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Golden seeks Colorado’s public health officials are under attack proposals Workers face threats, for use of vandalism, job loss amid COVID-19 crisis Astor House SPECIAL REPORT

BY JESSICA GIBBS | COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA AND JESSE PAUL | THE COLORADO SUN

Joni Reynolds, the head of Gunnison County’s public health department, entered kind of a routine as the coronavirus crisis descended on Colorado earlier this year: Long hours. Sleepless nights. A police escort home.

A wave of threats over her efforts to keep her community safe amid the pandemic made her fear for her safety. There were also suspicious packages left outside her house and sent to her office, both of which were unsettling but weren’t dangerous.

“References to Nazism. Calling me Mrs. Hitler,” Reynolds said, recounting the contents of the hate mail she received. “Calling me vile names — curse words. Threatening harm to me, my family, my home. Assuring they would remove me from my job and take ‘all my worldly possessions.’”

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City says it will prioritize public good, seek to retain ownership of historic house

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

92 confirmed resident cases and 26 confirmed deaths, according to state data. The disease has also had a major impact on the staff, with 36 confirmed cases and 13 more suspected.

But last week, more than three months after the first case involving a resident of the facility was confirmed, Mountain Vista got some much-needed good news: the state resolved that the assisted-living portion

One year after the city of Golden declined to proceed with one potential plan for the historic Astor House, the city is set to officially start a new process that will aim to determine a new future.

On July 23, the Golden City Council directed city staff to move forward with opening up a new process to accept new proposals for uses of the historic property with applications to be accepted through Sept. 14.

The council also formally established the criteria it will use to evaluate those proposals. Those criteria will include the degree to which the proposal achieves community goals for the Astor House, which include the preservation of the exterior architecture of the building and that any future use of the building is determined to benefit the overall community through public access and/or programming.

The criteria also calls for any lessee to take over maintenance of the Astor House while the city would continue to maintain ownership.

According to the established criteria, the city will also only consider proposals by businesses and nonprofit organizations with a “proven track record of dedication and service to the community.

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Health workers collect patient information from people waiting to be tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, outside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s lab in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood on March 11.

PHOTO BY JOHN INGOLD/THE COLORADO SUN

Inside a deadly outbreak: ‘Everyone was scared’ Nursing home administrator details struggle against virus

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jane Runge has always dressed up for her job as an administrator at the Mountain Vista Senior Living Com-

munity in Wheat Ridge. But when the COVID-19 crisis arrived, she started wearing scrubs instead.

“You never knew what to expect,” said Runge. “We didn’t know if we were going to have staff show up and so for me if it meant cleaning a room, I cleaned a room. It was all hands-on deck.”

Mountain Vista, which includes both assisted living and nursing care facilities, has been the the county’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, with

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In-person school delayed in Jeffco Two-week online-only period to start school year

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER CVANDIVIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jeffco Public Schools’ July 23 announcement that in-person learning would be postponed sparked mixed reactions in the community. The reactions didn’t only differ from family to family — many individuals said they felt both relief and concern about the news.

“I am deeply concerned about the decision to remote learn for the first two weeks of school. While we all do our best, I’m not sure my kids are learning and experiencing as much as they should,” said Jeffco mom Nicole Trick. “Still, with all my concerns, I am grateful that the school district is listening to the people who work in the schools, lead the schools and also have families. I believe them when they say it isn’t safe for them.”

Jeffco Public Schools has announced that for the first two weeks of school, Aug. 24 through Sept. 4, all students will complete their education in a 100% remote environment.

Additionally, starting Sept. 8, elementary students will have the option to return for in-person learning five days a week, but secondary students will not.

Instead, students in middle and high school will follow a hybrid schedule or A/B schedule, where “group A” students learn in the building on every other day, alternating with “group B.” When a group is not at school inperson, the students will be expected to complete assignments online.

This announcement came 15 days after the district issued its first restart plan, which said that all students would choose between a 100% remote option or 100% in-person option when the school year began.

The plan has been subject to change as the school district continues daily conversations with the state and county health departments, staff members and others.

The initial plan was criticized strongly on July 20, after teachers union Jefferson County Education Association, or JCEA, officially called upon the district to reconsider introducing the 100% in-person option so soon.

Throughout the summer, the JCEA’s primary concern has been that going back to in-person schooling too soon may put community members and

Lakewood High sophomore Morgan Fritzler completes classwork from her Arvada home back in March. Under the current Jeffco Public Schools plan, middle and high school students will be back to distance learning at least half the time, for the 2020-2021 school year.

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MORE INFO Updates and more information at jeffcopublicschools.org/restart_jeffco staff members at risk, particularly those who fall into the defined highrisk category.

Health concerns heard With the July 23 announcement pushing back the date for students to return in person, JCEA feels its voice has been more incorporated than it was with the previous plan, said JCEA president Brooke Williams.

“While we look forward to in-person instruction, there is a continued need to further flesh out the details in the current Restart Jeffco plan,” Williams said in a statement.

Elizabeth Morgan, a biology teacher at Lakewood High School, also feels more comfortable with the new plan.

“I think that will give us some time to get new cases and numbers going back down,” she said. “I honestly think this kind of plan is going to make school more stable and consistent for our students. (With the first plan) I just envisioned schools having to close because of outbreaks and teachers having to quarantine

‘Based on what I know of my daughter’s planned courses, I anticipate that it would be necessary to have her in four or five different cohorts in order for her to actually attend all of her classes.’

Susan Carter Ruskell

more frequently. That would be really inconsistent for our kids and more disruptive.”

Some Jeffco parents, including Wheat Ridge High School parent Susan Carter Ruskell, have also expressed their appreciation of the district taking precautions and listening to the teachers union’s request.

She added that with the hybrid approach for secondary students, the district’s plan to group students into cohorts for the entire day may be more easily managed.

“Based on what I know of my

daughter’s planned courses, I anticipate that it would be necessary to have her in four or five different cohorts in order for her to actually attend all of her classes,” Carter Ruskell said.

“The hybrid model may provide some additional flexibility for the schools to accommodate students’ schedules.”

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that if a hybrid option is available for secondary students, it should also be an option for elementary students.

Others, like Jeffco parent Jessica Bowlen, said that two weeks of online learning will prevent their children from having the social and academic experiences they need. The original plan struck a better balance between students’ needs and health concerns, she said.

Other Jeffco parents have said they worry that the new plan has not taken different families’ circumstances into account.

For example, Tiffani, a mother of four including three students in Jeffco schools, said online learning isn’t feasible because of her family’s financial situation. The family is currently homeless, she said, and as she works to provide for the family, she cannot also be at home to support

her elementary-aged children as they work through online assignments.

Tiffani asked that her last name not be used.

“If Jeffco doesn’t go to in-class learning, I don’t know what I will do.

I don’t have family close by,” she said.

“It doesn’t make sense that people can go gamble, work out and shop, but my kids can’t go back to school.

My kids need school for the social aspect.”

Others including Arvada mom Stacey Hytrek also worry about having to work while students are asked to complete remote learning. Hytrek works at a daycare center and expects to be working in-person during the weeks remote learning is required.

“I’m currently torn between choosing my job or staying home to help my children learn,” she said. “The schools are postponing opening and yet daycares remain open. I don’t understand how I am supposed to go care for young children and leave my own children home alone to teach themselves. I’m so stressed I can’t even

JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS RESTART PLAN • AUGUST 24: All students begin with remote learning All students will be in a remote learning environment through September 4.

• AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 4: Continued remote learning and student orientations Remote learning continues and students who have selected in-person learning will attend an orientation at their school.

Remote-only learners will also have an orientation opportunity, to be developed sleep at night.”

With the start of school less than a month away, parents are now waiting for more information from their specific schools on how remote learning can be built upon after last semester and what an in-person option will look like starting Sept. 8. Jeffco Public Schools said each individual school will send out more detailed information by July 31.

“The opening of schools on Sept. 8

and planned by each school.

• SEPTEMBER 8: Grades PreK-5 begin in-person learning Remote learning option will still be available.

• SEPTEMBER 8: Grades 6-12 begin inperson learning with hybrid model Middle and high school students will operate on a hybrid schedule allowing for alternating days of in-person and remote learning. Remote learning option will still be available. with in-person and hybrid options for Jeffco Public Schools will be contingent on virus levels in our community,” the Jeffco Schools statement added. “Depending on how COVID-19 is spreading in our community, we will move between remote learning, in-person or hybrid learning, and fully in-person learning depending on public health levels as determined

by JCPH (Jefferson County Public Health).”

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Many Home Sellers Aren’t Familiar With the Capital Gains Tax Exemption I’m not an accountant or tax advisor, but periodically I need to explain to clients the long-standing exemption on capital gains tax enjoyed by homeowners. (I also advise consulting a tax advisor.)

Prior to 1997, the seller of one’s primary residence was required to buy another home that was at least as costly as their previous home in order to avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale. Since passage of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, however, that is no longer the case, although there are several important rules.

First of all, the home you sell must have been your primary residence for two of the five years preceding the date of sale, and you can only do this once every two years.

Rita and I once sold a home after owning and living in it for just 18 months, but there was no gain on the sale, so it didn’t matter than we didn’t qualify for the exemption.

Occupancy does not have to be continuous. You only have to have lived in the house for a total of 24 months prior to the date of sale. If you want to enjoy the exemption on a home that you previously lived in, then rented for less than five years, you may need to move into it until the total occupancy meets the 2-year requirement, if you want to enjoy the exemption.

If you’re single, you are exempt from tax on the first $250,000 of gain. For a married couple, the exemption is doubled. (For LGBT couples who own a home together, being able to marry legally carried a significant financial advantage.) The gain is calculated by deducting from the sale price your “basis” in the home. That basis is the sum of the price you paid for the home, the cost of improvements or additions made to it, and the costs and fees associated with purchasing and selling it.

Those fees include real estate commissions, title insurance, recording fees, legal expenses, etc.

For example, let’s say you bought a home 30 years ago for $100,000 and you sell it for $700,000 this year.

You are married, so you qualify for the $500,000 exemption. You can document $50,000 in improvements

(not repairs), and your cost of selling was, say, 6%, tion to the sale of each house, whereas he’d owe reguincluding commissions, title insurance and fees. Thus, lar income tax on his profit for each home, if he sold it your “basis” has been increased by $92,000, raising it upon completion. to $192,000. Thus, your gain was $508,000, You can claim the exemption on the sale of a second $8,000 of it taxable. You will owe 15% feder- home, but you need to have lived in it as your primary al plus 4.63% Colorado capital gains tax on residence for two of five years preceding the date of that $8,000. That comes to $1,570.40 tax due sale, and, as mentioned above, you have to wait two the following April 15. years before taking that exemption on your other home.

That still leaves a lot of tax-free profit in If you have additional questions about qualifying for your bank account! this tax exemption, don’t ask me — as I said, I’m not Now and then, I meet a couple, like I did an accountant or tax advisor. However, I can refer you last week, who are selling a home they pur- to our accountant (who does our taxes) if you don’t chased over 30 years ago, and are pushing up have one. I can also refer you to a real estate lawyer. against a capital gains tax liability, especially if the homeowner is no longer married. (If the Coming Soon: 6th Ave. West Home homeowner is widowed, he or she has two Sixth Avenue West is a highly desirable neighboryears to sell before the exemption drops to hood for several reasons. Located west of Union $250,000.) If you are in that situation or ap- Blvd. and east of the Jeffco Fairgrounds, the homes proaching it, you could benefit from selling your home have Golden addresses but are in unincorporated and buying another one.

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the pandemic.

“I’ve tried to relate it back, as a nurse and as someone who has been in public health for a number of years, to just really the trauma that people have experienced — an unprecedented level of trauma where the world literally shifted overnight,” said Reynolds, the Gunnison County public health chief. “And the fear.

And the not knowing — the uncertainty of the future — I think has really caused the reactions that we’ve seen.”

The unknowns might be chalked up to a communication issue.

“I don’t think we have done a great job in this country teaching people how science works,” Johnson said.

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Public health officials in every corner of Colorado have become the target of threats, vandalism and even attack ads in newspapers and on the radio as a result of their handling of the pandemic.

They are unelected government workers who typically do important, but seldom acknowledged, work preventing disease outbreaks and inspecting restaurants. But during the coronavirus crisis, the harsh spotlight of a politicized pandemic has shined upon them.

Some have faced blowback from their bosses — often county commissioners — and have been forced out of their jobs. Others have resigned because the stress and pressure just aren’t worth it.

“It just adds additional stress and strain on a workforce that has been responding even before the very first case was registered in the state of Colorado and the first death was registered in the state of Colorado,” said Theresa Anselmo, executive director of the Colorado Association of Local Public Health officials, which represents the state’s local public health departments. “They’ve been working nonstop, essentially, since the beginning of February, some of them earlier.”

With no end to the pandemic in sight, officials worry whether Colorado’s network of local public health departments can tamp down the vitriol while trying to keep on top of the worst pandemic the world has experienced in 100 years. At some point, they fear, the combined pressure could become too heavy.

“We’re in this for the next 12 to 24 months. Even with a vaccine, this isn’t going to go away in Colorado,” Anselmo said. “So public health will be on the front lines of this for months, if not years, to come.”

Anselmo even has a folder in her email inbox dedicated to all of the threats her members have received: twicevandalized cars, a photograph with comments about “bodies swinging from trees,” the arrest of a man who said health officials “deserve to pay.”

‘I’ve never experienced anything to this level’ Dr. Mark Johnson, who leads Jefferson County Public Health, says he’s been involved in contentious battles with the state legislature and over the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, the former nuclear weapons trigger factory near Golden that now is open for public recreation.

But coronavirus is a different beast. “I’ve never experienced anything to this level,” he said.

Johnson said his agency has received a number of threats, which have been turned over to the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office for investigation.

Police have increased their

A worker at a coronavirus drive-up testing site in Montrose.

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EDITOR’S NOTE This story is the result of a reporting collaboration by Colorado Community Media and The Colorado Sun.

Jefferson County Public Health Executive Director Dr. Mark Johnson (left) receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Public Health in the Rockies in 2019. He’s held his position for decades.

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patrols around the health department building.

Johnson even said a police car has been parked near his home to keep things calm. But his department continues to be at the center of tensions surrounding the coronavirus crisis.

Recently, Johnson was locked in a court battle with the owners of Bandimere Speedway over a packed July 4 event. The controversy drew supporters and detractors to the Jefferson County courthouse where there were dueling demonstrations. The speedway argued that public health limitations placed on them would end their business.

A judge ruled July 21 that Bandimere must abide by countywide health orders.

“This is the most politicized or partisan pandemic that the world has ever seen,” Johnson said.

Jordan Kemp, deputy director for public health in Alamosa County, said after a photo of the health department director was posted online with crude and threatening comments, the agency shut down its offices — “just to be safe and just to kind

of give everybody a day to breathe a little bit.”

In Las Animas and Huerfano counties, a group called “Colorado Counties for Freedom” ran an ad seeking to diminish the authority of health department director Kim Gonzales. Gonzales is the official whose car has been vandalized twice since the coronavirus crisis began, according to Anselmo.

“It is time we bring life back into our communities and protect the American dream by opening up all of main street,” the ad says. “Protect our communities in Walsenburg and Trinidad and the American dream like other counties in Colorado have done. … We need to unite and diminish the authority of the health department director, Kim Gonzales.”

A person who gave their name as J.R. Rags and said they were behind Colorado Counties for Freedom said in an email that “these health department directors are generally not qualified to make decisions for everyone” “There are many concerns about kids not attending school, business closures and government overreach,”

Rags said. “And as you can imagine our group has found that true, unbiased media and journalism is almost dead in America.”

In Gunnison County, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a battle with local leaders and public health officials over an order requiring second home owners to stay away. It was issued out of concerns that the county’s limited medical resources could be overrun, but drew intense blowback, including a federal lawsuit from an Arvada couple.

“The banishment of nonresident Texas homeowners is entirely unconstitutional and unacceptable,” Paxton said in a written statement.

In the wake of the debacle, a group of second homeowners has formed a political group to try to oust the Democratic majority on the Gunnison County commission. “I think the county commissioners are using a sledgehammer when a screwdriver is probably more appropriate,” said Trudy Vader, who is vying for a seat on the board.

A Republican state lawmaker from Douglas County -- State Rep. Mark Baisley, R-Roxborough Park -- even called for criminal charges to be filed against Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the head of Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment, for her agency’s handling of death certificates of people who had COVID-19 and then died.

Prosecutors said there was no evidence a law had been broken.

The public health officials who spoke to The Colorado Sun and Colorado Community Media say they can understand people’s reaction.

In fact, they have a diagnosis: the vitriol is a symptom of

One county has gone through two public health chiefs Some local public health leaders have simply thrown in the towel or have been pushed out of their positions. The Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials counts at least six resignations and one firing in Colorado since the pandemic began.

Emily Brown says she was terminated as Rio Grande County’s public health director after clashing with county commissioners in late May. She wanted to keep restrictions in place while the elected leaders were pushing for them to be relaxed.

Brown told The Associated Press and Kaiser Health News that the commissioners “were tired of me not going along the line they wanted me to go along.”

The replacement Rio Grande County hired to fill Brown’s shoes, Paul Wertz, has since resigned. “I have concluded that I do not have the board’s support,” he wrote in an email, according to The Monte Vista Journal.

In Weld County, Dr. Mark Wallace’s 20-year run as the head of the local health department ended when he left his job after clashing with county commissioners over how to begin loosening coronavirus restrictions.

“I have serious heartburn looking at our data in Weld County,” Wallace wrote to the commissioners in an internal email obtained by The NoCo Optimist through an open records request.

Wallace announced his retirement in May, about a week after the correspondence was made public. He did not respond to Colorado Sun messages seeking an interview.

The Local Public Health Officials association said the other retirements happened in Clear Creek, Saguache, Fremont and Custer counties.

The Tri-County Health Department, which serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, saw an exit of an even larger magnitude.

