security Bank Beneficiary of First Deed of Trust Engelbrecht Verbeek AKA Brett Verbeek. Should anyone feel that they have a right or claim of interest or ownership to said Certificate an official notice and claim shall be made with the Company Secretary, Howard Cantrell, 11016 CR 23, Ft. Lupton, CO 80621. Such notice shall be made within 30 days of the last publication of this notice which shall be on June 30, 2021. If no Claims have been received by the end of the 30 day period other than by the filer of the original notification, the Company shall issue a replacement certificate and any and all rights under the original certificate shall immediately cease and there can be no further assertions or claims made against the Company with regards to the original certificate. This is in accordance with CRS 7-42114 to 7-42-117.

Legal Ad No.: FLP222315 First Publication: June 2, 2021 Last Publication: June 30, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID C. LAMBETH, a/k/a DAVID CURTIS LAMBETH, a/k/a DAVID LAMBETH, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30248

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

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To the Defendant named above: Serafin Castro

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the Complaint filed in this action. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee. Service of this Summons

Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on July 6th, 2021 (20th day after the 4th publication)

Please contact Andy Rodriguez with Civil Resources at (303) 833-1416 ex. 202 if you have any questions or comments regarding this application.

Scheduled to be published May 26, June 2, an June 9 and 16, 2021.

Adams P. Lambeth and Cassy L. Gorrell Co-Personal Representative 4211 E. 100th Avenue, Lot 322 Thornton, Colorado 80229

Legal Ad No.: FLP222299 First Publication: May 19, 2021 Last Publication: June 2, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press

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Every day, the government makes decisions that can affect your life. Whether they are decisions on zoning, taxes, new businesses or myriad other issues, governments play a big role in your life.

Governments have relied on newspapers like this one to publish public notices since the birth of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most trusted source of public notice information. This newspaper publishes the information you need to stay involved in your community.

Notices are meant to be noticed.

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Mount Evans to reopen with timed-entry reservations Online system will be similar to process used for Rocky Mountain National Park

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Those wanting to visit Mount Evans this summer will need to make reservations first.

The U.S. Forest Service and other stakeholders are implementing a timed-entry reservation system, similar to the one used at Rocky Mountain National Park. Visitors can buy passes online, enter during a two-hour window, and stay as long as they desire.

Clear Creek District Ranger Scott Haas said the intent is threefold: protect the public and USFS personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, improve visitor experiences, and preserve the health of the mountain’s flora and fauna.

He also believes the new system will alleviate the summertime traffic jam around Echo Lake Lodge.

The highway to the summit is scheduled to open for vehicle traffic June 4, depending on weather.

While prices remain the same based on vehicle type, there will now be an additional $2 reservation fee. Those entering the highway on bikes and on foot do not need reservations, USFS spokeswoman Reid Armstrong said.

Once the online reservation system goes live, which was scheduled for this week, Armstrong said visitors will be able to purchase

A view from the Mount Evans summit.

various tours based on which area or areas around Mount Evans they intend to visit.

Entry before 8 a.m. and after 6:30 p.m. will remain free, however if someone is taking up a parking spot during the day, they need to have a reservation, Armstrong clarified.

Likewise, if visitors only want to drive the highway without stopping, they can get a free hang tag at the welcome station.

“Our estimations are that most people are going to want to get a reservation,” Armstrong continued.

Even with the reservation system, there is a possibility that trailheads will still be full for those arriving later in the day. Thus, the USFS will be monitoring and adjusting the system as needed as part of its adaptive management, Armstrong said.

“We’re basing it on data we’ve

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collected about use patterns and available parking spots,” she said.

Haas told the Clear Creek County commissioners during a May 18 meeting that there will be signs along the major thoroughfares to inform visitors of the change, and there might be some day-of passes available at the welcome station.

To make a reservation, visit recreation.gov.

‘Know before you go’ With land managers across the state anticipating incredibly high levels of use this summer, the USFS and its partners are encouraging visitors to research their recreation areas and be aware of any new rules before visiting.

