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VOLUME 34 | ISSUE 10

Officials exploring Tri-County alternatives Commissioners hope to have new way of offering public health services by 2023

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dr. Ben Usatch, medical director of the emergency department at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, received his first of two FILE PHOTOS vaccination shots for COVID-19 in mid-December.

Vaccine rollout facing challenges Phone support being escalated in push to get COVID-19 shots out to residents 70 and older

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado residents ages 70 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but public health officials are struggling to scale that operation up as quickly as possible.

Douglas County hospitals and clinics are finding several struggles in the vaccine rollout, including limited supply and communication barriers.

“Online has been easiest to set up (appointments) but that’s inadequate for this population,” said Kaitlin Wolff with Tri-County Public Health Department.

That’s why Tri-County is in the process of increasing their phone support operations and scaling up their call center staff, said Wolff, who is also a public health nurse in charge of coordinating the health SEE VACCINE, P7

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Sky Ridge Pharmacy Director Valerie Davis, left, and pharmacy technician Karen Fetter prepare the COVID-19 vaccine for inoculation in mid-December.

Douglas County is moving forward on finding a new way to deliver public health services to its residents by 2023 but has not determined a specific path forward or how much it will cost.

In a Jan. 25 news release that was approved by county commissioners, a spokesperson said this desire for change was brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The COVID-19 pandemic revealed to the board of Douglas County commissioners that the time to evaluate and seek a different solution to public health services of a county this size has come,” the news release states.

“Commissioners are quick to note that what the service delivery model will look like and cost is in the beginning phase of being discovered.”

After Tri-County Health Department put a mask mandate in place in July 2020, the board of Douglas County commissioners voted to leave the health department the following year. Commissioners later rescinded that notice and said SEE TRI-COUNTY, P7

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Outdoor performers offer an eclectic array of entertainment P14

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DCSD semester plans generate mixed reactions Community debates how to educate children amid pandemic

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How to school children during the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked fierce debate among local community members in the Douglas County School District.

At recent school board meetings, public comment filled with emotional pleas from teachers, students and parents. Here are local voices on each learning model and why the proponents of each feel theirs is the best path forward for schools at the time being.

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Maria Volker, a Highlands Ranch High School teacher, said shifting from the current remote learning to hybrid learning should wait until teachers can be vaccinated, something that may not happen until March.

“The kids are learning so much better this semester because they have gotten used to (remote learning) and the teachers have gotten used to it,” she said. “I have found much more success remotely. I never thought I would say that.”

Volker called the district’s first semester, mostly conducted in hybrid learning, chaotic. She had to quarantine twice. Her students also were in and out of quarantine. Then the district announced a switch to full remote learning to finish the semester amid the pandemic’s third wave.

She wants students to have more consistency and feels like she can reach more of her students through full remote learning. Although they are not in-person, she can gather her entire class on a screen and help them socialize that way, she said.

The 61-year-old is also nervous by the emergence of new mutations in the virus.

“Can I get any more scared? Are we now guaranteeing quarantine because it’s much more infectious?,” she said.

Ethan Reed, 17, is a senior at Legend High School who joined several district students during the Jan. 19 board meeting in advocating against a return to hybrid learning.

Reed told Colorado Community Media his concern is twofold — that any in-person learning continues to pose health risks during the pandemic and that hybrid is less effective than remote learning.

In hybrid learning, he accomplished little during students’ independent learning days, he said, and felt like he learned less compared to full remote or in-person.

Reed also worries the introduction of a new, more transmissible strain of the virus in Colorado could lead to more spread within schools. He expects any in-person learning could cause a rise in cases and wor-

ries that will force the district to pivot plans again, sending students back once again to remote learning.

Reed called social distancing in high schools nearly nonexistent, saying it’s proven difficult to keep students three or six feet apart.

“I know quarantines are going to be happening and popping up quite a bit,” he said.

Hybrid learning

For Taylor Witte, a 14-year-old sophomore at Mountain Vista High School, hybrid is the best route until the district can return to in-person learning. The prospect of ending the semester in remote learning is breeding pessimism among students, she said.

Remote education has its drawbacks too, she said.

“Being on a screen for seven hours consecutively and then being assigned work for hours on end,” she said.

High school education is dependent on the experience, she said, like being able to do labs in-person for a science course.

Hybrid learning offers more structure, and some in-person learning is better than none, she said. She understands there are health risks amid the pandemic but also trusts the district’s sanitizing and cleaning protocols, she said.

“I think that given that the pandemic has been in effect for this long, we have to be willing to at least semi-normalize ourselves to the circumstances,” she said. “If restaurants are able to be open, then I think education should be prioritized.”

Revised quarantine guidelines, which now require 10 days in quarantine compared to the previous 14 and can release people who test negative sooner than that, also opens the door for hybrid, Witte said.

“Overall I think students on the secondary level are just looking for a high school experience, even from an education perspective,” she said.

Interim Superintendent Corey Wise also has advocated for a return to hybrid, although the board of education on Jan. 19 decided to break with his recommendation and keep students in remote learning through at least early February.

Wise said the district would be able to sustain hybrid learning until March, when teachers are expected to be vaccinated. The superintendent has also said consistently the district does not believe schools are sources of significant spread in the community, and that most exposures came from outside buildings.

Returning to in-person

Joyel Chambers has spoken at several board meetings urging a full, in-person option for families.

Her son Joey, 17, is a junior at Douglas County High School and in the severe special needs program.

That means he gets more in-person education than general education students, she said, but quarantines SEE DCSD, P6

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1January 28, 2021

Level yellow could be weeks away Post-holiday disease spike appears to taper off, but counties’ data still in red zone

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In mid-December, businesses across Colorado saw state officials throw them what appeared to be an extra lifeline with the arrival of the “5-Star” program to allow them to operate with expanded capacity if they followed stepped-up COVID-19 safety protocols.

More than a month later, in some counties, that extra boost hasn’t materialized. And higher capacity for 5-star businesses may not arrive for weeks, one local public health leader for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties says.

Gov. Jared Polis’ unexpected announcement in late December that all of Colorado’s “level red” counties would move to level orange restrictions rendered the 5-Star program temporarily irrelevant, causing confusion for business owners and local governments.

The 5-Star program allows qualifying businesses to follow restrictions that are one level less severe than they otherwise would need to based on their county’s level on Colorado’s color-coded COVID-19 “dial.” Before Polis’ announcement, businesses in red counties expected to get the OK to operate at the looser orange restrictions by earning 5-Star certification, which involves following strict coronavirus-prevention protocols.

Polis’ move of red counties down to orange sparked the possibility that 5-Star-qualified businesses could now operate at even morerelaxed level yellow rules, but that proved to be out of reach for most places across the state.

“I think it was very confusing and especially for counties that had received the approval for the 5-Star certification program or counties that were preparing to apply,” said Jennifer Ludwig, deputy director of Tri-County Health Department. “It really put us in this strange space.”

The state’s COVID-19 dial is the set of restrictions counties must follow based on local virus spread. Level red, a relatively new addition that took effect Nov. 20 in metro Denver and other areas of the state, banned private gatherings and indoor dining at restaurants, and tightened capacity limits at some types of businesses. Red is the second-highest level next to purple, a stay-athome order. Eventually, more than half the state’s 64 counties operated in level red.

Amid pushback from some counties and businesses against the level red restrictions, the state rolled out its 5-Star State Certification Program, modeled after a system Mesa County had “pioneered and has successfully run since the summer,” ac-

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ORANGE AND YELLOW The following are some of the capacity changes businesses in level orange could see with a move to the less-restrictive level yellow by qualifying for Colorado’s 5-Star program in counties with mild enough virus trends, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. For a complete list, go to covid19.colorado.gov/data/ covid-19-dial-dashboard and click “level restrictions” below the map.