As a result of the health department’s handling of the pandemic, a long-simmering debate about whether Douglas County should create its own health department boiled over.

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When Tri-County moved to initiate a mask-wearing mandate earlier this month, Douglas County’s conservative commissioners announced they’d had enough and ordered their staff to initiate a breakup.

Dr. John Douglas, who leads TriCounty, called the decision “extraordinarily disruptive to our staff and planning in the middle of a pandemic.”

Now, there are also fears of job cuts among his staff.

“I think it’s deeply — and I want to underscore deeply — disappointing, in the time of a pandemic, the divisiveness in this country,” Douglas said.

“The people on the frontlines responding to the pandemic are getting attacked. It’s clearly a minority, but a vocal minority.”

The situation has even drawn the attention of the governor.

“Now more than ever the work of our local public health directors is crucial to successfully fighting this virus and protecting Coloradans,” Gov. Jared Polis said in a written statement. “We need to do everything within our power to support our local heroes and use their expertise and knowledge to win.”

Tri-County’s big troubles You could call Tri-County the epicenter of Colorado’s epidemic of rage being directed at public health officials. Nowhere else in the state has the combination of frustrations, threats, vandalism and political fallout played out more clearly, altogether and all at once.

Tri-County’s Deputy Director Jennifer Ludwig said the department started taking heat early on in the health crisis, after issuing a stay-athome order in March ahead of Colorado’s statewide mandate.

At first, backlash fixated on department executives. Then it spilled over into vandalism at Tri-County’s buildings. The department’s Aurora South location was targeted six times.

“We closed that office after, I believe, the third window got broken,” she said.

Police arrested 36-year-old Dan Pesch in connection with the vandalism. He told a detective that Tri-County officials “deserve to pay.”

“They’re just not getting the message,” Pesch said, according to arrest documents. “So, I just have to keep increasing the intensity.”

When Tri-County’s board was poised to adopt a mask mandate earlier this month, the department’s phones started ringing with complaints. Once the order passed, the hate mail started, Ludwig said.

This time, critics aimed their frustrations at the board of health, calling directors “tyrants” and “Nazis.” On July 8, Tri-County closed its Greenwood Village location for two days while police investigated a threat against the agency.

Ludwig said her employees are battling burnout. Doing their jobs amid threats, vandalism and backlash has been “very distressing, and I think it’s disheartening,” she said.

Some of those same workers are now bracing for unemployment because of the breakup with Douglas County, which is expected to happen in a year. If it ultimately happens, it will be the end of a five-decade-plus partnership.

Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon, who helped make the decision to sever ties with Tri-County, defended the move. He said commissioners grew frustrated when Tri-County’s

Emily Brown was director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in Colorado until May 22, when the county commissioners fired her after battling with her over coronavirus restrictions. “They finally were tired of me not going along the line they wanted me to go along,” she says.

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The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners (from left) includes Roger Partridge, Lora Thomas and Abe Laydon.

COURTESY PHOTO board voted to implement the maskwearing mandate in Douglas County, even though the health department’s staff had recommended that the county be given a choice whether to opt into the mandate.

Laydon also pointed to Douglas County’s explosive growth as another reason for the split.

“This isn’t a divorce,” he said. “I think this is really more of an emptynest scenario, where the kids have grown up a bit and you love them on to bigger and better things.”

(Gov. Polis has since implemented a statewide mask-wearing mandate, which applies to Douglas County.)

Leaving Tri-County and opting out of the agency’s mask order quickly emerged as hot button issues in the races for Douglas County commissioner. Two of the county’s three seeks are contested in November.

Commissioner Lora Thomas, a Republican, is seeking re-election in November and running against Democratic challenger Darien Wilson.

Commissioner Roger Partridge is term-limited. He will be replaced by whomever wins the contest between Republican George Teal, now a Castle Rock councilmember, and Democrat Lisa Neal-Graves. Victoria Reynolds, a Libertarian, is also running for Partridge’s seat.

Wilson and Neal-Graves have been critical of the commissioners’ handling of the pandemic and the relationship with Tri-County.

Laydon said he has “the highest level of respect” for public health workers and Douglas, the Tri-County chief. He urged community members to stop spreading hate and to “try to assume the best” of people responding

to the pandemic.

Asked if Douglas County’s departure could stoke the anger directed at Tri-County, Laydon said he believes the decision will have “just the opposite” effect.

“I think it was a move to protect the public health professionals, because I think in many ways it’s a safety valve,” he said. “I think there was a lot less vitriol (after), so I think there’s a sense of relief among our citizens, at least the majority of our citizens.”

How to make it in the long run The stressors placed on local public health agencies across Colorado have prompted them to develop coping strategies.

In southwest Colorado, officials have created a support group.

The Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials says it has solicited the help of a social worker to help out local public health directors who need an outlet. It’s also working to tap the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s crisis counseling team, which normally responds to tragedies like a mass shooting, to offer aid to overwhelmed public health workers.

“They can’t even lift their heads up out of the trenches to stop the work enough to take care of themselves,” Anselmo said. “I will often close a conversation that I’m having with a director by saying ‘i hope you get some peace’ or ‘I hope you have some time this weekend to rejuvenate and take care of yourself. Often the response I will get is ‘nope, not this weekend. I have x, y, z to do.’”

Ludwig said Tri-County employs a health and wellness nurse coordinator

who sends newsletters to staff twice a week. Tips cover mindfulness and links to mental health resources, and the newsletter also includes bits of humor.

Executives have also increased communication with employees, holding town halls every Friday to address hard topics, she said, “such as the decision of Douglas County to withdraw.”

Jefferson County Public Health has even assigned several staffers to a unit dedicated to respond to the mental health needs of its roughly 180 employees so they can get care if they have to deal with a particularly traumatic coronavirus case or if the workload is simply getting to them.

Great demand prompted the team to grow after it was initially formed.

“Over time I think a lot of the staff are absorbing the stress and the trauma,” said Jennifer Anton, who is heading up behavioral health messaging for Jefferson County’s health department.

Jim Austin, who leads the local public health department in Montrose, said he’s found success in allaying community concerns about coronavirus-induced restrictions. Yes, he says, there are still frustrations and “people who are upset and need to be talked through the issue.”

But he has found that taking the time to explain why rules are being put in place has helped prevent some of the backlash seen elsewhere.

“It requires patience. It requires hanging in there with people and making sure to answer their questions,” Austin said. “But that’s our job. We understand people’s frustrations. It’s summer time. It’s events season.”

Back in Gunnison County, Reynolds said she is frustrated by how much more difficult the attacks have made it for her to accomplish the already difficult job. At the time the hate was streaming in, the county was one of the areas hardest hit by the pandemic.

“At a time when we’re really in a crisis in our community and nationally, it’s a limited capacity as far as your emotional reserve,” Reynolds said. “I think what frustrated me the most is I had to expend some of my time when I needed to rest or some of my emotional energy really in an area that didn’t benefit the community.

And that’s really where I wanted to be focusing my energy.”

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Changes to Action Center’s annual school supplies event Then-fifthgrader Ryland Aden and preschooler Gwen Basinger chose backpacks and binders for the 2019-2020 school year at last year’s school supply event.

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Starting school off with the right supplies is important for students every year, said Pam Brier, the Action Center’s executive director. And that’s especially true as students are preparing to return to school with new regulations after months of staying home.

That’s why it’s been important for the Action Center, a human-services nonprofit serving Jefferson County, to ensure its annual school supply distribution will go forward this year.

“I think we all remember how a new backpack and fresh school supplies

helped us to feel excited, confident and ready for the new school year,” Brier said. “The Action Center is grateful for the support of the community who are helping us to give students across Jeffco the supplies they need to head into the new school year feeling confident and prepared.”

Last year, the event, which provides basic supplies to students such as paper, scissors and folders, served approximately 2,000 households. This year, the event’s capacity allows for about 1,800 households to be served, said Tawney Eisenbraun, the center’s communications manager.

That’s factoring in numerous health and safety precautions the center is taking to protect families and volunteers from the virus.

With some big changes affecting this year’s event, here are five things to know about the school supplies distribution.

Appointments required As opposed to previous years, all families must make an appointment to be part of the distribution. Because of social distancing requirements, the center cannot accommodate those who show up without an appointment.

Eisenbraun said the easiest and quickest way to sign up for an appointment is through the Action Center’s website, theactioncenter.org, under the Events tab. Those who do not have internet access can call the Action Center at (720) 407-6680.

Where and when The distribution will be held at its usual location, Stevens Elementary School, at 7101 W. 38 Ave. in Wheat Ridge. It will run from Aug. 10 through 15, with families asked to make an appointment for a specific time on one of those days.

Masks required You will be required to wear a face covering to pick up school supplies.

One family member only The Action Center has asked for only one individual from each household to attend the event. Individuals should not bring their children or babies to limit the spread of COVID-19. A single family member will be able to pick up supplies for all students in a household.

Who’s eligible All families who feel they are in financial need and would like help acquiring school supplies are invited to sign up for an appointment.

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July 23 was a busy night for the Golden City Council as they tackled and discussed issues ranging from the city’s current budget situation to the formation of a new committee dedicated to justice and equity.

Here is a closer look at those significant discussions and actions (plus one other).

New committee The city council voted unanimously to form a justice, equity, diversity and inclusion subcommittee.

According to the resolution, the subcommittee will gather research and information to inform city council conversation related to those issues and frame discussions that will come to full council for consideration.

The subcommittee will consist of two councilmembers who will serve one year terms as well as a staff person assigned by the city manager. Councilmembers Rob Reed and JJ Trout and Deputy City Manager Carly Lorentz will start out on the subcommittee.

“I think the discussion we will have at the end of August at our council retreat will allow council to provide some more specific expectations and scoping of the topics for the committee,” said Mayor Weinberg. “But I think we have a good structure in place”

COVID-19 budget impact Golden has not escaped the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic but the city’s overall financial picture remains strong, Golden’s Finance Director Jeff Hansen said in a budget update.

Sales tax revenue was down 550,000 through May, a 7.5% decrease from last year and 8.7% less than what was budgeted. However other revenues, including those from property taxes and Golden’s use tax, are up.

Despite the sales tax decrease, overall revenues into the general fund are up by 9% from last with fund revenues exceeding expenditures by $2.8 million.

Hansen said a large portion of that increase can be attributed to Golden receiving the first payment of its CARES Act money from Jefferson County and some of that money will need to be distributed to other funds that had expenses related to COVID-19. However, the fund should remain in a good position even after those revenues are redistributed, he said.

One unsurprising trouble spot for the city are the funds for facilities that could not operate for portions of the year, including The Splash at Fossil Trace and the Community Center. The city will likely need to cover those shortfalls with money from the general fund. Substantial CARES Act funds will also be able to be used to cover portions of the community center budget.

“I think we are weathering the impacts of COVID-19 stronger than some peer cities because we’ve maintained strong reserves in the past, have a diverse sales tax base that helps offset some areas been hard hit and we’ve done a good job of keeping expenditures under control,” Hansen said.

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Sales tax ordinance The city council unanimously passed an ordinance that will require online retailers to collect sales tax on items sold to Golden residents.

Previously, the city encouraged retailers to voluntarily collect sales tax, but such collections will now be required, Hansen said.

The city is not likely to see a huge increase in sales tax because the largest online retailers, including Amazon and Wayfair, are already generally collecting applicable sales taxes, Hansen said. However, he predicted there will be a modest impact due to the many smaller retailers have not been collecting it.

Hansen called the ordinance a win/win because it will increase city sales tax collections while leveling the playing field between online retailers and brick and mortar businesses in Golden.

“In this era of COVID-19, I really appreciate that Jeff has pushed this through because I think there is going to be more and more online retail so I think this is really crucial,” said Councilman Rob Reed.

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Wheat Ridge news in a hurry Movies on the Ridge Localworks’ Movies on the Ridge series brings residents two more opportunities to experience a free, drivein movie. Localworks is showing Dora and the Lost City of Gold on July 31.

Vehicle load-in begins at 7:45 p.m., and the film will begin at 8:30 p.m.

The final movie in this series will be Jurassic Park on Aug. 21. Vehicle load-in begins at 7:15 p.m., and the movie will begin at 8 p.m. Both movies will be shown on the Lutheran Medical Center Campus in the parking lot

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of Pediatrics West (3555 N Lutheran Parkway). Attendees are encouraged to pick up food from their favorite local restaurant or visit one of the participating food trucks. Space is limited, and advanced registration is required. Reserve a spot at WeAreLocalworks.org/movies-on-the-ridge.

Poet needed The Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission is seeking applicants for its Poet in Residence Program. This is the second year of the program. In 2019,

during the City’s 50th Anniversary, the Poet in Residence wrote and presented six poems that were read at various Wheat Ridge events. Poems were also posted to the City of Wheat Ridge social media accounts and the Wheat Ridge Cultural Events Facebook page, and were included in the City’s Connections newsletter. During the second year, the poet will also be expected to conduct outreach workshops at several Wheat Ridge schools.

“Poetry should inspire the community and be accessible to a diverse

population as well as be an expression of the City’s civic spirit,” said David Opp, Cultural Commission chair. “We are very fortunate to be able to continue this special program and bring the beauty of the spoken word to life in this way for our community.”

A $1,000 stipend accompanies this residency, to be distributed over the two years.

For a list of qualifications, and application information, check out the city website, or email Cultural@ ci.wheatridge.co.us for more details.

that is proposing has only been in Golden for five years they should not be dinged or weighed because they have not been in Golden for 50 years.”

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Golden Community and Economic Director Steve Glueck said city staff sought out this direction from the council with moving forward with developing criteria for a review process after receiving two serious unsolicited proposals for future uses of the Astor House.

Two unsolicited proposals One of those proposals came from the Foothills Art Center while the other was submitted by the Golden Civic Foundation. Both organizations will now have the opportunity to submit a formal proposal in response to the new criteria.

“The gist of the proposal is

The Golden city council has established the following goals for the Astor House property: The property will remain in city ownership. Requests to buy it will not be considered.

The existing historic structure and open space portion of the property should be a vibrant community hub that includes shared space for the Golden Civic Foundation and other nonprofits so they can have affordable office space and event training space as well as it being available for community programming,” said Golden Civic Foundation Executive Director Heather Schneider. “Our vision is for a space that will build and elevate nonprofit, business, city and community partnerships

maintained The primary use of the property must be a benefit the overall community through public access and/or programs. Lease revenue will be a secondary concern to the long-term sustainability and management.

The Astor House in Golden. PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO Astor House consideration process had seemed to favor “insider” city groups and ultimately chose to remove language from the criteria that gave that impression.

“My concern all along has been that there is a perception or a reality of special interests being able to outweigh the rest of the community,” said Mayor Laura Weinberg. “If the proposal is a good proposal for the community and the person

to be sustainable in Golden for years to come.”

Foothills Art Center Executive Director Hassan Najjar confirmed that his organization also plans to submit a proposal but declined to share further comments about it.

“We most likely won’t be ready to share those details until we actually submit our proposal, Najjar said.

The council also discussed their concerns that last year’s

Preservation possibilities During the meeting, Glueck also discussed with the council how to ensure that the historic building’s exterior is preserved into the future. One possibility would be to grant a historical easement to the Colorado Historic Foundation, which would require that the building be maintained up to a certain standard even if it is sold. The city could also negotiate similar requirements with a tenant directly. Glueck suggested waiting to look at proposals before making a decision about which approach to take. The city will review proposals in September.

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aking a page from the past” is the headline of an article in the Summer 2020 University of Northern Colorado alumni magazine (Go Bears!). In this “From the Vault” feature, author Nate Haas, class of 2004, reports on the lessons of the 1918 influenza outbreak – which actually continued to devastate the global population until late 1919 – for the current age of COVID-19. Haas shares material from history professor Fritz Fischer, who teaches about pandemics at UNC. Photos from the 1919 UNC yearbook reproduced in the magazine show students wearing masks and standing in front of closed facilities … images, as Haas notes, relatable today.

Scientists and historians note that the socalled “Spanish Flu” actually first emerged in soldiers at Fort Riley, Kansas, during World War I (then called the “Great War, of course, because who in their wildest imaginations would believe there could ever be a second world war?). Rather, as professor Fischer explains, Spain was a neutral country free of censorship to report on this crisis.

The 1918 flu spread through Fort Riley soldiers who transmitted the disease when they deployed overseas. As troops returned, influenza was ravaging Europe and another wave then surged through the U.S. As the flu pandemic came to an end worldwide, those infected had either died or developed immunity.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Trump’s First Amendment flip-flop I write to admit that my perception of our First Amendment’s right to free speech must be flawed. On one hand, President Trump tells us that free speech would be infringed upon by compelling people to wear masks to protect their fellow citizens in the time of an epidemic. He makes the same argument regarding the banning of the public display of the Confederate battle flag and the removal of monuments to a treasonous planter aristocracy.

Those men plunged our country into a bloody civil war that cost 600,000 American lives in order to protect a State’s Right to allow the labor exploitation of chattel slavery.

There is no honor in treachery, ask Benedict Arnold or Michael Flynn.

On the other hand when Colin Kaepernick expressed his right to free speech and took a knee to protest injustice it was unforgivable. The NFL took Kaepernick’s career and Trump held him up as a symbol of national hate and scorn, mostly from

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people sympathetic with others waving Confederate flags.

If anyone can make a cogent argument that reconciles this distinction I’d like to hear it. In a just world Colin becomes an International Ambassador for Justice while the Trumps enjoy BBQs with Ed Snowden at Trump’s dacha in Siberia.

Paul Barnkow, Arvada Teachers union shows true colors For decades, teachers unions nationwide have put teacher interests ahead of the students.The local teachers union, JCEA, has informed the school board they’d like teachers to be able to sit at home and draw full pay this fall.No surprise.