One major change for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests is a food storage order at all sites, which should minimize bear encounters. Haas and Armstrong said

bear encounters in the ARNF numbered in the hundreds last year, and thankfully, no one was hurt.

Another major change in Clear Creek County is that Maxwell Falls near Evergreen will now serve as a day-hike area only. Camping, overnight parking and campfires are now prohibited.

“For the U.S. Forest Service, it’s pretty unusual to go to only day use,” Haas said, adding that the agency has been working with residents to address various issues since 2016.

As for the fire season’s outlook, Haas said the Front Range is currently expecting a normal season.

While conditions can change very quickly, the forests are not nearly as dry as they were at this time last year, he said.

“We’re not out of the woods,” Haas continued, “but we’re looking much better.”

Wish for a sister comes true at age 77 DNA test discovers unknown sibling of Castle Rock resident

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Carole Weckbaugh said she always wanted to have a sister, but did not think she would finally get one at age 77. The news of an unknown sibling came from her brother, who did a 23andMe DNA test for health reasons.

Weckbaugh, of Castle Rock, said when her brother told her results showed they had a half-sister, she immediately went to get a test of her own. The test confirmed that she and her brother have a sister, Patti Lammars, living in Iowa.

“I always said I wanted a sister,” Weckbaugh joked. “I found out I had one a little later in life then I planned. It has really been a good thing. So much happening in 2020, learning this kind of news is truly a positive.”

Even though she and her brother have accepted the news, Weckbaugh said there were still plenty of unan-

swered questions to sort out, including the question of how.

Weckbaugh said all parents have died, leaving them to sort out what happened. In looking at the details, Weckbaugh said it all started in 1948 when her father, who served in the U.S. Air Force, had returned from World War II and was stationed in Dayton, Ohio.

Weckbaugh said it was there that her father and Lammars’ mother had what they suspect was a onenight stand. Soon after, Weckbaugh’s father was transferred, and Lammars’ mother remained in Ohio and got married.

“There is no way to really know, but I don’t think my father knew about (Lammars),” Weckbaugh said.

“If my mother had known, I think she would have parted company with my father.”

Weckbaugh said it was not a huge shock to her and her brother, who resides in Florida. Both knew their dad tended to step out on their mother. The two have agreed that this news is not about judging their parents and more about forming a bond with a newly-found sibling.

Throughout her childhood, Lammars said she always felt like she did not fit in with her six other

siblings. She said subtle differences made her insecure, and comments made by both her father and mother made her wonder.

Lammars said she was left-handed and no one else in her family was.

She had freckles, brown eyes, and crooked teeth. She felt different, she said. Weckbaugh said her father had all these features.

When she was 8, Lammars said, she heard her mom telling a friend that she was five months pregnant when she got married. Another time, Lammars said her mother and father were arguing and he said he knew she was not his child.

“I did the DNA test because I wanted to verify my suspicions,” she said. “My dad always treated me differently.”

Lammars said she did not consider doing the DNA test until she was well into her 40s. She said she went back to college and started working with a psychology professor who told her the physical characteristics could have just been coincidences, but how her mother and father treated her and acted was more evidence that her suspicions were true.

Lammars said her dad was abusive and miserable, and a part of her wanted confirmation that she was

not a part of him.

“I just always suspected I had a different dad,” she said. “It just never occurred to me that I had other siblings. I already had six.”

Lammars said finding out about Weckbaugh and her brother was “overwhelming” at first. Eventually, she accepted the news and was happy to have someone who could tell her about her biological father.

Learning that Lammars grew up with an abusive father has created some feelings of guilt, Weckbaugh said.

“We can’t identify with what she went through,” she said. “For me, I didn’t’ even know where to start to form a relationship with her. You do not know what to do or say with information like this.”

Officials for 23andMe started the process. Weckbaugh said communications started slowly through them, eventually transitioning into more personal emails and phone calls to get to know each other.

As the three siblings have continued talking, they are now planning on an eventual meeting in person.

Weckbaugh’s brother will go to Iowa early this summer. Weckbaugh is planning to meet Lammars in August.