When capacity limits are expressed as both a percentage and a total number of people, businesses must use whichever number is fewer, according to the state’s website.

• Restaurants: Changes from 25% capacity or 50 people to 50% capacity or 50 people, whichever is less.

• Offices: Changes from a 25% capacity limit to a 50% limit. Remote work is “strongly encouraged” under both the orange and yellow levels.

• Gyms/fitness centers: Changes from 25% capacity or 50 people indoors to 50% capacity or 50 people, whichever is less.

• Indoor unseated events and entertainment: Changes from 25% capacity or 50 people to 50% capacity or 50 people, whichever is less.

The differences between levels become more pronounced as counties, or 5-Star businesses, move further down the dial to levels blue and green. cording to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The first step to increased business capacity under the program was for counties to apply for approval from the state public-health department.

After that, businesses in approved counties still must apply for certification and have their buildings inspected — and generally must follow requirements such as daily symptom checks for employees, recording customers’ names and contact information to support contact-tracing, and opening windows to maximize airflow, among others.

Amid the scramble for some local governments and businesses to apply, the blanket move to level orange came as an abrupt reshuffling of the process.

Some thought: “`Businesses were opened (further) in level orange, so what’s the benefit of 5-star?’ It caused a lot of confusion,” Ludwig said. “I do think people felt that, ‘Why are we going to have the dial if we’re not going to follow it?’”

The COVID-19 dial public health order — the document that outlines how the dial works — does give the state public-health department flexibility in choosing to change a county’s level, Ludwig noted. A county’s level usually depends on local rates of new cases, how many COVID-19 tests come back positive and the trend in hospitalizations.

But “CDPHE reserves the right to move counties one or more levels more quickly as circumstances warrant,” one part of the public health order says.

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Getting to level yellow

Citing improving virus trends, Polis on Dec. 30 announced he told the state public-health department to move counties from red to orange effective Jan. 4 even though many didn’t meet requirements for the orange level according to the dial system.

Starting just before that announcement and continuing after it, the state saw a spike in the rate of daily new COVID-19 cases.

Asked whether the recent uptick was due to holiday gatherings or the move to level orange, Ludwig said “it was probably a combination,” noting that “we had Christmas and New Year’s and restaurants opening back up for dine-in.”

The State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state public-health department, said there “isn’t any evidence at this time that moving counties from red to orange contributed to any significant increases.”

The tide may be changing again: Since Jan. 9, the seven-day average case count has trended downward, the Joint Information Center said on Jan. 20.

But the recent upward turn in data put the benefit of 5-star certification further out of reach for many counties. Although the state manually moved counties to level orange, counties still must meet the orange requirements

January 28, 2021J in earnest before 5-star certified businesses can operate one level lower — at level yellow — according to the state public-health department.

Counties should meet the orange marks for local rates of new cases, also known as a county’s “incidence rate,” which is measured over two-week periods. They also need to meet thresholds for percent of COVID-19 tests come back positive and the trend in hospitalizations. Incidence rate and the test-positivity rate should be sustained for seven consecutive days, according to the Joint Information Center.

For orange counties hoping for business activity at yellow restrictions, that means tamping incidence rates down to 350 new virus cases or fewer per 100,000 people.

In Douglas County as of Dec. 30, that rate was still too high at 398, but with cases and hospitalizations appearing to improve, the county was expected at the time to hit the mark within roughly a week.

Trends took a different turn. As of Jan. 19, Douglas County’s rate sat at 436, according to Tri-County data. Arapahoe posted a 491, and Adams sat at 492.

Jefferson County sat at 383 and Denver at 448, according to the state’s website.

And although nearly all of Colorado is operating in level orange, the majority of counties — including Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson and Denver — still sat in red territory based on incidence rate. As of noon Jan. 20,

Broomfield and Elbert counties’ 5-star businesses were operating in yellow restrictions, according to the Joint Information Center.

Those appeared to be the only such counties, according to Colorado’s COVID-19 website.

But Tri-County Health’s area — Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas — is on the right track, Ludwig said.

Asked when 5-Star-certified businesses will have low enough metrics get to operate at yellow, Ludwig said, “I think we’re several weeks away,” adding that TriCounty’s area may hit the mark sooner if residents adhere to coronavirus precautions well enough.

“Since (early January), all three of our counties have been coming down at a really great pace,” Ludwig said. She added: “We did not have as big of a post-holiday spike as expected.”

The Tri-County area saw “a huge decline” in the number of businesses applying for 5-Star certification after counties were moved to level orange, Ludwig said, but the area has since seen a “slow and steady” trickle of applications.

Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Broomfield and Denver were among the counties approved for the 5-Star program, but Adams was not, as of Jan. 20.

Revert to red may be unlikely

Although many counties still show level-red virus trends based on incidence rate, health officials appear unlikely to move counties back to red restrictions unless the trends take a severe turn.

“I think it would have to get significantly worse,” Ludwig said. “And if numbers started to increase at a dramatic pace in which we were very nervous or we started seeing hospitalizations increasing to a point of not having ICU (intensive-care unit) capacity, I think the state health department would be having conversations about what needs to take place.”

Asked about possibly moving metro Denver counties or others back to red, the Joint Information Center said: “We need to find the delicate balance between protecting public health and doing what we can to provide much-needed economic relief — we know that economic hardships also cause poorer health outcomes. We will work closely with local public health agencies and will make decisions based on what best protects public health.”

Asked whether the dial system’s benchmarks for incidence rate should be changed and whether the levels don’t accurately reflect what restrictions ought to be, the center’s statement said: “Throughout the pandemic, we have updated policies based on new information and data available to us. Counties were moved from red to orange to provide much-needed economic relief and because we believed we could do so while also protecting public health. If we see a significant increase or decrease in disease transmission, hospitalizations and positivity rates, we will evaluate next steps.”

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Roxborough man charged in connection with insurrection Patrick Montgomery, 48, posted photos from siege to Facebook, authorities say STAFF REPORT

A Roxborough-area man is facing federal charges after allegedly participating in the insurrection inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6.

Patrick Montgomery, 48, faces one charge of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without authority to do so, and a charge of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

Montgomery If convicted, Montgomery faces maximum penalties of one year in jail and/or a $100,000 fine on the first charge and six months in jail and/or a $5,000 fine on the second charge.

Montgomery was released from federal custody following a court appearance on Jan. 19. His next

hearing is scheduled for Feb. 2.

Montgomery is the fifth Coloradan charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection that saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in objection to Joe Biden’s win, leaving five dead.

Montgomery’s Jan. 19 hearing took place alongside Robert Gieswein, a Woodland Park man also accused of participating in the insurrection.

Three tipsters notified federal authorities after seeing photos and posts referencing storming the Capitol on Montgomery’s Facebook page, according to an affidavit filed in federal court.

“We stormed the Senate … opened those Chamber door (sic) for Transparency!” Montgomery wrote in one post, along with a photo taken inside the Senate chamber.

Other photos and posts from the Facebook page show Montgomery either traveling to Washington or participating in the “Stop the Steal” protest outside the Capitol objecting to Biden’s election to the presidency, according to the affidavit.

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Montgomery deleted the posts referencing the Washington protest and riot on Jan. 7, according to the affidavit.

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Though Montgomery’s next hearing will be held in Denver, further hearings will likely be held in Washington, D.C., according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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Douglas County School Board votes to continue remote education

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After an hours-long debate, the Douglas County School Board broke with a recommendation from its superintendent to launch hybrid learning the week of Jan. 25 and instead voted to keep middle and high schools in remote education through at least early February.