I support proposed federal legislation that, according to Newt Gingrich, “would include a provision that any school district that refuses to open its schools for in-school learning should lose its federal aid – which SEE LETTERS, P11

UNC’s Fischer notes that U.S. doctors and policymakers had just begun to rely on science during the 1918 crisis. In fact, Fischer says that two areas of such learning should be an advantage during the current pandemic: “We know the science and we know how coronaviruses work.”

In 2008, nearly 90 years after the 1918 pandemic, researchers discovered that the influenza weakened bronchial tubes and lungs, often leading to bacterial pneumonia – frightening similarities to today’s version of the coronavirus. A vaccine was finally developed in the 1940s.

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A jumble of July thoughts

n honor of actual professional baseball being played, this week’s column is going to go around the horn, a stream-ofconsciousness attempt at writing that perfectly matches my natural tendency towards HITTING ADD HOME Remember back in March, when this year officially went completely off the rails, and I predicted that we would see an uptick in divorces?

Well, that prediction is starting to come true. Did you notice the rancorous tone with which Michael Alcorn the teachers’ union received the decision of the Jeffco administration to open schools 100% in the fall with an at-home option ?

Such decisions have been met with similar disdain elsewhere, as well, going so far as the Colorado Education Association sending a petition demanding all safety concerns be addressed before school open in person.

Actually, that was minor, considering the CEA’s counterparts around the country are also demanding the defunding of police departments and reparations for bad dentistry. Still, one must take heart that couples’ therapy is working out, as the school district dramatically backed off last week (Editor’s note: the district now says the first two weeks of the school year will be at-home, and middle/ high school in-person learning will be on a half-and-half hybrid basis).

Stay tuned, folks — once the therapy starts, you never know what scabs are going to get picked at.

I get it — I teach at 10 schools and can single-handedly shut them all down. But I wonder if teachers have completely thought through the idea of having brick-and-mortar schools

declared “non-essential.”

On the other hand, there may be some good that comes out of it: given the abysmal teaching of American History and Civics to this generation (a generation which, in protest of race issues, has torn down the statue of a prominent abolitionist in Wisconsin and defaced a statue of Frederick Douglass), students may get a brief respite during a fall campaign in which *some* will almost certainly use the zeitgeist to push a political agenda or try to sneak the 1619 Project into the classroom. You have no control, who lives, who dies, who tells the story…

Is it just me, or have we seen an unusual number of truly spectacular sunsets on the Front Range this summer? Usually those hold off until autumn, but this summer’s been great. Maybe God’s way of reassuring us that the bleakness that is 2020 will eventually get behind us?

Trying to get some reading in to F understand the current moment.

Thinking the French Revolution would hold a lot of lessons, but also considering the Bolshevik Revolution and China’s Cultural Revolution.

Thoughts, anyone?

The other day, on a bike ride, I paused at Long Lake Regional Park to watch a couple of young adult baseball teams play. It wasn’t a long pause, but there is something truly heartening about a bunch of young men getting together with glove and ball to play a game. The sounds, the smells, the chatter… You probably won’t be allowed to go down to Coors Field to catch a game this year, so maybe find a bunch of kids playing for nothing more than the love of the game.

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of influenza information during WWI aggravated tension and arguments about the severity of the crisis. With limited access to accurate data, the media were accused of “overdramatizing and overexaggerating.”

Sound familiar?

If there’s one thing we know for sure about COVID-19, it’s that there’s

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would then be converted into a tax credit for the students in that district if their parents want to home school, establish a small community school with others or go to a private school.”

Hopefully the school board shows some backbone. I would protest my tax dollars being used to pay teachers who don’t return to the classroom.

Mark W. Salley, Arvada Ready or not I have just read the July 16 edition of the newspaper. Two side-by-side stories caught my eye: The large heading at the top of page 10 reads, “Jeffco schools still looking for sanitizing wipes, gloves.” At the top of page 11?

“All Jeffco students can return for in-person schooling this fall.” How did this get past the Irony Police?

Harlan F. Smith, Arvada Durkin for DA I had occasion to go to downtown Denver a couple of days ago and I was appalled at what I observed at

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we will be looking at all four major sports playing simultaneously? That could be fun, and a VERY needed distraction from the world around us.

I don’t know how closely you’ve been following the progress towards a vaccine for COVID-19, but there’s been some very encouraging progress made on a number of fronts. The odds of having a vaccine by this time next year seem very promising. Go, humanity!!

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a lot we still don’t know. States are left to collect and report data according to their own specific calculations.

And, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tried to make sense of such disparate information, the CDC itself is now cut out of the process.

Consider, on the other hand, what professor Fischer, as reported by Haas, shares in his classroom … that by combining what we know about science and the virus with technology that connects us and government

action people can accept, we can slow down the spread or flatten the curve.

My friends and neighbors, despite conflicting data and reporting about Covid-19, our curve is going the wrong way by any measure. Please, for the sakes of those you love and those you don’t even know, wear a mask, stay socially distant, and wash your hands.

(I know, I know, I repeat myself.)

When I hear comparisons of the catastrophic death rate of the 1918 flu to the lower percentages of COVID-19 so far, I can only be grateful that,

the State Capitol. A building that is the seat of government for nearly six million Coloradans sits with boarded up windows and stained with graffiti, the result of actions by a few hundred vandals. They did it because they could. It hasn’t happened in Jefferson County yet, but no place can be considered immune.

I support Matthew Durkin for District Attorney in the First Judicial District because I want elected officials who will address these problems and not just support them. I want elected officials who will follow the law. I want a District Attorney who will prosecute the crimes associated with these actions while working to provide appropriate help to those who need and deserve it. The candidate who can do this is Matt Durkin.

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otherwise.”

I often struggle with Mike’s libertarian pro-Trump columns, but this one takes the cake. Before you write about anything pertaining to race again, Mike, educate yourself.

Kris Long, Arvada Remembering Mr. Papenfus Art Papenfus died this past Thursday, July 23, at the age of 90, but his work, his spirit and his contribution to the community will live on. Art was the biology teacher at Golden High School for many years, and in his class I came to understand that learning can be fun and challenging at the same time. Happy Pappy, as the students often called him, was indeed a man who loved his profession, and saw the good side and the potential

with 102 years of medical advancement and eventual access to needed resources, we will control the coronavirus this time around.

And, perhaps if we do, our own “pages from the past” will reflect a much superior outcome.

Andrea Doray is a writer with a shout out to Nate Haas for his reporting of professor Fischer’s classroom lesson, and a reminder for everyone to get a flu vaccine this year. Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

of every student who came under his bright gaze. When I speak to anyone who graduated from GHS during that era, the conversation always turns to Art Papenfus. He was certainly not the only fine teacher at GHS in those years, but his every-day bounce and enthusiasm was infectious and, I am sure, inspired many of his students to continue their educations and their study of biology. We all recall his rule against chewing gum during class.

The penalty, if caught, was to dip the gum in the swamp tank, and chew again. I am not sure that anyone was caught chewing gum. Art, you are an important part of the great history of Golden High School.

Siblings Robert Krattli and Marilyn Willard, Golden

Historically bad I found Mike Alcorn’s July 23 column appallingly tone-deaf and insensitive. Does he seriously think that Black Americans would read his piece and say, “Gee, you’re right, I should just be glad we have a strong country.

It’s a good thing my ancestors were slaves and not considered fully human because the country might have failed

You are probably reading this on the next-to-the-last day of July. If we get through tomorrow, we will have made it through this month without anything new and devastating happening to us, like every other month this year.

You might want to think about staying in tomorrow. Lock the doors. Pull the curtains. Just sayin’…

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available at Amazon. com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn.com.” His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

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Firefighters and paramedics Chris Marvin, left, and Tyler Finley prepare to climb into a West Metro Fire Rescue ambulance to respond to an emergency call on July 23.

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In midst of coronavirus, firefighters adjust New procedures, added stress, and work goes on

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ll was quiet at West Metro Fire Rescue’s Station 1 on July 23. That is, until a recording of a woman’s voice rang through the bay, announcing an emergent medical alert.

Within seconds, the station’s firefighters, paramedics and the on-duty officer burst through a set of swinging doors.

“We’ve got a woman in labor,” announced Lt. Brian Worth as he charged toward the ambulance.

In less than a minute, the ambulance has pulled out of the large garage and headed in the direction of the emergency. The protocol for these emergency workers once they hear an alert is the same as always: change shoes, grab any needed equipment, hop in the ambulance or fire truck.

Only now, they’re also pulling on personal protective equipment such as masks, eyewear and gowns and preparing for the chance that the person in need of their help could also infect them with COVID-19, the potentially deadly virus sweeping the globe.

Fire departments and emergency responders across the Denver metro area have been forced to adjust their procedures in an attempt to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We just had to respond very, very quickly to the changing environment ... the landscape changed overnight,” SEE FIREFIGHTERS, P13

The inside of a locker on a West Metro Fire Rescue fire engine. Extra gear and personal protective equipment is kept inside.

ike in so many cultures, music plays a vital connective and communicative role in Chicano life. That music has been honored since 2002 at Su Teatro’s Chicano Music Hall of Fame, and now there’s a new group of musicians to be honored for their contributions.

The 2020 inductees are Lu Liñan, Frank COMING Ayala and Los ATTRACTIONS Trujillos and were inducted on July 30. The closed-to-thepublic event was shared with audiences via digital methods like Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.

“The intimate Clarke Reader event is to honor the legends that have influenced the Colorado music scene,” wrote Angelina Gurule, marketing coordinator at Su Teatro, in an email interview.

“Chicanos have played aa significant role in music and have influence generations of musicians.”

The hall of fame event and the 24th Annual Chicano Music Festival is co-presented with KUVO radio, and the festival aspect is running virtually through Aug. 2. In addition, this year’s event will offer a tribute to two musical icons who have passed this last year, according to information provided by Gurule: Mariachi Vasquez patriarch Raul Vasquez and jazz master Freddie Rodriguez.

The selection process for inductees begins online with a nomination application, and they are then voted on by a committee with three specific criteria in mind.

“Longevity, which in this instance refers to consistent or sustained activities over a period of time, uniqueness which asks… what is the singular contribution that they introduced?” Gurule explained. “And the final is excellence: what are the qualities that placed the nominee at the `top of their game’?”

Here’s some information on the inductees, as provided by Gurule: Liñan and her family were among the first to bring Mexican Mariachi music and dance to Colorado public schools in the 1960s and 70s. Liñan and her husband, Salvador Herrera, would bring Mexican Mariachi bands from Mexico to perform at Colorado public events so that the people of Colorado could celebrate Mariachi music and culture.

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Chicano jazz musician in the Denver area for the past 30 years. His current ensemble is called Mistura Fina. His La Raza Cosmica take on music mixes Spanish-American-Indian musical traditions and combines influences from the best that humanity offers.

Los Trujillos is a “true dance band for the masses.” This tight-knit family of musicians from Commerce City has brought Tejano/Colorado music to weddings, celebrations, and other festivities across the state for the past 45 years.

“So much of our history is weaved within our music,” Gurule said.

“Shining a spotlight on the musicians that have made such an impact in Colorado is the least we can do.”

For more information, including

the virtual festival schedule, call 303296-0219 or visit www.suteatro.org.

Celebrate a historic Colorado Day This year’s Colorado Day will look a bit different than previous years, but that doesn’t mean residents can’t celebrate their state. There are a couple of different ways History Colorado is encouraging people to celebrate in 2020.

Online celebrations will be running from July 27 through Aug. 1, including videos, recipes and crafts. The big day is at 9 a.m. on Saturday the 1st, when there will be a virtual birthday party as well as free admission at all eight of History Colorado’s museums throughout the state.

Free admission to museums can be booked via h-co.org/welcome. All visitors who select tickets for Saturday, August 1 in the online reservation system will be able to book at no charge.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week - The Marcus King Band plays The Last Waltz The Band’s “Last Waltz” is one of the most famous concerts of all time, and over the year it has become a staple of rock fans’ Thanksgivings.

But fans of the classic don’t need to way for turkey day this year, thanks to South Carolina’s The Marcus King Band.

King specializes in the same kind of southern-drenched soul-rock that groups like Nathaniel Rateliff and The Revivalists have brought to the pop charts. The virtual performance will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3 as is the final show in the Four of a Kind concert series. Get info and a ticket at www.marcuskingband.com.

Streaming style - ‘Coherence’ There’s a reason “The Twilight Zone” remains a cultural touchstone more than 50 years after its debut.

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said Jeremy Metz, West Metro Fire Rescue’s EMS chief. “Almost daily we were getting new updates or new guidance. Sometimes several times a day things would change.”

For Metz, some of the biggest changes have been in how his staff responds to 911 calls, he said. In March, the department began responding to any medical calls in a full coverall, including gloves, eyewear and a mask.

“It takes them a lot longer to put the ensemble on to respond to the call than traditionally it would be,” Metz said.

Then, once the emergency responders arrive on the scene of the 911 call, they face another new challenge: communication barriers. With their voices muffled by masks, getting basic patient information can be a challenge. And as the summer heats up, wearing personal protective equipment, or PPE, has become an issue, causing fatigue and discomfort, Metz said.

As the pandemic has stretched on, dispatchers have improved their questions for 911 callers and now can better predict if the caller presents a risk of spreading COVID-19 to first responders. As a result, responders are able to gauge how much PPE is necessary, sometimes opting for less intense protection.

“If we didn’t implement these PPE procedures, we could have had way more providers infected than we do,” Metz said.

Between March and mid-July, 12 of the 424 employees of WMFR tested positive for the virus, he said.

Another way that 911 procedures changed during the height of the first wave of the pandemic is in the ways they treated patients. From April through May, certain breathing treatments for respiratory patients were limited.

“We were really watching our numbers. We were responding to approximately 10 suspected COVID patients per day,” Metz said.

Dispatchers also began encouraging patients with non-life-threatening medical symptoms to remain at home in isolation.

“We were still able to deliver appropriate care and do procedures but it certainly did interfere with normal day-to-day operations,” Metz said.

South Metro Fire Rescue also changed the way they handle 911 calls, said Lt. Lindsey Miller. Normally, dispatchers would immediately send

You can describe something as “straight out of The Twilight Zone” and people know immediately what you mean. That ethos pervades James Ward Byrkit’s directorial debut, “Coherence.”

It’s difficult to say too much about the film without spoiling things, but what I can say is a group of friends gathers for a dinner party in California. It just so happens the gathering happens while a comet is passing by.

From there, things get…odd. Think of it like a science-fiction version of Luis Buñuel’s “The Exterminating Angel.”

If you’re looking for a film to mess with your mind for a little while (in a good way), this is your film. You can stream it on Amazon Prime and Hulu.

Firefighter and paramedic Nick Bourne holds a medical oxygen tank while wearing personal protective equipment in the back of a West Metro Fire Rescue fire engine moments before the truck departed from Station 1 on July 23.

PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER three to six people to respond to a call but as the pandemic began to ramp up, they began asking more questions to determine how much of a response is needed.

“Now, if possible, we scale back our interactions with patients,” Miller said.

As of July 10, SMFR had 10 members of their staff test positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson.

EMS services weren’t the only aspect of emergency response affected by the virus. The Douglas County Emergency Management Center also experienced difficulties.

“From our perspective, it definitely adds a challenge to us in terms of our response,” said Tim Johnson, director of the Douglas County Emergency Management Center.

When responding to events like wildfires, it’s important for EMC personnel to enter the physical center and then work together with a variety of agencies to contain the situation. With social distancing being one of the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus, only a limited number of people can enter the facility now.

“We eventually went to a virtual EOC (Emergency Operation Center) and you lose something when you go virtual,” Johnson said. “It’s that

spontaneity.”

For the most part, though, confronting structure and brush fires is one of the only things still familiar to firefighters, Miller said.

“If we respond to a structure fire, I know what I’m going to put on and I’m going to execute that 911 call just like I’ve done for the entirety of my career,” Miller said. “It’s great to be able to help people and feel like that hasn’t changed.”

Because there isn’t usually interaction with the public during these events, PPE isn’t required, he said.

Even just hanging out in the fire station has changed. In the beginning of the pandemic, firefighters tried to only interact with the staff from their station, Miller said.

“Initially for two to three months, we operated in extreme silos,” he said.

“We did our best to maintain social distancing within our fire stations.”

With that being said, this wasn’t always easy.

“It can be very difficult for five to eight people to live and work together for 48 hours without being in close contact with each other,” he said.

Adding stress to a stressful job While many firefighters already define their job as stressful, riskintensive and busy, the addition of a

Firefighter and paramedic Chris Lesnansky demonstrates the use of personal protective equipment July 23 at a West Metro Fire Rescue station.

pandemic worsened those conditions.

Now, instead of just worrying about themselves getting injured, firefighters have the added concern of bringing an illness home to their family members, Metz said.

“In our profession there’s always been risks associated with our job,” he said. “We do the best we can to mitigate those risks as much as possible.”

The many uncertainties associated with the virus have also added stress to these first responders’ lives.

“Our morale throughout this has been very high but you can really sense that it’s starting to wear on all the providers,” Metz said.

For Miller, during the period at the beginning of the pandemic, which was filled with anxiety and unknowns, it was harder to sleep at night, he said.

He noticed that same fear in some of his colleagues.

“In a profession that shrugs off fear, those folks on the older and younger end of the spectrum, there was a lot of unknown,” he said. “That brought fear into our fire service that I had never felt before in my 15-year career.”

Miller believes the station has begun to finally adjust to the pandemic and the accompanying anxiety, he said.

“We’ve learned how to do things differently,” he said. “I think we’ve turned a corner and adapted.”

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Train museum gets (steam engine) back on track After several months of trying to work through events that were either canceled or on shaky ground, this week we finally have something happening that puts AvAVENUE enue Flashes back on its normal track FLASHES and coincidentally is all about putting something else back on track for the first time in nearly 70 years.

If you have read this column for a while, you probably know that I John Akal like trains. Real trains, toy trains and elaborate model railroads, I love them all. But the thing I really love are old steam locomotives, especially ones connected to our Colorado history. We had one of the most diverse and intricate railroad systems in the country due to a combination of unique business and geographical situations. Our mountains were loaded with different narrow gauge railroads servicing mining and logging interests and we had numerous railroads running through Colorado connecting the east and west coasts.