The Jan. 19 decision came in light of strong pushback from classroom teachers, who had advocated against a hasty return to any in-person learning and called hybrid learning “a failure.”

Directors voted 5-2, with Krista Holtzmann and Kevin Leung dissenting.

The board directed interim Superintendent Corey Wise to provide another update on the district’s ability to begin hybrid learning at their Feb. 2 board meeting, with a potential launch on Feb. 8.

Wise’s recommendation had been to start hybrid learning for secondary students on Jan. 25. He said hybrid learning allows for more “active time” between students and teachers because they can spend two days a week together in classrooms.

Schools would also be better able to monitor students’ mental health during the ongoing public health crisis, he said.

Elementary school students have

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took him out of the classroom twice last semester and once this semester.

With the various disruptions, Chambers said Joey has not had a full two weeks of in-person instruction since August. Teachers did “a fabulous job” of trying to continue Joey’s education during quarantine but it still proved ineffective, she said.

“He doesn’t learn anything in that environment,” she said. “If he is not able to learn in-person he is not getting his education.”

Chambers also believes a full, in-person model can be carried out safely under state guidelines. She wants the district to compromise by allowing a full remote learning

conducted full in-person learning since Jan. 5. That has proven safe and sustainable so far, Wise said, calling it a promising sign for launching hybrid among older students.

Wise said repeatedly there will not be a perfect solution to secondsemester learning as the district is facing an onslaught of starkly different opinions regarding how to educate students during COVID-19.

There also will not be a perfect time to switch models, he said.

Wise pointed to survey results that asked teachers if they felt ready to follow the district’s former plan of returning to hybrid learning by Jan. 25. The district received 1,761 responses.

On a scale of 1 to 5, 31% of respondents rated their readiness at a 5, about 24% rated it at a 4, 22% at a 3, 11% at a 2 and 13% at a 1. Wise said readiness to go hybrid will differ by school.

Board President David Ray scrutinized that survey based on teacher feedback during public comment.

“It almost feels like we’ve asked the wrong question,” he said.

“Whether you are ready or not is one question. Whether it’s effective is another.”

Kallie Leyba, president of local teachers union Douglas County Federation, said those results were misleading. Teachers were told

the decision to return to hybrid learning was already made and the survey asked if they felt ready for the transition, not if they wanted to return to hybrid learning, she said.

Wise confirmed the district surveyed educators about the previous plan — returning to hybrid — and if they were ready for the transition.

The district would need to continue asking teachers how to improve hybrid, he said.

Numerous teachers spoke during public comment urging directors against returning schools to hybrid or in-person learning before vaccines are available for educators, which is unlikely until March.

Educators felt they were spread thin managing both in-person learning and students learning at home when the district held hybrid learning first semester, teachers said.

Student engagement and attendance were also lower during hybrid than in remote, they told directors.

“I have never worked so hard for so little,” Castle View High School teacher Jessica Hunziker said.

Some teachers believed remote learning would reduce disruption to learning because students would not be moving in and out of quarantines or forced to suddenly switch learning models if COVID-19 cases rise.

Remote education would provide students with consistency, teachers said. It enables them to connect

with students daily and help cohorts socialize with one another.

Several students also spoke to directors, urging the district against returning secondary schools to hybrid learning.

Leigh Walden, a senior at Castle View High School, said recent weeks have proven the most consistent, most effective and the least stressful for her this year.

Legend High School senior Ethan Reed said hybrid was difficult on students because they covered less material and did little schoolwork on independent learning days.

There have also been consistent calls at school board meetings from parents who want full, in-person learning, continuing Jan. 19.

Parents of students with disabilities or individualized education plans urged a return to in-person learning and said other models do not provide equity to their children.

Other parents said remote education is harmful to many students’ mental health and pales in comparison academically to in-person instruction. Some suggested giving families two choices — full in-person instruction or full “eLearning,” the district’s online learning option during COVID-19.

“I’m happy that (teachers) are able to fool themselves into thinking the situation is better,” one Castle View High School senior said.

option and a full in-person option, allowing students and teachers to choose which they are comfortable with.

As for hybrid, Chambers said some in-person learning is better than none. Although she understands it’s difficult for teachers, she said, she believes it’s better for students than remote.

“I think they need to come up with a plan tomorrow, today, have an emergency meeting and put it in place immediately,” she said.

Calls to reopen schools have also spurred talk of recall efforts.

Castle Rock resident Nate Ormond announced an open invitation during public comment on Jan. 19 for people to join a virtual town hall discussing a recall of board members.

Ormond told Colorado Community Media his group plans to recall four board members — Susan Meek,

Elizabeth Hanson, David Ray and Christina Ciancio-Schor. The directors could not be reached for comment.

A district spokeswoman provided a statement from those board directors, saying the board’s focus will remain on students as directors work with district leadership to implement “the most consistent, effective, sustainable and safe educational delivery possible for our students” amid the pandemic.

“We have not received notice that this effort has been officially recognized. However, we are fully aware that emotions are running high with regards to the best educational delivery for our students,” the statement said. “We will continue to listen and consider all diverse perspectives (students, staff and parents) while adhering to public health guidance.”

Ormond would need to gather a

total of 80,000 signatures, or 20,000 for each board member. He has publicly pledged $100,000 of his personal funds for the effort but estimated his group will need to raise roughly $1 million to pursue recalls of all four directors.

Reopening schools is not the only issue driving the effort, but it was a significant one, he said. Ormond said board directors had the summer to plan for reopening schools fully but continue showing a “broad lack of leadership.”

The virus is deadly for at-risk groups and poses a legitimate health concern, but the state has issued sufficient guidelines to mitigate risks, he said. Echoing Wise’s comments, Ormond said there is not data showing schools are superspreader sites.

“For whatever reason they just can’t seem to put together a coherent and executable plan,” he said.

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department’s vaccine plan.

Right now, the best thing for eligible Douglas County residents to do to get the vaccine is visit Tri-County’s website, which has the most up-to-date information on where vaccines are available and how to get an appointment. That information can be found at tchd.org.

Residents can also call a variety of Tri-County phone numbers to set up appointments including 2-1-1 and 866-760-6489. State phone numbers for this purpose are 303-389-1687 or 877-462-2911.

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the county would stay with the agency until January 2023.

The county’s Jan. 25 statement followed an announcement at a Town of Castle Rock meeting six days earlier. At the meeting, the town’s staff said they had learned that the county “will proceed” with a separate Douglas County health department by January 2023, said David Corliss, town manager.

“It’s my understanding that the county, in 2022, next year, will budget funds to get that all started,” Corliss said at the meeting. “They obviously will have to hire an ex-

UCHealth, Centura Health, Kaiser Permanente and STRIDE Community Health Centers were listed on Tri-County’s site as having vaccine appointments. Pharmacies such as Safeway and King Soopers were also listed.

In order to secure a vaccine, residents must make an appointment before showing up to these locations. While some residents have found all appointments filled when trying to sign up, Wolff said persistence can be an effective method to secure an appointment.

“While most things like a flu shot can be obtained at your own primary care office, the supply of COVID vaccine is just much more controlled,” she said. “That’s why when people call their doctor, almost

no primary care facilities have the vaccine right now.”

In order for a vaccine site to be approved to distribute the inocula-

tion, the site must meet a variety of qualifications.

“We intend to expand the number of sites,” Wolff said.

Tri-County is also offering a mobile vaccine team specifically for residents who have transportation challenges such as those in rural areas or independent living facilities.