There were several smaller branch lines that were put in place to service

the mining communities up in the mountains. A lot of these locations were really difficult areas to access and involved designing routes that had sharper curves which wound around all of the peaks and valleys and climbed up to high elevations.

Designing them was quite a challenge and building them even more so. They needed to use narrower tracks and shorter rolling stock to be able to navigate the geography but also needed strong and powerful locomotives to handle pulling the weight of heavy ore cars.

Back in the 1880’s one of those lines was the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad that ran trains to places like Silverton and Ouray but the San Juan Mountains between those two towns, particularly the Uncopahgre Gorge were considered to be too difficult an area to conquer. But, in 1889 a guy named Otto Mears came along and decided to give it a try. He founded the Rio Grande Southern Railroad and managed to tackle a route through that area and also run trains to the mining towns of Telluride and Rico. It was never a big, hugely profitable line, but out of economic necessity they created crazy things like the Galloping Goose railcars that put them forever on the railroad map of history in this Colorado. But, unfortunately things

change over time and back in 1953, the little railroad the could, ran it’s last train down the tracks.

When a railroad shuts down it sells all of it’s equipment and most of it ends up in the scrap pile. But fortunately for us, our very own Colorado Railroad Museum managed to acquire several gems and save them from destruction, including a few of the Galloping Geese (Gooses? … I dunno.)

One of the biggest acquisitions from them was the Denver Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive No. 20 built in 1899. They got it back in 2006 and thus it began a 14 year restoration project in their roundhouse costing about $1.5 million.

Well, this weekend it’s finally going to be up and running again, pulling trains with the public for the first time since the 1950s and the Museum is hosting quite a welcome back event.

So plan on joining them this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2 and see what a beautiful job they have done. It all starts with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning followed by steam train rides pulled by No.20 every half hour from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days. They will have some Model T and Model A automobiles there as well as antique steam engines and live steam model trains.

There will also be Touring the Rails

volunteers stationed throughout the grounds giving information about various less obvious things at the museum. Food and snacks will be available from local vendors to round out your visit.

Sunday will also be Members Appreciation Day with special reserved seating on the newly restored Denver Rio Grande Southern caboose as well as a behind the scenes tour exclusively o for members. s The Colorado Railroad Museum is located at 17155 W. 44th Avenue in t Golden. Admission is $10 for Adults, T $5 for kids 2-17, $8 for Seniors 60+.

Train rides run $4 for adults and $2 for q kids. Please note that masks will be re- S quired for admission to the museum. m Personally, I would add a black cowboya hat so it looks like I was there to rob o r the train. For more info go to www. coloradorailroadmuseum.org. or give them a call at (303) 279-4591. Welcome p back No. 20. It’s good to have you run- p o ning full steam!

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The Jefferson County 4-H Fair is rapidly approaching! This year, in-person numbers are reduced as a result of COVID-19, and the fair (Aug. 1-9) will be closed to the public, though 4-H and FFA youth will still be able to show their animals and projects.

In past years the fair has hosted a live auction for 4-H kids to sell their project animals for meat as well as a youth market to provide an opportunity for youth in general projects to sell items related to those projects.

This year, in spirit of adapting and trying new things, there will be an online, contactless opportunity for the community to support 4-H youth.

The Jeffco 4-H Marketplace went live on July 21. This online shopping center provides opportunities for donations/add-ons for animal proj-

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New trails coming to South Table Mountain Project will restore some routes and add 7 miles of new designated trails

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Jeffco landmark is getting a makeover — and its one that officials say should be a win/win for the space and those who love to play there.

Since the first portion of the South Table Mountain mesa top was acquired by Jefferson County Open Space (JCOS) in 1995, the mesa’s commanding views, unique topography and easy accessibility have made it one of the most popular hiking and recreation spots in Jeffco.

But that popularity comes with a price — and not a very pretty one to pay when it comes to the preservation of the very topography and habitats that make the mesa a draw in the first place.

Kristina Duff, a senior planner for JCOS, said one of the mesa’s major issues is the preponderance of undesignated trails that have been formed by users of the space over the years, including more than 9.4 miles of such trails that actually are on private property.

Such undesignated trails account for the vast majority of the trails on the mesa — there were 7.1 miles of JCOS designated trails and 26.9 miles of undesignated trails at the start of the year.

“These undesignated trails fragment habitat, encourage the spread of noxious weeds, are often unsustainable in design causing erosion and can lead visitors to unknowingly trespass onto private property,” Duff said.

Enter the makeover process, officially known as the South Table Mountain Park Plan, which will create about 8.5 miles of new trails, including 2.8 miles of previously undesignated trails, while restoring about 20 miles of the undesignated trails to their natural state.

The new trails segments extend the existing trails further into the both western and far eastern sections of the mesa top and its flanks and are slated to be completed in 2021. The

trail restoration effort will meanwhile involve closing the unmarked trails, reseeding them, and enforcing the closure with ranger presence.

As part of the project, JCOS is also installing nine new information kiosks at nine locations where visitors currently enter the park. JCOS is also planning to transition the entire park to a stay on trail regulation, which, as the name suggests will require all visitors to stay on designated trails while visiting the park.

Duff said that a 2019 community engagement survey found strong support for the stay on trail regulation, with 87% of respondents wanting more trails that are sensitive to plants and wildlife while 82% supported regulations like muddy trail closures and stay on trail requirements.

Duff also said such regulations will also help to better protect the wildlife that resides at South Table Mountain, which include golden eagles and prairie falcons. Going forward, JCOS will also close certain sections of trail to protect nesting birds.

PLAN Jeffco, a volunteer organization dedicated to advocating for the preservation of open space in Jefferson County, expressed support for the plan in its July 2020 newsletter.

John Litz, a member of PLAN Jeffco and longtime resident of the county who first went up on South Table Mountain in 1954 back when it involved trespassing, said he is optimistic that social trails can be fully restored.

“I think the soil on top of South Table is very fertile,” he said. “Areas have been restored in the past and they’ve recovered very well in my experience.”

Litz said he is also optimistic that JCOS will eventually be able to bring more parking to the site, which he thinks will cut down on people creating new trails as a means of accessing the mountain from the development that surrounds it.

However, Craig Champlin, another longtime user of the trail who currently is a coach with Golden High School’s mountain biking team, said he has mixed feelings about the redevelopment. While he likes some of the new trails that are being added, he said he feels like of his favorite spots would no longer be accessible. He also

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Jefferson County sees slight increase in point-in-time survey results 444 people without homes surveyed in Jefferson County back in January

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Robert Bosch spends around four days a week at Mean Street Ministry in Lakewood — a place that offers services to the homeless like clothing, a food bank, a café and its severe weather shelter.

He doesn’t spend the majority of his weeks at Mean Street Ministry just to get services — even though he has spent the past eight years without a home after bouncing around and staying at different motels. Bosch goes to Mean Street Ministry to volunteer at its café where he prepares food for those who are homeless.

“I don’t work very much. I would rather volunteer here,” said Bosch who is currently doing some landscaping work but struggles with blue collar work because of health conditions.

“I can’t afford (housing). But I’m just trying to make ends meet,” said Bosch.

On Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, organizations throughout Colorado set out to count people like Bosch who are homeless as part of the annual pointin-time survey — a count of how many people are living on the streets or are in shelters during one point in time of the year. And after months of sorting through data from the count, results are in.

The count found 444 people in Jefferson County experiencing homelessness. In 2019, there were 434 people counted as being homeless in the point-in-time survey.

“To me, it means two things,” said Nikki Reising, lead case manager for Family Tree’s homelessness services.

Family Tree is a nonprofit organization that provides services to those who have suffered from child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness.

“One is that probably not too much has changed in the amount of people that are homeless in Jeffco from 2019 to 2020. But I think it also means that we need more help with (the pointin-time survey),” said Reising, who participated in this year’s count along West Colfax. “The number of 444 definitely does not (show) how many (homeless) people are in Jeffco. We could’ve used more volunteers, and I think if we had more, we would’ve seen a higher number. A higher num-

Debris and belongings line the street on Jan. 15 at Denver’s Liberty Park near the state Capitol after a weeklong homeless encampment, while the city’s urban camping ban is in legal limbo.

MARIANNE GOODLAND/COLORADO POLITICS ber isn’t good or bad — but it represents the county better and represents the kind of funding that we think we need.”

Data from the point-in-time survey is used in Jefferson County for planning purposes, according to Kelli Barker, regional homeless coordinator for Jefferson County. The county is currently revising its Jeffco Homelessness Action Plan — a 2013 22-page document that aims to increase access to stable and affordable housing, increase economic security, retool the homeless crisis response and more.

“What I gain from (the point-in-time survey), and what I like about it is the methodology stays the same from year to year. We can get some meaning from the trend, even though we know the number isn’t accurate,” said Barker.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s model unsheltered count form requires point-intime surveyors to ask homeless people where they are sleeping, how old they are, their race, age and more.

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less count — a month-long count of individuals experiencing homelessness. The count considers an individual homeless when they are living in an emergency shelter, transitional housing, are unsheltered or lack stable housing. The 2019 comprehensive homeless count found that there were 997 people experiencing homelessness in Jefferson County in August of 2019.

The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, an organization that advocates to end homelessness, trains those who conduct the point-in-time survey. Jamie Rife, director of communications and development for the organization, said the point-in-time data helps to determine how well the Denver metro area is doing to end homelessness.

Outside of Jefferson County, surveyors scattered throughout Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Douglas counties counting homeless people. Overall, 6,104 people in the counties were experiencing homelessness on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 — a 6% increase from last year.

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nonprofit Action Center, said since March 24 the organization has distributed $298,022.34 to 152 households for rental assistance. Thanner added that the Action Center has had over 1,135 households reach out to the organization for help with rent and mortgage since the end of March.

The Arvada-based food assistance charity Community Table reported in May that 3-40% of people coming in for food assistance since the March shut-dows were “new faces.”

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Rife said the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative has seen a 300% increase in the number of requests for its homelessness prevention resources as the state announced on July 23 that since mid-March, a total of 502,057 regular unemployment claims have been filed.

“I think that’s an indicator of what is going to come. And I think we’re all bracing for what that looks like and planning strategically to make sure we’re keeping people housed and making sure the resources that we have flowing in are helping people who don’t have housing,” said Rife.

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of the facility was COVID-free.

“At this time we are happy to report that Mountain Vista is COVID-19 free,” the facility wrote in its latest COVID-19 statement on its website, which was posted on July 21. “The state of Colorado has given us approval to start social visits for residents in the Assisted Living and we are truly humbled to help reunite you with your loved ones.”

Runge said the nursing side of the facility is also COVID-19 free and she expects the state to clear that side for visits this week.

But while Runge said she and her staff are relieved that the facility’s bout with COVID-19 appears to be over, they aren’t taking any chances.

“We don’t want to back in the building so we have to continue the things we did to help get it out of the building and prevent future cases,” Runge said.

“We all know it is still out there.”

Those continuing efforts including following all CDC guidelines, wearing masks and taking each residents’ vitals three times a day in order to check for signs of symptoms. The facility is also developing a COVID-19 unit where any future positive cases can be isolated and an observation neighborhood where all new residents will be isolated for 14 days before moving into the rest

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Jeffco calls for new mask order, mitigation plan with reopening at risk County surpasses threshhold of 580 cases in a two-week period STAFF REPORT

Jefferson County Public Health says the county is at risk of having some of its reopening allowances for larger gatherings be removed as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

On July 24, JCPH announced that there had been just over 580 new probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases identified in the county over the two-week period lasting from June 27 to July 10. That was nearly 200 more cases than the county saw over the preceding two-week period lasting from June 27 to July 10.

The county’s “Safer-at-Home order variance” from the state says that if the county exceeds a threshold of 580 cases in a two-week period then it must use a mitigation plan for two weeks to try to restore virus transmission levels to the baseline level of 317 cases in a two week period under which the variance was approved.

“At this time, we are looking at how we stem this tide of increased COVID-19 cases, while allowing businesses and other entities to remain open for residents and visitors and not cause any more pain to our economy,” said Dr. Mark Johnson, Executive Director of JCPH, in a statement. “Due to an overall rise in virus cases around the nation and state, many areas are SEE COUNTY, P20

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have a strong opinion she didn’t die of COVID-19 she did of a broken heart.”

But while it was difficult to keep residents isolated, Runge wrote in a June 25 update that the facility’s staff and residents were thankful for the “overwhelming support” they received during the outbreak.

“We have received many notes and phone calls of encouragement which kept us coming back to work each and every day,” that statement read.

“We have also received so many lovely donations such as supplies, food and financial support. Words cannot express how you made a difficult time better for those here at Mountain Vista.”

While Runge and her staff are hoping to turn toward the future, the COVID-19 outbreak is not something they will likely ever forget.

“Everyone was scared, including myself,” she said. “You don’t know what you’re facing. and you just you just come to work and do what you can.

There were mornings I was here at 4 a.m. and worked until 10 at night. You just did what you needed to to get the job done.”

But Runge said Mountain Vista’s experience is not one she would like to see anyone have to repeat, which is why she says she is concerned to hear about rising case numbers in Colorado and the country.

“Most nursing homes and assisted livings are started to go into COVID-19 and we are coming out of it,” she said.

“But we feel bad for those other homes because we know what it is like.”

A graph showing the number of COVID-19 cases reported in Jefferson County on each day since the pandemic began. The gray line shows the three-day moving average of case totals and the red line shows the seven-day moving average.

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Other Jeffco COVID-19 outbreaks Colorado Academy Sports Camp— Three staff members at a sports camp at Colorado Academy, which is located at 3800 S. Pierce St. The outbreak was discovered on July 3 and is listed as active.

According to Jacque Montgomery, the director of advancement and external affairs at Colorado Academy, the school worked closely with Jefferson County Public Health and closed the campus for three days to follow cleaning directives and canceled all sports camp until Aug. 3. A day camp, which is different from the sports camp, resumed operations on the school on July 9.

Chick-Fil-A — According to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, two staff members of a Chick-Fil-A store in Jeffco have tested positive in an outbreak that is still considered active and was identified on July 8. Two people also tested positive at another location in the county but that outbreak is now considered resolved. CDPHE does not list the addresses of specific locations. Outbreaks have been identified at a total of six Chick-Fil-A locations in Colorado.

In response to an email inquiry from Colorado Community Media, ChickFil-A, Inc. issued the following statement: “Our highest priority is the health and well-being of our Team Members and Guests. If a Team Member is diagnosed with COVID-19, the restaurant initiates the response protocol and takes precautionary measures, including disinfecting and deep cleaning the restaurant. Safe service is our top priority and our restaurants continue to follow CDC and local health department guidelines.”

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already having variances rescinded, which is causing another closure of certain types of businesses that are still feeling the economic effects of the state’s first Stay-at-Home Order.”

New mask order Among the steps JCPH is now taking as part of its mitigation plan is to implement Public Health Order 20-008, a new face covering order that requires all Jeffco residents 11 and older to wear a face covering while in all public settings — both inside and outside — where six feet of social distance cannot be maintained.

A statewide mask order issued on July 16 called for everyone to wear a mask in all public indoor spaces.

The Jeffco Board of Health unanimously decided to implement the new order at a meeting held on July 21.

“We know there is great benefit to wearing a mask outdoors when it’s difficult to keep six-foot social distance between yourself and others who don’t live with you and we want this prevention strategy to be as effective as possible,” said Greg Deranleau, the president of the Jefferson County Board of Health. “Mandating masks indoors is also consistent with the requirements set by other local public health agencies in the Denver metro area.”

Like other mask orders, PHO 20-008 does not require face coverings in private residences, traveling in a personal vehicle when traveling alone or spending time with members of one’s household. The order also provides exceptions for medical conditions, certain work conditions, first responder unforeseen emergencies, and for other situations in which the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has explicitly permit-

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Masks should not be worn by young children under age three, anyone who cannot medically tolerate wearing it, or anyone who is unable to remove it without assistance. The order does not specify an expiration date and will stay in place until it is modified or repealed.

On July 20, JCPH also issued Public Health Order 20-007, which requires venues hosting large events to provide a plan outlining how they will adhere to the state’s Safer-at-Home requirements to help ensure health and safety of staff and attendees.

Under the order, venues holding events with more than one designated activity area, which would permit more than 100 people inside or 175 people outside, must submit a plan to JCPH and receive approval in writing prior to such events taking place.

That order is scheduled to remain in effect until Aug. 19, although it can be amended or extended. Large facilities, such as Bandimere Speedway, have been allowed to be divided up into separate activity areas provided the occupants of each area are kept separate from those of other activity areas.

The original Jefferson County variance, granted on June 8 by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, allowed for more lenient capacity limits for group gatherings across all venues, including places of worship. It also allowed re-opening of shopping malls, fitness centers, brewpubs, distilleries and other venues.

Under the variance, indoor gatherings of up to 50 people or 50% of venue occupancy were allowed while outdoor settings were allowed for 125 people. School graduations were allowed to take place as a part of that variance, with a plan approved

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BEHRENS WELL 1-37519 BENNET WELL 1-RN-96

North Fork South Platte River North Fork South Platte River

0.1700 0.2000

0.0586 0.0888

0.1114 C All Uses 0.1112 C All Uses

No

BRAINARD TUCKER DITCH

Ralston Creek

2.9300

2.9300

0.0000 C All Uses

No

BROOK FOREST DITCH

Chicken Creek

2.3000

2.3000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CALABRESE DITCH

Clear Creek

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CHURCH STOCK POND 1

South Platte River

7.0000

7.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

CHURCH WELL 10

South Platte River

0.1550

0.1550

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CHURCHES DITCH

Ralston Creek

2.8900

2.8900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CHURCHES DITCH

Ralston Creek

5.8400

5.8400

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CITY OF GOLDEN PIPELINE 2

Beaver Brook

3.5000

3.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CITY OF GOLDEN PIPELINE 3

Beaver Brook

3.5000

3.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CLARK BROWN DITCH

Ralston Creek

3.7000

3.7000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CLARK DITCH CLARK DITCH

Bear Creek Bear Creek

2.5000 0.5000

2.5000 0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

COON CREEK DITCH

Coon Creek

6.5000

6.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

COON CREEK RES

Coon Creek

9.0000

9.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

Van Bibber Creek

2.0000

2.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000130 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 7, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Barbara L. Priest AND Lawrence J. Priest Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CLARION MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. , AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC5 ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES Date of Deed of Trust September 27, 2006 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2007056812 Original Principal Amount $748,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

COOPER DITCH

No legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Clear Creek 3.8993 3.8993 0.0000 C All Uses No

CORT GRAVES DITCH DAVIS BROWN DITCH DAVIS RAND DITCH

Leyden Creek 3.0000 3.0000 0.0000 C All Uses No THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL 2.5000 issue to the purchaser of Purchase, Ralston Creek 2.5000 0.0000 CaAllCertificate Uses No CURRENTLY ENCUM-12.6000 all as 12.6000 provided 0.0000 by law. C All Uses DESPAIN DRY CREEK FEEDEROF THE PROPERTY Little Dry Creek No Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. GULCH PL have South Platte River 0.4700 (AP) 0.4700 0.0000 C All Uses No First Publication: 7/16/2020 notified that the covenants ofDEVILS the deed of trust Last Publication: 8/13/2020 been violated as follows: failure to pay principal NOTICE OF SALE DOLE DITCH South Platte River 0.2300 0.2300 0.0000 C All Uses No and interest when due together with all other payName of Publication: Golden Transcript DOLE POND South Platte River 5.0000 0.0000 A All Uses No The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured 5.0000 ments provided for in the evidence of debt secured IF THE SALE DATE TO A LATER by the deed of trust and other violations by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed19.7600 EAST HALLACKthereof.

Clear Creek 19.7600 0.0000IS ACONTINUED All Uses No DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF Notice of Election and Demand for sale as proEUSERS WELLBE 1-RF-604 Clear CreekDeed of Trust.

0.2250 0.2250 0.0000 BY C AllTHOSE Uses PARTIESNoENINTENT TO CURE THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAYGHNOT A vided by law and in said FIRST LIEN. TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO EUSERS GH WELL 2-13154-F Clear Creek 0.2250 0.2250 0.0000 C All Uses BE EXTENDED; No THEREFORE, Weir Notice F L GREENE DITCH 1 GulchIs Hereby Given that I 0.8750 0.8750 0.0000 C All Uses No DATE: 05/07/2020 LOT 27 AND LOT 28, THE NORTH RANCH AT will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, F L GREENE DITCH ALTPT 09/03/2020, at the Weir Gulch 0.1250 Public 0.0000 C All Uses No Jury Assembly Room court side 0.1250 Holly Ryan, Trustee in and for the County KEN-CARYL, PHASE II, ACCORDING TO 1THE of Jefferson, of Colorado RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF JEFin the Jefferson County Administration and Courts 1.0000 F L GREENE DITCH 2 Weir Gulch 1.0000 State 0.0000 C All Uses No FERSON, STATE OF COLORADO PURSUANT Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, GLAKELER GULCH DITCH Plattehighest River and best bidder 1.0000 1.0000 L Johnson, 0.0000 C AllDeputy, Uses No By: Jenniffer TO COURT ORDER RECORDED 8/10/2017 AT CO 80419, sellSouth to the for Public Trustee RECEPTION NO. 2017082619 REFORMING for cash, the said real property GLENN LODGE PL 9 North Turkey Creek and all interest of 0.8750 0.8750 0.0000 C All Uses No DEED OF TRUST LEGAL DESCRIPTION the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns GRANT'S MARCH IRRIGATING SYSTEM Bear Creek 0.3290address, 0.0000 business C All Usestelephone number No The name, therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness 0.3290 Also known by street andGRANZELLA number as: provided in saidSouth Evidence Debt secured by the 0.5000 and bar0.5000 registration of the attorney(s)NorepDITCH Turkey of Creek 0.0000number C All Uses resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: 12 Mule Deer Trail, Littleton, CO 80127.

Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses GREYSTONE DITCH Bear Creek 0.7000 0.7000 0.0000 C All Uses No of sale and other items allowed by law, and will GROTZ DITCH Lakewood Gulch 4.1000 4.1000 0.0000 C All Uses No $532,381.24

GW&SD WELL NO 018457-F HALL RES

Bear Creek Clear Creek

0.0000 6.0000

0.3094 6.0000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 A All Uses

No No

HALL RES

Clear Creek

6.0000

6.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

HEARNE PIPE DITCH LINE

Chase Gulch

2.0100

2.0100

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HELLQUIST SPRING 1

North Fork South Platte River

0.0180

0.0180

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HERBERT EARLEY EAST D Public Notice

Lans Gulch

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HERBERT EARLEY EAST D

Lans Gulch

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

CONCERNING THE ABANDONMENT LIST OF WATER RIGHTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

HERBERT EARLEY WEST D

Lans Gulch

0.6000

0.6000

0.0000 C All Uses

No No

HERBERT EARLEY WEST D

Lans Gulch

1.2000

1.2000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

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

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

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

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

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

HILDEBRAND WELL

South Platte River

0.0000

3.9000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HILDEBRAND WELL

South Platte River

0.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

Water Rights

WATER DIVISION 1 ABANDONMENT LIST Structure Name Water Source

Decreed Amount

Aband Amount

Remain U Abandoned Amount Uses

5.9000 0.2222

5.9000 0.2222

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

Place

0.0000 A All Uses

No

1.0000 2.5000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

JAMES DITCH

Lans Gulch

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

JAMES DITCH

Lans Gulch

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

JOHNSON DITCH

Bear Creek

7.0000

7.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

JORDAN DITCH

Turkey Creek

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

JUCHEM OUELETTE DITCH JUMP PUMP A PL

Clear Creek Bear Creek

1.6100 1.0000

1.6100 1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

KINGS VALLEY RES NO 2

Gooseberry Creek

0.0000

0.1470

0.0000 C All Uses

No

KINGS VALLEY RES NO 2

Gooseberry Creek

2.0000

2.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

0.1500

0.1500

0.0000 C All Uses

No

No No

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

MANHATTAN DITCH

Clear Creek

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No No

MARTHA E HIGSON DITCH

Little Dry Creek

0.4100 (AP)

0.3420

0.0680 C All Uses

No

MCQUISTON DITCH

Ralston Creek

1.3000

1.3000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

MORRIS WELL 1-15847

Clear Creek

0.6600

0.6600

0.0000 C All Uses

No

125.8400

125.8400

0.0000 C All Uses

No

BEAR CREEK PL

Bear Creek

0.2500

0.2500

0.0000 C All Uses

No

BEHRENS WELL 1-37519 BENNET WELL 1-RN-96

3.0520

Lakewood Gulch

Clear Creek

North Beaver Brook

3.0520

1.0000 (AP) 2.5000

Clear Creek

BARBER DITCH

Clear Creek

Deer Creek South Platte River

LAKEWOOD GULCH DITCH

Clear Creek Boulder Creek

BEARDSLEY RES

North Fork Deer Creek

LEES ISLAND DITCH

ALCHEMIST PL AXTON WELL 4

BEAVER BROOK 4 RES

HOMEWOOD PARK RES

HUGGINS DITCH IDE CATCH BASIN 1

3.4100

3.4100

0.0000 A All Uses

No

11.0400

11.0400

0.0000 A All Uses

No

North Fork South Platte River North Fork South Platte River

0.1700 0.2000

0.0586 0.0888

0.1114 C All Uses 0.1112 C All Uses

No No

BRAINARD TUCKER DITCH

Ralston Creek

2.9300

2.9300

0.0000 C All Uses

No

BROOK FOREST DITCH

Chicken Creek

2.3000

2.3000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CALABRESE DITCH

Clear Creek

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CHURCH STOCK POND 1

South Platte River

7.0000

7.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

CHURCH WELL 10

South Platte River

0.1550

0.1550

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CHURCHES DITCH

Ralston Creek

2.8900

2.8900

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CHURCHES DITCH

Ralston Creek

5.8400

5.8400

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CITY OF GOLDEN PIPELINE 2

Beaver Brook

3.5000

3.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CITY OF GOLDEN PIPELINE 3

Beaver Brook

3.5000

3.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CLARK BROWN DITCH

Ralston Creek

3.7000

3.7000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CLARK DITCH CLARK DITCH

Bear Creek Bear Creek

2.5000 0.5000

2.5000 0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

COON CREEK DITCH

Coon Creek

6.5000

6.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

COON CREEK RES

Coon Creek

9.0000

9.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

COOPER DITCH

Van Bibber Creek

2.0000

2.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

CORT GRAVES DITCH

Clear Creek

3.8993

3.8993

0.0000 C All Uses

No

DAVIS BROWN DITCH DAVIS RAND DITCH

Leyden Creek Ralston Creek

3.0000 2.5000

3.0000 2.5000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

DESPAIN DRY CREEK FEEDER

Little Dry Creek

12.6000

12.6000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

DEVILS GULCH PL

South Platte River

0.4700 (AP)

0.4700

0.0000 C All Uses

No

DOLE DITCH

South Platte River

0.2300

0.2300

0.0000 C All Uses

No

DOLE POND

South Platte River

5.0000

5.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

EAST HALLACK

Clear Creek

19.7600

19.7600

0.0000 A All Uses

No

EUSERS GH WELL 1-RF-604

Clear Creek

0.2250

0.2250

0.0000 C All Uses

No

EUSERS GH WELL 2-13154-F

Clear Creek

0.2250

0.2250

0.0000 C All Uses

No

MOWER DITCH

Woman Creek

6.6000

6.6000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

MOWER RES NORTH SIDE DITCH

Woman Creek Clear Creek

75.0000 2.0000

75.0000 2.0000

0.0000 A All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

O'HARA PUMPING PLANT

Lakewood Gulch

0.1800

0.1800

0.0000 C All Uses

No

PEARSON DITCH

Cub Creek

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

PEARSON DITCH

Cub Creek

1.5000

1.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

PEARSON PIPELINE

Cub Creek

0.1500

0.1500

0.0000 C All Uses

No

PIETRAFESO WELL 2 RAMBOZ DITCH

Clear Creek Clear Creek

0.1337 2.0000

0.1337 2.0000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

ROSE DALE DITCH

Bear Creek

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

ROSE DALE DITCH

Bear Creek

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

RUBY DITCH

Bowman Gulch

0.6500

0.6500

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SACKMANS WARD RESERVOIR NO 2

Bear Creek

52.1700

52.1700

0.0000 A All Uses

No

SACKMANS WARD RESERVOIR NO 3

Bear Creek

1.5100

1.5100

0.0000 A All Uses

No

SANDERSON DITCH

Clear Creek

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SANDERSON SLATER DITCH

Clear Creek

0.9000

0.9000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SAWMILL CREEK PL

Bear Creek

0.9500 (AP)

0.9500

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SEARLE WELL 1-13622

Clear Creek

0.1330

0.1330

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SHAVER RES

North Fork Deer Creek

SOPER PONDS 1,2,3,4 SOUTH LAKEWOOD PL

Clear Creek South Platte River

1.4200

1.4200

0.0000 A All Uses

No

24.4700 1.1140

24.4700 1.1140

0.0000 A All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

SPANO ANTHONY C WELL 1

Clear Creek

0.0550

0.0216

0.0334 C All Uses

No

STEWART DITCH

Bear Creek

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

STOCKTON POND

Coon Creek

0.9100

0.9100

0.0000 C All Uses

No

STROUSE DITCH

Bear Creek

0.6300

0.6300

0.0000 C All Uses

No

SWIFT DRAINAGE DITCH TRINKS IRR WATER SUP SYS

Clear Creek Bear Creek

0.5000 0.3400

0.5000 0.3400

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

WARD LAKE

Clear Creek

521.0000

440.4000 80.6000 A All Uses

No

WARD LAKE

Clear Creek

520.4800

439.8800 80.6000 A All Uses

No

WEST GULCH PIPELINE

Turkey Creek

0.5400 (AP)

0.5400

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WHEATRIDGE WELL 1-7732

Clear Creek

0.2005

0.2005

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WHEATRIDGE WELL 2-20869

Clear Creek

0.2005

0.2005

0.0000 C All Uses

0.2005

0.2005

0.0000 C All Uses

No No

F L GREENE DITCH 1

Weir Gulch

0.8750

0.8750

0.0000 C All Uses

No

F L GREENE DITCH 1 ALTPT

Weir Gulch

0.1250

0.1250

0.0000 C All Uses

No

F L GREENE DITCH 2

Weir Gulch

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

GLAKELER GULCH DITCH GLENN LODGE PL 9

South Platte River North Turkey Creek

1.0000 0.8750

1.0000 0.8750

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

WHEATRIDGE WELL 3-20869

Clear Creek

GRANT'S MARCH IRRIGATING SYSTEM

Bear Creek

0.3290

0.3290

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WHEATRIDGE WELL 4-6622

Clear Creek

0.4110

0.4110

0.0000 C All Uses

No

GRANZELLA DITCH

South Turkey Creek

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WHEATRIDGE WELL 5-6623

Clear Creek

0.4110

0.4110

0.0000 C All Uses

No

GREYSTONE DITCH

Bear Creek

0.7000

0.7000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WHEATRIDGE WELL 6-6624

Clear Creek

0.4110

0.4110

0.0000 C All Uses

No

GROTZ DITCH

Lakewood Gulch

4.1000

4.1000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

WILMOT DITCH

Cub Creek

1.7700

1.7700

0.0000 C All Uses

No

GW&SD WELL NO 018457-F HALL RES

Bear Creek Clear Creek

0.0000 6.0000

0.3094 6.0000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 A All Uses

No No

WILMOT DITCH WILSON DITCH

Cub Creek Sanderson Gulch

0.8800 2.0000

0.8800 2.0000

0.0000 C All Uses 0.0000 C All Uses

No No

HALL RES

Clear Creek

6.0000

6.0000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

WILSON DITCH

Sanderson Gulch

0.0000

2.5000

0.0000 A All Uses

No

HEARNE PIPE DITCH LINE

Chase Gulch

2.0100

2.0100

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HELLQUIST SPRING 1

North Fork South Platte River

0.0180

0.0180

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HERBERT EARLEY EAST D

Lans Gulch

0.5000

0.5000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HERBERT EARLEY EAST D

Lans Gulch

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HERBERT EARLEY WEST D

Lans Gulch

0.6000

0.6000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

HERBERT EARLEY WEST D

Lans Gulch

1.2000

1.2000

0.0000 C All Uses

No

Legal Notice No.: 407823 First Publication: July 9, 2020

Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Golden Jeffco Legals 7.30.20 * 1

26 The Golden Transcript

July 30, 2020J

Public Notices David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024634 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO:. J2000130 First Publication: 7/16/2020 Last Publication: 8/13/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000132 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Letitia S Williams Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2004-5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-5 Date of Deed of Trust April 06, 2004 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 23, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) F2011586 Original Principal Amount $170,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $121,016.43

Legal Notice NO.: J2000132 First Publication: 7/16/2020 Last Publication: 8/13/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000133 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 27, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Anthony O. Rodriguez AND Jo Anne Rodriguez Original Beneficiary(ies) GREAT WESTERN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-HL1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HL1 Date of Deed of Trust June 27, 2006 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 05, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2006081122 Original Principal Amount $489,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $533,968.82 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 71 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 208 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE 416 FEET; THENCE EAST 200 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 416 FEET; THENCE WEST 200 FEET TO A POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Also known by street and number as: 6967 Highway 73, Evergreen, CO 80439-6543.

LOT 4, BLOCK 2, SUN VALLEY ESTATES FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER’S ERROR RECORDED ON 5/11/2020 AT RECEPTION NO. 2020052618 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Also known by street and number as: 1181 South Johnson Way, Lakewood, CO 80232.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER’S ERROR RECORDED ON 5/11/2020 AT RECEPTION NO. 2020052618 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 09/17/2020, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/30/2020 Last Publication: 8/27/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 09/03/2020, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

First Publication: 7/16/2020 Last Publication: 8/13/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024666

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/14/2020 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024588 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

DATE: 05/27/2020 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: J2000133 First Publication: 7/30/2020 Last Publication: 8/27/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

Original Beneficiary(ies) BELLCO CREDIT UNION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BELLCO CREDIT UNION Date of Deed of Trust May 20, 2017 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 11, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017082848 Original Principal Amount $20,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $20,244.08 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 12, BLOCK 10, STONY CREEK FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8654 WEST INDORE PLACE, LITTLETON, CO 80128.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 09/03/2020, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/16/2020 Last Publication: 8/13/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/07/2020 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Legal Notice NO.: J2000129 First Publication: 7/16/2020 Last Publication: 8/13/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000131 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) JEREMIAH J. GISH AND ANNE K. GISH Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for CLARION MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Real Time Resolutions, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust February 16, 2007 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 20, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2007019433 Original Principal Amount $49,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $48,527.37

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000129

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

On May 7, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

LOT 3, BLOCK 26, KIPLING VILLAS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Original Grantor(s) RUSSELL JOHNSON AND TERRI WEIS

Also known by street and number as: 9570 WEST MAPLEWOOD PLACE, Littleton, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 09/03/2020, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/16/2020 Last Publication: 8/13/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/14/2020 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lisa Cancanon #42043 Weinstein & Riley, P. S. 11101 West 120th Ave., Suite 280, Broomfield, CO 80021 (303) 539-8600 Attorney File # 47898661 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: J2000131 First Publication: 7/16/2020 Last Publication: 8/13/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

City and County Public Notice Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Edgewater Board of Adjustment and Appeals to consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit to build a garage in a floodplain zone at 2025 Otis St. on August 12, 2020, at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. This meeting will be held virtually through the GoToMeeting app. when and where all interested parties may appear and be heard. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/740931333 United States: +1 (646) 749-3122 Access Code: 740-931-333 Legal Notice No. 407950 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT Notice is hereby given that on or after July 31, 2020, the City of Golden Parks and Recreation Department will make final settlement with Western States Reclamation, Inc, 3756 Imperial Street, Frederick, CO 80516 in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed in and for the Heritage Road Streetscape Improvements Project.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provision, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by subcontractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims.