Tri-County asks for patience as they work to increase the scale of vaccines and to regularly visit their website for more information, Wolff said.

As of Jan. 25, more than 25,000 Douglas County residents had received at least one of the two required vaccine doses, according to data from Tri-County. That’s almost 7% of the adult population in the county.

ecutive director, establish a health board and have additional staff that’s going to be then involved in all the machinery in a health department.”

That’s not necessarily what the county’s new public health services will look like, however, according to the spokesperson for the county. One option that has been discussed is the county not formally being a part of Tri-County but still contracting services from the department, said Jennifer Ludwig, deputy director of the agency.

“It is something that has been discussed and I think it could be a possibility,” she said. “That isn’t typically how we do business. It would be a big change.”

At the Jan. 19 meeting, Castle

Rock town councilmembers discussed their interest in forming a municipal health deparment but ultimately decided it would not be cost effective. The council voted instead to write a letter requesting that the county expedite its withdrawal from Tri-County and asking for the town to have a role in the governance of a new county health department.

The county is working with TriCounty — which also serves Adams and Arapahoe counties —on the process of finding new health services, Ludwig said.

“We’ve always understood that we would be exploring this in 2021,” Ludwig said. “I am anticipating that it will take a good part of this year to do a comprehensive analy-

sis in three counties.”

She believes a plan will begin to be implemented in 2022. So far, TriCounty has had “a couple of meetings” with staff representatives of each of the three counties they represent.

“We haven’t even mapped out a plan or process,” she said.

There is not a timeline in place for when the county will complete its analysis and decide what course of action it will take, according to the county spokesperson.

Ludwig said it appears that the commissioners’ interest in pursuing a new delivery of services continues to be a desire for local control.

“I still believe that’s the biggest reason,” she said. “We’re not taking it personally.”

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Faith leaders discuss New drive-thru restaurant to offer fast, fresh fare ‘opening people’s eyes’ to racism Sweetgreen has plans to open in Highlands Ranch this year

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A California-based restaurant focused on providing fresh, healthy food has set its sights on Highlands Ranch for its first ever drive-thru location.

Sweetgreen, which already has two locations in Denver, plans to open its store at 9215 South Broadway in Highlands Ranch late this year, according to a spokesperson.

“It’s all about meeting customers where they are and creating an integrated experience designed for an on-demand world,” according to the spokesperson.

The restaurant uses an appbased ordering system to provide customers with food. Even before COVID-19 and the accompanying recommendations for social distancing, more than 50% of the company’s orders came through that app.

The drive-thru format builds upon that behavior and makes it even easier by allowing guests to access Sweetgreen without having

A rendering of the new Sweetgreen drive-thru, which will be located at 9215 South Broadway in Highlands Ranch.

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to leave their vehicle, according to the spokesperson.

Onsite ordering is available as well.

The menu includes several seasonal and warm bowls along with salads and custom bowl options.

Items include the crisy chicken salad for $11.95, the fish taco bowl for $12.50 and the garden cobb salad for $10.95.

The drive-thru location will have outdoor patio furniture for those who want to eat on site, rooftop solar panels and windows revealing the kitchen and food preparation.

The company, founded in 2007, has more than 100 other locations.

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Across the country, demonstrations over the past several months buoyed up a conversation about race and unequal treatment that protesters say still runs rampant in the lives of people of color.

A pertinent question for a nation of many faiths: Where does religion fit into the conversation?

Five Colorado religious leaders gathered in a virtual live talk on Jan. 17, discussing everything from the Black Lives Matter movement to Asian Americans experiencing discrimination because of COVID-19 to how to faith leaders can wade into the challenging space of addressing racism.

“For Buddhists, one of the most important things is to look at the self,” said Rev. Diana Thompson, a Kaikyoshi minister at the Tri-State/ Denver Buddhist Temple.

If you’ve been called racist, “you need to just sit and listen — you need to be with them, you need to understand the perspective that they’re coming from,” Thompson said.

“We see self-reflection as the beginning of our social engagement,” Thompson said. The talk was put on by the nonprofit Colorado Humanities.

Worshipers should ask: “Where did we come from, or how did we come together?” said Kamel Elwazeir, president of the Islamic Society of Colorado Springs.

“If we can agree that the creator created us from clay, from dirt, and that we all belong to Adam, then we are all connected, and there is no” difference between one another, Elwazeir said. “It is considered a sin in Islam and talk down to (someone) or look down on him because of skin color.”

Rev. Joan Bell-Haynes, executive regional minister of the Central Rocky Mountain Region of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, brought up her organization’s effort to “eradicate racism within each (part) of our church.”

“Our concern is based in our theology that all people are created in

God’s image, and that is the image of humanity, not one race or another,” Bell-Haynes said.

The local faith leaders touched upon the Black Lives Matter movement, which opposes “statesanctioned violence” against Black people, along with “anti-Black racism,” according to its website.

Adrian Miller, executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches — an organization that aims to work “together for justice” in the Christian community — referred to the “All lives matter” response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

“When you say, ‘Save the whales, nobody says ‘all fish matter,’” Miller said.

When some began attributing COVID-19 to Chinese people, Thompson said a member of her temple was called a “COVID (expletive)” at a grocery store. Thompson also lamented former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric regarding the coronavirus but argued that conversations about social issues shouldn’t break down by party affiliation.

“We can’t say that just because you are this political affiliation, you’re a piece of junk because things are far more complicated than that,” Thompson said.

How to lead faith congregations in conversations about race also came up in the discussion. Bell-Haynes asks those in the faith community to inquire about what racism looks like in their own community context.

“Some of them may say, ‘I don’t have experience with racism.’ Well then … who are the people being marginalized?” Bell-Haynes said.

Worshipers should be helping others “to open their eyes that there are people in our own communities that are being treated inferiorly.”

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“I’m very excited,” about the inauguration and new presidency.

“I’m very optimistic because I think things will change for the better. I hope we can undo all the stuff Trump did and I want to say ‘go back to normal,’ but I don’t think that can happen.”

— Reid Alexander, 23, teaches kids’ fitness in Highlands Ranch, Englewood resident “I’m very proud, especially with Kamala Harris.

Women’s rights have come a long way and I feel like she’s going to be a big part of his administration ...

I feel like she will bring a positive spin on women’s rights. Plus she’s so smart legally. Maybe she can

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help bring the country back together.

“I feel like there’s so many people in a different reality right now and I can’t relate to their reality because I feel like it’s skewed and it’s not right, and so maybe (Biden and Harris) can somehow ... bring us all back together.”

— Marie Denonville, 61, retired, Highlands Ranch resident “I’m not certain about the next four years ... I’m an optimist so I hope that the economy ignites again and I hope it’s raging.

“We will wait and see what happens. I hope for the best, I hope the whole division rhetoric just sort of tamps down.”

— Chuck Erle, 50, Highlands Ranch resident

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Six of one, half a dozen of the other, if that’s OK

’m sorry.

I’m sorry for what I would say on Twitter if I were on Twitter.

The same goes for Facebook and Instagram and any others I don’t QUIET know about.

DESPERATION Sooner or later, everyone on Twitter apologizes for something. I know I wouldn’t be any different.

I’d say something that was “tone deaf.” (I see the words “tone deaf ” Craig Marshall a lot.)

Smith At first, I’d try to defend what I said, then I’d make up an excuse for what I said.

Then I’d apologize.

It would go something like this: “I want to apologize to the State of Texas and all Texans. What I said about Texas and Texans was tone deaf. I know that now.

“This will not define me. However, I don’t know what will, and

maybe this will define me.”

Perhaps there are plenty of good reasons to have a Twitter account, and they offset all of the negativity I keep reading about.