2. All such claims shall be filed with the City of Golden Department of Parks and Recreation, c/o Chad Meinert, Parks Manager, 1300 Catamount Drive, Golden, CO 80403, on or before the abovementioned time and date of final settlement.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the City of Golden Public Works Department from any and all liability for such claim.

CITY OF GOLDEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Rod Tarullo Director of Parks and Recreation Legal Notice No. 407925 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 2141 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2140 REQUIRING ALL PERSONS TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS UPON ENTERING, AND AT ALL TIMES WHILE REMAINING INSIDE OF CERTAIN PLACES OF BUSINESS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; IN CERTAIN OUTDOOR PUBLIC PLACES; AND WHEN USING ANY FORM OF PUBLIC

TRANSPORTATION

WHEREAS, Corona Virus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19) is caused by a highly contagious virus that has spread worldwide and is causing serious illness or death in certain cases, particularly in, but not limited to, the elderly or persons with underlying health conditions; and

WHEREAS, in the United States cases of COVID-19 have directly affected more than 3,000,000 people and nationally new infections have reached their highest levels since the beginning of the pandemic. More than 132,000 people in America have died of this terrible disease, and Colorado cases have been increasing over last 2 weeks with the three-day moving average more than doubling and positivity rate recently peaking over 5%, which has cause additional regulatory safety actions at the State level, including re-closing indoor service in certain businesses. Recently, Jefferson County new cases have gone from a low of less than 10 cases per day in mid-June 2020 to an increase of over 600%; and

WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, Jared Polis, the Honorable Governor of the State of Colorado, declared a State of Emergency for the entire State of Colorado in response to COVID-19 as the number of cases in Colorado and in the United States increased, and Governor Polis also announced numerous emergency measures to protect public health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 a “global pandemic,” surpassing the state of “global health emergency” declared by the WHO on January 30, 2020, due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, declared a national state of emergency due to COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the Golden City Council adopted Resolution 2725, extending the City Manager’s “Declaration of a Local Emergency” issued as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which local declaration remains in effect; and

WHEREAS, on April 22, 2020, the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) issued Public Health Order 20-26 requiring employees who work in close proximity to other employees or with the public to wear a non-medical (or medical) face covering, with limited exceptions; and

WHEREAS, on April 24, 2020, the Jefferson County Department of Public Health issued its order extending stay at home requirements within the county (permitted to be more restrictive than the state requirements); and

WHEREAS, for the same reasons that workers in Critical Businesses and Critical Governmental Functions are required to wear non-medical face coverings pursuant to Executive Order D 2020 039, it follows that customers in the establishments of critical businesses should wear non-medical face coverings for the protection of workers and other customers; and

WHEREAS, a key transmission route for COVID-19 is by droplets from the mouths of people, including when we speak, cough or sneeze, and research shows that even a cotton mask significantly reduces the number of virus particles emitted from our mouths; and

WHEREAS, epidemiological research indicates that transmission of the virus causing COVID-19 can be through infected individuals who may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic; and

WHEREAS, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends wearing Face Coverings in public settings to prevent the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the City of Golden, Colorado, (“City”) is a duly organized and existing home rule municipality of the State of Colorado (“State”), created and operating pursuant to Article XX of the Constitution of the State and home rule charter of the City (“Golden Charter”); and

WHEREAS, by the adoption of Ordinance No. 2140 on July 9, 2020, City Council enacted an emergency ordinance addressing the requirement of wearing face coverings in the City; and WHEREAS, City Council wishes to amend the provisions of Ordinance No. 2140 to reflect the current necessity of requiring face coverings; and

WHEREAS, as a result of the unprecedented pandemic impacts from COVID-19, some of which are currently apparent and some of which remain either unknown or the extent of the impact remains unknown, the City Council finds and determines that enactment of this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of public health, safety and welfare of the City.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO:

Ordinance No. 2140 of the City Council or the City of Golden, Colorado is repealed in its entirety and re-enacted to read as follows: Section 1. Definitions.

“Face Covering(s)” means a uniform piece of material, made of cloth, fabric, or other soft or permeable material without holes that securely covers a person’s nose and mouth and which remains affixed in place without the need to use one’s hands.

“Maintain Safe Physical Distancing” means keeping physical space of at least six feet from another person. A momentary encounter that decreases separation to less than six feetshall not be considered a breach of the physical distancing concept.

“Open to the Public” means those areas of a Place of Business, including any outside courtyard, patio, or area, in which services are provided or merchandise is displayed, and which is generally accessible by the general public. Restrooms, lobbies, hallways and other common areas of multi-tenant commercial buildings and multi–tenant residential buildings shall be considered as open to the public

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“Place of Business” means any commercial, business or governmental facility engaged in any sales to the general public or any commercial, business or governmental facility that offers services, facilities, privileges, or advantages to the general public. Place of Business shall include, but shall not be limited to religious facilities, multitenant residential structures and facilities, private (but not public) schools, non-profit facilities and governmental offices.

Section 2. Requirement for Facing Covering(s).

(1) All persons shall wear a Face Covering upon entering, and at all times while inside a Place of Business that is Open to the Public.

(2) All persons shall wear Face Coverings when outdoors and away from their home or residence in circumstances where such person is not able to Maintain Safe Physical Distancing from others not of their own household.

(3) All persons shall wear a Face Covering when using any form of public transportation within the City.

Section 3. Exceptions.

Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to require the wearing of Face Coverings by persons meeting any of the following exception provisions: (1) Persons under the age of three (3) years.

(2) Persons for whom a Face Covering would cause impairment due to an existing health condition, or who us not able to remove the face covering without assistance.

(3) Persons undergoing a medical or dental procedure that requires access to such person’s mouth or nose.

(4) Persons who are seated in a restaurant or bar and are consuming food or beverages.

(5) Persons while on property owned and used by public schools, including the Colorado School of Mines.

(6) Persons participating in organized sports in compliance with the guidelines of the CDC and the state of Colorado.

Section 4. Limited Duration and Automatic Repeal.

The provisions of this ordinance shall automatically repeal and shall expire by operation of law with respect to limitations imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 upon the earlier of (i) the lifting of both the State of Colorado “Declaration of Emergency” and the City of Golden “Declaration of a Local Emergency” (Golden City Council Resolution No. 2725); or (ii) on 11 September, 2020, unless extended by City Council resolution prior to 11 September, 2020, in which case and this ordinance shall expire on the day following the first regularly scheduled Council meeting(s) of the following month, unless further extended

by City Council Resolution prior to the scheduled expiration .

Section 5. Imposition of Specific Penalties for Violations of this Emergency Ordinance.

(1.) Violations of this ordinance are subject to the non-criminal, administrative enforcements provisions and penalties found in the Golden Municipal Chapter 8.25.

(2.) Any business whose operations are subject to regulation by the City of Golden, including licensed liquor establishments, or that operates on premises by virtue of a right-of-way permit or license from the City of Golden, shall be subject to suspension or revocation of such license or permit by reason of the failure of the customers, employees and/or vendors at the Place of Business to comply with this ordinance.

Section 6. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance.

The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid.

Section 7. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof is hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.

Section 8. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Golden by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision.

Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceedings or prosecutions.

Section 9. This ordinance is deemed necessary for the protection of health, welfare and safety of the community.

INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED AS AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, ON THE 23rd DAY OF JULY, 2020.

READ, PASSED, AND ADOPTED, AS AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING AT A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, THE __ DAY OF ___, 2020.

Laura M. Weinberg, Mayor ATTEST: Monica S. Mendoza, CMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: David S. Williamson, City Attorney

I, Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a certain proposed ordinance introduced and read before the City Council of the City of Golden at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of July, 2020, and ordered by said City Council to be published as the law provides, and that a public hearing is declared for the 13th day of August, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. virtually.

(SEAL) ATTEST: MONICA S. MENDOZA Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado Legal Notice No. 407961 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wheat Ridge City Council will conduct Public Hearings on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. to consider Council Bills: 15-2020 - An Ordinance Repealing Chapter 16, Article X “Massage Parlors” and Reenacting Regulation of Massage Businesses by Amending Chapter 11, “Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations”, by the Addition of a New Article X, Entitled “Massage Businesses” and Making Conforming Amendments to Chapter 2, Article V “Administrative Enforcement” and Chapter 26 “Zoning and Development.

16-2020 - An Ordinance approving the disposition of excess real property held by the City adjacent to Ridge Road between Taft and Tabor Streets.

The proposed ordinances are available in electronic form on the City’s official website, www. ci.wheatridge.co.us/legal-notices. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, upon appointment, request and notification, copies are also available in printed form.

The August 10, 2020 Council meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting. NO MEMBER OF COUNCIL OR STAFF WILL BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING FOR THIS MEETING. THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE IN THESE WAYS: • Provide comments in advance on Wheat Ridge Speaks at www.wheatridgespeaks.org by noon on July 27, 2020 • Join the live meeting through the Zoom web link provided on the calendar on the City’s website at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/calendar or from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: https://zoom. us/j/96833796033 • Join the live meeting by calling (669) 900-6833 Access Code 968 3379 6033 • Watch the meeting live on Comcast Channel 8 • Watch the meeting live on YouTube at www. ci.wheatridge.co.us/view Individuals who, due to technology limitations, are unable to participate in the meeting virtually (via the Zoom platform) or by calling in on the telephone may contact Danitza Sosa, Assistant to the Mayor and City Council, at 303-235-2977 by noon on August 10. Arrangements will be made for those individuals to access City Hall during the meeting to view the meeting and provide public comment if desired. These comments will be heard and seen in real time by members of Council and City staff.

Individuals accessing City Hall must practice social distancing, wear a mask or other facial covering and be free of COVID-19 symptoms.

Legal Notice No. 407965 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE City Council has adopted Ordinances 1693 and 1694 Ordinance 1693: An Ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws pertaining to the form and timing of cash-in-lieu payment for parkland dedication requirements.

Ordinance 1694: An Ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws concerning notice requirements for continued and postponed public hearings The ordinances are available in electronic form on the City’s official website, www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/legal-notices.

Upon appointment, request and notification, copies are also available in printed form.

Legal Notice No.: 407967 First Publication: Wheat Ridge Transcript, July 16, 2020 Second Publication: Wheat Ridge Transcript, July 30, 2020 Final Publication: Jeffco Transcript, July 30, 2020 Effective Dates: Ordinance 1693 August 14, 2020 Ordinance 1694 – July 27, 2020 Not consecutive publications Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 2139 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTERS 3.02, 3.04 AND 3.05 OF THE GOLDEN MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ECONOMIC NEXUS AND THE OBLIGATION OF REMOTE SELLERS TO COLLECT AND REMIT SALES TAX WHEREAS, the City of Golden, Colorado, (the “City”), is a home rule municipality, organized and existing under Article XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution, the right to enact, administer and enforce sales taxes is clearly within

the constitutional grant of power to the City and is necessary to raise revenue with which to conduct the affairs and render the services performed by the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such authority, the City has adopted and enacted, as Title 3 of the Golden Municipal Code, a Sales and Use Tax Code (the “Code”), under which City sales tax is levied on all sales and purchases of tangible personal property or taxable services at retail unless prohibited, as applicable to the provision of this Ordinance, under the Constitution or laws of the United States; and WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 138 S.Ct. 2080 (2018), overturned prior precedent and held that a State is not prohibited by the Commerce Clause from requiring a retailer to collect sales tax based solely on the fact that such retailer does not have a physical presence in the State (“Remote Sales”); and WHEREAS, based upon such decision, the retailer’s obligation to collect and remit tax due and owing on Remote Sales is no longer based on the retailer’s physical presence in the jurisdiction by the Constitution or law of the United States, and the City’s Sales and Use Tax Code needs to be amended to clearly reflect such obligation consistent with said decision; and WHEREAS, the delivery of tangible personal property, products, or services into the City relies on and burdens local transportation systems, emergency and police services, waste disposal, utilities and other infrastructure and services; and WHEREAS, the failure to tax remote sales creates incentives for businesses to avoid a physical presence in the State and its respective communities, resulting in fewer jobs and increasing the share of taxes to those consumers who buy from competitors with a physical presence in the State and its municipalities; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate for Colorado municipalities to adopt uniform definitions within their sales tax codes to encompass marketplace facilitators, marketplace sellers, and multichannel sellers that do not have a physical presence in the City, but that still have a taxable connection with the City; WHEREAS, the goal of adopting this ordinance is to join in the simplification efforts of all the self-collecting home rule municipalities in Colorado; and

set forth in this Section 3.02.010.

Marketplace means a physical or electronic forum, including, but not limited to, a store, a booth, an internet website, a catalog, or a dedicated sales software application, where tangible personal property, taxable products, or taxable services are offered for sale.

Marketplace Facilitator means a person that contracts with a marketplace seller or multichannel seller to facilitate for consideration, regardless of whether or not the consideration is deducted as fees from the transaction, the sale of the marketplace seller’s tangible personal property, products, or services through the person’s marketplace or a marketplace operated by the person, and engages; (1) Directly or indirectly, through one or more affiliated persons, in transmitting or otherwise communicating the offer or acceptance between a purchaser or consumer and the marketplace seller or multichannel seller; and (2) Directly or indirectly, through agreements or arrangements with third parties, in collecting or accepting and processing payment from the purchaser or consumer on behalf of the marketplace seller or multichannel seller.

The term does not include a person that, with respect to the marketplace seller’s or multichannel seller’s products, exclusively provides internet advertising services or lists products for sale.

Marketplace Seller means a person, regardless of whether or not the person has a physical presence in the State of Colorado, which has an agreement with a marketplace facilitator and offers for sale tangible personal property, products, or services through a marketplace owned, operated, or controlled by a marketplace facilitator.

Multichannel Seller means a retailer that offers for sale tangible personal property, commodities, or services through a marketplace owned, operated, or controlled by a marketplace facilitator, and through other means.

Retailer means any person selling, leasing, renting, or granting a license to use tangible personal property or services at retail. “Retailer” shall include, but is not limited to, any: (1) Auctioneer;

WHEREAS, this ordinance provides a safe harbor to those who transact limited sales within the City; and

(2) Salesperson, representative, peddler or canvasser, who makes sales as a direct or indirect agent of or obtains such property or services sold from a dealer, distributor, supervisor or employer;

WHEREAS, absent such amendment, the continued failure of retailers to voluntarily apply and remit sales tax owed on remote sales exposes the municipality to unremitted taxes and permits an inequitable exception that prevents market participants from competing on an even playing field; and

(3) Charitable organization or governmental entity which makes sales of tangible personal property to the public, notwithstanding the fact that the merchandise sold may have been acquired by gift or donation or that the proceeds are to be used for charitable or governmental purposes;

WHEREAS, the City adopts this ordinance with the intent to address tax administration, and, in connection with, establish economic nexus for retailers or vendors without physical presence in the State and require the retailer or vendor to collect and remit sales tax for all sales made within the marketplace.

(4) Retailer-contractor, when acting in the capacity of a seller of building supplies, construction materials, and other tangible personal property;

Section 1. Section 3.02.010, “Words and phrases defined,” of the Golden Municipal Code is amended by the deletion and addition of the following defined terms, to be inserted in alphabetical order, to read as follows: Economic Nexus means the connection between the City and any retailer who does not have a physical presence in the State of Colorado, which connection is established when the retailer meets any one of the following criteria: (1) In the previous calendar year, the retailer has made retail sales of goods or services delivered into the State of Colorado exceeding the amount specified in C.R.S. § 39-26-102(3)(c), as amended, and the location at which property or a product is delivered or the service rendered is within the city; or (2) In the current calendar year, 90 days has passed following the month in which a retailer has made retail sales of goods or services delivered into the State of Colorado exceeding the amount specified in C.R.S. § 39-26-102(3)(c), as amended, and the location at which property or a product is delivered or the service rendered is within the city.

Engaged in business in the city means performing or providing services or selling, leasing, renting, delivering, or installing tangible personal property for storage, use or consumption within the city.

Engaged in business in the city includes, but is not limited to, any one of the following activities by a person or retailer: 1) Directly, indirectly, or by a subsidiary maintains a building, store, office, salesroom, warehouse, or other place of business within the taxing jurisdiction; (2) Sends one or more employees, agents or commissioned sales persons into the taxing jurisdiction to solicit business or to install, assemble, repair, service, or assist in the use of its products, or for demonstration or other reasons; (3) Maintains one or more employees, agents or commissioned sales persons on duty at a location within the taxing jurisdiction; (4) Owns, leases, rents or otherwise exercise control over real or personal property within the taxing jurisdiction; or (5) Any retailer who does have a physical presence in the State of Colorado, without having a physical presence within the city, that in the preceding calendar year or the current calendar year makes more than one retail sale of tangible personal property, products, or services, where the location at which property or a product is delivered by any means, including common carrier within the city, or the service rendered occurs within the city; or (6) Makes retail sales of tangible personal property, products, or services sufficient to meet the definitional requirements of economic nexus, as

(5) A marketplace facilitator, marketplace seller, or multichannel seller.

Section 2. Chapter 3.04, “Taxpayer Responsibilities,” of the Golden Municipal Code is amended by the addition of a new section 3.04.070, to read as follows: Section 3.04.070

Marketplace Sales.

(a) Obligation to collect tax.

(1) A marketplace facilitator engaged in business in the city is required to collect and remit sales tax on all taxable sales made by the marketplace facilitator, or facilitated by it for marketplace sellers or multichannel sellers to customers in the city, whether or not the marketplace seller for whom sales are facilitated would have been required to collect sales tax had the sale not been facilitated by the marketplace facilitator.

(2) A marketplace facilitator shall assume all the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of a retailer under this title. Marketplace facilitators shall be liable for the taxes collected from marketplace sellers or multichannel sellers. The City may recover any unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest from the marketplace facilitator that is responsible for collecting on behalf of marketplace sellers or multichannel sellers.

(3) The liabilities, obligations, and rights set forth under this title are in addition to any duties and responsibilities of the marketplace facilitator imposed under this title, if it also offers for sale tangible personal property, products, or services through other means.

(4) A marketplace seller shall be subject to all of the same licensing, collection, remittance, filing and recordkeeping requirements as any other retailer under this Article for retail sales made on its own behalf and not facilitated by or through a licensed marketplace facilitator in a marketplace. (b) Marketplace seller relief. A marketplace seller, with respect to sales of tangible personal property, products, or services made in or through a marketplace facilitator’s marketplace, does not have the liabilities, obligations, or rights of a retailer under this title, if the marketplace seller can show that such sale was facilitated by a marketplace facilitator: (1) With whom the marketplace seller has a contract that explicitly provides that the marketplace facilitator will collect and remit sales tax on all sales subject to tax under this article; or (2) From whom the marketplace seller requested and received in good faith a certification that the marketplace facilitator is registered to collect sales tax and will collect sales tax on all sales subject to tax under this article made in or through the marketplace facilitator’s marketplace. (c) Auditing. With respect to any sale, the city shall solely audit the marketplace facilitator for sales made by marketplace sellers or multichannel sellers but facilitated by the marketplace. The city will not audit or otherwise assess tax against marketplace sellers or multichannel sellers for sales facilitated by a marketplace facilitator.

(d) No retroactive application. The obligations to collect and remit the sales and use tax required by this title are applicable at the effective date of the ordinance from which this section was derived.

Section 3. Section 3.05.030, “Exemptions,” of the Golden Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection (f), to read as follows:

(f) Any retailer having only an economic nexus with the city and that has not established a physical presence in the city shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections 3.05.020(b) and (c) and the license renewal provisions of section 3.05.040 of this chapter; provided, however, such retailer furnishes in writing to the finance director any change to the name and address or contact information of the licensee or any other material change to the information submitted on an application for a license within 30 calendar days of such change.

Section 4. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance.

The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid.

Section 5. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof is hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.

Section 6. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Golden by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision.

Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceedings or prosecutions.

Section 7. This ordinance is deemed necessary for the protection of health, welfare and safety of the community.

Section 8. This ordinance shall be deemed effective September 1, 2020.

INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED AS AN ORDINANCE, ON FIRST READING, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, THE 9th DAY OF July, 2020.

READ, PASSED AND ADOPTED AS AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, THE DAY OF , 2020.

Laura M. Weinberg, Mayor ATTEST: Monica S. Mendoza, CMC City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: David S. Williamson, City Attorney

Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a certain proposed ordinance introduced and read before the City Council of the City of Golden at a regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day of July, 2020, and ordered by said City Council to be published as the law provides, and that a public hearing is declared for the 23rd day of July, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. virtually.

(SEAL) ATTEST: MONICA S. MENDOZA Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado Legal Notice No. 407955 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 2142

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN DESIGNATING THE ASTOR HOUSE LOCATED AT 822 12th STREET AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF GOLDEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 18.58 OF THE GOLDEN MUNICIPAL CODE

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Golden has authorized the submission of a Local Historic Landmark Property Designation for the Astor House, located at 822 12th Street (the “Application”); and

WHEREAS, the City of Golden Historic Preservation Board held a public hearing regarding the Application at a public meeting on July 6, 2020, and after careful consideration of the relevant criteria set forth in Sections 18.58.030 and 18.58.035 of the Golden Municipal Code, rendered a decision recommending approval of the Application for landmark designation, as more fully set forth in HPB 20-03, dated July 6, 2020 ; and

WHEREAS, after reviewing the record of the Historic Preservation Board public hearing, and after considering the testimony, evidence and argument presented at the City Council public hearing held to consider the Application, the City Council finds the Application meets the requirements and standards set forth in Sections 18.58.030 and 18.58.035 of the Golden Municipal Code; and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Golden desires to protect the Astor House with a local historic landmark property designation in the City; and

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO

Section 1. The City Council acknowledges, accepts and incorporates into this ordinance the Historic Preservation Board’s findings of fact in this case, as detailed in Resolution HPB 20-03.

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Public Notices Section 2. Based upon the findings contained in Resolution HPB 210-03 and upon the criteria in Section 18.58.030 of the Golden Municipal Code, the City Council concludes that the proposed Local Historic Landmark Property Designation for the Astor House sufficiently meets the historic, architectural and geographic criteria required for the designation.

Section 3. The structure located at 822 12th Street, also known as Astor House, is hereby designated as a local historic landmark property within the City of Golden pursuant to the landmark designation requirements of Chapter 18.58 of the Golden Municipal Code.

Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to record a copy of this ordinance with the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder.

Section 5. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision will not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance.

The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespectively of the fact that anyone part or parts are declared unconstitutional or invalid.

Section 6. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Golden by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision. Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceedings or prosecutions.

Section 7. This ordinance is deemed necessary for the protection of the health, welfare and safety of the community.

Introduced, read, passed and ordered published this 23rd day of July, 2020.

Passed and adopted upon second reading and ordered published this ___ day of ___ , 2020.

Laura M. Weinberg, Mayor ATTEST: Monica S. Mendoza, CMC City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: David S. Williamson, City Attorney I, Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a certain proposed ordinance introduced and read before the City Council of the City of Golden at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of July, 2020, and ordered by said City Council to be published as the law provides, and that a public hearing is declared for the 13th day of August, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. virtually.

(SEAL) ATTEST: MONICA S. MENDOZA Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado Legal Notice No. 407960 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE OF BUHELOS, INC. D/B/A: HOME COOKIN’ CAFE 16255 W. 64TH AVE. UNIT 7 ARVADA, CO 80007 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing authority for a Hotel and Restaurant liquor license from Buhelos, Inc., d/b/a Home Cookin’ Cafe, located at 16255 W. 64th Ave. Unit 7, Arvada, CO, whose controlling officers are: Barbara Buhelos and Gary Buhelos, Owners, 16255 West 64th Ave., Unit 7, Arvada, CO, United States.

The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises 16255 W. 64th Ave., Unit 7, Arvada, CO 80007, United States Arvada, CO. Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a virtual meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2020. The application was submitted on July 1, 2020.

For further information call Sarah Walters, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

Dated this 30th day of July, 2020 /s/ Sarah Walters Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Legal Notice No. 407954 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearings before the Wheat Ridge City Council at the following date, time, and place: The August 10, 2020 Council meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting. NO MEMBER OF COUNCIL OR STAFF WILL BE AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, AND THE BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. All interested persons are invited to participate in the virtual meeting in any one of the following ways: • Provide comments in advance on Wheat Ridge

Speaks at www.wheatridgespeaks.org • Join the live meeting through the Zoom web link provided on the calendar on the City’s website at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/calendar or from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: https://zoom. us/j/96833796033 • Join the live meeting by calling (669) 900-6833 Access Code 968 3379 6033 • Watch the meeting live on Comcast Channel 8 • Watch the meeting live on YouTube at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/view Individuals who, due to technology limitations, are unable to participate in the meeting virtually (via the Zoom platform) or by calling in on the telephone may contact Danitza Sosa, Assistant to the Mayor and City Council, at 303-235-2977 by noon on August 7. Arrangements will be made for those individuals to access City Hall during the meeting to view the meeting and provide public comment if desired. These comments will be heard and seen in real time by members of Council and City staff.

Individuals accessing City Hall must practice social distancing, wear a mask or other facial covering and be free of COVID-19 symptoms.

The purpose of the hearing is to take public testimony on an application by Applejack Wine and Spirits, LLC for inclusion of a property located at 3320 Youngfield Street in Wheat Ridge (the “Project”) for inclusion into the Enhanced Sales Tax Incentive Program (ESTIP) established by Chapter 22, Article 1 Division 4 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws. Specifically, Applejack Wine and Spirits, LLC proposes to make certain public improvements to the referenced property and to receive a rebate, in the form of a refund of incremental sales taxes paid in connection with the Project, in an amount not to exceed 100% of enhanced tax for a period of ten years or $990,146.

GIVEN AND POSTED in the office of the City Clerk July 21, 2020. /s/Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 407945 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE City Council has adopted Ordinance 1692 Ordinance 1692: An Ordinance approving the rezoning of property located at 11700 W. 46th Avenue from Agricultural-One (A-1) to ResidentialTwo (R-2) The ordinance is available in electronic form on the City’s official website , www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/legal-notices. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, upon appointment, request and notification, copies are also available in printed form.

Legals Notice No.: 407966 First Publication: Transcript, June 25, 2020 Second Publication: Jeffco Transcript, July 30, 2020 Final Publication: JeffcoTranscript, July 30, 2020 Effective Date: August 14, 2020 Not consecutive publications ______________________________________

Bids and Settlements Public Notice

Project Owners: Bear Creek Water and Sanitation District Project Location: City of Lakewood, Jefferson County The Bear Creek Water and Sanitation District plans to accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement to Diaz Construction Group, LLC. on August 21, 2020. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the Bear Creek Water and Sanitation District may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to Diaz Construction Group, LLC., as necessary, to protect the Bear Creek Water and Sanitation District from loss on account of claims filed and failure of Diaz Construction Group, LLC. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of Diaz Construction Group, LLC. are hereby notified that unresolved outstanding claims must be certified and forwarded to: Contact Person: Barney Fix, P.E. Address: 5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd.

Greenwood Village, CO 80111 as soon as possible, but no later than August 14, 2020.

Legal Notice No.: 407938 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Final Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Foothills Park & Recreation District of Jefferson County, Colorado, will make final payment at 6612 S. Ward St., Littleton, CO 80127 or other applicable address, on Monday, August 31, 2020 at 5:00pm to SaBell’s Civil and Landscape LLC, 8500 W Bowles Ave Ste 204, Littleton, CO. 80123 for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction of work performed within the Foothills Park & Recreation District.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Foothills Park & Recreation District, 6612 S. Ward St., Littleton, CO 80127, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the Foothills Park & Recreation District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

FOOTHILLS PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT Legal Notice No. 407907 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: July 20, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Summons and Sheriff Sale

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 3826-107, C.R.S., that on Monday, August 17, 2020, final settlement with Glacier Construction will be made by Mount Vernon Country Club Metropolitan District for the “Tower Hill Pump Station Renovation Project” subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the District. The project consisted of replacement of the District’s Tower Hill Pump Station. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies, laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on such claim with Mount Vernon Country Club Metropolitan District, c/o, Mr. Marcos Pacheco, District Manager, Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Failure to file such verified statement or claim prior to final settlement will release the District and its employees and agents from any and all liability for such claim and for making final payment to said contractor.

DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden CO 80401 (719) 772-2500

By: Marcos Pacheco, District Manager Mount Vernon Country Club Metropolitan District Legal Notice No. 407944 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice AAA Discount Storage will exercise its right of disposition, disposal, or destruction of property Abandoned by, Miguel Arellanes, Roger Burns, on August 10, 2020 Legal Notice No. 407899 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice FINAL SETTLEMENT Project Title: Hodgson Park Water Main Extension Project

Plaintiff(s): OCK LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Defendant(s): ROSE MARY PATTERSON; HARRIET E. LONGLEY TRUST; and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action Attorney for Plaintiff: THE KLUG LAW FIRM, LLC Noah Klug, Atty. Reg. #39163 PO Box 6683 Breckenridge CO 80424-6683 Phone: (970) 468-4953 Case Number: 2020CV30585 Div. 12 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action involving real property located in the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, described as follows: THE SOUTH 1/2 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. Also known as: Schedule/PIN 300034558, together with all its appurtenances.

Date: June 10, 2020 Original Signature on file THE KLUG LAW FIRM LLC /s/ Noah Klug

Noah Klug, Attorney for Plaintiff This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name. *Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth: e.g., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration) Legal Notice No. 407762 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Case # 2020-010 Cert # 2011-01281 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially PARS CORPORATION AZITA NEHCHIRI AND DARUSH FATHI 6693 S. DAHLIA CIR CENTENNIAL, CO 80121 FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13 LLC (HOLDER OF CERTIFICATE 160517) PO BOX 54418 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70154 CITY OF LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY CODE ENFORCEMENT CIVIC CENTER NORTH 480 S. ALLISON PKWY LAKEWOOD, CO 80226 ALDRICH LEGAL LLC ADAM F. ALDRICH 2701 LAWRENCE #109 DENVER, CO 80205 BANK OF HOPE ATTN: SBA LOAN DEPT. 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD 7TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 US TREASURY BUREAU OF PHYSICAL SERVICE PO BOX 830794 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35283 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 25TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2012, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to, AP PTL LLC, Assignor of, INA GROUP LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; LOTS 1 AND 2, EVERLY’S SUBDIVISION, AKA: 898 KIPLING ST That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2011 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011 that said real estate was taxed in the name of PARS CORP that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 25, A.D. 2015; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, INA GROUP LLC , lawful holder of said certificate, on the 9th day of NOVEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2020, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 13TH Day of JULY, A.D. 2020 Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 407891 First Publication JULY 23, 2020 Final Publication AUGUST 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders regarding the children of the marriage.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and CoPetitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S.

A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are:

1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

Date: February 26, 2020 Signature of the Clerk of Court/Deputy Signature of the Attorney for the Petitioner (if any) Legal Notice No.: 407903 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice July 30, 2020 SECOND NOTICE TO MORTGAGEES IN THE SILVER SPRUCE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS COMMUNITY

Second Notice is hereby given to all mortgagees within the Silver Spruce Village Condominiums community in Jefferson County, Colorado, that the Silver Spruce Village Condominium Homeowners Association is seeking mortgagee approval of a proposed Limited Amendment to the Declaration for Silver Spruce Village Condominiums, Phase I and II (the “Proposed Amendment”). The Proposed Amendment can be obtained at the following address: Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, CO 80228-1011.

Failure of any mortgagee to deliver a negative response to the Silver Spruce Village Condominium Homeowners Association c/o Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, CO 80228-1011, within 60 days shall be deemed consent on behalf of the mortgagee.

Legal Notice No. 407963 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

Public Notice

District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401

Case # 2020-017 Cert # 2009-01893 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially GOLDCO INC 100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PKWY #2520 GOLDEN, CO 80419 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 21ST day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2010, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to, JEFFERSON COUNTY, Assignor of, DONALD WHITE TREASURE AND BARBARA DIANE TREASURE, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; A TRIANGULAR TRACT OF LAND LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 3, DENN-WALD SUBDIVISION AND LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 30, 1981 AT RECEPTION NO. 81046423 AND LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE C & S RAILROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS KEY 107, SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST, OF THE 6TH PM, AKA: VACANT LAND That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2008 AND 2009 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2009 that said real estate was taxed in the name of GOLDCO INC that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 21, A.D. 2013; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, DONALD WHITE TREASURE AND BARBARA DIANE TREASURE, lawful holder of said certifi-

In re the Marriage of: Amie Sotelo Petitioner: and Jorge Sotelo, Respondent: Case Number: 19 DR 1698 ALIAS SUMMONS FOR: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decisionmaking and parenting time), maintenance (spousal support), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

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Public Notices cate, on the 2th day of NOVEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2020, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 6TH Day of JULY, A.D. 2020 Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 407844 First Publication JULY 16, 2020 Final Publication JULY 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Westminster, Jefferson County, Colorado, Case No. 20-08-0053P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 407962 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Summons Re: Domestic Relations In the District Court Jefferson County, Golden, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Division: U

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Cast Iron Recovery LLC, 4877 Pearl St., Denver 303-292-1542 is seeking title to: 1) 17 Nissan Pathfinder vin#913117 Legal Notice No. 407861 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice V.I.P Towing & Recovery LLC 5855 Federal Blvd 720-621-0478 Selling the Following “AS IS” on or after July 30th, 2020 1) 2014 Ford Fiesta 102614 2) 2006 Mercedes E-class 777176 3) 1978 Dodge MH B25670 4) 2004 Toyota Camry 354256 5) 2005 OpenRoad Trailer 005282 6) 1996 Chevy 1500 109796 7) 2002 Ford focus 207654 8) 2004 Volkswagen Touareg 028481 9) 2002 Subaru Impreza 511734 10) 2006 BMW 325i V00954 Legal Notice No. 407959 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Shut & Lock 11700 W 8th Ave Golden, CO 80401 Tenant in Default: Unit #31 Michael Beaudette 750 Tabor St #15, Golden, CO 80401 Contents: Furniture, Household Goods, Supplies, Rec Equip.

Sell will be held on Aug 7th, 2020. If you have any questions, please call Cynthia at (303)233-5627 Legal Notice No.: 407949 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

To the Respondents named below:

Stor-N-Lock Self Storage #19 Auction Unit contents of the following storage units will be sold at Auction at 10 am, August 18, 2020. Auction to be held online at StorageTreasures.com. Sale is being conducted in order to satisfy landlord’s lien in accordance with Article 21.5, Title 38, Colorado Revised Statues 1973, as amended.

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Combined Court a response to the Petition within 30 days after publication of this notice.

A copy of the Petition and Summons in your action may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 30 days of this publication.