If I did have an account, I know just what I’d do. I would be up in the middle of the night tweeting exactly what I thought of musicals. “Hamilton.” “Cats.” “Mamma Mia.” For or against? Little Miss beauty pageants, the NRA, the Second Amendment, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, peanut butter, Scientology, chocolate chip ice cream, Quentin Tarantino, motivational speakers, televangelists, situation comedies, Comic Con, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, the Easter Bunny.

My mailbox would explode, implode, spit and fume.

Last week I had a nightmare like no other: I was a contented Douglas County high school art teacher but the principal, Mr. Kafka, decided it was my turn to teach a new course.

“American Patriotism.”

I begged and pleaded: “No, not me. Not now.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We must agree on civility

Events over past weeks and months have raised concerns and anxiety across our country. After each incident there have been sanctimonious cries of disdain and calls for reprisal. In every case there is one side who will try to rationalize the violence and disruption and an opposing side who will cast it as the epitome of evil and lawlessness.

There is no righteousness on either side. Not in those who encouraged and then lionized the riots over the summer, but condemned similar actions recently. Nor in those who sermonized about law and order when condemning the “social justice” demonstrations, but said little when their colleagues conducted themselves in similar lawless behavior.

We excuse lawlessness under any number of noble rationales, but all fly in the face of a nation ruled by law and order. We have now taught our citizens that the only way to really get your message heard and addressed is to rise up and act out — riot, destroy, even injure or kill.

I call on all of us to take a serious look at the state of our nation. If one wants to talk about systemic ills facing our nation, this needs to be at the top.

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In the first place, I don’t know how to tweet. The word itself isn’t fit for a Runyonesque character like I am.

“Harry, I’m going upstairs to tweet,” would worry the dog.

Not everyone, as we know, apologizes for what they express on Twitter. Some of us never apologize.

Maybe you have noticed? People are far more likely to complain now than they once were. And to complain aggressively.

Some things trigger all of us.

Race and abortion, for examples.

Some things trigger select groups or individuals. Perfume in elevators and gum chewing.

If the whole perfume industry went away, I wouldn’t mind.

Wait. Maybe I should reword that.

Think twice: Do you really want to smell like your off-aunt’s funeral?

See what I mean? I am governed by black coffee and an unnecessary need to engage in pedantic faultfinding.

I’m working on it. There’s a brand

new hair shirt hanging in the closet.

If anyone thinks “We’re all in this together,” they haven’t been paying attention.

Not wanting to stoke further divisions among the citizenry, I am going to try to sit on the fence for a while. Travel the road’s middle. Try to appeal to every man, woman and child. It can be done.

“Offend no one,” will be my motto, my newest tattoo.

I will greet everyone with a smile.

But how will they know I’m smiling behind a mask?

Good question.

The chances of a makeover are practically nil. I have been disputatious since I was a child; unlike my sister, who never complained about our mother’s spaghetti sauce.

Elbert Hubbard said, “To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.”

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

Hope and encouragement, love and forgiveness

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ecently I was asked about some of the best advice I have received over my career. As I considered my response, I thought about some of the great business minds and strategists who provided guidWINNING ance. I paused for WORDS a moment before answering the question. I wanted to make sure that my answer would reflect how I chose to live my life.

The answer I gave was this, “The best advice Michael Norton I have received is to provide hope and encouragement to all and to offer unconditional love and forgiveness to everyone.” This was a business interview, and I could tell that the gentleman who asked the question was caught off guard.

My instinct was right because he tried to clarify that his question was more about business advice and not personal advice.

Pausing one more time, I

thought about the response I had provided, “Provide others with hope and encouragement and live with unconditional love and forgiveness.” There was a pause on his end, so I asked if I could clarify what I meant and why I believe it was still the best advice I had ever been given personally, professionally, and spiritually. His response came quickly, “Yes, please connect the dots for me.”

Beginning with hope and encouragement I shared that early in my career I was fortunate enough to have worked in a culture of hope and encouragement. From the CEO on down, including my manager, all worked with the spirit of lifting each other up. There was hardly any turnover on the team. And since we know that people don’t leave jobs, they leave their bosses, this was so unique that I knew that I wanted to emulate it in my own career and in my life.

Wondering if it was the right approach for the company, the answer is yes, they were successfully acquired.

The attitude of gratitude was

abundant. And as I received promotions, I was then responsible for the productivity and care of those on my team. Rule #1 for me was a commitment to creating a culture and environment based on the foundation of hope and encouragement. If that did not fit with anyone on the team, they were encouraged and free to find success elsewhere.

“OK, this makes sense in that context. But I’m curious, tell me about love and forgiveness in the workplace,” the gentleman continued.

“Let’s not forget that we are talking about unconditional love and unconditional forgiveness that succeeds at home and at work.” That’s important because oftentimes we try and place rules around both. As we discussed love, I wanted to make sure that he understood that I was not speaking of romantic love, I was speaking about a different kind of love. A love based on appreciation, respect, honor, and a willingness to come alongside each other in the good times, wins,

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New preschool coming to Sterling Ranch in late 2021 Primrose facility will be owned by residents of neighborhood STAFF REPORT

A Primrose private preschool located in Sterling Ranch is set to open in late 2021, according to a news release from the neighborhood. The architect for the project is Galloway and the general contractor is AD Miller.

The school will be owned and operated by Mandy and Mike Fawcett,

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acknowledge that hoodlumism and lawlessness are never the way to air our grievance, nor to be accepted and rationalized. The fate of our nation depends on it.

Ron Newton Highlands Ranch School board letting kids down

I, along with many parents, am very frustrated by the Douglas County Board of Education’s decision to delay middle- and high-schoolers’ return to in-person learning. The school board’s decision to continue remote learn-

both of whom have a long relationship with Primrose, and whose daughters both attended Primrose for their early childhood education.

Additionally, the news release says the Fawcetts are pioneer residents of Sterling Ranch with a commitment to serving the community.

“We’re very excited to welcome Primrose to Sterling Ranch and provide the young families who live here with a school for their children to attend in their own neighborhood,” said Brock Smethills, president of Sterling Ranch Development Company, according to the news release. “More and more families are deciding to call Sterling Ranch

home and the addition of Primrose will make our community all the more desirable to everyone. This is an outstanding school with a stellar reputation that is another great amenity for our residents.”

More information about the school is available online at primroseschools.com.

“Our family is excited to begin this journey with Sterling Ranch,” said Mandy Fawcett, according to the release. “We look forward to serving the community of Sterling Ranch as their early education childcare provider and will collaborate with teachers and staff and most importantly partnering with the parents for the

same goals in mind: the children, their safety and to establish their love for learning as they continue to grow. We know the positive impact a Primrose School can make on the community, families, employees and the children.”

Primrose Schools believe that who children become is as important as what they know, and desire to forge a path that leads to a brighter future for all children, according to the release. The schools provide an earlylearning approach that balances purposeful play with nurturing guidance from teachers to encourage curiosity, creativity, confidence and compassion.

ing, though well-intentioned, will prolong the damage to our children and disregards what science is telling us. Our kids deserve and need better.

Our children are suffering academic, mental, and social/emotional harm from remote learning. The DCSD superintendent recently acknowledged a “significant slide in grades” is taking place. Nationally, mental health-related emergency room visits for kids are up 25-30% this past year.

Yet the science says in-person learning does not increase COVID spread. The CDC says schools are one of the safest places for children. Charters, private schools, and nearby public-school districts are proving that in-person schooling

can be done safely for children and teachers.

So what do we as parents do?

In the near term, we should continue being the voice of our children to the school board — emailing them and speaking at board meetings.

We can also take advantage of public school choice via open enrollment (which includes charter schools and other innovative options) — a short-term action that

can deliver benefits next school year and beyond.

A third (longer-term) thing we can do is stand up for our children in school board elections later this year — voting for people who will listen to science, to the families they serve, and who put our children’s education first. Those are the types of leaders that our children deserve.

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losses, and family emergencies.

The kind of love that team members always knew they could count on. A “family first” approach, whether it was the team’s personal family or the family culture we created on our team.

Unconditional forgiveness works the same way. I have found that most errors made in business never torpedo a company. Giving team members permission to fail.

Unconditional forgiveness is not a “get out of jail free” card. If the mistake crossed the line and hurt the company or the team, a client, or partner significantly enough, there would be consequences.

Remembering all the times I had failed and was given grace, given

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unconditional forgiveness, even if I lost an account or an opportunity. My leadership team always made sure that I was OK first, and then worked with me to identify what went wrong and what I could do better next time. It was not only their advice, they demonstrated it each day.

How about you? What’s the best advice you have received personally or professionally? I would love to hear all about it at mnorton@tramazing.com and when we can live and work with the spirit of hope and encouragement and unconditional love and forgiveness, it really will be a better than good year.

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small desk, an antique typewriter and some space on Denver’s 16th Street Mall are the tools Colorado native Devan Kingsford needs to arouse some pretty strong emotions.

With a few taps on the Remington mobile’s keys, he creates unique poetry on demand for strangers passing by.

“I love doing this. I have an English degree, so I’m probably going to end up teaching at some point,” said Kingsford. “But for now, I’m fine just writing poetry for strangers.”

Up the street, Peter Olschner and Kyle Lang are two young street musicians performing soulful jazz tunes and trying to preserve downtown Denver’s rich history of street music.

“We don’t have a band name because we just started jamming together,” said Olschner. “We both love playing music with other people.”

It was a cold January day on the mall and it was bare with masked people enjoying entertainment, restaurants and shopping to escape COVID quarantines. COVID-19 has presented some challenges, especially for performers and musicians. The pandemic took away Lang’s job, sending him to the streets to play.

“I used to teach percussion in public schools around Colorado and after the pandemic shut down extracurricular activities, I was kinda lost for a bit,” he said. “It’s been great getting back into it, though.”

Olschner said the pandemic had a positive impact on playing his music because he was able to still earn an income.

“I would not have discovered my love for busking if I had a traditional gig opportunity. I’ve been able to continue to be a performer despite the situation surrounding the pandemic,” he said.

As for Kingsford, the typewriter poet, the pandemic moved him away from his favorite spot in Larimer Square, but it has not slowed him down. He is still able to find locations to set up his typewriter.

“There was more walking space and, luckily, we have the 16th Street Mall, which is a pedestrian mall which gives you a lot more space. Without that extra space, I probably would not have been able to work. Also, it would not be at a safe distance,” said Kingsford.

Shouting on the street corners

Kingsford is a native of Colorado and received an English degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver. He has been

Ivory Sykes, aka Vio the Violinist, of Aurora performs near Welton Street on the 16th Street Mall in Denver on Jan. 16.

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Devan Kingsford creating a poems for strangers on the mall.

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creating poetry for strangers for more than seven years on the streets of Denver and at special events. He does not charge for his poetry but accepts donations.

Kingsford started working as a poet at the Art Walk on Santa Fe Drive in Denver, standing on the street corner with a book of his own poems in his hand, shouting his creations to strangers.

He did that until a woman warned him that he should stop.

“You are gonna get yourself killed — there’s one thing people hate worse than poetry, is when it’s screamed at them by a stranger,” said Kingsford.

Kyle Lang was inspired to play drums as an outlet to express himself.

PHOTO BY BELEN WARD

She suggested that he get a typewriter to choose a topic and write for strangers.

“I started doing that and never looked back. It’s incredible,” he said.

Crying and hugging

Kingsford’s poetry has touched many hearts with his words, none more than his own — sometimes in ways he has a hard time describing.

“You know, I can’t even imagine as a poet, I should have had a word for it,” said Kingsford.

A few years ago a woman approached him and asked for a

poem.

“She was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and she had six months to live. She wanted me to write her a poem that made her not afraid of death,” said Kingsford. “I wrote her poem. Then we cried together and hugged, and then she left.”

Have Remington, will travel

Why did Kingsford choose an antique Remington typewriter to create his poems?

“I own about 11 typewriters.

Three of them are Remington SEE PERFORMERS, P18

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2021 to May 2022. Douglas County Arts Council started this exhibit.

one Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, presents a livestream performance by jazz vocalist/guitarist Allan Harris, with his trio: “Har- SONYA’S lem After Dark” at SAMPLER 8 p.m. Feb. 5. See LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1000. LTAC will email a link prior to the show.

Single Stream: $25; Household Stream: $40. (This will be a professionally produced livestream, Sonya Ellingboe LTAC says.) The new presentation skills of our theatre folks are impressive as months roll by — I see a whole new skill set out there!

‘The Good Director’

Colorado Theatre Guild will present Christy Montour-Larson, a well-recognized area theatrical director, at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 and March 10, in a virtual event that will benefit the Denver Actors Fund. She will explore good directing, bad directing and why good directing might be better than great. She will share how she works with designers, casting, table work, blocking, pacing, actors, rehearsals, tech and opening ... Questions from the audience will follow.

Free for members, $6/workshop for non-members. Link will be emailed.

See coloradotheatreguild.org.

Kirkland Museum

Kirkland Museum, 1201 Bannock St., Denver, celebrates moving into a new year with an exhibit of neverbefore-seen works from its Colorado and Regional Collection. Members free, non-members: $10, seniors/ students $8. No children under 13 admitted, due to the charming way things are displayed: salon style-in roupings as though in a home ...

This collection of contemporary decorative arts is really a treat for the eyes and brain. Hours: TuesdaySaturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday:

Art Encounters: public art

Art Encounters is a year-long exhibit that showcases outdoor sculpture in areas in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker and Roxborough.

Applications must be received on ArtCall.org by Feb. 19. All sculptors whose work is chosen receive a $800 stipend and will be considered for the People’s Choice $1000 honorarium and the $1,000 judge’s prize.

Selected works will be exhibited May

Jazz vocalist/guitarist Allan Harris will livestream from Lone Tree Arts Center at COURTESY PHOTO 8 p.m. on Feb. 5.

noon to 5 p.m. Pre-reserved/timed tickets required in advance: 303-8328576. (No groups at present.) Parking lot behind the museum.

Book news

Author Claudia Cangilla McAdam of Highlands Ranch will have a new children’s book in late Feb. about the Shroud of Turin. Watch here for a notice when it arrives — will be available at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish book store in Centennial.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

The Gates Planetarium and Imax Theatre are open at Denver Museum

of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, with presentations in Spanish on Saturdays and Sundays.

See website. All visitors 3 and older must wear a mask in the museum.

No food and drink in the theatre. Indigenous Film: “The Last American Indian on Earth” will be screened at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 — pre-register. And: Perseverance lander, the newest lander, was launched in July and is expected to land on Mars on Feb. 18.

There will be a connection to NASA coverage of the landing. Time TBA. dmns.org, 303-370-6000.

Musical treat

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” will be streamed from Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 and 30. Tickets required: “Pay What You Can” structure: $15 to $55. townhallartscenter.org, 303-794ARTS. Matthew Kepler directs this staged concert version. Coming up Feb. 12, 13: “Almost Maine.” Only shows at the scheduled time.