Case Number: 19DR1760 Name of Parties: Petitioner: Erica Rose Chianelli And Respondent: Juan Martin Tavera-Lugo Nature of Action: Dissolution of Marriage /s/ District Court Magistrate January 30, 2020 Legal Notice No.: 407827 First Publication: July 9, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, Case No. 20-08-0105P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 407929 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Unit # 2065: Dane Adcock: Unit Size: 10x20 Contents: Shelving, shop vac, tool cart, tools, boxes, sewing machine, misc. items Legal Notice No. 407914 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Cast Iron Recovery LLC, 4877 Pearl St., Denver 303-292-1542 is seeking title to: 1) Ironworks MC vin#200094 Legal Notice No. 407939 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LYNDA K. VANCE, aka LYNDA VANCE, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30711

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leanna M. Burns, a/k/a Leanna Mae Burns, a/k/a Leanna Burns, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30685

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eileen J. Mortensen, also known as Eileen Jane Mortensen, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030566

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel A. Burns Personal Representative 7639 W. Fremont Ave. Littleton, CO 80128

Nancy M. Leonard, Personal Representative 1776 Dell Court Fruita, Colorado 81521

Legal Notice No. 407885 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles E. Seibert, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30454 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, County, Colorado or on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sara A. Seibert Personal Representative 307 Cliff Line Rd. Golden, CO 80403 Legal Notice No.: 407946 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of H. S. Olson a/k/a Harold Stanley Olson a/k/a Harold S. Olson a/k/a Harold Olson, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30677 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Windes Olson, Personal Representative 9203 W. Coco Place Littleton, CO 80128 Legal Notice No. 407905 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Perley MacKnight, aka William P. MacKnight, aka William MacKnight, aka Bill MacKnight, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 234 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen MacKnight Personal Representative 11486 Last Dollar Pass Littleton, Colorado 80127 Legal Notice No. 407871 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHANN S. FISCHER, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30562

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of JEFFERSON, County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Autumn R. Goodridge Personal Representative 94 E. Nelson Avenue Keenesburg, Colorado 80643

Joanne M. Root Personal Representative 4516 Trailside Drive Castle Rock, Colorado 80109

Legal Notice No. 407845 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No.407873 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara McMillan, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 180

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Samuel Hopkins Herrington, aka Samuel H. Herrington, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 196

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Barbara Hughes Personal Representative 68-3641 Lahilahi Street Waikoloa, HI 96738 Legal Notice No. 407935 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Connie L. Love Personal Representative 4603 Misty Drive Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918-4209 Legal Notice No. 407841 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 407913 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Curtis William Winkler, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30669 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred. s/ Rebecca Wallace Beattie Rebecca Wallace Beattie, #28875 Attorney for Kristine Bauer Personal Representative 6390 Gardenia Street, Suite 150 Arvada, Colorado 80004 303-384-0046 rebecca@wallacebeattie.com Legal Notice No. 407860 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY DOWELL, Deceased Case No. 2020PR30693 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 22, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

M. Rose Zaccaro, Co-Personal Representative P.O. Box 249 Idledale, CO 80453 James Anthony Dowell, Co-Personal Representative 15 Quay Street Lakewood, CO 80226 Legal Notice No. 407848 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dalton Frank Jones, Jr., a/k/a Dalton F. Jones, Jr. , a/k/a Dalton Jones, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030544

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy Odile Ange Jones Personal Representative 7947 S. Dover St Littleton, CO 80128 Legal Notice No. 407926 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia Smith Tidwell, aka Virginia S. Tidwell, and Virginia Tidwell, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30608

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jack Donald Tidwell, Jr. Personal Representative 7742 West Geddes Place Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No. 407895 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rosalee Bernice Schaeffer, aka Bernice C. Schaeffer, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30726

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cinda L. Ide Personal Representative 1289 Coronado Parkway, N Denver, Colorado 80229 Legal Notice No. 407875 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT J. BURLEY, AKA ROBERT BURLEY, AND BOB BURLEY, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30749

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frank E. Sims, aka Frank Eugene Sims, aka Frank Sims, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30683

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Debora L. Jerome Personal Representative P.O. Box 1, Morrison, Colorado 80465 Legal Notice No. 407883 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald R. Colaiano, also known as Donald Colaiano, and Don Colaiano), Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30660 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joel M. Hunsaker Attorney for the Personal Representative 6907 Newcombe Street Arvada, Colorado 80004-1479 Legal Notice No. 407880 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Paulette Joan Webb, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30433 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew Craven, Personal Representative 8457 Zephyr Court Arvada, Colorado 80005 Legal Notice No. 407923 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Gerald H. Jaggers, Attorney for Personal Representative Teresa Bond DiGiacomo, Jaggers, & Perko, LLP 5400 Ward Rd., Bldg. III, Ste. 200 Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 407943 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Kathleen Frazier, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30536

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16th, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Meggin Rutherford Personal Representative 8795 Ralston Road, Ste 113 Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 407879 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frances Ellen Hammond, aka Frances E. Hammond, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR0127 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristy J. Kimmerle, Personal Representative 12563 W. 75th Place Arvada, CO 80005 Legal Notice No. 407837 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kevin Bradley Hake,

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Personal Representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anna Jane Rudolph, Personal Representative c/o Gendelman Klimas, Ltd. 1888 N. Sherman St #200 Denver, CO 80203

Virginia A. Frazer-Abel, Esq. Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 407909 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Frazer-Abel Law, LLC. 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212 Legal Notice No. 407865 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Albert David Dixon Jr, Deceased Case Number: 2020-PR-30648

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado on or before December 7, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jane Orlando, Personal Representative 6490 Bluebell Lane, Evergreen, CO 80439

Legal Notice No. 407958 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Shirley Jane Hall, aka Shirley J. Hall, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 251 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert E. Hall Personal Representative 2091 Luvesta Court Berthoud, Colorado 80513 Legal Notice No. 407957 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Stroup, aka William Ralph Stroup, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 238 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Billie Reyes Personal Representative 14197 Waterside Lane Broomfield, Colorado 80023 Legal Notice No. 407902 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Josepha M. Eyre, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30513 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

JAMES A. DIERKER Attorney to the Personal Representative 1741 HIGH STREET DENVER, CO 80218 Legal Notice No. 407850 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eric Randolph Pracht, Deceased Case Number: 2020-PR-30706 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the District Court, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado on or before December 1, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Denice M. Pracht, Co-Personal Representative Lawrence R. Pracht, Co-Personal Representative 11621 Kendall Street, Westminster, CO 80020 Legal Notice No. 407901 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LOUISE ANN YATES, aka LOUISE A. YATES, aka LOUISE YATES, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30252 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ricky Ray Van Winkle, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 147 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle Figurelli Personal Representative 22378 Inca Road Indian Hills, Colorado 80454 Legal Notice No. 407862 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mark Dwaine Hendricks, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30625 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson, County, Colorado or on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julie Hendricks Personal Representative c/o Sigler Law Offices, LLC 1536 Cole Blvd., Suite 330 Lakewood, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 407887 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Doris Lila Parks, a/k/a Doris L. Parks, a/k/a Doris Parks, Deceased.

Case Number: 2020 PR 30659 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brian Davis Personal Representative c/o LAW OFFICES OF KIMBER Z. SMITH, P.C. Kimber Z. Smith, #8479 P. O. Box 1105 Arvada, CO 80001 Legal Notice No. 407839 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: MARGARET HELEN MONTANO, aka MARGARET H. MONTANO, aka MARGARET MONTANO, Deceased Case Number: 2020-PR-30688 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated this 16th day of July, 2020.

James E. Montano Personal Representative to the Estate 5582 S. Taft Street Littleton, CO 80127 Phone: (303) 973-0486 Legal Notice No.407846 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald James Marion, Jr., aka Donald J. Marion, Jr., aka Donald J. Marion, aka Donald Marion, aka Don Marion, Deceased.

Case Number: 2020PR030646 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Terri Lynn Marion, Personal Representative 1200 Golden Circle, #404 Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 407917 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice District Court 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden CO 80401 720-772-2500

In the Matter of the Estate of: EUGENE LESLIE BROCKRIEDE, a/k/a EUGENE L. BROCKRIEDE; a/k/a EUGENE BROCKRIEDE, Deceased Zachary G. Wilson, #12608 The Wilson Law Firm, P.C. 425 West Mulberry, Suite 208 Fort Collins, CO 80521 Telephone (970) 482-4411 Fax (970) 482-4412 Email: Z@Zwilsonlaw.com Case Number: 2020PR30731

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NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO ยง 15-10-401, C.R.S. To all interested persons: A hearing without appearance on Petitioner for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative is set at the following date, time, and location: Date: August 27, 2020 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401 ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE***** Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached motion/ petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/ petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing.

Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.

Legal Notice No. 407940 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Waudene Cowen, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30741 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ann C. Mitchell, Personal Representative 1310 Blue Sage Drive Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487 Legal Notice No. 407972 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Melissa A. Hagelin, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30695

Estate of Albert Faustin Tafoya, aka Albert F. Tafoya, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 30644 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

George L. Tafoya Personal Representative c/o Mark A. Weseman, Esq. 2 Garden Center, Suite 305 Broomfield, Colorado 80020 Legal Notice No. 407869 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jose M. Padilla, a/k/a Jose Padilla, Jose M. Padilla, Jr., Jose Padilla, Jr., Joe Padilla, and Joe M. Padilla, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30446 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Diana J. Vazquez Personal Representative 797 S. Nelson Street Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No. 407928 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SIDNEY MOSELEY BURWELL, a/k/a SIDNEY M. BURWELL, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30661 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 24, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Theresa E. Burwell Personal Representative c/o The Damon Law Firm, LLC 4465 Kipling Street #101 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 tony@damonlawfirm.com Legal Notice No. 407908 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold Norphlet Rogers, Deceased Case Number 2020PR30615

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Randall T. McConaughey Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo, LLC 650 S. Cherry St., Ste. 710 Denver, CO 80246

Debra Lynn Edgett Personal Representative c/o James E. Spoja, Esq. The Spoja Law Firm, P.C. 600 Grant Street, Suite 201 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 407910 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 407900 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PEGGY A. BADILLO, aka PEGGY ANN BADILLO, aka PEGGY BADILLO, Deceased Case No. 2020PR030736

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steve Joseph Dolzanie Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30739

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 28, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Irma Badillo, Personal Representative 6933 W. Euclid Place, Unit B Littleton, CO 80123

Carol Ann Holt, Personal Representative 9646 Wallow Court

Legal Notice No. 407894 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Conifer, CO 80433

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Darlene Valentine Trujillo, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 237 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leslie G. Trujillo Personal Representative 428 Downing Street Denver, Colorado 80218 Legal Notice No. 407877 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Legal Notice No. 407941 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of VINCENT KARL DALLAROSA, a/k/a VINCENT K. DALLAROSA, AND VINCENT DALLAROSA, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30771 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

James R. Dallarosa Personal Representative 2181 County Road 10 Erie, CO 80516 Legal Notice No. 407956 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice Notice to Creditors Estate of Dana Mae McNicholas, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30540

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before November 23rd, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Edward McNicholas Personal Representative 16988 W. 73rd Place Arvada, CO 80007 Legal Notice No. 407898 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARTHA ELIZABETH VAN HORN, Deceased Case Number: 20PR 239

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of JEFFERSON County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

JOHN CARLISLE VAN HORN Personal Representative BOX 315 WINTER PARK,CO 80482 Legal Notice No. 407951 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nancy M. Miller, a/k/a Nancy Margaret Miller, a/k/a Nancy Miller, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030748

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Packard and Dierking, LLC Attorneys for the Personal Representative Brigette M. Paige Mary C. Dragoo c/o Packard and Dierking, LLC 2595 Canyon Blvd., Suite 200 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Legal Notice No. 407952 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Carroll Matthews, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030694

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

NATALIE C. SEGALL, ESQ /SEGALL & BANKO, Attorneys for Personal Representative Sherry Ward 4571 Hidden Cove Road Park City, Utah 84098 Legal Notice No. 407886 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Keith Louis Poplin, a/k/a Keith L. Poplin, a/k/a Keith Poplin, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30698

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson, County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Louis Michael Poplin Personal Representative c/o BOATRIGHT, RIPP & LUSK, LLC 4315 Wadsworth Blvd.

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Ph: 303-423-7134 Legal Notice No. 407874 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARGARET M. DAVIS, a/k/a MARGARET MORELL DAVIS, and a/k/a MARGARET DAVIS, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30689

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: James M. Davis c/o Jessica L. Broderick Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

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Public Notices 633 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 3000 Denver, Colorado 80202

Case Number: 20PR220 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 407859 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

Joanne Herlihy Personal Representative 8691 W. 93rd Place Westminster, CO, 80021

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rose Isela Mamani, aka Rosa I. Mamani, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 204 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Genaro E. Reveles Personal Representative 1115 S. Hoyt Street Lakewood, Colorado 80232 ginoreveles@msn.com Legal Notice No. 407897 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Scott Brammer, a/k/a David S. Brammer, a/k/a David Brammer, a/k/a Dave S. Brammer, a/k/a Dave Brammer, Deceased

Legal Notice No. 407896 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 407948 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: August 13, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brian S. Reamy, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30542 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Jefferson County Combined Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before November 23, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa A. Reamy Heaton, Personal Representative 9376 Autumn Ash Place Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 303.916.2405

ber 20, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nathan C. Ortiz, Personal Representative 1025 Cody St. Lakewood, CO 80215

tion for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Maria Mogyorodi be changed to Maya Mogyorodi Fry Case No.: 20 C 913

Legal Notice No. 407843 First Publication: July 16, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

By: Mary Lawrence Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 407947 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Walter Orris Hewitt, a/k/a Walter O. Hewitt, a/k/a Walter Hewitt, and Walt Hewitt, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30713

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Carolyn Moller Duncan, Atty. No. 33766 Attorney for Personal Representative Duncan Legal, PC 6436 S. Racine Circle, Suite 113 Centennial, Colorado 80111 Phone No: 303-394-2358

Legal Notice No.407915 First Publication: July 23, 2020 Last Publication: August 6, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GERALD D. ORTIZ, aka GERALD DOMINIC ORTIZ, aka GERALD ORTIZ, Deceased Case No. 2020PR30687

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before Novem-

Public notice is given on July 22, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Tiercel Lee Duerson be changed to Tiercel Lee Garcia Case No.: 20 C 560

Public notice is given on July 17, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Rochelle Aubrey Parker be changed to Rochelle Parker Brogan Case No.: 20 C 868

By: Karla Beston Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

By: Karla Bestow Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 407953 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 407942 First Publication: July 30, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 21, 2020, that a Peti-

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STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter sentenced to life with possible parole McKinney: ‘I do not deserve leniency or forgiveness’

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sitting in her literature class on May 7, 2019, Nui Giasolli noticed her friend Alec McKinney standing just behind her.

McKinney was not enrolled in that class and was supposed to be in the classroom next door. But because she considered McKinney one of her best friends, his presence did not raise alarms for her.

She learned later through court hearings and statements McKinney made to investigators that McKinney targeted her that day, she said, as he helped carry out a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch.

“He had a gun aimed at the back of my head and he was ready to shoot me knowing full well that I didn’t consider him a threat,” she said.

Giasolli was one of numerous students, teachers and community members who gave tear-stricken victim impact statements during a July 24 sentencing hearing for McKinney at a Castle Rock courtroom.

McKinney was accused of planning the shooting that left one dead and eight students injured.

18th Judicial District Judge Jeffrey Holmes on July 24 sentenced him to life in prison plus 38 years, with the possibility of parole after 40 years.

McKinney pleaded guilty in February to numerous felony charges, including first-degree murder for the death of

Kendrick Castillo, 18. Six students were shot by the defendants in the case and two were injured by gunfire from an armed guard responding to the incident.

McKinney was 16 at the time of the attack, so under law he was not eligible for a death penalty, but he was charged as an adult. He is now 17.

A co-defendant Devon Erickson, 18 at the time of the shooting, will face trial in September. Erickson has argued he was an unwilling participant in the attack, forced to cooperate on the threat of death from McKinney.

Prosecutors have sharply scrutinized that narrative and McKinney also alleged July 24 he acted under pressure from Erickson.

Judge Holmes noted in his closing remark’s McKinney’s age, his history with mental illness and major depressive disorder, and his drug use leading up to the attack. Holmes also said McKinney took responsibility for his actions in the case by pleading guilty.

“He has not tried to excuse his behavior today and I sincerely hope, based on the statements that he made, that he has come to a recognition of the harm his wrong decision has caused,” Holmes said.

Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler said a juvenile offender program available to McKinney could significantly shorten the time McKinney ends up serving.

Like victims, Brauchler called on Holmes to issue the maximum sentence of life in prison plus 407-1/2 years.

McKinney and Erickson had planned to kill as many people as possible on May 7, he said, and might have succeeded

John Castillo, father of STEM victim Kendrick Castillo, delivers his statement during the sentencing of Alec McKinney at the Douglas County District Court in Castle Rock on July 24. POOL PHOTO BY ERIC LUTZENS/ THE DENVER POST

had teachers and students not stopped the attack.

Kendrick died while rushing Erickson with two other students. A teacher and a student also confronted McKinney.

The court proceeding was conducted both remotely and in-person amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A limited number of victims were allowed to sit in the courtroom.

McKinney participated remotely from the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center in Centennial where he is detained. He addressed the court, saying, “I do not deserve leniency or forgiveness. I don’t want a lighter sentence.”

The hearing was an hours-long outpouring of anger, pain and grief, as victims recounted how the shooting affected them. The ramifications of McKinney’s actions for most those involved will be life-long, victims said.

Accounts from victims culminated

with gut-wrenching testimony from John and Maria Castillo, Kendrick’s parents.

John and Maria said they will never forgive McKinney for their son’s death and vowed to remain life-long activists in the fight to end school shootings.

John Castillo recounted having breakfast with his “perfect family” the morning of the shooting. As Kendrick drove away, John took video of his Jeep because it needed new tires, he said. He didn’t know that would be the last time he saw his son alive.

Castillo called McKinney’s display of emotion in court rehearsed and fake.

Castillo’s last words to McKinney in the hearing were telling him to “wipe that smirk off your face. Those crocodile tears. You disgust me.”

Maria Castillo vowed to do everything in her power to hold McKinney accountable.

“I will never forgive you. Evil killer,” she said.