CORE Gallery

The Women’s Caucus for Art exhibits members’ works at CORE New Art Space, in its new gallery location at 6851 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Open 6-10 p.m. Feb. 7 and 3-5 p.m. Feb. 9. 303-297-8428. Free admission and parking. coreartspace.com.

Carving wood, taking photos keeps artist busy Bill Knoll is exhibitor, officer with volunteer organization that runs gallery

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“If possible, I used rescued wood from local trees to make small bowls, boxes and many other artistic wooden items,” said Bill Knoll.

He exhibits both photography and wood pieces with the Littleton Fine Arts Guild’s Depot Art Center, when it’s open — and serves as vice president for the organization, helping the volunteer organization function smoothly.

Knoll wrote that his father introduced him to this interest, as well as photography — both above and below water.

He and Guild member Tim Kathka exhibited their photography last year at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch, which readers may recall.

And he has happily passed his interests along to children and grandchildren. He describes himself as “Husband, Father, Grandfather, Photographer and Woodworker.”

With eyes that find beauty as he makes his way through the world, “I try to look for subjects that define my interests and things in nature that others pass by every day and never see.”

Photos we are seeing today in ad-

dition to wood pieces, include photographic images of a vibrant pink wild rose, a puffer fish, a hummingbird in flight (one can almost hear it!) and a dramatic photo of a bright moon reflecting on a highly polished large building. (Plus a self-portrait of a smiling man you’d want to chat with ...)

His professional career was in electrical engineering and he retired after “designing and building community water facilities across the country.” He has widened his interests in nature over the years.

The aforementioned “under water” part relates to a passion for scuba diving — and photographing a whole other colorful world to be found beneath the surface of the water.

With other Guild members, he ex-

hibits images elsewhere in the community: at Smokin’ Fins Restaurant, Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center (where “It’s a Small World,” an exhibit of small works, is still open during box office hours) and at Nixon’s Coffee House in Englewood and at the Arapahoe County Justice Center.

We’ll hope the Depot Art Gallery will be able to open doors again soon, so one can stroll in and enjoy the art works in person.

We understand that photographer Peggy Dietz is assembling a new virtual member exhibit in the meantime — to open in early March 2021.

Watch for a notice here.

New members to the Littleton Fine Arts Guild are welcome. See the website at depotartgallery.org.

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With President Joe Biden taking office, the new administration and a new party in power will usher in immediate changes, some of which will have a disproportionate impact on Colorado.

Having Democrats in control of both the House and Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as a tie-breaker in the upper chamber, is a situation that gives Biden’s legislative agenda — including a $1.9 trillion emergency coronavirus relief package — a greater chance of making it through.

Although, with a 50-50 split in the Senate between Democrats and Republicans, Biden will still sometimes need Republican support.

It also gives Colorado Democrats a greater platform, especially as U.S. House Representatives Diana DeGette and Joe Neguse are expected to present the party’s argument for impeaching former President Donald Trump during the upcoming Senate impeachment trial.

From policies to curb the devastating impact of wildfires to decisions about where agencies like the Bureau of Land Management and

U.S. Space Command call home, we highlight some of Biden’s early proposals, campaign promises and appointments that will impact Colorado.

COVID-19 response

The Biden administration has already released plans for a $1.9 trillion emergency relief package that Biden says will “finish the job” by ramping up coronavirus testing and vaccination, and provide economic relief to families and businesses hit hard by pandemic closures.

That comes as Colorado and other states have scrambled to rework vaccination plans after learning the Trump administration already spent most of a national vaccine reserve it said was available.

During a briefing on Jan. 19, Gov. Jared Polis said he’s told members of Biden’s transition team that Colorado needs more vaccine doses and better notification about how much vaccine the state can expect.

“We need more vaccine. We need more vaccine. We need more vaccine,” Polis said. “A lot of the problems and frustrations that we hear would be gone if the state received three or four times the amount of vaccine.”

Biden’s proposal calls for $20 billion toward a strategy to speed up vaccinations, including the creation of 100 mass vaccination sites run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and sending mobile units to vaccinate people in rural

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and underserved areas. It also sets aside $50 billion for expanded coronavirus testing.

Biden is also expected to invoke the Defense Production Act to ramp up vaccine production.

The “American Rescue Plan” also proposes: • Another $1,400 stimulus check, with proposed eligibility for adult dependents and households with mixed immigration status.

• Extending federal unemployment insurance. Unemployment programs under existing relief bills will end in March. Biden’s plan would increase extra weekly benefits to $400 and extend those programs through September. It would also include people who have already exhausted benefits.

• $30 billion in rental assistance, plus another $5 billion in emergency assistance for housing the homeless.

The plan also would extend eviction moratoriums to Sept. 30.

• $15 billion in loans to small businesses, plus leveraging $35 billion in government funds to create a $175 million small business loan program.

• $130 billion in aid for schools and $350 billion in assistance for local, state and territorial governments.

• A $25 billion fund to help child care providers plus $15 billion to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program.

• Increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, from the current $7.25, and end the tipped minimum wage for people with disabilities.

• Reinstate paid sick and family leave benefits that expired in December.

The additional funding would be on top of nearly $4 trillion that Congress has already devoted to addressing the pandemic, including the $900 billion measure that Trump signed in December.

The plan, of course, is just a proposal that could still change and needs the approval of Congress. Republicans have pushed back against the plan and blasted the scale of spending.

“I think there’s a good chance it will make it through in some form,” said U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat. “I don’t know exactly what form that will be.”

Bennet said he doesn’t see anything he doesn’t like in the legisla-

tion so far, but admitted that he hasn’t gone through all the details yet. He is excited about a proposed increase in the Child Tax Credit, because the policy mimics the American Family Act he’s been working to pass for years.

“If we pass the American Family Act, every single minute I’ve spent with Ted Cruz will have been worth it,” Bennet said of the Republican senator from Texas.

The $1.9 trillion plan will be followed by a broader relief plan that Biden will unveil in February, when he meets with Congress for the first time.

Cabinet appointments

There are few Colorado ties to Biden’s incoming administration, which breaks from the past two presidents who have called on Coloradans to serve in top positions in their cabinets. Think Interior Secretaries Ken Salazar, a Democrat appointed by Barack Obama, and Republican David Bernhardt, who served under Trump.

But that doesn’t mean Biden appointees won’t have big and immediate impacts on Colorado.

Deb Haaland, a former U.S. representative from New Mexico, has been tapped to serve as Biden’s interior secretary, a job in which she will oversee the Bureau of Land Management and the millions of acres of land it manages in Colorado. Whomever Haaland and Biden pick to lead the BLM will be based in Grand Junction, as long as the agency remains headquartered there.

If confirmed, Tom Vilsack, Biden’s secretary of agriculture, will oversee the U.S. Forest Service, whose lands are one of Colorado’s most important attractions.

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III will be nominated to serve as secretary of defense, meaning he will have an outsized influence over the military installations in Colorado Springs and Aurora.

Other key cabinet nominees include: Michael Regan, who has been tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency; Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and thus U.S. Immigration and SEE BIDEN, P23

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portables because they are incredible,” he said. “It’s like a laptop. It’s small, the fonts are 10 points and I average from three to 16 lines. I only use little quarter sheets of paper to write my poems. So you can fit a lot of words.”

As far as personalizing each poem, Kingsford said he relies on the subject to get him started. Some people offer up their whole life story, others only give non-verbal clues.

“There are other poets who do this, and they have their methods.

I don’t like to ask a lot of questions, I don’t want to put words in your mouth or suggestions. I ask people to give me whatever they have at that moment,” said Kingsford.

Kingsford is available at 720-5469494 or by email at devankingsford@ gmail.com to book him for an event or to create a special poem for a loved one.

Street musicians

Olschner plays guitar and Lang plays drums. Both have been playing music since they were children and have been playing together for a short time. Lang loves instrumental math-rock music, and Olschner loves jazz. So the plan is to form a jazz combo and do covers with popular tunes.

Olschner 24, was born and raised in Arvada. He attended Pomona High School in Arvada, learning choir and musical theater. Olschner went to Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and studied philosophy and music.

He has been playing guitar since he was 16 years old and mostly earns income full time as a street performer in Denver and Boulder — supplemented by walking his brother’s dog for extra income.

Kyle Lang, 21, was adopted from Korea and grew up in Westminster.

He is studying psychology at Front Range Community College and was a music major at Metropolitan State University. He’s been playing drums for 12 years, which supplements his

regular paycheck from NAPA Auto Parts in Boulder.

Expressions and Guitar Hero

Lang was inspired to play drums to express himself.

“It’s another way for me to speak, and it gives me a creative outlet to express myself,” said Lang.

Olschner was inspired to play guitar by a music computer game.

“I grew up playing the game Guitar Hero 3 and I loved the soundtrack so much,” Olschner said. “I realized that I could play the songs on a real guitar if I practiced enough. When I was a sophomore in high school, my friend sold me his acoustic guitar with a buzzy string for $20, and I haven’t looked back since.”

He’d like to open a private lesson studio teaching students music theory and guitar techniques.

“I am working towards producing original music, music videos, and educational videos for the internet as another source of income down the line,” said Olschner.

Lang’s short-term goal is to finish his degree at Colorado State University. After graduation, he plans to start a career in counseling.

“My long-term goal is buying a Honda Civic type R,” said Lang.

Mall music

Olschner enjoys performing his music for people on the 16th Street Mall and the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. The practice has developed him into an experienced performer.

“The people are very generous with their tips when they are enjoying the music. I love making cash tips, because it allows me to pay for my rent and my groceries as I continue to develop my career as a professional musician,” said Olschner.

Lang enjoys playing at the mall for a variety of people.

“Music always brings people together... I love the crowd, and I love being able to share my craft with others,” Lang said.

Lang and Olschner’s plans are to play Sunday jazz night at Dazzle in downtown Denver. You can watch the Lang and Olschner on tiktok with username @cattrumpets.

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Customs Enforcement; and Pete Buttigieg, who has been nominated to serve as transportation secretary.

Democrats at center stage

With Democrats steering the White House and both houses of Congress, Biden gets an incremental boost to his chances of effecting real policy change.

That means the proposals pushed

by Colorado’s Democrats in recent years — on issues like health care, the environment, gun control, public lands and the economy — actually have a shot of passing.

“I think the American people are demanding a much more progressive agenda than they’ve demanded in my lifetime,” Bennet said.

Bennet says passing bills won’t be a cakewalk, however, since the Senate is evenly split. Harris, who as Vice President oversees the Senate, can cast a tie-breaking vote.

Even with the potential narrowmajority hurdles, Democrats in the state Legislature are already starting to rethink their policy agenda to take into account the party’s potential advances in Congress. If federal lawmakers, for instance, can pass a public health insurance option bill, there may not be a reason for Colorado to do the same on the state level.

The environment

The record-breaking wildfires of 2020 that leveled large swaths of the Western United States and choked regions in smoke were fueled by rising temperatures and climate change, a trend Biden acknowledged throughout his campaign.

Biden’s clean energy plan includes mention of strategies to thin and manage forests sustainably, but includes few other details.

In addition to immediately rejoining the Paris climate accord, Biden has an ambitious $2 trillion plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

That includes opening up talks with the auto industry to improve the

fuel efficiency of cars; expediting federal permits for offshore wind projects and stopping the expansion of drilling on public land.

Still, as with all government plans, Biden must find a way to fund that plan, and get buy-in from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Beyond progressive appointments, environmentalists also want Biden to stick to his campaign promise of focusing on how climate change has disproportionately impacted low-income people and communities of color.

Sen. John Hickenlooper is also hopeful that Congress will make the environment a priority when debating COVID-19 relief and infrastructure.

“We can really look at climate change and say, ‘All right, if we are going to have an infrastructure package, we’ll make sure that those investments in our infrastructure — whether it’s broadband or roads or bridges or light rail — that those are going to be able to make our economy greener and use less energy,’” Hickenlooper said.

politically motivated and not necessarily the best thing for the agency.

“I have not yet had discussions with (the Biden transition team) about it,” Bennet said. “I think the position that I’ve always had is we are happy to have it if it’s a serious commitment to move it in a way that BLM can play its role and provides the function that it provides.”

Bennet thinks the Trump administration’s relocation didn’t accomplish that goal. “I think it’s possible that the Biden administration may decide just to leave it in Washington, D.C.,” Bennet said.

Hickenlooper supported the relocation when he was governor, but has since raised concerns about whether it was really the best thing for the agency.

Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Rifle, whose district includes Grand Junction, is battling to keep the BLM headquarters in the Western Slope city. “The move is already saving millions of dollars each year & nearly 180 jobs have moved out West closer to the people & the land they manage,” she said on Twitter.

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Space Command

The Trump White House vowed to veto the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Act, a massive Democratic public lands bill, eliminating any chance of its passage over the past four years. That’s not to mention the Republican blockade on advancing the legislation in the Senate.

But now, Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are confident the measure will pass — and quickly.

“My hope is that we can pass it in the first quarter,” Bennet said.

“That’s what I’d like to do.”

One holdup could be that the legislation will be tacked onto a larger public lands bill, and Bennet’s not sure when that will come.

Another big question is whether Biden’s White House will uphold the Trump administration’s decision to relocate the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters to Colorado.

The relocation was championed by former Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. It has drawn criticism as

The Trump administration, in its final days, decided to move the U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama from its temporary home in Colorado Springs, outraging both Republicans and Democrats.

Now, Bennet and Hickenlooper feel they can persuade the Biden administration to reconsider.

“This was Donald Trump punishing Colorado for not voting for Donald Trump,” Bennet said, explaining that he’s already asked Biden’s transition team to do “everything they can to freeze that decision and investigate the way that it was made.”

Bennet said he and Hickenlooper have written a letter demanding a second look at the decision. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, has done the same.

John Henderson, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and energy, told Politico that Huntsville, Alabama, was chosen over Colorado Springs because it “objectively” rated better.

Immigration

Biden was expected to unveil new legislation Jan. 20 that includes an eight-year path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, including an estimated 162,000 people living and working in Colorado.

It’s a swift departure from Trump, who campaigned on a zero-tolerance policy aimed at stopping illegal immigration and ramping up deportations. His administration has also been heavily criticized for a now-rescinded policy that allowed parents and children to be separated at the border.

Although the Biden administration had not released or confirmed details of the bill prior to Inauguration Day, people briefed on the proposed legislation said it includes a faster track for young people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and people with temporary protected status.

It’s not clear yet how quickly the Administration will act on these promises. Biden told advocates on a call last week that Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate may delay consideration of the bill, said Domingo Garcia, former president of the League of Latin American Citizens.

Colorado Republicans, meanwhile, are warning of overreach. U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor, voiced concerns about Biden’s immigration policies, saying they will have “consequences.”

“Biden campaigned on being bipartisan but is planning to spend his first week signing a flurry of executive orders to bypass Congress,” Boebert said on Twitter. “From immigration to the Paris Climate Accord, he plans to sign away our sovereignty with record speed.

Overreaching mandates aren’t the answer.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. The RFQ documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #003-21, Public Financial Consultant Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful firm.

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